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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1962-02-23

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ON EXTREMISTS

Editors Note: We have
received many interest
ing letters, some relevant
some irrelevant to the edi-
torial "E m i S t S"
(Times 1862. Due to
the length of the letters
space does not permit
their publication at this
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
Our World and the NQS

The National Science Foundation,
with the backing OF special letter from
President Kennedy, recently released the
news that 1t is to play leading role
in all sorts Of global activities during the
International Year Of the Quiet Sun,
which actually will go on for "a months.
Up to now, very little has been
said about this matter, but the NSF has
undertaken to publicize 1t with as much
solid information as possible. To begin
with, the IYQS, although 1t sounds like
something overheard at the Teahouse
Of the August Moon, is not a poetical
whimsy. On the contrary, the Interna-
tional Year Of the Quiet Sun, despite It's
having been so beautifully named, is a
hard-headed scientific project that will
cover the period from January /, 1864,
TO December 81, 1865, during which, in
the NSFs words, "the solar activity cycle
will be at It's minimum"
During that period, in short, the
sun will be considerably less noisy and
more calm than 1t usually is, and we and
other nations-including the Soviets-
will Join in studying that phenomenon.
This is all TO the good from the stand
point Of uncovering the secrets Of outer
space. But what about poor old terra
firma2 Why doesn't somebody proclaim
the International Year Of the Quiet
Earth2 And why don't we and the Rus
slams and others Of our Tx work together
in keeping our world reasonably tran
quil2
This seems to us to be a pertinent
question as the NSF, with the expected
cooperation Of Soviet and other scien-
lists around the globe, prepares to make
a success Of the IYQS. Why cannot our
own mortal coil enjoy quiet yearp
Just one such year would be a great
rejuvenating pleasure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

ible since Stains death but
that the Western nations, at
least in part, have refused to
recognize this change.
I feel certain that many
other readers share my firm
conviction that The Stars
editorial statement Is thor
oughly consistent with reality
and the facts whereas the
contradictory statement at
tributed to Mr.. Thant is not.
The Baltimore Suns render
ing of his statement was
somewhat different from
that of the A. P. The Sun
reported him as saying that
western statesmen have
failed to respond in q fruitful
or creative manner to changes
in the political climate of
the Soviet Union.
If he had made any such
self-evidently partisan state
ment two days before (rather
then after the voting on his
candidacy for the post of
permanent Secretary General
Of the United Nations, it
might well have precluded
his election.
John J. IagO,
Baltimore,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
WATCHING THE WORLD
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
EnEann TnrrasnnndanA az H. Skn.
The NATO Session VIII Be Lively
Forelan cerrsspondsnt Of ma star
PARIS.

PARIS.
II 1t lives UP to its adj
vance publicity, the NATO
meeting here next week
promises to be among the
liveliest and toughest - In
the history of the Alliance.
In Europe there Is much
speculation and little certain
ty to what extent former Sec
rotary Of State Dean Acheson
was speaking for the admins
tration in his remarkable
speech at West Point this
week. Some Of the things he
had to say-notably on the
question Of German reunifi-
cation and the weakness Of
British policy-have been re-
ceived with panied surprise
on this side Of the Atlantic.
On one point, however,
there Is doubt that Mr.. Ache
son faithfully reflected the
views Of the administration
in its post Cuba phase. His
call for a massive increase in
the conventional military
strength Of NATO echoes re-
cent statements Of so many
high-level American leaders
that 1t must be accepted as
a firm policy Of the govern
ment. n
In Mr.. Acheson's speech,
however. this policy was
given new and startling po-
litical significance.
Russian domination in
Eastern Europe, and particu-
larry In East Germany, he
said, "is largely based on the
preponderance Of Soviet con-
ventional power on their
Western front. If this did not
exist, Soviet Intervention to
support east Germany's
puppet leader Walter) u
bricht's authority might be-
come increasingly impractic-
able"
To achieve this end Mr..
Acheson argued that it was
essential to increase sub
stantially the size Of the al
lied conventional forces and
reserves in Western Europe
and to improve their equip
ment."
Revolution Needed
This is undoubtedly the
understatement of the year.
II Mr.. Acheson is to be taken
seriously-if the administra-
ton really proposes to build
up NATO's military strength
to a point where it is capable
Of bringing about Mr.. u
bricht's downfall and the re-
unification of Germany
this is not just a tall order
for our European allies. 1t is
a fundamental revolution
military concept Of NATO
which most observers in Eur
ope would rate as utterly I'M
possible Of accomplishment.
Once again, it is necessary
to recall what this "prepon-
derance Of Soviet conven-
tional power" consists of.
According to the latest es-
Inmates available, the Russian
army. excluding the satellite
forces, is made up of 100 line
divisions, of which rs are
stationed in European Rus
STA. In East Germany itself,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

wishes to him as he sat before shelves
loaded with toys.
Too many of wally's small friends
were short on the pence and shillingS
needed to match their visions Of fun on
Christmas morning, however, so Wally
found way that was easier-for them.
He simply gave them their toys, until
the management realized that the cash
register was not jingling in concert with
the flow Of goods out Of Santa's Work.
shop.
Wally is not working as Santa
Claus any more, but somehow 1t seems
likely that lot Of Nottingham homes
are going to be happier places on the
Christmas holiday. And that, Of course,
is why Santa Claus comes around at
this time Of year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

1t has been swift-moving 81 years
since that day Of December Z, 1941,
which President Roosevelt solemnly pre-
dicted would Give in infamy" HIS allu-
sion, Of course, was to the japanese
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor which pre-
cipitated the war that ended with atomic
bombs falling on the aggressor's soil
an end that was as fearful as the be-
ginning.
Pearl Harbor still lives as a day Of
infamy; the bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasah have left their scars, with his
torians and military men still debating
their necessity and propriety. Yet, in
the brief ticking Of time since the war,
new and common interests have brought
together the American and japanese
people In a rapport that few years ago
would have been viewed as impossible.
Now the once bitter enemies have
common interests in defense against
communism and mutual goal in the
expansion Of their economies. In the
latter field, the japanese have demon
strated more fully than ever their bril-
lance in the industrial and business
world. Significantly, in the matter of
Acknowledgements relations, six cab
met members Of Nippon have Just con-
cluded a Trade and Economic Affairs
conference with their American COM
peers here. The talks gave the visiting
delegates assurances that the United
States favors Japans membership in
the Western Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development.
Thus much has changed in less than
two decades-changes that invite the
idea OF other, now seemingly implausible,
realignments eventually coming to pass
Not the least possible is the chance that
Soviet Russia will one day shy away
from its big Red China brother" In a
direction that can lead only to closer
relations with the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
Lies Seomy Side

A letter from A. Humphrey
states g. the often alleged
claim that residents OF this
area are unable 10 walk the
streets at night may soon
become o reality and not
fiction"
This claim isn't fiction 10
the hundreds Of people who
have been viciously beaten,
manned and robbed on the
streets, day and night.
Mrs. X. p. Jones.
A. Humphrey. who wrote
that parents, teachers, po-
lice department. and many
other school organizations"
are foolish II they want to
discontinue high school
championship football games,
must be one OF US lucky fell
lers who haven't been hit on
the head with a bottle yet.
Maybe Humphrey did not
attend the recent champion
ship game. II another is held
next year, he should 20.
Every brave soul hereabout
will be needed 10 help make
up an audience of paying
proportions.
Samuel Shapiro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
Brave Campus Editor

Not all is mud in Ole
Miss. Brave and brainy Sidna
Brewer, editor of the Uni
versity Of Mississippi's cam
pus paper, has shown by her
stand against student DEM
onstrations over James H.
Meredith's enrolment tn a t
her mind is not muddy. BY
her refusal to be inundated
despite student protests and
threats of impeachment, Miss
Brewer shows, also, that
there is no mud in her con-
victionS.
One Of the most depress-
ing aspects Of the violence
against Meredith was the
saddening fact that from
among those bowling youth
full hecklers would come some
Of tomorrow's leaders in the
State. The Sidna Brewers,
however, though still too few
and too inarticulate, give soul
to the body Of hope that
some day in Mississippi the
magnolias will breathe their
fragrance upon a happily
harmonious humanity.
j. w. Haywood, ir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
Defends BroyhiH

The recent letter Of the
Young Democrats calling on
Republicans to disavow Con-
gresham Joel T. Broyhill OF
Virginia requires an answer.
The District @. o. p.
strongly supported his re-
election-he is an excellent
Congressman and a good
friend of the District. Mr..
Broyhill was fighting in Con-
gress for the 23rd Amend
ment giving us the presi-
Dental vote. when many
Democrats were opposing this
civil rights proposal and
neither President Kennedy
nor the Young Democrats
disavowed their southern
Democratic supporters on
this issue. Congressman
Broyhill spoke up strongly
for impacted area school aid
for District public schools,
and strongly supported pro-
posed legislation TO give the
District representation In
Congress, and voted for the
poll tax amendment, when
many un-disavowed Demo-
Gratis we're moving heaven
and earth TO block these
measures. We disagree will
Congressman Broyhill on sew
eral basic issues, but not
nearly as much as we dis
agree with many Democratic
and Kennedy administration
proposals.
We are grateful for the
many proposals Congress-
man Broyhill supports for
the District. and only wish
he could get a little more
Democratic support In his
efforts.
Above all, we wish the
Young Democrats would be
less demagogic and more BIZ
partisan on civil rights and
other measures which deserve
the best efforts Of us all.
Carl L. Shipley,
Chairman, Republican
State Committee
for the District OF
Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Wireless as q Secret Weapon
BY DONALD MINTZ

! explained, was for members
Of the underground to leave
this leaflet where q German
officer might have dropped 1t
and where 1t could be picked
up by q German soldier. "A
leaflet like this I said, will
be q hundred times more eff
fective in stimulating deser-
ton than any propaganda Of
manifestly allied origin
Is this sort Of thing really
effective? No one. including
Mr.. Delmer, whose modesty
is more than admirable, Is
really sure. But in q few spe-
cial cases it has measurable
results. And though Mr.. Del
mer does not say so, II seems
hardly likely that these could
have been achieved without
that preliminary "corroding
and eroding."
Books like BLACK Boomer
ang" are often full Of recrim-
nations against those who
opposed the authors ideas.
Mr.. Delmer is remarkably
gentle In this respect, and
indeed goes so far as to ad-
init that a few pet schemes
were In fact impossible. He
does, however, nurse a grudge
against the B. B. c. This is
unfair. especially in view OF
what has happened since
World War II. II is good that
the B. B. c. has maintained
its reputation as the voice Of
truth, including truths that
are embarrassing TO Her Ma
jesty's Government. But Mr..
Delmer is most reluctant TO
grant that the B. B. c. was
correct In following nearly
Its usual policy while he fol-
lowed his rather special one.
BLACK BOOMERANG" Ia
In a real way a thriller. The
slightest error-a small mis-
use OF current military slang
or the use Of the old name OF
a renamed street-could have
given the operation away.
And there were some bad
moments as one would ex-
pect.
Nor was the technology
simple, and II Is clear that
the engineers did their part
In a superb fashion.
II is q little difficult 10
understand why the Germans
did not publicly expose and
danounce the whole thing,
and as a matter Of fact Mr..
Delmer reproduces q memoir
andum advocating Just that.
But It was never done. and
there II lies.
Why "boomerang?" Be-
cause Mr.. Delmer and his
colleagues created a myth
the myth Of the good"
Wehrmacht, militaristic and
a bit bloodthirsty, but none
theless anti-Hitler--and this
myth is being exploited to-
day in Germany. IL Is his
hope that his book revealing
this secret operation will help
to explode the myth. 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

According to the Civil Service Com
mission, the invitations" to a $100-a-
plate slush-fund dinner which the Dem
ocratic National Committee is extending
to individual Government career en-
ployes do not constitute violations of the
Hatch Act. AS disclosed by The Stars
Government reporter, Joseph Young,
however, the circumstances of this affair
amount to an uncomfortable land no
doubt effectively form Of political black
lacking.
In brief, according to complaints
from some of the careerists, the circum-
stances are these. (1) Formal requests
for 1.-THE pleasure Of your company at
the Democratic shindig, scheduled for
January Is, are being received at the
homes OF number of civil servants
holding grades Of GS IL and above. (2)
In some agencies, these employees have
been subjected to follow-up inquiries
from their bosses, who have expressed,
among other things, the hope that there
will be good turnout.
The contention of the Democratic
4NoUAOhaA NOAAlu4AbJCC LAldL JIlIS cUIb VI
thing has been done before hardly meets
the issue. Nor, as a practical matter,
does it help for the committee to say
that the $100-a-head contributions are
entirely voluntary" and that those
who fail to kick in will not be jeopar-
dizing their careers. For the point is,
as one agency personnel chief put it,
that some Of the employees probably
feel that 1t would be best for their
career and job security If they do CO."
OF course they do.
1t would be different matter If the
arm were being put only on political
appointees, whose Jobs are directly de-
pendent upon the political success of the
New Frontier. But to subject career en-
ployes to political pressure in any form
is wrong. The difficulty is, of course,
that this particular sort of pressure is a
subtle thing, in which the employe is
left to draw his own conclusions. 1t
would be naive in the extreme to think,
however, that the officials responsible
In this case do not realize exactly what
they are doing. What is needed is an
order from the top-telling them in no
uncertain terms to stop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
BLACK BOOMERANG

Denis Seton Delmer. 303
PIP. viking Press, $5.750
Our task as I saw 1t was
to corrode and erode with a
steady drip of subversive
news and evidence the iron
system Of control in which
Hitler's police state had
locked the body and soul Of
the German people"
No one knows more about
corroding and eroding than
Denis Seton Delmer, for he
was the director of Britain's
black radio" during World
War II.
There is propaganda and
propaganda. The sort called
white" consists simply of the
efforts Of one side openly to
subvert or at least influence
the other. Radio Moscow and
the Voice of America are
both white operations, and
there is no reason why truth
should not be the mainstay
Of such an undertaking. I'M
less, Of course. the truth is
consistently damaging.
But black" propaganda is
something else. Here one
pretends to be a resistance
voice among ones enemy,
taking his point of view. CIV
ing out his news-but Of
course with a difference,
often apparently rather slight.
THIS WAS MR.. DEL
MER'S speciality. He directed
a succession Of British sta
tons which generally posed
as right-wing anti-Nazi voices
within Germany itself. But
there were other tricks too.
As Allied bombers flew their
nightly missions over Ger
many. local stations would go
off the air in order TO avoid
functioning as radio beacons.
Mr.. Delmer's technicians we're
able TO Jump onto their fire.
quencies with an impercepti-
BILE time lapse. And his an
nouncers were able 10 imi-
tate the voices and inflec-
tons OF their German coun-
terparts. Thus. what seemed
10 be Radio Cologne, Radio
Frankfurt or whatever would
seem to give out q news
item or an order which while
perfectly plausible was far
from what the Nazis wished.
This procedure was also
used with printed material.
One "leaflet," writes Mr.. Del
mer, discussed the problem
OF the increasing number Of
assertions to neutral coun-
tries and called on officers
TO instruct their men not 10
leave the hunt for deserters
TO the by no means numer-
Gus and overburdened Field
Police, but 10 watch out
themselves for these treach-
erous towards and prevent
them from giving neutral
countries a poor impression
Of the Wehrmacht. The idea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

lore Lne oICn annual mee6lng OF the
National Association of Manufacturers
has been labeled an opening bid for the
Republican presidential nomination in
1864. If this is so, Mr.. Rockefeller not
only suited his topic to his audience,
but made an effective presentation of
his views on subject Of high-priority
Importance in politics today, namely,
national fiscal and economic policy.
In this field, the New York Governor
j.. basically is a conservative, as his record
in Albany shows, and there is no doubt
that his emphasis upon this viewpoint
before gathering of business and in
dustry leaders was designed to offset
in-the-family Republican criticism of
his liberalism"
Mr.. Rockefeller covered a lot Of
ground in this instance. He shares with
the Kennedy administration and many
economists disappointment in the ma
tional economic growth rate and the
shortage Of job opportunities. He agrees,
also, that tax revision would be one of
the most effective means, Of stimulating
the economy, and he comments on the
remarkable consensus" that has indeed
developed in support Of this view. At the
same time, the Governor attaches some
significant conditions and qualifications.
They are sound and within reach, even
though they run contrary to the politics
Of government spending and no
matter the cost.
1t is on the spending side that the
Governor voices his strongest words Of
caution-a warning against massive
Government OUTLAWS and continued def
cts on the pretext Of bolStering pur-
chasing power and stimulating growth.
few Of his words are worth quoting
herewith: Those who argue that mas
Sive Government spending provides the
only route toward accelerated economic
growth espouSe policies that historically
have created creeping initiation, eco
nomic distortions and Government con-
trols-demonstrably retarding rather
than promoting growth in every free
country in which they have been tried"
And on the other side of the spending
coin itself, the Governor points to plenty
of leeway in eliminating waste, i'm
proving management and in other ways
reducing Federal non-defense OUTLAWS.
This would, Of course, be unpopular with
those who consider balanced budget"
an old-fashioned and nasty term.
On one other point, the kind Of tax
revision needed, Mr.. Rockefeller is sim .
ilarly conservative and sound. He points
out, for example, that the need today is
for greater investmentin new plant and
equipment which would reduce produce
ton costs and improve our competitive
position in markets at home and abroad
"a need which the administration also
has acknowledged. In a private enter
prise system, investment will be made
only when there Is reasonable promise
of profit-a promise which is limited
tax-wise by our top-heavy levies on per-
sonal and corporate incomes, now far
higher percentagewise than In other
leading commercial nations Of the free
world. If there is to be tax relief, this
is an area where the overall economy
would benefit most.
The New York Governor has other
problems to cope with II he is bidding
for a presidential nomination. He has
made good start, however, in his decla-
ration Of economic doctrine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07

Wlere Mr. AcneSOn proposes
to make Russian intervention
"impracticable," there are 20
Red army divisions permA-
nently stationed.
This Russian strength, fur
thermore. is quickly REIN
forceable. It Is estimated that
the number Of divisions In
Europe could be doubled In
the early stages Of any con-
ventional war. The total
number Of reserves of all
classes is believed to be in
the neighborhood Of seven
million men.
NATO Strength
Against this, NATO today
has % divisions spread from
Norway to Turkey. A number
OF these divisions are consid-
erably below fighting
strength and the most recent
NATO exercises cast serious
doubt on the combat effec-
tivenesS of a large proportion
OF the available force.
Never since its inception
has 1t ever been suggested
that NATO could or should
attempt to equal Communist
conventional military
strength in Eastern Europe.
To imply that this buildup
could be carried to the point
Of inhibiting the Russians in
areas which they actually
control strikes observers here
as a complete departure from
reality.
Where are these vast new
forces to come from? Mr..
Acheson as well as any man
alive knows the enormous
difficulty Of raising even the
modest potential which
NATO has at its disposal to-
day. Surely Kennedy admin
istration leaders must be
aware Of the resistance-not
to say the derision-thst
their ambitions will provoke
If they are pressed at the
coming NATO meeting.
They come, furthermore, at
a singularly unpropitious mo-
ment. AS Mr.. Acheson quite
accurately pointed out. a
number Of major European
countries face serious politi-
cal problems.
Germany seems to be en-
tering a period Of prolonged
instability. Britain Is in the
midst Of critical and uncer-
tain negotiation on its entry
into the European Common
Market. Frances stability de-
ponds on the survival of
President de Gaulle, whose
fixed policy is to pare down
his country's conventional,
forces and pour all available
reserves into development Of
a nuclear capability.
In exploding his argu-
ments Mr.. Acheson included
a passing word of warning:
1--WE must not attempt too
much" he said. I'VE shall
not solve a difficult problem
by setting ourselves an i'm
possible one as a prelimi-
nary" And when 1t comes
to the future of NATO, Mr..
Acheson and the administra-
ton might do well to heed
this sound advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-12-07
IT'S More Blessed

At so, wally Bates OF Nottingham,
England, is deserving OF his finest
Christmas. For Wally, in short term
as department store Santa Claus, lived
his role to the fullest as the Jolly and
generous st. Nick whose heart was filled
with kindness toward the wee ones"
whD whispered their shy hopes and