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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
Japan Pays a Debt

The japanese Diets action approving
an $800-million war reparationS settle
ment with the Philippine Republic clears
the way for great improvement in the
relationship between these Far Eastern
neighbors. Approval of the agreement by
the Philippine government is expected
promptly, and probably will be followed
Immediately by ratification of the peace
treaty with Japan. It is expected then
that currently limited diplomatic rela-
lions, conducted through small missions
In the two countries, will be expanded
and formalized through an exchange of
ambassadors.
Quite aside from its diplomatic and
public relations value, the reparations
agreement implies tangible economic
settlement represents a sharply scaled
down figure from original Philippine
claims for SO billion, the terms are
calculated to meet some genuine needs in
the young republic while not imposing
any extraordinary burden upon the
Japanese economy. Payment will be
spread over 20 years and will be divided
between $3.50 million in goods and serv-
ices and $3.50 million in private long-term
loans. 1t is provided that the first $40
million will be paid within few months
In consumer goods, to be sold in the
PhilippineS-the proceeds to be placed in
fund for war widows and orphans. The
nature of the remainder of the goods and
services will be determined through
further negotiations between the two
governments. III long list of possibilities,
the Philippine government already has
indicated its desire to obtain machinery
and building materials as well as tech
nical assistance and labor in the expan-
sion Of its own industrial facilities. There
is an understanding that the $3.50 million
in loans will be made by Japanese banks,
primarily to industries designated by the
Philippine government.
This basic agreement has been under
negotiation since 1851. It represents
compromise on both sides, but this in
itself reflects a determination to restore
normal relations between the two coun-
tries. Such restoration in turn, should
be factor for increased political and
economic stability in the Far East. Trade
between the two countries in the postwar
decade has been held within the narrow
limits of a barter agreement, which
should give way now to an expanded
commercial interchange. Since each
country has products and resources
needed by the other, this development
should be mutually beneficial. Thus, the
settlement removes an unnatural barrier
to greater prosperity in that part of the
free world.
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Hiram Bingham

Hiram Bingham was man of varied
talents and of notable charm. A native
of Hawaii but better known as Connect
icut Yankee, he was also WaShingtonian
of long residence. Mr.. Bingham achieved
distinction as scholar, author, soldier and
businessman. He became even more
widely known in politics, first in Con-
necticut and later in the United States
Senate. During the latter service he was
censured by his colleagues for bringing a
trade association representative into an
executive session of the Senate Finance
Committee but the Senate itself expressly
specified that his action did not stem
from corrupt motives" Although
conservative, old-fashioned Republican"
by his own definition, Mr.. Bingham
accepted another call to public service
from Democratic administration when
he became chairman of the Civil Service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
It's Stevenson Against the Field
By GOULD Ii

LOS ANGELES, June IT,
Adlai Stevenson. in his quest
for a second Democratic pres
idential nomination. has staged
a remarkable comeback.
On March II. after his
minor defeat by Senator Estes
Kefauver of Tennessee in the
New Hampshire presidential
primary and his major defeat
in Minnesota. he seemed on
the skidS. Since then, however,
he has staged victory after vic
tory, eliminating in his sweep
ing defeat Of Kefauver in Cali
fornia. He has fought hard and
his many followers have stuck
by him. The contest continues
now, as it was in the begin
ming: Stevenson against the
field.
Gov. Averell Hartman Of
New York. whom Stevenson
recognizes as his strongest op-
ponent-now that Kefauver
has lost so much ground-may
have waited too long to become
more active in the contest.
Certainly, StevenSon's big run
in California was a serious
blow to the New Workers. am
billions. Harriman's refusal to
enter the primaries in any
State outside New York has
prevented him from showing
any popular strength with the
voters-if he has any. Harri-
mans only chance seems to
lie in clever bargaining with
Democratic bosses in other
States and manipulation of the
delegates in the August Demo-
cratic National Convention.
Must Now Defeat Hartman
Stevenson's job, now that he
has defeated Kefauver, who
was hailed as the peoples can
didate," is to meet and defeat
Hartman, the bosses candi-
date" It looks as though a
Hartman nomination can
emerge only from a smoke
filled ROOM" typical of other
and earlier political days.
Stevenson looms as the man
who can come nearer to unit
ing the Democratic Party-in
these days when unity is a
chief essential If the Demo-
Gratis are to make Roadway
against President Eisenhower
next November. In the first
place, he is more acceptable
to the South than Hartman
and Gov. Williams of Michi-
gan, both far to the left. and
any other potential candi-
date, with the exception, per-
hapS. of Missouri Senator
Stuart Symington.
At the same time, Stevenson
has much support among the
liberal Democrats of the North.
Senator Herbert Lehman of
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So many people read a
paper and never stop to think
that a note of thanks is in
order. The Sunday Star of
June 3 contained such a
wealth of information in the
editorial section that on i'm
pulse I am writing a letter
in appreciation.
The article by DR.. Winfred
OverholSer on tranquilizers
was splendid. I had already
read his shorter contribution
to Newsweek. but the lengthy
Words of Caution" in The
Sunday Star should be read by
everyone. 1t was a MASTER
piece.
There was another wonder
full article by Frank Lloyd
Wright written at the age
Of 81. Mr.. Wright aptly said
-. IAN architect is a physi-
cian." He also likened archi-
tects to poets, Interpreters and
musicians. I think it was
Madame Stael who said that
architecture is frozen music.
For a long time I have
wanted to write to praise DR..
Frederick Brown Harris for
his great contributions in
Spires Of the Spirit" He is a
gifted writer and poet.
Lucille Agniel Gaines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
Bad Hunting

I wish to thank The Star
for publishing the article by
Gene Goodwin concerning the
wildfowl hunting situation in
Maryland. 1t was gratifying
to know that all the lawless-
ness in our waterfowl hunting
is not going unnoticed.
also wish to thank our
Federal game protectors and
the Fish and Wildlife Service
for doing a fine job to keep our
wildfowl plentiful and to en-
force the necessary game laws
protecting ducks, geese, swans
and other migratory water
fowl.
vehemently condemn as
outrageous the attitude Of
Maryland's Inland Game and
Fish Commission. This COM
mission is anticonservative
and antilaw. They refused to
cooperate with Federal game
wardens. BY this they opened
the way to wholesale slaughter
Of wildfowl which eliminated
in conviction Of several men
for black marketing ducks and
geese. Whenever officials turn
their heads. game racketeers,
hoodlums and other lawless
ones creep into the blinds and
over the fields.
/ am sick Of seeing corn
floating down the Patuxent.
the Rhode. the Choptank and
Chester. 1t is time to stop
blinking and do some acting.
When are sportsmen going 70
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New York. Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
vert. widow Of the late Presi-
dent; important labor leaders.
most of whom are ranged on
the side Of the Democrats, and
the ADA (Americans for DEM
ocratic Action all have In
dorsed him, along with Mayor
Wagner Of New York.
If the Democrats in national
convention will give him q
moderate civil rights plank in
the national platform, a plank
which demands that the SUI
preme Court desegregation de-
cision be carried out, but stays
away from the drastic demands
of extremists that it be en-
forced Immediately in every
part, every State, and every
community Of the country, he
may succeed in this unifica-
ton process. It's a large or
der, of course. with Hartman
ct al. screaming for no mod
Grafton"
Strength Is Demonstrated
Stevenson's latent strength
among Democrats throughout
the country has now been DEM
onstrated. In addition, he has
a fanatical hard corps of fol-
lowers ready to do everything
in their power to bring about
his nomination. There is a
reason for this strength. He
campaigned vigorously and well
in 1852 and he received a big
vote, although he was running
against impossible odds. Ell
senhower could have defeated
any Democrat that year, and
most all of them worse than
he defeated Stevenson.
After that defeat, Stevenson
spent three years, travelling
hither and yon about the coun-
try, speaking constantly for
the Democratic cause and
helping to raise money to pay
of the huge debt in which the
Democratic National Commit
tee found itself at the close of
the campaign. He kept his old
friends and made new.
The Democrats handed Ste
venson his 1852 nomination
on a platter. Stevenson realized
he could not expect that to
happen again. So he took the
only course open-to prove
that he had real support Of the
Democratic voters. His only
opponent who followed a SIM
liar course is Kefauver. Any
other candidate the Democrats
may name at Chicago will be
untried before the American
people as a whole, unless it
should be former President
Truman. But it is this writer's
opinion Truman will not ac-
cept a draft and will discour-
age it.
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Cheers Inteqrotionists

Cneers Tor the white petit
TONERS for degeneration IN
the Arlington schoolsl They
speak for my children. too. and
no doubt for many, in asking
That the schools Of this country
be opened equally to ali
Americans.
! want my children, also. to
learn that their country is a
democracy in fact, not lust
in words. When they stand be-
lore the flag and pledge ale
glance to one Nation, indivis-
ible, ! don't want them con-
fused by a partitioning-off Of
school children according to
skin color.
This struggle for implement
tation Of the Supreme Courts
school decision concerns white
people fully as much as coll
ored. and it will benefit white
people quite as much. l am
glad to see white people help
ing with it, and I want to add
my voice to theirs.
Mrs. Rameal william Erick.
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have fortitude enough to stop
this rottenness IN Maryland's
conservation program?
Keep UP the fight. Every
time your newspaper prints a
conservation article. officials
Squirm.
John G. Gruber,
Biology Deartment, Suit
land High School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

1t makes definite sounds for
definite things. He considers
the coyote the best vocalist
since it Can bark, whine.
howl and vail" on a sliding
range of two octaves.
Q. How much aluminium is
used in a modern automobile?
%. E. S.
A. The average passenger
automobile today uses IS
pounds Of aluminium. as COM
pared with 10 pounds a few
years ago. One Of the coun-
try's finest cars is now using
1877 pounds Of the light metal.
@. What State raises the
largest number Of cattle as
meat animals2-T. o. L.
A. The Department Of Agri-
culture reports that on jan
uary l, 1856. the States with
the largest number of meat
cattle and calves ION hand"
were Texas. with about 8.6
million; Iowa. over So mil
lion. and Nebraska. Wisconsin,
Kansas. Illinois Missouri and
Minnesota-each with over 4
million.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

mo greater catastrophe
comes to man." Temp Jones
read. than the loss of eff
cheney, the lack of initiative,
and the mental depression
which accompany nutritive
failure"
He nodded his head as peo-
pie do when they read state
ments with which they agree.
Look at all these wise young
men going around" he said,
with their long bones, and big
heads, and feet.
Il saw a boy the other day
who wore the largest shoes !
ever saw on a human being.
He had plenty of intelli-
gence, too, I could see that, if
they can get him to use it cor
rectly."
4 \ 4
Jones was right.
Modern nutrition has come
into its own with the young.
In Jones young days, an
orange was Christmas gift.
At that time, flour was made
super-white, and all the ladies
were delighted.
They didn't know that TAX
ing the wheat germ out was
also taking out some of the i'm
portant vitamins. Now we put
them back in enriched" flour.
Actually, the word "vitamin,"
or "vitamine," as it was spelled
at first, hadn't been invented.
The great discoveries that
led to modern eating habits,
If we are wise. were just be-
ginning to be known.
Today's people have every
chance Of being bigger and
better, but are they?
1t is unfortunate that poll
tics and government cannot
be given some modern nutri-
ton to make them more in
line with the world that might
be If somehow human nature
could change itself a bit.
Maybe diet, in the long run,
will be able to do it
But what a long rum"
grins Templeton Jones.
y y 4
Modern nutrition is based
solidly on protein.
Hence meat, eggs. milk and
cottage cheese.
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In Appreciation

I wish to thank you for the
splendid coverage which The
Star gave us in announcing
the Commonwealth Fund
grant of 100000 to the
George Washington University
School of Medicine.
The Staff of the School of
Medicine also joins me in Of
fering our heartfelt apprecia-
ton for the important posi-
ton which this announcement
occupied in your newspaper.
The reaction of the public has
been overwhelming and we
have had many phone calls and
letters concerning the story
in The Star.
The article on the editorial
page of May 80 was a fine
tribute to the George WASH
ington University School of
Medicine and one for which
I am truly grateful.
Walter A. BlOedOrn, MD,
Dean, George Washington
University School
of Medicine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07
A Two-Woy Street

Twelve American physicists have Just
returned from rewarding experience in
Russia. During their To-day visit there,
they associated and talked freely-in
public places and private homes-with
hundreds of Soviet scientists. They have
come back knowing considerably more
than they knew before they went over,
and as result they are strong advocates
of the idea that there should be increas-
ing numbers Of such trips on reciprocal
basis.
Among. the things learned by these
men is the fact that Russia today appears
to be lot less Secretive than it used
to be. At any rate-and this may well
be symptomatic of fundamental change
for the better in the Soviet system-they
found themselves at liberty to see all they
wanted to see, and their conversations
with their hosts were unrestricted. They
discussed and debated many subjects
ranging from purely scientific matters to
delicate political questions, and they
could detect no effort to put a gag on
anything or steer the talk into meaning
less or noninformative channels.
More important still, the visiting
Americans were allowed to give close
inspection to concrete evidence-Such as
cyclotrons-that left no room for doubt
that Soviet science is far advanced in the
field Of physics, particularly in basic
nuclear research bearing upon the nature
of energy. In fact, according to some of
these tourist-expertS, the Russians in this
respect have already achieved lead that
the United States may not be able to
overcome for the next 10 years. And
perhaps the biggest reason for their
impressive showing is that the Kremlin
is placing an enormous amount of money
at their disposal.
Such information is we'll worth
having, and it points up the value of
exchanging visits with the Soviet Union
along the lines advocated by President
Eisenhower. This two-way street to
knowledge can be travelled without en-
dangering our security; indeed, it may
actually help us in that sense. There is
no monopoly in the field of abstract or
applied science. We can learn from the
Russians just as they can learn from us.
1t would be narrow-visioned of us, and
Self-denying, II we insisted upon MAIN
tanning a wall of intellectual censorship
between our two countries.
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Wild AzoIeu

Haze you looked on ioild
dzdled,
Lighting its ndtiue earth,
Suddenly blazing in splendor
And shaking NTH yelloiD
mrth?
1t OloDS t0hen spring takes the
mountain,
From bronze 1t drifts into
pink;
Our pulses quicken TO liuing
While the delicate blossoms
mink
In a breeze that. hints OF
summer;
Then later in minds release,
The moods haze a gentle
bombing
OF dzdled-petaled peace.
Evelyn Noreross Sheriff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-07

The protein must be animal
protein, for best results.
These are called complete.
All protein in fruits and
vegetables is incomplete.
1t is all a matter of the
amino acids, the building
blocks, as they are called, of
protein.
Modern dieting (for reduce
ing) has come around to in
creasing the amount of pro-
tein.
For several years exercise,
as such, was pooh-poohed in
most diet books. but the very
latest idea-and such ideas
are always changing-is that
exercise. too. has it's proper
place in a reducing diet.
Our friend Jones knows this.
from personal experience.
The bus strike of last sum-
mer proved it to him.
He lost Is pounds in two
months, just from walking a
mile every day.
Yet until recently every diet
book stressed the "fact" that
you had to walk an impossible
number of miles to lose even
an ounce of this "all too solid
f1esh," as Shakespeare called
it.
Restricted food. and in
creased walking
These together make a good
combination for the great
average person who somehow
always shows up in statistics
as "1.5 man"
Statistics never seem to
come out even. It's always ~
and H10 children" due to
averaging.
Mr.. Jones says averages are
silly, and quotes his figures
with four Of his. pet cats.
Their average age was 8
years.
Actually. one was Is years
old. one 8. and two, 4 years
each.
In other words, the Stats
tics showed up as rs per cent
wrong.
One wonders if all Of them
are similarly wrong, If YOU
only knew.
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Twists Lions Tail

1t has been suggested that
the British Colonial Office be
abolished and its functions
merged with those of the Com
monwealth Relations Office,
for the purpose of dispelling
the adverse connotation with
which the general public iden-
titles the label "colonialism."
Recognition of the impor-
lance of semantic effect upon
psychological reactions seems
to be playing an everincreas-
ing role today. particularly in
the field of public relations.
What seems Of fundamental
consideration, however, is not
what the particular Office may
be named, but rather what are
to be the principles by which
those who govern are to be
guided. As an analogy, it seems
obvious that the bite of a
rattlesnake would not be less
dangerous were its name to be
changed to "hummingbird."
If people could be shown that
the danger is no longer there,
that the venom has been ex-
tracted. proof positive" could
be established and subsequent
remaining of this reptile ''hum-
mingbird" could be meaning
full, since the stigma connected
with the name ''rattlesnake"
would eventually be dissipated.
The fact that the British
Colonial Office will merge its
functions with that of the
Commonwealth Relations Of
flee is not at all an assurance
that the venom" has been re-
moved. 1t seems necessary that
the merger. as suggested, give
psychological recognition to
those people in former British
colonies who have just stepped
over the threshold into self
government.
Jessie h. SOIonon.
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Awaits Gravy Boat

According to recent news
accounts, there seems to be
a move afoot to restore WASH
ington to its pristine mari
time status. However, our
Chamber of Commerce may
be overly optimistic as to the
possibilities of Washington as
a deep-water port. To the
lay mind there appears to be
a few barriers to the realiza-
ton of this rosy dream. Let's
take look.
On the credit side we do
have Hams Point, which bears
a superficial resemblance to
New York's Battery. 1t is a
wonderful vantage point from
which to watch ships (if any
come and go. We might even
consider installing parking
meters and coin-operated
telescopes there, and thus
bring a bit of revenue to our
poverty-stricken city govern
ment. There isn't much else
on the credit side. Truth
compels us to admit that the
remainder of our port" is
essentially a three-pronged
drainage ditch.
The debit side is downright
depressing. We have only
two major industries-tour-
ism and the production Of
waste paper-neither of which
is attractive to the overseas
trader. Unfortunately, most
of our tourists come from the
hinterland. We do have a
group of sight-seers who visit
foreign lands every year. but
they seem to be able to
wrangle free transportation.
The waste-paper deal is
equally discouraging. Very
few people overseas are inter-
ested in the Congressional
Record or similar erudite
compilations. They have trou-
bleS enough of their own.
That leaves only one slight
problem-how to dispose of
our surplus folding currency.
Given time, we can work this
one out; surely there is no
reason to invite shipping to
come here for the sole pur-
pose of hauling it away.
OF course, this area does
have legitimate port require
ments, but again we are
caught behind the eight ball.
To the north. We have Balti-
more with its well-developed
marine terminal. Up-to-date
Baltimore has reported no
difficulty in meeting the ex-
port-import requirements OF
Maryland and the District.
A short distance south, we
have the Norfolk Portsmouth
maritime complex, which has
not requested our assistance
in serving the overseas needs
of Virginia and West Virginia.
In spite of practical consid-
erations, am sure that all
loyal Washingtonians and the
good people of Alexandria will
support the port project; that
is, if it can be squeezed into
the rivers and harbors bill.
1 for one would like a little
gravy-right here on top Of
my taxes.
Angus Sinclair.
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Commissions Loyalty Review Board. TO
that post he contributed his customary
high measure Of competence and con-
viction.
His death at the age Of 80 deprives
the community Of one Of It's respected
and friendly citizens.