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Modford and Jackson County
History from the fiicj ot The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Sept. 16, 1950 (Saturday)
Jackson county's tux levy
for the fiscal year 1050-51 is
7.5 mills, two mills less than
for 1940-50; Medford's city
levy rose from 10-3 to 19.7
mills.
. The current boxcar short
age here will probably get
worse before it gets belter,
according to a member ot the
West Coast Car Shortage com
mittee. 20 YEARS AGO
Sept. 16, 1940 (Monday)
More than 100 cars ot pears
...-U,icnrl IllUt UPfk bV ttlC
federal surplus commodities
corporation have been shipped
to date and more will bo dis
patched this week. '
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pol ' column: ine
high school pigskin season
opened throughout the state
nwr tlio week end. and some
of the scores were as lopsided
bs hc number of planes
i-lnimrvl shot down in the bat
tle of London by both sides."
30 YEARS AGO
Sept. 16, 1930 (Tuesday)
Sen. MrNary told a Grants
Pass audience last night that
he has high hopes for the
building of a harbor at Cres
cent City.
The Medford city council
lias imposed parking restric
tions on the street in front of
the post office.
40 YEARS AGO
Sept. IB. 1920 (Thursday)
A complaint has been tiled
by local citizens that the
.IVlllp r.iilrnud flatcar. otf the
tracks near the depot, Is an
eyesore.
Enrollment figures at the
Central Point and Sams Val
lov sihnols show school at
tendance is Increasing in
those areas.
50 YEARS AGO
Sept. 16. 1910 (Friday)
The temporary injunction
acquired, by a citizen to re
strain the city from complet
ing the east side trunk sewer
acioss Bear creek, has been
dissolved by court order.
.What's YourJ.Q.?
Nina Of ten correct Is luperler:
seven ot eight Is excellent; five er
lis is good.
1. The Bessemer process Is
used in the steel Industry, ra
dio manufacturing, or the bak
ing Industry?
2. Is thp grave of the late
President K. D. Roosevelt
guarded by members of the
armed forces?
3. Was Beau Brummel a
real or fictitious character?
4. Whose picture is printed
on ten doll.ir bills?
5. "Soldier of Democracy"
by K. S. Davis is a biography
of which famous Army of
ficer? 0. Did oseph Stalin speak
English?
7. Is a niergunser a duck,
measuring device, or kitchen
utensil?
8. Which state has the great
est annual rainfall?
t). Name a former U. S.
President who led the famous
charge up San Juan Hill, near
Santiago, Cuba.
10. Do Srone bees have
grandfathers, but no fathers?
Answers: 1. Steel Industry,
2, No. (Civilian guards of de
partment of Interior). 3. Real.
A. Alexander Hamilton's. S.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. 8. No.
7. Duck. S. Louisiana. 9. The
odore Roosevelt. 10. Yes.
Woids-nmd Rmdnde Ekauty
Words are funny things. And we have long
maintained that one of mankind's basic diffi
culties is in communicating reading, writing
and understanding words. '
An example:
Another newspaper editor leaps to a conclu
sion that a "state coordinator" for the effort to
regulate billboards is an agent of the State of
Oregon.
This, of course, is not the case. He is a man
employed by the organizations and agencies
seeking billboard regulation to coordinate their
efforts throughout the state.
THE state, officially, has no policy on the pro-
posed measure.
It was placed on the ballot bv petitions con
taining more than 40,000 signatures after the
state legislature failed to enact a much milder
billboard regulation measure.
Our colleague also gets off the track by ask-
! t l i - e i? a i?m i
tng wiiy, instead 01 seening 10 reguiaie oitiDoat us,
"the state" doesn't "begin in the forests scarred
and mutilated by logging
sides where the results
the eye naked torn ditches that do terribly mar
the landscape; why doesn t the state emulate
our northern neighbor, Canada, and first look
to the physical well-being of the fields, hills,
mountains and streams adjacent to highways?"
IELL, we can ask him one, too.
. . . .".Why substitute
not work lor both as measures of beautification?
We also siiirrrest. hp rrpf. sfrairrlir. in his minrl
; 00 -ft w
the relative responsibilities of the state, the coun-
i: ,1 1 1 j j i i ,
ul-s, ami me leuerai government agencies bu
reau of land management and forest service), in
these matters.
He's really talking about three or four dif
ferent things, and mixing them all up.
That's all right. His heart is in the right
place. He appreciates roadside beauty as do
we. And we'd welcome his support in that one
small segment of the statewide battle for beauty
...l:l -iii c l:iii i
which cans iui uinuuaiu regulation.
XE suspect that our contemporary, way deep
' down, agrees with Theodore Roosevelt,
who once said:
"The progress of true civilization is best shown by
the increasing thought which each generation takes
I for the good of those who are to come after.
You can ruin its forests, you can dry up Its streams,
you can hack and scar its surface until its marvelous
beauty is gone.
"The preservation of the forest resources ... is of
vital importance to the commonwealth. I go farther.
No state can be judged to be really civilized which
in the treatment of its natural resources does not
take account of, or aim to, preserve the beauty of
the land in which its people live. An aesthetic as well
as economic factor is involved in the problem of con
servation. "Poor, indeed, is the conservation which does not
also conserve beauty."
IITE'D like to see this quotation from our most
conservation-minded president printed and
hung on the wall of every office having to do
with the management of public lands.
practicality, utility,
practice" are important
people are tempted to overlook the fact that they
are not necessarily incompatible with other hu
man needs and desires aesthetic appreciation,
beauty of surroundings,
Man 'does not live by bread alone;
And those who deride the efforts of true
conservationists to save
billboard blight; a little
the chainsaw; the edge
i com ugiy cieai -culling,
soil do themselves no credit. b. A.
Congo Fantasy
The antics in the Congo are fantastic, in
just about every meaning of the word.
They partake of fantasy. They exceed any
thing one could imagine.
Seemingly, the only element of stability and
order and sense in the Congo today is the United
Nations.
Time after time it has seemed that the U.N.
was going to fail, would have to admit defeat
in the utterly chaotic situation, would have to
concede that nothing could be done to save the
nation from civil and tribal warfare.
The task has been unbelievably complicated
by the back-stabbing of the Soviet Union.
THIS has been one of the most vicious, cynical
performances that Russia has put on in a long
time and that's saying a lot, in view of its rec
ord of vicious, cynical performances.
Thmiirrh it nil Tl.-io- HammaralriniH Vino, aptprl
like a gentleman, a skilled practitioner of the
difficult arts of diplomacy, and like a civilized
numan oeing.
How he has manatrprl to null the Coniro's
chestnuts out of the fire
Congo's own will time
Know. iw oo we have any idea whetner inis
exercise in international fire extinguishing can
long continue.
If it. dnis. Hnmmnrskinlrl will era down in
histoi-y as one of the great men of our era. If
it doesn't, he still will deserve credit for having
done the impossible,
operations: on the hill
of erosion lav ODen to
one for the other? Why
and sound economic
so important that often
nobility of soul.
scenic vistas from the
bit of wilderness from
of main-traveled roads
siasn - Durning ana erouea
rather against the
after time, we'll never
for a while, anyway.
E. A.
Dftaai th
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... Communications ...
Letters to the Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under
certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible.
The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters
printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the
contrary is often trie case.
An Astronaut?
To the Editor: Very likely
the sky mystery we sighted on
Friday, Sept. 2, at 10:30 a.m.
that reminded the writer of a
"flying carpet scroll" travel
ing at excessive speed around
two miles high in a westerly
direction, could have been a
Russian astronaut, according
to a radio report we heard
over station KYJC at 6:30 a.m.
Wednesday.
The radio announcer im
plied that from information
received the Russians had re
cently launched three astro
nauts. The object was seen for
only a few fleeting seconds,
and I concluded it was a man
made affair, judging by the
apparent undirected move
ments in its unstable course
towards the Pacific Ocean.
There was no sound, light
or vapor trail. Just a lifeless
mass of dark colored material.
Bert Kissinger,
520 Boardman st.,
Medford.
Fool-Proof Idea
To the Editor: We wish to
commend the letter of David
Frisch of White City, Ore. He
has written two letters on the
same theme. It is to provide
expense money to 100,000
every day Russians to visit
the United State every year.
That would be the best in
vestment that the United
States ever made. It would
convince the entire world that
we as a nation are sincere in
wanting peace and friendship
with the Communists. We
could show the Communist
slaves how the Capitalist
slaves live. We could prove to
them that we do not want war
any more than they do. That
gesture would deflate much
of the propaganda and brain
washing on both sides of the
iron curtain.
Mr. Frisch has made a fool
proof suggestion. It is honest
and practical. As the wife in
the movie said, "We can't go
on this way." We have been
Jumping with joy and "point
ing with pride" every time a
Soviet diplomat defected to
the West. They got their pic
tures in the photo tabloids.
Now the shoe is on the other
foot. First it was the British
foot that was bruised and now
Uncle Sam has a sore corn
In one case it is a boon to
mankind, in the other it is
high treason. No stupid oaf
would buy that without feel
ing cheated. That is the case
today. The American people
are beginning to yell for their
money back. We can Imagine
that If 100,000 Soviet Citizens
a year returned to their native
land from a friendship tour to
the United States they could
tell their friends that they
had a wonderful trip and
show snapshots of death on
the highway, our overcrowd
ed Jails and insane asylums,
our rural slums and super
highways, our five car fam
ilies, factory parking lots, and
learn all about our super
markets and skid roads. They
would take special Interest in
our speedup industrial system
and unemployed.
We do not suggest that
Americans visit the Soviet
Union. That would be too
much of come down. Every
thing would be too deadly
dull. No excitement. No great
choice of cars to buy. People
too bucolic and friendly. We
would do better to go to Mex
ico. We are happy as we are.
Walter Recce,
Calitc rd.,
Merlin, Ore.
Mangoes, and Others
To the Editor: Returning
from an overseas visit, a Call
fornian is enthusiastic over
her first mango. She must
have been fortunate. Some
ARE sugary, pulpy; others
iNinc
bitter, stringy. It's fun to have
exotic fruits, mangoes, cheri
moyas, mamays, grandidltas,
papayas, jak-fruit. Even du
rain is delicious in taste, tho
its odor that makes the most
redolent skunk hang its head
in competitive shame. Kiddies
become especially interested
in zapotes. The milk of one
kind is basis of chewing
gum's chicle.
The jungle's most wonder
ful fruit is mangosteen. It is
not a mango, which belongs
to Anacardiaceae. The mango
family includes cashew, like
wise California deserts
smoketree. Also pistachio, rel
ished since ancient Persia.
Likewise peppertree, upon
whose seeds parrots gorge,
and Sumac poison oak. The
mangosteen, however, is of
family Guttiferae. To this also
belongs the St. John's wort,
whose yellow stars lighten excessively-shady
garden spots.
When, long ago, we were
in South Java, there was com
petition about mangosteens.
England's queen had heard
yarns about their flavor. She
wanted some. The British
made shipments from Singa
pore, also Ceylon. All arrived
offensively rotten. Then Hol
land's Queen challenged her
Java subjects to outsmart the
British. Holland long had
shipped hothouse peaches in
cotton batting. Mangosteens
successfully were sent from
Djocjakarta to Amsterdam.
There is also a tale of a
maharajah's mango orchard
and of the way American
Know How brought his signa
ture to a Rupees - 180,000
check. But, as Kipling would
say, "That is another story."
C. M. Goethe,
3731 Tea St.,
Medford, Ore.
Box-Cars
To the Editor: For der first
time in years, Ve don't have
a - shortage of box-cars. Ve
didn't build more box-cars,
ve just didn't build so many
tings to put in der box-cars.
It's vot der Republicans call,
"A slight recession."
It der Democrats vas in
office, dey vould call it, "A
slight dent in der boom."
Everett Acklin
Ashland, Ore,
One Party?
To the Editor: I would like
to say this for Richard Nixon.
He was given work to do by
his boss, and he did it well,
and he has had more experi
ence than Kennedy.
But, as I see it, if elected he
will give his vice president
more experience than any
other man. Then, if that is the
reason Nixon should be elect
ed, the freedom of the U.S.A
will be gone, for there could
not be but one party, or a die
't a t o r government. In my
opinion the voters should
think this over.
Marshall H. Waggoner
P.O. Box 753
Central Point, Ore.
How Much Help For Vets?
To the Editor: Your editor
ial entitled "How Much Help
for Vets?" provokes this an
swer from me and I hope that
the question is more intelli
gently answered, than the
questions asked, In the edi
torial: You ask the question,
Quote, "Is the veteran who
got out of service unscathed,
entitled to a lifetime of help
that is denied to non-veterans?"
Unquote.
My answer - NO! But he
docs ask for the SAME help
that is allowed to non-veterans!
Do you not realize that a
non-veteran gets his un-cm-ploymcnt
compensation, home
relief, city, county and state
welfare agencies? Also, coun
ty homes, state homes as well
as other charitable organiza
PFteftf ttiSmtt UM: Diplomat Losing
Patience in Incredible Congo Mix-Up
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Editor
The. Man of the Week:
Rajeshwar Dayal. chief
United Nations representa
tive in the Congo.
The Place: Leopoldville.
The Quote: "It is particu
larly regrettable that Mr.
Lumumba should have act
ed as he did . . ."
A man noted for his pa
tience had almost run out of
it this week in his efforts to
restore both
order and rea
son to the
Congo.
As U.N. Sec
retary - Gen
eral Dag Ham
marskj o 1 d's
personal prep-
resentative in
the Congo his
I , L ,1
pun KiusnM was DOlll liic
military and the civil respon
sibility. Except that grave issues
were at stake, the swirling
tion help.
A veteran goes to the Vet
eran's Administration and can
only be admitted to a domicil
iary when he nas a uisaDimy
and can no longer support
himself.
When this veteran was in
service at S30 per month,
your non-veteran was drawing
high wages in the ship yards.
You use the words, got
out of service unscathed," that
is a laugh! Did you expect
that every combat soldier
would get a leg or arm shot
off? It was not the wounded
soldier who won the war, but
the veteran who was lucky
enough to get out . . . un
scathed, as you call it.
There is much that I could
write in answer to your
vicious editorial, but I'll be
lucky to get this into print.
Malemute Slim,
Owen C. Gearhart Sr.,
White City, Ore.
Rich Man, Poor Man
To the Editor: What a con
trast in the lives of the Re
publican and Democratic can
didates for the presidency of
the United States. One is a
rich man and the other is a
poor man.
Sen. John F. Kennedy, the
Democratic nominee, is a
millionaire, having received
million dollars from his
wealthy father who is reputed
to be worth 8175,000,000, one
of the richest men in Amer
ica. He has been accused of
buying the primary elections
in Wisconsin and West Vir
ginia where huge sums of
money were spent in his be
half. On the other hand Vice
President Richard M. Nixon,
the Republican presidential
nominee is a poor man, hav
ing sprung from humble par
entage. He was born in Cali
fornia but his Quaker par
ents migrated from Ohio,
Relatives there are honest,
hard-working farm folks liv
ing in the hills of the south
ern part of the state. They are
Democrats but say they are
going to vote for cousin Dick.
Nixon carries a heavy mort
gage on his home in Wash
ington and drives a 1955 auto
mobile. He was born and
reared on the other side of
the tracks and came up the
hard way. As a young man
he worked in his father's store
and a filling station, and
that's why Khrushchev called
him a grocery clerk. He un
derstands the problems of the
needy and is better qualified
to give them a better way of
life than the Democratic can
didate.
C. C. Buckingham,
8045 Manchester rd.,
St. Louis, Mo.
He's Heard Enough
To the Editor: I for one
have heard enough talk about
the supposedly deplorable
sewer situation in the south
west section of Medford
There have been truths, half
truths and iutright falsehoods
since the matter has come up
for discussion. I realize some
of the twisting of the truth
stems from the two or three
small factions that think they
would benefit greatly by be
ing annexed to the city of
Medford. Let's at least be
honest with each other, in
stead of trying to win by fair
means or foul.
It has come to my attention
that the Medford Irrigation
district has a pretty weak
case against the people of this
section polluting their irriga
tion ditches and laterals. What
I would like to know is what
kind of chemical analysis is
used to segregate the pollu
tion the M.I.D. gets out of
Bear creek, which is spread
over this section, and the pol
lution which the people of
the southwest section sup
posedly add?
confusion of the Congo was
musical comedy too rich for
any stage.
As the week opened, Presi
dent Joseph Kasavubu took to
the Leopoldville radio to an
nounce that he had fired Pre
mier Patrice Lumumba, whom
he accused of encouraging
fratricidal war.
Firings Didn't Stick
Scarcely was he off the air
before Lumumba seized the
microphone to announce that
he was firing Kasavubu. The
next day the Congolese parlia
ment rescinded both firings.
It had no effect on the two
principal antagonists.
Each set up rival govern
ments, ordered the arrest of
the other, issued a bewilder
ing array of conflicting proc
lamations and whirled like
squirrels in a cage from one
U.S. Communist Aids Castro;
Query: What Can Citizen Do?
By LYLE C. WILSON
1 Washington - (UPB - James
Jackson, Esq., a strange breed
of American citizen, is back
from a visit to
Cuba and
proud of his
conduct there.
Ameri can
citizen Jack
son in Cuba
comm i 1 1 e d
himself and
other similar
American citi-
L,l. c Wilson " iur wiiuiii
he spoke, to a common cause
with the government of Fidel
Castro and all of its works.
Baffling to many good citi
zens is how they may protect
themselves and their way of
life from fellow citizens such
as James Jackson. Jackson's
mission in Cuba was to ad
dress a national assembly of
It also seems to me that
the proper authorities to in
spect and recommend correc
tions for any affected area
would be the County Health
department. I know we have
one because there is an
amount of S101.220 in the
budget for that purpose.
Last, but not least, would
someone please tell me who
or what committee inspected
this area in recent months, to
be quoted in the Medford
Mail Tribune, that the situa
tion has become acute in re
cent months?
Please, let's get the facts
straight and only print facts.
Edwin A. Olsen,
190 Clover lane,
Medford.
Conventions
To the Editor:
If E. A. can
do it, so can I.
In the middle of the road.
an elephant met a donkey of
culture and wit.
"It's quite obvious," he
said, "I control the way yet;
you re blocked. You re not go
ing to fit."
"I shall never move over
so you can pass, I'm much
more important than you."
"Don't be foolish," remark
ed the intelligent ass, "It's
imperative I should go
through.
"Intellectually speaking, my
brain is the best, .with some
thought I shall find a way
round."
The pachyderm bellowed
and beat on his chest "I'm es
tablished and I stand my
ground!"
The young donkey brayed
with much gusto and mirth
He rolled In the dust with his
glee
"You can't block my way on
the strength of your girth.
You're too clumsy and slower,
you see."
All the sheep in a flock
standing by on the side stared
amazed at such tactless un
rest.
Their leader spoke loudly,
"We all will decide. It's our
pasture that's apt to get
messed.
For a moment they whis
pered of "bickering fools."
All in all there was hardly a
fuss.
The leader said firmly.
"Majority rules. Take your
sides, but the middle's for us.
"There's plenty of space on
the highway, and he swelled
out hi.i chest with great pride,
"I'm not clever, nor big,
but in my way we can all
walk along side by side."
G. Farfan,
723 South Newtown St.,
Medford.
Comment on Style
To the Editor: Upon reading
S. Drangcn's letter of Sept.
13, my curiosity is truly
aroused. I like the literary
style. There is a quality of
charm and a satiny smooth
ness of rhythm that produces
a very pleasant reaction upon
the reader.
There was a time a few
years ago when I was fortu
nate in being exposed to sev
eral of a very famous and
compelling eontempo rary
evangelist's theological dis
courses. His smooth and vias-
sic oratorical style of delivery
conference to another.
In this incredible confusion,
Rajeshwar Dayal, the Indian
drafted into service by Ham
marskjold, was the man in the
middle.
Upon his orders, U.N. forces
sealed the radio station and
the airfields, thus depriving
both Lumumba and Kasavubu
of their most effective weap
ons. The closing of the air
ports also deprived Lumumba
of the air fleet of Russian
Ilyushins placed at his dis
posal by the Soviet govern
ment. Dayal had replaced U.N.
Under-Secretary Ralph Bun
dle who, upon relinquishing
t h e assignment remarked:
"I'm a patient man" but my
patience has worn thin
Strong Language
To find Lumumba's actions
the Popular Socialist Party.
PSP is the Communist party
of the Republic of Cuba. Jack
son is a member of the secre
tariat of the Communist party
of the United States.
Two Pages Used
New York's Communist
newspaper, The Worker, de
voted two pages to Jackson
and his observations in Cuba.
"You can be sure, com
rades," Jackson said in con
cluding his speech, "That the
Communist party of the
United States will fulfill its
obligations of international
solidarity with the Cuban
revolution, overcoming all
difficulties that may be raised
against us, come what may.
Long live Cuba and its govern
ment led by Fidel Castro."
If that means anything at
all, it means this: That Jack
son was committing himself
and his fellow Communists to
assist Castro in such anti
American operations as Cas
tro may be able to devise.
Fine points of law, and
some not so fine, protect
American citizen Jackson in
his subversive promises and in
their publication. Not fine at
all, but blunt and obvious, are
the constitutional guarantees
of freedom of speech and press
under protection of which
Jackson performs.
Even so, the baffled Ameri
cans who dislike Jackson's
ideas might seek to reduce
their bafflement by resorting
to something such as "there
oughta be a law." But a law
against what?
Laws Unworkable
The extension of espionage
and sedition acts to reach such
as Jackson has proved to be
undesirable and unworkable
since the earliest history of
the republic.
Another law which many
persons are convinced "oughta
be" is one which would out
law the Communist party in
the United States. The argu
ment against outlawing the
Communists is that it simply
would drive the party under
ground but would not sup
press it. Underground, the
Communist party would be
more difficult to watch.
Under the circumstances,
had much the same effect on
me as S. Drangen's literary
one. And too, in my estima
tion, they have one identical
fault; the essence of their mes
sages being sheer rubbish.
I am curious as to why gift
ed people such as these cannot
coordinate their thoughts in
such a manner so as to create
works with ajtnore balanced
or constructive substance, en
abling more of us to benefit
from the messages as well as
by the styles
Thelma Carson
Star Route, Box 60
Prospect, Ore.
A Discovery
To the Editor: Yesterday I
made a discovery and a pleas
ant one-a discovery I want to
share with other employees
and workers in Jackron coun
ty. I learned that even tin iqh
I work in another town I can
specify that my annual con
tribution to the United Fund
campaign may be allocated to
my own community.
Since hundreds of business
and professional people com
mute daily from Ashland to
Medford (and vice versa) it is
only right that they support
the agencies of their own
home town. I suggest that
when you receive your pledge
card you make it clear where
your contribution is to go.
I have come to the conclu
sion that the once-a-ycar all
out campaign for the com
bined agencies is the most ef
ficient and economical meth
od yet devised. If it is strictly
adhered to by everyone, the
annoyance and cost of over
lapping fund drives will be
ended.
The payroll deduction is an
other feature that makes it
possible for many of us to give
more generously than if we
were asked to contribute a
lump sum.
An Enthusiastic
Fund Supporter
Ashland, Ore,
4
"particularly regrettable" was
strong language for Dayal,
who, even among Indians, is
regarded as patient. The ac
tion he found regrettable was
Lumumba's attempt to seize
the radio station from U.N.
hands after promising that he
would not.
A threat by Ghana to with,
draw its 3,000-man force from
the U.N. army in the Congo
if the radio station were not
returned to Lumumba, forced
the U.N. into retreat. To settle
the Congo situation, it was
relying heavily on support of
other African nations.
The peace of the Congo was
at stake. So was the prestige
of the U.N. Much of it rested
with Dayal, patient, Oxford
trained diplomat who once
raised a tiger as a pet.
the United States can best be
protected against communist
subversion if each real Ameri
can citizen undertakes to pro
tect himself.
All foolish Americans
should inform themselves.
There are FBI pamphlets for
that.
In the Days News
By FRANK JENKINS
I think we'll just have to
talk today about Mr. Kroosh
and Jiis visit to United Na
tions. It's by long odds the
best political story in the
papers on a day when the
news is full of politics.
PIRST-
r Why did he want to
come?
Well . . . presum-bly . . ,
he had it in the back of his
crafty mind to make another
propaganda tour of the United
States. He did pretty well for
himself the last time, and he
probably had a cocky notion
that he could do pretty well
again.
But - he had no invitation.
Rulers of nations don't just
go barging into other nations,
without an invitation, and
start barnstorming around
over their terrain, telling
their people and the world at
large how rotten their coun
try is.
lyHAT to do about it?
" He got a smart idea.
United Nations is holding an
important meeting. Russia is
a member of U.N. United Na
tions is an enclave. It is en
tirely surrounded by U.S. ter
ritory But it is a TINY en
clave, only a few blocks in
area. Once inside this tiny
enclave, it would be difficult
to keep him but of the U.S.A.
And .'. . by appointing him
self head of the Russian dele
gation to United Nations . . .
he would have an iron-clad
reason for coming to U.N.
headquarters. It was a foxy
scheme.
1IOW did we checkmate i(?
Well, for once, we got
smart.
We said to Mr. Kroosh:
"We're happy to know that
as head of the U.S.S.R. you
are to head the Russian dele
gation to United Nations. But,
sir, these are parlous times.
WE MUST PROTECT YOUR
PRECIOUS LIFE. Under no
circumstances can we permit
it to be endangered.
"So
"In order to give you the
greatest possible protection
"We must limit your visit to
the United States to the area
of Manhattan Island, in the
city of New York, where con
centrations of police will be
ample to give to you the pro
tection you are entitled to
have. We are doing this for
your own good and for the
good of your great country.''
IVE might have added, by
" way of supporting evi
dence of the Tightness of what
we are doing, that three of
our Presidents have been as
sasslnnted by cranks. But we
refrained from painting the
lily . . . lest, perhaps, Mr.
Kroosh might quote back to
us this line from Hamlet:
"The lady doth protest too
much, methinks."
T ET'S leave it this way: .
Our state department,
rightly or wrongly, comes in
for a lot of criticism. It is fre
quently alleged that its de
cisions and Its a"tions often
border very closely on dumb
ness. But THIS time our diplo
mats were smart.
Let's give them credit.
OPENS FUND DRIVES
Washington lUPD President
Elsenhower has urged Ameri
cans to give generously to the
United Fund and Community
Chest drives this fall. In a
filmed and recorded state
ment opening the 1960 united
community campaigns, the
President said Thursday that
America has a proud reputa
tion In the field of charity. .,
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