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Evening star., 1952-07-28
Eva Peron

Whatever else may be said Of her, Eva Peron
was certainly phenomenal woman Of the
world. Her beauty, with its hard glitter, was
perhaps the least of her attributes. Much more
important was her personality and her mind
shrewd, ambitious, super-energeic, strong
wlled, vivacious, not little ruthless but withal
sufficiently appealing to captivate great numbers
OF the Argentine people in a way that made her
politically the most powerful member of her
sex in the Western Hemisphere
Indeed, in some ways, she seemed stronger
than her President-husband. At any rate, there
Is abundant evidence that she was the greatest
individual driving force behind Juan Peron, and
there is no doubt at all that her tireless activi-
ties-her politicking throughout the country, her
handouts to "the shirtless ones," her unabashed
demagoguery, with its feminine touches-were
of vital importance to him in his original rise
to power and then in his reelection to office
last year. Typical OF her was the key role she
played in expanding democracy by getting
Argentina to give its women the right to vote
and In promoting dictatorship by doing her
best to suppress freedom of the press. Also
typical was the way in which she ran the Social
Aid Foundations fabulous agency where huge
sums Of money were spent by her, without the
slightest auditing Of income and outgo on q
strange mixture of politics and charity.
Not the least remarkable fact about this for
mer movie and radio actress-who last year was
seriously mentioned for the vice presidency OF
Argentina-is that she rose to her high position
despite relative youth and an unprepossessing
educational background. Whether baneful In
fluence or not, she undoubtedly was one Of the
most arresting women Of our time. Her death
cannot fail to be bloV to President Peron, and
It's impact on the polEsscs Of her country viii
surely be OF more than passing significance.
Evening star., 1952-07-28

intent on building up gigantic military machine
than on erecting sorely needed homes and apart
ment houses So Ivan Ivanovich, the average
worker, has to get along somehow with consider
ably less living room than an inmate in one Of
our Federal prisons Small wonder that the
Marxist Utopia is forever lying about the
poverty stricken" and oppressed" masses of
capitalistic America. Small wonder that the
Iron Curtain exists to keep the Russian people
from seeing us as we really are and contrasting
their lot with ours.
Evening star., 1952-07-28
He Meant What He Said

There are those who think, or who say they
think, that Governor Stevenson really didn't
mean it when he said he had no desire to be
President Of the United States. But people who
believe that, who think that the Governor was
simply being coy, must be singularly immune to
the power Of the English language.
How does one doubt the sincerity of a man
who says: II would not seek your nomination for
the presidency because the burdens Of that office
stagger the imagination Its potential for good
or evil now and in the years Of our lives smothers
exultation and converts vanity to prayer"
Upon what ground does one question the
earnestness of man who says: "And more i'm
portant than winning the election is governing
the Nation. That is the test Of political party
the acid, final test. When the tumult and the
shouting die, when the bands are gone and the
lights are dimmed, there is the stark reality of
responsibility in an hour Of history haunted by
those gaunt, grim specters Of strife, dissension
and materialism at home, and ruthless inscrut-
able and hostile power abroad"
To challenge the sincerity Of these words is
merely to confess ones own blindness The
skeptic cannot see what is so clearly perceived
by Governor Stevenson. AS an intelligent, Sensi-
tive and perceptive man, he understands only
too well that the burdens Of the presidency mock
ambition. Those who insist on doubling need
only look upon the brooding face Of Abraham
Lincoln in his shrine by the Potomac, or read Of
the doubts and the hesitations that tortured the
soul Of the great Civil War President as he sat
alone in the White House during the quiet hours
Of the night.
No. sham is not in the heart of man who,
understanding what lies ahead, shrinks from the
presidency. The eloquent, almost anguished,
protest as he looks into "the years of darkness,
md OF efr C1,ev
the cynic. One is almost tempted to say that
fate would be kind to Governor Stevenson if it
were to bring defeat instead Of victory in
November.
Evening star., 1952-07-28
Mr.. Truman and the Press

Not long before it packed up and went home,
the Democratic National Convention adopted,
with a roar Of approval, resolution extending
"warmest thanks to the representatives of the
press, radio, television, photographers and news
reels" In reporting the conventions proceedings,
said the resolution, these men "have performed
service Of incalculable Importance to the people
of our Nation, and they have done it with con-
Summate skill, speed and fidelity"
Earlier-not quite IL hours earlier-the
President of the United States stood up before
the same convention and said, in effect, that
most Of the press was just the mouthpiece, and
the servant of "big business" The people, he
declared, don't pay any attention to what the
newspapers tell EN-" And why? Because, &C
cording to Mr.. Truman, NEARLY all' Of those
newspapers land magazines) are on the side OF
the Republicans and are more interested in a
greedy effort to get advertising than in reporting
the truth. Beyond that, in his opinion, they are
as silly and stupid as Kipling's convention Of
monkeys because they merely talk among them
selves ignore facts and agree that thing must
be so because they say it must be so.
It is interesting, If not significant that the
Democratic National Convention took position
quite at variance with this assessment of the
American press. On the one hand, we have the
view that practically everybody who has any
thing to do with our political news is to be dis
trusted as kind of intellectual prostitute On
the other hand, we have Mr.. Trumans party
declaring, formally and enthusiastically, that
the villain of the piece is not really villain but
a fine servant of the truth. The difference Of
opinion here speaks loudly for ITSELF Further
comment would be mere surplusage
Evening star., 1952-07-28
Seoscope With Figures

Fir II you can IN memory this lovely
hour:
The one ,oaue erQnisttely arched. about
to fGH.
The scnlptured marble figures OF the
athletes on the beach
Poised as In Greek frieze before
static bah.
Remember this single and most beautiful
! se0Olll,
White-silDeT OF angelic Dtpgs our-
spread against the sun.
Bright laughter against the stinin0
thunder of the mares;
Remember all of this ap1sen summer
Is quite done.
For eUen pow the angle OF the light
moues iDesf.
The perfect iOGDe Is broken and the
ball trrerocdbIy tossed,
The laughter fades and siIver gun q
tctngtnu on:
on. fGUe these louely things before
Aey are all losti
Frederick Ebisht
Evening star., 1952-07-28
Tenement Housing Regulations

read your editorial regarding pro-
posed tenement housing regulations.
The District Of Columbia has no need
to "enact" law by regulations. Congress
gave District officials the means, nearly
so years ago, to take care Of tenement
houses, SlumS and what have you. Why
do not these same officials enforce the
law passed in 1906 for condemnation of
insanity buildings? If they had dill
gently enforced this law, we would now
have no problems.
The law (Title S. Chapter 6. Page 149
of 1910 D. G. Code) provides for "the
Board for the Condemnation Of InSani-
tary Buildings" consisting Of the assist
ant engineer commissioner, the health
officer and the building inspector. Sig
nificantly. it does not include the police.
Duty of the board is Ito condemn those
buildings which are in such inSanitary
condition as to endanger the health or
the lives of the occupants thereof and
of persons living in the vicinity, and to
cause all buildings to be put into sani-
tary condition or to be vacated. demol-
iShed and removed :"
AS to the disputed right Of entry
claimed anew. the old law covers that
as well: "Said board, the members
thereof, and all persons acting under
its authority, may, between the hours
of am. and p.m., peaceably enter
into and upon any and all lands and
buildings in said District for the pur-
pose of inspecting the same :"
The proposed regulations are silent as
to these time limits set in the law.
: The Building Owner and Managers
Association has never challenged the
right of inspection by District officials.
The present controversy results from
the efforts of certain officials to saddle
on owners the responsibility for the
housekeeping and general behavior Of
tenants, over whose homes he has no
direct control and to which he has no
arbitrary access.
We have suggested the following: "The
licensee or applicant for license shall
insure to the District Of Columbia access
to all parts of the premises under his
control, and shall cooperate as far as
he lawfully can, in facilitating access
to those parts under the exclusive con-
troll of the tenants"
AS to open garbage cans. the landlord
is more interested than even Col. VIII
liam e. Cary In cleanliness In his build
ing. Rent control has whitfield the profit
to the vanishing point. and the owner
has no desire to spend large sums on rat
proofing and determination. But is The
Star so naive as to believe you can en-
force good housekeeping BY flooding the
District with police inspectors? Let the
police clean their own house first.
Charles ]. Bauer,
Executive Secretary, Building Own
ers & Managers Association Of
Metropolitan Washington.
Evening star., 1952-07-28
Ways Of Ending Strikes
Godfrey E. Briefs.

In a recent editorial on the steel strike.
you conclude that "the only real remedy
for such situations "iS to require COM
pulsory arbitration of these disputes
While am certain that The Star must
have reached this conclusion reluctantly,
it reflects the deluSive confusion which
has recently pervaded an area OF labor
relations requiring sensitive analysis and
cautious policies. A mistake in the
method adopted for resolving national
emergency disputes could portend the
demise of voluntariSm as our basic ap-
proach to labor relations.
A recent report by the Senate Labor
Committee on the National Emergency
Labor Disputes Act proposed by Senator
Wayne Morse in the last session Of Con-
gresS discusses AuStralia's experience
with compulsory arbitration. The report
concludes that initial use Of this proce-
dure shows tendency to expand so that
what Is initially used for limited class
only does the Government set wages,
hours, and working conditions for few
key plants or industries, it proceeds with
mandatory measures in all labor rela-
tions. This has led to, price fixing and
A4u1OtC SuHCk t1okOn VI OuoA4ACoos WAAdv
has been described has become the
standard operational procedure even in
peacetime. The extent and subjects Of
control far exceed what this country has
tolerated in the midst of war;"
Essentially compulsory arbitration
substitutes Government nat for private
negotiation and agreement Rather
than acting as an incentive to collective
bargaining. it assumes that there is no
hope for voluntary action. Instead Of
stimulating private settlements. 1t i'm
poses Government decrees. The absence
Of recognized standards for determining
'fair and equitable conditions Of en-
ployment," will inevitably manifest the
evils Of government Of men rather than
law.
urge The Star to reconsider other al
ternativeS for the solution Of national
emergency disputes. such as the Morse
bill, before admitting that compulsory
arbitration is 'the only real remedy" II
the steel situation proves anything, 1t Is
that government Intervention directed at
fixing the terms Of settlement can pro-
duce as many obstacles as aids to agree
ment. The lesson to be derived from this
experience Is not that we should increase
such intervention, but that we should re-
direct In manner which viii encourage
the parties to settle their own differences.
Milton Eisenberg.
Evening star., 1952-07-28

McCarran report should have misjudged
Prof. baltimore and that he did not turn
out to be a knave after all, as suggested
in SO many words. the alternative con-
clusion is only slightly less unfiattering.
The damage done to society by the
ordinary criminal is paid for by years
of Imprisonment or possibly his life, but
the incalculable harm done to the
peoples of China, Korea, the United
States and the free world generally by
the activities of baltimore and his CO.
terie can never be expiated. Yet he finds
dupes willing to defend him publicly in
print and he rates apologies from the
State Department for matter which
could not conceivably have damaged
his reputation any more than what he
did to it himself!
Godfrey E. Briefs.
Evening star., 1952-07-28
CIurificution

The article Perfect Wooden Leg De-
veloped by Austrian After 80 Years
Study" which appeared in The Star
July 13, contains misinformation.
The article refers to "a completely
new revolutionary artificial limb"
There is nothing Revolutionary"
about the artificial leg described In the
Evening star., 1952-07-28

any Queetion OF TACT. py eltner Wrlttne Inc
return pcssas cr 5; .DSonns sT ssss Genus
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How many Presidents of the United
States have been inaugurated after
their sixtieth birthday?-R. McC.
A. Only six when they first became
President: John Adams, 81; Andrew
jackson. 81: William Henry Harrison,
So: Zachary Taylor. a.; James Bu-
chanan, IS, and Harry s. Truman, so.
@. Was George Washington Carver,
the Negro scientist. rich man when he
died?-L. G.
A. His entire estate amounted to over
$50, 900. It was bequeathed to the George
Washington Carver Foundation. where
it has been used as the beginning Of an
endowment fund.
@. What is done with articles that are
seized by customs authorities at ports
Of entry?-G. II. n.
A. Auction sales are conducted reg
ularly by the Government to dispose of
these goods. Catalogs are printed In ad-
vance and list such divers articles as
fur rugs, diamond jewelry, French per-
fume, rosaries, automobiles, timed food.
Usually the Government RECEIVERS its ex-
penses from the proceeds Of the sale.
Evening star., 1952-07-28
Questions and Answers
By Thomos R. Henry

The stars readers can get the answer to
any auestion Of fact by either ,yTitins The
N. W.. Washington. D. c., and nclosing cents
return postage or by telephoning ST. 1868.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08

proposals. Said they would add
So per ton to cost of producing
steel and they must be allowed to
raise steel prices substantially if
they are to meet Governments
money proposals.
Baked at granting the union
shop on grounds it would impinge
employees freedom.
Finally, last Thursday made
first settlement offer. They esti-
mated offer at 16 cents an hour;
9 cents Oh wages and Z on the
"fringes."
GOVERNMENT.
The Wage Board proposals are
fair and equitable"
Companies are in position to
meet the proposals from present
earnings without injuring their
financial positions.
Companies, under present
sterilization rules, are entitled to
price increase of about $3.50 per
ton and no more. This to cover
cost increases incurred before last
July as provided by Capehart
amendment to price control law.
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5000 Red Czechs Reported
Purqed in Seven Months
By the Associated Press

VIENNA, April 8.-The Ameri-
can-sponsored Vienna newspaper
Wiener Kurier asserted today
that more than 5000 Communist
government officials have been
purged in Czechoslovakia in the
last seven months.
The newspaper said the arrests
were carried out by security police
after the dismissal of party Sec
rotary Rudolph Slansky. In most
cases. the paper said, the police
acted before the party moved to
cleanse" doubtful members.
Without quoting any sources.
the newspaper asserted that the
of those purged were in
the provinces and were now nearly
all facing trial.
"The purge has caused deep
fear within the rank and file of
officials" the paper said.
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1,4O0 Italian Children
Killed by Mines in Year
BY the Associated Press

ROME, April 8.-"The war has
not ended for italian children"
said Rome's independent news
paper Momento-Sera today, re-
porting that 1,400 of them were
killed last year by explosions of
mines and shells left by World
War II armies.
The newspaper reprinted on its
front page a poster distributed to
schools by the government, warm
ing children not to touch mines.
|grenades. shells and other war
supplies not yet gathered from
Italian fields.
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Young Says Week
Should Be Named
For Commissioners

Of the 200 or so weeks" which
the city heads proclaim each year.
one should be set aside for the
District Commissioners, Commits
Isioner John Russell Young Sug-
Igested today.
The thought came to him as the
Board of Commissioners decided
to name May 4-10 BE Kind to
Animals Week." and April 1920
Operation Friendship Week."
Il think we should have a BE
Kind to Commissioners Week.
I've been trying to get that for
years." Commissioner
Young wistfully observed.
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second and third floors are the
private quarters.
On the first floor visitors will
see the famous east room. the
green, blue and red rooms, the
state dining room and, when con-
|ditions permit, the smaller FAM
lily dining room.
They also will see the vast
domed entrance and the grand
staircase, which now comes di-
|rectly into the main entrance.
Formerly it was off to the side.
On the ground floor the diplo-
|matic reception room will be
shown, as will be the china room,
the library apd the television and
broadcast studio.
The cleaning new kitchen with
Its battery of ranges is "out of
bounds" for visitors, Mr.. Grim
said.
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White House to Admit Public
2 Hours Daily Starting April ~

The reconstructed White House
will be reopened to the public on
Tuesday, April %. it was an
ncunced today.
Visiting hours will be from 10
am. to II noon from Tuesday
through Saturday weekly. The
mansion will be closed on Sundays
and Mondays.
This is the same schedule that
was followed before the White
House was closed early in 1913 for
the approximately Sc million rem
ovation.
Visitors will need no credentials
They will simply present them
selves at the East entrance. Howell
Grim, chief usher, said White
House police would be stationed at
Intervals to assist the visitors.
Visitors will see the ground and
FIRST floors of the mansion. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-08
Senate Group
Kills Funds for
Burke Airport
STA Million Request
For Fairfax Project
Stricken From Bill

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee today voted to kill the
Burke Airport.
The committee. acting in closed
session on the third supplemental
appropriation bill for various
Government agencies, voted to
eliminate a request by the Civil
Aeronautics Authority for $1.4
million to continue the project.
The action was taken in the face
of CAA findings that the WASH
ington National Airport has about
reached it's traffic saturation point.
House Acted Similarly.
Money to continue with the
Burke project already had been
stricken from the supplemental
bill by the House.
Opposition to going ahead with
the project was led by Senator
Robertson, Democrat. of Virginia.
He received solid backing from
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, chairman of the Appro-
priations subcommittee in charge
of funds for the Commerce De-
partment and the CAA.
Senator McCarran recently de-
clared he thought too much
money already had been spent on
project for a second major
Washington airport at the Burke
location and that it Ought to be
stopped cold"
Chances mot Bright"
AS Senator Robertson left the
committee room he was asked If
he thought the action of the APP
preparations Committee today
would kill the project.
"Today's meeting of the COM
Imittee was in executive session.
but would say that the prospects
for the Burke Airport are not
very bright" he said smiling
broadly.
Approximately 81 million al
ready has been spent or obligated
for the Burke site and the Gov
Iernment has moved to take by
condemnation the remainder of
the community needed for the
port. Involved is the taking of
some 80 houses, a number Of
stores and an elementary school.
Many residents of the area have
made a bitter fight against the
airport plan.
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Frank Costello Fined
$4,000 and Sentenced
To Is Months in Jail
Federal Judge Charges
Gambler Was DeIibeAnte
In Contempt of Senate
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 8.-Gambler
Frank Costello was fined $4,000
and sentenced to 18 months in
prison today for refusing to tes-
|tify before the Senate Crime In
vestigating Committee.
Sentence was pronounced by
Federal Judge Sylvester j. Ryan,
who denied Costello's last-minute
effort to obtain a mistrial.
1t would be the first time Cos
tello, with a long career as a
racketS boss, has served time be-
hind the bars since 1915, when he
spent 10 months in jail for carry
ing a gun.
Sentences in Two Sets.
The punishment handed to Co.'S
tello included four terms of one
year each, to run concurrently,
and three of six months each, also
to run concurrently. The two sets
of sentences are to run consecu-
lively.
Costello, convicted last Friday
on 10 counts of contempt of the
Senate, could have received a
maximum of 10 years in prison
and $4,000 in fines.
The big-time gambler, quietly
dressed in gray, stood with his
arms folded, his head cooked
slightly to one side, as sentence
was pronounced.
Attorney Plans Appeal.
Pronouncing sentence, Judge
Ryan said he was cleft with the
definite impression" that Co.'S
tello's refusal to testify before the
committee was "premeditated and
deliberate and that it was your
purpose to delay giving testimony
until others had testified"
Immediately after the sentence
ing. Costello's attorney, Kenneth
M. Spence, announced he would
appeal. He said he also would
ask bail for his client pending the
appeal.
Costello, asked if he had any
thing to say. replied with a mo
comment"
It was CoStello's second trial on
the contempt charges. The first,
last January, ended in a hung
jury.
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Aides Believe That Eisenhower
Has Asked Lovett for Release
But Officials Refuse to Confirm Report,
Saying Comment Must Come From Capital

Washington" said a SHAPE public
relations officer.
(Secretary of Defense Lovett
spent Is minutes with President
Truman this afternoon. On
leaving the White House, he
answered, '"No comment" when
asked if he had received a letter
from Gen. Eisenhower. He also
refused to discuss the means by
which the general could resign
his post.)
1t has been generally assumed
here that Gen. Eisenhower, whose
candidacy for the Republican
presidential nomination is being
doomed, would ask to step out Of
uniform some time before thu
nominating convention in July.
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By the Associated Press

PARIS. April 8.-Officers at
Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters
here today seemed to think the
general has asked to be released
from his post as supreme Allied
commander in Europe, although
no one wanted to be quoted.
Officially there was no comment
on a report published in the New
York Times that a letter from Gen.
Eisenhower, asking for his release,
is enroute to Defense Secretary
Robert A. Lovett in Washington.
IF and when any such letter
were sent, any comment on its con-
tents would obviously come from