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Evening star., 1954-06-06
Essential to Western Defense

Together with Congress as whole, the
Senate House Atomic Committee should give
careful and sympathetic consideration to the
administrations request that the President be
granted more discretionary leeway than is
provided for In the proposed amendment to
permit the transmission Of A-weapons informa-
tion to our allies abroad.
The amendment OF the many now
being considered to modernize the thoroughly
outdated Atomic Energy Act Of 1946-is designed
primarily to end situation in which the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization has been seriously
handicapped In It's efforts to make the most of
its potentialities. The situation has been caused
by the fact that the laws present restrictions
debar our country from revealing data needed
to keep NATO as up to date as are nuclear
weapons themselves AS a result, the alliance
has been unable to carry out the kind Of col
lective military planning that 1t most certainly
should be carrying out, and the Kremltn has
benefited accordingly
In an effort to correct this situation, the
joint congressional committee would amend the
law in way that would authorize the President
to communicate to NATO any restricted data
required for the development OF common Sc
curity plans for the training Of allied per-
sonnel in the use of and defense against atomic
weapons, and for the evaluation of potential
enemy's capabilities in the employment of such
weapons. /, However, although the proposed
change is thus very good as far as it goes, it
would ban the disclosure of all information
bearing upon the design and fabrication OF
nuclear armaments except with regard to the
external size, weight and shape thereof" It is
on this point that administration spokesmen
have expressed miSgivings, their view being that
the language involved-since it appears to leave
no room for presidential discretion-might
stand as an obstacle to vital collective action
in emergency situations that cannot be fore
seen.
Thus, as Secretary of State Dulles has told
the joint committee, our military officials be-
leve that the proposed amendment falls some
what short of what is needed" Similarly, but
in more emphatic language, Assistant Defense
Secretary QuarleS has testified that 1t is "too
restrictive to meet the expressed requirements
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff" and he has there
fore asked that the revision be modified bit
to allow for some discretionary fexibility in the
matter. A few members of the committee
notably Senator Hckenlooper, the vice chair
man-have reacted against the request, but
the opposing views do not seem to be too far
apart for satisfactory compromise.
In any case, considering that the Soviet
Union is formidably armed with A-weaponS and
knows far more about them than most of our
key allies there can be no doubt about the
Soundness of the administrations view-as ex-
pressed by Mr.. Dulles-that it is of utmost
urgency" for us to share essential information
with NATO in this field Certainly, without
such action, our Atlantic community cannot
possibly be as strong as it should and must be
to cope with the threat of Red aggression.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
SchIesinger's Propaganda

It is probably unfair to say that the
Democratic Party caused three wars IN
our generation under three different
Democratic Presidents (Wilson, Roose-
velt and TrumanD. Yet it is highly
amusing to see few irresponsible DEM
ocrats trying to persuade the country
that unless the Democrats are returned
to power we may get into war.
OF more than passing interest is the
effort of the Harvard University pro-
fessor, Arthur M. Schlesinger, jr., to
label the Republicans as the war party.
SchleSinger is the co-chairman Of the
left-wing Americans for Democratic Ac-
tion, often thought Of as version Of
the British Fabian socialists and dis
owned by Democrat National Chairman
Mitchell. The A. D. A. is trying to guide
the thinking Of the Democrats.
The professor recently said that the
price of the present administration
may well be the extension of Soviet
tyranny or the outburst Of atomic wal" "
In the face of the enormous extension
of Soviet power under the two previous
administrations, this Is an amazing
statement to come from some one who
is supposed to be objective and scientific
as scholar.
In fact, Schlesinger is viewed increas-
ingly as an irresponsible propagandist.
In the same speech he said the admins
tration appears to foresee nothing, to
anticipate nothing, to prepare for moth
ing" Obviously, this is not scholar
talking.
To help offset the rundown from the
Korean war boom, the administration
and Congress probably have done more
in the fields of fiscal and monetary pol
icy, along the lines Of today's best pro-
fessional economic thinking, than any
previous government in our history.
Large tax cuts, stimulation Of adequate
bank reserves and easing Of credit-all
accomplished within the last year-are
the recognized tools for fighting disem-
ployment.
Harvard University scholars. who over
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

Marian Gray, Ella Grimm, Elizabeth
Lamb, Agatha Linehan, Margaret Nc
Dewitt, Katharine McEnelly. Mary Nc
Gorrisk, Florence Mcmahon, Helen
OMahoney, Elsie Parsons, Marie
Rottermann, Florence M. Rudge and
Mary Sheridan. Nine Of the 1904
alumnae returned for the 50th anniver-
sary celebration last week end.
The Star of May "a. 1904, quoted the
Housekeeper magazine as follows: ut
was a harpischord
First maker. Cristifori. in
Piano Maker the employ Of the
Duke Of Tuscany, who
in It'll made the first successful piano.
AS curator Of Ferdinand de Medici, he
had a splendid collection Of Belgian.
French and italian instruments to look
after. and this undoubtedly aided him.
though the model was 50 crude that
the inventor could never have dreamed
a monument would be erected In
his memory. There are only two grand
pianofortes Of Cristifori In existence.
One, decorated in gold and Chinese
figures, Is in Florence and the other
is in the Crosby Brown collection in the
Metropolitan Art Museum. Three docu-
ments attest the authenticity Of this
last instrument. which was purchased
from Signor Diego Martelli. From this
feeble beginning O long list Of names
could be mentioned Of men who helped
perfect the piano. But factories alone
could never have achieved without
royalty to encourage and virtuosos to
play. Frederick the Great ordered five
pianos for his palace. where they can
be seen at the present day. Marie An
toinette was o patron Of the art. and
Clement in England and Mozart In
Germany introduced the instrument;
Evening star., 1954-06-06
British Invasion by Air

There will be much interest in the expert
ence of Capital Airlines in its proposed opera
ton of fleet of British-built four -engine
turboprop ViScount transport airplanes on do
mestic American routes. Capital has contracted
with Vickers-ArmStrong, Limited, for purchase
of three of the ships, to be delivered early next
year, with options on 81 more If the initial
experiment is successful.
To the aircraft building industry in the
United States this first instance of purchase OF
foreign aircraft for domestic use is an obvious
challenge. The American industry, concentrat-
ing on development of piston-engine aircraft,
not only has monopollzed our own market
but has been dominant in other parts Of the
free world. To compete, the British industry
since 1943 has been devoting most of its expert
mentation to turbojet and turboprop aircraft
In the jet field BritainS Comets have been in
service but the series of recent crashes has
prompted their grounding for what may be
long period. Pan American AirwayS-for its
world Service-has a Comet fleet on order IN
the only other case of an American carrier
buying foreign-made craft.
In contrast to the Comets misfortunes
however the Viscounts-with their turbine
engines geared to propellers-have been opera
tionally satisfactory and economically success
full in Europe. With cruising speed OF about
S35 miles per hour they are raster tnan any
American plane except the biggest of our long
haul aircraft. The fact that Capital Airlines
has several relatively short routes-between
Washington and the Midwest, for example
makes plane of the Viscount's qualifications
attractive. And the fact that Capital evidently
intends to set up schedules bettering the flying
times Of their direct competitors will provide
q good yardstick for measuring the relative
worth-in terms of profit or loSS-of the two
types of aircraft. The builders and the opera
tors, on both sides Of the ocean, will be watching
closely for the answer.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Time to End the Conflict

The Commissioners are right It Is time
to end the conflict and confusion that for so
many years have hampered housing inspection
activities in Washington. It has become plain
that conflict and confusion will continue as
long as inspection authority is divided between
Independent District divisions. Housing in
spection-all phases of it-should be under
one head and the proper place to center re-
sponsbity is the Districts new Department of
Licenses and Inspections.
Capitalization of housing inspection work
In the new department was recommended in
the original District reorganization plan, but
strong opposition to this sensible arrangement
came from the Health Department, which was
reluctant to surrender any of its inspection
powers. The divided system thus survived the
Lowe consolidation program. And just as was
to be expected, the important task Of ridding
the city of unsafe, unhealthful and unsightly
dwellings has begged down.
Urgency of the situation is such as to
Justify the decision of the Commissioners to
bring about coordination of the inspection
activities under a single administrator. They
have proposed tentatively the merging Of health
inspection work Tin the housing field) with the
regular building and other inspection services
already in the Department of Licenses and
Inspections Health Officer Seckinger is oppos-
ing this plan, which would deprive him Of some
Of his responsibilities, and has submitted
substitute proposal for transfer of all housing
inspection duties to the Health Department.
This issue of who is to control housing in
spection in the District ought to be decided on
the basis of what is best for the city, not with
regard to reluctance of any department to give
up any powers or to its desire to acquire larger
powers. Reorganization experts believe that the
city would gain by consolidating all housing
inspection work in the main inspections de-
partment Experience has shown it was a
mistake to ignore their recommendations to
that effect in the first place. The Commits
sioners would be using good Judgment If they
corrected that error by giving the Department
of Licenses and Inspections full responsibility
for all housing inspections including those
relating to health as well as safety.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Social Security Proviso

According to The Star the new social
security bill now pending has one pro-
vision which believe nearly every one
of retirement age or approaching it
should protest. It is the limitation of
yearly earnings to $1,000. This limita-
ton should be abolished as entirely un-
fair and discriminatory because invest
ment income can be unlimited without
loss Of benefits.
Retired people from the military and
Government are subject to no such
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Serving Notice on the Hill

President Eisenhower took sound political
position when he told his news conference that
his greatest concern in the immediate future
would be to push his legislative program through
Congress. Only American interests in world
affairs would command comparable attention
from him, he explained.
The political merit in the Presidents en-
phasS on the legislative record of this second
session of the 83d Congress is clearly evident.
The 1858 session accomplished relatively little
beyond the routine requirements General Eli
senhower, beginning his first year in the White
House, asked only minimum from the Con-
gress but initiated a whole series Of Studies-in
several cases by combination legislative e-execu-
tive commissions. But when the legislators re-
turned last January, the Chief Executive warned
them in his state-of- the Union message that a
wide range of subjects would be submitted for
legislative consideration. string of special
messages then followed-covering approximately
a dozen broad categories. Meanwhile, the
President stated that unless his party can enact
a progressive and dynamic program ut does
not deserve to remain in power"
Opinions may differ mostly on partisan
basis as to what constitutes progressive and
dynamic program-or even on who should be
given the most political credit for what is en-
acted. The President did give to Congress what
he now describes as very broadly based set OF
plans. At this point the record of what is hap
pening to these plans is mixed and understand
ably incomplete. For example, the omnibus tax
reform was passed about as wanted in the House
but is not yet out of Senate committee. Further
more, both branches joined in reducing excise
taxes-against administration recommenda-
tions. The President already has had to pull
back on his request for major revision OF the
do Nny1f Anto oy1d NUA
have to fight for simple extension. Taft
Hartley Act changes probably are sheRed per-
manently as far as the SD Congress is con-
cerned. Hawaiian statehood appears doomed
by its marriage" in the Senate to Alaskan
statehood. Housing legislation was cut back
sharply in the House but has been expanded in
the Senate. Legislative answers to the farm
problem are still being awaited. On the other
hand, the House has pushed through the appro-
priation bills and several major measures have
become law.
The legislative pace invariably quickens
toward the end of session. It Is close to that
stage now-with estimates ranging from August
/ to August Is for adjournment. The Presi-
dents news conference statement Of his
intent to talk about his legislative program
to the press and to the public, for example
might be worth thoughtful reading by some Of
the legislators who are facing stern battles this
year for reelection. It Is not too late TO pick
up the record of this Congress but time is pass
ing rather quickly.
Apparently the opposite extreme from
diplomatic conference, where everybody loses,
Is one of these gasoline economy test runs
where everybody seems to win.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister. Foundry Methodist Church;
chaplain, United states Senate.

MieasssS rounSFy MsttsgsSi't GngrcA;
thousands Of them, tens Of thousands
of them, whose own lives are as the
candles Of the Lord and whose attitude
to others, across all social and ma
tional CULTS, is q part Of the solution
rather than a part Of the problem.
That means that tomorrow's hope lies
in changed individuals whose ruling
passion Is not to get, but to give; who
find life by losing it, and thus discover
the only path to fulflllment. That is
the secret Of the New Testament. You
must be a new creature. You must be
born again. You must be changed.
Jesus kept insisting. And history has
surely revealed that no Utopian plan
will work without the Utopian man.
A Communist leader who, for years
in England, has been preaching social
salvation by destroying one class and
exalting another, has just seen q great
light. He has announced that from
now on he will tell the open-air crowds,
who have thronged to hear him advo-
cate changes by social upheaval, that
human relationships will be trans
formed as individual men are trans
formed. AS he puts It: Prom now on
my message is: Christ is the answer"
The burden Of that proclamation is
not chiefly that the world needs to be
changed, but, rather, that you need
to be changed. No one can give to
others what he himself does not possess.
To advocate social changes and re-
adjustments without taking into con-
Sideration what sort Of individuals are
to run the proposed new machinery is
to miss the one thing needful. It
simply will not do to be part Of "a mere
crowd Of good people milling around
the world" The world viii never be
saved by milling about. but by stand
ing up for principles which, II gen.
orally accepted, would transform the
face of society. You can be a voice
where you are. "The you test" is sue
cinctly expressed in an old motto:
I am Just one,
But I am one.
I cannot do much,
But I can do something.
What / can do I ought to do,
And Dhat ought to do.
By the grace of God,
aDiI do.
+
One who takes that pledge joins
Bonaro Overstreet when he turns to
those who were laughing cynically at
the idea that the little efforts of any
one person can make any difference to
the resistless tides of the day in which
he lives. Says he: II am prejudiced
beyond debate in favor Of my right to
choose which side shall feel the stub
born ounces of my weight" The u
in stubborn ounces" is the symbol Of
the might in YOU.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Pen-ndn1es may be used If letters carry
UriterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation,

the years have done so much to advance
knowledge and objective inquiry, are
disturbed over this deterioration and
wonder when their romping colleague
will learn to recognize that freedom Of
speech also involves responsibility in
public expression.
Emerson p. Schmidt.
Evening star., 1954-06-06
Letters to The Star.

limitations and the same rule should
apply to social security retirees. who
are not charity cases, but have paid
for this benefit. T.S.
Evening star., 1954-06-06

Apparently the opposite extreme from
diplomatic conference, where everybody loses,
is one Of these gasoline economy test runs
where everybody seems to win.
Evening star., 1954-09-19

any telephone calls. and 1t.
Thoman and Capt. Layton were
travelling again.
This time, when 1t. Thoman
called SimkinS he was home.
The lieutenant arranged to meet
Simkins at Eastern avenue and
Bladensburg road NE. at ESQ
pm. st. Thoman drove to the
meeting place. but Simkins
wasn't there. He sweated 1t out
for few minutes until Simkins
drove up in his Cadillac.
Capt. Layton waited at a dis
tance until another car drove up.
He saw Simkins get into 1t.
Thoman's car. AS he drove
up. he saw the lights go on in
Simkin's car. Obviously some
body was in the car, somebody
who had seen him coming and
was trying to back away from
the Thoman car and take off.
+. Capt. Layton stepped on the
/ gas and pinned in the car by
putting the bumper of his car
against it.
Investigators in Luck.
Again. the investigators were
in luck. Another man on the
list, Charles Anderson. was in
the Simkins car,
With Anderson in tow, Capt.
Layton went to the Thoman car.
AS he approached, he noticed
Simkins trying to slip something
behind the seat. It turned out
to be a rs caliber nickel-plated
automatic. 1t. Thoman showed
Capt. Layton the $500 Simkins
had just handed him.
This time, Capt. Layton
couldn't take chance of letting
1t. Thoman transport two pris-
oners alone. All parties piled
into Capt. Layton's car and
drove to where members of the
gambling squad were waiting
to take the prisoners to the
9Th Precinct. They were in the
18th Precinct at the time,
but obviously this was no time
to be using that Stationhouse.
1t. Thoman now called Joseph
A. Chase. He told Chase he had
been supposed to meet Washing
ton but had missed him. Would
Chase meet him instead in the
Evening star., 1954-09-19

issued that he was to make no
calls.
Detective Prather was taken
up to the fifth floor by the same
route followed an hour earlier by
Capt. Monroe.
1t. Thoman and Capt. Layton
were on their way again. They
had suffered one temporary set
back. While waiting to keep the
date with Detective Prather, 1t.
Thoinan had called Simkins but
he wasn't home. So he called
Washington. "A meeting was ar
ranged for $50 pm. at Military
and Ridge roads.
Detective Prather had taken a
little longer than expected SO
1t. Thoman was running 10 min
utes late. The meeting with
Washington took place at $40
pm.
Capt. Layton, following behind
1t. Thon1an. gave him few
minutes with Washington. In
that few minutes. Washington
handed Lit. Thoman $3.50.
When Capt. Layton stepped up
to 1t. Thoman's car and put
Washington under arrest, the
man who had just parted with
$3.50 looked angrily at the man
who had taken 1t.
Decided to Take a Chance.
Now arose the question OF
transporting Washington. !Ordin-
arily. policeman alone would
not drive a prisoner to a station
house. But this was no ordinary
occasion. Time was running out.
Capt. Layton decided chance
had to be taken. He searched
Washington for weapons. He
didn't find any, but he did find
some numbers evidence = run
down tape. Capt. Layton warned
Washington not tor make any
trouble. He said he would be
driving close behind him.
So 1t. Thoman was given an
added hazard. Washfngton's car
was left in the park. Lit. Thon,an
drove Washington to the 9th
Precinct. with Capt. Layton close
behind him all the way. The
officer at the 9Th Precinct was
told Washington was not to make
Evening star., 1954-09-19

unit block Of Claiming street
N.W.3 Chase would, did and got
arrested. He joined the 9Th Pre-
cinct parade.
String Had Run Out.
1t. Thoman went back to the
telephone but it was getting
tougher. There was no answer
to some calls and others re-
fused to come out. But he did
reach Curtis Taylor and set up
an 11:l5 pm. meeting on Clifton
street between Eleventh and
Thirteenth street NV. He told
Taylor he had some information
for him. He did. The information
was that Taylor was under ar
rest.
The string had run out, It
was too late now to lure any
more men from their homes so
1t. Thoman and Capt. Layton
shifted to a straight arrest basis.
They planted a crew to wait at
the home of one of the suspects.
Then they cruised around to
places where they thought the
men they wanted might be-.
At 4::30 am, they arrested
Wallace w. Beach at his home
in the 1900 block of Buchanan
street NE.
The highland 1t. Thoman's
ordeal-had ended.
Evening star., 1954-09-19

On December 8, Detective
Prather and 1t. Thoman met
again. This was no accident.
That day, the detective handed
the lieutenant $400-the pay
ment for protection from Gam
blers No. and No. 2.
Later that month came a $50
Christmas present and a ham
from the same gamblers. via De-
tective Prather. The money
joined the growing pile in the
police safe. The ham was put
into storage as evidence.
Thus it went until April. De-
Evening star., 1954-09-19
2 More Have Surrendered
Since Night of Roundup

Since the night of the round
up. two more wanted men
Calvin D. Hoagland and John
Gefty) Winston-have given
themselves up. Attorneys for
three others have announced
their clients would give them
selves up "Soon." That would
leave only one more Of the 13
pay-off suspects out of police
hands.
All those arrested, except Capt.
Monroe, have been charged with
paying bribe. Capt. Monroe is
accused of receiving q bribe
through an agent of a gambler.
The grand jury begins hear
ing evidence in the case to-
morrow.