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Newspaper Page Text4; A -Ivoryont In Southern Oregon d TU ...It IVIhiin." KbTuhed DUy except Saturday b MEDFORD PRINTING CO. j3 North fir Bt., Ph. SP-U1 .. . ROBERT W RUHL. Editor KKRB GREY, AdverUalns Manager GERALD T LATHAM. Bue Mfr. ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mn. Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor . n nu r ir ml A S ir.l.i Cftltnaa RICHARD JEWETT, Sport Editor OLIVE S'f ARCHER, Womin'i Editor An YnHrtanHnt NftWIDSDCr Entered tu second cliu matter at Idedlord. Oregon, unaer wi m March 3, 1897 -iracrBlPTinN RATES . By Mall In Advance. Copy 10c t Daily and Sunday I year S1S.0O 4 Dally and Sunday moi. 8 00 2 Daily and Sunday 3 mot. 4.23 t 6unday Only Ona year $4 JO u r-.rri.ii Tn AHvancA Madford "A Point, JackionvtUe, Gold ill, ! PhiutAi. Shadv Cove. Rome Rlv- er Talent and on motor route!. .' Daily and Sunday 1 vear IIS 00 ' Dally and Sunday 1 mo 1 50 i Carrier and Deelon copy lOo ! All Terma Caen in Advance : "Official Paper of City of MeaforT Official Paper of Jackmn Cennty i" United Preee International FuU Leaaed Wire fJ.P.l Telephoto Newiplcturei I.-MEMBER OIUBTTUKEAU ?. OFJCIRCULATIONS ' Arivertliiinir RenreieSiative; J WEST HOLIDAY CO.. INC. Of- flrea In New York, Chicago, pe. ; troit. San Prancleoo. Loa Angina, Seattle. Portland. St Louie. At- lanta. Vancouver, BC. NCWSPAMI . PUIIISHIKS. ASSOCIATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL lhsc6T'tw Flight o' Time Medford end Jackson County History from tha file of Tht Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 yeire ago. 10 YEARS AGO u.w 04 loll fTuaa4av) : Voters of the Central Point school district yesterday ap proved 132 to 2 the districts 1951-52 budget Of $448,893. ; The nightly frost warning service broadcast here every spring by Roy Rogers, tederal meteorologist, will continue until the end ot the month. 20 YEARS AGO Mv 22. 1941 (Thursday) . A contract has been let tor preliminary work on an army camp near Medford. . From Arthur Perry's "Ye Rm urine Pot" column: "Sum mer came yesterday with the mereurv at SO. the number of 'times everybody was asked Is it hot enough for you?' " 30 YEARS AGO V ; r Mar 22. 1MI (Friday) Headquarters of Crater Lake National park have been moved to the lake in prepara tion for the season opening. City and county officers here arrested two rum-runners yesterday and confiscated 10 cases of scotch whiskey In the process. 'j 40 YEARS AGO May 22. 1921 (Saturday) An evangelist conducting a revival here Is protesting the city's licensing of a street car nival; his audience agrees with him. 60 YEARS AGO Mar 22.. 1911 (Monday) A second large gold strike has been reported from Jose- nhine county. The city recorder told the city council last night that more than $16,000 Is due from delinquent water and sewage assessments. '' Whit's Yc.r I.Q.? Nine or few cerreet It atiMrlatf even or eight It acalkmti five er ail ii feed. 1. Name the U. S. Battle ship aboard which the Jap anese signed the surrender ending W. W. 117 2, There are eight states whose names begin with the letter "N ; can you name them all? 3. Which river in the U. S. is sometimes referred to the "Father of Waters?" 4. Would a person suffer ing from herpetophobia fear snake eyes, reptiles, or snake plants? 8. Is an erudite person rude, learned, or uneducated individual? ' 6. Hoop snakes actually curve themselves into hoops, taking the tall into the mouth and rolling along; true or false? . 7. Complete the Biblical quotation, "It Is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle ..." 8. What is the modern birth stone for September? 9. Was the first diplomat to represent the U. S. abroad John Adams, Benjamin Frank lin, or John Jay? 10. Name the author who wrote "Rip Van Winkle," and the "Legend of Sleepy Hol low." Antwerst 1. Missouri. 2. Nebraska. Nevada. New Hampshire. New Jersey. New Mexico. New York, North Carolina and North Dakota. 3. The Mississippi. 4. Reptiles. . A learned individual. $. False. 7, ", . , than for a rich man fo enter into the kingdom of God." 9. Sapphire. 9. Benja min Franklin. 10. Washing tost Irving. A MONDAY. MAY 22. 1961 State Doing Its Part Commenting upon the inauguration of free way construction in the heart of Medford the Medford Mail 'Tribune muses on the prospect of a sightly, well landscaped structure coursing through town. It presumes that the highway department will do as well by Medford as it has by the countryside in dressing up the road s lm mediate environment, it only hopes tne once obscure brick and concrete building walls the new roadway will expose are not allowed to mar the mid-town scenery, as they will unless tney are redecorated. And not with billboards. Speaking from experience, we can assure the editor that the highway department will not do wrong by Medford, and if wrong Is done it wil stem from aDathv or avarice on the Dart of rjrot) erty owners whose unsightly walls are brought into view. ALBANY has been "circumvention took place during the late nine teen-thirties. Highway 99 had until then always followed streets through the downtown business district. When traffic broke up pavement on one street the highway was it became apparent sion that this could not leaked out that bypassing was under considera tion local merchants raised quite a fuss. Nobody .1 V . 1 1 1 i eise was oeing Dypassea men, so wny aiscnmi nate against Albany? they asked. Nevertheless the Highway Commission stood by.its guns, and are we glad. Had the board weak ened Albany's business district would have be come soon a nightmare of snarling traffic. K NEW four-lane road was built from the east to "west boundaries of the town along what was then a sparsely inhabited street. An objectionable railroad crossing was eliminated bv an overpass. for which fill dirt was now Waverly Lake in firedicted the overpass would become an eyesore, nstead its well maintained lawns and brilliantly flowering shrubbery have gained it widespread reputation as a beauty Unfortunately the highway department was at that time not empowered to build access roads So it could not prevent the placing of commercial structures along the new route. This paved the way for growth of eyesores but none appeared. . . . (Most) roadside buildings are new and quite presentable. No dismal there to shock the motorist and remarkably lew billboards. MOW we've been by-passed again. But still A" Highway 99 traverses the town, this time, however, on an entirely incursion by business establishments. The maze of cloverleaf structures which give us access to the new freeway are stll mostly bare of vegeta tion but that will not be for long. Foundation work far beautification a year or two the eastern win oe as pieasing to me eye as ine raciuc cuuie vard overhead, and the area will resemble a vast floral garden. We say this with confidence because the High way Department has demonstrated to our full satisfaction that it is willing to do its part to ward making its highway If residents of towns will take equal pride in offensive billboards, advertising signs or dilapi dated brick and concrete walls will be not be allowed to offset the good accomplished bv the Highway Department. Herald. : f a imiiianiiiiieniiBiiiiiiB in nai i i i j State In Car Business? Oregon's Independent 'Automobile Dealers Assn. is sending an "open letter" hither and yon through the maus urging that the state of Oregon get out or the used car It is an appealing plea. The OIADA members are "taxpaymg" businessmen with big invest ments, etc, and here the state of Oregon with all its tax-free and low-price-purchase advantages is guuiu iiitu vuuuus cuiiijjuuuuii wiui private en terprise by selling used cars! e e e ALTHOUGH the mailing piece is not exactly ""clear, what it refers to is the state s practice of getting rid of its old cars by selling them at public auction to the highest bidders. What would they have the state do with its old cars, drive them off a cliff into the sea? The vehicles represent a considerable investment in state money; part of the investment should be returned to the state. Of course the used car autos driven into the sea. stop allowing the public into the sales. Although they don't say so they'd like the sales restricted to auto dealers who would in turn resell the cars to the public at a profit. e "THIS would not be right. Each citizen has an 1 investment in each automobile, and it is to everyone's advantage to have the vehicles sell at the best possible return to the state. This means a continuation of open auctions at which private persons can bid along with automobile dealers. ihe UIAUA plea ends: "As citizens, whose business lives are threatened by this monstrous, unfair compeition, we ask that you see to it that the state gets out of the used car business." Very emotional, and used on those whose emotions tend to be carried away by this sort of thing. But it isn't very logical. The state government is doinir the rio-ht. the logical thing. Coos Bay i "by - passed" twice. First re - routed along another. to tne Highway uommis go on, but when word excavated from what is East Albany. Pessimists spot. brick or concrete walls new route insured against has been laid, and in but approaches to Albany as alluring as possible. that skirt the new roads their own appearance, Albany Democrat- business." dealers don't want the Thev want the state to as such effective when World. L Dennis the Menace MQM,'I FOUND MYSEIFA .. . Communica tions . .. Letters to the Editor mutt bear ihe name and address of tha writer, although under certain circumstances the ute of a pen name or initial for publication is permissible. The Mall Tribune reserves the right to adit all letters with a view to clarification and condentation. Letters submitted for publication mutt 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. Democracy vs. Republic To the Editor: I both write letters to the editor and read those appearing by others with enthusiasm. I have noted a debate as to the correct ter minology in referring to the American form of govern ment. I believe the best au thorities easily and quickly agree that, in form and struc ture, America is a republic. Certainly not a democracy. It Just isn't the type of govern ment to which this title Is applicable. American state papers bear out the conten tion that this nation is a re public. on tne otner hand, it is quite true that, since Wood- row Wilson's term or terms as President, people are found referring over and over again to America as a democracy. Indeed, as well, a change in the nature of law has been noted, but not one that would any more tend to justify the use of the term "democracy" than at present. If anything, these changes In law would easily be described as social istic. Although this could des cribe the nature of law, the structure would, still be re publican In form, not demo cratic, even though the Demo cratic party was in complete control. Here is a party with name, even as the Republi can party bears a name after the form of government. I think that one must not be come confused between party designations and that reserved for the government. ' As we see (with our eyes). hear (with our ears) and ex perience (in contact with gov ernmental routine) we will form our own opinions, of course. Fee Clifford Esteb 146 South Holly st, Medford Boycott Urged - To the Editor: Thank you for your editorial "What Time Is It?" (May 18, 1981.) Will you please publish in the paper a complete list of all merchants resetting their clocks to daylight time in vio lation of the votes ot the peo ple? Since our votes seem to mean nothing, perhaps the loss of business to these mer chants will. I urge all the people who voted for standard time to boycott these merchants. Mrs. J. E. Coward Route 1, Box 87-B Gold Hill, Ore. He's Non-Plutted To the Editor: Man. am I non-plussedl For the first time In our history we elect a Catholic for president, and what happens? Cuba adopts. or at least seems headed to wards, Communism - a com plete about face. Some of the South American countries, all strongly Catholic, are suspi cious and unfriendly towards us. Why? Because of Ken nedy? Don't you believe It. Some people in Washing ton are up to their ears with worries about far off Asia, but have neglected to improve re lations with our South Ameri can neighbors. Maybe Senator Morse will be able to direct public attention in that direc tion. It would help a lot if more Americans - the world's worst linguists - learned to speak Spanish or Portuguese. It won t help If we shrug our shoulders and say: "Let them learn English." They can cuss us in English as well as in their native tongues. Let us cultivate their friend- nip. David Frisch P.O. Box 292 White City, Ore. Watie ot Time To the Editor: Why? I'm not asking you, but 1 am wonder ing why, the U.S. government MEOFORD BABY BROTHER.'.' or diplomatic service should get so worked up over a pos sible chat between our Presi dent and that fat pig Khru shchev. In the first place, I believe a talk with the Soviets is a big waste of time. No matter what we ever succeeded in getting them to agree to, especially if it should be concession to us,, large or small, the only dependence we could place in the agreement would be that they would not live up to it. Ex-President Harry Truman has made sev eral statements that were sig nificant, on several different topics, but one of the best and most to the point and fitting to the occasion at the time was, that there Is never any point In talking with the com munists, because they have never told the truth, and there Is no reason for thinking they ever will." Why should we become fur- President Kennedy over to Vienna to talk with that lying Mr. K? I would not be sur prised if we found that the Russian K had been planning a way to publicly insult our American K, Just as he did Ike last year In Paris. Why should be become fur ther removed In international prestige, from top downward on the totem pole, by paying ransom to a puny little dic tatorship like Castro's Cuba, for release ot prisoners? Oh, for the good old days; when I was a boy, the U.S.A. did not have to buy our way through donnybrooks that occurred between ourselves and any na tion on earth, much less with some little dictatorship lo cated as a pinpoint on the world atlas. I am anti-Communist, anti- Khrushchev, and anti-Castro, but not in John Birch Society way, of accusing anybody of being communist that does not believe. in all of the screw-ball notions ot a lot of self-seekers. Pat Graham, 175 Jeanette St., Medford. An Interpretation To the Editor: One of your readers in Tuesday's M-T asks for "their interpretation" of Prov. 31:6, 7. As Mr. W. A. Allen at White City made this public, in all fairness some public answers . should be forthcoming. N I will not attempt to Inter pret these or any other Bible texts. The Scripture is of no private interpretation. But as a free individual I shall take the privilege of commenting on the- same. In studying the Bible one should compare one text with another. When seeming con tradictions arise it's time to search." Let all ot our Bible study be done only after we have asked our Heavenly Fa ther for Divine guidance. A hasty perusal of the Bible does Utile good. Also preconceived prejudices blind the eyes of many to the hidden treasures found only by digging deep into God'a written word. The two verses precvllng the ones W. A. Allen quoted throw additional light on the subject. ", . . It Is not for Kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink; lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the Judgment of any ot the afflicted." In other words drinking and law breaking go hand in hand. Digitalis is given, sometimes even stronger stimulants, to those whose hearts are about to stop. Yet I'm sure no think ing person would recommend this practice for everyone. Mr. Allen, I suggest you read Isa. 28:7, 8. It reads, "But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, Foreign News: Algerian Independence To Come Slowly; Nehru Br PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foreign News Analyst Notes from, the foreign news cables: Algerian peace The current talks at Evian-Les-Balnes won't bring an in dependent Algeria overnight, but they urt d oubtedly win bring an eventual solu tion ' because President Charles de Gaulle is clearly deter mined to get the cancerous L-siVbV Naweoa raosiem prob lem off France's neck. The Tunis - based rebel leaders would' like a quick transition to independence. But there are too many obstacles and differences in the way, and De GauUe sees a slow evolu tion over about a three-year period, even if agreement on basic points is reached at Ev- drink, they are swallowed up of wine,' they are out ot the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stum ble in judgment. -"For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean." Prov. 20:1 reads, "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is de ceived thereby is not wise." Space prohibits more. There Is fermented wine and un- fermented wine. Our Lord on the Cross even refused vine- ear. In the light of what Is writ ten, I am positive there will be no breweries and distUIeries in God's Kingdom. To those who are planning on a future life with the redeemed of all ages, let me appeal to your reasoning. Read I Cor. 8:9, 10 I do not want to be in the class mentioned here. We all have a heaven to win and a hell to shun. Henry Johnson Jr, 2315 Highway 66 ' r Ashland, Ore. Set Him Straight To the Editor: I am con fused. Will some one set me straight? I want to know who are the people? I've thought all my life we should be law abiding people. Now here is what has me confused. Is the Chamber of Commerce in any city the people, or are the people who vote the people? Why doesn t some one set the clock back a few hours. We are living too fast now. Look at what is happening to some of our 50 and 60 year old men because of rush, rush, rush. A few years ago some mer chants decided to open the stores early, but the public did not go along. Let's hope they don't now. I say let peo ple work the hours that please them and let some one else take up when they take off. Let the people who want to work have a chance. N. B. Satterfield ; 404 West Fifth St. Medford Golden Goose To the Editor: Thank you for your opinion on "What Time Is It?", May 18. It mat ters not to this writer if we have so-called FAST time in Oregon, bat I do feel the ma jority should be acknowledg ed by the vote, and not by a few greedy and self-centered businessmen who go on T.V., shamelessly admitting they want more time for their sports and more dollars from guests of other states. What about the school chil dren, farmers, and the ma jority who voted down this fast time, not once but several times? In my humble opinion these businessmen are killing the golden goose for the egg We the people live here, and we are not just passing through. I surely agree we need bus iness, but let us not stoop any lower from God and make our dollars from or at the ex pense of others. Already some have taken God's day and cast aside His worship for the dol lars. I trust the churches will think on this before they are pushed farther out on the limb in submission to the beast mentioned in Revela tions. Mrs. Joe Headlee 89 Janney Lane Medford. Corroborated Facia To the Editor: For the bene fit of Alvln Kroon whose let ter (MT 518) indicates large gaps in his knowledge of the case, and others in like cir cumstance, I should like to till in a few further details on the San Francisco City Hall Incident upon which the film, "Operation AbollUon," .... ( OREGON lan. Under the De Gaulle plan, there first would be a cease fire. After about a one-year "cooling-off ' period, vote on self-determination would be set up. Then, any eventual handover would be stretched out over another year or so to avoid violent repercussions. Neutral Summit India's Prime Minister Neh ru is not enthusiastic about attending the neutral summit conference proposed by the United Arab Republic's Nas ser and Yugoslavia's Tito. He probably would attend, if pressed by the other two lead ers and if it appears some thing constructive might come out of it. But, privately, Neh ru fears the conference might be too big and too prone to propaganda. . Ciech Training Communist Czechoslovakia is expected to build up its armed forces by para-military training for youths below mill- is based but whose facta it has distorted by the tricky piec ing together of shots out of sequence. The following corroborated facts give the lie to the basic contentions of the film. For want ot space, I am obliged to summarize statements by Prof. John R. Searle of the Univer sity of California, based upon his own experience at the hearings and numerous inter views, quoted in a report re cently issued by the National Council of the Churches of Christ. , Students demonstrating out side the City Hall remained peaceful and orderly through out and had no outside lead ership of any kind, Commu nist or otherwise. Other stu dents gathered inside the City Hall spontaneously, . to pro test the undemocratic proce dures of the H.U.A.C. and not in support of the Communists subpoenaed by the committee. Another group of students demonstrated inside the hear ing room while the committee was at lunch and not, as the film's narrator would have us believe, disrespectfully dur ing committee hearings. Attempts by the students to cooperate with the police at City Hall were brusquely refused. Of the 64 students arrested, 63 were released promptly for want of - evi dence or any unlawful acts, At no point does the film show any violence by stu dents. Surely the press and TV photographers ' would . have caught it had there been any, and the H.U.A.C. would have been only too eager to include such shots In the film. On the case of the one stu dent charged with violence. Prof. Searle declared: "The excuse given by the police for turning the hoses on the stu dents is demonstrably false. . . . The police claimed that the violence started when one student, Robert Melsenbach, leapt over the barricade, ap proached a policeman, remov ed his club, and hit the police man over the head with it. This they said triggered or touched off the hosing of the students and the subsequent assault on the students by the police with their clubs. LIFE magazine May 23, 1960 shows Melsenbach standing perfectly dry over against the side of the building." The police subsequently re tracted the story and at the end of the trial on May 3 1961 Melsenbach was de clared not guilty. Arnold Eugene Jenny Rogue Valley Manor Medford. Mutcle-Bound To the Editor: As a nation, we are falling into that dread condition known among ath letes as becoming muscle bound. My knowledge con cerning it is a bit hazy, never being able to afford that su-per-duper dizzyful ego build up so enviable to less fortun ate males and captivating to the ladies. But the disease, and that doesn't seem the right name, gets the possessor into a con dition that renders him un able to do ordinary work. But some close observaUon of it rather convinces me it is a mixture ot laziness and reluct ance to waste so much strenu ous buildup on spading for a garden, mowing the lawn, and other muscle and bone using activities when money is lack ing to hire it done. Yes, hire it done. Just try it A near neighbor whose years rule him out of hard work with the shovel and hoe, where the versatile rotary cannot be used, complains: "It the idle young fellows around here knew how to work and were willing to 'tie Into it' like I had to do when young, I might be able to pay mini mum $1.25 per hour they de mand and President Kennedy is making compulsory." So their garden will likely not be blossoming with rewarding greenery this year. Another neighbor Is re building his burned out home. despite a cast-enclosed broken hand, his wife slowly recov ering from neck and Internal Reluctanton Meeting imm I visit tn Washlmrton . nov tarv service age. Report from Prague say that trade unions and other organizations have been ordered to encourage marksmanship, military games, parachuting, aviation training and other activities under the guise of leading to "full development of intellec tual and physical gifts ot the man in socialist society." Japanese Visit Japan's Prime Minister Ha yato Ikeda may stand to lose more than he gains from his Try and Stop Me -r By BENNETT CERF COMEDIAN MYRON COHEN was one of a party of three who sought a midnight snack at a Broadway delicates sen. His first friend settled on a baked apple. The waiter sneered, "You can get because we've got but I tell you now they're mushy, tasteless, and out of season." The second said, "I be lieve I'll have a Danish, toasted." "Toasted?" echoed the waiter. "You are crazy. Our Danish is hot off the stove already. What do you want I should do? Burn it to a crltpie? Take it like it is." Cohen himself decided to play it safe. "I can't make up my mind. Waiter, what do you think I should take?" The waiter regarded him with profound disgust. "Mister," he said, "I got nine tables to take care of. Who's got time for suggestions?" t- ' - v e ' ; Actor Hans Conreld reports that business for a drlve-In res taurant on Route 66 has been so dismal lately that the manage ment erected a sign reading, "Please do not eat the grass." O 1961. by Bennett Cerf. Dlitrlbuted by Xing Features Syndicate ' Washington Report , By William S. White (c- United Feature Syndicate ASIAN STIFFENING Washington - Though Laos may turn out to be lost for ever to the Western side, the anti - Commu nist front in Asia is actual ly stiffening elsewhere. , M o r eover, the long pres ures put on the U n i t ed States by its timid West- Wktta e r n allies, Britain and France, for a poli cy of sacred neutralism in Asia have at last spent the power to push us further to ward their notions of hopeful inaction. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's Asia mission in be half of President Kennedy, plus Brltlan's persistent re fusal to back us In any show of strength over Laos, have had these effects, at least: 1. A final, absolute period has now been put to au Brit ish hopes of influencing Washington to grant recogni tion to the Chinese Commu nists. Whatever small chance the British ever had to bring this about is gone now, for certain. e lR. JOHNSON himself al ready had made this much clear in the total guar antees of continued American support which he gave to the Chinese Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-Shek, In Formo sa. This was done with the full advance knowledge of the resident, who had tried up to this point to avoid a flat showdown with Britain on this delicate subject. But If even further nroof is needed that we will not stand still for any entry of the Chinese Communist re glme Into the United Nations, Injuries, all stemming from a car driver who would not heed traffic rules. Their usu ally neat lawn is needing a hair-cut. He tried to Bet a husky young lad passing bv to take the job. But the youth muttered something about not knowing that kind of work and went on his time idling way. We stopped by a few days ago to see how the neighbor was coming on with his work. But he was hurrying into town to take out insurance on two men coming to heln him. fearful that another disaster might wipe out the remains of his life work rewards. Local youths have propositioned us for a Job of topping a couple of pine trees among the oaks. In bygone normal times, a family or neighbor youth would have limb-climbed the trees and done the 30 minute job Just for tun. The $5 they wanted for It was Derhans reasonable, but we would have had to take out nrn. tectlng insurance. So. the pines are stlU reaching heav enward. Oh weU , F. J. Clifford, Route 2, Box 200F, Central Point, Ore. visit to Washington - next month. He will be expected to bring back some . concrete agreements after his talks with President Kennedy. But some observers believe he will be like two -of his pre decessors who returned only with often-repeated generali ties and pledges for closer U.-S.-Japanese cooperation fol lowing visits to the White House. In each of those cases, the political fortunes of the prime ministers declined. The same thing could happen to Ikeda. WHO'S SOT TIME FOR 6USGESTIONS there is a towering fact of po litical life at home. Even if Mr. Kennedy . now should want to go along with recog nition - as he does not -there would be a massive and furious and almost unanimous resistance - in Congress by both parties. 2. The Johnson mission has strongly reassured one of the most vital links in the anti Communist Asian chain, Thai land,, that there will be no more surrenders in Asia. . '...' TPHE vice president and the administration generally had been full of grave doubts as to what Thailand might say to Johnson. For it was angry and fearful about the obvi ous failure of the West really to stand up for the pro-Western regime in Laos against both local and international Communist assault. Now, however, Thailand may be seen with complete realism as a nation renewed in Its determination. First of all, the United States has giv en concrete guarantees of added military support there. These have been real; they have not been mere talk. And the proof of their effect is clear in the decision of tha Thais to try at least now to enter the Geneva conference on Laos. This they had pre viously contemptuously ig nored in their conviction that it was only going to be a char ade, with the Communists the foreordained winners. 3. The Republic of the Phil ippines, which stands at tha very anchor of the Western line in the Pacific, is now at least to some extent convinc ed that the United States is turning toward harder and more courageous Asian poli cies. fTHE net of the business is - that while we cannot pos sibly claim any national cred it for the way in which the tragedy of Laos has been al lowed to develop, we can usa the very wreckage of that dis aster as a great lesson both to ourselves and to our sur viving Asian friends. We can say to them - indeed we are already saying to them - that this will not happen in Asia again. Will it really not "happen again?" Only history can say for certain. But this corres pondent deeply believes it will not be allowed to hap pen again. President Kenne dy, new to office and not fa miliar with the other allied leaders, has been patient, per haps too patient with them and with their fears and cau tions. But - and forgive a seem ing name dropping to make a point - this correspondent has known the President well for a good many years. He knows for a fact that this President has plenty of Iron in his stomach, below an af fable exterior, and that be yond a point this President cannot be led or pushed by anybody - not by allies and not by neutralist - minded ad visors, either, for that matter, (