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Evening star., 1951-05-18
In God We Trust

Do not the policies of our Government,
as brought into the open by the Mac
Arthur Marshall testimonies indicate
the spiritual bankruptcy of this admin
istration? Our leaders proceed from q
basis of fear rather than faith in God
and in justice Of our cause. They say.
in effect. to the atheistic Communist
world: I'VE place our trust in the same
things which you place your trust-in
armies, guns, tanks and planes. We will
pursue just causes only in so far as We
think we have the military might to
back them up" No wonder we are getting
nowhere!
This Nation has been, at the outset.
the underdog in every war we have en-
tered, including the last. yet we have
been victorious. 1t should be clear to
every thinking person that only by the
intervention of Almighty God were we
So Our battle cry should be, If God
be for us, who can be against us?" Our
fearful administration, needing only the
voices of the equally fearful Pentagon-
ians. can only see the giants and ignore
the might of God The Bible links up
the fearful with the ''abominable" and
the more one thinks about it, the more
he is convinced that is just where they
belong. I hope this administration does
not truly represent the majority Of
American people in its policies. for I
would like to think that I'm God we
trust" has deeper meaning to Ameri-
cans than just motto inscribed on our
coin.
G. H. RODGERS
Evening star., 1951-05-18
ByChories E. TroceweN

Blackie lifted his feet high, trying to
step over and away from 1t. Soon he
became accustomed to the feel, and
wandered into peony bed.
There the tickle of the grass ceased,
and was succeeded by brushing effect
of the new leaves.
Here were smells of thousand kinds,
known only to animals. No human be-
ing. though sort of animal, can ever
know the glory of nasal efficiency of the
cat or dog, shared with the truly wild
animals everywhere.
It was at this point he met the rabbit.
Blackie simply stood and stared.
The cottontail. large one, did q very
good job of staring back.
Old with rabbit wisdom, this specimen
remained so still it seemed q veritable
part of the yard.
It was frozen with rabbit lore.
But poor Blackie-
He was frozen with fear!
The rabbit finally cooked an ear, posi-
lively winked at the "fradie cat," and
took off
One moment. there was the full rab-
bit; the next, only very large and very
white cotton tail going through the
hedge.
It was at this point that Blackie
streaked it for the house. very glad to
get indoors again, after his fearful ex-
perience with Q ferocious rabbit on his
first day out.
Evening star., 1951-05-18

Blackies day out was not unusual.
except for him.
It was his first day out of the house
in four years.
After ALL four years of cat life is
equal to about 80 years in human
being.
And how would a human feel, on his
first day in the air and sunlight, after
80 years indoors?
Perhaps there is no human equiva-
lent.
Only those odd and unfortunate per-
sons who have been shut up in attics
or locked rooms, whose stories occasion
ally get into the newspapers, have any
way of understanding.
The rest of mankind must be at loss
even to sympathize with cat suddenly
let loose, to roam at will, to find grass
under its feet for the first time.
That grass. now
Here is a most unusual and not al
together nice experience for such an
animal. for grass blades are prickly to
the pads.
Offhand, it might seem usual enough.
to run out the back door, scamper across
the porch, and down into the lawn.
That is what cats do, if given the
chance, but poor Blackie had been kept
in. A variety of accidents. poisonings
and others had seen to that.
Now the time had come when he was
to go out.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
This and That .

How would he take It?
Well he didn't take it worth cent.
He didn't like the air, or the breeze or
the grass.
Especially the last two.
The grass blades tickled his feet, and
made him raise them high.
But first he had to get off the porch,
before he could come to the grass. That
took half hour. He stood by the door,
smelling the fresh air, which must have
been a wonderful experience, all by it
self; few humans can know what it
means to smell the outdoors for a first
time. Even the poorest of souls, even
refugees, get plenty of outdoors.
Blackie stood by the door, craning his
neck Then he started back in, but hesi-
tated. Indoors is the great refuge. It
is the indoors, to which all animal life
turns, in time of danger It is to the
cage the ZOO animal longs to return the
experts tell us. Humanity, bereft of
homes must yearn for homes.
Blackie shifted the air, and then a
fresh breeze struck him.
He pulled down his ears, fattening
them to his head
All cats resent moving currents of
air, although in time they become used
to them. The cat ear is very sensitive
organism.
It was after the wind experience that
he met the grass.
Here was a novel carpet. indeed.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Basis for Better Law Enforcement

AS reported to the House, the Davis anti
crime bill provides basis for greatly strength
ened law-enforcement system in Washington
BY improving arrest and prosecution procedures
stiffening penalties for certain crimes and strik-
Ing at breeding places for lawlessness, the pro-
posed legislation is designed to make the Dis
trct of Columbia an unhealthful place for
racketeers, gunner, sex criminals and other out
laws. It's effectiveness would depend OF course
on how we'll It's provisions were enforced.
The Star already has commented favorably
on one of the major provisions of the bill, that
which would provide fixed minimum sentences
for certain offenses. The House will want to
scrutinize this phase of the legislation closely in
view of the objections registered against it by the
District judges, penologsts and others who fear
that it would imperil the parole system. At the
same time, the fact is plain that the parole sys-
tenn has failed in too many much-publcized
cases. These lapSeS, plus disposition by some
judges to deal leniently with some criminals
led to the Davis Committees recommendation
for irreducible minimum penalties in rape, ag-
gravated assault and a few other cases. Con-
gress, in considering fixed minimums should
strive to avoid conflict with the Youth Correc-
tions Act, which sets up certain methods of pun
ishing and rehabilitating young frst-offenders.
The Davis bill obviously was not intended TO
dppIy W youths eligible 1OT RECONCILIATION uQQSF
the Youth Corrections Act and care should be
taken to see that it does not apply to such
offenders.
Another major provision of the bill is its
licensing plan for the after-hours bottle clubs,
two of which have been the scene of shootings
in recent months. These clubs as now operated
have no good reason for existence. They have
become largely hangouts for hoodlums and other
riff-raff. The Davis bill would regulate them
through sensible requirement that they submit
TO licensing and supervision by the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board, which would have au-
thority to draw up special regulations for them
and to paddock them for any violations.
Important also is the bills provision for
staff of five special investigators for the United
States Attorneys Office. This staff would give
the United States Attorney an independent
source of information regarding matters of in
terest to prosecutor. It is In line with good
practice in many other jurisdictions. The bill,
In addition enlarges the category of dangerous
weapons, wdens authority to make arrests with
out warrant in certain cases, strengthens the
disorderly conduct laws and sets up central
depository for crime statistics and District law
enforcement council Most of these reforms have
received the Endorsement of the principal law
enforcement officials in Washington All in ALL
the Davis Committee has produced as omnibus
bill that deserves widespread public support.
Evening star., 1951-05-18

Daniel L. Powell, jr., would like to
see new party started, more radical
than the Democratic Party. Probably
he would not join the Socialist Party,
as it may be too far to the left to suit
him.
The Progressive Party got off to a
good start, but it dissolved after its
first defeat. The diverse elements COM
posing it had not much in common.
Present conditions are not much diff
ferent. The great need at present is
to collect opposition to imitation, in
the interest of all working people and
those with fixed incomes. But the forces
which such a party must oppose are
powerful and rich.
Banks produce imitation and profit
by it, by lending more money than
they have. Big business does the same
by pushing prices up. unhampered by
competition. They are the employers
and masters of large proportion of
the prospective members of the new
party Only the labor unions are strong
enough to buck them.
The labor unions. also, have the Or
ganiZation and the finances to start
such a party They did it in Britain
and earned the support of the middle
class When the labor unions of
America have earned the confidence Of
all the working people by direct attack
on imitation, it will be time to start
new party. When they think more about
making dollars go farther, than about
getting more dollars. they will be At to
lead a national party.
Archibald Craig.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Lindberah and Macarthur

The acclaim given Americas great
soldier and statesman. Douglas Mac
Arthur, brings to mind the outburst Of
affection and welcome given another
outstanding American. Charles A. Lind
bergh. on his homecoming after his sue
cessful transatlantic flight.
And Lindbergh. with rare good sense,
kept his head and remained the fine
American youth that he was.
With the approach Of World War II.
Lindbergh warned his countrymen
against America becoming involved. He
was offered high place in the armed
services to desist and go along with the
administration. AS patriotic American,
he refused; continued his revelations.
Russia" Lindbergh declared as early
as 1910, lis pushing Europe's frontier
slowly westward again, while Germany,
France and England are carrying on
their suicidal quarrels."
The years have justified that warning
Months before Pearl Harbor, Sep
tember II, 1941, at time numerous
polls showed 80 per cent Of Americans
opposed to our becoming involved in
the war, Lindbergh stated openly what
had become subject OF discussion IN
informed circles, that:
THE three most important groups
that have been pressing this country
toward war are the British, the Jewish
and the Roosevelt administration"
No attempt was made to answer Lind
bergh. Instead, a smear campaign Of
unparalleled intensity was instituted
against him, and this outstanding
American became discredited in the
minds of millions of his countrymen.
When we did become involved in the
war, Lindbergh. with exceptional knowl-
edge Of flying conditions along the
Asiatic coast, offered his services to
his country. They were curtly refused.
Fortunately. Henry Ford. himself vic
tim of smear campaigns, was able to
make Lindbergh's exceptional knowledge
and ability available. so that they were
not entirely lost to the armed forces.
That the same. smear methods en-
ployed to discredit Lindbergh will be
used to discredit Macarthur is evident
And that must not be permitted.
Franklin Hichborn.
Santa Clara, Calf.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Confidential Conversations

Although not without its disadvantages, the
decision of the Russell committee to respect the
confidential relationship between General Bradley
and the President is reasonable and proper
In this instance, it does not appear that
the decision will result in suppressng any really
pertinent information. The Republicans were
trying to get the details of April conversation
leading to General MacArthurs removal. They
wanted to know who said what to whom. General
Bradley said he was willing to reveal the conclu-
sions reached, but that he was unwilling, because
of the confidential relationship between himself,
as chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Pres
iden to disclose the details of the conversations
1t has not been established that these details
are essential to a full investigation. Indeed,
Senator Wileys contention that the answers
should be given since the President had not
specifically directed General Bradley not to
reveal them suggests that the real motive was
not so much to get the answers as to embarrass
the President.
It may well be- of course, that in different
circumstances this claim of confidential rela-
tionship might serve to suppress relevant and
vital information Chairman Russell has sug-
gested that the Bradley ruling is not necessarily
a precedent-that 1t is only as binding as the
committee wants to make 1t. But this, In The
Stars opinion Is position that Is not well
taken. The fact that the Republicans on the
committee did not press General Macarthur to
disclose details of his Wake Island conversation
with the President has already been cited by
Democrats as precedent supporting their stand
with respect to General Bradley. Senator Con-
nally has said that he would support court action
to make certain that mo precedent" was set to
permit Congress to "pry into" the private dis
cusSions of governmental leaders.
The practical effect Of this is that prece-
dent has been set. How can General Bradley be
excused from answering questions on the ground
of his confidential relationship, and another
witness-Secretary Acheson for instance-be
compelled to answer if he, too, should plead
similar confidential relationship?
The plain conclusion is that no witness
enjoying a confidential relationship with the
President can be compelled to answer questions
bearing on that relationship. This may result
In closing the door to some significant avenues
of investigation. But under our constitutional
system it is difficult to see how that can be
avoided.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
The Atoms Industrial Promise

Although there is good reason to believe that
submarines will be propelled by atomic engines
in the relatively near future, little more than
informed guesswork surrounds the subject OF
harnessing the atom for the production OF peace
time industrial power. The only thing certain
theoretically at least-is that such harnessing
can be achieved The big question beyond tnat
however is how much time will be required to
achieve it in way that will make the use OF
nuclear energy economically feasiole-lke the
use of coal, oil, falling water etc.-for such non
military purposes as generating electricity to
light up cities and drive factory machinery.
On their own initiative, four different groups
of important American business and industrial
Arms have proposed to the Atomic Energy Com
mission that they be allowed to undertake sep
arate studies to determine the practicability OF
having private enterprise build and operate re-
actors for the production of peacetime power
In response the Acc has already signed agree
ments with two of the groups (the Dow Chemical
and Detroit Edison Companies OF Michigan, and
the Commonwealth Edison and Public Service
Companies of Illinois) and is in the process OF
reaching agreements with the two others (the
Monsanto Chemical and Union Electric Com
panies of Missouri, and the Pacific Gas Company
and Bechtel Corporation of California;. Under
the agreements, these enterprises-Whose per-
Sonnel on the project will be subject to special
security clearances-will devote IL months to an
exhaustive investigation of the whole subject
At the end of that period they will submit to
the Acc their findings and recommendations on
all aspects of the problem, including the ques-
tion whether it would be economically sound or
technically possible for industry to construct and
run non military power producing reactors in the
next few years.
Owing TO the fact that our atomic program
is burdened with heavy defense demands of high
Importance, the Acc has announced that it
cannot-for the time being-make similar agree
ments with other business industrial groups But
the four already in the picture are we'll equipped
to carry out trai-blazing studies-studies that
can open the way to revolutionary developments
of the greatest significance. The kind of reactors
envsioned would produce fashionable materials
which no one but the Government would be
allowed to possess, but their real purpose would
be to generate benefcent power at a cost COM
parable to that of COAL oil or falling water. It
requires little imagination to visualize how such
a new source of industrial energy could be used
not only to add great strength to our own econ
omy but also to breathe fresh life and vigor into
the backward areas Of the world. The atom has
much more than destruction in 1t.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Letters to The Star
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writers correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

park were named after trees. I recall q
Larch street and an Elm street. Mr..
Kennedy is puzzled about the name, lie
Droit, although he had the clue in his
hands when he wrote. ''The park was
project Of A. L. Barber. who purchased
farm land for the purpose" Mr.. Amzi
L. Barber and. think, his second wife.
Mrs. Julia L. Barber. had son and two
daughters. and the son was named lie
Droit, which think was the mothers
maiden name. and hence the name lie
Droit Park.
Mr. Kennedy refers to the parks
schools for adult education for "em-
ployed colored persons" as being "in the
shadow OF Howard University" but I
think he did not know that Mr.. Amzi L.
Barber at one time taught in the college
department of Howard University and
later was superintendent of its normal
department. And as Howard University
was founded by members of the First
Congregational Church tat Tenth and
G streets N.W), it is of interest to note
that Mr.. and Mrs. Barber were mem
bers Of that church and their three chill
dren were in its Sunday school, where
used to see them.
Paul B. johnson.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Author and Book

These inky sheets enbulnl long arduous
days,
The nights imagination, grouns and
sDedt
OF epochs Dhen his sun arose and set
On thoughts he toiled and doonized to
phrase.
But nop, a target for mans scorn or
praise,
Scattered ,otere time itself may not
forget, ..
The volune, in its cloth of gold and Jet.
Seems as fruit some alien hand dis
plays.
He cannot hold it hiS-a part no more
OF that beneath, Which palpitates and
burns.
He feels like one a0ho, after lite. returns
To his old house, and pauses at the door.
And, done with things OF Uood and
plaster, yeGrns
To strange neW mansions on loTdlier
Stonton A. CobIentz
Evening star., 1951-05-18
WdstefuI Federal Turnover

No better indication of waste and ineficiency
IN the Government could be pointed out than the
startling figures expected turnover of Federal
employees during the next fiscal year. The Civil
Service Commission has informed q House Ap-
preparations subcommittee that from 100000 to
100000 new employees will be needed during that
period to replace workers leaving Federal employ
ment. Half a million additional employees must
be hired to take care of defense and other emer-
gency requirements. That means more than a
million inexperienced recruits will be put to work
on Government business during the year.
Chairman Thomas of the subcommittee
called this turnover terrible waste of the tax
payers money. 1t is money wasted when the
Government takes the time and trouble to train
worker on new job, only to lose him when he
becomes familiar with his duties Even if he
transfers to new agency, he must be trained
anew as to special work. If this turnover were
new development, related to the rapid
pansion of the Government since the outbreak
Of war in Korea, there would be no need to be-
come unduly exercised about it, In times of
emergency it is extremely difficult to maintain a
stable executive establishment.
But this is not something new The Hoover
Commission found that in 1948, when it made its
study of Federal personnel problems, the annual
turnover Of employees was about 100000. The
idSC replacement raLe was DlameQ 1Or DreaK-
down of the competitive examination system that
led to the appointment of thousands of tenn
porary employees after World War II. The tenn
porary appointments, in turn, contributed to
the general insecurity of employees. survey of
former employees disclosed two principal reasons
for quitting the Government: Cd inadequate pay
as compared with comparable jobs in private
industry, and (2) meager opportunities for ad-
vancement. The commission did not take
stand on higher salaries for Federal workers, but
1t did propose number of reforms designed to
improve recruitment methods, provide promo
tion incentives and generally to insure better
personnel management in the departments and
Independent agencies
Less than half of the commissions sugges-
tions in the personnel field have been adopted to
date. One of the reasons given for compile
tion of the task is the confusion caused by the
sudden need for large numbers of new employees
In the defense agencies And all but handful
of the new employees have temporary status
which, of course, is not conducive to stabilized
force Nevertheless the Citizens Committee for
the Hoover Report contends that adoption of all
the Hoover recommendations would facilitate
creation of "first-rate career service which
would attract, hold and utilize fully the best
Evening star., 1951-05-18
low Good Were Those Good Old Dovs?

school kids are pickin' up the ukelele.
"Al I'm waitin' see now is a guy
wearin a coonskin coat and oxford bags
come up with crack like SOS your old
man or 'ain't that the cats meow"
II get all burned up like brides bis
cults at the notion that the 192Os were
a mixture of Farouk wedding and
Derby day in Louisville, and that we
oughtta get back to them days fast.
Book and magazine writer's keep dish
ing it out about how wonderful it all
was-with Babe Ruth beltin' every other
ball outta the park, and Dempsey fiat
TENN guys just by frownin' at them,
and Tex Guinan shoutin' Hello, Suck
err and Gilda Gray's shimmy.
Sure Dempsey and Ruth were good
but how many Workin stiffs ever saw
them outside newspaper picture or
movie?
If the MannaSsa Mauler boxed one
fight a year he was overworking. And
these stories about how Ruth pointed to
the spot where he was going to knock the
ball over the fence and then went right
ahead and did it-they amt even above
suspicion. Grantland Rice's story on that
particular World Series game described
the homer all right. But he didn't say
nothin' about any pointing.
That big hello of Tex Guinans was
heard by nobody but few chumps who
could afford to get to New York and pay
couple bucks for a shot of bootleg
hootch. And lemme tell you, Pally, we
feed better stuff into our car radiators
today than that off-the-boat embalmin'
fluid we bought during Prohibition for
seven bucks and more quart.
And as far as Gilda Gray's shimmy
went-which was pretty far, I'll admit
why, today all you gotta do is flip on
the TV set and your livin room is Dustin
with low neckline danes.
Evening star., 1951-05-18
Marshall AppIouded

MorshoII AppIouded
We all owe o debt Of gratitude to
Gen. Marshall for his clear. concise
presentation Of our administrators
foreign policy. No one who has read
the texts of the Senate hearings with an
open mind could any longer contend
that "our Government has no foreign
policy" It is comforting to know that
we have a man of Gen. MarshalpS
caliber as one of the leaders Of our Gov
ernment. His infinite patience in answer
ing the questions. so many of which
have been repetitious without a single
display Of anger. resentment or ego
tism. has been inspiring and reassuring.
This will become tragic era in the
history of mankind If we fail to keep
before us the vision of "One World"
which we must achieve If we are to
have a lasting peace.