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Evening star., 1952-05-24
Cites Record on FOREIGN Aid

The Mutual Security Agencys Harland
Cleveland, who is presidential candidate
HarrimanS "handout" man of M. S. A.
for Europe, comes up with remarkable
piece of Sophistry in his recent letter to
The Star about how the Italian govern
ment could find budget for the colos-
sally magnificent new union railway
station in Rome, when its economy other
wise is being bolstered by our dollars.
Mr.. Cleveland writes:
''Not one American dollar, nor one
Italian lira generated by United States
aid. has ever been used in connection
with any railway Station in Rome. A
new Rome railway station has been built
by the Italians, who gave it q priority
rating because Of the Importance of the
tourist industry in Italy,"
The inconvenient facts. which Mr..
Cleveland with his UNRRA background
in Italy prefers to ignore, are that (a)
the country currencies and the mechani-
cal and engineering industries every
where in Europe are urgently needed
for the defense economy and not for
building things like the monumental rail-
way station in Rome: (b) tourists, in
cluding the annual religious pilgrimages
by the tens of thousands, would visit
Rome even though it had only union
station like the obSolescent ones in
Washington or Chicago; and (c) when
the economy and finances of any country,
like Italy, are so seriously out of balance
that it must grant priority" to build
railway station, the finance ministry
is obviously handing us financial state
ment which conceals the use of liras for
the tourist industry" as a luxury item,
otherwise impossible If American MS.A.
dollars were not actually in hand for
defense economy essentials.
Mr.. Cleveland's letter prompted me to
refresh my recollection of his testimony
during the recent hearings by the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee on revision
of the Mutual Security Act of 1852.
The research was enlightening Said Mr..
Cleveland, describing the M.SA. setup
abroad:
Europe, as you know, is an island
and peninsula full of machinery which
imports raw materials and the margin
Of its food" verbatim, from record.)
The shortage Of raw materials must
be really serious. because Mr.. Cleveland
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Creation and the Cosmotron

At the Atomic Energy Commissions Brook
haven National Laboratory, scientists have just
achieved something that has been hailed in
learned quarters as a historic event that may
well mark the beginning of new era in physics.
In fact the event has been described as being
possibly every bit as significant as what happened
at the University of Chicago on December 2,
1912, when human beings, for the first time in
the life of the world, succeeded in operating
comfortable and self-sustaining nuclear chain
reaction-a profoundly revolutionary accomplish
ment that opened the way to the A-bomb and
all the great subsequent developments whose
nature is at once both good and evil
The Brookhaven achievement has involved
the use of a huge new machine called a cosno-
tron With this machine-which is said to be
the most powerful thing of its kind in existence
the scientists have produced nuclear particles
carrying energies of Is billion VOLTS power
about three times greater than that ever before
generated by a man-made device here In Amer
lea anywhere else. In the course OF the expert
ment, the particles s-protonS OF hydrogen atoms
have moved at velocity almost equivalent to
the speed of light 186, 900 miles second). And
in further experiments, which are to be held
soon at Brookhaven, it is expected that these
"cosmic bullets" will be accelerated to 25 billion
volts.
Most of us, as rank amateurs IN the nelo OF
physics are scarcely equipped to understand
what all this is about. Yet the scientists-who
at Brookhaven considered the cosmotrons f1rst
performance significant and historic enough to
merit little champagne party-seem to be
unusually excited by it. Judging from their
initial reactions, they see in the achievement
the beginning Of research developments that
may uncover some of the innermost secrets OF
the still-mysterious atom and thus lead to far
reaching new advances having highly impor-
tant practical bearing on both the military and
non-military progress of human society. Such
advances it has been emphasized could include
revolutionary techniques for the creation OF
matter out of energy.
This possibility is not easily comprehended,
but the fact remains that matter and energy are
by no means entirely unrelated. On the con-
trary, as set forth by Einstein's famous equation
and as demonstrated by the A-bomb, matter is
in itself energy. It is energy existing in kind
of frozen or inert state and when its inertness Is
smashed-as in an atomic explosion-it is con-
verted into q release Of almost unbelievable
power. Can the process be reversed? The answer
is that 1t has already been reversed on a small
scale laboratory basis and that Brookhaven's
cosmotron indicates that man may yet be able
to exploit the reversal-the transmutation of
fluid force into solid maSs-for large-scale
practical purposes.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Letters to The Star - =.

went on to add that: mo European
country is supposed to use copper to
make brass doorknobs" The railway
station at Rome apparently just got in
under the wire! However, the situation
in Italy apparently is still critical, be-
cause Mr.. Cleveland states: ITALY is a
country which mostly has people and
falling water that they can harness to
nydroeiectrlc power. but not much of
anything else in the way of resources"
Perhaps the solution for Italy is the one
which Mr.. Cleveland describes as the
M.S.A. relief Of Iceland: ''The assistance
on the economic side on Iceland has been
on the whole pretty successful in getting
them in q position where they can make
their own fertilizer" (All quotes verbatim
from record.)
It occurs to me that the United States
could make substantial contribution to
restore the defense economy of Europe
by exporting its surplus of official brass
here in Washington.
Nassau.
Viva La Frunce!
I cry "foul!" at the letter signed "Carl
II. Wickum." I cannot believe that
Wickum has any real knowledge of
France or the French. To term the
nation "degenerated" and to call the
people towards" and "poltroons" is 60
ing far beyond the bounds of truth and
decency.
Even If the French government is
asking for $500 million from the United
States. it is less than several other gov
ernments have asked. notably the British
government. and there has been no out
cry that have seen from any one named
Wickum. And the sum asked is less
than has been forced on the French in
the past by the alphabetical agencies
UNRRA. ECA, and now Mutual Security
Agency.
Let's take look at France. For 1000
years the country has been the battle
ground Of Europe. In that time. few
communities have survived without
grievouS wounds. Take LIE Havre, for
example. The town was completely de-
molished, not a single whole building
left; the harbor filled with the hulks of
Sunken ships. Many other towns were
equally unfortunate. It is surprising
that the French have tried to come back.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Boy Beside a River
A boy beside a river ,Dith

A boy beside river NTH
His fishing pole in hand
Is catching more upon his hook
Than children understand.
The tOarmth of sun, the cool of shade.
The a0Gter's fotDing song
Form beauty into patterns which
Are long as life is long.
The bass he looks for patiently
Nay somehow get Gt0dy,
But time can nerer quite destroy
This perfect summer day.
A boy beside riUer has
The porld as his estate:
He fishes for big, bright dream
With childhood as his bait!
Lolo S. Morsss
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Tolerant With Sinners

In his letter entitled punishment
Doesn't Fit Crime" Kevin O'Malley as
sumes superior and self-righteous at
titude. His thinking reflects the alb
sence of the virtue that is the mark OF
the mature mind-the one most needed
in the world today and the one from
which all other virtues dow-human
understanding. Not modern sentiment
talisn," as Mr.. OMalley terms it. but an
appreciation Of the essential fallibility
of man.
There are at least three bases upon
which Mr. O'Malley's advocacy of
harshness and capital punishment can
be repudiated:
First: Man does not have the choice
to be; he becomes. Furthermore, he
comes completely unequal to his fellows
in physical and mental potential; he
must be forever bound by the peculiar
limitations of his hereditary endow-
ments On top of this, an already sound
argument for mercy, infinite experiences
are imposed upon him. each changing
him and molding his destiny in ways in
calculable by the human mind. The
picture thus presented of man shows
him to be too much the victim of forces
beyond his control to justify hating him
or taking his life. This does not mean
we should not punish; punishment is
part of environment and if administered
with a view to the correction of the Of
fender it may be proper. Incarceration
for the protection of the public is also
justified. Capital punishment-never!
Second: The deterrent effects of capi-
tai punishment are doubtful. Most capi-
tai crimes are committed in emotional
RACES without thought of consequences.
Incidence of capital crimes in States
without the death penalty is no higher
and in some cases lower than where the
offender is executed. In old England
pickpocketS operated in crowds gathered
to watch the hanging of men condemned
for pickpocketing. Hate only breeds
hate.
Third: If the foregoing is not con-
vincing and if the reader processes
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Fifty-Seven Without Variety

My family came to Massachusetts in
1880 from Essex County, England AS
a patriotic American, cannot refrain
from writing that it is my firm convic-
ton that Senator Taft is, for us, the
only desirable candidate.
In these days we need President who
knows what he is going to do, who is
honest and will work hard to keep our
economics in fair shape and keep Com
munism out of the country. These are
the conditions that alone can save the
American citizen. the working man, and
the farmer. No other candidate offers
anything satisfactory.
This statement of mine is being sup
ported by 81 friends and acquaintances
to whom have spoken.
Helen de Huene.
New York City.
Evening star., 1952-05-24

war! Perhaps Mr.. Murray doesn't think
We are having a war-now that peace
negotiations have been going on for
only matter of months.
AS far as I'm concerned, it might be
good idea to send some Of those steel
workers. so loyal to Mr.. Murrays ideals,
over to Korea, so some of those boys
over there could take their place here.
I'm sure we wouldn't have quite so much
dissatisfaction.
I'm all for the working man but I do
feel if we have many more Murrays
telling thousands what they can do and
can't do to earn an honest dollar, feel
sorry for the destiny of this wonderful
country.
Sincere American.
The writer is not against labor. have
been on picket lines with organized
workers and will be there again if direct
action is needed and if in agreement
with the goal But I belong to no or
ganized minority and will take orders
from no such group. labor capital or
other, which operates against the whole
people.
Our country it at war. Any act which
cuts the flow of weapons to the front
gives aid and comfort to the enemy.
This is treason. Any worker who will
fully slows production now is dupe Of
Stain. Do we tell our soldiers to fight
Russian tanks with their bare hands? -.
In Randall of Inland Steeel or CIO
Murray making out the better case be-
fore the great, unorganized American
public? After all, majority also has
rights. If goaded enough we might even
use them.
Why has the President, who has re-
peatedly invoked the Taft-Hartley law
to ban work stoppage, suddenly, this
year. resorted to plant seizure? Is it pos
sible that organized workers are being
used as pawns in political game? Do
they trade votes for pay raise?
EleonOre v. E. LenrOOt.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Short Cut to Area PUG?


agency to regulate public transportation faci-
tiles in the Washington Metropolitan Area is
worth careful study by Congress and by govern
mental authorities in the jurisdictions which
would be affected This plan, advocated by
Edmund D. Campbell, former member of the
Arlington board and now candidate for Con-
gress from the new 10th district, is intended as
substitute for the pending bill to set up an
agency by interstate compact. The compact
method has been criticized as too slow in attain
ing the objective Of regional transit control. It
has the advantage, however, of assuring the
complete cooperation of Virginia and Maryland
In the joint-regulation plan How the adJoin-
ing States would react to new form of Federal
yet to be determined.
Actually, as Mr.. Campbell pointed out to
the Senate Commerce Committee, there is Fed
eral regulation of interstate bus operations in
the Metropolitan Area now. But the ICC has
been handicapped in exercising this control
because of inadequate staff and funds. 1t has
informed the committee that it could not make
o comprehensive and intensive study of transit
rates and services In and around Washington
unless additional money were provided for that
purpose The Campbell plan, which the commit
tee is putting into legislative draft form for
further study would transfer ICC authority over
Metropolitan Area interstate transportation to
q new public utilities commission, empowered
to dx rates and regulate services of all local
transit lines operating inside the District and
across the Districts boundaries. Apparently
this would involve limiting the authority of
the present District PUG to public utilities other
than transportation facilities.
Virginia and Maryland would be represented
on the new body by members nominated by the
Governors of those States and appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate. Whether the executives of the
two States would be willing to enter into such
plan without specific authorization by their
Legislatures is debatable question. OF course,
If legislative action by the States should be
necessary to make the Campbell plan effective,
1t would lose the time-saving advantage which
Is its biggest virtue.
Being basically Federal agency, the pro-
posed commission would have no authority over
intrastate transportation, except in Washington.
The suggested tri-jurisdiction commission set
up by interstate compact on the other hand,
could regulate all bus, streetcar and taxicab
operations within the Greater washington area.
But intrastate operations in nearby Virginia and
Maryland are relatively unimportant. What Is
urgently needed Is some overall authority to
bring about q better coordination Of public
transportation services in and out Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. 1t some acceptable short cut
to this objective can be found, via the Campbell
plan or any other device, so much the better.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Questions in Steel Dispute

just what is behind the steel argu-
ments besides wages? How is it that one
man-Philip Murray-who no doubt
considers himself an upright, honest and
patriotic American, can disrupt such
vital industry?
We are constantly criticizing dictator
ship. We try to prove to other nations
that our way Of doing things is superior,
but here we are. unable to cope with
situation which Mr.. Truman has men
toned as being vital to our Korean
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Strikes Blow for Ike

To anonymous "On the Record" who
deplores the nomination of Hoover,
Willkie and Dewey and urges the nomi-
nation Of Simon-pure "Mr. Republican,"
I would say that there are not enough
reactionaries in the country to elect
President. If he really wants to see
change in national control, he should
advocate the nomination of Republi-
can who appeals to the independent
voter like myself. like Ike.
Virginia Walker.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Juveniles and Firearms

May bring this fact to parents who
allow their boys to take to the hills
with rifles; not knowing, or seemingly
not caring, how they use them? About
six weeks ago, at Burnt Mills, Mont
gomery CoL.lty, a boy was fishing and
some boys from Brightwood, or so the
papers stated, were firing rifles q short
distance from him. Without warning,
a bullet lodged in his shoulder.
The police were notified and confis-
Gated the rifles. The injured boy was
taken to the Washington Sanitarium
and, after much pain, the bullet was
removed. The hospital bill was more
than $40. and to this day not word
from the parents of those boys. One
would think. to try to make amends,
they would at least pay the hospital
bill. They must have known when the
boys did not bring home their guns that
something was wrong. And why wasn't
the whole thing investigated? Things
have come to pretty pass if boys can
shoot any one, accidentally or otherwise.
and 60 merrily on their way.
Interested.
Evening star., 1952-05-24

after the great damage of three wars
within the lives of living persons.
About the French government: It is
not like ours. although France is
republic where every one can (and most
people do) vote in elections. However,
there Is not the widespread corrup-
ton among ofdceholders found here re-
Gently. Nor are their leaders engaged
In dirty ward politics. They may not
meet the Wickum standards. but they are
actually working for the best interests
Of their country.
The people are brave too. ]. was at
tached to the 77th Regiment dTnfantrie
in 1917, and to the 1st Colonial Division
(Which contained the Foreign Legion)
in 1918, for short periods. know what
sort they are under fire.
This does not mean that all of the
French are better than all of the Ameri-
cans, but does mean that, class by
class, environment by environment, edu-
cation by education, they measure up to
the highest standards in this country.
They do not deserve sneers, gibes, libel
and invective.
Charles Coulter.
Evening star., 1952-05-24

Christianity, let him remember that
mercy. He said, Resist not evil but love
your enemies" Let him who is without
sin cast the first stone" and Judge not
that We be not judged" I cannot avoid
the conclusion that Mr.. O'Malley would
classify Christ as a Sentimentalist.
Let Mr.. O'Malley and all who think
with him do as Clarence Darrow said,
Il may hate the sin but never the
sinner"
Julian w. Hayden.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Retuil Price Lows

The tendency in America to strengthen
retail price maintenance laws is in sharp
contrast to the considered recommends
tions made in other countries by gov
ernment committees set up to study the
subject.
In England, in 1851. the Board Of
Trade recommended that resale price
maintenance be prohibited. In Canada,
in 1851, two separate government COM
mittees came to the same conclusion.
Even more recently. in Sweden, resale
price maintenance was condemned by
a parliamentary committee.
Philip Marcus.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

NV. Washington D. c., and inclosing 3 eents
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@. In what year did baseball World
Series first gross a million dollars?
j. w.
A. The games played October 1918.
1923. at New York City, between the
New York Yankees Of the American
League and the New York Giants of the
National League. Receipts amounted to
$1,063,815.
Q. What was the Cat Nation?-R. J.C.
A. The Cat Nation. or the Erie (cat
or panther) was an Indian tribe Of Iro-
quoian stock, but not q member of the
confederacy. During the 18th century
the tribe lived south of Lake Erie. from
the Genesee and Allegheny valleys to
about the present western boundary of
Ohio.
@. How much do boxing gloves
Weigh?-J. G.
A. The weight varies tn the States
according to regulations. Most boxing
gloves weigh o.. other vary between
S OF. and 8 OF.
Evening star., 1952-05-24
Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

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Pen-ss1nses may be used II letters carry
tOriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
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Wedding Anniversaries
ST. PAUL

Dec. 20. Mr., and Mrs. w. l..
Collins, 65l Anthony Ave. %
years.
Dec. %, Mr., and Mrs. Ramsey
Jackson. 1912 Rondo Ave. 80
years, Mr.. and Mrs. William Black.
792 w. Central Ave, 81 years;
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Mitchell,
800 No, St Adams St, a. years;
Mr., and Mrs. John Young. ll2O
Mackubin St, 40 years,
Dec. "a. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Shannon, Sr.. 693 Carroll Ave,
81 years: Mr.. and Mrs. wyatt
Cooper. 4S3 w. Central Ave. Mr..
and Mrs Harvey Cruz, $50 W.
Central Ave, three years.
Dec. IS. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mansfield. 979 Charles St, five
years; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert McPheet-
ers, S3l Iglehart Ave. Mr.. and
Mrs, Ernest c. Cooper, s6t st
Anthony Ave. six years: Mr. and
Mrs. BraZZie Addison. 49S w. Cen
trail Ave. eight years.
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with a virus infection.
Niece Returns Home: Mrs Hell.
en- Barnes, niece Of Mrs r. b
Moulden. 3s4s Fourth Ave. So.
left for her home in Omaha. Sat
urday, Dec. IL. She was here be-
cause Of the illness of her uncle.
Mr. r. B. Moulden.
Left For ~. Joseph. Mo-: Miss
Ethelyne Walker 53l Girard Ave.
No, left Monday. Dec. Is for st,
Joseph, to attend funeral Ser
wees for her uncle, Mr.. Albert
Jones.
An Invitation: Bethesda Bap-
fist Sunday school Will render
their Christmas program. Sunday
Dec. u at which time Wits will
be distributed to the children.
The public is invited.
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4 0In Subscription 90 this
newspaper win last the recipient
% year Of 80 weeks Cali CirCulR.
ton dcpa, tnent Midway $3.50.
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HANGING OF rhE GRIM

The YWCA Issued the follow
ing invitation for the opening Of
the holiday season.
Come, hang the green with us,
today
And help start Christmas on
it's way
Trim our building from tip to
toe
With spruce and holly and
mistletoe
Wen work and well have
pleasure. too
with singing, program and
food for you.
So. come around and Join the
gang and
Start the season with a bang.
Mrs. Ermine Hall Allen. 973
Iglehart Ave, will accompany
some OF the program numbers on
the violin.
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Third Ave. So. Tuesday, Dec. IS.
III: Both Mr.. and Mrs. William
Ewing 1920 goth Ave. So, are III
in their home.
Surgery: Miss Carlotta Curry.
one of the triplet daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Curry. 1886
Fifth Ave. So. underwent sur
gerry at Northwestern hospital
Monday, Dec. Eighth. She is CON
valescing and will be released this
week end from the hospital.
Here With Uncle: Mr. George
Eaton of st. Louis, Mo, is in
Minneapolis visiting at the home
Of his uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. b. Moulden. 3S4S Fourth
Ave. So; Mr.. Moulden was re-
leased from Fairview hospital on
Saturday, Dec. IS, and is resting
comfortably at home.
Virus Bug: Mrs. Susan James.
70 Highland Ave. No; has been
confined to her home, suffering
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MINNEAPOLIS

Dec. %. Mr., and Mrs. S. +,
Hammond. 2216 18TH Ave. So. rs
years.
Dec. ~. Mr.. and Mrs, James
Carter, 6O7 Girard Ave. No, ten
years: Mr., and Mrs. Roy l.. Burns,
1913 Fourth Ave. So, 80 years,
Mr. and Mrs, James Mopptns. 1915
Fifth Ave. So, % years.