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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
Be Prepared

A Municipal Court judge
recently ruled that q Boy
Scout knife is not a deadly
weapon, thereupon releasing
q 25-year-old man charged
with opening such a knife in
an encounter with two Ma
rines.
No doubt there will be a
run" on Scout knives by local
thugs sure Of q legal "out''
In assaults on citizens.
Frank Sullivan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

the worse-than-average plight Of the
railroad industry, this tax revision pro-
posal is worth hard and careful look,
and without delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry Urtters' correct
names and addresses. Al
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE
D please -" "N'-'''

prayer Nov I lay me down
TO sleep" is obscure. The first
known record Of this is said
to be found in the Enchiri-
dion Leonis CAD. 1900.
Q. Does q persons blood
type ever chanee?-D. Med.
A. A persons blood type
does not change during his
lifetime.
@. When did the system OF
mandates over certain coun-
tries come into existence?-
C.P
A. Mandates were estab-
lished as a part Of the Treaty
Of Versailles after World
War I, chiefly TO administer
the colonial possessions lost
by Germany and Turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

@. How long were the
banks Of the country closed
at the beginning Of Presi-
dent Franklin d. Roosevelt's
administration? T. F.
A. President Roosevelt
closed the banks on March
6, 1888, for four days. On
March 10 Congress passed
the Emergency Bank Act,
which closed them indefinite
ly. BY the 18th o few banks
had begun to open. and by
the 18th others which could
secure a license from the
Treasury Department had
reopened.
@. When was the prayer,
Nov I lay me down to
Sleep written7 r. N.
A. The origin Of the child's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-21

H. s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Speaking of Hoqwosh

Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson
has pinned political hogwash" label
on the attempts, notably by Senator
Knowland, to add far-reaching amend
ments to the union pension fund bill
prior to Senate passage last night. This
may be justified. But a good many
people will want to reserve judgment
on the hogwaSh business until they can
see whether any real effort is made to
put through meaningful labor legis-
lation later in this congressional session.
Senator Knowla DIS proposed
amendments were voted down on the
premise that legislation of this char
acter should not be passed without
adequate committee hearings. This is a
valid point. Southern Senators, joined
by some others, including Senator Morse,
thought 1t was valid point last sum-
mer in the civil rights fight. They were
voted down then. Still, 1t remains a
valid point-provided hearings will be
held without undue delay and that the
Senate will have an opportunity to vote
before adjournment.
Senator Johnson has given aSsur-
ance that there will be opportunity to
vote during this session on labor reform
legislation that is more comprehen-
sive than the noncontroverSial pen
sion measure. The question is when
this opportunity will come. We hope that
1t will not be delayed so long that any
measure passed by the Senate will die
for lack of House action Such strategy
would have its attractions in an election
year, but it, too, would smack Of
political hogwash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Au Revoir to q Friend

An unusual tribute is being paid a
foreign envoy this week when more than
800 Americans from virtually all walks
Of off1cial, professional and business life
give farewell dinner in honor of Indian
Ambassador G. L. Mehta.
Mr.. Mehta is leaving Washington
next week after five years Of service as
his country's Ambassador to the United
States. It has been five years in which
relations between the worlds two most
populous democracies have been of
major and constructive significance in
the delicate balance of the cold war.
Representing the most influential "neu-
tralist" government Of the vast Asiatic
continent, Mr.. Mehta has done much to
maintain a bridge of understanding
between Washington and New Delhi. In
the economic field, trade between the
two count1es has increased substantially
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
New Era for Freedmen's

FTeeQmenS hospital Will start new
era Of improved community service If
Congress approves bill introduced by
Senator Smith of New Jersey. The legis-
lation would transfer the old hospital,
q veteran of the poSt-Civil War period,
from the United States Public Health
Service to privately administered How
ard University. The change would bene-
At both the hospital and university The
former, under the measure, would gain
q badly needed new building and new
equipment, while Howard would have
the advantage of modern training facil-
tiles for its medical teaching program.
Such transfer and modernization
Of Freedmen'S was recommended in 1855
by q special advisory committee of
citizens appointed by the Secretary Of
Health, Education and Welfare. Presi-
dent Eisenhower supported the plan in
his 1855 budget message, but Congress
has Jagged in authorizing the shift. One
Of the reasons for congressional reluc-
tance to pass the necessary legislation
was storm of protest from employees
Of Freedmen's who objected to loss of
their Federal civil service status. How
ever, these objections apparently have
been met through a revised measure
that would assure the employees Of bene-
1its comparable to those they receive
under civil service. Also, special re-em-
ployment privileges would be accorded
those who might lose their jobs in the
reorganization.
Freedmen's long since has outlived
its original purpose-which was the hos
pitalization Of freed slaves who f1ocked
to Washington during and after the
Civil War. Today 1t stands alone as a
Federally administered community hos
pital. This anomalous status would be
corrected under the Smith bill. The
legislation would permit the hospital
to become progressively self-supporting,
with Federal aid gradually being d.
minished. The proposal makes sense,
whether viewed from the Federal
Governments, Towards or FreedmenS
standpoint. Congress ought to pass the
legislation necessary to put the plan
into effect at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29

and American aid 10 midas broad pro-
gram Of capital development has become
an important element In Indian
American relations. Political relations
were helped during this perifd by Prime
Minister Nehru's visit here and by Chief
Justice Warren's visit TO India.
There is, however, an even more
personal quality about Ambassador
Mehta's service In the United States
which has earned him the respect and
affection Of many Americans. Possessed
of warm-hearted inquiSitiveness about
American life, he has travelled from
coast to coast, visited educational insti-
tutions, industrial plants and civic
organizations. He has talked to all sorts
Of audiences and as a gracious host has
received thousands at his embassy
residence. He has been good
neighbor" In Washington and he leaves
with a good luck au revoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Why Do They Drink?

Radio Moscow, speaking to the Rus
sian people in tone Of hurt baffiement,
has deplored the fact that hard drink
ing has not yet been liquidated" in the
Soviet Union. The vice, according to
the broadcast, is IAN eScapist reaction to
capitalist oppression" and hence its ex-
istence is understandable in bourgeois
lands like the United States, where the
masses are pitilessly exploited and must
always worry about being thrown out
of~work. But in the USSR-again &C
cording to the broadcast-the Marxist
way Of life is so happy and glorious that
nothing could be more mysterious than
all the heavy irnbibing that takes place
there, with oceans of vodka going down
the hatch from one end of the country
to the other
Well, when 1t comes to comparing
living conditions, maybe the Moscow
misunderstanding that he gets hold
Of this issue Of The Star-will find 1t
interesting and instructive to read the
following statistical data: ~ Soviet out
put of autos, washing machines and re-
frigerators ranges between only 2 and 4
per cent of American production Of
these items. (2) While mere tenth Of
our countrys labor force grows super
abundance Of agricultural products, the
USSR uses about half its entire working
population to raise a meager diet Of
grain, potatoes and cabbage for the
Russian people, who find meat rela-
tive rarity. (3) whereas housing in the
United States is comparatively spacious,
the average urban Soviet family of four
has only the incredibly small home space
Of IS feet by Is feet. And (4) one of
our temporarily jobless citizens can buy
more with his unemployment compen-
sation than can be bought with the
wages Of fully employed worker over
there.
These are but few of the compare
tive statistics. So 1t would seem that
the Moscow broadcaster, besides having
completely reversed things in speaking
Of capitalist political oppression" and
Soviet freedom" has given an alto
gether cockeyed Interpretation Of why
there is rather heavy imbibing in our
country. How much vodka, we wonder,
had he been drinking?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Let's Look at the Gloves

In his relatively brief reply TO Pre-
mier KhruShchev's recent letter, Presi-
dent Eisenhower has appealed effectively
for concrete Soviet cooperation to
promote "a significant first step" toward
a dependable and trustworthy system
OF disarmament. He has done so by call
ing upon the Kremlin to respond
aff1rmatively to our Governments pro-
posal-as presented today to the United
Nations Security Councillor the estab-
lishment OF international policing
machinery In the Arctic zone.
The proposals objective is to bring
into being a continuous program Of
inspection designed to allay reciprocal
suspicious and worries growing out Of
the increasing capabilities Of the Soviet
Union and the United States to utilize
the tranSpolar region for massive sur
prise attacks against each other and
allied powers This idea-which was first
advocated by our country many months
ago, only to be Scoffed at by men like
Mr.. KhruShchev-has been put to the
fore again In response to the alarm the
Kremlin has expressed before the Sc
curity Council about the allegedly great
dangers inherent in our Strategic Air
Commands defensive operations involv-
ing undetermined Arctic flights Gin the
direction Of" RusSia'S borders.
AS the President has told Mr..
Khrushchev, all such alarm could be
eliminated, as far as the Arctic zone is
concerned, II the USSR and our own
country worked together with other
nations in Subjecting the entire region
to systematic international surveillance.
More than that, Moscow's full collabora-
ton in this matter would help to reduce
tensions, contribute to an increase Of
confidence among states, and minimize
mutual fears Of sudden assault from any
area. In turn, agreement and action
along these lines would pace the way
for thoroughgoing disarmament strictly
controlling nuclear energy, putting into
force a far-reaching program Of open
skies" inspection, supervising outer
space for peaceful purposes, and other
wise making tomorrow's world much
safer than 1t Is now.
UnIorLunaCely, however, as AEC
Chairman Strauss has observed, RusSias
leaders have rejected thus far the idea
of real inspection. Instead, they have
demanded that the free world take their
word at face value, on faith, like get
ting into boxing ring with an opponent
who agrees with you that he will have
no horseshoes in his gloves but who will
not agree to let the referee examine
them" In effect, in urging Mr.. Khrush-
chev to accept Arctic policing, the
President has challenged the Kremlin to
start being a fair prizeflghter. The
challenge is altogether to the point, and
a favorable Soviet response to it, rather
than ridicule or evasion, could do much
to advance the cause Of peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Virginia Schools

1t is reassuring to all
Virgtnians to hear that PTA
groups have gone on record
opposing any action which
would cause a school in Vir-
GINA to be closed. I hope
that the PTA appeals to keep
the schools open will be
needed by pressure groups
who have been insisting on
forcing indignation.
No school will be closed
except as a result Of some
anti-education action by per-
sons intent on disrupting
schools for the purpose Of
promoting un-American, TO-
talitarian-one-world concepts
and destroying our way of
life.
If any school is closed due
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES {. TRACEWELL

nowned city in what is now
called Ethiopia, they battered
1t to pieces and strewed salt
over it.
Some Of the elder Roman
historians have left word pic.
lures Of the destruction. They
had nothing but battering
rams, Of course, but these
completed a destruction as
vast as might have been done
with atom bombs today.
The Roman top brass was
in such a hurry the men be-
hind the battering rams
knocked down tall houses
with women and children in
E them. then plowed them all
in together-children, wom-
en- and bricks.
That was carrying resent
ment q DIT too Tar.
\ $3.50
why don't they under
stand" indeed!
This may be the clue to
the universal resentment the
young have against the old
and the aging.
Just where the precise
point comes when a human
being becomes laying" or
old" we don't know. and
probably nobody else does.
1t is too bad that this state
Of affairs has to exist, be-
cause it all adds up to moth
ing much. and causes a great
deal Of friction in everyday
living. when heaven knows
there is too much already.
There is nothing that can
be done about it. It is as old
as human nature, and MOTH
ing known today will ever
change 1t.
The young singers Of the
future will moan away about
not being understood, and
there will be a whine in their
voices,4 and dollars in their
pockets, lots of them.
We are such stuff as
dreams are made of. and that
is good, because without the
dream, we would be nothing
but monkeys in clothes. an
acceptable imitation of fur
but not one-tenth as pretty.
AS for the kids changing
the old classics" what diff
ference does 1t make? We
can still sing them the way
we remember them, and as .
the composer intended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Antirecession Recipe

Because of all the noise
about a recession, industry is
clamoring for tax reductions.
which they hope will provide
money for more buying
power.
There is a big cry for Buy
Now" when consumers are
spending much more than
ever before in large measure
through price compulsion.
for the things they want and
need-food for example.
Why should the public be
pressured into buying long
tailed automobiles which can
not be fitted into a parking
space, even II one can be
found? Industry must realize
that there is such a thing as
pricing itself out Of the mar
ket. Installation of more
mechanical equipment in au-
tomobiles is responsible for
high prices, and consequently
a notable drop in sales.
We are not In a depression,
nor a recession, merely re-
cess-time. Just a showdown.
and it should be used by those
who brought 1t about to seri-
ously consider adjustments.
Time to take stock, time to
cut out fancy, useless gadgets
on all merchandise the public
is expected to buy, creating
thereby an overall reduction
in prices.
1t is my opinion industry
can do something about this
without the help of the Gov
eminent. It has faced such
periods before.
Herman M. Young.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Depends on Whose Hoo Is Washed
BY GOULD LINCOLN

investigation Of racketeering
In the labor unions has
awakened the country 10 the
need Of remedial legislation,
Is strongly intent upon get
ting the reform legislation
through Congress. and quick
ly. But that does not 20 for
a number Of his Democratic
colleagues.
Failure In '5s Feared
The contention OF Senator
Knowland has been that II
the reform legislation we're not
included In the welfare fund
measure, II would not be acted
upon at the present session OF
Congress. In this he has been
strongly backed by the adj
ministration which has pro-
posed labor legislation, too,
and by other Republican Sem
ators. Senator johnson, on
the other hand. has insisted
that the Labor Committee OF
the Senate should not be by
passed and important legis-
laton written on the floor OF
the Senate without full hear
ings having been held and
the committee given a chance
TO report out a bill. That,
Senator johnson contends, Is
bad practice. However, 1t is
just what happened and
made possible the passage Of
the Civil Rights Act at the
last session Of Congress. In
all probability there would
have been no civil rights bill
passed had not Senator
Knowland made a similar
fight. The California Senator
had with him in that fight
strong Republican support
and most Of the Democrats
outside the solid South. The
same argument was made
then by opponents of the civil
rights bill-that the commit
tee should not be by-passed.
The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. headed by Senator
Eastland Of Mississippi, had
had a civil rights bill before
1t for months and done moth
ing with 1t.
This fight to benefit the
rank and file of labor unions,
even where opposed by some
labor leaders, is not new so
far as Senator Knowland is
concerned. Indeed, he is en-
gagged in such a contest in his
own home state, where.he is
q candidate for Governor
next November. He has pro-
posed a bill Of rights for
labor" and he is receiving
much mail from individual
unionists promising him sup
port in the race for Governor.
On the other hand, Attorney
General Pat Brown, his DEM
ocratic opponent, has taken
the, opposite side, especially
on the so-called right to
work" issue, which gives a
worker the right to join a
union or not to join and still
hold a job. The Democrats,
with their labor union allies,
are making this q major part
OF their campaign against
Senator Knowland. Public
opinion forced through the
Taft-Hartley Labor Act a
decade ago and public opin-
ion could upset Mr.. Brown in
California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Delinquency Cause?

! recently read in The Star
Of an incident in Maryland
where a group Of teen-age
boys had turned over a num-
Der of foreign cars "just be-
cause they didn't like them"
Last year some were caught
knocking the rear-view mir
rors of Of parked cars with
q hammer because they were
not admitted to a school
dance" In 1856 others were
stopped from breaking out
the windshields on 1856 auto
mobiles because they felt
that anyone who could pay
for q 1855 automobile could
pay for a new windshield"
Why?
I am 81 and I never re-
member going through a
phase like that. And yet. the
worst part of all this wildness
is that not all they do is
completely confined to them
selves. In order to be insured
to drive / and anyone else
under Is must pay a special
rate. due to the incompetent
driving that these same peo-
pie do. Why?
About Is or 10 years ago
the child psychology move
ment was popular: Let the
children do what they want
to and don't correct them, or
you'll warp their PERSONAL
tiles" Well. ] had my per-
sonality warped plenty Of
times. right across the back
side. But that was Is or 10
years ago. What is the age
group we are having so much
trouble with now? About Is
to 10 years old generally. Is
this the outgrowth Of child
psychology?
Bring UP child in the way
he should 60 and when he is
old he will not depart from
1t. For as the twig is bent,
so grows the tree. Isn't that
the way II goes?
w. H. r., Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-29
Auto SoIesmon's View

S0eS SSsSSsssSt - ~"
In reply TO John @. Pub
lies" criticism Of the auto
mobile business. I am In the
business and know some
thing about 1t.
It is the most fiercely
competitive big business in
existence. No factory sets
prices and says. This is what
you must pay" No dealer
controls any part Of the mar
ket. It's wide-open, real old
fashioned free enterprise.
free competition from top
to bottom. So. Just as In a
free American political cam
paign. some foolish things
are done and business rivals
get a bit rowdy. But, I like
the American way In politics
and I hope the auto busi-
ness never gets into q mo-
nopofy strait jacket, with
fixed prices. stified COMPETE
ton. etc.
An auto man from Europe
once told me how orderly
everything was in his coun-
try, with prices fixed and no
, deviation. Trouble was
they sold few cars. The work.
ing people still rode bicycles.
It has been different In the
United States. with wide
open competition. One out Of
seven people depends directly
or indirectly on the auto
business. Taxes from this in
dustry pay a good deal Of
the cost Of running the Gov
eminent and meeting its
payroll.
The consumer benefits
from this competition. I
know Of no important prod
uct sold at q lower margin Of
profit.
Price packs" sound bad.
I don't like packs myself
they are a nuisance. But as
a salesman, I know Of no
case where q customer has
ever been hurt by packs. The
pack came about when sales
men got tired Of talking with
people who went from place
to place with a single
thought: How much for my
carp" You couldn't make q
demonstration: you couldn't
make a decent presentation
o6the new cars features. All
you heard was q peddler say
ing, How much for my carp"
The man was selling a used
car, not buying q new car.
Finally. somebody said, "I1l
help this customer. His car is
worth normally $500. I'll
offer him $900-and add 500
to the new car price. ! hope
he's happy"
Simple arithmetic shows
the man paid no more. Here's
a tip, friends: There is only
one price that matters. It's
this: Your present car and
how much cash you pay for
the new car. This washes out
any pack. You can't get hurt
and ! know Of no one who
ever has.
I haven't seen a deal in
years where the firm made
what might be called q NOR
NAL" or full profit. COMPETE
zion prevents that. Every
deal I've seen has been on n
pretty slim margin Of profit.
You say car prices are too
high? I agree. So is the price
of bread. milk. a new house
or what have you. It's infla-
ton.
You say cars are too big
and powerful? Until the past
few months, you folks
wouldn't buy anything else.
What happened to the Henry
J, the Hudson Jet and the
Aero WHY'S? You spurned
'em. The cars we have today
are what you voted for" by
your buying.