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Evening star., 1953-09-17
Mr.. Lawrence Commended

Roses to David Lawrence! I think
the article entitled "IS Stevenson on
Wrong Track" is an excellent one. If
people would read it and other calm,
intelligent thoughts perhaps the Ma
tion could find greater strength than
it has even now.
Some of us feel, indeed many Of us,
that the popularity Of our country
would be improved if its Spokesmen
acted with some dignity and a lot
more respect for us. who do in one
way or another pay their salaries. The
raging and ranting and wild kicking
of Senator Mccarthy seem the most
dangerous force on the home front and
it therefore must have somewhat SIM
liar effect abroad. ....
Why not let the FBI handle the Reds
that may be plaguing us? Why not
stop giving free, front-page advertising
to Mccarthy and his frequent fits and
spasmS?
... Jeanne Tully.
Your top columnist, David Lawrence,
makes a contribution of great value
to clear thinking in his criticism Of
Adlai Stevenson and his careless bandy-
ing of the word communism" and its
widely-touted menace
Unfortunately, however, Stevenson is
by no means alone in this superficial
recklessneSs. On the contrary it has
been common practice among writers,
teachers, commentators and the gen.
eral run, but one expects something
more than such slovenly thinking from
&% L.o Nf k11n
United States.
The simple truth is that there is no
such thing as communism" never has
been and never will be because its i'm
plications violate the fundamental basis
of individualistic mankind. Mr.. Law
renee does it too much honor in even
designating it as philosophy. Philos-
ophy or not, it does not exist. It GER
tainly does not exist in Russia. On the
contrary Russia is less "communistic"
today than it was in 1917 when the
BolSheviStS took over.
But there are thugs and deSperadoes,
not to say lunkheads, crackpotS, and
fuzzy brains who cali themselves Com
muniStS. Here we have definite entities
something concrete that we can in
vestigate, evaluate and talk about.
Whether they constitute menace or
not is matter of opinion. Surely, they
are not growing in strength in this
country. According to many first-hand
reports they are not considered men
ace in Western Europe. If they are
menace, we made them SO by coddling
them and treating them as allies. That
being the case, they will cease to be
so when we cease to coddle them and
associate with them as peers in the
United Nations and otherwise.
Quite aside from what these Marx
ian madmen might like to do, there are
Evening star., 1953-09-17
This and That

communities that as talk increases in
some places, it declines in others.
The mother stood in front of the
shopping center.
She was looking off into the distance.
and she said, my little Mary went to
school today"
For the first time?" brightly smiled
another.
For the first time" the mother
nodded, wistfully. There was bit OF
a hurt look. somehow, around the
corners of her mouth.
Not for the world, evidently (the
domestic world represented by the other
women present), would she have ad-
mitted that she was slightly afraid.
How could she fear?
How can any one, living in the threat
of the hydrogen bomb, fear in ordinary
life?
The answer is, of course, that one
does, just the same.
It is in all animal life to fear, not
only the arrow that f1ieth by daylight,
but the dreams of the night. and the
sudden sound, and the awful conclusion.
And there are thousands of little
fears, with their own sounds and con-
cussions. Some persons fear germs, and
wash their hands, and usually fail to
wash enough.
Some fear the boss coming to dinner,
or dread diseases, and the state Of the
Nation.
Some fear strange men across the
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Green Thumb

Tall John tDas friend to all the orotD-
ing things 4 Ia.E
And aUhen he planted itis<Gnd fern
lace
Beside the phIor and hollyhock, all
Strove
Among themselves 10 OroiD iDtth
speed and grace.
A happy man iDdS he among his plants
But happier still Dhen his small girl
and boy
Came near to match him plant. or
graft, or trim
And happier when they Sho,Ded their
childish joy.
The big 1Ddr came and he 11dS called
at once.
His last tDork iUdS to plant bush
beside
The northern tpindow OF his children's
room.
The root tDaS of hardy stock, toeH
tried.
The bush oreU tall and strong tCtth
branches spread.
"ItS outline is q shield" the net0hbors
said.
Emory c. Pherr
Evening star., 1953-09-17
PUTTING a Date on Stonehenqe

few months ago Professor w. F. Libby of
the University of Chicago, applying the so-called
carbon test" to a small piece of burnt wood
from it's site on Salisbury Plain, estimated that
Stonehenge dates back to 1848 B. c., plus or
minus 275 years. Now that theory has been
repeated against an astronomical background by
Michael Gareth Llewelyn, who, writing in the
magazine Britain Today for September, says
"the orientation of the monument"-the lineal
relation of the Slaughter Stone, the Avenue, the
Hele Stone and the rising sun on Midsummer
Day-"agrees to a remarkable extent with the
archaeological evidence that the original Stone
henge is nearly 1000 years DID,"
But it does not follow that the famous ruin
"has been put into it's right era" and that
nothing remains for future scientists to do
except elaborate the general conclusions into
the essential detail"-namely, the exact date.
Stonehenge is just as much a mystery as ever.
Sir Norman Lockyer half century ago labored
over the orientation problem and reached 1880
B. C.. as the probable time Of the monuments
building, with possible error of 200 years each
way" But fellow astronomers retorted that
his direction chosen for the Avenue is purely
arbitrary" and Sir Norman himself modified
his views"
= The difficulties encountered by all the
theorists is that Stonehenge does not conform
Nothing currently on the site has any latter day
duplication anywhere. The resemblances to
monolithic edfces in Egypt Crete Greece,
Mexico, Peru and South Africa which visitors
to Salisbury Plain invariably notice ancient
in character. not common in the Christian era
to which living generations belong. This, of
course, is true of all primitive stone designs
wherever they may be found. To Judge them
by our standards or patterns obviously is not
scientific.
Mr.. Llewelyn may be correct in his sug-
gestion that Stonehenge is temple calendar"
But it also as logically may have been civic
center, capitol, gathering place for pre-
historic British democracy. The idea that it
must have been religious establishment or
institution started with lingo Jones, the cele-
brated architect, who thought it was Roman,
and was adopted by William Stukeley, an
equally creditable antiquarian, who thought it
was only one of many Druid places of worship.
Nobody really knows what it was and that is
merely single aspect of the overall question
of Stonehenge-a challenge as fascinating now
as ever it was in the past.
With the new shorts, long woolen stockings,
necktie and jacket the up-to-date businessman
can be as uncomfortable as ever. and look
funnier.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
That's the Law Of OurLo

TOUTY OLD BEN FRANKLIN was
~ there. So was aquiline-nosed
George Washington, magnificent in
black velvet, shiny ceremonial sword
at his side. The hero of the Revolution
had tried to beg of because Of a
rheumatic complaint" in his shoulder,
but at the last minute he shrugged it
of and came anyway.
Also from Virginia came brilliant
young lawyer James Madison and Gov.
Edmund Randolph. Pennsylvania had
sent wealthy Gouverneur Morris and
the stubborn Scottish legalist James
Wilson.
IF all the delegates named for this
Philadelphia convention are present."
gushed French diplomatic observer,
zone will never have seen, even in
Europe. an assembly more respectable
for talent, knowledge, disinterestedness
and patriotism
But lot of familiar faces were miss
sing. Firebrand Patrick Henry would
have no part of the Philadelphia de-
liberationS. OF to Paris on a mission
of state had gone Thomas Jefferson.
John Adams was in England as Ameri-
can Minister, and incendiaries Tom
Paine and Samuel Adams had been
passed over by their State legislatures.
It was the second Monday in May,
1877, when the constitutional conven-
ton opened. In technical sense it was
not even convention, but merely an
advisory body to the Continental Con-
gress. Alexander Hamilton had sounded
the keynote for the assembly.
Elected delegates from the 13 colo
nies, rent by political and economic
pickering under the tenuous Articles of
Confederation. were going to consider
the situation of the United States and
''to devise such further provisions as
shall seem to them necessary to render
the Constitution of the Federal Govern
ment adequate to the exigencies Of the
Union"
Four months later-on September
II, 1787-an but three of the assembled
delegates, representing IL States, signed
the parchment that was the Constitu-
tion of the United States. It became
the law of the land a year later when
a majority of the States ratified the
social contract that symbolizes and
gives articulation to our internal self
determination and serves to limit the
political power Of the Federal Govern
ment.
The Constitution of the United States
Evening star., 1953-09-17

is the oldest written national constitu-
ton now in force. Many of its princi-
Piles and provisions have been followed
by the constitutions of other nations.
Not all constitutions are written.
That of the United Kingdom, for ex-
ample, is not. Rather, such documents
as the Magma Charta (1215), Habeas
Corpus Act Of 1910, Bill Of Rights
(1680, and the Parliament Act of
1911 serve as the British constitution.
OF a total Of SO nations, IS, or 80
per cent, have written constitutions
intended as form of government and
defining functions and powers Of the
legislative, executive and judicial Or
ganS.
In the United States, Great Britain
and France. whether principles of gov
ernment are written or unwritten, it
is assumed they stand above any ruler
or government and must be obeyed by
them. This is not true in Soviet Rus
sia, however, where there is no subor-
dination Of government to law in the
Anglo American tradition.
Surprisingly enough, 40 per cent Of
all national constitutions are less than
five years old; As per cent are less than
10, and 10 per cent less than 25.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Dr.. KinseY Nothing New

Laura K. Pollock's witty derision of
the Kinsey report, printed September
10, gave us blushing males a real
chuckle. She thinks zoologist DR.. Kin
seys ,goat-collection of sex gossip is
strictly for the birds. It is a shame
she libeled the birds. Most of them
stick to one mate at time. Perhaps
she meant the pronliScuouS rooster
whose proximity to mans domicile may
have given him his polygamous philos-
ophy. But seriously think we fathers
should stand up and be counted when
pseudo science attempts to erode the
sex ideals we strive to implant in
our sons and daughters. My knowl-
edge of the Kinsey reports is from
reading the raves appearing in the
press. Two impressions seem to sur
vive reading scientific smut in the form
of Gallup poll below the ears: People
are more sinful than you think; and.
if you have jungle urge, it is hypo-
critical to discipline it.
Twenty centuries before DR.. Kinsey,
a man named Jesus revealed the truth
about our sex behavior. A woman
caught in the act of adultery was
thrown at the feet of Jesus for judg-
ment. The law of Moses decreed death
by stoning. But Jesus looking into the
hearts of her accusers, challenged: LET
him without sin cast the first stone" :"
And the Bibles report on the sex life
of the ancients, tells us even the
sanctimonious departed.
But Jesus didn't stop at reminding
the righteous that all of us are deviates
and violators of Gods ideal about sex
behavior. He expressed that ideal in
terms that always will leave us prayer
fully seeking perfection we will never
attain. Lisen to His words: "But say
unto you, that whosoever looketh upon
a woman to lust after her hath COM
mitted adultery with her already in his
heart"
There is nothing new in the Kinsey
reports. The only new thing is our
need of rededication to an ideal that
will survive the iconoclasm Of all the
Kinseys since Babylon.
Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
X
Referring to Laura K. Pollock Gre
her letter published in The Star, Sep
tember 10). I don't like to appear
pedantic-nor is it my purpose to
quibble on terms-but, really, the study
of animal sex habits whether those OF
Evening star., 1953-09-17
By Charles E. TroceWeN

seas. We no longer luxuriate In home
grown fears. the imitation Hitlers of
the private and public life, but wonder
about those in far-off places, too.
When the bright teen-agers were
locked in the elevator of the Washing
ton Monument, they suddenly went to
pieces as thoroughly as young women
ever did. They even tainted.
"She went all by herself?" questioned
one woman.
'Yes," nodded the mother, proudly.
"She went all by herself"
She stood slightly on tiptoes, to see
over the top of the hill, which was an
impossibility; but nothing is impossible
to mothers, they say.
"I think she ought to be coming
along" she said.
why. not yet" said friend. "It is
only noon"
II think she will be coming along
now," said the mother, hopefully.
Nobody else could see anything, but
suddenly the mother said, There she
isl" No one else could see any one.
There she isl" she cried again, and
with joy stood to her full height. Sure
enough, a small neat white hat ap-
peared over the rise,
Then a little girl, all dressed in her
best, came plainly into view. She waved
gayly.
"She was so proud" smiled the
mother. 'T had to let her go alone. But
I'm glad she's back again"
Evening star., 1953-09-17
The Amazing McNomoro Case

No better example of the Importance of
congressional inquiries into Communist intiltra-
tion of the Government could be had than the
amazing case of James Mcnamara. Until
Thursday of last week Mr.. Mcnamara had been
Federal Commissioner of Cancellation at Gin
cinnati, Ohio. He resigned after being sub
poenaed for questioning by the House Commit
tee on Un-American Activities. This week he
told the committee that he might" have paid
dues to the Communist Party and that Il
suppose would say was a Communist Party
member. If can belong to a church and not
believe what it teaches, then l was member
of the Communist Party"
The astonishing aspect of the Mcnamara
case is that this man had no difficulty in landing
key job with the Mediation and Cancellation
Service within short time of his custer in
1912 from the vice presidency of the Hotel
and Restaurant Employees and BartenderS'
International Union (AFL) during an anti
Communist purge of the union, and that he
succeeded in convincing a departmental board
of his loyalty, despite adverse FBI evidence.
The committee made public part Of post
audit report by Loyalty Review Board exam
liner severely criticizing the lower loyalty board
for giving this clearance. The report included
this comment: 1.-THE evidence is most conclusive
on membership in the Communist Party. A
studied consideration of the entire file leaves
the impression that the action of the agency
loyalty board was merely token compliance
with the appropriate procedures. The finding
favorable to the employe is contrary to the
evidence in the case"
Here is another case in which the best
efforts of the FBI to rid the Federal establish
ment of suspected Reds were frustrated by
failure of departmental officials to take proper
action on the information given to them. 1t
shows again why the FBI cannot do the whole
anti-subversion job alone and why congress
sional Investigations have vital place in the
overall loyalty cleanup.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
For Administration Only

If the final District reorganization plan is
carried out along the lines promised by the
Commissioners, it should work out to the ad-
vantage of all concerned, including the public.
This plan brings all of the 19 professional and
occupational licensing boards under central
administrative director, responsible to the Com
misSionerS. AS long as the Commissioners and
Director CogSwell stick to the announced policy
of keeping hands off the regulatory functions of
the boards no difficulties with the new Setup
are likely.
Members of the boards were unanimous in
opposing the proposed Capitalization. They
expressed fears that the plan would open the
way for official meddling with the licensing,
registration and other regulatory duties Of the
boards. Such meddling would be dangerous.
The boards exercising controls over such varied
occupations and professions as barbering, phar-
macy, plumbing and medicine, are particularly
well qualified to do their work, as their men,
bers are experts in their respective fields. Few
Of them are experts in administration, however
and that is where the reorganization should be
helpful to the boards.
Under the plan, the administrative opera
tions of the boards will be co-ordinated under
the director of a new Department of Occupa-
tionS and Professions. This arrangement is in
accord with the trend in other large cities, it's
advocates have asserted. While there may be
no economies diScernible at first, more efficient
administration may be expected to result in
better service to the trades and professions af-
fected. The boards are self-supporting, in that
they pay expenses out of fees derived from
licensing and registration activities.
The Importance of the work done by these
boards is incalculable. They are the publics
bulwark against incompetent, unethical and
fraudulent craftsmen and professional men in
many lines of work. The Commissioners are
right in holding that the boards should be free
of official interference with their specialized
assignments. a17-~-~
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Agrees With American Leoion

More power to the Legionnaires; I,
too, question the sincerity of the Com
munistS at the peace negotiations. It
appears to me that world peace could
not in any way further the cause of
communism. It would rather deter the
advance Of said "cause." Il use the
word "cause" very literally in this
caSe.)
must agree also with the resolution
to use force, if necessary, to drive the
Communists out of North Korea. AS
long as the Communists remain, there
can be no free choice Of the type of
government. Communism cannot exist
throughout a nation without totalitar-
ianiSm.
The American Legion and also see
eye-to-eye where the U. N. is con-
ce4ned. They called it ineffective as
an instrument for world peace" I call
it "as useless as the League Of Ma
tions." The world of today should be
divided into two leagues: % Those
who favor freedom of the individual,
and (2) those who favor suppression Of
the masses. This would give everyone
a true picture of what the world has
to offer.
E. G. Jewell, jr.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Pe1a-11an1eS may be used If letters carry
1OriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

giraffes, bats, whales, or human beings
is geological. The failure to recognize
the field of human zoology is basic to
many of the psychological ills of our
time. If you, for example, were to
study seriously and effectively the sex
habits of your species. you might pos
sibly learn little something about
you, which would advance you beyond
SO per cent of the population on the
road of intended, but horribly delayed,
human progress.
DR.. Kinsey's efforts alone, of course,
are insufficient and may well come too
late. The application of great many
brilliant minds to the mysteries
of human behavior, still urgently is
needed. In the meantime, let's be
grateful to the good zoologist; he's Just
trying. to help us beasts be human.
w. RiSSO.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
a
Henry Hntermeses "signing of the Constitution


More than half Of the nations of
the world describe their form of gov
ernment as republic. About a quar-
ter picture themselves in their consti-
tutions as monarchies. kingdoms, en-
pires or principalities. Seven are do
minions or commonwealthS.
Two main concepts dealing with the
sources of sovereign power underlie the
constitutions of nations. Fifty-nine
nationS-with 80 per cent of the worlds
population-concede that sovereignty
rests in the people. The remainder
maintain sovereign power resides joint
ly in the people and the sovereign.
Rights of the people in most writ
ten constitutions relate to assembly and
associations, conscience and religion, in
volatility of correspondence and domi-
cile, education, equality, health and
motherhood, individual liberty. fair
legal process, right of petition, right to
work, freedom of speech and the press,
and the non-retroactivity of law.
Our own solemn compact contains
all these provisions-proof positive of
the Anglo American solicitude for the
individual, philosophy of government
antagonistic to the authoritarians in
the world.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Mr.. Everett's Views Approved

article questioning the accuracy of the
Kinsey report by Ray H. Everett, ex-
ecutive secretary of the District Social
Hygiene Society. He expresses my own
convictions that American women, as
a whole, cannot be judged by the group
selected by Dr. Kinsey for his report.
I only regret that you saw fit to bury
Mr.. Everett's article on Page 7. whereas
DR.. Kinsey's article merited page one,
in your estimation. The way the press
has swallowed such sexy rot is more
than can understand. Are you trying
to degrade American moral standards?
Mrs. Charles T. Mcdonald.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
| etters to The Star.

insurmountable difficulties in their
path, one of the chief being that they
cannot count on the cooperation of
even their own rank and file in any
aggressive excursion.
This does not mean that we should
let down our guard, but it certainly
means that there is nothing to be
afraid of.
Ellis n JOneS
Evening star., 1953-09-17

some very important questions will remain
unanswered How will the Government recoup
the nearly So billion loss in revenue which it
faces as result of expiring taxes? Mr.. Reed
indicates that he is against any kind of new
tax. Does this mean that economies must be
instituted at the price of sabotaging the ma
tional defense, or does 1t mean that the outlook
is for newer and bigger deficits?
Evening star., 1953-09-17
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

O.. Is it true that Gen. Smedley D.
Butler was twice awarded the Con-
gressional Medal of HonorP-C. S. w.
A. Yes. Gen. Butler, of the United
States Marine Corps, was awarded the
medal in 1914 following the capture Of
Vera Cruz. Mexico. and in 1917 fol-
lowing the capture of Fort Riviere,
Haiti.
Evening star., 1953-09-17
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question
of fact by writing The Evening Star Informa-
tion Bureau. 1900 street NV, Washington 8,
Evening star., 1953-09-17

@. Which French King was called
"the debonair?"-J. H. M.
A. Louis I, son Of Charlemagne, was
called lie Debonnaire" because of his
good nature, and was also called "The
Pious."
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1953-01-29
Summerfield Assn
To Hold Meeting
Home And School To
Feature Program

The Summerfield Home and
School Association will meet on
Monday evening, February 2 at
7:3O in the high school building.
Floyd Yost, of Wheeling, w.
Va, will be a guest at this meet
ing and will entertain the group.
Another feature planned for
the evening will be Marionettc
show. Mrs. Ruth McGinnis will
demonstrate the use of Marion
cites in teaching and correlating
of various subjects.
A play "The Princess And The
Frog written for Marionettes will
be presented on miniature stage
used in the class room by the
pupils.
Marionette characters in the
play are Witch" Elaine Philpot:
Frog" Bill Thomas; prince"
Virgil Thompson; king" Johnny
Warner and Princess" Louise
Dodds. The stage manager will
be Charles Reed.
Other features will be dance
"Bimbo, the Clown" by Sylvia
King and vocal trio Lonely
Little Petunia," Elaine Philpot;
Vivian Moore and Carolyn
Franklin.