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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
A BOOK FOR TODAY
Story of the Dublin Uprising
By DONALD MINTZ

something Of a shock to
those who are not expert in
Irish history to learn that
the Easter Rebellion was not
only not a popular uprising
but seems not to have had
much popular support.
Mr.. Caulfield tells US that
other cities and the country
side did not rise up in SYM
pathy. He does not tell us
why.
We gather from his &C
count that in general the
populace of Dublin was dis
tinctly hostile to the rebel
lion, and we get the impress
sion that this hostility was
pretty well shared by all So
cial classes. Again, we are
not told why.
We do however learn
something - though not
enough of how the rebels
hoped they might possibly
succeed. They had the odd
notion that some sort of
Irish-American army was
going to pour out Of the
New World to liberate the
homeland. How they got
that notion Is unfortunately
not a matter that receives
much attention.
THEY EXPECTED GER
MAN help, and as q matter
Of fact, would have received
some If 1t had not been for a
bit Of confusion Of q fairly
typical wartime sort. But
they expected far more than
Germany ever intended to
give, and while the Germans
did not exactly discourage
the impression, a little more
realism should not have been
so hard to come by.
The line between heroism
and plain foolishness is q
thin one. That fact is no.
where more apparent than
in the story Of the Easter
Rebellion. Yet the uprising
had its point.
Discussing a grandiloquent
proclamation, Mr.. Caulfield
writes: "It all sounded mag
nificent and really that was
all that mattered. Victory.
In the military sense any
how, had never been posi-
BILE. but every extra hour they
hold out, every additional
English soldier who set foot
in Ireland. every shell which
wrecked another building
was another step toward I'LL
innate victory no longer
would those who dreamed of
a separate Ireland be con-
temptuously regarded as
cranks and Missionaries. :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
DEALING With De GouIIe


said all the things at his press confer
ence Monday that everyone knew he
would say-all things, in sense, that
had to be said. And he managed it all
with snowy arrogance that, as always,
reduced his non-French free-world au-
dience to a state Of instant apoplexy.
So far as the non-aggresSion treaty
was concerned, it must be conceded at
the start that the general has taken
us off the hook. Perhaps some Of our
friends in London may lament his
prompt squelching Of Mr.. Khrushchev's
proposed sequel to the partial test ban.
But Washington, was counting on De
Gaulle to put his foot down firmly,
and he is man you can count on when
it comes to this sort Of thing. His vetoeS
are entangled in no delicate nuanceS.
He does not mess around. He Is willing
personally to assume all the onus for
what must be done, all the historical
responsibility and-very likely, in this
caSe-all the credit.
The French Presidents provisional
rejection of the proposed ban on above
ground nuclear tests is, Of course, an
other matter. 1t has been our opinion,
and it still is our opinion, that De Gaulle
is wrong in attempting to develop an
independent nuclear force for France.
We do not think such force will con-
tribute to French security or to that
OF the world at large. Along with prac-
tically everybody else, we have done our
editorial bit to impress upon the general
the folly of his ways. Unfortunately,
he does not seem impressed. He clearly
intends to have his force de frappe."
And that being so, his position on the
nuclear test ban must be recognized
as virtually unaSSailable. France cannot
develop her own nuclear force with
out the information that comes from
atmospheric testing.
Which leads to the point, for the
key word in the last sentence Is Gin
formation" To get what De Gaulle in
SiStS on, France does not need tests
she needs information. And If we really
want French adherence to the treaty
that has been initiated in Moscow, we
Ne'AA oSSuAO Az Wy giving bAIC cICIlC1l-
not nuclear weaponS-but the informa-
ton they would be seeking in their own
test program. We can tell them what
De Gaulle'S tests would show.
The United States has the right to
make such an offer, both under the
proposed test ban treaty and under the
terms of our Mcmahon act. The re-
quirement in the latter case is only that
we recognize France as a nuclear power
If France is determined to become one
willy-nilly, what do we lose by accept
ing her into the club?
There could be much to gain. For
just as the test ban agreement with
Russia has potential political worth
which goes beyond the technical pro-
visions OF the treaty, so might this ap-
proach to De Gaulle achieve more than
his signature on the test ban. Our will
ingneSS to deal with him on an equal
footing could have soothing effect on
his megalomaniac itch. It could lead
to a time when France, her great-power
warnings fulfilled, would at last merge
her individuality in a truly common
defense Of the Atlantic community. It
could break the Gaullist ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Impocted Area Aid

IL mas come TO my attei1-
ton that during my alb
sence from the city. The
Star published two edi-
torials in support Of assis-
lance from Unprecedented
funds to the DC. public
school system.
I have obtained q copy of
a very fine editorial which
appeared on July 4. On
behalf Of the District Of
Columbia Education Associ-
alton, I wish to thank The
Star for its splendid support
in this connection.
The District Of Columbia
Education Association has
worked long to secure these
funds for the public schools.
That the House Committee
on Education and Labor has
again disqualified the Dis
trict schools is very dis
heartening, especially sin C e
such funds 60 to all Of the
surrounding counties In the
Metropolitan Area.
It is to be hoped that
those Congressman who serve
on the House Education and
Labor Committee and who
voted favorably to recon-
mend these funds for the
District schools will take the
matter to the floor Of the
House. Surely the House will
see the wisdom of including
the District as the Senate
has done q number Of times.
To those Congressman and
Senators who have tried to
secure this money for our
schools, and to The Star for
its support, the District Of
Columbia Education Associ-
alton is most grateful.
Helen e. Samuel,
Executive Secretary, D. c.
Education Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

Three years ago some OF US
in Chevy Chase, D. c. made
every effort to have traffic
lights placed at Chevy Chase
circle. 1t is, to my knowl-
edge, the only circle without
lights and is extremely dan
gerous to cross at any point,
especially for the several
hundred school children who
must cross 1t daily. In spite
Of the fact that there have
been numerous accidents and
several deaths at this point,
our efforts were In vain. In
q letter from the director Of
traffic, I was told that their
main concern was for the un-
interrupted, even flow Of mo-
tor vehicles.
Last week, after strenuous
opposition from the residents
of Chevy Chase, as well as
years Of litigation, we were
blessed with the opening
Of another beautiful new
chain grocery. Traffic lights
promptly appeared at Living
ston street thereby enabling
the stores customers to exit
out into the middle Of Con-
necticut avenue almost ex-
actly at the bus stop on Con-
necticut at Mckinley street.
Transforming an already hec-
tic traffic situation into one
Of complete chaos.
Now, we lucky residents Of
Chevy Chase can risk our
necks by crossing with lights
at Livingston as well as at
Mckinley, all Of which
doesn't help the numerous
pedestrians attempting to
attend the churches at Chevy
Chase or the school children
going to and from school.
Perhaps / Just fail to recog-
nize progress when I see It.
Frances ID. Simpson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
THE PASSING SCENE
Southern Leaders and the Treaty
BY WILLIAM S. WHITE

and somewhat amazingly to
the ultra Liberal type of Dem
ocrat who would not cross the
road to help this President
wherever it did not suit his
personal political needs-the
Southerners are also going
stolidly at their duty in the
face Of endless provocations
by the administration on civil
rights.
McNamara's Order
The latest and most cut
ting was the order by Secre-
tary of Defense Robert Nc
Namara, in effect, inviting
military base commanders to
declare "off limits" to the
troops any community prac-
ticing relentless discrimina-
ton" against them. "Relent-
less discrimination, Of course,
is refusal Of private business
to serve Negro customers.
To put q town off limits
means to strike at its eco
nomic life with all the power
Of the Federal Government.
It is a bald effort to force
integration Of private busi-
ness by executive fiat at the
same moment the same adj
ministration is asking Con-
gress to do the same thing
in a lawful way-by act Of
Congress.
Ironically. Southerners in
Congress have repeatedly
saved this same Secretary Of
Defense. Senator Stennis
notably did 1t by a temper
ate investigation drawing the
heat from charges that Mr..
Mcnamara was "muzzling"
high officers. The Senator
supported Mr.. Mcnamara be-
cause the Senator believes in
the Constitution, including
that part which puts the
civilian defense head superior
to the military.
But Senator Stennis also
believes in the rest Of the
Constitution, which to him
does not mean that the
Armed Forces, supported by
the billions provided by
Southerners and other con-
servatives as well as civil
rights extremists, are to be
used to force social changes
even before Congress has had
a chance to say whether they
are lawful changes.
This article is no defense
Of all the civil rights views
Of the Southern Senators.
This columnist believes them
wrong in some of their oppo-
sition to the Presidents civil
rights package" 1t is a
factual description Of the
memorable decency and ma
tional responsibility Of these
patient men-who will do
their duty on this immense
treaty issue, no matter who
does what to them. To re-
peat, the President Is fortu-
nate in the character Of these
men.
I'm 10R2N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Public Transit Foes

Your editorial, wrong
Victim" accuses top officials
of the National Capital
Transportation Agency Of
reckless and foolhardy war
fare on highways" by virtue
Of the fact that they have
allegedly gone out Of their
way to generate a harmful,
unnecessary feud." Your &C
cusation rings hollow. The
Meta has never waged an
all = out fight for public
transit. 1t has consistently
taken for granted as assump-
tons for its studies the self
serving conclusions Of the
highway, oil. and auto inter-
eStS. Hesitation and vacilla-
ton continue to dog the foot
steps Of the Meta. 1t is this
indeciSiveneSS which echoes
the hollowness Of your accu-
sation.
The war against effective
public transit systems began
over q generation ago. The
enemies of public transit are
also the enemies of the cul-
tural life which the exist
ence Of the city alone makes
possible. These enemies Of
the city hate public transit
because, under modern con-
ditions, public transit Is the
life blood, the arteries Of the
city. They hate the city be-
cause they lust after power,
and power has decreed the
homogenization Of the popu-
lace. Each individual must
be isolated in terms of time,
in terms Of space, in terms
Of culture. The lust for power
has decreed Dante's Inferno.
The auto, oil, and highway
interests are the executors
Of that will.
The current congressional
hearings on the Meta transit
proposals tip the hand of
the new barbarians. Their
references to rail transport
as 10th Century" reveals a
profound stupidity. 1t would
be difficult to conceive any,
thing more inflexible than
a multiple-lane limited ac-
cess highway condemned by
its own logic to bypass CEN
tiers of population. The high
way cannot serve the areas
through which it passes. It
is the epitome of waste. It
penalties the poor in order
to provide the rich with a
service which they really do
not need.
Mark A. LiIlis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
March in AUGUST

II the March on WASH
ington" must be held, the
corollary is that 1t must be
successful. Without pretend
ing to be q Toussaint LOU
venture, I venture to make
two suggestions before plans
for the event have jelled.
The first is that the nu-
merical goal be considerably
reduced. Reflection has bred
the conviction that, although
100000 may be neither an
impossible nor an improb-
able figure, it is certainly an
impracticable' one from sew
eral obvious angles. There
fore, I propose that the max
imum be set at $4,000.
Secondly, I recommend
that representatives be
chosen on a nationwide basis
from the cooperating organi-
cations, instructed formally
and fully as to the nature
and limits of their participa-
ton, and that only these
selected delegates be well
coined to join in the activi-
ties.
The August demonStra-
ton will attain desired eff
feet in direct proportion to
its peacefulness, passivity,
and purposefulness. More d.
rect action on this occasion
will be irrelevant, II not
downright ruinous. This ex-
hibition can and must be
both comfortably colossal
and supremacy successful.
]. w. Haywood, tr.
So So
The letter Of ]. Sam Me-
Whitney, jr., says what many
of us must feel-that the
proposed demonstration of
August 20 is Of little value,
and If it misfires, it will kill,
rather than advance civil
rights legislation.
I do not need anyone to
teach me the meaning of
democracy. I served Al
months military service dur
ing World War II. One Of my
ancestors was a secretary to
Thomas jefferson and mar
ried his sister, Martha.
The proposed demonstra-
ton should be called off, but
If it may not be cancelled,
then the proper authorities
should declare August % a
local holiday. A holiday, for
all private and Federal en-
ployes who could be spared
from their work, would elm
mate the threatened traffic
jam, and also lessen the
threat to violence, implied by
the American Nazi Party and
by white citizens who ma.
not approve Of such a dem
onstration on the part Of
Negro Americans. II we must
fight for anything, let u'
fight for a square deal fol
all our citizens. not just
for those whose skins are
dark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Answers to Questions
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

@. Which signs Of the
zodiac are classed as sweet2
AID.
A. Long ago, authorities
classed the air signs, Gemini,
Libra, and Aquarius, as sweet
signs, presumably sweet
tempered. The fire signs.
Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
we're classed as hot, fiery,
and bitter. and were called
the bitter signs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
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 tDhen accom-
panied By self addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
THE EASTER REBELLION

4AAA AlkAO \ A1AS 4SA4A@AAAAAAANSAN
by Max Caulfield, endpaper
map. 375 PIP. (Holt, Rein
hart and Winston, $3.50
Blood and gore are not in
themselves inherently FAST
mating. Which is probably a
very good thing for the
future Of the human race.
It Is not, however, a good
thing fora book that consists
Of very little else. Under the
circumstances, this is a dis
tinctly subsidiary fact, hard
ly anything to be upset about,
But 1t does show why in
the last analysis Max Caul-
fields book about q pre-
sumably exciting event, the
Dublin uprising Of Easter
Monday, 1916. is considerably
less fascinating than one
might expect.
Mr.. Caulfield devotes al
most all Of his space to q
narration of events in q
manner resembling nothing
more than an unselectively
edited documentary film.
when the 1920 from
Kingstown jolted to a halt at
the disused Sandymount Sta
ton Just outside the city
limits, John j. OLeary, q
newspaper reporter. thought
it was to check tickets :"
is all very well. But like the
city, this sort of reportage
needs limits, and in "The
Easter Rebellion" they are
set much too far out in the
country.
WITHOUT ANY INDEX at
all, without any list of the
cast Of characters, 1t becomes
difficult to remember just
who is who as we dash about
the city looking in on one
strong point after another
And in time we come to
think that it hardly matters
Not that Mr.. Caulfield is
careless or sloppy; on the
contrary he is a scrupulous
writer. and he has managed
to gather all this vast detail
only by equally scrupulous
research.
He has pursued his re-
searches on both sides of the
political line. Considering
his dedication-"This boob
is for my father. Malachy
Caulfield, who remembers II
all"-he Is remarkably OBJ.
jective.,
But for all the detailed re.
ports about the fighting
Mr.. Caulfield leaves out 9
good deal that would have
helped both the reader and
the book.
He makes only the mos
rudimentary distinctions
among the various organiza-
tions involved In the upris.
ing. It is very much al
though so years from now Q
chronicler Of the civil right,
struggle discussed each anc
every sit-in, but devoted onl,
a few sentences to the dis,
tinction between NAACP anc
CORE, not to mention the
other organizations In thu
field.
Then. too. 1t will come al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31

This Nations greatest as
sets In the fateful Senate
debate over the partial nu-
clear test-ban treaty with the
Soviet Union are the in
tegrity, the high competence
and unrivalled influence in
national security issues Of
the Southern members.
If these men decide this
treaty is q tolerable thing,
they will bring about its rati-
fication, simply to uphold
before the world the author
ity Of that President Of all
the United States who negoti-
ated 1t. This Is the same John
F. Kennedy whose lesser as
sociates are going out Of
their way to humiliate these
very same men on the harsh
domestic issue Of civil rights.
Mr.. Kennedy Is deeply for
tunate In the character-and
patience Of his Senate ad-
verSarieS on civil rights. If
they were little, irresponsible
men, as they are not, they
could take reprisals and de-
stroy his treaty. For these big
men. by seniority and ability,
are also the Senate'S un-
doubted leaders on all that
touches our military safety.
Never has the Senate
whatever it has thought Of
their views on our domestic
Topic A, civil rights repudi-
ated their counsel on a NOR
tai issue involving the de-
tense Of us all.
Never has the Senate ques-
toned their devotion to coun-
try or their high service in
this field. Nor will the Senate
now repudiate any conclusion
they collectively may at
length reach about this trea-
ty. I speak specifically Of such
Senators as Richard Russell
Of Georgia, chairman Of the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee, and John Stennis Of
Mississippi, chairman Of the
Preparedness Subcommittee.
There are others in the same
group.
Without Politics
AS they always do in ma
tional security affairs, they
are approaching this treaty
without politics" For they
acknowledge no obligation for
partisanship in behalf Of a
national Democratic Party
which spends most Of its time
pulling its skirts away from
them, lest Northern voters
think the party might be con-
taminated.
Thus these Southerners will
be, as always, enormously in
fluential among the Republic
cans, who will not care to go
along with ratification SIM
ply to promote q Democratic
administration. Quite simply,
if the Southerners say In the
end that 1t Is a bearable
treaty, most Republicans will
conclude that 1t is.
But more significantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Civil Service Policy

John C. Rogers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-31
Hazardous Circle

George Harrington
Smyrna times., 1963-09-19
List ASC Committee Duties.

ASC farmer-committeemen
who will soon be elected by their
neighbors for the coming year,
have important program res
possibilities, according to Ia
cob Zimmerman, Chairman,
Agricultural Stabilizadon and
Conservation State Committee.
This makes 1t all the more
important that representative
farmers be elected to the job, :"
he declared.
ASC committees have charge
of the local field administration
of such national farm programs
as acreage allotments, market
ing quotas, commodity loans,
the feed grain program, the
Sugar Act program, the Ma
tional Wool program, the Ag-
riculural Conservation Pro-
gram, and farm storage facil-
ity loans. Other duties are as
signed to the committees by
the Secretary of Agriculture as
the need arises.
The Chairman explained that
each year, farmers who are TAX
ing part or are eligible to take
Smyrna times., 1963-09-19

are several points to consider:
The amount of corn produced,
type of harvesting equipment
available, type of storage build
ings already available on the
farm, and availability of COM
mercial storage at reasonable
rates.
Generally speaking, shelled
corn storage is slightly cheaper
than ear storage when all costs
are considered.
Ear corn, however, can be
placed in temporary facilities
or existing corn cribs and held
safely for a few months at very
little extra cost.
There is no set rule for the
length of time to store corn.
1t will depend upon the type of
storage, the trend In the corn
market, and the farmers cash
from his crop. BY holding as
little as three months, he can
overcome the big price slump
that occurs at harvest time.
BY holding longer he can
usually get an even higher price,
since the prince tends to in
crease during the marketing
year, | don't want to leave the
impression that there is a lot
of money to be made from stor-
ing corn. Profits are modest
and there is some price risk
involved. Occasionally, some
thing happens to alter the usual
seasonal patterns of the market.
One important alternative to
storage that a farmer must
consider Is the use he could
make of the money If he gets
the cash at harvest time. He
may be able to invest 1t In
his business In such a way
that 1t will yield much larger
return than he would get from
storing corn.
Don't build corn storage fac
ilides just because you grow
corn. Build them only If they
offer a way to make a greater
profit than some other invest
ment.
Smyrna times., 1963-09-19
Store Corn For More Profit.

less than full value for II.
Why7 Because harvest time Is
tradiuonally the worst time to
sell corn. Yet a lot of corn
In Delaware this year will be
sold at "the end of the rows
at a time when prices Will be
at rock bottom.
Prices are low because the
market is flooded with corn.
Dealers are hard pressed TO
dry and store or ship the corn
they have on hand and they
aren't too interested In paying
a big price for more. Farmers
that have no choice bur to sell
must take the going rate.
Here's where storage fac
iliries become so important.
| believe that corn and soy
bean farmers should consider
storage facilities as important
to their farming operations as
tractors, wagons and harves-
ters. They won't make large
profit on these facilities, but
history demonstrates that over
the years a grower will get
back his storage costs and an
additional S to 10 cents a bushel
profit.
I'm not qualified to rec
ommend any particular kind Of
storage facilities. That's a job
for the agriculture engineers
and county agents. but there
Smyrna times., 1963-09-19
with
- MARION MACDONALD
Kent County All Agent

available this Fall and is ex-
cellent. Members In the Dover
area will be able to have assis-
tance through the efforts ofMr.
Andrew Beruck who is handling
this project for the Dover Dia-
monds but will welcome mem
bers from other clubs. Plan to
continue your major project but
why not add a new project this
year. Have the fun of expert
menting In a new field. Next
week Ill chat with you on other
projects available in All.
Live, learn serve through
All.