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Newspaper Page Textu o? cssaon uzzkR EUOSNS, ORE. In The Day's lews d&gd wmm Ho Br FRANK JENKINS Red Bluff. Arriving about dark. After a rainy day. Head for the Tremont hotel for something to rat as travelers in this 'part of the West have been doing lor nearly a nunared years. Red Bluff Is now a quiet, pleas ant, easy-going city, where life moves in, comfortable, agreeable, not too tensely exciting ways. It wasn't always thus.' When the old Tremont was built. Red Bluff was the head of navigation on the Sacramento. Here the river boats stopped and put off their cargo destined for the mines of the upper Sacramento and the Klamath river country. Hera the cargo put off by the river steamers was taken over first by . pack horses and mules and later by freight wag- ons which carried it on to Its final destination. Red Bluff was then a wild and woolly town. ' It was in those days that the old Tremont got-Its start. It housed them all miners, freighters, boat Hands, adventurers, gamblers. It took care of their needs. It shel tered them. It fed them. Fire rased It once, but couldn't stop it. . It was rebuilt, and went right on taking care of those who came. It was the center of Its com munity then, as It still is. It was in those early days that diversion of the Klamath river was first proposed. It was quite a scheme. The idea was to dig a channel down through the lava beds southward from Tule lake and by means of this channel to carry the waters of the Klamath to the .Pit river. The Pit would then car ry them on 'to the Sacramento. where in the summer season they would reinforce the Sacramento's dwindling flow and maybe enable the boats to come clear on up to Heading, tnus snortening material ly the land haul to the mines. There was another string to this bow. By diversion of its waters Into the Pit, the bed pf the Klam ath would be uncovered and the recovery of its placer gold would be made easy. The project was embodied In a bill, and the bill was Introduced in the first California legislature. But this first legislative assembly was a busy one. The lusty young state had a lot of business to be done and the session wasn't long enough to .take care of all the bills that were offered. Many of 'them fell by the wayside, and the Klamath diversion bill was among those that fell. Here In the valley of the Klam ath river we've been laughed at repeatedly In recent years because ' ( our fear that the waters of our iTver will be diverted and taken elsewhere if we don't see to it that they are put to complete bene ficial use. We've been told that we're seeing things at night that no such thing can ever happen. Well, maybe not.. But the fact remains that more than a cen tury ago the Idea of exporting the water of the Klamath river for use elsewhere was born. It has been revived - at Intervals ever since. - Personally, I'm glad we're get ting the water of the Klamath NAILED DOWN. It's high time. If. here in Southern Oregon and Far Northern California, we leave ANY of our water lying around loose and unused, the time will come when somebody will come a'long and take it away from us for use elsewhere. Engineer Set For Jesting LOS ANGELES (UP) A conv plete medical and psychiatric ex- animation was scheduled today for the train engineer who blamed his blackout for a Santa Fe railway wreck in which 29 persona were killed. Dlst. Atty. 6. Ernest Roll also announced that the results of a coroner's inquest into the wreck will be presented the new courrfy grand Jury. Roll requested the examination for Frank B. Parrish, 61, the en gineer at the controls of the two car dlesel train when it upset Sun day night. Dr. Marcus Orahan, Vj-ounty Jail physician, will exam ine the engineer. Parrish accepted sole responsi bility for the crash, the worst train disaster in California history. He said he blacked out for nearly two miles before the crash which oc curred on a curve as the train hit 70 miles per hour. Roll said both Parrish and the train's fireman. Homer Smith, 42, will be among more -than 100 wit nesses at a coroner a Inquest Feb. 3. Smith has blamed mechanical failure for the wreck. He said he : yelled at Parrish to put on the emergency brakes and nothing I' happened when the engineer ap- ; pnea mem. Second Bay Span Studied SAN FRANCISCO (UP) Mayor Gerge Christopher has begun studying plans for the proposed southern crossing of San Francisco Bav. Christopher said yesterday he favors a crossing between Army St. in San Francisco and Bay Farm Island in the East Bay to be financed by a toll costing no more thin 26 cents. A recent financial report by the Toll Bridge Authority Indicated a 2-V-cent toil would finance a mini mum 241-mlllion dollar crossing, while a 36-cent toll would build a bridge and approach system cost ing 327 millions. "I would like to start at a 25 cent toll and work down- to no oils." Christopher aald. "I am not loins to advocate a 35-cent toll." jiMim ! i 1 m o THIS PICKUP TRUCK will be won by some lucky participant in the Klamath Falls Lions Club't Polio Radio Auction beginning tonight from 9 to 10 p.m. over KFLW and running Thursday and Friday nights at the lame time. Friday night the auction will resume at 10:15 p.m. and run un til all the items to be sold are auctioned. The annual radio auction is one of the March of Dimes vents and all funds collected by the civic club go to the anti-polio fund. The merchants, and individuals, of Klamath Falls have given many items to be auctioned over the radio show. The pickup truck, donated by Jim Olson (pictured) of Jim Olson Motors, will be given away on Friday night. Each person donating one dollar to the radio auction fund will be eligible to win the truck. ; ' ' c Radio Auction Aired Tonight "Everything from hunting knives to camera sets and women's and Children's clothing items are pour ing in to the Klamath Falls Fixe Station for the Lions Club Polio Radio Auction beginning tonight." said Roy Rowe, city fire chief, at press time today. The Klamath Fulls Lions Club will begin Its annual Polio Radio Auction In support of the March of Dimes Drive tonight from 9 to 10 p.m. over KFLW. The auction wfll continue Thursday and Friday nights at the same time. Friday night it will resume at 10:15 p.m. and run until all the Items offered are auctioned. Merchants and Individuals ef Klamath Falls have offered the many items for auction with aill the proceeds going to the anti-polio fund, said Deane Sacher, chairman of the event. Chief Rowe said anyone having any item suitable lor auctioning. either new or used, may drOD it at tne Kiamatn Fans Fire station at Broad and, Wall streets. . Post Sought Jerry Rajnus, Klamath count commissioner, since 1952, anl nounced Wednesday that he will enter the May primary election as a candidate on the Democratlo ticket for county judge. county judge v. E. Reeder hat not indicated whether he will seek another term. District Attorney Richard Bees ley, who was appointed by Gover nor Paul Patterson to fill the un expired term of Frank Alderson who resigned, also announced Wed nesday that he will be a Republi can candidate for that post. It Is expected that Sheriff Mur ray Brltton and County Assessor Arthur R. Dickson will announce i within the next few days that they! will seek reelection, j County Clerk Charles DeLap said Wednesday mornini that he has not yet decided whether to seek another term. , Weather ' FORECAST Klamath Falls and vicinity: Occasional snow through Wednesday night. Rain or snow Thursday. Highs 33-38 Thursday. Lows Wednesday night 28-33. High yesterday 28 Low last night 20 Preclp. last 24 hours .... 04 Prcclp. since Oct. 1 14.95 Same period last year .... 3.57 Normal for period - .:.- 6.36 County Judge Ike To ftSake Decision Soon WASHINGTON oft President Elsenhower, still not saying how he feels about seeking a second term, spiced a discussion of the issue Wednesday with warm praise of Vice President Nixon and a frown at mixing politics and the Supreme Court. . His remarks about the court were In response to a question about a possible "draft" of Chief Justice Warren for the OOP nom ination. In a news conference exchange, Elsenhower also said no member of his family is opposed to his 'run. nihg again, and that he plans a full-scale medical check earlier than the mid-February date men tioned In the past, ' PLANS TRIP . Elsenhower said he was arrang ing tor the earlier check up be cause he is planning a little trip to the South. He didn't elaborate. In a somewhat Jocular mood. the President said he will not dilly dally over the second term quev tlbn. and when he makea a de cision he probably will announce it in aa dramatic a fashion as he can. Another political question was whether, if he decides against run ning again, he would take an ac tive pan in picking a potential suc cessor or "on the other hand," would favor a wide open party con vention. 1 Abboii Jury Still Ponders; Judge May Ask For Report OAKLAND, Calif. (UP) Supe rior Judge Charles Wade Snook considered today asking the Jury deliberating the fate of Burton W. Abbott for a progress report. ' Snook said last night before the Jury was locked up that he had not yet made up his mind to query the seven men and five women on their deliberations. "But if I get tired 'enough by Wednesday, I may do It," he added. . DELIBERATION'S ' The Jury deliberated eight hours and 45 minutes yesterday before stopping for the day. Since last Thursday, when they got the case, House Okays Farm Gas Bill WASHINGTON Ml The House Ways and Means Committee Wednesday approved a bill to ex empt farmers from the 2-cents-a-gallon federal 'excise tax on eftso-. It u;od on the farm. The savin, to farmers is estimated at around 60 million dollars a year. The bill w411 be sent to the House Thursday as the first concrete piece of legislation requested by President Eisenhower in his farm message earlier this month. The House may vote on it next week. The bill also exempts fuel used on the farm from taxes, but not lubricating oil. Members of the committee said the saving from exempting lubricating oil would be inconsequential and less than the cost of administering It. Farmers would pay the tax when buying gasoline, but could claim a refund. The bill is retroactive to Jan. 1. with first refund claims due June 30. Exemption from fuel taxes would apply to customary cultivating and farming activities, and also to such farm uses as handling, dry ing, packing, grading and storing. Although not specifically stated, it would also apply under the defini tions to fuel used for heating orch ards to protect trees from frost. Fluoridation Study Proposed R08EBURG 11 Mayor Ernest Barker Jr. wants a citizens' com mittee to report on legal facets in the proposed fluoridation of the city's water supply. The city water Is supplied by a private company whose lines also run outside the city limits. A com mittee was appointed by Barker several months ago, but never has made public any of its findings. With a smile, Elsenhower said 'he thought he ouirht first to make up his mind about his own iuture before tackling that one. As to whether he will announce before or after the new physical if lie wfll bid for another four years in the White House, Eisenhower laughed heartily and replied that lie couldn't say what his lmpuls rs might be. (SPOKE WARMLY t Eisenhower spoke warmly of Vice President Nixon as he has several times in the past. Nixon, he said', has his admira tion, respect and deep aflection. At one point, Elsenhower said there has never been a vice presi dent so well versed In the activities a', government. ; ' Also in the political field, the President Indicated opposition to trie idea of any Chief Justice of the United States getting into politics to run for president. ,U this second Washington news conference since his Sept. 24 heart attack, the President dealt again With many subjects, including: FOREIGN AID Eisenhower said he sincerely believes his- request fqr authority to make long-term foreign aid commitments is in the test Interests of the United States, lie added that he la going to stand bfr that request as long as he feels he has a chance to get it through Qongresr. they have spent 40 hours and 50 minutes on the- case. Abbott, 27, was tried for kid naping and murdering 14-year-old Stephanie Bryan of Berkeley last April 28. Her battered body was found buried in a shallow grave near his mountain cabin on July 20. The prosecution claimed her death was the work of a "sexual psychopath." Bailiff Jack Fitzpatrick reported the jurors appeared to be getting on well and that they were con ducting their deliberations In an orderly fashion. . "I believe Abbott Is getting the fairest and fullest possible consid eration by an extremely consci entious Jury," Fitzpatrick said. Courtroom observers noted that the Jurors appeared tired as they filed in and out for meals, but that there appeared to be no evidences of hostility among them. Judge Snook said it was "a good sign" that they were talking quietly. , i ABBOTT WORRIED Abbott, waiting In the Alameda County Jail -to hear his lata, alter nated !"pfo :, eWM cfrt , Wph ...spirits. He was apparently unnoie to decide whether the Jury's long debate was favorable or unfavor able to his chances. Conviction could mean 1 death In the gas chamber. The jury sent out last night for Abbotts gloves, the first time since Sunday It had asked for ex hibits In the case. The fact that the jury asked for this particular exhibit caused some puzzlement. Dr. Paul L. Kirk, a criminologist who testified for the prosecution, found the gloves in Abbott's car July 16, the same day that Steph anie's purse and brassiere were found in the basement of Abbott's Alameda home. However, the gloves were never referred to in testimony, beyond Kirk's brief identification, nor were they mentioned in final arguments. Spring Wheat Supports Asked WASHINGTON W Legislation to provide 90 per cent price sup ports for most varieties of wheat grown in the spring wheat area was proposed Wednesday by Sen. Young R-ND). . The measure will be considered as an amendment to the farm bill now under study by the Senate Agriculture Committee. The types of wheat which would be affected by the Young amend ment generally produce the top milling grades. Young long has contended that under the price support programs top quality prod ucts should receive premium sup ports. ' SCHOOL PROGRAM Regarding proposals in Congress to write an antisegregatlnn amendment Into the administration's school con struction bill. Eisenhower said, as he did last June on a related mat ter, that In general he Is against amending legislation In that way. He said he believes that nothing should be written Into the bill which would delay the school construction program. That would confuse the issues, he said. TAXES Eisenhower said that of course he is anxious to have taxes reduced. But he repeated what he has said before that he sees no prospect for a cut at this time be cause of the slim surplus the gov ernment anticipates in budgets for both this fiscal year, ending June 30. and next year. Eisenhower called again for some payment on the big national debt before any tax reduction. FARM Told there have been as sertions the administration's farm program has been a failure. Eisen hower replied that all farm pro grams since the end of World War I have not succeeded In bringing farmers a. fair share of the na tional income. But he expressed confidence his program, ' when it has had mfficlent time to oper ate, will help assure family size farms an adequate income. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1956 Pries Frra Cents 18 Pages ' Telephone 8111 Mrs. Smith Faces More Questioning SAN JOSE. Calif. (UP) Mrs. Marjorle Smith, Portland, faced lurther questioning today by at torneys attempting to prove that her Irregular personal life made her an unfit mother for her three-year-old daughter. The 34-year-old mother agreed yesterday to leave the child, Susan, with the little girl's aunt pending the outcome of guardian ship proceedings. The aunt, Mrs. Ellen Hlghtower, refused to give the child up, even in the face of a court order. Mrs. Hlghtower took Susan last April after Mrs. Smith was ar rested for complicity in the mur der of her husband, attorney Her mit Smith. Mrs. Smith was tried and ac. quitted of conspiring with Victor Laurence Wolf, 45, to commit the murder. Wolf was convicted of murder' in the aecond degree. Yesterday Mrs, Smith was called to the stand as an adverse wit ness by Mrs. Hightowers attor ney, John M. Burnett, who said he would prove that Mrs. Smith Is not a fit mother. Under questioning by Burnett, Mrs. Smith said that in 1046 she was raped and subsequently had a child which was put up for adoption. Her first husband, Mer rick Hersey, got a divorce In 1946 on grounds of adultery. ' She said she married Michael L. Brant in Portland In July. 1949, and divorced him a year and a half later. . Mrs. Smith then testified she had an affair with Smith, but left to take a trip to - Miami wlth Herse bofoia she l"und ouj alia was- pregnant. She said the child was Smith's, but that she did not tell Hersey, who was remarried, that hewas not tne lauier. She said Hersey paid the hos pital bills when Susan was born in Placerville, Calif., April 20. 1952. After the birth, she married Smith, divorced htm In 1954 and remarried him in February, 1955. In April, 1955, Smith was killed when his car was shattered by a bomb. Water Bursts Into Tunnel Mmv vnRif in Wntpr burst into a small construction tunnel on the Hudson River bank Wednesday, leading to fears, later proved that thff inn million dol lar third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel wp.s endangered. The Port Authority said the leak occurred in a tunnel "completely independent" from the main third ...tut nt lha T Tnrnln Tiinnel which is being built to lighten the traffic loud now carriea oy two oiner u- i.Mnt a ni narallol tunnels between New York and Weehhwken, N. J. The tunnel wnicn nooaea is -u feet from the third tube. Work con tinued as usual In the big tunnel. Thar. r. foam thnt water would back up from the flooded n.all tnnnol nlll over the tUnnel plaza and threaten traffic through tne oiner tunneis. a onrncnuc w constructed to confine water at hleh title to the Independent tunnel. i ne icaK was aisi-uvereu m am. Workmen attempted to close an emergency door to seal off the' Independent tunnel but were un-; ible to do so. A diver was sum moned to go down to close the; door. There was no Immediate expla nation as to the confusion over what tunnel was affected by the leak. Woolgrowers Meet Today PORT WORTH IPi Dr. Gerald Laxer, technical director of the Wool Bureau, was to be the prin cipal speaker Wednesday at 91st annual convention of the National Wool Producers Anui. More than 400 sheep raisers from over the nation are here for tho convention which opened Tuesday. Other speakers on Wednesday's program were to Include O. N. Winder, president of the Ameri can Sheep Producers Council, which will handle the promotion program planned by the Industry this year. Alert promotion and merchand ialng were stressed by J. H. Breck enrldge of Twin Falls, Idaho, as sociation president, Iq the main address Tuesday, Committees of the association met Tuesday afternoon to draft pol icies for trie coming year. Their reports will be heard at the clos ing session Thursday, Democrats Come Out Ahead In Pennsylvania Election PITTSBUROH Wl Democrats claimed a bright 1956 omen to day from their party's 3-1 victory in the first congressional election of the year. Republicans, however, saw no such significance in it. State Sen. Elmer J. Holland, elected to succeed the late Rep. vera Buchanan (D-Pa). told re porters the -special election result points out very clearly that the Democratic party is on the march back to the presidency." And State Sen. Joseph M. Barr, Democratic state chairman, said In a statement at Harrlsburg: Motorists Get Chain Advice Motorists were advised to carry chains for travel on any highways out of Klamath Falls today, ac cording to the local Triple A of fice. Chains were required by the California highway patrol from Al turas to the Nevada line on High way 395 this morning and from the Nevada line as far south aa Bish op, California. Highway 62 was open through Crater Lake National Park this morning with chains advised. The road from Annie Springs to the rim was drifting and visibility was poor at the lake as skies were over oast. Chains were required. An inch and a half of new snow fell during the night bringing snow depth to 127 Inches. Some Demos WASHINGTON LB A number of Senate Democrats signaled unwil lingness today to label speclflo foreign policy Issues out of bounds lor political campaign discussion. Chairman George (D-Gai of the Senate Foreign Relations Commit tee said there must be room for "constructive criticism" of Eisen hower administration actions. He added both parties are in basic agreement on the objective of pre serving peace. Secretary of State Dulles told a news conference yesterday he has talked to Democratic leaders about the possibility of keeping one or two foreign problems out of campaign debate. He said con structive criticism is appropriate, but didn't define what Is construc tive. Nor did he name the Issues he had in mind. Sen Morse D-Ore) said Con gress is going to examine thor oughly Dulles' "atomic-rattling for eign policy." "I know of no coalition of Dem ocrats or Republicans who can keep It out of political debate be cause Mr. Dulles and his political henchmen have already thrown it Into the debate," he said. "So long as he proposes to lead the American people to the preci pice of war as a deterrent to war. it is the" duty of Congress to ex amine and publicly debate hia pol icies." St XW t I f. . y A VINCENT BOUSQUET, left, a staff aitiitant at Weyerhaeuier Timber Company, and O. K. Puckett, local lumberman, were conferring this morning In Puckett'i office when the 9. o'clock photographer stopped by with hit truity camera. No. 3383 "The great victory of Rep. -elect Holland, a staunch supporter of Adlal Stevenson, Is a significant indication of Pennsylvania's prom inence in an Important presi dential election year." OPPONENT- Holland's Republican opponent, David J. Smith, McKeesport con fectionery store operator, com mented after the -votes were counted that "Republican leaders refused to enter this contest." "The vote is the result of their fear or timidity," Smith added. Allegheny County OOP Chairman Edward Flaherty said the result was "a personal victory for Hol land." Complete unofficial returna from the 30th Pennsylvania District, heavily Industrial area including five Pittsburgh wards and adjoin ing sections of Allegheny County, showed: Holland 36.019. Democrats held a 2-1 lead in registration 128.493 to 63,436 and have represented the district In Congress continuously since the present boundaries were defined in 1942. yesterday's election was con cerned only with the unexpired congressional term. NO other office was on the ballot. Holland and Smith were the only candidates. SPECIAL ELECTION Closest parallel in the district oame In 1951, at a special eleotlon held in connection with a regular primary when nominations were made for other o I f 1 0 e s. Mrs. Buchanan woo then, 36,898 to 23,474, approximately a 3-2 mar gin. In 1954, when Pennsylvania elected a Democratio governor, Mrs. Buchanan was elected by 98,318 to 44,157 for Smith. Holland, a member of the United Bteelworkera, had the backing of the powerful Allegheny County Democratio organisation and waa "wwi W"J'V;Tn . T' tne area. ' In contrast, Smith campaigned almost alone. He operates a con fectionery store In McKeesport and has never held elective office, He said last night he had written for help to OOP National Chair man Leonard Hall, Sen. James H. 'Duff (R-Pal and Rep. Richard Simpson (R-Pa), chairman of the GOP Congressional Campaign Committee. 'I didn't even get an answer," he told a reporter. . Pine Association Elects Officers The spring meeting of the Klam ath District of the Western Pine Association was held today at the Pine Grove Room of the Wlllard Hotel. Chief Items on the agenda were the election of new officers for the district, the election of the dis trict's representatives on the asso ciation board of directors and the consideration of the district budget, according to S. V. Fullaway Jr., of Portland, aecretary-manager of the association. Also discussed were various lo cal problems In the lumber indus try. The present chairman of the dis trict Is David 8. Troy of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. M.ri MM mi - uftt'r a , . lvvimu 1511 CI ; 710 11 12 13 1.E 117 18 19 20 5 26 27 Note Details MotReleased By Executive WASHINGTON Wl President Elsenhower Wednesday received a "friendly letter" from Soviet Pre mier Bulganin setting forth what the White House called "certain Ideas" respecting world peace. Soviet Ambassador Georgt N. Za rubin read Bulganln'i letter In Rus sian to Elsenhower and to Sec retary of State Dulles who received him In the President's office. An Interpreter translated it as the am bassador read. At the end of the 16 minute con ference, Zarubin left the Bulganin letter for Elsenhower's considera tion and possible reply. Its con tents were not disclosed. James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary, then told news men: "Intermittently since the Geneva, conference the President and Pre mier Bulganin have been exchang ing correspondence. FRIENDLY LETTER "The Soviet ambassador this morning brought in a friendly let ter containing certain ideas which the premier has asked the Presi dent to study further in the Interest of promoting world peace." Hagerty said, in response to a query, he did not know whether the Bulganin letter would be made public. Hagerty declined to aay what ideas Bulganin had set forth or whether they were related to dis armament. Zarubin himself declined to dis cuss the letter.' . The earlier exchanges between American and Soviet leaders had dealt with disarmament. The mes sages resulted from the President's proposal at the Geneva conference last July that Russia and the United States exchange aerial re- , connalssance and military blue prints as a dramatic step toward disarmament. - REJECTION After Oeneva, Bulganin rejected the President's proposition aa a forerunner ot disarmament and said aerial reconnaissancecould be considered only aa one ot the last- steps of a disarmament program. Wednesday waa the first time zarubin had caUed for a business ....ion with the President since he onji'e t"' nawmwtou la. septempeT, 1952. .- One question wtlfch got through clearly to Zarubin in the hubbub of his departure was: "How did you think the President looked?" He replied: "Very good." mere was speculation in ad vance that the Bulganin message meant the Russians were ready to spring some new diplomatic man euver. COMMON THEORY The most commonly held theory was that Bulganin was making a new approach on disarmament, a subject on which he and Elsenhow er exchanged notes last year after the Geneva summit conference. The exchange followed Elsen hower's proposal for mutual aerial inspection of American and Rus sian military establishments. The Russlana termed his plan unac ceptable unless fitted Into a broad disarmament program of the kind which they advocate and the United States has rejected. - Diplomats, however, did not rule out the possibility of some Soviet bid ror joint action in toe Middle East or a proposal for high-level talks on Far Eastern problems, with Red China sitting In. Zarubin s appointment with El senhower was announced late yes terday by James C. Hagerty, White House press secretary. Hag erty said the record showed no comparable request for an appoint ment by tne Soviet ambassador during the Truman or Elsenhow er administrations, Must Remain Strong Ike r WASHINGTON m President Elsenhower said Wednesday this country can do nothing but remain strong and hold to Its concepts of honor and justice while hoping to reduce tensions that will pave the way for world disarmament. Elsenhower spoke out at a news conference shortly before he re ceived a personal message from Soviet Premier Bulganin. At almost the same time, Harold E. Stassen, special presidential as sistant on disarmament, told a Sen ate subcommittee studying dis armament problems that the United States never will disarm except on a basis of "complete reciprocity." He said any disarm ament would have to be under "rigorous, unremitting, thorough, forehand International Inspection and control." . At his news conference, Elsen hower said any progress toward disarmament will be slow and tor tuous at best. He said he tried at the Big Four conference In Oeneva last summer to promote mutual confidence be tween Russia and the West. But as of now. he went on, this country's only recourse Is to re main strong and true to its own principles while doing the best It can to reduce tensions and pave the way for future disarmament. Eisenhower said he is not giving any thought to a further Big Four meeting. . ' Stassen held out hope that "the force of world opinion" eventually will cause the Soviet Union to agree to disarmament under the terms he deaorlbed.