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Evening star., 1954-05-01
A Point of Order, Mr.. Chairman

This week has seen odd use of that old
parliamentary Standby, the point of order. The
phrase itself has gone into countless homes as
the public has viewed the bitter Army Mccarthy
dispute in open hearing. But that portion of
the public to which it is new has been
getting anything but an education in the cor
rect meaning of point of order.
What is it, then? It may seem strange,
viewed in light of the hearings, but the point, or
question, of order was developed under parla-
mentary rules as safeguard against improper
procedure. Any party to hearing, lawmaking
session, or just plain meeting, has right to
question the procedure at any time by raising
a point Of order. Under normal practice, he
states merely that the procedure being used is
improper, or the question under discussion has
nothing to do with the current meeting-in
effect asking the chairman to bring the meeting
back into line. The chairman can do that, or
he can refuse to recognize the point of order as
valid.
Raising point of order is similar to law
yers right to object to an improper court pro-
cedure. 1t is strong weapon, one that super
sedes all other business except motion to
adjourn, and any one who uses it must be heard,
without debate.
Since it is weapon to assure propriety
one would expect it to be used with propriety.
But its misuse in the current hearings is glar-
ing. Senator Mccarthy, particularly, has been
using it as device to launch into lengthy
speeches in attempts to contradict testimony
damaging to his cause. Senator Jackson had
something when he termed the interruptions
by the junior Senator from Wisconsin as points
of disorder"
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Lonq Faces Won't Help

This is moment in history that is fine for
peSSimists The world seems upside down. There
is an air of confusion and crisis everywhere The
forces of freedom and decency, looking more
than a little bit disheveled and ununihed ap-
pear to be barely holding their own against the
Red totaltarians. And the question is growing
as to whether the peace can last, and for how
long, or whether terrible new war-a war in
volving atomic-hydrogen weapons-is fast in
the making.
So we are living in time when 1t is only
too easy to feel. down in the mouth and walk
around muttering lugubriously to ourselves and
each other. The hour is a good one for the Cas-
Sandras. It is good one for the defeatists, for
the hand-wringers, for people who derive a
perverse pleasure from letting their spirits drag
along the floor, for the purveyorS of gloom and
doom, for the Jeremiahs who stress the dark
side of everything-and in general for all those
who talk Realistically about not being able to
stop the so-called "wave of the future" Cit used
to be Nazi wave, but now it's Red).
President Eisenhower has said decidedly
sensible thing about all this Speaking to the
United States Chamber of Commerce, he has
made the simple but eminently sound observa-
ton that "a long face never solved any difficult
problem" And he has gone on from there to
remind everybody that America is great and is
powerful" and that it can cope successfully
with all the hard issues before it as long as
1t holds fast to the hopeful and affirmative
spirit-the non-defeatist confident, coura-
geous spirit-that has always been one of its
basic characteristics
It is in this spirit certainly, and not in the
spirit of those who tend to regard causes as
lost before they are really lost, that our country
and all like minded allies must carry on with an
unwavering will to win, and with firm faith in
ultimate victory, against the forces that now
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Real Trouble With FHA

It would provide some emotional sat
isfaction for those public interest
groups and labor organizations. who for
years have fought against both the
basic legislative direetives of Congress
to the Federal Housing Administrati
and the operational policies of FILA
itself, to say at this point 1--WE told
you So" But the danger of Congress
throwing the baby out with the bath"
is so real that we strongly urge respon-
sible citizens to understand that even
more, important than the fact that
Evening star., 1954-05-01
New Thrush

In some other Sprinotine,
From some other Dough,
Someone else tDiu listen
As am listening now.
This note tCiH still another hand
As mine has Stilled, to hear
Such music surely neuer meant
For any mortal ear.
Thrush note-flute note--Yatn note
Liquid. full and LONG
From somewhere out of notDhere,
All! The sono-the song.
Till all the hooded Gisles are one
With melody and light:
Surely from the gates of Henren
This Doodthrush sings tonight.
julio Collins Ardoyne |
Evening star., 1954-05-01
An Asian Modus Vivendi?

Despite some first impressions to the con-
trary-impreSs that appear to have confused
and agitated our American delegation at Geneva
the paraphraSed transcript of President Eli
senhower'S Thursday news conference makes
clear that he has not come out In favor Of seek
ing settlement in Indo-C China on the basis of
a plan to partition that country.
Actually, as the transcript shows, he seems
to have ruled out such plan as an item to be
negotiated at the Geneva Conference. At any
rate, although it is difficult to see how truce
could be achieved without some kind of parti-
tioning, he has emphatically declared that he
does not indorse, even by indirection, policy
that would bargain for peace by Offering to split
up Indo-China between the Communists on one
hand and the French Union and the Associated
States of Laos Cambodia and Wet Nam on the
other
However, the President has left no room for
doubt that our Government is anxious to see the
blood-letting stopped over there and that it is
therefore striving to steer middle course be-
tween two extremes. The first of these extremes
involves what is unattainable in the present
state OF world affairs-namely, completely
satisfactory Far Eastern agreement with the
MoScow-Peiping axis. And the second extreme
is the altogether unacceptable one of asserting
to any arrangements that would have the effect
of making the whole anti Communist defense
crumble and disappear in Southeast Asia
collapse that could be set in motion by the par
titioning of 1ndo-China.
AS for the middle course between what is
thus either unattainable or unacceptable, the
President has explained that our Government
is seeking modus vivendi that would enable
the free world to get along with the Commu-
nists in Asia without further warfare. In other
4.
rangement comparable to the one that has been
operating for some years past in Europe
tacit agreement under which the two opposing
blocs find it mutually advantageous to live to-
gether on kind of practical status-quo basis
even though they continue to be hostile and
remain poles apart when it comes to negotiat-
ing definitive peace settlements.
In any event, as the President has said, a
Far Eastern understanding Of this sort is the
most we can hope for at the moment, and we
can by no means be sure that even that is at
tainable. On the contrary, there is every reason
to regard it as being only remote possibility at
best For the Soviet and Chinese Communist
foreign ministers, in their initial nti-American,
anti-West speeches at Geneva, have strongly
indicated that the Moscow-Peiping axis, far
from desiring to stand still in that part of the
world, is intent upon pressing on relentlessly for
the conquest Of all of Asia.
In such crcumstances-with the enemy de-
manding that the free nations dismantle their
defenses throughout the entire region, from
Japan to Korea and on down to Indo- China
and beyond-the prospect for a modus vivend
certainly is much less than bright. Indeed, as
things look right now, miracle of sorts-or
else basic change in Soviet policy-woud seem
to be necessary to save the Geneva Conference
from complete futility. l.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Why Not Commission Schine?

What would have been so wrong If
the Secretary Of the Army had given
@. David Schine commission in the
Army? Being a lawyer, he is certainly
qualified. Doesn't the Secretary of the
Army's office receive kilograms every
day requesting that commissions be
given? They are not all turned down
by any means. Didn't Elliott Roose-
welt attain the rank Of brigadier gen.
eral without absolutely any qualifica-
tions. other than, of course, being an
amateur photographer? It appears to
me that the top brass in the Pentagon
are gagging at gnats while swallowing
camels. Nish Showers.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Home Town

In recent feature in The star. Hal
Boyle asked. What does Washington
mean to you?' May give my own per-
sonal answer to that question?
Washington is my home. It's the only
home I've ever had. My parents were
porn here, and even one .grandparent.
It's history and tradition are inter-
woven with the history and tradition
undiStinguished as it may be--of my
family. My childhood memories are
centered here. Many of my friends grew
up here and share the same memories.
Critics and interpreters of Washington
often lose sight of the fact that Wash
ington is home town" to many
people here.
To us. the swirling maelstrom of pol
itics. the parties of the, diplomats, the
lobbyists, the tense press conferences,
and the various investigations are
merely what they are to the rest Of
America items in the newspaper, on
the radio or television. Although we
rub shoulders with the actors in these
dramas, and occasionally have q glimpse
behind the scenes, their activities are
not an integral part of our lives. We
earn our living in offices, banks, stores,
schoolrooms, hospitals and routine Gov
ernment jobs, just as millions of other
Americans. But to us, Washington is
the home town. Its growth and develop
ment as city is very real and personal
to us-not an item on the national
budget.
We like to talk about the days when
Washington was small town and re-
peat tales our grandparents told us. We
tell about the days when Pennsylvania
avenue was deeply rutted road, COW
cred with mud in which carriages got
stuck: winters when the Potomac froze
over affording skaters clear glide to
Alexandria. In my own childhood.
ride to Chevy Chase Lake, through
glades of sweet-smelling honeysuckle
and rolling hills still used for farm
lands, was high entertainment for a
summer evening. There the children
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Letters to The Star

impact on many fields Of manufacture
and commerce, could virtually assure
the country a return to high overall
levels Of employment.
John w. Edelman,
Washington Representative, Textile
Workers Union of America.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
SIurs on Our Allies
Old ReactiOnary.

wish to refute the many slurs which
have been cast upon our British and
French allies. Obviously. an alliance
with this country is greatly to their
advantage, so why should we doubt
their sincerity? The only hope of saving
the Christian free world is to band to-
gether in united front against COM
munism; and can there be any doubt
that Britain and France are our most
powerful allies? To quote President
Evening star., 1954-05-01

Eisenhower's most recent assurances TO
France and the six nations comprising
the European Defense Community,
"The United States will regard any
action, from whatever quarter. which
threatens the unity of the European
Defense Community as a threat TO the
United States" Let us American citi-
zens likewise say or do nothing to cause
dissension between this country and her
allies, United we stand"
WaverIy Barker Wright.
Waban, Mass.
Evening star., 1954-05-01

menace the peace and freedom Of the world.
For there is every reason given that faith and
given that will-why we should have full conf
dence that our way Of life viii survive these
immensely troubled times just as it has survived
similar times in the past
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Intrepid currier Boy

One recent day at the height of Q
thunderstorm, saw one of your car
riers methodically delivering papers to
the homes in the 900 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. He was soaking
wet-but the papers were dry He was
a credit to grand tradition established
by newsboys through the years It made
me feel proud to be a subscriber to
your paper. L. Barrett Rice.
Evening star., 1954-05-01
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to anv question
OF fact by writing The Evening Star I1for.
nation Bureau. 1900 Eye st, NV. Washing.
return POSTAGE '
Evening star., 1954-05-01
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. Why are so few racehorses gray
in color?-B. D.
A. Gray is regarded as a sign Of
retrogression. SO very few gray horses
are bred. An outstanding exception to
this theory is Native Dancer, the Horse
Of the Year in 1852
Evening star., 1954-05-01

Q. How does the energy of an atom
bomb compare with the amount of
energy in thunderstorm?-L. C. I.
A. 1t would take at least so Hiro-
shima-type atom bombs to equal the
energy required to make one thunder
storm, according to calculations by q
Chicago meteorologist.
Evening star., 1954-05-01

Pen-1Gnles may be used II letters carry
1DTiters' correct names and addresses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-12-09

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
Paris Theater.
Experiments With
Language Device

PARIS B - A Paris theater IL
experimenting with q U.N.-type
translation apparatus as a lure to
English-speaking visitors who don't
know French.
The gadget is a tiny earphone
similar to the simultaneous trans.
lation system used by delegates
and visitors at U.N. meetings. I'M
like the U.N. sets, however. the r..
ceiver is held to the ear (no head
set to muss madame's couture J.
and only one language - English
- is offered.
The translation comes from =
recording whose speed Is regulated
as the play progresses. Exper.
mentally, 20 of the sets have been
installed in the 6Oo-seat Comedie
des Champs Elysees, now PLAYING
a revival of Marcel Ayme's popu.
lar comedy "Clerambard."
Bilingual theatergoers say the
translation Is good, and funny. but
the volume can't be regulated and
the record doesn't always keen
pace with the action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17

WASHINGTON N-It's hard to
cause aetonishment with new mis-
givings about Communist infiltra-
ton Of the government. This city
has become q breeding ground Tor
doubt and suspicion.
But Il happens. 1t happened
twice within Z few days and in
both cases, enc real and one irnagi-
nary, the misgNings involved the
Atomic Energy Commission. which
directs the nations whole atomic
| program.
Early last week . special board
Of inquiry, found that DR.. J. Rob
est Oppenhsimer, one OF the
worlds great theoretical physi-
cists, was loyal, highly discreet, =
sreat keeper Of secrets but -
The board decided ~ Open
heimsr NO longer should be en-
trusted with secret information by
the Acc. 0ppenheimer directed
this country's development Of the
A-bomb during the war and has
been 1 cons,iltant to the Acc ever
since. The full ive-man Acc has
decided to review the boards
ruling.
A few days Later Rep. W. Ster-
ling Cole (R-NY) raised = night
marish question about the Acc,
whose members are picked by the
President himself.
This was Il: suppose someday
one or more Of the five commits
sioners should turn ont TO be a Sc
curity risk and not entitled to all
the atomic information given the
other commissioners.
Cole h Chairman OF the Senate.
House Committee On Atomic En-
ergy, which acts as watchdog On
the Acc.
The committee Is considering an
administrators bill to make some
changes IN the basic Atomic En-
ergy Act passed in 1916. All five
members Of the Acc have testi-
fled.
One Of them. Thomas e. Muir
ray, said he would like the law, if
It is amended, to say clearly that
"all members Of the commission
shall have equal authority and re.
sponsibdlity .. and full access To
all information"
Murray, together with Henry D.
Smyth and Eugene M. Zuckert,
had been appointed to the com,
mission by former President Tru.
man. President Eisenhower has
appointed the other two: Adm
Campbell.
The three Truman appointeei
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
|Rosen Returns
To Civilian Life

1t. (jg) Richard S. Rosen, USNR,
son of Mrs. S. T. Sapiro of 302s
Brickeu ave., Miami, viii return
to civilian life following his release
to inactive duty from the Key West
Naval Station yesterday.
He has served in the Key West
area for the past 20 months as
Naval Station Disbursing Officer.
1t. Rosen entered the Naval
service in July 1852 through the
Naval Reserve Officer Training
Corps. He then completed the Nav
al Supply Corps School at Oakland,
Calf.
A graduate of Miami Beach
Senior High School in 1913, he
later received a Bachelor of Sci
ence degree in Commerce from
the University of North Carolina.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
Local Radio Hams Will Join
In National Annual Field Day

Beginning at 4 p. m. Saturday
the Key West Radio Amateur Club,
W4LLO, viii gain take part IN the
Annual Field Day event as spon-
sored by the American Radio Re-
lay League.
The Field Day event will be held
at the East Martello Towers, OF
which the Key West Historical Soc
iety so generously gave the club
permission to use. This site is
the same as used last year and
was found to be ideal for the event.
What is Field Day? 1t is . day
when over 100000 radio amateurs
throughout the nation give serious
thought Of preparing themselves to
render public service in times OF
emergencies. It is test of using
radio equipment in the field, using
only emergency power.
The annual Field Day event will
last for a period of "a hours of
continuous radio operating. ANA
teur radio operators are proud Of
their hobby in that it is a means
Of gaining personal skill the fas-
cinating art of electronics and an
opportunity to communicate with
fellow citizens by private short
wave radio.
The Army and Navy seek the
cooperation of the amateur in de-
velOping communication reserves.
Amateur radio supports a manu-
featuring industry which, by the
very demands of amateurs for the
latest and best equipment, is al
ways up-to-date in its designs and
production techniques - in itself
q national asset. Amateurs have
won the gratitude Of the nation for
their heroic performances in times
of natural disaster. It is for this
type Of work that the annual Field
Day Is held as a training course.
Regular visitors Of Key Vests
East Martello Towers viii be also
welcome to watch their local radio
amateurs in action. Members OF
the Key West Radio Amateur Club
viii be on hand to answer all ques-
dons about amateur radio In gen.
eral. All local radio amateurs re
welcome to participate.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
us. Job For Magnani

HOLLYWOOD R-Italian actress
Anna Magnani, in her first Amer
lean movie, will co-star with Burt
Lancaster in Rose Tattoo"
Producer Hal Wallis, announcing
yesterday that he had signed Miss
Magnani, said she vii larrive in
September. The movie will be a
film version of Tennessee Williams
Broadway hit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
Johnston Reports
Jordan Progress

CAIRO, Egypt 0,-President FL
senhower's special envoy in the
Middle East, Eric Johnston. saws
Substantial progress" has been
made toward working out 4 pian
for Joint Israeli-Arab development
of the Jordan river.
Johnston. announced yesterday
after four days of conferences here
with representatives Of Egypt, Jor-
dan, Lebanon and Syria that "an
acceptable plan may be tormuit-
ed In the ner future.
He said Israel's Arab neiRhbors
had rejected an American plan for
the Jordan watershed. Alternate
Arab and Israeli programs also
have been proposed.
Johnston leaves Friday for. Tel
Aviv to hold talks with IsraeN
officials.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
The World.
Today

voiced fear that some Of the Ian
guage in the bill-saying the chair
man. in this case Strauss, should
be the principal officer'-would
make Strauss a car and cut the
other members out of some vital
decisions.
Murray expressed opposition to
this idea and complained that
Strauss had takena number Of &C.
tons without consulting the other
members.
At this point Cole stepped in to
say he was willing for the law to
say all the members Of the COM
mission should have equal respon-
sibility and authority, as Murray
suggested. But he added:
Il am not quite so willing to &C.
cept the latter part of it (Murray's
suggestion that all five members
have equal access to infor.
mation).
Why shouldn't all five commits
sloners, if they're going to run the
atomic energy program, have full
knowledge of what's being planned
and done?
Cole said because it would
render helpless a commission
which at some time in the future
by majority vote might determine
that one or two of the five com.
missioners should not have certain
information.
AT this point Rep. Chef Holifield
(D-Calif) said he was "astound-
ed" He asked Cole If he meant
to suggest that someday some in
dividual member of the Acc itself
might be considered loyal and dis
Greet but a security risk.
Cole said he had something like
that IN mind. So, instead of having
the law say all members must
have all information on the atomic
program, he said q majority Of
the board should decide who
among them was entitled to have
it.
If he had carried his thinking
one step further it would have
come to this: maybe someday q
ma ority of the five-man Acc
might be security risks for, if one
or two could be risks, then three o,
four or all five might be.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17

Students estimate there are as
many as 80 million overweight Am
orleans.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17
Happy Is The Day
When Backache
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17

The asteroid, Eros, sometimes
approaches within IA million miles
of the earth.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-06-17

PenguinS are not found north o.
the equator in a wild state.