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Evening star., 1951-09-27
lnterrocioI Hospital

wish to call your attention to an
incorrect statement in The Star,
September ~. in connection with the
program Of the National Hospital
Foundation, Inc. The statement reads:
THE hospital would be primarily for
Negroes"
The National Hospital Foundation,
Inc, has never in any Of it's releases
to the press stated that 1.-The hospital
would be primarily for Negroes" 1t will
be an inter-racial hospital community
hospital. to be stated by physicians of
sboth races and its facilities will be avail
able to the sick, regardless of race, creed,
caste, or color.
The ann of the National Hospital
Foundation, Inc. is to assist in providing
Negroes proportionate share of the hos,
pital beds needed to meet the health
requirements of the communities where
they compose large segment of the
population, as in the Nations capital.
where 100000 Of them compose one
third of the population, and where there
is an acute need, as of now, for 1900
additional hospital beds to meet their
proportionate share of the beds required
to hospitalize adequately the city's eO0,-
600 citizens.
Amos III. Carnegie,
President the National Hospital
Foundation, Inc.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Meaning of Democracy
Thomas James.

]. Wilbur Potherby and F. Frank lie
Fever II, In their letters to The Star Of
September 81, had some startling things
to say about democracy and racial
equality. Mr. Potherby claims that "the
myth Of one race being superior to an
other has been exploded time and time
again" But racial inequality is not a
myth and neither are racial differences.
They will continue to exist as long as
Negro women bear Negro children and
white women bear white children. No
amount of exploding" can alter that
fact might add that Marian Anderson
is no more typical of her race than
Lucky Luciano Is of his.
LIE Fever and Potherby may be Sons
of the American Revolution, but they
don't know their United States history.
The founding fathers" they speak of
were nearly all owners of Negro slaves;
Jefferson. who wrote that "all men are
created equal" advocated, as did the
Evening star., 1951-09-27

landscape which would have been empty
without him.
There were houses all along the way
where people lived, with flowers in their
yards and little children playing, and
honey, human noises coming out of the
open doors and windows to blend with
the thousands Of singing cricket voices,
and the bug and insect orchestration of
the fields and woods. Morning glories,
with their trumpet flowers, sprawled
against the fences. White and green
snow-on-the-mountain blended with
many colored asters, phlox, petunias.
zinnias. marigolds, cosmos and the fire.
red torch flower. Late roses and plan
tain lilies bloomed In beds and borders,
and ,pampas grass, in heavy blotches
waved here rand there, nodding feathery
. heads at Towering shrubs (which had
forgot to shed their bloom.
drove slowly along this road that /
might prolong the sweetness of the
way. Many other travellers passed me
by and wondered where they could all
be rushing so fast out of the Joy and
loveliness Of such q day. AS I neared
my humble dwelling I thought OF what
the Prophet said: "And highway shall
be there. and way, and it shall be
called the Way of Holiness" for
truly, beauty must be holy.
Linda Mcclure Woods
Evening star., 1951-09-27

new birth, we might make greater con-
tribution in bringing q new birth of
freedom to the world.
want to mention one situation that
helps Communism to grow and greatly
diminish our prestige among other ma
tions. Here in Washington we find hun
dreds Of children being denied the free
dom to become educated because of our
segregated system of education. In the
Northeast section in particular, many
are packed into overcrowded schools.
Some are turned away because there is
no room.
Not withstanding, just around the
corner, or perhaps block or two away
there are schools with less than half of
their space in use, all because of our
communistic- breeding system Of educa-
tion. So II we can't find a way to solve
simple matter, how can we expect to
cope with worldwide conditions that
have existed perhaps 1000 years before
Christ was born? Let us put teeth in the
saying Of the immortal Lincoln, That
this Nation under God shall have a
new birth of freedom"
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Public Works
Disguised.

Not so long ago it was stated as
settled policy that all unnecessary public
works. or rather all public works that
were not virtually absolutely necessary.
should be avoided until such were neces-
sary to meet bad economic conditions.
That. it would seem. is still good prin-
ciple, and that leads me to say that I
wonder, how much of the public works
now going on could well be delayed until
the inevitable unemployment that will
follow the let down after this debacle is
over, if it ever is?
In view of the heavy taxes imposed
now, and more to be imposed as time
goes on, it is hoped that such public
works will be cut to the bone. Such
action would help in two ways, one, by
relieving us of taxes now, and the other,
to relieve unemployment when it comes
along.
I hope, therefore, that Congress will
screen public works and eliminate all
that can be gotten along without, even
though they may be desirable. Necessity,
not desirable, should be the watchword
George w. Williams.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Nature Beckons at This Time Of Year
To the Editor Of The Star:

A few days ago took a drive in the
country and I thought perhaps some of
your city-bound readers might like to
share the beauty saw. chose hilly
road and on the crests could see the
slate-blue highway stretching away in
the distance like a long ribbon with a
green satin stripe through the middle
and in the little valleys it was shady and
damp and cool. The deep blue Of the
sky was decorated with great masses of
powder-puf clouds and some Of the
clusters looked like sprays of white roses
tied together with lacy streamers. A re.
cent rain had washed the air crystal
clear. fresh and sweet.
Green loveliness of many hues spread
out as far as the eye could see over
woodland and field. In soft breeze the
trees stretched their limbs against each
other and rustled their leaves, and
seemed to whisper secrets not meant for
man to hear.
The locusts. and their graceful SOUTH
ern cousins, the mimosas, Swayed and
ratified their seed pods nervously as
though they could hardly wait for sharp
winds to snap loose the heavy beans and
scatter them on the ground. Silver ma
Piles turned up their leaves, to flaunt
their shining color and brag about their
silver wealth to less glamorous neigh
bors. Sycamores, with patches Of white
bark cleaning through their yellowish
green foliage, stood stiff and straight
and hardly bowed at all in the wind,
and here and there the weeping willows
dragged their lovely tresses on the
ground. wondered what primeval sor-
row could have lain in the heart of a
tree so lovely that it should deserve so
sad name.
Great patches of cone and heart
shaped cedars came into view, and now
and then pine tree matched its per-
manent. dark green beauty against the
taller oaks and NAPLES, hickories and
elms. There were many kinds Of trees
and shrubs whose names did not know,
but they gave loveliness to the land
scape, and, I am sure, usefulness to the
soil.
In the shady stretches, rows of the
tall Joe-Pye weed, with beautiful clusters
Of deep magenta blooms, lined both sides
OF the road and bowed gracefully In the
breeze, disturbing the yellow butterflies
that hovered over the sweet blossoms
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Tuft His Man
sophy /. Parfin.

The only logical man in public life to
oppose the President or any other Fair
New Dealer dncluding Eisenhower), In
next years election is Senator Taft.
What Taft is, Truman is not: what
Truman stands for. if anything: Taft is
against. The people should be given q
chance to decide definitely as to whether
they desire a continuation of the
Roosevelt Truman spendthrift policy or
whether they want frugal, sensible ad-
ministration that Taft would give them.
If the people re-elect Truman, then
they demonstrate conclusively that the
masses are no longer capable Of self
government, for they should realize that
before the elapse of another four-year
term the country would be bankrupt, and
there would be more Communists in this
country than can be found In Russia at
this time.
Thomas James.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

~A~ASAA@4N
Q. How can scratches be removed
from plate glass?-C. G. j.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says there is no really satisfactory
method Of removing deep scratches from
plate glass except to regrind and re-
polish the surface, which would be more
costly than purchasing new glass; Some
times an improvement in appearance
can be made If the glass is vigorously
rubbed with a polishing material such
as polishing rouge or very finely pow
dered pumice. The scratches may be
less noticeable If they are covered with
a clear varnish, or if clear wax is
rubbed into the scratch.
@. Which nation first brought Negro
slaves to America?-T. NJ. C..
A. Negroes were first brought to the
New World in 1903, when some were
landed in Santo Domingo, Hispaniola,
by Portuguese ship. The first English
continental colony to buy Negro slaves
was Virginia, where in 1919 a Dutch
ship of war sold some slaves for provi-
SionS. From that time to the 10Th Gen.
tury traffic in Negroes was carried on
by all the European colonial powers.
@. Can you describe the Trobriand
Islands? I think they are near Aus
tralia-V. C. D.
A. The Trobriand Islands are a small
group lying just north of the southeast
ern tip Of the island of New Guinea.
They form part Of Papua Territory Of
Australia. There is one large island
called Kiriwina and at least Is smaller
ones. most Of them very small. The total
area is ITO square miles.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
New Security Order

If the executive order setting up uniform
standards for classifying and protecting security
information in the Government Is carried out
in the spirit of the Presidents explanatory
statement, the results should be constructive.
There is obvious need for system Of uniform
standards, properly drawn and properly admin
istered. Secret information must be protected.
At the same time, the determination Of what is
secret and how best to protect 1t should not be
left to the whim of every bureau chief and
agency head. That could only lead to insecurity,
to confusion, and probably to the suppression
of information which can and should be made
public. =
The President has given his assurance that
there is no element of censorship in the order.
He has expressed the hope that under the order,
the public will receive more rather than less
information about the Government And to
this end the order forbids any agency to classify
non-security matters and directs the National
Security Council to maintain continuing review
of classification activities in all agencies to see
that the order "is carried out in the spirit in
which it was issued"
All of this is reassuring. Still, this is an
order that will be received with certain sense
of misgiving and distrust For Government
officials are human, and human blunders can
be covered up by the easy device OF putting a
"secret" stamp on the documents which would
reveal the facts. No doubt the President has
acted to meet real need and in the best Of
spirit. But every one, whether in or out OF
Government who is affected by this order should
be alert to see that it is not diverted from its
original purpose and made to serve the oppreS-
sive ends of censorship.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Arlington Hospital Grant

The grant of $274,0OO of Federal and State
funds toward construction of an addition to Ar
lington Hospital was warranted by the growing
seriousness of overcrowded conditions at the war
born institution Hospital representatives had no
doubts as to the eligibility of their project under
Hill-Burton Act provisions, but they went to
Richmond with the knowledge that many other
Virginia cities and counties would compete for
the relatively small fund available for distribu-
ton this year. Once the plight of Arlington Hos
ptal was fully explained to the Virginia Advisory
Hospital Council. however, it would have been
difficult to cut Arlington off the list. For few
localities were able to present case of need so
convincing as that submitted by Arlington.
Arlington Hospital has operated in excess Of
100 per cent capacity for the past eight months.
1t has done so only because, rather than turn
away patients in urgent need OF care, it has
placed cots In corridors on porcheS and in other
spaces not intended for ward use. Even so many
non-urgent cases have been refused admittance
for lack of room. Figures presented to the coun-
Gil showed that there has been 16 per cent in
crease in. bed patients during the past eight
months over like period year ago. Emer-
gency cases have increased 20 per cent. More
than half of the patients come from outside
Arlington, largely from Fairfax County.
Hospitals throughout the State had asked the
Burton grants, although only $3,378,000 was avail
able for the whole State. Under the Federal act,
State and local communities must match the
Federal funds, with local communities putting up
at least IS per cent of the matching sum- Arling-
ton Hospital plans to build $497,000 annex.
Thus Arlington Hospital must raise total of
approximately 900 in order to qualify for the
$274,0 grant. OF this matching sum the hos
pital, through fund drives, has, in hand or in
pledges, about $140,000. That leaves about $685.
200 yet to be raised.
A drive last June fell short of the goal At
that time the prospect of receiving Federal and
State aid was uncertain. Now that this aid has
been assured onditionalg- the citizens of Ar
lington should be willing to clinch the grant by
contributing the remaining $aS,200 No special
campaign should be necessary to bring in this
amount It ought to be forthcoming voluntarily
from those who appreciate the Importance OF the
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Australia and the Reds

In rejecting their governments request for
power to amend the Commonwealth Constitution
In order to outlaw the Communist Party, the
Australian people have been governed chiefly
by the fear that adoption of the proposal would
have opened the way to grave abuses capable
Of endangering all minoritieS and undermining
democratic liberties in general
The government-a conservative coalition
headed by Prime Minister Menzies-had asked
for the power on the ground that it was needed
TO safeguard the country'S security. But the
opposition all shades of political
opinion from left to right-argued that ample
authority already existed to deal with the Com
munists and that the terms of the proposed
amendment were so sweeping and vague in
language that they could be employed to sup
press any minority group that happened to win
the governments disfavor, now or in the future
On the strength of this argument-yoiced
by some of Australia's most eminent citizens and
backed by the High Courts recent decision de-
elaring the governments Communist dissolution
act unconstitutional-the electorate has made
clear, by fairly wide margin, that it does not
want the Reds outlawed, and that it is convinced
that they can be handled effectively enough
under existing law. In short, the decision of the
referendum is that they should be dealt with in
Australia in pretty much the same way as they
are dealt with here in the United States
In taking this position, the Australian people,
who are Overwhelmingly anti Communist, have
once again demonstrated their celebrated re-
luctance to increase the power of their govern
ment or change the fundamental law of their
land. 1t is a reluctance that explains why they
have approved only three out of % proposed
constitutional amendments since 1906 It re-
fleets a good democratic frame of mnd-a
bulwark against totalitarianism, whether Red
or any other color.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
A Scientists Scorn

A story in The Star. September 81. was
headed Sorority to Hear DR.. Dale
Stewart" Sigma Delta Epsilon is not
sorority. but graduate women's science
fraternity, associated with the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science. All members must have at least
master Of science degrees, with the ma
jority holding doctor of philosophy de-
grees. Requirements for members in
clude active engagement in scientific
research and most of the members have
published scientific papers.
Calling Sigma Delta Epsilon a sorority
was particularly Objectionable in view'o
the fact that the United States National
Museum does not allow ordinary sorori-
ties or fraternities to hold meetings in
its building. It would be appreciated If
the mistake were rectified.
Sophy ]. Parfin.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Lincoln Misquoted

I have before me leaf1et titled. "Join
the Crusade for Freedom. Help fight
Communism. Free Europe, Free Asia"
The freedom bell is pictured in the
center encircled with the words, That
this world under God shall have new
birth Of freedom" On the next page
there Is statement reminding us that
these are the words Of Abraham Lincoln.
When did Abraham Lincoln substitute
the world world" for nation? I have
always thought that Lincoln said, THAT
this nation" ETC., not world" If we
could only have q nation enjoying this
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Flying Son

While tDith his ,pir1gir,g blGde
He clenpes star points and pelpet shade,
Let me be reconciled
To tDild minds mothering my child.
The troubled moon shall see
His skill, the strGfng minds be free,
While dotun the skies trace
An unkftot0n birdnsGn's silDer grace.
Up Where his 1pipgs zoon on
Like sl1adoiD fleeing crimson d1,Dn.
MGy He Whose tpinds are stirred
Be gentle Dith a silver bird
Sarah IA. Howard.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Letters to The Star
Pen-names may be used if letters carry
aDriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

late Senator Bilbo, colonization of Ne
groes outside the United States; and the
Great Emancipator. Abraham Lincoln,
had this to say about fhe race he de-
hvered from bondage: II am not, nor
ever have been. in favor of making vot-
ers or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualify
ing them to hold Office, nor to inter-
marry with white people; and will say
in addition to this that there is a
physical difference between the white
and black races which I believe will for
ever forbid the two races living together
on terms of social and political equal
lty." (Speech at Charleston, H., Sept
10. 1881
In view of this, think that Potherby
and lie Fever II have placed false in
depreciation on the meaning Of Ameri-
can democracy.
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Evening star., 1951-09-27
Sinqes the Burbers
b. F. Hall.

The disgraceful, uncalled for action Of
the BARRIERS union in raising the price
OF hair cuts to s125 has brought my
anger to the boiling point.
The people of Washington should let
their hair go uncut for four months,
rich and poor alike. and see how quickly
they get back to 81.
This dastardy bunch of butchers, who
get you out of the chair in three minutes
or less, deserve to starve.
Disguised.
Evening star., 1951-09-27

fine service which Arlington and Fairfax are re-
ceiving from Arlington Hospital. And Fairfax
citizens, being large users of the institution.
should be generous partners in the expansion
enterprise.
Evening star., 1951-09-27
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer Ia
any question Of fact by either writing The
EYening y S star information Bureau, 1900 street
return postage or BY talephoning ST 726a
Evening star., 1951-08-27
Boyle Awaits Call
In Senate RFC Probe
By the Associated Press

William M. Boyle, jr., Demo-
cratic National Committee chair
man, says he is ready to appear
before a Senate committee check
ing into a $565, 900 Reconstruction
Finance Corp. loan to a st. Louis
firm.
And Senator Hoey, Democrat.
'of North Carolina told a reporter
today that certain Government
officials" not previously mentioned
in connection with the loan will
be called along with Mr.. Boyle as
witnesses.
Senator Hoey is chairman of
the Special Investigations Sub
committee which announced Sat-
urday it will check into allega-
tionS that the American Lithofold
Corp.-turned down three times
succeeded in getting the loan after
hiring Mr.. Boyle as an attorney.
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch
published a series of stories in
which it said Mr.. Boyle was paid
$4,000 for his services.
Mr.. Boyle said he received 81 $50
from the firm for legal work he
did before quitting his law prac-
tice to become a full-time employe
Of the Democratic committee in
1949. He has said his work for
the printing firm had nothing to
do with the RFC lo&ls.
Evening star., 1951-08-27
u. n. Patrol Battles
Reds for ; Hours
By the Associated Press

UNITED STATES 9TH ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Aug. 27,
An Allied patrol clashed with
Red troops in a three-hour skir-
mish today in the old Iron Tri-
angle in North Korea.
The fight came as the u. N.
troops probed the former Red as
sembly area almost to its north
ernmoSt tip at Pyonggang.
Three other sharp actions broke
off before dawn on the east CEN
trail front.
Along the rest Of the front only
minor engagements were reported
Rain and low-hanging clouds
over Red Korea's spiny ridgetops
cut visibility to a few hundred
yards in some areas.
The bad weather reduced the
Allied air attacks on Communist
conveys bringing men and sup
plies to the front lines. Only zoo
sorties were flown.
Associated Press Correspondent
George A. Macarthur reported AL
lied infantrymen were in sight OF
Pyongyang when they ran into a
company Of Reds. Communist
machinegunS and mortarS pinned
the Allies down on the slope OF
a hill. After calling for artillery
support, the patrol stormed and
captured the hill. It was driven
OH by communicating Reds with
mortar support.
The patrol broke off the engage
ment late in the afternoon and
returned to the U. N. lines, still
under sporadic machinegun and
mortar fire.
Evening star., 1951-08-27
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 81
The bomb bay doors Of a Bit
opened above a troopship-and
death was thwarted by what fell
out.
Today a Brooklyn IN. W
corporal, homeward bound from
Korea, gasped for life in the
respirator parachuted $40 miles
out in the Pacific by the canary
colored bomber.
Yesterday the Aiken Victory
ships doctor radioed that Corpl.
James A. Williams, %, could not
live long enough for the troopship
to arrive at San Francisco
Wednesday unless he was placed
in q respirator. He has either
polio or meningitis.
The Coast Guard went into
action. A 125-pound espirator
Evening star., 1951-08-27
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 27.-The story
Of how a mixed team Of Amer
leans, Britons and South Koreans
snatched a Russian jet plane from
its watery grave 100 miles inside
the Communist lines in Korea was
told here today.
The plane, a MIG-15, is now
under study at the Wright-Pat-
terson Air Experimental Base in
Dayton, Ohio. There United
States experts will dig out the
secrets of construction and design
which have made the Russian
fighter in some respects superior
to any Western plane now flying.
The dramatic account Of its re-
covery was made public by the
British Admiralty.
The MIG-15, shot down in a
with American fighters,
was ditched by its pilot in shall
Evening star., 1951-08-27
Respiration Puruchuted to Ship
$40 Miles at Seq to Save Life

was taken apart and placed in
two Kapok-packed packages.
1t. Robert L. Lawlis, Coast
Guard pilot, and a crew Of eight
took OF from San Francisco air.
port. Flying through fog the last
so miles on the Aiken Victory's
radio signals, the plane arrived
over the troopship about dawn.
The plane made a trial pass
over the ship. Then it circled
back for the first drop. The
bomb bay doors opened and
Ordnanceman John H. Johnson
dropped the first package.
1t splashed into 8-foot swells.
Troopship crewmen pushed in
to the precious package.
The Bit dropped the other
package. then few over the Aiken
Victory for IS minutes until as
Sured the reSpirator had zen as
sembled and was workinss