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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07

Ferry. Here. in the latter half
Of october. 1859, a rebel cap
tured the arsenal and held the
Union commander, Col. Lewis
w. Washington. prisoner. A
United States Army colonel
rushed troops to capture the
rebel and brought him to Char
lesion. where he was tried and
hanged. The colonel? 1t was
Robert E. Lee, and the rebel was
the abolitionist John Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
By Walter w. Hubbord


Here is a trip which includes
the site of the first settlement in
West Virginia, the city which was
the home and burial place Of the
author of 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" the locale of the battle
field which caused the signing Of
the Emancipation Proclamation,
and a spot where Robert E. Lee
commanded Union troops in the
arrest Of rebel.
One Of o series on motoring from Wosh-
ineton. Clips and save it for future
reference.
On the lefthand side Of U. S.
highway 240. just before enter
ing Frederick, Md, is the Mo-
nocacy National Battlefield site.
Here the Northern commander,
Gen. Lew Wallace-who later
authored Ben HWr"-fought a
losing battle with the boys in
butternut gray. Gen. Wallace,
outnumbered more than two to
one. suffered casualties three
times as great as did the Con-
federates. but even in defeat he
delayed Gen. Jubal Early's Con-
federate forces long enough to
prevent him taking Washington.
Frederick, with a popula-
ton of less than 10000, is the
heart of a rich dairying and
agricultural section. Yet it is
better known for the tide of
history which swept through and
around it. The Battle of South
Mountain occurred there Sep
TENDER II, 1862.
Where Orders Found Hooker
1t was there, too. at the end
Of June. 1868, that Abraham
Lincoln's message reached Gen.
Fighting Joe" Hooker. relieving
him Of command Of the Union
Armies, and naming Spanish
born George Gordon Meade for
the job of ending Lees invasion
Evening star., 1954-05-14
To Strenothen Defense SAFEGUARDS

The National Security Council for some
time has been studying the threat to national
security posed by disclosures of Red penetration
of unions or firms indirectly connected with the
defense effort While there is legal authority
now for barring subversive workers from private
plants under direct contract with the Govern
ment, the authority does not extend to the
many private firms supplying services or ma
terialS to such contractors. Yet sabotage Of
such satellite firms could be just as disastrous
as sabotage Of a primary contracting plant.
For example, it is as important to keep sabo-
teurs away from plant furnishing power to
vital industry as it is to protect the integrity
of the main industry.
The Department of Justice has proposed
two laws to deal with the problem. One would
enable the Government to bar from plants
indirectly related to defense production any
person reasonably" suspected of an intention
to commit sabotage, espionage or other sub
verSive act The authority is similar to that
governing basic contractors, ships and water
front facilities The other measure, and one
likely to be more controversial, would bring
within the Jurisdiction of the Subversive Ac-
tivities Control Board any labor union or
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Get on With the Job

Enactment of the st. Lawrence Seaway bill,
as President Eisenhower has said, marks the
end of long and historic effort" 1t is the end,
however only of the legislative effort. For the
authorization for United States participation
with Canada in this waterway development
marks beginning, also, of responsibility and
of an opportunity
Since late 1851, Canada has been prepared
to proceed alone with the seaWay project. In
difference to the long-standing commitment for
jointly developed and jointly controlled water
way, however, the Dominion government post
poned its own proposed undertaking to give the
United States Congress a final chance to
authorize or to decline American participation.
It has been made clear that Canada, whether
alone or jointly with us, is eager to get started
on the actual seaway work. Premier st. Laurent
under political criticism for waiting on the
American decision, has expressed hope that the
substantial margin of approval given the project
in our Congress will mean the end of the time
consuming opposition in this country and the
beginning of action. His hope is a reasonable
one and there is indeed responsibility now on
this Government to get on with its part Of
the job.
Evening star., 1954-05-14

that we should leave "Asia for the
Asians." Let them go communiStic.
AS the Communists work southwestward
from Indo- China, they will approach
India. Then Mr.. Nehru will have to
realize the utter futility of neutrality
and the childlike naivete of Gandhi's,
policy of non-reSistance. We may at
least hope so.
Communism's chief appeal in the Far
East seems to be land distribution.
How long can that go on? Certainly,
it has it's limits. Although the worst
side Of the Chinese character is now
showing in all its naked cruelty and
bumptious arrogance, there is q best
side to it, quite different. And while
it is. a historical fact that intolerable
oppression does not necessarily breed
rebellion, we can hope that in China's
case (if not elsewhere) it will, for the
Chinese are hard-headed people who
can see hole through ladder Then
but not till then-we can offer aid
without causing the suspicion of mo-
tives and the animosity against us
now all too often evident in some
places.
Historically, it is quite within the
realm of the probable that the Oriental
peoples Gncluding some in the Near
East) will have to pass through such
politicaY trials as they are now ex-
periencing before they can rise to the
status Of true nations such as exist
Evening star., 1954-05-14

in the West. And, despite the an
athemaS heaped upon it, there is good
reason to believe that nationaliSm at
its best (when Of the democratic genus)
is sine qua non of that biological
evolutionary process in which man
plays distinguished part as it slowly
records progress by purely objective
criteria. It may well be that the ORR
ent is dragging its feet" in the evolu-
tionary march because its indigenous
PHILOSOPHERS and religions are such that
the biological fact Of nationalism has
no place in them. This will have to
undergo modification, and the impact
of Western civilization is unwelcome
because its tendency is to force that
change. A process is involved which
cannot be hurried. Asia must work
it out for itself, and we should let the
ASianS do it now. Nothing we can do
can expedite it. It is logical for us to
keep hands off. Then Russia will be
the one to suffer eventually, not us.
The principal difficulty with such a
basic policy is that somewhere in the
Pacific area we shall have to draw a
firm this far and no farther" line,
and let it be known that we mean it.
Where that line should be drawn is a
problem Of military expediency, which
experts in the solving of such matters
should propose, subject to political
approval.
A. A. Williamson.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Noise is not good.

Noise is not good.
This has been universally admitted,
we believe, by all except riveters and
telegraphers, but noise goes right ahead
being noisy. Now we have planes grind
ing and roaring in the sky. lawn mowers
initiating motor boats and dogs bark
ing in all keys.
The world gets noiSier and noiSier,
while everybody gives lip service to
quiet. Even on the quietest, calmest
afternoon, in lazy garden, one can
count % assorted noises.
+
But we recall that the last time we
took this count 1t had been 20 diff
ferent noises, including squeaky gates.
So the world Is improving, quietlike,
after all.
The missing noise?
The spring pepper, or hyla.
This small creature, lover of ponds
and streams and Quiet water places,
no longer lives in our neighborhood.
Building and digging Up and smooth
ing down. filling in, and cutting down
trees
These activities have been too much
for the hyla, which has departed for
places more swampy.
~
Mental work is supposed to be done
best in quiet.
Those who use their brains to make
their living can endure . great deal
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Secret Data

Several days ago Senator Mccarthy threat
ened to make public secret FBI data despite the
objections raised by Attorney General Brownell.
II this was defiant challenge of the admins
tration-as most people thought-that chal-
lenge now has been met
The President, although he did not mention
Senator McCarthy'S name, has said that it is
reprehensible for individual officer or civilian
to give out classified information involving the
security OF our country unless properly author
lied to do so. General Eisenhower has said fur
ther that we might as well diSband the Army
If any individual in it is free to decide for him.
self whether he will or will not obey orders
This fits the Mccarthy incident The Sen
ator presented certain information in the cur
rent hearings which purported to be in the form
Of letter" from J. Edgar Hoover to the chief
OF Army Intelligence. Mr.. Hoover never wrote
any such letter" but the document did quote
accurately from a confidential FBI report It
was slipped to Senator Mccarthy by some
officer in Army Intelligence, and the Senator
claims the right to make the information public
if he sees fit
Perhaps he will do so. Those who would
support him, however ought to realize that
this is the road to chaos in the Army. If any
officer can leak any information he chooses to
any Senator, and if the Senator can set himself
up as the judge of what should and should not
be made public, then we ought to resign our
selves to the destruction of Army Intelligence,
and perhaps of the FBI as well.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
This and That

Of noise if it is related to the task in
hand.
. 1t is amazing how much noise one
can put up with, if he has to-!
The clack of automatic writer's,
bringing in words from across con-
tinent with robotlike speed and clat-
ter, does not suffice to stop the honest
mental worker, although it worries him.
1t is the worry, after all, which makes
noise kill.
The enthusiastic person (now called
manic -depressive) is so filled with his
own tasks and ideas that he literally
has no time to hear noise.
The better balanced person hears it,
and suffers.
So it is seen that sometimes it Is a
happy event to be abnormal, in such q
world as this.
II am cute little darling" says the
old French children's song. land am
very fond of chocolate candy.
IF you will give me some. oh. the
happy event, the happy EVENT."
The happy event, for the noise hater,
is quiet.
This he may secure, in some cases.
by staying home, or setting himself
up an Office in the 11th story Of an
Office building. Even there the click Of
elevators is q nuisance.
Lovers Of quiet are waging Q losing
battle, as they realize that even in
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Good News for the Communists

The French National Assembly has lent
great aid and comfort to the Moscow-Peiping
axis in upholding the Laniel government by
a margin of only two votes. Quite obviously,
coming in the midst of the crucial Geneva Con-
ference and deteriorating military situation
in Undo China, this niggardly support can serve
only to strengthen the Communist negotiating
position and to impose cruel new handicapS on
Foreign Minister Bidault in his extremely diff
cult, and perhaps hopeless, effort to work out
an acceptable armistice agreement.
Only week ago, just prior to the fall Of
Dien Bien Phu, Premier Laniel won a similar
test by vote Of 311 to 262, but now this has
been cut down to 289 to 287 AS result, to put
it mildly, he and his government are in a
decidedly shaky position, and Mr.. Bidault-
with such depressing measure of parliament
tary hostility existing in Paris-can hardly
speak with anything but small and relatively
unauthoritative voice at Geneva. Certainly, in
these circumstances, it is easy to visualize how
the CommuniStS-acutely conscious of this
picture of French democracy divided and in
disarray-must contemplate the situation how
pleased they must be with it, and how conf
IDENTIFY it must dispose them toward being
completely unyielding in their demands for
truce agreement that would have the effect
of giving them the whole of Indo-C China.
All this speaks for itself as a measure of
the responsibility of the French National
Assembly and its multiplicity of claShing parties.
In time of crisis, with its large infestation
of Communist deputies, with it's De Gaullist
extremists, with its narrow -visioned Socialists
and with other elements of "neutraliSt" or
defeatiSt bent, it has let down France and the
free world as whole. More than that, by this
display of division and disunity, it has shown
that if is quite capable of topping the Laniel
government at any moment and of thus bring
ing about a situation in which the succeeding
Premier and cabinet might well set in motion
a program of unlimited appeasement-a pro-
gram that would capitulate to the Communists
in Indo-China and yield to the Kremlin's
dearest wish by weakening the North Atlantic
alliance through rejection of the European
Defense Community treaty.
One must hope, of course, that events will
turn out more happily than this, but at the
moment the hard fact is that the Assembly
in Paris, by it's poor vote of confidence in the
government, has hurt France and the Western
world in way that is bound to be most helpful
to Moscow and Peiping. Clearly, in view of
such an undependabe parliamentary situation,
in view of such political instability, in view of
the possibility that Premier Laniel might be
forced out of office in matter of days, the
United States must exercise the greatest care
and circumSpection in weighing the wisdom of
acting favorably on his appeal for new Amer
ican help in Indo-China.
Evening star., 1954-05-14

business firm found by the board to be con-
trolled by Communists and Elm position to
affect adversely the national defense or security
of the United States" The organizations cited
by the Department Of Justice for board action
would be entitled to full hearings, just as are
accorded the Communist Party and its front
groups in current proceedings. If the labor
or business organization then was found to be
dominated by the Reds, the board could order
it dissolved.
In ordinary times such far-reaching bills
would stand little chance of passage. These
are not ordinary times, however. The threat
to security which they were drafted to combat
is real, as recent FBI and congressional investi-
cations have proved. Congress should give the
proposed legislation special attention in COM
mittee and on the floor.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
By Charles E. TroceWeH

quietude the rolling waves of radio are
all over and through them.
One is filled with scrambled TV pic
lures and doesn't know it!
Only an intricate gadget, with 80
tubes and a big picture tube can tell
him what the pictures are all about.
And when he has made the discovery,
what difference does it make?
The same old people, saying the
same old things, making lot Of noise
into the camera.
Templeton Jones' establishment lost
one of the unique pictures of the age
the other day.
Jones was seeing his first television
show, edging into an open door in q
room where a set was showing the
opening session of the Mccarthy hear
ing.
There Jones stood, seeing TV for the
first time Hitherto, he had closed his
eyes (quietly) when exposed to it.
This time he wanted to see, and
looked, and was not impressed.
If any one had run out and said.
Quick, bring a camera, there is man
in there who had never seen a tele-
vision set in operation before" nobody
would have believed him. Here would
have been picture worth more than
100000 words (of that hearing) and
nobody would believe it. So are great
moments Of history lost.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
The YeorIing Colt

The yearlin0 colt has thrown the
tence-gGte bar,
Watch tDtere he trolics dolDn the
pGsture-hilli
He fees to 0GIlop pheTe his siDitt
feet toiu,
To chase cloud BY day, BY night
star.
He cannot understand toIdt fences
No rope nor halter yet has held him
still,
He seeks the cool spring grasses and
the thrill
OF dancing doiDn the Dind through
meadows far.
Soon he must learn to bend his mind
and strength
To do Gnother's bidding, and obey
Meekly the guidance of his masters
hand.
NoU iohinnying NTH joy he runs the
length
OF the Wtite road through this blue
springtime day.
HnTtles the creek and skins across
the ldndl
Jeon Hoson Dudley
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Antarctic Expedition

Without doubt many taxpayers noted
with interest your story on April 80
about bill in Congress relative to a
proposed Antarctic expedition to be
led by Capt. Finn Rome of the WASH
ington, D. c., area, who led the expedi-
ton of 1946-48. I, for one, certainly
believe that "furtherance of the inter-
ests of the United States in the Ant
arctic" to quote from the bill itself,
may well prove to be the outstanding
economic step of which the 83d Con-
gress will boast in future years.
1t is refreshing to know that pro-
gressive and constructive plans of this
nature are before Congress. Especially
at time of some pessimism and dis
appointment about our world relation
ships is it heartening to redirect our
thoughts-to look ahead to new hori-
IONS instead of back toward lost OPP
portunities and perhaps costly errors.
Advancing the legitimate claims OF
the United States in the territory and
Evening star., 1954-05-14
AiLinq Toxicob Industry

The old and oft-fecurring movement to
limit the number of taxicabs in Washington
has gained new impetus as result of the de-
cision of the Public Utilities Commission to sup
port control legislation.
Washington has had more taxicabs per
capita than any other city, according to series
of surveys which began back in the '3Os Several
years before World War II the Public Utilities
Commission, with approval Of the District Com
msSioners, proposed a bill to authorize the
commission to restrict the number of cabs when
necessary. There was considerable support
from the industry and from citizens for this
measure but members of Congress opposed it
on the ground that taxi service would be i'm
paired If the number of available taxis were
reduced. The plan got nowhere. However,
with the advent of World War H. the Office of
Defense Transportation "froze" the number of
cabs at $500.
With the lifting of wartime restrictions,
more and more cabs appeared on the streets.
AS competition for passengers increased, prof.
its declined. Many part-time drivers entered
the business to supplement other income. The
regular operators, both organized and unorgan-
lied, resented this cutting-in by newcomers The
part-time operators. on the other hand, have
defended their right to earn few extra dollars
by driving cabs in city which has come to ex-
pect frequent taxi service. Today the Capital
has nearly 10000 taxicabs, or one for about
every 80 residents. The national ratio averages
one cab for every 1900 persons.
These figures confirm the contention Of
taxicab authorities that it is harder for a taxi
driver to make living in Washington than in
other cities 1t has been estimated that the
average driver earns about IS cents an hour
here. Factions of the taxicab industry have
given conflicting views as to the merits of the
proposal to put ceiling on the number of cabs.
The Public Utilities Commission after hearing
both factions has come to the conclusion that
too much competition, with falling profits,
could be bad for the industry and, indirectly,
bad for the public. It has requested authority
to raise or lower the cab ceiling as varying con-
ditions may warrant. If Congress should grant
this power to the commission. the legislation
should make it clear that the paramount con-
sideration in applying the authority must be
what is good for the riding public-not what is
good for the taxicab companies or individual
drivers.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Senator Clyde R. Hoey

Public life has lost not only colorful figure
but man of dignity and integrity in the death
of Senator Hoey of North Carolina
When this journalist-lawyer- politician from
the heart of his States cotton belt won the
Democratic nomination for Governor in 1885,
special dispatch to The Star said that the voters
had chosen ga suave, frock-coated, long haired
and rose-lapeled politician who's an aston
ishing epitome of everything Southern states
man ought to be-" The description was an
accurate one as far as it went but any inference
that unusual dress and courtly manners were
the only distinctions of this man is diSproVed
by his record in Office.
Washington came to know Senator Hoey
best while he was chairman Of the Senate Per-
manent Investigations Subcommittee, post he
took over in 1949 from Republican Senator
Ferguson of Michigan and which he turned over
in 1858 to Republican Senator Mccarthy Of
Wisconsin. 1t was during his Craftsmanship
that the committee conducted its inquiry into
influence peddlerS" and "fve-percenters."
Although the Senator always was counted as
loyal party man, he pulled no punches in dig
ging for the facts about favoritiSm and skull
duggery during Democratic administration.
In the end he won commendation from spokes-
men of both political parties for his fairness in
conducting the investigation and his unwilling
ness to turn the public hearings into circus.
President Eisenhower, expressing regret at
the Senator's death, spoke Of his "long and dis
tnguished record of public service to his State
and Nation" The record has indeed been long
and distinguished, and the North Carolinian
will be missed particularly on Capitol Hill.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Purt-Time Tuxis

There is extreme inconvenience to
a great many people during every rain
because of a dearth of taxiS at that
time, so why not do something to rem
edy the situation? 1t would be simple
to license private cars for temporary
taxi duty, thus alleviating all this
distress. They could have a sign in
black and white for the hight-hand side
of the windshield, as well as one inside
with their name and photo on to
identify the drivers. 1t would not hurt
the business of regular taxi drivers be-
cause they would still get far more calls
than they could possibly answer.
Reader.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
Postal Pay Plan

What next step is Postmaster Cen
eral Summerf1eld going to take in order
to get Congress to pass his reclaSsifica-
tion bill and pay plan?
He has so far handed the congress
sional Committees on Civil Service mis-
leading statements with his FRY" re-
port He also has used the Official
Postal Bulletin as lobby for his plan.
He has used the radio, TV and the
press to push his plan. He got Repre-
sentative Rees to introduce his ideas
in bill. More recently the National
Association of Postmaster in a full
page advertisement backed his plan
and shamefully attacked the hard
working postal career employees plea
for an honest pay raise. These we'll
paid postmasters owe allegiance to the
Postmaster General because their jobs
are political plums.
Mr.. Summerfield thus is creating Bit
terneSs between postmasters, super
visors, postal clerks, postal carriers and
other postal employees. Is this his way
of improving the morale and service
OF the Post Office Department?
Jack Walton.
Evening star., 1954-05-14
FBI's Files

Publish it in the streets, and pro-
claim it from the houSetopS! The
chickens always come home to rooSt,
Mr.. Brownell. Little did the Attorney
General reckon with the junior Senator
from Wisconsin when he produced both
FB1 reports and the FBI chief in
detailing charges against "a dead spy"
Did Mr.. Brownell snare an ex-PreSi-
dent and bait the opposition party?
Or did he stake himself out for the
present hunting season?
Mr.. Brownell is now called upon to
produce forthwith, upon pain of being
branded a coddler of Communists by
the chief Nimrod of all Red-hunters,
the FBI files and memoranda concern
ing "a live spy"
Sad, sad the day when one sets in
motion the ancient wheel of inquisition
which substitutes denunciation for
preof end accusation for conviction!
The wheel has now come full circle.
o, Republicanism, where is thy victory?
o, Brownellery, where is thy sting?
Charles d. Potter, Sr.