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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

Abraham Lincoln, on a
memorable day at Gettysburg.
sent marching from that
tragic battlefield three irwin
chile propositions. They de-
fined the American expert
ment in liberty so succinctly
that they have been taught
in every schoolhouse, have
been voiced in every home,
and have been engraved on
the very cornerstone OF the
Republic. On that summer
day on the immortal field
where brave men equally sim
cere fought to the death.
Lincoln, with. consummate
skill, commissioned this trio
of monosyllables to be a per-
petual witness to the Ameri-
can way. He expressed the
pious hope that government
Of, BY, and for the people
should not perish from the
earth. These words are the
three musketeers of any gen.
uine democracy. To tyrants,
who nine decades after Lin
coins lips were silent are
boasting that they are con-
Quoting a government for the
people without the people,
America thunders the chal-
lenge, There can be no true
government unless it is not
only allegedly for the people,
but also of and by the people"
These propositions are terri
BILE as an army with banners.
Today we are suggesting
another combination of prep
ositions just as potent in which
is mirrored the history and
the destiny of the race. The
words are to-tor-1Cith. In the
word to is compressed centu-
ries of CORY history as man has
endeavored to exploit his fell
bowman and to build the
stairs to his own selfish am
billions out of the wrecked
plans and rights Of others.
In this stage the strong do
things to the weak.
The second word is for. In
this word we see the glim-
mering of a new attitude in
which mercy and considera-
ton for others begins to be
increasingly accepted. With
power in his hands man does
not do only cruel things to
his fellows, but also some help
full things for him.
And the third in this trio of
words 1Uith, is arched by the
rainbow of ultimate hope-for
here is glimpsed the glory of
human partnership doing
things with others-the things
that will yet bring in a new
heaven and a new earth. And
so, these three conceptions of
human relationships, to-fOr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

the handsome building and who con-
tributed to it his own $50-million collec-
ton. With this beginning Is years ago,
the gallery has grown rapidly, thanks to
the generosity of numerous other bene-
factors. This year it has on display, with
other things, $50 paintings, 200 sculp-
lures, 1906 small bronzes and 21,618
prints. The best measure of its world
wide appreciation lies in the fact that
"a million people have visited the gallery
since its doors were opened in 1941.
For those of us who live in Washing
ton, however, the gallery is more than
great institution. We have learned to
appreciate its efflcient but friendly OPP
Grafton, and we have come to recognize
it as a real and vital force in the life
of our community. 1t is, therefore,
privilege to be able to offer our con-
gratulations on this anniversary occa-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

WaShington's own National Gallery
of Art, one of the truly great institutions
of its kind, is observing its 18th anniver-
sary. This is indeed a notable event, and
it is singularly fitting that Director David
E. Finley is able to announce that one
feature of the celebration will be the
display of 70 paintings and "a pieces of
sculpture acquired during the past five
years by Samuel H. KresS, Rush H. Kress
and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
This gallery was made possible by
the late Andrew w. Mellon, who financed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Potent Propositions
BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

doing things to people and
for people the principal word
in our vocabulary is they"
When all our attitudes to
others are dominated by doing
things with them, the they"
changes to I'VE" Tell me how
any person uses they and we
and ! will tell YOU more about
that one than might be gath
cred in 500 pages of biography.
The they" uttered in frigid
isolation looks from a cush-
Toned chair of personal ease at
some other group or some
other nation. But as soon as
they" changes into the part
nership of Eve" spite fences
are demolished and bridges are
built. To change "they" to
I'VE" is to learn the fine art
of living. They" may be
hurled contemptuously across
great gulf fixed. LET them
stew in their own Juice" is a
favorite expression of that
viewpoint. But you cannot say
we" with regard to fellow
humans and say. 1t with an
outstretched arm and then
clasped hand without suggest
ing. Let us be partners. for
we are all in the same boat"
No wonder there was written
on the foundation stone OF
our American liberty. 1--WE, the
people" and that the United
Nations Charter which. when
practiceo, is the chief hope of
the world. begins with the
same word I'VE" Autocracy
says they" Democracy says
we" In togetherness human
ity need not fear the growing
pains of a better world. The
red We see in these lurid times
is not that of world cont1agra-
ton. it is the red of a new
dawn. Always it is Nth that
wins. Mrs. Karle Wilson Baker
portrays the paramount issue
of today in vivid lines:
The Lord said. Say, We"
But / looked upon them grinly
and all aUry-
Myself in all those tWiSted
shapes? All, no!
Distastetully / turned my head
dlOay,
PersiSting. "They."
The Lord said, "Say, We"
And I. at last. richer by a
hoard of gears and years.
Looked in their eyes and found
the hedvy Word
That bent my neck and bolDed
my head;
Like q shdmed schoolboy then
I nlumbled lou,
I'VE, Lord"
Then to and for were
changed to sDith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
City Beautiful

Citizens groups have been
working from the first to i'm
prove their city. On March
20, 1906, The Star reported:
THE theme of a greater
Washington was deliberately
discussed at the first annual
banquet of the North Wash
ington Citizens Association,
held last evening at Freund's.
First, the subject would be dis
cussed by a Commissioner of
the District of Columbia and
then by a member of the asso-
cation and then by another
Commissioner, followed by the
major and superintendent of
police, who in turn was sue
ceeded by others equally con-
versant with the topic and
loyal to the sentiment under
discussion-a greater and
more beautiful Capital City.
The expression of the views of
the District of Columbia au-
thorities showed that the Dis
trict C m m issioners are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

upon-and act quickly in this
day of yeasty revolution when
seething peoples are demand
ing that the reins of govern
ment be in their own hands.
Mr. Bowles happens to be
speaking about Africa, but
what he says applies to every
point on the map where hith-
erto suppressed and exploited
people are struggling to be
free. Listen to his comment:
Before the war most colonial
governments in Africa did
things to the people. Now they
are doing things for the peo-
pie. This is a great advance.
But I wonder if you can es-
tablish the essential coopera-
ton with the African until
you start to work lCith him.
Will he settle for anything less
than dignity and Self-reSpect
and a sense of partnership"
Doing things to people ire
spective of their will is an ut
terly discredited policy. Doing
things for people too often with
the air of a rich uncle helping
some ne'er-do-well third cou-
sin who has fallen on evil days
has proved not to be the way
to win friends and influence
people. To do things with peo-
pie proves, wherever it is tried,
to be the open sesame to a new
understanding friendship and
to relationships of mutual es-
TEEN There can be no question
that the future belongs not to
to OF for but to 1Dith.
When we think in terms of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
THE GAME OF POLITICS
By FRANK R. KENT
New Hampshire Vote Jars Nixon Foes

and would have been very poor
politics.
Instead Of being disappoint-
ed by the Presidents failure,
Mr.. Nixon. according to Chair
man Hail, believes the Presi-
dents handling of the situa-
ton was exactly right" The
interesting thing was that
those responsible for these re-
ports persistently and consist
emily ignored what Mr.. Eisen-
hover had publicly said on the
subject. Not once but three
times he used these unqualified
words: MY admiration and
affection for him Is boundless."
How could Q man say more3
What words could be used that
would add to that? In addi-
ton, he has shown anger at
the suggestion that he might
ditch" MIR. Nixon and on
Wednesday the President de-
clared that those who were
trying to drive q wedge be-
tween him and Nixon might
. just as well try driving It be-
tween him and his brother.
Notwithstanding all this, an
effort is still being made to
make something significant of
the Presidents statement that
he had told Mr.. Nixon "to
chart his own course" and let
him know what he wants to do.
Nixon's Desires Clear
Well. there is not much
doubt about what Mr.. Nixon
wants to do and very little
that Mr.. Eisenhower wants
the same thing. Mr.. Nixon,
naturally. wants to be renomi-
mated. Clearly anything else
would be step down, a VIC
tory for his enemies. No one
can read the just-published
Nixon biography by his friend,
Ralph de Tolendano, and really
doubt that Mr.. Nixon has al
ready "charted his course"
and that Mr.. Eisenhower
knows 1t. 1t is, to be sure, a
friendly picture of Mr.. Nixon,
but it is a factual one, ably
presented and extremely in
teresting. 1t makes it very
clear that Mr.. Nixon is not a
man to step aside, or down or
out. Nor is there any need to.
That unsolicited 1000 write
in vote is a pretty full answer
to the vicious campaign that
has been made against him. 1t
is almost if not quite as much
a shock to the Stevenson forces.
which have been trying to
make an issue of Mr.. Nixon,
as the clear-cut sweep of Sen
ator Kefauver over the Stew
enson supporting machine in
the New Hampshire primary.
The extent Of his sweep was a
surprise even to the optimistic
Mr.. Kefauver, who had only
claimed a partial victory 1t
leaves Mr.. Stevenson still the
front runner" for the nomi-
nation but it makes it more
certain he will have to fight
to get it. There is an old po-
litical adage that says, 1T is
the expected that happens in
politics" Of course. there are
exceptions, but at least it can
be said that the denomination
OF the Eisenhower Nixon ticket
is now generally expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

The real blow dealt by the
unexpected results of the New
Hampshire primarfe last
Tuesday was to the Demo-.
cratic National Committee, the
Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton, ex-President Truman, the
Daily Worker, AFL-CIO propa-
ganda directors and the New
Deal-Fair Deal columnists and
commentators - all Of whom
are lined up behind Adlai
Stevenson for President-just
as they were four years ago.
Seldom in political history has
a blow fallen more unexpec-
tedly and devastatingly. It took
nearly three days for the har-
diest among them to get their
breath and begin to assemble
alihis.
Many Anti-Nixon Rumors
1t was from these groups that
the anti-Nixon campaign had
been spread for many months.
Despite what the President
had publicly said, he was
still portrayed as having
refused" to indorse Mr..
Nixon; and as being still urged
by his closest political advis-
ers" to dump" him on the
ground that to have him on
the ticket would cost the party
more than a million votes" 1t
was also asserted that what
is cloudily referred to as the
White House regency" and
palace guard" were working
against Mr.. Nixon. In particu-
lar it was said that Gen. Lucius
Clay and Sidney Weinberg, of
New York. two "close personal
friends" of the President, were
poisoning the Eisenhower mind
against Mr.. Nixon. And there
was the further report ema-
mating from the same sources
that Ex-Governor Dewey and
Governor Herter of MasSachu-
sets were, themselves, anx-
ious to get on the ticket and,
therefore, against Nixon.
These were not all the anti
Nixon rumors produced by
these groups but they are
good sample. Several things
could be-and were-said of
such stories before the New
Hampshire vote that can be
said more emphatically now.
First, they were wholly false.
For example. Gen. Clay and
Mr.. Weinberg were-and are
strongly for Mr.. Nixon. They
were never against him. The
same is true of Mr.. Dewey and
Gov. Herter, of Sherman
Adams, Chairman Leonard
Hall of the Republican Ma
tional Committee and the
President. 1t is true the Pres
ident has failed" publicly to
proclaim Mr.. Nixon his choice,
but there is a difference in not
proclaiming and refusing.
This difference enabled the Eli
senhower-Nixon opponents to
interpret the Presidents fail
ure" as a refusal" They ut
terly ignored the fact that any
other stand would have made
the President appear to dictate
to the convention, which would
have seemed presumptuous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Mission to Moscow

The Associated Press an
nounced that a nine-member
delegation of Protestant
church leaders left by plane
for Moscow on March 9. The
delegation is headed by DR..
Eugene Carson Blake. presi-
dent of the National Council
of Churches, and its visit to
the Soviet Union was arranged
by Alexius, Russian Orthodox
Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia. The purpose of the
visit is to hold discussions with
Russian church leaders on
topics which include the pro-
motion of peace. Christianity
and modern science.
While one must admire the
Christian spirit in which this
mission is being undertaken, it
is difficult at the same time to
avoid asking how free the
Patriarch of All Russia is to
discuss the relationship of
Christianity and m odern
science, in a totalitarian state
where Marxism is claimed to
be an exact science, and where
it is the only authorized phil
oSophical outlook.
Speaking of the relationship
between science and Chris
tianity, Lenin said: I'VE must
combat religion; that is the
ABC of all materialism and.
consequently, of Marxism. !"
And, in 1949, the USSR
Teachers Gazette wrote: Re
ligious survivals play a HARM
full reactionary role; they are
intolerable in our society and
in our way of living"
The same attitude toward
religion 10 TO be found In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Great Soviet Encyclopedia: "A
mythical, invented being, God
is but a complex of ideas
created by the dull depression
of the human being, by ex-
ternal nature, and by class
oppression, ideas which fortify
this depression and lull the
class struggle to Sleep"
More recently, on october
81, 1855, Moscow radio broad
cast a dissertation on dialec-
tical msterialism and idealism,
in which the idea was ex-
pounded that 1.-The principal
problem of any philosophy is
that of the relation between
thought and being. between
the spiritual and the material"
"Materialisrn." the broadcast
went on, lis inseparably bound
up with science, whereas
1dealiSm, on the contrary, is
bound up with religion" And,
it was emphasized, dialectical
materialism is the philosophy
of the Communist Party.
The Soviet Communist Party
Congress recently held in Mos
COW must have convinced even
the most hardened of skeptics
that it is the Communist Party
which rules the Soviet Union.
And if any doubts existed as to
the duty of every good Soviet
citizen with regard to religion,
the USSR radio dispelled
them on September Is last,
when it stated: Active work
for atheism is the duty of
every Communist and every
fully conscious nonparty cit
izen Of our country. Com
munism and religion are in
compatible and irreconcilable."
Stefan Osusky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT

with became the stairs into
the unfulf1lled-to the Utopia
of the best dreams of all the
long years.
chester Bowles, former
United States Ambassador to
India, in his recent illuminat-
ing book on the present inter-
national situation, has a state
ment which is shot through
with sane craftsmanship. He
proclaimS a salient truth which
it is imperative that we act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Voters Dilemma

Come next November, the
electorate of this country may
have to face a heart breaking
dilemma: To vote Mr.. Eisen-
hover in or out.
To vote him. in is to load him
with man-killing responsible
tiles of a global character. To
vote him out. may equally re-
suit in breaking his heart al
together.
Constantine Chekrexi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18


On March IA, 1906, The Star
reported this construction mis-
hap. 1.-TWO men were killed
and two men were severely in
jured this morning by the fall
of large derrick boom which
was being used in connection
with the erection of an addi-
ton on the 18th street side Of
the Hotel Raleigh, corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and 18th
street. The boom fell without
warning and workmen, other
than those referred to. in the
pit below and on the sidewalk,
had narrow escapes from death
or injury. One of the victims
of the disaster is said to have
had a presentiment of danger
this morning and hesitated
about going to work"
Delay
Some ire was aroused in this
country so years ago by the
fact that five years had passed
and a statue of Lafayette.
presented to the French
through contributions from
American school children, had
not been completed. On
March 16. 1906, The Star said:
Recent expressions made
public in this city tending to
report an unwarranted delay
in the completion of the La
fayette statue presented to
France through American con-
tributions were referred to
Paul w. Bartlett, the sculp-
tor of the monument. at his
home in Paris, where he is
engaged in the work of pre-
pairing the statue. Mr.. Bart
lett is understood to have
stated after reading the pub
lished matters describing
condition of apparent neglect
Of the monument project. that
he agrees with the story re-
Gently printed in The Star
from Robert j. Thompson of
Chicago. the secretary of the
B. Lafayette memorial commits
sion. Mr.. Thompson indicated
that instead of there existing
the state of affairs alleged, the
monument is well in hand and
will this year replace the staff
reproduction that was dedi-
Gated United States Day at
the Paris exhibition. I am
very pleased to have this mat
ter placed before the public as
it should be- states Mr.. Bart
lett in a letter to a resident of
this city. This monument
was accepted by the French
government on condition that
it should be erected under the
supervision of a special COM
mittee appointed for that pur-
pose, and also under the spe-
cial supervision OF the archi-
tect Of the Louvre. 1t was I'M
derstood with them that after
my first model was dedicated
should have all the necessary
time to produce a statue
worthy Of its setting. -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Advertisements in The Star
so years ago reflected the
times. A department store,
for example, on March is,
1906. advertised a Victor
talking machine recital -
fourth f1oor-free. Eight
of the grand opera stars APP
pearing at the National this
week are represented in the
Victor repertory of famous
voices This series well
proves the adaptability and
resourcefulness of the Victor
talking machine as a home
musical instrument. Think of
the pleasure of having such
a library always at hand in
your own home. :" The al
buns offered included record
ings by Enrico Caruso and
Giuseppe Campanari. A half
a century ago perambulators
were unashamedly "go-carts.
One store advertised this
pretty go-cart. with body of
close woven reed, nickel-plated
tubular pushovers, best steel
gearing, enameled dark green,
and rubber tired eels.
$7.95." Another store was
offering a "big line of brass
beds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Growing Park

Growing Park
Rock Greek Park. in the
early part of the century, had
the eye of Congress. On
March 10, 1906. The Star re-
ported: "a proposition for the
extension of Rock Greek Park
to the southwest along the
creek and thence toward the
northwest, north of Massa-
chusetts avenue extended, is
taking definite form, and an
earnest effort will be made to
have this plan put into effect
before the adjournment of the
present session of Congress
The proposition has been
put into a Practical form by
Mr.. Charles c. Glover, who
played the part of leadership
in the initiating and in carry
ing on the long campaign that
resulted in the legislation pro-
viding for the original purchase
of Rock Creek Park about l6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

watching with interest the
pulse beats of the Capital City
and are endeavoring to please
the people in the matter of
public improvements for the
various sections of the city. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

Free World: Are You Telling Me?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Homer D. CoedeII,
Farmers Home
Agency Official

Homer D. Cogdell, So, an as.
Isistant administrator of the
Farmers Home Administration
Iof the Agriculture Department
died Monday at his home, 351.
Valley drive, Alexandria. He hac
been in i'll health since an auto.
mobile accident in February.
Mr.. Cogdell was State direc-
tor for the FILA in Colorado be.
fore he came to Washington ir
September, 1854. Earlier he was
lin the farm real estate business
in Colorado.
Mr.. Cogdell was with Interna
tional Harvester Co. from 1926
to 1914 and served as branch
manager in Sioux Falls, S. D.
Charlotte, N. c., and in Denver
For three years he was assistant
general manager of sales for Eu.
rope, Asia and Africa with head
quarters in Brussels, Belgium.
Mr.. Cogdell was born in In
verneSS, Ala. and attended Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute. He
was an Army veteran of World
War l with the rank of cap
tain.
Survivors are his widow, Mary
Helen: two daughters, Mrs. DON
aid E. Hoffman. Grand juno
|tion, Colo; Mrs. Kenneth M
Wilson, jr.. Carmel, Calf, ano
two grandchildren.
GraveSide services will be held
.at 1890 am. Friday at Airing.
ton Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
Mrs. StonfieId, Is,
Native of District

Mrs. Fred Lee Stanfield, 26,
a Washington native and a
former employee of the National
Heart Institute, died Sunday in
Richmond.
Mrs. Stanfield, the former
Fred Lee Watson, was a gradu-
ate of Washington-Lee High
School in Arlington. After being
graduated from Westhampton
College, Richmond, in 1852. she
Joined the staff of the National
Heart Institute, 5000 Wisconsin
avenue. Bethesda.
In 1853. she married Forrest
w. Stanfield. a former Air Force
officer. and moved to Richmond
Mr.. Stanf1eld is now a business
student at the University OF
Richmond.
In addition to her husband,
Mrs Stanfield is survived by a
daughter, Anne Lee, of Rich
mond, and her mother, Mrs
Mary E. Watson of 435 North
Monroe street, Arlington.
Services were held today ir
st. Georges Episcopal Church
North Nelson street and Fairfax
drive, Arlington, with burial ir
National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-10
g. w. Chatham,
Handled Till Trial.

FERNANDO, Miss, Oct. 10
I(P.-Gerald w. Chatham, so,
who. as district prosecuting at
torney. handled the famed En-
NETT Till trial, died last night of
a heart attack.
Mr.. Chatham served as prose-
cutting attorney Of the 18th Judi
cial District for IA years, leaving
Office last January. He declined
to run for reelection.
The Till trial. held at Sumner
Miss, was virtually the climax OF
his long career as prosecutor
Emmett Till, a l4-year-old Chi
lcago Negro, was kidnapped from
his uncle's home by two white
men in August, 1855, after wolf
whistling' at a white woman
Two white men we're cleared OF
charges Of murder and kidnapping
in the case.