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History from the flies of The
Mail Tribune 10. 20, 30 40
and 50 years age.
10 YEARS AGO
Nov. 29, 1950 (Wednesday)
Mcdford ranked filth In
building permit values in Ore
gon during October with
$381,204.
Approximately 6,000 per
sons visited the Crater Lake
Motors showroom Friday and
Saturday to see the 1051
Ford. ,
20 YEARS AGO
Nov. 29, 1940 (Friday)
A ' Grants Pass Caveman,
dressed in coyote skins, pick
eted California Governor Cul
bert L. Olson's office in Sac
ramento today because Olson
had not invited the Cavemen
to the Rose Bowl this year
as he had earlier promlseil.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "The
Italian troops, pledged by
Musso(linl) to die rather than
retreat, fooled the Greeks by
doing neither. They up and
surrendered."
30 YEARS AGO
Nov. 29, 1930 (Monday)
Talent district pear g ors
were given an optimistic re
port last night of what con
ditions would be like af'or
the depression ends "next
year."
Main st. has been decorated
with Christmas greenery for
the downtown season opening
Wednesday night.
40 YEARS AGO
Nov. 29, 1920 (Wednesday)
Local sportsmen a not
satisfied with a compromise
proposal to regulate commer
cial fishing In the Rogue river.
Rogue River Boscs are re
ported to be selling at l,Uh
prices in London,
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 29, 1910 (Tuesday)
The state railroad co mis
sion started a henrin- here
today on a case filed by the
Mcdford traffic bureau (or
railroad distribution of rates
out of Mcdford to points in
Oregon.
Rcnorts received here Indi
cate work Is proceeding satis
factorily and on schedule on
that part of Crater Lake rond
lying within the national for
est.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nina et fen correct is superior;
seven at eight It excellent! Hve
ill Is good.
1. In what country Is the
famous village of Waterloo?
2. What is the name given
to the side of a right angle
triangle opposite the right
angle?
3. Approximately how many
square feet are there in an
acre?
4. Arrange in size from
largest to smallest: Earth,
Moon and Sun.
5. What was St. Pau'ls
trade?
6. What measurement of the
calendar Is calculated from
the time it takes the moon to
circle the earth?
7. What amendment to the
United States Constitution
freed the slaves?
8. What is alluvial soil?
0. What two South Ameri
can countries have no sea
coast? ' 10. Which President first
spoke over the radio?
Answers! 1. Belgium. 2.
Hypotenuse. 3. 43,560 square
feet. 4. Fun, Earth, Moon. 5.
Tent making. 6. Month. 7.
Thirteenth. 8. Soil deposited
by water. 9. Bolivia and Para-
guay. 10. Harding (1923),
Electronic
Newspapers for years have been "sticking
their necks out" voicing in their editorial columns
their opinions on matters of the day.
It has been such a long-standing tradition,
and, indeed, responsibility, that it is taken for
granted. It is a poor paper that does not voice
its opinion, at least once in a while, in its edi
torials. The "electronic media" that is, radio and
television stations and networks have been
slower to assume the right and duty to express
themselves editorially.
THERE have been reasons for this.
First of all, the electronic media have the
federal communications commission to contend
with. The FCC is a regulatory body, originally
set up to allocate the limited number of broad
cast channels, and which, by extension, has been
given considerable regulatory power to see that
stations are operated in the public interest and
convenience.
Only a few years ttgo, as a matter of fact, was
the right of editorial expression bv broadcasting
stations written into the
tnem. And only a few stations and networks have
taken advantage of their right to editorialize.
THIS, in turn, is due to many factors. Timidity,
lack of staff to prepare editorials on a con
sistent basis, and perhaps even fear of offending
advertisers, nave been among tnem.
But. increasinp-lv in recent vears. the broad
cast media have been
torials. Kadio Station KM ED early this year
broadcast a vigorous editorial in defense of radio
and TV, during the time of the "payola" scandals.
It was, as far as we know, well received.
Of the networks, both CBS and NBC have
taken advantage of the richt to editorialize from
time to time.
JUST before the Nov.
w t-xt, ct i auiu- x v uuMCb ail X Ul waiiu,
broadcast editorials alerting the listening public
to some of the unfortunate use of hate-literature
in the latter phases of the campaign.
They were in two versions longer and short
er the editorial in one version or another was
aired a total of 34 times,
television.
Tom McCall, whose
modulated tones are familiar to Portland listen
ers, voiced both versions.
The longer version is
as an example of what
the editorial line, and
ueservmg ui consideration.
IpHE editorial said, in part:
"This Is Tom McCall, speaking for the Pioneer
Broadcasting Company on a matter concerning hate
and hatc-litcrature-a problem vital to each of us; a
problem which must now be of urgent concern to
every Oregonian who treasures Justice, decency and
good government.
"There are being circulated in Oregon tens of thou
sands of copies of handbills and smear sheets which
frequently are nothing more than a combination of un
founded charges and hateful attempts at character
assassination.
"They are cleverly contrived combinations of fact
and fiction. . i
"Distributed In the darkness of night, slipped from
hand to hand, this material, directed against some of
our own neighbors who seek or serve In elective office,
Is the same brand of hateful innuendo and appeal to
the prejudice that has been used by hate groups at
the national level to mar politics, 1060.
"In a year when our sensibilities have been assailed
nearly every day with smear literature, these last local
efforts-al-vllification violate the conscience of decent
Americans. x
"Whether they arc directed against Republicans or
Democrats, nonpartisans or independents, the sense of
shame and revulsion on the part of decent citizens
must be the same.
"In our judgment, speaking up, hitting hard against
hatred of any kind, at all limes, Is the duty of every
citizen,
"Moreover, we're convinced this is the duty of re
sponsible leaders of all political parties. We're con
vinced, In short, it is the duty of all men and women
of good faith.
"It is not enough for party loaders simply to clear
their organizations of the authorship or of the respon
sibility for the circulation of such smears.
"We ask that they rise up against this dangerous
invective by unequivocally denouncing It. We ask that
they deplore the use of these pamphlets; that they set
straight the record; and, if they know, they rightfully
place the guilt of authorship on those responsible.
"We call upon the leader of each of the two major
parlies In Oregon to warn the voters, clearly and un
reservedly, that no decision should be Influenced by
statements found In these circulars lntcntlally designed
to sow the vicious seed of doubt. And we offer our
television and radio facilities for this purpose.
"We appeal to every honest citizen: base your de
cisions on the facts known to be valid.
"The issue of our day is survival. Mankind must
face it with a clarity of purpose-not Just at the inter
national level, but in homes and communities every
where. "The Issue confronts us in Portland as well as In
Paris, in Bend as much as in Berlin. You name the
place, and there it Is, staring down our throats.
"These arc days when we must apply every physical
and spiritual resource to the problem. Yet, here in
Oregon we find the sowers of distrust and hatred try
ing to destroy human resources . . . tearing down . . .
undermining . . . obstructing ... in a vile process that
leaves us suspicious, d' 'Idcd and confused.
"We must build conlidencc In our leaders, regard
less of party. However much we may logically differ,
we must develop confidence In each other. We must
rededicatc our faith in America. These objectives are
achieved, not through blindly cultivating hate and
fear, but through an honest and forthright search for
the truth.
"Truth leads to freedom, Freedom is a fragile thing.
Truth and Freedom must be perpetually protected
against the never-ceasing onslaught of lies, crazed
emotional attacks or fanatic attempts to discredit
them.
"Offering our individual protection Is now our ob
ligation. Together, as citizens, in open and fair de
bate, let us each seek the true and rightful course
ahead.
"Only in this way will we remain assured that our
frco society will continue to succeed."
Editorial
regulations governing
experimenting with edi
8 election, KGW and
17 each on radio and
unusual accent and well-
reproduced below, both
radio and TV cn do in
as a message which is
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JUSTPUTA IITTLE INy0URV1llX,STIR.AM7A6orAAUl'RINr!
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 ail letters with a view
to clarification and condensation. Letters submitted for pub
lication 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 the case.
Zany Institution
To the Editor: One of the
zaniest institutions in Ameri
can political life is the Elec
toral College - what a name!
Imagine giving one's backing
to a presidential candidate
that an elector can ignore, if
he so chooses.
Instead of voting for candi
dates for President we vote
for electors even uncommit
ted ones. These latter set on
the fence before deciding
which way to jump. We vote
for electors who vote for us.
What a system!
Let us abolish the Electoral
College and elect our Presi
dent by direct vote of quali
fied citizens.
David Frisch
P.O. Box 292
White City, Ore.
Gallery .'raised
To the Editor: Your readers
may be Interested In the fol
lowing letter, which describes
not only our southern Oregon
hospitality, but also the cali
ber of art work being done
here.
Ben Trowbridge
Board Member
Rogue Valley Art
Association
Medford
Editor's note: The letter fol
lows: Dear Ben: I should like to
thank you and Medford for
the hospitality I received on
my short visit to. your city.
I was both surprised and
happy to witness the efforts
of a population of your size to
bring art to your community.
Your gallery need not take
second place to any in Ore
gon if the exhibit I witnessed
is representative of your ex
hibition program.
I was again surprised and
elated at the high quality of
the paintings we Juried. It is
rare that a regional exhibit
displays so many artists with
such individual vitality and
competence.
I think the Rogue Valley
Art association can well be
proud of Its gallery and art
ists, as I have seldom witness
ed as fine an effort to place
and recognize art as an in
trinsic part of the society.
Sincerely yours,
James R. Robertson
Curator
Museum of Art
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
In Hill Area
. Tu the Editor: As we read
the story in Sunday's Tribune
on page 2B about a file of
old news clippings found in
a pack rat's nest near Gold
Hill recently by one Dwayne
Blake, the incident recalls to
my mind that a Mr. Mans
field, a gold miner, was work
ing in the Blackwell hill area
in 1920-21. and 1922.
Mr. Mansfield and a part
ner occasionally boarded at
the Gold Hill hotel. It was
my impression then that Mr
Mansfield lived in a cabin in
the vicinity of the old Mil
1 ion n ire mine. At that time
I recall having seen Mr. Mans
field's name printed on a U.S
mail box near a gale on a
side road over the hill going
south on the old Highway 99.
The same road and gate at
present leads to the Hidden
Valley ranch residence now
owned by LaRue and Earl
Morris.
I understand the ranch now
contains some seven or eight
hundred acres of land. In the
past few years LaRue Morris
has reconstructed the Oregon
Gold Gulch frontier mining
town located near Highway
99 now.
Bert Kissinger,
520 Boardman st.
Medford
Menace
Arizona Memorial
To the Editor: I am writing
to you on behalf of 1102
heroes. They went down with
the battleship USS Arizona in
Pearl Harbor on that fateful
Dec. 7 just 19 years ago.
Their remains are still en
tombed in the sunken hull of
the ship, barely protruding
above the water. In contrast
to magnificent monuments at
other revered battlegrounds,
their final resting place is a
rusted mess of junk, a dis
grace to the nation.
From 48 states, the heroes
of the Arizona lie entombed.
They symbolize the cost of
unprcparedness; they warn us
still of the folly of not being
ready.,
I am writing because as one
who has stood on the rusted
hulk of the USS Arizona, like
thousands of others, visitors
and local residents, I feel that
no memorial to our war dead
could be more fitting than to
complete the enshrinement of
the USS Arizona.
I say complete because of
the $500,000 needed, already
$300,000 is available-from a
variety of sources, ranging
from a $50,000 appropriation
from the Hawaii Legislature
to small voluntary contribu
tion from throughout the na
tion. Congress has recognized
the USS Arizona as an of
ficial memorial; design and
construction plans already
have been approved by the
Secretary of the Navy; pre
liminary construction work is
underway.
But S20U.00 more is ur
gently needed to complete the
memorial. I am convinced
that many persons in your
state would consider it an
honor to help. Won't you sup
port the campaign to enshrine
the USS Arizona?
Your readers who wish to
join in this task may send
their contributions to the USS
Arizona Memorial, Pearl Har
bor, Hawaii. Their contribu
tions will go directly into an
escrow fund, solely for com
pletion of the Arizona mem
orial. Wo should remember Pearl
Harbor. There is no more ap
propriate way than to help
finish the enshrinement of the
USS Arizona.
Aloha,
George Chaplin, Editor
The Honolulu Advertiser
P.O. Box 3110
Honolulu 2, Hawaii
Republicans Plan
Session in Salem
Salem - rtJPD - Gov. Mark
Hatfield will preside over a
Joint session of Republican
state legislators here Satur
day morning.
Later, the Stale GOP Cen
tral committee will meet and
at 11:30 a.m. Republican
house members will hold a
caucus to select a house mi
nority leader for the 1961
legislature.
State Rep. Robert Elfstrom
(R-Salem), current minority
leader, is recuperating from
an ulcer operation and he has
not yet decided whether to
seek the post again. ,
Others Interested in the job
include Reps. F. F. Montgom
ery (R-Etigcnc) and Harrv C.
Elliott (R-Tillamdok).
Republican slate senators
do not plan to caucus, accord
ing to GOP party officials.
Sen Anthony Yturri (R-On-tarlo)
is expected to be re
elected as Senate minority
leader.
Proposal for Nuclear Arms
For NATO Praised, Assailed
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Before assembled parlia
mentarians in Paris, the Amer
ican supreme commander of
MM NATO made
' 8 Proposal
., jf 1 which brought
i i cheers from
HI th(, United
At- I States, E u r o
Q pean allies but
k , tmY I created com
fj 'w' I paratively lit
I tie stir at
PHIL NEWSOM ! I l " I a
Matter of Fact y
THE SUPER BLOOPER
Bonn-This small, normally
imperturbable capital is still
quivering like a jelly with
the astonish
ment and in-
d i g n a t i o n
caused b the
Treasury D e
partment's fi
nal effort to
mold the for
eign and de
fense policies
of the Eisen-
Joieph Alsop hower admin
istration. Chancellor Adenauer and
his colleagues were neither
surprised nor annoyed to be
asked to help the U.S. gov
ernment with its balance of
payments problem. But the
kind of aid that Secretary of
the Treasury Anderson re
quested, and the way he chose
to make his request left an
inconceivably bad impression.
Secretary Anderson came
here, to begin with, to de
mand nothing less than a rad
ical permanent change in the
most vital inner relationships
of the Western Alliance.
There is no other way to
characterize the Anderson pro
posal that the Germans im
mediately assume responsi
bility for six hundred million
dollars a year of the support
costs of the U.S. troops in
Germany,
EVEN if this is the right
approach to the balance
of payments problem, which
is extremely doubtful, this
kind of basic and permanent
change is not normally made
without warning or time for
reflexion, and almost at pistol
point. But that, apparently,
was the way Secretary An
derson and President Eisen
hower thought the change
ought to be made.
Secretary Anderson and his
vast entourage arrived here
late last Saturday. On Sun
day, U. S. Ambassador Dow
ling first heard, with horror,
of the true nature of the Sec
retary's mission. It is an open
secret that Dowling at once
made a strong plea for a dif
ferent approach. But the plea
was fruitless, and the great
surprise was duly sprung up
on the German negotiators on
Monday morning.
In a personal letter to the
Chancellor, President Eisen
hower had mentioned support
costs as one item among sev
eral that had a bearing on
the balance of payments. But
the Chancellar, Finance Min
ister Erhard and their col
leagues were utterly unpre
pared for the spectacle that
now met their eyes-the Amer
ican Secretary of the Treas
ury frenetically, obsessively
determined to discuss support
cost and nothing else.
ONE thing that Secretary
Anderson might well have
discussed was the program for
easing the U.S. balance of
payments which Finance Min
ister Erhard had got ready in
advance. By Erhard's esti
mate, this program would
have assured an improvement
of no less than twelve hun
dred million dollars in next
year's payment balance.
Whether or not this estimate
is correct, the program con
tained one item about which
there could be no argument.
Erhard offered prepayment,
in cash on the barrelhead, of
the six hundred and fifty mil
lion dollar German debt for
American aid, which is not
normally due to be paid off
for another 20 years or more.
This prepayment, which
Secretary Anderson had not
asked for, actually assured
him of a somewhat larger
sum to ease his situation than
his support cost demand
would have provided. At one
point in the negotiation, Chan
cellor Adenauer underlined
this fairly meaningful fact,
drily adding that if the Sec
retary of the Treasury would
just take the money he want
ed now in the form of debt
prepayment, basic changes in
the policy of tlie Western Al
liance could then be left for
discussion in an orderly man
ner with the representatives
of the next American admin
istration. The Secretary merely
brushed the Chancellor aside
and went straight back to the
support costs. And so his mis
sion ended in mutual bitter
ness and without any solid
result.
ALTOGETHER, .there has
been no comparable epi
aaraaaB
proposal, if accepted, would
require a basic change in U.S.
policy and approval of Con
gress. Perhaps this seeming apa
thy toward Gen. Lauris Nor
stad's suggestion that the
North Atlantic Treaty Organ
ization be made, a fourth atom
ic power can be attributed
to too much Thanksgiving
turkey, the Imminence of ttie
Christmas holidays, or to a
state of mind resulting from
20 years of crisis.
Primarily, Norstad's pro
posal was to convert NATO
Joseph Alsop
sode in the whole postwar his
tory of American diplomacy.
It must be added that Secre
tary Anderson's fellow nego
tiator, Under Secretary "of
State Douglas Dillon, appears
to be entirely free of blame
for this episode, which has
made a bad business much
worse. The official spokesmen
in Washington are now say
ing that Dillon loved every
minute of it. But the Germans
are convinced that he hated
every minute of it-which is
just as well, since Dillon
needs to retain the respect of
America's allies if he is to
take a high post under Presi
dent Kennedy.
Meanwhile, the central mys
tery remains. Why was this
grave balance of payments
problem so long neglected,
and then suddenly attacked in
this publicly hysterical man
ner? Why was Secretary An
derson so obsessively fixed
on the one expedient that was
sure to be especially repellent
to the Germans? Why was
this desperate effort made to
introduce a basic change in
our foreign relations in the
last weeks of a dying admin
istration? .
There are no easy answers
to these questions. Only one
thing is certain. This balance
of payments problem, now
further inflammcd by the
Secretary of the Treasury
himself, is one of the more
unpleasant elements in the
far from pleasant heritage of
President - elect Kennedy,
whose power to revive the
waning Western Alliance will
be gravely limited by the
weakness of the dollar on the
international exchanges,
(c) 1960, New York herald
Tribune Inc.
Interesting Views
Of Baby Feeding
Reviewed by West
By DICK WEST
Unitd Press International
Washington-mPD-If I have a
look of slack-jawed astonish
ment on my face just now,
it s b e cause
I've been dis
c u s s I n g the
care and feed
ing of infants
with Dr. Walt
er W. Sackett
Jr.
Dr. Sackett,
who lives in
Miami, Fla., is
nirk wen nere mis wees
attending a meeting of the
American Medical association.
I stopped by to see him be
cause someone told me that
he had some interesting views
of baby feeding. This turned
out to be quite an understate
ment. In the course of a 30-min-ule
conversation, I learned
that the good doctor is promul
gating a new approach to ba
by feeding which is not only
interesting but downright
flabbergasting. If he is right,
then my career as a parent
has been one long mistake.
To begin with, Dr. Sackett
believes in putting new-born
babies on a six-hour feeding
schedule instead of the cus
tomary four-hour routine. This
should appeal to anyone who
has ever warmed a bottle at
4 a.m.
Food At 2 Days
When the tots arc just two
days old, Dr. Sackett starts
them on solid food. When
they are three weeks old, he
cuts them down to three meals
a day. After nine weeks, they
get a wide variety of food and
after seven months they are
given back coffee and other
beverages. Yes, I said "black
coffee."
One purpose of this it to
help the kids kick the milk
habit. Dr. Sackett is an out
spoken critic of milk drink
ing. In fact, he asserted that
the dairy industry Is "the
number one health menace in
America."
He contends that dairy
products are prime builders of
those fatty things which col
lect in the arteries and cause
strokes and heart attacks.
Have More Sense?
"No other mammals drink
milk like we do," the doctor
said in a tone which implied
that other mammals have
more sense. "We outgrow our
from an alliance whose defen
sive concepts were based pri
marily on conventional tac
tics and conventional weapons
to one brought up to date in
an age of rocketry and nu
clear warheads.
Under such a plan, each of
the 15 nations of NATO
would have atomic arms and
each would have a say in
their use in the NATO pool.
Smaller Nations Complain
It would eliminate a source
of bitterness among the smal
ler NATO allies who have
complained that among equal
partners in the pact some
are more equal than others.
And it would eliminate the
charge, especially from
France, that the United States,
withholds from its allies nu
clear knowledge already avail
able to its enemies.
Whether the United States
will abandon the legislation
limiting dissemination of U.S.
atomic know-how will be up
to the incoming Kennedy ad
ministration and the new Con
gress. But the way has been
prepared well in advance.
The Norstad plan was
"leaked" weeks ahead of
time to newsmen in Paris,
London and Washington.
Last February, President
Eisenhower voiced the opin
ion that the U.S. government
should make available nu
clear weapons to its respon
sible allies. But at that time,
he said, no new legislation
was being prepared.
Some NATO allies would
have the United States go
even further than proposed in
the Norstad plan. Paul-Henry
Spaak would send Polaris
equipped NATO forces to sea.
Naturally, the Norstad plan
has brought no cheers from
the Soviet Union which label
led it another case of Western
provocation.
And naturally, the plan is
not without risks.
If NATO becomes a "fourth"
atomic power, then the USSR
might logically be expected to
announce that the Moscow
controlled Warsaw Pact has
become a "fifth."
The more fingers able to
trigger an atomic blast, the
greater the danger of a pre
mature exposion touching off
world war.
But at the same time, it
generally is agreed that to be
effective, NATO must be
streamlined and it must have
weapons.
need for milk the day we are
weaned.
As one who still drinks
about a quart of milk a day.
I was dumbfounded when Dr.
Sackett put the same rap on
eggs
"Eggs were made as food
for unhatched birds, he said
"When a bird breaks out of
the shell, it never eats eggs
again.
It is Dr. Sackett's conten
tion that infants cry less as
babies and are better adjust
ed in later life. For one thing,
he said, they have stronger
teeth
He said two of his children,
ages 8 and 10, never brush
their teeth, yet never have
had a cavity. Moreover, he
said, they will eat anything
that is set before them, in
cluding spinach.
"Can you Say that about
your children? he asked
There is no doubt that he
had me there.
, I am not in a position to
evaluate Dr. Sackett's theor
ies, which are a source of
some controversy within the
medical profession and which
have been roundly denounced
by a number of grandmothers.
However, I will have to say he
is a very persuasive talker.
He almost had me wishing
my own children were infants
again so I could test his meth
od. Children Killed
In Bus-Train Crash
Lamont, Alta. - (UPD - A fast
freight train crashed into a
crowded school bus at a snow-
covered rural crossing today.
killing several of the esti
mated 32 youngsters on their
way to a consolidated school
at this western Canadian ham
let. One report said as many as
16 youngsters were killed.
The Royal Canadian Mounted
Police said several died.
The school bus was headed
into Lamont, a farm town of
less than 1,000 population, af
ter picking up rural childrer
along country roads.
At an unguarded grad
crossing half a mile from La
mont, a 40-car fast freight o
the Canadian National Rai
ways hit the bus. The tral
was bound from Saskatoon I
Edmonton, Alta.
Washington Report
By William S. White
DOUBLE TIME NEEDED
Mexico City - Look home
ward to this hemisphere for
the most immediately critical
of all the for
eign policy
problems Willi
which the new
Kennedy ad
ministra t i o n
must quickly
grapple.
The cold
war with the
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rllll.m a w..v..
wkiu is, of course,
infinitely larger in the ulti
mate sense than the crisis
which Castro Cuba has creat
ed below the Rio Grande. But
this second example of inter
national Communism's dis
ruptive power almost certain
ly will be the higher on Ken
nedy's first world-affairs .ist
of business, for our troubles
down here are of the here-and-now
kind.
They must be dealt with at
double time or they may be
come too inflamed to be dealt
with at all, and Mexico under
President Adolfo Lopez Ma-
teos can fairly be said to hold
the balance of power in Latin
America. We must prevail
upon him to weigh that bal
ance in our favor.
A VISIT here makes one
deeply aware that to
checkmate Castro as an effec
tive agent of Communist im
perialism we must have tha
genuine support of other
Latin-American powers. Any
action against him taken
strictly on our own would in-1
jure us irreparably. The Mex-'
leans have bitter memories of '
past American interventions.
Though the decisive people
here don't like what Castro is
doing, they would like even
less anything we might do in
Cuba which smacked of tha
big stick.
From many conversations
here with men from President
Lopez Mateos downward, it
would appear that the begin
ning of a solution might ba
found in the way:
1. By an early Kennedy
Lopez Mateos meeting. This
correspondent is informed by
very high quarters here that
Mexico would be pleased if
such a conference could bo
held immediately after Ken
nedy's inauguration, and Mex
ico would be pleased indeed
if Lopez Mateos and Vice
President-elect Lyndon John
son could meet in the mean
time to make the arrange
ments. 2. By all-out American sup
port for Mexican efforts to
develop a common market in
Latin America. This would :
help to arrest those economic
conditions on which Castro
feeds. Thus it would assist in
neutralizing Castro. Lopez
Mateos grants as much '
though he quickly adds that
the common market - is not
being formed for anti-Castro
purposes (his emphatic line is
that Castroism is "not a Mex
ican problem but a Cuban
problem").
3. By the appointment of
an American ambassador, in
succession to the able and re
tiring republican Robert C.
Hill, holding close personal
friendship with Kennedy.
What is needed is a man po
litically strong enough to by
pass the state department
careerists. They seem chroni
cally unable to see this area
as currently of even mora
urgent importance to us than
Europe.
4. By the exercise of soma
small sense of responsibility
among the Hollywood produ
cers who provide the main
picture of the United States
here.
lOR an illustration, the other
night at an International
film festival In Acapulco the
U.S. offering was a hate
sickened -thing called "The
Fugitive Ones." It presented
racial troubles at home in
terms so savagely extreme as
to revolt even such members
as a visiting American press
party as hold on advanced
civil rights position. In all the
world, there could be no more
worse place to show such a
melodrama, for the Mexicans
are infinitely sensitive about
racial discrimination.
Some of us walked out oi
the film early, preferring to
seem rude rather than to seem
to support such a fantasy ot
ugliness. And Mexican offic
ials pointedly, and in advance,
avoided any association with
it.
(Copyright. 1960. By United
Feature Syndicate, Inc.)
Three Businesses
Robbed in Portland
Portland -WPH A grocery
store, a service station and a
avern were, held up Monday
light, bringing to 19 the num
icr of holdups here since
Vov. 1.
Police early today took into
ustody four suspects in con
ection with the service sta
on and tavern holdups.
There have been more than
J armed robberies here since
une 1, police said.