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Evening star., 1950-11-10
BY Charles E. TroceweN


Satisfaction is q continual feast-so
said wise one, long ago, and this
applies to flowers as well as to anything
else.
Honest satisfaction with raising good
zinnias brings more happiness than
incoming over orchids.
After all, many fail to see anything so
enhancing about orchids. Ask the girl
who gets one? Sure, sureL But that is
more association than anything else.
Actually, as a flower. an orchid is no
more than lovely iris, or good glad.
And infinitely harder to grow!
There comes time in most lives when
the easy thing becomes the best thing.
Goldfish. instead Of tropical speci-
mems; pancakes, instead of caviar: weak
coffee instead of heavy. black, bitter
coffee.
It is more fun to have q lot of weak
coffee than one old itty-bitty cup of
after dinner brew.
It Is more satisfactory to grow some
good old flowers, and have yard full
Of them, than to pamper an orchid in
the house, just for the satisfaction of
showing a neighbor something he hasn't
got.
And probably doesn't want.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

A correspondent wants something
about orchids. Sorry. but we have had
too little experience with them.
Flowers to write about are those one is
familiar with, which is just another way
of saying the common flowers.
Common flowers may be just as un-
common as orchids. Indeed, place means
so much, in this regard; in their native
habitat, orchids are as common as
buttercups in our own fields.
Perhaps it would be better to get to
looking at daisy as uncommon. Then
we would no longer be enthralled by the
expensive and the far away.
Come right down to 1t, where is there
a better flower than the one that grows
in your own back yard?
Most of our favorites came to us from
other shores.
The gladiolus was the sword lily from
Africa.
The common lilac came from Persia.
The poinsettia, 50 common at Christ.
mas, was brought north from Mexico by
Joel Poinsett, our Ambassador. He lived
from 1779 to 1851.
Today his name is inseparably asso-
ciated with Christmas, as the bright red
flowers" named after him bloom In
countless living rooms.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
TV Color Fight
John T. Harcourt.

Robert B. Ormsby's acid comment on
my letter to The Star concerning color
TV demands an answer. The facts re-
cited in my letter were not of my own
half-informed" analysis, but rather that
of the fully Informed television industry
have copies of letters from every major
TV manufacturer. and some laboratories,
not engaged in manufacturing, contain
ing similar adverse references to the CHS
system and the FEC decision. No one
likes to be told that they must do some
thing they do not think is right, and the
electronics industry is no exception.
Since the reaction of the industry to
this decision was very injurious to the
dignity and pride Of the commissioners,
think we can be assured that CHS color
is here to stay. Mr.. Ormsby will have
his color TV. and will probably never
know of the bitterness, dismay and even
disgust felt by thousands of engineers.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
The Election and Mr.. Acheson

There is ample basis, in The Stars Judgment,
for Secretary Acheson's comment that the elec-
ton returns do not constitute a reputation OF
our foreign policies, and he was justified, there
fore, in saying, when asked the question, that he
has no intention Of resigning.
It is another matter, however II Mr.. Ache
sons statement carries the implication that the
voters, or considerable number Of them, have
not registered dissatisfaction with our foreign
policies and the results of them. If the Secretary
of State thinks that the election returns do not
reflect uneasiness and misgiving on the part Of
the people, he is in error.
It is important that an appropriate distinc-
ton be made between reputation and dissatis-
faction. There is nothing in the election, not
even in Ohio or Illinois, which seems to indicate
that the voters want to reverse the course of
foreign policy that they believe this country
should pull out of the world arena and give the
Russians a free hand Neither is it possible to
read anything into the returns which would lend
support to reckless ventures, such as Republican
Senator Brewsters proposal that the United
Nations give General Macarthur authority to take
his forces across the Manchurian border. That
in all likelihood, would mean war with China and
war with Russia, and the people have given no
mandate for such an act of folly. It may not be
possible, of course, to avoid this war. But If it is
humanity possible to do so, it should be avoided,
and the people will support a foreign policy in
telligently directed to that end
There is no Justification however, for COM
placency in the State Department great many
people believe, and with good reason, that serious
mistakes in foreign policy have been made over
the past five years The decision to give limited
instead of maximum support to the Chinese Ma
tionalists has assumed the proportions of major
error of judgment. Likewise, the administrators
insstence last year on a minimum defense
budget was mistake
It is no answer to say that these are the
judgments of hindsight They are that it is true
But poicy-forming officials are expected to make
correct estimates and to shape their policies
accordingly. When they fail to do this, nothing
is gained by trying to stare down the error.
It is difficult for The Star to see how there
can be any basic change in foreign policy, and
certainly no good end would be served If the
Republicans should succeed in bounding Mr.
Acheson out of office. But the Secretary of State
will be playing into their hands If he sticks to
the position that he and his department enjoy
the full confidence of the people. That degree of
confidence is lacking, and Mr.. Acheson should
govern himself accordingly. He has tried hard
ia the past year or so to tell the people what it
is that he is trying to do, and to enlist their
support in that effort. Now he should try
doubly hard.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

feel, perched up there. like the blond
lady Of the old-time circus parades, who
drove through the city streets in guided
splendor. No longer does gnawing envy
possess me as in earlier years. for now
am queen Of the night-no gilt, no tin
sci. of course-just silvered over with
starshine spilled from the Milky Way.
My crown Is white woolen scarf wound
round my head. and a hickory walking
stick is my sceptre. ~
Binoculars are set for the object Of
my stellar search far down in the south
eastern sky. Almost Immediately a
strange gleam appears over the black,
velvet wall of Massanutten Mountain.
It is Fonlalhaut! Fomalhaut, from South
America. travelling with calm dignity
the short arc of its northern itinerary.
It is breathtaking. Shakespeare knew:
1.-THE floor of heaven is thick inlaid with
Evening star., 1950-11-10
To the Editor of The Stor:

THE UNITED STATES has q sunset
l. guest that makes visit North.
every autumn. to the starless Southeast
corner of our sky-a visit far SurpaSs-
ing In import the comings and goings
Of earthly potentates. The visitor is the
lovely, lonely star Fomalhaut, one Of the
-Four Royal Stars of Astrology." revered
by ancient worshippers Of the heavens.
Fomalhaut had been the object Of my
search for many years, from three con-
tinents and from the -Atlantic-all
to no avail. It was always at the wrong
time of the astronomical calendar. or
the weather proved impropitious-or the
horizon was dimmed by fog, clouds or
artificial illumination.
But in September, my stellar quest was
ended. made Fomalhaut's acquaint-
ance from Virginia manure pile. occu-
pying the highest elevation on this Shen-
andoah Valley farm.
The farmhouse here was built down
at the spring. Outbuildings straggle up
the hillside. A red barn with hand
hewn timbers occupies the crest. There.
hold communion with the stars.
To be exact, do not sit on the mound
of compost, but on the high iron seat Of
a manure spreader alongside This is
my observatory of celestial spaces. Since
August, have left the house most eve
nings at for two-hour tryst. accom-
panied by seven cats and kittens. They
weave themselves in wreathes around my
ankles. aware that the pocket of my
gingham apron contains tidbits from
the supper table-scraps of hickory
smoked ham.
When I arrive at my own Mount
Wilson" climb to the seat over the hub
and tire of the spreader's front wheel.
Friendly stars enjoy these acrobatics,
winking and blinking at me-Albebaran
to the East. Capella at the North, Arc
turus low in the West. and Jupiter before
me.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

affording sales-tax relief. Governor Lane there
upon dropped the condition" and, in the last
stage of the drive, issued the call for the Legis-
lature to meet tomorrow. The move came too
late to save the Governor from defeat however.
How far the Legislature will go in revising
the sales-tax lawi difficult question to answer
Modification to the extent promised by Governor
Lane seems assured. The real future of Mary
lands sales tax, however, will rest in the hands
of the next regular Legislature, with its many
new members, when it meets In January
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Hospitality

Here is my own experience during the
week of the Protestant Preaching Mis-
sion. live in the Northeast section of
the city. so attended the church at
Ninth and D streets NE. AS I entered
the church was greeted by the usher
very cordially and asked if I wanted a
front seat My reply was that 1t did not
matter. was given seat in the second
row from the front Every one seemed
happy and very well satisfied. was
treated 100 per cent human.
When the service was over. I, along
with the rest of the congregation. started
leaving. AS I went out the door, an
usher smilingly shook my hand and said
to me. Come and see us again"
How am to construe that invitation?
Come and see us again." II that means
that even though I am colored / can
whenever desire come in that church
and hear Gods Word. the Protestant
festival has not failed.
Benjamin r. Hall.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
They Fought for 1t in 1776

The new mid-century census figures
give support to the movement for due
District of Columbia representation in
the Federal electoral and congressional
system. The Star has pointed out that
the District had a population, when the
census closed, of 802, ,178-larger than
that of any one Of some 13 States-larger
than the total population of three States.
One can hardly imagine condition
of affairs which would deprive the peo-
pie of any Of these States of either self
government or participation in the CEN
= tral government, while obtensibly hon.
oring democratic institutions. Yet the
people of the District are and long have
been deprived of both.
It will be recalled that the American
Revolution began with the slogan mo
taxation without representation" Lead
ers and citizens took their stand on the
principle that taxes were invalid without
"the consent of the governed"
The amount Of the taxes involved were
trivial compared with the current taxes
imposed on the District without it's con-
sent. The Federal income taxes collected
from the people Of the District in 1948.
individual and corporate, including with
held. totaled 1898. .27s,739. This was more
than the corresponding collections from
any one Of 25 States.
II one were to advocate that Alabama,
Colorado. Florida, Louisiana. Nebraska.
Oklahoma. Oregon, Rhode Island, Ten
nessee or any one Of 16 other States were
to suffer the taxation Of its citizens but
be deprived of representation in the tax
imposing body, the consequent outcry
can be imagined. Yet none of these
States paid as much in income taxes as
the District.
Even this Is but part of the offense
against the great principle. no taxation
without representation. Real and per-
sonal property taxes in the District are
imposed. and the resulting funds are ap-
portioned by legislature which not only
is not elected by and responsible to
the people of the District, but in which
these people have not single repre-
sentative out Of membership of 531.
The collections are made and the funds
resulting are spent by executive and ad-
ministrative officers in whose selection,
direction and discharge the people Of
this District have no power of choice.
either directly or through their repre-
sentatives.
The fiscal relationship Of the District
of Columbia to the Federal Govern
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Gold Star LuIIoby

Sleep softly. my spirit SON,
In the netD moons cradle OF gold:
For the night is a desolcte one
And the mountain mind is cold.
Sleep, ,ith star at your head,
And a comet for candlelight;
The paths iDhere the bridrs spread
Are stormy and ,Dijd tonight.
Good angels Diu tuck you IN,
Warm, tDith q naoon-nsist corer:
The air hangs crisp and thin
AboUe the brotDnirag cloUey.
Sleep s,peetly, nsy spirit SON,
In your crescent cradle OF gold:
For the night Is desolate one,
And the mountain tpissd Is cold.
FRANCES GRANT ADAMS.
Evening star., 1950-11-10

businessmen and other "half informed"
persons, caused by a handful Of attorneys
acting In haste.
Paul M. Miller.
Leonardtown, Md.
X
recently bought television set. Now
understand that with this new system
Of color approved by the FEC I will not
be able to get color (even in black-and-
white) on my set unless spend $40 or
$50 for an additional part.
Frankly. I cannot afford this extra
money at this time. Perhaps the mem
bers Of the FEC who made this decision
have more money to spend than I do
and don't mind the extra expenditure.
But think it is most unfair.
All my friends and neighbors are per.
fectly content with black-and-w white tele-
vision at this time, and none of them
want color If 1t means we win have to
spend lot Of money to get it. Don't we
set-owners have any voice in this matter?
Thomas T. Mosby.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Notes Of q Shenandoah Stor-Gozer

patines Of bright gold. i. There's not
the smallest orb but in It's motion like
an angel sings. But whilst this
muddy vesture Of decay doth grossly
close US in, we cannot hear It,"
Ny ears are strained to catch the
celestial melody. Only the querulous
cry Of screech owl penetrates them,
or q belated kildeer. reeling and singing
on its way home.
But the world seems enchanted. too.
As II the pageant of the night sky did
not furnish brilliance enough, q minia-
ture armament is spread all about me
on the ground. Firefies. too chilled to
carry on their hirtations In the frosty
air, sparkle and spark In beds Of dewy
grass. There are scents, also-aroma Of
fresh plowed earth, nursing newly sown
wheat and barley seed; bouquet of Wine
saps and York Imperials from surround
ing commercial orchards; incense Of
wood smoke riding the night air. It is
the season Of apple-butter boilings, and
the dying embers Of outdoor fires send
forth their pungent perfume. There is
the fragrance Of peppermint has
followed me around all day long,
crushed by my sandals from patches of
wild mint on the meadow paths.
One realizes how truly everything
passes" as the galaxies Of the night
wheel westward. During my two-hour
study, Antares and Arcturus have gone
to bed, blanketed by folds Of the AL
leghenies. And the grand entrance Of
the winter consultations is gathering in
the east, cosrnic Field Of the Cloth
Of Gold" But cannot linger in the
open for this majestic spectacle, for
Castor and Pollux peer over the noun
taintops. They are the markers on my
stardial that end my tryst with Fomal-
haut until tomorrow.
1t is hard to leave, but there are COM
pensations. At the foot Of the hill
another treat awaits me-a copper mug
Of mulled cider, before an open fire..
Bess M. Eeon.
Timberville, Va.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
The Sales Tax Was the Issue

It is an odd fact that although both Of
Maryand's candidate for Governor promised
sales-tax relief to the voters, the saestax issue
was largely responsible for the defeat of Cover
nor Lane. The Governors promises were OF the
too-late and too-little variety, however. Even
his calling of special session of the Legislature
tomorrow to modify the sales tax law failed to
curb the undercurrent of revolt against the
nuisance" levy. The Republican candidate,
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin, made the most
of this widespread popular distaste for the sales
tax, pledging to work for eventual repeal. He
hammered away in all parts of the State against
too much taxation and too much spending.
The Republicans got the Jump on the
Democrats on the sales-tax issue from the very
start. They came out in their platform for
sales-tax relief just two days before the Demo-
Gratis espoused the same cause This sequence
of events gave Candidate McKeldin the oppor-
turity to charge the Democrats with -tooism." !"
When Governor Lane, taking cognizance of the
importance of the issue, repeatedly promised
modification of the tax law so as to exclude
purchases under so cents and to exempt meals,
soap and babies supplies, Mr.. McKeldin went
further and committed himself to gradual elm
inaton of all sales taxes from the statute books.
The Governor did not match that promise of
his opponent.
But Governor Lane, in speech at Leonard
town, did tell the voters that he would call
q special legislative session to revamp the law.
Unwisely, as it turned out he made this promise
on the condition that the voters would return
him to office. Mr.. McKeldin Immediately cited
this condition as proof that the Governor was
more interested in getting reelected than IN
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Independent Voter

We in our country have got used
to the two-party system, and every true
American, believe, is opposed to one
party remaining In Office for too long.
I think it is part Of human nature that
when one has authority too long. he
willy-nilly takes his power for granted
and governmental abuses creep in.
Republican and Democratic Party lit
erature urges the voters to vote straight
ticket. To my way of thinking this is
an excuse for laziness and an insult to
private Judgment. Both parties have
good and bad candidates. but it's up to
the voters to go to the trouble to read
about the candidates.
Arnold Toynbee says that there is
human progress because Of the opposi-
ton, which makes for stimulus and for
keeping man on his toes.
Stephen M. Connolly.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Federal Voters Are Independent

Tuesdays elections have shown again that
the typical Government employe is an nde-
pendent-minded citizen who has no heSitancy
about voting as he sees f1t regardless of the
party in power. Although the chief industry Of
the Washington Metropolitan Area is the Federal
Government and the party in control OF IT
happens to be Democratic the Democratic Party
took beating in suburban sections largely
populated by Government workers.
The administration in power never has been
able to be sure of the vote Of men and women
on the Government payroll. In the 1948 presi-
dental election, for example, Arlington, Fairfax
and Montgomery Counties, where there are heavy
concentrations of civil service employees, favored
Governor Dewey, while Prince Georges County
gave Mr. Truman a slim majority. Last Tuesday
the Democratic cause suffered even worse re-
verses. In Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties the regular Democratic organizations
suffered humiliatng losses in prestige and power,
not only at the local home rule level but all along
the line. Both counties rejected Senator Tydings
and Governor Lane. Over in Arlington RepubI-
can Tyrell Krum received more votes than
Representative Howard w. Smith, who although
not an administration favorite, Is nonetheleSS
a Democrat. Arlington also reelected an in
dependent, Daniel A. Dugan, to the County Board.
over Democrat and another independent can
didate. Fairfax County gave Representative
Smith the nod over Mr.. Krum.
The results around the District indicate
that there is no party regularity in the COM
munities where most Federal employees make
their home. The suburbanites have habit Of
voting for "the best man." irrespective of party
which Is very healthy sign. And it is logical
to infer that District citizens would be similarly
independent If they ever were given the right to
vote.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Tito and the Aggressor

Marshal Tito, in an interview with the New
York Times, has made his most definite state
nent to date as regards Yugoslav policy on Korea
and aggression irgeneral. Without qualification,
he has stated that II Chinese Communist inter-
vention leads to hostilities between Red China
and our American and allied forces, his govern
ment will support and abide by whatever course
of action the United Nations may adopt to deal
with the situation.
This is a considerably frmer policy than the
one followed by the YugoSlavs when the aggressor
first struck in Korea last June. At that time
they cautiously abstained from voting with the
overwhelming majority of the Security Council
to take military action against the Korean Reds.
Since then however, their views have undergone
q distinct change, and now Tito himself has
government In unequivocal, affirmative opposi-
ton to "any and ALL acts that the United Nations
brands as acts of aggression.
Yugoslavia thus seems to be more closely
allied with the non-Soviet world today than at
any time since Tito ripped a hole in the Iron
Curtain by rebelling against Moscow and the
Cominform In 1948 As result Of that break,
he and his regime-though claiming to be gen.
timely Communicative been marked for nQui-
dation by the Kremlin and subjected to pressures
and threats of the severest kind. He knows the
meaning of aggression He has stood up with
admirable defiance against vicious form of 1t
for many months past, and In the light OF that
experience, it is not really surprising that he
intends to back the U. N. in whatever 1t decides
to do regarding Korea and Red China.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
Fourth Round

There is now pending fourth round
Of wage-raising by the unions. albeit
three raises ought to show them that
raises are not the answer to our economic
problem of imitation. The strange thing
Is that while the powers that be are
quite willing to denounce employers as
economic royalists. public malefactors of
great wealth. and SO on. one rarely notes
any such Characterization of the ele-
ments Of the union forces, unless they
happen to be on the other side.
Now, If there is any genuine interest
in heading of further imitation, it would
seem that those in high place would as
soundly denounce this fourth wage raise
as they denounce the employers for price
raises.
George WASHINGTON Williams.
Evening star., 1950-11-10
George Washington Williams.
BeIGgerent

Why stop at the Manchurian border,
now that the Chinese Reds have dared
to get into the war? Do they think
they can attack the United States with
impunity. because they count on us
never daring to invade their country?
Now that they have attacked us first,
let us keep going and knock them off.
Let us use our might, which means
paralyzing their largest cities stimuli
taneously with atom bombs. Why let
those Communist gangsters nibble away
at us? Why treat with the Chinese
Reds in the u. MP