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Evening star., 1952-07-25

2. When the dome OF the Holy Sepul-
cfre caught fire in 1949, HIM. the late
King Abdullah, at ! am. travelled two
hours through the valleys and the
mountains to participate personally in
extinguiShing the fire; side by side with
his Christian and Moslem subjects,
sheikhs and priests, young and old who
worked together hour after hour to ex-
tinguish the fire. Later, the dome was
reconstructed. Did Mr.. Groseclose, a
seemingly good Christian, contribute a
cent to that? Who paid for it? Perhaps
history will one day reveal why HIM.
the late King Abdullah died poor man.
3. Every Christmas, hundreds of
American broadcasting stations present
to our American friends relay of the
ceremonies that take place in Bethle-
hem, the birthplace of Christ. Didn't
Mr.. Groseclose notice that these broad
casts were not interrupted by any COM
mercials? Didn't he wonder who the
sponsor was? Did he pay a cent for
that?
The Jordan government, which ar
ranges, encourages and pays for those
broadcaSts, has not and never will con-
slider worship and religion in terms of
dollars and cents. The people in Jor-
dan are happy about it and no one ever
has raised an objection
Fortunately, we have no Elgin Crosse
closes in our country.
Omar Dajany,
First Secretary, Jordan Legation.
Evening star., 1952-07-25

The row was not really caused by the
loyalty pledge. The row was caused by
another sort of resentment of which the
loyalty pledge became a convenient SYM
Dol.
Gov. Battle, in explaining the principle
on which Virginia stood in opposing the
loyalty pledge. spoke of the fact that it
limited the free expression of minority
opinion and action for which the Demo-
cratic Party used to stand. 1t is hard,
as a matter of cold fact, to find where
the loyalty pledge really limited any,
thing. What Gov. Battle may have been
thinking about were the implications Of
this pledge.
The first sentence of the loyalty pledge
states that This convention believes in
the great American principle of ma
jority rule" Why should such men as
Senator Byrd, Gov. Byrnes and others
find any objection to reStatement of
the accepted principle in this country
that the majority rules?
1t is not the principle that causes
objection. 1t is an increasingly popular,
but still new, application of that prin-
ciple that causes apprehension, espe-
clally among Southern Democrats
This is the application of the principle
of majority rule that has become an
important asset of labor unions If
majority of workers support a labor
union, then all the workers must sup
port the union. Minorities are thus
eliminated.
Another application of the principle
OF majority rule is sought by those who
n liYO0i 70 %Aho Iary4
ing the fllibuster. The filibuster, of
course, has been the final resort OF
Senate minorities in resisting the will
OF majority, and the filibuster. In re-
cent years, has become identified with
such legislative applications of the prin-
ciple Of majority rule as compulsory
FEPC legislation. The fight in 1948
over compulsory FEPC legislation was
continued, in 1852, over the loyalty pledge
The same elements which crusade
for their own applications of the prin-
ciple Of majority rule are the elements
which have won an increasing amount
of influence and power in the Demo-
cratic Party. Having seen their aims
revealed elsewhere, the men who fought
the loyalty pledge feared the day would
come when minorities in the Demo-
cratic convention might be abolished
by the principle of majority rule"
These men. a tiny minority. won, in
the end, an extraordinary victory-not
without implications of it's own.
Gov. Stevenson is the one man, among
all the numerous candidates for the
nomination, who was neither candi-
date himself nor conspicuously identified
with the warning elements of the party.
In this respect, he was the logical
choice OF an Office seeking the right man.
The unity he must seek may be remote.
But it does not seem as remote as it
was before the convention began.
B. M. McKeIwoy
Evening star., 1952-07-25
This and That

What has the most point at this
time?
Unquestionably. bee, wasp, mosquito
or flea!
The stinger, or probosis, of one or the
other has peculiar affinity for tender.
fresh human meat.
We refer particularly to the one per-
son in 100 who is Suspectible.
The others got bitten, but the bites
do not worry them much. They just
scratch, and forget it.
The one person cannot forget it, be-
cause Of the almost intolerable itch or
burning set up.
Mosquito bites itch.
Flea bites burn.
Chiggers both itch and burn, as well
as sting.
The suspectible persons suffering is
akin to that known as serum sickness
It is we'll recognized by medical men,
but not by the rest of the population
who are inclined. to man or woman.
to say, "Oh. forget it,"
The hurt person cannot forger 1t.
He suffers agonies, terrible itch, ex-
tending for inches in all directions from
the bite.
At times the pain even makes him
nauseated.
To this person. the finding Of some
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Summer Love Song

Let summer tDords be lazy, like stow
And dream -drugged river Dfich n,oues
quietly
Where pools are deep and matters barely
foD.
Let summer ,Dords be soft as wide sea
OF grass tDhich n1urmurs lope-sounds to
the sky
But cterishes green earth memory.
While fower petals whisper a reply
To sun-lipS pressed against their oUn.
our song
Is n,uted to summer lullaby.
As fingers touch ne match the cloud
birds throng
With great, t0tite Din0s outstretched
across pale blue.
The GlnaoSt-silent hours are sweet and
long.
Let summer IoUe be gentle as the fen
Soft aCordS that form my summer song
for you.
Lola 5. Morgan
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Weak Spot in Crime Defenses

The Washington Criminal Justice Associa-
ton has directed attention to serious weak SPOT
In the Districts defenses against crime The
defect is in the important juvenile delinquency
sector. The annual report of the association says
the soft spot is the inadequacy of statistics with
which to gauge accurately the trend of crimes
among children and to plan preventive measures.
The crime-anayzing organization was not
mlSled by police reports apparently indicating
decrease in juvenile offenses last year. The po-
lice statistics are misleading not because of any
failure on the part Of the police central statisti
cal bureau but because crimes among youth are
not completely reported in the District. The as
sociation, in commenting on the fact that re-
ported juvenile crimes dropped from 1,778 in
1850 to 1885 in 1851 stated: "This decrease is
the direct result of the policy of protecting the
juvenile from official record of arrest"
This well-ntentioned policy has had the un-
fortunate effect of depriving such crime-com
batting agencies as the association of dag
nosing juvenile troubles in Washington
The report points out that efforts of welfare,
police and other agencies to plan campaigns
against laWleSSneSs among the younger genera
tion often are "done in a vacuum, with little or
no integration between various programs" Lit
tie has been done to compile basic data needed
for intelligent planning.
The recent action of Congress in amending
the Juvenile Court law may help to correct this
situation. In the past the Juvenile Court has
adhered strictly to a secrecy policy that was
interpreted by Judge Cockrill as even excluding
police and social welfare representatives from
examining court records. Criticism of this in
depreciation resulted in the new legislation,
which made plain the intent of Congress that
there should be full cooperation between the
court and other crime prevention agencies in
dealing with juvenile crime. There is urgent
need for full cooperation and coordination
among the Districts varied groups interested in
reducing the amount of crime committed by
persons II and under. Wholehearted teamwork
is required in this vital phase of law enforce
ment.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
The Multiplying Soucers

The skies seem to be getting fuller and fuller
of flying saucers. Reports about them have
reached new high within the past few weeks
Both in this country and abroad, there are more
and more people who will swear that they have
seen the things whizzing about in the heavens
either singly or in formation-at fantastic speeds
In fact, even our own Air Force apparently has
begun to suspect that they are not entirely an
optical illusion caused by rocks in the head the
summer heat.
OF course, on follow-up investigation by
Operation Bluebook'-an Air Force group whose
job is to look into such matterS-moSt of the
sightings have been disproved. Thus in special
studies of 1000 reported cases, it has been found
that 38 per cent of the alleged saucers were
really meteors or similar bodies, % per cent birds
or orthodox planes, IS per cent balloons and
per cent hoaxes Even so, inquiry into Is per
cent Of these reports has failed to result in a
satisfactory explanation one way or the other.
This lends rather eerie touch to the situation,
and more eerie still is the fact that some of our
ground radar units-including those right here
in the Washington area-have tracked unidenti-
fed objects flying through the heavens at speeds
ranging fantastically upwards from 100 to 1000
miles an hour.
spokesman for Operation Bluebook" has
admitted that lot of people who report flying
saucerS actually see something in the sky" Just
what they see, however. is another question.
There are myStics who insist that we are being
visited by superintendent creatures from outer
space. And there are others who are sure that
the things are merely top-secret weapon. It
is all very battling for those of us who have not
yet had glimpse of the phenomenon. We shall
just have to wait until one of the outlandish
objects sails right before our own eyes.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
The South Is Vindicoted

BY standing firmly for what they regarded
as matter of principle, the Virginia delegates
to the Democratic National Convention have won
significant victory
1t is significant because the decision to seat
Virginia, South Carolina and Louisiana rebukes
and repudiates crude form of political hoodlun1-
ism. This is best illustrated by the case of
Virginia.
The So-called Moody resolution, if it's spon-
sors can be believed, was intended to do one
thing-to make certain that the party nominees
appeared on the State ballot. To accomplish
this. the resolution provided that no delegate
could be seated unless he pledged himself to
exert every honorable means available to him
to accomplish the purpose of the resolution.
What was its application to Virginia? Under
existing State law the names of the nominees
had to appear on the Virginia ballot So why
attempt to humiliate honorable men by de-
manding that they take a loyalty pledge, with
all of the offensive connotations that term has
acquired?
The answer is that it had no real applica-
ton to Virginia. 1t was, rather, the misguided
~handlwork of men who revealed themselves to
be more Jealous than aStute, men whose feel
Tor the fitness of things was overridden by
their political prejudices.
To have barred Virginia, on the facts as
they were developed in this convention, would
have been an affront to the conscience of any
self-reSpecting person. This must have become
apparent to the cooler heads in the Democratic
organization, for without their eleventh-hour
support and especially without the efforts of
Speaker Sam Rayburn, the Virginians would
have been turned away.
In the last analysis, however, it is the Vir-
ginians themselves who deserve the laurels. They
had the courage and the integrity to stand for
principle which was obscure and which was
not, and which could not be- clearly presented.
Thanks to their efforts, the Southern delegates
can leave this convention with their self-respect
and their intellectual integrity intact
Whether the conflict Of interests which
divides the two wings of the party has been
softened is another question. With Governor
stevenson as the nominee, running on the plat
form that has been adopted, the Southern
Democrats can and presumably will remain in
the party this year. But the theological division,
which really was at the bottom of the attempt
to ram the loyalty pledge down Southern throats,
promises to get worse before it gets better.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Settlement in Steel

Another costly and stupid test of strength
between labor and industry is about to end with
agreement in the steel strike.
Speculation on the publicly undisclosed
terms indicates that labor will receive approx
mately the wage increases and industry will be
allowed approximately the price increases that
were sought or offered before the strike started
nearly eight weeks ago. Meanwhile costs to the
national economy have risen to an estimated
several billion dollars in wages profits and taxes
and costs to the defense program have been
estimated as high as 80 per cent of the armament
production scheduled for this year. Steel labor
and the industry may make up their losses
although it will take months-but the damage
to the defense program and to the economy of
the Nation is irreparable.
At this moment there are two things more
important than counting the cost or fixing the
blame. One is to get the plants open, resume
production, and start the essential supplies roll
ing once more to our defense factories. Another
is to devise more effective and more rational
system of settling industry-labor problems than
by strike. 1t is Senseless and disgraceful to
allow the public welfare to be ignored and the
national security to be jeopardized by the COM
plete shutdown of basic industry while the
principals engage in an endurance test of their
economic strength.
The steel strike of 1852 will remain classic
of futility unless 1t serves to stimulate the
development of more civilized manner of
settling industry-labor disputes.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
The MosIem Way


I have been following the letters writ
ten by Elgin Groseclose and his regret
able attitude towards the broadcast by
the Voice of America Of series of SER
mons during the holy month Of Rama
dan.
Fortunately, very few of our Ameri-
can friends share Mr.. Groseclose's opin-
ion which in itself is far from being
in level with the traditional American
ideals and principles.
In our small world of today, Ameri-
can ideals of freedom, which include
religious freedom; plus American lead
ership via cooperation with the rest of
the free world, have, fortunately, devel-
oped a new code of international prin-
ciples in which hundreds of millions
of Americans believe. These prin-
cipleS cannot be monopolized but are
the natural right of every man and just
as the French Revolution of 1889 set
new scopes for men in their struggle
for freedom; the American leadership
of today Is setting still newer and more
liberal trends in that direction. 1nde-
pendence, freedom, and religious toler-
ance are but some of these trends.
AS an American citizen, Mr.. GroSe-
close should be proud Of these broad
casts which help to show all the Moslem
world the real American attitude and
respect for all religions. AS to the finan-
cial burden on the taxpayer, hardly
need to show that compared to the
advantages, political and moral. the
exact cost of these sermons when di-
vided by $50 million people becomes
Y1oo1i0ih1o IF 1r,o 1a
mathematical. may I mention some of
the similar friendly and religious ges-
lures the Moslem world has. and still
is making for it's Christian friends all
over the world.
l. For centuries, the keys and protec-
tion of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
have been intrusted to the Moslems by
the various Christian communities.
Cost-save for the night guards-is
nothing.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
The Mob in Iran

One OF the more depressing aspects of Mo-
manned MoSsadeghs quick return to power Is
that the return has been made possible by the
mob spirit. Although his policies have brought
Iran to the brink of ruin-to point where coup
by the Communist Tudeh Party is quite conceiv-
able-he seems at least in Teheran, to have most
of the people behind him, and they are people
who have acted within the past few days as if
they were psychoneurotics Historically intent
upon promoting the destruction of both them
selves and their country. Never has majority
looked less wise; never have popular passions
looked uglier.
This mob-for it must be called .hat-does
not appear to have been motivated by the Slight
est Semblance of common sense. Led by homi-
cidal fanatics of every type ranging from ma
tionaliSt extremists to Krenlin- serving Reds the
tens of thousands involved have resorted to
bloody violence to oust from the premiership
man whose only desire has been to rescue Iran
from the threat Of economic and political disas-
ter-a man who may yet have to pay with his
life for having tried to save his country by NOV
ing to undo the great evil wrought by DR.. Mos
sadeghs unbelievably inept and befuddled han
ding of his crisis-creating oil dispute with
Britain.
But DR.. MoSSadegh, in contrast to the ouSted
Ahmed Qavam, apparently is now bigger idol
than ever despite his ruinous policies Besides
being Premier again, he has new powers that
may give him firm control of the army and
enable him to rule as virtual dictator under
whom the Shah may be reduced to mere figure
head. In addition, by coincidence, this astonish-
ing eccentric, who seems to delight in weeping
and fainting in public, has received great assist
from the decision of the World Court majority
that the court is not competent to deal with the
Anglo-Iranian controversy. Possibly, with his
return to Office and his increased strength this
bizarre man will cease being bizarre and start
acting responsibly, but his record to date argues
otherwise. The Kremlin must find his comeback
most pleasing. AS for the free world, it has
reason to hold its breath over what may happen
next. With the mob on the loose, Iran has be-
come place of the gravest uncertainties.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Loyalty and Leftists

I wish the controversial loyalist reso-
luton directed against the South in the
small hours of Tuesday morning had
been introduced earlier. wish the many
working people who could not stay up
until 3 am. could have seen through
the honest eyes of television just how
it was handled.
am sure every one would want to
know, as certainly did, why the South
ern delegates were deliberately antag-
onized and insulted on the floor of the
convention hall.
It was presented in an arrogant "take
it or leave it, manner. No attempt was
made to explain Gas the Governor of
Tennessee did later) that the resolution
was worded so that they might honor
ably accept it within the limitations of
their State laws. It is my considered
opinion that the leftist Northern lib
erals in the party planned it that way.
also wonder what is behind this cal
culated move to force Southern Demo-
Gratis out. Is the leftist wing of the
party gaining complete control? If so,
it should not masquerade under the
Democratic label.
Outraged Democrat.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Outraged Democrat.
BurkIey's Ace

There is considerable irony in the re-
lection Of Alben Barkley as a presiden-
tial possibility because Of his "a years.
This Is no brief for Barkley. but am
led to wonder what Thomas jefferson,
founder of the Democratic Party, would
say could he know that a leading, loyal
party member had been knocked out of
the race by reason Of age.
In 1901 Jefferson appointed septua-
genarian Samuel Bishop, distinguished
citizen of New Haven, to the office of
collector at that city. This appointment
brought an uproar. New Haven was a
Federalist hotbed. Goodrich was an ar
dent Federalist.
The appointment was the natural
overturn of office following Jefferson's
election to the presidency. However, the
merchants of New Haven got up Siz-
zling protest, basing their objection to
Bishop mainly on the fact he was n
years old.
Jefferson took his goose-bill in hand.
After citing a long list of public and
private activities in which Bishop was
engaged, jefferson said: "It is objected
that he. Bishop. is n years of age; but
at q much more advanced age our
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Questions and Answers

The Stars readers can get the answer to
4n, question Of fact by either Sstins The
Evening Star Information Bureau, 1900 street
T.W., Washington g. D. c., and inclosing 3 cents
eturn postage. by telephoning ST. 1858.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How does cold weather affect the
performance of battery?-L. j.
A. The National Bureau of Standards
says that chemical action in a battery
is retarded, and its internal resistance
increased. by low temperature. This in
turn reduces the battery voltage when
it is being discharged in cold weather.
Evening star., 1952-07-25
Letters to The Star

Franklin was the ornament of human
nature. shall return with joy to that
state of things when the only questions
concerning a candidate shall be: Is he
honest? Is he capable? Is he faithful
to the Constitution"
How times have changed! might add
that some of the grandest figures in
American history had their shoulders
to the wheel long after passing three
score and ten. Edward BOykin.
Evening star., 1952-07-25

Pen-11anaes may be used If letters carry
10riters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-07-25

@. Are warships of the United States
Navy ever named in honor Of women?-
j. Med.
A. The Department of the Navy says
that the destroyer U. s. S. Higbee is the
first combatant vessel named for a
woman. She was commissioned during
World War H. Mrs. Higbee was the
first Superintendent of the United
States Navy Nurse Corps.
Evening star., 1952-02-24
BY Ihs Assotisisd Press

The ghost OF the old soufdoueh
still stalks the American frontier
but, In this atomic age, his rain.
bow ends at q pot Of uranium.
No gold for teday's fortune hunt
or, It's chunks OF uranium ore
he's after, be he deWny- checked
sehoolbey or dollar-Wise business
man
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion, telling about this growing
band OF prospeeters. said yester-
day 1t does all 1t can to help.
Bonus for Smaller Finds.
1t offers a bonus to any one who
finds uranium ore, even II 1t con-
tains as little as one-tenth of ore
per cent uranium, It supplies
them. too, with a handbook show
ing how to go about this kind OF
prospecting,
The handbook first was printed
four years ago. Now all 77,OO0
copies have been gobbled up. So
the Acc has begun circulating q
revised version, complete with
color pictures Of eight kinds OF
tiranium- bearing ore. The books
cost 40 eefitB zach.
I'VE were surprised 10 Get such
a reaction" said Charles tfeaiet
an AEC aide. Americans Ore
atomic energy conscious, EYen
tho kids"
Evening star., 1952-02-24
7odoy's Prospectors Shun Gold
In Widening Hunt for Uranium

Mr.. Heslet recalled the case Of
O school teacher who found she
wasn't keeping up with tho times,
when ID OF the 81 eight.yeaF.old
children In her second grade class
saw q teleVisien play entitled
"MebiliEihg the Atom" Next day
they sat around "talking about
radieaetivity very iearnediy,"
"so she called me up In a hurry
10 give her some background on
atomic energy" Mr.. Heslet said.
Many Buy Countess"
The kids are In on the uranium
prospecting, 30 are a lot OF grown
ups and big companies,
80 far" Mr.. Heslet said, 1--WE
have paid out over O quarter oi
q million dollars In bonuses, We
had two uranium processing mills
operating four years ago. Now we
have eight, and we have every
reason to believe we'll have many
more In the near future" !
Part Of the surge Of new interest
has come from the marketing oil
atomic devices. For instance, the
Acc man said, some 10 Arms are
selling oeiger counters at Gao OF
more apiece.
Not long ago. he recalled, there
was q report Of O Uranium And
near Huron. Mich. II got the I'm /.
preston that every tenth citizen
was out with his deieer counter ~