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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Bourouibo's Moderation

President Habib Bourguiba, Tuni-
sia's strongly pro-Western leader, has
once again held out an olive branch to
Paris He has done so by declaring that
his government, despite domestic po-
litical pressures for less moderate
course, has decided-as OF this time, at
any rate-not to 60 before the United
Nations Security Council with renewal
discharges accusing France Of agrees
sion for It's shocking air attack last
February on the village Of Sakiet Sidi
Youssef
In taking this position, Mr.. Bour-
guiba has spoken in an admirably con-
ciliatory spirit. He has expressed the
wish, for one thing, that Paris will
succeed at an early date in filling the
vacuum caused by the defeat Of Premier
Gaillard and his cabinet, and he has
made clear that he is eager to Coop
crate with Anglo American mediators
in a way that will advance the cause
Of freedom and the Atlantic community
in North Africa. AS he has put 1t, I'VE
want France to emerge from the bad
posture In which she flnds herself in
Algeria. We also hope that the French
nation Of a government capable Of
finding a solution of French Tunisian
differences, and that the suspended
good-offices mediation effort by the
United States and Britain can soon be
resumed"
These are good words. They reflect
Mr.. Bourguiba's earnest desire-as a
statesman seeking the: friendliest rela-
lions with France and anxious to keep
his country actively aligned with the
free world-to work out a mutually
satisfactory settlement. What remains
to be seen, however, is whether the
French will respond in kind. At the
moment they are still looking around
for new government, and fingers must
be kept crossed until they find one-one
that will be wise and strong enough to
follow course Of Cancellation in spite
Of those Incorporating diehards in
Paris who are opposed to negotiating
with Tunisia and who cling to the no.
ton that the only way to handle the
Algerian rebellion is with massive and
unrelenting armed force.
This notion, of course, has been
thoroughly discredited by the fact that
the use Of such force has succeeded
merely in making a bad situation grow
steadily worse in every particular, polit-
ically, economically and militarily. That
is why Mr.. Bourguiba, along with the
Anglo-American good-off1ces team, has
embraced the idea of moderation and
mediation. The French have yet to do
the same. Unless or until they do, they
will be playing into the Kremlin's hands
against their own best interests and
those Of the Atlantic community as a
whole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Next Bridge Project

While construction Of the Constitu-
ton avenue bridge is being held up tenn
porarily, 1t is gratifying to learn that the
next major bridge project, that pro-
posed for the Cabin John area, is being
speeded up. Fortunately, there seems to
be no likelihood of site dispute over
the precise location Of the Cabin John
bridge-such as has stalled the urgently
needed downtown bridge undertaking
so long.
The need for the bridge at Cabin
John has increased with the accelera-
ton Of the program for circling the
Washington Metropolitan Area with an
outer "belt" highway to bypass through
traff1c around the city. Added impetus
to the program came from the decision
OF the Central Intelligence Agency to
build its headquarters near Langley,
Virginia, not far from Maryland's Cabin
John area. A bridge across that part
Of the Potomac River is required to give
CHA employees ready access to Mont
gomery County and other points on the
Maryland side.
The biggest spur to planning and
construction of the upper Potomac
bridge, however, has been the Interstate
Highway Act and the recent antireces-
sion legislation to expedite start on
the interstate network. The proposed
Cabin John span will be an important
link in the interstate system, connect
ing Maryland's new 240 highway with
Virginia'S section of the outer belt ex-
pressway. The latter section Of the belt
will curve from the Cabin John bridge
to the new Jones Point bridge at Alex
andria, where it will join Maryland's
portion of the outer belt. The Virginia
Highway Commission is advancing its
schedule Of construction for the belt,
thanks to the Federal funds now be-
coming available, and Maryland's State
Roads Commission also is giving i'm
mediate attention to its commitments
under the belt agreement. There are
good prospects, therefore, for a start
on the bridge at Cabin John in theS
near future-perhaps even before the
Cop6titution avenue structure mas been
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Unqrosped NettIe

It can hardly be said that Mr..
Nixon took Arm grip on the wage-cost
problem in his address at the annual
dinner Of the Bureau Of Advertising Of
the American Newspaper Publishers
Association last week. But the Vice
President did talk about this question,
and that is more than most public men
seem willing to do.
Discussing the coSt-price squeeze on
business, Mr.. Nixon said something is
radically wrong when, with all our new
plants and processes, costs 60 up rather
than down. One reason for this is the
continuing rise in wages without cor
responding increase in productivity.
While noting that the labor leader
has responsibility to fight for the best
interests of labor union members, the
Vice President also made the valid point
that wage increases which are not based
on increased productivity mean higher
prices, lower sales and fewer Jobs for
union members" What we need, he
added, is "a return to wage policies that
have been traditional in the American
labor movement :. It Is time to return
now to the healthier, Sounder approach
which made American labor the greatest
trade union movement in the world"
Mr.. Nixon was speaking out against
spectacular competitive wage increases
leading inevitably to higher prices" and
this we understand. We are not sure
what the Vice President had in mind
In speaking Of the healthier, sounder
approach"
Whatever he may have meant, how
ever, 1t is wishful thinking to dream
Of abandoning spectacular competitive
wage increases. Union operations and
union politics are geared to demanding
wage increases every time a new con-
tract is negotiated. The steel workers
have already served notice that they
will not forgo wage increase, and 1t
Is doubtful that any union leader could
take such position without being cut
down by some rival who would like to
have his job. Exhortations will not
change this situation, and there is
nothing In the picture to indicate that
q Congress bidding for the labor vote
will be willing to impose any legislative
restraints on wage demands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Real Test to Come

The usefulness Of the antirecession
81 billion local public works bill passed
by the Senate-if it finally becomes law
will be determined by the energy and
initiative Of the smaller communities
Of the Nation. The measure authorizes
Federal loans for many types of public
facilities-streets, bridges, parks, schools,
libraries, sanitation systems and so forth
at 35 per cent interest. This is a
higher rate than most larger municipal
tiles Of good credit standing need to pay
for borrowing, but lower than that gen.
orally available to small communities.
Il is, howeveS, the question Of tim
ing-she promptness with which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Park Space Shrinking

The National Capital Regional
Planning Council is alarmed over the
rapid shrinkage Of open space In the
Washington Metropolitan Area-space
that ought to be reserved for park and
playground purposes. Instead of being
taken over for public use, however,
much Of the potential park land is being
pre-empted by residential and indus
trial developers. The council is right
In contending that the time to reserve
this land for recreational use is before
all Of it has been gobbled up by subdi-
visions, shopping centers and the like.
Parks are costly, it is true. But
they will cost more in the future, as
property values rise. AS the National
Recreation Association recently warned
the Fairfax Board of Supervisors, "the
next few years will be critical period"
in suburban development. There Is
still great deal of vacant land in the
areas that are becoming urbanized," the
association said, "but unless the recrea-
ton lands that will be needed more and
more as time passes are acquired very
soon 1t will be too late"
The Capper- Cramton Act provides
Federal aid in preserving stream valleys
on both sides Of the Potomac River.
Maryland has taken full advantage of
the offer and; as result, has set aside
many picturesque watersheds for park
purposes. Virginia has been slow to
take advantage Of the program, how
ever. This has been costly mistake.
There is yet time to rectify the error, in
part, by applying the liberal provisions
Of the act to stream valleys that remain
undisturbed by bulldozers and power
Shovels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Subject to Chance

Your editorial. Subject
to Change" cites Gabriel
Hauge's point that the So
Wet economy fails to satisfy
the consumer-goods needs of
the people of the country.
You quote with approval Paul
Henri Sparks statement as
adopted by Mr.. Hauge: "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 IL
is harder to provide all mem
bers Of the community with
a roof. shoes and meat than
1t is to launch an artificial
satellite"
But the desideratum here
indicated is nothing which
we or any free people can
properly indorse: nor is It a
goal which we should hold
up before others. True. i'm
mediate aims may be more
peaceful II the Russians at
tempt to satisfy the demand
for clothing, for food, for
comfortable living conditions
In general" But to refer to
this as a more liberal" out
look Is to distort that already
distorted word beyond rec
ignition. Will that kind Of
economic development pro
greSsively dilute doctrinaire
Marxism (and) eat at the
roots Of communism?
Is Marxism diluted II the
Kremlin shifts to a greater
or lesser extent from manu-
facture Of guns to production
OF butter? In that kind OF
consideration we are merely
aping the collectivist and
the materialist: Which sys-
TEN will provide all men,
bers Of the community with
more? Granted Mr.. Sparks
talents, IS his philosophy
Americas?
Evidently by accident
rather than by design, since
the tenor Of the editorial Is
markedly different, you men,
ton the things that the
masses Of people want and
enjoy" Whether roof, shoes,
meat, butter, or the proven
bal strawberries and cream,
should 1t be anyone's aim to
direct production and con-
SUMPTION Even II we haven't
attained 1t, are we no
longer aiming at freedom Of
production, distribution, and
consumption2 OrNare some
Of US to determine for others
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

what they are to want and
enjoy"7
Even II 1t appears that for
q time there may be greater
safety" for US from a Krem-
lin which stresses butter
rather than guns, there
should be time to remind
ourselves again and again
that our goal has been and
must now be very different
from statiSm. whatever its
form and however benevolent.
Reflection on this is i'm
portant as we analyze de-
velopments behind the Iron
Curtain. 1t is no less i'm
portant In our long-term
planning. and our day-to-day
procedures. Our Govern
ment, national, State and
local. even while 1t concerns
itself with the effects Of
economic disclosures. must
recognize the duties and the
rights Of individuals qua
individuals. and remember
that man does not live by
bread alone.
Iloyd Rurhanan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
so Years AGO

A governmental spy sys-
TEN alarmed officials a half
a century ago. The Star, on
April 81, 1908. said. 1T is all
up with the Black Cabinet
Of Washington. Alarmed by
the institution here in the
National Capital of a Secret
Service spy system similar to
that Of the hated Black Cab
met Of st. Petersburg, the
House Appropriations Com
mittee has proposed a dras-
tic and stringent provision
prohibiting the detailing as
signment or loan of any
member of the Government
Secret Service force to any
other department for any
purpose whatever 1t is
known that these Secret
Service men loaned have
been used In all sorts Of
ways; and some Of the ways,
even by the most liberal in
depreciation, cannot be con-
strued to be infinitely related
to the actual business Of
government E"
The Nation was counting
the toll half a century ago of
a devastating series Of tor
nadoes that for three days
had twisted through Texas,
Oklahoma. Arkansas. 1puisi-
ana, Mississippi. Tennessee,
Alabama and Georgia. On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
FROM THE STARS FILES

%. 1858, this newspaper said:
More or less Of the news
papers are publishing. as a
veritable mares nest. an ac-
count Of the expenditures
from the National Treasury
for the penknives, taper
boxes, dressing cases, port
folios, fancy inkstands, ladies'
reticules. travelling cases,
scissors, wax candles, etc.,
kept in the Offices of the
postmasters Of the House and
Senate for sale to members
Of Congress" Actually, The
Star said the Treasury was
reimbursed for most of the
items
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Biblical Prophecies

The 6o0-year-old epitaph
IN Essex. England, submitted
BY O. +. In this column
April 10. 4lludes TO proph.
ecies In the Bible.
When pictures look alive.
with movements free" See
Job xxxviii.35: "Canst thou
send lightnings. that they
may 60 and say unto thee,
Here we are?"
when ships. like fishes.
swim beneath the sea-" al
ludes to Psalm cvii,23-27:
They that 90 down to the
sea in ships they see the
works Of the Lord. and his
wonders In the deep.
They mount up to the
heaven, they 60 down again
to the depths. :"
when men. outstrippine
birds. shall scan the sky" is
supported by Isaiah xxxi,5:
AS the birds flying. 80 viii
the Lord Of hosts defend Jeru-
salem. :" and Isaiah ks:
Who are these that fiy as a
cloud. and as the doves 10
their windows?"
Then half the world, deep
drenched In blood, shall die"
This prophecy. the only one
not fulfilled, Is similar to two
verses in Revelation: "And
power was given unto them
over the fourth part Of the
earth, to kill with sword, and
with hunger. and with death
(vi,8. And the four
angels were loosed, which
were prepared for an hour.
and a day. and a month, and
a yer. for tn ~" he third
part Of men," (ix.lO.
The last invitation of Jesus.
after giving this revelation TO
John, graciously offers sal.
vation to all: And let him
that is athirst come. And
whatsoever will. let him take
the water Of life freely" (Rey.
elation xxii,lD. I am glad
He added that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

The causes Of juvenile de-
linquency have been blamed
on the broken home. the
well-to-do home, the incite-
ment to better living beyond
ones means. street-corner
gangs. burlesque shows and
murder skills through TV,
and on many other grounds.
On the national and inter-
national levels, one can seek
for more grounds on the
cheapness Of life and ones
expendibility as demonstrated
by Fascists and Communists.
Actually. why 60 into such
detail and come UP with lit
tie comfort? II has been
established long ago that
with onrushing science and
worsening turmoil in world
affairs. we have troubled ma
ture minds. and confused,
adolescent. immature minds
wondering what to do next.
The maelstrom has caught
everyone.
Accordingly, how can j.
Edgar Hoover's program for
Ter punishment solve the
underlying problem? The fear
Of punishment Is not as po-
tent as the fear and confu-
sion Of uncertainty. And 1t
Is this fear and its false
front that has carried trou-
BILE in its wake. No one has
the solution. That will have
to come in a bit-by-bit for
mutation. like one builds a
house. brick by brick.
With that grain Of hope.
can we momentarily forget
q wished-for panacea and
think Of q locally applied
modification Of the existing
delinquency problem. An ex-
ample would be an expert
mental program along the
following lines:
First. select one or two
schools in the delinquent
areas. Arrange for Junior and
senior high school classes to
run from 1880 or 2 pm. to
8 pm, The troublesome hours
for misbehavior after school
would be occupied. The
morning hours when minds
are fresh would be clear for
study. Secondly. build up a
wholesome rapport between
the pupils and the police by
having an assigned and quail
if1ed police officer conduct a
one-hour class a week to ex-
plain the duties and prob
lens Of public safety. No one
questions the benefits of po-
lice boys clubs and the en-
phasis on sports and recrea-
ton, but 1t is time that the
officers family concepts be
emphasized as constructive
factors in the Juveniles life.
The problem, Of course,
goes beyond the schools, but
somewhere q constructive
start must be made. Who
knows? Perhaps the above
suggestions may not make
more than a dent In our pub
he program, but an under
standing and an assurance
that beget confidence can be
understood at any age-and
I have yet to see anyone who
does not want to be .recog-
nised as q human befg.
Samuel LiRhtman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Humane SLAUGHTER

! have been horrified with
in the last few weeks TO
learn that the old cruel way
OF slaughtering animals for
food is still being widely used,
and that still, Just as In my
youth, there is no law to for
bid 1t. This is to me absolute.
ly incomprehensible, because
we are not a cruel people:
we do not want to eat what
comes to US through pain and
suffering. And yet, as ! know
Of my own knowledge, the
facts about the slaughter
houses were investigated and
publicized well on to so years
ago. ! have reason to remem-
Der It clearly.
In my class at Bryn Mawr
was a highly gifted girl, Edith
Wyatt, who published q book
OF short stories. and Henry
James said she was the most
promising of all the young
writer's. And then she never
wrote another book. She lived
in Chicago and became in
volved in an investigation Of
the immense slaughter houses
there and what she saw in
the course Of 1t changed her
life. The brutality was so
shocking. she determined to
devote herself to ending 1t.
I suspect at first she thought
1t would not take long. II
the facts were made known
Americans would surely not
put UP with them. But when
she died. a few years ago, all
had long been known, but
the cruelty still went on.
Inexcusably I took it for
granted that 1t had been
ended. as / knew 1t had been
in many European nations,
and inexcusably ! have not
thought about 1t from then
TO now-and suddenly I
learn that what Edith Wyatt
so years ago gave her life to
fighting is still going on and
that the people who could
stop 1t are saying there must
be an investigation Of the
facts by experts first, which
as we all know never has any
time limit. 1t does not take
an expert to recognize cruel
ty. Let US free ourselves at
once from the terrible charge
Of profiting from cruelty.
Then the experts can at their
leisure evolve a perfect meth
Cd Of killing painlessly as
well as ensuing a good finan-
cial profit. Edith Hamilton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
Is Years AGO

There were cliques of I'M
employed during the depres-
sion of Is years ago. On May
l. 1888, The Star reported:
Washington, which has had
its bonus marches and hunger
marches. is in for another
kind Of trek to the Capital, a
cap and gown descent upon
the city to seek relief for the
white collar jobless begin
ming tomorrow. The occasion
will be the gathering here
of the Association of
Unemployed College Alumni
for a two-day session, to lay
plans for seeking relief legis-
lation for the educated men
and women who are out Of
jobs. :"
The Old West had its
hanging judges, but a band
Of Iowa farmers almost re-
versed the procedure Is years
ago. The Star on April 20,
1888, reported that Plymouth
County, Iowa, had been
placed under martial law by
the States Governor after
100 enraged tillers of the soil
had threatened to lynch q
Judge. The action took place
at LeMars, Iowa, where 60
year-old Judge Charles c.
Bradley incurred the farmers
wrath by refusing to heed
their demands that he delay
action on mortgage fore
closures. The Judge was
dragged from his courtroom
and carried of in a truck.
Later a rope was looped
around his neck and yanked
until the jurist fell uncon-
scious. The judge was
smeared with grease and
crowned with a dirty hubcap
from the truck in which9he
was abducted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27

These branches cldshed In
bitter cold;
What poser hath set their
veins doloiD?
o soul OF mine, be bold. be
bold
II from this tree, this black
ened thing,
Hard as the floor my feet
haze prest
This flame OF JOY comes
cldmortno
In hues as red as robins
breast
Waking to life this little
ttcto-
o faith OF mine, be bioi Be
bi0i
And now. that from sky TO
sod. the worlds unfolded
blossom smells Of God. be-
holding His glory in trees,
and under the gentle rebuke
Of the Master Of US all. 20
thou Of little faith" knowing
that verify the universe is on
the side Of the angels Of
truth, decency and justice,
we say to our Utmost selves,
20 faith Of mine, be bigl
Be bigl" We must stretch
our faith up TO our creed, the
creed that even In q world
like this they that are for US
are more than they that be
against u.s." We dare not
miss that conquering vision
as an enormous factor in the
equation Of the present world
situation. With that ad-
monition then, 20 faith Of
mine, be bold, be big!" let
us bow in reverence as we
listen to the psalmist's
prophetic promise. "Ye shall
be like a tree planted by the
rivers Of water" With I'M
shod feet let US draw near to
these bushes aflame, for the
place where we stand Is holy
ground. Let US remember
that it was out Of the bush
that burned that the mysti-
fed Moses heard q voice call
ing to the supreme task Of
freeing his people from the
tyranny Of q dictator.
One Of the dearest Of
friends who was born In the
springtime and reveled always
in the miracle Of the awak-
ening earth, who was ever o
fighter, q crusader for all
good causes, suddenly ceased
not long ago 10 live here and
to work. For vigorous years
he was enmeshed and i'm
mersed in New York's finan-
cial center as he wrestled
with the monetary affairs Of
the Nation. But even so,
always he partook Of the
sacrament Of beauty. as with
deep devotion he followed the
Master who spake as never
man spake, who called the
attention Of his followers to
the flowers Of the field whose
regal wardrobe surpassed
that even of Solomon in all
his glory. His favorite poem
was called Legacy" Now
that he has gone it seems a
sacred bequest pointing to
the things that matter most:
These shall / ledpe to you
t0hen ! am gone
Red in iDestern sky, primrose
at dGwn,
Fountains that toss their
spray, moonlight through
trees,
Storms oUer mountain tops,
salt from the seas,
Plants on q UindoiD ledge,
roSe-shGded light,
Fragrance OF 0roiDing things,
music at night,
Children iDho laugh at play.
thruShes that call,
Memories to ease your grief,
God 0uer all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-27
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used n
letters carry iUriters' correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.