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Evening star., 1959-12-13
Arrogant Insult

Representative Davis, Democrat of
Georgia, has demonstrated once again
that he has no interest in seeking any
constructive solution to the District
Juvenile Court problem.
The So-called hearings held by his
House District subcommittee last week
were an insult to the intelligence of
the people of this community. They
accomplished absolutely nothing except
to confirm Mr.. Davis unreaSoning re-
fuSal to face the real need-additional
Juvenile Court judges.
There undoubtedly are other aspects
Of the courts program which also war
rant study, and it is gratifying that
subcommittee headed by Senator Hen
ningS, Democrat of Missouri, will delve
into these areas in January. While the
Senate already has approved a bill
to provide two more judgeS-the top
priority reform advocated by every re-
SponSlble group which has studied the
problem-it makes sense to have the
Senate Judiciary Committee also review
the needs Of the Juvenile Court. The
same subject would be appropriate for
the House Judiciary Committee.
The one-man roadblock set up by
the Representative from Georgia is a
disgrace, and one which we cannot be-
neVe the Congress will permit to stand.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Used-Cor Expose

My compliments on the
compilation of the series of
articles written by Miriam
Gutenberg that appeared in
The Star during the first
week Of November.
I think assembling this ex-
cellent expose in pamphlet
form will be Of continuing
benefit to automobile buyers
not only in this area but in
every city where the same
conditions exist.
You may be assured that
the Commissions staff is
earnestly developing cases
against a sufficient number
Of automobile dealers in the
District Of Columbia to serve
notice on all of them that
the Federal Trade Commits
sion will not tolerate the
kind Of bait advertising that
your articles have exposed.
We cannot, of course, an
nounce any details Of the
investigations, but you will
be alerted as soon as this
can be done.
Congratulations to The
Star and Miss Gutenberg.
Earl w. Kintner,
Chairman, Federal Trade
Commission,
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Monsters of the Deep

Inc commissioning of Americas
latest atomic submarine, the U. S. S.
Triton, marks distinctly new advance
IN naval Warfare-toward an awesome
era OF undersea monsters capable of
travelling fast and far without surfacing,
The Triton is by far the largest of
our atomic-powered submarines. In fact,
our naval authorities believe she is the
largest atomic submersible in existence
despite Premier Khrushchev'S reported
claims OF Soviet superiority in the A-sub
neld. The 447-foot Triton is designed
more for defense than offense. She is to
serve as mobile early-warning outpost
against attacks from the sea or air and
therefore is equipped with all the latest
oevlceS for detecting the approach of
enemy craft or missiles.
But she is also the forerunner of
other large, or larger, underSea boats to
come-atomic-powered and armed war
ships that, some day, may replace sur
race fleets. Indeed, as Vice Admiral Ber-
nard L. Austin, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations for Plans and Policy. stated
at the commissioning in Groton, Con-
necticut, Some of our more futuristic
dreamers have talked of whole fleets
that submerge. Triton is a bold venture
in this field. Her experience may we'll
point the way for the future course of
naval science"
Here, then, is one military field
In which our experts believe we have the
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Safeguarding Schools

The character and background of
Few Government employees concern the
pubic as much as do those of the people
who teach and deal with the children in
our schools. Yet in Montgomery County.
school employees alone are not routinely
screened by police prior to being put on
the JOB. This strange inconsistency was
noted by the most recent county grand
jury, along with the entirely logical
proposal that it be corrected
What stimulated the recommended
tlon was the jury'S direct contact with
school employees "of unsavory back
grounds" whose cases it heard. Among
them was a school janitor, indicted for
possession Of a hypodermic syringe,
which he repeatedly kept in a school
locker. In another case according to the
States attorney, Montgomery teacher,
with a record Of previous offenses, re-
Gently was convicted of sexual perver-
sion. A prior check of these persons
presumably would have disclosed police
records
The only apparent reason for the
exclusion Of prospective school employees
from routine police Investigations is that
they are under the complete Jurisdiction
OF the Board Of Education, rather than
the county government County officials,
however, say this can be remedied
by simple request from the school
board. At the very least, these police
checks would call attention to the exist
ence OF any previous criminal records
as is now the case for all regular county
employees. This alone is sufficient reason
for the school board to seek added pro-
lection from undeSirableS for itself and
the children under its care.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
For the Defense

a consensus OF Letters to
the Editor" on civil defense
survival instructions recently
distributed in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area indi-
Gates a general conception
that nothing can be done
about it" II this Nation
should ever be subjected to
nuclear attack.
Probably many of the early
colonists considered it hope
less to declare independence
from Great Britain. In view
OF Americas unpreparedness
some thought we could never
achieve victory in World War
I. When our Pacific Fleet
was virtually destroyed at
Pearl Harbor, our situation
was critical, yet Americans,
generally, were not faint
hearted. The odds against
them increased their deter
mlnation to win.
The entire resources of
government are now COM
lnitted to the responsibility
OF defending the lives and
property Of its citizens by
nonmilitary as we'll as by
military measures. The Of
nee Of Civil and Defense
Mobilization is the co-ordina-
tor Of this great effort at
Federal, State and local
levels. Those who know most
about the subject know that
this Nation can survive the
most massive attack that can
be made against it by any
type or combination of
weapons.
Some opinions expressed in
critical letters could not be
better calculated to impress
an enemy that the collapse
and surrender of the United
States could be achieved by
token attack such as that
which hastened the Japanese
surrender in World War II.
by that impression thew
bring the possibility of attack
closer to the continental
United States.
People of greater courage
and devotion to religious and
democratic ideals are inspired
10 devote their energies and
intelligence to supporting
measures advocated by then
Government and to make
recommendations for their
improvement.
George H. Barrows
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Mans Inhumonitv

When God created man, as
the Holy Bible tells us, He
gave him a natural impulse
to increase and multiply. {"
Now we have groups who
have put themselves in on
position to this Divine man
date. They are insisting that
the Lord can create only so
many human beings. They
are saying to the Divine
Provider that there is lust
not enough shelter and food
to go around. They profess
to shield their fellow men
from poverty. hunger, dis
ease and weather conditions.
They would do this, not by
eliminating poverty. hunger
and disease, but by elimi-
Evening star., 1959-12-13
mating man. Ingenious meth
cd indeed!

mating man. Ingenious meth
cd indeed!
Overpopulation is a gram
diose myth. On a workday
in Manhattan there are more
people crowded within Is
square miles than there are
in any other place in the
world. and they receive more
than adequate food and
shelter. The slums are an
exception, Of course, but an
exception that proves my
general statement. For here,
the ingenuity of man has
not wrought its accomplish
ments as it has in the buSi-
ness areas. Overpopulation is
a conclusion of despair, but
an unwarranted one.
The answer to the difficult
problem of population density
is Christian charity and JUS
tice, in addition to the nat
ural intelligence with which
God has endowed man. Mas
ters should provide servants
with a family living wage;
those who have the good
things Of this earth should
recognize their duty to re-
lieve those in want; law
makers should make it their
first order of business to pro-
tect and rehabilitate the
poor, the unlearned and the
oppressed. On the world
scale, rich countries should
help poor ones to achieve
conditions conducive to the
virtuous life of their citizens.
John r. Heath
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Shocked by Huxley

Julian Huxley, contem-
porary English biologist Of
Darwinian persuasion, has de-
clared that the earth was not
created; that it evolved and
all life thereon. The Christ
mas season is a fine time to
announce this! Huxley does
not believe in God or religion.
This Is his loss. He says that
at is just a question of time
when man will no longer
need religion. Evolution will
take care Of all needs" I say
where there is progress there
Is retrogression. Huxley may
wake UP some morning and
find that he is still an ape.
The l4th Psalm takes care Of
his kind. The fool hath said
in his heart There is no
God" and again, "Ye have
shamed the counsel of the
poor for the Lord is his ref
uge."
People who claim to disbe-
lieve in God are mistaken
about themselves. They be-
lieve that there is a God but
that their own wills are God.
They try to outdo God. They
copy the birds; result, the
aeroplane. They copy the
fish; result. the submarine.
But neither the aeroplane
nor the submarine can repro
duce its kind. Man can never
create anything which can
reproduce its kind. He can
not make a grain Of corn
which can produce a plant
nor an egg which will hatch.
Until he can do this he will
fall far short of God and we
will need religion.
With true human arro-
gance, man believes that he
creates his offspring. He does
not! He is simply the carrier
Of the seed.
My child. doubt not that
God made you. Neither your
father nor your mother could
have created an extra eye
lash much less an eye!
Happy Christmas every
body!
Laura X. Pollock.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
Project Talent

The Star OF November %
states that a.. students. at
two Washington area schools
will be told within the next
few days that they are the
subjects for (a) mammoth
study, known as Project Tai
ent."
In reporting on this 81 mil
lion Federal financed probe,
known as Talent Test" the
Southern Conservative, Fort
Worth, Tex, stated that an
avalanche of angry protests
swamped school officials,
resulting in the burning of
all test papers in connection
with the project. The mate
rial, it was claimed, stems
from UNESCO propaganda
whose purpose is to ALLEVIATE
children from parental in
f1uence, make them contemp-
tuous of family ties and au-
thority, and prime them for
citizenship in an atheist one
world state"
The Houston Chronicle
reported that many parents
complained that the tests
didn't evaluate aptitude, but
instead pried into the private
affairs of families and plant
ed bad ideas in the minds of
children, making them feel
that the world isn't worth
living in and that their par
entS don't care anything
about them. There were COM
plants, also. that statements
in the tests were derogatory
of teachers and gave students
a bad impression Of their
teachers"
Educating our children is
not by license given to the
educationists and research
foundations. The law de-
mands that the parents relin-
quish the child, with the
understanding that only thus
may the best interest Of the
child land through him, the,
community, State, and Ma
tom be served. Alarming
reports from all over the
Nation indicate that the COM
pulSory education law has
been interpreted as granting
wholesale license" to many
who have placed scientific
research as their primary
educational objective. Avail
able Federal funds should be
devoted to a complete investi-
cation Of these objectives.
Herbert D. Smith.
Editors note: 1t is The
Stars understanding that the
tests burned in Houston last
spring were given in connec-
ton with a local study of
juvenile delinquency and were
not the Project Talent tests.
According to DR.. John c.
Flanagan, director of Project
Talent, a few of the ques-
tions were supplied by his
staff, but these questions were
not considered OBJECTIONABLE
Evening star., 1959-12-13

and become rightly fashioned
spirits kindled by a flame
from above" And that great
Quaker makes clear that the
flame is the God who is love.
John Galsworthy gives US
a significant snatch of con-
versation in his Maid in
Waiting" The girl Dinny is
talking with her mother,
Lady Cherwalt. Dinny is
going through the doubling
stage. Don't encourage such
feelings, Dinny," said her
mother, they affect ones
character" II don't see,"
replied the daughter, "the
connection between belief
and character. I am not
going to behave any worse
because I cease to believe in
Providence or in an after
life" Surely, Dinny-" mo,
I'm going to behave better.
If I'm decent it's because de-
cency is the decent thing and
not because I am going to
get anything by it," Where
upon her mother asks, But
why is decency the decent
thing if there is no God?"
All! That is the final ques-
ton. Huxley and his ilk
have no answer for that.
Now what did Sir Julian
Huxley really say he believes.
with God out of the universe?
Well, he seems to believe that
all we see and feel, including
the soaring cadences of the
poets and all the shining
deeds Of duty, goodness and
nobility, are the outcome Of
accidental collocations Of
atoms" He apparently be-
lieves that the burning mes
sage of a Savonarola or the
crimson sacrifice of a Living
stone, or the spiritual glory Of
a Phillips Brooks, are all
products of chance-grouping
Of infinitesimal bits of
matter. He evidently be-
lieveS that the death of
Socrates as he drank the
hemlock and Jesus carrying
His redemptive cross to the
Place of the Skull, or DR..
Scott walking quietly out
into the Antarctic blizzard
to save others, can all be ex-
planned by the chance-meet-
ing Of atoms.
The creed of denial is about
as sensible as declaring that
one could take a bag con-
tanning the letters of the
alphabet and, throwing a few
handfuls of them up into the
air, expect them to fall to
the ground in the form of
a Shakespearean sonnet or
Tennyson's In Memoriam."
The thing is absurd. 1t is an
insult to the intelligence.
Huxley'S shrill solo voice
or perhaps the duet as
Bertrand Russell joins him
drowned out by a host of
goth century scientists con-
Sclous even in the mathe-
matics of the universe that
they are thinking Gods
thoughts after Him-some of
them world-famouS scientists
who thrill with the truth as
penned by a college professor:
True learning is Uith
reverence croUned.
And science UdlkS ,Dith
humble feet,
To seek the God that faith
hath found.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
FROM THE STARS FILES

Guardian, is now becoming
extremely smart IN her out
ward appearance. The masts
and tunnels have been
painted, the brass work
highly polished, the sails
snugly slowed and every rope
hauled taut. A number of
men belonging to the ship
are now painting the hull.
The space to be covered COM
prlSeS an area of four
acres.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Jump on the Russians. The Soviets have
been rushing their submarine building
program for several years, but our best
intelligence indicates that most if not all
the new boats have been of the conven-
tional variety. If we actually are ahead
of the Russians in submarine develop
ment, however, we had better maintain
our lead in this important field of
national defense.
Evening star., 1959-12-13
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
What HuxIey Believes
BY FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS, DID.
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

huxley is an honored name
in the field Of science. Thomas
Huxley, his son Leonard, and
his grandson Julian have
given the world three gener-
ations Of wide research in
the realm of biology. The
trio has freely expressed
their views regarding the
origin and the processes
Of life as set down in Dar-
wins epoch-making book,
THE Origin Of Species"
Darwin himself was quite
emphatic that his monumen-
tai book was meant simply
as a revelation of method,
and did not attempt to ex-
plain the creative force back
Of nature. He confessed that
all the ceaseleSs toll that went
into producing THE Origin
Of Species" without any cul-
tivation Of the higher aspects
Of his personality had re-
suited in atrophying certain
faculties, especially those
having to do with poetry and
music.
It seems indeed q strange
and incongruous thing that,
at the recent University of
Chicago celebration of the
Tooth anniversary of the
publication of THE Origin
Of Species" participated in
by 1000 scientists, Sir Julian
Huxley should take the oc-
casion to deny the faith that
Darwin held, and that he
should so sadly illustrate the
danger of withered powers
which the one being hon.
ored declared had robbed
him Of some of the higher
reaches Of his being. Turning
his back upon the shining
galaxy of illustrious names
to whom the world owes
moSt-men who have been
sure Of God and who through
their own spiritual aware
ness have made their fell
lows certain that in the
shadows and behind them
standeth God-Huxley seized
the Darwin anniversary as a
sounding board for his own
unbelief. Speaking in a Ma
tion where spires rise to the
heavens, a sacred forest of
symbols pointing from earth
across the continent, this
biologist, with no question
marks or plaguing doubts
which make even reverent
iconoclasts remove their
shoes on holy ground, ex-
claimed unequivocally: In
the evolutionary pattern of
thought there is no longer
either need or room for su-
pernatural beings. The earth
was not created. 1t evolved.
So did all the animals and
plants that inhabit it, in
Guiding our human selves
mind and soul, as well as
brain and body" So with a
snap Of his finger he dis
misses God.
Now the fact is that evolu-
ton rightly interpreted is a
call not to the animal in us,
but to the Godlike. Rufus
Jones the realistic mystic
who was truly scientific in all
his attitudes but who, with
the skyward windows open.
lived always in the sense of
the eternal, has left us this
wise comment on the same
facts of life regarding which
Huxley pontificateS. Says
sanity Rufus Jones:
There can be no question
or doubt that life on this
planet has evolved and has
progressed from feeble be-
ginnings. Up to a certain
level the cosmic escalator
has plainly been running.
but on the higher levels of
life, after self conscious
spirit has emerged, progress
Is no longer inevitable. 1t
depends on us and persons
like us whether we go on to
further goals or not. We can
sag down to the level of
animal life, or we can climb
on an inward Jacobs ladder
Evening star., 1959-12-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
sdtton.
Evening star., 1959-12-13

The District hit a record
in traffic deaths Is years ago,
and on December II, 1884,
The Star reported: With
three more fatal accidents
over the week end bringing
the Capitals traffic toll to
an all-time record of l25 for
one year. Mai. Ernest w,
Brown, superintendent of po-
lice, today called all inspec-
tors to his Office for a re-
newed drive on careless driv-
ing, and Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzen an
nounced that the police have
to crack down on speeding
on every street in the city"
Evening star., 1959-12-13
100 Years Aoo

On the day John Brown
was hanged in Virginia, a
second John Brown nearly
lost his life by hanging. On
December Is, 1859, The Star
reported: "a curious affair
took place in Quincy (MaSs.)
on the day of the execution
Of John Brown in Virginia,
which came near having a
tragical termination. There
is a boy, aged IA years,
named John Brown, residing
in the town and several
boys in the neighborhood
concluded that he ought to
be tried for treason. They
accordingly put him through
the form of a trial. He
was judged guilty and SEN
fenced to be hung. The boys
placed the young John Brown
upon a barrel under a tree.
fastened a slip moose around
his body, inclosing his arms,
and fastened the rope to a
limb Of the tree. They then
kicked the barrel from under
him and the young John
Brown was nearly launched
into eternity, for the rope
slipped and caught the young
gentleman around the throat.
The other boys became
frightened and ran, and a
housewife ran out and cut
the boy down."
President Buchanan 100
years ago showed a bit Of
mercy. On December is,
1859, The Star reported:
Deborah Wise, convicted a
few days ago of stealing SUM-
dry pieces Of carpet, etc., and
sentenced to imprisonment,
was yesterday granted a full
and unconditional pardon by
the President of the United
States on account of her be-
ing in a condition where
women require the attention
Of a nurse rather than a
jailer."
A mammoth passenger
ship which was to become a
financial failure was under
construction 100 years ago.
The Star, on December IA,
1859, reported: The Great
Eastern, says the Hampshire
Evening star., 1959-12-13

Trouble between labor and
management in the steel in
dustry was apparent so years
ago. On December IS, 1909,
in a story from Pittsburgh,
The Star reported: War was
formally declared upon the
United States Steel Corp. by
leaders of organized labor
throughout the United States
and Canada at the close of
a momentous two-day con-
ference yesterday. The de-
cision to battle long and hard
against the stand taken by
the steel corporation in its
policy of open shop was
reached by labor conferees
only after hours of debate
and a great deal of trouble.
At the conference which
passed the remarkable battle
decree, muel Gompers,
president Of the American
Federation Of Labor, pre-
sided. ="
Evening star., 1959-12-13
so Years Ago

Those famous cherry trees
Of Washington were on their
way so years ago. The Star,
on December IA, 1909, re-
ported: Two thousand Jap
anese cherry trees, presented
by the city Of Tokyo, the cap
ital Of Japan, to Washington
city, the capital of the
United States, will arrive
here the latter part of next
week. Next spring they will
be planted along the Potomac
drive and in parks in the city.
They are now at Seattle,
Wash, having been brought
from Yokohama on the jap
anese mail steamer free of
all charges. BY an arrange
ment with the Treasury De-
partment the trees were en-
tered free of duty. :"
Evening star., 1959-12-13

A suggestion to ban smok-
ing and drinking by District
teachers rs years ago hit
rough going. On December
l3, 1884, The Star reported:
The recent proposal of the
District of Columbia Public
School A Association that
teachers be prohibited from
smoking and drinking was
smothered under a deluge of
rldicule at a Board of Educa-
ton meeting yesterday and
then quietly buried in the
boards files. The School As
sociation was alternately
abused and 'kidded' by Mrs.
Leslie Boudinot Wright, who
is prominent in Parent
Teacher Association activi-
ties, while the board ,
listened in amused ST.
lence. :"
Evening star., 1959-12-13
rs Years Aoo

The Cuban government was
having its troubles Is years
ago. In a story from Havana
on December 10, 1884, The
Star reported: "Fulgencio Ba-
tista, former sergeant who
now commands the Cuban
army, said in an exclusive
predawn interview today: I
know preparations are being
made for an armed action
against the government, but
SO far they are not of an
alarming extent. AS painful
as it is for us to have to use
force against our people, the
army is ready to use every
effort to prevent a new dis
turbance. :"
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