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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Hoying Time

According to Jonn Greenleaf Whit
tier, it was Maud Muller on summers
day who raked the meadow sweet with
hay. Whittier, of course, could not
have known about and did not write
about the hay-raking activities during
these summer days of Richard MilhouSe
Nixon. But the Nelson Rockefeller ad-
vance guard knows about them, and
these guardSmen are not at all content
to record the Nixon activities for pos
terity in romantic verse. Instead, they
are setting out to explore few meadows
of their own.
AS a starter, according to Repre-
sentative StuyveSant Wainwright, New
York Republican, plans have been made
to open draft Rockefeller" headquar-
tiers in the Midwest, probably in Chi
cago, very shortly" 1t is also reported
that Republicans in some IA States will
delay no longer in trying to prod" the
New York Governor into making an
open bid for the G. o. P. presidential
nomination.
All of this is quite understandable.
For hay, even political hay, has to be
harvested when conditions are right, or
1t will not be harvested at all. The
rains will set in, or the blight will come,
or something will happen to spoil the
crop and diSappoint the tardy raker.
In this particular situation, from
the point of view of the Rockefeller
boosters, the great danger is that the
hay will be gone before they get into
the meadows Richard Nixon may have
1t all safely raked and slowed away. So
there has been slight change in sig
mails and the draft Rockefeller" move
ment is getting under way little ahead
of schedule
Two things have made this switch
necessary. One is Governor Rockefeller'S
announcement few days ago that he
would make his decision on becoming a
candidate in November-after the polls
have tested Mr.. Nixon'S popularity with
the voters. The other has to do with
the surprising success of the Vice PreSi-
dents trip to Russia, and the exchange
of visits which will follow between Mr..
KhruShchev and Mr.. Eisenhower This,
for the Rockefeller people, is an up
setting development. If things go we'll
1t could mean that by November the
public will be so Nixon-minded that
an inquiring political pollster might
run into answers something like this:
kefeller?-who's Rockefeller"
This, at any rate, seems to be the
prospect which has struck fear to the
hearts of the Governors lieutenantS
and Spurred them to action. They are
going to start raking the meadows now,
wherever hay can be found, and we sus-
pect that Mr. Rockefeller, rake in hand,
will join them long before NovemberS
melancholy days are upon u.s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09

Although he is empowered to choose
any date between now and next spring
for Britain'S national elections, it seems
virtually certain that Prime Minister
Macmillan will decide to have them take
place in october. This prediction is
based on the hopeful expectation that
EaSt-WeSt relations, as a result Of the
projected KhruShchev- Eisenhower meet
ingS, are likely to be in an improved
state at that time, with a consequent
easing of international tensions.
Assuming that this proves to be the
case, Mr.. Macmillan and his ConServa-
tive Party will be going before the voters
at a politically propitiouS moment-a
moment when they will be in particu-
larly good position to bid for reelection
against the LaboriteS. For if there is
kind of October thaw in the cold war, II
the atmosphere of the world is rela-
lively balmy, then the Conservatives
obviously will enjoy special advantage
in appealing to the electorate on the
ground of what they have done not
merely to promote domestic prosperity
but also to help bring about change
for the better in international affairs.
On this latter point, Mr.. Macmillan
is entitled to claim, among other things,
that he has. been the Vests prime ad-
vocate of top-level personal meetings
like those scheduled to be held by Pre-
mier Khrushchev and President EiSen-
hover. Accordingly, if it is shown in the
coming weeks that these meetings are
really helpful to the cause of peace, the
Prime Minister will be an odds-on favor
tie to win again-and possibly by wide
margin-on Britain's next election day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Mutual Admiration

The Evening Star is al
ways good reading. but bet
ter when Jim Bishop is on
the feature page. Recently
his column covered a 10
second" meeting with Billy
Graham, and I was pleased
to learn that two of my "fa-
vorite people" admire each
other. The columniSt appre-
ciates the sincerity of the
preacher. and the evangelist
appreciates the pen of the
reporter, so much that he
gave one of Mr.. Bishops
books to Is friends for
Christmas.
I also have met Billy Ora
ham briefly - possibly less
than 40 seconds" 1t was
while crossing the Atlantic
on the SIS. United States.
He was extremely gracious
in manner, and never made
any attempt to exploit his
fame or personality among
the other passengers. My
longer acquaintance with
Billy Graham has been on
radio and occasionally on
television.
I find it good to know them
both-Jim Bishop lin print, "
and Billy Graham ION the
air."
Dorothy WinchcOle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Poison on Wheels

1t is good to note that General
Motors, in cooperation with the Sloan
Kettering Institute for Cancer Research,
is planning to finance thoroughgoing
study of the actual and potential evils
inherent in exhaust fumes from trucks,
buses and private automobiles. The prof.
ect is altogether timely and very much
to the point, and it is to be welcomed
and commended as something that
ought to stimulate the entire automotive
industry into doing far more than 1t has
done so far in this challenging and wor-
riSome field.
There can be no doubt, in any case,
that the communicating materials re-
leased by vehicular exhauSts markedly
exceed industrial smoke as the principal
cause of poisonous Smog and other nox-
iouS atmospheric conditions in all our
great urban centerS. Experts like Sur
geon General Leroy E. Burney of the
United States Public Health Service
make no bones about the situation.
They feel sure that our municipal traf-
f1c, because it is the chief contributor
to these conditions, must be dealt with
as factor definitely associated with
malignant tumorS and such Affections
as asthma. In DR.. Burney'S opinion, as
expressed some months ago to the first
National Conference on Air Pollution,
1--WE know that cancer-producing agents
are in the air we breathe We know
that lung-cancer rates in the largest
cities are twice as high as those in nom
urban areas. The case has not yet been
proved, but the weight of circumStantial
evidence grows heavier as research
progresses"
These are words that speak pretty
much for themselves. With our popula-
ton increasing at an explosive rate, we
face the prospect of maSSively expand
ing motor traffic throughout our coun-
try. AS far as metropolitan public health
is concerned, this makes it all the more
important, if not urgent, to carry out
just such studies as the one being con-
templated by General Motors. Every
body, of course, and not just GIN, has
reason to take lively interest in the
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Happy Ending

Your vignette Of Brother
Joseph Dutton, who con-
quered the habit Of drinking
and then spent the rest Of
his life taking care Of the
leperS of Molokai, is inspir-
ing. 1t graphically illustrates
a point firmly established by
Pope Benedict XIV in his
rules governing lamentations.
He indicated that whatever
a persons early life may have
been-and neither st. Fran
els nor st. Augustine set very
good examples when they
were young-it is the last 10
years of a persons life which
matter. Thus Brother Dut-
tons life should bring hope
to all Of US, because we are
all required to try to be
saints; this is the essential
reason for our existence.
william Oleksak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
High Toll Charge

While not advocating such drastic
steps, our sympathy goes out to the
impetuouS pedestrian who Stomped up
and over the hood of an automobile
that blocked his path through a cross
walk when he had the "go" sign at a
Richmond intersection.
JaywalkerS and diScourteous mo-
florists deserve each other when they
clash and cause sparks to fly on already
Supercharged summer days. But when
citizen afoot waits patiently for the
light to change in his favor and then
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
DISTINGUISHED

AS a former disfranchised
second-class citizen of the
District of Columbia, I take
exception to the remark made
by John A. Savage, to wit,
1.-THE only 'disfranchised, Sec
ond-class citizens here are
the natives-thoSe born here. "
I have no information as to
the number of native-born
WaShingtonianS. However,
the issue is not the number,
but the fact that there are
any native-born Americans
(Washingtonians or other
wise) who are denied the
right to vote merely because
of the geographical location
of their residence.
At the dawn of each cleo
ton year, the American pub
lie is bombarded with
speeches, literature. cam
paigns, etc., reminding, yea
even begging them to exercise
their constitutional right to
vote. Newspapers are carry
ing stories about Hawaiians
exercising their newly won
right to elect their chosen
representatives to Congress.
But in Washington, D. c., a
group of "firSt-claSS" citizens
sit complacently by, thwart-
ing any attempt by the Sec
ond-class citizens Of Wash
ington to win either national
or local voting privileges. Mr..
Savage states further that
there are "thirty-four mem
berS of Congress-. ready and
willing to be of service to Dis
trict residents. The action Of
the House District subcom-
mittee in using delaying
tactics, their announced OPP
position to home rule, and the
fragrant disregard by Chair
man Davis of the residents
of the District seeking to at
tend the recent hearing on
home rule, contradicts this
statement in no uncertain
terms, This apathy on the
part Of these Congressman is
further amplif1ed by the fact
that an amendment to the
Constitution needed for local
suffrage) has not been forth
coming.
In addition, if Mr.. Savage
could spend a year of his life
working for the District gov
eminent, enduring the hard
ships of undertaking, lack
of equipment, and the yearly
threat of payless furloughs
because the District Commits
sioners were unable to beg
sufficient funds from an
apathetic Congress. I am sure
he would soon change his
opinion that I'VE have a good
government now" Better to
say we have as good a govern
ment as we can under the
tyrannical rule Of a hand
full of disinterested Congress-
men.
C. M. S.