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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Its Purpose Is Limited

The House, In approving the ma
tional stadium bill, wisely cleared up all
confusion as to the purpose of the meas
ure. In agreeing on compromise legiS-
lation, members of the House stressed
that this is only preliminary step to
possible later legislation authorizing the
project. The act just signed by The
President does no more than open the
way for a study of economic and en-
cheering aspects Of the present plan,
with view to determining Its feasibility
The Harris bill introduced in the last
session ran into dif1culties when a n
nancial expert expressed doubt that a
stadium OF the size contemplated 100000
Seats)l and in I location indicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Behind the Charm

Judging from reports out OF Peiping,
some Of the Al young Americans now
visiting Red China apparently have been
enchanted by Premier Chou En-lai. He
has an undeniably engaging personality,
and he has turned it on them with full
force, joking with them, giving them his
autograph, posing Smilingly with them
Tor informal snapshots, and in general
displaying boundleSS amount Of charm
and good humor to show them that he
is anything but an ogre, despite what
Mr.. Dulles may say.
From the standpoint of propaganda,
all this probably has amounted to a tri-
umph OF sorts for Mr.. Chou, at least
in terms Of temporarily captivating his
wide-eyed visitors. But we suspect that
these youthful Americans, with few II
any exceptions, will not be permanently
entranced. Despite the highly dubious
wisdom Of their decision to defy the
State Departments ban on travel to
Communist China, they are reasonably
intelligent, have had considerable edu-
cation, know how to read the newspa-
pers, and presumably are sufficiently
acquainted with recent history to be
aware Of certain dark facts that they
must surely remember as they head for
home and are no longer exposed to the
studied glamor of Mr.. Chou's presence.
The FIRST Of these facts, of course, is
that Mr.. Chou, although very expert at
playing the role Of good fellow on suit
able occasions, is the second most inn
portant member. ranking just below Mao
Tze-tung, OF Peiping'S ruthless Red die
tatorShip. The other facts are all re-
lated to that. They include the pitiless
repression Of the Chinese people, count
less numbers Of whom have been put to
death for failing to obey the cruel ukases
Of the Mao regime. They include, too,
that regimes criminal and atrocity-filled
warfare against the United Nations in
Korea, and such additional evils as sup
port OF the aggression In Indo- China.
constant conspiracy against free Asia as
a whole, and unrestrained use Of the big
lie in the vileSt kind of "hate-America"
and "hate-the-West" propaganda.
These are some of the things land
they constitute only part of Peiping's
black domestic and international record)
that Mr.. Chous American visitors can
hardly fail to recall, and null over, when
their exciting adventure in Red China
comes to an end. The Communist Pre-
mier may have struck them momentarily
as rather dashing and attractive fig-
ure, but when they think about him q
bit, they are likely to realize that he
represents, in spite Of his amiable guise,
a MISUNDERSTANDING regime with an
enormous amount Of guilt and blood on
its hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
President EisenhowI

President Eisenhower has taken the
expected course in vetoing the costly
postal and classified pay increases voted
by Congress in the closing days Of the
past session. In view of the reasons he
gave in his veto message, he probably
would have refused to sign the bills even
II postal rate raise had been granted.
But the inevitability of a presidential
veto became apparent when Congress,
or, more particularly, the Senate, failed
to Offset the salary legislation with
postal revenue measure aimed at the
mounting postal deficit. With this de-
felt averaging more than half billion
dollars year, it would have been UNI
thinkable to double that deficiency.
The President stressed the $3.50 mil
lion cost of the two bills in discussing
the infiationary aspects of the legisla-
ton and the serious impact on the
Governments economy. These were
broad objections that will appeal to
those who are concerned over the rising
cost of the Federal establishment and
the corollary effects on taxes, the ma
tional debt and private industry. There
were other objections which Mr.. EiSen-
hover properly pointed to, however.
Personnel officials of the Government
were concerned over the effect which
the bills would have had on pay sched-
uleS that already are out of balance.
For both the postal and the classified
bills would have granted increases in
an inequitable manner, thus adding to
the disparities already existing between
certain salaries.
The hope Of some pay legislation at
the next session was not entirely blasted
by Mr. Eisenhower, however. He has
ordered departmental authorities to
study the pay situation with a view to
recommending adjustments that may
be needed. So the prospect is for another
round of pay discussions and reports
next year. But Congress will be asking
for further trouble with pay legislation
If it continues to avoid coming to grips
with the grave problem of the postal
deficit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Dignity and Humility

Down in Little Rock, Governor
Faubus' one-man war against the Fed
eral courts goes on undated. In an ABC
televiSion program last night, this
strange man made clear his intention
to maintain his National Guard block
ade on Central High School indefinitely.
1t is the Federal Court, he said, which
must yield if the Guardsmen are to be
withdrawn.
1t is difficult to know precisely what
the Arkansas Governor really is trying
to accomplish. Having permitted in
tegration in three other Arkansas COM
munitieS, why does he block it in Little
Rock? He talks about threat to peace
and order, but he has offered nothing
tangible to support this and the evidence
is all to the contrary. Perhaps the
simple answer is that he does not know
how to extricate himself from an UNI
tenable situation of his own making.
In any event, we do not think the Fed
eral Court is going to back down. II
the Governor is determined to force a
court test of his powers he can do so.
But he will surely lose in the end.
AIIAc nOCA, HO"cNeI, Is DuC one
battle ground in the struggle for equality
of rights and treatment While fresh
GuardSmen were being moved into the
Arkansas Capital yesterday, q notably
different struggle was under way up at
Forest Hills, N Y. There, Negro girl,
Athea Gibson, was winning the women'S
tennis singles championship-the first
time in history for one of her race. She
won convincingly and she wore her hon.
ors gracefully. In her own words, she
will wear them with dignity and
humility"
There will be more setbacks in the
South. But in the end racial diScrimina-
ton surely will give way before examples
of the kind that Miss Gibson is setting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Modern Republicans

The modern Republicans
who seem so shocked over
the Wisconsin defeat have
evidently been riding on pink
clouds, seeing pink elephants.
through pink glasses.
And ! am afraid that Pres
ident Eisenhower will be
blamed for things for which
I don't feel that he is respon-
sible. First, the censure Of
Mccarthy. a grave mistake.
was engineered by Nixon.
The party platform. upon
which the President was
elected and which he has
tried honestly to follow, was
formulated in the conven-
ton, not by him. That the
security system was used, not
to eliminate Communists, but
Southern Democrats, Taft
and Mccarthy Republicans.
was most certainly not the
Presidents fault. That pa
tronAge was denied conserva-
tive Republicans was not his
fault. His voice is completely
ignored In these matters.
The real powf behind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Stokes Bored?

The Star is to be compli-
mented on its coverage OF
the Presidents dilemma over
the Little Rock incident.
Thomas l.. Stokes descrip-
ton Of the newspaper men
and women almost asleep"
at a White House press con-
ference was a sad commen-
tary on the type of jurnal-
ism that Graves an explosion
Of some kind from the PreSi-
dent. To Stokes anything
short Of an explosion. Is q
platitude.
The Star fulfills its jour-
nalistic responsibility by in
GLIDING the scholarly COM
ment OF David Lawrence as
clear indication that at least
some Of the 200 journalists
were awake.
II the reporters are really
as tired as Stokes describes
them, then at vital moments
the President should allow
all the Stokeses to slumber
while he talks over their
heads to the people on radio
or TV.
Edwin J. ri ath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
D., TuNAAS p HENRY
UNESCO Studies Uninhobited Areas

tive elements Of the soil to be
washed away.
Redeemer legends were
common among American
Indians.
Some undoubtedly were
aboriginal but others may
have been greatly influenced
by contacts with Europeans,
especially missionaries.
One Of the finest of these
legends, that of the "Ulikron"
Of the Valiente Indians Of
Panama, has just been pub
lished by the Smithsonian
Institutions Bureau of Amer
lean Ethnology. as it was
gathered by Rev. Ephriam S.
AlphonSe, a Methodist min
later with this tribe. Mr..
Alphonse has provided the
Smithsonian with a lexicon
and grammar cf he language
Of these peor'
The legend of Ulikron, as
gathered by the missionary:
The Ulikron (orphan Of
the Virgin Travelled from
the north, the far. far north.
the cold, cold north. He
talked to stout little men, to
tall red men, to men in hutS,
to men in tall houses made
of stone, to men who make
broad roads and wear fine
soft clothes and pearls and
silver and gold, to men who
look like the sun in their
dress and wisdom and might.
Men Stopped Warning
The Ulikron passed among
them long, long ago and told
the men to be good, to love
good, to do good. The Uli-
kron passed and talked. The
Ulikron was lovely. His eyes
were soft and seeing. His
eyes saw through men. Men
wept and stopped their wars.
They stopped their hate.
Their bows and arrows shot
deer but never man again.
And long they walked the
Ulikron way and talked to
him until one big chief began
to war and build big houses
of stone.
Yes. the Ulikron went down
to the end of the earth. He
went to the far south and
talked. He saw the land of
gold and the land of great
waters and great stone
houses of men who dressed
in gold and soft clothes and
built long roads-men Of
great wisdom born of the
stars.
The Ulikron pointed to the
stars. He talked of the Crab,
the Plough, the Great Bear.
He talked of the God above
those stars and he told men
to be good and he would
come again for all good men;
and men began to be good.
All Indians wait for Uli-
kron.
Quite possibly the Ulikron
story is a restatement of the
Christ story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09

modern Republicanism orig
mates in New York State and
is held by a man who wanted
to be President.
Mccarthy Supporter.
= $3.50
In an editorial, August 80,
The Star questions the logic
Of the statement by Senator
McCarthy's widow that the
voters of her State ARE I'M
alterably opposed to modern
Republicanism," and, after
some labored reasoning. con-
cludes that the Republican
debacle in Wisconsin was due
entirely to the fact that the
Old Guard Republicans SIM
ply sulked in their tents on
election day" Why did they
sulk and refuse to vote?
Obviously. for the same rea-
son that constrained thou
sands Of other Republicans,
young as well as old. to vote
for the Democratic candi-
date. They were completely
disillusioned by the hypocrisy
Of Mr.. Eisenhower and his
modern Republicanism. which
is nothing but a continuation
Of the socialistic. welfare
state policies Of the New Deal
and. as Fletcher Knebel
said, "They decided to give
the welfare state back to Its
original owners" It was Mr..
Eisenhower and his liberal
encourage who we're taught
the lesson and not the "Old
Guard" Mrs. McCarthy's
diagnosis was entirely accu-
rate.
Old ReactiOnary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09

Millions Of square miles OF
the earth's surface are in the
hot, wet, often densely for
ested tropics.
These offer almost as much
q problem as the vast Sa-
haras for human habitation
and man has not yet learned
to adjust himself. Some Of
the areas are almost unin-
habited. Others are the most
densely populated regions Of
the world. but with extremely
low standards Of living.
The areas have q good deal
in common. Temperatures
during the coolest months do
not fall below "a degrees
Fahrenheit and rainfall is at
least 27.5 inches annually.
Plans for extensive research
into the pressing problems Of
tropical living now are being
projected by the Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Or
ganization Of the United Ma
tons. These were formulated
at recent meetings at Handy.
the ancient capital Of Cey-
lon.
The significance of the
problems was emphasized
with these facts:
In IL million square miles
OF the tropical areas of the
Americas, Africa. Australia
and New Guinea the popula-
ton now is less than 10 per-
sons per square mile. In the
Ganges Valley. on the other
hand, it is about 1900 per
square mile, and in other
parts Of India and certain
districts in Java it ap-
proaches 1000 per square
mile.
Living Standards Low
In these densely populated
areas living standards are
distreSsfully low. Heavy rains
wash the humidity from the
soil. Because Of rapid BAG
terial decay. little humus is
formed and there is a high
prevalence Of bacterial and
insect-carried diseases.
A permanent advisory
committee on humid tropics
research has been formed
whose headquarters will Ibe
set up at the Institute for
Tropical Study and Research
at Abidjan on the ivory coast
Of French West Africa.
Nineteen recommendations
were laid before the Handy
meeting calling, among other
things, for classification Of
tropical soils. the role of or
ganic matter and nitrogen in
these soils, and establishment
Of fellowships for tropical re-
search. The Handy meeting
recognized rice culture as the
most important field Of trop-
ical agriculture because Of
the high food value Of the
crop and the fact that flooded
fields do not allow the nutri-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

1t is always fun to see the
sun come out. and this is one
Of the little pleasures Of our
complex life open to everyone
except those who concentrate
on important things, as they
call them.
But really. sir, there is
nothing more important than
sunshine. unless it is rain
in a dry season!
The wonderful thing about
sunshine is how it creeps into
a musty window and makes
1t all golden and light.
Girls on the beaches have a
great wisdom all their own,
when they manage to let
waves Of sunlight tan them
to q golden hue.
Children do the same thing
without thinking about it at
all, but 1t makes no differ
ence; the suns rays fall upon
the just and the unjust alike,
and make all pink and shiny.
- -
The sheen sunlight gives a
normal skin is one of its
greatest gifts.
Old soggy pale skin was
good enough for Elizabethan
days. when people were more
or less silly. anyway.
II you don't quite believe
this, think back on Charles
Dickens. the great novelist.
There was a man so ex-
uberant and fiamboyant that
he could never do but must
always overdo.
AS when, for. instance, he
named one of his characters.
a severe schoolmaSter, Nc
Chokemchild. Anyone else
would have thought he had
done well enough II he had
hit on plain McChokem, but
not Dickens.
He had to refine the lily
mot gid, as most people say,
but Shakespeare didn't.
The sunshine OF everyday
is good every place. not just
one place.
There is no spot which has
a real monopoly on it.
De MaupasSant, the French
short story writer and novel;
list. had to 60 to Africa every
year to make himself over,
but there was something the
matter with him. anyway.
Most people can stay at
home and do it just as we'll,
or better, for fresh air, sun
shine and rain-in normal
seasons--and exercise. occur
everywhere.
Food, too.
The need for food in a
happy life was admitted
many centuries ago. Galen
spoke Of 1t. and so did that
old father Of medicine whose
name we can never remem-
Der. and couldn't spell II
we did.
Food plays an important
part. sometimes too much Of
a role. and there's a fattyl
4 4 -
Templeton Jones was
seated in his favorite bus the
other sunny morning, when
the pretty fat woman pulled
herself UP the steps.
Actually, she was q very
pretty lady, but one rather
concealed behind masses OF
blubber.
Hitherto. she had sat own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Foubus Incident

The Faubus incident-a
vintage of the rebellion
is timely in a way for it will
help to crystalline the en-
lightened self-interest Of this
country in connection with
its full potential Of progress
and majesty.
Bigotry and arrogance
have never been accepted as
virtues by this country; but
only bigotry and arrogance
could cause a Governor Of a
Stakeholder the pretense Of
maintaining peace and order
to intervene, and without
scruple or squeamishness. on
the side of those who
threaten to defy and fiout the
law. Slippery or shifty logic
only could result in such a
self -destructive recalcitrance
which fails to perceive the
inevitable outcome and the
total cost Of a doomed fight
to win q continued civil war
of long standing and to bind
up its imagined or synthetic
wounds.
The time is near when the
South-nurtured by its en-
lightened. moderate leader
ship-will have to make a
major decision TO husband
its capacity to change and to
grow. Though Mr.. Eisen-
hower's lack Of enthusiasm
about meeting the defiance of
the extremists Of the South
has retarded the emerging.
young leaders with new ideas
and a scientific understand
ing Of the real problems Of
the sixties - who will not
tarry with yesterday - are
gradually emerging. Strong
and persistent guidance and
pressure by this leadership
will prevent extremists from
taking control and destroy
ing the true heritage Of a
progressive South. When
these leaders declare them
selves and effectively sup
port their cause they will
magnetic the true Southern
way Of life and draw to the
support Of this cause the
vast majority Of the domi-
nant group. Intelligent in
dividuals can linger with
outmoded custom and code
only so long as they do not
have to Justify their attitude
or put 1t to the test Of con-
sequences in. the light Of
sound analysis and evalua-
ton. Deflnitely--under such
circumstances-the construc-
tive forces Of this country
will assume the responsible
ity for cutting the ground
from under Americans who
for way too many years have
weakened and exhausted our
private conscience and public
integrity and morality by
denying the Negro. "the other
American" under a just God
and equal circumstances the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
Critical of Mcmillan

Representative Mcmillan
appears to have an overesti-
mated conception of his be-
neficence as chairman Of the
House District Committee.
His legislative energies have
consistently been directed
toward maintaining the Dis
trict a voteless center Of
attraction for congressional
constituents from all States.
This is a type of protection
which certainly does not
engender the appreciation
which Mr.. Mcmillan feels is
so conspicuously lacking on
the part of Washingtonians.
Further. his proposed re-
investigation Of District Gen.
eral Hospital and the local
Health Department is a glow
ing example of vacillation.
The Congressman is obvious
ly yielding to the pressure
exerted by a group Of vote
less constituents concerned
only with vindicating their
own maladministration. In
addition to impugning the
integrity Of his colleague. Mr..
Rabaut (who conducted a
thorough and objective IN
vestigation Of Health De-
partment activities). Mr..
Mcmillan seems acquisitive
Of accolades for his So
called protective legislative
efforts.
1t is apparent that i'm
provement at District Gen.
eral Hospital and in the
Health Department is taking
place because of such con-
gressional interest as evinced
by Mr.. Rabaut. augmented
by the sustained efforts Of
Commissioner Karrick. the
new Director Of Health and
the devoted medical staff at
District General Hospital.
Former Medical Officer,
District General Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09

beside Jones in the long
seat behind the driver.
This time. she gave him
a slight look of disapproval,
and went on to a regular seat,
where she wedged herself
down by an innocent stran-
ger. The latter looked Slight
ly alarmed. for a second.
then relapsed into the usual
stupor which overcomes most
bus riders.
Not T. Jones, of course.
This worthy never relaxes.
MY fat sweetheart" he
sighed. doesn't want to ride
with me this morning"
You nudged her the last
time. Temp" smiled a friend.
Not me-" snapped Jones.
Il never nudge ladies'"
He grinned, and continued:
Here I have lost 8 pounds
in 8 weeks. just to give her
more room. and now she
Spurns me-"
Templeton Jones reduc-
ing was carried on with the
aid Of faith, determination,
bathing and sunshine, all
important ingredients, with
a minimum amount of exer-
else and spleen.
A bit Of i'll temper, now
and then. is almost inevita-
BILE. but If the proteins are
kept high. and the temper
in hand. this phase shortly
disappears, and the reducer
is left handsome and sunny.
The next time Jones goes
on a diet. he says, he will
incorporate more exercise,
which. with him. means more
walking. Our ancient friend,
as some may suspect. never
played any games: he can
not hunt, fish. play football.
baseball or even dance, but
he can still walk. and this
is q fine thing, as long as
the air does not contain too
much "fallout," as long as
the rains are not too loaded
with chemicals. as long as
there is honest sunshine In
the land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

rights Of the full develop
ment Of his innate potential
Of citizenship. In the cur
rent march Of world affairs,
no longer can freedom and
majesty be undeserved or UNI
earned simply by the ardour
Of the system, the will to
convinced supremacy.
John p. MurchisOn.
y 4
An editorial in The Star
of September 5 stated Gov.
Faubus was being ridiculous
in his attitude to the stop
ping of indignation Of the
schools in Arkansas.
In my opinion the press Of
this city and the country is
being ridiculous. Why do
your paper and many others
refuse to face facts? Ameri-
cans do not want indignation.
In your opinion anyone who
opposes the mixing Of races
is a trouble maker. The
NAACP is the real trouble
maker. The majority Of Ne
groeS wish to live by them
selves peacefully and not be
forced into social surround
ings where they are not
wanted.
c. E. Duvall
\
Let's praise Americans. not
condemn them. Governor
Faubus is q real American,
not a petty politician.
Americans do not want in
tegration. No good Ameri-
can objects to the Negro hav-
ing an opportunity for an
education. but We do object
to integration Of races.
E~MA D~.l