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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Tricks in q BUDGET

Britain'S Conservative government,
Stubbornly determined to harness the in
flationary pressures that have plagued
the countryS economy during the post
war decade, has submitted budget con-
tanning something old and something
new" The old, in the sense of being
conventional dehationary proposals, in
cludeS recommendations for increasing
certain consumer and business taxes, the
removal of at least one government sub
Sidy, issuance of higher interest rate
bonds to encourage saving and a reduc-
ton of government spending. The new
Is savings bond with lottery attach
ment-offering holders a chance each
three months to win taX-free prize. Ac-
ceptance of the many-sided package. the
government estimates, would mean
budget surplus of about S13 billion in
the coming fiscal year.
Not surprisingly, the lottery plan
drew the brunt of initial criticism--some
of it serious. some of it soothing Church
leaders opposed to gambling on principle
were quick to protest bringing this ele-
ment of chance into government financ-
ing. Labor Party spokesman poked fun
at the scheme and there was threat
that party lines would be crossed in form
ing an opposition coalition to block the
proposal There may be more widespread
opposition, however, to some Of the other
recommendations The proposed increase
in the tobacco tax and removal of sub
sidy on bread will mean an unpopular
rise in prices of the products affected.
The business community. hoping there
would be some easing of its tax burdens,
faces instead a set of higher levieS on its
profits.
The governments position in recon-
mending a new austerity formula is not
an enviable one. 1t is, in effect, trying to
impose ceiling on prosperity at home
reflected in record high employment and
unprecedented consumer purchasing-in
order to safeguard the sterling areas
gold and dollar reserves. The booming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

States. Not the kind Of knowl-
edge that one finds in the
geography and history books,
but the little things that inter-
est young people everywhere.
We particularly interested in
American life, how Americans
live at home, how they think,
what they wear, the kind of
music they listen to. the types
of programs that are telecast,
the books they read, the hob
bieS they pursue, etc, etc.
So I think your youth are
same. and this is another
reason why I write to you now.
I shall appreciate very much
if you will kindly announce
of our desire whenever you
could find space or time for
this trouble. But if you are
too busy. in fact, I am ad-
hitting the case already, please
pass this letter to any schools
Gunior and senior high school
are most favorable for our
age) you may judge that they
like to have this.
Expecting your cordial at
tention on this letter.
N0bumitSu Tamura,
President, World Friendship
Club.
Yokaichiba, Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Feels Insecure
F. G. Campbell.

Workers who are covered by
Social Security must have been
more than shocked to read
recently that the Eisenhower
administration had come out
strongly against the House
passed bill H.R. 1925, providing
amendments to the Social Sc
curity Act. This bill would
reduce from IS to 81 the
qualifying age of all women
entitled to OASI benefits and
provide payments for totally
disabled workers at so. Sec
rotary of Welfare Folsom.
speaking for the administra-
ton. said it would cost too
much money. This bill calls
for one-half per cent increase
in the social security tax.
Today. America is nearing
an unparalleled $400 billion
peace-time national income.
Industry is making its largest
profits; wages are constantly
raising; and more people are
working now than ever before.
Polls taken by Congressman
show that, by a ratio of 3 to /,
people are willing. to pay this
increased tax to obtain more
social security benefits.
Under the above conditions,
if we can't afford to improve
our social security program
now. when can we expect to
improve tiff ever?
Charles F. Martin.
MinnaanOliS MINI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
THE POLITICAL MILL
Viewing With Alarm Oyerdone
By GOULD LINCOLN

Soviet Russia has voiced its
desire for peace in the Middle
East-although it has warned
it would look with disfavor on
landing of outside forces in
these countries.
President Backs Efforts
President Eisenhower stands
ready at all times to back up
the United Nations in its eff
forts for peace, in the Middle
East and elsewhere. This has
tended to strengthen this Or
ganization in the Middle East
and other parts of the world,
when it moves for peace.
In the matter of economic
aid to nations which need it,
President EiSenhower's request
of the Democratic Congress
for authority to make long
term commitments-so that
programs of development may
be started with reasonable as
Surance they will be completed
hangs in the balance. 1t has
been opposed by some of the
Democratic leaders. 1t would
aid greatly, if adopted. in
meeting the movements of
Communist Russia toward TAX
ing over the field of economic
aid. Under the dictator form
OF government of the USSR,
aid may be extended without
legislative action-and kept
going as long as the Commu-
niSts believe it of advantage.
Competition in this economic
field is new and it is too early
to say what will be its direc-
ton or extent. 1t is a fact,
however. that if the Presi-
dents program-with the mod
est authorization for long,
term commitments-should be
adopted, the position of this
country's policy of aid to these
undeveloped areas would be
greatly aided.
Friends Not Lost
In the heat of political cam
paigns in Britain, France and
other allies of this country, the
policies of the United States
have been attacked in some
quarters. This does not mean,
however, that these countries
have turned their backs on
America. Nor does it mean
that President EisenhoWer's
foreign policy is wrong. Yet
these criticisms have been
used by the Democrats to boil
ster their charge that we have
lost our friends among the
Tree naIlOnS. In a real Show
down, our foreign friends will
not be found wanting. it is
confidently predicted by those
who have the responsibility of
our foreign policy.
Stevenson's comment that
this country is on the way to
losing its leadership for and
among the free nations has a
strange sound. He has not
mentioned to whom this lead
ership will be lost. Further.
the United States is still the
great hope of the world for
peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
to
Eve n
Z stage "1''"-'" !"

@. In reference to the recent
announcement of a new at
tempt to find out If Marlowe
was the real author of Shake
speare's plays. please tell when
this controversy about author
ship started.-E. V. M.
A. For more than two CEN
turtles after his death, Shake
Speare was accepted without
question as the author of the
plays and poems attributed to
him. Suddenly. about 1850, a
doubt arose that has persisted
to this day. Many people began
to wonder II a man with rather
limited education could have
produced such extraordinary
works. and began suggesting
other authors. Christopher
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

Democratic prophets of
gloom and doom-particularly
those who have aspirations for
the 1856 presidential nominal
tion--have moved into the
field of foreign affairs and for
eign policy, having failed in
their predictions of economic
disaster in this country. Adlai
Stevenson, Senator Kefauver
of Tennessee and Governor
Hartman of New York-and
former President Truman
not to mention the Democratic
congressional leaders, have all
Joined the chorus. They in
sist that the United States,
under the Eisenhower admin
istration, has lost all its friends
abroad. They say that we
have lost leadership in eco
nomic aid to the underdevel-
oped countries and areas of the
world: that We are dropping
behind in military defense.
They add that we are losing
the cold war. And finally.
Stevenson adds, the United
States is losing the leadership
OF the free world.
Indictment Not Proved
This is the Democratic in
dictment. These Democratic
leaders. however, have not
proved any of these dire
prophecies and statements of
alleged fact. 1t is a campaign
year, when charges of all kinds
are made. This explains in
large measure the recklesSness
of some of these statements
regarding foreign affairs;
statements which are scarcely
calculated to encourage our
allies abroad and which are
intended, apparently. to scare
the American voter into voting
for the Democratic presiden-
tial candidate, whoever he is.
Nothing they have said
shakes the fact that this coun-
try is at peace-and the i'm
mediate prospect is for contin-
ued peace. The Eisenhower
administration, through its
firm attitude. called a halt to
probable war in the Formosa
straits. When President Essen
hover asked and obtained
from Congress authority to use
armed forces of the United
States in that area if the
Chinese Communists attacked
FormoSa, the danger of con-
filct there subsidized. Amid the
growing tension in the Middle
East, President Eisenhower
stated fatty that this country
and its allies would feel i'm
PEELED to act Immediately
against an "aggressor," should
war be started.
That this warning has had
an effect seems clear from the
manner in which the efforts of
Dag Hammarskjold for peace
full arrangements of the diff
ferenceS between Arabs and
Israeli have progressed. The
Secretary of the United Ma
tons was able to effectuate
a "ceaSe-fire" between the
Egyptians and the Israeli.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Advises Democrats

Thomas l.. Stokes reported
that the sentiment is growing
among Yankee" Democrats in
favor of letting the party's
Confederate" wing "secede" if
it wants.
The Yankees" feel the votes
lost in the South as a result
would be more than made up
in the North, where the party
would be free to take a strong
stand for civil rights, and that
the Southern vote probably
would go to a third party
rather than to the Republic
cans, anyway.
In a letter, Lila Sonneman
questions the latter assump-
ton. Speaking as a recon-
structed Southerner, she sug-
gests the South, in such a
case. would not hesitate to
vote Republican, because it has
learned that "the biggest diff
ference between most South
ern Democrats and a Repub-
lican seems to be the accent"
To that, I say, so what If
they did vote Republican?
After the Dixiecrat rebel
lion in 1913. Harry Truman
promptly nailed an anti-Jim
Grow plank onto his platform
and went on to win the cleo
ton handily. And the four
States lost to the Dixiecrats,
even had they gone Repub-
lican, would not have put Gov.
Dewey any closer to the White
House than he is today.
The Democratic Party is
sick. The disease stems out of
the civil rights controversy.
The cure: A complete break
with the Southern extremists.
If the South wants to vote
G. o. P. after that, it will get
just what it deserves.
w. c. ClOptOn, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

means? If you don't. you are
either lucky or not a psychol-
ogist.
"Teen-ager" is one of the
worst words ever invented.
1t somehow sounds too much
like "centipede," the name of
a surprisingly ugly creature.
4 x II
Every public vehicle scat has
its disadvantages.
If you sit behind the driver.
his dandruff blows into your
eyes.
In this position, every pass
ing lady. the fatter the better.
can slam you in the eve with
her brass-bound handbag as
she passes.
1t is an amazing thing that
men are more modest in their
standing than women.
Even the loveliest ladies will
snuggle right up to you in a
bus, but the men give Won
room to breathe, which is
something.
~
The first seats. facing the
driver. invariably get your feet
trodden on, and here. too. YOU
have to watch the swinging
pocketbookS, also the nm
brellaS.
BY the window one can be
Sneezed on only by one passen-
ger at time. instead or GET
ting a whole volley while
standing in the aisle.
The scat by the back door
gives every passing lady pas
Senger a chance to show her
muscles. She reaches for the
Dell cord, a relic of something
or other, and gives it a yank.
The bus does not stop. in
stantly, so she gives it another
strong jolt.
We once watched a pretty
glrl give an innocent bell cord
I'VE yanks in succession, and
on the fifth. it came off in her
hand.
She looked aggrieved, and
the driver almost had heart
failure, but she got off all right.
Nothing stops a determined
woman. especially after stand
ing all the way down town with
all the male passengers seated.
Her glances seem to say that
this is carrying democracy and
equal rights too far, and no
doubt she is right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Middle East View

The tensenesS Of the Middle
East situation eases. Soviet
Russia, presently hobnobbing
with Great Britain, indicates
that, contrary to what was ex-
pected. automatic assistance to
the Arabs in a war with Israel
would not be Forthcoming. The
Arab is caught, in amazement,
his mouth still wide open as
he voices his case in the
struggle" with Israel. Dorothy
Thompson switches delicately,
in her column. from violent
antipathy to ZioniSm and the
existence of the state of Israel
to a more reasoned presenta-
ton OF possible Mid-East solu-
tons; news editorials switch
from a discussion of the claims
of Arab and Israel to a sharper
delineation of the role of
Soviet Russia in the Mid East.
More and more the basic truth
OF the matter becomes appar-
ent to the average American
that the Soviets have again
been calling the signals-and
that the Mid-East crisis in
volving Arab and Israeli has
been a highly trumped up
affair in which Russia, in
order to brighten the West, has
been using the Arabs highest
common denomination, hatred
and fear of Israel, for its rep
resentation in the Mid-East of
the ideals and aspirations of
the Western world.
The crisis has served a pur-
pose. In the attendance of
Russian diplomats at an Israeli
birthday ball in Moscow, the
Arabs mouth was closed on
his proposal that Israel should
not exist. If America had
helped to give Israel its birth,
then this Russian maneuver,
as Self-calculating as it must
have been, has helped to give
Israel its assured and positive
place. I would have wished, for
the sake of its world leader
ship. that our great country
could have given both.
Loretta Goldberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Pen Pol
Minneapolis, MINI.

I am writing this letter with
burning desire to contact with
your good reader for the pur-
pose to deepen our friendly re-
lation by pen.
This is really a small coun-
try though so much populated.
240 per KIM square. And seems
quite isolated in the corner of
Far East. But as you probably
know this is the only country
on the human history where
people shed her precious blood
most miserably under the
devilish exploding of Atomic
Bomb. And in this Atomic age,
We keenly felt the urgent
necessity of peace and friend
ship. And now we stand firmly
for peace and happiness of the
world, and always willing to do
anything for peace and happi-
ness of the world. Lately, 1
have noticed that we can do
much through this CORE
spondence exchange, where we
can enjoy at any time with
anyone on this good earth,
while promoting friendly net
work which we expect that will
keep the war out of this good
earth.
Indeed. we have so many
things. we should learn of
your country, because under
standing must be the first
thing for any matter we are
going to do on this good earth.
Especially. we youth have no
limit on our course of in
telectual exploration on this
good earth.
You may be interested to
know that Japanese boys and
girls are very eager for knowl-
edge of the peoples OF other
lands, especially the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Knocks City Heads

l would like to congratulate
you on your April Is article
telling us of the many police
men who are doing work that
could be done by civilians. You
say the Police Department
does not have the money to
hire 40 extra men.
1t seems to me one of the
reasons they don't have enough
money is. answered in the
same issue of The Star in an
article quoting Commissioner
karrick as urging a 80 per
cent salary increase for the
city heads. / believe Mr.. Kar-
rick knew what the salary was
when he took the job, and I
don't think he was forced to
take it. Now looking over the
records and seeing what they
have not done, and all of the
confusion and delay in build
ing of roads and bridges, and
so on. it seems to me the Com
missioners are being paid more
than they deserve now.
Jack Sellers.
Our newly appointed Com
missioner. David Karrick.
states a Commissioners annual
salary of $14,620 is much too
small and should be increased
to SOL 900 or SCI, 500, and a
raise for other employees.
When will the taxpayers
wake up? When will the tax
payers stop these tycoons? Are
their backbones made of Jelly?
These Office holders consider
it all to the good when the
small income groups are heav-
lily taxed.
When will those in the small
income bracket get enough
backbone to protest these APP
pointed officials taking nearly
every dollar they earn?
Norman Scott.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Ate Our Words

Well, Grace is married and
the press had a heyday. Sew
eral friends have remarked
that they got so tired of hav-
ing the papers full of the
wedding news.
AS for me, l ate it up. The
reporting was light and en-
tertaining. 1t was a pleasant
relief from murders and sui
cides. Wouldn't it be nice for
the newspapers to write up
more articles that are not so
depressing. such as more en-
phasis on the accomplish
ments Of teen-agers instead
Of dwelling on juvenile de-
linquents?
Harriette J. Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Green Inventory

Within this wood are books OF
foUerS
And the green magazines OF
grass.
The fyinO pamphlets OF the
hours
Are on these shelues that
come TO pass.
Hon GOOD to see the film OF
days,
The small newspapers OF the
Ueedi
Tones are compiled for some
ones praise:
And here som cone mdy
broiCSe and read.
Daniel Smyths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

Marlowe. the son of a shoe
maker, was only one of the
many supposed to have written
the plays. The names OF over
20 others - notably Francis
Bacon - have been put for
ward.
O. Is the Hale telescope the
same as the 200-inch telescope?
r. r.
A. Yes. The great 200-inch
telescope Of Palomar Observa-
tory in California was formally
christened Hale telescope" on
June 3, 1948. in honor Of DR..
George Ellery Hale. the Amer
lean astronomer who was
largely responsible for the
initiation Of this pro,e ct. DR..
Hale died in 1888.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

Everybody has a favorite
seat on bus or streetcar.
One will take up his posi-
ton directly behind the driver.
Gets more air that way!
Another wants the first seat
on the side. another the seat
by the back door. and the third,
for no apparent reason, de-
mands nothing less than the
fourth seat on the other side.
There is, of course a reason.
There is always a reason, but
often it is deep, hidden, un-
known even to the person con-
cerned.
This is why it does no good
to laugh at the favorite seat
OF man or woman.
He or she knows, and does
not resist. Sanity lies that
way.
Too much resistance, in this
complex world, results in deep
wounds to the spirit of man.
with scars showing.
Who would want to get a
soul hurt just by riding a pub
lie vehicle?
Let us save our spiritual
maladies for better places.
After all, riding around on
streetcar or bus is no boon.
Let us face it.
1t is just better than Moth
ing. not as good as WALKING.
put who nowadays can walk?
Walking demands good feet.
happy muscles, and willing
minds.
Today people of the vast
cities do not have good feet.
And as for their muscles. they
may be strong, but they are
not happy.
Happiness of muscles is
something else.
1t is ingrained, as it were.
Happy muscles sing, because
they feel like singing.
Here is a subject for poets.
rather than psychologists or
Psychologists.
What words!
Why did life have to come
up with such ugly words?
Nobody will ever know. and
that is part of the reason why
there are always attempts to
change English to something
better.
Another ugly word is "sib-
ling" Do you know what it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24
Also Objects

The Star has a reputation
for very fair and truthful
coverage of news stories. How
ever. the night final of April
10 carried this headline on
Page /, Lone Director Pro-
tests OAR immigration Stand"
I declare that is not a fair
coverage of the specific news
story. If the House Of Repre-
sentatives had passed a bill
by the majority of 420 to /, I
doubt you would have given
the same emphasis to the lone
opponent of the measure.
Dewitt o. Burke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

and poor in coloring but, what
is worse, they depict meaning
less groups of hopeless-looking
people going nowhere and do
ing nothing.
In my opinion, there is more
real artistic genius inherent in
the pictures on the walls of
my favorite restaurant in Bal
timore than in any art gallery
in Washington.
F. G. Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-24

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tUriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtton.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-01-07
.WoyneUn
Basketball
Schedule

Jan. IA, John Carroll Univer-
sity, Cleveland. Ohio.
Jan. 20, Michigan College oil
Mining and Technology at De-
troit (U-D MemoriaD.
Jan. 81, Case Institute OF Tech
nology, Cleveland, Ohio.
February 3, Washington Uni
versity at Detroit (U-D Memo
riaD
Feb. 9. Illinois Institute OF
Technology at Detroit (Pershina
High.
Feb. 10, University OF Western
Ontario at London, Ontario.
Feb. IL, Case Institute OF Tech
nology at Detroit CPershing High
Feb. IA, Valparaiso University
al Detroit (U-D MemoriaD.
Feb. IS, Western Reserve Uni
versity at Cleveland, Ohio.
March 3, John Carroll Univer'
sity. Detroit tU-D Memorial).
Starting time for all games II
Sis pm.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-01-07
Set Novice
.Badl,inton
1ournafllen

Detroit's Department Of Parks
and Recreation announced its
eighth annual novice badminton
tournament will begin Saturday,
January 7th. ! pm. at the Lasky
Recreation Center, 1900 Fenelon.
Eligible for the amateur COM
petition are boys and girls un-
der 20. as of January l. living
within the Metropolitan Detroit
area.
Entries for singles had to be
filed by Wednesday at the North
ern Recreation Center. 1904
Woodward, or at Lasky Recrea-
ton Center. but doubles entries
close on January IL. A 81 entry
fee is required for doubles play.
Events are singles for both
boys and girls in two classes:
Senior, under 20; Junior, under
10: and doubles for boys and girls
under 20. In addition. mixed
doubles have been scheduled.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1956-01-07
Detroiter Leads
GIobetrotters Act

CHICAGO - Those rollickine
Harlem Globetrotters whirled
through the middle west last week
and then headed for the east.
leaving thousands Of fans with a
lot of happy basketball.
Leading Abe Sapersiein's zanY
crew of caeers on the Christmas
jaunf was the games newest
and most sensational comedian.
Bob (Showboat) Hall.
Hall is the teams newest star
and thousands have already hailed
him this season as the games
greatest funny man. The s foot,
? inch Detroiter also takes time
out now and then from his COM
edy routine TO play some very
good basketball. He has averaged
% points a game
That's remarkable" Sapersteir
said while discussing his new
wizard. when you consider the
fact that half the time Bob's
devoting his time to clowning
making the fans laugh"
Another contributor TO the
Trotters' circus is Leon Hiilard
the mighty mite from Chicago
whose great dribbling exhibitions
leave the opposition baffled and
the customers in the aisles.