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O RHtALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Ore. Tuesday. October 10, 1961
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Only Three Years to Go
EDSON IN WASHINGTON...
U.N. China Debate
Can Bring Showdown..
nfant Hopes In Peri
The crisis over the United Nations' fu
ture has many aspects. Bulking large is the
fact that it puts the unaligned Africans and
Asians at the very core of a deep dilemma.
Hatred of the traditional colonial pow
ers, evident fear of the Soviet Union and Red
China, general lack of first-hand knowledge
of Communist tyrannies, and the practical po
litical necessities stemming from these things -have
all combined to send the "neutrals" down
a path veering more often East than West.
On countless issues of the cold war they
have sought what they deemed to be safety
in compromise, nonattachment, abstention.
Now that very policy confronts the neu
trals with an inner contradiction which threat
ens them.
The U.N. as developed under the late Dag
Hammarskjold, with a strongly independent
executive secretariat, has been the great
shield of the neutrals, especially the smaller
lands.
To compromise between maintenance of
this structure and creation of the Soviet-proposed
three-headed directorate is to soften
the shield, to make it perhaps penetrable. It
is therefore to endanger the independence ,
they must at all costs stand for.
Some Afro-Asian delegates at New York
see the brutal trap for what it is. One said rue
fully he did not know whether the neutrals
could muster the courage to resolve this inner
conflict in favor of preserving then; U.N.
shield at its strongest.
It may be argued that it is a cruel fate
that forces these emerging nations, so early in
their life, to face up to the hard decisions ):.',
go with conflicting interests. They have been
having it all black and white and now, sud
denly, everything is murky gray.
' Yet sooner or later the stubborn realities
were bound to encompass them.
They have not grasped that, while nations
can maintain neutrality, truth is not neutral.
He who constantly seeks to split the difference
between truth and falsehood ends up with two
halves worth nothing.
Nor is justice, in the final stage, neutral.
It must be applied with an even hand, but
at the moment of decision it generally falls
one way or the other.
In seeking to project their professed po
litical neutrality into judgments of the great
world issues, the unaligned have too often
corrupted both reason and justice.
This process, exhibited most stunningly
in their pitiful responses to Soviet resumption
of nuclear tests, has robbed them of the last
shreds of a status they never deserved but
somehow had: a status as arbiters of world
opinion and the repository of world morality.
Their self-centered reaction to President
Kennedy's utterances in the U.N. indicate that
too many of the neutrals still do not realize
that time is beginning to race against them.
If they do not meet their predicament
headon, if they do not measure up to the re
sponsibilities they demand in the world, the
peril to their own infant hopes to the hopes
of all may rise incredibly.
The Unaligned Nations
Spokesmen for the emerging, unaligned
nations of Asia and Africa make many mis
statements respecting critical events in Eu-.
rope, present, and past. Some examples: .
A North African delegate to the United
Nations said Soviet rule over eastern Europe
is not colonialism because the West yielded
control of these lands to Russia at Yalta. The
facts are: It was agreed there that free elec
tions should be held throughout the affected
area.
President Keita of Mali said the East Ger
man population has "freely chosen" socialism.
Actually East Germany's Red regime never
has held a free election, and four million refu
gees testify to popular sentiment in that now
beleaguered land.
. An Asian visitor to West Berlin ascribed
the crisis there to the presence of "foreign"
troops of the West. Advised their presence
was greatly desired by the Berliners, the visi
tor replied such indications could only be the
result of Western pressure. No complaint was
voiced at Russian troops occupying East Ger
many. Hashem Jawad, Iraqi foreign minister,
said Western imperialism is the only bar to
peace. This implies that Sino-Soviet Com
munists would cease all aggressive designs if
the 2 per cent of the world's population still
under traditional colonial authority , were
freed.
India's Prime Minister Nehru mistakenly
said analysis of 1949 documents shows the
West is in Berlin by Soviet concession. Later
he corrected this glaring error. "
President Sukarno of Indonesia suggest
ed that the whole of Western industrial civili
zation the envy of the world and a thing now
being furiously copied by Russia, China and
everybody else was built on the raw backs of
oppressed, Asians and, Africans without a
stroke of Western hard work. Every history
book resoundingly refutes him.
This evidence of the woeful ignorance of
the unaligned is not isolated. It is one major
manifestation of the dilemma the sweep of
events at Berlin and in the U.N. is thrusting
upon these peoples.
As independents they form a big cluster,
with a growing voice, in the U.N. They clamor
for a larger and larger role in its affairs. Yet
their emergence has often been so swift they
are caught unprepared for the responsibili
ties of the big arena.
Most still travel in the broad wake of bit
terness over the colonialism they have just
shaken off. Some preside over mere parcels
of land peopled by loose assemblies of tribes.
Mature free peoples must try to under
stand the roots, of their strong emotions and
recognize the host of problems they must mas
ter. s .
But revenge is not a policy and hatred
cannot sustain leadership indefinitely in any
but a fanatic society.
The unaligned cannot sit in high coun
cils and dwell only on their own limited con
cerns. They cannot speak forever of their own
grievances and talk ignorantly or indifferent
ly of others' problems.
They were impatient to be free. But the
same headlong history which rushed them to
the big stage now demands that they grow up
fast. It is now the turn of mature free men
to be impatient with the newcomers.
:4l Parents Fair To Granddad?
By ARTHUR LORD
Dear Arthur: I'm still in high
school, but I hepe you'll listen to
me. anyway. I have a swell
grandfather who lives with us.
He's 74. which is pretty old, isn't
it? Anyway, mom and dad want
to send him away to an old-age
hotel or an old folks home. 4
don't think it's fair to granddad.
Won't you say something in your
column to mom and dad?
LARRY
Dear Larry: Lets talk about
tou and your mom and dad. They
vf raised, and eQicaied. and
taken good care of you. Soon
you'll go off to college, the Army,
and then to work. And what will
happen to mom and dad? They'll
ha38 to get along without yottji
If they don't know how to live
without you. they'll have to learn.
If your mother or father ever
. comes (o live with you later in
life, they cannot expect you to
care for them unless they make a
contribution to your household.
You see. when you grow older, it
does not automatically mean that
you will be happy, that you will
make others happy, or that mem
bers of your very own family
w ill want to take care of you. You
have to strive for that. As an
older person, you must learn how
in adjust to the household and
environment Hi which you live.
I dor. t know the specifics of
the situation in your household.
However, it will probably be more
pleasant for granddad in a home
where people have similar inter
ests. Think of the move from
granddad's point oview as well
as that of your parents, and you
may see the situation in differ
ent light.
Dear Arthur: What's your defi
nition of "old?" I say it's a state
of mind.
SCOTT1E
Dear Scottie: I say anyone IS
years your senior is old. This Is
especially true before you're 50;
and gospel afterwards.
Dear Lavinia: I believe that
fall is the ideal time ( domes
tic travel for people of any age.
You avoid the heat, the crush of
tourists, high in-season prices, and
jammed highways, I consider the
autumn the most beautiful season,
and encourage you to vacation
during this period.
' Dear Reader: Please send your
questions to me. Arthur Lord, in
care of this newspaper. Look for
an answer to those of general in
terest in luture columns.
CAPITOL MEMO : . .
Interest In State Grows
To Bring 'Federal Plan'
By DOUGLAS GR1PP
United Press International
SALEM Secretary of State
Howell Appling Jr. said he wants
to see a constitutional amend
ment on the 1962 ballot giving
Oregon the federal plan Of legis
lative reapportionment.
Unless this is done and ap
proved by the people Eastern
Oregon by 1970 will be down lo
two state senators and four state
representatives, Appling said. The
legislature has 90 members.
In I960 Eastern Oregon had
six senators and 13 representa
tives. Under the reapportionment
plan Appling said the state con
stitution called for the one he
sent to the Oregon Supreme Court
the area is cut to five senators
and nine representatives.
The problem is amazingly clear:
Al
manac
By United Press International'
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 10. the
283rd day of the year with 82 to
follow in 1961.
The moon is approaching its
first quarter.
The morning star is Venus.
The evening stars are Jupiter
and Saturn.
On this day in history:
In 1845, the United States Naval
Academy was opened formally at
Fort Severn, Annapolis.
In 1913, in Washington, Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson pressed a
button that blew up the last re
maining obstruction in the Pana
ma Canal.
In 1943, Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek was sworn in as presi
dent of China on the 32nd anni
versary of the founding of the re
public. A thought for today: American
poet Emily Dickinson said, "Hope
is the thing with feathers that
perches in the soul, and sings the
tune without the words, and never
stops at all."
'.Legislative seals in Oregon arc
now figured only on population
and Western Oregon has far out
distanced its eastern neighbors In
population.
A federal plan would guaran
tee all parts of Oregon minimum
representation. "There is a swell
ing interest for this In Oregon."
Appling said. He said he intends
to give "full cooperation" in ef
forts for a successful initiative
petition. -.
Some 53,037 signatures will have
to he filed with the state elections
division by July 5, 1962, if this is
to be voted on in November, 1962.
: Some Western Oregon Demo
crats are expected to fight any
such. move. The Democrats have
juicy voter registration edges in
the more populous areas.
As the name federal implies,
the plan would be patterned after
congressional representation.
A "pure" federal plan, Appling
said, would give each county a
slate senator. Since there are 36
counties and only 30 senators,
smaller counties would be joined
into districts. All 60 house mem
bers would be elected purely on
population.
An alternate would be to give
all 36 counties at least one house
seat and the other 24 would be
elected on the basis of population.
Appling emphasized he doesn't
favor any particular formula.
Why rush to get it on the ballot
next year?
"This is an issue that doesn't
have much sex appeal," Appling
said. "Unfortunately, reapportion-.
ment normally is a rather dry,
academic subject which doesn't
interest the public except during
the time it is being acted upon.
This is that time."
Appling said if people are
."made aware of what is involved,
they will support it."
Appling said that he and Senate
President Harry Boivin, D-Klam-afh
Falls, generated interest for
an initial meeting on the initiative
effort. The meeting will be in
Bend Saturday, Oct. 14.
House Minority Leader F. F.
Montgomery, R-Eugene, is among
others favoring the federal plan.
The 1961 Legislature tried to
save Eastern Oregon from too
great a loss but the supreme
court said this attempt was ille
gal. Appling called the legisla
ture's approach "rather naive
as if the constitution might go
away."
Appling said he doesn't like his
own plan but the constitution gave ,
him no choice. "The present con
stitution doesn't care whether
counties anything in common or
not or whether there is even a
road between them. This is ridicu
lous," he said.
Appling emphasized he doesn't
make laws, he administers them.
"The best way to get a poor
law changed," ho said, "is to ad
minister it properly." The peo
ple will then change it at the
polls, he said. ,
OTHER
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(Oregon Statesman)
The Albany Democrat-Herald
ran a picture of S3 million worth
of zirconium ingots ready for
shipment by Oregon Metallurgical
Corporation whose plant is at Al
bany. Zirconium is a rare metal
with highly specialized uses in
the manufacture of "space age"
stuff such as nuclear energy pow
er plants. Oremet, a private con-'
cern which sprang out of develop
ments in metallurgy at the Bureau
of Mines laboratory at Albany,
works in rare metals like zircon
ium. Some of the bloom has gone off
the rare metal business which
flourished a few years ago.
There's no market for uranium.
The government, sole buyer, is
merely accepting deliveries under
old contracts. Titanium fell back
as source of metal profits when
improved steels curtailed demand
for it. The newer hardware in
missiles, Jet engines, etc. requires
metals of unique quality that will
stand up under heat and stress,
so metallurgists are kept busy ,tn
bring products up to higher speci
fications. The Albany plant and
its neighbor the Wah Chang
Corporation art) far out in front
in this field of endeavor,
LETTERS'
TO THE .
EDITOR
Agrees
( I would like to commend you
very highly for the editorial "The
Cost Is Too Great" In a recent
paper.
If more people would wake up
before it is loo late. You ex
pressed in the editorial what
many people believe but not, un
fortunately, what the Oregon del
egation in congress believes. More
power to you I gt,
Very truly yours,
(Mrs. Reymonrj L.) Mary, Hall
Bv PETER EDSON
WASHINGTON (NEA - When
the showdown votes come on ad
mission of Communist China to
the United Nations, it will be worth
checking on how much good the
Reds' foreign aid programs have
done them.
In spite of the fact that it is
stone-broke and can't raise enough
food for its own millions. Red
China has embarked on an am
bitious program of aid. Since the
end of the Korean war in 1933,
the Peiping government has an
nounced credits to 11 countries
equivalent to over half a billion
United States dollars.
This just about balances the
$143 million" in aid which Red
China has received from Soviet
Russia and the $362 million credit
from British Empire countries for
shipments of wheat and barley
over the next three years lo re
lieve famine.
Much of the Chinese Commu
nist aid has been in paper prom
ises. Actual deliveries of supplies
and cash advances are far less
than promises. But each promise
has been a calculated psychologi
cal effort to influence the recipient
country into befriending the Com
munists. This is the rundown:
Burma: Agreement signed last
January covering a number of
projects valued at $85 million, interest-free
for six years. (U.S. ceo.
nomic aid to Burma has totaled
$95 million.) '
Cambodia: $49 million in sup
plies promised, goods to be sold
in Cambodia and money to be
used for benefit of the people.
(U.S. aid to Cambodia, $77 mil
lion military, $220 million eco
nomic.) Ceylon: An agreement for $26
million aid in rubber rehabilita
tion, signed in 1957, has not been
carried out. (U.S. economic aid
to Ceylon totals $75 million.)
Cuba: A $60 million trade agree
ment has been signed and consid
erable quantities of Cuban sugar
shipped to China. There are some
Chinese technicians in Cuba.
. There has been no direct U.S.
aid to the Castro government,
but it has expropriated over a
billion dollars' worth of American
property.
Egypt: In 1957 Communist Chi
na advanced the equivalent of
approximately $5 million in cash.
U.S. aid to Egypt totals $438
million, all economic.)
Ghana: Recently signed a six-.
year, interest-free $20 million crcd:
it for purchase of Chinese ma
chinery and equipment (U.S. eco
nomic aid to Ghana totals $66
million. An additional World Bank
and private industry loan for Vol
ta River power dam and alumi
num plant is now under review.)
Guinea: WO million aid prom
ised to develop a rice industry.
About 200 Chinese agricultural
workers have been sent to Guinea
to prepare land and plant a first
crop, i u.b. aid to uuinea totals
$63 million.)
Indonesia: An agreement to
lake $30 million worth of Chinese
textiles was dropped when Indo
nesia put all its Chinese mer
chants out of business. The orig
inal agreement is now reported
to have been renewed and extend
ed. (U.S. aid, $538 million.)
Nepal: An agreement to build
four factories and a road at cost
of $34 million has not been ful
filled. In 1956 Nepal received a
cash loan in Indian rupees valued
at $4 million, (There has been no
direct U.S. aid to Nepal.)
North Viet Nam: A credit of
$157 million was announced, in
January for construction of 28 in
dustrial centers, (There has been
no U.S. aid to North Viet Nam.
To South Viet Nam, U.S. aid has
totaled $49 million military, $149
million economic.)
Vcmen: A $20 million credit for
road construction is now being
carried out with Chinese labor
doing the work. (U.S. economic
aid to Yemen totals $17 million.)
Of more import in the forthcom.
ing U.N. battle over admission of
Red China is the fact that while
I 49 members recognize the Na
tionalist government on Formosa,
36 recognize the mainland Com
munist government. All but five
have ambassadors accredited to
Peiping and receive Red ambas
sadors in exchange.
Only one country recognizes
both Chinese governments Sene
gal. Fourteen countries do not
have diplomatic relations with ei
ther. This indicates how close the
votes will be.
Nationalist China's cause would
seem to be favored on procedural
questions, requiring a simple ma
jority. But Important, substantive
questions requiring a two-thlids
majority might fail. ;
Countries that abstain from vot
ing make predictions impossible.
Pro-Red China Votes In UN
The 36 countries that recognize Red
China and may be expected to vote for her ad
mission to the U.N. are Afghanistan, Albania,
Bulgaria, Burma, White Russia, Ceylon, Cuba,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, Ghana,.
Guinea, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Is
rael, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nor.
way, Pakistan, Poland Romania, Senegal, Sier
ra Leone, Somali, Sudan, Sweden, Ukraine,
United Arab Republic, United Kingdom, Ye
men, Yugoslavia and Soviet Russia.
' j THE DOCTOR SAYS . . .
J Rough On Parents;'
Normal For Baby .
By HAROLD T. HYMAN, M.D.
Written for
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
Q Our baby, which ia our
first, does not sleep for more
than a few hours at a time.
My mother says that her chil
dren used to sleep through the
night without interruption. Our
baby wakens almost as if by
alarm clock at II, 3 and 6.
Do you think there's something
wrong with her? We feed her
regularly and keep her warm
and dry. Bui it doesn't seem
to make any difference.
A You didn't give the age of
your baby. But a recent study
of the sleep habits of normal
full-term infants, during the first
days of life, showed that the
longest period of sustained sleep
was about 4'i hours.
Unless your Infant is more
than six months old, you may
consider - the sleep pattern you
describe as entirely normal.
In fact, if she continues this
sleep pattern beyond the age of
six months and it otherwise well
and happy, you may dismiss
the matter from your njind. It's
rough on the parents but you'll
survive.
Q Can you give me the name
of the vitamin that is used for
patients who have suffered
strokes?
A If you are referring to
claims for vitamin P or the so
called bioflavonoids, you can
save your money. The Journal
of the American Medical Asso
ciation states that "there is lit
tle or no merit in claims that
these products are of value In
preventing hemorrhage." And,
since most strokes are due to
O
clots within blood vessels (throm
bosis) rather than hemorrhage
due to breakage, it is, wiser , lo
concentrate attention on other
methods of treatment. -. -; .
0 My husband has coughing '
spells almost every night. And '.
in the morning, when he wakes
up, his pajama tops are very
damp. Almost wet. But he feels
well every day and goes to
work so he thinks ho must bo all
right.
I put mustard plasters on his
chest before he gets ready to
sleep but they don't seem to
help. And he says he won't
bother to see a doctor as long
as he feels OK during the day.
Is It sate to wait . any longer
before he goes to be examined?
A It' is decidedly unsafe. Night
cough and night sweats are of
ten evidences of serious lung in
fections. Your husband owes it
to you and the rest of the
household, as well as to him
self, to consult your doctor with
out delay. He certainly requires
an X-ray of his chest in addi
tion to a regular physical ex
amination. And, you might re
cord his rectal temperature for
a few days and nights before
you visit the doctor. ,C
Attn talra uilh VMI anv artii.
turn ha brings up throughout the
night. I'm sura your doctor fcUl
not be sasfied until be can be
sura that neither he nor you
nor the members of the house
bold suffer tuberculous Infection.
If your husband can't be per
suaded to go to the doctor, you
may have to tell him your sus
picions and go to the extreme
of frightening biro Into making
the visit