Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-14
Mon and His Moon

0Uu UAgANA VI AtUks AAlEEt~
cans must face UP to the fact
that another moon Is floating
In the heavens. rejecting the
suns light along with mil
lions Of Gods stars on moon
lit nights.
Who put the moon Up there
Is Of secondary importance.
OF far greater meaning Is
whether 1t should have been
put there and whether It
should be followed by more.
bigger. better. and. perhaps
ultimately. manned moons or
satellites.
II scientists feel, in their
wisdom. that earth's popula-
ton Is using up earth's energy
and resources faster than
they can be replaced. and
that man must seek new sour
ces Of supply beyond the at
mosphere for his support
then Sputnik is the necessary
forerunner Of q vastly inn
portant project. More power
70 future Sputniks and Who
ever may launch them.
On the other hand. II God
created this lovely. life-eiving
planet. with its balanced at
mosphere that lets us breathe.
and placed II In q particular
spot and orbit In His stupen-
dous universe - all for the
support and survival OF be-
ings created in His image and
likeness I'VE may be making
q mistake TO break our
bounds. AS finite beings, we
may be dead wrong TO fiirt
with the infinite.
william y. Lebherz. yr.
$3.50
In 1888. Wendell WiIlkie
in ''One Worlds said:
II =. We should witness
the creation Of perhaps
the biggest empire in history.
an empire composed Of about
q billion people on approx
mately fifteen million square
miles Of land this empire
=. would be self-sufficient,
whether for peacetime In.
dustry or for war.
Il have unb0unded faith
In the courage. the enter
prise. and the destiny Of the
American people. But / be-
lieve that If Americans were
forced to live hereafter face
to face with an empire Of
such dimensions, our way OF
life would be little better
than an armed camp. and
our Wanted freedom would
be little more than a fond
hope. We should live in con-
tinual alarm. In endless war.
under crushing ornaments
which Il would be our con-
slant endeavor to increase.
Neither peace nor prosperity.
neither freedom nor justice.
could Flourish in such q
struggle for existence"
Sputnik, ,Russia's ICBM.
and the already existing
Soviet empire of one billion
souls cause one to wonder
whether Wilkes unbound
ed faith" in American cour-
age and enterprise was war
ranted? Or did we plan 1t
that way?"
Alfred KOhlberg.
New York City.
49,
When a hot-headed man
develops a very expensive
and interesting hobby. no
body becomes alarmed be-
cause his absorption will not
only keep him out Of trouble
and exhaust his funds. but
lead TO his Improvement.
And what could be more ex-
pensive or more elevating
than shooting for the moon?
Dorothy Post Haughey.
= e
The obfuscated leaders Of
our two political parties have
so befuddled, their heads with
historical mudslinging at
tendant upon local issues In
some Of our most backward
provinces that the interna-
tional political scene appears
to have been completely for
gotten during recent weeks.
1t is ironically amusing to
witness the bewilderment
with which they are regard
ing the hot chestnut that
Khrushchev a. Co. have fired
over their heads. Isn't 1t
time the Republicans and
Democrats were assigned to
their proper place in the flu
ture--a museum shelf next
to the dodo bird? It looks
like the further history Of
this earth will be determined
by the collective efforts Of
scientists, engineers and
technicians. Anyone for q
new Technocratic Party?
Roland Bieren, MD.
49, 4
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