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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Suspension Bridge Suggested

hope the suggestion that ! am about
to offer will not add to the confusion
and misunderstanding which have long
delayed an agreement as to the loca-
ton and design of another bridge to
cross the Potomac River.
suggest suspension bridge. I am
not an engineer, but have travelled
around quite bit. have seen the
George Washington Suspension Bridge
crossing the Hudson River, also the
suspension bridge crossing the Golden
Gate, and in between, several smaller
suspension bridges.
In Portland. Greg, crossing the
Willamette River, is the st. John
suspension bridge. It's design is very
pleasing, its piers and towers are excep-
tionally good. It's main span is 1907
feet. Such a span would clear Roose-
welt Island in line with E street. The
height of its deck or floor could be built
to about the ground level of Rosslyn
Circle.
AS understand it, travel now origi-
mating along the Lee and Wilson
highways crosses Rosslyn Circle to
the Key Bridge. This travel might be
rerouted over the new bridge. The east
approach is a matter of further study
The st. John Bridge was COM
pleted in 1881 at cost of So, 1922, 900,
cost Of approaches not included.
Weary Citizen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
Hiker's Views on CunoI

A statement is being used by press
and radio that We who are opposed to
replacing the abandoned C. & o. Canal
with highway advocate leaving it just
as it is. That is far from the truth.
In a number of places the canal
contains no water and is overgrown
with brush and young trees. In other
places rubbish and garbage have been
dumped into it, making it unsightly
and unsanitary. Certainly no one
wishes it to be left in that condition.
What those who are working to save
a glorious recreational area from fur
ther encroachment of traffic advocate
is cleaning the canal. replacing the
water, using dams where there were
locks, stocking it with fish, establishing
approaches and campsites at conven-
lent intervals. We resent having our
constructive efforts smeared as a re-
dictionary attitude by the expression
leave the canal as it Isl
George Frederick Miller,
One of the Nine HikerS.
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Ancestors

Obscure as sleepers In old Theban bters
Are they of centuries past. from whom
sprGng.
Some may haze charged amid the flash
and clGn0
OF lances - plun,ed and helmeted
cGDGliers:
And some haze burned the attic oil OF
seeTS,
Some crouched IN ambush. uhen gray
castles rang
With screams OF "Robbert". some been
left to hang
For crows to peck at. some NTH tin0ling
ears
Fiddled to minstrel airs. some s,pnn0
and bent
Abopc the grooming hoe for seigneur,s
bread.
Some preached, some persisted Writhtng
at the stake.
But all haze gone Dtthout a.
monument
Merged NTH the myriad. anonymous
Who labored, suffered and died for all
mems sake. 3afn
Stonton A. Coblentx
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02
She Asked for 1t

In refusing to answer questions of police
trial board about financial dealings with her
brother -in-law, Police Inspector Beverly Beach,
Mrs Lillian Woltz invited the stern treatment
which she received in District Court. And in
seeking the protection of the well-known Fifth
Amendment, she has done no good to her own
reputation or to that Of the suspended inspector
Federal Judge Mcguire warned Mrs. Woltz
that she would be sent to Jail if she continued
to remain Silent-and that she would remain
in Jail until she had answered pertinent ques-
tons about loan which Inspector Beach has
said he made to her, Mrs. VOLTS attorney told
the court that while he was mot saying she is
guilty" of any wrongdoing,s she has reason
able apprehension" that her answers might
involve her in prosecution on bribery, larceny
or tax evasion charges. But Judge Mcclure
cited several Supreme Court rulings that the
REORGANIZATION clause could not be invoked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

without reasonable cause" and that the pro-
lection docs not extend to remote possibilities
out of the ordinary course of law"
It is reassuring to have Judge MCGUIRE
revive and reassert some of the principles re-
garding self-incrimination that some other
Federal judges seem to have overlooked or
brushed aside in recent years. There has been
a disturbing tendency in the courts to apply the
Fifth Amendment safeguards SO broadly as to
make it virtually impossible for congressional
or other official investigating bodies to get the
facts in matters of great public moment. It is
all right for one who really has cause to fear
determination to claim immunity. The amend
ment was not intended, however, to protect
those who would avoid personal embarrassment
or degradation, or who would save other per-
sons from determination.
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all robins. Ten years is good long
life for them What with modern in
ventions, including subtle poisons used
in agriculture, a robin is fortunate
that lasts that long
Lily was one of those birds brought
up by hand. At the time. we detailed
her life here very fully.
Each spring, after her late fall de-
parture the first time. she came back
every April, settling down at once on
a certain branch on the maple tree
by the garage.
This branch, stretching straight out
for about Is, feet. had been her first
exercise ground.
It was on its protective bark that
she had spent her first hours free
from the restraints of the hand of
man.
The hand of man, like the hand of
God, strikes where it will, and often
does good in naughty. fighting world.
How full of strife the world has been
one viii not know except he go back
and read English history. Founded by
successive bands of brigandS, Staying
and burning across country, the
people of that land early acquired a
love for strife. If they could not fight
Europeans. they fought each other.
AS Froissart said. they never felt
so happy as when at war.
The hand that protected Lily. the pet
robin, turned the bird loose every day
for little trial flying.
Lily Belle always few first to her
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As q parent of boy crippled with
cerebral palsy, wish to thank Bryson
Rash and Jim Gibbons and others Of
WNAL for what they did for him and
thousands of others like him on the
recent telethon.
MY. child, recent graduate Of the
D. c. Society for Crippled Children.
now attending the Health School, owes
so much to this school that could not
help writing to say that even though
the telethon fell short of its goal,
still feel proud that station as pow
erful as WMAL would give so much of
its time and personnel to make city
conscious of its crippled children.
1t might interest you to know 1t was
only five years ago Q949) that was
going from one doctors Office to an
other trying to find out what was
wrong with this two-year-old of mine
who was so alert mentally and yet
couldn't sit alone and could not crawl,
to say nothing of bearing any weight
on his feet
One night in the spring of 1850,
tuned to WMAL and saw some films of
cerebral palsied child. Right away
knew that child was more like my
child than any one else had seen, or
heard of. At this time I was having
my boy seen by an orthopedic surgeon
who was interested in operating on his
legs. Instead, took him to the D. C.
Society for Crippled Children. He was
thoroughly examined and braces were
prescribed. Jimmy was then invited to
attend the nursery group at the society.
Oh what patience those teachers had
with him! Here was a two-year-
who had had so many unhappy expert
ences with people poking at him. test
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Polio Committee Bows Out

The polio trial vaccine field test
scheduled for Montgomery County has
been Cancelled, but many hours of VOL
unteer work had already gone into as
surfing the success Of this program in
the County. For this reason I wish to
thank on behalf of the National Foun-
dalton for Infantile Paralysis and the
Montgomery County Chapter the many
volunteer workers for their services and
the General Electric Supply Company
for its loan of refrigerators for storage
Of the vaccine.
Special thanks are due DR.. Austin c.
Rohrbaugh, president, and members of
the Medical Society for Montgomery
County for their participation in Par
ent-Teacher Association programs and
the hours Of service volunteered for the
innoculation program.
Thanks also are extended to DR.. v. L.
Ellicott, County Health Officer, and
members Of his staff for the full CO.
operation given the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis on this
project and for the courtesies which
were extended me as Chairman Of the
Polio Vaccine Committee of the Mont
gomery County Chapter.
This list would be incomplete without.
extending thanks to James @. Reber,
president of the Montgomery County
Parent-Teacher Association, and his as
sociates; Miss Lena Dunkum, president
of the Silver Spring Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club; Mrs. Frances
Vane. president. Lay Health Council
for Montgomery County and the many
individuals, too numerous to mention by
name, who gave freely Of their time to
man the Polio Vaccine Committees
Office.
And no list would be complete with
out our special thanks to DR.. Forbes
Norris, superintendent Of the Mont
gomery County schools, and his staff
and the principals and teachers of the
lenentary schools.
Last but not least our thanks to the
press for the excellent coverage given
the polio trial vaccine and this field
test which is stilIS scheduled in nearby
areas. Lillian n, .McNish.
Chairman, Polio Vaccine Committee,
Montgomery County. =,
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ing him in small cubby-hole Offices
well, the child just didn't know what
was going to happen to him next, and
he was mama's boy. Those angels
and truly that's what they are to the
children-the teachers, made the school
a real experience for Jimmy. First he
went in just half day, and that was
filled with music, which is Jimmy's
weakness. Then the next week he was
invited to stay little longer and have
a hot lunch with these new friends of
his; then after a week of this he was
asked to have a little nap after his
lunch so he could stay for some more
music and fun. Well. just don't have
to tell you it wasn't any time at all
until the school was his second home
When Jimmy graduated last June
he was so sad to leave this place where
he had spent so many happy hours.
I do wish it could have been told on
the telethon about the wonderful trips
that the teachers arrange for the chill
dren-trips that these children might
never have gone on. Believe me,
marvel at how these young teachers
dress these children and get them
ready for these trips, and how much
time it takes me to get just one of
my own ready to go out. The teachers
have taken the children to the fire
boat-to the beach-downtown to see
Santa-for train ride to Silver
SPRING. trip to a grocery store and
have really bought groceries for the
School-on picnics-to the airport, and
had them served ice cream by the
hostess. Oh, could go on and on! You
just don't know what these trips mean
to these children. I do, because my
boy still recalls these trips and what
fun he had. can tell you he was GER
tainly envied by his older brother who
I honestly believe wished at times he
might be crippled-God forbid-just so
he might be able to go to the D. c.
Society for Crippled Children.
Again my thanks for that film pres
entation in 1850 that helped me find
the place was looking for-the D. c.
Society for CHippled Children-and
again in 1854 for making the District
of Columbia aware of my child, and 1
hope in the future when he is grown
man 1t will give him place in society
the same as any normal, happy indi-
vidual.
Mrs. Carl Wilson.
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Republicans Called 'BunqIinq'

According to the Republicans, every
thing is all right and we are just
in period of readjustment. Ike says
there's no need for concern, but the
millions out of work disagree. Some
how. it all is familiar. Herbert Hoover
said prosperity was just around the
corner. He was at least consistent;
he maintained his statement and his
position while millions went on starv-
ing and veterans marched on the
White House Who can ever forget
Franklin D. Roosevelts stirring words
that the only thing we have to fear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

The hydrogen bomb explosion of 1852 as
shown in moving pictures, seems to have been
awesomey successful. The collateral publicity
experiment. however was gratifying failure
It should serve the helpful purpose of per-
suading Government public relations advisers
against trying it again.
Colored movies of the bomb explosion, &C
companied by narrative description, were shown
to scores of correspondents here at noon on
Wednesday. Those who witnessed it were
briefed as to the conditions under which the
material was given out in advance. They were
forbidden to describe the film or show the
pictures until pm. on April Z, week later.
The purpose of this delay was to permit dis
tribution of the films and pictures. their proc
essing and printing, to magazines and moving
picture houses around the country The civil
defense authorities, particularly, were after the
widest distribution possible.
CoumniSt Drew Pearson, however had OBJ
tanned a description of the movies before they
were shown on Wednesday, and had sent out a
column for publication on Thursday. When the
column was printed, the lid was of, and the
advance release date was revoked. Everybody
who had the pictures printed them on Thursday
afternoon, and all of yesterday and last night
the movies were seen by countless millions on
their televiSion SETS
It was wrong for the Government to try to
time it's release of these pictures to accommo-
date one segment of the communications media
of the country. It was unfair to the newspapers
and the radio stations to impose on them an
unwritten pledge of secrecy, merely to get dis
tribution through the movies and magazines.
There was no security involved; nothing sub
stantial to justify such request. When news,
in text or pictures, is available for release by
the Government it should be released. Artificial
restrictions on use of the news, even though
imposed with the best of motives, simply do not
work. The news always leaks out. II the news
is important and interesting, Government need
have no worries about its distribution. The
various media of communication, each working
in the field of its own speciality. will take care
Of that
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Fine Publicity Appreciated

wish to thank you for the fine pub
Lefty which you gave to Mrs. Grazina
Krivickiene on her talk on Lithuanian
art and folk songs before the Takoma
Park American Womens Club. am
grateful to you for your cooperation.
Dorothy Dutkus.
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| letters to The Star .

is fear itself? And they apply equally
well today in period of sterile Re-
publican oungling and lassitude in
promoting employment. There will be
change next November. All the
Democratic Party needs to do is to
get rid of Stevenson and build up
Douglas or Fulbright.
Converted Republican.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-02

Pen-ndnaes may be used If letters carry
a1riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-04

bargoed goods. He said it had
the approval of President Essen
hover as well as the State, De-
tense, Treasury and Commerce
Departments.
He said he was convinced the
decision would result "in a net
advantage to the free world of
expanded peaceful trade and
more effective control of war po-
tential items"
80 Items OF List.
Out of 297 items which had
been embargoed, a net of 80 were
taken of the list-including tank
cars, crude petroleum, diesel oil
fiat cars and rails.
The relaxation applied only tc
trade by United States allies with
Russia and her satellites in Eu-
rope. There was no easing of re-
Strictions on shipments to Com
munist China, North Korea anc
the Communist area of NORTH
Wet Nam in Indo- China.
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seems a slender reed upon
which to lean for effective re-
Sistance to Russian aggression
should the Soviets decide to
strike" Today, three years
later. it seems accurate to
make the same statement, de-
spite the expenditure during
those three years of nearly SIS
billion of American money.
There was convincing EVIL
dence three years ago and
there is convincing evidence
now that the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization and the
European Defense Community
we're oversold and their po-
tentialities overemphasized.
Our country now is in the
process Of developing a NATO
for Asia, to be known as
SEATO, Southeast Asia. Treaty
Organization. In the light of
Americas experience in Eu-
rope, SEATO, before being pro-
mulgated, deserves a long. hard
look.
This reporter does not pose
as an expert, but merely is
attempting to present some
facts and some interpreta-
tons which to him appear
logical.
Our security is linked closely
with the security Of the entire
free world. But Americas
first line of defense is our
economic strength at home.
without which our military
potentialities would be greatly
lessened.
A wise American many years
ago laid down a basic policy
for the new country he helped
to create. Declared Thomas
Jefferson: "Our first and fun
damental maxim should be
never to entangle ourselves in
the broils of Europe" i,
OF course, this was ,enunci-
ated before the advent of the
transatlantic cable, the air.
plane and the nuclear weapon.
Time moves on and this JEFF
ferson philosophy may not be
the right one for the Goth
century.
But a reappraisal Of our
foreign policies appears in or
der-and overdue.
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'NewSurrender Seen
By Jenner in Easing
Trade Ban With Reds
BY the As.oeiated Press

Senator Jenner. Republican, of
Indiana today assailed as "a new
surrender" to the Soviet bloc an
agreement to increase the list of
goods which this country's allies
may ship to Russia and her Eu-
ropean satellites without losing
United States aid.
He said it represented ga tacti-
cal gain for the Communists as
damaging to our prestige as our
military retreat from the Yalu"
during the Korean war.
Senator Jenner's statement &C
companied publication by the
Senate Internal Security SUBJ
committee of a volume of testi-
mony taken at public hearings on
"The Strategy and Tactics OF
World Communism"
Campaign Pattern Seen.
AS subcommittee chairman,
Senator Jenner said that "al-
most without exception, these
witnesses have described the So
viet's recent trade offensive as
an integral part Of it's campaign
for world conquest"
Harold E. Stassen. the admin
istration's foreign aid chief. an
nounced August IS the decision
20 reduce the number Of en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-04
No Time to Bicker on Germany
Administration Urged to Adopt an Energetic Policy
Toward Reornning Of Adenouer's Government

use every means to enlarge
and capitalize on any blum
derS.
In the meantime the Red
propaganda advocating Ger
man unity in exchange for
complete neutrality in the
East West conflict has been
making unbelievable strides.
The propaganda is not carried
on by Communist agents to
subvert the Germans to COM
munism as is done In other
Western countries. Rather the
propaganda Is nationalist in
character and is headed openly
by Field Marshal Won Paulus
who was defeated at Stain
grad because Of Hitler's blum
derS.
Gen. Won Paulus later head
ed the German army Of liberia
tion--a Soviet propaganda or
ganization which never saw
any action In the war but be-
, came the hard core Of the
new East German army which
is reputed to be 100, 900 strong.
Gen. Won Paulus was q re-
spected officer in Germany and
was considered after the Sta
lingrad disaster to have been
a victim Of Hitler and his de-
mented gang. The many mem
oirs Of German generals and
field marshals-all avidly read
by the West GermanS-en-
tirely exonerate him from mis-
takes or lack of patriotism.
And when Gen. Won Paulus.
who now heads the war college
at Leipzig, makes direct APP
peals to the Germans to stand
solidly for unity and sover-
eighty. his words are needed.
Hence it Is urgent for the
United States at least not to
fall into the trap Of long dis
cussions at the next meetings
in Paris and New York. It Is
no longer a matter of yielding
points to, our allies to avert
the fall of another. French gov
eminent. It is a matter Of
whether or not Germany be-
comes the ally Of the U.S.S.R.
or whether it remains In the
free Western camp.
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with the q. s. s. r. than either
France or Britain. But the
nationalist sentiment which is
stronger than ever in the
former Reich regards a policy
of expediency toward the Rus
slams as the best way to
achieve German sovereignty
and unity, now that the West
has fumbled the EDO ball.
It would be silly to imagine
that the Germans viii sitj
complacently and watch the
allies dicker and bicker over
how, when and why Germany
should be rearmed and given
full sovereignty. The days are
over when the West Germans
were mere wards Of the West
ern allies and DR.. Adenauer
had to go to the allied high
commissioners with his hat in
his hand to ask permission for
German farmers to own shot
guns to shoot rabbits.
A new wind Is blowing in
Germany and unless we make
a quick decision about full
sovereignty we may find Rus
STA expanded to the Rhine, not
through conquest but through
partnership with the Bonn
republic.
Our Western allies perceive
this only dinly. They are
likely to fall into a trap sim
liar to the one in the spring
of 1899 when a French-B British
military mission, was in Mos
COW discussing an agreement
with Russia to resist eventual
Hitherto aggression. Behind
the scenes, the men in the
Kremlin had already signed
an alliance with the Nazis
which permitted the Fuehrer
to unleash World War II.
The similarity between the
two situations lies in the fact
that Paris and London are
now engaged in an economic
commercial Irritation with the
Kremlin and don't see that
Malenkov. Molotov and Bull
ganin are eagerly watching
Western plumbers in regard to
Germany. The comrades will