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Evening star., 1959-12-15
Story Behind Senator Tofts Memorandum

Would it be amiss at this
late date to try to set the
record straight on the re-
lease of the Taft memoran-
dunn concerning the outcome
of the 1852 Republican con-
vention?
AS the one who wrote the
story about the memorandum,
1 have been amazed at the
inspired comment about the
source that provided the
memorandum to me.
I refer particularly to
Ralph McGill's recent column
in The Star which in turn in
spired comments by Lila D.
Sonnemann in a letter to The
Star in last Saturdays edi-
ton.
After the McGill column
appeared I thought of making
some reply and then decided
not to. But this recent letter
indicates that an answer
must be made if a myth is
not to be perpetuated.
I've always marveled at the
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Fish-or Else

Governor Rockefeller has Just about
reached the f1Sh-or-cut-bait stage of his
bid for the G. o. P. presidential nomina-
tion-and he seems to be fully aware
Of the fact. At any rate, the latest report
is that the New Yorker will announce
his decision before January 6 and that,
If he takes the plunge, he will seriously
consider" entering all the presidential
primaries.
This last, as distinguished from most
OF the political hokum that is being
peddled these days, need not be taken
with grain of salt. For in the case
of the New York Governor, the decision
has been made for him.
1t is true that he has enjoyed good
receptions in st. Louis, South Bend, and
elsewhere. His private polls, following
the Rockefeller testing Of the Republi-
can political climate, may show that he
is gaining some ground here and there.
But one stubborn fact remains. And that
fact is that Richard Milhouse Nixon is
the front runner-so much so that he
hardly needs to look back at this stage
Of the race.
1t is also fact, however, that the
race is not over. If Governor Rockefeller
intends to try for the big prize, and he
seems to have decided to do so, the real
test will come in the G.. o. P. primaries.
Friendly crowds in few places will make
no significant dent in the Nixon lead.
Mr.. Rockefeller knows this, and he said
as much when he told an Indiana audi
ence that the only way for him to make
substantial progress against the Vice
President is through strong showing
in the primaries.
In other words, the Rockefeller
prospects await proof that he is the bet
ter vote-getter. He cannot prove this by
being coy. He is very close to the point
at which he must make up his mind,
announce his decision, and take his
chances.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

Negro crime, Negro depravity
and Negro inferiority. The
more virulent of the Negro
haters actively spread the
venom Of racial bigotry by the
spoken and printed word. as
indicated by a publication Of
the American Nazi Party,
recently distributed in large
numbers in this city.
In these circumstances,
Judge McGuire's remarks
implying that young colored
men" disproportionately are
responsible for the number Of
crimes of violence committed
in this community, which re-
marks were gratuitouS in that
the case, , before him did not
involve a crime of violence
lend an official imprimatur to
the fallacious thinking men
toned above, and go a long
way toward establishing it in
the public mind as absolute
fact. Furthermore, a member
of the Federal judiciary thus
becomes an unwilling tool of
the professional bigot, as il
lustrated by the uncomfort-
ably close parallel between
portion of his remarks and
some sentences in the Nazi
Party publication.
AS responsible members of
the community, we are as
concerned as you and he
about the incidence of crime
in the District of Columbia.
AS Negroes. we are profoundly
disturbed by the degree of
involvement of some Negroes
in the commission of that
crime. AS rational human be-
Evening star., 1959-12-15

ferring to the existence Of
the Taft memorandum.
Checking established that
such a memorandum existed,
but the contents were not as
certained. The Nixon people
were checked in the process
and far from releasing the
m m ora n d u m, they dis
claimed any knowledge Of it.
Finally, this reporter was
able to obtain access to the
memorandum on the condi-
tions valid as far as this
reporter was concernedD that
he could not quote from the
memorandum or use the text.
The story was written on that
basis.
AS a final comment: If it
had been planted. as Ralph's
column. blithely said, it would
have saved this reporter a
weekend of work, and the ac-
emulation of leaves on his
front lawn would not be
there.
Cecil Holland.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Penalty on Growth

The extent to which the State OF
Virginia diScriminateS against rapidly
growing counties in the ALLEGATION Of
State funds is evident from comparison
of then and now" population figures
for nearby Virginia. Although the for
mula for fund distribution is based on
the 1850 census figures, the population
of Arlington and Fairfax Counties, has
grown by leaps and bounds since 1850.
Failure of the State to adjust the for
mula to fit the increased needs of ex-
panding population amounts to a pen
atty on growth.
For example, when the present fund
formula was adopted in 1850 Arlington's
population was 135,449 and Fairfax'S
population 98,557. During the past nine
years, however, according to latest re-
liable estimates, Arlington'S population
has scared to 169,150-an increase of
Is per cent, and Fairfax's population
has more than doubled to 232,000-a
rise of 1873 per cent. Yet both counties
are receiving State benefits under an
outmoded formula based on the 1850
census figures.
1t is because of this manifest injus-
t1ce that Arlington and Fairfax author
tiles are mobilizing for a Joint effort
to induce the next General Assembly
to provide for an adjustable formula,
geared to changes in population in the
various counties and cities. The move
ment has gained impetus because of
indications that the Legislature will be
asked to adopt a sales tax Nearby
Virginia would contribute substantial
part of such a tax-yet would get little
of it back in State aid unless an up-to-
date, fair-for-all system of making the
ALLEGATIONS is adopted
Delegate John c. Webb Of Fairfax
Evening star., 1959-12-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR
A Pill for Everything in Pondoro's Box

the difference between the
chemical formula for lipstick
and lemon juice, are flattered
into accepting their spring
report. BY the time winter
comes, the last word in mira
cles now has become passe.
Springs guarantees of perfec-
ton are replaced by the "ul-
innate" The good Lord only
knows what form Of infalli-
bility and quintessence next
spring will bring. You prob
ably won't have to die to go
to heaven.
But these drug firms don't
stop with breaking the mail
mans back with duplicated
mailing lists of throw-aways
to swamp the doctors waste
bins. They send samples: In
troductory doses, starter
doses, maintenance doses, re-
fresher doses and reminder
doses. All they plead with
you to do is just please hand
it to some needy patient, so
that in gratitude he and
others will make a chain let
ter with the doctors implied
testimonial promoting the
sale of their products. Some
times this backflres. The un-
suspecting doctor gives his
trusting patient a free sample
as a starter, only to learn
that the patient had to mort
gage his home to refill this
short-lived panacea. There
have been gripes.
AS a family doctor for over
a third Of a century, and who
now knows that no pill either
can turn the clock back or do
for you what you must do for
yourself, l make this prayer
full plea of Senator Kefauver:
Make the needed pills cheap
er If you can: but, if you
have the slightest regard for
our hope of survival, please
don't insist that we must
Evening star., 1959-12-15

consume that surplus of pills
which has no Federal ceiling.
Thomas E. Mattingly, MD.
y
I do not understand why
Senator Kefauver is attack
ing the major research drug
companies. 1t would seem
that his efforts should be
directed to some of the
smaller nonresearch firms
which initiate the products
produced by these big re-
search companies. When my
doctor orders medication for
my family I want the best
product by the best COM
pany. see no value in bar
gain medicines"
If you can recall that only
a few years ago uncomplicat-
ed pneumonia was a dreaded
illness. you will realize the
true value of a few 50-cent
capsules. Under the direc-
ton of the family doctor
such patients recover in a
few days. The list is very
long if you take time to
think about it. In one sin
gle injection our children
are now protected from a
number of serious illnesses.
1 understand that soon pro-
lection from several more
diseases may be added to this
single injection. No mother
need be told how important
this is to her children-and
to her pocketbookl All of us
are interested in saving. How
ever, I would prefer to di-
rect my budgeting elsewhere.
do not wish to tamper with
my family's health by using
limitations of fine drugs or
cheap medicines.
Is Senator Kefauver making
the research drug companies
the whipping post" in Or
der to attract voting atten-
ton to himself!
Mrs. NJ. w. Anderson.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Getting at the Root of Our Crime Problem

Reference is made to the
article appearing in your pa
per concerning remarks made
by District Judge Matthew F.
MCGUIRE on December 4, 1859.
to the effect that young
colored men" are committing
too much crime in the Dis
trict of Columbia and that
people can't go out on the
street without fear of being
put upon without fear of
molestation."
Altogether too many peo-
pie in the District Of Colum-
bia regard crime and other
forms of social misconduct as
characteristic Negro be-
havior." We believe that the
fallacy of this kind of think
ing is obvious. 1t condemns an
entire group of the society
because of the actions of a
few; it assumes or implies
some kind of difference in
temperament, spirit and sense
of responsibility between
colored citizens and all other
citizens. Most unforgivable,
it disregards the impressive
body of scientific knowledge,
developed during the past
generation, which shows that
social misconduct grows out
OF the social and economic
conditions under which peo-
pie live and is not caused by
racial identity.
Many persons who do not
consciously have feelings of
racial prejudice nevertheless
are influenced by this type of
reasoning and unconsciously
begin to think in terms Of
Evening star., 1959-12-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Where is the only place in
the world where winds do not
worry the sensitive?
The answer is the seashore.
At this time of the year,
when all the city slickers are
gone. the shore becomes the
refuge of sensitive souls.
Even one who never goes
there likes to put himself in
this list, because he has
enough imagination to enjoy
it.
The winds at the shore
blow salt tang to the nostrils,
but no dust particles in the
eyes.
There are millions of mega
tive ions. invisible particles
Of air. created by the ozone.
natures magic ingredient for
good health.
y 4
You do not hear so much
about ozone these days, but
it still exists, and exerts its
own quiet influence.
Electrical machines, look
ing like small table radios,
bring back a bit of this magic
to the stuffy city dwelling.
It is enjoyed at the best in
pine forests and at the sea-
shore.
Those are happy, we have
always thought, who natu-
rally live in such places.
Rachael Carson, author of
"The Sea Around U.s." has
also written a book about the
shore and its mysteries.
There are several other
good books, one handbook of
the seaside and the creatures
and plants to be found there.
The sea is where all life
came from, according to one
view, and perhaps it is as
good a view as any, since no
one will ever know where
lite came from.
The hope has been, and
still is, that some day we will
know.
The editor Of the Christian
Science Monitor has just
edited a big book telling of
the dramatic and hopeful
future of the race.
May it be so.
1t is easy at the seashore,
whether in or out of season,
to be hopeful.
Call it ozone, if you will,
or just plain Iodine content
of the salt air.
y
Who that has ever been to
the seashore but remembers
Evening star., 1959-12-15

There is more to this war
Of the pills than price
rigging, monopoly and un-
considerable exploitation of
the sick. There is the inf
nitely greater menace of
Senator Kefauver making
them dirt cheap, unrestrict-
edly available, with Madison
Avenue opium smokers using
mass hypnotiSm to cajole us
to consume them. 1t is abso-
lutely frightening the way
we have become a Nation of
neurotic pill consumers and
pill pushers. theoretically,
the pharmaceutical sciences
are in sight of panacea. They
have devised gunShot rene
dies for overweight, anxiety,
depression, lost libido. inferi-
ority, ineptitude, insomnia
and just plain inability to
win friends and influence
people.
To educate the doctor in
the know-how of using the
same dose to cure a dwarf or
a giant. a worry wart or a
Pollyanna. and make that
same pill enlarge its efficiency
to include a presumptive cure
of every ailment from bald
ness to blushing, the drug
firms use these enticementS:
The doctor is deluged with
throw-away literature: man
ufacturers of vitamins, tran
quilizers, antibiotics, steroidS
and a host of miracle drugs,
prove by testimonials that
the mere juggling or substi-
tuition of a chemical symbol
changes the drugs category
from incredible to super CO.
-lossal. And we poor ignorant
doctors who learned our
chemistry decades ago, and
honestly couldn't understand
Evening star., 1959-12-15

County Is among Northern Virginia
legislators who will press for remedial
action next January. His proposal for
more flexible fund formula, based on
biennial population estimates by COM
petent authority. has been approved by
the Arlington County Board. All the
evidence clearly points to the need for
some such modernization of the fund
ALLEGATION system in Virginia.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

that first sniff of real ocean
air on arriving?
In the old days, one arrived
by train, a couple of blocks
back from the beach.
The terrain slanted down
to the depot.
On getting out of the hot
and dirty cars, the air was
just as stuffy as anywhere.
Was this what one had
come so far to enjoy. this hot,
humid air? Why, it was Just
like the city!
But keep patient, and walk
hopefully along with baggage
tugging at the arms.
Then, all of a sudden, as
one crested the boardwalk,
the wind hit you.
What a difference!
1t was as if something new
had happened in the world.
The seashore resident al
ways has this gift of the swift
breeze.
He finds that his wind
never blows offending dust
into his eyes.
His wind never gives him
a cold.
The wonder of it is that
the hopeful traveller never has
to worry about wrapping UP.
A similar wind in the city
or suburbs would chill him
through. but here he never
gets a cold, so blood compell-
ing is the brisk wind of the
seashore.
This is as a wind should
be, and is, at the shore.
The wonder is that more
people do not give up their
dreams of Florida and Cali
fornia, and go live not too
far away at any of the
beaches, where fresh winds
blow and the air is salt all
day long. and all night, too.
There, lulled by the cradle
song of the breakers, the old
est music in the world, the
perpleXed person of today
might have a new outlook on
life, under the mercy OF the
God of mercy.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKINS SERVICE

@. Is an enlisted man In
the United States Navy re-
quired to salute an officer of
a foreign army or navy?-F. C.
A. He must do so if the
officers government is one
which is formally recognized
by the United States Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

ings, however, our suggested
solution is not to condemn all
Negroes on the basis of an
apparent statistical relation
ship. but to seek and expose
the conditions underlying
such conduct, whatever they
may be, and to try to elimi-
nate them.
We are confident that
Judge MCGUIRE may not have
realized the full implications
of his remarks. which we have
suggested here. However, the
possibility that such implica-
tions exist, and that many
persons will so interpret them,
is the reason for our concern
and for this letter.
We have sent a similar
communication to Judge
Mcguire.
DeLOng Harris,
Individually and as Pres
ident of the Washing
ton Bar Association.
George b. Parks, George
E. C. Hayes, James M.
Nabrit, Jr.. Carlisle E.
Pratt. John Mcdaniel,
Jr., Hubert B. Pair,
John b. Duncan,
George NJ. Johnson,
Robert A. Campbell,
Henry Lincoln Johnson,
Jr., Julian r. DugaS,
E. Lewis Ferrell, Robert
]. Harlan, Charles T.
Duncan, Joel d. Black
well, Roy Garvin, Hal
colt A. Bradley, Frank
ID. Reeves, Aubrey E.
Robinson, Jr., Maurice
r. Weeks, Curtis P.
Mitchell.
Evening star., 1959-12-15

ADDRESS the 4,UUU PERSONS WHO
jammed into a hotel a fight
ing speech, of the cuff.
Gov. Rockefeller is something
new and he can make himself
an attractive candidate. That
he must do.
The New Yorker is con-
stantly being prodded to state
his d iffer ence S with Vice
President Nixon, to engage
in a controversy with the
Vice President and even with
the Eisenhower administra-
ton, including the President.
He is not likely to gain
ground at this juncture by
criticizing Mr.. Nixon. the
President or the Republican
administration. Indeed. he
doesn't have to. His job is to
sell himself as a good cam
paigner, with plenty of stuff
on the ball. To state his
political philosophy in con-
trast with that of the Demo-
Gratis, one of whom will op-
pose him should he win the
presidential nomination. Gov.
Rockefeller has wisely re-
Trained from being drawn into
personalities in this particular
respect. If he is to be critical
at this juncture, it must be Of
the Democratic enemy-not
Of other Republicans. It is
noticeable in this connection
that he has recently repeat
edly stated he is heart and
soul a Republican.
Tackles Farm Problem
The Governor is tackling
one Of the toughest problems
and isSues-the farm prob
Lemon this trip. 1t is of
particular Importance in
these big agricultural States
of the Midwest and the States
of Texas and Florida, where
agriculture plays an important
part in their economy. The
farmers. for one reason or
another, have been voting
against Republican candi-
dates and for Democrats in
the recent congressional elec-
tions. although with the ex-
ception of Missouri, they
stuck with President Eisen-
hover in 1852 and 1856. It's a
difficult issue for any pres
idential aspirant, of either
party. Tough in large part,
because the farmers them
selves are divided over what
should be done. The fact
remains, however, that farm
income and farm prices have
been suffering-partly due to
the huge surplus crops that
have been harvested. If Gov.
Rockefeller is able to strike
the right note with the farm
ers of the Midwest and the
South. he will have done him
self an enormous amount of
good.
There has been much talk
about a Nixon-Rockefeller
national ticket for the COP,
or vice versa. Republican Ma
tional Chairman, Senator
ThruSton Morton of Ken
lucky, has said he believed a
Nixon-Rockefeller ticket a
real possibility. But it is clear
~ evident that this Nixon
Rockefeller battle for top
place on the party ticket must
be settled first. Neither man is
likely to step aside until there
have been some real tests
and those will in all proba-
bility come in the presidential
preference primaries in sew
eral States. After all. the test
of a candidates ability to
draw votes comes at the polls
and in voting booths-not in
public opinion polls which can
go so very wrong at times.
Evening star., 1959-12-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
Rockefeller Picture Still Not Clear
By GOULD LINCOLN

Gov. Nelson A. Rookie
feller of New York is again
beating the bushes for sup
port in his quest for the 1860
Republican presidential nomi-
nation. This time his cam
paigning takes him into five
States of the Midwest and
two States of the South.
Whether he registers with
the party leaders and rank
and file in these regions may
have a strong bearing on his
decision to throw his hat in
the ring. The New York Gov
ernor is not an easy man to
discourage. His plans for
running for President have
been in the making for
months. The view of many
observers, in cludin G some
who travelled through the
West-including the Pacific
States-iS that when the
showdown comes, Mr.. Rock
efeller will be in there fight
ing, first to overcome the OBJ
Vious lead which Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon of
California now has.
To date, the New York
Governors campaign has
not really gotten off the
ground. That is the view of
many political leaders and
more objective observers. De-
spite Mr.. Rockefeller's win
ming personality, he has left
audiences cold. He reads too
many of his speeches-and
he does not read them well.
He has been criticized, too,
for dealing too much in
generalities. If he would
throw his manuscripts away
and take to speaking without
them, he would make far
more of an impression. He
has ideas. He should be able
to stand up and voice them.
II he wishes to make writ
ten statements on important
issues, in particular Ian
guage. he can hand them to
the press and other media
of communication. But when
it comes to meeting people
and addressing them. he
would be better off just talk
ing to them. There seems no
good reason he cannot learn
to do without manuscripts
before him.
G. o. p. Record an Asset
Furthermore, while people
like to hear issues and prob
lens and their solutions dis
cuSsed. they like to hear them
pinpointed and personalized.
In his search for the Republi-
can presidential nomination.
Gov. Rockefeller must appeal
to the Republicans. He is not
going to be nominated by
Democrats. He may wish to
spare Democratic feelings in
view Of the fact he will hope
to have Democratic votes in
November, 1860. But he can
make more headway with the
Republicans If he stands up
for the record which has
been made by President Eisen-
hover and the Republicans in
Congress.
On his present trip, Gov.
Rockefeller has already Wis
tied Indiana, Missouri, Min
nesota and is in Wisconsin.
He still has to visit Oklahoma,
Texas and Florida. The Gov
ernor had a good reception in
Indiana-although the only
outstanding Republican leader
who turned out openly in his
support was Senator Cape
hart. But the Republicans
appeared interested in him.
And in st. Louis he received
the warmest reception he has
yet met. outside of New York.
Also, he had the good sense to
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-11-06

proud Of the rest Of my neighbors,
too, because not a single For Sale
sign has gone up because this Ne
gro family moved in"
Mrs. Sanders went on to point
out that over the years she has
heard many complaints from our
own people who ventured into
neighborhoods which previously
had no Jewish residents. Often,
the for sale signs went up all
around them, even before the
older residents had an opportunity
to learn whether they were good
neighbors or not.
why shouldn't we wait" she
suggested, when a Negro family
moves In, to give them a chance
to prove themselves? That way we
protect our own property values,
too"
Mr.. Sanders, treasurer Of the
Minneapolis Federation and a Jew
ish communal leader, is also proud
Of their new neighbors. He Joined
his wife in celebrating on the last
point she made.
I'VE couldn't wish for better
neighbors," he said. "And I look
at it this way. II the rest Of the
people in a block where a Negro
family moves in would only keep
up their property, the values Of
new and old residents alike would
be preserved. And keeping up the
property would assure US of &C
curing neighbors who had the
means and the will and the char
acter to live in good neighborhoods.
That way, we would protect
our neighborhoods from deteriora-
ton. But If we get paniclxy and
sell out at a sacrifice, we open the
door for those with lower stand
ards to move in and thus we our
selves are guilty of paving the way
for sub-standard housing.
After ALL" Sanders concluded,
"our people have been in the fore
front of the struggle for equality
and improved relations between
various races and creeds. I believe
we ought to practice what we
preach. you can definitely quote
me: we are not moving"