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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The State of the Union
BY REV. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States senate

At the beginning Of q new
year. the Chief Executive Of
the Nation throws upon the
congressional screen a picture
Of the state Of the Union, as he
and his administrative coadju-
tors see it. Naturally, national
defense looms large In this an
nual survey. It Is. Of course,
utterly essential In these days
Of dire danger to our liberties
to make sure Of the adequacy
Of the physical defense Of this
most vital rampant Of free
dom. ForNpon Americas ma
terial strength rests the hope
Of the free world to thwart the
evil designs Of heavily armed
powers, without pity or con-
science. bent on world domino
ton. To weaken the defense
and striking power Of free men
is to vote for the inevitable
day when the democracies
would be forced to do the bid
ding Of moral perverts who
have been allowed to fashion
q preponderance Of deadly
weapons.
But. without lessening one
iota the alert to arms, we des-
perately need In our America
to clarity and purify and for
tify the invincible ideals, the
moral imperatives and the
spiritual verities under whose
banners we march. How fares
1t with the principles and
ideals by which we live and for
which II necessary we are will
ing to die? That is a vital
question In any discussion of
the state Of the Union.
The day the Presidents
state-of- the Union message
was read to the national
legislators. the Chaplain Of
the Senate prayed "that this
white doomed national edifice
might be not only an arsenal
Of material might-but also a
cathedral Of faith, where
would be proclaimed to all the
earth the sanctions Of irresist-
ible moral force and of the
spiritual verities on which our
freedoms were reared, on which
they rest and without which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
THE CANE OF POLITICS
Democrats Publicity Talent Ample
BY FRANK R. KENT

about as nonpartisan as q
Democratic precinct execu-
tive.
Four years ago all the bosses
Of the now combined ALL
CLIO were united In their sup
port Of Adlai Stevenson, right
after their combined pressure
had induced the good Adlai
to reverse his position on the
Taft-Hartley Act and join
with them In denouncing it
as q slave labor law" At this
time all these labor bosses are
still strong for Mr.. Stevenson,
upon whom they know they
can depend. And without ex-
ception they are trying to
swing the Is million members
Of this giant union to his sup
port. They know, Of course,
that they tell far short Of sue
cess In 1852 but If Mr.. Eisen-
hover does not run again
(which is their fervent hope)
they think with their expand-
ed publicity, with Mr.. Steven
son, they could beat anyone
else.
ADA Also Figures
OF this, Of course. there Is
considerable doubt. However.
the Republicans will be wise
not to discount all these
Democratic publicity advan-
tages, one of which has not
yet been mentioned. This Is
the "nonpartisan" organiza-
ton known as the Americans
for Democratic Action. or the
ADA. The ADA advertises
itself as an independent" and
"nonpartisan" agency, which
claim Is a very obvious fraud.
Not since its birth has 1t found
any Republican worthy Of It's
support. On the contrary. It
has uniformly supported Dem
ocratic candidates and is
recognized as an extreme
radical organization COM
pletely dominated by former
New Dealers.
At the moment its most con-
spicuous spokesman Is Robert
Nathan. formerly recognized
as one of the extreme left
winger adherents Of the Roose-
velt- Truman regimes. In the
last two weeks Mr.. Nathan
has distinguished himself by
sponsoring two anti Eisen-
hover statements which seem
more venomous and violent
than have come from any
other source, including Chair
man Paul Butler Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
There is not space here to
cover all the different radical
agencies which one way or
another supplement Demo-
cratic publicity and help prove
false the Democratic claim
that all the newspapers oppose
them. To mention one. this
certainly is not true Of the
Daily Worker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Unfolding Ribicoff

In the last sentence of your
recent editorial, Debating to
Judges" I think you do less
than justice to Governor Ribi-
coff Of Connecticut.
You fail to distinguish be-
tween guilt and the applicable
penalty. I am sure the Cover
nor had not the slightest in
tention of demanding con-
victions when a judge felt a
man was innocent. His inten-
ton was that in case of guilt
the speeder be given the maxi
mum penalty Of a 30-day IL
cense suspension, and do not
think any Connecticut judge
would construe it otherwise.
George ID. Watrous, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Americas IdeoIooies
THE rio between liberalj

The rift between liberalism
and conservatism threatens to
split our society into two war
ring, emotionally agitated fac
tons. The gap between liberal
and conservative widens with
each social or political decision
we are called upon to make.
II this trend continues, no out
side influence will be necessary
to cause our destruction: we
will accomplish 1t ourselves,
like the stored Bingham Dog
and Calico Cat.
The oldest feature Of this
entire problem is that obvi-
ously neither theology recog-
nizes the true nature Of the
basic difference between them.
1t Is a simple one Of environ
ment and heredity.
The liberal is an environ
mentalist. He believes the
great majority Of the things we
are or do are the result Of our
surroundings. Naturally, he
reasons that If all mankind
could have the advantages Of a
favorable environment, we
would all be "well-adjusted"
individuals.
The conservative, on the
other hand, is a hereditarian.
He believes the inherent char
acteristicS of the individual
govern that persons ability (or
lack of it, to a great degree.
Consequently. he places less
stress on the environment and
concentrates instead on the
encouragement Of the excep-
tional.
1t is significant that the
liberal is usually city-bred,
and thus has had an oppor-
tunity to observe the effects of
widely differing environments.
The conservative is more often
a person Of rural background.
whose environment was much
like his neighbours, but who
continually saw. in crops and
livestock. the effects Of her
redity.
Both groups seek the same
admirable results better hui
manity. Both are equally
sincere and sure that their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Tax Bill Vetoes

In The Star of January /,
Phil Yeager and John Stark
stated that "for 100 years no
President ever presumed to
veto a tax bill enacted by
Congress. President Truman
was the first 10 do so in 1947."
The Revenue Act Of 1943 was
passed over President Roose-
velt's veto on February 25,
1914. Walter III. McClenon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

Starting back In 1892, the
Democrats have had q great
advantage over the Republic
cans in the matter Of pub
licity. which Is the lifeblood Of
politics-particularly In q ma
tional campaign. Despite this.
a customary bleat of the
Democratic leaders and their
labor-boss allies is that the
newspapers are against them.
This claim Is largely false
and always has been. It Is pri-
marily based on the fact that,
'editorially. most Of the larger
papers were anti-New Deal
and anti-Fair Deal. It utter
ly ignores the fact that the
great bulk Of newspaper and
magazine writer's were strong
ly pro-Roosevelt and pro-Tru-
man: that the Newspaper
Guild was organized by the
far left and extremely articu-
late radicals; that in its early
days 1t had a distinct Com
munist flavor.
Also 1t ignores the fact that,
beginning with 1923, the
Democratic National Commit
tee, when the late and very
rich John Raskob hired the
late and very talented Charles
Nicholson as head Of its prop
uganda bureau, waS-and is
better and far more expensive
ly equipped than any other
party publicity machine ever
heard Of. It's equipment has
now been expanded by the
monthly publication Of the
Democratic Digest, ably edited
by Clayton Fritchey and better
financed than any previous
similar publication.
Labor Lends . Hand
In addition, this claim is
refuted by the number Of sub
sidiary, though not wholly
subordinated, publicity agen-
cies such az that now highly
financed By the great labor
combination Of the AL and
CLIO. Besides the extraordi-
nary volume Of pro-Demo-
cratic publicity exuded by its
agents. the AFL and CLIO now
sponsor a daily radio program
with q big national hookup
and a news commentator Of
their own.
Last week this news COM
mentator went to great
lengths to explain his COM
plete nonpartisanship and
the complete freedom with
which his contract with the
AFL and the CLIO left him.
The one thing he did not ex-
plain was why. If he had all
this freedom and lives up to
this widely proclaimed nom
partisanship. his AFL-CIO
sponsors are spending so
many thousands Of dollars
week on him and his so.called
nonpartisan program - par
ticularly as these combined
labor bosses personally are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

method is the better. But
to each the attitude OF the
other is totally Incompetent
sible and indefensible.
Perhaps a relatively simple
solution to this threatened
erosion Of our unity is being
overlooked. Possibly the very
simplicity Of the plan has
caused the oversight.
Wouldn't 1t be worth while
for our legislators and edu-
Gators to consider introducing
into our schools, beginning
with the lower grades, a re-
quired course in biology. with
special emphasis on genetics
in the higher grades This
would teach all of our chill
dren precisely what environ
ment and heredity can and
cannot do. At least the stu
dent would get a truer picture
Of the respective parts played
by both factors in the shaping
of our lives. incidentally it
would give the older students
a much healthier attitude to-
ward marriage. in that it
would stress marriage as an
essentially parental associa.
ton and not just legalized
libido.)
Such a required course
might help young people to
reach a more practical COM
promise between our present
liberalism and conservatism.
At worst 1t could only add to
their knowledge. At best it
could promote the healing of
this frightening split in the
ideologies Of our people. Can't
we try 1t?
Eleanor M. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

are reminded "In the long,
long, long run. q system or a
people develops or dies because
its basic ideas are livable or
-livable. II we succeed, 1t
win be because our ideas please
men and not because Of our
steel production index. useful
and inspiring as that may be-"
We may add 1t win be because
Of the state Of our Union as 1t
is dominated by unseen forces
which are available to turn
our weakness into impregnable
strength.
And so the real state Of the
Union depends not on the
numbers. who at some feryent
patriotic rally with great gusto,
sing God Bless America" but
upon those whose individual
lives are such as to deserve the
divine blessing. The real state
OF the Union depends not on
those who subscribe to some
dogmatic creed which afiirms
the spiritual convictions the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Scandal

A woman who called at the
White House and demanded
to see the President was
thrown out forcibly and taken
to Jail. and the action aroused
a wave Of indignation in
Washington. Reporting the
incident on January S. 1906.
The Star said: THE forcible
election Of Mrs. Minor Morris
from the White House yester-
day, as exclusively told in The
Star, has been the universal
subject of comment in this
city. In every circle of society
the affair has been talked
about and almost without ex-
ception extreme criticism is
expressed of the whole affair.
Today Secretary Barnes, who
seems to have been respon-
Sible for at least the COM
mencement Of the proceedings.
issued a statement. AS will be
seen his statement differs ma
terially from both the stories
told by Mrs. Morris and by an
eye witness of the affair.
Grouping the stories, how
ever, to some extent the facts
seem to be that Mrs. Morris.
a respectable woman, not in
sane, whose husband had been
an official in the Army Med
ical Corps and who had been
dismissed, went to the White
House in an effort to lay her
case before the President. She
saw Secretary Barnes, who
told her the President could
not see her. and then after
some conversation, described
by Secretary Barnes as dis
orderly but not overheard by
people at a snort distance, ne
ordered two policemen on
hand to forcibly remove her.
This eviction was carried out
with great vigor. Mrs. Morris
being dragged from the White
House across the asphalt walks
and finally bundled into a
carriage and taken to the
house Of detention, two police
men and a colored man taking
part in the removal. The gen.
eral opinion expressed around
town today was that the Pres
ident would order an investi-
cation of the affair which
would be thorough and
searching. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Nurrows Collision

A navigation mixup brought
a collision between two battle
ships and the temporary
grounding of an escort in New
York harbor. Reporting the
incident January s, 1906, The
Star said: mo details have
reached the Navy Department
regarding the damage suffered
by the Battleships Alabama
and Kentucky, which were in
collision yesterday in the Mar
rows while leaving New York
for Hampton Roads. or from
the Kearsarge, which went
aground at the same time. A
long-distance telephone mes
sage from the Navy Yard, New
York, this morning brought the
news that the Kentucky had
returned to the yard under her
own steam and that the
Maine. Kearsarge. Alabama
and Illinois had continued on
their way to Hampton Roads"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
Busy Legislators

It looked like a busy year
was in store for Congress when
it reconvened SO years ago. On
January /, 1906, The Star said:
1.-THE big show opens again at
noon next Thursday, when
Congress reassembles for a
session that is likely to run far
into the spring Or summer.
The committees in both houses
have been organized, issues are
clearly defined. the new states
men are fairly broken in and
there is nothing to do but
work. After hemming and
having for a full year over
various proposals, after back
ing and filling and baking
and shying, the national law
makers realize that they will
have to face the music now
and do things. The hold over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

our boosted democracy is but
q bruised and broken reed"
In these phrases is portrayed
the overwhelming advantage
In the battle for the minds of
men. It is with those who are
allied with Gods truth which
at last no weapon that has
been formed can keep from its
coronation.
In q book recently published. :,
THE American Treasury" we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

the differing circumstances in each case.
The American Medical Association
describes the questions as definitely
slanted politically" and suggests that the
doctors should toss the QUESTIONABLE in
the wastebasket. We intellectually
agree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08

Nehru will rue passive re-
sistance" to communism as
much as Dulles does massive
retaliation"
Sidney. Koretx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names moy be used y
letters carry ,oriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sdtton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-08
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

problems surviving from the
last session have been thor
oughly investigated and venti-
lated and there will be demand
for action :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21
|YaIu Reviewed
BY Ridgway
BY the Associated Press

Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway says
he is confident his 9th Army ir
Korea could have driven the
Chinese Reds beyond the Yalu
River in 1851 IF this country
had been willing to pay the price
in lives"
II strongly doubt that such q
victory would have been worth
the cost" Gen. Ridgway adds
particularly in light Of the fact
that our Government seemed tt
have no firm policy on what step.
to take thereafter.
Seizure of the line Of the
Yalu and the Tumen would have
been merely the seizure of more
real estate"
Writing the last of a series
Iof articles in the Saturday Eve
ming Post. the former Army
Chief of Staff gives this summa-
ton of what the military picture
would have been had the 9th
Army driven to the Yalu after
the Chinese Reds entered the
! fighting:
TT would have greatly short
Iened the enemy's supply lines
and greatly heightened our own
It would have widened our front
from ITO miles to 400, and be.
Iyond that front would lie Man.
Ichuria and the whole mainland
lof Asia, in which all the wealth
and manpower Of this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21

involves william r. Daley, pres
ident of Otis q Co., and partner
to the pending purchase Of the
Cleveland Indians Baseball Club
Consolidated Premium Iron Ores,
Ltd, a Canadian concern con-
trolled by Mr.. Eaton and Mr.
Daley. also is q party to the
court case.
u. s. Claims Taxes
The Government wants to tax
Mr.. Eaton for $1,572.00o and MIR,
Daley for $3.50. 900 or CONSOLIDATE
ed-Premium for $2,386,000.
The Internal Revenue Service
contends this amount is due from
a transaction by which Premium
Iron Ores was able to buy q
block Of 1,437 900 shares of Steep
Rock Iron Mines, at a penny a
share. The shares were then
worth $2,400. 265 on the Toronto
Stock Exchange, the Govern
ment claims. Mr.. Eaton's attor-
neys dispute the figure. The
Government wants to tax the
difference between sales price
and worth.
The Eaton interests say no tar
Is owed because it was a Cana.
dian business transaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21

could have been lost and dissi-
.pated."
Gen. Ridgway says he did not
take part in the discussions
leading to acceptance of the
Korean truce but Sin retrospect
II do not feel constrained to
quarrel with that decision"
Gen. Ridgeway. who took ovel
from Gen. Douglas Macarthur
when then President Truman
fired Gen. Macarthur. gives this
description of Gen. Macarthur
the day after his custer
"He was entirely himself
composed, quiet. temperate, cour-
teous and helpful. He made
some illusions to the fact that
he had been summarily relieved
but there was no bitterness. nc
anger, in his tone. I thought II
was a fine tribute to the resili-
ence of this great man that hi
could accept so calmly withou,
outward sign Of shock, wha1
must have been a devastating
blow to a professional soldier
standing at the peak Of grea1
career"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21

Eaton, Cleveland induStr1altSt, II
UNITED States Tax Court.
MIR. Allen, a confidant Of for.
mer President Truman and ar
occasional golf partner Of Presi'
dent Eisenhower. was allowed Il
buy 10000 shares Of stock ir
steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd a,
il cent a share. revenue agent.
said. They put a value on the
stock at the time Of the pur-
chase, June %. 1913. at $2.25
lie paid 500 for shares valued
at 22,500, they said.
Nothing Wrong, Eaton Says
| Mr.. Eaton said today there
were absolutely no. impropri-
cites" in the sale of the stock
to Mr.. Allen.
ALLEN entered the Steep Rocl
venture at the very first wher
very few people wanted to be
Identified with it because they
were sure 1t would flop" Mr.
Eaton said. AT that time. many
people felt the stock was worth
nothing"
In 1912 the project got a 81
million loan from the Recon.
struction Finance Corp. Mr.
Eaton described this loan as q
comparatively small part Of the
cost Of the venture. since over
500 million has been spent In
Steep Rock development"
| Mr.. Allen. four years after his
purchase Of Steep Rock stock. be-
came RFC director.
He was not available for com.
ment.
A third postponement Of the
tax case was agreed upon after
James F. Kennedy. tr., trial at
torney for the Treasury Depart
ment. said the Government would
approve a continuance only Il
Eaton interests would agree tc
a trial this spring. The Eaton
lawyers did so.
BESIDES Mr.. Eaton, the tax suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21
Wire Compoien Urges
Eisenhower to Run

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 81 up
"A campaign to persuade Presi-
dent Eisenhower to run again
was announced here yesterday
by two young Republican leaders
who announced at the same
time that 1t was mot q pressure
move"
John Busterud and Edgar Os-
good, both former presidents OF
the California Young Republic
cans, called the plan Operation
Decision" and said 1t was started
several days ago In Rose
burg, Greg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21
z Mink Goats and SIS
Stolen From Home Here

Clifton a. Severance. vice
president of the brokerage firm
Iof Foiger. Nolan-W. H. Hibbs
g. Co., Inc, today reported the
theft Of $1,000 worth Of mink
coats and SIS in cash from his
home at 80 Observatory circle.
The report to police said the
theft apparently occurred be-
tween IL am. and $50 pm. yes
terday. One of the coats was
valued at $1,000: the other
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21
ALLEN Got $2.25 Stock
AT Cent q Shore, U.S.. Says

CLEVELAND. Feb 81 QF1-George E. Allen. friend OF
Presidents permitted to buy for cent share valuable
venture United States revenue agents
claim.
involving Mr.. Allen was disclosed yesterday
in papers filed with tax claim against Cyrus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-21

Register now at the District
Building, and vote In the Dis
triet election May l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
Miss Mildred CouqhIin,
Former u. S. Aide, Dies

Miss Mildred M. Coughlin,
Baltimore educator and former
Government employe in Wash
ington. died Sunday in Bethesda
Suburban Hospital.
She was the sister of Mrs
Elva c. Wells, principal of Roose-
welt High School. She had been
living with Mrs. Wells at 5424
Connecticut avenue NV. since
she became i'll in February.
Miss Coughlin was born in
Great Bend, Kans.. and came to
Washington in 1918 after her
graduation from Washburn Col
lege. She was supervisor in the
Fuel Administration and then in
War Risk Insurance. She re-
ceived her masters degree at
George Washington University
and did graduate work at Johns
Hopkins, Columbia and Wayne
universities and at oxford, Eng
land.
Distinguished Award
She was honored by George
Washington U. with the Distin-
guished Alumni Award.
Miss Coughlin left the Govern
Goucher College. In 1924, she
ment in 1920 to teach history at
was made head of the history
department of Forest Park High
School and later of Western
High School, Baltimore. In 1887,
she became the first woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
Comdr. Jerome Braun
Buried in Arlington

Comdr. Jerome Braun, rs, re-
tired from the Naval Medical
Corps. who died on May IA in
Dallas, Tex, was buried yester-
day in Arlington Cemetery.
His daughter, Mrs. Tillye B.
Klaben. lives at 729 Quackenbos
street NV.
Comdr. Braun was born in
Romania and came to this
country as a youth. He was
graduated from Tulane Univer-
sity. During World War l, he
served in the Army. He Joined
the Navy in 1921 and was re-
cruiting officer in Dallas when
he retired in l948. About %
years ago he was stationed in
Washington.
Besides his daughter, he is
survived by his widow, Gladys,
of Dallas, and a stepson, DR.. Joe
Max Kahn, Galena Park. Tex.