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Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1956-06-15

The Filipino Community of Sc
attic, Inc. has just exhibited an at
titude of discrimination, or, shall
we say, favoritism?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Dangerous Ground

May l remlniSce about hats?
Hats are ancient. Exodus,
xviii, 40. tells us. "And for
Aaron's sons thou shalt make
coats, girdles and bonnetS for
them for glory and for
beauty" This was in BIC. 1891.
In BIC. $50. the Book of
Daniel. Iii, 81. states: And he
commanded the most mighty
men that were in his army to
blnd Shadrach, Meshach and
AbedneRo and to cast them
into the fiery furnace. Then
these men were bound in their
coats with their hosen and
their hats and their other gar
mentS and were cast into the
midst OF the burning fiery
furnace.
We are still wearing hats.
And what hats some OF us are
wearing Why do ladies permit
themselves TO be talked into
wearing "lampshade" or in
verted "coal-hod" hats? These
hats render pretty women
plain, odd and ugly. The ugly
women who's ugly?) look pos
ltively weird.
Only very vain women will
appear in such hats. Only a
vain person would think she
could get away with something
Helen of Troy would have
been too smart to try. These
hats look like Ounce caps;
and. in my opinion, that's
exactly what they are.
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
The Primary Grows Lively

After getting off to slow start. the
Districts first political primary under the
new local election law is becoming lively
beyond all expectations. Intraparty con-
tests had been predicted, in line with
normal trends in such campaigns, but
no one anticipated anything as heated
as the fight that has developed between
the old-line Republican organization here
and its challenger, George p Lamb.
The Democratic competition for Ke-
fauver and Stevenson delegates is not
surprise But for the Republican side
to become embroiled in a feud when
President Eisenhower is a candidate for
reelection is something else again. The
G. O. p battle finds Chairman George L.
Hart, jr, of the city committee pitted
against Mr.. Lamb liberal Republican
who aspireS TO Gust the "Old Guard from
local control Of the party. Immediately
al issue is the validity Of a petition which
MIR. Lamb has circulated in support Of
himself and Is candidates for the May
election Mr.. Hart has charged that some
OF the signatures on the petition were
obtained improperly and that the petition
is void The whole controversy will be
aired at hearing to be held by the Board
of Elections.
Regardless OF who wins this fight
over delegates and committeeman, the
President will be the choice Of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Small Deal

Dozens of revenue agents swarhled
into the Offices Of the Communist Party
and the Daily Worker in simultaneous
raids last week. All assets, books and
papers were seized under tax claims
totaling almost half million dollars.
A week later things had Smmered
down bit. Most of the seized assets"
turned out to be little better than Junk.
And on Tuesday of this week, under
court agreement, these assets were
handed back after the Communist Party
and the Daily Worker had posted 81 500
and $1,000 bonds, respectively.
These bonds cover the full estimated
value Of The So-called assets. SO last
weeks big sensation turns out, in the end,
to have been pretty small deal. Was
the game worth the candle? Does this
Item Of $4,000 which the Government
may recover If 1t can eventually prove its
tax claims, justify the cloak-and- dagger
character OF the raids and all Of the
adverse publicity which attended them?
We think not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Still Very Suspect

AS ne has made clear at his latest
news conference, President Eisenhower is
not disposed to take a wishful view of
the Kremlin'S anti-Stalin campaign. He
does not rule out the idea that the
deglorlfication process may conceivably
mark the beginning of forced reforma-
ton of some kind" But he helieves-"as
of today" at any rate that there is no
dlScernible basic change in the funda-
mental purposes of communism and
that the Soviet Unions collective
leaders" still strive for world revolution
and global domination.
This is realistic assessment of what
continues to be largely myStifying
situation. Certainly, until events further
clarity the meaning of what Nikita
KhruShchev and company are doing, it
will be prudent to assume that the Krem-
lin has not undergone a spiritual regen-
Grafton. After all, as Secretary of State
Dulles has declared, The downgrading of
Stain does not of itself demonstrate that
the Soviet regime has baScally changed
It's domestic or foreign policies. The pres
ent rulers have, to be sure, modified or
masked the harshnesS of their policies.
But dictatorship is a dictatorship,
whether it be that of one man or several"
The free world, in short must not
lose sight OF several hard and persistent
realities Russia and its satellites are
still behind the Iron Curtain. There has
been no new birth of liberty in that
oppressed region. There are no oppoSi-
ton parties. The masses have not yet
been told that they can vote as their
minds and hearts dictate Consumer
goods output is being held down, as usual,
to build up heavy industry and military
might And Moscow's collective leader
ship" as far as eye or ear can perceive,
has yet to loosen its grip on East Ger
many, stop stirring up antiWestern
bitterness in Asia, or abandon such war
breeding programs as its intrigues and
arms shipments in the Middle East
In these circumstances, as both the
President and Secretary Dulles have i'm
plicitly warned, it would be foolhardy to
jump TO the conclusion that the attacks
on Stain signify an abandonment of old
Soviet detectives. Yet there is hope in
the attacks. Without being WiShful about
lHeHl, II Is not lInpIduSlDIe 10 DelleVe, as
Mr.. Dulles has said, that they may be
Symptomatic of liberalizing influences
that could lead in time to profoundly
good and fundamental changes in
Russian policy-if the free world retains
its strength, its faith and unity" But
progress toward such transformation is
likely to be very slow at best. Mean
while we had all better be wary of being
hoodwinked into letting down our guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
United Givers Fund

am referring to a letter by
G. Rowland Shaw, published
in The Star on March 8.
which seemed to state clearly
and forcefully certain ques-
tons that should be answered
by those who are sponsoring
the United Givers Fund.
In brief. is the principal pur-
pose of these sponsors to pro-
tect givers from a multiplicity
Of appeals. or to secure more
nearly adequate funds for
agencies dealing with the So
cial and health problems of
the community? I know the
sponsors have expressed be-
lief that giverS will give more
if solicited less frequently and
on behalf of fewer agencies. II
this is true. which I doubt, it
is not an answer. Instead it
raises other questions, among
them: Is it based to some ex-
tent upon persuading givers
that it will save them not only
time but also the difficulty Of
making decisions?
The publicity indicates that
the proposals primary purpose
is to protect givers. ! have not
seen nor heard an answer to
Mr. Shaw's questions. If this
is due to oversight on my part.
shall be glad to be informed.
John Ihldef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Remedy Available

The basic question in the Steve Nell
son case is whether the Supreme Court
was right in holding that the States
may not act against sedition within their
borders. And this, in turn, comes down
to an Interpretation of the intent of
Congress in passing the Smith Act, which
makes it a crime to knowingly advocate
the overthrow of the Federal Government
by force and violence.
Chief Justice Warren, speaking for a
Supreme Court majority of six, has
upheld finding by the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania that the Federal law
Supersedes the Pennsylvania Sedition
statute. After reviewing several Federal
statutes, the Chief Justice said: Looking
to all of them in the aggregate, the con-
clusion is unacceptable that Congress has
intended to occupy the field of sedition."
This is another way of saying that Con-
greSS intended to exclude the States from
this field
The conclusion which seemed in
escapable" to the Chief Justice was
entirely escapable to the three dissenters,
for whom Justice Reed spoke; to
Representative Howard Smith of Virginia.
author Of the Federal law in question;
to the Solicitor General of the United
States and to many State attorneys
general who took part in the case.
The essence of these dissenting views
is that the court majority has read into
the Federal legislation a congressional
intent which was never there. 1t seems
fair to say that the opinion by the Chief
Justice reflects a distinct distaste for
State laws of this kind If he is also
mistaken in his Interpretation of the
intent of Congress, that can be remedied
by congressional action making clear an
intention to give the States concurrent
jurisdiction in this field
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Our Retiring Commissioner

This is Commissioner Spencers last
full day at the District Building. Tomor-
row, at his own request, he goes back to
private life. He has every reason to feel
gratihed at the prospect His three years
In office have been extraordinarily ex-
acting in their demands, and he has met
them with an earneStneSS and loyalty
to his responsibilities which are among
his attractive traits of character. He is
looking forward to real vacation
We believe we express a general
sentiment in Washington when we say
that Mr.. Spencer has exemplifed in
office high order of integrity, a quiet
courage in expressing himself on contro-
verSial subjects, and that a certain
indeflnable gentlenesS of character, with
a diSarming candOr, enabled him to say
yes or no with a minimum of offenSe,
yet unmistakable firmneSS. Such impress
sions no doubt spring partly from the
fact that no one suspected him Of any
self-serving political ambitions. What he
did was inspired by his own sense of duty.
This is not to say that we have been
able to agree with Mr.. Spencer in all Of
his decisions, notably the transit bust
ness, where we feel that he was in error.
1t is to say that in our estimate he has
been good Commissioner, and that he
brought to his office and maintained
during his incumbency concept of pub
lie service which can be no cause for
regret on his part, but which makes
others regard his leave-taking with
sincere regret
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Unfair and UnenforceobIe

One of the little publicized acts Of
Virginia's recent General Assembly was
to give final approval to a referendum
next November on a proposal that taxes
on personal property be abolished. The
outcome of the referendum can be fore
cast with high degree of accuracy. The
trend in many Jurisdictions is against this
inequitable and virtually unenforceable
tax. Virginia is no exception
This is the second time that the Leg
iSlature has voted to let the people decide
in November referendum whether con-
tinuance Of the tax on household goods
and personal property is advisable. The
double action was necessary, since an
amendment of the State constitution is
involved. The personal property tax was
described to the Assembly correctly as
an unpopular levy that is unfair to honest
taxpayers because it is so easily evaded
by others. 1t has been the custom to
accept the taxpayers own estimates Of
personal property value. In fact, there
is no other feasible way of making the
assessments. 1t would cost more than
the tax brings in to attempt to make
official appraisalS or even to check on
taxpayers estimates.
The personal-property-referendu
move on behalf of the taxpayers was &C
companied by another constructive action
Of the legislature While SideStepping
legislation for any major increase in taxes
at this time, the Assembly ordered COM
prehensve study of the tax structure
with special reference to the question Of
fol h Itch IL,
sales-tax talk at the recent session than
at any previous time-much of it favor
able. Certainly the annual revenue short
age which Virginia faces cannot be solved
by stopgap measures. such as the advance
ment Of the date for paying State income
taxes. This is one-year windfall plan.
With the costs of government steadily
rising, Virginia can i'll afford to ignore
much longer the potentialitieS Of such
proved revenue producer as the sales tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Andrew Johnson's Party

I note in The Sunday Pic
torial Magazine of April a
picture of Andrew johnson de-
scribed as Republican Presi.
dent. Is that a part of the in
nocent merriment of the day?
My reference works inform
me that Andrew johnson was a
Democratic Senator before
and after he was President:
that he received a number of
votes for the presidential NOM
nation in the Democratic Ma
tional Conventions both IN
1860 and 1868. The Baltimore
convention Of 1864. which
nominated him for Vice PreSi-
dent on the ticket with Lin
coin. was not a Republican
convention but one OF the Ma
tional Union Party. with john
son. frankly and avowedly, on
the ticket as a Union Demo-
crat.
The fact that Fremont, the
Republican candidate for
President in 1864, withdrew in
September OF that year has
bedimmed the fact that
Lincoln and johnson ran on a
coalition ticket. That johnson
was a Democrat became more
evident when he attempted to
carry out the humane and
conclliatory policies Of Lincoln:
and the radical Republicans
having virtually disfranchised
the South, tried to accomplish
a parliamentary coup d'etat by
impeaching Johnson. and fail
ing at conviction they seized
upon a military hero and made
him a puppet President.
Orvillo e pnIand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Down-to-Eorth Policy

With his endless globe cir
cling. John Foster Dulles is
the Eleanor Roosevelt OF the
Eisenhower regime. His latest
ascension into the diplomatic
StratoSphere was to strengthen
the "anti-Communlst" nations
OF Asia, Mr.. Dulles visited and
invited to America Prime Min
lister Nehru OF India. who
couldn't leave his game of Rus
sfan roulette long enough to
greet him at the airport.
In Japan. Mr.. Dulles said
America is not necessarily OPP
posed TO Japan'S trade with
free Asias mortal enemy, Red
China.
Isn't it about time Mr. Dulles
parachuted out OF those clouds
and got down to earth?
Elizabeth Lippett,
San Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05

alton has been drastically re-
vised. Today politicians and
political observers are coming
around to a belief that not
only will Kefauver eliminate
Stevenson in this race, but
that the Democratic leaders
whether they like him or not
will have to take the Tennes-
see Senator as their presiden-
tial candidate in the end.
Kefauver's campaign STRAIT
egg to date has been both bold
and shrewd. and it has paid
off. He decided to enter the
Minnesota and California pres
idential primaries. although
the Democratic leaders in both
States had preempted those
primaries for Stevenson. Ke-
fauver campaigned in both on
the theory that though the
bosses" were for Stevenson. he
had the people with him.
1t was an effective line-so
much so that Stevenson has
spent much of his time re-
Gently denouncing Kefauver for
calling his friends bosses"
Kefauver has not had to reply,
for all the evidence is that the
party bosses were with Steven
son. Having won the Mime
sofa primary against great
odds, and won it in a big way.
Kefauver is now shooting for
CALIFORNIA; big delegation to
the Democratic National Con-
vention.
Again Defying Bosses
An earlier test Of strength
between the two candidates
comes in Florida. And here
again, Kefauver has shown
himself both shrewd and bold.
In a widely broadcast speech,
addressed to the whole country
as we'll as to Florida. the SEN
ator has declared that the time
has come for a vital. progress
sive and liberal South; that the
South must not isolate itself in
a fight against the Supreme
Courts public school desegre-
cation decision. This may lose
Kefauver votes in Florida and
delegate support in other
Southern States but it will gain
him strength in California and
other big States of the North
and West. Further, it has put
the issue squarely up to Steven
son. and if Stevenson does not
make as fortnight a declara-
ton while campaigning in Flor
ida, he will have no chance in
California. no matter if, by
pussyfooting, he gains support
in the South.
Kefauver in his address
broadcast in Orlando. Fla.
spoke as a Southerner to
Southerners. He denied that
his ambitions for a progress
sive South made him "unac-
ceptable" to the South. Again
he was defying the bosses.
although he made no mention
of them as such. His South
ern opposition has been fos-
tered by party leaders in that
section of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
USO Grateful

I am grateful to the people
OF the National Capital area
for including the United Serv-
ice Organizations as a part OF
the Community Chest Fedora
ton campaign last fall.
My gratitude, as national
campaign chairman for USO,
is a reflection Of the gratitude
of nearly 3 million Of our
young people who, away from
home serving in our armed
forces. need and want the
services of USO.
It's so easy to forget, with
peace talk ringing in our ears.
that our young servicemen
and women stationed around
the world still need all the USO
services We can give them.
They need to know We have
not forgotten them, that we
still care what happens to
them, that we care enough to
send USO along with them
wherever they go.
The people OF the National
Capital area obviously do care
enough. When they gave their
tangible support to USO
through the Chest campaign
they demonstrated some OF the
human values OF the democ-
rscy our young people are de-
Tending.
Through our support of USO.
we are serving those who are
serving us. J. l.. Hall. jr..
Admiral, USN, Ret, National
Campaign Chairman. United
Service Organizations. Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
Middle East Prophecy


All true friends of Israel and
of Zionism must feel concerned
about the threatening situa-
ton in the Middle East. Israel
is in grave danger, all the
more so because the truth is
not being told the public by
reason Of political considera-
tons.
Israel is faced with two al
ternativeS. either to wage war
against the whole Arab world.
OF to seek solution which
would be just TO Mosiems,
Christians and Jews alike.
Such a solution was proposed
by the Joint Anglo American
Committee Oh Palestine. It's
findings in l945 were not only
impartial and fair, they were
prophetic of the tragic situa-
ton which now confronts Is
rael. recommendation three Of
the committees report reads as
follows:
In order to dispose, once
and for all. of the exclusive
claims Of Jews and Arabs to
Palestine, We regard it as es-
sential that clear statement
of the following principles
should be made:
THAT Jew shall not domi-
nate Arab and Arab shall not
dominate Jew in Palestine.
That Palestine shall be
neither a Jewish state nor an
Arab state.
THAT the form Of govern
ment ultimately to be estab-
lished. shall. under interna-
tional guarantees. fully protect
and preserve the interests in
the Holy Land Of Christendom
and of the Moslem and Jewish
faiths.
Thus Palestine must ulti-
mately become a state which
guards the rights and interests
Of MoslemS. Jews and Chris
tians alike; and accords to the
inhabitants. as a whole. the
fullest measure of self-govern-
ment. consistent with the three
paramount principles set forth
above.
The hostility between Jews
and Arabs, and IN particular
the determination of each TO
achieve domination, if neces-
sary by violence. makes it al
most certain that, now and for
some time to come, any at
tempt TO establish either an
independent Palestinian state
or independent Palestinian
states should result in civil
strife such as might threaten
the peace of the world"
Philip NJ. Brown
Charleston. S. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05

! have failed to note that
the Voice Of America, the Voice
OF Freedom or any other propa-
ganda medium Of the United
States or any other Western
power have really made use OF
the great opportunity given
into their hands by the recent
attack on Stain and his poll
cics made by the present lead
erS Of Russia.
Since Party Boss Khrushchev
made the declaration that
Stain was in reality a muir
derer and megalomaniac who
had had hundreds OF persons
executed and imprisoned out
OF maniacal jealousy and fear.
II must certainly be evident to
thousands and thousands OF
Russian people that their rela-
tiveS and friends who have
been taken away by the secret
police are the victims of one
mans insanity and should be
set free now that the party
line has changed again.
The Western propaganda
machines should din into the
ears Of all the Russians and
the peoples of the satellite
countries that all their rela-
tiveS and friends should be
set free at once, since they arc.
by Communist declaration. the
victims Of the whim of a mega
lomaniac and are not enemies
OF the state.
This line Of propaganda
could stir up enough Of a mess
inside Russia and the satellites
10 keep them busy for a longs
time to come and keep their
noses out Of the affairs Of
people who wish to be left in
peace. II also would show TO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-05
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kefouver Lenqthens His Lead
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Senator Estes Kefauver's
big vote in the Wisconsin
presidential primary-a big
vote in Democratic eyes al
though the Senator ran more
than 100000 behind President
EisenhoWer-has pushed the
Tennessee Senator still farther
out in front in the race for the
Democratic presidential nomi-
nation. Once more, as in Min
nesota. the Senator has shown
he has appeal to the Midwest
farm vote. Practically all Of
that vote went to Eisenhower
when he drastically defeated
Adlai Stevenson in the presi-
Dental race of 1852.
In WiSconsins Democratic
primary. Kefauver ran unop-
posed. If Mr.. Stevenson had
been entered in that primary
as he was in Minnesota-he
would have lost TO the Tennes-
sean. Just as he did in Mime
sofa two weeks earlier. This was
the considered prediction made
by leading Democrats in Wis
consin weeks before the vot-
ing began. Indeed, it was this
feeling that prevented the
entry of Stevenson into the
Wisconsin primary. although
Kefauver invited him in.
Boosts His Prestige
The Kefauver prestige got
a boost because he made a
good showing against 1.-The
Champ" who had defeated
Stevenson four years ago by
$4,000 votes. The primary, of
course. did not match Kefau-
yer directly against Essen
hover. Kefauver was entered
alone in the Democratic pri-
mary, with slate OF delegate
candidates pledged to him.
President Eisenhower, in the
Republican primary, had only
token opposition from John
Chapple. an Ashland pub
Usher who opposes the Eisen-
hover foreign policy. A Kefau-
yer slate of delegates was
elected by the Democrats and
an Eisenhower slate was
elected by the Republicans.
Had Stevenson been matched
against Kefauver. the Demo-
cratic vote might have been
even larger.
Kefauver's first hurdle is the
Democratic National Conven-
ton in August, where the
Democrats ominate their
presidential candidate. What
happened in Wisconsin may
help the Senator Jump that
hurdle. When it is added to
Kefauver's victory in the New
Hampshire and Minnesota
primaries, the Wisconsin
showing has greatly encour-
aged the Kefauver supporters.
When the preconvention cam
paign got under way last win
ter Stevenson seemed so far
out in front that his managers
were claiming a first or sec
ond ballot nomination for
their candidate.
In a single month the stu