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"It gave the foremen quite
a shock at first" Mr.. Drey-
fuss says, when I called OF
the phone to give directions
while / was watching the
work through binoculars"
AS with all architects, Mr..
DreyfuSs and the seven reg
istered architects in his firm
must follow every phase of
the construction work from
making the original designs
to laying out the individual
offices.
"As the building comes out
Of the ground" Mr.. DreyfusS
says. 1--WE must check the
shop drawings Of each Of the
subcontractors, such as those
concerned with the marble.
Evening star., 1963-03-30

electronic speed-up, the sys-
TEN hit a new high with
about 6,l00 listings, Mr.. Kent
says, and realtors using the
service reported nearly $50
million worth of sales.
Evening star., 1963-03-30

IBM equipment to stream
line our bookkeeping, process
sing Of invoices and address,
ing of mailing pieces"
The multiple listing cards
provide detailed particulars
Evening star., 1963-03-30

on the individual houses,
such as the price, number of
rooms, structural style, heat
ing facilities and other
features.
Last year, even before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-29
Tox-Free Propaganda

Senator Neuberger's complaint that
too many tax-exempt organizations are
riding a free propaganda wagon de-
serves more than sidelong glance by
Congress and the Internal Revenue
Service. Because she ventured into a
kind of No Mans Land-that ruled by
the Daughters Of the American Revolu-
tion-Mrs Neuberger at least managed
to attract some attention to an obscure,
but growing, problem.
Owing to its patriotic and educa-
tional work, much of which Mrs. Neu-
berger agrees is splendid, the OAR
enjoys the boon Of non-taxation. In
addition, for GA years the taxpayers,
by consent Of the Senate, have paid
to publish parts of the OAR annual
report. Now, what makes the Senator
from Oregon unhappy is that this re-
port, as she sees it, is loaded with
right-wing propaganda shots at the
administration, Congress, the Federal
Courts and the United Nations. And
she also is offended by the "doctrinaire
restatement of the John Birch Societys
conspiratorial view of recent American
history"
AS for the OARS side of it, Mrs.
Robert V. H.. Duncan, the president
general, stoutly upheld its claim as a
congressionally-c chartered patriotic or
ganization and offered to cooperate
in any investigation of its tax-exempt
status.
Basically, of course, Senator Neu-
berger is not so much concerned about
the OARS activities as with "the prolif-
Grafton of tax exempt organizations
whose sole apparent function Is to
funnel the funds Of rightwing business,
free Of taxation, into rightwing propa-
ganda mills" And Mrs. Neuberger was
quick to add that the same sort of thing
undoubtedly goes on in the left wing,
too.
The Senator, we think, Is justified
In asking Internal Revenue Commits
Sioner Caplin to keep an eye peeled
for organizations abusing the tax-ex-
emption privilege. Congress, too, might
well lend her some support even though
she, like her colleagues, refrained from
blocking the OARS annual report
money.
AS to the latter, 1t is possible a vote
to block would have been less satisfy
Ing than the reason given for desisting.
1.-THE political view of the OAR, how
ever distorted" observed Mrs. Neu-
berger, do not bear great currency in
the American marketplace of ideas"
Just try to imagine a man saying
that.
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Exit Tshombe

Spokesman for the United Nations
were emphatic from the beginning in
saying that they did not intend to sub
due Noise Tshombe by force and thereby
put an end to Katanga's secession from
the Congo But that is what they did.
This phase was concluded last January
when TShombe, beaten by the u. N.
troops. fled the country.
Now the Congolese politicians in
Leopoldville have attacked along a new
line. The Parliament has passed legis-
lation which carves up, or gerrymanders,
Katanga in such fashion as to make 1t
exceedingly doubtful that Tshombe can
ever again be elected to anything. Per-
haps the former Katanga President,
under treatment in a Paris hospital,
will not even want to try.
This calls to mind, however, the
eight point plan put forward by the
United Nations and Mr.. u Thant for
effecting a reconciliation in the Congo.
The first point In this plan called for
adoption Of new constitution. This
constitution would have established a
federal system Of government under
which Noise Tshombe's Katanga would
have enjoyed a substantial measure OF
autonomy. The constitution was sub
mitted to the Leopoldville Parliament
last September and 1t has been a dead
letter ever since.
Whatever TShombe's faults, and
they may be legion, this is thoroughly
cynical business for the U. N. and the
United States to be involved in. What
has become OF the old-fashioned notion
that there Is such thing as good faith2
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hassle which put the brakes on good
deal of extra curricular oratory.
Nobody is to be censured for cut
ting off some Of the hot air as long as
there was no interference with business.
But it got to be petulant little boys
game, with first one and then the other
blocking unanimous consent for the
Special Order" speeches Congressman
love to make at the end of the day. And,
finally, the objections began interior
ing with the traditional one-minute
speeches at the beginning of the day,
and more seriously, the routine calen-
dar bills.
Party leaders now seem to have put
a halt to the game, and it is Just as
well.
If it were possible to cut back
permanently on some Of the longer
winded speeches and insertions in the
record, that would be fine. But the
House must have something more i'm
portant to do than simply talking about
not talking.
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Bring Them Home

,. If the Free World can be defend
ed with fewer American soldiers over
seas-and top Defense officials believe
it can-then by all means bring some
Of the men home.
There is nothing sacred about the
commitment of five, almost six, Amer
lean divisions in West Germany, or two
in South Korea. 1t Is only important
that the United States be able to do
its share in the defense of Europe and
the Far East. We can continue to do
our share, according to Pentagon off,
Gals, even though we thin out some of
our supply and communications troops
over the next few years, and bring some
combat soldiers home to stand alert
here instead of overseas.
This would in no way be a pullout.
Tt would be a recognition that modern
weapons and jet transportation permit
us to do our job in new way. 1t also
would be a recognition that American
taxpayers deserve relief when it can be
given with safety.
No doubt some Of our allies will
COulpldlIl, anu IlO QOuUb GcllCId1 NC
,Gaulle will say II told you So" This
move will have to be explained most
patiently, so that beneath the inevitable
politicking there is substantial under
standing as to what we are-and, more
Importantly, are not-doing. In the end,
If anyone persists in believing that we
have left a gap in their defenseS, we
will have simply to suggest that they
start putting 10 per cent of their gross
national products into defense, as we do.
If our friends are not satisfied with our
arrangements, let them contribute more
to balanced defense of Europe, to a
more effective logistic system and to
better-trained reserve forces.
Meanwhile, our defense planners
should continue to Nok for improved
ways to defend the Free World. There
seems to be no chance that the multiple
threat will go away, and we are COM
mitted to stand up to 1t. Our commit
ment will of course be honored. But its
validity does not depend on keeping x
number Of troops in the line overseas
as hostages securing our pledge.
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Business ~ As Usual

1t is good to know that the House
of Representatives has survived crisis
and is ready to resume full-time duty
of much talk and, TO this point at least,
very little action. For time, even the
talking seemed in danger of going,
which would have left the members
with nothing whatever TO do.
Democrats Hays of Ohio and Jones
of Missouri, on one side OF the fence,
and Republicans Bromwell of Iowa and
UT Of California, on the other, were
the leaders of sort OF Children's Hour
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Third Bridqe

It seems incredible that as recently
as the 1940S all the cars that crossed the
Potomac River in the vicinity of Four
teenth street ratified and clanked, in
both directions, across the crowded three
lanes of the single old truSs-topped
bridge that had served the city, in one
form or another, since the 10th century.
In 1850, a separate north-bound
four-laner was built. And last year old
truSs-top finally shut down with the
opening of the new four-lane Virginia.
: bound span close to the Jefferson Me-
mortal Now the Highway Department is
pressing Congress for permission to re-
build the base and the superstructure
of the ancient unused bridge to provide
still another two lanes.
Is this really necessary? Three new
bridges against one-10 lanes against
Sin only IS years?
Well, on the basis of simple arith-
metic, the answer is unequivocally yes.
AS Senator Randolph Of West Virginia
noted the other day in behalf of the
authorizing legislation, the number Of
cars crossing the Potomac in this loca-
ton rose from $4,000 in 1916 to approx
imately $4,000 as Of last April. The
Virginia-bound streets approaching the
river now deliver some $500 cars during
the peak evening rush hour alone-more
than the rated carrying capacity Of the
existing bridge. In the not-distant flu
ture, traffic engineers see this number
increasing to 1000 an hour. And the i'm
minent widening Of Shirley highway
threatens to create comparable bot
tleneck during the morning rush hours
on the Virginia side unless additional
river-crossing capacity is provided.
The traffic increases reflected in
these statistics offer the best possible
argument, of course, for the construc-
ton of rapid transit system efficient
enough to absorb some of the future
load. And the faster we get it the better.
But they offer dramatic evidence
of the need for vastly improved highway
facilities as we'll. Automobiles are not
going to stay in garages, even with rapid
transit available. The most that can
be hoped for is that the best Of both
systems will suffice to handle the travel
demands that are shaping up.
Under the best of circumstances, the
new Fourteenth street bridge could not
become available for another three years.
It's cost-$4 million at most-is not
excessive. It's construction should be
authorized now.
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Treasury WATCHDOG

Thank God for Senator
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia.
He is one Senator who is
trying to keep the United
States fiscally honest. We
cannot go on year after year
spending and borrowing and
never paying back. You know
what happens when a person
pursues that line of action.
Sooner or later his credit is
cut off and nobody trusts
him.
The So-called tax cut and
tax reform bill seems to be
kaput, or else drastically
changed from It's original
conception. Mr.. Heller, chair
man Of President Kennedy's
Council of Economic Advis-
ers, is away off base In criti-
cizing American citizens who
wish the United States to
live within its income and
who also oppose a tax cut
and deficit spending. Per-
haps II we as a people had
a little more Of the Puritan
ethics in our system, we
would be better off finan-
cially and morally. In fact,
the idea of a tax cut with no
provision to take UP the slack
is the most screwball idea
that has ever been advanced
in the realm Of budget fl
nancing.
G. r, HaughawOut
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Polluted Potomac

The recreational potential
Of the Potomac River Is 60
ing to waste because Of in
difference on the part Of the
areas citizenry. the local
governments and by the in
dustries along Its banks.
Many special interest
groups have lobbyists to
trumpet their causes, but no
one speaks up for the cause
OF recreation on what could
be the beautiful waterway OF
our Nations Capital.
The Sanitary Engineer OF
the Interstate Commission
on the Potomac River says
that according 10 modern
criteria, the Potomac has
not been safe to swim in
'since about the time OF
Grant," when the Capital
first started putting sewage
into the river. Now. parts OF
1t are not even safe for boat
ing. With the exception OF
the Illinois River and certain
sections OF the Mississippi,
no river In the country Is
more polluted than the
Potomac around Washington
and Cumberland, Md.
Our city Is one OF the most
beautiful In the world. Why
should II be marred by the
offensive odors and insight
illness OF the Potomac7 Re
sidents OF the Capital Of the
Free World and the sur
rounding area should feel
comfortable about boating on
their river. It's time ARIA
citizens got together TO begin
an effective course OF action.
Howard Nicholson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-29
PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS
The Ant Heap versus Christianity
By RALPH McGHL

"And yet If 1t Is probable
that God
Should. and so very clearly,
state his viii
ITO others, on a point Of
my own duty.
eft must be though He
would reveal 1t to me
Directly, more especially
asI
$50 earnestly desire to
know his will"
It seems reasonable to be-
lieve that a Roman Catho-
lie church member. John r.
Kennedy. might say the same.
All Of this Is symptomatic
of the times. The Christian
world is troubled.
TOynbee on Religion
The historian, Arnold
Toynbee. has been lecturing
on this subject. He said:
Communism Is a new YER
sion Of q very old and. I
must say. very false and bad
religion: The worship OF col
lective human power. It is
another version of the re-
ligion that the early Chris
tians were up against when
they were asked to worship
Rome and Caesar--to wor-
ship man in his collective
form.
This is q false religion
because man is not God: and
Is q bad religion because
whenever man puts himself
in the place Of God he goes
off the rails. makes costly
mistakes, commits horrible
crimes. Hitlerism is an ex-
ample.
I'VE have no answer UNI
less we believe In a God out
side and above ourselves
our collective selves and our
individual selves alike. II we
do believe In God. we do have
an answer: The individual
soul Is Of absolute value for
us. because 1t is of absolute
value In the sight OF God"
Western civilization has
been based on the Christian
ethic OF love, sacrifice, hui
mility. service and brother
hood and has struggled lab
oriously toward that goal.
Unless we can, through be-
lief. give strength TO the
Christian ethic and 10 those
who lead our country In this
time OF racial decision. then
the Western way Is indeed
divided and endangered.
GAN Rishts Reserved
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condenSd-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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Sheltered Life

Congratulations TO you and
DR.. Edward Teller for the
article, Teller Backs Pro-
gram For Fallout Shelters.
DR.. Teller. father of the H
bomb. makes an excellent
case for fallout shelters.
There are few men that know
better than he the effects Of
nuclear weapons and the
need for protection against
these effects. His statement.
history may know Ameri-
cans as a people who ended
their national existence be-
cause OF q lack Of elementary
foresight and wisdom about
the dangers Of nuclear at
tack. is wise. II should be
required reading for all Con-
gresSmen and anyone else
concerned with our national
security.
DR.. Teller's statement that
the Russians are doing more
about civil defense than we
are is amply backed up by
other sources. Leon Goure'
estimates. in "Civil Defense
In the Soviet Union" (Uni-
versity OF California Press,
1852. that the Russians have
been spending from "a to IA
billion dollars per year on
civil defense for the past 10
years. From this. II would
seem that we have q long
way to go TO catch UP with
the Russians. Ten per cent
OF our defense budget for
civil defense, as Or. Teller
suggests. is not too much II
we take into consideration
our present woefully made
quate shelter program.
David w. Johnston.
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Answers EIIender

NOt UIlly Do Ill O11lCldI rep
resentative Of my country,
but as a member Of the Negro
race, I resent and strongly
protest the June 16 remarks
made by Senator Ellender on
televiSion.
He stated that the Negro
Republics Of Ethiopia, Lii
IBERIA and Haiti were incapa-
BILE Of governing themselves.
This. coming from a member
Of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tons Committee, serves but
one purpose: to contribute to
further deterioration Of, re-
lations between the United
States and the Negro repub-
lies.
Since the Senator has
demonstrated his lack Of
knowledge and his incapa-
bility to appreciate the sig
nificant contributions Of the
black man to human evolu-
ton, I suggest he read the
histories Of those countries
Of which he was so critical.
A crucial examination Of
Haitian history would not
only provide him with an un-
derstanding Of but q respect
for this proud, tiny, aged
Negro republic which helped
other people Of this CONT
nent, including his own great
Nation. the United States, to
secure their independence
and freedom.
Fern ID. Baguidy
Ambassador, Representa-
tive Of Haiti to the Council
Of the Organization Of Amer
lean States.
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Ass0teogue View

Your editorial Fighting
for Assateague", refers to
"this unique barrier shore"
which, in your opinion, is
totally unfit for private
development"
File on you-who are
usually careful and respect
full in your use Of the En-
glish language.
AS a piece of terrain, there
Is nothing unique" about
Assateague. It is merely q
continuation and enlarge
ment of the same barrier
shore on which Ocean City,
Md, is built. Perhaps so
years ago you would have
maintained that Ocean City
was totally unfit for private
development" (But for the
accident of a spur line Of the
Pennsylvania r. r. east
from Berlin, Md, built when
Ocean City was a part Of
Assateague, that town might
now be located on the lower
part of this unique" shore.)
Had the newly aroused
conServationists been around
SO years ago, perhaps there
would be today no Winter
White House at Palm Beach
and no private develop
ment" at Miami Beach,
which barrier reefs would
have been found totally un-
fit" for such usage.
In all the current hysteria
over this small portion Of
our shoreline, it has been
completely overlooked that
there are hundreds of miles
of undeveloped Atlantic bar
rier shores, such as those to
the south Of Chincoteague,
Va, and of Virginia Beach
on Currituck Sound in North
Carolina, totally undeveloped
and implanted for develop
ment. Let's nationalize these
areas, which will not thus
involve thousands of private
landowners, as is the case
with Assateague.
Your editorial maintains
that Worcester County will
realize more benefits from
the tourist trade with the
naturalization of Assateague
than it would from private
development. But have you
consulted the town of Chin
colleague, Va? 1t is sup
posed to have a bridge to a
nice beach on the southern
tip Of Assateague. Except for
an annual firemen's carni-
val. I have seen no reports
that Chincoteague Is enjoy
ing a tourist boom. In fact,
your back files will reveal
that the area is distraught,
economically.
Again, the area around
Mays Head. N. c., has some
national park area. My i'm
preston is that there Is q
paucity Of tourist trade there
despite the continual
plugs" in the travel sec
tons Of the local papers.
Again. fie for falling for
propaganda that is both I'M
fair and unjust.
John II. Franklin
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THE PASSING SCENE
The Rights Program Clarified
By MAX FRIEDMAN

public places Of private busi-
ness such as stores or restau-
rants or hotels. The Supreme
Court can strike down all
discrimination in these areas
only II 1t reverses its deci-
sion Of 1883 in the civil rights
cases.
The Attorney General, like
Representative Lindsay, be-
lieves the court will, in fact,
make this reversal.
He does know, however,
that many Southerners in
Congress are accusing the adj
ministration Of trying to
evade or upset the verdict Of
1883. In these circumstances,
to rely on the Fourteenth
Amendment, so unpopular
and divisive in the South,
would appear to be an UNI
wise decision that would Gre
ate new problems for q bill
that already has sufficient
difficulties.
Actually, the situation Is
even worse than the Attor-
ney General has admitted.
The Supreme Court in 1883,
surprisingly enough, said the
remedy for this kind Of ra-
cial discrimination rested in
State action. A large number
Of Northern States passed
laws establishing equal rights,
but the South used these
identical principles to build
its system Of white suprem-
acy. Many Of the most mis-
chievous devices Of di=crimi-
nation date from the period
after 1883.
With this background, It
should be easy to understand
why Southern members of
Congress regard the new leg
islation not as a fulfillment
of the American pledge of
freedom, but as a calculated
assault on the Southern cita-
del in defiance Of a long
standing Judgment Of the SUI
preme Court.
Clarity 'S3 Decision
1t seems prudent and far
sighted, all things considered,
to let the Supreme Court clar-
ify the 1888 decision in the
normal process Of judicial In
depreciation instead Of sud-
denly confronting it with a
new statute resting on the
assumption that the old rul-
ing is unconstitutional and
no longer is valid.
All the same. the Attorney
General should be more can
did with Congress In explain
ing the value Of the COM
merce clause as the founda-
ton for an important rart
of the new legislation. The
best that can be said for the
commerce clause and 1t Is
a great deal - is that the
Supreme Court over the years,
with some slips and hesita-
tons, has generally found in
this clause a flexibility which
allows it to be adapted to the
wide purposes Of Federal
power and national need.
But we merely deceive our
selves and risk tragic disap-
pointment If we think the
commerce clause Is an. i'm
maculate principle which
will answer all questions and
solve all problems in the
present controversy.
The Attorney General has
only begun to make his case.
and one hopes he viii be
armed with more persuasive
arguments when he appears
before the more difficult for
UNI of a Senate committee.
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