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Evening star., 1952-03-29
Collaboration in Trieste

Decision by the American, British and Italian
governments to seek closer collaboration among
themselves in Zone of Trieste is one step but
only one, toward resolving highly controversial
postwar problem.
q Located at the head of the Adriatic Sea,
Trieste in normal times is a strategic port for
Central Europe and an outlet for much OF the
trade of the Danube BASIN Prior to World War ],
it was part of Austria, but by the Treaty Of
st. Germain in 1919 it was ceded to Italy
In 1945 after full collapse of the Axis, the
territory was occupied by Marshal Tito's Yugo-
slav forces but later in that year agreement was
reached by which approximately tWo-thirdS of
the area was left in Yugoslav administration and
the remainder in Allied control. The future OF
Trieste was debated issue in the Italian peace
treaty negotiations of 1946-47 and the solution
then reached was to set up Free Territory to
be governed by United Nations authority. Pend
ing agreement on such authority, British and
American troops were to remain in Zone A and
Yugoslav forces in Zone B. The agreement has
never been reached and occupation forces remain
to this day.
- Meanwhile, in 1948, the United States, Britain
and France jointly proposed that Trieste be
returned to Italy. Belgrade rejected this pro-
poSal unless the nearby Italian port city OF
Gorilla were ceded In turn to Yugoslavia, an
exchange which was unacceptable to Italy. Since
the rapprochement between Yugoslavia and the
West there have been renewed suggestions that
the Trieste issue be settled by direct negotiation
between the Belgrade and Rome governments.
There have, in fact, been occasional exchanges
on the matter but no really serious effort to set
up negotiations Actually, the tripartite decla-
ration of 1948 has since become the principal
obstacle to such direct negotiations with the
Rome government jockeying to achieve the full
return suggested therein and the Belgrade gov
ernment standing by its rejection Of the proposal
Continuance of the Stalemate has given
Moscow opportunity for advantage on two fronts.
On the world stage, the Communists have
charged loudly that the Western powers are
deliberately blocking the intent of the Italian
peace treaty while they build up Trieste as .
great base for military aggression: Their sugges-
ton here is that agreement be reached, to their
liking, on a United Nations governorship. In
Italy ITSELF the Communists are taking different
position in supporting demonstrations against
failure of the Italian government and the Big
Three to enforce return of the entire territory
to italy. Very probably Moscow much prefers
the status quo to either of the alternatives it
advocating on the two propaganda fronts.
italian participation in the Allied control Of
Zone A. as it may result from the proposed
acloser collaboration" would Offset some Of the
Communist agitation within Italy. In the longer
term, If both Belgrade and Rome are genuinely
desirous 81; ;reaehing q compromise on III entir'
Evening star., 1952-03-29

Yokohama, or the fine spirit Of friend
ship and helpfulness Of the Empress
of Canada crew on that grim trip to
Kobe.
Permit me at this time (almost 20
wears after) to publicly express my
appreciation to officials OF the Canadian
Pacific Steamship Co., for that free
passage from Yokohama to Kobe-and
to bid the Empress of Australia q fond
farewell, as she goes to her doom under
the trip hammers and acetylene torches
Of the wreckers. She was noble laoy.
4 true friend in time Of distress. and
royal counterpart Of her sister Empress
of Canada, which I understand was
sunk on a mission during the recent
Pacific war.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Sleozy Politics in the House

The House has passed an appropriation bill
for the District of Columbia this year that is
in effect unworkable. Under its provisions,
practically every department of the city govern
Notwithstanding schools, public welfare, high
ways, health, police and recreation-has suffered
reductions which will seriously impair the
discharge Of its functions.
The reason for this has nothing to do with
real economy. It has nothing to do with
integrity, the fulfillment of obligations, the
welfare of the people who are governed under
this bill the realities of established need or even
common honesty. The reason for this is sleazy
politics in campaign year, and one Of the
many ironeS of the situation is that this particu-
lar brand of politics Is being practiced at the
expense Of people unrepreSented In their own
Government.
Representative Taber of New York, ranking
minority member of the House Appropriations
Committee, tried three times yesterday to reduce
the Federal payment to the District before he
succeeded On the first three tests he lost, for
the votes were not recorded. The fourth time he
succeeded for he was able then to force roll
call. It is safe to say that most of the members
Of the House know that the Federal payment to
the District is not subsidy not grant, not a
bonus, but 1t represents a partial payment
for services that are rendered to the Federal
Government by the voteless taxpayers of the
District of Columbia
But Mr.. Taber recited to the House his usual
hokum about the lump sum and the fact that it
represented Federal dollars and, with their votes
recorded, he was able to persuade enough
politicians to go along with him in cutting down
the Federal payment by 20 per cent-which
means another $24 million lost to the District
government.
This gesture, made for political purposes,
followed another that had been made, for the
same reason, in the Appropriations Committee.
There the bill had been cut by IS million, from
estimates which our District Commissioners
presented to Congress as the absolute minimum
needed to run the city for the next fiscal year.
This money came out of local revenues, collected
from city where taxes are now about the
highest per capita in the United States. And the
remedy proposed for the resulting loss of funds is
higher local taxes!
s. Much Of the damage resulting from this sort
d ruthless cutting Of money that must be spent
will be remedied in the Senate. Members Of the
House know that. 1t is all part of the shabby,
political routine. In the meantime, The Star
win do what it can to get down to cases, in the
news columns, and show why the money must be
restored.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
This Porkwoy Is Really Urgent

The House has given due recognition to the
urgency of completing the Baltimore-Washing
ton Parkway. It has demonstrated its apprecia-
ton of the expressway's Importance by voting to
approve $6,75O,O 900 appropriation for the park
way in the pending Interior Department budget.
There Is no highway project in this area
which deserves higher priority than the long,
abuilding alternate trafic artery between this
city and Baltimore. Begun as part of the World
War II defense program, the parkway is Joint
undertaking of the Federal Government and the
State of Maryland. Maryland has carried out
its part of the agreement by building the road
to point near JeSsup, but the Federal authori-
ties lost interest In the road for while, after
the close of the war. As a new emergency
developed, however, the Government again saw
the military value of this direct connection be-
tween Washington and Fort Meade. Congress
provided funds for renewal Of construction.
operations, SO that work is progressing on the
Federal part Of the parkway from Jessup TO
washington.
The limited access, divided-lane highway is
Of particular interest to the District and Mary
land because Of two non-military aspects: I'd
It will bring sorely needed traffic relief to the
dangerously congested Baltimore pike, which has
been regarded by safety experts as an excep-
tionally hazardous part of U. s. Route No. l.
(2) It win provide ready approach to Balti-
more's new Friendship Airport for Washingto-
mans desiring to use that fine air terminal It
should be obvious that this is not just another
parkway but vital and highly useful alternate
approach to the National Capital from the
north. That Is why this parkway item survived
the economy knife aimed by the Appropriations
COMMITTEES at parkway expenditures In general
The committees favorable report was soundly
based. - 81 AL
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Air Transport PIonning

One of the sound pieces of security plan
ming now going on in Washington is the blue
printing of mobilization program for air
transport.
Even before the United States entered
World War II, the desirability-in fact, neces-
sity-of a global air transport system was recog-
nized. The first steps were to contract with the
civilian airlines for the pioneering of routes and
the training of crews, and with the aircraft
manufacturers for the designing and production
of the needed equipment. The military par
ticipated in both Of these early phases.
This foresight paid high dividends later
when the Air Transport Command and the
Navy Air Transport Service, supplemented by
continuance Of contract operations OF the civil
lines, spread wide and crowded. network of
air transportation facilities around the world.
The nucleus of that operation exists today in
the Military Air Transport Service, and the
airlifts of Berlin and Korea were grounded In
the experience and the particular techniques
which had been perfected in the last war.
Calling back veteran Of ATC, Brigadier
General Ray w. Ireland, an airline vice president
in civilian life, as administrator of the Defense
Air Transportation Administration, the Govern
ment is now engaged in working out the pro-
gram for the next mobilization, If needed. A
first step has been to earmark about 400 four
engine aircraft now in commercial use as COM
ponents of two reserve fleets A modification
program, costing about $40 million and involv-
ing the installation Of long-range instruments,
has been agreed upon. The airlines will UNDER
take this modification and win start imme-3
diately.
The result will be to make 80 Of these
aircraft, the first reserve, available within 48
hours of an emergency. The remainder, the
second reserve, would be available as needed
The Civil Aeronautics Board would have the
authority and the duty to redistribute remain-
ing commercial aircraft to the civil lines to
permit the greatest possible service.
It is program that could be worth much
more than dollars If the country should again
face war on global scale.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Mac and Ike Dress Alike

Ordinarily we could overlook it. but
this Is an election year. That bob-tailed
Army blouse! Your cart0onists gener-
ally give us big laugh, but the laugh
at Glib Crockett ended as panied
groan. Why put our beloved Macarthur
In an Eisenhower jacket?
That cut-on Eisenhower thing is
reminiscent Of the 1914-18 period. At
that time another well-known man sat
In military saddle on q carpenters
horse. thus emphasizing his tremendous
energy.
As for Gen. Macarthur, please picture
him always as the dignified, self-respect-
ing soldier he is. There is Q world Of
difference between these two generals,
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Senator Bridges and Friend

The House committee which has been in.
vestigating the strange case Of Hyman Harvey
Klein and his tax troubles has not challenged the
explanation offered by Senator Bridges Of his
connection with the matter. Presumably, there
fore. the committee is satisfied
# this is the case, however, the fact re-
mains that many questions have been left un-
answered.
Klein, Baltimore liquor dealer, was faced
with $7-million Bureau of Internal Revenue
claim for taxes and penalties in connection with
q $5-million profit on a $1,000 investment in
Canadian whisky. He had engaged two tax
attorneys to represent him. without his knowl-
edge, however, according to the testimony, other
people began to take an interest In the case
First there was I. Alfred Levy, . friend OF
Klein's. Without telling Klein anything about
1t, Levy went to his law associate, william
Power Maloney, a former special assistant to
the Attorney General. Levy, thinking Klein was
being unfairly treated, asked Maloney to speak
to some of his Washington friends about the
matter. Maloney evidently spoke to one of his
clientS-the rather mysterious Henry w. {the
Dutchman) Grunewald-who then interested
himself in the case, although the precise nature
of his activity is not clear. Maloney also spoke
to Senator Bridges, and the latter discussed the
matter with Bureau Of Internal Revenue officials
on i've separate occasions.
Senator Bridges says he was merely acting
on the request from Maloney, and that he sought
nothing improper. That seems to have been the
case, although the Senator also said he would
not have intervened had he known the real facts.
This prompted Committee Chairman King
to say that he thought Maloney and Grunewald
had taken deliberate advantage Of Senator
Bridges, although it does not appear that Grune-
wald ever discussed the matter with the Senator.
Chairman King also said he thought it most
unusual that a man Of Maloney's background
had avoided giving Senator Bridges the peril
nent information about the case.
There is another side to this coin, however.
1t also seems unusual that man Of Senator
Bridges experience would have taken such an
active and prolonged interest In tax case
without asking Maloney for detailed informa-
tion It may be-aS he says-that he was merely
obliging friend in whom he had confidence.
If that is the case, however, Senator Bridges
experience should serve as a warning against
intervening in tax cases without knowing and
without making any effort to ascertain all Of
the facts.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Part Of the Sea

Ihape come home again, needing the arc
OF bent-Uin0ed gray gulls into first
silUer dark.
I haze come home again, needing sea
sDind,
BloDing the silper surf. nndiscfplined.
Here are the cliffs OF home. here Is the
: sand,
Cool to my bare brosOn feet. roa0h to
my hand,
And here am a0ain--Iome again
home:
Sing. heart. OF seGoals. spray and Dhite
Joan,
Sing OF a deep jog IN coming to be
Part Of, high Dfsds again. part Of the
seal
Anobel Armour.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
This and That

takes care Of nuthatches. etc. We throw
out bird seed twice day. All our
pin money goes for peanuts. Cracked
corn is cheaper, but the squirrels stay
endlessly If you serve that.
.It,s problem, but people with Inn
agination find 1t difficult to ignore SUI
fering, whether 1t be orphans In Korea.
the crippled child that might be helped.
the friendless dog strapped up to the
laboratory table, or hungry squirrels
in the back yard.
Compassion is all one piece and is
one Of our most precious assets. That,
dear sir, Is, believe, what you have
been trying to say to us these many
years. Sincerely, =. 2. A..
-
r STREET.
Dear Sir:
Does the bee martine from which we,
get the expression AS straight as the
martin to his gourd; nest IN this area?
aAnd win he colonise in gourds hung
on pole as he.kioes farther South?
saWiiI the bluebird nest in boxes or
houses here?
my grandson and / plan TO erect
martin pole and bluebird house Il We
can attract them. In South Carolina
about the middl< Of the State the mar
tin advance scout came to my planta-
tion on each 81. Patrick's Day without
fail
.sThe next da1s he had brought the
whole colony VIE had installed thenl-
Evening star., 1952-03-29

one point Of which Is that Macarthur Is
willing to wait until his peers call him
to the presidency. while his opposite
number is not above conniving here and
there as he seeks the job.
Richard L. Feldman.
Editors note: Gen. Macarthur has
often been photographed in an Eisen-
hover jacket and cuts q dashing-and
by no means undignified figure in one.)
School Cufeteriu Managers
A great deal has been printed on in
equities in the Washington School Sys-
tenn and the District Government, in
general. The group least known, however,
and completely out in the cold, as of
this date, is the faithful, Woodworking
school cafeteria managers.
We are ruled out Of Social Security
on the technicality that we are District
employees. However. except for the
original equipment In the cafeterias, we
have not had one cent from the District,
as the operation Is self supporting, meet
ing expenses from receipts.
In 1888, school cafeterias paid into the
Social Security fund, but this was done
under protest of the principals, and the
sum paid in was finally returned.
In spite of this insecurity, plus sub
standard salaries, the faithful managers
carried on.
Last year, as Of July "a, Congress
passed the School Food Services bill,
which carried section 3-covering retro
active retirement for the managers, with
the provision that they pay back for
their respective years of service, which
they were happy to do.
On october 8, 1851, this School Fund
Services bill was signed by the President.
creating Public Law 159. However, on
October IT., 1851 we experienced a dis
heartening blow when Senator Olin
Johnston attached rider to the Teach
erS' Pay Bill" ruling out section 8. s.
Following this ruling, those of us who
have been managers for many years felt
the time had come for vigorous action,
having been cut of from both Social
Security and from retroactive pensions.
There is very little time to lose before
the end Of the school year and we appeal
to every school official and the interested
repeal Of this rider which 'voids retro
active retirement for school cafeteria
managers who in most instances, have
given the best years of their life in this
service.
Lottie A. Van Hise;
Elliott Junior High School.
Annie Laurie Gregory,
Kramer Junior High School.
Adelaide Reynolds,
Woodrow Wilson High School.
Louise h. Butler,
tAnacoStia High School.
District Of Columbia
School Cafeteria Managers.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
L. 1. Hutchinson.
'Bubes und Arms

The letter March "a entitled Babes
and Arms" Is indicative Of much Of
today's "do-good" thinking that is based
on false premises. is misdirected. and po-
tentially dangerous to the very ones the
writer thinks she is trying to protect.
Blaming television, radio. movies. and
comic books for making kids play at
shooting each other is misleading and
erroneous. was a kid long before
television, radio, and comics, and when
the movies were flickering nickel shows,
and / remember distinctly that we
played just as much as present-day kids
at the same type Of game. These in
fiuences have not changed the kids play;
they have only made parents buy cos
tunes presently appropriate to the play.
Later we all got real guns. and many
no doubt still have them. To my knowl-
edge not q one Of us was ever hurt by
a gun nor has any ever turned desperate
or shot any one for "real" Crooks and
desperados do not develop from kids who
play with toy guns-they come from
homes were they have not been taught
religion, democratic principles, and the
fundamentals of decent behavior.
John G. Evans.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Vera Berkman.
Holiday Conscious

4 small job for Congress. It would
seem, would be to fix definitely date
for Armed Forces Day-as holiday
with meaning-and to repeal q now
meaningless Government holiday-Ar-
mistice Day.
The logical date for q show Of our
armed strength, and on which we should
be reflectively proud of our armed
forces, is Victory Day. August 14th. A
holiday in August would be welcome;
and undoubtedly the weather would be
better for viewing outdoor. displays than
the changeable third Saturday in May"
selected by Louis johnson as Armed
Forces Day. Armistice Day is almost
always cold and dismal in many parts
of the United States-a really futile
holiday.
l. I Hmfchinsnn
Evening star., 1952-03-29

ISSUE it may help TO bring the two principals
together. Such 8 development should bes IN
objective Of Western statesmanship.
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Farewell to the Empress

Reports from London that the Cana
dian Pacific Steamship Co. has sold
the 3B-year- liner Empress Of Aus
tralia for scrap bring to mind nostalgia
memories.
The first tremblors Of the great
Japanese earthquake Of September.
1925, which destroyed the heart Of the
island empire from Tokyo to Yoko-
hama, caught me near KaSumigaseki
Palace, where Prince Regent (now
Emperor) Hirohito was then living.
As correspondent for the Chicago
Daily News Foreign Service, 1t was my
duty to cover the disaster. When had
written my story in the Office Of the
Japan Advertiser (where also worked :,
I sought to file my dispatch at the
Tokyo communicati oflce-only to
find the building destroyed.
The great American public including
readers of The Star, which subscribed
to our Service-had to be served. With
out further ado, set out on foot for
yokohama. After walking along broken
roads and Through burning villages, I
arrived only to find the port city
demolished.
The only thing left was the docks.
0I0 WA4dV o41O0A0 4 4AA10 UAu UAIC COo
Of Australia, moored and loaded with
refugees. However, when asked how
soon she would leave for Kobe (where
I could get my news out), the captain
said he had been ordered to stand by
to aid and feed survivors.
just when was counting myself q
failure. in steamed the Empress of
Canada, sister ship Of the Australia
and really queen of all vessels then
plying the Pacific. To my delight. the
skipper said he had orders to pick up
all refugees he could accommodate and
proceed Immediately to Kobe.
It was not until we docked at Kobe
that was able to file at the communi-
cations Office, along with thousands Of
other cable and radio messages awaiting
dissemination. Skipping over the disap-
rolntment Of not getting my story on
while it was "hot," shall never forget
the scene. Of utter despair and suffering
aboard the Empress Of Australia at
Evening star., 1952-03-29
Questions and Answers

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any E1sn,gs ,Sgeslor tsr C} fact By either yrtirr The
NV. Washington. d c., and inciosinR 3 cents
return postage or By telephoninG GT 1a63
Evening star., 1952-03-29
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
Q. What is a measuring worm?-
d. NICK.
A. The so-called measuring worm is
the larva Of the Geometridae, q family
Of moths. It is noted for its peculiar
looping method of travel which makes
it appear to be measuring the distance
it goes.
@. Was the name Of Boulder Dam
officially changed to Hoover Dam? II
SO what was the date?--I. B. T..
A. President Truman. on April 80.
1947, signed the congressional resolu-
ton changing the name Of Boulder Dam
back to Hoover Dam.
@. What portion Of the cost of o
$4,000 automobile is taxes?-T. w.
A. It has been estimated that car
incurs 206 separate taxes between the
raw materials stage and the time it
reaches ones garage. In $4,000 car
about $400 represents taxes.
Evening star., 1952-03-29

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