Show I " 12 A - - Mrt a Intabliabed April IL 1871 lamed every morning by he Kearns-Tribu- Geneva Talks Promise to 1 The Geneva Conference opening Mon- nne day promises to be a long drawn-ou- t It also may be another of the inconaiisive international conferences which have lowed one another since the end of World War IL And the reason for these forecasts Is the same one that has applied in the past: West and East are not only far apart in ) their thinking but have entirely different ideas as eo the purpose ofthe meeting At Berlin last winter the Big Four foreign ministers agreed to discuss tko Asian also Get Down to Business The McCarthy-Armhearings being in recess it is a good time to take stock of what has been accomplished And that is precious little At the end of two days of Investigation nothing of any value had gone into the record on the central issue (ie who was telling the truth in the dispute between the Wisconsin senator and the Department of the Army) although official stenographers had taken down a great many words most of them involving arguments There was plenty of opportunity for argument too what with seven senators on the investigating committee a counsel for the committee Senator McCarthy himself and a counsel for the Army all of them entitled to speak up i y 0 f 7 -- Perhaps the wrangling will continue next week If so it is a pity for we don't think the senators will do themselves any good if they don't get down to business soon After all the investigation was undertaken for a serious purpose even though the extensive television coverage does give it an aspect of entertainment The dignity of the Senate and of the whole legislative process Is apt to suffer if the proceedings do not and they did not seem appear business-lik- e so last week When an afternoon's discussion can be described in a newspaper paragraph something is wrong Of course we do not want the investigators to do a job Nor do we exthe or Army to be anything pect McCarthy but diligent in presenting their stories they have too much at stake But we do think that the case has been causing too much turmoil for too long and that the time has come to do something about it hit-or-mi- ss We May Sleep In Comparatively few Intermountain will be directly affected today as clocks are turned ahead one hour in all or part of 22 states Travelers will have to keep alert and regulate their timepieces accordingly Nevada and California join eastern states in observing daylight saving time and Butte Mont and some other scattered communities in the West will participate in the program to see more of the sun For most of us the change of time will be reflected only by a change in the schedule of many television and radio programs Some financial houses will adjust hours of business Most transportation agencies operate through carriers on standard time The primary reason for changing the clocks is to give indoor workers an opportunity to get home an hour earlier and see more of the afternoon sun By tradition farmers oppose D S T believing no fl orolog'cal tricks are necessary to get up earlier in the morning Daylight saving time works only in wide areas Great confusion results when Isolated communities officially set their clocks to conflict with others in the region Nationwide daylight saving time between today and the last Sunday in September would have some general advantages but the chances of congressional action except in wartime are slim stay-at-hom- es was 01 t) But No Padded Cell Many a harassed parent has sought to escape the glaring eye of the ubiquitous television set by relegating it to a den—or in despair left the TV in command of the living room and taking sanctuary himself In the den But now there will be no escape The architects have come up with a newly designed television house in which the home is constructed around the TV set as a tenter with programs being viewable from almost any part of the house—living room dining room den or kitchen The house is quite modern complete with garage double bath three bedrooms and 12 closets Only one thing is lacking— the padded cell for Pop when harried from parlor to den to kitchen to dining room he begins tearing out his hair and screaming wildly "It's got me! It'egot me!" Saddest story of the spring motoring season tomes from a father who spent an hour passing a long convoy of Army trucks set up a clamor only to have the immediate an stop emergency for Little girls tend to adore their fathers more than little boys do according to a expert This is either because they are naturally more affectionate or catch on earlier to where the money tomes from - : ' i child-guidanc- e - i - -- - i - Magic gairtakt Ztibunt Sunday Morning April 25 ' ' 1 0" 1954 I Corporation ne --- - 4114 41 ' l'i--- -- (1 1 r i '- 1 an I was full-tim- e inevitable L Verlaine Ma lad City I would like to relay a word of thanks to this top because he went far out of his way to be nice and it is something that I shall never forget Doug Christensen Discrimination Editor Tribune: Discrimination in America is considered bad no matter where applied Idaho that it fears other staff members in Canberra will follow the example of the third secretary of the Soviet embassy and his wife The case is similar to that of the Russian diplomat follower of the late Beria who recently won asylum with the allies in Japan It also recalls the case of Igor Gouzenko Russian code clerk who exposed a Red spy network in Canada in 1945 and since has lived in that country under police Letters from Tribune readers are welcome d They should be brief (not over 200 words) carry writer's correct name and address (pseudonym will be permitted if requested) and must be in good taste The Tribune assumes no responsibility for statements in the Forum Writers limited to one letter in 10 - By Ham Park left hand is doing we get typographical errors Notes on the Cuff Department The man who listens to women goes farther than the one who talks to them idge Slips in the 'rype Right now I am in dutch with a lady who wrote a poem about kissing She described various types — of kisses and : referredto one as the exploring " k i nd T h e printer made it "exploding" and the proofreader let it ride The lady is upset An visitor wonders where and when he can meet a typical well-to-dSalt Laker Well in summer in Sun Valley or Jackson hole and In winter say La Jolla Cal - - g- '-- l :41i '10 N " n The hostess asked John Zimmerli if there were any Instruments he could play "Not away from home" said John "What do you play at home?' she asked "Second fiddle" John murmured solemnly America is a land where the laborer has more gold in his teeth than the laborer in any other country has in the bank : fli I Ham Park know next to nothing about the mechanics of printing I do knows several printers They are a quaint lot and belong to a fraternity whose motto is "Etaoin Shrdlu" Printers are peculiar for their ribald sense of bumor which sometimes irritates writers no end To combat this curious trait proofreaders are employed A proofreader usually is a printer or somewith astigmatism While thing Linotype machines are sort of like typewriters Oversized ones with water-coolinand systems T he everytiting operator plays on it like it was a two manual pipe organ one hand for the upper case and one ' for the lower Whfin his right hand doesn't know what his With g ever faced humanity steadof frontally I have been trying to supplant these ugly superstitions with a little common sense and realism (an unproductive and thankless task believe me!) and to alert the people to the immediate menace of communism If we can lop off the head (superstition) the limbs (overpopulation and communism) will die of lack of nourishment J O Christensen Moroni Utah Spring Trilogy Now that blossoms Learn the trade Of perfuming art John and Jill And spring together Begin to tear My world apart All winter long They tugged at tether has Compared to it the are just toys! and the But overpopulation is but the central link of a most unholy trio Its direct cause Is the ancient taboos misconceptions and superstitions Its offspring is the ugly menace of communism Without these ancient discredited superstitions to inhibit and frustrate us we could sensibly regulate population at a point that would insure to everyone born the possibility of a full progressive existence Without the misery and tragedy of overpopulation communism would have no suitable atmosphere in which to thrive and would die of its own infirmities Accordingly I have been attacking at the flanks in- Senator From Sandpit Yesterday's errors let yesterday cover— Susan Cool- atabandoned my tempt to get some consideration for a plan of universal compulsory birth control Absolutely not! It was the most of consideration Important man then and has become even more so with every passing day Overpopulation is the most disastrous menace that days It's a Fine Thing Editor What's Tribune: Will Dew mad about! I say bring on the butter I can use plenty of it I think it's fine that the government is giving the poor people a chance to fat butter or cheese or dried milk all of which tome in mighty handy when you're cooking I would like 20 pounds of it and so would a lot of tnr friends G B -- - noses pressed To window pane Now they need To tub together And shed the loot of muddy lanes A ' CAM LJ114444444 "dust The Absolutely Not! Editor Tribune: In view of my long silence On the matter friends have asked if I had Fortun Rules Editor Tribune: I had an Incident with a Salt Lake City policeman the other night which causes me to believe that he should have some sort of recognition was on my way to a movie and at 9 pm I parked my car on 1st South between Main and State streets I left my car halfway between a legal parking zone and a pedestrian lane As I was leaving my car a cop came over to The seriousness of the Russian 'break with Australia is not yet clear Speculation is rife that MOSCOW'S real reason for severing relations over the "Petrov affair" is ap- generally against any individual or industry One industry which employs thousands of people in our nation and many hundreds in the state of Utah is the floral industry This industry has accepted with very little protest discrimination in our schools churches and many other places for years The floral industry has always Bouquet for Pollee Crossing the Bridge worse when plied Larsen ( sicl) hoped that some day conditions would get better They have not but instead seem to be getting steadily worse At many school functions our young people are told that they cannot wear a flower If they do it is taken away from them upon enterThis same ing the school situation exists in high schools as well as colleges I wonder if parents teach ers and school boards realize that they are not only discriminating against a hardworking industry but they are removing something from our daughters that adds glamour daintiness and adds extreme pleasure when a favor of this sort is offered by their escort Flowers were considered by our government essential dur ing both great wars as a moral booster and they are getting more plentiful in variety as well as beauty each year Flowers are not a bad habit to have and they add so much color cheerfulness and beauty wherever they are used C B one-wa- It is much ) By Our Readers street) bers of the school board in Mr Anderton's district and what is their salary? As for going into the profession because it is easier than some other field Mr Anderton in my opinion is sadly mistaken Ilas he been on a mission? Both require the greatest amount of emotional stability in putting up with some of the juiciest mental problems anyone could be asked to cope with It takes a great deal of intestinal fortitude to go out into the world without much in the way of preparation to proclaim a message that the missionaries V) C' I 3 me and said that it would cost me $7 to park my car there and that I likely could not afford that I mentioned the fact that parking places were very hard to find and he replied that he would see what he could do to find me one He walked over to Regent Street found a parking place and blocked traffic while I backed down the street to it y (Regent Street is a in- 04 IL" 4111 terested in Mr Anderton's letter of April 20 With the majority of teachers sweating under a teaching load and the necessity for their preparation how many of these "overpaid" teachers have the time "to learn as they go?" How many of them even with the proposed increase in salary would be "getting more salary than the owner or manager?" Who are the mem- present 1407n- '- A ) y4004 - II N 4 5111 A - r--------- 140:2-4‘- the t j : ---' r Tribune: Noe Mr Stokes bowl" The East became conscious of it when we got a dingy pall over our cities including the national capital The wind had brought the dust from the West Became Wind's Whim One day at a news conference President Roosevelt talked in simple language about the phenomenon and explained it He told how two dollar wheat in the first world war had led to plowinng up of great tracts to plant wheat wheat and more wheat 1 711‘'-t- The Public Forum Editor and in 1?1 ‘i ‘--- Stability Needed rIll""") of the West I 1 !t N gv 1 i Ter 11 past performances Russia and Red China may try to use Geneva for propaganda purposes although that tactic should be about played out by now On the other hand Dulles can use Geneva to impress upon the Communists that there are limits beyond which aggresMon will not be tolerated but his warnings should be tempered by the knowledge that there is strong sentiment at home against American intervention in Indochina or other little wars There is also the possibility that the Communists may offer to trade a cease-fir- e In Indochina for recognition of Red China Here again Dulles may have difficulty with our allies The French are war weary: the British in the past have toyed with the idea of bringing Red China into the United Nations However we hope Dulles will be able to hold the allies together without blocking any bonafide bargaining Secretary Dulles has a difficult job ahead We doubt if the Geneva Conference will produce any concrete results But at least it ought to give Western statesmen some idea of the relationship between the Soviet Union and Red China and the influence the former exerts on the latter Such knowledge could be very valuable And Dulles can use conference contacts with allies to promote American policies Our best hope for the Geneva Conference is that while it can not be expected to bring "peace" it may result in a lessening of tensions Though the world may be split into two hostile camps for years to come it could be possible for the two camps to exist without armed conflict being in what we called - erk drouth 11 I 4-- - II Southwest v71- --- barren land swirling dust clouds and gloom at midday Subject of Conference We are having an official reminder in the conference Eisenhower has President called at he White House for Rh governors of Mtrnday Kansas Colorado five state Oklahoma: New Mexico and Texas—parts of which are affected seriously Available for the conference are reports prepared by the Soil Conservation Service on the basis of surv ey s along with recommendations 1935 and 1936 as many of us can recall a great parts 111VI - 41--- ' ‘1111 ftsip4 peninsula jack in - I I ne WASHINGTON—It is easy to forget That is why history repeats itself Ther e was I I But if there are wide and probably unbridgeable differences between the two parties at the conference there are also troublesome disagreements between the Western Allies Secretary of State Dulles visited London and Paris earlier this month to promote unity and he did a very good job getting an agreement from Britain and France to consider a Western Pacific alliance similar to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Now the conference may put this unity to a severe test France is sick of the war in Indochina and would like an excuse to get out The Communists will be sure to try to exploit this attitude Britain might be inclined to go along on some sort of a truce proposal If this were to happen it would seriously impair Dull& strategy so he will do his best to see that it does not unless of course a bonafide truce offer is made something not in keeping with Communist protection Most fugitives from Communist tyranny so far have been nationals of slave states however rather than Russians Prominent was Dr Marek E Korowicz first alternate member of the Polish delegation to the United Nations who sought and was given asylum in this country last fall announcing to the world that 95 per cent of the Polish people opposed their Communist masters Millions of refugees have fled to the West after finding the "worker's paradise" a "nightmare" Serious differences are reported now in Czech Communist Party cirties and two East German policemen fled to West Germany Joining 350 others of the slave state who won asylum in West Berlin Friday With this background there is temptation to speculate that the Kremlin might be faced with closing other diplomatic posts in the West because of the danger of more representatives seeking asylum after seeing how people actually live in free countries A big increase seems unlikely how ever considering that only the hardest members of the Communist cadre are assigned to delicate positions- - They have been so thoroughly indoctrinated are so fanatical and engrossed in their "holy cause" that they are blind to democracy's Moreover advantages they are tlosely watched and any sign of weakness means death or worse Meantime every turncoat ond the information he brings is an asset if they are genuine but athorny question remain whether the "converts" to democracy are the deadly' Com-truly sincere or pawns waist game of deceit and espionage Be-Do- --t SOMINIEe STOKES History Repeats in Drouth JoliMitst Again i 'I- problems at Geneva notably Korea and Indochina The Communists it will try to take up Indochinairrst the will resist and a lengthy struggle can be expected Then after the conferees begin exploring the Korean question a lot of familiar impasses will be encountered Certainly only the most hopeful would look for an agreement unifying the d - C' Utah Belnonclusive L T11031AS 'N a ) Ban Lake City Transformation buffalo-gras- cover was s ripped off Stripped of its cover and without rain the dust became the whim of the wind We had exported our wheat to Europe during the war At the same time we were in effect exporting our rich top soil The government promoted measures to bring back the land and prevent a recurrence of the disaster About three quarters of a million acres were bought by the government and put back to grass Congress created the Soil Conservation Service in the Agriculture Department to supervise conservation measures and teach farmers how to protect their land Remembers Caravans Many families had to leave the land This reporter who was all through the drouth area in those years can remember the caravans along the roads—the family automobiles piled high with children and household goods heading out of the ravaged land Somehow somebody forgot human beings will Now 20 years later we have an other "dust bowl" covering some of the old area and some areas not injured pre viously We have been remind ed of our new problem in newspaper reports and more graphically in pictures—of as for further - and conservation practices The government has helped measwith loans Long-rang- e ures being considered include turning part of the area back to grass as was done 20 years ago but officials now are talking in terms of more land back to grass or from six to eight million acres Once again the government must put on another conservation campaign retelling the same old story Reds latest WASHINGTON—The news on the Communist bat tie front in the United States is the decision r4- the top Com' munist strate-gists to start a of ' - '' chain-lette- r citizens ' 1 campaign among Amen- can 7 di- - rected to Pres-2---- 4 ok ident Else n-hower so as to him M Lawrence persuade r L to halt all ther fur- tests of the Through 25000 agents the Communist Party has begun to take names at random out of the telephone books and to send a letter asking each per- son to get five other people to write letters and by the chain system get a whole lot more written Texts Distributed Mimeographed copies of the texts of proposed letters have been distributed to nist agents and the ing sentence reads: tion might save you Commu- conclud- "This acand your child" abroad The press dispatches coming from Europe made in the United are usually counted on ttPgive the movement its first publicity ' and then momen- printed States tum is added by the Communist agents and their aux- in the propaganda iliaries field been set up For even chain letters which are recognized as such do make an impression by the fact of their large quantity In the case of the new campaign started by the Communist agents mere disclosure should be enough to warn people that they are being duped if they send on such letters Character Evident Everyone has a right to petition the President but when such farfetched claims are made that halting of the tests will save American children the spurious character of the letters beb comes evident Communist agents will not abandon their campaign even If the letter-writinceases Their best bet from a publicity standpoint heretofore has been the willingness of certain scientists to make public statements Would Be Salutary It is strange how the cry about "moral grounds" is focused always on possible g action all Communist moves thatseek to influence the action of the Americart government there is usually a start Like and Tests FightH-Bom- b Relatively Inexpensive The chain letter writing campaign is relatively inexpensive but it does bring an accumulation of letters When the sources of the activity are concealed it can mislead the recipients The identical word ing of letters and a uniformity of argument are enough to create suspicion Hence in this instance t h e White House isnot likely' to be This led though it might never have kn9wn the origin of the chain letters except for the discovery by informed per sons here of bow the plot had -- the United States in future develwhile opment of the so little attention is given to the unmoral behavior of the Soviet government in refuswith the rest ing to of the world in restricting the use of the in war It would be a salutary development indeed if these scientists directed a public communication to the Soviets through the press calling for a halt on their development of and urging them to permit international con by government super-bomb- s trol Soaper Says Financial difficulties beset our national parks and economies may be instituted such as having Old Faithful spout Unit 'during the rush hours - A sense of humor Is a wom derful asset along life's Jour ney unless you sell women' hats -- ' -- - -- - PiNdWIdkmanObAIMaAW41 ' i N — — t - 0 1 - c 1 DAVID LAWRENCE - ' reme- e tributed to poor cultivation - - long-rang- dial measures The land damage is fully as bad as it was 20 years ago The story behind it is about the same as that told us by Roosevelt President High prices for wheat in the second world war encouraged expanded cultivation and production Plowed for Profits About 4000000 acres of land formerly in grass was plowed up for quick profits Of this about 3000000 acres was not suited to cultivation because of insufficient moisture though the abnormally good weather during the war was deceptive Part of the problem again as before is due to what wers called then and still are "suitcase farmers"—that is teople who came in some buying large tracts to make a quick killing on war prices Statistics show in fact that only about 25 per cent of the land now affected is farmed by persons who farmed it 20 years ago Seventy-fiv- e per cent is land taken up by newcomers Willing to Pay They were willing to pay high prices for it because they could pay off the land cost with a single wheat crop The damage in about half of the present "dust bowl" is at- - 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