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Newspaper Page Text1 TveraonV"ln-Southnrofeo"n Reada Th MaUTrlbune'T Publfihed Daily ept f"u5?J M r k.rtilrrmn PRINTING CO. S3 North FlrSt.. Ph;77a-14l ROBERT W num., ITEBB GREY AdvertUIng Manager GKRALD T LATHAM. Bui. Mgr. ERIC W ALLEN. JR.. Hnl. Editor EARL H ADAMS. City Editor v rmpMAN. Tee. Editor on iruirrr fiooru Editor OLIVE STARCHER. Women'! Editor DALE ERICKSONCirculaUon Mgr. An Independent Newapaper Entered ai aecond clay matter at Meaioro. ureKu.i, - March 3. IS97 cnuurnipTION RATES By Mail - In Advance. Copy 10c Dally and Sunday 1 year 1500 .A enHj.v ft moa. 8.00. n.ilv and Sunday 3 moa. 4.35 Sunday Only One year 410 ... f fn iriuinci Medford. Point Jacksonville. Gold Hill, Phoenix. Shady Cove. Rome mv iuit nH nn motor routea Dallv and Sunday 1 year 00 Dailv and Sunday I mo. 1 JO Carnei and Dealer! Copy lOo All Terma Caah In Advance "official Taper of City of Medford Olflrial I'nifr of Jacjtaoa County UnTted Preia International Full tAied Wire U P 1 Telephoto Newipicturea ' "MEMBER Or AUDIT BUREAU Ur LiKLUUiuunn . 1 o.-..tntnlv NELSON ROBERTS & ASSOC. ' . ti"d n,nm in New York. Chi- ' caco Detroit. San Erancinco. Lo . Annelea Seattle. Portland. Denver NIWIFArit ruinsHiit ASSOCIATION NATION A I f DITORIAl Flight o' Time Medford and Jackson County History from the tiles ot The Mill Tribun. 10, 20, 30. 40 and 50 vein ago- 10 YEARS AGO Jun 19. 1952 (Thursday) Members of the Jackson ville volunteer fire depart ment go on record against continuing any attempt to form a rural fire district to be served by them. A preliminary report from the state highway bridge engi neers who Inspected the bridge at Rogue River says that the bridge Is "safe for traffic;" a three-foot section of the bridge had fallen out. 20 YEARS AGO Jun. 19, 1942 (Friday) George A. Codding, Med ford attorney, elected county chairman of Democratic party central committee. From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The Juno brides are getting some competition these days in the : protographers display cases. The ratio Is about two pic tures in uniform for each bride. Now and then a lieu tenant shows up who has been caught by both war and romance." 30 YEARS AGO Jun 19, 1932 (Sunday) Local chambers of com merce protest against omis sion of Crater lake In nation al magazine's itinerary of "Where to go while en route to the Olympic games in Los Angeles." Oregon Btatc police spend day in rescuing salmon trapped below Savage Rap ids dam as largest salmon run In seven years come up Rogue river. 40 YEARS AGO Jun 19, 1922 (Monday) Ken Williams, Rogue Val ley resident playing baseball with the St. Louis Browns, hits 19th home run of season to lead league. SO YEARS AGO Jun 19, 1912 (Wedneiday) From Local and Personal column: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Chilriers of Central Point spent Saturday at Medtord with friends. Whal's Your I.Q.? Nina r ten carreer la superior; even r ight It excellent! fl at ail it food. 1. la Europe or South Amer lea the larger continent? 2. If a woman is presiding over a meeting, should she he addressed as "Madam Chair woman?" 3. With what sort of naval vessel do you connect the 'name U S.S. Chicago? 4. Name the longest river In Africa. 5. Is a vicuna a bear, wolf, llama muskrat, or an arma dillo? fl. Which two U.S. Presi dents were christened "Thom as" as a first name? 7. Silkworms feed on the leaves of what tree? 8. Is the capital of New Mexico Albuquerque, Santa Rosa. Las Vegas, or Santa Fe? 9. Recently U.S. troops were sent to guard the bor ders of what ci ntry against communist Invasion? 10. Members of Congress rlo or do not pay,.. Income taxes? Answars: 1. South America. 2. No. (Madam Chairman). 3. Cruiiar. (Named alter 1 city.) 4. Th Nil. S. Llama. S. Jefferaon and Wilson. 7. Mul berry, g. Santa Ft. t. Thai land. 10. Thar do. TUESDAY. JUNE 19. 1962 The Peace Corps When a Kennedy program receives the im peccably conservative support of Rep. Howard W. Smith (D-Va.), chairman of the House Rules Committee, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.). Sen. Prescott Bush (R-Conn.), the Los Angelas "Times," the Richmond "Times-Dispatch," and the N.Y. "Herald Tribune," it can't be all bad. When its appropriation is more than doubled without a dissenting vote in the Senate and with only 70 votes against in the House, there must be something positively good that can be said about it. That, as it happens, is the enviable record of the Peace Corps. Less than 16 months ago it was only an idea, and one conceived in a political campaign at that. As of May 1 last there were 1,399 volunteers at work on, or in rugged training for, 32 projects in 22 countries. FVEN this is only a beginning. June is the big Peace Corps month. As a result of the swift action of Congress, the first month of summer will see almost 2,200 men and women enter training for 44 projects in 28 countries. Sixteen of these countries will be having their first Peace Corps experience. During Sen. Kennedy's 1960 campaign for'the Presidency, Washington skeptics greeted the Peace Corps idea with epithets like "idealistic," "do-gooder," or even "showboat." Eventually the program was set up on a tem porary basis on March 1, 1961, by executive or der of the President. Congress granted permanent status only in the following September. But the outlook already was clear. E VEN while the plans were being drawn up, the Peace Corps idea stalled off with a ground- swell of public approval that astonished its own authors. Make-shift headquarters in Washington were inundated with volunteer applications. The plan was greeted One of the key nations to prise obviously was India. R. Sargent Shriver, director of the Corps and brother-in-law of the President, was able on May 4, 1961, to announce the "warm approval" of Prime Minister Nehru. India now has 26 American volunteers on the job. A general agreement the United Nations Food ization and the Peace Corps covering the use of volunteers in UN technical assistance programs. a CONGRESS last April authorized the full $63- millinn i'ommctnrl Vr fVio a rl mi met iq f i rm frii 411111111 1 ULI'lUU -'ty bill. HlUllillJUtl MV1U11 A w 1 expansion of the Peace Corps. This is as against $30 million appropriated ($40 million author ized ) last year. Judge Smith, who opposed the program in 1961, said "I like the idea of getting these young folks oi ours in their to mingle with the common people. Most of our diplomats do not have that personal touch with the man in the street in the countries to which they are assigned." The Los Angeles "Times," equally "show-me," comment ed: "Dollar for dollar, no more." After the expansion volunteers will be at work or in training for 76 projects in 38 countries. In a commencement ad dress at Kansas State university, Director Shriver predicted that the number of volunteers would mount to 5,000 by the end of 1962. "All 15 coun tries (that have thus far received volunteers)," he said, have asked us to double, triple, and even quadruple the number." E.R.R. Rewriting Taft-Hartley President Kennedy send to Congress his recommendations for new labor measures somewhat earlier than had been anticipated. The West Coast seamen automatical ly may resume their strike on June 30, when the 80-day-Taft-Hartley injunction expires. The administration is 'reported to consider the last offer of the employers a fair one. The offer was simple "arbitration of all working conditions and monetary Under the Taft-Hartley Act, a vote of union members on management's last offer is required. This ballot has become a formality. Union mem bers have consistently voted down the last offer by large margins. West Coast leaders are urging their members to vote no or not to vote at all. pOR all big labor's complaint that Taft-Hartley is a "slave-labor act," and for all that the Democrats, lone pledged trolled. Congress except the r.isenhower administration, the statute has remained on the books substantially unchanged. The present administration appears disposed toward revision, though not necessarily in a direc tion fjilotilatpd tn flplii'lil nninii lenders. The President is empowered under lresenti"!' law 10 Setld recommendations Ul L,OngrCSS alter the SO-day injunction has run out in a national drove the Moors from Spain; emergency strike. This means as applied to the a"d 8 lot ,ht'm !!C,,lc(1 I . ,, , ., ' '., lAlBena Algeria became one I West Coast seamen that once the strike was re-, onhe Blirhliry ,,. home pf sumed he could recommend specific measures for the Bnroary pirates that dispute alone, avoiding the broad approach: nc ' i,r,n,d -' i T ft U.,,.(l., ! in our history came when we, I to laft-Haitley. mrn child ,mong tne M. lie could recommend with work continuing at 1100 llin tl Yaw by the maritime strike, justifying the measure as in the public interest. Or he could ask Congress itself to provide a solution, though this would seem out of character. Whether he postpones broad revision of Taft- Hartley or not. the course the i resident takes in the maritime dispute will be viewed as an ac curate weathervane for enthusiastically abroad. the success of the enter has been signed between and Agriculture Organ U.S. program has done this month, about 3,500 may have good reason to increases. to its repeal, have con 111 IIIC IllSt two years OI seizure ot me industry, present pay scales. He t, coi- io !.. j .iff future policy. E.K.R. "Remember, We Go After Him Either Way" VV. .J1AT . S.-1 . I.Willlllll't. . v,, . Strictly Personal By Sydney (O Field Enterpriser,, Inc. REAFFIRMS HIS OPPOSITION If we took a vote at a con vention of prison wardens, the result would be almost unanimou s 1 y against the death penalty. Nearly every one who is closely con nected with the field of crimino logy agrees that capital p u ri- mr, ii i s h m e n t is more than useless - it is un fair and wicked. This month, in a new book, "88 Men and 2 Women," Clin ton T. Duffy, the retired war den of San Quentin, affirms in the strongest words his op position to the death penalty. What he says is worth a few minutes of every citizen's careful attention. "I hated the death penalty on principle before I went to work at San Quentin, he writes, "and I hated it more when I had to watch it In operation. Bui principle and personal distaste . . . have iong since been superseded by more compelling reasons." Warden Duffy goes on to say: "The rich ar never executed; only th poor and up in death row. Of all th inequities of capital punish ment, this is th most glar ing. Murder is murder and ih death penalty is th death penally, but th twain meet only when th killer is broke." A man does not dia for the crime he commits, Duffy points out. "Ha dies because In the Day's News By FRANK We're Inclined to think at times that even here in the happy and fortunate U.S.A. things seem to be getting into a mess. Listen: Nothing In the world today, perhaps nothing in history, compares with the mess in Al geria. So let's talk about Alge ria today. IIOW big is Algeria? " It's no flyspeck on the map. Texas has 267,330 square miles. California has 158,693 square miles. Oregon has 96.981, Washington 68. 192, Arizona 113.909. Nevada 110,540 and Idaho 83.557. Algeria's area is 847.500 square miles only a mere 50,000 square miles less than the combined area of our states lying west of the Rockies. QO MUCH for area. J Historically, Algeria was known In ancient days as Nu- midia. It was a Roman colony ith an advance civilization In 440 A.D., the Vandals swept in and ended Numidia's prosperity. In the 6t)0s, the Moslems conquered Algeria, and Arabs U92, Ferdinand and Isabella ;t,ons. took on the Barbaray pirates, whom adult Europe was afraid to tackle, and made alone them leave nur ships IN 1830 French consul was 1 insulted by the Dcy of Al geria France invaded the country, conquered it. and took over the government I Algeria, remained under 1 French militarv rule until Ii87i, when cimi govern- ad J. Harrit he committed it in th wrong stat. or in th wrong county of th stat. or at th wrong lime, or becaui h faced a lough judge or )ury goaded by a determined dis trict attorney, or becaui he couldn't afford adequate counsel. "I hat th death pen ally." h continues, "b caus It does not allow for extenuating circumstances . . because it makes a mock ery of our moral code . because it almost always hits ih little man, who is not only poor in material possessions but in b a c k ground, education and men tal capacity as well . . . be cause it is not th deterrent to crime that its advocates claim: I have yet to meet the man who let the thought of the gas chamber stop him from committing mur der." On the last page of the book, he quotes the message to the 1960 California legislature from Gov. Edmund G. Brown, who served seven years as San Francisco's district attorney, and eight years as California's attorney general. Brown's statement says it all in a few words: "The naked, simple truth is that the death penalty has been a gross failure. Beyond its horror and incivility, it has neither protected the innocent nor deterred the wicked. The recurrent spectacle of pub licly sanctioned killing has cheapened human life and dignity without the redeeming grace which comes from jus tice meted out swiftly, evenly and humanely." JENKINS men! was set up. Then, under the French constitution of 1946 (in the reorganization of France aft er World War II) Algeria be came a part of Metropolitan France, with a status similar to that of an American state. During the period of French rule, including the period when Algeria was a part of Metropolitan France (just as our state of Hawaii is a part of the U.S.A.) European Frenchmen poured into the rich northern part of Algeria and settled it and developed it and made it a rich and prosperous region. In the process of settlement and development, they push ed the Moslem population out into the less desirable part of the country. rjMIEHE came then the strug--- gle for Algerian independ ence. It has been long and bit ter. It was impoverishing France. Eventually, President De Gaulle backed an inde pendent Algeria as the only way out. That created this situation In an independent Algeria, ONE million Frenchmen would be dominated by NINE million Moslems. In such a case they foresaw (or thought they foresaw! that they would be SWAMPED Hence their resistance to an independent Algeria. V IT of it all, this fantastic situation has arisen: The struggle to keep Alge ria FRENCH has been spear I headed by what is known as I the Secret Army Organiza tion It has been a bloody bat tle The Secret Army Organi zntion. along with its Euro pean French backers, is now .carrying out a SCORCHED EARTH campaign which, it hopes and plans, will leave only ASHES for the nine mil lion Moslems i That s about the size ot it. It's a tragic story. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON Many Europeans Seek Refuge in Metropolitan France from Algeria By PHIL NEWSOM UPI Foraign Newt Analyst Over the 400 airline miles separating Algiers from the port of Marseilles goes an un ending stream of Europeans seeking in metropolit a n France refuge from the ter r o r In Al geria. By the time the Algerian independenc e KcwBom referendum rolls around on July 1, it is es timated that more than a quarter of Algeria's former one million European-habitants will have fled. They leave in bitterness against President Charles de Gaulle's Algerian policies, and, as their numbers in- Incumbents Have Easy Sledding in Primary Voting Washington - (UPD - Incum bent members of Congress have had a fairly easy time winning renomination in the 23 states where party pri maries already have been held this year. Thus far, 14 senators and 229 House members have been renominated in these primaries. No senator and only four House members who sought renomination have been defeated. Rep. Carroll D. Kearns. (R-Pa.) was unseated by a political newcomer after 16 years in the House. The other three defeats all were com pelled by Congressional re districting required by the 1960 census. In the Mississippi Demo cratic primary, Rep. Frank E. Smith was beaten by Rep. Jamie L. Whitten after they were thrown into the same district. In the Nebraska Re publican primary Rep. Ralph F. Beermann defeated Rep. Phil Weaver in a merged dis trict. In the Alabama Demo cratic primary, Rep. Frank W. Boykin lost in a statewide primary which had nine in-' cumbents competing for eight nominations. Of the 14 senators renom inated, only Sen. Olin D. Johnston (D-S. C.) faced a major challenger. He was re nominated last Tuesday by defeating Gov. Ernest F. Holl ings by a margin of almost 2 to 1. One Governor Loses Among 10 governors who sought renomination in the primaries already held, only Democratic Gov. Price Daniel of Teaxs was defeated. Two other Democrats, Govs. Mi chael V. Disalle of Ohio and J. Millard Tawes of Mary land, won against rough competition. After the heavy run ol pri maries this spring, the pace is slackening until August. Only Maine holds primaries this week followed by North Dakota on June 26 and Vir ginia, Louisiana and Arkansas during July., AIMS HIGH London -IUPII- The National Federation of Master Steeple jacks and Lightning Conduc tors said in a brochure that an aim of the organization is lo "maintain a high standard of conduct." Try and Ml By BENNETT CERF- 1 BILLINGS, Montana, he took with his wife route, they met a quiet, amiable couple from New York, and made up a very com patible foursome. Back in Billings, my friend printed dozens of photo graphs posed by all in front of geysers, bears, waterfalls, and what not, and mailed them to the New York couple. Two weeks later a slick lawyer appeared and an nounced, "Thank you for sending those pictures. Now I'll need you two as witnesses. I'm repre senting your gentleman friend's wife in a divorce suit." "She didn't like the pictures I sent her?" faltered the Billings camera shark. "She thought they were extremely interesting." nodded the lawyer. "You sec, she wasn't the woman who was posing in them.'' Robert Benchlev was reading one morning when his son, Nathaniel, then an inqulsitiva 8, demanded, "Hey. Dad, how do porcupines make love?" Without looking up fiom his psper, Benchiey amwered, "Very, very carefully." a Tidbits from PMblin's Irish Digest: 1. A man celebrates his birthday bv taking a. rlsy nff. A woman celebrates her birthdsy by taking a year off. 2. The beauty of the old-fashioned blacksmith wsa that when you brought your horse to be shod, he duln t think of a dor.en other things Uiat ougMt to be done to it. 3. A drum critic admitted that he a!-vs praised the first show of a new thentrirat season regardless of how terrible it rr.ic!".t be. "Who am I," inquired th critic, "to atone, the first east?" C ty Baunttt Cart. Sistrttui4 by Kinf raauua Byodfcil , crease, they meet equal bitter-made ness among the people they are crowding in upon. Few left Algeria by choice. Rather, their numbers are symptomatic of a growing be lief that seven years of civil war and OAS terrorism have -1 National Sale Boating Week To Start July 1 Safety features are being pointed up In connection with the arrival of hot weather and summer boating fun. President Kennedy has pro claimed the week of July 1 as National Safe Boating week, and the Oregon State Marine board is urging boat ers to gear themselves to safe ty on the waterways. An estimated 12 lives could have been saved in boating accidents last year had the victims been wearing life jackets, according to a report from the Marine board. It is emphasized that state law re quires each boat to have an approved lifesaving device aboard for each person in the boat. It is reported that some 300,000 people will partici pate in some form of recrea tional boating In Oregon this year. For this reason boating safety will be of primary importance. Accident Rata Down Although boating as a sport has increased greatly, the ac cident rate so far has declined somewhat. The Marine board credits this drop to individual boaters, the U. S. Coast Guard, the Coast Guard aux iliary, and the U. S. Power Squadrons. Safety factors are being added to reservoirs in Crook county to aid boaters. Buoys have been placed on the Och oco and Prineville reservoirs to warn boaters of such dangers as hidden rocks and of areas where speed restric tions have been established. The Marine board reports that Crook county is the first to mark its waters under the new uniform system adopted by the board. Markers were constructed and installed by the Central Oregon Boat club, with Crook county court providing funds. Floats have also been placed on the Ochoco reser voir for the use of water skiers. More floats for this purpose are being planned in Crook county. Ashland Watershed Closed to Public Ashland - Gov. Mark O. Hatfield has closed the Ash land Watershed to unrestrict ed public travel due to high fire danger. The closed area is well posted and includes all roads leading into the area except the Ashland Loop rd, and the Tolman rd. from the forest boundary to the Ashland Loop road. Loggers and others having business within the area may secure entry permits from the U.S. Forest service office at 25 North Main St., Ashland. The area will be patrolled by U.S. Forest Service per sonnel. Violators will be prosecuted. Stop Me man told me of a vacation trip through Yellowstone Park. En impossible cooperation between the Europeans and the Moslem Arabs who will become the new rulers of an independent Algeria. Their Only Horn For many, Algeria had been the only home they had ever known. Their tragedy was compounded by the fact they had no real ties with the French at home aifd many were without funds. For the French, they also created multiple problems. France has a enronic hous ing shortage which now has been complicated by the flow of refugees. France, booming as a result of the common market, has a labor shortage, but not of the unskilled or semi-skilled kind most plentiful among the ref ugees. France's labor needs are for industry. Further, the embittered for mer settlers of Algeria created a new pool of hatred against the De Gaulle regime, and it was certain that among their numbers were OAS men bent on carrying their terror cam paign into France. A certain flow of refugees had been anticipated, but not in such numbers. Valuable Minority De Gaulle had counted on the European minority to pro vide a balance wheel which would ease the possibility of a swing toward Moscow by in dependent Algeria. In Algeria itself, the leader ship of the national liberation front which is expected to take power after the July ref erendum so far has restrained its followers from any large scale retalition against the OAS terror. This was in recognition of the fact that the Europeans could be of help under the new regime. This week's truce, under which the OAS promises to cease its terrorism, is a shaky one and could be broken as one such OAS truce already has been. Whether It will stem the flow of refugees also remains to be seen. Matter of Fact sy j8SePh (O New York Herald Tribune Syndicate HISTORY REVERSES THE ROLES Washington - The Chinese Communist government has been heavily reinforcing Fu kien province. The consider able forces already in position have been s t rengthened by three or more addi tional divis ions; and air units have al so been rede ployed into the area. T Fukien is the province Alsnp on the Formosa S'.rait which served as base, in 1958, for the abortive Commi nist at tack on the Nationalist posi tions on Que moy island. Three years ago, two years ago, even one year ago, this heavy reinforcement of Fu kien would therefore have aroused worried fears of an other Communist aggression. Today, however, history has almost certainly reversed the roles in the drama. The Chin ese Communist dispositions are defensive rather than ag gressive, at least as yet. In fact, the Communists' rein forcement of Fukien appears to be a precautionary meas ure, taken because President Chiang Kai-shek has been quite openly arguing that the time is ripe for a return to the mainland, which is his grand ambition. fTHE Formosa government - has not merely been talk ing about an attempted return to the mainland. It has also been making fairly conspicu ous preperations. The most re cent step taken was a massive tax increase, to finance heav ier defense spending, and to permit accumulation of the large rice rtneks that would be needed after a successful landing in Fukien. The U.S. government is op posed to President Chiang's project, considering that the risks are far too great. Chi ang has been asked to renew his promise that he will make no such move without U.S. support - which will not be forthcoming. This promise, originallv given to John Fos ter Dulles, was dulv given once asain by Chiang to Gov. Avercll Harriman. when the assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs visited Formosa. In addition. Chiang lacks landing craft. Thus an attack by Chiang seems high ly unlikely. Yet the astonishing fact re mains that the Chinese Com munist regime, wl ich caused such widespread alarm four years aao by threatening to attack Chiang, now appears to be nervouslv strengthening its coastal defenses In fear of a sudden attack by Chirng. If this appearance is not mis - leading, the reversal of roles Communications Letter to the Editor muil Deal :he ume and addreaa ol tha wntei although undei er tain circumatam-ea the use ot r pen atmi! oi Initial foi oublica tton la oermiasible The Mail Tribune rekerve the right to edit ail teltert with an eye to claiificatlor and condensation Lettera auhmitteo ior publica Uon mual no exceed 400 worda rates make for more Interest in city government? William Docrnbach 143 Mace rd. Medford. Editor's note: Some an swers. 1. No. 2. Candidates must ba qualified electors, resided in city six months prior to elec tion, be a taxpayer, and live in ward (in case of council man) he proposes to represent. Neither office (councilman or mayor) receives compensa tion. 3. Any organizations which choose to. 4. Such an eventuality has never oc curred, we hope it never will. 5. We understand the League of Women Voters has, from time to time, considered such a project. 6. Possibly. Questions Posed To the Editor: 1. Do you have any information about possible candidates for Mayor and councilmen in the com ing November election? 2. What qualifications are required and how much sal ary or compensation for ser vices performed do they re ceive? 3. What non-partisan and non-special interest groups sponsor and support them? 4. If candidates are lacking for any of the above positions, whav happens? 5. Don't you think it would be kinda nice if some non-partisan organization or the City would print, for general dis tribution, a booklet on the op eration and organization of our present City government? Bet the city could do it in less than 30 days. 6. Will next year's increase In property taxes and water has been swifter and mora drastic than any on recent rec ord. TTS root cause, of course, is the plunge into misery which the Chinese Communist leaders have inflicted on their own people. The dreadful sac rifices were supposed to buy Industrial strength. But the price demanded. was far too high, and the whole regime has been gravely weakened. The weakness tempts Chiang, and it makes Peking fearful. The latest symptom of this weakness is the refugee pres sure on the Hong Kong bor der. This is now known to have been caused by the re lease of millions of urban workers, who could no longer be fed in the cities. There wa little food to spare for them in their home villages, either; and in the villages near Hong Kong, these people started the mass movement towards the border. In every province of China, these people must now constitute a new explosive element In the already wretched rural population. The China-watchers ara once again saying, for the fourth year hand-running, that there is nothing wrong in Communist China that will not be patched up by a good crop. But every objective cir cumstance indicates that this year's harvest will be no bet ter than the last three. What is wrong with Chinese agri culture is the Chinese govern ment, and not the Chinese weather. TF A MIRACLE does not hap pen - if this year's harvest is not rather bountifu 1 China's cruel downward spi ral will remorselessly contin ue. In this event, the regime itself will begin to be serious ly endangered. There is soma evidence that the Soviet gov ernment foresees this result, and is now seekinc to pro mote the kind of change of top leadership 'n Peking that gave the Communist govern ment of Poland a new lease on life when Gomulka took pow er. The alternatives in China are beainning to narrow to this kind of radical but peace ful change of leadership or an eventual violent convul sion. Sentimentalists in this city and elsewhere in the U.S. are meanwhile becinning to talk of "feeding starving China" - which would simply mean getting Mao Tsc-tung off his self-created honk. There is considerable solid evidence that the Russian Communist revolution was saved from foundering and fnmino by former President Herbert Hoover and his Quak- er Relief. It will be past bear j ing if the same role is played In China by J- slice William 'O Douglas and others of his kidney.