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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15
Stevenson Sees
Cuba Freedom
From Moscow
BY GARRETT d. HORNER
.-ss star Staff Writer


Adlai Stevenson said today
that Cuba's freedom eventually
will be restored and then the
American republics must make
sure Moscow never again sets
up a Castro-type tyranny in
the Western Hemisphere.
At the same time, Mr..
Stevenson asserted that people
who would provoke the United
States to reckless action
against the Castro regime are
not serving the best interest
Of either this country, this
hemisphere or the Cuban
people.
Mr.. Stevenson, American
Ambassador to the United Ma
tons. spoke at ceremonies In
the Pan-American Building
celebrating the 73d anniversary
Of the first conference Of Amer
lean nations that started the
Inter-American system.
Notes American Comfy
He said the Cuban crisis last
october demonstrated there Is
no conflict between the United
Nations and regional systems
such as the Organization of
American States. The two or
CARNATIONS worked hand in
glove" during that crisis, he
said.
Branding communism 1.-THE
eager scavenger Of human
disaster" he said the com.
munities Of free and independ-
ent nations in the Americas
and In Western Europe "repre-
sent the real way Of the fu-
ture." He predicted eventual
construction Of O free COM
munity embracing US all"
Looking at the Inter-Ameri-
can system, Mr.. Stevenson said
that in the past I'VE have
tended too often to consider
q conference q substitute for
action" and "have been better
at writing declarations than
carrying them out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15

The Negroes turned into an
alley, but policemen stopped
them in a field.
Police wagons and patrol cars
we're packed with demonstra-
tors. Patrolmen brandished billy
clubs and the surginy crowd
fell back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15
Salinger Gives Statement

Salinger Gives Statement
White House Press Secretary
Pierre Salinger issued this nom
committal statement on the
LukenS move:
1.-The Presidents statement
Of last Thursday speaks for
itself. The President said that
1t was important for the In
dustry and the country that
overall price stability should
be maintained.
while the statement did not
preclude price actions UP or
down, the President did point
out strongly the national inter-
est in overall price stability"
In Thursdays statement, the
President said selected price
adjustments, up or down, as
prompted by changes In supply
and demand. as opposed to
across-the- board increases, are
not incompatible with a frame
work Of general stability and
steel price stability and are
characteristic Of any healthy
economy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15
3 Per Cent Average

Lukens, which has head
quarters in Coatesville, Pa,
raised prices IS a ton on carbon
steel plates and 81 q ton on
alloy steel plates. 1t said the
increases amounted to about
3 per cent on these two items.
which account for less than half
of Lukens' sales.
Although Lukens Is q rela-
lively small producer. 1t claims
third ranking in production Of
steel plate.
w. z. Mullestien, vice presi-
dent and general manager of
Lukens, said q decline in its
ratio of earnings to sales made
price increases necessary, the
Associated Press reported.
He said Lukens has built two
electric furnaces, a slabbing
and rolling mill. heating equip
ment and other new facilities
costing more than $44 million
since 1858, the last time the
company raised prices.
The A. P. reported from Palm
Beach that the President
planned no special meetings on
steel during his holiday, unless
further developments necessi-
tate such q conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15
Invent System

MIR. Greenhalsh explained
that the defendants invented
a system whereby some Of them
would make out credit apph-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15

material costs and foreign COM
petition.
Senator Douglas, chairman
Of the Senate House Economic
Committee, said this analysis
will be followed by testimony
by the parties involved. He said
Democratic and Republican
members of the committee had
approved the hearings.
Senator Goldwater, Republic
can of Arizona, praised the
Presidents conciliatory stand
on steel prices.
In a speech prepared for
Senate delivery today. Senator
Goldwater criticized the Presi-
dent for use Of power in the
steel battle a year ago. and said
that "uncalled-for interview
ton" undermined business con-
fidence in the administration.
BY contrast, the Senator con-
tinued, 1.-THE Presidents present
attitude toward the announced
steel increases is commendAble.
and 1t is to be hoped that he
will continue on this enlight-
ened trail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-15

ADVERTISEMENT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
Hondcuffed

Some time ago the motor vehicle
directors of Maryland and the District
worked out very sensible reciprocity
agreement which would make life a
lot easier for motorists Of the two
Jurisdictions who get picked up for
minor traffic violations outside their
home areas.
AS things stand now, the resident
Of one area who is arrested in another
is customarily hauled off to the station
house to post collateral. Apart from
the inconvenience, it is entirely possible
that the offender, If he should be un-
able to come up with the money, may
find himself in Jail. There is a reason,
OF course, for this hard-nosed treat
ment: The Jurisdiction in which the
offenSe occurs has no direct hold over
the outsider" once he Is let go.
The new agreement would over
come that problem very simply. First,
1t provides that the outsider" would
merely be given a summons, Just as
II he were resident Of the area where
the offenSe occurred. Then, it was
agreed, the officials of the home juriS-
diction would use their very persuasive
powers Of license revocation to assure
that the offender makes good on his
obligation to the neighboring area.
Until a few days ago, 1t was ex-
pected that Maryland and District
officials would announce formal agree
ment on this carefully worked-out plan
at the annual Commissioners and
Governors Traffic Conference, to be
held tomorrow. At the same time,
Virginia representatives were all set to
pledge their support for a State law
which would permit Virginia to join
the party later.
But no longer. The whole plan
repeatedly has collapsed because of
questions raised by the District corpo-
ration counsel as to the legal authority
OF the District to enter such an ar
rangement without Congress consent
Perhaps the corporation counsel is
technically right. If he is, however,
there is an urgent need for Congress
to delegate to the Commissioners a
great deal more discretionary power
IN this field. The same need applies,
OF course, in Maryland and Virginia.
For II State and local officials lack
the authority to consummate an agree
ment as simple, and as clearly in the
public interest, as this, what chance
is there for meaningful progress on
regional problems that are really COM
plicated?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
Good Godqet

OF probable interest to
those considering tax cuts
and Government spending is
the scent development by
Department of Agriculture
scientists, among others, Of a
method of detecting chemical
reSidues In foods in a few
parts per billion. Not so long
ago, detection methods mea-
Sured only in parts per mil
lion.
With all this technical
progress at our fingertips,
perhaps USDA, working with
the Budget Bureau, can de-
velop an economic detection
device for measuring parts
per billion for the use Of leg
islators. The device would
blow a klaxon when the Con-
gresham or Senator forgets
that the 81 spent tow ar d S
paper clips, In dia n ste e |
mills. worldwide junketing,
vote-soliciting IN earrings"
and the extravagantly lush
Rayburn office building Is
one part per billion dollars.
Peter C. CrOlius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25

in the three centuries since European
civilization first looked upon the virgin
American wilderness his fellow country
men had spent and were continuing
to spend capital in the form of the
natural endowments Of the land with
too lavish hand.
But he saw much more than that.
He saw clearly, and was the first Amer
lean to see clearly, that each American
conservation organization attacking
waStage and misuse of resources was too
prone Ito ride its own hobby in its own
direction" to use Pinchot's words. The
conservation of natural resources, he
wrote, "is one single question with many
parts . one great central problem of
the use Of the earth for the good Of
man."
He was right. It is central prob
lem Of increasing magnitude as the
demands of Americans upon their en-
vironment increase.
For this reason the families of
Clifford and Amos Pinchot are to be
congratulated for deciding to the Nation
Grey Towers, the Pinchot family home
near Milford, Pa. Grey Towers, under
the auspices of the Forest Service and
the Conservation Foundation Of New
York, will become the Pinchot Institute
for Conservation Studies
We wish it a bright and productive
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
Kill Christmas?

During Sundays march of mourn
ing for the Birmingham children killed
by bomb, Dick Gregory told the crowd
that he will give his own children no
Christmas presents this year to impress
upon them the meaning Of those deaths.
On the same day it was announced in
New York that group Of Negro artists
has started campaign to eliminate the
celebration Of Christmas in 1868. Actress
Ruby Dee asks parents to tell their chill
dren, Santa Claus didn't come because
bombers came in Birmingham" James
Baldwin says fatty, Americans have no
right to celebrate Christmas this year."
We share fully the horror and sad
ness evoked by Birmingham. But we
think Mr. Gregory, Miss Dee and Mr..
Baldwin are wrong.
True, Mr.. Baldwin is on solid ground
when he says we have no right" to
celebrate Christmas this year. Neither
we nor any other nation ever had that
right in any year. In the most literal
sense, Christmas is a gift of God, not
something earned or deserved by man.
It's celebration is our acceptance and
thanks for that gift.
Christmas, to be sure, for many
years has been commercialized and vul-
CARRIED. There are drunken office par
ties and there are gifts given solely with
an eye to gain. There are parents who
use the occasion to get their children
one-up in their peer-group by the Law
iShneSs Of their presents With all that,
we do not believe the spirit of Christmas
has been seriously touched. It still lives
and the exchange of gifts at that time
is pledge, kind Of promissory note,
for our charity, our givingneSs, in all
our human contacts on all our days.
Does this relate to the tragedy in
Birmingham and to the wider struggle
for racial justice? It does indeed. Had
the spirit of Christmas been fully &C
cepted by white American Christians,
there would be no need for that struggle,
for the American Negro would long since
have been received into full citizenship.
The challenge of Birmingham will
be met not by the elimination of Christ
mas but by the deepening Of our I'M
Outstanding Of that feast and by our
extension Of its spirit throughout our
lives. Surely what the civil rights move
ment wants of America is not less
Christmas, but more.
Kill Christmas? The attempt has
already been made: by the church
bombers, most surely, but also by public
officials who deny Negroes education
and votes, by SegregationiStS in all parts
Of the country, by those of us who hard
en- our hearts and wish the trouble would
go away. 1t would be great mistake for
Negroes to join that effort against the
message Of the angels, Peace on earth
to men Of good will"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
France on the Spot

Premier Georges Pompidou of
France has been both pompous and silly
in suggesting to his countrymen that
the United States is plotting" against
President de GaulleS effort to build up
an independent French nuclear force.
To put the matter in It's simplest
terms, nobody in America Is in con-
spiracy to prevent the creation Of such
force. The only thing our officials
have been doing, and altogether in the
open, is to talk with the French in an
effort to persuade them that they are
embarked on a wasteful course in seek
ing to become independent Of us in the
development Of nuclear and thermo-
nuclear arsenal
There can be no doubt about this.
France, our historic ally, is doing itself
a great diSservice when 1t tries to 60 it
alone in developing atomic-hydrogen
weapons 1t Is having serious technical
and economic difficulties in the process
And 1t also faces the fact-which could
be an enormous embarrassment to It.
that the new teSt-ban treaty bars the
sort of atmospheric detonations 1t in
tends to carry out.
France is thus very much on the
spot. 1t wants to detonate shots In the
atmosphere, but now there is treaty
outlawing the shots. That treaty has
been signed by 100 countries. It will
not be easy for France to ignore the
sort of global consensus that is implicit
in such pact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25

Bernard L. Copeland had a dream
which bids fair to revolutionize music.
Mr.. Copeland, who heads Waynesboro
Va.) furniture concern, dreamed during
fevered illness that he had written and
conducted piece of music to commem-
crate the 18th anniversary Of his firm.
When he recovered, the idea seemed so
good that he commissioned Washington
Composer Robert Evett to write some
thing called Anniversary Concerto: u.s."
winch soon will be played by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
We sense here the start Of trend,
and toss out these sample titles:
Unfinished Symphony for an In
stallment Plan Washing Machine, Gallon
to Fire Sale, Theme and Variations on
a Hair Cut and Shave, Suite with Two
Pairs Of Pants, Minuet for Wigs and
Shifts. Prelude to an Afternoon at the
Races, The Minute Wash Waltz, Requiem
for Bankruptcy.
But enough Of this foolishness.
Speaking quite seriously, we applaud
the idea that business should step for
ward as patron Of the arts. II Mr..
Copeland's lead is followed widely, 1t
could lead to healthy American Rem
aissance. Businessmen could bathe their
consciences in the cultural Swim-while
artists, poets and composers enjoy three
square meals day.
We are making a heavily penciled
notation regarding Mr.. Evett's concerto
on our calendar: Constitution Hall, oc-
tober 20 and 30.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25

fully enjoyed under my ad-
ministration have been ruth
lessly suppressed. Any impair
tial observer will point out
that there is no progress to-
day in Guatemala. and no
liberty.
The present regime has
moved the clock back half q
century, to the somber days
of dictator Manuel Estrada
Cabrera. But, II you analyze
the governments emanating
from military juntas, they
never have q long life.
I am glad to notice, as the
article states. that some of
the governments that main
tain diplomatic relations with
the Guatemalan de facto re-
gime. including the United
States of America, maintain
those relations at more than
at arms length"
Miguel YdigOras-Fuente
Constitutional President Of
Guatemala
Miami, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25

The history Of mankind repeatedly
bears witness to the basic truth of these
words, spoken by the acknowledged
father Of the concept Of total conserva-
ton In America upon the 40th anniver-
sary Of the United States Forest Service,
which he founded. Yet we are sure II
Clifford Pinchot, who, according to
Theodore Roosevelt, "stood first" in
rendering invaluable service to the peo-
pie Of the United States during his ad-
ministration, were here today, he would
say that Americans generally have yet
TO take his counsel sufficiently to heart.
Clifford Pinchot saw, as had many
thinking Americans before his time, that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25

A friend of mine who
wanted land still does) a
janitor for his plant asked,
nearly a month ago. for help
in finding one from the
United States Employment
Bureau in the District of
Columbia and also from the
Maryland State Employment
Bureau. He was told at the U.
s. Bureau that there are Cor
were them 26, 400 unemployed
in Washington. d. C. The
Bureau has sent him Just
one applicant during the
intervening time and that
one has q criminal record.
It is evident to me, from
the above and other episodes
coming to my attention. that
there is something pretty
fishy about the way unem-
ployment figures are COM
piled.
Unemployment figures are
generally accepted as refer
ring to those able to work who
cannot find 1t. They are
certainly not currently used
TO mean that, for example.
26,400 in the District Of Co
lumbia can find work but
don't want tor, are they2
Clarkson J. Beall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
'Dropouts'

The President and the At
torney General have encour-
aged "dropouts" to return to
school so that their high
school education may be
completed. What are these
"dropouts" returning to? To
crowded schools, with 40 to
SO students in many classes
and up to 80 in others. How
can students learn properly
under such outrageous condi-
tons? Something must be
done i'm m e diately about
these conditions, or we shall
simply have more "dropouts"
to roam the streets.
Trina d. Harris
q 4
All across the Nation, peo-
pie are voicing concern over
the alarming number of
young people who do not re-
turn to school. Actors, base
ball players, and Government
officials have had some sue
cess in persuading these peo-
pie to remain in school.
While self-motivation and
sincere interest in knowledge
must always be the founda-
ton Of education, I think
that certain legal action
should be taken in this cir
cumstance. Why cannot the
laws which require children
TO remain In school until 16
be revise d to make high
school graduation mandato-
ry3 In addition, teachers
and guidance directors
should of course continue
their efforts to convince
their students Of the necessi-
ty of a high school education.
Kauua1h m.S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
RuIinq by Junto

! read with great interest
George Sherm a ms article
~. S. Shifts Attitude on
Juntas." which appeared Sep
TENDER 8.
AS I remember the Char
ter of Punta del Este, which
my Government signed on
August II. 1861, the Alliance
for Progress is q vast pro-
gram of intense social and
economic reform, based on
the principles Of representa-
tive democracy. because 1t Is
better to progress with lib
erty" than without it--not to
mention not to progress. with
no liberty at all.
My Govern m ent Freely
elected in 1858, respectful Of
human rights and deferential
to the constitutional proc
esses) passed through Con-
gress an income tax law and
was preparing to submit to 1t
q bill on minimum wages,
drafted in close cooperation
with the Organization OF
American States (O.A.S0 and
with the o.RI.T., when It
was dastardly and forcibly
overthrow by q reactionary
sector OF the Guatemalan
military. Similarly. other re-
form measures had been con-
templated in accordance with
the Charter Of Punta del Este,
but respecting human rights
and preserving fundamental
freedoms.
Guatemala today, under
Colonel Enrique Peralta's de
facto and dictatorial regime,
is q police state. The civil
guarantees which tho people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
Crafty Commies

When the politicians who
now head this formerly fear
less and self-reSpecting Ma
ton betray us with constant
retreats from principle, in
our Nations relations to
communism, these weaklings
try to Justify their acts by
saying that America will SUI
fer loss of prestige in the
eyes of all the people Of the
world If we Americans do not
stay hitched and not object
to these betrayalS.
When the millions of I'M
fortunate people held captive
by the Reds hear that our
leaders have made o pact
with the devil, that is, have
collaborated with old pig
eyed Khrushchev In cooking
up this soc allied test ban
treaty, those behind the Iron
Curtain are going to have an
extremely low opinion Of our
leaders.
Indeed, the commies them
selves hold this sort Of lead
ership in low esteem, not to
say contempt. They put q
mighty low evaluatcon on
anyone so blindly foolish as
to enter into any negotia-
lions with any Reds. Here Is
what one Rudolph Menshin-
ski, a former Soviet Consul
General In Berlin, said: I'VE
should promise all that is
asked and as much as one
likes, as long as we can get
. something tangible in return,
and as long as there are
idiots to take our signatures
seriously"
And old K. himself con-
temptuously has said Of
American leaders, you can
spit in their eye and they
will say 1t is dew"
Halsey McGOvern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-25
Good vs.. Evil

When our Negro maid
came last week, it was more
important to me than any
other time in her over rs
years of faithful service.
She does not come regularly
now because physically she
is not capable Of 1t. She
comes because we have
helped each other through
the years and we need one
another.
When I greeted her I told
her how grieved we had been
about the bombing Of the
girls in church in Birming-
ham. I asked her If she still
had faith and would continue
to go to church. She an
swered surely and firmly
that she would continue to
go to church, that faith was
something that could not be
explained but was a part of
her and could never change.
For the first time in all these
years she saw me cry in my
relief and gratitude.
When I first heard Of the
churches support and role
in the Freedom March on
Washington I was shocked
and confused. How could
churches sanction anything
that would invite violence
and bloodshed through per-
sons whose only interests
would be to cause trouble
and chaos? After the March
I had more respect for the
Negro race as a whole than
l had ever had before. But
the churches. through WON
derful organizations, hard
work and q great inspiration
had accomplished the almost
impossible. What could have
been one Of the most tragic
events in the history of our
country was avoided.
Then came the bombings. I
am sure that for a while
most people Of both races
felt that we were living in
hopeless times in q hopeless
world. Only a hypocrite
would feel otherwise. What
perfect propaganda for the
atheist and the Communist.
Only a deep and strong faith,
instilled from childhood, can
be Of any help at q time like
this. knowledge Of God
through the church will al
ways be important to our
children and to our coun-
try. That is why It was set
tied in the first place.
Our maid. through her
simple and sincere belief, had
declared that unselfish love,
hope. and faith. which rep
resent God on earth, are
stronger In our Nation than
all the hate and ugly acts
Of man.
Mrs. Everett A. r. Scarf.