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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Red China in the u. N.

1t is difficult to believe that the United
Nations can survive as useful organiza-
ton If it admits Communist China to men,
bership while that nation operates In open
defiance Of all the principles on which the
U. N. processes to stand. For there is a
point in Standardization beyond which
even an international organization cannot
go without mourning disastrous results.
We should not lose sight Of the fact,
however, that Red China is not yet in the
U. N-and may not get in until it gives
evidence of willingness to abide by the
Charter
This is the essence of statement in
London on Monday by governmental
spokesman. The policy Of the British gov
eminent, he said, remains as stated on
June q, 1851. That statement by Herbert
Morrison then Foreign Secretary Of the
Labor government, was to the effect that
while Britain believes the Communist re-
gime should represent China in the U. NJ,
action to this end should be deferred until
Red China adopts policies consistent with
the purposes and principles of the U. N.
Charter. Winston Churchill, it is reported,
adheres to this view
Certainly the, President has made his
position clear enough. He is completely
and unalterably opposed to the seating OF
Communist China under the present stu
alton. The inference, of course, is that all
of these officials would acquiesce in the
seating of reformed Communist China,
although it is obvious that rooms remains
for serious difference of opinion as to what
would constitute genuine reformation.
In the circumstances, the Presidents
refusal to join in any re-the-event
statement of intent to withdraw from the
U. N. was wise. We should not foreclose
our own freedom of action in this matter.
The course Of wisdom lies in something
like the reported Democratic proposal in
the Senate which would ~ record the firm
opposition of Congress to the admission of
Red China, (2) direct the President, if Red
China should be admitted over our oppo-
sition, to order reappraisal Of American
foreign policy by the National Security
Council, and (3) direct that the NSC report
on this study be given to Congress, called
into special session, If necessary, to re-
ceive it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
To Katherine

american by deliberate adoptionJ z
! ioonder iDitat It means to you, ~
This flag I honor but no longer see.>
Just as / do not neigh nor measure afr
Nor offer thanks that can breathe.
I ioonder at its symbols freshly seen.
The blood of many bdttledelds -
Soaked up In epen roiDs;
The stars that stand BIZ other stars,
Beneath the midnight blue,
Like candles grouped to light a prayer
for peace.
I see the stripes OF clean, cool pltite
That separate recurrent red,
Our freedom bought at highest ceiling
price.
look at you and at the flag
And feel ashamed OF my conpldcencg
That missed the ualue of a prize
Because It came wrapped as Gift.
Elizabeth jane Hi;s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08

What Is his feeling about our thermo-
nuclear program today?
Mr.. Cole permitted himself q wan
smile. and without celebrating, an
swered, The die is east"
Actually. President Trumans de-
cision to launch H-bomb production in
1919 was deplored by Mr.. Cole then on
the strength Of his belief that the
President had muffed chance to take
the lead in ending 1.-THE mad race
toward more and greater weapons Of
destruction" Only recently, however,
he warned aginst any infirmity de-
veloping in the Nations hydrogen bomb
effort.
1.-The Soviets have it within their
capacity to outstrip us-and outstrip us
decisively within relatively short
period of time" he declared He has,
in fact. urged a hydrogen effort COM
parable In scale to our entire atomic
program of World War II.
Chairman Cole thinks revealing the
power of the atom is less reprehensible
than concealing it. When Secretary of
Defense Wilson earlier this year told
news conference he wished there was
less "atom-rattling," Mr.. Cole, who
apparently took personal umbrage to
the statement. later commented:
If telling the American people the
facts about the atom is 'atom-rattling,
then I confess my guilt. My faith in
the capacity Of the American people to
face up to peril is boundless."
President Eisenhower's plan for
sharing certain atomic WEAPON infor-
nation with our allies meets with
Chairman Coles undiluted approval
today, he agreed. although he made no
bones about his distaste for the idea
last year. He recalls he. even saw red
about pooling nuclear information with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Mars a New World?

With the planet Mars nearer to our
earth this summer than at any previous
time since 1941, there has been much more
discussion Of the red star this year. The
international Mars Committee has observ-
ers stationed at Bloemfontein, South Africa,
and at II other places. watching the move
n1ents of the mysterious orb with three
detectives to be served-namely greater
knowledge of Mars atmosphere, more exact
information concerning its size and more
detailed data regarding its changing sur
face features
meeting of the American Astronom-
ical Society at Ann Arbor recently heard
the last of these aspects Of the problems Of
Mars talked about from new angle. DR..
Dean B. Mclaughlin of the University of
Michigan was the speaker. He asked his
audience to consider the possibility that,
instead of being dying planet, Mars ac-
tually may be a 'habitable world" in process
of being born. This speculation, he ex-
planned, was based on theory Of violent
volcanism" such as our earth passed
through in "early pre-Cambrian time"
DR.. Mclaughlin, in other words, sug-
gests that Mars may be cooling of as our
earth did and that the dark-green "seas"
are areas covered with drifting sand or dust
erupted by craters motivated by interior
heat. He rejects the notion that the
maria" are surfaces covered with vegeta-
ton because they do not react to infra-red
light in the same way that the grasses and
trees Of the earth do" The so-called
canals" of Mars, he holds, may be volcanic
riffs" or faults" OF course, "a habitable
world" would require an atmosphere, and If
DR.. McLaughlin's theory is correct Mars
may be developing one comparable with
our own.
It is most unlikely that the riddle Of
the red star ever will be read by living gen.
erations, but people few centuries hence
If any survive the current atomic race
may be able to answer the question accur-
ately enough. II Mars is changing discern
IDLY, the changes may be noted and logical
conclusions drawn from them. Our earth
perhaps acquired its oceans by operation OF
the principle DR.. Mclaughlin has ex-
pounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08

thy habitually increased the threat of
all the uncleared from the standing of
security risks" to that of "subversives, I"
Communists" and members of the
Communist conspiracy" He even in
cluded people who had been cleared
on review.
Now two of McCarthy's own staff are
found to lack clearance. BY McCarthy's
standards, they could be called sub
yersives," Communists" and members
of the Communist conspiracy" No one
in an official position calls them these
things, since no one else uses McCar-
thy's tactics. But the fact is that these
members of his staff are in the same
category as substantial part of the
Communists" the Senator has been
telling us about.
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- aF
20 INTO THE once 81 q Congress-
~ man from. say, the hafd-coal re-
gion Of Pennsylvania. ana the odds are
you'll probably see 3 sample Of anthra-
cite cleaning conspicuously III show
case.
New York's new 37th congressional
district Ia the Binghampton area - as
proud Of its Cheddar cheese as Mil
Waukee's 18th district Is Of It's beer.
But visitor to the ONCE Of Represent
alive Cole. Republican. Of New York
will be hard put to md any evidence
of Cheddar. The visitor Is more likely
to md himself smack ii the midst of
formidable picture gallery Of the
atom in various and angry stages Of
explosion.
w. Sterling Cole intimates call him
"Mr. Atoms chairman Of the Joint
Congressional Committee on Atomic
Energy. The man who has come to
know more about the vagaries of
atomic energy than Democritus ever
dreamed possible $500 years ago Is, ct
SO. one Of the most powerful COMMITTEES
chairmen In Congress. Now conduct
ing hearings In the committees sound
proof hearing room on revision Of the
Atomic Energy Act OF 1916. the gray
and handsome New York Republican
has dedicated himself to the staggering
task Of masterminding the atomic en-
ergy legislative program with the
solemnity ana loving care Of French
magistrate.
It was after S when Mr.. Cole trooped
YEARLY into his Capitol Hill office one
recent afternoon. A short. stubbily
built man his taste in crayats runs ia
butterfly shaped how ties.
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= ~ yo. 49,, sess' ne .a,s siu 49,
g als poin.. . pieaSe. ne 'oiu 1le' punt
ing 70 ciiair.
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NAAcP's Role in Virginia

It is unfortunate that a couple Of
would be Congressman in Northern Vir-
ginia, battling in the primaries, should
inject the race issue by accusing two
other candidates of wooing the vote Of
the NAACP. The National Association
for the Advancement of .Colored People
does not indorSe candidates for politi-
cal Office. It does seek to stimulate
voting on the part of all citizens as
qualification of good citizenship. It
has served its members by publishing
the voting record of legislators who
represent them.
In Alexandria. Arlington and Fairfax
and other areas of Northern Virginia
several thousand white and colored cit
liens are members of the NAACP. A
great majority of the eligible voters
among the colored citizens are also
members of the NAACP. Nevertheless
the implied gratuitous reflection on two
candidates will not cause the NAACP
officials to persuade its membership to
vote for specific candidates.
The NAACP, believe, has made
lasting impression on the history Of
Virginia. Through its continuing work
of opposing discrimination and building
up good will it will continue to improve
living conditions in the Old Dominion.
But more important is the interna-.
tional aspect of the work of the organ
ization More than any other move-
ment it seeks to fight against our COM
munistic enemies by making democracy
real, whereas some OF our politicians
aim to destroy democracy to maintain
their prejudices and bigotry.
r. n Hnndorsnn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Mosternind Of Atomic LEGISLATION

Great Britain because, as he charged
at the time. they are too lenient with
traitors"
Mr.. Atom. was born In Painted
Post, N. Y, population 2.405. At COLI
gate he won q Phi Beta Kappa key.
After teaching school for year, he
took q law degree from Albany Law
School Of Union University in 1929.
He practiced law In Bath, N. Y, be-
fore being elected to the House in 1894
when he was only 80.
"Stubby's got sort Of offbeat INTEL
lectual sense Of humor.n friend con-
f1ded. Ills jokes are obScurantist--
they explode on you i've minutes after
he leaves the room" The same friend
admits. though, that Representative
Cole is somewhat standoffish to stran-
gers. Magazine interviewers have
tried and failed to get him to open up
about himself-he's totally wrapped up
with the atom" said the friend, sadly.
So immersed is he. indeed, that by
his own confession he has attended
only one meeting this session of the
House Armed Services Committee, of
which he is also q member Up for re-
election this fall, Mr.. Cole, who de-
Scribes himself as moderate con-
sentative" said he so far hasn't done
any campaigning. His opponent in
New York's recently merged 37th dis
trict is Arthur Edwin Hall, whom Mr..
Cole beat out two years ago. Mr.. Cole
was named chairman of the Joint Con-
gressional Committee on Atomic
Energy last year when the Remember
committee broke three-month dead
lock and unanimously voted him in.
the first House member to head the
committee since it began in 1916.
Strongly on record favoring private
development of peace-time atomic
power, Mr.. Cole says:
ITO my way Of thinking, nothing
would be more devastating to our ma
tional prestige than an announcement
by the Kremlin that the Soviets had
developed peacetime atomic power and
ment with their friends and allies.
Such an action by the Kremlin,"
he thinks, would strike at the very
roots Of the unity Of the free world"
He freely predicts passage of the re-
vision bill this session following which,
he says, "the wheels of normal develop
ment of peacetime atomic power will
start to turn"
Were still in the research and de-
velopment stage of atomic energy
practically will depend on possibilities
offered to private capital So far, no
reactor (chain-reacting SYSTEM has
been built that is both economical and
practical. We can. expect within the
next 10 years few atom reactors gen.
Grating industrial power. But" he
promises, "reactors will be common
place in IS years"
The most important use to which the
peacetime atom will be put is in medi-
cal science. he declared, and the cur
rent bill so provides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Parting Shot at Tom Clark

This newspaper has never been happy
over Supreme Court Justice Clark's refusal
TO testify before Representative Keating's
subcommittee.
There were number of incidents dur
ing Mr.. Clark'S tenure as Attorney General
which, left unexplained give rise to miSgiv-
tngs. It would have been better, certainly,
for all concerned II Justice Clark had felt
free to go before the subcommittee and give
his version of those Incidents
In fairness to him, however, 1t should
be pointed out that at one time or another
the major incidents were investigated by
congressional committees while Mr.. Clark
was still Attorney General. There was no
adverse finding The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee held hearings for three days after
his nomination to the Supreme Court. The
nomination was overwhelmingly approved
by the Senate.
There is also certain lack of fairness
In the subcommittee parting shot at JUS
tice Clark. It Is suggested, in why-wasn't-
tt-done tone, that there is clear precedent
for subpoenaing Supreme Court justice.
Perhaps there is such precedent, but Justice
Clark was not subpoenaed because the
House Judiciary Committee, in Republic
can Congress, voted % to 5 against subpoe-
naing him. There Is also the statement in
the subcommittee report that it found no
conclusive evidence" of Wrongdoing by
Justice Clark while he was Attorney Cen
eral. The fact is that the subcommittee
found no evidence, conclusive or otherwise,
and this smear suggestion should not have
been left in the report. @f
Very few people would contend that the
record of the department. was distin-
guished one under Attorney General Clark.
And, on balance, a constructive purpose has
been served by the Heating subcommittee in
bringing out the facts. This most recent
shot, however, smacks too much of partisan
ship. It ought to be the last one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Robert M. Watkins

The untimely death Of Robert NJ. Wat
kins, chairman of the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Commission, has
meant profound loss to the entire WASH
ington area. For three decades, he was in
timately associated with nearby Maryland's
development, first as builder and civic
leader and since 1889 as member of the
Maryland planning body.
After assuming It's Craftsmanship in
1851, Mr.. Watkins emerged more and more
strongly as its driving force. A businessman
ut heart. he insisted the probabilities OF
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On censoring Comics
Patricia Andrews.

read with interest the editorial
referring to comics in the July issue
of your paper. It asked who would
judge the comics. ! believe there is an
answer.
Why can't the publishers who pub
hsh these books form Judgment
League" or some kind Of self-censoring
organization to Judge the output Of
the printing presses. In this way they
will have tempering effect on the
output and will have the full respon-
sibility for the effects on the youth.
william M. Moran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
old Acheson Boy
Old Reactionary,

The United States Is badly divided
enough already on McCarthyism and
how best to fight international COM
munism without your editorial "Old
Acheson Boy Your suggestion that
the United States would be better
off with more old Acheson boys like
John Puerifoy and fewer Senator Nc
Carthys'' will do nothing more than
to divide this country further. Millions
of Americans were ready to congratu-
late Mr.. Puerifoy on job well done;
however, your editorial will cause some
Ill feeling toward our ambassador to
Guatemala City.
Many Americans who are not par
ticularly strong admirers Of Senator
Mccarthy have had some cruel things
to say about Dean Acheson, his policies
and the people who worked under him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
On Jumping Security Risks

At long last McCarthy's indiscrimi-
nate Jumping together as so many
Communists" all workers who ever
lacked security clearance has back
fired very effectively.
Although security clearance involves
many angles, including personal traits
and other things non-political. McCar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
After Indo.!Chino?

I see by the papers that Indo- China
is now being written of to the Commu-
mist. One thing seems sure and that
is: British Hong Kong, Malaga and
Singapore will be the very last parcels
of Asia to become parts of the Red
Communist empire. The willy British
are diplomats without peers.
AS see it the Asian countries or
regions that will fall under Communist
domination are as follows: Nepal, Bu-
than, East Pakistan (BengaD. Burma.
Kashnir, Afghanistan, Macao. the
Pescadores, Madagascar, India and
Ceylon. It seems that these IL regions
can be taken over safely by the Com
munists, however, they will ferment
trouble in Africa, Asia Minor and else
where, looking forward to the 1960-65
period.
Do A,aHrax.,v
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08
Heodwoy Against Cancer

The latest progress report from New
York's famous Sloan-Kettering Institute
reveals that encouraging new advances
have been made with research and expert
mentation directed toward the control and
ultimate conquest of cancer. AS result,
although the advances do not mean that
victory is just around the corner, there is
reason for increased confidence that the
diSeaSe-one Of the most lethal affecting
man-will continue to yield important
ground to the scientists until the day comes
when it may be wiped out altogether as a
major killer.
A clear promise to that effect can be
found in the fact that the Sloan Kettering
people have developed several chemical
compounds that have led to remarkable re-
suits in experiments with mice and rats. In
one Of these experiments, for example, a
substance known as TEN (triethylene
melamine) has proved to be 100 per cent
effective in curing fairly common type Of
cancer induced in the animals, and another
substance has been 98 per cent effective in
curing form Of leuken1ia in them. AS far
as is known, this represents degree of sue
cess that has never been achieved before,
and although only rodents have been in
volved in the tests, the findings have been
impressive and deflnitive enough to indicate
that science is making very good Roadway
toward time when human victims Of the
disease may be treated similarly with sim
liar effectiveness.
In. any event, referring to the rat-and-
mice experiments, the Sloan ettering re-
port declares that the results Justify the
hope that further study may reveal COM
pounds capable Of achieving permanent
cure in man, not only OF leukemia but even
tually of other forms of cancer now beyond
control" Our still-young atomic age, fear
some though it Is In many respects, is UNI
precedentedly rich In the promise Of great
and tremendous progress. Two or three dec
AIDES from now the wild and malignant
growth of human cells may well be thing
of the past-just as uncomfortable smallpox
and other once dread and incurable dis
eases are things of the past today.
Country Gentleman changes its name
to Better Farming, as more in keeping with
its contents. Besides which, better farmers
are more likely than country gentlemen
to have the cash for subscription renewals
year after year.
An Army nurse turns disc jockey at
our Air Force installation In remote, arctic
Thule. We hope she uses sharper needle
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Questions and Answers
By Gould Lincoln

A. reader can get the answer TO any question
OF TACT by writing The Evening Star infor-
nation Bureau, 1900 Eye st, NV, Washing
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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. Are the mountains on the moon
as high as those on earth?-L. A. s.
A. Yes. The moons surface consists
OF vast smooth plains and high noun
tains. The highest of all is the Liebnitz.
situated near the moons South pole.
1t rises to something like IS 900 feet.
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letters to The Star.
Pen-n1n1es may be used if letters carry
aDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

Vice President Nixon, who has had
few harsh things to say about Senator
Mccarthy recently. has attacked the
Acheson policies quite severely.
Do you mean by your editorial that
we should have more Acheson Boys
than Nixons?
Dewitt O. Burke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08

@. What part Of the body is most
sensitive to electric shock?--W. d.
A., 1t is the tongue, according to re-
searchers of the University Of Cali
fornia. Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08

An Army nurse turns disc jockey at
our Air Force installation In remote, arctic
Thule We hope she uses . sharper needle
than the medick used for the tetanus shots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-08

Country Gentleman changes its name
to Better Farming, as more in keeping with
its contents. Besides which, better farmers
are more likely than country gentlemen
to have the cash for subscription renewals
year after year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-15
Man Convicted Of Attempting
To Run Down MP With Auto

q military policeman at the
Quantico Marine Base Novem-
Der /.
The Mp. sergt. Franklin B.
Gamblin. testified he stopped the
car In which Mccarthy was
riding when it reached the main
gate ut Quantico. Sergt. Gam
blin said another Marine had
reported having been assaulted
by the four men in the car.
The MP told the court he
directed the driver to proceed to
the provost marshal,s Office. He
said that at that point Nc
Carthy took over the wheel Of
the car. made q quick q turn
and headed back through the
gate bearing down on him.
Sergt. Gambhn said he jumped
eouteof the way just instime. The
car overturned q short distance
down the road. he said.
MCCARTHY denied he tried to
run down the MP and said he
had ducked to the floor Of the
Car when some one shouted that
the MP was going to shoot. Three
others in the car with him told
similar story.
Judge Albert v. Bryan, who
heard the case without a jury,
deferred sentencing until he re-
ceives a probation report on Nc
Carthy.
The maximum sentence for the
offense is $1,000 or five years.