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PAGE f HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls. Oregon Sunday, August 15, 196) Beauty and the Beast NOTHING SPECIAL W. B. S.) Tax Referral Not A Disaster It is rather difficult to join in the hand wringing that is going on (and has been) around the state because of the pending re ferral of the tax bill that resulted from the past legislative assembly. From indications, one is almost safe in assuming that the referral effort will be suc cessful. If so, we will probably see a special session of the legislature to whip out a new tax bill. It might be that the governor has power to slash the budget the necessary $60 million or so to put the budget in balance. The latter seems hardly likely but it could happen. Several of the state's most effective lobby groups have gone on record as opposing the referral, and most of the state's lead papers have editorialized strongly in opposition to the effort. Why? One of the principal objections pointed out is that a successful referral would mean a special session to write a tax bill. The same people, the reasoning goes, that took 141 days during the regular session to write a tax bill would go back to Salem for another try, which would be equally unsuccessful. Well, why not? We would hope that be fore the legislature meets enough votes could be pledged to hold the session to considering nothing more than a tax bill. If legislature leaders stand firm, we're certain this agree-' ment would come. It has been stated that a special session would result in a tax bill worse than the one we now have going into effect Jan. 1. It hardly seems possible a worse tax bill could result. Even those who oppose the referral agree that the present bill is a bad one. We hear so often the cry that unless taxes are increased, the state will be forced to forego "vital services." Well, what "vital services" are the people demanding? Simply because Governor Hatfield and his staff, and a few legislators say that the people "demand" A In recent years pipe smokers have been identifiable by their smugness; their assur ance that lung cancer was not for them has lent a certain odium to a habit that once was thought to be rather distinguished. But now the word is that they can start looking anxious, like everybody else. A scien tist has found that while the pipe addict may HOLMES By HOLMES ALEXANDER Senator Bourke llickenloopcr, a senior and essential Republican in the Nuclear Test Ran Treaty de bate, has in his possession Vol ume 78, Part One, Congressional Record a 29-year-old document of historic pertinence, to the latest can-we-trust-Uussia debate. Back in 1(133 President Roose velt used his executive authority to recognize Soviet Russia. Tho Congress hod nothing to do with this decision, but In January, 1934, after Roosevelt nominated William Christian Bullitt to be Ambassador to Hie USSR, the Senate assumed the same advise-and-conscnt re sponsibility that it now has in the Nuclear Treaty. The late Senator Vandonbcrg R., Mich.) did just what llicken loopcr has now done. Both these Republican members o( the For eign Relations committee demand ed to sec the correspondence be tween the President and Russian negotiators. Roosevelt did submit the letters in question. President Kennedy at this writing has not complied. The Congressional Rec ord, now in llickcnlooer's possession (and read by me', con tains the Rooscvclt-Lilvinoff cor respondence which was the subject of debate in January, 1934, dur ing the second session of I lie 73rd Congress. 'Only Ihree Senators Harry Byrd, Ilayden and Russell have careers that span the three turbulent decades. Vandenberg told the Senate thai, while not certain he'd have vot ed for recognition, he felt con. strained (o agree that we should send an Ambassador now that certain services doesn't make the claim sacro sanct. It docs seem apparent that higher edu cation would be damaged if the full $60 mil lion cut were to be made in the budget. Prob ably welfare services would be slashed. But, would it be necessary to cut $60 mil lion out of the budget? We say no. It appears that there are $25 million or so in budgeted items for various state agencies that wouid not be used during the present biennium. That money could be re-allocated. If laws have to be passed to get at this money, let the special session pass appropriate laws. We definitely feel that the higher educa tion budget got a good going over in the reg ular session, and it appears that most of the requests for funds are justified. But there is quite some question involved in the necessity for $141 million item for state aid to school districts. That could be cut, and if local school districts feel they want to conduct special ed ucation programs, let the people of that dis trict support those programs with property taxes. No, we can't get too scared of the actions of the "people." If they want to vote out the legislature's tax effort, more power to them. The legislature too often bows to the pressure of lobby groups which profess to be repre sentative of the desires of the people. The people, too often, are not aware of what is going on until somebody takes a whack at their pocketbook. When they wake up it is too often too late. This time it isn't. We would like to see the governor and his staff and the legislators find out from the peo ple just what "services" they "demand" and develop a program based on that expression. Or, if the demand is there, develop a sound tax program based on the same information. Maybe the legislators could forget the lobbying of the labor union leaders long enough to write a sales tax bill that would go far to straighten out all of our tax problems. Smirk Erased not get cancer, he and his friend with the cigar are much more subject to another nox ious by-product of tobacco than the man with a cigarette. The scientist doesn't know just yet what this substance does to people, but he feels confident it can't be good. Pretty soon it won't be safe to have any bad habits. ALEXANDER . . . Senators And The Treaty the correspondence was before the Senate. "But," he added, "I should have declined to proceed in Uie ah. sence ol these all-controlling docu ments." We shall sec in a moment why VandcnlxMg believed, as Hickcn Inoper does today, such documents to be "all-controlling" in the Sen ate's decision to ratify the Presi dent's action. But first, let's note that Vandenberg was acting from vigilance, not (mm fear, in this early dealing with Soviet Russia. "I want to make it perfectly plain," said Vandenberg, "thai I am not in the slightest degree fearful of any raid by commu nism on America . . , But (car does not need to precede vigilance. I have been raised on the theory that vigilance is the price of lib erty. Therefore, it has seemed to me that complete, cllective and conclusive dotense against the inliltration in Americ.i by subver sive propaganda was a prere quisite to any relationships of an otficial nature with Moscow." Vandenberg, a little loo over conlidcnt of his country in one respect, said he agreed with Stalin that communism could not lie exported to America, yet he insisted that the Senate see for itself what pledges were given. The key pledges were contained in a letter, dated Washington. Nov. IB. 1933, Irom People's Com missar for Foreign Aflairs Maxim Litvinoff to FDR. It reads in its substantial part: "Dear Mr. President: 1 have the honor to inform you that coinci dent with the establishment of dip lomatic relationship between our two governments, it will be the lixed policy of the government of the USSR: "il.t To respect scrupulously the indisputable right of the U.S. to order its own life ... in its own way and lo refrain from in terference in any manner in the internal affairs of the U.S. . . . "i2.i To refrain, and to restrain all persons . . . from any act. overt or covert, liable in any way whatever to injure the tranquility, prosperity, order and security of the whole or any part of the U.S. ... "13.1 Not lo permit the forma tion or residence ... of any or ganization or group . . . which . . . makes attempt unn ll.e territorial integrity of the U.S.: not lo lorm. subsidize, support or permit . . . groups having the aim of armed struggles against Hie U.S. . . . "i..l Not to permit the forma tion or residence ... of any or ganization . . . wlucii has as an aim the overthrow or . . . the bringing about by lorce ol a change in tlic political or social order ol the U.S." Such was the Soviet Union's sol emn vow of live-and let-live It was given to (lie President, the Senate and tlie American people at a time when we had relative ly little experience in Communist trustworthiness. But today, after nearly 30 years n'. Russian perfidy, tlie Senate has the same question belore it: What good is any diplomatic arrange ment with Red Russia? f A - , - l mwa)$ f IN WASHINGTON . . By RALPH de TOLEDANO There was very little amuse ment at the White House when Rep. Melvin R. Laird (R.-Wis.) came to the defense of the Pres ident. It was wrong, said Laird, to criticize President Kennedy be cause he was sending his daugh ter to an all-white school. This, alter all, was consistent with his rights as a parent. Representative Laird, of course, was speaking with tongue in cheek to point up the "do as I say, not as I do" piety ot the Kennedy Dynasty. But he also made an important point. The whole question of integration has been distorted beyond recog nition by doctrinaire publicists and ambitious politicians. The idea was to grant equal rights to Negroes, not lo make it manda tory for all Americans to revise their way of life on pain of ex communication. Mr. Laird has spoken up on this aspect of Ihe integration question before. A large com pany in his home state has plants in three towns. It nego tiated an important defense eon tract, but at the last minute final approval was withheld by the Pentagon. Why? Because in a Letters To Inhumanity I wish lo add to Alice Wilson's recent letter regarding "Inhu mane." 1 visited the park just once. Al manac By United Press International Today is Sunday Aug. 23. the 237th day of 19K3 with 128 to follow. Tlie moon is approaching its first phase. The morning star is Jupiter. The evening stars are Mars and Saturn. On this day in history: In 1718, the city of' New Or leans was founded. In 1921, the United Slates signed a peace treaty with Ger many and officially ended tlie war with that nation. In 19-14. U. S. troops liberated Paris. In 1950. President Harry Tru man seized tlie nation's railroads to prevent a General Strike. A thought for the day Eng lish novelist D. II. Lawrence said; "I never saw a wild thing sorrv for itself." QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q What is Uie ditfneiue be tween stalactites and stalagmites ' A The stone formations thai hang down (nun nulls and roofs o( raves are slalaclilrs. Those huilt up Irom Ihr floor are stalag mites. Q What is a singular (art about the kiwi bird' A II lays an egg nnr-lnurth its nun Wright. Integration Distorted questionnaire which must now be filed by all defense contractors, the company stated that it em ployed no Negroes. Without any investigation, the contract was held up. The ban was removed when the company learned why it had been imposed and protested that it employed no Negroes because none lived in the three towns in which the plants were located. Another company, in Ihe same situation and hoping to avoid the same trouble, sought to en tice several Negroes living 35 miles away to come to work for it. The Negroes liked the jobs they had and refused the offer. If the two companies conform to the new theories now being promulgated by the federal gov ernment, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Congress of Racial Equality, ct al, they will seek out Negroes in other localities, then replace some of the towns people now employed in the of fending plants. For civil rights today no long er mean that school End employ ment opportunities should go to the most able, without discrimin ation because of race or color. Not at all. The new theory holds The Editor When I saw the animals packed into small pens, pacing back and forth it was so depressing I never returned lo be reminded of what 1 saw. For the pleasure lif one can call it that) of a few, those poor animals must suffer. Unless a large runway could be allowed those helpless creatures, why not give them to some zoo that is able to give them some thing more like their natural en vironment? I wish to repeat what Alice Wilson said, "Man's inhumanity lo man can only be comparable to man's inhumanity to these dumb and helpless creatures." Louise Good. 235 lcwis Street. BERRY'S WORLD "U by don't you just ttll her you'rt Join' lomt uork for tbt goiernmrnt" that wherever a situation exists in which members of one race are thrown together, the govern ment must break this up. In some cities, it is proposed that it be done by mathematical equation: No school would have more than 50 per cent of its stu dents Negro. If it were necessary to transport white and Negro stu dents for long distances every day in order to obey the 50 per cent rule, then this would be or dered. This is not what the framcrs ot the Bill of Rights or the Four teenth Amendment had in mind. And it docs no good to either Negroes or whites. If integration is to become a natural pattern in this country, then it must be done without imposing all kinds of ar tificial constraints on the normal association of the races. Children have always gone to the school nearest their homes. This is good pedagogical practice and leads to better community feeling. You play with the boy or girl who sits next to you in class. Now, in places like N e w York, the boy next 'o you may come from a neighborhood miles away. On paper, this brings about speedier integration. In fact, it slows down the process. Negro and white live as strang ers, and it is as strangers that their antagonisms grow. The organic growth of a na tional community not subject to racial discrimination can only come about w hen barriers to un ion membership and job oppor tunities are lowered and the Ne gro standard of living rises. The problem is as economic as it is social. But the wild rush lo integrate everything, whether it makes sense or not, is merely causing (rayed tempers on both sides of the racial fence. Negro leaders today call the more orderly ap proach "gradualism" a dirty word among them. But the pace of integration has been so stepped up in the last years that "grad ualism" has been achieving far greater results than the more radical demands of today. This is something lor Negroes and whites lo ponder. Nothing is more depressing than to come upon the scene of a high way accident where people are seriously injured or killed. This is especially true (for me, anyway) when there are children involved either as survivors or the af fected. Most disheartening is the cries of a child who is hurt, or crying over the loss of a mother or father or close relative in a car wreck. Sometimes you get only one chance. . . ... to put aside your pride and say, humbly, "I was wrong." ... to accept a shy but sin cere offer of friendship. ... to hear what a child very much needs to tell you. ... to explain a misunderstand ing that, if ignored, would sour a friendship. ... to defend a person when slighting remarks are being made against him. I suppose every youth in town is again ready to condemn the poor old Herald and News fr dramatizing a news Incident involving a youth and a million dollar school fire last Sunday. The head said: "Youlh Admits Vandalism!" It was merely a typo, and Ihe dramatic excla mation point was meant to be only a harmless old semicolon. Actually, I consider myself a success if I manage to keep my self in shape to face another day. It is alarming to note that 41,000 Americans died in traffic acci dents last year. This was 3,000 more deaths than in 1961. Ex perts tell us that if Ihe soaring accident rate continues, it will be only a few years until traffic accidents kill 1,000 people a week. This could point up at least two principles: alcohol and gas don't mix, and you have a better chance of escaping death or se rious injury if you wear seat belts. It's not a man's world any more no matter how you cut it. The missile gap, about which there was considerable dis cussion a few years ago, ap parently has ceased to exist, but the sex gap, which began about the same time, is widening. The Census Bureau reports (hat the sex gap, the excess of females over males, has in creased to a point where there are 3,100,000 more wyimen than men in Ihe United States. In last year's estimated population Other Editors' Opinions . . . Treaties Fare Well In Senate By NEAL STANFORD In The Christian Science Monitor There are really two debates going on in Washington as the Sen ate considers the three-power nu clear test-ban treaty signed in Moscow. One is over the treaty itself with the Constitution requiring that "two-thirds of the senators present concur" before the Presi dent can ratify the treaty. The other is over this constitu tional provision, whether it is wise, necessary, and useful. Inciden tally this debate is revived almost every time a treaty goes to the Senate for its "advise and con sent." but particularly when it is a major and important treaty, as is this one. In the past, and again today, one can hear the arguments that the number of senators needed for ratification should be reduced to a majority. In the early days of the republic John Hay told Henry Adams that under the two thirds rule he didn't believe a real ly important treaty would ever pass the Senate. President Wood row Wilson, who saw the Senate reject the Versailles Treaty after World War 1 bitterly referred to this rule as the Senate's "treaty marring" power. Other proposals have asked thai the House be given a voice in treaty approval, and even that it be given sole authority to approve. Actually the treatment of treat ies by the Senate has not been so bad. Of the 1.357 treaties submit ted to Ihe Senate since 1789 that body has approved without any qualifications 944 or roughly 70 per cent. It has only rejected 14 outright, though many have been modified by reservations and un derstandings. Of the actual rejections there have been only two in this cen tury, tlie Treaty of Versailles re jected in 1920. and a St. Law rence deep-waterway treaty with Canada rejected in 1934 nearly 30 years ago. However. 20 years after the Senate had rejected this trea ty, tlie Congress authorized the seaway through regular legisla tion. This u.-e of executive agree ments to civile to terms with oth er powers is a debatable point. There is no exact legal formula detailing what should be submit ted to tiie Senate in the form of a treaty and what can be done through executive agreements. of 183.8 million, there were only 96.7 men for every 100 women. Speaking of women, how about the Madison, Wis., homemaker? She was asked to list her occu pation when applying for a dri" er's license. She filled the blank with a list that included mother, maid, cook, dishwasher, window washer, pet tenderer, ironer, furni ture polisher, painter and a doz en other functions. Then she add ed, "This is only a partial list, but I hope it will be sufficient." A newspaper questionnaire on what readers desire to see in their hometown daily brought this in teresting response: " My name. A front page article showing how crooked tlie government is most of the time. " My wife's name. " A feature article showing 35 ways on how to cheat on income tax forms. ' My kids' names. A local news item about the affair my neighbor is having. A classified offering of a new home for sale for $4,000.00. More news about law-breakers. Less news about law-breakers. I was picked up last night and I should not have to pay a fine. An editorial condemning high school teacher for being too liberal with "F's." " A wedding picture of the groom instead of the bride when he is more handsome than she is pretty- A sports picture of me when I bowled 183. " More advertisements on Ihings that merchants are giving away. " A front page picture of my neighbor being hauled out of the bar by his wife. A front page spread about the dcadbeat who lives across the street from me who just had his car repossessed. Forget the lasl one. I just got word from the finance company that they're coming after my car. More letters to the editor nam ing the crooks we have in town. " A full page of local news, a page of national news, several pages of sports and comics, one page on divorces, and three pages on all the domestic troubles we are having in town. Less stuff about how cule ev erybody else's kids are. My kids are better looking than those you rave about. " A complete biographical sketch about the "most important citizen in town." and be sure that you spell my name right. The latter are widely used in trade and foreign aid deals with foreign governments. . The "hot line" communications wire recent ly set up between Washington and Moscow was done by executive agreement. The Constitution does not re quire a Senate roll-call in voting on a treaty. However 10 years ago the Senate leadership adopted an informal rule requiring roll calls, after complaints that treaties and constitutional amendments were sometimes being approved with only a handful of senators present-as little as two! While the Senate does not often reject a treaty outright-only 1 per cent of those submitted it does have alternatives. By majority vote it can write a "reservation" to a treaty that can make it innocuous. If Uie reservation is serious enough it may be necessary to renegotiate, the treaty. Or the Senate can qualify tlie treaty in a less formal way. It can approve a treaty w ith an "un derstanding" of its intent. This may be a clarifying statement, but it can also be a qualifying one, and if it qualifies or restricts the contents of the treaty enough it can also turn it into quite a different document from that ne gotiated. A study of the history of Sen ate action on treaties shows that, as mentioned, 70 per cent of the 1.357 submitted to the Senate have been approved; also that 18 per cent, or 252 have been approved with reservations or understand mss; that 133 have been rejected or were never finally acted on. Twenty-eight treaties are still pending. Ust year, incidentally, the Sen ate unanimously approved eight treaties, none of transcendent Im portance. One. for example, had to do with a chance in the North west Atlantic Fisheries Convention as it concerned mollusks. It has not turned out to be true. then, as John Hay. when Sec retary of State, remarked: " . . .A treaty entering the Senate is like a bull going into the arena. No one can say just how or w hen the final blow will fall. But one thing is certain-it will never leave the arena alive." A treaty going before (he Sen ate may have a lough lime, but its prospects of approval are good despite the two-thirds rule
