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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Vote in British Guiana

Although they 90 not shake the
earth, the election results in British
Guiana are disturbing to the extent that
they show how semiliterate people, when
they are economically down at the heels,
are predisposed to throw their support
to an extremist whenever they are given
a chance to vote freely.
The extremist in this instance is
DR.. Cheddi Jagan. Together with his po-
litically active American-born wife (the
former Janet Rosenberg of Chicago),
this young and rather attractive East
Indian dentist has left little room for
doubt that he is Communist. At any
rate, although he has never either af-
flrmed or denied that he belongs to the
party, he has followed Moscow'S line In
markedly faithful manner. In fact,
back in 1858, after he had managed to
become Prime Minister, the British felt
impelled-with good reason-to throw
him out Of Office because of his apparent
effort to Sovietize the colony and make
1t the Kremlin'S first satellite in the
Western Hemisphere.
Yet, despite this, DR.. Jagan has
scored a solid victory in the Monday
vote. British Guiana, which is about
1000 square miles in area, has popu-
lation of bit less than 100000 and the
bulk of it's electorate is made up of East
Indians (48 per cent? and Negroes (42
per cent?. The overwhelming majority
of the latter cast their ballots against
him, but his own people (there is con-
siderable racial friction in the colony
gave him virtually unanimous support
enough to enable him and his Peoples
Progressive Party" to win nine of the
fourteen elective seats on the legislative
council.
AS result, DR.. Jagan is expected to
become Prime Minister again. Yet, be-
cause of constitutional restraints adopt
ed last year, London has the power-if
the power needs to be exercised-to veto
any move he may make to convert
British Guiana into Communist state.
True, mob sentiment, especially East
Indian sentiment, might favor such
Sovietization, particularly because the
country-whoSe chief resource is sugar,
followed by such other items as bauxite,
raw gold and rice-has offered a poor
living to its people. Fortunately, how
ever, Britons presumably still exercise
enough control over the situation to
prevent Red maneuvers that would make
matters worse than they already are.
In its broadest sense, all this affects
not merely London but also the United
States and our entire hemisphere sys-
tenn. For British Guiana, small and OBJ
scure though 1t may seem to be, is so
located in northern South America as
to endow it with special Importance in
relation to the Panama Canal and the
Caribbean defense area. Such a place
cannot be allowed to fall under Com
munist control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Police Inteqrotion

NAACP's E. B. Henderson,
in his letter Of August 8,
wants the Police Department
TO mix whites and Negroes in
patrol cars, foot patrols, ETC.,
citing the armed services as a
model in this respect. He for
gets that the services have
CONSUMPTION and no man
power problem, whereas the
Police Department must de-
pend upon career induce
ments and pride in service to
obtain sufficient, satisfactory
recruits to keep up an eff
cient police force.
Furthermore, the integra-
ton Of small units In the
services was an act of politi-
cal expediency. never recon-
mended by prominent and
experienced military COM
manders Of this or any other
country in the military his
tory Of the world. However,
they have wide discretionary
powers in the assignment Of
personnel OF both races, to
insure that the morale and
efficiency Of combat units
are not impaired.
These same powers must be
retained by the responsible
officers Of the Police Depart
ment II the city is TO have an
effective and protective po-
lice force.
g NJ VU..t......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Still Stacked Up

The latest congressional action on
the politics-ridden airport front leaves
the Washington airport problem still up
in the air and circling around with no
place to land-Stacked up, as the pilots
say. There has been some fancy and
fantastic Stalling on the airport issue
for some years, but nothing more frus-
trating than the baffling move just made
by the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee. The committee not only has rec
commended another study of airport sites
OF which there have been too many al
ready-but has proposed that it be made
by board created for an entirely differ
ent purpose.
Plainly stated, the committee found
the airport problem too hot, politically,
to handle. Aligned solidly against the
President and his aviation advisers, who
urged resumption of work at the Burke
(Virginia) site, we're legislators from
Virginia and Maryland. So the commit
tee killed the Burke appropriation and
suggested that the new Anyways Mod
ernization Board study, investigate and
GcCOulHucuu Sue, 6lGkleT eIlClTely new,
or the remodeling of a present airport
that is, in its opinion, suitable for a
modern airport adequate to serve the
needs Of Metropolitan Washington"
The trouble with this recommen-
dation is that the boards purpose, as
described by Edward P. Curtis, former
presidential air adviser and author of
the proposal, is not to encroach on func-
tons of the Civil AeronauticS Admins
tration, which has the duty of picking
an airport site here, but to develop and
consolidate" overall, nationwide sys-
TENS of air traffic control That is a
big job by itself. To saddle the board,
in addition, with Washington's contro-
versial airport site problem would be un-
fair-and highly irregular besides The
strategy of the opponents of an airport
at Burke is to study the matter to death.
1t Is regrettable that the Senate APP
preparations Committee, brushing aside
considerations of public safety, conven-
fence and necessity, has allowed itself
to become party to such risky strategy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

lot to make the dog UNDER
stand.
The main point is. of
course. not with the animal.
but with the human owner.
An owner has to want to
correct bad dog habits, him
self. He must desire a we'll
behaved dog, in the first
place. There are a number of
good dog behavior schools.
They call them dog behay-
Tor" schools, but actually they
are Just as much schools for
owners Of dogs.
1t is amazing, how MANY
really kindly people can let
a dog grow up to be anti
social. without giving the
matter a thought!
Yes, one is very busy. and
as long as the animal is fed
4
Well. there is a great deal
more to it than feeding. as
important as that is, and as
incorrectly and inadeouately
done as it too often is.
The good dog is the social
dog. in our crowded modern
communities. He not only
has to know his own world.
but also that of human be-
ings, a tall order if there ever
was one. The imaginative
human can easily enter two
worlds at once, it is done
every day, and by a strange
lot Of people. If you ask us.
There is no putting a label
on a human being because
ne happens to have dandrun
and a speech defect. He may
have the soul of an angel or
a devil and you had better
watch out If you don't know
the difference.
The poor dog, without BEN
efit Of alphabet, language or
books, is supposed to know
how to meet and react with
all sorts of other living
things, and to come of with
a perfect score, or else.
He needs our help, and we
are remiss If we fail him.
What do we have books for.
II not to learn? What do we
have pets for, If not as sub
stitute children? All little
things need our advice, If we
have any left over from our
selves and heaven help us all
II we don't.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Critic Answered

According to a recent
anonymous critic in your
paper, some statements made
in my recent letter about
Montgomery County's school
project about communism
were considered as inaccu-
rate and based on ignorance.
! refer to the letter cap
toned Workshop Defender"
bearing the signature Of "A
Reader" who says that my
views disclosing the pro-
Communist slant given to a
supposedly worthwhile anti
Communist teachers work.
shop were notable solely for
their inaccuracies" Then
this cloak-and-dagger chap
disputes the fact that DR..
Charles w. Lowry and for
mer Superintendent Norris
bowed out Of this school prof.
ect shortly after a certain
DR.. Osterwise and his asso-
ciate. Jacob Rabinovich. were
placed in charge. This critic
does admit, however. that the
only remaining influence bv
DR.. Lowry was in the form
Of a brief talk as guest
speaker at one of the work.
shops and that DR.. Norris
had stopped early in July
when he went to another
Job.
To avoid a possibly tedious
factual refutation Of other
n1isstatements by A Reader,
it may be Just as well merely
to say that he or she parrots
the Communist party line by
still trying to attack and slay
the already dead horses of
naziism and facism. Also,
this anonymous writer tries
to denounce and discredit
use Of the civic and patriotic
term "Americanism" by say
ing "Americanism might be
interpreted by some to indi-
cate a certain provincialism."
We can only wonder what
reaction that statement would
bring from the House Com
mittee on Un-American Ac-
tivities and several "Ameri-
canism" committees in such
organizations as the Ameri-
can Legion. the VFW. the
OAR. the SAR and others.
Most Of Montgomery County's
informed citizens are too ia
miliar with Communist at
tempts to discredit these
groups to miss the sinking
similarity Of slant by A
Reader.
Franklin +. Miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Reference to Color

You recently published a
letter signed "Disgruntled" in
which the writer criticized
the TV and radio networks
for censoring the folk songs
Of Stephen Foster because Of
the reference TO color. The
letter stated that II the net
works went TO that extent
they had Just as we'll censor
such songs as blue Tail Fly"
as sung by Burl Ives, because
the fiy's offspring might re-
sent this reference to color.
! suppose the networks
have a Just reason for CEN
soring the songs. II they do.
They do try, I am told, not TO
broadcast anything hat Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

MuSkie was chosen In 1884
and reelected in 1856. Mus
kie's reelection could be said
to be a forerunner of the
election of a Democratic Con-
gress-but certainly not a
preview Of the presidential
election, for Eisenhower. the
Republican, swamped Ste
venson, the Democrat.
G. o. p. Now Likes idea
In the past, agitation for
a change from its early gu
bernatorial and congressional
elections to the November
presidential election date has
come from Democrats. But
this year Republicans have
gone along with the idea.
They suggest that If the
Maine elections had taken
place in November last year
instead Of September. the
G. o. P. candidates might
have Jared better, since
Dwight d. Eisenhower was
heading the national ticket
and carried Maine by q big
vote. In September last year
the Dem ocrats reelected
Gov. Muskie, carried the
I'd congressional district,
taking it away from the Re-
publicans, and narrowly
missed electing a Democratic
candidate in the LIST district.
Representative Hale, Repub-
lican, was reelected in the
LIST district with a lead of only
20 votes-and his Democratic
opponent, Oliver, is even now
contesting the election. Pres
ident Eisenhower's drawing
ability, as head of the g. o. P.
ticket, might have made con-
siderable difference. Many
more Republicans might have
turned out to vote in the
congressional a Id guberna-
torial elections than those
who went to the polls in the
September election. That,
however. is anybody's guess.
Probably the Democrats be-
lieved they would have done
better in congressional and
gubernatorial contests when
President Franklin d. Roose-
welt was heading the party
ticket. -
Much may depend on how
the voters turn out on Sep
TENDER 9. and it is not quite
clear whether a small vote
will help or hinder a change
in the voting date. Another
proposition on the ballot is
a proposal to extend the term
OF Governor Of Maine from
the present two years to a
four-year term. This pro-
posal may help to get out the
vote. Many States have gone
to the four-year term for
Governor, believing 1t makes
for better government.
Maine has been a Republic
can stronghold for years, with
few exceptions. 1t did have
two Democratic United States
Senators IS or so years ago
Charles F. johnson and Oba-
diah Gardner - but neither
was reelected, and there has
been no Democratic Senator
since then. Perhaps Gov.
Muskie can put an end to the
drought. Maine elects a SEN
atOr next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

A few days ago President
Eisenhower was telling a
visitor that she probably had
seen more Of this city since
she had been here than he
had; that he had led a clois-
tered life since coming to the
White House and had not
seen much of the city.
May ! suggest that he take
a little time of from golf
and some other things and
get into one of those fine
limousines at his command
and. taking Mr.. Nixon and a
few other officials, drive
through the city to get a
look at 1t? I don't think he
has any idea what has taken
place in the last several years.
For instance, drive out to-
ward Congressional Gene
terry and see what happened
there.
Where there were nice little
homes and well-kept lawns
1t would be difficult now to
find a blade Of grass. Drive
through the Northeast sec
ton and there he will see
more Of the same. as well as
IN other parts. The whole
city in a few years at this
rate will be one vast slum.
When I came here So years
ago II was a nice place to
i've. 1t is true that the streets
are in better condition and
there have been nice build
ings erected. but we were not
AFRAID to go out for fear we
would be robbed or stabbed
or something else happen to
us. AS 1t is, one is not safe
at home with the doors
locked.
l suggest that the Presi-
dent make a study OF the
situation and draw his own
conclusion
1t is disgusting to hear all
the talk about the civil rights
bill. Have the people of
Washington no rights at all?
They are taxed to the limit
to support all the thousands
who have come here, filling
the city schools, and becom-
ing a burden on the people
OF Washington. It is time
for the taxpayers to put an
end to this situation which
has been forced upon us by
politicians who are thinking
only Of their own interest.
A Long Time Subscriber TO
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

offensive to any specific seq
ment Of our population.
The people whom the net
works wish not to offend by
the Stephen Foster songs do
not object to the reference to
color so much as they do to
the connotation applied to
the words by such persons as
those who would place human
beings of any color in the
same category as a bluetail
fly.
= There are magazines, such
as Ebony. Jet. Color. and Hue,
published by persons Of color.
There are singing groups who
call themselves the Ink Spots
and the Ravens whose rec
ords are heard on radio and
TV. So it is not reference to
color that is Objectionable. It
is rather who makes the ref
erence. the meaning behind
1t, and why it is made.
Anyone who does not see
the difference doesn't want
to.
na..AA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

That the effort has been sue
cessful is shown by the state
ment of our Joint Chiefs Of
Staff, to us and to Russia,
that we have that power.
Since a nation cannot be de-
stroyed twice. we need no
more bombs or more powerful
bombs to be as safe as we can
be.
Once official Washington
and the American people
realize that. they will take a
serious look at the great dip
lomatic advantages of a bomb
vacation, and we will step out
far ahead Of Russia as ex-
ponents of a safer world.
Zenas L. Potter,
Carmel-by- the-Sea, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Bombs and Security

The Nations influential
church groups continue to
pass resolutions and. circu-
late petitions favoring our
taking a vacation from bomb
making and testing. But
nothing happens. Why?
The reason is that official
Washington knows that as a
whole the American people
want security more than
they want disarmament and
peace. The critical oversight
Of the church groups is their
failure to point out that we
can take a vacation from
bomb making and testing,
and maintain full security,
too. For that is the case.
We have been making A.
bombs for IL years. H-bombS
for more than five, for the
sole purpose Of being able to
lay Russia in ruins II ever
she attacks US or our flies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

GPO and Borqoininq

In an article recently in
The Star, Quest for Free
dom" by Richard Fryklund,
which described production
problems in a factory in Com
munist-controlled Poland, a
Sub-item headed mo Union
Problem" strikes very close
to home in the Capital of
the United States.
The paragraph says Mr..
Purzycki manager of the
factory has no union PROB
lem. The men have a union,
but it is empowered only to
bargain once a year with
the Ministry of Heavy In
dustries for a new pay scale.
But If the union doesn't like
the pay offered by the state,
there Is no appeal"
How familiar this para
graph Is to the crafts in the
Government Printing ONCE
Of the United States!
During a period Of a year
from one conference" Gas it
Is called in the governing
Kiess Act) to the next con-
ference-a year following
the scale committee Of the
International Typographical
Union works to compile data
which logically should, at the
once-a-year conference with
the Public Printer. prove
that the printers are entitled
to money raises plus shorter
hours and other fringe ben
efits.
At the 2la-hour conference
with the printers scale COM
mittee held on July 8 the
Public Printer pleasantly
listened to all the points
brought forth by the COM
mittee and promised that he
would consider them and give
his decision the following
week. True to his word, he
bluntly notified the commit
tee the next week that the
printers would be allowed to
accept or reject an 8-cent-an-
hour raise in pay. Nothing
was said regarding the
shorter hours or longevity
points brought out at the
conference. The Joint Com
mittee on Printing, which is
supposed to be a source Of
appeal for the printers, has
never changed the Public
Printers offer. therefore that
offer is the final word.
Is the Government Print
ing once in the United States
or is 1t in Poland?
A u. s. Citizen In the GPO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
THE POLITICAL MILL
Maine to Decide on Election Shift
BY GOULD LINCOLN

Maine voters at last will
have a chance on September
8 to say whether they wish
to have their State get in line
with the Al others in their
elections Of Governors and
members Of Congress. Ever
since 1920, when Maine be-
came a State, these elections
have been held in September.
The argument was in the
early days that snow and ice
might keep the voters away
from the polls if the elections
were held in November.
Whether the weather In No
vember is any better in Maine
today is anybody's guess. But
the roads certainly are i'm
proved. The Maine voters
have had to go to the polls in
November anyway to vote for
President and Vice President.
They stuck. however. to their
early elections for State and
congressional office-perhaps
enamored Of the old slogan:
"As Maine goes. so goes the
Nation"
The general belief is that
Maine will decide to hold
these elections the first Tues
day after the first Monday in
November, as do the rest of
the States-the same day
presidential electors are cho-
sen every four years. A
Republican Legislature put
through a resolution calling
for the referendum. Demo-
cratic Gov. Muskie is sup
porting 1t. Senator Payne,
Republican, announced he
was in favor of the change
when the matter was before
the Legislature.
Some Like the Publicity
However. the voters them
selves will determine the
issue, and some of them
frankly get aroused over
the idea of holding their
State elections in November.
Why" they say. should we
change? What better ad-
vertisement could the State
have than these elections,
which focus the attention of
the whole country on the
State every two years? Maine
voters are not too lazy to go
to the polls in both Septem-
Der and November" How
deep this sentiment goes re-
mains to be seen. Many Of
the newspapers have taken
an editorial position in favor
of the change.
Names reputation as a
political barometer Gin its
early elections) took a ter
rible Jolt in the days of
Franklin D. Roosevelt, par
ticularly in 1886 when it
elected a Republican Cover
nor in September and turned
out to be the only State to
join with Vermont in giving
electoral votes to Alfred NJ.
Landon. the Republican can
didate for President, in No
vember. On the other hand,
Maine elected a Democratic
Governor, Louis ]. Brann, in
1882 and set the pace for q
Franklin D. Roosevelt victory
in that year. Brann was re-
elected in 1894. and that was
the last time a Democrat won
for Governor in Maine until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17
Hompered

The Supreme Court Of the
United States has crippled the
effectiveness Of congressional
investigations. BY one sweep
ing decision the court has
opened the way to crooks of
all kinds to refuse to answer
any questions which the wit
ness arbitrarily decides for
himself are not pertinent"
to a legislative purpose. It
killed any searching investi-
cation of racketeers or any
other kind of corruption.
Chairman of various House
investigating com mittees
might as well shut up shop.
Naturally Moscow should
be happy. The Daily Worker
has assumed all along that
the court would decide some
day, as it did. that a man can
betray this country and in
certain circumstances get
away with it.
/ am positive in stating
that all good Americans will
consider the resulting con-
dition to be absolutely abom-
Unable and to require imme-
date action by Congress to
get a law passed to prevent
extortionists, hoodlums.
rogues. liars. etc., from max
ing a mockery Of the hard
working Senate Rackets
Committee hearings. Wake
up. America! Telephone.
write. telegraph or person.
ally talk with your Congress-
man.
II Zeal I.h..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-17

NOW JLldC we are on the
subject Dog. let some good
advice 60 out to dog owners.
Never let your pooch chase
cars.
Do not let him zap at the
heels Of inoffensive people.
Do not let small children
maui him too much.
And for heavens sake, feed
him enough!
Some people have Just
moved away from our block
who thoughtlessly underfed
their dog.
He was a big one, and
needed at least 10 cups Of
kibbles a day. along with a
good feeding of raw beef
three or four times a week.
We don't know what he
got. but from the look Of his
ribs. not one-tenth what he
should have received.
4 =
Don't leave dogs in hot
cars.
See they have a clean, quiet
and cool place to sleep.
Don't let them bark at
night. If you can't keep them
from barking, put them in
the basement or garage. A
little more work for you, but
a good dog is worth it. and so
are the neighbors.
Dogs need a great deal Of
affection to bring out their
better qualities.
A dog left too much to him.
self soon develops a morosc
character scarcely in keeping
with civilization.
One hears every day of
strange canine actions, but
there are few dog psychol-
ogists, and fewer psychia-
trists.
The best we can do, in this
respect, is to treat them we'll
and expect to be treated the
same way in return.
II you. have no real affec-
ton for pets. why have them?
If its because the children
want them. then be sure the
kids treat them properly.
Even the best children will
at times hug and maui kit
tens to death, unless some
older person admonishes
them. now and then.
Today's children are basic
ally not any different than
children always were, and a
little proper reproof, now and
then. is good for what ails
them.
It is good for all OF us,
as far as that goes, though
nobody likes to be bawled out
after the age Of 10, shall
we say.
Dogs have a way Of leaping
up on people that the oldsters
do not like.
This bad habit can be
broken by speaking in the
reproving tone at the right
time.
II this fails, a slap with a
folded newspaper on the
shoulder or hip viii hep Q