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History from tha tiles of The
Mall Tribun. 10. 20, 30, 40
and 50 years ago.
10 YEARS AGO
Dec. 28. 1952 (Salurday)
Mcdford youlh killed in motorcycle-truck
accident in
Dink Hollow area.
Police offer services of offi
cers to drive cars home of
those who feel too much ef
fects of holiday cheer.
20 YEARS AGO
Dec. 28, 1942 (Thursday)
Citizens across nation pre
pare to take "one last fling"
New Year's eve before gaso
line, food and liquor ration
ing go into effect Jan. 1. 1
From Arthur Perry's "Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "As
years go, 1942 did not go fast
enouKh and at its start many
people doubled il would ever
make the finish. They now re
gard ils successful termination
as ils most noteworthy
achievement. Next year prom
ises lo be better, as all next
years promise."
30 YEARS AGO
Dec. 28, 1932 (Salurday)
Emmelt Nealon, Table Rock
named county commissioner
to fill vacancy caused by res
ignation. Nation schedules "carnival
like" New Year's celebration
despite depression.
40 YEARS AGO
Dec. 28. 1922 (Sunday)
Many Mcdford residents
schedule "watch parlies" and
public gatherings to welcome
in 102.
City of Astoria sends thanks
to Mcdford for donation col
lected here for victims of fire
which nearly destroyed coast
city.
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 28. 1912 (Tuesday)
New Year's eve celebration
in Mcdford expected to be
quiet: police warn they will
not tolerate any greater de
gree of noise Hum on ordi
nary nights.
Oakland. Calif , realty firm j
....... .... eo .m ....... .r...-i ;
lo show good laitli in pro
posal to construct 27' j miles
of interurban trolley line
connecting Mcdford and Ash
land through tile foothills at
the eastern od.t" of the valley.
Whal's Your I.Q.7
Nine ei ten convcf It superior;
seven or eight Is eicetlent; live el
sii Is good.
1. What game birds of fav
ored varieties are distinctively
marked by: a green head, a
ringed neck"
2. What was paper made
from before wimd pulp was
Used''
3 Brisket is meat from
hat part ol the animal"
4. According to an old quo
tation. what belongs to ihc
victor?
3. Re-arrange HKOKY lo
spell a word meaning lobby.1
6. What is the staff carried
by a Bishop culled"
7. For what popular com- i
mercial product are peeler
logs used?
8 Is the toe in the boot ol
Italy on the east or west side
of the foot? !
9. What is the w idest river
in the world?
10. In which illy in the
U. S. wa tile fust gas station,
then known as an automobile
spirit station, started?
Answers: 1. Mallard duck (
and Chinese pheasant. 2. Moit-
ly rags and straw. 3. Breast. 4. ,
The spoilt. S. Foyer. 6. Crot-1
aiar. 7. Jllvwood. fl. watl aide. I
9. Amaion. 10. Seattle, Wash, I
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DECEMBER 28. 1962
Worldwide
In this space some
piece entitled "A Fifth
was stated that mankind
stones in his ability to communicate with his fel
lows, and that the time is ripe for a fifth.
The four were speech, writing, printing and
electronic techniques. The fifth was not defined,
only speculated about.
The piece was reprinted a few days later in
the Eugene Register-Guard, where it attracted
the attention of Koss Beeson of that city.
JyR. BEESON wrote to the R-G, and stated:
"The fifth milestone already has been reached. It
was reached when man perfected instruments that
could objectively measure quantitatively the sounds
of the human voice. Present technology divides speech
into fragments and introduces a revolutionary concept
of what language should be. We may now consider
language as material and concern ourselves with the
problem of doing the best we can with the material
we have."
He goes on to propose that a truly scientific
language be constructed on the basis of the read
ily identifiable syllables the human voice is
capable of uttering. An alphabet of some 30
speech sounds can form thousands of syllables,
which can be used singly or in combination.
OUCH a language, Mr. Beeson believes, should
have a truly phonetic alphabet; a categorical
nomenclature, which would make words self
defining; elimination of most long and difficult
words; a systematic manner of forming new
words; and a useful and facile grammar.
The idea of a universal language, embodying
many of the points mentioned, has long been an
attractive one. Interlingua, Esperanto, and other
artificial or adaptive languages have been de
vised. Yet each has had some flaw which pre
vented its universal adoption although Espe
ranto has come closer than any, and is under
continuing study at the United Nations.
Phonetic, self - pronouncing alphabets have
also long attracted attention.
VUR- BEESON's proposal is particularly inter
iy esting, because it proposes the creation of
a new language from scratch - not just an adap
tation of existing tongues.
One difficulty with the older proposals is that
while they might work well with people used to
the Indo-European tongues, which have a com
mon origin reaching back to Latin, Greek, He
brew and Sanskrit, they would be far more diffi
cult to people schooled in the Oriental tongues.
A new and logical alphabet unrelated to exist
ing systems, a new and logical grammar, a new
and logical system of word formations these
might be used to devise a new and simple lan
guage, easy to learn, and capable of expressing
both easy and complex concepts, such as scien
tific terms which now stem from older forms.
")NE can even envision a computer being pro
grammed to create such a tongue.
And yet, once devised, what then? Would
such a channel of communication stand any
chance of universal adoption? And, if it were,
would it furnish a really new means of com
munication and understanding between peoples?
One can only speculate. No people would
willingly give up their own languages. (Can you
imagine the poetry and emotion of a Shakespeare
being recreated in an artificial tongue?) The best
that could be hoped would be that it might, over
a period of years, become a world wide second
language.
And even then, it would lack the roots and
traditions and wealth of expression which only
time and usage give a language.
MOR would a universal second tongue be any
guarantee of greatly increased understanding,
as the history of wars and misunderstandings
among peoples with common tongues indicates.
Still, all of mankind's progress has resulted
from his ability to communicate his thoughts
ami ideas to others; to
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illll'UU I ,
lrom one generation to another, the
accumulated knowledge and wisdom of the race.
Anything which would facilitate this process,
and on a world wide scale, would be a step for
ward. Thus it would seem that it would be worth
the time and effort needed. If, for example, Ken
nedy ami Khrushchev or even Mao Tse-tung
could talk easily, face to face without inter
preters, who knows what might ensue? E.A.
Population Growing
The December report of the Oregon State
Board of Census shows that Phoenix is the faster-growing
area in Jackson county, with an in
crease of l.'i.T per cent in population between
l'.M'iO and llt.'J.
Tlie second-fastest growing area was the un
incorporated sections of the county, outside any
city limits, which increased l'J.f) per cent durivg
the two years.
The third-fastest was Central Point, with 11,1
per cent. The county as a whole increased Mi
percent, compared to ,'!.'' for the state.
"H'RRKNT population estimates
last July 1, follow :
For the counlv, Nl.l! ii.
Ashland, . 177 ; Butte Falls,
area in the county which lost po
LMi percent); Central Point, '.'il:
7,')2; GoM Hill. titiS; Jacksonville
ford, L'o.iHil
Talent, W.
Phoenix,
I no total lor inc
for incorporated area?
that fot' UllilK'Ol
Language,
weeks airo we printed a
Milestone," in which it
had passed four mile
pass from one person to
tlated as of
!7 I (the only
illation, down
; Eagle Point,
. 1.17: Med-
s7 1 : Rogue
viver, .'CO:
was -Pi, 17;!,
7;;. K.A
MEDFORD
u-ZWt mis,
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oaper; in fact tha contrary is often the case.
More About Fluorine
To the Editor: This letter
is a reply to both Mrs. Hen
derson and Miss Slratton.
Chlorine and fluorine be
long to the halogen group of
chemicals, hence have some
characteristics in common.
Both are poisons and both
are gases. Chlorine when ad
ded to water quickly evapor
ates during cooking. It can
be eliminated from drinking
water by aerating it. Sodium
chloride (salt) is not a posion
in the sense that arsenic is,
for instance. Both the sodium
and the chlorine of which it
is composed are necessary for
the proper nutrition of ani
mals and humans. Wild ani
mals walk miles to a salt
lick to satisfy their craving
(hidden hunger).
Fluorine, being a gas. can
not be added lo water be
cause it would evaporate be
fore reaching the consumer,
since it is added lo water not
to act on bacteria as is
chlorine, but lo act on the
human body, it must be ad
ded in the form of a soluble
solid. For this purpose sodium
fluoride was chosen because
It dissolves readily. Sodium
fluoride is a man made poison.
It is never found in nature.
It is as poisonous as arsenic.
In nature fluorine is always
found as calcium fluoride
which is less soluble and
much less dangerous.
To argue that because the
amount of sodium fluoride ad
ded to water is so minute it
does not matter that it is
poisonous is fallacious for il
disregards the fact that it is
a cumulative poison, that is,
having once entered the body
it is never entirely eliminat
ed, it collects in nil tissues
in ever increasing amounts.
Vital statistics from cities
having had fluorination for a
period of years disprove that
statement. After eight years
of fluorination of Ncwburgh's
waler annual deaths from
heart disease per 100.000 pop
ulation were 882 where as
the national average was 507.
In Grand Rapids, Mich., after
eight years deaths from can
cer were 180.2 but the Michi
gan average was 138.3. Pro-
j portionaloly Wisconsin has
j more fluorinated cities than
any other slate. It also leads
i all states in deaths from can
i cor.
! Adding poison to our water
i is not the way to eliminate
dental cavities. If our school
lunches and our homes would
discontinue the use of sugar
j and cakes, use bread from
stone ground flour, whole
grain cereals instead of pro
cessed ones, raw milk instead
of pasteurized, butler instead
of margarine, and more raw
vegetables, seeds and nuts,
we would reduce not only the
incidence of denial cavilies
hut also all other degenerative
diseases, thereby increasing
1 our physical stamina and our
intellectual vigor.
Why uot give it a try?
! Anna M. Strecd
i 3ri North Poach st.
Mcilioid
Cubans Betrayed
To the Editor- I have just
- seen the breath-taking, unho
j Itevabte Joy on the faces of
; the released Cuban prisoners
; and their welcoming families.
One man said with deep emo-
lion. "America, oh how I love
von:'1 As tile Star Spangled
n.ioucr was being played.
these wonderful Cuban peo
l pie siood al attention, brush
: lot; tears from 1 hoi i eyes Cine
ot them totally stopped fiht-
u c Kick Ihe teats and sobbed
alo.ul
These fine, brave povplo
still love America passionate
ly And thai is a miracle. For
it was our Stale Department
! who put Castro in power, our
J nation which put a dictator
lover them who drovt thoin
I from their country. Anil when
MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON
7 '' Jf
they tried to regain control
of their homeland, it was the
leaders of our nation who
betrayed them again by with
holding the air cover wc had
promised them. Still, they
iove us with a heartbreaking
faithfulness. I felt so ashamed.
And I believe there is a
terrible retribution building
up for the Christians of Amer
ica; that unless wc awaken
before It is too late and re
move the pro-Communist,
atheistic influences from our
government, there may fall
upon us the full terror of
which Jesus spoke in Mathcw
21, 22 when he said, "For
then shall be tribulation, such
as was not since the beginning
of the world to this time, no,
nor ever shall be. And except
those days be shortened, there
should no flesh be saved."
The Cuban patriots have
found refuge in the very na
tion which betrayed them, for
the Christian patriots of
America have not yet been
entirely silenced, and Ihe
power of public opinion cre
ated by their voices cannot
be denied. But giving the
Cubans sanctuary was not
enough. We should have
given them back their coun
try, their land, their former
possessions, and their right to
be free men under their own
government. This would have
been the first step toward in
suring our own freedom.
If we listen closely, wc
might now hear our Lord
saying, "Woe unto America."
How many more warm, love
ly, and so very precious
Christmascs will we be al
lowed to enjoy? How much
longer will we be allowed to
openly worship our infinitely
precious Savior? Tile Poles.
Hungarians, Czechs. North
Koreans. Mainland Chinese,
and citizens of other "People's
Republics" know what 1 am
talking about. But you un
perturbed, good American
citizens, of course, need not
worry yet. The Reds are still
91) miles away.
L. C. Powell,
31fi S.E. Eighth St.,
Grants Pass, Ore.
Easy Money
To the Editor: I wonder if
! there are any mechanics left?
j As one drives along the higli
j ways, now and then wo see a
sign, "motor tune up." 1 took
in three of the motor tune
' ops. and so far my car doesn't
! run now. it jumps like a frog
I which cost me S!I8 ti already
I and no tune up.
If anyone else wants some
i easy money, contact me at
I till;')1 j. Ihe little house behind
j tiOa Dakota st.
I Fred Schroetlin
; 805'-.. Dakota st.
Mcdford
Fireball Query
To the Editor: In line with
out national policy to investi
gate all reports of aerial phe
nomena, we ask your assist
ance in contacting witnesses
to the flight of a so-called
meteor-fireball over your
area on Doc. 12. 198J.
If policy and space permit,
we would be most grateful if
you would insert the follow
ing item in the news section
or "Letter To The Editor'
column of your newspaper
Wlio saw fireball? Per
sons witnessing the flight of
a nietcor-tireb.tll over this
area on Dec. 1J are being
sought by the National Inves
tigations Commission on
Aerial Phenomena. Anyone
who observed the (icry ob
ject is asked lo send a report
and diagram of their obsorv.i-
lion to XICAP. Mi'S South
, Kmdlay st . Seattle 18. Wash.
Our org.ini.-.iiion is present-
ly collecting inform. ili"ii rola-
live to sightings of so-called
meteor-fireballs, possible rc
: lilted phenomena and itici-
dents In many eases, wc have
j no doubt that there arc logi
I al astronomical cxpl.m.itiom
U.N. Assembly Session Marked
Election, Other Subtle Changes in Body
By PHIL NEWSOM
UPI Foreign Newi Analyst
When the 110 members of
the United Nations packed up
their brief cases at the close
of the U.N.'s
17th Gener; 1
Ass m b ly,
they had liv
ed thr o u g h
some stirring
times, suffer
ed some anx
ious moments
and, on the
whole, come
through b e t-
of the 53-
VlffaOID
was ihe electii
Strictly Personal
By Sydney
(ci Field Enterprise!. Inc. '
CONFUSION OF WORDS
Speaking of those "nouns
of multitude," as I was not
long ago, I became a little
caught up in
the subject
especially aft
er one of my
colleagues re
marked that 1
had neglected
that fine des
ignation:
J Haggle
geese." I v
of
won.
Harris aer it any oth
er language beside English
has so rich and diverse a col
lection of words to describe
different kinds of groups.
Drawing as we do from Latin
and Greek, French and Anglo
Saxon, we seem to have an
enormous range of words
about assemblages of things
and creatures.
To the foreigner, as I sug
gested in my previous piece,
it must be puzzling to be
told that we have an assembly
of people, a batch of bread,
a bench of magistrates, a
board of directors, a brood of
chickens, a catch of fish taken
in nets, a clump of trees, a
cluster of grapes, a crew of
sailors, a company of soldiers,
and a house of senators.
And even English ears
find it rather quaint lo hear
about a fell of hair, a mus
ter of peacocks, a pencil of
rays, a skein of ducks, a
skulk of foxes, a rookery
of seals, and a mute of
hounds.
As numerous as the nouns
of multitude seem to be.
there is evidence that the
English language has lost
many others over ihe cen
turies. Dame Juliana Bern
ers, in her "Book of Si.
Albans," published in 1486,
remarks that in designing
companies we must not use
the names of groups promis
cuously, and gives the fol
lowing examples:
"We say congregacyon of
people, a hoost of men, a
felyshyppynge of women,
and a bevy of ladyes; we
must speak of a herde of
dcre, swannyes. cranys or
wrenys; a sege of herons or
bylourys; a watch of night
ingales, a flyghte of doves,
a claterynge of choughes,
a pryde of lions, a slewthe
of becres. a gagle of geys.
a sculle of frerys, a pontifi
calitye of preslys. and a su
perfluyte of nonnes."
The author added primly
that a "strict regard" to these
verbal nicotics more clearly
distinguishes "gcntylmcn from
iingcntyhncn" than regard to
rules of grammar, or even to
the moral law!
Some modern writers have
tried to add to our already
vast stock of these "nouns of
multitude.'' but their fancies
have not yet caught on. I be
lieve it was playwright
Christopher Fry who wrote
of "an exaltation of larks."
My favorite, though, came
i for such sightings. W'c have
1 found, ho"-cvcr, in many
cases, that .ich explanations
'are difficult to substantiate,
j It is the responsibility of
I our organization to collect,
correlate and evaluate all
'such data. then, to forward
said correlation and evalua
' tion to scientific centers
around the world for further
study
Thank you in advance for
any assistance rendered in
this mailer
Robert J. Cribble
Director. XICAP
Seattle 18. Wash.
What People Think
To the Editor: Could you
find space for this in your let
ters tor the editor column"
1 wonder what people think
of when t 'oy want to abolish
singiij; the St.'r Spangled
Banner, and too anthem
"America" and recit.il of pas
sages froir the B'ole in our
school.- if th.rt i-n t a rood
way to hi t!" Co.tlinnnnts
get a foot in our door 1 don't
know what wmI.
I read tha: 'here arc gr MP?
in diftorem uai'is of ou" coun
try trying to put an end to
these things tli.il make us
Americans and America ours.
Donald C. Mtlhgan
I HO Bigham dr
Central Point, Ore.
year-old U Thant as secretary
general to serve out a term
running until November,
1966.
Jt removed temporarily
potential deadlock over So
viet Union demands that the
ter than might have been ex
pected. Perhaps the most note
worthy single achievement
office be reorganized into a
three-man directorate subject
to Soviet veto.
In the U.N. headquarters,
standing like an upended,
glass-encased matchbox on
New York's East River, busi
ness was in fact conducted
J. Harris
from a political reporter writ
ing a news article about a
smoke-filled committee meet
ing in the City Council. He
said that a bill had been ap
proved by "a humidor of
aldermen."
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS -
In Communist East Berlin,
eight East Germans - four
adults and four children
rammed a home-made arm
ored bus through the barri
cades along the famous wall,
braving a fusillade of commu
nist gunfire that rattled like
hail against the steel plates
with which they had equipped
their conveyance, and escaped
to freedom in West Berlin.
QUESTION:
Isn't communism
derful?
Answer:
It's wonderful TO
AWAY FROM.
GET
riiHE traffic toll for the
-- Christmas holiday period
that began at 6 p.m. local time
on Friday and ended Wednes
day morning, came to a total
of 622 deaths just short of
the 650 minimum total estim
ated by the National Safely
Council for the 102-hour per
iod. The wcalhcr lo the east of
us was bad, as had been pre
dicted but people DIDN'T
STAY AT HOME, as had been
predicted.
FiOR THE four leading states,
X'
the record of highway fa
talities was as follows:
California 5
Texas 51
Illinois 41:
New York 32
IT
1 dr
SOUNDS pretty bad,
doesn't il?
But let's take a look at the
number of automotive ve
hicles registered in these four
states, according to the most
recent figures available:
California
7,013.163
4.143.790
3.569,563
4.876,748
Texas,
Illinois
New York
SUMMING up:
Traffic deaths in these
four leading states (leading in
fatalities, that is) came to a
total of 188.
Automotive vehicles reg
istered in these four states
come to a tolal of 19,603,264.
1VHICH is to say:
' Over the Christmas holi
day period, there was one
fatality in these four states
for each 104.271 motor ve
hicles. Put that way, it doesn't
sound quite so scary.
.iROM San Salvador:
A The Nina II. a replica rf
the smallest ship used in
Columbus' voyage of discov -
cry to the New World 4i0
years ago. arrived here after
completing a similar voyage
from Palos, Spain.
Columbus did it better. His
throe little ships the Nina,
the Pinla and the Santa Maria
made it in 70 days 27
davs FASTER.
VHAT about
travel 470
' years hence?
Well, from all we road
these days, it seems probable
that some 4 7 centuries from
now well be taking off for
Botelgeuse. or some other
distant spot.
How far is Botelgeuse? The
distance to it is some 300
light-years. A light-year is
equal to 6.000. 000.000. 000
miles. Multiply that by 300,
and you'll get the distance.
Why go to Betelgcusc?
It's surface temperature is
estimated at 5500 degrees
Fahrenheit. If you got too
cold hero, Vu can get
warmed up there.
ADDS UP DAMAGES
Los Angeles -1P1 - The pres
ident of a sportswear shop
said he was totaling his Christ
mas business Thursday when
the adding machine kept
printing $99,000. exploded
flames from its electrical con
nection and set fire to the
shop Damage was oscillated
at S50.000.
with unusual harmony.
An exception was U.S. Am
bassador Adlai Stevenson's de
nunciation of Soviet Ambas
sador Valerian A. Zorin and
his announcement that he
would wait "until hell freezes
over for Zorins answer as
to the offensive character of
Soviet arms in Cuba.
However, Zorin. a hatchet
man in the old Soviet tradi
tion, proved himself not even
a pale carbon copy ' Nikita
Khrushchev, his shoe-banging
boss, and wound up fired from
his job.
Within the U.N. subtle
changes took place, of which
Thant's election was one out
ward manifestation.
The direct U.S.-Soviet con
frontation over Cuba boosted
U.S. prestige at the expense
of Russia and caused second
thoughts among the so-called
neutrals.
It taught the non-aligned
or neutral nations that they
were not going to run the
world by the sheer weight of
their vole.
Khrushchev's high-handed
Washington Report
By William
fc United Feature Syndicate-
ASSUMING COMMAND
Washington - The supreme
fact of this dying year is that
the United States in 1962 has
at last as-
fjsumed tne
over, as well
as the ulti
mate responsi-
bility for, the
western alli
ance. For 15 years
W-ia we have had
white the second, the
ultimate responsibility, with
out having successfully de
manded the first, the neces
sary directing authority. So
long having borne the burden,
we now have fully claimed
the power of decision that
must go with it.
This is the real meaning of
the bargain struck at Nassau
between President Kennedy
and Prime Minister Harold
Macmillan of Great Britain.
Importantly, their agreement
meant that we will guarantee
to Britain a submarine nu
clear capacity, lo replace the
aerial nuclear capacity she
had sought through the now
abandoned Skybolt bomber.
TITUCH more importantly, it
meant that the nuclear
power thus to be obtained by
Britain is to be put into the
service of the common west
ern defense. Talk of a really
"independent" British nuclear
force is genial nonsense. Brit
ain's nuclear force is going to
fit into the first premise of an
American strategy which we
had thus far pressed upon our
allies in vain.
This first premise is that
the nuclear defense of the
west is indivisible; that truly
competing nuclear systems
arc intoierably costly and
pointless; that, at the heart of
this common nuclear defense
must stand the vast Ameri
can power system; that be
cause this one system is in
comparably the greatest, its
needs and wishes must have
all priority.
But far more basically,
the Kcnncdy-Macmillan un
derstanding means that the
United States is done with an
elaborate fiction maintained
through three American ad
ministrations - Harrv Tru-
j man's. Dw ight Eisenhower's,
' John Kennedy's This polite
and costly fiction has been
that the "big threc"-the Unit-
ed States. Britain and France-
were all more or less actual-
"Since the Cuba thing,
drink and be mtrry-j-lor
the holiday season?"-
by Thant's
methods in dealing with Tidcl
Castro also gave them new
Insight of the dangers too
close a relationship with the
Russian bear.
The myth of any real neu.
tral bloc probably disappear
ed forever.
When the Red Chinese
crashed across India's border,
Ghana and the United Arab
Republic initiated a half
hearted move which might
have resulted in a resolution
of censure against th- Chi.
nese.
India, the greatest neutral
of them all,, found she could
not count on others fearful
of their own skins.
From time to time, the So
viets tried to ignite some of
the old fireworks. But with
out Khrushchev, they seemed
only to be going through tha
motions.
In the end, Russia's agree
ment to Thant's election and
the dismissal of Zorin led to
peculation that Khrushchev,
with troubles at home and
within his party, was content
with a period of quiet.
S. White
ly big in the big three.
MOTIVES of great decency
went inln the mainten
ance of this kindly myth. No
one here wished to press upon
the British the tragic fact that
Britain's unexampled heroism
and sacrifice in the second
world war left her no longer
a dominant world power when
her long ordeal had ended.
No one wished to rub
France's nose into the equaljy
unalterable truth that France's
own record in that war was
hardly stirring. Nor did any
one want to trumpet the re
lated truth that postwar
France even under the bril
liant Charles de Gaulle, was
living in a dream in ils as
sertions of "grandeur" in a
world of reality.
The result had been that tha
United States, despite match
less contributions to the post
war western world, had been
a hundred limes shackled or
harassed by British and
French demands, objections,
hesitations and vctos in the
somber task of defending all
the west.
FRANCE and West Germany
-and Britain also, to
some extent - for years havo
sheltered behind a supposed
ly international shield which
has been in fact primarily an
American shield. At the same
time they have refused to put
their own backs into the one
contribution they could use
fully make - conventional
troops - to make it an im
pregnable shield. These con
tributions they must now
make.
To a dangerous extent the
cold war on the western side
has been run on the commit
tee system, though all expe
rience shows that such terri
ble conflicts require the di
rection, not of committees but
rather of one decisive leader.
What President Kennedy real
ly said to the British, the
French and the West Germans
at Nassau is that the United
States has now irrevocably
I claimed thai decisive leader
ship - because it must.
It is not we who have down
graded our old allies; the
harsh facts of life have done
that. Let no one gloat over
Britain, that home of so much
of all that is best in western
life and tradition. But equal
ly, lot no one misunderstand
that the committee system of
defending the ancient west-
em values exists no more.
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tomorrow . . . or is it jut