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Evening star., 1953-11-19
UnshockIe the FBI

The Harry Dexter White case has supplied
fresh and persuasive evidence to Congress of
the urgent need for removing the shackles
which have so foolishly and dangerously ham
pered the counterespionage work of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation. AS the testimony
of Attorney General Brownell and FBI Director
Hoover has shown here was high Federal
Official against whom there was strong evidence
of membership in Soviet spy ring, yet the most
vital part of the evidence could not be intro
duced in a Federal court. 1t could not be intro
duced for two reasons: First, because the
Supreme Court has interpreted 1884 law as
prohibiting the use for prosecution purposes of
any information derived from wire tapping
and, second, because Congress, despite repeated
urgings by the Department of Justice has not
changed the law
Mr. Brownell told the Senate committee
that the effort to prosecute White for espio-
mage failed because much of the evidence" had
been obtained by tapping the wires of the spy
ring. Mr.. Hoover, too, testified that some of
the "irrefutable" evidence against White was
"inadmiSSible" in court It was inadmissible
because the Supreme Court in the two Nardone
cases (1937 and 1887 had held that the 1884
Federal Communications Act barred introduce
ton in Federal court of any intercepted con-
versations and even of any information result
ing from leads obtained by tapping wires. Yet
in Texas case last year the high tribunal
upheld the use in State courts of wire-tap
evidence.
AS matters now stand, therefore, juries in
the States may convict relatively unimportant
law violators with wire-tap evidence, but the
Federal Government may not use this type Of
evidence against the enemies Of the Nation. No
wonder the Russian espionage agents have been
doing thriving business! It is hard to believe
that Congress ever intended to place such
senseless restriction on the FBI when it adopted
Section COS of the FEC Act. That section was
designed to safeguard communications from
eavesdroppers, and properly so. The ban is on
"interception and divulgence" of messages. But
if, as the courts have ruled, it is permissible to
divulge telephone conversations in a State
court, it should be permissible also to divulge
them in Federal court-especialy when the
security of the country is involved.
The Attorney Generals request for legisa-
ton to make this possible, as we'll as to grant
immunity to certain witnesses in spy cases,
ought to be high on the order of congressional
business in January The authority should be
subject to reasonable limitations, of course.
But Congress will be making things easier for
enemy agents if it ignores the lesson of the
White case.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
This and That

Though they saw him sprinkle the
seed on the ground, they refused to
come down.
So the next day he purchased bag
Of cookies, 33 cents, and the birds flew
down Immediately.
The man said that it is no wonder
there is juvenile delinquency, which
he had read about in the papers. Three
out of four young children crossing
the station platforms on their way to
school chase the pigeons away from
their breakfast.
Had he thought that maybe children
are just made that way?
No, he had not, though he recalled
reading once that a French philoso-
pher had said that all children are
criminals at heart.
What irked him most was that when
their mothers we're with them, no at
tempt was made to teach them kind
ness.
Otherwise kind mothers-or so he
preSumed-would watch with a broad
smirk on their faces while the little
ones chased after the feasting pigeons.
How would they feel, he insisted, if
somebody chased them away from their
bowls of porridge?
Had he any other difficulties?
Yes, one boy had lassoed a pigeon by
the leg and then let it go.
The next morning, the bird few down
with the rest. with yard-long trailer
Of cord dangling behind 1t.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Civil Defense Plan

Much has been written about the
apathy of the public toward civil de-
fense. However, the undersigned feels
this apathy is secondary to the primary
inertia of the Civil Defense officials
and other public officials concerned
with this problem.
Frankly. I'm frightened. My family
and all Of our possessions are being
entrusted to a defense system which
doesn't even work. fractional" air raid
drills have been carried out for school
children, for Government workers, and
for the Maryland suburbs, but there
has been no concerted drill for all the
population of the District of Columbia.
The air raid test procedure has been
we'll demonstrated on radio and tele-
vision, but the actual siren drills at
noon several days weekly cannot be
heard unless one is fortunate enough to
be close to the siren.
The undersigned is no exception
among those citizens who don't know
what to do in case of an air raid.
raise one small voice and suggest:
Decentralize civilian defense into
small divisions. each covering eight or
nine city blocks. Register each inhabi-
tant with copies in a central municipal
Office and also in the headquarters" of
each division.
Conduct house toulouse visits by di-
visional leaders and solicit. .householders
to assume responsibilities suitable to
their vocations in case of an air raid.
Plumbers, carpenters, masons, and
other such men would be extremely
necessary in that time Immediately
following raid. Those with no es-
Sential vocations could be assigned to
duties such as fire wardens. messengers,
first aid assistants. Stretcher bearers,
and other such useful duties.
Have divisional headquarters" of
each area in a neighborhood school or
church or other strong building which
would most likely suffer minimum dam
age in a raid.
Solicit voluntary donations from
neighborhood citizens for the i'm
mediate purchase of dressings, band
ages, antiseptics, vaseline, and opiates
for first aid treatment of the wounded.
These could be kept at headquarters"
which would also serve as an emergency
hospital
Allocate neighborhood physicians and
nurses to each 'headquarters" so that
competent help is present for such
emergencies. Those experienced in first
aid would serve as valuable assistants.
Organize hospital resident and intern
stats into "shock teams" burn
teams" and surgical teams" so that
practicing physicians in the outlying
areas may remain in their own neigh
borhoods for that time requiring their
aid following a raid.
Utilization of manual training stu
dents in the Junior high and high
schools for the immediate manufacture
of light plywood splints-such splints
to be stored in the aforementioned
headquarters
Finally, the holding of semimonthly
air raid drills with adequate sirens.
horns, etc. with the participation of
every one in the city and suburbs.
The writer believes that personal
face-toface appeals to the people by
interested neighbors will accomplish
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Supremacy of the Supreme Court

The doctrine under which the Municipal
Court of Appeals reversed lower court ruling
against constitutionality of the Federal anti
gambling tax law is an old and very sound one.
The principle generally followed in the courts
is that rulings of the Supreme Court are con-
trolling The Supreme Court in the so-called
Kahriger case upheld the constitutionality of
the Federal act. Chief Judge Cayton, speaking
for the appellate tribunal, stated bluntly that
lit was not open to the Municipal Court to
adopt different construction"
Municipal Judge Thomas c. Scalley had
flown in the face of the Supreme Courts de-
ciSion in lengthy opinion last summer in
validating a tax stamp prosecution brought
here under the Federal law against Frank Lewis,
alleged gambler. Judge Scalley held that since
District gambling laws are Federal in nature,
the Federal requirement for registration and
taxing of gamblers was in violation of the Fifth
Amendment, protecting citizens from self
incrimination. He felt that there was diff
ference between compelling a person to register
when there is Federal law against gambling
and compelling him to do so when State law
is involved. But the appellate judges could not
follow this reasoning. They said they could
find no substantial difference between the
Kahriger case and the local one. Moreover
they reminded the lower court Judge of
WeH-QeVelOpeQ puDlc pOllcy restraining the
judiciary from overruling congressional statutes
unless they are clearly" in defiance of the
Constitution.
The appellate decision is expected to be
appealed to the United States Court of Appeals
and it may eventually reach the Supreme Court
Meanwhile, more than two-score local gambling
tax cases have piled up in the Municipal Court,
awaiting the outcome of the Lewis case. En-
forcement of the Federal law will be seriously
impeded until the Lewis case is finally dis
posed of.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
One Who Didn't Return

I am writing to try to express my
feelings at this hour. This is in regard
to our son. Pfc. Noel F. Reinhart, who
would have been % years old Christmas
Day. Our boy Joined the Army June 80,
1850. He was sent to Fort Knox for
training. His mother and did not see
him until october Is, 1850, and then for
only 10 short days. He left home Oc-
tober %. 1850, for Japan, then Korea.
We received only two letters from our
boy when he was in Japan. The last
was dated November 20, 1850, and
stated that he was on boat, probably
headed for Korea.
January 6, 1851, we received tele-
gram from the Department of the Army
informing us that our boy had been
captured on November 30, 1850. His
mother was told to write him in care
of prisoner of war mail, but only one
letter month. This she did until
August, 1858, but we never received
any reply. August IL we received an
other telegram from the Army. Our
son was reported by the Reds to have
died in February. 1851. On November
13, 1858, we received a letter from the
Army After interrogating the few men
released by the Reds, it was found that
several of our boys buddies stated that
he died February 25, 1851. He died from
a large word, malnutrition-which only
means he died of starvation.
When we received that sad telegram
in January, 1851, informing us about
our boy. I wrote our so-called
President Truman and told him
then that our young boys were
not properly trained to fight in that
damnable hole called Korea. am still
of the same opinion. The letter re-
ceived confirming our sons death also
had an attached sheet with the official
Army seal, This is to be used to fa-
cilitate the cashing of his CT insurance
and the back pay due him. No amount
of money can ever compensate for the
loss of our son. AS his mother and
think of the other parents and next OF
kin of the men who did not come home,
we are not alone in our feelings.
Alpheus r. Reinhart.
Evening star., 1953-11-19

Washington. He said, on that occasion,
repeatedly, that domestic Communists
were NOISY" and troublesome" but
mo major menace" And this was
more than four years after the famous
FBI report referred to by Mr.. Brownell,
in which, as Mr. Truman himself ad-
mitted. many other persons" besides
the famous or infamous Harry Dexter
White were involved. Question: When
did White and these other persons, in
Guiding Alger Hiss, stop being just
NOISY" and troublesome" and become
a major menace? Apparently never,
in Mr.. Truman's understanding.
VeritaS.
suppose we may now expect repeat
performance of the Nixon incident
this time with President Eisenhower
holding his arm around Attorney Cen
eral Brownells shoulders, saying
1natS my poy. B. p. SpirO.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Experiment With Pre-DeIinouents

A matter that deserves more atten-
tion than it has received is the expert
ment of dealing with pre-delinquent
children at the Anacostia High and
the Kramer and SouSa Junior High
Schools by staff psychiatristS of st.
EllzabethS Hospital and the KiwaniS
Clubs Eastern Branch.
clinic has been established under
the leadership of DR.. Addison M. Duval.
Pupils with acute emotional problems
or those who appear to be especially
troublesome or poorly adjusted are re-
ferred to the clinic by teachers CO.
operating with other school officials.
The clinic studies the child and his
problems through various devices, coun-
selling both the child and his parents
and his teacherS-aS necessary and
supplying needed therapy if it cannot
be otherwise secured. The results of
the experiment, understand, have
been most promising.
All those participating in this pro-
gram are to be highly commended. I
hope similar projects can be put into
operation in many other schools
Such program should not be left
to private philanthropic groups but
should be adopted as a standard pro-
gram of the schools supported out of
tax money. Yes, it would raise taxes,
but the presence of disturbed, malad-
juSted personalities in the school or
elsewhere in the community is public
problem of such Importance that it
should be dealt with at the expense of
all of us on a per capita basis.
j. Milton Stanford.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Harry Dexter White Affuir

The cry that fear and hysteria are
being manipulated in this country to-
day for political reasons is being re-
peated with monotonous regularity by
those persons who are attempting to
discredit the attempt of congressional
committees to ferret out those who
have sworn allegiance to foreign ma
ton.
AS one of thousands of Republican
women who gave long hours of volun-
teer work to help elect President Eisen-
hover. can state with authority that
it was not fear of communism" which
manipulated us. but a seething indig-
nation at the brazen effrontery offered
our intelligence by the Truman admin
istration. who brazenly and often openly
misused their high Office to foist upon
us every conceivable type of graft and
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Clarifies Position

On November 8, 1858. the day of the
Virginia general election. The Star
carried a front-page story concerning
voters turned away from the polls at
Fort Buffalo precinct in Fairfax
County. quoting me and identifying me
as vice president of the Federation of
Fairfax County Citizens Associations
In order to avoid any possible mis-
understanding. I should like to state
that I spoke as private citizen con-
cerned about the numbers of voters
being turned away from the polls
rather than as an officer of the fed
Grafton. I should appreciate your print
ing this letter to clarity my position.
Russell p. Whitener. Jr.
Evening star., 1953-11-19
Letters to The Star

more than newspaper, radio, and tele-
vision appeals for Civil Defense CO.
operation.
Thomas M. Wilson.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1953-04-18

Die Bapltfeier i'm Wiin6ener 9om
am 15. War5 mar ein groBes greig-
nis. Gie 5rauenfirbe 1uar bon @ldll.
bigen iebr itarf beiu6t. SIM 8relbp.
terium batten iid eingefunben: oas
9omfapitel, oie 2anotagspr1iib
Gr. Sunbbammer ltto Or. sSii6ba-
der, oes-8oItminiiter S6ubertb,
8ertreter bes Sauies 8ittelsbah,
@ertreter ser Staatsregierung uno
Staot, bie papltli6en SroenstrGger,
Die 8eneralfoniule peribieoener Can.
Ser, Brofeiioren ser llniperiitdt l,no
Ser afaoemie Der 8iiienidaften. Der
Condor bradte in ser iaframentalen
slnoaft Wotetten BON Wpaart uno
YalGitrina uno oaS .Santllm ergo"
Don Selmsberger. &uroinal @enbel
iprad in Ser einleitrlng ieiner gro-
ben 8rebigt 5uerft @orte oes Ianfes
fiir oie 8eneiung oes 81. Saters,
Damn nabnl er 5u ben groBen Inlie=
gen unierer 3eit Stellung. Seine al,f-
iGluBreiden ausfiibrungen peroie-
men auf auBerbalb 0fiin1ens 8eads
tlng, oa Die beiprodenen Brobleme
augemeine 3eiterideinunsen iino. SO
befen iib 3. 9. Die bon ibm angefiibr=
ten 3ablen Ser seniidten Chen per=
bliiffetlo nit oenen, Sic iiingIt in Ell
ner Itatiltilden Garlesllng amerifani=
ider 8erbdltniiie angefiibrt mnroen.
@ir peroffentliden I'M folgenoen Sen
.erlten Sell ser Yrebigt Sr. gmirens
nad ser ,Wtiindener aatb. airden-
5eitllng'.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1953-04-18
,,0sr srsfe Msf!!1

@enn mir iest Die Staot berlaiien
linb !nufs 2nnb aeben nn6 einen nit.
tleren Srenbenort beiuben, Damn
finoen mir nub bort, baB Elm aiinftel
Der Chen ungeor0net tit uno baB Elm
Sebntel Der &inoer niht nur nibi
mebr fatboliidL ionoern iiberbaupi
obne Heligion er5osen iperoen 49, bon
atDeibunoertlino5n Ginoern bier
unoalpan3ig. Gut Die Sdlfte Der aa-
tbolifen oieies Srtes beiubt regel.
maBig am Sonntag Die beilige Weiie
Mnb erfiiIlt Die 0iterIi9e Bflidt. Ser
groBe Heit aber feiert nidt lnebr oen
Sonntag uno nibt mebr anferitebung
init Gbriitus in ser 0iterliden 3eit.
SIN Sabre 1922 baben an oieiem Sri
flint 8ro5ent Der aatbolifen oie ga.
framente nidt mebr empfansen; i'm
Sabre 1852 maren es 5tpan5ig 8ro-
gent! Oie 3abl Der &atbolifen bot ii6
fnapp perboppelt, bas iaframentale
2eben lit Inn oas 8ierfade alriid-
aegnngen.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1953-04-18

loe oes saren3eg Gbriiti. Sbr gnbe III
oas 9eroerben. SIR Cote lift Ser
Baud. Sbr Mubm beitebt in Der
5banoe. Sbr Sinnen lit off oas Sr.
oiide gerihtet.1
go lam man es beriteben, 6nb
geIenige GernnItaltungen lt1ierer En-
ge, Bergniiglingen nno nnterboltin-
gen Gormen annebmen, Die ieoer
hriitlihen 2ebensart 9obn iprehe1.
Sd CLAUDE, es lit nngebrabt, riif-
l6aueno einen Blif altf Die sSa-
i6ingsDeranltaltungen au iperfen ilno
NIT iid ins @eipilien 3li geben. @enn
tatlddlib ale bieie Beranltaltltngen
BON Dem unreinen @eilt beleIien ge.
pelen 1Ddren, Der bon Der Gnihings-
hummer elmer Wiin1ner Sanltrier-
ten 8eiis ergriffen bat, oann, meine
@eliebten, ntiiBte man fiirbten, Dob
@ott ourd) Die Sano Seiner gngel
audi nod anf Die Muinenip1nbe Sein
rNene, Tefel, Bbarlin" idreiben lie
BE Sein .ge5dblt, getpogen rno 51
leiht befnnben"! 3n lei6tiinrig, 5li
leibtfertig, 5u leibtlebig!
Dns Siinoengelb, bas 10 nerbient
miro, fann man 51blen; Der Seelen-
ibaoen aber, Der angeribtet miro, lit
menidlid nidt ab5umeiien. Dabei
gilt aud belte nod bas furdtbare
Bort, bas Seius bonn Mamnon ge-
Iproden bat, ltniere Siiriorge1mter
aber miiBten einnal 5uiammenitellen,
Die burd llniaubere Beroffentlidun-
gen Ole Sittlidfeit unIerer SugenS
5u 8ooen gebriift miro unb tpie oie
5iiriorgelaiten 6es Staates oabnrb
in Die Sobe geben.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1953-04-18

Irommen, llno es III cline 8tueifeI aai.
InIererit ibr d,tgreiferiider 9ai3ismis,
ibr offener ,ober beritedter Mrnlh,
Die fntboliihe airAe aus oem 0ffent-
lihen 2eben 5ii Dertreiben, tpns fie
fir Die 2odnngen Gitos nnf1lIig
maht. Die Sauiion, bas Sitc-SDitem
lei cine .io5inliitiide Dronung", /,
fommt bin5u; on ben poli3eimetbo-
ben aber itobt man iih nibt iino
es bod .@enoiien", Die Die Boli5ei
! in Der &ano baben.
Sito fann es MIR tpillfommen Iein,
iDenn er i'm @eiten Bropnganoiiten
finoet, Die 6ariim benliibt 1tno, oie
mabren 3iige ieines 5pitems an ber-
miiben iln6 i'm als einen braben
goraugsihiiler Der Demofratie nit
gldn5en6en Gortl1ritten in oieIem
Sad 5r feiern. Cine BabIi3iitif .aber,
Die nod cine BerpfIibtnng gegeniiber
Der 8abrbeit fennt, miro 6ieie Ser.
barmloierei ni6t mitmahen. @espiB,
es ndre unreal, Gitos anBen- lno
militarpoIitiIhen MnidIuB an 6en
8eiten auriid5umeiien. Aber tper
Dirflih fir Die Greibeit uno cine
edte oemofratiid)e Orbnung it, Der
muB trot oieier Miio5iierumg Sugo.
ilapiens an BEN Weiten ausipreden
oiirfen, oaB 6as gegentpdrtige gfe-
gime oieies 2anoes oas @egenteiI bon
Dem ber1pirflidt, tpas bic fiibrenoen
Werte oes 8eitens perlangen!
Wenn Die illgollatpiIte &egierung
eine iolhe &ritif b1rh biplomatiihe
Brotelte (oeren @egenltano neulid
AUDI Der ,&beiniibe Werfur' tpegen
oes Mrtifels bon gpelpn @augb So
lnt fitr Sito" getporoen iiD al iinter-
binoen iubt, Damn belpei5t iie oamit
|leoiglid, 6aB man ii6 i,r 8elgrab Die
Prelie nur als yautoritdr gelenft"
borltellen fann uno iiberbalpt ni1t
meiB, mas Weinunesfreibeit eieetlt-
lid lit. ODER peiB man es atpar, tpiG
aber aaein bapon profitieren? Die
iugoilapiiden @elanbti9aften betrei-
ben udmIih in Sen @aitgeberl6noern
bes Beitens cine lebbnfte DrudIdrif-
teltprapaganoa, in Der unqualifi8ier.
bare Ingriffe auf ben Bapit uno Die
fatboliide Stride Die 3egel iino. Maan
finbet es offenbur ielbjtperIt1noIih,
bob bieie tpeitberaige NusIegung Der
NfItd1ten 1lu6 2lt5tGn0infpitprr pi,tpr
oiplomatiiden Bertretllng mit bofli-
der observation-disclosures bingenom,
men miro, erregt iid aber bnriiber,
tpenn 5lr Mbipehilung einmal bas
lusol llalpil9e Hegime al1m 4@egen-
Itano. fritild9er 8etradtll1fg gerl,aht
miro, Nnn, inn eisenen 2nnbe f0nnen
Sito ilno @enoiien stpeierlei &eht er-
alpingen. IuBerbalb Der iugoiInDi.
i6en @ren5en miro man iidb nit Der
Jrei6eit Ser Bortes abfinoen llliiiien.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1953-04-18
.yitt zeid1rtt prnpi1prfpr
Trrnnhfdlaft

Inter oieier ueberidrift idrieb Die
81. q. Staats5eitung' gum MbibIuB
Der anterifaniih h-oeutiden 8eIpred-
ingen in 8aibington: .s,5 ~" ..oss@.
Die !, amerifnniid- -oeutiden. !. Ser
banolutge1t baben beibe geile IN bo-
bem WsnB befrie6igt. Das ;9enleinia.
me Gonlmuniqlie, bns cine. iDeitrei>
denbe wSoentit1t Der Muffa5fl,ngen
itno 3ieliesllngen" feititellt, aeugt 90.
fir, oab cine feIte gertrauellsgrllno
lage beltebt, bie 0nuer beripridt. Die
Greunoidaft, beren eliifIi9e @ieoer-
(beritellung Hrdlioent giienbotper uno
[Bunoesfan5ler Mbenauer betoaen, lit
feline bloBe &e6ensart. sic entipridbt
nidt MIR BEN Sntereiien beiber 8ol-
ter, io1l6ern aud ibren beiten Eraoi-
tionen uno geIunben Snitinften.
Walbingto1l unb 8omn betrahten
Die yMbdncen" Der neuen ruiliihen
Wabfbaber als cine BeIt1tigungA IT,
rer bisberigert politif, oie 6as neue
DentI6lano gum freien Hartner zines
geeinten guropas MAIDEN ion. Daau
gebOrt, tpie l6on Dor eilte11t Sabr BEL
Der llnter5ei6nung oes Bonner Gene
ralpufts betont tplr6e, bic y9feunifi-
fation" DeutIhlanos bur9 ufrieoli1e
Wittel llnb auf elmer freien oernofra-
tiihen 8aiis".
Seoenfans bat bas ideinbare gin-
lenfen Mosfaus se5eigt, 6aB Der Mt-
lantiibe 8uno uno bic eliropdiI1e
ginigung nidt gum &rieg fiibren,
lonoern, tpenn ales gut gebt, 5ur
Starfrng Der Srieoensausiihten.
8isber ipielte sic Drobnng nit Der
Sopiet- -&ade feline geringe @olle BEL
Der Berbreitling vnelttrali1til6er"
Harolen. 9ie Bolitif Der nfaIten yii-
| Be" batte 1tiht tpenige Mnb1nger auf
beioen Seiten bes &beins. Dieien
Mngitmeiern iagte Br1iioent giien-
bonner iiingit, tie tpdren Die erlten, Die
aus iid ielbit Die @efabr elmer Snpa-
| lion beraufbei6n0ren ipiiroen.
8enn Die Somiets bas 51beIrai-
ieln lein laiien, nm 10 beiier. l1no
tpenn lie pirflif @ntipannrng mol
len, nibt nur in &orea, ion6ern aud
| in europa, fonnten iie tati6hlih ei-
ne None BEL Der 2oiung Der beutiben
Grage ipielen. Gie Waibingtoner Or
fldrung legt ibnen nabe, aundhIt ein-
NAL obne @orbebalt freien @abIen
5u5uitimmen un6 enolid Die bunoert-
,,tauienoe oeltiber 3ipiliIten unb
ariegsgefangenen beraus3ugeben, 6ie
in Bergiperfen 1lno MrbeitsIagern
uusgebeutet 1peroen. Siingit berfiirt-
oeten bic Nosfau'er 2autipreber (bei
,oer Desabolierung 0es .Mer3tetom.