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Stadium Economics

Since the District stadium project
will stand or fall on the feasibility of
plans for financing it, the proposal for
a special study of economic aspects OF
the undertaking makes sense. Such
studies, conducted by competent authori-
ties, have preceded the construction Of
large stadiums in other cities. To pro-
coed Olindly with such a costly project
might end in financial disaster.
The advisability of financial study
has been impressed on the District Com
miSsioners by the National Memorial
Stadium Commission and the House Dis
trict Committee. The latter group has
before 1t bill by Representative Harris
of Arkansas to authorize a privately
financed stadium of $4,000 capacity near
the Armory. The bill specifies that the
money shall be raised by the sale of rev.
enue bonds. However, a question has
arisen as to the ready stability of such
bonds on the currently tight money
market.
In view Of this uncertainty, the wise
course is to obtain expert advice on the
financing plan proposed in the bill and
on other possible ways of paying for the
stadium. The Commissioners have done
right, therefore. in acceding to the re-
quest Of the stadium commission and the
House group that $4,000 fund be sought
from the Federal Housing and Home
Finance Agency, which is reported to
have money available for the planning Of
such community buildings and centers.
The investment Of this relatively small
amount In an expert engineering and
economic study Of the project might we'll
prevent serious mistakes from being made
in the initial stages OF stadium planning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

hour Of crisis such as the pres
ent strikes, the outcome may
depend upon a stout heart.
Even if. for the moment, there
seems no way out, The King,
and-I" school teachers brave
song gives a recipe to prevent
the panic which paralyzes.
THE King and l" has wise
things to tell us now that an
Eastern potentate is the guest
of our Government. One is a
gracious courtesy which is a
mark of maturity. How incon-
gruous that. in the very city
where multitudes applauded
THE King and T.. the patient
attempt depicted in the play
to understand should have
been so crudely violated. When
two cultures come together
there are bound to be some
points of friction, some Gus
toms which clash. But that is
no excuse for any civic official
to strut up and down the
temple Of his own superiority
and thank God that he is not
as other men, while he hurls
insults at another worshipper
in the same temple of human
ity. A little perspective might
help to tone down such bitter
criticism. The king who comes
allows slavery In his realm. So
did we Is minutes ago on the
clock-of-time. He practices
discrimination in the matter Of
religious faith. Well. have we
a record in the past, or the
present. in some civilized coun-
tries along these lines which
make it wise to put our glass
house up as target for stones?
But he has several wivesl
That may be more civilized
than to have four or five in
succession, as so many Of our
American citizens accepted as
respectable have-in self-right-
eous America, a custom which
amounts to free love.
The present chapter in
American diplomacy entitled
THE King and l" might we'll
bring home to us the difficulty
that the East has in under
standing us. as we'll as we. the
East. A brilliant American
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G. O.P. Unity and the Wedge-Drivers

Mr.. Fulbright and his avid
followers, Humphrey and
Morse, want at all. But it is
likely to be all they will get
and assuredly it will be a COM
plete waste of time. Certainly,
it seems probable that If this
Is to be the final outcome of
the rumpus he kicked up by
the white paper" demand.
Senator Fulbright would not
have started it at all-partic-
ularly as the new proposal
provides that the investigation
shall come after the Senate
deals with the Eisenhower
Dulles resolution and not be-
fore. In other words. present
prospects are that the adj
ministration will win its first
nonpartisan victory in this
Congress and the Democrats
will have lost their first par
tiSan and personal attack.
More Dubious Strategy
At this point it seems worth
while calling attention to an
other incident of postelection
Democratic strategy which
seems also to have fallen on
it's face. This is the strenu-
Gus efforts made by the party'S
journalistic and radio COM
mentators and columnists to
drive wedges between the
President and various men,
bers of his cabinet. The prin-
cipal targets in this drive are
Secretary of the Treasury
George Humphrey, Secretary
of State Dulles and Secretary
of Defense Charles Wilson.
These three have individually
and collectively been pictured
as having sharply differed with
the President on policy and
to be on the brink Of getting
out or being thrown out Of
the cabinet. Not one Of these
reported feuds or fights has
turned out well founded. It,
of course. is possible that be-
cause Of sickness or some other
personal reason one of these
Cor some other member Of
the cabinet) may retire. But it
ought to be clear by now that
so far as the three above men,
toned are concerned there
will be no quitting because Of
either personal or political
differences with the President.
Not once but a number Of
times Mr.. Eisenhower has Civ
en- evidence of his admiration
and affection for and conf
dence in all three of the men
under attack. They are his
friends as well as his aides
and advisers and he is not an
easy man to detach from his
friends. Respectfully. some Of
his most violent critics have
convinced themselves of this
fact-but there are plenty left
to carry on. Perhaps the re-
cent rebuke by the President
of Mr.. Wilson's ill-advised
comment on the National
Guard may result in his de-
Parture. But it is not be-
lieved likely. and anyhow the
wedge-drivers will have had
nothing to do with 1t.
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SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
The King and |
BY FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS, DID.
Chaplain Of the United states Senate

An Eastern monarch, visit
ing the United States is the
contemporary story filling our
press and our eyes. Let us
admit 1.-THE trappings Of
royalty have a fascination
even in a democracy. There
is a strange usefulness as
modern youth revels in the
Arabian Nights. Such resplen-
dent scenes are colorful gems
as viewed from drab todays.
Someone has said that We
have so much organization
tits" in this Land of the Free
because. in a democracy like
ours. We have no outlets for
displays such as are enjoyed in
a monarchy In real life We
dispense with the pomp and
pageantry that go with roy
atty This is illustrated by the
difference between an Ameri-
can presidential Inauguration
and a British royal coronation.
And yet, how Americans flock
to witness the latter!
However. in America We
have all kinds of artificial out
lets for diSplay-societies whose
officials are called mobiles.
knights. majesties. etc. A
sympathetic observer of the
Understanding titles in such
organizations has remarked:
THE little fellow who is hen
pecked at home needs the
chance to be the Most Worthy
of the most worthy some
where" Perhaps We should all
have a chance once in a while
to wear gold braid and sit in
the seat Of the mighty and
have others make obeisance to
us. Even to Americans there
is always thrill in listening
TO loyal subjects sing ecstat-
ically God Save the King"
Uncle Sans theme these
days is THE King and l." An
Eastern king with tremendous
power in his hands, coming to
America, is the reverse of the
situation in a famous play.
when school teacher went to
an Eastern monarchy. In THE
King and l." what she taught
that numerous royal progeny
was not half so important as
what they caught from her.
The best is never taught, but
caught. Now. Of course, that
brave teacher did not agree
with all that went on in that
foreign" land. The instinc-
tive feminine shrinking from
the dangers Of this adventure
in a far country. with its
strange customs and traditions,
was always camouflaged by a
courageous show of an out
ward absence Of anxiety and
concern. She admits that
there we're times when under
the explosive outbursts of the
untutored king she was "trem-
bling in her shoes" But.
when she was shivering inside.
her song. which the play has
written forever on many a
heart. tells the secret of her
victory:
Whenever ! feel afraid,
! hold mn head erect.
And Whistle a happy tune
So no one will suspect
I'm N frnjd
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Undoubtedly. Senator J. w.
Fulbright Of Arkansas is one
Of the highest-grade men in
the Senate. And this by no
means is because he is a
Rhodes scholar and holds the
highest elective Office ever &C.
cupied by a Rhodes scholar in
this country. He is, in addition,
a man Of unimpeachable integ-
rity and real ability.
All of which makes it the
more regrettable to his friends
that in the present Democratic
effort to diScredit and destroy
Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles he should find himself
teamed up with two of the least
admirable of his colleagues-to
wit. the Unsuitable publicity
seeker, Senator Hubert Hum
phrey of Minnesota and the
terrifically windy and I'M
pleasant Senator Wayne Morse
Of Oregon. Except that they
are now (since Mr.. Morse's
spectacular departure from the
Republican Party last year, all
three Democrats, there does
not seem to observers here
anything in common between
Senator Fulbright on the one
hand and the Messrs. Hum
phrey and Morse on the other
either personally or politically.
They seem, in fact, of different
breeds and breeding. Certainly,
there is a very wide difference
between the way they are re-
garded by their colleagues in
the Senate.
Nothing to Gain
For example, it is pretty
generally agreed that while it
will profit Senators Humphrey
and Morse quite a lot to be
associated with Senator Full
bright in this attributes,
anti-Eisenhower movement it
will profit Senator Fulbright
not at all-quite the reverse.
1t is for Mr.. Fulhright an in
congruous association from
which he has a good deal to
lose and nothing whatever to
gain AS a matter of fact, it
is the contrast between Sem
ator Fulbright and his two ar
dent and garrulous Senate fol-
lowers. as much as anything
else, that is responsible for the
complete flop of the formers
proposals made ten days or so
ago and which the Messrs.
Humphrey and Morse vocif-
erously Endorsed. Chief of
these was to force Mr.. Dulles
to issue a So-called white
paper" revealing and detailing
administration policy in the
Middle East. This, Mr.. Dulles
said. was silly and he refused
to do it. However, it has been
made clear that neither Mr..
Eisenhower nor Mr.. Dulles has
any objections to the Fulbright
committee making as complete
an investigation as it pleases.
provided the Investigation
covers the past ten years,
which will include the Tru-
man as well as the Eisenhower
administration.
This, of course, is not what
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woman who has lived several
years in Indonesia has written
revealing book on her expert
ences. After watching Ameri-
cans passing through those
Asian lands to be so potent as
factors in the world of tomor-
row. she says: Americans are
Americans wherever one meets
them. assertive. resourceful.
open-handed, parochial, not
too quick to ask the other fell
lows point of view" Then.
speaking of the Eastern serv-
ants. she comments: They
simply do not understand
Westerners-with their big
faces betraying every emotion.
their public caresSes. their
rushing off in all directions.
their prediction for alcohol.
their shouting for emphasis.
their condescending kindness"
Those phrases coined by an
American have barbs that hurt
If our skin is not too thick.
But across all CULTS which
separate us from other peoples
who are free, or who want to
be free. our foreign policy is
to build bridges-bridgeS be-
tween us and any ruler who is
leading his people toward de-
mocracy and freedom, bridges
between one culture and an
other, in this which Is now
inevitably a world Of neigh
bors. 1t is vastly shRnken
planet. More than walls around
our own garden We need most
to make paths to the place
where our neighbor is sitting
with different problems and
outlooks from ours. Instead
Of setting up the Supreme
Court Of the universe under
our own vine and Ag tree, We
need to view the world from
the standpoint of other folks
vines and fig trees. Most
prejudices automatically evap-
crate when we walk over to
some other group and to some
other nation. and sit where
they sit-not with open mouth,
ready to ridicule and criticize.
but with open mind which may
change the estimates which
we make simply by sitting in
our own dogmatic easy chair.
Crossing over bridges which
may span deep chasms we
come to a vivid realization
that this King-and-I attitude,
with a bridge between the
king" and the IT" has deep
meaning in healing the open
sores OF the world. 1t involves
not just giving. but also re-
ceiving. Sir Walter Scott was
a hundred years ahead of his
day when he declared, I'VE
cannot exist without mutual
aid. All. therefore. that need
aid have a right to ask it from
their fellow men. And no one
who has the power OF grant,
ing can refuse without guilt"
In the glow of that vision
OF mutual help may the visit
ing King. who needs America
even as America needs him
see on the face OF the Lady
with a Lamp. in that harbor
which belongs to the whole
Nation. not stony stare but
an understanding smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
Droft Dodqer?

There is a wise and work.
able philosophy glimpsed in
those lifting lines which one
lover of democracy took to the
primitive court of an Eastern
king. 1t suggests a potent anti
dote to the pessimistic and de-
featist propaganda being writ
ten now about the problems of
the Middle East. When an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03

field. II SO, there will be ample opportu-
nifty for him to render further valuable
service to the Nation.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

scientious employees. the vast
majority, would be increased.
for practically all suspicion of
malingering would be removed.
3. A long-Standing problem
in employer-employe relations
would automatically be elm
mated. For instance, the ne
cessity for a visiting nurse,
which many employees resent,
obviously would be unneces-
sary. Furthermore, a super
visor. no matter how much
executive ability he possesses.
would be unwise to attempt to
determine whether or not an
employees indisposition is seri-
GUS enough to warrant his
absence. Robert +. Hurley.
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Robert {. Lee

Your January 10 editorial.
Robert E. Lee" is a nice
tribute to a gentleman.
Gen. Lee might have been
President instead OF u. s.
Grant had he remained in the
Union Army
Lee surrendering TO Grant
at Appomattox settled moth
ing except shooting. The South
Is still the whipping boy Of the
Union, Z. n Alexander.
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owned by the government,
bounded by the south side Of
Pennsylvania avenue, the
botanic gardens, 18th street
and the Mall. Senator Hey
burn introduced this bill a few
days after Congress assembled
and the committees report on
it today was unanimous. Mr..
Hepburn presented to the
committee a large amount Of
data, showing the Importance
of providing for sites Of public
buildings in this city and
pointing out the many advan-
tages both as to convenience
of locality and in identifying
a grand thoroughfare by hav-
ing these structures put up
along the south side of Penn
Sylvania avenue. :"
Weather
Washington was having an
unusual" winter so years ago,
also. On February S, 1907, The
Star reported: After a con-
tinuous fall of snow lasting
about 20 hours, the storm
clouds cleared partly away this
afternoon and the sun peeped
out at frequent intervals. The
records of the Weather Bureau
show that more than 8 inches
of snow fell on the level, while
in drifts the mantle Of white
was in places 2 feet deep.
When Washington awoke this
morning an old-time picture
was presented. the streets.
trees and roofs being covered
with white flakes. But few
sleighs were in evidence on
the roadways, and the fact
was brought home to old citi-
zens that the gliding vehicles
of the past have been largely
supplanted. in this city at
least. by the up-to-date horse
less vehicles. OF course, the
autos could not we'll navigate
through the snow, but the
fact remained that owing to
the scarcity Of heavy snowfalls
in recent years the sleighs that
were formerly used here have
fallen into disuse, and it is
said not many are now being
manufactured in this part Of
the United States. :"
Inadequate?
Washington .citizens were
beginning to discover that
their new Police Court, opened
with much fanfare, was not Of
the best arrangement. The
Star. on January 80. 1907, re-
ported: Citizens who have
visited the new Police Court
have been amazed at the
callous disregard shown by the
people responsible for the
building for public safety, not
to speak of public comfort. In
this building. where from hun
dreds to thousand or more
people gather daily, there is
one lone public stairway, 3
feet 6 inches wide, which is
the only passageway for the
crowds from the sidewalk to
the two courtroomS. Every
day since the sessions have
been held there has been
noticed a congestion on the
stairs. Although there have
been no heavy attendances at
the courts. It was evident that
the stairs were inadequate 70
meet the requirements OF an
ordinary court day J"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-03
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

Washington has been the
target of critical books and
articles almost from its first
years. One such article ap-
peared so years ago and on
February 6. 1907. The Star
reported: IAN anonymous
leading article, so remarkable
in its adverse criticism of the
citizenship and government
Of the District Of Columbia as
to make everyone vino has
read it wonder at the reasons
which prompted the author to
write it. appears in the Feb
ruary issue Of the Educational
Review. New York City. On
account Of the style of the
composition and some of the
ideas advanced no one who is
acquainted with Superintend-
ent William Chancellor of
the local public schools fails
to connect his name with it
at once. Upon inquiry by
telephone this morning a re-
porter for The Star secured
from DR.. Chancellor the ad-
mission that he had been
consulted in the preparation
Of the article. Such
statements as the following
are contained in the article:
Social Washington is the
scene Of the winter revels OF
the incoming rich. Political
Washington is the victim of
real estate spectators and
operators. Today there are
no two friends in public life
IN the District. Every man
is his own faction. Honor is
unknown among the younger
men. For a generation no
man has voted. Nothing else
can restore honor here than
the participation in the life
of the state. the first of all
social and civilizing institu-
tons. >"
Rents
The Government had a
problem of rented Offices a
half a century ago, too. On
February 4. 1907. The Star re-
ported: THE recent action of
the Senate District Commit
tee in reporting the Hepburn
bill, providing for the purchase
Of the land lying between the
avenue and the Mall for sites
for public buildings. has re-
suited in directing attention to
the large amount paid out
annually by the Government
for rented buildings. For the
nScal year ended June 80 last
the Government expended
about $275.000 in rents for
buildings in the District of
Columbia. used to carry on
public business. The largest
amount in rents is expended by
the Interior Department. For
the past fiscal year the total
was $64,700 and this will be
reduced by only $4,000 in the
present year. :"
Planning
The Government was NOV
ing toward buying Pennsyl-
vania avenue land for public
buildings so years ago. On
January 80. 1907. The Star
said: THE Senate committee
on public buildings and
grounds today authorized a
favorable report on Senator
Heyburn's bill for the pur-
chase Of all the land not now
Evening star., 1957-12-24
PUPPY RESCUED
FROM MAiLBOX,
FINDS A HOME

PHILADELPHIA (R.--
Whimpers came from d
South Philadelphia mail
box yesterday as residents
tossed In last minute
Christmas cards, and q
hurriedly summoned postal
carrier found . tiny puppy
inside.
The little dog, about two
weeks old. was in q shop
ping bag and nearly suf-.
focated. said Samuel Par
isl. postal superintendent.
who gave the pup milk at
the post 'ofiice.
I'm giving myself q
Christmas present." Mr..
Parisi said, and took the
puppy home with him.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
40 Ai|ing Lead
PILGRIM March

JERUSALEM. Dec. "a M.--
Forty blind or ailing persons
were the first Christmas pill
gr!ms to cross today from
Israel into Jordan for the jour-
ney to Bethlehem,
Almost without formalities,
the afiiicted cross the armistice
line at the Mandlebaum Gate
and walked about 400 yards
across no mans land to the
Jordan side Of the barbed-wire-
lined border. There they en-
tered Jerusalem's Old City Sec
ton en- route TO the town OF
Christ's birth In the >Judean
hills.
For others who got Israeli
and Jordanian permits for the
pilgrimage, the procedure was
more complicated. But with
Arab Israeli tension at a low
ebb. all went smoothly and
there was more than one
friendly smile between guards
Evening star., 1957-12-24
z Reported
Due for Posts
AT reosury

President Eisenhower Is ex-
pected to nominate shortly
David p. Rose, Cleveland at
torney now chief counsel for
the Internal Revenue Service,
to the post Of general counsel
for the Treasury.
Mr.. Rose. who joined the adj
ministration last February, Is q
brother Of Chapman Rose. for
mer Undersecretary of the
Treasury. and a former part
ner In the Cleveland law Arm
Of Jones. Day. eCockley &
Reavis.
The general counsel post.
which was once, held by the
present UndeFsecretary. Fred c.
Scribner, jr.. has been vacant
since last April.
A second pending Treasury
appointment is that OF John A,
Lindsay. New York attorney
with the firm Of Davis. Polk,
Wardwell. Sund erland q
Kiendl. as assistant to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury in
charge Of congressional liaison,
This job was formerly held by
Russell E. Train. appointed last
spring to the United States Tax
Court.
Mr.. Rose. ~. Is q graduate
of Hotchkiss School. Princeton
University. and Harvard Law
School. During World War II
Evening star., 1957-12-24

language services: All Souls
Memorial Episcopal. holy COM
Imunion service,
10 a.m.-St. Johns Epis-
copal, Mount Rainier. Md; st,
Johns Lutheran, in Franconia
(VaJ School: Bethany Luther
an. Groveton. Va: Our Savior
Lutheran. Arlington. Va; st,
Paul's Lutheran. Falls Church;
Greenbelt (Md) Lutheran,
Trinity Lutheran. Mount Raj
nier. Md.
1850 am. Navy Chapel,
1901 Nebraska avenue NV,
holy communion service; Mount
Olivet Lutheran: Redeemer
Lutheran. Hyattsville. Md.
IL am. - Knox Orthodox
Presbyterian, silver Spring
Md: AL Souls Memorial Epis-
copal: st. Adams Episcopal;
Christ Lutheran. Bethesda: I'm
manuel Lutheran. Alexandria;
Bethlehem Lutheran. Christ
Lutheran, First Trinity Lu-
theran. Ascension Lutheran
Landover Hills. Md: Calvary
Lutheran. Silver Spring, Md;
Oxon Hill (Md.) Lutheran;
Pilgrim Lutheran. st. Andrew
Lutheran, Glenmont, Md.
Evening star., 1957-12-24

Bishop Of Washington. will ce
II am. service. The Very Rev.
dean. viii speak on THE Nati-
witty Of Our Lord"
The Washington Cathedral
Choir Of Men and Boys will
sing. Paul Galloway, organist
end choirmaster Of the cathe-
dral. win direct.
The service win be telecast
from II am. to noon by NBC-
TV network. It will be pre-
sented locally by station
WRC-Tv.
Three other services viii be
held in the Cathedral on Christi
mas Day. Holy communion viii
be celebrated at 8 am. In
Bethlehem Chapel by the Rev
Charles Martin. q Cathedral
canon, and at $50 am. In
Bethlehem Chapel by the Rev.
Frederick H. Arterton. q Ca
thedral canon. ssA
Dean Sayre VIII conduct the
4 pm. evensong service.
Other Christmas Day services
announced are as follows:
9a.m.-St. Adams Episcopal.
holy communion with sermon
by the Rev. John p. Gorsuch.
assistant minister.
S:S0 a.m.-First Trinity Luth-
eran and Christ Lutheran. Be-
thesda, Md. will hold German