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4 e . o -f 8 0 ; leed Tha rescriptiom and 1Uo, Nestor ' - - Letters in the lAt csuwnr'i 0 AN INDEPENDENT NfwSBAPER ALTON Fj BAKER, Publisher 1921961 3 ALTON F. BAKER JR. Edifjj and Publisher EDWIN M. BAKER Central Manager RKIHARD A. BAKER Managing Editor ROBERT B. FRAZtER Associate Editor A. ft. CURREY Associate Editor The Rister-Guard' policy is the compter? an& impartial publication in its netoj paaes of all neuij and statements on news. On this page, the editors 4 the Register-Guard offer their opinions on event of the day and matters of importance to the community, endeavoring to be candid but fair and helpful in the development o construc tive community policy. A newspaper is a CITIZEN OF ITS COMMUNITY. Published every evening and Sunday morning by the Guard Publishing Co. 4A EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1962 Positive Understanding, not Blind Hate Strong is the demand for instruction In the public schools in "anti-Communism." True enough, most students will say they hate communism. But, accord ing to the Insider's Newsletter, many students who are thoroughly indoc trinated in anti-Communist learning are woefully deficient in the literature and philosophy of liberty. How, one won ders, can they hate, when they don't understand what they like? Science Research Associates has pub lished a "Principles of Democracy" test, designed to measure how much high school students know about their gov ernment and the freedoms it guarantees. The test suggested that less than half of the high school seniors tested under stand what personal liberties are pro tected by the Constitution. Two thirds said they would prohibit the showing of n film shout fhn .Tannnnsn rplorntinn ron- ters in the West during World War II, because showing such a film would make America look bad. Only 31 per cent said they would permit a group to meet and preach race hatred or dictatorship. It makes little difference if a stu dent can parrot the words of the Bill of Rights, even if he memorizes something like the Gettysburg Address. He cannot understand these things unless they are presented coolly in terms of specific cases. The student must learn that the guarantees cannot be any good unless they also apply to people who are not particularly admirable. Not always, but often, and usually In the more celebrated instances, civil rights controversies involve dope push ers, safe burglars, people who write dirty books, Communists, convicts, atheists, people with whiskers, followers of odd-ball religions, nudists and others who are, one way or another, quite dif ferent from the "normal" American. Some who brag the loudest about their love of America would be all too willing to deprive those they do not admire of the blessings of America. Insider's Newsletter says school teachers are often reluctant to teach about civil liberties by using the mean ingful case method. If a teacher explains why the publisher of a dirty book is not behind bars, parents jump to the con clusion that the teacher is in favor of pornography. If the teacher explains why the police let a patently guilty racketeer go free, parents are too likely to think the teacher is on the side of the gangsters. There exists a fear that the parents who control school systems can't or won't distinguish between a broad principle and its application in a specific case. And if parents can't or won't make the distinction, how can we expect that the boys and girls will grow up with it? Anti-communism, patriotism, what ever you want to call it, can't be taught negatively. It isn't enough just to go around hating "reds." Some of the most outspoken, self-professed red haters in the country are also the ones who would be first to persecute citizens guilty of wrong thinking. They would adopt a Communist device to protect us from Communism, never wondering what pos sible difference it could make to the rest of us who our master was. In Oregon the State Department of Education is working on outlines for two "anti-Communist" courses, one for the junior high years, another for high school seniors. The earlier one especially is heavily oriented toward American his tory and a study of American traditions. If this emphasis is preserved, we shall get what we need a tough-minded ap preciation of America, not just a cheap parroting of easy hate slogans. it it it it it it Heat Conversion It's hard to believe, but apparently Congress must still be prevailed upon to understand that sheer common sense dictates the use of waste heat from Han ford's atomic energy plant. When it was first proposed by the Bonneville Power Administration that this heat be used to make steam to drive electric power generators, private power companies said this would be an unfair invasion of their domain. And they were joined by coal and oil industry spokes men to argue that private enterprise was the key issue involved. Then came a group of Washington state public power agencies who were willing to finance steam plants at Han ford and willing to offer half of all the electricity produced to private power companies. It looked like this proposi tion should be a shoo-in. But the House rejected it, 232 to 103. No logical arguments were even at tempted as the House voted last Tuesday to refuse the Pacific Northwest the ad ditional low-cost electricity which could be generated at Hanford without any coit to the federal government, and, with share-and-share-alike advantages for both public and private utility sys tems. It was as though the House had voted that ducking an opportunity to benefit the Northwest was preferable to incurring the wrath of the oil and gas industries, and, perhaps, some private power interests which are dead set against any project not an out-and-out free enterprise proposition. The wasting of heat which Hanford produces as an unwanted by-product of Its operation will continue unless the Senate now takes the lead to force con gressional reconsideration of this mat ter. And chances of that happening aren't tooobright unless the leadership of the Senate is prevailed upon to re alize, an appreciate, that the additii f 800,000 kilowatts to the Northwest's power supply would I more than one and a half Bonneville gams could pro duce, o o Emphatically, someone mus apply heat enough to convince influential sen ators, and then members of the House, that Hanford's heat would be worth mil lions of dollars converted to electricity. Someone must point out to Congress that its refusal to approve any good use of Hanford's heat amounts to wastefulness which the Northwest, and the nation, can ill afford. "Someone" in this instance should be every Northwest Chamber of Commerce, industrial organization, labor union, resources study group and private citizen interested in getting his tax dol lar's worth. And a good man for "some one" to start appealing to would be Sen. Clinton Anderson of New Mexico, chair man of the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee. Pay Up The International Court of Justice at The Hague hasn't got any teeth. But its judgments do carry a great moral force. Thus last Friday's decision on payment of U.N. assessments is a very important one. The court ruled that countries which are in arrears on special assess ments levied for emergency operations must pay up. The principal nations in volved are the Arab states, the Soviet Union and some of the old-line European colonial powers. Members have been pretty good about paying their regular dues. If they don't pay those, they can't vote. But many have been remiss in assessments for such things as Korea and the Congo. Hereto fore, no loss of voting rights has been likely if those weren't paid. The court did not rule, could not rule, that nations that don't pay can't vote. But its ruling gave the General Assembly good reason for so deciding. This ruling could throw the U.N. into one of the greatest crises it has faced since K"Va. But it, one that had to conic some time. If the U.N. can weather it, and it undoubtedly can even though it gifs a fe scratches in the process, it till emerfe stronger than ever. No or ganization is any good ifit is jitll of free Editor's Mailbag Prayer to Buddha? EUG&NE (To the Editor) Ever since the recent Supreme Court ruling against prayer in public schools, I have become increasingly disturbed at count less news articles and letters to the editor blasting the decision of the Supreme Court. Article I of the Bill of Rights grants the people of the United States freedom or religion: free dom to worship the God of their choice and freedom as to the method of that worship. This means that the government can not tell the people of the U.S who or what to worship. This also means that the Hindu and the Buddhist may worship as freely as the Christian as long a. this freedom of worship does not encroach upon the rights of other individuals. To deny this freedom of worship to any religion would be to take away the freedom of worship we all so richly enjoy. And when I say all, I mean freedom we all enjoy. I have observed that many people do not take into consideration that freedom of worship means freedom for all religions. This means that if it is legal for the state to prepare and offer a Christian prayer in its schools, it would be equally right for the state to prepare and offer Buddhist prayer in the public school system. I won der how many Christians would have sat idly by if the prayer which the State of New York gave for use in its public school system had been a prayer to Buddha? Yet this would be legal Ralph McGill The Dignity of a Japanese Meal TOKYO: There is a restaurant here frequented by university presidents, philosophers and scholarly persons generally. The proprietor likes it that way. One recent eve ning the head of a distinguish e d foundation telephoned and requested a res ervation for a dinner party of ten. The owner' said, "You will be all right, sir, but who will your , guests be?" After they were thorough ly identified, the humble host was told he could bring them. There is no city in the world AlcUill Other Editors' Views Crime Trend Always Up From the Oregon Journal The Uniform Crime Reports issued annually by the Federal Bureau of Investigation have an alarming sameness about them. The trend is always up. Major crimes in the U.S. in 1961 were 3 per cent above the previous high in 1960. It is not enough to say (hat the population is growing too. Over the last five years crime outstripped population growth 5 to 1. It is not enough to say that the jump in crime is due to economic adversity. The times in which the greatest growth has occurred have been relatively prosperous. In the face of this growing threat to our society, we natur ally look to our law enforce ment officials as our first line of defense. The statistics would indicate that their effectiveness in de terring crime has not kept pace with the challenge. But to leave the blame there would be su perficial. FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover says: "Crime is a social prob lem and a community responsi bility which crosses all walks of life." Hoover further says . . . "law enforcement efforts are basic ally limited to effective prevent ive patrol and deterrence through successful investiga tion." Law enforcement agencies do not determine the moral climate of society which is in part re sponsible for the growth of crime. The people themselves set the climate. Furthermore, the quality of law enforcement is dependent on the people themselves, their respect for law, their willing ness to cooperate with police agencies and their willingness to support programs to raise the standards of law enforcement. This would include adequate pay for policemen. The growing crime record warns of the need for hotter en forccment at ail levels. This will come only from the leadership of dedicated men in this field and a new awareness by the puiilic of i responsibility. In the long run, la enforce ment 'is only as good i tSe peopl want it to be. which has so many restaurants, cafes, tempura bars, snack bars, and hole-in-the wall places where bowls of noodles and tea may be had in a hurry as this one. Tokyo also has a larger number of really superb restau rants. She has her share of the elaborate, overly decorated, "ex pense account" geisha restau rants, catering to Japanese and American businessmen who can charge off entertainment, on taxes. They are very much like their counterparts in New York, Chicago, Paris or London. But Tokyo probably is the only place where there are eat ing places which are quietly magnificent in beauty of dec oration, service and food. They are relatively small. One may attend only by reservation. They cater to known and re spected customers. The vulgarly expansive spender is not wanted. Even Sukiyaki Modified The Japanese restaurant of this category usually has a small garden as an entrance. The removal of shoes, the silken cushions on the matted floor, are all routine to those who have eaten in the Japanese room of restaurants in the United States. But even the familiar sukiyaki is under standably modified in them. In Japan a sukiyaki dinner is such a delight that even west ern legs, cramped from sitting cross-legged before the low table, cannot dull it. The kimonoed women who cook and serve it are experts at both preparation and serving. Time was when the deep-frying bowl and sesame oil were heated with charcoal. Today the gleam ing cooking utensil is heated with a small gas flame. The large tables, of polished, beautifully-grained wood, have re cessed connections. Ritual Adds Appeal There is a definite ritual in the Japanese dinner. The in gredients are placed on plates about the cooking bowl. There are slices of beef, white and beautifully-cut leeks and onions, sections of green pepper, bean curd, and silvery threads of a gelatin-like vegetable called konnyaku. They make an at tractive study in still life. The ritual includes the order of cooking. The pieces remain in the hot oil until practiced eyes see they are ready. At that instant deft chopsticks pick them out and transfer them to the guests' plates. Later, bowls of rice appear, and finally, noodles. A slice of melon is the usual dessert. Americans also like the tem pura bars. They, too, follow a routine. The cook stands before his bowls of batter and cooking oil. The guests sit before him. Shrimps are first; batter-dipped, they are ready very quickly cooked always one at a time. But so skilled are the cooks that there is little delay be tween servings. Small fishes follow. Then prawns. At some of the better tempura bars, water cress is tied into bou quets, dipped into batter, and cooked. Leeks, onions, peppers, pieces of squid, mushrooms all these are the ingredients of tempura. Japanese barbecue resembles not at all the greasy slices of pork familiar to the Bar-B-Q stands in America. The guests sit about a table. In the center of it is a deeply-recessed iron brazier. Charcoal is the fuel. Across the brazier top are heavy, flat iron bars about an inch thick and an inch and a quarter wide. On these go, in order, slices of beef, non-greasy pork, chicken, peppers, leeks, thick slices of large, sweet on ions. Once done, they are re moved by the young woman at tendant, dipped in soy sauce, and served. The last item is a bowl of rice into which Jap anese tea is poured. Melon or an ice sherbet is the dessert. (Distributed, 1962, by The Hall Syndicate, Inc.) if the Supreme Court had ruled that it was constitutional for the state to prepare and offer pray er in its schools. I am one Christian who is cer tainly thankful that the found ers of the United States were wise enough to grant us true religious freedom and that there are still a few men left in gov ernment with enough common sense and judgment to save the rest of us from our ignorance and emotions. FRED E. W1KOFF 443 Sierra St. Exercise and Prayer CULP CREEK (To the Edit or) I was much impressed by Mr. Devin Duncan's recent let ter in the editorial mailbag in regard to his suggested "new way future" which may prevail as a result of the recent Su preme Court ruling in regard to public school prayer. He has suggested that sometime people may have to hide in their base ments if they want to pray. Now, what about us poor unfortunates who do not have basements and may still want to pray? To these unlucky ones I have decided to offer these suggestions: Since we are a nation of "nam by pamby softies" and need to exercise daily to develop our muscles, why not combine a prayer exercise ritual? Of course the prayer must be "hidden" within the exercise. Now find a room that doesn't have too many doors or windows; remember, if Mr. Duncan's "new way" does materialize, spies may be sta tioned at all observation points looking, and listening for all "subversive reactionaries." Af ter entering said room, fall to knees, extend arms upward, bow head and body slightly forward and start your exercise (and prayer). As you repeat each line bend your arms and body closer to the floor, after last line, fall prostate on floor, pound same a few times with outstretched hands also head, if you feel like it. Be sure to soft pedal the prayer words and come out loud and clear on the exercise part. Here is the prayer exercise (prayer words in parenthesis): This exercise (Dear Lord) will keep me fit If I but work (Help) and don't just sit; In fact I know (Us) if I persist, I soon can (All) do the "new-way twist" Repeat this prayer exercise at least twice daily. To the few timid souls who may be afraid to even m u r m e r the prayer words, I'll just say: Let your hearts waft the message upward; our Lord likes this kind of "talk" best anyway. MRS. JOE SLOAN Viewpoint Walter Kerr in "The De cline of Pleasure:" We are all of us compelled to read for profit, party for con tacts, lunch for contracts, bowl for unity, drive for mileage, gamble for charity, and stay home for the weekend to re build the house. Radically Different From the Distortions Visitor Often Sees Best the Image of a New America By LEON DENNEN or Newspaper Enterprise Assn. NEW YORK (NEA) The roads that led generations of Americans to Paris, Rome and Athens in search of amusement, education and culture now bring scores of Europeans for similar reasons to New York, Cleveland, Chicago and Dallas. This time they come to the United States, not as immigrants in search of economic security or persecuted refugees seeking a haven, but as students and tourists eager to discover Amer ica. 'Store Genuine Interest' "Frankly, I never thought I would find the ordinary Ameri can so warm-hearted and gener ous," said Oysten Lilleskare, a tall blond high school student from Norway. "I've met in Norway American So They Say r :-. ... ' i The old antagonism between government and private indus try .. . is played out. In mod ern society, government has to appear as the partner of indus try, which shares its profits and losses, as its patron, as the user of its products, as' the cham pion of the consumer, as the director of scientific research ... as the initiator of new pol icies, as the creator of a spirit of confidence and enterprise. British rrlme Minister Macmlllan. The government is deeply in volved in the conduct of the economy. . . . Mass population alone .-founts for regulatory requirements undreamed of in Thomas Jefferson's day. -William Mrrhranev Martin, chah? man o( federal Reserve Board. Calloused hans )iere the badge of a pioneer, T.ut a fur rowed brow is the insignia of ea modern man. jc-BUly. Graham. tourists and GI's. Some were good and some bad like all tourists and soldiers. I saw Hol lywood movies and have read American writers from Mark Twain to William Faulkner. But I never believed that I would fall in love with America." "We were told that Ameri cans have no culture," said dark eyed Helen Mavroukaki from Greece. "I found more genuine interest in painting, music and dancing in Dallas where I at tended high school for a year than in Rome or my native Athens." Oysten and Helen were mem bers of a group of some 2,000 high school students from 49 countries who spent a year in the United States under the American Field Service inter national scholarship program. In 1.900 communities across the na tion they had been living with farmers, factory workers, sales men and bank clerks in homes carefully matching those of the students. Of course there were aspects of American life like racial dis crimination that the students did net like. But the majority agreed with Gurkan Altuna of Turkey that Americans are no toriously bad propagandists de spite the fact that public rela tions has become a fine art in the United States. A House appropriations sub committee thus completely missed the point in criticizing the Kennedy dministration's $4,200,000 plan to. attract tour ists to the United States. The old cliche that "scing is be lieving" still holds true The fact is that foreign visi tors are discovaing a new image of America. It bears little resemblance to Mark Twin's "Innocents Abroad" jr Sinclair Levis' "Main Stftet." ? is radi cally different fromjtigc distort ed iiStice o(0t smug, conform ist, dnlle-mad American" whjrh hasSieen painted-bv msay con0 temporary literary snobs tor mented by their Freudian self hatred. 'The Only Nation' Indeed, it was a brilliant writ er from France, Andre Malraux, who saw the promise of con temporary America when he recently said in New York: "For culture, for the freedom of the mind, I offer a toast to the only nation that has waged war but not worshipped it, that Carmichael vMf to 3EE MY virion pictures f ,Jl- has won the greatest power In the world but not sought it, that has wrought the greatest weap on of death but not wished to wield it; and may it inspire men with dreams worthy of its ac tion." No Impression of Decline Even behind the Iron Curtain they are beginning to learn the truth about the United States. Here, for instance, is what Lud wik Dembinsky who spent a few months as a student at Harvard wrote about America after he returned to Communist Poland: "Despite a very high standard of living and a very high degree of everyday comfort, there are few signs of the satiety now characteristic of European so ciety. ... It is true that one can be a real American, not only through a passport but in one's heart, without ceasing to be an Italian, a German or a Pole, a thing impossible in any Euro pean country." "Americans." Dembinsky con eluded, "do not give the im pression of a declining society." Was he. in his own way, giv ing the lie to Nikita Khrush chev's oft-repeated assertion that the Red hammer and sickle will one day fly over a degener ating America? MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republi cation of all the local news printed In this newspaper. MEMBER OF THE AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS Services United Press International WILLIAM W ASM ANN, News Editor DON.N L. BONHAM. City Editor ROSS 0 JOHNSON. Advertising Director JARL FUGLE Circulation Manager ROBERT K. BERTSCH Promotion W B. JOHNSTON JR. Auditor ARNK STROMMEH ProK-ictlon
