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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
So Were InoperioIist Wornnonqers, En-?
To the Editor Of The Stor:

~ tuS LUitoF VI ne StQTs
THE RUSSIANS have been calling us
l. warmongers and imperialists so
long and loudly that by now they them
selves undoubtedly believe their own
propaganda What is more serious, the
big lie probably is having its effect on
some of the people in nom Communist
countries abroad. Worst of all, there
are signs that these Muscovite mouth
ings may have been giving some Ameri-
cans an uncomfortable feeling about
themselves.
They shouldn't, of course. When you
sit back and look at this accusation in
a little historical perspective. you are
driven to the conclusion that the at
tempt to make the world think of the
United States as Nation of warmonger-
ing imperialists is without doubt one Of
the most transparent and ridiculous
frauds in all history.
The plain truth is that since this Re-
public was founded we have been caught
in a state Of flat-footed unpreparedness
at the start Of every war in which we
have become involved. This, to say the
least. is an unusual posture for a war;
monger. 1t is the same every time:
War comes; we build up our strength:
we fight it through. Then we throw
away the military machine that has
saved us, and wait with our guard down
until the next war comes along. Some
system for bunch Of imperialists
Our record Of unpreparedness dates
back to the end of the Revolutionary
War. AS soon as peace was established
between England and the Colonies, in
1882. the Continental Army was dis
banded completely, with the exception
Of just 80 privates. This handful of men
was retained for the sole purpose of
guarding Government stores at Fort
Pitt and West Point, and not for any
warlike activity. Thus we set the pattern
We have followed ever since.
We had only 5000 men under arms
at the beginning of the Mexican War
a terrific army. of course, to guard such
vast area as the United States! Where
was our supposed Imperialism then? We
had $1,000 soldiers at the outbreak of
the Spanish American War. The begin
ming of our own Civil War found us with
only $4,000 soldiers: this was relatively
large number for that era, explained by
the fact that we had had to increase our
forces during the preceding several years
to combat marauding Indians in the
Western United States.
Actually one need look no further
than the present for proof of our chronic
state of unpreparedness. With the free
world quaking in its boots for fear that
Russia will attack at any moment, we
have only two divisions of soldiers in
GERMANY the biggest danger Snot facing
a Russian Army of no less than mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

Baltimore mothers discovery that her
15-year-od son had become confirmed dope
addict has brought to light sordid conditions in
that community which, to some degree, are
present in virtually every major city.
The desparing mother identified only as
Mrs. x, finally went to the Baltimore Evening Sun
with her story. She told how her son began by
smoking marihuana and then became addicted
to heron The boy pawned his possessions to
buy the drug and then got money from his
parents, who shrank from any action that might
get their child into trouble with the authorities.
The mother and other worried parents conducted
their own investigation. In dance halls, ice
cream parors and similar establishments they
found dope being sold openly to teen-agers "lke
candy" When she appealed to the police they
said: Catch them with the stuff"
Out of this there has emerged spreading
community demand for corrective action Citizen
groups are meeting and the politicians are be-
ginning to stir Federal agents (the Baltimore
police department does not even have narcotics
squad have made some arrests, and they have
described in court how dope peddlers give the
stuff to youngsters at the outset in the expecta-
ton that they will develop into addicts and
cash-on-the-line customers.
There is, of course, nothing that is really
new in this. 1t has been going on for a long
time, and 1t Will continue to 60 on as long as
parents and local authorities, because of indif-
ference, neglect, politics or worse, permit the
vermin who peddle dope to operate in their COM
munities. Reform of lasting nature may come
to Baltimore. It may come too late to help Mrs.
KS son. who is in jail and tortured by the crav-
ing for heroin. There will be no lasting reform,
however, If this proves to be another of those
civic crusades that soon expends its indignation
and withers away. The dope peddlers and the
incompetent or corrupt law enforcement officers
who permit them to operate will not be easily
discouraged or reformed. AS long as there is
money to be made by blighting the lives of
youngsters, the dope sellers will be around
Sporadic f1areups of popular indignation will not
get rid of them. That can be done only when
the decent people of community make up their
minds that they are going to clean house for
keeps, and then ride herd on their public officials
until it is done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Letters to The Star

fully use you and prosecute you" What
administrative processes would the SEN
ator set up to get the Government to
do this praying?
If the legislators will keep their
minds on their proper work and their
hands off the affairs of the church;
and if clergymen will keep their minds
on preaching the gospel and their
hands out of politics, the church and
the state can function most agreeably
together and accomplish what God had
in mind when He ordained them
both-the state to WELD the sword in
the maintenance of justice and order
and the punishment of evildoers, and
the church to WELD the sword of the
Spirit, the Word of God. preaching the
gospel and promoting the salvation of
men. 1t is these well-intentioned but
wholly misguided attempts to get one
Of these divine institutions to take over
the business of the other which get us
into trouble. We will all turn the other
way while Senator Flanders withdraws
the resolution, which no doubt some
misguided religionists wished onto him.
Carlyle b. Haynes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Lady Nicotine

AS the risk of being called stuffy or
old-faslioned by readers of The Star,
I should like to state my opinion that no
real lady smokes on the street. whether
she be waiting for bus or trolley, or
simply walking about town on shop
ping tour.
This unfortunate practice has not
taken hold in the city where was born
and reared, city of some 800 900 popu-
lation. Surely Washington D. c.; Vir-
ginia and Maryland are made up in
large part of heterogeneous lot of men
and women from many other cities and
States of our country. If the woman
street-smokers indulge in this unladylike
habit in their home towns, then there is
little that can be said or written to dis
courage their bad manners in this region
of the country. But if these same women
do not light up and puff away down the
streets of their home towns, it surely
seems to me that it would behoove them
to abstain wherever they might be living.
Some comfort can be experienced,
however, in the fact that not every one
of the woman smokers will lower herself
in the estimation of the general public
Ill ILLS 1dSIllOI1. SOIlSlOCl ing tilC 1dCo
that very possibly nine out of the ten
purses carried by women today contain
packages of cigarettes within their clut-
tered confines, it is refreshing to realize
that only a small proportion of our
women throws away every trace of
femininity and graciousness by lighting
up wherever and whenever"
For Is years have smoked package
of cigarettes a day. None of them,
however, has been smoked on the street.
do not deny that drank several cups
of coffee during that period which I did
not particularly want, simply because 1
wanted to have a cigarette. But I re-
main firm in my belief that if I can
afford to buy cigarettes, I can afford
also to sit down and drink a cup of
coffee somewhere when I feel the urge
to smoke in public.
understand that this Street-smoking-
by-women is an Eastern custom. Yes,
I am from the Northwest. And if these
be ladies who have seen fit to adopt
such mannish habits, I can chalk up
another reason for being happy about
being a native Northwesterner.
S. E. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Sensible and Necessary

Under the Justice Departments interpreta-
ton of the Internal Security Act OF 1850, our
immigration authorities have been governed IN
recent months by strict regulations automatically
barring from the United States all aliens who
have ever been members of Fascist, Nazi, Com
munist or other totalitarian organizations. In
the opinion of the Attorney General, this sweep
ing exclusion has been made mandatory by the
laws provisions but since it has been operating
unfairly and against the Nations best interests,
both houses of Congress have now taken action
to render it considerably less drastic and to in
sure that a common-senSe distinction will be
drawn between the sheep and the goats.
Thus, with Senator McCarran taking the
initiative the Senate passed bill modifying
the Justice Departments regulations to the ex-
tent of making them inapplicable to aliens who
have been merely nominal" members of the
prescribed groups. In other words If such per-
sons were under 16 years of age when they be-
longed to Fascist Nazi, Communist or kindred
organizations or if they joined because they lived
under political system requiring them to do so,
or if they were obliged to belong in order to get
work. food and shelter, they would not automati-
cally be barred from the United States Their
association with totalitaransm having been
either unwilling" or "unintentional,' they would
eligible for entry.
In all but few particulars, this measure
Is a copy of the one adopted by the House on
February 10. The House has accepted the Senate
version, and the bill has been passed. The change
conte-n'ated is as sensible as it is necessary.
e. 10y r-o1 PEOPLE have been victimzed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
God and Caesar

Senator Flanders, Republican. of Ver-
mont has introduced resolution into
the Senate Is. J. Res. 29) calling for q
constitutional amendment that This
Nation devoutly recognizes the author
ity and law of Jesus Christ, Saviour
and Ruler Of nations, through Whom
are bestowed the blessings of Almighty
God"
Which illustrates to what lengths
inept and misguided legislators will go.
AS a Christian minister I protest such
asininity. The law of Christ" was
never intended to be the constitution
of any government. It was not given
for that purpose. To make it the basis
of a civil government would destroy
that government.
1t is part of the Flaw of Christ" that
offenses, not seven times, but 10 times
seven. Who would want to live in
government which made that the prac-
tice of its judicial system? Must MUIR
derers be punished only after commit
ting 10 times seven murders? Or big
amists only after accommodating 10 times
seven wives?
1t is part of the law of Christ to
"resist not evil; but whatsoever shall
smite thee on the right cheek, turn
to him the other also. And if any
man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat. let him have thy cloak
also. And whosoever shall compel thee
to go mile, go with him twain. Give
to him that asketh thee, and from
him that would borrow of thee turn
not thou away Just how would the
Senator go about establishing laW-en-
forcing machinery to put all this into
effect?
1t is part of the law of Christ to
love your enemies. bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate
VOL and pray for them which despite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

by the rigid regulations that the Justice Depart
ment has felt legally impeled to impose. Accord
ingly, in fairness to those individuals, and also
because the present situation involves national
interests, the regulations ought to be relaxed
without delay. The bill passed by Congress is
designed to do that while at the same time keep
ing the door shut tight against undesirable,
suspect or dangerous characters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
O. Is it still possible for a drafted
man in the armed forces to train for
officer rank?-B. P.
A. All enlisted personnel whether
they were drafted or enlisted volun-
tarily) in the armed forces have the
privilege of applying for officer training,
provided they are United States citizens
and meet qualifications set up by the
various services. A man may apply only
for schools and courses offered by the
service of which he is member.
Q. What portion of the expenses Of
the U. N. are borne by the United States
and by the Soviet Union?-D. S. W..
A. Of the $47,798,6O0 U. N budget for
1851, the United States share is 1892
per cent and that of the U. S. S. r. 698
per cent These figures represent a
slight reduction for the United States
and small increase for the U. S. S. r.
Q. From what countries does the
United States import green team w.
A. The Department of Agriculture
says that it comes chiefly from Japan.
China and Formosa. Imports of green
tea are small compared with those OF
black tea, the latter constituting 80
per cent of all tea imports.
@. How many Presidents had the
Marine Band play for them during their
terms in Officer. Y.
A. Every President except George
Washington has heard and used the
Marine Band.
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Contrast

CONTRAST
A Key West Associated Press dispatch
Of March Is read: President Truman
pursued his carefree way at this semi
tropical naval submarine station today"
Two days before that. I saw a cable
which had come to the home of
Georgia friend of mine 1t read:
"Frostbite got both my feet, but
don't you and Nom worry, the Army
can make me couple of wooden ones
which will do just as we'll. Besides
they won't grow the corns that used
to poster hell out Of me-"
! guess that's about all. I thought
some people might like to know the
world is full of contrasts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer TO
any question Of fact by either writing The
Evening Star Information Bureau 1900 / street
NV. Washington 5, D c., and inclosing cents
return postage or BY telephonins ST. 1863.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-21

dren we serve and those generous
Washingtonians whose contributions
make this work possible.
Winfield Weitzel,
Chairman, Summer Outings Commit
tee.
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Pen-'1anaes may be used if letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Stock Market Says,
But Changes Remain
In Fractional Range
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-There
was sagging tendency today in
the stock market with the rails
fairly active but unable to get
ahead.
There just didn't seem to be
much enthusiasm in trading, and
even though prices generally
turned down, there was no selling
pressure.
Losses at the most ran to be-
tween l and 2 points with the
bulk of the decline clearly frac-
tional. Plus signs were almost all
under a point.
Colonial Airlines accepted the
of1er to merge with National Air.
lines on the exchange of 70 of a
common share of National for
each common share of Colonial
Colonial on the curb market was
actively higher while National on
the big board was up fractionally
in quiet trading.
Stocks declining included
Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Gen.
eral Motors, Caterpillar Tractor,
Boeing, Kennecott Copper, Union
Carbide, American Woolen, Santa
Fe. Texas Co., and Loews.
A little higher were Chrysler,
United States Rubber. Sears Roe
buck. Schenley Industries, Admiral
Corp, and American Smelling.
Corporate bonds were irregularly
lower in light trading. In the
over-the-counter market, Govern
ments were steady.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. Il Up CUsDA.-sal-
able hogs, 10000; slow, generally steady
weights under .220 pounds: early market
steady on heavier weights. but later trade
and close weak to mostly 10 cents lower
on weights over 220 pounds: sows steady
to weak; top. 1885 paid for around two
leads s0 sSh choice Is5-2oo pounds; most choice
pounds, is.oo-is IS; s76-3io Bounds BOUNDS,
down to. 1900; choice sows, 400 pounds
and Kinder, l5.25-16.5O; most 40O-5OO
pounds, 1425-1525; odd heavier weights
down to around 1925; good clearance,
Salable cattle-1 900; salable calves
300; slow: slaughter steers yearlings and
heifers weak to mostly so cents lower:
full decline on choice and prime medium
weight and heavy steers: liberal supply un-
sold late: ,canner to utility cows weak to
mercial cows, bidding sharply lower; bulls
high prime 1,075-pound steers, rs. 90: few
loads prime 1,050-1,200 pound weights.
81 .25-37 80; bulk choice and prime steers,
33. 1871. 90: good to low-choice grades,
30 50-33. so; load prime 1,010-pound heif-
ers, 36. 90: bulk choice and prime heifers,
32 50-35.50; most commercial cows bid
q 50-25. 90: Gamers and cutters. 1850
to to good. good bulls 2e5o7so 90
Salable sheep. 1000; wooled slaughter
lambs opened steady at 31.5O down with
several other loads bid 81 so. but held
higher; no shorn lambs sold early, bid
ding $3.50 lower: one deck choice to prime
101 pound fed yearlings 26.25 to small
Killer; other yearlings unSold late: slaughter
ewes fully steady at 11.00-15,00.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. Dec IL Hl.-Grains
sIumped in a nervous market market on the the
seasd seas mixed III draaf With few sTons
but the market soon headed downward.
Oats were quite weak from the open
Rs sgs c1oD %Dss dsSsd Ssess s
Trading was not particularly heavy. nor
were the declines as severe as in yester-
Wheat near. the end of the FIRST hour
Der. 2,64Ns; corn was u to cent lower,
oS.T p.,.bs Ps and a oats we're
Is+-2h cents lower January. 3.o35a
pounds lower. December. 1850,
There were no early reports OF export
business oyer night and some grain men
over. at least temporarily. 1t was said
ment as far ahead as next March. BY
that time Canada will again assume i'm
portance in the foreign market. grain men
Early frmness in 1852 crop wheat NAV
nave been based on weekly weather
bureau report that Texas needed a good
soaking rain. but in other sections OF the
winter wheat belt the outlook was con-
sidered quite favorable. The corn harvest
has been practically completed in Illinois
but is still proceeding slowly in Iowa. the
An oricial estimate on the Australian
wheat crop placed production at l66.-
100000 bushels. This compared with
1S3, 900, 900 bushels last year and 2I7,-
100000 two years ago. However, this
oficial estimate is higher than recent
private guesses, and apparently reflects
improved growing conditions
The Agriculture Department reported
that, although shipments Of cattle inc
corn belt. states during November were
under last year the total for the July
November period was 12 per cent above
a year ago and the second largest on
record. This was a bullish item in the
corn trade.
Traders noted that quite a few soy
beans have moved out of this market in
the past couple of weeks.
Evening star., 1951-12-12
Produce Markets

- Baltimore quotations supplied BY the
united STATES Agriculture Department;
kets and bushei boxes. U. s. No, ! , Mary
land, Delicious, ga inch up, 3.00-25: few
best, $50; ordinary quality, so; Stay
as5sso. Rs5si inches up S-oo' "a inch up
Potatoes-About steady; o. S. No. /
size A unwashed, Pennsylvania. Katahdins
;, Sweet potatoes-Firm; bushel baskets
Maryland 10 and vrshs Esihsa aogsns sSs ss
Puerto Ricans washed and waxed $50
500; nearby h-bushei hampers, Goldens,
Snap Bsans-2ul: Florida, bushel ham
pers. Valentines fair to generally good
egslity s5osoo on few best 935-a5o'
Beets-Pennsylvenia and nearby. bushel
baskets. topped. l.5n,1.75.
yorf cs'Sfsrm psn.b 90 gGgnd small ssfks SO' SsT
North Carolina, round. $50; Virginia.
orange boxes, round. fair quality. l.50,
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry; Market ,frm turkeys. barely
steady, others Receipts moderate. Trad
ing light FryersG; 81. pounds and no e6,s-
c c s mosty 81 iisht type 4sea 1915 'eSg capons
Few 4S. Ducks: Muscoyies best 2s, poorer
rs, mixed colors low as 20. Turkeys: Toms
40; hens so.
Livestock MarkeS.
Cattle so: scattered odd lots Gamer
and and, cutter sGSs S STEADY With earlier i
SAUSAGE bull to 5000: cutter bull. .s - 50 50
head prime vealers to 1000
seaGy prices ehode sf fqpp eeon eonpd yG bar
rSS and fs s9S'o Rs SSD poand
i7I75-1s.75; over 800 pounds. 17.7F
doSSn, according to weight and condition
pounds. 1850 II 90: odd head higher
xes5ts do%SRsSd D0Saa from asaSsI
on condition and weight.
Sheep-None,
Grain Market.
Floor-Rsceipts. 2.1s4 1oe-pound sacks
ments. 81 .334 bushels: stocks. 4.92i .7f3
domestic. S:55; December. 2:55; No 8
corn-Receipts. 58,453 bushels; ship
ments; 1885 bushels; stocks, 3.o31's4l
ssset: so5t sS'ssls ship
none: stocks, 1880 bushels
soybeans-Receipts, 7.e4l bushels. ship
ments; none; stocks, 643,2a0 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts 60 tons.
Eggs and Butter.
yesterdays Quotations.)
Eggs-Market steady to firm. Receipts
ample. Demand good
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by first
receivers.
Large. minimum 20 per cent Quality
white, $3.50: brown and mixed colors
1888. Mediums. minimum 20 per cent
Quality, white. 50ia-53h; brown ano
mixed colors, 501a-53h. Smalls. white
1850; brown and mixed colors 1850
Receipts-Butter, 33,239 pounds: eggs,
2,S47 cases, includins 2.2O1 by truck.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

Mr.. Beman, jr. director of
trade relations for the Office Of
Price Administration and in 1916
was named director of informa-
ton for the Price Decontrol
Board.
Union Trust Deposits Rise.
Deposits of Union Trust Co.
have risen above $50 million for
the first time, a gain of $2.3 mil
lion since the october 10 bank
call. President Linwood P. Harrell
reported.
An increase in the banks inter-
est rate on savings to 2 per cent
on December /, has been a fac
tor, he said.
Directors declared an extra div
idend of $1.25 share and a semi
annual dividend of SO cents, both
payable January is to holders of
record December 81. They also
authorized the usual Christmas
bonus for employees amounting to
around 7 per cent of annual pay.
Bank Auditors to Meet.
The auditors section of tht
District Bankers Association will
hold its regular dinner meeting al
the Burlington Hotel Thursday
night. The dinner starts at $50
o'clock.
Guest speaker will be Norman
E. TowSen. assistant to the AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce
John r. Cocker, assistant cashier
of the Riggs National Bank anc
this years section chairman, viii
preside.
John B. Griffith, assistant of
flee manager for the American
National Red Cross, has beer
elected president of Washington
Chapter. National Office Manage
ment Association. He succeed
John D. Reinecke. who resignes
on moving to Chicago.