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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-12
A BOOK FOR TO-DAY
Fifty Years of Walter Lippmonn
BY DONALD MIMI

earlier works, Mr.. Lippn1ann
shows that he knows it.
Nor are the intellectual
gyrations over natural law,
public philosophy Cor Just
plain Superego) particularly
edifying. Mr.. Lippmann
wants to defeat pragmatists.
positivists, nominalists - call
them what you will. He In
sists that somehow we must
recognize a higher law.
But the somehow" win
never convert his opponents;
they win forever ask "How2"
and forever demand empire
cal proof.
Yet he does not think to
shift the ground and ask
them to live strictly by their
own empirical doctrines and
thus supply rich. empirical
proof that it cannot be done,
that faith in the improbable
is necessary.
WHEN WE LEAVE ALL
THIS BEHIND and turn to
less abstract matters, we
encounter the genuinely es-
sential Lippmann. This Lipp-
mann is the man who refuses
to fight his way through de-
tails which only highly quail
flied technicians can debate.
He is the man who sees past
details to principles, enun-
ciates the principles, and
then sends them back to the
experts to be turned into
programs.
He is the man who sees
the basic significance Of
complex events. Thus, when
Anthony Eden resigned as
British foreign policy Is due
1888. he wrote: 1.-THE failure
Of Mr.. Eden's conduct Of the
British foreign policy Is due
in the last analysis to the
fact that the democracies
have wanted policies for
which they were not pre-
pared to pay the price. :.
They have been unwilling to
admit that the adversaries
Of democracy are ready to
kill and to be killed in order
to achieve their purposes,
and that as against men who
are in this mood, words, NOR
al attitudes, economic threats
and blank cartridges are al
together unavailing."
One Of Mr.. Lippmann's
great contributions is that
over the years he has forced
conformation Of fundamen-
tai issues in many different
areas.
The other is that In 80
doing he has proved that diff
ficult thoughts can be ex-
pressed in difficult language
in mass circulation news
papers.
These accomplishments
will outlive his philosophical
nominations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-12

The ESSENTIAL LIPP-
MANN, q Political PhilOs-
Ophy for Liberal DemOcI
racy edited by Clinton Ros-
sitter and James Lare.,
$50 DIP. Random House;
$3.50.
There are those for whom
every word from Walter
Lippmann's typewriter is a
finely polished gem. to be
treated and treasured as
such. And there are those
for whom every LippTnann
column and book is, like
commercial white bread,
more wind than wheat. The
middle ground seems to be
sparsely populated.
Professors Clinton Ros-
sitter (Cornell) and James
Lare Occidental College,
have undertaken to celebrate
the publication so years ago
today of Mr.. Lippmann's "A
Preface to Politics" by
bringing out an anthology
Of what they consider "The
Essential Lippmann."
Their avowed intention is
to enlarge the circle Of Lipp-
mann admirers; Mr.. Lipp-
mann, they say, deserves to
be ranked with such as John
Dewey, Thorstein Veblen.
Frank Lloyd Wright. Charles
A. Beard, H. L. Mencken.
Eugene O'Neill. Robert Frost,
Lewis Mumford, Roscoe
Pound, and Reinhold Me
buhr as a major contributor
to the American way Of life
and thought"
Yet what they probably
will accomplish in fact is to
increase the population Of
that middle ground between
admiration and detraction.
MIR. LIPPMANN AS PHI
LOSOPHER Is given to enun-
ciating richly orchestrated
truisms and to violent strug-
giles with phantoms.
Over the years, for exam
pie, he has engaged in manly
combat with the alleged
problem of the extent to
which the popular will can
be said to exist and the ex-
tent to which (assuming 1t
does EXIST 1t ought to be re-
Elected In democratic gov
eminent. There is not much
point, perhaps, in saying that
a political philosopher like
Ernest Barker has handled
the subject with more force
and less groaning, for some
Of Mr.. Lippmanns writings
predate Barker by a good bit.
But there Is considerable
point in saying that Jeffer-
son and Burke did very we'll
on this score and that by
quoting them in some OF his
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'Truth-in-Pockoqinq'

Your editorial Of July 8
advocates Senator Harris
Truth In Packaging" bill
and concludes that there is
nothing in the bill any hon.
est producer should fear" and
that there is a great deal
which will help the home
maker" ] suggest to you that
exactly the reverse is true,
and that the producer has a
great deal to fear and the
homemaker very little to
gain.
The basic premise Of the
somewhat misnamed Truth
In-Packaging" bill Is that
the American consumer is
unable to cope with differ
ent varieties Of packages and
is thus incapable of compre-
bending the subtleties and
nuances of the art of shop
ping" The bill proposes to
remedy this apparent con-
sumner Shortcoming by allow
ing the Government to step
in and protect" the con-
sumner. This consumer PRO
lection" will be supplemented
by a series of vaguely worded
regulations which will en-
power the Government to
regulate, among other things,
reasonable weights or guam
titles" Of a package, the
"sizes, shapes, or dimensional
proportions" Of packages, the
units In which the contents
must be measured, the type
size" and face" of the print
ing on a package and the
location Of such printing,
and the nature Of the illus
tration or pictorial matter"
upon a package or its label.
Thus, under the Hart bill the
Government would regulate
the size and shape Of a pack
age, the size and style of the
printing thereon, and even
the pictorial content Of the
package label.
1t would seem that pack
age producers who have
spent large sums Of money in
providing distinctive and at
tractive packages for the
consuming public have a great
deal to fear from the passage
of such q bill which would
effectively create a socialized
or Government controlled
packaging industry. 1t also
seems that any small gain
which the homemaker might
receive from the passage Of
such a bill will be more than
offset by his relinquishing to
the Government his freedom
of choice in shopping. If the
Hart bill is adopted. we can
all look forward to the day
when the grocery store will
carry row upon row Of drab,
uniform packages of the same
size, shape and color, all
stamped For the Protection
of the Consumer"
Donald A. Kaul.
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ures taken against aggression
will be reported to the United
Nations Security Council
and such will terminate when
the Security Council takes
measures to restore peace, or
words to that effect.
E. A. Kendall.
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THE POLITICAL MILL
BY GOULD LINCOLN
Negotiated Rail Agreement Likely

President Kennedy has
won a 19-day delay of the
threatened Nationwide rail-
road strike. In that period
a specially picked subcom-
mittee of the Presidents
Labor Management Advisory
Committee will make a study
and report on all the facts
in the dispute beween the
roads and the brotherhoods.
Also within that period, the
President will submit to
Congress special legislative
proposals upon which Con-
gress will be expected to act.
This is a large order. But 1t
is worthwhile If it can pre-
vent a strike which could
paralyze the country's eco
nomy. The final burden Of
action is to fall on the Pres
ident and the Congress
unless in the interim a ne
gotiated settlement Of the
issues, including feather
bedding" and the 10O-mile
workday, is worked out by
the brotherhoods and man
agement.
II there is no negotiated
settlement, it is unthinkable
that the President and the
Congress will not act. This
is no time to play politics
for the labor vote or any
other vote. The President has
made it clear his legislative
proposals, whatever they are
viii apply only to this par
ticular case. In other words,
there will be no attempt Tor
a general labor law amend
ment. That will have to
come later, If anyone ever
has the courage to tackle
the job.
Voluntary Arbitration
The President has tried to
bring about voluntary arbi-
tration in this railroad crisis,
with Associate Justice Arthur
Goldberg of the Supreme
Court as arbitrator. The
railroads accepted and the
brotherhoods turned down
the proposal. Obviously any
legislation proposed by the
President looking to volun-
tary arbitration would be fu-
tile with the brotherhoods
feeling as they do. There re-
mains a proposal for compul-
sorry arbitration. Neither the
railroads nor the brother
hoods like that. Such a legis-
lative proposal might have
great persuasive power, might
even force a negotiated agree
ment, If Congress promptly
showed its intention to pass
such a law.
In a debate in the Senate
before the President an
nounced he had won from
the brotherhoods and the
roads an agreement for de-
lay of the announced strike,
two of organized labors
strongest friends on Capitol
Hill - Democratic Senator
Wayne Morse Of Oregon and
Republican Senator Jacob K.
Javits of New York-both
said the brotherhoods had
made q mistake in turning
down the Presidents proposal
for voluntary arbitration Of
the dispute with the roads
by Justice Goldberg. But
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LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensa-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tDhen accom-
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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NATO Treaty

Your July editorial quotes
the Associated Press that the
NATO agreement guarantees
United States support from
the first day Of aggression
against Europe. This is q
grave error. The NATO
treaty in Article 5 says meas
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more important. both said
that If the time ever came
they had to choose between
voting for compulsory arbi-
tration and permitting the
country to be greatly harmed
by a railroad strike, they
would vote for compulsory
arbitration. They both ex-
pressed hope they would not
have to make such q choice.
Also, they agreed that the
hrotherhoods were making q
serious mistake II they be-
;leved they could better their
cause by forcing the Govern
ment to take over and oper-
ate the railroads.
Senator Morse said the
Presidents proposal for vol
untary arbitration had mo-
thing whatever to do with
compulsory arbitration and
that he regretted the broth
erhoods had failed to rec
ognize this or admit it. He
insisted he would fight for
their right to strike If neces-
Sary, but he added that the
right to strike is not absolute,
that it bears its responsible
tiles not only on the part Of
the brotherhoods but also on
the part of those who serve IN
the Congress. For those OF
us who serve in the Congress
do not sit here as representa-
tives of the railroad brother
hoods or as representatives OF
the railroad carriers, save and
except that the members OF
the brotherhoods and the
members Of the carriers are
members of the general citi-
zenry," Senator Morse con-
tinued. I'VE serve here with
the primary responsibility Of
representing the public inter-
est of all the people Of the
Nation
Up to Congress
II the Morse and Javits
statements were promptly
conveyed to the brotherhood
leaders, they may have had
their effect. But one thing
seems certain: If Senators
Morse and Javits feel this
way-and they have said it
there seems little reason to
doubt that If Congress has
to act within a week on Presi-
dent Kennedy's recommen-
dations, even If these contain
a compulsory arbitration
clause, it will act, despite all
the talk about its taking 80
days or more to get q bill
through that body.
The principle Of pay for
work that is not done is q bad
principle. Featherbedding on
the railroads is merely an ex-
ample, 1t has been forced by
other unions, including that
Of the musicians. The Gov
eminent has gone in for that
kind Of subsidy, too. But to
bring about economic disaster
for the whole country by q
union clinging to that prin-
ciple has no justification
whatever.
Twice in recent years Ma.
tion-wide strikes in other IN
dustries- steel and automob-'
ile-have brought grave trou$
bles to the economy and re-
cessions. Someday the issue
must be met head-on by the
Executive and by Congress.
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contest between opposite ideologieS But
the way it's gotten now, you can't tell
the program without the players.
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twisting streets and buildings in
the older parts of the city.
The Fountains
And the fountains, grazing al
most every piazza and park
and even some street corners.
Certainly no tourist should fail
to visit the picturesque Piazza
di Trevi where, according to
tradition, one should toss a coin
into the fountain to ensure his
return to Rome.
One Of the best = and most
economical-Ways for the first
time visitor to see most Of the
highlights is via the tours Of
fered by licensed sightseeing
agencies. This is especially true
if the tourist is unfamiliar with
the Italian language, even
though many Italians speak
some English and try to be
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Most Roads Still
Lead To Rome

the Roman Forum Of the
Caesars.
Who could not look with awe
at the Michelangelo Dome on
st. Peters Basilica in Vatican
City, his Pieta depicting the
Borrowing Madonna holding the
body Of the dead Christ across
her lap, his frescoes Of the
Creation Of the World and the
Last Judgment. Who could not
be thrilled by his statue of an
angry Moses about to smash
the Holy Commandments and
the other sculptures and paint
ingS attesting to his genius.
One can spend hours in the
Vatican Museums or the Bor-
ghese alleries-treaSure-troves
of Statuary and paintings by the
greatest sculptors and artists
over the centuries-Da Vinci,
Botticelli, Raphael, Bellini, IT.
tan, Caravaggio, Bernini,
Giotto.
There are scores Of other
sightseeing attractions - the
MauSoleum Of Caesar Augustus,
the fortress-castle Of San An
gelo, the Victor Emmanuel
monument where Italy's IN
known Soldier is entombed, the
Venezia Palace with the bal
cony from where Mussolini ha-
rangued his Fascist followers
during the height Of his power.
The old Spanish steps, the APP
plan way, the ruins of old city
walls, towers and gates. The de-
lightfully = medieval narrow
The chronicle., 1963-11-26
Three P%ospointers
Are Elected To
Boy Scout Unit

George Allen and Capt. Grover
c. Brandt, PaScagoula and c.
A. Brady, Moss Point, were
elected to the Executive Board
of the Pine Burr Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America, at a
meeting held Thursday in Fruit
land Park, Miss.
Dean Thatcher, Laurel, was
elected president at the annual
business meeting, and several
reports on finances and achieve
ment were given.
The chronicle., 1963-11-26
By MURRAY ]. BROWN
United Press International

Back in IT'S, Alain de Lille
wrote: "a thousand roads lead
men forever to Rome" About
500 years later, Jean de La
Fontaine put it more succinctly:
"All roads lead to Rome"
The centuries-old saying prob
ably was never more than In
this age Of jet speed and mass
transportation. Tourists pour
into Rome from all corners Of
the world by air these days, as
well as by land and sea.
Italian tourist sources est,
mate that up to 6 million per
sons visited the Eternal City ir
1862 and predicted that ever
more will visit there in 1868.
National and state tourist Of
fees recommend making ar
rangementS well in advance il
you plan to visit Rome or other
famed cities and resorts Ii
Italy.)
The American making his
first visit can't help but marvel
at Rome's palaces, and
churches, its picturesque piaz.
zas and parks, its countless
fountains and monuments and
the other mementoes Of its his
tory dating back before the
birth Of Jesus Christ.
Ruins inspire
Who could not be moved by.
standing inside the remarkably.
preserved Pantheon, or amiC
the ruins of the Colosseum OF
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Lists Quaint Facts
About Mems CLOTHING

NEW YORK CUPID - Did
you know that legislation
against improper exposure"
started the Bermuda short? Did
you know that a tie originated
as a protection for the heart?
Did you know that the buttons
on mems coat sleeves got there
because Napoleon didn't want
his soldiers wiping their noses
on well, not using a hand
kerchief?
These and other facts on nu-
merous facets Of mems fashions
are compiled in a neat little
booklet called "a Fashion His
tory for Men only, compiled
by the British Woollens indus
try on what it calls the "bland
assumption that a little INSECT
laneous information always will
come in handy"
The booklet leads off with ar
NOR and works through to
worstedS-What? No X, Y, or
Y in mems wear?
Armor started as a metal
covering the body, formerly
used as protection in battle. Az
erage weight then-65 pounds,
for a small man, said the pub
LEGATION.
Other information:
Bermuda shorts. A fashion
begun by men, named because
women, as is their way, at
tempted to corrupt it. Cover
norS Of Bermuda, unable to
keep women from wearing
shorts, rushed through legiSla-
ton to control the length, pro-
Vided Hamilton hobbies with
rulers so they could measure
improper exposure. If shorts
were more than two inches
above the knee, the guilty wom-
an was fined. (And sent to ia
maica?"
Blazer. Credited to the cap
tain of H. M. S. Blazer. In or
der to spruce up his motley, I'M
kempt crew, the skipper
equipped the men with metal.
buttoned blue serge jackets.
Modern blazers are often
brightly striped, but to this day.
they always have metal but
tons.
-BootStrap. Something to
pull yourself up by. More peo-
pie should use it.
Bowler. Designed by q
horseman who lost his hat once
too often. In 1850, William Coke,
a great hunter from Norfolk.
invented a round, loW-crowned
hard felt hat which would stay
on and also provide a certain
amount Of protection. The hat
was first called a "billycock'
in honor of Billy Coke, but sub
sequently became known as q
bowler, thus immortalizing
Beaulieu, the halter who exc.
cuted the original design.
-ChausSeS. Tight = fitting
breeches, often of linked mail,
for hips, legs and feet. Be glad
you don't have to wear them.
Collar. A status symbol. Al
one time, clean linen at the
neck indicated that the wearer
performed no mental tasks.
-Cravat. You wear a tie as
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helpful to strangers.


For relaxation and after-dark
entertainment, there are n G.
mas, theaters, sidewalk cafes
and night clubs. During the
summer months, there also are
outdoor concerts and operas.
Focal point of Rome's Dolce
Via" night-life is the famed Via
Venato, a broad tree-lined bou-
levard of cabaretS, clubs, cafes,
fashionable shops and luxury
hotels. Tables at the side
walk cafes along the Via often
are filled into the early morn
ing hours by tourists hoping to
spot some visiting celebrity.
There are restaurants featur-
ing almost every type Of cui-
The chronicle., 1963-11-26
GOOD RISK

NEW YORK (UPD-Under-
writer's consider most profes-
Sional athletes excellent life in
Surance risks and most of them
get life insurance at standard
rates without the slightest diff
Guilty, reports the Institute OF
Life Insurance here.
The chronicle., 1963-11-26
Trinidad Pans
Are B~y-Product
From Oil Drums

PORT-Of-SPAIN, Trinidad =
CUPID What could anyone
possibly do with 5000 empty
oil drums every year. Any
where else in the world the
44-gallon steel containers prob
ably could be sold for a hand
some price as scrap.
But tere in Trinidad, where
that many empty drums diSap-
pear from circulation each
year, they are used to making
music. Oil drums are treasured
as raw material for producing
one of the most amazing must
cal instruments in the world,
the pan"
The pan, which has become
the national symbol of this lit
tie tropical island off the north
ern coast of South American is
the basic instrument of a COM
DO or orchestra and there can
be anywhere from eight or 10
to 200 of them.
The raw oil drum is cut off
at the bottom or bung end and
the top is stretched by beating
it into a convex shape. The
notes are marked and
scanned with a hammer and
a cold chiSel and then the pan
is burned with oil and tuned by
tapping it thousands of times
with a small tinker'S hammer
and a two-pound sledge until
the desired sound is achieved
in every inch Of the drums sur
face.
When the drums are assem-
bled into a "Steelband" and
rhythm starts coming out of
them under the skillful hands
of Trinidadian negroes, they fill
the air with pictures of mu-
sic.
Foreigners usually think of
the steelband as interpreting
only calypsos, sambas and 9TH
er tropical music, but they
sound just as good playing "The
Stars and Stripes Forever or
anchors Aweigh." Trinidad
musicians who don't know a
note Of written music can play
Chopin'S "Nocturne in E Flat"
or Johann Strauss "Voices Of
Spring" with skill and feeling.
Practically every Trinidad
ian Negro is adept at playing
the pan. The humblest home has
a corner reserved for storing
the drums. After dinner, the
family gathers with neighbors
to practice. Driving around the
countryside at night one hears
the music of the drums filling
the air, soft and caressing. 1t
is the most enchanting feature
Of the island.
No Pros
But there are no professional
steelbands. Some of the lead
ing bands are sponsored by
commercial firms to cover the
expense Of uniforms and trans
portation to events.
eff we had to do it for the
money we would prostitute the
principle Of it," says Anthony
Williams, leader Of Trinidad's
current top band, the "Pan Am
North Stars" Williams, a 81
year old Negro, is a carpenter
by trade. AT night, he prac-
tees or plays with his band at
parties and concerts sponsored
by Pan American World Air
ways. The other % musicians
of his band have similar jobs.
With the Steelband a national
Institution, its top players, in
Guiding such colorful lanes as
"Batman'' Anderson, Scribe"
Maloney, "Red Ozzie" Camp
bell, "Red Pope" Smith and
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sine, including American. And
there are numerous American
bars" with bartenders who
pride themselves on mixing a
dry Martini or other American
favored cocktails.
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ESSAYS

KANSAS CITY. Mo. (UPn -
A number Of spiritual messages
written by Bishop Fulton Sheen
will appear on a boxed selec-
ton Of Christmas cards this
year.
A spokesman for Hallmark
Cards said the distinguished
Catholic prelate, author n
lecturer had prepared the col
lection of miniature essays
on the spiritual significance of
Christmas and that his royal
ties were being donated to var
iouS charities including the So
ciety for the Propagation Of he
Faith, the worldwide mis- ion
organization Of which he is ma
tional director.