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Evening star., 1962-10-19
Offers Amendment

Congressman Broyhill ana
other Congressman believe
an amendment to the Con-
stitution to control rulings OF
the Supreme Court is neces-
sary and most vital to our
system of Government.
Assume five Supreme
Court Justices were travelling
together in a plane and 1t
crashed, killing all five. The
President in.office could then
appoint a controlled Supreme
Court. Members appointed
could agree with the Presi-
dent, in secret, to rule by
twisted interpretations OF the
Constitution, any way the
President desired. This agree
ment, Of course, would be un-
known to the Senate that
confirmed them. Their rul-
ings, not the Constitution or
Congress, are now established
unquestionably as the law OF
the land. They can be backed
up by the armed forces at the
discretion Of the President
alone. The President would
then become a dictator.
A simple, fair. and safe-to-
the-country amendment to
the Constitution could be on
this order:
Rulings handed down by the
Supreme Court shall not be-
come effective for 80 days.
During this period, If one
third or more of the Senate
membership petitions against
said ruling, said ruling shall
be held in allegiance until
the meeting of the full Sen
ate. Said ruling shall then
be voted on within 10 days
without debate. If two-thirds
or more of the Senate mem
bership votes against said
ruling, said ruling shall then
become void.
No ruling, except perhaps
the prayers in school" rul-
ing would be void under this
amendment. But suppose a
new Supreme Court should
reverse the 1854 school rul-
ing of the present Supreme
Court. (The present Supreme
Court did reverse a ruling OF
an earlier Supreme Court on
this subject.) Think Of the
chaos, expense, and utter
confusion that would again
be caused in the border and
Southern States.
1t would be difficult to get
two-thirds Of the Senate to
go against a ruling of the
Supreme Court, unless the
ruling was definitely bad for
the country as a whole. This
amendment would safeguard
the Constitution and coun-
try. It would make the SEN
ate, elected by the people and
equally represented by all the
States, responsible for any
ruling which could lead to
national disaster or disgrace.
1t would establish in every
ones mind the rulings Of the
Supreme Court, as truly the
law of the land, not the
law of nine men.
Robert L. Lynch.
Evening star., 1962-10-19
'Tshombe and Congo

Congratulations on your
editorial Of Oct. IL entitled
"Tshombe and the Congo"
AS one who has lived in the
Congo while it has grown to
independence, and one W h o
has experienced two arm e d
conflicts, with the attendant
build-up of military might,
and the aftermath Of confu-
sion, I want to uphold the &C
curacy Of your observations.
This is the most accurate
consideration of the Congo
situation that I have yet
seen in an American publi-
cation.
I hope that more Of this
clear thinking can come to
the attention Of the American
public before we contribute
further to the confusion in
Africa.
Evoraff Woodaook
Evening star., 1962-10-19

elimination Of the RATIONAL
ist tradition" This is said to
be true even of the Orwell
books because their inverted
Utopia has lost almost all
touch with objective reality
and pursues psychopathic So
cial detectives" a condition
Orwell considers to be the
ultimate result of a single
minded devotion to rational
ity at the expense of all other
aspects Of the human mind
and spirit.
Elsewhere, Mr.. Strachey
writes that in Galbraith's
"The Affluent Society," "the
whole European controversy
of socialism and anti-social-
ism is simply by-passed." Mr..
Strachey finds this remark
able as well as potentially
very dangerous. Most Ameri-
cans probably find it utterly
normal.
THIS is WHY MR.. STRA-
CHEY'S title essay is often
so difficult. He does not
agree with the idea that
communism is the culmina-
ton of the nationalist tradi-
ton" Far from it. But the
existence Of the idea is ap-
parently perfectly unremark-
able to a man of his back
ground, while for us it has
the ring of mad fantasy.
Yet for historical purposes,
we must accept the notion as
a reasonable topic for dis
cuSsion. Otherwise, we can
not hope to understand those
important thinkers who have
held tito be true. AS a mai
ter of fact, Mr.. Strachey fl
nally succeeds in making clear
Just why it is that this view
has been so widely enter
tanned, though it never loses
its aura Of fantasy for all
that.
While some Of this litera-
ture of reaction is admirable,
cit has done its work. 1t
is now time to turn our faces
in the other direction. Mr..
Strachey concludes that "the
mysteries are seen to be far
deeper than we dreamed;
reason must become by that
much the finer to compre-
hend them" He does not, Of
course, attack anti-commu-
nism but only that variety Of
anti-communism that is at
the same time anti-rational-
ist.
Indeed, Mr.. Strachey's con-
demnation of the Soviet Un-
ion is most powerful and it
is based on vital consid-
erations that we in the
United States are not suf-
ficiently aware Of. "a
Moreover, the complexities
of left-wing, anti-communist
European thought that are
so alien to most Americans
must become more familiar.
1.-THE Strangled Cry" was net
intended as a key to this
thought. 1t neverth e less
serves as one. and this may
be its greatest significance
to most of its American
readers. n
Evening star., 1962-10-19
'Prooress' q la Towes

On the radio these days,
we hear announcements ex-
tolling the great achieve
ments of Millard j. Tawes,
and repeating the haunting
refrain THAT is progress.
When Millard j. Tawes be-
came Governor of Maryland,
he Immediately announced
that Maryland had a $50 mil
lion surplus.
Two years later, the sur
plus was gone he had
figured out new ways to
spend additional money, and
went before the State Legis-
Iature requesting increased
taxes.
Is that progress?
CORTLAND ID. Ferguson.
Evening star., 1962-10-19
WATCHING THE WORLD
Factors Behind the Berlin Alarm
BY CROSBY S. NOYE
FOreipn cOresp0ndsnt o. Ths st0r

defer any action on Berlin
as long as he has any rea-
sonable excuse to do so. But
an American propaganda
campaign aimed at convin-
cling everyone that a show
down was inevitable could re-
suit in forcing his hand,
At the same time, European
irritation has increased
with the impression that the
flap over Berlin was being
used by the administration
as an election gimmick. 1t is
always fashionable, of course,
to read domestic political
motives into sudden changes
of tone in Washington. And
the idea that President Ken
nedy by crying wolf" on
Berlin was winning votes in
the coming election has been
hammered home by a host of
European editorialists in re-
cent days.
A Cooling Down
In view of this very general
attitude, there is relief in the
fact that Mr.. Khrushchev
himself seems to have taken
the initiative in cooling
things down. What he told
United States Ambassador Foy
Kohler in Moscow, it is noted
here, changed nothing essen
ttal in his basic position on
Berlin. Even his projected
visit with Mr.. Kennedy is not
believed likely to result in
any miraculous solutions of
the problem.
What has been accom-
plished, however, is a sudden
tightening of the black pes
simism in Washington's OUT
look on the situation in Ber-
lin. And while there always
is the danger of this reaction
developing into equally un-
warranted optimism, the
change so far as our Allies
are concerned is a welcome
one.
Once again, however, the
political factor is not being
overlooked. Mr.. Khrushchev,
according to a leading school
of thought, has come to Mr..
Kennedy's aid in the congress
sional contest.
"In the eyes Of Americans"
writes one editorialist, Ken
nedy's firmness has paid off.
He knows how to face up to
the Russians. The Repub-
licans from now on will have
q hard time convincing the
voters of the softness Of Mr..
Kennedy's foreign policy"
His motive in this is not
hard to find. Mr.. Kennedy,
backed by a firmly Democra-
tic Congress, would have his
hands free to enter into SER
ious negotiations on Berlin
next year - negotiations
which in the European view
have been Mr.. KhrushcheV's
real objective from the be-
ginning.
Evening star., 1962-10-19
PARIS.

PARIS.
1t is ungracious and pos
sihly foolish to suggest that
the orchestrated alarm in
Washington over Berlin may
have a political motive, But
precisely because this is be-
ing suggested loudly and
often by our allies in Europe
the fact is interesting in the
light of their response - or
lack of response - to the
warnings.
There have been from the
outset two distinct elements
in the Kennedy administra-
tion's recent line on Berlin.
In the first place there has
been q new effort to convince
Premier Khrushchev (and
also our Allies that a real
Communist grab in Berlin
would mean war.
This warning was regarded
here as necessary and over
due. It came after a long
period during which the poll
cies and actions of the ad-
ministration had seriously
undermined confidence in its
determination to face up to
the challenge in Berlin. The
blunt assertion that the
United States was ready to
act alone, If necessary, and
use nuclear weapons to de-
fend the city is reassuring to
those who have felt that this
loss of confidence was the
greatest danger in the whole
situation.
The second element Of the
Washington line has been
something quite different.
It has been the assertion,
echoed by a whole bevy Of
administration spokesmen,
that a new crisis in Berlin
was in fact imminent.
Not Taken Seriously
This warning has never
been taken very seriously in
Europe. Whether the crisis,
as some held, was scheduled
for mid-November or, as
others predicted, before
Christmas" it seemed to be
based on very little in the
way of solid information
about Mr.. Khrushchev's
plans.
The most that one could
point to was Mr.. Khruschev's
promise that he would take
no drastic steps until after
the American elections in
November and various casual
statements to visitors that
the question of a German
peace treaty could not be in
definitely postponed.
To deduce from this kind
of evidence a reasonably pre-
else timetable for Russian ac-
tion on Berlin has struck
many Europeans as not only
deliberately alarmist but also
quite possibly most unwise,
Mr.. Khrush C h ev, it is
thought, might well hope to
Evening star., 1962-10-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensG-
tion. Those not used tDiu be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-10-19
a BOOK FOR TODAY:
A Thinker Analyses Other Thinkers
By DONALD MINTZ

THE STRANGLED CRY AND
OTHER UNPARLIAMEN-
TARY PAPERS. By John
Strachey. 256 PIP. (William
Sloane Associates; $4.500
John Strachey says that he
is "by trade q politician"
And so he is. If by politician
we mean a man who has
succeeded in getting himself
elected to the House of Com
mons for quite a number Of
years. AS a matter of fact,
Mr.. Strachey is a statesman
who has held posts of cabi-
net rank in Labor govern
ments.
He would probably not
separate his activities as a
left-wing intellectual from
more Immediately practical
pursuits. But in the United
States, where intellectual poll
ticians are rather more rare
than they are in Britain or
on the continent, there is no
harm in pointing out that
Mr.. Strachey Is the author
of q number of practical
and theoretical books that in
their time were highly con-
troversial.
1.-THE Strangled Cry" is a
collection of various essays,
all Of which have been
printed before and all of
which were written between
1910 and 1861. There are
brief, precise and at their
best, moving, bits of wartime
reportage, rather thinly dis
guised as fiction. There is a
little essay about India that
is essentially a nonpolitical
bit of travel writing. And
there are some sketches Of
people Mr.. Strachey knows or
knew well or who have
written books about which he
has something to say.
THE WEAKEST of these
essays is fine; the best are
magnificent. But all are over
shadowed by the title article
which is concerned with the
political aspects of a num-
ber of important books
taken as representative of a
class of literature. "The
strangled cry" is "the ago
nized and frenzied note &.
which characteristics this lit
erature as a whole" This
literature" in turn, is the
literature of a reaction. 1t
"is not only, and in the end
not even principally a reac-
ton against the values of
present-day communism; it
is also a reaction against
five hundred years Of ra-
tionalism and empiricism;
against, in short. the en-
lightenment."
Mr.. Strachey's representa-
tive books are Koestler's
Darkness at Noon, Or
wells Animal Farm" and
nineteen Eighty : Four
Whitaker Chambers witt
ness" and Pasternak's "Dr.
Zhivago." All Of these books
reject communism and "all
consider communism the
Evening star., 1962-10-19
been consistently lackadaisi-


been consistently lackadaisi-
cal.
Something also should be
done about the Sardine-like
jamming in the lobby dur
ing intermission. The living
drama at the Arena badly
needs more fresh air, clearer
acoustics. more positive act
ing and directing, and more
lobby and refreshment space
all costing little except
thought.
John d. Michael.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-10
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sky continued.

Thomas Jefferson once said,
and it is still true today, I know
of no safe depository Of ultimate
powers of society but the people
themselves. And if we think them
not enlightened enough exercise
their control with a wholesome
discretion, the remedy is not to
take it from them, but to inform
their discretion by education.
Therefore, / say to you, my
young friends and the leaders Of
your various countries, you have
a job to perform. It is one of res
ponsible leadership and one OF ed
ucation to keep your countries free
and within the orbit of a free
world, where dignity and freedom
of man is Of paramount import
ance".
Seminar directors of the multi
nation conference of the Jaycees
met Informally with members of
the st. Thomas Press Association
on Thursday evening.
Herb Martin and Bud Richard
son of The Gate hosted the group
at cocktails from 6 to Z pm. at
their cocktail lounge.
The Department of Commerce
merce was host to all the delegates
at a luncheon conference today at
the Virgin Isle Hilton Hotel:
Later the delegates and their
wives were entertained at a cock
tail party at the Hotel by John Nc
Turk, the general manager.
, 1962-07-28

concentrations. with their help
and direction we were able to con-
vince DR.. Weaver and his asso-
ciates Of the need for a middle in
come housing program for the Vir-
gin Islands, under the provision ct
22l CD 8 of the FILA" said Gov
ernor Paiewonsky.
"Our having the FILA earmark-
$4,000, 900 means a start on this
program, he said. "The first pro-
ject will be on about IL acres of
land owned by the Municipal Gov
eminent, accommodating about
125 apartment units.
He said that obtaining final ar
Continued on Page O
, 1962-07-28
Phillies and Cdrib
Indiuns to Play Sun.
Al Cunegutu Pork

The Phillies and Carib Indians
baseball teams will play the big
game Of the day on the D. G.
Canegata Ball Park this Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 Pm. The mana
gers of both teams have already
named their starting pitchers. Dan
James, veteran Highlander will
pitch for the Indians, while south
paw Gene Francis will be on
mound for the Phillies.
Should the Indians win this one
on Sunday, they will be tied for
first place with the Philnes for
leagues lead.
, 1962-07-28
ST. Croix HospitGl
Foundation Meets
On TuesddY July 81

A meeting Of the st. Croix Hos
pital Foundation has been sched-
uled for Tuesday night, July 81 at
$50 at the Alexander Hamilton
Airport, it was announced today.
The meeting has been called to
discuss the Hospital Foundation
Survey Report, and decide what
action is to be taken and for re-
viewing the aspects of the Associa-
ton as a whole.
Mrs. Nancy Scanlan, is secretary
of the Association.
, 1962-07-28
Airrnun Conrad
Hodge Arrives for
Duty In Jupun

Japan-Airman First Class Con-
rad L. Hodge, son of Mrs. lisa Will
liams of st. Adams, New York,
has arrived here for duty with a
Pacific All Forces Unit.
Altman Hodge, a warehousing
specialist, is a graduate of Char
lotte Amalie High School, Virgin
Islands. He entered the service in
November 1855.
, 1962-07-28
Democratic Insulur
Committee Will Meet
In Special Session

The Democratic Insular Com
mittee is scheduled to hold an
emergency meeting on Tuesday
evening, July 81, 1862 at $50 in
the old Municipal Courtroom at
the Fort in Christiansted.
A number of important items are
on the agenda for discussion, in
GLIDING "Reapportionment", Pa
tronage and such other matters as
may come before the meeting.
, 1962-07-28
. last for three days.


expected TO last fcr three days.
Delegates from 10 nations and
the host Virgin Islands Group
were welcomed at the initial e S
sion by Gov. Ralph M. Paiewon-
sky in a brief keynote address
which emphasized the import
ance of the conference theme I'M
der present world conditions.
Citing the Virgin Islands as a
spot where you will experience
a showplace of Democracy at
Work., Governor Paiewonsky said
I'VE have set a shining example
for people everywhere in making
rapid social, educational, political
and economic strides during re-
cent years..
Referring to the aims of the Jay
Gees conference, the Governor adj
ded, you must understand and in
terpret the dangers facing the free
world today and understand our
position in that world. He said
there are various types of revolu-
tion-technological, social and po-
litical-and that they can benefit
the populations or enslave them.
'Those with special knowledge
have their duty and responsibility
to educate the layman in these
matters. They must solve for them
selves the problems of balance of
perspective, of political realism
and social meaning. These changes
have q definite impact on our sur
roundings. This impact must be
anticipated and interpreted to our
familiar economic, social and POI
litical environments.
AA4O lCNOAukAOAA, Ol It'd
complex and specialized nature is
essentially in the hands of a small
elite whose knowledge and judg-
ment about that knowledge have
so far been only feebly commune
Gated to mankind at large. This is
not good and will not do
An exchange of ideas helps to
dissipate fear and miSunderstand-
ing and helps build a free world.
! think your detectives should be
to accomplish much here, then re-
turn to your homelands to discuss
and educate the masses. Close the
gap between the elite educated
and the masses, for through edu-
cation, knowledge and understand
ing we will be able to keep the
world free, Governor Paiewon-
, 1962-07-28
Federal Housing Ad.
Eurrnurks So million
For ST. Thomus


Prospects for easing the middle
income housing shortage in st.
Thomas appeared brighter Thurs
day, July 26, with the announce
ment by Governor Ralph M. Pale
wonsky that the Federal Housing
Administration has tentatively
earmarked So, 900. 900 for financing.
The funds would be used for fl
nancing cooperative rental apart
ments on the eastern slope Of Blue
boards Castle Hill.
The announcement was made
during ceremonies marking the
swearing in of Valdemar Hill as
Commissioners Of Housing and
Community Renewal.
A telegram FROM Robert Wea-
yer, Administrator, Housing and
Home Finance Agency in Washing
ton, said 'FHA Commissioner
Hardy advise $4,000, 900 tentative
" earmarked for Bluebeards Cas-
tie Hill below market cooperative
assuming all applicable require
ments will be met.
Governor Paiewonsky said that
W
on his last trip to Washington he
had conferred with Mr.. Weaver
and his staff to discuss applica-
ton Of Section 221 CD 8 to the
Virgin Islands.
Governor PaieWonsky recon-
mended that the Commissioner of
the FILA approve revised mort
gage and family Income limits in
their regulations, which would
then permit applying Section 22l
(D) 8 to meet the existing housing
problems in st. Thomas and st.
Croix.
Up to the present only pubic
housing for low income families
has been available.
Governor Paiewonsky said this
will be the first step to bring into.
the Virgin Islands Federal Hous-
ing financed under the special pro-
vision of 221 CD 3 of the Federal
Housing Act to take care of our
growing middle income group"
1T will provide Federal mort
gage money at 3%% over a 40
year period, which means that we
will be able to supply decent rent
al apartment units for under 100
dollars per month, Governor
Paiewonsky said.
Sketches and plans for multiple
unit three-story apartments were
prepared by several architects and
submitted through J. NJ. Kaplan.
for planning of the project. The
Governor said Kaplan loaned at
his expense MI. Shirley Bodin, an
expert in middle income housing,
to make a local survey and re-
, 1962-07-28
GOVERNOR PAIEWoNSKY GIVES
KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AYCEES
CONFERENCE IN ST. THOMAS

I'll. Governor Raph M. PaiewonskY was the principal speaker at
the Junior Chamber Of Commerce International Multi-National Con.
fersnce which opened in ST. Thomas, yesterday. The conference is
expected TO last fcr three days.
Evening star., 1962-01-31
.SHEINWOLD
ON BRIDGE
Olympic Hand
Is Topsy-TurW
BY ALFRED SHEINWOLD

A strange sort of dummy re-
versal was a featured hand in
the 1861 Bridge Olympic, held
all over the world a few weeks
ago.
East dealer.
East-West vulnerable.
NORTH
AQ862
0A54
UKQ1o8
AKA
WEST EAST
ALB AAK1Oe74
2Q9 VJ1O6
16532 OF
*J9632 @A1O7
SOUTH
As
VKs7s2
1AJ94
%Q85
East South West North
IA Pass Pass Dbl.
Pass 80 Pass ~
All pass
Opening lead: Jack of spades.
West leads the jack of spades
and continues with another
spade at the second trick. Of
dummy's queen is played at the
first trick, for no good reason,
East wins and continues with
a high spade)
South ruffs the second spade
and correctly reads West for
no more spades. If East gains
the lead before trumps are
drawn he will lead another
spade and put West in over
ruffing position.
For example, suppose South
leads a club at the second trick,
losing the king to East's ace.
East leads a high spade and
the defenders must make two
trump tricks.
Draws Trumps
South must draw two rounds
of trumps with the king and ace.
He then leads the low club
from dummy.
If East steps up with the
ace of clubs to draw a third
round of trumps, declarer will
easily win the rest since both
the king and queen of clubs
will be good.
If East, instead, plays a low
club, South wins with the
queen. He leads a diamond to
dummy and ruffs a spade. !
South then leads another dia-
mond to dummy to ruff dunn
my's last spade. 1t does East
no good to ruff a diamond; he
can get only one club and one
trump trick.
South cannot set up his own
hand by ruffing a club in
dummy. Instead, he sets up
dummy by ruffing three spades
in his own hand. Sometimes
the longest way around is the
shortest way home.
Daily Question
AS dealer, you hold:
AQ862 VA54 pKQ10S AKA
What do you say?
Answer: Bid one diamond. 1t
doesn't pay to open in so
shabby a four-card major suit
as the spades. Devotees of the
weak no-trump may bid one
no-trump to show balanced dis
tribution and about II to IA
points.
X =
For Sheinwold'S Sc page
booklet, "A Pocket Guide to
Bridge" send SOC to Bridge
Book, The Washington Star,
Boz 1913, Grand Central Sta
ton, New York II, N. Y.