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HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Orrgoo Wednesday, June 12. 1963
EPSON IN WASHINGTON . . .
100 Nations Launch
Assault On Hunger
"I Do Believe He's Trying to
Tell Us Something!"
Political
; The fabled congressional coalition ol
'. southern Democrats and Republicans, which
': has existed in varying strength since 1939, is
not what it used to be.
; When President Kennedy took office in
; 1961, he could usually expect something like
60 southern Democratic votes in opposition
; to major domestic proposals.
For a variety of reasons, that total slowly
; has been reduced to a point where it now
Granges from 30 to 35 on critical administra
tion measures.
, Administration liaison officials have been
f effective in many instances. And some south
; ern lawmakers have changed their view as to
what their constituents want.
; : Curiously, however, as this shift has oc
curred, the Democratic administration has
not gained proportionately more comfortable
margins for its principal programs. For, as
Democratic vote totals have risen, Republican
support for administration proposals has de
clined sharply.
There was a time 20 or 30 or more GOP
House votes were fairly certain for any major
Democratic bill. Steadily that figure has
sagged, Until In some recent cases less than
10 fence jumpers have been counted. Once
or twice it has been just one.
Republican leaders in Congress point
(Tht Nivv York Times)
Confirming the long-held views of many
individual scientists and conservation orga
nizations, the President's Science Advisory
Committee has issued an Important and dis
turbing report on the widespread, sometimes
indiscriminate employment of chemical pesti
cides in this country.
The report leaves no doubt that some of
these chemicals, even when properly used,
have killed large numbers of birds, fish and
other useful living organisms, thus upsetting
the ecological balance. Furthermore, the com
mittee makes it clear that (here Is a great
deal that we still do not know about the long
range effects upon human beings of continued
ingestion of even small quantities of these
chemicals, which can enter the human body
through the food we eat, through inhalation,
and through skin absorption. The dire effects
of ingesting large amounts of the chemicals
has never been in doubt.
The report is a vindication of those who
for many years have warned against the dang
ers arising from the unchecked proliferation
IN WASHINGTON
Jjffj Troops Destroy
By HALPII de TOLKDANO
Today's text is a brief news
story.
"Elisabclhville, Katanga, Ion
go, June 4 H'PI A drunken
mob of central Congolese army
troops terrorized the copper min
ing town of KolueI last night,
killing a Belgian and an African,
it was reported loday."
There in a nutshell is the re
sult of the tender ministrations of
U.N. Secretary-General U Thant
and the millions of dollars poured
into the Congo to break Katanga
President Moise Tshombe and to
"liberate" his country. Half the
cost of (lie U.N. operation in the
Congo was paid by Uie United
Stales, Throughout this vicious
Intervention in the affairs of an
other country, Thant has argued
Iliat it was necessary to prevent
bloodshed and to restore law and
order.
That the areas of the Congo con
trolled by the central government
were then as now being terror
ized by drunken troops was a
known fact. That those troops re
ceive a minimum pay of lino
month far more than U.S.
soldiers Ret and tlvat Uie govern
ment was afraid to discipline
them was also known. It was
also a demonstrable fact as Sen.
Thomas Dodd and others ob
served on the scene that Katan
ga had the only stable govern
ment In the Congo. Where chaos
and economic collapse prevailed
in other sections, Kalanga had
a sound currency and a thriving
economy.
:Vct for reasons best known to
lis deep thinkers and brilliant
planners, the Stale Department
insisted on a cosily and brutal
occupation of the Congo to main
tain the tottering government of
Party Responsibility
proudly to this performance as evidence of in
creasing party unity. Democrats are likewise
pleased at the diminishing opposition from
within their own ranks..
The situation that exists today is much
closer than for many years to that which some
political scholars consider a proper show of
"party responsibility."
Some scholars argue persuasively that a
party label cannot mean much unless the over
whelming majority of its office-holding mem
bers stand together in support of agreed pro
grams clearly different from those of a rival
party.
This seems to make eminently good
sense, if not carried too far. Obviously there
can be important measures, beyond the de
fense field, on which both parties ought to
see nearly eye to eye. Neither party should
oppose just for the sake of opposing.
Some politicians think unity of party
must be rigid and total. Yet this notion leaves
the national interest out of the picture. It is
interesting to note, too, that quite a few po
litical scientists believe the test of party unity
is successfully met if office-holders stand to
gst.'iT on manv but not all major issues.
The key here is sound leadership judg
ment as to what it is important to be unified
about. We cannot exalt such unity above the
national good.
Warning On Pesticides
of synthetic chemicals. Of course these prod
ucts of modern chemistry have brought sub
stantial benefits in the form of higher crop
yields and the elimination of some important
disease carriers. But what has never been ade
quately understood by the public is the pos
sible cost and probable hazards.
A serious rc-cxamination is required of
such measures as heavy applications of DDT,
hcptachlor, and aldrin or dicldrin for con
trolling Dutch elm disease, infestation by fire
.nils, plagues of Japanese beetles, and so forlh.
The federal as well as many state and local
governments are now engaged, at public ex
pense, in the use of chemical pesticides that
may in many cases he doing far more harm
than good.
Public controls over the use of these po
tent substances is inadequate at present. The
division of responsibility and power among
existing agencies can no longer be accepted,
nor can any excuse for further legislative fail
ure to cope with the problem so well pre
sented by the President's committee.
Premier Cyrille Adnula and to
launch an invasion of Katanga.
The Congo did not benefit by Ilie
forcible union with Katanga. But
Katanga has been steadily brought
down to the level of the other
bankrupt provinces.
And what has it dune to the
I'.N.? Whilo its occupation troops
unlenslied bombers, artillery, ami
inlantry against Katanga at Ihc
slightest provocation, the I'.N.
has amiably watched the excess
es of Uie centia'i giiveiiU)K-iit'
army of unrestrained thugs. Mur
der, rapine, tlieft, and cannibal
ism have gone unpunished even
uncriticued. Meanwhile Uie cost
of this occupation has mounted
at an estimated rale of $10 mil
lion a month. The Soviet Union
having egged tlic I'.N. Into Con
go intervention when its stooge.
Ilie late Patrice Uimunilia, was
in power has refused to pay lis
share of the costs. So have
other countries. With Uie I'niled
Nations facing bankiuplcy, Ilie
United Slates has been the pat
ty. Tile Stale Department is al
ways ready to pick up the tab
any tab.
("Never has so much been
spent by so few for so htlle
reason" may be the Stale le
partmenl'i epllaph if it is nut
our own.)
And it goes on. Hie occupying
L'.N. troops are still there. They
do nothing constructive lo bring
peace and prosperity to Uie coun
try. In fact, their very presence
encourages the excesses ol Uie
"army." So far, the aim has not
been lo bring unity to the Congo
but lo take punitive actions
against Kalanga and its presi
dent. The passion expended by
the U .N. civilian and military
leaders In their unreasoning ha
Katanga
ired of M. Tshomlie would be a
III topic for a psychiatric slialy.
Tile simple solution would be
In withdraw tile U-N. occupation
forces. U't the Indian troops go
hack to tlieir own country. Prime
Minister Nehru could use them
lo bolster his forces along Ilie
Chinese Communist border. The
U.N. bureaucrats now lording it
over Uie Congo wouldn't have as
many opportunities to push pco
pie around if tliey were returned
to the giass menagerie on the
tasl Itiver but the climate would
lie Niter and the beer more
plentiful.
And tlie Congo would finally be
faced with the choice of straight
ening ilself out or collapsing. If
M. Adoula can't control his "na
tion" then there must be otliers
who can. II he cannot impose
his sH'ciou claims on Katanga,
then that area can free ilself of
Ilie Inefficient Congolese tyranny
and work out ils own salvation.
America has always believed in
Ihe doctrine of self-determination
and tlie vast majority in Katan
ga want no part of tlie cenlial
government.
The State Department stamped
ed the administration into agico
ing to Ilie U N. occupalion by
arguing that without it Uie Com
munists would lake over. l am
always surprised at Ilie depart
ment's sudden and whimsical con
cern over Communism when it
wauls lo put over a point. But
Ihe Communists, arc slill around
ami the Adoula regime would lie
no more of an obstacle lo them
Hi. in a vacuum. The I'.N. forces,
moreover, would not hfl a finger
to slop them. If Ilie Communists
have not taken oier, il s because
tliey can t or don t want to. It s
lime to end tlie occupation.
Letters To The
Support
Recently a group of local musi
cians, under the leadership of La
Mar K. Jensen, put on a free con
cert and dance at the OTI gym.
The group, who call themselves
"The Slarlightcrs," worked hard
to put this show together and
played hard lo make it a real
treat when it was put on. The
concert, which consisted of big
band arrangements of standard
numbers and some excellent jazz,
had an attendance of around 30
people, and tlie dance immediate
ly after had about the same.
It seems a shame that so much
work, and lime, and talent, should
be so completely ignored by so
many people here in the Basin.
Jensen and the boys put on a show
that would have done credit to
almost any major group playinj
today, and did it for 30 people.
The whole affair was arranged
through the local musicians union
and was sponsored by OTI. There
were posters in a few spots
around town, news releases in
your newspaper and on televi
By SYDNEY J. HARBIS
A man I know was talking at
lunch about a widely known col
umnist who specializes in humor
and whimsy. "Why doesn't he
ever wrile about serious and im
portant things?" he asked me.
"Certainly lie's amusing, b u t
there are more substantial m a t
ters in the world to write about."
I disagreed with his point of
view. "Each person should do
what he does best." I suggested.
"And this columnist is excellent
as a ligltt entertainer. He fills a
need, does no harm, and gives
leople pleasure. Why ask more
of him?"
Tlie man at lunch was a victim
of what I call mock-seriousness.
He wants everyone in tlie public
prints to focus on Ilie imiwrtant
issues, and he ignores liie ob
vious fact that some writers are
not equipped to comment on mai
lers beyond their immediate per
ceptions. Ilie columnist in question is
modestly aware of his limitations.
He has a keen eve (or foibles, a
deft way with language, and a
IHickish sense of humor II he
tried to do more, lie would end
up Aung considerably less; like
Sir Arthur Sullivan forsaking the
blithe Savoyard operetta (or pon
derous "serious" music thai is
mostly uruislen.ibie-lo loday.
1 would make precisely the op
posite criticism: that Uiere are
loo many commentators who are
floundering bcyoixl their devils,
who lack Ilie background, ihe in
tellectual slature, and tlie analy
tic powers to convey more than a
superficial land thus distorted'
picture ol wh.it is happening and
what it mean!
Tln-re are many who deplore
Die fact thai so witty and satur
nine a sports writer as Wc-tbrook
Pegler. for instance, decided lo
ixner the larger arena of world
events, lor which nothing in his
background had prevared him
Overw helmed by Ihe complexity
of his subject, (us humor turned
corrosive and his perspective
became warped.
ffcSjs FALAV6C irfl !
ffc'Stf PARTY A'-rs-v
sion and radio. One would think
that more than 30 persons would
have been exposed to it. and
would have responded. Apparent
ly Ihey either did not hear of it
or chose to ignore it.
In a time of over-commercialization
of almost everything, a
group willing to furnish free top
quality entertainment seems quite
refreshing, if not astounding. Es
pecially in a town that seems to
be desperately in need of more
togetherness, I would think that
any community undertaking that
has any undertones of culture
would be more than welcome, and
eagerly accepted. It seems that
this is not the case, as the afore
mentioned affair was not only un
attended but seemed singularly
unappreciated.
Personally, I wouldn't blame
tlie group if they forgot the whole
thing and planned no further af
fairs of this kind, however I sin
cerely hope Uiat there will be
more concerts, and more dances,
and soon. I do believe that there
must he many people in the area
that w ill support, and attend such
STRICTLY
PERSONAL
Many people, it is true, do not
live up to their potential; but
just as many, it seems lo me.
are trying to live beyond theirs.
The air is filled with voices pon
tificating on everything from
birth control lo bomb-testing, and
the voice of the reformed d i s k
jockcy is often louder than that
of tlie man w ho has devoted a life
time to studying such matters.
Too much is said about every
thing, and not enough of it has
any meaning.
Tlie puckish columnist is to be
commended for working within
his severe, but admirable, limi
tations, and refusing to become
an oracle. W hat he does is small,
but cratLsmanlike, and it is a
real pleasure among so many
push's wheje volume is equalled
onlv hv their vacuitv.
it ttti 'Silent
tnd Ut
BERRYS WORLD
iff -:'v' '-: ' i
"Alter x
Editor
affairs, and I know that once
Ihey do they will enjoy them as
much as 1 have.
Now I would like to publicly
thank LaMar Jensen, and all of
the boys in the band, for a fine
effort and an enjoyable evening.
May we have many more, with
Ilie support of the community.
Tom Mann
Question
Reference your editorial Fri
day, May 1, 1963 on labor un
ions: I do not personally belong to
unions of any sort at present due
to working for myself. However,
if it were not for strong union
representation in Los Angeles, or
as far as that goes, all of Cali
fornia, the state would probably
be as backward in social and
working conditions as the state
of Oregon is.
I sell lumber in California and
I see the fine homes those work
ers are able to own and I re
alize that if it were not for those
"union monopolists" they would
be living on welfare, a good per
centage of them.
Also your editorial on state's
rights: Do you really believe one
state should set ilself against the
nation's best interest? You give
that impression.
Richard L. Nyberg,
HI Oak Gr. fid.,
Medford, Ore.
ADDreciotian
I would like lo take this op
portunity to express my appreci
ation for Ilie excellent coverage
and cooperation the newspaper
has given the music department
this past school year in publicizing
our many concerts and other ac
tivities. Much of the success of
our concerts can be credited to
good publicity, and certainly Ihe
newspaper has been especially
helpful this year.
I am sure that I sieak for the
lest of the music faculty when I
express our sincere appreciation.
I especially have enjoyed work
ing with George Alotrico, who is
always so congenial and seems
lo lake an interest in our news
items.
LaMar K. Jensen. Director
Instrumental Music.
Spring,' ut ittiitl it live
Ihe."
By PETER EDSON
Washington Correspondent
Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
WASHINGTON (NEAl This
World Food Congress w hich brings
1.200 delegates from 100 countries
to Washington June 4-18 for an
attack on the problems of hidden
hunger may be one of the most
important international confer
ences ever held. II could have far
reaching influence on human wel
fare and happiness.
It really will be Ihe 20th an
niversary conference of the Unit
ed Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization. FAO was organized
at Hot Springs. Va., in 1943 lo
plan for postwar agricultural re
habilitation. FAO really predates
the U.N. itself, which was born
two years later and held ils first
session in 1U46.
Now headquartered in Rome,
FAO inaugurated a five-year Free
dom From Hunger campaign in
1960. This was to be a self-help
program not a relief or welfare
give-away by have nations to have
nots.
The Washinglon congress comes
at midpoint in that campaign to
assess results so far and to plan
for the future the short range
up lo 1080 and the longer range
up lo 2000 A.D.
All members of the United Na
tions were invited to send dele
gates to this congress. That
leaves out Red China, of course,
which probably has the world's
worst food shortage.
The United States is the host
government but the unofficial
role is carried by a private citi
zens' organization, the U.S. Free
dom From Hunger Foundation,
as a people-to-people program.
Ex-President Harry Truman is
honorary chairman of the founda
tion, James S. Patton of Farmers
Union its president, Thomas M.
Ware of International Minerals'
and Chemicals Corp. its vice pres.
ident and general chairman of tlie
World Food Congress commit
tee. When it became apparent that
many of Ihe smaller, less devel
oped countries might not be able
WASHINGTON REPORT . . .
Senators Advocate
Stronger Executive
By FULTON LEWIS JR.
Senatorial colleagues are
shocked at Senator Joe Clark's
blistering attack upon the legisla
tive process. There is nq' reason to
be.
Clark, a millionaire socialist
out of Philadelphia, wrote a fort
night ago that he had no hesi
tation "in stating my deep con
viction that the legislatures of
America, local, state and national,
are presently Ilie greatest menace
to the successful operation of the
democratic process."
He went on to call tlie U.S.
Congress an area where vested in
terests ran riot, where conflict
of interest rides unchecked, where
demagoguery knows few bounds,
where ignorance is often at a
premium and wisdom at a dis
count, where the evil influences
of arrogant and corrupt political
machines ignore most success
fully the public interest, where
tlie list for patronage and favors
for the most faithful do the great
est damage to the public in
terest. To cure the ills, real or imag
inary. Clark had one solution:
Strengthen Ihe Executive, weaken
the Legislative.
Tlie diagnosis and cure are those
of a dyed-in-the-wool Fabian, and
Clark, to his credit, has never
tried to hide his colors.
He has gone on record abundant
ly as to what he conceives a
"planned economy" to be. and
what he wants to do with the
"full force of government."
In an article for the Atlantic
Monthly. Ihe Pennsylvania solon
assailed Ihe production of color
television, tlie manufacture and
sale of soft drinks, cigarettes,
whiskey and cosmetics Has
.not the lime come, he asked, for
Ihe government lo replace the
markelplace?
"They plan well in Russia." he
wrote. "There someone decides
where little Ivan is going to work.
If. at the age of 11. he seems
unresponsive, he goes back 'to
the collective farm. If he shows
promise, his education is continued
at state expense through techni
cal school and the university. Ed
ucation and incentives for dif
ferent occupations are adjusted
10 meet personnel needs by Ihe
current Five and Seven Year
Plans."
why can t we do tlie same thing
here, he asked, using "persua
sion" instead of compulsion' He
did not elaborate on what forms
this persuasion would take, but
11 winds up sKundmc a great dei.l
like the compulsion it is supposed
lo replace.
Clark wrote: ' How c a n we
ue both tlie carrot and the stick
to gel Ihese people trained and
on their way lo wriere tliey are
needed.' How can we get more
and better teacher scientists,
priests, politicians, nbbu. minis
lo send adequate delegations to
Washington, Thomas C. Butler,
president of the Grand Union
Co.. and chairman of the founda
tion's finance committee raised
funds from private industry which
paid the expenses of 80 dele
gates from 60 developing coun
tries. Many delegates brought their
wives but 92 women are pres
ent as delegates in their own
right about half of them from
the United States. Among Die
prominent foreign women on the
program are Mexico's first lady.
Dona Eva Samano de Lopez Ma
teos: Mrs. Flora Azikiwi, wife
of Nigeria's prime minister, and
Princess Souvanna Phouma of
Laos. Mrs. Orville Freeman is
chairman of the women's host,
tality committee. She has roundr
up a bevy of cabinet and oilier
high officials' wives as hostesses.
An important item on the hos
pitality program is a planned din
ner and evening in a typical
American home for every delegate
and his wife.
Eighteen tours have been ar
ranged out of Washington into
New England, the Carolinas, Ten
nessee Valley and the midwestern
states where there are extensive
farming' operations.
Practically all the 100 countries
participating have issued spe
cial postage stamps commemo
rating the event.
One feature of the program will
lie U.S. Postmaster General J.
Elward Day's dedication of Ihe
American Freedom from Hunger
Stamp.
Working sessions of the congress
will be held in the State De
partment's international confer
ence room, which is wired and
equipped to handle simultaneous
translations from the three of
ficial languages, English. French
and Spanish.
An opening night reception for
all delegates and guests in the
State Department's John Quincy
Adams room should be the most
colorful social event in Washing
ton since the astronauts first were
honored.
ters and social workers? To gel
them we shall have (o settle for
lewcr brewers, night-club proprie
tors and lobbyists."
Clark, who won razor-thin re
election last fall, believes the
"full force of democratic gov
ernment" should be utilized to ad
vance "social, economic and po
litical justice on the local, state,
national and international
scenes."
On foreign as well as domes
lie matters. Clark stands far to
the left of his Administration. A
member of Americans for Demo
cratic Action, which favors recog
nition of Red China. Clark has
suggested surrender of Quemoy
and Matsu. plus "redemption of
friendly trade" with Mao.
A former mayor of Philadel
phia. Clark recently saw the
Democratic organization turn on
ADA. Its policy of appeasement,
said party leaders, was not com
patible with Democratic policy.
The ADA platform calls for to
tal disarmament under UN su
ItTvision: aid to Communist
countries; a hands-off policy to
ward Castro Cuba; recognition
of Red China.
Nole: Joining with Clark in
his attack upon Congress was J
William Fulbright, chairman of
Ilie Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Fulbright was blunt: "The
Constitution is outdated. Govern
ment by Ihe people is possible
hut highly improbable."
He. too. urged transfer of Con
gressional limctions to the Execu
tive. Fulbright comes out. too.
lor manawd news: "Public
opinion must be educated and led
This is pre-eminently a task 'or
Presidential leadership."
Al
manac
By I nited Press International
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