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Evening star., 1951-06-28
BY Charles E. TroceweN

OF helpful forms we cannot even meet
the competition Of the inimical ones.
There are various sorts of bees. in
cluding those called carpenters.
It is the social forms. including honey
and humble, or humble, that intrigue
mankind.
They seem to be the original Com
munists. Their caste system far outdoes
almost anything mankind has set UP.
It is fearful system, from q human
standpoint. What a bee will be. depends
upon what it is fed! And who or what
does the feeding, and the deciding? It
all seems terribly unreal, as one looks
into hive, and terribly busy. The
watcher wonders If mans own business
may not be that way, at times. One
fears too much being busy, too much
work and no play. Even the masters
of mankind have been afraid Of being
too like hive, and have decreed vaea-
tionS and the like.
Surely, there is something to fear. IN
a hive. Every observer has sensed this,
especially. at the swarmming time.
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Each colony consists of between 25
thousand and so thousand individuals.
They naturally build their own hives
in hollow trees, but have been taught
over the years to use artificial hives.
Plums. cherries. apples, clover-these
and scores Of others we have only be-
cause Of the work Of the bees.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
The Arlington Sun

The passing of the Arlington Sun as an
Independent weekly will be a distinct loss to
Arlington County For the past Is years the
Sun has been an outstanding example of what
q community newspaper should be. Under it's
publisher and editor, Howard B. Bloomer, jr,
its aim has been to be "alert, courageous and
constructive" It's record of public service has
shown that it has never deviated from that
worthy objective.
It was largely because of the Suns vigorous
editorial opposition that Arlington avoided the
mistake of public ownership of an electric power
system. One of its editorials on that subject
won honorable mention in the Lee School of
Journalism of Washington and Lee University.
The paper supported bond issues for schools,
Fairgrounds and other public improvements, but
not without cautioning against extravaganza in
spending of public funds. It's editorials on con-
Evening star., 1951-06-28

The worker bees visit the flowers.
These are infertile females.
They do all the work. They build the
combs, keep it clean. defend it, and take
care of all the details Of caring for the
queen and her children.
The queen. larger than ordinary fe-
males, Is fertile
She lays two kinds of eggs. One sort
produces the workers and queens. now
and then. These are the fertile eggs.
The infertile eggs produce the drones
or males. ss@'
Swarming is simply the leaving Of an
old queen with part Of the hive.
Drones are stingless, and after the
mating fight are killed by the workers.
There is no sentiment In bee hive.
Even the care Of the young is done by
blind rote.
An amazing thing is that the eggs
for workers and queens are alike. but
the queen egg is larger and of different
shape.
Nurse bees feed the queen on royal
jelly" as it is called, and she gets this
food for long time, whereas the work.
ers get it only for their first three days.
Bundle bees lives are much like those
Of honey bees. Their nests are destroyed
by many large animals, including bears
and foxes.
Since all bees suffer from poisonous
sprays. study should be given this matter
before 1t is too late. We need the bees.
Evening star., 1951-06-28

in order again to sit by a peat fire in
peace.
Irishmen are quick to ask the Ameri-
can traveller, "How do you like our coun-
try?" and Are you enjoying yourself
here?" and they are delighted with an
enthusiastic reply. They love their coun-
try with deep and intense love born of
centuries of hard work and bloodshed,
and when a man from the Land of
Hollywood finds their mellow scenes to
his liking, the Irish are greatly pleased
They feel, then. that their own envious
admiration of America. whetted by so
many family connections, Is in some
good way reciprocated.
Not that there are no mutual criti-
cisms, though Irish courtesy always
avoids all save the slightest reference to
Americas more blatant defects. A pass
ing compliment on "soft"' American
accent veiled. in one instance, far-reach-
ing criticism Of bumptious American
mannerisms as well as a tip on Irish
British GOODNESS. A Killarney man said:
i want to compliment you. thought
you were English.
Excuse me-" he added with a smile.
I didn't mean to compliment you for
being British. but meant only that you
didn't use that repulsive American ac-
cent"
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Congress Unfinished Business

Necessity itself is the mother of the Demo-
cratic majority's unanimous decision to abandon
all Senate plans for summer recess. To pack
up for a vacation at this stage would be to do
violence to common sense. A great mass OF
legislation is still hanging fire. and much OF it
Is of such vital Importance to the Nation and
the free world at large that Congress has no
other choice than to stay the job at least long
enough to complete action on the most pressing
Of its unfinished business.
According to the majority leadership, this
means that the Senate (the House is In a some
what better position to take q little time ofD
will have to keep its nose to the grindstone
through July and August, and probably for some
weeks after that. That is the only way 1T can
hope to achieve even the minimum program of
debating and acting upon what the administra-
tion regards as must measures. The chief OF
these are legislation on defense production and
anti-fnfation controls, the House-approved tax
bill, the bill for foreign military and economic
aid, and numerous appropriation bills.
The first of these measureS-defense produc-
ton and controls should be enacted before the
present legislation governing the same field
expires Saturday at midnight But there Is
little chance that this deadline can be met
and some stop-gap arrangement will have
to be passed to hold the line while the debate
goes on. In the case of the House-approved tax
bill-which would raise $7.2 billion in additional
revenues-it is not likely to be out Of the Senate
Finance Committee before the middle of August
at the earliest. AS for the appropriation bills
and foreign aid, processing them for final action
is bound to eat up lot of time.
SO the decision against summer recess for
the Senate adds up to little more than a real
istic recognition of the fact that far too much
work remains to be done to permit legislative
vacationing. AS far as enacting bills is con-
cerned, Congress as whole has been sitting on
its hands for months past, with the result that
o huge stack of measures now stares it in the
face In the circumstances, 1t would be display
ing great irresponsibility If 1t closed up shop
and went fishing without first acting upon the
most important Of those measures.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
A Foirer Way of Cutting Leave

The graduated-leave plan for Federal en-
ployes proposed by the Civil Service Commission
provides more equitable way Of reducing leave
benefits than does the straight six-day cut plan
approved by the Senate in a rider. AS Chairman
Robert Ramspeck testified before Senate Civil
Service subcommittee, some reduction in leave
is advisable because OF changed conditions since
institution OF the 26-day vacation privilege. But
the cutback should be applied carefully. There
was little evidence Of care in the preparation Of
the Senate rider on the independent Offices
supply bill.
The commission would apportion leave privi-
leges according to length OF service as is Gus
tomary in private industry. Many of the newer
civil service employees would receive less leave
under this system than under the Senate rider,
but veteran employees would fare better. Mr..
Ramspeck told the subcommittee he believes
this arrangement Is more equitable from a per-
sonnel-managennent standpoint. And the saw
ings for the Government would be substantial,
although estimates vary.
Under the graduated scale, employees with up
to five years Of service would be given IS days
annual leave, those with from to 20 years
OF service would be given 1917 days and those
with more than 90 years Of service would be en-
titled to the full 26 days now allowed for all.
Sick leave would remain at the 15-day maximum,
VIII accumulatlon permltted. the commission
argues that to ban sick-leave carryovers from
one year to the next tends to encourage abuses
OF the privilege and creates hardships for en-
ployes stricken with long Illness
When the 26-day vacation was approved for
the Federal establishment in 1886 5ha ha-day week
was inteffect Since then the five-day week has
given employees the equivalent OF 26 days of addi-
tional leave, although they work one hour longer
each week. Furthermore, in 1885 routine visits
to physician or dentist were chargeable to an
nual rather than sick leave. Since then an execu-
tive order has approved the charging Of such
visits to sick leave, so that more annual leave
for vacation purposes is available. Thus, there
are good arguments to support the movement for
curtaiment of employees leave rights.
The commissions plan will receive the study
by the Senate Civil Service Committee that the
2o-day-leave rider failed to get That is the
logical and proper way to handle such legisla-
ton. If the committee acts promptly on the
proposal, It may be able to head of the rider,
which Is pending before Senate and House con-
ferees. The problem is important enough to
Justify immediate attention.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
The Disaster Approach

The suggestion that possible disaster" in
Iran is a reason for congressional approval Of
the $S5 billion foreign-aid program was ILL
advised.
Secretary of State Acheson did not make
the suggestion in his prepared statement. He
made it In answering question by member
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which
has opened hearings on the request for funds
to furnish military and economic assistance to
other countries. Still, the unfortunate effect
was to give the impression that the Iranian oil
dispute and its possible consequences are legiti
mate argument for the foreign-aid program.
It is hard to see any valid connection. If the
West finally loses access to Iranian oil there
will be serious economic repercussions. There
may even be a military sequel. Either result
would be grave matter, and might amount to
disaster. But this is not the kind Of situation
that we should attempt to remedy by economic
or military aid.
One may blame the British for being too
late in recognizing the inevitable in Iran, or the
indictment may be drawn against the Iranian
nationalists who are more generously endowed
with fanaticism than good sense. It matters
little where the blame is placed. But 1t would
be a serious matter if we should allow ourselves
to think or frighten ourselves into thinking,
that the American dollar is the remedy in stu
alton of this kind For what is happening now
in Iran will happen in other places and there
are not enough dollars to go around
The Star believes in the principle of the for
eign-aid program. If the administration can
Justify the So 800 100000 for military aid and the
$2,200,000,000 for economic assistance, Congress
should grant the appropriation. As Mr.. Acheson
said, economic aid and military aid go hand IN
hand. If we hope to have strong allies-and
surely we need then-we must extend such aid
as we can in both respects. For nation that
is economically weak cannot be militarily strong.
And nation that is strong economically but
weak in the military sense will be of no help
to us If the showdown with Russia should come.
Still, those whose responsibility it is to justify
these programs should be wary of the disaster
approach. It can wear pretty thin.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
New England Pastoral

The spotted holstein nudged the apple
tree
And heard the tioig let 90. the apple
fall,
And raised her rounded ears uncon-
sciouSIy,
But didn't ntove. but didn't n,ope at
all.
For peace foiped past her in a quiet tide
And there mas nothing needed but
to be
At one pith the NeD England country
side,
At one Dith falling apples and the
tree.
NetD England is not quiet and her pace
Is steady as the grotDth t01,ich fo,cers
her earth
But here the deltt-blue dusk has brought
blue grace
And idleness lies on this acres gurth.
For Just one instant time bends dotrn
the bough
Aboue the rich earth. the spotted cosO.
Anobsl Armour
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Mr.. EccIes Bows Out

In commencement address earlier this
month, Mariner Eccles was reviewing some of
the failures of his generation. "The common
fault and cause Of these failures OF the past"
ne said, '1ies not In our democratic institutions
not In our ability to produce and distribute goods
but IN our thinking. The failure Is not due, as
yet, to insufficient material resources or to any
lack OF scientific and inventive genius in the
world; It IS due to our inability to deal with the
basic causes OF political and social upheavals
abroad that lead to, war, in which we inevitably
become involved, and 10 our failures at home to
find any answer, except war or preparation for
war. to the problem OF distributing our abun-
dance which Is so coveted by the Communist
world. It Is easy to blame our democratic DO
Htical institutions but venture to say the trou-
BILE lies not SO much with these institutions as
in our failure to adapt those institutions to the
needs of tho modern world"
If Mr. Eccles had one distinctive mark as
public official, it was the ability to think. When
he first appeared on the Washington scene some
18 years ago his thinking was regarded by many
as radical If not downright dangerous. He
thought that the prime function Of the Govern
ment IN time Of economic distress was not to
balance the budget, but to spend the money re-
quired to get the economy going. The time for
higher taxes, balanced budgets and SURPRISES was
enjoy rather general acceptance. It's weakness
is not in the theory, but In the unwillingness Of
political government to cut its spending and
reduce its debt in good times
Mr.. Eccles also succeeded in exploding the
notion that the Federal Reserve System, which
he headed as chairman until 1948, should be used
as an instrument to peg the price of Govern
ment bonds. He thought that this practice was
highly infiationary and he fought against It
with skill and tenacity The Secretary Of the
Treasury and the President disagreed with him,
but In the end the Eccles view prevailed and
In time this victory may come to be recognized
as landmark in the struggle against imitation.
The qualities which Mr.. Eccles has shown
that he possesses are exceptional rather than
commonplace. The need for them is great, espe-
cially In this day Of mounting compiexity in
governmental operation, and ii is not surprising
therefore that his decision to return to the
management of his private affairs has met with
an almost universal expression Of sincere regret
Evening star., 1951-06-28

And the same quiet timelessness that
an American at first finds so pleasant
in Ireland can soon cloy when his sense
OF industry finds quietness looking more
and more like stagnation and as he
passes through village after village that
are quaint of architecture but drab of
life. He finds also that the Irish have
created philosophy to cushion their
way Of life-the narcotic philosophy
that all men have equivalent measures
OF JOY and sorrow, no matter what their
fortunes in life may be. S.
But despite the differences, and above
all of the mutual interest stand the
family ties between Ireland and America
that brings the two countries close.
Every liner that stops at Cobb brings
hundreds Of Irish Americans to revisit
their former homes or to show their
children the old country. And for every
visit there are 10000 letters.
There are so many Irishmen in
America we feel our countries are broth
ers," one man said.
And most dramatically it was ex-
pressed by little County Mayo woman
who served coffee and stout to bus pas
sengers at a small-town stop.
II have son with the United States
forces in Korea" she said proudly.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Fire Has What u. S. Needs and Vice Versa
By John M. Kouffmann

ToUNTY TIPFERARY, Fire fDy
~ Mai) ireland is one Of the few
countries left IN the world where an
American does not merely symbolize q
dollar bill.
relative living in New York or Boston,
cool courtesy gives way to o warm
welcome in pub, hoStelry or along coun-
try roads when Hishmen suddenly ex-
claim, ooh. you're not English; you
must be from the States. 81
Being Yank in ireland, however.
means more than complimentary beer
or that rarest of experiences for an
American abroad-knockiDg few shii,-
ings off the lodging bill. 1t mears al,
experience in mutual admiration be-
tween two countries, each Of which has
what the other sorely needs.
In this long tortured countryside of
limited opportunity, time seems to move
as slowly as the little donkey carts.
Except for the endless chores OF the
housewives and the rainy digging In
the peat bogs. workdays start late in
Irish towns and evening finds little
gayety save quiet talk over a pint
or even more quiet hobnobbing on
twilighted street corners.
To the Irishman, America sympolizes
a fast pace, a full and exciting life.
He used to believe it meant prosperity.
Now he knows that is not guaranteed,
but the American way of life. he feels,
has satisfying vigor in n. His own
country has been vigorous, too, in q
terrible struggle for INDEPENDENCE and
now it has fast-moving political life.
But the Irishman wishes Fire had an
effervescent way Of living to match.
The American. in turn, finds in Ire
lands green fields. misty mountains and
tumbling trout streams, the quietude and
stability Of day-to-day living that is alb
sent from his own great Nation, where
people are so preoccupied with business
and getting bigger television set. IN
Ireland. shops open at a leisurely 10
am. the cows plod slowly down the
road as clouds pile over the hills. There
is always time for pot Of tea or O
pipeful and bit Of the poetry that is
Irish conversation.
That is why so many successful Irish
Americans come back to Erin to retire
and to die. The nostalgia gets them at
last. and they leave prosperous businesses
Evening star., 1951-06-28

and Government Is an important part
OF the industrial strength of this Nation
Making Government employment less
attractive by curtailment of leave and
refusal to pay adequate salaries at a
time when the need for skilled help is
greater than ever is penny wise and
pound foolish" because it promotes in
creased labor turnover which is one Of
the costliest items Of management.
Annual leave is a part Of the remuner-
alton Government employees receive for
their services I challenge the advocates
of reduction in leave to show one single
instance of any private employer en-
gagged In the defense program who is
reducing or proposing to reduce the
remuneration Of employees.
James A. Campbell,
National President, American FEEDER
alton Of Government Employees.
Recently the Senate passed an ap-
preparation bill having rider attached
which would reduce the annual leave
OF Government employees. Indications
are that the House will also move to
pass leave cutting legislation.
We would like to point out. for the
general information Of the public. that
postal workers receive only Is days an
nual and 10 days sick leave in compare
son with 26 days annual and Is days
sick leave for other Government EN-
ployes. We have tried repeatedly to OBJ
tain the same leave privileges as other
Government workers.
= There has, naturally enough, arisen
great rumblings Of discomfort from the
non-postal workers over the evident de-
sire of Congress to slash their leave
privileges. Surprisingly, many Govern
naent employees. instead of placing the
blame for this action on Congress, where
1t belongs. have turned in their wrath
upon the postal workers and their or
ganizations, falsely accusing us of sup
porting legislation which will drag their
leave privileges down to our level. This
Is not true. Local lao and our parent
organization, the National Federation of
Post Office Clerks, have consistently
taken the stand that we want 26 and
Is and that we would not support any
action that would decrease either the
annual or sick leave Of other Govern
ment employees. Let's keep the record
straight.
Raymond A. Newman,
Chairman, Committee on Publicity
and Public Relations, Local 140.
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Pensioners Lost Cuuse'

Will you help what appears to be a
lost cause?
A raise is desperately needed for re-
tired people, especially those who
worked for the Government when sal
aries were small and whose pensions are
mere pittances.
was surprised to learn through
Joseph Young'S column that the aver
age annual retirement is $500 (not
mine). know Of many under $1O0
monthly and several under $50. Con-
gress should get the figures from the
Civil Service Commission and then may
be Mr.. Ramspeck will not be able to
dismiss us quite SO glibly.
We have to pay full income tax
already to us huge amount, and now
it's to be greatly increased. Sales tar,
disqualification and Insurance also come
out of this pittance and many Of Us have
had to turn in our policies to Hive.
AS we grow older. there are more visits
to doctors and dentists, and II you think
for minute that they don't charge us
full price for our visits YOU are wrong.
Indigents are better on than we who
tried to provide for our old age by thrift
and industry in our youth.
It's impossible to have q balanced
meal with prices as they are, and now
rents already high are to be raised again.
It does seem that the richest govern
ment on earth would do something to
make the last years Of our lives free
from torment and despair, as for in
stance. cheap housing, clinics for the
sick at reduced rates. not charity, and q
pension that will at least pay for de-
cent food and dignified way Of life.
SCH.
After reading the letter In The Star
by Annuitant, take this means Of ex-
pressing my opinion and support.
First. ] believe 1t would be justified If
a law was passed making 1t mandatory
that. whenever the cost of living war
ranted an increase in the salaries of
Federal employees, the same increase
would apply to all persons then on Fed
eral pension. It does not make sense to
say that persons who are working need
an increase more than the annuitant.
who in most cases receives less than
one-haf Of what the worker does.
The pension Is based on the salary Of
the five highest consecutive years, and
many pensioners have been on the list
prior to the days Of higher salaries. For
instance. many persons today are earn
ing $3.50 per hour and many of the
pensioners went on pension when their
salary for the same work was from $.88
to 81 an hour
And do not forget that they must
still pay income taxes. The large ma
jority Of these pensioners have earned
the right to a contented journey down
the sunset trail. Why not make this
possible for them by providing them
with funds to do so? Remember that
Evening star., 1951-06-28

ditions in the police department led TO compre-
hensive inquiry. with salutary results.
The Star regrets the Suns disappearance
from the local scene. It was good newspaper,
and good newspaper is something that no
community can readily afford to lose.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Toft's Policy

Does Taft think he can continue to
get away with the policy he is now
pursuing? I read in The Star he is
fighting a S. increase for old people
although he sees that the Senate is
remembered very generously. Remember
we old people have both a vote and
influence. Why don't some of our Demo-
Gratis set down on such as him?
M.B.N.
Evening star., 1951-06-28
Questions and Answers

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