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Evening star., 1954-04-23

sia may indorse, allowing label think
ing" or seeing red" to put us in a
position of supporting discredited re-
gimes or aSSociating ourselves with the
unpopular side of Asia's wars. 1t is
not in the best American tradition to
war against national independence
movements or to dictate forms of eco
nomic organization to small countries.
Russian diplomacy is saddling us with
the burden and odium of Western i'm
perialism and enlisting the most power
full force in the East, nationalism,
against us. If we oppose oriental ma
tionalism. we will certainly suffer
further defeat. Instead of fighting it.
America should support Asiatic ma
tionalism, the greatest barrier to Rus
sian domination.
The withdrawal of the French need
not mean the automatic "loSS" of all
Southeast Asia. Where we stand for
the freedom and independence of self
governing states we will have much
support in Europe and Asia but any one
who aligns himself with white dom
inati0n must eventually lose every
where II Asia. If we send armies into
the war in Indo-China they will go
bearing the odium of white domination
and. even should the result not be en-
broilment with China, we will find Indo-
China as much an albatroSs about our
necks as have the French.
Wesley M. Bagby.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

The administration is displaying frst-class
judgment in its decision to send General Van
Fleet to the Far East on a military survey
mission.
In announcing the assignment, Secretary
of Defense Wilson said that the retired general
will visit Japan, Korea and Formosa-to begin
with. His first attention, it was said, will be di-
rected to the problem of working out long
term defense and security program for South
Korea, involving American military assistance
but with greatest reliance placed upon expand
ing and improving the already strong South
Korean forces. Beyond this, however, 1t appears
that General Van Fleets assignment may de-
velop into considerably broader study of the
American military role in the Far East with an
official presentation of his personal views on
what our continuing policy should be. Although
Mr.. Wilson said that the Van Fleet mission had
been planned before the present critical stua-
ton developed in Indo-China, and consequently
was not intended to cover that area the Secre-
tary added that final decision on whether to
include Southeast Asia in the generals tour
has not yet been made.
General Van Fleet has demonstrated, in
Greece and in Korea, an unusual talent for
training, organizing and employing native
troops. He has learned to respect the fighting
capacity of such soldiers. He has learned to
respect, also, the economy in dollars, in man
power and in materiel that might be registered
through a large-scale program of preparing
ASans to fight for Asia.
Writing recently in Readers Digest the
general estimated that it might take 100 we'll
trained and well-equipped divisions to hold
communism in check militarily in Asia That
number of American divisions would mean
almost two million men and cost about $25 bill
lion yearly. General Van Fleet pointed out,
however, that an Asiatic division of IA, 500 men
is equal in fighting power to an American divi-
sion of $4,000 men-because it lives on shorter
rationS, fewer non-essentials and even less COM
bat equipment. He estimated further that the
dollar cost of an American division is Is times
that for an Asiatic division.
IF we help Asia keep her own freedom"
the general wrote, "the cost in men and money
to us will be only a tiny fraction of what it
would be to fight her battles It would also strip
the Communists of their powerful argument
that ours is no real war for freedom but only
white mans imperialist' war to put Asia in
chains"
Approaching our Far East problems with
this combination of military and political think
ing, General Van Fleet should be able to present
the administration with some solidly construc-
tive counsel. AS Mr.. Wilson said, the general is
being called in effort to use all the talent
we have to solve problem" There is reason to
believe General Van Fleet will be very helpful
Evening star., 1954-04-23
St. Georges Doy

Out of misty past. the legend brings
A holy name from far antiquity,
st. George, long reUerenced By British
kings,
Patron of Enoland's honored history.
From fading record. myth -ens7trouded
story
A dragon slain and deeds of DGlor
DONE
One truth emer0es in unQuesttoned
glory.
He Das Christian and naGrtyred
one.
America 1Dho has no saints to praise
Looks to that SteGdtdst land across
the sea
That cherishes her old, established
UdyS,
Orders of knighthood and of heraldrv.
England, be strong as in the ages past.
Our firm. mistaken bultodrk through
the years,
Your saints and nronarchS eDer standing
fast
Against whdteuer buGetinos and
tears.
Inez Boreloy Kirby
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Seven to One

There is no reason to believe that the
Republican primary election in New Jerseys
Seventh Congressional district was test of
the relative popularity Of President Eisenhower
and Senator Mccarthy.
1t is true that Representative Widnall, the
winner by 35,0OO-to-5,00O vote margin, hailed
his victory as a vote of confidence in the Pres
ident. 1t is also true that the loser, ]. Parnell
Thomas, campaigned as a 1000 per cent"
supporter of Senator Mccarthy.
But this was mere coattail clutching. After
serving seven terms in Congress, Mr.. Thomas
was convicted of payroll padding and sent to
Jail in 1949. 1t is a healthy thing that he has
been soundly trounced in his comeback attempt
The only surprise is that 5000 people voted
for him.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Oppenheimer's Suspension

The news of DR. Oppenheimer's sus-
pension from the Atomic Energy Com
mission comes as a shock and points
up the increasing hysteria which pres
emily grips the Nation. Our allies,
casting objective glances from overseas,
must be both amused and disheartened
scientist being publicly tried. not for
any crime he has committed but for
associations and views that he held
1913 years before. associations and
views which he has long since dis
avowed.
DR.. Oppenheimer has served his
country with unstinting devotion since
the autumn of 1941. 1t is widely
acknowledged by eminent nuclear phys
icists that without DR.. Oppenheimer's
efforts, we might not have had an
atomic bomb at all. He has never con-
cealed his affinity for leftist causes
during the mid-thirtieS and early for
ties. Despite prior knowledge of these
associations, the Government, in the
fall of 1941, felt justified in taking a
calculated risk with DR.. Oppenheimer
because of the unique abilities he pos
sessed in the field of nuclear physics.
After IA years and an unblemished
record of service to his country. it
seems slightly insane to this observer
to suspend the physicist at this time
and risk losing his invaluable knowl-
edge and experience.
The United States and the Soviet
Union are engaged in life and death
atomic and hydrogen bomb ornaments
race which, if not already so, shall
soon be extremely close. Our security.
therefore. in large measure is dependent
upon the caliber of our top atomic
Evening star., 1954-04-23
President to Publishers

The President had disappointingly little to
say in his talk to the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Mr.. Eisenhower addressed himself primarily
to the role that the newspapers and other
media of communication ought to play in this
complex age. Facts" he said, must be related
in truthful perspective"
No one will quarrel with that statement.
The difficulty is, however, that much of the
confusion in this country centers around facts
or apparent facts which the layman cannot
relate to each other in truthful perspective.
Only the President, or some one with access to
the confidential information at his disposal
can do this. There had been belief that the
President would put the facts of our foreign
policy, especially with respect to Asia, into
some kind of perspective last night. He did not
attempt to do this, however, and it is to be
hoped he will realize that the newspapers lack
the information required to do it for him.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

scientists. Would it not seem to be
unwise to replace outstanding physicists
who may have held unorthodox politi-
cal views years ago with lesser -caliber
physicists having more orthodox politi-
cal views?
If DR.. Oppenheimer should be re-
moved from the Acc, are we not
reSorting to tactics similar to those
employed by the Russians, i.e.. removing
sincere, brilliant people from high gov.
ernment positions because they did not
conform in their political thinking to
the dogma preached by the state?
Are we not lacking in Christian
charity with regard to DR.. Open
heimer's freely admitted past errors
in political judgment. and are we going
to admonish him thus: "You are guilty
of political mistakes in the past and
for this you must suffer the remainder
of your life?"
Only clear thinking and speedy
return to sanity and renewed faith in
ourselves can lead us from the hideous
morass which threatens to envelop us
in the days ahead.
Morris A. Weinberger, MD.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Evolution AIonq the Nile

The combined forces of revolution and
evolution that have prevailed in Egyptian po-
litical life for the past two years have produced
changes so broad and so fast-moving that
their evaluation for history must await greater
ever there are certain signs of constancy and
constructiveness in this kaleidoscope pattern
of events.
The original revolution, resulting in the
abdication and exile of King Farouk, was
planned and carried out by the group of young
professional army officers who now make up the
Revolutionary Command Council There was
no indication in the beginning and there has
been none since that this was group of ad-
venturers seeking personal power or profit.
Their leading spirit was Lieutenant Colonel
Nasser, and they selected respected and older
soldier, General Naguib, for the honor of head
ing the new government.
One of the first and f1rmest objectiveS of
the REC was that of driving out of power the
corrupt and cynical professional politicians
who had contributed so much to the countrys
misfortuneS. The struggle that has now re-
suited in General Naguib surrendering the role
of Premier to Colonel Nasser, while retaining
the less powerful Office of President, is less a
battle of personalities than of relative dedica-
ton to the revolutionary purpose. When Cen
eral Naguib, in apparent ascendancy in March,
announced that the revolutionary junta would
be dissolved this summer and that the civil
political bodies would then resume their op-
eratons he was forcing-intentionally or not
the showdown that now has come.
There is much yet to be done in Egypt in
Evening star., 1954-04-23

Ho, hum. Templeton Jones was cut
ting the lawn for the first time this
year.
It wasn't a task that got any lighter.
Jones could remember his first lawn.
and the real thrill he got out of moving
it.
It was a new mower, of course.
Now the blades were dull, and the
appetite for lawn cutting had grown
jaded.
Who really likes to cut a lawn?
And whatever became of that grass
that was supposed not to need now
ing, ever?
Temp Jones sighed as he, wheeled
the old heavy mower out of the garage.
What do these people with no space
to store anything, in their bright new
ramblers, do with the grass cutter, and
the rake. the shovel and the hoe'
Only Jones has no hoe. That is
mostly needed for vegetables. and
Jones grows none of these, only flowers.
His vegetables come in cans. OF all
the vegetables. he likes only peas and
asparagus tips.
He eats. of course, several more. in
cluding the terrible spinach, and the
disagreeable carrots.
Some persons pretend to like carrots.
Full Of vitamin A, they say. with evi-
dent pride Of their knowledge.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
This and That
By Charles E. TroceweN

Templeton Jones knows better way
to get vitamin A than carrots. Out OF
a bottle of vitamin A perles.
AS for spinach, no one can eat it
uncoerced Yes. there are various ways
of being coerced, and one is to think
it good for you.
It may be good for you, Jones says.
but it is good for nothing else.
Certainly not taste. nor appearance.
with it's fiabby exterior and taste to
pucker the tongue.
Jones looked at his old moving ma
chine with a spinach distaste.
Why didn't some one invent a mower
that would NOW the grass all by it
self?
Some one has?
Then Jones had never seen it in OPP
Grafton. and strongly believed it simply
couldn't be true.
Nuisance value, perhaps, is part
of lawn moving.
The real purpose is not so much
to make the grass look level and trim.
as to exercise the daily determination
of the suburban man.
The suburban man has had a great
deal of fun poked at him in recent
years.
Somehow, he is held up to be sort
Of cross between rascal OF sorts and
nuisance.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Arlington Report Cords

The views expressed in two recent
letters on the Arlington report card
situation were most welcome. I am
hopeful that the comparison with Com
munist handling of schools, made by
both writer's, may be thoughfully con-
sidered in other cities where similar
battles are being fought by those in
tested in the welfare of our educational
system.
Temporal rewards, such as academic
grades, are not important in themselves.
but as rewards for temporal achieve
ment they serve as concrete examples
of higher system of spiritual rewards
for spiritual achievement. The concept
of incentives to right action exists in
every other phase of our capitalistic,
free-enterprise system; why not in our
schools, where we supposedly want to
produce well-educated men and women.
rather than human vegetables?
When one considers the advances al
ready made by the ''progreSSiveS" who
want to do away with alphabetical grad
ing systems, coupled with those who
want to eliminate all references to
spiritual values from the classroom,
the outlook may we'll be discouraging.
Add to these the achievements of pro
greSsiveS" who want to transform aca-
demic freedom into academic license,
and thereby indorse the teaching OF
falsehood and unreasoned bias, and the
pride with which we once viewed our
system of public education seems more
than little tarnished. And the need
for encouraging right thinking people
to enter the teaching profession seems
more urgent than ever.
Julie Ann johnson.
Evening star., 1954-04-23

He is supposed to be fiabby, to cher
ish-think of his effrontery-his little
two-by-four yard. and its neat hedge.
That hedge. in particular. strikes the
suburban critics as something entirely
wrong. What, he loves his hedge, and
takes care of it, does he?
Templeton Jones slowly got out the
old oil can.
This is yearly rite, supposed to do
some good, some way.
Jones often wondered.
He oiled the places, and then gave
the machine a good run.
What a racket!
He oiled it some more. Less noise,
this time; Jones was away to a good
start on the annual weekly chore,
sometimes every five days.
He didn't pretend to like it.
He hated it. just as he did sprinkling
the lawn. There is nothing about the
lawn that pleases him any more.
Sometimes he considers plowing it
up, for once and all. and planting it
to pebbles. (He has seen such lawns"
and they always remind him of out
door restaurants)
Poor Jones!
If the truth were known. 80 per cent
of all lawn owners are in the same
boat. only they are not honest enough
to admit 1t.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Wilson's Soiree at Pentuqon

It is interesting to note that the Sec
retary of Defense gave private cock
tail party and utilized the facilities of
our largest Government building for
the soiree Why? Since it is still fresh
in the minds of the rank and file that
during the Christmas and New Year
holidays all Government agencies were
alerted to the strict rules prohibiting
alcoholic beverages at parties held in
Government establishments. it appears
that a person of high standing can
flout the regulations.
In view of the demonstration in the
Pentagon, the great mass of Govern
ment employees are entitled to know if
the regulations forbidding the use of
alcoholic beverages in public buildings
are to be construed so as to give them
the same privileges as it is apparent are
being accorded those in high positions.
Or. would they render themselves liable
for separation from the service under
similar circumstances?
r. r
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Struteoic Materials for Russiu

Constantine Browns April 19 column
headed Down the Same Old Road
Again" was all right rs far as it went,
but it didn't go far enough.
Today strategic goods are reported
moving from Western Europe, Asia
Minor and even from the United
States to destinations behind tire Iron
Curtain at the rate of about half
billion dollars a year. Russia and her
satellites must have these goods in
order to stockpile for World War III.
Harold Stassen recently agreed to allow
peaceful goods to move from our
allies to the Reds without imposing the
sanctions provided for under the Battle
Act, that is, of cutting them off from
mutual security aid. These peaceful
goods" provide the potential enemy
with consumers goods they would have
to make themselves, unless we per-
mitted them to be shipped in. because
the people of the satellites were on the
point of open revolt because of their
scarcity. In other words, we are ship
ping the Reds the things they need to
keep their people from revolving against
them. Peaceful goods" indeedl They
assure pGdC61ul COIlUltlUIlS 1OI ll1C
Kremlin among their slaves, while they
drive them all the harder to mine the
gold to pay for them and drive them
to turn out more arms and ammunition
in preparation for the attack on the
West.
It's "down the same old road again"
to be sure, and much more dangerous
road it is, for with every shipment of
strategic goods and peaceful goods"
to the Reds they become stronger and
their stockpiles grow. so they can resist
us in the next war that much longer.
Every dollars worth of our goods
shipped into Russia and the satellites
today is apt to prolong the next war and
add to our casualty lists because of
the strengthened resistance of the
enemy which we are building up every
day. We are not only coddling Malen-
kov, just as the French coddled MuSso-
lini and Hitler. but we are actually
helping to arm him for his attack on US
Realist, Jr.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Justified Criticism

It is unusual for private builder to speak
out as boldly as William Zeckendorf has done in
an effort to influence the course of legislation
affecting project in which he is interested
But neither the project involved nor the re-
strictive legislation proposed can be regarded
as ordinary matters. Both are of great impor-
tance not only to Mr.. Zeckendorf and his asSo-
ciates but to Washington and the Nation as
well. And Mr.. Zeckendorfs criticism of a House
restraint on city development operations was
completely justified.
The New York contractor, head of firm
officially authorized to draw up multi million
dollar plan for redevelopment of Southwest
Washington, warned a Senate Appropriations
subcommittee that if Congress enacts the House
restriction, his firm will withdraw its offer to
undertake a sweeping "face lifting" in the
blighted waterfront area. The restriction, in
the form of an amendment to a housing appro-
priation provision, would ban use of Federal
funds for any project involving non-residential
construction not normally essential" to resi-
dental communities. The proviSo presumably
was directed at specific redevelopment project
in New York City, known as the Columbus Circle
Coliseum. But Federal and District housing
authorities say that the language is so broad as
to forbid some of the major improvements
planned as part of the city's slum- clearance and
redevelopment program here.
The so-called Zeckendorf plan, which has
met with tentative official favor, calls for office
structures, an auditorium, music center and
other fine buildings that hardly could qualify as
being essential to residential community. Yet,
as Mr.. zeckendorf told the subcommittee, it is
doubtful if any private investor would be willing
to undertake major rehouSing program in the
Southwest restricted solely to small dwellings
and Small-income apartments. The whole idea
back of the much-discussed "upgrading' pro-
posal is to improve the economic status and the
appearance of rundown sections of the city
Unless there is sufficient incentive in the form
of returns on the investment private builders
are not likely to be interested in redevelop-
ment of the Southwest or any other section of
the city.
Advocates of the House amendment have
disavowed any intention of interfering with the
planned upgrading of Southwest Washington.
The fact remains, however, that Government
legal experts are convinced that the restriction,
as phraSed, would imperil the zeckendorf or
any similar improvement program. The Senate
ought to kill the amendment or so modify it as
to make certain that the Improvements in
Southwest Washington, long demanded in Con-
gress and elsewhere, are not dealt fatal blow
while still in the planning stage.
Evening star., 1954-04-23
Alcoholics Not Mental Cuses

The Commissioners and our Munich
pal Court have become so irritated and
disguised with the drunks of the Dis
trict that they are losing their perspec-
tive. They are trying to convince the
public that these fellows are mental
cases and need disqualification. They
have inaugurated mild version of the
writ de lun1tico inQuirendo. Some
drunks have been sent to st. Elizabeths
in the past and have been released only
after a tough contest at court. 1t is
easy to get in but difficult to get out.
We just can't railroad our people to
pSychiatric wards because we lose our
tempers. Alcoholics are definitely not
mental cases. Only people who worry
lose their minds, and drunks never
worry They know the answer-will
power. But they are not ready to exer-
else it. AS long as booze is sold people
will drink it and will become inebriated.
Like death, taxes and the poor, they will
always be with us. We might as well
resign ourselves to that conviction. In
stead of becoming reformerS, we should
accept them as they are but try to
utilize their services for the common
good.
In our "enlightened age" the old
chain gang that came out of the Dis
trict Jail each morning is considered
outmoded. This is a wrong concept.
The Star is sparkling drive to remove
the eyesoreS on the Mall. Put these
fellows to work removing these tempo
rary structures and I wager that these
skilled workmen will remove them
quicker and better than any private
concern could do. Pay them IS cents
day for their services. This will be
saving to the Government of few
million. They are good workers when
sober, and believe it or not, they actu-'
ally like to work. And strange as it
seems, they have very little arterial or
heart trouble Never even a headache,
only hangover the next day or week.
The Chief Judge says that these fell
lows take up rs per cent of the time OF
his Municipal Court. Why run in a
drunk who causes no breach Of the
peace? Send him home. if he has one.
That's why the cell blocks are now over
loaded. Repeaters get 60 days at Occo-
quan, with very good food, little work.
and TV every night. Drunks flock here
from nearby States to take advantage of
these good accommodations. After
serving a sentence at Occoquan the
drunk is brought back to the District
and dumped at Fourteenth and Water
streets, dead broke, with no place to go.
With no money to move around he gets
discouraged, looks for a drink, soon
finds one and is off again.
say again-put the drunks to work.
Work is the greatest blessing we have
ever known. No one has been able to
find substitute, regardless of our
atomic age. Like the foot soldier, we
will always need the skilled and
unskilled workman.
william F. Mcdonnell.