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Show UTAH PRESS PRESIDE REPORTS OH RECENT FOREIGN POLICY BRIEFI NG CONFERENCE (Editor's Note: Utai State Press Asm delegated its current president, J. M. ll of the .Murray Eagle, to attend the Secretary of State throughout the nation here April 24-at the behest cf the Secretary cf State. During those two word-fille- d days, no less than 19 speakers appeared. Any one of them might bo found in the headlines most any day. Each tore a page from his personal notebook and filled in the audience on what he considered to be the most serious factors involving American security as seen from his particular vantage point. These men were specialists in virtually every phase of thought from African affairs to intelligence; from the military strong and weak points of NATO to the China question. To adequately sum up would require a volume. To break it down in capsule form is to extract from it only what seems the mist important in a whole series of significant 'statements. Reporters were repeatedly reminded that the information given them was for publication if they saw fit, but no statements were to be attributed to individuals. earth-shakino Although statements emerged, it was con 25 jorn-we- briefing conference on foreign policy. He was one of only 28 weekly newspapermen admitted to the two-da- y briefing, at which daily reporters and columnists were ali;o enrolled, and was the only Utahn in attendance). SPECIAL TO USFA MEMBERS By J. M. Cornwell A nation Washington, D.C. beset by troubles not of its own making. A country thrust into world dominance at the close of World War n and woefully unequipped for its role. A rich, influential land powerful and threatened with loss of some of its prestige if it does not act forcefully and alerty in many troubled areas of th3 world. In short, an America represented as John F. Kennedy proclaimed it to be throughout his (Presidential campaign cf ,1360. That's a nutshell digest of a concentrated, two-da- y briefing presented journalists from free-swingi- ng ng i I ceded much of the information presented had not been officially ai, closed although speculation had already put a good tual of it in print. Depending upon your political point of view, the conference had rne implication or another. The Kennedy Administration is either continuing to propound its theory that the nation is indeed in or these are troubled waters very real facts however disturbing they may ibe to the Am7 erican public. the on opening day Speakers of the briefing were a heavily-title- d group. Dean Rusk, secretary cf state. Roger Tubby, his n' b'ic F.f fairs assistant and these other aide?. Alfred Les Jenkens, deputy for Far Eastern Affairs; James E. Webb, National Aeronautics snd Space administrator; Carl T. Rowan, deputy for public sfifairs; Adlai .Stevenson, representative to the UN; Adolph A. Rerle, chairman of the Task Force on Latin America; George W. Ball, undersecretary for economic affairu and Charles E. Bohlen. noted member of the diplomatic corps. What may,,have set the pattern of the meeting was a statement at the outset: "This should be an we interesting two days ibecause have lots of problem!--- . If you leave more confused than you Sheila, A Little Girl with Great Courage, Invents A Game Let's Play Sunday School' nette young lady of five years whose cherubic face is generously seasoned with . ' t ' : - freckles, has just invented a game called "Let's1 Play Sunday bchool. I ' fc . rv 1 1 The reason for this bit of contrivance is that ' '' '' jf , ; bheila no longer can walk to the Lutheran Church half a block up the hill from her home. And because of sidewalk bumps, it's equally excruciating to get her to her real Sunday school by wheel chair propelled by her mother. Indeed, she may never be able to make her way again to " ' i .,.1 ?W'&' ' that house of worship at the ! top of the hill, a journey's end that seems more unattainable with each painful, passing day. So Sheila today must "make believe" about Sunday school at home. Severe rheumatoid arthritis ' ' U of the neck, hands, wrists, knees t . Si and feet, cruelly intensified in recent weeks, account for her inability to travel up that hill Sunday School" and tells story to church on the Sabbath, to Sheila addresses her "make-believ- e listen to biblical stories and to of Jonah and the Whale. She is under treatment at March of arthritis clinic in Minneapolis. scissor paper cut-ou- ts of Noah's ) 5 : v w. r yf closer Sino-Sov- PAGE SEVEH People, Spots In The News iet it ation, promising struggle. a continuing The administration was armed with intelligence provided by the Central Intelligence Agency which purported to be accurate. Yet the abortive effort was a crushing failure. The Eisenhower administration was held blameless. Yet it was conceded our country is playing a somewhat sly game in opposing intervention in any country's disputes while we permit revolutionary forces to gather here for an invasion and, in fact, encourage such an uprising. However, it was an expert opinion that Russia has not and does net intend to sign a military treaty with Castro"ij government. Still, we have suffered decidedly prestige-wis- e by the Cuban Latin-Americ- expert an dis- prestige-los- s JOURNAL' (Utah) t ed in Cuba however. He asserted South American?, who are more influenced by philosophical ' forces than by even economic ones, recognize Castro as a Soviet puppet. This, coupled to their opposition to overseas intervention and imperialism, puts them decidedly on our iside of the fence. He painted a picture of Western solidarity on the North and South American continents, singling out the major powers as leaning heavily toward the U.S. in the world-wid- e conflict of ideas. Though Cuba was on virtually every tongue, the Asiatic troubles were aired at length. One speaker expressed the opinion the "most important single statistic in the world tod-ayis that rural China offers but 1.8 acres per family whereas even crowded little-gi- rl ' in -- A - i i be i counted the and bru- blue-eye- d may "invasion." Sheila Nelson of Minne apolis, a you Japan has twice that much. The II E L P E It China's "grcwine pains." it" Several thousand words and a Communistic and Imperialistic THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1951 great many profound thoughts government, its lack of natural later, the reporters were in agree resources and need of food for a ment. Our country's problems in skyrocketing poulation are focal world seem multi- points cf the impending powder a strife-tor- n tudinous. Viewed in totality, they keg. The Chinese have demonare frightening, for the vast ma- strated their refui al to be domjority of information presented inated by becoming the first nawas on the dark side. tion to dispute the Kremlin's For example, a collective series right to rule. of quotes, not from one individA speaker labelled Asia as the ual but gleaned from the words greatest area of Communistic ac of all who touched upon the subon the face of the globe, ject, concerning the Cuban fi- tivity asco: We miscalculated the am- notwithstanding the Congo and 1 -- Jf prophetically, ount of aid Cuban citizens would Cuba. Somewhat ob he the added that ervation give the invaders. The Cuban government is now a prisoner of Russia is worried about the fast bloc. The aims growth of Chinese power and the v of this nation are entirely in- acutely aware that there is no compatible with the Cuban situ- love lost between the two races. came, China's acquisition of the atomic a resigned weapon, certainty, clouds the Asiatic future. Observers lamented the expenditure of almost $300 millions in a lo t cause in Laos, but offered no explanation for the lack of that the Laotians intelligence were not willing to fight. And just a trace of opposition thinking was indicated by statements that (1. This is no longer a competition for men's minds ,but for men"is bellies. Or (2. You don't make an ally out of a man whose stomach you have filled with rice. In fact, you are likely to get a wellfed "and tougher Commie. Freely conceded was the view that guerilla type warfare in which Communists have engaged thus far 'would be continued. And "cold war" that the was going to be reckoned with for some time as well. It was simple to "read between the notes" and come up with the obvious observation that our country has much to learn about the conduct of such a type of conflict. The Congo? We seek to see a dispute solved and are hopeful the UN and the Congolese will come up with some suitable plan. Laos? If we could get the powers to agree to let it alone, perhaps the country could solve some of its own problems. Algeria? Even though the French government dealt successfully with the insurrection, it has disclosed how much of its armed might France has thrown into the struggle and how weak it is left at home. to become inThe powder-ke- g More creasingly vital Angora lives have been lost here than in the Congo and Cuba combined back-to-ba- person to send Raleigh jr gift under Mrs. H. j in for $2,542 for her favorite s charity. . SIC'ILIA GAULL borrowed spiked chest protector from wardrobe department of Italian movie. All in fun. of course pw','wl:4 j?3 l i XV: l I- Mrs. Ronald Nelson, the child's mother, "but many of my neighbors just won't believe that children are stricken by arthritis. They actually tell me after all my experience with Sheila that arthritis is a disease that only the old folks get." Two years of caring day and night for Sheila have taught her attractive mother that juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is, a long way removed from harmless "growing pains." Mrs. Nelson, her husband and two other children are often awakened in the night by Sheila's outcries although much of the time the child beats back her tears and fears. Once a week. Mrs. Nelson and Sheila travel tedious miles across Minneapolis to the March of Children's Rheumatism Clinic of the Uni of Minnesota. There versity scientists study any blood in Sheila and, under changes the almost astronomical magnification of electron micro scopy, also study specimens of tissue and fluid from her knee. For her part, at the clinic, the mother takes lessons in home physical therapy for the child. bhena is a withdrawn and little girl most of tongue-tie- d the time," her mother says, but the cat doesn t have her tongue on Sundays when she 'opens' her Sunday school 'class' here at home. We think the likely reason for this is that when she was able to go to our church until some months ago, that was the one time and place where she somehow blos somed. If she did have paui then, and that was often so, Dimes-support- she was just spunky enough not to let the Sunday school teacher and the other kids know about it." Through the exercise of prodigious badgering, a stranger was admitted to Sheila's "at home" Sunday school a Sunday ago. Dressed in her blue organdy best and seated on the living room couch, the young lady was recounting with appropriate gestures the story of Jonah and the Whale to a wholly imaginary audience of others of her small fry generation. With March of Dimes contributions. The National Foundation has been able to establish four arthritis study centers across the nation and has made an additional 20 research grants in this one field. But more such centers and grants are needed if Sheila is to climb back up the hill to her real-lif- e Sunday school; and if the torments of the other 30,000 child victims of rheumatoid arthritis are to end. V K W.-- V'-V. f i ta1 v i BRAIN WATCHING: Working model in Cologne, Germany, shows the 57 stages necessary for one sensory im- or a sound, to "register" in the such as a Eulse, brain. Moresight than 30,000 red, white and green light bulbs are used. and the Portugese government and our very survival is at stak has dealt severely with its sub- - But I think we can meet it and defeat it!" jects in this strife. In summation of these state- - (Next: Problems and developments, an observer commented: ments in other areas, including "This is the toughest struggle NATO, space, foreign aid, educa- - and state and local government, too! that would pay our Utah schools $470,000 anand our state and local governnually ments another $230,000 a year a total of $700,000 in taxes, at present rates, each and every year for S6 years. PAN JUGGLERS The Pan Jugglers met at the home of Mrs (Leah Petersen last Tuesday. The girls made punch and had cookies. We also played tag. We sang songs and had a lot of fun. nor, Federal income taxes, either. A Bureau to your business gs your telephone As closo rvfcbr tamp, a ttencil, iom price marker. wam pfat, or any on of a thousand office aid nd marking dvic that can tpeed your busine. 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A quick felephono call w.ll ervico . . . right here Wing you prompt, courteou " utilities' These system pays no taxes. a.o .'.Ail The Yet today our state is faced with the loss of those taxes, for the Bureau of Reclamation which would not contribute a single dollar to state and local government and schools in economy . River project power as nell. tem into Utah and four other western states partners , many existing lines and other lines definitely planned by the utilities. Everyone in Utah would like that! has proposed to build from Upper Colorado River damsites an electric transmission sys- Macxtne Paper, by tH fH, or C4e at Journal vfflc. AddinQ Taxpayers' money should be spent for water development NOT power delivery! PROTEST WASTEFUL DUPLICATED!! HOVJ! v J BOOMING BOB Allison of Minnesota twins celebrates his feat of batting in seven runs in one game, with two Let's not throw money away that we need for Utah schools Suppose there was a potential industry Cf -it ck Dimes-support- ed ark "with everything that creepeth upon the earth," together with lambs and kneeling camels and other figures of the Nativity. Another 30.000 children in the nation each year are in the same aching predicament as Sheila, the answer to which The National Foundation is seeking today with March of Dimes contributions. "It's difficult to believe," says premi- um program, W. Man-lov- e of Oklahoma City, received plane-loaof extras, plus chock Write your Senators and Congressmen before they consider the appropriations for transmission line construction, UTAH POVJER & LIGHT GO. 4 |