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Evening star., 1960-06-18
Japan and the Big Lie

AlCn0ugn IL would DE fo0l1Sh to pooh
pooh the actual and potential gravity Of
the situation, there is some reason, it
seems to us, to take a reserved view of
the more alarmist interpretations of the
mob-forced cancellation of President Eli
Senhower'S visit to Japan.
These interpretations assert that
,Tokyo'S Communicated rioters have de-
{ livered a devastating blow to the prestige
of the United States. AS result, accord
ling to the interpreters, the American
people and their Government have
suffered a tremendous loss of "face"
Throughout the whole of Asia, and the
Soviet Union and Red China, by way Of
contrast, have won an immense victory
in terms of the cold war, pSychologically
and otherwise.
= MoscowS and Peiping's propagan-
diStS have lost no time in capitalizing
upon this theme. COUGHING the big lie
In vile and incendiary language, they
have gone to eXtravagant lengths, and
depths, to vilify Mr.. Eisenhower as
god of plague" and "the herald of ag-
greSSion and war;" and they have gloated
almost obScenely over the fact that his
projected visit to Japan has been called
OF because Of the bowling Tokyo mob.
Moreover, these Orwellian upenderS of
the truth have spared no effort, in their
peculiarly repulsive way, to eulogize this
mob (Which actually represents only
small fraction of the japanese people)
as brave and noble thing representing
the popular will, rather than being
merely frenzied puppet mass maniru"
lated by the cynical and sinister agents
OF international communism.
II Face" of course, is supposed to
have vast significance in the Far East,
hut we wonder whether in this particu-.
qar Situation-at least among the literate
adults of Japan and Asia as whole-it
really signifies as much as the alarmiStS
say. We wonder, too, whether any rea-
sonably educated person in that part of
the world is gullible enough to be hood
Winked by the despicable and obvious
mendacity of the current MoScowPei-
ping propaganda offensive.
. i. True, like the unreaSoning mob, the
lie unlimited seems to be triumphant at
the moment in Japan. But there is
ground for hope that when passions cool
and reason has a chance to express itself
again and resume command, there still
be some sober second thoughts over
fhere. And when that happens the truth
currently crushed to earth should rise
hgain against the CommuniSts-ina way
that ought to throw their lies back into
their teeth with appropriate vengeance.
~ In any event, this is situation that
speaks for itself as an altogether dreary
and discouraging commentary on the
nature of these people, and it explains
why trustworthy agreements with them
are likely to remain elusive for a long
time to come. 1t makes clear, too, why
we and our allies in the free world must
continue to maintain the strongest pos
Sible guard against them, politically,
economically and militarily.
Evening star., 1960-06-18

@. Do all deciduous trees
lose their leaves every year?
L. D.
A. In northern temperate
regions most deciduous trees
lose their foliage in autumn,
and the branches stay bare
all winter. However, some
trees that lose their leaves
in temperate climates keep
them the year around far
ther south where the winter
is less harsh. The sweet bay
magnolia, for example, is an
evergreen in Florida and a
deciduous tree in New Jersey.
@. Was "Annie Christmas"
a legendary person or a real
one? NV.
A. Annie Christmas" in
Louisiana and Mississippi
River folklore, was the leg
endary female equivalent Of
Paul Bunyan or John Henry.
One version of her life de-
scribes her as a huge Negress
with IL sons, each 7 feet tall.
In another version, she was a
river tramp, the wife Of a
keelboatman, possessed Of
enormous strength.
Evening star., 1960-06-18
Rebukes Brown

Columnist Cons tantine
Brown hit a new high for
fantasy and a new low for
irresponsible writing when
he wrote (June 1D about
hidden policymakerS" whe
control Mr.. Herter and who,
among other things, brought
into power Fidel Castro. This
"super-powerful plotter" the
ory of history crops up from
time to time in some barber
shops, bars and living rooms.
Usually the villains are iden-
titled as international bank
ers," the Pope or Jews, al
ways somebody especially
hated by somebody who
would rather not be bothered
considering facts.
Browns remarks about
Trujillo and Franco are so
absurd I can only think that
Brown believes his own err
roneous statement, I'VE are
on record that we do not care
about the form of govern
ment Of any country"
On the contrary we are on
record that we favor govern
mentS that believe in democ-
Evening star., 1960-06-18

racy and human rights. We
are even parties to a Charter
(the Organization of Ameri-
can States) that says just
that. Brown may not care
about the form of govern
ment but most Americans,
including those making our
policies Tin full view), def
nitely do care.
Brown says Spain has
changed from a total dicta-
torship to a managed DEM
ocracy," with, he adds, "only
a token. powerless parlia-
ment." Perhaps Brown would
care to explain how you can
have any kind of democracy,
managed or not, without a
real parliamentary body.
Charles o. Porter,
Member 0f CoYpreSS
Evening star., 1960-06-18
Excessive Hardship?

II the hardship threatened by Wash
ington's new building code actually will
be as excessive as the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association claims, there
is serious question that the code should
be adopted in its present form. From the
evidence produced thus far, however, it
is by no means certain that this is
the case.
The controversy centerS entirely
around provisions which would require
owners OF thousands of old buildings
those built before 1946-to make i'm
provementS in order to comply with new
standards Of fire prevention and egress
According to Oscar I. Dodek, president
of the merchants association, compn-
ance in many cases would be physical
and economic impoSSibility." In seven
specific instances, he estimates, costs
would range from $4,000 to $470,0O0,
and businessmen would be forced to
close their doors rather than meet these
expenses.
Certainly no one wants to jeopardize
downtown business, especially at this
critical period of central city reconstruc-
ton. AS Mr.. Dodek noted, businessmen
need every aid and encouragement in
their drive to revitalize the downtown
business area.
definite part of this rehabilitation
effort, however, is to make existing
buildings both as sound and as safe as
possible, and there is general agreement
except by the Merchants and Manu-
facturerS Association-that more Strin-
gent safeguards against fire in old build
ings are genuinely needed. The only
question that remains, therefore, Is
whether the standards proposed are too
rigid.
1t is significant, in this regard, that
the current proposals have been Endorsed
as reasonable and necessary both by
citizens advisory group, representing the
city'S major business, real estate, profess
Sional and citizen groups, and by a
special committee Of technical experts,
both OF whom have worked with, city
officials for the last five years to perfect
the code. According to city officials, the
"old building" provisions represent "ab-
Solute minimum" standards of safety,
which are below those required for new
buildings. Furthermore, they say, the
District will cooperate with efforts to
hold costs down as much as possible in
making the necessary improvements.
The Commissioners, meanwhile,
wisely have granted request from sew
eral groups to delay action for go days
so that further changes can be sug-
geSted. We hope that the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association will
come up with positive recommendation
itself during this period, and that Dis
trict officials will analyze and make
public their own appraisals of the costs
of compliance cited by the merchants.
Evening star., 1960-06-18

continue, the other will think
them unfriendly. etc.
In time the thing settles
down to hello" and "how
are you"
This is as it should be, be-
cause nobody can get the
best out of a yard in a con-
tinual dither of conversa-
ton.
Talk is good, good talk is
wonderful, but backyard
chatter is something else.
&& -
1t can be said, we feel,
that most such takers fail
utterly to understand why the
other does not like it.
1t Is here as with the
communal type of person.
who only feels safe when
there are large numbers OF
persons around.
Such a man or woman
simply cannot understand
the type of human being who
must. simply must, have some
privacy and solitude.
This is the basis, one may
feel, of the worlds greatest
problem, whether we are all
to be Communists, or not.
It is in the air and unless
we are careful, we will all
become Communists by de-
fault, or something.
We need solitude to resist.
They know it, so they are
determined we shan't have it.
Someone called Pasternak
a hermit crab"
He was, of course.
That is how this great
man managed to keep his
own soul.
We must do the same. even
If people call us names.
Evening star., 1960-06-18
THE POLITICAL MILL
Japan Faces Red Domination Peril
BY GOULD LINCOLN

The Kishi government and
the Japanese people have
come face to face with the
problem Of dealing firmly
and drastically with the
Communist drive in their
own country or Of becoming
subservient to Red China or
Soviet Russia, or both. Un-
less the country is to con-
tinue to be run by mob vio-
lence, strong action must be
taken by the Japanese gov
ernment. Such action could
easily result in the killing
of Communists and fellow
travellers in large numbers.
The Kishi government, or
any other anti Communist
government in Japan, will
find itself in a stronger
position with the Japanese
people If it strikes and kills
in such a cause.-the anti
Communist China and anti
Soviet Russia cause-than if
it was forced to kill because
of an American, even as ex-
alted an American as Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
Whether the mob violence
in Tokyo, which caused Pre-
mier Kishi to request PreSi-
dent Eisenhower to postpone
his visit to Japan, is in
reality detrimental to the
free world remains to be seen.
The immediate reaction in
many quarters has been that
the United States has indi-
vidually lost "face" and the
cause of the free world may
have been weakened in Asia.
Much will depend, however,
on what the Japanese gov
ernment does from now on.
Red Mob Problem
Mr.. Kishi may resign after
final ratification of the Unit
ed States-Japan treaty and
call for an election. His alter
native would be to hold on
in the belief he has a great
majority of the people back
of him-as he did when he
was last elected. But what
ever it's government, whether
that of Mr.. Kishi or a new
leader, Japan will have still
the basic problem of dealing
with the Communists and
their fellow travellers - and
mob violence.
Japan has been built up
economically since the last
world war to an important
position. It's people are tre-
mendously industrious and
capable. Its business leaders
are strongly in favor of cap
italistic policies, believing Ill
individual initiative. The
country is no underdeveloped
area, nor is it likely to sue
cumb to Communist seduc-
ton. Under such conditions,
and in view of Japan's need
for trade and for raw ma
terials, with the United States
and with other free-world
nations, Communist ascend
ancy in the islands appears
entirely unlikely. The Japa-
nese have no love for the
Chinese nor for the Russians,
nor do they wish to be domi-
mated by either of them. As
a practical matter, if they
Evening star., 1960-06-18

gamble away their friendship
with the United States, they
may well come undeh such
domination.
1t is unfortunate the Kishi
government felt it could not
guarantee the safety of Pres
ident Eisenhower in Tokyo
on a mission of goodwill.
But it is far better the in
vitation was withdrawn than
to have subjected the Presi-
dent of the United States to
humiliation or bodily injury
at the hands Of a CommU-
niSt-inspired mob. An incl
dent of that kind would have
had tremendous repercus-
Sions.
No Need for U. S. Division
Certainly, the situation
growing out of the Tokyo
withdrawal of its invitation
to President Eisenhower is
not one that should lead to
a division among the Ameri-
can people. 1t is, indeed, a
situation which should be
faced with strong unity in
this country. Democratic
leaders have for the most
part reacted properly and re-
strained themselves from
making it a political issue.
How long that will continue
remains to be seen. 1t is true
that our advices from Tokyo
to the effect that the Eli
senhower visit should go on,
even after the mobs had be-
come active-now are shown
to have been an error. 1t is
also true, that Moscow and
Peiping are rejoicing at the
result of mob violence in ia
pan. But there is no valid
reason to claim-or to ad-
mit-that the United States
has lost a battle.
ANY political party or its
leaders advancing ideas that
have a tone of appeasement
toward the Communists run
into grave danger of rebuff
by the American people.
Therefore. it does not ap-
pear likely that the Demo-
cratic candidate for PBesi-
dent-whoever he may be
will undertake to do any
apologizing to the Russian
Soviet government for the
U-2 plane incident. BY the
same token, he is not likely
to urge that we adopt a soft
er attitude toward the Chi
nese Reds because of what
has happened in Japan. Ger
tainly, no such attitudes will
be adopted by Vice Presi-
dent Nixon if he becomes
the presidential nominee of
the Republicans, as now ap-
pears certain. The U-2 Incl
dent, followed by the smash
ing of the Summit Confer
ence by Russian Premier
Khrushchev and the with
drawal of Japan's invitation
to President Eisenhower will
have their political effect.
perhaps. But what happens
in this fast moving world
from today until November
2 may have much more, and
it may not be to the detri-
ment of the G, o, P,
Evening star., 1960-06-18
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES E. TRACEWELL

A lady says she is going to
build a 6-foot fence around
the yard to protect herself
from q too-talkative neigh
Dor!
This is the reverse of the
situation spoken of here re-
Gently, in which one man
tried to get another to talk,
without audible results.
1t takes all kinds to make
a world.
In a recent column" this
reader says, you told how to
get someone to talk, etc.
May I add something?
II don't bother with a
neighbor Of mine, in sheer
self-defense."
"She is a fine person
but a compulsive talker,
Talking is just one of a num-
ber of her compulsions, but it
happens to be the one that
affects my husband and my
self.
I'VE went out Of our way
to be kind to her, and that,
of course, was our mistake.
&A HA
She developed a sixth
sense about our comings and
goings, and as soon as came
into the yard, out she came.
too.
MY husband and I love to
garden, and we just love to
sit outdoors and watch the
flowers grow.
But my neighbor can't
stand that.
"She must have our undi-
vided attention. Her sole topic
of conversation is herself, and
any attempt to get her to
switch is futile.
Ignoring her presence is
impossible, because she'll call
out, or else come close to our
fence.
Il tried, in desperation, to
explain our need for some
solitude and privacy. but she
doesn't seem able to do any
thing about it.
1--WE apparently become
another of her compulsions.
1--WE have three things we
can do:
81. Move.
z. Put up q 6-f0ot STOCK
ade type fence.
"3. Stay indoors except
when gardening must be
done.
"As Of now, we are keep
ing indoors, but come spring
we'll probably put up that
fence.
Privacy and solitude are
so hard to achieve nowadays
that when people indicate a
desire for either, their wishes
should be respected"
= + \
Perhaps all home owners
have run into this, at some
time or other, in their lives,
but usually without such
persistence.
Both parties try to be
friendly, and then both come
to feel that If they do not
Evening star., 1960-06-18
Sooks SoIons

Surely no one can object
to the proposed installation
OF a small swimming pool in
the Old Senate Office Build
ing. In reality it is only an
oversized bathtub and the
cost will be negligible (by
Capitol Hill standards). There
is no reason why our solons
should not have a suitable
place to soak their heads
jointly or separately.
Angus Sinclair.
Evening star., 1960-06-18
+. D. r. Record


among the greatest Presi-
dents our country has ever
had, but one of the greatest
leaders and statesmen the
world has ever known. ] am
whole-heartedly behind the
erection of a monument to
this late, great American. We
need only refer to the ma
tional elections of 1886, 1910,
and 1914 to see that the peo-
pie were satisfied with the
New Deal-so satisfied, in
fact. that they gave President
Roosevelt an unprecedented
third and fourth term. The
Democratic Party platform
and the views of F. D. r. were
heartily indorSed. The Presi-
dent received an overwhelm-
ing mandate from the people
and the public is, after all.
the ultimate criteria, the
final judge.
Gould this vacillating,
inept, bungling adminiStra-
ton of today be favored by
Col. Kephart over the deci-
sive. efficient, courageous
administration of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt?
John A. Silva.
\ y 4
I take exception to the
remarks made by Col. C. I.
Kephart.
There is no individual liv-
ing or dead who is more
worthy of q monument than
F. D. r. He was our great
est of all Presidents. The peo-
pie loved him. In our dark
est hours in 1882 he gave
hope and leadership to mil
lions. He gave dignity and
self-reSpect to thousands by
providing them with jobs and
he helped our country as well
with the conservation pro-
gram. You can't please every
one. but F. D. r. pleased mil
lions.
Francis A. COnners.
\ 4 y II
It is amazing to me that
so many people seem to be
unaware of the things being
carried out by the Soviet
Union. Millions of people are
in slave labor camps; surely
the attack on Finland and
the annexation Of three Bal
tic states should prove suffi-
cient to convince the people
of the United States that
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
most certainly was not the
great man that many people
would like to claim.
The catastropheS of the
world to which he directly
contributed, through his deal
ings with world murderers,
should make citizens question
whether it is not a waste of
public funds to construct a
monument to the man who
was so enraptured by "our
Uncle Joe" Stain.
DR.. B. S. Fortner.
y \ Il 4
Perhaps these gentlemen
who wrote in against erect
ing something to the memory
Of FDR, never lost their jobs,
homes, money in the bank
or stood in soup lines during
the great depression-maybe
they were never so near to
utter despair that suicide
seemed the only way out.
FDR may have made mis-
takes. and what man hasn't,
but he certainly did a lot of
good. He brought about better
labor laws. insured money
in banks. helped the unem-
ployed and certainly brought
renewed life to a breaking
country. and also the world.
d. L. L. LOKing.
Evening star., 1960-06-18
Bars Red China

The current policy of the
United States of non-recog-
milton Of Communist China
and of opposition to the Pei
ping Governments admission
into the United Nations is
one of the basic cornerstones
of our foreign policy. Per-
hapS no other single aspect
of our Nations foreign pol
icy receives greater support
from the American people
today than the present alli-
ance in which we are en-
gagged with the Nationalist
Chinese Government. Every
major public opinion poll on
the subject of United States
relations with Communist
China has consistently re-
vealed that the vast majority
of the American people leach
time by more than 80%o) are
opposed to recognition of the
Peiping regime and its ad-
mission into the United Ma
tions.
Despite this evidence of
overwhelming support of the
American people for the cur
rent China policy, there ex-
lists a vociferous element in
political life today which is
consistently attempting to re-
verse our China policy and to
bring about United States rec
ognition and support of the
Peiping regime. This attempt
has been undertaken in the
face Of all existing evidence
that recognition of Commu-
mist China would be a grave
error.
1t should be remembered
that while Great Britain was
among the first to grant rec
ognition to Red China, the
Peiping regime has yet to
grant reciprocal recognition.
For ten years the British
diplomatic representatives
have been denied accredita-
ton by the Chinese Commu-
nists. Is there any reason to
believe that the United States
would not be treated in like
manner if we were to follow
the British policy which has
been a complete failure?
1t is Of prime Importance
that the platforms of both
major political parties in this
presidential election year in
clude a plank which express
ses the opinion held by the
vast majority of the Ameri-
can people-that our current
policy of non-recognition of
Red China be continued and
that the seating of Peiping's
delegates in the United Ma
tionS be opposed. AS stated
earlier, there Is a vociferous
element within our political
system today which would like
to see United States support
withdrawn from the National
ist Chinese Government. This
small minority must not be
allowed to dominate the
drafting of the party plat
forms this election year. A
constructive proposal would
be, therefore, that every
American citizen write to his
elected representatives in
Congress and to the national
leaders in both major parties
expressing his support of the
current policy of non-recog-
milton Of Peiping and of op-
position to that regimes
delegates being seated in the
United Nations.
Charles Edison.
New York City.