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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Jury Trial Gain

BY 7-to-3 vote, the Senate Judi
ciary Committee has approved jury
trial amendment to the pending civil
rights bill This is an important gain
for what we believe to be desirable safe
guard against arbitrary exercise of Judi
cial power
OF course, the full committee could
overturn this preliminary decision in IA
vor Of the jury trial requirement. Sena-
tors HenningS, Nicely, Jenner, LANCER and
HruSka were absent when the vote was
taken, and If all of them were to vote with
the minority the amendment would be
knocked out. It is worth noting, how
ever, that Senators OMahoney and Ke-
fauver were among the seven who voted
for the amendment. In view of their
record on civil rights, they would hardly
be supporting the. jury trial proposal If
they believed it to be an Ubiquitous or
destructive thing.
In general, jurieS do not try alleged
violations Of injunctions. They are tried
before judge. The notable exception Is
in the case Of labor injunctions, where
Congress expressly provided for Jury trials
to protect labor against arbitrary exer-
else of judicial power. The civil rights
people are opposed to any such protec-
ton in the South. They say That south
ern juries will not convict those who vio-
late civil rights injunctions, and this, Of
course, may be shown to be true. But we
do not believe that expediency, at this
stage Of the game, is sufflcient justinca-
ton for denying jury trials The time to
deny them will come when and II 1t has
been shown that the judicial process is
breaking down because southern juries,
without regard to the evidence, simply
refuse to convict offenders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Mr.. Weeks Hands 1t Back

Commerce Secretary Weeks, In his
fortnight answer to Representative Broy-
hills unfair and illogical attack on the
Civil Aeronautics Administration, has
handed the Washington airport problem
right back to Congress-where it now
belongs. If, as the Virginia Congressman
charged in his letter to Mr. Weeks, the
CAA is riding a dead horse" in favoring
Burke as site for an auxiliary air termi-
nal, the killing Of the project by Mr.. Broy-
hill and his colleagues is risky political
venture, the possible consequences Of
which could be tragic. Alive or dead, the
Burke site is the only one In the whole
area which an overwhelming majority Of
aviation experts have picked as the best
available to relieve the growing threat Of
a major air disaster here.
Secretary Weeks letter to Mr. Broy-
hill ought to squelch the Virginians lat
est stalling tactic, involving an absurd
proposal that the Federal Government
finance So million test at Boiling Field
of huge wind screens designed to protect
a single runway from cross winds. The
Commerce Secretary pointed out that the
CAA has studied the inventors plans for
this device and "has failed to become
convinced that this particular approach
offers sufficient merit to warrant a full
scale study" Besides, as Mr.. Weeks has
informed the Representative. single
runway at Boiling, even II 1t could be used
under all wind conditions, could never at
tain the plane handling capacity Of such
a multi runway pattern as that at Ma
tional Airport or that planned for Burke.
In short, Boiling is no more suitable
alternative to Burke than is Baltimore's
Friendship Airport or the twice-rejected
Belmont Bay site.
i The fact is plain thaat the dangerous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

There is one predlcCaDle
thing about unpredictable
people
You know they will never do
what they say they will. never
be where they say they will at
the time they say they will be
there.
They do not exactly stand
you up. in the old phrase. be-
cause they don't mean a thing.
They are Just unreliable.
The unreliable man is the
unpredictable man. Of course;
he offers to do something for
you. and you know at the
very time that he doesn't
really mean a word Of 1t.
He is hi-tl record enthu-
siast. let us say.
He asks If you have some
body's record of something or
other.
You have not, you never
have. when anybody asks you.
Your record collection may I'LL
the room, but when somebody
asks if you have so and so,
you can only answer "No."
II have an extra copy" he
chortles. I'll bring it to you"
At the very moment the
words come out of his mouth.
you know he has no more idea
of bringing it to you than
jumping of the Washington
Monument.
Courtesy. however. over
comes you. Perhaps 1t is just
as we'll.
"Oh, thank you very much. !"
you say.
IN bring it down tomor-
row."
You know, from past expert
ence. that tomorrow never
comes. for him.
But you thank him again.
and somehow get the idea,
this time, that he means what
he says.
He never means what he
says.
That is where he is pre-
dictable.
Suppose he makes an ap-
pointment with you. to meet
you in the lobby Of a certain
hotel for lunch.
I'll meet you there" he
says. confidently.
This time. too. you believe
him again. and are again stood
up. as you deserve TO be.
You enter the lobby hope
fully. look around and see nc
friend.
There is a coming and going
and a hurrying and a scurry.
ing. as In any good hotel
That's what they are for
aren't they2
People come by, disappear
and come by again.
The fat man looking for tn,
slender girl, and the old lad!
looking for the old mau-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Censure Morse2

The late Senator Joseph
Mccarthy was censured by his
colleagues for a much less de-
gree of insults than that turn
coat Senator Morse directed
against President Eisenhower
when he. in effect. compared
the morals Of the President to
those Of Dave Beck.
What is wrong with our
brave Senators who were so
eager to condemn Senator Nc
Carthy2 Are they afraid Of
Senator Morse because he
bolted the Republican Party
and Joined up with the New
Deal, Fair Deal and or Social
istic. so called Democratic
Party? True that our laws adj
vocate free speech, but when
a Senator stoops to such per-
sonal animosity instead Of
constructive criticism 1t is time
he retired or be forced out Of
such high office. In my per-
sonal opinion. the United
States Senate and the country
as q whole would be much
better of with such Q. man
out Of once. NlSh Show ers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
THIS AND THAT
Bv CHARLES <. TRACEWELL

The confident, brisk fellow.
and the man with tagging
step
They all come to a center
in a hotel lobby.
You wait. with waning con-
fidence, and no friend appears.
You look at your watch
again and again, and try to
decide the great question Of
the moment, how long to wait?
How long to wait?
This is the question in many
human relationships. but 1t
comes to a focus In a hotel
lobby.
You wait 5 minutes, 10 min
utes, Is minutes
Half an hour is the ordinary
time to get disguised, except
when waiting for a lady love,
and then it is an hour. we
believe.
Some might say the unpre-
dictable woman is more impor-
tant in the scheme Of things
than the unpredictable man.
Perhaps there is not much
difference. since it is the state
of mind which is at stake. and
states Of mind have no sex.
One can feel sure Of this, de-
spite the efforts Of certain
people and certain women's
magazines to the contrary.
The unpredictable person is
Just a human being who hap
pens to be much more inter-
ested in himself than in any,
body else. Therefore. and 1t is
a big therefore" what other
people want and expect do not
count much with him, he is too
busy thinking about what he
wants and what he expects.
how much. when and where.
The fortunate fact is that
we soon get onto this charac-
ter, for such he is. and learn
how to handle him. In our
turn. we do not expect too
much from him, and when he
says he will be someplace at a
certain time we may be quite
sure that he will be somewhere.
all right. but not where he
says. certainly. and above all
he will not be there when he
says he will be. That, at least.
is as sure as the laws Of the
Modes and Persians we're sup
posed to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Minus Quantities

The dnticlaSSiciSt elideS
The ultima OF Thucydides.
He crdsslv underestimate
The sylldbies OF Theocrdtes
And piDeS the philhellenic
pains
Bv mentioning AriStophdnes
And bdrbdrtstno Demos
themes
But Justice turks behind the
scenes.
As ages pass and time Is
feetinO.
The Greeks Dho take this
verbal beating
Are doubtless Dditiro IN the
shades
To oiue the verbal pdnddl
Hddesl
Harold willard Gleason
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

cratic-controlled House APP
preparations Committee, is in
dicative. Obviously, when the
Republicans go into the cam
paign for congressional cleo
tions next year they will
have to stand on the
record not only Of the
Eisenhower administration, but
also on the record they them
selves have made in support of
or opposition to the Presidents
program. While many of the
congressional races will be
fought out, as usual, on local
issues and personalities. over
all victory will depend upon
Republican unity.
Republican Must Decide
The President is not over
looking the need of convincing
Republicans outside of Con-
gress of the Importance of his
program. his policies. and Of
a united party. During his
more than four years in the
White House he has been fair
toward business and toward
labor. In the last few months,
most of the criticism of the
President, his budget and his
program from Republican
sources has come from bust
nessmen. He is continuing his
informal meetings with Re-
publican businessmen, espe.
cially with his occasional din
ner parties at the White
House.
All indications are that the
President retains a great fol-
lowing among the American
people. The Republicans must
decide definitely whether to go
along with a Chief Executive
of their own party, who adj
mittedly is greatly popular. or
to ditch him. The last great
row in the Republican Party,
which insured the election of a
Democratic President and a
Democratic Congress. was in
1912. At that time, former
President Theodore Roosevelt
sought the G. o., P. presiden-
tial nomination but was turned
down by the Republican Ma
tional Convention, controlled
by the supporters Of President
William Howard Taft. The
upshot was Roosevelt's can
didacy as the leader Of the
Bull Moose Party, splitting the
G. o. P. from stem to stern. It
brought about the election Of
Woodrow Wilson = who re-
ceived a plurality Of the presi-
Dental popular vote.
Theodore Roosevelt with his
Square Deal" was the only
Republican President since the
days of Abraham Lincoln to
seek to modernize the Repub-
lican Party-up to the time Of
Dwight D. Eisenhower. He
cceede in considerable
measure and would have
changed the history Of the
Republican Party materially II
. he had been nominated and
elected President in 1912.
Roosevelt had his troubles.
too, with the Republicans in
Congress, but he got what he
wanted in many instances, and
unlike President Eisenhower
he did not have to face a DEM
ocratic controlled Congress
during his more than seven
years in the White House.
1t seems incredible that the
Republicans in Congress will
block the leadership Of a great
leader chosen unanimously by
their party's representatives in
national convention less than
a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
THE POLITICAL MILL
President Works for Party Unity
By GOULD LINCOLN

President Eisenhower is
working for a united party as
well as for modernized one.
He is fully aware that nothing
could please or aid the Demo-
Gratis more in the elections
coming up in both 1858 and
1860 than a bad row in the
Republican Party. For that
reason he is not kicking any
Republicans downstairs. AS a
matter Of fact he is accus-
toned to dealing with people
reasoning with them and
getting things accomplished.
His experience has been wide,
both as Supreme Commander
of the Allied Forces during
World War II and as COM
mander of NATO.
This does not mean at all
that the President is weaken
ing either on his programs or
in his desire to see the Repub-
lican Party "modernized." His
effort is to win over Republic
can members of Congress who
have strayed from the fold and
so bring about a more united
G. o. P. front when important
items of his program are be-
fore the House and Senate for
consideration and action. He
is going about this task more
and more actively. He met
with the House Republicans at
an informal luncheon in the
caucus room of the House Of
flee Building yesterday. The
party was given by Represent
alive Joe" Martin of Massa-
chusetts, Republican leader of
the House, and the President
had an opportunity to mingle
with both conservative and
liberal members and to i'm
press upon them the impor-
lance of measures he has rec
commended.
President Not Discouraged
He is holding also a series
of after work" meetings with
Republican members of the
House and Senate at the
White House. In these smaller
gatherings, held perhaps twice
a week, Republican members
Of one house or the other are
called and invited to come to
the White House to meet with
President Eisenhower for in
formal conferences after they
have completed their work at
the Capitol. In every instance
both modern" Republicans
and the conservatives are in
vited. The groups are usually
confined to ten or twelve
members. In such small gath
erings Mr.. Eisenhower really
has an opportunity to give
his own views and to receive
those Of the Congressman.
How well the Presidents eff
forts to unite the party will
pay off remains to be seen. He
is described as being by nc
means discouraged. Admit
tedly. he has been disappointed
by the attitude of some of the
Republicans in Congress a:
well as some of those on the
outside. But he is decidedly
not on the run. On the con-
trary 1t is said he appears con-
fident of making Roadway to.
ward support for his program
and for a united party.
The Democrats have pretty
well shown they are not to bt
relied upon to support the
President. The demonstration
they gave in the House vote
turning down even the moder.
ate increases proposed in thu
armed forces appropriation:
bill. as reported by the Demo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
'Jokers' and VondoIs

The Star published a news
item stating that lockers" had
placed a historic stage coach
on top a school building. TAX
ing public or private property
is stealing, II kept, and van
dalism or a crime If treated as
was this stage coach.
Other similar news items
have carried the word prank
sters" In the title. when they
were, or were close to being,
vandals or criminals.
I have written to The Star
before protesting the use OF
the word bandit" for those
who clearly are robber OF
thieves. The idea Of Q ndit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Questions and Answers
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. What is the full name Of
the Mexican actor, Cantinfias2
B. A.
A. Cantinfias is a name "in-
vented" by Mario Moreno for
stage use. The famous COM
edian was born in the slums Of
Mexico City. son Of q mail
carrier. Pedro Moreno. and his
wife. Soledad Reyes de Mo-
reno.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Bomb Tests IntoIerobIe

How many times has the end
Of the world been predicted,
yet never occurred! But rec
ent world sconditions are now
raising to feverish pitch the
bearish expectations Of the
psychologists. The world con-
ditions I refer to are those
caused by the nuclear fAll-outs
from experimental bomb ex-
plosions. Even If a third world
war does not emerge to con-
summate the destruction Of
humanity. the poisonous ex-
halations Of the nuclear mon
sters will suffice to accomplish
that dreaded event which for
centuries has lowered like a
baleful star above humanity.
The eschatologist, of course.
welcomes this contamination;
because when existing human
ity is destroyed. more right
eous and more God-conscious
race is expected to arise
Phoenix-like from the ashes Of
this holocaust.
But there are others who do
not look forward with rejoic-
ing to this world-end-men
and women. among them
world scientists. who are
deeply concerned over these
destructive atomic poteneies
let loose in the worlds atmos-
phere. Many minor nations
who have nothing to gain and
everything to lose by these ex-
perimental explosions are try
ing to arouse world opinion to
an extent sufficient to put an
end to nuclear tests. For
though wars are terrible in
their destructiveness. the slow
erosions Of nuclear poisons on
the body promise a lingering
and languishing destruction of
the human race which has
none Of the feverish excite
ment and romance of war to
sustain the spirit of man.
The discussions going on
before the Joint Congress
sional Atomic Energy Subcom-
mittee bring out differences Of
opinion as to the actual dan
gers resulting from these ex-
plosions. The fact is. the nu-
clear scientists themselves do
not know for certainty how
great and how widespread are
the results Of these radioactive
potencies But 1t is known for
a certainty that already the
radioactive poison has spread
throughout the whole worlds
atmosphere.
The most mooted question is
that OF human tolerance. The
Acc. cannot deny that hy-
drogen bombs are contaminat-
Ing the atmosphere of the
whole world. But the uuclear
scientists. 1t seems. do not vet
know how much of this con-
tamination a human being can
safely tolerate. This vitality i'm
portant fact remains as yet
improved
Is the Acc. prepared to
treat humanity as a sort Of
global guinea pig? BY the time
we know just how much stron-
tium 80 We can tolerate. we
may. as the Irishman said,
wake up and find ourselves
dead.
Admiral Strauss, chairman
Of the Acc. makes a worthy
suggestion that the world S
great historians. philosophers
and humanitarians hold a
world conference to determine
a plan for putting mans tech
biological advances to work for
his good rather than his de-
structior..
Another suggestion would
be TO hasten the creation OF
space-ships capable OF convey
ing groups Of scientists 70 the
nearer planets. They should
ascertain whether conditions
there are stable and felicltous
enough TO encourage space mi
grafton. If their reports were
favorable, a great many Of the
worlds present population
might be glad to take part
in such an exodus.
StanwOOd Cobb,
Director Chevy Chase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
Planned Porenthood

Probably many who voted at
the United Givers Fund Board
and Montgomery County Chest
and Council Board meetings
to deny membership to
Planned Parenthood did so
out Of a sincere conviction
that they were strengthening
the United Givers Fund drive
for community funds.
1t was the expedient thing
to do. but expediency has
never proved to be a substitute
for principle.
This letter is not written
on behalf Of Planned Parent
hood. but rather on behalf of
a principle we historically and
proudly associate with the
American way of life: Tole-
rance and respect are required
OF all religious and racial
groups to the end that no one
group will act to determine the
social welfare of the whole.
To many Of us morality of
principle equates with relig-
ious morality. Let it be noted
that the issue is not that the
Catholic Church indorse fam
lily planning, but rather that
the church tolerate" those
that do.
Is united giving" to be a
slogan or a reality?
Patricia Ogburn.
In the June Ladies' Home
Journal, I read that DR.. Cliff
ford R. Adams answered the
question. rs the average
pregnancy planned?" with "In
half the cases. yes; in the re-
mainder, no."
The board of trustees of the
Montgomery County Com
munity Chest and Council has
denied membership in the
Chest to the Planned Parent
hood League of Montgomery
County, thereby refusing it
financial support. This fol-
lows the same action taken by
the Washington group recently.
The UGF board is denying
funds to the Planned Parent
hood League of Montgomery
County on the grounds it
failed to meet the require
ment of general acceptability
in the community" My word,
how much "acceptability" do
they want? 1t seems to me that
the above stated 500 shows
extreme acceptability. How
many people solicited for dona-
tions actually have the real
interest in most of the services
the Chest supports that they
have in sensible family plan
ming? Any TV program would
give fortune to have a COM
parable Trendex rating.
This decision was decried by
Charles Horsky. Is he the only
sensible member of the board?
If the purpose of the Chest is
funds, If appears they are de-
feating their purpose by ex-
oluding Planned Parenthood,
an organization whose teach
ings are evidently well-thought
of, widespread, and practiced.
If the purpose of the Chest
is to help build and maintain
better communities through
intelligent planning of re-
sources, both material and
human. then they are again
defeating their purpose by not
getting at the source of many
sociological and economic pro-
blems. namely, families not
planned to take into account
their own physical and I'm
ancial limitations.
Come, come. members of the
board. stop being dogmatic
ostriches and start being real
istic human beings.
Dolores Allen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04

delaying action going on today over
second Washington airport is master
minded by Mr.. Broyhill, Senator Butler
and other die-hard opponents of the
Burke project. They seem to be confident
that Burke is dead horse" Perhaps
so. It would be tragic thing, however,
If it should be revived by an air catas-
trophe at congested Gravelly Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry tDrtterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden.
sdtiOn.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-05
Absurd, SenseIess, Etc.

Is the Montgomery County government going
to some day be swallowed up by some sort of
supra body that would run the entire Washington
Metropolitan Area? The Congress has now set
in motion $4,000 study which will probe this
very question So don't laugh. With them it'll
be serious matter. And if county residents real
lied how much pressure win be applied from GER
tain areas in the District to bring about such a
plan they too, would take it seriously
Actually, the political social and legal COM
plications in the path of such a proposal almost
stagger the Imagination And the possibility of
Maryland, or Virginia sufrendering their auton-
omy the areas adjoining Washington seems
as likely as the winning of pennant by the Wash
ington Senator's. But a special committee APP
pointed by Speaker Sam Rayburn in the dying
moments of Congress will undertake such
a study Rep. Dewitt S. Hyde and Sen ]. Glenn
Beall are two Of the six members. We hope they
watch out for the best interests of their constitu-
ents and do not listen too much to certain Wash
ington economic interests when their report is
drafted Even the idea of such proposal is
abhorrent!
metropolitan area type government, at first
blush, would seem to make sense. There would be
single city hall-one government instead of
maryland much existing duplication of govern
mental function would be eliminated. Such gov
ornamental authority has been adopted in Toronto
and modification of the plan has been adopted
in Miami.
But in Washington it doesn't make any sense
The idea behind the "metro" plan is to consolidate
many governments into one. But in the Washing
ton metropolitan area thereare only six, who could
be termed, major governments handling the major
functions of police schools, highways the courts,
health and welfare. Other cities that warm
ing up to the idea are encircled by multiplicity
of governments of them, particularly Bos-
ton, with each little governmental unit perform
ing the major functions of government.
And in Washington of course, there is appar-
emily the insuperabe barrier of the Federal status
of Washington You can't vote there 1t takes
act of Congress to perform some of the simplest
governmental functions. How Washington ID. c.,
of all the cities in the country could fit into
metro" government completely escapes us. At
first we were upset about the whole thing, but
now the whole idea seems so absurd senseless,
and utterly foolish that we're not going to LET it
worry