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Evening star., 1952-09-18

the efficacy OF collective bargaining in Itself 0
worthy principle In democratic system. Bar
gaining means a negotiation of terms To be
defensible, when 1t involves the public interest
at least it requires responsibility and good will
on each side of the bargaining table.
The negotiations that have been going on
in the soft coal industry have been secret ones,
with the precise demands of the United Mine
Workers and the precise position of the opera
tors not yet made public. 1t would not be fair
at this time, therefore to charge either side with
the exclusive fault If negotiations collapse and
the strike occurs.
It is fair, however, to express concern over
the public interest. It happens that an alb
normally large supply of soft coal is above ground
today and that some interruption of production
might be absorbed without serious damage to
our civilian and defense industries. Unfor-
tunately, similar contention that steel was in
oversupply was made in the early days of the
much-bungled steel negotiations. The strike
did take place in steel and it ran beyond the
time when this oversupply provided cushion
for it's damaging effects. Our industrial and
economic life is still feeling the impact of that
stoppage, some of it in an unrecoverable sense.
1t would be senseless and irresponsible
thing for the parties to the coal negotiations, or
the Government, to allow this newest impasse to
result in another strike bound major industry.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
This and That ).

lice and community regulations against
such untoward accidents. but still 1t is a
nationwide problem. brought on by re-
peated wars.
Most dangerous of small guns, because
often thought harmless, are the 20 cali
ber rifle and the BIB gun.
In many communities. the use of these
firearms-and both should be so re-
garded-is commonly looked upon with
amusement-until some one is killed Z,
No community can be safe with chill
dren and others prowling around with
such arms.
1t is sign of community intelligence
when severe restrictions are put on their
sale and use.
Here, as in many other matters, the
chief responsibility must rest with the
parents.
If they purchase these arms as toys
(which they are not) then they must
expect their little ones to play" with
them. sometimes to the sorrow Of all
concerned.
This Is war-like age
Henry Adams wrote in his "Educa-
tiaa" that war is the fayorite sport ot
humanity.
Nothing that has happened since give
that the lie.
No matter what are humanity's pro-
testations. either war or preparation for
war goes on constantly.
The exercise Of arms seems to give
the male creature something else to
think about besides himself. u this
the psychological reason for war?
Women would be content without war.
but the male human wants var. The
Evening star., 1952-09-18
By Charles E. Trocewen

desire to kill is in living things. evil
IDENTIFY. We should have gotten it out
by this time, but actions speak louder
than words.
If arms are to be every boys expe-
rience he should be taught early how
to handle them.
Recent sad happenings here and else
where show that many small boys do
not have the slightest idea of the
danger Of guns. They grab one. point
1t at a mate, and pull the trigger. No
boy properly taught in the first place
would do that; he would not point
gun at any one except an enemy. Clean
ing and oiling and intelligent under
standing Of firearms must be q part of
every boys education: SO it might as
well be done correctly. in order to make
them understand, once and for all. that
q gun is not toy. but q weapon, one
which can MAIN and kill ones friends
as well as ones foes.
The sight Of some poor little fellow
who unwittingly has killed his chum
is tragic, and ought not to be; 1t would
not be. if prior training in the use of
the formidable weapons of war-which
is what they are-were given to all boys
at the age when they first want to play
with guns They should be given first
hand demonstrations of what power and
force mean. and why they should not
play with them, but only use them when
they mean business. In this way, some
Of the tragic happenings might not hap
pen. and yet the boys would be better
prepared than they are now. This idea
that . gun, little or big. is q toy, ought
70 be stopped once and for al.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

When we are introduced to stranger
he will first Judge US on our face value.
Does the face you are born with shape
the pattern Of your life? Does your
life change your features? Are people
particularly men who are supposed
not to care about their appearance
secretly worried about their faces. fear-
full, perhaps. that some blemish or inn
perfection real or imaginary - may
make other people laugh at them. or
talk about them behind their backs?
Plastic surgeons, psychologists, doc
tors. BARRIERS and scores of ordinary
people furnished some interesting
answers.
First. plastic surgeon: eff you took
one of the sweetest characters in the
world and substituted new face, one
that was weak with criminal charac-
Evening star., 1952-09-18

grab the offer of facial cleansing.
which sounds manly. They will accept
after-shave lotions; yet draw the line
at face creams.
They will have their hair tinted to
conceal increasing grayness. or have it
carefully cut and brushed to hide q bald
patch.
They do this not from vanity but as
a defense against unkind criticism-or
to help them win a job or a wife.
I asked several people who are dis
satisfied with their faces if, given the
chance. they would change them for
some one else's. .t I'D.
All finally said mo" They would
prefer to make the best of what they
have. They feel that if they swapped
faces they would also have at least
partly to swap characters.
North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Stute Department Under Fire

Senator McCarthys victory in the
Wisconsin primaries merely confirms
the fact that most people still believe
that there are altogether too many
Communist sympathizers and fellow
travellers in our State Department.
These people know that no systematic,
non-political effort has been made to
weed them out If Gen. Eisenhower's
love for Gen. Marshall Is going to pre-
vent him from touching on this subject,
he is losing a good bet. Incidentally
the facts concerning Gen. Marshall's
. disastrous trip to China in the attempt
to force the Nationalists to admit Com
munists into their government, fol-
lowed by the ban on all arms ship
ments to China. never have been re-
vealed and obviously will not be re-
President. So
The question, of course, is who was
it in the State Department that orig
mated our outrageous policy toward
China. resulting in the loss of that
nation to- Russia? Who was it that
directed the purpose Of the Marshall
mission to China? And, more recently,
who is it in the~S State Department that
is thwarting the will of Congress, by
refusing to send Gen. Franco funds
which were appropriated for that pur-
pose well over year ago? Who is
delaying the establishment of military
bases in Spain. considered essential
to our defense effort? It is all Of the
same pattern. Our State Department
is still fighting Fascism in Spain and
playing soft towards the Reds. Most
people suspect that it is some of the
same crowd in the State Department,
responsible for our loss of China, that
now Is trying to prevent assistance
from reaching Spain. It could be that
Mr.. Acheson is responsible for both.
Henry C. Parker.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
COLUMBIA ROAD.

COLUMB1A ROAD.
Dear Sir:
In recent issue I was amused to
read of Templeton Jones' experience Of
1902 with the bullet Of unknown origin
amused at the anecdote, first, in itself;
and second. because it revived memo
ries of similar incident concerning
bullet.
The incident happened to me few
years mot many later than 1902. when
] was perhaps just barely in my teens.
MY father loved his four daughters
q was the third but was wistful over
never having had a son. Maybe that is
why he taught me some boys stunts.
"One afternoon he was teaching me
to shoot. The gun kicked In my puny
grasp and the bullet sped past the tar
get he had set up. into the house Of q
fiery-tempered man: just sailed past
his ear, and became embedded in the
woodwork of his kitchen.
He rushed out. My father sent me
indoors-the man hot with rage and
swearing-my father placated him some
how.
.About week later. his anger cooled.
he showed my father a letter he had
received from well-known detective
agency. Offering to find the mysterious
would-be aSsassinl
yours truly. F. G. T."
Il Flying bullets, large or small. had no
place in civilized community then,
and they have no place In one now. un-s
less brought by the enemy.
Today there ore mare and hette1 pe-
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Technique of the Big Lie

President Truman addressing the National
Citizenship Conference, defined what he called
the technique of the Big Lie. It was good
definition, and bears repeating:
The technique of the Big Lie consists
of two things. It consists first of making
charge against ones opponents which is
frightening, and horrible and so extreme that
nobody could believe that a decent person
would make it If it were not true Hitler
=, explained this very clearly He said that if a
lie is bold enough people will think there is
some truth in it because it would never occur
to them in their own experience. to lie such
an exaggerated scale The second part of
the Big Lie technique is to keep repeating the
lie over and over again. ignoring all proof to
the contrary.
On the day preceding this excellent dissec-
tion of the Big Lie, Mr.. Truman sent a message
to the American Federation of Labor, meeting in
New York.
He said there was 'little doubt" in his mind
that "a definite plot was Matched at the close
of the war to smash, or at least cripple, our
trade-u union movement in period of postwar
reaction" He said this conspiracy twas Matched
by little group of politicians working with our
most reactionary employers" He did not name
either the politicians or the employers, so, of
course, this charge cannot be denied Reminding
the AFL of the "spies, finkS, blacklists and
yellow-dog contracts" which followed World
War T. Mr.. Truman went on to say that the
first step in this conspiracy was to enact the
Taft-Hartley Act-a Shameful conspiracy" to
which Republican leaders of the 80th Congress
lent themselves. As for the future Mr.. Truman
says he has seen indications in the Wall Street
Journal (the Wall Street Journal denies it, that
"plans are afoot In Wall Street to make the
Taft-Hartley law even more oppressive and
unfair than tbs u present"
81. 8s4
Il is hard TO know what descriptive term to
apply to this Kind OF nameless factless, proofless
demagoguery. 1t is just as well, however, that
Mr.. Truman did not include this in his speech to
the National Citizenship Conference. They might
have found 1t confusing.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Shape Of oMon1s Face Can Shape His Life

teristics. it would have terrible effect"
he said.
THAT person, no matter how sunny
his nature. would incline to criminal
tendencies, mainly because of the effect
the face would have on other people.
"They would think: He looks like
criminal-shifty eyes, weak chin, and
a sensual mouth. 7 wouldn't be sur
prised if he did a murder Such
face would weaken mans character
and warp his outlook on life."
On the other hand. give a. man
strong chin and he tends to become
more aggressive. People expect him to
be strong minded, and he will start to
live up to their expectations.
And man is more likely to take up
an occupation which is in keeping with
his facial characteristics. Change his
face, and 1t Is likely he'll change his job.
The square-jawed, aggressive type looks
for more adventurous outlet; the nom
descript you will find in routine work.
In America and Australia they cite
examples of youths turning to crime
because people have laughed at their
ugly faces. In some cases plastic surgery
has been ordered so that they may have
q chance to become normal citizens.
Plastic surgeons are mainly concerned
with rebuilding faces disfigured by acci-
dent or illness. But they are often asked
to alter particular feature which
causes so much distress that the patient
is afraid Of facing the outside world.
Zone difficulty here" a plastic surgeon
said. "is that If you alter a nose. for
example, the patient will find something
else wrong with his face. He gets a
complex about 1t.
IF an operation is successful, the
majority react splendidly. But if the
result is not quite what they expect
they brood over it. and although their
appearance is improved, their morale
may become worse.
"On the other hand a patient some
times gets about three quarters of the
way through the treatment; then goes
into the outside world, gets a job,
marries and says he doesn't want further
operations. He has adjusted himself to
society, and success at work and q happy
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Retorts to Mr.. Faulkner =,

It is discouraging to find q member
of the Board of Education jumping to
snap judgments about our schools. as
Robert r. Faulkner did recently. with SO
little basis in experience or fact to sup
port them.
We have kept open minds on Mr..
Faulkner's appointment. even though on
the surface he seemed to have no special
qualifications as member Of the board.
BY the same token, we could hope that
he would approach the problems Of the
schools. as other recent appointees. Miss
Parker and Mr.. Tobriner. have done.
with minds open to decisions based on
the facts and on the principles Of good
public education.
Instead, Mr.. Faulkner has avoided the
facts and prejudged the issues. On the
basis of brief observation and brief ex-
perience, he has already concluded: That
there IS no SaortasN of space in the
segregated schools if waste space were
properly useds that space for rest rooms
and 11playrUoris iS waste; that the new
schools are magnificent" and palaces"
Gas if these were something too good for
our children, white or coloredO; that it
was "a crime" to abandon Cardozo High;
School building. although it had long
been recognized as unfit for school use;
that the diStricting Of school boundaries
is wrong and diScriminates in favor of
colored children; that there is surplus
capacity in the white high schools be-
cause students have gone to the Army,
and that the surplus schools should be
kept in reserve for the time when these
students return; that junior high schools
should be eliminated and small high
schools built: that it is the influx of
nonresident children from Maryland
and Virginia that is overlooking the
District schools.
That is a big order for new board
member. solving more problems in one
speech than the board has solved in
many meetings. And what coincidence
that all. Of these quick conclusions" are
aimed at proving" that the problems Of
the schools easily can be solved" within
the limitations Of the segregated system!
Edward ID. Hollander,
Chairman District Affairs Committee,
Americans for Democratic Action
washington Chapter).
May ], as q former board member.
gently suggest to the newest member
of the Board of Education (who has at
tended exactly one meeting of the board
so far) that 1t would be becoming and
wise for him to refrain from criticism Of
the board and the Department of ADJ
ministration in public until he is at
least cognizant of what it is all about?
A news item on September II quotes
Mr.. Faulkner as stating to the Rhode
Island Citizens Association that there
would be no shortage of classrooms if
all school space were used properly; that
the playrpoms Of the new Terrell High
Evening star., 1952-09-18
By Kenn Possinehom

LONDON.-As soon as some one
comes into the news his face Is pub
lished in the papers. .
He may try to hide it If criminal
or he may beam all over if he is a.
film star leaving Britain for gold-paved
Hollywood. III.
Whatever the case, the curiosity of
the public to know just what people
look like is unbounded.
For our faces are really all we have
to show the world. When we seek jobs,
potential employers may know our
record. but oil they can see firsthand
is-a face,
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Retr,eot

The moods close In around me. every-
fDheTe
A tapestry of softly tpJsispsytnc leaves.
A curtain sirGyed by unseen hands of
air
And stitched sDjth gold splsrs Hiclerinc
sunlight aUeGUes.
MY friends are here-ths bee sclo msper
cltides.
The butterfly whose life of idleness
Acc0rds NTH ptne. the iUoodthrush pIso
conJdes
In me the joy that his pure notes
cypress.
One uho mould seek such happy soli-
tude
Must close his door and steal aDay
alone,
Letting no care, no ddYk-browed fear
intrude
Upon this secret Journey of his o1pn.
Then iuin joy food his spirit. He tDilI
The peace that quiet Soodlands- san
beStOtD.
r. '"ss ssssssy laisby 4
Evening star., 1952-09-18
cCorthy Critic

Disillusionment, rather than anger,
was my reaction to the Wisconsin Re-
publican election returns. Disillusion-
ment in the people of Wisconsin on
whose shoulders rests the responsibility
of returning Joseph r. Mccarthy to the
Senate: and disillusionment that the
ideas Mccarthy stands for are 50 whole
heartedly indorsed.
Mccarthy, in his so-called "protec-
ton" Of things American, is destroying
those very ideals that are Americas life
blood. Je.nn. Schin
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Letters to The. Star T..

School should be turned into classrooms:
that there is no need for teachers rest
rooms in the schools: that the old Car
dozo High School should still be occupied
by students: and that the school
boundaries should be made elastic.
ALI these statements are wrong, and
they all reflect upon the Judgment of the
board which is responsible for the con-
ditions which Mr.. Faulkner criticizes.
AS he progresses as a member of the
board, he will learn that wild and in
accurate statements will boomerang and
reduce his stature in the estimation of
the public. 49,.
DIR. James A. Cannon.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Soft Coal Strike Threot

strike or the threat of one in the bitumi-
nous coal industry has become almost as much
part of the American economic scene as death
and taxes.
The threat is present again today and the
strike may be an actuality by this week end
That such things happen 50 regularly and
with such costly effects is sad commentary on
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Contempt Power
DIR. James A. Cannon.

Filming minister for contempt in Ar
lington Circuit Court furnishes an apt
Illustration Of evils in our courts and our
politics. a..
The contempt power Of judge is one
OF the remaining vestiges of autocracy
whicA should have been stamped out
when we overthrew English rule. How
ev6. these elevated lawyers in judicial
robes have taken upon themselves q
power beyond the merely judicial ones
comprising the limits of their courts.
They can reach out among the peoples,
and snatch victim here and there to
satisfy fancied insults and egotistical
whims. They can do more: they can
stifle criticism. and that is not q healthy
sign in q democracy.
The judge who fined this minister OBJ
jected to his implying that one Of their
number (the supermen of the bench)
could be motivated by anything other
than a desire to carry out justice. In
view of the many members of the judi
ciary who have been known to have been
subservient to political and other inter-
ests. this statement is ludicrous.
To sum up, the good judges (and there
are few do not need this power; the
rest should not be permitted to abuse it.
William r. Thomas, jr.
Once again the great commonwealth of
Virginia has turned its back on the prin-
ciples which its early citizens fought
for.
What would Jefferson, who was lib
eral both in religion as well as politics,
think were he to read the decision Of the
Virginia court denying citizen the
right to express his own opinion?
It would be well for all the newspapers
in this area to support the appeal of
Rev. Weston. both financially and edi-
torially. because this is not only denial
Of minister's right to express himself
freely from the pulpit, but since the case
seemed to have been based upon the
published portion Of his sermon, it is in
reality an attack upon the freedom of
the press
To take away our right to express our
thoughts is the first step toward govern
ment by dictator.
A Conservative Liberal.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Logic Of Democracy

am Democrat because the Demo-
cratic Party has meant the most to me.
For the past 25 years have voted the
Democratic ticket.
I never have voted Republican ticket.
will support Gov. Stevenson and the
Democratic Party in this election because
the Democratic Party has always done a
good job. Eddie DeCraheene;dt
Evening star., 1952-09-18

marriage have removed the inferiority
complex caused by his face"
Many people believe that most men
couldn't care less about their faces unless
there is a real defect requiring plastic
surgery.
The custom is that they may spend
up to $l00 on suit, IS on a shirt and
$40 on shoes: they may choose their
ties with care, grow mustaches, big and
little, and even side whiskers. But they
must not do anything to improve their
faces, or they will be thought effeminate.
Yet BARRIERS will tell you men are
worried about their faces, though shy
to admit it.
Men will recon from the idea of a
massage or mud-pack treatment, but
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Evening star., 1952-09-18
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

fstuin postass Or 81 tslsphonins 81. 7se$. s'"''
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
@. Which state is the roof of the
natioh?-W.S.
A. Colorado. It's lowest point is $3.50
It. above sea level, on the Arkansas
River, in Prowers Co. This is higher
than the highest point In 18 states.
Colorado has the highest mean altitude,
$500 it,, of any state in the Union and
has 40 of the 80 peaks in North Amer
lea higher than $4,000 feet.
Q. In transplanting tree, should the
north side be placed on the north side
again in the new position?-A.H.
A. No reference to the previous orien-
tation Of the tree is necessary.
@. What per cent Of the nations
scientists are employed by the Federal
Government?-NKP.
A. About 1917. The majority are In
physics and electronics.
@. Which Is the largest city In
Africa PM. j. S.
A. Cairo, the Capital Of Egypt. At the
census Of 1947. 1t had 2.100.5 people.
Evening star., 1952-09-18
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can sst the answer 10
eny question Of fsct b. either writing The
GvSnang HT ssar 1n1ofmetio1 Bureau. 1900 J street
return postage. or 81 tslsphcning GT. 7SeS.
Evening star., 1952-09-18

Pen-nanaes may be used II letters carry
iDriters' correct names and addresses.
Ali letters are subject to condensation.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-08-16

Daddy"
tos the bapisn,aI New York
Aides fabulous religious performed tho
rites ~ dousns hundreds o. apcants with ordinary fire hose
Tho service We followed BY gigantic parade
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-08-16

They added that the naming of two persons
so-caled key positions by both major political parties
has been influential subterfuge which has lost
its attraction.
Representative Dawson. who is serving his third term
Congress- named national first vicecharman of the
Democratic Party about two years and storm
raised him not being properly introduced at the JEFF
Day Dinner of the party in the Mayfower Hotel in
Washington. DC.
Byrd. former Receiving Hospital auditor, nom
the COP ticket in the Primary for State Senator
the Second District but he repeatedly plans to drop out
of the race since his party election.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1952-08-16

Appearance of Dawson at
the Dem Convention was an
nounced Tuesday by State
Chairman Neil Staebler. pos
sibly as a move to help quiet
fears that the party had
weakened its stand on civil
rights by the nomination of
Senator John J. Sparkman
Of Alabama for vice-presi-
dent.
Veteran politicos, how
ever, opine that the cleo
ton of Byrd and the ap-
pearance of Representa-
tive Dawson In the State
appeared as just gesture"
- L.I.l 49,.