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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Law and the World

The Presidents speech TO
the American Bar Association
was a fortnight challenge to
the lawyers of the country.
and to the average citizen as
well, to consider well the role
that we are called upon to
play in today's world. Implicit
in the entire address was rec
ignition that the source Of
our liberties and Of our system
of government is the Consti-
tuition, that remarkable docu-
ment under which we came
from the anarchy and lawless-
ness of a league Of sovereign
States, under the Articles Of
Confederation, into the status
Of q Federal union governed
by o common rule Of law.
1t Is that word law. 1t seems
to me, that Is the key to the
implications Of the speech.
The President said, "The peace
we want--the product Of un-
derstanding and agreement
and law among nations-is an
enduring International en-
vironment, based on justice
and security. Can we
achieve that kind Of peace? !
think we can"
1t is to be hoped that the
American people will under
stand and accept this mighty
concept Of O rule Of law for
the world. Then only win the
promise Of Geneva begin to
take form and substance. and
in time, an end come TO inter-
national anarchy as we emerge
into IN ordered world eommu-
nifty.
Mary Stuart Chamberlain.
Broad Run, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Vicious Circle

Now that the strike in
Washington has been settled
in the usual way-raise in
wages, raise in fares-another
turn in the vicious circle Of
1.-THE public pays" has been &C.
complished. Using this meth
Cd, II win cost o dollar for Q
bus ride after a few more
strikes.
AS I see the situation, and
this applies to all our labor
strikes, the man who does the
work is out Of work for days
or weeks. depending on how
long and how much the labor
leaders are demanding. But
does the high salary Of the
labor leader stop during that
time?
Why can't so-called labor
use q little reason and cut its
Overwhelmingly. salaries TO
these labor leaders? Labor
maintains an entire ONCE
building In Washington and
elsewhere Is well Is high
salaried clerical help. Propa-
ganda comes high.
Mildred w. COOkman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Fast Fire Fighting

One day recently the motor
of the air-conditioner in the
basement OF our shop over
heated and filled the whole
basement with dense. gray
smoke. We Immediately called
the Fire Department, and in
about two minutes fire trucks
drove up to the front entrance.
A dozen firemen. the first eche-
lon wearing smoke masks, came
In and with almost tnbeliev-
able efficiency and dispatch the
IRE Was put out. the base
ment nearly emptied Of smoke.
Business continued as usual
upstairs. At this time, when
there Is 90 much criticism of
many Of our municipal serv-
ices, we wish to commend the
fire station IN this district for
their courtesy and charm, and
most particularly for so swiftly
extinguishing what could have
been o catastrophe fire.
Polly Whyte,
Vice President, Book Shop
and Gallery, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
On Sunday SoIes

A proposed law to enforce Q
"blue Sunday" has aroused
some controversy recently. No
doubt there are many honest
hearted people who would like
for our laws TO protect the day
on which they rest.
However, some things should
he remembered when such a
law is considered. First, there
are many honest-hearted peo-
pie who believe that Sunday
Is not the genuine day of
rest and worship. Jews, Mo-
hammedans, Seventh-Day Ad-
ventists and Seyenth-Day
Baptists are prominent among
those who do not observe Sun
day. Many merchants who
hold the convictions Of these
groups do close their stores on
their day Of rest. Some Of
them open on Sunday, feeling
1t an unjust restraint to force
them to close two days q week.
I think most broad-minded
Americans would seriously
question the right Of the Gov
eminent to decide for its citi-
zens which day they should
rest on. For that matter, I
do not believe the Government
has any right to enforce any
matter that concerns religion
and the individual conscience.
Secondly, the arguments for
closing stores on Sunday
usual yare Originally presented
by competitors Of those who
open on Sunday. These COM
petitors claim that they lose
a great share of profits to the
merchants who open on SUM-
day. 1t makes one wonder IL
the real motive TO close their
competitors isn't the selfish
fear Of losing a few sales.
At any rate, history has
proved time and again that
when an individual Is forced
to worship according to the
conscience of the state"
that State grows weak inter-
nally and falls, sooner or later.
This calamity is the inevitable
result of compelling the con-
science. Let us hope that our
citizens will realize the true
nature Of the proposed Sum
day laws and use their infiu-
ence to have them defeated.
James L. Joiner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Troubles of a 'Coreerist
COckeFite.

Your editorial praising the
move to give thousands of Fed
erai workers career status after
a few years service and pass
ing an examination sounds
good to the uninitiated. But
you do not get 70 the bottom
Of the situation.
In dozens of cases status IL
absolutely Of no value. It can
be a peril to the worker and
not an elixir. Especially is
this true when a court decision
now gives an agency the right
to FIRE an employe on an unr
satisfactory rating.
II the public only knew the
conditions that exist In Gov
eminent. 1t would not be burst
ing with praise for this status
business. Status does give you
the right to bump the person
in your section or division in
case Of a reduction In force.
In your new position the
employer, colonel, or major or
civilian. dislikes the idea that
q new employee has been "fois-
ted on him." He starts q war
of attrition on the new ena-
ploye, or rather the new secre-
tary, or clerk, because he lost
q good employee without status.
He checks. spies and talks in
profane language. He puts the
new employe with status in Q
corner until he or she is forced
to resign. The agency will do
absolutely nothing for an en-
ploye in a corner until they
are automatically or arbitrarily
dismissed: then when you are
off the payroll they will see
what they can do for you. You
get one bump per agency and
that Is the end Of their func-
ton.
Then with continuity Of
service out the window, you
have to start all over, and no
agency will employ you If you
have been given an unsatis-
factory rating by another.
even though you may have
passed three or four exami-
nations for the position you
hold and are on several regis
tries awaiting appointment.
There is no agency or tri-
bunal to do anything for Q
Government worker Gin Dutch"
with his or her employer.
It 10 a sad state Of affairs,
and It is not like what the
public thinks. Oh yes. thou
sands are doing well in Gov
eminent. but their parents do
not know the humiliation they
undergo to hold q Job when
they have passed the stipulated
examination for such position.
F. T. M.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

Stubby finally went into the
shelter, and Templeton Jones
had the great pleasure Of see
ing him inside.
It did his heart good to
watch white whiskers looking
out Of the den.
Whlskers don't look? Oh,
yes, they do.
So do eyes.
Cats are versatile. They can
speak volumes with a tail.
Ask Q mouse, if you know one.
WeH, there was old Stubby
safe and dry inside. the faith
full brick outside. keeping the
old raincoat from Tapping in
the wind. Jones hates Tapping.
It was all very neat, and
Temp had quite q time. So did
the cat.
The hours went by. the
storm abated, the porch dried
out, and there was Stubby
right back on top Of his big
box again.
There, too. was the brick.
and that was the trouble.
Templeton Jones forgot
about the brick, and that was
the injury.
AS he came up on the porch.
he neatly stubbed his toe.
"Ouch," said Templeton
Jones.
The cat said nothing.
He was mildly interested in
the human antics, as cats al
ways are.
He wondered, no doubt.
what caused the strange man
to hold his foot and utter ex-
clamations.
None Of 1t bothered him.
Cats refuse to worry much
about human affairs. II the
buses don't run. they still can
60 on their four feet.
II the food doesn't appear.
at the appointed hour, on a
plate or in Q saucer, they can
still catch ShrewS.
Every cot knows Q place by
a stump in the Jones front
yard, ivy covered. full of
Shrcws, mouselike animals.
Every cat finds great sport
catching them, for. after ell,
the very word catch" begins
with "cat."
Templeton Jones is still hob
bling around. since nothing
can be sorer than q sore toe,
especially when 1t Is Temple
ton Jones toe.
The brick2 It's still there.
and 20 II the cat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Rebuke for Mr.. KroIi

When Director Jack Knoll
of the CLIO Political Action
Committee said at Milwaukee
that the big mink" Eisen-
hover administration was "the
most corrupt this country
has had since the Harding
regime" he didn't only pull the
long bow, he stretched 1t all
out of shape.
IT seems q bit incongruous
for O member Of an organiza-
ton that permits Its leader TO
put his hand in the workers
pockets for almost as much
salary as that OF the President
of the United States to jump
on the President that way.
And when he jumped on the
Eisenhower administration for
private development Of Hell's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
THE POLITICAL. MILL
That Same Old Truman Refroin
BY GOULD LINCOLN

assignment to make their at
tacks stick. AL the bunk COM
ing from French Lick can't
hide the facts Of record high
employment, great prosperity
and peace which have been
achieved by the Eisenhower
Nixon administration" The
campaign started by MFR. T'ru-
man is not eievating but vitu-
perative. II has not developed
any new issues. II sounds like
the attacks made on the
Republicans by Truman and
other Democrats in 1913 and
1852. The one thing missing
is the old. familiar cry by the
Democrats that the country is
going to the dogs II the Re-
publicans are In power. Mr..
Truman and others may get
around to such predictions
again-even though they may
sound foolish In the light Of
the conditions now existing in
the country.
Trouble Ahead
How fer can Democrats. and
the Democratic nominee for
President next year. call o halt
to Mr.. Truman's domination
Of the 1856 campaign? They
may not wish to do 50. But
II they do so wish, they will
have plenty Of trouble. Such
efforts might result In bitter
ness within the party to a
suicidal degree. Indeed, the
Democrats have an object les
son in what happened when
Republican Theodore Roose-
welt mixed himself UP In the
presidential campaign Of 1912.
The former Republican Pres
ident, dissatisfied with the
course pursued by the then
President. william Howard
Taft, sought the presidential
nomination for himself. Fall
ing to get it. he ORGANISED the
Bull Moose Party and made
the election Of Democratic
Woodrow Wilson sure.
Mr.. Truman can, II he
wishes. seek the Democratic
presidential nomination him
self. He could have run again
In 1952-hecause he was spe-
cifically exempted from the
two-term amendment to the
Constitution. But Mr.. Truman
did not wish to do violence to
the spirit Of that amendment
then, and there Is no indica-
ton he win wish to now. Up
to date, his choice for the
Democratic nomination Is Mr..
Stevenson. He has said, how
ever, he will support whomever
the Democratic National Con-
vention dominates. The DEM
ocratic presidential candidate,
whoever he turns out to be,
will have to reckon with Mr..
Truman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

I Fundamentally agree with
Mr.. Middleton's letter to The
Star, wherein ne decries the
lack Of planning in the matter
Of setting up the hours FOR dog
owners to take their pets to
be inoculated with antirahies
shots.
In my own neighbornood, for
, example, most Of the folks who
own pets are nine-to-flve Gov
eminent workers who simply
can't afford to be absent from
their desks and then wait in
line at the District Building,
or wherever else, in order to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
The Minority Vote

The average American family num-
bers 3.25, according to the life insurance
people, and one knows to whom the rs
refers. To see 1t there, in black and white,
comes as no surprise. The vote in the
family council is sometimes four to moth
ing. sometimes three to one, and on rare
occasions two to two. But it averages
out at three to one-quarter.
This is true because at times ones
vote is cast so feebly in the face Of over
whelming opposition that 1t seems to be
only a fourth the normal, vehement in
dividual ballot. And, as often as not,
ones vote is changed-by persuasion, Ca
jolery, threats and sometimes downright
fiattery-so that about three-fourths of
the time the vote one has decided to cast
is never cast at all. One is perhaps lucky
to maintain even one-quarter ballot.
It also becomes evident to whom the
rs refers when the matter Of closet space
Is considered. When such space is as
signed, it is equitably parceled out, with
one part for each. But, before too many
days pass, one finds ones own share
shrinking. Another member of the house
hold Is certain one would not mind giving
up Just small part Of ones closet space.
Small parts are Clipped of the space
day by day, until at length, instead Of the
originally assigned one, one, one and one,
1t becomes one, one, one and one-quarter.
And one finds ones self, week after
week, postponing the purchase Of the
new golf balls one has promised ones self,
because the weekly expense allowance,
allotted according to need at the weeks
beginning, has somehow been only one
quarter available. There was too much
Ice cream to be bought, too many spools
Of thread to be stopped for on the way
home from work. The suggestion that
one should be repaid Is not well received
One hnds 1t best to suppress three
quarters Of ones views about such things,
and to protest only rs Of the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

Canyon In the field Of power.
he evidently forgot oil Of those
Democratic administrations
whose Congresses refused to go
along with public development
there $3.50 or else he sought to
pull the wool over the eyes Of
gullible Americans. II earlier
Democratic Congresses would
not go for public dams In
Hell's Canyon, why should Ike
and his one Republican Con-
gress? Or the last one. a Dem
ocratic Congress?
Maybe some one should re-
mind Mr.. Knoll that Ameri-
canism comes first, regardless
Of party lines. Likewise, maybe
1t would be q good idea for the
big unions to begin doing
something for the working
man continuously, instead Of
spending 20 much Of their
time looking for political ''ins''
for their bossism leadership.
Earl tScOop) Shutz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Communist Field Day

Charles P, Curtis, whose book, ''The
Oppenheimer Case" has just been pub
MShed, recalls a not-too- well known story
which puts some OF our latter-day Com
munist scares to shame.
This story goes back to the early days
of World War II. It was told by John
LanSdale, jr., lawyer who served during
the war as a colonel in Army Intelligence.
Mr.. Lansdale appeared last summer
as witness for DR.. Oppenheimer in the
latters security hearing. In the course
Of his testimony he said: II do feel
strongly that Dr. Oppenheimer, at least
to the extent of my knowledge, Is loyal.
am extremely disturbed by the current
hysteria Of the times of which this (hear-
ing) seems to be manifestation"
Roger Robb, attorney for the board
conducting the hearing. asked Mr.. LanS-
dale If he really thought the Oppenheimer
inquiry was a manifestation of hysteria.
The witness replied:
think that the hysteria of the times
1850 over communism 10 extremely dan
gerous. can only illustrate 1t by another
dangerous attitude which was going on at
the same Time LnaC we were worrying ABOUT
DR.. Oppenheimers loyalty.
At that same time d943) over in the
War Department was being subjected
to pressure from military superiors, from
the White House and from every other
place because dared to stop the commits
sioning Of 10 or 20 undoubted Communists.
was being vilifed. being reviewed and
re-reviewed by boards because Of my efforts
to get Communists out Of the Army, and
being frustrated by the blind, naive atti-
tude Of Mrs. Roosevelt and those around
her in the White House, which resulted in
serious and extreme damage to this coun-
try. stood up In front Of General
McNary apparently a misspelling In the
Transcript, then Deputy Chief Of STAFF Of
the Army, and had him tell me that was
running peoples careers and doing damage
to the Army because I had stopped the
commissioning of the political cornmisSar
Of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade "a Com
munist unit in the Spanish Civil War;. and
the guy was later commissioned on direct
orders from the White House.
At the same time that Mr., Lansdale
was giving this interesting testimony
another hearing, with much fanfare, was
trying TO find the answer to another
question concerning the Army. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Secretary Of Agriculture

Secretary Of Agriculture Ezra
Benson presented a golden All
necktie clasp to the leader Of
the Soviet agricultural dele
cation. May ! observe that the
Soviet practice considers the
Al youth organization to be
an "imperialist. reactionary"
organization7 When In 1910
the Soviets occupied the Baltic
states, they hquidated imme-
diately the All organization in
my native country Latvia and
deported all leaders of this
patriotic and cultural organi-
zation to Siberia.
Karlis Kalnins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

Former President Harry s.
Truman has the campaign
habit. No other former Presi-
dent in almost q century has
interjected himself into sub
sequent presidential campaigns
TO the degree Mr.. Truman has
except the late Theodore
Roosevelt.
In 1852, after Mr.. Truman
had himself stepped aside and
supported Adlai Stevenson for
the Democratic nomination,
MIR. Truman put on q whistle
stop swing In an effort to elect
Mn. Stevenson. It Topped. Now
he is starting to campaign for
a Democrats presidential vic
tory all over again - even
though the candidate 10 not to
be nominated until next Au-
gust. In fact, it appears that
MIR. Truman viii again be q
dominating influence In the
campaign, which gets under
way really about O year from
now. He succeeded in 1852 In
making Adlai Stevenson toe
the Truman line 49, although
Mr.. Stevenson started out on
o different tack. Mr.. Steven
son had to swallow the Tru-
man labor and civil rights
programs. whether he wanted
to or not.
Mr.. Truman Is now engaged
In making Q series Of CAM
paign speeches, starting at
French Lick, Ind, and NOV
ing next to Macikinac Island,
Mich. He is also about to pub
lish the first volume Of the
book he has been working on
since he left the White House.
This book viii bring up many
controversial matters, 1t is
predicted, and will perhaps
play It's part. too, in the com
ing presidential campaign.
Han Replies
Judging from Mr., Humans
opening blasts, he is going
after President Eisenhower
himself. hammer and tongs,
even II he does not use the
Eisenhower name-but merely
addresses himself to the head
Of the present administration.
In his first speech at French
Lick, indeed. the former Presi-
dent accused Mr.. Eisenhower
Of Misrepresentation and
demagoguery." When he
reached Michigan, Mr.. Tru-
man declared that Mr.. Eisen-
hower's administration was 100
per cent under the domination
Of big business. Republican
National Chairman Leonard w.
Hall was quick to come back
with a reply in kind, calling
Mr.. Truman a bitter and frus-
trated man. He added that
"the hatemongers (referring
to Truman) will have q tough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

How q cat named Stubby
gave Templeton Jones a
stubbed toe is a summer
story.
Jones definitely didn't kick
the cat.
He never kicks cats.
He feeds and takes care OF
them, and it was in doing
these kind chores that our old
friend injured the index toe
Of his right foot.
1t came about this way:
The big rains Of hurricane
Connie left the Jonesian back
porch rather the worse for
wear, and very, very wet.
All this time there had
been a stray cat sleeping there.
It is q protected porch. ex-
cept when the wind and rain
blow In from the East.
4 y
When the storm broke. and
the water kept coming down.
the kind-hearted Jones
thought he ought to do some
thing about the cat.
It was impossible to let the
stray in, because the moment
he got inside. he attacked the
Jones cats.
So there was nothing to do
but rig up some sort Of shell
ter.
The animal could have gone
beneath the porch, but, be-
ing a cat. he was stubborn.
Anyone who thinks q cat
would do the common and
sensible thing just doesn't
know cats.
They are among the earth's
most contrary creatures, worse
than mules and some humans.
y 4 4
There was nothing for Jones
to do, then, except build q
house.
This he did quickly. out Of
an old cardboard carton and
q discarded raincoat.
But the coat would flop In
the wind so Jones got a brick,
q fine big one.
He placed 1t alongside the
cat den, to hold the raincoat
close to the cardboard sides.
It turned out very nicely.
The cat. Stubby. insisted on
perching on top Of the house.
That was feline stubborn
ness, again.
Had there been no open end,
Stubby would have mecwed to
get in.
Open ended, the box had no
appeal except as q seat.
Now, about the brick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

@. What is the world total
of teievision stations7 Are the
great majority Of them in the
United States7-E. =.
A. The world had, ct the
latest count, $50 teieyision
stations and t4.600,000 sets.
The United States accounted
for 1872 Of the stations and 81
million Of the television sets.
The rest were divided among
IS other countries.
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trust fund is still growing.
OASI was designed to be self
supporting and will have
about as much income as outs
90 In the long run. At present,
II is more than self-supporting
but outgoing payments will be
bigger in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30
Everybody Loses

In reply to William e.
Spicer's letter, Strike Losers"
appearing in Tuesdays Star, ]
wonder If Mr.. Spicer realizes
just what big losers we humans
are. None Of us actually wins
for keeps.
NJ N N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

@. Il It true that the letter
e Is the most frequently used
single letter in several Ian
guages?--G. o. 7.
A. Yes. In English, French.
German, Italian and Spanish.
The most-uyed single letters
In these languages are, in Or
der Of frequency: English.
ETOAN; French. ENASR:
Germ an, ENRIS; Italian,
EIAOR; Spanish. EAoSR.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden.
S0tton.
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have their pets inoculated. I
very much hope a new sched-
ule for the inoculations is set
UP.
Cockerite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

@. How much IL paid out in
old-age benefits annually Is
the social security trust fund
still increasing?--B. N. o.
A, More than s. billion in
old-age and survivors insur-
ance benefits was paid out
during fiscal 1854, but the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-30

country was agitated. Let's see now,
what was the question: oh, yes. Who
promoted Major Peress?
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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