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Evening star., 1955-07-19
Resents AFGE Attitude

This question Is directed by
a private business employe to
any Government employe
who may wish to reply:
Why did Federal employees
through the American Fedora
tion Of Government Employees
support an amendment to curb
the transfer of certain defense
agency functions to private in
dustry? (Section 638).
No one seems to have
pointed out this is going to re-
fleet on all Government en-
ployes-not only on those en-
ployed in the defense agencies
concerned.
The attitude of the AFGE
makes no sense. It has been
pointed out that if any busi-
ness-type operation by Gov
ernment is essential it would
go on as before after transfer
to private operation. No es-
sential jobs would be liqui-
dated. Management would be
private. and the accounting
would follow business stand
ards. That is all. Except, of
course. that the taxpayers
might be saved a tidy figure in
the overall as the non-essen-
tials (human and otherwise)
are cut of.
The attitude of the AFGE
leads this writer to believe
that the Government employees
in question are frightened at
the idea of being tested in the
crucible Of private business
methods. Or could it be that
some of them know that their
jobs are not essential? That
they are, as it were, cuckoo
eggs in the nests of the tax
payers? But that's the lesser
part Of the proposition.
The most unfortunate thing
about it is bad light cast on
all Federal employees by the
stand Of the AFGE. When the
taxpayers catch up with the
AFGE viewpoint. they will take
out their ire on the hundreds
of thousands of vitally-essen-
tial. hard-working, Govern
ment career people in agen-
cies that no private business
would ever dream Of wishing
to take over. And the list Is
a long one. The taxpayers will
not distinguish. All they will
remember is that Government
employees" resisted q chance to
save tax dollars,
G. w. M.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Upper Colorado Plan

Stripped OF Its most controversial
feature, the Echo Park Dam, legislation
providing for development of the Upper
Colorado River basin has been reported
favorably by the House Interior Commit
tee and is awaiting Rules Committee
clearance for consideration on the floor.
There have been indications this will be
granted soon and that a program which
has been in the making since 1922 will
be authorized by this session of Congress.
It is, in brief, water storage, irrigation
and power project that promises great
direct benefit to four States-Colorado
New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming-and
indirect benefit to the Nation as whole.
It's implementation has been urged by
President Eisenhower on several occa-
sions, the latest being in his recent news
conference rundown of legislation which
he hoped Congress would enact before
adjournment.
The Senate already has passed a
bill, including the Echo Park Dam that
has been most bitterly opposed by con-
servationists on the ground 1t threatened
encroachment upon Dinosaur National
Park. Although this contention has been
disputed by friends of the upper basin
development plan, the greater impor-
tance of the overall project dictated
elimination of the most controversial
part in the House committee. II this
maneuver clears the way for final ap-
proval of the basic program, the strategy
will be justified from both regional and
national standpoints.
Sponsors of the upper basin plan
a companion piece to lower basin de-
velopments which have helped Cali
fornia, Arizona and Nevada-have made
persuasive case that the Federal
financing will be paid off through power
and reclamation benefits within a So
year period. Costs are now estimated
at $760 million. Not the least of the
projected benefits will be irrigation of
125.000 acres of Navajo Indian land, per-
mitting this largest of the Nations
Indian tribes to grow much of their own
food. Strong regional opposition con-
tinues, mostly from the lower basin
States, but there appear to be over
riding interests involved in Develop
ment Of this type for the upper reaches
Of this nth longest river in the country.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
THE POLITICAL MILL
Eisenhower's Six Points for Peace
BY GOULD LINCOLN

"has the support and well
wishes Of everybody In this
body on both sides Of the
aisle" Senator George. chair
man Of the Foreign Relations
Committee and bellwether Of
the Democrats on foreign af-
fairs. said that Mr.. Eisen-
hower's was a "well-balanced
approach" The President.
Senator George said, is a
"realist," not a "defeatist." He
added he was more encouraged
than ever before to believe that
steps will be taken Cat Geneva)
leading in the direction of q
more stable world.
All Must Play Fair
Obviously, the issue depends
not only on the willingness Of
the United States and It's allies
to deal fairly with the Rus
slams. but also ssl the willing
ness of Soviet Russia to so
deal with us. While the Rus
SLAMS have indicated more and
more strongly q desire to reach
agreements with a rearmed
West, they have not in any
way relented in their original
program-which calls for the
communication of the entire
world. So long as this goal re-
mains the Russian aim, their
offers of agreement and ad-
justment must be carefully
examined. Perhaps, If the Rus
slams could be convinced the
capitalist world does not in
tend to attack and press them
to the wall, the situation might
be clarified. But even so, II
they retain the determination
to dominate the world, five,
10. Is years from today, there
can be only vigilance-and
preparedness which calls for
armaments-on the part Of
the free world.
The United States has taken
the field twice against dicta-
torship and world domination.
It would do so again. In a
third world war. which might
develop overnight out Of any
war. this country would be an
immediate target. It is argued
In some quarters that this
country should sever alliances.
since some of our allies do not
support US; that this country,
with its military defenses in
the far Pacific; would be i'm
pregnable, and any nation or
group of nations would hesi-
tate to attack us. That argu-
ment begs the question, how
ever, that this or any other
nation could survive an atomic
war. Neither the American
people nor the people of Rus
sia desire q war which could
destroy the human race. The
atom bomb may turn out the
best friend Of peace.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERvICl


The Evening
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Evening star., 1955-07-19

enough. It would relieve the Federal
Government of the responsibility and
cost Of policing the parkway. But care
should be taken to see that any such
transfer of police jurisdiction does not
include authority for Maryland to open
all of the parkway to heavy truck trafic.
State authorities now permit trucks to
use the Maryland portion of the road.
but the Federal section, from near Fort
Meade to Washington, is for passenger
traffic only. It should be kept that way,
whether or not Maryland is granted per-
mission to patrol the parkway.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

may say, improvident house,
holders.
Once in, they are hard to
get out, but they should not
be allowed to enter in the
first place.
Jones points out that the
letter made a pretty picture
of friendly little creatures try
ing to get along in what at
times seems to be q very
wicked world.
"They come UP to within a
few feet of our small chill
dren-"
Little beggars, they have
found assistance from human
beings in the past. why not
now?
Maybe the jays don't nest
in the yard because of the
general inhospitable attitude.
Temp Jones suggests.
It isn't the cat! At least.
not entirely the cat.
Mr.. Jones said he didn't
want to lecture anybody, but
he thinks the normal SUBJ
urban picture has a place for
squirrels.
The number Of fruits they
eat is not large, after all.
He says the whole thing re-
minds him of the irate young
fellow in a peaked cap who
came in from Montgomery
County, Md, during the IT.
year-locust appearance.
He exhibited a branch with
some withered peaches, and
swore that he was being
ruined.
The county agent was equal
ly vehement that only q small
loss would be registered, and
this was what happened. The
boy was not ruined, nor was
any other farmer. but nothing
could convince him.
The same applies to squir-
rels. Templeton Jones believes.
They are a real part and an
interesting part of the pic
ture. and should be so ac-
cepted. ...
1t is a sort of rule of human
psychology that to like q thing,
one must put ones self for
ward to help 1t.
Therefore Jones advises that
this partly irate homeowner
buy some nice peanuts, and
put them out as a peace Offer
ing.
Once the squirrels find they
are welcome. and get some
thing to eat, they will be in
clined to let the apples, pears
and cherries alone.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Grins and Bears 1t

Hail to the Washington
policeman! X,
/ have always been among
the first to take a. friendly
poke at the minions of the law,
and I now want to eat humble
pie"
What a splendid job they
are doing during our transit
strike and in the hottest and
most humid weather Washing
ton can hurl.
AS a Kensington resident I
have some distance to drive,
and much to my family's de-
light am arriving home five
minutes earlier than on nor
NAL days. OF course, traffic Is
far heavier but due almost en-
tirely to the fine work of the
Washington police we are get
ting to our Offices and arriving
home on schedule.
One little incident helps to
illustrate my thought. In a
crowded intersection where
several streets came together,
we were stopped temporarily
bumper to bumper, cars so
close that one could converse
easily with those around. We
could not move an inch. Sud-
IDENTIFY. from the middle of all
this a booming bass voice
shouted Halt, or I'll shoot!"
All eyes turned toward the
burly, sweat-bedecked, red
faced officer in the center Of
the jam. He stood there laugh
ing so hard at his own prank
that the crowd caught on inn
mediately: all broke into smiles
and went home in q better
mood.
Bless them all! When you
consider their small salaries,
conditions under which they
are sometimes forced to work,
and the abuse to which they
are frequently subjected, one
wonders that they can keep
a sense of humor at all.
Capital Transit might take
note of this situation. With
all the additional parking and
help from officers like the
above, they may have to ask
permission to resume operation.
George CrOssette.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

Win, lose or draw. President
Eisenhower struck a tremen-
dously important note in his
opening Of the Geneva four
power conference. He called
for a new spirit" new
approach" to the vital prob
lens which confront the free
peoples of the world and the
Communist nations. He backed
up this demand with q frank
statement of the position of
the United States, and pre-
sumably its European allies.
on six points. But he went fur
ther. He called on the repre-
sentatives of Soviet Russia to
state Just as frankly the atti-
tude of their nation-which
speaks for the Communist
world. It is only through such
an approach, a willingness to
put the cards on the table.
that hope for lasting agree
ments and peace can be OBJ
tanned.
The President attempted no
detailed solution of the prob
lens. He strongly urged. how
ever, that they be given con-
sideration. There was nothing
nebulous about the Eisen-
hover statement. He said ex-
phcitly that the conferees had
not gathered in Geneva
merely to catalogue our diff
ferences. He proposed they
should 60 further and try to
discover avenues by which
these differences can be
tackled and overcome.
Subjects Listed
The subjects which he listed
for consideration were unifi-
cation of Germany, new guar
antees for Soviet Russia If it
will go along, reduction of
ornaments, cessation Of at.
tempted subversion of govern
ments and peoples by world
communism, elimination Of the
Iron Curtain and all other cur
tains, and permission of satel-
lite nations to determine their
own governments through free
elections. The President made
it entirely clear that the Amer
lean people and their Govern
ment would approach these
problems and their solution in
a friendly spirit. If the Rus
SLAMS will do the same, there
may be high hope of a new
and more peaceful era.
The Presidents statement,
rejecting optimism. was inn
mediately hailed in this coun-
try. That he has the country
back of him is clear from the
statements made by Demo-
cratic as well as Republican
leaders. Senator Clements of
Kentucky, the acting majority
leader, declared the President
Evening star., 1955-07-19

@. Why does man raise his
hand to his forehead to sa-
lute?-T. l..
A. Originally. saluting was
done by removing the hat or
head covering. Later, soldiers
were ordered to abandon this
practice because frequent pull
ing of soiled their hats, and
to raise the back of the hand
in brisk motion instead.
@. What is the estimated
yearly total Of money spent in
tips?-G. Mob.
A. Americans spend an esti-
mated 81 billion annually in
tipping. Whole businesses
hat checking. for instance
are founded on this custom.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

@. Why do we use the word
"sir" in beginning a letter?
E. T.
A. Derived from the Latin
word Senior" (elder). "sir"
was a distinction Of age which
developed into a title Of re-
spect, since an elder person was
assumed to have gained wis
dom from experience. The
French attached the word
mon" (my) to 1t and the two
words together became mon
sieur," now the regular term
for "sir" or 'Mr." The Span
ish form is "senor" and the
Italian, "signor." ALI 80 back
to the original Latin Senior"
Evening star., 1955-07-19
SoFor SoGood

II words mean anything, the Geneva
summit" conference has opened auspi-
ciously and should lead to happy results
for the whole of mankind. Each of the
Big Four governing heads-Faure of
France, Eden of Britain, Bulganin of the
Soviet Union and Eisenhower of the
United States-has spoken his important
preliminary piece. And all of them,
though differing in ways that vary from
little to great, have given voice to mood
sufficiently frank, earnest, conciliatory
and friendly to encourage the hope that
they will succeed this week in effectively
thawing the cold war and making fruit
full start on the task of promoting
genuinely decent and enduring peace.
To get the ball rolling In that direc-
ton, President Eisenhower-th first of
the leaders to speak at Geneva-has
struck precisely the right note in his
eloquent statement outlining some of the
deadly problems that weigh most heavily
on his own mind and the minds of the
American people. What he and our
country want, as he has said, are good
faith discussions that will set in motion
series Of later negotiations -presum-
ably at the level Of foreign ministers
calculated to bring about step-by-step
solutions to these problems. And Mr..
Faure and Mr.. Eden, even though several
aspects of their proposals may be open
to question, have expressed essentially
the same views as his.
These views include the following:
G) Germany should be promptly re-
united, and it should be tree to ally
itself with the West within system of
special Notwithstanding possibly
f1ve-power mutual security pact-de-
signed to insure Russia's safety. (2)
Something should be done to restore to
the European satellites the liberty.
pledged to them in wartime agreements.
(3) The time has come to eliminate the
Iron Curtain and all other barriers to
trust and friendship among nations.
az It is essential to end the subversive
activities of international communism.
(5) To promote disarmament and protect
every country against the terrible danger
of surprise attack, the Big Four must
strive to work out an effective system of
global policing or inspection And (6)
tA4C WO1 III SAAlA1dLC WOu1O 1u1 LI1EI
proved if the Kremlin would participate
in and contribute to the atoms-for-
peace program.
Soviet Premier Bulganin, besides an
nouncing his governments decision to
cooperate fully in the peace promoting
atomic plan, has responded to all this in
temperate and promising manner, even
though indicating that grave differences
still exist between East and West. Ac-
cordingly (again, If words mean any
thing, the Geneva meeting certainly
seems to have begun in heartening way
all around-enough so to justify Mr..
Eisenhower's prediction that it twill be
a great success" if its opening spirit is
sustained throughout. True, the ''if'
here is large one-but so far so good
Our haggard and harried world has
reason to be thankful for that much at
least.
Evening star., 1955-07-19

The perennial squirrel prob
lem
1--WE live in the suburbs in
Virginia." writes w. K. of
Falls Church, "and feel very
fortunate in having a number
Of trees near us. -
"But along with the trees
are a number Of squirrels.
1--WE also have apple. pear
and. cherry trees in our yard,
but the squirrels are calmly
carrying off all our fruit.
"The squirrels are very tame
and do not frighten easily.
Even shooting near them
fails to discourage them for
very long.
Il hate to think of killing
them but they have also been
going into some of our neigh
bors' houses.
ALSO they come up within
a few feet of our small chill
dren.
"Is it possible your friend
Templeton Jones might have
a solution to our problem? We
would like to have some fruit
this year.
'The bluejays chase the
squirrels but they do not have
their nests in cur trees. I
guess because Of our cat"
y r y
We asked Temp about this,
and. yes. he has a solution.
Templeton Jones, being a
good American, has a ready
solution for everything.
Listen to Jones, and all
strikes would be settled out of
hand. wars ended. and gov
ernment put on an even keel.
But back to the squirrels
Mr.. Jones says the problem
usually is not as bad as it
sounds.
Squirrels around Washing
ton are gray squirrels, much
better tempered than the mid
Western reds.
AS a rule, they seldom bite,
unless frightened by a quick
movement close at hand.
They are, as our correspond
ent says, very tame, and do
not frighten easily.
Temp Jones says this re-
minds him of the old French
maxim, "This is a very wicked
animal; when attacked, it de-
fends itself p"
AS for going into homes,
only a few do this. and 1t is
quite a nuisance, it must be
admitted.
Mostly such trespassers
find ready entrances. left for
them by thoughtless and, we
Evening star., 1955-07-19

union in all the months of
attempted negotiations. Also
the transit company's man
agement-and this is espec-
tally true of the beloved Mr..
Wolfson-has consistently dis
played marked arrogance to-
ward Congress and the public.
3. If Capital Transit is in
bad financial shape, a major
part of the blame must go to
the irresponsible robber baron
practices of its management,
headed by Mr.. Wolfson.
4. The Public Utilities Com
mission. which The Star finds
so badly at fault, has hardly
been niggardly with Capital
Transit. 1t has allowed nu-
merous rate increases until
the fare here is among the
highest in the nation. Further,
it has continuously permitted
Capital Transit to cut services.
One might consider it ad-
mirable that The Star. alone
among Washington institu-
tions, stands steadfastly and
courageously in defense of the
allegedly much-hurt Mr.. Wolf
son. However, when this atti-
tude results in the unjust ma.
ligning OF the Senate District
Committee. the PUG, the Dis
trict Commissioners and the
transit workers, The Stars po-
sition loses its praiseworthi-
ness.
Arnold Mayer.
X y \ X
1t was with strange feelings
that the citizens of Washing
ton who are vitality affected by
the transit strike read that
various members of Congress
who have been in conference
relative to a way of settlement
casually express themselves as
in doubt that any remedial
legislation may be enacted be-
fore the impending adjourn
ment date.
One Senator has great
hopes of action this session."
How cheering! Others doubt
very much that anything can
be done in the time remaining.
Commissioner Spencer thinks
We can" The one thing that
would be needed to spark all
this wishful thinking into ef-
fective action would be for
these authorities to share the
lot of so many thousands of
Washingtonians who cannot
step into waiting automobiles
of their own. and who trudge
long distances in the heat, or
have to stay home and lose the
earnings on which they depend
for their daily bread.
We want to ask our legis-
lators just what they expect
the people of this city to do
after adjournment, if the strike
is not settled by that time
move away. or just stop living?
Vera e. Adams.
X \ II X
In the name of decency and
fair play, let's give the tran
sit drivers a raise in pay. In
Boston, street car and bus
drivers receive $2.05 per hour,
whereas in Washington they
get only $1.90 per hour and
work hard for it.
It seems to me that the pub
lie generally is grossly misin-
formed as to the working
cost of a transit company.
Both the company and its driv-
ers are entitled to receive more
money.
Walter Fielder.
X n
Give the union its strike
demands.
Reduce the fare to 15c for
day travel up to s pm. After
that make the fare 10c. Let
school children pay 15c with
a free-return ride coupon, to
be issued. This will do away
with all tokens and weekly
passes.
Marion I. Walters.
Evening star., 1955-07-19
Always There Is One

Always there Is one,
Different from the Others.
Other lips are bloodless:
Other arms are stone.
Always there Is one
Whose memory is a shadotu,
Euer close beside you.
You are not alone.
Always there is one,
Dedrer than the Others;
One the heart remembers
And ciH not disopn.
Beatrice Hussey ookes
Evening star., 1955-07-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sution.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1955-12-15
Kregenow And
Whitaere With
Rutgers Cagers

Two former stars at East Cleve-
lands Shaw High School currently
are reunited on Rutgers Univer-
sity's varsity basketball team.
Floyd Kregenow, a junior here,
and sophomore Bill Whitacre are
members of the Scarlet five which
opened its season December 7th
against Newark Rutgers.
Kregenow, who also is a men,
Der of the Rutgers track team, is
a 6-3 forward who earned ALL
Scholastic honors at Shaw High.
Last season he saw limited action,
scoring Sc points in 20 games.
Whitacre was starting member
of last years freshman five. He
is a 5-11 guard with a fine outside
shot. The first string varsity quar-
terback this fall, Whitacre reported
for basketball just two weeks ago
and will not be ready for full time
duty for a while.
Both Kregenow and Whitacre, in
addition to competing in sports,
(Whitacre also was first string
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