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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

the Legislative Council in the
first election in which Kenya
Africans have been allowed to
vote.
Tribalism. union organiza-
ton. anticolonialism. and the
Mau Mau instruction COM
bined to give Mboya victory
over European-baiting fellow
tribesman Clement Argwings-
Kodhek for the Legislative
Council seat from Nairobi.
The Kenya government, still
shaken by the bloody Mau
Mau rebellion, set voting quail
ifications which excluded most
Kikuyu. the tribe most serious
~ involved in Mau Mau and
the largest in Kenya.
Had Two Advantages
The next most advanced
tribe in the colony, the Luo,
thus earned the lions share of
the 10000 Africans eligible to
vote out of Kenya's 6 million
blacks. So a Luo was bound to
win the Nairobi election.
{ Mboya had two advantages
over Argwings-Kodhek: Labor
Organizer Mboya had the back
ing of the $4,000 members Of
'Kenya's nine unions and Arg
wings-Kodhek, Kenya's only
practicing African lawyer, had
a white wife.
Bachelor Mboya drove to VIC
tory with the ease with which
he pilots his Volkswagen over
Kenya's countryside in search
of support for future elections.
Argwings-Kodhek lost more
than the election: Several
weeks later he was debarred for
malpractice.
At the opening session Of
the legislative council, Mboya
forged the eight African elected
members into a solid bloc
firmly and unequivocally" OPP
posed to the constitution which
had permitted their election,
demanded is additional seats
for African representatives. and
refused to accept the two min
isterial portfolios which had
been reserved for them.
Concessions Opposed
In positions ranging from
outright opposition to tacit APP
proval stood IA white members
representing the colony's $4,000
settlers, 6 representing its $780,
900 Indians. and one represent
ing its 81, 1000 Arabs.
The governments answer to
the African demand for in
creased representation: no con-
cessions without agreement of
all parties concerned.
The governments actions
touched of a chain of dis
turbances at African political
meetings which has recently
resulted in a government
breakdown on such meetings,
including the tape recording of
speeches Of African politicians
by secret police.
The unrest spread far be-
yond the confines of Nairobi's
crime-and-disease ridden. polit-
ically conscious African slums:
African farmers boycotted farm
planning courses designed to
relieve Kenya's pressing land
shortage and 81 Mau Mau de-
tainees retracted confessions
Took Plea to London
Mboya countered by flying
10 London to present his case
for Kenya's Africans to any
one sympathetic to our cause"
Mboyq STATED quit clearly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26
EzA7uas Rcz
Young Kenyo Leoder
Fights MuIti-Rocio|ism
BY SMITH HEAlPsTONE

NAIROBI, Kenya-A young who learned to write in
sand because he could afford neither paper may
be the Moses to lead Kenya Africans out Of the wilderness
colonialism to the milk and honey of shelf determination
His name is Tom Mboya. -~
Myboya 28 is the most electric political personality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

be brought up on goodies and
treats alone. she accuses me of
feeling hurt and jealous because
she can manage them better
than ] can.
Mrs. F. RI never realized
until'I came to live with Mar
garet what q hard time she has
with those four kids of hers.
She is nearly always yelling at
them or having a temper tan
trum over something one Of
them has done.
I realize I am not supposed
to interfere, but it is awful to
see children brought up in an
atmosphere Of anger. Margaret
knows that I never used to yell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-26

This is the second Of four articles BY
Mr.. Hempssone. who Is on leave
from the News Department Of The
Star. concerning the struggle Of
three races for control Of kenyo.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
'Bugging' the MBA

The disclosure that New York Tram
sit Authority police had plugged" the
meeting rooms of the Motormen's Be-
nevolent Association has unloosed a
veritable flood Of pent-up land we use
the term advisedly) indignation.
Mayor Wagner is mad as hell"
Governor Hartman says the planting
Of the microphones was utterly out
rageous" If done to spy on the union.
A lawyer for the union says the civil
rights of the motormen were violated
and that the whole business reminds
him of a police state.
Whether the bugging was justified is
q matter of opinion. But under New
York law 1t was legal If done "in the
investigation, detection or prosecution
Of crime" This question, we suppose,
Is also debatable, since the microphones
were planted months ago.
There is no denying the fact, how
ever, that 1t was the Motormens Be-
nevolent Association which recently
staged a subway strike in violation OF
State law and court order. We suppose
that the torrent of indignation which
the Mayor and the Governor have
turned loose on the Transit police must
have been stored up while they twiddled
their thumbs during the illegal strike.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Good Compromise

The chances for settlement Of the
long controversy over a site for the
Northern Virginia branch Of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia have improved greatly
as result Of the tentative agreement
between university officials and nearby
authorities The Board Of Control for
the branch, composed Of representatives
Of the several northern jurisdictions,
and the Board Of Visitors of the univer-
sity had been at odds over site for the
past two years. Meanwhile the branch
has been set up temporarily in an old
grade school near Baileys Crossroads.
The nub Of the dispute has been the
distance which the college should be
from the center Of population in nearby
Virginia. The Visitors group had favored
location near Herndon, but local offi-
cials said this was too far for students
living in Alexandria, Falls Church and
the thickly populated areas Of Arlington
and Fairfax Counties. The Board of Con-
troll finally suggested two sites in Fairfax
County, one on Arlington boulevard and
one on Lee highway. Both are relatively
convenient to the built-up sections Of
the two counties and the two cities. The
Board Of Visitors has agreed to accept
either site-the final choice to be made
by the Board Of Control.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Diagnosing the Disorders

Our British cousins have demon
strated on many occasions their clarity
OF thought on the gravest and most
complex of issues. And so 1t is that
we offer Endorsement to the courageous
opinion of an editorial colleague on the
London Evening Standard who opines
that "many Of the digestive disorders
which go with the season are really
attributable to the stress arising from
the selection and dispatch Of Christmas
cards"
1t is, OF course, a fine and wondrous
thing to receive these dozens, scores
and perhaps hundreds Of reminders
that we are not forgotten at this happy
time OF year. But II paraphrase is ac-
ceptable on this occasion 1t is indeed
more pleasant to receive than to select
and send. For only that small minor
tty who are traditioRally foresighted in
Evening star., 1957-12-24
FomiIior Dictum

In your editorial December
is. entitled THE House Of
Beck" you misquoted what
you referred to as "a familiar
dictum."
The correct quotation (from
the oxford Dictionary OF
Quotations> is: Power tends
to corrupt and absolute
power corrupts absolutely"
Lord Acton. l834-l902), and
not "All power corrupts, ETC."
G. Morgan.
Editors Note: The famil-
lar dictum varies. The OK
ford Dictionary Of Quotations
quotes from a letter written
by Lord Acton. Franklin
p. Adams Book Of Quo
tations uses the editorial
version. "All power corrupts,
and absolute power corrupts
absolutely" and cites the
source as Acton's History OF
Freedom.) a
Evening star., 1957-12-24

an their ways o. living made eheir So
iecticns weeks ago, prepared them q few
at time on leisure evenings from lists
complete with up-to-date addresses and
posted them in keeping with the Gov
ernment's appeal TO mail early" The
rest, alas and as usual, fought their
way to crowded counters. searched franz
tically through telephone books for
street names and numbers and forgot
too many who should have been re-
membered
It is in this atmosphere, too. that
we share with our editorial friend
across the seas feeling of mixed awe
and mild horror that one among us
(identified as our own Senator Kefau-
ver) has sent out 10000 greetings in
this year 1857. For ourselves, we stand
shoulder to shoulder with the Evening
Standards average man" who has to
be bullied into buying second Dozen"
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Protest

In one Of the many Christ
mas bags sent In by generous
citizens 10 the Central Union
Mission and Children's Emer-
gency Home for underprivi-
ledged children we found at
least one package labeled
Camel Smokes Bubble Gum
Cigarettes" made up to ap-
pear exactly like a package
OF cigarettes. Frankly, we
were amazed at this apparent
effort to exploit even our
boys and girls and to create
future customers for a busi-
ness interested only in prof
It's.
We have written both the
candy manufacturer and the
tobacco company, protesting
this unfair method OF ad-
vertising. which we believe
should be outlawed. Our boys
and girls all too soon will
become the victims OF en-
Shaving habits which will rob
them OF their health and
and their mony. Let's give
them q break and be fair
with them in their formative
years.
herbert Bberhardt,
SuDt.. CentnMl Onion Mission.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Open Minds

We have great deal Of respect for
DR.. Stanley Hornbeck, who at one time
was head Of the Far Eastern Division
OF the State Department, and we do
not mean to quibble with the arguments
set forth in his letter appearing else
where on this page. If we interpret the
letter correctly, however, 1t merely lends
support to the essential point Of the
editorial to which he takes exception.
DR.. Hornbeck says the men who now
govern Russia are determined to "con-
quer" all of mankind. And he asks by
what new thinking" our policy-makers
might escape from the mire of "old pol
icies" and "old patterns Of thought"
1t is regrettable that DR.. Hornbeck
did not spell out what he meant in using
the word "conqueror. 1t is used by many
people in this context in its military
sense, however, and 1t was to these
people that our plea for an open mind
was addressed.
II the men who govern Russia really
are determined to conquer mankind by
armed force then the future is hopeless.
War is inevitable, and 1t will be a war
va AhuNuoA we QO UOJ
believe that the Russians, assuming that
the United States will maintain effective
military power Of its own, have any such
intention. They can be expected to try
by other means to dominate the world.
But we do not think they are planning
TO invoke the catastrophe Of nuclear
war.
Our appeal is for an end to the
closed mind in this matter, for break
ing away from old patterns of thinking
which assume the inevitability OF armed
conflict. DR.. Hornbeck's letter, we think,
is reflection Of this pattern. And we
would ask him: Where will this kind Of
thinking lead us2 Will not war become
inevitable II enough of us assume that 1t
Is inevitable2 Is this the best that man
can hope for2 We think not. And
therefore we urge that overtureS from
the Russians, however suspect, be re-
ceived hopefully and explored carefully
und patiently n
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Report to the PEOPLE

The President and Mr.. Dulles did
tneir best, We thought, with the meager
grist which emerged from the NAFO
MIL. There was no note Of soaring op-
umism In their report to the Nation, nor
was Its tenor unduly pessimistic. In
fact, few things were said which struck
us as being rather on the hopeful side.
For example, Mr.. Eisenhower reiter-
ateo his willingness to make any con-
ceivaole effort which might "realisti-
cally" help to reduce world tensions.
And Mr.. Dulles, who has been accused
OF aoamant opposition to any conceS-
sions to the Russians, seemed OPEN
minded enough in his remarks. He
put emphasis, of course, on the over
riding need for Western unity and
strength, and he was quite right in doing
so. But he certainly did not bar any
doors to negotiation. Thus. he said that
we, meaning the NATO representatives,
accept the view that peace requires an
accommodation Of viewpoints and that
no nation or group Of nations, however
right they may feel they are, can expect
to have their way 100 per cent" He also
well as for unity and strength. These do
not sound like the words of man who
has set his face against any compromise.
Instead, they indicate, and we hope they
mean, that Mr.. Dulles realizes that con-
cessions will have to be made II there
Is to be any settlement, and that he,
within reason. is prepared to make them.
The next move is up to the Russians.
II they really want peaceful adjust
ment Of outstanding differences, the in
'vitation in this NATO report, while It
may be implicit. is unmistakably there.
Perhaps word should be said about
the human drama which the marvel of
televiSion brought into the homes Of
America last evening. There was Sec
retary Of State, SO years old, who little
more than year ago underwent an
extremely serious operation. Beside him
sat President, who is 81, and who bears
unmistakably the marks Of three major
illnesses in slightly more than two years.
Upon the shoulders Of these two
men. in very large degree, rests the hope
Of this world for peace and survival It
Is great responsibility and cruel bur-
den-more perhaps than any two men
should be asked to bear. This Christmas
season would be good time for all Of
us to resolve TO stop sniping at them,
and to lend them all the support and
encouragement that lies within our
power.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Small, but Welcome

II is interesting to note that our
Atomic Energy Commission has sent to
the Soviet Academy Of Sciences several
samples Of soil from the United States.
In return, the academy is expected to
send to the Acc several samples OF soil
from various parts of the USSR. The
exchange. as envisioned by both sides,
Is meant to promote cooperative
study designed to increase mans knowl-
edge Of the effects of radioactive fallout
caused by the testing of nuclear
weapons.
As for the testing itself, Of course.
there is no agreement Of any kind
between our country and Soviet Russia,
primarily because of the latter's refusal,
up to now, to agree to a ban that would
involve inspectional safeguards against
the hazards Of violations or evasions.
Even so, some encouragement can be
derived from the fact that the Kremlin
Is permitting It's scientists to work with
ours in a Joint study that can be of
considerable value to the world at large.
In that sense, one Of the promises i'm
plicit in the project is that it will add
to the general understanding OF radia-
tion at time when numerous nations,
wholly apart from their concern over
nuclear weapons, must give thought to
certain potential dangers inherent in
the ever-increasing uses Of atomic en-
ergy for benefcent nonmilitary pur-
poses.
Relatively speaking. this particular
example Of American Russian teamwork
is small thing. but 1t is good none
theless. At any rate. 1t adds up to some-
thing that ought to be welcomed on
both sides OF the Iron Curtain-a sort
Of hesitant short step toward that larger
form Of sincere, honest, genuine collabo-
ration that the world so sorely needs.
Evening star., 1957-12-24

"Just say I laughed" This
Is what James c. Hagerty has
so often told his fellow news
men when. in pursuit Of their
duties. he has been queried
on certain intimacies OF his
boss. This was the classic
rejoinder a reporter got when
he had the temerity to ask
II the President would, in
deed. accept a million dol
lars for all the gifts that
have been bestowed upon
him. Just say laughed, ("
he has replied to other quer-
les. And 1t is possible that
the picture the public gained
OF the Presidents news aide
was one Of unalloyed geni-
ality. Laughing Jim.
But not now that the
tables have been turned.
Can Mr.. Hagerty Take a
Spoof?" asks The Star. De-
cember l8, and then answers
with a negative. ITO Him
It's Unadulterated Rot"
We, the public, need a good
laugh In these parlous times,
and now it's our turn TO say
to Mr.. Hagerty: Just say we
laughedl
A, L. II.
Evening star., 1957-12-24

said they would like to run
for Governor. the reason be-
ing that Republican Cover
nor c. William ONeill, serv-
ing his first term. has been
severely criticized.
When he came Into ONCE
he persuaded the Legislature
to increase materially sal
aries Of top State ofdcia1s.
The top salary. that Of the
highway director, was boosted
to $4,000. (The Governors
salary is 125,000.)
He had trouble filling
these highly paid positions
except with longtime politi-
cos. So Gov. O'Neill asked the
legislature to change the
salaries back-except for that
Of the highway director. His
appointee to this ofiice was
from outside the State.
which did not add to the
Governors popularity.
Mayors In Race
At any rate. the Mayor
Of Columbus. Maynard e.
Sensenbrenner, and the
Mayor Of Cleveland, Anthony
J. Celebrezze, have both an
nounced for the Democratic
nomination for Governor.
Former Senator Tom Burke
and Mike Disable, defeated
by ONeill for Governor in
1856. are keeping their eyes
on the situation but so far
have said nothing.
Ohio has II Republican
and only 6 Democratic Repre-
sentatives. None Of these
Democrats In the House have
so far indicated they would
run either for Governor or
for Senator next year. But a
former Democratic Congress
man. Stephen F. Young Of
Cleveland, who was elected
"at-large" several times. has
said publicly he would like
TO run for Senator. Since
Senator Frank j. Lausche.
Democrat, also halls from
Cleveland. 1t seems unlikely
the Democrats would turn to
Young for a senatorial nomi-
nee against Bricker. Usually
the State picks one Senator
from the north or middle
part. and one from the
south.
The attacks on ONeill.
certainly on the Republican
side. have died away in re-
cent months. But former
Senator George Bender. who
lost to Senator Lausche last
year. has been reported as
considering a race for the
Republican gubernatorial
nomination. Also, there has
been talk Of other Repubn-
cans seeking this nominal
tion.
The only Republican who
has shown any interest in
the senatorial nomination
outside Of Senator Bricker-
is John j. Mccarthy Of Gin
cinnati. who wants to abolish
the Federal income tax and
would make this a plank in
his platform. Mr.. Bricker's
announcement he will seek
denomination and reelection
in all probability will fore
stall any other efforts by Re-
publicans to make the Sem
ate race.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

The cup is Just that-half
a cup. fiat on one side.
Many persons have seen
this article. few have bought,
perhaps. because it is one Of
these one-time Jokes that
cannot be repeated.
Yet it has its point. that
somehow the half cup man is
a silly.
Actually. the person who
asks for half a cup is pretty
wise. in his generation. He
gets two cups. after ALL
Each is only half, but the
friendship that goes with
each half cup is just as great
as if he consumed one Of
these whopper cups you
sometimes see around.
*&&
Celery SOUP
Temp Jones likes his hot,
but not too hot.
Being an impatient man,
he normally burns his tongue
a bit at first. and that is
where the glass of fresh
whole milk comes on.
Nothing feels better on the
hot tongue than the slick.
slightly oily taste Of good
milk.
Skim milk. despite its uses,
fails in this respect.
Skim milk may be good for
what ails you. If what ails
you are pounds, but it is no
good for a burnt tongue.
Celery SOUP
Let it be praised above
other soups. because Of its
taste. its consistency, its
flavor. and its all-around
fresh vegetable goodness.
Not too filling, yet filling
enough
What more can one ask
Of a soup?
Soup, soup. beautiful
Soup-"
So Gilbert and Sullivan
parodied a famous poem years
ago. and somehow the flavor
still fingers.
A good soup is a beautiful
soup. in this or any other
language.
Especially. says Temp
Jones. If its name is celery.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
Route 24O

or the two river routes
proposed for Route 240 in the
District. the choice lies be-
tween running the Palisades
and the recreational value of
the riverside park area or
taking some additional houses
and to some extent dividing
a community.
Route A recommended by
the Clarkson Engineering
Co.. following the right Of
way Of the Cabin John car
line above Glover-Archbold
Park. takes 100 houses and
costs 81 million less than
Route Az which takes 43
houses but adjoins the Canal
and cuts the Palisades. The
report warns that Route Az
effectively prevents possible
development in the vicinity
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal and along the Potomac
River which Is used by many
District residents.
For the long range interest
Of the community, the pro-
lection of natural scenic fea-
lures and recreational areas
transcends in Importance a
relatively small difference in
the number Of dwellings
taken. For that matter. the
inner loop connection takes
l49 under either plan.
A great advantage OF Route
A is that the Palisades could
be free of any roadway,
whether highway or parkway.
Putting a highway on Route
A inland from the bluff and a
parkway on Route A-2 on the
bottom and sides of the bluff
would be a sheer waste Of the
taxpayers money.
Because Of the narrowness
Of the strip between the
canal and the bluff. either a
highway or a parkway would
preclude recreational develop
ment of the area. A wide
highway. especially. being un-
able to follow the contour of
the land. would put a per-
manent blight on the land
scape.
Putting a highway on the
palisades would be contrary
to the purpose Of the Capper-
Cramton Act under which
the park land was acquired.
Will a difference of n
houses in a depressed sec
ton" be allowed to eliminate
one Of our too few remaining
park areas? The houses will
be gone in so years. but the
palisades will still be there.
with or without a concrete
cover. When it comes to pass
ing on this. the Commission
ers might we'll courageously
face the future and use the
same ear plugs as when they
approved the $272 million
inner loop which will take
$500 dwellings.
Since Rock Greek Park Is
for the most part much wider
than the riverside park prop
erty. 1t is difficult 10 see why
a highway along Rock Greek
Park as desired by the High
way Department should be
considered more damaging
and arbitrarily excluded from
consideration when practi-
cally the entire palisades
park would be taken over by
the highway.
Alfred s. Trask.
Evening star., 1957-12-24
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
By THE HASKIN SERVICE


@. Is 1t safe to remove
unwanted facial hair at
home by the electrolytic
method?-B. A.
A. Seldom. Electrolysis is
a tedious process which re-
'quires good eyesight. pa
tience. and accuracy Of aim
with the needle. Unless the
needle is placed accurately
into each individual hair
follicle, the growing site Of
that hair is not destroyed
and the process is useless.
In addition. use Of the eleRr