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Evening star., 1959-06-11
Family Trouble

President de Gaulle is following
line of stir bargaining, II 1t is bargain
ing, in his determination to wiring from
the United States and Britain greater
concessions to Frances equality" as one
Of the Big Three within the Atlantic
alliance.
Among the French requests, for
which the ground was prepared In let
ters from General de Gaulle to Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Prime Minister
Macmillan last September, are the full
sharing of atomic data among the Big
Three, control by France of atomic
weapons stockpiled on French territory,
and complete coordination among the
Big Three on international political and
strategic questions. Three-power talks
have dealt with these matters since
then, but without concrete results. In
the meantime, there has been no French
permission to stock atomic weapons or to
install rocket-launching sites in France,
the Paris government has declined to
integrate its strategic air defense into
NATO and the French Mediterranean
fleet has been withdrawn from NATO
combat control.
This potentially damaging impasse
among the major allies reached a new
peak this week with reports that Amer
ican (NATO) fighter-bombers equipped
to carry atomic warheads may be trans
ferred out of France to Britain or Italy,
where we are allowed to stockpile and
control the nuclear weapons. To para
phrase one NATO spokesman: There is
not much sense having 'your bow in
one place and your arrows in another"
The French Foreign Ministry, in turn,
issued statement referring to the tri-
partite talks, but adding "there is no
question of making new commitments
with NATO."
There are, Of course, restraints in
our Atomic Energy Act against sharing
all our nuclear data or weapon custody
with any power. ANY material exception,
to satisfy French demands for instance,
would have to be authorized by law
not through negotiation. Presumably,
however, there are grounds on which
some Of the French aspirations might
be accommodated If too much irritation
and stiffness can be avoided, or elm
mated, In the Big Three conversations
and in the France VS.. NATO relation
ship. General Norstad, NATO COM
mander, testifying before the Senate
Appropriations Committee here this
week, was reported as being hopeful Of
working out mutually satisfactory
solution. We hope his optimism is justi-
fed.
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Control the Skyline

The concern which Arlington County
authorities are showing over the prob
lem Of controlling building developments
along the Potomac shore is highly COM
mendable. Facing as they do the park
and memorial layout along the WASH
ington shore, the Virginia landscape and
structures form backdrop for the vista
from Potomac Park, the Mall, the Lin
coin Memorial and other viewpoints on
the District side Of the river. Arlington
has good cause to take pride in preserv-
ing its attractive appearance in this
critical area.
Especially timely, therefore, is the
advice given the county by the Fine Arts
Commission. In response to a request
for its views on controlling the Arling-
ton skyline, the commission has rec
commended that Arlington follow the
example Of the District in establishing
height and design restrictions for build
ings overlooking the river. Washington
has limited structures to 90 feet, with
the Fine Arts Commission authorized to
advise regarding design of buildings in
what is known as the Shipstead area Of
. the city. This Is the area encompassing
Federal departments and other public
buildings.
Under long considered plans for
protecting the memorial character of
the land near Arlington National Ceme-
terry, Federal planners have marked on
their charts an extension Of the Mall
across the Potomac River to the So
called Nevius tract, near the Marine
Memorial. 1t is the hope Of the National
Capital Planning Commission and the
Fine Arts Commission that Arlington
will take steps to safeguard that area, in
particular, against undesirable nearby
construction.
The Fine Arts Commission specifl-
cally has suggested that Arlington i'm
pose the same height limitations on
buildings along the Virginia shore as
now prevail on the District side and,
equally important, that appearance,
color and texture" of such buildings be
ontrolled-perhaps by county COM
mission patterned after the Federal
agency. The proposal, If adopted, would
be as beneficial to Arlington as 1t would
be to the Nations Capital.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

One Of the more pungent
commentaries on the current
scene that has come to my
attention appeared in your
magazine section, Sunday,
May 3l-a photograph Of the
United States Naval Acad-
emy's graduating class Of
1853. There are qualities
mirrored in this picture-the
utter lack Of formation, the
highly natural and individ-
ualistic poses - which speak
eloquently Of values that are
fast disappearing from Amer
lean life. One cannot help
but compare it to the photo
graphs Of the current gradu-
ating class with their toy
soldier look and their lack Of
individuality. And one won
ders II The Star would see fit
to print the 1863 photograph
once more - on it's Tooth
anniversary - alongside the
class Of 1868. Possibly in the
intervening years we will see
some return to the distinc-
tive human interests we once
valued so highly.
Thomas Davis.
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Doshinq Public Figure
Warning to all pedestriansl

Warning to all pedestriansl
On Saturday. June 8, at
Ninth and H streets NV, an
elderly lady Of foreign extrac-
tion, lost In the avenues and
circles Of our fair city, board
ed a bus in search of the
market located at Fifth and
K streets NV. A very cour-
teous bus driver assured her
that he would see to it that
she would reach the market.
Her eyes seemed to shine as
she reached Fifth street-she
was seeing familiar territory.
As she stepped OF the bus
and headed north with the
green light In her favor), out
Of nowhere came two SIREN
screeching motorcycle police,
the lead motorcycle nearly
running her down in the mid
die Of the street, while escort
ing District Of Columbia Com
missioner Robert E. Nc
Laughlin (tag No. u through
the city. What gives? Why
in the name Of common sense
does he have to travel at such
high speed and endanger the
lives Of pedestrians, to cut
tapes, say q word here or
there, or just make his pres
ence known at some cere-
monyp
Gus Martin.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

The impressive statistics on mid
May employment released by the Com
merce and Labor Departments lead to
two gratifying conclusions. One is that
the upward business trend which began
slightly more than year ago has passed
the stage of recovery from recession"
and reflects now fully confirmed
prosperity cycle" of considerable vigor.
The second is that the administration
and the congressional leadership OF both
parties were on sound ground last year
in refusing to be panicked into pro-
grams of massive emergency pump
printing" expenditures Of Federal funds.
In brief, the statistics show this:
in the latest 30-day period covered,
civilian employment increased by mill
lion to a record May level Of 66 million
gainfully at work. This total was 2 mil
lion higher than the corresponding 1858
level and virtually every major industry
group showed better than a normal sea-
sonal increase. Favorable significance
also was attributed to the fact that
the average work week in manufactur-
ing had advanced to 40.5 hourS-longeSt
for that month since 1955-with aver
age factory wages reaching an all-time
high above 500 weekly. In the same
period, unemployment dropped by an
other 240,000 to total of 3.4 million.
At the depth of the 1957-58 recession,
the jobless numbered 53 million.
There are no infallible rules, Of
course, by which the duration Of pros
perity cycle may be measured in ad-
vance. Experience suggests, however,
that one which has been developing
steadily for as much as year has the
momentum to continue for at least an
other six months and perhaps consid-
derably longer. Until recently, neither
capital spending for plant expansion
nor automobiles major segments Of
the economy-had contributed much to
the upSwing. Both are showing cur
rent signs Of considerable improvement.
A third component-an export trade
which has Jagged badly because Of
several factorS-likewiSe has somewhat
brighter prospects for the remainder Of
the year. All in all, the economic out
look, for the medium-term future, at
least, is good.
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Boycotts Horsemeot

! read in The Star Of June
8 the letter from James Haf-
ley about the brutal killing Of
the mustangs on the Western
ranges. ! have heard that the
greatest percentage Of horse
meat Is used for pet foods,
and it made me heartsick to
think that I have bought
horsemeat for my cats and
dogs through the years and
helped, even in q small way,
to promote this outrage.
Mr.. Hafiey says that the
Government is slow to move
to protect these horses, but
there Is another approach
that can have quick results
and that is alerted con-
Sumers.
I suggest and hope that
the various humane societies,
animal rescue leagues, So
cieties for the prevention of
cruelty to animals and such
associations will start q cru
sade to let the public know
what is going on. Most peo-
pie who have pets are fond
Of all animals and would de-
clare, as I do right now. that
they have bought their last
pound Of horsemeat.
Marfaret HarfiRan.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

] was glad 70 read IN your
paper Of June 5 that the
American Cancer Society Is
starting a new cigarette at
tack. I wish for them success.
All of us ought to get behind
them and help financially and
otherwise. I. for one, am will
ing to help all / can.
The tobacco industry is
afraid Of the attack for they
cannot stand for the truth to
come out about tobacco. This
would hurt their poisonous
business. which ought to be
out Of business together with
the liquor industry.
All of US that believe in
truth and righteousness
should do what we can to
put the liquor and tobacco In
dustries out Of business. One
Of the ways Is not to buy any
Of their poisonous products.
Raney COppadge.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

@. How long have gorillas
been known, outside Africa?
Pm.
A. Although mention Of the
gorilla appears in ancient
literature. 1t was not until
1847 that the first gorilla skull
was examined in the United
States. The appearance Of the
living gorilla did not become
known until years later, and
when genuine gorillas were
first shown in captivity they
were mislabeled as q species
Of chimpanzee. The London
Zoo did not receive its first
gorilla until 1887.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

q Republican member OF the
Senate Interstate and For
eign Commerce Committee.
which after weeks Of hear
ings favorably reported the
nomination to the Senate by
a vote Of Q to 8, with three
Democrats voting with six
Republicans for confirmation.
In detail, Senator Scott re-
piled to and refuted the
charges made by Mr.. Strauss
opponents. He summed up
the whole proceedings Of the
committee since the nomina-
ton came to committee in
the early part Of the session
as a "well-planned attempt
at legislative lynching." And
this 1t has been. The commit
tee hearings, Senator Scott
insisted. produced no evi-
dence to justify rejection Of
the nomination. And this.
too, Is the case, as any un-
biased person who reads the
evidence win agree.
Scott States the Case
Finally Senator Scott COM
mented that those Senators
who vote against Mr.. Strauss
will have to tell the country
they oppose his nomination
to be Secretary Of Commerce
on grounds that he was "ar-
rogant," that he made some
mistakes in his previous po-
sitions, that he was a political
conservative, that he was too
aggressive in the development
Of the hydrogen bomb, and
that he was too patriotic and
an implacable foe Of Soviet
communism. For, Senator
Scott said. they win be unable
to say that he committed
some hidden crime, or that
he stole from the Treasury, or
betrayed q lack Of patriotism,
or was morally unfit. or pat
emily unqualified for the Of
fee.
The Pennsylvania Senator
urged his colleagues to be fair
and to give heed to the fact
that five Presidents Of the
United States have in the
past written letters COM
mending Mr.. Strauss.
But" said Senator Scott,
should all these pleas be dis
regarded. ! would talk as one
practitioner in political life
to another. Senators, beware
Of the execution that creates
a martyr. Beat Lewis Strauss,
and you have given your OPP
ponents a real. live issue-an
outstanding example Of pofit-
ical power run amuck. Who
in this Senate would have
on his record the political
assassination Of an American
patriot?"
This was strong language.
But it contains an element
Of political truth that may
rise to confront some Of the
men who are so short
sighted, so unwilling to see
it is better to be fair in the
performance Of their duty.
Strong effort has been made,
however, to line up the Demo-
Gratis Of the Senate against
Mr.. Strauss in an exceedingly
partisan way.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

I enjoyed my first Water
gate Concert.
Unfortunately. I have q
complaint: At the finish Of
the concert. we had accumu-
lated q rather large quantity
Of paper cups. wrappers. etc.,
and in looking for q trash
can there wasn't one in sight.
We looked for a place to
deposit our refuse as we
walked through the park
toward Constitution avenue,
and, finally. carried it on
home with us. I realize that.
had the trash cans been
there. some persons would
not bother to use them, but it
would be q help to a few
Of US!
Is there any reason why
we don't have q few trash
cans placed throughout the
park?
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Form of SEGREGATION

Downtown schools appear
to be as much segregated as
ever-merely a switch-over in
race.
Fairgrounds are not only In
possession Of the colored but
q further segregation exists.
for which the colored them
selves are responsible. Rarely
does one see colored girls or
small boys playing in these
places - only teen-age boys
and grown young men.
I think it is up to the
colored people themselves to
stop this segregation by sex
and age.
Taxpayer.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

Another nurses registry in
the District Of Columbia
would be a fine thing, indeed.
Most nurses are not pri-
marily mercenary people
and do not object to the
payment Of warranted fees,
or dues.
No doubt, such a registry
would be both interested and
competent to Investigate"
any questionable individuals
who seek membership and
employment.
Competition might stim-
ulate greater efficiency and
a more complete and genuine
interest in the needs and
welfare Of the general public.
On the other hand, it
might tend to dissolve some
long established cliques.
which would promote the
general welfare Of all con-
cerned.
Registered Nurse.
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Our First 'FIoq'

Two new stars, the stars OF
Alaska and Hawaii, are being
added to our Nations banner.
As we honor these new States
with a new flag let us also
honor the first flag that ever
waved over this vast land
the tassel Of Indian Corn
maize.
AS a symbol Of our country
the corn tassel antedates our
glorious banner by thousands
Of years.
Our flag is q symbol Of our
patriots struggles and VIC
tories which gave birth to
this Nation. The corn is a
symbol Of our pioneers strug-
giles and victories. and Of their
success in establishing our
great agricultural system. the
economic backbone Of our
Nation.
Our flag is reverently
handled when it is run up
and again when it is lowered.
when it Is carried in a process
sion or when placed upon
platforms in public gather
ings. Definite laws protect 1t
on all occasions, the strictest
and most profound our Ma
ton has.
The corn tassel is deserv-
ing Of reverential care COM
parable to our banner. Our
flag was humanity conceived.
humanity designed, humanity
made. The plant corn with
its fiower-tassel is a divine
creation. Man has altered
and developed It,; man did
not create 1t.
z Pluribus Unum: One out
Of many: many but one. One
nation born Of many; many
nationalities united as one.
E Pluribus Unum: One
flower of q host Of flowers:
so States united in the grow
ing Of that one-a symbol Of
unity that is uniquely. his
torically and reverentially
America.
Evening star., 1959-06-11
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

The birds say:
"Go to bed with the dark.
and get up with the light"
So what does mankind dor
It even hampers with the
clock. and a million lights
across the world show mans
non-acceptance Of the wis
dom Of the birds.
The birds, in plain words,
live in accordance with the
dictates Of nature.
Man does, too, but his
insistence on thwarting or
overcoming nature, as he
says, holds danger.
Even the famous man in
the street" now realizes that
something is wrong with our
philosophy Of progress and
more progress regardless Of
cost.
Progress, after an. is
illusory.
Sixty years ago, the rail-
readers were sitting on top
of the world.
No one at that time could
have envisioned that the air
plane would take away their
dominance Of the transpor-
tation field.
At one time, the now prac-
tically extinct 78-revolutions-
a-minute phonograph records
swept the home music field.
The birds hold up for our
approval a creed Of non-iIn-
provement.
1ney nelCner go 1orWaru
or backward.
They are as they are, as
they always have been in re-
corded history, and always
will be. They are important
to us. sparrows along with
thrushes. in showing US that
our progressive improvement
needs the approval Of heart
as well as hand, humility as
well as egotism, kindness as
well as compulsion.
II the birds. large and
small. teach US to be satisfied,
they will earn our eternal
thanks.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

building q local road with 50
per cent Federal aid because
a little money has already
been spent on plans ignores
the fact that q change in To-
cation would allow the road
to be built as part Of the
interstate system with 90 per
cent Federal aid.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

F.. M. McChesney, at odds
with an editorial in The Star
Of May %, asks: ''Why should
we assume that Mr.. Dulles
knew nothing about events?
Is it too much Of a stretch Of
imagination to believe that
he had only passed from the
physical to the spiritual life
and was cognizant Of events
here? Does not the Scripture
indicate it?"
The Scriptures do not so
indicate.
For the living know that
they shall die, but the dead
know not anything for
there is no work, nor device,
nor knowledge, nor wisdom.
in the grave whittier thou
goest." Eccl. TX, 5, 10.
Victor E. Dietel.
Evening star., 1959-06-11

Your report on my remarks
to the Capitol Hill-South-
east Citizens Association
contained some inaccuracies.
What ! said was that the
District Highway Depart
ment's refusal to abandon
the obsolete Eleventh street
location for the East Leg"
in view Of the mass trans
portation survey and the
stadium location at Nine
teenth street, could only be
judged psychotic and that
Mr.. Aitken's argument for
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Crime Census

GANoA0CAAw 4ACA bC4b GAOVNCA -
appeal Tin your Sunday sup
plement) for q national
"crirne census" is both i'm
portant and timely. Unfortu-
nately, our Federal agencies
have neglected the develop
ment Of social statistics in
recent years. Witness the
sketchy and inadequate pro-
grams we have for marriage
and divorce statistics. illegiti-
macy. the family. and so on.
The United States Code
(Title 13) under which the
Census Bureau Is supposed to
operate specifically provides
for decennial and annual col
lections of social statistics.
"and crime. including judicial
statistics pertaining thereto"
In this and other ways the
bureau has not carried out its
public responsibility.
What we need In the Fed
eral agencies Is q reawaken-
ing and real appreciation Of
their role In social bookkeep-
ing for the Nation.
Thomas p. M0nahan.
Philadelphia.
49,
I read with interest the
article in The Sunday Star
Magazine Section by former
President Hoover on the
alarming increase in crime.
In that the vast majority
Of the police forces in every
city In the United States
spend most of their duty
time checking parking me-
ters. marking tires, and 9TH
erwise molesting the law
abiding citizenry. why not
take the obvious first step
toward reduction Of crime
throughout the country by
putting these men to work
doing what the citizens pay
taxes to have them do, i.e.,
prevent crime?
/ realize this letter is q
waste Of time, in that any
fool knows 1t is far more
important to continue this
lucrative source Of revenue
obtained by molesting hon
est citizens than 1t is to put
these men to work harassing
the hoodlums and cutting
down the national crime
rate.
Vau,a. n Ehvarda
Evening star., 1959-06-11
Write about the English

Write about the English
sparrow"
Why. lady, we have writ
ten more about this bird
than anybody in the world.
Those three underdogs Of
the bird world, the sparrow,
startling, and pigeon, are ia
vorites of this column.
In this same group many
put Americas beautiful blue
jay, but here they err. No
finer bird exists.
AS for the sparrow. it hath
Our Lords approval. In ia
vor Of the startling is the
whole Of England, where 1t
Is q favorite bird.
And the pigeon. now faced
with extinction. deserves q
special praise on account OF
its scavenger abilities. With
out it. our big cities would
be dirtier than they are,
All Of these merit our sup
port principally because they
are birds.
In this world Of bursting
bombs. the birds represent
natural sanity.
In a peculiar way, we feel,
they tend to keep humanity
sane.
Any one who thinks about
birds thinks about life, not
death and destruction.
Even the fight Of death
dealing airplanes is modelled
on the flying fish, not the
flying bird.
The only connection be-
tween birds and mans fight
is that they both travel
through the air.
There the resemblance ends.
It is here as with the parallel
between railroad train and
swift-footed animals. Both
cover the ground: other than
this. they have no resem-
blance.
One Of the best things the
birds can do to us is hold US
true to our course.
Modern science, especially
physics, has now given US a
chance to reach the stars, II
we want to.
The big question is:
Do we really want to?
Should we want to?
Progress, and all that, but
in the back Of our memories
lies the story Of the forbidden
fruit.
II we dare too far. we may
die. The angel with the fam
ing sword says so.
\ 4
The whole theory on which
birddom is built, over the
ages. is:
Ely so far, but no far
ther."
Migration does but accent
this with a million wings.
The flyers fly, but they
finally stop.
This is the wisdom Of the
centuries the birds hand
down to us, but we are not
very wise. ourselves, so we
reject it, Just as we do their
wisdom Of sleeping.