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Evening star., 1959-12-02
Stevenson Unfit

The fitness of Adlai Steven
son for the Office of the Pres
ident of the United States
has never been placed more
in question than by one of his
more recent remarks. I refer
to his reported statement that
the position of the United
States on the center of the
world stage economically"
will be short-lived and that
India and China will replace
her.
Anyone who has followed
Adlai's career would know
that he had very little faith
in the system that has been so
phenomenally successful in
this country. But if he has
any inside information on
how China and India are
planning to overtake. US, he
should let his fellow citizens
in on it.
1t would appear to an
observant individual that
neither China nor India has
a chance to overtake us in
even a hundred years. There
may be, however, one way to
make Adlai's prediction come
true-elect him Presidentl
Edward M. BOStick
Evening star., 1959-12-02

ing international power plays and far
reaching political maneuvers-issues
like the contest over the future of West
Berlin-the World Court can do little
or nothing. Such issues, in fact, lend
themselves much more to negotiation
than to a judicial procedure. Never
theleSS, in strictly legal sense, there
are many questions that could be set
tied through such a procedure if coun-
tries like our own did not insist upon
the unilateral right to say whether or
not those questions are basically do
meStic. If this reservation were elimi-
mated, the international courts work
in behalf of peace could hardly fail to
increase in effectiveness.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
London and Cairo Aqree

More than a simple facade of for
mality should stem from the agreement
reached by London and Cairo to estab-
lish normal diplomatic relations between
the governments of Britain and the
United Arab Republic.
BY this decision, arrived at during
months of patient negotiations, one more
step is being taken to close the book on
the tragically unwiSe episode of the
British (and French) invasion of the
Suez Canal Zone in 1856. A military
misadventure of vast proportions, this
one has had troublesome political and
economic consequences in the overall
problem of Western relations with the
entire Arab world. Not by any means
the least of these consequences was that
of providing the Soviet Union ready
made opportunity to bid for the favor
of Egypt's President Nasser, particularly
through commercial barter exchanges
that replaced long standing and mutu-
ally beneficial trade relationships be-
tween Britain and Egypt.
Actually, the foundation for the
diplomatic reconciliation just announced
was laid last February when the two
governments settled their conflicting
financial claimS-a settlement in which
President Eugene Black of the Inter-
national Bank for Reconstruction and
Development was an effective mediator.
While terms of that initial settlement
were being implemented in the months
since, including the release of UAR-
owned sterling balances which had been
frozen in London and payment for Brit
ish property "sequestered" in Egypt,
start has been made at restoring normal
trade. A similar financial agreement
likewise has been reached between Cairo
and Paris, but has not yet been followed
by a formal diplomatic rapprochement.
Meanwhile, on the political front
there has been evidence that President
Nasser would prefer not to be involved
exclusively with the Soviet bloc as far
as external relations are concerned.
DomeStically, he has taken tough posi-
ton on communism in his own country.
While his basic policy of positive neu-
trality" in the cold war may not be mate
rally altered by current developments,
the normalization of relations with Brit
ain and the advantages it can hold for
both countries offer promise Of better
political climate in an important part Of
the Middle East.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
A Pact for Peace

It is genuinely encouraging thing
that the Soviet Union now has joined
the United States and ten other nations
in solemn treaty designed to convert
Antarctica, permanently, into a place Of
cooperative scientific endeavor for the
peaceful progress of mankind.
Based on a proposal first made by
President Eisenhower more than a year
ago, the new treaty-whoSe ratification
by all the Signatory powers is regarded
as a virtual ertainty-containS several
provisions full of great promise in rela-
ton to other parts of the world. One
of these outlaws every kind of military
activity, including nuclear testing, from
the entire region. Another sets up an
unrestricted system of inspection to
safeguard against possible evaSionS or
violations. And third, while specifically
recognizing the antarctic territorial
claims of seven Of the pact's signers, is
designed to prevent those claims from
causing dangerous rivalrieS.
The signatorieS Of this treaty, in
addition to the United States and the
Soviet Union (neither Of which claims
any territory in Antarctica), are Argen-
tina, Australia, Belgium, Britain, Chile,
France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway
and South Africa. All these countries
have had gratifying and fruitful expe-
rience in cooperating with each other
during the International GeophySical
Year that ended last December. In
effect, by joining together in the new
pact, which invites additional members,
they have pledged themselves to per-
petuate and expand the kind of collabo-
ration that marked the unprecedented
ICY collaboration aimed at
exploiting the vast white continent solely
for benefcent purposes under joint
arrangements guaranteeing continuous
freedom of peaceful scientific research
by all interested nations.
AS of now, of course, economically
and otherwise, Antarctica may not seem
to amount to much more than a vast
wasteland, but it could one day become
place of great practical value. In any
event, in terms Of science, its Importance
has long since been established, and the
12-power decision to make it a sort of
international laboratory for cooperative
exploratory and research projects, in
cluding studies of the weather, certainly
promises to increase human knowledge
for the good Of peoples everywhere.
More than that, besides converting the
south polar region into a workshop for
peace, the treaty can do much to pro-
mote collaboration and mutual trust in
overwhelming areas Of the world.
Looked at in that light, this un-
precedented enterprise may well lay the
groundwork for similar peace-serving
cooperation throughout the globe and
beyond-in the sensitive Arctic, for ex-
ample, where there is need to guard
against the danger of surprise attack,
or even in outer space, where perilouS
rivalrieS are in the making.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
For the Rule of Law

AS President Eisenhower has de-
clared in his letter to Democratic Sen
ator Humphrey, the International Court
of Justice-more popularity known as
the World Court-would be strengthened
if our country withdrew its reservation
regarding disputes that may be techni-
cally construed as involving questions
of an essentially domestic nature. In
the opinion of numerous outstanding
legal experts, the effect of the reServa-
tion, which has been enacted by many
other nations lin keeping with the
example we set in 1946), has been to
circumScribe and weaken the courts
potentialities as an organization de-
signed to promote peace through the
rule of law.
With this in mind, Mr.. Eisenhower
has told Mr.. Humphrey that the Repub-
lican administration favorS legislation
under which our Government would
no longer reserve to itself "the right
to determine unilaterally" whether
subject of international litigation lies
within domestic jurisdiction and may
therefore be ignored by us if another
nation brings it up before the World
Court. Further, he has affirmed his
intention to request Congress, ION an
appropriate OCCASION" to do away with
the reservation and thus place the
United States in a better position to
urge other countries to agree to wider
Jurisdiction of the International Court
of Justice" Mr.. Humphrey, as chair
man of Senate disarmament subcom-
mittee, has already introduced a simple
resolution to that end, and it well de-
serves to be adopted.
Of course, on great issues involv-
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Our Troubled World

I agree with your editorial,
November 25, that Mr.. Lodges
speech at the United Nations.
condemning Soviet action in
Hungary three years ago, GER
tainly sounds like a noble
commitment of man to his
fellow man and to justice.
He proclaims that nothing
happened at Camp David
which requires us to pass by
in silence when a brutality
is being practiced." He adds
that nothing should prevent
us from acting like human
beings made in the image
Of God" when a cruelty or
evil is being practiced.
But his pious words have
bothered me, for the follow
ing facts lead me to think
that they were not only self
righteous, but also hypocrit-
ical.
What has prevented Mr..
Lodge from acting like a
human being, with vigor, to
end the plight Of the million
Algerians who have been
moved from their homes by
the French into camps, where
they are on the verge Of
starvation?
He speaks Of the barbed
wire along the Hungarian
border, but he passes by the
electric barbed wire around
Algeria in silence. If he feels
compelled to condemn the
Butcher of Budapest, why
hasn't he condemned the
Butcher of Algeria?
He speaks Of rule by ter
ror and force in Hungary,
but seems blind to the terror
in Africa where the white
man keeps the impoverished
natives in line with jails and
machine guns.
If he worries because po-
litical and personal freedom
may be denied by outsiders
to the Hungarian people, why
. doesn't he worry about the
rights Of freedom denied by
outsiders to the peoples Of
Kenya, RhodeSia, the Belgian
Congo, Angola and most of
colonial Africa?
What about the hand, the
livelihood, and the future
which have been snatched
with United States sanction
from the hands of one mil
lion Palestine re fugees?
Doesn't this give Mr.. Lodge
any sleepless nights?
Mr.. Lodge also "passes by
in silence" when the immi-
nent French atomic tests in
the Sahara endanger the
African nations (and pro-
vide an excuse for Russia to
resume large-scale tests of
her own). Is he deaf to the
protests Of almost every inde-
pendent African nation? And
to the near-panic in the areas
nearest to the tests? Isn't
this terror according to Mr..
Lodges standards?
H. M. Nabulsi.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Critical of McGM

Ralph McGilr has again
proved my recent statement
that he doesn't know where
of he writes. This time,
given a happy thought con-
cerning the absence of lead
ership and debasement Of
our values to the level of
gross materialism, the gen.
tleman' extends his remarks
into a field in which he i'm
mediately displays ignor-
ance: not only does he call
on the church to concern
itself with the great, disturb
ing problems of our society" "
but he decries preaching of
the Word as a form of payola
guarantee I'D not to dis
turb (our) cowlike placidity
of mind"
1t is with regret that I say
that McGill may resign him
self to, or refuse to believe
that his portion is eternal
damnation. But even he
should admit that the
preaching Of the Word, of
sin and hell and salvation
does not soothe and is not
calculated to conduce to
placidity. For placidity one
can better go to some who
do confine themselves to
social problems with a Coue-
istic approach superimposed
on self -flattering ideas Of
our own divinity.
Whether it be better to be
like q COW in Mr.. McGill's
eyes or a longer-eared ami
NAL, I leave to others.
I cannot bring myself to
say that McGill should be
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Bouquet and Brickbot

We the charter members OF
CRAWL. County Resi-
dents Always w aiting at
Lights extend a bouquet to
the Traffic Director of the
District for the magnificent
job of expediting traffic on
Thirteenth street, Sixteenth
street and Connecticut ave-
nue.. The n e W radio con-
trolled traffic lights, plus
other measures, have cut at
least 10 minutes from the
committing time Of those of
us coming to work during
rush hours. In addition, these
streets are fine during the
off hours.
At the same time, we toss a
generous sized, mud coated
brickbat at those persons in
Montgomery County respon-
sible for traffic control. Lines
of cars b backing up from
traffic lights get longer and
longer. It is not unusual to
be stopped at each and every
traffic light in the county on
the way. One must frequently
wait for several light cycle
changes before passing an in
tersection, and lines several
blocks long are not unusual.
What is even more agoniz-
ing is to drive on main roads
during off-hours and have to
wait in long lines at every
light even when there is no
cross traffic at all.
Our County Council should
devote a little thought to the
traffic situation and try to
relieve congestion, rather
than increase it by approving
rezoning to apartment houses
in areas wherein the roads
already are overtaxed.
Herbert 8. Vincent.
william I. Brooks.
Joseph Wegbreit.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Not Necessarily Bad

Now that the Senate somewhat re-
luctantly has released its staff payroll
as 1t should have done long ago-the
suspense which has been building up in
the public'S mind over possible nepotiSm
scandals has suffered something of let
down. 1t is true that the list of Senators
employees diScloSeS the names of num-
Der of relatives of the legislators, some
of them receiving pretty fat salaries.
It does not necessarily follow, however,
that this denotes wrongdoing on the part
Of the Senators involved.
So long as the relatives actually
earn their pay, there is nothing legally
or, in our opinion, morally wrong with
hiring wife or brother or son or
other kin to do job that he or she may
be qualified to do. A Senator's duties
are such as to require employees of un-
questioned loyalty as we'll as ability
and relative might well fill the post as
we'll as or better than a person not re-
lated to his employer.
According to the dictionary, nepo-
tism means, among other things, "be-
Stowal of patronage by reason of rela-
tionShip rather than merit" That there
have been abuses of this sort at the
Capitol in the past is no secret. And the
failure of the Senate to make the rolls
public in the past has served only to
arouse suspicion that abuses were being
covered up. The information so far re-
leased, however, does not warrant any
inference that Senators have been in
dulging in shady employment practices.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Symbol of Culture

It is exciting to know that
the National Cultural Center
has at its helm leaders such
as Arthur S. Flemming, Sec
retary of the Department of
Health, Education and We'll
fare, and Architect Edward
D. Stone. Both, with broad
horizons, are leaders who Wis
ualize the NCC as a creative
focal point Of all cultural
activities of the United States.
In an era Of Oppressive con-
formity the NCC will shine
to all the world as our symbol
of the best in American cul-
ture and civilization.
In order to insure the sue
cess Of this enterprise every
American must be imbued
with the knowledge that this
Is his-or her-Cultural Cen
ter.
Katharine p. Fulling,
Public Relations Direc-
tor, National League Of
American Pen Women.
New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
Kinq-Size Ranches

Your edition Of November
Is carried a story by John v.
Horner concerning the fate of
the Becerra Ranch in Cuba,
jointly owned by the King
Ranch of Texas and the
Manati Sugar Co.
1t is certainly unfortunate
that investors who have
placed q great deal Of capi-
tai in a large-scale venture in
a foreign country should now
stand to lose a good bit of it.
1t is only fair to point out,
however, that these investors
would have done well to study
carefully the constitution of
the country in which they
were investing.
The Cuban constitution,
adopted in 1910, 10 years
prior to the investment in
question. points out the un-
desirability of ldtitundioS
possession by single indi-
vidualS or companies Of great
land extensions) in q small
nation such as Cuba and pro-
scribes lGtitundios. In other
words. the constitution states
that the government shall
pass a law or laws prohibit
ing such vast estates. 1t was
not until the present revolu-
tionary government, how
ever, that any Cuban govern
ment dared to undertake such
a controversial step.
Texas, into which all of
Cuba would At easily, can
afford the ertenSiUe form of
cattle raising. Cuba must in
siSt upon inteRstue cattle
raising. The Becerra Ranch
knows the problem very well.
They must limit their opera
tions to $500 acres If they
wish to continue raising cat
tie in Cuba, which is the legal
limit established by the law
of agrarian reform. Even
If the present attempts to
overthrow the revolutionary
government were successful
(Which will be very dif1cult) =,
this law will stand. because
Cuba will never again permit
a situation to return in which
its farmers have no land and
must live as poems and sea-
sonal workers because its
country has been taken over
by great ldtitundiStdS.
This is not the fault Of the
Becerra Ranch. But neither
Cuba nor any other small
nation. can afford to have
10000 acres dedicated to the
employment of IS permanent
employees and 100 on a sea-
sonal basis. (The United
Fruit Co., for example, owns
approximately 264,0O0 acres,
less than half of which are
in actual use.)
Esther Morales.
Miramar, Habana, Cuba.
Evening star., 1959-12-02
GIuucomu Test

I am entering a complaint
against an untruth published
in The Evening Star on No
vember "a. in a story entitled
"Suits Seen If Doctors Neg
lect Glaucoma Test" I take
special exception to the fol-
lowing statement:
HE (the speaker) also
called on the medical schools
to include the test in the
course of study Of every med
ical student. No medical
school here now does this. "
This is incorrect, and it is
a slur on the George Wash
ington Medical School and
on my department. Every
medical student who grad
yates from the George Wash
ington University is taught
how to take intra-ocular ten
sions (test for glaucoma)
and this practice has been in
vogue for quite a long time.
Ronald A. Cox, MD,
Prof. of Ophthalmology,
George Washington
University School
of Medicine.
Editors Note: The Star
correctly reported the sub
stance of what DR.. Thomas
E. Haggerty, ophthalmologist
and president of the North
ern Virginia Medical Council,
said in his address to the
District Medical Society as
sembly. DR.. Haggerty said
that he did not know, when
he made the statement, that
the test was included in the
George Washington Medical
School courses of instruction.
1t is not included, he said,
in the Georgetown Medical
School, with which he is con-
nected.)
Evening star., 1959-12-02
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Temp Jones wondered
where he would go for lunch.
There were not many
places near him, at the time,
and he took the easiest way.
He visited the Hostile
Cafe.
He felt the atmosphere the
moment he entered the door.
In the first place, it was
one Of these spots whose door
always went the wrong way.
If you were on the outside
and pushed. then you had to
pull, stupid.
If inside and wanting out
and you pulled, then it
wouldn't bulge until you
pushed.
Inside, to escape the dour
faces Of the help (So-calledD
Jones frantically grabbed q
spoon.
It was dirty, of course.
He seized another, and re-
jected it, too.
From spoon to spoon he
went, all the time old images
of that most publicized eat
ing place, the Dirty Spoon,
coming into his mind.
It was at the dear old
Dirty Spoon, not too far
from the Treasury, that he
had his first experience in
mass eating many years ago.
This was in Jones salad
days, as they say. Maybe
these days are better than
the beef days, or the ice
cream days, who knows?
He had poured a pot of
Steaming baked beans on his
platter, was looking at them
helplessly, having just burnt
his mouth, when an old-time
newspaperman came by.
Without a word, the man
bent down, seized Jones' fork
from his helpless hands,
smoothly and rapidly spread
the beans all over the plate,
and stood up.
There" he said, with the
wide smile, that is the way
to eat baked beans"
+ = =
The years went by, and
now we have Temp Jones in
the Hostile Cafe, trying to
find a clean spoon.
After rejecting three with
crusted food in the bowls, he
decided upon one with faint
smears of detergent only.
He came to the counter,
and spoke up with hesitation,
since only scowls greeted his
entrance.
II would like" he said,
timidly, baked ham with
potatoes"
The counterman leered.
Evening star., 1959-12-02

Cant you read, mister?"
he growled. pointing to a sign
which read:
Baked ham with cabbage"
But I don't like cabbage"
moaned Jones.
II can't help what you like.
mister" sneered the man.
Then its ham and cabbage,
or nothing" said Jones.
"Or nuttin," gritted the
character.
Jones took ham and cab
bage.
The sign said Ham and
cabbage"
The lady presiding at the
cash register handed him
change, but even at a glance
he saw that he had been
Short-changed.
Holding his meal in one
hand, he balanced the coins
in his other.
Il think you gave me too
little" he said, pointing with
the tray of food, a rather
dlthcult assignment, but
Temp Jones managed it.
oh" intoned the maid.
and she dropped a dime and
a nickle into his hand.
Jones took a sip of coffee.
This coffee" he an
nounced, tastes like kero-
Sene."
IF it tastes like kerosene. "
said the grim cashier, haueh-
tily. "it's our tea. our
coffee tastes like turpentine. !"
When Jones sat down, the
table Jiggled. The blasted
table jiggled.
Temp Jones has always
mated, among his other
hatreds, a table that jiggles.
oh" said Jones, or some
thing to that effect.
The atmosphere was dis
NAL, in the Hostile Cafe. and
1t was not helped any by the
decor, as some call it.
There were egg yellow
lights playing on the pillars,
and the walls we're dull gray.
the sort of gray that oozes
into the bones in London and
makes life miserable in the
Hebrides.
Jones bit into his cabbage
and groaned.
"Too much onion" ne
cried, leaping from the table
and starting for the door.
They don't put onion in
cabbage, mister" somebody
said.
Templeton Jones screamed
as he scrambled at the door
that wouldn't open.
"They do here" he yelled,
"they do here!"