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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

On the basis Of his strong showing
IN last months nationwide vote, Ar
gentina's College Of Electors now has
chosen DR.. Arturo lila as the country.s
next president If all goes as expected,
ne will be inaugurated and assume the
full powers Of the office in October.
Conceivably, Of course, in the highly
volatile Argentine political atmosphere,
something could happen to upset this
prospect in the coming weeks. But the
signs indicate that DR.. lila, medical
man, will have no trouble in moving into
the presidency and taking on the lob
OF putting Argentina'S house in order,
economically, politically and otherwise.
AT any rate, the country's military
high command, which has been running
things for the past year, has released
the imprisoned former President From
dizi and left little room for doubt that
1t favors the restoration Of civilian rule
under DR.. nlia. Yet, although he is
described as a moderate liberal, some Of
his elecNoneering speeches, If translated
into action, could stir up Argentina in
a way that would cause lot of trouble
OF the type referred to by President
Kennedy at his news conference the
other day.
In that respect President-elect lila
has reason to do some soul-searching
now. In the course Of his campaign, he
spoke rather loosely and vaguely about
such things as cracking down on Ameri-
can oil concessions, ending the outlawry
OF the Argentine Communist Party, and
resorting to an utterly implausible and
self-contradictory system of controlled
Initiation" to soup up Argentina's econ
omy. That economy is a basically very
rich one, and 1t could flourish If only
the politicians in Buenos Aires got bit
austere and steered clear Of the infla-
tionary path.
DR.. lila, a man of the countryside
who seems more at home with peoples
ailments than with politics or the ter
ribly complex ills that bedevil Argentina,
faces a formidable Job as President
elect. Indeed, even before he moves into
the office, he Is already being taken
to task for his controversial campaign
views If he still holds to these views,
the outlook for his future relationship
with his military people and for Ar
.gentipa's role in the Alliance for Pro-
sgress is not bright. The rest Of the
Americas can only wait and see.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
SUNDAY. AUGUST 4. 1863
legislation are hampered by their inflex-
ible attitude?

legislation are hampered by their inflex-
ible attitude2
Senator Ervin's discussions Of the
Constitution might be more pointed If
he included call for the whites in
North Carolina to take additional steps
to provide Negroes with equal rights
under the laws now In effect.
Senator Erwin said the actions Of
Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett were
illegal" and those Of Alabama Governor
George Wallace were "unwise." But
where was Senator Ervin's plea to up
hold the courts?
A little more fortnight talk along
this line might even bolster the case of
those who see In the Kennedy civil
rights package unneeded restraints on
the rights Of many citizens In an at
tempt to guarantee the rights of a
minority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
NucIeor FLY Swotter?

Although Premier KhruShchev has
boosted that the Soviet Union has de-
fensive rockets capable of swatting "a
fly in the sky" the day Of the truly
effective antimissile missile system still
seems long way off. Indeed, 1t may
never come.
The Russians, of course, may have
weapon comparable to our Nike zeus,
which has performed remarkably well
in intercepting several Atlas missiles
over the Central Pacific. But these
intercepts have been made on one
at-a-time basis in separate, carefully
staged experiments. They obviously do
not mean that offensive ICBMs now
can be knocked out Of the sky with ease.
Far from 1t. Actually, as President
Kennedy told his news conference the
other day, "the problem Of developing
defense against a missile is beyond
us and beyond the Soviets technically"
at least at this time. Moreover, those
who have been working the longest and
hardest on the matter are mot par
ticularly optimistic that a scientific
breakthrough can be made" that will
lead to such defense and thus greatly
minimize the enormous threat Of the
intercontinental thermometer rocket.
Certainly, as Mr.. Kennedy has in
dicated, there are many ways at present
Of rendering futile, in the event of war,
all attempts at countering onrushing
swarms Of thermonuclear. flies in the
sky. The ways include the use Of decoy
rockets and the unleashing Of satura-
ton attacks in which hundreds Of
ICBMS would fly simultaneously toward
the target country at speed upwards
Of $4,000 miles an hour.
Nevertheless, despite the immense
difficulties involved, 1t may be assumed
that the Soviet. Union is Sparing no
effort to develop genuinely effective
antimiSSile defense, and our own coun-
try must surely do the same. After all,
though it may seem remote or unlikely
at the moment, q breakthrough Is Dos
sible, and we should do everything
within reason to achieve 1t. This, of
course, is subject to the restrictions
that would be imposed If the limited
test ban is ratified.
The President, in fact, may have
sounded too negative a note on this
matter. What is worth remembering
is that back in the late 193Os, when
the atom was first split, many experts
scoffed at the idea that its prefer
natural force could ever be harnessed.
With that example before us, 1t would
be reckless not to pursue the possibility
Of an antimissile breakthrough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
Solid Citizens

The people have been told
by the President, and his
brother, Bobby, the Attorney
General, that passage Of his
civil rights bill will eliminate
second-class citizens. Then
We all will be first-class citi-
zens. Now isn't that nice?
From then on we will be able
to walk the streets once again
without fear Of mayhem.
Women will be unafraid In
their homes, In the stores, or
anywhere they care to 20.
There will be no more rapes,
robberies or murders because
We will all be first-class citi-
zens. First-class citizens do
not engage In criminal activi-
ties. Nor do they cheat their
own taxpaying citizens when
1t comes to public welfare,
unemployment insurance, or
aid TO dependent children.
benefits. First-class citizens
always pay their just debts,
and are a credit to their COM
munity. They live in such a
manner toward their fellow
man that they earn cit is not
given) the title of being good,
solid citizens by all who
know them.
Neither a presidential ex-
ecutive order, carried out by
his brother, Bobby, the At
torney General; nor even an
Act Of Congress, can make a
gentleman or q lady. Folks
have to live as such, to be so
entitled.
DiOgenes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

George Meany says that II Con-
gress is to approve the Presidents plan
to settle the railroad featherbedding
disputes the roads should be nation
allied. And If this happens, the ALL
CLIO president added, 1t will be "a sad
day for America"
One can agree with this second
comment. It would indeed be sad
day for America If Congress were to
require the naturalization Of any in
dustry because the unions which rep
resent its employees insist on a rule
or-ruin policy in their labor relations.
The essence Of Mr.. Meany's thesis
is that men should not be compelled
to work for the private profit of an en-
ployer. This, however, overlookS several
points. One is that the Presidents plan
does not compel anyone to work for
anybody: What it would do is to au-
thorize the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to determine what the railroad
work rules should be, and also would
empower the ICC to obtain an injunc-
ton to prevent strike in defiance Of
its prescribed rules. Second, Mr.. Meany
ignores the point that this, If it may
be called compulsory arbitration, flows
directly from the intransigence of the
union leaders. The railroads have
agreed to every recommendation for
settlement, including binding arbitra-
ton. The unions have rejected all such
proposals, blindly insisting that nothing
which might be called compulsory
arbitration will be accepted by them.
So 1t is that the deadline august
29) moves ever closer. The politically
minded men on Capitol Hill are writh-
ing and squirming. Some fear union
repriSalS If they vote for the Presi-
dents plan. Others, bowling to the
thinking of most Of big business, say
they are against compulsory arbitra-
ton. But railroad strike Of any dura-
ton would wreck the economy of this
country, and the public will not stand
for such thing. If Congress permits
IT to happen, the legislators will find
out what voter repriSals really mean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
Weather: chungeobIe

Discounting an occasional January
blizzard, a couple of rip-snorting hur-
ricanes and few sizzling drouths (such
as now, DR.. Francis W. Reichelderfer's
stewardship Of the weather has been
above reproach. After all, DR.. r. has
been In charge Of the Weather Bureau
so long now only FBI Chief J. Edgar
Hoover outpoints him in length of
service. Almost everyone knows the
weather chief was appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt; but the question some
times asked is: (Which ROOSEVELT"
The weather may not have changed
much in DR.. Reichelderfer's Twenty
five Years Before the Barometer" but
the science Of forecasting has. Still far
from exact, its rate Of accuracy has
advanced to about IS per cent, no
matter what the cynics charge.
Behind this progress has been the
zephyr-calm meteorologist from Indi-
ana, who only occasionally has blown
up a storm on his personal weather
map. His service has spanned two
Weather Bureau eras-from the begin
ming or the present air-masS system
Of forecasting to the approach Of the
satellite-oriented method.
DR.. Reichelderfer's contributions
have been many. Nature still is far
from harnessed, but warnings Of its
caprices have helped to prevent crop,
flood, hurricane and forest fire damage.
The beginnings of weather control may
lie Just ahead, and perhaps a start will
be made under the incoming Weather
Bureau chief, DR., Robert M. White.
But the time has come to bid good
bye to DR.. Reichelderfer, who can now
relax and-who knows2-perhaps even
second guess the weatherman a little
like the rest Of us. May all his days
be fair and warmer. t..,.,..
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FROM THE STAR FILES...

and many Of them doubt
lessly do make a good thing
Of 1t, but it is somewhat of q
lottery at best. Moses Sweet
ser, army purveyor Of this
city, has been peculiarly UNI
fortunate in his business.
At LIST Bull Run he lost most
Of his property; at I'd Bull
Run a raid was made on him
by our retreating army; his
warehouse at Fairfax was
broken open and all the
goods taken. He was
obliged to skedaddle from
Warrenton three times last
summer: his store at Harpers
Ferry was burned down and
all his goods lost. His
losses amount to about $685.
600 by these different raids,
ata
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

unless their companions con-
tinue their practice Of en-
deavoring to throw our trains
off the track. :" The Star
Of August Z. 1853, told Of
some Of the raids on suffers:
g. The bands Of the guer-
rilla Mosby captured II suit
lers and their teams on the
road between Fairfax Court
House and Annandale, which
they took down into q deep
ravine. about half a mile
from the road, and there
they paroled the suffers. who
made their way back to the
city in the best manner they
could. +. They captured IA
wagons In (another) haul,
and six or seven more earlier
that day. all Of which, with
the suffers. they took to the
same ravine and proceeded
to dispose Of them, but some
Of our cavalry (Co. F, LIST
Mainel came upon them and
recaptured all Of the stolen
goods, with the exception Of
six or eight horses and the
suffers. Several Of the
suffers were robbed Of their
money, one OF them losing
over $1.700. The suffers say
that In this ravine there are
the remains Of q number OF
wagons, trunks, boxes, ETC.,
In some of which are the REM
nants Of clothing. and the
place bears the appearance
Of having been used as q
guerrilla rendezvous. Mos
by's band numbered over so
and were splendidly mounted.
They are uniformed In grey
pantaloons, with a yellow
cord down the seam: dark
jacket, and grey felt hat, one
side turned UP and fastened
with a rosette. and a black
feather on the other side.
They are well-armed with
sabers. revolvers and car
Dimes, and their general APP
pearance Is neat. :" In
the same edition this paper
said in another item: 1.-THE
popular notion is that army
suffers make minis Of money,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
100 Years Ago

MOSDy ana MS Rangers
were waxing fat during an
interim in the fighting in
Virginia at this time q CEN
fury ago. Among the raiders
principal targets were the
wagons Of sutlers-those mo-
bile post exchanges Of the
Civil War which supplied
troops with all manner Of
Injuries and necessities, but
at a price. Suffers were CT
william merchants who fol-
lowed the armies right up to
the front lines, risking their
all in search Of small for
tunes that were to be made
from soldiers who would shell
out their last dollars for q
bottle Of bad whisky, a bag
Of hard candy, a stale cake,
a wedge of "rat" cheese, a
can Of sardines. a packet Of
mouldy tobacco, and other
such sundry items. These
things, undesirable as they
might have been in normal
times, were highly priced by
men in the field. The social
standing of suffers was rather
low, since even the troops
who patronized them consid-
cred the peddlers as immoral
types for profiteering In bat
tie zones where the dying and
wounded lay. Nevertheless
q great howl was raised by
the press whenever Mosby
swooped down on a train Of
suffers wagons and made off
with their best goods, their
horses and their money.
Mosby's men also made such
q nuisance OF themselves by
derailing locomotives and
otherwise disrupting Union
rail transportation in Vir-
ginia that The Star Of August
4. 1868 stated angrily: I'VE
believe that summary meas
ures are about to be taken TO
rid the country between Alex
andria and the Rappahan-
mock and the Blue Ridge and
Potomac Of Mosby's pests
citizens when In the power
Of our troops, and thieves and
secret murders when oppor-
tunities occur. Those Of them
now in our hands will prob
ably be tied on the cow
catchers of our railroad
trains, to be the first and
surest sufferers in case Of
accidents from distractions
placed on the rails; one or
more TO get q free ride every
trip UP or down. Their posi-
ton on the cow-catcher will
involve no danger 10 them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
Shut Down for March?

As Of this time the number
Of people who will participate
in the demonstration of Au-
gust % is a matter Of con-
lecture. However, the antici-
patton seems to be that it
will be substantial. In view
OF the limited area into
which this large mass Of peo-
pie will probably be concern
trated, the suggestion Is made
that the Government depart
ments and private industry,
to the extent practicable,
close Their. downtown estab-
lishmentS On that day.
The flow of traffic during
the rush hours on regular
work days produces problems.
These m ay be increased
manifold and create unwar-
ranted hazards If the dem
onstrators are added to the
persons normally using the
streets.
Despite the best intentions
and the firmest resolve, feel
ings tend to run high at
large-scale meetings or DEM
onstrations Of this nature.
Lessening the number of peo-
pie who are present may re-
duce the tensions which
might otherwise be engen-
dered. If trouble unfortun-
ately develops, fewer people
will be put in jeopardy. Like
wise. with smaller numbers
to cope with, the authorities
would be better able to ham
die any situations that might
arise.
Prudence dictates that
whatever steps are necessary
should be taken to avoid DO
tential danger to persons and
property on August 20. It Ia
sincerely felt the dangers can
be substantially lessened by
reducing the number Of peo-
pie and automobiles in the
area where the demonstra-
tors most likely will be con-
gregated.
Norman Duhersfain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
so Yeurs AGO

The airplane was far from
replacing the express train
as the swifter, surer mode
Of transportation so years
ago. The Star Of August 8,
1918. conceded the plane was
faster. but certainly not as
reliable. This was demon
strated when c. Murvin
Wood attempted to race a
Pennsylvania train with his
monoplane. Wood took off
from Long Island at 4:36
am. August 8. while the
train left Jersey City six
minutes earlier. Their des-
tination was Washington.
Wood caught the train at
Wilmington and had a s5-
minute lead at Baltimore.
But the train got here first.
Wood ran out Of gas and
had to land at Gaithersburg.
He did claim an American
distance record. having COW
cred 264 miles nonstop. =.
The United States won
the right TO challenge Eng
land for the Davis Cup SO
years ago when its tennis
team defeated Canada's at
Wimbledon. England. The
Star OF July 20, 1918, re-
ported the clincher came
when the United States dou-
bles team Of Maurice (The
Comet) Mclaughlin and
Harold Hackett' took the
Canadian duo Of r. B. Powell
and B. p. Schwengers in
straight sets. The English
gallery was upset because
both teams wore spikes. and
there was talk that rubber
soles would become obliga-
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

But, If you're over 40, the
chances are 10 to l you'll
have every door slammed in
your face. The man or woman
over 40, regardless Of color,
should have the same job
opportunity that is now de-
manded for all Negroes, qua
lifted or not.
Business shuts the door
on the person over 40, and
the Government encourages
it-indeed, is primarily re-
sponsible for it-because Of
high social security taxes.
Have the civil rights of our
men and women over 40 been
denied or badly abused?
william C. Brewer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

his way to call on q green
robed colleaguel
James Russell Lowell, who
once said he cared more for
his trees than his books, adj
vises that every man should
sometimes retreat into the
heart Of the woods and closet
himself in the rustling pri-
vacy Of leaves, so that there
one may find q peaceful
pleasure, respite from nag
ging necessities, throwing
the pack Of Fostering plaques
which pursue off his scent
by taking to the many
scented woods. And Words
worth has suggested in DEATH
less phrases what enrichment
may come to the spirit as
recompense for an engage
ment with trees, when he
wrote:
one . impulse pulse from ron, o vsrnai wood WOO
OF moral evil and Of GOOD,
Than all the sages can,
No wonder in the history
Of worship we find that
groves were mans first
templesl
And how trees have fig
ured In the great Judeo-
Christian religionl Moses,
whose colossal form seems to
bestride those early centuries.
had an engagement with q
tree which for him proved a
vital factor in his destiny,
and that Of the horde Of
slaves he freed. He turned
aside to see and listen as a
bush burned and was not
consumed. At that tree the
awesome commission Of the
God of Abraham and Isaac
and Jacob was put into his
hands.
And does not the Psalmist
liken a man who delights in
the law of the Lord to a tree
planted by the rivers Of wa
ter which bringeth forth
fruit in its season, and de-
clare that the righteous shall
flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in
Lebanon!
At the very heart Of Chris
tianity is the breathless good
news Of that One who His
own self bore ourNsins In His
own body on the tree" Shall
We say it with q reverence
that bows the head and bends
The knee, the inevitable en-
gagement Of the Man Of Gal
lice with that tree is the
event Of human
history? s.
Sidney Lanier, in one Of
he most tender and devout
poems in all literature, lifts
trees to the high altar Of
the soul in his Ballad Of
Trees and the Master" with
It's two poignant pictures,
Into the Woods" and "Out
Of the Woods" With what
delicate pathos he whispers
-everently with regard to
hat agony under the trees
0ut Of the woods my Master came,
content with death and shame.
When Death and Shame would WOO
Him last,
from under the trees they drew
Twas on tree they slew Him last
When out Of the woods He came.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04

What about the civil rights
Of people over 40 years OF
agep Here you have the
rankest kind Of discrimina-
ton. Talk about the rights
Of Negroes. or women. or
any other group 10 hold Jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-04
SPIRES OF THE SPIRIT
Green-Robed Senators
BY DIR. FREDERICK BROWN HARRIS
Chaplain Of the United States Senate

This midsummer Of 1868,
as never before, the white
domed Capitol Is the mecca
OF hosts Of Americans from
every nook and corner Of our
vast land. OF course the
House and Senate chambers
are among the chief magnets
Of interest. But the never
ending caravan Of travellers
also revel in the shady ex-
panses Of the ample park
like areas surrounding the
noble edifice which is the
shrine Of each patriots 6evo-
ton. The lordly trees, mostly
tagged with their botanical
pedigrees, so close to the
national legislative halls, re-
mind one Of a phrase coined
by the poet, Keats, who was
always awed by lofty leafy
spires. He called them,
Those green-robed senators
Of majestic oaks"
And so. these August days,
as members Of the House and
Senate are locked in the dis
cussion Of national and in
ternational questions Of the
deepest import, let us rest
our fevered spirits in the
green oasis surrounding the
Republics Capitol in all its
vernal splendor. For we,
too. with grateful wonder
stand in the presence Of these
green-robed senator's In all.
their ancient dignity.
A nationally known legis-
lator. breaking away for
awhile from the relentless
grind Of office, committee
room and forum, was seen
walking across the grassy
knoll to q sylvan spot where
q majestic elm holds kingly
sway, its senatorial robes
flowing with regal and sacred
grace. Said the Senator.
whose form we have lust
glimpsed, to a colleague he
CHANGED to meet, I'm turn
ing aside long enough to pay
my respects to yonder mag
nificent elm" you mean"
said the other in evident
approval. 'You are about to
call on a tree?" And why
not? Trees have been the
intimates and the inspiration
Of some Of the tallest among
the sons Of menl
Thoreau, the Hermit Of
Walden Pond, who, by ex-
undertook to show his
generation how many energy
and time-devouring things
men and women could get
along without, once excused
from a persistent
by explaining that he
must needs go to keep an
engagement that he had
with a tree. The biggest and
busiest Of men never have
felt that they had to apollo
gize for keeping a tryst with
q tree. RuSkin once wrote,
No man can be far wrong
In temper of mind, or way
Of life, who really loves
treesl" There are voices in
trees but they never shout;
they wait to be called upon
before they speak. Trees are
friends who respect our
They are green
robed senator's who never in
terrunt our deliberations, but
when we are ready to listen
they speak. For If they are
to be won they must be
wooed. When the time comes
In pensive meditation, they
are ready to rebuke our lives
Of solemn trifles. But their
confidence may be earned
only by one who, in spite of
crowded schedules, still finds
time for a date with a tree.
That was what that busy
Senator was bent on doing
as we just glimpsed him on
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

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