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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
The Good Loser

Adlai Stevenson took his crushing
and heart breaking defeat with that
good grace which marks the good loser
His remarks to the party faithful at
the time he conceded defeat were those
OF Stevenson, the man-as distinguished
from Stevenson, the politician. The cam
paign excuses, as distasteful, no doubt,
to Mr. Stevenson as to many of his adj
mirerS, were things of the past. It was a
time to take stock of the future, and that
was what Mr.. Stevenson did.
He reminded his listeners that what
unites us is deeper than what divides us
love Of freedom, love of justice, love Of
peace" And he called upon those who had
worked and lost with him to "give the adj
miniStration all responsible support in
the troubled times ahead"
The future is indeed troubled, and
the administration will need all of the
support that it can get No matter how
good intentions may be, hard-fought
presidential campaign, especially in a
time Of crisis, is bound to generate pres
sures which operate to the detriment of
Americas best interests.
AL O11Ao ACCCIOS6IlSOuS UdGlOIldl CO1l@
Inunity of ours, the peculiar interests of
special voting groups are taken into ac-
count by the candidates, and it is idle to
pretend otherwise. In some degree, the
wishes and the prejudices of these popu-
lation groups often clash with the inter-
ests of the country as whole. And to the
extent that the candidates make con-
cessions in one form or another to these
blocs-as they do the national interest
suffers.
So it is good thing that the cam
paign of 1856, with its many inhibiting
influences, is behind us. These troubled
times" of which Mr. Stevenson spoke,
call imperatively for undivided attention
to what is best for America-not what
may please this group or that group. 1t is
the first duty of all Americans to recog-
nize this-and to give full support to the
administration whenever it acts to pro-
mote Americas interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
Coalition Government

Inc american voters upset most pre-
dictionS In the extent to which they
split their tickets on Tuesday. For while
registering their overwhelming preference
for Republican President Eisenhower,
they have returned the control Of Con-
gress to the Democratic Party-by an
increased margin in the House and by
at least the same margin as before in the
Senate Furthermore, in doing this
particularly in the Senate-they still
made some changes that indicate
thoughtful and responsible appraisal of
individual candidates, rather than blind
adherence to party labels.
The result is evidence, first of all,
that the country was well satisfied with
the two-party division of executive and
legislative responsibility Of the past two
years, and rather prefers that it should
continue. The fact that President Eisen-
hover and his administration dealt with
Congress more on partnership basis
than on partisan one undoubtedly
strengthened this feeling. In turn, the
Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill
displayed in most respects a similar atti-
tude toward the Republican executive
branch. The new Congress appears to
have much of this same moderate" COM
plexion. And to the degree that voters
in many States rejected the party loyalty
appeal in favor of more discerning rea-
sons for making their election choices,
the result indicates an increasing politi-
cal maturity on the part of the electorate.
1t is, on the whole, good trend in the
workings Of our free election system.
There will, Of course, be some changes
in the organization Of the 85th Congress.
The retirement of Senator George. one Of
the leaders in the bipartisan record Of
the past two years, means that chair
nnanship Of the important Senate Foreign
Relations Committee will pass to new
hands. Senator Green Of Rhode Island,
80 years old, is the next Democrat in line
of succession Democratic COM
mittee assignments are changed. De-
parture Of Democratic Senator Lehman
of New York and Republicans Duff Of
Pennsylvania and Welker of Idaho leave
other major committee posts to be filled.
In the House, Foreign Affairs Committee
Chairman Richards, South Carolina DEM
ocrat, also has retired and new chair
man for that group will be named.
Taking precedence, however, is the
fact that leadership at the White House
and the Capitol remains in hands that
already have tested and proved their
capacity for teamwork. This is re-
assuring circumstance in these times Of
momentous events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
The South Spells Control Of Congress
By GOULD LII

apart as the poles. Indeed. the
Southern Democrats have been
found voting on many occa-
sions with the Republicans in
both House and Senate. This
happened in the Roosevelt and
Truman administrations and
in that Of Eisenhower.
Despite the farm revolt" In
the great farm States Of the
Midwest and West. and despite
the drive Of the labor union
leaders for Democratic candi-
dates-nearly all Of them OUT
side the solid South - the
Democrats have made virtually
no gains in the congressional
elections in the combined vote
OF the border States, the North
ern States and the Western
States.
Needs Congressional Support
President Eisenhower, when
he starts his second term in
the White House next January.
will again be faced with q
Democratic-controlle and or
ganized Congress. He will
again be faced with the need
of winning from the Congress
support for his policies and
his program. How much CO.
operation he will receive from
the Democrats remains to be
seen. Presumably, in matters
of foreign affairs and Of ma
tional defense, he may look
forward to support from both
Democrats and Republicans in
Congress.
On domestic issues and Leg
islation, so far as the Demo-
Gratis are concerned. support
is not so certain. But measures
which appeal to the general
public will be difficult for the
Democrats to turn down. tn
Democrats will face apea1er
congressional election ip 495S--
an election they would nate to
lose especially as they look
forward to the presidential
election Of 1860.
And when the Democrats
meet four years hence in ma
tional convention, they will
have to give more considera-
ton to the Democrats Of the
South in the matter both Of
presidential and vice presiden-
tial nominees and Of the party
platform than they have In
the last two conventions. New
candidates must be found.
Adlai Stevenson, after two
crushing defeats, can scarcely
hope for consideration for q
presidential nomination-even
If he wished to try again. Sem
ator Estes Kefauver Of Ten
1essee, by his presence on the
defeated national ticket and
also having twice been de-
feated for a presidential NOM
ination, may be decidedly out
of the running.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
A Chance for Peace

Although Israel's attitude intensifes
the many grave and explosive uncer-
tainties inherent in the situation, there
is still at least an outside chance for
peace in the Middle East. For the Anglo
French cease-f1re in REPRESENTING
that the Nasser government will not upset
it, and assuming also that the ISraelis
can be persuaded to make the effort
promises to enable the United Nations to
work out ways and means of preventing
Russian Intervention and putting an end
to the threat Of major war potentially
capable Of setting the whole world afiame.
The danger of such war has seemed
to loom very large within recent hours,
but today 1t appears to be somewhat less
imminent The decision by Prime Min
lister Eden and Premier Mollet to order
their forces to halt the lighting means
that the British and French governments
are ready to abandon their reckless adj
venture and cooperate with the U. N. in
its present urgent effort to ind a peace
full way out of the crisis. Similarly,
some encouragement can be found in
the fact that Soviet Defense Minister
Zhukov-despite talk In Moscow about
sending volunteers" to tight on Egypt's
side-seems to have softened Premier
Bulganin's earlier implied threat Of heavy
armed Intervention by the Kremlin. Ac-
cording to Zhukov, the Russians are
prepared to intervene, but apparently
not without the U. MS consent, and only
in conjunction with other member states.
Actually, Of course, the plan Of the
u. N. General Assembly is to employ a
police force made up Of troops from
countries other than the big powers.
Several such countries have already Of
fered to participate in the plan, which
would supply enough men to supervise
the cease-fire during the effort to work
out an acceptable peace settlement. This
effort will involve problems Of the great
est completely, but as long as the guns
are silent, the world will have reason
to hope for the best II the Israelis act
reasonably and realistically. As for the
Eden and Mollet governments, there is
little point at the moment In comment
ing in an Il told you so" fashion on the
consequences Of their disastrous go-it-
alone gamble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

The Democrats have retained
control Of Congress- both Sem
ate and -rlotwithstand-
ing the great sweep Of the
INSTRUMENTATION Republican
national ticket in both the
popular and electoral votes.
Many explanations for this
seeming political phenomenon
viii be advanced. One win be
that the Democratic Party is
far stronger than the Republic
can. Another, that the labor
unions, throwing in with the
Democrats, made possible this
victory. A fundamental reason
is the solid Soulful States.
They have q total Of 100 House
seats, of which SO are held by
Democrats and seven by Re-
publicans. They have, also.
20 Democratic Senators and no
Republican Senator.
In the new House, the Demo-
Gratis have clinched 229 seats
and the Republicans 200 with
six still undecided. In the
Senate, the Democrats are sure
Of 40 seats and the Republicans
Of 46 with one place In Ken
lucky still undecided. Outside
the solid south. the Democrats
appear sure Of at least 1873
House seats, compared to 1875
or less for the Republicans;
they will have 28 Sena-
tors compared to 46 for the
Republicans. In Tuesdays cleo
ton, the Democrats lost one
House member to the Repub-
leans outside the solid South
and gained one Senator.
G. o. r. Holds Southern Seats
President Eisenhower carried
five Of the Southern States
but the Republicans merely
held their old seven congress
sional districts in that section.
They made no gains there in
the Senate. Obviously, If the
Republicans start gaining ma
terially in the congressional
races in the South, and hold
what they have in that area,
the Congress control will switch
to the @. o. P.
The split in the Democratic
Party on sectional lines re-
mains as drastic as ever, de-
spite the claims made early in
the campaign that the breach
had been healed. The Demo-
Gratis of the South have made
it clear they are unwilling to
accept the kind Of presiden-
tial and vice presidential can
didates they have been handed
by the national Democratic
Party-nominated in national
party conventions. This has
happened in 1852 and again in
1856.
On many issues and on much
legislation, the conservative
Democrats Of the South and
the liberal Democrats Of the
North and West are as far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
PARENTAL NEGLECT?
What Causes Delinquency !.
Sorry About the Little interruption.
By ]. EDGAR HOOVER

By J. EDGAR HOOVER
Director, Federal Bureau Of Investigation.
United States Department Of Justice
American cities reveal that Of
all arrests for major crimes
during 1866. 42.3 per cent were
of persons under Is and nearly
half of these were under Is!
Persons under IS accounted
for ala per cent Of the rob-
berry arrests, 46.9 per cent of
the larceny arrests, SAT- per
cent Of the burglary arrests,
and 62.2 per cent of the ar
rests for automobile theftSl
Criminals are not born with
the stamp of criminality af-
fixed to them. They are cree
ated by the forces and infiu-
ences surrounding them.
Certainly parental influence is
a vital element in determining
the direction in which a child
will CO. whether toward
stable, responsible adulthood,
or through the series of de-
linquencies which lead to a life
Of crime.
In a free society, the funda-
mental responsibility for chill
dren rests with the parents.
From the building Of the first
colonial cabin. the home has
been the foundation of the
American Republic. Families
worked together and played to-
gether and worshiped God to-
gether. But Americas ex-
banding economy-the birth
Of the Machine Age-changed
the picture. In too many in
stances, the family unit now
Is 3 mere cell Of diversified
interests, and the home Is less
a stronghold than in the past.
The mortar of parental duty,
family love, personal honor,
and sound religious concepts.
once impervious to attack. has
been critically weakened. There
now appears to be far too much
sand in the mortar which joins
the bricks Of our homes. Wher-
ever mortar is weak, cracks
appear, the foundation crum-
bles, and piles of rubble start
to grow. In like manner, homes
disintegrate--and the victims
in the rubble heaps are the
youngsters.
The house may stand after
the home has ceased to exist.
Everyone has seen the young
ster who has been left with
out the insulation, which q
true home provides. He looks
for an outstretched hand, and
there are many reaching to-
ward him. Too often they are
unclean. These dirty hands
have the advantage Of i'm
mediacy, for, unfortunately.
they always are there. Wher-
ever parental responsibility is
lax or nonexistent, the chances
Of these unclean hands en-
ticing the youngsters into mis-
chief and delinquency are en-
HANGED.
The parent who fails his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

'Will opossums catch and
eat goldfish?" inquiries q
reader.
Yes. they viii. but It must
be added: 49, oer
Goldfish make good 'possunn
eating. and q 'possum has as
much q right In this world to
eat as the rest Of us.
No one, therefore, who APP
preciates the nature the ami
NAL represents. should be-
grudge q few small carp to
q wandering 'possum.
In the fall, particularly. the
'possum must make itself fat
for winter.
What better fare, then, than
q few nice fish out Of q pool?
\ 4 y \
II the pool owner happens
to see the creature fishing,
he will see a sight, a good one,
and a pretty one.
The intelligent eyes gaze
deep into the water.
The graceful forelegs poke
about, each adorned with ca
pable hands" able and will
ing to do some real fishing.
Cupping the hands is q
primitive way Of catching flsh,
practiced also by the raccoon,
another good fisherman.
The 'possum never washes
his fare, and in this case. of
course. it is not at all neces-
sary.
Even the raccoon, an in
veterate washer Of what he
eats, would dispense with the
rite, In this case.
- ~
Disappearance Of goldfish
from Q pool might be due to
other causes.
One. the common water
snake.
Two, frogs.
Three. small boys.
Four, crows.
Five, cats.
Six, dogs.
Cats are not good catchers
Of pool inmates. despite the
fact that here and there one
may spend some time waiting
on the edge.
This Is irksome waiting,
and the modern cat has
caught some Of the universal
unrest. It viii not wait too
long.
The old conception Of the
cat waiting at q mouse hole
has gone with the wind.
The modern cat finds life
too interesting to spend wait
ing at q mouse hole.
There Is . most intriguing
hole in the bottom Of the ga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

@. For whom was Mt. Palo-
mar in California named7--
w. A.
A. The name is Spanish and
means pigeon roost or dove
cot. II was the name originally
given the mountain BY early
settlers because 1t was the
home Of many thousands Of
band-tailed pigeons. Palomar
appeared on early maps, but
the mountain later became
known for q time a. Smith
Mountain. after . man Of that
name established Q ranch
there. On December 1, 1901,
upon petition Of IT, citizens.
the name Palolnar was on
eiaily adopted by the plvision
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

Is 1t possible that the Gov
eminent Of the United States
win ever again do the right
thing in its international af-
fairs2 VIII the Government
ever learn that the right thing
is also the best thing for this
country? To promote q govern
ment in Hungary that Is
acceptable TO the USSR Is
the wrong thing. To give for
eign aid to a Communist state
Is the wrong thing.
What Is our foreign policy7
Is II foreign add Il that our
antidote for every interna-
tionaI crisis7 II 80. this a no
longer the home Of the
brave" and win soon cease to
be the land Of the free"
D. J. Hanrahan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
Drunk and Sober Drivers
Probably many persons failed

Probably many persons failed
to see the news item con-
corning an Ohio Juror who de-
nounced those who would use
drunken drivers as the scape-
goats for our traffic ills. This
juror pointed out that the
usual ratio Of drunken to sober
motorists involved in accidents
is one to ten. Thus, whereas
rather stiff penalties are meted
out to this minority Of Offend
ers. the large majority Of guilty
persons are freed with q stern
admonition and q fine.
/ think that 1t is time to
give more serious thought TO
the atrocious highway record
which we are compiling. and
to take some significant steps
TO eliminate the preventable
accidents. OF course, almost
everyone lauds himself for his
fiawless driving habits. The sad
fact is that perhaps nine Of
ten Of these egostic motor
lists are speeders, never driving
less than five or ten miles per
hour over the posted limit.
Thus It is that everyone COM
plains Of the antiquated speed
laws so that they may have q
clear conscience as they pro-
coed 10 set their own speed
limit. The truth is that. aside
from the traf1c volume itself.
the major reason that long
lines Of automobiles are en-
countered when traffc proceeds
at the legal limit Il that speed
ing motorists have caught UP
70 the conscientious driver.
thereby causing unwanted tie
ups.
Most Of The fragrant violatoEs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
HIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

rage door, gnawed by q brown
rat. and at this entry all the
cats that come to our yard
spend some time.
Mostly they sniff.
Evidently the rat leaves his
scent.
No cat has ever been known
to catch q rat here.
Brown rats are good fish
catchers. too.
Black rats probably are not
often seen hereabout.
Thistle blacks the one
which likes to live in the tops
Of houses and barns.
It must have more warmth
than the brown rat, the one
associated with the plague.
Brown rats seldom climb
high, and modern concrete
work has done much to end
his reign as the common
species.
The field mouse and the
shrew are two small rodents
often seen in our suburban
areas, and both are the VIC
tins Of the household cat.
The sInrew, regarded as q
rather thick-set mouse. Is
easily caught, in its chosen
site in ivy growing on the
ground. This makes an ideal
habitat for It; without ivy 1t
must go farther afield.
The shrew puts up q vail
ant battle against the cat, but
is always the loser.
Goldfish in q pool IS to "a
inches deep do very well In
our winters, not 50 good II
less. though they may sur
vive.
The shalIower. the easier
caught for one thing.
Goldfish may be frozen in.
without harm provided the
ice does not last too long.
Feeding is not necessary In
the cold, though q sprinkling
Of food on the surface once Q
week will be welcome.
Perhaps 1t is not generally
known that q goldfish may be
carried in q wet handkerchief.
and win live for several hours
that way, as long aS It's coat
ing Of film does not dry out.
It Is an emergency way Of
carrying them, however, and
Is not recommended for daily
conveyance. It just shows how
tough they are, a. q rule.
Trouble with these little carp
in indoor aquariums Is usually
due TO too much chlorine in
the water, overlooking, poor
tank management, or chang
ing the water" too often.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

Of speed laws win never be con-
victed by present methods be-
cause their rear-view mirrors
afford them ample warning Of
approaching police. The only
alternatives are either to
remove patrol car markings
Cried successfully in the
States Of Massachusetts and
Washington or to increase
penalties for speeders (such as
loss Of license and jail terms)
or both.
A mass pointing Of the
accusing finger" at inebriated
motorists, making them suffer
out Of proportion TO their con-
tribution to our trafiic record,
cannot be condoned as the way
to eliminate the bad side Of
this record.
Driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08

The cultists who for years
have allowed their children to
emulate Topsy, the child who
''jus' growed," are now having
q bitter awakening. They are
learning that juveniles who
are allowed to "just grow"
with inadequate guidance and
few moral restraints, are not
in some automatic fashion di-
rected toward a mature and
happy adulthood. Those who
have forgotten the Biblical adj
monition to Train up q child
in the way he should go: and
when he is old, he will not de-
part from it" are finding that
the abdication of parental re-
sponsibility is resulting in the
tragic anarchy of juvenile de-
hnquency.
The tragedy does not end
with delinquency. It has been
the sad experience Of law en-
forcement to note that the first
act of delinquent behavior is
all too often the forerunner
Of increasingly serious crimes.
The stairway from delinquency
to crime is but a few short
steps. II you examine their
records. you win find that
many Of today's most vicious
criminals committed yester-
days burglaries. the petty
thefts Of last year. and acts Of
vandalism the year before.
4 \ \
The process Of criminal de-
velopment is a depressing and
disheartening one. We in law
enforcement are charged with
stemming the tide Of crime.
That is our Job. But the tide Of
juvenile crime will become
overwhelming unless preven-
tive action is taken in the one
place where it can do the most
good-the home.
Look for a moment at the
problem with which we are
faced. Last year Americas
vast criminal army committed
an estimated 2,262,45O major
offenses - the second-largest
total in the Nations history.
To be sure. it suffered casual
ties; and to I'LL the vacancies
in its ranks. the underworld
looks to the rich recruiting
grounds Of juvenile delin-
quency.
1t is not looking in vain. In
1854 an estimated 519, 900 per-
sons under Is years Of age
were arrested. In 1855, arrests
IN the same age group jumped
to 576,OOO-an increase Of II
per cent.
How much Of this is due to
population increase? In COM
pairing 1854 with 1855, it
should be noted that the pop
ulation Of youths aged 1917
increased 3 per cent while the
arrest rate in this age group
increased 7.8 per cent.
The responsibility Of these
juveniles for major crimes is
shocking. Reports from lat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
Plight

If the United States fails to
take every necessary step to
save the people Of Hungary
from the cruel, bloody agrees
sion Of Russia, then we win be
acting as silent partners Of the
Soviets IN forsaking justice and
humiliation Of freedom.
The last words heard over
one Hungarian radio station
before it left the air were: I'VE
are leaving our posts. Good-by
friends. May God save our
souls--the Russians are too
near"
But for the infinite mercy Of
God, those words might be our
own.
Mrs. John H. Duffy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-08
Finish the Job

Several facts support the confident
belief Of United Givers Fund officials that
this years critical UGF campaign soon
will end in victory. And victory is essen
tial. Of course. to the success Of the
expanded single package fund movement
In the Washington Metropolitan Area.
The first encouraging fact is that the
volunteers in tagging units are deter
mined to continue their efforts until every
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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