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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
G. o. p. Revolt

Republican legislators from the
farm belt are clamoring for Secretary
Benson's scalp. They say that he must
60, And there is a note of urgency,
almost note of panic, in this G. o. P.
"revolt"
All of this is understandable enough.
For the legislators have not been able
to shake Mr.. Benson. He says he will
not resign and that he intends to stand
pat on his farm program. Mr.. Benson
believes, although his evidence is not
apparent to us, that farmers and all
America want and are entitled to such
a program" as his. The Republicans
from the farm belt disagree. They think
the Benson prescription means the loss
of from 20 to Is G. o. P. House seats in
November, including, presumably, their
own.
There is much political evidence
from the Midwest to indicate that Mr..
Benson and his farm program are Re-
publican liabilities as far as the next
election is concerned. Politically speak
ing, however, it is necessary to look at
the other side of the coin. Suppose
Mr.. Benson and his program should be
dropped by the waySide. What would
be substituted? Just what is the
Change" that the G. o. P. legislators
are clamoring for?
If the Benson program is the best
which has been proposed, and we think
1t is, can the Republican political for
tunes be salvaged by selling him and
his program down the river? We doubt
1t very much. We do not believe that
an expedient fiip-flop by the G. o. P.
would win back the allegiance of the dis
gruntled farmer. 1t might even have
the opposite effect in the farm belt,
and it certainly would ALLEVIATE those
independent voters who have admired
the courageouSnesS with which Mr..
Benson has stood his ground.
In short, the Secretary of Agriculture
may be political liability this year.
But we suspect that the G. o. P. is
stuck with it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
BIockmoiI Is the Word

The North Koreans now have con-
coded that at least some of the "a people
aboard the South Korean plane which
"f1ew" across the border last Sunday
want to return And they say they are
willing to let them go-subject to
condition which amounts to form of
blackmail
The condition is that the South Ko-
rean government negotiate the matter
directly with the North Korean regime.
President Syngman Rhee and his asSo-
ciateS don't want to do this, since in their
view the Red regime is an illegal gov
eminent which they will not formally
recognize.
This is an understandable attitude.
However, consideration must also be
given to the situation in which the
people who were aboard the plane, in
Guiding two Americans, find themselves.
United States and South Korean officials
believe that Communist agents boarded
the plane in the guiSe of passengers and
then forced the pilot to fly to North
Korea. If this is correct, the victims
of this bit of piracy should not also be-
come the victims of what is essentially
legaliStic problem.
If the Communists will not release
their captives except after negotiations,
there does not appear to be any compell-
ing reason why South Korea should not
negotiate on an ad hoe basis. That is,
deal with the North Korean regime on
the basis of this case only. This would
not imply any legal recognition of the
regime, and if, in the course of negotia-
ton, the Reds should seek to interject
other matters they could be considered
or not considered as the circumstances
might dictate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
Jobs for Handicapped

The article, Fitting the
Handicapped for Jobs by
James Birchfield, in your
Sunday Magazine of Decem-
Der 8. came to my attention
recently. / want to commend
you and your paper for Civ
ing space to so worthy a
cause and one which should
be of interest to every think
ing person.
More articles covering this
work are needed to arouse
people to the fact that 1t is
not enough to subsidize the
handicapped with doles and
charity. We need, instead. to
help them to the respected
place they deserve in our
community and world as
Miss Hendricks is doing.
This article had partic-
ular meaning for me since I
spent flve years in private
personnel placement work in
Kansas City and know how
little time and effort work.
ers are permitted to give the
handicapped in these agen-
cies. Clinics, such as you
have there in Washington. are
the only answer to this in
creasing need as science
makes advancing strides in
increasing the life span Of
the afflicted. Can we do less
than help them to a useful
and respected place among
us?
LOuella X. Brammer.
st. Louis, Mo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
100 Years Ago

The Bladensburg duelling
grounds were living up to
their reputation as a site
for settling affairs of honor"
a century ago. The Star. on
February %, 1858, reported
on a duel there between Its.
Bell and Williams Of the
Army at $3.50 that morning.
In another column the same
day, The Star felt called
upon to explain: Quiet peo-
pie at a distance will please
comprehend that in WASH
ington just now the duelling
epidemic is raging, and fur
ther that the sufferers under
its ravages are none Of the
gentlemen who may rightly
claim the Federal metropolis
as their residence. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

means Of transportation without undue
hardship or danger"O and also would
give such persons and their spouSeS adj
ditional 5000 exemptions. The measure
is supported by many individuals and
organizations concerned with welfare of
the handicapped. In considering the
tax-relief problem generally, Congress
ought to give special attention to the
plight of handicapped, but wo. king, tax
payers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
Glenn S. Berthe.
Mr.. Stossen's Bid

In the last sentence of your
editorial, "Mr. Stassen's Bid"
you virtually set the tenor
of what. in my opinion and
perhaps in the opinion Of
millions Of our citizens, the
basis of our foreign policy
ought to be. Time may
show" to quote from your
editorial, that the Stassen
approach, unrewarding as it
has been, marks the best road
to that understanding with
Russia which, soon or late.
must be reached" italics
Supplied.)
You are to be commended
for the simplicity and the
directneSs of your analysis Of
our chief problem in dealing
with the Russians. Thousands
of words have been written
and uttered on this subject
but unfortunately they some
how failed to tell the story
as succinctly as your edi-
torial did in one sentence.
Mr.. Stassen has tried. oh
so hard. to make us under
stand that by ignoring the
fact that sooner or later we
shall have to reach some kind
of understanding with the
Russians, we shall be drifting
away from a pFessingly
needed solution.
How simple it is to under
stand that neither we nor
the Russians can continue
waging a cold war up to an
undetermined climax. And
what would that climax be?
Certainly not peace.
1t is all right to keep bah
bling that you cannot trust
the Russians in any dealings
with them. The fact is. how
ever. that the Russians are
here to stay and that. to all
appearances, their govern
ment, distasteful as it is to
us and to the other free ma
tons. is a stable government.
If we accept the premise that
the Soviet government is here
to stay, we must also accept
as inevitable the need to
reach some kind Of under
standing with it sooner or
later"
Very few have given Mr..
Stassen credit for reasoning
clearly on that all-important
issue and, while many regret
that Mr.. Stassen has been
misunderstood" and unre-
warded. your editorial is by
no means a meagre reward
for all he has done so far,
b. s. BercOvici.
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Groy's Blank Paper

May l commend Mary Lou
Werner's article in The Sum-
day Star relative to the in
terest of Senator Garland
Gray's blank paper" voter
registration plan? Her re-
search gives the evidence
needed to show that from the
turn of the century the
States Fighters in Virginia
mean only one thing by the
holy emphasis on States
rights-that of keeping the
Negro "in his place" All of
the arguments advanced that
the Negro should be proud
of his race. and be satisfied
to be segregated is just so
much tripe. The Grandfather
Clause. the white primary,
Jim Grow travel laws, Sepa-
rateneSs in public assembly.
the poll tax. registration
methods, and others like
them were intended to keep
the Negro economically. So
cially, educationally and po-
litically second-class citizens.
One legislator. Senator
Robertson, of Roanoke, in
1902 deplored the intent of
the poll tax and registration
laws to inflict punishment on
the poor dull docile" Negroes.
and chastised the superior"
race for passing laws that
would make the registrars do
the dirty work"
Whatever Negroes may
been in 1900. their education
even in the inferior Jim Crow
schools, their experiences in
two world wars, and the work
they have done to strengthen
our commonwealth and Ma
ton entitle them to full citl-
zenship rights. If dull and
docile once, they are deter
mined now to use every
peaceful means to secure
their Federal and constitu-
tional rights. and fight to
maintain those fundamental
principles upon which the
State of Virginia was founded.
I commend Miss Werner's
article for much conSidera-
ton by people of good will.
E. B. Henderson,
Public Relations Director.
Virginia State NAACP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

Truth? Yes, l could tell you.
But could that hold It? Not
this little box of brains. You
haven't things to hold it with
inside this" That would have
been a fitting time for the
good bishop to quote to him.
self. again and again. the old
hymn: I'VE make His love
too narrow by false standards
of our own-For the love Of
God is broader than the
measure of mans mind"
A father and his little son
are walking together in the
garden when the dew is still
on the roses and when the
morning-glories have opened
their petaled cups; but as
they stand there in the mys-
terry of beauty. even though
the father might happen TO
be a botanist he cannot an
Swer the lads simplest ques-
ton regarding the posy grow
ing there in the walls Granny.
He can only admit to himself.
as did Tennyson, IF knew.
all in all-stem and stalk and
tiower-Td know what God
and man is. -
And what about the depths
of the relationship between
that little boy and his father?
To the admiring boy that
father is all mighty But a
dear. dear friend Of mine,
who has a boy Of his own,
has just written out Of his
hallowed experience with new
life coming trailing clouds Of
glory from the Giver and
Sustainer of life: mo father
is almighty in the sense that
he can snap his finger and
get his will done in a hurry.
A father is limited by his
fatherhood. However much
power he holds in his hands
he is by his nature limited in
the use Of it. A father must
withhold power and wait
with infinite patience wait:
A father must wait for a
child to grow. for a small
mind to catch up with his
mind A father must wait
for a child to learn. And his
heart may sometimes be
broken in the failure of his
son-which is the risk of
fatherhood." Isn't that at
least a start for faith that
will hold on earth and in
space? 1t is something mir
rored in that prayer OF the
ages which the Man Of the
Ages taught US to say-"Our
Father " There can be moth
ing here-or thereto alter
that. It was not changed by
that One whom untold mil
lions will be following these
penitential weeks. For even
from a cross at last He whis-
pered. Father. into Thy
hands I commend my spirit"
That is the God of the near
est cross and of the farthest
star.
And this Lententime-
Thou shalt know Him uhen
He comes.
Not By any din OF drums.
Nor by the pdntdge OF His
airs.
Nor by anything He tUedrs:'
Neither by His crown. nor
Hts OoWn.
But His presence knotDn
shall be
By the holy harmony
Which His coming makes
in thee"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

Congress had been a whip
ping boy for some months
100 years ago. but there APP
peared evidences of reform.
On February IS, 1858. The
Star said: I'VE believe that
there never assembled in the
Capital OF the Nation legis-
lators more scrupulously hon.
est in the dispatch of public
duties than the members Of
the present Congress. 1t may
be that the attention given
by the public mind of
late TO alleged congressional
shortcomings in that connec-
ton may have stimulated
the members, one and all.
to a due comprehension Of
the necessity Of extreme
caution in legislating on all
matters, great and small"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

What yearn to know is
why Bowie Race Track Of
ficials didn't have enough
charity in their hearts to
declare an emergency and
promptly close the track.
thereby averting stranding
thousands Of men, women
and children.
These officials missed a
grand opportunity to demon
strate that they we're con-
cerned with the welfare Of
their patrons. who lamented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

The Star 100 years ago
noted a pleasing ruddiness TO
the cheeks Of young ladies
attending a White House
levee. In reporting the event
February "a, 1858. The Star
offered this recipe for telling
who did or did not use cos
metics: IF a lady's ears are
Of the same roseate tint as
her cheeks, or measurably so.
the color may be set down as
natural and not otherwise. as
nature never perpetrates the
anomaly Of giving pallid
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Great Virqinions

SISUI VHSIIIIOHS
This great country Of ours
owes that greatness to no
one man or group of men;
but, in times of crisis. it
has been the privilege of men
of courage and vision and
sound judgment to give di-
rection and purpose to the
fundamental aspirations and
beliefs of our whole people.
on whose soundness and
integrity alone rests the
strength and greatness of
our country.
Patrick Henry was not the
only man Of courage in the
American Colonies in March.
ITS. when he said: us life
so dear or peace so sweet as
to be purchased at the price
of chains and slavery? Forbid
it. Almighty God! 1 know not
what course others may take;
but, as for me, give me lib
erty or give me DEATH"
Nor was Thomas Jefferson
the only man of vision in
this country when. in the
summer of 1776, he wrote:
I'VE hold these truths to be
Self-evident; that all men
are created equal; that they
are endowed by their creator
with certain inherent and
unalienable rights"
Nor was George Mason the
only American of sound judg-
ment when, also in the sum-
mer of 1776, he wrote the
Virginia Bill of Rights which
is largely embodied in the
first 10 amendments to our
Constitution, the first of
which reads: Congress shall
make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the
freedom of speech. or of the
press: or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble.
and to petition the Govern
ment for a redress of griev-
ances."
Had these men been alone
in their beliefs, they would
have been like voices crying
in the wilderness. But be-
cause they saw so plainly
these fundamental truths for
which their compatriots were
cropping in the confusion of
the moment. and because
they had the power to state
so clearly and the courage
to speak so boldly the
thoughts that were struggling
in mems hearts and minds,
they have left an indelible
impress on the Government
of this great country. and on
the thinking of mankind.
Virginia has been fortunate
today in having a man Of the
same mould of thought. of
the same high courage. of the
same moral fiber; a Virginian
who believes that there are
inherent in man and human
society ethical and economic
principles which are funda-
mental natural laws in the
same way that the law of
gravitation is natural law
inherent in our physical
universe. He believes that a
failure to observe these laws
will as surely result in social
and economic chaos as a fail
ure in the law of gravitation
would result in physical
chaos. He believes that man
made laws have been most
fortunate when they have
echoed these other laws in
which Henry and jefferson
and Mason believed. He has
had the courage to stand up
and fight for these beliefs,
and there have been times
when he stood almost alone.
But leadership like his can
never fail. This great Vir-
ginian, too, the Honorable
Harry Flood Byrd, senior
Senator from Virginia, will
leave his indelible impress on
his grateful constituents and
the thinking Of his fellow
men.
Henry r. Taylor.
Walkprtnn Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Space and God
Man is on the way into
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

OuCer space. OOu Is already
there. Questions about the
man in the moon have
Of course been poetic and
i'm a gina tive. signifying
naught but playful fancy
The questions about the God
in the moon and of the moon
and beyond-and Of the mil
lions of whirling orbs-go
to the very center of faith.
One great church is already
thinking about Gods rela-
tions to possible creatures in
space. And who can gaze at
the stupendous statements a
modern astronomical mirror
reflects without believing
that amid the myriad suns
and worlds there must be
conscious life? And our God.
as Whittier put it. is the
center and soul of every
sphere-Lord of all being.
throned afar" - anywhere.
everywhere in His vast do
main.
The expanding universe
with it's breath-taking vistas
demands a larger God than
the conceptions of the Al
mighty which have often
separated men into hostile
camps on this third-rate
planet of a third-rate sun
called the Earth. But what
ever the revelations Of outer
space will be. nothing will
change the final fact regard
ing God which. from the
earth. has already been asked
and answered. Years ago a
great philosopher said If he
could ask the Sphinx one
question it would be. rs the
universe friendly?" The God
who walked down the cosmic
stairs with a baby in His
arms" from a cross answered
the question the Sphinx
could not answer-and re-
piled with an everlasting
YES"
well, if it is friendly" says
a bustling business executive
accustomed to swapping his
fingers and getting things
done. why doesn't it act in
such-and-such a way? If I
were God I'd do so-and-so in
a hurry" But in any such
attitude it is not God who is
remiss; it is mans imperfect
and impatient idea of God.
We dare never forget the
small measures of our finite
minds.
Some man comments
about God are in the same
category as the little man
looking at the heavens
through a glass darkly. With
curved glass in hand he eX-
claimed: II have swept the
heavens with my telescope
and have found no sign of
God" AS has been aptly said
"A God who could be found
with a piece of glass could not
be God. A God who could be
defined in the words of a
creed could not be God. And
if we could get our minds
clear around Him we would
have to begin Immediately to
doubt Him; for the God who
can create galaxies of gall
axies, and yet whose spirit
pervades all living things. is
hardly the sort of God we
could enclose in any forms or
formulas Of our own"
H. G. Wells. in his story.
The Soul of a Bishop" lis
tened in on a conversation
between a bishop and an
angel. The angel is telling
him that all religions are
trying to express a truth
which they don't clearly
know-a mystical something
that eludes the mind as water
escapes the hand. But the
truth" said the bishop.
evidently hoping for an ex-
elusive revelation-'you can
tell ME the truth" The angel
smiled and cupped his hand
over the bishops bald spot.
stroked it affectionately; then
holding his Uranium firmly
in his strong hand said:
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that no warnings, no an
nouncements, no weather re-
ports. no bulletins on road
conditions were broadcast
over the public address syS-
TEN. This would have been
the sporting thing to do.
thereby preventing untold
suffering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
so Years AGO

The silencer for guns was
invented so years ago. In a
small news item on an inside
page. The Star. on February
26, 1908. said: "A patent for
a silent f1rearm' has Just
been granted to Hiram Percy
Maxim Of Hartford. Conn.
son of Sir Hiram Maxim, in
ventor Of the machine gun
that bears his name. The
silencing arrangement can be
applied TO the barrel OF the
ordinary flrearm. In war the
invention would probably be
Of much value. as skirmishers
could work along the line Of
an enemy and silence a picket
without giving any indication
OF their position. >"
The Post once Depart
ment began doing away with
messenger boys for delivery
OF special delivery letters so
years ago. Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer said he felt 1t was
not fitting and "preiudicial TO
the welfare OF Young Amer
ica," according 10 The Star
on February %. 1908. He
has issued an order to the
effect that whenever a va
cancy occurs in the force Of
special delivery messengers.
the story said. 1.-THE position
shall not be filled and that
substitute letter carriers and
clerks shall be employed 20
effect special delivery" Al
the time. the Post Once had
nearly 1000 messengers un-
der II years Of age.
Congress was looking to-
ward reform OF the Govern
ment in Washington a half a
century ago. The Star re-
ported on February 20. 1908:
THE initial step in the
sweeping. searching and COM
prehensive congressional in
vestigation OF all the Gov
eminent departmen ts in
Washington was taken by the
House Of Representatives to-
day. The House, by practi-
cally unanimous vote, vital
ICED nine heretofore purely
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FROM THE STARS FILES

ornamental committees Of
that body. gave them neces-
sary employees. and author
ized them TO go ahead and
institute economies and re-
forms in the depart
ments. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

auricular appendages and
brilliant compilations to the
same wearer. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

President-elect Roosevelt.
due to move into the White
House soon. was getting in
shape for the arduous Job.
In a dispatch from Miami on
February IA. 1888. The Star
reported Mr.. Roosevelt was
vacationing aboard Vincent
Astor's yacht Nourmahal.
spending much OF his time
deep-sea fishing and SWIM
ming In the Bahama Islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

Many had their own plans,
rs years ago. for easing the
hardShips Of the depression.
Reporting one on February
%. 1888. The Star said with
the financial backing Of Ber-
narr McFadden. physical cul-
turist and publisher. Brig.
Gen. Pelham ID. Glassford
will open the Capitals first
penny restaurant about
March 4 at 1924 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Guy Glassiord.
his son. will be the active
manager. enabling the for
mer police chief to devote his
entire attention TO establish
ing Camp America in Lou
doun County. Virginia. where
he intends TO rehabilitate
unemployed and transient
youth. !"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23
rs Years Ago

President-elect Franklin d.
Roosevelt was completing his
cabinet IS years ago. and on
February q, 1888, announced
the appointment of two men
whose names were TO become
familiar in a controversial
era-Secretary OF the Navy
Swanson and Secretary OF
the Interior lckes. The Star
that day reported that others
already picked included Sec
rotary Of State HUI. Treas
ury Secretary Woodin. Secre-
tary Of War Dern. Postmaster
General Farley. Agriculture
Secretary Wallace and Labor
Secretary Perkins.
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Hard Way at Bowie

Walkerton, Va.