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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
THE GAME OF POLITICS
By FRANK r. KENT
Stevenson Seen as Cryboby

ing to every test and poll,
seem determined to re-elect
him more overwhelmingly
than in 1852. This, of course,
is discouraging to the Demo-
cratic candidates, but it does
not justify the crybaby be-
havior of one of these. Refer
ence here is to Mr.. Stevenson.
who a short time ago made
the silly allegation that a
number of rich Republicans"
in New York had raised q lot
Of money to prevent him from
becoming President, and that
part Of this money had been
spent to beat him in the Min
nesota primaries. where Sen
ator Kefauver gave him an
unexpected drubbing.
StevensOn's Charge
No one had heard of any
such villainous effort until
weeks after the primary and
Mr.. Stevenson then, while al
most tearfully deploring this
dark plot. did not offer the
slightest evidence to sustain
his charge. Senator Kefauver
said it sounded 10 him like q
man in a panic, and the gen.
eral political comment was
that it was infantile and ri
diculouS. Some insisted he
was Offering an alibi for re-
verses that might happen to
him in the California and
Florida primaries two weeks
from now. In the meantime
Mr.. Stevenson has not re-
peated this charge. Nor have
his friends in the ADA or any,
where else taken the slightest
notice of it. Nor will they.
Yet. most persons will agree
that it is a serious charge that
ought not to be made by any
responsible person unless pre-
pared to prove It.
If and when Mr.. Ste
venSon is nominated (Which
still seems likely it is hardly
possible he - or his friends -
can look back upon this pre-
convention campaign with
either pride or pleasure. In
one of his speeches four years
ago he said, in effect, that it
was possible for a man to want
to be President too badly. That
was at the period when he was
pretending to be drafted"
Since then he ironically has
provided considerable evidence
to support that statement.
Nothing he has said has been
more convincing than this
historical allegation that the
Republicans. in a villainous
effort to dictate the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee.
rolled UP huge sums of money
to corrupt the Democratic
voters in the Minnesota pri-
maries. This really appears
the height of absurdity. And
at this late date it really is
crybaby stuff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

Some light was thrown on
the general political situation
last week when the Americans
for Democratic Action IA left
wing organization made up Of
extreme New and Fair Dealers
proclaimed its preference for
three highly qualified" aspir-
ants for the presidency-Aver-
ell Hartman. Adlai Stevenson.
Estes Kefauver. It did this
after considering carefully"
the responses of these gentle
men to a QUESTIONABLE con-
corning their attitude on vari-
GUS issues.
The interesting thing about
the responses was that they
were almost identical. There
were. however. two reasons the
recommendations were unim-
portant; First, because it was
thoroughly well known that
despite its protestations of in
dependence-the ADA is dis
tinctly a Democratic Party ap-
pendage and would bc for any
left-wing candidate that party
should nominate. Second, be-
cause it is primarily a publicity
built organization with little
voting following or political
strength. The only thing that
makes the incident noteworthy
is because it so clearly accen-
tuates the old combination
upon which the Democrats won
in 1886, 1910. 1914 and 1913
to wit. the union labor bosses,
the political farm leaders, the
professional Negro leaders and
the big-city bosses who profit
politically by Federal patron
age and spending policies.
Clearly it is upon this COM
bination the Democrats still
depend.
Influence of Reuther
Among the most influential
members of the ADA is Wal
ter Reuther, the most politi-
cally active of the AFL-CIO
labor bosses. He is one reason
all three of these Democratic
aspirants made it clear they
regard the Taft-Hartley Act
as a "slave-labor" law and are
violently opposed to the
"right-to-work" laws now in
force in Is States. They were
all-these highly qualified"
presidential aspirantS - sure
that Mr.. Eisenhower is a poor
President. that he has be
trayed the farmers" become
the ''pliant tool" of the big
business interests. failed in
leadership" in both foreign
and domestic fields, is utterly
unworthy Of trust, devoid of
honor and destitute of shame.
In brief. they do not like
him. Neither do the ADA, the
AFL-CIO. the Daily Worker
and Senator Mccarthy. The
only support he seems to have
is that Of the people of the
country generally who, accord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

His voice" Such terribly Seri-
GUS words make Gamaliel
Bradford'S verse seem very
frivolous and superficial. as
indeed he meant it to be. He
called the lines, Exit Cod:
/ sometimes ,UiSh that God
DGS back
In this dark aGorld and wide
For though some UirtueS He
might lack
He had His pleasant side.
His pleasant side! God has
a side which is devouring
f1re-and that may not be so
pleasant. There are times
when the mandate of God is
you must choose between life
and DEATH" But do ancient
words like that belong any,
where near the "spires" of any
religion appealing to the
hearts and minds of modern
men? Haven't we in our re-
ligiouS conceptions escaped
from some ghostly voices of a
past which was Swallowed by
cruel superstitionS and stab
bling fears? Yes, thank God.
An eclipse of the sun, for in
stance, no longer strikes terror
to the hearts of intelligent
men. But what of the reality
back of the eclipse? Back of
the universe which. in its
workings is more mathemati-
cally exact than any human
timetable. enabling human
brains to compute to the min
ute centuries ahead when an
eclipse will be visible from this
speck in the whirlpool of the
heavens we call the earth.
The ultimate reality is still
back Of the seen. as it was
when. speaking for God. the
prophet declared, THE choice
you are called to make is be-
tween life and death, the
blessing or the cursing." And
history certainly proclaims the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

other gods before Me" in
these later words which toll
their warnings bells "if you
worship other gods, you shall
surely perish. I have set be-
fore you life and death, bless
ing and cursing, therefore
choose life that you and your
children may live by loving the
Lord your God and by obeying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

drivers with bad records whenever they
get into trouble again.
Periodic reissuance Of permits by
mail is worthwhile as deterrent to fraud
and as an administrative move to keep
the name-and- address files up to date.
But, from safety standpoint, only a
periodic examination of all drivers can
weed out the persons with failing eyesight
or other deficiencies which make driving
hazardous for themselves and for others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Board candidates. They have
been working as individuals
and they do not claim to rep
resent the league. No present
officers Of the league have
participated in the campaign,
nor will they do so in the flu
ture.
There has been a rotation
Of officers, but the league policy
remains the same. I would like
to make 1t clear to all the
voters in Arlington that the
league is not supporting any
candidate for any elective Of
fee Mrs. Peter Henle.
President, Arlington League OF
Women Voters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Name Change

Seat Pleasant, once Chesa-
peake Junction. got its pres
ent name so years ago during
a citizens association meeting.
In reporting the meeting, The
Star said on May 20, 1906:
"A largely attended meeting of
the Prince Georges County
and Eastern District Citizens
Association was held last night
in the hall of the association.
a short distance across the
District line in Prince Georges
County, Md. The ques-
ton of changing the name of
Chesapeake junction to some
more suitable designation
came up for final action and
several names were suggested.
among them Gregoryville. Seat
Pleasant. Dist-Mar. Advance,
Pine Land and District Line.
BY a decisive majority
the association finally adopted
Seat Pleasant as the name for
the fast-growing section. It
was stated that the place will
be Incorporated some time in
the future and that the name
Chesapeake Junction will be
forgotten. 1t was voted to
request the street railway off,
Gals to no longer use the old
signs Chesapeake junction"
and the Post Office Depart
ment will be asked to estab-
lish a post Office there to be
called Seat Pleasant. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Sukorno to Congress

-
President Sukarno of Indonesia, in
his frank and moving address to the joint
session Of Congress, has made some incl
dental points of a highly debatable
nature. But there can be no doubt about
the Soundness of his main theme. There
can be no doubt that intense ma
tionalism, craving for absolute indie
pendence from even the mildest form or
suggestion of colonial rule, is the most
incandescent and most irrepressible force
existing today not only in his own coun-
try, but throughout Asia and Africa.
To Westerners in general, this force
may seem to be unreasoning in many
respects, or at least excessive and UNI
wisely precipitate-too haSty, too head
long, too impatient-in some Of the ways
it expresses itself Yet 1t is nonethelesS
reality, and it must be respected and
reckoned with by every country, including
not least of all our own, anxious to be
successful in the field of foreign policy.
We ought not to delude ourselves on that
score; we ought not to make the mistake
of minimizing the profundity of the emo
tional and intellectual ferment and drive
behind the independence movements I'M
leashed by the Second World War.
DR.. Sukarno has stated the case this
way: "NationaliSm may be an out-of-
date doctrine for many in this world; for
us of Asia and Africa, 1t is the main
spring of our efforts. Understand that,
and you have the key to much of postwar
history. Fail to understand 1t, and no
amount of thinking, no torrent of words,
and no Niagara of dollars will produce
anything but bitterness and disilluSion-
ment" And he has gone on from there
to make clear that IndoneSia, although
it needs foreign help-and although it
will welcome such help with the greatest
appreciation, from whatever quarter it
may come"-is determined, like other
countries similarly situated, that mo
material advantage will buy from us our
hard-won freedom"
In other words. nationalistic and
"neutraliSt" Observation-Disclosures it re-
ceiveS aid from the United States or
Russia. or whether 1t gets none at all
is resolved to be wholly its own master
in both it's internal and external affairs,
and neither rubleS nor dollars will defect
it from its independent course What it
wants, in short, with or without help from
the outside, is to achieve domestic politi-
cal and economic stability and to grow
in freedom as a sovereign nation with a
foreign policy ruling out alignment with
any power bloc And certainly it has
every right to adhere to these views even
though they may seem more idealistic
than realistic.
However, although all this fits in with
our own national policy, some members
of Congress, after hearing DR.. Sukarno
and applauding him, have indicated that
they favor the idea of withholding Amer
lean aid from any land that adheres to
his sort of "neutraliSm." Gentlemen,
let's face reality. What could be more
elf-defeating than such an idea? What
could better serve the Communist cause
in Asia and Africa? Clearly, it would be
one of the worst possible responses our
country could make to nationaliSm of the
kind that has been so eloquently defined
by Indonesia'S impressive President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Plenty of Dog Lovers

In view Of the dog ordinance
going into effect in Arlington
on June /, I thought your
readers might like to know
how many dog lovers there
are who have space for run
ming, and are willing to make
a good home for a dearly loved
pet. Not being willing to con-
fine our beagle, that is used
to freedom, we advertised that
We would give him TO those
who could make him happy.
The ad was in your paper, and
one other. for one night. So
far 40 people have offered TO
take him. He is now enjoying
three children and a pony on
a farm.
Mrs. VIM. T. Hoeck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Old Story

The Detroit Tigers we're in
town so years ago for a four
game series. and on the third
day. May IS. 1906. The Star
reported: 1.-THE Detroit Tigers
made 1t three straight VIC
tories over the Nationals yes
terday afternoon. winning out
in a most stubbornly contested
l0-inning game. 3 to /. =. At
the best. the game should have
been tied up. with one run
each. but Umpire Conner
called Cobb safe at first on a
roller hit 70 williams, which
was cleanly handled. and
Coughlin scored from third
on the play. =. It was q most
unfortunate occurrence, COM
ing as 1t did with everybody
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

see fit to publish this letter as
we feel very badly that Mr..
Spriggs was not prominently
mentioned in your story. With
out his help we could not have
won our case.
Jess NJ. Richie.
President, Pioneers, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

The police force knew every
body in the city so years ago
and the reason was that they
took an annual census. On
May 81. 1906. The Star re-
ported: Between 40 and so
policemen will tomorrow in
augurate the work Of taking
the annual census of the Dis
trict. 1t is the intention of
Mai. Sylvester to proceed in
a manner different from the
plan followed last year, when
the census was taken by sides
of the street. This year it is
to be taken by blocks. When
an enumerator finishes the
work of visiting the houses on
the four sides of the square,
he then goes into the alleys
and ascertains the number of
residents. 1t is thought by the
police that the work can be
more accurately conducted this
year than formerly. The count
last year showed a total popu-
lation of 323,123 - 227. 428
whites and 95,605 colored.
In tallying the number of chill
dren not attending school the
enumeratorS will note in brief
what is found to be the general
excuse for nonattendance. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Tourism

The tourist business in
Washington was booming a
half a century ago. and the
remarks Of a hotel clerk were
reported in@The Star on May
20, 1906. The Stars story
said: THE spring hotel sea-
son which is just now closing
has been the best and the
heaviest within my recollec-
ton in this city with the ex-
ception Of inauguration years
and this spring we have run
the Inauguration crowds a
very close second" remarked
the chief clerk Of one Of Wash
ington's new and big hotels TO
a Star man. For over six
straight weeks every big hotel
in this city turned guests away
every night, sometimes by the
dozens. and we had a difficult
time finding quarters for them
in the smaller hotels to which
we always refer our overflow.
There wasn't any exception 10
it. understand. but II was
every night. weekdays and
Sundays. The rush started IN
during the latter part Of
February and the first week in
March and II has been work.
ing overnight ever since. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20

excited over the close score,
but decisions of this sort are
getting common in Washing
ton, and Manager Stahl GER
tainly has a kick coming. After
the game the angry rooters
surrounded the umpire and it
required the combined work
Of nearly a dozen policemen
to keep him from harm. :.
In the excitement a high
spirited horse, attached to a
buggy in the rear of the
grandstand, tried to run away,
and it looked for a time as
though several people would
be hurt. Several men sprang
to the horses head and he was
finally subdued. After Conner
was placed in the ticket office.
the crowd was kept moving
out of the gates and order
was restored. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-20
Shortage

In the days before wide
spread mechanical refrigera-
ton. ice was a problem. On
May 25, 1906. The Star re-
ported: THE thre e-masted
schooner William F. Hood.
laden with about 800 tons of
ice from the Maine ice fields.
consigned to the Home Ice
Company. has arrived in port
and is lying at the wharf
foot of 1872 street southwest
to unload her cargo. 1t
is stated that vessels loaded
with ice . will be few and
far between at the wharves
here during the coming sum-
mer. :. The supply of natural
ice on hand is very small COM
pared with other years. and
the bulk Of it will go to New
York and Philadelphia. Wash
ington may therefore have to
get along with the output Of
the several icemaking plants
of the city. While the plants
do not make as much ice as is
usually consumed in this city
during the summer, the Of
ficials of the ice companies
say they will be able to meet
the demand. unless the sum-
mer should be abnormally hot
and long. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
ID. c. Race Track
Urged to Enrich
City's Tax Golfers

The District is losing "tremen-
douSe revenue" to nearby areas
because horse racing is not legal
here, Hugh j. MCGEE, former
assistant United States attorney,
said yesterday.
Marlboro racetrack, Mr.. Nc
Gee said on WWDC's District
Roundtable," has 80 per cent of
its attendance from the District,
providing large tax source for
the State of Maryland.
Later, Mr.. MCGEE estimated
that Maryland's race tracks OBJ
tain a major portion of pari-
mutual revenues from District
area residents.
This means residents here
are contributing millions of dol
lars to Maryland business and
government" Mr.. MCGEE said.
The District could eliminate
business property. sales and in
come taxes if pari-mutual bet
ting were permitted here, he
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15
Junoe to Show Film

c. B. Junge. special assistant
in the Division of Public Land,
Interior Department, will speak
and show motion pictures on
Alaska during a Parish Evening
Wednesday at All Souls Memo
rial Episcopal Church, 1900 Ca
thedral avenue NV. The eve
ming begins with a dinner at
$3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

Mother-I can't bear to
leave Sallie crying when we
go out in the evening, so we
have gotten so we either take
her with us or stay at home
ourselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

Mother-Sallie knows and
loves you. Mrs. Jones, and she
will stop crying when she sees
1t does no good. She has to
learn she cannot always go
with us.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-15

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TODAYS RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

500, WASH-fm-In the Con-
cert Hall: Berlioz. Roman
Carnival Overture: Smetana.
The Moldau; Wagner. Tam
hauser, Overture and We
nuSberg music.
1880, WGMS-Music From Ger
many: Dittersdorf, Strin G
Quartet in D; Zelter, Two
Songs.
sos, WGMS-Symphony Hall:
Bizet, Patrie Overture; Beel
thoven. Symphony No. 2 in
D; Fernandez. Batuque.
900, WRC - Telephone Hour:
Guest tonight is noted mezzo-
soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera. Blanche Thebom.
9:15, WTOP Johnny Dollar:
Johnny investigates 1T h e
Lonely Hearts Matter" when
lethal cocktail of water and
ground glass is administered
to heavily insured elderly
man.
1000, WRC, WTOP-AddresS by
Lyndon Johnson: Senator
johnson, Majority Leader of
the Senate, will present the
Democratic viewpoint on cur
rent farm legislation.