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,n VE-ARS AGO
Nov. 13, 1953 (Friday)
Jackson County tax Paymenw
must be in the post office before
midnight Sunday or it will be
too late to beat the deadline for
Teen- Bohnert of Central
1 point is one of eight 4-H mem
bers in the United States to be
awarded an expense-paid trip
to the National 4-H Club con
gress being held in Chicago the
last of this month.
20 YEARS AGO
Nov. 13, 1943 (Saturday!
- :t.jAn( ftf Kr-hnnls E.
H. Hedrick says vacancy in high
school coaching staff by
. .1 l nxna Arnnlrl has
resignation ui "" : . ,
not yet been filled; Principal
nub ,1 -..lino in
Leonard iwayneiu aim u".o
temporary capacity.
Arthur Pcrrv s Ye
Smudge Pot" column: "Edwin
O'Brien and Jim Kublie of the
Applegate quit tan piowm ..
' i,.. in rush in and
enouu.li iuu"j i i,
pungle up their tithes.
v 30 YEARS AGO
Nov. 13, 1933 (Monday)
Edwin Workman, 91, longtime
Medford resident, dies at his
i trod Mnin Street.
Frank J. Van Dyke, well
known young Medford attorney,
joins staff of William Briggs in
Ashland.
40 YEARS AGO
, Nov. 13, 1923 (Tuesday)
Officers elected by local coun
cil of Boy Scouts include F. J.
Newman, president; Larry
Schade, vice president, and J.
B. Coan, Scoutmaster,
Glen Fabrick, quarterback,
acts as host for members of
Medford High football team at
Medford Hotel; speakers include
W. J. Warner, president of Ki
wanis club.
50 YEARS AGO
Nov. 13, 1913 (Thursday)
Members of Grand Army of
Republic and Women's Relief
Corps attend 42nd wedding an
niversary party for Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Hall on Palm Street.
What's Your I.Q.?
seven or eight it excellent; five or
ik it good.
1. The Gulf of Bothnia lies
between what two countries of
northern Europe?
2. In the romances about King
Arthur and his Knights of the
Round Table, who were the par
ents of Sir Galahad?
3. Which ship will sail the
shorter distance to Yokohama,
Japan one that leaves from
Seattle, Wash., or one that
leaves fromi San Francisco,
Calif.?
4. The play "You Can't Take
it With Ynu" was written bv
two authors; Moss Hart and
whom else?
s Who was George Fox?
6. Name the cartoonist who
draws "L'il Abner."
7. Which mountain range sepa
rates European from Asiatic
Soviet Russia?
8. What docs Shakespeare call
"the green-eyed monster"?-
9. Name the limestone cone
that forms below a stalactite.
10. Unscramble these metals:
Nulmuami, Sganemimu, Ozrnbe.
Answers: 1. Finland and Swe
den. 2. Latincclot and Elaine.
3. Seattle. 4. George S. Kauf
man. 5. Founder of Society of
Friends. 6. Al Capp. 7. Urals.
8. Jealousy, 9. Stalagmite. 10.
Aluminum, Magnesium, bronze.
4 A
NOVEMBER 13, 1063
Congress Mired Down
Congress is a tortoise. But there is no hare
in sitrht to goad it into a
Why does it move
it seem to care whether
We have concluded that it has no sense of
urgency because the American people Con
gress s constituency has no sense ot urgency.
Either that, or it has failed to express it in terms
sufficiently clear so that
Some tentative motions have been made to
ward cleaning up the situation that makes Con
cress slower than molasses in January, but
they've had no effect so far.
nOESNT anyone care?
Aren't there throngs of concerned citizens
who watch in amazement while the national
legislature stays in session past the normal June
adjournment date, past
through the dog days ot
past Halloween, past Veterans Day, and with
little nrosnect of accomplishing anything more
except recessing for Thanksgiving and Christ
mas
On Veterans Day Congress was also in recess.
The San Francisco Chronicle said, "but hardly
anyone could tell the difference. Congressmen
did nothing Veterans Day, but then they haven't
done much of anything in the windy days when
they were in session."
THE CONGRESS is trapped.
The most vicious problem is the seniority
system, which puts the most durable, as distinct
from the most able, men in control of the power
ful committees. Committees can prevent legis
lation from coming to the floor for a vote in
either house, even when it is clear that a ma
jority of the members want to vote on it.
This frustrates, this
sentative system, when a single powerful com
mittee chairman can flout the will of the Con
gress, And it is both anachronistic and terrifying
when someone like Sen. Eastland, a vintage
racist, is chairman of the
consider the Civil Rights
gets from the House to the Senate.
IT IS EQUALLY reprehensibe when a man like
Son Pvrrl whnso fiscal irlpns avp nur, nf the
... "
last century, can delay
a badly needed federal
And now it is seriously proposed that Con
gressmen vote themselves a $10,000 per year
raise, on top of the $22,500 plus expenses, allow
ances and other prerogatives they already enjoy.
We say let them earn their raise beiore they
get it. One would be hard put to say that average
Congressman has earned his present salary so far.
There are, of course
work hard and devotedly to get things moving.
But no single Congressman, or even grouping of
them, can function effectively under the present
procedures.
THE CHRONICLE, in musing on the non
record amassed by Congress this session,
pointed out it is easier, and saves space, to list
what they have done, rather than what they
haven't. And it concluded
"The record has been so disheartening that even Sen.
Thomas J. Dodd, a Democrat from Connecticut, called the
session to date a 'fiasco.' The Senate reacted with such horror,
and trampled upon Senator Dodd so thoroughly, that he apol
ogized. Then everyone relaxed again. ,
"There were two other accomplishments by this set of law
makers. They granted honorary citizenship to Winston
Churchill. They also proclaimed National Harmony Week,
April 15-21."
We can hardly wait until April 15. E. A.
Do It-Then Quit
There's one thing to be said for the Oregon
Legislature, now in Salem sweating out what to
do about the state's fiscal crisis.
At least it accomplished more in 141 days
than Congress has so far all year. And the sal
aries even with the boost they gave themselves
are a lot less.
We suspect that if the
States had a chance to
the people of Oregon did
the results would be no less devastating.
THERE IS no machinery for doing this.
But the same effect would be achieved
if every interested voter
and, in no uncertain terms, tell their Senators
and Representatives just what they think and
want briefly, succinctly, and to the point.
Congress would get the message, and fast.
If we were writing such a letter it would go
something like this:
"Pass the Tax Reform bill. Pass a decent Civil Rights bill.
Pass a compromise Foreign Aid bill. Pass the Youth Employ
ment and National Service Corps bills. Pass the Area Re
development bill. Pass the Conservation Fund and Wilderness
System bills. And do It quickly. Junk the rest until the next
session. Set up a blue-ribbon committee to outline legislative
reform. Then adjourn."
IF SOMETHING like this wore to happen (and
1 it won't) it would do more to restore the
waning faith of the American people than any
thing else that could happen.
Going back to Senator Dodd for a moment,
here is part of what he said:
"We are not doing the people's business. ... No wonder
the Senate has been denigrated. . . . We are worried about
scandals that beset us. We are worried about criticisms that
confront us. Our business is to revive in the people's minds
the idea that the Senate is the best body in all the world to
protect a free people."
That, sir, is going to
faster pace.
so slowly? Why doesn't
it does its 100 or now
Congress hears it.
July 4, drags on all
summer, past baoor way,
emasculates, the repre
committee which will
bill it, that is, it ever
- - -
perhaps even deny
tax cut.
exceptions men who
:
people of the United
slap down Congress, as
the state Legislature,
would take pen in hand
take some doing. E. A.
"Boss, Do You Want
Ahead of Private fcnterprise
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paper. In fact the contrary it often the case.
Crossing Accidents
To the Editor: In Sunday's
Medford Mail Tribune I read
the letter of Mrs. L. J. Rentz
concerning the picture on the
front page of the Medford pa
per Nov. 7. When this accident
happened I was a member of
the switch crew at Jackson St.
I can assure Mrs. Rentz that
the members of the crew, as
well as all trainmen and engine-
men, do all in their power to
avoid crossing accidents even
to the risk of their own safety
and employment.
Whenever a motorist receives
sicnal from a railroad man
he has violated company rules
and risks discipline, lhe rail
road is forced to give such in
structions as too many times
sienal has been claimed to
have been one to proceed after
an accident happens, wnen one
is given it is at personal risk
for your protection or accom
modation.
That night at Jackson St. I
was warned by a Medford po
lice officer not to turn my back
on a motorist for a second .
The point is well taken, as
many disregard all safety to
themselves and others and even
try to force by trainmen and
police at accident scenes..
In my report I stated I
thought both occupants of the
car had been drinking. This is
true of the majority of crossing
accidents which I have seen in
Medford in the last 20 years.
The car you S!..v pictured
under a box car had run by a
warning bell, red crossing light
in a wig-wag on the driver's
side of approach and struck the
fifth car from engine in a cut
of 12 cars.
In regard to crossing gates,
State Rep. James Redden of
Medford had a bill prepared to
require these gates on main
crossings. As State Legislative
Representative of the Order of
Railway Conductors and Brake
men I worked with him on this
matter and was prepared to
back his bill. Upon investiga
tion we found we already have
statutes giving the PUC au
thority to demand such installa
tions. We also found the rail
road willing to give the best of
cooperation in such installation.
However most cities nave
found the share of cost to them
as provided by law to be prohi
bitive in most cases.
Medford has made a far bet
ter record on crossing acci
dents, however, than most oth
er cities. We in train and engine
service will continue to do our
very best to prevent every ac
cident we can. Please help by
taking it easy at such danger
points and help us save your
life.
Marion S. Fclter
Vice Chairman and
Legislative Representative
Oregon Slate Legislative
Committee of the Order of
Railway Conductors and
Brakemcn
Ashland, Ore.
Inspired Prophet
To the Editor: I would like to
discuss a question or two with
Miss Burnham about her letter
in Sunday's Mail Tribune. I am
a firm believer in a supreme
intelligence we call God, that
the Bible declares is an im
mortnl celestial being, with a
body, parts and passions. And
he clothed the spirits of Adam
and Eve with the material parts
of this earth, which he had also
created from substances that
had always existed.
Science claims much of It
came from the extreme heat in
the sun. Re Ihnt as it may, in
the meridian of time alloted to
this earth from the eternities,
as we know it in our lime. God
sent his Son "made of a wom
an, made under the law" Gal.
4:4. And in the image of his
Father in Heaven we call God.
This son had supernatural pow
ers, also like his Father. He
walked upon the water of the
Sea of Galilee, stilled its turbu
lent waves, tilled the nets with
fish, fed the thousands, raised
the dead unto life, and so many
MEDFORD MA tli TRIBUNE, MEDFORD.
To See Government Get
other miracles too numerous to
mention.
We have the New Testament
that has endured the test of time
for nearly 2000 years, for a wit
ness and testimony that it is
true. However, it could be pos
sible the Book could be destroy
ed, but its teachings can never
be destroyed.
Miss Burnham says "The su
preme ruler of the universe is
nature." Did nature then in
inspire the Prophet Nahum in
2:3 that the uniforms of the
British soldiers would be "Red"
. . . And we in our day would
have automobiles "with torches
and would justle one another in
the Broadways"? And Isaiah
could see our time of passen-
er trains Cha 5:26. And he
also saw our planes that could
fly like doves to their windows.
60:8.
I think it makes more sense
to believe God inspired his
Prophets as the Prophet Amos
indicates in Cha 3:7. Miss
Burnham says "The supreme
ruler of the universe is nature."
The Apostle Paul in Romans,
seventh chapter, seems to indi
cate Satan then is in cahoots
with nature.
John F. Peterson
. 611 S. Holly St.
Medtord.
Seed Ealcrs and Bug Eaters
To the Editor: Iffen I were a
big store like Mont g o m e r y
wararooe and l wanted to tell
women folk what to buy, I
wouldn't advertise on the sports
page, as per Nov. 3, for we
aren't interested in that page
so much, so I didn't see it.
Well then, so I did, but I
didn't buy nothin.
so I don t do right grammer.
either? I know not to use two
negatives in one sentence, but
I like to: It makes the "don't"
and "won't" words more strong-
cr.
Yun see, l spent years way
back in the big north woods and
could only talk to my horse,
pup and pet bob-cat. They didn't
know the dif, but all the birds
understood me, exceptin the
blue jays. They shoulda known
better than to tear little wrens
apart right in range o' my twen
ty-two. I sure settled their hash
1 wish we could find some way
to save both our song birds and
the fruit, don t you?
Spraying gets both the seed
eaters and lhe bug eaters.
Isn't it sort o' gruesome when
givers-out of information try to
tell us what the good book says,
and whom to vote for, and then
put their name on file so we
can't come back at 'em without
putting our names on file, too?
Most of us have read our Bibles
and studied the voting biz and
made up our minds on both sub
jects. They irk me on end and
I ain t very easily irked. Some
of them 'ere folk are edgum
cnted. I bet, but they can't
change us commoners.
I went to school way back
when and, oh the things I did
learn. I find some of them
words written and carved in
various places to this day.
1 gotla go now. It's a secret
and I got to find Sahry, Saman
thy and Suzane so they can help
me keep it.
Pearl Spackman
(General Delivery)
Rogue River, Ore.
Technique
To the Editor: Mrs. Bettv
Walters (M.T. 11 t points to
the Congo and Katanga (the
"Hungary" of 196!) as a suc
cessful UN peace action. I would
ask her, and all others who de
fend the UN action in Kntanga,
whether they believe that the
proper way of preventing civil
war Is to intervene against the
intended victim instead of
against the aggressor. Is forc
ing an unwilling. Christian, free
dom loving, anti Communist,
pro American people under
Communist rule by bombing
inetr worncr camps, churches,
missions, schools, and hospitals
ann oy terrorizing mem with
indiscriminate slaughter of ci
OREGON
Pocketbook Issues in
GATT Will
By
PHIL NEWSOM
UP1 Forelan News
Analyst
IS
In Brussels and Geneva de
liberations are under way which
eventually will effect the pock-
etbooks of more than 185 mil
lion Americans and more than
172 million Europeans.
Eventually, the outcome couid
affect the price of such widely
diverse items as an Italian
necktie in Kansas City and an
American frozen chicken in Mu
nich.
In Geneva a panel of experts
appointed by an organization
bearing the formidable title of
General Agreement on Tariffs
and Trade (GATT) is attempt
ing to arbitrate the so-called
chicken war between the
United States and the six na
tions of the European Common
Market.
The United States charges
that Common Market levies
against American frozen chick
en literally has frozen Ameri
can poultry producers out of the
community. It sets the loss at
$46 million. The Common Mar
ket claims the loss is only $19
million.
vilian men, women and children
your idea of "peaceful action"?
And don t tell me that tms dtan t
happen. I've got pictures of it,
and documented evidence from
46 angry Elizabethville doctors
to prove it.
Where, may I ask, was our
great Peace organization
when India crushed Goa? When
the Red Chinese raped Tibet?
And when the Hungary freedom
fighters cried out to them for
help? Can you name me one in
stance when the UN has opposed
Communist aggression and tyr
anny? How does it happen that
since the UN was organized
840,000,000 formerly free people
have been swallowed up behind
the Iron Curtain into Communist
slavery?
According to you, Mrs. Wal
ters, the UN was never intended
to be a super state. Why, then,
does the treasonous UNESCO
program in our schools down
grade patriotism and teach our
children the doctrine of one
world government and world cit
izenship? Why the plan, as out
lined in Department of State
Publication 7277, to build a UN
Armed Force sp powerful that
no nation will ever dure chal
lenge it?
Also, you charge that the UN
Charter does not supersede our
Constitution. Yet you cannot
deny that our Senate ratified it
as a treaty. Now, please let me
refer to Article 6 of our Consti
tution which states, "All treaties
made under the authority of the
United States shall be the Su
preme Law of the Land any
thing in the Constitution to the
contrary notwithstanding."
Examples ot over-riding our
Constitution are: 1. Voting us
into the Korean war. 2, Taking
us into the Congo war. 3. Stop
ping our President, supposedly
the Supreme Commander of the
U. S. Armed Forces, from sup
plying air cover to the Cuban
freedom fighters at the Bay of
Pigs.
Under United Nations rule we
have reversed the Monroe Doc
trine. Instead of us telling for
eign powers to stay out of Latin
America, Khrushchev is now
telling US to stay out, as he
works toward Soviet take-over.
This is the dishonorable, cow
ardly, UN "peace" of appease
ment in which we feed our
friends one by one to the Rus
sian "Crocodile, hoping that
he will eat us last.
Frank Koch
412 South First St.
Central Point, Ore.
-O
Editor's note: Adolf Hitler did
not first devise, but he made
good use of, the tactic of The
Big Lie.
Webster's defines the Big Lie
thus: "Untruth on a large scale
consciously used as a propa
ganda technique on the as
sumption that it is more likely
to compel ncliot than an un
truth on a modest scale."
The letter above is an exam
ple of the Big Lie technique
much in use by the Birchers and
their ilk. We will point out only
one example, probably the most
flagrant of many, but also the
most easily nailed.
The pertinent part of Article
VI of the U. S. Constitution says:
"This constitution, and the
laws of the United States which
shall be made in pursuance
thereof; and all treaties made,
or which shall be made, under
the authority of the United
States, shall be the supreme law
of the land; and the judges in
every state shall be bound
thereby, anything in the consti
tution OR LAWS OF ANY
STATE to the contrary notwith
standing." Compare that with the quo
tation given in the letter. The
words omitted, including the
capitalized words (our capital
ization) completely change the
meaning. If deliberate misquo
tation isn't the Big Lie tech
nique, what is it?
Affect Americans, Europeans
And, unless the Common
Market community makes some
sort of amends, the United
States threatens retaliatory tar
iffs on two dozen or more items
imported from Europe.
At stake is much more than
the frozen chicken market. The
United States annually sells to
Europe more than a billion dol
lars worth of agricultural
goods. And the fear is that a
high protective tariff system
eventually could bar a large
portion of that total from Eu
rope. The Geneva arbitrators may
come up with a decision this
week.
For the future of the Com
mon Market, and its ultimate
hopes for a politically united
Europe, the problem under
study in Brussels is even thor
nier. Foreign ministers of West
Germany, France, Italy, Bel
gium, Holland and Luxembourg
are attempting to agree upon
a Common Market agricultural
policy.
French President Charles de
Gaulle, with ambitions to make
France the breadbasket of Eu
rope, has hinted he may pull
out of the Common Market alto
gether unless agreement is
reached by the end of the year.
De Gaulle's chief political
strength lies with the French
farmer who grows increasingly
unhappy as he is caught in a
squeeze between falling prices
for his bumper crops and stead
ily increasing costs.
Thus the pressure on De
Gaulle.
De Gaulle's chief opposition is
the West German farmer. Ger
man agriculture is less efficient
Strictly
Personal
By Sydney J. Harris
(c) Field Enterprises, Inc.
ADVERSARY
The man at the cocktail party
came up and introduced him
self. "I've been wanting to meet
you for a long time, he said,
"for purely selfish reasons. I'd
like you to write something
about divorce lawyers."
"Always looking for usable
material," I replied with glib
insincerity. "Just exactly what
would you like me to say about
them;
"Well, I happen to be one
he explained, "and I'd like you
to refute the popular belief that
divorce lawyers stir up more
trouble between parties. I've
tried to reconcile many more
couples than not, and most of
my colleagues have tried the
same.'
That's an interesting view-
peint," I murmured. "Tell me
more."
"We're not looking for busi
ness," he continued. "We have
all we can handle. And we
get our fee whether the cou
ple is reconciled or not. It
might not be quite as large,
but it's much more satisfying
to us."
We continued chatting for a
few minutes, and 1 promised
to think about the matter. I
was absolutely convinced that
he meant what he said, and
so do his colleagues. They
really believe that they try
to reconcile couples wherever
possible and on the consci
ous level, they prefer such an
ending to divorce litigation.
What they fail to see is that
the "adversary system" in
itself promotes bitterness and
tension and self-interest on the
part of both the contestants
and these tendencies run
counter to any true recon
ciliation. The chief function of an at
torney is to protect the inter
est of his client. While on the
one hand the lawyer may be
urging the couple to settle
their differences, on another
level he is there to see to it
that his own client gets the
best possible "deal" in finan
cial and legal terms.
t
These two attitudes are basi
cally incompatible. "Reconcil
ing" means giving at least as
much as you take, and even a
little more. It means sacrificing
some self-interest, subordinating
one's selfishness, and engaging
in a human transaction rather
than in a financial one.
Even with two attorneys who
consciously desire a couple to
reconcile, me panics are en
veloped in an atmosphere of con
lest, in which trust is replaced
oy suspicion and personal feel
ings are corseted in formal and
legal restrictions. Nor is the
lawyer to blame for this; it is
the very clement in which he
works, and he is not doing a
good job as a counsel if he fails
to provide for every safeguard.
There is a basic contradiction
between love and equity; the
former is a matter of pure risk-
taking, the latter depends on
guarantee and contracts. There
is no "justice" in a marriage:
to work, it must go beyond
mere justice into the mystical
realm of "mercy."
Common Market and
than the French, but enjoys the
most government protection ot
any in Europe. In West Ger
many, the farmer also is a po
tent political force.
And, unhappily lor the Ger
man farmer, any agreement on
a common policy must come at
his expense.
A current proposal would aid
the French farmer but is esti
mated to cost German farmers
$140 million a year.
rne cnances lor agreement
In the Day's News
By FRANK JENKINS
Forty-five years ago Monday
was a day that no one then alive
will ever forget.
It was on that day that Ger
man representatives signed a
truce between the Allies and
Germany.
The signing took place in a
railroad dining car in the Forest
of Compiegne, in France. The
signing of the truce marked the
end of actual fighting in World
War I.
It touched off the wildest and
happiest celebration that the
world had ever seen.
THERE was a curious side
lirht tn thn rplphralinn
The news of the signing leaked
out prematurely, leading to
what was known as the False
Armistice. The celebration be
gan with the first hint of the
signing of the truce. People went
wild with joy.
TPHEN-
There came the news
that it wasn't true.
The shock was terrible. But it
didn't last long. The signing of
the Armistice was shortly con
firmed, and the celebration was
resumed where it had been
halted.
It went on and on.
WHAT a day it was
The. world war
The world was mad with
joy.
Nobody Can
Count on Us Iv
By Arthur Hoppe fTw. " J
We keep having these tie-ups
on the autobahn to West Berlin.
Mr. Khrushchev says any one
of them could lead to a nuclear
holocaust and the end of civili
zation. True. But fear not, nei
ther side will ever yield.
As you know, the Russians
get to check every convoy of
troops we send over the auto
bahn to West Berlin. And if
there are more than 30 pas
sengers in the trucks, they have
to get out, line up and be
counted. A typical Cold War
agreement. Very simple. The
oretically. ,
But take the last tie-up. Along
come 12 U.S. trucks. "Stop!"
says the Russian colonel. And
he peeks inside, "Aha!" he
says, "you've got' one, two,
three, four, five ... 44 soldiers
in those trucks. That's more
than 30. Now that I've count
ed them, they've got to get out
and get counted.
Hold it!" says the Ameri
can colonel. "You counted the
drivers, too. Drivers don't
count." "So, okay," savs the
Russian colonel, "we don't
count the drivers. You got one,
two, three . . . twelve trucks.
Twelve trucks, twelve drivers.
Twelve from 44 that's let's see,
32. Hah! Everybody out!"
Mold it! says the American
colonel. "We got 24 drivers.
Count them for yourself. Those
24 in the front seats are drivers
and 20 in the back seats are
passengers. What's the matter.
can't you count?"
"You mean it takes two driv
ers to drive one truck?" says
the Russian. "Right." savs the
American. "One steers and the
other lights his cigarettes
"It's political persecution.
he doesn't like my
before the end of the year seem
bui upon agreement also
hinges the chance for success
for even more important nego.
tiations scheduled for May
1964. This is the meeting of
GATT nations at which the
United States hoped to negotiate
across-the-board tariff cuts up
to 50 per cent.
One way or another, it affectj
every pocKetDooK m the U. S.
NEVER AGAIN would th.r.
be war. The world had learned
us tesson. in every mind was
the prophecy of Isaiah:
"They shall beat their swnrrii
into plowshares, and their spears
iiuu pruning nooKs; nation shall
not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any
AH,
ME.
What an anti-climax.
World War I was followed by
World War II. And the horrors
of World War I were mild when
compared with the horrors of
World War II.
And if World War III should
come, its horrors would far
transcend the horrors of World
Wars I and II.
BUT
The memories of that
wonderful 11th day of Novem
ber, 1918, will never be forgotten
by those who lived through it,
The dream was shattered. But
the wonders of it will never die.
It just may be that the mem
ories of that beautiful and won
derful day when it seemed to us
that war had been banished
from the earth may eventually
lead us to peace to the prophe
sied beating of the swords into
plowshares.
At least let's hope so.
wipes the windshield, scratches
his back and hollers 'Look out!'
when necessary. Just like the
Teamsters Union. It is, sir, the
American way!"
"Bah!" says the Russian
colonel. "I am checking with
Moscow." So he does. "Don't
back down!" cries Moscow. And
rushes up reinforcements.
"Don't back down!" cries Wash
ington. And rushes up reinforce
ments. All Soviet forces are
alerted. All U.S. forces are
alerted. NATO is alerted. Rock
ets presumably swivel ominous
ly into position. France and
Britain cry, "Don't back down!"
And rush up reinforcements. To
defend America's inalienable
right to have two drivers in
every truck.
i
Forty-two hours pass. Person
ally, I don't know how World
War III was averted. Because
both sides claim they didn't
back down. But 42 hours is a
long time to sit in a truck. And
I think the Russian colonel was
finally able to report to Mos
cow that all 44 U.S. soldiers
had at last gotten out of the
trucks and been counted. "All
at once?" says Moscow. "Not
exactly," says the colonel.
"Kind of one by one."
Well, whatever, I'm glad we
didn't blow up civilization. This
time. But don't get me wrong.
I'm sure we're all willing to
die for our right to have two
drivers in every truck. Just as
all Russians are willing to die
for the egalitarian principle of
one truck, one driver.
Moreover, if you're looking
for a reason to destroy civiliza
tion, it's as good as any. M
you're looking for a reason.
wasn't ipccdlng
bumper sticker!"