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Evening star., 1955-01-17
Situation in Jupun


In recent letter to The Star. Paddy
Fields" Of Yokohama made certain
criticisms Of our military conduct In
Japan.
completely agree, as he says. that it
Is only too true that the United States
at times seems to be trying to ALLEVIATE
friends in foreign lands; at least. we
do not seem to be using the proper
approach. Definitely, dollars won't buy
friendship, and some Of the actions Of
our visitors abroad are not too helpful.
However. as one who has spent most
Of the last three years In Japan, and
who also has Japanese friends with
whom ! still correspond, feel that !
must refute q few Of the statements
made BY Mr.. Fields.
agree that our attitude on 9 the
Bikini fall-out damages to japanese
fishermen was not what it might have
been. Some of the frst-hand answers
to this incident are within the Acc.
others are within the Japanese govern
ment. believe that the trouble stems
originally from two points: Cd that the
Acc underestimated the danger area
Of the H-bonb: and l2) that the
Japanese fishermen have q propensity
to fish wherever they please, regardless
Of warnings. However, when the damage
was done, the United States offered the
most qualified medical and atomic re-
search help that we have to study the
victims and try to help them, only to
be turned down cold BY the Japanesel
No American doctors were allowed to
examine the fail-0ut victims So not
only were we unable to help them: we
did not even know for sure whether
they were suffering from radiation
effects. Nevertheless, we have just
made large settlement on those VIC
Tins. can hardly call our attitude un-
compromising.
As for maneuver areas, billet and
camp locations encroaching on japanese
rights, most Americans do not know
that all facilities now being provided
for United States forces in Japan are
being furnished by the Japanese
government as their contribution to
the mutual security agreement. The
United States forces are at fault from
the standpoint that little or no publicity
is given to this fact. was in the
Japan Construction Agency In Japan,
which Is q United States Army con-
strIction unit, and also with the En-
gineer Section Of Camp Tokyo, which
handles all real estate matters in the
Tokyo area for the Army. Many times
have heard the remarks Look at all
Of the money We are spending for build
give To the Japanese when we leave.
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Evening star., 1955-01-17

"Advice after my c=n heart" said
Templeton Jones. as he read wlIat the
doctor had written.
Never stand erect, said the medical
man It stops the diaphragm from;
rising and falling as it should,
The doctor naiveiy went on TO say
he was considering mentioning this
health fact to the Army. since military
posture results. he claimed. In chest
breathing without adequate use Of the
diaphragm.
II am afraid," !" laughed Templeton
Jones. that be win be wasting his time.
The dear old Army has been receive
ing that adyica for years. and has never
ated on It yet.
ssWhen / was boy, and the Swedish
system or caiisthenics came along. there
arose IN Denmark. think It was. q
man named Mueller.
Herr Mueller. as he was called In.
vented system of his own. based on
the ancient Greek statues.
AT the turn Of the century, he was
inveiehing against the military posture,
said that It made stid chest. and
ultimately caused trouble.
NO Army Of any nation paid any at
tention to him.
sHe moved TO London, and kept up
his campaign. His system Of Is min
utes Of daily exercise was practiced By
thousands. maybe millions. cf peopis
the world over.
.EIlitsrs men vent risht ahsad
Evening star., 1955-01-17
BY chories { Trocewen

cially II not carried too far and above
all too long.
But the average person naturally
loves to slouch. and II he does not
slouch too much. It is all to the good.
Here again comes the necessity Tor
moderation.
TempIeton Jones claims that the old
fashioned idea Of muItitudes Of good
mothers, that small boys shouldn't Sit
on the back of their neck, was all
wrong.
It is very comfortable position. end
allows one to breathe naturally. which
i the best kind q hreathins.
10 think about breathing for very
long at b time Is to become very con-
scipus of breathing. and this usually
results In nervousness.
Many persons who have tried the
Yogi breathing systems have found this
out.
There was also q asniff breathing
system that was popular some 70 years
ago. This was better, since the snifianR
In of air through the nose was done
in connection with walking, and this
part Of the exercise took ones mind
on the breathing
Il think, said Temptation Jonts.
.'tiaat the doctor might have better said.
DO not stand erect too much or too
eften.' A little standing erect. now and
then. y good for any one.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
The Human ToueE,

The Iron Curtain is not all iron. Under
President Eisenhowers plan to help victims
OF last years Danubian flood. the Red Cross
has just distributed food relief to hard-hit
peasants In the neighborhood Of Gyoer.
Hungary, and the Communist authorities
have not barred the dispatch of news story
declaring that the recipients have been
made happy by the aid and feel very grate-
ful to the American people for it. Humani-
tarianism, for the moment at least, thus
seems to have punched a slight hole In the
wall that the Red totalitarians have erected
between their dark domain and the free
world, and nobody has been harmed by that
fact On the contrary, this little event, this
small contact between East and West, has
not merely brought succor to the hungry,
but has also served to illustrate how well
human beings can get along together, how
friendly and warn-hearted they can be,
when they are allowed to communicate with
one another instead Of being separated into
artificially hostile blocs created by the de-
vices Of tyranny # only the human touch
could be similarly applied everywhere behind
the Iron Curtain. mankind would soon be
rid OF the curse of the cold war and the way
would then be open for genuinely peaceful
coexistence.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
The KremIin's Atomic Offer

American officials have good reason
for their reserved, wait-and-see reaction to
the Kremlinss offer to share some Of Its
non-military atomic know-how with the
rest Of the world. For the offer, though en-
couraging as far as 1t goes, seems much too
limited to warrant lot Of unqualified
cheers. In fact, relatively speaking, 1t looks
like very meager thing when measured
against what our own country anu Britain
have undertaken to do in an international
effort to harness nuclear energy for peace.
Actually, according to the Moscow an
rouncement, the Soviet Union proposes TO
do no more than give out information about
its small atomic power plant. And that
means that the information- (which will be
made available at the American-inspired
international scientific conference to be
held later this year under the auspices Of
the United Nations--is not likely to be
novel or particularly illuminating. This Is
50 because the plant itself, which apparently
has been In operation only since last July, Is
merely 5000 -kilowatt producer-a minor
unit compared with our own and British
reactors now functioning or being built. in
cluding the already active and far more
powerful nuclear engine Of our submarine
Nautilus.
Further, again In terms Of relative
signifcance, the Soviet offer falls far short
Of being In 4 class with the Anglo American
decision to allocate 264 pounds Of fashionable
material Gao Of them ours and - British)
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Evening star., 1955-01-17
W0rning From d Friend

Harry r. Gains comments on our in
ternal security program gain force from
the fact that he is a Republican, friendly
to President Eisenhower. And they also
acquire certain authoritative quality from
Mr.. Gains two years of experience as a
member Of the Subversiye Activities Con-
troll Board
The former Republican Senator from
the State OF washington dealt effectively
with such manifest absurdities as the Wolf
Ladejinsky case. But, as he said Of Mr..
Ladejinsky, .it isn't every one who can call
on Douglas Macarthur, q Walter Judd and
members Of both parties in both houses OF
Congress- This certainly is true, and the
real concern of all of us should be with that
unknown number of men and women "of
smaller regulations" who have found them
selves caught In trap without knowing
where to turn for help or for an opportunity
to state their cases.
How many of these have there been?
How many unpublicized Wolf Ladejinsky
cases have been ground out In the clumsy
processes of our security system?
No one will ever know the answer, but
certainly they have been numerous. And
they will continue to plague us until correc-
tions are made In the system. Mr.. Cain
urged that some machinery be set up for
reconciling conflicting interpretations by
department heads, that more care be exer-
cised In the selection Of security officers.
and that consideration be given to some
different method of picking security hear
ing boards. These suggestions may or may
not add up to an answer to the problem, but
they seem pointed In the right direction.
In any event, they would be great
improvement over the continuing study
The study, of course, is desirable. But II
our security system can produce such bum
gled affairs as the Ladejinsky case the time
has come for action. and this must be action
by the President.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
Panama shocker

The shocking story Of President Re-
mons recent assassination In Panama
brutal crime costing the lives Of three others
as well-has taken turn that seems al
most too 1urid to be helievable. Yet, If the
thing were not true. the National Assembly
OF the country would hardly have seen fit
to act as it has. and what remains uncertain
now Is whether calm and order can be
pened.
According to his own confession, the
man guilty Of the Remon massacre is q
prominent panamanian attorney (once q
weli-liked student here In Washington
named Ruben Miro. Although still obscure
In several respects, Miro's story IS the story
Of d terrible crime Of ambition, not Of pas
sion--a crime cold-bloodedly calculated to
place him In high and powerful position
In his country. And he has implicated others
In his infamy, including chiefly Jose Ramon
Guizado. who as Panamass flrst vice presi-
dent became president Immediately after
Remon's death.
Guizado has branded Miro's confession
as 'senseless,r = and certainly the crime IT.
self seems to have been an act Of madness,
with little or no nationality discernible in
it. Still, the fact remains that the National
Assembly has found the story sufiiciently
convincing to impeach Guizado and arrest
him for trial on charges Of having conspired
In the assassination. AT the same time, the
Assembly has elevated Second Vice Presi-
dent Ricardo Arias to the presidency.
Coupled with the strife between Nicara-
qua and Costa Rica. this swift and bIeakly
sensational course Of events obviously plays
into the hands Of Communist trouble-nak-
ers. Certainly, although there Is good
ground for hope that normally viii be re-
stored under President Arias, the situation
in Panama = country Of vital strategic i'm
portance- continues ''iffy. enough to war
rant large degree Of vigilance on the part
of the United states and the entire inter-
American community.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
By THE HASKTN SERVICE

@. What Is the membership OF the
Civil Air Patrol? Are the members
mostly experienced fiiers? Nv: L. L.
A. CAP has over 10000 volunteer
members, including more than $4,000
adults who are pilots, observers. radio
operators. first aid specialists. instruc-
tors. and technical specialists, APP
proximately $4,000 Of the members are
cadets young men and women Is years
of age or older, who are engaged In an
intensive aviation education program.
IN an emergency, CAP could muster
total OF about 1000 planes.
q How are the big swordfish causht7
These fishes may weigh up 10 thou-
sand pounds?--d z. X.
A. American swordfishermen capture
them with harpoons The harpooner
approaches the fish quietly. hurls his
spear into the fish. and then tosses
overheard buoy which is attached by
d rope To the harpoon. The sw0rdfish
nights against the pun Of the buoy,
trying To lose its burden. After the
great FISH has spent It's energy, the
fisherman returns and hauis It In.
q When VIII full sets Of uncirculated
coins issued In 1854 be available?
H. s. w.
A. Uncirculated coins for 1854 will
come in sets of two each and viii be
available through the ONCE of the Trea-
surer of the United States between
January !. 1855 and March 3. 1855.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
More Fuel for the Lamps Of Scholarship

The 5olloWifi0 portion Of the Ja1u-
drg, 1855. Report From the FolgeT
library Is reprinted NTH the u
brarvs pef1nissi0n.
TsHE Foleer Library looks forward
= to the unfolding year with hope Il
not with burbling optimism. Our bnsi-
ness Is to do the best we can for the
advancement Of learning and the en-
couragement Of scholarship. Though
We are living ia = time Of troubles when
barbarians scon at learning. the light
Of scholarship still burns and the Folger
Library hopes to add little fuel 70 its
lamp In 1855.
We watched the old year pass without
regret. It went out. burdened down with
tears. hates, scandals and bumbling
stupidities. It had seen premium
paced on hate as 3 way of life with
organized hatemOngers setting neigh-
Dor against neiehbor and soaring few
million Americans out Of their wits. To
1854 we say begone and good riddance.
We particularig deplored the growing
tendency Of too many Well-meaning
Americans in 1854 to disparage learn-
ing, to cast suspicion on the schools and
colleges, and to scent . subversive con-
spiracy In the labors Of the great foun-
dations in helping humankind and en-
couraging the search for unbiased and
objective knowledge. The new year win
hardly see so low descent into dark
ness and ignorance. and we welcome
1855 in the fervent hope that ration
alism and good will may prevail over
the stupidity and hate of 1854.
We have our own antidote for some
Of the poisonous nonsense that passes
for truth in these days: that is deep
er knowledge of history. Of the ways Of
men and nations. Of the story of our
rise from servitude to state Of dignity
and freedom. We are young country
faced for the first time BY some of the
dangers that the older nations Of Eu-
rope have endured through the CEN
turfes. It is natural for timid folk to be
frightened, but 1t is not characteristics
of Americans to take leave Of their wits
at the first threat Of danger. We can
survive almost anything except our own
brainlessness.
The history Of Western Europe, par
ticularly the history Of the English
speaking people In the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. has much to
teach US. It win reveal the intelligence
and courage that our ancestors showed
during periods Of danger greater than
ours In their example we can find in.
spiration and hope. In that earlier time.
men believed that the study Of history
was second only to the contemplation
Of Holy Writ as q means Of inducing
Evening star., 1955-01-17
For . Ten-Plus Daughter

Non yoH begin to feel: and non knotD
Y0u haDe accepted that one GIFT I had
TO Offer. iDhich offered dubioHslv.
For better Or for worse. possess It 80.
Wrap IL about yoH. II WiM make rcn SAD.
Yet comfort Hou--ttis ssitxittpitv
Which has been my sdlpattOn and nv
noe.
Y0u iCtH Be richer for II, vet tUtu be
Betrayed Uv 1t: you iDttI Be 6rteDed and
olnd.
Words fOtll hare poper to cut 20 blood
wiH. H0srs
Beaatv pitl pinion poa to docpood
tree.
And lore pfl dsivs both yos and logic
mad.
Bless n OF curse u, darling, not for n5s
Would roH o. felfnaafsh this souI-
strifs.
Alms Robsns eiordss
Evening star., 1955-01-17

Is cooperating in series Of pilot pro-
grams to see what can be done 70 lure
audiences into realms Of art slightly
above the lady Wrestlers. In fact. We
we're the pilot. because the responsible
ity for the first show was ours. We sub
mitted number Of suggestions TO ths
Greater washington educational Tele-
vision COMMITTEES and they selected as
likely subject report on the English
victory over the Spanish Armada In
1858. Naively we assumed that brisk
battle narrative spiced with contem-
porary maps and pictures would do the
trick, but we soon learned that nothing
so simple as that would suffice for tele-
vision.
We found ourselves enveloped In q
'show'' complete with actors playing
the roles Of Philip II Of Spain, Queen
Elizabeth I, and Lord Burghley In fact
Elizabeth Niemyer Of our staf1. who
looked so much prettier than the Queen
that we had to doctor her face. Louis
B. Wright. director Of the library. pre-
pared the script and narrated the
events. accompanied by q lot Of props
including 4 fleeing Spanish galleon on
tricky sea that must have puzzled
better seamen than the Spanish CONF
mander. The fan mail was polite. but
the studio got no impression that the
Great American Television Public IS
ready to sacrifice Il Love Lucy" on the
altar Of historical learning, however
simplified and sugar-coated. One old
Navy hand was not pleased. He wrote In
to say that We did not make it sum-
ciently clear that the Spanish defeat
resulted from letting the army have too
much authority.
The educational teievision people
have bear by the tail. but we wonder
If 1t isn't the wrong bear. We doubt
whether it is sound policy to jazz up
learning to compete for audiences with
the emanations from Madison avenues
advertising agencies. Learning can be
fun, but it can't be that enticing. at
least to audiences whose native tastes
lead them to prefer wrestlers and wrig-
glers. Our guess is that educational teie-
vision will succeed only when 1t decides
to educate rather than entertain. when
1t concentrates on q fairly considerable
audience willing to accept cleancut exc
position and demonstration skillfully
presented without lot of Fictitious
hokunn. Otherwise it is in danger Of
becoming just another hucksters show
without Madison avenue budget to
slick 1t up. Incidentally, perhaps even
Madison avenue will learn one day that
there is an adult audience Of some
proportions, with money to spend on
soup or soap, an audience worth appeal
ing to with something better than clap-
trap.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
Spokesman and Audience

An annual address to joint session
Of Congress BY the Chief Justice, reporting
to the people on the Federal judiciary,
would be an appropriate capStone Of other
helpful reforms made possible by Congress
to strengthen Independence of the judiciary.
One of these was creation IN 1922 of the
Conference of Senior Circuit Judges, step
toward vesting the courts with management
OF their own business affairs. The Confer
ence was made responsible for annually
surveying conditions within the courts and
determining what courts were In. need OF
the help that the courts themselves could
supply, principally in the exchange of judges
between circuits and districts to supply
additional manpower to those that were
overburdened.
This step, however, pointed up an anom-
alous condition: Whereas responsibility of
maintaining eficiency within the courts lay
with the courts themselves, the authority
Of management lay with the Department
of Justice, part Of the executive branch.
which prepared and submitted to Congress
the court budget. TO remove that anomaly
Congress, In 1899, created the Judicial Con-
ference Of the United States and the Adj
nlinistrative once Of United States Courts.
With this machinery, the courts were given
authority to prepare their own budget,
subject to review but not change by the
Budget Bureau, and to supervise appro-
priated expenditures. The Chief Justice
was obligated to submit to Congress an
annual report Of the proceedings Of the
Conference. and Its recommendations for
legislation.
Both steps have strengthened the prin-
ciple of the separate and equal branches
Of our Government. The logical next step,
lending even greater dignity and additional
significance to that principle. would be
appearance OF the Chief Justice before d
joint session Of Congress to report in person
on conditions within the judiciary. It IS
gratifying that the idea Is receiving the
support OF distinguished men inside and out
Of Congress, and that expressed objections
will be studied and discussed.
Some Of the objections seem more
cynical than realistic. The thought that
appearance Of the Chief Justice before
Congress would inject political considera-
tions into this relationship Is difi1cult to
comprehend. The safeguard against that
possibility lies in the character Of our public
servants, not In the method chosen for
formal communication between the judicial
and legislative branches. The spokesman
for the courts Is the Chief Justice, and In
reporting on conditions within the courts,
he should speak to the people through their
representatives Ii the Congress The courts
need such 1 spokesman. to address such an
audience.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
The RIGHT 10 . Public TriuI'

I Join the ranks Of Prof. Collier. the
distinguished professor Of constitutions
al law at George Washington University
Law School, who on occasion has writ
ten to yous regarding constitutional
law aspects Of your editorials. As my
start, direct attention to your edito-
rial, "The Right to Public Trial"
which appeared January 8.
Throughout the editorial the writer
seems to refer to the Sixth Amendment
to the United States Constitution as
being q restraint on arbitrary action
on the part Of State judicial officers,
Specifically. the last sentence reads as
follows: Al,
''To repeat. however AT Is surprising
and somewhat disturbing. ii view Of
the Sixth Amendments command, that
two Of the New York judges thought.
otherwise"
With respect to the first ten Amend
nents to the Constitution, which obvi-
ously include the Sixth. 1t Is generally
recognized that they serve as restraints
on arbitrary Federal action and are not
directed towards restraining State ac-
tion. Relatively comparable restraints
against arbitrary State action are TO
be found, II at all. in the Fourteenth
Amendment. II an amendment to the
Constitution were to be cited regarding
the case concerned. 1t would appear
that the Fourteenth Amendment. rather
than the sixth Amendment. would be
more appropriate.
In view Of the current constant stress
on constitutional rights and the need
for technically accurate references to
the provisions invoked. 1t may be adj
yisable, II you agree with the above
comments. to make : clarifying note
for the benefit Of your reading public.
Roy r. Franchino,
Professor Of Constitutional Law,
American University Law School.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
Postcard Voter

send congratulations via your pa
per to Ruth r. Cole for her system Of
voting" ], too. have often felt that
the postal card or letter approval or
disapproval could be very powerful II
more good citizens would take the time
to do II, instead Of Just saying, "But
what can do about II?
cast b few votes right here and
now: A loud Eyes" for the Peace
Pageant and those who were responsi-
Bile for It. Al resOunding mo for the
District Commissioners who couldn't
decide whether to give school pie
contract to q District firm. II our own
Commissioners don't have the interests
Of residents at heart, who can We turn
to? ''Yess for any one who win give
US parking meters registering ~ mine
utes for penny to two hours for .
dime, as most other cities have. mo"
to more powerful. longer or wider
automobiles. Pleased would suggest
that automobile manufacturers and
highway safety people get together. A
big NO for all advocates Of eliminate
ing downtown parking.
Admittedly this kind Of voting 4
better than none, but still feel frus-
trated every four years when I'd like
to vote for the President Of my country
but can't because I'm 3 resident Of the
! District Of Columbia,
Dorothy Curran.
Evening star., 1955-01-17
speok Up. Mon!

What has become Of oratory2 It Is
lacking in almost all important speeches
made by most important persons
nowadays. Is it obsolete2 Surely not.
But why is it not considered now as
it was in the old days?
Few things are more enjoyable than
q well-rendered speech by q speaker
with good delivery and one who has
oratorical talent. / think one Of the
requirements for j big man to hold .
biz lob Is to be able to show some
signs Of oratory IN his speeches, OF
course. / mean the ones who are re-
quired to make such speeches.
Daniel B. Felker.