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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-13
Propose
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tSonunueo from page
at state Republican conventions.
and by plans adopted regularly
The bill passed by the Senate
was stripped OF supena powers
and penalties which could require
witnesses to appear with their
business records.
The bill as il now stands calls
for a seven-member commission
with power to investigate and
report on job discrimination for
reasons of race, color. creed,
national origin or ancestry.
List Sponsors
II was sponsored by Detroit
Senators Cora M. Brown. Charles
c. Diggs. Jr., and Charles. S.
Blondy.
All voted for passage of the
bill although disclaiming that il
was meaningless"
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-13

TRIBUNE-sATURDAY, MARCH ID, 1854
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1954-03-13

The standings are herewith
Evening star., 1954-01-03

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more comfortable! Protects it, too! Close,
neatly stitched. good quality covering with
bleoched cotton filling. Twin size.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
This and That

So far, In our own yard. there have
been no matches from two such egg
cases.
It makes no difference. Life goes
right along, II It Is not the mantis.
then 1t Is an ant, or wandering dog,
rabbit. or cat
Every one interested in the outdoors
as seen from the back door needs to
cultivate this w6y Of looking at things.
Then there Is no disappointment.
It Is only when one narrows the view
that he thinks he Is being gypped. H
One viii never be "stung" In any real
sense If he thoroughly understands this.
not Just III . philosophical sense but
Ia everyday actually.
Then. II something does not happen,
or come Oh. as we say, we can be
pretty sure that something else win.
This way, one never acknowledges de-
feat, as our correspondent lugubriously
puts It. because there Is no loss. no
checking, no accounts to be put In
order.
BY taking things as they come. and
not expecting too much Of anything.
the everyday sort Of person can become
q real philosopher Of sorts.
To be D philosopher Of the everyday.
In the ordinary sense, Il simply to APP
preach the goodnesf that was IN
stoicism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
By Charles E. Trocewen

The old Roman stole was quite q
man, and let no one fool you about
that; he had a Arm grasp of what was
his. what was not his.
This was the essence Of a workable
philosophy of the ordinary life. 1t has
been copied by all nations, and even
built into the national life. Whatever
it is called, it is stoicism, Just the same.
To be stoical, in the ordinary diction-
airy sense, is to be resistant to persons.
animals, things, happenings that do not
altogether satisfy one.
This means to be not too much dis
appointed when things go wrong. 1t
means more than just to bear physical
pain. It means, above all, to bear
mental disappointment easily. or at
least as easily as one may, so that the
residue Of pain and dissatisfaction are
easily wiped OF the mind and heart.
leaving q quite fresh slate.
The bluebird eggs are broken, the
nantes do not hatch out. or at least
they have flown away. the COW has gone
dry. and the fence needs fixing
Such things happen, and the best
thing to do is forget about them. IL
possible, and mostly 1t is. II one tries,
and at the same time goes on to
something else.
In this way, one may forget anything,
perhaps. but certainly the minor dis
appointments Of the garden world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Beauty conquers All

It is somehow pleasant and refreshing,
in these days when the news is mostly
depressing, to read the story about Miss
Rika Dialina and the triumph of her beauty
over certain American law and the hard
hearted processes of international red tape.
Only short time ago Rika was In tears
crushed, woebegone, pining away despite
all her gorgeousness Hers was case OF
having been lifted to the summit Of girls
dreams, only to be suddenly dashed down
to the nadir of something sor other. For
she had been selected as Miss Greece, and
she had been told to prepare for trip to
California to compete for the title OF Miss
Universe"-and then the terrible blow fell:
She was denied an American visa. Why2
Well, she once drew picture for book
written by Communist, and under the
McCarran Act, according to strictly TECH
nical Interpretation of 1t, that meant she
could not come to our shores.
At this point. however, Secretary OF
State Dulles-a decidedly busy man but q
nonetheless chivalrous one-stepped into
the situation to give Rika's story happy
ending. So she has come to us from Greece,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
BETHESDA, Md.

BETHESDA, Md.
Dear Sir:
Early in the spring was presented
with three cases Of praying mantis eggs.
ITO date, ! have seen no sign Of
praying mantis, though the cases are
gone.
Were they fakes, or what?
when was q child heard Of these
strange insects. and wanted very much
for these to hatch out. and am disap-
pointed.
do you think it would do any good
to look around, or am stung again? ]
have been gypped SO many times in my
life that hate to acknowledge defeat
again. yours truly, A. r. l."
The praying mantis egg case Is q
fragile thing ct best.
One may suspect that the things sold
as praying mantis cases Ii some cases
are not these really, but something else.
II anything matches out at al, 1t Is
some obscure and common insect that
disappears overnight.
The typical praying mantis case Is
rather spheroid. whereas some Of those
sold as such were onAthe nat side.
IA No one need be too disappointed,
therefore, IL nothing appears.
# they Matched. they easily fly away,
having very good wings.
All one can do u hope. hers 90 else
where.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23

as TO what policy should be adopted,
and Of all informed and unbiased pre-
dictions of probable results Of pro-
posed courses Of action. q more intel
ligent decision surely would have been
made and the dangerous advance Of
Communist tyranny In Southeast Asia
might have been checked.
The summary have In mind would
be more complete than any summary
! have seen. yet would be logically ar
ranged. with all items relating to each
point placed together. and would be
condensed to only fraction Of the
material summarized. In the case of
the problem Of Indo- China In 1853. the
summary would have covered all per-
tinent facts obtainable from the many:
who had firSt-hand knowledge Of the
situation, including the facts later re-
ported BY the special study mission
Of the House of Representatives, and
also suggestions from men such as
Romulo and Magsaysay, who were lead
ers In countries with vital interest
in the problem. Such summary would
have made clear the need for prompt
and effective action ID to secure popu-
lar support for the struggle against
the Vietminh and az to limit the sup
port which Red China could furnish to
the Vietminh.
Before building railroad bridge or
other large structure. our engineers. as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Reporution

1 sap It briefly as / hurried past,
A face unlike all Others, not blur.
As faces are because the tDorld mopes
fast.
This one my memory could not deter.
Framed h tCtndou. 1t wds small and
Unite
And had no beauty or 1rrestin0 grace.
And yet master hand whose touch
tDns right.
Out Of the stone of patience carved
this face.
Placing II there so all tDho mould
complain
And ,Ddste their strength pittino
some minor fGiD.
PerceiDed true ntsdom from glimpse
at pain
And looked In ,oonder and moved
In 0tDe.
IT ,Dds face that God had reconctled
And giuen only to crippled child.
j. Donna Dickex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
From the lndo-Chino Tragedy
70 the Editor Of The stor:

81 ~ tHS kAteOs ~ ~ - StSts
our policy with reference to Indo-
China has failed. The spread Of Com
munist domination Ia Southern Asia
has not been stopped. Soon the north
ern part Of Wet Nam. including Hanoi
and the delta Of the Red River, with
over 20 million people will 20 behind
the Iron Curtain: and the way will
be prepared for further Communist
-triumphs In Asia.
This failure, which seriously has
weakened our national security, raises
the question as to whether. by making
more intelligent decisions, we might
not have succeeded In containing
communism In that area. We shall
consider only the decision made last
September to help the French govern
ment carry out the Navarro plan.
though previous decisions may have
been even more important.
The main elements Of the plan sug-
gested by Gen. Navarro In order to
against the Communicates Wet Mini
forces, were: Cd In order to secure
popular support for the French Union
forces. full independence was to be
granted to Wet Nam after the terms
had been agreed upon: and ca the
National forces Of Wet Nam were to
be substantially built up to fight for
their homeland, since France was over
extended and could send few more
troops. The United States agreed to
support the plan by making available
some $785 millions plus q large supply
Of military equipment.
The plan failed partly because it was
not carried out with sufiicient vigor.
but chiefly because 1t did not give
due weight to the chief factor In the
situation, the greatly increased sup
port, In the form Of military material,
troop training and expert guidance.
which Red China would furnish to the
Vietminh after the Korean armistice.
What actually happened was that the
French puppet government Of Wet
Nam was not replaced with National,
list government until last June, weeks
after Diem Bien Phu had fallen and
it was clear that all Of north Wet Nam
would be lost; the build up Of the
French Union forces was less than,
that of the Communicated forces: and
no effective steps were taken to pre-
vent the fiow Of military material and
other support from Red China.
Now, decision can be wrong only
Cd If the information on which 1t is
based is incorrect or incomplete, (2) If
the purpose In mind Is shortsighted.
unworthy or otherwise wrong. yl3) II
better alternatives are not given due.
consideration. lD il the predictions
Of probable consequences are biased or
otherwise unsound or 60 IL the decision
is prejudiced by some political or per-
sonal purposes. n.
I have no means Of knowing what
report on Indo-C China the policy plan
ming staff of the State Department
prepared for use as the basis for the
decision to support the Navarro plan.
But venture to suggest that If the
staff had made available complete
summary Of all pertinent facts Of the
situation. of all informed suggestions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
The Atoms Good Side

Up to now, In the Still-unfolding story
Of the atom, public attention has been di-
rected almost exclusively to the great dra-
matte chapters having to do with A-weap-
ons, the hydrogen bomb and the prospective
development of non-military nuclear power
for the production of electricity.
But there is much more to the story
than just that, and most Of us tend to over
look it. This is the work that is being done
to harness the atom to perform medical,
agricultural and industrial tasks that may
seem small when compared with nuclear
ornaments and power, but yet are mon
umental in the aggregate. Certainly,
although 1t has won very few headlines,
Joseph Campbell Of the Atomic Energy
Commission has not exaggerated the i'm
portance Of such work In his address at
Rutgers University. AS he has put 1t, ut is
not dramatic. It Is not alarming. It Is not
sensational; but perhaps It bears the same
relationship to the development Of our
economy as plain common red bricks bear
to the magnificent buildings which are their
ultimate product"
Thus, as Commissioner Campbell has
explained, the ever-growing use OF our
man-made radioiSotopeS and the acquisition
OF new radiation techniques and equipment
have already begun to yield noteworthy
dividends. In the field of health, for ex-
ample, the atom has opened up great ave-
nues Of highly promising research against
diseases, and 1t has led to the development
OF things like compact and inexpensive
x-ray machine destined to play big role
in the future. Similarly, In agriculture,
besides holding out significant possibilities
as a preventative OF meats and vegetables,
atomic energy may help to uncover the
secret Of photosynthesis and so pave the
way to limitless food production In cur
rently ill-fed world whose population Is
multiplying at an unprecedented rate. And
in industry 1T is being employed for a con-
stantly increasing number Of purposes, with
results whose actual and potential value
can hardly be exaggerated
Indeed, according to Mr.. Campbell. our
oil companies, our manufacturers Of heavy
equipment, ETC., are at present saving about
500 million year by using radioisotopes
as tagged atoms" to check and improve
upon the quality and state Of their produc-
ton, and he predicts that this saving will
steadily increase to approximately 81 billion
annually by 1964-a mere decade from now.
And comparable progress, In his Judgment,
win be achieved with atomic energy In
medicine and agriculture non-sensationa
but vital progress OF sort that viii save
lives as well as dollars and contribute no
tably, or perhaps even spectacularly, to the
general health and economic well-being Of
the American people and the world at large
The atom, in short. IS q kind OF two
faced coin The immense evil that leers out
from one side is far from being the whole Of
a. a rf,,olIu if f1aore yvNrp a decent DNaCe
then the great good that shines from the
other side-the less publicized side-could
completely submerge the evil and bring, as
Mr.. Campbell hes said. vast blessings to az
nankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
He Didn't Even See II

The world, IL one may borrow from
Abraham Lincoln, will little note, nor long
remember, the name Of Foreign Minister
Tran Van Do. Yet this obscure man, now
returned to deeper obscurity, has focused
momentary ray OF light on the thing that
seems most wrong with the Indo-C China
truce.
In the closing hours at Geneva, Tran
Van Do tried to get some assurance Of free
dom Of action for his pro- Western govern
nent In Wet Nam. No one paid any atten-
ton to him. When the truce agreement was
announced he wired his resignation to Sal
gon. Then he called press conference to
announce angrily that he had not even been
given an opportunity to see the text Of the
ceaSe-fire order.
Perhaps one should not be too critical,
especially in view Of the marked American
alnwillingness to become involved in the
Indo-C China war. The French were trying
to make the best Of what had become, for
them, a very bad situation. Even so, how
ever, it is difficult not to gag bit at the
treatment accorded Tran Van Do.
After all, he was the official representa-
tive Of the government, such as 1t was,
which had fought with the French against
the Wet Mimi Communists. It was his
country that was being carved up In the
truce agreement. And 1t was his country
men who were faced with the prospect OF
Communist enslavement. Desperate situa
tionS may call for desperate measures. But
1t Is jolting to learn that this settlement
was worked out in such an extreme spirit Of
desperation that Wet Mans foreign minis
ter was not even permitted to see the text
of the ceaSe-f1re order
Measured against the prospect Of what
might have happened to Indo-China If the
French and Wet Nam forces had gone down
to total defeat, this may be an incident OF
relatively little consequence Certainly it
should not be exaggerated. But 1t is diff
cult not to wonder what its effect will be
on other pro-Western governments Of other
small ASiatic nations when they are urged
to fight, If necessary, with the West to pre-
serve their freedom.
# we now are going to take the lead In
trying to organize some concerted resistance
in Asia 1t is just as well, perhaps, that we
are not directly associated with the Geneva
agreement. For that agreement, certainly
in the Tran Van Do incident, Is an expedient
thing and not thing Of principle. The
notion that principle is important may be
derided. Yet, as governments rise and fall,
as alliances take one form and then an
other, position rooted in principle may
prove more enduring than another position
rooted In expediency. After all, it was we
who first gave arms to the Wet Mini in the
hope that they would fight Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Senator Flanders q forget

Senator Ralph Flanders Of Vermont,
in his eager-beaver scramble for the
liinelight and for Senator McCarthy'S
scalp, should recall the Biblical in
junction about first removing the beam
from his own eye before attempting
to cast out the mote from his brothers
eye.
If he made the speech on the Sem
ate floor which Washington corre-
spondents ascribed to him in which he
is alleged to have INDUCED In highly
reprehensible and lurid innuendoes
against two members Of Senator Nc
Carthy's staff, then he is far more
deserving Of cenSure by the United
States Senate for conduct unbecoming
gentleman than is the junior Sem
ator from Wisconsin.
e. Mclean johnson.
Brownsfield. Me.
II Senator Flanders has any energies
left when he finishes his anti-McC arthy
battle. would he please compile some
statistics for US on Communists In Ver-
mont?
We would like to know how many
Red votes there are in Vermont; how
many copies Of the Daily Worker go
through the mails each day into YER
mont; how many "uniqne" summer
work camps have sprung up in Vermont
during the past few years; why did
Hiss ask to have his trial removed to
Vermont; does Senator Flanders APP
prove Of the exclusive private schools
In Vermont which offer unique" edu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23

after all-her tears but memory, and her
beauty seeming doubly beautiful for having
conquered bureaucracy and frightened the
generally dismal international scene. Good
luck to her as she tries to become Miss
Universe"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
ZAP wirephoto.

q matter Of course carefully check the
design and calculations to make sure
that the structure will serve the de-
sired purpose adequately and with a
sufficient margin Of safety. It seems
merely common sense to suggest that
when our political leaders have de-
cision to make which involves not only
the spending of hundreds of millions of
dollars but which affects the welfare
and security of many millions Of peo-
pie, they should have the help Of the
most complete summary which q COM
petent staff can prepare.
Two hundred years ago Poor Richard
quoted proverb which was old then:
For want Of nail the shoe was lost;
for want Of shoe the horse was lost;
and for want of horse the rider was
lost" In the case of Indo-C China we
might say: For want Of an adequate
summary, an unwise decision was
made; and for want of wise decision,
the campaign for Southeast Asia was
lost.
Gordon s. Fulcher.
Editors note: DR.. Fulcher, q
physicist by profession, has been
devoting himself in recent years to
the study of international affairs and
economics in the interest Of deyel-
oping more accurate reports and
analyses for official use in those
flelds.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Questions and Answers

"A reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact By writing The Evening Star Infor-
nation Bureau 1900 Eye St. NV Washing
ton B, d. g Please tnclose three tS) rents for
return hostage.
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. Are congressional committees
meetings generally open to the public
IN. @. H.
A. Most Of them are open, but nearly
40% are held behind closed doors, with
public and press barred. The Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy holds
mostly closed sessions.
@. Are $4,000 bills widely used In
business?-W. N. r.
A. No. It is believed to be the policy
Of the Treasury not to print paper
money In high denominations, and
these bills are slowly being retired. The
500 bill may eventually become the
largest one available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Indifference at the Polls

Richard L. Feldnlan complains that
the poll tax serves as barrier to vot-
ing and truly representative" govern
ment in Virginia. In the same edition
of the Star. note that So votes were
cast in the Democratic primary in the
Jefferson precinct Of Fairfax County. in
which I reside and vote. In another
precinct, according to The Star, only
four votes were cast. The only barrier
to representative government is, as
always, the total indifference of the
average citizen.
When / voted at 9 am. I was appar-
emily the sixth voter TO exercise this
privilege. When my wife voted at IL
am. she was the seventh. There are
few residents who cannot afford to pay
the poll tax. My wife and would like
to disagree with Mr.. Feldman's thesis.
The poll tax is poor excuse for lazi-
ness and indifference.
Roland Bieren, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23

cational opportunities and bring in
speakers who point out that our. coun-
try has the wrong attitude toward
Russia, which lis "a peaceful nation,
wanting only the, best for her, people.
and say it is the United States that is
the aggressor; and does Senator Flan-
ders think 1t Is very democratic OF some
of these schools when they offer native
children of laborers and farmers edu-,
cational advantages" at "a or So q
month";
We have been away from Vermont
many years. but we still read local
papers now and then and we assume
Senator Flanders does too. We are sure
he knows that many. many Communists
have infiltrated into his home State.
We hope some day Senator Flanders
will have time to investigate the Com
munist situation in Vermont, because
we would like to see some accurate
statistical data on it.
And for any who rnurmur witch
hunting" afarmer's daughter. I can
tell you there is distinct difference
between "witch-hunting" and skunk
hunting" M.rv r.th.- cr.v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Disugreeine With Judge Moves

We cannot agree with Judge Moves
that the names of the Chevy Chase
juveniles connected with the recent
bombing cases should not have heer
printed. We long have felt that juve-
niles guilty Of particularly reprehensible
crimes and chronic repeaters should be
given publicity for the protection Of the
general public.
It is to be regretted that innocent
children are being embarrassed or
abused. However. names Of fathers and
mothers who commit crimes against
society are continually being printed,
and their innocent children certainly
must suffer. too.
We wonder about the upbringing Of
the youngsters who are abusing broth
ers and sisters Of the bomb building
juveniles. A few years ago, the father
of 1--WE children, in our immediate
neighborhoodn was one Of several ar
rested and Imprisoned In well-known
public scandal. We were concerned for
his 15-year-old daughter, a companion
Of our daughter. When we felt 1t nee
essary to caution our child about being
kind TO this girl, we received look Of
amusement and: "Why. Mother. most
Of us are being nicer than ever to her.
She has done no wrong, and the few
snobs that are being unkind are really
getting pushed around by students and
teachers alike!"
A Parent.
Judge Moves Of Montgomery County
may be interested to know that many
parents and residents Of the county
wholeheartedly indorse the action of
the County Council In publicizing names
of juveniles involved In recent bomb
ings. Further. many favor more such
publicity In the future. still further.
many will approve Councilman Ora
velle's suggestion that 1t may be time
for the court to get "a little tough"
Residents Of Montgomery County
want no spilling into Maryland Of the
disgraceful juvenile situation in the
District Of Columbia. and certainly we
want no coddling Of hoodlums, home
grown or imported, juvenile or adult.
It Is not reassuring to note 20 per