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Evening star., 1951-08-14
Decorating the Bosom

In his letter August on decorations,
"Numisma" made several mistakes he
shouldn't have made If he is as in
formed on the subject as his nom de
plume implies.
He says Zone may be awarded a Dis
tinguished Service Cross by the Army
for an act Of valor and Navy Dis
tinguished Service Cross for the same
act" In the first place there is no
Navy Distinguished Service Cross"
The comparable award in the Navy is
the Navy Cross. Secondly, before the
Navy makes an award to an Army man
(and vice versa) the proposal is CO.
ordinated with the Army to make sure
no Army award has been made or con-
templated especially with an award as
high as the Distinguished Service Cross
or Navy Gross. Then, if such duplica-
ton should slip through in spite of pre-
cautions, when it is discovered one of
the awards is revoked
The picture of the fruit salad shows
Layer No. 6-French Service at Ver-
dun; San Mihiel; French Victory
Medal These are unauthorized ribbons
and whoever was wearing them when
the picture was taken should take them
off
Prior to 1918. the Medal of Honor
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Mccarthy Should Be Answered

An overwhelming majority of Government
employees called on to defend their loyalty or
their trustworthiness before departmental and
civil service loyalty or security boards have been
found innocent of the suspicious which led to
such Investigations
For that reason alone, most reminded
citizens support the principle of secrecy in these
proceedings Otherwise, many people would be
injured regardless of their innocence by pub
licity. This rule of secrecy, or the confidential
nature of the proceedings, should by all means
be maintained.
But there is a glaring exception to the rule.
Senator Mccarthy, in the case of certain State
Department employees has made the exception.
He has named names, regardless of whether the
names he mentioned have already been cleared
or will be cleared by investigation. For that
reason the State Department should modify the
rule in these cases. In fairness to those whom
Senator Mccarthy named as having been "for
mally charged with communistic activities" the
State Department should announce, when it
has concluded its Investigations the findings
of the departmental board and the nature of
the charges of which the individuals listed by
Senator Mccarthy have been cleared or on which
they have been separated from Government
service.
What Senator Mccarthy said about these
people Is ali In Jlle CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. Inc
names, and something of what he said about
them, have been spread all over the United
States and perhaps the world There is no
secrecy any longer, in SO far these indi-
viduals are concerned. Having been publicly
indicted on the floor of the Senate, these people
have a right to a public declaration by the
State Department of their innocence, if they
are found innocent, and the people of the country
have right to the knowledge of their guilt, if
they are found guilty.
When the State Department has completed
the Investigations now under way, Senator Nc
Carthy should be answered, chapter and verse,
on what he has said about them. That answer
should also go into the Congressional Record. 1t
is unthnkable that Senator McCarthys charges
are the only versions of the truth which should be
permitted to become public. The damage to the
reputation of the individuals has already been
accomplished. From this point on, the State
Departments concern should be to clear the
names of those found guiltlesS through investi-
CATION and to be equally candid in reporting to
the people the circumstances where guilt has
been established.
Evening star., 1951-08-14
By Charles E. TroceweN

cowbird deposited the egg while she, the
layer of the other eggs, was away.
Stranger still, when she sees the larger
baby bird, in actual competition for the
food she brings, she still sees no differ
ence!
The young cowbird gets the 'lion's
share" of the food. It is said that for
every cowbird raised, three or four
smaller birds pay with their lives. Some
will question whether cowbirds are worth
1t, but the smaller mother birds do not.
Sometimes young robins, as also young
mockers will act in this way, demand
ing food long after their natural parents
have refused to feed them.
Perhaps these birds are the feathered
counterparts of human children who
take long time to wean.
1t may be that some individual speci-
mems are longer in learning the simple
trick of picking up food for themselves.
They are slow, as we would say. They
need bit of special schooling, but there
is nobody to give it to them. Their own
parents try to put them on the right
road by refusing to feed them. BE off
with you," says the real mother. But
the baby refuses to be put off in that
fashion. Instead it turns to the first
mother bird handy. and is it any wonder
that often she responds? Scientists
would say that she does so, not out of
goodness of heart, as men measure such
things, but simply because she has been
in the habit of feeding her own young.
and so hasa pattern of conduct which
is still running strongly in her.
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Tipping Our Hand?

Two stories that appeared in The
Star recently were merely routine news
items, but to the Soviet they were pure
gold.
The headlines were "Saber Fighter
Wing to Be Sent to Britain" and New
Fighter Wing in Japan"
do not criticize The Star for pub
fishing such items. They were news. I
do, however, believe that public relations
officers of the Air Force should recon-
slider policy in releasing such news. I
think, further, that the larger and more
responsible newspapers, such as The
Star, which I have held in the highest
esteem for many years, should set up a
screening process with a view to with
holding news which is of definite bene-
fit to potential enemy.
Lyman ID. Lynn.
Evening star., 1951-08-14

Truman and played to $4,000 in its brief
run to September 30 1850. The late
start was due to delay in completing the
amphitheater. This year the produc-
ton opened June / and so far some
$4,000 have seen it. In contrast to last
years organ music, 19-piece orchestra
plays in the current production.
The entire show has been streamlined
from last year and is admittedly a
superior presentation.
Mr.. Massmann explained the COM
mission makes money on performance
if it sells all the 994 reserved seats, at
$3.50 each, plus 200 to 300 of the nom
reserved seats. at rs cents each. If only
half the reserved seats are sold, 900 of
the non-reserved seats must be occupied
to break even. Children under II or in
school groups get in for 40 cents each.
So that the amphitheater may be-
come better known, service bands give
concerts here pm. Sundays. Mr. Mass
mann said the amphitheater has not yet
become tradition in Washington. This
Evening star., 1951-08-14

was the only decoration available The
standards set by Congress in 1862 for
its award were not very clear, and in
cluded 'Soldier-like qualities" Accord
ingly. many awards were made for acts
other than deeds of valor on the battle
field. After the basis for the award was
clarified in 1918, the high standards of
the Medal of Honor have been main
tained by the Army.
William Plampin.
"Numisma" writes that decorations
for valor should be limited to enlisted
men and Junior officers, for they, and
they alone, close physically with the
enemy on the battlefield"
Such categorical statement is per-
hapS bit unfair to a number of Of
f1cers who participated in the am
phibious assaults against enemy-held
islands while serving in ranks which are
not ordinarily referred to as Junior
officers.
David M. ShOup,
Colonel, u S. M. c., Marine Corps
Schools, Quantico, Va.
Evening star., 1951-08-14
The Going Gets Tough

Senator George, advocating a 81 billion cut
In foreign economic aid, says 1--WE are face to
face with a time when we must consider our own
financial position"
That statement, as far as it goes, certainly.
In true.
Lending force to it are several items in the
news. One is the announcement that the re-
search staff of the Congressional Economic Com
mittee believes new taxes will have to 60 above
the $72 billion level approved by the House
If the defense program is to be kept on pay
as-you-go basis. The Treasury has said that $40
billion will be needed, and the Twentieth Gen.
tury Fund, reputable organization, has called
for SIC billion in new taxes to head off another
round of imitation.
If any such additional burden is to be i'm
posed on the already heavily burdened American
taxpayers the time has indeed come when we
must consider our own financial position. But
there are other things to consider, too.
There is sentiment on both sides of the
political aisle for cut in the administrations
request for $S5 billion for foreign aid-both
military and economic-and perhaps reduction
can safely be made. Although the distinction
may be more apparent than real, any cut
probably will apply only to economic aid And
the estimates are that the reduction will range
from one to two billion-the latter figure con-
stituting nearly the whole of the portion marked
for economic assistance
If such saving can be made with safety,
1t should be done. But Congress must not lose
sight of the whole picture.
This country, in the first place. has not come
to the end of its economic tether. When the Fed
eral Trade Commission can report that all but
three of Is major manufacturing industries, de-
spite higher costs and taxes, showed greater
rate of profit in 1850 than in 1910, we not
looking economic disaster in the face. The going
is getting tough for this country and there is
legitimate reason. to be concerned with our
financial position But our economy is not yet
at the point of collapse.
What we must always remember is that
cut of billion or two billion in foreign economic
aid, or any similar economy will have its re-
percuSSions abroad If the administrators
request is padded, it should be trimmed. But
there is no wisdom in cutting just for the sake of
cutting The task which General Eisenhower has
undertaken in Europe must be successfully COM
pleted If that is humanity possible. If cuts of
billion or even two billion would jeopardize
his prospects, the cuts should not be made. For
that would be an act of folly, not economy, and
the cost to us would be vastly greater in the end
This probably was what General Eisenhower
had in mind when he said: "If we drag this job
out we fail. The sure way to get half the results
at twice the cost is to drag this program out.
If we can't do this job in reasonable length
of time, 1t can't be done and we'd better get out
This counsel should be kept in pind For
we are committed to this European SNoject and
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Annuities for Teachers

The letter by Retired Teacher, August
!, is very timely. Retired teachers. like
others living on fixed incomes, are suf-
fering greatly from imitation. 1t is GER
tainly disappointing, after working for
a lifetime, to have your annuity paid in
dollars which are worth considerably
less than those you paid into the re-
tirement fund.
Still, Washington teachers have tried
to do something about this. A bill,
H.R. 1850, has been introduced in the
House which provides for raising the
annuities of teachers who have already
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Realities

We Who haze marked, like watchers at
shoW,
The battle shouts OF ndtions-thrust
and strain
OF empires, thrones that crack and
states that DGne,
And systems In billoDy stUeep and
flOD,-
Perhaps fUe miss What euen the simplest
knoID.
That life may shun the barriered, steel
domain
Where Bondpartes preside and Cron-
tDells reign,
To haunt the lyric OF ttDo eyes aolo,p.
All the conlmotion OF our crowns and
poiDerS,
OF cabinets and parties, fleets and
trade,
Would be as dust. except alone for these:
A man and girl rainbosUed 1pith npeado,O
foiDers:
Laughter, and lullabies:; the nursery
shade;
And smoke OF hearth fires lost In cottage
Stanton A. Coblent7s
Evening star., 1951-08-14
An Obligation

1t seems to me that a mans first
duty concerns the welfare of his family,
and nations first duty concerns the
welfare of its own people.
There are hundreds of retired Federal
employees in need Of the simple comforts
of life and many of them do not have
enough of the necessities. They gave
their Government the best years of their
lives and are now too old or unable to
work.
1t strains ones patriotism to see his
country feeding the rest of the world
and letting its own people live in want
especially those who have given their
time and energy to their Government
Many retired Federal employees are in
great need, and it is the duty Of their
Government to help them now.
b. HI,
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Challenging Russio's Leaders

1t is only matter OF days since the kremlln.
in It's peace" communication with President
Truman, said something about how it is always
striving to be friendly with everybody and to
promote a free exchange Of ideas among all
peoples And now, as If to add more brass to
the brazenness of this fairy tale, its puppet
Polish regime has shut down our American in
formation service in Warsaw. Who's trying to
kid whom, and why? Here again we have
cear-cut example of how the Soviet dictatorship
uses words to turn realities upside down and
resorts to deeds that are the exact opposite OF
its verbal declarations.
The Polish action-which has followed
closely on Soviet Deputy Premier Molotov's
recent visit to Warsaw-undoubtedly has been
taken in accordance with instructions from
Moscow. In itself, it is typical of the way things
are run behind the Iron Curtain, but its timing
is curiously out Of line with the Kremlins latest
propaganda assertion that the Soviet Union
places no barriers in the path of international
exchanges and personal contact between the
peoples under its control and the peoples of the
free world. The words say one thing and the
deeds say another. AS in Russia and every
satellite land, the Red totalitarians in Poland,
while shouting about their devotion to liberty
and truth, cynically see to it that any and all
agencies seeking to spread ideas about genuine
liberty and genuine truth are choked into
silence. .r.. ...
AS far as the Poles are concerned, this
suppression tends to confirm persistent reports
about their growing restiveness under the
Kremlin's oppressive rule. Apparently their
mood is such that Moscows branch office in
Warsaw is afraid to let them be exposed even
to the Small-Scale effort of our information
service to enlighten them with some basic facts
about the United States. Here is something
that the "Voice of America" should keep ham
merng away at. The leaders of the Soviet Union
should be challenged repeatedly, as President
Truman has just challenged them, to prove that
they are not frightened by the flow of truth
to prove it by ending their tanning" opera
tions against foreign broadcasts, by permitting
freedom of travel to and from the world behind
the Iron Curtain, and in general by making
their deeds match their words in this all-im-
portant matter.
It may be assumed, of course, that the men
of the Kremlin will continue to duck such a
challenge because they cannot meet it, they
cannot do away with the Iron Curtain, without
setting in motion forces of freedom that would
ultimately put an end to their tyranny. Never
theless, since they cannot entirely black-out
news and information from our world our world
should exert every effort to maintain day
and-night theological offensive against them
an offensive aimed at getting the truth through
to the great masses of people in Russia and the
satellite countries. Certainly, the more the
Soviet dictatorship can be driven into defen-
sive propaganda position, the better will be the
chance of reforming the evil nature of its
empire. s .
Something new is picture window in the
basement conceYion to the Peepins Tom who
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Star Stan Photo.

may take five years, for now people do
not know where it is. Late arrivals, up
to 9 pm, after the overture starts.
indicate many have trouble finding the
amphitheater.
1t is planned to eventually turn the
amphitheater over to the National Cap
ital Parks Office. The general manager
said that ''If Faith of Our Fathers is to
persist, it must become one of the sights
to see in Washington, just like the
Washington Monument, the jefferson
Memorial. the Capitol dome"
What is the future of the amphi-
theater? In Mr.. Massmann's judg-
ment, it could be used for entertainment
OF a cultural. religious or educational
nature. as we'll as for concerts and other
gatherings. He believes curtain would
have to be provided. Sound and lights
are adequate, but the back of the stage
is completely open. The amphitheater
also needs a roof-probably of alumni
num-that could be rolled back. 1t is
now subject to the vagaries of weather
and shower can kill performance.
Evening star., 1951-08-14
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE,


@. How much time is saved in q
Legislature by the use of electric roll
call machines?-G. r. o.
A. In New Jerseys 60-member Legis-
lature it used to take three minutes
for quorum call or to pass bill Now
it is done in from 80 to so seconds. In
Illinois. it was estimated that prior to
installation of the roll-call machine in
the House approximately 100 hours Of
each session was devoted to calling the
roll. Now it can be done in IA hours.
@. Was scalping done only by thS
Indians, or did the white men ever
adopt the practice?-G. N. A.
A. Records show that Indians were
scalped by white men. In 1725, number
Of Indians were surprised by a group of
New Hampshire volunteers and scalped.
1t is also recorded that bounty Of 500
was paid at Boston out Of the public
treasury for Indian scalps.
O. 1t has been stated that Tenino,
Wash, once issued wooden money. Why
was this done?-R. H. D.
A. When the Citizens Bank of Tenino
closed its doors on December 5, 1881.
the town was without ready cash to do
business. Consequently, in the following
year, wooden money was issued in
denominations of 25 cents, SO cents and
one dollar. printed on 3-ply Sitka spruce
wood. Later on, cedar wood was used.
@. How much more energy is re-
quired for standing than for sitting7
e. A. s.
A. Standing requires IA per cent more
energy than sitting.
Evening star., 1951-08-14

we really have no acceptable alternative We
should do what can be done, within reason, to
see 1t through
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 10
any question Of fact by either writins Ths
Evening Star Information Bureau, 1900 I street
NV. WASHINGTON 5 D C., and inclosing 3 cents
return postage or BY telephoninE ST. 1868,
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Uriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1951-06-27

SPARKLING WHITE
Suburban bungalow 2 nice bedrms,
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picket fence. Nice lawn, room fol-
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Pay only $52.17 per month, in
cludes taxes and insurance. Only
$3.50. No. $40.
100 SO. ROYAL, ALEX, VA.
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FARMS

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