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History from tha tiles of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20. 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Oct. 23. 1952 (Thursday)
Wreckage of a missing
plane, with the bodies of its
two occupants, was found late
yesterday afternoon by a
Rogue River National forest
ranger.
"Miss Rogue Valley," the
newly-purchased twin-engine
Cessna air ambulance plane
with a big loading door, will
be dedicated at ceremonies at
the Medford airport Sunday,
20 YEARS AGO
Oct. 23, 1942 (Friday)
Milk shortage forecast here
unless producers granted price
increase by OPA.
Senate passes bill providing
for draft of 18 to 19-year-olds
30 YEARS AGO
Oct. 23. 1932 (Sunday)
Grand jury begins study of
slaying of Medford business
man; W. T. Grieve, Prospect,
named jury foreman.
Tires, size 29x4.40 adver
tised for $4.45 each, with tube
thrown in free.
40 YEARS AGO
Oct. 23. 1922 (Monday)
"Epidemic" of holdups ex
cites city; police report only
one of numerous holdup ru
mors has been verified.
Circuit court sessions de
layed when jurors and parties
in various suits fail to appear;
Judge J. M. Calking blames
start of hunting season.
50 YEARS AGO
Oct. 23. 1912 (Wednesday)
Jackaon county clerk's of
fice predicts registration for
1912 general election will ex
ceed 6.200 in county.
Rogue Valley sportsmen
and anglers back Judge E. E.
Kelly for election as Jackson
county district attorney.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine or tan correct It superior;
seven er eight is excellent; five et
six Is food.
1. Name the gifts brought
by the three wise men to
Jesus.
2. Who wrote the (anions
novel. "Jane Eyre"?
3. Which letter of the alpha
bet is omitted from telephone
dials?
4. Is the marital Institution
of a single wife at a time
known as polygamy, monog
amy, or bigamy?
5. Do U. S. Senators serve
for two, four, or six years as
a result of a normal election?
6. What U. S. Federal
Agency issues authorizations
for the construction of power
dams?
7. Has a starfish four, five,
or six points?
8. What kind of wood did
Noah used to build the Ark?
9. Docs a person who has
monophobia have a morbid
dread of being in crowds?
10. Which of the following
words is misspelled: accident
ly, gencology, privelcge.
Answers) 1. Gold, trankin
cense, myrrh. 2. Charlotte
Bronte. 3. "Q". 4. Monogamy.
5, Six 6. Federal Power Com
mission. 7. Five. 8. Gopher
wood. 9. No. of being alone.
10. All three.
SETS OFF TWO BLASTS
Wash ington-HiCD-The Atom
ic Energy Commission an
nounced that the Soviet Union
exploded two more nuclear
devices In the atmosphere
Monday. The A EC said one
test, "at a high altitude above
central Asia." had a yield of
a "few hundred kilotons "
The second test, with a yieiri
of several megatons, was set
off at the Novya Zemlyi range
near the Arctic Circle
OGTObbrl 2J. lab.
Support for the President
President Kennedy is wholly within his rights
legal, moral and practical in taking the ac
tion ne has in regard to Cuba.
As lone as the weapons were of a defensive
nature as they were until recently this country
would have been in an untenable position if it
had interfered in any substantial way. But with
the fact established that the weapons provided
by Soviet Russia to Castro were of offensive na
ture, capable of hitting strategic portions of the
Western Hemisphere, that limitation is ended.
In any embargo, in
great danger of hostilities getting out of hand.
But the President had no other choice.
TOO, he was wise in refusing to by-pass the
ncf q VilioViorl inraimQfii-inal rwrra ttiaHnna in.
volved specifically the
ican States and the United Nations and by leav
ing the door open to further talk and negotiation.
He has, in effect, told both Khrushchev and
Castro, "thus far, and no farther"; has explained
his actions and his reasoning to the rest of man
kind ; and has summoned the responsible nations
and peoples of the world to support him.
He should also have the whole-hearted sup
port of all Americans, for he alone can make the
necessary decisions, based upon information
which is available to him alone. E.A.
For Senate and House
Jackson county can
fortunate this election year m the caliber of men
who are running for the state legislature.
It will be impossible for us to have a "bad"
delegation to the legislature for the next two
years, no matter which four are elected.
All eight are men of
ligence and competence,
public service, even when it involves (as does
service in the legislature)
IN THIS happy situation, making a choice is a
bit difficult, since only four can be elected,
and four will be defeated.
How do we judge the
Largely on the basis
: l-li
prior puDnc service, personality vior a legislator,
to be effective, must be able to state his case,
both in committee and on the floor, in a believ
able manner), and finally, as important as any
other consideration, on his attitude toward peo
ple, toward state government as an instrumen
tality for the public weal, toward taxation, to
ward education, and toward the services the 3tate
offers its citizens.
TTHE two candidates for
(Lynn) Newbry, the
and Henry F. Padgham
seeking major office for
Ideologically, we find
to Padgham than to Newbry, although both men
are moderates. And yet, Newbry did an excellent
job, for Jackson county
first two years of service
haps more important, he
State Senate, has many
parties, and has earned the respect of the mem
bers of the upper house.
He will, we believe, be somewhat more con
servative financially than
this is goinp; to be important during the coming
session, which will be plagued with incessant and
mounting pressures for higher spending.
borne higher spending, particularly in educa
tion, will be necessary, a
Padgham recognize. On
attempt to downgrade Padgham's excellent quali
ties and abilities, we shall
THE three Republican
enback, seeking reelection to a second term:
Edward Branchfield, Medford lawyer, former
school board member, member of the state vet
erans affairs department advisory committee,
seeking a first term; and Al Dumas, laundry op
erator, who has also been active in a number of
civic enterprises, also running for the first time.
1 he Democratic candidates are Al Bradford.
Medford barber, labor union official, and mem
ber of the Medford city council for six years;
James Redden, Medford lawyer, and Charles
Lrary, retired labor union official who has also
been active in public service activities.
Here again the choice
fTiUR first vote will go
y his service on the council, he has won the
highest respect, not onlv from his fellow mem
bers, but from those who
the council or watched its operations. He knows
the problems of the "little guy," who, in our so
ciety, ouen gets overlooked. He is Knowledgeable
and conscientious and would, we sincerely be
lieve, make an outstanding legislator.
Our second vote will
on the basis of his knowledge of school and vet-
terans problems, his acquaintance with a broad
range of people in all walks of life, and on his
friendly, approachable and sincere personality.
Our third will go to Jim Redden, not because
of experience but because, like Branchfield and
Bradford, he is concerned with the human condi
tion and is an effective spokesman for both pro
gress and compassion.
The other three candidates are excellent, high
caliber men whom we respect and like sincerely.
But a choice has to be made, and we have made
ours on the basis of the brief criteria given above,
coupled with a subjective and personal assess
ment of the men, all of whom we know. E.A.
any blockade, there is
Organization of Amer
count itself extremely
integrity, honesty, intel
and all share a desire for
personal sacrifice.
best?
of rounded experience,
t I l-i.
State Senate are L. W.
Republican incumbent,
Jr., Democrat, who is
the first time.
ourself somewhat closer
and the state during his
under appointment. Per
knows the ropes in the
friends there in both
would Padcham, and
fact both Newbry and
balance, and with no
vote for Lynn Newbry.
candidates for the House
is difficult.
to Al Bradford. During
have appeared before
go to Ed Branchfield,
MEDFORD
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Candidate Choice
To the Editor: While read
ing the editorial by Eric Al
len on his candidates' choice,
I found this to be a most
discriminating declaration of
one man's opinion, trying to
be rammed down the throats
of we intelligent readers.
He loudly sang the praises
of William Singler and James
Dunlevy but was most insult
ing about Fred Robinson.
It is all right to have one's
own opinion, but to try and
force them on everyone else
is unexcuseable.
Mr. Eric Allen you owe Mr.
Robinson an immediate and
public apologyl
Mrs. S. L. Teel
409 North Central ave.
Medford.
Editor's note: It should be
obvious that no one HAS to
vote the way any editorial
recommends. It should be
equally obvious that an editor
has an obligation to make rec
ommendations as honestly as
possible. We believe Fred Rob
inson is not qualified to serve
as mayor, and said so, and
why. It Is up to the voters to
decide.
Taxes Too High
To the Editor: A notice to
taxpayers: Taxes are getting
out of hand because we, the
taxpayers, sit back and do
nothing about outrageous tax
es. I have ten acres of dry land
on a county road with no im
provements and no well. The
1060 taxes on this piece of
land were $33.96, in 1961 I
paid $42.70, and now I get
my tax statement for the pres
ent year's taxes and they have
jumped to $78.70. This Jump
makes each acre of my land
amount to $7.87 per acre.
Jesse James rode a horse and
wore two guns.
We, the voters, elect a man
for tax assessor and support
him and his entire staff
through taxation. We all know
that no country, state or coun
ty can function without taxa
tion, but if you take the last
drop of blood we have you
have killed the goose that laid
the golden esg.
I urge that each and every
taxpayer that thinks their tax
es are too high in this county
to file a protest as I am going
to do.
W. L. Leonard
1000 Emigrant Creek rd
Ashland, Ore.
He Has Everything
To the Editor: 1 was Inter
ested, but not surprised, to
learn from the Mail Tribune
of Oct. 17 that my friend
Frank Grimm is a candidate
for the office of Councilman
of Gold Hill. He is one of my
favorite Oregonlans. I en
dorse his candidacy.
In the summer of 1981
my wife and I, together with
our son Keith, then 11 years
of age, moved to Central
Point from New York. Torn
from the only home he had
ever known, separated by the
width of a continent from ev
ery friend he had ever had,
and withdrawn from the only
school he had ever attended,
Keith was a lonesome and
homesick boy. The period was
a delicate and critical one for
him.
Keith entered the sixth
grade at Central Point and
was assigned to Mr. Grimm's
class. We soon realiied that
tills assignment was a for
tunate one for Keith. Mr.
Grimm proved himself to be a
well grounded, well rounded
and highly competent teach
er. Over and above the mere
formal requirements of his
profession, however, M r .
Grimm displayed a striking
empathy with regard to
Keith's special problem, In
terest in the solution of that
problem, and capacity for
helping to solve It.
When Keith had been In
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Season
the school for a month or
two, he was offered an oppor-
tunity to transfer to the ' ma
jor work group." He declined
the honor with emphasis, pre
ferring the comfort and se
curity of the relationship
which he had by that time
established with Mr. Grimm.
He did not accept the trans-
fer until the school year had
been completed.
In the course of the school
year, my wife and I spent a
full day in Mr. Grimm s class.
noting with interest his easy
but firm management of the
children, their respect and
liking for him, and the clarity
and effectiveness of his teach
ing. Contacts had with Mr,
Grimm during the summer
have served to confirm and
enhance our high opinion of
him.
I do not see how Frank
Grimm can fail as a Council
man. Young and vigorous,
yet old enough to be fully ma
ture; energetic, earnest, capa
ble; poised and dignified, yet
courteous, warm and friendly,
he has everything.
Clarence M. Crews
4706 North Pacific highway
Central Point, Ore.
Helpful lo Hunters
To the Editor: Just a word
nf appreciation for the Forest
Service of Bly, Ore.
The storm of Oct. 12 left
us isolated about eight miles
from the main highway on a
mountain road seldom used
except by hunters. This road
had been made impassable
by a fallen tree In the late
storm which blocked us in.
We managed to get in touch
with some hunters and got
word to Bly of our predica
ment. "The Forest Service at
Bly sent a Jeep with two
men and a power saw and
soon opened the road. They
sawed us a pile of wood and
saw that we were comforta
ble. They also brought up to
camp one of our deer which
had been shot about two miles
farther down the mountain
the day before. Then they
left, saying that they would
return on Monday if possible
to help us out to the high
way, provided there were no
other campers in need ot
there service. In the mean
time, a party from Coos Bay
came up past our camp to
hunt deer. Mr. Church and
his two sons, just back from
Germany where they served
in the U.S. Army, helped us
to get packed up and out
onto the main highway.
Thanks for the cooperation
of the Forest Service and
these wonderful people In
helping us get out to the main
road.
Ira D. Canfield
104 South Keeneway dr.
Medford.
nST I JrM A Wompuy AT 6:30 P.M. .
l
"You can call II 'voter apathy' 1! you like . ,
li downright indifference ... I"
OREGON
Sino-lndian Conflict Poses Special
Problems for Both Russia and the U.S.
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign News Analyst
As the threat of a major
conflict between India and
Red China Increases, the more
interesting the
position m
which the So
viet Union
finds itself. It
creates a spe
cial problem
IV,. TTnif.
LNaV) I ed Sutes. For
4jLJ the Soviets it
to a nivnc ijc-
Newiom tween Red
China, an ally, and India,
whose huge population and
Washington Report
By William
(a United Feature Syndicate
DEMOCRATIC APATHY?
Washington - The cam
paign for Congress and for
the most Important series of
state offices
to be up in
many years is
A coming down
to a furious
end with
much noise
and move
ment among
the principals.
But what of
that seeming
calm down among the sub
merged critical mass which is
the voters?
The thing is rather like an
iceberg in one sense. What is
truly significant is not the
activity of the visible cap, but
rather what is happening or
not happening down in the
great bulk below the water's
line.
"Apathy" is a word now be
ing widely heard. And scatter
ed reports suggest that gener
ally it may not be an inappli
cable word. If so, if that is
actually going to be a quiet
and ill-attended election, the
safe prediction is that the Re
publicans, as generally the
minority party In terms of
registered members, should
be the gainers over the Demo
crats. HEAVY voting tends to fav
or Democrats; light voting
to favor, the Republicans -wherever
Republican apathy
is not so marked as Democrat
ic apathy. And In this in
stance it appears that apathy
Is more a Democratic than a
Republican problem.
A new national Gallup Poll
finds that Democratic interest
is 19 per cent below what it
was 1958 and 14 per cent be
low what it was in 1954. Re
publican interest, on the other
hand, though reported as 2
per cent below 1954, is at
least at the same level as
1958.
Polls, though useful things,
are also tricky things; and It
is never wise to put the fam
ily's savings - account money
on them. In this instance,
however, the Gallup findings
have suggestive support. A
survey by the Houston Chron
icle concludes that the one
"considerable" danger for the
moderate Democratic candi
date for Governor, John Con
nally, in that traditionally
Democratic state is that "apa
thetic Democrats won't make
it to the polls."
THE EQUALLY respected
California poll finds the
Democratic Governor, Ed
mund (Pat) Brown, running
three percentage points ahead
of Richard Nixon in a cross
section of Californians eligi
ble to vote, but it adds a far
more vital statistic.
It says that among those
who are likely actually to
vote. Brown and Nixon are in
precise deadlock - and this
in a state nominally Demo
cratic on a 60-40 ratio. If
there Is not a good deal of
Democratic apathy toward
Brown, there must be a posi
tive defection from him of
considerable meaning.
, I'd call
Wtllt
special place as a spokesman
for the world's neutrals have
made its friendship a top pri
ority Russian goal.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev
clearly expressed his own at
titude toward the dispute
when in conversation with a
western newsman he describ
ed it as a "sad and stupid
affair".
Khrushchev has been re
ported reliably has having
urged the Red Chinese to ease
up on their present pressures
against India and to have
been told by the Chinese not
only to mind his own affairs
but to keep out of the way
S. White
These two widely seperated
examples have much signifi
cance. Texas and California
are not only very big and im
portant states politically.
They also are far enough re
moved from each other, both
geographically and in politi
cal interests, to suggest that
these can hardly be isolated
and unrelated situations.
-
AN ANECDOTE of long ago
illustrates the point. In
October of 1948, as a travel
ing ear-to-the-ground observ
er in that campaign, this cor
respondent wound up a six
state spot check in Oklahoma.
The present Sen. Robert S.
Kerr of Oklahoma asked what
one's Impressions had been in
the other five states and was
told that one thing, at least,
stood out: the Republican
farmers, angry at inaction by
a Republican Congress on
farm legislation, were apa
thetic to say the least about
Thomas E. Dewey. ,
"Yes, I have found that In
Oklahoma," Kerr replied,
"and until now I had thought
it possibly might be just some
local situation. This report
shows that a situation like
that just doesn't stop at a
state line. Put it down now
that Harry Truman is going
to win this election." And win
It Truman did.
Thus, if there really is
Democratic apathy this time,
it, too, will not halt at state
lines. And If there really is
this apathy, the Republicans
will make heavy gains on
election day, Nov. 6, not only
In Congress but in state-wide
offices.
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
(o Field Enterprises Inc.
BEER AND PATRIOTISM
Maybe the pretty and curv
aceous girl is passing out of
the picture-the advertising
picture, that is. For decades
now, she has adorned the ads
for thousands
o f products,
no matter
how i r r e 1 e-
vant her pres
ence has been.
We may be
taking a new
tack shortly
' 1 a 1
raeiJI .1.1
our adver
tising appeals
Rams -one just as
irrelevant, but equally stir
ring to the emotions. "Patrio
tism" may become the lead
ing motif in the advertising
world.
This theme was sounded a
few weeks ago in Chicago
when the judge advocate gen
eral of the U. S. Navy, Rear
Admiral Mott, addressed the
75th anniversary convention
of the Master Brewers associ
ation. Admiral Mott told the
assembled beer-makers that
"from the Mayflower and
Plymouth Rock, beer was
an integral part of life In
the colonies. When the Bos
ton tea party was being
planned, the patriots drank
beer while preparing their
art of protest against the
(English) tyranny."
According to the news
slory, "Mott called on the
brewing Industry to take
the leRd In rallying the na
tion to the dangers of com
munism." Down with vodka - that
notorious Russian drink;
down with Scotch-a rem
nant of EngHsh tyranny;
down with vermouth-a de
cadent product of France
and Italy; up with beer
the beverage that made
Bunker Hill possible!
How. I wonder, will the
brewing Industry "take the
lead" in rallying the nation
to the dangers of commu
niini? Red-white-and-blue
bottles, perhaps. A picture
of George Washington on
every beer cap. A new
opener designed for hand-to-hand
combat against
those subversive vodka
drinkers.
The "Miss Rhetngold" con
test may be utterly abolished;
of Chinese national Interests.
Since then, Soviet publica
tions have been ostentatiously
neutral. Not so neutral, and
hotly protested by the Chi
nese, has been Khrushchev's
action in supplying MIG jet
fighters to the Indians. Winter
cold and heavy snows already
are closing in on the 2,500
mile Himalaya border line
and ground action between
now and spring . must be
limited.
It does not, however, pre
clude air action and the Chi
nese are uncomfortably .-.ware
that they may soon be flying
against MIG's supplied by
their own supposed ally.
Just what is in Khru
shchev's mind, or how much
his actions spring from his
well-publicized ideol o g i c a 1
differences with the Chinese,
are matters which must be
determined by future events.
Indian Prime Minister Ja-
Matter of Fact ey j0.ePh ai.op
ic) New York Herald
THE NEW BELLIGERENCE I
Indianapolis Out here, in
the old mid-Western heart
land of isolationism, the long
strain and f re
ouent frustra-
i'4 tions of the
M.B cold war
"Sfff t-t seem to
- , M have wrought
' an astonish-
ting transfor
w.tinn The
old isolation
ism is seem-
aisod mgiy being
replaced by the new bellig
erence. That is the only conclusion
you can draw, at any rate,
from the fairly lurid results of
two days of intensive door-to-door
polling by Oliver Quayle
of Louis Harris Associates and
this reporter. The pattern was
remarkably uniform, whether
in the Republican, small town
semi-suburbs of Columbus,
Ind., or in Democratic, labor
union neighborhoods here in
Indianapolis.
Indiana is a good place to
test cold war responses, at
the moment, for two reasons.
Cuba is the central issue in
the Senatorial campaign here.
And it is particularly inter
esting to see the isolationist
heartland responding to a
Senate campaign of this char
acter. THE REPUBLICAN candi
date is the veteran Clag
horn, Sen. Homer Capehart,
whose Korea - period turn
about the wickedness of send
ing American boys to fight on
foreign soil used to bring
tears to every eye. Capehart
now wants to send American
boys to invade Cuba. And the
old Capehart turn has been
taken over by his Democratic
opponent, young Birch Bayh.
This bizarre switch has
hardly produced a debate on
the Lincoln-Douglas level.
There was almost no enthus
iasm for either of the debat
ers among the 73 voters we
taiked with, many of them
at considerable length, as is
needful when politcial atti
tudes are being probed. Over
40 of our pollees were not
even clear which side of the
debate Capehart and Bayh
had respectively chosen.
But the fact of the debate
the constant headlines about
instead, the brewer may de
cide upon a "Mister Uncle
Sam" contest to find the most
goldarned patriot among the
nation's beer drinkers.
Beer does happen to he a
pleasant, friendly drink; I en
joy a bottle after a hard ten
nis match on a hot day. But
it is an alcoholic beverage
produced nd sold for profit,
and for nothing else. Its rela
tionship to patriotism and to
anti-communism is even more
tenuous than its relationship
to the pretty and curvaceous
girl sniffing and smiling at
the foamy glass of oh-so-golden-goodness.
As a nation, we seem to be
becoming slightly paranoid
on the subject of patriotism.
The anti-communism theme is
Injected into every speech, no
matter what the occasion or
the presumable subject. Peo
ple seem to thiftk that all they
have to do Is to be "against
the reds" and they are auto
matically good Americans-no
matter how bigoted, how
greedy, how ignorant, how
punitive, how basically un
christian they are in most of
their feelings and attitudes.
The most patriotic thing the
brewers ran do is to turn out
the best beer they can make
at the lowest price.
URGES AID TO INDIA
Washington JITC- Sen. John
Sherman Cooper (R Ky.l said
Monday the United States
should give aid to India if
requested to helu the Indianr,
repel Chinese Red border at
tacks. Cooper, former ambas
sador to India, said he reliev
ed one purpose of the Chinese
Communist action was "to tin-
set India s economic progress"
which was showing up fail
ures in the Chinese economy.
If -
lav -I
iV4U
waharlal Nehru is under in
creasing pressure at home to
oust the Chinese from tha
some 50,000 square miles ot
border territory they claim.
But talks which were to
have started last week were
canceled by Nehru until "tha
latest intrusions by Chinese
forces have been terminated."
On their side, the Chinese
have called Nehru a liar, war
loving and a tool of the Unit
ed States.
India needs more weapons
and recently has been report
ed taking soundings on tha
possibility of obtaining U.S.
transports capable of operat
ing in' the thin air over tha
Himalayas.
A difficulty is that India
has no money and has said
repeatedly she will not ac
cept military aid. A further
difficulty is that any U.S. in.
tervention might force the
Russians in on the side of
the Chinese.
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Cuba and the resulting neigh
borhood discussions had
focussed attention on the issue
itself, and had thereby caused
most people to make up their
minds about it. Among our
pollees, only seven persons,
or less than 10 per cent, ad
mitted they did not know
what should be done about
Cuba.
THE REST had clear and
and frequently impas
sioned views on the subject.
The old, peace-loving, inward
looking isolationist viewpoint
was still represented, but only
by a surprisingly small minor
ity. Only 16 men and women,
or just a hair more than one
fifth of our total sample, did
not favor any form of military
action to humble Fidel Castro,
because they "did not want a
war."
In contrast, 24 of the peo
ple questioned, or about one
third of the total sample, pos
itively favored going tha
whole hog, with an armed in
vasion of Cuba. They were not
lightly belligerent either.
Most of them, indeed, added
some such comment as the ex
planation that they only fav
ored invasion because "there
was no other way left."
Finally, a slightly larger
group of 27 persons said they
were ready or even eager for
more limited military action,
in the form of a naval block
ade of. Cuba. These people
plainly disliked the notion of
a landing, with Its attendant
loss of life. Most of them con
ceived the blockade as a way
of avoiding the need for an
invasion. A common comment
was:
"It's the only way to pre
vent war" "War" meaning
here the use of ground troops
for a landing.
Such are the figures. In
terms of Indiana-politics, they
mean that Senator Capehart
has been helped by the Cuban
issue, at least among the In
diana voters who know which
side he has taken. He has
severe handicaps. Judging by
our pollees, most Indianans
have little respect for Cape
hart as a man; and there is a
widespread feeling that he
has fed too long at the public
trough. But he seems likely
to win re-election by a solid
majority.
fTHlS, in itself, is a phen---
omenon worth weighing.
Even a few months ago, no
political observer in his senses
would have imagined that any
candidate of either party
could meet with anything but
disaster in Indiana by raising
the cry of "send-the-boys-to-fight."
A less impressive phenom
enon, but also worth weigh
ing, is the way opinions di
vided among the people
Quayle and this reporter
talked with. Ours, unavoid
ably, was a small opinion
sample, and being small, it
cannot be relied on for abso
lute accuracy. Yet the answers
showed such a consistent pat
tern, and the group taking the
traditional Isolationist view
was so reduced, that our small
sounding has real significance.
Over two-thirds of our poll
ees were ready for military ac
tion of some sort. That was
the most striking point. Also
striking was the link between
the line-up in our sounding
and the line-up in the nation,
wide Gallup poll on the samii
question. The inquiring doe
tor found a substantially
smaller percentage than wa
did of those who favored
armed invasion, and a compar
able percentage favoring
blockade. Over-all, he got
majority, though a smaller
majority, favoring action of
some sort.
Most of the people polled by
Gallup, of course, were in
states where the election had
not brought the Cuban issue
to the fore. If isolationist In
diana responds to active agita
tion of the issue as our sample
seems to indicate, one must
conclude that the Gallup find
ings show only the beginning
of the story. And the circum
stances of the case insure tha
story's continuation.