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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-02-21
EASTER REMEMBRANCE

EASTER REMEMBRANCE
For that special relative or friend, priest, nun or
lay person, OUR NEW EASTER GIFT CARD will be
/- a treasured remembrance to tell them u you had q
NE@E8 Mass offered for their intentions by a missionary in
HP- the Holy Land; OR q you had them enrolled in the
L EW Near East Missions; OR 81 you gave an article to a
IL mission chapel in their name. Well send the card
- anywhere for you and enclose PRESSED FLOWERS
FROM THE HOLY LAND which have been blessed
on the Holy Sepulchre.
YOUR WILL Is GODS WILL WHEN YOU EMB
THE MISSIONS
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? Not too much for the work
of Christ in the Near East unless generous souls can be trained to
continue the work. Giuio and Ablahad, for example, are most anx-
ious to become priests. They are in the Seminary in Mosul, Iraq,
but they cannot proceed unless each has a benefactor who will pay
$500 to cover the costs of Seminary years. Sister Barnabas and Sis
tel Peegia of the Clarist Sisters, India, wish to serve Christ every
hour of the day among the poor and outcast, but each must have
two years of novitiate training which means a total of $3OG for
each Sister. Will you help us to provide for the future by support
ing a boy or girl who wishes to serve Christ in the religious life7
You may send your offering in any manner you please while your
priest or nun is preparing for the world of the future.
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themselves " we viii give Them the materials 70
the Job. Could your Lenten notifications help TO raise 81.
to bring these poor people closer TO the Son OF God?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Unforeseen Tax Dilemma

The Federal Governments decision
to speed up construction Of the inter-
state highway system has caught Vir-
ginia and some other States unprepared
for the change in plans. Current and
proposed bodybuilding budgats have
been geared to the original Federal-aid
program, which was scheduled to move
at slower pace. Now comes the pros
pect Of substantially larger ALLEGATIONS
to the States from Federal funds, for the
purpose of combating the recession. The
States thus face the dilemma Of putting
up their 10 per cent share of the high
way speed-up program years ahead Of
schedule or losing the 80 per cent Fed
eral contribution by default. The fiscal
problem presented Is a serious one for
many of the States.
Take Virginia, for example. The
State Highway Department, by revising
road allotments at the expense Of sec
ondary and primary roads not in the
Federal interstate system, had managed
to earmark enough money to meet Vir-
ginia's part Of the 80 per cent-l0 per
cent bargain. Governor Almond had
promised that there would be no new
taxes proposed, barring unforeseen cir
cumstanceS, and the recent General
Assembly adjourned without raising any
tax rates. However, an unforeseen cir
cumstance has come In the form Of
congressional approval Of an antireces-
sion acceleration Of the highway pro-
gram. Highway Commissioner Davis has
warned that Virginia will not be able to
put up its enlarged share of interstate
highway funds for fiscal 1959-60 without
using up most Of the money intended
for secondary and primary roads not In
the new system.
Because of this outlook, former Gov
ernor Stanley and State Senator Armi-
stead Boothe of Alexandria have pro-
posed one-cent increase in the State
gasoline taxa measure which Mr.. STAN
ley vainly advocated while Governor.
Since the Legislature will not meet again
In regular session for two years, Senator
Boothe has urged Governor Almond to
call special session to deal solely with
the highway fund crisis. Any move to
increase the tax on gasoline would be
unpopular, of course, but the alterna-
tives would be borrowing program
which Virginia has tabooed in the past
or the loss Of the opportunity to receive
millions in extra Federal aid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Smashing the SpIinters

On Monday the Canadian people
disposed of two lesser but still signifi-
cant forces in their political framework.
The Social Credit Party was left with no
federal seats, the Cooperative Conf
monwealth Federation (CCF) with only
handful. In the previous Parliament,
each of these parties had held about two
dozen SUBSTANTIALLY all of them from
Western Canada.
The disappearance Of the Social
Creditors from federal politics will make
little difference to Canadian parlia-
mentary life. This group was founded
in the early part of the l930s by would
be monetary reformers, and has func-
toned as an ultraconservative move
ment. However, Social Credit provincial
governments still hold sway in HARVEST
Alberta and British Columbia. These
provinces may be used as base for the
"Socreds" to reshape their forces for the
next federal election, perhaps four to
i've years from now.
The losses incurred by the CCF will
cause more general alarm. Although
very few Canadians would care to see
the CCF form a national government,
there is general admiration for the lead
ers of this party, which can very aptly
be compared with the American Pro-
gressive movement as 1t was in the days
of the La Follettes. M. J. Coldwell, the
CCF leader, and Stanley Knowles, his
deputy, both lost their seats In Parlia-
ment. Though they represented a very
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moderate kind Of socialism, Canadians
Of all political views admired these men
for their mildness of character and
power of intellect. In Mr.. Knowles, the
House of Commons has lost its most
able parliamentarian.
Part of the reason for the poor show
ing of these two minor parties may be
that Canadian voters were overanxious
to give Prime Minister Diefenbaker
renewed mandate, this time in control
Of clear majority Of the Commons
seats Again. the election campaign was
so much clash Of two personalities
Mr. Diefenbaker and his Liberal coun-
terpart, Lester Pearson-that Canadians
may not have had time to pay attention
to anyone else. In any case, two small
but important groups on the Canadian
political scene have been dealt a body
blow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
New Look at Nosser

Chairman Green OF the Senate For
eign Relations Committee has offered
some realistic comment, including both
criticisms and suggestions, on American
policy in the Middle East.
In brief, the Rhode Island Senator
charges that we really have no policy
at all toward this vital and troubled
area, but "only a random assortment
of hopes, most of them piouS, some of
them contradictory" AS far as it goes,
he acknowledges, the Eisenhower Doc
trine has been effective. It has, possibly,
deferred overt Communist aggression
and it has been employed in specific
nonmilitary crises such as extending
critically needed economic support to
Jordan. But it has not impeded the
Communist economic and political Of
fensive in the Middle East, and has not
been Supplemented-as expected when
approved by the Senate as an "emer-
gency stopgap"-by deflnitive, long
term policy toward the region.
The Senator's complaint, in effect.
is that our own Government has not
recognized or adjusted itself to the fact
that the Middle East, like most Of Africa
and Asia, is undergoing revolution.
In the Middle East it is a revolution
based upon the dream of Arab unity
dream which may be Scoffed at by
many, but which gains substance from
the merger movements represented in
the United Arab Republic and the Arab
Federation. Our first failure, in the
light of these developments, was in
not making up our minds whether we
wanted to get along" with Colonel
Nasser-an uncertainty reflected in our
on-and-off offer of help on the Aswan
Dam project, our intervention to stop
the Suez invasion and our freezing Of
Egyptian assets in this country.
Mr. Green believes we should try to
get along with Colonel Nasser-even If
we do not like his brand of imperial
ism"-because it is important that the
UAR should become "a viable state, both
DESTROYS and capable of withstanding
Soviet penetration" To do so, it needs
help. If our help is withheld, by head
in-the-sand policy of hoping that Colo
mel Nasser will simply ''go away" the
alternative will be Soviet help.
Senator Green admits that he may
be guilty of generalizing." He probably
is aware, too, that any suggestion Of
trying to get along" with Colonel Mas
ser is sure to arouse criticism-for vari-
Gus reasons. But Colonel Nasser and the
portion of Arab nationalism which he
represents are realities, not myths, and
they in turn have great meaning to
much of the Middle East and even to
some of the other uncommitted parts of
Africa and Asia. The Senator is plead
ing for some positive thinking and posi-
tive action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Highwoy Bill

News Of the passage Of the
highway BILL" including the
billboard control provision.
has just come from Capitol
Hill. and ! hasten to express,
on behalf of the National
Roadside Committee and all
Of its collaborators. our deep
appreciation Of the fine con-
tribution Of The Star to this
success. Your timely and
effective editorials. and the
inspired drawing pen Of Glib
Crockett. were a vital con-
tribution to the final decision
and to education Of members
Of Congress.
With this hurdle over. we
must now turn TO the task
Of carrying into effect the
reasonably mild provisions Of
the act, at the State level.
Mrs. Vance Hood.
Chairman. National Roadside
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
FEC Ethics

It is very doubtful that the enforced
adoption Of code of ethics" will prove
to be satisfactory solution to the prob
lens that have emerged from the inves-
tigation of the Federal Communications
Commission.
The problems, or the things that
are wrong, are obvious. 1t is wrong, we
think, for member of the FEC to &C
cept money for making a speech at a
meeting of the industry he is supposed
to help regulate. 1t is wrong for a
member to collect per diem allowances
from the Government when the indus
try is paying his expenses. And it is
also wrong, we believe, for FEC men,
berS to accept color television sets or
anything else of comparable value from
the industry.
The question is not whether these
practices are legal or illegal. They may
be entirely within the law. But it is an
unwholesome thing for members of any
regulatory agency to accept favors from
the industry it is supposed to regulate.
If acceptance of favors does not corrupt,
1t at least may tend to corrupt. And,
once exposed, the practice is bound to
impair public confidence in the agency.
An imposed code of ethics is hardly
the answer. A man is either sensitive
or inSenSitive to the distinction between
what is proper and what isn't. If he
doesn't know the difference he should
not be serving on the FEC or on any
similar agency. The real remedy is to
choose men for these jobs who do know
the difference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Defends Reuther

Perhaps the recent Senate
Racketeering Committees in
vestigating has proved most
Illuminating. not as an in
vestigation OF labor unions,
but Of some of the Republican
members Of the committee.
Whatever other complication
and confusion you might in
Sert into the investigation.
one two-part fact stands out
crystal clear:
% The Republican mem
bers can tolerate and even
admire a labor leader who is
corruptible.
90 They resent and pas
sionately detest a labor leader
who is incorruptible.
They badgered Mr.. Reuther
from all angles. and when
they could not turn up a
shred Of guilt. their tempers
rose to a pitch Of despair, and
they picked at his personality,
specifically his seemingly i'm
pregnable morality. They were
extremely unhappy that all
was well. The affair had no
similarity to an investiga-
ton to uncover facts: 1t was
rather a desperate attempt
to destroy a man and a move
ment. by any means.
As a small-business man. l
have no interest, econom-
ically, in the capital-labor
contest except as II might
affect the Nation as a whole.
My interest In this case is a
human interest in It's justice.
Ex.Nebraskan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
'Broins, Dinner

A unique adaptation of the tradi-
tional ''old school spirit" brand of stu
dent pep" rally, usually featuring scho-
lastic sports heroes, will make its debut
April 81 at the George Mason Junior
Senior High School in Falls Church. But
the students to be honored on this occa-
sion will not be those who have distin-
guiShed themselves on the gridiron, the
diamond or the cinder track They will
be students who have been standoutS in
the field of learning. The idea of giving
a banquet for academic champions is
novel one, according to the National
Education Association, but the George
Mason High example ought to be widely
followed in order to stimulate interest
In scholarship.
The plan for such banquet origi-
mated with Principal Raymond r. Reed.
He had noted that George MaSon'S nu-
merouS athletic stars were honored reg
ularly at rallies and banquetS, as was
proper. But the school also has a Splen-
did record in turning out academic stars
students who have won scholarships
and other honors for excellence in their
studies. Why not give them recognition,
too, at banquet in their honor? The
idea caught on quickly among teachers
and parents, concerned as they are over
tagging interest in advanced education.
The plan appealed, too, to DR.. James r.
Killian, jr., scientific adviser to Presi-
dent Eisenhower, and he readily ac-
cepted an invitation to address the BAN
quet. The idea is so worthwhile, in fact,
that 1t would not be surprising If it
spread across the country. We hope so,
anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Questions and Answers
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Can an Easter lily bought
as a potted plant be trans
planted to the garden?-E. /.
A. Yes. After 1t has finished
bloSsoming, probably a bout
the middle Of April or a bit
later, 1t can be set out in the
garden, with about a four to
six inch cover Of soil over the
bulb. 1t may bloom again in
the fall; II not. it can be left
in the ground and, at least
In milder climates, will come
up next year to bloom again
by Easter time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

called. the creature clenches
its teeth and holds its Jaws
closed against all intrusion.
Even if fine beef broth is
fed it in a medicine dropper,
the cat refuses to take more
than one >dropperful.
But see what happens
when it begins to get well!
Then. and usually sud.
denly, just as If it had re-
ceived orders to eat again, it
shows interest in food. and
much to the pleasure Of the
owner. actually takes a few
bites of a favorite snack.
The feuds among these in.
teresting animals cannot be
explained on human lines
exactly.
The only thing We can say
is that they also hate. which
plays such a part among all
living things.
This pure animal anger
wells up. and outsiders can
see no reason for 1t at all.
The animals concerned might
have an entirely different
conception.
1t might be caused by
nothing more than smell.
One cat would not like the
scent Of another. and that
would be that. Smells. among
these creatures, are all
important. Among human
beings. some are very sensi-
tive to disagreeable smells.
How much more important.
then, is an odor among the
true creatures Of this earth.
among which a certain scent
may suddenly be a warning
Of attack and possible death?
So fightin' and feudin' may
be considered a part of cat
life. when more than two get
together, just as 1t Is among
people. only we conceal 1t
better.
The point Is, Mrs. Alice NJ.
never keep more than a pair
of cats at a time, and II you
60 even as high as four speci-
mems. watch out! II you do.
you will have to pay the
penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
Foreign Trade Myths

Much nonsense Is being
written and published con-
corning foreign trade and
tariffs. One Of the popular
myths is that other countries
dump commodities on our
shores and because of their
low price undersell the home
article. In a free economy
we are supposed to have the
freedom to buy and sell. yet
the very people who are con-
stantly harping about the
free enterprise system" de-
scend on Washington in
hordes to lobby for a so per
cent duty on everything from
japanese needles to Scotch
tweeds. If there were no de-
mand for certain commodi-
ties. they would not be i'm
ported. No individual or
group Of individuals has the
right to dictate to another
individual or group what
they should eat. drink. wear
or ride in. and the attempt to
restrict that right of choice
is arbitrary and unjust. The
old platitude that the United
States cannot compete with
the low-paid labor of other
countries will not hold water.
A country where low wages
are paid is not always the
country which produces at
the lowest cost and where
labor is most efficient. II
the United States. a high
wage country. wants a high
tariff to protect its labor.
why is it that protectionists
in England and Germany,
whose workers are paid pro-
portionately less than ours.
agitate for tariffs to PRO
tect" their workers from
American imports?
After the Napoleonic wars.
England tried to return to
the old protective system and
raised its duties on the i'm
portation of foodstuffs. 1t
was only after the near
revolt of the factory workers
in the great mill centers and
the vision and craftsmanship
Of Sir Robert Peel that the
corn laws" were repealed
and England entered a great
era Of trade with every coun-
try of the globe. which
brought her great prosperity
and renown. 1t was not abb
solute free trade. but 1t was
the freest it had been in CEN
turtles and much more liberal
than the present English
trade policy. Queen Victoria
may have been prim and
proper. but she believed in
her. subjects making an
honest pound.
George Maravelas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05
THE POLITICAL MILL
Lawmakers to Feel Home Pulse
By GOULD LINCOLN

When members Of Con-
gress return to Washington
April II after O ten-day
Easter recess. they will have
had an opportunity to learn
first hand what their constit-
uents feel and say about the
recession, unemployment and
the proposed remedies-big
Federal spending and a tax
cut. They will return to take
action on President Eisen-
hower's veto Of the rigid and
high price supports farm bill
and to tackle the Presidents
program Of drastic revision
Of the defense setup. And
presumably they will be In
better position to know what
should be done about further
measures to combat the
economic recession and spur
recovery. They will have be-
fore them. in q short period
a look at the tax returns and
the estimates Of Government
revenue. and they will have
additional figures on unem-
ployment and possible pick
ups in the number of jobs
filled.
Undoubtedly the recess will
prove valuable. and give
members Of Congress an
opportunity to revise or to
strengthen their viewpoints
Of the problems which have
confronted them. What the
country actually feels and
desires is not always reflected
in Washington attitudes and
opinions.
Recovery Versus Politics
What the country wants is
a halt in the recession and an
economic recovery. Whatever
party leaders may hope for
political gain growing out
Of recession and unemploy-
ment. the people. who are the
voters. are more interested in
recovery. in getting more jobs.
This, however, will not pre-
vent some Of the Democratic
leaders from continuing to
picture the country as going
rapidly to the dogs. in their
effort to make the EiSen-
hover administration and the
Republican p rty generally
appear inefficient and I'M
mindful Of the welfare Of the
common man." They have
seized upon the recession as
their major issue in the COM
ing congressional and State
elections and they will work
1t right up to election day
in November. It's politically
natural they should do so.
Undoubtedly, if the Demo-
Gratis held control of the
White House and executive
branch of Government, the
Republicans would be making
the same kind Of issues out
OF the recession. The unfor-
tunate part. however, is that,
for the sake of political gain,
the people should be made to
lose confidence not only in
the Government but in them
selves.
What some Of the Demo-
cratic leaders hope is that
during the recess they will
be able to gain votes in both
House and Senate for over
riding the Presidents veto
of the farm bill. They will
contend that the present re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-05

cession grew out Of the farm
situation and that the only
way to cure 1t Is to assure
the farmers higher prices
through the operation Of high.
rigid price supports. Neither
their premise nor their pro-
posed cure are necessarily
correct. What happened. for
example. in the automobile
industry. In the steel indus
try, In the tremendous ex-
tension Of consumer credits,
in the boosting Of prices and
the increase In costs. includ-
ing labor, may have had far
more to do with the recession
than what happened on the
farms. Also. the proposed
cure Of rigid and high price
supports Is no sure cure. 1t
was in operation little more
than q year ago-and it did
not bring q halt to declining
farm prices and farm income.
What it did do was to con-
tinue the upbuilding Of big
farm SURPRISES, with Govern
ment owning billions Of dol
lars worth Of farm products
in storage.
Halfway Point
The Easter recess usually
marks halfway in the con-
gressional session. If Con-
gress is to adjourn the last Of
July-the date for which con-
greSsional leaders shoot-it
will have to act, or should act,
with promptness on many i'm
portant matters, not the
least of which is the Presi-
dents program for increas-
ing the effectiveness of our
national defense through
strengthening and unifying
the setup. Not too long ago,
when the Russians had their
Sputniks circling the earth
and loud cries that we had
become a Second-rate power
were going up, especially here
in Washington, there were
demands that something be
done to unity our defense
effort. The President prom
ised then to do something
about it. He has produced a
program that puts tremendous
power in the hands of the
Secretary of Defense as the
unifying officer. 1t is a we'll
worked-out program. I'm
mediately, however, threats
Of opposition have arisen on
Capitol Hill.
1t is to be devoutly hoped
that the problem of national
defense will not be turned
into a political issue and
kicked around all over the lot.
This atomic age leaves no
time for such antics. True, a
few months ago some of the
more ill-advised Democrats
were planning to make ma
tional defense their main
campaign issue. The Russians,
they said. had been permitted
to get 10 years ahead of us
in scientific progress with
their missiles and earth satel-
lites. The effort of the Demo-
Gratis then was to scare the
American people into the
belief that national defense
needed a Democratic admin
istration in Washington. The
speciousness of those argu-
ments has now been shown
up.