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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
THE POLITICAL MILL
Labor in the SoddIe-So Far
By GOULD LINCOLN

The scene Of the struggle
for adequate labor legislation
has shifted to the House of
Representatives. Labor lead
ers now hope for continued
success against any meas
ure more drastic and less
palatable than the Senate
passed Kennedy Erwin bill.
For a brief few hours they
suffered a blow in the Senate
consideration Of that piece Of
legislation. Senator John l..
Mcclellan of Arkansas, vail
ant fighter for a reform bill
with teeth in it. aimed at
racketeering and corruption
in labor unions and labor
management relations, had
persuaded the members to &C
cept a bill of rights" to safe
guard rank and file members
Of labor organizations. I'm
fortunately, the race issue
raised its head. Southern
Democrats were told that If
the Mcclellan amendment
was not modified. the Federal
government might be in posi-
ton to force indignation of
the races in labor unions in
their part of the country. So
the bill of rights" was COM
promised, and that was that.
1t is a paradox that this is
sue was used to aid so called
liberals who opposed the Nc
Clellan amendment as it was
originally drafted. They are
the same liberals who have
in the past been insistent up
on indignation of public
schools, particularly in the
South.
What chance exists in the
present House of Representa-
tiveS to write a stronger re-
form bill? On the face of the
makeup of that body. the
chance appears slim. There
are 282 Democrats, only l52
Republicans and two vacan-
cies-one a Republican va
cancy and the other Demo-
cratic. Organized labor went
to town for the Democratic
candidates for the House in
the 1853 congressional cleo
tons. Its leaders expect to
be paid off for this support.
House More Independent
However, the House over a
considerable period of years
has shown more independ-
ence of action on labor legis-
lation than has the Senate.
For example, it was the
House which first passed a
labor bill in the 80th Con-
greSs-the Hartley bill, even
tually to become the Taft
Hartley Act - which labor
leaders called a slave labor
BILL" though it has proved no
such thing. 1t took the lead
in passing that law finally
over a veto by President Tru-
man.
Further, when President
Truman asked Congress for
authority to draft railroad
workers into the military
service when they threatened
to strike during World WaI
II, the House quickly passed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
No Time for Rhetoric

Chairman Fulbright of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee raised
more questions than he answered in
describing the situation in Iraq as the
most dangerous" cold war crisis today.
In doing this, Mr.. Fulbright was report
ing, and agreeing with, closed-door tes-
timony by Director Allen w, Dulles of
the Central Intelligence Agency before
the Senate committee.
Whether the Iraqi problem-the
threat that the country might be taken
over at any moment by the Communists
as either an open or hidden" satellite
of the Soviet Unions the most dam
gerouS," or something slightly less, as
implied by President Eisenhower at his
news conference, is only relative. Rus
sian penetration of the Middle East is
a high-priority objective that predates
communism, but that has come closest
to success in recent years If Russia
succeeds now in Iraq, located virtually
in the center of the area, it will be in
strategic position to spread in any di-
rection-including beyond the Middle
East proper to Africa and Asia.
In sense. Mr.. Fulbright is correct
in saying that this threat has grown
because of "a lack of a positive policy
by the free nations" In another sense,
it might be charged that there have
been too many positive" policies in
which the only common denomination
has been seeming disregard, or mis-
understanding, of the Arab peoples who
inhabit the area. Britain, slow to shed
the imperialist thinking of the 18th
century, has never quite accepted Arab
nationaliSm as valid force. 1t has
withdrawn, militarily as we'll as polit-
ically, from one of these countries after
another only under pressure of crisis
and attempted to return to Egypt by
outright invasion of the Suez zone.
Our own relatively good postwar
standing was compromised in Arab eyes
by our position on the founding of Israel.
1t has been left murky by our on-again-
off-again dealings with the Egyptian
government of Colonel NasSer-encour-
aging the belief we would aid in his
ASwan Dam project, then withdrawing
from it; bringing pressure to stop the
Suez invasion, then freezing Egyptian
assets and declining to supply the arms
aid that Cairo later obtained from be-
hind the Iron Curtain. Senator Fulbright
asks "how far can we rely on Nasser?"
Cairo might we'll ask how far NaSSer can
rely on us.
With all this said, and there is
enough blame for everybody, including
the Arabs themselves, the fact remains
that entrenchment of a Soviet-con-
trolled communism in the Middle East
would be vast tragedy for all except
the Kremlin. If Chairman Fulbright,
who rightly deplores the situation and
current shortcomings of policy, has a
corrective formula there could be no
better time to produce it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
Higher Wages OnIy?'

Your editorial Higher
Wages Only?" in The Star
of April Is is commendable.
When Executive Director
Allen Wallis of the Presi-
dents Committee on Price
Stability takes the stand
that wage increases - when
compensated for by higher
productivity-are mot nee
eSsarily infiationary," he
speaks only a half truth.
They are not necessarily
inflationary If the higher
productivity is economically
consumed. If it is not, and
the CELEBRITY with which
money circulates from higher
wages exceeds the celebrity
with which goods enter into
economic consumption, then
higher productivity is infla-
tlonary.
There is a lot of loose
thinking about imitation. 1t
is not controlled simply by
the amount of goods that
are produced by the higher
wages, but by the amount of
goods which are economi-
cally consumed. We should
have learned this from the
manner in which we followed
Keynes theories after World
War I. He advocated more
production and ignored con-
sumption. Soon our ware
houses were overlooking with
goods produced but not con-
sumed. We expanded time
payments to move the stuff.
Then credit collapsed in
Europe, call money was
withdrawn by Europeans
from the stock market, the
stock market collapsed and
we entered a depression-a
deflation brought about by
scarcity of money in circu-
lation compared to the rate
of goods economically con-
sumed. We got out of it par
TALLY by pump printing, Fore
ing money into circulation
through made work. increas-
ing the celebrity with which
money circulated as COM
pared with the speed at
which goods were economi-
cally consumed. We never
reduced our 9 million unem-
ployed perceptibly, how
ever, until we began to pre-
pare for World War II.
Rearmament boosted con-
sumption and turned nom
workers into workers, but
rearmament is not economic
consumption. Unless it is
watched, it gradually brings
on creeping imitation, as it
has done here since 1947.
Don't let our Harvard pro-
fessors fool us. There is no
such thing as a little infia-
ton being good for us. AS
long as we cheaper money,
we cheaper stored wealth, or
capital, in terms of goods
and we lessen the incentive
to save. This is the begin
ming of the primrose path to
ruinous imitation. Most coun-
tries have Travelled it. 1t has
ruined millions.
Let's not think we can
have the cake of our high
wages and eat it also. What
we eat, unless the higher
wages are economically con-
sumed. is the NORWOOD of
all out imitation.
New Realist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

peckers tapping on TV an
tennas.
This has been going on in
Washington and suburban
sections since television was
introduced, Naturally many
birds light on the cleaning
metal-at least it CLEANS for
a time.
The most fun, however,
comes when a woodpecker
decides to drum on a garbage
Or other can.
This makes a hollow sort
of noise, evidently much en-
joyed by the birds.
Such drumming on metal
downSpouts is in the nature
of a sort of love song, &C
cording to experts.
1t is not done in the same
way the birds drill into wood.
There is a peculiar rock
and-roll" to it.
4
Woodpeckers like trees. and
will come where there are
plenty of them, but this does
not always mean that where
there are trees there will
have to be the various wood
peckerS.
Evidently there are other
factors drawing these birds,
or keeping them away.
BY and large, we have as
many trees in Chevy Chase,
Md, as ever, but do not have
half as many woodpeckers
as we did 30 years ago.
What can be the answer?
High-powered spraying. use
of toxic pesticides, and even
fall-out may all play a part.
1t may even be that each
species of bird has its own
inner ideas as to the satura-
ton point, or density, of any
given area. In the population
count may be considered cats
and dogs as well as humans.
Perhaps the birds have their
own ways of judging US. just
as we judge them. Maybe we
would be slightly shocked to
realize that the old startling
in the lilac bush regards us
with amusement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
Couqht in Wringer

Please, may I add my $685.
worth to the current breast
beating and handwriting
over labor rackets and strip
tease monopolies?
My union plumber in
formed us that the washer
he sold us, as a dealer, must
be serviced by the local
accredited company service
subdivision. Happily l was
present when this aristocrat
of unionized bunko initiated
me into the all-pay-and-no-
work art of featherbedding.
While he was removing his
union style tuxedo, ! apollo
getically explained our wash
err seemed to have a new
vibration on the high-speed
dry spin. With the naivete
of a hopeless novice whose
two-year-old grandchildren
repeatedly have outpointed
him in mechanical aptitude
tests with tinker toys. I reck-
lessly suggested some out
ragged bearing needed lubrica-
ton. In the grand manner OF
a knight of labor who had
achieved unionistic nirvana
of no future toll but contem-
plating his navel, he con-
descendingly told me this
was an absurdity: Both the
motor and transmission were
sealed in, hence neglect
proof. With the enviable,
graceful gestures and gri-
maces of a maestro tickling
a symphony into melodious
cacaphony, he choked the
spinner and elected that viii
famous rock and-roll chatter
that had disturbed my ste
thoscopic sense of rhythm.
With that superior manner
of the infallible, he proceeded
unblushingly to expose my
washers rear by pushing 1t
away from the wall. There on
the floor lay the culprit: An
aluminium bolt which had vi
brated loose. When he fin
ished the challenging job OF
replacing it, I asked for the
bill. 1t was then that
learned how neglectful Sen
ator McClellan's committee
had been in insisting on a
bill of rights for unions. We
consumers sure need one
for ourselves. The minimum
S4.95 service charge simply
brought the knight of labor
to my door. There was a $3.50
charge to screw that bolt in,
When I protested, ! was told
there was an additional
charge for every possible
operation: and even if there
was nothing wrong. a dollar
plus charge was made fol
customer education He
then took more time to fl
out the bill for $685. than il
required for the job. This
shakedown is an education
in itself. / am in the wrong
business.
Thomas Z. Mattingly, MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30

the necessary legislation. The
measure was stalled In the
Senate. however. and Senator
Bob Taft took the lead in
hating it. The strike did not
materialize.
In the last Congress, the
Kennedy-Ives reform bill
much like that just passed
by the Senate--failed In the
House because 1t was not
considered a strong enough
measure 10 deal with the
racketeers. Senator Nc
Clellan and President Eisen-
hover have called the Ken
nedy bill, as 1t now stands,
inadequate. A strong effort
to amend II in the House
will be made.
They Get the Breaks
AS of today. so far as the
Senate is concerned, things
have broken right for liberal
Democrats and for the labor
leaders. Senator Kennedy
has been able to get his bill
through-after a first rebuff
in a shape the labor lead
ers are taking without OPP
position. 1t looked for a brief
time as though the MasSa-
chusetts Senator's chances
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination next year
might have been diminished.
But this is now discounted.
Senator Hubert Humphrey
of Minnesota. another poten-
tial candidate for the Demo-
ocratic presidential nomina-
ton. was taken of the hook
by the Senate's compromise
on the Mcclellan bill Of
rights. He had been absent
from the Senate when the
bill of rights was adopted by
a one-vote margin.
Further, the Democrats
and their labor leader back
ers now have received assur-
ances that the devastating
investigation into racketeer-
ing and corruption in some
unions and labor-manage-
ment relations is not to be
continued into next year,
when the national political
election is held. Senator Nc
Clellan, chairman of the Sem
ate investigating committee,
has rightly said that the case
for reform legislation has
been made in the two years
his committee has been at
work and that he expects to
wind up the inquiry in the
coming summer. The Arkan-
sas Senator is not motivated
by politics in making this an
nouncement-hut certainly a
continuation of shocking
revelations of corruption
might have its effect on next
years campaign and cleo
tionS.
There is other reform leg
iSlation-for labor-which
should be enacted. The Sec
ondary boycott, blackmalling
and massive picketing are
examples. But the labor
leaders believe they have the
upper hand in opposing such
legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30

Mr.. Strauss when the story
comes out why so many of
our satellites and missiles
we're failures, and the good
work of these and other
physicists failed because
Communists were not ex-
posed.
Most Americans know Ad-
miral Strauss will be honored
to serve as Secretary of Com
merce, and most Americans
also hope the job will be as
honorable as he is.
Mrs. Norman Cooke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
For the Record

On April 4 you published
a letter from an irate but
anonymous reader who de-
scriDed a Richmond parking
case in which l was involved
as q symptom of moral de-
cay. Your correspondent is
far more a symbol of present
day moral decadence; he is
one of that too large group
OF shadowy figures who toss
out charges but shrink from
identifying themselves. lack
ing the courage of their con-
victions.
May I set the record
straight?
/. Your March 20 article
says I was convicted" of not
paying a parking ticket. No
one was convicted of any,
thing. There was no trial, no
plea. no verdict; collateral
was posted prior to trial date
the forfeiture of which was
permitted to settle the mat
ter. No trial or conviction
was necessary in any event
since l freely admitted the
violation.
2. 1 see no improperly in
my or anyone else's conduct
in this matter. Had I thought
l was doing something culp-
able would hardly have
written the letter to the
Richmond Times Dispatch
which gave rise to publicity
in this matter. This was not
a case of getting a ticket
fixed through influence. Quite
the contrary. ! didn't even
know who the Mayor of Rich
mond was when l first wrote
him. l simply wrote him as
head of the city requesting
that he try to get the city
council to reimburse me for
what considered an unjust
levy. Previously, I had writ
ten the traffic court request
ing that 1t drop the charge.
II dropping charges for
minor parking violations on
the ground advanced is i'm
moral, then many judges and
police officials have acted i'm
morally in the past.
3. I want to point out the
way the Richmond traffic
court proceeded. A summons
was issued and served by the
Fairfax County police. This
summons actually called for
appearance in Richmond. 1t
was only by writing that l
learned that the matter could
be settled by paying $685.,
thus averting a costly trip to
Richmond. 1t certainly seems
unreasonable to have police
officers come to ones house
on a trifling traffic violation.
surely, a person is entitled to
the courtesy of a letter from
the court before such drastic
and expensive action is in
voked.
Norman Matthias.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
Supports Strauss

Admiral Lewis L. Strauss is
an outstanding American,
and his past record has
proved it. The physicists
who feel injured because one
of their colleagues was un-
Justly accused in the DR..
Oppenheimer investigation
should be doubly proud of
Admiral Strauss for protect
ing America from danger,
since it is of vital Importance
that our country's welfare is
protected at all times and at
all costs.
Have Americans lost their
sense of moral values? Why
would anyone fear exposure.
if he was innocent?
Some day these same
physicists will apologize to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
Kind President

President Eisenhower's
heartfelt regrets over the
illness and resignation of
John Foster Dulles made me
realize what a kind and
wonderful man our President
is. Mr.. Eisenhower, busiest
man in the Nation, finds time
to visit Mr.. Dulles at Walter
Reed and publicly express
his deep feelings for the
man he admires so much. I
was greatly touched by such
acts of kindness and they
must mean a lot to Mr.. Dulles
at this time.
Marianne Merten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
Hungry Children

When a child is observed
to be underfed, the parents
ought to be sought. There is
no lack of work for honest
men and women. If the
father cannot be located. the
mother should be questioned.
There are women who do not
scruple to have children,
leaving them to be neglected
or dependent on charity. In
the case Of husband and wife,
the law can take measures
when there is non-support;
the principle ought to be ex-
tended so as to deal with
mother and child.
III, p. Carter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
@. Was Sam Houston the

@. Was Sam Houston the
first Governor of Texas after
it became a State?-W. P.
A. No; the first Governor
was J. Pinckney Henderson,
who took the oath Of Office
on February 10, 1916. Five
days later Houston, who had
served two terms as presi-
dent of the Republic Of
Texas, was elected to tn
U. S. Senate. Upon his re-
tirement from that body in
1859, he was elected Cover
nor. He did not serve out
his term, however. After
Texas Joined the Confederscy
IN March 1861. Houston. who
remained loyal to the Union,
was removed from ONCE.
He died in July, 1853.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Writer'S correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdti0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-30
"TAKOMA PARK, Md.

Dear Sir:
eve have a flicker in our
yard and enjoy watching
him.
ITO me this is one of the
most beautiful of all the
birds.
Il sometimes wonder Just
what it is that makes an APP
peal so that one bird, out of
the wonderful many, is Sc
lected as a favorite.
Il have a friend who finds
the cheerful chickadee such
a prize. I, too. like the
chickadee, as who doesn't,
but it is just one of the birds
l accept.
Probably that is one of
the best things about them,
that they do not throw them
selves at you. demanding
your time and your money,
or else.
II am so tired of people
threatening me in a polite
way. telling me that if l
don't buy a certain book,
then 1 do not love my chill
dren, or saying that a certain
disease is dreadful and if !
do not kick in to help them
fight 1t then I may catch it,
myself, and serve me right.
Happily the birds do not
treat me that way, and l do
not believe they would, even
if they could talk.
Yours truly, A. c."
x X *
ARLINGTON, Va.
Dear Sir:
I'VE are very fortunate this
year to have attracted a
woodpecker that is digging a
large hole in a dead limb OF
our poplar tree,
Il do not know what type
of woodpecker he is but he
has a red spot on top Of the
head and yellow underneath
the wings.
HE seems to work con-
stantly making the hole
larger and the ground under
the tree is covered with chips
of wood.
do they make the hole
large enough for all the baby
birds? Could this fine fellow
be a flicker? He certainly is
interesting to watch.
I'VE have a cat but he
doesn't bother the birds much
and. of course, the wood
pecker is so high in the tree
the cat couldn't possibly
reach him.
81 never miss your column.
VERY sincerely, j, K. w"
The flicker seldom attacks
a sound tree. but always
bores where there is a soft
place, so that he can make
the nesting place large
enough for the newcomers.
The flicker does not hurt
trees as his cousin, the yell
low-bellied sapsucker. does.
BY boring holes around q
trunk. the sapsucker manages
to kill most of the trees he
operates on.
So our second correspond
ent should make sure that
he Is not host to a sapsucker
Recent articles in New
York newspapers tell of wood.
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Answers to Questions
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WIN, LOSE OR DRAW
Continued From PAGE G.


Hodges at second and only out, Ron Fairly
Don Demeters pinchhitter Lopez countered
by calling Billy Pierce, southpaw to combat south
paw hitter Aston retaated by yanking Fairly for Rip
RepulSki.
Lopez ordered Pierce to Intentionally walk Repulski
to fill the bases As it was done, AL replaced
Pierce with Dick Donovan after Aston sent up Carl
Furillo to bat for John RoSeboro.
All of these giant mental moves sacrifices to
the great god of percentag-he efthanded pitcher de-
signed to face the lefthanded batter or vice versa
Donovan, big slow and courageous, who pitches low
when he's right, finally got Furilo to pop up and Don
thinner who couldn't knock off your hat to fly softly
to left field Donovan shut the door here and he did it
again with S-up-and-3-down precision in the Dodgers
NINTH the last time they could hope to prevent the
turn of this travelling circus to Chicago
IN CONTRAST TO EVERY other game except the
second Los Angeles got hits than the Sox-9 to But
what appeared to be nnocuous run in the fourth in
ming land certainly whose author Is not proud of
five baSestealerS and who has been doing pedestrian
job in every other respect, the fifth game OF the
series by hitting into double play!
It enabled Fox who had singled and moved to third
hit by Lands to the plate And when the Sox
became the first team in series history to require three
pitchers Dob Shaw, Pierce and Donovan) for shutout
another record was set
The Sox were happy to quit Los Angeles last night.
"Now go back to the big barn." shouted Early Wynn,
who is scheduled to start the sixth tomorrow in
Comiskey Park Earlys contempt for the Coliseum
baseball playground is shared by all the White Sox To
give illustration, Jim Rivera made spectacular run
ming catch to Charlie Meals fly ball in the seventh
after the Dodgers had threatened. In the clubhouse,
Rivera mobbed by interviewers
Jungle Jim, in the twilight of his career was about
the only fy-cacher to catch fly ball as outfelder is
expected to catch one That made him celebrity.