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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19

authentic newsreel footage,
skillfully edited for continu-
ity, this series is most worth
while.
The distinction between the
film documentary and the
hate-provoking e m o tional
tripe which employs the Nazi
boot, whip and heel theme, +"
should be obvious. In recent
months the latter type has
become so prevelant as to
run second only to the in
evitable TV western.
"War and politics make
strange bedfellows." Like it
or not, the unalterable fact is
that Germany and Japan
(once hated enemies) are to-
day key allies-without whose
support we would find our
selves in serious danger.
One cannot excuse or mini
mize the suffering inflicted
by the Nazis upon millions Of
innocent people during World
War II, but it isn't necessary
to go back 20 years to bear
witness to mans greatest in
humanity to man.
As Winston Churchill OBJ
served, If we open q quarrel
between the past and the
present We shall find that we
have lost the future"
George Twigg, III
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19

"first" in space. Although the mother
OF eight children, she is completely
serious about her desire to go into orbit
around the earth, and her arguments In
favor Of the idea are undeniably for
midable. After ALL. she is an, experienced
airplane and helieopter pilot, and she
is one Of the IL persons Of her sex who
have successfully passed the rigorous
physical tests taken by our seven male
Mercury AStronauts.
In the circumstances, in view of her
earnest, dedicated and not illogical ef-
fort to give the sexes equal opportunities
in space, only the foolhardy would bet
much money against the proposition
that Mrs. Hart win orbit successfully be-
fore the decade ends. In any event, we
wish her well in her campaign to be
launched on such a voyage. Her ambi-
ton is clearly admirable, and we feel
it In our bones that what she advocates
will in due course become a reality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Powns in Real Life, Too
The Russians combined two of Il

Inc Russians combined two of their
acknowledged high Skills, at chess and
ballet, a few nights ago in what must
have been colorful spectacle. With two
OF their chess masters calling the moves
on a marked Moscow ballroom floor,
gaily costumed ballerinas played the
parts Of chesSmen and danced from
square to square. Repeatedly the audi
ence liked the show, but the Commissar
for Unusual Spectacles may have been
less pleased at the enthusiasm dis
played for one piece Of accompanying
music. Chanted by a chorus, it was a
dirty in chesS-like terms about how the
government distributes the privileges
Of occupying newly-built apartments.
"Kings get five-room apartments" the
chorus sang, knights get single rooms
and pawns get nothing at ALL" The
pawnS in the audience worked up long
and noisy applause for this sstiricai re-
hinder of their status in the Red para
disc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
WATCHING THE WORLD
BY CROSBY S. MOVES
A New Beginning for Algeria
Foreign Correspondent Of The stor

the country is stronger than
ever.
For Gen. de Gaulle, as for
everyone else, however, the
relief and the satisfaction Of
the moment is tempered by
the knowledge that the real
test in Algeria is about to
begin. It is always easier to
wage war than make peace.
After seven years. it is easier
to 60 on killing and destroy
ing than to build a new
country on the basis Of
friendship and cooperation
between two communities.
What governments can do
in this direction has now
substantially been done. But
it remains to be seen If the
hopeful spirit Of the Evian
agreements can survive and
flourish in the cruel climate
that exists in Algeria today.
On this score the news
from Algeria is not reassur-
ing. 1t had been expected
that the news Of the cease
fire agreement would set off
new outbreaks Of violence by
the Secret Army Organize
ton in Algiers and Oran, de-
spite heavy military REIN
forcements in the two cities.
But how far the violence will
go and to what extent it
may succeed in compromising
the chances of peace In Al
geria still depends very much
on the firmness and discipline
Of the French troops in the
area.
Little Choice Seen
In the end, however, 1t is
hard to see that even the
most die-hard extremists have
much choice. Except IN the
European sectors Of the larger
towns there is in fact, no
base on which to fight q
subversive war over any long
period Of time. They can,
Of course, carry on a short
term campaign Of destruc-
ton. But now that the war
is over. it must be clear even
to them that what they are
destroying once and for all is
any future for the Euro
pean community in Algeria.
In a sense, the agreements
reached at Evian represent
a gamble on both sides that
such an urge toward mass
suicide Is not in the nature
of the European community
in Algeria. And that for all
the fear and bitterness that
has been built up between
the two communities over the
years, a new beginning based
on reconciliation and recog-
milton Of mutual dependence
can still be made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Glass Distinction

I read that the District
Commissioners are planning
shortly to trade their 1860
limouSines in for new model
cars worth approximately
$4,000. The taxpayers are to
be spared the capital ex-
penSe because the cars will
be rented for about $3.50 q
year apiece.
I personally think It's
wrong for these officials to
have cars Of that size as
signed to them. For years
District Commissioners have
been driving autos larger and
more sumptuous than those
enjoyed by cabinet officers
and other officials Of top
rank in the National Gov
eminent.
I do not see why 1t is de-
Sirable for these Commits
sioners to have more extrav-
agant cars than those en-
ployed for staff and official
purposes at the White House
and I would hope that steps
might be taken this year to
obtain sedans more fitting to
the status of these Commits
sioners in public life.
Charles L. Bartlett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Discrimination

The headline in the Star
on Sam Eastman's March II
article. ID. c. Drops Cues
ton on Race on Forms" is
misleading. The new ques-
tons are 'listings Of visible
scars and deformities, and Of
the applicants complexion"
AS q white citizen, work.
ing for equal treatment Of all
Americans. I think the new
wording will result in the
same discriminating practice
as the old one was, except
that 1t might protect" mem
bers Of some races who can
claim a white" or fair"
(yellowO complexion.
Isn't 1t a sad fact that we
have let a century go by
since we set the colored peo-
pie free Con paper, but are
still treating them as sec
ond-class citizens today?
I Fundamentally indorse
the request Of the Oldest
Inhabitants. Inc. to drop
questions about race impli-
cations, and hope the ques-
ton about complexion will be
eliminated also.
Paulina Hans.
Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19

A recent letter expressed
shock that a Star reader had
earlier questioned the wis
dom Of television's program
ming policy Of serving up
large doses Of early forties"
vintage films based on Nazi
activities two decades ago.
Further, the charge was made
that such concern over the
alarming frequency of these
scheduled "documentaries" is
reminiscent Of former Fascist
book-burning.
The unity Of the Western
world is not enhanced by
belaboring TV audiences with
highly emotional films made
during the early fortieS for
the express purpose Of whip
ping up anti German feeling
here at home in order to
stimulate the public response
necessary to successfully exc
cute the war effort.
I am not opposed to true
film documentaries which are
based on historical fact.
One such example Is the
film documentary Victory at
Sea-" Effectively utilizing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19

cracking sentences the light
ming strikes.
THESE MAGNIFICENT
few pages constitute a minia-
ture essay. The book is full
OF such things, for while Is
tanbul is its subject. the city
Is also a support for and a
connecting link between
countless semi independent
CONCENTRATIONS.
CicadaS are insect bores. OF
course, there are human bores
too, and a few pages are de-
voted to a study Of them.
There are churches and
mosques in Istanbul. And this
reminds Mr.. Cuddon that
Christians and Moslems ap-
proach their religions in rather
different ways. And while we
are on that subject, we are
drawn into a discussion Of
that strange phenomenon,
StylitiSm.
There are Greeks as well
as Turks in Istanbul. They
are not fond Of each other.
National character is q
treacherous subject, but it ex-
lists, and If one Is writing
about Istanbul, it must be
faced. The discussion is as
penetrating as 1t is beauti-
full.
st. Sophia, the Seraglio,
the Blue Mosque and other
wonders must be invoked and
their history probed. But there
are the everyday realities
too: Homeless men, walters
who sleep covered with news
papers on the tables Of their
cafes, and filthy streets:
Like nearly all side streets
IN Istanbul it was per-
manently Uttered with refuse:
Rags, peach-stones, melon
rinds - green and red-card-
board, paper and a substra-
tum Of unidentifiable filth"
Cats probe the litter. There
are thousands and thousands
OF them, and even as I sur
veyed this small street there
were nearly a dozen lean, eff
f1cent-looking scavengers re-
connoitering the garbage with
the fastidious care of In
veterate gourmets. Later,
when it was safer, the cock
reaches would come out and
feast on the rancid agglom-
erations Of many weeks"
One can only wish Mr.. Cud-
don an audience common
surate with the magnitude Of
his achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Woshington's Thugs

Donald Clemmer, District director
a Of corrections, seems to have been right
when he predicted that the outbreak of
violence in Washington would get worse
before it, gets better. The recent cpl
demic Of vicious and unprovoked attacks
Is enough to make decent citizens fear
full Of leaving their homes.
This is not organized crime in the
usual sense. Nor are the thugs RESPONSE
BILE for 1t content to rob and steal. In
more cases than not, their victims also
are brutality beaten.
Chief Judge MCGUIRE of District
Court didn't exaggerate when he COM
mented In court that "You can't 60 out
IN the street without being hit on the
head. You can't ride bus. You can't
close your place Of business at night but
what thieves get in" And he was right
when he said that one thing that can
be done is to let it be known that sitter
sentences will be imposed on those who
are caught. when you snatch pocket
book" he told one offender, "you are
just snatching q little time out of your
life. you are going to jail. That is the
way it is going to be-" .....
District Commissioner John B. Dun
can has more or less echoed these
sentiments in a companion move against
criminals initiated by all three Com
miSSionerS
This move takes the form OF an
appeal to the House District Committee
for speedy action on bill to authorize
the Commissioners to mobilize the city's
police reserve corps. If necessary leg
islation Is enacted, this group of some
1000 men and women would be able
to work with the regular police on
street patrols and similar assignments.
Certainly 1t should be helpful in deal
ing with the yokers, the clubbers and
the stompers.
Mr.. Duncan makes the point, and
we think he is right, that public toler-
ance Of crime, indifference to conditions
which breed crime and insufficient
discipline OF young people are major
contributing factors to the upsurge Of
violence in the Nations Capital.
The immediate problem, however,
is that Of coping with crime itself,
not the conditions which produce
criminals. In this connection, more
extensive policing Of the streets and
the Severer penalties suggested by
Judge MCGUIRE certainly would help
To be avoided is the fuzzy minded
notion that the yokers will go away
If we all pretend that they don't exist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Ending an Agony

!. After more than seven years OF
bloody warfare, France and the rebel
Algerian National Liberation Front have
at last achieved a cease-fire that puts
an end to- their mutual agony. AS both
sides have cautioned, however, this does
not mean that peace Is fully at hand.
On the contrary, the prospect Of con-
tinuing torment still looms large.
= This is so because Of those traitor
Gus elements described by President de
Gaulle as criminal Adventures" They
are the diehard European extremists
in Algeria and their sympathizers in
France. Their chief weapon-as deadly
as 1t is vile-is the terroristic Secret
Army Organization led by former Gen
eral' Raoul Salan, who has vowed to
fight to the finish against the new
peace accord and to- carry on the
struggle against the Algerian rebellion
until its complete humiliation" These
words are not to be taken lightly; they
come from source that has already
demonstrated terrible capacity for
violence and killings Of the most
atrocious kind.
It is, with this evil force in mind
that President de Gaulle has called
upon all true Frenchmen and all sane
European "colons" to give full support
to the cease-fire and the steps that are
to be taken in the months ahead to
establish Algeria as an independent
nation closely associated with France.
Similarly, Algeria's French Delegate
General Jean NORM, exhorting the
MoslemS to show patience and prud-
ence," has called upon the "colons"
to recognize the accord as solution
OF reality" and he has warned them
against "a catastrophe Of senseless
resistance" Meanwhile, General de
Gaulle, who has conducted himself with
a kind Of indomitable grandeur in
bringing about the Algerian settlement,
has made clear that he will use what
ever armed force may be necessary to
deal with the treason and menace Of
Salan'S Secret Army.
In these circumstances, even though
acts Of terrorism are likely to continue
for weeks to come, there is reason to
hope that such crimes Will prove to be
only the last desperate paroxysms of
the Secret Army's death tl1toes. In
any event, General de Gaulle can be
counted upon to act swiftly and deci-
Sively, and he has the full support
OF the overwhelming majority Of the
French and Algerian peoples. In that
sense, Salan has long since lost his
barbarouS war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Indignation Gesture

The Star has given front
page publicity to a District
school teacher living in Vir-
ginia, who. being in receipt
Of that States tuition grant
for sending his child to a
private school, is contribut-
ing a like amount of money
to an organization dedicated
to the furtherance Of racial
Indignation.
I suppose that In the opin-
ion Of many, what this man
is doing is notable and news
worthy. It, seems to me,
however, nat a much more
practical way for such a
person to show his sincerity
to the principle Of racial in
tegration, would be for him
to enroll his child In one Of
Washington's many predomi-
nantly Negro schools.
Harvey II. Hewitt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
A Fifth Right

President Kennedy'S message on
protecting consumers drives the last
nail in the coffin of the quaint notion,
once expressed by Mr.. Kennedy, that the
citizen should ask, not what his country
can do for him, but what he can do for
the country.
A quick review does not reveal that
the President has as yet proposed that
the, National Association Of Manufac-
turerS and the American Medical Asso-
citation should be brought under the
Sheltering wing Of the Federal Govern
ment. But he has spread Uncle Sans
umbrella far enough to cover Just about
every other group in the Countrywide
farmers, the aged, the workers, the stu
dents, the urbanites, and now that most
comprehensive Of all groups, the con-
sumers.
With respect to the latter, Mr.. Ken
nedy wants Congress to get on the ball
and do something to protect four con-
sumner rights. These, as he defines them,
are the right to safety, the right to be
informed, the right to choose and the
right to be heard.
We would like to suggest that there
should be fifth right. This right would
be for the benefit Of those Americans,
II any, who would like to know what
they can do for the country, as well as
for those who merely do not want the
Federal Government to take care Of
everything for them. What we have in
mind, simply stated, is the right to be
let alone. .r -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19

@. How big are the pieces
Of rock, called lapilli, that are
shot from some volcanoes?
IN. r.
A. Lapilli fall to earth as
cooled and Solidified fraR-
ments Of melted rock that
has been thrown out during
a volcanic eruption. Frag-
ments 2 or 3 inches or more
in diameter are called VOL
canic bombs; fragments less
than 2 inches and down
to the dimensions Of bird
shot are called lapiln. Parti-
cles finer than this are called
volcanic ash or dust.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
PARIS,

T<2xb4Os
Even now - after more
than seven years Of war and
IL agonizing days Of final
negotiation-there is excite
ment in the news.
The word Of the Algerian
ceaSe-fire agre e m ent at
Evian reached Paris within
minutes after Louis JOKE, the
chief French negotiator.
called newsmen to the Hotel
du Park to tell them it was
all over. Two hours later
President de Gaulle, with re-
lief and satisfaction in his
voice, made it official: As Of
noon today the Algerian war,
which has cost countless
thousands Of lives, the death
Of q French republic and two
mutinies in the French Army,
is ended.
Far more important than
this, q new start is to be
made. Apart from the purely
military armistice, the agree
ment includes a detailed
blueprint for a new indie
pendent Algerian state-a
political settlement Of the
issues over which the bitter
war was fought-a document
which testifies to the unusual
spirit Of compromise and
craftsmanship on both sides.
Under the terms Of this
agreement, general amnesty
Is proclaimed for thousands
OF political and military pri-
soners held for years in AL
geria and France. Both sides
solemnly subscribe to the
suppression Of all forms of
violence and revenge. Dur
ing q transitional period
Algerian sovereignty will re-
side in the person Of q French
High Commissioner aided by
q Moslen-dominated "pro-
visional executive" Of -
members. Finally, by a free
vote the Algerian people will
themselves decide their ulti-
mate form Of government and
their future relations with
France.
Tribute to De Gaulle
The result. above all, Is a
tribute to the leadership Of
Gen. de Gaulle, who first
proclaimed the principle of
DIFFERENTIATION for Al
geria three years ago and
who has followed through
with inflexible determination
despite disappointments and
bitter opposition. The agree
ment at Evian Is assured the
massive Endorsement of the
French people. And. for the
time being. at least, Gen. de
Gaulle's popular support In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Talented Observer in Exotic Civ
BY DONALD MINTZ.

THE OWLS WATCH
SONG. A Study Of Istanbul
by John A Cuddon. 242 pp.,
illus, maps. (Horizon
Press, $4.95)
It is a great pleasure to
report the discovery Of a
book that deserves to be
called at the least a minor
masterpiece.
Perhaps the word dis
covery" Is excessive. But who
has heard Of Mr.. Cuddon?
The Library Of Congress
owns one book by him, the
English edition Of 1.-THE Owls
Watchsong." It appeared In
1860 and received the recep-
ton 1t deserves. But we in
the United States have had
to wait some two years.
And who is likely to pick
up q book about Istanbul?
Lovers Of the distant and the
exotic perhaps, but surely a
small percentage of those
who wander about the book
shops.
How can one convey the
character, the quintessence
Of q city," asks Mr.. Cuddon.
1T seems to me-" he answers,
that there Is only one posi-
bic rule and that is also a
starting-point. It is necessary
to be alone with 1t q good
deal"
MIR. CUDDON has been
alone with his city. He wan
derS its main streets and its
by-ways. He examines Its
moods and his own as the
city reflects them.
The population Of q city,
the way 1t lives and behaves,
its physical features - those
that are distinguished and
attract both tourists and at
tention and those that are or
binary and strictly utilitarian
these things express both
character and history.
AS Mr.. Cuddon wanders
about, or takes q ship up
the Bosphorus. he meditates.
And as he meditates, we learn
There Is no vigorously organ
lied knowledge here, for "The
Owls Watchsong" is not q
guidebook, a history or a So
Geological study. What comes
to mind is mentioned-that
Is all.
What q disastrous pro-
cedure II the mind Is not
both fastidious and sharp!
But there is not a single mis-
step, not the fainteSt hint OF
the intrusion of stupidity OF
vulgarity in 1.-THE Owl,
Watchsong."
The authors intelligence
learning and taste are
matched by a masterful style
In the countryside near the
city, a storm rises:
THE clouds had assembled
lofty, banked; the anvil-head
growing up over the blue sky
In the distance slivers Of
light were dancing and caper-
ing across it. The blades were
being forged. Great prongS
with innumerable branches
plunged downwards like illu'
minated roots, cropping to-
wards the earth. Gradually
silence fell. The stridulou!
concord Of the cicadas dimin.
ished. A hawk flew toward.
the city. Birds went mute"
A half page later the storm
breaks in o great. rolling SEN
tence, and in repetitious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
Rodor Detectors

A letter to The Star adj
vocates the installation Of
radar detectors in all cars.
Radar detectors should be
considered In the same cate
CORY as burglar tools; their
only use is to facilitate the
breaking Of the law. II a per-
son has no plans to exceed
the speed limit he has no
need of a radar detector and
no need to worry about
radar. The District Commits
sioners were quite right in
forbidding their use.
George D. Watrous, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-19
LETTERS TO THE STAR

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