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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Association Aqoin

The last degree of desperation on
the part Of opponents to the statue Of
TaraS Shevchenko is marked by the
solicitation of approval of the project
by the Soviet Ukraine'S chief of mission
at the u. NJ, in the belief that such
approval would be the kiss of death
for the plan.
Naturally, the official approved
Fundamentally. Since the Ukraine is
presently one of the Communist ire
publicS" of the Communist Soviet Union,
the conclusion is drawn that the 10Th
century Ukrainian poet and voice for
freedom was Communist.
The name for this process is a little
over 10 years old. 1t is called, guilt by
association" 1t is also expressed this
way: IF the Communists are in favor
of thing, we must oppose it." 1t is
diSconcerting to see this irresponsible
fallacy applied to a poet deeply revered
by Americans of Ukrainian descent.
Winston Churchill celebrates and
Charles de Gaulle denounces a trans
atlantic people called the Anglo Amer
leans. But the fact is there is much
more to the Americans than their Anglo
beginnings. We are Irish, French, Ger
man, Spanish, italian and Scandina-
Wan. We are Swiss and Netherlandish
and African. We are also Ukrainian.
This happy variety in our compost
ton is expressed, among other ways, in
many Of the monuments in the Nations
Capital. Foreign or foreign born heroes
are commemorated here in bronze or
stone, usually from the efforts of Amer
lean private societies deriving their
unity from a common land of origin.
Thus, John Ericsson, who gave the Union
the Monitor, is remembered in a statue
given by Americans of Scandinavian
descent. The bronze Jeanne dare on
Meridian Hill is the gift Of the Societe
DIES FemmeS de France, located in New
York
This traditional process has been
followed in the project to erect statue
to TaraS Schevchenko in the little park
at P and Twenty-third streets NV. The
land has been set aside by Congress.
The statue is being paid for by private
subscription. The Nation and the Cap
ital will be enriched by the remembrance
of far-off poet and hero who devoted
his life to freedom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Helping Hand

There is feeling of relief, in which
the American public undoubtedly will
share, in the knowledge that Mrs. John
F. Kennedy and her two children will
be given Secret Service protection in
the coming months. While the risks
to which they will be subjected may
not be readily apparent to the average
citizen, experts on security are con-
WINGED that some danger does exist.
1t will be reasSuring to know they have
highly trained protection around the
clock.
Congress also certainly expressed
the wishes of the people in voting funds
for office space and staff to assist
Mrs. Kennedy with the correspondence
burden and other matters which may
require a year or more to clear up.
The hundreds of thousands of letters
from SympathizerS alone, many from
foreign countries, present a task of
acknowledgment which will consume
many days. It is here that her life
time free mailing privilege will be most
welcome.
The point raised by a couple of
Representatives, that such relief never
before had been afforded a Presidents
widow, might have meant something
for the record, although it is hard to
see just what. 1t is obvious that never
before, not excluding three previous
aSSaSSinationS, did the circumstances
call for assistance to the extent that
Congress is granting 1t represents but
a small token of the peoples affection
and admiration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Economy PIedqe

There is ample reason to believe
that President Johnson is very much
in earnest in his efforts to cut down
on Federal spending.
If one re-reads his message to the
joint session of Congress, and takes
every word at face value, there is an
apparent conflict between his sympa-
thetic attitude toward each item on the
legislative program and his economy
pledge. But this conflict, we suspect,
is more apparent than real.
In that speech, the new President
declared And in particular I pledge
that the expenditures of your Govern
ment will be administered with the
utmost thrift and frugality. The
Government will set an example Of
prudence and economy. This does not
mean that we will not meet our I'M
filled needs or that we will not honor
our commitments. We will do both"
Since then the President has con-
ferred with Budget Director Gordon,
with Defense Secretary Mcnamara, in
whose department most Of the money
is spent, and with others. His objec-
tive has been variously reported as an
attempt to trim the budget by from
50 billion to SO billion.
OF course this will not be easy.
Some Of the untitled needs" will have
to remain untitled for a while longer.
But the quid pro quo for a tax bill,
which Mr. Johnson wants badly and
which is needed, is economy in Govern
ment. Senator Byrd, who heads the
Senate Finance Committee, had been
moving slowly on the tax bill hearings,
with a wary eye on Federal spending.
Now he is reported to have said that
the bill will be ready for Senate vote
very soon.
We take this to mean that the
Virginia Senator is satisfied with the
economy assurances which have been
given. And If he is satisfied, so are we.
There is still another reason for
confidence in the economy pledge. The
tax bill must be disposed of before
there will be even chance for Senate
vote on civil rights. And since a civil
rights bill is must" for President
Johnson, we think he will move heaven
and earth, not to mention trimming
the budget, in order to get one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
A BOOK FOR TO-DAY
How Israel Survived and Grew
BY DONALD MINTZ
ISRAEL: YEARS OF CHAL

ISRAEL: YEARS OF CHAL-
LENGE, by David Ben
Gurion. Maps, illus, 24O
PIP. Holt, Rinehart & Win
Ston, S..
David Ben-GuriOn lives at
SIDE Boxer, near the center of
the barren Negev. He is now
n and retired.
Officially r etire d, in any
event. For 'flike Adenauer,"
as Cyrus L. Sulzberger writes,
che hasn't really accustomed
himself to the reality that
power has moved into other
hands and he is on hiStOry's
shelf. He still talks with
prime ministerial authority"
But if power has gone to
others, Mr.. Ben-Gurion's in
fluence is of necessity, very
great. For more than any 9TH
er single man, he is the archi-
tect Of the first free Jewish
state in nearly 1900 years.
Partisan History
His new book, Israel:
Years of Challenge" there
fore draws as much interest
from his position as from the
books text.
Most of that text is histori-
cal. There is a brief introduce
ton on the beginnings of Zion
ism, migration to Palestine,
and the ev-nts that immedi-
ately preceded the proclama-
ton of the State of Israel on
May IA, 1913.
Events after that date, par
ticularly the War of Independ-
ence and the nearly incredi-
BILE Sinai campaign of Octo-
ber-November 1856 with its
political aftermath, are COW
cred in greater detail.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion'S history is
that of the most intense par
tisan. He will only barely rec
ognize that though there is
very little defense for Great
Britain's policy in Palestine
before and during World War
II, there is a great deal of ex-
PLANTATION. But as Mr.. Ben-Gu-
rion tells it, it was largely a
case of simple malice.
The celebrated Sinai cam
paign, moreover, is made to
sound like an exclusively Is
raeG operation, which it was
only so far as the fighting on
the peninsula itself was con-
cerned. There is only one ref
erence to Anglo-F French naval
bombardment of Egyptian
ports and one first learns
that troops were a ctually
landed when Mr.. Ben-Gurion
mentions the U. N. demand
that they withdraw.
ALI this is important only
insofar as it alertS the reader
to the fact that what he is
reading is more polemic than
history.
The books great virtue is
the insight it gives into the
prerequisites for the astound-
ingly rapid development of a
modern state where there was
almost literally nothing be-
fore.
Of course Israel was well
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Cane Kennedy

As a collector OF old maps
I am perhaps more conscious
than most people Of the an
tiquity of certain American
place names, and while tradi-
ton is surely not the only
standard by which to judge
our actions, I cannot help
but question the wisdom Of
remaining Cape Canaveral
Cape Kennedy"
To rename the space CEN
ter at Canaveral after our
late President is another
matter: an altogether fitting
and imaginative tribute to
the man whose loss we all
feel so deeply. But will we
not one day regret having re-
named the cape itself?
1t was christened Cape
Canaveral In the early 18th
century. at a time when men
who had sailed with Column
bus still lived. Cape Canaver-
al was known in Europe, and
recorded on maps of the day,
more than 400 years ago
long before there was a
Plymouth, or q jamestown,
or even a Saint Augustine.
To rename Cape Hatteras or
Cape Cod would be to re-
name a Complementary
by comparison.
Should we not reconsider
this action, If there is still
time? Would not our nation
al heritage be a little less
rich for having rubbed out
one Of our most ancient
place names?
John M. Raymond, jr.
The name Cape Canaveral
appears on maps dated 200
years before the White
House was built. Although it
seems diScourteous for Flori-
dams to protest loss Of a
name long known to mari
ners and historians at this
time Of national mourning, it
might be of interest to nom
residents that the space IA
cility is a fairly recent addi-
ton to historic Cape Canav-
eral and it would be possible
for it to bear the name Of
Kennedy Launching Area
without changing the name
Of the Cape. 1t would seem
more fitting for that honor
to be bestowed upon Cape
Cod. a more recent discovery
by European mariners, per-
haps.
Mrs. ]. H. MacNeiI.
Indialantic, Fla.
= 4
You are to be congratulate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Feathers Still Fly

A lot Of feathers are still
flying in the chicken war,
and for good reason.
The international panels
estimate that our poultry in
dustry lost only $26 million
because Of the Common
Markets boost in poultry
tariffs has angered the in
dustry. More important,
however. Christian Herter's
unqueStioning acceptance of
the panels estimate has
keenly disappointed all ad-
vocateS Of free trade.
This is because acceptance
of the panels estimate would
bring about retaliatory tar
ifs that in no way compare
with the actual damage done
our export trade. The Com
mon Market has effected a
virtual embargo-and the
panel has told us we may
slap its wrists in return.
Surely, such weak counter
measures would only invite
the establishment of protec-
tive levies on other commod-
tiles. Can we retreat when
our cause is so just-particu-
larly when we must negotiate
a round Of general tariff
agreements next year?
Our Government has ar
gued consistently and with
good reason that the dam
ages in this issue amount to
SAC million. AS a matter of
concience-and as an ex-
preston Of policy-we must
reject a finding so removed
from reality. The panel
formed by the General Agree
ment on Tariffs and Trade
has arrived at the $26 mil
lion estimate through an
exercise in reasoning that
might come straight out Of
Alice in Wonderland"
To assess the damages re-
sulting from the TRIPPING Of
levies, the panel used as a
base the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1860. During that
period, Germany had in OPP
Grafton a stringent import
quota. The effect that quota
had on poultry imports is all
too evident when it is seen
that. in the IL months fol-
lowing the liberalization of
the quotas, poultry exports
to Germany doubled!
Let us reject this sophistry
and act decisively in the
interests Of fair trade. Let
us impose realistic retalia-
tory tariffs under the Trade
Expansion Act and be pre-
pared to rescind them when
the issue has been resolved.
George P. Nicholas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

In your November 10, edi-
torial, Nov They Tell U.s."
you referred to doubts about
the effectiveness Of influenza
vaccine raised by q. s. Pub
lie Health Service investi-
gators.
Influenza is known to be
caused by not one but a
family of viruSes with differ
emit properties. Influenza
viruSeS have an unusual
capacity to change or mu-
tate. The Asian influenza
outbreak Of 1888, for
example, was caused by a
virus strain that until then
had not appeared In this
country.
In order for q vaccine to
be effective in the prevention
or control of virus disease, it
must create antibodies to the
specific virus or viruses caus-
ing the disease. The Surgeon
General Of the United States,
on the basis of advice from
experts, each year tells
manufacturers what virus
strains must be included in
their influenza vaccines for
that year. and every manu-
facturer makes his vaccine to
that specified standard.
Since it is known that in
fluenza viruSeS undergo ma
Jor change only once in
about every 10 years, with
lesser changes perhaps more
frequently. the Surgeon Cen
erals decision is better than
an educated guess. However,
1t may take as long as a year
or more before it can be posi-
lively established that a diff
ferent strain of influenza
virus is causing disease in
the general population and
this knowledge can be tram
lated into the vaccine itself.
Last year. one or more new
influenza viruSes showed up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Firearms Control

Although l am sure that
the small arms lobby will
scream, I suggest that legisla-
ton be passed to provide that
all purchases of weapons,
and all delivery Of fire.
arms. be made only through
local police departments.
These organizations could
screen the background of the
potential purchaser to assure
that he is a responsible adult
before forwarding his order
to the supplier. They could
screen him still further dur
ing the period between his
application and the delivery
of his lethal weapon. Local
police are in a better position
to evaluate an individuals
responsibility than is a more
remote Federal body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

ed as well as thanked for the
courage Of your editorial
regarding the remaining Of
Cape Canaveral.
The remaining Of Canav-
eral certainly seems unneces-
Sary in view Of all the other
impending memorials which
appropriately have been and
will be so designated. Furth-
er, we agree that the late
President would not have
approved such a drastic
distortion of such an historic
heritage. We cannot believe
that his widow would be so
presumptuous as to suggest
it, as has been reported. I
feel this hysterical. snow
balling, name-c hanging
b an wagon should be
stopped soon, certainly be-
fore any State can be re-
named. as has been suggest
ed in some quarters.
Concerned.
In our grief and sudden
state of shock, let's not give
everything in sight his name.
Cape Canaveral is already in
the history books, made
famous by some other fine
young men who also offered
their lives. If necessary, to
test uncharted paths.
n p g
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

geon Generals specifications.
If it does not meet those spe-
cifications, it cannot be re-
leased. Last years vaccineS-
reported to be only $50 eff
fective now-met the Sur
geon Generals specifications.
This years vaccine, made to
revised specifications, is ex-
pected once again to be eff
fective for most people, but
this does not guarantee that
the elusive virus family will
not cause further modifica-
lions next year or the year
after.
It would be most unfortu-
nate If the American people
had their confidence in the
vaccine shaken by the Gov
ernment report, which sim
ply highlights a seemingly
inevitable time lag between
the acquisition of new knowl-
edge and its application in
medicine and public health.
The facts justify continued
and widespread influenza i'm
munization as today's only
means for controlling a d.
SeaSe that is serious in itself,
more serious in its complica-
tionS, and often fatal among
the aged and the chemically
i'll.
Last year was not the first
time the vaccine hasn't lived
up to expectations, and it
probably won't be the last.
But I'm sure most medical
authorities would agree that
when influenza vaccine Is
viewed in its total perspec-
tive, it is a good preventive
agent that warrants general
use, particularly in certain
groups that because of age or
illness require all available
protection.
Austin Smith, MD.
President, Pharmaceutical
Manufacturers Association
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

President johnson Is
moving powerfully 70 Isolate
and break all congressional
opposition to the tax reduc-
ton bill. one Of the two great
legislative priorities Of his
administration, by removing
the one biggest objection to
1t. This Is high governmental
spending.
He has done so by antici-
pating by several days what
he knew would be an inevita-
bly, renewed Republican
attack on the bill once the
first period Of mourning for
the late President Kennedy
had ended. Even as Rep
resentative Charles Halleck
OF Indiana, the Republican
leader OF the House, was
reopening warnings that
tax cuts must be accompa-
MED by commensurate" cuts
IN Federal spending, the
President had already put in
train q series of measures to
lead to demonStrable savings
for the current fiscal year.
Takes First Steps
These are Mr.. Johnson's
first steps to redeem the
pledge he made in last weeks
message to Congress to get a
dollars value for q dollar
spent"
What it amounts to is not a
counter-attack upon congress
sional resistance to tax
cuts-without spending cuts.
1t Is a campaign to convince
the most doubtful that the
second will, in fact, march
along with the first. It is, in
the Presidents view, a ques-
ton not Of fighting but Of
leading Congress
Mr.. JohnSon's principal
ally in this campaign is
Secretary Of Defense Robert
Mcnamara. They are putting
massive pressure on defense
contractors, to whom goes q
vast percentage of this Gov
ernment's total OUTLAWS, to
reduce not their output Of
arms but their cost figures
for those arms. It Is being
made perfectly plain that
contractors persistently
refusing to cooperate in
stripping off all expendable
fat from the military budget
will not be looked upon
kindly when contract-renewal
time comes.
And officials all over the
Government are getting this
poignant message from
headquarters: Fellows, one of
the best ways to look for
promotion in the bureaucra-
cy Is to find and point out
specific places where avoid
able expenses can be ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04

financed by outside contribu.
tons. But as we have sadly
learned, nothing is easier for
a country than to waste vast
amounts of aid.
A MyStique Needed
OF course Israel had intel
lectual capital in the skills Of
the people she sees as IRE
turning exiles" from the tech
nologically advanced Euro
pean nations. But she has also
taken in tremendous numbers
of b a ckward and hetero-
geneous peoples from primi-
tive areas of North Africa and
the Near East. A common
culture had to be built, for the
weSterners could no more say
"airplane" in Hebrew than
some Of the fasteners could
say it in any language, and
the religious disparities were
(and are) enormous.
The motivation tn at has
propelled this vast develop
ment is essentially Messiah
ism. Mr.. Ben-Gurion talks a
good deal about the "ingath-
ering of exiles," a phrase that
rarely fails to infuriate those
he perhaps contemporary
calls "assimilated Jews" He
quotes a good deal of Scrip
ture in the intensely beautiful
translation according to the
MaSoretic text.
Yet his Messianism is not
religious in any traditional
sense, and the motive Of the
chosen people" sounds only
dlmly from well below the
surface.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion's myStique
is indigenous and not transfer
able. But its existence has
fascinated and impressed
some of the newly emerging
nations. They and we can un-
derStand it better from its ex-
preston here than from any
analysis one can imagine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry tDriterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensd-
ton. Those not used iDiH be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied BY self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Are lichens, plants that
grow on rocks and trees. at
all edible?-D. Y.
A. Certain species of the
genus Lecanora are eaten by
men and animals in the Afri-
can and Arabian deserts
During a war between Russia
and Persia in the early 1905,
a large area southwest of the
Caspian Sea is said to have
been saved from famine by a
ltchen which "fell from
h aven";; the lichen was
probably blown there by the
wind. Some commentators
suggest that the mama in
the Bible may have been a
hchen.
Q. Should toenails be
rounded? E. j.
A. Toenails should be cut
and filed straight across and
not too short. Rounding the
nail at the corner may cause
the nail to grow into the
flesh. If a nail becomes in
grown, consult your doctor or
chiropodist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
THE PASSING SCENE
Johnson Moves on Tox-Cut Foes
By WILLIAM S. WHITE

Within the Pentagon alone,
the President has set an
objective Of actually accom-.
plished savings Of SIS billion
in this fiscal year. That this
is q fixed demand, and not .
pious hope, Is being
drummed into everybody IN
official Washington In an
unmistakable way by o
President who Is IN . hurry
on this matter and Is making
certain that everybody knows
it.
He has not only so advised
all principal officials IN
writing. He is calling them
in, one by one. to emphasize
the point face-to-face.
Favorable congressional
action on the tax bill-the
measure which held the
highest priority with the late
President Kennedy-is Of
enormous Importance to the
new administration. First,
the President sees it as an
urgent requirement of the
national economy and an
earned reward for business.
Second, he is quite deter
mined to carry out his prom
ise to the late President to
do his damnedest to put tax
reduction through.
Third, this Is both the first
major challenge and the first
realistic opportunity for the
new President to vindicate in
q new office his old reputa-
ton as q master worker on
Capitol Hill.
Urgent Treatment
President Johnson's No.
priority-enactment of a
civil rights bills receiving
perhaps even more urgent
treatment at the White
House. No informed man,
however, supposes that, given
the best Of fortune, it can be
passed within the short time
remaining this year. With
the tax bill there Is Just a
thin ghost Of q chance to
bring off a victory before the
old year ends.
The about push now
ordered by Speaker of the
House John w. Mccormack
to bring the civil rights bill
to the House floor-bypass-
ing the traffic-regulating
Rules Committee If necessary
has improved civil rights
prospects In the House. All
the same, there's yet a
brooding Senate to contend
with. An infinite persuasive
ness will be needed to bring
it around to action on the
section to forbid racial dis
elimination in private bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-04
Flu Vaccine in Perspective

Robert L. Eichberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-01

get sore about such horsing around.
NO." she said, because the d.
rector is basically interested in just
how the lovers are going to place them
selves and how he's going to get the
right camera angle on them"
When the final take comes, and
you really have to get down to business,
there are so many details to think
about that you hardly have time to
realize that you're kissing.
For instance" said Janet, Sup
pose | should be sitting on a sofa and
Bob Mitchum should rush over and
kiss me. My first worry would be about
my marks
They paste little white tapes on
the sofa to show me the limits beyond
which can't move. So i Bob gets too