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Evening star., 1954-11-13
Centenary 81 Woodrow Wilson

The centenary Of the birth of Wood
row Wilson born December 28, 1856
is approaching. The Woodrow Wilson
Foundation in New York In collabora-
ton with still living prominent con-
temporaries and admirers of Wilson is
doing all the preliminary work for a
dignified celebration Of the Tooth birth
day anniversary of one of the greatest
American Presidents.
woodrow Wilson is not appreciated
enough. More than ever the high moral
teachings of Wilson, his supreme con-
ception of democracy Is extremely USE
full to America and the world.
Among other deeds, the generous role
Woodrow Wilson played in the great
struggle for the liberation Of the Slav
nations of Central and Eastern Europe
in 1918 must not be forgotten.
Is it an oversight that the father
of the Society Of Nations, and logically
Of the United Nations. has no monu-
ment In the United States?
Arthur Clarendon Smith,
President. Democratic Club Of the
District of Columbia.
B0gumil Vosnjak,
Member, Yugoslav Committee in
London (19l5-1919. Vice Presi.
dent, National Committee for
Slovenia.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
This and That

Spunky) at his special feeding place,
and they. too came to the shelf, and,
lacking mother to feed them, fed
each other.
zone was real dark, just traces Of
red. and had dark bill.
'Is that unusual. or is it just that
we have not seen cardinals so young
before?
I'VE have seen more varieties Of
migratory birds this year than usual.
your column is particularly welcome
in the midst OF all the wild huzzas
about election.
'very truly yours, A. E. B."
Male cardinals normally offer seeds
to females In the spring, and perhaps
the two were pair. and hence were
merely going through normal redbird
etiquette.
At other times of the year these birds
often chase each other. but without
malice.
1t Is amusing to watch some crested
male offer q sunfiower seed to his
chosen one. much as human swain
might select chocolate out of 3 box.
After his wooing is over. he has no
further desire to give her any food.
For the remainder Of the year, he
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Strange Election
John Humphreys.

y
In The Star editorial, Strange Elec-
tion." of November 8, a negative analy-
sis Of the results of the recent election
is made. With one exception. The Star
correctly lists the issues which did
not cause the defeat of Republican
candidates. but is silent as to the fac
tors which did cause loss Of control
Of Congress. except for the general
statement that "the American voter
is an unfathomable and unpredictabls
creature"
However. it does not require the in
sight of a necromancer to fathom the
reasons for the Democratic victory. It
was not a reputation of Republican
principles as proclaimed in the 1852
platform, but a personal rebuke of
President Eisenhower. First, the lesson
which Tom Dewey learned in 1913
fell on barren ground and the Presi-
dent persisted in semi-New Dealish.
middle-of-the-road policy. He was in
fluenced by official advisers and un-
official amateur politicians, such as
Paul Hoffman and Brother Milton, to
retain Truman holdovers in inf1uen-
tial positions and pursue a soft policy
toward the sins of the former Demo-
cratic regime. It is small wonder that
real and potential Republicans and Eli
senhower Democrats became fed up
and were deaf to the Presidents pleas
for a Republican Congress.
Second, the palace guard" adopt
ing the technique of the New Deal.
placed the President upon a pedestal,
above and detached from the Repub-
lican Party. For this reason he was re-
luctant to take an active part in the
recent election campaign. OF course.
when Senator Mccarthy. in his inves-
tigation Of the executive departments,
insisted that certain Of the Presidents Is
Army pets should testify before his
committee, the palace guard" went
into action and concocted its campaign
Of insensate persecution of the Senator.
Their objective, the custer Of Senator
Mccarthy as committee chairman, has
now been attained-and the penalty
paid. The President may derive some
consolation from the replacement Of
Senator Mccarthy by New Dealer Nc
Clellan.
But for such blunders, several mil
lions would have been added to the
record turnout of voters, with far
different results. While failure to ex-
ercise the voting franchise is not to
be condoned, if voters in the above
two groups decided to express their
resentment on election day by remain
ing at home or going fishing, they can
scarcely be condemned. One thing this
election proved beyond peradventure
Of doubt is that, since 1852. there has
been q pronounced decline in the per-
sonal popularity of President Eisen-
no"eA' Old Reactionary.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Aooin-The Durham Case

Attorney Abe Fortas, in second letter
relating to the Monte Durham case, and
published today on this page, takes issue
with The Stars editorial comment on his
first letter, which appeared November 10.
He says the editorial is a surprising mix
ture Of bad temper and bad law" and that
The Star has again completely confused
the meaning and effect of the Durham
decision.
The Star does not concede the validity
of these contentious, but sees nothing to be
gained from debate in this vein and along
these lines. Neither does it see any basis
for disagreement with the first four points
made by Mr.. Fortas in the letter printed
today.
In his fifth point, Mr.. Fortas contends
that the editorial erred in taking issue with
his statement, in his first letter, that the
tests of insanity which had prevailed here
until the Durham decision came down a
few months ago were formulated "long
before" the discoveries of modern psychiatry.
He says that the first of these teSts-the
right and wrong test-Was adopted in 1843,
and that the irresistible impulse test was
first announced In reported decisions In the
United States in 1850. The Stars editorial,
to which Mr. FortaS objects said this: "Ac-
tually, the irresistible impulse test was
announced in 1929" This was intended to
refer to the situation in the District, not
to that in some other place in the United
States. And it was based on this statement
by the Court of Appeals in the Durham
decision: "The right-wrong test, approved
in this jurisdiction in 1882, was the exclusive
test of criminal responsibility in the District
OF Columbia until 1929 when we approved
the irresistible impulse test as supple
mentary test ....
In his sixth point, Mr., Fortas says this:
"It is interesting that The Stars editorial
does not state the Durham standard, but
quotes only some of the courts comment
about it. The Durham rule Is this: That an
accused is not criminally responsible II his
unlawful act was the product Of mentab
disease or mental defect" The Star does
not understand this complaint, for the
editorial said: TT (the Court Of Appeals)
adopted new and broader rule--that an
accused person lis not criminally responsible
If his unlawful act was the product Of
mental disease or mental defect"
It seems to The Star, however that
these are relatively minor points. They do
not 60 to the central issue In this matter
namely, what is the precise meaning Of the
new definition Of insanity and, as practical
matter, what consequences may be expected
to flow from it? M
There is no thought here Of presuming
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Courtesy at a Price

New York's police department has dis
covered what the Washington police force
already had learned: That the practice OF
issuing so-called courtesy cards" to favored
citizens is subject to serious abuses. Police
Chief Murray ordered the practice discon-
tinued here after his attention had been
called to several fragrant efforts to misuse
cards issued by some of his predecessors.
Insthose cases the cards had been displayed
by citizens In apparent attempts to escape
arrest on minor charges, especially those
relating to traffic. In New York City, how
ever, major scandal has been revealed,
involving collusion by some policemen in a
ticket-hxing racket, for price.
It long has been custom in many police
departments to issue honorary" or "cour-
tesy' badges or cards to prominent citizens.
But as Chief Murray has pointed out, 1t
should not require special card to assure
any citizen of courteous treatment by po-
lice officer. The tendency has been to regard
the cards as guaranteeing something extra
In the way of consideration by police with
whom the holders may come in contact. In
New York, it has been disclosed, some hold
ers Of the cards have come to expect i'm
munity from arrest for traffic violations,
provided they paid fees of from 81 to $40,
according to the offense charged. Investi-
cation has shown that the card OF traffic
violator would be taken up by the arresting
officer, who turned it over to a contact
man." This third party collected the fees
and then split with the policeman. The
courtesy slips thus have become known as
magic cards" in the New York area.
Preliminary inquiry has indicated that
possibly 100 motor patrol officers were In
volved in this racket. riumberof sus-.
pected officers have been summoned before
grand jury. II is a disgraceful situation,
made the more so because OF the apparent
connivance in the scheme of number OF
supposedly respectable holders of the special
police credentials.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
PIeo for on Opero House

After seeing the telecast of the open
ing performance of the Metropolitan
Opera of New York, my desire as
Washington music lover for music
hall or opera house became more urgent
than ever before. and will repeat what
I said in this paper and before mem
bers Of our Washington Music Clubs:
We must work for the erection of
large hall dedicated to music, with
proper, up-to-date stage for opera. The
Capital has its magnificent gallery of
art presented to us by a wealthy man
whose name we have learned to honor.
Will not another generous American be
among us who, for the noble glorifica-
ton Of one of the most sublime Of arts.
will build for us the so much needed
and desired temple Of music?
Anita Schade.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
PIiny'si Fountain

Here at this ancient, tridescent pool
Vespdst1n,s nature-Ioutng protege
Inscribed by night his deep and secret
lore 80,
And scaled By day his to,uer OF Naples
Bay. :.
Here in the golden morning Of tne
WoTtd IA
The dew upon the rose. the tides ats
sea al
The 0ltmmer Of the stars. the yhssper,no
Caught his fine fancy for posterty.
Here where his dopes OF gentle yo,cs
and loiD
Preened their pale plumaoe In the sHns,
soft bronze
Pliny the Elder By his fountain iDrote
OF fruit and foioer, OF tctre from fGr-oG
Rheims.
But Time. the pandal, and Vesupius
Gone mad. corsptred against the IoUely
place
And only memories of the classic font
Rest upon Herculaneums ruined taes.
Katharine Hummer
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Gondhi as q .'Reuctionory'

Your paper recently reported that
the press Of India was indignant at
news that the Soviet Encyclopedia re-
ferred to Mahatma Gandhi as "re-
actionary." This Soviet view of Gandhi
may be new to India's journalists, but
it cannot be news to Prime Minister
Nehru.
Twenty-six years ago, by unanimous
vote, the delegates to the Sixth World
Congress OF the Communist Interna-
tional, meeting in Moscow. unanimously
adopted '"The Program Of the Commu-
mist International" Since then 1t has
been neither amended nor rescinded.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
President LOSING His Magic?

Returns In the election do not sup-
port the. theory that the President has
some sort Of magic power over the
American voters. During the campaign
he made political appearances in Dela-
ware, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Montana. New York, Oregon and Penn
sylvania.
These States elected five Democrats
and one Republican to replace two
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Paris Pocts at Stake

Prospects for British and French ratif1-
cation of the Paris agreements on West Ger
man sovereignty and rearmament have been
greatly improved by political developments
in London and Paris during the past 48
hours. In London, the Parliamentary Labor
Party decided in caucus that 1t would accept
the Paris accords when they are presented
to the House Of Commons next week. In
Paris, the Socialist Party with los seats in
the 627-member National Assembly voted
to support Premier Mendes-France when he
submits the agreements for approval Of the
legislative body in mid-December. But In
Bonn, meanwhile, the coalition cabinet OF
Chancellor Adenauer baked anew at the
agreements specifically because OF the
Saar provisions referred them to a
special commission for further study. In
each case the decisions have political signif1-
canoe and interest going beyond the limited
issue of the Paris agreements though
these may be Of paramount Importance to
the security of Western Europe.
The British Labor Party action, for ex-
ample, brings to successful climax the long
fight of Clement Attlee to defend his party
leadership against Aneurin Bevan. Oppo-
sition to West German armament had been
chosen by Mr.. Bevan as test issue, on which
he was barely defeated 113 to 104 in a party
caucus last February This week, however,
the vote was 124 to u and a motion by Mr..
Bevan calling for Big Power talks with the
Soviet Union before ratification of the Paris
pacts was defeated by almost as wide a
margin. Next weeks debate in Commons
may still be heated-as the government
explains the British commitments under the
pacts-but the Labor Party action binds its
members to approve the agreements.
AS for Mr.. Mendes-France, the Socialist
decision onthe pacts provides new triumph
for his aggressive type Of political maneuver-
!, ing and will permit him to talk with IN
creased assurance during his visit here next
week. He probably will predict confidently
that the National Assembly will vote ratif1-
cation next month.
There remains, however, the disturbing
possibility that Mr.. Mendes-France's hard
bargaining on the Saar issue may have
created an obstacle-in Bonn-that leopard
ICES the whole structure of the Paris accords.
On this matter, as on certain others, the
French Premier has displayed a strongly
nationalist philosophy in which the interests
of the West European community are given
secondary consideration to what he feels
are the interests of France alone. The Saar
agreement was essentially victory for these
French interests-but 1t will be meaningless
If 1t is rejected by the Germans and If this,
In turn, drags down the whole complex OF
the Paris pactS.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Constructive Police Report

AS result Of his recent tour Of cities
with juvenile crime problems similar to
those here, Police Inspector Winters has
submitted to the Commissioners number
of constructive recommendations for local
reforms. Outstanding among his suggestions
Is that there be established in the Metro
politan Police Department separate divi-
sion to handle all phases of problems relat-
Ing to children coming to attention Of the
police. This sensible proposal is in line with
that Of Police Chief Murray, who already
has begun such consolidation of juvenile
activities Action by the Commissioners in
support of the plan, particularly with respect
to providing an administrative staff, Is
needed.
Two other recommended by InSpec-
tor Winters, who is the police co-ordinator
Of juvenile and related services, have special
merit, too. They have to do with the ham
ding of juvenile arrests at the precinct
level. One change would be the placing OF
juvenile arrests in category separate from
those of adults. The police have been criti
cized at times in the past for booking young
children on adult records and charging them
with violations which might involve minor
fights or other offenses listed as felonious.
Under the proposed system there would be
no Jumping of, adult and juvenile crimes
together although both sets Of records
would be open to the public, as they
should be.
The other Winters recommendation un-
doubtedIy win be opposed by some social
workers, including those at the Juvenile
Court Tho inSnacfnr urges that the f1n0nr-
printing and photographing Of youthful
criminals be continued in serious cases, as
an aid to crime detection and prevention.
This is the usual practice in most other
cities, but 1t has been criticized severely by
some authorities on juvenile delinquency,
largely because Of the stigma" allegedly
involved Identification procedures, includ-
Ing fingerprinting, are not necessarily dis
Screditab1e, however, and they are essential
to effective crime control.
Evening star., 1954-11-13

democratic and four Republican
Governors; five Democrats and one
Republican to replace three Democratic
and three Republican Senators, and 56
Democrats and SO Republicans to
replace AZ Democratic and 80 Repub-
lican Representatives.
This is net gain for the Democrats
of three Governors, two Senators and IA
Representatives in those States where
the President made campaign speeches.
Voting Housewife.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

Q. Did vitus Bering return home
after discovering Bering Sea?-v. H. !,
A. No. His ship, St. Peter, was
wrecked on Bering Island on November
6. 1741. and Capt. Bering died a month.
later. His grave is on lonely hill over :
looking Komanda Bay. On the beach,
below is part of the keel Of his ship.o
Bering was Danish navigator In the
service Of Russia.
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Surprised Thut Democrats Won

With the Democrats offering nothing
more than imitation, war and commu-
nism, it is most surprising to see them
win control of Congress, even by a
slight margin.
1t must therefore be due to q lack
Of organized fight by the Republicans,
the same sort of "one hand tied behind
your back" campaign that lost us VIC
tory in Korea. Only Vice President
Evening star., 1954-11-13
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer TO any
question OF fact BY writing The Evening
StaT information Bureau, 1900 Eye st.
3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1954-11-13

Nixon was on the job. Senator Flanders
and the other Republicans who stymied
Senator Mccarthy were noticeably alb
sent on the hustings.
Or, are the people becoming indif-
ferent to imitation, war and commu-
nism?
Republican Voter.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23
M. Rosenboim, Writer and
Social Revolutionary,
Dies in Israel

TEL AVN (JTA) = M. Rosen-
boim, veteran social revolutionary
and writer, died here yesterday at
the age Of IS. A Socialist since
the age of II, Mr.. Rosenboim was
forced to leave Russia several
times because of his activities and
writings.
He came to the United States in
1905 where he became a farmer
and later writer for several Yid-
dish newspapers. Before the Sec
ond World War he settled in Pal
estine. His work included tn e
Memoirs of a Social Revolution
ary."
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23
Franklin Roosevelt
Collection Given to
Hebrew University Library

NEW YORK (JTA) - A 500
volume library devoted to the i'm
pact of the late President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt on the world and
on his generation was presented
to the Hebrew University by Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Rosenthal of
New York today, on the ninth
anniversary Of the death of the
President. The collection will be
incorporated in the Unive-c sity S
new Department of American His
tory and Culture and will be aug
mented by new acquisitions for
which Mr.. Rosenthal has estab-
lished a special fund.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23

licenses for goods and raw mate
rails to middle-class immigrants,
The same applies to agriculture
While tractors and expensive
combines stand idle in spite Of
the exaggerated expansion of the
kibbutzim, small farms without
tractors, with only horses and
oxen, give employment to farm
ers and supply us with food and
meat. :,
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23

CLEVELAND - (JTA) - The,
Ohio State Supreme Court by q
four to three vote, was reversed
in 1949 decision and ruled that
Conscientious Sabbath observers
who refuse work on Saturday
because of their religious convic7,
tons cannot be denied unemploy-
ment compensation benefits.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23
POLITICAL DIFFICULTIES
A RESULT OF THE ECONOMIC
SITUATION

Grossman concluded by saying
that the difficult political situa-
ton was a direct result Of the
strained economy. The Israel
government would have reacted
very differently to the attack at
Scorpion Pass in the Negev, if it
were not so economically depend
ent on the United States. We
were confronted with the prob
lem of what to do without the aid
from the American government
and without the Embarrassing cam
paigns. A sound economy is q
prerequisite of Israel's true po-
litical independence, the Zionist
leader said.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-04-23
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
"O|dest City in the u. S."
Israel at Fault in immigration and
investments - Says CrosSman

TEL AVN (ZINS)-We have
committed serious errors in the
field of immigration and employ
ment for new immigrants, Meir
Grossman, head of the Economic
Department of the Jewish Agency
in Jerusalem, said at a press
conference here.
The immigrants who arrived in
Israel during the period of mass
aliyah two years ago, Grossman
continued, found a regime of
strict controls and were con-
fronted with two competing eco
nomic sectors and with system
of partisan colonization.
TENDENCY TOWARD BIG
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DANGER
GrosSman stressed that the
greatest danger for the future OF
Israel lies in the tendency to
build gigantic industrial enter
prises, which do not fit into ar
economy based on immigration
Very often, establishments ir
which millions of dollars are in.
/ vested employ 300 people
while smaller enterprises car
supply employment for hundred:
of workers. The government must
remove restrictions on impor