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Medford and Jackson County
History from the files of The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30.. 40
and 50 veari ago.
10 YEARS AGO
t in msi (Wednesday)
A group of Dallas residents
today voiced opposition to re
activation of the Camp Adair
area or military or ocionsi:
purposes; consideration is
also being given to reactiva
tion of Camp White.
Bus service between Mod
ford and Prospect will begin
Monday, it was announced to
day by the proprietor of Cas
cade Stages.
20 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1941 (Friday)
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pol" column: "All
over Oregon district attorneys
are coming out against drunk
en drivers as a menace to so
ciety and phono poles."
30 YEARS AGO
t. in laai (Friday)
The cost of smudge oil, pro
hibitively high in recent
months, has decreased to the
level of previous years.
The Jacksonville city coun
cil has voted to ban dances in
that city.
40 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1921 (Monday)
Governor Olcott, in his ad
dress to the state legislature,
has asked that cx-soldiers be
given a $25 a month bonus by
the state.
A Jacksonville resident al
most died yesterday after
rii'inkinu n buttle of moon
shine, according to the sher
iff's office.
60 YEARS AGO
Jan. 10, 1911 (Tuesday)
With two-thirds of the total
city vote in and counted,
there is little doubt that May
or W. II. Canon has won re
election by a landslide.
The fourth most important
Wells Fargo office In the Pa.
cific Northwest is the one in
Medford, according to a com
pany report.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct il superior;
seven or eight is excellent! five or
sis Is good.
1. A man who has two
wives at one time Is a biga
mist; what is a woman in the
lame situation called?
2. What was Moses' occu
pation'? 3. With what industry was
Joseph Pulitzer connected?
4. The head of which Eu
ropean government bears the
title of Caudillo?
5. Is pure air visible to the
naked eye?
6. Arc the young beavers
known as pups, calves, or
kits?
7. For what food product
Is the village of Cheddar in
England famous?
B. What is Ihe N. M. U.?
1). The 'payola' scandal is
being (Investigated and prose
cuted by what Federal Ex
ecutive Agency?
10. The Transvaal is a prov
ince of which country?
Answers: 1. A bigamist. 2.
Sheep-lender. 3. Nowspaper.
4. Francisco Franco of Spain.
5. No. 6. Kits. 7. Cheese. 8.
National Maritime Union. 9.
Fedoral Trade Commission.
10. Union ol South Africa.
SAME OLD CHARGE
Las Angeles -(UNI - Seaman
Emery Newborn," who has
battled on Ills own .behalf
against more than 200 drunk
arrests, failed to show up Mon
day to argue his drunk ap
peal case at the opening of
the State Supreme Court. Rea
son - he was In jailin San
Francisco on the same old
charge.
JANUARY 10,
- The Crowd at the0 Lake
"I told you so . . ." is a horrid phrase.
But . . . .
For about five years now, we've been warn
ing the county court (and other, agencies, too)
that outdoor recreation is getting to be one of
the major pursuits of people these days, and that
they'd better get ready for the coming deluge.
The deluge is here already.
IT IS receiving somewhat belated recognition
Uir Yv.,intr inr.lnrlinn.'iVio rii'nirnn napkc flivicinn
(which is doing a first class job within its limit
ations) , the U.S. forest service, and the bureau
of reclamation (which only recently received the
authority to do very much along these lines.)
The 'county court is, at long last, doing some
thinrr. too althourrh it had to be drap-tred,
screaming and kicking,
And it is apparent tnat it sua nas an utterly
imirlpniisitp pnmnmhfinsinn of the map-nitllde of
the job to be done, if Jackson county people and
(just as important) their tourists guests, are to
be accommodated.
"THIS is evident from what happened at Howard
Prairie Lake last Sunday.
There were a couple of small stories in the
Mail Tribune to the effect that the north part
of the lake was frozen over solidly enough to be
safe for ice skating, and that rudimentary fa
cilities would be available.
The response on Sunday was fantastic.
A crowd, estimated at more than 1,000 people
throughout the day, showed up. Old people,
young people, entire families with babes in arms
and dogs out they came.
Skates and sleds and tobbogans and garbage
can lids all were employed in joining the fun.
"OBVIOUSLY, some of this was due to the nov
elty of the thing.
But just as obviously much of it most of it,
very likely simply represented the desire of peo
ple for outdoor recreation.
The wind was blowing, and it was sub-freezing
weather. But still they came, and still they
stayed and had fun. One observer commented :
"There were babies and kids and clogs, and
the kids were muddy and cold, and the babies
were crying, and the dogs were barking. But it
seemed that every one else had a big grin."
pONDITIONS, truthfully, were not ideal. '
First of all there were many times the num
ber of people there that anyone could have ex
pected. But the exposed lake-bottom was pretty
well frozen, and tortunately served as an im
promptu parking area.
And, while the road down to the lake was
negotiable by a careful driver, it got pretty hectic
when everyone tried to leave at once. Many cars
had to be pulled and hauled to get up the slope.
Sanitary facilies were utterly inadequate. A
few fires some of them in dangerous spots
were the only amenities available.
D UT these deficiencies were excusable, because
the crowd far exceeded expectations.
What, we ask, is going to happen on opening
day of fishing season? And thereafter?
The regular parking area (a nice one)
wouldn't have held all the cars at the lake Sun
day. What will happen when it isn't a cold day
early in January, and twice that many people
show up?
How are the "thousands upon thousands of
people who are going to arrive at the lake going
to be accommodated this summer?
They'll be there. You can bet on that. And
if there are not enough accommodations, they'll
make their own, to the vast detriment of the area
and the convenience and safety of everyone.
E.A. .
High Standards
According to all the information we can
glean from Salem news dispatches, the 51st leg
islative assembly, which convened yesterday,
should be one of the most experienceel and best
prepared in history.
And it also appears that much of the latter
is due to the influence of Bob Duncan of Med
ford, who is the first two-term speaker of the
house of representatives in Oregon's history. .
He has taken advantage of his experience of
two years ago, organized the house carefully, and
set up some, ana cooperated witn oilier, pre-ieg-islative
training sessions.
WILL this mean that the legislature will wind
1 1 ix ifu fllMPne iti riw.nr,! limn nil,l n-i lliunii?
Not necessarily. There are manv factors
which indicate it will be a long, hard session.
There are some tough problems, there is bound
to be partisan in-fighting, and there are many
conflicting ambitions and plans.
One indication is in
interim committees and state departments, which
have been trickling in for the past several
months, reaching flood-title yesterday.
DUT this much should
"' and remembered by
to be critical of the legislature (something which
is not unknown in this column, incidentally).
The leaders of government in Oregon are,
by and large,, a eroun of hitrli-minded, sincere
and Ijonest men, dedicated to giving Oregon the
best and most economical government possible.
vviere me tiuieiences ;wm arguments win
trise is in methods, not in ends. And it w$ be
rare fight indel this year that will not be nio
ivated by high principle on hv& sides li. A.
every inch of the way.
the flood of reports from
be said at the outset,
those who are inclined
Dennis the
' He wanted to know if
OR COtO WATER IN THE
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 iniial
for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to
edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensaton. Letters
submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words .The letters
printed in his column do not necessarily represent the views of the
paper; in fact the contrary is often
Rush, Rush, Rush
To the Editor: Now the
year-end holidays are over,
and the fact that the terrible
toll of highway accidents was
not quite as high as predicted
is slightly encouraging.
However we might stop and
ponder the causes: according
to a late report, intoxicating
beverages figure in about 50
per cent of auto accidents.
The same report also stated
tranquilizers were causing a
great many accidents.
Then there is speed which
we accentuate-in the air, on
the water, plus all kinds of
races on the land-speed gets
in the blood and becomes a
nervous habit that must be
synchronized with the driver
so that he may be at ease.
Then there are the late
starters for their destinations;
also the commercial driver
who speeds in order to in
crease the old pay check. Last
ly the lack of uniformity of
highway construction, mark
ings and warning signs.
The ultimate result of all
this rushing pell-mell every
place adds to our otherwise
hectic life, and nervous ten
sion which creates many
health problems-if we live
long enough to experience
them!
Gene Maltby,
4069 South Pacific
Highway, Medford
Christ'! "Sin"
To the Editor: In regard to
Mr. Clifford's communication,
"Tree Burning." Quoting Mr,
Clifford, ". . . in obvious of
fering to Him who did choose
to die on the age old cross of
those limes, for His 'sin' in
defense of His faith and teaclv
ings and salvation of all man
kind as He envisioned it."
With all regard to Mr. Clif
ford's belief and faith, I find
that he has made a grave er
ror, in that he said Jesus
sinned.
Quoting "Pilate" before
Jesus was crucified, "ye have
brought this man unto me, as
one that pervertoth the peo
ple: and, behold, I, having ex
amined him before you, have
found no fault in this man
touching those things whereof
ye accuse him:"
From the beginning of time
an offering to God for sin
were certain animals without
spot or blemish.
If Christ sinned, he would
have been with spot and blem
ish, and could not have of
fered himself for "our sins."
A man that commits one
sin is as guilty as he who com
mits all sins. Is Jesus sinned,
how is it you have hope, and
what good is your faith, for
who shall deliver you?
T. M. Sletten,
Route 1, Box 224.
Rogue River, Ore.
Editor's note: In Mr. Clif
ford's letter the word "sin"
was in quotation marks, Indi
cating it was used, not as a
description of what happened,
but to indicate Ihe fact that
He had been accused.
A Contrast
To the Editor: It has been
reported that Sir Alec Guin
ness, Oscar winning British
actor, received an olfer of
$1,400,000 from a United
States beer company to adver
tise their product. He was to
appear on a TV show holding
a glass of beer In his hand
and praising its virtues. He
turned down the offer, saying
that if lie did that he would
despise himself.
What a oMilrast to a patri
otic young American poli
tician who vill soon have
made hi to the White
House on pathway paved
with liquor dollars. Now wc
are told a part of his Inaug
ural program will he spon
sored by a liecr company.
He will take an oath on the
Holy Bible to uphold, support
and defend the Constitution of
Menace
we put hot water
BIRD BATH.
the case.
the United States, which pur
ports to uphold before the
world the ideals of 'Freedom
under God.' There will be a
grand ball where no doubt a
variety of liquors will flow
freely.
I have no respect whatever
for the brazen murdering
hypocrite who calls himself
premier of all the Russias. But
tell mc, kind sir, how can
Washington, D. C, call Mos
cow hypocrite? How can we
sing, "God Bless America" un
til we fall on our knees and
cry, "God forgive America"?
Selected
One evening in October, when
I was far from sober,
And lugging home a load
with manly pride,
My feet began to stutter; I
lay down in the gutter,
A pig came up and lay
down by my side;
I warbled, "It's fair weather,
when good fellows get
together";
A lady passing by was
heard to say,
"You can tell the one who
boozes by the company
he chooses."
The pig got up and slowly
walked away.
(Author unknown)
L. G. Weaver,
106 South Ivy St.,
Medford.
A Word of Dissuasion
To the Editor: Through
your editorial of 1-9-61, you
have robbed the word truth
of any meaning whatsover.
Before you become carried
away with hysteria created by
your distinguished mob whose
influential names swell the
petition to eliminate the
HCUA, discipline yourself to
answer some vitally glaring
questions: Why is the aboli
tion of the House Committee
on Un-American Activities
also number one on the list of
Communists "m usts" for
1061?
Why have so many influ
ential lawyers, bankers, sci
entists, etc., refused to have
anything to do with such fol
ly? Why has an extremely
liberal Congress refused all
these years to rid themselves
of the protection afforded by
HCUA? Explain the commun
ist front activities of many of
the signers of similar peti
tions? Explain the terrible em
barrassment of many who
have been jolted in finding
their names on similar peti
tions. Why do you refuse to do
some legitimate investigation
into the matter?
Why has every man who
ever attempted to expose com
munism and communists been
destroyed (either physically.
mentally, or socially)'.'
Why is (he IDEA of HCUA
under such attack? The com
munists are admitcdly our
mortal enemy, they are dedi
cated to the overthrow of
civilization: we are part of
the civilization they mean to
destroy!
You don't find communists
behind every light pole. You
find a few of them In stra
tegic positions, very few. They
rely, quite successfully, on in
fluential dupes to do the ma
jor portion of their work A
doctor, lawyer or politician
or banker, etc., careless about
lending their names to p.-cudo-
patriotic movements do great
harm to our country, and they
are exploited to the utmost.
Others are flattered into be
ing duped; military men, pro
fessional men, artisans, and
businessmen, have been vic
tims of "discussion croups
and petition signers. After br
ing invucn io some location
noted for its luxurious en-
vlronmoit. they further sur
round them with an air of In
tellectual superiority, they be
come flattered, receptive, and
are easily filled with Intel-
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
Continued
Facing U.N. With Insoluble Problems
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
As the Congo moves closer
to outright civil war, the Unit
ed Nations finds Itself increas
ingly in a po
sition in which
it neither can
accomplish its
mission of re
storing peace,
nor, with hon
or e x tr icate
itself.
Part of the
difficulty lies
in the restric-
Newsom
tive nature of the assignment.
When the 20,000-man Unit
ed Nations emergency force
began moving into the Congo
last July, it was ordered to re
store and maintain the peace
until such time as Congolese
forces were able to take over.
At the same time, it was
told to avoid scrupulously in
ference in internal Congo affairs.
m
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
From the Corvallis Gazette
Times - presumably written
by its editor, Bob Ingalls:
"Someone is always calling
attention to what they think
are the loveliest sounds in the
world. Our nominations go to
the plunk of a golf ball in the
cup when it is putted by you
or your partner, and the whir
of the (mechanical) dishwash-
lectual trash. Docs the pro
cess ring familiar?
Work to destroy HCUA and
all similar defenses. You will
simultaneously strike a
treacherous blow at an al
ready weakened heart of what
was once the greatest Repub
lic in the history of mankind!
You will also rid this nation
of its backbone, its courage,
its purpose, its new existence.
From this we would disuade
you.
Robert J. Howard
828 B West 14th
Medford
Report and Be Saved
To the Editor: In the M. T.
of Jan. 6 Joseph AIsop lets
his heard bleed for Uncle
Sam. A sort of a Jeramiah
wail.
We feel that we know ex
actly what he means for we,
too, are in the same boat as
Uncle Sam. Old age is catch
ing up on both Uncle and my
self. We are both in poor
economic health as well as
physical health. My cash in
the bank is dwindling just
like the gold in Fort Knox.
Like Uncle I lack remunera
tive and constructive occupa
tion. My enterprises are at a
standstill just as Uncle's
many efforts are not paying
off. Unemployment and sick
ness in the family is what
takes the heart out of me
while Uncle is getting no
where fast.
But Uncle puts up a sort of
a bluff while I just let things
slide and say "What the
heck?" If Uncle is not inter
ested in putting his house in
order why should I be? Let
Jack Kennedy pull the rabbits
out of the hat. There is noth
ing certain except death and
taxes and death takes the
prior claim. Now that the
Russians are abolishing taxes
and Communism is spreading
throughout the world, it is
barely possible that taxes are
not so certain. Although the
Soviet Union is ahead of the
rest of the world on the
health deal, they have not as
yet liquidated Death. But
they take the attitude that
there is no harm in trying.
They have liquidated about
everything else, why not
death?
This writer is similar to
Congressman Porter- he
thought he was going io live
forever, so he bit off more
than he could chew. Some
how wc feel that Uncle Sam
has taken quite a mouthful.
This thing of trying to ride
herd on everything East and
West of the Suez, while so
many nations, great and
small, strive for an elaborate
collection of rockets that is
causing concern to nations
that do not want to die be
fore they have completed
their present economic plans.
It seems that nations without
economic plans are less con
cerned. Man may not live by
bread alone but we feel that
he may live longer by bread
than he would by bullets or
bombs.
So I will suggest in this un
guarded moment that Uncle,
if he wants to be a little more
popular throughout the world,
use bread instead of bullets
as a gimmick to make friends
and influence people, at home
and abroad. A few shiploads
of our surplus wheat offered
to the heathen Chinese might
seem like turning the other
cheek and a disgrace to a
Christian nation, but this
writer is nonconformist
enough to try it even if it
hurts. Repent and be jyved.
Waller Recce,
0Galicc rd.
Merlin, Ore.
REGON
Disintegration in Congo Is
But even before the troops
arrived, the Congolese repub
lic already was beginning to
disintegrate.
Breakup Began Early
On July 11, two days before
U.N. Secretary - General Dag
Hammarskjold's appeal to the
Security council for troops to
be sent to the Congo, Katan
go province Premier Moise
Tshombe had announced the
"total independence" of Ka
tanga from the central regime
in Leopoldvillc.
Similar threats of secession
came from the neighboring
province of Kasal and from
Equator.
In Kasai, Albert Kalonji
proclaimed the independent
"mining state."
Meanwhile, Belgium, which
had supported Patrice Lu
mumba as a lesser .of evils to
become premier of a Congo
lese republic under a strong
central government, switched
its allegiance to President Jo-
er after a large dinner party
in your own home."
Hn
mmmmmmm.
How about the plop of a
duck as it hits the water after
you've solved the mathemati
cal problems involved in
"shooting 'em where they
ain't to hit 'em where they
is?"
If you happen to be built in
a certain way, that's a lovely
sound.
AND-
Speaking of lovely
sounds
How about the click of a
well adjusted typewriter when
it is rattling out something
WORTH ENSHRINING IN
PRINT?
piROM lovely sounds to love-
ly sights is only a step.
One of the loveliest sights
in Western America comes
while sitting in inky dark
ness in a blind (or lying under
a pile of windrowed straw left
by the combines at harvest
time) while dawn comes slow
ly to the Tule Lake basin and
watching while the sun
touches the tip of Shasta with
rosy fingers and converts it
into a cone of strawberry ice
cream.
If you haven't seen that,
you've missed something.
AH,
ME!
Would that life could be
made up exclusively of lovely
sounds and lovely sights and
charming experiences. Un
fortunately, it isn't that way.
For example:
As if we didn't have
troubles enough already,
RABID BATS seem to be in
vading our area. Two of the
creatures have been found
in the Klamath Basin, several
in the Rogue River valley and
one up at The Dalles. One
turned up the other day at
Pendleton.
Rabid bats have been fairly
common in the Southwest for
some time, but have been un
known here until recently.
The theory is that thev are
migrating northward.
That's one form of immi
gration we could do without.
T OS ANGELES has a rabies
-' scare. It got started in this
way:
Squirrel monkeys have be
come popular as pets down
that way. They are flown in
from South America - froi
areas where rabid bats
abound. These monkeys have
a tendency to bite their own
ers. Since they come from
regions where bats are known
to be numerous, the thought
naturally occurs that maybe
some of the imported monkeys
have been bitten by rabid
bats. No rabid monkeys ha'c
yet been found in L.A., but
it could happen.
At any rate, the Los An
geles city health officer has
issued a warning to owners
of squirrel monkeys that if
they are bitten they should
isolate their pets immediately,
notify the city health office,
turn the monkey over for ex
amination and wait to see
what happens.
IVHAT is rabies?
' It Is an acute disease of
the nervous system in man
and animals. It is also called
hydrophobia, especially when
it occurs in man. It received
this name because it supposed
ly led to a fear of water. It
usually causes death if jtVis
not properly treated..
Up to about a century ago,
there was no known treat
ment for it. Then, in 1882.
Louis Pasteur, who founded
the science of bacteriology,
treated a small neighbor boy
who had been bitten by a
rabid dog. and was suffering
from hydrophobia. o
His treatment worked. The
boy recovered. Thus another
deadly 8ir was removed
from human Jifc. The world
owes a lot to its scientists.
seph Kasavubu and to Kasa-
vubu's strong man, Col Jo
seph Mobutu.
It continued to maintain
military advisers In Katanga
and Kasai province and plac
ed other advisers at the dis
posal of Mobutu.
Aid From Russia
There was a suspicion but
no hard evidence that the Lu
mumba forces were receiving
aid from Russia and advice
from Gamal Abdel Nasser's
United Arab Republic.
There are, then the pros
pects of a three-way split in
the Congo with the United
Matter of Fact ay
FROM NEWPORT I
TO MacNAMARA j
Washington-The next Sec-!
retary of Defense, Robert F.j
MacNamara, is anxiously
v. tlinir rti.or
V2 the gruesome
com plexities
of the defense
budget, while
Laos, Cuba,
onrf Iho rnn-
go all bubble
' awav like so
many witches'
cauldrons. For
both these rea
is a good moment
to recall a recent, key episode
in the untold story of the Eis
enhower administration.
The time was last July,
shortly before the Republican
National convention, and not
long before Nikita S. Khru
schev's frenzied menacing vis
it to the United Nations.
Khrushchev's behavior, plus
the general tenor of Kremlin
policy all over the world, had
already caused the Soviet ex
perts of the State department
and the CIA to reach some
highly unpalatable conclu
sions. These conclusions, when
presented to Secretary of
State Christian A. Hertcr, in
turn caused Herter to request
an audience with President
Eisenhower. The audience
was granted, and Herter and
his chief Kremlinologist,
Charles E. Bohlen, at once
flew to Newport, where the
President was enjoying a long
golfing vacation.
TN VIEW of the irascibility
and known prejudices of
the President, what followed
was an interesting proof of
the cool courage which Secre
tary Herter concealed under
his mild exterior.
In brief, Herter and Bohlen
warned the President that
Khrushchev was showing ev
ery sign that he no longer
took the United States seri
ously. They, further warned
that if Khrushchev no longer
regarded the United States as
a serious opponent, it was nec
essary to expect all sorts of
arrogant and aggressive So
viet moves in the near future
on the pattern of the arro
ganl, current intervention in
Laos.
Herter then asked the Presi
dent to announce a massive
increase in the defense budget
as the only way of proving
that the United States govern
ment still meant business in
its role as leader of the cause
of freedom. No request was
less likely to please Eisenhow
er. Yet the President approv
ed Herter's recommendation
albeit with some reluctance.
This great decision was
very nearly announced, with
out further ado, before Herter
flew back to Washington. At
the last minute, however, the
announcement was put off, in
order to permit the proposed
defense increase to be planned
in detail. And this was high
ly unfortunate, for the end of
that week brought the Presi
dent the sharp shock of the
famous Fifth Ave. compact
between Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon and Gov. Nelson
A. Rockefeller.
Try and
AIsop
sons, this
-By BENNETT CERF-
rpOLD THAT Raul Castro might soon take over Ihe rein
, f Cuban government, an inveterate wag figures "He'i
piooaoiy urea ol playing second Fidel."
Another dreadful pun
was perpetrated by au- LUNCH TIMS,
thor William Ballantine.
He was visitipg a Flea
Circus where he learned
that the fleas arc fed
twice daily from the
arm of the owner. "This
gives me the perfect title
for my article," Ballan
tine told Caskie Stinnett.
"I shall call it 'Fleas Don't
Eat the Daisies.' "
John Strnlcy tells about
a couple of disreputable
oeamiKs who imacvoi
nt in rn ' lu,n,t? UP Rt (he Lady Go-
nt , Covtrrtry. Englan. One turned hi, bulging ev
ior and cNoiaimcd, "What ,tabl, that chick rid.
ihva pagea
to the oth,
for?
"Dunno," annulled the other, ''but just dlgjnose crazy allks!
Mvu'T 1 Bc""y' " "nnib'',, unpardon.
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split off by itself in close alli
ance with Belgium. The Kasa
vubu forces would hold the
area around Leopoldville, and '
the Lumumba forces most of
the northern half of the coun
try. Ihe Kasavubu regime shows
increasing reluctance to heed
a Western call for a reconven
ing of parliament, apparently
out of fear of a Lumumba vic
tory. A roundtable conferenco
of Congolese leaders now
scheduled for Jan. 25 may ba
a last hope.
Joseph AIsop
AT NEWPORT, Herter had
quite naturally been care
ful to say that he had' no
doubt Pentagon spending was
sufficient for practical de
fense purposes, and only in
sufficient for the political
purpose of impressing the So
viets. But now, on Fifth ave.,
the Vice President and the
man the President likes least
in the Republican parly, Gov
ernor Rockefeller, had pub
licly agreed that the Eisen
hower defense programs wero
sadly inadequate from every
point of view.
The fit of rage which this
produced at Newport is al
ready a matter of semi-publio
record. What is not on the rec
ord, however, is the more sig
nificant fact that the angry
President thereupon reversed
the decision he had taken in
response to Herter's bold re
quest. Perhaps Eisenhower's an
ger simply reinforced his na
tural reluctance to make the
defense increase that Herter
had pressed for. Perhaps ha
now refused to take this ac
tion, under seeming pressure
from Nixon and Rockefeller,
which he had previously de
cided to take of his own free
will. In any case, there was no
further question of the mas
sive defense increase intended
to ward off the Soviets, which
had been so nearly announced
to the country and the world
ouiy a lew aays earner.
'PHE question remains,
whether the critical situa
tion in Laos and elsewhere
are directly attributable to
this self-reversal by the Presi
dent. This question cannot, o
course, be answered with fi
nality without access to the
Kremlin archives. But one
can at least say that the Presi
dent's official advisors gave a
warning and offered a rem
edy. And one can also say that
after the remedy was not
adopted, the warning was all
too amply and quickly sub
stantiated. -
This is why the story of the
President's self - reversal is
now worth recalling. The
puiui ia inai oucieitny-acMK
nale MacNamara has asked
President-elect Kennedy for
time-quite a lot of lime in
the range of several months
to assess the competing claim.i
of the jungle of defense proj
ects for which he will soon be
responsible.
The energy, courage and in
telligence of MacNamara's in
itial attack on his giganlia
task have greatly impressed
everyone within range. His re
quest for time, before he rec
ommends increases (and de
creases) of effort, is entirely
understandable. But the need
to show Khrushchev and the
Kremlin that the U.S. now
means business and is in
deadly earnest, is even more
pressing than it was last sum
mer. Hence President elect
Kennedy is now studying
ways and means to meet this
primary need, while also
meeting MacNamara's need
for time.
(c) 1961 New York
Herald Tribune Inc.
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