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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Congo MIDDLE

In further breach of the cease
fire signed in October, but later repu-
dated by the central Congolese govern
ment, troops Of the latter have captured
Kongolo in Northern Katanga. At any
rate, Premier Adoula has just made that
claim in Leopoldville, and the event
could conceivably lead to serious new
fighting between his forces and those
of SeceSsionist President Tshombe.
Kongolo is the unhappy but stra-
logically rather important place where
drunken soldiers" of the central Con-
goleSe army massacred 10 Roman Catho-
lie priests and two other Europeans last
January. month later Mr.. Tshombe'S
troops won 1t back and held it firmly
through the year against constant pres
sure from Leopoldville's forces SO its
recapture comes as something Of a sur
prise, especially in view Of the fact that
news correspondents had been told over
period Of several weeks that the United
Nations lacked information on any mil
itary action against the town.
Considering that the U. N. has
mandate to do its best to head off civil
war in the Congo, one has reason to
wonder about the failure to keep an
effective check on the status of this
bitterly contested place. One has reason
to wonder, too, why the organizations
spokesman in Leopoldville has declined
to say whether the Adoula regimes re-
capture Of Kongolo constitutes warfare
Of the sort that U. MS forces are sup
posed to prevent. Some authoritative
source, it must be hoped, will clarity the
situation without undue delay.
In any case, as long as 1t remains
unclarified, the whole business will tend
to feed suspicious that the U. MS efforts
to reconcile and federate Katanga with
the rest Of the Congo are far from being
genuinely impartial or objective, but are
weighted heavily against Mr.. Tshombe
and his Elisabethville governmental
government that seems in many ways
Sounder and stabler than Mr.. Adoula's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Mans Goal

Most people will admit
that the world is indeed In
a sorry state. with the con-
tinuing threat OF thermo-
nuclear war and the possible
destruction Of civilization. No
one can reasonably disagree
that what man has wrought
on this earth is both splen-
did and foolish. splendid be-
cause our scientific progress
has permitted us TO discover
the very secret Of existence,
and foolish because OF the
way man conducts himself.
Viewed effectively. most Of
the things believed In by
man are or we're wrong Cfor
example look at the varying
beliefs according TO the re-
gion lived I'M. and certainly
mans egotism and his
generation Of his past ac-
tons is wrong. Mans ego
tism causes him 10 believe
In his own greatness, by
gone generation after by
gone generation. He thinks OF
past glories, venerates past
civilizations and accepts as
truths his own, by juxtaposi-
ton. beliefs OF centuries ago
Certainly this is non-scien-
tific and subject TO ques-
ton; while the past may be
prologue II can not be held
TO have given us final truths,
or TO permit self-satisfact ion,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Mans BeostIiness

In a recent issue of The
Star there appeared a picture
that demands more than a
passing glance. 1t shows a
man kneeling beside a beau
tiful deer. holding its life
less head up by a horn
a rifle grasped in his other
hand. Pride plainly stamps
his face. A smile OF accom-
plishment and skill PLAYS
around his mouth.
Why is he proudp He has
Just killed an animal that
loved life as dearly as he
perhaps more. No. he didn't
XIII II because he was hungry.
He didn't kill 1t in self-de-
Tense. He didn't kill II TO pro-
tect property. He killed Il
solely for the thrill he en-
Joyed in taking It's life away
from II. He and his sadistic
Xix call the slaughter sport"
Suggest to one OF these
modern "sportsmen" that he
use a camera instead Of a gun
and he Immediately begins TO
hedge away uncomfortably.
The picture tells more,
however. than a story OF un-
necessary, indefensible cruel
ty, IL helps explain why war
continues to blight the earth.
The selfish urge that sends
men out TO destroy Gods
free creatures needlessly is
an integral part Of the spirit
OF malevolence that spurs
men 10 clash TO the death on
CORY battlefields. The dis
tinction is academic.
Dan p. Van Gorder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
The Long War in Asia
It was in early 1854 that Red Oh.

It twas in early 1854 that Red China's
Premier Chou En-lai and midas Premier
Nehru jointly announced their agree
ment on Five Principles of Peaceful CO.
exiStence-one Of which was mutual
respect for each others territorial in
tegrity and sovereignty. They said then
that friendship between India and
China (will) help the cause of world
peace and the peaceful development of
their respective countries, as well as the
other countries of ASIA"
Less than one month later, Picking
laid claim to an Indian-held outpost in
the central Himalayas and the peace
fulness Of India China coexiStence has
been punctuated by disputes and strife
ever since. The most violent chapter of
this relationship has occurred too re-
Gently to need retelling, except to en-
phasize the vigor and strength of Chi
nese aggression and the disillusion of
militarily weak India. 1t is significant
now that midas spokesman in New Delhi
and in Washington are frank, and I'M
doubtedly correct, in their references
TO "a long war" between these two giant
Asian countries.
There is, at the moment, a lull in
the actual fighting as Picking talks of
conditional Withdrawals from certain
sectors, but not all, of the Indian terri
tory that has been occupied by Chinese
Communist troops. The withdrawal pro-
posals have been likened to a familiar
aggressor strategy Of offering to pull
back one step after advancing two, and
1t is noteworthy that no Chinese retreat
is suggested in the Ladakh area of great
est military and political value. Prime
Minister Nehru has rejected the Peking
bid as basis for meaningful peace
negotiations.
The United States and Britain al
ready have sent limited military assist
ance to India, and Assistant Secretary
Of State Hartman has returned from a
special mission to India, and to neigh
boring Pakistan, TO recommend on fur
ther steps by our Government.
Meanwhile, the role Of the Soviet
Union-a witness to this conflict between
It's brothers" Of Communist China and
It's "frlenoS" OF Longtime neutrallSt IN
dia-remains uncertain. There has been
delay, but Mr.. Nehru hastens to say
there has not been default, on Soviet
promise TO deliver small number Of
Russian MIG fighter planes to the In
dian Air Force "for training purposes. "
Mr.. Nehru's latest word was that "a
few" Of these will be on hand this month,
although he added that deliveries will
not be completed until 1864.
Clearer evidence Of Soviet annoy
ance with its Chinese partner for pre-
cipitating war In Asia may be found in
a recent speech by Frol Kozlov, Commu-
mist Party secretary, who deplored the
rejection Of peaceful coexistence" in
favor Of "an adventurist position which
has nothing to do with Marxism" In
this and other parts Of his speech, 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Antarctic May Attract Settlers.
By THOMAS r. HENRY

The great Antarctic con-
tinent around the South Pole
may be nearing the stage
Of Availability, other than
by explorers and specially
trained scientists.
This is a major theme Of
the Antarctic exhibit Just set
up at the Mariners Museum
on the Virginia peninsula by
the director. Admiral George
j. Dufek. long in charge Of
United States operations In
the Far South and himself
one Of the wasteland's many
explorers.
The exhibit traces the his
tory of Antarctic exploration
since the discovery Of the
thickly ice-covered continent.
Admiral Dufek is optimistic.
Throughout. however, he en-
phasizes the extreme diff
culties that remain before
any permanent settlements
can be established in a land
which always has been en-
tirely uninhabited.
Promising Factors
Now, however. some prom
Using factors have come into
the picture. Notable has been
construction Of q nuclear
power plant by Americans
at McMurdo Sound. This will
provide more heat and power
than previously has been pos
sible. The installation will be
complete by the end Of this
year and will bring the nu-
clear age TO the continent.
In addition, says Admiral
Dufek, there has been q
steady Improvement in equip
ment and techniques. Bigger
cargo aircraft and larger and
more comfortable tracked
vehicles have appeared. Very
important were the cargo
planes, equipped with skis.
which first were flown into
the Antarctic by the United
States Air Force In 1860.
These are the first aircraft
that can land on the polar
plateau and deliver cargo that
formerly was air-dropped."
Today. says Admiral Dufek.
men can live comfortably In
the Antarctic II they stay
near their bases and small,
perhaps permanent, commu-
mites seem possible. Still life
will be rugged by ordinary
standards. II may be much
less so within a relatively few
years. Many Of the difficult
ties, however. still remain.
An obvious problem at
present is that almost every
thing needed for life in the
Antarctic must be brought
from the outside. Except
along the sea coast there are
no animals man can kill for
food. There is no plant
life. Once the last ships and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
THE POLITICAL MILL
The Sink Rockefeller Folly
By GOULD LINCOLN

years ago. They make just
about as much sense today
as they did then. Indeed,
their attack on him comes at
a strange time. just after his
reelection as Governor Of,
New York by more than half
a-million votes. The attack,
however. is in line with the
campaign waged against him.
in this election by the new
Conservative Party Of New
York-which rolled UP about
10000 votes for its candi-
date. The Conservative
Party's announced aim was to
beat Gov. Rockefeller, even If
1t elected a Democratic Gov
ernor. and also to defeat Sem
ator Javits, a progressive Re-
publican. The new conserva-
tive attack on Gov. Rookie
Teller makes Just about as
much sense. n
Won Despite Attacks
He won reelection last
month despite the attacks
made on him by the Demo-
Gratis and by the Conserva-
tive Party. He has shown
himself an able and winning
campaigner, the kind who
might be able to carry the
country as well as its most
populous State. The kind of
campaigner the people like
and warm to. In 1860, the
Democrats feared him as q
possible Republican can.
didate as they feared no
other. They heaved q sigh
of relief when he eliminated
himself. If they could have
defeated him for Governor.
last month, the Democrats
would feel much better to-
day. .,
Furthermore, the conserva-
tiveS seek to make Cow
Rockefeller appear far to the
left of center-which he is
not. He has stood for sound
financing Of government. on
a pay-as-you-go system. He
is dedicated to the free en-
terpriSe system, to the prin-
ciple that the States and
local governments shall ac-
cept and exert their fun
responsibilities instead Of
sloughing them off on the
Federal Government. And
above all to the freedom Of
the individual. He already
has started his campaign
against the Kennedy admin
istration with attacks on its
lack Of financial responsible
lily and its programs which
would build a bigger and
bigger bureaucracy in the
National Capital. These do
not appear to oppose the
policies of the Republican
party.
Whether this split over
candidates will break out in
any Of the sessions Of the
@. o. P. National Committee
remains to be seen. Probably
not on the floor. One thing,
however, which the conser-
vative group meeting in
Chicago may bring up is their
proposal that the committee
employ q full-time national
chairman. The present chair
man, Representative Miller
of New York, has shown no
signs of retiring. Mr.. Miller's
predecessor was Senator
Thruston Morton Of Ken
lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
What Is Truth?


The Star recently pub
lished a letter by five former
members of the Fairfax
County School Board, and
another letter by county
supervisors who removed
those school board members.
The facts are relatively
simple. Yet the arguments
and conclusions urged are so
diverse that the clearest find
ing to be made from the ap-
parent twisting of facts by
either or both sides Is that
morality has indeed sunk low.
One or both sides may be
wrong; both cannot be right.
We must bear in mind
that all of these individuals
have been prominent in COM
munity affairs. leaders So
called and molders of public
opinion. Some of them were
elected to office, others ap-
pointed; they also represent
popular choice.
Which side Is right, or
whether both are wrong is
not here In issue. More i'm
portant than the questions or
ambitions which have divided
them Is the fact that it ap-
parently requires q formal
inquiry and decision to ferret
out the truth from formal
statements by public serv-
ants.
An examination Of activi-
ties and declarations by pub
Tic officials and those who
aspire to such status, on ma
tional and internatio nal
levels. readily discloses that
the Fairfax County debate
is but a lower-level but char
acteristic example: The tech
nique OF the Big Cor iittle)
Lie is not limited to recog-
nized relationships, and our
own people are becoming
more and more Injured to it.
Lloyd Buchanan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06

and an estoppal d search.
We know enough about the
mistakes occurring in every
developing aspect Of life. to
say that any current action
may be only a mistake. The
hope, therefore, is to look
to the future. to strive to do
better, and to search con-
tinuously.
We must alter our outlook
so that we progress by ex-
perimentation, and never re-
main content to rest on our
laurels; this is the real mean
ing of life, to look for i'm
provement in the future and
at all times to resist egotis~
tical contentment. -
Philip F. Cherp,
President, National
Capital Area Chapter,
American Humanist AS
ISOLATION.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
Uncertain Times

odPROoC AZ wac AAlCNAbdUlC
that David Lawrence would
finally break my will. His
November % Uncertainty
for United States Business"
did it. in spite of my long
resolve not to go beyond
mental response to his cir
cular simplifications. This
time, however, he has opened
up a vista which may be less
than novel but is neverthe-
less enticing.
We can certainly agre e
that there is too much I'M
certainty and instability. So
let's put an end to it. Let
the American people, in
whose name Mr.. Lawrence
modestly processes to find
the wellspring of so many of
his announcements, demand
of our President firm action
in the form of a proclama-
ton embodying something
along these lines: Whereas
uncertainty and instability
are inimical, it shall be the
policy Of this country to be
certain; and in the course
thereof, there shall be no
further debate or discussion
at least of tax reductions
or reform, or increases
either; nor shall interest
rates be frightened or loos-
ened; and henceforth there
shall be neither deficits nor
SURPRISES, nor initiation nor
deflation-and the value of
the dollar abroad shall be as
we state 1t: moreover, the
work week shall be stabilized
at an honest weeks work for
an honest weeks pay: and la
Dor shall forthwith retreat
to the doghouse, while BUSH
ness and investors, to the ex-
tent definable, are hereby re-
turned to "the master bed
room of public opinion"
Well. you get the idea and
I don't have Mr.. Lawrence's
space. This should take a
big load off the Presidents
back and we might even give
him some freedom to include
a couple points of his own:
perhaps an Injunction to the
world calling a halt to the
troubles therein, and maybe
a prescription removing the
politics from our political
system. Mr.. Lawrence de-
serves our gratitude for max
ing IL so simple for this ought
to get us well along towards
certainty and stability, If
everyone would have the
right attitude.
If some little problem
arose - like what we'd be
planning in this stable and
certain environment (?)-Mr.
Lawrence or the President,
IN that order, could probably
figure it out.
Unhappily, history suggests
that Mr.. Lawrence's first
contribution upon arrival in
this New World would start
THE American people are
commencing to wonder II the
existing atmosphere of GER
tainty and stability intro
duced by certain politically
oriented persons in WASH
ington is conducive to the
entrepreneurial initiative and
adventurous planning which
made this country what it
used to be, ETC.. ETC."
E. +. Phelps,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06

clear that Mr.. Kozlov was being critical
of Picking, not New Delhi.
1t would be unrealistic, however, to
assume at this stage that a significant
rift has been opened between the two
big Communist powers. The India China
conflict already has been "a long war;"
and it is likely to continue now as part
of the global struggle between commu-
niSm and non-communiSm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
West End Oasis

OpleIlulu pubic IaclllCleS
abound for Washingtonians,
more are on the way, and still
other wonders are in pros
pect. Surely there is great
pride over the acceptance Of
the city's commitment, in the
Southwest project, to the idea
that Washington should be a
good place in which to live
close to the heart of things.
But with this zeal to de-
velop something new, should
not our planners face an
equal trust to foster and
maintain the worthwhile old?
Ponder the plight Of a re-
naming residential bastion,
the West End, as "close-in"
as is the new Southwest. Walk
across goth st. NV. on Penn
sylvania Ave-, and one may
see that, here too, people
have been living well in
Washington. To grasp the
residential concentr alton
here, consider the apartment
buildings clustered within
three blocks of 21St and K
NV. OF nine on PennSyl-
vania Ave. and Eye St., the
smallest regularly houses 70
families; the largest 1876. Al
though there is some profess
sional occupancy in these
buildings, almost 1000 fami-
lies make their homes in
them. Within their shadows
other hundreds live in smaller
dwellings, and there are thou
sands Of families close by on
this edge of the commercial
and governmental area. A
local trade in goods and Serv-
ices thrives.
These West End buildings
are neither outmoded, nor are
they Johnny-come- latelies to
the concept Of city life. Their
residents have long been
committed to it. Many walk
to work. Others have only a
short buSride to their busi-
ness centers, their downtown
shopping, and to the COM
munity life Of the city-its
religious, cultural, intellec-
tual, social and recreation in
terests, in which they are, on
the whole, very active. BY and
large, it is not West-Enders'
cars that compound the con-
gestion downtown.
But all these residents must
eat; and a central fount Of
the congeniality of their liv-
ing has been the Western
Market, with its character
deeply bedded in the neigh
borhood. The demise of the
market is now threatened for
a tax-advantage to the city
over and against the needs
and convenience Of these resi-
dents.
WeSt-Enders like their
community. Particularly do
they prize the Western Mar
ket, not only for themselves,
but for those that come from
about the city to SAVIOR its
special character. Moreover,
to all that frequent 1t, the
market is a symbol that life,
as well as work, may be some
thing singular in the Nations
Capital. 1t may be hoped
that patrons and friends of
the market assert its claims
and ask the City Fathers that
they take not this food"
from their mouths.
John r.. Graham.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry toriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condens1-
ton. Those not used ptH be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-06

The campaign for the Re-
publican presidential nomi-
nation Of 1864 is getting off
to a flying start--and the
actual choice of a candidate
will not be made until July
or August, more than a year.
and-a-half from now. But
this is not surprising nor UNI
precedented. In December of
1859. for example, Gov. Mel
son A. Rockefeller Of New
York was travelling about the
country to find out what were
his chances for the 1860
presidential nomination. He
found the party organization
leaders in States he visited
set to support the then
Vice President Richard M.
Nixon of California. Gov.
Rockefeller, just before the
close Of 1859, announced
his withdrawal from the
race. Early in 1851, the
late Senator Robert Taft of
Ohio was campaigning for
the presidential nomination
Of 1852. Both Mr.. Nixon and
Taft had strong party organ
ization support. Mr.. Nixon
was nominated and Taft was
not.
The Republican National
Committee meets here to-
morrow to hear Chairman
william E. Miller's assess
ment Of the 1862 election re-
suits and to discuss plans for
the next presidential cam
paign. A big topic Of CONVEX
sation will be, however, the
presidential mination.
Supporters of at least two Of
today's four most potential
nominees already are active
Gov. Rockefeller and SEN
ator Barry Goldwater Of Ari-
IONA. Supporters Of the other
two Governor-elect Scran-
ton. of Pennsylvania and
Governor-elect Romney Of
Michigan, are holding their
fire for the time being.
The ultra conservative
wing Of the party is backing
Senator Goldwater for the
nomination and seeking to
scuttle the presidential aspir-
ations Of Gov. Rockefeller.
Some 40 or so Of the con-
servatives have Just held a
meeting in Chicago-secret
but not so secret-at which
plans were discussed to raise
a quarter-of-a-million dollars
to get the pro- Goldwater
campaign on the road, and to
stop" Gov. Rockefeller who,
the conservatives charge,
would bring about a more
and more powerful Federal
Government, which they do
not want.
May Split Party
AS Of today, it does not APP
pear that the conservatives
will be able to nominate Sem
ator Goldwater or to stop
Gov. Rockefeller. But they
could build up enough hatred
in the party to make certain
another G. o. p. defeat. no
matter who the. party nomi-
nee may be. s-s.s
The conservative Repub-
licans want to get rid of Gov.
Rockefeller now. just as they
wanted to sink him when he
was available for the presi-
Dental nomination three