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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19

that the new Congress will act along that line
Indeed, most Of our European allies are them
selves in favor Of changing the present setup
Their outlook-a wholesome one-has been well
expressed by r. A. Butler, Britains Chancellor of
the Exchequer They seek to become solvent
through trade, not aid" That is why Mr.
Sawyer's group has been particularly emphatic
in recommending such things as simplihcation of
our customs regulations, repeal of restrictions on
dairy imports from overseas, and a five-year
extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Act.
In addition, while stressing the need for
continued military assistance, the Sawyer report
urges that the end of purely economic aid be
offset with measures like the following: ID
greater European effort to encourage American
private capital to invest abroad; co more re-
lance on such agencies as the World Bank and
the Export-Import Bank; and CD an increase
in our off-shore procurement" program under
which our country buys planes, guns and other
arms from free Europes arsenals to push for
ward the defensive build-up of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
Although vague in certain particulars, the
Sawyer report thus makes clear that in recon-
mending an end to economic aid it assumes
that its other recommendations will be carried
out to compensate for the lack of dollar grants
and subsidies. The assumption is a vital one.
If Congress were to ignore it while at the same
time drasticaly reducing foreign assistance the
consequences could be grave for the entire free
world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Reds Get Brozen About Anti-Semitism

Labor Committee. the World Jewish
Congress, and others.
The story Of Soviet anti-Semitism
was fully documented in the scholarly
volume by Solomon M. Schwartz, en-
titled "The Jews in the Soviet Union,"
and published about year and half
ago by Syracuse University Press. In
this book the author shows how anti
Semitism was tolerated in the U. S. S. r.
from its earliest appearances in the
1905. and presents convincing evil
dence of inspired anti-Semitic refrains
in the 1886 and 1888 Soviet purge trials.
He traces the Soviet governments de-
hberate destruction of Jewish COM
munal and religious life in Russia, and
the systematic liquidation of the re-
ligious. cultural and intellectual leaders
OF RuSSia'S Jewish community, including
a large number of Hebrew and Yiddish
writer's. He brings to light the DELHI
crate silence of the U. S. S. r. and it's
government operated newspapers on
the subject of the NaZi atrocities against
Jews in the period of the Stain Hitler
pact. when Molotov stated that "Fascism
is matter of TASTE" He shows the
open anti-Semitism promoted by the
Soviet government in connection with
its campaign against "coSmopolitanism"
during 1948 and 1949.
The record of anti-Semitic manifesto
tons in Communist Poland, Romania
and Hungary has been documented in
publications of many Jewish organiza-
tionS. In July, 1851, the Jewish Com
munity Council of Greater Washington
released to the press a memorandum
on the terroriStic wave Of mass deporta-
tons from Communist Hungary, that
were then reported by reliable OBJ
servers. With reference to those de-
portees we said at that time:
"All sources agree that there was q
high proportion of Jews among them
t. a. people whom the reports describe
as religious Jews. Under NaziiSm,
the first yellow badges and ghettoes
foreshadowed the gas chambers. Under
communism, mass evictions mean just
as certain, although slower and perhaps
more painful. extinction in some inhos-
pitable area of the workers father
land The criminal acts of the
Hungarian Communist regime can be
stopped today, and its countless victims,
who this time are Jews and Christians
alike. can be saved"
In the past, the Kremlin foisted upon
the world pious pretense that Jews and
other minorities are safe under COM
munism. Now. in the Czech trials, the
truth about the Kremlin'S anti-Semitism
is brazenly displayed to the world. The
only thing that is new is it's brazenness.
In the case of the Nazis, the Jews were
the first victims. In the case of the
Communists, it is Catholics and Protest.
ants and Jews and, indeed, all groups
that do not cheerfully submit to soviet
ization. The particular use of anti
Semitism by the Kremlin in the Prague
trials must arouse the apprehensions of
civilized men that 1t may be the fore
runner of further crimes which it is
our duty to try to prevent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Outmoded Lee Halfway

1t is hard to single out any part of the pro-
posed highway program for nearby Virginia as
more important than others, but if priority is to
be given any project the modernzation of out
NODDED, congested Lee highway might we'll be
given first consideration The Regional High
way Planning Committee properly has listed the
Improvement of Lee highway among projects
needing immediate action.
This highway, known as u S. Routes 20
and I'll, is one of the oldest roads in Arlington
County-and it looks the part. Yet it is one of
the main approaches to Washington, heavily
travelled not only by private automobiles but by
bus and truck traffic. It's three lanes are totally
inadequate, it's grades and curves dangerous
Traffic "bottlenecks" badly in Falls Church.
where widening is impracticable. The regional
traffic survey showed that this interstate route
has been overloaded for several years.
Under the Regional Highway Planning Com
mittee's program, Lee highway would be widened
to four lanes from Rosslyn to Falls Church, with
a narrow dividing strip separating opposing
streams of traffic. Two major deviations from
the present route were recommended Just west
of the Cherrydale business section the highway
would follow the line of Old Dominion drive to
a point near Glebe road, thus eliminating
hazardous hill and curve just beyond Cherrydale
And the highway would completely bypass the
Falls Church business district thanking WASH
ington street. branching OF near Roosevelt street
and keeping on the north side of the Wash
ington and Old Dominion Railway tracks as far
as Shreve road, where it would recurve south
ward to the present Lee highway, near Merri-
field. Later Lee highway would be extended
through Rosslyn direct to the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway at the Potomac Rivers
edge
The entire undertaking would cost approx
mately S. nillion-a heavy price to pay for high
way safety and convenience. 1t would be sound
investment, nevertheless, and one that cannot
long be delayed without vastly adding to the
engineering difficulties and the cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Jared by Editorial

The editorial in The Star of December
II dealing with the proposed operation
OF larger buses in Georgetown gave the
erroneous impressions that larger buses
are in the public interest, and that the
citizens of Georgetown are opposed to
progress.
AS matter of fact, larger buses will
result in crowding more passengers on
fewer buses at greater intervals, which
will be in the interest of no one but
the Capital Transit Co.
AS for the "staid" and "complacent"
citizens of Georgetown being opposed to
progress The Star should know that
Georgetown is the one area in the Dis
trict which has successfully overcome
the central city blight
This editorial called Serving the Pub
lie at Large" was a marked departure
from The Stars usual careful regard for
the facts, all of which were fully pre-
sented at the Commissioners hearing.
George A. Horkan, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
RedeveIopment Issues

Project B, first part of a comprehensive re-
development program for Southwest Washington,
seems certain of realization in view of the over
whelming support it received at the Commits
sioners' hearing Less certain, however is the
fate OF the remainder of the big undertaking.
Whereas there are widespread understanding and
approval of the limited "B" slum- clearance and
rehousing project, strong differences of opinion
were voiced at the hearing about the nature of
further redevelopment in the Southwest area.
These differences are based on fundamental
issues that call for careful and far-Sghted study
and settlement
The B consists of a relatively small
portion of the entire section to be rebuilt under
tentative plans of the Redevelopment Land
Agency and the National Capital Planning Com
mission The project is so located and of such
modest character as to permit of independent
treatment. There are still some problems to be
worked out, of course, but they are not insur-
mountable. The planners have eased fears of
many residents by assuring them of adequate
rehousing either in the immediate area or else
where.
Yet to be decided, however, is the vital
question of the kind of redeveopment which
should be undertaken in the more than 400 acres
remaining. This tract stretches roughly from
the Mall to Fort McNair and overlooks the Po-
tomac water front and East Potomac Park.
There are challenging possibilities there for bold
redevelopment for what has frankly been de-
scribed as an upgrading of the rundown South
west section. The National Capital Planning
Commission has proposed an upgrading program
which, while big improvement over the B area
type of redevelopment still falls short of the
wholesale face-lifting envisioned by the Juste-
ment-Smith plan.
There are increasing interest in and support
for the holder type of approach to rebuilding of
the waterfront area, as was evident at the
hearing on the project. The interest, signif-
cantly, is coming, too, from the elements of
private industry whose participation is essential
to any successful major reconstruction of the
Southwest-the builders who must do the job,
the bankers and investors who will be asked to
risk their capital in the redevelopment program.
Such interests are more likely to invest in a
definite long-range upgrading program than in
a feel-yourway, flexible plan that places more
emphasis on slum clearance than on attracting
new and larger taxpaying groups to the now
blighted Southwest The Commissioners and the
planning agencies should give full hearing to
advocates of the holder program before COM
Knitting themselveS-and Westinghouse the
second stage of redeveopment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Vocational Schools

AS parent, am inspired to express
my personal enthusiasm, and at long
last an understanding of the aims pur-
poses and value of our vocational high
schools here in Washington. I am from
family Of native Washingtonians. 1
have relatives who taught in the public
school system in the 1905, I received
my education here, and admit being
among those who considered the old
Abbott or Bell Schools to be anything
but the high school of choice.
Today I am proud my son, from his
own choosing, is student at one of our
vocational high schools, specifically
Bell. know first-hand of the excellent
attitudes of the school administrators
and teachers. and the students; of the
unexcelled techniques in the skilled
crafts. the accelerated program. This
is indicative of the entire vocational
high-school system in our city.
We must not-the parents, the public,
and most of all the rank and file of our
high-school administrators and teach
ers-encourage any thinking that the
boy or girl whose talents permit admis-
sion to a vocational high school and
those who desire to attend vocational
high school have chosen a secondary
field, socially or educationally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Mr.. Sawyer on Foreiqn Aid

Together with two businessmen and four
highly placed Federal officials, Secretary of
Commerce Charles Sawyer has just completed
month-long tour of free Europe and submitted to
the President unanimous report recommending
that economic aid to that part Of the world be
brought to an end at the earliest practicable
moment.
Compiled and drafted at Mr.. Truman's re-
quest, the report undoubtedly will be seized upon
with relish by the incoming Republican-con-
trolled Congress- most of whose members seem
strongly in favor of sharp cutbackS in the field
of foreign assistance Such action, of course, has
been in the cards for some time past, but
now that it has been advocated by Mr.. Sawyer
one of the outgoing administrations key spokes-
men-it looks more imminent than ever, and
about as certain as anything could be in this
uncertain world.
Actually, although debatable or questionable
in some respects, the findings of the Sawyer
group are not sensationally new, surprising or
upsetting. For they are based primarily on
view that has been winning increasing support
within our own and allied governments ever since
the Mutual Security Agency replaced the Eco
nonlic Cooperation AdminiStration-the organi-
cation that directed the now-ended Marshall
Plan for European recovery. Summed up with
some overSimplifcation, the view is this: That
our friends in the Atlantic community have
already achieved a remarkable industrial and
agricultural comeback with American economic
aid and that the continuation of such aid-as
distinct from military assistance-has ceased to
be imperative and might in fact do more harm
than good.
Thus as stated in the Sawyer report en-
definite dependence on aid destroys Self-reSpect,
impairS the real strength of the recipient economy
and has a capacity to destroy friendly relations
between the giver and the recipient. Permanent
strength and stability for the Western European
allies do not lie in continuing United States
subsidies and grants but in expanding production
and trade. Increased productivity per man-day
is the basic key to strength, and this is realized
by many progressive businessmen in Europe"
Accordingly in the reports judgment although
large-scale military assistance must be con-
tinued, our purely economic help should be ended
for all our friends in the Atlantic community,
excepting Italy and Greece. Further than that,
there should be firm action to eliminate the
confusion and wasted effort inherent in
situation in which our country has "too many
people and too many agencies" that are doing
too many things abroad that benefit nobody, ap-
parently, but the excess personnel thus employed.
All this may create considerable distress in
quarters where there is unrealistic disinclina
ton either to review or revise our program Of
foreign assistance. Yet as the Sawyer report
shows the fact remains that the time is here
20 review and revise, and there can be no doubt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Lovely Season

NoU comes the more than louely season.
MirGcle-time OF tree and star,
When hearts 90 Dith a Christmas
reason
TO lou bropn hills trhere shepherds
are.
Now comes the more than louely
heather,
Earth of crystal and Uindblo,Dn
aDhite, -.
When hearts and minds 90 back to-
0ether
To a stable bright as day Is bright.
Noto comes the time of our belieping
Things that the ,oise men came to
kno1u,
Lone is giving and receiUing,
Bethlehem Is tDlaere toise hearts 90.
NoD comes the season of the story.
Holy and strange and uery dear,
And earth toreUer Uarm ,Dtth glory
For that the Child. the Child Is herei
AnobeI Armour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19

Semites who opposed restitution to Jews
of -confiscated property. L'ud de-
clared that these anti-Semites were
really good workers who were only CIV
ing expression to their sound class in
StinctS.
The trials themselves are but another
Of the tragic circuses to which the Com
muniSt dictatorship-lik every dictator
ship in history-has had to resort in
order to keep the minds of it's subjects
from brooding on the country's internal
difficulties. This anti-Semitic hocus-
pocus is only more evidence of the recur-
rent need of oppressive regimes to invent
scapegoatS. Like the Car, like Hitler,
the Kremlin has often resorted to the
expedient of tolerating or stimulating
anti-Semitism to divert it's slaves from
the contemplation of their slavery. It's
resourceful fabricators of evidence have
now concocted the preposterous charge
of an American-BritiSh-I Israeli conspir-
acy. This is desperate attempt to ex-
plot anti-Semitism as a means of adj
vancing the Kremlin's totalitarian and
aggressive program-in Eastern Europe,
among the remaining Nazi and neo-Nazi
elements in the eastern and western
zones of Germany. and among the Arabs
in the Middle East. Communism's in
ability to tolerate the democratic spirit
is sharply revealed in its baseless attack
upon that newest outpost of democracy
in the Middle East. the tiny state of
Israel.
This government-directed or govern
ment-abetted anti-Semitism under COM
DC
Jewish scholars, Anglo-Jewish publica-
lions. the Yiddish press, and various
Jewish organizations have been calling
attention to the presence of anti-Semi-
tism in the Soviet Union, and more re-
Gently in the satellite countries. Some
OF this Recommendation was assembled in
numerous memoranda published by the
American Jewish Committee. the Jewish
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Afternoon Music

The announcement by the National
Symphony Orchestra of the brilliant
Thursday Lisner Auditorium Series of
matinee concerts beginning on January
20 and its array Of well-known soloists
is impressively interesting
1t is unfortunate however that the
second paragraph of the announcement
carries serious piece of misinforma-
ton:
But until last year Washington. the
Nations Capital, was entirely without
afternoon symphony"
1t is impossible to overlook the 10
consecutive seasons of Sunday after
noon concerts at pm. by the National
Symphony Orchestra under DR.. Hans
Kinder. In fact Dr. Kinder initiated by
this series the first Sunday afternoon
symphony concerts ever given in Wash
ington.
Musician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.


@. A hundred years ago. was it the
custom for famous artists of the theater
and concert stage to visit the capital
city?-H. r.
A. It is related that during the admin
istration of President Fillmore, public
amusements in Washington were I'M
usually varied. Jenny Lind sang to a
crowded house, with Daniel Webster
leading the applause. Lola Montez
danced before audiences equally large
but containing no ladies. Charlotte
Cushman appeared as Meg Merrilies;
Edwin Forrest delighted his admirers
in tragic roles; while Burton and
Brougham convulsed large audiences
with their antics.
Q. Were $50 gold pieces ever minted?-
M. M.
A. Yes, they were six-sided, and first
manufactured by the Moffat Assay
Office, Mount Ophir, Mariposa County,
Calf, in 1852. Mount Ophir is a van
ished town of the Mother Lode; nothing
remains except the ruins of the private
mint. Today one Of these slugs would
probably be valued at about $4,000.
@. Where were church services first
conducted in sign language for the
deaf?-J. C.
A. The Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, an
Episcopal priest. began these services for
the deaf as early as October 3, 1852, in
the small chapel of New York University.
It was his brother Edward Miner CAL
laudet who organized the Columbia In
stitution for the deaf and dumb in the
national capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Stevenson Was Going, Too

would like to remind Mary E. Ham,
mond, who is so critical of Eisenhower
trip to Korea, that the current news
must have escaped her. Otherwise she
would have known that when Stevenson
visited with Truman in the White House,
the Governor disclosed the fact that he,
too. had planned to go to Korea had he
been elected. According to the news
papers, the incumbent" replied, "Why
in the $3.50 didn't you tell me?"
When Miss Hammond says, "Any one
but vacuous moron should have known
from the first that we have no panaceas,
no trick ways of settling this problem, +"
how can she defend Stevenson who had
the same purpose in mind?
Louise May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Letters to The Star

know personally of the cordial well
come upon visit at any time, from the
staff of the vocational schools and I
feel any parent would benefit from a
trip through one of the schools. whether
or not his child may be a student
there.
I aSpired to my son, who is now a
student at Bell, becoming a minister; he
has chosen to be a skilled craftsman,
and as I think about it, our greatest
Teacher was carpenter.
Parent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-19
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get the answer to
any question S.s Of fact by either writing Tho
NV. Washington 3. D. c.. and inclosing 8 cents
return postage or BY teephoning ST. 1868.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Roman Fair Captures
Ponce de Leon Can
AT Tropical Park
BY the Assoeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 5.-Roman
Fair. making his first start of the
winter, came from behind in the
stretch to win the $4,000 Ponce de
Leon Handicap before 12,170 at
Tropical Park today.
The 4-year-old son of Roman
-Fairday, sharply impeded while
caught in close quarters to the
turn. showed his class in the
stretch run with smashing rally
beating Little Falls by a nose.
Odds-on at $3.70. So and $3.50,
the colt gave William G. Helis, jr.,
his first victory of the meeting.
He was ridden by the veteran
Jimmy Stout and stepped the six
turlongs in Ill fiat.
Third was S. Alexander's Pi-
ragua, a length before Woolford
Farms Earmarked. About three
lengths separated the first six
horses.
Roman Fair apparently was
beaten as the field thundered
around the turn. but Stout pulled
him out for the final run and his
mount got UP in the very last
stride.
Evening star., 1952-01-06
Never Another Like Him
Fitzsimmons Rated BedWeII With Best

Milkmaid, crack race mare, was
purchased for only $4,000.
In talking, years later, of Sir
Barton's crushing defeat by Man
o' War, in that memorable 1920
match race at Kenilworth Park,
BedWell said.
Blames Hard Footing.
"It was run over a pasteboard
track and the hard footing was
not to his liking. When at his
best, I still don't believe there was
a horse in the world that could
have beaten Sir Barton over a
deep sand track. He was specially
partial to those at Louisville, Sara
toga and LAUREL"
Bedwell always regretted his
split-up with the late Comdr.
Ross, brought on by the trainers
Jockey Club troubles in New York.
@'There never was finer sports
man." Bedwell often said. Never
questioned my judgment in a sin
gle matter and in parting gave
me a check for $4,000. How can
you beat that kind of boss?
"Comdr. Ross also was a man
who liked to play mighty high.
In the year Sir Barton finished
second to Dunboyne in the Fu-
turity, he offered Johnny Walters
$1,000 across the board on his
colt. At 20-8 and 4, the clubhouse
commissioner did not want the
straight but took the place and
show.
Race Ends Luckily.
"In the Derby. he wired Walters,
Place fifty thousand entry in
tending it as straight bet. WAL
tiers understood the commission
as one for the place and SO ham
died it. Fortunately for all con-
cerned,~ the entry Sir Barton and
Billy Kelly-ran one-two and paid
only a little less to place than to
win, thereby erasing any cause
for an argument"
It is questionable if any man of
any time ever raced horses over
more tracks than Bedwell. He
ran 'em from the Pacific to the
Atlantic and at such forgotten
stops as Butte, Occur d'Alene and
JuareZ, being, in his own words,
the first man on the grounds in
the Mexican track, across the Rio
Grande from Ell Paso, when it
opened in 1908.
Veteran horse men declare
there1l never be another like him.
It could be so.
FitzGerald News service)