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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

White House, and Willie was always the
perfect gentleman" One summer day,
when he was playing outside, Secretary of
State Seward and Prince Napoleon Of
France drove into the grounds. Seeing
Willie, they took of their hats and play
fully saluted the Presidents son. Willie
smiled, Strengthened his shoulders, and
bowed elegantly from the waist When the
carriage had gone by, he continued his
game.
Having received a pony early In 1862,
Willie went riding every day despite the
damp, cold weather. As a result he fell
sick with fever" at the beginning Of
February. On the night Of a big reception
at the White House, his illness became
serious. The President and Mrs. Lincoln
twice left the laughing crowds downstairs
to stand anxiouSly beside the bed of the
feverish boy. A week later, on February 20,
Little Willie" was dead
Grievously, Lincoln came in the room
and stared down at his sons pale face
MY poor boy" he mumbled. "He was too
good for this earth. God has called him
home. know that he is much better on in
heaven, but then we loved him so. It is
hard, hard to have him die!"
''~@~~~S SS@AAA@
Oak Hill Cemetery owned by a friend Of
the Lincolns, william Carroll, Clerk of the
Supreme Court. During the next few years,
Lincoln went to the vault several times to
look upon the body of his beloved son.
The Lincoln family was never the same
after Willie'S death. Mrs Lincoln refused
to enter the room where he had died All
but the absolutely necessary social func-
tons were abolished. The President him
self frequently lapSed into moods of sad
ness and grief
But Lincoln was soon to join his son
again. One day in April 1865, Willie's casket
was removed from Oak Hill and placed at
the foot of much larger cofan-that of his
father Together, father and son went back
to Springfield to be buried side by side.
Among the many wreathS sent to the
tomb, one was specifically noted for Willie,
with the message, Like the early morning
flower, he was taken from our midst"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
DORIS FLEESON
Privacy for Camp David Talks

here. They have many times
had the experience that the
voters were having sober Sec
ond thoughts which had been
evading Washington.
They have had very little
luck trying to ascertain the
possible solutions the preSi-
dent will discuss with the
British. One former colleague
of Acting Secretary Herter
is authority for the report
that ways and means OF put
ting West Berlin under the
protection Of the United Ma
tions is under consideration
1t seems late for that to some
observers.
One thing is certain. This
beautiful spring week end In
Washington will seem an
extra-precious interlude to
those charged with any re-
sponsibility for the dangerous
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
SENATOR DENIES
JERSEYS COWS
ARE OLD, TIRED

New Jersey cows, for
those who didn't realize it.
are proud. alert and nor
mally contented. And,
according to Senator Will
liams. Republican of the
Jersey State. her people
cant countenance criti-
cism Of our cows"
He denied that Jersey
Jerseys are "old and tired"
He added his voice yester-
day to that Of others atop
Capitol Hill in defense OF
homegrown bovines that
have been indirectly criti-
cized by the Maryland
Virginia Milk Producers
Association in its fight
against importation OF
tired milk"
The Senator added it was
too bad that nearby con-
sumers were being pro-
vided New Jersey milk for
what apparently will be
only a limited time - the
duration of "the present
conflict"
But he overlooked one
thing - the conflict has
resulted in milk being i'm
ported only from Pennsyl-
vania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
WILLIAM S. WHITE
Foreign Aid Needs Cleaning Up

One bazooka is pretty much
like another, no matter the
nationality Of the corporal
who fires 1t.
The second objective--eco-
nomic aids both economic
and political in purpose. 1t
is unwisely involved now with
our purely military planning.
Again, in its longer mean
ing economic aid to our
friends is only our present
substitute for a fully rational
policy Of freer world trade.
And 1t is at this point that
the whole Of the administra-
ton, this time including the
President as well, is perform
ing in what can only be called
an odd way. More and more
we are putting petty protec-
zionist devices on world trade
Here we deny to a foreign
firm a construction contract
1t has won in open bidding
There we lay down import
restrictions.
Thus, one hand Of the Gov
eminent assists other coun-
tries in foreign aid. The other
hand hampers them in for
eign trade. And foreign trade
is, after all. the oldest and
cheapest Of all forms Of
foreign aid" and the best
in the end for both parties
to the transaction.
Finally, to one who has
watched the program from its
very beginnings 1t increas-
ingly appears that the ad-
ministration officials before
Congress are putting the "se-
cret" label on too many things
too often. For years we have
been spending x millions on
foreign military installations,
some OF which are right next
door to Soviet or satellite ter
ritory. 1t is not likely that
the Russians have got to read
the Congressional Record to
discover as much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Red Dictator Softens Tone for Press
But Keeps Hard Line on Berlin

In the second news con-
ference he has held since he
took the helm in Russia.
Premier Khrushchev syn
chronized his peaceful utter
ances to representatives Of
the foreign press in Moscow
with the arrival Of Britain's
Prime Minister Macmillan
and Foreign Minister Lloyd
In Washington.
The Britons are on the
most momentous errand Of
their political career. Their
Job is to further reduce the
resistance Of President Eisen-
hover and American public
opinion TO q summit meet
ing "Kremlin STYLE"
The belief that the Red
dictator will insist on a sum-
init meeting according to
his own taste was further
strengthened when a prelim-
mary analysis Of the Khru-
shchev statement for foreign
consumption was made by
second echelon ofiicials in the
State Department and Pen
tagon.
In his two-hour news con-
ference. attended by all for
eign correspondents in the
Soviet Union and Russian
reporters, Khrushchev's tone
was lacking in its usual
venom-or even vinegar. He
even threw small bouquets
at President Eisenhower
while denounGing Admiral
Arleigh Burke and General
Maxwell Taylor. But despite
his mild and fatherly tone,
even a perfunctory analysis
OF his statements shows that
Comrade Khrpshchev has not
budged one inch from the
fundamentals he has always
insisted must be observed
and obeyed at a meeting of
the heads Of state. He has
made no concessions to
principles which are alleg-
edly guiding the democratic
West.
One Of the foremost condi-
tons for a solution Of the
German problem and Of the
crisis created by Khrushchev
himself last November was a
peace treaty with the former
Reich. The West insisted
that there must be a peace
treaty with a united Ger
many. At his news confer
ence Mr.. Khrushchev stated
that with the signing of the
peace treaty with the two
German states. the remnants
Of the Second World War will
be eliminated" In other
words, the Soviet ruler in
sists that Communist Ger
many be recognized as an
individual sovereign state-a
thesis neither the Germans
nor the continental Euro
pean powers such as France
and Italy can or will accept.
The American Government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
British 'Budgies' Boom
Hits Peak of 7.5MiIIion

LONDON. Mar. 20 tAP).-
The Financial Times fears the
bottom may have fallen out of
the boom in budgerigars. known
in the United States as para
keets.
The Sedate financial journal,
usually preoccupied with the
stock market and the earnings
of ocean liners. now scrutinizes
the bird business, and con-
cludes that In some depart
ments 1t has reached q satura-
ton point.
The budgerigar population OF
Great Britain is rs million,
just about equal to the total
Of the cats and dogs. and not
as much trouble.
The British budgerigar boom
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
DAVID LAWRENCE ~ ltT
A Warning to Curb Spending

Government. we have de-
scended to q level Of state
socialism which is obvious.
II not admitted.
Social democracy is a sub
terfuge for sound government
and constructive enterprise.
It's evils are historically doc
umented wherever nations
have stopped to 1t. :.
when individuals become
insolvent, they take bank
ruptcy and dispose Of their
obligations.
when governments be-
come insolvent, their money
becomes worthless and they
go through q revolution
wringer.
"The nature and process Of
the revolutions may vary.
but invariably the form Of
government is changed. There
Is no reason to think free
enterprise democracy as we
have known 1t could survive"
Senator Byrd said he con-
cedes the necessity, for def
icits in extreme emergen-
cies, but that in its first $50
years America met her emer-
gencies and then promptly
restored sound financing,
the balanced the budget, and
began paying OF debt. He
points out that nearly 40
million persons are getting
direct payments from the
Federal Treasury this year
and that, with their families.
this could reach q number
equal to half the population
OF the United States. He APP
peals to his colleagues in
Congress to stop the SPEND
ing. He says "cynics advo-
cate more initiation to pro-
duce more revenue. but 1t
increases the cost Of every
thing the Government buys"
The Virginia Senator adds:
The situation will con-
tinue to grow worse unless
there is drastic action in the
immediate future"
This plea by the chairman
of the Senate Finance Com
mittee--who. though q Demo-
ocrat, supports the Presi-
dents efforts to balance the
budgets significant news.
(convrisht. 1851
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

has insisted that the unity
of Germany was essential for
the sterilization Of the world
crisis which has lasted since
the start of World War II.
There has been unanimity be-
tween the nations Of the free
world. however. that such
unity must be brought about.
not by an impossible fedora
ton between Communist and
democratic Germany. but by
free elections in both sections
of the divided former Reich.
The Russians have force
and occupation on their side
when they declare that we
have no right to insist on q
free election involving all
German people. There are
no more two Germanys than
there are two Koreas. This
situation was brought about
by the Communists.
The East German puppet
Communist government, like
that in North Korea, is no
more the free expression of
will Of the peoples in the area
than the Russian claim that
they represent the real pres
ent-day democracy. Despite
our insistence throughout the
years since World War II that
free elections be held, we
have been turned down in
the past. and we were turned
down yesterday at Mr.. Khru-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Eyebrows Reported Raised at BIockout
On Observation-Disclosures MEETING
DORIS FLEEsON

British Prime Minister
Macmillan has been placed
In a somewhat difficult posi-
ton by the ofiicial privacy
the White House has i'm
posed on his visit here.
He was obliged to excuse
himself from lunch Friday
with Chairman Fulbright Of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, pleading that
about that time he would be
starting with President Ell
senhower for their three-day
week end at Camp David.
What is less understand
able is that apparently the
British leader did not feel he
should make the appoint
ment for some time next
week.
Members Of Congress are
raising an eyebrow over the
present blackout Of news of
: the visit, pointing out that
even in Moscow, Mr.. Mac
milan was afforded televi-
sion time to report on his
conferences with the Krem-
lin leaders. They find it &C
ceptable, even desirable, that
the decisions regarding Ber-
lin should be reached in
secret; they see no point in
refusing to acknowledge the
many difficulties that lie
ahead.
Eventually, of course, Mr..
Macmillan will have to tell
his story to the British. They
already are showing some
.unhappiness about the stu
alton. It is expressed in part
as regret that the articulate
voice Of Secretary of State
Dulles will be missing from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
DAVID LAWRENCE

II you're one of the
''spenders" in Congress and
you ridicule the idea Of q
balanced budget. you get
plenty of attention. But II
you're o saver" and want
TO keep the American dollar
from being forced down to a
value Of 10 cents, then you're
old-fashioned and not in tune
with the times.
Senator Harry Byrd Of Vir-
ginia happens TO be chair
man of the Senate Finance
Committee. He also happens
TO be q member Of the Demo-
cratic Party, so many Of
whose members are trying 70
make q virtue Of bigger and
bigger spending by Govern
ment. Yet, when he spoke
Tuesday night at the Ma
tional Taxpayers Conference
here, his words got scant at
tention.
Contrary to general un-
derstanding," said Senator
Byrd, "recent great increases
in Federal spending have not
been for defense or foreign
aid. The tremendous in
creases have been for domes-
tic-civilian programs"
This alone seems to be a
worthwhile piece Of news.
For. in the speeches emanat-
ing from Capitol Hill, Presi-
dent Eisenhower Is repeatedly
being accused Of trying to
balance the budget at the ex-
pense Of national defense in
the battle against Commu-
1lists. The purpose Of the
crusade for more spending is,
Of course. to break the faith Of
the public in budget-balanc-
ing by using defense as an ex-
cuse, so that all sorts Of sub
sides and grants can be made
in the guise of social reform.
The Virginia Senator says:
"Since 1854. expenditures
outside of defense. atomic
energy and foreign aid cate
gories increased from $l9.l
billion to $34 billion esti-
mated in the current year.
This is an increase of
$l4.o billion, or 70 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Exploding A-bombs 800 miles up was a preventive
the next Russian Spunk dog that keeps
awake all night with his barking.
Ike and Britan's Mac confer at Camp David in the
mountains Obviously not Of the yet on this
thing.
Khrushchev urges big peace conference Mr. X is
inviting guests to the summit meeting he'll
an American loan to build Hilton hotel on it.
Senate probers charge Teamster bosses MIXED million
from . union oh. pelf-made mlionares, huh?
The continental look" in mems clothes money
All have to do is leave last years suit rain
overnight.
Ikes team sends book foreign aid to all Congress-
men, The book has human impact It's 10 authors
pected to outnumber readers two to one.
It's revealed fired A-bombs 300 miles in space
Science is wonderful Now instead Of fal-ou get faup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Congress Names z
For Appointment

President Eisenhower today
received congressional recon-
mendations for the appoint
ment of Robert v. Fleming to
the Smithsonian Institution
Board of Regents and Francis
F. Healy to the Redevelop-
ment Land Agency.
Authorizing legislatio n
cleared both the House and the
Senate this week. Mr.. Fleming
will serve for six years from
the day the President signs his
appointment resolution. Mr..
Healy, who is District surveyor.
was nominated for a flve-year
term dating from March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
CONSTANTINE BROWN
Khrushchev Soft-Soups lis

shchev's peace-lovins news
conference.
The West has insisted tnas
any conference at the sum-
init be attended only by the
four big powers. The inter-
national Communists have
insisted In the past that such
a conference be attended by
all and sundry-including the
representatives Of the Chi
nese Peoples Republic. In all
his statements in the past.
however. President Essen
hover has insisted that a
mish-mash Of many nations
at a summit meeting could
yield no real results.
Last Monday our President
SAID ne was Wiling TO attend
a summit conference after
the Big Four foreign minis
tiers terminated successfully
their Geneva meetings. Mr..
K hrush c hev must have
understood. too, that Mr..
Eisenhower meant a meeting
with the heads of govern
ment Of France. Britain. the
Soviet Union and the United
States. Yet at his news con-
ference on Thursday he
urged a broad-based confer
ence Of all nations which
took part in the war against
Hitlerism. There are. by the
Kre Min count, % such
nations. If this Soviet demand
were accepted, it Is likely
that the summit meeting
would last for more years
than the life span Of most
PARTICIPANTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

started soon after the war,
probably boosted along by re-
fuSal Of many government au-
thorities to permit dogs and
cats on their new housing es-
tateS.
Rights and privileges of the
budgies are looked after by the
British Budgerigar Society, an
association Of breeders and
fanciers. not owners. It's men,
bership, which was $1,000 in
1855. has fallen to $4,000. The
London cage bird show. billed
as "the largest livestock ex-
hibition in the world" in 1856
when more than 10000 birds
were shown. attracted only
5000 this year.
Changing tastes in pets may
account for some decline in
the interest in budgerigars. the
Financial Times said. But an
other factor seems TO be that
they breed with the greatest of
ease, and that there are now
just about as many as the
British care to support.
So resourceful fanciers are
turning to difficult-to-breed
foreign birds. In high fashion
at the moment are the Indian
myna and the zerba finch OF
Australia. A scarlet cock-of-
the walk. a rare and expensive
bird from Colombia was sold
here several days ago for $50
pounds ($700D.
Fifteen big British bird seed
firms are making no complaint,
They don't care whether their
seeds are eaten by budgerigars
or the new foreigners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Senator Byrd Is Praised for Urging
Drastic Action to Avert Insolvency

There Is terrific pressure In
the current session Of Con-
gress for enactment Of r:ore
nonessential spending pro-
grams. Almost invariably
these new spending programs
involve multi-year or per-
manent commitments for
heavy spending in the flu
ture.
Much Of the domestic
civilian spending is for sub
sidies-and by subsidies I
mean nearly all kinds Of
loans. grants and payments
out Of the Federal Treasury
to special beneficiaries. Many
Of these subsidy programs
are bottomless pits for Fed
eral spending and contribute
to sky-high imitation
1.-THE Federal Government
Of the United States cannot
now pay its bills except by in
creasing debt and imitation.
Revenue at present tax rates
does not meet our commit
ments.
Interest on the Federal
debt Is taking approximately
one-tenth of all taxes col
lected.
Chronic imitation has re-
duced the purchasing power
Of our money So per cent.
The American dollar Is now
worth 48 cents by the 1899
index.
Imitation destroys fixed in
comes, provident investment,
prudent business. sound A.
nancing, national security,
and democratic government.
More than 20 years Of de-
structive imitation in this
country to date have led to
continual demands for in
creased Federal subsidization.
The Federal Government
is now substituting business.
industry, private finance.
agriculture, transportation.
power. health. education,
States, localities, individuals,
etc.
by the process Of cheap
ening our money and central
izing power in the Federal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

The warning bells for the
future of foreign aid are
ringing with rising stridency
but there Is little indication
that the administration gen.
orally Is paying much heed.
The program no doubt will
survive the short run-this
year and next at least--if
only because Of the Soviet
Unions habit Of fomenting
crises like Berlin. Its most
effective, II unwilling. lobby
lists, indeed, have been the
Russians. They largely caused
foreign aid to be adopted in
the first place. in its initial
form known as the Marshall
Plan.
Less than tactfully. they
1overran Czechoslovakia Just
as Congress more than q
decade ago was being asked
by the Truman administra-
ton to face UP for the first
time to the postwar economic
and military vacuum left in
Europe. Congress was under
standably weary Of shoveling
out the billions as it had done
all during the war. But 1t
simply could not look the
other way in the face Of this
brutality candid disclosure Of
Russian intentions.
The longer outlook for for
eign aid. however, is far from
good. President Eisenhower.
himself, has put more heart
into backing the program
than into anything else in
his tenure. No one familiar
with the inner situation
denies him good marks here.
Down below. however, where
actual operations 60 on, the
Administrators leadership is
progressively less impressive.
In the first place. there is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Action Urged on Complaints of Waste,
Lest Congress Toss Out Program

massive. cumulative evidence
not merely the prejudiced
evidence of isolationists-
that there Is q good deal Of
waste and bureaucratic nom
sense in foreign aid.
The Presidents own dis
tinguished advisory commit
tee. headed by Industrialist
William H. Draper, jr.. has
more politely now said just
about as much. Foreign aids
best friends In Congress have
been saying the same thing
for years. and for the same
reason. They hope, and so
does the Draper commission,
that the administration can
be prevailed upon to clean UP
this situation before Congress
becomes completely fed up
and throws out the baby with
the bath water.
Complaints about waste
have been treated as though
they we're merely irresponsible
attacks on the principle Of
the program. Some of them
have not been in good faith.
but many have been. And
these need urgent attention;
the time for alibis is running
out fast.
In the second place. the
present mixture Of military
and economic assistance in a
single congressional bill and
program is a case Of oil and
water. There is a world Of
difference in the two objec-
tives. The one, military Sc
curity, Is totally intertwined
with our national security.
Military aid thus could be
more nationally handled by
simply and frankly throwing
it all into the same large pot
with the Pentagon's functions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20
Italian Orphunoee
Choir to Sing

The children's choir of the
Casa Materna Orphanage. Por.
tici. Italy, will sing at 8 p.m
tomorrow at Epworth Method
list Church. Thirteenth street
and North Carolina avenue
NE, and at $50 pm. Thursday
at American University.
The choir is currently tour.
ing the United States in cele.
bration of the orphanage's 50tf
anniversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-20

the conversations, a nice bit
of irony since they have so
long made him the villain Of
the piece.
What 1t really means Is
that the President is viewed
as a less willy and strong
negotiator. It must be re-
membered that all the Amer
leans who will be at Camp
David-including Acting Sec
rotary of State Herter and
the top State team-are ia
miliar figures to our allies.
who have seen them in action
many times.
1t has been stated both
here and abroad that some
personal jealousy Of Mr..
Macmillan's leadership is
felt at the White House. This
report will inevitably gain
ground If he is not soon
taken out from under wraps.
Available State Depart
ment sources, meanwhile. are
manfully trying to maintain
the low key Of the converse
tons by their extremely re-
strained comments. The net
Of such comments seems to
be that the United States has
not evolved yet its plans for
the future, but is very clear
about the many things it
will not do.
It Is not denied that the
West is far from agreeing
on q plan Of action with
respect to Berlin, apart from
q determination to hold it.
Members Of Congress are
looking forward to a long
Easter recess to determine for
themselves the mood of the
country toward the war talk