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Show 1961 THE SALT LAKE TIMES PageTwo FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, $elitnd the Jdeadftned Americans should once again be thankful that the Soviet Union has reverted to type, rat-tled its nuclear arsenal and suc-ceeded only in uniting the U.S. even more firmly against it. If there is anything the U.S. has needed in meeting the Com-munist challenge it is greater resolution, more willingness to sacrifice, a determination to stop fighting the Communist menace with kid gloves, a mili-tary preparedness far greater than the "butter before guns posture we have presented in the past. There is even greater interest in official Washington now than ever before in clamping down a rigid trade embargo against the Soviets, so that our "busi-ness as usual" profiteers will not be able to continue building up the enemy at the safe time American fathers, husbands and sons are being recalled to active duty and the President warns of the possibility of a Third World War over Berlin. And even though the Soviet resumption of nuclear tests has created a certain uneasiness among Americans, there also seems to be a widespread relief. It has been no secret that many of our most important political and military leaders have been anxious to end the three-year-ol- d nuclear test moratorium dur-ing which the Soviets have re-fused to agree to safeguarded disarmament. The U.S. has a whole arsenal of new tactical it is anxious to test both in non-radioactive fallout underground tests and upper atmosphere ex-plosions. An example of impor-tant atmospheric tests is the development of an anti-missi- le system so that our cities can be defended against an enemy mis-sile attack. This anti-missi- le missile system our best military brains say is vital and can never be perfected until practical tests get underway. Amid all of this newfound American resolution to wage the Cold War more seriously, however, has been a new dismay over foreign aid. It is ironic that it should come at the very mo-ment that Congress has just enacted a foreign aid program of some $4,000,000,000. During the foreign debate, we heard much about how the vast outlay of funds abroad has "bought" the U.S. new friends and allies among the emerging Eastern Europe was totally ig-nored. It is obvious that the U.S. can-not force the "neutralist" na-tions, representing nearly 750,-000,0- 00 people, to choose be-tween East or West, and cut off aid to all those who will not stand completely with us. It would be suicide to drive them even more completely into the actual Communist bloc. But their antics at Belgrade show much of the "neutralist" mo-rality to be hypocrisy and the argument that foreign aid "buys" allies has been shown again to be a costly illusion. It would be more nearly ac-curate to describe aid given the staunch "neutralists" as bribes to keep them from openly lend-ing their strategic geography to the Communist conspiracy. Meantime, the "neutrals" are, in effect, blackmailing both East and West by seeking aid from both. There is ample evidence that even Khrushchev has tired of being blackmailed by "neutral-ists" into increasing Soviet aid. And he has told some they can begin accepting Western military aid as far as he in concerned. But when Moscow warns of the "consequences" and rattles its nuclear misslies, these same mo-ralist nations cringe, become fearful and perhaps in under-standable panic, blame the West for all their troubles. Americans have been asking why Khrushchev chose to break the A-te- st ban at this moment? Perhaps because o a power struggle inside the Kremlin, Red Army pressure, Soviet inferior-ity in tactical nuclear weapons or Soviet development of new super weapons and anti-missi- le missiles. But why did Moscow deliber-ately choose to alienate the "neutralists" it has been wooing on the very eve of their Bel-grade conference? Why such an obvious, humiliating slap at the same countries who bend over backwards to appease Moscow and who snipe at the West? Khrushchev, for all his wiley cunning, is a mere mortal who blunders. But it is too much to presume that Moscow did not known the effect its resumed A-tes- ts and terror tactics over Berlin would have on the "neu-tralists" conferees. Our best thinkers believe Moscow chose deliberately to panic the "neutralists," to raise a threat of a super bomb and Army Pvt.. Craig Carpenter, son of Mrs. Marie D. Carpenter, 865 Second Ave., completed the five week disbursing specialist course at the Finance School in Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., recently. Carpenter received training in the methods and procedures used in accounting for receipts and payments by Army finance dis-bursing officers. He entered the Army last year and completed basic training at Fort Ord, Calif. He attended East High and was employed by Afix Agency before entering the Army. Afro-Asia- n peoples and uncom-mitted "neutralist" nations. Yet, the recent "neutral" na-tions conference of some 25 non-align- ed powers in Belgrade, Yugoslavia has shown that some $8,000,000,000 the U.S. has given those same "neutralist" nations since 1946 has won preciously little practical goodwill in re-turn. Despite the shock waves felt around the world when the So-viets chose to break their part of the East-We- st nuclear test moratorium, the Belgrade "neu-tralists" felt compelled to con-tinue directing most of their criticism against the West. Moscow was mildly wrist-plape- d for callously resuming nuclear tests, while the U.S. was severely denounced by the "neu-tralists" for announcing that it intended to follow suit in self defense, after the Soviets had first exploded their bombs. The West was also denounced in scathing terms for denying self - determination in Algeria and Angola, at the same time the blatant Communist denial of free expression in East Germany and employ terror tactics so that they would force the West into negotiations it does not want on Berlin, where there is really lit-tle to negotiate. Khrushchev's terror tactics appear designed to force another East-Wes- t, Kennedy-Khrushche- v meeting on Berlin, which would further weaken West German morale. Berliners now feel, de-spite our own sabre-rattlin- g, that we may yet sell them out diplo-matically to avert a war. And Khrushchev has solidified the "neutralist" bloc in the U.N. so that the U.S. will find itself under mounting pressure when the U.N. reconvenes, to "make further concessions in the in-terests of world peace." We could ignore such "black-mail" pressures except for one annoying fact. And that is that the "neutrals" also form the largest bloc in the U.N. and now have the U.N. votes to impose their anti-Weste- rn views. No man can enjoy happiness without thinking that he enjoys it. Samuel Johnson. J Final Hunter Class Set for Youngsters Before Season Opens Young people in the Central Utah area who desire to hunt big game or upland game this year, but who are not yet quali-fied to. purchase a hunting li-cense under Utah law, will have their last chance for hunter safety training on Saturday, September 23, Director Harold S. Crane of the Utah Department of Fish and Game announced today. As a public service, Crane said, Major General Maxwell E. Rich, Utah Adjutant General, has agreed to make available the facilities of Camp Williams, Utah National Guard summer training site, for a one-da- y hun-ter safety training schdol on September 23. Proposed as a "last minute" qualification course to alleviate the problems encountered last tion and a noon meal for all par-ticipants. This class will be the final op-portunity for Central Utah young people to attain their safe hunter certification for license purchase before the beginning of the major hunting seasons. Young people as well as par-ents planning to attend the one-da- y class are asked to register prior to the September 23 class day. Registration may be made at department of fish and game offices in Salt Lake City, Ogden or Provo, the Fish and Game Building during the Utah State Fair, or at a special hunter safety display booth at Zinik's Sporting Goods store in Salt Lake City during fair week. Registration fees will be ac-cepted only at Camp Williams on the morning of the training school. All trainees should plan to bring their own 22 calibre rifles since part of the schooling will include a range firing exercise. year just prior to hunting sea-sons, the course will run from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for this one day only. The camp gates will be open for registration and payment of fees at 6 a.m. Instructors for the one-da- y affair will be provided by the department of fish and game and the Utah National Guard. Reason for selection of Camp Williams as the site for the one-da- y training program is its cen-tral location to metropolitan Utah, the vast facilities available at the camp for classroom train-ing and range firing together with the desire that parents ac-company their youngsters for a review in the basic fundamentals of hunter safety as well as to "sight in" their big game rifles on the camp's big bore rifle range. 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