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Evening star., 1952-11-20
Doctor Druft Law
Troubled Teacher.

In August. 1850. the American Medical
Association gave substantial support to
the special draft legislation that culMi-
mated in P.L. ITO, or "the doctor draft
law" But the ANA. qualified that
support with the statement that "Phy-
sicians should not be called up under
the provisions of this bill to provide care
or to replace medical officers now on
duty who are providing such care for
Cd veterans, (2) civilian employees ex-
cept outside the continental limits of
the United States and 90 dependents of
military personnel except outside the
continental limits of the United States
or in areas within the United States
where adequate medical care cannot
otherwise be provided"
am writing to point out how grossly
this third qualification is being ignored
here in the Washington area, where
there are plenty doctors.
The Fort Myer diSpensary services
roughly 5000 military personnel and 30
900 or 10000 dependents. Some of the
medical officers there spend most of
their time seeing dependents and seldom
see military personnel at all.
In view of the pending expiration OF
the doctor draft law" and the antici-
pated demand by the military services
for it's renewal, and in view of an esti-
mated budget of $85 billion for 1858,
wouldn't it be both economical and prac-
tical to have dependents Gin this area
of abundance) go to private physicians
and cut the demand for medical officers
by about IS per cent?
Socrates.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Amends VOTING SIooon

The Stars editorial page of Novem-
ber IL carried an article entitled rs
the Governors Future Behind Him?", in
which was appalled, to read the tele-
gram sent to Gov. Stevenson by "voter"
stating: Were for you in Sc, but we
just wanted change" Is this what was
meant by the phrase, Vote as you please.
but vote!" Surely in free country such
as ours. where every one has the blessings
of free press. radio and television, no one
could honestly 60 to the polls with such
an idea in mind. This was vote for
neither party, neither man and certainly
not credit to the American concept
that it is an "inalienable right" to vote.
Does this person see the two-party
system as faucet to be turned on or
off at will? If he does. he couldn't
have heard about the last 20 years. Such
an excuse as this is insulting to the
millions who weighed the issues care
fully before placing in office man who
can we'll hold all our destinies in his
hands. I hope in the elections to come
that there is one-word addition to any
slogan designed to get the voters to
the polls. That there be no more people
such as this, may it read: vote as you
please, but vote-intelligently!"
Mary Geoffrion.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

i've departments so far. They are the depart
ments for which administration reorganization
plans have been approved in accordance with
suggestions Of the Hoover Commission. The
system is reported to be working WELL Logically,
the military departments want to be included
in the system. The Defense Department and
its three constituent departments are said to be
preparing to ask Congress to authorize the ap-
pointment of administrative assistant secretaries
under the civil service classification program
Other agencies of the Government are expected
to ask similar authority. The plan is good one
not only because it assures stabilized department
management but because it offers civil service
employees on lower levels an incentive to
advancement.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Florists Window

The spring lies trapped behind this
pane OF glass,
Root-pruned in pots or arttully
arranged.
Smiling stole smile on all ,pho pass
Although its timer being has been
changed.
WGtered ,Uith bluing the hydrangeas
bear
A starched perfection Just trife
bleak.
Like leopard's altered spots. tultrs
appear
With crimson petals of the laresr
streak. @
The golden trumpetS of the ddfodH,
Primrose corSdge, and sturdy hyacinth
Replace pale orchids on this totndoto-
sill
A PATCHWORK guilt, color labyrinth.
While man, unblushino, still n1anipulates
Seasons to satisfy his tDhints and dates.
Condoce T. Stevenson
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Stund on Segregation

Informed and realistic local residents
well realize the John H. Connaughton's
recent "Self Defense" letter to The Star
has genuine civic merit. The true and
factual basis for Mr.. Connaughton's con-
clusions cannot be seriously questioned.
In his conclusions, he expresses the same
conservative stand on segregation as
that Of two of the three Republican
congressman elect from the three coun-
ties surrounding the District: Dewitt
Hyde of Montgomery. and Joel T. Broy-
hill of Arlington. Thus. Mr.. Connaugh-
tons views appear to be an expression
of majority opinion and need no defense
of any kind
In this case, however, there is even
less reason for defense because the
attack was a typically irresponsible
smear attempt of a member of the
misnamed Americans for Democratic
Action. Mr.. Connaughton poses the
question of whether or not his ADA at
tacker holds to a different theory than
that of the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee. This query answers
itself in the proven fact that the ADA
line is the same as that of the Com
munist Party in its stand for abolition
of the House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities.
Franklin T. Miles.
Granted that the facts show high
crime rate among Negroes. additional
facts and studies show that the high
crime rate exists in heavily populated
Negro areas where the housing is poor.
unemployment is prevalent, and recrea-
tional facilities are scarce. If Mr.. Con-
naughton will examine the facts more
closely he will see that the percentage OF
crime is low among the middle and upper
income groups of Negroes.
Although the recent Congressional in
vestigation shows that most of the dope
sold in the District was sold by Negroes.
it also disclosed that more than few
Evening star., 1952-11-20
The Catholic Bishops

The most recent statement from the Catholic
bishops Of the United States is similar in tone
and purpose to their pronouncement of four
years ago.
In 1948 the statement was essentially
protest against the Supreme Courts decision in
the McCollum case, which struck down system
of non-compulsory religious instruction in the
public schools of Champaign, Illinois. A change
of judicial attitude has come about since that
decision. The McCollum ruling seemed designed
to shield publc-school children from any exposure
to religious instruction, as though exposure
might somehow corrupt the children and destroy
the doctrine of separation of church and state
In April OF this year, however, the court an
nounced what was in effect a modification of
the McCollum decision, as that ruling had been
popularly interpreted. Deciding a New York
case, majority of the judges upheld system
OF religious instruction, the essential distinction
being that the instruction in New York was
given away from school property instead of on
it, as in Champaign.
In other respects, however, there has been
no material change in the conditions toward
which the Catholic statements were directed
Certainly, if one may Judge from the advance
in juvenile delinquency, it can hardly be said
that there is less need for religious instruction
at all levels and especially among our young
people. Nor is there evidence that such instruc-
tion as has been sanctioned has tended in any
way to destroy proper separation of the func-
tions Of church and state.
The latest statement by the bishops, in some
of its aspects, will be unacceptable to some
people, whether they belong to any particular
religious sect or not. In other respects, however
the statement will have very wide acceptance
For instance, there will be few to dissent
from the proposition that "the imminent threat
to our country comes not from religious divisive-
ness but from irreligious social decay" Nor is it
easy to see how there can be serious dissent from
this view: With the decline of religious belief,
the increase of divorce and family disintegration
has become national scandal With the break
up of the family, juvenile delinquency has shown
an alarming increase. Consequent upon the
weakening of religion there has been a lowering
of moral standards which has resulted in public
corruption-and this in turn threatens all respect
for law and public authority"
These contentious can be documented if
Recommendation be deemed necessary. But this
should hardly be required, for the evidence is
all around US, plain for any one to see. Perhaps
there will be some difference of opinion con-
corning the extent to which religious instruction
associated with the public schools can remedy
these evils. The weight of logic suggests, how
ever that religious instruction of this kind, when
properly conducted and adequately safeguarded,
can be helpful. In any event. If this type of
religious instruction entails any risk to our
system, it is a far slighter risk than that which
grows out of the evils which have taken root
and hourished In the secularism Of recent
decades.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Evoluotinq the News

There is superficial plausibility to the
argument that newspaper, in its news columns
has duty to supply it's readers with something
more than strictly factual report of what was
said or what happened in given situation The
glst OF the argument is that news story should
contain some "evaluation" of the truth and
significance of the details reported in the story
The most recent contribution to this point
OF view has been made by Professor Zechariah
Chafee of Harvard Law School in an address to
the Associated Press managing editors.
Mr.. Chafee was talking specifically about
news reports of damaging statements made under
the protection from libel Suits) that is con-
1erred by congressional immunity. This is
narrow field, and it may be that an editor, If
ne knows that statement made by a member
OF Congress is false, should attempt through
some editorial Interpolation in the news story
to expose the fasehood.
Yet even this limited editorializing of the
news has its dangers for an editor may be mis-
taken In his understanding of what Is true and
what IS false. The congressional investigation of
the Alger Hiss case illustrates this point Many
editors were convinced at the outset that the
accusations made against Hiss by Whitaker
Chambers were false. If they had editorialized
their news stories to suggest their disbelief,
however, they would have been seriously en-
oarrassed in the end. And, of greater impor-
tance the readers might well have lost confidence
In the integrity of the news columns.
This danger becomes more apparent as the
scope OF possible news evauation" is expanded
Suppose for instance, it should be broadened to
cover news reports of political campaign Who
would evaluate the truthfuness or the signifl-
cance of a statement by candidate? Would it
be the reporter covering the campaign or the
editor? In either event. to what extent would
the evaluation be colored by the individuals own
predictions and prejudices?
These are only few of the questions and
problems that would arise once a newspaper
from whatever lofty motives began to edi-
torialize the news. The chances are that in the
case say, Of so newspapers, there might be almost
as many different evaluations of a particular
story. And the end result could easily be that the
accuracy of a readers evaluation of the news
would depend upon which newspaper he hap
pened to read and how competent, or how
incompetent the editor of that paper happened
to be.
This is something that the critics of the
press often overlook. Their concern for the
relatively few situations in which editorializing
in news stories might convey a more accurate
picture blinds them to the difficulties and the
dangers that would arise once the first step is
taken down the road of "evaluated" news. There
Is great deal to be said for the desirability of
straight news reporting leaving evaluation to
the editorial pages, where an expression of
editorial opinion is clearly stamped for what it
is, and to the intelligence of the readers.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Setback in Western Europe

1ne Wnole intricate process OF building West
Europe's collective defenses suffered setback,
temporarily at least, when the Bonn Bundestag
defeated a parliamentary motion by followers of
Chancellor Adenauer which would have expedited
consideration Of the peace contract and the
European army treaty
The rejected motion provided for final
reading Of the pacts before the legislative body
next week. with ratification confidently expected
In the wake OF the defeat, which came by
vote OF 179 to 1876, government leaders are still
expressing confidence that ratification will be
achieved but considerable uncertainty surrounds
the time element. spokesman for Dr. Adenauer
Is now predicting that the action will be taken
early in December but other Bundestag officials
are talking of late in the month and even
suggesting that the Christmas recess may throw
the whole issue over until next year.
The purely technical reasons" given for
rejection were that the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee had not completed its report on the treaty
documents and that the Federal Supreme Court
is still considering the question of constitu-
tlonallty. The Adenauer cabinet had brushed
aside these objections in advance, on the grounds
That the pactS could not be altered in any case
and that action Is a legislative responsibility
rather than judicial one. The defeat resulted
more from abstentions than from voting defec-
tionS when more than so delegates, many of
them counted as supporters of the government
coalition, absented themselves from the chamber
during the balloting.
While our own Government processes to
share the expressed confidence of Chancellor
Adenauer that the pacts will be ratified, State
Department spokesman has termed the delay
unfortunate" OF all the ratifcations still
lacking-those of West Germany, France, Italy
and the Benelux countres-that by Bonn has
been considered the most assured. The Benelux
countries, considering that West German defense
forces in being essential to their own security
are unlikely to take any ratification action on the
pending treaties until Bonn has made its final
commitment. Actually, the old French German
suspicious are playing large part in the delay
ing tactics in both Paris and Bonn, with the
former still being wary of even a restricted
revival OF German military power and the latter
blaming the French for breakdown of recent
negotiations for new deal in the Saarland. The
Bundestag passed a critical resolution on this
subject on the same day as it held up the con-
sideration Of the treaties.
Even in the face of these temporary dis
couragements, the degree of unity achieved in
western Europe In recent years and months is
positive accomplishment. The partial sub
merging Of sovereigntes in supranational struc-
lures is revolutionary concept in modern
European history, and is bound to be marked
by an ebb and flow Of enthusiasm and uncer-
ta1ntieS. It Is reasonable to assume that the tide
has not turned permanently against these COL
lective endeavors.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

trolled by B. & o. also had part in
transporting Lincoln to Gettysburg. I
showed the photograph clipped from
The Star of october Is to my family
and all five of us believe the tall man is
Abraham Lincoln. He probably had to
wait awhile at the junction for the loco
motive to be changed or refueled.
While doing so. Brady (who went
lot of places with Lincoln) probably took
advantage of the fact that things were
standing still to make short time ex-
posure. I hardly think Brady would
Gevote the time or material to anybody
of less Importance than Lincoln in view
of the fact that it was probably a chilly
day and in an out-of- -the-way location
Robert A. Mullen.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

the Spanish border from point on the
French side near Hendaye. Expecting
to encounter road block, rode past
a collection of buildings on either side
of the highway and continued on for
100 yards or more. Then, seeing moth
ing but open road ahead, realized that
the buildings had passed must have
been the Offices of the passport and
customs inspectors. So raced back,
half fearful that might be soon dodg-
ing bullets. However, as drove up, not
one of the guards appeared to have paid
any attention to what had happened.
From all indications, instead of turning
back, could have continued on into
Spain without interference from the
Spanish authorities.
M. Lawrence Carnick,
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Home Rule Proposal

Here is demonstration of what I
have in mind to get action on home
rule for the District of Columbia. The
Star should turn its spotlight of pub
licity on the Is largest business and
professional organizations in the Dis
trict of Columbia. It should publish
monthly report including the names of
the organizations. the officers of the
organizations, statements of the actions
and/or the lack of actions which these
organizations have taken on the subject
of home rule
Such publicity would enable the citi-
zens of our community to make their
wishes known to the responsible officers
of these organizations. It would also
serve to smoke out those organizations
which clandestinely oppose all home
rule by labelling every specific proposal
as ui'souiu' C. d. S.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Thot Brody Picture

Well read in The Star of October 80
that the locomotive in the Hanover
Junction, Pa, photograph has been
identified as having belonged to the old
Northern Central Railway. This con-
firms my prior Identification of it as
Pennsy engine, because the Northern
Central has always been largely under
the control of the Pennsy, and that loco
motive has the all-over appearance of
having been built in the Pennsy's shops.
understand that the B. & o. and
the Western Maryland Railway tcon-
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Women Voters Inspired

In reply to letter in The Star of
November 13 which stated that women
voted emotionally instead of intelligently
in the presidential election, women voted
not only intelligently but spiritually. AS
women are more religious than men.
generally, they live closer to God in
consciousness.
God is Intelligence, lie. Omniscience;
therefore women voted as God inspired
them to vote. Three weeks prior to elec-
ton day. was inspired to predict the
victor. thus: His spiritual conscious
ness eradicates fear and sin: therefore
Gen. Eisenhower positively will win"
LOrita Banks, r. N.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Questions and Answers

The stars readers can get tho answer 70
any question Of fact by either writing The
NV, WASHINGTON g. D. c. and inclosing 2 cents
return postage or by telephonnp ST 7363
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Walter Sonneberg.
More Garages

At this time should like to register
especially vigorous protest against pro-
posals of some of our traffic experts"
to have the District government subsi-
die more privately owned storage ga
RACES, in order that these may show
profit. It has been my idea, quaint per-
haps, that the basic purpose of transpor-
tation was to transport the public, not
to make greater profits for private ga
rage owners.
am one of innumerable real estate
tax payers struggling to maintain a
modest home against steadily rising
taxes that have already reached an
almost confiscatory level, and for which
we are dunned in September, 1852, for
the first half of 1858. cannot afford
an automobile and would not crowd
another one on the streets if could.
But am exploited to subsidize car
owners.
Theresa H. RuSSell
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Letters to The Star .

white members of the police force fos-
tered. condoned and profited from this
illicit racket. 1t could not have existed
if these policemen had themselves abided
by the law they vowed to uphold.
It is sad commentary on American
life when some one in Mr.. Connaughton'S
position takes such an obdurate stand
against integration. Yet, on the battle
fields of Korea the blood of Negro
soldiers intermingles with that of the
whites and runs just as red
Gloria T. Smith.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
School Shuttle

It is a tribute to the professional
caliber and to the good craftsmanship
of teachers of District schools in Division
I, and to their sympathy with the
problems faced by their colored COL
leagues and by the school adminiStra-
tion. that they have accepted in such
good spirit the recent sudden transfers.
reassignments, and increased work loads
of which so many of them are presently
the victims.
Perhaps, however. before the further
reduction of personnel which is threat
ened becomes fact, it is appropriate
to recall that, even yet, almost half of
the pupils in D. C. schools are in Divi-
sion I, and that these white children
deserve as we'll at the hands of their
community as the colored children do.
Proverbially, robbing Peter to pay Paul
is neither an honest nor an intelligent
method of paying ones debts to both.
In the white high schools. it is the
current policy and practice not to re-
place resigning or retiring teacher.
The object is to release salaries for
colored schools.
From the point of view of the individ-
ual teacher, the solution can be compare
lively simple. he may, II ne chooses,
find other work, less demanding and
less frustrating, even if also less re-
warding.
The problem of schools in Division is
more complex 1t lies in the hands of
the local school administration, which
needs to show firmness, impartiality,
and social imagination. as we'll as fore
sight and good judgment; and it lies, in
the last analysis, with the Congress,
without whose enlightened interest funds
will continue to be lacking to make the
D. c. school system "a model for the
Nation"
Evening star., 1952-11-20
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

cat and the elephant?-B. H.
A. In the domestic cat, it is about IS
days; in the elephant, approximately %
months.
Evening star., 1952-11-20
Border Incident

Writing from Madrid, Constantine
Brown reported October 81 that the
borders between Spain and France "are
guarded as carefully as the gold at
Fort Knox" If this is true, can only
conclude that our Nations gold reserves
are in dire peril and something should
Immediately be done about the situation.
Starting out on tour of Spain by
motorbike in July of this year, crossed
Evening star., 1952-11-20

Considering the agreements and social
obligations to which the U. S. S. r. sub
scribed in joining the United Nations.
and subsequently disregarded, Soviet in
sistence upon observing an old prisoner
exchange convention seems farcical.
Somebody should face them up with
the inconsistency of picking out single
pledge. which it suits their purpose to
observe, and fagrantly disregarding
their compact to cooperate in "the ad-
vancement of free and ordered inter-
national society"
Wa1fnr SnuunhnrU
Evening star., 1952-11-20
POW Repatriation Plan

In view of Mr.. Vishinsky's determina-
ton to have it all his own way in re-
Spect to the repatriation of prisoners
OF war. the following plan offers a new
angle Of approach to the problem and a
solution that might benefit all parties
concerned:
Let those disgruntled individuals in
our midst who ardently admire and ad-
vocate the Russian way of life come
forward and offer themselves as volun-
teerS. man for man. in exchange for
those of the Russian prisoners who do
not want to return to Russia.
Thus the countries fighting under the
United Nations flag would profit from
the contribution of a considerable num-
ber of citizens with lively realization
of what freedom means, and we would
at the same time rid ourselves of a
great block of the subversive element
who are doing all in their power to
destroy us from within.
Evening star., 1952-11-20

@. When was the buffalo nickel first
minted?-N. ].
A. In 1918. 1t was designed by James
Earle Fraser
Kodiak mirror., 1952-06-28
Parade Entrants Must Register

All organizations and per- sons planning to participate in the annual Fourth of July parade must be in the road in front of Knudsen's or Kraft's store at 9:30 am.
 The parade will start mov- ing promptly at 10 am. The half hour is necessary to ar range the various floats, marching units and clubs in the procession.
 Jules Radinsky, manager of the Civil Service Club at KNS, has charge of arrange ments for the parade.