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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."
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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-
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reason and by law, but by vio-
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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
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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.