davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1954-10-29
By Horry Bocos

Robert Frost, New England
traditionalist poet who in his so
years has become a tradition
himself. last night gave a Wash
ington audience a lesson in OPP
posites. along with a virtuoso
recitation Of his poems.
Mr.. Frost told more than 500
persons In the Pan American
Union he was "a little afraid of
speaking in Washingtor- Ma place
where ] ought to be careful, a
sensitive place."
But he, didn't speak carefully.
He talked about revolution.
He said that, on a trip this
summer to South America, he
spoke to people In whom the
revolution ary spirit burns
brighter than in the United
States.
"And I said. let me tell you
about three of four Americans
and how they took the American
Revolution" he said.
st said, let me tell you about
George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson and Gouverneur Morris
and Abigail Adams and Tom
Paine, You might judge them
by the way they took Tom Paine
took Tom Paine's way of tax
ing the Revolution.
They took him with a grain
Of salt, without fanaticism. They
used him in the Revolution, with
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Transit 5 Income Up
During September

Net income of the Capital
Transit Co. improved In Sep
tember to $49. .298 from the $23,-
043 reported for the same month
last year, but net income Of
$594.301 for the first nine
months of this year remained
well behind the $668,555 shown
for the comparable 1858 period.
The September gain was fig-
ured at an impressive 113.9 per
cent, but as an increase of only
$26,255 it wasn't much.
The gain was made. however,
In the face Of falling operating
revenues. Last months revenue
was $2.136.601 compared to $2.-
225, 500 taken In during Septem-
ber, l953-a decrease Of 4 per
cent.
The number Of passengers
totaled 17.051.713. q reduction Of
24.1 per cent and streetcar and
bus mileage dropped to 1880. .081
miles from 2.929.580--a cut of
80 per cent. Expenses Of ST.
771614 were down ST. per cent.
For the nine months, operat-
ing revenues Of $40. .0O5, ,924 were
81 per cent behind the $21. .451, :
Evening star., 1954-10-29
Frost Fears Speaking Out Here
Until He Reads His Poems

miSgivings about his wild talk
of freedom and liberty. but they
used him."
Mr.. Frost said the success Of
the American Revolution grew
out Of wisdom about opposites.
Revolution is too unifying, /"
he said. you've got to temper
it--with It's opposite.
you've got to temper civili-
zation with its opposite utopia.
And you've got to temper utopia
with civilization.
"The opposite of liberty and
freedom is equality. You've got
to give up q little Of one for the
sake Of the other.
"But these are dangerous
things to say In Washington" he
concluded. and began to recite
his poems.
Thumping his hands gently
together as the meter en-
countered obstacles in the
rhythm, he recited about q
dozen poems. The only one for
which he had to refer to the book
in front Of him was the long
dialogue "The Death of the
Hired Man." Even then, he
looked up when he spoke the
line. Home is the place where,
when you have to go there, they
have to take you in."
He ranged from delicate am
higuities like "The Road Not
Taken" /" In which the final sigh
may as well be relief as regret.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

to . @smug love poem about .
woodchuck who retires to his
well-prepared burrow during the
hunt and lives 10 love another
day.
He recited rapidly the well
known poem about the delights
New England boys take In Swing
ing" supple birch trees down to
the ground When he was
through he said:
aThe one line that darkens
that poem q little bit is when
I'm weary Of consideration. That
line darkens 1t more and more
as / grow older"
He wanted to close with the
bureaucratic satire on the SUBJ
ject Of what after IAN ant on
the table cloth ran into q dor
mant moth Of many times his
size, |" but the audience wouldn't
let him. They called him back
twice to hear one last poem.
In the audience were his
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Ballan-
tine OF Norbeck, Md, and his
grandson. William Prescott Frost
Of Kensington, Md. Mrs. Ballan-
tine was with him In New York
Wednesday night. when he re-
ceived an award for "outstand-
ing achievement In literature"
from the Theodore Roosevelt
Association to add to his four
Pulitzer prizes for poetry.
After the reading. some one
reminded him that during his
visit to Sac Paulo,. Brazil. two
months ago. he had been COM
pared by critics to the poet Vir-
gil. Was there any one he would
rather have been compared to,
ne was asked.
Eyes" he said, George WASH
ington."
Evening star., 1954-10-29
House TruiIers Must
Use Truck Routes

House trailers travelin 6
through the District hereafter
must use truck routes, under an
order issued yesterday by the
Commissioners.
The action was taken on the
recommendation Of the Trafiic
Department, which declared that
trailers have many Of the OBJ
jectionable features from the
standpoint Of motorists and resi-
dents that commercial trucks
have.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

Colorful new blouses with
smart detoils. Dress and
cosuol styles in nylon, or
Ion and orion and wool,
cotton jersey. Long and
short sleeves. Sizes 32-52.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

GOLDEN WEDDING - Mr..
and Mrs. Saccorsc Lit Calzi,
31O5 Douglas street Me-,
celebrated their 5Oth wedding
anniversary here recently.
They have 1--WE sons, four
daughters, fifteen grandchil-
dren and one great-grand-
child.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

1877 reported . year ago. while
expenses of $l6.56s.sSl were
down 2.s per cent.
Passengers totaled l64,7I4,614,
Evening star., 1954-10-29
.lii,CNt
Coats
80

SNORT detailing helps our
new oIl-WooI coats to flat
ter every figure. Fitted
and boxy models in dress
and casual styles ;.
beautifully lined and in
terlined. Choose q solid
color or q fashionable
tweed :. with deep-cut
sleeves, scarf collars and
velvet trim. Sizes 8 to
l8; l4H to 24h and 38
to As.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

Pert plaid and tweed skirts
in slim styles. Wool, royon
and corduroy with patch
pockets. Mnny colors In
vivid Or pastel conbino-
tions. Sizes 22-3O.
Evening star., 1954-10-29
COAT 4 SLACK SETS
1885 % 24.95

She'll be warm and pretty
in q fitted or boxy style
slack set. WorrnIy lined.
Tweed, check and solid
coIors. Sizes | to Ia.
Evening star., 1954-10-29

Wonderful, washable nyIon
cordieons and sliPovers. A
lovely warm borooin IN II
new shades. Choose Two
for q twin set. Sizes "a
to 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
By Charles E. Trocewen

It goes back to far times. when few
persons had anything, or amounted to
anything, in today's sense.
There were the lords-and the rest2
Serfs, peasants. yeomen.
Whatever they were called, they lived
with the animals. and like them had
no courtesy. They grabbed what they
could, when they could. How could
they be otherwise?
Today, even in the most cultivated
circles, some echo of these old days
finds place.
The peasant quality Of the race comes
to the fore, not in i'll manners, but in
the dumb lack Of words which distin-
guished the favorite peasant characters
of the great French novelists, who
somehow managed this trait better
than others. When the literary world
Of France rose in protest over one Of
Emile zola's characters. he replied,
"Why is it that every other writer's
peasant is accepted. but my peasant
alone is wrong?"
The insane rage Of the peasant soul
against learning was shown at its peak
in StendhaPs 1.-THE Red and the
Black" when the young mans father
angrily threw into the river the book
the boy was reading.
It is this ancestry. undoubtedly. that
keeps 50 many from doing the little
thing, saying the kind word. 1T tbs
exact right time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Southeast Asia Conference

The Southeast Asia conference called
at the instance of the United States
Government highlights not so much q
decline Of American power and pres
tige in the Far East as the belated rec
ignition of this decline.
It is another demonstration Of the
ineptness and vacuity Of Americas for
eign policy which has contributed and
is contributing to the increasing
success of Soviet Russia on the prop
uganda battlefield of the cold war.
Coming soon after the debacle in Indo-
China and the triumph of Red China's
diplomacy at Geneva, the Southeast
Asia conference has only been able to
muster three minor Asian nations.
namely, Pakistan, the Philippines and
Thailand. to attend the conference. The
rest of the membership consists of
white powers: The United States, Great
Britain, France, Australia and New
Zealand.
On the propaganda front, therefore,
Soviet Russia can boast Of the fact that
the Southeast Asia conference is at best
a makeshift military strategy to the
point of absurdity because it has failed
to enlist the important powers that
really count in the Far East. such as
India, Ceylon. Indonesia. Burma and
Japan. This kind of propaganda car
ries true ring to the oriental ear.
The conference should have taken
place last March when Secretary Dulles
called for united action to save South
east Asia when it was evident that the
Communist Wet Mimi was going to
overrun all of Indo- China and similar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Senator Burnett Moybonk

The Senate has lost one Of its hardest
working and best-liked members in the
death of Burnet Maybank of South Carolina.
Conscientious and energetic, Mr.. Maybank
had become an influential member of the
Appropriations and Banking Committees
and his views on legislation were treated
with respect by his colleagues on both sides
of the political aisle. To legislation, as to
other aspects of political behavior, Mr.. May
bank brought an independence and integ-
rity that made his career In the Senate q
distinguished one. He was supporter Of
most Of the New Deal-Fair Deal legislative
program but his liberalism was not Of the
rubber-stamp variety that appears tailored
only to political purposes. Mr.. Maybank
was both friendly and fortnight in his per-
sonality and 1t Is certain that he viii be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
This and That

right thing at the right time will live
forever among those who know him.
He always seems to do the right
thing.
Others may think about them, but
he does them.
The kind word when necessary, the
deed that takes great deal Of endeavor
but gets little thanks, the right word
or act at the exactly right time.
These are his great offerings In
world often filled, it would seem. with
other action, action which points
toward the discontinue Of others.
This man is sort Of genius at doing
good in a small way. And the sum
total of his efforts, over the years. viii
stand him in good stead somewhere.
all who know him feel sure.
The rest of us, Just ordinary mortals.
may think we can never equal him at
this sort of thing, and In so thinking
we will be quite right.
Our excuse Is that something holds
us back.
What is this something?
The desire to step forward, at the
right time, to offer the helping hand.
to say the right word, comes to Us.
undoubtedly, just as 1t does to him.
what is it that prevents US?
The right answer to this would be.
In itself. an education. We can but
indicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03

A writer for the daily press Is always
glad to get such letter as this from
@. M. o. Of Round Hill, Va, which
says nothing much but says it well:
For years have wanted to tell you
how much enjoy your writings.
"Your column is my bedtime story
always quieting after I have read
the daily horrors Of mankind and the
obituaries.
Temp Jones and are kindred souls.
Long may you write!"
Just kind touch. in q frantic world.
How few people. after all, stop to
do the simple thing that means much.
The man who feeds the birds at
Chevy Chase Circle had few words
to say on the subject:
"How did start doing this?
"Why, saw the pigeons and SPAR
rows were hungry, that was all.
cit was just something ! could do.
and I did it.
1.-THE world would be q great deal
better OF. guess. II everybody would
confine himself to his own little circle,
but do in 1t what he could to help in
it."
We know very distinguished person
whose oficial deeds win all be for
gotten.
But the fact that he always does the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03

ance of q staunch and faithful ally of
America and its replacement in a vital
area by neutral, non-sovereign entity
controlled by an organiZation-the
U. Non which the Soviets and their
allies have permanent hold.
: Actually Formosa would not simply be
dismantled and neutralized. Under the
cloak of the. Trusteeship Commission
of the U.N., the Communist states would
start on Formosa the corrosive work of
Subversion until, indoctrinated and be-
fuddled by them, delegation after dele
CATION of Formosans would demand
with growing arrogance the end of the
U. N trusteeship and the incorporation
of the island to the Chinese father
land"-meaning to Red China. The lat
ter would then be spared the hazards
of risky military operation.
Thus, u. N. trusteeShip over Formosa
would offer no advantages over its di-
rect surrender to the Chinese Commu-
nists and it would serve no other inter-
estssthan those of the Communist world.
In addition, the withdrawal Of the
recognition of the Nationalist govern
ment Of China by the United States
would cause to the latter an irreparable
loss Of face in Asia; it would be rash
betrayal Of devoted friend in futile
gesture of appeasement which would be
taken for sheer cowardice.
Moreover. nobody. I imagine, would
expect Chang Kai-shek and his gov
eminent and his excellent and we'll
trained and equipped armed forces to
meekly submit to their own demotion.
They would fight desperately to the
bitter end. If we consider the hypothesis
of a U.N. trusteeship over Formosa,
we then must consider the means to
force such a decision on Chang Kali
shek by arms. Would this police &C
ton" be carried out by the Chinese
Communists under the authority of the
U.N., or would there be an interna-
tional action, in which the American
forces would participate against Amer
ica's own friend and ally. against forces
armed and trained with costly Amer
lean assistance?
In either case. the unacceptable con-
sequences are absurd enough to show
the insanity of the hypothesis
Nicholas deRochef0rt,
Professor of Political Science.
American University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Motto for All of Us

Better than THINK" and better than
any number of other hortatory admonitionS
and injunctions is the motto that President
Eisenhower has just had carved on plate
for placement on his desk in the White
House. Attributed to a savant named
Claudio, Jesuit of the 10th century, it is
made up of six simple but wonderfully wise
Latin words, to wit: Suaviter in modo, for
liter in re. @:E
Translated into our own tongue, that
means, Gently in manner, strongly in
deed" Although the two are somewhat
alike, it is a motto that seems to have more
intellectual polish, and more grace and
depth of spirit, than Theodore Roosevelt's
"Speak softly and carry big stick" In its
own way, indeed, it is singularly we'll
tailored to the Eisenhower character as dis
played over the years-frst in the person Of
q commander of great allied armies, and
next in the office of the Presidency Of the
United States
But If the fine old Latin words now re-
posing on his desk are thus admirably suited
to the Presidents personality, and II they
reflect as they do wholesome qualities Of
leadership, they also add UP to fitting
motto for all of us here in this country. We
are living in a time of grievous troubles, dis
fractions and aggravations, but let us re-
member Claudio. Gently in manner, Amer
lea, strongly in deed" and the future need
not be feared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
September Gold

Wrapped In Septenber's pre-dutumnal
gold
OF muted olop and sun-petled pelpet
air.
We pause again. iOe t,oo, to lincer
tphere
Each year ,De pluck the ripened fruits
and hold
Their mellon richness In our secret
mold
OF memory: together pause and share
The hdrpest born of sprtngtime blooms
that bear.
At last. perfection UIen their days are
told.
So. the ripe summer OF our Iope now
rings
Us round NTH parm content beyond
addition.
No April tempest floods our hearts or
filings
Us to the stars and deeps Dithont
polition:
No heat sears: for September gently
The best Of earth and Iops to full
frnitton.
Frances Gqss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Senator Mecorthy's Complaint

Tecnn1cally, Senator Mccarthy Is cor
rect in saying that he has not as yet made
any move to "bar" Senator johnson from
the special committee looking into the CEN
sure proposal. And in this limited respect,
The Star was in error in printing a head
line which said: Mccarthy Loses Move to
Bar Johnson"
But Senator Mccarthy is being less
than candid If his complaint is intended to
deny that the ultimate aim of what he is
doing is to disqualify Senator Johnson be-
cause of an interview given by the latter
to the Denver Post. In that interview Sen
ator Johnson said that most of the Demo-
cratic leaders in Congress "loathed" Sem
ator Mccarthy, and that few Republicans
had any use for him. The Colorado Sen
ator has not denied giving the interview,
but contends he has not said that he, per-
sonally, loathes Senator Mccarthy.
The latter through his lawyer, has
been trying, however, to pin down Senator
Johnson. He wants the committee to ques-
ton Senator Johnson concerning the inter-
view. He wants-thiS is Senator McCarthy's
own lawyer speaking-the committee to
admit that cit certainly has authority to
take judicial notice of a protest by Senator
Mccarthy as to the qualifications of one
of its members-if such protest should be
forthcoming" The committee has refused
to do this. Is not Senator Mccarthy split
ting some very fire technical hairs when
he contends that he has not lost move
to bar Senator Johnson?
There is substance, however, to the
question which has been raised concerning
Senator Johnsons fitness to serve. It may
we'll be true that no Senator is wholly
neutral with respect to Senator Mccarthy,
and that no literally impartial committee
could be assembled. But Senator JohnSon's
interview suggests strong bias. While the
parallel is not exact and the situations are
not identical, it will be recalled that Boston
Attorney Samuel P Sears resigned as coun-
sci for the Mundt committee when 1t was
discovered that he had praised Senator
Mccarthy. If Senator Johnson elects to
stay on the censure committee, he may be
sure of one thing: Although Senator Nc
Carthy protests now that he has not moved
to bar Senator Johnson, he will shrek to
high heaven that he is the victim of bias if
the Colorado Democrat remains on the
committee, and If the committee makes
any finding adverse to Senator Mccarthy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
U. N. Trusteeship for Formoso?

Some people still believe in the viz
tues Of the policy of appeasement Of
communism and. in particular. in the
necessity Of doing something" In the
way of throwing bridge between
Communist China and the free world.
The latest suggestion made in this
sense consists in placing Formosa under
u. N. trusteeship.
This is, perhaps, the most unrealistic
and impractical suggestion ever made
in view of solving the problem Of China
free world relations. If adopted, it
would cause the greatest harm to the
United States and to the free world
and it would play right into the hands
of communism. However, it is simply
unthinkable that the plan would pass
the stage Of an idle, immature specu-
lation.
The island of Formosa is under the
control of the Chinese Nationalist gov
eminent, which is sovereign govern
ment. recognized as such by the United
States and by number of other gov
ernments. The Chinese Nationalist gov
eminent is permanent member of the
Security Council Of the U. NJ. being one
Of the five founders Of the latter.
To place Formosa under u. N. trustee
ship would mean the demotion of that
part Of China to a status Of nom
sovereign territory unable. by definition,
to govern itself and being in need of
a tutor. Consequently, it would neces-
state the withdrawal by the United
States Of its recognition Of the Chinese
Nationalist government of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek, and this Is exactly
what the Communists would like the
United States to do.
AS far as the United States is con-
cerned, 1t would mean the disappear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Why the LEGION Sounds OFF

Like many another District resident,
I took a dim view Of the thousands Of
Legion members suddenly pushing US
on the sidewalks, shouting across the
rooms Of our fatorite, quiet eating spots,
breaking into our sleep night and day
with all kinds of noises and noisemakers.
What good do they do In this disrup-
ton and confusion, wondered.
Realizing sleep might be impossible
I accepted that as kind of little evil
and planned to work all night. AS the
bands passed, drilling. practicing. hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-03
Leqion-kMA 'Fruc0s'

DR.. Mattingly's letter Of August 81.
referring to the hair-pulling fracas be-
tween the American Legion and the
American Medical Association. reminds
me again that the negative aspects Of
socialized medicine have been over
stressed publicly, the positive ones sell
dom being mentioned. It might help
to right the balance to mention while
public attention Is focused on the is
sue that there are some logical argu-
ments In favor of socialized medicine
apart from the proof that it works well
in the Army, Navy, Public Health Serv-
ice and the VA. when 1t is adequately
supported; 1t doesn't work well when
funds are curtailed below q certain
limit.
The social control Of socialized medi-
cine makes it responsive to health
needs. Supervision and in-service train
ing of personnel persistently raise the
technical competency level Of the serv-
ice. The medical practice component is
easily integrated with other disciplines
such as nursing. social work and psy-
Geological services. so that each can
make its appropriate contribution to
his family. Continuous scientific evalua-
ton of the results focuses attention on
the value Of procedures.
The characterization Of medicine is
enormously called inefficient by the
ANA, an understandable attempt to
protect the vested interests of its con-
trolling hierarchy. itself bureaucracy.
However, the exact contrary about eff
cheney is true; the Specialization of medi-
cine by pooling specialized services
training, coordination and analyses of
problems, economically directs resources
to health needs irrespective of factors
irrelevant to health such as income
level. The increased efficiency results in
the elimination of needless, duplicated
or wastefully partial procedures and
substitutes teamwork Of personnel di-
rected to the problem Of restoring the
individual and his family to physical
and psychological well-being.
1t is true that If socialized medicine
is made as available as public educa-
ton it will be costly to the taxpayer;
presumably the cost would be Offset by
the increased production, efficiency
creativeness and purchase power of
healthy persons apart from the price
less value Of increased happiness to
the helpless afflicted.
Local Physician.
+
ANA President, DR.. Walter B. Mar
tin. of Norfolk, Va, has accused the
American Legion of ''unwittingly plant
ing the seeds Of socialism when they
continue to foster free medical care
for veterans with non-service disabili-
ties" Obviously, DR.. Martin is striking
at what he knows to be the legion
naires' vulnerable spot when he identi-
f1es the proposed medical aid services
with Socialism" With todays deroga-
tory implication attached to this word,
the ANA president is apparently at
tempting to intimidate the veterans.
The chant of Sticks and stones may
break my bones, but names will never
hurt me-" should help dispel any hex
that the ANA means to cast upon
American Legion support Of the pro-
posed medical aid plan.
Jessie b. S0lOman.