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Newspaper Page Textt I 0 Medfohd$2wTbibuni ' "Everyuzie In Southern Oregon RHb Thfc Mall TWhim1 Published Daily except Saturday by MEDFOHD PRINTING CO 33 North fir St. Ph 8P 8-011 ROBERT W g0HL, "Editor HERB GREY Advevtlsinj Manner GERALD T LATHAM Bus MgT ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mnf Editor EARL H ADAMS, City Editor HARRY CHIPMAN, Telei Editor RICHARD JEWETT. Sporta Editor OLIVE STARC'HER. Women's Ed;ior : DALE ER1CKSON, Circulation Mir An Independent Newspaper Entered as second class matter at Medford. Orenon. under Act of : March 3, 1807 RimnrmPTroN RATES Uy Mall In Advance. Copy 10c ' Dally -nd Sunday 1 year S15 0C Daily and Sunday 8 mo S 00 Dallv and Sunday 3 mos Z5 Giinrigu Onllf HnH VMt S4 20 Tn AHwnnre Medfcrd Ashland. Central Point Bal Point, Jseksonville. Gold Hill Phoenix, Shady Cove. Rome Riv TsUn4 atirl nn motor TOUteS Dally and Sunday 1 vear $18 00 Dally and Sundny I mo 180 Carrier and Dealers cony 10c All Terms Cash In Advnnca "o"i-'il Paper of City of Mrdforl Official Papsr of Jackson ConntT United "Press International Full Leased Wire ' API TelephoJoKefspcturea "MEMBKlTof AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS 1 fAnraantntltf! WT.ST HOI.IDAV CO.. INC Of fices In New York Chicago De. .....I. Can Vaanialunn t.nt AnffClCS Senttle. Portland St Louis. At lanta Vancouver Bf! NEWSPAPER PUBllSHEKJ ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL llAc6T,tw 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 No bus service was moving out of the Medford Grey hound terminal today as a result of a crippling bus strike in seven west coaBt states. Some 443 cases of influenza were reported ,to the county health department during the past week, and County Health Officer A. Erin Merkel said It is the largest number of com municable diseases ever re ported here in a single week. 20 YEARS AGO County Assessor C, A. My ers today named deputy field assessors for the coming year who will begin their duties tomorrow. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "Uali- iornians still have the wind and the rain in their hair, in a record breaking display of weather distemper. There has been nothing like it since the 1906 earthquake.. Posterity will probably refer to It all, as the year of the deadly calm." 30 YEARS AGO The Western Pacific Air Freight lines has announced plans to use the Medford air port on a regular schedule. -, County Agent R. G. Fowler has reported that experiments here have developed the first all-year pasture. 40 YEARS AGO March 2, 1921 (Wednesday) 1 A new brick and concrete facing on the Medford city hall is nearly complete. Work started on the Med ford Irrigation district system today. 50 YEARS AGO March 2. 1911 (Thursday) The county court has post poned construction of a new bridge at Gold Hill, as it has become evident that the town is divided on just where the bridge should be located. A passing automobile fright ened a team of horses on Main st. yesterday, and they bolted down the street, only to be stopped by a passerby who jumped on the wagon, climbed out on the shaft and grasped the bridle reins. What's Your 10.? Nina or ten correct is luperleu ltn 01 eight Is eacellentf live el la li good. . 1. Niarobi is the Cnpital of which country? 2. The diameter of the bore of a gun is termed the c r? i 3. Windows usually burst outward as the result of an explosion outside the build ing; true or false? 4. Who portrayed the char acter, "Clarence Day," in the film version of "Life With Father"? 5. Fleas require the blood of birds or animals (including man s) in order to reproduce true or false? 6. Was the Applan Way a famous Romany highway or a political thesis? 7. Which coin contlni more copper, nickel or a cent? 8. Wes It Demosthenes or Aristotle who put pebbles in his mouth to correct a speech defect? 9. The average human head contains 10,000; 110,000 or 810,000 hairs? 10. Polaris Is the proper name of which star? Answerii 1, Kenya. 2. Call bar. 9. True. (The) explosion create a vacuum). 4. William Powell. 8. True. S. Roman road. 7. Nlcktl. I. Demosthe nes. . 1 14.000. 10. Norlh Star. I 21 THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961 Bishop Pike s Views The Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Cali fornia, the Rt. Rev. Jame3 A. Pike, is a man of strong opinions, unorthodox views, and consider able courage. He is also an interesting person. 1 Pm-mai-li, a laKMrat anrl a Rnmnn PjlthnllP. VlP j. vi Hid iy a 1 1. t () v. i hiiu - - - left the bar and his church when an adult, to enter tne Episcopal clergy. And he has generated some pretty heated reactions to his statements, both in theological circles, and elsewhere. IN THIS week's Look magazine, for instance, he raises the question of whether the seeds of racial and religious hatred are often planted by the churches themselves, by "what they teach, what they fail to teach, and what they are." He said that many people responsible for acts of hate are church members, and, "the sad and shocking truth is that the roots of bias often reach back to the pulpit and the Sunday school class." The article cited examples from religious text books currently under study in which anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic and anti-Protestant feelings can be aroused by exaggerated or misleading interpretations of the Bible and of history. - T ONE point, Bishop "It is disgraceful that people arc being barred from neighborhoods and clubs on a basis that would have barred Jesus Himself, due in strong measure to the Influence of His own church. It is distressing that regular church members are agents of segregation. And it is shameful that the rift of the Reformation is being widened by some churches." Read in its entirety, Bishop Pike's thesis is not as sensational as above would make it appear (nor as sensational as the nlav tnven it bv the delves into the sources of bias in church writings, and cites some scholarly studies now being made. And yet, his major enough, if taken seriously ". . . Prejudice is seen as a form of idolatry a putting of one's group, church or nation above God. "Christ came to heal, not to hurt. Prejudice wounds our fellow men. Christians especially should take par ticular care as we teach His Gospel to avoid sowing seeds of hatred toward those of His own background or hatred toward ANY minority group. -, "He du d for all." IN ANOTHER, but somewhat related, field, xjiouuij x inc -10 laioiug uwici. uiuuu jyicooiuco, this in the area of theological belief. In a recent article in leading non-denominational Protestant magazine, he brought down the wrath of some of his fellow- churchmen by declaring that much of the Bible is myth., As reported in last week's Time magazine: "The Gospel, said Bishop Pike, is largely com municated by means of myth not in the sense of an Untrue fable, but in the sense of a form used to express complicated and difficult truth, such as the Garden of Eden. Writes Pike' 'I do not know a single member of the Anglican Communion, Bishop, presbyter, deacon or layman who believes this slory literally.' " i DISHOP Pike does not differ from many other , clergymen, and laymen, too, in his belief that the Bibical, tales are not But he has more courage than most to say so. And he believes that than the truth," speaking as they do to the heart and understanding,, rather than to any historical and exact recountinp; of Christ Himself used messages. . MOR does Bishop Pike ' hold to" the literal truth of the Bible ; he only sets forth his own attitude. Of those who believe true, In every word, he said : . "I will quarrel with no one belief in any Biblical narrative. all that. "But as to the meaning which these various nar ratives are meant to comnuinlratc, all the rest of us value we do not reject the myth." As we said, he is a- man of strong opinions unorthodox views, and U.A. How About the Congressman Edwin R. Durno is, as he de clared during the campaign and subsequently, opposed to the creation tional seashore. That, of course, is his privilege. He thinks it would be a "waste of money," that the Oregon dunes are not of sufficient scenic or scientific value to be thus set aside, and that the recreation al aspects can be better handled by other agencies. So far, so good. RUT he expressed approval of the Kennedy IJ natural resources message, which advocated National Seashores in California, Texas and Mas sachusetts. In his opposition to the Oregon Dunes, Durno is in disagreement with Governor Hatfield, sev eral of Oregon's other members of Congress, a host of experts who have concluded it has out standing characteristics boon to Oregon s tourist own representative in thousands of voters who Fourth District. We resnoct his opposition, if sincere. Hul. nn the face of it he would his own district while similar projects elsewhere. L.A. i Pike says : the isolated quotations matrazme. either). He point is sensational to heart. He says : Christian Century," the true in a literal sense. myths can be truer events, parables to convey his dispute with those who the Bible to be literally about (lie litem 1 We are open as to considerable courage. 4th District? ot an Oregon Dunes Na and would be a great economy, and even his Oregon, not to mention think quite highly of the seem to be runnimr down voicing no objection to Dennis the 'Mr. Wilson! I aRouGwr you a CGARi' ...Communications ... Letters lo the 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. Short-Sighted Bills To the Editor: I wonder if conservation-minded Oregon ians are aware of what dam ages to the recreational values of Oregon's hitherto free and open beaches may be effected by the passage of House Bills 1316 and 1317. Since the days of former Governor Os West, Oregon's beaches were set aside for public usage in per petuity. The first step toward viola tion of this principle was tak en in the passage of House Bills 1316 and 1317, which at the moment still await the governor's signature. We may be creating indus trial slums along our priceless beaches - all in the name of "jobs at the moment." This, to me, seems to be the short range view. Tourists to Ore gon have always meant more sustained dollars thai, any single mill or , individual en terprise. With the exploding populations in California, Ari zona, Nevada and New Mexico and with the bulk of our tourist trade coming from this area, I wonder if it is not just plain foolhardy to take a chance on ruining our tourist trade along the beaches. We are spending thousands of dollars on promotion of Oregon in national magazines and millions of dollars to im prove our coast highways and have even gone so far as .to permit issuance of bonds to build a bridge across the Co lumbia river at Astoria. All tills has been done to promote tourist trade. House Bills 1316 and 1317 do not have public interest clauses to prevent the Land Board, comprised of the gov ernor, the secretary of state and the state treasurer, from giving easements without pub lic hearing for dumping efflu ent or what-havc-you into the surf across our beaches. I suggest that Oregonians look into this matter because these two bills will probably have the most far-reaching ef fect on Oregon economy of any bills that have been pass ed in two decades. Beulah Hand State Representative (Clackamas county) Salem, Ore. Names and Addresses To the Editor: Your editori al, The Medical Care Plan, published Feb. 12, has been brought to my attention today, ,' Will you please give me the names of those citizens of Medford and Jackson County who are "by and large un able to afford to pay for their own health care protection now." We will do everything we can to assisi you in efforts toward improvement In any situation Involving the medi cal profession. Herbert L. Hartley, M.D. Editor Northwest Medicine 500 Wall St. Seattle 1, Wash, O Editor's note: The Jackson County Public Welfare Com mission office is at 132 West Fourth St., Medford; the So cial Security office is at 1005 East Main st. Either of these can testify to the number ot people who are, "by and large, unable to afford to pay for their own health care protec tion now." Ht Was Wrong To the Editor: In 13 years of llvii-.g in Oregon, I have al ways regarded our seashore ns a scenic wonder, fascinat ing lo behold and loaded with enjoyment and relaxation. Last Saturday 1 discovered I was wrong. No less an au thority than the 4th District Representative, Dr. Edwin Durno, was quoted in my paper, "I do not think It pos sesses the scientific or histori cal or scenic grandeur that we should have in our National Menace 'Yeah1? What time does it go off?' Park system." Because of this he opposes the bill to create an Oregon Dunes National Park. I want to thank Dr. Durno for aiding me in better under standing the Oregon coast. When I go East for a short visit next month, I shall ad vise my friends that I have misinformed them about the beauty of Oregon, particu larly the coastal area. I trust that Dr. Durno will continue to tell the people in the United States that Ore gon Is not of sufficient inter est to warrant National Park consideration and advise the prospective tourists that there are other places for them to spend their dollar. I am sure Dr. Durno will vote for these areas to get the National Parks they desire. The Fourth District should be proud of their representa tive's forthright statements to the nation. It isn't everyday we find such a frank member of the Chamber of Com merce. L. V. Bahr . 1595 Bonnie Way NW Salem, Ore. Ik Criticised Again To the Editor: How many purple hearts does Ike hold? He spent all his military ca reer back behind the lines where it was perfectly safe, he is hated by all nations around the world, he did not dare land in Japan, a nation we conquered. Ike has blocked all veterans legislation, yet when a bill came up to pay all ex-presidents a $25,000 a year pen sion he signed it. How many taxpayers know they are pay ing over $50,000 a year to staff his own private office, how many know tire taxpayers are furnishing FBI men still to guard his life? Does the lady in Ashland realize the service men offered their lives to save her life and liberty? Yet she condemns them. The brought our nation to the brink of ruin. I am not a Catholic but I back Kennedy to the fullest. Some people who condemn unjustly should see their psy chiatrist. , , . I am a tntullv rlicui,i World War I veteran and I ' vote Independent. C. W. Corey Phoenix, Ore. Why the- Complaints? To the Editor: Just curious to know why, In Communi cations, so many people have so many complaints. I find If I go along, day by day, being happy myself and try ing to make those happy around me, I don't have time for anything else, - at least things to hurt otneis. Yes, 1 get heartsick just thinking about the unjust things we hear said. I have lived through two world wars and saw two presidents give their very life's blood In do ing their part. So it seems too bad to me If one lives through eight years of it and we can not wish them well and hope they live to enjoy the few years left them in the way they like. Because the way ' I see it we cannut look Into the fu ture, and it could well be wc could be on our knees pray ing to God Almighty to have him back again. 1 am sorry if any one takes offense at this. Btrnice Janosky, Jacksonville, Ore. Taktt Isiua To- the Editor; I wish to take issue with some state ments in "Christian Econom ics" quoted in a communica tion dated Feb. 20 by Dorian Woods. It states that "Red China" Is engaged in dope traffic in order to acquire western money and to cor rupt our morals and that 4000 American soldiers are held there In violation of MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORE. Iceland-British Fishing Dispute Up Confusion Over Offshore Jurisdiction By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst The right of nations to po lice and protect their own ter ritorial waters is recognized by international law. How far those wat ers may ex tend is a mat ter of dispute over most of the world. One such dispute that dragged o n for nearly 30 months and strained rela tions between two NATO al lies involved Iceland and Great Britain. It began 0:1 Sept. 1, 1958, when Iceland declared a 12 mile limit for her territorial waters, and banned fishing within that zone. , Britain promptly denounc ed the plan and dispatched I four frigates to ensure that her trawlers would fish undis i turbed. In the cold war pat Itern, the Soviet Union an- rules of international war fare It is very easy to throw around accusations if proof is not required. Serious charges should be fortified with proof if fair-minded, persons are ex pected to accept such charges as true. Because of travel re strictions information from there is largely via refugees who are refugees because they do not relish the co operative system, therefore they are prejudiced witnesses and their word not to be re lied upon, according to our judicial standards. Look magazine of Jan. 31 gives the account of a visit which was arranged for with difficulty but was recently made to that country by Ed gar Snow, who repudiates the prisoner boogy. as 10 DreaKing down our moral structure, we are tak ing care of that very efficient ly as proven by inflation, un employment, mental illness, crime, broken ' homes, etc., etc. Our own economists and psychologists know this very well but might even uncon sciously, find comfort in blaming someone else for our own shame. The Chinese masses have been "brain washed" into thinking that freedom from starvation, disease, illiteracy. and exploitation are of major importance to them. I serious ly doubt if they are diverting their energy or soil to the pro duction of opium when their food supply is as bad as we are being told. If their judg ment is no better than that it seems logical that we need not be fearful about their success. Especially should this apply to those who sub scribe to the Christian phil osophy. Once upon a time a verv good and wise man (guess wiio and where) said: "And now I say unto you. Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught; But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest Imply ye be found even to fight against God Cooperative communism dcdicaled to the supplying of human needs which the ex ploitation system has failed to supply. Since wc have fail ed in this we should exercise charity lo those who are ac complishing it. Bert Harr Copper rd., Box 77 Jacksonville, Ore. Made Good By Law To the Editor: Though the following "ballad" by my de ceased father, Leon A. Smith. was written many years ago the subject matter seems well suited for the present time BLUE-LAW BALLAD Amidst the bannered hosts that swarm In the arena of reform, 1 see with pious zeal ar rayed, The leaders of a great cru sade, Fired with an iridescent drcam A great religion . saving scheme. Which In this age of moral dearth Must surely be a thing of worth. No forward turning of the hands Upon the clock their scheme demands. Their saving plan Is more sublime, For It concerns the clock of time. The hands of progress thry would seize And turn them back some centuries, To bring again the out grown ways Of those old Puritanic days. When church and sttej n u, tu w ui, Newsoro nounced it would recognize Iceland's extension of her fishing waters. In the ensuing teakettle war, shots were fired but no blood was let, and the British frigates suc?essfully repelled Iceland's attempts to arrest the trawler crews. Agreement Reached This week, the two nations announced that agreement had been reached. Britain will "no longer ob ject" to Iceland's 12-mile fish ing zone. Iceland, in turn, for a tran sitional period of three years, will permit British vessels to fish in certain areas of a 6 to 12-mile zone at certain pe riods of the year. In classical international law, territorial limits were set at three miles-the distance of a cannon shot. Aside from the fact that such reasoning no longer is valid, it generally is recog nized now that a three-mile limit is impractical and that international law should be changed in accord with reali ties. In March 1960 a confer ence on law of the seas opened in Geneva. Majority opinion leaned toward a territorial sea of six miles and a fishing limit of 12 miles. Formless Pattern The conference ended in failure, with the Western pow ers announcing they would To guard the land from moral harm, And one could learn the proper mode Of worship from the civil code. The tale they tell sounds truly sad: The country's going to the bad. Its laws have not the prop er hue- They're while whereas they should be blue. So with the times thus out of joint, Themselves as censors they appoint, To supervise affairs of state And other minds to regu late, In keeping with what they decree , As spokesmen of the Deity If their crusade should turn out well, It is their cherished plan to tell . , The people of this contin ent ' Just how their Sundays must be spent; Just what they may and may not do, And what they must accept as true. They preach a new way of salvation, Which conquers sin by leg islation; A gospel which to gain its ends, Upon the civil power de pends, Nor aims by love to save men's souls, But seeks to triumph at the polls. If these crusaders all should meet, Am.' just to make their plans complete, A grand headquarters should select, Where everything would be correct- Some station which beyond mishap Would put their work well on the map, And properly would adver tise The principle on which it lies, Their ideal choice would fitly be Some first-class peniten tiary The only place I ever saw Where men are all made good fc. law. Dorothy Swan L.B. Star Rt., Box 55 Eagle Point, Ore. All Struggle To the Editor: In reply to Mr. Coulter, 900 Murphy rd., he states that "our economics is not an end in itself." Yet he seems to laud the billions of dollars in largess that the government ladles out to the farmers in the name of de mocracy. Not that this writer has any gripe about it, he is sorter objective as he views our class society, where it is every man (or himself and to the victor goes the spoils. This writer was only answering Mr. F. J. Clifford from the viewpoint of one segment of society. To look upon our so cial order objectively we must realize that it takes might to correct matters and make them seem right. The conduct of our society follows that pattern very closely. That is what we call "democracy," our way of life. Our society is composed of warring groups and classes, all trying to win a livelihood. Each is in a struggle to sur vive. Wc have capitalist and ' laborer, master and wage slave, farmer, sharecropper renter and farm-hand; ex ploiters, thieves and chislers, confidence men and beggars doctors, lawyers and scr-icc- iitii, t u, li luting iiu a"t1kt- continue to recognize only the three-mile limit. Meanwhile, in the rush to control fisheries, pearls, whales, oil and other under sea resources, individual na tions have established a form less pattern of claims that have led to frequent clashes. For example, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Matter of Fact sy THE PIECES OF LITMUS PAPER London - With somewhat bated breaths, the Western policy makers are now wait ing for the first real lit mus paper tests of the Soviet atti t u d e" toward the new Amer- ' a lean f r e s l- Honl Tho IT B A m b a ssador to Moscow, Llewellyn Alsop Thompson, returning to his post with a Presidential let ter to Nikita S. Khrushchev, is obviously a piece of litmus paper in human form. An even bigger, more de cisive piece of litmus paper will be applied on March 20, when the halting negotiations about a nuclear test-bar. will begin again in deadly earnest. Last week, David Ormsby Gore, the British Minister of State who has been in charge of these negotiations, started men, big business, little biz and in between, school chil dren and the aged, the lame, halt and blind, insurance and transportation companies, pol iticians and porters. All strug gle under our system of free enterprise. Fortunately we have very few dedicated educators, and what a few we have we could well do without. God in His infinite wisdom has a force in operation that keeps social systems stable. That is life, death and change (evolution). Walter Recce, ' Galice rd. Merlin, Ore. Pleasant Vacation To the Editor: Just now, as I was packing my bags to return home, it occurred to me that I had neglected an important detail: Telling peo ple in Medford how much I've enjoyed my slay in this area. I have spent three weeks visiting friends and relatives here, and have been impress ed by the friendliness of peo ple on the streets, the cour tesy of tradespeople, the fine news coverage, editorials and special features in the Mail Tribune. I've enjoyed drives around the surrounding coun tryside, including a trip to historic Jacksonville. Another thing I shall remember with pleasure is Phil Holman's "Miss Janitor" show on radio station KBOY. I found it dif ferent, sparkling, refreshing a really unusual program for a town of this size. Thank you, Medford, for a very pleasant vacation. A Visiting Californian (Name on file) He's Concerned To the Editor: It is with great concern that I have read about the proposal to put a large part of the O and C receipts into a recreational program. But, it is of even greater concern when I realize there has been no wave of protest from education groups undoubtedly wanting some of this money to help satisfy the great needs of the community colleges and local school pro grams. I presume this reaction is because of the present school distribution formula of state moneys being sent each to the local districts. Under this ar tificial formula any O and C revenue spent for school pur poses lessens the amount of "equalization" money receiv ed from the state. People In the O and C coun ties interested in good schools are caught in an extremely awkward position. If they fight for more of the O and C money to go into school pro grams, their opposition will castigate them for cutting the amount of state support they presently receive. 1 think it is high time that members of PTA, OEA, OSBA, AAUW, League of Women Voters and AFL-CIO members take a new evalua tion of their position and fight for education's rightful share of the O and C revenue. I find it hard to listen to representatives of these coun ties as they appear at the leg - lsiaiure iignung lor more state money to support their schools and community col lege programs while they are y-i mining me viuaiwu . uu-; O and C revenues through a highly controversial recrea- tion boondoggle and saying ' nothing. While they are downj in Salem fighting for peanuts; others are stealing the family jewels at home. Stafford Hansell State Representative (Umatilla county) Salem, Ore. W- 4 ft Points Honduras and Peru each claim 200 miles. Saudi Ara bia, in a move aimed against Israeli shipping, claims its security jurisdiction over ter ritorial waters extends 18 miles. South Korea claims 60 miles and has seized numer ous Japanese vessels to en force its claims. Joseph Alsop preparatory talks with tha Kennedy administration. Moreover, Ormsby-Gore's pre liminary discussions have evi dently produced important re sults. Over the week end, he call ed up powerful reinforce ments. The permanent British negotiator, Sir Michael Wright, the chief scientist o the Defense Department, the chief of the Aldermaston Nu clear Weapons Laboratory, and other key persons, left London for Washington on Sunday. There is optimism here about early agreement on a firm, fully united Anglo American approach to tha test-ban problem. THIS wili be a decided nov elty in itself. In the past, to tell the truth, a firm, fully united Anglo-American ap proach was never really pos sible, because the American government's own approach was neither firm nor united. There were three reasons for this infirmity of the Amer ican attitude. First, there was a sharp split in the govern ment between those who thought a test-ban positively undesirable, and those who took the opposite view. Sec ond, the scientists kept chang ing the calculations of risks involved in a test-ban. And third, no one ever quite de cided how to weigh the other set of risks involved in tha absence of a test-ban. The optimism about early agreement on a united ap proach to the problem arises from a reported decision by President Kennedy about the right balance of risks. Such a decision was needed, for the rather simple reason that one cannot now hope for a ban on nuclear tests supported by a really cheat-proof inspection system. There must always be some risk of cheating by un derground n u c le a r tests, which are especially hard to detect. THUS the question is not whether a risk-free test ban agreement can be nego tiated with the Soviets. The question is whether there is more risk in an agreement ending nuclear tests, which is not absolutely immun? to cheating, or more risk in con tinuation of the present situa tion, which absolutely insures the eventual spread of nuclear power to other nations. President Kennedy and his chief disarmament planner, John J. McCloy, have come down on the side of those who emphasize the risks of con tinuing the present situation. The real advantage of a test ban, of course, is that it will effectively close the member ship list of the nuclear club. Other nations, in primitive stages of the nuclear art, can hardly cheat an inspected test ban, even though the most ad vanced nuclear nations may run limited underground tests on the sly. Both Soviet and American theorists furthermore agree that the risk of an accidental nuclear holocaust, which mr-t always exist, will be mulll plied by the square of t'e number of nations acquiring nuclear weapons in the future. As nuclear weapons are mora and more widely disseminat ed, in other words, the always possible nuclear holocaust may become downright prob able. IIAVING weighed this dan iA ger against the danger of test-ban cheating by the So viets. President Kennedy has set the policy. A test-ban not supported by a serious inspec tion system is to be rejected out of hand. Improvements in the inspection system already agreed on with the Soviets, are now to be sought in the light of recent scientific de velopments. But within thee limits, if the Soviets are real ly ready to negotiate in earn est about a test-ban. then we are also ready to do so. No great difficulties are therefore anticipated in the task which is currently 'n hand - the t.iok of working out a realistic Anglo-Ame-i-can position which will con vince the Soviets that v e are negotiating in c?-n'."-.. Two , Questions! will then remain to be answered. The first is the litmus paper question, whether Ambas-n-dor Thompson and mot of the niner westerners In Moscow are right in their belief that the Soviets are also in earnest n desiring a nuclear test-ban. The second is the question of China. For even if the U. S. and the 17. S. S. R. agree, what will Khrushchev do with his new un-(riend. Mao Tse tung? (c) 1961 New York Herald Tribune Inc.