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Show rrrTr g m w wiSfa0 'yr y w yyyyYy 10 ' .bealt White Mans Burden fakrSIfihtihf. yet; m Tuesday Morning January 9, 1962 r ai' differences existed between General the State Department orT the and Clay of any future crisis in Berlin, handling they apparently were ironed out when Clay and Secretary of State Rusk conferred in Washington over the weekend. It Earlier, the Washington Star had reported that Clay believed the U.S. commander in West Berlin should have 'greater authority to handle unexpected emergencies. According to this account, Clay held that the qpmmander did not Building Friendship Governor Clyde has proclaimed this as American Field Service Week in Utah and has urged support of the AFS appeal for funds with which to finance its foreign student exchange program. Since 1947 the American Field Service has been bringing young high school students from foreign countries to the United States for a year of study in high schools. The students live with American families during the school year, then tour the country before returning to their homes. The first year saw 50 students brought over. This year the number is 2,220 from 50 countries. The goal, according to Bartlett Wicks, AFS chairman for Utah, is 5,000 from every country In the world. have enough latitude because of Rusks orders to clear all important matters with Washington before acting. After President Kennedy, Rusk and Clay had conferred, a White House statement announced everyone was in k , ' ' . , ' ij , s Vf ''"OS i i -- i, Old Pro in Drivers Seat As House Awaits Work v . . Full Agreement on Course in Berlin Joseph Alsop Tv---- tr s. i f r WASHINGTON The was the great man of Kensett, Ark. owner Of the general store, owner of the .bank, and possessor of much land round fa-th- ii - full agreement. about this It not easy, of course, to say exactly how much leeway a commander should be given. But in an era of the matter of leeway is not nearly as Important as general policy. Moreover, the U.S. commander in Berlin has written instructions as to his authority and the f restrictions placed on him. And as far as policy is concerned, there was no mention, either by unofficial sources or in the White House statement, of dissatisfaction on Clays part THUS, IT IS reasonable to assume that Clay came to Washington for one of those conferences that are so necessary from time to time. Clay is the President personal representative in Berlin and, in Mr. Kennedys wopds, the senior American there. With uay available for advice, the U.S. commander should have little need to worry about flexibility in the is 4 town of 900 people. With this solid backing, the son entered poliW tics as soon as Mr. Alsop he f 1 n i s h e d Harvard Law School; and he was elected county judge in 1934. Three years later, the fight to give Franklin Roosevelt his Supreme Court bill killed the mighty Joe Robinson. The congressman from the district which includes Kensett promptly announced for Robinsons Senate seat. Just as promptly, the fledgling county judge seized the opportunity thus presented to him; After a pretty close fight, he won the vacant seat in the House. jr . event of a sudden crisis. . Berlin itself has been out of the headlines recently. So, too, have been the exploratory talks concerning negotiations on both Berlin and Germany. SECRETARY RUSK said Sunday it The program has expanded greatly in would be premature to speculate about the Utah since Mr. Wicks brought the first - outcome of talks now under way in four students here in 1954. This year U.S. Ambassador Thompson there are 25 students in the state, 16 of and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, He hem-irr-theSalt Lake -- chapter area.-The- se remarked, we are somewhat encouraged, 16 are attending the four Salt Lake then added that Berlin remains a potenCity high schools, St. Marks, Rowland tially dangerous issue. Hall, Olympus, Granite, Granger and This, of course, could have been said Murray high schools. Students are also various areas at various times all dur- of attending high schools in Ogden, Logan, ing the cold war. 'There has often been Brigham City, Kaysville and BountifuL even some progress but encouragement Another aspect of the program is a rethe potential danger does not diminish. turn exchange of American high school The important point for the United students to foreign countries some for States is that the men in Washington and a full year of education, some a semester, the men in the danger areas should com- some just for a s u m m e r of living in a understand each other. The evipletely foreign home. Eleven young Utahns pardence is that that was the purpose of ticipated in that program this year. Clays meeting with the President and THIS IS ONE of the finest programs secretary of state. for building international friendship and understanding particularly because it is en -t- an intimate, program rather than one arranged by governments. But to make it work the public must assist in providing the schooling, the home living and the money for transportation. AFS takes care of the first two through direct contact with schools and interested families. But its up to private citizens to provide the money. Hence this weeks appeal for funds. In the Salt Lake area $11,700 is needed, lesser amounts In other AFS chapter areas. Lend a hand to a very worthy project, wont you? people-to-peop- We le ICC Please Note Solar Salt Company, which produces salt from Great Salt Lake at a plant north of Grantsville, has announced it will ship 40,000 tons of salt this year to two chemical plants in Tacoma, Washington. The shipments, according to Foley Richards, sales manager, are made possible by a freight rate reduction initiated by Western Pacific in conjunction with Great Northern. The two railroads have an interconnection at Bieber in northern Cali- fornia. The metal Christmas tree that can be reused year after year is very nice, but your trash barrel looks dull when every other one on the block contains a tinsel dripping fir, spruce or pine. A loud voice on the bus says he gave his wife a check for Christmas but she took it to the bank and exchanged it for a larger structed in the future. The same policy might well apply to other public and buildings. People are crippled by a great variety of diseases and by accidents, and there is no reason to believe the number will be any less in the future than it is today. Society ought to do everything possible to help the handicapped become inA ramp can dependent and be used by everyone, but steps represent a terrible obstacle to a person in a wheel chair or to elderly persons. The Utah Society for Crippled Children and Adults should be supported, in its program for more attention to the needs of the physically handicapped. Visiting Cartoonist Editor, Tribune: Some people say that it is controversial, senUmental and to express a patriotic love of country. Should this be true, then our most vital need is to become a little more old fashioned, a bit more controversial, and a good deal more senUmental. By constant, crafty effort, the collecUvists in our country have planted the idea far and wide that there is something a little odd about any outward show of patriotism. As a result, we do not hear the national anthem and other patriotic songs on the air very often. We rarely witness recitals of the pledge of allgiance to the flag on occasions where nothing could be more appropriate. We dont find very many patriotic programs on radio and television. We are wrong dead wrong to let the active collectivists frighten or ridicule us away from demonstrations of our patriotism. Every American should have a feeling of pride in his heart at any opportunity to tell the world how he feels about this land of the free. To those who would emasculate the essence of our American system of freedom, we should and must say, You shall not take our freedom away. Nor shall you, by mockery or deceit, cause us to hesitate to take the course of thinking right talking right acting right for America ROBERT W. LEE Following in the footsteps of Indias Nehru, President Sukarno told an InWe dont care about donesian crowd: international opinion in regard to Indonesias claims to West New Guinea. Nehru expressed the same view relative to his recent seizure of Portuguese Goa. 1 These Asian leaders, who have sought so often as spokesmen for peace and neutralism to influence world opinion, flaunt that opinion when their own interests are involved. It is a perilous course for the Asian countries and for the world. It recalls the callous defiance of international opinion by Japan in Manchuria, by Italy in Ethiopia- and ' by Germany in Austria and Czechoslovakia prior to the second World War. Where will the pattern of unrestrained aggression stop this time? And what deterrent other than war can there be to the giants of communism If even the neutral nations agree that world opinion is of no consequence ! Ramp for Handicapped If all the world's great leaders would just stay home for a year things might not be any better, but well never know until we try it. Call for Patriotism Dont Care! Once again the independent Western Pacific line has encouraged Utah Industry through a favorable freight rate. In this instance it means jobs for salt company and railroad employes plus a royalty paid the state of Utah. Its a timely reminder of the fact Utah stands to benefit most from continued independent operation of Western Pacific. size. The Public Forum Fighting Illiteracy Editor, Tribune: The news has just been released that the Kennedy Administration will be asking Congress for a program to eliminate adult illiteracy The Salt Lake City Commission acted properly in instructing architects to provide at least one ramped entrance in the Hall of plans for the new Justice and the Public Library. The commission also has directed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance to require ramps at all city buildings conCity-Coun- semi-publ- ty t Why do they have to muzzle military officers? A Every G.I. knows the Army is a dogs life. Q FRENCH participation in NATO remains war Castro shows off Soviet fighter planes over Havana. Theyre calling him communisms crazy, Migs-u- p kid. Sanderi In Greensboro, It Wouldn't be so bad If he were going in the right direction. i Franco-Ameri-ca- relations are at their lowest ebb since World War II although p a r a d oxical-ly- , this does not mean they are in essence bad. An immense reservoir of good will exists but relations have deter iorated steadily since President Kennedys spring.vlsit to Paris, Old French frustrations express themselves in pinpricks. Private sneers are directed at U.S. officials. And thwarted intellectuals writing in the liberal press, develop Fidel Castro as kind of left bank, left wing, hothouse pet with which to torment Uncle Sam. WASHINGTON Summoned to the White House is Chairman Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee so called because its the committee that thinks up new ways to get whats left of your means. (N C ) Dell? News New York Times Service PARIS By Fletcher Knebel Modern art exhibit conversation: He Whats that called? Artist "I havent named it yet, but if youll give me $500 for it, Ill call it 'Sucker Buying a Picture. one of the best steps to peace which our country can take in our world today. It will also give many middle-aged women a chance to become literacy teachers, if they want to be useful instead of feeling lost when their children have grown up and no longer need them. mildred McAlister Acme of Cruelty Tribune : Bill Vicious Ketchums letter, Practice (Forum Dec. 31) on abandoned pets, merits some serious consideration as well as a positive action. I would like to present to the Forum readers a type of cruelty, which only a sadistic mind would be capable of committing. Several times during the past few months, I have been In the position to observe a dog or cat attempting to cross a street At this point the operator of the vehicle would see the animal start across the road, only to increase the speed of the machine. And at the same time, turn into the path of the Editor, animat On the afternoon of our three-year-ol- Jan. east run down a of the center of our city, half-bloc- k under similar conditions. The street was wide and dry, visibility was excellent, and the speed restriction was 25 miles per hour. From the direction of travel and impact, the deliberate destruction of this animal was evident No brakes were used, and from all indications, none were intended to be used. As I carried our pet from the foremost thought in my mind was: Suppose this was a small child who may have been crossing the street, in front driver? of this would-bEFF ESS the of cold not ally. is outside NATO, and the position of French naval deputy at SHAPE has long been vacant. De Gaulle brought two divisions back from Algeria and two more will come this year; but they are not assigned to NATO. The French Frances .fleet . that HE REACHES his office 8 every morning. He works until 7 at night, without even pausing to join the other members of the elders council for a little afternoon refresher. If he goes out for dinner, it is usually because his constituents have to be shown the pleasures of Washington. Back home in Arkansas,' between sessions, the routine is no less concentrated. He makes it a rule to refuse no speaking engage- ment in his district, unless he already has a prior one. He has his other rules, cited above, besides the-q- ne at 3 cat was d road, e Senator From Sandpit By Ham Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Aldous Huxley. De Gaulle has never visited SHAPE, only 12 miles from Paris. This situation represents no change; nor does continued American refusal to furnish France nuclear aid, which involves reneging on a previous pledge to help with an atomic submarine.- The real pinch came on Berlin diplomatic strategy and was felt at last months NATO ministers meeting. When the Kennedy Administration was confronted late last year with the entire roster of differences, it concluded that an step France was alone disrupting allied unity. For the first time it began to question the sincerity of De Gaulles refusal to participate in negotiations with Russia. , THE ARGUMENT ran: If you really mean business about going to war on Berlin, the first thing is to have contact with your enemy so that he, as well as you, will know you mean business. Does De Gaulles refusal even to have contact indicate serious intention to go to war if necessary? We are serious and know what we Have you ever noticed that rich relatives are usually distant relatives? Dont you know the difference between ammonia and pneumonia? asked the grocer when his assistant took an order over the phone. Yes; ammonia comes In bottles and pneumonia comes in chests. even reason- ably cheerful if he doesnt ignore a whole mess of facts. Right now I thmk the hap- piest, most per- Errand carefree schizophrenic air force is not coordinated in allied air defense. Park bles be as short lived as your New Years resolutions. Gloomy Thoughts This morning I am steeped in gloom, and Id like to ask Mr. Huxley how a guy is going to feel son Ive ever known was a U.S. Relations With De Gaulle Hit Low ic Potomac Fever . as in the under developed nations of the world. Incidentally, the 1950 census showed that there were nine and one half million functional adult illiterates in the United States alone. These are adults over 25 years of age who have had less than five years of schooling. Among these in our country are many foreign born persons who cannot become U.S. citizens until they learn to read and write English. The proposed program would attack the problem on four levels: 1. Grants to colleges and universities to help prepare teachers and adopt special methods and instructional materials for teaching of adults. 2. Grants to states to finance pilo projects to show local schoW boards how to use materials and stimulate adult literacy classes. 3. Grants to states to assist local school boards in financing adult classes. 4. Grants to states to assist the state education boards in developing and improving adult literacy programs. The cost for the first year would be about five million dollars. Annual outlays would increase in the following four years. How much wiser it is to spend our countrys money to lift human beings out of slavery (which being illiterate really means) and give them the tools with which to learn reading and writing so they may know what is going on in the world, than to spend so much on more bombs and missiles to destroy our fellowmen and possibly exterminate mankind from the face of the earth! Personally, I feel this is By Our Readers- - C. L. Sulzberger t - in the United States as well -- By virtue of the seniority rule, a council of elders always governs the House of Representatives. Besides being a shrewd, personable, pleasant spoken hard working young man the new member from Ar kansas had that special rural Southern respectful ness towards older men, Hence hewas . marked .for. promotion from the moment he entered the House. In 1941, he obtained his seat on the Ways and Means Committee. He is now In his 12th term in the House. Death and politics have long since moved him up to the chairmanship of Ways and Means. And the House and the chairmanship occupy just about every moment of his life that is not given to his wife, his two daughters, and his Never ride roughshod over any minority," he warns, "because if you offend too many minorities, theyll one day add up to a majority." AND AGAIN, Never try to trick a fellow member of the House; even if you succeed, youll pay more in the long run than you gain in - the short run. . And. yet again, Know your subject thoroughly, and your com- mittee .will be more willing to follow you. Such is Wilbur Mills of Arkansas, one of the eight or 10 key men in Congress, and one of the two or three almost perfect specimens of the seldom publicized but immensely powerful group of professional legislators, who make the congressional Wheels go round. THIS YEAR,-fo- r the first . time in living memory, all four of the sessions biggest, toughest bills must be handled by a single House committee, the Ways and Means Committee headed by Wilbur Mills. These measures are the administrations tax bill, the intensely controversial trade bill, the bill providing medical care for the aged under Social Security, and the bill amending and strengthening federal welfare laws. No wonder, that the office of Wilbur Mills is now a perpetual vortex of conflicting pressures. One day last week, no less than 10 presidents of large corporations, with foreign subsidiaries that might perhaps be described as tax haven, all felt impelled to telephone Mills and explain why tax havens promote free enterprise and national progress. On Saturday, Mills escaped from the vortex to pay a quiet call on President Kennedy. He told the President that he still opposed the medical care bill. But he gave good news that outbalanced the bad, in the form of a prediction that the trade, tax, and welfare amended bills would all get through Con- gress in good shape. On the trade bill, the most fiendish difficult of the lot, Mills reportedly remarked that, Sure, there are lots of pressures, but the biggest pressure is to participate in this European Common Market That was a far more optimistic note than the White House had heard before Mills visit. jNow re- nains to be seen how the legislators will legislate. (On a Foggy Morning) The soft white fog the world Into a silver blur . . . With every twig and barbed wire fence Etched out in stark white trans-.forme- HamPark they called him a demenHe Ignored everything and everybody. Once I tried to get him to tell me what I had to do to become like him, if someday the conditions would justify it, but he ignored me. If he hadnt, Id be sitting pretty today. I could ignore the fact that the world is In one helluva mess and everybodys unhappy but the lucky devil who off his nut. tia praecox then. must do. Is De Gaulle serious? The French sniff disdainfully at this reasoning. THEY CLAIM it is we who have changed our attitude in the last six months, not they. They claim that in disagreements on United Notes on Cuff Department Nations it is we who are in a really minority position, Clyde Squires postcards not France. They say 83 from New York: Dear Ham: U.N. members did not pay Jack Sears writes that he their full assessments last attended the Grand Opeyear, placing France with ning of a Closing Out Sale. the overwhelming majority. Best to you, the Missus, The French suspect our acand the parakeet." tions and intentions in a SoJ. Hillier, Idaho Falls, sent viet negotiation. They recall that at the 1959 foreign min- me a recipe for fried turisters conference, in order to key. His recipe is for four-t- o five pound turkeys, and avoid breakdown, Khruone. Howwe had a shchev was invited by Eisenhower to the U.S. without ever, the Missus roasted it the day before New Years, advising Britain or France. and we expect to have it They ask: What might hapeaten by St. Valentines , pen now? And the - Americans are Day. adding up previously muted The modem housewife condoubts. Does France refuse siders the perfect household to negotiate because it wont appliance something her husrisk exposing the weakness of its position, wont stand band can work. up for the count? Is Earl Wilson says Frances NATO obstinacy in college has become staying so expart of some private Rus- v pensive that even professqrs sian deal aimed at settling are writing home for money. Algeria? . The atmosphere A cynic proposed this is unhealthy and irritation -- is toast: May all your trou- growing on both sides. Mi - fur d . . . And dainty weeds in every place Became a masterpiece in lace! I wandered, breathless, here , and there Detouring from my way, And saw white fairies in the mist Who fashioned this display In every corner every part Was wrought into a work of art! At last I reached the frosted store Expecting folk to see The mystic beauty of the scene, With me-B- ut all about me people say, Isnt this one messy day! Lois M. Strachan, , Murray, Utah. , jewel-drops-lik- e Soaper Says Another slight push on the downhill path is when you realize that you go all the way back to the era of the 10-ce- yo-y- A psychologist says that creative children are produced from homes in which quite a bit of bickering goes on. My wife and I hate to argue," says Shdtgun Schultz, "but we feel we owe it to the kids. Mi |
