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Evening star., 1954-05-20
Regardless of the KremIin

In his newS-conference remarks on the
subject, President Eisenhower has declined to
confirm the report that the United States is
getting absolutely nowhere with its efforts to
persuade the Kremlin to co-opefate in his
atoms-for-peace plan. But he has indicated,
by indirection, that a fiat Soviet rejection is
altogether possible and he has made clear that
he and his administration are engaged in an
intensive study to determine how our country
might be able to go ahead with the project
without waiting on the Malenkov regime or
anybody else.
This is a good and affirmative approach to
the problem. Certainly, since the Presidents
plan is full of great promise for the whole
world Soviet negativism should not be allowed
to make it wither away for want of action.
When first presented to the United Nations last
December, the plan won the enthusiastic ap-
plause and support of leaders everywhere on
this side of the Iron Curtain, and it still merits
that applause and support because Of what it
can do-through the establishment of an inter-
national pool of fashionable materials-in terms
of Harvesting the atom to promote peace by
promoting the economic, social and health
progress Of all mankind, with particular en-
phasis on the underdeveloped regions of the
globe.
When the Marshall Plan was initiated by
our Government, all nations were invited to
take part in It, but Russia-commandin its
satellites to follow suit-violently opposed it.
The United States, however, together with like
minded countries, went ahead with it to achieve
remarkable economic recovery in Western
Europe and elsewhere. And now. by the same
token, we and our friends abroad ought surely
to be able-even if the Kremlin says "no"-to
score comparable and perhaps far greater
success. with the Presidents atomic proposal for
peace and prosperity. The Soviet Union may
choose to play "dog in the manger" but that
certainly should not prevent the free world
from doing everything possible to make this
project a bright reality.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
L letters to The Star

order to earn living for himself and
his family.
It seems to the writer that there are
many organizations that are for or
against anything and everything that
does not inconvenience them or does
not have any effect on their means of
: making living.
John r. VaccarO.
Point Of Order
In The Star Of May IL appears
MAN Who Raised First Point Of order
He Started It ALL" Then follows
what is so clearly misleading por-
trayal Of the book Of Gen. Henry M.
Robert as being the first of its kind
in this country that some corrective
recital Of the true place the work
should occupy in its field seems neces-
sary.
Gen. Robert was born in 1887. In
that year the House of Representatives
adopted "Jefferson's Manual" of parlia-
mentary procedure, written by Thomas
Jefferson when Vice President.
In 1862, according to The Star ar
ticle. there was nothing around in
the nature Of a parliamentary guide,
SO he (Gen. Robert) decided to write
one some IA years later" Roberts
Rules Of Order was published in 1876
and in the first printing sold 1000.
AS a matter Of fact, "Cushing's Man
ual," Of which Roberts book is really
a revision. was first published in Feb
ruary, 1845 (when Gen. Robert was
aged 81. as Manual Of Parliament
tary Practice, Rules of Procedure and
Debate in Deliberative Assemblies" The
author was Luther S. Cushing, for IL
years clerk of the Massachusetts, House
OF Representatives. In his preface to
the first edition he wrote: 1.-THE trea-
tiSe now presented to the public is in
tended as manual for deliberative
assemblies Of every description, but
more especially for those which are not
legislative in their character" It has
long been a standard rule-book for
this purpose. and at least until q few
years ago was the recognized authority
in proceedings Of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars.
The seventh edition Of Cushing came
out in 1847. The cover of the manual
pupllSneQ IN Boston in 1860 bears this
inscription: Thirty Second Thousand
Price Thirty-Eight Cents" This was
two years before Roberts first book was
put out.
So far as points of order" are con-
cerned, instead of their origin dating
from the Robert book, they have long
been a recognized means of control
ling and restraining debate, being
based originally on logical grounds
rather than a written code, as indi-
Gated by Jefferson in the introduction
to his manual, which was founded
largely upon the written and unwritten
rules Of conduct in the British House
Of Commons. Points" or Questions
of Order" are dealt with by Cushing
in paragraphs 151-154 and 326 Of the
1860 edition.
My purpose is to set forth the true
facts. not in disparagement Of Gen
Roberts work. but to prevent his work
being placed in false position.
Robert G. MacCartee.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Ex-Presidents Disagree
A. s.

When two former Presidents have
a head-on collision there should be
some comment. About a month ago
Herbert Hoover warned against the
darkness of imitation which the
''deadliest of poisons." Federal deficits,
mace inevitable. TO which Harry S.
Truman. addressing the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers. responded that it is
better to have a somewhat larger
Federal deficit than an enormously
larger national economic deficit" Tru-
mall seemed in closer touch with reali-
ties when he warned against letting
the economy run downhill." and put
his finger on the essence of the prob
lem, avoidance of national economic
deficits" or waste of capacity. human
and material. No balancing Of books
can retrieve such loss, which will occur
if we stand still or move forward too
slowly as much as If we moved back
ward.
Sidney KOretZ.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

regions" Last summer, he referred to 1t as
an example Of creeping socialism," but last
fall he qualified this by saying he meant only
certain features of iva. Senator Cooper has
criticized Mr.. Clapp's 'doetrinaire position"
toward iva. The oath taken by Mr.. Clapp as
chairman, and required Of any successor in
cludes statement of belief in the wisdom
and feasibility" Of the iva project. Mr.. Clapp
often demonstrated his deep convictions about
the wisdom and feasibility Of iva. Presi-
dent Eisenhower indeed is facing hard job
as he said-in finding chairman to meet his
specifications and, presumably, to match the
standards already set by Mr.. Clapp.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Problems of Two Boards
The Recreation Boards b,

The Recreation Boards prompt and unani-
nous action in eliminating segregation through
out the playground and recreation system was
wise. There are administrative problems still
to- be overcome. Now that the die has been
cast, however, the solution of these problems
will be facilitated That is generally true when
there has been clearcut enunciation of policy.
The Board of Educations task is not quite
so simple. And it would be mistake to inter-
pret the more deliberate course chosen by the
school board as representing mere continual
tion of the differences on the board that were
so evident before the Supreme Court decision.
The Star is glad to know, for example, that
the brief furry yesterday on the board, which
brought a 4-to-3 split over preparation of q
policy statement, seems to have Stemmed from
misunderstanding of purposes rather than Of
principles themselves. Board Member Tobriner
thought that the board itself should make
known its policy, and moved for the appoint
ment of committee to draw it up. Super
intendent Corning has in preparation policy
statement he plans to present to the board next
Tuesday. The split on the board seems to have
been on the question of whether two such policy
statements would confuse the situation.
AS a matter of fact, the Board of Education
must make the policy. Mr.. Tobriner was think
ing of policy statement couched in general
tiles Mr.. Corning has in mind a policy state
ment which will serve as specific guide to
administrative steps. AS the responsible admin
istrator, he naturally wants to be sure that he
will be able to conform, practical matter,
to the boards policy.
There can be no question now but that the
Board of Education must adopt policy de-
signed to integrate the school system as quickly
as the mechanics can be worked out and with
a minimum of disruption. # that is understood
as the objective, ensuing arguments over details
will be decided on what is physically best for
all the children in making necessary shifts.
The debate over the principle of segregation
itself is over and done with
Evening star., 1954-05-20
'AiIinq Toxicub Industry

In answer to the editorial Of May
IA concerning the "Ailing Taxicab
Industry. I would like to state that
I disagree thoroughly with your view
that the paramount consideration In
proposed legislation" should be what
is good for the riding public.
I wonder what reaction your paper
would have to proposed legislation"
to require The Star to publish more
issues of the paper than could prof1tably
be sold, and with it the added expense
of more employees, more equipment. and
more trucks to do so.
I think, and am sure that many
other full-time taxicab drivers will
agree that the riding public is to be
considered, but that doesn't mean that
there should be so many taxicabs on
the streets Of Washington as to require
a man driving q taxicab to be on the
streets for IL to IA hours day in
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Toruc's CopituIotion

The surrender of Luis Taruc strongly in
dicateS that the Communist directed Hulk up
rising has come to a virtual end in the Phil
lppines. Some remnants of the movement,
which has included a number of misled people
who have been promised sympathetic treat
ment by the government may still remain to
be cleaned up. But its effectiveness as an Or
ganization Of armed killers-a poltical-military
organization guilty Of numerous acts of ter
rorism and subversion against the young is
land republic-now seems very definitely to
be thing of the past.
This is so because Taruc-"the swamp
fox"-has been identified as the most power
full leader of the Huks ever since the start of
their marauding operations eight years ago, and
the fact that he has at last given himself up
for doubt that his organization has collapsed
for all practical purposes. General Romulo,
President Magsaysay's personal envoy to the
United States, has not hesitated to describe the
event as decisive AS he has put it, There now
will be peace and order throughout the Phil
lippines. Taruc is the man who had the follow
ing. With this surrender the rebellion is ended"
An important share of the credit for this
must go to Mr.. Magsaysay and the role he
played as Defense Minister under President
Quirino His systematic attack on the HukS-
a military breakdown carried out over period
of many months-made their eventual down.
fall inevitable thus saving the Philippines
from an internal Communist menace that
might otherwise have become extremely grave.
In that sense, Taruc's capitulation may be
viewed as a good and instructive example of
the way in which threats to freedom can be
overcome when they are met head on with
strength and resoluteness.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Decision on Jeike

Last year, during the prosecution of Minot
F. Jelke on charges of compulsory prostitution,
Judge Francis L. Valente of the General Ses-
sions Court in New York barred the press and
public from the proceedings. His justification
for this was that he wished to safeguard the
morals of the community in keeping with State
statutes authorizing such action in certain
types of trials involving matters too salacious
or obscene for circulation or publication.
On its face, when Judge Valente put it.into
effect, the exclusion decree seemed to some to
be an unconstitutional abridgment of freedom
of the press and 'the peoples right to know"
But it is not on that basis that the Appellate
Division Of the New York State Supreme Court
has now reversed Jelkes conviction and ordered
a new trial. Instead, 1t has done so because
it has found in 3-to-2 decision, that the
notorious young playboy' has been denied what
the Sixth Amendment specifically guarantees
namely, that "In all criminal prosecutions the
accused shall enjoy the right to speedy and
public trial"
Thus, declaring that judicial officer has
no right in situation such as this" to decide
what should or should not be covered up or
published, the majority has ruled that Jelke's
conviction cannot stand because part of his
trial-the prosecutions part-was held behind
closed doors and was therefore not public"
within the meaning Of the Constitution Hence,
the judgment against him has been invalidated
regardless Of Judge valente's Interpretation
backed by the two dissenting justices of
courts authority under State statutes, to throw
a censors curtain around testimony that may
have to do with degrading or depraved matters.
At most, the issue of freedom Of the press
is only incidentally involved in this decision.
For the justices in the majority have concerned
themselves primarily with the question of pro-
tecting the individuals right to fair, impartial
and open trial, and their ruling is that Jelke
has been deprived Of that right by Judge VAL
ente's blackout decree. Some of the New York
statutes may make this judgment vulnerable If
challenged in q higher court, but it seems emf
nently sound in view Of the Sixth Amendment
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Specifications for IVA Job

President Eisenhower has written an exact
ing list of specifications for Craftsmanship of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. The appointee,
the President told news conference, must be
a man who is completely non-political, who Is
professionally well qualified, whose integrity
and probity are above reproach, and whose
general philosophical approach to such under
takingS as iva agrees with that Of the Chief
Executive. Finding such a man, the President
added, is a hard job.
The term of Gordon r. Clapp as iva
chairman expired on Tuesday night, at which
time he left the agency he had been serving
since 1888 The iva law specifically forbids
appointment of officials on a political basis,
and Mr.. Clapps confirmation as chairman in
1947 came on a Senate vote that crossed party
lines. Senator Cooper, Kentucky Republican,
who was paired in favor of Mr.. Clapp's nomi
nation in 1947 but who has opposed his reap
pointment this year, has said that the former
chairman kept himself "above partisan poll
tics" Mr.. Clapp's professional qualifications
have not been challenged; neither have his
integrity and probity. President Eisenhower
told his news conference that all reports COM
ing to him have been that Mr.. Clapp operated
as a very fine administrator and without any
fear favor or affection
There remains, however, the specification
identified by President Eisenhower as the phil
osophical approach to iva. The fact that
Mr.. Clapp has not been reappointed implies
that his philosophical approach to such under
takings as iva does not agree with that Of
the President During the 1852 campaign, Cen
eral Eisenhower praised the accomplishments
of iva but said it should not be considered
q rigid pattern for such developments in other
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Wants to Talk Things Over

Democrats insist, or at least imply,
that we must strengthen our military
position with more American men-at-
arms. Their labor politicians insist that
we must build more and deadlier air
planes. Republicans say, instead, that
we must increase our potential for
atomic slaughter.
It is not the swashbucklers alone but
the people that make war possible. And
they are willing to fight, not because
the enemy is weak, but because they
are convinced that he is wrong.
We need more public discussion Of
the justice or injustice of our position.
Our leaders Of thought, including the
newspapers, devote themselves too
single-mindedly to devising ways and
means to win. methods of overawing or
overcoming our enemy.
Why have we so much wealth and
prosperity and these others SO little?
Why have we so much education, per-
sonal freedom and other advantages
while they are ignorant and enslaved?
Is 1t merely that we are lucky? Or is
it that just reward Of our virtue and the
proper punishment Of their wickedneSs?
Or does this disparity result at least
in part from our own wrongdoing to-
ward them, or Of wrongdoing by people
on our side? Do the "have nots" perhaps
possess some moral basis for their re-
sentiment against us which is the source
Of Malenkov's strength? We are shut
ting our eyes and our minds to this
question.
do not insist that our position is
unjust. But do insist that We discuss
the question too little. Our great re-
ligious revival has brought more and
louder prayers. But we need a closer
examination Of our personal and ma
tional conscienceS.
James E. Curry.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
View Westward

The links of Ayr lie smooth and green.
And Clyde's grey tDdues rise pale NTH
foam,
But ,uhere stark Scottish peaks h0ue
been
Looms the dark -fotDered hM OF
home.
While 1rfld blo1Ds up, and tDind blolDs
chill,
Harsh the white-breasted curletDs
CALL
The tear falls for my nGtiDe hin.
Empty nests on my garden ,DdH.
o Scotia, taken to your breast
Like all tUho tread your storied earth.
Foroiue me If I choose for best e,
The leat-brolon skytCdy OF my BIRTH
John Aekerson
Evening star., 1954-05-20
lndo-chinu

tu0O-SbuubnO
!. and other Americans I've talked to-
are against going into Indo-C China If
the British. French and the United Ma
tions are to be allowed to tie our hands
behind us and let the Reds paste us
again, as in Korea.
If we mean to 60 all out with atomic
artillery and H-bombs on Red Chinese
cities. okay. II Russia wants to get
into it. take them on too.
The Wet Mimi can't last against first
class United States fighting strength
and industry unless Red China and
Russia keep supplying them and we
keep letting them. But we are not res
cuing Wet Nam for France.
First France will have to get out Of
Indo-C China and consent to complete
independence for the Vietnamese.
We are doing Just what the Commu-
niSts want, II we sink six or eight bill
: lion dollars and 100000 casualties in
mdo-C China. and raise the taxes ruin
ously to pay for it, until we are taxed
into communism over here. Indo-
China is Just another tactic in their
strategy Of destroying us first economi-
cally.
American Citizen.
4
Perhaps If we reversed things for q
while and sent only men over 40 to
war. we would soon come to our senses.
They say older men couldn't take the
rigors Of war, but how about Generals
Dean and Macarthur? AS long as our
youth are used for cannon fodder and
older men can stay at home and make
money. then there will be war.
Lord help us If So-called prosperity
at home comes only during war times.
LOrena M. Albert.
The soldiers of today aren't allow
ing the statesmen enough time to draw
up peace treaties.
Statesmen hardly had begun to talk
about Korea when the fighting men
dumped another hot potato in their
laps. Now it's Indo-China.
There was time when we had our
war and peace machinery fairly well
balanced and a civilian could even
spend time predicting the shape Of
things to come.
The Communists have tossed numer-
Gus monkey wrenches into the worlds
peace machinery, and at the rate they
Evening star., 1954-05-20
lntermission

IUtSIWtSSlOU
When campaigning in 1852. one Of the
strongest points made by Mr.. Eisen-
hover was that, II elected, he would in
sist that no secrets be kept from the
American people or Congress.
Has the President decided that 1t is
all right for John Adams to testify
where 1t hurt Cohn, Carr and McCar-
thy, but not when it win bring out other
truths in the case? There have been
many whitewashings in congressional
hearings and think most people ex-
pected this to end in one, but ] think
the American people are greatly sur
prised that the whitewash is coming
from a presidential order.
M. E. Broadus
Despite the fact that the President
has drawn "the iron curtain" to soften,
If not altogether whitewash, the Army
Mccarthy investigation, the American
people will undoubtedly insist on know
ing who in the administration is coddl-
ing Communists.
BY invoking "the iron curtain" q Rus
sian rather than an American procedure
in the circumstances. the President has
greatly encouraged, rather than dis
couraged the spread Of subversive in
fluences in this country.
John r. ParkersOn
& h
The other day I was watching the
hearings on television and my little
grandson aged five. was playing in the
next room. He came to the door aud
asked, GRANDMOTHER, who is that talk
ing who sounds like Mr.. Peepers?" At
that moment the picture had gone off
for station indentification. told him
that didn't know but when the picture
came back on to point him out to me.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Struphunqer's s,Lument

Before the WM&5A got its fare in
crease it had buses running every 5 or
minutes during rush hours to make
it look to the Public Utilities Commis-
sion like they had to have more revenue
to give good service, pay their drivers
and buy new equipment. Now, since
they have gotten their increase in fare.
they have dropped to 15-minute sched-
ule during rush hours and 80 minutes
during non-rush hours. The daily COM
muters continue to ride the old buses
which break down continually, make
folks late for work or late getting home.
It seems WM81A is following in the
footsteps of that master manipulator-
Capital Transit-in raising fares and
cutting down on service.
Bus Rider.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

When the hearing was resumed he
calmly pointed to John G. Adams.
Mrs. John E. BOland.
1t seems to me that the practice Of
using members of the Investigating
Committee (the jury) to testify either
for or against the Army or Senator
McCarthys associate is breach of
justice. fail to see how the Supreme
Court itself could reach fair verdict
under such procedure.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

@. How is Francis, the mule, made
to appear to talk in movies?-G. H.
A. This is done by attaching couple
Of long invisible threads to the mules
lips and pulling on them to match the
spoken lires. Sometimes muscle on
the side of the jaw Is pressed.
Evening star., 1954-05-20
Questions and Answers
BY Gould Lincoln

A reader can get the answer 70 any question
Of fact by writing The EyeniIE Z, star lnior.
ton D Please inclose three iS' cents for
return POSTAGE
Evening star., 1954-05-20
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. What per cent Of American doc
tors are female?-C. K.
A. Only 40 Of the 201 ,277 physicians
In the United States at the latest count
were females. American doctors are
96%o male and $3.50 white.
Evening star., 1954-05-20

@. Are puppies both blind and deaf
at birth?-E. E.
A. Puppies are blind at birth and
unable to hear for from 10 to IL days.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-03-09
Legion Auxiliary
Thanks Merchants

The Arthur Sawyer Unit %.
American Legion Auxiliary, spon.
sored a successful card and games
party at the Legion Home, Friday,
February rs.
Publicity chairman, Nimia Skies,
announced that the Legion Auxil.
larry wishes to express apprecia.
ton to the following merchants
who contributed prizes for the
party.
They are: Lopez Wholesale Com.
pany; Strunk Lumber; Thompson
Enterprises; Central Drug; Rus
sells Service Station; Gulfstream
Chappell's; Gardeners Pharmacy;
Fuller Brush; Chi Chi's Bar; Ell
Pasaje Restaurant; Bryan'S Ser
vice Station; Benny's Cafeteria
The Jungle Bar; Ramos Whole
sale Supply; Key West Electrical
Repair Shop; Key West Drug
Store; Ruben Appel's; Oriental
Drug Store; Dion and Smoth Tire
Supplies; the Leona Shop; Man.
gels; Aronovitz' Mems Store; Ap-
pelrouth's Shoe Center; The Treas
ure Chest; Children's Corner, and
the SouthernmoSt Drug Store.