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PAGE A HERALD dbbixaL (paqsL The Mandate For Peace President Kennedy seems intent on re storing the notion of peace as an ideal, and at the same time trying to persuade millions everywhere that significant moves toward it are within practical range. Peace would appear to need restoration as an ideal. To many it has seemed quite un . attainable. To some it has been pictured as virtually undesirable, a status connoting only appeasement, surrender, slavery to commu nism. The President declines to accept the idea that peace is beyond human reach. In his ma jor speech at American University, he said: "Too many of us think it (peace) is im possible ... but that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable that mankind is doomed that ' we are gripped by forces we cannot control. "We need not accept that view. Our prob lems are man-made therefore they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings." To Kennedy, peace is the "necessary ra tional end of rational men." But he does not think of it in consequence as only a distant dream. The practical peace he says is within our grasp is based "not on a sudden revolu- tion in human nature but on a gradual evo lution in human institutions." In other words, ho foresees no miracle of changing heart in the Kremlin or Peking. Religion's (The Christian Science Monitor) Neither God nor the Bible is excluded from American public schools by the deci sion of the Supreme Court in the school pray er cases. It is important that this point be understood. What the court has ruled is that no state of the Union nor any agency of it, .such as a local school board can constitution tally order a particular prayer or religious exercise as part of the public school program. ! There still is ample room In the curricu lum ample opportunity and occasion for the recognition of religion and morality as factors in American life. Some years ago a committee of educators headed by Dr. F. Er nest Johnson of Columbia University said in a report for the American Council on Ed ucation that "no person is fully educated who has not gained a knowledge of the faiths men live by." So long as public schools are supported by people of varied faiths and convictions, it is not appropriate that these schools should "teach religion." They should not inculcate the doctrines of any sect nor even widely ac cepted dogma if these hurt the sensibilities of some. As communities become increasingly diverse, the sources of friction increase un less tolerance and understanding grow. But it is possible and proper that the study of history, literature, and other sub jects should include the many effects religion HOLMES Two By HOLMES ALEXANDER WASHINGTON, D.C. Navy Cap. William Robert Anderson (Rctl, 42, commander of tlio Nautilus when it sailed under the polar Ice, is a compact, dirk haired, earnest man with a mis sion. He left the Navy in 12, ho (ells me, because he felt that : the country he'd served so well ' in war and peace had readied a state of readiness which could probably deter its militant ene mies. Ho felt also that the battle henceforth would be joined in non combat activiUcs. He expressed tliose sentiments to Robert Ketuiedy shortly after the I960 election and, having some tenure with tlio Youth Programs '. of Freedom's Foundation at Val ; ley 1'orgc. Anderson found him self tapped (o head the Presi dent's study group on the Nation al Service Corps. Ho is its pre sumptive director at $20,000 a year. The National Service Corps, if Congress votes it into being, would become the domestic version of the Peace Corps. It would send an advance guard of 1,000 corpsmen. costing us $3 million tit first year, to work among an estimated 30 million distressed Americans who are rural onu urban slum dwellers, mentally ill or retarded, habitually delinquent or destitute. Much of (lie work would be done on Indian reservations, in the southern highlands, in Negro com munities, and among migratory workers. The purpose would be to catalyze our social awareness : A AND NEWS, Klamath Fall!, Oregon The President argues simply that the "self interest" compulsions toward peace must be as great for the Reds as for everyone else. "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet," he said. "We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." Since this is so, Kennedy contends that the "new face of war," the horrible impera tives of nuclear holocaust, must be as evident to our adversaries as to us and just as un acceptable. "It is an ironical but accurate fact that ... all we (the United States and Russia) have built, all we have worked for, would be destroyed in the first 24 hours." The President's belief that Moscow un derstands this as fully as we is the foundation stone on which he would erect a new quest for the ideal of peace. That search, he indicates, must inevitably produce slow, halting steps at best, with each necessarily ringed with safeguards. But those small strides can be important when multi plied. Kennedy acknowledges that the discour agements from Moscow, up to this very mo ment, are many. Yet he insists that the logic of the world's dilemma dictates that we try again and again. To yield hope, he says, is to accept the worst, a "strategy of annihilation," an annihi lation that could embrace the globe. Place In The has had, the enrichment and inspiration that have come from the Scriptures, and the place of ethics in the organization of the community. To these each pupil naturally will bring the approach of his own church and family back ground or lack of background. Every removal of the suggestion of state religion from public instruction is a challenge to voluntary religion to supply through home and church what cannot be supplied through governmental forms the essence and spirit of service and devotion, brimming within the individual. It must be remembered that thousands of American children do not come from homes that have a church affiliation, have never seen the inside of a Sunday School or been intro duced to the Bible. Nevertheless, religious influences, organized or otherwise, are as much a part of the environment in which they will live as are the shops in which they will work, the recreations they will seek, or the governments under which they will vote. Hence there is a task before American educators fortunately it already has been started to develop teaching materials and practices that will handle even sensitive areas of religion with that detached objectivity sought in civics, economics, and sociology. This will not be easy; it will require public patience and cooperation; but it should in sure that the products of the public schools will not be religiously illiterate. ALEXANDER TeamsOf Conscience of the hidden misery beneath the surface of American affluence. The methods would be those of the overs ..-J Peace Crrps, whose volunteers live and work, with proven success, among backward people a combination of social uplift, medical care and vocation al training. As might be expected, the en abling legislation (S. 1321) is caught in a political badminton match on Capitol Hill, being bat ted unmercifully between I w o teams of conscience. To call each team by its chosen name, you could say that this is a contest of social conscience vs. conscience of tlie conservative the latter is Senator Goldwater s happy phrase. Those of Utc social conscience creed, the perennial do-gooders with public monies, hardly need an introduction in our times. Hut the apostles of the conservative conscience, so constantly deni grated and misrepresented, can always use a few kind words of identification. Tlieir conscience is a nuysayer iliko the Ten Commandments and Bill of Rights' to all that is mor ally wrong. They rightly conceive it to be wrong when government is not frugal, not minimal and not docenualized. They find all these faults, and more, in tlie proposed corps. Vol, for reasons that take some explaining, (ho conserva tivesled by Goldwater are not beyond relenting on Uie corps, if the legislation can be purged of Its worst foatures. Monday, July 1, 1963 Schools The chief reason for reasonable ness here is that the conserva tive conscience has one element which is entirely left out of Uie opposite faction the clement of tolerance. No liberal can give an inch, but tlie conservative is only a bigot when he is being a cari cature of himself. His conscience is automatic without being abso lute. There is a trip-switch in his mind which will, when the occa sion is right, make an exception, nv.tch a head of stale some times, lor Uw right reason, com mutes the death sentence of a criminal. To give the conservatives a chance to support the corps, the administration should be willing to sanitize it, someuhat as fol lows: cut the salaries of the di rector and his staff into halves, provide Uiat corpsmen can oper ate in a state only by invitation of the legislature, freeze tlie en rollment at 2.000 members for 10 years and, possibly, place these volunteers in a special branch of military service rallicr than spawn anotlxM' civilian glamour shoppe. There Is good precedent (the Army Corps of Kngincers for using peacetime soldiers on public projects. No disagreement exists in any quarter as to tlie existence of dis tressful conditions and distressed persons in the best of counuies. A National Service Corps, de signed under the advisement of Mil kinds of conscience men tioned here, would be, in all truth a godsend. The WASHINGTON By WASHINGTON STAFF Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON (NEA) - Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, speaking before 300 college students ready to take a trip to Europe under the People-to-People Program, told this story which he says is an example of individual initiative. One day last winter when he and his daughter Kerry were playing in tho yard behind their home, he slipped and fell in the snow, cutting his face and head. He applied snow to stop the bleed ing, till daughter Kerry ran up and said to him: "Daddy, don't do that." "Why," asked Bobby. Came Kerry's reply: '"Cause you'll use up all the snow." Mrs. Lee Sherry, chairman of the California Republican Wom By SYDNKY J. HARRIS Doing tlie "right things" for children too soon is as bad as doing them too late, or not at all. This is a hard lesson for parents to learn especially for those who arc ambitious, intelli gent and well-educated, and there fore callable of harming Uieir children in many expensive ways. Artur Schnabcl, whom I quoted tho other day, also remarked in tlie same transcript: "l received a letter yesterday, stating, 'I know, Mr. Schnabcl, that you are not interested in young pian ists, but l would appreciate it if you would hear my son. He start ed piano lessons at the age of 3.' Well, I am afraid he has been ruined." So also have been ruined those little girls who arc given "bal let" lessons before t)-ci; minds, tlieir spirits or uvir feet are equipped for them. And pushing a shy and reluctant boy into com petitive athletic events can have exactly tlie opposite effect from wliat tlie father intends that is, it can make the boy effeminate rather than virile. I speak from experience, at least in one area; a minor one. but still significant, in that it shows that even a thoughtful par ent, aware of a child's limita tions, is nevertheless often too eager to push. It was only by the third child that l learned dif ferently. This was in the buying of toys. I would invariably bring home toys that were "too old" for the child loo complicated, calling for more dexterity and a longer Interest-span than the child then posse sscd. A great deal of money as wasted upon toys that were played with for a few moments, and then discarded with no interest, or quickly broken. When I ana lyzed my constant stupidity in this area, it scorned clear to me lliat I was expressing my own needs, not Uioso of the child. I was trying to push him to grow up faster, to become strong er ami more skillful before iie was reaily to or needed to. I wanted to be "proud" of him a most dangerous word in the par Hard Way to Write NOTEBOOK . . Brothers' Grim en's Northern Division, has come up with her version of the best nursery story of the year, which she calis "The Elephants Couldn't Bear It." The story is about three litUe bears, Johnny, Bobby and Teddy, who take all the honey from the people and eventually are driven from their den (The White House) by outraged red-white-and-blue elephants. A Washington newsman who does not wish President Kennedy and his brothers any ill luck nev ertheless is waiting for that day when all three of them have a rather poor go of it. Whether or not he gets to write the story, he wants to recom mend this headline to his edi tor: "The Grim World of the Broth ers Wonderful." STRICTLY PERSONAL ents' lexicon which means that l wanted him to develop at a fast er rate than nature intended him to. Some gifts of elaborate, expen sive and complicated toys, of course, are simply a parent's way of substituting (quite unconscious ly) material things for genuine love and understanding. But, this apart, most gifts of this kind represent a parent's impatience with Uie child's leisurely develop ment, and say, in effect, "Hurry and get bigger so that you can do more things that I may brag about." Recognizing, and accepting, a child's own tempo of growth is difficult for parents who have set high goals for Uiemselves and their offspring. The somewhat neg lectful, or slothful parent, per 'haps does not do as much dam age to the child as the parent w ho buys a piano for a 3-year-old. BERRY'S WORLD "Vttcomt to New Rojj, Mr. Kennedy! Meet Mr. Kennedy . . . and Mr, Kennedy . . . and Mr. Ktn nedy . . . and . . ." Law World When McGeorge Bundy, one of President Kennedy's top aides, spoke to tlie Women's National Democratic Club, he found him self under good-natured verbal fire from the wife of an adminis trative colleague. He was introduced by attrac tive Ekpeth Rostow, wife of Walt Rostow, chairman of the State Department's PoUcy Planning Council. Noting that a biographi cal sketch of Bundy refers to him as a "general factotum." Mrs. Rostow said: "I looked that up. A factotum is defined as a busybody, and a servant who manages all of his master's affairs." The same sketch, she added, states lluit Bundy is "politically a Republican." She suggested that left unanswered this question: "In his innermost a-political soul, what is he?" Rising to speak, Bundy said to Mrs. Rostow: "There's a girl we've got to keep out of our files!" He added that his Republican ism is "something Republicans never remember and Democrats always forgive." Sen. Norris Cotton, R-N.H., has come up with this verse from "Space Child's Mother Goose Rhymes," w hich he says describes the present Kennedy administra tion to a tec: "This is chaotic confusion and bluff That hangs on the turn of a plausible phrase That thickens the erudite verbal haze That lies in the theory Jack built." Washington, like other cities, is playing "Swiftics," which consists of making quotations in the stilted style of the old Tom Swift boys' books. Example: "I don't care to drink," he said dryly. The other evening somebody gut off tlus one: "Remarriage won't affect my political plans at all," said Rocke feller happily. EPSON IN WASHINGTON ... Goldwater To Miss Washington Rally By PETER EDSON Washington Correspondent Newspaper Enterprise Assn. WASHINGTON (NEA) - As of now, you can put down Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona as a man who would rather be grand mar shal of a rodeo in Prescott, Ariz., on July 4 than to be present as guest of honor at the "Draft Gold water for President Independence Day Rally" in Washington's Na tional Guard Armory. Cynics may ask, "Who wouldn't?" The senator's advisers may argue, "This just shows how politically smart he really is." Such comments are beside the point. Goldwater can plead "pre vious engagement" to go cam paigning in his home state. But in staying away from the Washington rally the senator is sticking to his announced deter mination not to become a GOP presidential candidate. Not just yet, at any rale. A Goldwater rally without Gold water may be like cold mashed potatoes without meat or hot gra vy for his hungry fans. But Republican Sen. John G. Tower of Texas, Reps. John Ashbrook of Ohio and Paul Kannin of Arizona have been booked to make up for that as orators for the Draft Goldwater rally at 8 p.m. on the Fourth. A band concert at 7 and an all-star supporting cast of pro fessional actors headed by E.'rem Zimballst Jr., will whoop things up before and between speeches. They can be counted on to ring the rafters and give Old Glory such a waving as it hasn't had since William Jennings Bryan held forth on the Chautauqua circuit years ago. The rally will compete with the usual fireworks display on Wash ington Monument grounds bar ring a rainstorm, in which case the crowds may seek shelter in tlie Armory. Most Washington residents who can get out of town over the Fourth do so. But the National Draft Goldwater Committee under Texas GOP State Chairman Peter WASHINGTON REPORT Science Lacking By FULTON LEWIS JR. Communists and Black Mus lims are both working to "save Mae Mallory." Mrs. Mallory is a militant black nationalist sought by North Carolina authorities on charges of kidnaping. She was arrested by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 12, 1961. Charged with "unlawful flight to avoid prose cution for kidnaping," she was ordered extradited by Gov. Mike DiSalle. Attorneys for Mrs. Mallory, who had earlier been convicted of fraud in New York State, went to the courts to abrogate the extradition order. Their request was denied by the Ohio Supreme Court. An appeal will soon be ruled upon by the U.S. Court of Appeals. To mobolize support for Mrs. Mallory and to raise $15,000 for her bond friends formed the Monroe Defense Committee. An official government reports says the group has accepted aid from various organizations, "some of which are subversive in charac ter." Communist spokesmen around the globe have rushed to Mrs. Mallory's defense. Spearheading the campaign to save Mac Mal lory is Robert Franklin Williams, who is also sought by North Car olina authorities on charges of kidnaping. Williams now operates out of Cuba, where he fled to avoid ar rest. His broadcasts over Radio Havana have carried "the truth about Mae Mallory" to all cor ners of the hemisphere. He tells listeners tliat Mrs. Mae Mallory can not expect a fair tri al in the "fascist United States" not unless she has "half a mil lion tanks. I mean military tanks. And three or four hydrogen bombs." He boasts that he has contacted propagandists in Afri ca. Asia, and Latin America, ask ing them "to make appeals (or Mrs. Mallory." In this country, rallies (or Mrs. Mallory have been held from coast to coast. The articulate Mal colm X. second in command in Elijah Muhammad's Black Mus lim movement, has addressed Harlem rallies to demand "jus tice for Mae Mallory." The same plea has been voiced by Benjamin Davis, one of tlie country's leading Negro Commu nists, lie was convicted under the Smith Act and served a prison term for conspiring In overthrow Uie U.S. Government. Extraordinary pressure has been put on Ohio Gov. James Rhodes, who dcleated DiSalle last (all. Rhodes has received letters O'Donnell Jr., in charge of ar rangements, is taking care of that. Trainloads and planeloads of Gold water enthusiasts, he says, are .preparing to descend on Washing ton and fill the Armory to over flowing. Meanwhile, the object of all this affection will be nearly 2.000 miles away. He will be photographed, probably on a horse and wav ing a big hat. This makes a more exciting picture than with his mouth open delivering a speech, which is an everyday occurrence. In Prescott he will be cam paigning for re-election as senator from Arizona, which is the.orily political office he is now openly seeking. A year from now tilings may be different. July 4, 1964. will be just nine days before the Republican National Convention is scheduled to open in San Francis co. If Goldwater isn't an avowed candidate for the GOP presiden tial nomination by then, he should be. Political observers in Washing ton and elsewhere are beginning to believe that a race next year between President Kennedy and Senator Goldwater would be one of the healthiest things that could happen in America. It would settle for some time to come, maybe, the issire of conser vatism versus liberalism. It would let the American people decide whether they want t h e United States run by the policies Kennedy stands for, or the opposite poli cies that Goldwater stands for. It has become increasingly ap parent in recent weeks that Gold water is Uie only Republican presidential possibility who can rally support from the thousand or more right - wing splinter groups. They don't go for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and tliey might not go (or Michigan Gov. George Romney. None of the other favorite son Republicans be ing mentioned for the presidential nomination has enough support at this writing to be worth bother ing about. Projects In Merit and petitions from as far away as Los Angeles demanding that he free Mrs. Mallory. The Monroe Defense Committee has been blunt: "Many voted Governor Rhodes into office with the expectation that he would grant Mrs. Mallory the protec tion of tlie state." The fact of the matter is that Mrs. Mallory was not an issue in Rhodes' campaign. He has in dicated that her extradition is a matter for the courts to rule upon. U.S. taxpayers have shelled out $65,400 for a study entitled "Be havior and Ecology of the Wan dering Albatross." They have paid through tlie nose ($20,600) to leam all there is to know aboit "Social Behavior in Ants." These tidbits were uncovered by Ohio Congressman "Pete" Ab clc. who made a personal in vestigation of the National Sci ence Foundation. Other tax-paid research projects bear these earth-shattering titles: Social Behavior in Termites, $16,900; Communication Signals in Birds, $17,500; Modification of Al cohol Preference in Rats, $16,800; Mammal Fauna of the Highlands of Ethiopia. $35,800; Revision of the Classification oi Earthworms, $13,700. Says Representative Abele: "In view of the (art that the financial resources of the national govern ment are not unlimited. Congress must make a greater effort to dif ferentiate meritorious research projects from those of doubtful value." Almanac Ry United Press International Today is Monday, July 1, the 132nd day of 13 with 183 to follow. The moon is approaching its full phase. The morning stars are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Tlie evening star is Mars. On this day in history: In 1898, Lt Col. Theodore Rons evelt and his "Rough Riders" captured San Juan Hill in Cuba in the Spanish-American War. In 1932, the Democratic conven tion, meeting in Chicago, nomi nated Gov. Franklin Delano Roos evelt i jf president. A thought for the day English philosopher, John Locke, said: "The only defense against the, world is a thorough knowledge of- it."
