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Evening star., 1952-01-30
Moral Courage at Capitol

I think something constructive should
be said concerning the moral condition
of our National Capital. 1t Is easy
to preach that the gospel alone can save
us from being destroyed. But Is there
not civic attitude to this moral degen-
eracy as well as a religious one?
Are not many of our Senator'S and
Representatives on Capitol Hill accom-
plices of the pulpit when they, In the face
of strong opposition from governmental
leaders. dare to probe straight to the
heart of causes of our local degeneracy?
Does 1t not take much moral courage 70
90 in the facesof the very seat OF our Ma
tion's leadership where D cry OF req
herring" is the only reaction that IS
heard? What of our local Commission
ers and their appointment OF a police
chief shown to have been an ally OF the
very men whom he should have brought
to trial?
Along deserted house may seem to be
tIustless. but once the sweeper begins, the
dust of ages viii I'LL the air. Il there
was no moral sense and even determined
courage to cleanse our Capital and even
the Nation, such probing as is now go
ing on would not be pushed against sucn
odds as the probers are meeting. Let us
be fair and instead Of thinking OF our
CAPITOL leaders as responsible for local
conditions in morals, see the majority
of them as allies with intelligent preach
ers and give them our blessing In their
their labors in spite Of the opposition
John o. Knott.
Evening star., 1952-01-30

there as to what progress II any Is being made
in providing equal school facilities for Negro
children. This was ordered over the protest Of
Justices Black and Douglas, who thought the
court should hear argument on the constitu-
tional issue-whether the Constitution bans
segregated schools even though the Negro schools
may be as good as white schools.
1t seems wiser, however, for the court to
have the benefit Of all available information be-
fore coming to decision. No one can foresee
the consequences of judicial move to strike
down segregation in the public schools of
State like South Carolina. That step, once
taken, could not easily be retraced, and as
practical matter 1t would be q rash thing for
the court to plunge ahead without giving full
consideration to all facts bearing on the wills
ingness and ability Of the State to meet the
test imposed by the so-called separate e-but-eQual
doctrine.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Network Of Commuter Trains for .. c.?
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Stur::
T HAVE been following with interest
suggestions offered by your readers
to solve the increasingly serious traffic
problem which threatens 70 strangie5
communications and business IN DOWN
town Washington. Manysof these IDEAS
are excellent. but they would REQUIRE
both time and large sums OF money! 1ne
needsis immediate.
"a have q suggestion which would not
require great deal Of money or time
to put it into operation. because most
of the facilities are already at hand,
although they are being used, to only
part of their capacities. for other pur-
poses.
Briefly, why should Washington not
use commuter trains to bring many SUD-
urban residents downtown and TO the
Pentagon? Modern electric or diesel
trains are faster, safer and more de-
pendable than any other kind OF surface
transportation. washington Is the only
large American city lacking such facili-
ties. although 1t was one Of the very
first cities in the world TO have regular
railroad service.
It costs money to run railroad lines
through a city as heavily built up as
washington is today. There Is no need
for new rights Of way; just widen ana
improve existing ones.
There are enough small freight lines.
and branches Of main lines, in and
around the Capital to provide the
nucleus Of commuter system that
would serve perhaps IS per cent OF the
people now using private cars-ad-
mlttedly the biggest transportation head
ache. Some of these previously carried
commuters, but have had to discontinue
passenger service due to rising costs and
private car competition. Only last year
the washington & Old Dominion, which
reaches far into Virginia suburbs and
has branch to Alexandria, had to give
up the ghost. But the tracks are there
and could be linked with other lines.
Perhaps the easiest and most prof1t-
able commuter arrangement, using sew
eral Of Washington's little lines" would
be a hookup linking Rosslyn with the
Pentagon and continuing over the Poto-
mac railroad bridge through the Mall
area to Union Station. Thence over the
B. 81 O. and the Pennsylvania Baltimore
lines to suburbs northeast Of the capital.
Other trains could turn on to the Cum
berland division Of the B. d o. at
Union Station and run to northwestern
suburbs.
Beyond silver Spring branch OF the
Evening star., 1952-01-30

B q o. skirts Washington, winding up
In Georgetown, half mile from the
starting point In RosSlyn. All Of this is
over existing trackage, although new
rails, platforms and passing switches
would have to be provided before pas
senger trains could be operated.
The track passing the Pentagon.
branch Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
goes right under the Pentagon river
entrance and only another "Y" switch
would be needed to operate trains from
Alexandria and the South directly to
this biggest single concentration OF
committing traffic.
Extending our potential commuter
network q bit farther, trains might be
run into the downtown area and to the
Pentagon from other northeast areas,
without going into Union Station, by
using the present freight line Of the
Pennsylvania.
Still another 'little line" with COM
muter possibilities is the East Washing
ton Railway. one Of the smallest inde-
pendent carriers in the country. Although
the East Washington employs only 10
persons and has but s miles Of line.
its accounting is done in black ink and
It's operating revenue Is the envy OF
much bigger and more famous railroads.
The Benning power plant Is its chief
client and 1t also serves several fuel
companies and industrial plants. 1t
Evening star., 1952-01-30
This and That

It is for Gods best, the human mind.
We 60 all out for universal education.
as we call it, and yet when later man
uses his mind, to say what he thinks, he
is greeted with cold disrespect.
His mind, in other words, must func-
ton only to please others.
Communism, as displayed around the
world, is the very peak of this thing.
Not only must one, under chat system,
never say anything but what is expected,
but he must also not even hang picture
up, If it is not Of some one favored by
the system.
Even If he does not take it down. he
can be put in jail and kept there, or
killed for his terrible misdeed.
Such system, any American scarcely
need be told, is the very antithesis Of
democracy and Americanisnl.
More important, even, it Is the very
antithesis of humanity. for it sneers at
the mind, proclaiming loudly that one
may think, but only as directed.
Now thinking, as directed. is intended
only for children, and for them only
while children, and for them only during
q part of their childhood
Training the mind, as the oldsters
called it, was q much loved part Of the
older education methods. Today We
suffer from its lack. but that is another
story.
Training the mind. as they called IT,.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Talking and Trading

There is a certain undeniable fortnight
ness In the declaration OF South Caroltna'S
Democratic Senator Maybank that he is against
another term for Democratic President Truman,
and that he will support Georgia's Democratic
Senator Russell for the party nomination. The
same qualities, plus the seasoning Of realism,
are reflected in the remarks OF another
Southern legislator who is supporting Senator
Russell but added to reporter that III we line
up enough delegates behind Senator Russell we
will be in position to do lot of talking and
trading" In return for his frankness this
spokesman asked not to be identified.
Actually, the Southern politicians are in
sense the prisoners of sectional tradition and
prejudice that have prevented them for the past
80 years and more from going anywhere but
into the Democratic camp. The few exceptions
are insignificant in the overall trend and the
result is that their political leadership has
seldom, If ever, received recognition outside the
realm Of talking and trading"
There have, of course, been certain straws in
the political winds which may indicate that
their talking and trading are due for greater
concessions at the bargaining tables. In 1948,
for example the States Rights ticket won SO
electoral votes in FIVE Southern. States. But
the professionals who ordinarily stage-manage
the final makeup of presidential ticket will
probably consign the Dixie vote to its customary
place on the Democratic side of the ledger Its
reward for this consistency will be measured by
how persuasively it does It's talking and trading.
Senator Mayhank. frank and effective on Capitol
{ Hill. is well qualified TO do his part and SO, it
seems is his unidentified congressional colleague.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Plenty of Time and Money

The assurance from Senator Nicely that his
District crime committee with more time and
money, would develop evidence Of law violations
which could be successfully prosecuted amply
justihes the decision Of the Senate Rules Com.
mittee to extend the investigation.
There had been doubt that the Neely COM.
mittee would produce such evidence. It had
probed into several dark corners of the law-en-
forcement picture here in Washington and had
exposed number of suspicious circumstances.
But it had not come up with any evidence which
could lead to an Indictment much less a con-
viction. The fair inference, however, from Sem
ator Neely's statement to the Rules Committee,
aS related by Senator Gillette, is that his COM
mittee is in possession Of information which
will lead, or which at least offers reasonable
prospect Of leading, to indictments and con-
victionS
If that is correct, the decision of the Rules
Committee to extend the Investigation to May
81, and to provide $61 200 in addition to the
original 5000 grant, was a sound one This
investigation ought not to degenerate into q
mere fishing expedition But neither should 1t
be allowed to die premature death if signif-
cant evidence is in hand or in prospect
What the community wants and what the
Police Department needs, is an inquiry that VIII
end in some firm conclusion one way or the
other. If there are crooks on the force or In
retired status they should be spotted and pun
ished. The whole department should not be left
under cloud because some men are suspected
Of dishonesty. The only way to dissipate this
cloud is to complete the investigation, and then
to return report, based on the evidence, which
is clear and unequivocal To this end, the Rules
Committee should be supported by the Senate.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Pen-ndmes nsay be used if letters carry
Uriters' correct names and addresses.
AL letters are subject to condensation.
{. John Long

Rome, have made the most impressive
records in reducing Communism. For
the sake Of brevity take Norway as an
example.
For background, recall the report
which the North American Newspaper
Alliance issued on December S, 1851.
It said in part: "In the dismal economic
fog which gradually creeps over most Of
Europe. the bright spots are in the north
especially Norway. The country is
economically the healthiest in Europe"
''No country suffered greater economic
loss than did Norway In World War H."
What want to call special attention to
is that In spite Of its tremendous handi-
caps. Norway today has no illiteracy, no
juvenile delinquency problem, and as
previously noted, the decline of Com
nunism has been most impressive"
Here we have European democracy at
its best; country whose educators be-
lieve that students, as prospective citi-
zens, need fair presentation of all
sides OF controversial issues. together
with practice in critical thinking and
balanced Judgment. This is the type of
education which our leading educators
and the National Educational Associa-
ton are trying to provide in our schools.
It seems to me that the sensible thing
for us to do is to follow this leadership
and not that Of men of the type Of MIR.
Miles.
One more important and very prac-
tical point has been brought out re-
Gently by the difficulties which the legis-
latiye textbook commission In Virginia
is having in providing Virginia history
textbooks for use in their public schools.
They reported: mo publishers would feel
justified in preparing an adequate text
on Virginia alone because Of a limited
sale outside the State" Publishers are
in the business for profit. They vie with
one another and do their utmost to
place upon the market textbooks that
meet every legitimate need Of the school
room; they take every precaution to see
that they are not "subversive." Per-
sonally, I am convinced that II groups
Of superpatriots all over the country
are going to be allowed to have their
way In forcing the revision Of textbooks,
then we shall soon drive our authorities
and reputable publishers out Of the busi-
ness Of providing textbooks for our
public schools. =
], Smith. -,
Evening star., 1952-01-30
The Flying Enterprise

The Flying Enterprise becomes
A ghost ship of the deep;
Toll the bells on the Cornish coast,
There is no time to iDeep.
Call to the lDGtchers along the shore
And all tDlso hGDe matted long,
Bid them remember an ancient ehGntev
And sing 1t clear and strong. s.
BoiO your heads as the guns salute her
And her captain turns GwGy. .I
For he has sdDed Us courage and glory
To last for H1Gny a day.
Nothing of sea change s1tGH obscure :
His Viking touch on her iCleel.
Though pale moss gather for ceHturtes
Abope the uGlidnt keel.
Ann Wood MuEsay5s
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Somebody Must Do the Job

Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois has in
formed Congress that his States mine safety
authorities "have been working to do our own
Job without help of the Federal Government or
anybody else" But the fact remains that what
ever Illinois has been doing to make mines safer
Is not enough. The disaster at West Frankfort
last December, when 119 men died In an expo-
sion, proved the inadequacy OF the States enortS.
Il also revealed a remarkable divergence Of views
between Federal and State authorities as to
safety standards.
A Senate Labor subcommittee considering
q bill to authorize Federal enforcement OF acci-
dent-prevention recommendations was informed
by the Illinois director Of mines that precautions
suggested by United States Bureau of Mines In
spectors for the West Frankfort mine were not
in accord with general mining practices. Yet the
report of the bureau indicated that the explo-
sion might never have occurred If certain gas
and dust hazards had been eliminated, as rec
commended by the Federal inspectors Interior
Secretary Chapman said that although the in
spectors pointed out these hazards fully six
months before the catastrophe, nothing was
done" to remove them. The conclusion Is In
evitable that II present mining practices IN 1li-
nois or elsewhere are not In accord with safety
measures sponsored by the Bureau of Mines, the
practices ought to be changed.
Secretary Chapman, with the backing OF
President Truman, has asked Congress to give
the Bureau of Mines power not only to inspect
mines and recommend safety steps, but also to
enforce compliance. He wants authority to close
a mine found to be dangerous and, In extreme
cases. to penalize willful violators OF the safety
code As Governor Stevenson said In state
mert read to the Senate COMMITTEES by his mine
director. this would be another instance OF
transfer of responsibility to Washington because
the people have concluded that the States either
cannot or will not do the job" He has summed
up the situation admirably except that there
is no reason to suppose that the States. includ-
ing Illinois, could not do the job as well as the
Federal Government If they tried hard enough.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Mel Curthy and Secrets

The Star on January "A quotes Sen
ator Gillette as saying, 'he expects all
members, including Senator Welker, Will
have digested by next week secret re-
port of subcommittee staff Investigators
studies of Senator Bentons accusations
against Senator Mccarthy, as q prelude
to q decision"
This straight news reporting comes
only q few days after The Stars report
on Senator McCarthy's ability to obtain
Q. top secret record from the Loyalty Re-
view Board on John Service.
It's too bad you can't coordinate little
gems of humor like this on your edi-
torial page as a service to subscribers.
T. Lewis.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Pesky Word Anyhow

In q sprightly review Of the book on
THE Art of Eloquence" by McKeldin
and Krantz. in The Star Of January a.
it is pointed out that the effective public
speaker must know some words. 'Idio-
syncracy" tspelled just like that Is
given as an example of a sure audience
Knockout. One might add that in speak
ing 1t Is not necessary to know how to
spell the words used.
J.M.P.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
South Caroline Schools

The Supreme Courts brief opinion in the
South Carolina segregated school case sheds no
light on the attitude of the judges toward this
explosive issue.
One effect OF the opinion, Of course, Is to
defer final ruling until after the election. But
that may have been purely coincidental. For
the record, all that the Judges have done Is to
send the case back to South Carolina to obtain
the benefit Of the views Of the District Court
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Raw Deal for Corporations?

While Congress is investigating the
Justice Department, it would do well to
look into the activities Of the long
haired boys in the Antitrust Division
in their attempts to destroy our capi-
talistic system. It is no secret that
this division for several years has
operated on the theory that bigness
In and Of itself is bad In corporations
Evening star., 1952-01-30
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What is the temperature in an auto
mobile cylinder. when the car Is travel
ing an average of so miles per hour?
Also, what metal or plastic can stand
this temperature without melting or
warping?-I. A. v.
A. The National Bureau Of Standards
says that the temperature of the hottest
gas In an automobile cylinder may
approach 1000 degrees r. This is above
the melting point Of all metals except
such rather rare ones as tungsten and
inolybdenum. Plastics melt at very much
lower temperatures. Herein lies the
reason for having to cool engine cyl
inders; otherwise the hot gas would melt
the materials Of construction.
O. When it is desired to cover brick
wall with vines, how is growth started
on the wall?-E. I. r.
A. The vines may be started by at
taching the young shoots to the wa
with chewing gum. or with special tacks
sold for this purpose.
Evening star., 1952-01-30
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer 70
any question Of fact BY either Writtng Th9
Evening Star Information Bureau, 1900 street
return postaEe or BY telephoniug GT f96S.
Evening star., 1952-01-30

J. Smith.
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WOODRIDGE

Owner for . substantial cash payment
over LIST trust win sacrifice his
incl. porches completely finished
with heat; reception hall, large Nv,
rm., drepi., spacious din. rnl.,. lge.
kit, fenced yard: conv. to schools
and transp. For appt. to inspect
call Mr.. Curling. with r. g. DUNE.
HO. 070); ewes, Sun, LA. 6-776S.
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Is ROOMS, 6 BATHS
1O6 c st, net apis. 20 baths. In
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Completely furn. Price only S28. 600;
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