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Evening star., 1953-05-17

Americans Of how the British
manage to muddle through with
out a written constitution. But
each seems to. have done fairly
| well for a long time under its
own system and even contributed
something to democratic pro-
cesses in which the free world
is vitality interested"
Only Plaintive Cry.
But he observed "the time
seems inopportune for Mr.. Attlee
to rewrite United States funda-
mental law"
Prof. Rollin Posey, head of the
political science courses at
Northwestern University, said
Mr.. Attlee's complaint may well
be simply a plaintive cry reflect
ing Britain's loss of world lead
ership."
"Attlee is out of date in his
understanding of how our system
works." Prof. Posey stated. The
action of our Government in
Evening star., 1953-05-17
u S. Historians Blast Attee for Gibes at Constitution

ident ample power to conduct
foreign affairs. He is limited by
Senate confirmation of treaties
and congressional appropria-
tions in cases involving expendi-
ture of funds, DR.. Dowling
added.
DR.. Herbert Gambrell. chair
man of the history department
at Southern Methodist Univer-
sity at Dallas, observed that as
a sovereign nation Texas main
tained close and friendly rela-
tions with Queen Victoria's gov
ernment and under a somewhat
changed constitutional status
looks forward to similar relation
ships under Queen Elizabeth II.
DR.. Gambrell said there is
probably nothing more incom-
prehensible to the British than
the ability of the United States
to live under the restrictions of
its written constitution, unless
it is the incomprehensibility to
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Mother Asks President
To Help Find Sons Body
BY the Associated Press

CORAL GABLES, Fla, May
l6. A heart-broken m o h e r
today appealed to President Ell
senhower to help find the body
of her son, one of 46 persons
killed when an airliner plunged
into the Gulf of Mexico Febru-
ary IA.
Mrs. Richard H. Shaddick, sr.,
said searcherS had located an
object believed to be the planes
hulk. but the Navy refused to
provide diver to investigate.
LAS a father and a great hui
manitarian, could you please
help us in this effort" Mis-.
Shaddick said in a telegram to
the President.
The National Airlines DC-6
disappeared during a storm over
the Gulf while en- route from
Miami to New Orleans.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
| Dulles Warns Allies
Our Errors Can Give
Success 10 Soviets
by the AsSociotsd Press

Secretary of State Dulles said
yesterday Russia works con-
stantly to split the free world
and allied mistakes could make
that Communist campaign sue
cessful.
In statement, Mr.. Dulles
said the ability of free nations
to resist Red power and their
cooperation with us depend
upon their economic welfare as
determined by United States
tariff policy and other factors.
Mr.. Dulles. now in the Middle
East. expressed hope that pub
lice discussion during this week
which has been designated
World Trade Week" by Presi-
dent Eisenhower, would bring
understanding of the issues in
volved in foreign trade.
"Aim at Achilles Heel"
"Ihe Soviet leaders, past and
present, are aware of the close
relationship between our trade
policy and the Vests defense
effort" he said. "They have con-
sistently proceeded on the the
ory that economics is the free
worlds Achilles heel.
Stain and his successors have
predicted an inevitable trade
conflict between the nations of
the free world which will bring
in its wage the certain disinte-
grafton of free world unity and
the ultimate world triumph of
communism. More than that,
the Soviet Union is working con-
Stantly to encourage such a split
in the free world.
"The free world must prove
these predictions wrong. But we
cannot do so if we are blind to
the fact that the Communist
thesis includes some valid ele-
ments. We could be our own mis-
takes make the Soviet predic-
tionS come true"
Mr.. Dulles did not say speci-
fically what mistakes might pro-
duce such results. He did not ad-
vocate a course of action other
than public discussion. although
he recalled that President Eisen-
hover has proposed that spe-
cial commission work up recon-
mendations for a foreign eco
nomic policy.
Weeks Cites Opportunities.
In another statement on world
trade week, Secretary of Com
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military. but am quite sure
that when, as we all hope,
these immediate negotiations
for an armistice are concluded,
further settlement should not
be left exclusively in American
hands.
I am we'll aware that Amer
lea has made far the biggest
sacrifices in Korea; put I am
also we'll aware that she lays
herself open to unjustifiable
blame if she keeps everything
in her own hands because there
is a tendency to say. This is
American policy and not United
Nations policy"
1 am bound to say that I
have been disturbed lately at
the hanging on of these nego-
tiationS. The Prime Minister
said rightly that principles have
been agreed. but it seems to me
that there is good deal of
haggling. know that the Chi
nese did any amount of hag-
Cling. but saw in THE Times"
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Pressure Groups
In America Cited

Therefor. the Government
in America are not really mas
ter in their own house. Let us
remember, too, that Congress
is still made up Of people who
primarily represent the inter-
ests of particular State in the
Union. Pressure groups and in
terestS are very strong and,
further, the American admin
istration seems to be less inte-
grated than ours. President
Eisenhower makes a speech;
shortly thereafter the Secre-
tary of State Mr.. Dulles makes
a speech. which, I thought,
struck rather a different note.
We do find on occasions that
there is one policy being run by
the Treasury, another by the
State Department, and perhaps
another by the Pentagon.
A further point seems that
the American tradition is to
give their representatives over
seas a freer hand than we give
ours. and less direction. We
found rather the same in the
relationship, as compared with
our chiefs of staff's and our
commanders in the field, be-
tween the American chiefs
of staff and their generals in
the field. I am not complain
ing. 1t is just the American
tradition. Therefore, we find
that Gen. Harrison in the PAN
munjom negotiations, seems
to make observations on his
own bat, and even makes a
broadcast. One wants to face
these facts.
One of the facts of the world
situation is that the American
Constitution was framed for an
lSolationist State. Americans
did not want to have anything
to do with Europe. For many
years they had practically no
foreign policy, but I do not
think that that situation is
particularly we'll suited to a
time when America has be-
Evening star., 1953-05-17

munism in general, and there
is the strong influence of the
Chang Kai-shek lobby.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Extent of Mccarthy
Influence Questioned

During the Second World
War, President Roos Welt
showed himself a very great
man. He was also very great
politician and he managed to
work in" Congress to his de-
sires. I think that President
Truman very skillfully used to
buttress himself with two great
Senators. Senator Vandenberg
and Senator Connally.
But sometimes one finds that
Congress takes the bit between
its teeth and one sometimes
wonders who is the more pow
erful. the President or Senator
Mccarthy. The Prime Minister
said that one of the disadvan-
tages of dictatorship is that the
dictator is often dictated to by
others. One of the diSadvan-
tageS of the American system
OF democracy is that it is some
times hard to find where
effective power lies. Therefore,
I think that it is in the light
of these facts that one should
look at some of our problems.
All this has some reference to
the position of the negotiations
in Korea.
All my information is,
though I may be wrong, that
the Chinese want a settlement.
I believe that the United States
administration want a settle
ment The negotiations are in
the hands of the American
command on behalf of the
United Nations. But there are
elements in the United States
who do not want a settle
ment. It is just as well to
face that fact. There are peo-
pie who want an all-out war
with China and AGAINST c0m.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

! Korea, in short order. is the form
of action which could not pos
sibly be taken by an isolation
ist state.
II think Attlee should be re-
minded of Great Britain's re-
luctance to permit its military
forces to be integrated into the
! Western European defense COM
munity."
Prof. Charles Aikhen, teacher
of constitutional law in political
science at the University of CAL
ifornia, commented:
"Great Britain exists under a
kind of ministerial dictatorship.
AS long as ministries can main
tain a majority in the House OF
Commons, they can do pretty
much as they please. In other
words, the majority party makes
the decisions.
Prevents Snap Decisions.
I'm this country, however, Mr..
Eisenhower cannot operate that
way. Any decision made by the
administration must have the
support of the country. It is
impossible for the President to
make snap or binding decisions
without that support. The Prime
Minister in England is able to
commit his nation a lot further
and faster"
In Charlottesville. Va. Dean
F. D. G. Ribble of the University
of Virginias Law School, en-
phasized the difficulty of learning
in advance at a council table
whether the United States ulti-
mately will be a party to any
international agreement. Dean
Ribble, who is an authority on
constitutional law and a member
of the United States national
commission Tor UNESCO, said:
1T is often true that the ques-
ton of United States participa-
ton in international agreements
cannot be determined at the
council table but will ultimately
depend on domestic action.
THE President alone has power
in foreign affairs to speak for
the Nation, but the power to put
policy into effect is subject to
material limitations. Many de-
cisions of the President. even in
foreign affairs. will require ap-
preparation or other action by
Congress to make them effective.
For a treaty. the concurrence of
two thirds of the Senators is
necessary"
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Urges More Advisers
For Negotiations

I suggested. therefore. the
other day to the Prime Minis
ter that in these negotiations
it would be we'll if there were
other advisers from other
United Nations States con-
cerned. I did so not because I
am distruStful of the Ameri-
leans. but because 1 believe
that it would strengthen the
hands of the American admin
iStration.
America is the spokesman of
the United Nations and I be-
lieve that even in these nego-
tiations it would be useful if
there were present other men,
bers of the United Nations
concerned. I know that this is
a matter very largely for the
Evening star., 1953-05-17

FOLO1Ctlg Is an excerpt from
Clement Attlee'S speech in the
House of Commons last Tues
day coUering his remarks about
the government and policies
OF the United States, Which
aroused bitter congressional
criticism:
1t is worth while saying a
few words about the United
States and about American
policy. I hope they will cause
no offense. I hope that no one
will suggest that I am in any
way anti-American. I have
very many friends in America
and I worked in great harmony
with President Truman and
his advisers. I am very cons
cious of all that the Americans
have done for the world, be-
sides in the war. Nor do wish
to attack the American Consti-
tuition. I merely want to state
some facts which do not always
seem to be apprehended. Let
me begin with a contrast.
The Prime Minister comes to
the House and states his policy.
1t is the policy of the govern
ment. He can, if he wishes.
get a vote in this House in
support Of it or he can, as in
this debate. be satisfied with
the great measure of support
on both sides. That policy is
government policy and will be
carried out by ministers and by
officials.
Look on the other side. Pres
ident Eisenhower makes a great
speech. 1t is the Presidents
speech. He speaks for1the ad-
miniStration, but in America
power is divided between the
administration and Congress.
For instance, the sadministra-
tion may desire to spend so
many millions in support
whether of ornaments or some
other object. but Congress may
cut it down by several millions
of dollars. The administration
may wish to encourage our ex-
port to the United States, but,
as in the case of the Chief
Joseph Dam. influences frus-
trate the administrations pol
icy.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

merce Weeks said there are
many opportunities for increas-
ing American prosperity ana
strengthening the free world
through global trade"
Mr.. Weeks, reporting last
years exports were valued at SIS
billion. imports at SLOT billion
and "reassuring" prospects for
1853, said:
"As the economic systems of
our friends overseas are i'm
proved through world trade
they will have less reason for
American aid, which now comes
from American taxpayers. World
trade promotes unity and peace
economic health removes the
causes Of despair, decline and iii
will. 1t holsters security against
aggression"
Evening star., 1953-05-17
New Jersey Jet Pilot
Killed in Florida Crash
By the Asseeioted Press

PANAMA CITY, Fla. May 16.
The Air Force today identified
a Tyndall Air Force Base pilot
killed in the crash of an F-80
Shooting Star" near here Friday
as End 1t. Douglas P. Curley of
Upper Montclair, N. j.
1t. Curley died when the plane
fell about five miles northwest of
Mexico Beach while on a training
mission.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Here Are the AttIee Words
Arousing All the Criticism

come the strongest State in
the world and has to give a
lead.
I am not in any way critici-
zing the Americans or the Con-
stitution. / am endeavoling
to state facts. because I think
that people often are, mislead
and there are misunderstand-
ings and disappointments be-
cause we do not understand
the American Constitution.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Commerce Bond to PIoy

The Commerce Department
Band will present its annual
spring concert at 8:15 pm. to-
morrow in the departments s
auditorium Fourteenth and E
streets NV.
Evening star., 1953-03-20
This and That !.

that it would be almost unthinkable to
put out book without one. The covers
do, of course, do what their title indi-
Gates they will do! They keep dust of
the hard covers beneath.
I'm doing so, however, they hide the
beauty and change Of pace Of the COW
ers as the publishers dream them up.
.tT have been amazed at the variety.
color and artistry of the cloth covers
of my various books
'T make it a practice, when secure
a new book. to remove the paper jacket
to look at the book as the publisher
designed it, and have often been struck
by how fine many Of them are, but I
did not dream that the effect in my
rooms would be so much better.
"Not only are they more colorful, but
the various cloths, in their texture, af-
ford satisfaction that no paper dust
cover can. Then. too, so often these
covers are on the fiaShy side, even on
expensive books.
II any hooklover wants to see the
best that publishers and artists can de-
sign. he should by all means remove the
dust jackets.
IT would not advocate throwing them
away. They are always desirable when
reading book, or in that extreme case.
in loaning it to friend.
''I put the jackets in the case behind
the books. This gets them out Of the
way, They are still there, however, in
case Of need, whereas II disposed Of.
Evening star., 1953-03-20
"R STREET.

~ - 1b1jG1 ~
Dear Sir:
"You sometimes carry articles about
books and reading in general, so want
to tell you about discovery OF mine.
have been much puzzled by the mil
dewing of my various books, which.
keep in open cases.
"TheSe cases. as every one knows
nowadays. are regarded as having dec
orative value. In fact, in one of my
wife's woman's magazines, found an
article about new wall paper which
Is made of fake books in fake cases!
'From the color photo. the new book
paper is rather good looking. Evidently
it is not exactly intended to fool any
body, but is just used around the walls
and beneath windows to give feeling
Of speciousneSs and cultural intentions
80 my books have mildew. and at
last think have discovered why:
"It is due to the dust covers. which
hold moisture against the cover. and
give darkness as well as lack OF air
motion. 4
"I have, therefore, removed all my
covers from all my books, and hope, to
be free from the nuisance. Do you
think this will work?
Much to my surprise, I find that !
like my rather good collection much
better than I did before. The dust
cover, as it is widely known. has be-
come so much part OF the book trade
Evening star., 1953-03-20
Arlington Affairs

The Star dignified Charles w. Carters
latest diatribe by giving 1t top position
in the letters column and illustrating it
with a handsome picture of Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy.
This particular letter of Mr.. Carter's
had no more than his usual quota Of
misinformation and innuendo. But two
of his mistatementS. at least, ought to be
corrected.
The two misstatements. are:
/. His reference to the Arlington
Parent Teacher Association" and "its
Buy in Washington movement" The
fact is that the Arlington PTA council
has never even discussed a BUY in
Washington" movement, much less in
dorsed any such action. Mr.. Carter
could have found this out by asking any
PTA official before writing his letter.
@. His statement that individual par
ents are not given access" to what he
calls dubious text and reference books"
The fact is that all books in use in the
Arlington schools are on display for
public inspection at all times at the
school board offices on Quincy street.
Mr.. Carter could have discovered this
too, by asking any official of the school
system.
One final comment. Ever since the
people of Arlington won the right to
elect their own school board members,
Evening star., 1953-03-20
BY Charles E. TroceweN

no sooner are they gone than one
wants them.
'The main good, however, will come
this summer, when there will be less
mildew, hope.
IF there is not less fungus, will
put the covers back on again.
Very truly yours, j. F. L."
Who remembers when books came
without dust jackets?
It was only after World War I, as we
recall. that the paper jacket became
standard on all types of books.
Before that, even school books had
to have protective covers made for
them. School children were urged to
make sturdy covers out OF thick paper.
The formal dust jacket gave such
wonderful scope to artists that in time
the jacket actually came to stand for
the book, to represent it in scores of
literary reviews.
Jackets also gave full play to the
"blurb," an Office written recommends
ton, in which such words as colossal -
wonderful" and magnificent" throw
their weight around.
Humid Washington summers play
havoc with certain types Of cloth covers.
Even with the jackets taken OF. books
should be removed from cases at least
once month, and allowed to air, and
mildew should be taken OF with soft
tissues (dry) between the covers and
the leaves, front and back.
Evening star., 1953-03-20
The Postmun's Uniform

would like to answer "Emcee" who
wrote February Is criticizing mail car
riers' attire in Arlington, Va. United
States letter carriers are not furnished
uniforms as "Emcee" must think. They
have to buy their own. The only thing
furnished are the straps for bundling
the mail and the mail bag.
A uniform takes real beating from
the weather and the rubbing mail
sack. A uniform costs about 500 dol
lars and If good care is taken Of it..
the uniform may last three years. So.
with the low salaries of postal en-
ployes, it is almost impossible for car
riers with large families to purchase
a new uniform when they need it.
Also, of some 125 letter carriers in
Arlington, about so Of them have in
definite temporary status and can be
dismissed at any time. Naturally
they are not going to lay out $75 or
500 for uniform. The National AS
ISOLATION of Letter Carriers has been
campaigning to have the Post Office
pay for letter carriers uniforms but
so far has not been successful, And
until they are "Emcee." you viii have
letter carriers that are not what you
call neat.
Francis L. Pielman.
Evening star., 1953-03-20
Spring in q Big City

Ironically, the worlds largest community
of frustrated farmers is penned up on the
worlds largest hunk of asphalt. So the Park
Department of New York City, where spring
also arrives today, reminded the towns would-be
planters the other day that now's good time
to set out trees. The department, 1t seems
recognizes the inherent longing in all men,
even sophisticated New Workers. for return
to the soil.
Now tree on many blocks of Manhattan
Island is pretty rare. One of the obvious rea-
sons, of course, is that the soil is good ways
down. But there are other reasons not so
apparent. For one, you have to have SIS before
you can plant tree in the Big City. And not
even Joyce Kilmer could have set out one
without a department permit
You cannot just drive outside the city, cut
q Sapling and bring it back to grace little
plot of dirt. Nothing as simple as that. First,
you apply for a permit at one of five depart
ment Offices. The $75 is for the permit and the
tree Next, you make arrangements with what
the department calls reputable" firm to do
the actual planting Then, team Of experts
from the department comes around to study
your site. Finally, at this point, you are ready
to call in the reputable firm.
This procedure, of course, does not make
you much of tree farmer. Rather, you are
sort of sponsor for the tree. But once it is
Evening star., 1953-03-20

up, It's sponsor does not have to worry about 1t
any more. From there on out, the department
will take care Of it. And, the department says,
with luck the tree should live for half century.
Luck with trees in New York, however, does
not mean just considering the elements. There
is also the risk some city authority will con-
denim the timberland for a new parkway, thus
setting bulldozers against the tree. Then, If
the tree is near the street, there is the added
danger of the city's fleet taxicabs. But at
least, you are guaranteed by the department
that your tree will last for whole year-if
It's planted under department guidance Spring
is beautiful time indeed, in the City Of New
York.
Evening star., 1953-03-20
Our SIum Problem

The Star deserves warm praise for
running the excellent series by Miss
Miriam Gutenberg regarding the dupli-
cation Of effort on the part of various
city inspection agencies. These articles
were very informative material for use
by citizens groups who are at work on
the very problem spotlighted by The
Star.
The Women's Group for Better Hous-
ing, sponsored by the Washington Hous-
ing Association, is composed Of active
women volunteers who are concerned
with the problem of rehabilitatable
slums in Washington and the ineffective
enforcement procedure in administering
these conflicting and overlapping regu-
lations. We intend to do something
about getting comprehensive and
reasonable housing code and vigorous
enforcement of that code by our city
Evening star., 1953-03-20
Unintimidoted Witness

Our hearts leaped up with pride to
see Reed Harris dare to speak his mind
to Senator Mccarthy. Too often we
have watched men stand in meek abey-
ance while the Grand Inquisitor ground
their faces in the dirt with innuendo,
misquotation, and bald prevarication.
Thank heavens someone has the nerve
to hold his ground.
This is the spirit we have been miss
ing. Men do not have to be apologize
when defending ideas they once held.
It is no sin to have personally exam
ined communism. Who holds democra-
cy most firm. the man who has looked
at communism and rejected it. or the
one who never saw it at all? It is far
better to select democracy intelligently
than to hold it on blind faith.
M. L. King.
After reading and rereading Thomas
Stokes March column, Mccarthy
Meets His Match" and having watched
on TV both the United Nations and
Senator McCarthy's Government OPP
erations Committee" feel obliged to
write my observations.
Mr.. Stokes said lot but didn't give
us much information. I quote him:
1.-THE refusal to permit witness to
speak for himself to stif1e him,
bullyrag him" heard Senator Nc
Carthy tell Reed Harris he could get
whatever witnesses he wanted and
have all the time that he needed, even
If it took three weeks.
For the good of the country let us
have more of these investigations
.... ID. r.
Reed Harris is 100 per cent right. In
1882 thousands of young men were
unsettled in their thinking. A world