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Evening star., 1952-09-04

offered an opportunity to appear-with or with
out counsel-before an off1cial Of the Passport
Division to disprove or explain away that infor-
nation. In all such instances, after holding
the hearing the division itself has then reviewed
its findings to determine-with the force of
final decision-whether to uphold or reverse the
original ruling
Under the changed procedure, this process
will be continued, but it will not be the last
resort. From now on, If the Passport Division
continues to rule against an applicant after
holding a special hearing, the applicant will
have the right to carry his case-again with or
without legal counsel, as he may desire-to
newly established appeals board made up Of at
least three department officials who have been
in no way connected with previous action on the
application. The boards findings, whether
adverse or favorable, will then be forwarded to
the Secretary of State, who Is not likely-except
in rare inStanceS-to decide against such
findings.
In creating this new board of appeals, the
State Department has acted in keeping with a
recent Federal court ruling that the DEPART
ment's earlier procedure had violated the due
process-of-law clause of the Constitution in the
case Of an applicant who brought suit after
having been denied a passport The change
also is designed to guard against injustices
Stemming from careless and too-hasty acceptance
of false or irresponsible derogatory information
of the kind that victimized Professor owen
baltimore some weeks ago.
Such injustices are extremely rare, Of course.
During the past year the State Department has
approved about $4,000 passports while denying
only IS. The new procedure thus is not aimed
at correcting an abuse of authority; it is meant
merely to serve as an additional guarantee that
not a single individual out of the hundreds of
thousands of applicants is treated unfairly. 1t
is a good example of how free country bends
over backward to protect the constitutional
rights of its citizens.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
7 Trunsplonted

She has Hued altDays on prairie farm.
Beneath the breadth OF open, ,Dindy skv:;
Watching the daily rising OF the sun
Aboue the IeDeI sspeep Of fertile land.
She has knotrr days of utter solitude
And nights of gentle rain. and crescent
moon.
Her ears are tDeH dttuned to silences:
Her eyes reflect the mellon Olow of stars.
But she is old, and cannot IUe alone.
Her children sent for her to come and
spend
Her last, declining years NTH them.
And 70tD
In loneliness she iDdIks amid the din
OF unfamiliar streets to City Park,
And sitting on bench tDfile long days
Remembers crickets ehirptng n the
grass.
Billy ,. Cooper
Evening star., 1952-09-04
First Cuse of Lemons

uSk SOSG W 6SuJVubS
know nothing Of the merits Of the
serviceman'S lemon painting stunt. Nor
am I qualified to argue whether the
Commissioners regulation would stand
court test. But we should think again
Of the why of the whole Setup.
Some years ago, some high-tempered,
high-powered and Semimechanic brothers
purchased new popular-priced car
Whether they tinkered with it, do not
recall. But they declared it lemon" 4"
Failing to get satisfaction from the
dealer. they had their father-an artist
paint yellow lemons all over the body,
and with glee drove it all around the
District. and would park it near and
sometimes in front of other dealers
handling the same model car.
This went on for some time. Whether
they finally attained satisfaction, either
from the dealer or the manufacturer, I
do not recall. The result was Indignation
ending with the District Commissioners
adopting the prohibition now being ag-
itated.
Those hot-heads are now fine and
steady citizens. and no doubt are a bit
ashamed Of their stunt. So, let us all
profit by bearing in mind that. in a de-
mocracy, never is law or regulation
passed but harms some one, and maybe
at times hinders ones it is intended to
benefit.
Norman Sandridge.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
British Labor Speaks Strongly

The British Trades Union Congress struck
reSolute and significant blow for continuing
resistance to Communist aggression when it
beat down a series of resolutions critical of the
rearmament program Of Britain and its Allies.
Meeting in annual session at Margate, the
congress was challenged by its general council
to adopt forthrightly the line which the council
had formulated and confirmed on earlier occa-
sions in support of the rearmament effort The
council broadly speaking the policy-making
body of the congress, was determined at the
Margate meeting that there should be a COM
plete showdown on the issue and that there would
be no ambiguity or reservation about the posi-
ton of this largest of British labor organizations.
The strategy, consequently, was to reject even
the most innocuous appearing of the critical
resolutions and to demonstrate an approximately
four-to-one front against any attack upon the
rearmament drive.
One of the first effects of this action un-
doubtedly will be the strengthening of Clement
Attlee's hand in his Labor Party fight with
Aneurin Bevan. The Labor Party, whose govern
ment made the first British commitment to the
present rearmament program, holds its annual
conference at Morecambe next month. It has
long been expected that Mr.. Bevan, highly criti-
cal of the extent of the British rearmament
effort, would make determined effort at that
meeting to d1Scred1t the ACLIee lcaQerSn1p, anu
that he might even split the party. There has
been evidence in recent weeks, however, that the
3Attlee clique Is willing and ready for showdown
and may, In fact, have so many big guns already
trained that the Bevanites will not force the
issue to a point where their own party standing
Is seriously jeopardized.
To the world at large, the labor congress
action has other meanings. In the United States
and among the nations associated with the COM
mon defense efforts of the free world, 1t means
that British labor is not dragging its feet either
politically or in the workshops. Coupled with
the pronouncement of the congress leadership
approximately fortnight ago that it is opposed
to drive for general wage increases IN Britain
at this time, it displays genuine sense OF re-
sponsibility toward the economic problems and
commitments of the nation.
To the Communist world, it means these
same things with reverse effect. One OF the
major goals of communism has been the sub
version of labor movements in the non-Com-
munist nations but it has been an effort never
really successful, particularly in Britain or In
the United States. For the British Congress to
take such determined stand on the rearma-
ent issue reveals the dsinterest OF British labor
in the false appeals Of communism and must be
goading to the international schemers Of the
Kremlin
Evening star., 1952-09-04
A Shameful Record

Washington's shameful record In the field
OF tuberculosis control fully justifies the deter
mined efforts of Commissioner Camalier and
Health Officer Seckinger to seek the funds
needed to meet the problem. The modest request
of DR.. Seckinger for $93,834 budget item would
pave the way for start on an expanded preven-
tion program-now suffering from woefully
inadequate laboratory facilities
If the public has been under the impression
that tuberculosis was under close supervision
and control in the District of Columbia, facts
disclosed by Mr.. Camalier and DR.. Seckinger
must be disiusioning 1t is startling to learn
that two-thirds of the 300 persons who died here
last year from the ravages of TB were not
known to be tuberculous until death revealed
the disease. Had these unknown cases had the
benefit Of early detection and care, many lives
might have been saved And it is alarming to
know that of the more than 10000 tuberculosis
victims believed to be in Washington, only IS
per cent are known to health authorities. The
remainder, many of them in infectious stages,
are living their doomed lives among healthy rela-
tives and associates-a constant threat to the
whole community. DR.. Seckinger points out
that Washingtons TB death rate is next to the
highest in a list of 18 comparable cities.
When it is considered that tuberculosis is
classified as a preventable disease, if detected
and treated in time, the cityS low standing in
TB control is truly diSgraceful. Some figures
will illustrate how the all-important work Of
identifying TB patients is tagging behind the
treatment program. Last year the District spent
only $523505 on prevention as compared to
s4,277 900 On care and cure Yet greater atten-
tion to prevention of the disease by immediate
diagnosis eventually would not only lives
but reduce the cost of treating identified victims
The District has a good laboratory where
identification of TB cultures can be undertaken
but, because of insufficient staff and equipment,
only 100 cultures were tested there last year,
despite the thousands of cases in the community.
That is why the proper equipping and stating
of the laboratory has been given No. priority.
This objective merits the wholehearted and active
support of the public. The health and welfare
of the entire community are involved in this
urgent TB-prevention program.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Festival Of the MusIims

The story captioned. United States
Flyers Speed Pilgrimage of 5000
Stranded Moslems." published in the
Star, August 26, describes the Id AL Adha
Festival Of the Muslims as celebrated in
commemoration of Abraham's attempted
sacrifice of Isaac.
This is not correct. The Muslims be-
lieve that it was not Issac but Ishmael
whom Abraham attempted to sacrifice.
Although the Muslims accept Isaac as
one of the great prophets of God, Ish-
mael was also given the convenant that
God will bless him and will make him
fruitful and will make him q great ma
ton Genesis 17:2O).
Ishmael settled in the wilderness of
Paran, near Mecca, and the Holy Prophet
Muhammad was one of his descendants.
Khalil Ahmad Nasir.
Editor, the Muslin Sunrise.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Another German CHAPTER

One observation on the latest Soviet sug-
gestion for four-p conference on Germany
is that Moscow is proposing Ito discuss the wrong
things in the wrong order in the wrong way and
with the wrong people"
The analysis is substantially a sound one
In application to the most recent Russian
expression in the exchange which has been
going on for six months between Washington,
London, Paris and Moscow. For in this case
the Soviet government is placing first on the
agenda of a suggested four-power meeting the
drafting of peace treaty with Germany-before
there is any government for all Germany to
participate in such conversations. True, the
Soviet note proposes that representatives OF the
German Democratic Republic east Germany
and the German Federal Republic CWest Ger
many should be invited "to take part in the
conference during the examination Of CORE
spending questions" It is clear however, that If
the Russians have any idea Of reaching agree
ment with the Big Three-which is most unlikely
they are still thinking in terms of debating
treaty to the Germans rather than negotiating
Qne with them.
IN exactly reverse order of their possible
attainment this Russian note then proposes
after the treaty discussions that the conference
take up The formation of an alderman govern
ment. the holding of free alderman elections,
and the creation of commission to study the
circumstances and conditions for such free
elections
It is unrealistic Of course, to make serious
analysis of Moscow's pretensions about Germany
without acknowledging their real objective,
namely to break up or at least retard the
economic and military strengthening Of the Bonn
government and its closening relationship with
the West. To this end. the series of Russian
notes has at various times emphasized reunidca-
ton of Germany, rearmament and removal OF
occupation troops Obviously these are intriguing
prospects for the Germans and the sinister
reservations with which each of these offers are
hedged may easily be lost upon the German
in the street.
They are not lost upon the political leader
ship, fortunately, and the Bonn government OF
Chancellor Adenauer already has expressed
confidence that the latest of Soviet efforts to
block ratification of the Bonn peace contract
and the European army pact will not succeed
At the same time it is a clever game OF harass-
ment being played by the Reds and one which
places the pro-Western Bonn government IN
very difficult position. The Big Three replies,
therefore must be drafted with equal care for
their propaganda effect on both parts OF
Germany.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Drought Disaster Areas

have seen some small areas in one Of
the disaster states" and while it may
not be just to compare larger areas by
what I saw, here are my observations:
am not familiar with the local agri-
cultural practices. cropping, planting
distances. use of fertilizer and the culti-
walton programs, but what saw seemed
to be much the result Of neglect: abuse
of the soil in the past and the present
lack Of cultivation and soil conservation.
Apart from any Official" report of
the drought conditions that apparently
caused the disaster definition, it was odd
to see high weeds in cornfields and at
times goose grass seed clusters reaching
up to shoulder height, with other weeds
and grasses along the sidewalks, where
corn, cotton and tobacco crops were
called failures.
Apparently, Officials" Of the higher
levels of agriculture must have been
aware of the soil conditions, fertilizer,
and the soil needs, as well as the
methods of planting and cultivation. in
theory if not in practice, over period
Evening star., 1952-09-04
BorrogiN Castle

The name of Barrogin Castle has been added
to the list of royal residences in Britain. Queen
Mother Elizabeth has purchased the ancient pile
on the north coast of County CaithneSS, and
architects and builders are at work on the reno
vation of it as a summer home for the widow
of King George vi. The structure Is well worth
the expense of repair. Overlooking the Pentland
Firth, the island of Stroma and the misty Ork-
neys, the ancestral seat Of the Caithness earis
has defied the northern storms since the six
teenth century. Today it stands very much as
it did when it first was lived in All that it needs
is some fixing of it's roof and touch OF modern
izing in the kitchen to make it, as the London
Times says, comfortable and pleasant
Whoever designed the castle knew his art "All
the rooms are testimony to the foresight and
skill in planning" of the planner. The Queen
Mother will have at her command "a finely pro-
portioned drawing room, with its windows look
ing out on the blue waters Of the Firth; a warm,
book-lined library overlooking the lawn: and
bedrooms built for deep four-posters and peat
fires" Outside, there are old gardens with apple
trees and park where deer formerly were kept
Clipping gales sweep over the place in winter,
but it is blessed with congenial climate in the
seasons when its new owner will be there. Five
hundred miles north Of London, the old house
will be her "hideout" from the demands Of public
life.
How much the Queen Mother already cares
for Barrogin is suggested by the fact that, hay-
ing found it while visiting Lady Doris vyner at
Northern Gate. Dunnet, in June, she has returned
on five different occasions, apparently Just to
inspect the property. She may have fallen In
love with the castle at frst sight. but she made
up her mind about it at her leisure. OF course.
the decision to purchase does not mean that
she is abandoning her position In world society.
She simply is doing what Queen Victoria did
when she sought rest and quiet recreation ct
Balmoral and Osborne.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

By THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. Was there President of the United
States before George Washington?-H. r.
A. No. John Hanson Of Maryland. the
ninth president Of the Continental Con-
gresS. was elected on November S. 1871
President Of the United States in Con-
gress Assembled" Because he was the
frSt President under the Articles of Con.
federation (became law on March 1.
l78D. he is sometimes referred to as 'the
1lrst President of the United States"
although he had none of the powers of
the first President under the Constitu.
tion.
@. What is combat fatigue?-N. PIT.
A. A state of extreme fatigue caused
by apprehension and mental tension re-
sulting from the stress of battle
conditions.
@. When did the two destructive tor
nadoeS strike st. Louis, NOM S.
A. The Weather Bureau says that they
occurred on May q. 1896 and Septem-
ber 20. 1929.
O. Can you name some statues symbol.
izing the old-time wild West"?-P. J.P.
A. Two well-known ones are in the
Civic Center In Denver. Colo, near the
Capitol. They are equestrian statues
by "A. Phimister Proctor. Bronco
Buster" and "On the War Trail"
Evening star., 1952-09-04

of seasons. Consequently they must have
also been aware of the harvests Of the
past, or lack of them, to be able to call
out disaster" prior to present harvests.
Conversely, there must be. somewhere.
individuals of intelligence who allow
thought for the cause of crop failures,
and possible remedies, that more con-
sistent harvests can be realized through
more proper use of the soil. There must
be conservation practices worth con-
sidering. to Offset possible lack Of rain in
the future, if that is the trouble.
It is consistent with this to conclude
that somehow, nature can grow crops in
her way and under her conditions, in
wet or dry weather, when man. with
intellect, machinery. fertilizer and
parity prices-cannot, without abundant
rainfall, grow cultivated crops on pre-
pared soil.
Possibly chemical fertilizer is the
medium of failure to a great extent,
applications of which further compact
an already somewhat impervious soil,
or force the benefits from porous soil.
to increase erosion tendencies as well.
Louis Dodge.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Cundidutes' VOTING Records

Being staunch Republican, I was
quite dismayed the other day, when I
wandered into Senator Nixon's head
quarters. and. after asking for a copy
Of the Senator's voting record, was in
formed that. this was not available. It
was suggested that If / was really in
terested. should call the Congressional
Quarterly. and the information might
be made available to me.
Since campaign is ostensibly to pro-
mulgate candidates views on major
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Protecting Passport Applicants

The State Department has established
common n-sense new procedure to give every appll-
cant for passport full protection against the
possibility of being victimized by unjust or
unreasonable decisions made in haste or on the
basis of inadequate or mistaken information.
Heretofore, in case of an adverse ruling
the applicant involved has been formally told OF
the derogatory information against him and
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Alexandra Joycees Commended

would like to commend the MEM
bers of the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce Of Alexandria. Va. for their
expression of an honest economy as
contained in q resolution recently
adopted. This resolution calls upon all
citizens, chambers Of commerce and
other civic and trade groups in Vir-
ginia, to "desist and refrain from ask
ing or supporting others asking for
Federal funds" excepting, of course,
defense projects. This is most ethical
resolution and there is reason enough.
to give it cheerful consideration. "Well-
informed citizens are aware from what
they read in the press and from the
taxes they pay to the Federal Govern
ment, that American wealth is being
scattered recklessly to the four cor
ners of the earth-much of it for pur-
poses unconnected with defense, or for
purposes that could be deferred" So
stated a recent report Of the National
Economic Council. Inc.
Virginia Voter.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
.ToIstoy the Pocifist

am sure others share my objection
to the recent letter by ~. p. b." who
went to such lengths to prove the
Russians want war that he distorted
the purpose Of one of the worlds greatest
anti-war novels-Tolstoy's "War and
Peace"
The passage from the novel lifted by
Evening star., 1952-09-04

j. P. B. actually emphasizes that only
hypocrites can claim any humaneness
in the subhuman occupation of war and
that all war must be banned. The i'm
portant point overlooked by j. p. B. is
that the 19th-century Tolstoy, while one
Of the most honored authors in Russia
today. also Is one Of the worlds great
pacifists.
Janet Gordon.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Reader to Reader

Dewitt Burke is hot under the collar
IN his letter august 80 on The Stars
editorial. "Mr. Hoffman's Deposition"
II he finds it necessary to distinguish
his attitude from yours on Gen.
Marshall, he accepts the classification
of either "lunatic or eccentric" Rather
immodeStly, however, Mr.. Burke refers
to himself differently when he says he
will have company with a lot Of other
fine Americans
That's not Senator McCarthys COM
pany. The Senator has accused many
whom Mr.. Burke abSolves in wholesale
fashion. According to Mr.. Burke, Gen.
Marshall "Single-handed made China
safe for the Communists" According
to Senator Mccarthy, others had hand
in this matter.
Sidney K0retz.
Evening star., 1952-09-04
Student Guineu Pics

Your front page article August ~ that
Bethesda students are to be used as
guinea pigs is not news. They have been
SO used for the past decade. What is
news is the broadening Of the field from
educational to medical experimentation.
I feel, and I am supported in this con-
tention by large number of Mont
gomery County parents, that this is the
last straw. For years our children have
been subjected to everything but proper
education. They have been photographed,
they have had their personalities tested,
they have been given clever little tests
by book SaleSmen who use their names
for prospective customers. and follow up
with calls to the parents. One Mont
gomery County school principal had over
SO requests in one day, from agents, re-
presenting everything from fresh eggs to
specialized testing equipment. to use the
classroom as a field for exploitation. And
now they would go further and open the
classroom to the immense field of medi-
cal research. A precedent of this sort
established now would have many con-
notations.
This is not the first time, however,
that the schools in this county have been
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ago one entire school was invaded by the
Public Health for the purpose Of mus
cular reflex. tests. The parents consent
was not necessary. Quite the opposite a
written refusal was necessary to prevent
the child's being tested.
On this question of consent I might
warn parents to be very careful what
forms they sign no matter how in
nocuouS they may seem. Two years ago
I entered my third child in school. I
filled out the necessary information as I
had done on two previous occasions One
new form was blue mimeographed one
which was the child's health record. It
asked the usual questions, and whether
the child had the necessary vaccine
shots. which I answered affirmatively.
When the child entered school several
weeks later sent along his birth certi-
flcate plus certificate from the doctor
stating what vaccine shots had been
given and also atteSting to the fact that
booster shots had been given within that
week. Despite all Of this, several months
later my child was given, without my
knowledge, all the vaccine shots again.
When checked found that the health
record signed had stated that wanted
the schools to give my child the shots,
although at the time of execution no
such reason had been given for needing
my signature. In view of the fact that
my child is extremely allergic. fact also
reported, this indiscriminate vaccination
was extremely dangerous.
It is time that schools are put in their
proper place with regard to their juris-
diction over our children
The schools responsibility is to teach
Evening star., 1952-09-04
High on Stevenson

High on Stevenson
After reading those three MASTER
pieces Of easy. fluent. powerful and
polished oratory which Gov. Stevenson
wrote himself and cheerfully delivered
in New York. wonder if you still feel
that Gen. Eisenhower should come down
from the heights" to the "loW road,
where the people travel"
What heights?
Edward Fisher.