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we will doom your own sheltered fools
paradise to decline and ultimate destruc-
ton" It is as bad and as urgent as that.
A billion throats belonging to those
with yellow faces, brown faces, black
faces, white faces are shouting as they
pound with clenched fists on the doors
Of opulence, Trick or treat!" BY dozen
signs, the handwriting is on the wall:
This kind of world with all doors and
windows open, with the skies airy high
ways and frontiers but fictions, cannot
much longer exist one third in plenty
and thirds in misery" The present
opportunity indeed may be Americas
finest hour, if it incarnates in action the
truth uttered by one of our greatest
modern prophets: Privilege humbly
possessed. unselfishly dedicated, per-
chance sacrificially renounced, is about
the noblest thing in history"
Because, for IA years in SO countries,
with program of literacy which has
astounded even cynics with it's results,
he has been showing America and the
Christian world how to meet the cry:
Trick or treat" DR.. Frank c. Laubach
recently was awarded gold medal at
a significant ceremony in New York. In
his latest book Wake Up or Blow Up,"
telling of what he has seen with his
own eyes, he declares: The bottom
four-fifths are tempted by communism
because they are hungry. terribly un-
happy and grimly determined to rise out
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Hung Chang was born in 1922, the son
OF farmer and teacher. Successfully
provincial vlceroy, senior guardian of
the Emperor, commander of the north
ern army, Prime Minister and Minister
Of Foreign Affairs, he opened China to
modern improvements, including rail-
roads and telegraph lines. In 1896 he
visited the United States and IL ships
of war escorted him into New York
Harbor.
The Star on November 2, 1901. pub
lished the report of the three physicians
called upon to examine
Szoigosz Leon F. Czolgosz. the as
Held Some sassin of President Nc
Kinley. holding that "he
was sane at the time he planned the
murder. when he shot the President and
when he was on trial" Until he was 81,
they found, he was "a believer in the
Government of this country and the
religion of his fathers" He became an
adherent of anarchism through the in
f1uence of an acquaintance who invited
him to attend radical meetings. He
killed the President because he was
ruler, and CZoigoSz believed, as he was
taught, that all rulers are tyrants" His
ideas were "the result of false teach
ing and not the result of disease He
(waS) the product of anarchy, sane and
responsible"
An editorial in The Star of November
l, 1901, said: THE Duke of Cornwall
and York has completed
me DUKES long and interesting
Return journey. Following the
English drum-beat takes
time even in this day of swift
ships and railroad trains. But the
accommodations along the whole line
are good, and in the present case
they had been especially arranged for
ease. So that the distinguished traveller
has enjoyed en- route many of the COM
forts Of home. He returf with a fair
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

The fashion page of The Star of Oc-
tooer 26, 1901, was devoted to furs, and
Furry typical of what was set #
Fashions forth for the guidance of
intending purchasers: "A
royal cloak OF ermine, lined with sable.
was sublime sermon on the divine
privileges of big women. This regal
wrap, which was made long enough to
sweep over the train of an evening dress,
was OF a dazzling splendor, and you felt
1t par excellence the very queen of
wraps. The model was the loose-back
cloak used for all fur wraps, but to see
two graceful skirt flounces shaped in
SO clumsy material gave you a new
sensation. The wide sleeves were flow-
ing, the curved collar very high at the
back, the rich brown of the lining
emerging at the front to turn back in
heavy revers. It was sublime and
its price, a matter of $4,000 But you
must expect that sort of thing when you
gaze on Russian sable for. of course
the lining was the very cream of this
cloak"
One OF the greatest Chinese citizens
OF modern timeS-the famous Ii Hung
Chang-died at Pekin
Ii Hung on November 7, 1901.
Chonq Dead and The Star chron-
icled his passing at
considerable length. It was explained:
He was the most powerful man of the
East His position in China was alike
to but exceeded that of Marquis Ito in
Japan, Bismarck during the period of
William I and Frederick and the Duke
OF Wellington in the early years of the
Victorian reign. His wealth was prac-
tically unlimited. Honors and titles
were bestowed upon him without stint
He had been decorated by the govern
ments of every great European nation
For period of IS years his influence in
China and his prestige abroad exceeded
\ the influence and prestige Of any other
>eubject of the Chinese government" Ii
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John F. J. O'Neill.

conception from personal observation
OF the size and resources Of the British
Empire. The experience will be
valuable to the heir apparent even If he
should not reach the throne for some
years yet. But if the persistent rumors
about his fathers health should prove
to be true, and the young man should
be called on to take the scepter in the
near future, what he has just seen with
his own eyes, and the pleasant impress
sion he is said to have made wherever
he stopped, will be of especial service to
him." The Duke of Cornwall and York
soon was to be made Prince of Wales.
His fathers health improved, however,
and he did not attain the throne until
May 6. 1910. History knows him as
King George v. The travels to which
The Star referred had commenced in
March, 1901, and had taken him to
Australia, New Zealand. South Africa
and Canada.
In The Star Of November 7, 1901. it
was announced that a site consisting
OF eight acres, about
bureou or quarter of q mile
Standards Site west of Connecticut
avenue or Pierce Mill
road" had been purchased for two
new buildings to house tn. work of the
Bureau of Standards. Thi location had
been approved by DR.. Heary S. Pritch-
EFT, president of the Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology and other
scientists. The burearsshad been au-
thorized at the last ses ion of Congress.
1t had taken over thu duties of the
Office Of Standard Weights and Meas
ures, branch of the 'feasury Depart
ment. DR.. S. w. Stratton had been
appointed director. TIE Visiting Com
mittee consisted of Dr. Pritchett. Presi-
dent Ira Remsen of Johns Hopkins.
Prof. Elihu ThomsorS of the General
Electric Co.. Prof. Edward l.. Nichols of
Cornell and albert IAdd Colby Of the
Bethlehem Skel Co. &
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The Debate Goes On

Reformation Day, 1851" 1t looked
good on the program folder distributed
at the rally" attended.
l went. thinking l was going to be
treated to some of the old-fashioned.
American brand of Professionalism.
Instead. we were told that Protestant
doesn't mean protestant" at all 1t
means testimony" And your editorial
Sunday echoed the thought.
Testimony of what? Oh, world broth
erhood OF course; building the kingdom
OF God right here in the world. And
the churches and their members who
have the larger look. the new Protestant
(without protesting) look.
And all Of it without single reference
to the recent move of our Protestant
(without protesting) President nominal
ing an Ambassador to the Vatican.
And to think I gave an offering at the
beginning of the meeting! Then to
listen to 40 minutes of the new-look
Protestantismi
Is this really what Luther started with
his 95 theses?
Donald F. Haynes.
l wonder how many other readers
noticed the contrast in your accurate
objective coverage of two religious
rallies last Sunday and reported in your
Monday edition. I went to the Family
Rosary Crusade. hoping to hear the
other side of the Vatican appointment.
Instead, I heard a public demonstra
ton OF our faith in Almighty God and
our love and devotion to the Mother of
God" They even prayed for our coun-
try our President and for world peace.
l was told that for Catholics it was the
Feast Of Christ the King, and it was
celebrated in a positive approach by
paying homage to God. l saw nv
prejudices melt before me. 1t was most
inspiring
Several hours later I attended the
Festival Of Faith. For Protestants it
was Reformation Sunday. and am sorry
to say it was celebrated in a negative
manner. All I heard was an attack
on another communion. Since when
can we build up by tearing DOWN. For
years my fellow Protestants have been
amazed and astounded that converts to
the Catholic faith have exceeded 1OO,-
600 each year. After last Sunday. I no
longer am surprised. When atom bombs
that could wipe out civilization are be-
ing dropped and people like myself 20
70 church to find out why we are here
ana what is in store for us. all we hear
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Getting off Easy

In view of the aggravated circumstances of
his crime, John Robert Polk has botten of pretty
lightly.
The 35-year sentence imposed for the rape
of young Arlington bride may seem severe
But that may be reduced by one-third for good
behavior And Polk will be eligible for parole
although he will not necessarily be paroled, after
serving about nine years.
Polk and companion, William Robert
Payne, forced the young bride at gun point to
leave her apartment, and then they assaulted
her five times. In imposing the 35-year sentence
(the prosecutor had recommended 80 years.
Judge Arthur Sinclair said he considered the
penalty extremely lenient. And hea,probation
ohhQ = in his report, said that Polk had been
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Letters to The Star
Pen names may be used If letters carry
10r1terS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

is political sermon. No wonder
Protestants are dropping out of church
by the thousands.
AT time when ProteStants are caught
in wave of anti-Catholic hysteria, it
Is encouraging to hear a cool word
from the Episcopalian. the Rev. DR..
Charles w. Lowry. on the issue Of our
representation at the Vatican. It takes
an undisturbed mind to see through to
the real issues involved
We are engaged in worldwide
struggle for the preservation of free
dom. Let us not be so blind as to be-
Heve that only ProteStants can be loyal
TO liberty and democracy. In seeking
the friendship and worldwide Cooper
alton OF the Roman Catholic Church,
we are not necessarily subscribing to her
dogmas or her authority. Even though
many OF us may firmly protest her dog
matte claims, yet we must recognize the
value Of her position as a moral power
IN an immoral world.
Protestant Great Britain perhaps the
worlds most staunchly Protestant
democracy, is indeed our best example
IN this question. Her representation at
the vatican in no way affects her reli-
glous or constitutional freedoms.
r. E. Sargent.
Another blunder, typical of its source
is the recent appointment of the military
Episcopalian. Mark Clark, to 20 to the
vatican IN Rome. At the present time
Gen. Clarks appointment has not been
made final, but there is enough of an
appointment to form the basis for a
heated controversy tending to split the
Christian faiths and also all patriots re-
gardless of religion. Thus, Mr.. Truman,
the little man from Missouri. has done
Just about the best he could to help his
old pal joey Stain to divide and conquer
this Nation.
Franklin T. Miles.
The Pope and the President of the
United States have the same ideas about
communism. and We all should get be-
hind them to fight the battle against it.
Malcolm M. Connery.
say it was a pleasant relief to read
the Rev. Charles w. Lowry's remarks on
the Presidents Vatican appointment as
reported. For number of days now I
had no reason to suspect that all sanity
had not gone out of our professional
Protestant brethren. Their beating of
the old anti-Roman drums may have
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Troops and the Atom

The newest "nuclear detonstion" in Ne
vada-one Of the biggest ever-may go down
in history as the beginning of a revolution in
the grim art of land warfare. AS officially an
nounced, it has involved the maneuvering of
troops right in the middle of the target area the
frSt such operation since the development of the
atomic bomb. The purpose of the test-carried
out without casualties as result of special safe
guardS-has been to measure the effects Of
A-weapons employed tactically against ground
forces
Judging from an Army statement, the i'm
pending evaluation of the test promises to reveal
highly significant data bearing upon the psyche
logical and physiological reaction of infantry
and armored groups to atomic attack in the field.
Presumably this means that the experiment will
show whether or not troops and their equipment
can survive such an attack. Representative
Gore, an eyewitness to the current detonations,
has expressed the opinion that survival would
be extremely doubtful-that one of the weapons
would be enough to wipe out whole division
If the division were reasonably concentrated"
Clearly enough, if these new tactical nuclear
armaments are as deadly as they seem to be
Mr. Gore has described them as specific, accu-
rate, certain and devastating"), then they are
bound to revoutionize ground warfare They
point to time, for example, when the vast
numerical superiority of the Soviet Army may
be rendered relatively insignificant, or even be-
come a hindrance rather than a help to the
Kremlin. Certainly, if the forces of the Atlantic
Pact are equipped with such weapons for the
defense of Western Europe the Russians would
be inviting suicide if they followed the usual
military operation of massing and concentrating
men and armor for the purpose of unleashing
an all-out attack.
Without such concentration, however, how
can there be an effective offensive? As far as
the ground is concerned, is science now shifting
the advantage to the defender? Are we entering
period in which attacking infantry and armor
will find themselves up against heavy and per-
haps suicidal odds? And if we are, will that
mean land staemate in which the Importance
of troops will steadily diminish while decisive
action is sought in the sky? These are some
of the questions involved in the Nevada tests.
Although the answers are not being vouchsafed
to us, We can be sure of one thing: A-weapon
development (the Russians are working hard at
it, too) is changing the nature of war, and all
our military planning and training must be
adjusted accordingly.
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Refreshing Change in Policy

AS gratifying as the appointments them
serves was the procedure used in selecting two
local men for judgeShips on the Municipal Court
OF Appeals and the Municipal Court bench The
Kicking around which the District Rar Associo-
tlon has received in too many recent local court
appointments was refreshingly absent in the
promotion OF Municipal Court Judge Thomas
DeWey quinn to the appellate tribunal and the
appointment OF John James Malloy to succeed
Judge Quinn on the lower bench Bar associa-
ton odlclals were consulted regarding both
cnolceS and they gave complete approval.
Judge Quinn and Mr.. Malloy had been in
oorsed Tor local judgeShips on previous occasions
so there was no doubt as to bar association
approval when Attorney General McGrath SUBJ
mltted their names for the associations reaction.
Mr. Malloy was among several lawyers recon-
mended for the Municipal Court by the bar
committee when a previous vacancy occurred.
He is regarded as we'll qualified for the Judge
ship by education, legal experience and tempera-
ment. Judge Quinns fine record on the Mu-
nicipal Court bench justified his elevation to
the Municipal Court of Appeals, as successor to
the late Judge Brice Clagett
Why the Attorney General and the President
have not seen fit to<consult with the local bar
organization in other recent appointments to
the bench and to the UnitaG States Attorneys
Office is still unexplained. Not only have they
failed to consult the bar in other cases but they
have seemed at times bent on deliberately re-
buf1ng the associations efforts to assist in the
selection of good judges and prosecutors. That
attitude made no sense whatever 1t is indi-
Gated that the latest appointments herald
more intelligent policy on the part of the De-
partment of Justice and the White House The
Attorney General told reporters that hereafter
he would consult with appropriate bar groups
before suggesting judgeship nominations to the
President This is welcome and long overdue
reform
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Our Friend Tito

Marshal Titos statement that the West can
count on him as friend if another world war
should start is assurance of support that needs
to be appraised against the background of con-
ditionS in YugoSlavia
Those conditions are not good The Tito
regime has been having serious difficulties with
the peasants There is a great deal of resistance
among the peasants to the governments program
of collectivized farming and compulsory delivery
of bread grains to the state. This resistance,
though largely passive in nature, has been efec-
tive. In addition to boarding the produce they
have harvested, the dissident peasants have re-
fused to plant new crops on anything like the
projected scale with the result that Yugoslavia
may be facing very severe food shortage.
Another manifestation of trouble within
Yugoslavia was the announcement some days ago
that the plan to increase wages by 200 to 800 per
cent had been abandoned The reason given was
simple and sensible: The government having
failed in its effort to increase the volume of
consumer goods as planned, could not risk the
inflatonary consequences of a wage increase
Instead def1ationary process was to be set In
motion, and it was to take the form of depressing
purchasing power by permitting some prices to
rise while holding wages stable.
Given the prevailing conditions in the
country that may be sound economic policy. 1t
is program from which cleo led eovvtnrl' enGs,
such as those in France and Britain, shrink but
which can be undertaken in police state. There
are limits, however, to the lengths that even
dictator can 60 and it remains to be seen whether
Tito's deflationary policies will prove to be as
sound politically as they would seem to be in the
economic sense.
Those YugoSlavs who embrace communism
believe that they are the only true Communists.
They are dedicated and fanatical in their loyalty
to Tito. But if living costs to rise higher and
if food is to become scarcer, there will be serious
disaffection among Yugoslavs who are not hard
core party members. The extent of such disaffec-
ton is matter for guesswork But it might be-
come extensive enough so that Tito, instead of
helping the West in event of war, would have his
hands full maintainiag his own position in his
own country. "
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Spires Of the Spirit
Trick or Treat

With its autumn frame of falling and
tinted leaves. the cycle of the year has
brought once more the spooky night of
Halloween. The darkness is peopled
with shadoWy and grotesque FORMS,
mostly juvenile. 1t is the time when
some invisible wizard gives the order
for the march of the masks. Then come
hours of an acquiescent hoodlumism.
when even Little Lord Fauntleroys be-
come diminutive Robin Hoods and fond
parents paragons of virtue roam forth
ruthless as CromWell's cathedral and
statue smashing hoodlums A knock or
ring at the door is pre-emptory sum-
mons: Trick or treat!" Give me, or
I'll get you. is muffled threat. OF
course, We accept it all as a part of the
hllarity of the eve of All-Saints' Day,
which James Russell Lowell called "of
holy days the crest" as he revered it as
a monument to the unheralded:
"The braUely dumb that did their deed
And Scorned to blot it Nth name.
lisa strange custom that in the vesti-
bule of that hallowed day the costumed
children Of our hearths who, for these
s. hours. cast aside the reinS of discipline
and the curbing decorum of convention,
substitute for polite greetings the Hands
up!" of the gruff gangster demand
Trick or treat!"
1t is wholesome exhortation which
this year sought TO divert the acquiSitive
greed for self to an altruistic appeal for
others in crucified Korea. That change
OF channels lifts our eyes from COM
munity streets. captured by young in
nocents abroad to this strange, seething
world OF which We are part. On this
planet which is our home, where space
and time almost have been eliminated.
the restless underprivileged hosts of
humans no more are whispering their
olscontent. They are hammering at our
privileged doors, laundering with an
ever-lncreasing din. Trick or treat!"
mat means that two-third of the in
habltants OF this globe are saying with
ominous emphasis: You who revel in
plenty. consider us who are sick and
hungry and ground in the dust of
poverty, share with us your abundance
and your knowledge: treat us as brothers.
or by every trick Of the baffled desperate
Evening star., 1951-11-04
Europeans Anonymous
By Bruce Borton

A friend Of mine has professional need
OF certain articles of very special quality.
They are made in French factory that
has been in the same family for four
generations.
Deliveries have always been terribly
slow and during the war all production
ceased and hundreds of orders piled up.
My friend thought that with the coming
OF peace the Frenchmen would put on
more people, work longer hours and
perhaps even build larger plant.
Not at all. Unmoved by the world
situation" or the fact that Frances
economy is in such desperate condition
that only American dollars have kept
the country af1oat, the little plant jogs
along at the same sluggish pace, its
owners taking a nap after their long
heavy lunch. closing down altogether for
three months in the summer and refus-
ing to let business interfere with ths
easy current of their lives.
Across the Channel the English behave
In much the same fashion. Their pres
ent troubles are Of no recent vintage.
Nearly generation ago." wrote Brooks
Adams in his essay. 'The Decay Of
England" published 1900, men began
to notice that the English were losing
their initiative that English firms
were dilatory, and that Englishmen
would seldom leave their dinners or their
sports for business :. that high living,
long week ends and lavish outlay for
indulgences had caused the value of
English imports to gain over exports
until the annual adverse trade balance
was forcing steadily increasing hquida-
ton of foreign investments"
Worrying about the whole depressing
picture in Europe, as all Americans
must, I was reminded of a personal
experience that, it seemed to me, might
be pertinent.
For many years and some other well. :
Wishers struggled with the problem Of
a talented but alcoholic young friend. :
We sent him to specialists, psychoanal-
ysts. and expensive cures; paid his
bills, and covered his worthless checks
all to no avail. Then one day a miracle
happened. He joined Alcoholics Anon
ymous. What all our money and good
will had failed to do, he did for him.
self with the help of men who had gone
down the same sad path and had banded
together to help themselves by helping
one another
Human nature Is pretty much the
same. whether in men Or in nations.
just wonder if the way out for Europe
isn't for its people to enroll themselves
in Europeans Anonymous.
tcopyri&t 1851, King Features Syndicate. Incl