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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
In the H-Bomb Club

AS indicated by their press, the over
whelming majority of Britons probably
feel deeply proud of the fact that their
country has tested its first hydrogen
bomb. For the test, the beginning of
a series to be staged near Christmas
Island in the Pacific, means that Britain
now has the capacity to produce weapon
that endows it with tremendous new mill
tary potentials. And this means, in turn,
that 1t has entered the grimly exclusive
thermometer club, whose only other
members at the moment are Russia and
the United States.
It is not hard to understand why
such a development, despite some uneasy
parliamentary and public agitation
against the testing operations, should
I'LL most OF the British people with great
and justifable sense of satisfaction. Since
the end Of the Second World War; they
have lived through the depressing expert
ence Of watching their country decline
steadily In power to point where they
have had to rely primarily on American
military might for their security. But
now, with their thermonuclear achieve
ment (they already have atomic weap-
ons). they see an appreciate improve
ment in their status, and it is only nat
ural for them to enjoy a certain psyche
logical lift and feel that their stature
as nation has been markedly enhanced
throughout the world, where actual or
potential armed strength still remains
factor Of utmost Importance in the
international balance. In that sense,
equipped with H-bombs Of their own, they
will not have to be almost wholly depend
emit on the United States to deter agrees
sion. Further, as Prime Minister Mac
milan has declared, they will be in "a
better bargaining position" when and If
there are serious negotiations bearing
upon disarmament.
In its broader implications, moreover,
Britain'S thermonuclear advance prom
iSes to add significantly to the defensive
strength Of the free world as a whole
vis-a-viS the Soviet Union. Accordingly,
we and all ike-minded nations have rea-
son to regard the testing program around
Christmas Island as momentouS project
increasing our mutual security against
aggression. True, mankind will not be safe
until the race to build these terrible weap-
onS is brought to an end. But as long
as the competition continues, as long
as the Kremlin makes 1t inevitable by
refusing to accept an effectively policed
system Of arms control, the very survival
of our way Of life will depend primarily
upon whether or not our side keeps ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

lamentable theological poison that fills
them with strong tendencies Ito admire
uncritically the West and Western culture
and to cling to antiquated liberal concep-
tionS."
It is to deal with this infection that
the Reds have decreed the new labor
draft, which DR.. GirnuS has hailed as
"a decisive move in fighting the spread
Of bourgeois attitudes among university
notwithstanding, of course, the spread
Of the idea of freedom. But the young
East Germans have demonstrated that
the idea is already too deeply ingrained
in them to be excised by Communist COM
pulSions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Furnishing Republicans

Some disappointment has been ex-
pressed because the President says he
is not going to punish Republicans who
are not supporting his legislative pro-
gram. As Mr.. Eisenhower put 1t, when
asked the question: 81 don't believe it is
the function Of President of the United
States to punish anybody for voting what
he believes"
There are two things about this
which should be kept in mind. One is
that the President, in answering such
question, could hardly have said anything
else. Nothing could have been better cal
culated to wreck his program than for
Mr.. Eisenhower to have said: Eyes, am
going to punish my party leader in the
Senate and all other Republicans who do
not vote as tell them to VOTE" This
would make headlines-and destroy the
Republican Party.
The other is that the President as a
practical matter cannot effectively punish
these people. He might withhold patron
age. or something of that sort, but this
would hardly bring down q Knowland
or q Bridges. Presidents have tried to
punish party members before-notably
Mr.. Roosevelt in 1938-and not only have
they generally failed but have weakened
their own position in the process.
In the case Of the budget, for ex-
ample, Mr.. Eisenhower is taking the only
rational course available to him. He is
appealing directly to the people. II he
is successful in this, which we do not
think he will be, the voters will punish
those Republicans who refuse to support
his program. But the President cannot
punish them-certainly not If he lacks
popular support on the issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
GoIIont Jeb Stuart

Your editorial Lee at Get
tysburg" states: 50. Jeb
Stuart. roaming the country
side on some adventure Of his
own. left Lee without infor-
nation rs to the strength and
disposition Of the Federal
troops ~. etc.
! respectfully call attention
to the fact that far from
roaming the countryside on
some adventure of his own" he
was carrying out orders sent
to him by Lee and doing so as
circumstances Of the moment
permitted. These orders are to
be found in Confederate ar
chives but ! quote them in part
as follows:
Headquarters, June ~, 1853
Maj. Gen. j. +. B. Stuart,
Commanding Cavalry:
General have Just re-
ceived your note Of 7:45 this
morning to Gen. Longstreet.
/ Judge the efforts Of the
enemy yesterday were to arrest
our progress and ascertain our
whereabouts. II you iind
that he is moving northward
and that two brigades can
guard the Blue Ridge and take
care Of your rear you can move
with the other three into
Maryland and take position on
Gen. Ewell's right, place your
self in communication with
him, guard his flank and keep
him informed Of the enemy's
movement and collect all the
supplies you can for the use Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Courage

Courage may be many things
A tree Which iUrestles With the
storm,
A man iDho seems not to
conform,
Lone rock un m Owed BY
changing tide,
The line that must sometimes
dtuide.
A crocus blooming In the snow
Is Natures fedrlessness GClotu.
Courage might be all Mankind
Advancing dopB q time-worB
trail
Intently seeking TO unDeA
A truth phicb once did hide
IN shame
Because no one accepted blame
For whdt tDas tDroRD upon the
earth.
Such courage might reveal
Lies north.
MoFibslIs n. Wilder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
Power for Peace

The Defense Department has chosen
: an appropriate motto for Armed Forces
Day tomorrow: Power for Peace" At
Andrews Field here and at military install
lationS elsewhere throughout the country
the Army. Navy, Air Force and Marine
Corps will show the people how their
dollars are being spent-not to make
war but to insure peace. It is a timely
demonstration, for Congress is weighing
the fate Of huge military budget that
means heavy tax burden for everybody.
When an aggreSsor strikes US or one
OF our allies, the public needs little con-
ditioning for the impact of big budgets
for defense. No air shows or parades or
speeches are necessary to make the citi-
zenS understand not only that they must
dig deeply in their pockets to finance the
war effort but must be prepared to give
their lives, II necessary. In time Of peace,
however, it is easy to forget the lessons
Of unpreparedneSs learned In the past
and to lapse into an apathy which can
lead to dangerous military weakness
that encourages potential aggressors.
Tomorrow, therefore, every citizen
who can do so should take advantage
OF the opportunity to see for himself
the advantages and the effectiveness Of
Americas peace-insuring armed forces
and their latest weapons. These largely
are chronological forces, trained and
ready for instant action with formidable
array Of nuclear and conventional arms
that costs the Nation billions of dollars
year. But we are, indeed, buying power
for peace"-power SUFFICIENT to deter any
enemy plotter from reckless adventure
This is an investment in security which
We cannot afford to skimp on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
"A National Disgrace

Representative Blatnik of Minnesota,
author Of the Federal Water Control Act,
was justified In describing the polluted
Potomac River az "a national disgrace"
1t Is shameful to have at the door of the
Nations Capital a river contaminated
with raw sewage, industrial waste and
silt, river given to periodic flooding in
the freshet season and to dangerously
low water-supply levels in time Of
drought. Haphazard antipollution meas
ures have helped to clean the river, but
much more remains to be done in the
related fields Of sewage abatement, flood
control, erosion prevention and water
impounding measures. Real progress in
this program, however, must await COM
pletion Of comprehensive study Of river
problems by the Army Corps Of Engineers.
Here is where Congress comes in.
Pending before congressional committees
is request from the Army Engineers
for an appropriation Of $l05,000 with
which to carry on the Potomac survey
authorized by Congress several years ago.
The survey has been completed on the
upper stretches of the river, but the
area Immediately above Washington's
water-supply intake at Great Falls is yet
to be covered. Until this study is made
1t will be impossible to do any realistic,
overall planning for. q clean, controlled
river. We hope the economy ak at the
Capitol will spare the important $l05,00O
item needed for the survey. 1t is no exag-
geration to say that the future health and
welfare Of the Washington Metropolitan
Area are to some degree involved In the
fate Of this small appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
ViSTAS IN SCIENCE
The CLOCK Paradox of Relotivity

tary particles which are be-
lieved to be very transitory
conversions into matter Of the
enormous forces which bind
together the nuclei Of atoms,
The lifetimes Of these mesons
are measured in millionths of
seconds.
Now. according to q report
by DR.. Crawford just pub
liSneo in Nature. organ Of the
British Association for Ad-
vancement Of Science. it can
be demonstrated that the life
time Of a meson In flight at
a speed approaching that of
light turns out to be q approx
imately 300 millionths Of a
second. The meson at rest only
persists about is millionths of
q second.
That Is, movement at an
enormous speed through space
prolongs the life Of an ex-
tremely tenuous physical sys-
tenn about 20-fold. Presum-
ably a meson projected at the
actual speed Of light would re-
main intact forever.
An animal. Of course, is a
Tar more complex physical
system than q meson, but it
undergoes the same inevitable
process Of decay and death.
Citing the work Of other
Atomic Energy Commission
scientists, DR.. Crawford says:
Il have verified this"
Earliest japanese
Remains Of the earliest
known inhabitants Of Japan
have been discovered by a
joint expedition Of Hokkaido
University and the Institute
for Regional Exploration of
the University Of Michigan at
sites near the Okhotsk sea
coast Of ,Hokkaido, northern
most island Of the Japanese
archipelago.
The archaeological finds
finely faxed obsidian tools, an
ancient form Of stone drill.
hand axes and other stone i'm
plements-were found in thick
alluvial terrace deposits be-
lieved to have been formed
during the last interglacial
period, according to Q report
by DR.. Theo. P. Banks II Of the
Michigan party. Some Of these
artifacts, he says, closely re-
semble paleolithic and meso-
lithic tools from Northern Eu-
rope and are strikingly similar
70 the earliest remains from
Northern Siberia.
Other sites along the Ok
hotsk coast, he says in q re-
port to the Explorers Club,
yielded bone and ivory ilnple-
ments Of the Moyoro people,
an Eskimo-like race from Si-
IBERIA which entered Japan
about 1000 years ago. The
exploration will be continued
through this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

Weirdest deduction from
relatively is the o'clock para
dox."
If a clock were projected at
the speed Of light to the from
tier Of creation and back in a
few billion years it. would re-
turn to earth at the exact min
ute it started as indicated on
its own dial.
No time would have elapsed.
30 far as this clock was con-
cerned. And 1t would not have
run down.
II the "clock" were q man
who began the journey on his
21st birthday he would be back
on his 21st birthday-but the
earth. If it still existed would
be a few billion years older and
erstwhile mountains would be
at the bottom Of the deepest
seas and the erstwhile bottoms
of the deepest seas would be
the highest mountains.
But would the man himself
be the same vigorous young
fellow as when he started?
If he was projected into
space at any substantial frac-
ton Of the speed Of light he
would get back somewhat older.
SO far as clocks and calendars
were concerned. than when he
started but not so old as the
persons Of his own age he had
left behind.
He might, for example, be
only % while they were in
their early forties.
May Be . Catch
This may be true. Even so,
there may be q catch. The
space flyer would be younger
than his fellows left behind
on earth in terms Of clocks
carried in the vehicle in which
he had travelled. Would he
be younger physically, with
younger arteries, younger
heart, younger bones and mus
cles? Would he still have all
his teeth, all his hair? Or
would all the infinitely COM
plicated mechanism Of his
body have behaved like the
lifeless clock? Is q man him
self a clock, Of sorts? Are the
phenomena Of living and the
semi-mystical time Of Rela-
tivity in gear?
OF course, 1t Is impossible
to send q man, or q rat, into
space at any substantial frac-
ton Of the speed Of light for
experimental answers to these
questions.
This set-up has been simu-
lated, however, in experiments
just reported by an Atomic
Energy Commission physicist,
DR.. Frank s. Crawford, jr., Of
the commissions radiation
laboratory at the University
Of California. Instead Of men,
however, DR.. Crawford used
pi mesons, the heavy elemen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

dairy land Of Atlantis?-M. C.
A. The latest Of which we
know is that set forth in Jur-
gen Spanuth's Atlantis, the
Mystery Unravelled," q 1856
translation from the German
"Das entratselte Atlantis" In
1852, Spanuth and his expedi-
ton located submerged ruins
Of Q city in the North Sea, in
the vicinity Of the island of
Heligoland. In ancient North.
land mythology, H eligola nd
c"Holy Land") held . temple
for the worship Of the god
Fosite. The author-explorer
correlates this tradition with
Plato's account Of the holy
island" Of Atlantis with tn
temple to the god Poseidon
CPosides).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

Well, then, Mrs. A knows
what she can do, etc.
The man you have hired to
fix the fence really doesn't
know what he is doing, Mrs. A
insinuates in the most CHARM
ing manner.
And what is more, he had
best not dig 6 inches on her
side Of the blasted fence,
either. Mrs. A intimates, in
her Milledgeville patois.
The fence owner, at least
the male side Of ownership,
regards Mrs. A with consider.
able awe.
So he doesn't argue with
her.
Cant you," he asks the
man who is going to flx the
fence, "dig the holes 20 that
no digging is done over there?"
He waves q wide arm at
the disputed territory.
why, certainly" says the
man, In his best college man
ner. Il will put the posts on
your side"
So half the posts remain on
her side, the ones not blown
over by the storm, and all the
new posts on your side. \
It is that tactful.
Good fences make good
neighbors." somebody said.
English proverbs are full Of
the same thought.
A garden is really, accord
ing to the dictionary, q fenced
place. or garth.
The fence is primary, not
the ground. not the seed. not
the rain and the wind and the
will Of God.
The fence makes it q garden.
Not only that. 1t keeps Mrs.
AS clothes on the line from
showing. Mrs. o. il an ardent
user Of her new washing ma
chine. She puts out clothes in
the morning, in the afternoon,
and sometimes In the evening.
Mrs. A. had been known to
put out clothes after dark,
think Of that.
A fence mercifully blots
them out, 30 that only the
tops are seen waving in the
breeze.
A fence keeps their pup from
attacking your pup. Your
pup. somehow, never attacks
their pup.
Funny. isn't 1t, how it is
always that way?
That's why one has q fence.
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read about their own old bat
ties. particularly the ones they
didn't lose.
One last word. When the
subject of letting that guy
get away" came up. why in
thunder didn't q reporter re-
mind the field marshal Of an
other guy" name Of ROM
nell who had q Gettysburg at
Alamein and got away when
he was really down on his
uppers-got away for 1900
miles! I suppose this would
have been rather tactless. since
it would bring to mind the
fact that the guy" who wins
isn't always the better man.
Let's bring Macarthur up
to date: Old generals never
die. they just fade away into
opinionated senility.
r. G. Alexander.
So General Eisenhower be-
lieves Lee should have been
sacked for the way he con-
Quoted the battle Of Gettys-
burg. The battle was a blum
der; but then the entire Civil
War was q blunder, as it's so
plain to see today with the
advantage Of hindsight, and
from q distance Of almost 100
years.
How about that tragic
blunder Of World War II that
committed our American boys
to the bloody Battle Of the
Bulge? Should not some high
ranking ofhcer have been
sacked for that?
But one thing I can say for
General Eisenhower: He has
q perfect genius for saying
the wrong thing at the right
time. Now thousands Of South
ern voters who have been
trembling on the brink of
Modern Republicanism will
halt in their headlong rush.
reform. and retreat in orderly
and military fashion.
A. L, III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES (. TRACEWELL

Fences will always be q bone
Of contention, as the old say
ing put it.
Fifty per cent Of the neigh
bors are for them, so per cent
against. in the best modern
fashion.
Why people today split
squarely down the middle on
every question, from taxes to
squirrels. Is q problem.
II one family wants q fence,
the family next door does not.
And 50 it goes.
y 81 =
The lady next door is very
nice about 1t.
II don't like fences, do
your" she coos.
She knows, of course,
that you like fences. because
you have one.
It is much the same with
compost piles.
You put the thing in the
back, next the fence. and the
lady who lives on that side
says something about smelly
compost piles"
She doesn't directly point
your pile out, but there can
be little question about whose
pile she means.
And trash burners.
These institutions are some
what necessary, so the aver
age suburban dweller puts his
rather dilapidated specimen as
far away from his house as
possible.
This brings it closer to the
outdoor fireplace Of Mrs. C.
Now, Mrs. c. Is q very nice
lady, but she resents, and who
can blame cher. o nice trash
burner close to her outdoor
fireplace.
But what is one to do?
Have no fence, because Mrs.
A. doesn't like It?
Have no compost pile, be-
cause Mrs. B. doesn't like It?
Have no trash burner, be-
cause Mrs. c. doesn't like it?
4 y y
OF such things is suburban
madness made.
The ladies Of the families
are named, because they are
the most outspoken in such
matters.
The Old Men Of the families
ordinarily shrink from speak
ing out In such matters. Per-
haps they have learned the
art of compromise at the Of
fee. Zone learns many things
at the ofiice.)
Mrs. A doesn't like the fence,
Ell?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-17

AOAQ NAOAASy CttOWo 40 thuNAA
knowledge Of Gettysburg as
the average tourist-probably'
less since he had to refer to
one Of the commanders as
that guy" What a gross cam
ard!
As to tactics and conditions
prevailing "a year ago. his
nibs is hardly well informed.
Battlefield mobility Of the sort
Monty prescribed as an alter
nate TO Pickett's charge came
with motorization and rapid
communications. As to letting
that guy" get away, Just how
does one exhausted trooper
overtake another when they
are both on foot, both disor-
ganized and both at the point
Of physical collapse? The ans
wer throughout the Civil War
was that 1t couldn't happen.
There were no tanks or lorries
to pile onto in those days.
Monty; that was before lend
lease.
Perhaps we should not be
too hard on the viscount. After
all, his education was some
what limited. He got his tools
from the United States and
his lessons from Jerry. He was
pretty busy 10 allow much
time for military history. OF
course. since then he could
have read Bruce Cation. but
old generals usually prefer 70
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry iortters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
s1ti0n.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Bx THE HASkN SERVICE
reader
D. 1872 Wv" "SsAAnSoA

@. Could the United States
Constitution be amended so
that heavily populated States
could have three Senators in
stead Of two? T. p.
A. While theoretically pos
sible, this is q practical i'm
possibility since the consent
Of every State in the Union
would be required. Most
amendments require ratifica-
ton by only three quarters Of
the States. but Article v Of
the Constitution specifically
provides that mo State, with
out its consent. shall be de-
prived Of its equal suffrage in
the Senate"
q What A fha IatA.k than,.v
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Rally Round Lee
Many thanks for your edi'

Many thanks for your edi-
torial Lee at Gettysburg"
Born in the North and edu-
Gated in the public schools of
our Nations Capital, I grew
up believing that all South
ern soldiers were traitors. AS
young soldier en- route to and
from the Mexican Border in
1861, I was Mortified to see.
in southern cities. statues
erected in honor Of Confed-
crate leaders.
A military career as a citi-
zen soldier led to a study of
the Civil {excuse, please the
War Between the States. After
reading many books written
by Northerners, Southerners
and foreigners. my views
changed. / learned to admire
the fighting proves Of the
underfed, poorly equipped.
outnumbered Johnny Reb." I
became proud that such able
men as Lee. Jackson. Long
street and Joe Johnston were
Americans.
All did not 90 as planned in
the Gettysburg campaign. Lee
was fighting blindfolded with
out his cavalry. Had he turned
the Federals out Of their
strong position at Gettysburg.
as suggested by that guy"
Montgomery. they probably
would have fallen back to a
previously accommodated strong
position along Pipes Greek.
Lees ammunition and supplies
did not permit an extended
campaign. He could not forage
in the presence Of the enemy.
To him, it was a case of fight
at Gettysburg or withdraw.
Blunder, did he? And what
about Charlottesville and
Second Manassas where he d.
vided his forces in the presence
Of the enemy? Had he lost.
they. too, would have been
plumbers" But he did not
lose these two battles.
Lloyd Z. Kelly.
&%+
Eisenhower. of all men,
should be the last to heap
criticism upon Gen. Robert +.
Lee. With generals. such as
. Bradley and Patton at his side
and unlimited men and ma
terrell at his disposal. Ike could
not fail in bringing about the
complete collapse Of Germany.
Any Eagle Scout could have
done Just as well. To Mont
gomery, I say: "Nuts!"
And where was Ike when the
Russians entered Berlin and
decided to partition Germany
and remain there? This was
a monstrous and unmitigated
mistake. 1t is predicted that
future historians will place a
lot of the blame for this de-
bacle squarely upon his
shoulders.
1t is regretted that Mrs. Pat
ton did not release for publica-
ton the memoirs of Gen.
George Patton q good bit be-
fore the election Of 1852. Had
this been done, Ike would not
have subtly sought the presi-
dental nomination. Patton's
writings take Ike apart and
hold his feet to the fire. His
mistakes during and after the
war are manifold.
II. C.. LAef.