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Evening star., 1961-03-24
We Can Get By

The phrase quoted above is lifted
from House District Committee Chair
man McNillan's report favoring an in
crease to per cent in the local sales
tax but turning down the Commissioners
request for other tax increases.
BY increasing the sales tax (by an
estimated SO million) and by robbing
Peter, the Motor Vehicle Parking Agency,
Of $3.1 million to pay Paul, the highway
fund, Mr.. Mcmillan hopes I'VE can get
by" without additional taxes.
So do we. The cost of thus getting
by, as measured in delayed or abandoned
public improvements and possible losses
in efficient government, is not known
at this time. The details will become
more evident when Congress takes up
the next years budget in May and
decides where the cuts are to be made
and whether to increase the Federal
payment to the authorized $32 million
or something less. When such details
are available the advantages Of getting
by can be more precisely weighed
against those Of going ahead.
But we think 1t is about time that
somebody, and in this case 1t is Mr..
Mcmillan, put stop to the inclination
at the District Building to solve every
impending financial crisis by high
balling over to Congress with another
scheme to boost local taxes, whether or
not Congress is willing to meet the
National Governments own fiscal
obligation. Not single penny should
be sought in additional local taxes until
Congress meets in full the Federal
Governments rightful share Of this
city'S expenses. Furthermore, while
acknowledging that it is Congress, rather
than the Commissioners, which Is
responsible for the alarming increases
in the costs Of local government, we
hope that new leadership at the District
Building will exert as much effort to
reduce some Of this cost as to raise
local taxes.
That seems to be about the sub
stance of Mr.. McMillan'S report. It
deserves trial. If 1t does not work,
Congress is exclusively responsible for
the failure.
Evening star., 1961-03-24
School Vandalism

An article IN The Sunday
Star tells about the high
cost Of school window replace
ment due to wanton destruc-
tion by the children Of WASH
ington and its suburbs.
Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties are some
what optimistic about cutting
down on this expense by
holding parents responsible,
which to me is as it should be.
But as far as the District
is concerned it seems that
DR.. Hansen does not hold out
much hope Of improvement
along this line since he says
that most parents Of D. C.
window-breakers, when found,
do not have the money to
pay for damages caused by
their own children. How sad!
He seems to be making ex-
cuses, not only for the chill
dren, but the parents, too.
How can he expect teach
ers alone to get across to q
child this idea Of respecting
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Investigation Arrests

Your editorial "Investiga-
ton Arrests" March 12)
supports a stand taken pub
licly some months back by
the Hechinger Company due
to our need to evaluate Job
applicants as to their police
records. What particularly
concerns US is that some
workable formula be found
whereby the rights Of the
individual are safeguarded
while police records may be
made more useful.
The records division Of the
Metropolitan Police Depart
ment now makes available to
an individual, upon request,
either q mo record" form
indicating he has never been
arrested or a photostat Of his
arrest record. If a person is
arrested "for investigation"
and 1t turns out to be q mis-
taken arrest. he may not OBJ
tain a slip so stating. In the
latter case; this puts q pros
pective employer In the posi-
tion Of possibly turning down
a worthy and qualified ap-
plicant.
AS you point out in your
editorial. issuance Of O mo
record" certificate to an in
dividual mistakenly arrested
would strengthen the civil
liberties Of our community.
This certification, plus great
er accessibility to police rec
ords for employers, would
improve greatly the fair eval-
uation Of Job applicants.
John W. Hechinger,
President, Hechinger Com
nany
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Red Termites

David Lawrence's March IS
column should make the read
ing public sit up and notice.
1t is no longer feasible for the
American public to remain
naive to the borers from with
in In this Nation under God.
Freedom such as we enjoy
here should not be taken for
granted, nor be thought of
as a privilege, but be con-
stantly nourished with faith
and eternal vigilance"
j. Edgar Hoover's timely
book. Masters of Deceit"
should be must reading for
all people-citizens or aliens
who believe in living in O
free world.
Only those who suffered so
much for the Stars and
Stripes on the battlefields
can gaze with horror and
righteous indignation at the
indifference of the gullible
public.
Mamerta Block
Evening star., 1961-03-24
THE PASSING SCENE
Wrong Attitudes on the Cold War
By RALPH McGILL

Those persons who argue we
cannot begin to replace
slums with decent housing,
must not provide immediate
aid to a faltering system Of
education, and cannot af-
ford to raise the minimum
wage because to do these
things is contrary to "our
way Of life," surely have not
thought it through. One of
the really compelling attrac-
tions Of the Russian totali-
tartan state is that 1t has
managed to make very con-
siderable advances in this
field. The nations with the
greatest gulf between pow
erty and possessions see in
Russia's achievements what
looks like a short cut. Our
standards are so far ad-
vanced as to seem unattain-
able.
For Stronger System
For Americans to be argu-
ing their Government cannot
act on a national aid basis
because to do so is socialism
and damaging to the Ameri-
can system, is so obtuse a
position as to be hardly
creditable.
The American free enter.
prise system will be stronger
if it provides its people hous-
ing, education and jobs. Our
largest profits in history have
come after the tremendous So
'cial reforms Of the New Deal
years. Once the profit dollar
took on, through taxes, a So
cial conscience and respon-
sibility, it did better than
ever before. Taxes are what
we pay for a free civilization.
1t is not a "give-away" pro-
gram of socialism to make
Americans aware of the per-
sonal interest of their Gov
ernment. 1t is dangerous to
that system to have millions
believe their Government is
blind to their needs, most
OF them new or augmented
by the tremendous population
concentrations Of q continu-
ing industrial revolution.
Philip E. Moseley. one Of
our most competent experts
in the field Of Soviet affairs,
writing in Foreign Affairs for
April, suggests that present
Kremlin policy grows out Of
q supreme confidence and q
politically strong position en-
joyed by Khrushchev and
company. The proceedings In
Laos would seem to confirm
this view. But, it may also
be there is some chance Of
power control Of atomic
weapons.
At any rate, President Ken
nedy and his administration
must go forward and meet
with the Soviets, discovering
all they can, preparing
against any eventuality.
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Living Memorial

Representative Frank Chelf
D-Ky0 deserves the thanks
of q grateful and patriotic
public for his significant new
bill to make the National
Cultural Center permanent.
Such a step is long overdue.
Haste makes waste, and If
we have more time to ex-
anime the plans for the CEN
ter, and to raise the money,
everyone, including the dom
ors, will be more satisfied and
the results will be more en-
during.
At the same time, Mr..
Chelf has taken steps to pro-
vide that the National Cul-
tural Center shall, with its
various facilities such as
auditoriums. libraries, and
art galleries. be q living me-
mortal to all past Presidents.
His reasoning is sound. He
points out that unless plans
for q living memorial or me-
MORALS are usly
pushed, the Nations Capital
will be overrun with statuary
and resemble q graveyard" ."
The danger Is real enough,
heaven knows. Many people
and publications have noted
that, at last count, there were
about 200 statues to states
men, many Of them for
gotten. in the confines Of the
Federal City.
It is hard to understand
how anyone could object to
making . great auditorium,
library. or art gallery o. me-
mortal to one or more Of our
great Presidents. It may be
predicted with certainty,
however, that hackers Of the
memorials to Woodrow VIII
son, the two Roosevelts (FDR
and Theodore) and to other
Presidents will find persua-
sive reasons for not COM
bining their memorials with
others in truly great me-
MORALS to all past Presi-
dents.
The hackers Of the Ma
tional Cultural Center can
reasonably counter, however,
that the center is q concept
big enough and important
enough to honor all our
Presidents.
1t is to be hoped that
President Kennedy will sup
port this new and significant
plan by Mr.. Chelf and that
Congress will enact it into
law. For the Chelf plan, If
enacted, could really put
some steam into the drive
for the National Cultural
Center.
Thomas A. WaggOner.
Evening star., 1961-03-24
An Appeal

May I make an appeal
through your newspaper for
those who cannot speak for
themselves? I am alluding to
the baby chicks and baby
rabbits that are sold at this
time Of the year as easter
presents" Why people want
to tamper with Mother Ma
ture and change the color Of
the baby chicks is also be-
yond me. I beg Of these peo-
pie not to buy these living
creatures unless they have
the food and facilities for
keeping them. Too often
these helpless little creatures
are handled by small children
who, unthinkingly, squeeze
them to death.
Miriam Holland.
Evening star., 1961-03-24

frightening variety than
Slavic communism.
It is no longer realistic"
to pretend that our Asian
enemies are weak or undedi-
Gated, any more than it is
noble to assert that the pa
thetic, despotic Taiwan re-
gime Is "free" or represent.
ative Of China's people. By
refusing to acknowledge Pei
ping we only hinder ourselves
in this worldwide struggle
for mems minds and hearts.
Worse, we commit the fatal
sin Of ignorance-we do not
understand our enemy, who
he is, or how he can be de-
feated with words and deeds
rather than bombs. Can we
pretend that all Is we'll with
out even facing our adver-
Sary or understanding his
strengths as well as his weak
neSSeS?
By negotiating with Mao
TSe-tung's government to-
day, we might be able to
progress toward bilateral dis
armament and freedom in
Southeast Asia on sensible
terms. Otherwise, when
China becomes q nuclear
power in forthcoming
months, we may be forced to
deal on our enemies terms.
eventually yielding q seat in
the United Nations anyway.
We can negotiate from q po-.
sition Of greater strength to-
day than we will be able to
tomorrow.
Robert F. DOrr
Who says that it Is "inevit-
able" that the Red Chinese
be admitted into the U. N.
those who want it to be
inevitable?
It is indeed a paradox that
the same vocal groups who
screamed that the majority
decision must rule (re: de-
segregation Of schools) can
so easily tune out the
majority Of American opin-
ions with regard to Red
China's not being admitted
to the U. NJ!
However, so long as the
charter Of the U. N. remains
as it is, Red China is not ELI
gible for membership. At
this very moment she Is
gobbling up-by completely
aggressive means-the tiny
and peaceful country Of Laos.
To welcome her now as a
member. is to ridicule every
thing that the U. N. stands
for. Red China is not eligible
for membership because Of
her continuing aggressive
tendencies. The charter
clearly states that in order
for a country to be eligible
for membership it must
first prove its desire for
peace by being non-aggress-
i've. BY no measure and no
distortion Of words does Red
China fit this description.
II every country that de-
sires membership, regardless
of qualification, is to be adj
mitted, then at least the
charter itself should be so
amended as to permit this.
Then we could have o de-
lightful world club" right
on our own shores-and we
would only have to pay about
three-quarters Of the bill.
Rose Jacobs ROsenbIum
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Two Chinos and u. N.

One Of the many problems
currently vexing members Of
the United Nations is which
government is entitled to
represent China in the world
community. I contend that
neither Of the two constituted
governments is entitled to
that privilege.
It has been generally ac-
cepted that O government in
order to qualify as the rep
resentative Of q particular
state in the community Of
nations must indicate the
following: First, that it exer-
cizes de facto sovereignty
over the territory it wishes to
represent; and secondly, that
1t desires to exercise its ex-
ternal relations within the
bounds delineated by certain
rules Of conduct.
The only territory over
which the Kuomintang gov
ernment exercises sovereignty
is Taiwan, the Pescadores and
a few off shore islands. That
it can speak for the $50 mil
lion mainland Chinese is a
legal fiction. To remedy this
inequity. a 1.-TWO China" pol
icy has been proposed but
this Is only a Janus-faced-
ness Of a different sort.
At the other extreme, there
Is the proposal to admit out
right the Communist govern
ment to full membership, but
this would be even a more
blatant fiction than the ex-
listing situation since the Pei
ping government has continu-
ally thumbed its nose at the
principle embodied in the
U. N. Charter as well as other
international mores. But if
a majority does bow to the
demand and admit the Com
munist government, the U. N.
Charter itself then would be-
come the legal fiction.
Therefore, I believe that
the United States should sup
port a motion designating the
present U. N. representatives
Of China as representing only
the Republic Of Formosa. Fol-
lowing this action, the United
States delegation should pro-
pose that China's seat be left
vacant. This would effec-
lively dramatize the unpleas-
ant fact that no existing
Chinese government meets
the minimum standards nee
essary to represent its state
in the world community.
John p. Scheldrup.
AS a 21-year-old veteran
who has Just returned
from the Far East, I am dis
turbed by widespread ignor-
ance Of Communist China
and contentious that most
Chinese, If given the choice,
would support Chang Kali
shek's Nationalist regime.
European newsmen who
have travelled extensively in
Red China report that the
worlds most populouS nation
is fast becoming organized,
induStrialized, and armed
with modern weapons-de-
spite the recent series of flood
disasters and food famines
in that area. More important,
Western observers say that
the people of China are being
won over to Marxist-Lenin-
ism Of a far more subtle and
Evening star., 1961-03-24

AS the Kennedy admins
tration comes carefully out Of
its corner for the necessary,
inescapable diplomatic wres-
ting match with the Soviet
Bear, the spectators offer q
study in attitudes.
Those who persist in living
inside their windowless illu-
sions, and therefore prefer to
act as if the Soviet Union is
not really there, vocally are
against the contest. Those
who prefer to continue var
ious policies of disengage-
ment or containment are
drawn to the struggle with
hand = wringing indecision.
They want to see it, but they
may close their eyes when it
begins.
But those Americans who
know we cannot combat, con-
tain, or diSengage the So
viets or in any manner CO.
exist, until we know what
they intend and what they
will, or will not agree to,
recognize the necessity for
getting on with it.
What. short of war, can be
done about Berlin?
Will the Russians disen-
gage in Laos, or will they
continue on a plan which
points to a slow absorption
Of Thailand, Burma and
their neighbors?
What are the chances for
atomic control?
The Red Chinese are pref
ty sure to be voted into the
United Nations. Can they be
excluded from any final dis
armament talks when they
are one Of the worlds pow
ers with adequate money to
hire experts to produce their
own atomic weapons? If this
can't be done, we must then
face up to an uncomfortably
close -at-hand future in
which people like Castro,
Nasser, and dictators any,
where, may buy such ghastly
hardware in the open mar
ket.
Seeks to Awaken People
What the Kennedy admin
istration Is trying to do,
among other things, is to
make the American people
aware Of the harsher truths
of their life. 1t Is vitality i'm
portant that 1t do all pos
sible probing Of the Soviet
mind. That plans to do this
should be attacked by the
habitually hysterical as ap-
peasement, or another Mu-
mich, is not merely irration-
al thinking, but an unworthy
detection in what should be
determined, unanimous sup
port.
The Kennedy domestic
program is on its face q
strong anti Communist one.
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Laboratory Research

I am disturbed by the
proposed legislation for the
Federal regulation Of medical
and biological research. I am
personally acquainted with
a number Of men actively en-
gagged in the use of expert
mental animals in medical
research, as well as with a
number Of university presi-
dents and administrators
who have charge of the insti-
tutions where this work is
done. I am convinced that
our medical men who devote
their lives to medical research
are among the most high
minded in this noble profess
sion. They have sacrificed
the opportunity to make
money in private practice In
order to discover new meth
ods for the treatment of
diseases that cause prema-
ture death and suffering in
both human beings and low
er animals. Such men do not
require police regulation to
prevent them from being
either cruel or inhumane in
their daily work.
I cannot imagine how the
Government would be able
to hire investigators who
would do a better job in
regulating medical research
or overseeing the conditions
under which it is carried out
than the university presi-
dents, deans Of m edical
schools, and heads of re-
search Institutes who are now
charged with this RESPONSE
bility. We read every day
OF the achievements Of our
medical scientists in control
ling infections, in develop
ing new operations for the
treatment Of heart disease
and diseases of the blood
vessels that were incurable
even a short time ago. The
Government should help this
kind Of work instead of try
ing to hamper it with red
tape and bureaucratic regu-
lation.
Gladys r. Gum.
Evening star., 1961-03-24

officers have found themselves out Of
harmony, so to speak, about their
respective Jurisdictions. And it has
happened often that an hour at the
keyboard has seemed too much, not only
to the practitioner but to captive
parental audience. Still, to coin a
phrase, practice makes perfect-and we
must "move forward" piano-wise as in
all else.
Evening star., 1961-03-24
Benefits of FIuoride

We now learn from the
chief Of the Washington
Health Departments Bureau
Of Dental Health (The Star,
March 14) that tooth decay
has been cut in Washington,
''as much as so per cent" by
fluoridation Of the water
supply. We also learn that
"the Districts figures COM
pare favorably with those Of
Grand Rapids, Mich" (the
first city to be fluoridated
artificially).
This should come as
no surprise, since identical
claims are made, sooner or
later, in every fluoridated
community. But before being
too impressed by this "uni-
versal" finding Of q go per
cent benefit" perhaps we
should look more closely. We
find that sometimes 1t is
so per cent Of one thing,
and sometimes Of another;
but by suitable selection and
manipulation Of figures, it
always ends up go per cent
Of something. Thus, all the
studies are found to con-
firm" each other.
The original promise was
a 60-65 per cent benefit
among 12-14-year-olds. In
Washington, it was found
only among 6-7-year-olds;
while the reported figure for
16-year-oldS was only 1914.
Meanwhile, in Grand Rapids,
the reported rate for 16-year-
olds decreased 81 per cent
after only one year Of fluori-
dation.
Meanwhile. the rate for g.
year-olds in Grand Rapids
dropped 10 per cent after the
first year Of fluoridation, and
then increased 50 per cent
in the next three years.
II this isn't sufficient food
for thought. let's look at
the Evanston experiment"
Evanston was nuoridated In
1946. Six-year-old children
were examined in 1853 and
in 1858. Thus both groups
had had "the full benefit"
Of fluoridation. They had
used the water since birth,
and their mothers had used
it before they were born.
But, with the same exposure
to fluoridation one group had
3.67 times as much decay as
the other. I~give you three
guesSes which group they
used in telling the news
papers Of the benefits" of
fluoridation in Evanston. (To
show a so per cent reduction,
one group would show only
2.5 times as much decay as
the other.)
The cited figures from
Evanston reveal two things.
They indicate that factors
other than fluoride are far
more important in affecting
tooth decay. This, of course.
we always knew. But they
also indicate that the expert
mental and statistical meth
ods used in claiming "bene-
fit" are so worthless that they
prove absolutely nothing. In
fact, by proper selection of
the official figures from
Evanston, I can prove that
fluoridation has Increased
tooth decay in certain age
groups. But that doesn't
prove anything either since
the figures are too unreliable
to prove anything.
We can't blame the news
papers for publishing the
health department claims,
but We could reasonably wish
that they would give equal
attention to refutations of
the phony statistics, methods,
claims and promises.
F. B. Exner, MD, F.A.C.R.
(Co-author of 1.-THE Ameri-
can Fluoridation Experi-
ment" and author of
"Fluoridation: Its Moral
and Political Aspects".)
Evening star., 1961-03-24
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensd-
tion. Those not used iDill be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-03-24

another's property, be it pub
lie or private. while excusing
the parents Of that child?
This must begin in the home.
II these children know that
their parents can be held
responsible for their mis-
deeds, possibly they will have
more respect for them, as
parents. in the long run, and
in turn for their teachers and
others in authority.
Teacher.
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