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Evening star., 1953-05-15
PIdyinq With Fire in Suez

Britain and Egypt are indeed playing with
fire in the Suez Canal Zone these days-a fire
that soon may lead to catastrophe.
With the most shocking bluntnesS, respon-
sible spokesmen of both governments are talk
ing in terms of violence and military force to
resolve a problem which touches deeply upon
the pride and prestige of each party Both know
full well that neither violence nor military force
will solve the problem in fact, they know that
such recourse can lead only to problems of
much more terrifying magnitude.
The British government is principal
owner and operator of the Suez Canal under
q concession that expires in 1868, when it be-
comes Egyptian property. BY terms of 20-year
treaty signed in 1886, Britain was given the
responsibility for defense of the canal and the
privilege of Stationing troops in the zone for
that purpose. Actually, for one reason or an
other, British troops have been on Egyptian
territory since 1882 In 1946-47 and in 195O-51,
Anglo-Egyptian negotiations resulted in British
acceptance Of the principle of evacuation Of
its troops in the Suez area, but neither agree
ment was ratified or carried out. In 1851, Egypt
announced unilateral abrogation Of the 1896
treaty
The same principle of British evacuation
was recognized in the recently suspended con-
versationS but the breakdown came primarily
over the issue of whether 5000 or only 500
British technicianS need remain to operate the
canal facilities, and whether instructions for
these must be cleared through the Cairo gov
ernment. The exchange of belligerent state
mentS has now been followed by reported Egyp-
tian orders restricting movement of supplies
into the area.
AS practical matter Egypt probably lacks
the force to throw the British garrison and
civilian personnel out of the zone A long-term
economic blockade, however, through which the
British would be forced to move supplies and
non Egyptian labor personnel would place an
intolerable burden upon the base. Even more
Importantly the presence of hostile popula-
tion around the zone would reduce its utility
as a military installation to level of near
WorthleSSneSS.
To degree, both governments are prisoners
Of public sentiment The British have witnessed
with understandable resentment the decline OF
their power and prestige around the world In
the postwar years, mark both OF changing
times and of dwindling political f1nesse. The
Middle East is the last area in which their ira
ditional policies of imperialism have toothold
today. The Egyptians have undergone social
and political revolution in which the national
ism that has become so clearly force in so
many places has played large part. Each,
consequently finds it hard to yield in this issue
Basically, there Is a great community OF
interest between Britain and Egypt. It's deStruc-
ton now, either by violence or by permanent
estrangement, would have gravely damaging
consequences to both countries. In the larger
sense it could inflict equal or even greater
damage upon the world at large.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Taxpayers Loment

To Worried Parent" this is in re-
sponse to your worries concerning chill
dren not having sufficient school ia
cilitieS.
A little more effort and fewer hand
outs would supply what is needed at
present to correct many of the existing
evils. AS one not having attended high
school and making an effort for so
years to maintain myself and my family,
I am positively opposed to an increase
in taxes. My Montgomery County taxes
(aSsesseO are $472 on three acres of
land and f1ve-room house. What for?
I do not own an auto, have no children
In school, no fire protection, no sewer
age, no water. no police protection. ~
am just little worried as to Just
how long I can continue to pay for
other peoples benefits out of $139 a
month income, not being physically able
to do days work or qualified for a
temporary job.
Think little. Can you afford to
furnish your children with an educa-
ton and in addition pay for all the
unnecessary frills added? If you can
not, why expect the other fellow to do
so? for one am just fed up with high
taxes. What the people Of this country
are going to need pretty soon is $500
and an automobile to get in the poor
house.
' Out Of Debt.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Austria: Crucial Test

In moving to hold another four-power con-
ference in London to resume negotiations on an
Austrian treaty, Britain, France and the United
States have offered the leaders of the Soviet
Union golden opportunity to demonstrate that
there is more than mere empty verbiage in all
that they have been saying recently in behalf
of peace.
For if the Kremlin takes part in this con-
ference-which is scheduled to begin on May
27-it will be in position to act in way that
would go far to persuade the free world that
Soviet policy has undergone highly significant
change for the better since the death of Josef
Stain. To achieve such persuasion, all that
the Russian representative will have to do will
be to end the deliberate obstruction with which
the U. S. S. R., for more than six years past,
has denied to the Austrians the freedom and
independence solemnly pledged to them in
the Moscow Declaration of 1943.
Since We day, there have been more than
260 sessions at which representatives Of the
four powers have discussed treaty for Austria.
But agreement-des seeming very near at
times-has been rendered impossible by Soviet
nay-sayng and systematic display of stalling
tactics over relatively inconsequential points.
The reason for this has long been clear: The
Kremlin has not wanted to fulfill its 1943
pledge because to do so would oblige it to stop
milking the country's economy and to withdraw
Russian armed forces from Austrian territory.
More than that, the men of the Kremlin
have blocked an Austrian treaty because the
treaty would also require them to withdraw the
armed forces they maintain in Hungary and
Romania to safeguard their lines of communi-
cation to the Red occupation zone in Austria.
Stated another way, fulfillment of their
promises in the Moscow Declaration of 1943,
besides ending the economic take" of their
occupation, would necessitate their abandon
ment of the important military position they
now hold as far west as Vienna.
All this explains why the Russians have
vetoed an agreement on Austria However,
since the four powers last met to discuss the
issue-in early February-Stalin has died. and
his successors at the Kremlin have been speak
ing at great length of their desire for peace
promoting settlements The projected May q
conference thus confronts them with crucial
challenge and test. For if they are sincere, they
will act at that conference to back up their
soft wordS-as President Eisenhower has urged
with the concrete deed of signing an Austrian
treaty. There could be few better measures
Of their good faith.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Fires From Heaven

When youth has kindled into lenptn0
flame,
TomorroU,s dream toreDer reGppeGrs,
And hearts speak out in spirited Gc-
claim,
"These are the best-these are the
perfect years"
Then later as the red and roaring IRE
Burns NTH loiDer but more con-
stGnt OloiD,
Beyond each moment hearts do not
aspire:
These are the best years. n1elloD pas
StonS knoD.
But tDhen the tever and the fame are
spent,
And yesterday In cooling ashes lies.
The heart declares - learning tDhGt
peace has meant
"These years are best" Without nos
tGlgtc SighS.
SO life Is lived uhich no regret has
ndrred,
And fires from heapen leave the soul
HnchaTred.
Donno Diekey
Evening star., 1953-05-15
'PhoenixviIIe Story

Congratulations on the swell Job
Richard Fryklund did in 1.-THE Phoenix
vile Story
This was particularly tough assign
ment, because he was dealing with what
is probably the most important subject
in the world today-what is being done
in the political field in a calculated,
artificial manipulation of the brain, by
utilizing psychic and evangelical ap-
proaches in an upside down manner.
am sure that if the Russian Pavlov were
alive today, he would be the first to re-
coil in horror over the use made Of his
simple theories on the integration of
the whole man and his environment.
But this is another subject.
In addition, Fryklund was handling
a story that had a multitude of other
elements involved, ranging from the
controversial to the intricate.
This is a field in which the Commu-
niSts, with their Communist and
often even anti-C Communist blind, naive
or opportuniStic assistants, are exert
ing their utmost to confuse thinking,
and conceal the utter horror of their
brain washing and brain changing
techniQues from the common man.
Edward Hunter,
Author, Brain Washing
in Red China"
Port Washington, Long Island, N. Y.
It is incredible that we have men in
important policy y-making positions in
the Pentagon who would go so far off
the beam in the brain-washing Incl
dent of United States citizens who
had served in uniform and were re-
turned after untold hardships in prison
camps in Korea.
wonder who is to blame for this
crooked thinking? Does any one doubt
the alternative one has when a re-
volver is held at his head and told to
write down what is dictated, or be
shot? What kind of generals do we
have making decisions who can be so
blindly fooled by Communistic propa-
ganda2 II our country is being ''prc-
tected" by officers of this kind Of gull
libility, let's start all over again to
build up an intelligent force Of men
who can think out a decent plan for
meeting, shall we say, unusual prob
lens of the new warfare. Apparently,
the generals in the Pentagon need
brain washing, to wash out the old
warfare as taught at West Point and
to bring their thinking down to the
problems of modern warfare.
Bessie Marshall.
Evening star., 1953-05-15

least has seemed not to show an appre-
citation or understanding of our point
of view. President Eisenhower in one
of his speeches expressed concern about
the deterioration of the relations be-
tween the United States and the Arab
countries. This attitude of the United
States-the complete support Of Brit
ain-is the main reason for the de-
terioration. We Egyptians sincerely be-
lieve that the opportunity is ripe to
regain what the United States and the
Western allies have lost in this part
of the world; that it can be regained
by supporting our just cause. Say to
the British that they are wrong to stay
in the Suez Canal! Say it now before
it is too late! /. G. HI. IShak.
New Power Policy
On May 6. came back to the Ma
tion's Capital, anxious to see f1rSthand
what was happening in the field Of
farm programs, public power and other
matters that are of direct concern to
the farmers and businessmen who
serve agriculture by processing. dis
tributing and selling the products of
the American farm. have not re-
covered from the shock Of viewing the
wreckage.
The House action on the Interior
Departments power projects wrecked
the power supply program for 250,OO0
farmers in Oklahoma, Missouri, and
Arkansas. All new generating and
transmission facilities that directly
serve Rural Electrif1cation Administra-
ton co-ops were killed. This makes it
impossible to continue delivery of
wholesale power to the co-ops which
are now serving these farmers. It is
impossible at this time to count up the
damage that has been done, and REA
leaders are planning their next step in
a desperate battle to salvage some
thing out Of the wreckage when the bill
comes before the Senate.
The House vote wipes out construc-
ton on many power projects. This
includes Table Rock Dam in Missouri.
The new power policy is: "Give it to
the Private Utilities"
It seems that nothing short Of a
miracle can prevent our farm pro-
gram appropriation from being reduced
to q skeleton and our price support
programs are under fire from many
angles. Wall Streets view of what is
in store for farmers since the election
last November is aptly described in q
recent New York Times. It said, and
I quote, I'm reflection of the deteriora-
ton of the farmers position since
November, stocks Of companies linked
with agriculture have been losing
ground. Although 685 common stocks
issues rose during the first three
months Of 1853, every farm implement
stock went down. j. !. Case lost 1899
per cent. Every fertilizer stock went
down. International Chemical went
down 8.92 per cent :"
The unbelievable thing to me is that
these things are being done at the re-
quest Of the administration-an ad-
miniStration which promised 80 much
during the recent campaign.
George H. Christopher.
Evening star., 1953-05-15

the haphazard system Of q lump sum
appropriation by the Federal Govern
ment as its contribution to its financial
responsibility toward its own Capital
City-and return to the historic
method Of fixed percentage Of respon-
Sibility based upon the factors of
ground occupied and service rendered
by each governmental agency for the
other.
Their second problem is to solve the
rapid deterioration of the downtown
core Of Washington; to construct nec-
esSary storm water and sanitation sew
erage facilities; to provide needed
educational. health, welfare and recrea-
tional facilities: and to brake the flight
Of high-income families from Washing
ton to the contiguous counties Of Mary
land and Virginia. An equitable re-
development plan Of q one-third cash
payment, q one-third deferred pay
ment, and one-third Federal grant
has been proposed by an outstanding
committee Of Washington leaders, ably
headed by Frank Addison, has been
adopted by your Board Of Commission
ers. and is being supplemented by an
other group Of Washington leaders, ef-
fectively directed by John Reilly. This
program is must.
Their final task is to carry out the
mandate of Congress to reorganize the
government of the District of Columbia.
This they will do. Only the high sense
Of devotion to public service has made
it possible for the fine men and women
in our municipal government to do as
well as they have under an intolerable
organizational setup. Streamlined and
modernized, and under constant mana
gerial study, they will perform their
necessary functions more effectively.
and, I believe, more economically, in
the future.
Our Board Of Commissioners deserves
and needs your support in these three
important undertakings. Washington
is at the crossroads. AS the Capital City
of the greatest nation in the world, all
Americans are concerned with its fu-
ture, and no American would require
those of US who live here to do more
than our fair share in making that
future bright one. We must take our
case directly to them.
Evening star., 1953-05-15

floor in the NATo project, and he knows its
problems and its personalities better, perhaps,
than any one else. He is modest, tireless
worker, tactful and well versed in the political
and economic matters upon which the success
OF any modern military program depends. He
is the type of officer who serves as kind of
living refutation of slurring remarks about
"the BRASS" and If any commander can pull
the NATO chestnuts out of the fire, he will
do it.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Problem of Suez
Out Of Debt.

AS a sincere friend Of the Western
democracies. I am deeply concerned
about the way Britain and the United
States are handling the problem of the
SueZ Canal Negotiations between my
country and Britain have been going
on for long time. do not think that
we can afford any further delay in solv-
ing this problem because it will cause
grave harm, not only to my country but
to the Western democracies and all
peace-loving nations.
We ask for an immediate, uncondi-
tional evacuation of the British troops
from the Suez Canal. This is not be-
cause we have anti-British or anti
Western feelings. It is one of the
measures that must be taken to protect
our country and the interest of our
allies against a common enemy, COM
munism-an enemy which is gaining
support due to the unsettled conditions
in Egypt and all the Middle East.
The United States, our only hope,
has so far supported the British or at
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Lund-Buyinq for Parks

This is to register disagreement with
your editorial of May 8 approving the
restoration by the Senate Subcommit-
tee on appropriations of land-buying
funds for the planning commission.
I do not know how it is in Maryland
and Virginia, but in Square 140O of
the District they bought land in 1927
for its park values and it is still unirn-
proved and unkept. In 1882 they pro-
posed the Fort Drive, a scenic road, to
pass through. In 1910 they proposed
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Letters to The Star

to stress traffic and pipe down on
scenery. In 1852 they produce the
fantastic Modjeska and Masters six
lane highway.
Louis Cramtons voice was no doubt
potent in the matter, with his plea
that money is saved by buying now.
It was the same plea he used effectively
in 1880, when the Capper- -Cramton
Act passed It made sense then. It is
of doubtful validity now. MIR. Cramton
left Congress about 1882 and maybe
he has not kept up with fast-moving
affairs here.
Mary E. LaZenby.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. What is the size Of the largest tire
in commercial production?-W. r.
A. The tires for the BARC, an am
'phibious cargo vehicle Of the Army's
Transportation Corps, uses tires which
measure nearly 10 feet in diameter.
commercially.
@. How old was James Earle Fraser
when he created his famed statue OF
the weary Indian on his exhausted
horSe?-V. r.
A. Fraser was only II when he COM
pleted END of the Trail" He took the
model to Paris, won a 81 1000 prize for
it and won the attention of st. Gau-
dens.
@. Is it true that long-barrel shot.
gun will carry farther than short-
barrel one?-M. r.
A. According to the National Rifle
Association, the range of short-barrel
shotgun Is, for all practical purposes.
the same as that of long-barrel gun,
providing the caliber and load are the
same.
@. Did Gen. Eisenhower. in World
War II, receive title from the King OF
England?-T. A.
A. No. Gen. Eisenhower was made
an honorary Grand Commander Of the
Bath, and while this does not entitle
the holder to a title, it does give him
the privilege Of using the letters G. c. B.
after his name.
Evening star., 1953-05-15
Questions and Answers

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Evening star., 1953-05-15

Pen-nanaes may be used if letters carry
,Orite1s correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-12-15

so-ca11ed farm organizations most Of
whom are very little representative
of farmers. The most representative
farm organization we have is the
Association of Soil Conservation
Districts, whose membership is COM
posed entirely of farmer-ranchers
who are elected by their farmer
rancher neighbors to represent them.
Respectfully,
Raymond B. Reichelt
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-12-15

If farmer raises a surplus crop, he
should be allowed to carry it over
to apply on his next years quota.
He should supply his own storage.
This would stabilize the farmers
income and provide a farm-stored
reserve in event of national emer-
gency. This reserve could, at the
farmers discretion, be dumped on
the world market if such a two
price system is set up.
The support price must be tied
to our cost of production and be
at such level that it will provide
a decent living for the average
family from the amount of land that
will keep one man busy. This is a
very broad statement since some
land can keep good many men
busy and produce nothing, but I
believe my meaning is clear.
The tax burden of such a program
is insignificant when compared to
the cost to the nation of a material
reduction in the farmers buying
power.
Maintain Buying Power
1t should be readily apparent that
any great reduction in farm buying
power is almost certain to start a
deflationary spiral that will be very
difficult to check.
These are very briefly a few of
the things have on my mind.
am sure you are familiar with every
thing have said and I realize there
are many other angles to be con-
sidered which I am not in position
to know about, but I find it neces-
Sary for my own peace of mind to
get it off my chest. I know it is a
superhuman task to devise a pro-
gram that will satisfy all interests
involved, but hope you will keep
the interests of agriculture in mind
and not be swayed too much by
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-12-15
Letters to the Editor

Constructive letters on subjects Of general
rural interest will be published under this
heading space permits. Comparatively short
letters must necessarily be favored although
excerpts from longer letters may be used.
Letters must be signed, though only initials
will be used If requested. Montana Farmer
Stockman may may not agree with the
opinion expressed.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-12-15
State Wheat Farmers
Thoughts on Supports

The following is an open letter
sent TO Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson by Raymond 3.
Reichelt. Teton County wheat
farmer and district Soil Con-
servation official.
Ezra T. Benson, Secretary
us. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC.
Mr.. Secretary:
l am a wheat farmer almost ex-
cluSively and as such have become
quite concerned over some of your
statements regarding a revised farm
program. / believe you are sincerely
trying to develop a farm program
that will benefit all the people, and
that is fine, but I also feel the farmer
should not be Disseminated against
for the benefit of the people.
The farmer has done well in recent
years as has everyone else who is
willing to work. Many farmers even
enjoy the modern conveniences their
city brothers have taken for granted
for several generations. Is the
farmer not entitled to those things
modern civilization affords?
Recently you made a statement
advocating a price support program
set at a level to insure against loss
to the farmer. AS we all know the
support prices fix our market price.
Prices never fluctuate very far above
or below the support price. BY
inference then, it would seem YOU
feel the farmer should be content
just to break even.
Reasonable Assurance
Every year we have to invest
nearly all of our cash savings in
our crop and then hope it will rain,
hope it doesn't hail or insects or
disease take our crop. We never
know If we are going to collect any
wages until our crop is safely in
the bin and even then it is subject
to spoilage. Is it too much to ask
that we be assured a price for our
crop that will insure us a wage. COM
mensurate to our risk and labor?
We have already voted our will
hngness to accept production con-
trolls which must go hand in hand
with a price support program. Low
price support without production
controls will insure the largest wheat
surplus this nation has ever exper.
fenced. A free market, which ]
understand both you and the presi.
dent are sympathetic toward, would
break most wheat farmers in from
one to two years. They could never
develop a rapid enough or suffi
GENTLY unified production contro
to regulate the market. With higl
production costs insured by organ
lied labor and organized industr,
y we could not long survive a fre
market.
We must have production control
or control of the amount of produc
ton offered for market. The farme
is not organized. He cannot contrc
his own production, since he has n
way of penalizing his neighbors VIII
do not cooperate. The only organ
ization we have who can do the 10
is our Department of Agricultur,
Abandon Acreage Controls
feel that acreage controls shout
be abandoned and each farm
allowed to market its share ,
domestic consumption, based on pa
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Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-12-15
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