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NATION Al EDITORIAL
Flight o' Time
Medlord and Jackson County
History from th files of Th.
Mail Tribun. 10, 20, 30, 40
and SO years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1951 (Tusday)
' Columbia Utilities company,
which provides a number of
Jackson county communities
with telephone service, has ap
plied to the PUC for a rate
hike.
The Medford contact office
of the U. S. veterans adminis
tration will not close as pre
viously announced, It , was
learned here today.
20 YEARS AGO
March 20. 1941 (Thursday)
The remodeled and enlarg
ed "Coffee Pot" restaurant on
North Riverside ave., will re
onen for business tomorrow.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Like
pugilistic foes of Heavyweight
Champion Joe (Brown boitid
er) Louis, after they have
been scientifically tiattenea,
llHly demands a return battle
with Greece, while praying
they don't get 11."
30 YEARS AGO
March 20. 1931 (Friday)
1 The third prize winner In
the Mail Tribune subcrlptlon
contest, which had an. auto
"rhobile as first prize, has filed
sulticlaiming that the first and
second prize winners collabo
rated in getting subscriptions.
' The Jacksonville school
election has been postponed
for two weeks, due to techni
cal flaws In election notices;
the election will determine
.whether high school students
shall be sent to Medford
schools. ' t
40 YEARS AGO
March 20, 1921 (Sunday)
There is little hope the city
can raise the necessary funds
to purchase several acres of
downtown property for park
and auto camp purposes.
SO YEARS AGO
March 20. 1911 (Monday)
Eagle Point voters have de
feated a local option prohibi
tion law by a vote of 30 to 27.
Governor Oswald West was
In the valley during the week
end and announced he will
order a study to provide fish
escapement at Ament dam
here '
What's Your I.Q.?
Nint oi t.n correct Is lup.tlot;
stv.n or tight li aaealleofi live or
sli it good.
1. What was the motto of
the Three Musketeers?
2. Where did Solomon build
his Temple?
3. Was Ellis Parker Butler
an American dramatist, actor
or humorist?
4. In what year was the
Authorized Version of the
Bible published? .
3. What is another name
for tetanus?
6. All of the sons of Pres.
F. D. Roosevelt served In
some branch of the armed
forces during WW II; true or
false? v
7. To what geographical
area does the term "down
under" refer?
8. Who was the supreme
commander of European Al
lied Invasion forces In WW II?
9. Name the South Amer
ican country thai declared
war on Germany In both
World Wars.
10. A restaurant meal, with
l set menu, Is called T d ?
Answartt 1, "All for on.
and on for all." 2. Ml.
Morlah in J.rusal.m. 3.
Humorist. 4. 1611. S. Lock
jaw, 8. Trut. 7. Australia
and N.w Zaaland. 8. Cen
tral Eistnhowar, 9, Braiil.
10 Tablt d'hot.
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MONtlAI. MAtioH 20. laol
Church and President
President Kennedy has now come into head
on collision with the American hierarchy of his
church over the question of aid to education.
At his news conference last week he reiterat
ed his opposition to granting such aid to parochial
elementary and secondary schools. On the same
day, the administrative board of the National
Catholic Welfare Conference decided to oppose
any school aid legislation that fails to help chil
dren attending Catholic schools. The board will
seek an amendment providing for long-term fed
eral loans to private schools.
It is deplorable that the cardinals and bishops
who made this decision have rejected President
Kennedy's leadership. It would be even more
deplorable if they succeeded in defeating federal
aid to education because the bill confines public
aid to public schools.
Public funds ouerht to be reserved for public
schools. Both constitutional principle and sound
public policy fully support President Kennedy.
THE President was right when he pointed out
that "the Constitution clearly prohibits aid to
parochial schools I don't think there's any doubt
of that." He was ntrht in
case of 1947 as the Supreme Court's definite ex
pression on the issue.
This was a 5-to-4 decision in which a narrow
majority upheld the use of state funds for bus
transportation of parochial school students. Bus
' .... i :,i
transportation. live lusuces tuieu, is hul uu iu
schools as such but a welfare service to children,
and therefore constitutionally permissible.
' Four justices vigorously disagreed -about bus
transportation. But a unanimous court stood De
hind Justice Black's opinion that any public aid
to religious schools as
unconstitutional.
JUSTICE Black interpreted the "establishment
of religion" clause of the First Amendment
to mean, among other things, that 'no tax in any
amount, large or small, can be levied to support
any religious activities
thev m'av be called, or
adopt to teach or practice religion."
The First Amendment, he added, "has erect
ed a wall between church and state. That wall
must jbe kept high and impregnable. We could
not approve the slightest breach."
l
IS THERE any question' that a parochial school
is a religious institution, in which religious
activities take place ! .
There may be some, queston about a church
operated college or university, where the primary
object is general education rather than the in
culcation of particular religious beliefs. But surely
there is no question about an elementary or sec
ondary school where
mary, ana compulsory upon an attending. 1
No tax can be levied, said the Court, for the
support of such a school wtich, if it means
anything, means support by grants or support by
loans. ' .
Conceivably the Court could change its in
terpretation of the First Amendment. But that is
rwrtnr nvtli Ir-siltr k A .n n 1 1 an fV!a 1 n f OVnt'O f Q f I ilM U P PCI ivl
with the whole history of the constitutional doc
trine of church-state separation.
It also accords with sound public policy, for
to tax one man for the support of another man's
religion is unfair, undemocratic, and a sure
source of social mischief.
THE President is right.
Tv toUnrv rViia utanrl ho la m si kin or OTinrl nn
111 tailing who .jvwi.v ..v. " .. - -
his campaign pledges and' deserves the fullest
1. 1 : ..I rpl, D,.(... PotVirtlin Viini-ni..Vnr
UUU11C aUJJlJUll. 1 lie ivuinan uauiuuv. uieicii viij
is entitled, of course, to urge before Congress its
own views on aid-to-eduation legislation.
But it will be making
to destroy the President's program because its
own views are not followed. We hope the car
dinals arid bishops will think better of a pol
icy which seems to say "public funds for our
scnoois or ior none.
The Teaching Machine
Readers of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New
World" and George Orwell's "1984" will be im
mediately suspicious of the automated branch of
learning known as "teaching machines."
1 hese devices present written or pictorial
subject matter to a student and then immediately
question him on what he has just learned.
skeptics will do well
however, because most educators are convinced
the teaching machine represents the wave of the
future.
Ilf HAT becomes of teacher? According to the
educators, the classroom teacher will be
freed "from some of the drudgery of teaching
facts and skills," and can devote her hours to
"helping all students acquire the abilities to solve
irobleins, think critically, appreciate art and
iterature, and develop
tive talents ..."
Of course, there is some danger that the stu
dent will become too dependent on the machine
and less able to cope with the inefficient pre
sentations of lectures, films and 'real life.' "
A word of reassurance. Most students in one
experimental program reported that they ac
quired more knowledge from the machine in less
time with less effort than by conventional means.
But it may be some years before the use of
the teaching machine is widespread. One expert
in the field of automated teaching recently ad
vised school boards against the purchase of t'each
machinea until the devices overcame present lim
itations. E.R.R. .
pointing- to the Lverson
such would be definitely
or institutions, whatever
whatever form they may
religious training is pri
a serious error if it tries
at. l,ouis rosi-Dispai.cn.
to hold their tongues,
their creative and inven
,
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Dennis the Menace
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I THINK I'LL SWITCH TO COFFEE. Air?. WlLSOM DRINKS
MILK M' HE'S GOTAllC'
Communications
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certain circumstances the use of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible.
Th Mail Tribune reserves the right lo 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.
Taxes and Trip
To the Editor: I was looking
through the newspaper the
other night. I found a picture
on one of the back pages of
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. Un
derneath she announces to the
American people that she is
the new chairman of the Com
munist party in America and
that her job is to enlarge party
membership as they only have
10,000 members at present.
I think anything so interest
ing, or should I say insulting
to the American public, should
rate the front page, or at least
the society page.
I'll bet you dollars dough
nuts the Russians never see an
American's picture in their
paper announcing that they
are the head of an American
organization in Russia. The
only thing they see are pic
tures of American pilots; they
have captured.
They say they can't do any
thing to a Communist imtil
they dp something wrong. But
it is a well known fact, that
this party was organized to
take over the White House and
our entire country. So this Is
not a crime? How are we
going to get rid of this ever
growing menace as long as our
present laws protect them? If
they are accidently caught
or apply for a government job
they get the job and if they
do put them in Jail the judges
turn them loose. The Ameri
can people have to like it and
If they don I, just tell me
where they could go tor help
to combat this menace?
I guess all we can do is go
on paying taxes and learn to
like such tripe. I ll have to
pay taxes but I never did care
for tripe.
Helen B. Townscnd
Route 1, Box 620
Eagle Point, Ore.
From M-T Reader
To the Editor: I haVe.Just
read the interesting and well
written article by Mrs. John
Dcllcnback on the duties of a
secretary in the legislature.
Being the husband of a busy
secretary I can realize how
fortunate friend John is to
have her helping him.
1 am the clipping bureau
for my family and will see
thai mv junior high daughter
reads the article. I read only
one paper the Mail Tribune.
It covers the news very com
pletely. I believe the masthead
says lis policy is that of an in
dependent Democrat . We have
one of those in our family and
I find them very fair.
Vcldon J. Diment
213 Portland ave.
Medford.
..O-
Edltor's note: Not "indepen
dent Democrnt"; just "Inde
pendent." No Nd for a Law
To the Editor: Why make a
law? One tired business man
so llred he couldn't sign his
name wants a law against
trading stamps. Why? Every
business, wilh out of state
affiliations, drains money out
of the slate.
If trading stamps are paid
for by the buyer what of iy
No one HAS to buy merchan
dise where thev give slumps.
This Issue Is more than stamps.
This issue hits right at the
heart of American freedom. If
a man can think up a gim
mick to sell his merchandise,
if this gimmick is honest and
in the open, if he wants lo sell
this Idea to some particular
merchant, are we gone so far
that we will allow a law to be
pnssed to put these people out
of business?
If man can't make it he-
cause people flock to the
trading stamp" stores, he will
not be In business long any
way. You know, people don't
have to buy any place. At
least, not yet. Let's everyone
write to our state senator and
representatives and tell them
to keep out t( the trading
V
stamp business.
It used to be that when a
business saw that its competi
tor was getting the business,
they would hustle around and
find some way to get it back.
Now, the first thing they think
about is a law. Let's make a
law ana put the competitor
out of business.
We already have enough
laws. We don't need any about
trading stamps.
Carroll Powell
Box 621
. -. Central Point, Ore.
Library Budget Supported
To the Editor: Enclosed
herewith is a copy of a letter
being mailed to the members
of the Jackson County Court
in support of the budget be
ing submitted by the Library
Board of the Public Library
of Medford and Jackson
County. '
I realize of course that this
court is under pressure for
funds from many worthy
groups and causes, but con
sidering the remarkable gains
that have been made in such
a short time by Mr. Bacon
and his staff I am sure all
would agree they should re
ceive the fullest support and
encouragement.
So believing, I also believe
this matter should receive
wide and adequate publicity.
Lee E. Carson
Star Route, Box 60
Prospect, Ore.
-O-
Members of the Jackson
County Court,
Medford, Oregon
Gentlemen:
This is to respectfully re
quest, nay urge, a liberal,
even generous, consideration
to the budget being submitted
by the Library Board for the
Public Library of Medford
and Jackson Co.
Mr. Omar Bacon, Librarian.
and his tine staff are to be
congratulated and encouraged
for their spendid work in
bringing more books to more
people than ever before, plus
the other fine services they
offer in such a friendly, help
ful way.
I know of no other public
activity, supported by public
funds that offers so much to
such a wide range of people.
All age groups regardless of
race, color or creed, the blind,
the Invalid shut-in, even the
totally helpless, may enjoy
the benefits of our fine Li
brary through the varied serv
ices offered, and augmented
by The Friends of the Li
brary.
I again respectfully submit,
we can ill afford less, we
should afford more.
Lee E. Carson
Wast, in the Navy
lo the Editor: 1 was greatly
amused by your article on the
editorial page of the Oregon
Journal in re mail deal. It
is so insignificant.
(Editor's note: The Mail
Tribune editorial reprinted in
the Journal described waste
ful practices in mailing pub
licity releases to newspapers
by the Navy's fleet hometown
new center.)
When ships of the Nav.v
are brought in for an over
haul or decommissioned
"put in moth balls" or junk
ed, the amount of supplies,
equipment, etc.. which are
"dumped" instead of being
salvaged to be reissued is
morally if not actually dis
honest. Those who have and
are responsible should be
"dumped" for this careless
ness (?) or inefficiency.
This waste has long merited
some honest Investigation and
not just a white wash. One
labor leader said that it was
present policy to "make
work" Wonder how many
ramifications could he uncov
ered? Who could you trust to get
some of thf details? 1 aid
MLUf OriD MAIL TRIBUNE, MtDr OHO, OHE
Kennedy Trying To Patch Demo Party j
Feud in New York To Defeat Rockefeller
By LYLE C. WILSON
Washington - IUP1I - Presi
dent Kennedy is making a
bold try to shorten the sure-
thing odds
which favor
the re-election
of Nelson A.
Rockefeller as
governor o f
New York.
Rock efel
ler's re-election
project is
f a v o r ed by
r :,h.
Wllcn ICUUIIlK w....-
in the Democratic Party in
New York City and state.
Kennedy is making a power
play to calm the party ruckus.
The President generally is ac
claimed as a master politician,
a graduate cum laude of the
rough school of Boston poli
tics. He will need a master's
sure touch tp resolve the New
York situation.
This situation began to de
velop in 1958 when Tammany
boss Carmine DeSapio vetoed
something about this some
time ago and was personally
threatened.
Another thing, it would
amaze an honest American to
learn what goes "over the
side" In the Navy and even
Merchant Marine every day,
stuff that is expensive and
over ordered is "gotten rid
of." It would make quite a
story and could reach high
up.
Is it disgraceful or pitiful
that we are teaching thous
ands of young fellows waste
and dishonesty if that is
what it should be called
each day? Certainly it is mak
ing "citizens" of questionable
moral fiber.
I am along in years and
not well so cannot risk get
ting mixed up in things like
this so please keep my name
confidential as good news
folk do. But for a real news
hawk deal this could be syn
dicated and perhaps save mil
lions. (Name on file)
Portland, Ore.
Favors Trading Stamps
To the Editor: In regard to
trading stamps and the" regu
lation of same, I have also
written to a representative
and several of my neighbors
have too, in favor of the
stamps. As to the value of the
stamps, 1 myself have receiv
ed some very wonderful and
practical items from the trad
ing stamp stores.
As to the party who does
not like trading stamps, well,
there are several stores in
Medford and the Rogue val
ley that do not give them, so
if the party docs not want to
get her purse all messed up,
try trading at one of these
places, or give her stamps lo
someone else as there are a
lot of folks that can use them.
You can even cash your books
in for cash also.
We trade at one of the larg
est super markets in Medford
and I can say for sure during
the week and also on week
end sales their prices are as
low, or even a little lower
than, some of the other praces
where we have traded.
Many of the clerks after
putting your purchase in a
paper sack or carton, always
put the stamps inside. Of
course if people just throw
their stamps in their purse
any old way and dump them
anyplace at home, then p f
course they are bound to be
messy.
If people don't want trad
ing stamps, why make an is
sue out of it? Why not live
and let live, I always say. It
is the same as to radio and
TV, if you don't like the pro
gram that is on, you have a
knob to shut it off. Nuff said.
So more power to the trading
stamp companies. 1 am for
them 100 per cent. Hope this
clarifies it.
F. Smith
136 South Holly st.
' Medford
Th Moon and th Univcrsa
To the Editor: The moon
and the universe hold lots of
mysteries, yet we nave lots
of knowledge available to us
that astronomers, both modern
and ancient, have taught the
world. But we are not satis
fied, we want to learn all we
can. But is it really essential
that we should have more
knowledge about the universe
than we already have? Of
course it would be nice to
learn all we can. as far as the
knowledge concern ing the
universe Is concerned, but
what I'm opposed to is for the
government to spend our tax
money to experiment with the
missiles that are an experi
ment, with the military pur
pose in view. Just think how
far all this money that has
been spent so needlessly, and
foolishly, w a g I e fully, yes,
worse than foolishly, it could
go. There are five and
one half million men out .of
the Americans for Democratic
Action (ADA) left wing choice
of a nominee to run in that
year for senator. Tammany
forced the nomination of its
own favorite, who was licked.
DeSapio Ouster Sought
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, for
mer Sen. Herbert H. Lehman
and Thomas K. Finletter, who
served in the Truman admin
istration, are trying now to
oust DeSapio on charges of
bossism. New York state Dem
ocratic chairman Michael H.
Prendergast is considered in
volved on the side of DeSapio.
More importantly, howev
er, Pendergast has offended
the President politically. Ken
nedy has intervened to oust
Pendergast from party office.
He is using patronage and
persuasion. From Patronage,
Prendergast is cut off. County
leaders are complaining not
much trickles down to them.
The word seems to be this;
The county Democratic lead
ers will continue to have pa
tronage trouble until and un
Foreign Notes: Macrnillan Due
For Trouble; Missile Exercises
By PHIL NEWSOM .
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Notes from the foreign news
cables:
Trouble Ahead for Macrnillan
Britain's Prime Minister
Harold Macmillian is heading
for plenty of trouble in the
the months
ahead. He has
been under in
creasing fire
from members
of his own
M Conservati v e
party, with
the criticism
rising against
his alleged
appeaseme n t
policy in Africa. About 90
Conservative members of Par-
work this very day, and there
is the Insecurity of many
more that are still hanging on
to their jobs in 'ear of loosing
them. Think how far this
money would go in providing
jobs in govcrnrnent-owned in
dustrics of vprious kinds- That
would be well soent. Or if no
better way, just give it to
them as chrrity. But such is
this ."blessed" system of "capi
talism." Stick out your neck
again the next time when you
have a chance to vote for this
same old canitnlistic system.
I never have nrird of so many
unemployed in Sweden or
Russia.
In the meantime take your
religion and your church
membership to the grocery
store to see if they honor it.
J. P. Wirth
3022 Butte st-,
Klamath Falls, Ore.
Youthful Job-Seeker
To the Editor: Will you
please help me find a job? I
am in the third grade and I
like to make money to put in
my bank to get a hot rod- I
sure would like to hear some
ideas. Thanks.
Rodney Maddox
210 Ash st.,
Phoenix, Ore.
The Future
To the Editor: What will
life be like in these United
States and in the world, 100
years hence?
Scientists are assuring us
that the desert will be made
to bloom, sea water will be
converted to fresh water, rain
will be supplied to parched
areas on order, winds will be
controlled, and the snow and
ice around the poles melted
to furnish much needed water
for the huge population of the
world.
It is generally agreed that
wars will be but bad memor
ies of the cruel past, that peo
ple will live longer because
of man's conquest of disease.
A world government or
strengthened United Nations
will be a necessity.
Everything considered, the
wisest people of our day are
the advocates of birth control.
David Frisch,
P.O. Box 292
White City, Ore.
Pandora's Box?
To the Editor: Well, have a
look at the surprising angle
emerging from the separation
of church and state hassel
we're in. For. if the age-old
powers of Pres. Kennedy's
church force him into betray
ing the people who elected
him to his high office, and
portioning out state-aid mon
ies to parochial schools by
straight gift or "long-term"
loans, both plainly unconsti
tutional as Kennedy has stat
ed, take a long hard look at
the gate it opens. Freedom
for the court-dominated white
people of the south to demand
their part of slate school-aid
for their sorely pressed pri
vate schools where their chil
dren can have the Inalienable,
the Cod-given right to mingle
socially with those of their
own race, the way the Great
Maker intended it to be. evi
denced by all oilier earth's
.ribes.
K. J. Clifford
Rt. 2. Box 200F
Central Point, Cfe.
,Vtl
less they boot out Pender
gast. It is unusual for a President
to intervene so aggressively
in a state political situation
in any state other than his
own. FDR was not always
bound by that. He barged into
several states in the second
year of his .second term. Al
though Roosevelt also was
counted a master politician,
his various interventions in
the late 1930s did not pay off.
He sought primary defeat of
Democratic senators in Geor
gia, South Carolina and Mary
land and failed in each.
Precedent Not Good
The precedents are not
good, therefore, for Kennedy's
intervention in New York.
But he probably is a better
politician than was FDR.
However that may be, the
young President i s moving
fast to improve the Democrat
ic Party situation in New
York before the party must
contend again with Rockefel
ler, who will be up for re-elec
liamcnt openly join in this
view and they have been cen
tering their loyalty around
Lord Salisbury, Macmillan's
chief opponent. Now, South
Africa's exodus from the com
monwealth has added fresh
items to Macmillan's troubles.
At present, there is no danger
to Macmillan's position as par
ty leader. But the growing
criticism from his own follow
ers is damaging his prestige.
Nationalist Missiles
Nationalist China's missile
firing exercises in May and
June will give Chiang K:ii
shek's government a chance to
demonstrate that it is the
strongest ant '-Communist
power in the Far East. The
government on Formosa has
invited to the show top mili
tary figures from the United
States, Japan the Philippines,
South Korea, South Viet Nam,
Thailand, New Zealand and
Australia. ,
Yugoslav Feud
A fued is reported building
up between Yugoslavia and
Czechoslovakia similar to the
one the Yugoslavs have been
carrying on with Red China
and neighboring Albania. Iron
curtain observers say the
growing heat of the feud is
reflected in newspapers of
both countries. Yugoslavs say
Czech leaders are building a
hale campaign against their
country aimed particularly
against the Czech man-in-lhe-slreet.
Albania and Red China
Washington Report
By WILLIAM
IlECESSION-END QUALMS
Washington As the third
month of the Kennedy admin
istration now opens, there
opens also a political phase of
singular dcli-
T cacy and dan-
' tfpr as ihf re-
cession of
1960-61 seems
to be lifting
into a bright
er springtime.
Even the
hardest of the
expert h a r d-
Whlte ncaas Here
now are in fairly firm agree
ment that the recession has
reached at least the beginning
of the end. There is no Polly
annaism in this forecast. It is
stoutly supported by several
undoubted realities. One is
the fact that an cight-month-long
decline in industrial pro
duction came all but to a halt
last month.
But if the business prospect
is improving toward a point
which might even be called
good, the political problems
for both the Cer-ocratic ad
ministration and i s Republi
can opposition i:i Congress
are made increasingly i.;?ky
by that very fact.
PRESIDENT Kennedy took
up from the moment of
his inauguration a deliberate
ly rcscrved-almost a somber
-view of the future of the re
cession. This he did for two
reasons. First of all he thought
it far wiser to err on the side
of caution than on' the side of
hope. He believed his duty as
a national sentinel against
economic danger overmaster
ed his privilege to tell his
countrymen that everything
was going to be better soon.
It was. moreover, an inevit
able attitude. The luckless
Herbert Hoover's slogan of
the late 1920s, that prosperity
was just around the corner,
has left every national politi
cal leader since determined
that whatever else he might
do, he would never be caunht
looking through glasses hav
ing too much of a rosy tint.
In the second place, Mr.
Kennedy realized that these
early days of his tenure- the
period of political honeymoon
- would provide him the best
opportunity he ever would
have lo make certain long
term reforms to improve Jie
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tion next year.
Rockefeller properly is
counted now as an active can
didate for the 19C4 Republi
can presidential nomination.
His candidacy needs the mus
cle which would be provided
by his re-election as governor
next year. If Rockefeller were
defeated next year, he would
be finished for 1964. If bare
ly re-elected governor ha
would remain among the pos
sibilities but hot among the
probables for the Presidential
nomination. If Rockefeller is
re-elected next year by a
whopping majbrity, it will ba
difficult if not impossible to
prevent his nomination for
president in 1964.
Anything Kennedy may ac
complish toward making it
more difficult for Rockefel
ler to be elected in 1962 will
somewhat reduce, the ob
stacles against Richard M.
Nixon's nomination for presi
dent in 1964. But you
shouldn't think Kennedy is
planning it that way.
long have been attacking Yu
goslavia's independent Com
munist stand.
Ike Visit
Some Japanese government
officials are expressing pri
vate displeasure at former
President Eisenhower's sched
uled visit to Japan this fall.
They feel the trip will serve
only lo remind the American
public of the leftist demonstra
tions which forced cancella
tion of Ike's planned trip to
Tokyo last June. At the same
time, it will remind the left
ists of their "victory" in fore,
ing that cancellation. The oifi
cials also believe that if soma
fanatic creates a disturbance
during Eisenhower's visit, Ja
pan's international reputation
will suffer another blow.
Nuclear Disarmament J
American and British dele
gates to the nuclear disarma
ment talks that resume in
Geneva Tuesday are "realisti
cally hopeful" in their official
stands. But no one is express
ing any real optimism abdut
agreement. It is known that
President Kennedy's adminis
tration has prepared a number
of concessions on key issues,
but it is not certain that the
Soviets have done the same.
Officially, the Russians say
they are standing pat on their
previous positions. But if there
is to be any progress, observ
ers hope to see some results
on a test ban agreement with
in the first four weeks.
S. WHITE
country's long-run economic
productivity.
TOO,
his short-term
"anti-need
recession program
ed voles in Congress. Not un
naturally, he did not exactly
mute the bad .news in his eco
nomic analyses. This program,
however, is by now moving
well, on the whole, through
Congress. As to it, the remain
ing political difficulties are
not likely to be too serious.
Every time the general
business scene improves, how
ever lie may expect more and
more resistance in Congress
to his long-run economic pro
posals. When times are good
or, at all events, getting bet
ter and approaching the good
-Congress is strongly inclined
to let things be.
Wherever there is no spur
of immediate concern, there is
little relish for economic tink
ering, good or bad. In such
matters, as also on large foreign-policy
programs, any ad
ministration needs at least a
little bit of crisis atmosphere
-genuine, that is: no president
wants to create a phony crisis.
THE big problem of the Re
- publicans, for their part, is
different but no less subtle.
.. -.:s far they have followed
1.1:1. '.I;-- a policy of modified
mo-i.-jl.-m. They have not of
fered general or basic resist
ance to the Kennedy anti-recession
measures. When they
have criticized or hung back,
they have done so more as lo
details than as to principles.
They, too, however, aro
now feeling the warmth of
tile improving business cli
mate. They, too, must now
make vital decisions; Is it now
time to begin to open up with
something approaching all-out
opposition to further Kenne
dy economic plans? Or would
such a course endanger both
the recovery movement itself
and the public's regard for the
soundness of Republican eco-
inomic views?
How much can they bet on
ihe enduring strength of this
recovery? How far can they
go toward a return to more
orthodox economic policies of
their own without running
Ihe risk of seeming altogether
too little at home on the new
frontiers'.'
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