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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
June 6. 1952 (Friday)
Frank Ft. Fairweather has
been awarded the contract for
construction of a union ter
minal building at the Medford
municipal airport. The sua
cessful bid was $135,039.
William J. Warner has been
elected president of the Jack-
son County Federal Savings
and Loan association, accord
ing to the board of directors
20 YEARS AGO
June B, 1942 (Saturday)
Eighteen Jackson county
youths sworn into navy here
as "Avengers of Pearl Har
bor." From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "A re
turned correspondent from
Germany reports that, but for
the war. Herr Hitler would
have been married. It would
have served him right but is
still no excuse for the war,
30 YEARS AGO
.Inn. 8. 1932 (Monday)
Three-inch fall of hail hits
portions of Rogue valley; l,
600 to 2,000 acres of orchards
believed badly damaged.
Medford Police Chief Cla
tous McCredle points out ad
vantages of radio patrol cars,
as used in larger cities such
as Portland and Los Angeles.
40 YEARS AGO
June 9, 1922 (Tuesday)
Medford man injured when
hit by a car as he steps off
of the street car at Main and
Fir sts.
Circuit court orders pay
ment of 5 per cent dividend
on all claims of depositors
against the defunct Bank of
Jacksonville.
50 YEARS AGO
June 6. 1912 (Wednesday)
Jackson county budget esti
mate for fiscal 1912-13 shows
total expenditures of $180,-
3D9.88.
Medford area farmers urg
ed to attend Irrigation meet
ing at local opera house-,
meeting gives promise of be
ing largest ever held In Rogue
valley.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct Is superior;
seven or eight Is excellent; five ei
six is good.
1. Does the word "Corona"
suggest to you cigars, cigar
ettes, or pipe tobacco?
2. Did Henry of Navarre
rule France before or after
the French Revolution?
3. Is a hyacinth a gem
stone, or a flower?
4. Of which African coun
try is Cairo the capital?
5. Complete the proverb:
"Beauty Is but ...
8. In playing poker, what
cards must one hold In order
to have a royal flush?
7. Are cows milked by hand
usually from the right or the
left side?
8. During which President's
administration was the Recon
struction Finance Corporation
created?
9. What seaway bill was
signed in 19S4?
10. Correct the following:
"What are her politics"?
Answers! 1. Cigars. 2. Be
fore. 3. Both. 4. Egypt. 5.
"... skin deep." 6. Ten to
Ace in same suit. 7. Right
side. 9. Herbert Hoover's. 9.
St. Lawrence. 10. It is correct.
WWVlUll5HIII$
JASSOCIATION
NATIONAL
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 6. 1962
Science: Past,
What is the World of
Many, many thintrs.
Thev ranee from experiments in outer BDace
to explorations of the bottom of the sea (and be
neath) : from the interior of the atom to the In-
terior of human genes;
toric civilizations to what goes on inside a leaf ;
from the behavior of living things to the behavior
of great land masses.
The curiosity of mankind is unlimited, and
science is one or the ways in which he is attempt
ing to satisfy his curiosity.
A GLANCE at the table of contents of the cur-
rent issue of the "Scientific American" gives a
small clue. Here are
and a brief description of their contents:
"The Detection of Underground Explosions" (A seis
mologist suggests that the problem is easier to solve)
than has been thought).
"Superconducting Magnets" (Magnets can now be
made with coils in which current lows without resist
ance). "Computer Programs for Translation" (Research on
translation of languages by computer is producing new
understanding of language).
"The Path of Carbon In Photosynthesis" (The carbon
atoms of the carbon dioxide used by plants traverse
20 to 30 reactions).
"Ishango" (The men who lived in this ancient
African site appear to have been inspired inventors).
" 'Floaters' in the Eye" (An explanation is offered
for the hazy forms that drift across the visual field).
"The Schooling of Fishes" (How do fish maintain
the constant parallel orientation that characterizes
schools?)
"The Analysis of Brain Waves" (The remarkably
complex electric signals of the brain ire analyzed by
computer).
THESE partial clues as
scientific community
the 50 and 100 years ago columns of the same
magazine.
Fiftv vears aero it was
fection of the wireless
caused a greater loss
sank than if it could have reached more than
85 miles, or if the nearby Californian had had
more than one wireless operator, who was asleep
when the SOS went out.
It also saluted Wilbur Wright, who died May
30, in part, as follows:
". . . unappreciated at first even by his own coun
trymen, Wilbur Wright ... In the brief space of nine
years saw the flying machine develop under his hands
and those of his brother from a crude gliding mechan
ism into a great, motor-driven artificial bird; lived to
see the realization of a dream that has haunted in
ventors ever since the world began; lived to see him
self honored by kings and potentates, legislators and
scientists, statesmen and artists the world over."
fHE hundred years ago, many of the items
were concerned, one way or another, with the
Civil War. Cotton mills in France were running
out of raw cotton ; a reconnoitering balloon was
in use by Union troops and observers were send
ing down fire direction messages by telegraph.
But it also told of another bold scientific
project:
"The British Admiralty lias granted to the Atlantic
Telegraph company the services of the ships and crews
necessary for revising and extending the former sur
veys of the route along which the Atlantic cable is
Intended to be submerged . . . Further negotiations
are in progress, the result of which will undoubtedly
lead to facilities for raising the additional capital
necessary to complete this enterprise, the want of
which has of late been so seriously experienced by
both England and America."
The physical sciences have come a lonor wav
in the past 100 years, and 50 years, and 10 years.
The rate of progress seems to be getting faster.
ONE hopes that the behavioral sciences will
For too loner thev have been auasi-sciences.
based in too large part
1 A l!lll . 1
ory, ami too nine on narci evidence accumulated
through observation and experimentation.
New techniques, however, including the use
of computers, and advances in biological, elec
tronic and statistical methods, lend hope for
significant advances.
Equally important,
creasing stature for these
looKea down upon, in the scientific community,
and from political sources.
COR example, only a few weeks ago, "Science,"
the official journal for the American Associ
ation for the Advancement of Science, bore a
long message from the
jerome ii. wiesner, special assistant to the 1'resi
dent for Science and Technology.
It constituted, according to John Lear, science
editor of "Saturday Review," "the first public
challenge a President . . . has ever given to sci
ence to predict, identify, and deal promptly and
effectively with the social consequences of its
own explosive growth.
He added :
"The major obligation for response was placed on
behavioral scientists who have the skills to measure
the social Impact of science on the people's dally lives.
The White House paper urged these men and women
to unleash their courage and their Imaginations to
gether, and to design research experiments on a scale
worthy of the problems of modern democracy."
The report asked for
areas as the structure and functioning of Amer
ican society, including economics; the composi-
tion, characteristics and
tions; how people spend
of the aged; effects of
and community habits;
preferences and choices of youths; incidence of
mental disturbance; growth of cities; transporta
tion problems, and educational research; and in
international relations.
These data are needed. Social scientists will
never replace politicians in our society, but it
is time they started providing some of the an
swer politicians need to make their decisions.
E.A.
Present, Future
Science up to?
from studies of prehis
the titles of the articles
to what is afoot in the
are in stark contrast to
bemoanine- the imtier
telegraph (radio) which
of life when the Titanic
on speculation and the-
, 1.1
perhaps more so, is in
disciplines, long rather
White House, signed by
more basic data in such
movements of popula
their time: prob ems
increased leisure; travel
occupational aspirations,
"If There'. Anything I Can't Stand,
It' An Agreement!"
... Communications ...
Letters ts the Editor must bear the nam 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 io clarification and
condensation. Letters submitted for publication must not
printed in this column do
contrary is oiien In case.
Questions Asked
To the Editor: As newly
arrived "citizens" of the State
of Oregon, Jackson county,
and specifically the City of
Medford, I realize that we
have a lot to learn of our new
status.
About three months ago we
purchased a house, and one
of the first things we learned
was that while we are con
sidered "residents" of the
state for real estate taxes and
state income taxes purposes
we are not "residents" as far
as fishing privileges are con
cerned. The above situation seemed
little inconsistent to us,
however, as one of the "attrac
tions" that drew us to this
area was the "fine fishing" to
be had. We plunked down our
$22 for two licenses, made the
necessary acquisitions of night
crawlers, salmon eggs, salmon
clusters, and various other
items of tackle indigenous to
the area, and headed Sunday
morning for the mecca of
Medford fishermen, Howard
Prairie lake.
Arriving, we were some
what dismayed to find it
would cost us $5 per day for a
rowboat. This seemed exhor-
bltant, as we had never prev
iously ever paid more than $2
per day. So having waders,
and being informed that fish
ing was good from the bank,
we decided to try our luck
from the shore at a spot to
which we were directed by
some other fishermen.
We had hardly been fishing
more than half an hour when
our attention was directed to
some individual coming down
the Dank yelling at us. This
party wore a uniform marked
"Johnson Stores," and in
quired if we had a trailer in
the area. We replied that we
did not, we had come by car
which was parked in the
woods nearby. He then want
ed to know if we had a "per
mit ' to fish there. We ex
plained that we had state
licenses, and were under the
impression that this was gov
ernment property and open
to the public. He then stated
that this was not so. That the
property had been leased by
Jackson county to Johnson
Stores and that no one could
enter either by car or afoot
without obtaining and paying
for a permit.
Now what I would like to
know is this: has Jackson
county leased this area to
Johnson Stores giving them
the right to exclude the public
without the payment of a fee,
and If so, by what right do
they convert public property
to private use?
I have talked to a number
of other fishermen in the
area, and from what I learned
there are several thousand
residents of Jackson county
that would like to have an
answer to that question. I
would also like to know if the
federal government has given
Jackson county the right to
exclude private citizens from
the use of this facility with
out the payment of a fee to a
private individual.
James K. LaVallee
1401 Yucca st.
Medford
Sam Treatment
To the Editor: If Mr. Jenny
wants to repeatedly express
his views, that Is his privilege,
but when he resorts to per
sonalltles to gain attention.
then he is exposing himself
to the same treatment.
Is Mr. Jenny giving his
opinions on various subjects
because he likes to see his
name in print, or to foster
dissension and distrust In pub
lic affairs?
I believe there is a need
MEDFORD
II I ' . I J I 1 ' ..71 m' UL "V Is-.
not necessarily represent the
for a more equitable system
of medical care, but I feel
that it Is Important to know
all sides of the problem so
that I may consider the long
range effect of any and all
legislation concerning it.
would also like to have the
individual opinions of some of
our local medical men. Many
of them have given much to
tne community and to our
individual well being. They
are not "Johnny-Come-Lately
Arm Chair Generals," but re
sponsible citizens working in
the field where the problem
lies.
If we keep an open mind
we will consider the facts
given by all sides and form
our own opinion. And I be
lieve that the residents pf the
valley are quite capable of
doing so-wlthout Mr. Jenny's
interpretations.
The one thing I can't under
stand Is why the verbose Mr,
Jenny isn't on Capitol Hill in
stead of a small hill in Med
ford. Or did he feel that we
valley residents needed some
one to lead us.
In conclusion, may I apolo
gize to the other readers for
giving Mr. Jenny another ex
cuse for exploiting the Com
munications columns. I prom
ise not to do it again.
Rita B. Shogren
1705 South Columbus
Medford.
Modern, Not Archaic
To the Editor: I wish to re-
ply to letters appearing re.
cently In M.T. correspondence
column, from medical doctors!
I feel they are misleading.
i am astonished at the lack
of knowledge, poor reasoning
and inaccurate conclusions of
tnese two gentlemen. First.
our fellow -townsman. Dr.
Ralph E. Hibbs, starts his let
ter with the "Bug-a-Boo," so
cialized medicine to describe
the King-Anderson medical
care bill, which can be more
properly termed group Insur
ance. .
The term "socialized med
icine" is of such comparative
recent vintage that even the
lexicographers do not agree
upon its definition. Yet many,
without basis In fact, have
pounced upon this measure
and pronounced It the "knell
of death" to the American
medical system, the American
way of life, particularly In the
areas of social, political and
economical endeavor. Tfi I a
comes not as a surprise for
history is a repetition of dire
wails and cries of calamity
that rise to greet any innova
tion or progressive step, yet
progress has alwavs tri
umphed and left the world
better because of It.
Be of good cheer: It is not
so harmful, as is attested by
the fact that our nation has
grown up hand in hand with
such a program as Is now of
fered in the King-Anderson
bill. In 1798 congress set up
the first medical insurance
plan In the form of the U. S
Marine Hospital service, fi
nanced in the same manner as
the K-A bill, by deductions
from the pay of the Insured,
and it has been expanded to
include all military personnel
and some elected officials'of
the government. This plan,
which we have enjoyed for
about 170 years, is by far
more truly socialized medi
cine than the K-A bill In that
the Government owns the hos
pitals, hires the full staff, pays
for and superintends the ad
ministration of all medicines
and services.
In addition to the usual
services and those afforded to
other officials, this branch of
our Government, under true
"socialized medicine" has
twice saved the life of an ex
President and given numer
ous check-ups to him and his I
MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD.
Mekong River Boundary Between Laos
And Thailand Newly
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
Vientinane, Laos - (UPD
Here, where the Mekong riv
er forms the East-West bound
a r y between
Laos and Thai
land, a bar
ren sandbar
stretches out
from the steep
river bank
nearly a mile
toward the
Thailand
shore. A mile
Newsoea
or so up-
stream, huddled listlessly on
the far shore, is a small That
village.
The village and its thatched
huts ordinarily scarcely would
be worth a second glance. But
today it gets special attention
from That police on guard
inst Pathet Lao infiltra
tors hoping to spread the com
munist guerilla war in Laos
across the river into Thailand.
It is not too difficult a trick
because more Laotians live in
northeast Thailand than in all
of Laos itself. Rainfall hits
exceed 400 words. The letters
views of the paper) in fact ihe
wife, and yet he has declared
that he is "opposed to the K-A
bill as socialized medicine,
but continues to avail himself
of this type of service, the
only type of medical care he
has ever known since he en
tered West Point in his youth.
"Consistency, thou art a jew
el." This is the brand of logic
used in opposing the K-A bill,
This is the brand of logic that
has opposed all progressive
movements in the past 60
years, to the knowledge of
this writer, and is the same
brand that fills many pages
of history. This is the type of
winning that has impeded the
progress of civilizaton through
an the ages and will continue
into the future. This is the
line of thinking those of us
who wish something better
must oppose and our only
way is to vote for the modern
and not the archaic.
C. R. Burrill,
119 Crater Lake ave.,
Medford.
Play Ball!!
To the Editor: Jackson
county court should take an
other good long look at the
Legion plans for a baseball
stadium. The name "Legion
plans" doesn't mean only
Legion players will be al
lowed to play, it means that
here are stadium plans for all
of Jackson county that are
within reason financially.
The fact that Ashland has a
team wanting to play and
needing to play, but for lack
of funds has to cancel, should
make everyone aware of our
great need for this type of fa
cility. If we had a Jackson
county ball park where ad
mission could be charged
these boys wouldn't be left
out.
Let's spend our money on
a youth program that will
show a return both financially
and physically, and we won't
need detention homes.
Wednesday evening Central
Point and Roseburg are to
play at Camp White and then
again Friday night Medford
and Central Point are to play
at Camp White. Why don't all
of you who love to call your
selves baseball fans come out
and watch these boys? Come
early, watch them warm up,
get to know them.
rhen later this summer,
when some of the local service
clubs put up ail nf the guar
antee money to bring In the
pro teams that you all pay ad
mission and flock out to see,
compare the difference. You
will be surprised to know that
the plays you baseball fans
clapped for last summer when
the pros played here are just
another play to your local
boys and made as a matter of
course. At any rate come on
out Wednesday and Friday
nights. You won't be sorry.
Isn't there anyone up Ash
land way that can figure out
some way to field your team?
Give your boys a chance, let
them Play Ball.
Mrs. Bill Barnes,
604 Whitman Place,
Medford.
Apology in Order
To the Editor: As a life long
friend of John Casterline and
the wife of Medford School
Board member, I would like
to ask Mr. Arnold Eugene
Jenny if he had any valid
reason for doubting that John
composed the letter printed ;
526.
If Mr. Jenny would check
the results of the Stanford
Binet tests, California Test of
Mental Maturity, Iowa Test
of Educational Development,
Metropolitan Achie v e m e n t
Test, and the Gates Primary
Tests, he would be well aware
OREGON
the northeast plateau only
during the two to three
months of the monsoon sea
son, and the poverty of the
people makes them natural
targets for the communists.
The Mekong now is not the
impressive river it will be
come in a few weeks. When
the monsoon hits It will run a
mile and a half wide, brim
ming from bank to bank. The
monsoon will fill the paddies,
turn the few roads into bot
tomless pits, and nature will
take a hand in military stra
tegy. The Mekong is impressive
now because it represents a
deep, new commitment for the
United States.
It is a new fixed line of de-
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harrfi
c Field Enterprises tne.
WORTHWHILE PROGRAM
Clubs, associations, and or
ganizations of all sorts are
continually looking for pro-
gram mate
rial. We are
probably the
most talked-
to a n d lec-tured-at
civil
ization In the
history of the
i i wo;
worm, most
these lec
tures are not
Rarrta
worth giving,
or listening to. They either
elaborate the obvious, inflate
the trivial, or paint the lily
of truth with the gilt of spe
cial pleading.
One of the few worthwhile
ideas for a club program has
just crossed my desk, how
ever, and I'd like to pass it
along to program chairmen all
over the country. It ought
to provide more meat for dis
cussion than a dozen after-
dinner orators put together.
Cinema 16, a film dis
tributor in New York at
17S Lexington Avenue, will
Tent out Ihe original ver
sion of "Operation Aboli
tion," America's most fa
mous and most controver
sial propaganda film of the
decade, produced for the
House Committee on Un
American Activities.
This film, running 42
m i n u t a s, purports to
"prove" that ihe San Fran.
Cisco student demonstra
tions against the Committee
were "Communist-controlled."
As Cinema IB remarks,
"the use of newsreel foot
age and natural sound, the
judicious 're-arranging' of
reality by means of editing
and narration, touch upon
ihe vry cor of the propa
ganda film problem."
At the same time, as a
joint offer, the film com
pany will send out "Opera
tion Correction," the fa
mous "answer" to "Opera
lion Abolition," produced
by tha American Civil Lib
erties Union of North Caro
lina - which utilises ihe
same footage, but an entire
ly different narration.
Renters of both these films.
which cost only $30 and run
total of 88 minutes, will
also receive free copies of
two publications, offering di
ametrically opposed view
points: a booklet by the Com
mittee on Un-American Ac
tivities and a 40-page analysis
published by the National
Council of Churches.
I can scarcely think of a
better way for a club to spend
an evening than watching
these two documentary films,
and then concluding with a
panel discussion and question-
period about them. This, in a
modern version, is what the
old town meeting used to be;
and it is fast disappearing in
contemporary life.
Propaganda is daily be
coming more powerful and
more prevalent In our in
creasingly mechanized soci
eiy. it seeKs to enslave us
psychologically, which is the
first step toward political en
slavement. The best way to
counteract its baleful influ
ence is to observe, to study
to discuss, such phenomena
as "Operation Abolition" and
its antidotes.
that there are many thousands
of 15-year-old students in this
country who are capable of
writing the letter that John
sent to the editor.
I Needless to say, the Med
ford School Board and all of
the teachers in this school
system are undeniably proud
of the extremely high aver
ages the Medford school chil
dren have consistently scored
on the above tests.
I believe that a gracious
apology from Mr. Jenny to
John, his father and all of
the fine teachers that have
had a part in John's educa
tion, is definitely in order.
Mrs. David C. Boals
34 Glen Oak
Medford
Significant for U.S.
fense which could become as
significant tor Americans as
Berlin, the 38th parallel in
Korea or the Straits of For
mosa. Across the river, just 39
miles away at Udorn, are U.S.
Marines, and scattered up and
down the line from Chieng
Mei in the north to Ubon in
the south are other token al
lied forces of Great Britain,
Australia and New Zealand.
Western military and dip
lomatic representatives here
accept the fact that the Pathet
Lao and their communist Viet
Minh allies from North Viet
Today & Tomorrow
By Walter Lippmann
(e) New York Herald Tribune Syndicate
TO KEEP ON TALKING
Confronted with a shortage
of meat and butter, the Soviet
government has done by de-
cree what
would be
done in our
economy by
the operation
of the market.
It has raised
prices because
the supply is
not equal to
the demand at
Lippmann the lower
prices. The higher prices are
designed to reduce the de
mand, and to increase the sup
ply by investing the profits
of the higher prices in a more
productive agriculture.
There is no reason to think
that the Russian people are
going to go hungry because
of the shortage of meat and
butter. But the new prices are
a striking reminder to them
that their standard ef life is
being depressed by the costs
of the race of armaments.
This contrasts with the ad
vanced nations of Western
Europe and North America.
There, although the military
costs are high and are rising,
the popular standard of life
is rising too. It would rise
even more rapidly If the
American economy were not
throttled down.
TT is a reasonable guess that
" the bad news that Mr.
Khrushchev has had to tell
the Russian people is closely
related to the hardening of
Soviet diplomacy at Geneva
and In the Rusk-Dobrynin
talks In Washington. The So
viet government, like other
governments, shrinks from
offering to make concessions
abroad when it is demanding
sacrifices at home. An agree
ment about Berlin, which af
firmed explicitly the Western
rights of access, would-how-
ever it may look to Dr. Aden
auer - be a very big conces
sion when seen from Moscow.
In all probability, Mr.
Khrushchev is at present not
strong enough to make such
a concession.
This will not be a surprise
to those who have been in
favor of attempting to nego
tiate about Berlin. They have
known from the beginning,
that is since last summer, that
only a miracle could produce
an agreement on a statute
governing the position of
West Berlin. For neither side
can now make the concessions
which such an agreement
would require.
And so, some have asked,
why bother about talking with
the Russians?
THE best reason for contln
lllnff in tnllr lhmoh nn
agreement is in sight, is that
by remaining in close diplo
matic contact, Washington
and Moscow have been able
to prevent the dangerous sit
uation in Berlin from getting
out of control.
In this, both Washington
and Moscow, and of course
London, Paris, and Bonn as
well, have a common vital in
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
ANEW YORKER purchased a shirt at a famous Dallas
specialty shop, then was embarrassed to discover he had
only a $1000 bill in his ballet. Expecting a roar of protest,
he timidly handed the
bill to the cashier. She
glanced at it languidly,
then handed it back.
"You'll have to take
this," she announced
without looking up, "to
the petty cash desk In
the rear of the store."
A sadder but wiser news
paper man in Buffalo is
looking for a new Job. He
lost hi old on when the
chief auditor spotted this
Hem on a big expense ac
count tab he tried to get
away with: "Dinner with
the sports editor of the Congressional Record: $48."
Mike Connolly nominated for ti,a year's biggest example of
unmitigated gall the convict, up for Ufa for bumping off hia
two parents, who went on a hunger strike because, he alleged,
the food wasn't aa good as his mother used to make.
"Loafers?" echftd the manager of a haberdashery store. "Yea.
indeed! We have a prise collection of them, in fact. Let's sea it
X can get one of them to wait on you."
O Ufa, br Banaatt Cert Distributed bj Sine Tattures Srataoatt
Nam could, If they wished,
complete the conquest of Laos
in one lightning blow.
Then would come a test at
the Mekong if the communists
should decide to expand their
offensive into Thailand.
Despite the imminence of
military defeat and their
promises to negotiate, evi
dence still remains that Pre
mier Prince Boun Oum and
strongman Gen. Phoumi Nosa
van hope to retain their posi
tion. Such could be accom
plished only if a minimum of
300,000 U. S. troops entered
Laos.
terest. With or without tha
wall, the divided city of Ber
lin is a breeding ground for
adventure and conspiracy
With no lasting settlement iri
sight, it is enormously impor
tant that Moscow and Wash
ington be in such close con
tact that they cannot be)
dragged into war by local ac
cidents and local misunder
standings. That is the reason why tha
talks as such, why continual
meeting and talking as such,
are a good thing. The basia
fact is that the Soviet Union
and the United States are ths
two nuclear powers who have)
the capacity to ruin each other
and produce an irreparable)
disaster to the civilized world.
For them, with this power
and this responsibility, ab
staining in the grand manner
from diplomatic contact
would be irresponsible and
mad.
TN the Western negotiations
about Britain's entering
into the Common Market and
in the talks about our rela
tions with France as respects
nuclear affairs, the same rule)
of continuing talk applies.
We must hope that Britain
will be able to join this year
and that we shall be able to
work out a trading partner
ship with the European Com
munity beginning next year.
We must hops;, too, that pro
posals can be made about nu
clear affairs which will per
suade French opinion, if not
General de Gaulle himself,
that instead of an "Independ
ent" nuclear force, there
should be an integration of
the British and the French
nuclear efforts in the alliance
with the United States. Tha
facts of nuclear life are such
that the attempt to create an
independent striking power
will not reinforce but will
break apart the Atlantic Alli
ance, We could never permit a
French government to use an
"independent" force to make
a first nuclear strike without
our consent. The French gov
ernment now knows this. Wa
cannot permit a first nuclear
strike which would precipi
tate a war which we alona
could finish.
llfHAT we can do is to en-
list British and French
nuclear industries and re
search, and the military per
sonnel in building up an in
tegrated Western strategia
force. We have already begun,
so I hear, to do this with
Great Britain, where it is re
alized that the British nu
clear force will almost cer
tainly be obsolete within ten
years. There we are investing
in the development of a very
advanced airplane which tha
British have done much mora
about than anyone else.
The rivalry within tha
West, like the rivalry between
East and West, cannot be set
tled neatly or settled soon.
But the true policy is to keep
on talking, never letting tha
argument come to a show
down and a breakdown.
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