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Evening star., 1959-05-30
GIover-ArchboId Parkway

We do not know, nor are we COM
petent to decide, whether building the
projected highway or parkway through
the Glover -Archbold Park violates any
agreement between the donors of the
parkland and the Government which
accepted 1t. That would be a matter
for the courts to decide, If the question
is presented to the courts for decision.
But as for other arguments, pro and
con, in connection with construction of
this parkway, we think that all the evi-
dence presented in Senate debate sup
ports the construction of the parkway,
that it will furnish a necessary facility
and serve a highly useful purpose.
We believe that time will fully justify
the Commissioners in having proposed
their initial appropriation for beginning
the work, and the decision of the House
and Senate to approve it. Regardless
of eventual decisions on the Wisconsin
avenue corridor or other proposals for
an interstate route through Washington
from Route 240, the Glover -Archbold
parkway stands on its own merits as a
project that should be begun and begun
without further delay.
Evening star., 1959-05-30

lawn sprinklers on pair Of newspaper
photographers. =
London's Evening Star says that
Prince Philip, husband OF Queen Eliza
BETH sindulged himself in this mot SO
funny" exercise at flower show, and
that two photographers representing
"the press Of the world" got very wet.
very embarrassed and very annoyed" In
due time, Buckingham Palace spokes-
man said the Prince didn't press the
button" although he was standing near
the sprinkler control panel"
1t is not possible to tell from this
distance whether Philip did or didn't.
Other London papers, however, sup
ported the Stars news account even II
not sharing its editorial indignation.
Furthermore. 1t seems that Philip has
long record Of demonstrating dislike
for news photographers. 1t would be
more becoming to both his age and
position If he would model his royal
manners little more closely after those
Of the Queen. Photographers have work
to do, even II Princes do not
Evening star., 1959-05-30

Counting "ten" over the political
fortunes Of Governor A. B. Happy
Chandler Of Kentucky has proved to be
an exercise in embarrassing futility.
Happy" has been down before, but he
has never yet been out to stay SO his
setback in the recent Democratic guber-
Material primary, when Mr.. Chandlers
protege, Lieutenant Governor Harry
Waterfield, was soundly trounced, should
not necessarily be considered a conclu-
siye Knockout for the famboyant Squire
of Frankfort.
It is fact, however, that an old
Chandler antagonist in State where
feuds are taken Seriously-form Sena-
tor Earle G. Clements-haS won a big
round. Mr.. Clements, backing primary
winner Bert Combs, undoubtedly expects
to follow UP this advantage by getting
his man elected Governor this fall
when Happy" cannot run for re-elec-
tion. The next step, presumably, would
be to send Kentucky's delegation to the
1860 Democratic presidential convention.
committed to man of Mr.. Clements
(not Mr.. Chandler's) choice. For the
record, Mr.. Chambers first choice, at
least, is MIR. Chandler-his favorite
"favorite son." Also for the record, Mr..
Clements is an old friend and associate
OF Senator Lyndon Johnson of Texas.
There is, of course, at least pos
sibility that Kentucky might elect
Republican Governor this fall-as it has
done before, and with the indirect, If
not direct, help of Mr.. Chandler himself.
This could leave the makeup of the
States Democratic convention delega-
tion still subject to another round be-
tween Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Clements.
Kentucky, in its political antics, is
very interesting State.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Costly Decision Delay

The report that President EiSen-
hover is pressing for an early decision
by the Pentagon on the heated Bomarc-
versus Hercules missile controversy is
good news. Delay in settling the issue
between the Air Force and the Army
means the waste Of vital defense dol
lars on duplication Of weapons which
even now may be on their way out.
For the Air Forces Bomarc and the
Army's Hercules ground-to-ai
missiles are designed to intercept and
destroy manned bombers, which are
themselves being pushed into the back
ground by the development Of intercon-
tinental ballistic missiles.
AS long as there remains any real
threat of an enemy attack by Jet bomb
ing planes, of course, there will be need
for an effective ground-to-air missile
Of the Bomarc or Nike-Hercules type.
but there is no need for two such
weapons. One or the whichever
is the better should be adopted and
the other dropped At stake In the
interservice feud, as Senator Symington
has pointed out, are vast sums of the
taxpayers money, plus two weapons sys-
TENS designed to defend against small
Soviet bomber force"
Senator Stennis, chairman of a sub
committee of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, put the picture in focus
when he said that the committee is not
trying to eliminate the Nike Hercules in
favor of the Bomarc, but to bring about
q Defense Department reappraisal Of
both ION their merits" He added: 1--WE
are pouring billions and billions of doll
lars into these systems that almost ev-
eryone agrees need re-evaluation.
The billions saved by eliminating
duplication of funds and effort for two
similar antibomber missiles instead Of
one might better be used to develop
an effective defense against the in
creaSingly grave threat of a cataclys-
mic ICBM attack on this country Work
on an antimissile missile, linked with
a radar detection and control system,
already has begun. But the problem is
far from being licked
The President should put an end to
the interservice pickering over soon
to-be obsoleScent missile, with a view
to freeing more men and money for
work on an effective defense against
the ICBM.
Evening star., 1959-05-30

poll tax State as q presi-
Dental candidate. Can't you
imagine Nixon or Rockefeller
referring to my opponent,
the poll tax Senator"-as-
suming the Democrats are
willing to nominate a poll tax
Senator?
johnson could take this
onus of himself by pushing
q congressional bill or con-
stitutional amendment to
outlaw the poll tax.
Our own democracy and
our international prestige
would both benefit by such
action. How can we argue for
democracy abroad while six
Of our States including
Texas) still charge money
for the right to vote?
Martin EIfant.
Houston, Tex.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Beware of Red China

Your editorial on Red Chi
nese Aggressive Map-Mak-,
ing" should be commended.
1t deserves serious attention
as a timely warning against
Red Chinese claims to the
territory of India.
The existing Indo-C Chinese
treaty Of friendship and CO.
existence will become a scrap
OF paper as soon as it will ap-
pear propitious to Chinese
Communists.
There is a historical paraI-
lei to the present situation.
In September October 1899,
the Soviet Union forced upon
the three neighboring Baltic
States, Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania. the conclusion of
"nonaggression and mutual
assistance" pacts, guarantee
ing them the immunity of
their sovereign rights and in
dependence. But prior to the
signing of these pacts, the
general staff of the Red army
issued operative maps of the
Baltic States which identi-
ned them as Soviet Socialist
Republics, and on October II.
1889. a matter of hours after
the last Of the mutual-assist-
ance pacts was concluded,
with Lithuania), a secret
NKVD order, setting forth de-
tailed instructions for the ar
rest and deportation of all
anti-Soviet elements from Es-
tonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
was signed, and issued by
General Serov, then deputy
commissar of the USSR for
state security. Following this
preparatory work, the three
Baltic States were arbitrarily
occupied by the Soviet troops
in the middle of June, 1910,
and mass deportations of
Baltic "anti-Soviet elements"
took place simultaneously, on
June IA, l941, in Estonia, Lat
via and Lithuania.
The inclusion of large areas
Of India within Red China
is, therefore, intentional, pre-
meditated and ominous.
Karlis KaInins.
Evening star., 1959-05-30

The Combined Arts Fair
at Bon Air County Park was
a great step forward in the
following respects:
/. Cooperation among var
ious branches of county
government. 2. Cooperation
among various proponents Of
many different arts, crafts
and skills for a successful
total presentation. 8. EXPOSE
ton of the methods and pur-
poses Of the arts, as well as
the products and artists.
4. The encouraging progress
in human relations apparent
in the integrated audiences
on all three of the days which
my family was able to attend
events at the festival.
There now apparently re-
mains only the formality of
removing an antiquated law
from the books. People were,
1t seems, so interested in the
cultural exchanges offered at
this delightful arts show in
the open air, that desirable
human relations followed
naturally and no unpleasant
incidents occurred. Police
men in full evidence all the
time did not disturb anyone.
Uneventful desegregation
without fanfare and publicity
is the best way, I suppose,
but the citizens of Arling-
ton. in making their lovely
parks and cultural advan-
tages really public property,
have q right to congratulate
themselves on their good
sense. fair play and good
manners.
Gertrude Rigdon.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
German Solution?

Since there is little hope
of seeing q reunited Ger
many for years to come what
can a top-level conference
accomplish that would re-
move the friction Of q divid-
ed Berlin and threats Of an
other blockade?
The opposing sides could
come to an agreement
whereby they would exchange
capitals, lie. all of Berlin for
all Of Bonn with free-unre-
stricted-access to both Cit
les for both sides.
Under this agreement the
East German capital (all of
Bonn) would be deep in West
Germany and the West
German capital Gall of Ber-
lin) would be deep in East
Germany.
This plan once agreed on
and put in effect would save
face for both East and West.
Threats of blockades would
cease, and the nightmare of
a divided city with its fric-
tions and confusions and bor-
der complexities would come
to an end. for the good of
all concerned, since it would
contribute vastly toward the
maintenance of peace.
Walter Fielder.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Secrets in Congress

The American Society Of
Newspaper Editors experts
In the use of Words has
petitioned Congress to make
public all official financial
transactions Of members.
The petition notes that
secrecy shields wrongdoers
from public indignation, and
spread unjust suspicion about
the majority of members.
Standing of, by and for the
people. the members Of Con-
gress have a duty to estab-
lish a very high standard Of
public responsibility in Amer
lea. The people are often
judged by the actions Of
Congress.
"The performance Of duty
is alone necessary and 1t
alone is always possible. Other
opportunities may fail us, but
the opportunity to do the
right thing is the inalienable
prerogatlve of human life."
Those words, written by the
first woman to edit and
publish a newspaper west of
the Mississippi, undoubtedly
reflect highest ideals of public
life. Are they too high a
standard either for the people
to demand or for Congress to
give?
Jackson Lee Davis.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Penny-Wise

DR.. Alan T. Waterman, director of
the National Science Foundation, is on
solid ground in warning against the cuts
the House has made in the foundations
budget for the coming year. For the
cuts, If allowed to stand, could hardly
fail to work against the best interests
Of our country.
Thus, as DR.. Waterman has testified
before a Senate Appropriations subcom-
nlittee, the House has denied to the NSF'
q total Of SIT million needed to carry
out several key projects of great po-
tential value. These include important
work in the field of weather modiflca-
ton, the building of special research
facilities like nuclear reactorS for uni
versities, and the translation and dis
semination of Soviet scientific journals.
Clearly, the curtailing or suspension of
undertakings Of this sort would repre-
sent a. step backward at a time when
the United States can Ill afford to take
such steps.
More important still, the worst sim
gle feature of the House action is that
1t would hit hardest at the NSF'S pro-
grams of basic reSearch-research of a
type that is vital to the acquisition of
fundamental new knowledge in many
fields. In other words, the cuts would
prevent the foundation from going for
ward with the kind of abstract studies
and inquiries that are absolutely essen
tial to the making of those discoveries
that lead to revolutionary scientific and
chronological progress in every area of
human endeavor, both military and
nonmilitary
This adds up to economizing of a
brand that can be described only as
penny-wise and pound foolish. Accord
ingly, we hope that the Senate will act
af1rmatively on DR.. Waterman's appeal
IAN appeal fully backed by the Presi-
dent-to restore to the NSF what the
House has taken away.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Still Makes Sense

= I have an old clipping
quoting Uncle Joe Cannon,
when he was House Speaker,
that well suits today's gener-
alton. 1t reads:
Uncle Joe has always
been a straight party man
and when he was asked what
he thought of reformers-
especially certain varieties
of them-he hesitated a
moment and then recited a
verse that he had committed
to memory many years ago:
I'm thankful that the Sun
and Moon are both hung
UP so high
That no pretentious hand can
stretch and pull them
from the sky.
If they were not, I have no
doubt, but some reforming
ass
Would recommend to take
them down and light the
World with gas"
Sydney F. Alexander.
Evening star., 1959-05-30

@. How can there be any
question as to whether a man
born abroad of American par
ents Is a natural born" citi-
zen? He is not a natural
lied" one, and there are only
these two categories.-J. K.
A. The people who dispute
the natural born" status Of
such a person argue that his
citizenship is really one type
Of legal naturalization, which
comes to him automatically
but nevertheless does so only
through acts of Congress and
through the citizenship Of his
parents. Natural born" ci-
tizenship. in this view. Is
limited to that derived di-
rectly from birth in United
States territory. The ques-
ton has never been decided.
and only a Supreme Court
decision could decide it.
Evening star., 1959-05-30

] should like TO thank you
for calling my attention,
through Raoul Berger'S letter
in your issue of May 20. to
my failure to cite Mr.. Berger
in footnote 149 of my recent
article in the California Law
Review. I was, however,
somewhat taken aback by the
implication in Mr.. Berger's
letter that I, too, am engaged
in the common Washington
pastime of living in glass
houses.
It is true that the literary
gem which he refers to was
taken from a 1850 article of
his. The omission of a foot
note reference in my article
was, however, due to negli-
gence Il might even say
oversight on my part. This
is shown by the fact that the
same language of Mfr. Berger
was used by me in both "An
Introduction to American
Administrative Law" (l95S)
p. 251 and an article in SIS
Michigan Law Review p. SO.
In both places there was an
appropriate footnote refer
ence giving Mr.. Berger the
credit which he deserves for
the two sentences used by
me.
Mr.. Berger may we'll have
a point In being upset at my
failure to give him the loot
note credit which he deserves
in the more recent article to
which he refers. For him,
however, to compare my neg
ligence in this respect to the
almost complete parroting of
an article by the Attorney
General Of which I COM
planned in my recent article
is almost ludicrous. Certainly
my inadvertent failure to
give Mr.. Berger literary i'm
mortality is hardly the sort
Of thing that would disqualify
me from making deserved
charges Of "wrongdoing" In
the Federal agencies.
Bernard Schwartz.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Mrs. Xylocopa Virginica is
busy these days with the new
generation Of carpenter bees.
She had been boring a nest
in the underside Of the small
bench on the back porch of
the Templeton Jones home.
Mrs. Virginica is large,
black and woody, and has a
fine buzz and stinger, the last
of which she uses only when
pressed.
Let her alone, she will let
you alone. Jones.
Don't monkey with carpen-
ter bees. Jones, and you will
scarcely know she is there.
AS for Old Man Virginica,
he is a drone, and has no
sting.
Nobody is afraid of the
Old Man, not even his Wig
orous wife.
The female carpenter bee
has black eyes, the Old Man
has green eyes.
OF the two. his eyes are the
best, but most Of us never get
close enough to know.
The female does all the
nest building.
She selects q nice piece Of
soft wood, on cornice or over
hang, or bench.
She prefers it unpainted,
but will bore through paint,
If necessary.
She gnaws a straight hole
about half an inch long and
some three-eighths Of an inch
in diameter.
This, in the case Of Jones
bench, is from the underside
UP.
This is her entrance hall.
Then she turns sharply to
left or right, and tunnels out
a chamber about 10 inches
long. 1t is about half an inch
wide.
She uses her jaws to ex-
tract tiny slivers Of wood,
kicking them out with her
hind legs as she goes along.
The 18-inch tunnel never
comes to the surface at any
point.
This is her triumph.
\ y 4 y
Now she has a fine incu-
batting chamber, and she
starts it by placing a small
loaf of bee bread, as it is
called, at the far end.
She intends, you see. to di-
vide the long hall into small
chambers, each about an
inch long.
Into the far one. as she
begins, she places a loaf Of
bee bread, and on this she
lays just one egg.
Then, in natures sure but
mysterious ways. she gath
ers small chips Of wood and
Inoistens them with q honey
like substance.
Evening star., 1959-05-30


With this material she
walls of the first egg.
The carpenter bee repeats
this process until all the
chambers are filled, both
with bee bread and eggs.
The bread is made of poll
len, laboriously gathered in
the centuries-old bee fashion.
After all the rooms are
filled, the task of Mrs. Xylo-
copa Virginica is finished.
Now she has nothing to do
except fly around the garden
and enjoy what life is left
to her.
When fall comes. and win
ter arrives, the grubs begin
to grow in their safe. dry
and comparatively warm re-
treat.
4 \ X
Next spring, they will begin
to hatch out. and there will
be many more carpenter bees
to continue the line.
Just a little trail of saw
dust, now and then, swept
away by the winds and rains,
but beneath the wood, life.
There is not much need for
the householder to worry.
The tunnels will not weaken
the place much, and they are
amazing instances Of life as
1t is lived by some of the
most amazing and beautiful
of the bees.
AS Mrs. x flies around the
garden this summer, she has
a sense of duty well done.
Forty generations look
down upon you," buzzes her
mate, as he flies around with
her.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
World Courts Scope

Ihere are four essential
conditions for establishing an
effective system for the judi
cial settlement of interna-
tional disputes: ID General
agreement among members
of the international commu-
nifty as to the principles of
international law to be ap-
piled to their disputes; (2)
Acceptance by all the mem-
bers of the community of the
jurisdiction of the Interna-
tional Court over interna-
tional disputes; 90 Decisions
by the Court based on those
generally agreed principles;
"a Acceptance and execu-
ton of such decisions by the
parties involved.
The thesis that peace and
justice among nations can be
established through the Judi
cial settlement Of their dis
putes has been advanced for
centuries and there is sub
stantial unanimity among all
civilized nations on this
point. The difficulty lies in
the establishment of the con-
ditions outlined above. None
of these conditions has yet
been achieved. and until they
are. the United States and
other countries are justified
in making reservations to the
acceptance of the Interna-
tional Courts Jurisdiction
which will protect them from
an unwarranted invasion of
their domestic affairs by
decisions of the court.
The reservation as to do
mestic jurisdiction as deter
mined by the United States
operates only to conflne the
courts competence. so far as
the United States is con.
cerned, to those matters over
which, under generally ac-
cepted international law, it
should have, and now has,
jurisdiction.
Eleanor II. Finch.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
DntyMoii

Please let us know how to
help in Postmaster General
Summerfield's fight to halt
pornographic literature be-
ing sent to an estimated one
million United States chill
dren. teen-agers and even
children from 8 to i0l
Evil will not stand up
against, an enraged popula-
tion.
Margaret T. Henney.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
AHing Elephant

William B. Prendergast,
associate research director
of the Republican National
Committee told the annual
convention of Young Repub-
licans that "the pulse of the
Republican Party in Mary
land has grown steadily
weaker since 1882"
This reminded us Of the
poor fellow who, after hav-
ing his complaints pretty
well ignored. up and died.
His will left instructions that
his tombstone should carry
these words: ''I told you I
was sick. :"
Maryland Conservative.
Evening star., 1959-05-30
Who Pressed the Button?

1t is hardly news when prominent
figures claim they were "misuuoted"
after some embarrassing item appears
in the papers. 1t is newsy, however,
when Prince, age SO, becomes involved
In controversy over whether he did or
did not press the button which turned
Evening star., 1959-05-30

sion OF preference for vice
presidential nominations as
well as presidential. IN 1855
and this Mr.. Rockefeller
may take into consideration
"a write-in vote for the re-
nomination Of Vice President
Richard M. Nixon showed
some 22.926 voters favoring
Mr.. Nixon. It came at q
time when there were mur-
murings In some Republican
quarters that Mr.. Nixon
should not be renominated
to run with Mr.. Eisenhower.
Nixon support Strong |
In view of the strong sup
port for Mr.. Nixon which
apparently exists in New
Hampshire-among Republic
cans-it would look as though
Mr.. Rockefeller might be in
danger of the buzz-saw treat
ment If he tackled the Vice
President In this particular
contest. Senator Styles
Bridges, powerful political
leader in the State, while he
has not announced his sup
port of any candidate for
the q, o. P. presidential
nomination, is nevertheless
known to be very friendly to-
ward Mr.. Nixon. Indeed, 1t
is believed he will be in the
Vice Presidents corner.
So ar as is known, only
one member of the New
Hampshire delegation in
Congress has been reported
leaning toward the New York
Governor. Mr.. Rockefeller,
however, Is a graduate of
Dartmouth College in the
class Of 1890. Around Han
over, indeed, he may receive
considerable support and also
from graduates of the New
Hampshire college all over
the State. Gov. Rockefeller |
is regarded as a progressive !,
or liberal Republican, and it
will be remembered that Mr.. 4
Eisenhower, when he went
up against Senator Taft, a
conservative, in the 1852 pri-
mary was able to win.
The public opinion polls
have shown Mr.. Nixon far
ahead Of Gov. Rockefeller as
a likely nominee for Presi-
dent by the @. o. P. Par
ticularly did a poll of the
members of the Republican
National Committee and Re-
publican State chairmen show
the Vice President the choice
Of an overwhelming major
ity. All of this may have
convinced some of the Rocke-
feller followers-like Repre-
sentative Wainwright-that
it is time to move before too
many persons are sewed up
to Mr.. Nixon.
The New York Governor
is due to come here to be the
honor guest of the Capitol
Hill Club-a Republican or
ganization--June IL. While
his speech will, it is said,
have nothing to do with presi-
dental nominations, he will
be in position to meet with
Republican members of Con-
gress and other party leaders.
A former Federal Judge,
Albert Levitt, a resident of
New Hampshire, has an
nounced he will put a Rocke-
feller slate Of delegates in
next years primary. He has,
however, no real political
strength of his own.