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FoHout Threat

Programs to put fiuorides
in drinking water encounter
more public resistance than
a program to put Strontium
80 in the atmosphere. Fluor-
idation programs 60 forward
with painstaking caution.
The experts in matters of
science and medicine are al
most unanimously convinced
that fiuoridation is not only
safe, but beneficial. And still
fiuoridation moves ahead
slowly, never undertaken
without lengthy hearings.
Contrast this with our APP
proach to radioactive fall
out. 1t is universally agreed
that fallout will do us no
good. The only argument is
over how much of it we can
take without lasting damage
to health and heredity. Even
here, there seems to be no
argument in substance; when
some say that the damage
will be negligible, they APP
parently mean that only q
few thousands will be killed.
All over the world. most Sci
entiSts agree that the chances
Of widespread danger from
fallout are great. But here
the burden of proof is on
those who oppose .contami-
nation without representa-
tion." prove that fallout is
dangerous, beyond doubt, and
we'll STOP" say the propo-
nents of further testing.
Meantime, they will continue
the pollution.
There is something eerie
about our Governments COM
placency about the health
hazards of fallout. Presum-
ably a decision has been made
on high that military con-
siderations must have over
riding priority. Oddly enough,
when the words security"
and survival" are used in
this context, they do not en-
compass the health of either
this or future generations.
Still more oddly, practically
everyone asserts that the
weapons on which our "se-
curity" depends will, in fact,
destroy us all If used. Some,
such as DR.. w. H. Pickering,
believe we are almost inevita-
bly, doomed to be obliterated
by accident, through the fail
ure of a handful of tubes"
II survival and security are
what we want, let us suspend
our planned tests and lead
the way to an international
control system for all nuclear
weapons, missiles and space
satellites. 1t is time to sub
stitute sanity for the crack
pot realism" of military
thinkers.
If this Nation were to take
the first major step towards
disarmament by abandoning
further tests, we would cleo
trify the world and have a
just claim to our position of
leadership. Let us indeed
make this a free world-free
first Of the terrors Of nuclear
war.
Warren Morse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29

A bill before Congress hav-
ing the ardent support Of
President Eisenhower, head
Of the Republican Party,
and OF Adlai Stevenson, titu-
lar head Of the Democratic
Party-and the support Of
other important figures in
both parties-might generally
be considered a push-over.
Yet this is not true in the
case Of the bill to extend
the Reciprocal Trade Agree
ments Act for another i've
years. Indeed, the measure,
it is predicted by some Of
the congressional leaders,
will have tough going. One
of them, who does not wish
to be quoted, put it this
way: "In my view, the bill
will pass-but not without
amendment. For example, the
President will be lucky to get
a three-year extension of the
Trade Agreements Act. That,
I believe, would be a maxi
mum period of extension.
Also, there may be amend
ments attached strengthening
the so-called peril point and
escape clause provisions"
Viewed as Local Issue"
The tariff still remains, in
the minds of many Congress-
men, "a local ISSUE" Mem
bers Of the House and Senate
are swayed, in many cases,
by the interest of various
groups in their districts or
States. industrial or agricul-
tural, when it comes to the
question of tariff protection
or free trade. And that's
what is causing so much
trouble for the reciprocal
trade bill, under which trade
agreements may be entered
into between this and foreign
countries-and have been en-
tered into ever since Congress
passed the first law author
izing them back in the early
1930s. These agreements au-
thorize reductions in tariff
duties under certain condi-
tions, one of which is inves-
tigation and report by the
United States Tariff Commits
sion. And that is where
the shoe pinches. Industries
which consider they are being
harmfully squeezed by i'm
ports from their foreign COM
petitors protest vigorously.
Congress, itself. has the
authority to fix tariff rates.
The last tariff fixing law
passed by Congress was the
Smoot- Hawley Act, almost 80
years ago. But when Congress
passed its first Reciprocal
Trade Agreements Act, it del
egated it's power over tariff
rates, but with definite re-
strictions, below which rates
might not be reduced. No
President and no Congress
since the Smoot-Hawley bill
was enacted into law has
cared to tackle the job Of re-
vising tariff duties as a whole,
with all the log-rolling in
volved in passage of tariff
laws in the past.
Even in the old days, when
the Republican Party stood
for a strong protective tariff.
and the Democrats were more
free trade minded, items in
tariff bills found party lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29
'SocioHzed State

In a recent issue. the mag
azine National Review car
ried a letter from its Lon
don correspondent in which
the following paragraph APP
peared:
I'VE find the government
again raising the price of the
compulsory weekly contribu-
ton which everyone has to
pay towards the health serv-
ice. This new rise comes Just
a few weeks after the last
one and is still only an in
term measure. High though
these contributions are, they
produce less than 20 per cent
Of the total cost of the health
service. The rest comes out
of general taxation"
In this country the agita-
ton for "socialized" medi-
cine. schools. housing, power
facilities and other federal
lied services is constant. 1t
is preposterous to suppose
that anyone really believes,
after his money travels to
Washington and back,
through the necessary ma
chinery Of collection, &C
counting and redistribution,
that his own dollar is going
to provide more of such
services than he could have
bought in private transac-
tons in the first place. Let's
be honest about, it, the lure
of the welfare state lies in
the belief that out of the
whole process one will some
how get something that
someone else is paying for.
Nor is this willingness, II
not eagerness, to freeload
on some anonymous bene-
factor limited to the needy.
Consider the whole popula-
ton served by the iva,
whose costs of electric power
are partially subsidized by
the rest Of the country. The
urge to get something for
nothing" is at the heart of
the appeal of socialism,
wherever you find it. Quite
naturally. politicians exploit
that urge. because there are
votes to be had. And just
as naturally. 1t is promoted
by a wide group Of "intellec-
tuals" and doctrinaire lib
erals, who hope to be the
commissars in the new order.
Thus we inch along to-
ward the socialized stateH
c. Glenn Whitlocs.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
Trouble Ahead for the Trade Bill
BY GOULD LINCOLN

in Congress often disregarded.
Democrats from the agricul-
tural South were for freer
trade. Today. with the great
industrial growth in that Sec
ton o; the country. Demo-
Gratis from the South have
become, in many cases. pro-
tectionists. All of which
makes the path of the recip-
rocal trade bill more difficult,
since many Of the Republic
cans continue to demand
higher tariff duties. Further.
the recession in the country's
economy is playing into the
hands of the opponents Of
reciprocal trade agreements
and freer trade. The fact re-
mains, however. that the en-
actment Of high tariff laws,
after the First World War.
brought only trouble for the
United States and for foreign
nations.
Stress Value Of Trade
President Eisenhower, Mr..
Stevenson and Secretary Of
Commerce Weeks, in their
advocacy Of the extension Of
the Trade Agreements Act,
have strongly argued that
only through trade can the
world hope to prosper and to
remain at peace. Anything
that strikes at trade and
raises barriers to interna-
tional trade is not in the in
terest Of the American people.
World trade, it is estimated,
makes jobs for at least AS
million workers in this coun-
try. Our annual exports have
reached the tremendous value
Of approximately $40 billion,
and our imports are valued at
some $13 billion. To do any
thing to disturb this trade
could have a devastating eff
feet on the economy Of this
country and of the countries
with which we trade. 1t could
help to make our recession
into a real depression. 1t
could help to throw nations
allied with us and neutral
nations into the hands Of
Communist Russia and its
satellites-economically. That
might be just the step which
would bring them politically
under the thumb of the Com
munists. too.
The President has pointed
out that the passage of any
old trade agreements act ex-
tension-an extension which
would hamper or make vir-
tually impossible reciprocal
agreements beneficial to all
parties-is not enough. The
extension bill which the adj
miniStration has put forward,
he contends. is essential. and
he will continue to fight for
it. He has pointed out that
other countries have trade
problems, that they must -ex-
port as we'll as import, that If
we hold to high tariff duties
or rigid systems of quotas we
will be pushing other nations
into a trade war with us and
perhaps with each other.
THE choice is plain" he said.
ut is reciprocity or retalia-
ton"
Indeed, in the opinion Of
the President, this is no time
to regard the tariff as a local
issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

enough vitality to get enough
food.
after they had eaten the
bread. they came back to
sample the dog food. and evil
IDENTIFY found it good.
They took about half an
hour, however, to eat it, so
thought they did not care
for it as much as they did for
bread.
II tried two bowls Of it.
during the day, and they ate
it all.
Il felt I had the best fed
starlings around the city.
at seemed to me that the
good proteins in the kibbles.
with some carbohydrate. and
vitamins and minerals ought
to make good bird food.
II believe it did, too.
Even half a dozen little
juncos. or snowbirds. came to
the feast.
II intend to try it again.
To see If other species will
eat 1t.
yours truly, Henry L. H."
y y
Every household contains
many foods good for birds.
but often one never stops to
think about it.
1t is a good idea, this, to
try out some Of the unusual
foods, for one can never tell
when the pantry will run out
Of seedless raisins, for in
stance.
He or she who caters to
the birdlife on his place will
feel quite chagrined when
the old mockingbird clamors
for raisins and there is none.
We have not experimental
with dog foods for this pur-
pose, but we imagine even old
mockie would eat such a de-
lectable treat in the cold.
Cottage cheese might be
tried, but the color seems to
frighten some species.
Persons who saved their
watermelon and cantaloupe
seeds last summer now have
a good food to hand out TO
the wintering species.
Small scraps of meat, real
leftovers, may be ground up
and put out. always welcome
in the cold. along with pieces
Of fat. These items will at
tract wandering dogs. OF
course, so a watch may have
TO be kept to see that the
foods go to the intended GUS
toners.
This sort Of experimental
ton is a nice variation in the
everyday processing and con-
sumption of foodstuffs in the
average home. We almost had
said suburban home" but
city people feed the birds,
too. And often they do not
have anything but sparrows
and starlings and pigeons. !;
These, too, are hungry in thef
cold.
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Depressed

Government measures now
being projected and adopted
to halt the recession can only
make matters worse.
Victims Of the wage-price
spiral or ratcheting action
have seen this situation de-
veloping for years. So have
those who are not yet vic
tirls, having thus far ridden
the crest Of the destructive
wave. They have thought
their own fortunes not i'm
periled, so, devil take the
hindmost. They. too, will be
drawn down with those whose
rights and welfare they have
flouted.
Time was when national
finances were less destructive
to certain elements of the
population, that persons Of
low income, and even those
with small fixed incomes,
could spend a reasonable sum
for merchandise and services
outside Of the demands of
mere existence. All of these
persons now do we'll to keep
soul and body together, and
they have to do without many
things they otherwise would
be able to allow themselves.
These people have been al
most completely frozen out
Of the market-priced out Of
it.
I believe that those on
whom we depend to steer our
economic course probably
know this. at heart, but do
not dare even suggest sound
remedial measures because
those who have created the
present unsound conf tions
through their position IF eco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29

Parents today are being
asked. "Aren't you making
softies Of your children"
But how about us parents9
Aren't we softies, also? How
many Of us cast upon a
desert island could survive
without a grocery store or
supermarket
But then there is the prob
lem Of finding a. deserted
island with which to test
our abilities. Are there any
left? A.
Lawrence n. Gichner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen NAMES may be used If
letters carry toriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sntion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29
"TAKOMA PARK. MD.

TAkOMA PARK, MD.
Dear Sir:
Dog food for birds-why
not?
II tried it out recently. on
one of those cold days, and it
went over big.
THE starlings particularly
liked it. and as I like star
lings, / thought others might
be interested.
People are beginning to
realize that StarlingS in the
suburbs are quite different
from starlings downtown. The
mass habits of these fellows
are not too good. perhaps.
but when they visit us in the
outskirts, they are OK.
THE dog food I had was
In the kibbled, or baked form.
1t is made with meat, and has
a nice smell. Dogs love it.
and even cats will eat 1t.
II poured out a big soup
plate full, and covered 1t with
water.
I'm a few minutes the Ii
quid was absorbed, and the
resulting pieces were soft
ened.
II left the food in the bowl,
and the starlings were afraid
of it.
II have found that all birds
are jittery when encounter
ing something new, espe-
cially II 1t is white.
Since it was cold. and 1
wanted my guests to eat, 1
poured the food out onto the
ground, and took the Offend
ing bowl indoors.
Il also garnished the food
with small pieces Of bread.
\ ~
"The offering soon was sur
rounded by the glistening
black birds.
I'm the sunshine, they had
all sorts of colors, some blues,
some green's. with here and
there a touch Of gold.
People who sneer at these
birds surely have never
watched them with the sun
shine playing on their
feathers.
They have more loneliness,
then, than a beauty queen at
Miami or any place else.
THE stubby tailed birds
ate the bread first, each seiz-
ing a piece to fly away with,
so that it would not be pecked
out Of its mouth.
Though these birds seem
to be scrappy, l notice they
never hurt each other. 1t is
all a play for food, and who
can blame them?
4 4
1T was interesting to note
that these birds we're all in
good condition. There seemed
TO be no weaklings among
them, This means that either
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29

1T was interesting to note
that these birds we're all in
good condition. There seemed
to be no weaklings among
them. This means that either
the scrubs had fallen by Ere
wayside. or all possessed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-29
Nation of 'Softies'

Howard Wilcox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-03-30
Legum g. Gerber Realty Co
1929 Conn. Ave. NV.
1893 SPRING PL. NV.
10. 2-2877

Dial this number II you are look
ing. for q spacious, 1-bedrm. apt.
dcwn-to:earth rental. BoLLiNd
GARDENS, 2O4 fNewcomb 81. Sc,
or cail SHANNON 4 LUCHs co.
1-BEDRM. APT.-$72.50
A .n.sss D.,. se n apt . E KID p5 I'M:
incl. Children welcome. Apply mgr,
Apt. f04, 7O1 Brandywine st. Sc,
or call DE. 2-s4S4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
100 ;. zoo
Sove Over " on
Robes 8 Lounseweor
We're 1925 TO 29.95

IS Bed Jeekets and StoIes. Less
thon ; price ZOO TO 1900
10 Terry Cloth Joekets. Less thon
20 Robes in quilted cotton, quilted
nylon and corduroy. Busters ond
fitted styles included. Less than y
price 400
IS Robes in nylon chiffon, nylon
tricot orion fleece cotton quilts.
Fitted and buster styles included.
Less thon Y price - 700
20 coveroIIs, Poiome Sets and
Hostess Robes in cotton, nylon chit
ion. nylon tricot ond velvet. Less
thon 4 price 500 to 1900
All in broken sizes 10 TO 20.
W6L-Robes ond Lounoeweor, 9Th
Floor :. selections OF Chevy Chase
and 7 Corners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Utility Furniture
at Savings

~ MstsI Electric Utility Tebles. red
or yellow, Regularly sos 3.sS
3o-3-TisE Metal Utility Tsbles.
red or yellow Regularly $50 2.sS
35-2-TisF MetoI Utility Tsbles.
red or white; Regularly $50 las
"a Portfolio Folding Aluminium Cord
TobIes. Regularly o.95 5.S5
39-24" Metal Counter Stools with
books. Red or white. Regularly 5.45.
BIS
WGL--loroe Housewares. End
Floor, North Building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Clearance
Juniors Dresses

80 Dresses in wool, by fomous-
name designers. Were 1926. 400
20 Dresses, woods, in clossic ond
dressy styles. Were $685. 1900
so Dresses. silks, royons ond woods.
Good, - choice styles. Were 1895 TO
24.o5 l4.00
10 Sheoths. wool jersey. Were
1926 ---- 100
20 coektoil Dresses. royon sotins
and peou de sole, silk chiffons and
cotton Ioce. Were 1895 opd more.
1000 and 24.o0
IS Dresses. woods, royons and cot
tons, marked down for final cleor-
once. Less than V price 400
W6L-Juniors' Dresses, 4th Floor,
Washington Store
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Sove Over " on
Boys Winter jackets

$50 winter jackets. including duNe styles polished
cotton. wool melton Some with quilted or orion fleece
lining Assorted eOIOrs in broken sizes s TO 20.
400 Woven Cotton FIonneI Sport Shirts imported Donh
tonne woven cotton fonne Plods ond stripes regular ond
IVY styles Sizes TO Less thon "a price l.3s, Tor $50
WGL-Ths Boys Store 4h Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Sove Over " on
GirdIes and Bros

Us sirdIes. ponty sirdIes. long line
bros and short bros. Broken sizes.
90 Girdles. Ponty GirdIes, Long Line
Bros end Short Bros. Less than u
price ----------- Z.SS
WGL-Corsets ond Bros. Bird Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21

Is" bross finish Iomps with sroy
Fibersios bullet.
WGl--lomps. 7th Floor,
=. oIso Chevy Chose, 7 Corners
and Alexandra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Save 1877 on
ape. Dinner Sets
Regularly 095 Z4'10

Just 50 sets Of this popular eorth-
enwsFe in two attractive petteEns,
Blue BelIe" flower design and
Florence" rose motif. 8 eoeh:
dinner pIotss. bread and : buffers.
lug soups. cups and soueers. eoeh:
pIotter. sugar. eEeomer. Plus 4 sHtre
cups.
20 Dinner Sets by Barker Brothers
OF England, 5o-piece. Green shouI-
der decoration with deep red trim.
Service for 8. Regularly II so,
1898
WGL-Chino, 5th Floor also
Chevy Chose, Corners ond
alexandria
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Cutoins

"a Pairs Embossed Cotton cofes,
doisy design. &c.. II turquoise,
IL pink. Were 3.95 $50
~ VoIonees to notch above cote
curtains. 6 turquoise, 4 yellow.
Were LIS 100
"a Pairs Striped Cotton Poplin cofes
with metal rings. 6 white, 5 Choir
cool, 6 olive. Were $50 3.95
IA VoIonees to match obove striped
poplins. 6 white, 4 chorcooI, 4 olive.
Were 2.o5 Us
WGL-Curtoins and Droperies,
7th Floor, Washington Store only
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Matching Spreads and
Droperies

Polished cottons in o Romonesoue
column design of plain and florol
stripes.
~ Spreads With Quilted Top. goth
cred skirt. Doubles: ! ! blue, 9 pink
and ton. Singles: 4 blue. pink.
IS ton Were 34.o5 1895
81 Pairs Of Dreperies, 90", with
lining. 6 blue, ] pink and Il ton.
Were 22.95 -------------l4.S5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21

Model Room Droperies, Bedspreods
and Fabrics Reduced More Than "
All decorator fobries, in special eoIorotions. from
nationally famous mokers. Some used in our model
rooms or model apartment decors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21
Bedspreods

40 "Desertex" Cotton end Royons.
Doubles: 8 eoch gold, rose and
green. Singles: s each rose ond
green. Were 6.o7. 4.95
rs Denims. Doubles: a watermelon,
5 sondolwood, 8 ehorcool, z green.
Singles: 5 wotemelons, 3 choreooI
Were 1925 SOS
5 Embossed cottons with daisy de-
sign. a doubles in yellow, single
in turquoise. Were 1925 - .6.95
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21

WoItz-Leneth NyIon Gowns
Regularly 500 10
$50 hionook wotzensth night dresses in double layer nyon teot
In styles both decorated with ribbon and flower Sizes 81
49,
W6LLngeie, Bird Floor Alexandria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21

Seconds of FieIdcrest Blankets

Seconds of Fieldcrest Blankets
If Perfect, 6.98 100
800 printed "FedfIOwe in medium blend Of orion
and cotton MuIieOOr flowers ground Of white rresu-
Io'itie' won't affect wearing quality 1880" for
double beds.
$50 Seconds Of Bote HeiroOmype "od Colony Pride Bed-
speods reversible tufted cottons with tied string fringe Snow
or antique white Ski TO- 96x TO- perfect IS sSS
zoo Seconds OF Rockingham Cotton Blankets with
binding. Choice Of coors 1880. II perfect % 1888
$50 Seconds Of Automatic Bonket Shells octuoy
finish bIonkets into Blend OF orion
ton Acetate sotin binding Severo 72x84 for twin
or double bed Specially priced OF 3SS
WeL-BIonkes ood Bedding. 5h Floor Washington only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-21

6h Yords Royon Sotin. Mexicon
pink. 48". Wos 1880 Yard ZOO
5A Yerds Fortisen Dropery Fsbrie.
ice blue. So. Wos 2.95 Yard soc
5 Ysrds PIostie Upholstery Fobrie.
French blue. 54". Was $40.
Ysrd ZOO
6M Yords Fonison Dropery Fobrie.
oquo. 4s" Was 2.e5. Ysrd soc
z Peirs Travsrss DropeVies. oquo and
white linen. Az. Were 1850.
Pair 7.So
! Poir Trsverse Droperies. oquo and
white linen. 49,. Were 1850.
7.so
1904 Yords SoEon, pIostie woven
fobrie, in natural. So. Was $50.
Yard $50
~ Yords French ToiIe, midnight
blue on off white. So. Wos 4.4o.
Tord soc
Ioh Yords Cotton and Royon
Twill. soft yellow. 49,. Wos 5.95.
Yord soc
2ol4 Yords Silk and Fortisan Drop
cry Fabric, seorfoom green. So.
Wos 335 - YeEd $50
loM Yords Royon Velvet, midnight
blue. 54". Was l2.60 IoSd 100
1924 Yerds Imported Print Cotton
from ltoly, gold and silver on white
ground. So. Wos 4 90. YoFd 500
7h Yords oH-White FOrtison. So.
Was 2.95 $500 YoFd soc
9 YoEds UnsloIed chintI. oroy on
white ground. So. Wos $50
IoTd ZOO
9A Yords Printed Linen, modern
design IN block on white. So. Wos
$50 -- 1oFd Zoo
sh Yords kinoM easement Drop
cry Fobrie, soft yellow. So. Was
3 Yords Ninon easement Dropery
Fobrie, eoenoe color. So. Wos
Z.lO IoEd soc
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Clearance Of
Droperies, Spreads
and Curtains

81 Psin Butehsr Rsyons. 90" with
pinch pleots. 8 turquoise, green,
! 0 rose, 6 gold. Less thon " price.
l.98
IS Poirs "Desertex" Cotton and
Regions. 90" with pinch pleots. 4
rose. sondolwood, 4 gold, 4 green.
Were 6.97 -- 4.95
3 PoiVs Denim cofes, So. Pinch
pleoted. 3 chorcooI, 3 sondolwood,
z turquoise, ! green. Were 2.o5.
l.s5