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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Reossurinq Business

Secretary of Treasury Dillon was
putting the administrations best foot
forward in his address before the New
York Financial Writers Association.
By and large, he made good case
particularly so when he moved away
from his preoccupation with mirageS
and myths, hobgoblinS and fiction-a
variety of Authorizations which he at
trtbuted to many who bought stocks
while they were going up in 1861 and
sold them while they were going down
in 1862.
On fundamentals, Mr.. Dillon was
more convincing and more reasSuring.
There is no quarrel, for example, with
his statement of our national economic
detectives and that they are shared by
both political parties and all elements
Of our society. They are, in short, full
employment, rapid growth so that we
may steadily improve our standard of
living, and reasonable price stability"
And it is constructive to have a Spokes-
man Of Mr.. billions stature affirm the
following:
Profits are essential to the operation
OF our free enterprise system. This fact is
as fully recognized by those in Government as
by those in business since Government de-
ponds upon profits for large portion Of its
revenues. Even more important, Government
is well aware that the economic growth we
all seek depends upon the ability of capital,
as well as labor, to earn fair return.
On other points, too, Mr.. Dillon
offered encouragement at time when
for whatever reaSonS-inveStor uncer-
tainty and business doubts are affecting
the economic mood. Second quarter
indices, he pointed out, are improving
after the disappointing performance"
of the earlier three months. The
acknowledgements deficit is running
currently at a $1.5-billion annual rate,
compared with SIS billion last year and
more than $3.5 billion in the three
years preceding. And along with reaf-
firming the administrators plan to
issue new and more favorable guidelines
to business depreciation allowances, the
Secretary emphasized that the pending
investment credit formula will be sup
Elementary, not a substitute, and is
intended as a permanent incentive.
Finally, Of course, the Secretary made
his promise Of top-to-bottom income
tax reduction next year-although with
out mention Of extending this to corpo-
rate income tax rates or of what base
broadening will be proposed as an offset.
There is one further thought. Mr..
Dillon said the proposed tax reform
will mot be hasty, ill-considered re-
action to the gyrations Of the stock
market" We hope the administrations
whole economic philosophy, as presented
by the Secretary Of Treasury on this
occasion, will outlast the markets gy-
rationS. If 1t does, and Mr.. Kennedy'S
most recent statement indicates that it
will, the market should show fewer
extremes of economic chillS and feverS
In the future.
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No Confidence

The sharp stock market
decline was direct notice of
the public's, in general, and
the business community's, in
particular, disenchantment
with the Kennedy admins
tration. President Kennedy,
himself, because of his skill
full deployment of words to
cover a multitude of failures,
remains personally popular.
But his failure of the will
in Cuba, retreat in Laos and
his administrations obvious
bias for left-wing and social
istic governments, e.g., India,
: IndoneSia-in opposition to
our real friends, resulted in
President de Gaulle's and
Chancellor Adenauer's recent
expressions of no confidence
in his administration.
Now the Presidents statist
policies at home-the imma-
ture and Incorporate inter-
vention in the steel price &C
ton, the ardent espousal of
a totalitarian agriculture bill
which will put many farmers,
who have no wish for price
supports, at the mercy of the
Federal Government and his,
in general, constant grasping
for power at the expense of
the Congress-have resulted
in an expression of no con-
fidence in his administration
from the United States pub
lie.
This confidence can be re-
stored only if the President
takes vigorous action to re-
store it. A strong step in the
right direction would be to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Citizens at Work

A citizens group known as the
Georgetown Canal and Riverside Council
has issued forceful rebuttal to the
contentious of the District Commits
sionerS and the National Capital Plan
ming Commission that the. rejuvenation
Of the Georgetown waterfront is too in
consequential a matter to warrant de-
tailed official attention.
At their own expense, but with ex-
pert professional help, these citizens
have developed over the last several
months remarkably detailed report,
which both documents the mess which
exists on the waterfront today and pre-
sentS an intriguing picture of how, with
careful planning and stronger degree
OF public control, it might be reclaimed
as valuable asset to the city.
Whether all of the councils specific
proposals are economically feasible is
another matter On that basis, for
example, we reserve judgment on the
idea Of tearing down the existing
Whitehurst freeway and building the
new eight-lane Potomac River Express
way below the level of K street. If
1t should be economically possible,
however, why not consider it? In
view Of the mounting public concern
over the impact of conventional free
ways, here at least is an imaginative
new approach which would hold the
effect Of the highway on the George
town community to minimum.
As the Commissioners have said,
the Georgetown waterfront can hardly
compete on a priority basis for urban
renewal dollars with over-crowded res
idential Slum areas which are in deS-
perate need of clearance or rehabilita-
ton. But the point is that regardless
OF urban renewal dollars a great many
changes are going to be made on the
waterfront during the next few years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

PARIS
The cherry glow of official
satisfaction that followed
British Prime Minister Mac
millan's visit to French
President de Gaulle last week
end has quickly worn off.
Whatever cordiality was
generated in the course of
the meeting has been lost in
argumentative official lin
terpretations" of what was
said on both sides. Whatever
progress was thought to have
been made toward Britain's
entry into the Common Mar
ket, the road looks as dubious
and difficult as ever.
MISUNDERSTANDING tn a t
have arisen out of the meet
ing are curious in themselves.
Mr.. Macmillan was hardly
back in London before the
British press began belabor-
ing French official circles"
for putting out misleading"
versions of what the Prime
Minister had said during his
stay at Chateau de Champs.
These included the news
that Gen. de Gaulle had been
profoundly impressed by the
sincerity of the British in
their conversion" to the
European community and
had described Mr.. Macmil-
lan'S attitude as "revela-
ton"
French sources were quoted
as saying that the Prime
Minister emphasized Brit
aims irreversible option for
membership in the Common
Market and expressed some
irritation over recent state
ments made by Australian
Prime Minister Menzies.
British official sources"
meanwhile, were quick to ex-
press their doubts that Mr..
Macmillan had done any
such thing. Far from having
proposed Britain's entry into
the European Community
without conditions and safe
guards for the Com m on
wealth, Mr.. Macmillan is said
to have stressed the impor-
lance of these ties.
Even more skepticiSm was
heaped on French hints that
Mr.. Macmillan had Endorsed,
at least tacitly, Gen. de
Gaulle's program for a sepa-
rate nuclear deterrent. Brit
ish policy in this matter, it
was pointed out, always has
been in harmony with that
of the United States in OPP
posing the spread of nuclear
weapons, and nothing that
was said at Chateau de
Champs altered this stand.
Harmony Incomplete
Finally, on the question of
the future organization of
Europe, there seems to have
been something less than
complete harmony. Gen. de
Gaulle, perhaps, succeeded in
reassuring his guest that the
growing power Of Europe
would always be on the side
Of democracy and freedom.
But at the same time Mr..
Macmillan is said to have
made it clear that any policy
which involved a weakening
of ties between Europe and
the United States would be
self -defeating in the long
run.
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East Leo Costs

Isn't anyone con cerne d
with the cost of interchange
&c" and the Eleventh street
Sc. location of the Inner
Loop? I made a study of al
ternate locations for the east
leg in 1861 for the Capitol
Hill Citizens Association. My
cost studies showed that the
Nineteenth street Sc. route
would cost SIS million less
than the Eleventh street
route based on comparative
costs as of 1855. It would be
much more than this now.
The Capitol Hill Citizens
Association informed General
Clarke of this in April, 1861,
by letter. The letter was new
er answered. I had a con-
ference with the District
highway office last summer
at which time they revealed
that they obtained q favor
able cost comparison for the
Eleventh street route by
eliminating the northeast
section of the inner loop. I
regarded this as a distortion
of the cost estimates.
I note that the 1880 mas
ter highway plan shows a
major thoroughfare on Nine
tenth street Sc. I predict
that If the District Highway
Department is allowed to go
ahead with its proposed ex-
penditure Of $81 million for
the Eleventh street route
they will within 10 years ask
for the Nineteenth street
route. At that time I will
have to agree with them that
1t will be necessary. It is nee
essary even at this time to
serve traffic from the sta
dunn and from the east.
I am a firm believer in
having an adequate circula-
tory system for cars in the
District. Based on my study
and experience with the in
ner loop principle in cities of
Western Europe I am a firm
supporter Of the idea. I OPP
pose only the extra expendi-
ture of SIS million for a
route that does not satisfy
the traffic needs of this part
of the District. I am also
concerned that the entire $81
million might be an unneces-
sary charge on District
funds.
John r. Inner.
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A BOOK FOR TODAY
Life With q Literary Father
By DONALD MINTZ

valley across which a little
stream, called Switzer'S Creek
cut its shallow, wood shaded
Swath, the green Ohio hills
the first foothills of the
Blue Ridge Mountains-rose
wondrously on every side.
Here the hills were covered
by aged forests of oak, maple
elm, sycamore and ash, left
mercifully and wisely by the
Scotch and English and
German farmers who had
walked in over the mountains
a hundred years ago; who
had understood and left to
their children an understand
ing and love of trees. Else
where, they rose beyond the
gnarled, wind tormented
trees of an old orchard to end
sharply in cliffs Of pink and
yellow sandstone over which
the wild grape and trumpet
vines extended their coarse.
woody ropes and dark green
cry as if to conceal remnants
OF some near-forgotten, saw
age past"
The world Of Bromfield's
children was one in which
there was space for body and
soul both outdoors and In, At
Malabar "one's rage or grief
was given vent and quickly
lost in the atmosphere of a
house big enough and diverse,
enough to allow Of its in
habitants to live as he
pleased.
Mrs. Geld writes as well of
Fellowship, parties and wild
jokes as she does about room
and solitude. There is laugh
ter as well as contemplation
in THE Heritage"
1T is A BEAUTIFUL book.
yet, curiously, it does not tell
US very much about Louis
Bromfield-surely less than
Mrs. Geld intended. We do
not see into his soul.
Today Mrs. Geld and her
husband are running a coffee
fazenda in Brazil. Mrs. Geld
then has developed one as
pect of her curious dual heri-
tage. When they took the
land, she says, 81 knew sim
ply that we meant by this
to bind ourselves . for life.
I knew that I, who loved to
be in the center of things, of
good company and talk, who
loved the theater and had
certainly seen only a small
part of the world that I
wanted to see, would I'M
doubtedly have to forgo
many of these things, per-
hapS forever. Yet I also knew
. that if we devoted our
selves to this land every
moment between would be of
a rich real value"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08

both through private development and
through such public projects as the
Potomac River Expressway. The feeling
of the members of the Riverside Council
is that these developments should be
carried out according to a specific plan
which would assure the fullest possible
benefit to the community. We think
. they are right.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Boptists on Mediocre

An erroneous impression as
to the position taken by the
American Baptist Convention
on medical care for the aged
is given by the Associated
Press report of the conven-
tons action (Star, May 26).
The misleading statement
was:
1.-THE Convention, sidestep-
ping the controversial King
Anderson bill, called yester-
day for a plan for medical
care for the aged on a private
basis"
This seems to imply a re-
lection by the Baptists of a
program Of medical care I'M
der Social Security or some
OF h er relatively inclusive
Federal program in prefer
ence for a plan ION a private
b a sis" The fact that a
broa dly inclusive system,
such as Social Security, was
being endorsed by the con-
vention is indicated not only
by the fact that legislation
providing coverage under =
Federal system is called for,
but also by the fact that an
amendment qualifying the
plan being endorsed with the
words ION a voluntary basis"
was defeated.
AS a member of the resolu-
tons committee, I know that
the resolution avoided spe-
cific reference to the King
Anderson bill and to Social
Security, not because we did
not favor these, but rather
b use we felt that we
should endorse the general
principle of broad, inclusive
Federal coverage without ex-
pressing ourselves, as a con-
vention, on the merits of
various proposals and amend
mentS which are being con-
sidered.
The three-point resolution
expressed the conventions
conviction that we needed
augmentation of three bas-
ic approaches to the prob
lem, none of which was con-
sidered to be opposed to the
others. but which as a total
approach might provide for
adequate care. They are: l.
Private plans, 2. The Kerr
Mills Act of 1860, 3. Legisla-
ton in the field of the pro-
posed King-Anderson bill.
The convention, meeting in
Philadelphia, did not state a
preference for a plan ION a
private basis" nor did it fail
to call for Federal legislation
of the King-Anderson bill
variety. although not specif-
ically referring to this bill.
John w. Laney,
Minister, Twinbrook
Baptist Church, Rock
vile, Md.
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Criticism and JFK

David Lawrence bases his
June 4 column on the err
roneous assumption that in
cancelling his subscription to
the New York Herald Trib-
une, the President shuts
himself off from criticism.
No mention is made of the
other strong, anti-adminis-
tration newspapers actually
received by the White House.
The Herald Tribune's policy
is mawkish compared to the
vitriolic Chicago Tribune's,
for instance. Man, that's
criticism!
]. G. Schaefer.
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THE HERITAGE. A Daugh-

THE HERITAGE. A Daugh-
ter's Memories of Louis
Bromfield. BY Ellen Brom-
field Geld. 204 pp., illus.
(Harper g. Brothers, $4.5O
Titles like THE Green
Bay Tree" 1.-THE Rains
Game" and "Malabar Farm
probably mean less than they
did a decade or two-or four
ago. But they are still read.
And the memory of Louis
Bromfield lives not only in
his many books but in some
thing known as the Louis
Bromfield Geological Center,
the present and pompous
name Of Bromfield's old
farm, Malabar.
His memory lives, too, in
the minds Of those who knew
him, obviously including his
children. THE Heritage" as
its subtitle indicates, is a
book about Bromfield by one
of his daughters.
Bromfield's personality
united two surface charac-
teriStics and the deeper
qualities they imply that one
rarely finds together in a
single person. He was at
home with the international
smart set - international
white trash" Mrs. Geld calls
it-and at the same time he
was deeply and truly devoted
to the land and farming as a
way Of life.
THROUGH HIS PAR
ENTS' frustrated lodgings"
she writes, my father as a
boy lived haunted by two
desires: that which Pa (that
is. his father had instilled
in him in their wandering
through the wild country, to
settle on the land and take
root; and that other desire,
kindled by Ma CHS mother)
with all the strength of her
immense will, to know and
conquer the world"
HE chose to wander be-
fore taking root" And so
Bromfield went off to France
in 1914 to "join an ambulance
corps attached to the French
Army" He stayed in France
until 1910, living, writing
and giving parties in a
magnificent old presbytery
in Senlis.
The children spent winter
holidays skiing with their
father and the smart set. In
the summer they went to
Brittany, which is about as
far as one can get from in
ternational society. Mrs.
Geld writes magnificently of
Brittany and the more modest
landscape surrounding the
presbytery, and later in the
book. Of rural Ohio.
But from the low, broad
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used IL
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
American Cheers

Three cheers for Senator
Capehart, whose m essage
concerning Castro'S Commu-
mist Cuba came trumpeting
over my radio on June 8. I
had thought the heritage of
1776 had about run out, and
that the veins of Americans
no longer ran with red blood.
I am with every word of his
message. That makes two of
us thinking the same way.
Any more?
Edith Mirick.
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WATCHING THE WORLD
Aftermath of Bnitish-French Talks
By CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreign Correspondent of The Star

The net result Of this ar
gument over the interpreta-
ton of the De Gaulle-Mac-
milan meeting has been the
growing irritation on both
sides of the channel. Also, it
must be added, there are
growing doubts as to what,
If anything. actually was
accomplished in this first
top-level conference on Brit
aims entry into the European
community.
Apart from general assur-
ances, none Of the funda-
mental problems, it seems,
were even discussed. The
situation, therefore, remains
exactly what it was before
the meeting. And the going
odds on success of the nego-
tiations in progress are still
the same-that is, slightly
less than even.
SkepticS also point out
that assurances in themselves
mean very little. Even if both
Mr.. Macmillan and Gen. de
Gaulle were convinced Of the
failure of negotiations, the
simple truth is that assur-
ances probably would have
been exchanged, anyway.
Whatever the outcome may
be, it is very much in Mr..
Macmillan's interest to show
that he made a sincere and
determined effort to join the
Common Market. And what
ever the outcome, it is in the
interest of Gen. de Gaulle to
show that France by itself
should not bear all the
blame.
The Political Stakes
Indeed, as between two
leaders, the political stakes
in the results Of these nego-
tiations may well be higher
for Gen. de Gaulle than they
are for Mr.. Macmillan.
Though it has been said
often that the whole future
of the Conservative Party de-
ponds on its success in getting
Britain into the Common
Market, some of the most
aStute political experts in
these parts doubt that this
is true.
If negotiations fail and Mr..
Macmillan can go to the
country with the argument
that the terms imposed were
unacceptable in the light of
Britain's obligations to the
Commonwealth and the At
lantic Community, there are
many who believe the Con-
Servatives would win a ma
tional election with ease.
There also are some OBJ
servers who believe that the
same line Of retreat Is not
open to Gen. de Gaulle. For
mer Premier Pierre Mendes
France argues, for instance,
that there is no longer any
choice Of whether or not
Britain shall play a part in
the construction of Europe"
If Britain is excluded by
France against the wishes
and interests Of its other
Common Market partners,
there is a lively risk that the
organization itself would
break down. In this case, it
is predicted, France would
quickly find itself in a posi-
ton of disastrous isolation.
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clean out Of his administra-
ton the socialist oriented
anti = victory theorizers and
replace them with tough
minded businessmen anC
labor representatives.
C. T. Hellmuth.
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Mr.. Kennedy's Papers

If President Kennedy reads
all the newspapers which the
White House says that he
reads. when does he have
time to do his work? My boss
does not permit me to read
even one newspaper on the
job!
William Goldberg.
New Y0rk NJ "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-08
Primary Post Mortem

/, as a Republican candi-
date for the United States
Senate in the 1862 primary,
wish to answer Mrs. M. w.
Tharp's letter praising Jim
Gleason and criticizing Re-
publican leaders for endors-
ing a qualified Republican,
Edward T. Miller.
The Republican leaders of
our State did not know j.
Gleason or me, but had
known Mr.. Miller's outstand-
ing qualifications for some
time. They called a meeting
on March Z, 1862, for all
senatorial candidates and at
this conference j. Gleason
stated he would withdraw for
Mr.. Miller If the executive
committee was called togeth-
er and voted for Mr.. Miller
instead Of J. Gleason. Her
man Mills "of Hagerstown
also agreed to withdraw If
the committee chose some
one else. Instructed by these
candidates, Mr.. Rinehart, the
State Central Committee
chairman, called the commit
tee together for their deci-
sion. They voted Miller over
Gleason and Mills. Mr.. Mills,
good as his word, withdrew,
but candidate Gleason, in
stead of withdrawing,
launched an about attack
against the Republican Party
leaders in M aryland and
used the attacks for pub
licity.
I appeared with ]. Gleason
on the same platform
throughout the State and I
cannot tell you one thing j.
Gleason said he favored. Mr..
Gleason attacked his party
and leaders as Mr.. Mahoney
OF the Democratic Party has
been doing for years, and
like Mr.. Mahoney, he has
come close to victory through
the use of publicity and
funds.
I am proud that our Re-
publican organization in
Maryland held firm against
the onslaught of great funds
maSsed against it. I cam
paigned for five and one
half months as a Republican
conservative candidate with
out attacking the party or
its chosen leaders.
I lost my first race for the
Senate, but will never forget
the wonderful people who
opened their homes during
the campaign and who gave
unSelfishly.
Mr.. Miller did not attack
any of our fellow Republic
cans as Mr.. Gleason did, and
I believe Mr.. Miller will be
a great Senator and sincere
ly hope he will be elected to
serve with our other great
Republican Senator from
Maryland, j. Glenn Beall.
Harry SimmS.
The recent editorial in
which you say that many Re-
publican hearts beat under
Democratic registration in
M aryland emphasizes the
fact that, at long last, the
American voter is needing the
admonition given by George
Washington in his farewell
address to the American peo-
pie, warning them against too
strict an adherence to party
lines.
Their failure to heed that
warning, and their persist
ence heretofore in voting like
a flock of sheep, make pos
sible the creation of political
bosses who. claiming to hold
the voters in the hollows of
their hands, d en- and that
candidates permit them to
name judges and other of
ficials as the price for their
support. There is one simple
way in which the voters can
put a stop to this sort of
thing, and that is for the
voters to make it clear that
the support of these political
bosses shall be the kiss of
death" for any candidate
who accepts their support.
Frank G. Campbell.