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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
THE POLITICAL MIL
The Battle for the South's Vote
BY GOULD LINCOLN

viewed on the MICS tele.
vision and radio program
"Meet The Press"
vice President johnson
used equally strong words and
arguments but in support Of
President Kennedy and his
civil rights program. Refer
ring to the public acconlmo-
dations clause Of the civil
rights measure, Mr.. johnson
said: I'VE know today-as
we have known for 100 years
that it is wrong for tax
paying, arms hearing, vote
casting Americans to be lla-
able to find O bed for the
night or meals for their chill
dren along the highways Of
our free and decent society"
It was Senator Russell's con-
tention that both accommo-
dations could be found for the
Negroes in virtually all OF
the main travelled routes and
in others. He insisted that
hotels for Negroes and res
taurants are provided.
steered Rights Bills Through
Going further in his sup
port of the Kennedy civil
rights bill, Vice President
johnson declared: I'VE know
it is wrong that Americans
who fight alongside other
Americans in war should not
be able to work alongside
them, win promotions along.
side them, or send their chill
dren to sit in schools along-
side childrenof other Ameri-
cans" It was the Vice Presi-
dent who, as Democratic
leader Of the Senate, steered
the civil rights act OF 1857
and of 1860 through the Sem
ate. the first legislation on
civil rights In 80 years time
to get through that body. 1t
is Senator Russell who will
lead the Southern Democrats
in a determined fight---a fill
buster, II necessary-to pre-
vent passage of the new Ken
needy civil rights bill. hi
What does all this ,portend
for the presidential election
next year, when President
Kennedy will be seeking a
second term in the White
House? II Senator Russell is
correct. and If the feeling in
the South remains as strong
against MIR. Kennedy as the
Georgia Senator believes 1t
is today, there could be a
big upset, with all ii States
of the old Solid South voting
either for q Republican CAM
didate for President, or for
unpledged presidential cleo
tors, with the effect Of throw
ing the election into the
House of Representatives. IL
neither President Kennedy
nor his Republican opponent
obtain a clear majority Of the
Electoral College vote in the
general election.
The Vice President is cred
tied with having saved seven
Of these Southern States for
the President in the 1860
campaign. including Texas.
The big question is, can he do
it next year, with men like
Senator Russell unwilling to
support Mr.. Kennedysdi l.a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
Open Door Policy

In terms Of immediate results, Roy
wilkins may have overstated the case
when he described the announcement
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company's NOT discrimination policy as
GO major breakthrough."
In the washington area at least
tangible results, as far as better hous-
ing for Negroes Is concerned, will come
slowly. The policy applies to Parkfair-
fax, the huge apartment development
in Alexandria. But as is the case with
all Metropolitan projects, reasonable
rents and good maintenance have re-
suited in long waiting lists. Conse-
uuently, even with the best Of intentions,
apartments for Negroes in Parkfairfax,
and presumably elsewhere, will open
up slowly.
OF greater Importance is the prece-
dent set up by this open door policy.
A Metropolitan spokesman says the sole
tests in passing on applications will be
whether the prospective tenant Is re-
sponsible, a good credit risk and good
housekeeper. These are proper stand
ards, for no one who is renting housing
should be expected to cater to unde-
sirables Of whatever race. The example
which Metropolitan is setting, however,
should encourage the dropping OF racial
bars in other establishments. We do
not see any other procedure which Of
fers much hope Of easing the Negro
housing problem In washington and its
S11h1lrhS ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13

The dilemma in the racial
crisis seems to have ex-
hausted elements Of reason,
moral conscience, and final
ly, law and order. There
still seems to be no end In
sight. Perhaps what we all
need Is to sit down together,
both Negroes and whites,
and confront each other with
frank realism as to the basis
for each others cause.
I should like to propose
that your newspaper run
two columns daily--one to be
written by a neutral or seq
regationist expounding his
likes and dislikes Of the Ne
gro and his cause, and the
other column written by a
Negro. an integrationist. ex-
pounding his own philoso-
phies and even simple
thoughts as to his needs and
desires to be accepted by the
rest Of the world.
Both articles should come
from the ordinary citizen
and not from q staff writer
whose words would be ESQ
teric and meaningless to the
reader.
Such articles must do some
good. Enlightenment for the
Negro and white alike would
90 q longer waS than any
demonstration thus far car
ried out or contemplated. In
viting Negroes and whites TO
respond TO each others
thoughts would clear up for
me and many others the rea-
sons why people act and
think the way they do.
Let us establish a forum
and see Just what's biting
everybody. Title II some such
thing as "A Just Cause"
Philip L. DOpkOwski.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13

Nation. A political leader
with one ounce Of American
common sense understands
morality cannot be legislated
in Congress. The denying Of
constitutional rights Of one
American businessman, in
order to protect the rights Of
others, is intolerable to any
free-thinking man.
Negroes are expressing
their long-endured grievances
as second-class Americans.
The rights they so honestly
deserve are long overdue and
Americans everywhere should
be ashamed that American
Negroes are forced to demon
strate to gain their rightful
place in a nation Of free
men under God.
The racial equality problem
existing among Americans
stems from the ignorant
pride of individuals who per-
sist in arguing long over
worked arguments which OPP
pose the concept Of free peo-
pie as set forth in our great
Constitution. The United
States is desperately in need
of leadership - leadership
which has confidence in the
people and of the people.
Congress can legislate until
the ink wells run dry and
they will not solve this NOR
atty problem. But what they
can do is join in a strong
joint resolution calling upon
all Americans to stop dis
elimination Of race, creed or
color and to act and think
in the best interest Of this
great country - a country
deserving Of the best because
Of those now lying in ceme-
teries around the world who
gave their best to protect the
rights Of free people.
The racial problem can be
solved by leadership from
men Of good will and under
standing, who know the frus-
trations Of unemployment.
inability to pay ones debts,
and limited opportunity be-
cause Of race, creed or color.
Harry L. Simnns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
Conservative View

A week or so ago the
Davenport (Iowa) Times re-
produced an editorial from
your paper having to do
with the question Of whom
the Republicans might
nominate for President next
year.
: In this editorial you
naturally gave some space
to Barry Goldwater as he
certainly is In the forefront
as q conservative candidate,
and he has been very frank
and outspoken In his view
points. AS a result, I could
not fathom your statement
that his position was not
sufficiently well enough
known on domestic and for
eign policy that you could
afford to indorse him. Then
you mentioned Gov. Scran-
ton of Pennsylvania.
I have always had O very
fine respect for The WASH
ington Star. It is the only
paper that I buy when I
am in Washington, as your
paper Is the only one that
conservatives can tie to there
since the washington Times
Herald was sold.
With Senator Goldwater's
forthrightness in making his
stand known on various is
sues, not the least Of which
was the recent two or three
pages in q. 8. News and
World Report, your editorial
really threw me.
! am In no way indebted
TO Senator Goldwater, but I
think he Is the best hope
OF conservative America. I
do not think that he win
turn out as did Gen. Eisen-
hover who made big pro-
misses during the election
campaign about cutting
Government spending and
cleaning out the State De-
partment, and then did abb
solutely nothing along these
lines; rather the reverse.
Ny father carried q rifle
in Gen. Sherman's and Gen.
Grants army from 1851 to
1855, and ! learned my Re-
publicanisrn ct his knee, be-
ing the only one of his chill
dren interested in his war
stories. My confidence has
been sorely shaken in the
Republican Party as 1t has
forgotten the principles to
which 1t was once dedicated,
and 1t has been tagging
along back Of the Democratic
Party claiming that they viii
do as much as the Democrats
only would do 1t better. AS
q result, today there is q
very general expression Of
dissatisfaction with the Re-
publican Party. In that 1t
stands for nothing partic-
cular in the public mind
except a desire to assume the
powers Of government.
J. 8. Kimmel, Sr.
President, Republic
Electric Co.
Davenport, Iowa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13

A Disguised Subscriber"
said In q recent letter "a
change has taken place In
your editorial page" and I'm
all for 1t. Before the change,
/ just scanned the editorials;
now I can hardly. wait to see
what's coming-such as that
very astute and witty Coated
Stock" piece. Richard Wilson
comes next after the editori-
ais and then all of the others
get more than passing atten-
ton. Thank you for intro
ducing the light touch to
your editorials.
Satisfied Subscriber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13

Two Southern Democratic
leaders of the first rank
Vice President Lyndon B.
johnson Of Texas and Sena-
tor Richard B. Russell Of
Georgia, chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Com
rnittee- speaking Sunday at
opposite ends Of the Nation,
took Numerically opposite
positions on President Ken
nedy and his policies on civil
rights, and on other impor-
tant issues. The Vice Presi-
dent made It clear he will
campaign, as he did effec-
lively in 1860, for the election
of President Kennedy next
year. Senator Russell said 1t
would be very difficult for
me to actively support" the
President in next years presi-
Dental election. And Senator
Russell added. I'm a Demo-
crat, but / have no intention
Of knocking myself out to
support the Kennedy admin
istration next year" Coupled
with this, Senator Russell
said Senator Barry Goldwa-
ter Of Arizona, Republican
conservative, stands politi-
cally higher in Georgia than
any other Republican ever
has; that If the presidential
election were held today,
Senator Goldwater probably
would carry the State. Geor-
gia never has wavered in its
support OF q Democratic
presidential candidate since
the Civil War and Recon-
struction Days. az
This is a pretty kettle Of
political fish for the Kennedy
administration and the ma
tional d e m ocratic Party"
Also, Senator Russell's COM
ment about Senator Gold
waters strength in Georgia
Is as strong o boost for the
Arizona Senator, or stronger,
than was Gov. Rockefeller's
attempt to beat down Gold
water chances for q presi-
Dental nomination by calling
the Senator a possible "cap-
tive Of the radical right"
Calls Bill Unconstitutional
While Vice President John
son was extolling President
Kennedy's civil rights pro-
gram in an address before
the Democratic State Central
Committee In Sacramento,
Calf, Senator Russell. lead
er Of the Southern Demo-
cratic bloc in the Senate,
was denouncing the Presi-
dents civil rights bill as I'M
constitutional. The Georgia
Senator, speaking particular
ly Of the so-called public &C.
commodations section Of the
Kennedy bill, said the real
trouble, If this and other pro-
visions Of the bill are en-
acted into law, would not
come in Richmond, Va.
Charlotte, N. c., or Birming-
ham, Ala, where the police
forces are adequate. but In
the hundreds of small towns
in Georgia and other States
of the South where the Ne.
gro population exceeds thai
Of the whites. The Georges
Senator was being inter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
PEOPLE AND PROBLEM
Americas Fretting Frustrotions

let us alone. We ought TO be
strong--but we ought to cut
taxes. We should launch more
powerful missiles and build
more Polaris submarines, but
cut the budget. The President
also should wave q wand and
order the racial problem to
90 away. II would not be nec-
essary to so back 10 slavery
Just almost back. Anything to
get rid Of problems. There d
q lot Of talk about ''going
back to the founding virtues"
the old-tilne religion, the
"old ways" Meanwhile, life
and the world-goes for
ward. stra R
In addition to all this, the
younger generation is Q worry.
If we could Just get them to
humble routinely through .
prayer each morning at
school, and have the teacher
read a Bible verse, maybe this
would stop all this dreadful
juvenile delinquency we are
having. There Just isn't time
to do this at home. Church
comes only once q week: so
Of course the schools viii sim
ply have to teach religion,
read the prayers, and bend
the twigs to conform to the
standards Of morality Of our
time. Ie H
What Are Those Standards?
What are those stand
ards? What does the kid see
at homer What Is he hear
ing in church SCHOOL, It may
be the moral standards OF
his parents leave much to
be desired. The atmosphere
Of his home may be one of
the crassest and most vul-
gar materialism. The young
ster reads. or hears, Of
corruption In Government
and business. But surely the
teacher can remedy that.
All the child needs is the
aspirin or the vitamin Of q
Bible verse before classes.
That viii make him Q good
boy or girl. ca
Colleges and universities,
meanwhile, go on telling us
that a majority OF students
enrolled each autumn have
not been introduced 10 the
problem Of the individual
and his relationship to life.
The home hasn't done It.
Inc church hasn't done 1t.
Rare is the church that re-
lates religion 10 the prob
lens Of life save In the most
theological and superficial
manner. Some churches
preach race prejudice. some
don't. Some don't mention 1t
at all. Is race q part of our
lives? What Is the morality
OF Il? 49,
Certainly the public school
In O pluralistic society Is not
the place for token religious
routines. The court, by It's
proper constitutional deci-
sion, may help Us TO reaSseas
what the problem Is - and
how to do something about
tnlelshts Reserved, w
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13

PSYCHOLOGISTS noteo WIN
professional interest the OUT
cry against the United States
Supreme Court decision that
quite properly said prayers
and Bible reading may not be
ccnstitutionally required IN
public schools. The largely
irrational and irrelevant crit
icisns Of the court revealed
at least one aspect Of the ma
tional sickness. We have not
managed to bring the citizen.
young or old, to D confronta-
ton Of the central problem
Of his existence-the nature
of man and his relationship
to the human condition or, II
one pleases, the universe in
which he lives and has his
being. This cannot be simply
q failure of education.
A startling amount Of nom
sense was said and written
about the courts decision. 1t
did not, Of course, outlaw the
Bible or prayer per Sc. It
said the State might not re-
quire them. There was not
too much clamor about the
decision-not nearly so much
as q year ago when the court
barred q prayer written, and
required, by the Regents Of
New York State.
Symbolic Picture window"
The court went to great
care to acknowledge and IL
lustrate the essential role that
religion consistently has
played in our life as q Ma
ton. Certainly in this society
of free men, to whom God
gave free wills, we cannot re-
quire q prayer or Bible read
ing. II we can, then we can
also have the public schools
offer sermons, revivals and
calls for converts. rt
Even so. we have had q
number of ministers, who APP
parently had not read the de-
cision, bemoaning the secu-
larisHn Of the court. Here and
there ignorant or befuddled
professors Of religion or poll
tical science piously spoke up
in behalf of the Christian
faith and denounced the
court for revealing atheistic
tendencies.
Psychologists found all this
of interest-and a symbolic
picture window looking In on
the fretting Illustrations of
the average American. He is
q troubled person. There is
the threat Of o great nuclear
barbecue. One school OF
thought asks him TO believe
the Russians and Chinese
are weak. because to do 9TH
erwise would be TO ascribe
some meaning TO communism.
Another wants us TO believe
the Russians and Chinese
are strong and that commu-
nism Is about to conquer the
world. In order to make him
fear communism the more.
still others find that the
President Ia n failure because
he cannot make the Chinese
and the RUSSIANS 90 away ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
Army of Volunteers

The Selective Service sys-
tenn or the draft" compels
certain selected" youths to
serve two-year terms in the
armed forces.
The Constitution gives
Congress the power to raise
and support" armies, but q
method for accomplishing 1t
was not prescribed. A much
more fair and equitable way
to maintain an armed force
is to raise the pay to a level
sufficient to insure a volun-
tary force of requisite
strength. More and better
qualified men would then be
persuaded to make the mill
tar service their career.
The contention that the
draft is a form Of involun-
tary servitude has been ar
gued unsuccessfully before
the Supreme Court, which
more or less excused the
draft as a patriotic duty"
Of young American men. I
consider myself to be q
patriotic American and yet
! can not agree with any
system which forces some-
one to serve against his will.
A man is chiefly responsible
to himself and 1t is not up
to society to determine by
law just what his patriotic
duties are. A mans duty
should only be determined
by himself. / hope, therefore.
that serious consideration
will be given to the threat to
our basic individual freedom
embodied in the present
Selective Service Act.
Andrew HallOran.
WarrenehfirO MaVu Xnrlr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to coRdensG-
ton. Those not used sotH be
returned only sDhen accom-
panied By self : addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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return respected and depended on a
friend, the likes of whom they may not
see again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-13
Likes Liqht Touch

warrensburg, New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-15

AUTOMATTON, misunderstood and often feared
IA word, Is becoming reality In Washington say
ings and loan institutions.
One large association has installed the mOstmp-
to-date and complicated machines to do its paper
work Others have In use modified autOmation sys-
TENS and some are cycling more complete electronic
programs to handle their increasing loads Of clerical
chores
And although automatiOn machines replace
workers. they also create jobs BY permitting busi-
nesses to expand their operations and hire addi.
tional employees. Attenuation is being considered
81 many businesses rs an aid to their employees
rather than threat to Jobs.
An official at Perpetual Building Association,
Eleventh and z streets NV, said his company
turned to autOmatiOn because I'VE felt the work load
was getting out Of proportion to what could be &C
eomplished by our people"
Perpetual had been using q system Of record
keeping known as the Old card ledger record This
was an involved process Of bookkeeping which was
subject to error BY employees.
But with electronie machines, once the data is
accurately compiled. the margin for errors Is ex-
pected to slight that becomes practically non
existent
Using eIectrOnic equipment. records On indi-
Evening star., 1963-01-15
Repair in the Sky

Complex technicalitieS to one side,
1t seems clear enough that the Bell
Telephone Laboratories have achieved
another significant advance as far as
Telstar is concerned. For this magical
instrument, orbiting the earth at heights
ranging from 500 to 3,50l miles, has
been brought back to life after silence
Of several weeks. Despite that silence,
the Bell people were not discouraged.
The vehicle had worked such wonders in
its initial period Of operation that they
were more than a little bit confident
Of its recovery potential after exposure
to severe spatial radiation, natural and
man-made.
In any case, although It's longevity
is still very much open to question,
TelStar is in business again-sufficiently
so to justify the decision to try to
send a similar and even more sophisti-
Gated vehicle into orbit later this year.
The Bell scientists merit an emphatic
pat on the back. Working with queer
gadgets on terra firma, they have ex-
ecuted wondrous repair Job in the
high heavens. Years from now, all this
may be taken for granted as part Of
the space age. At the moment, how
ever, 1t seems marvellous and exciting
enough to warrant a special commen-
dation.
Evening star., 1963-01-15

Now and then there is a bit OF
startling frankness in the white-collar
division Of management-labor relations
One such was reported recently when
a valve-manufacturing concern moved
its headquarters from New York City
TO Oakland, California, without bother
ing TO consult It's New York staff. There
was some complaint, understandably,
but the company chairman explained
1t quite casually.
They" he explained in reference
TO the abandoned office workers, FUSED
to have trouble with the getting to-
work. trains. Then they had TO have
a coffee break Of about 80 minutes, and
by 1880 they we're making plans for
lunch. Most OF them we're back by
2 pm, but then they had 10 leave
TO catch the trains by 430." And he
added, I'VE were almost dead"
1t is pretty old-fashioned, OF course,
for company TO feel free TO pick up
and move--even II 1t is almost dead.
No doubt students OF company behavior,
as well as those who understand profit
and-loSs books, will be interested in the
valve makers fortunes In the near
future. How goes 1t, we wonder, in Oak
land, and how long does II take for coffee
out that way2
Evening star., 1963-01-15

ing Mr.. Kennedy at the White House
last week that there is no solution in
sight. There have been rumorS that the
administration would ask for legislation
stronger than the Taft-Hartley Act, per-
haps the right to enforce compulsory
arbitration in disputes Of such broad
impact. Mr.. Kennedy said nothing of
this yesterday.
1t is getting late on the waterfront
and what happens on the waterfront has
lot to do with the overall economy
our international trade and the balance
Of payments AS Mr.. Kennedy said,
Nothing our opponents could do to en-
courage their own ambitions would en-
courage them half as much as tagging
United States economy" The added
crippling of our foreign trade and
worSening Of our balance payments
problem must offer further encourage
ment to our opponents abroad.