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Evening star., 1955-03-11
"THIRTY-FIFTH STREET.

"THIRTY-FIFTH STREET.
Dear Sir:
Does your correspondent who does
not like Whitman's poetry know the
mockingbird's song from Out Of the
Cradle Endlessly Rocking?
"He should read it and let you know
how he feels about it.
This and That is an endless pleas
ure to me and this gives me chance
to say thank you.
Sincerely yours. N. McM."
Whitman loved the birds.
Perhaps his most famous bird pas
sages are the hermit thrush's song
from when Lilacs Last in the Door
yard Bloom'd d." and the mockingbird
song mentioned.
"Shine! Shine Shine!
Pour down your warmth, great sun!
While we bask, we two together.
1.-TWO together!
Winds blow south, or winds blow north.
Day come white. or night come black
Home. or rivers and mountains from
home.
Singing all time, minding no time,
While we two keep together"
The cradle endlessly rocking was the
sea, which came into Whitman's life
as q child and young man at Long Is
land. "
It was q place where there were land
birds Of the East, not just water birds.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
One Love

"The child is only sir." they said.
"She lual forget her father soon."
Alone at night. she curled In bed
And humn,ed hopeful, secret tune:
~ ipill forget my papa soon."
Time dG1odled. Days stretched into
years:
The older girl did not forget.
The ,Domdn turned to God In tears:
She had so trusted; tried; and yet
She Uas not able to forget.
But ,oten she matched small daughters
UT
Loue to both God and "ddd," ds one,
She blessed her memories, mise ctt
OF Him Whose perfect Will b done:
Two loues-tor father, God-were one.
Helen Seorisht FoulknsL
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Traffic Matter
Virginian.

Vara NJ Gugert complains Of "DPL"
drivers in a letter to The Star. Among
other things, she says they run through
red lights near Connecticut and Florida
avenues
At this multiple intersection, the light
is green in both directions for several
seconds at the crossing involving
Florida avenue. Twenty-first street and
s street, at q point just west OF Con-
necticut. It is green for westbound
traffic on Florida avenue at the same
time it is green for Northbound traffic
on Twenty-first street.
Suppose the lights at Thirteenth and
F were green for Thirteenth at the
same time they were green for F? In
principle, it would be the same kind
of bungle, the difference being only In
the amount Of traffic.
AS a driver-education specialist. the
writer called this dangerous situation
to the attention Of the engineering de-
partment Of the Traffic Bureau more
than a year ago. the assumption being
that the department would want to
change the timing Of the lights before
someone was killed.
Nothing has yet been done.
Donald C. Keith.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Measuring Peiping's Character

Whether "bra1nWaShed" or not, Mrs.
Adele Rickett and Malcolm Bersohn-the
two Americans who have Just come out of
Red China-are certainly parrotlike echoers
of the Communist line. After three and
half years of imprisonment over there, they
are filled with Shame and remorse" for
having been "Spies," and while asSailing
the "ifnperialistic" policies of the United
States and its ''warmongers," they cannot
find words laudatory enough to describe the
wonderful" goodness, kindness and justice
of the democratic" and "peace-loving"
Peiping regime.
BY coincidence however, this altogether
bizarre eulogy of Red China's benign and
tender character has been forced to COM
pete with completely different, and inf
nitely more credible, assessment of that
character. For the Defense Ministry in
London, almost simultaneously with the
Rickett-Bersohn press conference in Hong
Kong, has issued an official document that
sets forth, in fairly narrowing detail, the
story of the treatment accorded by the
Chinese Communists to 978 British prisoners
of war in Korea. 1t is a story that tells
of psychological and physical brutality of
the worst kind-sadistic tortures that one
would expect only from savages or people
with diseased minds, sheer barbarity syS-
tematically outraging every basic standard
of civilized society and simple human
decency.
This is not new story, of course. It
has been told before, with equal credibility
and in even greater detail, by Americans and
others who have been prisoners of the
Chinese Communists, and it constitutes only
a small part of the much larger and much
more terrible story Of what the Red totali-
tarians have done in depressing and liqui-
dating vast numbers of the people of China
the bourgeois" dissenters,. the ones OPP
posed to Marxist tyranny. Here is the true
measure of Peiping'S dark and pitiless ma
ture. Mrs. Rickett and Mr.. Bersohn have
spoken as If talking in their sleep out of
crazy dream, or wild nightmare, in which
reality has been distorted into the exact
opposite Of itself
Impress your friends-go around with
one arm in a sling as though you had Just
come back from an exclusive ski resort.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
By Riehord FykIund

TT MAY BE that Adolf Hitler schemed
L to become dictator of Germany be-
cause he knew it was the only job he
could hold.
Certainly he was unemployed all his
life. He never held a job. He never
tried to get one when he was hungry
and cold as a youth in Vienna.
For even then he knew there was only
one job he was fitted for-that Of
Fuhrer of his beloved Germans, wher-
ever they were.
This new insight into the personality
of Hitler is revealed in THE Young
Hitler Knew" by August Kubizek, an
excellent book just released ny Hough-
ton Miff1in Co. Mr.. Kubizek has done
more than any other writer to explain
what made Hitler tick.
AS boy Mr.. Kubizek was a close
friend Of Hitler. The friendship was
normal in its adolescent intensity but
was unique in that the young Hitler
chose Kubizek to be the sounding board
for his developing, twisting personality.
Here is the picture Mr.. Kubizek draws:
Hitler always was deadly serious
youth. Everything he saw about him
offered a problem. AS he grew in ex-
perience. the problems he saw grew
also. and. as the. solutions he unceas-
inely sought were always total solu-
tions, he came to the point, even as a
boy, where the only real solution he
could accept was to remake the coun-
tries where Germans lived.
At first it was only his home town,
Linz, Austria, that needed remaking.
AS MI. Kubizek puts it: When Adolf
and I strolled through the familiar
streets Of the good. old town-all peace,
quiet and harmony-my friend would
Evening star., 1955-03-11
LetterstO TheStur.
Pen-7anaes may be used II letters carry
toriters' correct names and addresses
All letters are subject to condensation.

CATION Of Cuba, and is consistent with
the policy Of the governments of Cuba
and the United States. Producers in
Cuba would, of course. prefer to sell
sugar to the United States rather than
Russia. Accordingly, they always send
to the United States all of the sugar
permitted under United States laws.
Sugar production in Cuba has been
reduced about 81 per cent since 1852.
because of shrinking markets in the
United States and elsewhere. In con-
trast, production in Peru, according to
latest figures available, is at approx
mately the maximum level ever reached
in that country.
The United States has never been the
major market for Peruvian sugar. This
is largely the result of geography. Pro-
ducers of sugar in Cuba, also largely
as result of geography. economic and
historical ties, have always looked to
the United States as the largest out
let for their product.
Oscar Diaz Albertini.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Proposes Mission to Moscow

j. Wilbur Potherby's recent letter is
hardly worth an answer. Yet, since his
words might be accepted as true by
the uninformed and the brain-washed.
a certain amount of rebuttal becomes
necessary. If Mr.. Potherby actually be-
lieves that thousands of Government
employees lost their positions solely by
reason of false testimony and char
acter smears of unknown informers out
to earn a few soiled pieces of silver"
then Mr.. Potherby's reaction to the self
made perjurer Matusow is exactly what
Matusow and the Communist Party in
tended, that doubt be cast upon all such
testimony. f
Mr.. Potherby needs to be corrected on
one basic point with respect to consti-
tutional rights and liberties. Nothing
in our Constitution provides or was in
tended to provide right" to certain
job or position. Employment, especially
employment by the Government, is a
privilege-never right. Every employe
owes a certain amount of respect and
loyalty toward his employer. In the
case of a Government employe, any
doubt of that loyalty must be resolved
in favor of the employer-the American
people. This test for continued employ
ment is far different FROM though often
enormously confused with, the guilt
beyond all reasonable doubt" test re-
quired for criminal conviction.
It would be interesting to know the
basis for Mr.. Potherby's conclusion that
no Government employe is free. He
states that Government employe may
not read certain books or publications,
attend certain movies or meetings, join
certain organizations or associate with
certain persons. Such prohibitions are
certainly news" to the writer as well
as to thousands Of other Government
employees. Any Government employe
may engage in any Of those activities
he chooses. If, however, his reason for
certain conduct might have something
to do with his loyalty to his employer,
the American people have a right to
know that reason.
If Mr.. Potherby really believes that
it is debatable whether a citizen Of
Moscow, Idaho, has more freedom than
a citizen of Moscow, USSR, it might be
we'll for Mr.. Potherby to spend his next
paid vacation in the latter city so he
could make more erudite comparison.
If he decides to return, we will all be
anxiously awaiting the results Of his
survey.
Philip r. MelangtOn, Jr.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Demands More Law and Order

read with considerable interest your
editorial of March which directed my
attention to Chief of Police Murray's
dicta on walking the streets of the Ma
tion's Capital. also read with interest
the resolution passed by the Women's
City Club asking the District Commits
sioners and Congress to take action
against the lawless elements so that
normalcy might be restored in Wash
ington.
Although your editorial and the
remarks of Chief Murray indicated that
the victims Of yokings. muggings and
other terroristic practices are women.
explored the pages Of The Star of
the same date and discovered that at
least on March 3 the victims were men.
Are we to understand that to them also
would apply the advice given by Chief
Murray? Are cab drivers to stop plying
their trade after dark? Are gas station
attendants to close their doors at night?
And should they follow his advice,
would they still be safe, for three men
were held up in daylight in an apart
ment house Office in nearby Maryland.
No, the problem is not confined to
women and children. 1t is a problem
that faces every resident of the District
Of Columbia and problem that must
be solved with speed If we in the Dis
trict are not to become the butt of
Communistic ridicule. If we can police
the world. can we not also police the
capital of the world?
Aroused Citizen.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Virginia Schools

Virginia Schools
I would like to make the following
observations relative to the Howard
University students letter which ex-
pressed establishment at the fact that
less than per cent Of the 5.772 Negro
teachers employed by the State of Vir-
ginia have substandard certificates. His
astonishment is readily understandable
in view Of the tremendous effort on the
part of certain minority elements ia
voring nonsegregation to create an i'm
preston that the reverse is true.
What might be even more astonish-
ing is the fact that in many instances
colored teachers in Virginia receive
higher salaries than white teachers.
Virginia does not practice discrim-
ination as between white or colored
teachers but has adhered to the sepa-
rate but equal doctrine originally laid
down by the Supreme Court.
The intense pressure brought by this
administration upon the Supreme Court
and the local school board for non
segregation does not by any means
represent the views and desires of the
majority of our people. This student
indulges in the familiar use of such ex-
pressions as antisegregationists, racial
bigots, reactionaries, segmentationists
and the like and states that this aston
ishing information points in favor of
an assimilated society in the Old Do
minion. Nothing could be further from
the truth. That outstanding Virginian.
Gov. Stanley, made his position in this
regard crystal clear. -.
It was interesting to learn Of the tre-
mendous decrease in the Negro popu-
lation in Virginia, from 47.9 per cent
to 22.2 per cent Undoubtedly this ac-
counts for the continued rise in the
Negro population in our Nations Cap
ital. Since this trend is continuing,
and the Negroes are given the best OF
everything in Washington, including
Howard University, there is no just
cause for complaint.
The Old Dominion shall not be de-
prived by the Supreme Court of the
right of freedom of association and the
pursuit of happiness granted under the
Constitution.
Virginian.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
How Hitler licked Before Getting Works

compact impression. Away with this
horrible, completely bungled tenement
blockI Let's have free vista TO the
Castle"
And later when he became dictator
he ordered al those changes made
not only changes In the cities Of his
youth. but also in the social orders that
displeased young Adolf. For Hitler's
ideas never changed. He developed
an idea, elaborated on it, but never
dropped 1t, never changed it.
MIR. Kublzek says. THE most out
standing trait in my friends character
was D.. the unparalleled consistency in
everything that he said and did. There
was in his nature something firm. in
flexible, immovable, obstinately rigid.
which manifested itself in his profound
seriousness and was at the bottom of
all his other characteristics. o.. Every
thing that lay in these rigid precincts
Of his being remained unaltered for
ever"
Hitler's mind was filled with grandi-
Csc schemes upon which he worked
without letup. And he was utterly con-
vinced that some day he would put
them into effect. But, as he could not
stand to be thwarted in his infiexible
will, he deliberately avoided completing
his plans. or putting them to a test or
even discussing them with anyone but
the natural yes man" that young
Kubizek was.
That is probably why Hitler refused
to get a job. He could not stand small
projects. and he realized no employer
would put up with his grand ones. So
he preferred to do nothing.
Nothing, that is, but rant at the
world that was so unsatisfactory to him
and plan for the day he could go into
business for himself-changing it.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
More Politics in Taxes

The Senate Democratic leadership has
produced a tax revision program designed to
attract votes. It is difficult to see in 1t any
worthier purpose.
1t is, in BRIEF plan to give broad tax
relief in the lower income brackets only, to
repeal the limited relief given last year on
dividend income and on the accelerated
business depreciation provision and to ex-
tend present excise and corporation income
tax rates for 81 months instead Of IL months
as requested by the administration.
In addition, the Democratic program
includes retroactive repeal of two other pro-
visions of last years law that bear upon tax
allowances for business reserves. However,
Secretary Of Treasury Humphrey has testi
fled in favor of repeal Of these two latter
provisions on grounds they were technically
in error, although he has challenged vigor-
ously the Democratic estimates of revenue
involved.
Basically, the Democratic program in
the Senate is a substitute for the Demo-
cratic-sponsored plan approved in the House
to give $40 tax credit to every taxpayer
and dependent The revenue loss by this
provision was estimated at approximately
So billion yearly. The fact that the Senate
Finance Committee, with Democrats Byrd
and George joining the Republican minority,
voted this proposal down presumably led
to the package alternative sponsored by the
Senate Democratic leadership. In 1t, the
lowincome individual relief would be
limited to a $40 credit for each head of
household and $40 for each dependent, but
not for spouse. While the cost of this
provision is estimated at about $1.2 billion
between now and July l, 1857, Democratic
spokesmen claim that revenue gains from
other proposals would give the Government
a net increase of $4.8 billion in the same
period
Senator Byrd, promptly opposing the
plan of his party's leadership, described
these figures as erroneous and fictitious"
Secretary Humphrey has described the
Democratic program as "just as irrespon-
sible, just as political as the original proposal
for $40 tax reduction"
It has been clear from the beginning
that the Democrats are playing politics with
this tax legislation. The administration has
asked a one-year extension of the excise
and corporation income tax rates, and they
be extended again if necessary next
year. It also favors closing the two loop
holes in business levies found in last years
omnibus tax bill. Progress is being made
toward balanced budget and further tax
relief can be voted next year If conditions
warrant such action. It would be premature
to do so now. Furthermore, as Secretary
Humphrey says, it would be unwise to repeal
parts Of last years law which have proved
so helpful in making jobs and better times
for most Americans" The Democratic ma
jority should not engage in this kind of
political maneuvering.
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Sugar Imports

S0S0s ''fSsAS
In the recent letter, "Peru Bitter
Over Cuban Sugar." Reynaldo Clubbing
claims that the United States gives
Cuba fantastic preferential treatment"
over Peru with reference to sugar.
The present United States quota for
sugar from Peru is approximately
$4,000 tons. This is more than double
the quota granted Peru when the United
States re-established sugar quotas in
1948, following World War II. In con-
trast, the present United States quota
for sugar from Cuba of 1855, 900 tons
is 8 per cent lower than the quota for
1948. Cuba historically has been the
principal source of sugar for the United
States, in time of war as well as in
time of peace. During the last war,
and the years of sugar rationing i'm
mediately following, Cuba sold its
sugars to the United States at prices
ranging from 2.65 cents per pound to
a basic price of 3.675 cents for the
1916 and 1947 crops, while the world
price was several times as high.
Cuba has always filled its quota in
the United States market and has also
supplied the deficits of other areas,
while Peru, in many instances, has
failed to ship sugar to the United
States when prices in the world mar
ket were higher than those prevailing
in the United States.
The present United States tariff on
sugar imported from Peru is 0.625 cent
per pound, not 1928 cents as stated by
Mr. Gubbins. Also, the tariff on sugar
from Cuba is 0.5 cent per pound, not
0.34 cent as claimed by Mr.. GubbinS.
Mr.. Gubbins processes to be unable
to comprehend the reasons for the
recent sale of Cuban sugar to Russia.
Russia is a participating country with
Cuba and the United States to the In
ternational Sugar Agreement. and the
sale was made within the stipulations
of such agreement. The sale violated
no International commitment or obli-
Evening star., 1955-03-11

sometimes be taken by q certain mood
and begin to change everything he saw.
That house there was in a wrong posi-
tion, it would have to be demolished.
There was an empty plot which could
be built up instead. That street needed
q correction in order to give q more
Evening star., 1955-03-11
Questions and Answers

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Evening star., 1955-03-11

@. What are the origin and meaning
Of the English surname. Dwight? T. 8.
A. The name is Of Teutonic origin.
Earlier forms are De Wytte or De Witt.
and the Dutch spelling is De Witt. It
means "the white one"
Evening star., 1955-03-11
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. How many people did President
Eisenhower appoint to ONCE last
year?-J. w. I.
A. The President made 45.9l7 ap-
pointments in 1854.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

OSLO. Norway.-The average
height Of Norwegian soldiers Is
now 5sfeet Q. This compares
with 5 feet 7 in 1900.
Evening star., 1955-01-25

A coroner's jury yesterday ex-
onerated q Railway Express
Agency truck driven in the acci-
dent death Friday of Albert o.
Schuette, 52-year-old Balti-
inorean.
The jury found Mr.. Schuette
brought about his own death
when he walked behind q truck
being backed by George Collinge.
40. Of 224 Adams street NE, at
a loading entrance behind the
Shoreham Hotel.
Mr.. Collinge told the jury he
looked in his rear-vision mirror,
saw the way clear and then
backed up. He felt a bump, he
testified and discovered Mr..
Schuette lying behind his truck.
Mr.. Collinge had been awarded
a safety medal for his 20-year.
accident-free record shortly be-
fore the tragedy.
In another inquest yesterday,
the jury held I'd 1t. August e.
witt. q. stationed at Walter
Reed Army Hospital, responsible
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Norwegian Soldiers Ronked as ToIIest

At present Oslo soldiers are
the tallest. 5 feet io.2 and those
from northern Finnmark Prov
ince the shortest. 5 feet 7iz.
Evening star., 1955-01-25
Truck Driver Freed IN Death Of Pedestrian

in the traffic death Thursday of
Mrs. Daisy D. Privette. IS. COL
ored. of 1855 Mount Olive street
NE. 1t. Witt was ordered held
for the action o. the grand jury.
Mrs. Privette was passenger
in a car driven by her husband,
Onnie Privette. Privette's caf, !,
southbound on Fifth street NV.
was struck by Wits car, at the
intersection of Decatur and
Fifth streets NV.
Evening star., 1955-07-07
Defense Seeks to Retain
Its 'DoIIor-o-Y Year Men

they be given only advisory au-
thority where policy matters are
involved. Final decision on pol
icy matters would be reserved
for full-time salaried officials.
Senator Capehart said the ad-
ministration is willing to accept
this language limitation on the
dollar-a-year men.
Many such officials. on loan
from private enterprise. now
head various divisions within the
Office of Defense Mobilization
and other Government agencies
to work on preparedness pro-
grams. Paid by their private
employers. they get q nominal
salary. often 81 a year, from the
Government.
The Banking Committee in q
report TO the Senate said there
lis too much danger that such
|ofncials might flavor their pri-
|vate interests unduly. at the ex-
lpense Of the public interest" II
said they should be allowed in
lpeacetime to serve only in "sub-
ordinate positions or to serve
Jas consultants or advisers.
Defense Mobiliser Arthur 8
|Flemming has argued vigorously
that the curbs the Banking
Evening star., 1955-07-07

COMMITTEES proposed would erip-
pie the defense effort. Mr..
Flemming said It might result IN
placing some divisions In hands
Of persons with second rate
ability. experience and informa-
ton" He said there are ade-
quate safeguards now against
abuse Of position by the dollar-a-
year men.
The bill calls for a non-con-
|troversial two-year extension OF
powers for stockpiling of war
vital materials. and for their ra-
tioning to industry II emergency
arises.
1t would provide no authority
for rationing Of consumer goods
|or for wage-price controls suci,
as existed in World War II.
The bill would provide new au-
thority to stockpile items such
as turbines and gears, which
require long times to manufac-
ture. and to use Federal funds to
encourage the development OF
substitutes for critical materials