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Evening star., 1962-09-02
Censoring u Thont

During his brief visit to the Soviet
Union, United Nations Acting Secretary
General U Thant made some tape
recorded remarks that were supposed
to have been broadcast throughout the
country. But the Russian people have
yet to hear them. And why? Well,
Moscow's censors apparently have de-
cided that the USSR's man in the street
might be ideologically corrupted by
what Mr.. Thant has said.
Anyhow, the Secretary General has
been quite blunt in declaring that the
Kremlin has given the Soviet public
only one-Sided versions of such inter-
national problems as the Congo And
he has plainly indicated that the Khru-
shchev regime is doing great potential
harm to the U. N. by rejecting the
World Courts decision that the USSR
is morally and legally obligated to pay
the. special assessments levied against
it to support the U. Ms Congolese and
Middle Eastern peace-keeping opera
tons
Mr.. Thant, as If indifferent to
whether or not the Kremlin vetoeS his
candidacy for full term as Secretary
General, has spoken out with remark
able forthrightneSs against the Soviet
way of handling all news of this sort.
AS he has put it, 'T beg to be excused
for saying that the Russian people do
not fully understand the true character
Of the Congo problem. This lack of
understanding is probably due to the
absence of presentation of the other
side of the coin, and I am sure that if
they have the means of knowing all
the facets of the problem they will Ger
tatnly revise their opinion of the U. N.
Involvement in the Congo .. and de-
eide to shoulder their share of the
heavy responsibilities now being under
taken by the world organization in
seeking a peaceful solution. . am
not believer in honeyed words, since
they will not help the great and cou-
rageouS people of the Soviet Union to
arrive at a balanced appraisal of the
situation
Thus, in effect, Mr.. Thant has &C
cuSed the Kremlin of hiding the truth,
or, at least diStorting it, in way that
has kept the Soviet people from know
ing what is really going on in the world.
He has done this in Moscow, with the
understanding that his speech would
be- broadcast from one end of the coun-
try to the other. Up to now, however,
the cenSorS seem to have prevailed.
The Russian masses have been allowed
to- hear only some Of his words-the
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Let Us-Not-Proy

This brief editorial is an attempt
to answer a familiar question: How silly
can you get?
The third stanza of The Star-Span-
gled Banner, our National Anthem by
act Of Congress, reads as follows:
"BIeSt NTH Uictory and peace, may
the hedU'n rescued land
Praise the POUR that hath made and
PRESCRIBED US NGttonl
Then conquer De must, Dhen our
cause it Is Just,
And this be our motto, In God Is our
trust"
Last June, Mr.. Justice Stewart, dis
senting in the New York regents prayer
decision, doubted whether this Stanza
was constitutional under the majority
decision. And the question thus raised
evidently was not without its point.
According to James E. Allen, New
York's Education Commissioner, the
Supreme Courts ruling means that it
is all right for school kids to sing or
just to recite this third stanza of the
National Anthem. But the Supreme
them to recite it in any form or sense
as a prayer. Furthermore, according to
Mr.. Allen, it may be permissible in New
York schools to set aside "a period for
silent meditation" But he questions
the educational value of this, and so
do we. Most of the youngsters, we Su-
spect, would devote this period Of silent
meditation to wondering what in the
world has happened to the New York
Yankees. ,
Getting back to our original ques-
ton, however, we are compelled to admit
that we do not know the answer. If
Mr., Allen is right, the Constitution per-
mits school children to sing The Star
Spangled Banner and even to recite it
as matter of rote. But this same Con-
Stitution, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court and Mr.. Allen, forbids them to
recite it as prayer. How silly can you
get2 We wouldn't even pretend to know.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

innocuouS ones, not those that really
count, not those that say the Khru-
shchev regime has been less than
honest about the world situation.
This is something that speaks for
itself, with kind of bleak eloquence.
The Acting Secretary General Of the
United Nations is not permitted to talk
freely and openly to the people Of the
Soviet Union. Their ears must be cut
off from him. They cannot hear the
unvarniShed truth. There could be no
better commentary, none more damning,
on the nature of the Communist system.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
100 Years AGO

Gen. Lee 5 ARMY OF NOrCn-
ern Virginia entered Mary
land a century ago. Some
$4,000 gray-clad troops, their
uniforms ragged, their bod
les lean from scant rations
and hard marching, crossed
the Potomac near Leesburg.
The Confederates marched in
to Frederick, Nd. on Septem-
ber Z, 1862. The invasion"
was orderly; there was no
vandalism. Lees reasons for
moving into Maryland were
several: A victory north of
the Potomac might influence
England and France to in
tervene in the war. 1t also
could cause the Federal Gov
ernment to abandon its ef-
fort to subdue the Confed-
eracy. since there was a
growing chorus of Northern
voices that the war had al
ready proved a failure. Also,
Lee hoped the people of
Maryland would rally to the
Stars and Bars. None of
these things happened. It
was at Frederick that the
Barbara Fritchie mythical
incident took place. For the
most part, Marylanders were
hostile or timid. The rag
tag appearance Of the Con-
federates contrasted sharply
with the neat uniforms and
well-fed appearance of Union
troops and offered no in
ducement for Marylanders to
enlist under Lee. The Star of
September 8, 1862, quoted
the Baltimore American: "At
Buckeystown, about four
miles beyond the Frederick
Junction, the rebels ap-
peared in strong force, hav-
ing crossed the Potomac dur
ing the night about five miles
this side of Point of Rocks.
They consisted Of infantry,
artillery and cavalry. They
are represented as having
presented a most dilapidated
condition so far as clothing
and shoes were concerned.
The cavalry and artillery
were nearly all barefooted,
whilst a portion of the in
fantry were in the same con-
dition. Some of the latter had
their feet tied up with rags
or covered with raw hides,
and others wore dilapidated
shoes from which their toes
protruded. They moved along
quietly, as if having a thor
ough knowledge that there
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Praises Art Show

The 5th Annual Washing
ton Area Religious Art Ex-
hibition. which just ended
after being on view for most
OF August, was a fine show of
high quality work beautifully
installed.
William M. Carrigan, CO.
ordinator of the exhibit, and
his associates deserve a great
deal of credit for the success
Of this project as does the
Washington Gas Light Co.,
which acted as host and fur
nished the gallery.
Rowland Lyon.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Transportation Rates

1t appears that it is not
too difficult for Congress to
pass legislation which will
cost the American taxpayer
money-but it seems very
difficult to pass legislation
which will save them millions
Of dollars.
I refer specifically to
the transportation minimum
rates" bills before Congress
now - S. 3243 and H. r.
1883. These bills will enable
the individual consumer and
the Government to benefit
from the lower transpor-
tation costs available due to
the ingenuity and determina-
ton Of progressive railroad
management to reduce these
costs as a result of newly
developed methods of opera
ton. These new methods will
reduce the transportation
costs on freight movements
draStically.
Passage of these bills will
enable our free enterprise,
competitive system to operate
in the way in which we tell
the other nations Of the
world it does operate. It is
a system that we are trying
to sell to these other nations
as being much better than
the Communist or socialist
way Of doing business-we
sell free enterprise and COM
petition instead of central
lied controlled regulation.
The railroad system of this
Nation is the backbone of its
transportation strength-un-
equalled in the world. In
war time its value has been
demonstrated. and in cold
war time or hopeful peace
time it is needed just as
much.
M. M. Davenport.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

were no troops to impede
their progress. An advance
party foraged along the road,
purchasing cattle and sheep,
which they seized and paid
for, and had a good stock
of provisions collected by the
time the main party reached
them. They brought with
them nothing but ammuni-
ton trains. Other foraging
parties seized large numbers
OF cattle and sheep and drove
them back across the river.
1t is said that they paid for
the cattle thus seized with
Virginia and South Carolina
money, and United States
Treasury notes at a fair val
uation, telling the people
that they came as friends
and not as enemies. At Fred
erick a proclamation was is
sued to the people. :" The
text of this proclamation, is
sued by Gen. Lee, was printed
in The Star on September
IL, 1852: "It is right that
you should know the purpose
that has brought the army
under my command within
the limits of your State .
The people of the Confed-
crate States have long
watched with deepest SYM
pathy the wrongs and out
RACES that have been in
flicted upon the citizens of
a Commonwealth, allied to
the States of the South, by
the strongest social. political
and commercial ties. They
have seen with profound in
dignation their sister States
deprived of every right and
reduced to the condition of a
conquered province Our
army has come among you
and is prepared to assist you
with the power of its arms
in regaining the rights of
which you have been de-
spoiled. No restraint upon
your free will is intended;
no intimidations will be al
lowed We know no en-
emies among you and will
Evening star., 1962-09-02
so Years AGO

LC. Gen. Arthur Mac
Arthur, father of Douglas
Macarthur, died under dra-
matte circumstances so years
ago. The Star of September
6, 1912, said the 68-year-old
much-decorated veteran of
three wars had been felled
by a stroke at Milwaukee
while addressing a reunion
of his Civil War regiment.
the oath Wisconsin Volun-,
teerS. THE 100 old soldiers
present knelt by the side of
their stricken commander and
recited the Lords Prayer. :
One Of them then took an
American flag from a wall
and spread it over the dead
general. Then silently the
soldiers left the hall : :"
The general had spent his r
youth in Washington, living
near Thomas circle when his :
father, Arthur Macarthur,
was a justice of the District
Supreme Court. ::
The high cost Of living was
plaguing the public half a
century ago, and one Of the
big complaints of the bread, +,
winner (who was doing well
then if he made $4,000 a
year, was the way meat
prices were climbing beyond
reach. The Star of August
"a, 1912, said mo relief from
high prices of meat appears
in retail dealers quotations
today. When one goes
to buy a roast of beef one
almost Shudders. The prime
New York rib roast brings
80 cents a pound. Porter +,
house steak remains at 3s
to 38 cents a pound; sirloin
is 80 to 80 cents a pound.
round steak 25 and chuck
roast from 20 to 25. Veal is /.
scarce; roasts are 10 to 25
cents a pound, outlets 30.
Roasts of lamb are l8 to Is
cents a pound; loin chops
rs. French chops 80 to .35
tents. :"
Evening star., 1962-09-02

thinking of a cheap and per7
verted humor which Snickers
at the gross and dances a
jig on sacred soil, and wal
lows gleefully through the
rotten, for the sake of a grin.
Perhaps by now someone iss
saying, here is a world plowed
with desolation and gloom
and the anxious threat of
the devastating split atom,
and here is a Spire devoted
to an unimportant thing like
humor. But wait-well has it
been said that God gave us
humor to save us from going
mad. There are CLEANS Of it
in the greatest literature
page Shakespeare! Lincoln
declared, With the fearful
strain that is on me night
and day, if I did not laugh I
should die" There is a sur
prising amount of humor in,
the sayings of Jesus. After ;
worshiping in a certain
church a good preacher
friend of mine commented
when sometimes I hear the
lessons read so solemnly in
church, I see in imagination
Peter and John in the back
pew. They seem to nudge one
another and say, He
wouldn't read like that If he
had heard the Master talk
ing" The record doesn't say
Jesus laughed, because he
laughed so often. but when
once tears gliStened it says
Jesus wept." When one who
loves humor saw how much
of it was in Jesus picture of
the fat old Pharisee drinking
soup, straining at a gnat
and swallowing a camel, he
suggested - shut your eyes
and imagine a camel going
down! And this Is but one
of many places where the
smile wrinkles are about His
eyes. Wasn't it the most dis
counting thing they could say
of the Man of Galilee that
he was a habitual party-goer.
and his companions pub
lcans and sinners2
Shall We say that "The
Music Man." so saturated
with good humor, is worth
more than dozens Of lugubri-.
GUS sermons on Sinners in
the hands of an angry God?
One of the saintliest men I
ever knew-a great teacher
and preacher - lived always
in an atmosphere Of droll
wit. When he lay a-dying,
and those around thought he
was unconscious. a nurse
feeling his feet said, They're
still warm and no one ever
dies with warm feet" The
good doctor, but a few hours
from his death, opened his
eyes and with a smile SO true
to form Gas he thought Of
the flames around the feet
Of a famous martyr saids
Yes, John Huss did"
That scene seems to fit the
suggestion of a present-day
teacher and preacher known
around the world-"Let us
like the cat in Alice in Wont
derland resolve that the grin
shall be the last thing to
vanish" praying always for
a sense of humor and the
grace to laugh at a joke.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
u. NJ. Bonds

ThoSe opposed to President
Kennedy's plan for saving
the United Nations have
faulted the organization It
self and have called for new
efforts in a different direc-
ton for achieving universal
peace. The fault, however,
lies not with the U. N. itself
but with the Communist bloc
nations for refusing to CO.
operate in the search for
peace, and also with the fail
ure Of the non-Communist
nations to wage a stronger,
more effective battle against
the Red bloc countries in the
U. N.
Those who oppose Presi-
dent Kennedy'S plan for saw
ing the U. N. might try to
imagine what the world would
be like now, If we had had
no U. N. Would the Chinese
and North Korean Commu-
niSts have over-run South
east Asia? Would the world
have fought another inter-
national war as the result Of
the Middle East crisis or the
Soviet massacre in Hungary?
Would Katanga be in the
Communist camp? And what
about the international aid
performed throughout the
world by the various U. N.
agencies to ease the burdens
OF under-developed nations
and their starving, illiterate
people. And the great moral
good these agencies achieve?
There is more, much more.
But perhaps even these few
examples will serve to correct
some false impressions and
achieve for President Ken
nedy's United Nations bond
issue, the kind of whole
hearted. enthusiastic support
it deserves. Phelps Phelps,
Former U. S. Ambassador to
the Dominican Republic.
Jersey City, N. ].
Evening star., 1962-09-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
ters are subject to condenSa-
tton. Those not used Diu be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Almonds Judqeship

III Jdnuary, 1909, j. Lindsay
Almond, jr., then Governor of
Virginia, made an impaS-
stoned radio address in which
he pledged himself never to
surrender, in Virginia's fight
against forced racial integra-
tion of the, public schools.
Two or three days later In an
appearance before the State
Legislature Gov. Almon d
surrendered to the forces of
integration. At that time he
proposed a plan which was
labeled freedom Of choice"
Under this plan the peo-
pie OF each local community
were to have freedom in de-
ciding.for themselves whether
to accept integrated public
schools or abandon public
schools in favor of private
schooling for their children.
Whatever Gov. Almond be-
lieved at that time, he now
knows, as do all those who
then went along with the
Governor. that the Federal
courts never intended the
people to have any freedom
OF choice in the matter of
public schools.
When he made his sudden
change in position, many
Virginians believed that Gov.
Almond had sold out" to the
integration forces. When
President Kennedy nomi-
mated Gov. Almond for a
Federal judgeship, they were
more convinced than ever
that this was the "pay-off. !"
If Gov. Almonds nomination
fails to get Senate confirma-
ton, there are many Vir-
ginianS who will not be sorry.
Harvey II Hauift
Evening star., 1962-09-02
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT -
Praying for HuInor
By DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain of the United ststes Senate


came in at the door, humor
went out the window. 1t was
that attitude spilling over on
canvas that led one modern
critic to remark that paint
ings Of most medieval saints
look as If they were suffering
from attacks of acute indi-
gestion. That makes it all
the more remarkable that in
one of the hoary English ca
thedrals which so many
Americans are visiting this
summer there is hung a
framed prayer with the un-
usual request, give me a
sense of humor Lord-grant
me the grace to see a joke"
OF course, there are other
petitions listed in this versi-
fled prayer such as-the gift
of daily bread an the d.
gestion to take care of it, for
a body kept at its best, for a
healthy mind that keeps the
good and pure in sight, for a
mind that is not bored and
does not whimper or whine.
Then at the end comes the
climax, over which we want
to hold a powerful magni-
flying glass
GiUe me q sense of humor,
Lord,
Grant me the grace to see a
joke,
To get some happiness In life
And pass it on to other folk.
AS one scans the different
petitions of this prayer which
for so long has adorned the
gray old walls of Chester
Cathedral, and which one re-
cent traveller declares is the
best thing she brought back
home, it is apparent that the
answers will not come by a
divine wand waved without,
but from a determined will
within! One of the most
startling facts Of the spirit
ual life in its practical sig
nificance is that the praying
one can answer so many Of
his own prayers. The near
est and most likely channel
for answers to the requests
we make of Deity is so often
through ourselves. The ca
thedral prayer illustrates
thatl
OF what avail is it to ask
God to give us a. pure heart
if the walls of our imagina-
ton are plastered with OBJ
scene pictures? 1t is Of no
use to- pray for the preser-
vation, or restoration of the
human body, if that body is
treated not as a holy temple,
but as a filthy Sty. Whole
ness is always a close neigh
Dor to holiness. But how
many there are with their
tenement of clay decked out
in mink coats or the mascu-
line equivalent, who live and
move in a world Of boredom.
Boredom is the listless
state of mind when the "I"
lives no longer with Alice in
Wonderland.
But let us underline the
appeal for a sense of humor.
One who was delighted with
the prayer as she read it in
the cathedral, as afterwards
she peruSed the card on
which it was printed, re-
marked, TITS about the only
prayer I ever saw or heard
which asks God for a sense
of humor." But why not?
Does not the Good Book,
which even in Japan is now
the best seller, declare "A
merry heart doeth good like
medicine? A heart that is
glad and radiant, and song
full, is better medicine for
certain states of the body
than any on the apothecary
shelves. OF course we are not
Evening star., 1962-09-02
Highway Trust Fund

The statement of Rex M.
Whitton, Federal Highway
administrator, in The Star of
August IA, that freeways
and rail transit for large
metropolitan areas should be
nationally planned to compile
ment one another rathe e r
than being considered as
competitive, is an excellent
example of the cooperative
viewpoint.
Mr.. Whitten's allegation
that Federal aid for high
ways Is entirely paid for by
highway users. however, is
erroneous. Aside from doubt
as to the eventual solvency
of the Federal highway trust
fund (for interstate. prima-
ry, secondary and rural high
Ways, its receipts now in
clude revenue from non-
highway users. Moreover,
other Federal-aid highway
programs are not financed
from the trust fund.
The Presidents special
message on highways of Feb
ruary %, 1861, pointed out
that the trust fund already
receives nearly $50 million
income from aviation fuel
tax receipts, motor boats and
farm construction vehicles
not used on highways, and at
the same time it is not
charged with some $140 mil
lion worth of other road
programs benefiting the
highway user but now
charged to general revenues,
though their users must pay
gas and other taxes into the
trust fund. The Presidents
recommendations would
transfer forest and public
land highways to the high
way trust fund, and retain
aviation fuel receipts in the
general fund.
Federal costs for building
highways such as forest and
park roads under legislation
just passed by the House
will take $172 million from
the general fund for fiscal
1854. With the $50 million
trust fund construction not
accounted for by users, here
is a total Of $232 million to
be spent by the Federal
Government in one year for
highways which does not
come from highway users.
Perhaps trust funds should
be established for Federal
aid for airways and water
ways. These, along with
highways. have been taking
passengers and freight from
the railroads to an increas-
ing extent. Such trust funds
would focus attention on the
extent to which the Federal
Government is underwriting
air and water transportation
without getting corre-
spending revenue, and not
obscure the true situation
where transportation serv-
ices are being provided by
carriers at less than normal
rates because some of the
costs are borne by the Gov
ernment.
Full-coverage user charges
in each case would direct
traffic to the medium which
could handle it most eff
GENTLY. The problem is:
How shall we reconcile eco
nomic efficiency with Gov
ernment promotion and de-
velopment Of a particular
transportation medium? The
way it is now, the Govern
ment promotes all forms of
transportation except rail-
roads and pipelines. 49,.
Since the percentage Of
Federal highway expenses not
paid for by user charges is
small compared with air and
waterway Federal aid, it is
not necessary to claim COM
plete coverage to show the
effectiveness of the trust
fund device in minimizing
reliance on general revenues.
Alfred s. TraSk,
Chairman, Public Utilities
Committee, e, Friendship
Citizens Association.
Evening star., 1962-09-02

protect all of every opinion.
1t is for you to decide your,
destiny, freely and without
constraint. The army will re-
spect your choice. whatever
it may be, and while the
Southern people will rejoice
to welcome you to your nat
ural position among themo
they will only welcome your
when you come of your own
free will" ~ a.
Evening star., 1962-09-02
COMPLIMENTARY

The Washington Star is to
be congratulated for its OBJ
jective, thorough presentation
of events. Too often mere
propaganda and/or editorials
are passed under the heading
of news, seemingly pitched
toward the discriminating
reader. Best wishes for a
continued high standard of
journalism.
Stanley A. Cook,
Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Evening star., 1962-02-28
C|offy Files Plea
Of Muns|oughter
In Bridge Death

Thomas S. Claffy, 10, has
pleaded guilty to manslaughtel
in the traffic death on Key
Bridge in October of a former
member of the Fairfax County
Board of Supervisors.
Claffy, a paint salesman, OF
the 5000 block of Wilson boule-
ward, Arlington. was the driver
OF a car that collided with an
auto driven by Charles B
Runyon, So. Mr.. Runyon's car
then plunged into the Potomac
River after going through a
bridge railing. Mr.. Runyon
drowned.
Testimony at a coroner's
inquest indicated Claffy was
driving his convertible well over
the 30-mile speed limit when
the accident happened. In the
car with Claffy were two girls
and another youth.
The manslaughter plea was
entered yesterday before Dis
tr1ct Court Judge Henry A.
SchWeinhaut, who allowed
Claffy to remain free under
bond pending sentencing.