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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
Rewrite Constitution?

David Lawrence's column
July Is, criticizing the SUI
preme Court, is not only q
fine academic discussion of
the principal provisions of
Article III of our Federal
Constitution, but gives us
something to think about as
well.
1t is the deficiencies in our
Constitution which have
caused much of our judicial
confusion, legislative conflict.
executive ambiguity, civil
convulsion, political unrest
and religious inharmony:
and all because of what was
not written rather than be-
cause of what was written by
the First Constitutional Con-
vention at Philadelphia in
1877. The principal def1cien-
cies were threefold, namely.
our Federal Constitution was
not prefaced by our Declara-
ton Of Rights; no provision
was made for the proper
separation Of our Federal
powers of Government, and
no provision was made to
abolish our slave trade and
practice. This latter deficien-
cy finally was eliminated by
the orderly process Of
amendment even though it
took a simultaneous civil
convulsion of the first mag
nitude to force the issue; but
even then we did not learn
our lesson. On top Of military
conquest, we heaped not only
legislative programs out Of
keeping with the letter and
spirit of Washington's Fare
we'll Address, but also politi-
cal promises impossible Of
performance without further
amendment.
Today, we are confronted
with the specters Of the re-
constructionists on the one
side and the shades Of in
terpositionists on the other
which would brighten us into
an irreconcilable conflict un-
der our Constitution as pres
entity amended. Wherefore.
rather than take refuge in
f1libuster or compromise, /
believe it is incumbent upon
us to proceed to dispatch the
unfinished business remain
ing from the Constitutional
Convention Of 1887. as
amended by the Civil War.
and which has arisen to
haunt us again in our cur
rent dispute over civil rights
in general and public educa-
ton and the right to vote in
particular.
John b. Minnick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30

1t is too late. now. evi-
IDENTIFY.
The only real attempt TO
stop 1t was made by some
wise man. who once said:
When you grow angry, count
up to 10 before you speak"
We timidly suggested this
to Mr.. Jones.
One must always be care
ful, in suggesting things TO
Jonesey.
He resents easily.
You should have counted
to TO-" we said. before you
spoke"
That old sap should have
counted to l00." snapped
Jones. before he spoke"
Maybe" we suggested, "hs
couldn't count"
Jones Rrinned.
"Oh. he can count, all
right. Look at that big
grocery cart. he can eat. too,
the hog"
1t was easily seen that the
man who made the good sug-
gestion about counting was at
least $50 years too late, as
far as Templeton Jones was
concerned.
mo community in its
right Senses" he grumbled,
would permit the bringing
OF such a thing aboard q
crowded public vehicle"
BE merciful." we sug-
gested. Perhaps the poor
old fellow can't walk two
blocks"
Jones snorted at this.
III he can't walk two
blocks" he said. "he should
stay at home"
You are still angry, Temp"
we laughed.
Who. me?"
Then Templeton Jones
laughed. too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
THIS AND THAT
Bv CHARLES TpAEEWEII

Templeton Jones Is ordi-
narily the most courteous old
fellow in Washington, except
when someone treads on his
toes. flguratively or literally.
He was on a bus the other
day. and trying to get out,
when an old geezer in a sport
shirt (tail OUT came in.
Now, Jones is no spring
chicken himself, so the age
Of the sap had nothing to do
with what followed.
The man had a big wide
grocery cart. the sort many
cities forbid on public trans
ports.
As he raised it up the steps
and set it down by the driver,
Jones stood to one side as far
as he could.
1t was at this point that he
made his big mistake by try
ing to be polite. as usual
well. almost.
Have you got enough
room?" asked Templeton
Jones. in his best casual tone
The old fogy wheeled by
without touching.
IF you get out Of the
way" he shouted. Il will "
A cold chill settled down
over the bus.
Those who knew Jones
looked for the whirlwind, and
they were not disappointed.
That is one good thing
about our friend, he never
disappoints.
Why. you ugly old So
and-so." grated Temp Jones.
When anybody is as mean
as you. I always get out OF
the way as fast as ! can"
So saying. he stepped of
the bus and onto the curb.
It was all just a little
repartee In passing. part and
parcel Of the roaring life Of a
modern big city. which some
how has transformed itself
from a nice place to live TO a
cross between a concrete
jungle and an annex TO an
insane asylum.
Ess
Il hope that old - heard
me-" said Jones. as he looked
back.
He didn't hear you,
Temp" we said, stepping
down beside him.
Perhaps 1t is Just as WE'LL"
Jones said, resignedly.
Surely, It Is always Just as
well. II the everyday testi-
ness Of human nature goes
unheard.
Perhaps II some way 10 stop
1t he'd been invented &
thousand years ago. we would
not have q world at verbal
war all the time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
Letter of Credit

Has anybody noticed the
vast improvement in the APP
pearance Of the transit COM
pany's rolling stock lately?
Not only do we have an at
tractive and artistic paint
job, but the cars and buses
always look clean. "Wot
hoppened?" Somebody de-
serves q pat on the back.
I am not a stakeholder and
have no friends in the man.
agement that I am aware Of.
c. Fred'k Clark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30

ordinarily. does not want
pines or other soft woods.
Much of suburban Montgom-
cry County is covered by Sec
ond-growth scrub pines or
Spindly poplars not accept
able to the purchaser. In
order to be able to sell the
house, the builder must re-
move such trees. Purchasers
do not want any trees left
within ten feet of a house,
50 these trees are removed.
Trees are often left along
the back lot lines where the
natural terrain often does
not have to be disturbed.
Some builders have tried to
save trees by leaving walled
in wells around them where
the surrounding grade had to
be raised. This has proven
unsatisfactory because the
trees, more often than not.
die and the homeowner is
faced with the expense of
having them removed. Most
builders replant trees, which
is expensive, in recognition
that trees make a better COM
munity and the houses in it
therefore more salable. Large
trees cannot be replanted, so
it takes several years before
the area again looks wooded.
Builders welcome any pro-
gram that will permit them
to avoid regarding and con-
sequent denuding of property.
The idea that this can be &C
complished by more govern
ment regulation is based on
the false premise. however.
that builders must be forced
to stop all this unnecessary
regarding. I agree it is large
ly unnecessary but it is re-
quired by the Governments
own regulations. The build
er who will strip his land
without being forced to do so
is a very rare bird indeed.
Joseph L. Geeraert,
President, Suburban Mary
land Builders Association.
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Arms and Mr.. Dulles

In having Secretary Dulles fly to
London to evaluate the present status
Of the disarmament talks, President Ell
senhower has effectively dramatized the
fact that our country is profoundly anx-
ious to promote at least a little measure
of progress toward international arms
limitation and control
At the moment, primarily because
the Kremlin seems to be in no hurry to
be agreeable, the talks-which are being
conducted by the fve-power United Ma
tons Disarmament Subcommittee-are
In kind of deadlock. Accordingly, Mr..
Dulles prime objective will be to de-
termine whether the current sessions
should be continued in an effort to break
that deadlock or whether 1t would be
wiser to vote for recess in which all
parties concerned could review the sit
uation and try again, at a later get
together, for a meeting of minds on
some concrete preliminary action.
AS Mr.. Dulles indicated in his elo-
quent address on the subject last week,
the United States Is completely in ear
nest about wanting to make modest
beginning-right now, without further
delay-on. solving all the enormously
complicated problems involved in the
effort to accelerate and eventually elm
mate the supremacy dangerous arma-
mentS race. To that end, with the full
backing of the U. N. subcommittee
other Western members France, Brit
ain and Canada), our Government has
proposed to the Kremlin a firSt-Step
program under which the negotiating
powers would pledge themselves to do
the following things, among others: ~
To suspend the testing of nuclear weap-
ons for 10-month period (2) to con-
dition this on a commitment that on a
certain data date depending on the
prior establishment of an effective sys-
tenn of international upervision-they
will stop producing fashionable material
for military purposes, and (3) to take
specific simultaneous steps to harness
the atom for peace and effectuate ade-
quate safeguards particularly in the
form of reciprocal aerial and ground
nSpection-against the danger of sur
prise acknowledgement attack.
These proposals seek to make no
more than a start on the terribly difl-
cult task of laying the groundwork for
mutual trust of a sort that is absolutely
indispensable to the establishment of
workable plan for limiting and control
ling arms. But unfortunately, up to
now, the Kremlin has backed away from
Arm commitments and displayed gen.
orally negative attitude. And within
the free world itself, especially as re-
CARDS defining specific areas for mu-
tual aerial inspection, the problem is
additionally complicated by the fact
that we and our allies do not yet seem
clearly agreed on what should be offered
in exchange for the opening of Soviet
territory.
1t is matters of this sort that Mr..
Dulles must deal with in London as he
strives to keep the disarmament talks
alive, or at least to prevent them from
collapsing in way that could result
only in further accelerating what has
become by far the deadliest arms COM
petition in history. In that respect, the
world on both sides Of the Iron Curtain
certainly has reason to hope most pray
erfully that his latest mission abroad
will be fruitful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30

run for a third term. This
is far-fetched, to say the
least. AS things stand, the
President has to buck q DEM
ocratic Congress. intent on
winning the congressional
elections of 1858 and the
presidential election Of 1860.
1t is not going to give the
Republican President any
more than it has to.
Further, the President, who
announced soonsafter his Sec
ond election that he was out
to revamp the Republicsu
Party-his own party-haS
strong opposition from the
Old Guard elements in the
G. o. P. He would have this
kind of opposition, whether
he could run for a third term
or not. And obviously in his
case he would not seek a third
term because Of health and
age - he would be over 70
when he had to run again.
No amount of suggestion
sly or otherwise-on the part
Of White House confidants
could make either the Con-
gress or the people believe
Eisenhower would seek q third
term.
The Problem is Congress
The Presidents principal
difficulty lies in the fact the
Democrats control Congress.
1t is a dificulty that could be
done away with only II the
Republicans should win ma
jorities in the House and
Senate in the congressional
elections next year. Other
Presidents have had to face
strong congressional opposi-
ton in their second terms,
too, when there was no con-
stitutional bar to their run
ming for a third term.
President Harry S. Truman
was in what was virtually his
second term In the White
House when he had the Re-
publican 80th Congress on
his hands. That Congress
gave him practically nothing
on the domestic side, al
though it Loyalty supported
him in foreign affairs. In
deed. it ran roughshod over
the Presidents wishes when
it passed the Taft-Hartley
labor law and some other
important measures.
Before the days of the
Twenty-second Amendment.
when the two-term tradition
was operating to prevent a
try for a third presidential
term, Presidents can be said
to have lost influence in al
most as great a degree as IL
is now claimed President
Eisenhower is losing influ-
ence. But they struggled
along, and if they had a
Congress Of their own politi-
cal faith they did not do 30
badly, take 1t by and large.
President Franklin D. Roose-
welt in his second term. even
with a strongly Democratic
Congress, was unable to get
through his Supreme Court
packing bill, and from that
time on he had a struggle
with the Congress over a
number Of his pet measures.
The anti-third term senti-
ment in this country is
strong, and it is exceedingly
doubtful that supporters of
repeal OF the Twenty-second
Amendment will get any
where. The doctrine of the
indispensable man" is not
appealing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
Questions and Answers
BY the HASKINs SERVICE
Q. Who rules Kuuait,

@. Who rules Kuwait7
How large Is it?-W. II.
A. This independent Arab
state. which extends along
the northwestern shore Of
the Persian Gulf from Mes
opotamia 10 Nejd. contains
an estimated $500 square
miles. or a little more than
our State OF Connecticut. The
ruler Is Sheik Abdullah ~
Salim al Sabah, whose ances.
tors set UP the state In 1855.
This small principality has
one Of the worlds richest
proven oil reserves-l5 biz
lion barrels. Half the profits
Of the Kuwait Oil Co, .
Joint British-American cor
poration. 90 70 the Sheik.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
THE POLITICAL MILL
D.. @Nailn 11Al%AaAT
Third Term Ban Likely to Stay
BY GOULD LINCOLN

FOR $50 years this country
got along without Q third
term President. A two-term
tradition. coming down from
the days Of George WASH
ington, had become virtually
an unwritten law. Every
President respected the ira
dition-and if he didn't. his
political party did. 1t was a
healthful tradition, from the
American point Of view.
which looks with grave 'sus-
picion at any suggestion Of
one-man control Of the Ma
tional Government.
The late President Frank
lin D. Roosevelt determined
to break the two-term tradi-
ton, and that he did ia
strong and attractive per-
sonality in command Of the
Democratic Party when the
Republicans were at q low
ebb-was in large part due
to the terrible memories of
the devastating depression Of
the early 1930s, which had
developed during the COP.
administration Of President
Hoover. Q depression Hoover
was in no way responsible
for. Roosevelt was reelected
not only for a third term, but
for q fourth, and If death
had not interviewed there is
no telling but what he could
have had nth and sixth
terms.
To many Americans, it
looked as though the old two
term tradition should never
have been abandoned. Ger
tainly the 80th Congress,
the first Republican Con-
gress chosen after the elec-
ton of Roosevelt in 1882,
adopted a resolution propos-
ing the Twenty second
Amendment to the Consti-
tuition. 1t requires a two
thirds vote Of both House
and Senate to adopt such
a resolution, and it was
necessary for the Republic
cans to have Democratic help
for the two-term amend
ment. They had 1t. The pro-
posed amendment later was
ratified by three-fourths OF
the States.
Repeal Is Suggested
Now it is being urged in
some quarters that the TWEEN
ty-second Amendment should
be repealed. 1t is argued
first. that the American peo-
pie should have the right t.
pick any man they wish fol-
President. and keep him in
the White House as long as
they wish. There is always
the chance. however. that q
strong man might arise who
could keep himself in the
White House permanently
virtually q dictator. 1t is nc
argument to urge that III
can't happen here" For years
1t was believed that no mar
was strong enough to break
the two-term tradition. But
IL ulu happen.
1t is argued, too. that the
two-term constitutional
amendment making it impos-
Sible for a President to rur
after he has served two full
terms cuts down presidential
influence too greatly durine
his second term. Indeed
President Eisenhower's trou.
bles with the 85th Congress,
and his failure to obtain &C.
ton on some Of his program,
important items are attrib.
uted to the fact he cannot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-30
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry Driters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sdtion.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
A LESSON FROM
WEST GERMANY

konrad Adenauer'S victory in
the latest West German elections
was a triumph for NATO and the
Western world. 1t came when
good news on the international
level had been something of a
rarity. The doughty old Chan
cellor, now in his 8O's has, like
Winston Churchill in an earlier
era, stood between his country
and disaster. He is an implacable
foe of Communism - a fact that
was dramatically demonstrated
when he broke off diplomatic
relations with Yugoslavia because
the latter country had recognized
East Germany. The principle OPP
posing party in Germany, the So
cialist, is not pro-Communist. But
there can be no doubt that it
would adopt a much more con-
clllatory policy toward Commu-
nism should it come to power
and history tells us that is the
road to ultimate defeat and
slavement.
On top of this, there has been
another unforgettable Adenauer
achievement. At the end of the
war Germany lay in ruins. Her
once magnificent industrial com
pick had been RACED. The soup
kitchen, so to speak, had become
a way of life for the German
people.
Yet today, under the Adenauer
leadership, Germany is booming.
She has again become a great
trading nation. She enjoys full
employment and steadily rising
standards. Few of the
wounds of war remain visible.
How was this accomplished?
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07

stitution made by those who
would pass treaties which would
supersede state and Federal laws.
Also, we have seen courts inter
pref the Constitution to suit their
viewpoints and actually usurp the
powers of Congress or the states
and, in effect, ~legislate.
Whether you agree or disagree
with these views, it would pay
every American to obtain a COPY
of the Constitution (if he does
not already have one) and read
it carefully. This is our Charter"
as a free nation. 1t is perhaps
the greatest governmental docu-
ment ever composed and its wis
dom in 1857 is as applicable to
us today as it was almost two
hundred years ago.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
THE CHRISTMAS
SEAL CAMPAIGN

Each year, as the Christmas
season approaches, the National
tuberculosis Association carries
on its annual Christmas Seal
campaign. And it would be hard
indeed to find a cause more wor-
thy of public interest and sup
port.
Great strides have been made
in fighting tuberculosis due
in no small part to the work OF
the Association, and to the fl
nancial success past sales have
achieved. But a great deal more
remains to be done and must be
done. The latest estimates indi-
cate that 100000 Americans have
active TB, 100000 of them I'M
known to health authorities. In
addition, there are 1,750,000 peo-
pie with inactive TB, and $4,000
of them are still in need of medi-
cal supervision or public health
follow-up. And an estimated
SIS 5000, 900 Americans - a third
of the population - are infected
with the germs that cause TB.
Some 2,7O0, 900 of this huge group
will develop TB in their lifetimes
if the present rate of development
of disease from infection con-
tinues.
Early diagnosis and immediate
treatment are essential in the con-
troll of TB. Education of the pub
lie and continued research are
other vital weapons in this war.
The Christmas Seal Sale supports
the work of the 5000 voluntary
tuberculosis associations in this
country and its possessions. Sig
nificantly, of the money raised
each year in local communities,
ga per cent remains within the
state.
The campaign begins November
Is and will continue through De-
cember. Do your part by buying
seals.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
EDITORIALLY
AUTUMN'S ANNUAL SHOW

With only about five weeks
of Autumn left, and with the
last weeks of Autumn likely to
be cold we suggest to our read
ers that they take advantage of
the beautiful scenery which Ma
ture has provided for them out
doors and enjoy it now at its
prettiest.
To us Autumn is the prettiest
season. 1t is true that Autumn
heralds the coming of Winter
with its bitterly cold weather, but
the weather of Autumn itself is
aften very pleasant and it usually
brings with it less rain than the
other seasons.
Its greatest offering, however,
is the spectacular panorama to
be found in the woods and fields
along the highways as we see the
changes of color performed on
the dying foliage all around us.
A cycle of life is ending and the
dormant season is setting in.
Moreover. the year is drawing
to an end and Autumn seems to
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
H CONSTITUTION

Dan Daniel, National Comman'
der of the American Legion, writ.
ing in The American Mercury
points out very effectively tha'
people and organizations have
tried, over the years, to alter
the Constitution of the United
States.
Yet, Daniel says, the Consti-
tuition was planned not just for
the time it was drafted but for
all time. Madison said: in franz
ing the system which we wish to
last for ages, we should not lose
sight of changes which age will
produce The people, through
their elected representatives,
have approved an average of only
one amendment to the Constitu-
ton in each seventeen and a half
years, a pretty convincing argu-
ment in favor of the wisdom con-
tanned in the Constitution.
The latest amendment was that
limiting Presidents to two four
year terms, and Vice-Presidents
who serve as President for more
than two years, to only one four
year elected term.
Daniel points out that one of
the greatest surrenders of indi-
vidual freedom came about in
1913, when Amendment XVI was
passed, giving the Federal Gov
eminent practically absolute pow
er over us in giving the govern
ment the power to LAY and COL
lect taxes on incomes from
whatever source derived" Until
time the Constitution did not
permit Congress to levy unequal
lakes upon us as Individual citi-
zens.
This amendment was adopted
n 1913 because it was said that
he people would be taxed only a
nominal one or two per cent.
There was no limitation, however,
md many corporations and some
today are taxed in
surprisingly high percentage ra-
los.
In recent years we have seen
Ittempts to circumvent the Con-
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07

The answer is that it was &C
complished under a philosophy OF
aggressive private enterprise. This
philosophy has no more eloquent
spokesman than the Chancellor
and his top aides - and they act
on their words. To put it another
way, intelligent capitalism brought
Germany back from ruin and des-
pair in a handful of years. Under
a total state, she lost the war.
With economic and political free
dom, she has won the peace.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
O r NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. Erich Pust en-
tertained one day last week at
dinner in honor of Rev. and Mrs.
Jimmie Roberts and family and
visiting minister Rev. j. H. Weed
ward of Phoenix, Arizona who
has been guest speaker at the
Christian Missionary and Alliance
church this past week.
Mr.. and Mrs Osten Kvaalen
left Monday for Minneapolis,
Mimi, where she will visit with
relatives for the next two weeks.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07

be the time for sizing up the &C
complishments of the year, its
results and maybe even ones life,
and the direction it is taking. In
doing this, it is well to be out
doors, near Nature and in full
view of the miracle and inspara-
ton of the earth and all its beau
ty and mystery.
The Sidney herald., 1957-11-07
SIDNEY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Az East Main

L. L. minister
Sunday:
Sunday school at 1000
with classes tor all ages including
adults.
Morning worship Is at HOO.
Evening services 7:8 p. m.
Tune In to Revivaltime each Sunday
evening at 500 D. m. to hear c. M.
Ward over the Sidney radio station.
Tuesday:
Christ Ambassadors (youth) meet
ing at 7:x p. m.
Choir practice at 900 p. m.
Thursday:
The hour of prayer and praise at
7.45 p. m.
We invite you to worship with us
his week,