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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
IMMIGRATION Ruling

More and more sincere
Americans are becoming in
creasingly alarmed at the
dismal and disastrous results
stemming from Congress per-
hitting the Supreme Court to
usurp its powers and rewrite
our Constitution by the anti
segregation ruling of May II.
1854. Evidence from educators
discloses that public schools
must necessarily lower educa-
tional standards.
Vice President Nixon's at
tempt to claim political credit.
through Chief Justice Warren,
for this infamous and I'M
American decision is totally
in error as regards the Repub-
lican Party. Although ap-
pointed by a President elected
by the Republican Party, Mr..
Warren is a political hybrid
born from CALIFORNIA; system
Of electoral Indignation of
political parties. Mr.. Nixon
would better aid his country
and its public schools if he
would promote in Congress
clarifying legislation to nullify
the Supreme Courts uncon-
stitutional usurpation of legis-
lative powers of the Congress.
Paraphrasing Abraham Lin
coins comment in Spring.
field. H., on June 26. 1857,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
General Club Goes Home

Neither the full reasons nor the con-
sequences are yet clear In Jordan's abrupt
dismissal of British General Club and
his principal associates commanding the
military forces of the little Middle East
country. The implications, however, are
sufficiently grave to warrant lengthy
cabinet session in London and an official
statement of deep concern from the Brit
ish Foreign Office. For although Jordan.
formerly British protectorate, has been
an independent kingdom for the past 10
years, it has been considered until recent
months the country where Britain's in
fluence and prestige in the Middle East
were most secure.
Deterioration of this position, almost
certain to be harmful to the broader con-
sideration of all Western relations with
the Arab world, has been marked since
mid december. It was at that time that
Jordan government fell, in the face Of
violent protests against extension of the
British-Jordani treaty and its revision
in such a way as to lead Jordan into the
controversial Baghdad alliance. In the
weeks since, Jordan has been the number
one target of Egyptian-Saudi Arabian
efforts to consolidate a firmly anti
Baghdad bloc Of Arab states.
It is this very issue of Arab division,
incidentally, and its by-product of re-
newed anti-British feeling within the
Egyptian-Saudi Arabian bloc, that &C
counts largely for Foreign Secretary
Selwyn Lloyd's presence in Cairo today.
It has been Mr.. Lloyd's hope that his
scheduled meetings with Premier Nasser
would lead to softening of the Egyptian
antagonism to the Baghdad alliance-of
which Britain is member. It is quite
likely, however, that the very timing Of
the Amman governments action against
General Club was chosen deliberately
as rebuff to Mr.. Lloyd's hopes.
Aside from the evident blow to pres
tige and influence, Britain faces an addi-
tional concrete threat in Jordan. The
2O-year treaty signed by the two coun-
tries in 1948 gave Britain military base
rights in an area bordering Iraq, Saudi
Arabia, Israel and SYRIA strategic
center point With the top command of
the 20,000-man Arab Legion in British
hands and its support dependent upon
an annual $22-million British subsidy,
these base rights appeared fully protected.
Saudi Arabia has offered to supplant the
British subsidy and General Club has
gone. The picture has changed-for the
worse from the Western viewpoint
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Island Memorial

Preliminary plans for the develop
ment of Theodore Roosevelt Island as
national memorial to the 26th President
are quite impressive. AS outlined to the
National Capital Planning Commission by
Hermann Hagedorn, director of the Theo-
dore Roosevelt Centennial Commission,
the nucleus of the project would be an
imposing monument on the island to
commemorate in 1858 the Tooth anniver-
sary of the famed Presidents birth. The
wooded island, heretofore wildlife pre-
serve would be an appropriate setting for
a memorial to a statesman who found
time often to roam the banks OF the
Potomac River during his stay in Wash
ington.
The monument itself would consist
of a bronze celestial sphere" centered
in court surrounded by granite slabs
inscribed with excerpts from Teddy
Roosevelt's speeches and writings. The
remainder of the island would be pre-
served in it's natural state. The whole
plan fits in we'll with the proposal to
provide access to the island from the new
Constitution avenue bridge, which with
the acquieScence of the Theodore RooSe-
welt Memorial Association, will cross the
lower tip of the island, In the past there
has been no way for visitors to reach the
island except by boat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Quaint Custom

Phil Yeager and John Stark
overlooked a phase of the
"Miss-Mrs." subject in their
article on the matter.
1t Us a custom for us to
designate a minor of the male
sex as Master" and, at the
age of 81, to designate him
MI" irrespective of marital
status. 1t is the contention of
many women that it is dis
criminatory for them to be
unable to follow a similar prac-
tice. viz; A minor Of the fe-
male sex should be Miss" but
at 81 she should legally be en-
titled to be known as Mrs"
marital status having nothing
to do with the designation,
Mrs"
In other words. an unmar-
ried woman in this country is
marked by the title, Miss"
whereas the title Mr." has
no connotation as to marital
status. If men followed the
custom in this country that
women follow, they would be
designated Master" as long
as they are unmarried.
G. G. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
What's Butter, Nom?

For the enlightenment OF
M. M. Adams, the following
explanation is offered as to
why a housewife will buy
margarine instead of butter,
while buying the more ex-
pensive grades of other foods.
Possibly Secretary Benson may
profit by it too: but, if he
doesn't understand it already,
his understanding of the
American way is hopelessly in
adequate.
We all dislike the thought
of paying more for anything
than we ought. Those who buy
ground round instead of ham
burger know that the Gov
eminent does not buy ground
round and store it in ware
houses until it has to be sold
for less than hamburger. The
difference in the prices Of the
meats is believed to be reason
ably fair according to their
relative desirability. But we
know that this is not the case
with butter, and it inks us to
be sandbagged. And If the
producers don't get smart, a
whole generation will have
been trained to ignore butter.
PeytOn Lea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

R m e m Der the old days
when the White House was
considered the ne plus ultra
as a place of vim. vigor and
vitality? It's now beginning to
look as If the White House
were some sort of high
powered sanatorium. In fact,
it looks like the medical pro-
fession is advising all we'll
deserving valetudinarians to
get elected President as the
best possible curative for their
physical ailments. In fact. let's
call 1t the Rest House, not the
White House!
Henry Stonef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Vigorous Campaign Likely

President EiSenhoWer'S quick decision
clearing the way for his entry in the
California and Wisconsin primaries UNI
doubtedly is encouraging to the Repuo-
lican Party leadership. And in the Cali
fornia test, particularly, his suggestion
that Vice President Nixon, Senator Know
land and Governor Knight should join in
selecting the pro- Eisenhower convention
slate is an astute move to close the party
ranks and give an added impetus to his
campaign for reelection. For now that
Mr.. Eisenhower is willing candidate
perhaps the greatest danger facing the
COP. is that of assuming that this
will be an easy campaign, that his mere
willingness to run assures reelection and
that a lot of rough-and-tumble pursuit
of votes will be unnecessary this fall
MI. Eisenhower himself has laid down
certain limitations on his own campaign
ing-that he will not travel extensively
or undertake a schedule of whistle-stop
speeches, that he will rely heavily on the
facilities of mass communication to place
his case before the American people. 1t
is understandable that this should be his
preferred plan. 1t is possible that he
may not depart from it too greatly, most
likely not to point where it might prove
overly exhausting.
There will be other factors, however,
almost sure to influence the extent OF
Mr.. Eisenhower's campaign activity.
Almost without exception, Democratic
spokesman have greeted Mr.. Eisenhower's
announcement of his willingness to run
hot will ho Vic
orous campaign with no punches pulled.
There is no doubt that his health win be
made an issue and that the charge OF a
"part-time campaign to become part
time President" will be repeated in var
ious forms. 1t may, in fact, be line OF
attack that will require more than ma
tionally televised "f1reside chats" as
counteroffensive.
There will be, too, another compelling
consideration. In his Wednesday news
conference, Mr. Eisenhower made clear
appeal for single party responsibility
in his meaning election of Republican
Congress to work with Republican adj
ministration. To accomplish this, the
COP. faces an uphill fight at best.
Even in 1852, the Republicans won con-
gressional control by a narrow margin.
Their total popular vote for House seats
was less than that piled up by the Demo-
cratic candidates. And in 1854, congress
sional control went to the Democrats.
This year, the classification of marginal
seats won by less than SIS per cent Of a
congressional districts vote-will At IS
Republican seats in the House as against
81 Democratic seats. In the Senate, the
odds against Republican control are even
greater. In short, the chances OF
COP. Congress depend very greatly
upon Mr.. Eisenhower's own showing
perhaps literally upon his showing up in
many Of the marginal States. and con-
gressional districts. 1t is quite probable,
therefore, that the rule against "barn-
storming" will be relaxed, at least within
reason, before November and that the
vigorous campaign" will indeed become
q two-Way affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

@. What caused the torren-
tial rains which flooded Sec
tons of California last Deem
ber?-V.N.T.
A. These disastrous rains are
said to be due to an unex-
planned shift in the jet air
stream Of the upper atmos-
phere across the Pacific ocean.
When the jet stream had
turned far enough south to
meet warm tropical air, the
result was pelting rain.
@. How can two aluminium
tumblers be separated after
they have become stuck, one
inside the other?-H.D.W.
A. 1t should be possible to
separate the two tumblers by
filling one with ice and i'm
mersing Just the bottom third
of the outside tumbler in hot
water for about one minute.
and then twisting and pulling
to separate them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Blind Spot

There must be some program
for progress.
There must be some cure for
our plight.
There must be some plan in
some mind of some man
To remoUe our psychosis OF
fright,
Some smart pandced or other,
For problems heroic or slight,
Which doesn't require that
taTeS 90 higher,
That money be spent left and
right.
But pe're so accustomed to
paying d.
And spend with such patent
delight '
That progress unbouCht Is
unDoiced and unsoupht
And Mould doubtless be
laughed out OF sight.
Tom ToImon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
Welcome Decision

One of the important purposes OF the
Taft-Hartley Act was to outlaw brides
and shakedowns in dealings between
union representatives and employers.
That purpose has been materially REIN
forced by the Supreme Courts unanimous
reinstatement of the conviction of Joseph
P. Ryan, former boss Of the racket-ridden
New York waterfront.
Ryan was indicted for accepting
$4,000 from waterfront employers. He
said they were Christmas gifts; the Gov
eminent commended they were brides. The
District Court convicted Ryan, but the
Second Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
the conviction on the ground that Ryan,
then president of the international Long
shoreman's Association, was not rep
resentative" of the union within the
meaning of the law.
The Supreme Court, speaking through
Justice Tom Clark, made short work OF
what it called this anomalous view"
Ryan was president of the lila, a
member of its wage scale committee, and
he signed agreements negotiated on be-
half of the union In view Of this, and
in the light of the legislative history OF
the Taft-Hartley law, Justice Clark said
that to hold Ryan not to be representa-
tive of the union would be to reduce the
legislation to practical nullity."
This undoubtedly is true. And the
court might have added that it would
be a serious blow to the long and still
unresolved fight to drive the racketeers
from the docks. Ryan is an old man,
and he is ill. But this is no reason why
he should not be punished for the crime
of which he was clearly guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

around to L street, and wrote
his report:
Dead horse found at 6 am.
at 18th and L streets"
X X
Young dogs today must learn
how to handle themselves in
traffic, it is true, but the puppy,
at least, should be guarded.
He cannot be expected to
know the rules, or the lights,
There used to be a Boston
terrier in the Chevy Chase
neighborhood that daily crossed
on the light at Mckinley
street and Connecticut ave-
nue..
People used to stand and
watch him, and he never
missed.
How did he do it?
Some thought he knew the
difference between red and
green.
Our idea has always been
that he was smart enough to
watch peoples feet and move
when they moved.
X
A young dog should be kept
on a long rope in the yard, and
not permitted loose except at
stated times.
Certainly 8 am. and 4 to s
pm. are very, very bad times.
Dogs love to follow children
and others, and will cross
streets with heavy traffic as if
they possessed charmed lives.
We wouldn't wish to say
there always comes a time
when they get it. but too often
they do, and then there is
great sadness.
1t all could have been pre-
vented by a little plain COM
mon sense. and the realization
that any living thing no more
than four or five or six months
old is not very old. and. there
tore. cannot be very wise in
the ways Of this world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
|Second-Rote Citizens

It is humiliating and frus-
trating to live in our beautiful
Capital. if one is accustomed
to the inherent rights Of
American citizenship.
One finds himself a taxpayer
who cannot vote on the expen-
diture of his own tax funds.
In this 69.2-square-mile tract.
one must submit to taxation
without representation.
Even If the Districts annual
tax load of $l55 million were
collected and spent in a man
ner ideally suited to me, I
should chafe at being a vir-
tual olonist-dependent on
the wisdom and benevolence
of the rulers appointed over
me. But today. when our ap-
pointed governors. the District
Commissioners, have torn
essentials out of the school
budget sought by the School
Board, I cannot remain silent.
Respectfully, I petition
Congress for justice!
District taxpayers are pay
ing about $155 million into the
United States Treasury to A.
nance District operations in the
year ending June 80, 1856.
This is all but one-ninth Of
the total District budget, &C
cording to the District gov
ernment's business Office. CThe
Federal Government, which is
exempt from District taxation
and which receives many Dis
trict services. is paying another
$18 million.)
In the next fiscal year Dis
trict taxpayers are expected
to put at least $165 million
into the United States Treas
ury for District operations:
and the Federal payment, it
is hoped, will rise to $22 mil
lion.
Congress will decide how
much we shall pay in taxes
and will appropriate our
money back to us. specifying
how it shall be spent!
Please. Congress, give us
permission to spend 1891 900
of our own money to employ
100 new elementary school,
teachers to avert more teach
er-shuff1ing like that which
crippled schools last fall. We
need 100 new teachers merely
to keep up with rising enroll
ment. and another 80 are re-
quired to start reducing over
crowded classes. (The Com
missioners have slashed this
request of the School Board
to $4,000 for 40 new teach
ers.)
We also must spend $434,419
for maintenance of buildings
dnstead of the pittance Of
100000 asked by the Com
rnissioners). 1t is false econ
omy to let buildings go to
ruin. And we need S176, 900
for "a special teachers and
$60,325 for 10 clerks for ele-
mentary principals. The Com
misSioners agree that these
items are necessary-the spe-
cial teachers to handle slow
learners, to give speech ther-
apy and remedial reading in
struction and the clerks to re-
Heve principals of paper work.
Can we afford poor educa-
ton?
The long-run costs are i'm
mense, and they hurt every
one in the community.
Velma w. Burke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democrats Likely to Be Kept Guessing
By GOULD LNCOLl

vention know he insisted on
Wallace. The late Paul Nc
Mutt and the late Speaker
william B. Bankhead were
among the candidates for the
vice presidential nomination.
Wallace. the 11th-hour entry,
was nominated. however. Four
years later. at the last mo-
ment, Roosevelt ditched Wal
lace and took Senator Harry
s. Truman Of Missouri for a
vice presidential candidate. in
his final presidential race.
The Roosevelt selections were
not known, however, until the
Democratic National Conven-
tons met.
Usually a vice presidential
candidate is selected with the
idea his n omination will
strengthen the ticket, either
geographically or by drawing
the wings of q political party
more closely together. Roose-
velt's selection Of Wallace, for
example, was made to help
with the farm vote in the Mid
west, and he took Truman be-
cause the Southern Democrats
would not stand for Wallace
nor would some of the leaders
in the big cities.
No one has yet put the
pressure on Adlai Stevenson,
front-running candidate for
the Democratic nomination,
regarding his choice for
a vice presidential candidate.
Mr.. Stevenson was presented
with Senator Sparkman of
Alabama as a running mate
in 1852. Polls taken of leading
Democrats. however, disclose
no enthusiasm for a renomi-
nation of Sparkman, to run
for Vice President this year.
Nor will any definite choice be
made, until and if Stevenson
is nominated for President.
Mr.. Stevenson has said this
himself, when asked if he made
a IDEAL" with Senator Kefau-
yer of Tennessee, which would
involve his taking the Tennes-
sean to run with him.
Has the Final Say
President Eisenhower will
have the final say regarding a
running mate, it is agreed.
There is no compulsion on him
to say who will be his choice
until he has been renomi-
nated-except that the Demo-
Gratis would like the Informal
, ton in order to arrange their
campaign. AS of today, they
do not know whether to re-
double their campaign against
Nixon, for they might find
themselves up against an Eli
senhower-Herte or an Eisen-
hower-Humphrey ticket when
the cards are down.
The Republican vice presi-
Dental nomination this year
is under serious consideration.
President Eisen h over has
spoken of Nixon in glowing
terms; the impression is Nixon
will be his choice. More than
five months must roll by be-
fore the Republican National
Convention goes to work on
the nominations, however,
leaving a final decision still
uncertain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

We are tempted sometimes
to give people lectures on how
to bring up their dogs.
The average person would
be Mortified to see a two-year-
old baby toddling across Con-
necticut avenue in the height
of the morning traffic.
Criminal" would be the
verdict against parents who
permitted a baby to crawl
across the same thoroughfare
at about 8 o'clock in the
morning.
Yet the same good people
think nothing at all Of per-
hitting a puppy, really a baby
dog, to scamper back and
forth at will.
Sure, dogs have to learn to
be dogs.
They live in today's world.
and must take their chances
with the rest Of us.
But since they cannot read
or write, how are they to know
the dangers of modern city
traffic?
Nobody can tell them that
more than $4,000 human
beings were killed by motor
cars last year, and some
100000 were injured.
No one has ever put out
statistics as to the numbers of
dogs, cats, squirrels, rats, rab-
bits, Sskunks and scores OF
other living creatures killed
and wounded year after year.
The numbers must be astro-
nomical.
~
Many dog owners today are
still living in the gay 90s, as far
as care Of their pups is con-
cerned.
In the old days, dogs could
roam at will, without much
more danger than lodging a
horse and buggy now and then.
Dogs of the gay old days had
it all their way.
They barked and ran and
enjoyed life.
Then came the automobile.
This was one of the new
facts of life.
Many humans, even today,
have not recognized this.
We saw an old lady, in black,
tottering across H street one
day recently.
Apparently she had no more
idea that conditions have
changed than our dear mother
had the very last time she
visited Washington.
She wanted to do down to
Woodies just as she used to do,
though she still called 1t the
Boston House.
Times change, and with them
traffic situations.
A runaway horse was always
a danger, but how many times
did it happen?
There is the famous story
Of the old-time policeman who
was better at police work than
spelling.
He found q dead horse on
Connecticut avenue, dragged 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

question included the much-needed law
to prevent Misrepresentation scandals of
the sort that disrupted the States high
way right-of-way program last year. And
authority was granted the Governor to
seize strike-bound public utilities when
the public interest requires. While this
authority has Statewide application, it
was directed specifically at the Baltimore
transit strike. effectiveness Of the law
may be put to an initial test In the near
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-03

about the bred Scott decision,
provides a timely comment
upon the current antisegrega-
ton decision. Mr.. Lincoln
said: I'VE think the (anti-
segregation) bred Scott de-
cision is erroneous. We know
the court that made 1t has
often overruled its own de-
cisions, and we shall do what
we can to have it to overrule
this" Also, in that same adj
dress Mr.. Lincoln said: "All
there ever was in the way Of
precedent up to the (anti-
segregation) bred Scott de-
cision on the points therein
decided, had been against that
decision"
The Supreme Court could
not cite any legal presidents
for the decision it handed
down. It had to go outside its
own judicial presidents and
those of every court of last
resort of every State and base
that decision on fallacious
sociological and psychological
grounds.
Franklin T. Miles.