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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-18
The Red ChoIIenoe
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with Moscow. the impact of these
parties on national policy has
been held at a happy minimum.
Now They Are "Set Free"
This situation is now in the
process of being changed. Start
ing last year with their mission
to Belgrade, the Russian leaders
made up with dear Comrade
Tito" with almost ludicrous
fervor. And. in case anyone
missed the point, the new line
was carefully spelled out:
Mutual respect and non-in-
preference in internal affairs for
whatever reaSon-whether of an
economic. political or theological
nature-since questions of in
ternal organization, of differ
ences of social systems and OF
different forms of Socialist lie
Communist development are ex-
clusively matter for the peoples
Of the different countries"
Ever since. Moscow has been
actively backing up the European
parties in their claims to inde-
pendence. The new wave OF
liberalism has reached the point
Of tolerating, and even politely
replying to criticism of the Rus
sian party leadership from Com
munist leaders abroad.
Do Same Thing at Same Time
This criticism itself follows ar
oddly consistent pattern. 1t is
. curious phenomenon that after
years of slavish faithfulness to
every painful twist of the
Kremlin line that Palmiro Tog-
liatti in Italy, Maurice Thorez
IN France, John Gollan in
Britain and Howard Fast in New
York should all simultaneously
begin to question the masters
voice. The reason for their con-
cern-the denunciation of Stain
and the way the news was
released-may have caused these
men some slight temporary en-
barrassment, as during the re-
cent Italian elections.
But no one understands better
than they do, unless it is Mr.
KhruShchev. himself. how much
they stand to benefit by the new
line of Kremlin policy in the
long run.
Trend TO the Left
This change is coming about
In Europe at a time when the
fear of a general war is at its
lowest point since the 1920s anc
When the general political trenc
in critical European countries i,
toward the left.
The trend itself probably is
inevitable and perhaps desirable
1t comes from a combination o.
factors. including the dying-ofl
of strong right-wing postwar
leaders. economic recovery, les.
reliance on American aid anc
strong pressures for economic
and social revolution of a peace.
ful sort.
France today has a Socialist
government. In Italy and Ger.
many the Socialist parties seen
likely to take control in the neal
future. Many look on this as q
healthy prospect, if for no other
reason than that the best long
term defense against communism
lies in the development of q
strong. non-Communist left.
What makes it unfortunate in
the immediate context is the
characteristic tinge of anti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Crime Clinic

The proposed studies of criminal
behavior and its underlying causes at
the Districts penal institutions should
be of general value to law enforcement.
AS Corrections Director Clemmer pointed
out to the Commissioners, the 4,400 local
prisoners are of such varied character
iStics and backgrounds that they would
be good subjects for chronological re-
search. Out of such continuing study
might come information helpful in COM
batting crime here and elsewhere.
Mr.. Clemmer has assured the Com
missionerS that the "crime clinic" will
involve no additional appropriations or
staff. He hopes eventually to interest
one of the foundations in the program,
perhaps with a view to establishing a
permanent Institute for Criminological
Research Meanwhile the preliminary
studies should prepare the way for open
ing of the Districts new Youth Correc-
tions Center at Lorton, where youthful
criminals will be separated from hardened
repeaterS and efforts will be made to
rehabilitate them under the nationally
approved youth corrections" program.
The clinic and the corrections center
are ventures in crime prevention that
are well worth undertaking. /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
And Now for the Choice

A combination of the transit author
ity bill passed by the Senate and the
franchise restoration bill passed yester-
day by the House is about as likely as
a mixture of oil and water. There is no
chance of reconciling differences between
the two measures. The task to be faced
by the Senate and House confereeS is a
choice between public and private owner
ship and operation of local mass transit.
We hope the first step by the con-
fereeS will be an examination in detail
of the proposal advanced by Daniel w.
Bell, president of the American Security
and Trust Company, in his letter of last
Tuesday to Representative Oren Harris.
This proposal embodieS a plan for the
continued private operation of transit in
Washington after removal of the real
bone of conference.-the WolfSon control.
1t is plan that can be based only on the
House bill. 1t is plan with which there
has been general agreement in principle
by both sides. If Mr.. Bell and his asso-
ciates, including representatives of the
underwriters, can sit down with the
House and Senate confereeS and discuss
the details, it should not require much
time to determine it's feasibility, and to
provide what is necessary for its support.
The second question for the con-
ferees to determine is the practical one
of whether, in the short time remaining
between now and August IA, it is possible
to set up public authority capable of
continuing transit service without an
other long interruption. The argument
was made repeatedly in the House debate
that it is not possible. We are convinced
that an attempt to dump this prob
lem into the hands of Commissioners
Mclaughlin and Lane, giving them free
rein to embark on their dubious all-bus
experiment at public expense, will create
more chaos than last summers strike.
This initial chaos will be merely a frac-
ton of the total heavy and continuing
expense that this form of public owner
ship will impose on local taxpayers.
The House bill offers the sensible
way out of the transit problem, and we
hope it will be the basis for eventual
agreement. The narrow margin of votes
by which the authority bill was approved
In the Senate and by which the franchise
restoration bill was approved in the
House indicates that either house will
accept what energies from the confer
ence. That must be the case, or there
will be no transit service after August IA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18

Dull. prosaic life. we have
been told, has no points at all.
We must bounce, or some
thing.
People have always been
fighting over vines.
The fragrant honeysuckle,
for instance, that clothes the
fence and gets in the way of
somebody who may want to
plant flowers there.
Dutchman's breeches will
take the place. So will the
glorious morning glory, in
good season.
The trumpet vine will run
away with the entire yard,
given just the right conditions.
So vines, admittedly, must
be handled with circumspec-
ton. but SO ordered they are
enhancing, and most of them
should be planted more.
All of them. except one
called the wild sweet potato.
or something.
Don't let anybody talk you
into planting that one. 1t
seems so innocent, when it
starts but you can never get
rid of it.
The moon vine is discreet.
in comparison. For an old
fashioned porch. where one
stays out and slaps mosquitoes.
there is nothing nicer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
We'll Done!'

With the retirement today of Admiral
John Howard Cassidy, our Navy is losing
one of its ablest and most distinguished
senior officers. Throughout his 38 years
of duty ashore and at sea, he has rem
dered outstanding service to all of us in
America, particularly as member of that
relatively small group of pioneers respon-
sible for having developed our naval air
arm into the mightiest thing of its kind
in history.
In the past four years, Admiral
Cassidy has occupied two posts of great
Importance to the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization and the free world at large
One as chief of our powerful 9th
Fleet and the other as commander Of
all United States naval forces in the
Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
But he himself. as a veteran flier under
standably partial to aircraft carriers. has
yeason to look back with, special salts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18

faction on his days as wartime skipper
of the old USS Saratoga. For that was
when big Sara" made such a proud
name for herself with dozens of devas-
tating air strikes on Japanese bases in
the South and Central Pacific.
The official summation of Admiral
Cassady's career runs long with the list
of his numerous other assignments and
achievements. But what it all boilS down
to is the story of an officer richly deserv-
ing of the many honors bestowed on him
for "forceful and inspiring" leadership
and exceptionally meritorious" service to
his country. In the more succinct naval
phrase, well done!"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Investigation Needed

DR.. Walter E. Hager, president Of
District Teachers College, is trying to
make a stand on indefensible ground in
refusing to cooperate in an investiga-
ton of the recent cheating incident at
his school.
This is not a case, as Mrs. Margaret
Just Butcher has suggested, of inveSti-
eating every time child cheats" These
offenders are not children. They are
members of the senior claSs-one step
removed, presumably, from embarking on
teaching careers of their own 1t seems
to us that the people of Washington, who
support the school system, have per-
fectly legitimate right to know precisely
what this incident amounted to, and
what kind of students are being grad
uated from the District Teachers College.
1t may be that only an insignificant
number of pupils were involved in the
cheating. Perhaps there are extenuating
circumstances, even as to them. But the
point is that no one outside the school
knows what the facts are, and we will
not know without an adequate inveStiga-
ton. So it is gratifying that the Board
of Education, despite what Superintend-
ent Corning describes as the extremely
resiStive" attitude of DR.. Hager, has
decided to make its own study Of this
affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Frogmon Mystery

Prime Minister Eden appears to have
ridden out the political storm which
broke in London following the strange
disappearance of Commander Lionel
Crabb-British frogman and war hero.
Sir Anthony has accomplished this
by refusing to talk-or at least by refuS-
ing to talk very much. But this strategy,
while it enabled him to defeat reSolu-
ton of censure, is not going to curb the
desire to know what really happened in
Portsmouth harbor on April 10.
That was the day on which Com
mander Crabb attired in his skin diving
rig, set forth, presumably at the direction
of one of Britain's intelligence agencies,
to examine-and this, too, is an aSsump-
tion-the hull and propellerS of the
Russian cruiser Ordzhonikidze, which had
transported Messrs. Khrushchev and Bull
ganin to London. Commander Crabb
never came back, and 10 days later the
British Admiralty announced that he was
missing and presumed dead.
What, actually, was he doing that
day, and how did he die? Why has it
been impossible to recover his body if he
drowned?
Sir Anthony was in no mood to an
swer such questions. He said that Com
mander Crabb'S mission, whatever it may
have been, was without authorization"
and that none of the cabinet knew about
it. He also said, however, that what II
care about is that the outcome of our
discussions with KhruShchev and Bull
ganin) should, in truth, prove to be, as
have said, the beginning of the Begin
ming. I intend to safeguard that posi-
bility at all COSTS"
What does this language signify?
Britain had already sent an apology or
explanation to the Russians, so it is hard
to see how British relations with Russia
could have been jeopardized by disclos-
ing in London the nature and details Of
Commander CrabbS unauthorized" mis-
sion. Another explanation of Sir An
thongs reticence must be looked for.
Perhaps it lies in the real story of what
happened to Commander Crabb. 1t is
possible that he fell into the hands of
the Russians and was taken away by
them. If this is the case, it is under
Standable that the Prime Minister would
not want to reveal it, and it would also
be consistent with his stated determine
ton to safeguard whatever possibility
there is that the discussions with Khrush-
chev and Bulganin will lead to desirable
results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18

it might operate in 1856. The
law can be changed by the ma
jority, the Constitution amend
ed if necessary, SO that whites,
with their majority, may have
white institutions, neighbour
hoods. transportation. if they
wish. and provide proportion
ate facilities to the colored
population. We have outgrown
the day of racial suppression,
which is no longer an impor-
tant point. Extreme integra-
ton, however, as is being or
dered by the courts, leads to
things so unnatural that they
will bedevil us if we do not
quickly amend the statutes.
The plea for civility between
the races hardly needs further
comment. I for one, as a
white Yankee. respond to such
civility because I find most
Negroes to be uncommonly
endowed with native kindness
and good will. In this I am
in agreement with many white
Southerners I have known, who
will Stoutly defend the Negro
when he is at his best. Civility.
both colored and white, will
come naturally when the legal
snarl is Strengthened out.
Henry A. Bates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Integrotion

Observing two elementary
truths will help solve the racial
difficulty we are in:
White and colored are two
different races. Stop trying to
mix them.
Civility Of each race toward
the other is essential.
Horses and cows are seen
frequently in the same pas
ture. The horses usually stay
by themselves. the cows gen.
orally Craze with cows. There
is no conflict among the ami
mails. If horses and cows
naturally group themselves
according to kind. 1t is I'M
natural that humans should
be denied the same freedom TO
choose their associates accord
ing to kind. To be forced into
racial intimacy by law is a
kind Of tyranny. Such a law
is man-made and not nature
made. 1t is a relic of our ear
hest days. propounded before
1900 when no one thought how
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Peipinq Wins a Friend

Egypt'S diplomatic recognition of
Red China may very we'll be a portent
of things to come.
This decision by the Egyptian gov-
eminent has been dictated by the facts
of life, especially the economic facts.
Communist China is the third best Gus
toner for Egypt's chief export and prin-
cipal source of foreign exchange-cotton.
Last year the Chinese bought about $42
million worth of Egyptian cotton and cot
ton textiles BY our standards this may be
small potatoes. But it is important to
Egypt, and the NaSser government has
decided to cut it's diplomatic ties with
Chang Kai-Shek and place its bets on
the Chinese government which repre-
sentS some 600 million people. Israel is
the only other Middle East nation which
now recognizes Red China. The chances
are, however, that other Arab states will
follow the Egyptian lead.
1t may seem to some of us that this
is practical" approach which ignores
the moral aspects of the case. And per-
hapS it is. But it would be wise for us
to recognize that the compulSion of
economic Self-intereSt, or what seems to
be self-intereSt, probably is going to call
the tune for some time to come. AS the
threat of war recedeS, many nations
not Egypt alone-are going to try to mend
their economic fences. If this involves
trade with the Communist world, they
are going to trade. If it involves recog-
milton of Red China, they are going to
recognize Red China. We should be
asking ourselves whether, in our own
self-interest, there is any real wisdom in
trying to turn back the tide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Miss Thompson Replies

It has come to my attention
that Mr.. H. Y. Orgel of the
Embassy of Israel has sent a
letter to The Star and other
papers, refuting statements
made by me in my column of
April 80. Mr.. Orgel's letter re-
fers only to the last paragraph
of my column, in which 1 re-
port, not my own opinion, but
that prevailing among U. N.
delegates who are not partisan
to this struggle" Mine was an
accurate report of that opinion
as sounded out by myself and
the American Friends of the
Middle East. which is not an
Arab propaganda organization.
I have never found it "un-
reasonable" for Israel to hope
for recognition and peace. The
question has always been what
she is prepared to pay for it.
Mr.. Orgel contradicts as
false the statement that Is
rael is prepared to make
no territorial adjustments. 1
meant this in the sense of
concessions. In the next SEN
tence. Mr.. Orgel affirms this
fact.
Israel has on numerous oc-
casions agreed to pay COM
penSation for Arab properties
but only after peace has been
made. and with numerous
qualifications.
The four agreements with
neighboring Arab states,
signed in l949, were armistice
agreements pure and simple.
Nothing in them commits the
Palestinian refugees to aban-
don their claims or the Arab
states to recognize the existing
status quo as final. On the
contrary, each text contains
articles specifically declaring
that the armistice demarcation
lines are provisional. are die
tated exclusively by military
considerations, are not to be
construed as constituting po-
litical frontiers, and shall not
prejudice the rights Of either
party, pending a settlement.
The only other agreement
signed by Israel and the Arab
states was the so-called PRO
tocol Of Lausanne" of May
IL, l949. In this both parties
agreed to consider the parti-
ton boundaries as CONSTITUTE
ing a basis of discussion for a
settlement. Immediately there
after. Israel, being admitted
to the United Nations. declared
she was not prepared to cede
any territory, since when. Of
course, there has been no
basis for discussion.
Dorothy Thompson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
A Happy Race in a Tropical Paradise
By THOMAS r. HENRY

SAN BIAS ISLANDS, PAN
anna (By MaiD These are
the islands of the white
Indians"
Some 80 years ago an Ameri-
can engineer came to Wash
ington with tales of discover
ing a tribe of primitive white
men in Panama jungles. He
maintained they might be a
remnant Of pre- Columbus
Scandinavian settlers in the
New World.
Anthropologists of the
Smithsonian Institution made
short shrift of these claims.
He was talking about the then
almost unknown Tule Indians
of the San Bias Islands, off
Panama's Atlantic coast, and
the jungle-covered mountains
of the adjoining mainland.
The color of the great majority
Of them was that of typical
Indians long exposed to the
tropical sun.
The fact remains that many
of them are whittier than the
whitest white men. Fellow
passengers on a jungle BUSH
hopping plane were two sisters,
Enthusiastically similar in fea-
lures. One girl was a typical
Tule. The other was a highly
exaggerated blond.
Encounter AlbinOs
She was, of course, an al
bino. During the next few
hours Mrs. Henry and I en-
countered several strikingly
white children. mostly little
girls, on the islands of Nulin-
aga and Uchuala, the most
accessible of the Tule settle
ments. They were pathetic
little creatures among their
happy. near-black playmates
CONDEMNED always to remain
in the shade of the coconut
palms for sunshine was torture
to them.
Albinos are found in all
races. probably among all
animals. The condition is due
to a hereditary defect. For
some reason it is probably
more prevalent among the
island Tules than anywhere
else. Generations ago a bad
gene got into the race, like
the bleeding disease of Euro
pean royalty.
That's all there is to rumors
of the tribe of white Indians.
Several students of heredity
from American universities
have tried to untangle the
puzzle of this excessive heredi-
tary albinism and various
theories have been advanced.
Such scientists are among
the white men the Indians
welcome, for they now are well
aware that the condition is
due to a heredity defect and
want to stamp it out. For
several generations marriages
with the albinoS have been
frowned upon, but this seems
to have little effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18

The Star recently carried an
AP story about Senator Karl
Mundt's revival of electoral
college reform" measures
which got such short shrift
earlier this year in the Senate.
Senator Mundt wants to elect
the college from congressional
districts-plus two at-large per
State.
Senator Mundt says his plan
would exactly equalize the
weight, Importance and effect
of each ballot of each voter
cast in presidential election,
no matter where he lives" But
perhaps Senator Mundt should
look at his own State of South
Dakota before he pursues this
point too far.
The last Congressional Di-
rectory indicates that South
Dakota's two congressional dis
tricts are divided by the Mis-
souri, River. To the east. in the
1st district, live some 400, 900
South Dakotans, according to
the 1850 Census. To the west,
in the I'd, live 100000. Exactly
equalized weight?
Perhaps tor Mundt
would maintain that his con-
StituentS west of the river are
three times smarter, or bigger,
or drawer, or something. than
his constituents east of the
river. and therefore it takes
300 per cent more people east
of the river to elect one Con-
gresham than it does west Of
the river. Under the Mundt
plan the 100000 people and
the 100000 people would each
have one electoral collegian to
cast their vote for President.
Exactly equalized weight?
Michael Richardson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-18
Spare the Rod

AS a youngster of 70 I
heartily agree with Ex-Teach-
er's letter in last Thursdays
issue on child discipline.
When I was a youngster at
school in the spare the rod
and spoil the child" era, our
teacher licked us with a tough
strap for every minor mis-
demeanor which we did, either
in or out of school hours. and
sometimes for no reason at all
just to keep in practice be-
cause if she didn't lick us the
School Board would want to
fire her on charges that there
was something the matter with
her. When her arm got tired
she turned us over to the man
principal who kept fit by
physical exercises and had a
heavier strap. After a licking
she always sent note to our
parents which was cue to
give us another licking for get
ting one at school. We never
heard of kids pulling other
peoples flowers, destroying
property. or staying out late at
night. We had to be in at 9
pm, in fact in our town the
curfew rang at that hour.
But since the modern heat
ing plant has displaced the old
time woodshed, and teachers
are not permitted to look even
disapprovingly at children, the
child's parents rush to the
child psychology text book for
a remedy and find that the
bad behavior is just a natural
energy outburst for which the
child should be given a lolly-
pop or an ice cream cone. In
my opinion the real remedy
would be to fire the child
psychiatrist and bring back
the old time woodshed.
A. Edward Hardman.