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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Spirit of Moscow

Our Ambassador to Russia, Foy D.
Kohler, said he didn't see much evil
dence Of the Spirit of Moscow at the
recent affair celebrating the 46th an
niverSary of the Bolshevik revolution.
Mr.. KhruShchev is reported to have
looked somewhat startled when this
remark was made.
We are bit baffled on both counts.
Mr.. Kohler should have had no diff
Guilty in Spotting evidence that the spirit
was there And Mr.. KhruShchev should
not be startled at anyone's reaction
to It.
The Spirit of Moscow is embodied
in the rotund person of Nikita himself.
And it is as unpredictable as the fem
mime mind. Sometimes the spirit is gay
and hearty. Sometimes 1t is blustery
and threatful. At all times it is given
to noise and Delphic utterances.
For example, after some dire threats
as to what the Soviet Union would do
If the United States should attack Cuba,
the Spirit of Moscow told the anniver-
Sary celebrantS: I'VE are against the
robber policy, against the strong fight
ing the weak"
Like in Budapest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Disappointing

Senator Morse has let us down. We
had expected Of course that he would
speak out, at length, against proposed
changes in the criminal law in Wash
ington. We were confident that he
would oppose these changes. But we
had not expected he would fall back
on such tired cliches as police state"
in describing what Chief Murray had
in mind for our city when he asked for
a little legislative help in trying to
enforce the law. Senator Morse can
do better than this.
There is some excuse. AS he ex-
planned to the Senate, he has been too
busy with the foreign aid bill to attend
hearings on the crime measure. But
Senator Morse promised that If the
crime bill ever comes up for consider
alton he will discuss it at length and
in depth"
He can be depended upon to do
this. Meanwhile, we note with concern
a report that serious crime in Wash
ington increased last month by 1913 per
cent over October, 1862. We hope this
fact will not escape the attention of
the Senator from Oregon while he is
looking under his bed for a police state
in the Nations Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Fishhooks and BobtoiIs

Following the usual practice, Rep
reSentative Whitener has solicited Off
cial comments on the new bill which
seeks initial congressional authorization
for only portion of WaShington's rail
rapid-tranSit system. The response Of
the Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Commission is by all odds the
most vitriolic.
This is no surprise. The MATC tried
to scuttle the original plan for a rail
system designed to serve the entire
region. 1t now opposes the So-called
''bobtailed" version of that plan, and
proposes, instead, the authorization Of
only single transit line which has been
described, because Of its peculiar shape,
as "fiShhook."
FiShhooks and bobtails aside, the
fact is that the system supported by Mr..
Whitener represents the first stage of
the kind Of rail system that is needed
eventually to cover the entire Metro
politan Area. It's lines may be easily
extended into the suburbs in the years
ahead. 1t is an entirely logical first
step, which Congress should authorize
now.
The, MATC attempts to argue that
this co-ordinated approach is wrong,
and that single transit line from the
suburbs to the central city at time is
enough. The truth is, however, that the
MATC doesn't really believe in rail
transit. It's job is to regulate the exist
ing bus lines Of the area, and its inter-
ests are oriented almost entirely in the
direction Of serving transit needs better
by buses.
This line runs throughout its
latest report. 1t could hardly be more
clear II the writing had been done by
Mr.. Chalk himself. fH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Civil Rights Haze

The panel discussion on civil rights
at Howard University, If one may Judge
from news reports, is notable chiefly
for a remarkably high fog index.
President Kennedy was attacked
on the ground that he backed Off
his strong civil rights stand when polls
showed increasing white resistance to
Negro demands. The speaker, James
Farmer, warned, however, that "a vio-
lent movement in this country does not
have ghost Of chance Of success"
Meanwhile James Baldwin, Negro au-
thor, suggested that Negroes are reach
ing the breaking point in the civil rights
struggle, while still another speaker
implied 1t might be we'll to have ter
rorist groups waiting in the wings.
What does this add up to? That
violence will destroy the civil rights
movement, but that violence may
nevertheless be the ultimate weapon?
At another point Mr.. Baldwin is
reported as saying: ~ don't want to
see Negroes adapt themselves to the
American way of life. :. don't think
any Negro in this country whether
drunk or what have you, has to prove
anything to the white man." Is Mr..
Baldwin really speaking for the Negro
community If so, what do his words
mean?
One speaker, we thought, made
sense. Clarence Mitchell, representing
the local NAACP, declared: 1.-THE only
way for the United States to meet the
challenge Of civil rights is for the
Federal Government to get busy and
pass effective legislation :"
Any one who suggests that a re-
sort to violence will hasten enactment
of Ineffective legislation is deluding him
self and deceiving the Negro people.
Nor will enactment be accelerated by
baseleSS charges to the effect that the
President has broken faith. At best,
it will be very difficult to obtain pas
sage of an effective civil rights bill.
1t will be impossible unless Negro lead
ers and the Negro community lend
intelligent and responsible support to
the effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Still Grobbinq'

When I started to read
your editorial entitled still
Grabbing" I thought you
were going to write about the
United Nations still grabbing
for more money. Or perhaps
1t was foreign aid. Or maybe
the Congressman, Senators,
Supreme Court, Federal
judges, and all Federal en-
ployes still grabbing for more
money. Or the $50 billion to
put q man on the moon.
But no. You were gripping
about q handful Of World
War I veterans asking for an
increase In pensions for the
sunset, not golden years, Of
their life, because since their
last pension increase the cost
Of living has steadily in
creased. Practically all Of
them are in their 70s. Just
where can a man Of 70. If
he were physically able to
work, get a Job? Who can live
on $3.50 a month? All they
ask for is SIS to 500 a month.
And who can live on that lit
tie bit Of money? II Congress
men, Senators, and the Su-
preme Court cannot live on
$22.500 and $4,000 q year,
how can anyone expect to
exist on less than 81, 200 a
year? II this Government
would quit throwing money
away on the U. NJ, foreign
aid, and the other billions in
moon shots. this Government
could pay several bonuses to
our own American veterans.
1t Is q case Of everyone's chill
dren having shoes except the
shoemaker's children.
Taw@.v.aa G Gan~uszAva
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09

on the training Of wildlife manage
ment in the new African countries by
schooling technicians here and at a
new college In Tanganyika.
The results have been gratifying,
principally because the governments Of
East African countries see that their
future lies in the development Of Wild
life as their most important product,
both as an orderly harvested COM
modify and as tourist attraction. And
the problem is not limited to lands far
away. Here at home, enactment Of the
long-dormant wilderness bill would be
an important influence for saving our
own wildlife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Waning WHdHfe

A pair Of recent news items from
the National Geographic wildly illus
trate two extremes of what animal life
is like today. On one hand the Ameri-
can elk, splendid beast of 5-foot
antler spread, has made such a grand
comeback from near-extinction it &C
tually is problem in the Yellowstone
and Teton National Parks. Huge herds
are roaming the grazing areas in such
abundance that open hunting seasons
are declared.
In the second instance our close
relative, the red-haired triangular Of
Southeast Asia, is on the brink Of
oblivion. The explanation for the con-
traSt is simple: Whereas the elk has
been protected by man, the triangular
has been ruthlessly trapped or killed
for profit.
There is lesson here which man
needs to apply to the entire spectrum
of wildlife before more species join
some 200 varieties already extermi-
mated. Many of natures most mar
velouS birds and animals are facing
doom on every continent, most Of them
victims of unrestrained and unregu-
lated exploitation.
Yet there are signs that man is
awakening to his responsibility for the
preservation Of all life, If not with
the reverence for life" of an Albert
Schweitzer, at least with a sensible
attitude toward conservation. President
Kennedy touched on the need under
United Nations auspices, and that in
the end may be the best hope.
There also is hope of congress
sional backing for an international
conference to plan unified approach,
initiated by Representative ReusS Of
Wisconsin and supported by Senator
Marlborough Of Texas. Of more i'm
mediate hope is the work of several
organizations, such as the African
Wildlife Leadership Foundation led by
Judge Russell E. Train. It's stress is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09

In The Stars November /
news article, Maryland Tops
Health Sites" President Ken
nedy, when queried about the
$40 million environmental
health center, was quoted as
saying that "the first choice
was Maryland" but that the
site in North Carolina would
be very acceptable" s
II this be the case. then
why Is there such a Juror
over the location Of the site?
AS near as I can recall the
proposed site in Maryland
(the Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center) is now
owned by the Federal Gov
eminent and it is lust a mat
ter of paper work to trans
fer the property from one
agency to another. Whereas.
the North Carolina site and
all other sites that were pro-
posed would have to be pur-
chased.
AS a taxpayer. I feel that If
the Government is going to
allot $40 million for the con-
struction Of this project 1t
should not have to add any
more to this for the purchase
Of the property when it al
ready owns more than
enough to do the Job.
Thomas b. HeiImann, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
Not All of America Is Beautiful
By RALPH McGHL

grounds that lowering taxes
cannot possibly, as claimed,
stimulate new investment in
areas that will provide new
net employment.
Space expenditure and de-
Tense needs now engage at
least half the Nations scien-
lists and engineers in what is
n on-profit employment
they work at Government
contracts paid for by tax
money. The Nations economy
could survive a substantial
decrease in defense spending
but not without severe dislo-
cations across a presently
Unreasonable period Of time.
A leading economist asked,
as an example, how the prof.
it sector could absorb a
mere 800 or 1000 scientists
and engineers If they sud-
denly were released from
space or missile projects.
We are seeing, too, an In
creasing feeling of alienation
from their country's future
on the part of some Of the
more extre mist and de-
presse d, or diSadvantaged,
groups. The young storm.
trooper types who spat and
cursed Adlai Stevenson in
Dallas after a U. N. speech;
the. black leather = jacketed
young toughs who turn up at
racial riots and in outright
Nazi meetings, obviously have
diSaSsociated the selves
from their country.
More than 80 per cent Of
our young men, called up in
a universal military service
act, are rejected because Of
educational, EN- o tional or
moral deficiencies. What be-
comes of the dism aging
number of rejects and the
dropouts who can't get Jobs?
How much share do they feel
they have in the future Of
the country that can't use
them? d.
Use Of Human Resources
DR.. Eli Ginzberg, one Of the
Nations foremost economists
and chairman of the Nation
al M wer Council, Is
deeply concerned about the
lack Of planning to use hu-
man resources. Our slums
now overflow with persons.
whose educational and train
ing lack make most of them
unemployable.
Can we do research and
provide the new type of edu-
cation and training to pro-
vide Jobs and to help Ameri-
cans linked with their coun-
try?
(All Rights Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09

block. An office use is q COM
mercial use. A licensed hotel
or rooming house Is q form
Of commercial use. each of
which Is permitted under the
present coming Of the block.
OF the AZ lots in the block
with N street frontage except
those noted above, the use Of
principal value shows 10 lots
used as offices, 5 lots used as
hotels Ia licensed business,
6 lots used as rooming houses
(also licensed. This is a to-
tai Of 80. There are 8 lots
used as apartment buildings
and Q lots used for what ap-
pears to be family residence
purposes. This is approx
mately 2 to / currently used
for commercial (including
licensed use.
yViNiaVn NJ Inhua0n.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09

After q pleasant preamble
we get down to q trio Of
tough texts.
America the Beautiful still
Is beautiful. The sweep and
m ajesty Of its plains, the
rolling terrain Of the pied
mont, the ruggedneSs Of hill
and escarpment, and the sin
uous curve of river and lake
remain to stir the heart and
please the eye.
But, America Is chang
ing-because the world is
changing. Not all Of it is
beautiful. The Nation, for all
its present prosperity and
dynamic drive, has a nagging
sense Of concern. We are
caught in the gathering forces
Of a complex revolution and
some of the portents are
ominous.
The three tough texts are
these:
/. In 10 years Unite d
States manufacturing has
not q ed-net-one n e W
job.
2. In transportation not
one new job-net-has been
added since 1929.
3. In the 10 years from
1850 to 1860 seven Of eight
new jobs added to the econo-
my were outside the profit
economy.
Service" Category
Job growth, as economists
and union leaders know bet
ter than anyone else, Is in
the service" category. The
fact that this area Is large,
that it may mean one job or
several hundred, has caused
many Of labor's leaders to
become irascible and I'M
reasonable In seeking to pro-
tect their own declinin g
membership and Jobs. The
New York newspaper strike
was an example Of this, and
the lesson lie arne d (if one
was learned Is that blind
intransigence does not pro-
tect jobs.
The 81 or IS hour week
cannot make jobs e except
temporarily. The new tech
nology, designed to e n a bl e
producers to compete wit h
rising costs and world COM
petitors, eliminates more jobs
than a shortened work-week
can provide. Indeed. the
shorter work period, at the
same wages, adds to costs
and stimulates the search for
technical means to re due e
the increases so added.
More and more economists
strongly are opposing the
proposed tax decrease on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
The Astronomers

Next Wednesday the Common
wealth Of Pennsylvania pays tribute to
pair of English astronomers whose
labors 200 years ago helped stabilize
the colony so soon to become a State
Of the American union.
The Stargazers were Charles Mason
and jeremiah Dixon, who came over to
settle scientifically dispute between
the Penn family and the Baltimore
family as to where to put the fencing
between the two holdings. Mason and
Dixon brought with them some English
milestoneS, every fifth one of which was
carved with the coats of arms Of the
two families.
They did their work well, Mason
and Dixon, and Pennsylvania has cause
to be grateful. If it weren't for them,
Shoe Fly Pie would be made out of crab
meat, and rye whiSkey marketed under
hex sign.
The trouble is, through no fault
of the astronomers, their celebrated line
became the boundary between slave
states and free states before the Civil
War and between North and South
since. The existence Of such line con-
tributes to the continuing friction be-
tween the two sections.
The most hopeful thing about the
200th anniversary is that it is being
celebrated in Philadelphia, the City of
Brotherly Love. The best tribute to
Charles Mason and jeremiah Dixon
would be to retire their line to It's
original purpose, a reliable boundary
between two States Of a single union
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Preservation Project

OF behalf Of the members
Of the Association for the
Preservation Of the 100
Block Of N Street, I wish to
express my appreciation for
the fine article In your paper
on October 26. written by Mr..
Hoge.
We shall be most grateful
for any help you can give us
In our efforts to keep some Of
the charm Of Washington
and we feel our area Is one
Of the finest. To commercial
lie N street and to destroy
our fine landmark-the old
Church Of the Covenants
beyond belief.
Mrs. Hamilton F. Morrison,
President, Association for the
Preservation Of the 100
Block OF N Street.
hhA =
The Star Of October 26 re-
ports the Association for the
Preservation Of the 100
Block Of N Street NV. as OPP
posing the reZonin g Of the
Church of the Covenant
property and the adjoining
properties involved. to COM
merciaL This block has been
my home for over 80 years. I
have been a member Of this
group since its beginning but
was not notified Of the most
recent meeting because I had
previously expressed approval
Of the church's request for
the coming change. Those who
attended the meeting con-
sisted Of q few property own
ers and several non-proper-
ty owners who are tenants
principally of the instigator
Of the church's opposition.
Not counting the proper
ties owned by the church and
also not counting the park
ing lot across the street from
the church, which was for
merly owned by the church,
there Is In the block a total
of Al lots as shown on the
plat book for the two squares
involved. The number of lots
owned by the property own
erS who back this opposi-
ton to the granting of the
zoningrequested by the
church, definitely represents
a minority Of the lots in the
block, there being considera-
Die oppoSltlon 70 the tight 70
prevent the sale of the
church property for CONNER
cial use. The church has had
commercial coming since be-
fore 1920 until 1858, when
the city was completely re-
zoned under a new coming
code adopted that year. It Is
asking back that which it pre-
viously had for approximate
ly 40 years or more, plus
some additional property
which logically should be de-
veloped with the corner.
Under present coming Of the
block there are several per-
mitted com m ercial uses
which are present In the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
Regional Planning

According to q letter
m allied to voters In the
Mount Vernon MagiSterial
District Of Fairfax County by
a group Of local residents,
the District Is in danger Of
control by a metro" author
ity. They urge opposition to
the Washington Council Of
Governments and impute
support Of regional co-opera-
ton to lack Of faith in the
future" Of the county.
These letter-writers, being
SO intereSte d in Fairfax
County's welfare and history,
should presumably be aware
that the city-manager sys-
tenn (decried as q step IN
abolishing local political
identify began in Staunton,
Va, in the early 1900s.
Now Virginia Is not nor
mally regarded as either So
cialist or vaguely headed IN
that direction; moreover, its
statutory provisions for sep
aration of city and county
powers and simplicity Of OPP
Grafton have been regarded
as models of good govern
ment by many States. Fur
thermore, Virginia statutes
provide for regional collabo-
ration between counties,
cities, towns and across State
lines.
These worried residents
should sit in on sessions OF
the Board Of County Super
visors as they attempt tc
wrestle with problems Great
ed by rapid urbanization OF
the metropolitan area-wa-
ter, sanitation, planning to
keep a step ahead Of the fast
growth Of the county. They
might appreciate the great
need for regional action on
some Of these problems tc
better serve local residents
The Council Of Government:
is not at the mercy of it
hired staff but is q voluntary
association Of locally elected
officials working to maintain
local identity.
Marjorie T. Wallace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-09
PASSING SCENE
State Department and Security
By MAX FRIEDMAN

State Department. provided
1t respects the privileges Of
executive secrecy Inherent In
the conduct Of diploma ey
and directs its inquiries to q
valid Legislative purpose.
But this particular COM
mittee lacks the knowledge
Of American policy that Is
enjoyed by the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. It
does not receive q continuous
stream Of information on
world affairs. It Is very much
an outsider In its relations
with the State Department.
By training and instinct, it
tends to look for guilty men
when something has gone
sour in Cuba or Wet Nam or
the Dominican Republic. 1t Is
no wonder that the State De-
partment Is on guard when
this committee Is carrying
out an investigation. Nor is 1t
surprising that this very SEN
sitiveness raises the suspicion
in the committee that the
State Department Is being
less than candid and Coop
operative. Hence the strained
relations between the COM
mittee and the department.
No such problems could
arise under the British sys-
TEN. In England the Foreign
Office would be represented
in Parliament by the foreign
secretary. who would be per-
sonally responsible for the
conduct Of that vast depart
ment. No official could be
harassed or questioned with
out having the right to go
at once to the foreign secre-
tary for protection. Besides,
nothing remotely comparable
to the Senate Internal Secu-
rity Committee can be found
in Parliament.
Role for Secretary Of State
It is futile. Of course, to
mix the British tradition
with the American technique
Of government. But is there
nothing to be learned from
that tradition? Surely the
lesson must be that the Sec
Rotary Of State should per-
sonally be informed Of the
detectives Of any Senate in
vestigation, and he must also
know why subordinate Off
cials are to be investigated or
questioned. No coherent poll
cy, especially In areas Of con-
troversy, can be formulated
If minor officials are free to
tell tales about their superb
ors to . Senate committee.
Using the Secretary Of State
in an investigation would not
mean that the investigation
would be handicapped or i'm
peded. 1t would merely mean
that every investigation
would be orderly and respon-
sible.
In addition, the State De-
partment should ask the
President to revise the ex-
ecutive order on internal
security in the light Of pres
ent conditions. That would
be the best way to make con-
structive use Of this unfortu-
nate Otepka case.
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