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, 1955-11-02

kind of a situation.

mechanics in terms of
Due to the rapid growth of
industry and the population
in the United States proper,
there are very few contacts
between the people who own.
places of business and a set
policy and those who perform
the labor. Therefore It be-
came necessary to establish
points Of contact. Thus you
have developing in some Of
the biggest concerns in Anne
RIGA a system whereby the
employers would have repre-
sentatives who would meet
with representatives Of the,
businesses themselves. Out of
those contacts would grow dis
cussions which we could
term as conference. The OBJ
ject Of most Of those confer
ences of course was to deve-
lop a spirit Of cooperation be-
tween the people who did the
work and those who actually
owned the business.
Many people think Of CO..
operation as being a one-sided
affair; it is never one sided if
one expects to accomplish any
thing. Out Of those confer
ences and spirit Of coopera-
ton should develop mutual
confidence. With mutual CON
fidence each side should UNI
derstand its responsibilities
for the other; and ! think that
in America today we have the
best spirit that we have ever
had between labor unions and
business. Both have come to-
the realization that their mu-
tual interests lies in the fact
that they get along for the.
benefit of all.
Ito be concluded in the next
issue.l
Evening star., 1955-11-16

this golden anniversary Of that event,
DR.. La Gorce Is receiving, as president Of
the society and editor of its famous
magazine, the congratulations and warm
good wishes Of friends In all parts of the
world. and particularly from the members
Of his stan of some 900 employees. Their
tributes are in recognition of the part
ne has played in the past half century
in building the society's membership to
more than two million, in making its
magazine q household word, and in sup
porting undertakings which have added
to mans scientific knowledge.
Certain formal honors will be added
tomorrow to those he has accumulated
during distinguished career, one of them
a gold medal from his friend and life
time associate, DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor,
now chairman Of the society's Board Of
Trustees He win receive them with his
customary grace, which springs from the
warmly human personality OF a friendly
and gentle man. The Star adds It's con-
gratulations to one Of Washington's best
known. and most loved, citizens.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Colder, Anniversary

A golf course III Florida Is named
for him, although he has never been q
golfer A mountain range IN Antarctica;
mountain, q lake and glacier In Alaska,
bear his name, although he intensely
dislikes cold weather and has never
harbored d desire To climb mountains.
The Ia Gorce Arch is one of the spec
tacular rock formations along Utah's
Escaiante River, another reminder that
somebody, somewhere. thinking OF an
appropriate name to commemorate some
outstanding accomplishment BY man or
nature. chose that Of John Oliver Ia
Gorce
Fifty years ago today DR.. La Gorce,
then young washington newspaperman,
disregarded the advice OF his more cau=
tious journalistic colleagues and joined
the three-man stan Of the National Geo.
graphic Society, scientific organization
founded some II years previously which
published thin but scholarly journal
circulated among few thousand pro-
,fessionals interested in geography. on
Evening star., 1955-11-16
The Right Charge

It Is useless to grope for comment
on the case Of John Gilbert Graham, who,
did not hesitate to blow up an airplane
bearing A people, including his own
mother. IN the hope Of collecting insur-
ance on her life. The appropriate words
simply are not to be found in the English
language.
It Is gratifying to read. however, that
Graham Is to be charged with murder In
addition to "peacetirne sabotage !" Pre-
surnably this latter and relatively minor
charge was lodged against him III the first
instance because it was the only Federal
offense for which the FEI could book him.
But this Is not case III which technical
tiles should be permitted to obstruct
justice. The Department of Justice has
agreed to let the Colorado authorities
proceed with d prosecution for murder,
and the sooner this Is done the better
II will be.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Confident in Eisenhower

It was with considerable
satisfaction that ] read Ada
M Wentz,s letter in answer to-
Walter Felder's reference to q
possible s.unpardonahle sim
fhould the Republicans -be so
inconsiderate, narrow minded.
stupid and selfish as to seek q.
sick man to run for President Z
/ say. with Ada M. Wentz
and thousands others like,
minded. where was Mr.. Fielder
In 1882. 1895. 1870 and Ie442
The need for President
Eisenhower's cool, able and
considered decisions is not only
national, but international. It
would appear To me to be ex-.
tremely wasteful Of our human
resources not to use the best
we have particularly in criti-
cal times.
Thousands and thousands.
Idare say. have full confidence
that President Eisenhower will
know the right thing for him
to do In 1855 and. BY jove. III
bet he win do it--Mr. Fielder
and his dire forebodings to the
contrary notwithstandingl
In brief, we still like Ike
tremendously
M. Leisley.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Schools and Budgets

The District Committee for the
White House Conference on Education
has prepared an authoritative and COM
prehensive blueprint Of school needs In
Washington. It's report properly stresses
the desirability Of more classrooms. more
teachers, higher salaries for teachers and
better educational facilities generally,
But the problem Of how to pay for these
worthwhile school improvements is one
which the report, despite some sugges-
tions, has left unsettled That Is not to the
discredit Of the group, however, for it Is a
problem that has baffied the School
Board, the Commissioners and Congress
One Of the committees recommen-
dations was that the school budget be
set up as distinct unit OF the District
budget, somewhat along the lines Of the
water, sewer and highway funds. The
trouble with this proposal, however, is
that, whereas the water, sewer and high
way funds are derived from special fees
and taxes earmarked for those depart
ments, there Is no special school tax In
the District. The basic reason for estab-
fishing the special funds does not exist.
therefore, In the case Of schools. Pre-
sumably one effect of the creation of a
special school budget would be to promote
special consideration Of school estimates.
It would be unfair, however, to give pref
erential budget treatment to the schools,
when health, welfare, police and other
services are crying for additional funds,
too.
The committee suggested that school
needs, above those already requested BY
the Board of Education, might be financed
through CD higher District taxes, l2)
assumption BY the Federal Government
Of Its fun share Of the cost of running
the District government and f3) granting
the District special Federal-aid funds OF
the sort now given nearby counties for
extra educational burdens imposed by
Federal expansion. As for higher local
taxes the Citizens Advisory Council re-
Gently stated the situation correctly when
II said that District taxes have about
reached the saturation point The Fed
eral Government, of course, should meet
its obligations fully with at least the
restoration OF the So million cut from the
previously pledged $20-milIion contribu-
ton. All In all, however, with 3 $1O-
million deficit now staring District budget
officials in the face deficit that must be
met largely through higher taxes any
proposal for even more liberal allotments
to the public schools seems unrealistic.
Certainly there has been no showing that
our school system is being neglected by
the budget makers or that an educational
emergency iustifying drastic fiscal meas
ures exists.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
WSTAS IN SCIENCE
BY THOMAS r. HENRY
a Geoiogist Reaches Rock Bottom

Of wind and sea has resulted
in building up q plateau-like
upland which Is one Of the most
prominent features south Of
Washington. s
It Is quite likely that IN.
cursions Of the sea occurred
over the area, It u concluded,
but Il 80 they were relatively
small and did not result IN the
building up Of notable marine
terraces. such as are found
along other parts Of the Attain
tic Coast.
The world Is using only
about q twentieth Of its avail
able water power, although
development Is increasing
enormously everywhere.
In the United States during
the last IS years the increase
has been 400 per cent and for
the world as q whole 6e5 per
cent, according to q report just
issued by the United States
Geological Survey. Stin poe
tentialities are far from real-
lied.
At present. according to the
report, the rivers Of the world
would produce about 8 billion
horsepower Of energy II all
physically feasible sites were
developed. The installed ca
pacity Of all the plants In the
world is only 13O million
horsepower.
Africa's Potential Greatest
Since 1880, the report shows.
there has been an increase in
the installed capacity Of water
wheels Of nearly lot million
horsepower. NOW all the coun-
tries Of Western Europe, Au-
straIia, New Zealand and ia
pan. as well as many South
American nations, are con-
structing new plants. There
also Is supposed TO have been
an enormous development In
Russia. although specific In
formation is lacking.
Africa. according to the re-
port, has the largest potential
power and the smallest In
stalled capacity Of all the con-
tinents. Development Of much
Of this power. however, would
encounter almost insurmount-
able obstacles because Of the
inacceSsibility and remote
ness from possible points Of
use. Much Of Asia's potential
power also Is on large northern
rivers. remote from possible
power markets, the report says.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES Z. TRACEWELL

There Is one theory among
BIOLOGISTS that white on an
animal means the accent Is on
the civilized aspects.
Truly Wild animals. with the
exception Of the Albino, have
little white on them. There
are, Of course, animals such as
the polar bear. which is all
white Of . greenisll hue, and
various smaller creatures, such
ais some rabbits, that become
partially white In winter. This
is pure camoudage. for pro-
lection.
In suburban areas, at least.
the all-white cat stands out
Ike q lighthouse In o fog. to
use the wen known compare
son.
There Is no mistaking such
d creature. unless the novelty
Of 1t leads an excited person.
naturally given to mild hys-
terics, to think Of 1t as some
novel wild beast.
E+4
The all-white cat Of the
common short haired or alley
cat type is usually very friend
". once its friendship has been
gained.
Our friend, Templeton
Jones. has o large one. with
green eyes, which he took D
year to cultivate. At first the
creature would run the
moment the back door was
opened.
Careful placing Of q plate
Of salmon on the concrete ct
the foot Of the back porch
steps led In time to the cat
venturing out to sample it.
Jones is too old q hand with
cats to try to lure such q tinnid
creature to the porch. He was
satisfied at FIRST to get It to
eat. Once it had the taste Of
better food. it finally came
to eat while Jones sat quietly
on the bottom step.
At last it permitted him to
stroke its head. This did It.
Something In the cat nature.
coming down for thousands
of years. led it at last to curl
up in Templeton Jones lap.
The victory, such as 1t was,
was now complete. with the
result that the Jones house
hold now sports an enormous
all-white cat. putting Jones
in the forefront Of the white
cat movement.
When the cats take over, In
the new ice age, as the result
Of mankind's general foolish
ness. Templeton Jones Is GO
ing to say to the assembled
cats. Here Is your kingl"
Old Creamo will advance,
give a royal purr. and yowi:
Beat 1t. you humsl From
now on. I'm boss Of this
neighborhood. This is my
house and / don't want any
of you around"
Evening star., 1955-11-16
The New Stevenson

No eyebrows will be raised by the fact
Of Adlai Steyensor,S announcement of his
candidacy for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination. The surprise, If any, Is
found In the nature Of the language used
This Is the "new" Stevenson, not the re-
luctant dragon Of four years ago. He Is
In this Tight for keeps, and no one can
accuse him Of being coy or playing hard
to get.
Neither can Mr.. Stevenson be justly
accused Of rising entirely above partisan
politics In this announcement. He noted
that It was only with the election Of q
Democratic Congress In 1854 that "wis-
dom and responsibility began to reappear
in the conduct Of our affairs" He took
the politically unassailable position that
higher standards and wider opportunities
should be brought within reach Of every
American family. These good things Of
life, he said, are not simply for the
favored, few" Finally, he set before his
fellow Democrats the task Of making
prosperity and peace not "juSt political
slogan" but an active search for better
America and better world. There IS q
SGIlGEOuS 0U1C VI 4kDhuAl Al bAAA1s bWV bAAnt
Is no reason for any ones blood pressure
to shoot up. In this kind OF statement
one does not expect candidate to steer
straight down the middle. And It must
be said, to Mr.. Stevenson,s credit, that
there was nothing mean or demagogic
In the announcement.
TO be sure, 1t has not been received
with unrestrained enthusiasm by all of
his fellow Democrats. The applause Of
Messrs Hartman and Kefauver can
hardly be detected at ali without q hear
ing aid. But most people, one suspects.
win welcome Candidate Stevenson to the
Democratic testing ground. He has been
under public scrutiny for four years now.
and there has been nothing In his per-
Torrance, taken as q whole, to shake
confidence III the man, u
Evening star., 1955-11-16
Aroused BY Realtors

The Stars report from the
convention Of the National
Association Of Real Estate
Boards said the theme was
alarm over the dangers Of
creeping socialism In the
United States" Government
paternalisn'' was attacked and
athe idea that Government
should be involved In busi-
ness was assailed.
Brayol
Now let all real estate oper-
ators do this to show that
they are not hypocrites: Let
them turn back every penny
they have made because Cow
ernnent has subsidized their
real estate projects through
FEIA mortgages and RFC
loans
Let them show that they
mean what they say. Let
them rise up and demand an
end to all Government build
ing and real estate loan guar
anteesl
Edward r. X. Miller.
Prince william County. Va.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
d. c.'s Political Role

Soon after It's hurried ad-
journment, I noted with SUR
prise in the newspapers that
Congress had passed a pri-
mary election bill for the Dis
trict Cater approved). to pro-
vide fol. election OF delegates
to political conventions for
presidential nominations, etc.
Later ! saw that 0 board Of
elections had been appointed:
and finally that this board had
set up q bureau to provide for
registration Of voters to begin
December 5. It strikes me that
1t Is time for us to stop, look
and listen.
The election Of President
and Vice President tor rather
Of the electors who do the
electing) Is q reserved power
for the States over which
neither Congress nor the Dis
trict has any control. The es-
tablishment Of conventions
and primaries looking to the
nomination Of candidates for
these offices, is an incident OF
such elections, and likewise
beyond the creative control Of
Congress or the District.
IF this movement goes on,
the respective national COM
n1ittees and conventions may
recognize its results as q mat
ter Of pure political exped-
ency or may ignore them en-
tirely. The election, from the
District. Of national commit
teemen, delegates to national
conventions. ETC., If permitted
at all. Is q matter of grace to-
be performed In the manner
directed by the respective po-
litical authorities Of the COL
lective States.
The most serious thing about
this matter Is the proposed
use Of District taxes for the
support Of this poweriess or
ganization.
Evening star., 1955-11-16
AcHEsoN WRITES A BOOK
Looks Fore and Aft at His Party

temptibie people as contempt
ible.
But readers who thumb the
pages Of his book win look In
vain for even q mention Of
Senator Mccarthy and 9TH
ers who regularly questioned
his loyalty, motives and 1T
ness for Office. He reserves
his FIRE for the Republican
Party as q whole. He expresses
the opinion that In the field
Of foreign policy .'the Demo-
cratic party In our lifetime has
shown the superior capacity to
produce and support this Lead
ership, and that the Repub-
lican Party Is handicapped by
its experience In this century
and the tradition and division
10 which this experience has
given rise"
He feels that Republicans
are too committed to cutting
taxes and balancing the budget
to take the bold steps neces-
sary for the insurance Of peace.
He does concede that his
party must take the blame for
the security program. which
was established in President
Truman's time. He calls 1t q
grave mistake" but goes on
to say that Attorney General
Browneli has continued. de-
Tended and expanded the most
harmful aspects Of the loyalty
program long after their de-
structive and corrosive aspects
were plainly apparent
Former President Hoover
comes In for Democrat Ache
sons most scathing comments.
OF the reports Of the second
Hoover commission. he says.
"They speak as uninhibitedly
as d child's letter to Santa
Claus or the harassed execu-
tive on the psychoanalyst's
couch. Far more than the
good-natured ambiyalence Of
President Eisenhower's pro-
gressive conservatism, these
reports state what the business
heart and center Of the party
really wants. =
Il have found. he con-
cludes. "a full and satisfying
life Of action In the fellowship
Or the Democratic party. with
It's deep roots In our American
traditions and our profoundest
beliefs about the nature Of
man and the functions Of gov-
ernment. with it's ever-renewed
youth. its response to new
problems and welcome to new
ideas and methods.
j + "a
Evening star., 1955-11-16
AS Iron as Ever

Secretary Of State Dulles has re-
sorted to understatement In declaring
that the Big Four foreign ministers have
achieved "little" at Geneva to eliminate
barriers to freer contacts between East
and West. Actually. judging from Mr..
Molotov's remarks, they have achieved
nothing, and the world must therefore
conclude that the Iron Curtain win con-
tinue to divide It for q long time to come.
At any rate, despite the spirit Of
Geneva which is now SO terribly
blighted Mr.. Molotoy has minced. no
words iii making one thing very clear:
Namely, that the Krenilin has no present
intention Of going along with Western
proposals TO promote peace by promoting
genuinely friendly and profitable trade
and large-scale interchange Of ideas
and persons between the free world and
the world Of the Communists. Instead.
according to the Soviet foreign minister,
the iron Curtain Is to remain standing,
with practically as much iron. In It as
in the days Of Stain.
TO justify this, Mr.. MolotoY has
given voice to the remarkable thesis that
the western proposals. II adopted, would
constitute interference IN Russia's in
ternal affairs More specifically, they
would unleash hate te-breeding propaganda
In favor of atomic war, and they would
enable the .scum Of society (rneaning
refugee elements from behind the Iron
Curtain) to engage Iii activities aimed
at oyerthrowing the Soviet Union and Its
satellites Hence, for these reasons
and no reasons" could upend the truth
Id Z more fantastic manner 1.-The Kremlin
will keep on jamniing radio broadcasts
from the free world, will persist In main-
taining an all-enibracing brand Of CEN
sorship, and will continue to apply the
strictest kind Of control over travel In
and out Of the USSR.
In other words. In essentially the
same way as iii Staiin's time, the Iron
Curtain perhaps the greatest single
breeder Of international fears and sus-
picions--will be kept in operation to iso-
late the Russian people from the rest
Of mankind Thus they will not be ex-
posed to the enlightening effects Of free
and easy association with ideas and
personalities representative Of our Vest
ern society. After all, as George Orwell
has written, Ignorance Is strength" In
the upside-down lexicon OF the Red to-
talitarians- ignorance Of kind that Is
essential to keep the masses docile and
enable despots to stay in power,
Accordingly. because they run q
tyranny which thytves on darkness, 1t Is
mot surprising that the Soviet leaders
have once again refused to take any
measures calculated to let the light In
on Russia. And as long as they remain
dedicated to dominance seeking commu-
nisn, they win continue striving to black
out the truth with their Iron Curtain.
This Is . fact full Of bleak implications,
but the free world has no choice other
than to live with It and remain constantly
on guard against the evil 1t symbolizess
Evening star., 1955-11-16
~ MARY MeGRORY

Of congressional matters. In
i945-40. everything was rosy.
We got q colossal amount OF
work done, and ! had some
very entertaining relationships
with Republicans. ! knew
every member Of the Senate
and most OF the members Of
the House. There was one
Republican / remember par
ticularly. ! told him he ought
to have 4 specialtyyou know.
everyone has . speciality land
suggested he let US work up
some speeches for him on q
certain subject. He agreed aiad
ne did. He had q great success,
and was giving those speeches
NE wrote fcr him al over the
country. getting $500 Of sl 900
B lecture.
II think / can trace the
change back to 1850. when Nc
Carthy made his Communists
in-Goyernment speech. Then
/ made my remark about Hiss
II do not intend TO turn my
back on Alger Hiss') and they
were on to ths races"
MI. Acheson does not be-
lieve that all the shot and shell
aimed It him iinpeded or al
tered the course Of our foreign
policy. He remembers that IN
December Of 1850 on the eve Of
his departure for the European
conference setting up NATO.
/ the Republicans IN both houses
caucused and as q result petit
toned President Truman for
his removal. A month later.
however, he went to Congress
with an 80 billion budget. and
got every penny.
Just how much effect the
criticism had on the electorate
lat which Mr.. Acheson be-
lieves II was really aimed he
thinks It Is impossible to Judge.
That was because General
Eisenhower's candidacy OBJ
scured the issues.
They stopped lower than
they needed TO. " he said cheer
fully.
Mr.. Acheson realizes that
some Of his critics. who were
further infuriated By his failure
to reply. attributed his silence
70 arrogance.
That's partly right. " he
added, with q grin. Mr.. Ache
son was once much pleased by
8 friends description as q man
who insisted on regarding con-