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Show Editorial Page Feature Soviet - U.S. Relations Face Long, Cold Year By PHIL NEWSOM Dedicated to the Progress And Growth of Central Utah SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1968 Delays in Ray, Sirhcn Cases Though the average person may be more apt to challenge the wisdom of a lawyer than of a doctor, his attitude toward the two professions of law and medicine is awe tinged with susimilar spicion. He realizes that the one is to our physical and that the other is essential to the preservation of a society whose ideal is the greatest good for the greatest number. Because of the esorteric bodies of knowledge they encompass, both professions are also a bit mysterious to the layman. They are closed circles to him, walled in with their peculiar languages which only the initiated can understand. Sometimes it appears as if doctors and lawyers want to keep it that way. Familiarity, they seem to fear, will breed, if not contempt, something: less than admiration. Thus they make their owi rules, discipline their own members and reject scrutiny by and nonlawyers. The result on the part of laymen is too often superstition where there should be confidence. Just as a man with a disease must place himself completely in the hands of his physician, so a man involved in litigation or charged with a crime must bet his economic security, often his freedom and sometimes his life on the skill of his attorney. In the matter of the law, however, there is a 'third party involved the public. All of us have a stake in the outcome of a case, especially when a crime against society has been committed. The lawyer-clierelationship is sacroaanct, as is that of a doctor and his patient, but the procedures of the courtroom, and the procedures leading up to it, must be as open and as comprehensible to the public as those of the hospital operating room are not. .The cases of James Earl Ray and Sirhan Sirhan have done little to enhance public respect for or confidence in our legal system, what with months of delay, continual postponements of trial and bewildering pretrial maneuvering. Granted that these trials promise to be among the most famous of this century. There has been nothing like them, in terms of popular emotions aroused, since the Lindbergh kidnaping of 1932. Every precaution must be taken to see that they are fair and final and that both prosecution and defense are afforded all the time well-bei- ng " too-clos- e non-docto- rs nt and every resource they need to no less, and prepare their briefs ity. will not loi tolerate young militants, black or white, taking over the colleges. If they know enough to run them they would be teachers rather than students. It is time for patience rather than intolerance. The election should have cleared away the smoke g of fear and prejudice that has been in our eyes. If the new leadership can rise above it, if the new president can see the possibilities we can build a world, or at least a country, where ignorance and poverty no longer exist?. Richard Nizon it not a Woodrow Wil The country get-tin- Suez Canal. More than the advent of a new U.S. President, however, is the obvious Soviet determina. tion to apply a new hammerlock It now appears that barring another postponement, or "continu- the nations of Eastern the and to extend Europe strategic gains it made as a li result of the war in 1967. The message from the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia has come through loud and clear in defenses against aggressive comunism. Bulgaria, which had been looking longingly toward West German technological expertise and wealth, has abandoned all plans to follow Romania into a diplomatic accord with West ter, Gen. Mieczyslaw Moczar, to Moscow proclaims its loyalty Pact and and the Warsaw the liberal of eliminates the last reforms the Poles thought they had won in 1956. The 1967 Mideast war made Union the big the Soviet Eastern Europe and is echoing through NATO where alarmed Western diplomats and military planners again are attempting Germany. Poland, where party leader Wladyslaw hold his of its strategic gainer by reason advance into the Mediterranean. on six-da- y Arab-Israe- to shore ambitions up Gomulka fights to of to This it obviously means extend and consolidate. against the his interior minis hob Bye Line by Jensen "Reach!" ance," as the lawyers call it, selection of jurors in the Sirhan trial may begin in a few weeks. It is to be hoped that not too many eyewitnesses died of old age before this process is completed. However, because Ray has decided, on the eve of going into court, to change lawyers, his trial has been set back again, until next March. More than 300 years after Shakespeare's Hamlet mused on "the law's delay," the complaint is still valid. Many Americans ara wondering why this must be so. They may also begin wondering whether justice is really being served, and if so, lor whom. Too Many "Thinkers" Not Enough 'Tis the season to be wary. Every year at this time, warns Consumers Union, thousands of children and their parents are harassed and dunned by sellers who use the mails to unload' merchandise like Christmas cards or books. Don't pay for anything you didn't order and don't use, says CU. The law will back you up. Both the Post Office and the Federal Trade Commission advise that an individual receiving unordered merchandise is under np obligation either to return it or pay for it unless he uses it. It can be easily enough returned, for no additional postage, simply by marking it "refused" and handing it to the postman. Even if a package has been opened, it can be resealed and refused. Residents of New York, Maryland and Illinois needn't bother. They can open unsolicited merchandise and enjoy, at the expense of the sender. Laws in those states declare that anyone receiving anything in the mail that he didn't order may consider it a free gift. So They Say The one certain and irreversible result of campus "dissent" is that future generations will know even less, and think even more feebly and incoherently, than the present one. Novelist Kingsley Amis, as visiting professor at Vanderbilt University. son, an Adlai Stevenson, or a John F. Kennedy, but he may have other gifts, and criticism should be withheld until he has a chance to see what he can do. The best the country can do for him is not to panic over every sensational headline as we have been doing for the last few years. Mr. Wallace spoke for the fearful and the intolerant, and it is my hope that he will form a new party that will get the extremists out of the two old parties which can then differ as reasonable men must. The closeness of the election proved that most of us are thinking about is showthe issues. The president-elec- t ing a willingness to consult the best brains of the country regardless of party. If he continues he will not go far wrong. The rest of us should permit those who think anarchists or Negroes are about to take over the country to gather under the banner of George Wallace, and continue to build a better country. What we need now is a period of calm. I had my case of personal jitters on election day. I had sent my absentee ballot back to Utah and had done my civic duty. Rain was predicted here but it turned out to be a beautiful day. It started in turmoil with Glen and Vera hurrying to vote on their way to work. My typewriter went lame and Vera had to take it to the shop so I had to ask Glen to lend me one I had given him a year age. I had my column in the mail though it meant my comment on the election would be delayed a couple of weeks, (I knew a breathless world was not waiting for it). The returns wouldn't come in until night and I was in turmoil. Then Estelle, a calm and poised Negro lady, arrived to clean the house and my pad, and get lunch for us, and my jitters subsided. I suddenly realized that no matter what the result neither I nor the country would be in any danger, "Do-ers- " turn I think the men who framed our Constitution would beover in their graves if they knew how their document was free-doconcerns which that ing interpreted today. Particularly m of speech. The reason I bring this up is because thCTe are some md eloquent gentlemen in Salt Lake City who write long Utahns were two that fact the letters to The Herald deploring asked to appear before the Subversive Activities Control Board for being alleged members of the Communist party. These men, who apparently are well educated, bemoan the fact that no ACT was committed against the government because by the two Utahns and thus, are being persecuted only contheir them denies of their political beliefs. This, they say, stitutional rights of freedom of speech. I'm not a very smart fella but it seems to me that these of their mouth. gents from SLC are talking out of both sides For instance, they say, and I quote: "You seem to have forsurgotten, however, that we live in a democracy, whose very vival depends upon the exercise of the freedom of speech. And freedom of speech cannot exist where political opinions are Comsuppressed. We oppose the 'exposure' of alleged we oppose the munists for the same reason that public humiliation of alleged members of the Ku Klux Klan, the Minutemen or the John Birth Society. All of these groups operate in our country, and all of them advocate philosophies whictt, if they were put into practice, would destroy the way of life we cherish. But all must be allowed a hearing in open and free discussion if our system is to survive. Freedom cannot be preserved by restricting its exercise to those whose beliefs are thought to be in the national interest at any given time." Don't Be Pigeon In the Pear Tree Forget the Jitters By FRANK C. ROBERTSON The election should be at least a sedative for the national jitters that has afflicted us the last few years. We have elected a new president and retained just about the same old Congress which is in keeping with our system of checks and balances. Nixon, the candidate, was always a political chameleon. Like Caesar, he was ambitious, but having achieved his ambition we can expect an end to his political trickery for he must now think about his place in history, and no American president has ever gone against what he considers the best interests of the country. The election didn't go the way I hoped it would, but I don't think the country is in any danger. The war will eventually be over, and we will have learned to the whole that we can't be a world, and will be better able to arrive at an understanding with other countries to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. Complete unity is a myth, and we would stop growing if we ever achieved L The poor showing of George Wallace who would have achieved unity by force shows that we still believe in tiie right to dissent, but we should not get the jitters because the young professional dissenters are really trying to establish their own brand of conform- The Soviets may be expected to test Richard M. Nixon's determination just as former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev put the late President John F. Kennedy to the test site or, as many in Europe fear, it could be the Middle East in a Soviet attempt to force open the no mot e. The Chopping Block y UPI Foreign New Analyst Whether or not the world is to tee a return to the cold war of Stalinism and regardless of whether peace is to come to Vietnam, the winter of 1968-6- 9 promises to be long and cold. Partly this is because a new occupant is to take over the White House in January. By The Today in Herald Staff History Off the Beat VOTE FOR LBJ? Well, the general election of is history. It's all over except for paying off our election debts and scraping off the bumper stickers of our favorite candidates. It was my opportunity to serve as an election judge. The experience was most informative even though we didn't get through counting ballots until 11 p.m. I'm delighted that I was able to be a part of the election procedure. It wasn't all serious business, however. As you know, the Liquor Initiative was one of the hottest and most controversial issues to face Utah voters in many years. We were bombarded with propaganda from both the "far" and "against" factions until some of the teetotalers of my acquaintance were almost driven to drink! There were stalwarts in both camps, however, who were exceedingly vocal in their support of their individual stand. One such supporter was among the voters who went to the polls Nov. 5. Standing in line to cast his ballot, said voter had apparently been sampling the grape of the vine, as it were. He was loud to the point of being obnoxious, despite the embarrassed pleadings of his wife. "Don't shush me, woman," he finally shouted. "I'm going to make as much noise as I want. And," he continued at top of his lungs, "I'm going to stand here as long as it takes to vote for LBJ." "LBJ," said a fellow voter. "Brother, you're just four years to late. President Jchnson isn't running for another term." "Who said anything about Johnson," said the vocal voter. "I'm voting for liquor by the G. SPENCER. jug! 1968 DON'T 30THER! Speaking of humor at the polls, in one Provo district a male voter arrived just 7 a.m. while a before embarassed but slightly charming election judge war still putting on her makeup. "I'm sorry I don't have my lipstick on," she apologized. "That's all right," smiled Mr. Citizen, "I just came to vote!" ness, so they got the mayor to affix the fancy gold city seal, etc., etc., etc. It appears, according to the oficial proclamation, after you wade through the whereases, that: "Our freedoms and religious beliefs are founded on the digNo nity of the individual one can argue with that, certainly, but isn't it a little pro- ..." found in relation to washing behind your ears? "Cleanliness and neatness are and digbasic to nity . . ." Certainly, in all seriousness, no argument with that either. "Unclean, eccentric attire contributes to disorderly and eccentric behavior . . ." You can argue both ways on that. Hippies, yes. Coal miners, at the end of the day's work, no. The proclamation overlooked a good bet in the "cleanliness is next to Godliness" bit. Never even mentioned it. What's so funny about all this? We really can't decide, but one of these days we expect to see a mayor's proclamation for a week, ts or maybe - even - you're-wife- " when - you're-mad-week. Somehow, we can't help but feel it's a little superfluous to get an official proclamation (we marvel that the mayor has time to do anything else) to urge you to shave, wash your face and put on a clean shirt THERON H. in the morning. -- - LUKE. The Almanac United Press International By Today is Sunday, Nov. 17, the 322nd day of 1968 with 44 to follow. The moon is between its last quarter and new phase. The morning stars are Saturn and Venus. On this day in history: In 1800, Congress convened in Washington for the first time. In 1869, the Suez canal in Egypt, between the Arabian desert and the Sinai Peninsula, was formally opened. Samuel In 1881 Gomperi the federation of organized trades and labor organized unions actually the forerunner of the American Federation of Labor. In 1948 the British House of Commons voted to nationalize the steel industry in England. In 1965 Red China was again denied a seat in the United Nations. for the day: A thought American poet Flla Wheeler Wilcox wrote, "talk health. The tale of dreary, never-endin- g mortal maladies is more than stale. The torpedo is the deadliest weapon ever developed for sea warfare, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. - The opinions and state ments expressed by Herald columnists are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of this news paper. "THINKERS" and I'm just a O. BERRY Yes sir, I'll bet that's what they're saying!!! Paul Harvey Where to Next For o ! 1 - 11 17-2- 3 IKS by NEA, Inc. "With the air traffic control procedures in such a mess can you blame them for not flying south?" "t,Mtar-,iiif- Wallace Backers? George Wallace carried five states and tilted eight others. Wallace's 13 per cent of the total popular vote was the greatest for any third-part- y candidate in half a century. Somewhere out there across each of the 50 states are a total of almost 10 million Americans who voted for him and doubt less millions more conservatives who approved his outspokenness but voted for Richard Nixon. Precinct samplings show that Wallace brought to the polls many Americans who had never before been sufficiently motivated to vote. conservatUncompromising ives who rallied to Barry Gold-watin 1964 and again to and watched both Wallace dreams stillborn surely deserve no less consideration than lesser minorities demand and er How many of them will be won President-elec- t Nixon none can know yet. After all, r. he did support their man Further, Nixon has pledged his administration to "pull us together." So conservatives might find their guest room in the White House not too uncomfortable. Mississippi Gov. John Bell Williams has repeatedly dared to put personal philosophy above partisan loyalty. Elected to Congress as a Democrat, he supported Republican Goldwa-te- r. Subsequently elected governor as a Democrat, he supported Wallace, Gov. Williams is presently urging his state's Democrats to try to recapture control of their national party. If ihey are unsuccessful in realigining their party along Jeffersonian principles, then Williams says "the South should support the GOr." It is my thought that we should all support the new President without reservation at least until he gives us cause for reservations. President Johnson admitted over by Gold-wate- I "DO-ER- ". By the same token, if these men believe that exposing a Communist subjects them to "humiliation, opprobrium and possible loss of livelihood because cf their beliefs" . . . then I'm for it! And I'll bet if Ben Franklin, John Hancock and the rest of the boys who drafted the Constitution, had known the tactics of the Communists in their attempts to overand scheming-way- s throw "the way of life we cherish" I think our Constitution would read just a little different. Yes sir, I can visualize all those men who framed our Constitutionturning over in their graves and .asking, "What are with it for a you guys doing to our document? You've lived hundred and ninety-tw- o years and had a good life. Now everybody wants to get into the act and become an interpreter of it Good grief!!!" get. BY IAMES BERRY'S WORLD - IT'S WHADDAYAKNOW GOOD GROOMING WEEK! ProTidy up, all you slobs vo Mayor Verl G. Dixon has as "Good proclaimed Nov. Grooming Week." It seems the National Instisaw a tute of Drycleaning chance to get a little mileage out of the proclamation busi These guys talk of "the life we cherish" and yet advocate letting Communists run around the country preaching Commie philosophy which in fact, has no freedom of speech. It just don't make sense! Course, like I say, I'm not too smart and for me to debate this matter with these gents from SLC would be equal to my attempt at running up Timpa-nogo- s. But then when you think about it these guys are the Jyll ly sought and failed to create a "consensus" Administration. He wanted everybody to approve, applaud and support him. It is a paradox of human nature that the harder one tries to be loved by everybody, the less likely he is ever to realize that objective. The most respected the almost revered leaders are those men of such genuine conviction that even those who do not always agree with them always respect them. During the campaign, Wallace frequently stated that "here'i not a dime's worth of difference between those other fellows . . ." Whatever diference there is, it's a very important differBasically, it represents "big people" as opposed to "big It represents government." fundamentals of political philo- ence. sophy which, just for one example, will be reflected in the selection of Supreme ourt jus- tices selections which will America and influence Americans for generations to shape come. That big conservative 13 per cent can best serve its objectives not by. giving up but by staying active by exerting continuing influence on their - ncar-alike- FORUM RULES fh Herald welcome! lerten iron, Pleas note these rule! Length limit. ?50 words. Slgixturt end addres required However, M contributor requests, Initial gnly need be published with certain exceptions Including letters political In nalura or In which accuutloni or charges era made In men cases, lull name and addreei mutt be used. 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