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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

from the shoulders BY q wide
strap.
The curious phrase. monkey
grinder" came from the turn
ing Of the crank. plus the
monkey.
The monk usually 1--WE should
say always) wore a pretty suit
Of red, with q small round hat
on his head. From this hat.
undoubtedly, came the name OF
monkey hat" sometimes still
seen. and worn by young
women. Variations Of 1t are
in high style this fall. We be-
lieve.
The monkey was tethered
to long chain, long enough
to enable him to climb to Sec
ond story windows.
It was his duty to 60 aloft
to receive q coin at the hands
of some fair one looking out
the window.
Both street piano and
monkey grinder men came
around in the daytime, often
in the morning, when nobody
was at home except the women
and the small children.
There were no nursery
schools then to take the very
little children on their mothers
hands for o time.
The man and his monkey
always afforded q diversion.
Indeed, the sight Of an agile
animal climbing up the rough
bricks or stone front Of an old
Washington row house was q
thing to excite interest in any
one. It would. even today.
Aloft on the window sill,
the grinning creature would
accept the money in his little
tin cup, which he carried for
the purpose. 5s
The street piano man had
no such aid. All he had was
music, music. music, as q song
of a later era was to proclaim
so insistently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
IKefoNer May Get Jump on Stevenson
BY GOULD LINCOLN

fall. That was before President
Eisenhower suffered o heart
attack. The Tennessee Sena-
tor, it Is now believed. win get
into the race for the presiden-
tial nomination-and enter all
the presidential preference
primaries he can. II he throws
his hat In the ring Monday, he
will set the jump on Mr.. Stew
efison who has planned to make
his announcement In Novena-
Der.
John c. Landreau. chairman
Of the Los Angeles Veterans
Democratic Club. has been
looking into the California
situation for Senator Kefauver
and win report to him on his
arrival. In Q letter to Demo-
cratic National Chairman Paul
NJ. Butler. Mr.. LAndreau said
neither Stevenson nor Harri-
man could carry California in
the 1856 national election,-
but that Kefauver can. He also
predicted that Kefauver will
win the California primary next
year. One Of the reasons he
advanced for opposition to
Stevenson and Hartman Is
that both have been too closely
identified with the ADA
(Americans for Democratic
Action, and that the veterans
win not vote for anyone iden-
titled with that left-wing or
ganization.
Statement q Day
On the Republican side,
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight is
good for a statement a day,
and the second day he denies
what he is quoted as having
said the first day. For ex :
ample, he was quoted as hav-
ing said that Vice President
Nixon could not win II NOM
mated for President, and that
neither could Senator Know
land. It was the second part
of this quotation that burned
up Gov. Knight. For he has
been looking to Knowland for
support In his own race for q
pledged Knight delegation to
the Republican National Con-
vention- pledged to him. Of
course. he says, only as a IA
favorite-son candidate. Knight
was most vehement In his de-
NAL that he doubted Know
lands vote-getting abilities.
His denial that he had said
Nixon could not win was mild.
to say the least.
Senator Knowland has
added his bit to the presiden-
tial conversation IN his home
State. He insists that there
should be q wide-open pri-
mary and let the voters decide
whom they want to nominate
for President. Presumably, he
was speaking of CALIFORNIA;
primary-for only 10 Of the
AZ States hold presidential
preference primaries. 1t does
not look as though he is
particularly anxious to hand
Knight q pledged California
delegation next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

Californians, Republicans
and Democrats alike, are do
ing their best to make their
State the political nerve center
Of the moment-and Of 1856.
too. Take the Democrats, for
example. Four out Of the i've
principal party leaders have
stepped out for Adlai Steven
son for the party's presidential
nomination next year. Party
discipline, for the Democrats.
is mighty thin in California.
They have been feuding for
years. and with something like
q million more registered DEM
ocrats than Republicans. have
lost the last four gubernatorial
elections. Also. they have
failed to elect United States
Senator'S. It is not surprising.
therefore. to flnd that anti
Stevenson Democrats there are
organizing to carry the presi-
Dental primary next year for
Senator Estes Kefauyer.
They Recall 1852
Indeed, they claim that in q
showdown, Kefauyer win de-
feat Stevenson Id California.
They recall that Kefauver car
ried a similar primary in 1852.
He still has many Of the same
supporters in the State. Tom
Carrel, a wealthy resident of
Los Angeles County who was
treasurer Of the Kefauver
Committee in 1852, is heading
a new organization for the
Tennessee Senator. To add to
the Democratic scramble. Car
mine G.. DeSapio, Tammany
leader and the spark plug Of
the drive to get the Democratic
presidential nomination for
Gov. Averell Hartman. has
been in California, comforting
with Democratic leaders in the
interests Of the New York Gov
ernor.
The Stevenson drive in Cali
fornia, headed by Attorney
General pat" Brown has been
launched at a psychological
moment, apparently designed
to scare of the Kefauver sup
porters and to put a crimp in
any ideas DeSapio may have
Of obtaining California dele
gates pledged to Gov. Harri-
man. It is not expected that
Hartman win enter the Cali
fornia primary. when delegates
to the 1856 Democratic Ma
tional Convention are elected.
On the other hand. Kefauver
might prove q real threat to
Stevenson in that primary
II both are entered.
Senator Kefauyer is ex-
pected to return to his Office
there Monday. and arrange
ments are being made for q
press conference Monday aft
ernoon. It is possible that the
Senator may make his future
political plans known then.
Before he left on the extended
foreign tour he has now COM
pleted, he said he probably
would announce his plans this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
British Lobor's Dilemma

The showing OF strength by the
moderate wing Of the British Labor Party
in its annual conference at Margate re-
fleets some OF the profound changes
going on In that political organization.
The showing came on three tests, one on
the election Of party treasurer and the
others on policy issues. As expected, but
by a significantly larger margin than
year ago, Hugh Gaitskell, former Chan
cellor Of the Exchequer and youthful
leader Of the moderates, defeated Aneurin
Bevan, left-wing Welshman, for the
treasurer's post. BY equally overwhelm-
ing margins, two left-wing resolutions
one dealing with strike policy and the
other demanding wider naturalization
Of industry without compensation-were
voted down.
But having achieved these victories,
and thereby demonstrating their domi-
nant position within the party, the mod
crates revealed they have not yet arrived
at any clear determination on the party
philosophy Of the future. James Grifnth,
veteran member Of the National Executive
Committee, posed this dilemma by OBJ
jecting to issuance of any general state
ment Of policy at this time and suggest
ing, instead, list of ten subjects to be
studied over the next three years. Among
them were social security, housing, own
ership Of industry, education, agriculture
and the potential problems Of nuclear
age.
On some grounds, Mr.. Grifnth's atti-
tude Of patience and his espeusal Of
careful deliberation seem logical. The
Labor Party was badly defeated in the
general elections last May. One Of sew
eral reasons for this defeat apparently
was that the dogmatic platform Of the
earlier British Socialist movement
which naturalization was such popular
cause--has lost It's appeal to the younger
voters Of the country. Actually, the Con-
sentative Party has become far more
liberal In its political PHILOSOPHERS than
ever before, while Labor has-been mark
Ing time and dissipating It's energies in
factional struggles for leadership. At
best, 1t will take time to establish new
foundations for revived popularity.
And even though Mr.. Bevans pros
poets of winning the party leadership
now seem simmer than ever, there still
remain the questions of when Clement
Attlee will surrender this position and
whether his preference for q successor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Good News on Tempos

More encouraging even than the
news that two unsightly "tempos" have
been marked for early destruction Is the
disclosure of President Eisenhower's de-
termination to get rid OF all such eyesores.
The movement to raze the nearly two
score temporary Federal buildings re-
naming from two world wars has Jagged
In the past because Of q lack Of firm top
level leadership. There has been recur-
rent talk In official quarters about the
need for restoring the parks TO their
original purposes. but always the plans
have run afoul Of seemingly permanent
shortage Of Office space. With the Gov
eminent always growing larger, some Of
us had begun to despair that propitious
time for removing the tempos ever would
arrive.
But start at last is being made on
piecemeal program Of removal. spurred
by the Presidents expressed dislike for
the deteriorating frame buildings and his
insistence that they be torn down as soon
as practicable. It Is with presidential back
ing, therefore. that General Services
Administrator Mansure has embarked on
progressive demolition program that,
according to the latest announcement,
will eliminate two particularly unsightly
park intruders within the next few
months. First OF these to 60 will be
Tempo v, across from the Willard Hotel
on Pennsylvania avenue. Demolition Of
this structure is scheduled to begin in
December. Following that operation viii
be the razing of Tempo 2, ramshackle
survivor of World War !, at Nineteenth
and D streets. Both buildings should
have passed from the local scene before
the end Of the year.
Mr.. Mansure has made 1t plain that
this is only the beginning. He and his
STAFF are working hard on plans for
gradual evacuation of the remaining
temporary Offices on the Mall and else
where some three dozen In number.
It win not be an easy task to ind room
In permanent buildings for the agencies
now occupying the tempos. But 1t can
be done before too long If the agencies
involved and those which have been re-
luctant to relinquish any unessential
Office space are given to understand that
the President wants the program carried
ovt as rapidly as is feasible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Cleanup conpoiqn

In q speech October 10 in
San Francisco. q plea was made
to his fellow Republicans by
Stanley M. Barnes. Assistant
Attorney General in charge Of
the Justice Departments anti
trust division. Mr.. Barnes urged
that the Republicans desist
from hurting epithets against
their Democratic opponents In
a campaign Of mass labelling.
A current illustration Of such
Republican smear tactics seems
apparent In a reprisal state
ment issued by Secretary Of
Interior Mckay. The Demo-
cratic Digest cited specific cases
wherein this administration
has favored ''big business"
with contracts for developing
public resources at q cost to
the taxpayer. Mr.. Mckay
countered the accusations with
neither denials nor explana-
tions Of justification. but with
the usual Republican cliches
which have become q bit
threadbare.
Until now, the name Of
Dwight d. Eisenhower has been
kept by the Republican, Party
as an entity unto itself, q thing
apart from his administration.
The probability that President
Eisenhower will not be q candi-
date In '56 should be of vital
political concern to the Repub-
lican Party. Instead of riding
on the coattails Of one who
has been q national hero. the
Republican Party will have to
look to its laurels and stand
upon its merits or dement's,
based upon the administra-
tons record during these past
years.
The mink coat, deep-freeze.
5 per cent influence peddlers"
cliches which Secretary Nc
Kay used to answer the charges
made in the Democratic Digest
are the invectives Of q bygone
day. Yesterdays cinders can
not light tomorrow's fires. In
warning the Republicans
against the continued use Of
epithets, Stanley Barnes seems
to recognize the need for a
fair-play campaign, based up-
on factual records. The Re-
puhlicans cannot afford the
gamble Of understanding the
average intelligence Of their
own constituents.
Jessie b. solomon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

Old time Washington still
completes with the new in the
minds Of old time Washing
tonians, who recall the fire
engine horses with their great
names. and love to remember
the street musicians.
In those leisurely days. when
there were no radios, no buses.
no television sets. and only a
few automobiles, people loved
to listen to the street players.
AS e. E. w. of 18th street
recalls:
zone Of the delights we
looked forward to was the
weekly harp, violin and man
dolin trio. Neighbors kept
them playing all evening"
Some of these musicians
were German, others Italian.
The music they made was
good, replete with operate
arias and the like, and lighter
classics, such as over the
Waves" waltz.
Verdi, the great, was q IA
yorite. as were Bellini and
others Of the operate world.
We do not recall any Of the
other tunes or composers. After
all, when one Is eight years
old, one is not usually inter-
ested in such things.
Harp, violin and flute made
I'D another combination OF
street musicians.
The instruments were car
ried sometimes on the back.
especially the harp, the small
type. now seldom seen.
The advent of these men.
often very swarthy of skin, was
the signal for children to start
running from all directions.
Running, of course. was as
natural to the child OF that
era, as 1t is to today's kids.
The men would stand on the
sidewalk. In most cases. often
on q corner, but sometimes in
the middle Of the block. while
the children would form q cir
Gle around the musicians.
After q few numbers, one Of
the musicians would detach
himself from the group. and
make the rounds Of the homes
with hat in hand, to take in
q collection of pennies and
nickels.
If the take was large enough.
the players would be inspired
to play an encore.
It was all very cozy and Vic
torian. and no doubt thousands
Of people still alive look back
on it all with affectionate re-
membrance.
Not all the things in the past
were good, but not all of them
bad. either.
4 4 II
In addition to the trios. there
were always monkey grinders,
as they were sometimes called.
and street piano men.
The latter. with the large
piano" hauled between two
shafts, were very much adj
dicted to the great Verdi.
Selections from "Rigoletto"
and III Trovatore" comprised
their stock in trade. with a
waltz tune or two from the
latest comic opera.
The monkey grinders had
much smaller organs. swung
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

Field Marshal Montgomery has
emerged since World War II as more than
q successful leader Of armies In combat.
He has, in effect, revealed himself as a.
thoughtful student Of world politics and
one who recognizes the impact Of our
times upon military theory. 1t is In
this framework that he has advanced, In
a London lecture, some criticisms Of cur
rent Western organization for war and
some alternative proposals Of his own.
His criticisms are directed primarily
to the conventional military thinking on
formation of combat units and to the
practice Of divided authority, both mill
tary and political. His solution is greater
integration in all respects. In the land
forces. for example, he would abandon
the separation into armored divisions,
infantry divisions and so forth In favor
Of standard" self contained divisional
organization that would include infantry,
artillery, tanks and all other essential
componentS. Going beyond this, he would
favor closer relationship between air,
land and sea forceS-and perhaps COM
plete unification Of them. As q ANAL
step, Viscount Montgomery-in event Of
war between groups of powers advocated
single political authority for an organi-
cation such as the Western alliance in
directing the conflict.
Looking more directly at the threat Of
war between the West and East blocs as
they exist today, the British soldier laid
heaviest emphasis on strategic air power
and It's immediate utilization. It's COM
mand, he said, should be in American
hands and its employment should be on
unified and worldwide strategic pattern.
It has been generally true that the
decisive phases of organizing for war have
occurred during conflicts, rather than
before. Intensified development Of new
weapons, shifting alliances and changing
detectives usually come after war has
started. Today more than ever, perhaps,
serious thought is being given to how a
next war must be fought and what organ
national steps should precede 1t. Wis
count Montgomery, highly qualified to do
so, has made significant contribution
to that thinking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

O.. How does the steel in
dustry rank in respect TO en-
ploye safety?-F. L.
A. In the first quarter OF
1855, it ranked 18th in o list
Of 100 manufacturing indus
tries. In 1854. according to Ma
tional Safety Council statistics.
the steel industry had 3.65 dis
abling injuries per million man
hours worked. as compared
with an average of 7.22 for all
industries. The steel industry
has steadily reduced its injury
rate for 10 consecutive years.
@. How long has Archie
Moore been boxing?-G. r. N.
A. For 20 of his 80 years.
AS he prepared for the Sep
TENDER 20, 1855. heavyweight
championship fight with
Rock Marciano. Moore had a
record of having won 40 Of
144 listed fights, 80 by knock
outs. He now holds the world
light heavyweight title.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Nationalist Alert

The political pot is boiling.
Next year we will elect a new
President. Never in the his
tory Of the United States will
there have been such activity.
Appeals for votes will be made
in astounding tones. But one
thing I can promise you. and
it will come to pass: The ma
tionalists Of this Nation are
not asleep. We win have some
thing to say about the election
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15

win be directed TO Mr. daitskeIl, to the
older Herbert Morrison-who has been
deputy leader-or to some other. The
essential rebuilding Of the Labor Party
may be under way, but the Job Is far
from finished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
On Nome-coHing

am one OF the l,016 resi-
dents OF the Donaldson Run
area who signed the petition
requesting a swimming pool
circulated by the Donaldson
Run Recreation Association.
Inc. OF which Julian r. Series.
jr., is president. It went some
thing like this: I'VE, the I'M
dersigned, are very DESTROYS of
building a community SWIM
ming pool in this area. We
believe that the site on Mar
cey road would be an excellent
location for our pool" Nowhere
in that petition was there a
statement that we believed the
county board should grant our
request over the objections of
the property owners who would
have to live with the pool. IF
1t had, many Of us would not
have signed 1t.
! understand that the execu-
tive committee of this associa-
ton is composed Of men who
are experts in their field OF en-
cheering and law and that
they have worked many long
hours on planning this pool.
AS o member of the associa-
ton. / wish to thank them for
their tireless efforts on my be-
half. But I am afraid that UNI
less and until they put one
more expert on their commit
tee their efforts are going to
come to naught.
I refer to q public relations
expert. Someone who viii ex-
plain to the committee that
you seldom get corporation
from people when you call
them names: someone who will
explain to them that 1t in
furiates people to hear them
proclaim that anyone who dis
agrees with them ''has no
community spirit: someone
who win explain how childish
1t Is to charge that anyone who
dares sign a petition against
them doesn't love little chill
dren"--that "for the good Of
the many the few must suffer-"
And explain to them that in-
sulting the property owners
who win be directly affected by
this pool, by saying they live
in the slums Of Arlington
County and should be glad to
have Mr.. Series and his beau
tiful pool in their midst, is the
height Of stupidity. Actually,
these property owners live in
one Of the most beautiful areas
in Northern Virginia and a
great many of them were liv-
ing there before Mr.. Series was
born. They have q right to be
concerned about their property.
II this committee would
put someone in charge who has
even an elemental conception
Of good public relations, and
go back and touch first base,
they might be amazed at the
speed with which they would
get their pool. Many Of the
people in this area want the
pool but very few Of us want it
so badly that we are willing to
ride roughshod over the rights
Of our neighbors.
Patricia Freakes.
u - =
AS president of the Donald
son Run Recreation Associa-
ton. Inc, / cannot in good
faith permit the letter Of Mr..