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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Grass Roots Victory

Premier Kishi's Liberal-Democrati
Party, a conservative and pro-W Western
force in Japanese politics, has won an
impressive grass roots" victory in the
latest nationwide state and local cleo
tons. In 81 state governorshipS, all but
two of the winners were Liberal-Demo-
cratic nominees or were independents
having the Endorsement of the Premier'S
party One Socialist Party candidate
and one independent having Socialist
support were the remaining winners,
while the Communists were shut out
completely. Considered of prime impor-
lance and significance was the result in
the Tokyo prefecture where the candi-
date Endorsed by the Liberal-Democrati
Party won holly contested race against
the Socialist nominee.
For several reasons, however, the
overall results may be hailed with great
satisfaction against the background of
Japanese-American relations. 1t was
last May that the Liberal Democrats
demonstrated the strength of their pop
ular support by winning 296 seats in
the House of Representatives while the
left-wing Socialists captured 1877. A par
amount issue then was the Kishi party's
platform in favor of continuing close
military and economic ties with the
United States and the Western commu-
nifty. Since then, Premier KiShi has pro-
posed some notifications in our treaty
elationShip-Some of them believed ac-
ceptable to our own Government-while
the Socialists have demanded a total
scrapping of the 1851 document. The
question figured in the local campaigns
this month, and record turnout of APP
proximately 80 per cent of those qualified
to vote indicates the interest aroused.
On June 2, half of the seats in the
250-member House of Councillors, upper
chamber of the Diet, will be at stake in
a national election. The Liberal Demo-
Gratis currently hold wide edge in that
chamber and the local voting of the past
week is considered a reliable barometer
of how the balloting will go in June. In
real sense, therefore, Mr.. KiShi may
feel that he has taken the policies of
his government to the people and has
received their approval. If reaffirmed,
as now expected, in another few weeks,
his hand will be greatly strengthened
in moves to up-date, but to maintain,
the mutually advantageous relationships
between Japan and the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

had some 800 or 600-noth-
ing like 1000. The maxi
mum seating capacity in the
convention hall is $4,000. and
this viii be cut down TO some
thing like 10000. including
all the delegates and their
alternates. the press, etc. An
estimate is that the number
Of seats available for guests
will not exceed 10000. The
rest Of California and visitors
from all the other States
must be cared for. While
1000 invitations could help
Mr.. Pauley raise Los Angeles
money guarantee to the ma
tional committee, there are
compelling reasons against
such a lavish donation Of
tickets.
No Change in Order
At one time, the Republic
cans suspected the delay in
signing the contract for the
Democratic National Conven-
ton was for the purpose Of
fixing a convention date
later than that of the COP.
the Republican National
Convention is set for July
rs in Chicago. But the
Democrats deny this. They
believe they should have more
time to get their national
campaign under way than
they had in 1856. So it still
appears the Republicans will
be able to watch the Demo-
cratic convention and to
know the makeup of the
Democratic national ticket
before the COP. names its
own ticket. This, some Of
the Republicans want very
much to have.
None of the many Demo-
cratic presidential possible
ties so far actually has said
publicly, II am a candidate"
Some of them still are lying
low - for example, Robert
Meyner, attractive Governor
of New Jersey. This may be
a wise course. But the great
activity of the Kennedy sup
porters, plus the Senator's
own frequent trips into far
parts of the country is setting
the pace. He is rated the
from t-runner among the
Democratic hopefuls, as Of
now.
But there are many signs
developing that party lead
ers in a considerable number
of States either have other
ideas or have not madee up
their minds on a presidential
candidate. This is partic-
ularly true, it appears, in
California, the home of the
most recent possibility" to
show up in the field of poten-
tial candidates-Gov. Brown.
In Difference to Gov.
Browns vociferous declara-
tons that he is not a candi-
date. and the fact that Cali
fornia is to be the scene of
the national convention,
party leaders in that State
are holding their fire. At
this time next year, their at
titude may be quite different,
however.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Tells British Press

The impudence of the rad
ical and uncultured elements
of the British press in de-
nouncing President Eisen-
hover, the Dulles Russian
policy and the United States
in general reminds of the
days before World War l
when the voice of the British
cockney was heard around
the world downgrading. the
United States-Britain's lost
colony.
This writer, who is Of re-
mote British descent, is in
entire sympathy with the Eli
senhower, Dulles, French and
West German policy on the
refusal to give Russia an inch
in the Berlin situation. l,
along with most of the free
world, believe that this pol
icy is most likely to lead to
peace, while appeasement
means eventual war.
The heart of the free world
goes out to Mr.. Dulles, whose
illness has caused him to give
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

ms" so wonderful to behold
after a cold winter, are free
to everyone who will look and
accept them.
X X +
Probably acceptance is the
crux of the matter.
The philosophic mind will
never tire of this theme. 1t
is a big one, wrapped up in
sunshine and air.
Even if today's air is con-
taminated, as so many alarm
lists hasten to tell us, it seems
Just as fresh and good as
ever on a bright spring day.
Spring was made for a
number of things, one Of
them surely was to walk out
on fresh mornings.
1t is wonderful just to be
up and doing, then.
The old poets of England
realized this, and often put
it into words. Shakespeare,
for one, coined many spring
songs in his own way.
Spring poetry used to be
standard fare, writing and
reading, of the American
people. You don't hear so
much of it any more. We
are too sophisticated to show
our heart on our sleeve in
such an unabashed fashion.
We prefer to leave our
poetry, as our missiles, to the
experts.
That people everywhere are
learning to appreciate and
value daylight, as a thing in
itself, is seen in the extension
of the school day in several
schools on Long Island.
Even lengthening the school
day no more than 20 or 80
minutes has led to greater
learning, educators tell us.
eve haven't heard from the
pupils YETI
We who fondly think we
have had all the education"
we need can do much the
same thing for ourselves by
just noting and approaching
plain everyday daylight. It's
wonderful!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

@. Is it true that shirts will
last longer if they are placed
on hangers after ironing. in
stead Of being put away folded
and pressed?-G. L.
A. Yes; folding and pressing
shirts only puts more creases
in them and shortens their
life. Other suggestions for OBJ
tanning maximum wear from
shirts are; Turn up the col
lar of a soiled shirt before
laundering and leave 1t up
during ironing and on the
hanger until the shirt is put
on: II starch is necessary,
keep the amount used 10 q
minimum: leave the shirt un-
buttoned until 1t is ready 70
be worn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

up the Office which he so ably
and successfully filled.
British diplomacy led us
into two world wars. 1t is my
hope that our Rhodes schol-
airs, the Anglophiles and one
worlders don't take over
Anne rican foreign policy
again.
James NJ. Thomson.
Berryville, Va,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
Democrats Plan Early Campaign
BY GOULD LINCOLN

The Democrats are deter
mined not to let the grass
grow under their feet in their
drive to win the national
election next year. This goes
for the candidates for the
party's presidential and vice
presidential nominations as
well as for the organization
leaders who will seek to elect
the nominees. With the
Democratic National Conven-
ton still almost IA months
away. and the first presiden-
tial preference primary only
a little less than IL months
in the future. some Of the
candidates already are en-
gagged in speaking tours all
across the country.
Senator Kennedy of Mas
sachusettS has completed one
tour into the Middle West
and soon is to make another
TO the Pacific Coast. Senator
Hubert Humphrey of Mime
sofa is making his debut in
the far West-which was
temporarily interrupted by a
dash back to Washington to
help save the union-sup-
ported Kennedy-Ervin bill.
Senator Stuart Symington of
Missouri, looked upon as a
probable strong contender. in
the event neither Senator
Kennedy nor Senator Hum
phrey is able to sew up the
nomination, has begun stir
ring about, delivering speeches
on a wide range of subjects.
Senator Lyndon B. john
son of Texas, majority leader
of the Senate, has been
speaking here and there.
though sticking close to his
job Of running the Senate.
Gov. Brown of California,
who has said again and
again that he is not a can
didate, almost from the day
of his election last November,
has been travelling across the
country, talking with party
leaders. And so it goes.
Pauley Causes a Delay
The party leaders-repre-
scented by the Democratic Ma
tional Committee-apparent-
ly are sticking to July IL as
the opening day Of the Dem
ocratic National Convention
in Los Angeles. This is about
a month earlier than the
1856 convention held in
Chicago, which opened on
August Is. The contract for
the 1860 convention has not
yet been signed. but the de-
lay, it is said, is not due to
a desire to advance the date
but to some legal angles and
a demand on the part of
Edwin B. Pauley, chairman
of the Los Angeles commit
tee which is to raise the
$350,000 promised the ma
tional committee for holding
the convention there, for some
1000 seat tickets to the con-
vention.
Democratic Chairman Paul
M. Butler takes a dim view
of the idea of giving Mr..
Pauley so large a number of
invitations to the convention.
Host committees usually have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

This result was hardly
surprising" since the ques-
ton was a loaded one to be-
gin with.
1t should first be noted
that in some instances the
only Federal employees with
whom the public comes in
direct contact, outside of the
postal service, are in enforce
ment agencies. Although all
Federal departments and
agencies place great and con-
tinuing stress upon the i'm
portance of courtesy and
sound public relations, few
taxpayers ever find it really
pleasant" to pay taxes or to
discuss their tax returns, no
matter how courteous and
helpful the Internal Revenue
Service folks may be.
On the other hand, we
wonder how many of the
Trendex questioners went to
citizens who had been helped,
in one way or another, by
Federal hospital stats, by
national park and forest
rangers, by Federal research
scientists, by Federal en-
conservation experts, by Fed
eral employees engaged in the
daily task of aiding our MIL
lions of war veterans, by Fed
eral conservation experts, by
Federal employees in the sew
eral protective and security
agencies, and many others. q.
We think the results of
the Survey" bear out with
remarkable relevance the
comment recently made by a
prominent American BUSH
nesSman, Herbert E. Evans,
speaking on the subject "The
Federal Employe and the
Public" Mr.. Evans, vice pres
ident of the Farm Bureau In
surance Companies of Column
bus, Ohio, and general man.
ager of the Peoples Broad
casting Company, said:
I'm the United States, we
have enjoyed keeping Gov
eminent people in their
places. feeling that this priv
ilege Of ours is in tune with
the idea of maintaining the
average American citizen as
a ruler and king in his own
right. Psychologists admit
that this results in a Sadistic
thrill for people who find
enjoyment in attacking Gov
eminent officials and gen.
orally making their lives mis-
cradle. . Many Govern.
ment employees work long
hours with the highest devo-
ton to their tasks and with
outstanding efficiency. In
fact, the average American
likes and appreciates every
Government employe that he
knows personally, but calls
the ones he doesn't know 'bu-
reaucrats.
Vaux Owen.
President, National Fed
Grafton of Federal
Employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25

"At least we can see day
light"
Those looking out the big
windows had never realized
before just how wonderful
light is.
Those who wrote our Bible
did, however, and made the
most of it, even unto crea-
ton.
Nowadays, in a more pro-
sale age, when even the sun
and the light have been
measured, it takes an act of
will power to remember sim
pie daylight.
If we had set up some sys-
tenn to suit ourselves; we
could have done nothing bet
ter than to create day and
night.
Maybe the Lord felt that
way about it in the begin
ming.
1t is an amazing thing,
once you are cut off from
natural daylight, for any one
of a dozen reasons, to realize
how precious the light seems
to you, from then on.
People are seen to come to
the windows just for the
pure pleasure of looking out.
Small children. before the
roaming age, often do this.
Grownups, strange children
of a later age, do the same
thing in these big buildings
where natural daylight is at
a premium.
You can see them coming
to the windows by twos and
threes.
They look out pensively.
then finally turn back to their
prosaic tasks.
+ 4 ~
Even the finest lighting
systems cannot make up for
a lack of daylight.
People crave it.
1t is good to realize this,
so that every day, no matter
how gloomy, is seen to be a
masterpiece OF light.
The gloomy days then no
longer seem sad: AMI as for
the really bright days, these
shine with a new radiance.
1t is always helpful to have
someone point out these nat
ural gains We are so greedy,
as a people, for dollars, even
pennies. that we sometimes
tend to forget the natural
wealth that is ours at little
cost.
The fact that this natural
wealth belongs TO everyone
else, too, makes no difference.
If one is able to share such
treasures.
The birds and the beasts
and the trees and the rocks
and the very air itself are
such pervasive things that
they naturally enough wrap
themselves around any heart,
and enter into any receptive
mind.
One does not have TO stand
on a neighbours doorstep and
beg to get the wealth hidden
behind the red feathers OF
the cardinal bird.
The vast sums called rob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Economic Factor

The Star article, Public
Service Linked to Business
Success" should be spread
over the front page Of every
paper in the country, in let
tiers two inches high.
1t is the first time any,
one has even approached the
real basic cause of our eco
nomic difficulties.
w. F. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Analyses Cartoon

NlD NlOShCLI Cdl OOOli VI
April Is, because it repre-
SentS a widespread American
attitude, deserves comment.
1t shows Vice President
Nixon advocating the inter-
national rule of law to the
American public and John
@. Public replying, as he
points to Khrushchev, who
uses the rule Of force, "How
do you propose to convince
him?"
Hungary, Lebanon, Jordan
and Tibet show that the
USSR, the USA, Britain and
Communist China have used
force in world affairs since
World War II.
Vice President Nixon's
proposal before the Academy
of Political Science on April
Is that the World Court be
made the arbitrator of dis
puteS arising from future in
ternational agreements is a
practical, constructive sug-
gestion. 1t recognizes the
need for peaceful settlement
of disputes and seeks to full
fill this need through re-
vitalizing this court.
The task of building a
body of law which all ma
tons of the world would
agree on is difficult indeed.
1t is so because law is alb
Stract and general. The So
VETS and the Americans
have different interpreta-
tons for such terms as free
elections" democratic" and
republic" Agreement re-
garding general words can
thus mean real disagree
ment. Agreement upon what
operations and behavior the
words stand for is the aim to
seek. This goal is a laborious
challenge, but not an lmpos-
sible one. All governments
and all peoples want to avoid
both nuclear war and huge
military expenditures. De-
spite their many disagree
ments and ways of life, they
have these strong motiva-
tons to find some means for
peaceful solutions to their
disagreements. Also, in the
Soviet Union and Commu-
mist China, as well as clseI
where, the political leaders
who can provide peace and
prosperity for their citizens
are those most likely to stay
in power.
Let all peoples and gov
ernments devote more time,
money and labor to this
great challenge of the goth
century. If the USSR and
Communist China do not
want to work with the rest
Of the world in this task.
the subsequent agreement of
the nations working upon
the challenge will likely iso-
late these two nations and
thus decrease their influence.
Robert J. Weber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
The SuperIotive Skipjock

Our Navy now has six operational
nuclear-powered submarines, and the
latest member of the family-the Skip
jacks unqueStionably the best of them
all. SuperlativeS must be used to de-
scribe it. That is why Admiral James
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Driter's correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

A reader can get an answer, BY
mail. 10 any question OF fact by
writing The Star Information Blu
reau. 635 2 street NV, Washington
4. D. c. Please enclose return post
age or self-addressed stamped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-25
Defends Civil Servants

We have read with inter-
est the results of the recent
Trendex News Poll on the
question: From your expert
ence, do you find it more
pleasant to deal with en-
ployes of national and local
governments, or employees of
private busineSs?"
1t is hardly surprising that
the answer, in percentages,
as quoted by the poll pub
lished in The Star on April
10, was as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-22
A Series Of Family Portraits
v. THE THOMAS J. REILLYS
By A. L. SINGLETON
Star Staff Writer
Star Staff Writer

IF YOU think everything really comes
IL cheaper by the dozen, you should
live the life of Reilly.
That's Thomas J. Reilly, ST., of
Northeast Washington.
His family has dozen members,
and from his point of view, nothing
comes cheap.
1.-THE RetIIyS Dere among a num-
Der of people interviewed for SUN
DAY, The Star Magazine, in an
attempt to gain d cross-secttonGI
ute10 of family life in the Washing
ton area tOdGy.)
They live on Monroe street, in an
old semi-detached stucco house in
A lot of food? Not for the ReiIlys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-22

need of extensive repairs.
But a fat chance we have of get
ting anything done," Mr.. Reilly
lamented. when ask, the landlord
says if we don't like it the way it Is,
we can move.
But with 10 kids, where are you
gonna move? When we looked for
places before, I would answer ads and
the people would find out our situa-
ton and tell us not to bother to come
see the places"
Housing, however, is only one of
many problems pressing Mr.. Reilly
from all sides.
The greatest is simply finding way
CONTINUED
use thot much in less thon two doys
Evening star., 1959-12-06

presented with gaily illustrated
menu. During the Christmas hoi-
days the trains average 100 young
sters to each 400 passengers.
There are private dining rooms
too, for party givers. If it's birth
day gala the baker will prepare a
tall cake to fame with candles.
Again at dinner | was lucky to
find a table in the dome diner, ten
carpeted steps above the regular
restaurant car. The steward was
Evening star., 1959-12-06

elegant in dinner jacket, walters
were Immediately goomed, soft
music piped in, bowl arrangements
of flowers such luxury, gliding
as in dream over the old covered
wagon trail.
TURN THE PAGE FOR RECIPES , ,
Southern Ro0sf Desf H0sh
Boxed CVsford Dutch Apple Cake
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09

Wrap yourself luxury soft Of imported cashmere
with wo-skin collars Natural SVerbu
mink Natural Pastel mink Nou Sapphire mink and Dyed Ranch mink
Each with handsome hand tailored detailing each Mu lined for
weight We show three styles choose from
featuring shawl collar roll collar with pushuP Sleeves clutch front
Fall shades of black bamboo French blue Petite and misses
sizes To- Woodward 6 Lothrop lobe in every
stoek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09

farmland. They have two
sons, David, almos. 20, who
graduated from Friends
School here and now is a col
lege sophomore, and Donald
son. almost II.
Mr.. Wickens raised cattle
and crops on the 300 acres
until he went into service in
World War II. He now is
running the 3,000-acre ranch
on which he grew up, In
Avon, S. Oak.
Mrs. Wickens continues to
live in the big farmhouse
here, where a longtime family
retainer keeps the wheels
turning. The two boys are
away at school, and she and
her husband commute $500
miles to see each other as her
work and his crop schedule
permit.
He is about to come for a
visit now, because "the al
falfa and oats are in and the
corn and grain sorghum
won't go in for a WHILE" Mrs.
Wickens said last week.
Aryness Wickens was born
in the State Of Washington.
whose State University she
was graduated from in 1922.
She received her masters de-
gree in economics from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Stuffed Tomotoes

Stuffed tomatoes take TO
various filings for salad
lunches. Try filling the hol-
lowed-out cavities with cut
cooked snap beans marinated
in French dressing; or cream
style cottage cheese mixed
with finely cut radishes and
cucumber; or hard-cooked
egg salad with minced an
chovies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
ARYNESS JOY WIcKENS
She Knew Answers
For the Senators

cism at the index. They
charged 1t did not sufficiently
take into account such fac
tors as quality deterioration.
The controversy waxed so
hot that a presidential inves-
tigating board eventually
was appointed. The board
indicated Mrs. Wickens for
not trying to statistically
evaluate nebulous factors like
quality. 1t found the unions
had a point, too, however,
and suggested a new for
mula which took some &C
count Of quality.
She Shops, Too
All during those war years
when she was directing pric-
ing surveys for other peoples
market baskets, Aryness
Wickens was doing her own
grocery shopping az a house.
wife. and mother of two. She
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-09
Voter CresS Salad

A bunch of water cress
will serve four generously II
tossed with French dressing
for a salad. Try adding
crumbled Roquefort or blue
cheese to the dressing.