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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
Lest They Foroet

The United States Air Force has
just staged timely and decidedly i'm
preSSive demonstration of its intercon-
tinental striking power 1t has done so
with eight OF its more than 500 B-52 Jet
bomberS. The event-involving nonstop
flights Of up to 1900 miles at attitudes
above $4,000 feet-haS been described as
a routine" undertaking, but the USAF
has pointedly publicized it in manner
well calculated to attract the Kremlins
attention.
Refueling in fight, and travelling
sometimes at speeds approaching 700
miles an hour, the eight planes-four
taking of from a base in California and
-FOUR from base in Maine-have shown,
In effect, how far-reaching can be the
arm OF our Strategic Air Command. They
have shown that our B-52S are capable of
nylng from the continental United States
to carry out attack-and-return missions
over distances considerably greater than
would have to be covered to reach the
heartland OF our most faraway poten-
tial enemy. In other words, they have
shown that should aggression be I'M
leashed against us, we would have the
wherewithal to answer it with swift and
massive retaliation, and on a round-trip
basis.
Presumably, the Russians have much
the same capability. But there is some
reason to believe that we still hold an
appreciable edge, and as long as we keep
on holding it, as long as we do every
thing we can to remain as strong as pos
sible in all phases Of air power, there will
continue to exist a great deterrent that
should give pause to those who might
otherwise not hesitate to resort to major
aggression and thus plunge the world
into terrible new war. In that sense,
the latest feat Of our B-52S helps to serve
the peace. For it is a reminder of the
ruin an aggreSSor nation would invite
upon itself if it started an about armed
conflict.
To say this, of course, is merely to
repeat what has been said many times
before. But such repetition can be useful
in these days of severe tension Among
other things, it can help the men of the
Kremlin not to forget the main point in
volved-a point that has been effectively
demonstrated by the show just put on by
our Strategic Air Command. Nothing could
better underScore General Gruenther's
recent warning-given at the time Of his
retirement from NATO-that any Rus
sian attack on the West will result in
instant retaliation as surely "as day fol-
lows night and the Soviet Union will be
destroyed" The words are not empty
ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
Not Far From Suez

While the Middle East spotlight has
played SO strongly on the Suez Canal Zone
there have been other activities in the
area in recent weeks that have compa-
rable significance in the overall East
versus West struggle.
Among them, the most encouraging
to the West centered around three-day
meeting Of four Moslem member nations
OF the Baghdad pact-Iran, Iraq, Turkey
and PakiStan. Joined with Britain in this
northern tier defense alliance against
possible Soviet aggression, the four re-
affirmed their commitment to the pact.
In even more positive terms, however,
they took notice Of increasing Soviet
penetration in the Middle East and de-
clared their intention of resisting it. It
was, in effect, declaration that despite
individual diSapproval of the British in
vasion of Egypt these four countries con-
slider the greatest menace to the Middle
East, and perhaps to the peace of the
world, to be Soviet RuSsia'S long-term
design for conquest. Alert to it, they
have not relaxed their determination to
fight it.
There is, unfortunately, relation
ship between this expressed determine.
ton and other developments threaten
ing in the nearby Arab world. Foremost
among these, apart from the Suez crisis
itself, is the reported increase of pro-
Soviet influence in Syria. For the past
two years, Syria'S internal political sit
uation has been dangerously unstable,
with fellow travelling pro-Soviet mill
tary clique gaining in power. Although
repeatedly non Communist, the leaders of
this group have welcomed a flow of So
Wet arms and, in turn, have overlooked
the SubverSive activities Of the outlawed
Communist Party in Syria Both Turkey
and Iraq, sharing long frontiers with
Syria, have become increasingly disturbed
by this development, and the danger of
Syria falling wholly under Russian domi-
nation has become recognized in Western
capitals as well.
Meanwhile, anti British French pres
SureS continue in both Lebanon and Jor-
dan. In each case, new governments
have been attempting to establish polit-
ical order. British and French properties
have been bombed in the Lebanon, and
the Jordan parliamentary majority is
demanding abrogation of that country'S
treaty with Britain and establishment of
full diplomatic relations with the Com
muniSt nations.
Anti-WeStern sentiment in the Mid
die East did not begin, of course, with the
BritiSh-French invasion of Suez. Neither
did Russian interest in establishing itself
there. The fact remains, however, that
this ill-advised action has created eli.
mate far more favorable to Russian pene-
tration than existed before. The stakes
are high and the outcome is by no means
practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
A Permanent Bond

Fear is being expressed on both sides
OF the Atlantic over diSintegration of the
Franco British american alliance. Much
OF it reflects more anger than sorrow,
and that is good. For anger passes more
quickly than sorrow, and is more easily
healed.
Only confirmed peSSimist, whose
roots Of conviction do not penetrate very
far below the surface, can entertain too
great fear that ties which bind us to
friends abroad have been broken for any
length Of time. Our friendships have
been too long in the making for that to
happen.
Denis w. Brogan, professor of polit-
ical science, Cambridge University, gave
lecture this year at the Brookings In
stitution. And while he was not refer
ring to the differences which have arisen
between the United States, Britain and
France over the Middle East, a passage
from that speech has apt application
to the situation today.
There is nothing odd or diabolical
or the product of conspiracy" he said,
lin recurring friction between bodies
polite that are agreed on one great fun
damental. Perhaps that unity on one
fundamental should dominate everything
else, like love in the first fine careless
rapture of the beginning of the affair.
What we have to deal with in our time,
however, is neither the beginning nor the
end Of the affair, but the middle term of
satisfactory, loyal, permanent matrimony
and that such an honorable estate au-
tomatically provides harmony and con-
slant agreement is dream of felicity
believed in only by romantic novelistS
of the old school and by June brides
in the advertising sections of the shiny
magazines"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
Bridge Game

"Horatio" Cor was it meant
to be Horatius), in his letter
about the great bridge boom
doggle. appears quite We
hement in his point Of view
and drastic in his methods Of
solution of the Potomac bridge
congestion problem. But he
makes a good point. 1t APP
pears that all of Washington
traffic control is designed to
take care of maximum condi-
tons of traffic density, which
take place just about twice
daily for about one hour each
for five days a week and ex-
elusive of holidays. Every day
or so, new traffic lights appear
where there were none before
and where, to my observation,
people seemed to get along all
right with a modicum Of
patience. What the criterium
is for establishing traffic lights
in this city I wouldn't know,
If it isn't for that all important
morning and evening rush
hour. My humble observation
is that the bulk Of Washington
area drivers are much more
tolerant of a little delay than
the traf1c police.
Now as to those additional
bridges, I doubt that even
several additional bridges will
cure the trafiic jams at those
morning and evening rush
hours. The people involved in
them usually have their time
Of departure gagged to the
nearest minute and an adj
ditional bridge will only bring
about another minute or so
delay in the time when the
driver puts his foot on the
starter button. No, if the
solution is to be found in
building additional bridges, I
would suggest the ultimate
solution is to lay a mammoth
culvert in the beds of our two
rivers, cover them over with
dirt, level of and pave the
surface and let everybody
drive madly in all directions.
That. too. would put all the
various boards and commits
sionS who can't make up their
minds as to where, how many,
and what kinds of bridges to
build, permanently out of COM
mission. Wouldn't that be
tough?
Lars POrsena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27

There are two sorts Of cat
phobia.
One is a general fear Of the
feline world, well recognized
by medical men.
There is no accounting for
this phobia, and nothing much
can be done about 1t.
The second is dislike Of black
cats.
This one, at least according
to friends Of cats, Is rather
silly.
A man dislikes black cats,
he says, but If the animal has
white feet, why then 1t is all
right.
A white shirt front, or q
splotch Of white on the stom-
ach, makes the creature OK.
Actually, q black cat with
white feet is Just as much a
black cat as one wholly black.
Dislikes for the all-black cat
have no basis in fact, for this
is one Of the most beautiful
of all.
In fact. some persons are
really sold on black animals
Of all kinds.
They fairly dote on the black
or melanistic squirrel, and find
nothing more pleasing in the
dog world that the all-black
specimen.
This discrimination against
the black cat is another Of
the worlds ideas which dies
hard.
1t undoubtedly comes down
to us from Europe, from the
days when life was, indeed,
precarious. and people were
looking around for something
to place their blames on.
Scapegoat. in other words.
The terrible cult Of the
witch must be tied in with the
dislike of the black cat.
Because Satan, then vastly
unpopular, was morally black.
the black cat, with its gaunt
look. was popularity held to be
his peculiar creature.
Nobody chose to remember
that the gauntness was the
result Of lack Of food.
1t was easier 10 say, Look
at that terrible black cat. Z"
than TO realize the cat by ma
ture has a certain gaunt look
when the markings are OF.
Thus. the all-white cat
mot necessarily albino) often
strikes even the cat friend as
somewhat unattractive.
II the observer has a fair
mind. he soon sees that this is
the basic cat face, and that
all the striped and marked
specimens have enough mark
ings TO take away from this
peculiar plain look.
Perhaps there are millions Of
human beings IN something Of
the same boat, when II comes
TO what are vaguely held 10 be
good looks.
We see someone we dislike,
instantly. and fail TO realize
that II may be nothing more
than . lack Of diverting fea-
lures, such ~ . turned-up
nose, Or . CLINT IN the hair, or
Something else that takes our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
FuN-Time U. N. Police

l wish to applaud Thomas
Stokes November Is article on
the urgent need to replace the
U.N.'s present police force"
which was hastily assembled
on an emergency basis, with a
permanent U. N. force. This
new force would, at the start,
be small and have only a linz
tied use. With time and experi-
ence, however. it might i'm
prove and strengthen. Some
day. perhaps. it will be able
to give real assurance Of in
ternational peace.
On the same page, David
Lawrence tells us that the
crisis. is not going to be solved
by any U. N. police force. He
looks to mobilization of pub
lie opinion. That is important,
too; if public opinion did not
condemn kidnapping and MUIR
der, we would have far more
of such crimes. But no one
seriously suggests abolishing
the police force and controlling
murder and kidnapping solely
by the force of public opinion.
Robert Mandel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27

Anything that Frank Kent
writes is always worth reading.
His logic and conclusions are
usually correct, but he was on
the beam when he attributed
the election result to detection
from the Democratic fold of
the Negro and labor vote.
While there undoubtedly was
some detection, it was the labor
vote that decided the COM
plexion Of Congress. And for
q very good reason. Through
out the campaign, Democratic
leaders promised the better
way Of life for labor-more pay,
fewer hours, and particularly
the closed shop. Congress int
tiates legislation, and Congress
was the most important as well
as the most vulnerable point Of
attack.
Another cogent reason for
the great disparity in results
was the fact that the Repub-
hcan National Committee
spent most Of its money and
energy on the election Of Ike,
who was a six-to-one favorite
anyway. Genus homo Is BY
nature q hero worshiper, and
Ike was the hero. He kept
US out Of war" is sim good
medicine.
But the biggest vote-getter
for Ike. and Of which we hear
very little. was Mamie and the
children. Men whom men
respect. women whom women
approve. are the men and
women that make q nation
great. The voters looked on
the family not only with re-
spect and approval, but with
high regard. This was espe-
cially true Of the women voters,
and It was they who produced
the landslide. Howard y. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
White House Guests

From time to time, President
Eisenhower invites the heads
Of government Of other coun-
tries to visit him, and receives
them with honor because they
represent their peoples and
their countries.
Now he has invited Mr..
Nehru to visit him in Deem
Der, although it is not certain
that he is q friend Of this
country.
But not once has President
Eisenhower invited Mr.. Tru-
man to visit him. Not only is
this a slight to the millions Of
us who love Mr.. Truman dear
ly, but 1t borders on dishonor
to our country, since Mr.. Tru-
man was our president such a
short time ago.
Kathleen Steele.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27

ter by conservative Democrats
from the South. which has
been effective In the past, will
make a final vote on such
legislation remote and per.
haps impossible, unless the
leadership should keep the
Senate in continuous session
until the opposition was com.
pletely and physically worn
out.
National Committee Wants Voice
On the question who shall
speak for the National Demo-
cratic Party, there are signs
the Democratic National Com
mittee may insist that it, as
well as the Democratic leader
ship IN Congress. shall be in
cluded. Paul Ziffren, Demo.
cratic national committeeman
from California, here for a
meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the national COM
mittee. in an interview strongly
urged that the national COM
mittee is the custodian Of
party authority in between ma
tional conventions. He argued
that the national convention,
which nominated the presi-
DENTAL and vice presidential
candidates and wrote the
party platform and elected the
present national committee,
delegated this authority to the
committee. The national con-
vention, he insisted. must be
considered the ultimate au-
thority and spokesman of the
Democratic Party.
ziffren pointed out that
some Of the great States
especially California and New
York-have no Democratic
representation in the Senate.
The Democratic National
Committee. on the other
hand, has members from every
State in the Union. He might
have said, too, that some
States have no Democratic
representation in the House in
the new Congress. to extend his
argument that the national
committee is more representa-
tive Of the Democratic Party.
ziffren did not propose that
the congressional Democrats
should be ignored. Far from it.
But he insisted they should not
be the sole spokesman for the
party now. He said he believed
the congressional leadership
should be consulted. and also
the Democratic Governors of
States and the Democratic
National Committee when it
comes to speaking for the
party" and outlining party
programs and pronounce
ments.
Nothing has yet been heard
from Stevenson as to his future
plans and role in the party
councils. It Is Ziffren's idea
that Stevenson, former Pres
ident Truman and Mrs. Flea
nor Roosevelt and other i'm
portant Democratic figures
should also be consulted on
party issues. ALI of which
seems to indicate the need of
Qualification Of party leader
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27

vember 8, 1856, she referred to
those whom the U. N. has un-
heSitatingly declared to be the
aggresSors." In fact, the u. N.
has not declared anyone to be
the aggreSSor, and the first
resolution of the u. N. Assem-.
bly, on November 2, calling for
a cease-flre, deliberately re-
quested all parties to the armi-
stice agreements to desist from
raids across the armistice lines.
Miss Thompson has always
maintained that Egypt has the
legal right to close the Canal,
but she must know that since
1888 the terms of the Conven-
ton Of Constantinople, declar-
ing that the Canal is open to
all ships of all nations in peace
and in war, have been followed
as a rule Of international law.
And in particular she knows
that the U. N. and other
competent tribunals have con-
sistently held that Egypt, by
barring Israeli shipping, has
violated not only the 1888
Convention but the provisions
Of the Israeli-Egyptian arni.
stice.
You are no doubt aware Of
Miss ThompSon's status as the
founder and president Of the
Friends Of the Middle East,
an organization that is pro-
Arab, anti-ISraeli, and anti
Jewish. AS a matter of fair
ness, she should be identified
as such to her readers. In
deed, her statements should be
labeled as propaganda and you
should charge her accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27

Your editorial, Maryland
Is Out Of STEP" appears to
indicate that your paper SUBJ
ScribeS to the view that every
one should follow in the foot
steps Of the neighborS whether
or not the neighbors are
travelling in the right direc-
ton. If that is true, your
editorial comments are bound
to lose prestige among the
readers of The Star; there
fore, it is hoped that this i'm
preston was not intended. If
it was not intended, it does not
appear unreasonable to request
that you furnish your readers
the full basis of your conclu-
sionS that Maryland is wrong
fully or negligently out of step
with the surrounding States by
its legislators having refused to
enact a law requiring periodic
inspections Of motor vehicles.
Therefore, it is requested that
you do so and that you come
up with something more than
the stock phrase Gin the inter-
est Of accident prevention"
which has been worn to a
fragile by those lobbyists rep
reSenting business concerns
who stand in a position to
reap a harvest so rich as to
make their motives suspect.
Why not furnish your read
ers with the statistics reflect
ing the serious accident rate
Of vehicles. sal
CAD In District Of Columbia,
which requires periodic in
spections, versus Maryland;
OBJ In Maryland by vehi-
cles registered in District of
Columbia versus vehicles reg
istered in Maryland;
Co Caused by mechanical
failure in District of Columbia
versus Maryland;
CD Caused by driver fail.
ure versus mechanical failure
in both Maryland and District
Of Columbia; and
(E) The percentage Of the
accidents caused by unreason-
able speed and other fragrant
violations of safe driving prac-
tices versus those caused by
mechanical failures.
1t Is obvious that MARYLAND
will fall in step with its
neighbors If you can furnish
a sound basis for such action:
but 1t should not adopt leeis-
lation which will result In
unjust taxation Of the motor
list unless experience shows
that 1t may reasonably be
expected to increase the safety
OF motor vehicle operation.
Any such result appears very
doubtful, however. If the fact
that Maryland's most lethal
automobile accidents within
the recent months were caused
by District Of Columbia driv-
ers operating cars registered
IN the District of Columbia
where periodic inspections
are required, is considered.
b. A. May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
THE POLITICAL MILL
By GOULD LINCOLN
Democrats Dispute Party Control

Control Of the Democratic
Party Is today at loose ends.
In Congress, the Democratic
leadership, q leadership Of
moderation so far as civil rights
and kindred issues are con-
cerned, is threatened by q
militant group Of liberals. In
the Democratic National Com
mittee. leadership is retained
by the party's national chair
man, Paul M. Butler Of Indiana
but so far on sufferance.
The titular leader Of the party,
Adlai Stevenson. has just suf-
fered q terrific defeat at the
polls. His most ardent sup
porters do not expect him to
seek q third nomination
although they maintain he
viii always have great influ-
ence and be q powerful voice
In the Democratic Party.
In the past. when the Demo-
Gratis have been out Of power
in the White House, the party
has looked strongly to its
leadership on Capitol Hill.
The Democrats in Congress
have the record to make-the
record on which future cam
paigns must be fought. This
has been true when the Demo-
Gratis also did not control Con-
gresS. But in the new Con-
greSS, as in the present one,
the Democrats will control.
They may be expected to set
the pace for the party, it is
now argued. But here again
the battle which seems to be
shaping up between the liberals
and the conservatives clouds
the issue.
Six Liberals Have Program
A liberal program has been
advanced by six Senators,
among them the militant SEN
ator Hubert Humphrey Of
Minnesota. One Of the prin-
cipal items in this program is
the passage of civil rights
legislation. Coupled with this
is a proposal that the Senate
be considered a noncontin-
uing body = and therefore
without rules when its new
session opens in January. The
liberal Democrats believe that
such a maneuver could bring
a vital change in the Senate
rules which could make civil
rights legislation more sure of
passage and less in danger of
death by a fllibuster.
Senator Lyndon B. johnson
of Texas, Democratic leader Of
the Senate, however, imme-
diately on his return to WASH
ington from Europe put his
foot down on this effort to
bring about a change In the
Senate rules. He has an
nounced he is committed to
the proposition that the Sen
ate is q continuing body. He
has also said, however, that II
a Sufacient number Of SEN
ators believes that q civil
rights bill should be consid-
cred. it will be considered.
He did not say what dispo-
sition Of the legislation would
be made.
It is presumed that . filibus-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES e. TRACEWELL

attention away from the basic
ape face Of humanity.
One Of the incest cats we
have ever known is old Blackie.
He Is not very old, of course,
only about two years.
When we first saw him, he
was standing with arched back
on the icy back porch, con-
fronting old @. Paw, the white
demon Of the neighborhood.
Blackie. then unnamed, was
Just q visiting cat.
He had run into Grand Paw,
and was ready to fight 1t out
With him on the instant.
He suddenly launched him.
self at the older cat, and
knocked him down the steps.
Both went sliding along the
snow and ice.
4 4 - =
Since Grand Paws indoor
manners were little better than
his outdoor manners, we in
vited Blackie into the kitchen
for the night.
He won the hearts Of all,
including those Of five cats,
by acting like a perfect cat
gentleman.
He made no move to attack
them, and none even Kissed at
him.
1t has been like that ever
since.
Those confirmed in their
superstitions about cats might
say, triumphantly. But see,
he has four white feet, and
look at that shirt 'front.'"
Maybe, but when Blackie is
turned with his back to you,
and his paws underneath, he
Is the blacklist cat any one
ever saw, and one Of the best,
both in behavior and temper,
with a special look Of kind
ness known TO those who really
like the cat world.
This kindness. Of course, Is
only fur deep.
We have just to think Of the
way he tumbled Grand Paw
down the back steps to remem-
Der that he is basically a little
jungle creature. right out OF
the heart Of Africa, where 80
many wars have gone on over
the centuries.