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Evening star., 1952-08-25
By Charles E. TroceweN
/. w. 8.

So the big book, Insects" viii not
be too much for any boy interested In
bugs and the like.
He win find it treasure trove, not
only able to help him in his everyday
studies. but also to give him new out
looks upon life. For insects are life
It Is said that there are more than
1000 different species In the smallest
back yard.
Every stone one overturns shows
creeping and crawling things.
One good way to cooperate with q
boy intent on collecting insects is to get
him to study them In their native
hauntS.
This keeps him and the insects out
in the open air. the best place for them,
after all. II every boys fate today Is to
be q soldier, the sooner he gets used
to outdoor living. the better.
There Is very interesting chapter
in the big book on how to collect and
preserve insects. Collecting around lights
at night Is discussed.
With most boys, interest in insects
is passing phase. Just as at other times
they become enarnored Of football. base-
ball and basketball. Let them study
insects. BY all means, even II it means
few Crawlers around. The chances are
that they win learn good habits Of
collecting. always q valuable thing, and
In time viii 90 on to something else,
but what they have gained win give
them . new outlook upon life. the eternal
mystery. - interesting In insects as IN
Nl1inanlN 81
Evening star., 1952-08-25
NO Thank You

In many ways your editorial, mo.
Thank You." hits the bulls eye. What
this country needs Is less political pap.
less printing press money. The political
magicianS now print $4,000 at the cost
Of ! cent. We are sadly in need Of horse
sense.
It viii not be long now before we will
be herding the herders and mining the
miners.
Jefferson-Jackson. Democrats and
Fremont-Lincoln Republicans are as ex-
tinct as the dodo. The presently named
Democrats are merely reincarnated
Greenbackers, wild-eyed. world-saving
revolutionaries who avow universal mill
tary training-"The Road to Riches
Honor"-like the Romans. the Spanish.
the French, the British the Prussians
and now ourselves.
The presently named Republicans are
Fabian Socialists. They see eye-to-eye
with their "NATO" allies.
The bewilderment of financiers in the
conventions indicates that some one is
scared stiff. The country is at the dead
end Of the Roosevelt trail (Coxey
armies). Perhaps the pressing need for
an Adlai for an alibi to set the brakes Of
depression. for q slow down to check the
feverish runaway. Now, what could be
sweeter? Ono, Thank You.").
A. g. L.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
This and That

culture, transportation and crops. All
have affected profoundly our relation
ship with insects. We hope this yearbook
WIN be q contribution to the general
understanding Of these relationships and
to the efficiency and well being Of
American farming and living"
~
This large and beautifully illustrated
volume may be obtained from the
superintendent Of documents, Washing
ton Is. de-, for the comparatively small
sum Of $3.50. II this book, were put
out by commercial firm, it would cost
between 81 and SO.
It would prove o fascinating gift for
any bright boy interested In insects.
Here he can find out about everything
from spider mites to boil weevils, from
house borers to carpenter ants, from
pantry pests to hornworms on tomatoes.
We would advise our correspondent
to furnish the boy with such q gift, and
then see what happens.
Agriculture. now as always. Is q
basic thing.
And In it. insects play large part, at
times an ver-increasing part, it seems.
Despite advances made In combating
them, they are always with US.
Insects" shows what these creatures
are. and how We must try to face them.
Boys read Surprisingly adult literature.
Let no one imagine they take just
10 kid" literature. They Ike that. too.
but specialize. on the worlds great
literature.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Shed No Tears for Them

There is ample room for difference Of opinion
as to the number of Virginians who cannot vote
because they neglect to pay the poll tax or are
unwilling to pay it. The total may be large or
small, although it is undoubtedly true that the
tax keeps some people from the polls.
There is no reason, however, to weep for some
of these For they are tax dodgers, pure and
simple.
The Star has been running series OF
articles on the failure Of many people In Mary
land and Virginia to vote. Unofficial spokes-
men" for one category Of non-voters gave this
explanation: "The minute you register to vote
in Maryland, or pay poll tax in Virginia with
the intention of voting, you are sticking your
neck out to be hit by lot Of other State and
local taxes-such as income and excise-and
other requirements" These same spokesmen
contend that citizens ought not to be "penalized
by registering to VOTE"
The Star respectfully suggests that these
unnamed spokesmen should have their heads
examined. For it is hard to think Of more
ridiculous and senseless complaint than theirs.
There is no State in which person can vote
unless he is a resident Of that State. And reg
istration In Maryland, or payment OF . poll tax
In trginia, is merely evidence Of residence II
Evening star., 1952-08-25

pear on the ballot with the candidates
name. Who could have told for which
candidate q vote for George w. Norris
was to be counted? Only q ruling by
the Nebraska Supreme Court that Gro
Ger Norris had fled too late to get his
name on the ballot saved the situation.
Take the moral issue" presented by
the seating Of the Texas delegation to
the Republican convention. There ap-
pears to have been little doubt that Els
enhower supporters elected by precinct
and county conventions were unseated by
the State convention at Mineral Wells.
dominated by Henry Zweifel. It was
done openly; there were even pictures Of
the convention fist fights In the papers.
It couldn't be hidden.
It may be argued that in statewide
primary vote that couldn't have hap
pened. Without suggesting some prac-
tices that could have tended to the
same end. one can at least say that
when it did happen in q convention II
was seen. reported. and not permitted
to stand. -. q.
The Taft people were resentful, with
apparent justification In some instances,
at Democrats who had come into Re-
publican conventions to vote for Cen,
Eisenhower. In q convention 1t can be
seen who is taking part. something not
30 apparent In q primary election.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
BETHESDA, Md.

BETHESDA, Md.
"Dear Sir:
MY boy. who. is 10, wants to study
insects, but try to dissuade him, be-
cause frankly I do not want q lot Of
insects around the house. ] know him.
you see! He already has a cage fun
Of crickets. and their chirping upsets
me. What is going to happen when
he comes up with creepers and crawlers?
"Once he had q bathtub full OF
turtles. Fortunately we have two baths,
so no one In the family was exactly
troubled too much. but at times it got
rather perplexing to look IN and see
them
do you think the study OF insects
is worthwhile? I try to be broad-minded
about this, but ] wish he would study
something else.
"Perplexedly yours. 9. N. O."
The yearbook Of agriculture. 1852. Just
issued BY the United States Department
Of Agriculture. Is q tremendous volume.
all devoted to insects. which is the
title.
Into this yearbook. according TO Alfred
Stefferud. editor, have gone the results
of nearly 100 years Of the study Of
insects. The Bureau Of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine, which was responsible
In large measure for the book, traces its
origin back that far" he says, In the
preface.
''The century has seen great changes
in farming methods" Mr.. Stefferud says,
the intensiveness and extent & asri-
-. !
Evening star., 1952-08-25

It is an old strategy for voters Of
one party, lacking any real contest to
keep them within party lines, to 60 into
the opposition party's primary and vote
for the weakest candidate. It's not hon
orable, but it Is done. Some States pre-
vent this by providing that voter must
register as Republican or Democrat. In
other States, where q voter does not
have to declare himself on registration,
II he is suspected Of this trick he may
be asked to swear he win support the
nominees Of the party whose ballot he
asks for. But it is unenforceable.
To say that "the voice Of the people
Is the voice Of God" applies to the result
Of all elections Is just as wrong as to
say that all nominating conventions are
vicious because Of deals in smoke filled
rooms. The fact that political leaders
arrive at compromises In hotel rooms
where cigars or cigarettes are smoked
does not mean that compromises are
not frequently necessary and that the
results are uniformly bad.
Deals were made at the Republican
convention in Chicago in 1850. Lincoln
was the beneficiary. So was the Nation.
Whether the agreements were made in
rooms where smoking was permitted Is
not recorded. Perhaps the hardy charac-
tiers Of those days chewed.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
By THE HASKN SERVICE
The Barn

The barn stands empty. halfpay up the
htH,
Shado,Oed and gray beneath the erentnc
sky:
Berett of occupants. s1ue for a feaD
Barn stCdllotDs that return each year TO
nest
In its dry refuge. 1t has aDeH withstood
The zero tDinters and the blazing sun.
Some quarter century IL has fulfilled
A useful purpose: It has sheltered lambs
And colts and calUes IN season. Once
bog ~:1S"
Dreamed eagerly spithin its hay -Alled
OF sturdy bridges he ponlf build soHse
dol aas Aa
The brGve proud cision Of his early years.
When cloueTs sGnctaGry Allied his need.
The barn has serped 30 purpose 1CeA,
indeed. p
4 Billy B. Cooper
Evening star., 1952-08-25
off to q Bad Start

It Is not surprising that the new Federal
tax on gambling has not lived up to expectations
OF its sponsors in Congress. There has been no
rush Of race or lottery racketeers to register
and hence the tax take" from gambling is run
ming about 2 per cent of the $400 million year
predicted. And the law has become tangled up
In the courts in way that comphcates enforce
ment. Only the Supreme Court can unsnarl the
tangle which involves question Of constitu-
tionality Of the law.
The gambling tax act got of to bad start
when Congress put it on the statute books
without supplying the Internal Revenue Bureau
with the means to enforce it. Never optimistic
over the plan anyway, the bureau insisted that
1t could not hope to obtain compliance with the
registration and tax requirements unless several
thousand additional agents were provided. The
bureau pointed out that 1t would be necessary
to conduct detailed Investigations in each case
Of noncompliance in order to prove evasion and
obtain conviction. This, Of course, would put
the bureau in the business of investigating
gambling on q wholesale scale-a sphere Of
police activity ordinarily reserved to the States
and cities. But Congress never got around to
supplying the amount of money and authorizing
the extra staff needed to do the job properly
And most of the professional gamblers taking
note of the situation, decided to wait and see
what would happen If they failed to comply.
More serious yet, from the enforcement
standpoint, was the issue over constitutionality
Of the act-formally raised in Pennsylvania
court. The issue revolved around the "self-in-
elimination" requirement that gamblers list
their occupations, places of business and names
and addresses Of all their employees The Penn
sylvania court has ruled that the law is uncon-
stitutional. The Internal Revenue Bureau says
that other legal cases are being held up pending
q Supreme Court ruling on the laws validity
Congress should take another look at this
law next year in the light of the bureaus report
and of the litigation. If the high court should
sustain the act, the bureau ought to be given
SUFFICIENT money and men to make a reasonable
effort to enforce it. As long as the gamblers
know that no real enforcement job is possible
they would be silly to take the law very
seriously.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Court Criticized

A story in The Star tells Of O doctor
who. because Of reckless driving and
abusive language, was arrested and
taken before judge in Alexandria. The
doctor admitted his behaviour, gave ex-
cessive drinking as the cause; where.
upon the Judge appointed group Of
citizens to watch the doctor and II he
took one drink before December 1, he
would be jailed and fined-in addition
to his present sentence.
This doctor has already proved him
self to be irresponsible and reckless Of
other drivers rights. Is it the duty Of
the judge to reform him? II q little
boy uses his BIB gun recklessly, do not
his parents deprive him Of the gun until
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Home From Comp Goodwill

I just don't know how to begin, but
I want to thank The Star for sending
my son James to Camp Goodwill. He
went for the first two weeks and he did
work In the kitchen, or what he called
KIP. duty. And for that, the counselor
asked him back for two more weeks. He
was awfully pleased. honest to good
ness can't explain how tickled he was
to be able to 60 back again.
He came home last Tuesday. He had
put on eight pounds and, gosh, he looks
good. know he had one grand vaca-
ton this year. I want you to thank
the lady and gentleman who came to
interview Jimmy, too, because they were
awfully patient and pleasant with all
these little ones.
So want to close. hoping to let you
know how thankful we all are for
Jimmy's being able to 60 and for 30
long q period.
Mrs. Ray Glascoe.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Primaries Can Be Tricky Affairs, Too "~
By Frcneis P. DouoIos

nNE REACTION to the Chicago con-
~ VentionS has been to revive
movement for nationwide presidential
primaries. Some people think that
primary elections would eliminate the
less desirable Shenanigans Of the con-
ventionS. For instance. some Kefauver
supporters, In their disappointment. ap-
pear to feel that what they regard as
deals which euchred their candidate out
Of the nomination would be impossible
in primary election.
What they saw at Chicago. however.
isn't patch on what they could see
in SOME OF the State primaries If they
knew where to look. A political flnagler
intent on skulduggery would much
than in d State convention where most
Of what goes on must be done In the
open with reporters and other observers
watching intently.
In the first place the vote In the
ordinary primary Is usually much less
than In general election. This does
not apply, of course, In the South where
the primary Is usually the election.
Outside the South, only hot lights for
party nominations bring out big votes.
Party leaders on the parochial level
sedulously cultivate the idea that the
primary Is for professionals. You will
hear otherwise intelligent persons ex-
plain, II never vote in o primary. It's
all fixed in advance. so my vote wouldn't
count" And they thereby play into the
hands Of the professionals.
Come primary day. members Of the
city hall gang and the courthouse ring.
their children, their parents, their In
laws, their uncleS and their cousins and
their auntS troop TO the polls and vote
to nominate the leaders slate Of can
didates. You can preach as much as you
want that the primary election Is the
place to make sure there will be good
candidates to vote for in the general
election. but you can't convince the
intelligentsia.
There have been cases where Q man
with no claim to either distinction or
even respectability has been nominated
for Office solely because he bore name
the same as or at least similar to that
Of someone widely and favorably known.
It's trick which couldn't be put across
In a convention.
The trick Of dividing the opposition 70
an old one and easy to work in o pri-
mary. Assume that Smith is q candi.
date for nomination to q particular Of
flee. Jones also becomes q candidate
and 1t appears he will have substantial
support. Smiths supporters get Brown
to file for the nomination also. and
Brown and Jones divide the opposition
to Smith.
Some will recall the experience Of
Senator George w. Norris Of Nebraska.
Nominally Republican. he was o NAV
erick; when it came to party regularity
he was a rugged independent. Old Guard
Republicans marked him for retirement.
In the primary Of 1890 another George
w. Norris. q grocer Of Broken Bow. Neb..
filed for the Republican nomination for
for Senator. Under Nebraska law no
identifying words or phrases could ap-
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Supporting Mccarthy

General Eisenhower has adopted the only
reasonable position that was open to him in
connection with Senator McCarthys campaign
Tor reelection.
He said that he will support Senator Nc
Carthy if the latter is nominated by the Re-
publican voters of Wisconsin. At the same time
he has made it perfectly clear that some Of the
Mccarthy tactics, especially such things as his
shameful attack on General Marshall, are thor
oughly repugnant to him.
Those who say they are dissatisfied with
this stand are merely condemning our political
system. It is system which has its bad points
as well as its good points Ideally it might be
q good thing if a presidential candidate were
able to repudiate all members of his PARTY with
whom hOis in disagreement. But as a practical
matter, that cannot be done under our two-party
system.
General Eisenhower has based his decision
largely on the desirability of doing everything
within reason to secure Republican control of
the House and Senate if he is to be elected
President. There are other considerations how
ever, that he might have mentioned. One Is
that it would be presumptuous for him to at
tempt to dictate to Wisconsin's Republicans.
Another is that such attempts often defeat their
own purpose. In this connection one need only
recall President Roosevelt'S Inflated and ILL
advised purge project of 1888. He was slapped
down by the voters, as he should have been.
Furthermore the passing years have produced
nothing ito warrant the belief that his Judgment
of the individuals concerned was sound. Not
many people would say today that Senator
George, for instance should have been drummed
out of the Democratic Party in 1888.
Evening star., 1952-08-25

the people who are afraid Of being "penalized"
by registering are not legal residents in Mary
land or Virginia, they are not entitled to vote
under any standard. And If they are residents,
then they should be compelled to pay State
income and other taxes If they wilrnot pay them
willingly.
As matters stand, they are tax dodgers
people who are accepting all the benefits of resi-
dence while shirking their share OF the burden
Of paying the bills.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Britain and the Schumun Plan

In deciding to send a permanent delegation
TO the top executive agency Of the Schuman Plan,
the British have taken a. step that can do much
to promote the success of free Europes merger
OF its coal and steel resources Although the
action falls considerably short of full participa-
ton. 1t paves the way for cooperation of sort
that Is very much desired by the six signatory
nations-France, West Germany, Italy. Belgium,
the Netherlands and Luxembourg
When the Schuman Plan was first proposed,
the French-its initiators-invited Britain to
become one Of the charter members of this po-
tentially revolutionary enterprise. But the Brit
ish declined. While declaring themselves ready
to help in developing the program, they said
they could not Immediately commit themselves
to full partnership in it for the following reasons
among others: ID That they wanted to wait
and see how its operations might affect their
domestic interests and national sovereignty; (2)
that their island position made them non-con-
tinental and hence not readily assimilable in
such an undertaking; 60 that they had to reckon
with the fact that their country was the nerve
center of the globe-encircling Commonwealth Of
Nations and the banker OF the sterling area the
worlds biggest multilateral trading bloc; and
"a that their economy and the economies Of
those nations were therefore much more COM
Elementary than the economies of the United
Kingdom and the powers Of free Europe.
However, despite these important reserva-
tions, Britain made clear from the start that it
was interested in associating itself-if somewhat
aloofly-with the Schuman Plan. And now, tV
naming special mission to represent 1t perma-
nently on the High Authority of the European
Coal and Steel Community (the plans supra
national administrative organization), the
Churchill government has demonstrated that the
idea of association is being taken very seriously
in London. The mission-which Is to be headed
by the distinguished Sir Cecil Weir-is expected
to maintain close naison with the six-nation
authority, and 1t has instructions to foster the
United Kingdoms cooperation In the program
to as great an extent as seems practical. Pre-
sumably the cooperation will be very limited
in the beginning but If its feasibility Is proved
by experience, it may well develop, eventually,
into full partnership along the lines favored
by the six signatory nations for bringing about
form of European economic unity without pre-
cedent in history.
The more such unity is promoted, the closer
free Europe (including non-continental Brittany
will move toward political federation. Any prog
ress in this field means progress In strengthen
ing the West against the menace Of Soviet ag-
gression London's association with the Schuman
Plan is therefore encouraging It can hardly fail
to give further impetus to the unification effort.
Only the Kremlin will regard 1t as an unwel-
come development.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Justices ScoIes OFF?

A New Jersey Judge sentences VIII
liam c. Horley to 10 to IA years for
embezzling $456. 900 from Perth Amboy
bank. An Upper Marlboro police court
judge fines two colored men $50 each
and sentences them to year for steal
ing % ears from cornfleld.
It seems to me there is something
wrong with the scales Of justice. If and
when I turn to life Of crime to help
me keep up with the increased cost Of
living brought to us by High Tax
Harry" I shall certainly move to New
Jersey.
I.W.S.
Evening star., 1952-08-25

Britain too has little taste for compet-
ing with Germany for world markets.
Thus neatly boxed by money hungry
Western Europe and an Eastern ideolog-
ical psychopath q new German problem
Is thrown into an already messy pot
Of troubles and one wonders glumly how
much all this will cost the United States.
N. Thieleu.
Evening star., 1952-08-25
Germany 'Dunned'

Now suddenly 26 bright financial ex-
perts have agreed amongst themselves
that Germany can start paying on her
prewar debt. Up come Britain and
France, the perennial debtors who rarely
pay their own debts (whatever happened
to that old moratorium anyway?), with
the idea that to dun Germany win bring
little cheer into their everlastingly
empty money Golfers.
The reasons one hears for poverty-as-
usual in Britain and France Is because
war destroyed their economies. Surely
the most rabid Anglo -Franco-phile must
recognize that for three years Germany
was pounded by air with the result that
where Britain had one Coventry, Ger
many had hundred. Neither Britain
nor France is split by an economic as
well as geographic iron curtain as is
Germany. Yet wallowing In their own
domestic financial insecurity they have
declared Germany can pay.
My argument is not that Germany
should be excused from financial obli-
cations. but only the cold fear that we
viii get involved. What If Germany can't
pay out Of her own economy? Believe
me, those Western European shylocks
will collect as they have been doing right
along for all their occupation costs in
Germany. On the other hand, we have
been paying for ours.
Another point : in this donation
dunning deal is that France, having
grabbed the Saar recently, self-right-
eously is weasling toward the German
West contract because she fears Ger
many's industrial rebirth. And well she
might. for Germany is ready to go for
ward, but France stopped going any
where but backward after indulging in
a sticky revolution