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O O O 4 A THURSDAY. JANUARY 28, 1881 MZB70RD MATL THIBOWE, MEDFORD, BHtXHUI VedfordJ&Tribuni "Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads The Mail Tribune" FuDTiihed Dully except Saturday by MEDFORD PRINTING CO S3 North Fir St . Ph 8P 2-8141 HERB GREY AdveiWns Manager ERIC W ALLEN JR Mnj Edltoi EARL H AUAms. HARRY CHIPMAN Teles Editor RICHARD JF.WETT Spoilt Edltoi OLIVE STARLHER Women'! Ed.tol DALEERICKSON Circulation Mgr , j A ... Uuinniur at Medford. Oregon under Act of March 3. 1801 SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mali In Advance Copy 1 Dally and Sunday I year SI5 Dally ana sunaay o ,u 4 23 Bv Carrier-In Advance Med'ord Ashland Central Point Eagll Point. Jacksonville Gold Hill Phoenix Shady Cove Rogue Rlv er Talent and on motor rnu'ej Dally and Sunday 1 vear S18W Carrier and Deairi - copy toe All Termi Cah In Advene "Official Papefof citv of Medford Official Paper of Jactnon Count United Press International Full Leaied Wire n P.I Telephoto Newnplcturea membfr'6f audit' Rimr.A'u OFCIRCULATIONS X"rfverfllng Renreentnllve: WEST HOLIDAY CO INC V Icri In New York Chicago r)e rrolt. San Franrlsco Los Angeles Seattle. Portland SI Lnnla At '-.-Ma Vancouver Rt' NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL XflTTMl Flight or Time Medford and Jackson Countv History from the (lies ot The Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30 40 nd 50 years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Jin. 26. 1951 (Friday) The Medford walor com mission is continuing prelim inary study on the cost of fluoridation of the local wa ter supply, according to Wa ter Superintendent Robert A. Duff. The Jackson County Po mona Grange today passed unanimously a r e s o 1 u tion stating that the reactivation of Camp White should be de cided solely on a basis of na tional need. 20 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1941 (Sunday) With clear weather prevail ing for the first time in a week, the U.S. Army Air Force resumed its search to day for a missing bomber with seven men aboard be lieved downed in this area From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pol" column: "The legislature is now concocting new laws with wanton aban don, for the people to break, when there is already more than they will ever be able to fracture." 30 YEARS AGO Jan. 26. 1931 (Monday) The city of Ashland was irked last week when a site inspector tor a veterans home, declined to even slop and look at the city. A man confessed yesterday In slavinB an Ashland police officer last week; authorities say the man has a long crim inal record and they are still investigating the possibility he may nave oeen a nirca wiiw, 40 YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1921 (Wednesday) A combination wrestling and boxing show at Gold Hill tomorrow is expected to at tract a large crowd. SO YEARS AGO Jan. 26, 1911 (Thursday) The superintendent of the Rogue River Electric company said today that work will start early this summer on the erec tion of a now power plant at Rogue River falls, near Prospect. Capt. M. F. Egglcslon, a member of the Jackson coun ty delegation to the state leg islature, said there is a "splen did chance" for the Rogue valley to obtain a southern Oregon branch experiment station. What's Your I.Q.? Nina er ten correct ft suaerler: liven or eight il eseeltenti five ill is good. 1. In which country is the city of Basel? 2. Who was Abraham's Wife? 3. Dues the Paul's Scarlet climbing rose bloom In the spring, fall, or all summer? 4. Correct the following sen tence: "The rains continues." 5 Was Alexander Campbell a statesman, actor, theologian, or general? fi. Who was the reigning King of Yugoslavia when the Nazis overran that country? 7. By what common name Is the Society of Friends known? S. What is the tallest build ing In the world? 9. Who composed Ihe Krcut zcr Sonata? 10. One President of the United States served for two terms that were not consecu tive; who was he? Answers: 1. Switzerland. 2 Sara. 3. The spring. 4. "The rain continual." 5. Theologian (. King Peter. 7. Ouakari. 8. Empire Stala Building. N.Y.C P. Beaihoren. 10. Omit Cleyeland. Freedom A exeat deal has been written about a ligious revival" in America in recent years. Church membership is up ; interest in religious matters, and in religion itself, have increased; the question of whether the "revival" is real or mere ly apparent, has been debated. This is fine. It is a healthy thing, for religion is still one of the great "live issues" for men, and undoubtedly always will DUT we have heard less of a religious revival overseas, even in the lands where Christianity is the majority belief. We have heard even less, for some reason, about the state of religion in those countries which are predominantly Moslem, Buddhist, Hindu, or which adhere to one of the lesser re ligions. Why is this? One revealing account, giving an interesting view of why religion in America is more "live" than elsewhere, was contained in an article writ ten by Louis Cassels, religious writer for the United Press International, for "Liberty," the magazine of religious freedom. Cassels recently returned from a European tour, which was the basis of his conclusions. H IS article, reprinted America's churches today are In far healthier con dition than those of Western Europe. And the authors of the United Slates Constitution deserve at least part of the credit for this fact. That is the outstanding conclusion reached by this reporter after six weeks of visiting churches and in terviewing churchmen In England, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. Switzerland and Italy. In none of these countries can you detect any evidence of a popular religious revival comparable to that which has swelled United States church mem bership to an all-time high. On the contrary, there is a great deal of evidence, particularly in England, France, West Germany, and Austria, of widespread public apathy toward institutional religion. In each of these countries, it should be noted, there is one dominant church. In England it Is the Church of England; in France and Austria, the Catholic Church; In Germany, the Lutheran Church. For cen- ' lurics these "established" churches have enjoyed vary ing degrees of official government sponsorship. This heritage was mentioned by virtually every clergyman interviewed as one ot the major reasons the churches arc now suffering from a lack of popular support. "The church lost touch with the people because 11 had a privileged status," said one Catholic cardinal. "We are reaping today," said an Anglican bishop, "the fruits of the public resentment which built up during the era when the church was Identified in people's minds as an Instrument ol the ruling class." American churches have never suffered from this handicap. The founding fathers saw to that when they wrote into the First Amendment to lite Constitution a sweeping frcedom-of-rcligion clause that forbids the Government to aid, favor, or sponsor any particular church. The practical result of the First Amendment has been that American churches have always been close to the people, by whom they are governed and from they draw support which Is all the more enthusiastic because it is entirely voluntary. "Religious liberty" is one of those catch-phrases Americans hear so often that they lake it for granted. A close look at European churches is a useful reminder of the precious reality behind the well-worn phrase. precisely, does " say? "Congress shall make no law respecting an estab lishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; ..." This simple phrase has been the bulwark of of religious liberty for almost a century and three-quarters. It has been supplemented by the constitutions of many states, too. For instance, Oregon's constitution says: "All men shall be secured In the natural right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ... No law shall In any case whatever control Ihe free exercise and enjoyment of religious opinions, or interfere with Ihe rights of conscience ... No religious test shall be required as a qualification for any office of trust or profit ... No money shall be drawn from the treasury for the benefit of any religious or theological institution, nor shall any money be approprialcd for the payment of any religious services In either house of the legislative assembly . . . No person shall be rendered Incompetent as a witness or juror in consequence of his opinions on matters of religion, nor be questioned In any court of justice touching his religious belief, to affect the weight of his testimony." "THESE documents spell out, very clearly, the fact that the state shall not enter the field of religion. But some questions are now going through the courts for interpreta tion and decision. For instance, is it a separation between church and state" if the state contributes money to buy textbooks, or pay teach ers, or provide transportation, for church-run schools? WE BELIEVE it is. But there are others who ni-iriin I !i "i f (Ilia ia mI aiimwu-t itirr rnli'irinn Kut infill, uuih Him in nwi. .-,ii'M,i uttfe, wi.v education. In any event, the matter is a live one, and despite the forthcoming judicial decisions on these specific questions, will continue to be hotly debated. And that is as it should be in the land of the free. E.A. In an editorial here Tuesday, recounting the jirogress of county planning and zoning, it was indicated thp county subdivision ordinance is not yet in effect. Tluu's wrong. It has0been in effect for nearly two ygrs. -E.A.. of Religion re- be. from "Liberty," said: the First Amendment ! remain, questions which ; breach in the "wall of Dennis the Menace 'Winter sure sets long when Christmas is over." Blame for Failures Avoided by By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst . On Feb. 8, 1955, almost six years ago, Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov mounted the rostrum of the Supreme So viet' in Mos cow and ab jectly submit ted his resig nation because he had not been able to cope with the U.S.S.R.'s ag ricultural problems, the man who now sits in Malenkov's chair, Nikita Khrushchev, admitted again that after six years of tinkering the Soviet agricul tural system still was "very imperfect." The seven-year plan had fallen far short of its goals and supplies of meat, butter, milk and eggs still were not reaching the public in suffi cient quantities. Newom ' Last week, Matter of Fact By Joseph Alsop THE NEW AMBASSADORS Washington - Naming h 1 s Ambassadors In a new way is one of the devices President Kennedy means to use. in order to give the U.S a new look before the world. Since the specifica tions have been made more exacting posts abroad have been made less easy to fill. t-nougn posts have now been tentatively or finally al located, however, to give good idea of the new Presi dent's approach to this prob lem. The Embassy in London, to begin with, will definitely go to the senior American diplomatist, David K. E Bruce, whose skill and wis dom have already been tested in Paris and in Bonn. For Paris, the first choice was the former Ambassador to Moscow and Manila, Charles E. Bohlen. But the de cision was then made to keep Bohlen in Washington as spe cial advisor on Soviet affairs of the President and Secre tary of State. Hence the two brilliant exiles from the armed services, Gen. Maxwell Taylor and Gen. James Ga vin, are now under considera tion for the Paris Embassy. ... riHE other crucially import- -- ant post In Paris, the Em bassy to NATO, will either go to the former Secretary of the Air Force, Thomas Finlctter, or to the present Under Sec retary of State, Livingston Merchant. The aim Is to have a man of major stature in this Job, and either Merchant or Finlctter will meet this re quirement. Rome will be assigned to Alsop Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., unless he chooses to resume his active political career in New York state w h i c h is somewhat more likely. The Embassy to India, which the President regards as specially significant, has been offered to the witty, much-discussed Harvard economist. Prof. Ken neth Galbralth. And the pre sent occupant of the Moscow Embassy, Llewellyn E. Thompson Jr., will probably be left there for some time to come. Two interesting major points emerge from this in complete but striking list. First of all, it contains not a single name representing a pay-off for campaign contribu tions. Some of those on the list, like David Bruce, were certainly campaign contribu tors. Others, like Bohlen aud Merchant, 11111 certainly were not. But the measuring stick of campaign contribu tions, always applied to pros QOTtiv Ambassadors by pre- i Farm Production But it was a measure of the man and his power within the Soviet Union, that this time there were no abject apologies from Khrushchev. Hears Confessions He already had fired his agricultural minister, and now in an unbroken parade before the Communist party central committee last week, his un derlings confessed their sins and errors. When a farm official com plained that milkmaids were doing what milking machines should do, Khrushchev re joined that the Soviet minis ter in charge "should work as a milker for a month." Unfilled Promises When another confessed that poor farming methods as well as a wet spring had cut grain yields down to 73 per cent of plan, Khrushchev snapped: "We are criticizing you for this." Within the committee, Khrushchev won a whitewash vious American Presidents, has been tossed right on to the junk pile this time. TN ORDER to be able to dis- card the old measuring slick, President Kennedy had to make a species of private treaty with Representative John Rooney, Chairman of the State Department Sub-Committee of the House Appropri ations Committee. Rooney has promised to provide the extra funds needed for the big, ex pensive Embassies. And this has even enabled the Presi dent to consider men of limit ed means, like Bohlen and General Taylor, for the notori ous Pans Embassy, which has always cost the occupant at least $100,000 a year. Secondly, the list also con tains only a single name that of Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. that can be regarded as representing a political pay off. Kennedy incontestibly owes Roosevelt a considerable debt for his work in the pre convention primaries and in the campaign itself. But the President Is also known to have a high opinion of Roose velt's abilities. If the offer of Rome to Roosevelt is a pay off, in fact, it is at least a pay off to a man Kennedy thinks will do an excellent job in Rome. rpHE list of names above-- given also has other fea tures of considerable human Interest. For instance, the de cision to send Charles E. Bohl en to Paris was apparently quite final only a few weeks ago. In making the treaty with Rooney, the President even used Bohlen as his prime illustration of the need for more funds for the expensive Embassies. Thus it was more than a little inconvenient to change Bohlen's assignment. Yet the change was rather promptly made when Bohlen pointed out to Secretary of Stale Dean Rusk that he cared less about the great honor of going to Paris than about doing the work for which he has special experience. In stead of being troubled by the inconvenience. Kennedy was much impressed by the dis interestedness of Bohlen's wish to go on practicing his Sovietological, or demonolo- gical. art without regard to the superficial questions of rank and title. Over-all, one must add, this list of Ambassadorial selec tions is remarkably encourag ing. Any one who travels oft en abroad knows how much good can be done by qualified American Ambassadors, and how much harm can be done by boobs. Many admirable Ambassadors were chosen under the old system, but it was a wrong system gonethe- less, it is (nntl to see a on the Junk heap at long last. ps . . . Communications . ... Letters to the Editor must bear tha name and address oi In writer, although under certain circumstances tha use of a pen name or initial for publication Is permissible. Tha Mail Tribune reserves tha right to adit all letters with a view to clarification and condamation. Letter! submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of tha paper! in fact the contrary is often tne case. Marilyn, Democrats St Others To the Editor: The rumor that Marilyn Monroe goes around without under gar ments is without foundation. There is also another rumor that is without foundation. To the contrary, the Inaugural Ball to be held Saturday eve ning in Ashland is not just for Democrats alone. It is open to the public. Elizabeth Posten 2616 West Main st. Medford Reasons Why To the Editor: Potpourri, in Sunday's Mail Tribune, gave all the good reasons why the promoters for a stadium in Medford should not get Jack son county's tax payers money. This article should be re-printed in the editorial column. Delia A. Littlefield Shady Cove, Ore. Mr. K and there appeared no likeli hood he would suffer the fate of Malenkov. But as Soviet farm trouble shooter dating back to Stalin's time, it appeared that Khrush chev's planning had been less than perfect. The "virgin lands" plan by which Khrushchev proposed to produce millions of tons of grain in cold and distant Kaz akhstan and Siberia, so far had been a disappointment'. In 1957, he promised that by 1960 or 1961 the Soviet Union would be producing as much meat per capita as does the United States. But by the end of last year, Soviet pro duction still was less than half that of the United States. Heralding a new deal for the Soviet consumer, Khrush chev said last week that true socialism and communism cannot be built on industry alone and that more attention must be paid the the farms. Editorial Comment TO THE LADIES There should be an especial ly warm welcome in the Sen ate for Maurine Neuberger. It's not only that she's prettier by a considerable margin than most Senators. It's not even that she succeeds a hus band, the late Richard Neu berger, who set an extremely high standard for fairness, courage and intelligence. It is simply that Mrs. Neu berger herself brings to the Senate a great deal of experi ence of her own in legislative halls, a great deal of resource ful toughness in legislative infighting and a great deal of native shrewdness and good sense. Women have not been nu merous in the Senate, al though the record of those who have served there would justify electing many more of them. Mrs. Neuberger will have only one colleague of her own sex Margaret Chase Smith who will be sitting on the other side of the aisle and who has long been, in more than one sense, an ornament to the Senate. Together these ladies are quite likely to teach a valu able thing or two to the dis tinguished gentlemen who surround them. Washington (D.C.) Post. New York fUPD The Ameri can Heart Association an nounced Wednesday it spent $24.37 million during the 1959-60 fiscal year to combat heart disease-including a rec ord S9.05 million for research. Try and Stop Me By BENNETT CERF COMMENT BY a school teacher at a recent Ohio conclave: V- "The procedure for failing a high school student these days has become so complicated that we just don't do it any uiuro. rirst we muse dear with the principal and superintendent. Then we must call the parents and have a series of con ferences. If they object, as they usually do, they appear before the Board of Education and we are overruled. So we don't fail a student any more. We just give him a D and pass the problem along to the teacher In the next higher class." e Has word reached you yet I married? Instead of getting a shower, she a taking one. Further more, they're serving smorgasbord at the wedding reception. Beatniks have a swede tooth. e e Add to tha list of famoua romsrka: Mark Anton?, the first time he caught a glimpse of Cleopatra: "Zoundsl'A perfect XXXVI!" e last. 13 Befie Durgrxifta &egr. Tu&u sys4rt Hopes for MRA To the Editor: Why do we have no coverage of these hap penings? (See enclosed Infor mation Service and (lipping from the Los Angeles Examin er.) Dr. Fazil Kutchuk, Vice President of Cyprus, said a solution came to the inter communal strife between Greek and Turk when moral principles were applied. The New York Herald Trib une headlined "Cyprus Plan for Algeria S t u d i e d," and went on to say De Gaulle is considering applying a "Cy prus formula" to the Algerian problem. Positive results are news worthy. We Americans need to hear again and again that the same high principles writ ten into our Constitution still work in solving the problems of life, national policy, and world relations. Vivian S. Flett (Mrs. J. H.) 1407 Saling ave. Medford Editor's note: The enclo sures mentioned in the letter above were descriptive of MRA - "Moral Re-Armament" -a movement headed by Frank Buchman, which seeks to es tablish a "new ideology" in the west in opposition to Communism. It lias met with considerable success in some quarters, less in others. While there have been occasional references to it in the news, particularly in areas where it has been active, it has not yet achieved sufficient noteworth iness. apparently, to be con sidered a major news subject by the nation's wire services, which provide news for most newspapers. If the MRA has a local organization we would be happy to receive and print news of its activities. Workers Thanked To the Editor: During the recent political campaign many good people worked hard and effectively for the cause of good government. Key figures in this effort were numerous, but among those most deserving of rec ognition are Joseph Walsh and Mrs. Jim Ragland, both of Medford, chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the Jackson County Central com mittee. Both recently an nounced their resignation from these posts. Along with their Democrat ic counterparts, they worked for candidates who shared their political philosophy. They led in the organization of the precincts, the raising of finances and in all other areas of political work. Their contribution is of great importance because this great Republic will flourish only so long as its free citi zens accept their responsibili ties. They, like all others who worked with the Jackson County Republican Central committee, are volunteers. Their only pay is the satisfac tion of having contributed to their government. As a volunteer myself, and on behalf of the Republican party, I want to publicly ex press my gratitude and admi ration for their efforts. They deserve thanks and recogni tion from all citizens. Peter Gunnar Republican Stale Chairman 180 Commercial st Salem, Ore. NE Ode To Fog To the Editor: When the fog Is on the ground. And the sky is clear above. Then the weather's "upside; down." A misty vapor out of bounds. Bert Kissinger 520 Boardman Medford, Ore. about the beatnik la-ts who cot Gold Hill Problems To the Editor: What's wrong with Gold Hill? Why don't they have pro grams for children? Is it too much trouble? I have always taught my children to treat others the way they would like to be treated. But the children are not allowed to mix or play with one another, or have anything to do with them. I have, always had friends before I came here and so have my children. But not in Gold Hill. The churches and schools are the same way. The schools don't have much to keep the kids' interest. I love all children, and love to see them have a good time. A fine young mother tried her best to get other parents in Cub Scouts, but no one had time. No one has time for boys or girls, not even 4-H can come in and help because the people of Gold Hill don't have time. So why is Gold Hill going down? When you go to P.T.A. and ask questions, they look as if you had your nerve to speak out, and they never speak to anyone that they did before. We have been here seven years and it's the same since. Mrs. Clyde Brown Box 12 Gold Hill, Ore. Salary Inequities To the Editor: Today when I got home from work I picked up a paper (not the Medford paper) and opened it at random and the first article I read was a piece about rais ing the governor's salary, plus a few other select die-hards, and the proposed raises were fabulous. Now where do they figure they are so much better than any one else? Maybe a few Oregon residents- should remind them that they just happen to be their employees. Now another article in the same paper was a reminder to the governor (no I'll change that to a proposal) to cut down on the number of Oregon em ployees. If this isn't about as dirty and radical as possible, well correct me. Not one word about giving the teacher a half way livable wage. Oh no, just can't do it. Come on Oregon people, common people that is, do you approve of this? Need I ask? DavidiP. Dyer Shady Cove, Ore. Today & Tomorrow By Waller THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS The inaugural address was a remarkably successful piece of self-expression. It sounded the keynote, e x e m plified the qualities, which the world has come to ex pect of the President. The address was brief, it was deliberate and d e c i s i ve, it Lippmann was efficient and ardent. It was not a statement of new policies, although it im plied that there would be new policies. It was rather a re statement in fresh terms of the purposes in which virtu ally all of us in this country' believe. For the nation is not divided about the purposes which the President affirmed ... WHY then has the address been received not only here but almost everywhere else, except in China, with so much hope and anticipa tion? Mr. Kennedy was announc ing no purpose which Mr. Eisenhower before him had not declared, and it was evi dent that as he heard the ad dress. Mr. Eisenhower was moved and pleased. The hope and anticipation with which the old purposes have been received arc due to the belief in the strength and the effi ciency of the Kennedy admin istration. During the election, and since then by the way in which he pul together his Administration. Mr. Kennedy has built up the impression that it has the know-how to do what it decides to do. It remains to be seen, of course, whether President Kennedy can do what so many believe he will do. The central weakness of the Eisenhower administration was that the noble generalities which the President proclaimed were so often not the principles of ac tion in the Administration over which he presided. He was detached from, not In command of. the State De partment, the Pentagon, and the other great agencies of national power. There is geod reason to hope that in this cruris! (Jfspecl 'Ainjli now be different. Inflii Dir'lfaft By FRANK JENKINS The luxury 20,900-ton Car ibbean cruise liner Santa Maria, flying the flag of Por tugal, with 600 sun-seeking passengers aboard, is SEIZED BY PIRATES somewhere in the Caribbean sea. Some 50 to 100 men were involved in the piracy. Armed with tommy - guns, grenades and pistols (there are no re ports of cutlasses carried in their teeth) they rush the San ta Maria's bridge, kill one of ficer, wound another and take the captain prisoner. The pas sengers were terrified, but ap parently none of them were hurt. A later radio broadcast from the Santa Maria says the passengers will be put ashore safely at the first port willing to guarantee that the seized ship won't be interned. rpWO U.S. destroyers and a -- British frigate are search ing the seas. The U.S. cans are under orders to search the Santa Maria AFTER locating her, and if an act of piracy has been committed to escort her to the nearest U.S. port. The British admiralty says its vessels have been ordered to try to arrest the liner if it can be done peacefully out side territorial waters (that is, on the high seas) without loss of life or the risk of scut tling. The leader of tlfe pirale band is reported to have stated that the seizure of the ship is the first step toward overthrowing the Salazar gov ernment of Portugal. Appar ently the pirate crew includes a press agent. TT's a screwball world. What An next? A thrifty thought: Maybe, if you're planning a cruise, you'd better add piracy to the risks covered by your insurance policy. rpEMPERATURE report: At International Falls, Min nesota, the other morning it was 32 BELOW, and at An chorage, Alaska, it was 32 ABOVE. It was 31 below at Devils Lake, North Dakota, and 31 above at Juneau. Even the weather has gone cockeyed. TN conclusion: A Here in the Slate of Jeffer son, we're happy to report there are no pirates on Kla math lake, the weather is mild, the recession isn't biting too hard and nobody is plan ning to overthrow the govern ment. For which let us be thank ful. lippmann rpo SAY this is to remind our selves that after the good reception Mr. Kennedy has had in Moscow, and even in Havana, the real work which is waiting to be done is enormous. To translate the great gen eralities into policies, and to translate Ihe policies into pro grams, is a work which has barely been begun. The ex change of civilities, which is very welcome, is an invitation to begin that work, let us hope, not only in Washington but in Moscow as well. It is a recognition also that the work cannot be done by hasly improvisation. Mr. Kennedy is not, one might say, the new captain of a ship which has an experi enced crew who can carry out whatever orders he sends down from the bridge. Mr. Kennedy is the new captain of a ship which at the crucial posts also has a complement of new officers. For some time to come the new captain will be very much preoccupied with the training of his crew and with the laying out of his course. TOURING that time, which will be some months, the conduct of foreign policy is bound to be experimental and exploratory rather than sub stantial and conclusive. For we are not ready, the government and public opin ion are not ready, for really genuine negotiation on dis armament. The problem of dis armament first has to be re studied profoundly. The gov ernment and the public are not yet ready for negotiation about an accommodation in central Europe. Quite evident ly there is no near prospect of an accommodation with Red China. It may be possible to untangle the Laotian affair. It may be possible to start a movement of conciliation about Cuba among the Ameri can republics. It may be pos sible to persuade Mr. Khru shchev to abate his violence and irreconcilability about the United Nations. Btrt the Administration will have to work hard and publie opinion will have to be in formed and persuaded W must not expect too much anrl fi when w r dl.'ejppolniert l0;d) ),?.,) 0 e 0 o ( o
