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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
On Walking Upstairs

Nonexercising people cannot be blamed
too much II they take wary view of DR..
Paul Dudley Whites latest performance.
For the Presidents celebrated heart con-
sultant has gone pretty far to dramatize
the virtues Of muscular activity. In fact,
he has gone all the way from the first
to the 18th floor of the National Press
Building, not by elevator but by his own
leg power. That is to say, he has ,oalked
up-up, up and up.
DR.. White, who Is 10, has done this
In response to facetious challenge from
relatively boyish fellow named Ben
Grant, the Press Clubs new president.
He has done 1t, moreover, with a verve,
bounce and speed far superior to young
Mr.. Grants. And he has gone on from
that particular triumph to eulogize exer-
else as thing of beauty and Joy for
overland as an indispensable part of a
healthful way Of life.
SO be 1t. But the sedentary among
us, the fiabby ones, the people whose
faces are suffused with municipal pal
lor, must be pardoned II they shudder
at the idea Of having to make practice
of walking to the top Of tall buildings.
AS they see 1t, such activity may be all
right for some of us AS for themselves,
though, they wonder whether their health
is worth so strenuous an effort Please,
Dr.. White can't you demonstrate an
easier but equally sound body-builder7 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

sonality, the most extraor-
binary individual to appear
after the fall of Rome. We are
concerned here not with the
methods by which truths
enunciated by this great
teacher were once propagated;
but only with the moral and
ethical principles Of which the
Mosque Is now a symbol. His
religion spread from Arabia to
India across parts Of Asia. Eu-
rope and Africa to the Pillars
OF Hercules. The cry. There
is but one God" is not an
empty fetish. That belief at
its best involved shining vir-
tues charity. justice. forbear-
ance, benevolence. self denial.
Mohammed counseled his dis
ciples to return good for evil.
to restrain the passions. to
bride the tongue. TO be pa
tent under injury, to submit
ones life to the Most High.
and to pray for the one God.
Surely this crucial day is not
a time to emphasize the diff
ferences of those whose faith
is in the one God, but to unite
hearts and hands as Christian
ity and Islam join in a cry
resounding around the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Sunshine and Blossoms

Being President of the United States
Is considered the toughest Job in the
world, but there are times when it has
Its compenSations. And this Is one of
those times.
At any rate, this must be the senti-
ment OF many Of us in this sunless, cheer
less, rain-drenched Capital as we read of
the scene which greeted the President
and Mrs. Eisenhower when they arrived
In Georgia yesterday for week or so"
OF relaxation on the 12,000-acre estate of
Secretary Humphrey.
We are told that bright sun was
shining and that the temperature was 81
degrees. The azaleaS, the jasmine, the
camelliaS, the red bud and the peach trees
were in full bloom. Awaiting the Presi-
dent were the bird dogs and the mule
drawn wagons for the Forthcoming quail
hunts. And just across the way lay the
green fairways Of the Glen Arven Coun-
life has its compensations.
Still, while the rest of us may yearn
for this sort Of thing in a dripping Feb
ruary, we need not be unduly envious.
For there is some stormy weather ahead
Tor the President, too. For example, the
press dispatches also report that the big
wigs of American industry, meeting amid
the rigors Of Boca Ration, Fla, are COM
planning bitterly that the President is
becoming "anti big business" And over
In Miami, where the AFL-CIO leaders
have been Drawing the elements, the COM
plant is that Mr. Eisenhower is becoming
more and more "anti-labor" Meanwhile,
right here in Washington, Democratic
Congress has been sloshing along with
the rest Of us, and doubtless storing up
new budgetary and Middle East ammu-
milton for use when the President returns.
So perhaps we should not begrudge
Mr.. Eisenhower his Georgia vacation. BY
the time leaden-footed spring gets up
this way, he will be under the political
guns and 1t will be our turn to enjoy
the sunshine and the blossoms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
People Wanted

1t had been 10 months since
the great earthquake and fire
in San Francisco when. on
February 8. 1907. The Star re-
ported, in a dispatch from that
city: Before the fire last
April. it was estimated that
the population of San Fran
cisco was 100000. During the
first week there was an esti-
mated loss of 375,000. Accord
ing to the figures Of the Cali
fornia promotion commission
there are now 428.000. being
within $4,000 of the number
before the fire. Realizing
the fact that throughout
Europe there is a large and
desirable class Of people dis
satisfied with their condition.
and contemplating immigra-
ton to some other country.
the California promotion COM
mission has arranged to have
representation in all Of the
foreign capitals for the pu'-
pose OF steering the people TO
California. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Love and Marriage

With divorce laws being re-
vised to make 1t increasingly
easier and quicker for a mar
rage to go on the rocks. there
is less and less incentive for
cooperation between husband
and wife.
Doesn't this problem blend
perfectly with juvenile delin-
quency, which is hoped by
some to be overcome by parent
punishment laws?
Instead of correcting the
trouble by getting at the cause,
amendments to the laws have
strayed further and further
from a proper solution.
We don't put out a fire by
spraying gasoline on II, or
cure an alcoholic by giving
him more 10 drink Nor can
we cure the divorce and delink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

a group calling itself the "Homeowners'
Committee for the Air Age"
Congress-and especially those men,
bers who have assumed that the resi-
dents of the Burke area and adjacent
communities are overwhelmingly opposed
to an auxiliary national airport in their
midSt-ought to consider carefully the
latest expression of public opinion from
citizens Of the county. The final deci-
sion, however, should be based on what
is best for the national interest, and
Federal of1cials have said that another
airport for the Capital of the Nation is
urgently needed, and that Burke offers
the best site.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Japan Takes the Hiqh Road

The japanese government Of Premier
1shibashi has presented clear blueprint
OF foreign and domestic policy that should
be reassuring to its Western friends and
to It's own nationals. Setting the stage
for Diet debate on the annual budget,
Foreign Minister Kishi committed the
government to respect for the United
Nations and cooperation with the free
democracies." On the problem Of rela-
tions with Communist China, a question
that has both economic and political i'm
plications, Mr.. Kishi spoke of mutually
complementary economic relationships,
but carefully hedged any prospects for
closer political ties. On the domestic eco
nomic front, cabinet colleague dealt
with program for specific assistance to
major industries and for encouragement
to small business enterprise. Even So
cialiSt opposition, while critical of details,
acknowledged that the composite state
ment of policy sounds good"
From the Western viewpoint, partic-
ularly the American, the steady progress
OF Japan in recent years toward respon-
Sibility and maturity in both foreign and
domestic affairs has been highly graft
flying. Only in a continuing reluctance
to pick up the full burden of its own
military defense needs has the country
fallen short, and Mr. Kishi apparently was
referring to that in urging the parliament
to eliminate the postwar psychology "of
depending on others" specifically the
United States. 1t is more than coinci-
dence, certainly, that this satisfactory
development Of overall japanese policy
has taken place in background of close
and friendly cooperation with our own
Government. During the past four years
both nations have benefited from the fact
that our Ambassador to Japan, John M.
Allison, was career officer whose entire
service has been as specialist in Japa-
nese and Far Eastern matters and who
went to Tokyo directly from the post of
Assistant Secretary of State for Far East
ern Affairs. Having assisted in negoti-
ating our peace treaty with Japan in 1851,
Mr.. Allison has spent the succeeding years
in helping that country through its pc
Rod Of political and economic transition
to its present state Of independence and
prosperity.
AS he leaves this assignment to take
up a comparably complex one in Indo-
nesia, Mr.. Allison describes Japan as self
confident and fully aware Of its mutually
Of interests with the United States He
foresees differences as being normal be-
tween sovereign states, but all subject to
reconciliation in the fashion Of nations
that recognize their common interests
and wish to preserve them Mr. KiShi'S
address tends to confirm this evaluation
and encourages belief that an important
alliance is secure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
LETTERS TO THE STAR

quency problem by lowering
our moral standards and put
ting divorce within easy reach
Of everyone.
Make 1t more difficult for
divorce rather than more con-
venient. Let the plaintiff 60
free and unrewarded for want
ing to break up the home. Try
this and see how improbable
divorce will become. then
watch the growth Of devotion
between husband and wife.
with the resultant peace of
mind for the children and the
inevitable decrease Of juvenile
delinquency.
Eliminate the publicity pres
emily given to divorce which
is causing SO many immature
people to believe divorce and
multiple marriage Is the COM
monty accepted key to social
success.
An apple can't be saved by
covering up the hole II the
worm is left inside. Let's get
the worm out first by starting
at the source rather than try
ing to patch up the outside
only. Provide for a. cooling of
period Of 8 months to a year
for marriage license appli-
cants. II a couple have the
kind Of love required for a
happy and lasting marriage,
they viii still be In love at the
end Of the waiting period. II
not. then raw material for the
divorce mill has been elm
mated. and less potential ju-
venile delinquents will be born
to parents who, when they
say II do" don't sincerely in
tend to settle down with one
mate and make a success Of 1t.
BY making both marriage
and divorce more difficult. po-
tential subjects will be more
inclined to respect marriage as
holy matrimony and will DO
their shopping for a lifetime
partner more seriously.
RecOnciled DivOrce(
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

Congress was hot under the
collar half q century ago about
violations of the District anti
smoke law. After roundly de-
batting the subject in q cham
Der overcast with clouds from
corona coronas, drifting in
from the cloak room, the Sem
ate put the finishing touches
on a bill to compel the rail-
roads to install equipment to
reduce the output of engine
smokestacks as they entered
the city limits. The Star of
February IL, 1907, limited this
was something Of an act Of
Self-preservation, inasmuch as
the nearly completed Union
Station was entirely too close
to Capitol Hill for comfort If
this sort Of nuisance continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

There is but one God and he
Is sovereign over all" The
millions Of Islam who today
make that affirmation are
logically bound to deny the
materialistic basis Of atheistic
communism. The idolatry of
the Soviets Is as pernicious as
was the Grass idolatry against
which Mohammed protested in
his day. His followers, by their
declared creed, must be made
to see that communism denies
the very essentials Of their
deepest belief.
Those who are bitter and
cynical at what they claim is
present-day Islam's failure to
exemplify some Of the fair
est teachings Of its founder,
ask why does not Middle East
Hohammedism practice its
creed more fully among the
antagonisms and discords OF
today. The reply to that might
be that Christians have not
yet in two thousand years
reached the summit Of the
Sermon on the Mount. A great
Western Christian leader sug-
gested some time ago that
Western Christianity has been
inoculated with a mild type Of
the religion Of Jesus which
makes 1t immune to the real
thing. Surely in the present
world situation the cross and
the crescent are natural allies
in the solemn insistence, as
Lincoln put 1t, that life must
be under God" Forgetting
the things that are behind
these two faiths must unite
in building bulwarks against
the threatened food Of athe-
ism. Spires and minerals are
the chief hope of a fairer
world. Their voices join in
the cry. There is but one God
and He Is above the state"
The mosques Of Islam, the
synagogues Of Israel, and the
churches Of Christianity have
as q part Of their common
creed the truth enunciated by
the Hebrew prophets and by
both Jesus and Mohammed,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart and
with all thy soul and with all
thy mind-and thy neighbor
as myself"
Whoever says that, with
power and persuasion for this
generation, speaks for God.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Who Speaks for God?
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
ChaplAin Of the United states Senate

A contemporary writer
raises q very significant ques-
ton in his title who Speaks
for Man?" But more momen-
tous Is the query Who Speaks
For God?" That is a more
vital question by far than who
speaks for any church or any
faith. And the God OF the
universe is infinitely greater
than any edifice erected for
his worship. No church is big
enough for God. One Of the
keenest Of modern minds OBJ
serves The sort Of thing
which outrages reason and
sets sanity rocking on her seat
Is for anybody to regard God
as the party leader Of q par
ticular point Of view-or to
assume that they have q COR
ner on God or have Him shut
up in their particular box"
When on Inauguration Day
the Nation brought its sup
plications that God would
guide and bless America, four
representatives Of four historic
faiths" each respecting the
traditions Of the others. prayed
to the one God--the only God
there is.
When the king Of the realm
in which Mecca the sacred city.
is the hearts goal for 500
million pilgrims comes to
Washington, city Of churches
and shrines and temples, he
humbly enters the Mosque
where the Islamic minaret
leaps skyward amid forest Of
spires. The ruler from afar.
prostrating himself with face
toward his holy city, worships
the God of Abraham, Isaac,
Jacob. and Jesus. In the sa-
cred book, the Koran. the
multitudes who look to Mo-
manned as the prophet Of the
eternal are taught to rever-
ence Jesus Of Nazareth. That
fact has vast significance in
the present global struggle
twixt the darkness and the
light. In that titanic contest
America is the destined arsepal
Of liberty and the 1slamic
hosts with their emphasis
across the ages on the one God
over all have much to con-
tribute.
The Washington Mosque is
a dream Of marble splendor.
The almost breath taking vi
sion Of exquisite proportions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Nv ERANK KENT
Stumbling Block to Hawaii Statehood
By FRANK R. KENT

most powerful man, politically
as well as economically, in Ha-
wall; 90 and If and when Ha-
wall achieves statehood Mr..
Bridges, more than anyone
else, will choose two Senators
and the House members to
which Hawaii will be entitled.
This raises the big question as
to whether the interests Of the
United States will be served
by the admission Of Hawaii to
full Statehood while it is still
under the domination Of an
alien labor boss, strongly sus-
pected Of Communist affilia-
tons, twice convicted in court
as q perjurer. not a United
States citizen. and still fight
ing deportation efforts to send
him back to'his native country.
Before a Senate committee
which recently visited Hawaii,
Benjamin Franklin Dilling-
ham, who was born in Homo
lulu and is recognized as one o.
its most substantial and in
fiuential businessmen, teSti-
fled as follows:
I'VE depend upon shipping
for virtually all our basic needs
Of life here. Outside of air
mail and a few commodities
that can be brought in by air.
we have no trucking service.
no railroad service, nothing to
tie us to other communities Of
the United States. So when
shipping is cut off we are not
only denied access to the
mainland for the sale Of our
products upon which we de-
pend for a living but we are
denied opportunity to receive
food, clothing and other
necessary supplies"
Dominates Islands
Also said Mr.. Dillingham;:
And when you realize that our
shipping and the sugar and
pineapple industries are sub
ject to the whims of one man,
regardless of any kind of con-
tract or obligation. you will
understand the position this
community is in every day.
every week. every month Of
every year." This is. as George
E. Sokolsky recently wrote, q
frightening picture but un-
doubtedly true. 1t is certainly
outrageous that Hawaii, one
of the most beautiful possess
sions of the United States,
should be so completely sub
servient to the will of such a
man as Harry Bridges. Never
theleSS. it does seem that
some way should be found
either by Hawaii, itself, or by
our courts, to rid these islands
Of unions, such as those over
which Mr.. Bridges rules. be-
fore granting her full state
hood. Two Bridges-dominated
Senators would hardly raise
the Senate level nor help the
country. Democratic or Repub-
lican. it is hard to think of
anything worse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Defends u. N.

The Star is to be commended
for giving the public another
side Of the United Nations
question in its condensed ver-
sion in The Sunday Star Of
Lord Cherwell's speech in the
House of Lords. December IL.
Light on all sides Of a question
is always welcome. since 1t
reveals that which is otherwise
often hidden. Sometimes, too.
the critics searchlight may
provide new vantage points
from which to examine a sub
ject and aid in bringing about
needed remedial measures.
Cherwell's speech was fac
tual but his conclusions are
defeatist. He would, presum-
ably, abandon the U. N. with
out realizing that such action
would leave the world without
hope Of a durable peace in
this generation. Is there any
other instrument on the face
Of the earth today which, II
properly supplemented. has a
better chance to preserve
peace?
To answer briefly some Of
his criticisms, 1t should be
borne in mind that the u. N.
Charter is to be reviewed dur
ing It's 18th session and. doubt
less, the matter Of more equit-
able representation will be on
the agenda for consideration.
Again, 1t is not clear what
point his lordship tried to
make by dwelling on the enor-
rnously varying levels OF edu-
cation. culture, wealth and
power. area and populations.
Where can one find a better
example of such disparities
than In the British Common
wealth OF Nations?
Relative to the Suez-Israeli-
Egyptian mess. the u. N. has
served vitality to prevent the
degeneration Of that ill-advisqd
adventure TO something frighl-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

Before this session Of Con-
gress ends there promises to
be a gorgeous fight over the
admission Of the Territories Of
Alaska and Hawaii to full
statehood in the Union. At the
moment. there are strong lob
bies favorine both these ter
ritories encamped In Washing
ton and actively engaged in
furthering their separate prof.
ects, the essential legislation
for which is slurnbering in
committee and may not come
out for some weeks-if at all.
Normally. the objective for
which both Alaska and Hawaii
have for SO long struggled
should be achieved this year
without too great difficulty.
For example, both the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties
Endorsed the proposal last
summer in their respective ma
tional conventions. In addi-
ton there are a number Of ex-
ceedingly good arguments why
both should be admitted. Ger
tainly this is true Of Alaska
and a considerable number of
these favorable Alaska argu-
ments also apply to Hawaii.
However. there is one very
strong reason for not voting
for Hawaii which does not ex-
list against Alaska-at least,
not to such full and devastat-
ing extent.
Bridges q Drawback
The name of this reason is
Harry Bridges. Mr.. Bridges is
a notorious union labor boss,
equipped with more deadly
power than any of the others.
He is president of the long
shoremen's union and of the
warehouse workers union. He
was born in Australia, has
never become a citizen Of the
United States and has twice
been convicted Of perjury in
swearing that he has never
been a Communist. Long ago
ne was sentenced by Federal
judges to f1ve years imprison-
ment and ordered deported
back to his native Australia.
With the help of what seems
to be unlimited money and
extremely able lawyers. for
nearly 20 years he has been in
and out Of the courts on these
indictments. Appeal after APP
peal has been taken and twice
the Supreme Court has al
lowed him to escape deporta-
ton on what seemed to be
technicalities.
The smoothness with which
he moves from arrest to in
dictment to conviction to re-
lease on $25, 900 bail and then
repeats the process is con-
fusing and more than a little
alarming. Three things that
are entirely clear, however.
are these: "a He is in COM
plete control Of the big unions
he heads: (2) he is easily the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Fut Cot

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What might have been the
original "fat cat" was making
news so years ago. 'Blackie."
a mouser of dubious pedigree,
was left $4,000 when his de-
voted master. Ben Dilley. went
on to his reward in Wilkes
Barre. Pa. The Star of Febru-
airy is, 1907. reported that
Blackie's inheritance had made
him famous throughout the
world. Blackie's personal mail
was growing daily, and it came
not from cat-lovers, but from
people who thought they had
better ideas of how to spend
$4,000 than any cat could
ever have. A sample letter
from a woman in Russia was
quoted by The Star thusly:
Dear Blackie: I read that you
have the disposition Of fab
ulous wealth. which, in my
opinion. you neither will nor
can make use of in your life.
Now, since we have barely suf-
f1cient of the necessities of life
to struggle along with. appeal
to your noble cat mind whether
you might not be willing to
help us out with a sum Of
money. ! hope to hear from
you soon in the Northern Lith-
uanian Times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10
Tragedy

There was tragedy In Rhode
Islands Block Island Sound so
years ago when the steamer
Larchmont was sunk in COLI
sion with the schooner Harry
Knowlton. The vessels crashed
the night Of February IL. 1907,
but 1t was three days before
the toll could be determined
with any certainty. The Star
on February IA of that year
reported the number Of known
dead stood at 1888. perhaps
even more. but that only SO
had so far been identified.
There we're around 200 persons
aboard. 1t was q severe winter
throughout the country and
most of the victims died from
exposure in the sounds ice
caked waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-10

umpires came up with some
new shenanigans. In the World
Series Of 1906. between the
White Sox and Cubs, Umpire
Silk" OLoughlin decided to
give his vocal cords a holiday
and started signaling strikes
with an upward thrust Of the
right fist. This, The Star
pointed out, had certain adj
vantages over the beloved or
m UNI bled "S-t-r-i-k-e" or
"b-a-a-l-l." which sometimes
left bleacherites in doubt and
had them turning to neighbors
asking "Whaddesay?" But not
all of the baritones in blue were
in favor Of the change. Umpire
Hank O'Day, for instance,
howled loud enough at the
prospect of becoming a human
windmill" to cause American
League President Ban johnson
to weigh the matter and sug-
gest that maybe the new
tangled electric scoreboard"
might be a better solution.