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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
Gain Against Crime

II public statements are meaning
ful, there is hopeful prospect that
this year will bring some significant
action against the criminal element in
the Nations Capital.
The Joint meetings Of the House
and Senate District Committees have
produced substantial, agreement on the
need for legislation to modify the
Supreme Courts Mallory rule.
This should not be confused with
the issue Of arrests for investigation.
There Is reason to believe that such
arrests are unconstitutional and, II so,
they cannot be tolerated. The police
should not arrest any person except on
probable cause"-that is, for reasons
which would lead prudent man to
believe the person In question had COM
mitted q specific crime. It is argued
that the police need to question in
diVidualS In connection with crime, and
that often 1t Is not feasible to charge
such individuals with q particular Of
tense. Perhaps this can be handled
through modification Of the law re-
lating to material witnesses, or through
some form Of court-supervised inter-
rogation. But we do not think the old
practice OF arresting people on mere
suspicion, booking them for investiga-
ton and then holding them for ques-
tioning in q police cell or squad room
can be justified.
None Of this applies, however, to
the Mallory situation, In which an ar
rest, presumably, is made on probable
cause. In these situations, the police
need and should have reasonable OPP
portunity to hold and question suspects.
And we do not know Of anyone who
seriously contends that this, of itself,
is violation Of any constitutional right.
Certainly the Supreme Court has
not said so. But it has said that a
suspect must be arraigned without un-
necessary delay" and that any confess
sion or other evidence obtained during
a period Of illegal detention" cannot
be used against the accused. Thus,
Mallory, q confessed rapist, was set free.
This, however, Is judge-made law,
allegedly with congressional approval.
1t has nothing to do with the question
which would arise, for example, in the
case Of, an extorted confession. Mallory
and series Of other outrageous de-
cisions have sprung from what is known
as Federal Rule 5-a, which Congress
approved" years ago by failing to re-
ject 1t. We do not think, however, that
Congress ever foresaw the Mallory de-
ciSion and its pro-criminal offspring.
still, If 1t is argued that Congress, in
approving the rule, intended the result,
it certainly follows that Congress has
ample authority to change the rule.
And we hope 1t will do so at this session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
Some Birthdoy!

Since the early days Of our
Government. the birthday of
George Washington, Father
OF our Country" has, by act
OF Congress, been observed as
q national holiday dedicated
to honoring his memory.
The day was always OBJ
served by patriotic ceremo-
MES throughout the Nation
with q major purpose Of in
doctrinating our youth with
historic pride and with an
awareness Of our debt to one
who did so much to make
our Nation great.
A Washington's Birthday
proclamation has never been
made because the holiday is
official and its appropriate
observance has always been
assumed to be q Federal.
State and municipal occasion
Tor appropriate. dignified,
memorial ceremonies.
In recent years, alas. our
spirit Of reverence and of
recognizing our debt to our
forefathers has sadly sub
sided to the extent that to-
day this historic anniversary
Is more and more regarded as
an occasion Of getting away
from work and having fun.
Just as Christmas has be-
come commercialized and as
an occasion for making prof
1t by promoting retail sales.
50 likewise is Washington's
Birthday being treated as a
time for having bargain
sales. A lack Of good taste
and public apathy result In
replicas Of Washington being
used. or misused. as an ad-
vertising emblem. Such sales
transcend In newspaper space
all other publicity regarding
the observance Of this ma
tional holiday.
This must amaze and hor-
rify the huge diplomatic
corps stationed in our Capt.
tai. The time for corrective
legislation In this regard
would seem to be at hand.
The President went away
for the last holiday week
end. He made no public ap-
pearance or address to the
Nation regarding the purpose
Of the holiday which he
might well have done at his
press conference on February
81. The fact that other high
Government officials did
participate In ceremonies
makes the Presidents silence
all the more unfortunate.
Robert L. Buell..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
Second Look

shortly after the first OF the year
the White House announced that It
would make specific legislative proposals
by early spring on the development Of
rapid transit system for the WASH
ington area. Meanwhile, criticism Of the
National Capitol Transportation Agency
plan by various Federal agencies con-
tinueS to mount. And the problem fac
ing the White House grows clearer by
the day. ......
Perhaps the Budget Bureau and
Charles Horsky, the Presidents special
aide on National Capital Area affairs,
will be able to resolve points Of difference
sufficiently to recommend at least q
limited start on rapid transit system
this year. That, at least, should be the
goal. But it is not likely that the basic
conflicts can be resolved without great
deal of additional study.
If there were doubts before on this
score, they should be laid to rest by the
devastating criticism Of the Meta plan
by the Commerce Department, as dis
closed in The Star last Sunday. The
Commerce report challenges the cost,
engineering and revenue estimates Of
the Meta transit proposals in unequiv-
ocal terms. 1t questions the legal FEAST
bility as well as the practical value Of
the NCTA's curtailed highway proposals
land on this score the Commerce De-
partment'S Bureau of Public Roads is
the recognized authority. 1t attacks
the Meta contention that 1t gave ade-
quate study to alternative systems Of
transportation. It accuses the Meta
Of exercising an excessive degree Of
preScience respecting future travel
patterns and Of resolving most doubts
in favor Of the agency's own premises.
The Commerce report Is most
valuable, however, in its positive aspects,
which. outline a reasonable course of
action to the administration. First, as
to highways, 1t recommends that those
portions Of the freeway program now
programmed, and which are not likely
to be influenced by transit decisions,
including the Three Sisters Bridge,
should proceed without delay. Those
segments Of the highway program that
are "intricately involved in the overall
transportation program" 1t says, Should
be re-evaluated with respect to possible
adjustments in location and capacity"
simultaneously, the Commerce report
urges that the Meta complete its analy-
sis of alternative systems Gin full CO.
operation with the responsible highway
and planning agencies"
This latter phrase strikes at the root
Of the problem, for the basic cause Of
the present dilemma springs from the
failure of the Meta to seek the full
and continuing participation Of other
responsible transportation agencies in
its studies. This error in judgment has
been costly-especially in the fight
which has served to pit automobiles
against transit In the public mind, when
facilities for both are needed. This is
an error which can and must be rectified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27

program" Some other programs were
suggested.
1t will be in Congress, and particu-
larry in the House Ways and Means and
Senate Finance Committees, however,
that something really will be done in
the name Of economic progress. The
myths and the old cliches that Mr..
Kennedy decried at New Haven will not
be completely absent from this legisla-
tive process. And the dialogue, though
SO often discordant, is ''moving-with
vigor." .,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
In CIork's Corner

According to your editorial
Of February Il, Senator Clark
Of Pennsylvania must have
stepped on someone's toes.
The fact that you spent .
good part Of your editorial
running the good Senator
down proves to me that he
must be on the side Of truth
and justice. I pray to God
TO continue to give him the
strength and courage to fight
for the people Of the Nation.
Senator Clark Is fighting
for all the people, not just
a privileged few. He advo-
Gates housing for the aged
and retired; financial help
TO our schools and colleges
including scholarships to any
deserving youngster. He has
been trying TO reinstate the
CCC TO give the 100000 out
Of work, out Of school.
young people Of the Ma
ton o chance TO get q
good start In life. Retaining
courses for the unemployed.
medical care for the aged.
Just TO name q few.
Senator Clark has proven
his fearlessness and honesty
In Philadelphia when he ov-
erthrew the greedy Republic
can political machine that
had held that historical city
In It's grasp for 80 some
years.
nanlel M Tomrnina-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27

As the mother Of two chill
dren In Fairfax County
schools, I take issue With
Supt. Funderburk. whose re-
marks ut q convention of
the American Association Of
School Administrators were
shocking.
Mr.. Funderburk implies
that unless one believes in
q Supreme Being, you are
suspect TO being dishonest,
immodest, and irreverent,
and therefore. not qualified
TO teach children.
Perhaps Mr.. Funderburk
considers the late Thomas
Huxley and our contem-
porary Bertrand Russell. as
irresponsible citizens Of the
world. Many Of our scient-
lists are agnostics because Il
is impossible 10 accept OAR
wins theory Of evolution and
at the same time accept the
book OF Genesis as fact.
In q democracy where
people are free 10 worship
as they please, the same
freedom should also be ex-
tended TO those who do not
care to worship at all.
Really, Mr.. Funderburk,
your intolerance Is showingi
Mildred White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27

town. Rosh Hashana and de-
layed canicular days, dog
days, arrive together. Hot
and humid and 90 degrees
1t is; you ooze around in
your skin. Dogs loll under
trees, or lie painting be- /,
meath automobiles. People
bark. laundry refuses to dry,
doors do not wish to open.
THE seventh month Of the /.
Jewish calender. Tishri, be-
gins. On its first day, when
the moon is still hidden from
view, Rosh Hashana, the new
year holiday, comes.
Anybody can blow o.
Shofar in the Friends Meet
ing House In Doylestown-
assuming he has q Shofar.
Certainly, II there Is q rabbi
to blow 1t. anyone can listen
The question Is: How will he
feel about It? Mr.. Teller feels
fine, and that Is the measure
Of his success In adapting
to his charming but obvi-.
ously un.native habitat.
Happy the congregation
whose material temple is no
weightier than q tent" he
writes, land next 10 that, a
Friends Meeting House.
There indeed is the we'll
ordered structure In which
to give thanks and praise"
FOR ALL ITS DELIGHTS,
Area Code 2l5" sometimes
shows a stylistic problem.
Obviously, the intention is
to convey poetic images and
gentle-though not weak
feelings in simple, and largely
colloquial language.
But Mr.. Teller's ear can
fail. "A lead pipe and
plumber-colored day, the sky
and ground all one color. AS
i fooled along softly the road
peeled ahead into arctic
whiteness." Whoever first
stopped driving his car and
started tooling 1t should not
have found a follower in Mr..
Teller.
Small matters like this
mar q page here and there.
sometimes, too, one encoun-
tiers stray thoughts that
seem merely foolish or Ill
defined.
But Area Code 2l5" Is a
sort OF Journal about many
things; unevenness is part of .
the genre, and one should
not complain on meeting it..
The book Is often delight
full, sometimes wise. and both
gracious and strong. II would
be welcome at any time, but
1t Is doubly welcome now
when blood and thunder In
every conceivable form seen
70 be dominating the book
lists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
WATCHING THE WORLD

BY CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreign Correspondent Of The stsr

caused rather by the mas
sive hostility to the whole
concept Of q NATO nuclear
force In the Defense De-
partment and In Congress.
And 1t Is not being helped
by the antagonism which
Mr.. Merchants status as a
special envoy has aroused in
the permanent American del
egation to NATO.
On the eve Of Mr.. Mer-
chants departure for Europe
the overwhelming opposition
expressed by members Of the
Joint Congressional Commit
tee on Atomic Energy made
the trip virtually pointless.
To undertake negotiations
with our allies without any
semblence Of agreement be-
tween the administration
and Congress Is q curious
way of putting the program
across.
Potential Doubted
And yet the opposition Of
the Congressman was hard
ly surprising. It merely re-
Elected the widespread feel
ing that the multilateral
NATO force as now proposed
has neither the military sig
nificance nor political poten-
tial that the administration
claims for 1t. And that, far
from providing a cure-all for
the problems Of the alliance,
it is more likely to provide
new causes Of friction.
From the viewpoint Of
Western defense, 1t is q
complete contradiction Of
Defense Secretary McNa-
mara's oft-repeated thesis
that American nuclear power
is all-sufficient and that the
vital need in NATO is In
creased conventional forces.
It Is not entirely reasonable
to ask Europeans to contrib
ute to a nuclear force which
will add nothing to the over
all Western defense when 1t
is clear that every dollar
spent will be taken out Of
the conventional military
budgets. The firm opposition
Of the Navy to assigning
American nuclear submarines
to the NATO force is o clear
indication Of its small sig
nificance in military terms.
The political significance
is perhaps even more doubt
full. Given President de
Gaulle's adamant refusal to
play ball. 1t will do nothing
to curb or integrate the ma
tional nuclear force which
Washington views with spe-
cial alarm. So far as Ger
many is concerned, 1t would.
in fact, give the Germans q
larger measure Of control
over nuclear weapons than
would be likely In any "Eu-
ropean" nuclear defense.
All these factors make Mr..
Merchants mission to Paris
an unenviable one. It Is nat
ural. perhaps. that the ad-
ministration, given the cur
rent disarray within the al
lance. should want to do
something. But the plan that
is now being proposed seems
unlikely to provide the an
swer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27

Attorney General Robert +.
Kennedy has conveyed his
willingness to be consistent
In carrying out the laws Of
the land. In q speech made
to an American Legion Con-
vention in Las Vegas. Neva-
da, on October Q, 1862, Mr..
Kennedy gave o brief run
down on the action being
taken to enforce the regis
tration Of Communists In the
United States. Mr.. Kennedy
said that he had petitioned
the Subversive Activities
Control Board to order the
registration Of 10 Commu-
nists, each Of whom would
be allowed an individual
hearing before the board. In
addition. he admitted that
the Communists would then
be allowed to challenge,
through the courts, each
board order. It thus looks
like 1t will be Q long time
before we see the registra-
ton Of Communists. the pay
ing Of fines for failure to
register, or the removal Of
the offenders from our soci-
ETY..
In contrast to the slow
processes adopted In ham
ding the Communists, the
Attorney General has WELD
ed Q swift and mighty blow
to the students and officials
at the University Of MisSis-
sippi, as well as to Missis-
sippi State officials. Millions
Of our dollars have been
spent in this action, and at
least two lives have been
lost. -t-. -
In both cases the Attor-
ney General was upholding
decisions Of the Supreme
Court. In the Mississippi case
costly remedial decisions
were made Immediately,
whereas it has been well
over q year since the Com
munists were ordered to reg
lister. Which case Ii more
imminently important to the
survival Of our Nation?
The one thing which we
must look for in the leaders
Of our Nation is consistency
in policy. Such consistency
allows the people of this Re-
public to better analyze the
stands Of their leaders, and
thereby let their preferences
be known at the polls. I
ask for consistency in the
Attorney Generals execution
Of the law. Kenneth Talbot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
Doqqone Frontier

In It's conduct Of the seri-
GUS business Of our Govern
ment, both foreign and do
nestle, the Kennedy admins
stration reminds me more
than anything else Of q half
grown puppy for. like the
puppy, II charges off In all
directions with unrestrained
and thoughtless ambition
and does irreparable damage.
yapping loudly the while.
The pup winds up his per-
Torrance by chasing his own
tail-the Kennedy admins
tration by going around and
around In circles. accomplish
ing nothing constructive. And
like the pup. II never repairs
the damage II has done.
4. n. Ballinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
A BOOK FOR TODAY

BY DONALD MINTZ

AREA CODE 215, A Private
Line In Bucks County. BY
Walter Teller. Endpaper
map and headpieces by Guy
Fleming. 242 pp. (Athe-
neum; $5.75)
It seems as though most
non fiction writers have
their eyes firmly directed at
war. pestilence and trouble
spots. Walter Teller, on the
other hand, Is interested In
q trouble-free spot In which
he has the pleasure Of hv-
ing. The spot Is Pennsyl-
vania's famous Bucks Coun-
ty Just north Of Philadel-
phia which Is bounded on
two sides by the winding
Delaware River.
To many, Bucks Is mostly
an arty. exurban sort Of place
where even the phonies are
phony.
Mr.. Teller knows some of
these people, but he wastes
little time and not much
scorn on them. The main
thing Is man at peace in
semi-rural surroundings. And
there are always O few Of
the local characters and bits
and pieces Of local history.
"Loosestrife and Lima
Beans. The late-summer
splurge Of blossom and fruit
arrives. Whoever 1t was
named wildflowers must have
had q good time. Loosestrife
blooms by the river. From
red to pink to magenta,
loosestrife covers whole sand
bars, and these patches Of
snowy color are not brushed
on like q painters impress
sion. The accents Of actually
are far more careless than
that. Up the river and north
OF Point Pleasant. shoal
brown and green water Is
ragged with loosestrife."
LOOsEsTRIFE AND LIMA
BEANS are all very well and
II Is a poor man who has
lost his sense of wonder at
these things. But Mr.. Teller
is q fellow Of the John Simon
Guggenheim Memorial Foun-
dalton and has q Pho. from
Columbia. Whatever he may
be by temperament and In
clination, he Is not by birth
or training q native. Bucks
County sort.
Yet judging from AREA
Code 2l5," he with his urban,
intellectual background and
Bucks County live together
in genuine peace. not In some
artificially induced and un-
easy coexistence.
There is. for example, ths
matter Of religion. The
Shofar sounds In Doyles-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
Offers Fiscal Plan

Here Is q simple three
point formula for the re-
duction Of income tax and
the payment Of the national
debt:
1. Limit the national budg-
ct TO the amount Of the
prior years tax collections.
2. Reduce the Federal income
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used u
letters carry Drtters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensa-
ton. Those not used tDiH be
returned only tcheH accom- :
panied by self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27

tax by increasing taxpayers
personal exemption by 500
each year. 3. Apply the an
nual surplus thus created to
the payment Of the national
debt.
Strict application Of this
formula would gradually
eliminate Federal income tax
and repay the national debt.
Taxpayers have to live
within their incomes and
pay their debts. or face GER
tain bankruptcy; and so must
the Federal Government.
X n We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-27
PARIS.

PARIS.
Livingston Merchants mis-
sion here In pursuit Of @
NATO nuclear force Is q deli
cate one. It is so delicate, IN
fact, that one has the feeling
1t is In grave danger Of fall
ing to pieces before It really
gets under way.
The mission amounts TO
New Frontier diplomacy at
its classic worst. The idea
behind 1t Is hopelessly Inn
precise, both as to form and
ultimate objective. It has
been organized in such a
way as TO guarantee the
maximum probability Of fall
ure. It Is being executed IN q
manner calculated TO arouse
the maximum of antagonism,
All this, one must hastily
add, Is not Mr.. Merchants
fault. He Is an able and ex-
perienced diplomat with q
job to do. So far as the press
Is concerned, he has been
discreet to the point Of nom
existence. Yet the plan that
he Is pushing is so ill-con-
ceived and poorly thought
out as TO make it very hard
to sell.
Mr.. Merchant. we know, is
not selling anything. He Is
merely proposing to the 9TH
er NATO countries the idea
Of q multi-national force Of
Polaris missiles to be jointly
owned, installed on surface
vessels In the European area
and placed under NATO
command.
II any members Of NATO
like the idea, the United
States apparently Is pre-
pared to 60 ahead with set
ting UP such q force. Any
members who oppose 1t are
free to stay out.
Yet 1t is clear enough that
the administration, whether
selling anything or not, sets
considerable store by this
proposal. It is, in effect, the
American prescription for all
the ills that presently beset
the alliance. 1t Is q formula
which is supposed to cure
the urge for national nuclear
deterrents within NATO, sat-
iSfy the desire Of the allies
for more participation in
their own defense and still
preserve essential American
control over life-and-death
decisions.
Attitudes Formed
Though It Is still unex-
planned how q floating force
Of Polaris missiles viii &C
complish all this, the Euro
pean reception Of the pro-
posal is already fairly well
defined.
The British, Germans and
Italians are warm. The
French are ice cold. The Bel
CLANS, Dutch, Norwegians
and Danes would have
preferred that the idea had
never been suggested. Since
1t has. they might be willing
to cooperate. providing 1t
costs them next to nothing.
The real opponents to the
idea, however, are not the
Europeans. The delicacy of
Mr.. Merchants mission Il
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