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Evening star., 1950-11-18
By Robert K. Walsh

EOURSCORE and seven years ago to-
l. morrow, Abraham Lincoln brought
forth d few appropriate remarks that
belong forever in the heart and mind
and conscience of still divided world.
The Gettysburg Address-delivered
equally close to 1776 and 1950-is the
only speech to which stone monument
stands. But, in a larger sense, its fewer
than 300 words-that took less than two
minutes to speak-will be noted and long
remembered wherever and whenever
men are eager to be free.
A visitor to the scene of the Civil
Wars decisive struggle feels the i'm
press that the patient President and
his deathless declaration of democracy
made on that sector of flames eternal
camping ground" On this 87th ami
versary it is proper also to look to the
role that the city of Washington played
in the preparation of the speech and
the conservation of this country's first
national resting place for its war dead.
The files of The Star contain consid-
cradle coverage of the ceremonies at
the little Pennsylvania town. They
Danish any supposition that Lincoln
went unhonored or imprinted in mis-
own official home. Reversing the order
followed by many another newspaper on
that occasion, The Star merely listed
the orator of the day-the Hon. Edward
Everett, who had been Secretary of State,
Ambassador to the Court of ST. James's,
Governor of Massachusetts,. head of
Harvard, and vice presidential candi-
date in 1860.
The Presidents full text was carried
in The Star. True, it came a day late in
print, nestled nearly at the bottom of
column-long dispatch, and was prefaced
only by statement that "the President
then appeared at the foot of the plat
form and delivered the following dedi-
catory address"
But it made the paper, as did his lesser
known response to wellwishers outside
the Gettysburg home of David Wills,
Esq, the night he arrived from WASH
ington.
ut is somewhat important in my posi-
tion," the President explained (perhaps
for future as we'll as contemporary
listeners. that one should not say fool
ish things if he can help it. And it very
often happens that the only way to help
it is to say nothing at ALL
Lincoln knew what he had to do the
next day. He recognized his opportunity
and obligation to speak fittingly and
feelingly. BY protocol and prerogative he
might have spurned the almost last
minute invitation to take time out from
the war effort to travel to town of
less than 1000 population. He might
have stormed at the rather condescend-
ing suggestion that he provide "a few ap-
Evening star., 1950-11-18
The World Noted, and Still Remembers

Address in the White House and not at
the Wills House. He revised it on the
little table still treasured in the building
on Gettysburg square. He changed it
slightly in later copies handwritten here. :
Perhaps he was gathering those
thoughts on the November IL Saturday
when, according to an advertisement III
The Star: 'The gifted and modest young
aspirant for the tragic scepter, J. Wilkes
Booth, appears this evening for the last
time at Ford's Theater in Richard III"
However deepening that winter of
discomfort, The Star of Wednesday, No
vember 18, reported: President Lincoln
and his suite, private secretary and
many other distinguished gentlemen Of
Washington, accompanied by military
guard and band of music, passed
through Baltimore at Q o'clock this
afternoon on q special train of four
elegant cars"
News leads of the dispatches of the
next two days dwelt on the size of the as,
semblage, the serenity of the weather
and solemnity of the program. While
correct (as time was to telD in letting
the Address speak for itself, the stories
were descriptive even to the detail that
the President was "attired in a plain
black suit and white kid gauntlets"
And they were strictly chronological
from the moment he stepped from the
train at Gettysburg early Wednesday
evening until he departed at 7 pm.
Thursday and arrived in Washington
about ! am. Friday.
White House spokesmen did not dis
close until long time later that the
President, back in Washington, fell ill
of malady that resembled mild form
of smallpox Callers at the executive
mansion fortunately were few. The Stars
editorial column announced: 1--WE are re-
quested to announce that from this date
until the meeting of Congress in Decem-
ber the President will be unable to
receive visitors, his time being fully oc-
cupied by public business
That did not stop letters. The one
that must have cheered Lincoln most
came from the attentive Mr.. Everett
II should be glad,' Mr.. Everett wrote,
IF could honestly flatter myself that
came as near the central idea of the
occasion in two hours as you did in
two minutes"
The President replied graciously, ex-
pressing pleasure that the little did
say was not entirely a failure"
If the Gettysburg Address seemed to
be an unfinished work in presentation, it
has survived as the most successful
failure in all literature
Greater STILL it voices for all times and
for all peoples the fullest measure of
devotion to an idea which today, more
than in 1863, is being tested to prove
whether government of the people, by
the people, for the people shall long
endure or perish from the earth.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Wisdom From on Irish Father

Once, as my father placed seasoned log,
Brought from the mood near Balli11-
derry bog,
Upon the hearth, it famed to liDing gold,
A quick defiance against chill and
cold.
AboDe the green 1Uood that had Smold-
cred long,
1t Sparkled, cracked into leaping song,
Its golden tongues, tuith every leaping
dart,
Warming the rattered Kitchen
and the heart.
Then father spoke. his eyes t,oinkling
blue,
"See how the old can often beat the
neU!"
/ heard his uoice gro,D prouder as he
stood,
"The clearest freight comes from
seasoned aDoodr
KATHERINE EDELMAN.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Another Emergency Police Force?

If the present trend continues, washington is
going to be the best policed city in the country
in event of an atomic attack. With the Police
Department already recruiting members for
Civil Defense Auxiliary Police force, the Commits
sionerS have approved tentative plans for still
another emergency outfit to be known as
the Home Guard These new civil defense units
are to augment the city's regular police forces,
including the Metropolitan Police the Park
Police, the White House Police, the Capitol Police
and the Federal building guards, not to mention
the Secret Service, the F'BI and other protectors
of the national security What will happen when
all these agencies spring into action Simultane-
ouSly is not clear but it will certainly take lot
Of overall coordination and control to keep
them from falling over each other in the rush.
The Home Guard idea was proposed to Con-
greSS and approved with view to filling the
void caused by the calling away of the National
Guard in an emergency. But Washington is sur
rounded by military installations such as those
at Fort Myer, Fort Meade and Fort Bevoir and
troops from those stations undoubtedly would
be dispatched here in event of an attack. The
proposed Home Guard, composed of citizen VOL
unteers would, it was explained at the District
Building, help police maintain law and order,
help to protect Government buildings and prop
erty, help in the evacuation of civilians and so
forth. But similar duties already have been
assigned to the Auxiliary Police.
The question arises as to whether both Or
ganizations are really necessary in Washington.
There is likely to be some competition between
them in the recruiting of members and there
might be overlapping of duties and authority,
too. The Commissioners ought to go slow in
approving any more civilian guard forces for the
city until they are convinced there is a definite
job for them to do and that they will be qualified
to do it.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
No End in Sight

General Bradley chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, has given America preparedness warn
ing that needs to be emphasized again and again
in this of fluctuating tensions. He has served
notice that even if the Korean war should end
soon-and there is no immediate reason for
optimism-the Nation cannot afford to slow down
the pace of its rearmament program.
Some people seem to believe" General Brad
ley told the Associated Press Managing Editors
Association, that when the Korean war is
brought to a successful conclusion, our defenses
can once more be partially demobiliZed. Nothing
would put us in greater danger" He might we'll
have added that it was our reckless haste to dis
arm after World War II that encouraged Com
munist aggression in Europe and Asia and led
to our present peril The peril existed before the
North Koreans launched their ruthless attack
below the 38th Parallel That attack exposed our
shocking military weakness. The jos chairman
buntly admits that our decision to defend the
South Koreans left us without an adequate
margin of military strength with which to face
an enemy at any other specific point Except
for the atomic bomb we were close to being
powerless.
We have begun to rebuild our armed forces
but still far short of what our military
experts consider to be the absolute minimum
strength consistent with reasonable degree of
security. To achieve this minimum strength
according to General Bradley. we must continue
to expand our Army, our Air Force and our Navy
for the next several years and to maintain them
at their new levels against the threat of further
Soviet aggression. That will mean bigger peace
time military budgets than ever before, heavier
peacetime taxes and greater demands for man
power and materials for defense
The manpower problem especially is fraught
with headaches General Bradley foresees seri-
Gus drain on manpower required for production
as the rehabilitation program advances The
militarization program will be self-defeating if
1t cuts so deeply into industrial manpower as to
impair military production. With this danger in
mind, General Bradley suggests, as an alternative
to maintaining more regulars on continuous
active duty, the development of a stronger and
better trained reserve system including bigger
National Guard.
In short, whether we like it or not, we must
reconcile ourselves to an indefinite period of re-
miltarization that will have its impact on every
home. There is no escape from this dismal pros
pect long as the possibility of other Korea-like
explosions exists anywhere in the world.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Letters to The Star
Diabetes and the Podiutrist

During this Diabetic Detection Week, a
measure of credit should be accorded
podiatrists for their diligence in track
ing down this disease among people who
do not know they have it.
The foot has always been regarded
by the medical profession as the danger
point among diabetes. A little neglect
can easily lead to a serious condition,
with the specter of gangrene and an
amputation always lurking in the back
ground.
~ The necessity for extreme care in
handling these cases is emphasized
throughout the podiatrists entire four
year college course. Consequently he is
ever on the alert and often is the first to
discover the disease. When he does, he
Immediately refers the patient to a ply
slcian and thereafter will cooperate to
the fullest extent in the treatment.
Recognizing the value of the podiatrist
in preventing complications on the dia-
betics foot. scores of hospitals have
regularly appointed these specialists in
foot care to their stats to work exclu-
Sively in the free clinics for the diabetic
poor Where the cooperation is good
between the patient and the podiatrist
and doctor. the patient rarely gets into
trouble. Though the dreaded diabetic
ulcer occasionally makes it's appearance,
the podiatrist and medical man together
can usually control it without hospital
izing the sufferer What this means not
only to him but also in the financial
saving to the hospital can only be
guessed at. Gangrene is rare among
those who attend the clinic regularly.
Amputations in some hospitals have been
reduced to zero. One clinic in this city
has record of not single toe lost in
13 years.
Five Washington hospitals are served
by podiatrists without compensation of
any kind. Most of the practitioners are
also members of the Clinical Section of
the Diabetes Society and are faithful
attendants at it's meetings.
A. Owen Penney, ID. S. C.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Thot TeIevision Ad

The Star might well have turned down
on grounds of taste and common decency
the full-page ad by the American tele-
vision dealers and manufacturers. headed
There Are Some Things a Son or
Daughter Won't Tell YOU" and putting
the bee on parents to buy the little dar-
lings television set. The kids won't
play with me" approach strikes below
the belt at every home where the parents
can't afford, or don't want. TV.
The whole page is wonderful Commu-
mist propaganda, in its deliberate exalta-
ton of false values and fouling up of
parent-child relationships in the interest
of selling TV sets. The only place where
this kind of stuff can be censored is in
the Offices of the media who sell the
space.
Archie Robertson.
Angelo Patri, who unworthily allowed
his name to be associated with the ad
must be aware that the possession of
television set corresponds to no social,
economic, or mental standard Many be-
lieve that the poorer families are given
to television ownership. and that the
more prosperous and intelligent avoid
them. This sell-out appears cheap, re-
grettable.
James lockwood.
Do you mean to imply that a parent
who is financially incapable of purchas-
ing television set for his family need
burden himself with a sense of guilt or
shame for this incapacity? Would you
insinuate that such a parent is not full
filling the obligations of parenthood?
James A. Castoro.
Such drippingly emotional attempt
to sell through childhood's tears, and by
discrediting parental good faith is
clearly an all-time low in American ad-
vertising.
Franklin T. Miles.
I find it impossible to discuss the ad
in temperate language.
Arthur B. Focke.
I should think The Star would be
ashamed.
ID. L. T.
Soap opera
Mrs. d. HI. Askegaard.
Editors note: The Star agrees that
the advertisement in question was in
bad taste and regrets its publications.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Pen-nanaeS may be used If letters carry
10riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters subject to condensation.

the voters. Men must act, not for the
sake of badges and cards, but for the
sake of the action itself and its true end.
G. w. McH., whom I strongly admire
for his attempt, neatly points up the
difficulty of his plan in his closing COM
parison with breakfast food premiums.
I earnestly wish with G. w. McH. that
every citizen would take part in elec-
tions, but unless he will do so with the
proper motive-and consequently with
the proper effect-I would as soon he
remain at home. The problem is much
deeper than it appears to have been
taken. and it requires solution which
will strike much deeper
Joseph Frederic Theriault.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Army Fan
Robert Dieli.

The stupidity Of newspaper writer's
manifests itself more and more. The
most recent manifestation is the Asso-
ciated Press poll of sports writer's which
has voted the Army football team in
third place in the Nation.
The sports writer's should learn little
from the coaches poll, which gave
Army twice as many first places as any
other team. But it is asking too much
to ask newspaper writer to make any
analysis honestly and diligently.
Observer.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Voting Incentives

notice in Saturdays edition of The
Star, a letter from &c. w. McH.," who
hopes to attract our delinquent fellow
citizens to the polls by awarding honor
cards. Now I shall be the last of men to
pretend that every citizen is not entitled
and duty bound to express his political
wishes, but I must disagree with our
letter writer on this means of drawing
Evening star., 1950-11-18
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. With what organization did the
Boy Scouts merge in 1910?-D.B.
A Forty years ago, merger was ef-
tected between the Boy Scouts and the
Sons of Daniel Boone.
Evening star., 1950-11-18
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer 20
any question Of fact by either writing The
evening star information Bureau 1900 I street
NV WASHINGTON 5. D. C.. and inclosing cents
ssturn postage or by teephoninE ST 5000
Evening star., 1950-11-18

@. What poetic name did the COM
poser. Debussy, apply to bell buoys?-
G. D.
A. Claude Debussy called bell buoys
floating churches eglises fiot-
tants"
Evening star., 1950-11-18

@. What is the smallest mammal in
the world?-V. S.
A. 1t is the Crocidura, shrew which
is smaller than an elephants toenail.
Evening star., 1950-11-18

Q. Is there woman broadcasting in
Korea. as Tokyo Rose" broadcast in
World War II?-F. MF.
A. Already, there is on the radio in
Korea woman who is urging American
soldiers to quit fighting. Her nickname
among Americans is Seoul City Sue"
Evening star., 1950-11-18

soap opera!
Mrs. ID. HI. ASkegaard.
Editors note: The Star agrees that
the advertisement in question was in
bad taste and regrets its publications.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-03-15
Keeping in Touch With Washington
Senate Seethes Over
Farm Supports

this support level this year unless
marketing quotas were in effect.
This would have meant virtual
abandonment of potato supports this
year as it is far too late to work up
a marketing quota program and hold
a referendum.
The final decision was to leave the
potato program untouched this year
with supports contingent upon mar
keting programs starting with 1851.
This gives the potato industry time
to work out an orderly program.
BRANNAN STILL PLUGGING
Secretary Brannan leaves no
door unopened in his campaign
for adoption of the production
payment plan TO support the
price of farm perishables.
He reaffirmed his belief in the
plan in appearing before senate
committee to seek additional Com
modify Credit Corp. funds, and also
in his annual report, just resubmit-
ted to congress.
Existing methods of price supports,
the secretary says, depend chiefly on
government purchases and loans. He
contends these cannot satisfactorily
support the price of perishable prod
ucts"
Accordingly" the secretary said
in his report, 81 have urged and I
continue to urge congressional au-
thorization of supports through pro-
duction payments for perishable ag-
ricultural products"
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-03-15
GRANGE PLAN

The National Oranges answer
10 both the new Anderson farm
act and the Brannan plan is
six-point program in which pro-
duction payments hold sixth po-
sition-a last resort"
Number One in the Grange pro-
gram is a 12-man bipartisan farm
commission to assist in adjusting
supply to prospective demand. This
is nothing new, but the Grange is
renewing its emphasis on such
board.
Other points in the Grange plan
include:
Broadening of the Marketing
Agreements act; two-or- multiple
price system to syphon off SURPRISES
into industrial uses and exports;
flexible price supports when self
help proposals fail, and marketing
controls and acreage allotments as
a resort next to the 'last resort"
production payments.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-03-15
PHONE LOAN PATTERN

A pattern for cooperation
with existing telephone compa-
MES was set by the Rural Elec-
frificafion administration in ap-
proving the agencY's first rural
telephone loan.
The $243,0 900 loan went to small
telephone company serving a rural
area on the Florida-Alabama bor-
der-the Florala Telephone Co. of
Florala, Ala.
The company is privately owned
and in addition to the REA tele-
phone loan will increase its own pri-
vate capital through the sale of
stock.
Meantime, reports are reaching
Washington that some of the large
telephone companies are expanding
their facilities in rural areas.
Virtually all the small telephone
companies have connections with the
Bell system and larger Independent
companies, making it possible for a
rural subscriber to talk with any
other phone user in the United
States and large part of the world.
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MISUNDERSTANDING

WAOT1lNGlOIN; II. IA minor
house bill to iron out inequities in
national cotton allotments became a
major" farm measure before it
passed the senate.
Il touched off debate on the
entire price support program for
basic commodities. brought on
heated arguments over potato
price supports and ended up
with amendments increasing
planting allotments for wheat
and peanuts as well as cotton.
All the fuss that was created over
the measure indicated the explosive
mood congress gets into when talk
turns to the farm problem.
AS tempers flared, here is what
the senate did:
Over whelmingly defeated an
amendment to put sliding scale price
supports into operation this year for
basic instead of waiting until 1851.
Defeated a proposal to withdraw
supports from potatoes this year, but
adopted an amendment requiring
marketing quotas for potatoes if
supports are to be continued for
1851 and thereafter.
Defeated a proposal to ban all i'm
ports of Irish potatoes when sur
plus exists. This was aimed at Can
ada which. it has been charged, has
been selling potatoes in this country
below the U. S. price support level.
Voted to include fallowed wheat
land in determining acreage allot-
ments, a defeat for USDA which OPP
posed this provision on the ground
it would require excessively large
wheat acreage allotments.
Voted to permit peanut growers
to plant unrestricted acreage on con-
dition that the portion grown on
acreage in excess of a1lotments be
sold to peanut crushers for oil at
prices fixed by the government.
What all this activity on farm leg
islation did was to emphasize that
the new "long grange" farm program
adopted only last year, is still ma
jor bone of contention in congress
and that the farm issue will be ar
important matter in this years con.
gressional elections.
1t also indicated a senate senti
ment swinging toward higher sup
port levels than those provided fol
the future by the Anderson act o
1949, sentiment long held in tn,
house.
Although very little was sait
about the Brannan plan during sen
ate debate on the so-called "cottol
BILL" it was apparent that the Bran
nan plan was very much in the pic
ture
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1950-03-15
VETO CHANGE BEFORE 1851

VETO CHANGE BEFORE 1851
In voting so TO IL against NOV
ing up the time for sliding scale
farm price supports 10 begin.
the senate emphatically regis
tered itself against changing
farm program in mid-stream.
A similar result was the senate
vote against summarily ending po-
tato price supports.
Under the Anderson act, basic
commodities are to be supported at
80 percent of parity this year and
from 80 to 80 percent in 1851. Start
ing in 1852, the sliding scale will
range from rs to go percent of parity.
The amendment which the senate
defeated would have put the 1890
sliding scale plan into effect this
year.
AS for potatoes, which are now
supported at only so percent of par
ity, Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois,
the majority leader, wanted to end
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