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Evening star., 1955-02-19
No Breach in Siqht

There is an irresponsible quality to
reports from London that the British gov
ernment will continue to press for abandon
ment of Quemoy and the Matsus, even If
this means an open breach with the United
States.
The British government, like our own,
wants Formosa and the Pescadores to re-
main in friendly hands. There is differ
ence of opinion concerning the coastal is
lands, notably Quemoy and the Matsus. The
British would turn them over forthwith to
the Chinese Communists, believing that this
would! facilitate tacit cease-fire in the
Formosa Strait, thereby minimizing the
danger Of war. Our own Government rec
ognizes that the continued occupation Of
the coastal islands by Chang Kai-shek's
forces carries a risk of hostilities. But it
is not willing simply to hand these islands
over to the Communists It wants some
thing in exchange dependable, guaran-
teed ceaSe-fire applicable to FormoSa and
the PescadoreS.
This is, Of course, difference of policy.
But it is ridiculous to say that the British
intend to press for their view even if it
means an open breach with us. Nothing
could serve the interests Of the Communists
better than such breach. And, conversely,
nothing could be much more adverse to
British and American interests. Further
more, all three parties know that this is
the case.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Mun-Mode Diamond

vilhjalmur Stefansson, the Arctic ex-
plorer, once played a gramophone for some
Eskimos and found, to his surprise, that
they were not much impressed by machine
with human voice. They were familiar
with much more marvellous phenomena. A
like condition prevailed in the minds of the
children Of Ruth Bryan Rhode, who could
not imagine why their mother was excited
by a mere airplane flight over the Alps.
We dwellers in the Age of Confusion, edu-
Gated by a long list of miracles including
that of the broken atom, may be in some
danger OF becoming blase about progress
Here, for example, is the making of
diamonds to order. The demonstration in
the General Electric laboratory at Schenec-
tady proved that coal can be heated and
Evening star., 1955-02-19
BY Charles E. Trocewen
Esther M. Douth.

Weary With Wintriness-"
What title that would be, and 1t
would be especially appreciated BY
Washingtonians in the months OF
February and March.
"Send Me Singing"
Some flip teller of detective tales
might use this one.
"Where Everything Was White"
would do for new novel laid In the
vast expanses of the Antarctic.
It would, indeed. be but rephras-
ing of Tom Henry's "The White Con-
tinent"
Drift of Flying Chips"
This could be Western. and Where
Kisses May Not Enter" could be the
name for almost any sort Of modern
story.
It is interesting to note that all Of
these titles, mere phrases in the two
Macdonald tales. are from "Phan-
tastes" written in 1855, when the au-
thor was young man, and only one
from "Lilith," written toward the close
of his life, more than so years later.
Looking toward psychology and psy-
chiatry, George Macdonald must have
been, when he wrote the line, Lonely
trod my soul up and down the halls
Of the BRAIN"
1t is not given to every writer. no
matter how good, to be a phrase
maker. AL the more interesting 1t Is,
therefore. to find one who Is.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Federal Pay

The story in The Star which told Of
ployes' positions. some Of which had
not been reviewed since the 1920s. has
special interest because Of the current
drive to raise the salaries Of Govern
ment employees on percentage basis.
Anybody who has ever worked for
the Government knows that a prin-
cipal cause of low morale there is not
low salaries as such but the widespread
neglect of the principle Of equal pay
for equal work. When an Office. for
example, has employees with grades
ranging from GS-9 to GS-l3, all doing
basically the same work, there is bound
to be deep resentments. Raising all
salaries on percentage basis will only
increase the feeling Of resentment
among conscientious employees who
want justice. not handouts.
The administration could do wonders
In raising the morale Of Government
employees, and at a fraction of the cost
of general wage increase, If 1t pro-
ceeded along tried and true civil service
principles. To that end it should pro-
vide personnel officers with the neces-
sary money and then order them to
reclassify positions according to equal
pay for equal work. To insure prompt
action, impartial appeal boards should
be set up for employees. These boards
should be given the power to penalize
personnel officers who continue to delay
or block the legitimate requests of en-
ployes for upgrading of their positions.
Thomas Hussey.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

pressed into as fine a brilliant as nature
ever brought into existence. Even when 1t
is conceded that artificial pearls, rubies
and sapphires have been produced as needed
until they now are taken for granted, 1t
still is marvelous-even in this age of mar
vels-that synthetic diamonds can be cre-
ated at will to cut real diamonds Some
unseen barrier between what used to be
fiction and what hereafter will be fact was
broken by DR., Francis P. Bundy and his
colleagues last week. Thus history was ac-
complished by the willard the ingenuity
Of man.
Nor can such an event ever be truly
commonplace. The human mind and the
human heart have an immortal endowment
Of wonder over the wonderful. To deny
this would be to mock human capacity for
the solution of human problems.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Dead Sea Scrolls

Americans who subscribed money for
the purchase of the famous Bible manu-
scripts found near Jericho in 1947 have per-
formed a service to Judaic- Christian religion
and philosophy. Indeed, it truly may be
said that they have contributed to all cul-
ture based OH the Scriptures, the MoSlem
included. Any modern man or woman who
acknowledges obligation of any constructive
kind to the Old Testament will be glad to
hear that ownership of what scholars be-
lieve to be an authentic manuscript of the
Book of Isaiah has passed to the government
of the Republic of Israel and that the manu-
script will be made accessible to the public
at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
This means, in brief, that the greatest
of the ancient Hebrew prophets and orators,
called by Renan the classical genius" Of
Judaism, is certain to come into new emf
nence. The manuscript discovered in
Dead Sea cave will be examined with scru-
pulous care by experts qualified to Judge 1t
against supplementary texts, one of the
number being another version of Isaiah al
ready acquired by the Hebrew University
from the same group of Syrian antiquaries.
The yet-unopened Book of Lemach may
prove an equally important accession. Prof.
William F. Albright of Johns Hopkins Uni
verSity is confident that 1t is the document
referred to in very old texts whose validity
has been accepted long since.
Purchase of the Jericho scrolls by the
Israeli state obviously will be "big news"
throughout the Near East. It may stimu-
late further searching and further finding.
Thus the Judaic- Christian Bible would be
feasible of Recommendation of surprising in
terest not only in the history of religion but
likewise in the history of history-the
annals of civilization everywhere.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Useful Book Column
Even Justice.

I would like to express my appre-
citation for the very fine column on
children's books in Sundays Star.
Although I always find enrichment
in Barbara Nolen's monthly discussion
of books for boys and girls, I think her
February 6 column deserves special
comment. Her emphasis upon the
value of humanized biographies to
child's development has. believe. real
value. speak as parent who has
long observed that children, even the
most sheltered ones, sense that life is
not all fun and whimsy; and because
they do. they gain in strength and
inspiration from reading about and
understanding the struggles and ac-
complishments of real people.
One other point Miss Nolen made,
shat about lack of discrimination in
judging and choosing "series books"
should help toward a more thoughtful
selection Of children's reading matter.
AS the writer of one of these series
books, I have been rather dismayed to
observe the unthinking Jumping to-
gether, whether for good or i'll. Of all
the books of series, not only by
parents but by many booksellers and
librarians as we'll. So it is encouraging
to see this point brought to public
notice.
In a period when more and more
children are reaching the reading age
and when good books are needed as
counterbalance to so much trash fed
to young minds, such column is espe-
cially useful.
Esther M. Douth.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

ing as the rest Of the world acknowl-
edges that mans efficiency. as well
as his happiness, increases If he is
properly placed in. his work.
The final blow for many is the pres
ent muddle over officer promotion poll
cies. use the plural deliberately: One
set of men are promoted according to
age df they fit certain requirements
while others are promoted according
to how fast they went up during World
War II, with serene disregard for the
fact that-except for the immediate
areas of combat casualties-the fastest
promotions were in the States. and
heaven help the officer who served most
of the war overseas.
The Army cannot afford to lose these
men. They would be expensive and
difficult to replace, if not impossible.
Here at least is one place where the
Army itself could clean up mess with
out having to spend penny. All that
is needed is vision. common sense. and
integrity among those responsible for
promotion policy.
nhSarvop
Evening star., 1955-02-19
That Tenth Mailman

Nine out of ten mailmen should be
facing their next rounds with renewed con-
fidence, an increased feeling of safety and
perhaps most important of ala higher
degree of self-reSpect Why? Because the
Post ONCE Department has assured them
that if they show respect for the dogs
along their way, nine times out of ten mans
best friend" will show respect for them.
This implies, in short, that these respected
dogs will not be biting respectful mailmen.
Too many mailmen, 1t seems, have been
bitten by dogs-a clear case of there being
too little respect being displayed on one
side or the other. It is unreasonable Of
course, to expect a mailman to feel very
respectful toward dog that already has
bitten him, so the suggested policy is to
display the all-important respect in adj
vance.
This still leaves however, the critical
case of the tenth mailman-or perhaps just
any mailman encountering the tenth dog,
presumably cur that is insensitive to any
obligations of mutual respect. The De-
partment is not unmindful of this problem,
or lacking In suggestions for coping with 1t.
It recommends friendliness (on the part Of
the mailman) but not petting. It recon-
mends these various maneuverS: Face the
dog and stand still, back away slowly, walk
quickly past, make no sudden movements.
If there seems to be conflict In these in
structions, perhaps the mailman can write
the department for clariflcation. In any
case, never strike at the dog.
It would seem that the department has
covered pretty broad range Of ways and
means for mailmen to get along with dogs.
The only thing left now is to present some
equally persuasive code Of behavior to the
dogs.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
CundIe on q Hill

The darkness seemed too great for one
small light,
Until he sGU q candle on a Hill,
Cleaning like beacon In the night.
And since the need OF home tpas In
him still.
Urging him on to penetrate the dark.
He sensed that yonder there Dds
hope OF cheer.
The moods advanced In an untriendly
arc
To hem him In; too bleak they Dere.
too near.
He strained to glimpse the light. re-
ntembering
The road he'd Travelled and hon
sharp his ache
OF loneliness had been by the tDeeptn0
spring.
Yet notD he had only one more Hill
to take;
And u his faith could cancel all the
past.
He uould belieue 80 small a light could
last.
Moy c. Lord
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Britain and NucIeor Power

/ In undertaking to build IL nuclear
power stations In the next 10 years, the
British-while firmly committing them
selves to develop the hydrogen bomb as well
as A-weapons-hav moved forward boldly
and inspiringly into the highly promising
business of exploiting the atoms enormous
potential for good
According to Geoffrey Lloyd, Britain's
Minister of Fuel and Power, the new pro-
gram, big as it is, is just starter. For the
projected Stations-which will be designed
to produce up to million kilowatts or about
10 per cent of the country's present total
output Of electricity for industrial and
civilian needs-are expected to open the
way to period when nothing but nuclear
plants will be built to meet the demands of
steadily expanding national economy. In
other words, from this point on, the British
intend to concentrate on the atom as their
prime future source Of energy for running
factories, lighting homes, etc.
Mr.. Lloyd has not exaggerated in hail
ing all this as an event marking "a historic
day for Britain" Nor is there any reason to
dispute his assertion that no other nation
has as yet launched such large-scale
nuclear program to produce electricity The
British have taken the lead in that sense
because they have found that the job can be
done at costs competitive with power gener-
ated by conventional fuel. This is partic-
ularly true in their case, of course, because
they have little falling water and less oil,
while their reserves of coal-whose price is
constantly rising-have declined to point
that requires them to import from dollar
countries.
Necessity is thus once again the mother
Of invention and effort. The British, with
their coal getting scarce or at least too
costly, are now turning to the atom with the
will and imagination needed to make the
most Of this great new source of energy
They are setting an excellent example for
other countries similarly situated. More
than that, they are doing a good job for
peace by showing how nuclear power can be
harnessed to serve man rather than destroy
him.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Friend Of the Arubs
PTA Member.

A recent letter to The Star deplored
the fact that Israel had been omitted
from the International peace confer
ence in the Middle East, and one Of
the arguments advanced was that Is
rael had accepted 100000 immigrants.
It is more than q coincidence that
these 100000 were accommodated only
by the expulsion of about a million
Arabs. who were evicted or who fled
from their homes and properties as
result of a war of aggression waged
against them. And they have never
been compensated for this loss, al
though those who expelled them have
been compensated in parallel situ-
alton by Germany.
It hardly seems likely that nation
which observes such one-sided con-
cepts of justice would add anything
to a peace conference.
Even Justice.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Opposes Burke Airport

Are these time checks to Friendship
and Burke, made by the CAA. meant
for adult consumption? Is the CAA
really gulIible enough to believe that
two rush-hour trips to Friendship and
one solitary slack-time trip to Burke
are comparable?
For those who may not have seen the
pictures The Star published some time
back of bumper bumper lines over
Fourteenth Street Bridge and it's ap-
proaches, let me assert that it takes
nearly 80 minutes to travel from the
Statler to Glebe Road in Arlington
after 4:30 pm.-that time being possi-
BILE only if there are no mishaps.
Most of us don't want the airport
here in Virginia, so let's not try to
pull the wool over our eyes.
Fairfax Resident.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Goes Along With Dr.. Butcher

School Board Member Margaret j.
Butcher has been the object Of spo-
radio attacks. In my opinion land most
probably in hers, too) she needs no
defense. 1t has not been shown that
her special work with the NAACP has
impaired her function as board member.
The NAACP itself is, to say the least.
neither illegitimate nor subversive.
A recent detractor accused DR..
Butcher of having lost her impartiality
through service to the NAACP. Can one
be impartial toward racial segregation
especially when that one is himself
segregated? 1t seems to me like being
impartial toward a headache.
]. w. Haywood, jr.
Evening star., 1955-02-19

In the past 20 years. a great many
titles OF novels have been taken from
sentences in other books.
Looking over the recently reiSsued
Visionary Novels of George Macdon-
ald," published by MONDAY Press, we
found many phrases which might be
so used.
They are presented here as book
titles, but it must be kept in mind that
in the two stories, "Lilith" and "Phan-
tastes" they are merely words in
sentences.
The list:
ITO Love and Be WISE"
"A Story Without Beginning"
'It Will Never Have an End"
''Yet Not With Life"
Between Sorrow and Delight"
where Kisses May Not Enter"
"The Church of Darkness"
"Where Everything Was White"
"Send Me Singing"
weary With Wintriness."
1.-THE Glow Of Magic Fire"
Bonds of Alabaster."
"The Tenth Hail."
"The Halls of the Brain"
"The Blaze Of Dawn"
"A Kind Of Infinite Symphony"
"The Door Of Dismay."
1.-THE Veil Between"
Drift Of Flying Chips"
OF these possible titles. only one
has 80 far been used, but 1t probably
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Rutes Macarthur Hiqh

Early in 1941 at Fort Sam Houston,
Tex, when war clouds were gathering
in the Pacific, turned anxiously to
the commanding officer and said, "Col.
Devers, what will we do? Who can
really take command of this situation?"
He shook his head with conviction and
replied, "Oid Douglas Macarthur can
do it,"
From that day hence followed the
career of Gen. Macarthur and am
firmly convinced when his battle
SCARED aegis is hung in the hallowed
halls of fame and history has rendered
its verdict, this man will take his place
with pride and honor beside those in
our country who, having been richly
ordinary insight, used the spark OF
genius in their souls to help fashion
and perpetuate way of life that is
now being threatened with destruction
by deceivers and the deceived; beside
those who dared to be true to the light
God gave them, who refused to conf
promise, to appease. to equivocate.
That Gen. Macarthur is a military
genius, no one in his heart can sincerely
deny; that he fills unique place IN
the minds and hearts OF our people was
dramatically attested to when he was
shamefully relieved Of his high position
in Japan and returned home amid the
widest acclaim ever given any individ-
ual in public service in the history Of
this country; that he is entitled to the
highest honor one in military circles
can be given must be proven by our
bestowing upon him the rank of "The
General of the Armies"
The movement has begun. but for
the moment it is being held up by
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed
Services Committee. He told me re-
Gently that he was not in favor of con-
ferring this honor upon Gen. Mac
Arthur because he had no more to do
with the winning of the last world war
than Gen. Bradley or Gen. Eisenhower.
It was shock to me, because while
appreciate the extent and value Of
every contribution made by other Off
GERS as well as enlisted men and women
of the armed forces. it must be admitted
that none of them have earned the
place in history that rightfully belongs
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Schools and Politics

must take time from busy day to
heartily commend the request of Ar
lington's DR.. Bob Detwiler that our
schools, which are paid for by every
one, regardless of political views. should
be used in no way to further the elec-
ton of anyone from any party. 1t would
certainly be a crooked deal to permit
school organizations or funds to be
used in any way for politics.
PTA Member.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. viii q persons breath freeze in
very cold weather?-F. McH.
A. Yes. Admiral Richard E. Byrd
wrote that during his stay at Little
America in the Antarctic the tempera-
ture dropped to 72 degrees below zero.
1t was SO cold that man could "hear
his breath freeze"
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Old Army Come?

II the Army must be cut Tor reasons
Of economy, why must it begin by los
ing some of its best-trained men? Con-
siderable numbers of Regular Army Of
ficers are resigning, or considering it,
and it is cause for concern.
Why do they leave? 1t is not entirely
on account of the pitifully low military
pay. or the inadequate housing, or the
further hardship of families being
separated, often as much as one year
out of every two.
Behind much Of the present dis
satisfaction is the ruthless policy of
making assignments: If the officer
wants to stay overseas, he is shipped
home; if he then wants to stay in the
States until his children have COM
pleted at least one school term in the
same school, he is given no guarantee
of as much as year in one place
Except in certain jobs), but is shipped
overseas again at any ones whim. If
he has studied French or German, he
is sent to the Far East; if he gets along
well with the Japanese, he goes to
Germany. If he volunteers for a par
ticular job because he feels he is quail
fed for it and could throw his heart
and soul into it, that is reason enough
for the gods to deny it. If he likes it,
it must be wrong. This is not new in
the Army, but it is all the more irritat-
Evening star., 1955-02-19
School Inteqrotion

The views recently expressed by
o. E. Cleveland certainly covered the
Supreme Courts school segregation de-
cision extremely well.
The point that he brings out about
integration being enforced only under
conditions where States may lawfully
use Federal funds for operation and
maintenance of public schools seems to
me to be well taken.
One wonders if this may not be the
reason the Federal Government is so
anxious to "save our public school sys-
tenn from collapse" by directly giving
or loaning money to the several States"
for school construction. This would.
so to speak, leave the door wide open,
not only for integration, but for any in
lection of certain doctrines or ideolo-
gies of the Department Of Health, Well
fare and Education and other agencies.
This leads one to ask, Who will censor
or prescribe what these doctrines or
ideologies" may be? It seems to me
we have sufficient "brain washing" go
ing on now, without it being possible
to put 1t into classroom textbooks. It
is apparent that certain quarters are
ucIcIu IulIlcu W IcuuCc 10 W d CidoSACSo
regimented socialist people in spite Of
the Constitution. Said document seems
to have become scrap of paper that
Is interpreted to suit the occasion, or
pleasure, of those presently entrusted
with the task of so doing. A study of
the McCollum VS.. Illinois case, and the
May, 1854, court action, makes one
wonder.
Glib explanations or excuses will not
suffice. am afraid. The facts remain,
we are vesting all power and control in
our Central Government.
j. B. YeabOWer.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact By writing The Evening
Star tniormation Bureau 1900 Eye ct.
. cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1955-02-19
New Twist in InfIotion Spiral?

While living under the worst condi-
tions of imitation ever known in this
country for 100 years, the idea seems to
prevail that the cure Of this man-made
evil is more and more of the same
thing.
It is contrary to common sense to
believe that by raising everybody's
wages. the high cost of living viii be
neutralized and everybody will be
happy. Wait and see what happens.
You "ain't seen nothin' yet" After rais-
ing the pay of Government workers.
organized labor will call more strikes,
industry will have to raise the price of
every manufactured product, and farm
ers will have to be paid higher subsidies.
The only people who will be happy will
be members of Congress and their bene-
factors whose votes they crave. to keep
them in the jobs they now claim do not
pay them decent living.
If Congress had done what it should
have done years ago, it would have
placed ceiling on wages, a ceiling on
retail prices, and outlawed the preda-
tory methods of organized labor which
has been filching the public by many
thousands of strikes, enforced by bru-
tality on picket lines. This could prob
ably be done with good effect today.
but 1t will hardly be likely after the
members get their raise. The votes of
organized minorities will be needed
and bargained for more than ever.
Ami Wright.