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Evening star., 1954-07-27
Pacific Air Bottle

II the facts have been correctly pre-
sented, the Navy pilots who shot down two
Chinese Communist fighters on Hainan
Island did no more than had to be done.
This clash came as sequel to the
shooting down by Red fighters Of British
airlinar. Ten people were killed in that
affair, including three American passengers.
One group Of survivors was rescued by an
American amphibian plane, and two Doug
las Skyraiders from United States carrier
were continuing the search for other
victims.
According to the State Departments
announcement, the Skyraiders were at
tackled by the Communist fighters while
conducting the search over the high seas.
They returned the fire and both Red planes
were shot down.
If this is the correct version and there
Is no reason to doubt 1.-THE American
pilots were fully JUSTIFIED. It is true that
the Peiping government had expressed
regret over the shooting down Of the British
plane and had indicated a willingness to
pay compensation. The official Chinese
version, however, was to the effect that the
offending Communist pilots had mistaken
the airliner for Nationalist Chinese plane
on raiding mission, and had fired upon
1t under that misapprehensi This Is a
version which hardly squares with the story
told by the British pilot. From his descrip-
ton Of the attack, it Is most difficult to
believe that the incident was really q case
of mistaken identity. It Is hard to under
stand why the Chinese government would
order an attack of this sort at a time when
1t seems to be trying to conciliate the
British, so it may have been q case OF
undisciplined, trigger-happy pilots acting
without orders.
Be that as 1t may, however, American
pilots should by all means defend them
selves when attacked while flying In areas
In which they have a, right to be. It re-
mains to be seen how Communist China
will react. But 1t Is well that the Chinese
should know at the outset that our pilots
are under orders to fight back If attacked.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
Gen. Macarthur Not Used

Grover Whalen, in his interesting
story of 'This Week." July Is, tells Of
Americas hilarious welcome to Gen.
Macarthur, as the greatest ever given
in New York; showing appreciation OF
his genius as an outstanding instance
Of long achievement In many and
varied services.
He (tlle generaD later spoke Of
fading away" All, no! He is still
that brilliant, experienced genius. But
where is he? Are we using his advice?
Mabel Payne.
Evening star., 1954-07-27

House response to President Eisenhow-
er's request for authority to strip citizenship
from persons convicted of seeking the vio-
lent overthrow Of the Government was most
enthusiastic The administration bill to
this end was passed with shouts of approval.
There are good chances Of Senate action,
despite the rapid approach of adjournment.
The decentralization plan proved to be
popular in Congress from the moment 1t
was proposed last January by the President
in his state-of- the Union message. 1t Is
said that the idea Of depriving convicted
Smith Act violators of citizenship originated
with General Eisenhower himself. The law
already provides for revocation Of citizen
ship for persons convicted of treason or OF
bearing arms against the United States. It
would be logical, the President felt, to ex-
tend this penalty to those who, like the
leaders of the Communist Party, were found
guilty Of teaching or advocating the over
throw Of the American Government by
force or violence.
Actually, however, the principal Com
munist conspirators in this country would
escape the decentralization process, since
it would apply only to persons convicted in
the future. Most of the top-level Red lead
CTS III AIllCIlCd dA CcAy 11eSNS SSSAA SSAAsASs~~
under Smith Act prosecutions and are IN
Jail. Only lower-1evel Communists yet to
be tried would be affected If convicted.
If Congress wants to give the FBI some
really effective help In ridding the Nation OF
spies and saboteurs-and there Is no doubt
of congressional intent in that general re-
spect-it can do so by enacting the admin
istration's wire-tapping bill. The House
already has passed modified measure,
permitting the FBI to tap spy telephones
after first obtaining court order. Both
Attorney General Brownell and FBI Direc-
tor Hoover prefer the Justice Departments
bill, which would lodge authority for wire
tapping in the Attorney Generals office,
rather than the courts. In either case the
legislation would legalize the use OF wire
tap evidence in Federal courts, thus plug
ging large and dangerous loophole in our
defenses against enemy plotters. The re-
sponsibility for continued existence OF this
loophole Is on Congress.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
He. Who Has Loved

He. ,Oho has loped. can neper quite
forget;
Al,Ddvs the little feather of q moon,
The haunting perfume OF an opened
rose,
The pagrant drifting fragment o. a
tune:
Al,Days the lifting ,Dalk OF some one else
Can bring the sudden sure renent-
bering;
The nusky sweetness OF an April dusk.
And loUers' steps upon the street OF
spring. -.
Beuloh Henderson Smith
Evening star., 1954-07-27
IF Dr.. Rhee Had Been q Nietnonese.

triotisn, your heart is your enemy. You
must struggle against your own feel
ings II they urge you to forgo the
struggle for the common cause. Let
us examine our hearts now, at this mo-
ment. II you find within yourself any
single thought Of abandoning the well
fare Of your country. tear 1t out. Do
not wait for others to lead or to do
what must be done. but arouse your
self. If you do not do it, it viii never
be done.
LET us gather all our powers and
make our nation like the nations Of
wealthy. powerful and civilized peaple.
Keep independence In your own hearts.
The most important part is to cast out
hopelesSneSS. We must become diligent
workers. Our own Individual dedication
Is the seed from which viii grow the
harvest Of sound nation 49,.
ITO live in this nation is compar-
able to being passenger on a ship In
q cruel sea. How can you be so In
different as not to be concerned with
the affairs OF your own nation, but
to insist they are the business OF high
officials? The ship may be wrecked II
you try to help yourself alone or are
concerned only to save the captain Of
the ship =.
"The relationship between you and
your nation may seem so remote that
you have little reason to love 1t or to
make efforts to save 1t. Therefore, two
enemies must be guarded against: First,
the people who try to destroy the ma
ton; and second, those who sit passive
ly by, being without any hope or sense
Of responsibility"
President Rhee probably has deviated
from the letter of his own words in the
last half century of practical" world
politics he has lived, but his spirit Of
independence has lifted his countrymen
out Of the hopelessness Of serfdom and
into the fresh air Of sovereign Korea,
cruel though its fate may be and un-
fulfilled though It's aspirations may
seem.
There was no one to lead the fight
against indifference in Wet Nam. That
is as much q reflection on the Wet
namese as on the French. For even
though French colonial rulers share re-
sponsibility for vietnamese disinterest
In the political currents swirling about
them, strong. native will to be free
still could have saved the country.
Synginan Rhee proved that much in
the Land Of the Morning Calm.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
No Protection From Our Courts

wish to congratulate you on your
fine editorial last Sunday on the deci-
sion Of the Appeals Court on the Willie
Lee Stewart case, who murdered q local
grocer while In the act Of robbing him
However. fail to see what good your
editorial viii do, as the Appeals Court
has made 1t abundantly clear that the
criminal population here in the District
Of Columbia Is in complete control. is
running the city. and that the law
abiding citizens Of Washington can ex-
pect no protection from our courts.
Charles M. Ketchum.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
Letters to The Star

story. Since my departure from WASH
ington. nothing has been done towards
publishing this little book, and 50 the
manuscript and all the documents from
which 1t was written have been placed
with the manuscripts division Of the
Library Of Congress, open to all who
may desire to read them.
David Rankin Barbee.
Evening star., 1954-07-27

notables In washington off1cial life. His
honorary life membership In the Congress
sional Press Galleries attested to the high
regard In which he was held BY his COLI
leagues of the Fourth Estate. The Star,
while mourning his loss, is proud to have
had the faithful services Of such good
reporter for so many years.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
Greet opportunists'?
Orange. Tex.

During his recent visit with Presi-
dent Eisenhower, Sir Winston Churchill
stated that it presently was the policy
Of Britain to avoid involvement In af-
fairs such as Indo-C China which might
pave the way for the humiliation Of
the British Isles. The basis for this
policy is the incontrovertible fact that
the U. S. 8. r., which Is less than 1000
miles from the British Isles, today
could launch Is small bombers which
in two hours could level Britain. With
the same trivial effort France, Spain,
Germany, Italy, Turkey and Japan
would become national graveyards in
a most literal sense.
Two years hence both the United
States and the U. S. S. r. will possess
the long-range bombers which will
make mutual suicide as simple and easy
as would be the annihilation Of Britain
today.
Faced with this terrible and insane
race toward world destruction, two sup
posedly great men of our time, Churchill
and Eisenhower, have shown them
selves to be great opportunists. Both
men clearly have stated that to live in
peace men must live under law, that
world peace will require no less than
world disarmament under limited world
law. Yet. in an attempt to flnd hitting
climax to his career as statesman.
Churchill has suggested another treaty,
the epitome of the failures Of the last
80 centuries. This suggestion is fitting
companion to Eisenhower's best-the
policy of peace" through the threat
of mutual extinction.
In the meantime, the y. NJ, the only
world organization ever to stop an
aggression. the one hope of the peoples
of go nations for progress toward a
peaceful world, is threatened with dis
banding. Why? Because it does not
use those powers necessary to main
tain world peace which never have been
given to 1t.
JOhn T.. AinsWOrth. Jr.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer 70 any QUESTION question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star InioL-
nation Bureau, 1900 Eye st. N,Wp Wesnine.
ton S. D. q Please inciose three q, cents tof
return postaRe.
By THE HAsKN SERVICE.
Q. How are new comets discovered'
IN. w.
A. The job Of hunting new comets
Is now done by patrol cameras which
automatically sweep the sky every night
from the big observatories. In earlier
times many comets were discovered by
amateur astronomers.
@. What metals are chiefly used in
making artificial replacement parts for
the human body?-M. I. L.
A. Vitallium, chiefly, and tantalum.
Steel appears in some Of the parts.
About "a replacement parts are now
generally used in the United States.
@. Why do Moslems remove their
shoes before entering fnosque?-A. A.
A. For two reasons: as an expression
of veneration for Allah, the Supreme
Being of the Mohammedan religion,
and to prevent soiling Of the exquisite
carpets on which the worshippers pros
trate themselves.
Evening star., 1954-07-27

Pen-1Gnaes may be used II letters carry
tDriters' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1954-07-27
John E. Ainsworth, Jr.
Bitter Question

Newspaper headline. July "a. 1854:
British Airliner Shot Down On
Hainan Island"
Co-existence, Sir Winston?
II. O. w.
Evening star., 1954-07-27

A reader can get the answer TO any question
Of fact by writing The Evening star Inior-
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noetaRe
Evening star., 1954-11-20
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PLEASANT GARAGE APT. with
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ExouisITE APT.-All utilities fnrn.; !;
suitable for teachers or Govt. girls.
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building; large yard: 2 bedrooms.
S76; / bedroom, S6o.
4ll9 '4th ST. s.e.. Apt. Al bedroom.
equipped kitchen, screened porch.
tenant pays utils; will decorate.
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Nicely furnished i bedroom apart
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, rooms, kitchen and bath, electric
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month.
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SHTPLEY PARK

Attractive and newly furnished, COM
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space, laundry facilities. convenient
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Elevator building; rooms, kitchen
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2 rooms, kitchen and bath, nicely
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utilities included.
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includes utilities.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

concessions In return. The queS-
ton is what they might be.
In Berlin. Mr.. Molotov made
it clear that Russia wanted two
things. One was the defeat Of
the European Defense Commu-
nifty The other was recognition
for Red China as world power
in its own right. In return for
either. he limited that Russia
might become far more Coop
erative with the West.
The Russian foreign minister
made no explicit connection be-
tween EDO and the coming con-
ference in Geneva and certainly
the Western governments haven't
tried to bridge the gap for him.
Here in France, opponents of the
defense treaty are calling for its
defeat before the conference
opens. Others are arguing that
consideration of EDO be post
poned until the conference ends.
But the official line has been to
separate the two issues as widely
as possible.
That seems to leave just one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
Seal Heads
To Study Problems

More than 80 directors of the
annual Christmas Seal campaign
will meet tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel to discuss fund
drive problems in big cities.
The directors represent tuber-
culosis associations in cities with
a half million population and
over.
The all-day meeting will in
clude discussions of the aSsocia-
tons cooperation in recent OFF,
cial Investigations and regula-
ton involved in Embarrassing
campaigns and how best to con-
duct one-fund drives.
Ferd Nauheim, advertising
consultant, will speak on new
ideas in conducting direct mail
campaigns at a luncheon at
1890 pm. at the hotel.
The afternoon session will be
presided over by Mrs. Elizabeth
Imhoff, director of the seal sale
campaign of the tuberculosis
Institute in Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

When 1t came to a showdown at
the polls the free world at this
point could scarcely turn down
an offer for free elections) the
defeat might well become a rout.
Apart from this advantage.
there may be other reasons to
support the hope that Russia and
China will offer a settlement at
Geneva. There is plenty of prop
uganda hay to be pitched in the
idea that Russia and China "in
the interest of peace loving
peoples everywhere" had stepped
in to call a halt to the Indo-
Chinese slaughter. A settlement
might also At in well with over
all Communist strategy: To cult
vate relaxation of international
tension as the surest means of
destroying the energy and cohe-
sion of the Western coalition.
And yet the thought is COM
monty expressed that these con-
siderations will not be enough. It
is felt that if they grant peace
in Indo- China. the Russians will
demand even more important
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03

other than honorable conditions"
DR.. Peress, a major when dis
charged. had refused to answer
questions put to him by Senator
Mccarthy. sitting as a one-man
subcommittee in New York, and
invoked the protection of the
Fifth amendment.
In advance of today's White
House conference Senator Nc
Carthy told reporters he would
like to call a moratorium on
these statements back and forth
with those who differ with me-"
"WaSte of Time"
He said it was lust a silly
waste of time trying to answer
statements criticizing what we
are doing" But he quickly de-
MED that he was pulling in"
because of a stiffening admins
tration attitude toward his &C
tivitieS and said there will be
no slowing down in the future"
Other developments bearing
on the McCarthy-Ste con-
troversy included:
l. A face-to-face meeting be-
tween Mr.. Stevens and Senator
Mccarthy. tentatively scheduled
for Thursday. has been post
poned at the request of Senator
Symington. Democrat, of Mis-
souri,, who is in Europe. Senator
Mccarthy said the closed meet
ing would be arranged after Sen
ator Symington returns to WASH
ington next week.
2. Secretary of Defense Wilson
returned from a two-week va
cation in Miami to receive full
details of the Mccarthy Stevens
rift. He told reporters at the
airport he had not talked with
any one" about a possible resig-
nation by Mr.. Stevens.
3. Senator Mccarthy sched-
uled another round of public
hearings tomorrow dealing with
his Senate subcommittee in
vestigation of alleged espionage
at the Army's Fort Monmouth
IN. j. radar center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-03
s. and French Differences Threaten lmposse at Geneva

Geneva conference should open
UP the possibility that Red China
could some day take its place as
a member of the United Ma
tions-tolerated II unhonored-
then. just maybe. a settlement
might be reached. -.
If it were up to France to
play this trump, there can be
little doubt that it would be
played. The fact is, however,
that Mr.. Dulles alone holds the
card and now appears to be
stuffing it deep into his vest
pocket.
From the American point Of
view, this may be right. or it
may be inevitable, given the
prevailing congressional mood.
But in the interests of that
Western solidarity which so i'm
pressed everyone in Berlin, it
is a point of view that would
bear careful explanation before
the Geneva conference opens.
trump in the Western hand at
Geneva trump which some
people believe might turn the
trick Of peace in Asia. If the