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Evening star., 1951-04-24
How Long Will You Live?
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8 THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, APRIL "a, 1851

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30 Austrian Buildings Burn
VIENNA. Austria, April "a (F)
I-Austria's worst fire in rs years
yesterday destroyed a large part
Evening star., 1951-02-25
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Evening star., 1951-03-01
This and That

home bird watcher often takes too seri-
ously.
Another is the way sparrows treat
bluebirds.
The smaller gray ones try to take
nesting sites away from the beauties,
and often succeed.
This strikes the watcher as pretty
terrible
Actually the bluebirds are not help
less. They may fly away from ones own
yard, but they go elsewhere, and there
set up housekeeping, as it is called.
One pair of eyes cannot follow them
everywhere they go. The world is too
wide, even the little world of one sec
ton of town.
It Is much the same with those other
pet peeves" of the home bird watcher,
the presence of squirrels, Of starlings,
of pigeons.
why do they Gomez" he asks. growing
red in the face. II cannot afford to feed
all these beggars."
Maybe he does not say it, aloud, be-
cause then he would see how silly his
ideas are.
That is what he thinks. however. and
in fun1ing and fretting proceeds to lose
much of the fun of watching.
The best way is to see at once that
pigeons, squirrels, starlings and other
unwanted creatures are just as hungry
in the cold as the more colorful cardi-
mails. or the charming chickadees.
All birds cannot be colorful or charm
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Kenneth C.. Vipond

notable career in the Civil Service Com
mission has come to end with the retirement of
Kenneth C. Vipond, Assistant Executive Direc-
tor, who steps out after forty-seven years.
When the young Vipond, Canadian-bo
came into the Government back in 1904, the
commission itself was only tiny agency and
the entire Federal establishment was giving no
hint of the tremendous proportions to which it
would burgeon. AS Government grew and COM
mission work increased, so also did Mr.. Vipond's
responsibilities He developed into a recognized
authority on procedure and policies and his
counsel for years has been solicited from one
end of the Government to the other, whenever
changes were In prospect "Ask vipond," became
as much part of the scene as payday.
AS was natural, Mr.. Viponds name often
figured in speculation when an appointment as
commissioner was in the ofing, but he was
happier in other fields. Some years ago, he
declined-with thanks-a special assignment
rendered by the White House.
Despite his always-crowded hours, Mr..
vipond never succumbed to the "in conference
virus which has afflicted so much of the Govern
ment brass Any caller was always certain of
an audience, even though 1t might be delayed.
His retirement is a loss to the Federal service
Evening star., 1951-03-01
BY Charles E. TroceweN

ing, any more than all humans can.
There is no need to expect so much of
so many.
One of the charms of the home bird
feeding station is that it draws them
ALL so that the observer gets a COM
plete cross section, in time, of the birds
of his neighborhood along with many
of the smaller animals.
It draws them all
So one sees how silly it is really, to
grippe because some hungry creature in
sists on coming in to eat where 1t finds
food.
The National Geographic Society has
put out a bulletin about the spring
migration. It speaks of the bobolink and
purple martin and the robin and the
tiny ruby -throated hummingbird on
their chartless way from South America.
Migration was observed as far back as
$500 years ago, the society says.
Aristotle accepts the erroneous theory
that some birds hibernate during the
winter. The bulletin points out that
in 1903 pamphlet was published de-
claring that birds wintered in the moon!
They vanished so completely. indeed,
that the oldsters must be forgiven for
not knowing just what became of them.
Today. with better facilities for check
ing up on the feathered ones. with the
aid of banding, we know where they go.
how long they stay. and when they will
return.
Evening star., 1951-03-01

please tell me what to do with a
mockingbird which polices our back and
front yards" writes M. E. N. Of Massa-
chusetts avenue.
'He has driven away all cardinals,
blue jays, woodpeckers and tufted tit
mice"
Well, the best thing is to let him
alone.
Usually these belligerent Knockers grow
tired of their -the-manger act,
and inside of two to four days act much
as other birds.
It is helpful for the homeowner at the
same time to establish feeding station
on the other side of the house.
This gives the old mockingbird more
difficult task, to try to guard two places
at one time.
Not even a mocker can do 1t.
So he grows tired all the sooner.
The second thing the homeowner can
do is to forget about the whole thing.
The other birds are not as helpless as
they appear.
The enormity of the mocker, as 1t
seems to the bird watcher, is pretty
large.
Actually. the other species do manage
to get some food.
The old mockingbird cannot drive
them all away, though at times he seems
to do so; the others slip in, and seize
seed or two when he flies around.
This Is another aspect Of bird life the
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Poll Tax Victory

The recent decision by three Judge Fed
eral court in nearby Virginia shows that it is
much easier to denounce the poll tax as uncon-
stitutional in political speeches than to main
tain such contention in a court of law
Mrs. Jessie Butler, Negro woman living
In Arlington County, had filed suit against Mrs.
Mary A. Thompson, Central Registrar of the
County, to test the conStitutionality of the Vir-
ginia tax. Mrs. Buffers contentious were that
an act of Congress barred such tax in Vir-
gnia that the tax is invalid because of the
evil motives of the craftsmen of the Virginia
Constitution of 1902, and, primarily, that in
validity arises from the fact that the poll tax
requirements are administered in such way
as to discriminate against Negroes.
The courts opinion written by Circuit
Judge Dobie, dismissed the first two contentious
as being legally unsupportable. Mrs. Butler
produced witnesses and statistical material in an
effort to prove her third claim. But the court
found that mot one shred or scintilla of evi-
dence was evoked from these three witnesses
that even had tendency to support the plain
tiff's contentious"
The claim of Observation-Disclosures the poll
Evening star., 1951-03-01

tax requirements are manipulated to discourage
or prevent Negroes from qualifying as voters
was shown in Mrs. Buffers individual case
to be without the slightest basis in fact. She
had been assessed for poll taxes for 10 years,
but had never paid them. When she sought
to register for voting she was told that she would
be registered upon payment of the required
tax. But she refused to pay 1t.
On all the whole record, the court found
There is not shred of evidence in the record
of this case showing either that any Negro
so applying has been refused assessment or
that any white person. duly assessable, has
been permitted to vote without the payment of
poll taxes"
The poll tax seems to be on the way out,
and in time it may be repealed. But this deci-
sion should silence once and for all the phony
claims that in Virginia, it operates as an un-
constitutional discrimination against Negroes as
class.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Justice Douglas Speech

The very good report In Inc Star O1
the recent thought-provoking speech by
Justice William O. Douglas, at Tucson.
Ariz., in regard to United States foreign
policy as it affects the aspirations OF the
peasant classes of many backward coun-
tries. has been followed by caustic
editorial in your issue Of February II.
Space would not permit adequate answer
here to the editorial, and shall not
attempt 1t in detail. But must af1lrm
that the criticisms made by Mr.. Douglas
are essentially sound in my judgment.
Let 1t be admitted that in some situa-
tions our influence may have been Tor
good. But the notorious fact remains
that our State Department representa-
tives abroad are under the official ne
cessity of associating and doing business
with "the best people"-who in back
ward countries, quite naturally, are
nearly always of the exploiting class.
Nothing could be more true, I think.
than Mr.. Douglas statement that I'VE
support regimes in those countries whose
object is to keep both democracy and
Justice out Of the reach Of the peasants
for all time"
The Philippines and South Korea have
not been CONSPICUOUS exceptions to this
rule. BY a curious coincidence. 1t was
only few days before the talk Of Justice
Douglas that Mrs. Myron c. Cowen.
wife of the American Ambassador to the
Philippines. felt impelled to voice. in
Manila. warning to the world against
continued exploitation of the masses by
a small privileged class-with pre-
sumed reference to conditions In the
Philippines, with which one may as
sumo she had gained some acquaintance.
Although Mrs. Cowen herself may not
have official status, suppose that much
the same sort of criticism. with equal
validity or invalidity, as that in The
Star editorial could be directed to her.
The "ill will' to which your editorial
refers, stirred up last year by Justice
Douglas in telling the Iranians that
they ought to wake up, make every
peasant landlord, and work out Trans
destiny according to its own genius,
and so forth. may possibly have had the
salutary effect Of helping the Shah OF
Iran to reach his recently announced
decision to institute some long overdue
land reform in his country.
AS to Mr.. Douglas injecting himself
Evening star., 1951-03-01
To the Editor of The Star:

T READ David Lawrences column of
i February %. entitled "Iydings Re-
garded as Poor Loser"
Mr. Lawrence writes: TT certainly is
puzzling just why, under q so-called
liberal concept, there are such frequent
attempts to muzzle free speech or to
question It," Now what happened in this
case? Mr.. Tydings. in a slime sheet, was
held responsible for the casualties in the
Korean warm other words-murder.
He was also accused of consorting with
one of the leading Communists in our
country-by trick photography. This kind
of filth and SANDER does not constitute
free speech, and Mr.. Lawrence knows it.
It is deliberate and calculated abuse
of free speech.
Mr.. Lawrence calls this libelous fraud
merely bitter" campaign tactics. Don't
people get shocked any more? He sug-
gests that the former Senator invoke the
State libel laws. The worst of this slime
against the Marylander was conceived.
delivered and paid for in Chicago and in
Washington, D. C.. think 12-year-old
child could understand why the Federal
libel laws should be invoked.
Another correction in Mr.. Lawrence's
homework: He writes, "But the spectacle
of United States Senate committee in
quiring now into election literature and
trying to set itself up as to what is fair
and unfair Quotation marks are Mr..
Lawrence'S In a political campaign is
something startling" Well, the founding
fathers thought 1t would be necessary
spectacle for a United States Senate
committee to inquire into elections and
into the qualifications of candidates. In
fact, the founding fathers went so far as
to put 1t into the Constitution (see U. S.
Constitution, section S. under Organiza-
ton of Congress). This country might
well have become a startling spectacle
had that safeguard been omitted.
Sometimes people don't get shocked,
unless it happens to them. I wonder If
Mr.. Lawrence would have written as he
did, II he were to wake up one morning
and discover that his picture had been
placed beside that Of the world-known
Communist journalist, Ilya Ehrenberg-
in a very chummy pose. His enemies had
Evening star., 1951-03-01

sent the fake picture to all the editors
who buy Mr.. Lawrence's column In
the meantime, radio insinuator had
been laying the groundwork for this
fraud for six months before the photo
graph was circulated. A so-called news
paper had also been softening up its
readers with the same propaganda, six
months before, so that when the big lie
was given to the people it wasn't hard
for some to swallow it. They had been
well-conditioned for it. II have read of
similar techniques employed both in
Germany and in Russia
What would happen to Mr.. Lawrence
or any one else SO defiled and SO villified
in these hysterical days? May be so
bold as to try to follow through with the
ugly pattern? First. the victims in
come would drop or stop altogether.
Second. Senator Mccarthy (whom Mr..
Lawrence pats on the back) would be
Evening star., 1951-03-01
German MiIitiu

We may approve Gen. Eisenhower's
objection to unwilling allies, but we GER
tairily need allies. And if we could count
on friendly Western Germany strong,
determined and well-armed, we could
face the future with confidence.
Unfortunately many Germans, though
they have inherited devotion to their
fatherland. have become so disheartened
that even subservience to Russia would
seem to be little worse than the kind of
freedom obtained in the Zones occupied
by France, England and America. Is
forced labor with poor living conditions
worse than constant threat of unem-
ployment and actual want?
Is it not possible to gain the confidence
and friendship of the German people.
in spite of past bitterness. by helping
them to prepare for the defense of their
own country? An effective plan might
be the formation of a German militia.
Men could join while still living at home:
they could continue their regular occu-
pations, but devote a few hours every
week to military training. They would
receive payment according to the time
spent and the degree of efficiency at
tanned. There is such large proportion
of trained men in Germany who are still
At for active service, that militia like
this might soon be worked up into an
effective fighting force.
To ensure that Germans should really
have their hearts in the work, the militia
should be entirely under the control of
German officers, dwho would be free to
direct the work with one object in view:
The defense of Germany itself against
an invading force.
We are not merely striving for peace,
we are engaged in a crusade for human
liberty and human civilization. 1t is
essential that plans should be made to
use the best elements in Germany as an
active and powerful force in the cause
of freedom. Vindex.
Springfield, Va.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Premature Bridge Proposal

The need for bridge across the Potomac
River between Shepherds Landing in Southeast
Washington and Alexandria has long been rec
ognized The bill by Representative Smith OF
Virginia to authorize such bridge is bit
premature, however. The Alexandria bridge prof.
ect needs lot more study-both from the stand
point of its relation to the Federal dispersal and
auxiliary airport programs and from the f1nanc--
ing angle.
It is probably true that such bridge might
At in with the plans for dispensing Government
buildings around the District, but those plans
still are in nebulous form. Choice of site In
Virginia for the new airport also will have
bearing on the location of additional bridges
across the Potomac. It is possible that dispersal
and airport traffic might require more central
location of the next bridge over the river-cen-
tral, that is with respect to downtown Washing
ton The decision as to where the next Potomac
bridge should 60 can best be determined after the
dispersal program is settled and the site for the
new airport picked. Anyway, the bridge problem
can be considered more intelligently after COM
pletion of the current "orign- -and-deStination"
traffic survey in the Washington Metropolitan
Area.
Representative Smith has emphasized the
value to the Federal Government of an Alexan-
dria bridge, yet his bill makes no mention of a
Federal share in the cost of building it. The
bridge, too, would be of great benefit to North
South traffic via U. S. /. 1t would be of direct
service to Alexandria. The Districts chief bene-
At would be a measure of traffic relief resulting
from the by-passing of much through traffic now
traversing downtown Washington. But under
Mr.. Smiths bill, virtually the whole cost of the
bridge would be assessed against the District and
Its motorists. He would raise the gasoline tax
from to cents to take care of the cost. That
is an unfair way of financing bridge that will
benefit others more than it viii Washingtonians.
The Smith bill should be laid aside until more
data are available as to the city's future bridge
needs. When and if the Alexandria bridge is
built, 1t should be partnership project with the
Federal Government and Virginia paying their
proper share of the cost.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
Letters to The Star

into a field that is really none of his
business as a justice" I do not doubt
that he was fully conscious that some
such things-and worse-would be said
of him, and that it took courage of the
deepest conviction of the seriousness Of
the situation discussed for him to speak
out-last year and this-against these
crying evils.
Robert A. Young.
This was probably the most vitupera-
tive editorial have read in The Star
There seems to have been determined
effort on your part to deliberately distort
Mr.. Douglas motives and premises. This
is, indeed, very sad situation. It sets an
indirect limitation on freedom of speech.
1t symptomatizes general trend that
popularity is measured not by efforts to
seek objective reality, but by willingness
to conform to the political standards set
by selfish groups who have no under
standing of the problems of Asia.
What did Justice Douglas say? He
said, after personally inspecting many
Asiatic countries. that Asia is in state
of revolution. This cannot be disputed.
The meaning of revolution Is that there
is pronounced demand for radical
changes. Justice Douglas. realizing the
nature of such political situation, said
that this revolution will eventually fall
by default to Communist leadership II
communism is presented as the only al
tentative to the present decadent and
reactionary regimes.
Is this a free gift to the Kremlin
propagandists? Doesn't your editorial
writer know that the Kremlin's designs
are better served as long as they have
as their enemies leaders such as Bao Dai.
Chang Kai-shek, and various corrupt
governments in the Middle and Far East.
Does not the writer know that commu-
nism fears competition more than it does
overt enmity?
In this world of tension and crisis,
patriotism should be measured by will
ingness to see objective reality without
prejudice. To appeal to vague notions OF
emotionalism and to promote hysteria.
and to deliberately misrepresent inter-
national issues is definitely betrayal.
Clovis McSoud.
Evening star., 1951-03-01
War Pictures

It's the soldiers patient feet ,Dhich hurt
me most.
Those muddy boots, be-mired and filthy.
scufed
By hard forced marches sluggir,g through
the mud,
Dragging tired bodies oUer endless miles
OF enemy terrain With cautious tread,
Lest rolling stones betray their iDhere-
dbouts.
Then-this is Just as heart-breaking-
they halt.
Falling erhaustedly upon the ground,
Young soldiers rest upon hard mother
earth;
Drunk with fatigue, they try to grab at
sleep
One little hour stolen from Diolef,ce.
Pathetic, those long, boyish legs, RELAXED
Like shapeless dolls, tkro,Dn a'rytohere;
their toes
Turned up, or sideways, while their
o1Dners lie j..
Inert and ntotionless, as they tDere dead.
Tense muscles jerk, eyes close-neuybe
they dream
OF steaming baths. hot sonpy mater, and
The feel of sheets In bed aoctn-some
Mazis Y. caruthen
Evening star., 1951-03-01
The Road to Tyranny

Nonstrikers in the United States trying to
60 to work in struck plants, have been mauled
and beaten up and otherwise abused-and ade-
quate police protection has been denied them
Newspapers in the United States have been
put out of business by strikes.
So, 1t is In no holier- -than-thou attitude that
we in the United States can deplore what is going
on in Buenos Aires where one of the worlds
greatest newspapers, La Prensa has been tied up
by q strike for SO days. Nor can we raise our
hands in too holy horror over the fact that it is
being struck by -employes of the newspaper,
or that one of it's workers was killed and others
injured by thugs when they tried to go to work on
Tuesday and that the government police refused
to intervene. For the same sort of thing could
happen in the United States.
But without being self-righteous about it,
we can deplore it all the same. For one of the
few independent, free newspapers in Argentina,
. newspaper with great tradition for speaking
its mind and reporting the truth, is being slowly
strangled in Buenos Aires and the evidence, from
this distance, is all too plain that the government
Of Dictator Peron has hand in the business and
is intent on silencng one of the two newspapers
in Buenos Aires that has dared criticize the
dictatorship.
Deploring does not do much good. But it is
encouraging to note that newspapers throughout
Latin America, even throughout the world are
awake to the fact that the people they serve,
wherever they are, have stake in what happens
to La Prensa Peron would have an easier time
of it if he could liquidate La Prensa. For other
liquidations of freedoms throughout Argentina
can then go ahead without being brought to pub
lie knowledge. The governments tacit participa-
ton in this strike against La Prensa is dismal
indication that Argentina is following the in
evitable path to tyranny that attracts every
dictatorship, and that the No. enemy of
dictatorship is free press.