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Evening star., 1950-10-01
More Rent Control?

Rent control legislation Is becoming hardy
perennial With emergency piling on top OF
emergency there seems to be no end to demands
for continuance of Federal regulation OF rents.
Just when the prospects were good for an early
death of the oft-extended wartime controls
new emergency has arisen to throw doubt on
the demise. With a new mobilization OF uni
formed forces and new war productlon pro-
gram beginning the House Banking Committee
has decided to give top priority to rent control
bills when Congress reconvenes in November. And
the House District Committee will consider
District rent control measure at the same session
Under the national rent law, Federal controls
will cease automatically at the end of this year
except in communities which formally request
further extension. Extension is authorized in
such cases for six-month period only. Housing
Expediter Woods says that more than hundred
communities have requested this Six-month ex
tension So regardless of what Congress may
do further Federal rent control will continue in
scattered parts of the country until July 1851
The District law expires on January 81, unless
extended.
Thf new emergency" in rental housing is
more potential than actual. The rapid expan-
sion of military establishments which necessi-
tated housing regulation in World War II is not
yet perceptible in this new crisis But even If
the Korean war ends soon, the planned enlarge
ment of our defense organization over the next
few years is expected to proceed. This prob
ably will mean new rash of housing shortages
in some areas where rents have been decon-
trolled and in several new areas. If these Short
ages are found to be as serious as those which
developed in the late war, Congress is certain to
adopt new rent control measures as companion
pieces to. other emergency controls. In short,
temporary" rent control is becoming as perma-
nent as our state of emergency in recent years,
which seems to be quite permanent indeed.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
1t Must Be Erased

Whether or not the North Korean aggressors
yield to General MacArthur's surrender terms,
and no matter how much the Russians may rant
and rave, the United Nations must cross and
erase the 38th Parallel.
Under the Security Councils historic resolu-
ton of June 27, General Macarthur as COM
mander of all the u Ms forces in Korea, has
been given full powers not merely to repel the
Communist aggressors but "to restore interna-
tional peace and security in the area" Accord
ingly, with or without any new action by the
United Nations he would seem to have more
than enough authority to pursue the enemy as
far north of the 38th Parallel may be necessary
to pacify the whole country and make it secure.
Of course, if the Communists formally sur
render General Macarthur may find it sufficient
to send relatively small forces to the north. But
If they do not surrender, then at any moment
perhaps even before this appears in print-he
may decide to throw in heavy strength across
the 38th Parallel. At any rate, there can be
little or doubt that the Security Council has
already empowered him to do so. Beyond that,
1t is obvious that the U. NJ, sooner or later, in
one way or another, must do away with the
partitioning line and unite all of Korea as a
genuinely Independent land.
In any event, it seems inconceivable that the
situation will be allowed to revert to what it was
prior to the criminal invasion of June 25 For
to be satisfied with the status quo ante would be
to mock the great victory that has been won bv
the U. N. for freedom, decency and the rule of
law-won at a grievous cost in terms of treasure
and blood, particularly in terms of the severe
casualties suffered by our American forces
Surely, the least that must come of that victory
If thousands of brave men have not fought and
died in vain, is the overthrow of the p,pnet
Communists in the north, the complete liouida-
tion of their military forces, the erasure of the
38th Parallel, and united Korea firmly estab-
lished as its own free master and strong enough
to assure that 1t will be long time, if ever
before aggression again is attempted there.
Anything less than this will be less than
enough. The overwhelming majority of the
United Nations has long since recognized that
Koreas sole legitimate government is the freely
elected one that has just returned to Seoul The
regime in the north, on the other hand, has been
recognized for what it is-a mere legal fiction,
q puppet created to act as the Kremlin's tool
The time has come, therefore, with that tool all
but wrecked, for the U. N. to put an end to the
partition and join together all of the Korean
people under genuine self-rule
If this requires that heavy forces must march
northward then they must march-unless Gen.
eral Macarthur deems such action to be militarily
inadvisable at this time. Possibly the Communist
regime may surrender, and If it does the dispatch
of token units may be enough to establish order
and Prepare the way for free elections. Whatevef
may prove to be the case, however, the u. N. must
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Fifty Years Ago in The Star 49,.

their titles confirmed by this commits
sion." IN the next column telegram
from San Antonio, Tex, explained:
United States Consul w. w. Mills at
Chihuahua, Mexico, has sent note to
the Federal authorities and also the
State Department at Washington, de-
failing an insult to the American flag
over his consulate on September Is, the
anniversary of Mexican independence,
by mob of Mexicans. He had hoisted
both the United States and the Mexican
flags in honor of the day and the mob
tore down the United States colors."
Does anybody remember little George
Boyd? He was the 7-year-old son of
driver Of No. engine
Little company in the District
GEORGE Boyd Fire Department. The
Star for October 2, 1900.
told now he had gone to the Brent
School, Third and D streets Sc, the pre-
vious day-his first day of school-and
shortly before the hour arrived for dis
missal' fallen to the floor and died of an
undetected heart ailment "He was seen
to waver in his seat and then his body
dropped lifeless." A physician, sum-
moned from Providence Hospital, arrived
too late. The Star remarked: George
was popular little fellow with his play
mates and was loved by his elders. He
was bright and promising
X
Another of Washingtons older mer-
camille establishments was mentioned in
The Star of October l,
Goldenbero 1900 as follows: "a cell
Anniversary ebration Of the fifth an
niversary of M. Golden
berg's popular department stores. at 922
to 928 Seventh street NV, and extend
ing around to 706 K street, is in progress
today and hundreds of the patrons and
newly acquired friends and admirers Of
the firm are joining with the proprietors
in making the occasion all that is
worthy" Half century after these
words first were published the founders
family is represented in the management
of the business by his great-nephew, Alan
H. Goldenberg, vice president The
stores motto still is: Dependable" and
it is personified BIZ Leo Baum, secretary
treasurer. who has been on its payroll
since 1898.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Tydinas and Mccarthy

One would have to go long way and
wait long while to find less realistic
cartoon than Jim Berryman's of Septem-
ber 81. If he thinks Senator Tyrdings is
radiating any glee just now, he is very
much mistaken. And what in the name
of sweet, sweet heaven has Senator Nc
Carthy to worry about? He is deluged
with more speaking engagements than
he can FILL He did not attack Mr..
Tydings-Tydings attacked him. in con-
trayention of the job he was commits
stoned by the Senate to undertake.
For more realistic view. your car
toonist had but to consult the more
honest Gould Lincoln, whose views on
the subject are pretty clearly expressed
on page Is of the same issue. More
editorial huddles might develop more edi-
torial unanimity.
II Mr.. Tydings is defeated in the elec-
ton. do you expect to give Mr.. Mccarthy
the credit?
Ellis o. Jones.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Spires Of the Spirit
The Ultimate Values

! Just the other day mailman brought
a letter which contained one sentence
more golden than gold. Five words
leaped victoriously from the white paper
on which they had been penned and
began to write themselves across the sky
of these troubled days. The message
came from the confident heart of gen.
tie. yet fearless, prophet of God, whose
piercing spiritual insights have made
him long towering figure in the re-
ligious life of great city, Here Is the
golden sentence from the epistle of that
modern apostle: Crises are apparent,
but the ultimate values are safe"
The ultimate values are safe. Here
was an assurance which had the ring OF
that soaring shout of the Revelation,
amid the beasts and dragons. the tribu-
lations and denominations: "Alleluia. for
the Lord God omnipotent reigneth!"
The very day that sentence spread its
wings and left the sealed envelope in
which it came, as the gorgeous butterfly
emerges from it's Silken caSket, the press
of the world announced that which its
authors intended as startling news
Soviet Maps New Drive Against Chris
tian Outlook And then the world
which was supposed to shudder was in
formed that new society, successor to
the goddess society dissolved in 1912. is
launching an intense struggle against
the gospel and the Christian legend, to
be conducted ruthlessly and with all the
means at the disposal of communism" :"
With the knowledge of how many ham,
mers have been worn out on that anvil
thus marked for destruction, the spir-
itual forces singled out for attack can
confidently reply The ultimate values
are safe.
A few days before the adjournment of
Congress a group of Senators, as is
their weekly custom. met at breakfast to
talk and pray about the things that
matter most, which often escape through
the open meshes of legislative schemes.
One of the number, an earnest church.
man in his own State, of which he was
once Governor, had been designated to
read from the Book of Books. For each
Senator present the hours ahead held
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Madness of Love

AS native Washingtonian, interested
in the prestige of the city. I cannot fore
bear commenting on a recent letter to
The Star signed Babieca. find myself
in hearty agreement with it. A friend
and / went to see Madness of Love"
given at the Plaza theater and sat in
tense admiration of Senorita Aurora
Bantista's remarkable acting as mad
Juana of CASTLE. We enjoyed very fine
film
1t was not until afterwards that
read with astonishment and shock Mr..
MacArthurs exceedingly Grass review Of
the film. The Star formerly stood for
the best cultural and cultured elements
in Washington. 1t is loss to the COM
mulilty that it no longer does so.
Washingtonian.
Evening star., 1950-10-01

to defend themselves, but ran away.
One man received a severe cut on the
head. =. The women returned to their
homes, satisfied with their demonstra-
ton
The Star on October 3, 1900, repro
duced the text of letter sent by the
Emperor of China to the
A Letter to German Kaiser. Wilhelm
The Kaiser II. reading: Greeting:
That your majesty's Min
lister Baron Won Ketteler) has fallen
victim to the rising which suddenly broke
out in China without our officials being
able to prevent it, whereby our friendly
relations were disturbed, is deeply de-
plored and regretted BY decree we order
that sacrifice be made on an altar for the
deceased and Chief Secretary Kun-yang
has been directed to pour libations on the
altar. The commercial superintendent
of the northern and southern ports have
been ordered to take the needful meas
ures concerning the conveyance OF the
coffin of the deceased. When it reaches
Germany, second offering shall be
made on an altar. Germany has always
maintained the friendliest relations with
CHINA. we tlleT6IOTG 6IlCcIldlIl tIlc ilOpc
that your majesty will renounce all re-
sentiment, so that peace may be arranged
as soon as possible and that universal
harmony be rendered possible for all
time. This is our most anxious hope and
our most ardent wish" The Kaiser's en-
voy had been assasSinated by Boxers
while on an errand of peace, June 20,
1900.
The flags of two great nations figured
in the news printed on the first page of
The Star on September 20. 1900. One
story quoted the Chicago Rec
Flag ord as reporting from Van
stories couver, B. c.: archer Mar
tin, justice of the Supreme
Court of British Columbia and head OF
the British Commission, raised the Brit
ish flag on September IT. and thus "took
possession of that portion of the Porcu-
pine district recently declared to be III
British territory-at least for the time
being. !. He then declared. that the
Americans who own all the Claims in
that district should at once apply to have
Evening star., 1950-10-01
No Quick and Eosy Cures
By Bruce Borton

To believe, as some idealists did. that
a collection of Asians, Europeans and
North and South Americans-speaking
different languages, representing vio-
lently conflicting national interests, har-
boring the seeds and the scars Of CEN
turie. of distrust-could quickly Danish
humanity's most dreadful curse was
plain nonsense. The best that can be
hoped-and I cling to the hope-!s
that the U. N may be wise enough and
strong enough not to prevent all war.
but TO prevent another world war-to
keep wars what they used to be. localized,
fought within limited areas and for rea-
sonably limited objectives.
If we can make this much progress in
our generation, then slowly. and over
long period. other generations may carry
forward.
My general philosophy is pretty well
summed up in a sentence of wise OLD
Oliver Wendell Holmes Said he: Il
have no belief at all in panaceas. And
almost none in sudden ruin
Panaceas- and easy cures for
age-old problems = are the principal
fetish and delusion of us Americans. We
are so young, so energetic, so delighted
by our own success, and so historically
ignorant We think that because we
have conquered wilderness and erected
a beautiful, comfortable and unbeliev-
ably rich civilization, all in gig time, we
therefore are competent to re-create Eu-
rope and Asia in our own image-juSt
by setting up commissions, enacting laws
and signing checks.
Have we so soon forgotten prohibi-
tion? It was to be a panacea. Devoted.
selfleSs men and women said: Drink
is the cause of poverty, divorce and
crime Therefore we will abolish all
these evils at one bold stroke, by de.
stroying the source of all Of them. We
will make it crime for any one ever
again to manufacture spirituous liquors
or offer them for sale. And to make
sure that it will be forever, we will write
that law into our Constitution" -
Well, we did all that. And then. TO
our distress, we discovered that the
Almighty was shockingly non-co-opera-
tive. He went right along putting al
cohol into every green thing that grows.
So that unregenerate man. deprived OF
the services of the distiller and saloon
keeper, still might creep out into his own
backyard and, under the shadow of
darkness. dig dandelions, put them TO
Doll Oh Tie klCCllcll StOVS, AdAC 1lIo OWA
wine, and be drunk.
It took US nearly IA years to learn
that the mere gesture of passing law
is not enough. There must be the steady
effort OF education and moderation
through the centuries.
So I hold with Justice Holmes that
there are no panaceas. And share
also his disbelief in sudden ruin" The
human race, in my book is not going to
blow itself suddenly off the face Of
the earth. It will go along about as It
has, progressing inch by inch.
And the progress will be surer and
sounder, on the whole, if we under
stand that the Job must be long and
tough; that victory will never come-as
the papacea-ists forever are promising
by just one more pact. or one more tril-
lion dolfars, or one more war.
tCopssighk 1850. King Features Syndicate, Ins.b
Evening star., 1950-10-01
For a Broader Draft

AS draft boards dig deeper into the Nations
manpower pool, 1t becomes increasingly apparent
that present draft laws are not adequate for the
emergency which faces this Nation. It was the
harsh realities of our Slow-moving military mobi-
lization that prompted General Hershey to urge
drastic revision of the present draft program
AS the man charged with raising the 3-milon-
man forces planned for the immediate future,
General Hershey is finding himself handicapped
by restrictions which have been outmoded by
world developments of the past several months.
The difficulties cited by Draft Director Her
shey in testimony before the House Armed
Services Committee were not unforeseen either
by him or others who, like him, were willing to
appralse our military needs with an eye to Korea
and beyond-rather than with eye to the
November elections. One of the more outspoken
realists was Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who
warned Congress that 1--WE are not yet awake"
to the perils of the time. He pleaded in vain
for action prior to adjournment that would give
the military services freer hand in building up
their strength rapidly in the emergency.
It is wholly unrealistic to draft men for
21-month period of service when national security
might require longer training and service. 1t is
foolish to reject men who fail to meet mental or
physical standards that have been set too high.
Operation of the draft is revealing numerous
loopholes and defects that should be corrected.
There will be opposition to some of General
Hershey's proposals for Tightening up the draft,
especially those which would bring thousands of
war veterans and men with dependents into
uniform.
But the hard fact is that victory in Korea
does not change the ominouS outlook as to our
defense requirements in the foreseeable future.
Korea has only emphasized the urgency of our
maintaining alert military posture as long as
Russia continues to threaten the world with
armed aggression. Against that threat our plans
for putting million men under arms are modest
indeed. The raising of such force will interfere
with business as usual and life as usual. But, as
General Hershey told the House group, such
military service should be regarded as tax that
every man owes for the privilege of living in the
greatest country earth" The tax would fall
more equitably on the Nations young men if
existing draft policies were broadened along the
general lines suggested by the draft director.
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Letters to The Star

against Pakistan. quote the following
from the Afghan kings broadcast on
the occasion of Afghanistan Day cele-
brations on August %, 1850: II pray for
the welfare and prosperity of Pash-
toonistan. The pressure brought to
bear on the Fashions by Pakistan in
creating obstacles in the achievement OF
their freedom is most unfortunate.
These pressures will result in dire con-
sequences"
In an earlier issue of The Star. there
was another item alleging that indigna-
ton was rising in Afghanistan over
delays and difficulties in the transit Of
gasoline and other commodities through
Pakistan. The only truth in that allega-
ton is the stoppage of gasoline transit
through Pakistan due to persistent and
prolonged failure on the part Of
Afghan authorities to bring their gaso-
line trucks up to specifications required
by Pakistan petroleum rules These
trucks were threat to life and property
in the area through which they passed
and were, therefore. prohibited from
traffic Improvements having been ef-
fected, gasoline supplies are flowing into
Afghanistan.
u. Ahmad Ansari,
Press Attache, Embassy of Pakistan,
Evening star., 1950-10-01

An advertisement in The Star OF Sep
tember %, 1900, foreshadowed the ap-
pearance of the Great
Wallace Shows Wallace Shows at the
Coming Exhibition Grounds,
North Capitol street,
October / and 2. Consisting of circus,
museum, menagerie and Roman hippo
drome, they allegedly were: Greater.
Grander, Best of Americas Big-tented
Enterprises-Ldeal in Character-Mag-
nificent in Presentation - the Purest.
Cleanest, Mightiest Amusement Institu-
ton of the Present Century-the Hign-
est Glass Circus in the World-Three
Rings. Stage and Half-mile Track
Capital. $3,00O,000; Daily Expenses,
$4,000" Among the performers were
the Nelson family, "the Worlds Premier
: Acrobats" The management also boast
ed: The Finest Horses of Any Show on
Earth" A grand street parade was to
leave the grounds at 10 am, Monday,
and traverse the principal streets of the
city, and excursions were to be run ~"oIl
every line of travel" Even more marvel
Gus tnan this flamboyant language in
dicated was the fact that the ballyhoo
was justified. Wallace's really was
good circus.
Strikes in the coal industry in Penn
sylvanla brought to The Star for Octo-
ber S. 1900, rash OF
Lobor Strife IN reports of violence and
p.n,evIvnn;n threats of violence. At
Hazelton, "eight Ital-
ians employed on the night shift OF the
Calvin Pardee & Co. colliery =. were
attacked on the public road early
this morning by Is women who had
marched from Milnesville. The women
were mostly Hungarians and Italians.
They left Milnesville at 4 o'clock,
marched through Lattimer. miles dis
tant, and waited to attack the men
working in the Lattimer mine. A
few Of the women were armed with
clubs, but most Of them carried stones
of ali sizes in their aprons. The first
non-striking mine workers to leave the
colliery were the little band of eight
Italians They tried to avoid the
wome& by crossing field. but the wom1
en- TSsued them and hurled shower
of seones at them. The men did not u
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Whot's Pukhtuniston?

In your issue Of September Is, you had
an item captioned "Afghans Deny In
citing Pukhtuns to Revolt While
Pukhtunistan Cor Pashtoonistan. as it is
called half the time) is complete myth
and has been reported as such by foreign
correspondents of standing. Afghan gov
ernment propaganda has been trying to
create an illusion of reality around this
myth, mainly to divert the attention of
the Afghan people from their deepening
dissatisfaction with their own govern
ment.
AS regards the Afghan governments
disavowal of attempts to stir up revolt
Evening star., 1950-10-01
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain, United States Senate.

Chaplain, United states SENATE
Lord and will joy in the God of my SAL
vation!"
One Senator, with glowing face, was
still talking, about those words OF as
surance as he entered the Senate cham
ber later to answer to his name with
new confidence that the ultimate values
are safe, even though crises are ap-
parent.
That means that truth is never in dam
ger. "The eternal years OF God are hers.
Our nervous fingers need not reach
out to steady the ark of truth lest 1t top
pie over The principles and precepts OF
that One who was and Is the truth are
the very laws of the universe His way
Of life is inevitable. That is what Francis
B. Sayre, one of Americas honored rep
resentatives in the United Nations. meant
when he recently declared: ''The bedrock
realities of the present world situation
force us to flaming conclusion. Sclen-
lists and technicians cannot save US.
Economists cannot save us. Statesmen
and diplomats cannot save us. Unless
men and women all over the world can
be brought to Christ's way of life-can
be won over truly to His teachings
human greed and selfishness and uncon-
cern for moral law will wreck the civili-
zation we know" But even II our gen.
Grafton by it's willful blindness fails God
in this hour, then, His vast designs for
this earth will be worked out by some
worthier agents. It's impossible that He
be defeated. The ultimate values are
safe.
The handspring of all hope and cour-
age in this day is the certainty that we
are not fighting losing battle; that evil.
Haunting itself as it may carries the seed
of its own doom within it. That credo
changes wailing wall of dirges to a
cathedral choir filled with chanting
host. The real pull of the universe is on
the side of those who march under the
banner of Righteousness. There is a
great white throne upreared above the
earth. And that throne is not empty,
for on the throne the Lord God omnipo-
tent reigneth.
Crises are apparent. But the ultimate
values are safe.
Evening star., 1950-10-01

make sure that today's victory does not turn
to ashes in the mouth later on.
General Macarthur, it may be assumed, will
take any action necessary to insure that the
victory will stick. TO that end, the General
Assembly, like the Security Council, must back
him all the way. s*f