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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Paris in December

II the Presidents six doctors agree
that it is all right for him to fly to
Paris for the NATO meeting, that, we
suppose, ends the medical argument.
Nevertheless, we think 1t is regrettable
that Mr.. Eisenhower has decided to
make the trip.
The text of the White House state
ment reveals that the President has not
fully recovered from the speech impair
ment which followed his slight stroke"
l6 days ago. This may not have any
bearing on what the doctors call his
excellent general condition" But 1t
does not suggest to us that he is a well
man, fully ready for an arduouS Six-day
schedule in the French capital.
Even so. If the fate Of the world
hung on the Paris meeting, there would
be reason for Mr. Eisenhower to make
the journey. But this is not the case.
We doubt very much that the Presi-
dents personal attendance is going to
make success of Paris meeting which
otherwise might be a failure. Nor do
we believe the fact that he is making
the trip will remove the doubts respect
ing his health which are prevalent In
this country. There must be many peo-
pie, ourselves included. who wish that
Mr.. Eisenhower would stay at home and
take care of himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Making Crime Pay

The latest Supreme Court decision
In a wire-tap case carves out another
area In which criminals may operate
with impunity. But this is not the fault
Of the court. The blame rests on Con-
gress, which passed the law creating a
privileged sanctuary for criminal tele-
phone conversations, and which repeat
eddy has rejected requests that the law
be Sensibly amended.
This latest case came up from New
York. That state has carefully
drafted statute which makes It possible
for police officers, II they can satisfy
a Judge that they have good reason TO
do so, to obtain permission to tap the
telephone OF suspected criminal This
procedure was followed In this case and
the suspect was caught as a result of
information obtained from the wire tap.
Federal law makes 1t illegal, how
ever, to intercept and divulge" phone
conversations, and for some years
evidence obtained by Federal agents
through wire taps or as a result OF wire
taps has been banned In Federal courts.
The result OF this latest ruling is to
impose similar ban, In Federal courts,
on wiretap evidence obtained by State
agents acting pursuant to State law.
The effect Of this, we think. adds
up to monumental nonsense. The orig
inal intent q Congress. we believe, was
to protect decent people from the evils
OF wire tapping. We do not think that
Congress ever dreamed that 1t was con-
verting the telephone into an inviolable
criminal tool. But the effect OF Section
sos of the Federal Communications Act,
as interpreted by the courts over a long
period Of time, has been to make it
easier for murderers, dope peddlers,
racketeers and what not to laugh at the
old dictum that crime does not pay. It
pays. when they use the telephone, and
the criminals have foot dragging Con-
greSS to thank for It, We hope an in
dignant public will put the heat on the
legislators next year and that Congress
will adopt sensible and adequately
safeguarded revision OF Section sos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Tennessee Story

Senator McClellan's committee has
uncovered a gutter-low level Of lawlesS-
ness in two Tennessee cities Attributed
mostly to local officials and strong-arm
thugs of the Transfers Union, the
bombings. shootingS and beatings dealt
out in Knoxville and Nashville lacked
even the pseudo "magnifcence" which
surrounded earlier disclosures Of cor
ruption in the national leadership Of
the brotherhood.
The Tennessee story Is a sordid and
shocking account Of intimidation and
personal injury inflicted upon small
business men and employees who dared
hold out even briefly against the arro-
CANT orders Of local teamster bosses.
Destruction Of property was common
place. And most sordid Of all has been
the record revealed thus far of failure
by municipal and State authorities to
take any effective action, even to the
extent Of making any real investigations.
1t is hardly surprising, in this back
ground, that Detective John T. Reynolds
of the Tennessee Bureau of Criminal
Identification explained his own failure
to press an investigation of one shooting
by saying: I'VE more or less keep out
of union trouble as much as possible,
and / would say 1t was done-it may
have been for political reasons. All we
do is take orders" 1t would be interest
ing to know whose orders Detective
Reynolds has been taking. Public
officials in Tennessee already are pro-
testing "Slurs" against their admins
trations, and Chairman Mcclellan has
assured them the opportunity of testi-
flying, under oath. If they so wish. We
hope they accept the invitation, and we
will await their explanations with real
interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Mr.. Rogers Regrets

In this capital of classified commu-
nications, full many a Government
report is born to blush unseen and
waste its sweetness" in some locked file.
Indeed, some of the best inside inside
stories often are manufactured from the
otherwise unexposed masterpieces OF
bureaucratic authors. In due time, this
may be true Of the FBI report on the
Little Rock indignation crisis. Prepared
at the request of the Federal District
Court In Little Rock by a veritable
"army" Of FBI agents, the report now
has been filed" In limbo all its own.
Senator Fulbright, an Arkansas
traveller Of inquiring mind, has brought
the status OF the report to light-but
not the report itself. UNDERSTANDABLE
interested in the course OF history In his
own State, and seeking "as much infor-
nation as possible on events which
occurred while he was out of the
country, Mr.. Fulbright appealed to the
Justice Department last october for the
privilege Of examining the report He
has, in due time received from Attorney
General Rogers the latters regret that
It Is just not possible" to make 1t avail
able. Mr.. Rogers said the report was
presented to the court for its use and
1--WE have taken the position that the
department has no authority" to release
1t.
Presumably the report had some
bearing on the courts rulings In Little
Rock. And oby pusly the Little Rock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Too Many Autos

Inc answer TO your De-
cember 5 editorial Too Many
Automobiles" is obvious.
There are cities where q little
bit Of snow doesn't make
thousands Of people hours
late getting home.
Persons working In down.
town New York. for instance.
don't worry about snow. or
slippery streets. They simply
board a convenient subway.
or commuter train and are
whisked from home to once
and back again. Persons liv-
ing in Milwaukee and work.
ing in Chicago. or South
Bend. don't worry about
snow. They simply ride fast.
clean. electric trains. I'M
hindered by bad weather.
No fighting dead batteries.
slippery roads. and traffic
Jams.
Cleveland also boasts a
brand new rapid transit
system. with ample parking
facilities for commuters and
low fares. Los Angeles. Phila-
delphia. and San Francisco
have similar systems.
The automobile does not
belong in congeSted down.
town Washington. II the
automobiles were parked at
Franconia. Springfield. Falls
Church. or Silver Spring. etc.
and everyone rode a train.
or some other means of
transportation, the trafiic
Jam would be a thing Of the
past.
Why couldn't the median
strip Of Shirley Highway be
used for a railroad right-of-
way. Why couldn the Wash
ington e. Old Dominion be
used as a rail connection from
Falls Church. and Vienna?
Why couldn't the B&O's
Georgetown line be used as
a feeder for Silver Spring.
and Bethesda Washington
has the makings Of one Of
the worlds most efficient
rapid transit systems. rival
ing that Of even New York.
II half OF the money spent
on widening roads. and max
ing surveys were spent on
building track, and stations.
and parking lots beside them.
the whole problem could be
licked.
Don Scott
Prince Frederick, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11

The disarmament question
Is viewed by many as the
most important issue before
the u. N. General Assembly
and there is no panacea 10
this matter in sight. But
equally important. / am con-
WINGED. is the question of
establishing a permanent
United Nations Emergency
Force - the UNEF. as it is
called.
The Assembly has already
agreed to spend an additional
$38.5 million 10 maintain the
emergency force on tempo
rary" basis in the Middle
East through 1858. / am hop
ing that the body will see fl
not to adjourn this year
without establishing this
temporary" force on a per-
manent basis as an integral
organ Of the United Nations.
The question of providing
for an international force
need not be any longer a
controversial matter. The
present UNEF is paid for out
of regular UN assessments.
with the United States foot
ing so per cent Of the bill:
1t is serving at the direction
OF the Assembly which Gre
ated 1t. and under the super
vision Of the Secretary-Gen-
eral. and troops are being
supplied by ten nations not
among the so-called Big
Five" or permanent mem
bcrS OF the Security Council
L. s. Brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
For the Record

An article In The Star OF
November %. reporting a
Prince Georges County
Liquor Board hearing that
resulted in the denial of a
package store license in
Hollywood. Md. contained
two misstatem ents. 1t
wrongly identified me as "a
director Of the neighborhood
Teen Club" and misquoted
me as saying at least once
a week" there is trouble at
club events In the Hollywood
School caused by drinking
youths. / am not the di-
rector. ! was introduced as
the representative from the
Teen Club. Said that on
two meeting nights we had
trouble from drinking. l
stated this was exceptional
and that the doorkeeper tried
to detect anyone with alco-
hol on his breath and refused
such persons admission.
nlanchs LOngaFkcheE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11

With a Sigh of relief VIC
noted that Adlai Stevenson
will absent himself from
NATQ conferences. We do
not share your editorial la
ment over, his decision.
Through i'll advice. Presi-
dent Eisenhower took on Mr..
Stevenson rs an adviser on
NATO policy. allegedly as a
show of bipartisanship in
foreign affairs.
What our administration
really needs is a strong pro-
America. partisanship pro-
gram for our security.
Adlai Stevenson is an intel
lectual. and as such he has
shown curious admiration for
strange things. According to
Human Events. he favors a
summit talk now with Soviet
leaders, and recognition of
Red China
America can ill-afford an
other Munich" that would
result from sitting down
with Khrushchev and his CO.
horts, who want a summit
conference in the belief that
America can be subverted in
to a false peace. And America
can't afford to lose what Is
left free in the Far East by
recognizing the bloody regime
Of Communist China.
Charles r. BeaEley,
Secretary. Society for a
Free America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Against the Infinite

Your December l editorial.
Against The Infinite" is an
excellent illustration that in
our age of specialization few
experts in communication
have had time to specialize
in thinking. II is an expertly
written communication of
nonsense. Its inference that
religious belief and democ-
racy go hand in hand is
hardly confirmed by history.
Examples abound Of societies
with intense religious beliefs
which we're dominated by
tyrannical institutions-from
the ancient world through
medieval Europe to such mod
ern examples as Spanish
fascism. Nor does the thesis
that atheism breeds dicta-
torship fare any better IL
you consider the French
Revolution as "a possible
example.
The view that man is
worthless except as a rela-
tive OF God is not entirely
complimentary nor is 1t the
only way OF esteeming the
individual. Nor does the
denial OF an omniscient deity
neceSSitate or encourage
faith In an omniscient state.
Quite the reverse. sometimes.
since skepticism as a prac-
tice OF mind is rarely en-
couraged In religious train
ing. Since relationships and
democracies result from ex-
ceedingly complex sets Of
events. their relation to re-
ligious belief is also complex
and variable. Such chau-
whistle oversimplifications as
your editorial are an affront
10 the considerable number
OF atheists in this Nation who
love their country. serve in
Its defense. and believe that
the conviction that there is
no God must be accorded
the same tolerance and re-
spect accorded religious be-
lief In this country. While
we may disagree with their
convictions, let us respect
their religion" In the name
OF religious freedom. Only
an appalling 2ntellectual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
THIS AND THAT
Bv CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

species are good. and the soft
notes somehow seem to Mt
right in.
The turtle dove-we be-
lieve 1t gets this name from
the way it glides through the
grass. much as an old box
turtle does-is by no means a
sissy.
1t is one Of the few species
which will stand no foolish
ness from a starting or Jay
at a feeding station.
We have seen a gentle
dove" raise its wings and
make as If TO dash at one
of these bold interloperS.
II is true We have never
seen one Of them actually
fight another bird. but among
such creatures the intent IS
often taken for the act.
Much the same thing is
true. of course. among human
beings. and sometimes one
can get all the reward OF
battle by a bit Of threat at
the right time.
The gentle dove probably
got such a name from the
Old World. where doves were
smaller and all white. and
may have been gentle enough.
but we suspect that members
of this species are the same
the world over, and that the
brand Of gentle" came from
the birds association with
religious figures.
This birds legs are COM
paratively weak. so 1t cannot
build much of q nest.
II formerly was much in
demand as a cage bird. and
pioneer American yards and
barnyards always had a dove
cage or cote. as it was called.
1t is interesting, to note
that dove cotes are mentioned
several times In the new
Russian novel. mot by Bread
Alone which is supposed to
have rocked the Soviet
Union"
Doves are capable. ener-
getic birds. and an ornament
to any feeding station. They
are first cousins to both the
common pigeons and the now
extinct passenger pigeons.
Turtle or mourning doves
are as close as we will ever
come now to seeing the eX-
tinct birds. which were much
larger. but very much re-
sembled our everyday coodling
docs. as the old songs called
them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
ViSTAS IN SCIENCE
Antarctic Has Its Coolest Winter

international Geophysical
Year parties In the Antarctic
are just emerging from the
coolest winter ever known by
humans-for that matter, by
any plants or animals.
They are coming out Of the
unbroken white. shining night
of the south polar winters
into the endless white-and-
blue day Of the south polar
summer when temperatures
seldom will sink to much
more than 80 below and they
can get good tans on ice
beaches In the warm sun
shine.
How cold is 1t? This prob
ably is the most frequent
question asked Of men COM
ing back from the Antarctic.
In the past there have been
no thoroughly reliable Stats
tics. There have been only
scattered observations here
and there. The National
Academy of Sciences now
has compiled a more COM
prehensive picture, based on
this winters daily reports.
Statistics Given
First - the statistics from
the United States station on
top Of the South Pole COM
manded by the veteran Ant
arctic explorer, DR.. Paul
Siple. Here, as might be ex-
pected at the extreme bot
tom of the world. the lowest
temperatures were recorded
minus 1921 September II
and minus 1904 on May IL.
These we're really cold days
even for the South Pole. The
mean temperature through
the wipter was a fairly COM
Portable minus 70. Only II
times did the thermometer
sink below minus 95. There
was one warm day when 1t
rose as high as minus 26. For
80 per cent Of the time. how
ever, 1t was below minus So.
There were high winds all
the time, with peak gusts Of
more than so miles an hour.
Through the entire winter
there we're only Is hours OF
calm weather.
The first II days OF Sep
TENDER we're the coolest OF
the year. The average was
minus SO and for one four
day period it was constantly
below minus 90.
Even so. this may have
been a fairly mild winter.
A minimum of minus III had
been forecast. The late Ad-
miral Richard E. Byrd had
expressed the belief that lows
down TO minus $50 might be
experienced.
Next winter, according TO
the National Academy re-
port. considerably greater
cold may be experienced.
Then the Russians expect TO
occupy a station at the So
called pole of inacessibility. "
This term is TO be taken
quite literally. 1t means the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
Immortality
Frank G. Campbell.

DR.. Selman A. WakSman
in his article. Immortality
Is without Basis in Science. "
describes physical life and
with convincing logic proves
that physical organisms do
not survive death.
No one can quarrel with
his conclusions that life. as
he defines IL. does not sur
vive death. as he defines 1t.
but his definitions of life and
death are incomplete since
they describe only the phys
ical and not the mental as
poets of creation.
Suppose we compare a
flesh-Rnd- blood man to a
phonograph record. and his
mind to the song recorded
on II. No one could disagree
with DR.. Waksmans conclu-
sion that this record. once
disintegrated. does not ply
sically survive.
However, DR.. Waksman's
conclusion is correct only as
far as the physical record is
concerned. Since he failed to
define the song recorded on
the record. his conclusion re-
garding Immortality applies
only to the wax record and
not to the song,
AS a matter of fact. II all
the musical instruments in
the world were destroyed,
along with the photograph
record, the song would still
survive for the simple reason
that you cannot destroy an
idea by depriving 1t Of physi-
cal expression.
Neither life nor song is
dependent on physical struc-
ture for survival. Both live
forever In the immortal in
telligence that created them.
faui Mcivalne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11
High Road to Peace

Only one thing will insure
permanent peace on this
planet. and that was outlined
in 1882 when Hungarian
statesman Louis Kossuth, in
an address in New York.
said:
And with the sharp eye
Of misfortune piercing the
dark veil OF the future. and
with the tongue Of Cassandra
relating what ! see. ! cry
out 10 high Heaven, and
shout 1t out TO the earth
nations. proud of your mo-
mentary power; proud Of
your freedom; proud Of your
prosperity-your power Is
vain. your freedom is vain,
your industry, your wealth.
your prosperity are vain: all
these will not save you from
sharing the mournful fate of
those old nations. not less
powerful than you. not less
free. not less prosperous than
you-and still fallen. as you
yourself will fall-all van
ished as you will vanish. like
a bubble thrown up from the
deep! There is only the law
of Christ. there are only the
duties Of Christianity. which
can secure your future. by
securing at the same time
humanity
AS long as the prin-
ciples OF Christian morality
are not carried up into the
international relations - as
long as the fragile wisdom
OF political exigencies over
rules the doctrines Of Christ.
there is no freedom on earth
firm. and the future of no
nation is sure. But let a
powerful nation like yours
raise Christian morality into
its public condition, that
nation will have a future
against which the very gates
OF he'll itself will never pre-
vail. The morality Of its
policy will support justice
and freedom on earth, and
thus augmenting the num-
Der OF free nations all acting
upon the same principle. its
very future will be placed
under the guarantee Of them
all. and preserve it from for
elgn danger-which Is bet
Ter 10 prevent than TO repel."
Russia made her big mis-
take when she undertook to
rule God out Of the lives
and hearts of men.
Men are not so blindly
obedient to leaders. as in the
past. Before plunging hui
mainly into an atomic war
Messrs. Khrushchev and his
pals would do well to re-
member Hitler's last hours
In an underground bunker
and MuSSolini hanging head
down from a lamp post.
Frank G. Campbell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-11

hardest place to reach. II
Is higher than the South
Pole itself and farther from
the sea. The South Pole, after
all, is only about $50 miles
away from the ice-covered
Ross Sea which stores con-
siderable heat. The Pole
probably gets the benefit Of
some of this. Compared to
the Pole of inaccessibility.
which lies northward towards
Australia. 1t may be almost
q winter resort.
Some Of the ideas Of mete-
biologists, with no observa-
tons TO 60 by. have been
COMPOUNDED. 1t was pre-
dicted that the mean monthly
temperature inside the con-
tinent would decrease rapidly
after the sun set for the long
winter. Later 1t would con-
tinue to drop at a slower
rate. reaching its lowest
values just before the sun
returned in the spring-that
is, sometime in October.
Actually the records. still
not completely analysed, give
a quite different picture.
There is. as might be ex.
pected. a rapid drop for q
few DAYS. Then the TEN"
perature rises significantly
and the big drop comes late
in the winter. The reasons
are unknown. Many factors,
such as wind patterns. velocity
and cloudiness probably play
a part.
Warmer AlOft
Another curious finding
has been that of extreme
temperature inversion. Dur.
ing the coolest days at the
Pole it was fairly comfort
able-at least rs degrees
higher-about a quarter OF a
mile in the air. Just 80 feet
above the surface 1t was II
degrees higher.
Such marked vertical tenn
perature diversions are found
frequently over polar regions
but are accentuated over the
South Pole, because the dry
atmosphere on the high polar
plateau-the Pole is almost
two miles above sea level
transmits outgoing heat ra-
diat!on more readily than
the sea-level atmosphere.
Thus the picture stands
until the Russians report q
year from now.
Compared TO the South
Pole. the North Pole is al
most tropical. The lowest
ever recorded in the far
north was minus 80 in inland
Siberia. At the Pole itself
readings below minus so are
quite improbable. This Is
because the North Pole IS
surrounded by a very deep
sea. The ice pack which
covers most Of the surface
of the Arctic ocean is able
20 conduct heat to the at
mosphere from the relatively
warm deep ocean below.