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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 . ...
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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.
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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
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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
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