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Evening star., 1953-06-30
Mr.. Deans Contribution

To-day, as he rettreS to private life, Chair
man Gordon Dean Of the Atomic Energy Com
mission well deserves the thanks Of the Ma
ton. During his tenure as the Aces top di-
rector-a job he took over in July, 1850, after
more than year of service as one of the
agencys hve regular members-the United
States has carried out tremendous program.
Of expansion and experiment in the field of
nuc1ear power and he is to be credited in
large measure for all the success that has been
achieved for both military and non-military
purposes.
Thus, under Mr.. Deans chairmanship, the
Acc has so greatly stepped up the output Of
A-weaponS of various types and magnitudeS of
power-for tactical as we'll as strategical uses
that the country has had problem Of sorts
in developing storage space for them. Further,
along with Lewis S. Strauss his successor, he
has been one of the prime movers behind the
all-out effort to arm America with the unim-
aginably destructive hydrogen bomb, which We
are at least on the verge of manufacturing If
we are not producing 1t already-a develop
ment whose potential impact on the nature Of
war and the destiny of mankind can hardly be
exaggerated.
In addition, during Mr. Deans tenure as
chairman, the Acc has put special steam be-
hind work that will make the revolutionary
ity. And beyond that while promoting steady
progress toward the development of an atomic
powered plane, the commission has scored
highly significant achievements in the nom
military field, particularly so in cooperating
with private enterprise on projects-now far
advanced-aimed at harnessing nuclear energy
for such benefcent purposes as producing elec-
tricity to run industries and light up cities The
gains made in that respect hold out a long
range promise Of vast enrichment for the whole
world.
1t is because he has played an important
leadership role in all of this that the American
people have reason to be grateful to Mr.. Dean.
BY the same token, they also have reason to
listen carefully to him now as he declares--in
rather urgent toneS-that the Nations safety
requires less atomic secrecy Considering how
well qualified he is to speak on the subject, his
words certainly should receive an earnest hear
ing; they strongly suggest that the admins
tration and Congress would do well to review
present restrictions and put an end to those
whose continuance, far from strengthening our
security may actually weaken it by fostering
unwarranted complacency and q dangerous
Evening star., 1953-06-30
BY Charles E. TroceweN

It may sound. strange to advocate
sunshine for those trying to keep cool
but there is something in exposure to
strong sunlight that helps buoy up the
mind. So often nowadays it Is the mind,
even more than the body, that needs
bracing. We can help the poor thing to
do its best. especially in thinking hap
PLY, by giving the skin some sun. and
the skin passes it on to the mind,
through one of those mysteries Of ma
ture we hear about.
Get some sunshine every day, If no
more than Is minutes
Wear as little clothes as possible
Keep as clean and dry as possible
Try to keep in good hunor, and
always "stay mad" about anything no
longer than necessary
And drink plenty of iced drinks. They
at least cool one OF for so seconds, and
so seconds might have saved the life
of many a soul who went to the great
beyond by whim, by caprice, by not be-
ing able to use all his facilities Of self
preservation at the one time he needed
them most.
We are here today. gone tomorrow;
but while we are here We need practical
ways to help us keep cool when it is
hot. warm when it is cool, happy when
we are sorrowf1, and placid when we
grow angry. These antitheses of every
day life often play greater roles than
we at times are willing to give them.
This is because We tend to think Of life
as something "up stage" when all the
time it is very common. very elemental.
very wonderful, and worth keeping to
the very end.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
New Attack on Crime

An arsenal OF new weapons against crime
In Washington has become available to law
enforcement authorities here as result of the
signing into law of the 1853 act for the pre-
Vention, detection and punishment of crime in
the District of Columbia" AS the title indicates,
the many provisions of the omnibus legisla-
tion will reinforce all phases of the anti-crime
front. Coupled with other measures designed
to strengthen the Police Department, the new
law paveS the way for a broad, stepped-up Of
fensive on major crime in the Nations Capital.
Crime breeding places as we'll as crime it
self are fair game for the police under the new
act. One section of the law virtually outlaws
the long notorious after-hourS drinking "clubs,"
where violence has dared openly on several oc-
CaSionS and where underworld racketeerS have
been in the habit of meeting their associates.
Another section makes 1t unlawful to hang
around any place known to the habitue to be
a gambling house, a dope pad" or bootleg
liquor joint. The laws against piStol-toting and
the carrying of other concealed weapons are
frightened up. Numerous other weak spots in
the Districts crime statutes have been repaired
Chief targets of the legislation are the vicious
criminals who have given Washington bad
name in recent years-the yokefs, the armed
robbers the housebreakers, the sex f1ends and
all the rest. The war on gambling also will
benefit from the act.
Most controversial of the laws provisions
IS the one providing mandatory minimum sem
tenees for certain types of second-otfenders,
such as those convicted of assault with intent
to rape, assault with dangerous weapon on
a>pohce officer or illegal possession of weapons.
AS finally enacted, this provision was modif-
cation of more stringent clause contained In
the House bill Judges of the local courts were
strongly opposed to any restriction on their
discretionary sentencing powers. But occa-
sional instances of leniency toward repeaters
on the part of some judges (the latest example
being the light sentence imposed last week on
Samuel B. Lewis, jr self-confessed yoker Of the
most dangerous sorD led Congress to ignore
the judicial advice. Whether this decision was
q wise one can only be tested by experience
with the law. The chances are the breakdown
on the courts would not have been approved
had the judges shown more progress in cor
recting their own laxitieS in the sentencing of
hardened criminals.
The Senate and House Crime Committees
have rendered the District a noteworthy service
by preparing the way for passage of the multi
purpose law. Their exposure of loopholes in
existing laws, their inquiries into local gam
bling, drug and other criminal operations, their
criticism of inadequacieS in the local enforce
ment machinery and their effective job Of
arousing public demands for remedial action
have paid good dividends. The public owes the
committees and Congress as whole vote Of
thanks
Evening star., 1953-06-30
This and That

ought to be listened to as if they were
valid thoughts, not just whims.
Too often, it is believed. patients have
said things which might have been
caught. and by little forethought GER
tain deeds prevented.
We believe, therefore, that practical
way to meet hot weather is to keep as
cool as possible. If this sounds as If it
is what every one does, we would re-
mind the questioner that many persons
do not. in the least, try to keep cool. II
we think of the practically naked chill
dren in the streets of our best suburbs,
We can see that their elders have on too
many clothes.
Indoors they wear too much, and eat
too much food. especially eat too much
heating foods and drinks, and go in for
exactly the same activities they went
in for in cold weather. Now, the popped
up modern individual can do this, no
doubt about it. but he may suffer for it,
too, and often without realizing it, or
being able to put his finger on the
trouble. So he puts the blame on some
one else, perfectly natural action, and
thinks of a thousand wrong things
without once seeing the light.
Keeping cool today may involve ex-
pensive gadgets, electrically motivated,
and they are all to the good, but our
forefathers kept cool, too, or tried to.
and often led a more peaceful mode OF
life. which also has its good points.
We are so conceited today, so puffed
up with our own pride as modern, what
ever that may mean, that we often fail
to realize that the old folks, for all
their placid ways, had extra benefits Of
life which we recklessly throw away.
Evening star., 1953-06-30

courageous soldier. He got out Of the
way just as soon as he heard his ennis
sary, Mai. John Andre, was captured,
and mounted his steed for Gen.
Clinton's headquarters in New York
City, He got there; Andre got the rope.
Arnold took the risk of fighting
against his fellow Americans, and par:
ticipated in the siege at Richmond.
Just why he was not taken into custody
at the surrender of the British army at
Yorktown is more than I have been
able to find out, but again we have
Arnold's cleverness. He got out while
the going was good. OF course he
was taken care of by the English, given
a job in the quartermaster corps and
died in 1901. I doubt If the English
ever had any real use for him, notwith-
standing his turnabout for them.
The average columnist has diff
cult assignment. He must be accurate
or he will be hearing from people.
Timothy F. Mccarthy.
Evening star., 1953-06-30

not alone in expecting that the entire,
story of the past administration
activities would be developed fully and
openly.
Twenty-Five members Of the House
Judiciary Committee, headed by Repre-
sentative Chauncey Reed of Illinois,
saw At to duck showdown. They have
permitted man to escape standing
muster on purely judicial matters
by cloaking him in the robes Of judicial
dignity" Dignity my foot!
Thank Heaven tor men like Heating
and Killings, who are willing to speak
out and present the issue for what it
really is. In elections to come may we
find more men like them
The people of this Nation, who are
entitled toxal the facts, have been
shortchanged on this issue.
Relax, Texans, we're all embarrassed.
Casual Visitor.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
Note Of Appreciation

In behalf Of the Metropolitan Police
Department, I would like to express
my appreciation to The Evening Star,
which through news stories and edi-
toriaI comment. did so much to assist
us to obtain legislation for a better
salary scale.
Members Of Congress. newspapers.
citizens and business groups. as well
as many individuals in the District Of
Columbia, all assisted in support of the
pay bill and other legislation that
am sure will enable us to do a better
job and materially assist in the building
of a Police Department Of which we
may all be proud.
am sure that all members Of the
Metropolitan Police Department are
very grateful for the support we have
received.
Robert V. Murray,
Chief of Police.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
AppIouds Rhee

I wish to dispute Gould Lincolns as
sertion that Syngman Rhee's action In
freeing Koreans who had been i'm
pressed into the North Korean army
and subsequently surrendered to their
countrymen. was either arbitrary" or
"ill-considered."
What Mr.. Lincoln seems to overlook
is the fact that the United States made
Korea a battlefield. It was to our in
terest to have buffer zone protecting
Japan, and in a storm of idealistic
pledges to unite Korea" and to PRO
tect the South Koreans we marched
our valiant oath and 1st Cavalry divi-
sions to carry out these pledges while
they fulfilled their military objective
to set up said buffer zone.
South Korea would have suffered little
had the North Koreans been permitted
to .overrun the country. A very small
percentage of intellectuals, army officers
and politicians known to be sympathetic
to the United States would have been
purged. A minute number compared
to the huge number of those South Ko-
reanS who have written their own death
warrants by supporting United States
and United Nations pledges to unite
Korea" resist aggression" "drive the
Chinese out of Korea" and mo forced
repatriation" This huge murder list
will be used one year, three years, ten
years from now when our political events
will dictate: "the situation in Korea no
longer requires the presence of United
States troops" and the Reds will invite
themselves once more into South Korea.
What trust can any South Korean
have in any pact or promise made by
the United States? We have not united
Korea, We have not defeated aggreS-
sion and We have failed to use oppor-
tunities presented us which would have
accomplished our stated objectives.
Syngman Rhee has shown the world
that Koreans are individuals who can
think. who can enjoy freedom and
who refuse to allow themselves to be
used as pawns in this gigantic inter-
national chess game between East and
West.
We have shown many Asiatics the
virtues of liberty and the four free
doms. They are not now content to
be cannon fodder for Western cannon
or the fall guys" for failure Of United
States diplomacy.
Hurrah for all Sons of Liberty!
Marion Smith.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
BETHESDA.

BETHESDA.
Dear Sir:
II was utterly depressed by the hot
weather. and at one time thought
might jump off the Taft Bridge, but
soon gave up the idea, and do you know
why? It was simply that I wanted to
see how things will come out. When I
stopped to think of east Berlin, and the
situation there, and Korea, and the
situation there, knew that wanted to
live long enough to see their resolu-
ton.
by reading you for many years I
know you always have practical
thoughts on all matters, and I won-
dered If you could tell me, and so
others, what to do in hot weather when
one thinks in pesSimistic and de-
pressed mood.
Sincerely yours. J.L. T."
This is an honest letter, it deserves an
honest reply.
The truth seems to be, although its
expression might not be popular. that
many persons are put into moods Of
suicide by extreme spells Of muggy, hot
weather.
They may not realize this, themselves.
Physicians are more and more COM
ing to see that whatever patient
says has some significance. and instead
Of Struggling off pessimistic statements
from them. they listen for overtones Of
suicide
Not all physicians. it is true. for this
seems to be very new idea. and some
doctors do not like new ideas.
But the expressions, often said in .
Joking manner. by depressed persons,
Evening star., 1953-06-30
ADA's Essay Contest

In your issue Of June 26, "J.W.M."
works UP quite q head Of steam about
the school essay contest on what
Home Rule Means to Me-" sponsored
by Americans for Democratic Action
Mostly he asks q lot Of questions about
ADA Gas if that had any relevance to
the propriety of an essay contest)
which he. appears to fear may not
consist entirely Of loyal, native Wash
ingtonianS."
AS for the native" part. the Board
of Education is going to have a real
problem if it can only deal with organ
izations composed entirely of native
WashingtonianS, which I suppose
means born in the District. The un-
pleasant truth is that even the Dis
trict Bar and Medical Associations
have some foreigners as members.
AS for the ':loyal" part, the investiga-
ton has all been taken care Of the
Attorney General has list, available
to anyone, of Subversive organizations,
on which ADA has never appeared;
so far as I know, it has never even
been proposed for inclusion.
g "J.W.M.'s apparent point is that the
Board should not sponsor essay con-
tests under the auspices Of organiZa-
tions until he, "J.W.M.,' is fully salts
fed that he approves Of the organiza-
tions. Since practically every organi-
zation is disapproved of by somebody.
logical extension of this principle is
an effective way to put an end to essay
contests. One surmiseS that "J.WM." is
really afraid that the minds of youth
will be corrupted by learning some
thing about Home Rule. The Board
is to be commended for taking another
view.
Gerhard p. Van ArkeI.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
inspiration

"The Baron" had fair for the ro-
mantle: ... a-
With more elan than scholarship.
perhaps.
impatient OF proprieties pedcntic,
With colored chalk he used to drGtO
US maps ~
OF storied kingdoms. trade routes or
inDGSionS,
UntrGmmeled BY the limits OF the
board,
out on the UdI:; iDith curious deuiG-
tiOnS
From dusty fact no tyro could afford
And trenchGnt phrases focusing attefs-
ton ~
Beyond the restless sophomore span.
He posed, in terms to pique our cont
prehenSt0n,
Problems that rule the destiHteS Of
Man
What formal masters taught Us. tDs
forget:
THE Bdron's" challenges intrigue us
yet!
Horold WiIIeFd GIeoson
Evening star., 1953-06-30
New Rector of Catholic University

The Most Reverend Bryan Joseph McEnte-
CART, appointed rector of the Catholic University
of America in succession to the late Bishop
Patrick Joseph Mccormick, will come to Wash
ington again at 60-the prime of his life. He
knows the Capital well from having been here
as student in 1918 and from numerous official
visits since that date. Many Of the national
aspects of his work have centered in this COM
munity. He was an active participant in the
White House Conference on Children in a
Democracy in 1910. During the Second World
War he was member of the Board of Directors
of the United Services Organizations and was
here repeatedly in relation to that responsibility
He likewise has been in Washington often in
connection with the enterprises of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference.
But Bishop McEntegart more directly has
been identified with his church in his native
New York. He did duty at Saint PatrickS Cathe-
dral and in the parishes of Sacred Heart and
Saint Francis de Sales. For more than two
decades he was in charge of the Child Care
Division of the Catholic Charities of New York
This assignment gave him wealth of expert
ence which he has used in every subsequent
endeavor. When he was chosen to head the
important Diocese Of Ogdensburg in 1943, he
was welcomed by Canadian sociologists as well
as the Canadian clergy as a helpful neighbor.
Similarly, his influence reached out to New
Orleans and Latin America, then to the Near
East and eventually to Europe, where he toured
the zones of occupation for the War Department
In 1947.
Bishop McEntegart's elevation to the rec
torship of the Catholic University seems a
natural result of his whole history, but it most
particularly traces back to two specific circum-
StanceS-his teaching at Fordham University
and his systematic survey of C. u in 1916, which
led to the creation of the new School of Social
Service here. He has prepared for the crowning
labor Of his career ever since he was in Wash
ington as youth. So 1t is proper to say that he
is coming home in I. constructive double sense.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
The Texas Drouqht

A drought as devastating as that which
has settled upon most of West Texas is more
than regional disaster. Aside from the tragic
effects upon people and animals and crops in
the affected area, justifying any possible aid
that can be provided from Federal sources q
dislocation of this magnitude usually makes
itself felt by raising the national level of prices
in the commodities involved >
It is early yet to measure this latter con-
sequence, although the emergency slaughter
ing of cattle in the drought area already has
had the reverse effect OF causing sharp drop
in beef prices in that locality and of heavy
financial loss to the farmers and ranchers.
West Texas is one of the big cattle and cotton
producing regions of the country, however, and
the severe curtailment of its normal produc-
tion is likely to have significant impact on ma
tional supplies and prices.
The first concern, of course, is to provide
relief to those who have been hit the hardest,
and the administration has acted with COM
mendabe speed and directneSs in the past few
days. Secretary of Agriculture Benson and
Civil Defense Administrator Peterson have seen
at first hand the devastation of the drought
and have brought to President Eisenhower their
urgent recommendations for coping with the
emergency. Even before their trip, they had
received the Presidents directive to use "every
existing legal authority and all legally avail
able resources" to relieve distress in the area
He has now confirmed this determination on
the part of the Federal Government by desig-
mating the disaster areas" where So million
of emergency funds may be SPENT and clearing
the way for other aid.
Low interest, long-term credit for the farm
ers and stockmen, and the supply of feed and
seed through the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion are steps that can help materially in off,
setting the hardships and losses of this disaster
The possibility of obtaining emergency low rates
for rail transportation of cattle out of the
parched area and of feed supplies into it is
third palliative. Heavy rains now reported
moving westward from East Texas may elimi-
nate the need for some of these emergency
moves. In the last analysis. of course the costs
OF disaster are never fully recouped, and the
Texas drought having its most severe effects
in third consecutive crop season Of sub
normal rainfall, represents one more victory
for the uncomfortable elements.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
Ode to Trunsit Rudio

The music's gone. from bus and cars,
hope you're satisfied.
I'm one who likes the soothing stun,
And now must be denied.
I can't conceive how one can be
Adverse to rhythmic tones,
When homeward bound you go each day
. To rest your weary bones.
a 'spose you think it restful
After everyday Illustration,
To hear some one discuss in full
Their recent operation,
Or listen to some mother, who
Has just the dearest child,
Whose cutest tricks, as told by her,
Would drive most humans wild.
Then there's the teen-age boy or girl,
The age we've all been through,
Whose escapades, the night before,
Make sissies out of you.
I'll settle for the music. and
Divert, my meager mind so.
From all this usual chatter I,
That goes on-from behind. p"
s-#.,.s. n>.' \ 49, Baxter.
Evening star., 1953-06-30
Pyongyong Says No

The Red radio rejection of General Clark'S
truce letter hardly does more than underscore
the inherently unsatisfactory and probably
unavoidable nature Of this latest armiStice
proposal.
Promising that the U. N Command will
make every effort" to obtain the cooperation
OF the South Korean government, General
Clark had suggested that the armistice be
signed with or without the participation of
Syngman ARhee's regime.
The essence Of General Clarks position was
that while he does not control the South
Korean government, he does control the South
Korean Army, and 1t was on this premise,
apparently, that he based his promise that 'the
U. N. Command will, to the limits of its ability.
establish military safeguards to insure that
the armistice terms are observed"
If they were to accept this pledge as a
basis for signing, it would be evidence that the
Communists are indeed in desperate need of a
truce. For it is largely meaningless. There is,
Of course no solid evidence that the Commu-
nists badly want a truce, and their continued
insistence on recapture of the released North
Korean prisoners of war rather indicates to the
contrary. Even if their desire were great how
ever, they could hardly be expected to sign an
armistice on the basis of the assurance given
by General Clark. He, perhaps, could not offer
more. But actually he offered very little. For,
If he does not control the South Korean gov
ernment, and lacks the cooperation of that
government. his command of the South Korean
troops is of dubious effectiveness, to say the
least
There is every indication that the loyalty
of the RoK troops-19 divisions to our six
would lie with President Rhee in event Of a
showdown. And If this is the case, neither
General Clark's assertion of command author
ity nor his pledge of military safeguards can
be meaningful y *
The Communists know this, and unless
they want peace on almost any terms they can
hardly be expected to sign an armistice. For it
becomes clearer all the time that an armistice
which is actively opposed by DR.. Rl1ee can be
little more than the proverbial scrap of paper.