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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Tyranny in Hungary

After having visited Budapest for a
secret meeting with satellite Communist
leaders, Nikita Khrushchev has returned
to Moscow declaring that everything is
in order" in Hungary What he means,
apparently, is that the brutal use of
Soviet armed power and the restoration
of pitiless Stalinist methods have sue
ceeded in terrorizing and killing off
enough people to put an effective end to
the country's mass rebellion for indi-
vidual and national freedom.
Moreover, as if to emphasize that
the Red tyranny is thus firmly back in
the Budapest saddle, the Kremlin has
had the puppet regime of Premier Kadar
word statement-that they are going to
continue to live under an iron-fisted
satellite dictatorship. And the statement
leaves no room for doubt that Soviet
forces, in contemptuous defiance of the
United Nations demand that they be
withdrawn, will remain in Hungary to
back up the traitorous stooge govern
ment as it carries out MoScow's orders to
shatter the opposition of any peasants,
may still have the temerity to insist upon
liberty for themselves and their country.
1t is noteworthy that this statement,
which also attempts to blame the great
popular revolt on Western Indictment,
has been issued at time when a special
U. N. mission is in Budapest to study
Hungary'S relief and economic needs.
hn
regime has perSistently rejected the Gen.
eral ASsembly's appeals to admit observers
for survey of the political situation, it
has let in this particular group in the
hope, presumably, that the world organi-
cation may thereby be persuaded to ex-
tend aid to ease the desperate plight Of
the Hungarian economy. Indeed, even
while attacking the West, it has called
upon the West for financial and other
assistance with no strings attached"
Considering how the Kremlin and its
Kadar clique have defied the U. NJ, and
considering their openly proclaimed in
tent to keep Hungary terrorized and en-
shaved, such an appeal seems to be the
epitome of brazenneSs. After all. why
should the U. N. or any Western nation
offer aid to regime of this kind? Yet,
although the question answers itself, it
is fact that the Hungarian people are
in terrible economic situation that in
cludes even the threat of famine. and If
1t is at all possible to help them without
at the same time helping the tyranny
that has been forced upon them, the help
should certainly be extended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Mr.. Dulles Takes Over

The important and monet too -eaSv
Job of selling" the Eisenhower Middle
East program to Congress begins today
when Secretary Dulles appears before the
House Foreign Affairs Committee for the
first of what probably will be a lengthy
series of hearings.
The climate in which Mr.. Dulles be-
gins his job is something less than ideal.
For the reaction to the Eisenhower pro-
gram has been mixed to say the least.
The Russians and their satellites, Poland
excepted, have called it "colonialSt" de-
sign for the "enslavement of the nations
of the Middle East" Syria, faithfully
echoing this Soviet line, terms the plan
an official United States declaration Of
cold war in the Middle East. Cairo is
cautious, while Iran and Turkey have ex-
pressed warm approval Some murmurs
the Democrats. principal complaint
is that the program will not solve the out
standing differences between Israel and
the Arab world. But of course, as Mr..
Eisenhower said, the program is not de-
signed to do this. Nor is it at all probable
that these differences could be solved at
this time. But if the Eisenhower project
creates sense of security in the Middle
East and improves economic conditions
there, that would be necessary first step
toward ultimate solution of such issues
as the Arab-Israeli clash the refugee
problem and the future of Suez.
&c. when all things are considered,
Mr.. Dulles is not faced with inSuperable
difficulties. Congress may revise the plan
In some respects but it is extremely i'm
probable that it will be rejected. For that
would appear to invite the Russians to
try their hand in the Middle East, and
Congress will not be at all eager to appear
in any such light. If we are going into this
Middle East undertaking, the really i'm
portant thing is that Congress should
give the strongest possible support to the
President Approval by narrow margin
would be almost as bad as outright dis
approval. Thus, it is up to Mr.. Dulles to
erase the misgivings and convert the
doubters. We wish him the best of luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Fair Deal on Okinuwo

Anti-American sentiment on Oki-
nawa should be appreciably Modified by
what General Lemnitzer has said about
our country'S policy in acquiring land
there for military bases. The island has
a total of only 10000 tillable acres, and
our forces are already using or planning
to use close to 10000 of these. AS result,
good deal of resentment has been eX-
pressed and Communist elements have
been Sparing no effort to make the most
of it.
But General Lemnitzer, our Far East
ern commander and governor of the
Ryukyu Islands, has taken much of the
sting out of the Red propaganda. He
has done so by making clear to the of
flcials and people Of Okinawa that the
United States does not intend to acquire
ownership or take title to single foot
of the land involved. Instead, it plans
to return all of it just as soon as inter
national conditions permit, which means
just as soon as such action can be taken
without risk to American or Japanese
security. More than that he has empha-
sized that it will reimburse the owners
with a generous" cash payment many
times more than the annual rent for the
full use of their property"
Looked at in any light, this is a
reasonable deal, the more so because it
serves also to enhance the safety of
Japan--and Okinawa. The Communist
propagandists, of course. can be counted
upon to brand it as imperialism But
l,.f1
nize it for what it really is--an arrange
ment too fair on its face to be used easily
to stir up further ant-American feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07

while advertising something to drink.
something to wear, or somewhere to go.
1t is, also, style that has as many varia-
lions as our lady's hair-do, ranging from
the so-called Plymouth Naval to the
Vandyke, from the Mutton Chop to the
Guelph, from the Sforza to the Shenan-
doah, whatever that might be.
In the fashion of psychiatrists, how
ever, one New York doctor finds reason
deeper than advertising techniques for
the revived habit. 1t represents, in his
opinion, modern mans attempt to regain
his once dominant position in society
over women" Somehow or other, his
diagnosis seems to echo Shakespeares
expressed judgment that "he that hath
beard is more than youth, and he that
hath no beard is less than man." But
somehow or other, one may doubt
that the women are going to lose their
dominant position beard, or even
by whisker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Democratic Cold War

The shape of things to come in the
cold war within the Democratic Party
has been clarified during the first days
of the 85th Congress. In the Senate, the
conservative Southern leadership has
held its ground successfully against eff
forts to break down existing rules which
permit filibustering. In the Senate and
House combined, the same leadership
represented by Senator Johnson and
Speaker Rayburn, both of Texas-has
dealt politely but really unyieldingly with
the newly created Democratic Advisory
Committee. Joining the group for Sat-
urday breakfast, while declining more
lasting membership the two Texans
promised to listen to advice" but re-
Trained from any more binding commit
ment.
Meanwhile, the committee itself gave
no ground either. After indorsing the
defeated Senate rules change, it issued a
statement summing up its real objective.
I'VE are hoping" the group said, ito pro-
vide collective voice for party represent
tation on year-around basis for the mil
lions Of Democrats who may or may not
be represented in either house of Con-
greSS." And in addition to participating
in the advisory committee action, Adlai
Stevenson offered plain evidence that he
intends to exercise the traditional privi-
leges of titular leader of a party out of
power. After strongly partisan criticism
of Republican President Eisenhower's
foreign policy, the defeated presidential
candidate reafflrmed his position in the
Democratic factional strife The Demo-
cratic Party, he SAID lis not just con-
gressional party" point which he en-
phasized again today In calling for a
"four-year sustained offensive" against
the Republicans. National Chairman
Butler, meanwhile, has repeated his in
siStence that formation of the advisory
group does not reflect upon the party's
leadership in Congress and spoke reas-
suringly about cooperation between the
two factions.
It will require time and the shaping
of events to determine the outcome OF
this party division. The split between
Democratic liberals and conservatives is
not a new one, but the lines have been
hardened by the formers decision to
challenge the latters predominance in
Congress-and to rally non-congressional
Democratic officeholders to the cause.
The net result probably will not be known
until the elections Of 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
MARYLAND Planning

The Star of December 90,
included an article entitled
Civic Units ask Local Con-
trolls Over Planning" Certainly
no person who lives in
Southern Prince Georges
County-and is a So-called
civic leader would make
such a brash statement.
The people in Southern
Prince Georges County do
not want to be under the
jurisdiction of the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission-either
now. or in the foreseeable
fltu.e. This has been made
clear to members of the Com
mission when they have visited
our southern areas in strictly
open" meetings on this sub
ject. There have been meet
ings which they ATTENDED in
our area, where the voting
was done by persons who came
to the meeting from outside
areas-while our local resi-
dents were not in attendance.
This does not constitute a
legitimate claim that We want
MNCP&PC with us. Strictly
the opposite!
AS secretary Of the Inter-
Community Council of South
ern Maryland, Inc, and in my
private capacity as d prop
erty owner and taxpayer, /
have attended many meetings
concerning the bic ounty
Commissions jurisdiction at
present. and its plans for eX-
tension. The Inter-Community
Council has voted against ex-
tension of this jurisdiction
throughout the entire county
but does indorse its opera
ton in communities where the
majority of the people wish it.
There are some sections in
the area along the Potomac
which do wish it. There are
lIso other areas which Bit
terly reject it-and they are
in the majority-as far as
the southern areas are con-
cerned.
Southern Prince Georges
County is rural-regardless of
the wishful thinking of some
of the civic leaders, and some
of the newspapers. The vote
to extend MNCP&PC's juris-
diction throughout the county
comes from the northern
county persons. At one of the
open meetings in Hyattsville.
a resident Of Hillside Gin
southern Maryland stated
that his community vas under
this jurisdiction; that the
MNCP&PC was a double
barrelled shotgun-loaded to
the muzZle-so watch out
and keep out-if you can"
Louise X. Morris.
Clinton. Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Sleepy Drivers

At each holiday time, there
IS much publicity. and many
predictions. warnings, fears,
and statistics relating to
deaths from automobile &C
cidentS. While the Ma
tional Safety Council is died.
icated to the job of safety and
does its work consistently and
thoroughly in all areas of risk,
it seems that we drivers are
not at all effective in support
ing its efforts to reduce the
number and severity of auto
accidents.
There is no question that
most drivers. probably 80 out
Of 100 of us. have an inherent
desire to do what is right in
every circumstance. This de-
sire to do right in our driving
is. however, dormant with most
Of the 80. It is dormant be-
cause
The driver is asleep in the
belief that accidents always
happen to the other fellow,
and
He is asleep to his full re-
sponsibility for using carefully
the tremendous power that lies
at the tip Of his finger and the
tip of his toe.
So far we have not awakened
ourselves by publishing statis-
tics nor by generating fear.
The reason is that while We
humans can talk in our sleep,
We can't think in our sleep.
So let us adopt a plan for
waking every sleeping" driver
to his responsibility. Let us
prepare and adopt legislation
that will provide from one to
thirty days in iail for every
driver whose obvious negli-
gence is the direct cause of
property damage and or body
injury to any member Of the
public. This punishment should
have no relation to his obliga-
ton to pay legally assessed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07

Especially older persons,
they say. would do better if
there were more sunshine.
Not only is sunshine cheer
ing but it has some antiseptic
power, even when it won't do
much of job of tanning you.
Jones read an encouraging
note recently.
The article said that expert
ments were being made to see
If sun through ordinary win
dow glass would not do a good
job.
For years. the word had gone
out that glass absorbed all the
tanning rays. letting through
only the heat rays.
Now the idea has swung
around to the place where it
is beginning to be believed
that the rays might tan you
a bit, even through ordinary
glass, and the glass in the
Jones house is very ordinary,
indeed.
1t is so ordinary. as a matter
of fact. that sometimes when
one looks through it, especially
at a higher level, a big blob
appears. distorting the whole
yard. now to a pee-wee size,
now to a huge domain.
Temp Jones proposes to
sprawl out in the afternoon
sun sometime, to see if the
scientists are right.
Jones isn't altogether happy
about scientists.
He wonders about scientists
when he sees the big ads i'm
ploring young men to become
nuclear scientists.
Evidently they have so
many and such complicated
machines now that there are
not enough men to handle the
things and what is going to
become Of us when the think
ing machines begin to really
think?
Temp Jones. budding scien-
fist, is going to try to get a
suntan through a windowpane.
and We wish him well.
He probably won't use any Of
his lotions, however.
He keeps them for the out
doors, where the winds bite,
and the harsh effects of water
do things to tender city skins
He longs for the tough skin
Of the logger and woodsman.
But to have it. he says. you
have to be a logger and q
woodsman.
Those babies" we said,
don't use suntan lotions. or
hand lotions. either"
Temp Jones grinned.
Il wouldn't be surprised" he
said, IF they do. being sensible
men, as well as tough"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07

wonder if those Americans
who possess intelligence and
the ability to reason realize
what fools we have made of
ourselves concerning the ref
ugees from Hungary.
The ID lee ing hearts"
among us would like to admit
everyone into our land. Peo-
pie of intelligence and prin-
ciple know that we have long
ago passed the point of free
immigration and must now
close the gates in the interest
of our citizens.
We have many Americans
who cannot buy food for their
children. To permit foreigners
to enter amid pompous public
ity. hosannas and guaranteed
jobs is as stupid as it is i'm
moral. There has been re-
ported at least one instance of
an American being fired in
order to create a job for a
Hungarian.
OF course, Just from the
standpoint of making people
happy and wanting them to
have the glorious privileges of
this great land. We all would
like to invite the whole world
to come to America. However,
those able to reason and evalu-
ate the many factors in
volved in this situation under
stand that we can harm our
Nation and our citizens by I'M
restricted Immigration.
There are other important
factors involved in the admis-
sion Of the Hungarians. They
are needed in their own land
to rebuild it and to work for
the cause Of freedom. OF
course. some of them may be
subject to persecution in Hun
gary. They should locate a
temporary home close to their
native land and do their part
for their country. The rest,
whose only excuse for leaving
is their dislike of the Commu-
mist government, are taking
a dvantage of traditional
American soft hearts and soft
brains. Certainly. the fact that
a person does not like his own
government and does like the
high standard of living that is
found here is no reason to
grant free admittance to all
who wish to come in. Yet,
many have developed a reli-
gious hvsteria on the subject Of
these individuals who have
been clever enough to obtain
good publicity agents. They
recognized a wonderful oppor-
tunity to grease their way into
our country and lost no time
in taking advantage Of it.
Ralph d. Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
School Board Status

An assistant attorney gen.
eral of the Free co State of
Maryland has very improperly
presented the people of Mont
gomery County with the un-
answered question of What
is the civic status of county
board of education members"
According to Assistant At
torney General Alexander
Harvey. Montgomery's school
board is composed of political
hacks and derelicts who have
no standing as county officers.
Also, they have no standing
based on delegated authority
by the State. This official
opinion is indeed passing
strange to qualified county
voters who elected what they
had supposed would be an eff
fectiye and responsible county
school board. County taxpay-
ers also might well wonder
why tax funds are used to pay
expenses of inconsequential
individuals who are not county
officers.
The Maryland educational
bureaucracy has long been
known as inefficient. extrava-
CANT with tax funds and of
doubtful loyalty. but publicly
slapping down the States
only elected school board is
more evidence of unwhole-
some and un-American remote
control of public schools. Thus.
all the work and effort ex-
pended by civic-mipded in
dividuals and organizations TO
Danish remote control from
Montgomery County has been
an absolute waste of energy.
County public schools are adj
mittedly and ineffciently run
by State Supt. Tom Pullen in
Baltimore; Montgomery voters
and taxpayers to the contrary
notwithstanding.
Because Mr.. Harvey con-
fined his opinion TO the mega
tive by stating that Mont
gomery County's elected school
board members are not county
officers. he has the clear and
direct obligation to state his
learned and legal opinion on
the question of What is the
civic status of county board
of education members"
Franklin T. Miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Egg Story Scrambled?

We have noted clippings
from your newspaper report
ing a meeting held with egg
distributors and retailers in
Arlington on December II,
1856. We appreciate the fine
coverage that you have given
this matter. We feel that the
write-up on the meeting does
not describe fully the discus
sions that took place. 1t is
true that in the consuming
area described as Northern
Virginia. in which reside 45O.-
600 people, referred to in the
meeting and in your article,
there are not anywhere suf-
ficient quantities of local eggs
produced to meet the needs.
Even SO. this does not neces-
sarily mean that quality eggs
are not being made available
to the consumers. Progress
sive wholesale distributors and
retailers are purchasing stocks
of good quality eggs from
heavy producing areas in Vir-
ginia and from some North
eastern States producing large
quantities of quality eggs.
We appreciate the fact that
the distributors. wholesale and
retail, and the consumers de-
veloped a confidence in eggs
sod under the Virginia quality
label AS stated. the service
"af carried out Jointly by the
Virginia and United States
Departments of Agriculture.
Virginia is coming back
into the business of pro-
ducing market eggs. It's new
deal entirely. Large businesses.
such as hatcheries and feed
manufacturers. are now in
tereSted in rebuilding the
market egg business in Vir-
ginia. Flocks will be larger
and under controlled manage
ment. The distributors in
the District may we'll con-
tinue to serve the area
with Virginia eggs when they
are available. The aim of
the new program is to pro-
duce quality eggs in sufficient
quantity for all Virginia mar
kets and sell them in con-
sumner packages under the
Virginia quality label.
Hollis ShOmO,
Supervisor, Poultry and Egg
Section. Commonwealth Of
Virginia, Division of Markets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07

claims by his insurance COM
pany or otherwise. nor his
criminal liability, if any.
The plan could be admins
tered by local traffic commit
tees of dedicated citizens just
as is done by draft boards.
The variation of sentence from
one to 80 days could be based
on the severity of the damage.
say one day from $3.50 to
$1,000 damage: two days up to
$4,000, and so on. To avoid
court appeals and such diff
culties. each driver should sign
an agreement to accept re-
sponsibility for safe driving,
with this penalty for violation.
when he gets his permit.
Yours for Sensible New Year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-07
Boy and Measure

The lean bon runs as a lean
boy iUill
Who does not medure up a hin
BIZ steps or yards, but ,Uhdt
UiU be
Al the summit for him TO see.
Yet STRANGELY CAGES, looking
dotUn,
That he must be tWentu miles
from torn
Although he left ii lust this
minute
Distance is uhdt a boz sees in
1t.
AnobeI Al