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Newspaper Page Textt WEDNESDAY. Medford,Tbibuni i "Everyone in Southern Oregon Reads The Mall Tribune" Published Dally except Saturday by as Worth Fir St- Ph SP 3-814.1 . ROBERT W RUHL. "Editor HERB GREY Adveltlslna Manager GERALD T LATHAM Bui Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mnit Editor EARL H ADAMS, CIW Editor hatirv chipman. Teles Editor RICHARD JEWETT, Sporta Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women'! Editor PALE ERICKSON. circuiation iwEr ' An Tnrinndint Newsoaper Entered as second class matter at Medlord. Oregon, unner net March 3. 181)7 .i'-'i oiloflfTHWIflN RATES Bv Mall In Advance, Copy 10c Dally -nd Sunday 1 year $15 00 "'.Daily and Sunday mos B OO Daily and Sunday 3 mos. 4.25 irsunday Only One year "-SO y Carrier In Advance Medrora T i.hi.nri Central Point Eagle 4 Ttnlnt .Tnpklonvllle. Gold Hill ' tok.nw fihDriv Cove. Rogue Rlv , .n.i.i.. m..A nn mntnr rnutel i Dally and Sunday 1 year tit 00 n.iiv and Sunday 1 mo ? !. rrrler and Dealnrs copy loo All TennjJIash lnAdyanc "Official Paper of City of Md'2 Official Paner of Jacknon CminW TT United Press International I rul! leased Wire Jl n t ir.Unhntn r-WRnlCTtireS WEST HOLIDAY CC,. INC. Of' Seattle- Portland St Louis. At- NEWSPAPER rUIHSHERS ASSOCIATION NATION At, EDITORIAL iic6"tM Flight o' Time .Medford and Jackson County History from the files of The Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. 10, YEARS AGO Teb. 22, 19S1 (Thuraday) I'City police today are inves tigating a rash of dog-poison-iiig 'cases In several parts of the city; three dogs died yes terday, all ' apparently of strychnine poison. S'THe retail price of milk will ga'W 23 !4 cents a quark here oh'-March 1, an increase of Mr.cenU a quart. 20 YEARS AGO Fab. 22, 1941 (Saturday) f A young mother and tour children-three of them hers died early this morning when fire - raced through . an old ranch house near Cave Junc tion.:. ....-.':'; iv From Arthur Perry's '; "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Spring ha":bcen jumping on and off the. lap of winter all wee. Almond trees are using poor judgement and blossoming out of turn." 30 YEARS AGO Ftb.'.22. 1931 (Sunday) Irrigation water said low this year; conference planned to-devise ways of conserving available water. , . , . "School Superintendent E. JJ(.Hedrick has issued a call for jnore carpenters to work on the new high school build ing on Oakdale ave. 40 YEARS AGO Fab. 22, 1921 (Tuesday) v The state legislature has passed a bill increasing the pay-of Jackson county offi cials.; -"A. .C. lAUen, horticultural commissioner, has called on orchardlsts to clean up or chards prior to blossoming season. SO YEARS AGO Fab. 22, 1911 (Wednesday) .A petition signed by downtown-merchants asks the city council to ban hot dog and other: vending wagons from city streets. ' A Medford firm Is said to be considering erecting a $10,000 concrete hotel build ing in Eagle Point. ' What's Your I.Q.7 Nine or Ian correct (s superior: liven or slant Is exeslltnt; Hva ei ' lis la good. :l.:.Whlch Islands in the Pa cific 'are inhabited by the In donesians? 2. Which of these Is not a breed. of cat: Maltese, Manx, Dalmatian, Persian? "3, During W W II draftees who were Illiterate were re fused, by the Army; true or false?1, ,4.. Ia what country is Nor mandy'? 8. Where Is the Champs Elysccs? 'S. Who owrjed a famous vineyard in Jezreel? 7... Which is largest In area: continental U.S., Brazil, or Australia? 8; .Who held office In Presi dent: Truman's cabinet for less than three days? 0. Selma Lagerlof was a Swedish singer, actress, or author? 10. Correct the following sentence: "She said she was going and visit her sister." Answers: 1. The f o r m a r Natharland, 'East Indias. 2. Dalmatian. 3. F a 1 s a. 4. Franca; 5. Paris, Franca (a main street). 6. Naboth. 7. Braill. 8. Ktnnath C. Royall. Secretary of War. 9. Author. 1 0.-' . r" going Is vlalt . . ." FEBRUARY 22, 1961 Freedom and Security The United States the entire free world is faced by the most gigantic threat to its free dom, even its existence, in the history of the hu man race. It is threatened by a massive, unscrupulous force we call communism although a better word would be imperialism. This force is willing to use virtually anything arms, lies, duplicity, fair-sounding diplomacy, subversion or force to gain its ends. , CXHE would think that under these circum- v' stances Americans for each other, and against the threat to all. , One would think they would grant the free dom and the rights and the honor and dignity of their fellow-Americans, which are what set Iree dom apart from totalitarianism. One would think they would realize that what harms one, harms all, and would fight for their fellow citizer' right of free opinion and free thought and iree expression, even in disagree ment, so lone; as there is essential unity and es sential patriotism in the really great crisis which we are all facing together. : . CO WHAT happens? The most fearful among us extend their fears and suspicions to their neighbors, their fellow citizens. Thev call them names, without really know ing or caring about the harm they do. They cast ' aspersions on their neighbors' patriotism, their motives, their sincerity. They contribute to disunity and fearfulness and discord in a nation now facing its most severe and most dangerous challenge. P"REE debate, free argument, freedom to dissent and criticize is one thine- '-an old an honor able tradition in the land But name-calling, suspicion, guilt-by-accusa tion and guilt-by-association are something else again.. They are terribly in the years Detween lvaa ana 94t; 01 iron Curtain satellites today. To call a man a Communist is, in the U. S. today, libelous per se. So probrious terms "pinko," traveller" are applied to fearful folk disagree, without proof, often with out a sliver ot evidence. NE of the most interesting communications 7 .we have received in a long time arrived on our desk yesterday. It follows : . ; To the Editor: Are the Russians going to conquer us, the U.S., some day? If we think there might be a ,!i -chance of this, is there not something we,-the people, . can do? , ,. ; , , '.,.. -,; , . Why should Kennedy and all the government mem- I bcrs be responsible for keeping us as a democracy without our help? , . .i ; I foel that if we warit to slay as a democracy we ; must help; too. I do not know how we can help, though, Do you? Democracy must be valuable or we would not have fought so valiantly through war after war to keep it. ; Must we lose it now because we do not care enough to offer our services? ,i ' ; Lorna Fowler Route 1, Box 332 -Talent, Ore. .' VES, Miss Fowler, we could lose our freedoms if we are not alert. It is still true that "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty." We could lose them in one of two ways from the outside, to the forces of imperialist com munism; or from the inside, to the forces of neo fascism, who put "security" (whatever that is) above freedom. ' On January 20th of this year, a young man named Kennedy told the American people : "Ask not what your country will do for you ask what you can do for your country." This is what Miss Fowler is doing. 1 ARNOLD Toynbee once wrote that the thing "which determined whether a society lived or died was how well it responded to challenge. Will America respond to this challenge? It is a challenge to its best instincts; to its sense of justice; to the concept of equality of opportunity, equality before the law, and dignity for all men; to the rights and value of individual men, of whatever color or persuasion. It is, in short, a challenge to make the Amer ican concept of freedom and liberty under law, live on not only in this nation, but by expanding throughout the world. IF AMERICA responds to this challenge, we have little to fear, either from the imperialist communists, or from the fearful native-born who deny their own heritage If it responds to this challenge, it can again capture the imagination and respect and good will of the world. If it responds to this challenge which is simply to stay strong and free and unafraid it can reshape the world, if not in its own image, then in similar traditions of freedom, dignity and order. I IKE all worthwhile tasks, this is not easy. It will take education and understanding and good will and determination. It will take a willingness to carry burdens, both in service and financially, for years to come. , It will take an essential unity of purpose, and free discussion and free debate, and a willingness to experiment, to try new things. . ( Most of all, it will take an America where neighor is not afraid and suspicious of neighbor, and where "security" is kept in proportion and is handled by proper authority, under constitu tional safeguards not made into a cheap, short lived substitute for freedom. E.A. . would stand up proudly of the free. reminiscent of Germany to avoid, this, the op and "dupe" and "fellow anyone with whom these Dennis the Menace P II I P '"' 'CUD DON'T LIKE SPID0PS THAT D0NTK4VE A HUS8W.' . . . Co mmuni c a t i o ns . . . Letters to iha Editor must bear the name and address of the writer, although under certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit 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. Oregon Dunes Bill To the Editor: I am enclos ing a copy of the bill which I introduced Monday for es tablishment of the Oregon Dunes National Seashore Rec reation Area. This new ver sion of the Seashore park pro posal gives careful considera tion to numerous suggestions for revisions and improve ments made at prior Con gressional hearings and at con ferences I have - had with various groups and individ uals. , ' I would like to nail your attention to two major re visions: 1. Creation of a five - mem ber Oregon Dunes Advisory Board to consult with the Sec retary of the Interior on man agement policies and zoning standards. 2. Mechanism for local zon ing of private property within boundaries of the Seashore. The purpose of these two changes is to provide maxi mum local influence on mat ters relating to development of the Seashore, and to mini mize the need for the Secre tary to acquire privately owned property in the area. It is my hope that we can obtain , early Congressional consideration of the bill. Legislation already is be fore Congress to establish Na tional Seashore areas at Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Padre Island in Texas and Point Reyes in California. At the same time, we have recently seen Increased pressure for utilization of Oregon's scenic coastline for purposes other than its vast recreational and scenic value. This pressure would seem to refute the be lief held by many persons that the uniquely beautiful Oregon Dunes area cannot be violated. The Oregon Dunes have aptly been described as the most beautiful and unique in the North American conti nent. We have" a great oppor tunity to preserve and de velop them for present and future generations. Such ac tion would, of course, provide great impetus to expansion of our state's tourist business. I think there is. no doubt that the Federal government will soon establish additional Sea shore recreation areas. Ore gon will be the loser If we fail to seize this opportunity, and I Intend to do my utmost to assure Oregon's participa tion in the program. Maurine B. Neuberger United Slates Senator Washington, D.C. Questions Answered To the Editor: In a recent issue of the M.T., F. J. Clif ford has an open letter to the Secretary of Labor. He asks Mr. Goldberg a bunch of ques tions, none of which he will be able to answer intelligent ly, the reason being that Mr. Goldberg does not know the answers, and if he did he would not talk because the answers are not conducive to getting our economy onto an even keel. So In absence of a logical reply from a very busy Secre tary of Labor, we will try to fathom the depth of the ques tions asked by Mr. Clifford and give readers something to think about. Question 1: Why should a pay raise for ORGANIZED labor be considered in the face of an economic nose dive? Because it is organized. What reason, other than greed? Answer: Convenience. However the pay hike is not at the expense of free enter prise because there is no free enterprise. Question: Why should or ganized labor get an annual raise in pay in view of our economic crisis with general hardships? Because that is our way of life, every man for himself. Charity begins at home. The purpose of organ MEDFORD MAIL I JUST KILLB0 A BMCK WIDOW. ization is to satisfy needs and wants,: .... ,. Good question: Please jus tify the farmer putting in 12 to 16 hours a day to save his home and business from sher iff sale, and organized labor asking for a six hour day? Necessity is the mother of in vention. After much suffer ing, labor was forced to or ganized to frustrate greedy employers, the farmer being one of them. Now the shoe is on the other foot. The cards now are stacked against the farmer. Labor is somewhat organized and uses direct action which is rather decisive. The farmer, on the other hand, votes for a solution of his ills. He sends a lawyer to make a few more laws (none of which are any great benefit to the farmer). In the long haul education is the greatest essential for both 'labor and the farmer. Neither want to learn. They are both happy in their, ignor ance. However both are learn ing and are due to learn more, if not the easy way it will be the hard way. Life is a great school for those that are ca pable of learning. . , ; The ills of both farmer and labor are inherent in our way of life. So there is not much to be done except live with them. You too Brutus. Walter Rcece Galice rd. Merlin, Ore. Why Not Walk? To the Editor: The letter from Mr. Laurine urging students to ride bicycles, prompts me to add to his ob servations. In Europe, I' have read, highways include special paths for bicycle riders. Young people can tour their own and other countries on bicycles, stopping al youth hostels. This makes touring reasonable in cost and safe for the bicycle riders. Here with only streets and automobile highways avail able for riding on, bicycle riding is hazardous, But as for going to high school, what's the matter with walking? This is excellent ex ercise. My generation walked, from choice, though there was, in our town, a street car which most of us could take by walking two or three blocks at most. We walked in groups, and this was part of the fun of going to high school. Through snow, lots of times, too! We can well be proud of our high school athletics. But we also excell in many other fields, such as debate, music, winning of scholarships, etc. In short we do have a fine school system and are proud of it. Elizabeth J. Collins 2224 East Main st. Medford Bangor to L. A. To the Editor: We have just sent another warning to the Soviet Union to keep out of the Congo. If it docs no more good than the previous ones, then all the free peoples in the world will be those living between Bangor and Los An geles. Everett Acklin Ashland, Ore. Lao's Back To the Editor: After writ ing this I might die with my boots on. The thing that stumps me is how come Pres ident Kennedy selected Mr. Henry Ford II as one of the 20 men to study our economy and ask J. Edgar Hoover to remain at the head of the FBI without even asking my ad vice or receiving my approval. This could be a joke. But is it? I wrote President Ken nedy a letter and in it said they would probably throw my letter in the waste basket. Which they must have done TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Violent Racial Emotions Threatening To Erupt In Another Area of Africa Soon By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Violent emotions stirred by Black Africa's determination to guide its own destinies threaten to erupt soon in an other vast area of the dark continent. It is in the Central African Federation, including north ern and southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, where the na tional aspirations of more than 12 .million Africans are running head-on into the de termination of less than half a million white settlers deter mined to keep the gains of generations. This week, after more than two months of bickering over proposed constitutional re forms, the Africans charged that Britain had "sold us down the river to the fierce and re actionary white minorities of Central Africa." The Central African Fed eration is a governmental hodge-podge put together by Britain in 1953, with an area equal to California, Texas and as I didn't receive any an swer. Regardless, I am still be hind you (Jack) all the way. You might see your way clear to appoint me to empty the White House snuff boxes. If you need any references, I was champion weed puller, window washer and floor mopper upper in Fort Douglas at Salt Lake City, Utah. Also I was released from the serv ice under orders to report for work at the Naval Ordnance plant in Pocatello, Idaho, or be returned to Fort Douglas. At the NOP I became the head latrine cleaner by seni ority. Enough said for now. Well, adios amigos. Leo j. Townsend Route 1, Box 620 Eagle Point, Ore. "Consistency, Thou Art a Jewel" To the Editor: In summing up a news item (Col. 7, page 1, Sect. B) and the report of UPI Correspondent Jack V. Fox, on the-same page of Sun day's Mail Tribune: ' ' ; (Editor's note: One story concerned the conviction of electric company officials on collusion charges, the other the arrest for vagrancy of a man who spent the night In a local washroom.) The title I have given this letter is the sum total I got out of the comparison. It does help to illustrate how some sayings came into being, such as, "Steal a loaf of bread and you will be sent to jail, steal a railroad and you will be sent to congress," and, "Your punishment is not always de termined by law but often by who you are." One might defend the out come of these two trespasses against society by ' the basic fact that "there is degree in sin." But since when did vag rancy, or in this case, poverty, become a sin? It is oftentimes more nearly a condition forced upon one by an eco nomic situation over which the individual has no control. I do not contend or believe that either of these acts should go without punishment, but it does seem by comparison the penalty is somewhat out of balance. If my deductions are correct the individuals in each case were penalized at the rale of well over nine million dollars per day, which most people will admit is a rather high price for a night's lodg ing in a lavatory, then this price is doubled, for the vag rant served two days in jail. May I repeat, quite a price to pay for being without work and without funds. Please bear in mind I am not complaining, just remark ing about the oddities a com parison of two cases reveal. C. R. Burrill 122 yilas rd. W. Central Point, Ore. What iha HUAC Does To the Editor: If the author of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial - carried in the M-T of Feb. 19 - had been less concerned with name-calling and innuendoes and more zeal ous in presenting the readily available facts, he would not have had to ask either him self or his readers "What is the purpose of the (House) Un-American Activities Com mittee?" Instead, he strove mightily to create the impres sion that the "20-year-old" committee came into being spontaneously - if not illegi timately - and has since been perpetuated for pur poses known only to the Diety, or perhaps the devil. Nor does the editorial writer hesitate to imply that by annually making available funds to keep the committee in business, the members of the national House of Repre sentatives are collectively and habitually either stupid or New York combined Southern Rhodesia, with a population of 233,000 Euro peans, is . a self-governing British colony with its own prime minister. Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland are British protec torates with a European or white population of about 230,000. Prime minister of the fed eration is tough, 54-year-old Sir Roy Welensky, a Rhode sian of Russian Jewish par enthood who married a South African, Dutch Protestant girl. In theory, legislation which discriminates against Africans is subject to veto by the Brit ish secretary of state for commonwealth relations. In practice, the veto never has been exercised. Southern Rhodesia's segre gation policies are the chief reason for the bitter opposi tion to federation in both Northern Rhodesia and Nyasa land, and the reason why this week the African leaders charged they been "sold down the river." The man in the middle is Welensky. Many of Africa's non whites distrust him, yet he cowardly, or both, in one of his paragraphs, he sweepingly asserts that the HUAC "pro vided nothing really new in the way of subversive activi ties investigations." But it adds, significantly, that "It did provide documents for a private firm to produce a de fensive and twisted (sic) film called 'Operation Abolition.' And the private company has sold copies to the Defense De partment, another branch of the government." Just im agine! ' Imagine the HUA.C daring to make publicly available a motion picture film defending itself and its operations against the regularly - recur ring attacks in the public press! Imagine, again, the dis may to military recruits when the Defense Department film reveals how easv it is for trained Communist, agitators to inflame otherwise respect able Americans against a legally-authorized activity of their national government. For the information of the Post Dispatch editorial writer, and anyone else who really wants to know, the origin, purpose and obiectives of the House Un-American Activities Committee are fully revealed in House Document No. 118 of the 86th Congress, 1st Ses sion. The document is en titled "The House Un-American Activities Com mittee. What It Is - What It Does."' Those who wish to know what the Committee has been doing these many years can find the answer in a pamphlet prepared by the Legislative Reference Service of the Li brary of Congress, entitled "Legislative R e c o m menda tions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities." Copies of both documents can likely be secured through your representative in Con gress. C. L. Williams 595 Monroe st. Ashland, Ore. 96th's Reunion To the Editor: The 96th In fantry Division association is planning to hold its fourlh reunion. We are anxious to locate former members of this division who served during World War II. To those who have not re ceived the official notice of this reunion, it is requested that they contact the writer. Jacob Fisher 3306 N. Hilton st. Baltimore 16, Md. In Appreciation To the Editor: In appreci ation of splendid services and kindnesses of Rogue Valley Memorial hospital: I wish to express my heart felt thanks to each one for the splendid care during sur gery and stay at the hospital. The hospital is a great credit to the community and to each one who helped make it pos sible. Whenever more hospital financing is required without doubt everyone will respond generously. To Courtesy Chevrolet: I extend a good thank you for delivering the Mail Tribune every evening. For surgery at Rogue Val ley hospital you employ the doctor of your choice, with reliability, so you can dispel all doubts of the outcome. Edgar Nelson, (An Army Veteran) Medford. Progress Needed To the Editor: Are we, as a democratic nation, going "hog wild" financially? Listen to an International Research staff member com ment: "Most people here at home are living in a dream world." "The American peo ple have been living $50 bil lion a year beyond their means." Already the dark clouds are casting their shadows before us. The fact is that the public and private debts of the Amer ican people are now one tril lion, 383 billions of dollars. himself has declared that a man should be judged by his achievements and not by the color of his skin. Not Good Now At the moment, he does not feel that an African-governed federation would be good for the community. He says: "Nationalism, supported as All the proposals put forth for correcting world problems in volved the spending of further billions of money. There was once a little ditty that went something like this: "A penny for a needle, a penny for a spool of thread, to sew the bags of grain. Oh, I wonder what the harvest will be! We will have to wait and see." We saw quite an apt slogan recently. It read: "Danger! Men not working." Some master minded person once said: When a nation progresses ahead, all the peo ple should likewise progress along as a whole. Bert Kissinger, 520 Boardman st., i Medford. Gold Hill Jubilee! To the Editor: Gramaw, Gramaw, don't you see It's Gold Hill's year of Jubi lee? The. Jackson County Court, we trust, Is going to settle all our dust! We open up Fifth Avenue And filter water-clear as dew! (From end of First Street to the Rogue Why not a chair lift? They're in vogue Since Porter, Charles, did un dertake To put one in at Crater Lake.) We're going to invite far and wide New business from away out side! We roule all traffic from Ninety-nine Right down our main street. Ain't that fine? And loud and long our plain tive plea For "Winnemucca-to-the-Sea!" An', Gramaw, "Jeddeloh's" will break All former records for our sake! Each "Three Jay's" cow will yield such milk She will deserve a dress of silk!,,, . ... The famous House of Mystery May add a page to history! "Ideal Cement" will soar to skies Right here - before our very eyes! Don Morrow's store has open ed new! The "Truck Cafe" remodeled, too! The new P.O. is just broke in! The whole town srows with bang and din! Tourists, loo, will jam our street To trample on each other's feetl If gold starts moving by the ton 'i We'll undermine our hill for fun! Jobs for all - It will be so -In this, the year we grow and grow! Although we left out lots of folk You see, Gramaw, its ain't no joke- There's things enough above to be Clear proof this is our Jubilee! But some may say we are absurd If we, Gramaw, but breathe a word About the why of this tail talk When we aint got no low sidewalk! "Gold Hill Billy" Gold Hill, Ore. As Simple As that To the Editor: Our modern youth delin i quency Could be prevented fine, If only parents realized A switch in time saves n!ne. Jack Finel 3710 Hilsinger rd. Medford Doctors Thanked To the Editor: Here not too long ago my husband wrote to communications and now I'm writing, too. In October, 1999, I got burned and was taken to Sacred Heart hospital where Dr. Burich and the nurse took good care of me. In November, 1960, I found I had a tumor on my jaw and had to have an operation. Dr. Nelson, Dr. Burich and Dr. Ingram said I would have to go to Portland for the operation. Dr. Ingram wrote to a Dr. Baker in Portland and I went up, had the operation. I came through with flying colors. If it weren't for these doe- tors or the doctors in th U.S.A., what would happen to us? I would like to give mv thanks to these doctors, but I don t know where to start. So all I will do is say thank you very much, Doctors Bu rich, Nelson and Ingram. Mrs. Buckley Morgan 619 Benson st. Medford. . it undoubtedly is by commu nism and with equal certain ty by elements we know so well in Britain and the Unit ed States, can produce tha bloody chaos we see in the Congo, the uncertainty of Kenya, or the unruly mob that is from time to time let loose in Nyasaland." Washington Report By William S. White THE HARSH QUESTION Washington -Some new men within the Kennedy Ad ministration are grappling now with the most acutely human of all this country's foreign policy problems. The harsh question is this: How is tha A d m i nistra tion to refusa its support on African issues to old colonialist allies like Belgium and France without finally alienating - and also deeply injuring - these irre placeable friends of tha United States? Washington is wholly com mitted to anti-colonialism and to a sustained effort to make the United States a great friend of the emerging new African states. There is no intention whatever to weak en in this basic position -which means that most of the time we , shall be voting against the old colonial pow ers. . ON the other hand, however, these old colonialist pow ers, like France and Belgium, are both traditional allies of the United States and still great and indispensable pow er centers. No man wants to lose them, totally and for good, or wishes to take against their vital interests actions any more damaging than absolutely necessary. And there is, moreover an other very strong - and new - reason for concern to main tain the traditional allied friendships. The present Soviet-incited turmoil in the United Nations - and in the Congo - has raised the clear possibilily of the destruction of the UN as a useful forum. If such a disaster should in fact come, the Western alli ance, of which France and Belgium stand at the very heart, would be infinitely more vital even than now. That alliance - the North At lantic Treaty Organization -would become all that the free West had left in this world. TiHUS the dilemma befora the Kennedy policy mak ers: They are totally convinc ed that the United States cannot and should .not be come an apologist for colon ialism, in Africa or elsewhere, even though our best friends are involved in colonialism. But some of them, at least, also see the other side of this difficult coin. They are aware that the United States can hardly draw itself up into some proudly righteous pos ture and say nothing what ever but No, No and No to its Atlantic pact allies. For it is not only "real es tate," territory and property, which the Belgians and the French are being pressed by historic forces to give up. It is the loss of national pride and national morale, as well as great economic harm, which our allies are having to confront. BELGIUM, for one illustra tion, has had "a' hard, sad winter" indeed, as one Amer ican policy -maker recently remarked to this correspond ent in private. She has seen herself all but thrown bodily out of what used to be the Pclgian Congo. Her citizens hive suffered savage violence there. At home she has been through bitter domestic wrangles. What then does the United States now say to the Bel gians? Simply that they ara very bad fellows who can ex pect no kind of assistance from us in their somber trials? Or does the United States say, instead: "You are wrong about colonialism; on this we cannot go along with you. But why don't you accept the inevitable and pull out all your investments while you can? Perhaps we could then assist you, by way of money credits, to begin your nation al investments all over again in some other area of the world - say in India - where we could all become real partners again, not bedeviled by the specter of 'colonial ism'." It. is this approach, which at least has some affirmative and hopeful character, that is now being carefully con sidered here. (Copyright, 1961, by United Ftatura Syndicate, Inc.)