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

There is only one solution to
the Arab-Israeli conflict. 1t
is evident to all except the
prejudiced and the unin-
formed.
The basic facts are these.
The Jews moved into Palestine
and evicted the Arabs without
compensating the Arabs in any
way. These Arabs became
refugees in the GAIA Strip,
whsr: seme 200 200 now live .
supported by U. N, which
means largely United States
funds. Loss Of their homes has
filled these refugees with
hatred and fear of Israel. 1t is
these Arabs who are referred
to as extremists" and terror
lists" when they seek vepsearce
on their oppressors. The in
justice Of their plight has
aroused the Arab world.
Egypt's Nasser is using the fear
and hatred Of Israel as a tool
to unite the Arab world. And
Of course the Soviets are ex-
plotting this situation to their
own advantage.
The Jews used Israel as a
refuge from the Nazis who took
away their property without
compensation. In turn, the
Jews took away Arab property
without compensation. The
Nazis annexed territory to give
themselves living space. The
Jews have likewise annexed
territory to give themselves
more living space. Some
Israeli extremists are talking
about annexing Jordan. Thus
the Jews are to the Arabs what
the Nazis were to the Jews.
The oppressed have in turn be-
come the oppresSors.
The Arab refugees from
Palestine who live in GAIA and
their descendants will be a
perpetual financial burden to
the world, meaning to the
United States. The Arab world
will continue TO hate and fear
the Jews. and to distrust all
who sympathize with the Jews.
Thus there will ever be conflict.
with ever-present danger Of
engulfing the world.
The only solution is for the
Jews to give Palestine back to
the Arabs and to find a new
home elsewhere. When they
do this it is hoped they will not
make the same mistakes again.
Observer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
End Of q Tall Tale

That little rumor that has been going
the rounds is simply not true. In fact,
it is the worst rot" President Eisenhower
has heard since assuming office. The
highest and most unimpeachable author
ity on the issue-namely, himself-has
made the point admirably clear: He has
no intention whatever Of resigning and
handing over the reins of government
to Mr. Nixon.
The tall tale to the contrary has
been just that and no mora piece of
mischievous gossip made up completely
of airy nothingness. Mr.. Eisenhower, as
he has just told his news conference,
has been baffied by the whole business
After all, in his own words, when I gave
to the people Of the United States the
opinion of the doctors that could under
take again four-year tour of duty as
President, said it was my intent and
purpose" to serve throughout that time.
So 1t is understandable that he has in
dicated certain degree of resentment
toward the rumormongerS. whose whis-
perS about his noneXistent retirement
plans have cast doubt, in effect, on the
sincerity Of his past assurances on the
subject.
But now the rumor itself is dead
and quite thoroughly buried Mr.. Eisen-
hover has done an excellent Job in put
ting an end to it as one of the unpleas-
anter bits Of twaddle heard recently in
these parts in connection with proposals
for constitutional amendment on presi-
Dental disability. Good radiance to the
thing, and may long time pass before
we hear it's like again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
"cHEvERLY, Md.
Dear Sir:

VAL A9AsSAb AA0.
Dear Sir:
I'm regard to postmen and
dogs--why could not the mail
men add to their loads and
carry some doggie biscuits in
their pockets?
your column is the main
feature of The Star for me,
and I always look forward to
reading it, You always ring
the bell.
I'VE feed all the birds you
mention, have a 'possum in
the squirrel house. both black
and gray squirrels. cats and
dogs. and q good pair of
binoculars.
II wonder If you could help
me with a new word?
II have heard ministers use
the word. which according to
sound is spelled 'egostential.'
Thank you again for a
daily lift.
Sincerely. c. R. B."
The word probably is "exis-
entail" which means. roughly.
pertaining to existence.
1t is a word which has been
thrown around more or less
since the end of World War II,
and is one of these delightful
numbers nobody seems to know
exactly what it means, but it
sounds good.
Two other biz ones have
swum or swimmed within our
zen recently.
They are "provenance." and
"pejorative."
Now. there are two good
ones for you!
"Provenance" means the his
tory of something.
"Pejorative' means degrad-
ing.
Three big words, and take
your choice.
As for the reason postmen
do not feed the argumentative
dogs on their routes. it is not
a question of weight, but just
plain common sense.
1t would never do to give a
bad dog a ''handout." because
the owner would be sure to
say the mailman was trying to
poison it.
It is always dangerous. for
this reason. to feed a strange
dog. in such a world as this.
Aside from this angle. there
is the plain fact that you
never know exactly what the
reaction of the dog is going to
be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Unwonted Mail

My mailman was at least
two hours late, and of the five
pieces Of mail that were put
through my mail slot not one
was given any more attention
than to be removed from the
floor and thrown into my
wastebasket. Thursday is al
ways a slow mail delivery day
out here because our mailmen
are burdened with local hand
bills and advertising. / mag
inc these mailmen have to be
paid overtime to deliver mail"
which, like our Thursday load.
consists primarily OF bulk"
mail. for which the postal rate
is very low. Nowadays there is
hardly a passing day that two
or three pieces of such mail
are not passed through my
mail slot. The burden is first
placed on the mailman, then
on me. and eventually on my
trash man.
took the time to write a
local advertiser and requested
that my address plate be re-
moved from their mailing list
because / never read their
paper nor shopped in the dis
trict covered by that paper.
The plate never was removed.
and continue to receive this
unwanted piece of mail every
week tthis is one of the pieces
which probably costs more
than ordinary mail to deliver
and probably makes the mail
man work overtime). feel
families should be sent a card
asking If they would like to
receive advertising mail from
these places, and unless con-
sent Is given, those families
should not have their homes
invaded by all this mail"
From various news items
and editorials, it seems evi-
dent a good try is being made
to increase postal rates so that
the postal system can pay its
own way. Why not give adver-
tisers who use bulk mail an.
opportunity to pay their share?
I can see no reason why We
as taxpayers or patrons Of
first-class mail should foot the
cost SO that inexpensive adj
vertising can clutter our mail
boxes and mail slots.
Marguerite b. Folsom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
The Democrats Score

1t Is quite logical that Democratic
Party spokesman should be pleased with
election results in Michigan and Texas
earlier this week. In Michigan, Demo-
cratic candidates swept all Offices at
stake to give them the first complete
control Of the State governments execu-
tive branch since 1921. In Texas, Demo-
cratic candidate Ralph Marlborough won
an interim term in the United States
Senate and assured continuance of the
party's control of that branch of Con-
gress. And while neither result could be
considered a political upset, President
Eisenhower was being fully realistic in
MS news conference comment that they
do not point to any victory by the Re-
publicans" In the congressional elections
Of next year.
Both have national, as we'll as State,
implications. The Michigan victory al
ready is being attributed very largely
to the personal popularity, the campaign
effectiveness and the acceptable admin
istration of State affairs by Governor
Mennen Williams. Mr.. Williams is serv-
ing his fifth term and is expected TO
win sixth In 1858, record that cannot
easily be overlooked when the Demo-
cratic National Convention meets to pick
the party's presidential ticket in 1860.
Identified with the more extreme liberal
wing OF the party, Mr.. Williams is as
sured OF hostility from the opposite fac
tion, but his strength as a vote-getter
remains in clear evidence In the mean
time, with the State organization under
firm Democratic control, prospects for
winning Senate and House seats next year
are CORRESPONDENCE improved.
On the whole, the Texas results like
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

He may resent being fed by
stranger, and take a nip at
your hand. the offending por-
ton of your anatomy, in this
case.
You can never depend on a
strange dog.
The best thing to do is to
stand still. if he attacks. Run
ming or yelling are sure to ex-
cite him and urge him on to
renewed efforts.
y
The usual canine attack is
along the cur order: that is. he
attacks from the rear, nipping
at ones legs or feet. :
He feels. evidently, and
rightly. that the victim can't
strike at him.
To turn is to put your own
offensive in order. and the bad
dog knows this quite as well
as you do.
Those who love dogs often
feel upset because Of a bark
ing, yapping dog at their heels.
They do not berate the dog
so much as its owner.
The owner can see and hear
his pooch and yet he says and
does nothing to stop him.
He. therefore. not the dog, is
to blame, isn't he?
A neat little number to put
some good manners into a bad
dog is one of these cosmetic
bombs filled with spray de-
odorant.
Stand quietly, facing the dog
and unlimber your canister.
The dog, never having seen
one before. and being no pur-
chaser of cosmetics himself,
hasn't the slightest idea Of
what you are up to.
Yet he has plenty of good
common sense, and usually
realizes that something is up.
He edges back a bit, or stops
in his tracks.
This is where you teach him
a lesson.
Protrude the canister at
arms length and press the
button.
The sound of the spray
frightens him and the cold
dash of the mist in his eyes.
nose and mouth does the rest.
1t will not harm him, except
his canine dignity. which, in
this case. is decorative.
The existential aspects Of
his provenance are now very
dim. After a few half-hearty
banks, he will give you up as a
subject for attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Mr.. Beck's Troubles

80 Dave Beck's troubles are not arriv-
Ing singly these days. Within a 24-hour
span there were the following develop
ments stemming from the teamster
presidents involvement with the McClel-
Ian committee: ~ The Executive Board
OF his union, once obedient to his COM
mand. set aside his proposal for a million
dollar publicity campaign which he had
said originally would be directed at telling
his side of the story" about alleged
abuses in Office. Board members said
the proposal would be presented to the
unions rank and file at its September
convention, but 1t Is significant that loud
anti-Beck voices already have been heard
from the rank and file. (2) Treasury De-
partment agents, after long study, have
referred to the Justice Department Mr..
Beck'S income tax returns (3) The ALL
CLIO Ethical Practices Committee notified
the Transfers Union that 1t will be given
a hearing on May on the question Of
whether the union is dominated and
controlled substantially by corrupt
influences"
There may be more, either good or
bad, to be told about the Dave Beck
story The Mcclellan committee has in
dicated it has more, and it is not likely
to be good-for Mr. Beck. Mr.. Beck con-
tends that he has more to say, presumably
for himself but his strategy of seeking
refuge in the Fifth Amendment lit times
while on the committee stand does not
promise greater frankness in the future.
The Transfers Union. generally rated
~ LII T.
indicated It's own doubts-from rank and
file up to some of the other top officers
about how Mr.. Beck has handled its
affairs. And 1t indicates now that it is
about to exercise some of the instincts
of reServation-without regard to
Mr.. Becks outraged feelings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Cyprus Dispute

nay unloentified ANGLO
American" critic accuses me
OF bias and ignorance for not
accepting without question the
integrity and good faith of the
British in the Cypriot question.
He further shows a remark
able aptitude in confusing the
facts. and conveniently blames
the whole trouble on the in
ternational Communist con-
spiracy. 1t Is not my intention
( TO absolve international COM
munism Of sinister detectives;
after all. have some personal
experience as a member Of the
Greek armed forces fighting
the Communist guerrillas in
l948-50. / would like. how
ever. to remind my critic that
the Cypriot quest for freedom
long preceded even the Com
munist revolution of 1917. The
first British Governor to
Cyprus in 1873 was greeted by
a Cypriot deputation headed
by the Archbishop Of Cyprus.
which expressed the desire Of
the people ito be united with
Mother Greece, with which
they are nationally connected"
Mr.. Churchill in 1907 wrote:
Il think 1t only natural that
the Cypriot people who are
Of Greek descent should re-
gard their incorporation with
what may be called their
mother country as an ideal to
be earnestly. devoutly. and
fervently cherished.
1t is not the purpose OF this
letter TO discuss fully the
Cypriot problem. What is i'm
perative at this time is to find
a solution which will grant
to the Cypriot people the right
OF self-determination and at
the same time guarantee the
right Of fair treatment to the
Turkish minority under law as
well as provide for the legiti-
mate security interests OF
Turkey and the Western COM.
munity. Such a solution can
be worked out in negotiations
between the British and Arch
bishop Makarios as the United
Nations suggested only last
February. Ambassador Nor.
man Armour. who recently Wis
tied the area, shows in his
report to the Senate Special
Committee TO Study the For
eign Aid Program" how great
the need for a solution is.
Here is Ambassador Armour's
evaluation:
THE strategic location Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Belmont House

The Senate Public Works
Committee is requesting the
purchase of the property Of
Belmont House. This beautiful
building has great historical
value and much sentiment to
all the citizens of America.
The planned destruction of
this building has been BROUGHT
TO the attention of the public
and I petition. along with
thousands of citizens of Amer
lea, that this historical and
beautiful building, the Bel
mont House. be left standing
exactly where 1t stands today.
The buildings and property
directly touching the new
Senate Office Building can and
should be used for any expan-
sion. as not one Of these struc-
lures can be claimed any,
thing other than extreme
eyesores 10 this neighbornood.
The former slave quarters
Of Shottes Alley were pre-
served and they do not claim
any part OF vital America--so
let Congress forget about the
destruction Of Belmont House
for a parking lot.
Elsie Werner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Matter of Sef-Defense

1t is no secret that the Chinese and
North Korean Communists have not been
adhering to the armistice terms. Accord
ing to Secretary of State Dulles, our
Government is convinced" that they
are guilty of rather serious violations"
in the form of building up their military
strength, especially air power, beyond
the permissible limits.
President Eisenhower shares this
view. As he has put It, 'the situation
has, for long, long time, been unsatis-
factory because we have reason to believe
that the armistice is not being kept in its
original terms north of the line: and we
have been keeping 1t, and this puts on
us a great burden, because we have to
support, in many cases, obsolete equip-
ment, when the other side doesn't" In
short, by showing good faith while the
Communists have been showing bad faith,
we have suffered steadily increasing
disadvantage.
Some observers, in fact, regard the
Red abuses as so fragrant and so poten-
TALLY dangerous that they have urged
the United States to look upon the armi-
stice as void and therefore no longer bind
ing. Judging from their most recent re-
marks on the subject, both the President
and the Secretary of State take con-
siderably more moderate view. But Mr..
Dulles, even so, has pointedly observed
that the Communist tranSgressions may
give us greater freedom of action in
the respects in which" the truce has
been violated.
Such action should extend at least
to measures designed to replace obsolete
equipment and strengthen free Korea
in proportion to the Red build-up. This
Is matter that ought not to be neg
lected. Certainly, in view OF the Com
munist violations, our side has every
right to bolster its defenses accordingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
ON THE RECORD
By DOROTHY THOMPSON
Women Know How to Cut a BUDGET

canniness of his employer. 7
am not suggesting any fur
ther analogy than that in
any household. living at q high
standard. one can always re-
duce costs without appreciably
or uncomfortably reducing the
standard.
The National Government is
living to the tune Of ST. billion
a year. and no one can tell
this householder that the ex-
penditure could not be cut
from 5 per cent to 10 per cent
without giving UP any major
project.
The trouble with a budget
that size is that no one person
knows what is in 1t. But II
every single department and
agency were told, Reduce your
costs by 5 per cent and render
exactly as good a SERVICE" each
of them could, I am convinced.
do so.
Thrifty Housekeeping
The President agreed, in his
last weeks press, conference.
that one could pare a little
here and there, but not save
appreciably. If, however, one
pares a little everywhere, the
grand total can be quite
startling.
This is something that every
housekeeper is being compelled
to learn as the result of taxa
ton. which is reducing the
budget of every family. Turn
of the lights when you leave
the room, the electric bill is
too high"
Well use paper napkins.
towels that don't need IRON
ing. and father must wear
shirts that drip dry because
the laundry bill is too high.
We search for delicious recipes
using the cheaper cuts of
meats. because the food bills
are too high, and so ad infini-
tum. And all these little
economies under nearly every
heading add up appreciably at
the end of a month or year.
When the income tax coll
lector comes around, the house,
holder can't argue that he's
unable to pay because his liv-
ing costs have consumed his
income, and "Am I expected
to live at an un-American
standard?"
Turn of the lights on leav-
ing the room, gentlemen.
A penny saved is a penny
earned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Interim President

When a Chief Executive be-
comes incapacitated. President
Eisenhower has recommended
that. the Constitution be
am nded to permit the
cabinet to say when a Vice
President should assume the
duties Of the President.
The main objection to this
solution seems to be that
appointed officials could de-
termine who would exercise
the duties of the highest
elective Office in the land.
I believe this objection
could be overcome If Congress,
by majority vote, was given the
authority to call for a national
election at the time the
cabinet declared the Presi-
dent incapacitated.
In other words, the Vice
President could be an interim
President only, unless Con-
gress voted against calling a
national election.
Paul McIlvaine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

contest was won by Paul
Laesecke and Otto Spielbach-
Ter. both of Pittsburgh, Pa;
Paul Leuppe. of Chicago: and
Paul Debes, of San Francisco.
G. What is the Oyerrur
Countries series Of stamps?-
w. K.
A. The Overrun Countrie.
series Of U. S. commemorative
stamps is comprised of /:
stamps issued Gin 1943-44) ir
tribute to countries overrur
and occupied by the Axis pow.
ers. These were Poland, Czech.
oslovakia, Norway. Luxem.
bourg, Netherlands, Belgium
France. Greece, Yugoslavia
Albania. Austria. Denmark ant
Korea. All these stamps are o.
scent denomination.
Q. What is the ductility of
metal? S. T.
A. Ductility is that property
that certain metals have O.
being pliable enough to b
pulled into a very thin threa,
without breaking. Such metal
as gold. silver. platinum, iron
nickel and copper have thu
capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04

Years ago ! rented q villa
in Italy and employed a cook.
a man named Carlo. Every day.
except Sunday. he did the
shopping, and presented me
with the bill.
His cooking was superb, but
at the end of the first week !
found his bills appalling. The
household consisted of myself,
usually a house guest, maid.
the cook. and a kitchen-boy--
Carlos son whom he had in
troduced into the menage with
the argument that a cook Of
his abilities. who had hitherto
served only in great house,
holds, could not be expected to
carry shopping bags or peel
vegetables. but his son would
work for only his food.
Looking over the menus Of
that first week I could not
imagine how eight dozen eggs,
six pounds of butter. and pro-
digious amounts of coffee, olive
oil. and meat had been con-
sumed, and I consulted an
Italian friend. a famous host
eSs who lived in q very grand
manner. She exclaimed. This
is an outraged He's feeding his
family out of your kitchen.
Your food should cost you so
and so many liras q day per
person and no more. That is
what ! spend."..
So Much for Food
I was rather afraid Of Carlo.
who bore disturbing resem-
blance to Mussolini. but on
Monday I called him in. hand
ed food money for week, and
said. From now on / want no
more accounting-elther daily
or weekly. This money must
last seven days. and l expect
the meals to be exactly as good
as usual"
He counted the money, and
in his dark look I thought ]
discerned a trace Of admira-
ton.
Meals remained as exquisite
as ever. We had fish q little
oftener, and not quite as often
a filet Of beef. but Carlo could
make a veal ragout that was
something out of this world
and do Incompatible things
with cheese.
This little story is apropos
the national budget. In
Carlos case ] had to reduce
the amount Of take-home pay
in kind-less dishonest than
customary, depending on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-04
Rates for Indiqents

The editorial Hospitals
Shortchanged" which appeared
in The Star on March 30 in
support of the effort of the
contracting hospitals of the
District of Columbia to obtain
a fair rate of payment for
INDECENT patients certified by
the Health Department. was
well written, well timed and
much appreciated by Chill
dren's Hospital.
One of the purposes Of Chill
dren's Hospital of Washington
is to care for INDECENT patients
and the hospital has been
doing that to the extent of its
liability for many years. 1t in
tends to continue its charity
as far as 1t is able. but financial
difficulties may limit this effort
within the next few years un-
less the rates in question are
raised substantially.
As your editorial pointed out.
1t costs an average of $27.50
a day to treat an INDECENT, but
the present rate Of reimburse
ment is only $14 a day. Chill
dren's Hospital has lost
!. 81 $4,000 since 1949 because
of such underpayments.
The losses Of the hospital
from this particular source
have been paid from funds
which were donated to the
hospital for investment pur-
poses, although their use to
meet operating losses is per-
Missile. II the losses continue
for another two or three years
this fund will dry up COM
pletely and that, in all proba-
bility. would mean practically
the end Of the hospital be-
cause. as the editorial recog-
nizes, q certain amount OF
charity work is necessary to
the training and RESEARCH pro-
grams and soon the hospital
would amount to nothing.
The increased rates which
the House has given are a won-
derful start in the right direc-
ton. but / sincerely hope that
they will be increased before
the bill becomes a law.
J. r. Murdoch.
President. Children's Hos
pital