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Evening star., 1955-01-19
BY chorles E. TroceweH

unused Templeton Jones. Five cents,
mister. Ha. ha. hal You asked for it,
The letter went on to portray the
joys Of riding downtown with your
neighbors, chatting chummiiy.
Heavens breathed Jones to him
self, Il get enough Of my dear neigh
bors at home. can well stand to pass
them up on the way downtown
The letter said that If you didn't
want to talk chummily to your neigh
bors. you could be an old crab and hud-
die behind your newspaper. or
something along that line. Jones
couldn't recall exactly how 1t was put.
4 get enough newspapers ali day
long," said Templeton Jones. Il am
glad to forget them on the way down."
The letter wasn't licked
II you didn't want to chat with your
fine old neighbors. and didn't want 70
read, then maybe such sap a. you
would like to smoke. now.
God forbid. grftted Telnpleton
Jones, and the sun went behind .
cloud ONO. not smoke. but just yapor.
I'm take an ordinary. every day bus"
screamed Jones. TO himself where
nobody is allowed to smoke. Who
wants TO ride like . picked hefring.
especially with an this lung business
being talked about2"
And he swung aboard his old bus
with real satisfaction for once.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Familiar Labor Objective

Walter Reuther president of both the
CIO and the United Automobile Workers,
has sounded familiar warning in his an
nouncement that the UAW will give top
priority to the guaranteed annual wage in
negotiating new contracts this year with the
automobile manufacturers. Present con-
tracts with the two giants Of the industry,
General Motors and Ford, expire about June
while that with Chrysler. the No. COM
pany in the field. runs out in August.
Guaranteed wage plans take many
forms and more than $50 have been in
operation at one time or another In Amer
lean industry. Some provide what amounts
to an extension of unemployment compensa-
ton; others are part of employer plans to
spread production over full year: others
provide loans against future wages. In
recent years the heavy industries which are
most responsive to the ups and downs OF
the general business cycle have been the
principal targets for union efforts to estab-
lish annual wage structures. The plan
favored by the UAW has resemblance TO
unemployment compensation and probably
would, If applied on wide scale, call for
eventual "integration'' Of the two theories.
In brief, the UAW formula would provide q
credit for so-called permanent employees
those who have. worked the required so or
30 days before becoming union members
of one weeks pay for each two weeks
worked BY this formula a worker OF two
years seniority would be covered for an ad-
ditional year Of guaranteed wage.
Labor and industry, not surprisingly,
meet head-on in debating the practicability
OF guaranteed wage plans. Labor spokes-
men contend that an assured annual wage
not only would afford greater security to
workers but also would help to ward on
cyclical depressions by stabilizing consumer
demand and production requirements.
Spokesman for the heavy industries, par
ticularly, argue that production needs in
their lines are too unpredictable, that main
tenance Of high payrolls in time of business
decline would threaten bankruptcy and
would discourage risk investment needed for
expansion.
The AFL, whose craft union members
often work for several employers during
year, has acknowledged that annual
wage guarantees may be appropriate In
some industries and unsuitable in others" :"
This Is. perhaps. the soundest position Of all
In the controversy and the feasibility Of
such guarantees may be q legitimate subject
for labor-industry bargaining I'm the light
Of each industry,s circumstance.
& y II
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Civil Service Anniversary

It was 70 years ago this week that the
Federal Government launched an uneeskaN
experiment-the substitution OF merfSsfor
politics as standard for personnel Selec-
ftion.s Even the advocates of the reform were
none too optimistic that the undertaking
would be successful. David l.. Perlman,
editor of the Government Standard, organ
OF the American Federation Of Government
Employees, quotes in an article elsewhere on
this page an editorial comment of The Star
that was indicative OF the restrained hopes
of those who were lighting the spoils system.
The editorial, referring to passage Of the
original civil service law on January 8, 1888,
said: What the bill may accomplish de-
pends largely upon the President. He is
really invested with power enough to make
It fair success or total failure"
Fortunately, President after President
has supported the merit system and Con-
gress after Congress has strengthened it,
as weaknesses became apparent or developed
under the stress of growing Federal estab-
lishment The program has stood UP under
the open or covert efforts Of patronage
interests to make inroads In the career
field--the most recent Of which have oc-
Cured under the present administration.
But, When the SnOWuOWH came, tile EkSst~
dent usually has stepped forward in defense
Of the integrity of the merit plan. President
Eisenhower is no exception Although some of
his aides seem to have been slow in getting
the word, he has made It plain that he win
tolerate no tampering with the civil service
principles established back IN 1883. It is
no exaggeration to say that the system
launched so uncertainty SO many years ago
Is more than the "fair success" which The
star hoped for
Evening star., 1955-01-19
To A Young Orsunist

Not easily. to mortal hands or heart. I
Does music come. nv dear. A bird
may trt1
Its summer song and hare no need to
learn
The notes, nor rivers learn to foio
and spill
The music Of Their movement on the
witch by their being are a part Of
But ,oe are human. We are bound
And though bright images and sounds
within the soai. they are but stGdoac.
Unta the hands can capture Or the
mind
Express their beauty. Yet the hours Of
seurch
Reward thepsselUes and on this path
ne ind
Small aotoers Of joy although the hu
Is high
And feet grou tired wlile dtscord strikes
the heart.
II iCe fDOnld find our needed loDeliness,
Whatever Il may be, ts eUeTy part
~ fcrHaC from ~ and at a heGUE price.
SlotUip iDe Learn and sIotClv come 70
see
The n1eGHfng Of q Word or Of a chord.
Chained 70 q dream nor iCdnttnC to
be free.
Not edsflb does music come, my dear,
Whether bv heart or hand, br phrase
or song.
But bD some magic sIte igi1 capture gon
Although her mays are strange ana
hard and long.
Lola S. Morpcn
Evening star., 1955-01-19

sign. facing one Of the worlds famous ave-
nues, must have pained many visitor who
has welcomed the trend In the States
toward elimination of unsightly roadside
signs. Also scheduled to go is the reproduc-
tion Of the Liberty Bell, improperly placed
at the city hall front door. This is only
the beginning, however. Operation Clean
up viii not be complete until the temporary
structure in the adjacent triangle is torn
down and carted away. Relocating Of the
Veterans Service Center is a necessary pre-
liminary step that now is in order.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
A Kindness Reciprocuteds

The inherent kindliness of the Amer
ican Negro has been recognized so often
that 1t needs no reiteration here. just
now there seems to be more Of 1t than
usual. Is the increase spontaneous
response to the pat on the back which
the Supreme Court recently gave to
our colored population? My guess is
that the Supreme Court is responsible.
inviting open handed reaction by the
Negroes to the effect that I'VE finally
Aave become citizens. first-class."
This Negro response, If such 1t is, is
all to the good. Because there also is
noticeable a counter response by the
whites. The white response is man to
man, kind of why sure: II you are
going to be as nice as that to me, I'd
better be as nice as that to you, my
self" This is the way America was
meant to be. and repeat. have lately
seen here in Washington this new ex-
change Of courtesy between colored and
white happen more than once.
What gain, other than simple justice,
is there in such courteous interchange
between the races? A chief gain is
the dual discovery that kindliness is
priceless national asset. and that the
Negroes probably have more of it than
any other group among US. It would
require a long catalogue to list the
vital assets which the peoples Of the
world have brought here to blend into
the American race, But surely, In these
grim times, kindliness. which is akin
to divine love itself. Is something to
encourage wherever 1t is found II the
Negroes are .uncommonly endowed with
this virtue it is high time that they
have free hand to express 1t. to add
fineness In the powerful amalgam Of
which the American people is made.
Henry A. Bates.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

six months, 489 appointments were
made from competitive registers.
From these humble beginnings. the
merit system spread slowly but steadily
throughout the Government. Some
times gains would be made when an
outgoing President placed groups OF
employees under civil service to try and
protect them from dismissal in the
new administration. But as turnover
brought about the need for replaces
ments, the requirements would come
from civil service registers.
Even more important was the grow-
ing realization that the merit system
meant good government.
BY 1893, Theodore Roosevelt. In one
Of the last letters he wrote as q Civil
Service Commissioner. could say:
"As q matter Of practical experience,
every cabinet officer whom have seen
In Washington has, before the end Of
his term, come to the conclusion that II
there was any bureau in which he
needed special efficiency, he had to put
it under the civil service law. -. :"
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Veteruns' Service Center

J. We feel that we must register our
vigorous opposition to the removal OF
the Veterans Information Center from
1850 Pennsylvania avenue NV. under
present conditions.
At no time does our organization in
tend to be against any civic reform or
civic progress. A change OF tenants at
1850 Pennsylvania avenue would hardly
fall in this category in view Of the
service rendered to veterans Of all the
States.
You are aware that all temporary
Government buildings in the District
have been referred to as "eyesores" but
have been tolerated due to the necessity
OF service. But Of all "tempos," none
has met the emergencies as fully as has
the Veterans Information Center.
When the program is initiated for
the removal Of all temporary buildings
for the District, then, in difference to
people served, let the home Of the Vet
erans' Information Center be the last
to come down.
If this contemplated removal means
exile for this service TO q remote loca-
ton. then this progress becomes merely
political inexpediency.
william A. Hickey. Jr.
Department Commander, District
of Columbia Irish War Veterans.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

Wanted A gentleman of experience
win pay 500 to any one who win se-
cure him position In one of the de-
partments. Address In confidence. In
tegrity, Star Office.
Meanwhile, the first Civil Service
Commission, headed by Dorman B.
Eaton, the most prominent of the re-
form leaders. moved into its first
temporary offices. Even by the stand
ards Of those days. it was modest
beginning for new agency. The first
quarters were the front and back par
lors Of private residence at 6l2 Four
teenth street NV. The rent, including
maintenance, heating and light. was 50
a day. When, some weeks later, more
suitable offices became available at the
Department of Agriculture annex. the
commissions first two employees
T. Doyle and Matthew F. Halloran-
moved the commissions belongings in
pushcart.
The first civil service examination
was given in July, 1883. for clerkships
paying 81 900 year. During the next
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Fored Better Than Some

The case of Wolf Ladeiinsky may be
solved In manner to satisfy the State
Department and the Foreign Opera
tions Agency. but there are probably q
few thousand dismissed. suspended or
resigned under former Gov
ernment employees who win wonder how
Mr., Ladejinsky managed such quick
clearance after he had been declared
a security risk by the Department Of
Agriculture.
It is quite obvious that our laws and
standards set for Federal employees in
regard to loyalty would be considered
absurd In q truly democratic and civil
lied society. but at the moment we live
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Why Cut the Loaf in Two?

Why two, instead of one amendment to
the Constitution, permitting voting repre-
sentation in their Government to Americans
living in the Capital of the United States?
Representative Broyhill, from nearby
Virginia, proposes two. He has not prepared
the texts. The purpose of one amendment,
however, would be to give voting rights to
Wasiingtonians for President and Vice
President. Nobody, Mr. Broyhill believes,
could validly oppose that. The other
amendment would provide voting represen-
tation for Washington in Congress. It
is this point, in Mr.. Broyhill's opinion, that
has stymied the aspiration Of Washington
ans to vote for their National Government.
His idea, based on good intentions, is to let
Congress choose between the amendments
or adopt both of them.
But straight line is the shortest dis
tance between two points. The shortest
distance is one, not two, Constitutional
amendments. The one amendment, which
has become the standard amendment, reads
as follows:
The Congress shall have power to pro-
vide that there shall be In the Congress and
among the electors of President and Vice
President members elected by the people OF
the District constituting the seat Of Gov
ernment of the United States IN Such num-
bers and with such powers as the Congress
shall determine but such representation
and such powers shall be no greater than
those of state. All legislation hereunder
shall be subject to amendment and repeal
Objection to voting rights for Washing
tonians in the National Government has
been confined, for the most part, to repre-
sentation of the District In the Senate, not
In Congress. The beauty of the single
amendment is that 1t binds Congress to
nothing It merely confers new power on
Congress-the power to provide voting rep
resentation for the people of Washington in
the election of President and Vice Presi-
dent, and in the Congress of the United
States. The degree OF that representation
would depend upon the legislative decision
of Congress, whether the District should
have no Senator. one Senator or two Sem
ators, and the number of representatives 1t
might have in the House.
Under this amendment, Congress could
exercise its new power as 1t saw At. Those
who oppose it are opposing grant OF power
to Congress to permit, under conditions OF
It's own choosing, the right Of Americans
living In the Nations Capital to be repre-
sented in their Government As such OBJ
lection is untenable under basic principles
underlying the American theory Of Govern
ment, those who express 1t are inclined to
rest their opposition on other grounds. And
these grounds are not likely to be removed
by splitting the amendment In two.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
or to a Good Start

The long-needed cleanup operation
for the cluttered front yard. Of the District
Building is on to good start. The Com
missioners picked a particularly Vulnerable
initial target when they ordered the removal
of the big billboard which had been tol-
Grated in front Of their headquarters. This
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Letters to The Star

in world Of hysteria and fear. Rightly
or wrongly, these laws apply just as
much to Wolf Ladejinsky as they do
to an obscure $2.750 clerk. The State
Department and the FOA have no more
authority to circumvent these laws and
standards than the Department of
Agriculture.
Secretary Benson and the Depart
ment of Agriculture found Mr.. Lade-
iirsky security risk according to
loyalty standards set UP by the United
States Government. Various racist and
nationalistic groups brought consider
able pressure upon Secretary Benson
to change his verdict. The United
States Government is under no obliga-
ton to guarantee job rights to employees
who happen to belong to minority
groups when such employees are found
to be security risks. The question Of
anti-Semitism has no bearing upon the
case. Many Anglo-Saxons, less guilty
than Mr.. Ladejinsky. were made job
less by our juvenile loyalty standards.
How, under existing standards for loy-
atty. can the Government hire Wolf
Ladeiinsky in any capacity. sensitive
or otherwise?
]. Wilbur POtherby.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Lottimore Indictment

Judge Luther Youngdahl has thrown
out the new perjury Indictment against
Owen baltimore because, in his judgment,
the charges are "formless and obscure. :"
The prosecution had contended that Mr..
baltimore was follower of the Communist
line and promoter of Communist inter-
ests, and that Mr.. baltimore, in denying
this. had perjured himself.
A guide to Judge Youngdahl's reason
ing may be found in the following footnote
from his opinion:
The listing Gin the indictmentl Of top
les as to how and in what manner defendant
made use of his positions, to promote Conl-
munist interests, adds no precision but only
greater formleSSness to the Indictment and
asks for increased speculation by the jury.
Consider. for example. such Of the listed
topics descriptions of articles written BY
Mr. Lattimore) as The Marxist System Is
Admired for It's Progress and Accomplish
nents " 1.-The Soviet Union Is Democratic.
''The Soviets Fully Accord Equal Rights to
All Minorities {" THE Soviet Collective Sys-
tenn Benefits the Individual" THE Soviet
Society Being Most Progressive Is Admired
by Other Countries, = and "The Sovets Have
Not Interyened In China This last was
based In part on book written In 1949.)
The jury must consider what each OF
these topics means. and this includes all
the terms contained therein: what the de-
fendant understood as to each term and
topic, and as to whether or not when de-
fendant said he did not promote Com
munist interests he knowingly lied as to
each Of these topics according to the mean
ing Of them he. at that moment, had In
mind. How could a jury fathom without
gueSswork the meaning OF all these topics,
and specifically such phrases and words as
"Marxist System Equal Rights" Mi
norties" Progressive, Z "Intervened"?
# this is the correct view of the law, it
would seem to follow that 1t would be vir-
tually impossible to convict any one of per-
jury on the basis of anything he might have
said or written. And this is of sufficient
Importance, one would think, to justify a
request by the Government for review OF
the ruling by the full Court of Appeals.
1t should also be remembered that f1ve
valid charges against Mr.. baltimore remain
In force. There has been tendency to
brush these aside as being trivialities, In
consequential issues as to whether he can
remember certain dates and luncheon en-
gagements. This is not correct, at least as
far as the issue of perjury is concerned.
One Of these counts charges, for example.
that Mr.. baltimore lied when he told a
Senate committee that he did not handle
Lauchlin Currie's mail when that former
Roosevelt aide was away from the White
House.
This is not minor memory test Of
some obscure detail in a mans past. 1t is
hardly the sort of thing that a person would
quickly forget, and If the Government has
evidence to support the accusation, it has
both the right and the duty to put the evi-
dence before a Jury.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Does most Of the worlds sugar
come from sugar cane or from sugar
beets?-D. x.
A. About IS per cent Of the annual
crop of almost 40 million tons comes
from sugar cane; IS per cent comes
from sugar beets.
Evening star., 1955-01-19

O. Has the Community Chest idea
been taken up In other countries be-
sides the United States2--R. z. E.
A. Yes. the plan has taken root in
several foreign countries, some as far
distant as Australia and Japan. In the
United States, over 1900 communities
have established a Community Chest
plan.
Evening star., 1955-01-19
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answef 70 any
question Of fact BY writing The evening
Star Information Bureau. 1900 Eye ST.
NV Washington 5 c Please inciose
3 cents for return postage
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LOTS AND ACREAGE FOR sALl

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