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History from the file, of The
Mail Tribune IU, u,
and 50 yean ego.
10 YEARS AGO
April 4. 153 (Saturday)
Soarchera were waiting for
daylight today to begin look
ing for a missiing Piper Pa-16
out of Crescent City, Calif.,
bound for Kaliapel, Wash.,
with a woman and baby
aboard.
A crowd of youngsters esti
mated by Medford police at
1,500 turned out for the an
nual Kiwants Easter egg hunt
yesterday morning.
20 YEARS AGO
April 4. 193 (Sunday)
rea to be planted to dande-1
Sixty acrea. in Klamam
liona in an uon to itno run-
ber lubttwuu.
(0lKfg PUILIaHlIa
AalOeiATIOH
Pot" column-. "Newlhave voiced opposition
moon today. Time to pianMthe ground that automation is a nationwide con
your potatoes if you didnt cern not ,iinite(i to Oreiron, that such a state
plant in in "
30 YEARS AGO
April 4, 133 (TUMday)
Use of Jackson county fair
grounds for camp for CCC
workers urged by Congress
man Mott.
Rogue valley orchardists
and farmers assured there
will be plenty of Irrigation
water during coming summer.
40 YEARS AGO
April 4. 1923 (Wadnaidey)
New Medford city reser
voir to be ready for use by
middle of May.
Herb AUord's Imperial
orchestra to play at opening
of Jackson county fairgrounds
dance pavilion Saturday.
JO YEARS AGO
April 4. 1913 (Friday)
Nearly 10U Rogue valley
orchardists attend meeting in
Jacksonville to urge retention
of Professor O'Gara as county
pathologist.
Reports circulated that
Clarence L. Reatnes, Med
ford, Ii In line for appoint
ment as United States district
altorney for Oregon.
What's Your I.Q.?
Nine er ten cerreel Ii tuaerier:
even ei elthl II eicellentl tia ei
tit ii eooe.
1. In what cities did each
n these politicians operate:
James M. Curley, Frank
Hague.
2. A device used by the
Chinese to make rapid calcu
lations Is known as an a s?
3. What is a prototype?
4. Who spoke the dying
words, El tu, Brute?
5. With what war do you
associate each of Ihe follow
ing women: Dolly Madison,
Florence Nightengale, Tokyo
Rose?
6. On the Centigrade scale,
what is the boiling point of
water?
7. Who wrote ihe poem
"Oh Captain, My Captain"?
8. What country once had
a king named Zog?
9. Complete this quotation:
"For of all sad words of
tongue or pen . . ."
10. The husband of a (r.
male sovereign is known as
what?
Aniweri: 1. Boiton and Jet.
lay City. 2. Abecui. 3. An
original pattern or model. 4.
Julius Caetar. S. War e 1812.
Crimean, WW II. 6. 100 de
greei. 7. Wall Whitman. B.
Albania. 9. "The taddatl are ,
these: 'It might have baan!"'i
10. Prince contort.
THURSDAY. APRIL 4. 1963
Billboards- Where?
The city council is scheduled to vote tonight
on the ordinance designed to minimize the erec
tion of billboards adjacent and near to the Free
way through Medford.
The ordinance, as drawn, will not prevent
the erection o)f the dozen signs for which per
mits have already been issued, but it will require
them to come down in five years.
And it will prevent the Freeway from becom
ing a billboard alley, to the disgrace of our city.
AS FREQUENTLY stated, we are not opposed
to billboards as such, so long as they are
properly regulated, are limited to advertising in
the interest of the traveling public, and do not
limit the view of areas of beauty or interest as
they would along the Freeway in Medford.
Too, we recognize the economic interest of
the motel, hotel, restaurant and service station
owners in attracting the traveling public to their
establishments.
But, for the life of us, we cannot see how
billboards located BETWEEN the Crater Lake
and Barnett exchanges would do this. What
tourist, scooting by at 70 mph, is going to turn
around and return, if he's already past the easy
entrance to the city? Mighty few.
IT HAS been suggested that a specific area to
the north and south of the city be zoned for
hillhnards. This would alert oncoming travellers
j0 jne facj that accommodations are available
ahead (not behind!), and would be far more
effective than the billboards within the city.
This would take the cooperation of the city,
the county, the state, and perhaps the federal
bureau of nublic roads. But with solid support
lor sucn a proposal, nomine is impossioie.
It would be a service to the travelling public.
would be far more effective for the advertisers,
would permit control of the type, style and
. .. .1 . . ii .-i.l-' -1 IJ
attractiveness 01 tne outdoor advertising, wouio
mar no scenic vistas nor areas of interest, and
would provide a precedent which might serve
as a compromise in other areas.
It's worth a try, anyway. Meanwhile, the
first step is to pass the ordinance limiting bill
boards alone the Freeway inside the city. The
council should adopt it tonight. E. A.
Opportunity for Leadership
Now under consideration by the legislature
is a measure which would provide for an interim
study of automation and
ocrmnrnv. It. wnulri
Several of the state's
n.j ,i,i u. u,,i J,.
as me overall proQiem
studies now under way
manatrement and others
of discovering ways and
problems than would a
These arguments are
But in our opinion, the proposed study would
be worth the cost in time, money and effort.
A UTOMATION the
"computers to do jobs
is a universal phenomenon with an ever-increasing
impact in the new age of technology.
The resulting "technological unemployment"
is a matter of great concern, not only to those
whose jobs are being automated right out from
under them, but for the community as a whole,
which must pay the resulting social costs.
But in Oregon, there are some special prob
lems. It is, for one thing, the largest lumber-
producing slate in the
of labor-saving machinery on this one industry
has been marked. It an Oregon study did noth
ing else but point to solution here which might
be in the area of increased utilization, or other
methods of economically increasing employment
In the industry it would repay its costs ten
times over.
ADDITIONALLY, the economic and social dis-
locations which will inevitably result from
automation which, in fact, already ARE re-
sultinc i are not eoiiiir
...t,;..u .,i.. .u r.,,i....i
vim 11 uiiij nil- ii-iii'i.ii mn i-i mm -in 1,111 ll'li:.
Such things as unemployment compensation,
welfare, retraining of workers, and their reloca
tion where necessary, will he put into effect at
the state level, whether or not the federal gov
ernment takes the lead in their solution.
Sfich federal programs as there are now are
put into effect throucrh state agencies. And the
.state had darned well better be ready to assume
its share of the burden, and know how to do it.
More than that, unless the state itself is in
formed of iho impact of the Forthcoming prob
lems, it can hardly enter intelligently into dis
cussions about what should be done," It should
be
ider in the field,
of a benevolent Uncle Sam.
TTHK automation study measure would put
Oregon in the forefront of the Age of Auto
mation, it would enable
follow. It would provide the knowledge where
by, at a very minimum. Oregon could ready its
own official agencies for the problems which
are sure to conic.
To say we can do nothing about it - this
wt do not buy. Why run to the federal gov
ernment if, through our own foresight and initia
tive, we can help solve, not only our own, but
the problem? of others too? -E. A.
its impact on the Ore-
cost some S S&.UUU.
most respected editirs
to the bill, largely on
; tho hnnlrat oc for
is concerned, ami ui8in,,,w1,w"ww
by c-oveniment, JaDor,
stand a far better chance
means of alleviating the
limited state study.
valid, as iar as tney go.
use of machines and
formerly done by men
nation. And the impact
to 1h of a nature with
Jsi to
not a docile follower
it to leai
insU'Jlti of
That's Right, Chief
One Straight In The Eye, But He's Not
Blinking"
Communications
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submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters
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paper, In fact the contrary Is often the case.
Reaction Time
To the Editor: Spend your
time in nothing whicfa you
know must be repented tof.tn
nothing on which you might
not pray for the blessing of
God; In nothing which you
could not review with a rjuiet
consclence-in nothing which
you might not safely and
nrooerly be found doine if
death should surprise you in
the act.
Many, if not most, of peo
ple's problems come with
misuse of lime, not only time
in continuing quantity, but
the decisions or reactions of a
single word. Reaction time of
people indicate how important
can be a fraction. of a second.
In the oft portrayed use of
side arms, for example, the
difference between those who
live and those who die is fre
quently a fraction of a second.
The same can be said for these
days of highway hazards,
where, at 60 miles an hour, a
car travels 88 feet In i single
second.
i-j' iw- jttr.... 1,..
tween Hie and death, good and
evil, safety and sorrow, be
tween a quiet or unquiet con
science, between what can and
. , .nij .. -r, "
utterance as well as action.
A second's thought before
we say some thing would
leave many blessings blessed
ly unsaid: a second's thought
before we do something would
leave many unwise things
blessedly undone. The ill ad
vised action or utterance can
lead to incalculable conse
quences. It is a question of using
I lime, tot what we should-for
what is necessary - to our
selves and others. We need
time to think, to CNplore, to
reach for the real essentials,
to. pursue a sincere and hon
est search. And the thought
ful use of lime for ourselves
and others, Willi honest intent,
gives peace lo the soul and a
deep and satisfying assurance.
(Name on file)
Medford
No. 10
To-1 he Editor: When 10 gov
ernnient agencies gel into a
picture il can be a dandy. It
happened here. To explain il
is no easy job but one can try.
To begin with, when the
south Jetty of the Siuslaw Riv
er was completed il was ob
vious thai il would make a
inVwouid'Ts" e'
1 ,!Ps'",ur miles oi beach6 tor
family recreation, aii officials
1 "Breed.
gel it over with,
i ll list them: Army Engineers,
Bureau ol Outdoor Recrea
tion. FofQSt Service, Soil Con
rVaUor, 7sfi& Bureau of
Land MimaBoment. Port of
: Stutlaw. Lane Cuunly Com-
1 tntttionecs, state oi Oregon.
Lane County Parks and Recre
ation Department. (There is
Mill one w cbrtie, ypu ee.)
All riglit then. The Hung is;
that there is a road Jlllt south
I of Florence leading off High
Wiy 101 toward.- the dunes
I diid ocean, The end of the road
j is about four miles from the
jrty. Unless you wanted a:
j boat basin reached only by ;
boat -an Unpractical arrange
ment, to be surc-the road
would have to be completed.
To continue: the land just
south of the south jetty is held
by the Bureau of Land Man-.
agfnient. a sort of real estate
Holding concern lor uncle
Sam. The able director. Karl
Landstrnm. natie Oregon
tan, said from Washington
that he wai inlcjvMcd In the
road and h.id his head man in
Portland call a meeting m
Florence, attended by repre
entaUvea oi the nine units;
listed above.
All wai going well until Mr.
Pike o; the Bureau of Outdoor ,
MEDFOF.D MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOHD, OREGON
We're Looking This
Recreation arose and read a
letter from the National Park
Service (there is your No.' 10
agency) saying It wanted a
seashore in that area and not
to disturb things, please.
Inasmuch as the Bureau of
Land Management and the
National Park Service are in
the same department-the In
terior, headed by Secretary
Udall-you can see why the
gentlemen present folded up
their brief cases and silently
faded away.
Thus.No. 10-tlie park service-having
no holdings closer
than Crater Lake-locked out
the public from 3 line recrea
tional area.
Frank Suniga,
' Box 66,
Florence, Ore.
Show a Succeta
To. the Editor: Gamma Rho
chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
would like, to use your column
to express their sincerest ap
preciation to all those who
helped to make their Style
""d Variety Show a success.
Also lo correct some cross
errors- in wronaly listing the
Brookside Beauly Shop and
Medford Judo Academy,
while completely omitting
John Lusk and his Baldwin
organ from their press clip
pings.
The chapter extends sincere
thanks to the Phoenix and
Talent merchants and lo all
the talent who appeared in the
show plus those who worked
behind the scenes, and also
the Medford MaU Tribune so
ciety editor and photographer.
Gamma Rho Chapter
Norrene Wheeler,
Show Chairman
:!570 Calhoun rd.
Medford.
A Racket
To the Editor: Maybe I've
"lost my marbles," or perhaps
it's the House tax committee.
Someone please explain to me
how counting a sum of money
twelve times a year, instead
of four, should increase that
sum by S5-U million.
Said committee approves
measure requiring employers
to submit income tax with
holdings monthly instead of
quarterly. This is to increase
revenue by eleven and a half
millions ;in the coming bien
nium. My'bloody fool, it will.
It WILL increase the costs
Try and Stop Me
By BENNETT CERF
(W WGHT F.
would-be enmic jumped up
an uproar before the
ushers shouldered him
mm the winps The epi
sode brought back mem
one of the nmht Sarah
Siddons, the famous Eng
lish tragedienne, playme
Lady Macbeth, had ar
unexpected visitor dur
inR the sleep-walking
scene Tt was her new
dressing room attendant,
bringing her a beaker of
ale she had ordered from
a nearby tavern. Instead
of giving it to her in her
dressing room during the
intermission, he delivered it sm;
Karl Hna.. Trrctor Of 1'ine Arts ! Station W.TR. Detroit. ha
a real sense of humor Asked to prepare a program to entertain
sick atudenU at Wayne Vnivers:tv. he Uheied the concert.
"Music for Ul Literates " A morning TV program of rrvir 'n'
roll selections he listed as -Music to Steal Hubcaps By"
LeRend has tt that when Panfe tra.s discovered bv a contem
porary serenely amllm; amidst the vnthenru; flames of Had.s.
he ahniRjred off the Vat casually and explained. -1 don't mind
IL really; I'm joat down here to jratlier material for a booX." (.
e ISO. br Eenaart Cert. EHatrtbuted br King Feararea 6rndlcate
C - D Im.
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oiven in u.a. to Laoor Leaaer
By K. C. THALER
United Press International
London-WD-British govern-
Strictly Personal
By Sydney
Field Enterpmei. Inc.
PERSONAL PREJUDICES
It is the most common of
delusions to think that If we
had only one thing more
better health, more money,
another love-life - we could
then be happy, and the bitter
est potion is preserved for
those who attain this goal,
and then find that . . . there
is one thing MORE needed.
The language of most ad
vertising bears no relation
lo human speech, and thai
is why il takes so much rep
etition and volume lo get
through to human ears; like
the phrase on the jar of
jelly I was eating from at
breakfast today: "Fresh
Fruit Good." What person
has ever said to himself,
"Mm-m-m. this jelly it fresh
fruit goodl"?
a
Those who insist that we
must act like the Russians in
order to "beat" the Russians
(whatever that can mean these
days) ought to ponder the re
mark of George Orwell: "I
always disagree when people
end by saying that we can
only combat Communism,
Fascism or whatnot if we de
velop an equal fanaticism-for
it appears to me that one de
feats the fanatic precisely by
NOT being a fanatic oneself,
but on the contrary by using
one's intelligence."
(As illustration, it must
ba added, Orwell pointed
out that "A man can kill a
tiger because he Is NOT
In the Day's News
By FRANK
From Salem:
In the month of March,
1963, 54 people died in traf
fic accidents in the state of
Oregon. That is more traffic
fatalities than in ANY PRE
VIOUS MARCH IN OREGON
HISTORY, the Traffic Safety
Division said today.
The worst previous March,
the report adds, was In 1947,
when 48 persons died on Ore
gon highways.
TT SOUNDS bad
J.
And, of course. It IS bad.
of collection and administra
tion for this sum, by 300 per
cent. It will increase the em
ployers' cost of handling and
submitting the lucre, also I
about 300 per cent. He, friend
employer, is not going to do
nate this extra burden. He
can't afford to be that much
of a good fellow, so he will
have to add this unnecessary
nuisance cost to the price of
his goods or services, and pass
it on to you, the consumer.
Now, you are stuck two
ways. Your prices, cost of
living, etc., arc pushed up
another little notch, and. lots
LESS of the taxes withheld
are left lo do any useful
work, because of the 300 per
cent increase' in "administra
tive" cost. The only possible
"T ' " i i. ,,
jobs in Salem lo be held out
as "plums" to the faithful
wheel-horses supporting those
who hand out said jobs. I
think it's a racket.
G. O. Loomer
1057 Court st.
Medford
WERE BLINDFOLDED for our
on tho stape and created quite
in the center of Ihe :
itajre
- D..J.
merit quarters are piqued by
the ostentatious American re
ception for Harold Wilson,
J. Harrii
like a tiger, and uses hit
brain la invent the rifle,
which no tiger could ever
do.")
Uniess the encroachments
of age are blurring my judg
ment, it seems that the qual
ity of airlines stewardesses
I has been gradually dctcrioral
I ing since I first became a reg
' ular patron more than 20
1 years ago: at that time, they
' were sharp, competent and
personable; nowadays the
smiles are as bright and the
legs as trim, but that's all.
More confusion is caused
by Ihe word "flesh" in the
Bible than by almost any
other; when we are warned
against "temptations of the
flesh" we take il lo mean
physical temptations, but
lhit it not at all what St.
Paul had in mind, at any
theologian will tell you.
(Likewise, most people
would be astonished to learn
the author of the merry coup
let: "Who loves not women,
wine and song Remains a
fool his whole life long."
None other than the "strict"
Martin Luther.)
Lovers' quarrels are a
way of testing their love,
not repudiating it; they are
a means of renewing love
from the doubts, the eppre
hentiont and the feart that
are attendant upon passion;
and unless the quarrels are
loo frequent or loo fierce,
they possess a self-healing
quality.
JENKINS
But it isn't quite as bad as
il sounds.
IflOR example:
" Back in 1B47, a decade and
a half ago, 535,800 motor ve
hicles were registered in Ore
gon. There were 48 fatal traf
fic accidents on Oregon high
ways in March of that year.
In 1961, the latest year for
which the'figurcs are avail
able, 998,502 motor vehicles
were registered in Oregon.
The total number of register
ed motor vehicles now ex
ceeds a million. But, for the
purposes of this comparison,
let's use the 1961 official fig
ure. In March of this year,
there were 54 fatal accidents
on Oregon's highways.
CUMMING up:
Bark in March nf 10J7
there was one fatal traffic ac
cident for each 11,400 motor
vehicles registered in Oregon.
In March of 1963, there was
one fatal accident for each
18.454 motor vehicles regis
tered in Oregon.
We're really making prog
ress, you sec, toward greater
safety on our highways.
OO MUCH for the present
and the past. Let's take a
look now at the future.
For the pas' five years, an
outfit calling itself Resources
for the Future. Inc.. has been
making an exhaustive study
: of what the U. S
will be like
in the year 2000-now only 37
years away.
When comes the year 2000.
the report says, total national
output -the Gross National
Product we read so much
about, meaning the total val
ue of all goods and services
produced in the U. S.-will
have climbed to more than
TWO TRILLION DOLLARS
a year. It is now about $560
billion per year.
Average income per family,
the report goes on, will be
about S13.000. It's now about
$5,000. And so on
UT let s stick to automo-
mobilcs.
This Resources for I lie Fu
ture. Inc.. report says that by
the year 2000 there will he
about 244 million aulo-pos-sibly
three ears for every two
adults-onv our streets and
hichways. It arid?:
"Some of these vehicles
may be AUTO-PLANES - as
safely operatable in the air as I
oil freeways and turnpikes.
They will travel in the air or
on the ground!"
That will be SOMETHING: '
ET'S put it this way:
DUI1 approach a traffic I
jam Instead of waiting and j
cursing, you'll just take off !
Into the wild blue yonder. Or. I
more likely, you'll be in the
far right-hand lane and will
l-cd lo make a left turn So
' . you'll push a button, or
yank a handle, or tramp down j
on a pedal . and will RISE
IN THE AIR. leap the inter- i
vcmng lanes and drop down
on the otfijr side of the may
be 30 -1 a n e highway - right
-VKhere you want to be.
s It's quite a world we're
headed for. bn't it'
r.J!.! ParontlAII
VUrUldl
. -
. the Labor party's new leader.
The publictty here sur-
rmmriinp Wi son's viill to
Washington and the range 01
top level talks organized for
the occasion have left the im-
pression on Conservative
leaders that the U. S. admin-
istration considers a Labor
victory a virtual certainty.
Nothing is said officially
but resentment is hinted pri
vately and in informal talks.
Conservatives in London do
not quarrel with the fact that
American leaders should be
interested in the personality
and policies of the British op
position leader who might be
come the next prime minis
ter. Bui what irks some lenders
here Is the feeling that Wash
ington to all appearances is
already welcoming Wilson as
the prime minister-designate.
Conservatives realise that
given a general election today
they would very probably
lose. But, the argument runs.
Matter of Fact
(c) New York Herald
DE GAULLE PLUS
ANDOR MINUS
Paris-The exasperating as
pect of the character of Gen.
de Gaulle is the mixture of
grandeur and
squalor,
wro n g n e s s
and Tightness,
blindness and
brill i a n t vi
sion. Against
the back
ground of the
past, it is
down right
squalid that
the former leader of the Free
French should be tolerating if ! natural line of America's own
not sponsoring what amounts j defense now runs, quite una
to a persistent anti-American i vnidablyj straight through
and anti-British campaign in Western Europe.
Europe. There is something I He objects to this American
very nasty indeed in this con -
tinuous circulation of ugly
rumors and false reports, all
emanating from Gaullist or
French official sources.
Yet the irritation this una
voidably occasions must not
blind us in America to Ihe
essential grandeur of this
strange man. All members of
the Western community of
nations owe de Gaulle a
heavy debt for many great
things greatly accomplished
-not least for the rescue of
France in these last years.
There is the same sharp
ness of contrast when one an
alyzes the available evidence
revealing de Gaulle's view of
the modern world. Concern
ing his own country, the Gen
eral's knowledge is encyclo
pedic and his instincts are
wonderfully sure.
rpHIS reporter well rcmcm-a-
bers going to see the Gen
eral, in a fairly sordid hotel
office, not long after his
haughty postwar departure
from office. Sounding half
Jeanne ri'Arc and half-pythoness
of Delphi, he intoned a
rielailrH nrnnh.rv nf lh f.
ture course of events in
France, including his own re
turn to power. He sounded
like a madman at the time,
hut events have proved him
correct in almost every de
tail. With regard lo Western Eu
rope, too, de Gaulle is both
uncommonly informed and
uncommonly far-sighted. Bui
it is his misfortune to be lead
ing France in an epoch when
the horizons of history have
broadened.
On the subject of the Soviet
Union, he is puerile. Of the
United States, he is arrogant
ly ignorant. About Commu
nist China, his grandiose pro
nouncements are almost as
laughable as those of Mme.
Simone de Beauvoir. These
are dangerous limitations.
rpiIE strengths and limit
- tions of de Gaulle's knnwl-
"Yaaath! Thu u one morning I wouldn't mind
being repliced by automation - Waller
Reulher notwithilandingl"
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, the government lull
than a, year to W-AJwoj?
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elections UU the fal of next
year, he might well decide
. not to call a general election
'"v t"i"
Much could happen by then
to improve the internal situa
tion of the country. The gov
e r n m e n t is concentrating
above all on reducing unem
ployment, and the new na
tional budget offers incen
tives to liven up the econ
omy. Whether t h e Macmillan
government will succeed and
whether it will swing the
electorate back to its favor
remains an open question. Re
cent by-elections have gone
heavily against the govern
ment. Nevertheless, say the opti
mists among the Conserva
tives, the United States may
be miscalculating if it regards
a Labor victory as certain.
By Joseph Alsop
Tribune Syndicate
edge of Ihe world that con
fronts him no doubt explain
both his vision and his blind
ness. He is blind, very obvi
ously, to the perils of the still
continuing cold war. Other
wise, he would not run the
very great risks he is now
running by jeopardizing ths
unity of the Western Alliance.
On the other hand, it is a
very good bet indeed that hi.1
vision of the European future
is broadly correct. He objects
to the American presence in
Europe not just because he is
anti-American and because he
docs not understand that the
; presence above all, because
he regards il as a symbol of
a continuing European de
p e ri-d nice on the United
Slates, and an Undue continu
ing American influence in Eu
ropean affairs. As a European
and as a Frenchman, he wants
the "Europe for the Europe
ans" that his Information
Minister, Alain Peyrefitle,
talks aboul so much.
This independent Europe,
standing on its own feel,
which Gen. de Gaulle wants
now, is what the other Euro
peans will surely want later
on. This is "in the nature of
things," lo use the semi-mystical
Gaullist phrase, for per
feclly obvious practical, non
mystical reasons.
a
UUnOPE has recovered eco
nomlcally and morally
(rom the shocks of war. The
European nations are daily
gaining self-confidence. Hence
the Europeans must unavoid
ably wish, in the long run, to
he the masters in their own
house. This is the sentiment
to which de Gaulle is seeking
to appeal, and Washington
I wl" """ s nlre "ror " "18
powcr of the appeal is not
understood there.
If Europe did not slill de
pend for its defense entirely
on the United States, one may
be sure the Gaullist appeal
would alreadyhave produced
much more dramatic results.
The U. S, must always con
tribute to Europe's defense,
precisely because the U. S. de
fense line runs through En.
rope. But the absolute Euro
pean dependence on the U. S.
for the local defense of West
ern Europe is quite another
thing, in the long run in no
one's interest.
The tragedy, therefore, is
that Gen. de. Gaulle has not
been willing to try to realize
his European vision with
President Kennedy, instead of
against President Kennedy. In
theory, this tragedy ought tr
he remediable, but it is very
hard. alas, to see where the
remedy lies.