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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-10
SERVICE NEWS
Pan American Fiesta Will
Mark Boord'sAnniversorv

have issued invitations to a
reception on March 81 in
honor Of Admiral and Mrs.
Cubillos at the Officers Club.
National Naval Medical Gen.
ter.
The Naval Attache of
Chile, Rear Admiral Alfredo
Martin. and Mrs. Martin will
give a dinner party following
the Quinn reception for his
commander in chief and
Mrs. Cubillos.
The Chilean Ambassador
and Mrs. Walter Muller are
planning a reception on
March 20 for the Cubillos,
and their party in the hand
some Embassy.
Before Admiral Cubillos
departs on tour. he will 60 to
Annapolis, where he will be
the luncheon guest of the
corps of midshipmen, with
the superintendent Of the
Naval Academy, Rear Ad-
miral Charles Kirkpatrick,
as his host. Mrs. Cubillos will
be the guest of Mrs. Kirk
patrick.
The annual Intelligence
Conference, NATO, has been
going on all week and will
continue until the middle of
next week. The British del
egation, headed by Air Vice
Marshal A. Foord-Kel will
entertain on Tuesday in the
rotunda Of the British En-
bassy for the delegates.
The $3.50 party will be
given to return thanks for
courtesies extended during
the delegations stay In
Washington.
Mrs. Hamilton F. Morrison
will give a small reception
and buffet supper in her
home on N street for the
British delegation and the
officers Of SACLANT who are
here from Norfolk, Va, at
tending the conference.
Air Vice Marshal Foord-
Kelsey and the SACLANT
officers of Norway, the
Netherlands and the United
States will stay at the Gray
lyn while they are in town.
McKees Plan Dinner
Air Force Vice Chief of
Staff Gen. William F. Nc
Kee and Mrs. Mckee will
give a formal dinner on
Thursday at the Officers
Club, Boiling Air Force Base.
Their guests Of honor will be
the air attaches and their
wives Of the 10 South Amer
lean countries recently visited
by the McKees.
Gen. and Mrs. Mckee re-
turned from a South Ameri-
can tour last week. They
met, and were feted royalty
by Gen. McKee's counter
parts. Mrs. Mckee learned
Spanish in a crash program
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-03-10
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
'On the Rum in Burma

Ever since he overthrow Prime
Minister U Eu and established his own
military regime in Burma, the Western
world has been wondering about the
theological inclinations of General Ne
Win. He shares long border with the
Chinese Communists, and he has seemed
at times to be diSturbingly chummy
with them. But now, all of a sudden,
he has taken action that must infuriate
Peking.
In any case, after having tried to
negotiate with Burma'S Reds-who have
been waging vicious guerrilla warfare
against the country for the past Is
yearS-General Ne Win has abandoned
the effort. He has sought to treat them
almost as friends and guests and to
work out honest agreements with them.
But they have responded in typical
communistic fashion, and now he has
cracked down on them. Their head
quarters throughout the country have
been raided and padlocked, and prac-
tically all their leaders-over 400-have
been taken into protective custody"
Reporting from Rangoon, the Asso-
ciated Press quotes a top source" as
declaring: "ThiS is the biggest setback
the Communists have suffered since
Burma won independence in 1948. All
their frontline leaders, together with
their best professional organizers and
agitatorS, have at one stroke been re-
moved from the political scene. Com
munist rebels who arrogantly boosted of
their power and influence only days ago
are now on the run"
This is good news If true. In recent
months most of the reports from South
east ASia-particularl Wet Nam-have
been less than bright. But the situation
is perhaps better than it looks. If the
Ne Win regime in Burma, with Red
China breathing hotly down its neck,
has the courage to unleash smashing
assault on Burma's Reds, the rest of
the region and the free world at large
have reason to take heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Hank the Harold

Suddenly it seemed like old times
last week, with Harold StaSSen an
nouncing his willingness to run if nom
mated and to serve If elected
1t was the old Harold all over again,
distressed at strife among Republicans
and putting forth banner of unity,
namely, Harold StaSsen for President.
SelfleSSly Suppressing his personal pref
erenceS for private life, he hears and
responds to the voice of America calling
his name, as it has called before in vain.
Bowling to the will of the rank and file
and to the clear needs of the party
leaders, Harold StaSsen is ready to go.
That well-known intolerable choice
between Goldwater and Rockefeller al
most looks tolerable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Sunday Concert

Suggestion for Sunday afternoon
date: 4 pm, Constitution Hall, the
National Symphony Orchestra in a
sparkling program featuring the bril-
liant young pianist, Daniel Barenboim,
playing the Grieg Concerto.
This pleasant prospect is more
than just another concert. 1t is the
first Of series tailored especially
for Government employees land their
friendS) on day and hour convenient
to the greatest number. The prices
($1.50 in advance or 1928 at the halI
are not to be equalled anywhere, a
fact made possible through the gen.
erosity of the National Foundation for
the Arts in Industry and it's president,
Mrs. j. Dennis Freund.
The atmosphere will be more pops
than gala. There are no reserved seats
first come, first served. There are
no printed program notes - Howard
Mitchell gives them vocally. 1t will
all be very relaxed, but also very i'm
portant as another step in Stabilizing
the orcheStra's financial woes.
This is the first of four such Sun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Disclosure

Some good may yet come out Of the
Bobby Baker scandals If the mounting
American diStaSte for the conduct of
the national legislature impels Con-
greSs to adopt elementary precautions
against conflict-of-interest among its
own members.
Some good has already come with
Senator ManSfield's application Of the
principle Of disclosure to employees of
the Senate majority. The Case-Neu-
berger bill requiring Senators them
selves to disclose their financial hold
ings is q very elementary precaution
indeed In the executive branch, simple
disclosure is not enough. Top level
officials are required to divest them
selves, often at considerable loss, Of
financial holdings in businesses related
to their official activities.
AS it has Just done with Deputy
Defense Secretary Gilpatric, the Senate
shows lively and continuing interest
in the relations between executive Of
ficialS and their former connections.
1t is proper that the Senate should
do this.
At the same time, however, Sena-
tors with oil well interests consistently
vote for the oil depletion allowance.
Senators owning television stations con-
SiStently support the industry against
the regulatory commission. Senators
with wide variety of business asSo-
Citations support those associations in
legislation and in representation to
executive departments. BY such actions
they directly benefit themselves finan-
cially. Apparently it never enters their
heads that this is matter of legiti-
mate concern to the public
Quite the contrary. Senator Dirk
sen, speaking against the Case-Neu-
berger bill, cries that he did not give
up his citizenship when he came to
the Senate. Does cabinet member
give up his? The answer, quite simply,
is yes, to some extent he does and it
is right that he do so.
The Minority Leader AYERS that
Congressman are screened" by the
voters on election day. They are, and
financial disclosure will be a great help
to that screening.
It would be unwise to bet heavily
on the likelihood that Congress will
enact disclosure rule But so far as
we are concerned there is no question
where the public interest lies. The
Case-Neuberger bill should be passed
by the Senate Similar provisions should
be adopted by the House. And the
sooner the better for both bodies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
The Morse Vendetta

Senator Morse is not painting a
very becoming picture of himself. Nor
is this Self-portrait conducive Of re-
Spect for the purity Of his motives.
His proposed investigation Gin depth"
of the Metropolitan Police Department
and the alleged lobbying activities of
some of its members is based on no bill
OF particulars or available accusations
OF misconduct. It's obvious purpose is
personal and vindictive retaliation. It
is the Senator's characteristic response
to criticism by a police private who
heads the local Police Association. This
defensive criticism was provoked by
the Senator's own structures on Chief
Murray for opinions he has expressed
with which the Senator does not agree.
The Senator does not rest his
retaliation on threats alone. He is
now embarked on an exercise in petit
Jogging tyranny, oStenSibly designed to
produce bait for his fishing expedi-
ton. AS matter of fact, his letter
to Commissioner Tobriner, consisting
Of dozen or more loaded questions,
clerical work to answer, enough to
bog down police headquarters for many
weeks in statistical research. And the
letter will be followed by other ques-
tons, procedure in petty haraSSment
that comes close to irresponsible abuse
Of the Senator's authority.
There have been numerous inves-
legations of the police in the past. 1t
may be that a police investigation is
always in order. Sometimes they turn
up something. AS usual thing, they
follow accusations or evidence of wrong
full conduct. The normal procedure is
that such investigations in Congress
are approved by a committee vote, and
directed by committee counsel. This
one is Senator MorSe's own, personal
vendetta. The most significant ques-
ton it raises is, Upon what meat doth
this our Caesar feed, that he has grown
so create" We don't know the answer.
1t may be simply Talk and More Talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Wheat on Demand

1t is unbelievable thu t
President Kennedy and his
many-le tt e h e d brain trust
lack the imagination to take
advantage of a propaganda
coup that has been laid in
their lap, tailor-made! We
spend millions on propagan-
da agencies-but get very lit
tie propaganda!
Let's give the wheat to the
Russians. Give them all they
can eat until they get bull
ging eye-ballSl We have tons
of it laying in the city streets
of our Nation and straining
the seams Of our storage
bins. Let's also pay for ship
ping, instead of looking like
Uncle Shylock by charging
more for freighting it by de-
manding that it be shipped
in United States freighters.
Let's give it to them in any
ships, let's give them all they
can take.
But let us make one I'M
compromising demand:
Tear down the Berlin Wall
and take Soviet troops out Of
Cuba.
Francis C. Peters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Poy-Off?

"Ideny," said Representative Byrnes,
that received any pay-off from the
taxpayer in this case"
The validity Of that statement is,
Of course, the crux Of the matter. The
Wisconsin Republican interceded with
Internal Revenue for the Mortgage
Guarantee Insurance Corp.-in a case
which, by his own statement, was a
matter Of life or death for the COM
pany. AS result of his efforts, Mort
gage Guarantee secured a favorable
ruling. There is not the slightest ques-
ton but that Mr. Byrnes had a right,
possibly a duty, to act in behalf of
this corporate constituent, believing
as he did that it was not getting a
fair deal.
Six months after his good deed,
Mr.. Byrnes received a telephone call
from an officer Of the concern he had
saved. He was offered a chance to buy
stock directly from the company, at
a good price," He did so, never dream
ing he was being offered anything not
available to the general public.
he was, presumably, as amazed as
everyone else when his $4,000 invest
ment bloSSomed in three years into
$4,000.
Mr.. Byrnes has had a fine record
in Congress. 1t may be that he really
was as naive about this deal as he
makes himself sound.
But the doubt that persists, in our
opinion, amply juStifies Mr. ByrneS'
dramatic decision to turn his MGIC
profits over to charity. He can deny
that he received a pay-off. But can
the company he helped deny that it
made one?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22

Is it not about time some
standard form of history is
to be learned in the different
schools, and in different
lands?
For example, this writer
was taught to believe that
the American Revolution was
q started by a gang of rebels
. wa ntin g power for them
selves. He was also led to be-
E heve that the colonies were
= too tight to pay taxes for
q their own protection.
On the other hand I I'M
. derstand that American his
. tory books glorify the rebels
. and their fight for Free
dom" a ain st the mother
country.
This writer is not arguing
who is right. I do know, how
ever, that Canada, which re-
fused to cut the ties with the
British, is as free as the Unit
ed States. I know also that
in this part of Ontario there
are many hundreds of thous-
andS Of descendants of the
United Loyalists who left the
regime of George Washing
ton, and are now living in
freedom under the Union
Jack.
In the war of 1872, Cana
dams fought to retain their
independence and refused to
be liberated" by Uncle Sam.
If We are to celebrate Edu-
cation Week, let us have the
facts of history-not just
twisted to suit any particular
country. George w. Chimney,
Branford, Ontario, Canada
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
The Prisoner

I strongly object to your
recent editorial entitled 1.-THE
Prisoner" because I am con-
WINGED that the logic upon
which 1t is based is faulty.
Also, I am aStonished at the
lack Of compassion it con-
tains and your Solomon-like
attempt to interfere in the
affairs of two related indi-
viduals far removed from the
Washington area.
Most offers" are eligible
for parole after 20 years or
so, depending upon the laws
Of the individual States. If
the prisoner has either
friends or relatives who can
guarantee his employment
after his release, the parole
board sometimes grants his
parole. Richard Honeck,
seemingly, had neither until
the APP story revealed that he
had a niece. She, in a spirit
Of obvious compassion, Of
fered him a home should
parole be granted. You imply
that Mrs. Orth doesn't know
the burden she is taking on
(Which is definitely her bust
ness and not yours merely
because Mr.. Honeck is a
living anachroniSm and could
not cope with the Goth Gen.
fury.
At age "a, Mr.. Honeck
would likely spend some
hours Of his day in a rocking
chair very similar in design
to those used for several
hundred years. However, he
might have trouble adjusting
to the foam rubber cushions.
The electric light in his
room, instead Of a flickering
gas lamp, would help his
aging eyes. Being called
Uncle Richard instead of by
a number might make him
feel more human as also
would the absence of locks
and iron bars. If our goth
Century radio and TV annoy
him, he could turn them off.
Adjustment to our modern"
civilization could be made
and should have no bearing
on his possible release.
To quote your editorial
THE old man should be al
lowed to stay in what has
been his home for so long"
Home? He has been in
prison, a cage of iron bars
and cement walls, for So
years-which could be called
the closest thing to hell on
earth. He probably has be-
come institutionalized and/or
adjusted to his cage, but it's
not his home.
I think it would have been
much kinder if you had not
printed this editorial since it
is up to the Illinois parole
board and not The Star as to
what the future Of Mr..
Honeck will be. All Of us face
a final Judgment and several
Of the criteria may very well
be kindness and compassion.
Robert r. Cox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER U, 1853

day concerts this season. If successful,
they can develop into a longer series
next year, giving the orchestra more
work, the community more pleasure.
Such concerts will never replace a
S. million endowment (Such as the
Pittsburgh Symphony fell heir to, and
our orchestra would be overjoyed to
have) but they are a contribution to
the fight for survival. And they sound
like good fun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used If
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to coHdensd-
ton. Those not used mill be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22

A comparatively minor bill
now pending in Congress to
raise its own pay and that Of
Federal judges and a host of
other Federal officials to
something approaching q "a
tional level has now become
Tar more than an issue Of
mere dollars and cents.
It has become a test of the
will Of Congress to resist the
most widespread and hysteri-
cal attack on the integrity of
representative Government
within the memory Of this
columnist. Has Congress the
courage to use this situation.
not as an excuse to stink
away from combat, but rath-
er as an expression Of its will
to meet its detractors and
defamers head-on? This has
become the one real question.
COunter-attack Needed
The clear necessity is for a
counter-attack by Congress
upon all those forces-inef-
fectual. and thus disgruntled.
members inside, and unin-
formed sources outside
W hich are presenting that
ancient institution as a very
sinkhole of sloth, indiffer-
ence, obstructionism, in
fluence-p e d ding and the
like.
Obstructionism and so on
Is charged simply because
there is no effective majority
IN congress or in the Nation
Tor some of the welfarist
measures upon which-thus
inevitably and rightly-there
is no congressional a elton.
1nfluence-peddling is being
charged by innuendo simply
because Aof two or three
tasteless but not unlawful
incidents. involving at most
half a handful of SIS mem
bers, which the voters Of the
congressional districts con-
cerned can easily take care
OF by running other men,
bers next time.
There are silly men in
Congress. true. Congress
makes mistakes, true. But in
the p re sen t climate one
might suppose that a satur-
MALTA Of corruption and in
competence existed on Capt.
tol Hill. This blown-up notion
is monstrously false. Worse.
it is promoting a spirit of
witch-hunting which tends
to reject the whole idea of
representative Government.
Those who give countenance
to this melodramatic non
sense are doing infinite
harm, whether they know it
or not. to the whole concept
of a responsible constitu-
tional society.
And no vehicle for a dec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Billie SoFs Ties

AS a grateful admirer of
the high standards of news
integrity maintained by The
Star, I must call to your at
tention the feature by Mary
McGrory on Billie Sol Estes
recent Senate appearance.
Miss McGrory referred to
his dark suit, white shirt
and silver tie" as "the uni
form Of the con man" Per-
hapS she felt he had forfeited
his right to privacy and re-
Spect, but why give his cloth
ing a bad name?
I bought myself several of
those silver ties from Lewis
& Thos. Saltz, Inc, a Wash
ington firm noted for its good
clothing taste. If his was the
uniform Of a "con man." a
lot of well-dresSed Washing
tonians had better look care
fully at their haberdashery.
william E. Morris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
MonsfieIds Methods

By coincidence. your inter-
eSting and Illuminating in
terview with Senator Mans
field, in The Sunday Star.
appeared as I was about to
mail you a letter on the same
subject - his methods as the
Senate's majority leader. His
answers to the questions
asked him reinforce the high
opinion Of Mansfield the man
which I had formed long
since. As for the results OBJ
tanned under his leadership
In the current session of Con-
greSs, he speaks for himself.
AS a writer with political
experience, coupled with a
career in journalism, most of
1t in Washington, it has been
my good fortune over a pc
Rod Of many years to serve in
assignments which gave me
unusual opportunities to
study the Senate individual
ly and collectively, and to OBJ
serve it in action. I have fol-
lowed its performance under
varying conditions and Diff
terent leaders, varying wide
ly in their methods. It is
against that background that
I should like to go on record
here as ranking Senator
Mansfield in the top cate
CORY Of Senate leaders as well
as American statesmen, with
a broad grasp Of world af-
fairs as well as more mar
rowly national problems.
1t Is obvious, Of course,
that leaders differ in their
personalities and methods.
This is emphasized by the
fact that they are always in
the public eye. To his recent
ly voluble critics, Senator
Mansfield suffers by com
par1son with some Of his
predecessors. But to hear him
criticized because he is not
flamboyant in manner: a
circus performer, back-slap-
per, chest-puncher; because
he seldom makes demanding
speeches and is not noted for
Dack-room deals; and be-
cause he is a gentleman of
serene mind - decent, kind
ly, courteous. considerate of
others - can reflect only on
his critics.
Senator Mansfield is re-
spected and trusted on both
sides Of the political aisle.
Certainly he cannot be
blamed because the Senate of
the United States, a law unto
itself, does not move faster,
its wonder to perform.
1t may be noted also that
his whole record, from youth,
shows him to be an intellec-
tual Of broad experience, vi
sion, and tremendous deter
mination, although quiet in
the way he goes about things.
To me, he possesses leader
ship qualities to be welcomed
in a government of the peo-
pie, by the people, for the
people.
Thandapo A u,v,,kI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-22
Court Motto?

Representative Howar
smith Of Virginia recently
proposed that the motto, "In
God We Trust" be inscribed
above the bench of the Su-
preme Court.
In the light of the courts
recent decision in the Geno-
vese case, would not the
words, "Curia Nostra," be
more appropriate?
Macon Fry