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Evening star., 1958-07-15
The Marines Go In

The landing Of some 5000 Marines
In Lebanon means that President Eisen-
hover, faced with terribly difficult
choice, has made bis fateful decision.
That decision, in word, Is that we will
not stand idly by and watch our friends
In the Middle East go down the drain.
In his formal statement, Mr.. Eisen-
hover has tried to put the most hopeful
face on this matter. He says that the
Marines have been sent to protect Amer
lean lives "and by their presence there
to encourage the Lebanese government
In defense Of Lebanese sovereignty and
integrity" They have not been sent, ac-
cording to Mr.. Eisenhower, "as any act
Of war;"
Well, let us hope that it works out
this way Perhaps this show Of force,
this tangible proof of determination, will
shore up the crumbling situation in the
Middle East and lead to action by the
United Nations which will make its pos
sible for the American forces, as the
President suggested, promptly to be
withdrawn"
At the same time, we should not
delude ourselves with false hopes. No
one can know whether the landing of
the Marines will tend to pacify or to
aggravate the situation. 1t may inflame
the Arab nationaliStS, who have hitched
their wagon to Col. Nasser's star, and
spur them on to new acts of violence.
1t may also lead to a forcible Russian
reaction, and anything can happen if
this should prove to be the case.
What all of us must bear in mind
is that the President had to make a
decision. And he had but two choices.
One was to do nothing, and accept the
risk that Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia
and possibly other Arab states would
fall to the NaSser camp. The other was
to make stand in behalf of those gov
ernments which still are free and which
are willing to fight for their own free
dom Now, the choice has been made.
And we must await the consequences.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Oil and Revolution

Blended deeply into any political
crisis in the Middle East are economic
considerations vital to Western Europe in
particular and to the free world in gem
eral. And at the heart of this economic
concern is the question-virtually the
necessity-of keeping available to West
European industry the vast petroleum
production and resources of the coun-
tries lying west and north of the Persian
Gulf. 1t was so in the early 1950s when
the Mossadegh government in Iran
nationalized the oil industry there and
brought production to a complete stop.
1t was SO when military action against
Egypt resulted in blocking the Suez
Canal and the trans-Syrian pipelines,
reducing the westward oil flow to Europe
to relative trickle. It is so again today
as revolution in Iraq graveIy threatens
supplies from that country, and may
also threaten operations in other Middle
East countries.
Iraq is one of the four major pro-
ducers in the Middle East-the others
are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Iran-and
one Of the top seven in the world. AS in
the case of It's neighbors, its petroleum
industry is operated by combination of
Western interests under 75-year con-
ceSsion dating back to 1925 and currently
paying approximately 5000 million yearly
to the Traqi government in a $3.50 split
Of profits. American, British, French and
Dutch interests share equally in the con-
ceSsion-each owning 2375 per cent,
with the remaining per cent held by
the estate of the late C. s. Gulbenkian.
American participation in the Iraqi de-
velopment shortly after World War I
marked our first venture into Middle
East oil, and came about only after
vigorous protests by our own Govern
ment against plans for "permanent
British control" of the resources of the
inundated territory of Mesopotamia.
In the background Of today's Middle
East politics, emergence of "neutralist"
government in Iraq would bring the
first oil-rich country within control of
President NasSer and the bloc ceratering
around the United Arab Republic. 1t is
worth noting that on the same day the
Baghdad revolution broke out, UAR
naturalization Of the Suez Canal was
formally recognized with the signing of
agreement for compensation of the
international canal company. Unques-
toned control Of the waterway, plus the
Syrian pipelines, and now perhaps Iraqi
production, places Cairo in a stronger
position than ever vis-a-vis the oil and
economic interests of Europe and the
West.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
.Scheminq' Democrats

The New and Fair Deal
ers (so-called Democrats)
scheming to destroy Presi-
dent Eisenhower through
Sherman Adams and Ber-
nard Goldfine got caught in
their own dirty trap. Their
nnderhanded bugging Of
hotel rooms and alleged file
stealing is equally as low as
anything in the Roosevelt
Trum an Administration
Pearl Harbor. the Alger Hiss
pumpkin mess. the White
House pastel mink coats. in
fluence peddling, deep freeze.
five percenters, etc.
What Goldfine and Adams
did for each other happens
every day in the United
States, / am sure. Whether
censure Of Sherman Adams
is justified or not, it certainly
provides a fine relief valve
for the guilty conscience of a
Nation where petty corrup-
ton is rapidly becoming a
way Of life.
President Eisenhower
doesn't fit into this political
mess. He is too honest anC
decent. also too good a
Christian.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Trust and Furtiveness

Premier Khrushchev has said Moth
ing new, nor has he distinguished him.
self as logician, in declaring that the
Soviet Union is far from ready to CO.
operate in any disarmament plan that
would require it to open up its secret
places" to genuinely effective system
of international policing At most, ac-
cording to him, the Kremlin is willing
to accept only minor supervisory con-
trolls at the present time, and it will do
no more unless or until there is marked
growth of trust among nations on both
sides of the Iron Curtain.
In effect, in reasserting this old So
Wet position, Mr. KhruShchev has called
once again for mere paper agreements
under which East and West would
pledge themselves to disarm in various
ways without acting at the same time to
set up adequate reciprocal inspection to
guard against the danger that the agree
mentS might be surreptitiously violated
or evaded. The logic involved here seems
about as topSy-turvy as something from
Alice in Wonderland Certainly, in a
world full of enormous mutual fear and
suspicion, the Kremlin makes little or no
sense when 1t calls for truStfulnesS in
one breath, and declares in another that
1t intends to carry on furtively in its
"secret places" as long as such trust
fulnesS is lacking.
This is typical example of delib-
crate Communist illogicality "a cart
before -the-horse kind of argument de-
signed to befuddle the gullible Actually,
If RuSSia's leaders were seriously intent
upon promoting mutual trust, they
would stop being furtive and join hon
estly in taking the essential first steps
in that direction-StepS aimed at eStab-
fishing reliable international policing
system. Instead, the Soviet Premier has
chosen to repeat the canard that the
West wants such system only to spy"
on the USSR and. prepare aggression" !"
Clearly, his attitude initiates against
truStfulneSs and diScourageS the hope
that something of value may be achieved
at the current Geneva meeting on
nuclear testing.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRAcEWELL

his life easily no holds
barred.
He must be an old-timer
Of the Old School, who came
as a boy, or almost q boy,
at So q week.
One could do a lot Of hv-
ing on So once. Ten dollars
was affiuence.
Our man got paid only
every two weeks, so he had
the truly magnificent sum Of
$12 in his hand all at onceI
Young fellows today do
not realize how one could
feel then with a $40 bill.
The unattached male could
live nicely on it, and even the
married man could rear q
family on $40 a week.
He didn't live magnifi-
Gently, it is true. That was
to come later, when his
salary rose to the heights of
$50 g week.
In those wonderful days,
the honest toiler might even
finance q trip to Europe II
be made $50 q week.
The Big Depression did .
great many things to Amer
lea, and one Of them was to
erect a Big Ditch between
the old and the new, or the
new and the old, either way
you want to put 1t.
4 =
The unknown man was
unknown then, except in his
small circle.
He remains unknown,
though his circle lis . bit
larger, rounder at the
corners, perhaps.
His eyes show he Is happy.
Evidently he always was. It
Is his secret.
Contentment is q contin-
ual feast, some old Roman
assured the world. (The
same man, maybe, who said
there is no arguing about
matters Of taste.)
He drinks his coffee as IL
it were ambrosia. Sometimes
at lunch he goes through a
tough steak without q quiver
or resentment.
He is the forgotten man.
all right, but it makes no
difference to him.
It never has!
That Is the beauty OF
minding your own business
and doing your own work
the best you know how.
It has compensations not
shown on the pay check.
Evening star., 1958-07-15

"slum" land Is selling for?
I can tell her where she can
get a nice narrow, shallow
lot for the asking price Of
$4,000. For the land alone!
Has she tried to buy a house
in the "slums"? The going
prices for nice wide. wide
town houses" of say IL to
IA feet are $4,000 to $34.-
500 and reconverted at that!
There are some brand new
ones just being finished
across the street for $34,500l
Foggy Bottom apartment
buildings have 24-hour door,
men, carpeted halls, secre-
tarial service, individually
controlled heating and air.
conditioning units, and some
of the highest rents in the
District.
Slums? Hahl
MvrfIo Au0uStin.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
The Aces New Head

AS expected, now that the Senate
has confirmed him as flve-year mem
Der of the Atomic Energy Commission,
John A. McCone has been designated
by the President to succeed Lewis L.
Strauss as the commissions chairman.
The choice is good one. Mr.. McCone,
a distinguished engineer and industri-
aliSt, is topnotch administrator. More
than that. although he is the very model
of model modern" Republican, many
Democrats in Congress think highly Of
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Those Coco Mats

ally impress me as displaying
a wealth of knowledge on
every conceivable subject and
in taking ansadult viewpoint
assuming. of course, 1 am
adult enough to recognize an
adult view. But in Those Co
Go Mats" you seem to have
struck a sour note.
AS you say with respect to
running a ball club, writing
editorials is not my "cup of
tea," but / shall proceed to
tear apart, in good clean fun,
your editorial.
First, what connection is
there between the more en-
thusiastic admirers" VIII o
called the team the "Go-Go
Mats" and the voice of Calvin
Griffith, who now speaks "in
doleful tones? Secondly, if
he did say last January that
the team would remain in
Washington forever" you
should know that forever
does not always mean for
ever: consult Count KorZyb-
skis Science and Sanity"
(All whose stock in trade is
words should be somewhat
familiar with his general
semantics."O
Thirdly. Griffith is not pri-
marily concerned with "try-
ing to win friends and influ-
ence the fans; he is. even as
you and /, mainly interested
in earning a living. He would
rather do it, / feel certain, in
Washington, D. c., where he
has lived all his life and
where his lifelong friends
are, but he may have no
choice.
Fourthly (and finally since
I must get to bed), as regards
his concentrating on putting
a better team on the field, "
did you happen to notice his
rather sad conclusion that it
is impossible to build a win
ming team by trades alone?
While the management did
Just that under the genius of
Bucky Harris. the competi-
ton in money is now more
keen and he is undoubtedly
right in his view. 1t is the
old story of the chicken and
the egg-better team, more
customers and more custom
ers. better team. You pays
your money and takes your
chance!
How about getting a cam
paign going to loan Cal a
couple hundred thousand
grand at one per cent in
terest?
James Edward Hughes.
*E%
Why all the hullabaloo
about the Washington Ball
Club moving to another city2
Baseball is business to Calvin
Grifith-his livelihood. He's
the man with the problems.
the financial obligations. If
he can improve his position
by moving to another city or
location. why not? Big busi
ness does it regularly. Even
the little butcher or grocer
doesn't hesitate when q bet
ter deal comes along.
And as for the guys who
are screaming for Mr.. Grif-
fith's scalp, I just wonder how
they would think or act il
they had a financial interest
in the Senators.
1t always was easier to
spend the other fellows
money.
Herbert SommerA
Evening star., 1958-07-15

HXANNlS, MaSS.--IncreaS-
ing evidence Of the strength
Of the drive to nominate
Nelson A. Rockefeller for
Governor Of New York raises
again the question whether
the Republican Party can
nominate a millionaire and
elect him TO high public once.
The nomination may be more
easily accomplished; the cleo
ton is another thing.
Mr.. Rockefeller has been q
valuable public servant in
appointive positions under
three Presidents-two Demo-
cratic and one Republican.
He has taken q strong and
effective stand in favor of
civic improvements In his
own State. His name, once
associated with the so-called
robber barons of industry.
has in recent years become
widely known for philan-
thropy. If any Republican
millionaire can make the
grade. 1t would seem that
Mr.. Rockefeller is the man.
Other Considerations
There are other things to
be considered in connection
with the nomination and
election Of Republican cam
didates-in New York or
other States. The cry today
has arisen for new names
and new faces in the political
arena. Mr.. Rockefeller has
both. He is the first one Of his.
family to run for 20 high Q
public ofnce-or perhaps for
any ONCE at the hands Of the
electorate. On the other
hand, the personality, the
campaigning ability, which
includes the ability to speak
persuasively and with assur-
ance. II not eloQuence. and
the ability to make friends
easily are also qualities Of
great Importance In these
days when so many people
vote their personal prefer
ence rather than mere party
ties. In these latter cate
gories, Mr.. Rockefeller still is
to be tested. Republicans in
the past have tried the busi-
nessman type in New York
without too great successor
any success in recent years.
For one reason or another,
the Democrats have been bet
ter able than the Republi-
cans to take to their breasts
las candidates for high Of
flce-rnen of great wealth. In
the first place, the Demo-
cratic Party has been able to
associate itself in the public
mind with the idea that it is
the party of the common
man." the little man. Just to
mention a few rich men
whom the Democrats have
elected to high Office, there
are the present Governor of
New York. Averell Hartman,
reputed to be a millionaire
so times over or more, and
the Junior Senator from
Massachusetts, John F. Ken
nedy, son Of a millionaire and
former Ambassador to Great
Britain. Joseph Kennedy
Another shining example
was the late President
Franklin d. Roosevelt, not
classed as a great millionaire
but nevertheless a man from
a wealthy family. He became
President Of the United States
and was four times elected to
that Office. He did more than
any other to paste on the
Republican Party the label
Of the party of the rich"
the friend of special inter-
ests, and to make the coun-
try more class conscious.
Evening star., 1958-07-15

The matter of the refusal
of passports has always
been given a fair amount of
attention by the press, and
the President is now press
ing for legislation to pro-
vide him with discriminatory
power.
AS we not infrequently re-
fer to the Magma Carta in
connection with what may be
called primordial rights, ref
erence therein to this prob
lem may be appropriately
made at this time. Section
Al of the original Carta pro-
vided: "All merchants shall
have safe and secure con-
duct, to go out Of, and to
come into England, and to
stay there, and to pass as
well by land as by water, for
buying and selling by the
ancient and allowed customs,
without any evil tolls; except
in time of war, or when they
are Of any nation at war
with us. And if there be
found any such in our land,
in the beginning Of the war,
they shall be attached, with
out damage to their bodies
or goods, until it be known
unto us or our chief justi-
ciary how our merchants be
treated in the nation at war
with us; and If ours be safe
there, the others shall be safe
in our dominions."
The following section pro-
vided that: "It shall be law
full, for the time to come. for
any one to go out OF our
kingdom, and return safely
and securely, by land or by
water, saving his allegiance
to us: unless in time Of war.
by some short space, for the
common benefit Of the realm,
except prisoners and outlaws,
according to the law of the
land, and people in war with
us, and merchants who shall
be in such condition as is
above mentioned"
Now, there were a number
of changes in the Carta, and
q study Of the one in COM
mon use will show that Sec
ton AZ has been eliminated.
1t is found only in the orig
inal Carta. 1t appears that
the king had the right to
control his subjects move
ments by the use of the Writ
Ne Exeat Regno, and partic-
ularly in the interest Of war
necessities. In any circum-
stance. the right to go and
come was dependent upon
circumstances and was finally
eliminated from the Carta,
thus making the matter Of
coming and going dependent
upon the needs of the king
dom, as provided for by law.
1t will be noted that this
coming and going, as the
right appeared in the original
Carta. was "for the common
benefit Of the realm" and not
for the convenience Of the
subject. The interest Of the
realm was always Of para
mount Importance. So. We
find that the right to come
and go is not completely
rooted in that basic docu-
ment to the point where the
interference with it runs
afoul Of due process or the
law Of the land limitation on
government action.
Georre washington williams,
Evening star., 1958-07-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iOriters' correct
names. and addresses. All
letters are subject to condeT-
sdtioH.
Evening star., 1958-07-15

Shame on Agnes Taylor
Miller! Where has she been
lately?
In her letter July 10 on the
location of the National Cul-
tural Center titled, Arise.
Ladiesl" she says: Ladies,
are you going to sit quietly
by and not raise a voice to
allow the proposed opera
house and theater to be To-
Gated /. in the slums of
Foggy Bottom?"
Does she : know fhat
Evening star., 1958-07-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
Can G. o. P. Elect q Millionaire?
BY GOULD LINCOLN

These are the charges
which have proved a serious
burden to the cor. when
it has gone to the polls in
the last rs years. Only Gen.
Dwight d. Eisenhower. Q mill
itary hero able to impress on
the country his own great
sincerity and interest In all
the people, has been able to
break the chain Of Demo-
cratic victories ct the highest
level. Prior to the last quar-
ter.centliy. 1t Is true, the
Republicans were able to elect
a man Of wealth 10 the presi-
dency-Herbert Hoover. But
Mr.. Hoover was known widely
as q great public servant.
heading the Belgian Relief
and the Food Administration
during World War I, and re-
lief for many other peoples
after that conflict ended.
Once, too. q Vanderbilt was
elected Governor Of Rhode
Island.
The question now iS: Can
Mr.. Rockefeller. . Republican
millionaire. win against Gov.
Hartman, q Dem oOrntic
millionaire. next November.
or would former Republican
National Chairman Leonard
w. Hall. son Of Theodore
Roosevelt's coachman, have .
better chance Of victory as
the q. o. p. candidate?
In recent weeks there has
been . strong trend toward
Mr.. Rockefeller. which has
begun u assume band-wagon
proportions. However, he Ia
not yet "in" a. the guberna-
torial candidate. A great deal
win depend on what the big
delegations to the State con-
vention from Brooklyn and
Queens finally decide to do,
and on whether Senator Wal
ter j. Mahoney. leader Of the
State Senate, finally decides
to run himself or to throw
his support to either Mr.. Hall
or Mr.. Rockefeller. The
Rockefeller supporters at first
wanted Len Hall to agree to
run for the Senate seat which
Republican Senator Ives is
voluntarily relinquishing. But
now 1t appears they may be
willing to trade their support
for the senatorial nomination
to U. S. District Attorney Paul
w. Williams, who has re-
signed that ofiice to be a cam
didate for Governor.
Some Possibilities
Mr.. Williams. who origi-
nally was backed for Cover
nor by the Manhattan Repub-
lican leaders, has now re-
leased them, and the whole
Manhattan delegation may
swing to Mr.. Rockefeller. Mr..
Williams is definitely inter-
ested in a senatorial nomi-
nation, according to reports.
Or If that deal is not suf-
f1cient, the Rockefeller cam
paign managers may attempt
to make a deal with Senator
Mahoney for his big block Of
pledged delegates, with SEN
ator Mahoney seeking the
senatorial nomination. Speak
er Oswald d. Heck is a third
possibility for such a trade
although he has denied any
desire to go to Washington.
Despite the wide publicity
given the Rockefeller drive,
the fight is not yet over, and
Mr.. Hall is intensifying his
own appeal. Delegates to the
convention will be elected
August IL. and the conven-
ton is slated for August IS
and 26.
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Ritzy 'SIum'

Vice Admiral. USN, Retired
Evening star., 1958-07-15
Freedom of Travel

Nish Showers
, 1958-10-04
CONCLUSION

NONOLO0lON
There are many details concerning minor operations
and divisions of our Government which I have not
touched upon in the interest of time. However, your gen
eral knowledge of the operation of the Government of the
Virgin Islands permits you to have a good understanding,
I'm sure, Of many of the lesser problems we have. From
time to time during this Session, / shall send special mes
sages to you concerning specific legislation which feels
essential to the orderly advancement of our governmental
operation.
When you require additional facts and information
concerning any Department of our Government or infor-
nation concerning projects or activities, 4 want YOU to
know that all Department Heads are ready to give you 81
ell possible assistance within their power.
You have a difficult task ahead Of you, and / pray
that this Second Regular Session Of the Second Legisla-
ture Of the Virgin Islands will go down in history as hav-
ing done those things which have insured the orderly
advancement of the economic. and social structure, as a
result of good laws, of the Virgin Islands.
INTRODUCTION ASSIGNMENT OF
COMMITTEE ON FINANC
Bill No. 500 Act 10 Appropriate Funds and to
Authorize the Construction of an Elementary School at
Sugar Estate. Proposed by Senator Lucinda A. Millin.
Bill No. 6lO Act to Appropriate Funds for Essen
tial Public Projects. Proposed by Lucinda Millin-
Bill No. Gil Act to Appropriate Funds and "a
Authorize the Construction Of Nisky Elementary and
kindergarten Schools. Proposed by Senator Lucinda A.
Millin.
Bill No. 612 i Act to Appropriate Funds for Essen
tial Public Projects. Proposed by Lucinda a. Millin.
BiI No. 615 Z Act to Provide a Pension for Former
Nurses Aide, Mrs0 Esther Samuel. Proposed by Lucinda
A. Millin, Aubrey A. Anduze, Ronald de Lugo, Theovald
.Moorehead, FrHs Lawaetz and Ann F. Abramson.
Bill No. GIG : Act to Provide for the Employment Of
a Sanitation Inspector to be Stationed on the Island Of
Saint John, Virgin Islands, and for other Purposes. Pro
posed by Lucinda A. Millin, Aubrey A. Anduze, Ronald
de Lugo, Frits Lawaetz, Theovald E. Moorehead and Ann
E. Abramson.
Bill No. 617 Act to Appropriate Funds for the op-
Grafton Of Public Works for the Fiscal Year 1859 on ST.