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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Parkway Give-Awoy

Tucked away in the national parks
program just sent to Congress by Presi-
dent Eisenhower is an item that deserves
special attention of the legislators This
part of what the National Park Service
calls mission Sc" provides for parkway
give-away that would involve threat to
public safety as well as possible dis
regarding of legislative intent.
The obscure item reiterates the desire
Of the Interior Department to rid itself
of the cost of and responsibility for main
tanning the Federal section of the Wash
ington- Baltimore Parkway AS an econ
omy move, the proposal is understandable.
But If, as suggested by Secretary Mckay,
this fine parkway were given to the State
Of Maryland, what would become of the
Federal obligation to preserve the park
way "for passenger traff1c"-an obligation
arising from legislative provision APP
proved by Congress some years ago?
Maryland could not assume this obliga-
ton, for its highway laws would not
permit of truck ban on main road.
Furthermore, Maryland already has
opened its part of the parkway to heavy
truck traffic. There would be tremendous
pressure on the State to open the entire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Bribery Is a Crime

Senator Case seems to be in de-
cidedly anomalous position with respect
to the attempt to influence his vote on
the pending gas bill.
The South Dakota Senator says that
lawyer whose name he knows, but who
remains unidentified, left $4,000 in cash
with friend of the Senator's as "cam-
paign contribution" Senator Case re-
fused to accept the money, and he makes
it quite clear that he thinks the "contri-
button" really was bride intended to
induce him to vote for the gas bill.
At first, he had planned to vote for
passage. But, he says, the sinister i'm
plication of this bride attempt has caused
him to change his mind. Now, he is going
to vote against the measure.
OF course, the Senator has every right
to change his position on the bill, even
though the attempted bribery was UNI
successful. But how can he justify his
initial failure to identify the would
briber? A deliberate attempt to bride a
Senator, If it can be proved, is grave
criminal offense. Senator Case clearly
believes such an attempt was made. This
being so, he ought not to stand between
the offender and full investigation Of
the offense, with view to criminal
prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
New Reqin1e in Brazil

Coupled with his presence at Presi-
dent Kubitschek's Inauguration, Vice
President Nixon's announcement that the
United States will lend the Brazilians an
additional $35 million to expand their
steel output has effectively dramatized
our country'S readiness to support their
new government in any sound measures
it may undertake to cope with the large
problems before it.
A few months ago, just after DR..
Kubitschek'S election-in which he won
the votes of both the Communists and
the followers of the late Getulio Vargas
there was widespread Brazilian tension.
At the time, amid rumors Of a possible
coup against him by an interim govern
ment, his military supporters staged a
countercoup to insure his Inauguration,
and now that this has taken place. he
has assumed office with a cabinet made
up of members of his own conservative
Social Democratic Party and other mod
crate political groups But he still faces
strong opposition, including the Reds
who recently supported him, and what
remains to be seen is whether he will be
able to deal effectively with the storms
that are likely to come his way during his
fve-year term.
This is matter that will depend in
large measure on what happens to Bra
zil's economy President Kubitschek and
his government will not have to worry
too much about subversion or coupS II
substantial progress is made against the
country's serious infiationary troubles
and its shortage Of foreign exchange. But
there are no simple answers to such
problems. AS Dr. Kubitschek himself has
warned, what the Brazilians urgently
need is action to improve upon their
transportation, increase their output OF
electrical power, expand their production
In general, and bring their exports into
much better balance with their imports.
To that end, during his pre-inaugural
trips to the United States and other
Western nations, he has sought to WOO
the investment Of overseas private and
governmental capital in Brazil. He has
presented a persuasive case, and the re-
spouse promises to be encouraging.
In any event, as shown by Mr.. Nixon's
announcement, Dr. Kubitschek can be
sure that his views will receive careful
and sympathetic attention in our country.
This is as 1t should be. After ALL Brazil
is the biggest and most populous of the
republics to the south of us, and whatever
we can do to strengthen 1t will be good
for us and the entire inter-American
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Duty of the Democrats
Former President Truman

Former President Truman Is exer-
cising his political right to criticize the
Eisenhower administration. Before a
Democratic Embarrassing dinner in New
York City, his criticism was directed
principally at the Eisenhower foreign
policy and what he called its "ignoble
and partisan use" He charged that a
''shambles" is being made of bipartisan
ship In the field Of conducting foreign
affairs. 1t is charge that has not been
made, incidentally, by the foremost
Democratic spokesman on foreign policy
In the Congress-Chairman George OF
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Mr.. Truman also posed question
and offered some guidance for the Demo-
Gratis. He said this:
In these circumstances. where does our
duty lie?
believe that the policies of this admin
istration are leading US into situation OF
growing danger where the balance of strength
may shift strongly against the free world.
This would be terrible disaster. I think
1t is our unacceptable duty to point out this
danger to the American people. If we stand
quietly by and let the people think that all
is well, then we will share the blame and the
guilt. This am unwilling to do
The Democrats, as the opposition
party do indeed have duty in the field
Of foreign policy. And part of it is to
criticize where they believe criticism Is
justified But to make this criticism
constructive the Democrats themselves
should not be motivated by political parti-
sanship alone. They should not deal in
sweeping and unqualified attack only.
If they have any specific alternatives for
the policies they disapprove, they should
come forward with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

parkway to such trafiic-even though the
Federal stretch was not engineered for
heavy truckloads.
Then there is the safety factor to be
considered in connection with the pro-
posed transfer of jurisdiction. The per-
sistent demands for lifting Of the truck
ban on the whole parkway come almost
exclusively from organizations concerned
with relieving dangerous conditions on
U. S. Route /. The truck menace on NO..
is bad, it is true. But parkway users
would not welcome the idea of having to
share the truck hazards at present
confined to U. S. /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Another Hurdle Cleared

With approval by the National Capt.
tai Planning Commission of all phases OF
the overall redevelopment plan for
Southwest Washington the last major
planning hurdle in the vast city-improye-
ment program has been cleared. This is
exceedingly good news to officials and
citizens who have participated in or
watched the painfully slow progress OF
the project during the past two years.
There were times when the accumu-
lating tangle of red tape, conflicting views
and misunderstanding threatened to
wreck the whole program. But the diff
eulties gradually have been overcome, one
by one For example, the Smithsonian
Institutions air museum, which would
have ruined the Zeckendorf concept of
great South Mall, will be placed in more
appropriate location. And problems in
volving the inner belt road, land use,
types of development and other matters
have been worked out in commendable
spirit of compromise and joint determi-
nation to get on with the big undertaking.
There are still many planning details
to be settled, but all familiar with the
project are optimistic over eventual
agreement among everybody concerned.
The Planning Commission win pass on
some of the minor details at its March
meeting Final approval of all aspects
of the plan will have to come from the
District Commissioners, after public hear
ings. Once the District formally has
given the go sign, the S96-million re-
building enterprise-the most extensive
ever tried here-can begin. The South
west ace-lifting, with urban redevelop-
ment planned for other rundown parts
of Washington, will give the Nations
Capital a rejuvenating shot in the arm
that should have lasting beneflts-eco-
nomically as well as esthetically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
lat Odds With BIonshord

Paul Blanshard. who Is PAIN
fully obsessed with mitres un-
der every bed. seems to have
decided that a color may be
even more menacing than a
creed. Speaking at q Washing
ton meeting a few days ago,
he expressed concern over OPP
Grafton of Virginia's Gray plan,
saying it would be possible for
Catholics to secure one Prot
estant and one colored student
for each parochial school and
thus qualify for public financial
aid as a nonsectarian, nonseg-
regated Institution. Colored
Catholics and non-Catholic
students are not unusual in
many parishes. Mr.. Blanshard
might remember that Catho-
lies. as well as others who OPP
crate religious schools. fought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

Perhaps the most significant
birthday celebration in all the
world has recently been held.
The blazing candles on the
gorgeous cake which was lifted
up in the Capital City Of Amer
lea symbolized the light Of life.
the help and hope which have
brought beauty from ashes TO
those in 81 countries who. in
desperate need, sat In dark
ness. Each flaming birthday
candle represented millions Of
grateful recipients who have
shared the almost l6 million
individual packages. speeded
to areas of distress-in addi-
ton to the surplus agricultural
commodities allocated to feed
rs million hungry people.
There has been nothing like
this crusade of packaged good
VIII in the history of benev-
olence. At opulent America,
with It's laden tables and ma
terial luxury. CARE has flung
the burning question: Does it
really matter TO you how fares
the other half beyond your
plenty?
CARE is Americas individ-
ual good will rnarshaled and
mobilized. Recognizing the
necessity by complicated dip
lomatic methods and means
for governments to deal with
governments, CARE. scorning
all red tape and protocol, is a
summons for persons to speak
to persons in deeds Of practical
mercy and help. CARE is the
Golden Rule done up in bum
dies. II is so vast and vital
a plan that the British mag
azine Punch declares: His
tory has nothing to match the
scale of such sustained gen.
erosity."
No wonder the 10th birthday
Of CARE brought an unprece-
denied scene in the United
States Senate. On both sides
Of the political aisle. Senator's
pushed aside momentous ques-
tions to laud the benevolent
ministry of this potent express
sion Of a peoples care. Per-
haps never before in that his
toric chamber were such SUI
perlatives used regarding an
unofficial agency. Twenty-Five
mission chiefs from overseas.
having Just come from the
White House and now seated
in the Senate gallery. we're
asked to rise amid a prolonged
round Of applause from the
legislators and the public in
the other galleries. From the
floor senatorial voices wildly
pictured the achievements OF
a decade, as not only food and
clothing. but also impressive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Thonks Lawrence

I wish to thank David Law
renee for bringing to light the
hitherto flushed" controversy
between laymen and church as
expounded by him January 81
in 'Laymen Take Issue with
Clergy" on the matter of
churchmen making statements
on social. political and eco
nomic questions.
1t is not by running away
from problem, nor by failure
to discuss 1t, that makes for
friendship or harmony. On the
contrary, any reluctance to
face or solve 1t only engenders
opposition. and has a disap-
pointing tendency to disturb
one pretty deeply, insofar as
the well-defined course the
church is now taking.
Paul Chiera,
Minister'S son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

bigger than his motives. his in
terests, his compassion and his
sympathies. To care for what
happens to a child in Indiana
but to be indifferent to q
child's fate in India is to be
devoid of a sanctifled imagi-
nation. To exclude from your
personal care any human need
on this terrestrial ball, tags
you as one whose shrunken
soul needs expanding not just
to help others but to help your
self experience the deepest
satisfactions and the keenest
delights life has to offer.
And so, as this marvellous
agency begins its Second dec
ade, a decade bound to be one
OF destiny in the battle for the
bodies and minds of men.
CARE offers you the golden
chance of putting your name
on packages in which are
wrapped the ingredients Of life
itself. You personally can pro-
vide not only food but the i'm
plements for self-help. as. for
instance, In the hands Of q
farmer In Asia. you substitute
a modern pillow to replace the
crude stick used there across
the centuries. Your family can
easily, with the will to help,
send the American Bookshelf
to some town or village to tell
Gods truth where today the
Soviets are shouting the devils
falsehoods. Your town or sub
urb can take over q desolated
village and make it half a
world away a beacon of trans
figured life.
The Nation needs CARE to
help save It's own life. The
world needs CARE to help heal
the open sores OF its misery.
II you care, call CARE. It is
as near as your phone book,
Let these dedicated servants Of
humanity know that tl1ey--and
the millions they succor-
can count on you.
And so, saluting this inspir-
ing embodiment of the Good
Samaritan on its tenth birth
day. with .kindling TIE Deums
We gaze at the spires Of the
spirit which rise majestically
above this cathedral of service.
Remember that even in the
universal prayer for bread Of
Tered daily by millions. in the
temple of care an oven is not
far from an altar.
|
So the Holy Supper is kept
indeed
Whenever we care for anoth-
e1's need.
Who feeds his hungry brother
feeds three
Himself. his needy brother,
and Me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
ITypewriters

The growing use OF typewrit-
ers in Government depart
ments. and their advantages,
were indicated in a story about
the Government Printing Of
fee in The Star on February
4. 1906. The story said: 1.-THE
use of typewriters by the
different departments in pre-
pairing copy for the office is
understood to be of material
assistance to copy editors,
compositors and proofreaders.
Especially is this true since the
introduction of typeSetting
machines, enabling the oper-
ator to quickly read the copy
and devote more time to the
operation Of the machine. To
enable the machine operator
to make good speed, clear copy
is required, as 10 minutes spent
in deciphering the illegible
writing sometimes supplied is
equivalent to an hours time
lost by a hand compositor.
Departmental copy preparers
are more and more impressed
with the necessity Of furnish
ing the big printery with clear
copy which has been carefully
edited"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
The Alcohol Factor

Analysis of local traffic deaths during
January of this year has provided tragic
evidence of the prominent role played by
alcohol in highway accidents. The Com
missioners' Traffic Advisory Board has
Just reported that drinking drivers or
pedestrians we're involved In four of the
seven traffic fatalities which occurred
here last month. Three Of the eight
drivers held in these accidents had been
drinking. Two of the five pedestrians
killed also had been drinking. I'm one
Of these cases, both the pedestrian and
the motoriSt had been drinking.) The
board found that none of the mishaps
was caused by bad weather and that only
three really could be classified as "acci-
dental"
Such findings are not new, either
here or elsewhere. In fact similar sta
tistics in New York City so aroused the
magistrates there recently that they
agreed on concerted breakdown on
drunken drivers. Magistrate Peter Horn,
chairman of the municipal Traffic Courts
Committee, has announced that from now
on even first-offense drunken drivers will
be sent to jail for sober reflection. The
police already had stepped up their drive
to bring intoxicated drivers into court,
Magistrate Horn said that the courts
would cooperate with the police in the
efforts to rid the road Of potential
killers" Nominal fines, too often the
general rule in drunken driving cases, do
not give the public adequate protection.
Jail is the only effective deterrent for
such offenders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

Half q century ago, The
Star cast an approving glance
toward a presidential prospect
for 1908. In an editorial titled
"a Scholar for the White
House." on February S. 1906,
The Star said: "Col. George
Harvey. the editor of Har-
per's Weekly. suggests Presi-
dent Wilson Of Princeton Uni
versity for the Democratic
presidential nomination in
1908. Well. why not? That is.
II Mr.. Bryan or Mr.. Hearst, or
some other man Of their faith,
is not in the cards for the
contest. In other words, If
the Democratic Party is not
wholly and irrevocably radical
and is willing to make another
appeal to the country under
conservative leadership, Prof.
Wilson has claims to consid-
Grafton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05

It may be that the left-wing
columnists and the profess
sional political liberals" are
right in claiming that Adlai
Stevenson viii run away with
the Democratic presidential
nomination at Chicago in
August. It is, however, inter-
esting to contrast Mr.. Steven
sons position now with that
he assumed four years ago.
At that time the word "coy"
certainly seemed accurately to
describe his attitude. Though
he had made a strongly or
ganized campaign for the
nomination and had behind
him the forces of organized
labor Cat any rate so far as
its leaders were concerned)
plus the New Deal-Fair Deal
elements and the big city
bosses, he consistently main
tanned an air Of reluctance
and even after his nomination
managed to get away gener-
ally with the entirely false idea
that he had been drafted"
OF course, he was no more
drafted In 1852 than the late
Franklin D. Roosevelt was in
1882. But that was the con-
tention of his friends and he
NAV even believe it himself,
though 1t is hard to see how.
No Pretense Of Draft Now
This time there is not the
slightest pretense Of a draft"
On the contrary not even the
assiduous Senator Kefauver is
as eager, anxious, not to say
desperate, in his hunt for
delegates. Mr.. Stevenson has
press agents, publicity men
and political managers. He
has entered himself in every
primary in which he thinks
there Is a chance Of winning.
He is spending a good deal OF
money. He has written maya
zine articles describing himself
- and rightly - as "titular
leader" of his party. At the
moment he is out in California
making exceedingly partisan
speeches complaining rather
meekly about what Senator
Kefauver, Gov. "Soapy" Will
hams Of Michigan and a few
others have said about him,
which wasn't very much.
What a contrast all this is to
the evasive. equivocal, wise
cracking Stevenson of four
years ago. The change Is
striking and one wonders why
Before the Presidents heart
attack and 1t was sure he
would run again, the general
Democratic tendency was to let
Mr.. Stevenson have the nomi-
nation by default. He was the
'titular leader; well let the
"titular leader" take another
beating. That seemed the gen.
eral idea. Mr.. Stevenson wa,
willing but not anxious. After
the Eisenhower attack. the
Democratic scenery bright
ened. Not only did Mr.. Steven
sons coyness become eagerness
but presidential aspirations
were kindled in the rocky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
Great Debate

There was a lot Of contro-
versy so years ago over a pro-
posal by President Roosevelt
that wife-beaterS in the Dis
trict should get the whipping
post. The President had pro-
posed it in his annual message
the year before. but a bill
following the suggestion was
not reported out of committee.
1t was reintroduced IN 1906 by
Representative Adams of Mas
sachusetts and the committee
reported favorably on it. This
touched off a flood of COM
ments, and on February S.
1906. The Star printed four
full columns of excerpts from
the arguments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Stevenson Weiqhed-Found Wanting
BY FRANK R. KEN

bosoms of various other Demo-
Gratis. To such a point have
these progressed that there is
now a tendency upon the part
of some quite influential party
persons to push Mr.. Stevenson
aside despite his claims to the
nomination. This, Of eallrse.
comes mostly from those who.
because Of the Eisenhower i'll
ness. want to run themselves.
1t should, perhaps, be some
what discounted because Of
that. Nonetheless it is certain
ly true that Mr.. Stevenson has
not grown in political stature
or strength since the last cam
paign. Nothing he has said or
done has brought him any
votes he did not have before.
AS a rule in politics a defeated
candidate does not stand still.
Either he gains in strength
after q defeat or he loses.
Stevenson Has Slipped
Few today contend that Mr..
Stevenson is more popular
than he was before. True, he
has the support Of most of the
leading Democrats who were
with him before-Walter Reu-
ther. the brash young CLIO
chief: the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action, the chairman Of
the National Committee. Paul
Butler. and his predecessor,
Stephen Mitchell; Mrs. Frank
lin Roosevelt and her three
not highly esteemed sons,
James, Elliot and Franklin. jr.
None Of these, except Mr.. Reu-
ther, has much to contribute
politically, and no one con-
tends that there is anything
like an overwhelming popular
demand for the good Adlai.
Add this to the fact that his
two most vociferous supporters
are the garrulous Senator HUI
bert Humphrey of Minnesota
and the belligerent Senator
Wayne Morse Of Oregon, who
left the Republicans In the
last campaign and is now one
of the leading breast-beaters
on the Democratic side. Mel
ther of these carries much po-
litical weight outside his own
State or inside the Senate.
To sum up, while Mr.. Ste
venson probably has enough
strength to achieve the NOM
nation after a struggle, there
exists nothing like great pub
lie sentiment for him nor a
unified party demand. AS a
strong "titular leader" it does
seem that he might have be-
come the outstanding and in
evitable candidate. He has not
become either. However. such
is the way Of conventions
and politicians-in their search
for harmony that he may
even be nominated unanimous
ly. But 1t seems perfectly clear
that the enthusiasm and zest
with which he was supported
last time does not quite exist
now. He has no new tricks in
the bag and he has slipped a
little. Furthermore, he talks
as II he knew it.