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Evening star., 1952-06-24

scribed him in such terms as "the
American Of this generation" and
you and George Washington are
okay."
". Must Be q Dixiecrat."
THANK God" exclaimed a post
card sender, "for the Constitution,
an independent judiciary and
Judge Pine"
You must be a Dixiecrat," an
other complained.
"Hooray and hallelujah," an
other scrawled.
A Cleveland man compared
Judge Pines decision to "Gettys-
burg in clarity. and brilliancy."
But another asked: What on
earth were you thinking of when
you wrote that decision?"
One congratulatory telegram
had 80 signers. A message came
on a huge piece of cardboard.
The most severely critical ac-
cused Judge Pine of being paid"
for his decision. But more than
one letter of criticism began with
such phrases as: II sincerely hope
you will forgive me for writing
this but ."
Evening star., 1952-06-24
David Lowrence:

President Truman has come
dangerously near the point
where he can be impeached for
a high crime and misdemean-
Or" as the Constitution phrases
the basis for the proceedings
that can lead to the removal Of
a Chief Executive.
, Mr.. Truman has said that,
although the Justice Depart
ment may attempt to enforce
the existing law on labor-man-
agement relations. as it has
done before in the coal cases.
he would not be surprised If the
steelworkerS' union failed to
obey the injunctionS which may
be issued by the courts under
that law.
This can be construed as en-
couraging the union to violate
a court order.
Mr.. Truman's trouble is that
he doesn't understand the diff
ference between the right Of the
individual to refrain from work.
ing and the right of a group Of
individuals by concerted action
to persuade other individuals to
refrain from working. There is
no right of a union to order a
strike or to maintain a strike
when a court Of the United
States. acting under law, has
ordered a union not to do so.
That very point has been made
by the Justice Department un-
der Mr.. Truman's administra-
ton and has been upheld in
the coal cases by the Supreme
Court. Any instruction by any
union officer or by two or more
members-tacit or overt-to
any individual worker to strike
while an Injunction is in force
is violation of law. It is a
conspiracy.
A President Of the United
States by an abuse of his power
could, of course, connive to pre-
vent the Justice Department
from sincerely enforcing the
law or prosecuting the case.
AS has happened before, the
union could pull a sham strike
by pretending that the men
were sick, but the Justice De-
Evening star., 1952-06-24

sion to a shabby close. The
amendment represents a gratui-
tous slap at President Truman
and doubtless Senator McCar-
ran is right in believing it could
be whooped through.
It is only one sentence: 1.-THE
executive power of the United
States shall not be construed to
extend at any time to any TAX
ing Of private property other
than in a manner prescribed by
act of Congress"
The Supreme Court has al
ready told the President to turn
back the steel companies to
their owners, declaring clearly
he has no such inherent power
to seize private property as he
there assumed. At the time OF
the seizure, the Senate judiciary
Committee held a hearing on
the general question.
Its witnesses were attorneys
for the National Association Of
Manufacturers and the United
States Chamber Of Commerce.
The Attorney General and the
counsel for the CIO refused to
testify because the matter was
before the courts. a position Sec
ended by various Senators. No
bill was before the committee at
that time.
In the general dissatisfaction
with the Presidents handling of
the steel strike, his enemies may
find other means Of harassing
him. Meanwhile, the bulk OF
the appropriations and the mu-
tual aid bill are still not before
the Senate with the Republican
convention only two weeks away.
Evening star., 1952-06-24

Ike Nav Get Another Surprise
IF Word Spreads That He Would Push PUBIC Power
Projects One Source Of Party Funds May Dry Up

tics Is not finding much Of q
platform in the policies" Of
Gen. Eisenhower as they gradu-
ally unfold. Not enough to form
the basis Of a third party, no
matter how little the liberals
and independents may like Sen
ator Taft.
Evening star., 1952-06-24

Mac DonoId to Visit Jopun
SINGAPORE, June "a H.-
Britain's top representative in
Southeast Asia, Commissioner
General Malcolm Macdonald, will
arrive In Tokyo Sunday for a
weeks visit to Japan.
Evening star., 1952-08-17

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fomous for its dependobility Snnoli and COM
noct feotures luminous dioI and hands. In
oroined leothers. Gladly initioled without
ehoree! .,.. ,.s 800, 2I'H9 sc2
Evening star., 1952-08-17

Princess Gosdner Register and Key Gord. A
remarkable specioI for limited time only.
This is actually two reother items for the price
cf one Choice Of coIors nitioled free!
Both for $500
~ plus 2Ott Federal tar
Evening star., 1952-08-28
By Charles E. TroceweN

He would peck downward, all right,
eating great quantities of dirt, but small
black beetles. favorite robin food,
stumbling away from an overturned
stone, made no appeal.
He eyed them, and turned away.
More days would have to elapse, be-
fore he could safely be turned loose.
One afternoon, while enjoying train
ing visit to the yard. Buster spread his
wings and made a fight Of so feet to
the rhododendrons by the dining room
windows.
Then he sailed into the air and landed
on the top of the garage.
There he remained for two hours,
deaf to all pleas to return.
After this, he few to the next yard,
and perched for two more hours in a
maple tree, where he could be heard
cheeping, from time to time.
A storm blew up.
The maple tree branches swayed and
swung. Buster few down to the ground,
where he submitted to being picked up
and taken indoors, just before the storm
broke.
He was a fortunate robin, but he
didn't know it. Whether he will be as
fortunate again, when he is finally put
on his own, as nature and the law de-
n1ands. is not known at this date. He
has no conception Of fear and no idea
how to feed himself. Just q robin moron,
evidently, but maybe. all Of sudden,
natures instincts win click in him, and
he will graduate into robin, frst class.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Transatlantic Love Call
Frank Hayostek is OF

Frank HayoStek is obviously IN rut.
Returning from Europe on a troopship in
1916, the Pennsylvania CT wrote his name and
address on piece of paper, stuck it in aspirin
bottle and chucked the whole business overheard.
The next thing he knew he was deep in corre-
spondence with Breda O'Sullivan of 1reland's
County Kerry.
It sounded like romance when Frank went
over to see Breda this summer, but he left for
New York few days ago unbetrothed. No
privacy was Franks explanation of why the
romance hadn't caught fire. and anyway Breda
had too much farm work to do.
En- route back to his arc-welding shop In
Johnstown, however, Frank dropped another
"loaded" bottle in New York's Jamaica Bay.
Perhaps love will still find a way-although 1t
does seem as II Frank is committing himself
unduly to the roundabout approach.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
This and That /.

most wildbirds live, there is no way for
the parent birds to know anything ex-
cept that baby will or will not learn
to feed itself.
It may make pecking motions at the
realizing this Is connected with getting
food.
One often sees such birds, standing
around while others are eating. Young
starlings, in particular, demand to be
fed by others. even sparrow mothers.
long after they should be rustling up
grub for themselves.
Young starlings, however, are merely
lazy.
With Buster, the robin, it was diff
ferent. He would not learn. You could
put q writhing small worm on the
ground before him, and he would just
look at it. It did not mean food to him.
4
The training question involved was
this:
How was one to make the bird "get"
the relationship?
!. Buster refused to eat for himself and
by himself.
He could fly well. but when he got
high he did not seem to know how to
come down.
He stayed put.
Such backward bird could not be
released until he could find food for
itself.
So tentative trips were made with him
to the yard. where he was released on
the grass,
Evening star., 1952-08-28

Buster, the robin, was moron, per-
haps high class moron. but certainly
nothing higher, and surely neither a
bird imbecile nor idiot.
He simply would not learn to feed
himself
He had been found on the driveway,
over him.
Possum had not touched him, even by
so much as claw.
Perhaps the big white and gray cat
realized that here was an odd one.
Nature makes mistakes. now and then.
As Emerson said, "There is crack in
everything God has made"
r
When the young robin had been taken
away from the cat, and put in big
basket, with screen over it. the problem
remained: What to do with it?
It is q problem faced thousands Of
times every summer in this bird-consci-
Gus city.
Probably more young robins. jays and
others are raised by hand" here than
in all the other big cities Of the country.
Buster, the robin, soon showed that
he was all right, with none Of his
natural reflexes hurt or lessened in
any way.
It soon was evident. however. that he
was on the dumb side.
This occurs in human beings, too.
Sometimes such children are suffering
from defective hearing. or have bad eye
sight.
In the pure state Of nature. In which
Evening star., 1952-08-28
The Mark of the Smear

The American Legion has resorted to the
ancient art of innuendo in its attack on the
American Civil Liberties Union
This attack took the form of resolution,
adopted at the Legion's New York convention.
It called for investigation and exposure of the
unions questionable record of subversive activi-
ties"-to ascertain whether or not the A. c. L. U.
may be properly classified as a Communist or
Communist front organization"
Here is the essence of the smear-the use
of innuendo and suggestion to achieve the effect
of charge without actually making charge.
In the absence of supporting data it is to say the
least, an unadmirable device.
If the Legion is in possession of facts which
would justify an investigation, those facts should
be submitted to the appropriate authorities. The
union, in addition to warmly denying the
implications Of the resolution says it stands
willing and ready to cooperate in any
investigation.
Like other organizations, the A. c.. L. U. is
composed of individuals of varying political
faiths It's adherents range from those who
might be described as liberals in the old tradi-
ton to the eccentrics Of the radical left.
But its record is one of steadfast devotion to and
defense of the civil liberties which are guar
anteed to all of us by the Bill of Rights. There
is scant chance that any honest investigation
would show it to be Communist or Communist
front organization.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
The Lemon Car

have read with. interest the stories
relating to Corporal Farkas and it ap-
pears to me that this publicity is having
the effect of damaging the reputation
of well known car without justifica-
ton. In fact it has the same effect as
blackmail to induce the manufacturer
to replace the lemon" to avoid further
damages. regardless.
Considering that he is only % years
old, but has "had eight or nine" cars
Of this make and "liked them all" except
this one, there seems a possibility that
Farkas Is hard on cars. Deducting
three years use of the car turned in,
that would be one car per year in his
driving experience up to age 20.
The lemon" Car could have suffered
much abuse in the three years use before
Farkas got it. The defects listed are
all such as may be attributed to COL
lision. mishandling. or neglect, and not
inherent in the original product.
Lemon" on an auto reflects on the
maker as interpreted by the public, but
it would seem that Farkas' grievance,
if any, is against second-hand-car
dealer.
H. Letellier.
Evening star., 1952-08-28

istentialists of st. Germain des Pres,
have discovered" it and taken it over.
Cleaning American cars line the quay
side so closely that the humble visitor
can't swing fishing rod.
The little cafes of st. Tropez have be-
come the "too-too charming" rendezvous
of the rich-and their prices have been
adjusted accordingly. Most of the upper
crust holiday makers live on board their
yachts, tied up in the tiny harbor; thus.
they need not pay customs duty0on their
whisky, gasoline or cigarettes. The once
sleepy water front echoes with boistering
until 4 am.
All this has transformed the lizard
skinned local fishermen from simple souls
who used to busy themselves drying nets
or selling pounds of cod into willy char
acterS who can tell a Millionaire from a
mere millionaire at the drop of beret
and who won't rent you rowboat unless
you have a large investment income.
In despair. the unlucky people who
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Bird Silence

No more the busy t,Dittering at damn.
No more the tranquil mathis Of the
thrush:
Hape plans for ,rinter's flight induced
this hush
And left me gazing at birdless laicn?
or iphen the primal tasks iDere done--to
mate,
To build, to rear your young. dtd
nothing seem
Worthy of song? Perhaps you merely
dream
OF tropic lands where heat wiH hn0er
late.
After the song filed gaiety OF spring
HotD hard this summer silence Is to
bear!
Rut the recurrence of your basic need
WIN bring you back howeuer far you
tDing
70 milder climes and De again shall
The fsod OF song your nesting time has
freed.
Borbora Polmes
Evening star., 1952-08-28

They do seem to demonstrate, however, that
neither the Greeks nor their Parliament are
responsive to such direct pressure.
Mr.. Peurifoy has proved in Greece and else
where that he is an energetic and competent
public official. 1t appears that what he is now
doing represents American policy in Greece
and the judgment of our own State Department
1t must not be forgotten, however, that Greece
is sovereign nation and has recently become
an important partner in the NATO. The good
will of the Greek people and its political leaders
which has been nurtured in these postwar years
must not now be sacrificed to an over-zealous
conviction that their political system could be
improved by some outside advice.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Blow to PIunninq'

Your editorial, BLOW to Planning"
plainly shows the bias of the writer.
You charge DR.. Lohman with being
a propagandist against segregation and
say he was director of committee that
authored masterpiece of inf1amma-
tory distortion which stated segregation
is the result of calculated policy pur-
sued by leaders as matter of good
business. Let me give just a few ex-
amples of this calculated policy by the
city leaders which you infer is untrue:
Real estate and loan associations re-
fuse to lend money to colored home
seekers in certain sections; hotels and
restaurants refuse food and shelter to
colored citizens; Washington's transpor-
tation system, although transporting
thousands OF colored workers to all parts
OF the District, will not hire one colored
man as car operator or bus driver;
department stores and chain stores re-
fuse to hire colored salesladies and
clerks; the public utilities, the gas and
electric companies employ only non
colored workers as clerks and operators
in their mammoth establishments, al
though gas and electricity are used by
every colored family.
william d. Nixon,
President. Oldest Inhabitants, Inc.
Dissatisfaction is expressed editorially
because President Truman brought DR..
Lohman from Chicago to head up our
planning board. Many of us think no
better appointment could have been
made. DR.. Lohman's leadership and
counsel is greatly needed to tackle the
possessing economic and sociological
problems we face here in Washington.
We need less timid leadership than we
have been accustomed to in planning
to meet the racial and economic
pressures.
One objection to DR.. Lohmans ap-
pointment is due to the part he played
in bringing forth the highly contro-
versial report on segregation in the
Nations Capital. There were some
factual errors but they were minor and
inconsequential. E. B. Henderson,
Vice President, D. c. Branch, National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
LegisIoting by Rider

AS former member of Congress, Chairman
Ramspeck Of the Civil Service Commission knew
what he was talking about when he denounced
the practice of "legislatng by rider" However
meritorious particular rider on an appropria-
tion bill may seem to be, the system is funda-
mentally wrong and should be avoided.
Federal employees have become the principal
target of appropriation-bill riders in recent
years. There are now riders restricting promo
tions limiting the filling of vacancies and
one year to the next Mr.. Ramspeck had good
cause to single out the leave rider as particu
larly bad one He told the AFL American
Federation of Government Employees that this
amendment to an appropriation act "broke faith
with some 2.5 million Amercans-the Govern
ment employees" 1t was an act of bad faith
because these workers had been assured, when
their leave was reduced, that restrictions on the
accumulation of leave would be removed. Yet,
within a few months of this assurance, the
employees were told, by the Thomas leave rider,
that they must use all their annual leave before
the end of this fiscal year or forfeit it. When
it is considered that some employees cannot
take any leave this summer because of pressure
of emergency duties, the unfairneSS of this
provision becomes plain.
The leave rider, like others of its kind, was
adopted by Congress without the benefit of advice
from either of the Civil Service Committees,
which ordinarily study and report on legislation
represent hasty ill-considered legislation that
is apt to do more harm than good The use-it-
or-lose-it leave rider is a typical example.
Evening star., 1952-08-28

built villas in st. Tropez, thinking they
could enjoy quiet, sunny holiday, wiring
their hands and sigh, I'VE shall have to
find something else" Most permanent
residents, in fact go away for their holi-
days to somewhere calmer.
Then the working population :.
great sums of money are made out of
sun and water during these few months
of Riviera holiday season.
In Paris, dead and empty, one out Of
every three shops is firmly closed, fac
tories are shut down and villas shut
tered. But all along the Mediterranean
coast ice-cream merchants. millionaires'
jewelers.. real estate agents, taxi drivers,
boatmen. sporting tailors and the rest
are rolling up their sleeves for the best
business of the year.
So. of course, are the slippery charac-
terS, the crooks who are lured by the
long miles of bulging pocketbooks, dia-
mondS in the sun-and forgetfulness on
the beach.
North American Newspaper Auiance.)
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Letters to The Star
Pen-nan1es may be used If letters carry
aOriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

spiritual sanctuary Of our new President.
Our Nation is blessed by having a
choice of Christian statesmen. Each
is confronted with soul-searching de-
cisions, Both know God judges nations
like he judges individuals: The damned
are those who did not feed the hungry.
clothe the naked and minister to the
sick and imprisoned. Each in his heart
must decide where Christian self-help
and burden-sharing ends and social
iStic Notwithstanding begins Jesus did
not teach sharing by strikes, force
and intimidation. Gov. Stevenson
must prove he can put the new wine of
radical reform into the old bottles of
corrupting power and political venality.
And Gen. Eisenhower must choose
between denying his Lord or yielding
to the expediency of the tempter.
But as brother Presbyterians both Chris
tian gentlemen share a qualified ac-
ceptance of predestination; God al
ready knows who will be our next Presi-
dent. Therefore it will profit neither
OF them to deny the Master or His
teachings.
PRESBYTERIAN hv Ma va
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Something New

The old adage that there is nothing new
under the sun may have to be revised bit.
For Governor Stevenson has come forward with
a brand of political speechmaking which, If not
wholly new, is at least unlike anything heard in
this country for more years than middle-ager
cares to remember.
There was nothing in his speech to the
American Legion which could be called signifi-
cant-not even by overworking an already over
worked word Nevertheless, it had about 1t a
quality that was both stimulating and refreshing.
For one thing, the speech had touch of
humor. For another, it was characterized by the
Governors gift for colorful phrasemaking, such
as his admonition against striking freedom Of
the mind with the fist of patriotism.
The most appealing aspect of the talk, how
ever, was the bluntnesS with which Governor
Stevenson spoke to his audience.
Among the things in American life today
of which we cannot be proud, he said, are the
groups who seek to identify their special interests
with the public welfare. He did not say
specifically that the Legion is one of these
groups. But he did say that II should tell you
now, as I would tell all other organized groups,
that stand to resist pressures from veterans,
too, if I think their demands are excessive or
in conflict with the public interest, which must
always be the paramount interest"
It is not every day that one finds a candidate
for office going about the country talking like
that It remains to be seen, Of course, how
Governor Stevenson will react when the pressures
really are brought to bear upon him. But for
the time being his performance, If not truly
new, is at least uncommon. It is also per-
formance, if the response of the Legionnares
means anything that is apt to get good
reception.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Pulpit Politics

With trenchant candor. The Star de-
nounces Pulpit Politics" as improper
and belittling to all involved. In CIV
ing Senator Dirksen the blatant lie,"
Gov. Stevenson's pastor. Rev. Richard
Graebel of the Presbyterian Church.
was most intemperate. Before Pastor
Graebel unheals the schism which once
divided American Professionalism into
northern and southern factions. he pray
erfully should mediate. It is doubtful
If even Rev. Graebel can divide Pres
byterians into Dirksen- Republicans and
Stevenson-D Democrats. Gen. Eisenhower
is at least a Presbyterian by marriage.
So no matter who wins, our New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church where Lin
coin worshiped may once more be the
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Nurses Pay

Recently the writer had occasion to
visit in close succession hospital and
a large Government agency. The unfair
ness of society was painfully evident. In
the hospital were found nurses working
Gin the ultimate sense Of the worO 10
and IL hours day frantically trying to
meet the demands of the patients, for
$55 week. High-School girls were work.
ing their hearts out as nurses aides for
$25 week.
Walking down the corridors of the
plush Government outfit, one couldn't
miss the coffee drinking, the display of
wearing apparel purchased during
lunch hour" the discussions of annual
leave, the hen parties. the personal tele-
phoning. the spoliticking. all interlarded
with work on occasion. It Is safe to as
sumo that the salaries of these Secre-
taries average $50 a week.
Now, something is terribly wrong. It
is not being dramatic to say that people
are dying for lack Of proper attention.
Not pleasant possibility to dwell upon
If one is confined, Is it? Yet, what can
we do about it, until we fall heir to in
capacity? Then. and then only, do we
rant about the lack of nursing care, the
overcrowding, the frantic rat-race en-
vironment. whats wrong with this
hospital, anyway-why doesn't it pay its
help better?" and so on until re-
cuperation df it occurs) wipes the situa-
tion from mind.
Recently. we have been faced with the
possible shutdown of great nursing
school. Others are in bad shape. Nurses.
under the unreasonable strains by neces-
sity forced upon them, pass on their
resentment to prospective nurses so that
the supply is constantly diminishing to
the point where trained nurses will be
rarities. to the detriment Of all of us.
Citizen.