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History from the files of The
Mall Tribune 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Feb. 14, 1951 (Wednesday)
Meteorologists at the Med
ford weather bureau reported
today what every layman al
ready knew: the first 26 days
of. January were warmer and
wetter than normal.
Dr. Elmo N. Stevenson,
president of Southern Oregon
college, lias been named gen
eral chairman of the regional
conference on children and
youth to be held in Medford
on Feb. 26.
20 YEARS AGO
Feb. 14, 1941 (Friday)
Several bills introduced
into the slate legislature
would make Oregon's fourth
Congressional district out of
tix southern Oregon counties
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
ifsrvaicntineT'Da"; out?
side of the grade school kids
no great palpitation of
heart ensued."
the
30 YEARS AGO
Feb. 14, 1931 (Saturday)
Contracts have been let for
construction of. the new sen
ior high school building on
Oakdale ave. ,
Due to a heavy blanket of
fog in the valley, aircraft
were forced to land at Barron
near Ashland today.
40 YEARS AGO
Feb. 14. 1921 (Monday)
The city of Ashland has
begun improvements on its
city auto park in order to
attract more tourists.
Prisoners in the county jail
went on a hunger strike to
day. .
SO YEARS AGO
Feb. 14. 1911 (Tuesday)
The house ways and means
committee today reported fa
vorably on a bill to establish
an agricultural experiment
station in the Rogue valley
The Oakdale Tennis club
met - last night to consider
several proposed sites for a
new clubhouse nnd tennis
courts, but tile membership
couldn't agree on any of them.
V, hat's Your I.Q.?
Nina er tan correct It superior:
lsn er eight is eicellant; five ei
ila is good.
1. When is St. Swithin's
Day?
2. Lincoln and McKinlcy
are the only U. S. Presidents
who have been assassinated;
true or false? .
3. What are the young of
bears called?
4. Name President Kenne
dy's Press Secretary.
5. What is the highest score
possible in bowling; how
many strikes arc necessary to
attain it?
6. What is the sign on the
zodiac for persons born be
tween July 23 and August 23?
7. Who was the first Amer
ican to win the Women's Brit
ish golf title?
8. Which English Duke was
called the Iron Duke?
9. Name the Admiral whose
ships are credited with sink
ing the greater portion of the
Jap Navy in WAV. II.
10. Which old-time baseball
player was known as the
"Georgia Peach"?
Answers: 1. July 15. 2. False
(Garfield). 3. Cubs. 4. Pierre
Salinger. 5. 300, with 12
strikes. 6. Leo. 7. Mildred
"Babe" Didrikson Zaharias. 8.
Duke of Wellington. 9. Fleet
Admiral William F. Halsey.
10. Ty Cobb. .
X
FEBRUARY 14, 1961
Cars Not "Playthings"
School personnel, police officers, juvenile
authorities (and, it could be added, most percep
tive parents and teen agers) have long been aware
that ownership or unrestricted use of an auto
mobile by high school students correlates with
poor grades, school absenteeism, and, to a degree,
with juvenile delinquency.
It remained for Circuit Judge Joseph B. FeL
ton, Salem, president
Lourt Judges association, to put the case in clear
Drier, and readily understandable terms.
His statement was made following a teen age
"rumble," involving some 100 youngsters in a
prosperous balem neighborhood recently.
JUDGE Felton said:
"The following facts convince me that many times
the greatest disservice a well-intentioned parent can
do to his teen ager is to allow him ownership or un
controlled use of any automobile before that teen
ager finishes high school.
"(1) Every study shows a significant correlation
between low grades, lower grades, and drop-outs, and
ownership of cars.
"(2) Much of the teen age truancy is by those with
a car available to make truancy desirable.
"(3) The ever-increasing sexual misconduct of teen
. agers is made possible only by the automobile, said to
be a 'floating boudoir.'
"(4) Almost none of the greatly increased drinking
by teen agers could be accomplished without an auto
mobile to do it in.
"(5) The minimum cost of maintaining a car is
about $700 per year, and this puts an unnecessary
burden and pressure on the student, or his parpnts. To
keep up a car, the student must get part-time work and
hurt his studies, get full-time work and quit school,
or dip into savings that could put him through one or
two college years.
"(6) Records of Marion County Juvenile Court show
that the car is Involved, directly or indirectly, in 75
per cent of referrals for delinquent behavior.
"(7) The ever-growing ownership of cars by high
school students . . . puts an unhealthy and dangerous
pressure on other students who cannot afford it. It
may cause them to give up further needed education
just to have a totally unnecessary car for a couple of
high school years.
"(8) Mobility of the car permits children, within a
few minutes, to avoid community view, important in
control of conduct of all persons. . . . The car Is a
powerful, dangerous and very expensive plaything."
TTHE truth of Judge Felton's indictment of the
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acknowledged by teen atrers and Barents, if thev
are honest with themselves even though they
may:nave succumrjea to tne ternnc social, pres
sures whinh insist, thuf a Mr is u "must" f'm. oil
sures, which insist that a
hep youngsters;
A car is, indeed, a "powerful, dangerous and
very expensive plaything."
And, if it serves as nothine; but a "nlavthincr"
(and that is true in all but
high school students Rave cars) it does no one
any. good It's a high price for parents to pay to
avoiu uie iaaK oi acting
New Daily Paper
Oregon's newest dailv newsnaner. the Port
land Reporter, made its debut last week end.
As an independent, commercial daily, up
against the dug-in competition of the Oregonian
(which has the resources of the Newhouse chain
behind it) and the home-owned, trust-operated
Journal, the Reporter may have a tough road
aneau. oiarung a aauy newspaper in tnese days
of high costs is a risky venture, particularly in a
highly competitive situation.
Establishment of the
growth of the strike by several printing trades
unions and the Newspaper Guild against the Ore
gonian ana journal, much ot tne money for the
Reporter's capital investment and initial operat
ing costs came from unions, the rest of it from
the sale of stock on the open market.
IF IT is successful, the Reporter will have to
buck a long-time trend of newspaper consolida
dation and elimination, which has brought the
number of major daily newspapers in the U.S. to
its lowest point in many, many years.
There was a time when anyone "with a shirt
tail full of type and a few ideas" could establish
a daily paper. And there were far more than there
are today papers of every shade of opinion in
the larger cities, and frequently two or more
even in smaller communities.
But the mounting costs of eouinment. news
print, ink, and distribution, plus higher wages
and salaries, has written "30" to some of the most
prestigious papers in the nation, and left only a
relatively few cities with more than one newspaper.
IF THE Reporter does
Krt u :
ui; uuuiuw 11 uiiuis suiiieiiiiiig new 10 roruanci
readers.
It is issued in tabloid
some of the best writers
the Oregonian and Journal. It is "independent"
politically, but liberal in tone and outlook.
Thus, with the Oregonian traditionally con
servative and Republican, and the Journal be
coming more so with each day that passes, the
Reporter could well attract readers who long have
wanted a more liberal tone to their daily editorial
reading, and more aggressiveness, initiative and
courage in their news reporting.
If the new format and
coupled with real news initiative and editorial
responsibility, the Reporter could make a place
for itself in Portland. If it does so, the long
established but long-ailing Journal might have
difficulty in surviving. E.A.
of the Oregon Juvenile
car is a
411 WUU 1U1 Mil
a verv few cases where
as CliauiieUl'S. U.A
Reporter was an out
make a go of it, it will
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size, and has on its staff
who once worked for
different outlook are
Dennis the Menace
HEy,M0At! DAD WOOStiTlffA
...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 nublicalion is DermJssibls,.
me wail inoune reserves tne ngnt 10 edit all letters with a view to clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters
printed in this column do not necessarily represent the views of the paper; in fact the
contrary is often the case.
Be Not Deceived
To the Editor: Recently one
of the valley pastors has felt
it imperative that he speak
on some controversial beliefs
on his daily radio program
There is no doubt in my mind
but that this gentleman is
very enthusiastic and appeal
ing in his delivery.
He has quoted Bible texts
to support his convictions.
Yet we find many persons
with opposing opinions who
quote Bible , texts in support
of their convictions.
This broadcaster has staled
that some of the beliefs he is
opposing are from the wrong
source. Could it be that this
pastor might have erroneous
views? Are the manifestations
of miracles always a sign that
we are on the right side of
the fence? Are all miracles
from the right source?
These questions are merely
being asked for your readers'
consideration. All of us do
not have a radio station on
which to air our views or
questions. Could It be that
some of us, like Saul of old,
could possibly be wrong in
our ideas? It took a Damas
cus road experience to awak
en him. Later he became the
world's greatest preacher
under the new name of Paul.
Our pastor friend has been
sounding what he feels are
views against deception. The
writer deems it high time that
all who value their eternal
destiny begin to search and
study for themselves. When
our Lord left His disciples He
plainly told them that in His
place He would send the com
forter or Holy Spirit. This,
the third person of the God
head, would help all who de
sired His assistance.
The Scriptures plainly
leach that there is danger of
our being deceived. They also
point out that the ones who
think they are standing and
on the right side, to take heed
lest they fall.
God's Holy Spirit works un
perceived at times in the
hearts of His children. No
loud clamour or . noise need
be manifested to show that
God is working.
How refreshing it is to hear
the voice of God in the sweet
gospel hymns that we all
should love. Yet sad to say
we even find the rhythm and
tempo of the secular jazz of
this age creeping Into re
ligious music. Some of us are
sickened to hear religious
pieces sung to the accompani
nicnt of the- fast rhythm of
the dance band. We need to
be aware lest we be led
astray.
Henry Johnson Jr,
2315 Highway 66
Ashland, Ore.
For a Private Road
To the Editor: After read
ing all the ballyhoo in the
papers that some of the Eagle
Point and Butte Falls resi
dents are yelling about, in my
opinion it is far better to lot
Medco go their own way and
build the private logging road
My reasons arc:
1. There is far more danger
to livestock, children and
other vehicles on the narrow,
crooked county road to Butte
Falls than hauling their logs
through desolate terrain over
their own private road.
2. In addition to the many
log trucks such as Steve Wil
son, McGrew Bros., and count
less others using the Butte
Fulls road, another 50 trucks
making three or four trips
per day, 200 extra trucks will
make the Butte Falls road
very hazardous to other ve
hicles, pedestrians and live
stock. 3. Mr. County Commission
ers, as you know some 75 to
200 extra loads per day arc
going to continuously require
extra work on this road.
whereas if Medio had their
own road they would stand
the expense of the upkeep.
BOX (X&teNTiNS OW!'
4. Think about meeting or
passing a log truck every
one-half mile and trying to
keep your windshield clean
In damp or wet weather and
also remember Medco is
continuous operation.
I think people are getting
excited too soon and without
looking at both sides of the
fence. Give Medco six months
or one year on the Butte Falls
road and I am sure some of
the people will change their
mind.
I have lived in Butte Falls
and will possibly move back
in time.
Floyd Price
5011 Crater Lake Hrty
Medford.
Scouts Need Help
To the Editor: As command
er of the Gold Hill post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
I would like to express a few
thoughts about the Boy Scouts
(Explorers) of Gold Hill.
Our VFW post sponsors the
Scout troop but we need soma
help from the parents of the
scouts or anyone else who
would like to help.
We need paint,. lumber
(2x4s), and lots of work to
fix up the Scout hall inside.
The help we have, but the
paint and lumber we do not.
Anyone wishing to donate
please contact any. member
of the VFW or call me at
NO 4-1850 'evenings, and I
will pick up anything anyone
would like to donate.
Bill Burge,
Commander,
Gold Hill VFW,
2537 Robin Lane,
Central Point, Ore.
PS.-Could use some more
VFW members and Scouts,
loo.
No Thank You
To the Editor: Terms such
as "violent, blind, foot drag
ging opposition and obstruc
tionism" have little or no
argumentative value, but their
use frequently stifles legiti
mate discussion.
Slop your breast beating
about the "health services
lag" in the U.S. and look
again, a little more studiously
this time, toward the Scandi
navian countries who are be
ing held up as examples of
what we should have in this
country. The increase of
illegitimacy, insanity and sui
side have reached alarming
proportions, and moralists
and sociologists alike point to
the cradle to grave health pro
grams in these countries as a
principle cause. A pity these
people have not learned the
government is solving (?) their
problems for them.
Now the liberals put forth
their best arguments: No. 1,
the bribe; "Carry the 14 plus
million over 65 now, and some
day it will be your turn to
have a free ride." No. 2, "Its
inevitable." "The hand writ
ing is on the wall." "Don't
fight them, join them."
No thank you.
Such a program heralds the
decline of society, and poli
ticians will be quick to real
ize they have to expand the
bribe to include all the vot
ers, leaving an enormous load
on the non voters, and frank
ly they are not up to the task.
Robert J. Howard,
828 B West 14th St.,
Medford.
His Business?
To the Editor: I have just
read the letter in the Mail
Tribune of She 10th, entitled
'Sitting in a Truck."
As 11c, She or It did not
choose to sign its name. I
shall refer to it as HE.
If HE. who was passing a
truck parked along side of the
roadway, had been paving at
tention a little more to his
driving, especially while pass
ing a parked truck, I am al
most sure that he would not
have noticed if they were city
employees or ii they were ly-
MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE.
Castro Falling Out of Favor
In Venezuela; Betancourt Up
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Caracas, Venezuela - (HPil -Fidel
Castro long since fell
out of favor with the Vene
zuelan gov-
ernme t. T o
day, diplo
mats here be
lieve he also
is falling out
of favor with
V e n e zuela's
rank and file.
Castro's fir
ing squad jus-
Newsom nee has not
won the approval of Venezue
lans who, despite their own
occasional violent eruptions,
have a respect for due process
of . law. Therefore, they feel
that Castro has exceeded even
the limits of a liberator.
Simultaneously, it appears
that Venezuelan President
Romulo Betancourt's stock
has risen.
Once Betancourt could have
been on any list of Latin
American heads of state least
likely to finish their terms
ing down or standing up. This
is just a thought.
None of my business either.
Owen C. Gearhart Sr.
White City, Ore. . :
Ladies And Gentlemen
To the Editor:
Some Golden Bantams, once
again,
Ornament our poultry pen;
And "LADY-bird" describes
each hen
Bul the cocks don't act like
Gentle men!
"Gold Hill Billy,"
Gold Hill, Ore.
New Name Suggested
To the Editor: I thinks we
should have a better name for
the "Communications" col
umn. I wish to suggest the phrase:
"The Cracker Barrel Corner."
Reminiscent of the old
fashioned grocery store with
the open cracker barrel and
pot-bellied stove, with the
spit-boxes all around it.
K. G. Knutson,
615 North Columbus ave.
Medford.
Editorial Approved
i,To the Editor: We would
like to take a moment to
tliank you for your editorial
which appeared in the Med
ford Mail Tribune, Thursday,
Feb. 2, regarding the two Sen
ate bills which have been in
troduced (concerning billboard
control).
We aVe extremely interest
ed In the passage of these two
measures, and your editorial
will help a great deal.
Jack E. Schnaidt
Secretary-Treasurer
Oregon Council of
Outdoor Advertising
633 N.E. Everett St.
Portland 8, Ore.
Outdoor Sportsmen
To the Editor: In answer to
Mr. Jim Conway, who calls
himself an "Outdoor Sports
man" because his business
and pleasure is in exploiting
and killing wild life:
He said that giving a bov
or girl a rod or gun and turn
ing them loose in recreation
al areas would be an obstacle
to juvenile delinquency. Well,
the only way this could hap
pen would be for them to act
like western TV gunshooters
and kill one another: then
there wouldn't be so many to
become delinquent. His theo
ry is in direct opposition to
educators, and humanitarians
such as Albert Schweitzer.
And what about the Boy and
Girl Scout programs? No in
structions are given on kill
ing, but rather conservation
of our national resources, and
this includes wildlife. Scout
ing puts the stress on charac
ter building and physical abil
ity through swimming, hiking
and other activities. A badge
may be attained by giving
first aid to animals, and kind
ness to all is emphasized.
These things are true of the
YMCA and other youth organ
izations. So why does one
have to kill in order to enjoy
the outdoor recreational areas
and beautiful streams and
mountains?
It is true that a balance of
nature must be maintained,
but how can Mr. Conway be
so sure that a jack rabbit has
no earthly use? The same
could be said of some people
but who is to be the judge
Why is it so important to kill
all the rabbits so that there
will be more game for men to
kill?
The so-called "varmints"
I kill for food. Man kills for
sport; even though he may eat
the meat it is not through nec
essity. Hunting equipment is
a lot more expensive than a
trip to the supermarket.
Why not be an outdoor
sportsman by observing our
wildlife through binoculars
rather than gunsights?
Henrietta Bergh
4005 South Holly st.
Medford.
dill
iu uffice. ,
Betancourt, with two years
behind him. and three to go,
is rated stronger now than,
when he first took over in
Venezuela's first free elec
tions in more than a dozen
years,
It was a clash between pro
and anti-Castro sentiments
that led to his present strong
position.
Last year, when the Orga
nization of American States
adopted a mildly worded reso
lution condemning Commu
nist infiltration into the west
ern hemisphere, the then For
eign Minister Ignacio Luis
Arcaya refused to sign.
Betancourt overruled him
and Luis Arcaya quit. With
him out of the government
went the URD, one of the
three political parties in the
Betancourt coalition.
An almost simultaneous
split between left and right
in Betancourt's own AD party
further clarified political lines
and further increased Betan
court's powen
Keeps Embassy Open
As in the case of Argentina,
diplomats believe Betancourt
long ago would have broken
diplomatic relations with
Cuba were it not for the fact
that the Venezuelan embassy
remains as a haven in Havana
for those Castro opponents
seeking the right of political
asylum. ;
Calling Lealhercrafters
To the Editor: I hope my
little letter will qualify for
publication. It would bring
social and perhaps economic
benefit to some members of
the community.
. This is what I would like
printed.
Calling all leathercraflsmen
in this area!
I am hoping we can get to
gether and start a leathercraft
club. I have some ideas to
share with you and you may
have some to share also for
mutual benefit. ,
All interested persons please
contact me.
Mrs. Shirley Andersen,
1512 Wilson Place,
Medford. Call SP 3-6120.
Profit Only?
To the Editor: I wonder if
the people of Jackson county,
as well our county and
state afficials, are really stop
ping to think of the things
that could happen and how
our lives would be affected by
the proposed Medco private
truck road? i;
For one thing, Svhat about
our school buses?,, All school
buses are required by law to
stop at railroad crossings, but.
will they be required to stop
at an intersection with a pri
vate truck road where loaded
log trucks are crossing at 12
miles per hour?
These school buses are
loaded, some of the children
even standing for lack of
scats. What chance will they
have if some dense foggy
morning they should perhaps
collide with a log truck, load
ed or empty? This is not an
impossibility, because one
small moment of wrong judg
ment and a child's life could
be snuffed out, or a child crip
pled for life.
No safety engineer can pre
dict this won't happen, and
after it has happened it is loo
late to do something about it.
I think if Medco wants to
do business in our valley let
them pay their just dues in
gas tax; P.U.C. permits and
revenue to the state, just as
you and I. At least on the pub
lic highway they would have
to conform to our traffic laws
concerning school buses, and
we do have a remarkably ca
pable organization of state
and county police to see that
those traffic laws are obeyed.
Is the profit one organiza
tion can gain from this private
road to be the only factor con
sidered? Mrs. Clyde Bunker,
' B. F. Star Rt., Box 55,
Eagle Point, Ore.
Freedom, Crusade"
And the Church
To the Editor: There has
come to my possession litera
ture of the "Freedom Cru
sade;" which has also con
ducted meetings in some of
the local churches recently.
Its purpose, to inform what
Communism is, and what it
plans to do, is commendable.
However, this can be found
in the Word of God. The last
battle will be fought against
the Communist hordes in the
Valley of Megiddo. ',
, One thing I noted, how
ever, is that its designs are
mainly of a political nature,
which prompted me to write
this letter.
The church is not political
or. social, but spiritual. This
separates it from "Freedom
Crusade," which seeks mainly
political and natural means
to stem the tide of Commu
nism. Now the Church of Jesus
Christ has no right or pur
pose to align itself or promote
its cause by anything but
spiritual means. The Bible
says the church is the habita
tion of God through the
spirit. Note the words of Paul
through the Holy Ghost in II
Corinthians 10:4.5: For the
weapons of our warfare are
not carnal, but mighty through
They do not underestimate
the power of Venezuelan
Communists and Castroites,
Matter of Fact
ANOTHER YEAR
OF DECISION
Washington - Before Presi
dent Kennedy began his Vir
ginia week end, he held a pro-
pS,, lUllgCU III C c -
'S ing with nis
Soviet experts
i - Charles E.
Bohlen, the
Jf! resident dem-
i onologist; j.
?, Llewellyn
T h o m p s on,
called back
from the Moscow-
Embassy
Alsop
for the purpose; George F.
Kennan, newly brought back
into the' government, and
some others.
Even when practiced by
men so outstandingly wise in
the ways of the Kremlin, So
viet demonology is far from
an exact science. In one sense,
the White House meeting was
a bit like a conference of
witch-doctors in the high pe
riod of the Ashanti Kingdom,
or a grand astrological pow-
God to the pulling down of
strongholds; casting down
imaginations, and every high
thing but exalted itself against
the. knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every
thought to the obedience of
Christ.
The great commission to the
church by Jesus, Matthew
28:19: Go ye therefore, and
teach all nations, baptising
them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost: Teaching
them to observe all things
whatsoever I have command
ed you; and, lo, I am with you
always, even unto the end of
the world.
The true church will not
fear Communism, but Com
munism' with fear it. The
gates of hell shall not prevail
against it. (Matthew 16:18).
"Freedom - Crusade" con
demns not only Communism
but our government, and in
dividuals in our government,
mostly on a party basis. The
church has no right to align
herself to political parties or
to condemn officials in our
government, but to condemn
sin.
I exhort therefore, that,
first of -all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and
giving of thanks, be made for
all men:. For Jungs, and for
all that are in authority. Read
I limotny 2:1-4.
, . Thomas White
Route -1, Box 344
Central Point, Ore.
New Moon and Eclipse t
To the Editor: On Wednes
day, Feb. 15, a "new moon"
falls in the Zodicar sign of
Aquarius around 12:11 a.m.,
Pacific Standard Time. Also
a total eclipse of the sun, not
visible to the western hemis
phere, will fall over India and
part of Iran with a shadow
as far south as central Africa.
The totality begins at sunrise
and extends northward over
U.S.S.R. ending at sunset.
One of the forecasts we read
is, that this eclipse may cause
earthquakes thai may rock
parts of the earth. This goes
to remind us of a sketch we
read by Jack Smith in Fri
day's paper of Feb. 10. Quote:
The President chatted ener
getically on the White House
doorstep with an apocalyptic
young man who said he had
come to advise the man of the
house that the world was
coming to an end. "Don't I
know it!" cried the President,
slamming the door.
Bert Kissinger
520 Boardman si.
Medford
Sintax
To the Editor:
The Baker and T-man
have parallel goals,
At least, it seems to
be so;
For the T-man is busily
pinching our rolls,
While the Baker is pat
ting the dough.
H. W. Robertson,
103 North Central ave.,
Medford.
Not Quite Sure Which
To the Editor: Comrades,
and all the public in, general,
now that I have written a per
sonal letter lo L. C. Powell
agreeing with him 100 per
cent on his article about Chief
Justice Earl Warren, I also
want to take the privilege of
answering Mrs: Radina Tuck
er's article, as she must have
looked in her crystal ball and
discovered the kind of a per
son she thinks I really am.
I intend to make this mv
last item for a while, so I can
go find me a bar, sit on a stool
like a pigeon (if you know
what I mean) and cry in my
beer while I am waiting for
some government officals to
come and answer some ques
tion that I intend asking them
Yours until I see you in front
of or behind bars.
I am not quite sure which.
Leo J. Townscnd,
Route 1. Box 620,
' Eagle Point, Ore.
f -
K 3
however. There is, especially
in Caracas, a 'hard core of
perhaps 4,000 Communists
which is very active and ca
pable of provoking dangerous
violence.
The good news for the Unit
ed States is that among the
cries of "Castro si," there also
are cries of "Castro no!"
By Joseph Aliop
wow in early Imperial China.
Yet this was also a deeply
serious event, for at this meet
ing President Kennedy clearly
began to rough out his plans
for dealing with Nikita S.
Khrushchev.
The decision Kennedy must
make is so deeply serious, in
turn, because it is expected
that the broad guide-lines of
Soviet world policy will shorl
ly be reviewed and revised at
another Party Congress. What
this 21st Party Congress de
cides will plainly be much in
fluenced, and perhaps even
determined, by the approach
to Khrushchev which Kenne
dy adopts. Nothing could be
more serious than this.
TT IS too easy for Americans
to forget or ignore the cru
cial importance of these cum
bersome, wordy and seeming
ly meaningless gathering of
the Communist party leader
ship in the Soviet Union. Yet
the 20th Party Congress gave
to 1956 the special character
of a year of decision.
That Congress was the scene
of Khrushchev's famous secret
speech-denouncing Josef Stal
in; and it produced much
more than the turn away from
Stalinism. It also conferred
official, semi-secret sanction
on Khrushchev's doctrine of
peaceful co-existence. And it
promulgated the theory that
war with the wicked capital
ists was by no means inevita
ble, and ought to be avoided
if possible.
' All these positions taken at
the 20th Party Congress hava
been bitterly attacked, in the
last two years particularly, by
the Chinese Communist chief
tains. Last June in Bucharest,
and again last November in
Moscow, Khrushchev had In
defend the whole line of the
20th Congress, with extra em
phasis on the view that war
was not inevitable, at large
rallies of the world Commu
nist leadership.
rPHE Bucharest meeting end-
... ut.-ii uiauuia; ana
the Moscow meeting only pro
duced an empty formula -intended'
to mask an endurinff
dispute. For these reasons and
for many others, it cannot be
taken for granted that thn
next Party Congress wil again
approve the relatively peace
ful guide-lines laid down by
the last Congress. In fact, the
Poles, the Yugoslavs, and even
some Soviet leaders have been
apprehensively warning that
very different guide-lines are
quite possible.
If the new Congress merely
concludes that another World
War is highly likely after all,
the whole aim and character
of Soviet policy will automati
cally change at once. The
bullyings, the subversions, the
arrogant probes of these last
years will quickly be replaced
by active and intensive So
viet war preparations. If this
happens, it will become ap
pallingly difficult, if not im
possible, "to keep the pcaca
without surrender" - in for
mer Vice President Nixon's
favorite campaign phrase.
In other words, the slakes
are immensely high in the
game the President is just
Mdrung to play - big public
talk about "the world Com
munist conspiracy." in combi
nation with crippling private
ly imposed ceilings on the
national defense budget. But
Kennedy still has to decide
whether to deal with Khru
shchev at arm's length or face-!to-face,
in an Allied-crowd or
tete-a-tete.
AMONG these alternatives,
face-to-face and then the
tete-a-tete seems the most like
ly method to be chosen, at
least for a starter. This kind of
Kennedy-Khrushchev meeting
has grave disadvantages, to
be sure. To begin with, it
can hardly be attempted with
out the consent of the other
two Western Allies, and their
consent will be grudging at
best.
Because of the other Allies,
too. such a meeting will have
to be short. It will have to
be held without the kind of
asenda that implies the inten
tion to reach decisions. It
will have to be strictly aimed,
in sum, to let the two men
take each other's measure. Yet
this is aim enough, when the
new guide - lines of Soviet
world policy will be so much
influenced bv Khrushchev s
judgment of Kennedy and his
purposes.
The fact that so much may
hang upon one man's judg
ment of another man, rather
sharply underlines the peril
ous character of this juncture
in history. By the same token,
it underlines even more sharp
ly the significance of the prob
lem Kennedy began to tackle
Saturday morning,
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