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History from the tiles of The
Mail Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50 years igo.
10 YEARS AGO
Nov. 2, 1952 (Sunday)
A small but enthusiastic
audience saw the season's first
performance of "The Glass
Menagerie," Tennessee Wil
liams' drama, presented by the
Vining Repertory company at
the Lithia theater in Ashland.
Gov. Ernest Gruening of the
territory of Alaska is sched
uled to mnke a short stop here
on Nov. 12.
20 YEARS AGO
Nov. 2, 1942 (Monday)
.I.-u-ksnn COUIltV VOtCS "OVCr
whulmingly" for Republican
candidates; state winners in
elude Charles McNary, U. S
senator; Earl Snell, governor
Harris Ellsworth, U. S. rcpre
scntative; Robert S. Farrell
K,.rrni:irv nf state: in citv elec
linns C. A. Meeker elected
and Larry Schade reelected to
city council.
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot column: "Voters
were apathetic in this county.
They also had Spring fever
and the hookworm."
30 YEARS AGO
Nov. 2, 1932 (Wednesday)
Federal aid to some 63 Jack
sou county farmers and or
chardists totals $43,490.
Medford high school junior
varsity football team defeats
Jacksonville, 7 to 0, according
to John Snider, high school
correspondent for the Mail
Tribune.
40 YEARS AGO
Nov. 2, 1922 (Thursday)
Box car shortage delays
shipment of 8,000 barrels of
cement at Gold Hill plant.
Ashland mayoralty c a m
paign between Dr. W. E.
Blake and Charles L. Loomis
becomes healed.
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 2, 1912 (Saturday)
The Mail Tribune makes ar
rangements to flash election
bulletins on "huge stcreopti
con lantern with a huge
screen" directly opposite the
Mail Tribune offices.
Norman Mcrrell, Medford
hh;h school .student, seriously
wounded in arm in hunting ac
cident. Whal's Your I.Q.?
Nine or ten correct Is superior;
soven or eight is excellent; five 01
sis is good.
1. What does the seven
teenth Amendment to the
Constitution provide?
2. When does the federal
government's fiscal year be
gin? M, What Queen was mar
ried to Francis II of France.
Lord Darnloy, and the Earl
of Buthwoll?
4. After Joan of Arc led
the French to victory, who
was made king of France?
5. Who could not buy a pie
because lie hod no penny?
(i. Are earthquake disturb
ances measured by a baro
graph, .seismograph, or a hy
drograph? 7. Tlie President of the U.S.
may declare a national holi
day which must be observed
by all states; true or false
8. Who was the only U.S.
Vice President ever to resign
his office?
11. What is a wake?
10. Would you expect to
find penguins closer to the
North Pole or the South Pole1
Answers: l. Direct election
cf U.S. Senators bv popular
vote. 2. July l, 3. Mary. Queen
of Scot. 4. Charles VII. S.
Simple Simon. 6. Seismograph,
7. False. 8. John C. Calhoun.
8. A vigil with corpse. 10.
South P4.
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-rZfifr" NEWSPAPER
V-ASSOCIATION
NOVEMBER 2. 1962
Duncan Should Win
The campaign in the
District this year has been one of the cleanest
in years.
The Porter-Durno
paigns of two and four years ago were charac
terized by tactics which could be called "ques
tionable" or "smear."
This year, Carl Fisher, the Eugene Republi
can, and Bob Duncan, the Medford Democrat,
have conducted notably high - level, honest,
straight-shooting campaigns. We respect them.
"THIS does not alter the fact that a choice must
be made between these two fine young men.
For our money, Duncan should be the winner.
Fisher's experience has been limited to radio
broadcasting and to service in the legislature.
He talks the F.epublican party line, and, while he
talks it sincerely and effectively, it leaves some
thing to be desired as far as originality in think
ing, boldness in action, and concern for human
values are concerned.
Duncan, on the other hand, has mined gold
in Alaska, sailed before the mast in the Merchant
Marine, worked in the fields, served as an insur
ance adjuster, practiced law with notable suc
cess, and served three outstanding terms in the
legislature where his colleagues twice acknowl
edged his outstanding ability by electing him
speaker of the house.
JUNCAN knows the
our whole society
small businessman, farmer, orchardist, profes
sional man everyone.
He has proven his ability, time and time
again, to the toughest possibly jury, that of his
legislative colleagues.
Those who fear he might be a "big spender"
just don't know Scotsman Duncan. And, while
he is a real Democrat, he is not slavishly par
tisan. He makes up his own mind.
We wholeheartedly urge a vote for Bob Dun
can for congress. E. A. 1
Clear and Present Danger
' NBC's magnificent documentary p r o g r a m
Wednesday night, entitled "Clear and Present
Danger," proved what we have always (reluctant
ly) admitted, to wit, that the visual broadcast me
dium can, in some ways, outdo fast-produced
daily newspapers in depth-probing and putting
into context complex situations.
This one dealt with Cuba. There was very
little in the program that was really new.
But, given a full hour and a half, and the
talents of some dozen top-flight correspondents
and commentators, NBC put together a clear and
penetrating analysis and review of the crisis.
THE principal difficulty with the TV presenta
tion (aside from the persistent, frequent and
adolescent commercials thrust at one willy-nilly),
is the fact that, unlike a newspaper or magazine,
it cannot be picked up and gone over again at
leisure, cannot be restudied in whole or in part
at any time, nor filed away for future reference.
Within its limitations,
did a superb job. Anyone who missed it, missed
one of the best ventures into broadcast journal
ism in many a long month.
One ot the best parts
that the missile bases in
in a tearing hurry, thus
Kennedy's sudden about-face on the urgent nec
essity for action, as contrasted to his earlier in
sistence that Cuba posed no real threat to the
security of the Western Hemisphere.
OERE is how things went, according to United
Press International in a story carried the
same day as the TV documentary:
"The first photographic evidence nf Soviet offen
sive missiles in Cuba was obtained Sunday, Oct. 14,
when a lone U.S. reconnaissance plane flew over t he
island. Processing of the film took until noon Monday,
(let. la. Then piioto interpreters went to work on
tlie film.
"It was late Monday uicht uhen an analyst, work
ing over the masses of tint with magnifying equip
ment, first spotled what appeared to be a medium
range inissie base.
"The White House and Pentagon were immediately
notified about 10 pin. Monday, and analysis of the
film continued into the night. It was Tuesday morn
ing before tlie evaluation report could be laid be
fore President Kennedy.
"Though actual construction was still in nn early
stage, it is now apparent that by that time the log
istics of the offensive missile build-up had been pro
ceeding for some weeks and had gathered great mo
mentum. "Cuban exile channels had for some time spoken
of medium-range missiles, but professional intelli
gence .sources had found only short range antiaircraft
and anlishipping missiles as the basis for these re
ports. In a few days after tlie fust photographic ovi
denee, it was clear the missile build-up was going
extremely last.
"A picture of one site showed no missiles, a few
tents and 4a to 5(1 vehicles. Twenty four hours later,
a picture of the same site showed seven mis-silos. four
erectors. 27 tculs capable of housing 500 men, and
100 vehicles.
"Hy Oct. 1M. two days after Kennedy announced
he would blockade Cuba, the pentagon listed '8 to 111'
medium range bases, each with about four launchers.''
")XCE again, this points up the weakness of the
argument of those who would have had the
United Statts intervene in Cuba before the situ
ation there constituted a "clear ami present dan
ger" to the U.S. ami its Latin American allies.
Had this happened it would have been dis
astrous for (ur liner-hemispheric relationships,
our NATO relationships, and our posture in the
United Nations. "Yankee imperialists" would
have been the kindest thing said about us.
As it is now, however, the Organization of
American States, the NATO alliance, and the
free world jjeneraliv are more united than at anv
time since World Wjlr II. K.A. ;
Fourth ConGressional
and Porter-Geddes cam
problems and needs of
lumber worker, student,
however, the network
was the solid evidence
Cuba were thrown up
substantiating President
MEDFOHD
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ei
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contrary is often the case.
Remarkable Abilities
To the Editor: At no time
in our history has it been
more imperative that we elect
to public office those candi
dates who possess the qualifi
cations requisite for the office
they are seeking.
For this reason, it behooves
all voters to give thoughtful
consideration to the merits of
Robert B. Duncan, Demo
cratic candidate for represen
tative from the Fourth Con
gressional District.
Public office is sought by
Bob Duncan, not as a means
for personal gain or glory, but
because it affords him an op
portunity to labor for the bet
terment of his constituents.
Bob Duncan views govern
ment as it was conceived by
the founders of our nation, as
an instrument to serve the
needs of the people. Ever
aware of this role of govern
ment, he carefully evaluates
each issue in terms of its ef
fect upon the populace. Once
his decision has been reached,
he adheres to a plan of action
designed to attain the desired
objectives.
Unlike many politicians,
Bob Duncan never resorts to
subterfuge or ambiguity to
escape censure. In a frank,
straightforward manner he
willingly explains his position
en any issue with which he
may be confronted.
Colleagues of Bob Duncan
early recognized his remark
able capabilities and dedica
tion to fulfilling the respon
sibilities of public office. This
recognition of his ability was
manifested by according him
the unprecedented honor of
being selected for two consec
utive terms as Speaker of the
Oregon House.
Are the voters of the
Fourth District as cognizant
of this man's abilities as are
his fellow workers?
P.. Davis
R.F.D. 1
Talent, Ore.
Duncan "Unqualified"
To the Editor: 1 regret that
I must write that Mr. Robert
Duncan is unfit for the office
he seeks. Certainly 1 have no
desire to further the can
didacy of Mr. Fisher.
Wednesday at the Univer
sity of Oregon I put these
questions to Mr. Duncan: "Do
you support Senator Morse's
bills with respect to the de
portation of Mackie and Mac
Kay'.'." He said he'd have to
inform himself on that one; he
could only give me an answer
on instinct. "How do you
stand on the Smith Act and
the MeCarran Act'.'" He didn't
rightly know for sure just
which acts those were. He'd
guess he'd have to study up
on them.
All of a sudden now every
body expected him to be an
expert on these national sorts
of things.
Thus I discovered that this
man is utterly unprepared
and unqualified to represent
this district in Congress. It is
I think largely through the
irresponsibility nf the editor
ship of the Register-Guard
that Mr. Duncan is the Demo
cratic candidate and not a
brilliant and courageous man !
of proven ability. Charles O.
Porter. I shall write in
Porter's name on election day 1
for representative for the
Fourth District. I urge others
to do the same.
Edward Van Aelstyn
:''00 4 Patterson dr.
Fugene. the.
For "De" Leigh
To the Kditor: Just to set
the record straight, and so
that no half truths and un
truths will remain in the
minds (if the public. I wish to
point out that I have known
"De" Leigh since 19.18. and he
is one of the most honest, sin- j
cere and dedicated people I
have ever known. He is a
very sound businessman and
was an outstanding chief dep
uty under Shetul Howard
Gault From 1940 to 1948 I i
worked in the Jackson cf.mty J
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD.
Clear"
wa hhui
necessarily represent the views of the paper; in tact the
sheriff's office as a deputy
sheriff.
"De" Leigh came to work
in the sheriff's office in the
early part of 1946 after he re
turned from service. "De"
Leigh worked under Sheriff
Gault as his right-hand man
and became his chief criminal
deputy, next in emmand to
Sheriff Gault himself.
I worked under and with
"De" Leigh until 1 resigned
in 1948. Because of his out
standing qualifications, his
honesty and his dedication to
serving the people of Jackson
county, I urge Democrats and
Republicans alike to east their
vote for "De" Leigh for
sheriff, who, if elected, will in
my judgment make one of the
finest servants of the people
of Jackson county.
Vern Hastings
1643 Parker st.
Ashland, Ore.
Porter's Recommendations
To the Editor: Seekers for
public office would be delight
ed if the undecided fair-minded
voters would identify them
selves in some way, say, by
wearing red roses. These par
ticular voters, known as
"swing voters," may well de
cide several important races
next week.
Perhaps these untethered,
unpredictable ladies and gen
tlemen would consider a few
admittedly partisan opinions
of mine, based as they are on
ten years of Oregon political
experience in and out of pub
lic office:
Wayne Morse, whatever his
faults, still has more devoted
competence than any 90 of
his colleagues. As for Sig Un
ander, his lushly financed call
for "action" finds no basis
of any achievement of his in
public or private life.
Bob Thornton, capable,
modest and good-humored, is
using hard facts to show up
the fakery in Mark Hatfield's
trumpeted slogan "Progress
and Payrolls." The fact is that
Oregon has not kept up with
national employment growth
during Hatfield's absentee
reign in Salem. Bankruptcies
ate at an all time high.
Bob Duncan, as I have rea
son to know, is a formidable
campaigner with a record of
effective leadership in Salem.
Carl Fisher's record in Salem
is negative and without dis
tinction. Duncan had to fight
tor tlie Democratic nomina
tion. Fisher got the Republi
can nomination because no
body else would take it.
Norm Nilsen. like other
Democrats, faces a pile of
money he can't hope to match,
but Tat Blair's well-deserved
reputation as nn enemy of the
working man won't change or
be forgotten at the wave of
the golden wand.
win. The v will win if Demo-
crats will be sure to vote on
election day. They will win
big . the swing voters check
tlie facts. Oregon s progress
and payrolls depend on these
dedicated Democrats and then
kind, not on big campaign
funds and the slick sloganeer-
ing of fancy public relations
mercenaries
Charles O. Porter
8i(l Pearl st.
Eugene. Ore.
Hatfield Endorsement j
To the Kditor: In Tuesday j
night's paper I read a letter !
from my coed friend Edwin
E. Collom However there arc
a few points contained in his
letter 1 would like to answer
relative to the Pailioad Broth
erhoods Legislativ e League of i
Oregon !
I was at the meeting where ;
a resolution to endorse Gover-j
nor llattichi for reelection
was passed. I believe the corn-
miltec passed it without a dis-1
svr.titig vote. It w as based on i
the fair and impartial h.md-j
ling of labor matters hy Gov-j
finer HaiheM a:ui f.uth in his
continued just ticalr.icnt on.
such matters. )
OREGON
Gains From Cuban Crisis May
'Wishful Thinking
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Newi Analyst
The massive electric shock
treatment to which the Cuban
crisis subjected the world
could have lm
p o r t ant and
beneficial side
effects. Since
Soviet mis
siles still are
in Cuba and
the agreement
to remove
them still
could come
New.om unglued, any
attempt to look on the bright
side now must remain in the
category of wishful thinking.
But here are some possibili
ties already being discussed:
The display of United
States determination reduced
the possibility of war by mis
calculation and could result
in a more conciliatory Soviet
w r
The endorsements were ad
dressed to: "Officers and
members of the Standard Rail
road Labor Organizations af
filiated with this League in
Oregon." No implication was
made that this was all rail
road labor.
Mr. Collom stated "very
few railroad unions are mem
bers of this almost defunct
legislative league." This is not
true. The league, according
to the records in my posses
sion, includes the duiy elected
state legislative officers of the
following organizations: The
Order of Railway Conductors
and Brakemen, Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way Em
ployees, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Engine
men, Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers, Express and Sta
tion Employees. Brotherhood
of Railroad Signalmen of
America, Sheet Metal Work
ers, International Association,
International Association of
Machinists, Brotherhood of
Railway Carmen of America,
and Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Engineers.
According to a count of
membership of the above or
ganizations, which was pre
sented at the meeting Sept. 8,
1962 in Portland, this was
over 10,000 dues-paying mem
bers living in Oregon. The
League is larger than it was a
year ago.
The endorsement of any one
candidate does not signify en
dorsement of all members of
the above organizations but
the consensus of opinion of
their duly elected legislative
representatives after investi
gation of the records of each
candidate and consultation
with each other.
Oregon State Legislative
Committee, Order of Rail
way Conductors and
Brakemen, M. S. Felter,
Legislative Representa
tive, 321 Alta ave.,
Ashland, Ore.
!''fpWP'l'i
Strictly Personal
By Sydney
(C) Field Enterprises. Inc.
SOMETHING WRONG
I made an experiment in
driving last week that fascin
ated and frightened me. And
it fully con
1 firmed some
-:'' ! vague idea 1
i had had for a
'
long time. On
my way from
Chicago to a
suburb north
west of Mil
waukee, I sud
denly realized
that I had
' a h,0"r s, m
' lmc ,1,an 1 noeded t0 get
itl'1"'dt,cidcd ,() ,hat
tjmf for cxp,.rimonl. for
, h(, , ,00 mllcs of ,c tnp
, , would drlve preclsl,v with.
m ,np ,fed mts. undl,r
i on ,,, PxpVOsswavs. and
i ,,..i,,iv i,clmv the limits of 50.
, .,, ,," or whatever the limits!
j might be
i the road.
on any section of
Everybody passed me. On
the 65-mile strips, most cats
were traveling from 65 to
80; the "maximum" had be
come a "minimum." In the
SO-mile tones, nearly all the
cars were doing 60. In the
40-mile tones, 50 was the
customary speed. And so on
down the 'ine.
Rigidly adhering to the
limits everywhere, I was
just about the slowest car
on the road. Autos honked
their horns and tore around
me as if I were jogging on
a mule - even when I was
doing 63 in a 65 mile tone.
I passed only two vehicles
on that whole 100 mile
stretch, and one of thtm was
a combine just barely crawl
ing along the shoulder. j
approach to world problems.
Khrushchev s pro p o s a 1
that United Nations inspection
teams might witness the re
moval of Soviet missiles in
Cuba could lead to agreement
on similar inspection of sus
pected nuclear test sites and
therefore to agreement on a
nuclear test ban.
The narrowly averted
head-on collision between the
two nuclear giants clearly il
lustrated to other nations, in
cluding Great Britain, that
they could expect to be in
formed but not consulted in
any conflict of national inter
ests between the two biggest
powers. It therefore presented
strong evidence for the prac
tical importance of early Brit
ish entry into the European
economic community and for
development of a strongly
united Europe able to speak
with a voice of its own.
While the United States
action appeared to bypass the
United Nations, both the
United States and the Soviet
Union willingly accepted U.N.
services, thus giving rise to
the possibility the U.N. might
be able to function as an
Washington Report
By William
(ci United Feature Syndicate
TWO BETTER THAN ONE
Washington The fact that
two political parties are far
better than one has never been
tyw ""more pro-
r
I foundly prov
ed than now.
5 while the na-
nun muvca uc-
.m yond a honed-
'"tp for solution of
the immediate
crisis in Cuba
toward a
world wide
white snow aown
with international commu
nism. President Kennedy's bril
liant and courageous handling
thus far of Act I, the Cuban
infection spot, is decently ac
claimed rather than meanly
denied by the Republicans.
He has given the country
strong leadership. And no
tably through their two ex
presidents, Mr. Hoover and
General Eisenhower, and their
present titular leader, Rich
ard Nixon, the Republicans
have given him strong sup
port. Both sides, too, have gone
about as far as human beings
with human weaknesses could
go in shunting aside what are,
after all, the still-human dis
tractions of an important do
mestic political campaign.
WHAT has gone forward to
date, in short, is an ex
hibition to the world of the
power of a two-party political
system with a built-in right
of dissent to speak in the end
far more surely with one
voice than the hulking one
party monolith of the Soviet
Union has been able to speak.
The point should not be over
looked that all such evidences
of indecision as were seen in
last week end's breathless ex
changes of messages between
Washington and the Kremlin
occurred strictly on the Krem
lin's side of the water.
J. Harris
Obviously, something is
very wrong here. Either lhe
posted limits are unrealistic,
or the motorists are making
their own rules. I happen to
believe that 65 miles an
hour is fast enough for any
car to travel-but the "auto
intoxication" of driving at
high speeds constantly soon
makes us lose all sense of
proportion.
For instance, if you are
driving at 70 and have to slow
down to 50, it feels as if you
arc in first gear. All speed is
relative, of course, and if we
pushed our cars to 90. then
"slowing down" to 70 would
seem intolerably irksome. And
what happens on the highway
is that our cars arc re.Uly out
of our control for long
stretches, but we aren't aware
of it.
Stirling Moss and other top
racing drivers have said again
and again that they would
rather go ISO miles an hour
on the track than drive SO
miles an hour on the public
highway - for the safety fac
tor on the track, even at dou
ble the speed, is incomparably
greater. "In racing." Moss has
said, "you know what the oth
er driver is going to do: on
the highway, you have no
idea, and neither docs he."
We desperately need uni -
form speed laws, unvarying
irom state to state and town i
to tow n, to condition motor-1
ists to an acceptance of limits, j
We automatically stop at a i
red light, as an instinctive re- j
flex action: only when we ob- i
serve limits with the same;
spontaneous reaction will vve
cut our shocking rate of fa-!
talities on the highway. i
But They're Possible
intermediary in big conflicts
as well as little ones. Tne end
result could be an important
increase in U.N. prestige.
While, as remarked earlier,
these must remain in the
realm of wishful thinking for
the moment, the possibility
received some i m p e t u s
through agreement between
President Kennedy and Nikita
Khrushchev that they have
important matters to discuss.
British Prime Minister Mac
millan said it well in the
House of Commons on Tues
day. Calling for restoration
of cc lfidcnce in a divided
world, he said:
"We must not be cynical,
you cannot live in a World
which has nothing but suspi
cion, as it becomes almost
intolerable."
In this connection, it must
be noted that Macmillan al
ways has been more determin
edly optimistic over eventual
agreement with the Soviets
than other Western leaders.
As a matter of world co
operation, it has been sug
gested that a good start would
be to find a way to a peace
ful settlement of the current
S. White
And what also has been mem
orably shown is the ability
of our system to bring abso
lute unity when the fateful
national decision is at last
made as it was to retreat no
more in Cuba without sacri
ficing something the monoli
thic system can never have.
This is the capacity to help a
national leader not merely by
rightly submitting to his decis
ions in the end but by offer
ing constructive criticisms all
along the way to those decis
ions. The Republicans made just
such contributions along the
way, before closing up with
the President at the end. Nix
on, for one illustration, did it
by suggesting as early as Sept.
18 that while Mr. Kennedy
had the final word, it seemed
clear that "the flow of arms
into Cuba must be stopped by
whatever means are neces
sary." He then first publicly
used the term "quarantine."
SENATOR Kenneth Keating
of New York, for another
illustration, did it by insisting
that offensive and not merely
defensive missiles were being
installed. in Cuba.
President Kennedy for his
part has taken 'an important
step implicitly recognizing the
creative if sometimes annoy
ing role and value of the
minority party in times of
crisis. This is his appointment
of John McCloy, an authen
tic Republican and a veteran
hard-liner in dealing with in
ternational Communism, to
head the working committee
to negotiate the Cuban settle
ment. McCloy and his associates
will not supplant United Na
tions Ambassador Adlai Stev-enson-but
they are to report
directly to the President.
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ARE, however, by no
means out of the dark
forest. In the future, as in the
immediate past, the President
will need critical-minded sup
port as well as uncritical sup
port. Especially he may need
it to keep down for good those
latent suggestions that we
should trade our military posi
tion in so staunch an ally as
Turkey for a de-infestation of
Cuba. Nixon, for one, is al
ready speaking, in moderate
but warning tones, against
any such superficial "solu
tion." For this would amount to
accepting the monstrous prop
osition that an open and hon
est Western alliance of self
defense against a predatory
power already stained with a
dozen undeniable aggressions
was really no different from a
blackmail base raised up in
Cuba by that hitherto convict
ed predatory force in the
stealth of the night.
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undeclared war between the
Red Chinese and India.
Western opinion might take
the position that Nehru now
is getting about what he de
served, although that opinion
might become less harsh now
that Nehru has fired Krishna
Menon from his Defense Min
ister's post.
Be that as it may, the con
flict involves nearly one bil
lion people and a major por
tion of Asia.
It has forced Nehru closer
to the West but it also seems
likely to force the Soviet Un
ion back into alignment with
Red China despite their ideol
ogical quarrel.
In lhe Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
From Moscow:
"Pravda (the official news
paper organ of the Commu
nist party) declared Tuesday
President Kennedy had no
ground for ordering an arms
blockade of Cuba . . . What
Kennedy really planned was
a lightning blow at Cuba,
liquidation of the political
system existing there and its
replacement by a pro-Ameri-can
puppet regime."
DOINTED question:
r WHAT WAS COMMU
NIST RUSSIA . PLANNING
WHEN SHE PLANTED THE
MISSILE BASES IN CUBA?
pRAVDA'S article added:
A "Mankind has realized
once again that the Soviet
Union is steadily adhering to
the Leninist policy of the
maintenance and consolida
tion of peace and this policy
has become a powerful bar
rier to the aggresosrs."
yHAT mankind suspects
" meaning, of course, non
communist mankind is that
the Soviet Union's rulers are
adhering steadily to Lenin's
Ten Commandments of Revo
lution. Here they are:
1. Never reject terror on
principle.
2. Salvation lies only along
the road of international So
cialist revolution.
3. There are no morals in
politics.
4. Religion is the opiate of
the people.
5. Let me teach the chil
dren, and the seed I have
sown will never be uprooted.
6. Truth does not count
unless it serves an end.
7. Our tactic: Absolute dis
trust. 8. Regard all persons with
out sentiment.
9. Promises are like pie
crusts: made to be broken.
10. Scheme . . . zigzag . . .
retreat . . . anything to hasten
the comins to power of com
munism. Mow-
This word from Washing
ton: "The United States sus
pended its surveillance and
arms blockade of Cuba and
was reported to have received
assurance that Russia has
stopped construction of mis
sile bases on the island."
GRIM question:
FROM WHOM was the
assurance received?
Was it from the Soviet
Union, whose government is
based upon Communism,
which in its turn is based
upon the teachings and the
philosophy of Lenin?
PRESUMABLY so.
Which means that from
the beginning to the end of
this business of removal of
the Russian missiles that have
been sent to Cuba and the
destruction of the bases
where they have been plant
cd we'd better keep our fin
gers crossed and our toes
crossed and our feet crossed.
The official insignia of the
Soviet Union are the Hammer
and Sickle to beat up its
enemies and mow them down.
To this should be added the
DOUBLE CROSS which
means HIT YOUR ENEMY
WHEN HE ISN'T LOOKING.
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