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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Anti Communist Fish,?

President Eisenhower cast a net Of
considerable significance over the pisca-
torial world in rejecting Tariff Commits
sion recommendation that import duties
be increased on groundfiSh filletS. Most
OF the imports, it was pointed out, come
from Canada, Iceland and Norway-aS-
SociateS in the free world alliance cir
cumStance that led Mr.. Eisenhower to
exercise his responsibility to consider all
factors bearing on the security and we'll
being of the Nation" The sales by these
countries in the American fish markets
total about SIS million annually-a figure
that presumably would be endangered by
an increased tariff, with consequent dam
age to the national economies involved.
Since their economic strength sis Of Stra-
struggle against the menace of world
communism" the President decided that
the fish trade should continue in its
present volume.
It is question on which our own
fishing industry hardly sees eye to eye
with the President, although he did not
directly dispute the finding of the Tariff
Commission that so many foreign fish
threaten injury to that segment of
American enterprise. The public at large,
which probably is not overly concerned
about the source of its f1llets, should be
interested in learning that the groundf1Sh
those varieties caught closest to the
ocean bed-have become involved in the
cold war. The President suggests, Incl
dentally, that an increasing population
means that more fish will be eaten-and
that the American fishermen take steps
to improve their competitive position
through research and greater efficiency.
If this advice can be supplemented only
the fish may end up on the fire, and the
security of the free world should not be
adversely affected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
For the Record

In The Star of December 8
appears the statement: Back
in 1914. former President
Woodrow Wilson named Mr..
(Thruston Ballard) Morton's
grandfather, S. Thruston Bal
lard, to serve with Mr.. Com
pers on an industrial relations
commission. The new Senator
(Morton), then z. tagged along
at the conferences. :"
To keep the record straight,
conferences with Samuel Com
pers, such as Senator Morton
remembers, undoubtedly took
place; for Gompers. unoffi-
cially. had a great deal to do
with the creation and the OPP
erationS of the United States
Commission on Industrial Re-
lations (1912-15). However,
Gompers was never a member
of the commission though he
was able to secure the appoint
ment as commissioner of the
third vice president and of the
treasurer of the AFL.
Also. Mr.. Ballard was APP
pointed to the commission in
June, 1913.
Leonard RanuOrt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Arms Reduction

Our Governments decision to modify
Its previous disarmament position is de-
signed to get these negotiations off dead
center-to induce the Russians to accept
reductions in force which will not jeopar-
die their security or ours.
One major change in the position of
the United States is that we will not in
siSt, when the disarmament discussions
are resumed early next year, on a COM
plete inspection system prior to any arms
reduction. Instead, we will advocate a
step-by-step process, gradual reduction
in ornaments as progressive inspection
measures permit.
The second major change looks
toward control and limitation of future
development in the missile field, especial
ly with respect to fast, long range mis-
sileS. This will only be done in conjunc-
ton with the establishment of an air
tight inspection system, but II this can
be obtained we would be willing to halt
our development program without per-
fecting the so-called intercontinental
missile.
The hope that the time is right for
progress in arms reduction rests on sew
eral things. One is that Russia, judging
from certain passages in Premier Bull
ganin's November II letter to the Presi-
dent, may now be ready to make conces-
sionS of its own. Another is the obvious
desirability from the point Of view Of both
countries of easing the heavy burden i'm
posed by today's conventional armed
forces. A third is to rescue the world from
the situation which will confront 1t some
10 years from now II the missile programs
are pushed to completion-a situation in
which the nations will live under the
constant threat Of mutual humiliation
from intercontinental missiles armed
with nuclear warheads.
The thinking in Washington is that
Russia will not agree to any sound solu-
ton as long as the Kremlin believes there
Is any chance OF Turing the United States
into sucker" agreement. or as long as
It believes there is any prospect that we
will diSarm unilaterally. Conversely
there Is some hope that the Russians
once persuaded that We will do neither
OF these things, will conclude that a re-
duction in arms accompanied by ade-
quate safeguards would be mutually ad-
vantageous.
In any event this is the premise
upon which our new position will b
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17

lished law setting up defined
procedures permitting Ameri-
can citizens as individuals to
actively support oppressed
peoples with Government sup
port. then it could not be con-
strued as an action directed
against a specific aggressor.
Such hypothetical oppressed
peoples volunteer and :
support-act could be tied in
with the United Nations. When
the Security Council or Gen.
eral Assembly establishes ag-
erosion. then our law could
simultaneously become acti-
waited. And in order to pre-
serve our national interest. a
protective feature can be in
cluded so that the United Ma
tons by resolution can acti-
vate our law only when our
delegate votes for the reso-
luton.
A. E. TOmkiu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
A Sensible StoIemote

The real substance of the Planning
commissions latest action on the "inner
loop" road in Foggy Bottom was that suf-
ncient Facts are not yet in to justify an
Hrevocable decision on the roads precise
location.
This, of course, offers little solace
20 the George Washington University,
which wants the present approved route
changed because it affects the schools
proposed hospital center. Neither does
1t satisfy the belief of some Planning
Commission members that more effec-
tive, leSS-deStructive route could be found.
But the planners decision was a pru-
dent one because it recognized several
realities.
Foremost is that the present route
may have to be changed anyway Con-
greSS could force a change If it should
designate a site for the proposed Dis
trlct Auditorium in Foggy Bottom rather
than the Southwest redevelopment area
"a finding, however. which might be
dlt1icult to support. In addition, as En-
gneer Commissioner Lane disclosed, Dis
trlct studies Of new expressway to link
the Inner loop" with Maryland highways
west of the city are almost certain to re-
quire some notifications in the "loop."
THESE studies, in fact, may answer some
criticism of the present road location, in
Guiding elimination of the long planned
K street underpass at Washington Circle.
At the same time, the planners were
wise not to interfere with the approved
status of the route. The present location
was worked out after detailed studies by
engineering conSultants at considerable
expense to the city. There is no as
Surance that another as feasible could
be found. It makes little sense, in any
event, that the District spend additional
money on expensive studies of alter
nate locations until it learns more about
the one it has. More study of the pres
ent location may show that a change is
desirable.
The Highway Department intends to
ask Congress next year to appropriate
money for the purchase of land for the
new road. BY the time Congress is ready
to act on the request, most of the answers
should be in If not. of course, the land
purchase should be delayed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Confoundinq the AIormists

Not much more than a year ago,
there was great hullabaloo in this
country over the Salk vaccine. Amid
cries of emergency" and "crisis," there
were solemn warnings that the wondrous
new antipolio weapon was being turned
out far too slowly and would remain
scarce for long time to come unless the
Government moved in with big stick to
beat private enterprise into faster pro-
duction. Indeed, there were some indi-
viduals and groups who filled the air with
Strident demands for an exceedingly
drastic Federal law to expedite the vac
cine'S manufacture, control its distribu-
ton, and severely punish BLACK market
GERS" supposedly making all sorts Of vile
profit out Of the temporary shortage.
The monumental nonsense inherent
in all this became abundantly clear
months ago, and now 1t has been under
scored by Marion B. Folsom, Health, Edu-
cation and Welfare Secretary. For the
fact is, as Mr.. Folsom has declared to the
National Press Club, that large supplies
Of the Salk vaccine are piled up in ware
houses and sitting unused on drugstore
shelves in an abundance that mocks the
alarmist talk Of the past about the threat
OF critical long-term scarcity. Actually,
the supplies are plentiful enough TO meet
the needs Of every American child and
young adult. But there appears to be
public apathy toward getting inoculated.
and one has reason to wonder-as Mr.
Folsom has wondered-why no shouting
is being done about this by those very
same people who last year were saying
so much, so loudly. about terrible pro-
spective shortage and the need for sweep
ing Federal action, which. wisely, was
never taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Good With the Bad

Two unrelated incidents Of
Numerically opposed motiva-
ton occurred recently and
may be of more than passing
interest to others.
In the first instance, a total
stranger came to the aid of a
mother with a small baby, who
was stuck in a parking lot
with car trouble. The graft
tude experienced here warns
one to the innate virtues and
goodness possible in the whole
human race and makes one
want to shout his thanks to
the housetops!
In the second case, a blind
operator of a newsstand in a
Government building trust
ingly changed a $40 bill ESQ he
was told) for a customer only
to find out later that it was
a IS bill. To what depths can
q thief stoop!
10. ID. 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Demands Action

On November Is in a letter
headed Uncle Sans Move?",
I advanced the proposal that
we publicly encourage volun-
teers and support for actions
within the Russian satellite
tvassaD countries. I also in
dictated that such efforts were
realistic because the satellite
countries are in direct geo.
graphical contact with the
Western defense system coun-
tries. I am still of the same
mind if for no other reasons
than that in our national in
terest continuous disturbances
within the Russian doorstep
would keep the Soviets too
preoccupied to spread their
form Of imperialism beyond
their habitat. However. by TAX
ing the direct action as / pro-
posed after the incidents and
situations develop, we could
stir Soviet Russia out Of face
saving necessity into an all
encompassing conflict.
AS humans, we are creatures
Of lethargy. When we are
stirred. we act. When things
are quiet, we fall back into a
do-nothing status. This can
readily be noted in the case
Of Hungary. While the Hun
garians are in revolt against
the hold of a foreign power.
we become excited and many
of US demand all sorts of ac-
tions to come to the succor Of
the desperate people. When
things seem to quiet down
somewhat, our ennobled eff
forts seem to wither. In that
way, we, in our lifetimes, have
seen aggressors swallow into
slavery helpless peoples.
How can we act as a Nation
TO let the little peoples Of the
world know that our country
will be at their side when out
side oppressors try to step in?
Not to come TO their assistance
with lip-servicel But TO have
all the world know that these
oppressed peoples will get our
moral and material help.
Our moves should be made
known in advance so that our
support should not be directed
against a specific aggressor but
against aggression. This may
be a split-hair distinction. But
nevertheless such distinction
can be momentous. As in the
case Of Hungary. If we should,
by act Of Congress or by preSi-
dental order. establish a spe-
cific position in support Of the
Hungarian people ct this time.
such act might readily involve
us against Soviet Russia. How
! ever, II there was an estab-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
There Shines q Star

Piercing the dark above Judedn
plains.
And bedmin0 far.
Unknown before, unique IN
potency.
There shone a Star.
Enticino TO IFS sdgeS from the
East.
For did IL 0lot1
With portent OF nth rerela-
tion7 But
Today De knoiC.
Nor scan the SKY for hearenlv
bodies. bright
or singular.
Within each heart. on every
ChTistmaS Etc,
There shines q Star.
Anna 7. Harding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
mr.. Europe Takes Over

The North Atlantic Council has
chosen well in designating Paul-Henri
Spaak to be the next Secretary General
OF the NATO. For the Belgian Foreign
Minister, one Of the architects of the At
lantic alliance, is statesman zealously
dedicated to the principle of West
European unity-military, political and
economic. For all of the postwar decade
ne has devoted his great and imaginative
energies to the construction and opera
ton OF international agencies designed
to strengthen the free world A leader in
establishment Of the United Nations and
first president of the General Assembly,
ne turned later with even greater con-
centration to setting up the Council of
Europe, the Organization for European
Economic Cooperation, the Benelux Gus
toms and tariff union and various other
agencies by which European collaboration
could be advanced. 1t is with fondness
and respect that his diplomatic colleagues
have referred to him as "Mr. Europe"
Mr.. Sparks qualifications could not be
suited more perfectly to NATO'S needs
today. The alliance was shaken by the
Observation-Disclosures differences that
arose with the Middle East crisis, and
criticized by some for not intervening in
the Hungarian revolt. NATO now ap-
pears in process of change that will
broaden its interest from military consid-
erations alone to a greater concern for
political and economic matters. The
agreements reached in the councils four
day meeting last week, particularly with
regard to continuing consultation among
the members and the express requirement
for such consultation in advance of GER
tain actions, indicate that the spirit of
collaboration has been strengthened
rather than weakened during the trials
Of recent months. The Office of Secretary
General has been given increased author
ity in moderating the proposed consulta-
lions and in mediating any disputes
which may arise. Mr. Spaak, in his devo-
ton to the collective effort and his close
acquaintance with the national interests
OF those he will be serving, is uniquely
fitted to guide the alliance through this
important near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Exploring Soviet Antarctic Claims
By THOMAS R. HENRY

But long before Novosilskey
wrote his book the Antarctic
continent had been discovered
and his ideas may well have
been afterthoughts. There is
no question of Bellingshausen's
discovery Of the largest Of the
Antarctic islands. Alexander
the First Landau area Of
more than $500 square miles
with three parallel mountain
ranges whose peaks reach
heights Of more than 1000
feet.
Regardless Of any validity Of
Russian claims, which Belling-
shausen himself never made.
this historic voyage rates high
in Russian sea annals. The
Soviet government is setting
up three Antarctic observation
stations during the Interna-
tional Geographical Year. Two
OF them are named after the
admiral's ships. Mirskyv and
Vostok. The first will be To-
Gated on Haswell Island, close
to the coast of wilkes Land
which lies east Of the Ross Sea
and McMurdo Sound. Vostok
Is being set up at q point as
near as possible to the south
geomagnetic pole at latitude
78-eight degrees south of the
presumed location Of the mag
netic pole which will be oc-
cupied by French scientists.
The magnetic and geomagnetic
poles are quite different. The
first is the point at which
the compass needle points in
southern waters. The second is
the point at which cosmic ray
particles from outer space, d.
verted by the earth's magnetic
field. converge far above the
earth. Observations at Vostok
may well be among the most
important taken by any ma
ton during the year.
The third station, Sovet-
skaya. will be at another
"pole"-the pole of inacces.
sibility, somewhere on the
Antarctic plateau about two
thirds of the way between the
Wilkes coast and the South
Pole.
Advance Party There
An advance Russian expedi.
ton with 5000 tons of sup
plies. consisting of two ice
strengthen ships, the OBJ and
the Lena, has been in Antarc-
tic waters for some months.
The inland stations are being
set UP. and will be supplied by
air. Some of the leading Soviet
scientists are in the observing
parties. One long-range flight
is planned from Australia and
the Russians have Just an
nounced plans to explore the
fantastic Knox Coast oasis"
discovered by American flyers
in 1947.
Japan. it has just been an
nounced. will set up a station
on the other side of the con-
tinent. on the coast Of Queen
Maud Land near the Weddell
Sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
Welfare Minimum
Grace Quimby.

While it is gratifying to
learn in The Star Of December
10 that the District is consid-
ering paying the bare mini
mum necessary for really hui
man existence to our INDECENT
neighbors, instead Of 70 or IS
per cent Of enough to live on,
Welfare Director Shea's an
nounced procedure for de-
termining what this mini
mum should be is hard
to understand. He assures us
that social work philosophy
will play no part in this. but
rather that he will adopt a
"businessman's approach" to
it, and enlist the advice Of
local businessmen. Now II the
Washington Board of Trade
would only adopt social work
philosophy in trying to solve
the problems Of the local busi-
ness community. and assure
us that the businessman's
point Of view will be dis
missed when finance and in
dustrial problems are being
considered. 1t would balance
out-even II 1t does seem like
a peculiar way to go about It.
It is Mr.. Shea's RESPONSE
bility. and the Commissioners.
TO determine what this mini
mum should be. and this re-
sponsibility should not be
delegated to social workers,
nor should such professional
persons views be accepted un-
critically by Mr.. Shea. But
their views would seem TO be
the first sought. and those
given most weight. by Mr..
Shea. Certainly businessmen.
and every other segment Of
our community. have a right
70 be heard. and a RESPONSE
biiity TO come forth with their
views. but the emphasis seems
misplaced here. Isn't II clear
that the big problem Is how
we can DO right by our poor
here. and not how a poverty
stricken. depressed community
can survive the burden Of .
few cents per capita payment
for relief
John J. Kirwan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17
GeneoIogy

Your Associated Press obitu-
airy of Princess Marie Louise
refers to her as 1.-THE last sur
viving granddaughter of Queen
Victoria"
This is not correct. Lady Pa
tricia Ramsay, younger daugh-
ter of the Duke of Connaught:
the Countess of Athlone.
daughter of the Duke of Al
bany; and former Queen Vic
toria-Eugenie of Spain, off,
spring of the old Queens
youngest daughter, are still
very much this side of eter-
nifty. I believe another grand
daughter also survives-Prin-
cess Beatrice of Bourbon Or
leans, youngest daughter of
the Duke of Edinburgh.
Your obituary mentioned
that Princess Marie Louise was
a spinster. On the contrary
she was married to Prince Ari-
bert of Anhalt Germany at
Windsor Castle on July 6, 1891,
and their marriage was dis
solved December IS, 1900, one
month before the passing of
her illustrious grandmother,
Queen Victoria. At this time.
she resumed her British citi-
zenship. During World War I,
she surrendered her German
title of Princess of Slesvig-
Holstein and since then had
been known only as H.H.
Princess Marie Louise.
James O'Connor Sargent.
Editors Note: The accuracy
OF Mr.. Sargent's statements
has been confirmed through
the Library of Congress Gene
alogy Division, and The Star
regrets the errors.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-17

or more. abstracts and state
ments Of accepted compromises
are kept on file BY the IRIS
director Of public information
IN Washington. D. {. Since
compromise involving tar la
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Be accepted by district di-
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closed case. the old type with
perfect control.
Such cases are not seen
much any more, but they keep
books as nothing else can.
short OF controlled humidity
and temperature, such as may
be found in some very up-to-
date Libraries.
Oak leaves and book leaves
are a great deal alike in their
relative acidity and alkalinity.
Processes used in the max
ing Of book papers depend
upon a variety of chemicals.
so that probably even the
makers could not tell you
whether a sheet was alkaline
or acid.
Inks are Of various compo-
sitions. 1t is said that the
ubiquitous ball point pen fell
into bad days until some Hum
garian-born chemist in Calf
fornia learned how to concoct
a new kind Of ink.
On how many unknown Der.
sons do the successes and fall
ures Of these, our little lives.
depend!
Books and manuscripts
properly cared for. as plants
in the outdoors, given the con-
ditions they demand for sur
vival. will not fade away, or
become brittle, or develop
great ugly brown spots.
-
Book workers, who devotion
techniques for handling and
keeping old books. know how
to take q volume almost In
pieces and revamp 1t 20 the
unsuspecting would never
guess 1t would fall TO pieces
again within q year in the
American climate.
Leaves Of paper. leaves Of
nature
Various wasps know how 10
make q perfect paper for their
nests. Kept under cover. lust
as books and skeletonized
leaves are. these nests would
last a thousand years. TO
show what community effort
can do without conscious d.
rection. Properly directed,
there seems 10 be no limits TO
the achievements OF society, II
we would stop fighting each
other.
There are leaves and leaves.
What appeals TO one eye may
not please another, but ma
lures leaves are all good, in
teresting. beautiful, varied In
form. texture and content
even down TO the potential Of
their hydrogen ion.