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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-25
Nothing Dounts Mr.. UduH

Having conquered Fujiyama, ban
iSl1ed the Park Police Chief to Guam,
shipped William Jennings Bryan'S statue
to- Salem, Illinois, tilted with George
Marshall over his palefaced Redskins
and engaged in other extracurricular
activities, the dauntleSS Mr. Udall was
only acting in character when he Sug-
gested the removal of the statue of Dr.
Benjamin Rush to Carlisle, PennSylva-
MIA. The fact that the Interior Secre-
tary'S department has no Jurisdiction
whatever over the statue would faze
anybody but Mr.. Udall. We were not
too surprised and we cannot get too up
set, therefore, over his excursion into
the Nays domain.
The Navy Department, the Fine Arts
Commission, the American Medical As
ISOLATION and some leading sculptors are
quite upset about it, however All have
Joined in a phalanx of defense for DR..
Rush and his statue. The Navy, from
whose former hospital property at 23rd
and E streets Northwest the sculpture
must be moved to make way for bridge
approach, wants to keep the Revolution
airy surgeon general, hero and patriot
on It's own premiseS-preferably at the
Bethesda Naval Hospital. The Fine Arts
Commission recommends placing him in
one of Mr. Udall'S parks at 18th street
and Pennsylvania avenue Northwest.
The ANA apparently would like to see
the statue at the National Institutes of
Health if Mr. Udall will not permit it
to be erected at the downtown loca-
tfon-Which he has said he will not.
The Secretary thinks the campus of
Dickinson College at Carlisle would be
a good place for DR.. Rush, since he was
one of the founders of that institution.
Granted that, in our inexpert opin-
ion, there are some memorials that
might better have died aborning, the
fact remains that such things should
be decided by competent and cognizant
authorities. One authority, President
John BarbeSon of the National Academy
of Design, put it this way: Politicians
and interested laymen" should have no
controlling voice in the moving of stat
uary. And there is no doubt that Mr..
Udall, with everything else, is a layman
who in his own words likes to play
politics up to the hilt." And it also
clear that he never SHES from contro-
verSy.
We propose that one day, after Mr..
Udall and we are gone, statue be
erected in his memory-far from Wash
ingtwn, naturally - showing him riding
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Exclusive Harvard

former dean of admissions at
Harvard University believes that his
alma mater has become too exclusive.
Writing in the current issue of the
Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Dr. Wilbur J.
Bender asserts that the standards for
admitting new students at Harvard have
been raised so high that, if the trend
continues, it will not be long before only
the top l per cent of applicants can
qualify accidentally for admission. If
such standards had prevailed in years
past, he declared, many prominent
Americans who graduated from Harvard
would have been barred from the noted
institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts,.
However, the EXCLUSIVELY which the
former dean decrieS is not exclusive
with Harvard. Nor is it surprising that
as the demand for higher education
grows and as the applicant list at many
colleges lengthens, there develops
tendency to select the students with
higher academic ratings. 1t may be
true, as Dean Bender states, that some
potentially good college material Is
being showed aside, but it is hard to see
how, with classroom and faculty limita-
lions to be considered, the standards
could be lowered without overcrowding
facilities or excluding some worthy
students.
Nonetheless, DR.. Bender has called
attention to a serious problem in higher
education-the difficulty which many
high school students encounter in trying
to enter college. And, unfortunately,
too few of the lower schools seem to be
doing an adequate job of preparing
young men and women for advanced
studies. The only hopeful sign is an
awakening of some educators to the
need for greater emphasis on science,
mathematics and English - subjects
which appear to have been Subordinated
to social studies and other progressive"
types of education. Certainly this is an
age which calls for intensive study of
science, math and the languages and
which needs men and women proficient
in such basic subjects.
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Slightly Cynical

I sincerely believe the
threat of war would be over
if the United States dis
armed, does not resume nu-
clear testing, sends more jet
planes to Yugoslavia, trains
more pilots for the enemy,
allows the wall of shame"
to stand in Berlin, does not
overthrow the Castro regime,
allows Red China to join the
United Nations, repeats the
Connally Amendment, sends
more in foreign aid to make
stronger Communist govern
ments, muzzles the military,
devoteS more time and money
in fatal negotiations with the
enemy, abolishes the House
Committee on Un-American
Activities, has more summit
conferences with the USSR,
entertains more Communist
diplomats. allows the Su-
preme Court to establish the
Communist Party in the
United States as a legal po-
litical party with just as
much right as other political
parties composed Of patri-
otto Americans, subscribes to
more liberalism, continues to
allow Communist propagan-
da to flood our country, and
spends us into slavery with
Federal aid to everything.
Policies are rampant in our
great Nation today that will
assuredly end the threat of
war. AS we allow this list
to grow the United States is
ripening for the Communist
take-over without a shot be-
ing fired and as such we will
deserve the doom histor
imposes upon fools. And the
threat of war is ended for
ever.
G. w. Schafer.
Fort Mitchell, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-25
EuIoqy to Mr.. Sam

In 1898, l read my first
newspaper-The Washington
Star-the sinking of the bat
tleship Maine" because my
mother worked for Capt.
Charles SigSbee, who was her
captain.
Since your paper was my
first to read, at this oppor-
tune time, I would appreciate
it if your paper would print
this "Eulogy to Mr.. Sam"
In silence l sat in my domi-
Gle, IList'ning to a voice in a
distant land-/It was the SOL
emn eulogy;/Of our beloved,
Mr.. Sam.
Today America is in mourn
ing, All flags at half
mast stand-/In honor of a
great American; I'VE know as
Mr.. Sam.
A chair is left a-Standing, !
A gavel without a hand
And I'm afraid you'll never
find: Another like Mr.. Sam.
Ere long the House goes in
session, They'll gather before
the stand-/Theyll miss the
stern commanding voice; /Of
a great man, Mr.. Sam.
Silently we pass this bier,/
Like statues the sentries
stand-/As thousands pay
their last tribute; ITO a great
statesman, Mr.. Sam.
Jay EdgertOn Browne.
Lucedale, Miss.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry prlters' correct
names and add eSSeS. All let
tiers are subject to COndenSd-
ton. Those not used piH be
returned only When accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-25
THE POLITICAL MILL
A Kennedy Doctrine in the Making
By GOULD LINCOLN

taken a step which should
m Ike Communist inter-
vention impossible. And so
far no Latin American coun-
try has protested loVdly-ex-
cept Cuba.
Senator Smathers Of Flori-
da, chairman Of the In
terstate and Foreign Com
merce Committees Subcom-
mittee on Latin American
Trade, said today that the
action of the Kennedy ad-
ministration in the Domini-
can waters is wise and neces-
sary. He believes that it will
be supported generally by
leaders in South and Central
America. The Florida Senator
has Travelled much in these
countries and knows their
leaders personally.
Sees Firmness Welcomed
He is confident that they
look to the United States to
take firm leadership in any
move to keep international
communism from moving
strongly into the Western
Hemisphere. IF we do not
take a firm stand" said Sen
ator Smathers, how can we
expect the leaders of the Lat
in American governments to
do anything about the sup
preston of Communist infil-
tration? They all have left
wing groups in their coun-
tries with whom they have to
reckon. If there is no strong
leadership by this country
against Communist agrees
sion in this hemisphere, the
easiest road for these Latin
American leaders is to tenn
porize-to be neutralists."
The Kennedy administra-
tons move to send warships
to Dominican waters, it is
said. was also motivated by
the return to the Dominican
Republic of two Trujillo
brothers last week, raising
fears that a coup might be
attempted by Trujillo follow
erS against President Bala-
guer. Balaguer also faces a
left-wing group in his coun-
try-a group that would well
come any support that Castro
might send it. 1t is a mixed
situation that may yet call
for strong support Of Bala-
guer by the United States, al
though he has not asked
for it.
The Castro government
has made II attempts to
bring about revolutions in
Latin American countries.
Among these attempts were
those against Panama and
Nicaragua. The Communist
foothold in Cuba, 80 miles
from our shores, is proving a
continuing threat to democ-
racy in this hemisphere.
In the opinion of Senator
Smathers something should
be done about it. He looks
to a stronger stand on this
subject by the GAS. But he
insists that the United States
must show its willingness to
act, and act boldly.
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Reseqreqotion?

A survey just completed
and financed by tn e Ford
Foundation has disclosed
that many schools in Louis
vile, Baltimore and Wash
ington, D. C. have resegre-
gated. the white students
having vanished. We wonder
what the NAACP, CORE, and
Robert Kennedy will do -
turn out U. S. marshals, To-
cate the vanished pupils and
escort them back to school
each day? Such action might
be sufficient to satisfy not
only the above groups but
also the newly independent
African nations.
w. ID. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-25
Rush Deserves Better

I believe that anyone ia
miliar with the many contri-
buttons Of DR.. Benjamin
Rush to this Nation would
feel that his statue, instead
of being sent away to Dick
inson College, should in fact
be relocated in a more prom
inent spot in the Nations
Capital.
DR.. Rush, in addition to
being a signer of the Dec
laration of independence, a
member Of the Continental
Congress, and for a time
physician-general to George
Washington's army, for which
he wrote a pioneering pamph-
let on military hygiene which
was used as late as the Civil
War, may be credited with
other outstanding achieve
ments.
Three Of these are: /. As
professor of medicine in the
first medical school in America
Qater part of the University
Of Pennsylvania DR.. Rush
taught more than 5000 med
ical students from every part
Of the new Nation. Earlier,
he had been the first for
NAL professor of chemistry
in America and had written
the first American textbook
in the field. 2. In 1886 he
was the cofounder of the first
free medical clinic in Amer
lea. 3. In 1912, after years
of unusually humane and en-
hghtened activity in the field,
DR.. Rush published a remark
able pioneer study on mental
illness called Medical In
quiries and Observations
Upon the Diseases of the
Mind" For so years this
book was used as the stand
ard reference work on the
subject by doctors and stu
dents both here and in Eu-
rope. For this and other
psychiatric activities, Benja-
min Rush has been desig-
mated by the American Psy-
chiatric Association as the
Father of American PSYCHE
airy"
DR.. Rush also made out
standing contributions in the
fields Of education, temper
ance, and the antislavery
movement. Tom Paine and
John Adams gave him credit
for substantial aid in both
the writing and publication
of Common Sense"
In past years, DR.. Benja-
min Rush has seldom been
accorded the high place he
deserves in American history.
Now cannot we at least keep
his statue here in Wash
ington where it might be no.
ticed by some of the thou
sands of visitors to the city ?
Esther NJ. DOuty.
Editors Note: The writer
of this letter is the author
of Patriot Doctor" a recent
biography of Benjamin Rush
for young people,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-25
Taxi Meters VS.. Zones

The taximeter advocates
have never given up the fight
to do everything possible to
glorify the taximeter and
ridicule the flat-rate zone
system now in use in the Dis
trict for over 80 years. They
picture the taximeter as a
utopia, a cure-all, etc. Moth
ing could be further from the
truth.
Unfortunately. Delm r
ISon, executive director Of the
Washington Metropoli-
tan Area Transit Commits
sion, Harold A. Kertz, vice.
chairman Of the D. c. Public
Utilities Commission, and
James A. Washington, jr.,
chairman of the P. U. c.,
have all expressed themselves
in favor of doing away with
the flat-rate zone system cab
and having it replaced with a
meter system cab.
They disregard the fact
that the overwhelming ma
jority Of cab drivers, pas
sengers, and members of
Congress prefer the zone
system cab. Let us have both
the zone system cab and the
meter system cab, and, let
the paying cab passenger be
the final judge. This would
prove that the cab passen-
ger prefers the zone system
cab and that the meter sys-
tenn cab would be put out of
business.
More than 80 years ago the
zone system and the meter
system competed in D. c. The
passengers preferred the zone
system cab and the meters
vanished.
Meters do nothing to i'm
prove cab service. The me-
ter's only purpose is to tabu-
late the amount of money the
cab driver takes in, and,
thereby provide a method for
the fleet operator to check on
his cab drivers.
The meter makes careless
ness profitable, whether it be
intentional or not. The meter
is useless, unless some law
can be put on the books,
making it a violation for the
cab driver not to put the me-
ter in operation when his cab
has a passenger. Such a law
is used in every city that has
taximeters. The passenger can
get a free trip if the driver
fails to put the meter in OPP
Grafton. The passenger can
get a trip at a reduced rate
if the driver forgets to put
the meter ION" at the very
start of the trip. The passen-
ger can get a trip at a re-
duced rate if the driver stops
the meter before the trip is
completed.
This can result in but one
thing: the fleet operator loses
out. Therefore, the violation
law is needed to protect the
operator, not the passenger.
Selfishly motivated inter-
ests will make a strong cam
paign for meters, now that
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The dispatch Of a United
States Navy task force to
waters off the Dominican
Republic points to a firmer
policy by the Kennedy ad-
ministration against Com
munist infiltration Of the
Western Hemisphere.
This is a good move. For
the Navy is in a position now
to prevent, by force if neces-
sary. any attempt by Fidel
Castro to land any appreci-
able group of pro-Communist
fighting men or infiltrators
of any kind on the shores of
the troubled republic. In a
measure. President Kennedy's
action-it must have been
with his consent that the
Navy moved so quickly to
these waters and in force
may be considered a reasser-
ton of the Monroe Doc
trine. 1t also may be COM
pared to the action by for
mer President Harry S. Tru-
man when he interviewed to
save Greece and Turkey from
being overrun by the Com
munists-under the Truman
Doctrine.
Obviously the United States
is not going to stand idly
by while pro-Communist rev.
dictionaries enact another
Cuban cycle. Action by the
Organization of American
States might have been too
late for an effective move
against Communist agrees
sion in the Dominican Re-
public. And just as obviously,
Communist aggression there
would have been another
move by a European power
Soviet Russia, which has now
dominated the Castro gov
eminent.
Quite naturally Castro and
the Russians have raised
their voices in the United Ma
tions against what they term
an attempt by this country
to force the Dominican peo-
pie to its will. But the Com
munistS' moves - under the
name of nationalism-to in.
wade and set up governments
of their own in a number
of Latin American countries
are no secret.
Invasion Repulsed
Indeed, two years ago 6
military force was sent from
Cuba to try to raise a revo.
luton and take over in the
Dominican Republic. The
then dictator of the country
Gen. Rafael Leonidas TrujillC
Molina, was able to beat of
this attempt by the pro-Com.
munist forces. Now the die.
tator has been assassinated
and since that time there ha;
been turmoil in the country
Today the government Of
President Joaquin Balaguel
is benefiting from the actor
of the Kennedy adminiStra.
ton. The hope is that his
government will be perma.
nently cast in a democratic
mold. But in any event, the
Kennedy administration has
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several public officials favor
them. Meter manufacturers
want the profit that 5000
D. c. taxicabs will provide
them in the sale of new and
used taXimeters, plus the cost
of parts and repair services.
Passengers will have to pay
for this unnecessary expense
in the form of a higher priced
taxi ride.
Many of the 10000 licensed
cab drivers and the 5000 IL
censed cab vehicles would not
survive the change. Surely,
Congress does not want to
see a change made that would
add to unemployment in the
Nations Capital.
We should do everything
possible to prevent this from
happening.
Irving Schlaifer,
Chairman, Owner-Driver
Rental-Driver Taxicab
Association.
4 y
The zone system has ad-
vantages that cannot be re-
placed by the meter or mile
age systems, both to the
riding public and to the cab
driver. The new or occa-
sional passenger may be con-
fused, but he is generally
pleased with the cheap zone
rate. He knows what his fare
will be at his destination. If
he shares the cab with other
passengers, his individual
fare will be cheaper still. He
can also utilize the cab for
parcels, messages or child de-
liveries. The driver benefits
with a greater volume of
business as a result of its YER
satility, and with a bigger net
profit even If he is a rental
driver, because rental driver
pays a flat rental fee: not
approximately so per cent of
his gross intake, as with a
meter system.
The meter system would
price the taxicab industry
out of the average daily
rider market, drastically cut
ting down on its gross. This
would automatically force out
a great number of cabs, cut
ting out a source of income
for a large number of drivers
and owners. This would
drive riders into the arms of
the bus system, which seems
overloaded, to say the least.
at present.
Some will benefit - not
the general public, or the
average driver. or even the
smaller fleet owner, but those
who are financially able to
survive the economic storm:
new big money, and, of
course, the bus companies.
Any system that can be com
pletely controlled, as with the
meter system, would be a fl
nancial plum" for any in
terests that could maneuver
to take over.
Claude NJ. Parker, jr.
Full-time taxi-driver.
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off in all directions and appropriately
listing the diversity of his achievements.
That would be the statue to end statues
and hence one of which the Interior
Secretary ought to approve.
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u. S. Dominican Role

- NAAA -
You express yourself as be-
ing enchanted by our coun-
try's gallant SHOW of force"
and readiness to intervene
on the side of democratic
forces" off the Dominican
coast.
I, too, am enchanted by this.
Like most other Americans,
I like to show force when the
other fellow has a good deal
less force in his locker
than I have. Our gallant
Government, following this
lofty principle, could show all
the force it wanted to off
the Dominican coast, because
it knew the Big Boy would
have no objection. Off the
Cuban coast it was a differ
ent matter entirely. If we had
shown force there, somebody
might have forced our faces
into peculiar shapes.
Is this not typically and
delightfully."- American? Do we
not all love to howl, from
our drivers seats, dire
threats, wolf-teeth barred, at
the fellow in the other car
who has stopped traffic? Is
this not a beautifully safe
way to show force? Do not
our young fry love to show
force against smaller young
fry? Do not our young men
love to threaten our old men
with physical violence? Do
any of our young men
threaten Archie Moore or Joe
Louis with physical violence?
No, indeed. When that kind
Of difference of opinion
arises, our young men are
sweetly and astonishingly
ready for compromise.
So it is with our gallant
Government. And believe me,
these things make you just
proud to be a forceful Amer
lean.
Edmund A. Gibson.
y
At long last we have man.
aged to bring freedom" to
the people Of Santo Domingo.
The once clean and confident
city is now the prey of mobs
and demagogues, with dirt
and bread lines for both chill
dren and groWnups. Where
once the peon had a cottage,
food and freedom from MUIR
der, now he is 40 per cent
unemployed, where once agri-
culture flourished, so that
food was cheaper than any,
where in the Caribbean, now
we have abandoned fields,
terrorized poems and freedom.
The ghoulish press of New
York is praising the blessings
that we have brought upon
the people of Santo Domingo.
Before they had their own
dictatorship, now they are
dictated to by our State De-
partment. Before they were
terrorized by one of their
own: now they are terrorized
by our jet planes flying illeg-
ally, contrary to the law of
nations, over the skies of
Santo Domingo. Before they
had a government imposed
upon them by their
own man; now they have a
government imposed upon
them by a man two thousand
miles away. We have done
our work we'll; wonder what
Latin Americans now think
about the actual meaning of
eX President Eisenhower
words, freedom with JUS
tice." We have given them our
type of freedom; as to JUS
tice we do not even talk about
it. Fidel Castro may have
something to say about their
justice. This is just the be-
ginning; the full fruitage of
freedom is to come later.
Joseph /. Puente.