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Evening star., 1951-07-06
Health Insurance
William Sheafer.

Great emphasis has been laid on
insurance, Government or private, to
cover disqualification of the old, INDECENT
and needy. as well as of dependents and
minors. 1t is felt in some quarters, and
it is the feeling Of the undersigned, that
a better plan is to insure against illness,
whether the patient be hospitalized OF
necessity or kept at home by preference.
The reason for this is that hospitals
are already overcrowded and their staffs
overworked. More hospitals at tremen-
dous additional expense will have to be
built to hospitalize every case of illness.
whereas a great many cases can better
be cared for at home.
It is believed that considerably more
than half of those whom present insur-
ance plans would hospitalize can be
taken care of in their own homes.
Let the condition of the insured be
the issue, and not disqualification. The
insured. If adjudged by a competent
doctor to be sick, should be able to COL
lect his insurance whether or not he
remains at home.
c. A. Wood.
Andover, Mass.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
To the Editor Of The stor:

When Daniel Webster delivered his
immortal Liberty and Union" speech
in 1880, he did not know he was speak
ing to the Koreans Of 1851 as well as
to his countrymen of that day.
The union of South and North Korea
is the keystone in the structure Of
security and freedom in that peninsula.
Yet, oddly enough, the very architect
who blue printed the defense Of Korean
freedom last year omits this keystone
in his design for new edifice OF peace
in Korea.
Secretary of State Acheson said in
his testimony at the Senate Macarthur
hearing. and again before the House
Foreign Affairs Committee on June rs
in connection with the foreign aid pro-
gram, that stopping the Korean war
at the 38th Parallel would be "suc-
cessful conclusion" of the war. The
U. N. military objective in Korea to
'repel the aggression and restore peace
and security in the area" would have
been attained. After that. he added.
unification of South and North Korea
would be sought. 1t is mot the policy
and should not be the policy to unity
Korea by armed force" That these
policy statements of Secretary Acheson
harmonic with Jacob Malik's cease-fire
proposal is q remarkable coincidence,
and they paved the way for the present
attempt at armistice negotiations with
the Reds in Korea.
The Secretary must have very short
memory If he has forgotten the U. N.
military objective in Korea, embodied in
the U. N resolution adopted by the
General Assembly on October Z, 1850,
which clearly authorized the U. N. forces
to cross the 38th Parallel and "to secure
conditions of stability throughout Ko-
rea." It did not say only in South
Korea. And conditions cannot be
stabilized SO long as Korea remains
half free and half slave.
Even in the darkest days of war, the
Allied war aims in Korea were clear
in the minds Of the worlds far-sighted
statesmen. Thus. President Truman
said in his radio address to the Nation
on December Is, 1850:
1--WE shall strive for a settlement that
will make Korea q united, independent
and democratic country. That Is what
the Korean people want, and that is
what the U. NJ has decided they are
entitled to have"
There are only two ways Of unifying
Korea-by armed force and by nego-
tiation. II it is mot the policy .
to unity Korea by armed force" there
is only one alternative-by negotiation.
But that was tried in the past through
every conceivable channel possible. and
1t failed.
1t was President Roosevelt's grand
design to give Stain without limit every
Evening star., 1951-07-06
He Should Make a Good Judqe

The President was doubtless killing two birds
with one stone in appointing Minnesota's Re-
publican Governor, Luther w. Youngdahl, to
succeed the late Judge T. Alan Goldsborough
on District Court here.
He has removed from Minnesota's State
House an able Republican vote-getter, now
serving his third term and ripe for fourth.
That may make it easier for the Democrats to
move into the State Government, in 1852, some
thing that they have not been able to do while
Minnesota was voting Democratic in the past
i've national elections
At the same time he has brought TO what
Is probably ths busiest District Court in th4land
Evening star., 1951-07-06
,Stortinq the Colombo Plan

The British Commonwealth has now formally
launched it's Colombo Plan for the economic
DEVELOPMENT of South and Southeast Asia. De-
signed primarily to increase food production and
raise the living standards Of more than quarter
of the worlds population, the plan calls for
six-year cooperative effort involving an expendi-
ta1re of a bit more than $50 billion. About 60
per cent of this money is to be supplied by the
participating Asiatic countries. The source OF
the balance is still conjectural, but the United
Kingdom and Canada are expected to contribute
substantial sums and loans may be advanced by
the International Bank. In addition, by associ-
ating itself with the special consultative COM
mittee that has been organized to guide the
project, the United States has indicated willing
ness to help support the enterprise as one that
fits in closely with the objectives of the Point
Four Program. -.
Although it can accomplish no overnight
miracles although it can at best serve only to
bring about a gradual improvement in living
conditions the Colombo Plan has great poten-
tialiies Like Point Four, which is still small
scale venture. it is aimed at increasing produc-
tivity OF a sort that will not only step up the
output Of strategic raw materials but also better
the lot of hundreds of millions OF people now
living in underdeveloped economies where want
and misery spread long shadows. Above all, 1t
is a project whose success could strike mortal
blow to the Communist effort to subvert freedom
in Southeast Asia and clamp down the Iron
Curtain on that strategically crucial part OF the
world Though British Commonwealth pro-
gram, it deserves active American encourage
ment. Our own interests, as well as those OF the
participating countries, aIe involved IN 1t.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
They Earn Their Days Oft

The police have it hard enough during such
emergencies as the recent transit strike without
being made to suffer the additional penalty OF
loss of their regular days Off Yet there is no
legal authority now for granting policeman an
extra day off later to make up for his extra labor
during an emergency. The District Commis-
sioners are right in supporting Police Superin-
tendent Barretts contention that he should have
this authority
Major Barrett estimated that about 300 OF
his men were prevented from taking their days
Instead, they worked from IL to IS hours on
difficult assignments in connection with the
strike from guarding against disorders to trying
to untangle traffic jams in various parts of the
city. Police and traffic officials did fine job of
planning for the crisis and coping with it through
temporary parking and other measures. They
earned the commendation which the CommiS-
sioners have given them.
It will take special legislation to permit
Major Barrett to give his men compensatory
leave. Whatever law is necessary to grant him
this power should be enacted promptly. 1t should
apply retroactively to the time lost during the
streetcar and bus strike as well as to all future
emergencies-subject, of course, to the needs OF
the department in normal times. And the same
privileges should be extended to the Fire De-
partment, whose members also have been de-
prived of days off in the past. 1t is unfair to
discriminate against policemen and firemen in
the administrative practice of extending COM
pensatory leave to District employees.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
c. A. Wood.

Fletcher Knebel stated that the Re
publicans are determined to run the next
campaign on the bones of Yalta if they
have to embalm themselves to do it."
Well why shouldn't the Republicans
run the next campaign on the bones
Of Yalta? Haven't those bones been
largely responsible for the American
people already having to expend billions
Of dollars and the lives Of thousands of
their priceless sons. with the end not
yet in sight?
And furthermore, if the Republicans
are to be ridiculed for running cam
paign on bones. then aren't the New
and Fair Deal Democrats deserving OF
ridicule for the same reason? Haven't
they run several campaigns, including
the last one. on the bones Of the de-
preston under Hoover?
]. j. Sperry.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
CompIocency at the Pentogon

That unifcation of the defense agencies Is
painfully slow process is indicated by the caustic
report of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
on Pentagon laxities leading to our desperate"
shortage of tungsten. Summed up, the criticized
situation was one in which one defense agency
developed vital tungsten-consuniing program
without the knowledge of another agency re-
sponsible for stockpiling the strategic metal.
Consequently after our ma jor sources OF tungsten
inpcrts in the Far East were cut on by the
Communist conquest of China and guerrilla nght-
ing in Southeast Asia, the Korean war found us
with a dangerously inadequate supply of the
steel-hardening metal.
Senator Lyndon JohnSon's group used harsh
language in condemning "complacency" at the
Pentagon but the facts cited in the report justify
harsh language. Here were two agencies
the Munitions Board and the Army Department"
the subcommittee told the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee Each was the child OF parent
organization-the Nations defense establishment
Each had an important defense responsibility
involving a vital metal. tungsten. Each had the
clear obligation to work together for the national
security Yet though both were housed in the
same building these two agencies, so far as tung-
eten problems were concerned, acted as though
they had never been introduced. They might as
we'll have been separated by impenetrable bar
iers and thousands of miles, instead OF thin
artitionS and few steps down corrldor."
The inquiry disclosed that the Army launched
h important new armor-piercing shell program
ter World War II without checking on the
ngsten supply needed for such program The
oject called for large amounts OF the scarce
etal in shell cores designed to penetrate the
ickest tanks of an enemy. "And yet" said the
bcommittee "for nearly three years no one
bsolutely no one-informed the Munitions
bard of the amount of tungsten required for
e Armys core program and the board made
effort to find out about it, The two agencies
lem to have been playing blind mans bum
hen the Army finally late in 1948, oficially &C
lainted the board with its heavy tungsten re-
uirements, the board was amazed" and
Harmed For America did not then, nor does
1t now, have enough tungsten either in stockpiles
or in domestic mines for the needs Of the new
program.
Little is to be gained by crying over past
mistakes, however The committee expressed
qualification that conditions affecting the board
and its relations with other agencies have i'm
proved. The important problem now is to con-
serve existing stocks through curtailment OF non
essential uses of tungsten and to seek means
of increasing the supply OF tungsten ore from
domestic and South American sources The com
mittee suggested research on shells requiring less
tungsten, giving the Federal Government COM
plete control of all imports and sale OF tungsten
and plans for stimulating foreign production oi
the metal It is rather late to be resorting to
these prudent measures of course, but vigorou!
action now by all members of the defense team
concerned may lessen the dangers caused by
previous oversight
Evening star., 1951-07-06
A Koreans Views on Truce in Korea

Korea by negotiation. But it did not
work. The Russians boycotted the
United Nations Commission on Korea
and refused its entry into North Korea
to conduct an election.
When President Truman made the
courageous decision to send American
forces to Korea to defend what he calls
right and justice in the world against
oppression and slavery" it was truly
far-sighted craftsmanship and the
whole world applauded. The gallant
American soldiers together with their
free nations of the world have succeeded
in breaking the back Of the Communist
armies in Asia, and complete victory
is within their grasp.
Now comes Mr.. Acheson with his
startling policy statement that political
objectives and military objectives are
two different things, and that it would
be victory for the Allies to stop fight
ing at the 38th Parallel. How does he
propose to restore peace and security in
the area" If Korea remains divided?
What method would he use to unity
Korea if not "by armed force? Try
negotiation again backed by the moral
force of world opinion? Experience has
proven that we cannot negotiate with
the CommuniSys except on Communist
terms. and the only force that they rec
ognize is armed force. After the mill
tary pressure is removed, the Reds will
be under no compulsion to agree even
to a compromise.
The late Will Rogers once said that
America always wins the war but loses
the peace. Both the war and the peace
will be lost if the Allies stop fighting in
Korea now and restore the status quo
ante. 1t will be like an agreement being
entered into between an unsuccessful
highwaynan and the police who have
come to aid the victim to call the whole
thing of, leaving the highwayman free
to rob the next victim. It will be the
defeat of the free world and a complete
victory for the aggreSSors. All the
American dead in Korea will have died
for a lost cause, and the terrible price
the Koreans have paid for freedom and
unifcation of their country will have
been paid in vain. Aggression will re-
occur no matter what guarantees the
Reds may give (their pledge it not worth
the paper it is written on), and what
we have fought for in Korea will have
to be fought for all over again.
There can be no settlement Of the
Korean problem until the nation is
unified. The time to do it is now by
armed force, not by diplomatic nego-
tiations at later date which will not
work
Henry c. De Young,
Former Korean Minister to Gen. Mac
Arthur's Headquarters in Japan.
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Reckless Trucks

There is good reason for the grow
ing concern among automobile drivers
over the menace caused by reckless
drivers of large trucks. Highways are
jammed beyond capacity with automo-
biles, and the added hazard of these
'box cars" gives every car owner cause
for concern.
Drivers of these vehicles are often
referred to as experts" agree that
they probably are expert as far as the
techniques Of driving are concerned,
but I question the application Of that
term to their observation Of traffic
regulations and safe-driving rules.
Additional concern may well be had
by those who believe that the police
and the courts should enforce traffic
laws and safe-driving regulations in re-
spect to these diversified vehicles.
I have particular reason for such
concern. having recently had my wife
injured and my car demolished when
struck from behind by a speeding
trailer truck, operated by q drinking
driver. while waiting for a traffic light
to change. More recently an ac-
Evening star., 1951-07-06

to voluntarily suggest the air industry
be put on it's own to operate as other
private companies are forced to do. Since
the Government doesn't build and oper-
ate railroad or bus terminals, why this
favored position for the airlines?
It is time the public called halt to
this raid on the Treasury and forced
the air carriers to build, maintain and
operate their own terminals. This is a
good time to begin.
william Sheaffer.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Questions and Answers

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any question Of fact by either writing The
= Evening star Information Bureau 1900 street
return poNtage OF nv telephoninR ST 1888.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What is the definition Of a song
hit in terms of performances on the
radio?-D. N.
A. The American Society of Com
posers, Authors and Publishers defined
a hit song as one that has been per-
formed 10000 times or more on the
radio
Evening star., 1951-07-06

Pen-names may be used If letters carry
1Driters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-07-06

Q. What should be done to preserve
the tires on trailer from weather, when
the trailer is kept in one place for long
periods?-C. L. D.
A. There are paints and protective
coatings which may be applied The
National Bureau of Standards says that
protecting the tires from light. par
ticularly direct sunlight, is of the highest
Importance.
Evening star., 1951-07-06

@. What is the orbital speed Of the
earth?-B. B.
A. The average speed of the earth in
its path around the sun varies from
65,479 to 67,709 miles per hour Because
the orbit is an ellipse, the speed increases
slightly in winter and decreases in
summer.
Evening star., 1951-07-06
Bones or Boner?

Andover, Mass.
The Arizona post., 1951-03-16
A Non-Jeuish Home Hampers
A ChilPs Religious Training
By CARL ALPERT

that either his teachings are sham
and worthless, or his parents are
liars and cheats.
Similarly the child is taught at
school to revere and respect jew
ish culture. Literature, music,
art, Jewish motifs and Jewish
values are displayed and i'm
pressed upon him, to heighten his
appreciation of Jewish life. But
what happens? He returns to
home where there are no books
of Jewish interest, no recorded
music of Jewish content, no OBJ
ject dart of Jewish significance.
Considering that by far the
greater part of the child's life is
influenced by what he sees and
hears at home, it should not be
expected that a teacher can work
miracles in few hours a week.
It is source of amazement that
any Jewish knowledge or culture
adheres to the child at all.
School and home so often offer
the child diametrically opposed
sets of values. Parents should
not be surprised if after several
years of enrolment the child
shows little reaction, like vacci-
nation which didn't "take." Par
entS would do well to analyze the
influences to which they expose
their child the % hours a day
when he does not attend Jewish
school.
The answer is simple, though
drastic. If parents are in earnest
about giving their children. a
Jewish education, they must pro-
vide the kind of environment at
home which will supplement, not
contradict the school.
National Jewish Post.
The Arizona post., 1951-03-16

Much of the Jewish education to
which our children are exposed
in their few hours week at Jew
ish school is wasted, and much
of the efforts of the teachers, the
curriculum planners and the text
book writers is frustrated and
negated as result of the double
standard in Jewish living which
most parents practice. They are
no doubt sincere in their desire
to give the kiddieS a good Jewish
background, the kind of an educa-
ton which the parents did not
receive. The latter consider them
selves a "lost generation" but
they do not want their youngsters
to grow up with the moral and
spiritual void which parents ex-
perience. Teachers hear this every
day, as new, eager children are
enrolled in the schools.
But the discrepancy between
what the child is taught in school
and what he sees at home; be-
tween what he is told and what
he sees or senses to be his parents
attitudes, completely nullifies
most of his formal schooling,
Almost every Jewish school
teaches some religious observance.
The lighting of candles on Friday
night, the utterance of a grace at
mealtime, the token observance
of the Sabbath-these are but a
few of the simple obServances
which are considered basic even
in the Reform curriculum. Yet
the child too often fails to find
even these in his own home. The
more intense the curriculum at
school, with full Sabbath obser-
vance, kashrath, and daily pray
ers, the greater the shock and the
disappointment. The child senses
Arizona sun., 1951-12-28
Shopping Service
Would Be Boon
To Husbands

New York (GlobaD = We rather
like the idea executed by Bonwit
Teller, New York's super duper,
ultra smart department store.
When it started, we don't know,
but somebody ought to work it
out on a less expensie scale. Who
ever did that would earn the un-
dying gratitude of the male popu-
lation, whether they coined money
or not.
Bonwit Teller has what it calls
its "721 Club" so named because
that is the address of the store.
When the club opens shortly be-
fore Christmas each year, the
ladies go in and register them
selves. They leave with the compe-
tent secretary, vital information
about themselves, such as their
glove, shoe, underwear and blouse
sizes. From that point on, they
fade out of the picture.
There may be some people who
would argue that this is making it
too easy for the boys, that they
ought to know their wives sizes,
or be willing to take the trouble
to find out. All of this may be
true, but from where we sit, it
would seem tina t the ladies would
save time. After all, who would
have to do the exchanging in
case of a misfit?
Arizona sun., 1951-12-28
NNpA Correspondent On Tour OF Army.
NAVY and Air Force Installations

all the classes to be held on the
first floor.
Only one room is available for
these classes and in this one room
she must herd the three grades
and try to teach them. The room
is so small that when a Fort Bel
voir photographer went in with the
writer to take a picture, he was
forced to put some of the children
in back of the room to get into
the picture because of the size
Of the room would not permit him
to stand in front of the class and
bring it into focus of his camera.
Miss Britt, teaching the fourth,
sixth and seventh grades, faces a
like situation. There is no fifth
grade class at the colored school.
Fort Belvoir officials claim that
the schools must be kept separate
in accordance with the laws of the
State of Virginia. A few miles fur
ther down Route 1, however, the
u. S. Marine Base at Quantico,
Virginia, gives the lie to this state
ment. Here the Marine base has
defied the laws of the state (Which
do not apply to Federal property
anyway and set UP an integrated
school on the base which is operat-
ing without incident as the one at
Fort Bragg, N. c.
The school situation is not the
only violation at Fort Belvoir. All
colored people living on the base
live in temporary quarters known
as Young's Village with the excep-
ton of a few student officers living
in the bachelor officers quarters
on the "colored" side of Route !
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