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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-13
Mr.. Matthias on Civil Riqhts

The Star has been very
generous to me in its sup
port Of many projects which
! have sponsored from time
to time. I find 1t difficult to
believe, therefore, that we
are as far apart on the ques-
ton Of civil rights legislation
as might seem apparent from
your editorial Of Tuesday,
June 4. entitled "Civil Rights
Politics.
AS a matter Of fact we are
In perfect agreement on that
part Of your editorial which
said, This Is no time for
sham performances In such a
grave matter" I heartily con-
cur In this sentiment. I have
co-sponsored the civil rights
proposals made on June 3, as
well as an earlier bill, only
because I believe they are abb
solutely necessary. The origi-
nal 1868 Republican Civil
Rights Bill was both compre-
hensive and constructive in
nature. It was so moderate, In
fact. that events proved that
more stringent measures were
necessary and for that reason
we supplemented our pro-
posal with the legislation In
troduced on Monday. June 3.
What we have proposed In
the supplemental bill is. in
substance. similar TO Part III
OF the Eisenhower civil
Rights Program which failed
TO pass the Senate in 1857,
In addition 10 q National
Public Acco m mo d ton
Measure based on the au-
thority OF the 18th Amend
ment 10 the Constitution. We
believe that the Republican
Civil Rights Program, as rep
resented by the bills intro
duced earlier this year and
on Monday last, constitute q
well considered civil rights
program" We feel that events
make IL perfectly clear 10 any
reasonable man that some
new legislation Is necessary.
and we think we have pro-
posed the kind OF legislation
10 fill the need.
Republican members OF the
Judiciary Committee would
have been happy 10 meet
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PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
A Beginning of Cooperation
BY RALPH McGILL

De counted on the fingers OF
one hand.
But now, business men are
beginning to respond to the
urgent request from WASH
ington for action at the local
level.
It is heartening to all those
who stand for law and de-
cency that the Presidents
popularity as registered by
the polls, continues quite
high despite his necessarily
continuous involvement in
the caloric controversy Of the
times. II he can persuade the
hitherto mpersuadable to do
what is right and lawful, his
stature viii increase the
more.
BY now. all but the most
obtuse must know that II
State and local officials do
not obey law and courts vol
UNFAIRLY, q saddened and dis
appointed President las no
alternative save to send troops
or marshals = depending on
the need.
Nation Sovereign
The States are not
sovereign. Ths Nation is. The
State courts may not say
what the law Is. Local laws
must first be measured
against the Constitution Of
the United States. A United
States Senator recently urged
that the administration re-
Spect local laws = ignoring
the undenied fact that the
only local laws that have not
been obeyed by the Federal
government are those hastily
enacted In an effort to
thwart, nullify. or deny the
Federal court decisions. Such
laws are unconstitutional and
may not be "obeyed."
When an Alabama born
Federal Judge enjoined Gov.
Wallace from interfering
with the administration Of
the university OF his State,
the Judge reminded Mr.. Wal
lace that the Governor Of q
State has no authority TO
obstruct or prevent the exc
cution OF the lawful orders Of
q court OF the United States"
The decision swept away
the last shreds OF the myth
OF State sovereignty.
There has been no sover-
eign State since 1889
when the Constitution was
adopted. The thoughtful man
thanks God there Is no SOW
ereign State which could deny
him a jury trial. forbid him
10 travel. take HIS property.
jail him without recourse TO
bail or trial. The Constitu-
ton forbils any State 10
abridge the constitutional
rights Of citizens. We all
have equal protection Of the
law.
CAN Rights Reserved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-13
Those Pesticides

Bless you for incisive and
straightforward reporting on
Senator Ribicoff's criticism
Of the Department Of Agri-
cultures handling Of pesti-
cides.
Rachel Carson may as well
have saved that four years Of
agonizing effort Tin prepar-
ing Silent Spring.
For Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Freeman, who proclaims
so long and loudly about his
interest in nature and con-
servation, to permit his de-
partment to withhold or de-
lay notice Of the pesticides
that are on the market de-
spite the departments dis
approval-well, egads, it's well
nigh unbelievable
George p. Grove,
National director, Izaak
Walton League Of
America
Lincoln, Va.
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with the Attorney General at
any time to discuss areas Of
agreement, and Cooperate
with respect to civil rights
legislation. AS far as I know,
not a single Republican mem
Der Of the House Judiciary
Committee has been con-
suited in any way by the At
torney General on the sub
ject Of civil rights legislation.
As far as / am personally
concerned, 1t would be a mat
ter Of duty to. meet at any
time with the Attorney Gen.
eral at his request. In the
absence Of an invitation from
him / believe. however, that
the proper and constitutional
way for me to indicate my
views on legislative matters
is by the introduction Of
legislative proposals In the
House Of Representatives.
In determining II anyone
is guilty Of q sham" per-
Torrance fairness requires
that the activities Of all those
who bear q share Of respon-
sibility should be subjected TO
examination. The Presidents
record Of statements with re-
spect to his intentions on the
subject Of civil rights is ex-
emplary. The Attorney Gen.
eral has likewise made many
convincing speeches on this
subject. You will recall that
in 1860 the President pledged
that the first legislation he
would recommend 10 the
87th Congress would be q
civil rights bill and he went
so far as TO confide 10 the
country that. at his request,
Senator Clark Of Pennsyl-
vania and Congressman
Celler OF New York were al
ready drafting such a bill.
The 87th Congress came and
went and no such executive
recommendation was trans
mitted. Early this year the
President did make certain
recommendations In the field
Of civil rights, but they have
proved 10 be so obviously in
adequate 10 the present emer-
gency that II Is generally ex-
pected that he will submit
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Catholic Education

I am disappointed in The
Star for its burying on Page
C-l2 Of your edition Of the
9Th Of June, the story and
figures of the contribution
that Catholic schools render
to the various states and
cities Of the United States
through the operation Of
their thousands Of schools.
This story should be better
publicized.
The issue Of Catholic
schools will be larger as time
goes on, and the neglect
given it by the present adj
ministration will surely
hasten its being turned out
of office by thinking Catho-
lies, who will not vote as
hlindly as they did to put
the present administration
into power.
r. Alexander Gallagher.
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further proposals. On three
separate occasions the Attor-
ney General has been sched-
uled to testify on these pro-
posals before the Judiciary
Committee Of the House and
on each occasion has post
poned his appearance; al
though 1t is my understand
ing that we now have q
fourth date with him.
In the meantime, the
House Judiciary Committee
convened civil rights hearings
on May 8. 1868. which was
approximately the time that
the seriousness Of the situa-
ton in Birmingham was APP
parent 10 the whole country.
Republican members Of the
committee withheld advance
ing further legislative sugges-
tons for nearly a month in
the expectation that there
could be either q bipartisan,
or at least an administration
proposal. Neither was forth
coming.
A call from the admins
tration for bipartisanship at
this late date would be q
little hollow. but would still
not 60 unanswered In view OF
the vital interests Of the Ma
ton which are involved.
This is no time for sham
performances In such q grave
matter. The Republican
members Of the House who
have felt their responsibility
with respect to civil rights
believe That the actions they
have taken have been re-
strained. moderate, and In
full accord with the con-
scientious discharge Of their
legislative duties. II every
one else who has q part 10
play In this unhappy situa-
ton will avoid sham" II may
yet be that the Congress can
enact legislation framed with
sufficient wisdom and re-
straint TO save the country
from an agonizing experience.
Charles Nice. Matthias, Jr.,
Member. House Of Repre-
sentatives, 9Th District,
Maryland.
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FOCUS ON THE NEWS
Rights Pressures on the President
BY CHARLES BARTLETT

The climactic phase Of the
struggle appears, as Ralph
Bunche Las said. to be at
hand but the new phase can
realistically be no more than
a quickening Of the pace Of
steady progress toward the
accepted goal of equality.
The main ingredients Of this
progress, education and self
improvement. cannot still be
legislated and the Negroes
firm seat in the economy
cannot be achieved as quick
ly as his seat in q Southern
cafeteria.
The administration has
discerned that its present
challenge lies less in q flash
ing coup de grace at race
prejudice than in applying
intensified efforts along q
broad range of fronts. The
officials have determined to
rely less upon a gesture or a
speech by the President than
upon attention to the varied
areas where aspects Of the
problem exist.
Common Sense Asset
The major asset of the
President, the Attorney Gen.
eral, and their advisers in
this endeavor viii be the i'm
portance they attach to COM
mon sense. The crusaders are
plentiful and they serve the
purpose of opening the sores
and exposing them but 1t is
up to others, and particularly
to the Government, to find
the remedies.
1t is a fact that the men
involved with the issue for
the administration are o
level headed and I'M
emotional group. Their taste
for the practical and concrete
over the theoretical and alb
stract has been accentuated
by their association with the
Kennedys. They have energy
and the courage to grasp the
iilflammable issue. No dis
unity in philosophic approach
exists, as it did in the pre-
vious administration, at the
top level.
These key figures have one
clear weakness in the present
situation = they are all bad
ly overpressed. The Presi-
dents assistant on civil rights
Lee White, and the six or
seven men who work closely
with Robert Kennedy strug-
gle now at a feverish pace
merely to stay even with the
immediate requirements.
The Civil Rights Commits
sion and the Vice Presidents
Committee on Equal Employ
ment Opportunities cannot
provide these men with the
assistance they need to ac-
ccmplish the long grange PLAN
ming and Government co-or-
dination that will be neces-
sary to discover how to
raise the Negroes economic
position.
It is clear that the work.
ing group, either In the
White House or the Justice
Department, will have to be
expanded and that the en-
deavors Of this expanded
group will be the key element
Of the Presidents response
to the problem.
(copyright. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-13

All the pressure focus in
q period Of national crisis
upon the presidency, and the
new and urgent phase Of the
civil rights struggle is bring
ing many forces Of action
and reaction, exhortation
and bitterness, support and
criticism. to bear upon Mr..
Kennedy.
The greatest problem with
these forces is their tendency
to generate an emotional be-
lief that the President can
produce, through some mirac-
ulous exercise Of his office
and personality, a quick and
happy solution to the situa-
ton.
The most persistent Of
these illusions is that the
emergency can be met by
the dramatic use Of presiden-
tial communications with the
people - speeches, q half
hour on national television,
an appearance before Con-
gress. With every problem
that arises and particularly
the race problem, there is a
Greek chorus Of calls upon
the President to take his
case to the people via the
networks.
This chorus frequently ac-
cuses Mr.. Kennedy Of being
shy in the use of the COM
munications at hand and of
shrinking from the Roose-
welt style Of the Preside
Chat. The fact is that such
communications are extremely
valuable and the records
show that Mr.. Kennedy has
used them more often than
Mr.. Roosevelt. But this tech
niQue Of leadership depends
above all on the element of
timing and the sense Of tim
ing must originate with the
man charged with leading.
A Presidents validity as q
leader, like an individuals
validity as a personality,
rests heavily upon his own
instincts. If these instincts
are bent unwillingly to the
demands Of a moment or a
group, the sincerity and earn
estness of his leadership in
evitably suffers.
One Of the most excessive
Of the current demands upon
the President Is the insistence
Of some Negroes that he
abandon his trip to Europe
to give emphasis to their
agitation at home. Even If
the trip were not judged inn
portant to the broader ma
tional interests, its abandon
ment In the name of the So
cial unrest would be a sad
acknowledgment Of this Ma
tons instability to the world.
Danger Of OVERRIDING
The Negroes have achieved
through an interlude Of dra-
ma a heightened responsive
ness to the shortcomings Of
their situation. The oppor-
tunity Of the moment is to
channel this responsiveness
into further progress toward
equality. But II the Negroes
overdo the drama and If the
President overworks the OPP
portunity, the responsiveness
may quickly stiffen into the
apprehension which exists
along with sympathy toward
the Negro.
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used mill be
returned only ichen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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great understanding, the
Kennedy administration, I'M
der the personal direction Of
the President and the At
torney General, is beginning
to make progress In the field
Of voluntary local co-opera-
ton in the unacceptable mat
ter of United States citizen
ship.
From the moment this adj
ministration took office 1t
has sought to do that. In
each and every one Of the
racial problems in Alabama
and Mississippi, the Attorney
General made q really mas
sive effort to obtain local
acceptance Of Federal court
orders so that 1t would be
unnecessary to use either
marshals or troops. BY tele-
phone. by use Of personal
emissaries. and by unpubli-
cized appeals through Con-
gressmen and Senators, the
Kennedy administration
earnestly and sincerely has
sought TO avoid any show Of
Federal power.
This was true In the tense
days before the disgrace at
oxford, Miss, where Gov.
Barnett's reputation Of q
pledged agreement produced
chaos and violence. For
weeks before all the ugliness
contained In what has come
to be called Bull Conllorism"
erupted into q horrifying,
useless tragedy at Birm-
ingham. the Attorney General
had tried to have local au-
thorities carry out the law.
Got Little Help
But the President and his
administration have had little
help. Most Of the Senators
and Congressman from the
South have been silent. and
thereby have given consent to
the worst elements In their
States. A shocking number
have loudly gone with the
mob - damning the courts
and the President for Federal
interference. praising the ac-
tons Of the Barnetts and
the Wallaces, and otherwise
adding TO the climate Of vio-
lence.
Corporations doing q ma
tional business In merchan-
disc. hotels and restaurants
also gave little help 10 the
Administrations constant eff
fort 10 have local authorities
and public leadership act so
"the Government" could stay
out. The number Of times q
United States Senator or
Congressman from the South
has been publicly willing 10
assist the administration In
obtaining local acceptance Of
Federal court decisions could
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For Fingerprinting

As a parent In Montgom-
cry County I fail to under
stand why the teachers
should not be fingerprinted
and their backgrounds inves-
tigated by our local police
department. These teachers
are entrusted with the care
and tuition Of our children
and do a lot to mold q child's
future. AS in all positions it
is possible for an unsuitable
person to be entrusted with
the future of our children If
no check is made.
Our good teachers Of
Montgomery County should
realize this and rally to the
cause of protecting their PRO-
fession and the future Of our
children by keeping these un-
desirables out. ] am sure that
the intelligent teacher real
ICES this and feels no guilt
complex. I am sure that all
parents in this great county
would feel more secure to
know their children were be-
ing handled by people with
an unblemished background.
Fred Pearson.
4 =
/ wish to commend Mr..
Charles Bell for the excellent
job he has been doing as
president Of the Montgomery
County School Board, as well
as the other new members,
despite the undue criticism
from certain biased news
papers and the minority
school board members.
The latest squabble over
the fingerprinting Of teachers
arouses suspicious that our
liberal friends must have
something to hide-methinks
they do protest too much.
The public does not have
access to the files of the
Montgomery County police,
and I am shocked that any
one would doubt their integ-
rity. Strangely, my friends
who teach in Montgomery
County do not object to the
police handling the finger
printing, and think this is
f, much ado about nothing.
Mrs. Karl o. SOnnemann.
Thank you for your sane
editorial Of June 8 endorsing
the fingerprinting Of Mont
gomery County school per-
sonnet. You are kind to call
its opponents liberals" Ac-
tually the name "unscrupu-
lous radical" fits like q glove.
Mrs. william M. Blair.
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trict develops long-range plan on
parking, and firm policy program to
carry it out. Congress should create an
authority under the Commissioners to
formulate such program, including
powers, when and If they are needed, to
acquire land and construct parking ia
cilities for lease to private operators.
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Qualification

I was surprised to read In
the letter sent to you by
James McCracken in regard
to the Montgomery County
school-board primary law
that he has attributed to me,
as president Of the Walt
Whitman High School PTA,
certain statements concern
ing Millard Cas-, president of
the Montgomery County
Council Of PTA's.
In order to correct the rec
ord, I have never discussed
the matter Of school prima-
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27

Recent house guests at the home of Russell an d Rusty Dow were a group of mountain climbers, all members of the Milton Foraker expedition which will climb Mt. Foraker this summer. The group left here on June 20 for Talkeetna, from which point Don Sheldon will fly them to their b e camp to prepare for their as sault on Mt. McKinley's sister peak in the Talkeetna range.
 Members of the expedition are leader Adam Carter of Milton, Mass, professor at Milton Academy; his two sons, Peter and Larry, students at the academy; Harry Eldridge, a Lake Placid, New York, ed- ucator; Larry Jackson, Gill ford, New Hampshire, a grad uate student at the University of Utah who is doing a contin- uing study on salmon with the Department of Fish and Game; and Jim Sise, student at Milton Academy.
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27
M,l TON. MASS. GROUP TO cLINB MT, F0RAkER lN TALkEETnA RANGE

The expedition is sponsored by the Boston Museum of Sci ence, Boston, Mass.
 Carter has climbed in Eur ope, South America, and t h e Himalayas, and has done scien- tific studies at Mt. Crillon. FL dridge Glacier, and Mt. McKin- ley in Alaska.
 In 1862, Carter climbed Mt. Paccharajie in the Cordillera Blanca Range in Peru, accom- panied by sons Peter and Lar ry. who were then IA and 13 years of age. The boys reached the summit tover 1000 feeD, a record climb for their age.
 The boys, now IA and IS, will accompany the expedition on the Mt. Foraker climb.
 Eldridge has also climbed, in both Europe and America.
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27
sINcsPIRATIoN TO BE IN WAsILlA

sored by the Ministers n d Christian Laymens' Assn, pro- vide Christians of all denomin- ations the privilege of meeting and singing together.
 This is the first time in sev- eral years the singspiration has been held in Wasilla. Anyone desiring transportation should call PI 5-3223.
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UNIVERSITY of ALASKA Cooperative Extension Service Division Of Statewide Services

Division Of Statewide 6ervices
 You'll recall that we talked about part of Fourteen Easy Garden Rules last week. These have been carefully selected from comments made by both home gardeners and profes- sional horticulturists from all over the country. The final list of rules are just about all 'musts" if you expect to get the most out of your gardening efforts.
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27
n ALASkANS-WELC0ME ABOARD
 YOUR WONDERFUL NEW FERRIES

wonderful around Aasafor vt for the fun of going places From interior and western Alaska ferries provide beautiful Inside Passage the Panhandle cities Canada and the lower 48 states For southeastern Aaskans it's norhwardfor sports for that avorite Alaskan pastm visiting old friends Stopping each days week. norhbound and souhbound Rupert Skagway the ferries sleek blue gold
 ships like neshave dining cocktail lounges air
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Page 8 The Frontiersman
 Thursday. June 27. 1863

Isaac Ingalls, Stevens, first governor of Washington Ter ritory, died as a Union Army major general in the Civil War Battle of Chantilly in 1862.
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Since 1866 Oregon's Cape Arago Lighthouse has been re- located three times because surf erosion isolated it from the mainland.
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Of the Pacific Northwest states Washington has the larg- est, and Idaho the lowest per. centage of foreign-born resi- dents.
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27

The monthly singspiration will be held Sunday, June 30, at 3 pm. in the Wasilla As sembly of God church in Wa silla.
 These singspiratlonS. spon-
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Fleet of 9 state ferries op- crate on seven Puget Sound routes.
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Whiskey Gap, Wyo., was named for army destruction of a wagon load of alcohol in 1862 -the first official prohibition raid.
The frontiersman., 1963-06-27

planeype reclining chairs and helpful steward Each and 108 Fares reasonable For example, and driver from Hans to Juneau Dr. foot travel from Skagway Prince Rupert for only haven't been aboard ferries yet plan trip They enjoy and you'll find they're great credit to the people of Alaska.
 For complete omoton fae fr dese uehcles, and sng schedules local Dvsion Of Marine Transportation, Juneau