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Evening star., 1960-01-07
Partnership at Work

The basic unity between the United
States and Canada is reflected by the
fact that top economic ministers of the
two governments should hold something
in the nature of a strategy session here
before participating in the Western eco
nomic conference scheduled in Paris
next week.
For the evolution of two great West
European trade blocS-the Six-nation
Economic Community and the newer
Seven-member Free Trade Association
prompts two-part concern for Wash
ington and Ottawa and their respective
business communities. The broadeSt of
these considerations is the possibility
that the overall Western alliance may
suffer damaging political as we'll as eco
nomic effects if the two European groups
become engaged in sharp commercial
rivalry. The second concern, which could
hit even closer to home, is the possibility
that increased trade cooperation within
and between the two European blocS
might result in discrimination against
commerce with the North American
countries.
There are, of course, many natural
factorS-aS distinct from those shaped
by governmental policy-bearing upon
Canadian-American trade relations with
Western Europe. BY and large, produc-
tion on this side of the Atlantic has be-
come high-coSt production-deSpite our
SkillS in assembly line techniqueS, mass
marketing, scientific management, auto
nation and so forth. It was in reference
to this circumstance that ]. R. White,
president of Imperial Oil, Ltd, told a
recent Canadian american Trade and
Industry Conference that there are lines
of production at which we are in posi-
tion of hopeless disadvantage" in for
eign markets. His prescription, in brief,
was to "regroup our forces" for compe-
tition where our greater efficiency is
real, not theoretical, and to avoid meet
ing the other fellow on the ground
where the advantage is all in his favor"
Most urgently of all, however, Mr..
White appealed for lowering some of the
many barrierS-including tariffs, quanti-
tative restrictions and numerous mar
keting regulations-to allow greater de-
velopment of Canadian-American trade.
Something vaguely resembling North
American economic unit has taken
shape" he added, I'VE should recognize
that one exists and get busy to remove
all possible obstacles to its efficient func-
tioning." If this can be achieved, there is
good reason to believe our competitive
strength abroad will be improved. AS
beginning, 1t should be helpful to have
the Canadian and American delegates
present co-ordinated policy position
at next weeks conference in Paris.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Nixon's Iron Hand

/ AS a constant reader Of
your paper. l know it to be
reactionary. But I was nau-
seated when I read the head
line that the steel strike was
settled on the MITCHELL
Nixon plan! Credit should go
to American public opinion,
Mitchell and the negotiators
Of the steel companies and
the union.
To adopt Madison Avenue
methods to help Nixon is
stupid and will not fool the
American voters. Nixon had
about as much to do with
the settlement as did his
dog Checkers" And If he
had such power why didn't
he use it eight months ago?
Fie on your despicable
Shenanigans!
Thurman Hill.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

OF ralSlnS on the back porch
rail has declined to q notice.
able extent.
The decline will have been
due, Of course, to starlings.
These hearty birds demand
seedlesS raisinS at an alarm
ing rate, perturbing both to
the human Supplier and to
the mockingbird consumer.
y -
Few Songsters make them
selves so much at home as
the mocker.
He sleeps in a shrub near
by, and comes early every
morning for something to
eat.
The raiSin is his favorite
food. 1t supplies him with
carbohydrates to keep him
warm, some protein, and
some iron. Probably he needs
the latter for his belligerent
activities. These usually in
clude a few forayS against
Starlings, and sometimes
doves.
The wintering turtle dove
has his own way of chasing
away both Starlings and
mockingbirds, and sometimes
even jays.
He lowers his head and
charges at them with wings
raised and Tapping.
A cut apple may be offered,
now and then, along with
doughnuts broken into pieces,
and sometimes a few scraps
Of cooked meat.
II doughnuts are used to
feed a wintering bird, for
heavens sake use the old
fashioned kind, not these
mockerieS covered with
sugar and even worse, honey.
Honey and sugar have their
uses, but not on doughnuts.
The old type. solid all the
way through, may not be
eaten by many humans, but
we have never found a
mocker yet that didn't relish
them.
They give him plenty of
food elements. including fat,
Suet under another name,
and sugars, and help keep
him saucy through the cold,
Provision must be made to
give HIM water in the middle
Of the afternoon, in a shallow
pan or saucer, best placed in
the sunshine. 1t need not
be warmed otherwise. This
Is a bold child Of nature, and
needs no coddling.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
MANASSAS. Va.

NA4NAOOASs va
Dear Sir:
II want to tell you about
this bird l observed the other
day. There is a large garage
behind my home with quite a
few windows in it.
This bird, which was gray
with white on its wings, kept
flying up against one of the
windows and after a short
while I thought it would stop,
but an hour later I went out
to see If it was gone, and It
was still flying up against the
same window but its flight
seemed to be getting weaker.
Il frightened it away and
it few up into nearby tree
and then few off.
Sincerely, M. B. S."
S.
This was a mockingbird
making its usual fall and
winter display of belligerency.
This beautiful bird has
some disagreeable traits. in
Guiding the famous dog in
the manger" action of pre-
venting other species from
eating foods it does not want
itself.
Flying at it's image in a
pane of glass is done by many
species. particularly the robin
and blue jay, and sometimes
the mocker.
Usually the old mocking-
bird has more sense than to
indulge in this useless game.
The fighting gesture comes
naturally to this species.
Sometimes it seems as If the
bird is just keeping in good
trim for the real work of
summer, when the nestlingS
need defense.
= y y
1t may be presumed that
the mockingbird that stays
with us all winter is a fight
ing bird.
Some people believe that
only males remain, that the
females go south for the
winter, as sensible migrating
birds do.
Fortunately for us. then.
the mocker that stays in our
yard all winter is we'll able
to take care of himself
In most cases he will not
peck at windows, as this
Manassas bird does.
Our mocker will merely
come to the easement win
dows IN the kitchen and look
in, If he thinks the supply
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Critic 'OH Key?

l read with interest and
hearty approval Charles r.
Thompson's reply to Day
Thorpe's lack of critical apti-
tude and his carping report
of Heinrich Schutz's THE
Christmas Story" as pre-
sented at st. Thomas Episco-
pal Church.
1t has often been said
that "those who can't make
music, write about it," The
results frequently are dis
NAL failures.
Helen d. Springman.
Evening star., 1960-01-07

burgh'S has remained on that street, in
varying locations, throughout its CEN
tury of retail service to customers of
Washington and It's vicinity. In recent
years, however, 1t has expanded into
the suburbs, and the LanSburgh record
is one of prosperous growth in step with
the development Of the Nations Capital.
We wish LanSburgh'S another century
of progress and prosperity.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Plain Talk

Walter Williams, the last
surviving veteran of the War
Between the States. died in
Houston, Tex, at the age of
lit. Thus, just short Of the
centennial year of the war
itself, the last human link
with the heroic epoch of
Americas greatest ordeal has
disappeared. Mr.. Williams
should be honored for what
he represented. He was not
a man to use the hifalu-
tinisms of Madison Avenue
or Diplomatic Row to de-
scribe himself. When asked
to explain his role as "for-
age master" in Gen. Hoods
brigade, he answered, Il stole
food, that's what"
w. A. Powers, Jr.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
THE POLITICAL MILL
Nixon and the Labor Vote
By GOULD LINCOLN

NSNSHN 4HH~ &HHS @l
A month ago Democrats
would have laughed in your
face If you had been so braSh
as to suggest that Vice Presi-
dent Richard M. Nixon, as a
Republican presidential nom
inee, would have any material
labor support. Within that
month, however. two things
of major importance to the
Vice President and his presi-
Dental chances have come to
pass. The first was the with
drawal of Gov. Nelson A.
Rockefeller of New York
from the contest for the Re-
publican presidential nomi-
nation of 1860. The second
was the settlement of the
long g-drawn-out and costly
steel strike, largely through
the leadership of the Vice
President. This settlement
has been acclaimed by Presi-
dent David j. Mcdonald of
the steel workers union as
the best the workers have
ever achieved, which would
be no small boost for Mr..
Nixon in itself. But aside
from that the half-million
steel workers, by the settle
ment, have been spared the
agony of going on strike
again, which they might have
done had there been no strike
settlement by January rs,
when the Injunction under
the Taft-Hartley Act was to
have expired. Now the work
ers have a contract covering
the next two-and-a half
years. The workers and their
wives are not likely to forget
that fact when next Novem-
Der rolls around. Nor are they
likely to forget that MIR.
Nixon played a full part in
bringing about the agree
ment.
AS a matter of fact, some
Of the labor leaders, as well
as the rank-and-file workers,
are taking a second look at
the political scene. Many Of
them see labor employed at
higher wages than ever be-
fore under the present Re-
publican administration, with
prospects for plenty of work
during the coming year.
In addition, many of them
have not been satisfied with
the work of the Democratic
Congress. Some of them still
resent bitterly the passage Of
the K n n e d y-Griffin-Lan-
drum labor bill in its final
form in the past session OF
this Democratic controlled
Congress. They also are not
satisfied with the Democratic
Congress because it has failed
to put through other legisla-
ton which they had con-
Sidered promised to them
when they helped to roll up
a sweeping Democratic vic
tory in the 1858 congress
slonal elections.
Democrats Can't Attack
The Nixon coup arising
from the settlement of the
steel strike, which removes
from the list of probabilities
and possibilities a recurrence
Of heavy unemployment and
another serious recession dur
ing 1860, cannot be attacked
by the Democrats directly If
they wish to retain the good
will of the steel workers and
other unioniStS. Senator Lyn-
don johnson of Texas, major
ity leader of the Senate, has
taken one line of attack,
however-that the settlement
Of the strike should have been
brought about by strong Gov
ernment preSsures long before
and that the steel workers
thus would have escaped
many payless weeks. But in
view of the adamant atti-
tude Of both sides, labor and
Evening star., 1960-01-07
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names mdv be used II
letters carry iDriterS correct
names and addresses. All
letters are subject to conden-
Sdtion.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Chok's Mark

I would like to add to c. P.
Beasley's interesting analysis
of o. Roy Chalk and his D. c.
Transit.
/. For the first ten months
Of 1859, D. c. Transit showed
a net profit OF Sl,l64 ,0a0
total investment by o. Roy
Chalk-about three-and-one-
half years ago-S500, ,000).
2. While Mr. Chalk's Trans
portation Company of Amer
lea shows a net income of
$5.3l8,000, he applies TO our
Utilities Commission (which,
1t is said, is looking out for the
public INTEREST," for a S cents
per passenger increase in
transit fares.
3. D. c. Transit statement
for the year ended August 81,
1859 shows a net loss of S64.-
900 for one Of his sideline
enterprises. specifically, his
limousine business.
4. o. Roy Chalk'S other side
lines businesses, such as sight
seeing, road-paving, etc. have
shown losses we'll over $780,
900 annually.
S. Mr.. o. Roy Chalk received
as a gift from Congress tax
exemptions amounting to ap-
proXimately we'll over a mil
lion dollars annually.
s. This unfair competitive
situation has spread fear and
panic in competitive fields,
creating a threat to tax-pay-
ing small businessmen.
WolfSon was a piker COM
pared to Chalk!
d. WhetZel.
- -
Well, it's done-and very
few are happy for the New
Year.
I would like to enter a
strong objection, though, to
the early removal Of car
tracks-just in case it is
found not feasible to continue
the bus service.
l also suggest a complete
change of Public Utilities
Commissioners to persons who
have the interest of the
masses at heart.
Have the crowned mon
archs Of Europe ever had as
much influence in their own
countries as has Mr.. Chalk
about how city affairs should
be administered by un-
crowned Mr.. Chalk-a ma
tive" of a relatively short
time?
Although his property
why should he have been al
lowed to consummate plans
and contracts for the sale
of our streetcars. unknown
to us. to a foreign country
long before a definite time
was set for conversion? Was
that the reason for the rush
and to send them far away
out Of our reach?
Why has home rule" been
so long delayed? So that three
men can set themselves up as
the authority for a million
taxpayers? This instance
alone, where public opinion
has been completely ignored,
should point up the great
need and right of the people
of Washington to have a
voice. 1t would seem that
there are all disadvantages
and not advantages in the
conversion-except to Mr..
Chalk! Why cannot Congress
step in and have a say, as
they have with equally OBJ
noxiouS situations for voteless
Washingtonians?
Evening star., 1960-01-07

management, it is doubtful
that such q compromise could
have been effected sooner.
Also from anti-Nixon and
pro-Democratic camps come
predictions that under the So
called Nixon settlement steel
prices will rise, causing in
fiation and further increase
in the cost Of living and de-
valuation of the dollar. It
still remains to be seen, how
ever, whether steel prices will
be increased-certainly be-
fore the election this year.
The actual wage increases
provided in the new steel con-
tracts do not begin until De-
cember / next, although the
So-called fringe benefits, in
cluding the payment by the
companies of the whole cost
Of insurance for the workers,
become effective Immediately.
The steel companies may
find it possible to withhold
price increases. Certainly,
they will be wise to do so. For
If they rush into price in
creaSes, starting another
wage-price spiral, they may
flnd themselves in hot water.
And they, as well as labor,
must be aware that if prices
go too high, the general pub
lie will not buy steel products,
and also foreign competition
will take much of their mar
ket away, not only abroad but
also in this country.
Acted Against Danger
1t seems unlikely that Vice
President Nixon would have
been brought into any pro-
gram that was likely to bring
about greatly increased infia-
ton. 1t is certain, however,
that he could easily grasp the
great danger to the country
and its economy If another
prolonged battle between the
steel companies and workers
had arisen. And he acted
accordingly.
1t appears at present that
1t is the Democrats, not. the
Republicans, who must make
their peace with organized
labor. A continuation Of the
steel strike might have
wrecked any chance Of the
G. o. p. winning the presi.
Dental election next Novem-
Der. If the Congress had been
forced to take drastic action
to halt a resumed steel strike,
even though the control of
Congress is lodged in Demo-
cratic hands, the workers
probably would have placed
the blame for such action on
the shoulders Of the Repub-
licans who control the exec.
utive branch Of government.
That branch-with the Presi-
dent at its heads usually
the target Of disgruntled
voters.
1t is being suggested that
Gov. Rockefeller is still
angling for a draft by the
Republicans as their presi-
Dental nominee next July.
The present added strength
in the hands Of Mr.. Nixon
pushes any such possibility
further into the background.
1t will be recalled that the
New York Governor, as soon
as President Eisenhower left
the country on his 22,00O-
mile trip to three continents
in December, came forward
with a suggestion that the
Vice President should use his
influence to settle the steel
strike. That Mr.. Nixon has
done - and indeed, at the
time Of Mr.. Rockefeller's
suggestion, Mr.. Nixon was
already at work on the
problem.
AS things now stand, 1t will
be difficult for the Democrats
to convince the voters that
Mr.. Nixon is antilabor.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Aviation Medicine

AVI0tIon Medicine
I have a concern for the
published criticism of the
Federal Aviation Agency's
regulatory activity. partic-
ularly in the area of aviation
medicine. In a righteously
indignant, outraged citizen
vein, the critics have charged
the FAA's Administrator and
Civil Air Surgeon with "arbi-
trary" and "dictatorial" ac-
tiors. Such allegations are
certain to be scrutinized by
Senator Monroney in the
hearings beginning January
II.
On the eve of these hear
ingS the serious reader and
the aviation enthusiast are
entitled to a brief analysis
from another quarter.
The agency's critics in the
lay press have tended to
ignore the CESSATION and birth
pangs Of the ONCE Of the
Civil Air Surgeon. These
events, as one might expect,
ave documented in the med
ical literature. Why is this
important? Simply because OF
the startling fact that in the
CAA-CAB era civil aviation.
in effect, had no Federal
medical support. True, there
was a CAA medical depart
ment But administratively it
was placed under the CAA
once Of Flight Operations
and AirworthinesS. Medical
regulations were issued by the
CAB, under the direction of
a nonmedical staff. CAA
physicians went through the
motions. their medical evalu-
alton Of an airman always
being subject to review by a
nonmedical CAB examiner.
What medical support there
was came indirectly from a
firm armed services program
and directly from the airlines'
physicians and a random
assortment Of medical con-
sultantS to the CAB. When
viewed in this light. the Civil
Air Surgeon has deserved
far more cooperation, rather
than the careless, irrespon-
sible criticism he has received
from those who profess to
speak for the flying public.
Under the Federal Aviation
Act. the FAA took over the
regulatory powers of the
CAB. 1t should have been
apparent to the least knowl-
edgeable .airman that the
Civil Air Surgeon was, by
law, required TO set medical
st a nd ards. The diatribes
directed at his competent
and responsible actions lead
one to believe that his critics
basically resent his authority
rather than the content OF
the regulations.
Overlooked thus far have
been other aspects Of the
Civil Air Surgeons program,
wherein long overdue and
inspired accomplishment has
begun. I refer specifically to
the areas Of medical research,
accident investigation, envi-
ronmental medicine, airman
certification procedures and
the medical examiner system.
The resignation of Mr..
Hector from the CAB raised
the issue of judicial, legislative
and enforcement responsible
tiles being present in a single
agency of government. This
Is the basic issue facing the
CAB and FAA. Applied to the
ONCE Of the Civil Air Sur
geon. one should ask us he
the medical head of a benev-
olent autocracy?". as are the
surgeons general of the
armed forces, or rs he the
medical referee in a democ-
racy?" His critics appear to
consider him as the latter.
Should this role materialize,
then cooperation rather than
irresponsible criticism is in
order. No regulation is "arbi-
trary" until it is applied and
the regulations issued to date
clearly provide for applica-
ton Of the spirit" as well
as the letter" Of the law.
Evening star., 1960-01-07
Time Marches On


Several recent items in The
Star have given special en-
phasis to the statement that
this month Is the beginning
Of a new decade as we'll as
Of a new year. This raises
the question: What do we
mean by a decade in this
definite sense?"
We speak loosely of any
10 years as a decade, Just as
any 100 years may be called
a century. However, when we
speak Of the twentieth CEN
tuly, we have to mean the
20th period Of 100 years in
our era, the one which be-
gan on January /, 1901. Sim
ilarly, what future historians
may call the decade Of the
COS must be the sixth Of the
10 equal parts into which we
divide the century - which
will begin in January, 1861.
II we consider this month
the beginning Of a decade Of
the century, we must begin
the goth century in January,
1900. Counting backward in
this manner. we have only
80 years for the first century.
Roy J. Honeywell,
Col. USAR. Ret.
Ten years ago this month,
I wrote you questioning the
accuracy of an editorial
which appeared January /.
1850. headed 1T Begins Now"
and stated the second half of
the twentieth century be-
gan on that date.
Now after ten years The
Star published January /,
1860. New Year-New Dec
ade."
In my letter Of January,
1850. I stated that I was in
my seventieth year; now I am
in my eightieth year, and it
would seem that as each of
your decades pass I get to be
ten years older. There must
be a mistake somewhere be-
cause the sixth decade of the
twentieth century does not
pass until midnight -Decem-
ber 81, 1860.
We arrange time in a
series Of centuries; most
everyone will agree that a
century has 100 years, its
numbered elements being l,
2. 3. 4. S. 6, etc. to and in
cluding 100. If this be true,
then the 18th century ended
at midnight December 81,
1900. and with the advent Of
1901 the goth century began.
Bruce r. Campbell,
1t. Col, USA (retO
Your editorial. January /
New Year-New Decade" is
very readable. thought prov
oking. and SOLDERING; but it
was just 366 days premature.
The 169th decade did not
end with the year 1859,
just as the first decade
did not end with the year 8.
The first decade began with
the year l, the second with
the year IL, the third with
the year 81; and the 197th
decade will begin with the
year 1861.
Your editorial is such an
excellent review of the past
nine years I suggest that you
file it away and republish it
with needed additional
data-at the beginning of
the next decade. January /,
1861.
Perhaps it is not too early
to note that the goth CEN
tury will end December 81,
1000; the 21st century will
begin January l. 200l.
incidentally, the year 1000
will be a leap year. although
the finel years of the 18th,
18th and 10Th centuries
were not leap years, since
100. 1900, and 1900 are not
multiples of 400.
Ex-SchOOl Teacher.
Plain Talk
Walter Williams, the last
surviving veteran of the War
Between the States. died in
Houston, Tex, at the age of
lit. Thus, just short Of the
centennial year of the war
itself, the last human link
with the heroic epoch of
Americas greatest ordeal has
disappeared. Mr.. Williams
Evening star., 1960-12-13

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