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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09

made out to Joe and his brother Alfred,
now dead, and there were various other
papers and knickknacks - such as a
small arsenal of guns and ammunition
that were traceable to Newsboy.
Joe'S potential embarrassment about
all this is that he did not make $2,421,-
$50 huStling newspapers. He has, in
fact, had a rather busy career in as
sorted illegal activities, mostly in gam
bling enterprises, with Interruptions
for twenty eight arrests, five convic-
tons and few other stretches in "the
pen" He is now doing a two-to-three
year term on one of his gambling con-
victions and may, Of course, have been
dreaming about living it up later on
$2,421, $50. Things look too bad for Joe.
Federal agents point out, for example,
that if the money was acquired through
illegal activities it can be confiscated,
and that anyway they are prepared to
take good care of it for the time being
as an overlay against fat set of tax
liens against NewSboy.
Meanwhile, two workmen who &C.
tually discovered the loot may qualify
perhaps nervouSly for finders
keepers" And even the garage owner
is reported interested. Why MOTOR
$2,421, $50?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
SobIen's Futile FIiqht

Convicted Soviet Spy Robert A.
SoblenS long-shot bid for freedom failed
because of one weak spot in his escape
plan-his assumption, or perhaps 1t was
merely hope, that he could find politi-
cal asylum abroad. But Israel, despite
the lack of an extradition treaty with
the United States, promptly rejected
Soblen's plea of political persecution
and ordered him deported. Anyone who
is familiar with the arrest, the Govern
ment'S evidence and the trial in Federal
court of the Soviet agent knows that
any claim of political persecution is
ridiculous.
1t is gratifying that Israel, Greece,
where the plane carrying Soblen back
to this country made stop, and Britain,
where he is recovering from a suicide
attempt aboard the aircraft, recognized
the spy for what he is, namely, bail
jumping fugitive from justice who must
be returned to the Jurisdiction from
which he fled. British authorities are
holding to their intention to put Soblen
aboard a plane for the United States,
despite delay occasioned by habeaS
corpus writ. They have made it plain
they will oppose Soblen's move to escape
punishment for his crime. We hope
they win their argument.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Sets Record Straight

In a recent letter to The
Star, Edmund A. Gibson de-
clared that the Ethical So
ciety, together with some
other groups, supports sepa-
ration of church and state.
This is correct.
Yet this same society. he
tells us, was at considerable
pains, a few years ago, to
have itself judicially declared
a religious body" which he
asserts was solely for tax ex-
emption. The motivation
which he attributes to us is
inaccurate.
To set the record straight
it should be noted that the
tax case cost us more than
we can recover in tax savings
in many years. The right OF
the society to function le-
gally was placed in jeopardy,
including the right of Ethical
Society religious leaders to
perform weddings. We have
never advocated special priv
ileges for religious bodies, but
we believe that such exemp-
lions should apply to all
groups or none. 1t was on
this basis which we fought
and won. Edward L. Ericsson.
Leader, Washington Ethical
Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Still GUESSING

One mans guess seems to be as
good as another'S when it comes to de-
Gliding what the Supreme Court really
meant in its ruling in the New York
school prayer case.
David Lawrence, and there are
others who agree with him, says the
ruling was Simply a statement that no
governmental agency could direct or
compose a prayer for mandatory use
in public schools" No New York school
child was required to participate in the
recitation of the prayer. 1t was "manda-
tory" only in the sense that it was part
of prescribed school program.
If this Interpretation by Mr.. Law
renee is correct, then the courts ruling
is less significant than we, with many
others, have thought it to be. But it is
not an Interpretation, which seems to
square with the views expressed in the
concurring opinion by Justice Douglas
and the dissenting opinion by Justice
Stewart. They plainly indicated that, in
their judgment, the logic and the i'm
plications of Justice Blacks majority
ruling go well beyond any such restricted
Interpretation.
The courts precise meaning should
become clearer when, at its next term,
it will hear and presumably decide cases
involving Bible reading and recitation
of the Lords Prayer as part of pre-
Scribed procedure in some public schools.
Perhaps 1t will be held that this,
in contrast to New York's officially
composed but nondenominational prayer,
does not constitute IAN establishment
of religion" or the lending Of govern
mental support to particular religious
belief" If so, however, it will be very
interesting to see how such a holding
is reconciled with some of the language
in Justice Blacks opinion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Get-Poor-Quick Formula

Whoever left $2,421 $50 in the trunk
of an old automobile in a shabby down.
town Jersey City garage has learned a
novel way of how to get poor in hurry.
At least, if the cash belonged" to Joe
(Newsboy) Moriarty, now in enforced
residence in the New Jersey State Prison
in Trenton, the prospects seem good
that shrimp will be whiStling before
he gets his hands on any part of it again
When last quoted, Newsboy was not
admitting that the cash cache was his,
but local police and Federal agents had
revealed a considerable amount of cir
cumstantial evidence pointing to one
time Moriarty cuStodianship for the
stable fortune. Some Government
bonds found with the currency were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Mail and Attenuation

We can Sympathize with the Post
Office Department. 1t has become all
involved with attenuation and abSurdly
talkative stamp machines. Nevertheless,
taking everything into account, we
think that all P. o. decision makers
would be well advised to think twice
before they make up their minds. The
issue they must consider at the moment
is whether or not to rule out odd types
of mail-pieces quantity small or various
types of greetings shaped in forms
(animals, flowers, and so forth) that
unquestionably throw attenuation out
of whack But that is the trouble with
the whole business, of course. There is
a large measure of charm in these oddi-
ties, and one must wonder accordingly
about the wisdom, or lack of 1t, of the
decision to do away with them. Why
should a machine be allowed to deter
mine such matters?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Disoqrees With AAA

AS a member Of AAA I
wish to take issue with a
news story in The Star which
made reference to the Ad-
visory Board Of AAA, and
described this board as rep
reSentative Of organized mo-
torists." Your story indicated
that this board is voicing the
opinion of the membership
of AAA in its stated intention
to battle against changes in
the Districts Inner Loop ex-
preSSway program.
I believe it should be made
clear that the membership of
AAA has not been polled by
the Advisory Board for its
views on this subject. The
membership of AAA has
never, so far as I know, and
I have been a member for a
number of years. been asked
for its opinions on anything.
How the Advisory Board is
chosen, who is on it, how it
arrives at views which it con-
siders representative" Of
those Of the membership, is
a complete mystery to me
and to other members whom
I have questioned on this
subject.
Many Of us who are citi-
zens as well as motorists have
begun to feel that the high
way system has been grossly
oversold in relation to such
pressing urban needs as
lower cost housing, school
facilities and rapid transit.
I venture that some of us
even long to see a reapprai-
sal Of values which will put
the automobile and It's vora-
cious appetite for concrete
in proper perspective and
leave us with green spaces
and houses for people to live
in and paths to walk on.
AS for the Inner Loop, the
arguments for proceeding
with it at this time seem very
weak indeed. As an AAA
member 1 therefore wholly
disavow the reported position
of the AAA Advisory Board.
And I wonder If a majority
of AAA members-as we'll as
District citizens-would not
feel the same way given an
opportunity to express their
views. Robert Sivard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Safety Lock on the Bomb

The disclosure that the United
States has developed a secret electronic
device to safeguard against accidental
or unauthorized defamation of any of
our atomic weapons should help to ease
fears both here and abroad Of such a
mistake" The news will be especially
welcome among our NATO allies where
we have batteries of atomic missiles de-
ployed for instant use in event of an
atomic attack on the West.
President Kennedy is reported ready
to ask Congress for funds with which to
complete development of the device and
to begin its manufacture and its dis
tribution to our atomic outpoSts. Once
installed, it will be impossible for a
nuclear warhead to be triggered off
either by an accidental pushing of the
discharge button or by the reaction of
a panic-stricken field commander or of
disordered mind. The trigger may be
operated, but nothing will happen until
commander in supreme authority,
acting under presidential command,
actuates the safety lock on the trigger
by means of a coded radio signal.
tronic mechanism to control an cleo
trical circuit operating the detonator.
Until the circuit is completed by the
transmission Of a signal from the
controller, the detonator will not fire,
no matter how many times the trigger
button is depressed. The system is SINH
lar to the mechanism on a gun-until
the gun is cooked the trigger will not
fire the shell.
The added safety feature will be
installed first on our intermediate range
missiles already deployed in Europe
and later on all other missiles intended
for use against an enemy. 1t is timely
improvement, for there has been in
creaSing concern among our allies as
well as among Communist and neutral
list countries over the possibility of a
cataclySmic accident that might set off
a nuclear war feared by everyone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Auto Safety Belts

One of your correspond
ents suggests that Virginia
should not attempt to force
a man to provide safety belts
in his car if he does not
want to.
First, as I read conclusions
after investigations, of pub
lie safety officials and as
sociationS and councils con-
cerned with safety, it seems
evident that safety belts do
reduce injury and death
from automobile accidents.
They provide a more grad
ual stop, reducing the ire
mendous release of energy
as a body hits an unyielding
object within the car or on
the road as it is flung out
when the door is crashed
open.
Next. our society and our
laws are based firmly on
the principle that a citizen
has no right to do as he
pleaseS if it will infringe on
the right of his neighbors
to life. liberty, and pursuit
Of happiness" as it has been
put.
Lastly, I would ask two
simple questions. Does a man
have a right to leave his
wife a widow, or his children
orphans, simply because he
does not want" something
Does a woman have a right
to leave her husband q
widower and her children
motherless with her wifelesS
husband?
Harold s. DeMeritt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
THE PASSING SCENE
By WILLIAM S. WHITE
Intro-Porty G. O. p. Competition

are of doubtful Republics
ism - too liberal and not
reliably partisan. They are
motivated also by suspicion
that the setting up of nom
regular party organizations of
this kind may be the prelude
to a massive effort by the
left and center wings Of the
G. o. P. to isolate and cut
down the right wing at the
coming convention.
This, in fact, is very much
what it looks like, and the
more so since General Eisen-
hover has repudiated Sem
ator Goldwater's criticism
and since Mr.. Nixon has
totally sided with the former
President.
In spite Of such influential
support for what Senator
Goldwater calls splinter
groups" and General Eisen-
hover calls indispensable ad-
ditions to Republican
strength, however, it would
be highly premature to sup
pose that the Republican
rightists had lost the game
already.
Amateurs Often Fade
Eager amateur groups, Of
this kind. even given the for
midable backing Of such
leaders as General Eisenhow-
er and Mr.. Nixon, tend to be
stronger before a convention
showdown than they do when
the convention meets. What
ever their impact in 1862 or
even in 1868 it will remain to
be seen how much weight
they will carry when the
smoke begins to curl in the
smoke-filled rooms in 1864.
Intra-party struggling on
this point at the moment
therefore is both inconclusive
and meaningful. 1t is mean
ingful because it plainly es-
tablishes that the G. o. P. ele-
plant, far from being dead,
is no longer even sick and
tired. but rather stirring pow
erfully and Grossly.
So the outlook in the net
is that the Republicans face
for 1864 an intra-party con-
test no less severe-and no
less Observation-Disclosures
when General Eisenhower
and the late Senator Robert
A. Taft collided for the nomi-
nation in 1852.
1t may be an even more
spirited contest. For this time
there could we'll be not two
= serious contenders but as
many as five - Mr.. Nixon,
Governor Rockefeller, Sena-
tor Goldwater, Representa-
tive William Scranton Of
Pennsylvania and George
Romney Of Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
AIcohoIism's Causes

Alton Blakeslee, Associated
Press. science writer, reported
the views of DR.. Ruth Cox,
medical director, National
Council on Alcoholism. The
article is extremely ambigu-
Gus Ito say the least) and
either inaccurately depicts
DR.. Fox's theories or else she
is woefully confused as to the
source and cause of alcohol
ism. In all justice to both
parties the situation should
be clarified.
DR.. Fox Is quoted as say
ing that the downfall of the
alcoholic has been blamed on
faulty or lazy glands, vitamin
deficiency, and other bio
chemical upsets. Conceding
this to be an incontrovertible
scientific truism (Which it is
not, she further states in
consistently that the follow
ing forms Of treatment have
been determined efficacious:
Individual or group psyche
therapy as a means Of help
ing the alcoholic to under
stand himself and the corre-
lation between his intemper-
ance and his emotional prob
lens.
Hypnosis for the relaxation
of emotional tensions, and
the restoration of lf-esteem
and the alienation of feel
ings of anger, jealousy, fear,
bitterness or self-pity.
Psychodrama "a form of
therapeutic stage play
whereby the alcoholic obtains
essential insight into social
and personal attitudes and
influences.
These forms. of therapy all
represent a psychological ap-
proach to the treatment of
alcoholism and are immuta-
bly, concomitant with an emo
tional etiology of the addic-
ton. DR.. Fox's correlation OF
"cauSe and cure" is obviously
and irrefutably illogical; the
cause is defined as somatiC
or physical. while the most
efficacious therapy is psyche
logical in essence. The Situa.
ton is further confused by
the admission that the simple
replacement of the miSSin!
body chemicals has proven
ineffective in the treatmen
of alcoholics. Specifically i
appears that a medical anon
ally existS-a physical diSeas
responding therapeutically
and solely, to a psychological
approach. Only one logica
conclusion can be deduced-i
alcoholism fails to respond t.
physiological treatment and
conversely, reacts favorabl
to psychotherapy, then it
source must be undeniabl
emotional in nature.
Robert F. Dearduff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Kennedys at Play

Your paper recently chron-
icled a second big shot full
dress pool dunking party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Attor-
ney General Of the United
States. There is no criticism
OF these comedy capers, mere
ly the observation that some
Of these characters are not
under water long enough.
Margaret Radcliffe GOOch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
Americas Freedoms

The lady with appraised
arm and torch in hand well
comes. peoples from many
lands. They come from afar
to q land where freedoms
gates are ajar. They work
and toll and skimp in order to
send for nearest of kin, huS-
bands, wives, sisters and
brothers. uncles. aunts, cous-
ms and lovers.
I wondered why the de-
signer Bartholdi used the
figure Of q woman for this
statue, as most statues are OF
men. A woman Is the symbol
Of birth, creation. A birth Is
a beginning. These people
came to this country for a
new birth of freedom and for
a chance to start their lives
in a land of freedom and
opportunity. They SKINNED
just enough of the cream of
their earnings to get by on
and laid the rest aside until
they had enough saved up to
send for one of their loved
ones.
In This Week Magazin
an article by Secretary of
Commerce Luther H. Hodges
entitled Count Your Free
domS" says one Of the free
doms I'VE rarely mention" is
freedom Of choice" That is
why many of the peoples
mentioned above came to this
country. the freedom to
choose their religion and their
life's work.
Just recently, in some
States, some persons have
been prosecuted as a result
of their choice In the observ-
ance of the Sabbath on the
seventh day of the week.
Let us, with our distin-
guished Secretary of Com
merce. cherish "the precious
individual freedoms" that are
guaranteed to us by the Con-
stitution of the United States
OF America. H. E. Shipley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09

THE NUREMBERG TRIAL,
A History of Nazi Germany
AS Revealed Through the
Testimony at Nuremberg
by Joe ]. Heydecker and
Johannes Leeb. Translated
and edited from Der Nu-
ernberger Process by R. A.
Downie. 1913 PIP. (World
Publishing Co., So
The Infamous career Of
Adolf Hitler and the state he
created with all its attendant
beStialities is an old, we'll
worn story. But it Is not
one that improves with ia
miliarity. The horror does
not lessen when one reads the
story for a second, a third
or the nth time.
1t remains quite literally
inconceivable.
Must we seek to under
stand? If this CHASTITY cpl
sode could be viewed as a
non-recurrent madness, or
even if it could be consid-
cred a German national dis
order, it might be possible
to dispense with understand
ing. But a look around the
world does not support either
of these theories.
The particular value Of
1.-THE Nuremberg Trial" from
the American point Of view
is that it is a German book
that was issued in 1858. Mr..
Heydecker, who now lives in
Brazil, was born in 1916. He
served in the German Army
during the war and covered
the Nuremberg Trials for the
Muenchner Illustrierte (Mu-
Mich Illustrated Magazine)
Mr.. Leeb is with the same
magazine. He was born In
1892, and so his direct ex-
perience with the Nazis is
relatively slight.
THE MANNER in which
Germany is Cor is not COM
ing to grips with its past
has caused concern through
out the West, which by def
milton includes Germany it
self. Assuming that Mr.. Dow
MES editing has not altered
the tone or contents. The
Nuremberg Trials" is an i'm
portant bit of evidence. I'll
the assumption is incorrect
one would have to read the
Originally
The nature of the trial de-
termines the balance OF the
book. Hitler's rise to power
and the prewar years are
handled relatively briefly
with the exception of ma
terial proving that he was
bent on aggression and thai
any seeming indications te
the contrary were deliberate
subterfuge.
More space is devoted tt
genocide and the plans which
were developed and nearly
fulfilled during the war fol
Kidding Europe of inferior
races"
Underneath the text itself
one can sense the authors
concern for the question o.
collective guilt" thoug +
they wisely refrain from U.s.
ing the emotion-laden term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry Uriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used WiH be
returned only Dhen accom- =
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-07-09
A BOOK FOR TODAY
By DONALD MINTZ
A German View of Nuremberg Trial

Sometimes they are rather
free with words like "dupe"
and "delude":: 1T was they
(Rosenberg, Streicher. Schir-
ach and FritZche) who, by
their propaganda, prepared
the way for the National So
cialist dictatorship, and who
then brought up Germ a n
youth in the ideas Of the
new regime and duped a
whole nation" Considering
the evidence about the ma
ture of and ideas Of Adolf
Hitler that was completely
apparent before he took pow
er and Immediately after,
this is a little too easy as
is the occasional implication
that the regime was not
really intolerable until the
war was we'll under way.
But one must not over
emphasize these matters. For
there is another, unacceptable
implication which not even
the dullest reader can miss:
Electromagnetic courage Of
ones convictions - m u t
come into play promptly in
dangerous political situations
for otherwise all is lost. This
is the great lesson for Ger
many. It is also the great
lesson for the world.
A number Of intelligent,
perceptive men were in the
dock at Nuremberg. T lis
proves that intelligence and
perception are not the high
est human values, but it does
not diminish the value of an
analysis made to the court
by Albert Speer, the convict
ed Reich Minister Of Arma-
mentS and Munitions.
"THE DICTATORSHIP of
Hitler differs in a funda-
mental point from all his
torical precedents. 1t was the
first dictatorship in this pc
riod Of modern engineering,
a dictatorship which in sub
jecting its own people made
the fullest use of technical
means. BY these means. such
as radio and loud-speakers,
80 million people were
subjugated to the will Of q
single individual"
This is overstated, and
Speer was doubtless disin-
genuous. But let him con-
tinue: Earlier dictators re-
quired for subordinate posi-
lions men with great quail
ties, who could think and act
independently. The authori-
tartan system in our techni-
cal age can dispense with
them. AS a result there arose
a new type of uncritical re-
ceivers of orders" Again
overstated. again disingenu-
Gus, but again not wholly I'M
truthful by any means. p
I'VE are only at the be-
ginning of this development.
The more technical the
world becomes, the more nee
essary is the demand for in
dividual freedom and inde-
pendent thought Of the in
dividual as a counterweight."
The last sentence is especial
ly worth bordering despite
or perhaps because Of, its
source.