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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Another Korea?

When American troops were called
without congressional vote-to in
tervene in a civil war of Korea, ma
ton 10000 miles away. was Mortified,
but finally reconciled myself to the idea
that it was blunder of young nation,
new to world leadership, cropping blind
" for a way to combat Russian i'm
perialiSm.
Since Korea is today still a nation
divided and the Russians didn't lose
a man, while we had 100000 casualties,
Squandering our resources in the proc
eSS, fail to see what was accomplished.
was again Mortified when our Gov
eminent decided to rearm the Ger
mans and the Japanese. I, for one,
shall never forget the character OF the
onslaught upon us at Pearl Harbor,
nor shall ever forget the German
slaughter of million defenseless Jews,
the greatest crime since man has lived
on this planet.
To give these people guns is madness.
was again Mortified when our Gov
eminent appropriated $3.50 million for
war materials to help put down the
ignorant natives of Indo-China, whose
only crime is to want full belly and
to be independent of foreign DONNA
ton.
To add irony to this situation, our
Government economical" on its own
people at the same time. in cutting
down its already paltry appropriation
for cancer research; leaving the COM
batting of such killers of American peo-
pie, as cancer and polio, to the nebulous
agencies of whisky raff1eS and bingo
Now we may send American boys to
Indo-C China to kill innocent people on
the other side of the globe. Such a
step is greater than perhaps we think
Americas future lies in the balance
Will she go the way Of Rome, through
the use of immoral force. to decadence
and oblivion, or will she fulfill her des-
tiny as charted by our founding IA
theirs, the champion of free men every
where and the worlds last, best hope?
AS a lover of my country, its inSti-
buttons and its glorious heritage. can
only say, washington, thou should's st
be living at this hour"
Kenneth d. TOmkinsOn.
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project This money was appropriated by the
General Assembly on the condition that Fed
eral funds would be made available for the
hood-control work alone. Army engineers plan
to erect levees and make other extensive i'm
provements to keep the stream within It's banks
at all times. The State will raise roads and
otherwise modernize the highway system at the
busy intersection.
OF course, the cantankerous river may be
expected to do all that it can to interfere with
this vital enterprise Floods from time to time
undoubtedly will delay completion of the job.
But it is gratifying to know that the Anacostia
will be waging losing battle, after riding high
and wide for so long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
In Town Agoin-ond Welcome

Now that Prime Minister Sir winston
Churchill has come to our town once again. he
is as heartily welcome as eter-which means
very, very welcome Certainly, although Anglo
American relations seem more than little bit
strained at the moment, the great British
statesman can be sure that that does not alter
his personal standing with us. For the people
of the United States still regard him, with a
mixture of admiration, and affection, as kind
of favorite family friend whose popularity in
this country cannot be matched by any other
visitor from abroad.
This feeling exists for reasons that hardly
need to be elaborated upon. Suffice it to say
that Sir Winston rates as he does among Amer
leans not merely because of the unforgettable
character of his indomitable wartime leader
ship, but also because of his Steadfast adher-
ence-repeatedly affirmed and reafdrmed across
the years-to the principles of freedom and the
objective of building decent world peace on
the basis of those principles. Further than that,
he holds his position of eminence in the United
States because no man has done more-and
few have done as much-to promote the strong
est possible ties of friendship and alliance
between his country and ours
Unfortunately, however, British policy and
American policy appear to be drifting apart
right now on such vital questions as how best
to cope with the communist menace III SOuCu~
east Asia. AS a result, our long-standing part
nership-which is essential to the security of
our two countries and the entire free world
is suffering from stresses that could develop
into very serious assures, and perhaps even
dissolution, if nothing were done to correct the
situation through reconciliation of differences.
But Sir Winston has reassuringly indicated
that he is we'll aware of all this, and the proof
of his awareness rests in the fact that he and
Mr. Eden are here today to meet with President
Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles in an earnest
effort to bolster our two-power alliance
It would be a mistake, of course, to assume
that this meeting will end in complete Anglo
American harmony when actually there is dan
ger that the talks may fail. STILL there is no
reason for excessive pessimism- certainly no
more so, for example, than on that dark day
in 1912 when Tobruk fell to the NaziS even as
Prime Minister Churchill was comforting at the
White House with President Roosevelt. Now as
then, Britain and the United States are fully
capable of acting effectively together in the
teeth of grave events, and it does not seem
too much to hope that they will continue to
act that way and that their partnership
because it is mutually Indispensable be
strengthened, not weakened, as a result of Sir
Winston'S latest visit
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Spotlight on Delinquency

Public indifference toward the problem of
Juvenile delinquency was cited in recent Chill
dren's Bureau report as one of the reasons for
existing weaknesses in the machinery for deal
ing with the problem. The unfortunate expert
ence which Representative Curtis Republican,
of Missouri had with gang of teen-age hood
lumS near Union Station has had the salutary
result of directing congressional-an public
attention to the seriousness of the problem in
Washington.
Mr.. Curtis told the House that police in
formed him that "things like this have been
going on for long time" The police were
referring to an apparently unprovoked attack
by vicious juveniles on an out-of-town visitor
and on the Congressman when he went to the
strangers aid. Sticks and large stones were
hurled at both of the men by dozen boys who
had been lettering on the sidewalk near the
hotel where Mr.. Curtis lives. The Missouri
legislator demanded that the police "do some
thing" about such outrageS.
1t so happens that the police haze been
trying to do something about this sort of hood
lumism There have been many arrests, but
once boy is arrested and turned over to the
Juvenile Court the police responsibility has
ended. What happens to the youth behind the
closed doors of the Juvenile Court is the respon-
Sibility of judge who has shown little enthu-
siasm for cooperating with the Police Depart
ment in combating juvenile delinquency in the
Nations Capital Right now on what seems to-
be very fiimsy factual basis, Judge Cockrill is
charging that the police have been guilty of
brutality" in some cases that have come to
her attention.
"A special hearing of the type called by the
House District Crime Subcommittee should serve
the good purpose of bringing into the open the
disjointed setup for dealing with juvenile crime
here-a setup which finds the Juvenile Court
virtually at war with the Police Department
and unco-operative with welfare and other
agencies concerned with the grave rise in child
delinquency in the city and its suburbs. If Con-
gress can straighten out this mess it will
make major contribution to the control OF
youthful criminality in Washington.
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Communication

Seldom, If ever, has he been heard to
say
Words about the heather, or proclaim
The beauty of nature. He has felt no
need
To mention facts Self-eUident to all
Who pause to note them. He cannot
Improve
Upon the theme of mind, the words OF
rain,
The mood of sun. These speak In cledr-
est tone
To all Uho listen, but they haze no
sound
When auditory senses are obscuTed
BIZ rising pressure of the noisy 1DorId.
The trite, bland GdjecttUes tChtch are
applied
To field and forest, and to day and
night
He finds bit amusing, as together
He 1Ualks and silently comnunes 1ctfn
heather.
Billy B. Cooper
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By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

@. For the country as whole, which
is larger, the Government payroll or
the payroll of private industry?-T. N.
A. The private payroll is much the
greater, despite the recent tremendous
growth of government-Fede State
and local. According to Department Of
Commerce figures for 1853, wages and
salary in private industry amounted
to $164 billion, or 1870 of the total
$197.6 billion payroll.
@. What uniform did baseball UNI.
pires wear before the present day blue
suit was adopted?-J. w. B.
A. No uniform was worn. In base.
balls earliest days, the position Of the
umpire was highly dignified. He wore
a Prince Albert coat, silk hat, and cane,
took position outside the foul line be-
tween home plate and first base, and
was provided stool to rest one foot
as he viewed the game.
@. When and where was the "toy
library" project begun?-C. s. I.
A. In Los Ageles, in 1884. The Toy
Center Group now functions in many
cities of the United States and abroad
in West Berlin and Denmark. Broken
or discarded toys are collected by school
children and Scout troops, and recondi-
toned by the physically handicapped.
Children who would otherwise be with
out toys have large and varied collec-
tons to choose from in the toy Libraries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-25
Cracking Down on Young Drivers

Accident statistics support the growing
trend toward sitter traffic law enforcement
against youthful drivers. Indicative of the
movement was the action of the Commissioners
Traffic Advisory Board in urging trial of juve-
nile traffic offenders in open Traffic Court
rather than in the closed Juvenile Court. And
on July /, Virginia, by direction of the General
Assembly, will open juvenile traffic records to
public inspection, step designed to curb YOUTH
full recklesSneSS on the highways
Figures collected by the National Safety
Council show that although drivers under Is
years of age represent only Is per cent of all
motorists this age group was responsible for
approximately Is per cent of all fatal accidents
last year. The group was blamed for 20 per
cent of the non-fatal accidents. More than 55,-
900 teen-agerS were the drivers in fatal or other
serious smashups during 1858.
Secrecy generally surrounding the arrest
of juveniles for any reason has made it difficult
for traffic officials to deal effectively with the
problem of young driverS-or even to know the
extent of the problem. This matter was dis
cussed at the recent session of Virginia's LegS-
lature, with the result that a law was passed
making all traffic arrests of juveniles public.
This it is expected will result in more infor-
nation on which the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles can act with respect to suspension or
revocation of permits of young drivers And
newspaper publicity regarding specific accidents
or violations involving juveniles may serve as a
deterrent to others.
Trial here in the Traffic Court OF youths
arrested in connection with accidents or for
other safety violations would provide the Traf-
fic Director with more complete data on traffic
offenses by young motorists Without such data
traffic authorities are at disadvantage in try
ing to protect the public from irresponsible,
dangerous drivers among the young generation.
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ding Of Congress to get the program
moving. 1t appears from here that
those Congressmen who are blocking
action on the Presidents program are
aiding the Democratic cause.
Generally speaking, the Presidents
program has met with public approval
and therefore must be considered as
carrying the approval of the voters. It
therefore stands to reason that, come
November. the voters will remember
who thwarted the program they liked.
Observer.
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Matter of Pension for Hiss

"Now is the time for all good men to
come to the aid Of their country"
Why? Because Alger Hiss has been
asked to state his views as to whether
or not, in his opinion, he should receive
Government retirement pay. Hiss pre-
ferS leaving it up to the White House
to decide-such a mundane subject as
filthy lucre is not in his field.
Surely no one who claims to be real
American has ever classified Alger Hiss
as Just another convict.
Forgiveness for the worst criminal is
not out of order. MY thinking is, how
yer, that If we are to preserve the Con-
stitution and struggle for survival. we
must first of all combat the continual
efforts to impress the world with our
great tolerance and hberality towards
those who are fast carrying us beyond
the point Of no return.
Marguerite Nj. Hamilton.
Editors note: President Eisen-
hover has let it be known he opposes
a Federal pension for Hiss0
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Passing of the Independents

An era of rugged independence in the auto
motive industry will come to an end with the
impending merger of two of the Oldest automo-
bile companies in the country, Studebaker and
Packard. These once hardy perennial go-it-
alone companies at last have Joined the con-
solidation trend which they resisted so long.
It was question of unite against united COM
petition or suffer the consequences of an I'M
equal battle with such well-consolldated giants
as General Motors, Ford and Chrysler. Other
independents already had given up the struggle
Studebaker and Packard were the last of the
holdoutS.
1t is good to know that the fine old names
of these two pioneers in the industry will be
preserved in the new organization, both in the
name of the corporation and in the products
to be manufactured Studebaker proudly has
called itself "the oldest name in highway trans
portation in the world" It traces its beginning
to a blacksmith shop in South Bend Indiana,
where it's wagon-building business was Launched
in 1882 With the advent of the "horselesS
carriage" Studebaker was quick to enter the
new field-first with an electric runabout IN
1902 and then with gasoline-powered chugger
in 1904 Packard began building horseleSS
buggies even earlier. The first Packard ventured
onto the streets in 1899 under sponsorship OF a
partnership, Packard and Weiss Packard has
occupied TeSpeCIcU PAcaOC AAA UAAO N~A ~~N-
ever since. IS
The merger trend was accelerated this year
under the impact of "big three" competition for
expanded markets Last April Kaiser MotorS
CORPORATION took control of Willys-Overland
Motors Last May, Hudson and Nash-Kelvinator
Joined in forming the American Motors Corpo-
ration It had been predicted for some time
that it would be only a matter of time until
Packard and Studebaker got together, for mu-
tual protection of their interests. Officials in
charge of the merger assert that both lines OF
cars will continue to be manufactured, as each
is complementary to the other. The combined
assets of the two companies should make for q
powerful new entry in the list of motor-cal
giants" 1t will be interesting to watch devel'
opments in this highly competitive industry.
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Letters to The Star

q number Of my former pupils, and
have reason to believe that they became
loyal American citizens when eligible
for citizenship.
write this In view Of the recent
write-ups that there have been in re-
gard to the pledge. and thought it might
interest you readers.
Gertrude g. McClOud.
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Questions and Answers

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Eisenhower's Program

President Eisenhower's appeal to the
people. aimed at winning popular sup
port for his bogged-doWn legislative
program, might result in enough prod
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gram been that q survey made
recently showed cotton yarn
production In the first quarter
Of 1854 was up SO per cent as
compared with the year before.
cotton sheeting up 10 per cent.
cement up 204 per cent and
anthracite coal production UP
8 per cent.
Population. The republics
population Of Is million in 1945
had swelled eight years later to
"a million. Included were mil
lions Of refugees from North
Korea. The war also produced
$780, 900 widows with no income
to support their children.
Little relief has been found
for the millions OF South Ko-
reans seeking work. The re-
construction program holds the
only foreseeable key to q lower
unemployment figure.
Food. South Korea, an agri-
cultural country and tradition
ally D rice-surplus area. was
producing Is per cent less food
at the end Of the war than be-
fore World War II. Damage to
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BY John M. Rosson

One year ago next Tuesday
July 81. 1868 long-sought
truce brought peace to South
Korea. Few In the free world
realized another great battle
for the war-torn republic was
about to begins struggle for
its social and economic re-
Mobilization.
Marked improvements have
been made since the cease
fire went into effect. but years
Of work lie ahead before the
social and economic life Of the
South Koreans Is appreciably
improved.
The peacetime program got
under way the day the cease
fire was ordered. Armed with
an American commitment Of
81 billion-to be spent In $500
million parcels In each Of the
next five years-and q promise
500 million from other allied
nations. o group Of economic
experts surveyed the battle
SCARED republic.
Following are the conditions
they found and the progress
made to date toward helping
South Korea get on its feet.
Power. South Korea's power
production. the backbone Of
industrial growth, had dropped
to one-half the 655 million
kilowatt hours it had In pre-
war years.
Thirty million dollars Of the
past years $200-million allot-
ment has been earmarked for
construction Of two new power
plants. The contracts have
been let. Funds from other
sources have been used to re-
pair damaged plants. Repair
work 20 far has boosted kilo-
watt-hour production from
337 million in 1851 to 1876 mil
lion In the past year.
Imitation. A shortage Of
consumer goods, particularly
food and clothing, and a lack
of manufactured products
last year increased the cost Of
living in South Korea 10 per
cent-to an all-time high.
So far this year the infia-
tionary forces have been
fought with little success.
Some relief, however, has come
with the extensive importa-
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BY Richard Deutseh

- y - - Y - - - - -
Romans lost their elite le-
gions. just as the French lost
their elite troops at Dien
Bien Phu.
After that. the Romans,
though no doubt the strong
est military power Of that age.
decided that the conquest Of
Germany would be too costly.
They settled for a policy Of CO.
existence. BY this action they
saved the southwest triangle
Of Germany: they drew q line
from Cologne on the Rhine
TO Regensburg on the Danube,
q line as untenable by purely
military considerations. as the
line at the waist Of Indo-
China. The border in Ger
many. which was called the
lines" was held by the Ro-
mans for about 400 years.
The Romans. OF course, did
not achieve this feat only by
military strength. In contain
ing the German barharians,
they also used diplomacy.
There was contact and trade
across the Zines" The Dor
der line was never q blockade
Of the people beyond it. The
Romans let even whole tribes
Of Germans pass in and out Of
their frontiers.
In addition, they watched
patiently for any rivalries
among the Germans and
played. one tribe against an
other.
History gives US other ex-
ainples Of militarilysuntenable
lines which, nevertheless, held
out for centuries.
There Is Hadrian's Wall, also
built by the Romans. straight
through the British isle, which
lasted three centuries.
There is. most famous Of all,
the Chinese Wall which was
meant to keep out the Mon
golian and Manchurian bar
barians. Militarily speaking, it
never achieved its aim. But
the people who crossed the wall
lost their identity to the higher
cultural standards of the Chi
nese after only one or two gen.
erations. In other words. the
defense Of the Chinese was not
the line Of the wall; rather
was. 1t the spiritual force Of
their civilization with which
they conquered their con-
querors.
All frontiers are artificial
and untenable, in the strict
military sense. Germany's
eastern frontiers were always
strategically unsound. Poland
has never had natural" bor-
der lines. Our own northern
and southern borders are, mill
tarily, untenable lines.
Small countries, too, may,
persist, even with militarily
bad" frontiers. Switzerland
has kept it's own for centuries
against all the bigger and more
powerful countries around it,
whose fortunes and frontiers
have changed forth and back
throughout the pageant Of
medieval and modern history.
The Swiss, 1t Is true, never
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accepted by the House was for
$4,000 units in a one-year ex-
tension of the present program,
with occupancy limited to
families forced to vacate houses
torn down in slum clearance
projects. Opponents of the
limitation contended this
would make the program
meaningless, that not 10000
units Of public housing could
be built.
Scondols
Meanwhile, Chairman Homer
L. Capehart's Senate Banking
and Currency Committee con-
tinued its investigation Of
scandals In the Governments
mortgage loan Insurance pro-
gram. recessing at the end Of
the week until August 8. It
also scheduled q 45-day cross
country tour to start later In
the month and decided to
ask the Senate for another
$4,000 to finance an extern
sion Of the hearings.
Washington area builders,
accused of reaping "windfall"
profits when they constructed
apartment projects for less
than the mortgage loans. came
In for q large share Of the
committees attention.
Although such profits are
legal, the probers learned from
the Federal Housing Admins
tration that the Justice De-
partment had been asked to
look into construction Of the
$22 million Arlington Towers
project now under construc-