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pump and an electric refriger.
ator. The problem is one
of breaking through walls
Of superstition and getting. the
peasant to use a better plow.
accept improved seeds and dig
more efilcient irrigation streams
mot with bulldozers, but with
ordinary shovels which he does
not now own.
Illiterate peasants cannot be
taught more efficient and simple
farming practices except by
personal suasion. SO as the
United States turns from the
concept Of tractors to hand
shovels. thousands Of Asians
also must be trained as agricul-
tural agents. Where? Not in,
the schools Of Asia. for the
schools have not yet been built.
We can teach some Of these
people in the fields, as we are
doing, and in the meantime we
can help train others in the
United Statess
One million' dollars will buy
about 100 tractors--there prob
ably are not 100 skilled native
tractor operators and mechanics
In any Southeast Asian country.
But that same 81 million. it is
estimated, would bring to this
country, train-and return to
their homelands-1 900 agricul-
tural extension technicians q
year.
Bosic Problems
Finally, In our efforts to help
the Southeast Asians. we must
try--within the framework Of
their civilization, rather than
ours-to help them achieve So
cial know -how as well as tech-
nical and economic know-how
No matter how much more food
an Asian may be taught to pro-
duce. for instance, he will re-
ceive no basic relief from his
present circumstances unless
there is land reform throughout
the region.
Having won the confidence Of
the Southeast ASiauS. there.
fore, we should do our best to
persuade them to make a fairer
distribution of the land itself,
rs we have been able to do I'M
South Korea.
We must, In other words,
adapt our aid to the real needs
and thinking Of the area We
are trying to work with. The
term democracy" means little
to the Southeast Asians. So
does the term Communism. =.
Both concepts are alien to the
life and culture Of these people.
The one which viii win the
quiet war in this important
area, however, IS the one. which
learns to speak to the Southeast
Asians in their own tongues and
on their own terms.
That. IN essence, Is the sig
,l1ficance Of the point-four pro-
gram for which President Tru-
man pleaded last week. 1t is
Il program to permit US to give
backward areas the kind of
help they need.
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It is only with the "quiet" war
that we are here concerned. The
greatest danger that the West
will lose this conflict does not lie
in the direct threat Of commu-
nism. It lies, rather, in our
tendency toward impatience and
fear. A gun can kill a Commu-
mist, we are inclined to reason
but can a plow? In seeking the
answer to this question, we
would do well to remember our
experience in China, where guns
and bullets were q dime q dozen.
Somehow, when the test came,
the finger Of the Nationalist sol-
dier that rested on the trigger
did not function as efaciently as
his weapon did. It did not func-
ton because we had failed to get
through to this man-the or
binary Chinese at the village
level, where he lived.
Our national tendency toward
impatience set us OF on the
wrong foot even in the quiet"
war to show the Asians that
they can lead a better life with
out selling their souls to the
Kremlin. We talked too much
about what we had to offer m
terms Of chrome-plated auto
mobiles and tile bathrooms. We
were slow in learning that the
Asiatics were more concerned
with what we had to offer In
much simpler terms-like the
chance to eat more and suffer
less.
Too Foncy at First
The first technical and eco
nomic missions which we sent
into the area managed to as
semble an impressive array Of
such wonderful industrial prod.
ucts as tractors. power shovels.
road rollers. jeeps even sue
ton dredge or two. We diScov-
cred that these marvels Of West
ern civilization meant little to
illiterate and superstitious peas
ants who happened TO care more
about keeping alive than they
did about watching the build
ing Of roads down which they
had never dreamed Of trageiing.
Gradually, we began to adjust
our efforts to the facts Of life in
the area We were trying to deal
with. In recent months, this
adjustment has felt the effects
Of. our "practical'' concern for
concentrating on military aid.
But it was, nevertheless, q SEN
sible adjustment. as President
Truman sought to explain last
week. .s
What are the facts Of Life In
Southeast Asia - and what
should We be trying to do about
them?
We think Of this area as aE
rich one. III its 200 million
square miles of territory, clus-
tered like 8 loose bunch Of
grapes on the tip Or the Orient
there are vital supplies Of such
raw materials As tin, rubber.
petroleum, iron ore, coal, copper.
hemp and palm oil. There also
Evening star., 1952-03-09
Ny SONS STORY

MY SONS STORY
BY John P. Frank. ALFRED Al.
Knopf; So
The Franks. John and Lior-
raine, were, il anything, an
above-average couple. He is q
lawyer and teacher Of law, q
veteran Of Government legal
circles. biographer Of Justice
Black. His wife, q Vassar grad
uate, is, from the evidence Of
these pages, highly intelligent
and sensitive. When their first
child, John Peter. was born.
they rejoiced in his good looks
and merry disposition. Even If
his development, by the book,
was slow. they had no reason to
think he was anything but q
handsome. healthy baby. But
at the age Of 8 months John
Peter had a convulsion. They
decided it was brought on by
Washington's summer heat. He
had another; 1t could have
been from an ear infection.
Several months and several doc
tors later the Franks faced the
shattering truth: A large por-
ton Of John Peters brain was
atrophied; he was q hopeless
mental case.
Under the spell Of John
Peters smiles sedatives con-
trolled the convulsions-
Franks settled down to taking
care Of him and lying about his
age for the rest Of their lives.
Doctors and good friends from
the Supreme Court told them,
however, that they must for, the
baby's sake, for their own, for
that Of other children they
might have. put John Peter in
an institution. The move was
delayed by Mrs. Franks preg-
nancy. Meantime, Mr.. Frank
searched all over the country
and discovered that although
10000 babies In John Peters,
class are born annually In the
United States, there is q tragic
lack Of facilities for them.
Finally he discovered a Catholic.
institution, which. was willing,
despite the fact that neither
he nor his wife are Catholic,
to take John Peter. It was st.
Rita's School in upstate New
York, where q Polish founded
order. the Felician Sisters. give
John Peter 24 hours Of devoted
and loving care. There John
Peter, walking a little. saying
q few words, Is today, still
happy, still beautiful"
Mr.. Franks tragic tale is told
with great dignity and great
feeling. He brings q legal clar-
ity and organization to his ac-
count and while making no bid
for pity he helps you to under
stand what such trouble means
and how much love and
strength are needed to over.
come IT, ,E+
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with two 11-inch. guns. the
largest ever mounted on o ship.
Ericsson himself named her. TO
1t. John L. Worden went COM
mand Of the Monitor.
Lincoln and his advisers did
not know it, but even while
they conferred, the Monitor al
ready was In action. She had
glided into Hampton Roads
late on the night of March 8
and anchored beside the stricken
Minnesota. II had been a night
of panic and confusion. The
Congress still was burning and
later blew up with q roar that
startled the untried crew Of
the. untried Northern dread
naught.
AS the cabinet telegraphed
Northern seaboard cities to pre-
pare for the worst and ordered
barges laden with stone sunk
in the Potomac channel, the
historic battle ragged. This was
the first meeting Of the IRON
clads, destined to revolutionize
the navies Of the world. While
the Merrimac and Monitor
vainly pounded each other, the
stately. superdecked ships Of the
line, those majestic structures
of wood and canvas, weighed
anchor and. headed for the scrap
heap. In the smoke and clash
of this battle, steam and iron
took over the navies Of the
world.
Bontom Defender
At sunrise, Sunday, March
8, the unsuspecting Merrimac
had wallowed across the Roads
toward the Minnesota. Her
sloping sides were covered with
tallow to defect enemy shots.
Commanding her was 1t. Gates
by Jones, replacing 1t. Bu-
chanan. who had been wounded
the day before. The Merrimac
was about a mile from the Min
nesota when, to the astonish-
ment Of her crew. q small, In
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They Weren't Much Looks but They Changed Of History

ignificant-l looking craft darted
out from behind the frigate and
headed straight for them. 81
It was 8 q M. when the shoot
ing began. To the sc, 600 spec
tators who lined the shores its
seemed unbelieYable that the
pigny Monitor could stand ups
against the Confederate belie-
moth. At half q mile the Mer-
rinac fred her first broadside.
which bounded on the Monitors
tllrret with nothing more than
9 resounding clangor. On came
the little Union ship. taking It
hard but harmlessly on the
chin. holding her IRE until she
had closed to about SO yards.
Now, 1t. Worden stopped his
engines and ordered his men to
start firing Two shots for every
eight-nlinute revolution Of
Ericsson.s turret. which gave
the Monitor the great adyan-
tage Of being able to shoot from
any position.
At pointblank range the two
ironclads now Slugged IL out.
two guns to 10. The Monitor
maneuvered easily. moving
about the clumsy Merrimac
like fast lightweight boxer
against q numbering heavy
weight. A shell from the Merri-
mac, fred at 10 yards. did score
direct hit on the Monitors
tiny pilothouse, temporarily
binding her commander. 1t.
Worden. But the fight went on.
Once the Merrimac tried to
ram the Monitor, but Worden
avoided the direct impact by q
quick turn Of the helm. AT that
moment, as the two ships ground
together, the Monitor fired q
l8O-pound solid shot that hit the
Merrimac sQuarely. only to re-
bound.
Out Of Ammo !
At II am. the Monitors tur-
ret ran out of ammunition, and
she retired for is minutes into
shallow water to replenish her
store from below. The Merri-
mac, which dared not follow.
turned again on the Minnesota.
But not for long. for the Moni-
tor was soon back In action.
Two shots from her guns, fired
at 10 yards, drove a section
Of the Merrimac's plates back
three inches. Another shot in
the same place would have
penetrated. The rain Of Merri-
mac shot and shell had pro-
duced little effect on the Moni-
tor beyond denting her sheath-
ing.
At noon, after pounding each
other for four hours, the two
ships broke on the engage
ment. The Monitor, her pilot
house damaged. her commander
wounded, retired near the Min
nesota; the Merrimac, leaking
badly, her stack shot away. her
engines ready to quit, turned
and headed for Norfolk. The
battle Of the ironclads was over.
Who won the battle? The
North claimed they did. The
South claimed they did. The
argument has been going on for
80 years. The answer appar-
entity depends on where you live.
One thing is sure: The Merri-
mac was neutralized. She would
not romp up the coast destroy
ing cities, crushing the North
ern blockade.
Let's call it q draw. On the
waters Of Hampton Roads, these
two ships had written . por-
tentous chapter Of history which
the nations Of the world were
obliged to read, mark and learn.
II they wished to survive,
Evening star., 1952-03-09
Ike Up-to-Dote
GENERAL IKE:

GENERAL Ike.
A Biography Of Dwight D.
Eisenhower
BY Alden Hatch. (Holt;; $3.J h
This Is q revised edition of O
popular biography Of the gem
eral. Mr.. Hatch has added sew
eral chapters In which he brings
the Eisenhower story up to date
and attempts to explain the
generals political views. The
publishers say the biographer
bases this new material on
talks with Gen. Eisenhower
and with his Army associates,
political friends and his family.
But in reporting his subjects
opinions Mr.. Hatch usually
fails to quote any source, mere
" stating that these are the.
generals beliefs.
CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Evening star., 1952-03-09
By G.l. Herbert

There are parts Of the
world" said President Truman
last week, where a plow can do
a better job in maintaining sta
bility and democracy than tanks
and war planes and machine
guns. p. !. Stomach communism
cannot be halted with weapons,
of war. We must meet the chal-
lenge with more appropriate
means. That is what the point
four program does"
The President was speaking
Of several areas, but none pro-
vides q better example Of what
he was talking about than does
Southeast Asia. It may be q
good idea, then, to take q care
full look at the situation in this
critical region before our rep
/. resentatives In Congress become
wholly absorbed in the cam
paign year pleasure Of slashing
away at Mr.. Truman's request
for $7.9 million worth OF foreign
aid.
Most Likely forget
Early congressional reaction
4 to the Presidents speech indi-
Gates that no part of the Pres
dents Mutual Security plan is
likely to get rougher treatment
on the Hill than his bid for 5000
million for economic aid, as OPP
posed to the military sort. 1t Is
in connection with this idea
that the Southeast Asian situa-
ton has particular significance.
Consider this fact: An Indo-
nesian cabinet fell last month
because Foreign Minister Soc
bardjo had committed the uIl-
popular error of agreeing to
accept United States aid from
the Mutual Security Agency.
Why was our help unpopular in
Indonesia? Basically because in
the Mutual Security set-up, we
had wrapped military and eco
nomic aid In one package, and
insisted that no country could
have one without the other. Ten
countries, so far, have turned
down our aid on these terms.
rs u II u i
The reason for this develop
ment was that, in our thinking
about Southeast Asia, We have
tended to be both impatient and
afraid. We see this strategic area
directly threatened by Conlmu-
mist military power, and We are
prone to assume that the practi-
cal course for US is to concentrate
on its military defense.
But there are two wars going
on in Asia. One is q hot war,
the outcome of which win be
very little affected by how many
guns are in the hands Of the
smaller nations living IN the
threatening shadow Of Red
China's military power The
other is q quiet war involving
ways Of life primarily an eco
nomic conflict. the outcome Of
which win largely depend on
how many tools Of decent living
are in the hands Of these ma
tons.
Evening star., 1952-03-09
Mi. Nichols Recalls
ALL / COULD NEVER BE

ALL ] COULD NEVER BE
BY Beverley Nichols [E. p.
Datton;t ) 50
Despite the title, Mr.. Mich
OILS has been many things in
his day. An amateur musician,
Q professional writer, he was at
one time impresario for Dame
Nellie Melba, author Of Eng
lands most famous musical
revue. an ardent gardener and
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looks serious enough to be a perm
anent injury"
Menendez said, "The officer did
all he could and was very concern.
ed and courteous. He stayed there
all the time at the hospital and
| then brought me back to the sta
ion. | drove my own car home. I
have to report in to the hospital
today at 2 p. m. and they told me
| could expect to remain there for
at least 10 days"
He emphasized that the brake
test was dangerous unless a reduc-
ed speed was ordered. "Why it's
like circus with bankers out there
the way they yell come on!' and
wave you in with Speed FER up,
like a charge on a battlefield"
Menendez said he talked with
Acting City Manager Charles Rob-
ertS this morning and that Roberts
told him the speed to register on
the testing apparatus didn't have to
be higher than IL miles per hour.
According to Menendez, two I'M
identified men who were at the
scene yesterday, complained that
the highSpeed of the approach and
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troduced for induction in the club
They were appropriately dressed in
Eaby bonnets and supplied with
baby bottles while Horace O'Bryant
instructed them in the aims and re-
sponSibilitieS of Rotary. The three
new members are Claude Spear,
Orvis Kemp, and Dick Evans.
On October 16 the club is to be
visited by Abney j. Cox. District
Governor, who is coming in his
official capacity. At that time the
Key West club will make a COM
plete report of its activities.
In his report of the business con-
Quoted at the Board of Directors
meeting recently, Secretary Ralph
Rogers told the members of pro-
Spective project for this year
which is to purchase $500 worth of
books for the local library.
Paul Sher, program chairman,
estimated that about forty men,
bers were present at the meeting.
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excerpt from the New York Times
which laid stress on the respOn-
Sibilities of citizenship and the dan
gers of ignoring these responsible
tiles.
Neil Knowles, Rotary president,
took charge Of the meeting at the
conclusion of lunch and the follow
ing guests were introduced: Henry
Wren of Tallahassee. John Frazier,
Charles Saunders. Judge E. Harris
Drew of the Florida State Supreme
Court, and Margaret Foresman re.
presenting the Key West Citizen.
Three baby Rotarians" were in
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five months internment By ne
NaziS in 194I-42.
Had the NaziS permitted US
to walk the streets without hav.
ing the right to talk to any Ger.
mans, that would be precisely how
we have to live today in Moscow"
he said
The shutoff of any social life
with Russians has been compare
lively recent. the ambassador said.
1t never was particularly welcomed
but now there appears to be an
outright prohibition.
KEENAN, said he has seen no I'm
provement in the Soviet attitude
as expressed in publications revil-
ing the United States. He protest
ed personally to the Kremlin over
it but nothing happened.
KEENAN, travelled alone leaving
his family in Moscow. He said he
expected to return about. 4.
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Of the road with green light at
White and United streets.
CaruSo'S turn caused Bruce l..
Anderson of SOL Poinciana to come
to short stop, he says. Wright B.
Garvey driving in a car, behind
Anderson couldn't stop in time to
avoid the crash and slid into the
rear of Anderson's car. Both were
going at about Is miles per hour.
Damage to Anderson's car is eS-
timated at $64 with rear bumper,
plate and tail pipe hit. The front
end of the second car was also
damaged.
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Alp Sets News
Conferences
WithRadioMen

NEW YORK u - A committee
OF Associated Press member radio
station representatives S
launched an intensive program of
mutual study and action designed
to have far-reaching effects on
news broadcasting.
They describe the program as
marking "a significant stride in
the further perfection and refine
Maent of news for broadcast to
meet changing times" and as "a
forward step in assisting member
stations to make increasingly ef-
fective and profitable use" of APP
news.
The seven.mar committee was
authorized by the Board of Direc-
tors of The Associated Press, and
was invited by AP General Mana
ger Frank Stared to hold its or
ganization meeting in New York
this week.
Officers elected by the commit
tee are: chairman, Les Mawhin-
ney, news director of XIII, Los
Angeles; vice chairman, M. H
Bonebrake president and general
manage Of KoCY. Oklahoma City;
secretary, Tom Eaton. news di-
rector, VITO, Hartford, Conn.
Other members of the commit
tee, functioning under the nam efo
the AP Radio Member Committee,
are:
Joe N. Bryant, president and
general manager of KCBD. Lub-
book, Tex; Jack Shelley news
manager Of WHO. Des Moines:
Jack Kruger, news editor of
WTMJ, Milwaukee, Wis.,; and
Daniel W. Hops, executive vice
president and general manager of
WAVz, New Haven, Conn.
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the Coast Guard received worS
that the tug active" was dis
abled with its main engine down
80 miles east of Key West, two
miles south OF the Tennessee
reef light. She was drifting to
the reef, having lost her anchor
The Coast Guard dispatched the
SO footer from here and the An
droscoggin cutter from the 7th
District headqual ters in Miami.
The IS footer arrived at 1870
pm, placed the Active in tow
but ran short of fuel. The An
droscoggin took over and arrived
at the Key West sea buoy at
Gas last night. At the buoy a
Navy tug took over the tow and
the Androscoggin returned to
Miami.
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AnimalA consume other animals
o. plants while true plants derive
their nourlshnlens from chemical
~ateFialS in sell and water.
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the sudden stop had thrown one
from his seat and that the other
man hurt his foot when =. Ils A2der
the seat were loosened up and
tossed about by the impact.
The injured man was retired
from the USN on May /, 1947 with
complete disability after an injury
at sea during World War II. He
served in the Pacific area for two
years, and took part in the inva-
sion of Guadacanal. A member of
the American Legion, Menendez
was born and raised In Key West.
He is married and has one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie Collar Of this city.
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ISOviet-American
Relations "Icy
Cold" In Berlin
BY TOM REEpY

BERLIN R-Soviet- American re-
lations in Moscow have sunk to
AN icy cold" status, U. S. Am
bassador George KEENAN, reported
today.
KEENAN, halted briefly at Tenn
pelhof Airport en- route to London.
for two weeks of diplomatic con-
ferences and commented in an in
terview that a new, ugly kind of
restriction is being placed on Amer
leans in the Soviet capital. All
social contact with Russians has
been forbidden, the ambassador
said, and even servants keep their
distance.
KEENAN, compared the status of
Americans in the Russian CAPT
tai now with his experience during
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defendants. He is charged with Ia.
civious and lewd behavior involv-
ing a child under14.
The list of so citizens of Monroe
county from which jurors will be
selected on September % for the
trials was chosen today by Judge
Caro-.
Criminal Court Clerk Harry Don
60 who has been i'll in Monroe &C.
neral Hospital recently was back
on the job today.
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Veterans of the trucking business buy
for good, solid, levelheaded reasons. And
they buy more Chevrolet trucks than any
other make. Here's why. Chevrolet trucks
tires, frame. axleS. springs, engine.
transmission. brakes - all are factory
matched 10 your job.
Come in and let us show you how
great these Chevrolet trucks really are.
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CONFEDERATE VET DIES

JONESBORO, Ark. R-William
w. Loudermilk, 104, Arkansas last
Confederate veteran who had join.
ed the Confederate army when
he was 16 years old, died Thurs
day.
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five dollars for having no drivers
license.
Jury trials will open September
q with Edward Moriarity, Mara
thon, scheduled as one of the first
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FILLMORE DIES

INDIANAPOLIS tR-The Rev.
Charles M. Fillmore, 80, a retired
Christian Church Disciples of
CHRISTI minister who wrote Tell
Mother I'll Be There" and other
hymns died Thursday.