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Evening star., 1961-10-30

Between the States is unity"
Himself the great-grandsoR
of a Confederate soldier,
Washington Duke Of the
North Carolina State Mill
tia, the protocol chief said it
is important that all visit
ing chiefs Of state) who come
to confer with the President
will see in Gen. Lee a symbol
of our history, our national
heritage and now our unity"
In presenting the gift, Mrs.
Bachman declared that the
UDC is a living memorial to
the Confederate soldier, who
she said was outnumbered
4-to-1 but never out-gen-
eraledl"
Mrs. Bachman revealed
that Saturdays ceremony
was the elimination Of a
dream which began in 1855
when she paid a visit, to
Blair House and envisioned a
portrait of Lee in "the very
room" where as a United
States colonel he came to
b tender his resignation after
Virginia seeded from the
Union since he could not
draw his sword against his
own State of Virginia" then
was offered command of the
Union Army.
Evening star., 1961-10-30

or a general as he Is more
recognizably represented.
The portrait of Lee by ]. E.
Elder, which hangs in the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, was
chosen, and Mr.. C. Gregory
Stapko of Mclean, Va, was
selected by the State Depart
ment to paint the copy.
The guest speaker at the
portrait presentation was the
former United States Sena-
tor from Maryland George
L. Radcliffe of Baltimore,
now president of the Mary
land Historical Society.
Quoting European military
experts appraisal of Lee as
the greatest general the
lish-speaking race has
ever produced" Mr.. Radcliffe
declared what Lee accom-
plished against obstacles,
with inadequacy Of men and
material, was incredible. He
was more glorious in defeat
than anyone has been in VIC
tory"
Following the ceremony, re-
freShmentS were served in the
Blair-Lee House dining room
to the several dozen UDC ma
tional and local officers who
attended the presentation.
Also there were descendants
of the Lee and Blair fami-
Evening star., 1961-10-30
| zee Portrait Presented

when Blair House was sold
to the Government in 1912,
the small reception room to
the right Of the entrance
where the Lee portrait is
hung was named the Lincoln
Room because of the fire.
quency OF the Presidents
visits to that room to confer
with his advisors on war
time mattersO
When she was elected 35th
president-general Of the UDC
last November, Mrs. Bach
man decided to make her
dream a reality, and con-
tacted State Department Off
cials. After getting Fine Arts
Commission approval the
next step was selection of the
portrait.
Original Too Costly
Deputy Chief Of Protocol
Clement Conger, who worked
closely on the project with
the UDC, said after the cere-
mony that after it was de-
cided that the purchase Of
an original portrait would be
prohibitive, a portrait copy
was decided upon. A choice
then had to be made between
portraying Lee as a colonel,
whom few perhaps would
recognize without his beard,
Evening star., 1961-10-30
By RUTH DEAN
star staff Writer

A portrait of Robert E.
Lee is now hanging in the
Lincoln Room Of the Presi-
dents Guest House with the
blessing of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy.
The portrait. a copy Of an
original by J. E. Elder, is
inscribed, I'm this room on
April 18, 1861, Robert E. Lee
was offered the command of
the Union Army in the ap-
preaching war between the
States. Presented to Blair
House October %, 1861, by
the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Mrs. Robert
achm an, President Gen.
eral."
UDC Gift
A gift to the United States
Government by the UDC as
part of its observance of the
Civil War centenary, the por-
trate was presented to State
Department officials by Mrs.
Bachman in a ceremony on
Saturday in the drawing
room of Blair House.
Chief Of Protocol Angler
Biddle Duke accepted the
gift "in the spirit Of Carl
Sandburg, who said that the
greatest aspect Of the War
Evening star., 1961-10-30
GUESTS NOTE
KENNEDY PHOTO

A green leather-framed
informal photograph Of
President and Mrs. Ken
nedy now graces a table in
the front drawing room Of
the Presidents Guest
House.
The photograph was
noted by members Of the
United Daughters Of the
Confederacy making a tour
of the house following their
presentation of a portrait
Of Robert E. Lee there on
Saturday.
The presidential couple.
are shown seated In the
second-floor family living
room of the White House.
Evening star., 1961-10-30

lies, including DR.. and Mrs.
Montgomery Blair.
Also in the audience were
two little spectators who
looked at the proceedings
with wide-eyed interest. The
children of Mr.. Duke, 7-year-
old Marilu and 4-year-old
Dario, had returned from
horseback riding just in time
to see their father accept
the Lee portrait.
Evening star., 1961-10-30

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Evening star., 1961-10-30
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Evening star., 1961-06-08
Chemicals and Cancer

The announcement that a certain
type Of cancer can be cured by appi-
cation of a chemical substance is an
encouraging indication of progress in
the war on the sinister killer. Surgeon
General Luther Terry of the United
States Public Health Service is Suf-
ficiently impressed by tests of the drug
to describe the results as "a very
exciting thing"
While the type of cancer which
the drug attacks is relatively rare and
occurs only in women, the researchers
hope that similar chemicals may be
found that will be effective against
other malignant growths. However,
DR.. Terry cautioned against too much
optimism, as some cancerous tissue
fails to be affected by treatments that
halt the development of other kinds of
cancer.
Nevertheless, any breakthrough in
cancer research, however small, is,
indeed, exciting" And the successful
use of drug to cure one type of the
disease justifies intensification of the
hunt in the field of chemicals for
drugs that will combat other, more
prevalent manifestations of the myste-
riouS scourge.
Evening star., 1961-06-08

he often wrote his stories with a shot
gun beside his desk. Several times his
life was threatened by those at whom
he had aimed his critical shafts. But
the public in general came to admire
and respect him for his courage and
forthrightness in demanding reforms
or battling against injustice. Cumber-
land Falls, one of Kentucky's scenic
wonders, was saved from commercial
exploitation by his vigorous editorial
campaign to preserve it. His efforts to
improve relations between North Amer
lea and Latin America led to his election
as head of the American Press
Association! He had served as president
OF the American Society of Newspaper
Editors. Mr.. Wallace will be missed not
only by the Fourth Estate but by many
persons on two continents who knew
him or his works.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Our Expensive Airport

Testimony before a House Appro-
priations subcommittee has disclosed
that original estimates of the cost of
providing Washington with a modern
jet-age airport at ChantilIy were con-
siderably short of the real mark.
However, 1t should not be overlooked
that the preliminary estimates, for the
most part, had to do with a functional
airport capable Of being developed
later to serve needs Of the area as of
1875. Nor should it be forgotten that
obtaining congressional approval of
the Dulles project did not come easy.
To have estimated the ultimate cost
of terminal developed to accommodate
jet traffic far in the future might
have caused Congress to back away
from the whole plan.
Nevertheless, E. r. Quesada, former
Federal Aviation Administrator, made
no secret of the fact that the big air
port, when finally completed to it's
full capacity, would cost substantially
more than the $85 million originally
appropriated for construction. In fact,
the FAA under General Quesada asked
for 1913 million additional and, under
Administrator Najeeb Halaby, for $16.3
million more. Thus, to bring the air.
port to operational status in the near
future, about $105 million will have
been necessary, instead of the $85
million first estimated. And perhaps
$40 million more will be required to
make the terminal ideal for 1875 jet
traffic.
One of the reasons for the high
cost of Dulles airport is the fact that
it was designed as a model terminal
suited to the demands of the Nations
Capital. Moreover, there were involved
transportation and sanitation projects
not usually encountered in airport
construction. And the original plans
did not contemplate Federal financing
of hangers for the airlines using the
airport-as apparently now is being
considered.
Against this background of airport
history, the fact that Dulles Inter
national Airport is going to cost a lot
of money is not surprising. That being
the case, however, every effort should
be made to avoid waste and to do the
job as efficiently and as economically
as is consistent with the purposes of
the big terminal.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Tom Wallace

The death at 81 of Tom Wallace,
editor emeritus of the Louisville Times,
removes from the American newspaper
scene colorful editorial crusader of the
Henry Watterson school. AS a matter
of fact, it was the late Mr.. Watterson,
editor of the Louisville Courier Journal,
who launched Mr.. Wallace on his
notable career as writer of trenchant,
reader -arousing editorials. His strong
and persuasive views on many topics,
but especially in behalf of conservation
of natural resources and on inter
American neighborliness, won him de-
served acclaim and several awards.
Tom Wallace learned the newspaper
business in the rough days
of Kentucky journalism in the feuding
era. AS reporter bent on exposing
corruption in governing or other circles,
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Horses of Linicn

In your Sunday account of
Mrs. Kennedy's visit to the
stables of the "Lippizaner"
horses, it is mentioned that
this rare, pure white breed
was brought from Spain
centuries ago"
Whatever white breed of
horses the Spaniards might
have. I am not acquainted
with, but the horses you
mention-presently in Aus
tria-are a Hungarian breed,
brought into Europe by our
Asiatic ancestors about 1000
years ago. One feature of
their ancient heathen form
OF worship was the sacrificial
offering of a pure white
horse to their god of war by
their high priest. called the
"Rabonban".
When Hungary was fused
into the Austro Hungarian
monarchy, the horses of
Lipica were brought to Aus
tria by the Emperor, who
was simultaneously the King
Of Hungary, and were trained
to the intricate PAGES of the
Spanish riding school.
We have already lost our
country and our freedom:
please do not take our
cherished memories also.
Eva SarkOezy Lindsay.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Virginia Schools

After two years of bemoan-
ing the closing of public
schools in Prince Edward
County. Virginia, the NAACP,
through its spokesman in
that county, now publicly de-
clares that those schools,
after all, are no great loss to
Negro children.
L. Francis Griffin, NAACP
leader and also pastor of a
Negro church in Farmville,
is reported to have told q
NAACP meeting in Richmond
that the educational oppor-
tunities offered by the public
schools to Negro children
were inferior" and therefore
the children "are not suffer-
ing as much as we would like
to imagine"
1t is reasonable for one to
assume that the primary pur-
pose of the NAACP is to ad-
vance the status of colored
people. The best way to do
this, of course, is to see that
colored children get a proper
education. Inasmuch as the
NAACP has decided that
public schools in Prince Ed
ward County offer Negro
children only inferior edu-
cational opportunities" one
Evening star., 1961-06-08
A Caution Liqht

1t is encouraging to read that top
administration advisers on economic
affairs are beginning to caution us
against the danger of a new round of
initiation. For despite the tolerance
which SO many so-called liberals feel
toward this particular menace to the
national welfare, the history of more
than one country shows it to be sure
way to disaster. Unheeded here, it
could provide a useful assist to those
who are pledged to bury capitalism !"
Administration concern has been
expressed most specifically at meetings
here Of the Advertising Council, a
national business group actively in
tereSted in public service issues. Taking
the lead in discussing this threat were
Chairman Walter w. Heller of the
Presidents Council of Economic Ad-
visers and Walt Whitman Rostow,
special assistant to the President. At
the same time, Secretaries Dillon of
Treasury, Hodges of Commerce and
Goldberg Of Labor joined in making
clear the administrations awareneSS of
this particular danger.
In brief, the administration theory
at the moment is that the main threat
lies in the possibility of another upward
wage-price spiral rather than in the
classic" type of initiation Stemming
from consumer demand in excess of
production. The fact that there is still
an estimated 20 per cent Of excess
productive capacity in manufacturing
and an unemployment rate of nearly
z per cent supports the belief that
"clasSic" initiation is not an immediate
threat. There are, however, at least
two potentially sensitive areas for new
wage-price pressures - one in steel,
where higher wage rates become effec-
tive on October l, and the other in
automobiles, where negotiations will
soon begin on new labor contracts.
Significantly, several of the admin
iStration Spokesmen joined in empha-
sizing that both labor unions and
management must exercise RESPONSE
bility and restraint If this cause-and-
effect sequence of higher costs and
higher prices is to be avoided. Their
appeal, in effect, is similar to that
made on several occasions by former
President Eisenhower. It is essential
now, with recovery believed to be
picking up speed, that some such
restraint be exercised as an alternative
to Government imposed wage price
controls, which all sides profess to
abhor, or to another chapter of debase-
ment Of the dollar. 1t would be good,
too, if the same economic advisers
would keep in mind that eventually,
if not now, persistent Federal deficits
lack of restraint in another quarter
will play their threatful part.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Press Freedom Abused

Justice Frankfurter, concurring
with the Supreme Courts unanimous
voiding of the conviction of Indianas
So-called "mad-dog killer" has issued
justified warning to press and radio
that there is limit to freedom of the
press in crime cases. Certainly the
extremes to which press and radio
reporters went in publicizing matter
designed to establish the guilt of the
accused" a laborer named Leslie Irwin,
far tranScended normal news reporting.
Small wonder, as the court pointed
out, that great difficulty was encoun-
tered in obtaining Jury and that eight
OF the twelve jurors finally selected
admitted in advance of hearing the
evidence that they believed Irwin guilty
as charged. Nevertheless, they told the
trial judge they could give the de-
fendant fair trial. The inevitable
result, as Justice Frankfurter stressed,
was not unusual miscarriage of
justice due to anticipatory trial by
newspapers instead of trial in court
before jury"
Justice Clark, for the whole court,
declared that "the buildup of prejudice
against Irvin) is clear and convincing"
He cited that "curbStone opinions, not
only as to petitioners guilt but even as
to what punishment he should receive,
were solicited and recorded on the
public streets by rowing reporter, and
later were broadcast over the local
stations" He said that "a reading of
the 46 exhibits which petitioner at
tached to his motion indicates that a
barrage Of newspaper headlines, arti-
cles, cartoons and pictures was un-
leaShed against him during the six or
seven months" prior to trial. Irwin was
frequently described as "the confessed
slayer of six" and sheriff was quoted
as saying he would devote his life" to
securing the prisoners execution.
Justice Frankfurter's thinly yelled
warning to those who thus abuse press
freedom bears repeating here. "This
court" he said, "has not yet decided
that the fair administration of criminal
justice must be Subordinated to another
safeguard of our constitutional system
freedom of the press, properly con-
ceived." Nor, he added, has the court
yet decided that those who poison the
minds of Jurors or potential jurors are
conStitutionally protected in plying
their trade.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Gun Law Their TARGET

Murder! Suicide! Armed
robbery! Firearm accidents!
Sounds like a typical eve
ning's television fare, but
these are the weeks events.
Any week. All the time.
Some misguided individu-
ais scream for legislation to
register firearms. This, Of
course, is a time-honored
way to deal with social
problems.
No amount Of legislation
will keep people from killing
themselves and/or others.
A healthy man might OBJ
tain a permit, then go ber-
Serk. Only a psychiatrist can
know beforehand, but the
police, not doctors, issue
permits.
Gun registration will not
deter suicides. Neither will it
hamper the criminal any
more than any law does. He
will steal guns as he does a
registered automobile.
Responsible SportSmen and
shooters know that only su-
pervised firearm instruction
and education will lead to
safety.
Just once now, let us edu-
cate; not legislate.
Vic Stephan SuSsman.
+ 4 \
A. Gabriel in his letter
seems to favor strict fire
arms laws. One of the rea-
sons proposed for this legis-
lation is that the crime rate
would be lowered. Perhaps
he doesn't realize that more
murders are committed with
knives than guns It is in
teresting to note that only
per cent of guns used by
criminals are their own legal
property. Since the majority
of guns used in crime are
stolen, what value will it be
to regulate the legal sale or
ownership of guns?
The FBI's Uniform Crime
Reports" give factors which
it feels affect the crime rate
in any community. Firearms
control has not been mem
toned, so, therefore, anti-gun
laws do not prevent crime.
All guns are not bought
to shoot people with. People
use guns for sport and as a
vital part of our national
defense.
Restrictive firearms legis-
lation encourages crime by
assuring criminals that their
victims will be unarmed. thus
adding to the work of the
police.
Daniel p. Small.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy AIerts u. S. to Red Desions
By GOULD LINCOLN

He apparently got from them
a renewal of firm commit
ments to defend West Berlin
and West Germany, should
Mr.. Khrushchev undertake to
move in that direction.
II Mr.. Khrushchev
thought he would obtain any
concessions from President
Kennedy, he must have been
disappointed. Vienna was
no Munich. This is what the
American people wanted to
hear. The Communists
seemingly are putting the
best face they can upon the
fact that Mr.. Khrushchev
found President Kennedy
unwilling to go along with
any appeaSement idea. In
view of the Kennedy report,
their suggestions that things
have improved because of
the conference sound silly.
What the American peo-
pie may expect is a new out
break of Communist pres
SureS, in the Far East, in
Southeast Asia and probably
in Latin America. Already
the Communists have begun
again their armed drive to
take over Laos.
Blow to MOIlycOddIers
The Presidents confronta-
tion of Mr.. Khrushchev in
Vienna and what he found
may dim the hopes of those
in this country who believe
the best way of dealing with
the world Communist move
ment is to play along in the
hope of finding a heart of
gold behind the iron front.
What the President found.
as he reported, should awaken
Americans everywhere to the
realities. In recent years. in
some quarters in this coun-
try, it has come to be con-
Sidered bad manners and un-
kind and unwise to speak
harShly of the Communists
even a violation Of civil
rights. Any organization or
even Government agency
which has insisted on bring
ing to public view what the
Communists are doing to
subvert this country has come
under fire Of the mollycod-
dlers. Indeed, for years it has
been common practice for
some so-called intellectuals
and liberals to asSail the
House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee and the Sen
ate Security Subcommittee
because of their activities in
showing up what the Commu-
nists are really doing or try
ing to do in this country.
One hopeful sign that
things may be on the change
is the decision of the Supreme
Court that the Communist
Party in this country is really
an agency of a foreign nation.
and as such is not a political
party and must register as
an alien outfit and make
public the names of its mem
bers, where its money comes
from and for what purposes
it is spent. This is a real Jolt
to some Of those who believe
1t is preferable to let an or
ganization. dedicated to the
overthrow of the United
States Government, go about
that business without any let
or hindrance.
Evening star., 1961-06-08
Fair Critic

AS a local artist who has
received both brickbats and
roses from critic Florence
Bergman, I will miss her
fair and intelligent criticism.
Almost alone Of local critics,
Miss Bergman refused to be
fooled or misled by the mon.
strous fakes peddled off upon
an unwary public as art un-
der the abstract or non
objective label. Miss Berry
man is aware that much Of
modern art, so-called, is a
fraud, and she has refrained
from becoming part Of this
cultural con game. Miss
Bergman fairly judges art
by artistic standards of the
past, standards that bridge
the gap from Michelangelo
to Pablo PicasSo.
In a world of deceit and
pretenSe, it is probably too
much to expect an honest
art critic, but Miss Berry
man is just that-an honest
Rosa Bonheur of the type
writer. I believe Miss Berry
man appreciates and under
stands modern art, but while
other lesser critics showered
columns of praise upon art
completely without m crit,
Miss Bergman either re-
manned silent or admitted
that the daubs had her baf-
fled. Such honesty is indeed
rare, when we consider that
there are probably not more
than a half dozen good nom
objective painters in the en-
tire United States, while
hundreds of art critics pre-
tend to find something beau
tiful and filled with meaning
in an etching or painting
whose abstract ugliness
would not evoke a grunt
from the mind of a hog.
Miss Bergman had her
personal prejudice against
art that portrayed what she
considered sordid subjects. I
never agreed with this nom
sordid attitude. Once, Miss
Bergman wrote that a draw
ing of mine depicting a
Southern log cabin showed
too much influence of Frs
kline Caldwell and William
Faulkner. I didn't agree with
this literary analogy, but at
least it showed that Miss
Bergman, unlike most art
critics, was aware of the kind
of world she lived in. We may
only hope that Miss Berry
mans successor is equally
honest.
John C., Rogers.