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Evening star., 1962-05-06
of Dead Center

Chairman Russell of the Senate
Armed Services Committee has an
nounced move that should get the
long-stalled military inferior retirees"
bill off dead center. Senator Russell has
asked Defense Secretary Mcnamara to
testify at hearings on the bill, which
would correct mistake of the 1858
Military Pay Act in discriminating be-
tween men who retired prior to the act
and those who have retired since 1t went
into effect. The former group, composed
largely of combat veterans, have called
themselves the inferior retireeS."
President Kennedy and Secretary
Mcnamara have asked Congress to
amend the pay law so as to give officers
and enlisted men who retired prior to
July l, 1858, the same pay benefits speci-
fled for all later retireeS. These benefits
are related to. active duty pay scales, as
has been the tradition for nearly a CEN
tury. Instead Of applying this principle
to all retired personnel, the 1858 act
granted past retirees a straight percent
age increase--far less in most instances
than the pay Of men Of comparable
ranks who have retired since 1858.
This was grossly unfair to a large
number Of war veterans. The House
in 1860 voted to end the discrimination,
but the legislation died when the SEN
ate Armed Services Committee failed to
act on the bill. We hope that Senator
Russell win set an early date for the
hearing and that this will set the stage
for action at this session to right the
wrong done those Of the inferior re-
tired list"
Evening star., 1962-05-06
TitoV and the Tide

A judgment as to the state Of the
world depends to no small extent not
only on what one looks at, but also on
what one sees.
If we look at such things as dis
armament negotiations, nuclear tests
and the German problem nothing seems
to have been gained despite long years
of effort. The Cold War still dominates
the scene and the hope for an improve
ment in Soviet-American relations
seems doomed. But there are other
things in this picture-Smaller things,
but not necessarily less meaningful.
One of these Is the visit to the
United States of Maj. Gherman s. Titov
and his apparently friendly relationship
with our own 1t. Col. John H. Glenn, jr.
And then, of course, there have been
many other people people contacts,
less dramatic but contacts nonetheleSS.
And it is quite conceivable that the real
story of the future of Soviet-American
relations will be found in this area
that it is the cumulative small improve
mentS as people get to know people, and
not the seemingly hopeless deadlocks
on the big issues, which hold the larger
significance.
We are reminded of the following
lines by Arthur Clough, which Winston
Churchill recited in a fighting speech
during those dark days when Britain's
struggle against the Nazis seemed all
but hopeless:
For tDhtIe the tired tDdUes, vdinly
breaking,
Seem here no painful inch to gain,
E Far back, through creeks and tnletS
.; making,
Comes silent, flooding In, the main.
1t was very apt allusion Although
the British effort indeed seemed vain
against the Nazi might, the tide Of
Western strength even at that time was
rising, almost imperceptibly perhaps,
but rising nonetheless. And in the end
it overwhelmed Hitler's legionS.
This world may be in much the
same state today. OF course, we cannot
afford for moment to relax or weaken
our defenses. The hope Of a break
through in the Cold War seems too
remote for this. Still, the tide Of hui
man contacts is rising. And it will be no
great surprise If, over the next 10 or
20 years, it should prove to be more
potent force than the futile thrust and
counter-thrust Of the Cold War. At any
rate, one must hope so, for otherwise
there cannot be much future for any
Of us.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Fotoiistic Future

The international race is
on, not so much between the
United States and Russia as
between the perfection Of
life's extension on earth and
that Of the suddenness Of its
complete extinction. Man
lives longer than his forbears
and will continue to live still
longer in the future because
he win not rest at any one
time in progress. The science
of destruction meanwhile Is
practically approaching per-
lection. With Communists
and cupidity giving us no
peace, the inevitable is self
evident.
Meanwhile. lunar explora-
tions and planetary visits
win have become common
place. Those few of our
descendants remaining from
the inevitable holocaust will
probably want to enjoy their
newly developed longevity
away from earth where peace
and plenty would reign.
Or would they? Would
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Bus Incident

I witnessed a very Distress
ing scene on an AB&W COM
pany bus going from the
Pentagon to the District. A
lady got on the bus just after
I did and wanted to buy an
interline ticket just as I had
done, but the driver had run
out Of tickets and asked that
she put twenty-five cents in
the box. The lady stated that
this had happened too often
for her TO be able to continue
to pay fifteen cents extra
fare because Of someone
else's errors. She offered to
put ten cents in the box and
pay twenty-five cents to the
D. c. Transit bus driver, but
the AB&W driver would not
accept this arrangement.
The driver turned off his
motor and went upstairs to
the Pentagon concourse. A
few minutes after he re-
turned a police patrol car
arrived and the driver, the
lady and the police had q
discussion outside in the
roadway. More power to this
courageous lady-she stuck by
her guns and elected to wait
for a bus on which she could
get the thirty-five cent ride
she was entitled to.
w. r.. Heron.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Freedom Riders

The Freedom Riders went
South, unlimited and un-
wanted, with the avowed
purpose of stirring up trou-
BILE, accompanied and en-
couraged by the acclamation
of the majority Of the jour-
nalistic profession. Now the
seed sown by this ill-con-
ceived venture is sprouting
and the Freedom Riders are
now heading north from New
Orleans, unlimited and un-
wanted, but to a different
tune being played by the
press.
Could the NAACP and its
supporting liberal press pos
sibly be so naive as to be-
lieve the Southerner would
not employ the same tactics
to defend his beliefs as the
NAACP uses to push its de-
sires? The South doesn't
recognize the Northern
double standard" that
makes anything done in the
name of enforced. involun-
tary. integration right and
anything opposing it wrong.
The South recognizes the
inevitability Of integration
and viii allow it to mature
in a peaceful atmosphere,
not in the manner the
NAACP would like to force
on 1t. A. Freeman.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
FROM THE STAR FILES...

and we can manage pretty
heavy odds Of these. !"
President Lincoln was present
in person for the occupation
Of Norfolk. The Star Of May
IL, 1852, said: "The steamer
Baltimore arrived at the Navy
Yard this morning from Old
Point. She brought up Pres
ident Lincoln and Secretaries
Chase and Stanton, who went
up in her to Norfolk yester-
day morning. The officers of
the Baltimore describe the
blowing up Of the Merrimac
(off Craney Island, Va.) as
one Of the grandest sights
ever seen. On the way to
Norfolk. the Baltimore
stopped near where the Mer-
rimac had been blown up and
picked up pieces Of the wreck.
-. The President made 1t
(the Baltimore) his flagship,
experimenting the movement
Of troops and gunboats in
person. The sailors all unite
in saying he is a trump. "
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Job EquoIity

Your April II edition car
ried an article concerning a
recent speech made by Carl
Shipley, District Republican
chairman, in which he is re-
ported as having told mem
bers of the Southeast Civic
Association that the District
should have a commission on
equal job opportunity to in
veStigate and conciliate in
cases of job discrimination.
Mr.. Shipley also cited sta
tistfcs from a recent study
of manpower utilization with
in the District Government
which shows that in the
higher civil service grades
there was q distressing pa
city Of Negroes.
On the first count, Mr..
Shipley must have heard of
the Commissioners Council
on Human Relations. One of
its principal activities has
been the conciliation of dis
putes between Negroes and
certain business firms arising
out of charges of job dis
elimination. The councils
files contain the record Of q
number Of such disputes
which have been quietly and
effectively eonciliated, with
beneficient results toward the
goals Of equal employment
opportunity.
Regarding the dispropor-
tionately low ratio Of Negro
to white civil service employees
in the higher grades Of the
District Government, no one
concerned with merit employ
ment is satisfied with the
present situation. Neverthe-
less. a comparison of this
years manpower study with
the one a year earlier shows
progress in Negro employ
ment in these higher grades.
Certain District departments
have made good progress:
that others are still tagging
is a concern Of the Board
Of Commissioners which has
recently found expression in
an official memorandum to
District department heads re-
questing specific information
as to steps which have. been
undertaken during the past
year to assure compliance
with the Districts non-dis-
elimination policy.
The Commissioners Coun-
ell on Human Relations, q
bipartisan group, welcomes
recommendations from inter-
ested parties as to how it can
assist the Commissioners in
creating conditions under
which all citizens will have
equality Of opportunity with
in the District.
Aaron Goldman,
Chairman, Commissioners
Council on Human Rela-
tions.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Protect Profits

Thank you for bringing
the little truth we hear these
days in the column which
David Lawrence writes for
The Star. It is like a breath
Of fresh air IN a smoke filled
room.
His column of April 26 re-
garding the profits Of United
States Steel in which he en-
phasized Just how little the
profit margin was on United
States Steel's tremendous in
vestment only points out again
how inadequate and inaccu-
rate is the news that reaches
us over the radio and tele-
vision. I heard the announce
ment that United States Steel
had made $55 million in the
first quarter and knew it
would sound like Mr.. Kennedy
knew what he was doing
when he refused to let United
States Steel raise prices.
Mr.. Kennedy may find
that it was the biggest mis-
take he ever made. American
business must have profits
to survive in this competi-
tive world. Profits go into
new plant, new products,
new reSearch-what is left
Of them after the United
States Government takes So
per cent of them. Those in
power are urging medical
care for the aged as they
think that will. sound good
in a political campaign.
Little do they care II an
aged couple. that has been
frugal and saved money for
their old age and invested in
United States Steel, has no
dividends to help them get a
little extra. All the rich peo-
pie don't own United States
Steel stock. There are 325, 900
stockholders owning So mil
lion shares and that Is cash
in the pockets Of American
people to create purchasing
power.
When. oh when, will Mr..
Kennedy hire some profess
sors from Harvard Business
School? Surely some Of them
win understand simple eco
nomics.
Alice DeisrOth.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
Bishop Dun Retires

(, The Washington Diocese of the
Protestant Episcopal Church has been
fortunate in the quality Of its bishops.
Since the diocese was established in
1895 four bishops, each outstanding in
his own way, have guided its destinies.
Their influence and that Of the denomi-
nation have been tremendous through
the years in our community.
Today the Right Rev. Angus Dun
retires after serving Is years as leader
Of the diocese, bringing to close an
other chapter in its history. When he
was installed in 1914 the clouds of a
bitter global conflict hung heavy over
the land. Its ravages were inevitably
reflected in the diocese.
With strong will and keen admins
trative skill, leavened by sly Scotch
humor, Bishop Dun set himself to the
task Of plotting the diocese through
those trying days. His success is obvi-
Gus today for the diocese now not only
has twice as many members, 67,493, as
when he first came to the post but is
greatly strengthened in every other way.
Bishop Dun's impact upon the
Washington religious scene has been
wide and deep. Long a believer in
causes beyond his own denomination, he
has been in the forefront Of numerous
local interdenominational and inter-
faith events. For two years, 1948-49.
he served as president of the National
Capital Area Council of Churches.
His voice has been equally strong
for cooperation on the national and
international religious scene. AS chair
man of the Committee on Ecumenical
Relations for the Episcopal Church,
Bishop Dun has expressed himself Wig
orously and effectively on this subject.
He has served on the Central Committee
of the World Council of Churches.
Two of many other occasions in
which he took part should be men
toned. When Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Philip came to Washington,
Evening star., 1962-05-06
loo Years AGO

The days Of the federacy
appeared numbered as the
Civil War reached a climactic
stage a century ago. Gen.
McClellan's Army Of the
Potomac. some 100000 we'll
trained. finely equipped.
rested troops, had penetrated
to within % miles Of Rich
mond. Yorktown, Williams
burg and Norfolk had been
reclaimed by the Union: the
Merrimac. which had ham
pered Federal naval opera
tions, had been blown up by
her own commander to pre-
vent capture. and Jefferson
Davis was ready to move his
Confe d crate capital to
Columbia, s. c. Gen. John
B. Magruder, who had spread
a thin gray line across the
Virginia Peninsula, held the
famous Revolutionary village
of Yorktown for a month
before falling back to Will
liamsburg, the States colonial
seat Of government. There
Magruder stood off Gen. Joe
Hooker until blue-coated re-
inforcements again forced the
ConfederateS to retreat over
roads turned to gumbo by
heavy rains. With half a
million men already under
arms and the war progressing
well for the North, Secretary
Of War Stanton yielded to
public demands that recruit
ing stop. Mcclellan seemed
to have enough of everything
at the moment (although he
would soon cry for more of
everything) and his exultance
was reflected in an official
report to Washington, printed
in The Star of May 5, 1862:
Camp Before Yorktown,
May 4. 1862; The enemy have
abandoned Yorktown in such
haste as to leave officers
baggage. mess furniture, am
munition, and a large number
Of guns, tents, etc. We have
the ramparts Of the enemy.
I have thrown all my cavalry
and horse artillery in pursuit,
supported by infantry. The
gunboats have gone up the
York River. ! shall push the
enemy to the wall. - The
following day this paper said;
Prof. loves balloon was run
up and found their rear guard
four miles out. Gen. Nc
Clellan is pushing after them
at full speed. =. :" The Star
Of May z, 1862. reported from
near Williamsburg: Prom
information taken from pris-
oners, the enemy win make q
decisive stand at Williams
Evening star., 1962-05-06
'Highwoy Attock'

Hooray for the District
Democratic leaders who. ac-
cording to your editorial,
Highway Attack" april 26) /.
are trying to defer some d.
c. highway budget alloca-
tions. More power to theml
Most sensible people do
agree both highways and
mass transit will be needed.
But why the desperate effort
to rush certain highway prof.
ects ahead Of schedule? Could
it be the highway buffs are
afraid some Of their pet
theories might be exploded
publicly by the National Cap
ital Transit Agency's forth
coming report to the Con-
gress? Are they really that
msure Of themselves2
Certainly the District Ap-
preparations Committees are
entitled to all possible infor-
Evening star., 1962-05-06

curiosity cause a reborn and
informed Adam to take an
other bite into the apple Of
knowledge or would he have
enough sense to use the
gadget in his all-electric
kitchen to pull out the bitter
core first and see what is at
the center Of it all?
Samuel Lightman.
Evening star., 1962-05-06

burg. Reinforcements have
been arriving and Gen. J. E.
Johnston is in command. -"
Later word that day: "HQ.
Army. Of the Potomac. VIII
liamsburg, May 6: ! have the
pleasure to announce occupa-
tion Of this place as the result
Of q hard-fought action yes
terday. The effect Of Han
cocks brilliant engagement
yesterday afternoon was to
turn the left of their line.
Their loss. in killed is heavy.
The victory is complete. Our
loss was heavy In Hooker's
division, but very. little in
other parts Of the field.
We have other battles to fight
before reaching Richmond.
(SigneO Mcclellan" Up to
then Little Mac" whose dila-
tory tactics caused President
Lincoln to wryly comment
that his general seemed to
have "the slows = was moving
well. Ahead was the swamp
bordered Chickahominy and
the maddening strategy Of
Stonewall jackson, who kept
reinforcements from joining
Mcclellan by defeating Gen.
Robert H. Milroy at Nc
Dowell. Va, on May 8, 1852.
The shape Of things to come
was sized up by the Rich
mond Examiner, quoted in
The Star of May 8, 1852:
a.. Our best fighting gen.
erals have pursued the policy
Of giving the enemy q fierce
fight before falling back
under the pressure Of supe-
rior forces. This was the
tactic Of jackson at VIM
chester; and. if he is let alone,
will doubtless be his tactic
again before falling back be-
hind the line Of the Chicka-
hominy. Our Corinth is on
the Chickahominy and our
Shiloh somewhere in advance
in Caroline or Louisa. We au-
CUR well for the result of any
engagement that may come
off in that region. The enemy
win be far from his water
base Of operations. He win
fhe compelled to meet us. on
equal terms In every respect
except MS superior numbers,
Evening star., 1962-05-06

unspeakable is to fling life
away for another's need.
In a recent book, odyssey
Of a Self centered Life"
there Is drawn the portrait
Of one who fits this frame
I had a little tea party. :,
This afternoon at three;
'TtDdS Uery small, three guests
in all,
Just /, myself, and me.
Myself ate up the sandwiches
While I drank up the tea;
'TtOds also I tDho ate the pie
And passed the cake to me-.
The author sets out to
show that the trouble with
most people is either that
they are In love with them
selves, or sick of themselves,
or sorry for themselves.
Whichever it is, it Is bad;
for the meaning Of life Is
only discovered by those who
lose themselves in the service
Of others. The trouble Is that
even some peoples religion
is mostly a fussy preoccupa-
ton with themselves.
The secret of getting rid
Of ones self is as old as the
Book of Ecclesiastes which
is bound between the covers
Of the Bible. Here is heard
the spokesman of all who
have tried everything for
what they can get out of
it and never giving them
selves to anything IN whole
hearted abandon and commit
ment. And. what did he find
at the end? Vanity Of vanities
and vexation Of spirit. It has
ever been so! Selfishness is
soul sickness. To squeeze the
orange of life for self-cen-
tered purposes Is to have in
ones hand at last but an
empty rind. "
OF course the Odyssey Of
A Self-centered Life" brings
everyone who viii follow to
the cross. At the center Of
our faith it stands and
speaks of life and death, and
life through death, This book
declares that the Christian
religion offers US a piece of
wood-no use to those who
won't work-and some nails.
the brass tacks Of ife's ex-
perience. The New Testament
directions are crystal clear
you are to be crucified. You
can only keep what you give
away. Self can live truly only
If self is crucified.
And how did George
Matheson, with blindness
closing in, get rid Of him
self-escape even being sorry
for himself2 Listen to q verse
he wrote. one Of the noblest
in the language
o cross that httest up my
head,
/ dare not ask to fly from
thee; re IN
! lay tn dust. Hfe's GLORY dead,
And from the ground there
blossoms red
Life that shall endless be.
Evening star., 1962-05-06

Bishop Dun had a part in forwarding
their state visit. When President
Franklin D. Roosevelt died, he partici-
pated in the funeral service at the White
House.
Washington is fortunate that Bishop
Dun has decided to live here following
his retirement. He has much to give of
his wisdom and understanding in the
years ahead.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
so Years Ago

SuffragetteS marched reso-
lutely onward so years ago
to their distant goal-the
polls. The Star Of May s,
1912, played as front-page
news the fact that 10000
persons. mostly women, but
with q sprinkling Of male
supporters, had paraded the
day before on New York,s
Fifth avenue In orderly pro-
test against milady's being
denied the right TO vote. "The
parade" this paper said,
''was led by q squad Of
mounted police, but vyii1g
with this equestrian show,
there followed nearly 100
women on horseback. most Of
them riding astride. The rid
ers all wore rough three cor
nered hats Of black straw
with purple and green and
white cockade. A majority of
the paraders wore 39-cent
hats OF yellow straw, and
some effort was made to pre-
serve uniformity In simple
dress Of white and black.
The women kept step well to
the music Of 20 bands. Al
most every profession and in
dustry in which women are
engaged. from educational
leadership to laundry work,
was represented by q delega-
tion under appropriate ban
ners. Mrs. Harriet STAN
ton Blatch, president Of the
Women's Political Union, in
charge Of the parade, said:
Women, we have found our
selves
Evening star., 1962-05-06

nation. Why not defer ir-
revocable commitments a few
months longer until the facts
are all in? Give the Trans
it Agency a chance to be
heard when its studies are
completed.
Ann McNaIIy.
Evening star., 1962-05-06
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