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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Mad at Maryland

I read with interest in The
Star that a member of Con-
gress from Maryland is urging
that the new CHA Building be
constructed in Maryland. Be-
fore the officials of that or
ganization decide where their
new headquarters is to be
placed. ] would like to tell
them an interesting story.
I am a Federal employee
whose Office was recently moved
to Maryland. I am now adj
vised that the State of Mary
land expects me to pay Mary
land tax, in addition to Fed
eral and District of Columbia
taxes. Frankly, I do not resent
either the Federal or District
taxes, even though both are
high. After all, both the Fed
eral and District governments
90 mucn LOT me IN Gne way OF
security and services.
Maryland gives me nothing,
but expects me to pay them
simply because as a rlonvoter
of the District of Columbia. /
cannot fight back. Double taxa
ton should not be permitted.
II the CHA. moves to Mary
land. it will. in effect. be CIV
ing its faithful employees the
equivalent Of a cut In salary.
Why not stay in the District,
or move to Virginia where CHA
employees will get more than
just a lip welcome?
District Resident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

sour fortunes lie on .
razor's edge" said an old
writer.
What wonderful men the
ancients were! They were al
ways saying something good.
This saying about the razor's
edge has been repeated thou
sands of times since.
We saw it not so long ago
In a scientific magazine.
Life is balanced on a razor's
edge" the man said.
It can be changed around
to suit the theme.
This delicate balance Is seen
easily in many human dis
eases.
A tiny blood vessel in the
brain it goes pop! Except
that nobody can hear 1t, not
even the finest doctor.
The person falls over. He
may or may not rise again.
The delicacy Of the blood
adjustment is another marvel.
There are scores OF ingredi-
ents. and the lack of any one
of them may throw the ADJUST
ment off.
Finding these razor edges"
and understanding them, is a
part of the problem of modern
medicine.
Whether it Is ones fortune,
or ones life, that is SO deli
cately balanced, 1t means that
life is, as it always has been.
a miracle.
It is easy, in the rush of
affairs, to overlook this. some
times with disastrous results.
To remain balanced care
fully on that edge 1t some
times is necessary to slow
down. to take it easy, to look
into ones own heart by way
of the mind.
To spy upon ones self is
one thing, to spy upon others,
quite another.
TIE mpleton Jones was
amused the other day. and
slightly alarmed. to read the
advertisements on a box OF
cereal.
Children were aimed at, Of
course.
Elders, evidently. are not
supposed to eat cereals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Brisk Walk

A brisk walk, one is told, is good for
the constitution in this time of transition
from lethargic winter to active summer.
1t tones the muscles. awakcns the brain,
arouses the ambition. One is told these
things rather pointedly as one dons ones
slippers preparatory to relaxing with the
evening paper.
1t is agreed that a brisk walk Is pleas
ant to contemplate as one sits in ones
cosy chair in the early evening. One sees,
in prospect, the pleasures that await-the
hearty hello to neighbor deep in his
first struggle with the lawns long grass,
sights unseen before because the walk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
No Investigation Needed

It is hard to understand what Chair
man Mcmillan of the House District Com
n1ittee is aiming at with his resolution
requesting authority to investigate the
Police Department and other local law
enforcement agencies. The bill raises such
curious questions as: ~ How many
policemen. are being used to investigate
other policemen. (2) How many policemen
have been assigned to the Central Ticket
Office to place tickets on cars immune
from the laws Of the United States and the
District of Columbia (3) How many po-
licemen have been assigned during the last
year to protect swimming pools, public
schools and recreation facilities"
The questions themselves raise ques-
tons ~ Is the purpose of the inquiry
to show that Police Chief Murray has been
using too many or too few policemen to
investigate alleged graft among members
of his force? (Whatever the number Of
officers assigned to this vital and difficult
task, the investment has paid good divi-
dends, judging by the cleanup results to
date.) (2) Is the department to ignore
traffic violations by diplomats or others
immune" to the traffic laws, even though
their cars sometimes do not carry official
identification? (3) Is the proposed study
prompted by belief that too many or
not enough policemen have been employed
in preserving order in connection with
racial indignation at pools, schools and
Fairgrounds? (Chief Murray says he con-
siders it his duty to assign sufficient po-
licemen to prevent disorders at such public
places.)
Mr.. Mcmillan told reporters he had no
information on these matters now, but
wants to get the official data Chief
Murray says he would gladly supply the
facts and figures upon request from the
chairman or anyone else-that he has
nothing to hide" The sensible course,
then, would be to make simple request
for the information, instead of going
through the formality Of launching an
other full-dress congressional investigation
Of the Police Department. There is no
apparent need for such costly, time
consuming and -disrupting inquiry at
this time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
ON Making Friends

James r. Buch's disappoint-
ment that some do not be-
lieve in one-world community"
suggests a complex of defeat
ism. on his part which is
wholly unwarranted.
Is he too young to recall that
period, prior to- 1917, when in
spirit of brotherhood and
friendship, spanked by the
profit motive, we traded con-
sumers goods and equipment
all over the world instead Of
propaganda and lethal weap-
ons? The exports of the Inter-
national Harvester Co. alone,
during this period. probably
did more real good for little
men throughout the world
community than any Govern
ment agency or group has
ever done.
Surely he must recall the
period in the twenties when
we led the world in moves to
relieve the enormous burden Of
Preparations which was saddled
on vanquished enemies in a
spirit of vengeance.
The fact that these were
also periods Of ''isolationism"
may be only coincidental and
should not prejudice this most
effective way of making friends
and influencing people.
I'm certain that Mr.. Buch
recalls that more recent exam
pie. viz: our wise postwar
occupation of Japan, which
was almost entirely isolated
tthere's that word AGAIN. from
the influence and participation
Of the balance of one world
and yet resulted in a large
measure Of friendship and re-
spect for us by a vanquished
nation, an example unequaled
in all history.
However. we may be arguing
beside the point. Possibly Mr.
Buch means world government
rather than zone peaceful
world community" and II so
he should write again. citing
its advantages to- little people.
II any. e. n. Leander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Disagree With OAR

The OAR drafted a number
Of resolutions In which they
came out against "atoms for
peace" foreign aid and recip-
rocal trade. We deeply regret
that this convention adopted
such a reactionary view of
present-day world problems.
AS three college students, who
in the near future will be
serving in the armed forces.
we violently take issue with
these recommendations. The
OAR members who drafted
these resolutions show not only
lack of understanding of world
problems, but also they fail to
realize that we are living in
the H-bomb age. not In a
Victorian drawing room. We
humbly suggest that the
Daughters of the American
Revolution raise less foreign
policy questions and more
dahlias.
william l.. White,
Arthur j. Roth,
Paul A. Melchert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Acting for Peace

FRANCE, brlIaln anu the Unlteo STATES,
in announcing that their foreign ministers
will meet in Paris on May 8, have given the
world impressive new evidence ofs their
readiness to participate with the Soviet
Union in top-level conference designed
to abate the cold war and promote peace.
AS a result, there should no longer be any
doubt anywhere about the earnestness of
their desire to try to negotiate a workable
live-and-let-live understanding with the
Kremlin-an understanding that could
open the way to a future full of bright
promise for all men and nations.
Thus, as the State Department has
declared, the May 8 meeting will be de-
voted primarily to the task of working out
sconcrete plans" consultation with
Chancellor Adenauer of West Germany
and other members of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization-for holding a ten
sion-easing, full-dress conference with
Russia "as soon as possible" And these
plans will be drafted with view to achiev-
ing genuinely constructive results in keep
ing with the consistent Anglo French
American objective of seeking shy nego-
tiation the just and peaceful settlement
Of questions which might disturb the
maintenance of enduring peace"
OF course, it remains to be seen
whether anything productive will come OF
all this or whether the Krenllin will veer
to line ruling out the possibility of
fruitful negotiations. AS matters stand,
however, there are some hopeful signs.
Premier Bulganin. for example, has made
point of repeating that the Soviet Union
takes positive attitude" toward the idea
of staging an early Big Four get-together.
Further and more important - the
Russians, after 10 years Of obstructionism
and nay-saying, now appear to be ready
to sign and effectuate treaty to restore
freedom and sovereignty to Austria.
In an effort to reach a speedy and
final agreement on this treaty, the Western
Big Three have invited Russia to take part
in an ambassadorial meeting in Vienna on
May 2. Then, assuming that everything
goes smoothly, the foreign ministers of the
four powers would convene later, probably
in June, for the signing ceremony. And
this get-together, in turn, might be fol-
lowed soon thereafter by the major con-
ference-possibly "at the summit" the
heads-o f-government level In any event,
by acting together in behalf of such con-
ference, France, Britain and the United
States have made clear that they are
profoundly intent upon promoting good
peace, and If the Kremlin responds in
similar spirit, the world will have reason
to hope for something better than con-
tinuing cold war that could explode one
day into catastrophe for everybody.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
THE POLITICAL MILL
COP. Struggle in California
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Of the Eisenhower Republican
brand. Senator Dirksen Of d.
linois. q Taft leader in 1852,
has been more frequently
mentioned than any other as
the probable heir to the old
Midwest Taft support.
Senator Knowland, in the
belief that President Eisen-
hover will not run again, is
letting no grass grow under
his feet. Indeed, in some quar-
tiers it is believed that Know
land would prefer it that way.
Vice President Nixon is strong
ly hopeful the President will
stand for denomination. II
Eisenhower does not run, how
ever. Nixon is ready to go to
the mat.
Can't Challenge President
Should President Eisen-
hover run, the California Re-
publican situation would take
care Of itself. Senator Know
land, even if he wanted to,
would not be strong enough to
challenge the President in
California and certainly not
in the rest of the country.
Eisenhower would be renom-
inated-and he would take
Nixon as his running mate
again. Senator Knowland's
gamble is that the President
will leave the field wide open
declining to run. Presum-
ably the President will let the
people know well ahead OF the
California presidential prefer
entail primary which takes
place in June next year. For
mer President Truman in 1852
caused the California Demo-
Gratis no end of trouble. He
did not let them know in time
he would not run, and the
delegate slate entered to sup
port Truman was left high and
dry and was run over by the
Kefauver slate.
California elects a Senator
next year, too. with Repub-
lican Senator Kuchel a candle
date to succeed himself. Ku-
chel won election last year by
about 250,000 votes-not a
great margin in California.
His chances of victory may be
complicated-first, by a decli-
nation of President Eisenhower
to run, and second, by the
kind of candidate the Demo-
Gratis run against him. If they
put up q moderate" like for
mer Secretary of the Navy
Dan Kimball, Kuchel would
have a hard fight. The DEM
ocratic Party in California has
been shot to pieces-with the
more radical element in the
majority. It dominates can
sdidates in the primaries, and
the State turns them down in
the general election. Attorney
General Pat Brown and Rep
resentative Clair Engle. who
has been in Congress for more
than a dozen years, are other
possible Kuchel opponents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Immigration Policy

There are apparently quite
a few people, in and out Of
Government, who feel that the
United States should severely
limit immigration. They seem
to have two chief arguments:
One is that If we take in too
many people our economy will
collapse and we'll all be walk
ing the streets. eating dande-
lion greens; the other is that
people who come here from
foreign countries are liable to
be foreigners.
These people are, of course,
entitled to hold and speak
their opinions. But why do
they think they are being pa
triotic? Why is it that the
people who speak most loudly
Of their patriotism have the
least faith in America? Why
do these timid souls fear. if
they are patriots, that the
kind of immigration policy
that made US great in the
18th Century will ruin us in
the goth? They remind me of
the lady who wrote opposing
migration In the schools
she used the wildly inappro-
pirate pen name Of "E Pluribus
Unum." She should have
signed herself. Divided We
Stand" or something. Simi-
larry, shouldn't the anti-im-
migrationists call themselves
"The Beiittlers"?
When I was a little sprout
in public school was told
to be proud of my country's
past immigration policies. One
Of my most exciting courses
consisted Of biographies Of ia
NOUS Americans who had fled
tyranny or poverty or both, in
Europe, to come to the land
Of the free. We were even,
in that probably unpatriotic
school, inspired with pride for
that mighty woman with q
TORCH" called Mother of Ex-
lies" who glowed a world
wide welcome"
It must have been great to
be an American when we cried
aloud to the world:
"Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearn-
ing to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your
teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless,
tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the
golden door!"
Do the fiag-wrapped belit-
tiers really believe they can
improve on that? In q way
I feel rather sorry for
these poor people with their
slammed ; door. America for
Americans policy. But why
don't they stop calling them
selves patriotic?
Warren w. Morse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Two toy gadgets were
boosted.
'Send the coupon" and a
bit Of money, and get a
gadget to look over a fence
easily.
Spy on the other kids" the
words said. cheerfully.
The other gadget. sort Of
mask, had eyes that you could
look out of but nobody else
see into.
Remain unseen" said the
blurb, land spy on others"
Thus, in two seconds, mod
ern children we're Urged to
spy.
Oh, only a kid game. Of
course, but great oaks from
little acorns grow
AS the twig is bent, so Is
the tree inclined.
What is the use, Jones asked
himself, to inveigh against
wire tapping. at one end. and
then urge the kids to spy on
friends and neighbors, at the
other?
Spying upon ones self is all
right.
This is the mental wire tap
ping that is good. and 1t means
that one can stand aside from
the self now and then. snd
look at ones own self as at an
utter stranger.
1t is a moving experience, at
times. Many person requires
the aid Of another, or the aid
of the stream of time and
consciousness called religion.
Not all humans are able to
contact this stream. They
must, for good or i'll, rely solely
on themselves. Emerson had
them in mind when he wrote
on self-reliance
They will find that so mum
dane a thing as taking time
out" will .efresh Them, and
make this querying world
easier to bear. They will dis
cover that the laughs and
sneers Of others, so carelessly
thrown, and often so difficult
to throw of are balanced.
after all, on a razor's edge.
from which they may be
toppled by no more stress than
a slight push. Our fortunes lie
on q razor's edge indeed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
Emergency Matter

The situation at Freedmen's
Hospital caused by the Com
missioners' restriction on the
use Of that hospitals facilities
for the care Of the medically
INDECENT as related in DR..
Paul B. Cornely's letter to The
Star of April 20, has a corol-
larry at Emergency Hospital.
While Freedmen's emergency
service and out-patient clinics
are languishing for want OF
patients. Emergency's parallel
services are receiving more
certified District patients than
the District win pay anything
for. According to the Dis
trict's estimate the deficit will
amount to about $4,000 by
the end Of the fiscal year June
80. Last year the deficit was
only $4,000. This lack Of bal
ance is of serious concern to
both hospitals. Humane feel
ing will not permit investiga-
ton Of the financial status Of
q patient in need of immedi-
ate care, prior to furnishing
that care.
Emergency, o voluntary non
profit hospital has a record of
over 80 years Of continuous
service to the Washington
area. IT'S program for care Of
those in need which includes
many not eligible for District
care, has through the years
been the determining factor in
restoring countless numbers Of
the unfortunate to productive
life in the community. This
program is threatened by nom
payment by the District for
patients eligible for care at
District expense.
Provision should be made
for greater decentralization Of
medical care for the indigents
In the District and funds
should be provided to pay for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

A terrific struggle In Repub-
lican ranks is shaping up in
California. It could be halted
only, II and when President
Eisenhower lets it be known
he viii run for second term.
Otherwise Vice President Nix
on, Senate Republican Leader
Knowland and Gov. Good
win j. Knight win battle
for CALIFORNIA; big delegation
to the 1856 Republican Ma
tional Convention - which,
incidentally. is to be held in
San Francisco. Chief Justice
Earl Warren's firm declaration
he will not leave the Supreme
Court to run for any Office
has made this California Re-
publican row more certain
than ever - always provided
Eisenhower does not stand for
reelection. The Chief Justice
would have been the probable
Republican nominee for Presi-
dent, with Eisenhower out Of
the race. He, too. is a Califor-
MAN and q ttree-time former
Governor Of the State.
Strong at Home.
The Vice President is par
ticularly strong in the popu-
lous southern part Of Califor-
mia. It's his home. Senator
Knowland halls from Oakland
and is strong in the north
ern section. Gov. knight, per-
sonally ambitious. is not con-
sidered strong enough to de-
feat Nixon in a two-man race
---or Knowland in a similar
race. Since 1t is generally rec
ognized that Nixon is sup
ported by the great mass of
Eisenhower Republicans - as
distinguished from so-called
Taft and Warren Republicans.
who go for Knowland and
Knight "a Northumberland
coalition may get into the field
to defeat a Nixon slate of dele
gate candidates. Such a coali-
ton might give the chairman
ship of the delegation to Gov.
Knight, while Senator Know
land would have the delega-
tons backing for the Repub-
lican presidential nomination
the great prize for which
Nixon and Knowland would be
contending.
Interest in the California
Republican situation arises
particularly because - should
Eisenhower step aside-Nixon
and Knowland will be out
standing possibilities for a
COP. presidential nomina-
ton. California has become
both a big and pivotal State,
politically. by virtue Of greatly
increased population. It breaks
even with Pennsylvania and is
next to New York in number
of delegates it will send to next
years national convention.
Also. potential Republican
presidential candidates in the
rest Of the country are few
and far between, particularly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26

@. Could the new atomic
powered submarine Nautilus
travel entirely around the
world underwater, and with
out refueling?---A B.
A. Yes. because the atomic
fuel on the Nautilus lasts so
long and because her atom
engine does not require air.
She could, moreover, girdle
the globe at a speed faster
than the top surface speed Of
ordinary submarines. which
operate on batteries while
underwater and even ct low
speeds can travel less than
100 miles completely submerg-
ed. From 2 pounds Of etomic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-26
In Beouty's Laughter

There is a roseGte thought that
comes to me
As consolation for each tall
despair:
Wher, year on year falls crush
Then ! shan keep Amy aging
heart GWdre
OF chdngeless ioonders OF the
moon and stars,
The jon OF life, each chdl-
lenginU eDent,
OF sunsets Nth the gala bird
bdsGdrs
DrGped for the night around
their t0ise content.
And I shah tudrd the wrinkles
from my soul
And from my cheeks, ipith
confidence and faith
That mould a hopeful spirit.
line and whole
With certainty that life Is
not a iDrGith,
Still knoiDiHO youthful gifts to
follosp after
DiDeu In the eyes and lips OF
Beaaty's laughter.
Jeon ChoImers Donaldson