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Evening star., 1954-12-08
Apathy to Civil Defense

Time was when there were rules OF
warfare. Then there were things that
were not condoned by either side In
these latter days, "rules" are made at
the convenience of the enemy.
Had the attack on Pearl Harbor been
launched during an atomic era, we
might have fallen before We ever had
a chance to fight.
Our potential enemy is certainly not
going to telegraph his punches. Pearl
Harbor day should be reminder OF
that, also that it can happen again.
But this time it will not be confined to
one spot, but at every vulnerable point
of our national anatomy.
In this age of weapons of world-shak-
ing force, our civilian population had
better lsarn what to do and how to do it
before we are hit. Afterward 1t will be
too late.
Civil Defense is designed to educate
the public in methods of survival, but
it's degree of success is measured by its
acceptance by the public. In spite OF
the hair-trigger state Of wogld affairs,
the public has paid scant attention to
preparedness for survival in event OF an
enemy attack.
urge every citizen to enroll in some
form of Civil Defense activity while
there is yet time. Write or telephone
Evening star., 1954-12-08

Tommy Sparrow was perched In the
rose vine with about hundred OF his
friends and relations, including old
Cyrus K. Sparrow. who talked as II he
knew 1t all.
Tommy was filled with the glory Of
the crisp day. The fact that he had
partaken rather well of sunflower and
other seeds at the feeding station
helped immensely. in world where all
living things must eat. q
Cyrus Sparrow chirped harshly. q
'"There's that woman hiding seed" :"
he growled, indicating the feeding sta
ton with flick of his tail.
Cyrus rustled his wings.
"But we will find It," he chortled.
1--WE always And it."
Tommy Sparrow. in the delight Of
his new world Che was only born In
August, could stand the old man no
longer.
"I don't think she is hiding the
food" he said briskly. II think she is
bringing it out for US to eat"
"Ha, ha. hal" roared the other SPAR
rows. "Haw, haW, haw!"
Cyrus X. Sparrow fiuffed himself.
Tommy, you were born yesterday" ,"
he gritted. "You don't know the facts
Of life"
4 think" said Tommy. determinedly.
"she belongs to o Superior Race"
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Pay Raise Prospects

In view Of the unanimity Of opinion on
the subject, the prospects Of reasonable
pay raise for Federal employees during the
next session of Congress seem to be quite
bright There has been no disagreement
between the executive and legislative
branches as to the need for some increase,
despite President Eisenhower's veto of last
summers pay bill. The only disagreement
has been over proposed conditions to be
attached to such legislation. But 1t would
be well for Congress to keep in mind that
thus far there has been no indication that
the administration will modify its stand
against any raise unless accompanied by
postal Redistribution proviso and by some
means of meeting the cost of higher salaries.
These conditions could assume larger
proportions as current budget studies are
made. The continuing and growing postal
deficit is major concern Of the President
and his budget chiefs One of General
EisenhoWer's reasons for vetoing the last
pay bill was the fact that Congress dis
regarded his urgent request for an increase
in postal rates that would tend to offset
the added cost of a postal pay increase.
SA1lOCllCI 1CdoOA1 Wco UAAO AoAAuAO w AAASA"SAS
a provision for badly needed readjust-
ment of postal job classif1cations. The
postal pay structure long has been out OF
kilter, with many pay grades bearing little
relation to the responsibilities of the work.
p When he turned down the compromise
pay bill last August the President promised
to present another pay program to the next
Congress-and 'Iittle cabinet" committee
headed by Civil Service Chairman Philip
Young Is drawing up such program.
Coupled with the proposed bill, however,
would be reclassifcation clause of the
type that Congress snelved in the previous
legislation. Political pressures against re-
classification will not carry as much weight
next year as they did before the congress
sional elections. Plans for raising additional
revenue presumably would be incorporated
in separate measure. There are indica-
tions that the new Democrat controlled
Congress will insist on substantial pay
raise, even if neither reclassification nor
revenue conditions are met. To what extent,
If any, this congressional mood may affect
administration plans is uncertain at this
stage of the discussions In general, how
ever the outlook for final agreement on
some pay plan that will benefit all Federal
workers, postal as we'll as the general classi-
fed service, is much more favorable than In
the recent past.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
BY Charles E. Troeewen

creatures we sparrows have held our
own.
What I want you to consider. be-
fore it is too late, is how they are
superior?
"Of what. Tommy. does their SUI
periority consist?
"Are they superior because they blow
each others heads OF with guns every
Is years, in what they call war?
"Sparrows do not act that way.
"Are they superior because they
cheat, lie, defame and cruelty?
"Sparrows do not so. but mind their
own business.
mo, Tommy" said Cyrus K. Spar
row, with sad scorn. "those two-legged
creatures do not constitute Superior
Race.
II merely tell you this 80 that you
may be warned in time. The hand that
hides seed, we clever sparrows find,
may pull q gun on you, sometime. So
watch out, Tommy, watch out"
With wild swoop, old Cyrus led the
members of his flock back to the feed
ing station. Tommy Sparrow sat de-
jectedly on the vine. He knew that
Cyrus probably was right. Wasn't Cyrus
always right? Didn't everybody say
so?
Tommy hid his head under his wing.
and went to sleep, but an angel pass
ing by heard him murmur first. 81 still
think she belongs to Superior Race.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Nostalgia

That turtiue pleasure. now long pasr,
iDGs sDeet,
That it Dds tropned on added to It's
spice:
We iDi1o t,tduloed ,Dent bdrn-Iofttcard to
meet
Boyhood's great heroes for ten-cent
price.
On hay still fragrant Nth It's nseadow
scents,
Which clung amid hint of fresh,
clean mind,
We found our sought for ana our
recompence
For all bog dreams iDiose papers lay
unsigned.
Though Ioon,ed the shddotp OF the
iDoodhouse, and
A cane there for deed that iDe
thought III,
With Dead Eye Dick ne rode the Destern
land,
Or found, a brother In Buffalo BAI.
Or tDGtked Ne,D York, NTH Alger hand
In hand,
Climbt1g n JOY. as climbers on q hsH.
Edword Corner
Evening star., 1954-12-08

In the new contract means that they must
become members In order to hold jobs.
There Is obvious opportunity In this situa-
ton for vengeful union off1cialdom to
exact toll in the familiar ways Of kickbacks
and Job boycotts, II they choose to do SO.
What happens in the Port OF New York
the greatest in the world has an impact
on the entire national economy. What has
been happening has been tragic and costly.
There is an opportunity now for order,
responsibility and mutual benefits. The
opportunity should not be dishonored.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Opportunity on the Piers

An unusual contract under unusual
conditions has been signed by the New YORK
Shipping Association with the international
Longshoremen's Association.
Written for two-year period and pro-
viding for wage increases, the contract has
these other features: (1) The first no-strike,
no-lockout, no-work-Stoppage agreement
on the docks of the North Atlantic Coast,
(2) the first union-shop agreement In that
same field (3) virtual elimination OF the
controversial shape-up system OF hiring and
az grievance machinery, including arb1tra-
ton, for ending any outlaw strikes. On the
surface, at least, it would appear to be
desirable contract-giving promise OF peace
to waterfront that has been dangerously
disrupted by labor troubles too many times
in recent years.
It is the unusual condition background
ing the contract, however, that calls for
reserved opinion on it.
The lila has been racket-ridden and
corrupt union, managed by officials whose
cynical disregard for the public interest, for
the shipping industry and even for the
workers on the piers has been amply demon
strated. The New York State Crime Com
mission, after exhaustive investigation,
excoriated the union bitterly and the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, finally, expelled
1t for failure to clean up it's own house. An
effort by the AFL to establish new bar
gaining unit for the dockWorkers collapsed
last spring when bitterly contested vote
on the waterfront returned slim margin
in favor of the original union. Negotiations
for the new contract have been under way
for months, against the background OF
paralyzing strikes and violence which had
harassed the port for so long. Whether
or not the contract-which still has to be
ratified by the memberships represented by
the negotiating mmittees-will prove to
be a good one depends almost entirely on
whether the present union leadership has
the power or the intent to be honest and
responsible. Thousands of longshoremen
voted their disapproval of the LA In the
election last May but the union-shop clause
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Voters Ignore G. o. P. Record

The results Of the election show that
the majority of the voters prefer war
time economy with sons driving tanks
instead of cars. These achievements OF
President Eisenhower's administration
mean nothing: s
/. Imitation was stopped or checked.
2. The Korean truce signed.
3. Ten million more persons can get
social security.
4. The greatest tax reduction ever
was made.
5. Fewer persons were unemployed
than in 1949.
6. The year 1858 was the most pros
porous year in the history (according to
statistics) Of our country.
Z. The old controversies over the Saar
and Trieste were more or less settled.
8. We have sincerely Christian
President
8. Our defense overall is the strong
est ever maintained in peace time.
Must we go back to a Government
Evening star., 1954-12-08

as the shooting down Of our bombers.
Red Chinese attacks on Nationalist
Chinese territory, subversion, continu-
GUS hostile propaganda and other overt
Soviet acts. Therefore, the threat to
an era of peaceful co-existence is these
overt acts. The means Of controlling
these must be solved by our dipomats.
just returned to America from two
and one-half years In a Communist
country. All the Communists I spoke
to knew everything about capitalism
as preached by the party hierarchy.
In this country met few people who
truly understand communism. It's
this lack of understanding that puts
us at disadvantage. Communism
appeals only to those who do not under
stand it's implications. A littel factual
knowledge would dispel any false be-
liefs.
Communists are fanatics. Their ide-
ology is their religion. Their aim to
conquer the world will not change but
their fear of all-out war makes them
seek peaceful means to accomplish
this. It is this we must combat:
Efforts, such as those OF Senator
Mccarthy to cruelty Communists, can
only be harmful. The Christians, un-
der the Romans, were driven UNDER
ground but not destroyed. BY this
they became stronger. The Christian
teachings could not be easily refuted.
On the other hand the teachings OF
communism can Therefore, we should
force communism into the open.' INTEL
legently discuss it and prove its fallacy.
Acts of outright subversion certainly
cannot be condoned and should be
handled sternly. On the other hand.
lust because a man Is a Communist
he Is not an ogre. He may be mis-
guided, as SO many have been, by a
misunderstanding of communism. This
type of person must be made to see
his error. BY an intelligent, unified
approach to the problem the Western
world can gain the advantage from
communism. We must begin a con-
Scerted campaign to educate the masses
of the world, inside and outside the
Iron Curtain, to the fallacies of COM
munism.
Since an era Of peaceful co-existence
Is our only choice, we must face up
to it with determination and unified
plan to gain the initiative from the
Soviet Union in the propaganda war
that will follow. BY this means we
can have peace and protect the West
ern world from creeping comnnu-
n;sm." at the same time giving hope
to the many millions in enslavement
behind the Ircn Curtain.
Reader.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Whut to Wear to School

It is high time parents were up In
arms when it comes to being dictated
to as to what their offspring shall wear
to school. I am certainly In hearty
accord with "Embattled Parent"
If parents (and perhaps teachers,
tool could keep in mind that "this too
shall pass" and realize that as soon as
the boys begin to be "girl conscious"
they will gradually take more care Of
their grooming. including washing ears
clean. etc.; much nagging and discord
and unhappiness could be eliminated
from home and school. I've been
through this once and am going through
it at present, so I'm not speaking from
inexperience. sense Of humor is a
wonderful help. M
Another Embattled Parent.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Adomic and Academies

The Star Of November 28 carried an
article by L. Edgar Prina under the
heading, Strange Deaths Of Commu-
mist Figures Recalled"
The article referred correctly to
Louis Adamic as one Of the "Commu-
mist figures" as follows:
Louis Adamic, well-known author.
espouser Of left-wing causes and q
member Of several Communist fronts
-. was writing an anti-Soyiet pro- Tito
book at the time Of his death. !. !.
Adamic was an admirer Of the Soviet
Union until Tito detected from the
Cominform. :"
Mr.. Prina perhaps will remember that
Adamic's writings were pro-Soviet prior
to the time Of Tito's detection.
What he may not know is that all
junior high school pupils in Arlington
are required to take course called
"Core" and, in the Gore" class. are re-
quired to read books written by Louis
Adamic. The Arlington School Board
claims that all pupils must take the
"Core" If they are ito become good
citizens in a democratic society" OBJ
viously, they think our children can't
become good citizens without reading
Adamic's books.
Perhaps Arlington parents will now
recognize why I have been opposing the
"Core" classes. Perhaps they will in
quire whether the democratic society"
referred to by the school board bears
any resemblance to the pro-Soviet or
prolific society advocated by Adamic.
James r. Miles, Sr.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Christmas in Art

Arrangements have been made to con-
tinue the current free exhibition Of religious
art at st. Johns Parish House, Lafayette
Square, until January 7. This means that
additional hundreds of people will fhaye
opportunity to see one Of the most inter-
esting displays of It's kind ever shown in
Washington. The collection has been as
sembled by Keith Merrill, former United
States Consul in Madrid and his wife, and
it represents their scholarship and esthetic
taste in every detail, including beautiful
styling and mounting.
One of the treasures offered for inspec-
ton is an Alteration Of the Christ Child in
embroidery and tapestry applique Of ex-
quisite workmanship, believed to be of Near
Eastern origin but alternatively supposed
to be product Of 15th-century Franco
composition in which the donors might be
Anne of Brittany and her small daughters,
Claude and Renee, If the latter theory were
accepted. Another gem is Limoges colored
enamel Last Supper in which little French
clock quantity is introduced, giving the time
as ten minutes after ten. This creation
is matched by walnut 18th-century French
frame handsomely carved and embracing
13 Limoges copper plaques depicting the
Salvador Mundi and the Twelve Apostles.
Nearby is a precious Russian Greek tryptich,
delicately painted on canvas covered with
gold the drGmatts personae including Christ
Entl1roned, SITS Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John; st. Cyril, the Cadmus of the Old
Slavs, and his brother, Methodius; and
SITS. George and Michael with their re-
spective dragons
But probably the most memorable OF
the .62 works exhibited is a lovely painting
of the Madonna and Child by Filipino
Lippi (l457- -15O4)--a picture In which the
Holy Mother appears as young mother and
the Infant Saviour as a real, human baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill do not exempt this
product of Renaissance genius when they
say that all their treasures reflect the folk
instinct for religion, Towering especially at
Christmas
The Democrats accuse the Republicans
Of operating a. give-aWay administration,
which is sort Of case Of the grab bag calling
the slot machine generous.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Co-Exist OF Not AT All?

There is no choice for the Western
world but peaceful co-existence as the
opposite Is nonexistence. A war with
hydrogen and atomic bombs could
prove disastrous.
Actually we are In q period Of SEMI
peaceful co-existence. Co-existence
yes, because we're existing together with
the Soviet Union. Peaceful no, be-
cause although there Is no all-out war.
there is no calm or quiet. The peace
aspect is interrupted by such things
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Point Of No Return

In his wild and bitter attack on the
President, Senator Mccarthy has gone
beyond the point at which, for him, there
can be any turning back. There is no place
for him to 60 but out-all the way out OF
that segment of the Republican Party which
looks to General Eisenhower as its leader.
There is, really, only one question left-how
many Republicans will Senator Mccarthy
be able to take with him?
This attack, with it's implications, is
an astonishing thing. It asks the people
to believe that President Eisenhower will
not conduct a vigorous fight against Com
munists in the Government. It suggests
that General Eisenhower congratulated
Senators Watkins and Flanders for holding
up" the work Of the Mccarthy committee
in other words, for shielding Communists.
It all but says openly that the President is
Indifferent to the "torturing and BRAIN
washing" of American soldiers by Commu-
mist hoodlums- that in spirit Of weakness
the President advocates patient tolerance
and niceties to those who are torturing
American uniformed men,"
It may be that Senator Mccarthy
actually believes this conglomeration Of
assumption, distortion and falsehood. Or
it may be that he is a desperate politician
making desperate bid to salvage something
from his own shattered political fortunes.
It is too late in the day, however, to weigh
or measure the motivations which prompt
tie Senator from Wisconsin. The pertinent
question is whether one stands with him or
against him-there certainly is no longer
any middle ground.
Twenty-Five Republicans voted with
Senator Mccarthy on the condemnation
proposal and two more would have voted
with him had they been present. This Is a
majority of the Senate G. O.P. But how
many of the "a will go along with Senator
Mccarthy in his rule-or-ruin break with
the President? How many will choose to
join him in wrecking the Republican Party?
Much the same thing goes for Senator
McCarthy's popular following - however
large it may be. How many will believe,
in the face of the evidence to the contrary,
that the President does not care about rid
ding the Government of Communists? How
many will accept the Mccarthy distortion
of the Red China matter and ignore the
Presidents careful statement that I'VE owe
1t to ourselves and the world to explore
every possible means of settling differences
before we even think of such thing as
war;"
Senator Mccarthy has made his position
clear. He proposes to plunge ahead, even
though he may be plunging into an atomic
war without exhausting the possibilities
of peaceful settlement. It is time for
those who have stood with Senator Nc
Carthy to face up to their decision-Will
they plunge ahead with him, or will they,
in this critical time, move over to the
support of the President and the wise leader
ship which he offers? And it is also time,
if one may say so, for the President to
spell out this issue in the plainest possible
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Russia and YuqosIuviu

According to an Associated Press
story, top Soviet officials, including
Premier Georgi Malenkov. Foreign
Minister v. M. Molotov and Party Boss
Nikita Khruschev, drank a toast to
the health of Tito at party at the
Yugoslav Embassy honoring Yugo-
slavia's national day. In addition.
Khruschev, who proposed the toast,
said he wanted to drink to the health
of the Yugoslav Communist Party and
the Yugoslav people.
These actions can lead this reader.
and I believe most readers who will
look carefully at the issue, to two con-
clusions: Cd That the Reds are patting
Tito with one hand while they raise
the dagger with the other, or (2) that
the Russians are trying to lull Yugo-
slavia into false sense of security
or are trying to win back Tito and his
regionally powerful army to the Soviet
cause.
In either case, there Is cause for
concern by Americans. AS neutral
Communist state Chat is, one with a
different concept of communism than
the Russian one, at least), YugoSlavia
was gradually becoming more amenable
to the United States and the cause of
freedom. OF course Tito is sitting on
the proverbial powder keg. as were
Sweden and Switzerland in World
War II, and as all. relatively strong
neutrals always are. We can only
continue our present policy toward
Yugoslavia, and hope that she will
not be taken in by Russian latest line
Of Red propaganda.
Edward L. Jaffee.
Evening star., 1954-12-08
Questions and Answers

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Evening star., 1954-12-08
Jensen, Chicago Daily News.

Jensen, Chicago Daily News.
They Patronize the Same Tailor
that always manages to get us into war
as Roosevelt and Truman did to cover
up? Even co-existence is preferable to
no existence.
/. w. Ward.
Weaverville, N. c.
Evening star., 1954-12-08

Telephone: EN-. 2-9710.
John e. Fondahl,
Director. D. c. ONCE Of Civil De-
Tense.
Defends Montgomery Schools
Joseph Highmore's letter criticizing
Montgomery schools favors eliminating
kindergartens, stating that sending q
child out so young makes him nerv-
Gus, high-strung individual" Does it
seem plausible that the product Of
relaxed, well-adjusted home should
suddenly find himself utterly shattered
by the prospect of spending two and
one-half hours a day in the company
of q couple Of dozen of his peers and
playmates? sincerely doubt that the
emotional strain of finger painting,
rhythm band and story time can be
seriously thought to be the cause Of a
'high-strung child" Investigation us
ually proves that nervous child Is
generally the reflection Of a nervous
parent.
don't consider myself an authority.
nor can present any succinct, dogma
tic panacea for the slicing OF taxes or
the curbing Of juvenile delinquency.
But as former Montgomery County
teacher, having had experience both in
Illinois and Michigan, can speak with
some slight conviction about education.
From the inside looking out, I'd say
Montgomery County has pretty sin
cere, honest, and hard-working staff.
Many well-meaning critic has
broken verbal leg jumping to hasty
conclusion. Faith Seeger Zaviila.
Tex Settlements
AS common working man, whose
income tax is withheld faithfully and
almost to the penny, question the
justice and equality in the actions OF
the Bureau of Internal Revenue when
they "settle" tax cases for Is to 20
per cent of the amount rightfully owed
by some individuals.
The most recent case concerned
man who owed around" $4,000 in
taxes and $4,000 in interest on income
for 1916 through 1949.
BY what justification does this man
Evening star., 1954-12-08
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How does person who discovers
uranium stake his claim?-E E. N.
A. A pile Of rocks. or Aft. high,
Is usually placed at each corner. In
one of them, the owner sets tin can
containing notation Of the name of
claimant, the date and a description
Of the land. The claim is filed at the
nearest land recorders office.
Evening star., 1954-12-08

Pen-n1nses may be used II letters carry
iDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1954-12-08

@. How long does it take human eyes
to grow to their full size?-E. U.
A. At birth, the eyes are about two
thirds as large as they will be when
fully grown, and 1t takes eight or nine
years for them to complete their de-
yelopment.