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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
BuIqonin to Adenuuer

Soviet Premier Bulganin, in his latest
note to Chancellor Adenauer of West
Germany, has spoken enthusiastically in
favor of another round of negotiations,
either next month or early in May, to
promote friendly relations and mutually
profitable trade between Moscow and
Bonn. But he has made clear at the
same time that the Kremlin continues
to be as hostile as ever to the idea of
German reunification on the basis of
free elections.
Thus, although he has addressed
unusually f1attering and good-tempered
words to DR.. Adenauer Marshal Bulganin
has chung to the old Soviet position
that Bonn must first negotiate with the
puppet East German Communist regime
before any progress can be made toward
ending Germany's partition. And he has
indicated again, at least by implication,
that the free Germans, if they want
to see such progress must also with
draw from the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
In other words, the Kremlin does
not appear to have retreated in the
slightest from its demand that Bonn
accept terms calculated to make a re-
unified Germany acutely vulnerable to
an eventual Communist take-over that
would convert 1t into another Soviet
satellite. DR.. Adenauer has been quick
to emphasize his displeasure with this
aspect of the Bulganin note. He has done
so by repeating, in no uncertain terms,
his governments inSiStence upon genu-
lnely free, countrywide elections to de
eide the political and economic forms
OF the life of the German people"
and to insure that reunification will re-
suit in truly independent nation wholly
at liberty to determine for itself such
questions as whether or not it should
belong TO defensive alliances like NATO.
Despite this continuing wide diver
gence of views, however, Dr. Adenauer
has welcomed the affirmative Soviet re-
spouse to his recent suggestion that talks
be held in an effort to improve CONNER
cial, cultural scientific and other rela-
tons between Russia and West Germany.
Among other things, the Chancellor has
in mind an agreement that would bring
about the early repatriation of the thou
sands of Germans still held in the USSR
after having been transported there Just
before and Immediately after the Second
World War
To the extent that they may lead
to favorable action on matters of this
sort. the projected new talks can be
profitable. But the basic fact remains
that there will be no real trust or friend
ship between Russia and West Germany,
and no substantial advance toward a
decent European peace, unless or until
the Soviet position on reunification UNI
dergoes drastic change for the better.
Unhappily, judging from Premier Bull
ganin'S new note, such change is not
now in prospect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Welcome Assured

There is little doubt that visit to
the United States this year by Queen
Elizabeth would be highly popular and
of timely value in maintaining the his
torically close relationship between our
country and the British Commonwealth.
1t was more than five years ago that
Elizabeth, then Princess, came to this
country. Her freshness and charm and
the same qualities SO fully possessed by
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, prompted
warm welcome for the young couple.
Elizabeth has assembled a throne since
then and has Travelled widely. But the
homage paid to her as a Queen has not
exceeded that given to her freely as a
person.
II was $50 years ago this spring that
another party of visitors" from Britain
came to the New World to set up at
jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent
English settlement in what is now the
United States. The occasion is to be
celebrated this year at jamestown, in
ceremonies beginning April and extend
Ing over the next several months. There
have been unofficial reports that Eliza
beth and Philip would come for some
part OF this ceremony. President Essen
hover told news conference that such
possibility has not developed sufficiently
yet for him to make any announcement,
but there is little doubt that the matter
has been under discussion. The occasion
would be an appropriate one and the
welcome, if the visit came to pass, again
would be a warm one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Somerset Zoninu

The March 18 article by
Charles A. McAleer describ-
ing the Somerset Hecht zon-
ing controversy is an excellent
piece of writing.
However. he left a matter
hanging in the air when he
asked: will the attraction Of
greater tax revenue to the
county outweigh the citizen
complaints as far as the coun-
Gil is concerned?" He left it
at that.
But shouldn't we ask.
Greater tax revenue for
WHAT"
What are we going to spend
the money on? To make the
county a better place in which
to live? Couldn't that also
mean to keep our area resi-
dental. a belt Of grten next
to the honky-tonk city?
What do we gain if we let
Hecht and other businesses
deluge us (and in theory help
us with tax BURDEN, and
then have To move farther
out into the county to incur
new costs Of transportation,
building, and Improvements.
only to be faced again with
another host of merchants
wanting to take advantage of
our development? The cycle
will keep repeating; let's stop
IL now.
Frederick &. Dyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Plenty to Investigate

The Senate Internal Secu-
rity subcommittee inveStiga-
ton of the Canadian Ambas-
sador to Egypt is one of the
most amazing stories that has
appeared in years. That is
certainly going way out in left
field for something to investi-
gate.
If the Senators are running
out of Communist investigat-
ing material here in the United
States of America, there are
plenty of other investigation
potentials that can be brought
up.
l am happy that our own
subversive situation is so thor
oughly cleared up that we can
afford TO have our Senators
investigate Canadian Ambas-
sailors to Egypt. But isn't that
going a long way off to mind
somebody else's business? Es-
pecially when the Canadian
government has already inres-
tigated the gentleman thor
oughly and given him a clean
bill of health and another
major assignment since 1851.
At the risk of something or
other, l believe that the Cana
dian government has some
competent investigators of its
own. especially in communistic
affairs.
What needs a lot of airing
and investigating are the per-
sonal malpracticeS. chicanery,
and Parkinson's Law feather
bedding" among Government
bureaucrats, which. in addition
TO costing the United States
taxpayers badly needed mil
lions. is paralyzing Govern
ment operations and services.
1t is imperative that Con-
greSs open full-scale inves-
tigation of how far the Park
inson'S Law has become en-
trenched in at least the major
Government departments and
bureaus. and TO start passing
legislation to mOdernize and
streamline Government serv-
ices in line with. at least. the
basic laws. There are too many
me too, paper-pushing, pa
per-initialing. shadow boxing
layers of personnel in Govern
ment who Justify their exist
ence primarily by attending
staff conferences and nodding
their heads.
John ID. Michael.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Montgomery Budget
Tax Poor.

The letters from "Homeown-
ing Taxpayer" and Tax B.
Ware" relative TO the Mont
gomery County budget require
a few comments to keep
things in proper perspective.
Homecoming Taxpayer
complains that raised assess
mentS and increased rates raise
the tax bill a minimum of $50"
In the first place, there have
not been any raised assess
mentS in Montgomery County
IN a number of years. In the
second place. County Manager
Reese proposes An increase in
the tax rate of Is cents for
each hundred dollars of as
sessed valuation. If this adds
up to a $50 hike for Home
owning Taxpayer" it means
his house is assessed at $685.
900, and this. in turn. means
it is worth roughly S65.00O to
$4,000. If this makes him a
small-home owner. as he re-
peatedly says he is. he ought
to come see how some of the
rest of us live.
The 5 per cent tax on utility
bills that he also complains
about has been killed by the
County Council.
Tax B, Ware" says there
could be no objection 10 a
teacher salary raise if one
were ever proven necessary He
cites the alleged fact that most
teachers are married women
earning supplemental income.
and argues further that If the
tax rate were increased. Mont
gomery would lose residents.
To take the last point first,
this would certainly not be
bad thing: Montgomery S prin-
cipal problems stem from too
rapid growth.
The argument about married
women is wholly irrelevant. A
person should be paid accord
ing TO the value of the job he
does and not according to his
or her marital status or out
side income. TAX B. Wares"
argum in this respect
means. in effect. that married
women, and indirectly their
husbands. should subsidize the
rest of us in Montgomery
County And it totally over
looks the teachers who have
families of their own to sup
port
do not know what 1t would
take to prove to Tax B. Ware"
that teachers raise is neces-
sary. The pending budget pro-
poses to pay carpenters who
work for the Board of Educa-
ton $4,000 a year: it proposes
to pay teachers $4,000. l do not
in any way belittle the services
which carpenters perform. and
l would not have them paid
any less But ! would hope that
even TAX B. Ware" when nc
pondered this matter. would
put teaching higher in his
scale of social values than
carpentry,
Pat NJ. Holt.
Legislative Chairman. Mont
gomery County Council of
PTAS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Gurden Meditation

The ddfodilS hare much 10
Sdu,
TheU rise from mdrming sod
And IN a most delightful WdV
Assert the pOtDer OF God.
The tulips nod Their quick
assent.
JapOnicdS agree.
The garden sermons brioht
cTtcnt
Is WONDERFUL 10 sec.
It's fragrant mordS IN METAL
mold.
That seem 10 olddlu sing.
Are Gods unJdilino lore
rctOli
IN LANGUAGE knomn as
spring.
Florence Pedieo Jonsson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Now, there's a man easy to
draw. Look at all that hair !"
Cliff. of blessed memory TO
thousands of WashngtonianS,
considered his subject.
He would no more have
made a drawing of this man
without showing the magnif-
icent mop of hair than he
would have drawn a beauty
queen without her GROWING
glory.
The third distortion. how
ever. was the greatest of all.
Instead of catching the true
man and his spirit, the pho
tographer. concentrating on
something he called 'charac-
ter" achieved character, all
right. but the wrong character!
1t is a well-known fact.
among artists. including pho
tographers. that one inescap-
all" sees and brings out. either
in paint or other medium. the
rus ~ passion, as Pope put it.
Often this is a source Of
conflict between painter and
subject. especially the sitter
Indignantly denies that he
looks like that" as he says.
fatty He is hurt beyond
measure at what he thinks is
a deliberate attempt to pres
ent him badly.
Actually. the poor painter
has simply caught something
others do not see.
If he is a wise painter, he
bushes the matter up by a
touch here and there, burying
for once and all the face he
had conjured up out of the
misty past.
How was he to know, or the
subject, either. that somehow.
with the seeing eye, the artist
had pictured. not the man be-
fore him, but one of his an
cestors. probably from the days
of Elizabethan England?
Maybe it was that wight
who displeaSed the great queen
and had his hand cut oil Tor
his pains, after which he held
the stump aloft, and shouted;
God save the Queen" He
would.
Perhaps it was not he. but
that other character who
robbed the Treasury and was
hung on Tyburn hill.
Or it might have been that
miserable one. God save us all.
who killed little boys and sold
their flesh for veal.
That is the sort OF thing you
get, if you do not consider the
subject first. last and all the
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

the treasury. and finally got
himself overthrown.
The plain fact is that if the
existent contracts were termi-
mated the governments would
have to make them with some
other company, as Iran finally
Salvaged her resources by max
ing new contract with the
consortium.
But whom would they call
in? The Egyptians? Even Ga
NAL NaSser doesn't think his
junta could operate a great oil
business. The Russians? Then
they would sacrifice all nation
al sovereignty. And from whom
would they get better terms?
No oil company in the Mid
die East is a sovereign state
within the state where it OPP
crates. It must perform its
work under the laws of the
land. as, for instance, it's labor
laws. 1t exercises influence
but, it must always prove its
case as beneficial to the other
partner.
In general its influence is on
the side of progress. improve
ment of living standards, and
national development.
Iraq Develops
Iraq, for instance. is the most
rapidly developing Middle East
ern country. Almost all the oil
profits, which it shares $3.50
with the Iraq Petroleum Com
pany, are going not into the
ordinary budget but to build
roads, schools, hospitals, low
cost housing, and carry through
land development.
To a greater or lesser degree
this is true everywhere. jed
dab, in Saudi Arabia, through
which hundreds of thousands
of Moslem pilgrims pour an
nually en- route to Mecca. has
probably the finest quarantine
station and hospital for lntec-
tious diseases in the world
built by the Kings oil.
Jeddah. for the first time in
it's ancient history. has pure
water. pumped from distant
mountains by the national
revenue from oil.
The quarrels of the oil coun-
tries are not with the COM
panies-beyond those conflicts
that arise within all business
relationship with the policies
of some of their brother Arabs.
When Syria severed the lPC
pipeline and blew UP its
pumps, the IPC was no more
Infatuated than the Iraqi gov
eminent, whose interests, and
those of many perfectly in
nocent customers. and CT Syria
herself, we're gravely injured.
The oil-producing countries
are precisely the most pro-
Western ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

tax. gasoline tax. Maryland
State tax, dog tax, etc, are we
again TO be taxed for those
with no regard for our safety?
1t appears TO me that the
insurance companies are max
ing enough of suckers like us
TO enable them TO fight COM
pulsory insurance for the 200,
900 uninsured.
Tax Poor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Auto Insurance

AS a lifelong resident Of
Maryland, read with interest
your article March 8 about
our State LEGISLATURES action
Oh automobile insurance.
We. as a family of three.
now pay $3.50 per year in auto
insurance, not only for our
own protection, but for pro-
lection of others and our right
10 continue to drive a car
should We have or become in
volved in an accident. Part of
this exorbitant price is paid
because our son has the mis-
fortune TO be under IS years
OF age and a member of the
armed forces. This makes him
donbly undesirable.
Now. on top OF real estate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
A lesson in photography

A lesson in photography:
Consider the subject first.
last and all the time.
We saw some photographs
the other day of man noted
for his kindness and good
humor
The ardent artist who took
them with a very fine lensl
reversed the natural process.
He considered first and last
himself. his camera. what he
wanted to get and these only.
Evidently he had in mind
some work he had seen in his
youth and admired no end.
The result:
Distortion.
Now. distortion. in photog-
raphy doesn't Just mean get
ting the thing out of focus
There is mental distortion.
achieved by disregarding the
subject.
VI the man has a big nose
and you, as photographer,
know this. you should use your
knowledge by Incorporating 1t
in your taking.
The photograph in question
totally disregarded what the
subject wanted. in an attempt
to get what the photographer
wanted
Result. distortion.
=
The camera had been held
so close TO the face that II
made normally smooth and
clear skin all pitted, ridged
and marked.
If the features had been
obliterated. and just skin left.
any one looking at the thing
would have thought it a pic
ture of a piece Of elephant
hide.
1t was. really, really, much
more than a question of per-
sonal pride.
II was.
Distortion.
Another distortion. in too
great an effort to achieve a
Stieglit2 effect. was to take
the picture so close that all
the subjects hair was cut of
Now. this man had a fine
head of hair, as the old saying
had it. A regular shock. as an
other saying put it in the days
when the best photographs of
human beings ever taken were
made. by Brady. in the Civil
War
To take a photo of him with
out his hair was to miss his
character.
The late Cliff Bergman.
when he saw this fellow. said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Cyprus Issue

DimitrioS KOuSoulaS' views
are biased when he states:
AS a former member of the
Greek resistance who fought
side by side with the British
against the Nazis. l find it
very hard to recognize the
gallant British l once knew in
the Gestapolike behavior of
today's British in Cyprus. Be-
lieve me, it is sad to see
friend fall so low in the stair
case of evil >"
Anyone who questions the
integrity and lawfulneSs of
Great Britain reflects his ig-
norauce and disrespect of in
ternational law. The recent
independence of Ghana bears
witness to the good and hon
orable intentions of the Brit
lsh and, as Vice President
Nixon recently stated: The
only colonialism the world
needs to fear is Communist
colonialism." 1t is the Greeks
who have turned murderers
of British subjects in Cyprus.
They have. without warning.
bombed and machine-gunned
British pedestrians and mo-
florists.
In September. 1855. the
steering committee of the
General Assembly voted down
a proposal by Greece to dis
cuss self-determination for
Cyprus. Russia, Poland, Egypt
and Mexico were the countries
who voted for self determine
ton for Cyprus. The Commu-
nistS are working their plan
methodically throughout the
world. stirring up strife. turn
ing friends against friends.
countries against countries.
races against races. and reli-
gious people against religion.
The new constitution pro-
posed by the British Foreign
Minister, Harold Macmillan
called for an assembly. with
a quota of seats for the Turk
iSh minority in Cyprus. de-
partmentS in the hand Of
CypriotS except for ministry
of foreign affairs. defense and
public security. which would
be controlled by the governor,
with several portfolios reserved
for the Turkish Cypriots. a
chief minister chosen by the
assembly. with approval of the
governor. A tripartite confer
ence was TO examine British
proposals for the constitution.
including guarantees for the
Turkish population and closer
links between Cyprus and
Greece, Turkey and Britain.
Whereas the Greek Cypriots
in London refused to discuss
self -government without flu
ture self determination. the
Turkish minister refused to
discuss self-government unless
the demand for self -determi-
nation were withdrawn.
In the many instances
where efforts have been made
to castigate Great Britain, a
careful study of all the facts
will show that the British have
abided by recognized treaties
under international law. No,
it is the Greeks who inSti-
gated this lawleSSneSs with
their Gcstapolike behavior.
and who have fallen so low
III the staircase of evil"
Anglo American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
ON THE RECORD
By DOROTHY THOMPSON
Oil Is Recurrent Bogey in Mideost

In the still unsettled Middle
Eastern crisis. a DOGGY keeps
cropping up in the press-the
threat that the oil resources in
the Arab world may be nation
allied, to the disaster of the
industrialized Western coun-
tries dependent upon it.
Having just returned from
a visit to some 20 Middle East
ern countries, including the
chief oil-producing ones. I find
the apprehension very much of
a bogeyman and the parallel
with the naturalization of the
Suez Canal extremely far
fetched.
Matchmaking a waterway is
one matter. Matchmaking oil
fields and oil production and
distribution is another.
To maintain and improve
the canal. safely pass ships
through it, and collect tolls for
the right of passage, is pre-
sumably within the technical
capacities of the Egyptian
government. But the financ-
ing, drilling. conservation. re-
filming, transporting and mar
keting of oil is an entirely
different proposition. 1t in
wolves scientific geological
engineering. labor training.
financial and commercial ca
pacities, and, above all, expert
ence that no Middle Eastern
government commands or will
for a long time to come,
despite the fact that nationals
of the oil-producing countries
are being trained for high
technical and even managerial
positions all the time.
fleluS hTent 'OWncu
In one sense Middle Eastern
oil fields are already nation
allied" They aren't owned"
by the companies that operate
them. They are leased, under
terms negotiated between the
government in actual pos
session of the resources and
the company that produces
and markets the oil
These terms are continually
subject to accounting and in
depreciation in which there is
often tough bargaining. But
the relationship is a partner
ship based on mutual and
equal benefit.
No government in power in
any oil-producing country
today wants to terminate this
partnership All of them are
far more intelligent regard
ing what would follow than
are their rabble-r ousin G
critics.
They know what happened
to Iran when Mossadegh ma
tionalized" Iranian oil. and
thereby shut down Trans most
lucrative business, bankrupted
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quered all, giving us story with happy
ending. It is the kind of story that will
warm every romantic heart in every part
of the globe on both sides of the insult
ferably heartless Iron Curtain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26
Bringing Home the Bueon-2oth Century Style
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Writers' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
S0tton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

q. How many professionally
trained veterinarians are now
praCticing?--O A.
A. There are now over 10000
veterinarians in the United
States, about half of whom are
engaged in general practice.
All but a very few of these hold
the degree. of OWN. doctor
Of Veterinary Medicinel from
one of the countrys II vet
Urinary schools, and have thus
had six years of study and
professional training.
@. What is the largest ma
tional park in Japan?-W c
A. DaisetSuzan. on the north
ern island of Hokkaido. is the
largest Of Japan's 10 officially
designated national parks. II
consists OF three volcanic
ranges. covering more than n
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@. How are ideal body
weights arrived at or calcu-
lated?--C. K.
A. II is generally assumed
that a person Of average build
and 5 feet in height should
weigh ITO pounds To this
ideal" weight is added S
pounds for each additional
inch in height. Most tables
allow a variation OF 10 per
cent above or below the ideal
poundage for people Of heavy
build. and OF especially slcn-
der build.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-26

half-million acres which are
as yet only partly known TO
travellers. The parks attrac-
tions include pine forests,
fields of alpine flowers. hot
springs and waterfalls.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE


Tho Evening 3
D plrn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-13

independent nature viii never
produce tie temperament re-
quired Of the Queen OF Eng
land even II the gold fish
bowl promises Prince Philip.
I like to think Of my Prince
Consort as a brunette and /
much prefer campaigning.
Oklahoma style. in the more
relaxed Western fashion"