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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

1t has become more and
more apparent that the pub
lie health is in danger to an
extent unknown but increas-
ing. as a result Of the reckless
nuclear policy which so many
conservative newspapers still
advocate.
1t is almost beyond belief
that such a concerted effort
should be made to minimize
the perils we face from radi-
alton, in spite Of extensive
evidence to the contrary and
in spite Of the fact that. in
some instances, appropriate
safety measures would have
absolutely no bearing on our
national security. Those who
have an economic interest in
nuclear reactors and nuclear
weapons have called serious
accidents improbable" but
this alleged improbability
should be weighed more
carefully against the very
immensely Of the tragedy
which could occur. A berserk
technician. an earthquake,
an overly-eager military man
any of these could precipi-
tate a nuclear holocaust
which would destroy thou
sands. or even millions of
lives.
A related problem on which
an ostrich-like attitude has
been assumed by the Acc is
that Of radioactive waste dis
posal. It has been admitted
that no really safe, long
range disposal method has
been devised. The quantities
involved viii shortly grow
to billions Of gallons each
year. which will presumably
be dumped into the ocean to
contaminate edible fish, or
viii be buried to await leach
ing into farm soil.
We should not permit such
minor" amounts Of poison
ing in the fond hope that a
better way will be found
someday. That day may come
too late. and ! do not believe
that bein g administered
small amounts OF radiation
in the meantime Is good for
me or anyone else, except at
the hands Of a doctor in case
OF medical necessity. The
Public Health Service should
be given immediate and ex-
tensive responsibility in the
radiation health field.
william II. PAYNE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Hearing Demanded
(See editorial, "Full Hear

tsee editorial, Full Hear
ing Needed
/ am one of the many
property owners in Fairfax
County, Va, who are ad-
versely affected by the relo-
cation Of the Chantilly Air
port road corridor as re-
ported in The Star.
In the absence of public
hearings on a move of this
magnitude, the individual
citizen must rely on the re-
sources Of the press to ascer-
tain the basis for such I'M
democratic action. In the in
terest Of its readers in Fair
fax County. / trust The Star
will obtain and publish the
facts in this matter.
Wnen the principle Of "the
greatest good for the great
est number" Of citizens has
suddenly. dictatorially and
without public hearing been
violated, ! have every con-
fidence that the press will
not rest until that principle
of our country has been up
held.
Carl E. Wilbur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Naming the Airport

On May % of this year
Senator Capehart Of Indiana
proposed that the new air.
port at Chantilly. Va, be
named the Dulles Interna-
tional Airport, and a few days
later Senator Robertson of
Virginia claimed the pro-
posal would not be a suf-
f1ciently dignified memorial
for the late Secretary of
State.
I appreciate the position of
Senator Robertson, bat feel
that there can be more than
one memorial to such a great
man. For example, this city
is named for and contains
many memorials to George
Washington.
AS the late Secretary Of
State Travelled more by air
than any other statesman in
this age Of flight. it seems
symbolic that the interna-
tional airport serving the
Capital City should be given
the name Dulles Interna-
tional Airport.
/ feel that even greater
memorials to John Foster
Dulles should be considered,
and yet an airport of this
size and Importance would
be a wonderful beginning for
the series Of monuments,
buildings, etc., that will UNI
doubleday be forthcoming.
Robert X. Helm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Civil Liberties

Unnoticed by press and
public. an anniversary Of
some significance in the con-
tinuing struggle for Aneri-
can civil liberties occurred a
few weeks ago. On April rs
the Justice Departments
prosecution Of three editors
Of the China Monthly Re-
view. American-owned mag
azine formerly published in
Shanghai. rounded into its
fourth year with no end in
sight.
This action at its outset
was characterized by the
American Civil Liberties I'm
ion Of Northern California,
with the national ACLU con-
curing, as "a serious threat
to fundamental liberties. in
particular freedom of the
press and fair trial" The
liberal press has called it one
Of the crucial civil liberties
cases of our day. The charge
Of "sedition" was made be-
cause the defendants had
published reports and opin-
ions critical of United States
conduct in Korean police
action" When a mistrial re-
suited, the Government took
the extraordinary step of ad-
ding a treason" charge, car
rying a penalty Of five years
to death.
No resolution of either
charge appears in prospect;
in fact, no indictment has
been found on the treason"
charge. Months and years
nave gone by while the de-
PENDANTS, John and Sylvia
Powell and Julian Schuman,
have remained helpless under
the shadow Of these grave
accusations, with the entire
proceedings virtually lost in
silence.
Many Americans concerned
for our traditional freedoms,
including many who totally
disagree with what the de-
PENDANTS said, feel that this
prosecution of editors for
their published dissentseis a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

pearance was the lack Of any
concerted conservation meas
ures to save them.
If people had tried to save
them, something might have
been done.
AS it is. they are gone,
and we have only the mourn
ing dove to represent them.
Does the name mourning"
come from this?
II does not. II refers to the
melancholy notes Of the bird.
Almost any contralto voice
sounds sad.
Listened to properly, the
song Of this bird does not
seem sad. It does bespeak
home, in some subtle way.
Few birds have. such low
voices. and few so love to be
at home" ina neighborhood.
Other species nest close to
houses, some even by window
sills. which doves never do:
still. the doves make it plain
that they love where they are.
They are not wanderbirds.
They fly around, it is true,
but they manage to convey to
the watcher something of the
sense Of love Of home.
Please do not ask how they
do this. Despite the study
that has been put on bird life
over the centuries, there is
still a great deal about them
we do not know. The more
one observes them, the more
certain he is to feel this way,
If he is honest. Not all people
are honest.
} There is more to a bird
than the number of feathers,
and their rather odd names.
Perhaps the best thing
about home bird watching is
that even the most simple
nature comes to realize this,
and thus to become vastly
more educated, in a sense,
than the person who contents
himself merely with knowing
mathematical facts about
birds.
The feeling of appreciation
felt by our correspondent is
a normal one. 1t means that
he finds sermons in stones,
and birds. as the poet pre-
dicted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Ho Hum
Exempt Land

In an article on June II,
Senate to spend more
money for building land" it
was stated:
Lots to be required are
bounded by First, Second and
C streets NE, and Constitu-
ton avenue. Specifically
freed from demolition in the
original authorization to buy
the land were the headquar-
tiers Of The National Women's
Party, la Constitution ave-
nue.. remodeled row houses in
Schott's Alley and the Capt.
toll Hill Apartments"
Your reporter evidently
does not know that the prop
erty on 129, 1871, and 1873 c
street NE, are not to be TAX
en- by the Government.
Rev. Alfred H. Terry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Full Hearing Needed

The Federal Aviation Agency has
shown a proper respect for property
owners rights in agreeing to reconsider
a tentative shift in route for the super
highway to the new Chantilly Airport. A
good case for reconsideration was made
by group Of indignant Fairfax County
citizens at a meeting yesterday arranged
by Representative Broyhill.
3 A letter to The Star, published on
this page today, proposes that property
owners affected by the suddenly an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
THE POLITICAL MILL
The Fight to Ger De Sopio
By GOULD LINCOLN

against Mr.. De Sapio and the
city leaders grew out Of their
domination Of the 1858 DEM
ocratic State Convention in
Buffalo, when they brought
about the nomination Of New
York's District Attorney
Frank Hogan against the
wishes Of Gov. Hartman.
Some Of the liberal group
were anxious to have Mr..
Finletter for a senatorial
candidate. The fight tore the
party wide open.
De Saplo the Target
Although the liberal re-
form group has included Mr..
Prendergast, Mr.. Sharkey and
Mr.. Buckley in its list to get
the political ak, Mr.. De Sapio
is the only one Of the lot who
is directly available for at
tack at the polls this year. He
is a district leader in Man
haitian, a small district, about
one-third Of the First As
sembly District. II his OPP
ponents can knock him off
In the September Is primary.
he will lose prestige tremen-
dously and probably with it
his leadership Of Tammany
Hall and titular leadership Of
the party in New York City
and the State. His enemies
have a chance to accomplish
this. but not a $3.50 chance,
according to reports. The
battle will be really interest,"
ing. Two years ago, Mr.. De
Sapio also was under attack,
but he won out on a 62-3S
percentage of the vote.
Even should the Lehman
Roosevelt inletter group be
able to defeat Mr.. De Sapio,
it will not. it is said. have
sufficient power to name the
leader Of Tammany Hall.
But a victory over Mr.. De
Sapio would, nevertheless,
increase the influence of the
reform group. Eventually
the question of presidential
candidates is bound to be-
come involved in this strug-
gle between the wings of the
Democratic Party in the big
city and in the State. There
is considerable belief that
Hubert Humphrey, Senator
from Minnesota. would be
the choice of a majority Of
this group. although fond
ness for Adlai Stevenson is
quite evident. Mrs. Roosevelt
has been quoted as saying
Mr.. Humphrey has the spark
of leadership and greatness,
which could be developed
into a strong candidate for
the presidency. But whether
Mr.. De Sapio and other lead
ers in the city would ever go
for him is another matter.
They. in all probability,
would prefer Senator Ken
needy.
New York probably will
have 81 delegate votes in the
national convention next
year. Undoubtedly Mr.. Leh-
man and Mrs. Roosevelt will
be included in the delega-
tion-with half-a-vote each.
But If Mr.. De Sapio retains
his present leadership In the
city and in the State, his
will continue to be a dorni-
nant voice-just as he was
with the delegation in 1855.
when he held it In line for
Mr., Hartman,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

damaging contradiction of
our country's claims to free
world leadership. Is it not
time that this proceeding, a
patent holdover from the Nc
Carthy era. be dropped?
Mortimer Frankel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
FIFTEENTH STREET

Dear Sir:
IT have had a great deal of
amusement this summer by
watching a pair Of mourning
doves that hang around our
place.
They are really very fine
birds. Back in my old home
town nobody paid much at
tention to the doves. They
were Just accepted as a part
Of daily life.
Here I find them an
amusement, something to
look at. something alive to
appreciate. 1t seems to me
that people today fail to APP
preciate life. Maybe there are
too many people. What is
common is held cheaply. I
have read somewhere that
the increasing number Of peo-
pie in the world will some
day cause trouble. Maybe IT
has already.
1.-THE doves are cheap
enough. in a sense, but mar
velously complete and beauti-
full. I had always felt them
good birds. but not partic-
ularly interesting. Now I real
ize Just what fine things they
really are, and how they en-
Joy life.
Surely we were put here to
enjoy life, If anything.
THE long faces of past
ages failed miserably in
praising God. Surely those
poor mistaken people might
have benefited from watch
ing the birds.
Some day please write
something about the turtle
doves.
Sincerely. NJ. C. R."
4 4 4
Our dove gives us a quite
unexpected glance into the
past.
This is because he is a
small-scale passenger pigeon.
The extinction of the great
doves that once covered the
skies with their numbers is
one of the all-time blots on
America.
Along with the buffalo. not
quite eradicated, the passen-
ger pigeon represents mans
greed In operation.
Never let anybody tell you
that natural forces alone ex-
terminated these birds.
They were dubbed of
trees, as they slept, and sold
by the millions in the East
ern markets.
The fact that several mil
lions of them managed to
survive even this treatment
does not mean that man is
not guilty.
Once they were cut down
to this strength, they lacked
factors of safety necessary
for their survival.
1t was only a question Of
time until they really began
to disappear.
The secondary crime in
connection with their disap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

dhist cooking of Tibet, has given
voice to a singularly eloquent and
damning indictment of what Red
China has been doing to his country,
the tabled roof of the world" Speak
ing from his refuge in Mussoorie, India,
he has accused Peiping Of a reign of
terror that falls little short of the
crime Of genocide-a conscious, DELHI
crate, systematic effort to wipe out
not merely the culture, independence
and religion Of his people, but also the
people themselves.
Thus, according to the Dalai Lama,
who is their spiritual and temporal
leader, the Tibetans have been sub
jected to agony and affliction" in
mounting tempo ever since the Chinese
Communists first invaded their land
in 1850. That particular aggression
was followed by an agreement" under
which Peiping pledged itself to let them
govern their own internal affairs, and
practice their peace-loving faith, with
out let or hindrance However, as the
exiled cooking has just declared, the
Mao Tze-tung regime began violating
the compact in the most fragrant man.
ner almost as soon as it was signed
Since then, over a period of nine
years, Peiping has followed a policy
which the Dalai Lama now has openly
condemnation the first time in de-
tail-as a program calculated to bring
about the "annihilation" of his country
and the Buddhist religion To that end,
the Communist drive has been unre-
hitting and mercileSs. In the god-king's
words, Forced labor and compulsory
exactions, systematic prosecutions of
the people, plumber and conflScation
Of property belonging to individuals
and monasteries, and the execution
OF certain leading men In Tibet-these
are the glorious achievements of Chi
nese rule in Tibet" More than that,
there have been mass deportations
from the country and a replacing
influx of millions" Of Chinese in
reSettlement move obviously de-
signed to obliterate Tibet's historical,
ancient identity as a region distinct
from China proper.
Is this Just spiteful anti-Peiping
propaganda? Far from it. In making
his charges, the Dalai Lama has been
at special pains to declare that he
has done so "in full awareneSs of their
gravity because know them to be
true" And he has gone on to challenge
the Chinese Reds to prove otherwise.
AS matter of fact, he. has called
upon them, If they care to dispute his
accusations, to agree to the establish
ment Of an impartial international
investigating commission to look into
what he has said and to pass judy
ment on the validity of his condem-
natory views.
Needless to say, the Chinese Com
muniSts will never assent to any such
inquiry. In that respect, the Dalai
Lama has put them on a spot Of sorts.
Although they may rail against him,
and although they may take the Nehru
government to task for granting him
asylum on Indian soil, they will be
exceedingly hard put to persuade the
world at large that they are not guilty
of crime Of the first magnitude in
Tibet. The consequent impact on Asian
opinion as a whole can hardly fail to
be wholesome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Facing q Bear

For the sake Of humanity
and humaneness. ] do hope
that letter-writers Holland,
Geister, Olson and Bixby
are lucky enough to meet
face to face with a bear.
Their screams for protec-
ton would be a lot louder
than their condemnation of
the way the poor, hapless
animal was treated by the
Baltimore police.
Grace HilIesland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

@. What poem contains the
passage about the mind re-
membering the beauty of
fire from the beauty of en-
bers"?-C. E.
A. This Is from John Mase-
fields ION Growing Old"
which begins, BE with me,
Beauty, for the fire is dying"
The passage is. only stay
quiet while my mind remem-
bers The beauty of fire from
the beauty of embers."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDrtter's correct
names and addresses. An
letters are subject to conden-
sdtion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

New York's big delegation
In the 1860 Democratic Ma
tional Convention is natural
ly a prize worth striving for
by any candidate for the
presidential nomination, and
indeed, by the ultraliberal
and moderate wings Of the
Democratic Party. And quite
naturally. much may depend
upon the leadership Of the
delegation and Its makeup.
At present there is a bitter
cleavage in New York's
Democratic Party. A reform
group. headed by former Gov.
and Senator Herbert H. Leh-
man. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
widow Of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt. and Thomas K.
Finletter, former Air Force
Secretary, is dedicating itself
to eliminating the Demo-
cratic State Chairman. Mi
chael H Prendergast, Tam
many Leader Carmine q. De
Sapio. who is Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman, Repre-
sentative Charles A. Buckley.
Democratic leader of the
Bronx, and Joseph T. Shar-
key. Democratic leader of
Brooklyn.
This is quite a mouthful to
bite of. Yet this group, the
Committee for Democratic
Voters so-called, is bent on
getting rid Of these party
leaders, in order, as the group
says. to do away with the
charge of "bossism." This
charge. they add. was an i'm
portant issue Id the 1858
campaign which ended with
the election of Republican
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller
and Republican Senator
Kenneth B. Heating.
Mr.. Lehman has indig-
nantly denied that the cam
paign now being waged by his
group is in the interest of or
aimed against any Of the
many potential candidates
for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination. His state
ment grew out Of reports and
rumors that the movement
was designed to keep New
York's delegates to the ma
tional convention out Of the
hands Of Senator John F.
Kennedy Of Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Roosevelt has been dis
tinctly unfavorable in the
past to the Senator's candi-
dacy.
Backed Stevenson
Also in the past. important
members Of the Lehman
Roosevelt Finletter group
have been strongly in favor Of
Adlai Stevenson. Mrs. Roose-
welt, at the Democratic Ma
tional Convention in 1856.
locked horns with former
President Harry S. Truman
when the latter attacked Mr..
Stevenson and sought to have
the convention nominate the
then Gov. Averell Hartman
Of New York for President. At
that time. Carmine De Sapio
was q leader in the fight to
nominate Gov. Hartman.
Obviously, the seeds Of the
present conflict among the
Democrats Of New York are
deeply planted.
The "bossism" charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Charges BIockmoH

For q number OF years
Saudi Arabia has refused ad-
mission to Jews in the United
States armed forces at its
base in Dhahran. This denial
Of the right Of an American
citizen is based solely on re-
ligious grounds. AS though
this is not enough Of an in
suit. we find that the govern
ment Of Saudi Arabia has
displayed unmitigated AFRO
gance by warning ARAMCO
arabian American Oil Co..
against doing any business
with Jews or firms owned or
operated by Jews in this
country or elsewhere. This is
clearly an interference with
the internal affairs of our
country.
The threats and warnings
not only to ARAMCO but to
other firms in Europe and
this country not to do busi-
ness with Jewish owned or
operated Arms. are plain and
vicious blackmail. Our Gov
eminent and business Arms
should with courage and
moral fortitude deal with this
blackmail as such.
Abe Shefferman.
Ho Hum
So the Unnamed dis
comfort Index" Is bowling out
and the overnamed "Tem-
perature-Humidity Index" is
bowling in. Well, it is sug- -
gested that this numerical
index be given the name Tho
Hum Index" Anyone can
easily understand it immedi-
ately. 1t is short for hot
and HUMID" Ho Hum, who
cares?
Jaw p. CimereIIa.
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Answers to Questions

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

New York city
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Recognizing the Reds

William H. Payne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
'Preservinq' Education

II. C. Sheehan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23

Mortimer Frankei.
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-28

policy is. moderation" This
means that if civil rights legisla-
ton or unemployment compensa-
ton or something significant in
public housing comes up, they
will fight it as too expensive,
wild and radical. It's a negative
policy, but not program.
The word moderation" some
how gets lost in the shuttle when
they come to discussing the 271a
per cent tax cut known as the
depletion allowance" That spe-
cial tax cut is not regarded by
Johnson or Rayburn as excessive
In their circle it's simply an Gin
centive" to the oil men.
X X X
ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN
Johnson, just as any other astute
politician, realizes that to win
you must make friends. That's a
big part of the business of poll
tics. He set out to win back or
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1959-05-28
Wutch On The
POTOMAC
hv
by
Robt. G. Spivack

ANOTHER LOOK AT LYN-
DON-Any man, | suppose, who
would insist that every member
of his own family have the same
initials as father = Lady Bird
Johnson, Lynda Bird johnson,
Lucy Baines Johnson and Little
Beagle johnson (puppy)--would
certainly think that he was quail
flied to be President of the Unit
ed States.
If he can get away with such
a display of egotism at home, he
can get away with it anywhere.
So those Northern Democrats
who insist that Lyndon B. John
son is no more likely to become
a candidate for President than
Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia
or Eugene Talmadge of the same
state, had better take new look
at the man from Texas.
Even though there are many
observers still inclined to laugh
off Lyndon, he is taking his own
possible choice as Democratic
nomination with the utmost seri-
BUSINESS. Even if he should not
emerge as the candidate this
time, Johnson will certainly be
an important force at the 1860
Los Angeles Convention. Appar-
emily there will be no Estes Ke-
fauver this time to stop him.
In light of the situation that
seems to be developing, it is like
ly that Northern Democrats, no
matter which candidate they fav-
or, will eventually become more
watchful of the Johnson record
than they have been up to now.
From the liberal viewpoint, that
record is not terribly impressive;
in fact it often seems to be no
record at all.
Recently, Rep. Carl Vinson ID.
Ga) himself a conservative Dem
ocrat, was reported to have told
associates: I'VE have no program
and no policy. Our leadership is
dead" This was not meant for
the public to hear, but somehow
the story did get out.
johnson and House Speaker
Rayburn undoubtedly were dis
turbed by this Characterization of
their lack of significant activity.
Vinson probably did overstate
his case; the big boys are not
dead, just resting. And they do
! have a policy. The label for their