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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Turkish Reply

In your editorial page OF
September IS. you published a
letter by my Greek colleague.
John A. Tzounis. I would very
much have liked to avoid public
discussion on this issue be-
cause. as our Prime Minister
said, I believe that "the past
incidents should not give rise
to new evils, but as should be
done with all evil things, these
should be Immediately neutral
lied and eliminated"
Both Greece and Turkey
should take valuable lessons
from the incidents, and imple-
ment these to prevent graver
and more painful situations for
the sake of their security and
future.
. However, I cannot refrain
from drawing attention to
some Of the fallacies included
in Mr.. Tzounis' letter.
The $35 million worth Of
damage was not inflicted, as
Mr.. Tzounis categorically as
serts. on Greek property. The
damage was done To the Turk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Torture Troininq

War Is hell" but many Of
us refuse to believe it. Several
people have complained Of
the training being given to
certain members of the USAF.
am not saying that con-
done such training, but it
seems that it is necessary.
Would these mothers who are
complaining of this training
rather see their sons alive
after spending time in a pris-
on camp. or would they prefer
never to see their sons again?
I believe the Air Force is
taking a very realistic atti-
tude toward this thing we call
war. We cannot expect to win
a war, either cold or hot. If
we let the public decide the
type Of training that should
be given to the men who are
going to protect them in the
event Of invasion.
I finished four years in the
Air Force, and 1t Is beginning
to look like q kindergarten.
w. X. w.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

In birds, breaks down COM
pletely when he gets in the
right environment.
With q little prodding. he
will even come home some day
with a bag of seed for the
feathered folk.
The cardinal Is his favorite.
too.
Most busy men seem to be-
lieve that it is somehow all
right to express admiration for
the red bird.
The jay, however, is often on
their dubious list.
It is never good to urge
such a person too persistently.
He may shy away and become
lost to nature forever.
The best way is to let him
alone. to discover for himself
that there is something inter-
eSting In life besides money.
An egg-head, some cynical
soul has suggested, is q man
who has found something else
more interesting than women.
The man about to take on
the cares Of an ulcer or heart
disease may flnd that interest
in birds is. after all. not q sissy
affair, but very real and very
rewarding.
It is true that women often
express ardent admiration for
birds. but actually their en-
thusiasm may be less than
that Of some male being who
never says a word.
You never can tell. Here Is a
man who, at the Office, Is all
efficiency. You would know,
without asking, that he knew
every market quotation, and
probably had read the latest
book on some aspect Of man
agement. What you would not
know. unless you had seen him
at home, was that he was an
amateur ornithologist of some
standing, who put more stock
in having q Baltimore oriole
around his place than q cap
tain of finance.
He sees enough Of the latter
downtown; in the suburbs he
wants q biped of a different
feather, and gets him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democratic Attacks on Eisenhower
By GOULD LINCOLN

has advanced Q program that
Is In the interests Of all seq
ments Of the American people.
It does not suit, to be sure. the
New Deal enthusiasts Of big
government and bureaucracy.
And as party leader, he has
proposed again and again that
every effort be made to broad
en- the base Of the Republican
organization-and particularly
that young people be enlisted.
When he met with the Repub-
lican State chairmen recently
In Denver. he stressed this
matter. The State chairmen
brought with them q pledge"
to 60 back to their States and
work for q plan. originally de-
veloped in New York, to add q
new and youthful county and
precinct committeeman for
every member now in ONCE.
Accent on Youth
II carried out, this plan
would add some 100000 active
party workers-all Of them
over Il and under 80 years Of
age. The President heartily
Endorsed the plan. The Presi-
dents idea is that by building
up the party organization. more
citizens will be brought to the
polls to play their parts in
Government. He pointed out
that in national elections o
little over so per cent Of quail
fed electors vote. and in State
and local elections frequently
the vote cast is as low as Is
per cent. He commented.
well, government by the peo-
pie would seem not to be -four
ishing as well as 1t should.
Some politician some years ago
said that bad ofacials are
elected by good voters who do
not vote"
Mr.. Eisenhower declared that
the Republican Party should
be known for what 1t really Is
the party Of progress. He
has used such phrases Is mod
crate progressive" and "dy-
manic conservative" to describe
the party in which he believes.
He went back to . quotation
from Lincoln, in talking TO the
State chairmen, 10 make his
point. Lincoln. he said. had
declared that the function Of
government Is TO do for the
people what the individual can
not do at all. or do 20 well for
himself, and in all those things
which the individual can do
for himself the government
ought not to interfere. That,
Mr.. Eisenhower commented,
"is as good q presentation Of
the Republican case a. I know
how to make"
Gov. Leader will have o tough
time making the American
people believe that Mr.. Essen
hover Is o shabby politician or
that he will be controlled by
an underworld"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Too Many Friends

AS a propaganda device, the brief
which has been presented to the Supreme
Court by $50 citizens opposed to the
McCarran Act may have some usefulness.
But 1t is hardly conceivable that this
document could be helpful to the court
in deciding the legal questions raised by
the Communist Partys attack on the law.
Among the self-appointed friends
of the court" signing this brief are 30
clergymen, rs educators and Is physi-
clans. No doubt they are entirely sincere.
But there is every doubt that they are
competent to advise the court in this
matter. Take the case Of Senator
Mcnamara, Democrat of Michigan, one
of the signers. When first asked about
it, he told a reporter that he had no
recollection of signing such brief. Later,
In a statement issued through his office,
he said he was happy to join with group
of public spirited citizens in this attack
on the McCarran Act But If Senator
Mcnamara at first did not remember that
he had signed the brief, the chances are
that he has not made a very careful
study Of the important legal questions
upon which it undertakes to pass judg-
ment. And the same, one suspects,
applies to other signers.
The Communist Party consented to
the filing of the brief, and, of course, 1t
is trying to reap a propaganda harvest
from the fact that $50 nom Communists
have Joined them in the attack on the
law. But 1t is interesting to note that
Solicitor General Sobeloff declined to
consent on the ground that he did not
believe the signers had direct interest
in the litigation.
The Supreme Court will decide in
its own time whether to permit these
friends of the court" to intervene.
Meanwhile, 1t seems permissible to sug-
gest that there is much to be lost and
nothing to be gained from anything
which tends to subject the judicial
process to the unhealthy influence of
propaganda blast and counterblast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Teacher Crisis

The PTA Of Francis Scott
Key School, one Of the schools
involved in the present teacher
crisis, wants to express real
appreciation to The Star for
the excellent reporting Of
James G.. Deane. throug h
whose efforts we were able to
discover the cause Of the pres
ent crisis. After the president
of the Key School PTA was
notified that a third-grade
teacher was being transferred
from our school. q delegation
Of parents spent most Of the
next day ct Franklin School
trying to find out why this had
happened and what could be
done about 1t. However. 1t
wasn't until we read Mr..
Deane's article that this whole
inept situation was more
clearly explained.
On the opening day Of
school. the same interested
parents met with some Of the
school officials to inquire again
what can be done about this,
and were told there Is nothing
new In the present situation
It happens every year. The
committee feels this does not
excuse or solve the problem.
The PTA has worked for
many years 70 bring down
grade sizes and was delighted
when the school administra-
ton announced recently a SOL
ratio as its goal. 1t Is discour-
aging, therefore. to, find that
when a school iss even ap-
preaching this ratio, a teacher
IS withdrawn at the last min
ute. necessitating split classes
and raising class sizes to a
point that educators agree is
undesirable both accidentally
and socially. This puts an i'm
possible burden on both teach
ers and pupils.
The Washington community
Is becoming impatient with
these annual crises and we call
on the members of the school
board and the officials of the
school system to let US know
what Is required to take care
OF the school needs OF. our
community so we can work
together to achieve this now,
Mrs. e. L. Kressin,
President. Francis Scott
Key PTA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Summers Departure

Summer Is packing up.
She hasn't long to stay.
Her choicest perfumes stored
dtD1y ....
TO bring them back another
day.
Crickets are hunting for tptnter
homes.
Fire-fies' lamps are burning
loD,
A kdty-did chirps surrender
ing tones,
Careful not to be left alone.
Summers birds haze ceased to
sing
Their CHEEKY melodies. w.
Families raised, and taught
to fly
NoW they look totDard southern
skies.
But Summer likes a Dacdtion,
too,
She iDdnts a change and rest
in order
TO bring back her lopeliest
gifts
And unpack them all for you.
Ethel Warner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17

The Republican Party, under
the leadership Of President
Eisenhower. is again empha-
sizing the principles which
gave it birth, and which Abra-
ham Lincoln exemplified and
put into effective language.
Like the Government which
Lincoln fought to preserve, the
Republican Party Of Mr.. FL
senhower is Of, the people. for
the people and by the people.
It's q healthy process. It's
o process that had It's play. too.
under another great Republic
can President, the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt. It's o process.
too, that the Democratic New
Dealers and Fair Dealers worry
about. They fear, with Mr..
Eisenhower at Its head, the
Republican Party win make
strides and again become o
majority party in this country.
SO they attack Mr.. Eisenhower
personally and call his admin
istration or government "of
the rich, for the rich and by
the rich"-a phrase Of the
Democratic titular party lead
err, Adlai Stevenson.
Gov. Leader Of Pennsylvania.
pinch hitting for former Pres
ident Truman in Los Angeles
and San Francisco. rang the
changes again on that theme.
He went further. however. and
pictured Mr.. Eisenhower Is .
shabby" politician. He de-
clared, too. that II Mr.. Eisen-
hover was reelected he would
be a captive Of q hard and
ugly underworld" in the Re-
publican Party.
No Smear. He Says
The 37-year-old Democratic
Governor Of Pennsylvania de-
MED he was engaging in or
promoting a smear" campaign
against the President. Nor, he
said, did he mean that business
and corporate enterprises are
"evil forces" He even went 60
far as to say that he hoped
that business enterprise In his
own State will actively partic-
ipate in the Commonwealth
affairs. He pointed out that
both President Franklin D.
Roosevelt and President Tru-
man had called upon many
businessmen to serve their adj
ministrations and the country,
It is q fact, indeed, that both
Roosevelt and Truman received
substantial contributions fol-
their election campaigns from
businessmen Of great wealth.
An evil businessman. appar-
emily, in Democratic eyes is q
businessman who supports Q
Republican candidate. The
Pennsylvania Governor ad-
mitted he was neither skilled
nor seasoned" in political at.
fairs. Perhaps he isn't.
AS leader Of the Republican
Party, President Eisenhower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17

One Of the ways OF making
this q better world for your
self and those you love is to
get everybody interested IN
something simple and good.
One Of these is gardening,
another is nature in the wild,
which mostly means birds.
SQUIRRELS and other animals
to city and suburban people.
A Michigan Park family has
made this interesting discov-
cry.
Recently, writes LII, I'VE
made a radical change from
apartment to house jewellers.
and with our new status came
an unknown Joy Of property
and very great interest In gar
dening and outdoor improve
ment.
I'VE had very earnest dis
cussions about the relative
value Of the various magnolias,
we sent for innumerable floral
catalogs, had q great buying
spree in hardware stores and
plant supply departments.
4 Il \
Then we sat back to wait
for the first green shoots.
1--WE had some disappoint-
ments in our botanical expert
ments, but as our interest in
greenery waned, we found
greater delight in the visitors
to our small garden.
IN our mad attempt at
logistics. we had purchased q
bird bath, and 1t turned out
to be a very happy purchase,
indeed.
1--WE have grown to be in
veterate bird watchers.
Most of our little free
leaders are sparrows. but an
amazing number Of jays drop
in. On one occasion we had
four in our postage-stamp
garden.
"Starlings are ever present,
and are amusing when they
pop into the bath for a quick
refresher.
Our favorite guests are a
pair of cardinals; they are
rather shy, and don't seem. to
care for bread as the others
do.
1.-THE sparrows are comedi-
ans.
II have seen O pigeon cor
ner q piece Of bread and COW
the starlings and bluejays, but
the sparrows, with the agility
of fencers, darted in and took
1t away.
"You have written about the
antics Of squirrels. Our yard
is outside our dining room
and directly behind 1t is what
we call the jungle; actually IL
is the lot Of the next house
In the jungle are many fruit
trees, and wild life has q para
disc there.
"A peach tree reaches OUT
and almost touches an elm
One of the squirrels danglec
from the elm to touch 9
peach, and after several at
tempts captured and carried
1t away"
These are humble enough
amusements. they cost very
little and afford q world Of en-.
. tertainment, once you get inte
the habit.
The habit Is everything.
Even the busy businessman
who often fails to be interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Racket

A disabled veterans oppor-
tunity to earn a livelihood for
himself has been ruined as
far as I am concerned by an
act Of fraud. When that hap
pens my blood boils, for I
have a son who may one day
become a disabled veteran too,
and I hate to think of anyone
being so low as to rob him Of
q chance to be q bit inde-
pendent financially.
A neat, pleasant fellow rang
my bell and showed me Gre
dentials verifying his being q
disabled veteran discharged
from a veterans hospital. He
possessed q slight hesitancy Of
speech and limp, which in
duced me to permit his enter
ing so he could more easily
fill out the form for the maya
zine I ordered from him.
The veteran related q fine
story, too. After having re-
ceived treatment and training
in massage, he now planned
to open his own shop. Because
of sympathy for his cause, I
gave him $3.50 in advance.
Later the card he gave me to
send to a company in Los
Angeles was returned with q
red stamp across the front.
"Out Of Business.
MI. II. Baker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17

ish national wealth, because
property Of all Turks, including
those Of Greek descent, consti-
tutes the national wealth.
Mr.. TZounis fails to mention
at least one Of the Orthodox
churches was put to fire by the
priest. whose connection with
subversive elements was SUISSE
Quently found out.
Most Of the 800 persons In
jured were Turks Of Moslem
religion. The offlcial Greek
line seems to be to attempt to
prove that the unfortunate
demonstrations were the re-
suit of connivance If not ac-
tual planning Of the Turkish
government. This is too grave
an accusation to make. after
a cursory glance, and Just on
the merits Of one or two flimsy
circumstantial evidences. by
any responsible person, let
alone by an ambassador and
an information officer. That
the Turkish government would
never stoop to using mobs for
It's ends has been adequately
proven by its cool-headed
handling Of the Cyprus ques-
ton. whereas 1t was the Greek
government that admittedly
succumbed to the will Of street
politicians and mobs.
The record of past years
shows that the Turkish gov
eminent. both in Turkey and
abroad. has tried to soothe the
feelings Of both Turkish and
Greek peoples. Our govern
ment did its best to prevent
a fiare-up on the Cyprus issue,
with just one aim in mind
to preserve Greek-Turkish
friendship. This reluctance, in
fact, has been used by the
Greeks in order to show us as
being disinterested in Cyprus.
Our Prime Minister in his
recent speech has adequately
explained how peaceful dem
onstrations in the three cities
got out Of hand at q moments
notice. due to a Cyprus psy-
Ghosts" which had been care
fully planted by purposeful
instigators. Greeks should
know best from their expert
ences that mobs are difficult
to control once they get out
Of hand. Words and deeds
against Turks. both in Greece
and Cyprus in recent months.
helped these instigators i'm
mensely in their work. News
papers Of past months bear
witness to these instigations.
In fact, violence in Cyprus
was defended by Greeks in
letters to the editors Of United
States papers.
Investigations are being car
.ried out now, and the world
will soon see the real truth
about the recent demonstra-
tons. I would like to ask Mr..
Tzounis whether it would not
be better to wait for the results
of the investigations rather
than accusing the Turkish
government by tilted Aris-
totelian logic.
Mr.. Menderes has promised
compensation for moral and
material damages and he has
gone out of his way to offer the
Greek government a new and
a fresh start. Nothing can be
gained by tanning the fire fur
Their at this moment, by pro-
vocative letters.
Altemur Kilic,
Press Attache, Turkish En-
bassy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17

@. What is the draft age in
other countries9 Is 1t approxi-
mately the same as in the
United StateS?-M. K.
A. The ages ct which young
men are drafted range from
l6 in Soviet Russia to II in
Greece. Eight nations call up
men at 10. four at 10, and seven
at 20. In some countries the
age is variable, depending on
volunteers, and for Commu-
mist China 1t is not known. In
the United States the draft
age is 1914 years.
@. How did the expression
roll CALL" meaning to read a
list of names. originate?-
G. L. M.
A. This goes back to the
days when writing was done
on long scrolls or rolls Of paper.
At that time the names were
read from the scroll Is 1t was
unrolled, and the name Of q
new m e mber was literally
added to the ron"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Last of the Dreodnouohts

Great Britain, which pioneered in
building the first dreadnought type of
capital ship, plans to be the first mari
time power to abandon the battleship
completely. The American Navy had vir-
tually consigned the big ships to oblivion
before the Korean war, but they were
given a new lease on life by that out
break. How much longer our own fleet
will keep in commission the only three
now on duty apparently depends on cold
war developments.
British naval architects set the pat
tern for the heavily gunned big ships in
1905 when Inns. Dreadnought joined the
British Fleet, amid much fanfare. The
Dreadnought had ten 12-inch guns-a
formidable array In those days. She was
a relatively small ship, however, COM
pared with the Assertion Vanguard, last
Of the British battleships on active duty.
The Vanguard is to be put in mothballs
in the near future. There she will ride
ingloriously beside such other great
"dreadnoughts" as the Duke of York, the
King George v, the Arson and the Howe
all Of which saw duty in World War II.
Just before the Korean conflict the
American Navy was down to one battle
ship, the famed Missouri. Only the in
tervention of former President Truman
prevented the retirement Of. the MO-"
aboard which the Japanese signed the
surrender papers. The need for heavy
bombardment squadron off the Korean
coast brought back into active service
alongside the Missouri-her sister ships,
the Iowa, Wisconsin and New Jersey.
This trio was requisitioned from the
mothball fleet The Missouri was retired
last year, but the three other battleships
remain on duty in far-fiung places. Like
the British Vanguard, however, they are
headed inexorably for honorable retire
ment. And the next retirement is apt
to be for good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Chest Expansion
Kudos, congratulations ane

Kudos, congratulations and
q medal Of honor" to The
Star, Reporter Harry Bacas
and Ed Morris. Community
Chest Campaign chairman,
who figured so prominently in
the September 4 article. 'Busi-
ness and Humor at Top OF
Chest Drive"
AS one privileged to serve
with Ed over q long span OF
years, the writer can attest to
his amazing common sense
feeling for people (their sor-
rows. joys. troubles and trt-
umphs), all seasoned with q
wholesome, inspired outlook
and q happy. holy sense Of
humor! Z
We have in leadership Of
this great community cause.
one who starts from the curb
stone level and works toward
Heaven, one with a great
imagination and feeling for the
giver and receiver alike.
What q gem Of wisdom Ed
hands his volunteer solicitors:
Make your approach when
they don't have any money.
then sell them on giving on
the installment PLAN" This
is the way people pay their
rent, taxes. Christmas savings
funds. and buy most Of the
commodities they use in daily
living. Watch how the size
Of their Community Chest
contributions jump! 1t is cas-
Ter to eat an apple in II bites
than to try to swallow it
whole.
Most people yearn to help
their less fortunate neighbors.
Here's the plan to make fair
share giving voluntary pay
roll deduction) easier and
taste better with no indiges-
ton following. A case in
point: About 80 years ago, our
firm founded in '9O was hav-
ing rough going-.because we
were still on a cash selling
basis. We switched to a
budget divided payment
plan-and solved q problem
for our customers and our
business in one fell swoopl
As Ed Morris says, such an
approach will see the 1885
Community Chest campaign
over the top.
This is good business Gods
business), and Ed Morris and
10000 other volunteers are in
1t up to their Adams apples
| aided and abetted by Eds
classic sense Of humor. Let's
see him through.
Joseph ID. Kaufman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
Pepco Controversy

II Pepco's proposed $70-mil-
lion power plant Is erected in
Loudoun 1t will be the most
wonderful thing that ever hap
pened to our county. So far, I
have heard few voices raised
against it, and for every OPP
ponent there are 5000 all out
In favor of it. This is because
every Loudoun citizen from the
Blue Ridge to the Potomac
will benefit from it-although
the plant itself will be tucked
away in a valley in the corner
Of the county out of sight and
sound of everyone.
We in Loudoun do not wish
to tell Washingtonians how to
handle their affairs, but it
seems strange that this city
should feel free to question
whether we alter the tempera-
ture of the Potomac a few de-
grees upstream from it while
Washington feels free to turn
all its sewage loose on the
people downstream.
J. NJ. Hughes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-17
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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