Monday, July 25. 1935
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Ohio EfepuhSican, Sparkman Give Views on Results Achieved at (Geneva Meeting
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Editor's Nol: Rep. Clarence -?.
Brown (R-O.) U an infl'iential COP
member of Conere".s. a lone-time sup
porter of the late Sen. Robert A. Taft
R-0.). and a representative of his
party's more conservative wins. In an
exclusive statement for the United
Press. Brown fall Presidnt Eisen
hower's proposal for free exchange of
military information a 'diplomatir
trump rard " lie feels the President
put the Soviet I nion on the defensive
at the fleneva conference. But he rau
tions that onlv historv can appraise
the true value of the Big I-our meeting.
By REP. CLARENCE J. BROWN
Written for United Press
Washington 'U.PJ I am con
vinced the peoples of the world
are tired of war, and the rumors j
and threats of war. They are
weary of the heavy burdens of
military service, and of the high
taxes, which world tensions of
recent years have brought. They
sincerely want and desire peace.
The announcement that an '"at
the summit'' meeting would be
held at Geneva brought renewed
hope to untold millions. The dra
matic address by President Eis
hower to the nation and to the
listening world on the eve of
his departure for Geneva stirred
their emotions and created with
in them a religious fervor for
action now on the solving of
world problems.
Challenge Strikes Fire
At Geneva, Eisenhower's sur
prise challenge to Russia for full
revealment of military installa
tions in our country and theirs
struck fire, and ''took the play"
awav from the Soviet spokes
men. In demanding that the
Communist world take down the
Iron Curtain and join with us
and other freedom-loving rations
in a free interchange of informa
tion, trade and travel, the Presi
dent played a diplomatic trump
card. By his words and actions
he has put Russia on the defen
sive. It is now up to tne com
munist leaders to demonstrate
their good faith and sincerity,
or the lack thereof, in regard
to their oft-professed desire to
bring an easing of international
tensions.
While it now appears Geneva
was a triumph for Western diplo
macy, only the passage of time
can give an accurate answer
to the real wisdom and the true
value of the conference which
has just ended.
No informed person expected
the conference to bring an im
mediate ending of international
difficulties, but only to clear
the way and set the stage for
future meetings of the repre
sentatives of the four great pow
ers. This goal was attained when
it was agreed, on tne closing
day of the conference, that such
a "meeting will be held in Oc
tober to discuss the reunifica
tion of Germany, and kindred
matters, from which may even
tually come to understandings
and the peace all decent human
beings so avidly seek.
Keep on Guard
In the meantime, until that
day comes, it behooves the Unit
ed States' and the other free
nations to keep on guard. Presi
dent Eisenhower was in a com
manding position at Geneva be
cause he led from strength, and
not from weakness. We must
maintain that strength if we
are to remain secure while the
present diplomatic tug of war
continues; and if we are to win
it in the end.
In the many months and con
ferences which are ahead, will
undoubtedly come periods of op
timistic hope and other periods
of pessimistic despair. Yet out
of it all, if we keep our heads,
stand by our principles, and
maintain our strength, will, I
am confident, eventually come
a better day for all mankind.
To believe otherwise would be
to deny that a beneficent God
still guides the footsteps of his
children.
Editor's Note: In the followin ex
clusive article for the Lnited cress.
Sen John J. Sparkman (D-Ala.l gives
his personal appraisal of the Big Four
conference at tieneva. sp"'. -high-ranking
member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, was the
1S52 Democratic vice-piesidential nom
inee and has served as a I'. S. dele
gate to the United Nations General As
sembly. By SEN. JOHN J. SPARKMAN
Written For The United Press
Washington (U.R) The Gene
va conference was neither a
howling success nor a disap
pointing failure.
It accomplished about all one
could rightfully expect. I am
glad it was held. I believe it
will initiate a series of confer-
Fees Charged by Surgeons Result
In Medical Profession Argument
New York (U.R) The big
argument in the medical profes
sion today is not over the treat
ment of patients or the problems
of research.
The nation's doctors are con
cerned about the fees charged
by surgeons to their patients.
Apparently this question long
has been in dispute within the
ranks of the American Medical
association. It came out into the
open in a report published in
the family doctor's monthly
journal, "G-P."
Fees Said Too High
The general practitioners said
in the report that surgeons' fees
are too high and out of propor
tion to fees for medical care.
According to the article, the
family doctor or non-specialist
is at a distinct disadvantage
when it comes to his relations
with the surgeon.
First of all, it says, the familx
doctor frequently is denied sur
gical priviliges and must sur
render his patient to a member
of a hospital's surgical staff.
DrsDite this, however, the ar
ticle says, the family doctor
must make the diagnosis, ar
range for hospital admission and
perhaps an ambulance. Then he
must turn his patient over to a
surgeon who charges S150 for
the 15 or 20 minutes work re
quired to remove an appendix.
But this apparently is not the
onlv comnlaint registered against
the surgeon by the family doc
tor. The article puts the rest of
it this way:
' Often, the patient is unduly
impressed by the dramatic aura
which surrounds surgery. The
surgeon enjoys a greater pres
tige and can consequently charge
more for his services." And it
continues, "people tend to for
get that the family doctor is the
only physician qualified to as
sume responsibility for overall
medical care."
Competition Not Free
In a further charge, the ar
ticle said that competition for
surgery is not now free and
open. It says that instead com
petition is at least partially reg
ulated by the enforced restric
tions of specialty boards and
Additional Space
For Grain Storage
Sought in Bids
Washington (U.R) The Agri
culture Department is asking
bids from warehousemen to sup
ply the government with about
47.000.000 bushels of additional
grain storage space.
The department said the new
bins will be needed to store
price-supported grain, chiefly
corn, which will come into the
government's hands in August
and September when 1954-crop
price support loans mature.
The announcement said the
bins will be needed in 11 Mid
western states where adequate
commercial space is not avail
able.
Need Not Lessened
The department emphasized
that the increase in federal bin
capacity presently totaling
about 884.000,000 bushels
docs not lessen the need for
farmers to make sure they have
adequate storage for this year's
crops at harvest time. A farmer
must guarantee adequate storage
before getting a price support
loan.
The announcement said that
as of June 15 more than 250,
000,000 bushels of 1954-crop
corn were under price support
with a "considerable quantity"
expected to be turned over to
the department's Commodity
Credit Corporation this fall.
The department said plans
are to use the new bins in Illi
nois, Indiana. Iowa, Minnesota
and South Dakota.
hospital rules which discrimin
ate against the family doctor.
One answer to the charges set
forth by the family doctors is
given by Dr. Paul Hawley of
Chicago, the head of the Ameri
can College of Surgeons.
He says surgeons' incomes are
not much more than those of
general Dractitioners. Dr. Haw
ley says that surveys indicate
that the average income of the
surgeon is only $2,000 a year
greater than that of the general
practitioner.
Additional Training
And for that additional $2,000,
Dr. Hawley says, a surgeon
spends an additional four years
and sometimes longer in spec
ialized training.
This dispute came up at the
AMA convention last month. But
according to the general prac
titioners, the issue was so hot
that the board of trustees re
fused to make public a report
compiled by a family doctor on
the subject.
However, the family doctors
overruled the board and insisted
that copies of the report be mail
ed to every delegate.
Peeping Tom Slain
By Irate Husband
Newport Beach, Calif. (U.R)
A 21-year-old Claremont Men's
college senior died from a beat
ing inflicted by the husband of
a woman whom he watched un
dress, according to police.
Officers said Irving R. Per-
rett, Los Angeles, peeped in an
apartment window and watched
the wives of Robert H. Leverne,
33, San Gabriel, Calif., and Wil
liam D. Smith, 29, Costa Mesa,
Calif., change into bathing suits.
The two men told police they
saw Perrett outside the window.
Leverne said he grabbed a stick
and chased the youth.
"I didn't mean to kill him,"
Leverne said. "I just wanted to
give him a good clobbering."
Perrett died Saturday in Hoag
Memorial hospital at Costa Mesa
and the two men were booked
on suspicion of manslaughter.
Spinach is believed a native
of western Asia.
ences that may at long last lead
us toward the long-sought goal
of world peace.
Several weeks ago Sen. Walter
F. George, chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, proposed a meeting of the
heads of state of Great Britain,
France, Russia, and the United
States. I heartily endorsed the
proposal as a wise one.
Sen. George's proposal was a
forward step in bringing into
being the strong urging repeat
edly made by Gov. Adlai Stev
enson that our government al
ways keep the door open for
dicussion of disputes with other
countries, that we demonstrate
a sincere willingness to negoti
ate for an honorable settlement
of any disagreement with any
nation.
Expresses Early Disappointment
I was disappointed that the
State Department immediately
turned thumbs down on such a
Logs Push Greyhound
Bus From Highway
Gold Beach, Ore: (U.R)
Eighteen persons aboard a north
bpund Greyhound bus escaped
serious injury early yesterday
when the bus was shoved off the
highway by a load of logs spill
ing from a truck.
The accident occurred on
highway 101 just north of the
Pistol river.
Bus driver Newton Hal Scud
der of Empire, Ore., said he saw
the logging truck lose its load
and was able to stop the bus
before colliding with the truck.
But the rolling logs forced the
bus into a ditch.
Several passengers suffered
shock and bruises and one wo
man was taken to the hospital
briefly for observation.
conference. What harm this
attitude, coupled with the un
wise statement that our "posi
tions of strength" was forcine
the Russians to modify their
views and that if the conference
were held they would negotiate
from weakness, may have done
cannot be determined. Certain
ly, though, these mistakes were
not helpful to our cause.
I was delighted when Presi
dent Eisenhower, sensing the
public acclaim of Senator
George's proposal, reversed the
State Department and decided
to support the meeting and to
participate actively in it.
It was my thought from the
very beginning that it would be
a mistake to expect settlement
in this conference of the great
differences that exist between
Russia and the Western powers;
that such grave problems as
unification of Geimany, disa
greements in the Far East, re
duction of armament,' and free
ing of the satellites, could not
be disposed of in a single con
ference. It was my thought from the
beginning that this would be an
exploratory conference.
Events Prove Correctness
Events have proved the cor
rectness of those who took this
position. Not a single crucial dis
pute has been settled, and thir
may naturally be disappointing
to those who expected greater
results.
On the other hand the most
important purpose of the con
ference, as I see it, was accom
plished. That purpose was to
delineate more specifically, if
possible, the areas of agreement
and disagreement, and to lay
the groundwork for later meet
ings and discussions to narrow
areas of disagreement.
The very first speeches showed
the main area of agreement
among the four powers, that of
desiring peace. The primary
problem of course, is how best
to attain that objective.
Some headway toward this
objective, it seems to me. was
made. Tensions were relaxed;
both sides spoke freely and to
the point about their disagree
ments; plans were laid for fu
ture conferences to try to work
out solutions to unsolved dis
putes; and perhaps as important
s? anything else, the heads of
governments of the four par
ticipating powers had an oppor
tunity to meet together and to
know one another "oeTter.
Another Step Toward Peace
What may be still another step
toward lasting peace is the im
pact of President Eisenhower's
proposal that we exchange with
Russia military blueprints, and
on another's military installa
tions. It will be Interesting to have
the Kremlin's official reaction
to the proposal, and also that of
the isolationist wing of the
President's own parly.
In summary; the Geneva con
ference is neither a howling sue
cess nor a disappointing failure
but I am glad it was held. It
accomplished about all one could
rightfully expect and should
start a series of conferences that
may at long last lead us toward
world peace.
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The plants, located at Albany,
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