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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23

One of the visitors was actreSs-model
Tina Louise, who tried out the overscaled
nursery in these pictures. She had to
struggle to crawl up on the seat of the big
rocking chair, felt trapped behind the tall
bars Of the playpen and could barely reach
the tabletop where a huge baby's bottle
was waiting. After her tour of babyland
Tina was happy to escape back into the
normal-sized world, though for a while
after she felt as if she'd suddenly tripled
in size.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
A Baby's World
By JACK STACER

CHILD PSYCHOLOGISTS often try to see
~ things from youngsters point of view,
and now they have a new array of visual
aids. Spectators at recent exhibition in
New York got graphic baby's-eye view of
the world that was a real eye-opener This
was done by an exhibit of giant-scaled
furniture set up by a baby magazine to
show how things look to an infant. AS
visitors wandered past towering tables and
huge chairs they may well have felt they'd
been transported back to childhood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Election Postnortem

Every man is entitled to his own
guess as to who won what, and why, in
the recent election. And perhaps one
mans opinion is as good as another's.
1t is little difficult to 60 along,
however, with one conclusion reached by
James A. Finnegan, the Stevenson cam
paign manager, in his postelection anal
ysis. Mr.. Finnegan, generally regarded
as the "Old Pro" in the Stevenson en-
tourage, thinks that President Eisenhow-
er's illness may have been an asset in
the campaign. As Mr.. Finnegan sees 1t,
the people we're saying: Hes sick and
doesn't know what is going on II he
we're there, he'd do better, so we'd better
put him back"
1t Is true that the Democrats worked
overtime during the campaign to sell the
notion that the President didn't know
what was going on. But the voters, as
we read the election returns, Just didn't
buy that argument. Mr. Finnegan will
have to come up with some better ex-
PLANTATION OF the Eisenhower landslide
a landslide which resulted, we think,
from the belief by most people that Mr.
Eisenhower did know what was going on,
and that he was better equipped, despite
his illness, TO lead this country through
q troubled and dangerous period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Country Above Party

1t was demonstrated during the past
two years that there was no wide and
deep division between Republican Presi-
dent Eisenhower and a Congress con-
trolled by the moderate wing of the DEM
ocratic Party. The differences, on the
whole, were ones of detail and the rec
ord Of accomplishment in the national
interest apparently was quite satisfactory
to the majority of American voters. 1t
Is encouraging, therefore, that the PreSi-
dent and Senate Democratic Leader
Johnson are talking now In termS of this
same form of corporations partner
ship, In effect, between the executive and
legislative branches with inflexible parti-
sanship set aside.
Quite logically, the President has
interpreted the election results as an
Endorsement of his own beliefs that the
Federal Government should play lead
ing role in preserving the free enterprise
system and in making certain that the
productivity of our great economic ma
chine is distributed so that no one will
suffer" He indicated at his first news
conference since the election that this
q PLOBAdlLl EGQCIdl
in the fields of agriculture, education,
health and social welfare-but not to the
extent where Federal paternalism re-
places individual and local government
responsibility. In the next four years,
he emphasized, he intends to work Gin
dustriously and necessarily" to see that
this philosophy of government not only
produces legislative results but becomes
a guide rule for what he terms modern
Republicanism."
Senator Johnsons comment a day
earlier indicates that there will be no
grave obstacles as far as a constructive
legislative program is concerned. For he,
too, interpreted the election results
specifically the return Of a Democratic
Congress-as an Endorsement Of the poll
icies OF bipartisan cooperation in which
he played such a leading part. The
needs Of the country rather than the
needs Of partisanship" will be the yard
stick, he explained.
There viii be, Of course, ample OPP
portunity for differences across the party
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
1t Could Mean War

An unidentified "high Western dele
gate" to the United Nations, upon hear
Ing that Egypt had asked Russia to send
volunteers, is quoted by the Associated
Press as saying: "ThiS means war" We
hope the delegate was mistaken.
1t is not yet certain that Egypt has
appealed for volunteers In fact, a late
report quotes Egyptian sources as saying
that Russian volunteers are no longer
needed. 1t is even less certain that Russia
would send them-at least in significant
numbers. But we must face the fact that
the converse may be true. Egypt may
have called for help from her friends IN
the Kremlin, and they may respond to
the call. If SO, If these things have hap
pened or should happen, then there is
grave danger of new war in the Middle
EaSt-a war in which the United States
very probably would be involved.
For the moment, it does not appear
that anything is to be gained from further
speculation along these lines. The Presi-
dent, at this time, is trying to work with
and through the United Nations. We
think he is right in doing so.
Mr. Eisenhower has said that it is the
duty of the United Nations to oppose the
introduction Of new arms or forces, mean
Ing the so-called volunteers, into the
Middle East. He has also said that we
would support the United Nations in such
opposition, and that the United Nations
is not by any means limited to adopting
resolutions. Beyond this, he has been
Intentionally vague. Asked specifically
what form our opposition to new armed
forces might take, the President told his
press conference: II don't know exactly
what we would do. 1t would depend upon
the circumstances"
There is nothing in this which re-
motely resembles the belligerent tone Of
Premier Bulganin's recent notes to
France, Italy and Israel. Mr. Eisenhower
was temperate and restrained. But we
hope that the Kremlin will not mistake
restraint for lack of purpose. The mess
in the Middle East which seems to invite
Russian intervention was not of our
making. Even so, we could not be in
different to the arrival of Soviet forces,
by whatever name, in the Middle East
For we have interests there that are vital
to us-and vital to all of the Western
world. We hope, therefore, that the Rus
slams will not be guilty of miscalcula-
ton which could be far more fateful for
themselves and the rest of mankind than
the deplorable recent misjudgment by
the French, the British and the ISraeliS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Stevensonss Talents

Adlai Stevenson sent his
congratulations to the Presi-
dent and then, in a few stirring
words. spoke to all who had
supported him. He began
something like this: 1--WE are
no longer political parties but
Americans. That which unites
us is stronger than that which
divides us"
I thought Of Gen. Lee at
Appomattox. 1t is so much
more difficult to be great in de-
feat than in victory.
In 1852 and again in 1855
Adlai Stevenson made q far
reaching contribution to the
thinking and inner life of our
beloved United States. He is
profound in his understanding
Of the democratic way of life.
His contribution to the cause
Of democracy will be felt more
and more as time goes on.
To lose him from any lead
ership in this country would be
tragic. May he find the niche
in which he can best use his
talents and abilities for the
good Of US ALL
He will be in demand.
Mary Minge wilkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Vital to All of Us

It is good to know that President
Eisenhower, as he has emphasized at his
news conference, is determined to do
everything possible to make Anglo
French American unity stronger than
ever" For this unity has been badly
shaken by events in the Middle East, and
there is an urgent need to repair it, to
shore it up, to put it back on solid foun-
dations with as little delay as possible.
Otherwise, the Soviet threat to the free
world will become even greater than 1t
now is.
Certainly, as the President has de-
clared, good, strong relationships with
Western Europe-meaning particularly
Britain and France-"are vital to the
future of our own country" More than
that, they are vital to the safety of the
entire Atlantic community and free ma
lions everywhere. This is SO because they
constitute in themselves the cornerstone,
the very heart, of our common political,
economic and military defenSeS against
the Kremlin'S relentless effort to DOM
mate the globe.
1t would be wiShful, of course, to
uIlOCICOCAL1dIc JLAc eUdIlC1u1 COIloCQucllCcO
of the Anglo-French action against Colo
mel NaSser'S Egyptian ill-starred adven-
ture undertaken without consultation
with the United States and despite open
American opposition. Nevertheless, al
though this obviously has placed great
strain on the Atlantic alliance, the fact
remains that the alliance itself still
endureS and can and must and will be
strengthened as something that is abSo-
all its members.
At the moment, because the United
Nations is trying to abate the Middle
East crisis, the President apparently
feels that it would be premature to hold
an immediate meeting of the Western
Big Three. What he hopes for is that
the u MS efforts will succeed in bring
ing about at least temporary stabiliza-
ton of the situation-a quiet period in
which the groundwork might be laid
for mutually satisfactory settlement.
Meanwhile, judging from his news-con-
ference remarks, he feels that an Anglo
French-American conference at the pres
ent juncture might be ill-timed and
unwiSe.
But events are moving rapidly,
changing so much from hour to hour
that such meeting-even though there
is no definite plan or timing for one at
present-may become very desirable on
short notice. The President has not
ruled out this possibility. Presumably,
if developments warrant, the Big Three
will get together in hurry to insure
the kind of Western unity that is so
clearly needed in these days of great
tension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
'Eden's Folly

When the suicidal nature of
Britain'S misadventure in the
Middle East is fully realized,
it may go down in history
as "Eden's Folly"
Far from being statesman
like. Britain's declaration Of
war on Egypt. involving the
whole Moslem world, with
wanton damage to and dis
ruption Of a valuable going
concern to which it claims
ownership, hardly rises above
the level of childish petulance
and mere Mysteries.
It is hard to see where any
substantial benefit will accrue
to these aggressors.
Please accept my heartiest
congratulations on your schol-
arly and statesmanlike ham
ding Of the ill-considered
misadventure of Britain, France
and Israel in uniting to make
open warfare on egypt.
I have in mind particularly
your magnificent editorials of
November 2 and 10 respec-
lively. Their comprehensive
and profound analyses are in
striking contrast to the gen.
eral run Of superficial, off,
hand commentaries which TEEN
with emotionaIism, traditional
bases and partisan overtones.
Sooner or later I hope and
expect. that the world will in
dorse your wise conclusions.
Ellis %. Jones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Strong Member of Team

President Eisenhower is losing a
strong member of his administration
team with the resignation of DR.. Arthur F.
Burns as chairman of the Council Of Eco
nonic Advisers. In his nearly four years
of Government service, the Austrian
born economist and educator has been an
influential adviser on the administration
policies so widely credited with contrib
uting to the national prosperity. His
own basic economic philosophy is one
that is shared and often has been ex-
pressed by the President, and was stated
on one occasion by DR.. Burns before the
Senate Banking Committee. "The people
of this country believe, and genuinely
believe" he told the committee, "in free
economic society. That belief I share
fully"
Under DR.. Burns, the economic coun-
ell has been far from partisan instru-
ment and has been respected voice In
carrying out its statutory duties ito for
mulate and recommend national eco
nomic policy to promote employment,
production and purchasing power under
free competitive enterprise" There is
reason to believe 1t will continue so under
the ehairman-designate, DR.. Raymond j.
Saulnier. DR.. Saulnier has been serving
on the three-man panel with DR.. Burns
and is known to share the latter's gen.
eral philosophy on the role Of Federal
policies in the national economy. In this
period of close relationship between
Government and the forces of free
economy it is essential that there be such
an effective co-ordinating body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Theory Has Man Mostly Made Of Ice
By THOMAS r. HENRY

structure Of ice. For example.
water in which plates Of mica
have been immersed, accord
ing to a recent report in the
British scientific journal, Ma
ture, behaves like liquid ice
and shows electrical proper
ties that indicate a crystal
line state.
A solid. DR.. Scent Gyorgyi
points out, need not be solid"
1t may even be a gas.
Dramatic developments" he
says. were precipitated by the
recent observation that pipes
carrying natural gas may
freeze up, even in summer. In
Sweden it has been shown that
electropolar substances ina
terials electrified positively on
one end and negatively on the
other may induce order chat
is crystalline structure) in the
adjacent water.
"And now there is every rea-
son to believe that most of the
water in the closely packed
protoplasm of cells is in an
ordered state. The introduce
ton of the electromagnetic
field "a necessary assumption
for protoplasm in the theory
and water structures into biol
ogy as a matrix could not fail
to have far-reaching conse-
quences. Naturally such a
theory cannot be proved by any
single observation and can gain
weight but gradually by useful
experiments or making biologi-
cal reactions appear in a new
light as an explanation for I'M
explained phenomena"
Complicated Theory
Dr. Szent-Gyorgyi arrived
at his ice man" hypothesis
from attempts to explain the
peculiar behavior of the main
contracting protein in muscle.
1t Just doesn't work out on
any hypothesis, he points out,
IT 1t is accepted that a major
constituent of protein cells is
water. 1t becomes clearly ex-
plainable If water, or a liquid
CHI e mically indistinguishable
from water. with the struc--
ture Of ice is postulated.
The theory may have far
reaching medical implications,
although these are extremely
complicated and probably
would be incomprehensible at
present, even to most physi-
clans. The implications, he
points out, apply to heart dis
eases, now the most rapidly
increasing cause of death: to
drug addiction, and to the de-
generative diseases of old age.
For example, he says, the
most basic property of the
heart is that it is muscle and
the chief property of muscle
is that we do not understand
1t. The more we know about
it the less we understand, and
1t looks as If we would soon
know everything and under
stand nothing. The situation
is similar in most other bio
logical processes. This sug-
gests that some very basic in
formation is lacking"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

WOODS HOLE. Mass.-A
man is probably made of ice.
Ice. at least. is the most
abundant material in his
body.
This is no restatement of the
oft-heard characterization Of
the hard-boiled boss just after
ne has turned down a re-
quested raise: THAT so-and-
so has ice water instead of
blood in his veins" 1t is the
basis of a report by one Of the
most eminent of American
psychologists to the American
Association for the Advance
ment Of Science.
F. The Catch" according to
the report by DR.. Albert SCENT
Gyorgyi Of the Institute Of
Muscle Research of the Marine
Biological Laboratory here,
comes from the popular delu-
sion-shared, however, by most
scientists-that ice is solid
water and that water is liquid
ice.
The ice in a mans veins, and
in every cell Of his body, is a
liquid. 1t may be hot ice"
with temperature of 98.6
Fahrenheit. Still. says DR..
Scent Gyorgyi, it is ice, and
upon this assumption, which
cannot as yet be proved, not
only can a whole new physi-
ology be built up but hitherto
inexplicable paradoxes can be
resolved.
Not Like Melted Ice
Liquid ice is something quite
different from melted ice, or
from liquid water. Also, the
report points out, ice is not
solid water, although it is pro-
duced by lowering the tenn
perature of water. The physi-
ologist's argument, which is
quite complicated, is that GER
tain muscle reactions could
not take place if muscle cells
contained plain water.
"Ice," he says, sis not Just
solid water. 1t is crystal
line solid with a regular struc-
ture. Modern physics places
less emphasis on the idea of
liquid and solid than on
random and regular Glass,
for example, has no crystalline
regularity, and thus, to the
physicist, it is a liquid of high
viscosity, like frozen glycerol.
1.-THE biologist may feel in
clined to reject the biological
implications of all this, there
being no ice in the body. But
probably there is. It even seems
likely that our cells contain
very little or no random water
at all. but do contain ice-or
water which acquires an or
dered structure around sur
faces or molecules"
This liquid ''hot ice" is not
obtained merely by melting ice,
the report stresses. One gets
only plain water again. But
by certain chemical processes,
recently reported in European
journals, it is possible to OBJ
tain water which, although
liquid, retains the crystalline
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Our WoyNot Their Way

In leaving the United States,
the Romanian delegates who
were invited by the American
Government to observe your
elections wish to express their
gratitude and thanks to the
American people for the very
friendly and hospitable recep-
ton they were given during
their 10 days visit to your
great country.
In accordance with the
schedule set up by the Depart
ment of State, we visited New
York City and Washington,
D. c., as well as localities
in California, Washington,
Minnesota and Ohio. We at
tended political meetings. we
watched polls and talked to
Republican and Democrat
representatives.
Consequently we gathered a
general idea of what the
American electoral system
means and realized that it is
different not only from our own
electoral system, which reflects
another period Of historic de-
velopment, but even from the
classical electoral system of
the capitalistic European
countries. However, we stand
firmly and consistently for
the inalienable right of each
people to choose its own way of
life-and against interference
in the domestic affairs of
states. 1t is up to the Ameri-
can people to decide on their
political and electoral system,
and other nations and gov
ernments all over the world
must respect their decision. 1t
goes without saying that this
concept is valid for all nations.
This is the basic point OF
view of the Romanian delega-
ton and we want to state that
we shall be strictly guided by
this principle when we present
our conclusions to the public
opinion of Romania.
BY the same token we wish
to stress that the opportunity
we had to meet the American
people during our visit was of
the utmost importance to us.
We are glad to note that the
main aim of the American
people is peace, the consolida-
ton Of peace based on mutual
understanding, on coexistence
between the different systems.
We consider this to be the
principal conclusion which can
be drawn from the poll Of
November 6.
George MacOvescu,
Director Of Film Produc-
ton.
C. Observation-Disclosures,
Chairman of Lawyers Col
lege in Bucharest.
Ladislau Banyai,
Rector of the University
of Cluj.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
THIS AND THAT
y CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

White rabbits often grow to
gigantic size under good feed
ing and proper care.
Then they take on the look
which has been called stupid.
White cats sometimes look
the same way.
1t is really not stupidity, at
all, but simply that the ALL
white animal has no camou-
flage.
In nature, cats are striped
or have spots and so on.
This tends to give their
faces more character. as we
say. than if the whole face is
plain. that is. white all over.
In the white cat, nature has
provided the basic cat face.
"All cats look gray in the
dark" runs the French PROV
erb.
Not the white cat. This one
looms like q lighthouse in q
log. on even the darkest night.
Old Creamo ran out into the
night recently: and his prog
ress in capering from tree to
tree was as plain as II he had
been covered with phospho-
rus.
He didn't leave a trail, ex-
actly, but he was as visible to
human eyes as II he had car
ried lantern.
The white rabbit is all rabbit.
and, therefore. lacking the keen
cat intelligence. His color has
nothing to do with his stupid
ity. The rabbit is a queer one,
and deserves more study than
he commonly gets.
Given alfalfa pellets. lettuce
and other edibles. he grows to
enormous size. and carries quite
a wallop in his hind legs.
Watch out for him, especial
ly II you think him stupid. He
isn't as lacking in intelligence
as you think. He has enough
brains for his everyday needs,
provided he is kept outdoors,
where he belongs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15
Reply to Thompson

Dorothy Thompson's column
Of November 8. entitled Mid
east Effects on Election" states
that Russia's penetrating the
Arab world is largely due to
the preventive war started by
Israel. Great Britain and
France" She is clearly against
the state Of Israel.
Egypt has been receiving
arms and sympathy from Rus
STA since 1851. Egypt and her
Arab neighbors have been
playing "ping-pong" between
the West and Russia for the
past five years. Egypt has
never been purely Western in
sentiment but has befriended
the West when 1t has served
her interests. Russian interven-
ton, though more open now.
has been conducted for many
years in a more subtle but just
as effective approach. One
could hardly count the Arab
states, particularly Egypt, as
true friends Of the West, under
such circumstances.
Miss Thompson states that
American foreign policy cam
not be dictated by the interests
of one single Middle Eastern
state, q newcomer at that.
and one established against the
vehement protests Of the whole
Moslem world" Does Miss
Thompson suggest that the
birth Of Israel's sovereignty
should never have been; that
the hundreds OF thousands Of
immigrants who settled in Pal
estine in 1858 should still be
wandering refugees In Europe?
Does Miss Thompson not real
lie that Israel is more Western
in thought, culture and back
ground than any other state
In the Near East and could be
depended on a. an ally In this
could war with Russia Miss
Thompson fails TO realize that
In these times Of uncertainty,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-15

Q. How many States provide
cash benefits for unemploy.
ment due TO pregnancy?-M. o.
A. Rhode Island Is the only
State where pregnant women
workers are entitled by law 20
cash maternity benefits. That
States Temporary Disability
Insurance Act provides that
employed women are entitled
TO cash benefits for disabilities
due 10 pregnancy for 6 weeks
before and 9 weeks after child
birth. In 81 States a pregnant
woman may not draw unem-
ployment insurance. Many en-
ployers. and many union con-
tracts. make provision for ma
ternity leave and benefits.
q. Are the Australian pound
and the English pound worth
the same amount In United
States money2-M. M.
A. No. The Australian pound
IL currently quoted at . for
eign exchange rate Of about
e2.22, while the Enslish pound
v worth about t2.7e.