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Evening star., 1958-05-11
Gunqinq Up on Tito

Although 1t has followed It up with
slightly less bitter attack Of Its own,
Pravda in Moscow has reprinted the
full text OF an exceptionally scathing
anti-Tito editorial from the Peiping
Peoples Daily, Red China's chief ide-
illogical and propaganda mouthpiece.
Boiled down TO essentials, the 5000
word assault brands the Yugoslav leader
as a "revisionist" and "deviationist"
whose "hereticap Communist Party has
adopted a program that Is "anti-
Marxist and anti-LeniniSt from head to
foot" Worse, he and his followers have
become fascist" tools OF American-led
imperialism" and they are conSpiring
with the West to undermine interna-
tional communism in favor Of capitalism
and "reactionary bourgeois national
ism."
Plainly. enough, Pravda's publica-
ton of this tirade-by far one of the
harshest since President Tito's break
with Generalissimo Stain in l948-con-
firms that the recent deterioration Of
relations between Moscow and Belgrade
has taken a marked turn for the worse.
Further, it strongly indicates that the
Kremlin and Peiping have embarked on
concerted effort, ganging-up opera
ton, to diScredit the Yugoslav brand of
Independence minded communism lest
that "hereSy" spread like contagion in
the captive lands behind the Iron Cur
tain. What happened in the StaliniSt
era thus seems about to happen all over
again-despite the abject apologies Of
fered to Marshal Tito three years ago
by the Observation-Disclosures mission.
The question remains, however,
whether the Soviet leaders and their
Chinese comrades will follow Stalin'S
example to the point of exerting the
severeSt kind of political and economic
pressure in an attempt to topple the
Belgrade government and force Yugo-
slavia into complete SubServience. In
view of the dismal failure of such pres
sure in the past, there is some reason to
doubt that Premier Khrushchev will re-
sort to it. Still, one never can tell.
After all, speaking through Pravda, the
Kremlin has threatened that it's friend
ship" and trade and aid can be with
drawn from the Yugoslavs at any time,
which is statement suggesting that the
old StaliniSt policy may be revived with
vengeance.
But admirably enough, in defiant an
swer to all this, and especially to the
filthy insinuationS" of Peiping'S po-
lemic, the YugoSlav "heretics" have been
quick to serve notice that President Tito
and his countrymen-CommuniSt and
Communist alike-are not going to
be bulldozed or frightened into Surrend-
ering any of the national independence
they now possess. Clearly, considering
how firmly and resolutely they have
held to that ground since 1948, it seems
about as certain as anything could be
that they will keep on holding to it. In
such circumstances, if the Kremlin and
its Chinese ally continue to assault them,
the present serious rift may become
irreparable in a way that could have
far-reaching repercusSionS throughout
the world behind the Iron Curtain.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
PIeo for Federal Poy
I am a Government worker

] am q Government worker
of II years service. / had a
very difficult time getting into
it what with being a d. c.
resident, the civil service
freeze at that time, etc.
1t certainly is a shame that
we have to be buffeted
around by a very uncon-
cerned administration as is
now the case. The pay rise
situation is a disgrace. DO We
have to wait for another Con-
gress to adjourn and lose out
entirely as we did before?
Why cannot some influen-
tial civil service leader or a
Congressman head up this
project, if our ailing PreSi-
dent is too busy giving raises
to the military, the scientists
and everybody and anybody
except the poor forgotten
Government employe, who
can hardly keep up with the
ever-rising living costs, and
many of whom cannot afford
at this late date to switch to
civilian employment as many
of our coworkers have done
in order to better ourselves?
The caliber of the Govern
ment employe is going to suf-
fer under such a policy, and
all we'll have will be a group
of highly-paid scientists and
technical experts, many of
whom are not even native
Americans.
Most of us have come to
the point where we hate to
pick up the newspaper. for
every day there is a new in
depreciation, new prophecy,
new excuse, and this has gone
on for so very long, and we
are very, very tired. And we
are more tired. when we hear
that now it is contemplated
that the bill, if and when
passed, will be retroactive
only to January, 1858. What
are we taken for? A 7l2 per
cent raise will amount to so
little after deductions that
1t is hardly visible. Is 1t too
much to ask that it be made
retroactive to the point where
1t was last defeated October,
1857, Oh thereabouts)?
Tired and Broke.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
La Belle France

1t is something of paradox, on the
surface at least, that our often emo
tional French friends can live so calmly
in the midst of constant political crisis.
1t is, perhaps, mark of massive Sophis-
tication that people whose individual
and national Sensitivity has frightened
history in every category from the art
of letters to the art of warfare should
have achieved such calm indifference
toward chaos in government. C'eSt mag
nifque!
Twenty-four times since the great
war ended, some dozen years ago, gov
ernmentS have been born and have died
in Paris The periods of mourning have
varied-not, it seems, because of any
impatience to forget the old and to well
come the new, and least of all because
of any sense of urgency that the Fourth
Republic should present posture of
political responsibility. The current
crisis, perhaps not truly considered one
in Paris, has lasted only since April Is.
record of 81 days in which rejected
administration continued the "care-
taker" role of governing" without real
authority or responsibility. Almost
routine, too, has become the formality
of advocating "the study" of conStitu-
tional and electoral reforms without
which there is no hope that the future
will be different from the past.
Almost too familiar now are the
major issues which confront each new
government-a sort of Scylla and Cha
rybdiS combination composed of the
North African problem and the internal
pains of the domestic economy. When
he became Frances youngest Premier
last November, Felix Gaillard had a
program" for each. When he fell last
month, he had made little headway with
either and his downfall was voted by
a motley coalition-in which the Com
munist deputies cast nearly half of the
adverse voteS-with no alternative pol
icies of its own. Only coalition can
mount majority in the splintered Paris
Assembly. At last reports, President
Coty was still trying to find a combina-
tion which would be in agreement long
enough to establish the republics 25th
postwar government. He has, of course,
the best wishes of Frances many friends.
Evening star., 1958-05-11

tive Broyhill should not be
required to tailor his CAM
paign to that Of his oppo-
nent.
So I suggest to our hard
working and conscientious
Congressman: Don't pay any
attention to partisans of the
wilkins brand. Indeed, Mrs.
wilkins doesn't even mirror
the sentiment of her own
constituency. The people Of
Fairfax County and those
residing in the remainder of
your district will not forget
your fine service to them
through three terms in the
House. We shall vote our
gratitude in November.
Fairfax Voter.
Evening star., 1958-05-11

trimmings that can be used
when building such a pretty
trif1e. :. :"
The growth of Washington
and its government could
not be denied so years ago.
On May Is. 1908, The Star
reported: THE pork barrel
the official title of which
is the omnibus appropriation
bill-which was opened yes
terday to reward the good
boys Of the House of Repre-
sentativeS for sticking to
the gang and passing the
Vreeland currency bill, car
ries several appropriations
for the District Of Columbia.
In addition to $500,000 car
ried for a new post Office
building appropriations
for the beginning of work on
a memorial amphitheater in
Arlington and for other mon
uments are provided. :"
Evening star., 1958-05-11
Fears H-Bomb Tests

The Atomic Energy Com
mission is now exploding
several nuclear devices at a
height approximating 100
miles. Such explosions. it
admits, will release a perma-
nent layer of earth-orbiting
neutrons of l7,500,000 elec-
tron-volt energy.
In October, 1857, the Acc
Advisory Committee on BIZ
ology and Medicine reported:
The ultimate worldwide
increase Of defective children
from fallout of tests already
completed) is 2,500-l3,000
per year."
The Acc, not content with
effecting unbelievable and
monstrous mischief on earth.
is now exerting every effort
to invade and contaminate
the very realm of Heaven.
AS a psychical researcher
who, for over 20 years, has
been making a sober and
intensive study of human
survival, I feel qualified to
express alarm and concern
over this proposed "adven-
ture" by the Acc, which, If
carried out, might well ami
hilate untold millions Of hui
man souls now existing there.
/ urge the abandonment of
such risky tests" at once!
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Researcher.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
Virqinio's S Schools

The Committee to Preserve
Our Schools appears as a
breath of fresh air cutting
through the miasmal mist
with which Virginia's au-
thorities have so far managed
to envelop the educational
prospects of its children. The
broad base upon which the
committee has been organized
is encouraging.
1t indicates a growing real
ization that. the issue in
September will, after all, not
be integration against Segre-
CATION. 1t will be the ques-
ton of whether the State
can lay claim to the educa- =
ton of its children as a sac
rificial shield behind which
TO pursue the peculiar notion
that its traditions somehow
require disobedience to the
laws of the nation.
No one can deny the con-
tribution which Virginia has
made to the formulation and
the realization of the Ameri-
can dream. The fact that a
few colored children may
possibly be permitted to
share that dream with their
white contemporaries will
not shatter Virginia. its in
stitutionS or its government.
The closing of schools, no
matter in what part Of the
State, may well be a blow
from which none of these
might recover.
We can only hope that the
awakened people of Virginia
will express their determine =
ton to protect their children
by giving their open support
to this committee and its
purpose.
Ernest Nash.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
BroyhiFs Compoion

The recent letter from Mrs.
Anne Wilkins indicates that
the usual Smear Broyhill"
campaign has started early
in this election year. For
nearly six years the wilkins
type Democrats have fol-
lowed, quite unsuccessfully,
the same tactics each time
Representative Broyhill runs
to succeed self. One
would think that having pre-
viously failed so miserably
such tactics would be aban-
doned. But this is too much
to expect from a partisan
like Mrs. wilkins.
1t would seem that Mrs.
wilkins, as a member of the
Fairfax County Board, would
have enough to do looking
after the interests of the
people of Fairfax County
instead of injecting herself
into the congressional con-
test. She must be aware of
the fact that Mr.. Broyhill
carried her own magisterial
district in Fairfax and that
her own people win not be
deceived by her ranting.
For my money, Representa-
tive Broyhill is entirely right.
1 have attended some of
those so-called Joint candi-
date meetings. So much par
tisanship is exhibited and so
many repeaters are in at
tendance that it is impos-
sible for a nonpartisan to
make heads or tails Of the
issues. Moreover. Representa-
Evening star., 1958-05-11

$i2.70 TO $40 per kilogram t22 pounds)
and even the poor mans" variety OF
red fish eggs retails for $3.50, At the
same time. vodka jumped about 20 per
cent TO a price OF So per pint. Un-
derstandably, we suppose, the Moscow
grocery advertisements made no men,
ton Of this nationally calamitous trend,
but did feature lower prices for salted
herring and canned cod livers. In its
way, of course, this is not unlike capi-
talistic advertising policy-but one Won
ders whether there are any cost-of living
escalator clauses in the Soviet wage
scales.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
rs Years Ago
The Nazis in GermanY We1

The Nazis In Germany were
stamping out all opposition
personal and ideological-25
years ago. In a story from
Berlin on May IL, 1888, The
Star reported: only the
ashes remained today of
cases Of books by German and
foreign authors, Americans
included, which burned on
pyres throughout the country
last night"
Despite the depression OF
Is years ago, at least one man
managed a full meal. The
Star. on May Is, 1888. said:
THE new knife and fork
champion of Washington
spent last night trudging the
streets in an effort to forget.
He circled blocks, hour on
hour. but couldn't shake of
the conviction that he, 406-
pound Tiny Williams, of
Chester. Pa, was the man
who ran up a 1888 check in
a penny restaurant. ;" Tiny
ate for four hours, admitted
he was stuffed, then ordered
a steak for dessert.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
BeorFocts

Soviet Marshal Malinov-
sky's statement at the May
Day parade in Moscow that
"the Soviet Union never
started a war" is a deliberate,
brazen lie.
Aside from sneak aggres-
sions, in confederacy with
Hitler, on Poland, Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania be-
tween 1889 and 1910, the
USSR formally declared war
on Finland in 1889.
Malinovsky's impudent dis
tortion of facts only shows
once more that we would be
fools to count on any Soviet
pledges, assurances and pro-
teStations of good faith and
good will.
n. deROchefOrt.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
Reduced Increase

The District budget Of
fees pronouncement of a
halving of the proposed pay
increase for District school
teachers should give rise to
an impertinent query: How
much intelligence does it take
to divide by two?
Reduction, per Sc, can be
as asinine as the farmer who
"shrewdly" reduced his horse
to half rationS-thus saving
so per cent. This appeared
to be a slight miscalcula-
tion, the horse died-of
starvation. 1t figures. that a
SO per cent reduction of
nothing is zero and a so per
cent increase over made
quacy may still be made
quacy.
The budget Office justi-
f1ably mentions the tax load
on the District taxpayer,
but it neatly omits any men,
ton or suggestions in the
matter Of the Federal con-
tribution. Is the budget Of
flee concerned with decreases?
The neat figures, as pub
lished, fail to state that the
major purpose of the salary
increase in the first place
is to attract (and retainD
qualified teachers. If the
budet Office is so qualified,
is it saying that the proposed
decreased increase will at
tract qualified teachers?
Undoubtedly, the Board of
Education and school admin
istrators are in a better posi-
ton to determine the mat
ter Of qualified teachers and
the salary necessary to at
tract them. The problem is
not only to obtain qualified
teachers for current openings
but to weed out unqualified
personnel now holding teach
ing positions. This latter fac
tor is so apparent that a
Evening star., 1958-05-11

martyrdom." We are told
here also Of nation arising
against nation, Of abomina-
ton and tribulation. OF wars
and rumors OF war. Is all this
In Luke's Gospel or in this
mornings headlines2
Then comes DR.. Luke's pre-
scription as 10 what 10 do
when these things come 10
pass. What are the doctors
orders2 Is It cast yourself
TO the ground in depression
and defeat, find yourself a
gloomy juniper tree as you
abandon hope. appease evil,
and wait for the worst2 No,
just the opposite. Here are
the doctors orders: when
these things come TO pass"
the early Christians we're ex-
horted, lift up your heads.
for your redemption, your
salvation, is not far away
1t is drawing near" There is
the sound OF the trumpets we
desperately need in these
days. Too often the labels
pasted upon the wailing walls
Of our times are libels. They
make us traitors to the faith
we profess. They send us
scurrying TO join the ranks
Of the defeatists and the de-
feated. Often We forget that
to the God to whom a thou
sand years are as but one
day, only two days have
passed on the clock OF the
eternal since the frustrated
disciples turned away in black
despair from their Master
who was hanging dead on
two crossed beams of wood.
But Gods purpose for the
ages moved on unimpeded.
past a Roman cross, to sweep
on from victory to victory.
The temptation which gripped
the disciples at the place
called Calvary is ours, as in
the clouds and darkness of
this volcanic day we see
paganiSm, loose in the world,
bent on its diabolical mission
Of destruction. The thing
that will save US from panic,
the truth that will keep us
on our feet with heads erect
is that the Lord God ON
nipotent reigneth. His great
white throne is not empty.
Defeat Of the things for
which we fight is impossible.
Evil already has been SEN
fenced to death. The voice OF
the watchman ringing in the
darkness is heard with the
assurance, The morning
cometh." To doubt that is
to join Elijah in spiritual
treason. The crash and thun-
der Of today are the signal
for the Salutation of the
dawn as, to the trumpet
tones Of DR.. Luke, lift up
your heads. increasing mil
lions cry with a faith in
vincible. I'VE lift them up
unto the Lord"
What happens even In a
time like the present, when
a man of faith accepts the
orders of DR.. Luke, is indi-
Gated in one of his most vivid
poems by G. K. Chesterton.
Though giant rains put out
the sun,
Here stand I for a sign.
Though earth be filled Nth
tOdters dark,
NY cup is filed NTH ,Dine.
Tell to the trembling priests
that here
Under the deluoe rod.
One nameleSS, tattered,
broken man
Stood up and drank to God.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
so Years Ago

There was, as The Star
said so years ago, no longer
any doubt about the poten-
tials Of the airplane. In a
story from Manteo, N. c., on
May IA. 1908, The Star re-
ported: with the ease and
swiftness of a huge eagle.
the Wright brothers aero
plane made a flight Of more
than three miles yesterday.
circling about the great sand
dunes, at times skimming
along the surf, dipping, ris-
ing, turning a corner and
landing within a few yards
Of the starting point. The
distance was covered in a
little more than three min
utes. Both men rode in the
machine yesterday. which
adds much to the Importance
Of the flight. There is
no longer any ground for
questioning the performance
of the men and their won-
derful machine. :"
The sack and chemise are
gradually gaining accept
ance, and the ladies Of
Washington might want to
60 even further back into
history and take a look at
a fashion item Of so years
ago On May IA, 1908, The
Star reported in an item in
the women's pages: The
fascinating fluffy neck run
is with us again, and has
taken the place of the fur
scarf. AS In other seasons,
these accessories are expen-
sive if bought ready to wear,
yet any girl, II she is skill
full with her needle, can con-
struct a pretty boa at home
at less than half the cost
Of those In the shops. Then,
too. there may be scraps. pf
Evening star., 1958-05-11
FROM THE STARS FILES .

mittee of the Whole. Long
experience in the large
northern cities has estab-
lished the fact, beyond all
peradventure, that a paid
fire department is the only
one that pays. ="
Evening star., 1958-05-11
100 Years Ago

1t apparently was a haZ-
ardous undertaking to pass
through the Rockville Turn
pike gate a century ago. On
May IL, 1858, The Star re-
ported: Saturday Mr.. Smith
Thompson was arrested for
cutting down the Rockville
Turnpike gate on two sep
arate occasions. He was taken
before Justice Dom, who
held him to bail for his ap-
pearance in the Criminal
Court in each case. Mr..
Thompson and others asked
for a warrant against w. B.
Bell, the gate keeper. E. The
parties made oath that they
feared personal injury from
Bell even when they passed
the gate quietly. Justice
Dom then held w. B. Bell in
security to keep the peace"
The Cabin John Bridge
was being built 100 years
ago, but in the midst Of toll
there was time for a pause
and an appreciation. The
Star, on May l3. 1858, re-
ported: THE workmen en-
gagged in the erection. of the
Cabin John Centre Bridge,
on the line of the Washing
ton aqueduct, on yesterday
presented their foreman,
Samuel Pilson, Esq, with a
massive gold chain and watch
key. The key bears the fol-
lowing inscription on one
side: Presented to Samuel
Pilson by his workmen while
experimenting the erection
of Cabin John Bridge :"
The District was looking
toward setting up a regular
Fire Department a century
ago. On May IS, 1858, The
Star said: The day before
yesterday, Hon. Mr.. Morris,
of Pennsylvania, from the
House Committee on the
District, reported a bill to
organize a paid fire depart
ment for the District Of Co
lumbia. The bill was read
twice and sent. to the Com
Evening star., 1958-05-11

Pen Rdmes may be used "
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject TO conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1958-05-11
H. L. in Moscow

The cost of high living is not
problem peculiar to bourgeois, capital
istic countries. In the Soviet Union,
for example, such staple items in the
national diet as caviar and vodka have
moved to a price level where even the
KhruShchev household may have to
watch its budget. In recent days, the
best grade Of black caviar went up from
A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-09-20

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