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Evening star., 1957-04-21
Easter Sunday

In the death Of our Lord, and His
resurrection, which we celebrate today.
are all the lessons we need for living
and dying. They are lessons which have
been imperfectly understood, even from
the beginning, even by those who were
there. The disciples could not understand
why their Lord had to suffer, had to die,
had to be judged, Knocked, scourged, re-
viled, crucif1ed. They tried to stop it.
Yet in the Garden Of Gethsemane, Christ
Old not reproach Judas, who had betrayed
Him, but Simon Peter, who struck the
servant of the high priest One of the
two thieves who were put to death with
Him summed up the baffied resentment
that prevailed: IF thou be Christ. save
thyself"
Today it is no easier to comprehend,
especially in world where powerful men
strive to preserve their pride and position
even at the cost of justice and right. In
a materialistic age, we are watching a
spiritual revival which seems often di-
rected at proving that the practice of
religion will inevitably lead to business
success. In this context, the total abne-
cation symbolized by the cross is harder
than ever to rationalize
But If we cannot fathom this mys-
terry Of atonement and redemption, Of
the relationship between Christ and God,
we can and must fathom the message
Christ preached with increasing inten-
sity in His last days. Over and over
again, in every way possible, He told
OF the humanity we owe each other.
Lest the disciples not grasp the literal
truth of His precept, Behold charge
you, that you love one another, as I
have loved you," He washed their feet
at the Last Supper They were taken
aback, as we are, by such humility.
Carrying His cross, He stopped to
comfort the women of Jerusalem. Nailed
to the cross, He asked forgiveness for
His executioners. To the good thief who
was being crucified with Him, He prom
ised Paradise
This Is lesson anyone can under
stand if not follow: Mindfulness of others,
compassion, love. Suffering even dying,
we are not excused. In the Easter season,
when renewal is all around us, reminding
us Of the Resurrection, to believe, and
to hope, is easier. To love, as Christ
loves us, remains the plaineSt, the hard
est lesson, the one we most need to learn.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Blow to Indecent Care

The efforts of the new health direc-
tor, DR.. Daniel Leo Finucane, to keep
Health Department operations within it's
budget are praiseworthy. 1t is too bad,
however, that in drawing the line on
over-expenditures it has been found
necessary to eliminate aid to three hos
pitals which have been treating out
patient indigents. The blame for this
situation cannot fairly be placed on the
Health Department. The department
has asked for more money with which to
carry on the INDECENT care program in
private hospitals but always too little
has been made available.
The private hospitals perform an i'm
portant community service in relieving
the overcrowded facilities of the District
General Hospital by caring for many in
digents who otherwise would go to the
city institution. AT the same time, the
hospitals have found these services useful
In their training programs. But for some
years the hospitals have been short
changed by the city on the deal, being
given less than the actual cost Of treating
these unfortunate patients.
The Commissioners and Congress
ought to see to 1t that the Health Depart
ment budget contains sufficient funds to
continue the INDECENT program, both as
to outpatients and inpatients--and that
the hospitals are reimbursed for the full
cost OF treatment.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Moscow and Tito

There have been indications that
the Kremlin would like, once again, to
improve relations with President Tito
Of Yugoslavia. But he and his chief aides
appear to be in no hurry for such a
rapprochement.
The reason for this is that within
recent months, ever since the political
crisis in Poland and the uprising in Hun
gary, Soviet and satellite propagandists
have carried on rather poisonous cam
paign against Marshal Tito, who does
not forgive or forget very easily. The
campaign, rejecting Moscow's rage over
his outspoken sympathy for the Hun
garian people and the independence
seeking Polish Communists, has consisted
OF barrage OF charges accusing his gov
ernment OF slandering the Kremlin, un-
dermining international communism, at
tempting to overthrow Albanias puppet
Red dictatorship, and otherwise acting
as II 1t were tool Of the "capitalistic
imperialists."
Although this line of attack has now
been moderated, If not abandoned, Tito's
"heretical" Communist regime-which
has had bitter experience with Moscow's
oAAd 10 llOIll ondTlS 10 smiles ana DacK
to snarls again--seems in no mood to
accept the new Soviet olive branch at
face value What the Belgrade leaders
want, apparently, is better deeds from
the Kremlin to match the Kremlin's
softer words. Meanwhile speaking
through Vice President Rankovic, they
have made clear that they have no in
tention Of modifying their past views
regarding the course of events in Poland
and Hungary-views which in effect have
condemned Stalinist methods in both
countries and openly deplored the use
OF Russian armed force against the
Hungarians.
Thus, as Mr.. Rankovic has declared,
all Yugoslavs continue to cheer the
independence promoting changes that
have been brought about in Poland. And
at the same time, despite the Kremlin's
mendacious effort to represent the event
as Fascist counterrevolution unleashed
by Western "imperialists," they adhere
unwaveringly to the view that Hungary's
rebellion was primarily the expression OF
the progressive aspirations Of the
masses Of Hungarians who were fighting
for free Socialist development and for
respect OF national dignity" against "those
Evening star., 1957-04-21

women. earthen vessels, whose
lives had become a pageant OF
triumph. he insisted that the
heavenly realm must tally
with what is best in nature.
1t must be fresher than rain
bows. stabler than mountains,
agreeing with flowers. with
tides and the rising and set
ting OF autumnal stars" He
was assuming that that other
life which can get along with
out, the earth will somehow
fit into "the earth beat. the
sea beat. the heart beat, which
makes the trees surge with new
life"
The Easter parade moving
from zone to zone across the
sad and sorrowing earth is but
a parable mirroring an eter-
nifty which itself is a part Of
the Now, For the awakened
and transformed Saul Kane
in Masefield's Everlasting
Mercy" the waters of a little
running brook. rushing from
the rain, were singing Christ
has risen again." Another
poet. Dorothy Garfield, after
the annual Easter parade had
passed by. reminded herself
and all who will listen. that
we miss the breath-taking
Evening star., 1957-04-21

some comment as to why, with
all the vastly important situa-
tions here and abroad, the
newspapermen attending these
conferences did not ask more
questions concerning them
than about trivialities. such as
the helicopter. the pimple on
his nose and his golf score.
Particularly as this President.
unlike some Of his predeces-
sors. does not dodge their
questions. If he does not know
the answer he says so.
Correspondents Liked r. ID. r.
Unlike some others, he has
never been known deliberately
to deceive in his answers at a
conference. On the other
hand. he has been more frank
and open and honest in his
responses than any other. In
addition to this, he has not.
as did both Presidents Roose-
velt and Truman, singled out
one specially favored corre-
spondent to whom he granted
an exclusive interview. In the
case of Mr.. Roosevelt this was
regarded - and was "a dis
tinct breach of faith. More
over, he knew it was and so
did the correspondents. But
the correspondents, while
pretty mad at the time-as
they had every right to be-
did nothing about 1t, and con-
tinued to idolize and believe in
him.
Hardly anyone criticized Mr..
Roosevelt in those days. Most
OF the great papers in the
country were editorially against
him. but he did not mind that
because their Washington COR
respondents and reporters
were largely for him, which he
thought was a great joke on
the publishers. Those few
correspondents and reporters
who were not for him. knew
him to be vindictive and vi
cious man who would stoop
pretty low to injure those who
were against him. Well, this
President isn't that type at
all. He recognizes the right
of persons to disagree with his
policies and to criticize him.
He does not resent that at
all, unless it is criticism Of
his own personal integrity and
truthfulness. Otherwise, ac-
cording to those closest to him.
personally and politically. he
is entirely philosophic about
criticism. accepts it with en-
tire good humor. is always
open-minded, willing to admit
that perhaps he made a mis-
take, which certainly is a very
good thing because at the mo-
ment he is being deluged by
a storm of criticism such as
he has never had before. Some
how he does not seem to mind
it. which nearly drives some
of his critics crazy.
Evening star., 1957-04-21

wonder Of the Resurrection II
we continue to think of death
as door between one life
and another life which our
death will, presto. unlock and
swing open. No. no. she cries.
This is also everlasting life;
On Monday. in the Kitchen
street, or store,
We are immortal, tDe the man
and tGife.
Immortal non, or shall be
eUermore,
Inlmortdls in immortal pdlues
spend
These hDeS that shall no more
begin than end.
That was exactly the sud-
den revelation Of truth known
but SO often not wildly ap-
propriated-in the the story
OF a busy housewife who, in
the kitchen preparing the
Sunday dinner. while peeling
potatoes-a task which seemed
so boring--turned the radio
dial. Into that kitchen came
the voice OF a dear friend of
mine. He was at that mo-
ment expressing something she
knew as she listened was in
deed a part of the eternal
truth OF God. That Sunday
night she sat down and wrote
him a message of gratitude.
And in the letter was this
sentence: Suddenly you said
something that made my life
feel very ugly" But the end
Of the story is that from that
hour she began to do her
work in the sense of the
eternal: bright bliss shone
for her on common tasks and
the trivial rounds began to be
edged with crimson and gold.
For it came to pass that a
housewives lowly duties were
transformed into a constant
pageant continuous Easter
parade.
We began with dear Robert
Browning-prophet of beauty
and eternity, in his faith and
ours. Let us end with his
glorious lines on death which
are an Easter parade Of con-
quering phrases as stirring as
literature knows:
There he stands, the arch Fear,
For sudden the ,porSt turns the
best to the brave,
The black minutes at end
And the elements rage: the
fend voices that rape
Shall dDindle, shall blend,
Shall change. shall become
first peace out OF pain.
Then a light, then Thy breast.
o thou soul OF my soul, / shall
clasp thee again
And NTH God be the rest.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Loophole

A hole in the Nations de-
fenses - coastal searchlights
that were too small-was dis
covered so years ago. On April
IT. 1907. The Star reported:
"A statement from the COM
mander of the artillery district
Of Boston that night exercises,
in connection with the APP
preaching point trials of the
Massachusetts, and regular
coast artillery next July, will
be impossible for lack Of
searchlights. has caused some-
thing of a sensation in mill
tary circles. 1t appears that
the success of the defensive
work Of the great Notifications
in Boston harbor is entirely
dependent upon the operation
of three searchlights. two being
"a inches and one SO inches.
These lights are declared by
the artillerymen at the War
Department to be ridiculously
inadequate in view of the fact
that the present standard coast
defense searchlight is so inches
in diameter. The state Of af-
fairs at Boston is said to be
that which exists at principal
defenses Of the Atlantic
Coast. !"
Evening star., 1957-04-21
THE GAME OF POLITICS
Eisenhower Under Fire by Critics
By FRANK r. KEN,

Things have reached a stage
where the criticism of Presi-
dent Eisenhower has become
almost epidemic. Most of it.
1t is true, comes from old
political and journalistic OPP
ponents Of 1852 and 1856.
Some Of 1t Is due to the fact
that under the Constitution he
cannot run again and. there
fore, is in no position either
to punish or reward for re-
sistance or support of his
efforts to rebuild his party
into what has been called
modern or moderate Repub-
licanism.
However, it is fair to say
that some of his criticism has
come from Republicans. such
as Senator Barry Goldwater
Of Arizona and Senator Know
land Of California and, Of
course, Senator Mccarthy Of
Wisconsin and others on sub
jects concerning his foreign
policy. the size of his budget,
the character of his appoint
ments and a good many other
things.
In fact, from all sides, in
cluding some Of the most
experienced and vindictive
sharpshooters we have here
and abroad. he is being regu-
larly fired at day in and day
out. Among the most viru-
lent and vindictive of these
are the AFL-CIO radio en-
ployes and propagandists, who
regularly attribute a sinister
purpose to every presidential
action or utterance. Likewise,
1t has attracted some COM
ment that the triviality Of the
questions aimed at the Presi-
dent during his weekly press
conferences has become so
pronounced as to be really
absurd.
Sometimes Irritated
Occasionally Mr.. Eisenhower
has become irritated by some
Of these questions. but he has
shown it very seldom. Once
when questioned whether the
cost of two helicopters for
White House use. perhaps for
golf. was an expense that
could be sliced from the budg-
ct, he showed considerable
irritation and probably felt
as ex-President Hoover once
privately said. II think it is
beneath the dignity of the
President of the United States
to submit to be cross-examined
like a chicken thief by men
whose names he does not even
know A great deal was made
over the helicopter incident.
Also. over the pimple at the
end of his nose to which he,
himself. called attention and
explained, thus forestalling
half a dozen questions on the
subject which would have been
asked.
Recently there has been
Evening star., 1957-04-21

entire Christian message re-
wolves. Worldly and earthly
things cannot obscure the
glorious fact Of Easter.
Thank God. we worship a
Risen Saviour and not an
empty tomb. Our Lords res
direction assures the resur-
rection Of those who are united
to Him by faith. The redemp-
ton of man is wholly con-
tanned in the ascension Of
Christ with the assurance of
the ultimate triumph of Gods
program.
Just as Jesus conquered
death and the grave. so may
we in a measure overcome and
rise above the daily doubts
and perplexities that confront
US. We can rise above temp
tation through an abiding
faith in Him.
r. Il Haunh n Vvn,lt
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Cortwheel Clock

Occasionally, the conven-
tionality and mores Of our
financial institutions lead to
interesting situations. Not all
Of our banks are cold -blooded
and eagle-eyed down to thu
last decimal point. Some OF
them are human enough to
go in for a bit Of ostentst,on.
even as you and I. Let's take
the case Of a branch bank
near Dupont circle.
This particular institution
recently installed one Of those
double-faced clocks right in
the middle Of the put-and-
take area. Ordinarily a clock
calls for no particular COM
ment, but this one is some
thing special. each numeral
has been eliminated and re-
Evening star., 1957-04-21

forces who for a number of years had
-. striven to impose upon the working
people ways Of life that they refused to
accept"
This fortnight and essentially accu-
rate Interpretation of events viii not be
pleasing to the men of the Kremlin.
President Tito and his government, how
ever, have left little room for doubt that
they intend to stick to 1t even If 1t inter
feres with rapprochement.
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Humane Slaughter

The Star recently carried a
feature article by Ann Cot
trell Free on the progress OF
humane slaughter legislation
In Congress.
According TO this article,
there is opposition from the
meat industry to installing
humane methods due largely
to the cost of equipment rang
ing from $500 to $4,000 per
plant unit.
l understand two large meat
packers have already installed
humane slaughter equipment,
although The Star mentioned
only the George A. Horned
Company as having done so.
Please publish the name OF
the other company.
Paul McIlvaine.
Editors note: The story
identified the HORNED Co. as
the flrst to develop the carbon
dioxide tunnel. II Is true that
another company. Kingan Of
indianapolis. has installed
similar equipment.)
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Easter Sunday
,IeSuS our lard

Jesus our Lord once said,
II will not leave you COM
fortress. / will come to you"
"Yet a little while. and the
world seeth me no more; but
ye see me because l live, ye
shall live also" st. John xiv,
1919.
Easter is the beginning of
new life when our spirit senses
the awakening of reality
around us. We envisage the
beauties of nature created by
our Lord to strengthen our
faith in him. We listen to
this gospel Of life in our
churches. especially on Easter
Sunday.
1t is evident there are people
who never see God because Of
the glitter OF gold on this
earth. They seem to find a
sense Of power from this pos
session dug out OF the earth,
because from this they feel
they can see. II is strange
to find that history always
proves they never do see
because they are of the blind.
Let us live and go to church
for a greater life.
To start this Easter Sunday
would be an opportunity TO
see for ourselves.
George Edward Sawyer.
So
AT Easter. our thoughts re-
vert TO Jesus Christ. All man.
made values are reduced to
insignificance in the light OF
His Incompatible loveliness
and splendor. Easter marks
the glorious event OF Christ's
resurrection - the center OF
Christian faith and the
focal point about which the
Evening star., 1957-04-21

stability of the earth we now
tread.
Speaking Of that life which
is not rooted in the ground of
this third-rate planet of a
third-rate sun, Emerson said:
THE secret of Heaven Is kept
from age to age. No i'm
prudent. no sociable angel,
ever dropped an early syllable
to answer the longings of
saints or the fears of mortals."
But he did not stop at that
negation which any tombstone
might suggest. Gazing at the
Easter parade in nature, with
its companiee and regiments
Of tinted trees. of golden DAFT
fodils, Of ravishing roses, of
crimson tulips and at the
Easter parade of men and
Evening star., 1957-04-21

The Department of Agricul-
ture, a half a century ago, was
beginning to take look at
how efficient its employees were.
On April %. 1907, The Star
reported: "a peculiarly inter-
esting sort of experiment is
under way in the Bureau of
Plant Industry of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. DR..
B. T. Galloway started the ex-
pertinent. Briefly, the expert
ment now in progress at the
Bureau of Plant Industry is
being made for the purpose of
testing the Galloway efficiency
record. which, as its name will
indicate. is a brand-new mod
ern method for keeping tab on
the relative intelligence. daily
work and aggregate yearly eff
cheney of the employees of the
Bureau of Plant Industry. !.
1t is understood that the idea
came to DR.. Galloway while
he was watching a low sa-
laried employe of the bureau
perform. with the maximum
efficiency, the exhausting men,
tai labor involved in the OPP
Grafton of a common or gar
den copying press. The en-
ploye in question had recently
made violent efforts to have
his annual compensation in
creased. but as he was found
TO be considerably stronger in
the arms than in the head,
it was found impossible. much
to everybody's regret. to grati-
fy his ambition. What a COM
petent blacksmith or horse
shoer that man would make"
thought the good doctor, as
he watched the employe at
work. And there, it is under
stood on excellent authority.
the Galloway efficiency record
system was born. :"
Evening star., 1957-04-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

placed by a shiny silver DOL
lar. 1t is, to say the least, orna-
mental. and reasonably ac-
curate. However. / do wonder
how Grandma Riggs secures
those "a liquid assets at the
end Of each working day. Are
the dollars demountable or does
she just move the whole works
into the vault?
Angus Sinclair
Editors note: The clock,
which hangs from the lobby
ceiling. remains there after
the bank closes and the doors
are locked
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Disaster

The earthquake season Of
SO years ago hit hard at some
areas OF Mexico. on April Is.
1907. The Star reported: I'm
Mexico City the first shock
lasted four and a half minutes
and the earth continued TO
tremble at intervals for more
than an hour. Five hundred
we're killed In two towns, II is
reported. Eleven persons we're
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Mushers

Fifty years ago watchmen
and guards at the Library Of
Congress found it difficult,
particularly in the spring, to
: maintain the Library's de-
corum. Taking note OF this
state of events. The Star, on
April 90, 1907, reported; while
Secretary Metcalf is conduct
ing an investigation Of the
complaint of the two Marines
who alleged they had been
elected from the Library be-
cause their uniforms were too
conspicuous. it is possible that
Librarian Putnam may carry
on an inquiry in order to vim
dicate his officers and watch
men and to show the public
the peculiar difficulties under
which they labor. The state
ments thus far given indicate
that the two Marines in ques-
ton have been annoying young
girls in the Library for some
time to such an extent that
Library patrons have observed
and reported it. Capt.
Wurdeman. in commenting on
the general situation. observed:
These Marines are not the
only offenders. This Library
is regular clearing house for
mashers and flirters Of the
high-school grade; and must
say many young girls come
here for no other purpose than
TO pick up a Irritation. -"
Evening star., 1957-04-21
FIFTY YEARS AGO IN THE STAR

killed and 81 badly injured at
Chilpancingo, 201 miles from
Mexico City. Chilapa. 25 miles
northeast of Chilpancingo. is
said to have been destroyed.
Other towns IN the state of
Guerrero are also believed to
have sustained heavy loss Of
life and property damage.
Mexico City escaped with a
bad scare and some cracked
walls. :"
Evening star., 1957-04-21
Progress

A Smithsonian Institution
engineer was preparing. SO
years ago to make another try
at fight in Prof. Langley's
"Buzzard." On April 6. 1907.
The Star reported: "a great
deal of interest has been
aroused. not only in Washing
ton. but also the country. by
the announcement that c. M.
Manley, the engineer who did
the mechanical design of The
Buzzard,' the late Prof. Lang
ley's great airship. is expecting
to give the machine another
trial. This announcement has
been made in print as a re-
cent utterance of Mr.. Man
ley's, but as a matter of fact,
it is declared. his purpose has
been understood among Scien-
tif1c people for some months.
At a meeting of the American
Academy of Sciences last De-
cember there was paper read
by Alexander Graham Bell on
his work up in Nova Scotia
with the tetrahedral kite. 1t
was a general contribution to
the subject Of aerial locomo-
ton. as well. Mr. Manley was
present at the meeting and
in the discussion that followed
DR.. Bells paper he said it was
the general belief that the
aerial experiment of the
Smithsonian Institution had
been dropped. This, he said.
was not correct; that it had
been merely suspended; and
he hoped in the not very dis
tant future to take out the
big airship and give it an
other trial. )"
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