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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-18
EmbuttIed President

The Presidents speech to the Amer
lean Society of Newspaper Editors leaves
no doubt that he. intends to fight, and
night hard, for his defense reorganiza-
ton plan.
Taking safety with solvency" as his
theme, Mr. Eisenhower hammered away
at some Of the more extravagant criti-
cisms Of his program. It is nonsense"
he said, to charge that he is trying to
set up PrusSian-type general staff He
scoffed at complaints that the Secretary
Of Defense, under the reorganization
plan, would become a "czar" This, said
Mr.. Eisenhower, sis not So" And he
described as equally "farfetched" the
contention that approval of his plan
would violate the responsibilities of
Congress.
For Mr.. Eisenhower, these are fight
ing words. And he needs to fight. The
measures recommended by the Presi-
dent, we believe, are sound, and 1t may
well be that their adoption is essential
to the security of the United States.
But the President is facing formidable
opposition anyone who doubts this
should read the speech made in the
House on Wednesday by Chairman Carl
Vinson Of the Armed Services Committee.
1t was Mr.. Vinson who raised the
specter Of an American version of the
German general staff. 1t was Mr.. Vim
son who saw the Secretary Of Defense
as potential man on horseback" 1t
~ I'D
leagues that Senator Mike Mansfield had
had vision of Congress surrendering
its prerogatives to a Pentagon "czar."
And perhaps more Importantly, at least
from the political point of view, 1t was
Mr.. VinSon who skillfully distilled from
the Presidents plan a threat to naval
aviation, to the Marine Corps, to the
National Guard and to the States.
There is something about Mr.. Vim
sons speech which reminds one Of the
line from Lincoln's second annual mes
Sage-that "the dogmas of the quiet
past are inadequate to the stormy pres
emit" Nevertheless, Mr.. VinSon Is a
sincere man. With him, his dogmas
come close to being articles of faith,
and there is little prospect that he will
change his mind. Furthermore, 1t Is
worth noting that those members of
the House who listened to his remarks,
although only about so in number, gave
him standing ovation when he finished.
In short, the President has en-
barked on rugged campaign. He fired
a telling shot in his speech to the ASNE.
But one shot is not going to win this
battle of the Pentagon The President
will have to keep plugging away until
the people are persuaded that he is right
and that his opponents are wrong. AS
Stunning that this can be done, only Mr..
Eisenhower can do 1t.
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Prophecy of Doom

The following prophecy is
carved on a 500-year-old
tombstone In Essex. England.
1t was sent TO the British
magazine. Everybody's, by
a Robert S. LumSden:
when pictures look alive,
with movements free,
When ships. like fishes, swim
beneath the sea.
When men. outStripping birds,
shall scan the sky.
Then. half the world. deep
drenched in blood. shall
die"
Since the first three items
are being fulfilled now. al
though predicted 500 years
ago. should we not expect
the last frightful catastrophe
any time now? 1t might help
US to be better prepared. and
pay more attention to serious
things, II this prophecy were
given wide publicity by our
newspapers. We would want
to be that half Of the world
which would escape. G. r.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

" foolish. at first, tripping
along confidently on parking.
grassy or bare. as it some
times is. But there would be
a real gain, one might think.
Charles Dickens. that great
outdoor lover, thought MOTH
ing at all of walking Is miles
before dinner. or supper.
And it was all done on
grass.
That cushiony feel. you
know.
It is not for nothing that
the Lake poets, as they are
called, insisted on walking on
turf.
There is no record of them
ever contracting such a hor-
ridly named affliction as
"shin splints."
They just started out. each
step thereafter cushioned as
neatly as If they had jumped
ahead of invention and put
foam rubber innersoles in
their shoes.
They let nature do this for
them.
Now, nature is a queer bird.
after all. She seems to have
two big detectives. and two
ways Of attaining them.
Nature wants to survive,
and she insists on propagate
ing. To do these things. she
eats, to survive, and she kills,
to remove enemies from her
children. Here, in a sort OF
nutshell, you have the cause
of all wars, and you can See
easily enough that there will
never be an end to 1t.
But what difference does
that make. on a nice spring
day, when the birds are sing
ing, and the weather man has
hit it right, for once. and
you feel that old spring in
the step?
The Specter of. shin splints
is far away. as you tread
gingerly along the sidewalk,
trying to dodge six bicycles.
10 velocipedes and IL toy
wagons left out overnight by
young America.
You may not get shin
splints, and we hope you
don't. but you may break
your neck because Mommy
and Daddy were too lazy to
instruct Junior how to take
care of his possessions.
Try the turf, if you can
find any. but if you can't,
stride out manfully, and
after walking 35 miles you
may have lost 2 ounces,
really.
Nature is still wonderful.
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Hope for Handicapped

We have truly entered an
era Of new hope for the ham
dicapped, evidenced by the
widespread endeavors of vari-
Gus organizations to raise
funds to further the prepara-
ton of the handicapped to
take his place in the working
world. For instance, ! re-
ceived a letter from Toledo.
Ohio, telling about the sixth
annual style show presented
by the local Kappa Kappa
Gamma alumnae. 1t Melted
$3.50 which was distributed
as follows: $500 for a gradu-
ate fellowship to a student
at the University Of Michigan
for advanced study in the
field Of rehabilitation; $500
to the emergency scholarship
aid fund for the handicapped
at the University Of Toledo;
$3.50 to the Work Evaluation
Center in Toledo, which helps
place the handicapped person
in a responsible position in
his community.
I understand that rehabili-
tation services is the national
philanthropic project of
Kappa Kappa Gamma. 1t
would be interesting to learn
what is being undertaken in
the Nations Capital in the
field Of rehabilitation, not
only by Kappa Kappa Gam
ma but by other alumni and
alumnae groups.
Mary p. Mitchell.
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Back Dr.. Hansen

We are a little late in
writing an Endorsement for
DR.. Carl Hansen for super
intendent Of our District
schools. but even so would
like to go on record as sup
porting him.
AS others have mentioned
before US. we feel he is well
qualified for this important
position because Of his ac-
Quaintance with all levels Of
our school system and his
first-hand knowledge Of the
many problems Of indignation.
realizing the character Of
our city is like no other in
the country. He is inter-
ested in teachers and stu
dents alike: is intelligent;
has integrity and fine moral
character. TO say nothing Of
his excellent educational
background.
Considering the above. we
feel he could do our children
more good than someone
coming from outside our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Alexander
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Day to Remember

I asked my two young
children to tell me what they
knew Of the "Minuteman."
Neither knew the meaning
of the name. So we took a
few minutes at breakfast for
a short lesson in American
history.
April 10 is the 1880 an
niversary Of 1.-The shot heard
around the world" by the
bold band OF patriots who
stood resolute before Brit
aims military might-res-
olute enough. that Is. to
touch Of the American Rev.
olution.
The "Minuteman" tradi-
ton has been a part OF the
basic character Of the United
States Of America through
out nearly two centuries.
America has been the LAND
OF the free and the home Of
the brave" because her citi-
zens have been so loyal and
firm in their commitment TO
necessary military service.
and have recognized. in will
ing spirit. an obligation to
fight for their country when
war came.
In the current hysteria
over invasions Of outer space,
and our preoccupation with
the guided missile, Americans
should be asked to pause in
brief contemplation Of the
"Minuteman" heritage. It
is well that we pursue our
quest for the ultimate
weapon, but let US not for
get IL we do reach the push
button warfare stage that we
must have someone TO push
the button. Whoever draws
that assignment will do so.
1t Is to be hoped, with the
vision, steadfaStneSs and
courage which hallow the
memory of the men Of Lex
ington on the 10Th Of April.
ITS.
John T. Carlton,
Colonel. USAR, Executive
Director, Reserve on
GERS Association Of the
United States.
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Hands CIosped

AS I danced with the crowd
in the gymnasium at Mary
land University Saturday
night april l2) I kept think
ing about the church people
who sponsored the dance and
the church people attending
It.
Since there were at least
20 whites to every Negro. my
mind kept floating around
(much faster than my feet
trying to figure out a few
things. This was a square
dance sort Of thing and I
was impressed with the reti-
cence Of the colored people
to break into the sets as
we'll as the reticence Of the
whites to look invitingly to-
ward any Negro at first.
Then along came two very
OVERLOOKING girls tcolored).
dressed in middies and red
socks. who were sociable and
brave. They beckoned and
waved to women and men to
form a set with them. Some
of the Christians rudely
ignored them. Others came
along.
Then the question ran
through my mind, "Are coll
ored people more friendly
than whites?" But then, one
must not generalize.
What are Christians afraid
Of in 1858? Aren't we the
ever-loving searchers for
truth; the incessant workers
for peace; the impressors of
other religions that our way
is the way?
We Christians held hands
at the end Of that dance with
a fellowship group and sang
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
But I kept wondering how
many people had their toes
crossed while their hands
were clasped.
We all prayed at the end
Of the song. a prayer for
understanding" people.
Mabel d. Hadcn.
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Arob-IsroeIi Conflict

In a previous letter, I stated
that the push which drove
Arab masses in Palestine to
neighboring countries came
primarily from the Arab
leaders and that Jewish au-
thorities urged Arabs to stay
but to no avail. In a reply,
j. George, jr., commented on
my failure to give any source
for this new" information.
in effect challenging me to
furnish evidence to support
my statements. Here is some
evidence. bearing on these
matters:
/. On November 30. l947,
the Jewish Agency for Pales-
tine stated in a proclamation,
The main theme behind the
spontaneous celebration we
are witnessing today. is our
community's desire to seek
peace and its determination
ito achieve fruitful coopera-
ton with the Arabs. :"
2. On April IL. l948. the
Zionist General Council de-
clared, "At this hour. when
bloodshed and strife have
been forced upon us, we
turn to the Arabs in the
Jewish State and to our
neighbors in adjacent terri
tories with an appeal for
brotherhood and peace"
3. On April %, l948, Jamal
Bey Husseini, acting chair
man Of the Arab Higher
Committee, told the U. N.
Security Council, THE Arabs
did not want to submit to
a truce they rather pre-
ferred to abandon their
homes. their belongings and
everything they possessed in
the world. and leave the
town tHaifa). This is in fact
what they did"
4. On April 26. l948. Brit
ish police in Haifa reported:
&c. Every effort is being
made by the Jews to per-
Suade the Arab populace to
stay and carry on with their
normal lives. to get their
shops and businesses open
and to be assured that their
lives and interests will be
safe, :" The police made
a similar report two days
later. The Jews are still
making every effort to per-
suade the Arab populace to
remain and settle back into
their normal lives in the
town."
5. On September 4, l948,
Emil el-Ghouri. Secretary Of
the Arab Higher Committee
and one-time Arab COM
mander in the Jerusalem
area, told the Beirut Arabic
daily Telegraph: 1.-THE fact
that there are these refugees
is the direct consequence of
the Arab States opposing
partition and the Jewish
State. The Arab States
agreed upon this policy un-
animously and they must
share in the solution Of this
problem"
Abraham C. Weinfeld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-18
Apothetic Parents

AS a former member Of
both the Williamsburg and
Tuckahoe School PTA's, I
had the opportunity to OBJ
serve the election Of officers
and was shocked by the slight
interest Of the parents in the
welfare Of their children.
Tuckahoe had a member
ship Of nearly $50 and ! was
told that at least 10 per cent
must be present at elections.
At the last Tuckahoe cleo
ton. I counted about 40
members present including
teachers. Ofncers we're elected
by this small minority.
At Williamsburg, with
about 1900 members. a Sec
ond meeting was necessary
10 gather sufficient members
for the election Of officers.
Such a situation enables a
small and not always desir-
able minority to be in the po-
Sition Of saying their views
represent the views Of sew
eral thousand parents when
such is not truly the case.
Accordingly. ! sincerely
urge that all parents and
members attend and vote for
members chosen for office
and. most important, know
the views Of those selected
10 be of1icers before voting
for anyone. If possible, NOM
mate for election persons
whose views on school prob
lens represent your views.
Only In this way can our fine
Virginia schools be continued
as Virginians want them.
Arlington Parent.
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Subject to Change

Gabriel Hauge, special assistant to
the President. has set forth an interest
ing analysis Of the Soviet economy 1t
is an economy that now ranks second
only to ours, and II is growing at rate
roughly twice that OF the United States
"a fact that is making 1t increasingly
formidable In terms OF the interna-
national balance OF power and the Com
munist drive to white away at freedom
and independence throughout the world.
However, as Mr.. Hauge has Just told
the Economic Club OF Worcester, Massa-
chusetts, this Soviet strength, while It
ought never to be underestimate, is
subject to qualifying factors that still
make 1t lag far behind ours In many
ways. With its emphasis on heavy
industry, for example, 1t fails dismally
to satisfy the consumer-goods needs Of
the people of the country, and 1t is
shockingly deficient-as measured by
advanced Western standards-in such
vital fields as housing and agriculture.
In short, although rich in guns and
the productive power that makes guns,
1t comes to turning out butter and all
the other nonmilitary things that the
masses Of people want and enjoy. And
this fact, this great disparity between
heavy and light industry In the USSR,
may well be building up pressures that
seriously affect the thinking of Premier
Khrushchev and his government-pres-
sures compounded of individual and
group discontents and warnings that
not even the most powerful dictatorship
can ignore. Moreover, in Mr.. Hauges
words, "As the Kremlin faces UP to the
realities Of this problem of human
nature, its leaders may sense the point
in Paul Henri Sparks remark that it
is harder to provide all members of the
community with a roof, shoes and meat
than 1t Is to launch an artificial
satellite"
Yet the Russian demand for these
things-for clothing, for food, for COM
Portable living conditions in general
undoubtedly has been steadily increas-
ing as the people of the country have
advanced technologically and become
oAAA hAOAC CuuIdbCu. dC-
cording to Mr.. Hauge, this demand
seems definitely to be creating "tenden-
cieS toward a more liberal outlook on
the part Of the intellectuals, the mana
gers and the technicians" of the USSR.
And these tendencies" in turn, raise
at least the possibility that continuing
economic development over there will
progressively dilute doctrinaire Marx
ism, eat at the roots of communism, and
help Soviet society to evolve eventually
into one with peaceful aims and a
measure Of freedom altogether unknown
to 1t today.
Thus, despite the menacing aspect
OF many Of the Kremlin's policies, the
constantly growing power of the Soviet
economy may Of itself conceivably have
the ultimate effect Of sweeping away
obsolete Marxist dogma and draStically
converting the present Communist SyS-
tenn into something with which the rest
OF the world could cooperate and thrive
in safety. At any rate, Mr.. Hauge's
speculation on that score Is well worth
attention in world where governments,
not less than men, must reckon with
change as an memorable law of life.
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WSTAS IN SCIENCE
By THOMAS R. HENRY
Army Engineers Enter Lost World

had Just died. and decided 10
forgo the honor"
These Indians live In dense
jungle between the orinoco
and the Amazon south OF the
Venezuelan city OF ciudad
Bolivar. Among them DR..
Hahn found one blonde and
blue-eyed girl about 10 years
old.
II believe" he said. that
she was the daughter Of a
white man. perhaps one who
had escaped from Devils
Island. She looked like a
Swedish type and in all my
travels among Indians ! have
never before seen q blonde
like her"
But this may well be the
sort OF thing the Army en-
gineers and their Venezuelan
associates may expect TO find
as they penetrate the Lost
World" as 1t was called by
the late II. @. Wells.
From the surveying point
OF view, however, 1t is hoped
that the territory's problems
may be relatively simple, due
TO the bare fiat-topped hills
upon which 1t may be possible
to establish stations by hell
copter.
Survey Slowed Down
It was expected that the
survey would be well under
way this year but unexpected
difficulties arose. At present
the party consists OF two
boats on the upper Orinoco,
manned entirely by Vene-
zuelans.
Penetration of the lost
world will still leave probably
the New Worlds most mys-
terious area essentially un-
touched. This is the Gran
Chaco, huge area Of interior
Brazil to the foothills Of the
Andes. a region OF vast
swamps and probably scores
Of rivers unrecorded on any
maps. Next year at least a
start will be made with an
aerial reconnaissance COM
pletely around the area.
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ChHd'sPIoy?

The press reported a few
days ago that the director Of
Federal Civil Defense had an
nounced plans to train a
million high school students
to operate instruments to
measure radioactive fallout.
Does this strike anyone be-
sides myself as being ridicu-
lous? The United States
seems to be losing its sense
OF values-putting radioac-
tive fallout measuring equip
ment into the hands OF chill
dren instead OF its adults
searching out the ways Of
peace.
The Boy Scouts will be
getting into this next.
Mary E. TOrpey.
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board OF the National Association OF
Securities Dealers and has been active
with the Investment Bankers Associa-
ton Of America. On the civic side, he
is active with the United States Cham
Der OF Commerce, the D. c. Chapter Of
the American Red Cross, and Landon
School.
Stockholders and brokers of the
area can take pride In the nomination
OF Mr.. Nolan TO this coveted position.
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Humane Slaughter

Cruelty to animals on q
large scale is still going on.
It is a disgrace to our coun-
try that this terror to our
meat animals continues.
England. France and other
civilized countries passed laws
to stop it years ago. Our hui
name slaughter law has been
pushed aside and stalled in
the Senate Agricultural Com
mittee. It has already passed
the House.
The humane slaughter bill
Should be passed, and this
unnecessary cruelty could be
stopped. Lee Arthur.
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shin splints.

"Shin splints."
This queer name for a
malady aflicting the lower
legs achieved national prom
inence a few months ago
when a baseball player came
down with 1t.
Actually, you don't have
to be an athlete to get shin
splints.
Out our way is a man who
had to stay home for two
weeks because he had walked
a mile every morning on
hard pavement.
$50
Come to think Of 1t, great
walkers in the past. espe-
cially in England, walked on
turf.
Now, turf is q pretty hard
thing to find in a city.
If you walk, you walk on
concrete, asphalt, and some
times brick.
Out our way. there are a
few brick walks, and some
people love them and others
do not, the usual situation
Of disagreement.
1t seems today people
think up things to disagree
over.
There used to be enough
without thinking them up.
It might be well. then, for
city pedestrians to consider
the possibility, at least, of
getting shin splints.
Good, well-fltting shoes,
neat socks and clean skin
These are a few Of the es-
sentials Of good city walking,
And one more
A sharp outlook for small
stones on the walks and
streets.
These can throw one as
easily as a boulder. or even
better, because the boulder
would force itself on your
attention, whereas the small
stone does not. 1t catches
you unaware, as they say,
and trips you just as easily
and completely.
*&
We were trying to prescribe
the other day for the man
with the shin Splints.
He dislikes having to give
up his morning walk. De-
spite the efforts of his physi-
clan. he still has his pains.
We suggested trying to
walk on turf, after all.
In city and suburbs it is
called parking. Heave
knows one would feel slight
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field in 1896 and thereafter,
which do happen to conform
to the traditional significance.
It. is known that there was
no such intent on the part
of at least one of the sculp-
tors-Henry K. Bush Brown,
who did the statues of Gems.
Meade and Reynolds. Inter-
viewed, he stated that he in
tended only to portray a
horse in action in the Reyn-
Odds statue, and a horse at
ease in the Meade statue.
The tradition has been so
persistent that sculptors have
given it serious study, and
have agreed that there is no
rule" or general significance
in the arrangement Of the
feet Of horses.
@. Why is a liqueur called
a cordial?-R. F.
A. Any invigorating or
stimulating medicine or drink
may be termed a cordial,
since one meaning of the
word is tending to revive.
cheer, or invigorate and give
strength or spirits. Com
mercially the word is applied
to sweetened spirits favored
with various aromatic SUBJ
stances. Originally cordials
(liqueurs) were prepared for
medicinal use. but they are
now used chiefly as after
dinner beverages.
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BALBOA. Canal Zone.
Army engineers are taking
their first steps into the Lost
World"
This is the largely unex-
plored area OF Venezuela and
northern Brazil az the head
waters OF the Orinoco from
the little Venezuelan town OF
Bolivar TO the village Of San
Fernando.
II is generally a region OF
fiat-topped hills separated by
stretches OF nearly impene-
trable jungle, largely unex-
plored and mapped In the
past only In the vaguest way,
q country OF stu unknown
rivers and mountains. Ex-
cept for parts Of the Arctic
and Antarctic. II may be con-
sidered about the least ex-
plored part OF the world.
Probably more unverified
stories OF still extant ante
diluvian monsters and I'M
known birds and beasts have
come out Of this region than
from anywhere else. Some
may well be true.
HOspitable Cannibals
For example, the Office
journal Of the Inter-Amer-
lean Geodetic Survey at
Balboa has Just printed an
apparently authentic report
Of discovery there Of a
hitherto unknown tribe of
cannibals. perhaps the last
stlll existing IN the Americas.
The report comes from DR..
Juan Marco Hahn, anthro-
pologist Of the University Of
Sac Paulo. Brazil, who claims
recently to have visited these
Guarau people.
DR.. Hahn reported. how
ever. that the tribe eats only
its own. They are very
friendly" TO visitors, he says.
They were SO friendly to the
Brazilian anthropologist. in
fact. that they proposed TO
stage a banquet in his honor.
But" he says. Il heard
that an old lady Of the tribe