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Evening star., 1960-05-13
Our Foreiqn Critics

Two noteworthy points have been
raised in British press criticism of the
United States in the U-2 incident.
The Manchester Guardian, accord
ing to reports published in this country,
is reSolutely opposed to the use of Brit
iSh bases by American planes intending
to fly across Russian territory. The
Guardian says Americas allies want to
do all they can to help her, but that
there is fundamental difference be-
tween flying along country's border
and flying across it. "One is legal and
the other is not" says the Guardian.
1t is gratifying that this British
paper feels our allies should do all they
can to help us. This is view, however,
which overlooks the important point that
the gathering of intelligence informa-
ton is not useful only to the United
States. 1t is also essential for the de-
fense of our allies, and this is even more
true to the extent that they rely on the
armed strength of the United States for
their own security. Secondly, it may be
correct that it is not legal to fly across
another country. But the taint of il
legality applies to most forms of eSpio-
mage. And the free world is going to be
in very bad way If it relies exclusively
on illegal" espionage. Only the utterly
naive could think otherwise.
Evening star., 1960-05-13

senhower Administrations project for
trunk sewer line from the Dulles Airport
to the District sewage plant at Blue
Plains must go forward without delay.
The committee has an alternative pro-
poSal for dealing with this particular
problem. But we do not think it is Suf-
ficiently promising to justify riSking the
threat to the areas water supply which
would accompany abandonment of the
trunk sewer project. And in our view,
any final judgment as to the best means
of dealing with river pollution and fu-
ture water supply, as well as conServa-
tion aspects, should await completion of
the Potomac Basin study now being con-
Quoted by the Army Corps of Engineers.
OF course, this study may not produce
satisfactory answers. But its results
ought to be considered and weighed
against the recommendations of the citi-
zenS' committee.
The latter'S concept of truly clean
river has many hurdles to cross before it
can become a reality. Still, we do not
believe it should be brushed aside as
visionary or beyond attainment. To the
extent that the choice lies between
cleaning up the river and merely max
ing it possible to drink its water without
having rescue squad standing by there
can be no dispute. 1t would be far better
to clean it up, and our guess is that there
will be ever-increaSing support for this
view in the future.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Breaking q Barrier

Although we live in an era when
fantastic statistics have become almost
commonplace, there is still a quality of
impreSSiveneSS in the calculation that
the national economy has passed the
trillion- dollar-a-year rate for the
first time in history. While it reflects
a level of business activity that had
been confidently forecast by Govern
ment economists at the year end, Presi-
dent Eisenhower considered its attain
ment in the first quarter sufficiently
dramatic and significant to announce it
at his news conference this week. In
the first three months of this year, Mr..
Eisenhower quoted from special eco
nomic report. Commerce Department
figures show the Gross National Product
the value of all goods and services-at
an annual rate of $500.2 billion.
One abnormal combination of fac
torS-laSt years steel strike and conSe-
quent high production in early 1860
to replenish inventories-contribu to
pushing the GIMP through the half
trillion-dollar barrier in the first quar-
ter. And the fact that inventory buy
ing and steel production more recently
have tapered off indicates that the
Second-quarter GIMP rate also may drop.
For the full year, however, adminiStra-
ton SpokeSmen remain optimistic that
an upward surge of activity in the third
and fourth quarters will take the final
reading to record high of perhaps $50
billion. For 1859, the figure was about
$3.50 billion.
Actually, Mr.. EisenhowerS capsule
report this week contained other bull
ish" statistics. April employment, for
example, showed 1.9-million gain over
March, the largest for that span in the
postwar period, while unemployment
showed an unusually large seasonal de-
cline. Even more encouraging to some
of the chart readers was an April retail
sales figure of $3.50 billion, record for
any month and per cent higher than
March. This improvement during the
month exceeded earlier estimates by
Commerce Department and Federal Re-
serve Board economists.
In any election year, the state of
the national economy is a potential
political issue. AS of now, the overall
statistics tend to support Republican
claims of prosperity although a rela-
lively high percentage of unemploy-
ment and existence of some chronically
depressed areas" provide targets for
political-economic criticism. All pre-
November economic statistics will be
subject to searching analysis for their
political implications.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
John D. Rockefeller, T.

The world has lost one of it's great
benefactors with the death at 86 of
John D. Rockefeller, jr. Here was
man trained from his early years for the
unique task of distributing philanthrop-
ically the vast wealth inherited from a
devout and charitable father. That the
son carried out his responsibilities we'll
is attested blythe remarkable record of
good works which he has left behind.
The elder Rockefeller once expressed
his joy that his only son had learned
from experience" that it is more blessed
to give than to receive-or, as the father
put it, that good for you is inseparably
connected with the good you bring to
Others" Those who knew j. D. R., jr.,
will agree that he derived intense pleas
ure from exercising careful stewardship
over the hundreds of millions which he
controlled-a stewardship that Strove to
do the most good for his felloWmen,
without waste of the money on unwiSe
ventures. His good business sense, also
inherited from his father, enabled him
to continue to amass new assets even
as he was giving huge sums to many
worthy causes.
To him worthy cause was one
which improved the lot of mankind,
without regard to creed, race or color.
He was especially interested in pro-
noting education, medical research, So
cial welfare, religious faith, interna-
tional comfy, conservation of natural
resources and preservation of Americas
historic heritage. The bulk of his phi
lanthropies accordingly went to enter
prises dedicated to those causes. Many
of his benefactions were of the intan-
gible variety, such as those serving to
bring wide knowledge in the field of
science, medicine and sociology. Others
are lasting monuments to his vision and
his generosity-the Williamsburg (Vir-
ginia) Restoration Project being an
outstanding example. Always modest
person, he would want no other me-
MORALS than the benefactions which
1t was his lot and privilege to administer
Evening star., 1960-05-13
For q Clean River

A group of citizens known as the Co.
ordinating Committee on the Potomac
River Valley has come forward with an
intriguing plan for cleaning up this river
which flows past the Nations Capital
1t is long-range plan, predicated
on the assumption of step-by-step
achievement. It's ultimate aim, how
ever, is to free the Potomac of pollution
and siltage, to preserve the natural
beauty of the Potomac gorge and to in
sure an adequate supply of pure water
for today's consumers and for those who
will follow. This is prospect which
should and which we hope will COM
mand wholehearted support.
In saying this, we do not mean to
imply that the committees plan is a full
and complete answer to this COM
munity's problem. In our view, the Eli
Evening star., 1960-05-13
At the Waters Edqe

Senate Majority Leader Lyndon
Johnson and Chairman Clarence Cannon
of the House Appropriations Committee
have Just offered the world, including
particularly the Soviet Union, another
ticking stops at the waters edge in our
country-even in the midst of a preSi-
Dental election year.
This is in keeping, OF course, with
an old and basic American tradition
Although Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Cannon
are key members of the Democratic
Party, they have lived up to the tradition
by giving all-out support to President
Eisenhower'S Republican administration
in connection with the downing of our
U-2 "Spy plane" deep inside the USSR.
Thus, in his statement to the Sem
ate, Mr.. Johnson has been at pains to
emphasize that our two major parties
are in full agreement on the proposition
that intelligence-gathering operations
will continue to be essential to the secu-
rity of the United States and the free
world in general as long as the USSR
insists upon hiding behind the Iron
Curtain. Such SecretiveneSS, as pointed
out by the President at his latest news
conference, makes it imperative for us
to take, measures (such as U-2 recon-
naiSsance f1ightS) to guard against the
enormous danger of surprise attack. And
Mr.. Cannon, in his eloquent address to
the House, has summed up the whole
matter by declaring that all operations
of this sort are completely justified on
the following basis Absolute and un-
avoidable military necessity and funda-
mental national defense"
Accordingly, with this rule of thumb
in mind, Mr.. johnson has told the Sen
ate and the world II think that one
point should be crystal clear. Nikita
KhruShchev cannot use this incident in
such way as to divide the American
people and to weaken our national
strength. The American people are
united in a determination to preserve
our freedom, and we are not going to
be shaken from that course"
The significance of all this ought
to be mulled over most carefully by the
men of the Kremlin. They will be max
ing a great mistake If they fail to keep
in mind-aS Hitler and others should
have kept in mind-that it is never wise
to underestimate the unity or power
of America in time of crisis or challenge.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Tax and Spend

Arlington residents read
excerpts from the recent tax
hearing before the local board
and wonder How long, oh
how long can this go on!"
Certainly there is no security
in this county for the many
of us who wish to stay here.
We want fair pay for public
employees, but some of the
raises requested are ridicu-
lous.
Certainly those of us on
f1xed income cannot live here
much longer. We try to main
tain our present standard Of
living, but it seems the local
government which we support
tries to raise the standards
both vertically (more costs
per program) and horizon
tally stretching out for major
new programs. This year it
seems to me they want every
thing, like a child in a toy
store.
Big ent hurts
people. especially in a resi-
Dental county like Arlington.
My nelghbors feel as I do; we
have to live a little. too.
Allow us a few dollars to en-
joy. instead of letting large
budgets take it all and spend
it for us.
C. H. McGraw.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
JoywoIkinq Menace

The Traffic Breakdown"
story in The Star concerned
Motor Vehicle Director
George England's effort to
find ways and means of curb
ing the automobile death rate
in the District of Columbia.
I am fully in agreement
with the idea that sitter
motor vehicle regulations are
needed; however. one impor-
tant aspect of the situation
has not been fully considered
and discussed, that Of the
pedestrian. In the past the
District has put up a large
number of signs stating
"Jaywalking Is Unlawful"
but from the large number of
people crossing at places
other than the pedestrian
walks it seems that either
% the people are unable to
read and understand the
signs or ~ they just don't
care. It is most likely that
attitude number 2 exists.
Often on a Saturday after
noon I have observed as
many as 10 illegal pedestrian
crossings in one block during
a 10-minute interval, and I
have yet to observe a pedes-
trian receive a ticket for jay
walking.
I would like to know the
number of tickets issued for
jaywalking or other illegal
types of pedestrian violations
during any week in the
month of April. In all the
discussion of the traffic ia
tality problem I have never
seen your paper or any other
in the area give this figure or
even give a very serious dis
cussion on this very serious
problem.
A solution to this problem
could be achieved by. III
stiftening the penalties for
motor vehicle violations and
% stiffening the regulations
against jaywalking, and at
the same time start vigor-
ously enforcing them.
DOnny Ray McAdams, Jr.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Health Care Plan

1t is encouraging, in a way,
to see in your editorial of
May 9 on Health and Poll
tics" that some attention has
been paid to the report of
the Senate Subcommittee on
Problems of the Aged and
Aging. I refer to your quo
tation from that report on
the matter of joint RESPONSE
bility" in problems of the
aged.
However, it is regrettable
that the quotation was used
somewhat out of context, and
misapplied to the current
specific issue of financing
the health care costs for the
millions of retired Americans
faced with this problem.
On the specific issue of
financing health care, the
subcommittee. after months
of intensive study, concluded
that the most practical and
efficient method of solving
the problem of financing the
health care of our senior
citizens was through the use
of the Social Security System.
In this particular, concrete
matter, the administrations
solution" of matching funds
by the States to help subSi-
die the private insurance
companies losses from in
suring the aged is not real
iStic. AS much as they would
strongly wish to do some
thing. most of the States
are simply not in a finan-
cially strong enough posi-
ton to help pay the pre-
miums for catastrophe ILL
neSses and, at the same time.
continue to meet other OBJ
legations in such fields as
education, mental health, and
general public assistance.
I urge you, therefore, to
consider on its own merits
the proposal embodied in
S. 1903, the Retired Persons
Medical Insurance Bill. in
troduced last week by myself
and IS other Senators. 1t
pinpoints the issue by con-
centrating on retired aged
persons only, with financing
to be met primarily through
the contributions of employees
and employers while they
are in the labor force, and
not at the worst possible
time, namely, when they are
retired and hardly able to
pay out of their low retire
ment income for adequate
medical care.
Pat Mcnamara,
U. S. Senate.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Arms PROPOSAL

The American people are
rapidly coming to realize that
the arms race cannot go on
indefinitely, but neither can
they see the way to end it.
Will you not give careful
consideration to the proposal
of graduated unilateral dis
armament? This would oper-
ate as follows:
At the summit our Presi-
dent will proclaim mot of
fer) that we are going to de-
stroy. say, 2 per cent of our
effective weapons on a certain
date, either permitting the
Russians to choose these, or
at least affording complete
facility for their inspection.
He then will invite Mr.. K to
follow suit. BY thus risking
an initial 2 per cent we would:
Cd Probe Mr.. KS SINGER
ity and intention. CD Re-
coup our loss of world pres
tlge that resulted from his
disarmament proposal of last
fall. 80 Allow time enough
for adjustment of industry
to disarmament. And a. if
Mr.. K is sincere and follows
suit we will have solved the
prime problem and at last
opened the way for world
law and the United Nations.
This is of course over
simplified but the principle
should be capable of being
put into practice.
Irving F. LauckS.
Healdsburg, Calf.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Compassion

How often we speak OF
mans compassion for man.
But 1 wonder how many of
us have been privileged to
witness compassion in the
animal world.
Recently my husband and
I shared an experience which
we shall not soon forget.
Tragic though it was, it
was such a beautiful act of
compassion that it made us
wonder that anyone could
doubt that animals possess,
in their world, finer feelings,
too.
We were driving along
South Dakota avenue when
we saw a dog lying in the
center of the road. AS we
slowed our speed, from the
opposite curb a mongrel-type
dog dashed across to the body
of his fallen friend. He
grasped the body at the neck
Evening star., 1960-05-13
Quaker Viewpoint

I appreciate the accuracy
and objectivity with which,
you reported on May IA,
"Anti-Draft Hill Employe
Told to Quit" There are.
however, things that I would
like to add:
The Washington Young
Friends, a Quaker group.
mailed $4,000 letters (not
pamphlets to the area high
school students. These let
ters have a twofold purpose:
l. To encourage young peo-
pie to examine their con-
sciences and to face the pos
sibility Of having to kill, be-
fore they enter the armed
forces.
2. To make the youths
aware Of their legal alter
native under the Selective
Service Act, Section 81. If
their sincere religious beliefs
do not permit them to take
human life.
Conscientious objectors are
made through much self
searching-not by sudden
conversions. Friends them
selves become pacifists only
when the spirit of love,
which we believe to be
present in each man, over
comes the human fear of
being killed.
Maaret KOivula,
Member of the WASH
ington Young Friends,
Evening star., 1960-05-13

nothing much. as you will
find out, if you persist.
The warfare of the age
groups has been going on for
a long time. 1t is not new,
but very old. and is based
Solidly on what-is-what, az
the Choctaws say.
1t is impossible for an in.
dividual to win in this war
fare, even if he persists in it.
He is regarded as a silly.
by the young things, and as
'an old fool, by the old ones.
Either way, he loses, and it
serves him right.
Just why anyone wants to
get out of his age group is
an unSolved mystery.
Perhaps it is the perennial
lure of the unknown, or
should we say this time, the
known?
To get back to youth, to
return to the old home at
last
These are dreams of all
human beings. regardless of
color, race or creed.
They cross all barriers.
these dreams of the return.
1t may be that humanity
longs for Eden. Perhaps it is
true that we sigh, uncon-
sciously, for the Lost Conti-
nent of the books.
We may know that it is all
useless, and will lead to MOTH
ing, but we still dream, we
hope to be taken into the
good fellowship of the young
people at the shop. at least.
In our secret heart, we
realize we no longer know the
password. Whenever we see
some oldster pretending that
he does, we shudder.
He should know better, we
say. There is no fool like an
old fool, we mutter. All is
not gold that glitters, we
warn.
Yet hope springs eternal in
the human breast, they say.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

fine, solid old buildings to
put up Office buildings and
apartments that lack beauty
or character. Tourists in the
next generation will find
little of historical interest
other than the national
monuments. What a pity!
I would like to point out
one error in Mr.. Thorpe's ar
ticle. Jenny Lind could. not
have sung in the Belasco as
she died in November, 1887.
She did sing in the old Ma
tional Theater.
Josephine Burke.
Evening star., 1960-05-13
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

Younger people seem to
belong to a secret society of
their own to which their
elders are not admitted, ex-
cept maybe a glance, now
and then.
Every person past the mys-
tic age of so years has felt it.
Before that, you may be-
long, too; after that, you are
carefully screened out.
Nothing you can do will
change this situation.
The more an outsider tries
to act young. the more they
laugh at him.
These old ladies who dress
young, now-they, too. are
barred.
The roll is called up yon-
der, or wherever it is, and
the names of the old are not
heard.
An Office, any kind of Of
flee, is the best place to
watch this thing in action.
Did you think Offices were
just for business?
How ridiculous, my dear.
Offices are for many
things, not only for earning
a living. but also for sports
and talk tests, and so on.
Offices may seem busy on
one single thing. but when
you look beyond the curtain,
you see them fairly seeth-
ing with
Life, of course.
That is what every Office
holds plenty of, though it
may not be lettered in gold
or neat silver on the door.
IS
The secret grip and motto
Of the young, what they all
stand for. will never be
caught by the outsiders any
more.
The whispering group
there by the window has its
own rules, evidently.
If you, as listener, seem to
catch what it is all about,
know for sure that you are
mistaken.
They will. if just by sudden
silence, make you realize be-
fore long that you do not
rate any longer.
The Old Man look is a ter
rible thing. $50 is the Old
Woman.)
Call it natural if you will
It can't be helped. despite
all the dye and tinting, and
the efforts to be a Good
Sport.
These surface manifesto
tions of attempts to get under
the tent Of youth lead tc
Evening star., 1960-05-13

and dragged it slowly from
the highway onto the grass
at the side of the road and
then stood in silent grief.
Surely in that Valhalla Of
our own beloved and depart
ed four-footed friends. the
spirit of this victim of mans
carelessness will find a well
come worthy of his kind.
Marian C. Mickelwait.
Evening star., 1960-05-13

In Joseph Young'S column
on February /, 1859, he stated
that there is a good chance
that Congress this year will
liberalize some aspects of
Government employe injury
compensation BENEFITS" Rep
resentative Wier of Mime
sofa had sponsored a bill to
provide injury compensation
benefits to Federal employees
when injuries occur, based on
their present salaries.
The year 1859 passed and
nothing was done for these
compensation victims.
On March !, 1860, Joseph
Young wrote in his column
that Representative Wier has
offered a bill of his own and
what the bill provides in the
way of Federal employe in
jury benefits.
Again time marches on and
nothing is heard regarding
what will be done for the
compensation cases. But, what
do we hear? That the classi-
fled'and postal employees must
have a raise, when the postal
employees had one a short
time ago and the classified
had one only two or three
years ago. There would be no
objections to this if it hadn't
been years since any changes
had been made in compen-
Sation law benefits.
Is it fair and just for one
who was injured on the Job
yet recovered sufficiently to
return to work for another
six years Quitting then on
doctors orders) to be re-
tired on a salary based on
the one received at the time
of the injury instead of the
salary at the time he had to
quit work?
The cost of living has risen
steadily. How are these COM
pensation cases to meet it
when the salary received is
only a portion of the one re-
ceived nine years ago? There
are many who are in the
same situation. When are
they going to be helped?
Compensation Victims Wife.