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RIA Powers

House Bill H. r. 3189, to
amend the District of Co
lumbia Redevelopment Act Of
I945, is unsound, and violates
property rights. and should
therefore be defeated.
The bill would give the Re-
development Land Agency
power to mark out q strictly
commercial area as q project
site, and also give r. L. A.
authority to take over by
eminent domain any property
in said project area, and re-
sell for commercial or pri-
vate use. This does not serve
Q public purpose.
Government planners do
not have the pulse Of the mar
ket; and the very fact that,
under r. l.. A. procedures,
property can be resold at
prices less than bought for
shows q violation Of sound
growth, to say nothing Of the
subsidy involved.
The proper role Of gov
eminent is not to get directly
into real estate, but perform
only those functions that are
proper to It. For example,
one reason that there is not
m lore large-scale develop
ment in the downtown area
east Of l4th Street is that 1t
has difficult accessibility to
people living in the north
west direction. Proper gov
eminent action in the forn
Of supplying either the in
ner loop or q system Of one
way streets with properly
synchronized traffic lights
would improve the accessible
ity Of this area, and give 1t o
greater economic reason for
growth. Once there is q con-
sumner demand for growth, 1t
win take place, as indicated
by development west Of 14th
Street.
In contrast to direct Gov
eminent Intervention, the
market economy. made up Of
q multitude Of decisions by
individual buyers and sellers,
Is the best determination Of
values. It permits q sound
growth without subsidy under
a system where each individ-
ual has freedom to decide for
himself whether 1t is better
to keep his property in its
present form, to develop 1t
further himself, or to sell to
someone who will. In our
system Of society, every in
dividual is his own planner,
and to violate his justified
property rights is to violate
individual freedom, as both
are intertwined.
Sound growth and individ-
ual freedom should not be
traded for Government sub
sides, and H. r.. 1889 should
therefore be killed.
R..V. Cortlandt Herbst.
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Because OF the speed with
which the giveaway Antarctic
Treaty was pressured
through the Senate in 1860
it Is not surprising that Doris
Fleeson did not recall it. She
stated that the last treaty
signed with Russia was the
Austrian Treaty. Few ma
tlonal columnists covered the
Antarctic Treaty, partly be-
cause Of the incredibly fast
procedure. Even the State
Department witness at the
brief hearings 6 hours did
not know that early Amer
lean sealers had been the first
human beings to land in
Antarctica. Russians did not
land until 1876 years later, as
visitors for the ICY. However
Recommendation for at least
"a years back has shown that
the Soviets wanted this type
Of treaty in general to inter-
nationalist the continent.
In the hectic August 1860
session everyone was worried
about Cuba and about civil
rights, even as today, and
Senator Engle protested the
speed and wanted to set the
confirmation of the treaty
over to 1861. He lost by Sc
to 20 and was pilloried In
California papers as being too
nationalistic. Senator Russell
led the floor debate Of treaty
opponents and was allowed
two hours after the Engle
defeat. This was on the third
day Of the debate. The treaty
was ratified by So TO 81. which
many attribute to the extreme
haste. because many Of the
Senators voting for the
treaty are, in fact, opposed
to the expansion Of COM
munism. Several Foreign Re-
lations Committee members
were not present for the hear
ings nor for the vote on re-
lease Of the report.
The report held errors Of
fact and seemed based on
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Aging Pilots

In q letter TO The Star, in
March, 1851, ] referred to a
remark the then president of
the American Medical Asso-
citation had made that ply
sicians believe that Govern
ment medicine, run by bu-
reaucrats under regulations
Of their own devising, is bad
medicine"
] suggested that possibly
ANA itself had been absorb
ing indoctrination from Gov
eminent medicine because
ANA had interposed no IA
vorable comment on aging
when Federal Aviation Agency
medics made their rule bar
ring healthy airline pilots
over age SO from their nor
NAL jobs. 1t now appears
that ! was in error when !
thought ANA was completely
dead on its feet.
A recent article in the
Journal of ANA. condensed
in Readers Digest. indicates
that ANA had o committee
on "aging" since 1856. It has
made some interesting con-
illusions on the meaning Of
positive health" holding
that most older persons,
however, are not sick but
we'll"
Who knows2 Even FAA
may note a few points made
by the committee, such as:
There are no diseases that
occur because Of the passage
Of q certain number Of
years."
1.-THE term problems Of
aging is outmoded, fallacious
and without much meaning"
THE key to successful ag-
ing is successful living"
The article appears to be
concerned about people over
IS. but the FAA cracks down
on healthy pilots over SO. !,
for one, think the rule Is In
appropriate.
Robert e. Trimble.
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various nonsequiturs and
false assum ptions which
could easily have been avoided
If encyclopedias and experts
had been consulted. None Of
the oldtime Government Ant
arctic experts were called by
the committee.
The Monroe Doctrine and
Rio Pact were smashed by
the Antarctic Treaty, not to
mention the Hull doctrine Of
May 1910, as mentioned by
Senator Russell on the floor.
The United States has lost
approximately three million
square miles seen first by
American eyes, and properly
the territory of the United
States. The Communists have
expanded. And the matter of
inspection rights patterned in
the treaty directly affects the
present test-ban, making it
an inadequate and unfinished
thing.
e. A. Kendall
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Aiding Annuit0nts

There is one forgotten item
that Congress could be work.
ing on, and that Is. exemp-
ton Of Federal retirement
annuities from the income
tax. This would be a distinct
break in favor Of Federal re-
trees and one which they
deserve.
The pensions from Social
Security are exempted and
there is no earthly reason
why Federal annuities should
not be treated likewise.
We are living In an infla-
ton period in which our dol
lars are worth about half as
much as they were at the
time the annuities were
earned. The person living on
q small annuity with the
devalued dollar certainly has
q hard enough time to make
out without having to pay an
income tax on top Of the in
flation.
C. II. HaughawOut.
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Job Discrimination

Recently it was reported in
The Star that CORE was
picketing Royal Motors be-
cause of alleged discrimina-
tory hiring practices. Now
the demonstrations have been
Cancelled because land I
quote from The Starr Royal
Motors agreed to hire more
Negroes in the better jobs
line mechanics and car sales
men The company also
agreed to fill its next two
clerical vacancies with Ne
groes." Gentlemen, this is dis
elimination. Hiring on the
basis Of color or creed Is a
violation Of the equal en-
ployment opportunities code.
Negro groups. while claim
ing that they are fighting for
equal rights, are actually try
ing to gain special rights.
The sickening part Of the
whole thing is that they are
succeeding.
This country has boasted
Of equal opportunity for all.
Granted discrimination is
wrong. But II discrimination
is wrong only when applied
to colored people. this Is q
miscarriage of justice.
Negro groups are trying TO
advance the cause Of their
people which is, indeed. very
worthy and noble. But advo-
eating the very thing they
are supposedly fighting is
hypocritical.
Thomas VarallO.
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Speaking of Rights

The civil rights issue
seems to be directed to one
race Of people.
How about Q little thought
for the people who have
really been prosecuted. the
first real Americans. the
American Indian2 We ac-
quired his land by deceit,
false treaties, and killing. We
put him on a small parcel
Of worthless land, and for
got him.
We have an Indian family
In our church, and I don't
believe ] have ever met a
more dedicated Christian
family than they.
How about a little civil
rights for this race Of
Americana
Samuel II. Beale
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A National Creed

The equality Of man Is the
basic principle upon which
the United States was
founded. 1t is suggested that
this principle be recognized
as the National Greed and
that this creed become part
of the daily ritual in the
schools, in all legislative
and judicial bodies and at
all public gatherings.
I believe that this constant
affirmation and reaffirma-
ton Of our National Creed
is the most powerful means
we can employ ito form Q
more perfect Union. estab-
lish justice and insure do
nestle tranquility" It would
rekindle the fire our fore
fathers lit and hold 1t aloft
for all the world to see. It
would silence the bigots and
have great influence upon
the younger generations. It
would immeasurably in
crease our respect abroad and
give the lie to false foreign
propaganda. 1t would hold
out hope to the downtrodden
and recreate our image as the
land Of liberty. Can we do
less than repeat the oath to
which our forefathers mu-
tually pledged their lives,
their fortunes and their sac
red honor:
I'VE. the people Of the
United States, hold these
truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain
unalienable rights. that
among these are Life, Lib
erty and the pursuit Of Hap
piness. :"
A. s. M.
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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 condenSd-
ton. Those not used mill be
returned only iChen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
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that Attorney General Greg
ory made q security check
Of q prospective ernploye "by
conducting o confidential
survey at the Washington
Cosmos Club" and that an
other man was not taken on
because of "a letter from the
dean Of the University Of
Kentucky containing infor-
nation concerning the pro-
German attitude of his
mother"
Equally interesting - and
not less foolish--is Prof. Gel
fand's attitude towards
academic bona fides. A man
who did not have a Pho. in
the area in which he was to
work was unqualified. And
that is that.
1t subsequently turns out
that the distinguished medi-
evalist, Charles Homer Has
kins. actually succeeded in
turning his mind to modern
problems though he was Of
course unqualified to do so,
and that some Of the best
work on Africa was done by
George L. Beer who had only
a masters degree and more
over was In private business
at the time he Joined "The
Inquiry"
1t is more than slightly
Irritating to turn from the
respectful civilizations Of the
work Of such men back to
their biographies in the early
part Of the book where they
are consistently sighted.
1T ALSO TURNS OUT
that one Of the chosen few
who was accidentally quail
fled supplied 1.-THE Inquiry"
with Ito him) vital informa-
ton about q deep plot
Matched by the Catholic
Church, international Jewry,
and the pacifist movement,
presumably acting in con-
cert.
On page 331, Prof. Gelfsnd
suddenly comes to q realiza-
ton that would have stood
him in good stead from page
/ on: scholarly" and "dis-
interested" are not the same
thing. He does not, Of course,
ever realize that scholarly"
and academic" are not the
same thing either.
The main point OF Prof.
Gelfand's book remains per-
fectly clear for all that.
Keynes Notwithstanding, the
American delegation to the
Versailles Conference was on
the whole well prepared, and
a fair amount Of that prep
aration had been done by
"The Inquiry" The peace
treaties bear q pronounced
resemblance TO THE IN
quiry's" recommendations,
and some Of their worst parts
go against those recommen-
dations. It Is clear that
America. though possibly UNI
wise, was not q pumpkin at
Versailles.
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THE PASSING SCENE
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE
MucmlIon's Political Gain

the treaty taste sour instead
Of sweet. For his greatest po-
litical problem-far sharper
than the current problem Of
the sex scandals" within his
administration - has been
the rank growth Of neutral
ism and ban-the-bombism
in England.
The Labor Party has Q
much higher density Of DEM
agoguery on this issue even
than the most frantic Demo-
cratic left-wingers here at
home. 1t has steadily MIXED
this neutralist and semi
pacifist spirit to enormous
political profit.
Now, however. "Old Mac"
can say that it was he who
for years nudged President
Kennedy into leading the
West into this treaty. He can
always say he got a test
ban" for the British; and no
matter how poor a "test-ban"-
it might turn out to be it
will still be a plus for him
in England.
He will have struck from
the hands Of the Labor Party
leader. Harold Wilson, the
biggest weapon he ever has
held against . the Conserva-
tive British government
the innuendo that the bad
old Conservatives are not
really interested in peace"
and are really in favor Of
atomic fall-out.
That MIR. Macmillan him
self needs no blueprint to see
that he has gained politi-
cally is already abundantly
clear. He has Just given q
television interview in Lon
don in which, with g good
deal Of modest harrumphing
and clearing Of the throat,
he has made two points.
Hope for Macmillan
One is that 1t was Harold
Macmillan who patiently
worked so long to bring Mr..
Kennedy and Mr.. Khru-
shchev together on a test
ban.
The other is that the Har-
old Macmillan who only
weeks ago was ready to step
down as head Of the Con-
sentative Party, before the
next British election, now is
not at all sure he ought to
resign.
1t would be ironic IL the
net result Of it all was to
preserve, If not Mr.. Macmil-
Ian personally, at least the
Conservative Party as the
controlling voice In Britain.
This would be good news to
true American interests. For
there are very few here in
any high public station in or
out Of the Kennedy admins
tration, who really relish the
prospect Of having to deal
with q Labor government in
London. so far as the cold
war. at any rate, Is con-
cerned.
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a BOOK FOR TODAY
U. S. Homework for Versailles
BY DONALD MIMI

THE INQUIRY, American
Preparations for Peace,
1s17-191S by Lawrence E.
Gelfand. 3S7 PIP. (Yale
University Press, $8.75).
Contrary to a view given
credence by John Maynard
Keynes in his Economic Con-
sequences Of the Peace"
writes Lawrence e. Gelfand,
Woodrow Wilson did, when
he arrived at the peace con-
ference following the First
World War;, have plans I.
schemes I. (and) construc-
tive ideas for clothing with
the flesh Of life the COM
mand which he had thumb
cred from the White House.
The plans came from q
number of different Govern
ment agencies. But many Of
them were produced by or
for a special and secret or
ganization set up for that
specific purpose. The organi-
zation, which was responsible
to Wilson's aide. Col. House,
and not to the State Depart
ment, was called simply "The
Inquiry" Its quiet work is
the subject Of a study by Mr..
Gelfand, assistant professor
Of history at the State Uni
versity Of Iowa.
Prof. Gelfand goes about
his appointed task as If he
were writing a doctoral dis
sertation, and indeed, on in
ternal evidence his new book
may well be a revision Of Just
such a document.
HE NSPECTs EVERY
THING with great objec-
tivity. but he highlights moth
ing. Reading the book is like
looking across q featureless
plateau at high noon.
Thus q matter that is con-
siderably more important
than the budget for studies
Of Latin America Is treated
as another minute aspect Of
the local geography. "wil-
son." we are told, "relied
more strongly upon the prin-
cipie Of self : determination
than did the Inquiry. which
was prone to emphasize eco
nomic and strategic factors"
OF course the conflict indi-
Gated In that sentence comes
UP from time to time. for II
Is unavoidable. But II Is
never subjected to the sys-
tematic treatment II deserves,
nor is the reader referred TO
another book which might
fill the need.
Prof. Gelfand prefers to
investigate THE Inquiry's"
work by following In q rough
way the agency's own table
Of organization though he re-
marks rather off-handedly
that table impeded rather
than aided the work.
Under these circumstances,
II is hard to avoid being fas-
cinated by some Of the side
lights. We learn, for example.
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The one world figure who
simply cannot lose from the
partial nuclear test-ban, no
matter what might happen
in the afterlight in this
CLANCY Western accommoda-
ton with the Soviet Union,
is the Conservative Prime
Minister Of Britain, Harold
Macmillan.
Indeed, the more the thing
Is examined the more it be-
comes apparent that the one
absolutely certain good effect
Of this transaction viii be
the added strength 1t cannot.
in any circumstances, fail to
give to Mr.. Macmillan In his
party's coming election con-
test with the Labor Party in
England.
The most powerful Of the
treaty signers could be great
ly assisted-but even more
greatly hurt. If the Russians,
as 50 often before, should
welsh on the pact, or If it
should transpire that West
ern security interests were
not served by it, President
Kennedy would be deeply
damaged.
The Kremlin Motive
This would be true both in
q domestic political sense
and in his capacity as leader
of the Western world.
President de GaVlle OF
France, who takes q very
poor view of the whole bust
ness, would be enormously
promoted as the one anthem
tic sage Of the West. (This,
Of course, assumes Senate
ratification of the treaty is
to Gomez
Even Nikita Khrushchev
of the Soviet Union, more
over, has no assurance what
ever Of coming cut ahead.
Some Senators Of special In
fluence on defense matters
have been told in confidence
by top administration fig
ures that Mr.. Khrushche
real motive in agreeing to q
halt In nuclear testing, ex-
cept underground, was, in
his own words. ito isolate"
the Chinese Communists.
II such Is actually the
case-if Mr.. Khrushchev is
as genuinely frightened Of
the Chinese as our official
people believe he is--he has
taken q great risk here. For
the basis of this fright must
be his private estimate that
the Chinese are far stronger
than his semi-public pooh
pooling Of their nuclear po-
tentialities could possibly in
dicate.
If they really are. all that
strong, 1t is not impossible
that he may entirely fail to
isolate" them. and may in
fact wind up wishing he had
not risked this public break
with them.
Prime Minister Macmillan,
however, Is home free. even
If developments should make
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ingly impersonal, showing Of human
concern for an individual, even at the
last minute, can tip the balance be-
tween incentive and apathy. In this
case, it may head off lifetime of
Illustration.
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Although q Senate subcom-
mittes Is pushing ahead with
hearings on the sIsO.s million
program to equip public build
ings and non-profit institutions
with fallout shelters. the Sen
ate probably viii not act on the
bill before January.
Gen. Earle g. Wheeler, lief
OF Staff Of the Army. strongly
supported the House-approved
program yesterday. calling 1t q
necessary element Of the total
national security effort.
Senator Stephen Young
Democrat Of Ohio, who has
been critical Of past civil de-
Tense programs. called Gen,
wheeler's attention to PreSi-
dent JohnSon's recent plea for
frugality in defense spending.
Gen. Wheeler said he Is 100
per cent for the Presidents
objective Of getting q dollar Of
value for every dollar spent.
He said the Army began 9
year ago looking for ways to
economic.
But Gen. Wheeler said he Is
confident President johnson Is
not advocating abandonment
Of essential defense programs.
ITO sum up. effective fallout
protection Of our population
both civilian and military, gives
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Action on FoIIout Bill
In Senate Seen in "a

US nexibility In the courses of
action We may pursue" said
Gen. Wheeler. I'VE illustrate
our national will to aggressors.
We improve our deterrent pos
ture, and We increase our ca
pacity to withstand attack. This
Is why We say that civil defense
Is significant part Of our Ma
tional security effort"
The pending bill would not
extend any Federal aid to COM
mercial or industrial buildings,
but defense officials testified
that, as shelters are made avail
able in public buildings. such
as schools, many private estab-
lishmentS will take the initia-
tive in providing their own
shelters.
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Transit TuIk Slated

Warren Quenstedt, Deputy
administrator Of the National
Capital Transportation Com
mission. will speak on Revised
Subway and Other Trans
portation Plans Involving Ar
lington" before the Fort Myer
Heights Citizens Association, at
8 pm. tomorrow In the Wood
row Wilson School. 1901 VIII
son boulevard.
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ley?" And even Jumbo" Think
ing out loud about these, he left
an impression that he would
give a hard thought to doing
part of a summer in a sort of
circuit production.
If the Field Brothers or Frank
Ford are listening.
= -
ABBEY BRICK: There will
be a brick from the old Abbey
Theater in Dublin in Catholic
University'S new campus the
alter, for which a SIS million
drive is now on. 1t is an "au-
thenticated" Abbey brick, too,
part Of the residue Of the
historic drama house which
was destroyed by fire in 1851.
The Abbey brick was delivered
personally to Father Gilbert v.
Hartke by Darby Costello, a
pretty Irish AirlineS hostess, as
a sort of kickoff for C. U.
theater's Buy-A-Brick campaign
this week. 1t will be placed
near the cornerstone Of the
new university theater, it's
authenticating brass plate at
tached to identify it.
Incidentally, a single dollar
will qualify anyone as a brick
donor in the Gu theater drive.
There's no reduction, naturally,
for quantity, but anyone who
would like to buy a wall would
be remembered by the univer-
sity as Heaven-sent.
| MEMOS: Last nights open
ing of 1.-THE Unsuitable Molly
Brown" at Shady Grove was a
kind of incidental birthday
party for its star, Gloria De-
Haven. No one said which
birthday and no one asked.
Olney's "The Visit" now in its
third week, is far and away the
summers most popular attrac-
ton. The latest Of those
Doris Day comedies, THE
Thrill Of it ALL" will be opening
today at the Dupont Theater
Saturdays matinee per-
Torrance of THE Sound OF
Music" at the National Theatel
will be the 1,000th of the ma.
tional, or touring. company. .
Incidentally, it will leave here
for New Haven, then play g
reverse trip all the way to the
Canadian northwest, thence
down the Pacific coast.
For the first time in history
the Apex Theater is forced t.
} hold over its summer festiva
: of top film musicals.
"Brigadoon," left out Of tn
) one-a-day festival series durinj
: the first week, for the frs
| time in its nine years, has beef
re-inserted for the second week
1t comes up on Friday. .
/ This years boxoffice champion
to date is "The Music Man"
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+, cape; 1885 am. 2:45. 8 and
9:l0 pm.
Acknowledgements Can't
Sing: 6:1O, sos, and $3.50 pm.
Metropolitan - sum m e r
Magic; 1880 am, 1880. $3.50,
.5:S5, 1885 and $40 pm.
OntariO-"Lawrence Of Ara
bia"; 3:15 pm.
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Palace-''Donovan's Reef;
1l:55 am. 1855, 1855. 6 and
$50 pm. Sneak preview, 8 pm
Playhouse 1.-THE L-shaped
Room; l2:45. 8, $40. 7:25 and
$40 pm.
PIaza-"Mondo Cane; 11:40
am, LAO, $40, $40, TAO and
$40 pm.