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

ough consideration. We have no doubt
he will do so.
The key decision, however, will be
made later, when both the House and
the Senate vote on the total appropria-
ton. For the Presidents program re-
quires the appropriation of a $5O-miI-
lion Federal payment-near the limit
now authorized by law. Anything less
would require the deletion of priority
expenditures which already have been
postponed too long, and which, if de-
layed again, merely would add to the
backlog of other needs that already
must be faced next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
What's the Rush?

The other day I pulled off
the road for a police car
doing about 60 m.p.h. in a
35-mile speed zone in a resi-
Dental area, and to my
surprise 1 discovered a few
minutes later down the road
that all this haste was
caused by a minor traffic &C
cident where damage to both
cars was put at about $25.
Traffic experts say many
more persons are killed by
speeding emergency vehicles
than there are persons saved
by excessive speed. Chicago'S
survey showed in 98.2 per
cent of emergency a m b u
lance runs, speed was of no
benefit to the patient. Haste
was important for 1.8 per
cent, but the rush in getting
them to the hospital was re-
ported to have aggravated
their condition.
Passing a law requiring
speed limits for emergency
vehicles does no good when it
isn't enforced. While, as is
the case with the great ma
iority of all drivers, common
sense dictates the way most
emergency vehicles are driv-
en-, there appear to be
enough reckless operators in
the Washington area to have
the authorities look into the
matter.
ELnn. W IL H.LLI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11

more that their study of the treaty in
cluded its effects "in the broad field of
international relations and worldwide
military strategy" The treaty, they con-
Guided, could contribute to major politi-
cal achievements with important and
favorable military implications"
In case someone wants to charge
that the Chiefs were coerced into sup
porting the treaty, the fact is that
one Chief, Admiral George w. Anderson,
had already been dropped as Chief of
Naval Operations after demonstrating
his independence and that two others,
General Curtis E. LeMay of the Air Force
and General David M. Shoup of the Ma
rine Corps, are coming to the end of
their terms and are not bucking for
anything. We do not believe, further
more, that General Earle G.. Wheeler,
Chief of Staff Of the Army, Admiral
David L. Mcdonald, new Chief of Naval
Operations, or General Maxwell D. Tay-
lor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, would even think of bowling to
pressure in matter that is so important
to American security.
One subcommittee member, Senator
Symington, Democrat of Missouri, has
followed the same path of reasoning as
the military leaders He signed the re-
port and then added his own, broader,
view: This treaty, very small step,
nevertheless could be the first step
toward bringing nuclear weapons under
some form of satisfactory control, which
action should promote the possibilities
of just peace under law. Therefore,
plan to vote for the treaty"
The Senator's point is we'll taken,
and this, combined with the weight of
the military testimony, argues strongly
for overwhelming ratification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Thanks for Vacation

On behalf Of Family and
Child Services of Washing
ton, D. c., I want to thank
the people of the Washington
community and The Star for
making possible a summer
vacation for 1900 children.
Once again a successful
camping program has been
completed.
The continued generosity
of hundreds of Washington
area citizens in lending sup
port to this program in
partnership with The Star
has established a great tradi-
ton. The benefits of this
tradition are readily seen and
are immediate. Children learn
new SkillS, eat wholesome
food, and. equally impor-
family, simply enjoy them
selves.
Samuel J. Lanahan,
President, Family and Child
Services of Washington, D. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Treaty of Moscow

How can the Senate ad-
wise and consent to the
treaty of Moscow unless it
is privy to all the CORE
spondence between Premier
Khrushchev and President
Kennedy?
1t seems to me unconSti-
tutional that President Ken
nedy would claim executive
privilege in refusing to re-
lease all Of this correspond
ence to the entire Senate
when the Constitution pro-
vides that the Senate will
advise and consent.
OF course, as Senator
Aiken has indicated if a deal
has been made to, for in
stance, further dismantle
our missile defenSes or to
permit KhruShchev to main
tain his foothold in Cuba, it
would doubtless not be in
writing, but the Senate
should at least exert its au-
thority in this area.
C. T. Hellmuth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Military Support for the Treaty

There is a short but persuasive an
Swer to the report of the Senate Pre-
paredneSS subcommittee which warns
against military disadvantages in the
teSt-ban treaty: The Joint Chiefs of
Staff have considered these diSadvan-
tageS-and they support the treaty
unanimously.
1t is true that the disadvantages
exist. The Chiefs themselves pointed
them out in testimony before the Pre-
paredneSS subcommittee and the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. Any re-
strictionS on the development of new
weapons is, of course, to some degree a
military disadvantage, whether the re-
Striction is imposed by a budget ceiling
or treaty. Reluctantly but realistically,
military leaders accept budget restric-
ton and the Nation agrees that this is
necessary. The Chiefs, after studying
the implications of the teSt-ban treaty,
concluded that while there are military
disadvantages to the treaty, they are
not so serious as to render it unaccept-
able"
The disadvantages, as cited by the
subcommittee report and by the Chiefs
are these: Under the treaty the Russians
can remain ahead in multimegaton
weapons and catch up in small nuclear
weapons; we will be unable to proof
test" our nuclear weapons, including an
anti-miSsile missile, or study the effects
of explosions in the atmosphere or
space.
The Chiefs pointed out in their
testimony, however, that these "disad-
vantageS and risks" can be reduced
through certain safeguards" (which the
administration is taking to the SatiSfac-
ton of the Chiefs. They said further
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
GoIdwoter's Stand

Richard Wilson devoted a
column in The Star in a Gu
rious attempt to prove that
Senator Goldwater didn't
really mean what he has
been saying so emphatically,
namely, that he is against
virtually all of the basic
measures which a majority
of the people of the United
States have shown over
whelmingly that they favor.
Mr.. Wilson's a tempt to
water-doWn Goldwater was a
valiant one, but it is the kind
Of water that just won't
wash. The American people
know, or have reason to know,
exactly where Senator Gold
water stands. And, frankly, I
don't think the Senator him
self would really appreciate
Mr.. Wilson's transparent at
tempt to get him off the
hook and make him more
palatable to the tens Of mil
lions of middle of the-road
voters who will decide the
1864 election.
Holland MacOmb,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Book of Books

In this age when the Su-
preme Court of the United
States says that 1t is uncon-
stitutional to require the
holder Of a public office to be-
lieve in God and that school
children be not required to
participate in religious exer-
cises, let us take a look at
some future possibilities.
Are we going to stop TAX
ing an oath on the Bible2 I
hope not.
The Bible-book OF books
book Of many books-is the
fundamental law book for
everyone. The Ten Com
mandments are the source Of
all Of our moral laws. From
the Bible we learn about all OF
the great patriarchs who had
the first form of organized
government.
Our country was founded
by those seeking to worship
God. Even though we are re-
quired to have separation OF
church and state, as a lawyer
and church layman l cannot
see where the Constitution
has been violated.
Believer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Stamp Act

A hole in the clouds, no bigger than
a mans stamp-presSing thumb, has ap-
peared and should be watched with hope.
AT least two Of the areas larger retail
chains have announced that they are
trading up from trading stamps and will
no longer try to lure the cagey customer
with the little brightly colored stick
em-upS.
This relief hasn't come a moment
too soon. If trend is in the making
to stamp out stamps, it will be the incest
repeal since the movies gave up loading
the feckleSS pleasure seeker with crock
cry.
1t wasn't so much the gooey task of
pasting the stamps in their books: it
wasn't even the extra burden of adiudi-
eating shilling rivalrieS for the next free
gift. The things got into the blood and
could corrupt the highest integrity The
honest householder, instructed by SEN
ator Neuberger, could diligently spend
hours translating jumbo and Arma-
geddon-sizeS into pennies and ounces
only to have the whole delicate balance
thrown out Of whack by the addition of
bonus bonanza in extra stamps.
II you took a high moral position
and passed them up you felt you were
paying for them anyway. If you saved
them you felt vaguely rusticated, not to
say anachroniStic; all your forebears'
efforts had gone for naught and you
were, by choice, back with the rubes.
The continuous crisis of conscience
was just too much and we are glad to
see those stamps 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Second Stage Budget

Only the most dedicated and not
y-well-informed optimist could work
up much enthusiasm over the fact that
the President finally has sent Congress
an amended District appropriation re-
quest for the 1864 fiscal year. If a
cheering section is heard, we will be
among the missing.
For here it is September-the new"
fiscal year already has ripened to one
sixth Of its life span. How much more
time will pass before the city is told how
much money it can spend-and for
what-during the IL months which be-
gan last July /? No one knows.
This diSgraceful situation already
has cost the District, and particularly
its young people, dearly. Last week, its
schools opened their doors with no more
teachers than they had last year, despite
an increase of more than 5000 pupils.
Vital public construction projects have
been-and still are-delayed. Certainly
this Is not the fault of Representative
hatcher of Kentucky or Senator Byrd
OF West Virginia, the chairmen, reSpec-
lively, Of the House and Senate District
Appropriation subcommittee. The real
culprit is congressional neglect-a stead
fast refusal over the years to approve
fiscal formula which would provide a
basis for determining in advance the
amounts Of money which both District
taxpayers and the Federal Government
should contribute each year to the costs
of running the city.
For the benefit of those who have
lost track of the current rat-race land
who has not?), shortage Of revenues
forced the House earlier this year to
approve an initial District budget which
was totally inadequate. In time, some
weeks ago, Congress passed a bill au-
thorizing additional revenues, including
Federal payment Of up to $50 million.
Now, in its own good time, the admin
iStration has taken the second catching
up Step-requesting appropriations
which, based on the new revenue act,
would add some $43 million to the budg-
ct as passed by the House.
There is no complaint about the
adequacy Of the administration request.
In essence, the White House has asked
for precisely those expenditures which
the Commissioners deemed most vital.
For his part, Senator Byrd has promised
to expedite hearings by his Subcommit-
tee, and to give each of the needs thor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
THE PASSING SCENE
By WILLIAM S. WHITE
The Treaty and National Interest

This, then, is the far from
complicated explanation OF
why Republicans like Sena-
tors Dirksen and Leverett
Saltonstall of Massachusetts,
back this treaty. 1t is not
that they are afraid" not to
do so, or that they are
scrambling for public kudos
or somebody's mantle" All
politicians" of course, want
to be reelected. But very
few Senate politicians" in
things touching life or death
for this country, are nearly
so afraid of doing their duty,
as they see it, as the anti
Congress establishment per-
petually believes them to be.
Now, Senators like Russell
and Stennis have also read
the Constitution. They, too,
know all the things that the
Dirksens and Saltonstalls
know. But in their case, it
happens that their main leg
islative responsibilities have
long been in the field of
military defense. Thus, they
are aware, in a peculiarly in
innate way, of the profound
misgivings about this treaty
which actually run among
the highest military officers.
Responsible Opposition
From where the RuSSells
and StenniSes sit, it carries
more risk than opportunity,
more possible peril than hope
for peace. So they oppose it.
They do not oppose it in
some dark conservative Goa
lition" conspiracy against the
President and the liberals.
They do not oppose it be-
cause they don't like what
Mr.. Kennedy is doing in the
South about civil rights.
Good Senate politicians"
the RuSsells and the STEM
Misses, and equally the Dirk
sens and the Saltonstalls-
are abundantly tough in TAX
ing care of their political in
terestS, to a point. But they
know where the cutoff is.
The cutoff is that point
where playing politics In the
ordinary sense is not per-
Missile because it is playing
politics with national secu-
rity and with ultimate duty.
In a word, there are now
and always have been two
political worlds; and there is,
politically, an enduring dou-
BILE standard. The rule Of
thumb among good politi-
clans - Senators, Presidents
and even such lofty types as
diplomats, wherever these
latter are able to understand
politics at all - is this: Hit
the opposition with every
stick at hand on home is
sues; but walk softly, and
remember personal and ma
tional responsibility, when it
comes to mortal issues in
volving this Nation abroad.
g 1868
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11

Junior-grade cyniciSm on
the outside tends to obscure
what is happening on the in
side in the Senate's grave
debate looking toward ratifi-
cation Of the limited nuclear
test ban treaty. 1t also hides
the real reasons why.
Academic-minded and bu-
reaucratic-minded people
who don't know the Senate,
and commonly think of it
as a large body of inevitably
small and ignorant "politi-
cians," are attributing all
sorts of absurdly melodra-
matte motives to men in this
debate.
The Republican Senate
leader, Everett Dirksen of
Illinois, comes out for the
pact. So they run about cry
ing that he is trying to
take over the mantle" of the
late Senator Arthur H. Van
denberg of Michigan as a
bipartisan foreign policy
leader. Or, If not that, it is
simply that the Kennedy
White House has taken
DirkSen into camp"
A sophomore skepticism
hereabouts, arising among
commentators and others
who take their line from the
anti-Congress establishment
in this country, has long
been based upon the assump-
ton that Senators are in
variably only politicians"
Diplomats and State Depart
ment advisers and any and
all world disarmerS, OF
course, are invaria bly,
Statesmen"
Thus, when Senator Dirk
sen takes his stand for the
treaty - as when Senators
like Richard Russell Of
Georgia and John Stennis of
Mississippi take their stand
against it-there is instant
ly a mad search to find elab-
crate and pseudo = cynical
explanations for very simple
truths. Senator DirkSen, in
fact, supports the treaty for
the same reason a large ma
jority of it's other Senate
supporters do.
Responsibility to President
Like them, he is worried
about possible tricks by the
Russians - whose record to
date in keeping their inter-
national agreements is far
from good. But, like them,
he knows that a President of
the United States has made
this treaty. Like them, he
knows that a President is
the final proper authority
under the Constitution for
the conduct of our foreign
affairs. Like them. he knows
that in such matters there
can be only one President at
a time, be he Democrat or
Republican, be he right or be
he wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Just Before War Swept Europe
By DONALD MINTZ

that is so important to their
fathers and so remote to
them.
Here is Chamberlain In
the Commons saying: This
is a sad day for all of us,
and to none is it sadder
than to me. Everything that
I have worked for, every
thing that I have believed
in during my public life, has
crashed into ruins. There
is only one thing left for me
to do; that is, to devote what
strength and powers I have
to forwarding the victory Of
the cause for which we have
sacrificed so much"
There are Churchill's
great speech, and old Lloyd
Georges simple words that
in retroSpect-and to some
at the time-are more effec-
tive than Sir WinSton's
glorious rhetoric.
And while German dive
bomberS terrorized Polish
troops and civilians alike,
George Lansburg, "a veteran
Labour leader" asked the
Government if they had con-
sidered asking the Nazis to
agree to conduct World War
II without any aerial war
fare" at all.
Exciting Reading
Mr.. Ball moves from
France to Germany, from
England to Poland to Italy,
with considerable journalistic
skill. His book is easy and
exciting reading.
At the same time, it is dis
turbing in a way that has
nothing to do with the
events it recounts. The bib
biography lists only some of
the nearly 1000 books, Of
fetal reports, newspapers,
magazines, news agency dis
patches, and private letters"
said to have been consulted.
But 1t seems strange that
none of the captured German
foreign office documents
are mentioned. Nor does
Hansard, the British equiv
alent Of the Congressional
Record, appear.
German names like Doenitz
and Won Weizsaecker are
consistently misspelled.
More important, a number
OF facts that can easily be
checked against the elabo-
rately documented study,
THE Appeasers" by Martin
Gilbert and Richard Colt
reviewed here a while ago,
seem to have been garbled.
Mr.. Balls Authors Note"
suggests rather strongly that
he functioned more as a
committee chairman rather
than as a responsible single
writer, and the copyright in
the name Adrian Ball and
Associates Ltd" is less than
reassuring.
Mr.. Balls book has the
spirit Of the day, no doubt.
But as a source OF factual de-
tail, its undocumented pages
should be read with skeptic-
ism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry DriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSa-
ton. Those not used will be
returned only Dhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Krebiozen

The dramatic story entitled
"Vinca: Green I-ope Against
Cancer" in This Week maya
zine for August IL, is excit-
ing news for all who have a
serious interest in that dread
disease
On the basis of a three
year study of all published
data available to this writer
on the history of another
cancer drug, Krebiozen, it is
evident that a story as dra-
matte and encouraging as
the "Vinca" story could have
been written about Krebiozen
perhaps eight to ten years
ago if it had been subjected
to honest, scientific investi-
cation and testing by indie
pendent organizations coon
after preliminary obServa-
tions on the results of its
use with a few patients were
announced. Such action has
been urged since early 1851
by DR.. Andrew C. Ivy, who
is considered the principal
proponent of Krebiozen and
by its discoverer, DR.. Stevan
Durovic. Such independent
testing has yet to be done by
any official research organi-
zation.
A congressional investiga-
ton is urgently needed of all
major aspects of the Kre-
biozen controversy, includ-
ing all organizations, agen-
cies and persons important
ly involved in it. Wherever
deception and dishonesty
have occurred in the 12-year
controversy over this drug,
it must be thoroughly probed
and exposed.
Hugh Ross
Germantown. Md.
Max Freedman, in writing
about the so-called "contro-
versial" anti-cancer drug
Krebiozen, gave only the
Governments position and
in quoting exclusively from
that source he has done a
great injustice to these who
believe that Krebiozen shows
more than enough promise to
justify a test at NH.
The main cogent argument
on the opposite side is that
only a test on more patients,
and more important, the
physical examination OF
those who have been taking
the drug for a varying num-
Der Of years and who have
complete m deal records
with biopsies will eve: settle
this question fairly.
Jane Meter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Guy Burgess

While Guy Burgess may
have been a completely I'M
wholesome human being,
Stanley Johnson's Sept. 2
article in The Star strikes
me as tasteless and in the
grand" tradition Of really
poor Journalism.
Kay Shannon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-11
Hail the Mail!

In reply 10 "A. u" who
wrote criticizing the postal
service, I wonder if he real
ICES that during the Jeffer-
sonian period he speaks of
that it cost Is cents to mail
a one page letter a distance
of 400 miles. At this price
the average person mailed
two letters a year.
Now a letter can be mailed
t h sands Of miles for 5
cents. Aletter dropped in the
corner mailbox is picked up
by truck, taken to the post
office, cancelled, sorted in a
primary and secondary case,
then taken by truck to the
railroad station, loaded on a
train, taken to the city and
State it goes to, then picked
up at the railroad station by
a mail truck taken to the
post office, sorted by streets
then sorted again by address
and delivered. All of this for
3 cents. l think this is a ire
mendouS bargain.
In woodrow Wilson's days
there were few post offices.
Now there are $4,000 post Of
fices handling approximately
rs billion pieces of mail a
year. If each of these pieces
was delivered personally, as
A. U. would like it, it would
certainly cost more than 5
cents per letter.
Evidently "a. u" Is glad
he has such a fine postal
service or he wouldn't have
been ashamed to put his
name on his letter.
william Sellers.