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4 A iveryone In Southern Ore oa Rcd TM Uul Tribune" KbIihdT5Hy except SaYurdaJl MEDFORD PRINTUIO CO. "KnRf.nr w RUHL. Editor HERB CREV ArJvertLInf Malum GERALD T LATHAM, Bus Mir ERIC W ALLEN JR.. Mne Editor EARL H ADAMS, city Eaitor RICHARD JEWETt, SporU Ed tor OLIVE STARCHEB Women's tdlto. DALE ERICKSON. ClrculaUon Kfl An Indepenaent Newspapel Entered econd clem matter I Medford. Oregon under Act of March I, 1MT SUBSCRIPTION RATES t, .. u-ii In Arivanra Daily end Sunday I year I1J.00 Daily and Sunday moe 10 00 Dallv and Sunday mot. 0 Sunday Only One year M-0 Single Copy (Malledi e By Carne: -And Motor Route. Dally and Sunday t year MJ-OO Dally and Sunday 1 ma Ija null, 1 mn OOe Carrier andVendora Copy 1.0 orftcial Paper of City of M?'"'J Official raper pi - United Presa International ruil iumI Wire U.P lepoJoNewiplcturei MEMBER or audit Ul U ni Uin i win . j 7l . i R.nr.unllllvt " NELSON ROBERTS ASSOCI atvb rflmm In New York. CM- eago, Detroit. San rranclaco. Lot Aneelfa. Seatue, r or n Denver. WKPNklttOAY. JUNK I. INI MkDFOHD MAIL TH1BUNE. MKDFORO. OREGON NIWSMMI PUIU1HIIS ASSOCIATION NATION A I toiToaui Member California Newipaper Publishers AseociaUon Flight o' Time Medford and Jackvi County History from the files of The Mall Tribune 10, 20, 30, 40 and SO years ago. 10 YEARS AGO Jun S, 1953 (Friday) The continued rain and wet weather during May kept employment below the nor mal level for this time of year, according to the local slate Employment Service of fice. The 80th annual Oregon State Grange convention will begin business Monday for Its five-day meeting, which is ex pected to attract 1,000 dele gates. 20 YEAAB AGO Jun 5,. ISO (Saturday! ' - Camp White land condem nation suits to be heard dur ing Medford term of VJ. S district court, ' From Arthur Perry's "Ye Smudge Pot" column: "The military revolt in Argentina has ended and a new presi dent has . assumed power. Thousands would rather be wro.ig than be president of Argentina." kUWAtrnt Rtatmtn Communications Letters to the Editor must bear the nam and address of the writer, althouoh under certain circumstances the us of a pen nam or initial for publication Is permissible. The Mail Tribune reserves the right to edit all letters with a view to clarification and condensation. Letter submitted for publication must not exceed 400 words. The letters printed In this column do not necessarily represent the views of th paper, in fact the contrary Is often th cat. 30 YEARS AGO Jun 5, 1933 (Monday) Mall Tribune to post and broadcast championship fight results between Max Baer and Max Schmcling from New York. Elks lodge transcontinental goodwill tour reaches Med ford. ; 40 YEARS AGO Jun S, 1123 (Tuesday) William Warner named di rector of Medford Commer cial club. Road opened to Diamond lake. 50 YEARS AGO Jun t, 1113 (Thursday) Page theater to show mov ing pictures of 1912 Pendleton Roundup, Scth Bullls announces plans for reconstruction of old Ster ling flume. What's Your I.Q.? Nina ai ten cerrect kj taeerier; seven r eliM U eacellent; five r sis is fee. 1. Do various Insects have varying numbers of legs? 2. What seal appears on the back of the one dollar silver ccriflcate? 3. Did the ancient Creeks Include the Great Wall of China In their list of "Seven Wonders of the World"? 4. For what do the Initials O A S. stand? 8. Where Is the Internatlon nl Institute of Nuclear Scl rnce and Engineering located? 6. On which Japanese Island is Yokahoma? 7. In which state did th Whiskey Rebellion occur In 1794? 8. Name the five officials languages used In United Na tions meetings. 8. What U. S. man did the negotiating for the Louisiana Purchase? 10. In which New England state is the Plymouth Rock on which the Pilgrims are said to have landed? Answrst 1. All hav sis lags. t. Great 8al of In V. 8. 3. No. 4. Organisation of American Slate. S. At gonn. III. t. Honshu, T. Penn sylvania. I, Chin, English, French, Russian anal Spanish. 9. Jam Monro. 10. MSis ehusHs. . I The Impact of Character The impact which Pope John XXIII had upon this generation during the 4 short years of his reign was almost wholly one of character. He came to be the century's best-loved spir itual leader, not because of his position, but be cause of his qualities as a man. His great en cyclical, "Pacem in Terris," was the last major utterance of his Papacy, and in many ways sum med up what it was about this simple man, lifted to the neights of pomp and power, that made his death a near-personal loss to millions 01 all faiths or of none. Whether or not his efforts to "let air into the church" will continue to be effective; whether the Ecumenical Council is to be reconvened as originally scheduled this fall; whether, indeed, the "liberal trend in the church will or can con tinue, all remain to be seen. e a a - DUT whether or not these things come to pass, - Pope John XXIII will long be remembered as an innovator, as a humanitarian, as a worker for peace and brotherhood. It is our own hope and belief that what Pope John started will not be undone, and that the "fresh air" brought into the highest councils of the church will continue to blow. This kindly, eentle man was more than a spiritual leader to 500 million Roman Catholics. He was a livincr example of courage combined with love, of determination combined with- hu mility and humanity, of great emotional force combined with a keen but subtle intellect. Because of these things, the whole world is richer than it was before, and all men of good will can mourn his passing. E.A. Change of Pace Black Butte is a conical volcanic peak located just north of the Santiam highway about 10 miles northwest of Sisters. From its northern base are springs from which the Metolius river flows. It is a shallow, swift-flowing stream, and it runs through grassy meadows and tall forests of Ponderosa pine. Summer homes, some of them dating from before the turn of the century, dot its western bank. Much of the eastern bank is owned privately, but in public ownership i3 a camp operated by the Deschutes National Forest. It is fairly primi tive, but is in one ot the most delightful settings imaginable. IT WAS here lhat a group of friends assembled tvrvm vatr.lla nai4a r4 tkA oIbIa tm Vi Ma movial day week end, seeking- outdoor relaxation. good companionship, and a complete change of pace irom aay-to-aay routines. Among them were three . newspapermen, friends of long standing, a circuit juaire, teach ers and educators, and a number of wives and children, and guests. The conversations, as can be imagined, cover ed every conceivable topic, from the superiority of silicone over grease for hiking boots, to the Papacy of John XXIII, and the problems of choosing his successor. The legislature came in for its share of abuse, too, and there was talk about the problems of education in Oregon, of the pressures and demands of modern life, and a wide variety of other matters, ranging from the t . l!l U. U!t .! 1 invunseiiueiiLiui to uie pnuusupmcai. THE evenings around the campfire were long bnrl nnnvtviol npnoalnnalltr artnnrfill (tta nan. not in honesty say musical), and once in a while disputatious. The mornings were sunlit and sleepy-eyed. Daytime activities ranged from hiking to fishing, from ball games to naps. Meals were catch as catch can, and included almost any food you can name, from dry cereal to caviar. The point of this description? Little enough only to say that ffiendships are irood. the Oreeon outdoors is magnificent, and an occasional change from office routine refreshing. We'll be back to normal in a few days. E.A. Legislative Disappointments It will take a little time, and considerable reviewing, to fully assess the achievements of the late and unlamented session of the state Leg islature. But, by almost universal consensus, it was far from being one of the better sessions. Racked with acrimony and partisanship, split by personality and conviction, lacking in leader ship and self-discipline, it wrote a sorry record of disaccord and futility. Many of the state's most vital functions were short-changed, and yet the tax program which finally emerged will please no one, nor will it provide any long-range solutions to the state's need for money. DROBABLY the greatest disappointment of the session was its failure to send a new Constitu tion to a vote of the people. Perhaps, however, the result will be the adop tion of a "people's Constitution," rather than a "legislature 8 Constitution." The basic document is there, it is available, and in one form or anoth er, we predict that the people will vote on it be fore too many years have elapsed. 1 he push for ronstiv'uional reform should be continued, and the fact that the Legislature did not see fit to make this immediately possible shniiM nut Itn inniilprpH n Hnath hlnvr The session, in short, did not cover itself with ""u,t,.l 'Ml ' glory. E.A. . strangulation from food stuff- km i I - i i n i "Let's b realistic Rocky's marriage could cost us th votes of confirmed bachelors, jealous females, unhappily-married couples and happy divorced couples." Inaccurate Arrows To the Editor: Alice I. Black has again trumpeted her warnings against some thing. This time it is "The Last Temptation of Christ." She implores Medford to remove this terrible book from its li brary. This, with the usual dogmatic precision that one expects from a John Birchess. However, like the shepherd boy, poor Mrs. Black has cried wolf once too often. Mrs. Black finds that be cause the author has spent "a number of years" in Russia, he therefore must be an agent of "Godless Atheistic Commu mism," an asinine tautology if nothing else. I suspect that Mrs. Black has not understood this book, if, indeed she has read it, and, blindly following the deluded group whose ban ners she reveres, has found an honest book to be (what else?) communistic. First you con trol the press, then get your people In power, then nd only then) you burn the books. Mrs. Black has got it all back wards. . i Really, Mrs. Black, far from being the diamond of pornography you would have us believe, "The Last Tempta tion of Christ" is the very coal of dullness; abstract In the ex treme and certainly too plod ding to be capable of arousing passion In any normal Indi vidual. While there certainly are some rather lavisclous writings about, you will not find them in your Public Li brary. We are told that if we allow this book to remain in our library we encourage the con tinuance of Juvenile delin quency, pornography and sex crimes, the Idea beta that this book Is a sort of do-lt-yourself-kit. It Is hardly that. If anything, it is a bohemlan author's attempt to relate his struggles with life's tempta tions to those of a divinity, as seen through his misty eyes. It Is a tragi book, hardly lewd, has definite merit as a literary work nd was writ ten In great anguish, but it is rather dull and not worth the effort to ban It. Please, Mrs. Black, you are less pathetic when you are shooting your warped and In accurate arrows at Arnold Jenny. drl T. Johnson 1412 Crown ave. Medford ed in their mouths by pa tients used to care for them. The State of Kansas has shown the way in the care of their mental patients in the Kansas State Mental Hospital. They release about 80 per cent as cured by having an adequate staff, thereby cut ting the expense of the insti tution, and saving tax money. Would be interesting to know how far the Oregon Mental Hospital is from the national average of about 40 per cent released as cured. Perhaps it may seem more necessary to some of our elected officials to finance socialistic and , communistic countries all over the world and to make many countries more attractive with U.S. tax money for the Communists to take over. Perhaps it is more necessary to give Hallie Salassle S3 million to refur bish a palatial yacht than to care for our own people. We are presumed to have, and our U.S. Constitution is supposed to guarantee, life. liberty and the pursuit of hap piness to all the people of the U.S.A. The restrictions and controls and unconstitutional decisions of the Supreme Court are all causing an erosion of those rights, and changing our Government into a socialistic, bureaucratic dictatorship. Ed Black 2573 Camp Joy rd. Grants Pass, Ore. Examine Th Record To the Editor: Almighty dollar vs. human beings was discussed In the Oregon State legislature. To find the one that prevailed we will have to examine the record. 1st, failure to retard Ju venile delinquency with a Parental Responsibility law. States that have the same have reduced delinquency more than 30 per cent. 2nd, failure to make 18 years the minimum age for aulo driver's license. Less than 8 per cent of the drivers are under 20 and those under 20 cause 11 per cent of the highway deaths. That age group causes 2'i times the auto accidents. Their Insur ance rate Is much higher than th average because of the extra risk. Eighteen years as a minimum for a driver's license would head off a lot of delinquency and halt the march of many on their road to the penitentiary. 3rd. th budget money for the state mental hospital was cut below what was necessary to employ an adequate staff to give proper care to the unfortunate victims of neg lect. Many died from bed Youth Incorporated To the Editor: Vhis is for the youth of Jackson county, run by the youth with the help of a Senior Committee. It is tor the purpose of giv ing the youth a rcpsonsibility, also to create work for them so they can help themselves, sucn as lawn mowing, rick' ing wood, all kinds of yard work, garden work, orchard work and a hundred and one things a boy can do. Do not forget if you are going on a vacation, how about one of these boys keeping your lawn mowed and watered? For the girls, baby sitting house cleaning, window wash ing, helping with your par ties, such as lawn parties and a lot of things you women need done. i ao believe that every ciud, lodge, church, news paper, radio station, T.V. sta tion should give all the help they could to the young peo ple in Jackson county. In the near future they win nave an office on the corner of Main and Bartlett donated by Bill Hansen. Men and women, please give all the help you can so we can say we have the best group of youths In the state of Oregon. With your help it can be done. P. G. Pedcrsen 701 North Modoc ave. Medford Sound Malayan Dollar Aids Confidence In Future of New Nation When Formed By PHIL NEWSOM UPI rrlga Mwa Analyst One of the chief reasens for the optimism4 that at the end of August a new Malaysian Federation will be born out of former British hold ings In south east Asia is a sheet of paper about four inches long, colored green and yellow. It is the Malay an dollar, worth about Oewseai 33 United States cents. It gives businessmen and politicians alike confidence that Malaysia will become a reality despite the vehement opposition bf Indonesia and the somewhat lesser opposi tion of the Philippines. The Malayan dollar repre sents the surest way to buy rice in southeast Asia. It is the region's hardest currency and already is in use through out the Malaysia territories. ' Singapore, for example, wiU gain little politically from membership in the federation and might even lose some rev enues to the federal govern ment. But Singapore s Chinese, making up 75 per cent of the 1.75 million population, look upon the federation both aa protection from the Instability of Indonesia and from the am bitions of Red China. Businessmen of the Borneo territories of Brunei, Sara wak and North Borneo echo the tame sentiment. The result has been that even with the short rebellion in Brunei to build upon, the anti - Malaysian forces have had. little success. , , The man whose brain-child the federation is,- Malayan Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, is noted for tough talk screened by soft words. In Malaya, the British left behind a going economy based on tin and rubber. Under Prince Rahman, the Strictly Personal y Sydney J. Harris (c) Field Enterprises. Inc. ON GREAT ART . One of the reasons ' for abstract art, and atonal mu sic, and experiments in writ ing, has rare ly been men tioned, much less discussed, either by the practioners of the arts or by the critics. And that is the "unbeat ablllty" of Harnt great tradi tional art. How can a modern composer hope to compete on the same terms with a Mo zart, or a modern painter with a Rembrandt? The pos sibilities in those directions were long ago exhausted crea tively. . Mozart I consider to be the greatest composer who ever lived; yet- he was not a rad ical nor an innovator. He simply carried to the most sublime height the musical fashion of his day. To com pose In the style of Mozart to day would be ridiculous. , Beethoven well k n w this. His own music, when first performed, was as sailed by th critic and public as "dissonant" and "harsh" and "revolution ary." He was forced to break with th Moiartian tradition simply in order to assart himself and to x press his peculiar genius. In painting, likewise, we can go no further in repre sentational beauty than ih masters of ih 17ih and 18th and early 19th cen tury. What they did they did so superlatively well that no room was left In that direction for further ffort. When Jamas Joyc wrot "Ulysses." that landmark of modern fiction, he was try ing to break out of ih for malised structure of th traditional novel, to us words and feelings and ideas in new combinations and on deeper lvls of ap prehension. Whether or not he succeeded or failed, ih significant fact is thai he felt thai ih conventional novel was blocked off from creatire progress. Modern art, of course, has proved a boon to inferior tnl ents. Since it is largely in Unci To Is Deal the Fditor: The fact Uncle Sam died dead every body now knows for certain. but how do we address Dun can in Washington, D.C.? He has convinced by his talk that he Is In close touch with t h e Royal Kennedy family, and that Is quite a few. Question: Do we write him as the Duke of Medford. or th Count of County Jack so;!? He probably doesn't have guts to vote . for any thing but "yes" with the Royal Family, but we can prove it by writing. Don Rusher Route 1 Grants Pass, Ore. In the Day's News r FRANK JINKINS As this Is written, the death count for the long Memorial Day holiday period is reported by United Press International to have been 785, with the fatalities divided as follows: Traffic 525 Drowning 121 Boating 15 Planes 20 Miscellaneous 104 TOTAL ' 785 WHICH Is to say: " As reported - meaning the fatalttle, that got into the news - 785 people died HAV ING FUN In the course of the four-day holiday period. At first glance, it seems like a staggering total. But wait a minute. There are presumably about 188 million people in the Unit ed States. If there had been 1,000 deaths over the four day holiday, the ratio would have been one death out of each IBS. 000 people. Put that way. the odds are a little less gruesome. LETS take a look now at the traffic fatalities. The reported total of deaths in traffic is 525, or about two thirds of the total number of accidental deaths over the comprehensible .to the lay man, it permits mediocrltes to masquerade as "original" creators, and allows any fool ish novelty to adopt the pose of boldness and profundity.' But surely geniuses like Pi casso and Stravinsky do not need to hide behind the ob scurities of modern art; Picas so can paint suberbly in the classical style, when he wants to, ' and Stravinsky could easily write a tradition al symphony of high quality, it he cared to.. Such men- reach out for new forms Just as architects try to design new types of buildings adapated to the age and the changing concepts of mankind. Why should anyone today build another -Gothic cathedral? What would be the point of it? Ninety per cert of modern art is mediocre or false; but 00 per cent of art in all times was the same. What has re mained nas been the 10 per cent that was fine. We must learn to discern the false and encourage the fine. Malayans have expanded these facilities and sought means to diversify the econ omy. Roads have been built. Jungle lands cleared, health and irrigation programs un dertaken. Foreign reserves are equal to nearly $900 million. In Tokyo last week. Prince Rahman met with Indonesian President Sukarno in an ef fort to bring a halt to the insults which for months their two nations have been ex changing. Newsmen were quick to note the dissillmaritiei be tween the two men of such similar backgrounds. Both speak a Malayan tongue and both are Moslems. But Sukarno .Is attempting to lead bis nation along a con fused path of "guided Democ racy" which includes national ization of industry. He pro claims neutrality but fre quently seems to lean heavily toward the Communists. He charges that the new federation is an attempt by former colonial powers to sur round Indonesia. Prince Rahman believes frankly in capitalism and that Malaysia's future lies with; close cooperation with the West. Co-existence with Com munism, he believes, would be to invite a Red Chinese take over. His hopes for federation rest primarily on Malaya's sta bility and relative prosperity. Despite the soft words of the final communique, Indonesia remains his greatest threat. It is unlikely that Sukarno's appetite for territory has been satisfied by his success against the Dutch in New Guinea. Today & Tomorrow y Walter lippmann ft) 193, The Washlnfton Post ft ON SEEING IT THROUGH ' At Ipng last, a President has - recognized that the law of the land as defined by the courts must be enforced by Executive ac tion under a Le glslative mandate from the Congress. The Elsen hower policy, which was taken over by Uwaiaaa ' Kennedy, has been to leave the whole busi ness to the courts. The policy has worked bad ly, and now it has ended in a national crisis of law defi ance. The legislation which the President will ask from Congress recognizes the prin ciple of Legislative and Exec utive responsibility. It is a late beginning. The principle should have been applied nine years ago, as soon as the Supreme Court brought down Its decision in the school cases. ' T WISH one could say that we are on the right track and all will be well. But we have to remember that the administration has been driv en to take the right track by violence and the fear of more violence. It is the unhappy Typical Housewife- ' "jj Unbelievable ' ; By Arthur Hepp , iAl l That's the way it goes. AH, my heroes invented highly be lievable characters who said great things. Mr. Finley Peter Dunne had Mr. Dooley, the witty Irish barkeep. Mr. Don Marquis had a cockroach named Archy who painfully wrote deathless commentary by falling on his head on the typewriter keys. And what have I got? A housewife named Mrs. Helen Jones. Who'll believe that? Yet there really is a Mrs. Jones. She really is a house wife. She really writes chat tily every couple of days. And she really has some extremely rational ideas. Like: "This morning I got a call asking me to canvass for the City of Hope. Every other week there's a drive for some good cause. Heart, Cancer, Liver and Spleen. None can really be turned down in good conscience, but I got to won dering why I resented them so much. Here we are, willing to spend $770 million for the first Saturn Booster Rocket and yet medical research goes from door to door begging for handouts. "Why couldn't it be the oth er way around?" -e You can see right there that Mrs. Jones, the Typical Amer lean Housewife, has got a head on her shoulders. For our Government's now shell ing out $1 billion a week to devise and maintain weapons for making healthy people dead. And if we spend the four-day holiday. But- There are approximately 80 million registered automo biles, buses and trucks In the United States. nPHAT is to say: In the long holiday period that came to an end at mid night Sunday, the ratio was roughly one fatality for each 150.000 cars in the United States. 4GAIN- When reduced to figures The odds are less terrifying. THIS is no plea for reck less driven On the contrary, it la olea for more CAREFUL driving. money instead to devise and maintain metnods lor making sick people well, I'm sure we'd feel healthier. Funds for our wearions could then be left to door-to-door campaigns conducted by our private, non-profit char itable institutions. Who would not have anything else to do. Due to the traditional ri valries between these institu tions,' Mrs. Jones points out, we'd probably still have to put up with a number of sep arate campaigns each year. Such as "The Polaris Pledge," "Rockets to Russia" and "Christmas Seals for Napalm Bombs." But eventually we'd hope to incorporate all these in the annual, all-out, community-wide campaign The United Defense Crusade. "Your One Big Give!" We'll have an Advance Gifts Division, a Kickoff Lunch and huge billboard campaign (space donated) urging the public to "Give Till It Hurts!" The whole Crusade to culmi nate in the "Mothers' March on Pacifism." (Leave your porchlight on.) Best of all, every citizen can then contribute whatever amount he wishes to our Na tional Security. Depending on how secure more bombs and missiles will make him feel. Personally,. I plan to un screw the bulb on my porch light and bolt the latch. And should some militant mother knock anyway, I shall open the door as far as the chain will allow, smile pleasantly and quote those immortal words of Mr. Bertrand Rus sell: "I gave at the office." But, despite me. I have full confidence our private, non profit, weapon - raising cam paign will go over the top. Unlike most of our charities. For while we may preach the salvation of our fellow man, history shows we'll Invariably contribute considerably more time, money and energy to blowing him up. So. hail. I say. Mrs. Jones, the Typical American House wife. And her solution to these twin dilemmas. As a commentator on world affairs she may be unbelievable. But so are the problems we fae. truth that the right national policy is being adopted not' because it is right, not be cause it is wise to do justice, not because those In authority and the responsible leaders of opinion understood the growing desperation of the younger Negroes, but because the Negroes have gone into the streets to face the fire noses ana ine aogs and the clubs. It is a bad nrecedent In thia dangerous age. There is now uiiijr one way 10 erase me precedent so that we do not- ..,, .A MhnMMM n I . I . ... rwaj w vuaiigc (uiitjr is iiui uy reason and by law, but by vio- I.HM fin,, ..ni, . ll. I . Is to makr it nuite plear lhat- the President, on behalf of tne nation, Is resolutely in command of the enforcement of equal lesal riehts. Th. a;i i , . .: - ptevcucm vio lence as a way of progress will establish itself if now, when the legislation comes before Congress, there is any sign of a lack of resolution. This is one of those national crises where the worst pos- sime course, is as the old adage goes, to begin by shak ing your list and then go on to snane your linger. " rPHF.RE i ntsuin In think that American opinion has ripened to a point where the Legislative battle In Con gress might be won without a hruisin0 cH Vtrutnl mMIai,.! conflict. In the South, there is under the surface and breaking it at many points a profound and beneficent up-' heaval of opinion. For in the South as elsewhere, there is arising a new and fiir-better-educated generation. They need and are entitled to have the protection and the support of unambiguous, unweaseled natinnnl lealapchin With the help of the new eeneratlon in the Smith inH those of the old generation who have learned wisdom, it may be possible to resolve tho Legislative issues not by clo ture and compulsion, but by the formation of a new na .w... wiuciua, 11 una is iu be done, only the President, acting persistently and con spicuously and vehemently, can bring it about. It is hard to see how the President can leave the coun try until this critical Legisla tive battle is won. For one thing, the Legislative battla demands his continuous per sonal attention. For another, he needs tj have mastered the crisis in American nation al life before he can speak with self-confidence on the cause of democracy in -world affairs. rTHE trip has long been in--1 opportune, and Mrs. Ken nedy's condition would have) provided an acceptable diplo matic excuse for postponing the trip. But the recent de velopment of the crisis in race relations with the need for new national action is not only an excuse; it is a reason of state. I must admit that I have long thought the trip badly timed and would therefore welcome any reason for post poning it. But as events have de veloped, the high political reasons for postponing It have become, so it seems to me, overpowering. The President would be arriving in Italy when there is no government and no Pope. To whom is ho going to Ulk In Rome? Ha would be arriving in Ger many in the last few months of Dr. Adenauer's incum bency. With whom can he come to firm understandings about the future? He is not invited to Paris. Can any good come from receptions and street demonstrations around the periphery of the dominant power in Western Europe? He may go to Lon don as an afterthought, and he runs a good risk of becom ing entangled in British elec tion politics. Only In Ireland is the out look agreeable.
