Show O'1”1 t - i t W V ISA - ' ’ W ' ’re H"nryi J 4 f m y t f litf Salt' t Thursday Morning April MOreJIandwritingL r : - I This was not a good week for the Re-— publicans In Michigan Monday for the first time id history the Democrats made a clean sjveep of tile state’s top offices taking over two offices previously held by Republicans This appears to confirm a strong Demo-d- a tic trend in this key state a trend - broken only by Eisenhower victories in 1052 - - an'1956 I On Tuesday the Republicans 'were hknded another blow in Texas There a tide open special election for the US Senate was seen by the ‘GOP as a real opportunity to send a Republican to the 'Senate from Texas’ Despite the possibility Tjexas Democrats could scatter their votes among more than a dozen Democratic can didates the Republican at last count had jnst under 25 per cent of the vote and Was topped by two Democratic candidates So thestate which left the “Solid South’ The Slashing Begins alf gribunr wlshee-- f Lonely Dissenter When Supreme Court Justice William J Brennan Jr was confirmed by the US Senate recently only one voice was raised won-“de- WASHINGTON— Who has won the "victory” in the Middle East? Is Nasser really on top—and If he Egypt? The truth is there are no Mr Lawrence real victories for rulers or countries as such nowadays The only victory that means anything is the triumph over the passions of war t six-lan- Ttil’mrne Marriages BY ONE MEANS or another whether through tN groping intervention of the United Nations or through the persuasive Influence of President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles there is no world war going on today Bombs are not being dropped and civilian populations are surviving But resentments have not diminished And the flames of war can be touched off it every time one or the other of the disputants takes an arrogant course this Is followed which by a counter-movbreeds further bitterness Lots of people in different countries today are angry about the atti- tude of Nasser of Egypt The Israelis are saying “I told you so” The British and French echo that sentiment pro-gra- ns p unco-operativ- following tary “The -- ( j We’re trying to finagle a hanceoo pneof the big quiz shows for the neighborhood genius who can name the justices of the United States Supreme Court and Artie Shaw's -- - - i wives— in order - e me The Missus liked the smell of pipe tobacco— her father smoked a pipe — so I ex- publica-tio- n called -- Army men tom Park want their Women to be like cigarettes — slender trim to be selected without much thought set aflame and when the flame has subsided discarded "The fastidious man wants his women to be like a cigar They are more- - expensive make a better appearance last longer and after aD if the brand is good they arq seldom discarded "The good man wants his women to be like his he becomes attached to knocks gently but lovingly fondles in a dreamy sentimental meod and gives the greatest of care and consideration "A man will give you a cigarette offer you a cigar but never shares his pipe” (Well Enid Estella and Louise I don’t smoke cigarettes Matter ef fact I didn’t smoke at all until after I got married In the first place when I was young there were tow ’if any ready-madcigarettes and I never could learn td'Voii my own 'And hrthe second place they were called ’coffin nails" and that scared "Bad ’ -- If Counseling can save onlyH10 per cent of the some 2200 divorces now being granted each year in Utah it would be a great social achievement as well as a con' siderable economic gain Men can change tires and women can change typewriter ribbons which is one reasons we need two sexes 7 Having a big shot assert that prosperity will continue its uninterrupted course wor- ries the average man nearly as much as a compliment from his wife pipe-some- The seed catalogues keep us abreast of what is being done in the flower and veg- etable fields But you need only read ws pages to realize that every year produces at least one new variety of nut the-ne- Armament experts say the Army needs a new light 4ank Perhaps modeled after the woman shopper on a rainy day with her umbrella aimed at the foe i -- e bought one ' advertised as “drinkless” and nearly drowned I tried another type but had to discard it when I got my dentures Gripping the stem dislocated them So I just smoke cigar Good ones when I can afford them But I make no claim to goodness (I’ve been otit of circulation so long that I wouldn’t recognize her If she made me a personal call) Notes on tN Cuff Department I imagine that the wifi of every man In the public eye has an uneasy feeling that sooner or later something may happen that will open the public’s eyes- - Overhead on the bus: "Of course I wouldn’t say anything about her unless I could say something good and oh boy is this good!” - Bill Ingebretsen says that at least once in his life the aver- - A jewel among wives is the one who happy leaving a party because her cjoth coat is so easy to pick out among ail the minks on the bed project- Doctor”) ’ Is stllldon’t feel quite up to tak lng one on as a cerpt with the query: “What do you think Senator?” It’a from a mili- i age man faces the problem of trying to decide which will be cheaper— to tell the truth or hire a good lawyer The honeymoon is on the wane when he stops to play with the dog before coming Into the house thing I - '' My ChoiceI’d rather be a Could Be It I could not N an Are ! ' For a Could Be la a May Be With a chance of making par I’d rather be a Has Been t Than a Might Have Been by i ’ why Here in Washington where a more objective view prevails than in Europe the attitude officially' is that military force must not be Used except as a last resort ’and only when it is clear that the Soviets have Intervened with arms'"- 'X Steady pressure through the United Nations will play a helpful part That’s moral - force THE AMERICAN concep- tion of the right way to deal with Nasser is through moral artd economic force There is no thought of putting into effect punitive measures of a provocative sort But there is every thought that Egypt can and will be Isolated from the west and from her Arab and that Egypt neighbors will Jn flue time see the error of her dictator’s acts and either will change her government or change her policies are of a long- nature But they range apell the doom of Nasser-IsThe plans m full-colo- smoke—Kipling Women Are Like Tobacco (Sometime ago three readers who signed themselves “Enid Estella and Louise" sent me the In Highest Tradition -- Although a news magazine r obligingly prints a photographic layout of a heart operation step ’by step we And a woman Is only a woman but a good cigar Is a w st g By - ’ “far-flun- Senator From Sandpit Ham Park half-fille- tN The adjective has become an overworked cliche but how else would you describe John Foster Dulles1 laundry? : e 20-ih- ilf of that America is try v ing “to starve” f3 ficulty Is military force however the only way left to bring Nasser to his senses? The British and French say they were right in using military fsrcelasf “October and that America should not have stopped the invasion of the Suez nor the occupation of Egypt The theory is ’that this would have given the British and French and Israelis the whip hand and that this would have solved the problems of the Middle East But would It have done to? to a group o f American editors visiting Cairo ' sorrow does he complain so bitter-- 1 -- Iverson and Mr Hurst are both filling ample shoes of popular and able Predecessors Mr Iverson succeeds Chester L “Chet” Olsen and this is particularly difficult because during the 37 years that Mr Olsen served with the Forest Service in the Ihtermountain Region he became personally and favorably known Jn every hamlet both qs a friendly and capable forester and rs a dynamic civic and community booster Mr Iverson has his own field of specialisation and service He is also a persuasive leader in conservation and resource management programs He has had extensive experience In range and wildlife management lit this region in the northern region comprising Montana northern Idaho and eastern Washington where he served prior to coming to Utah and In the Pacific North-WeRegion where he worked prior to going to Montaha In 1952 Range and wildlife management's one the most important and sensitive responqf sibilities of the Intermountain Region His selection for the top post in the region has been enthusiastically hailed by professional foresters acquainted with his Integrity and ability Mr Iverson’a successor as head of the Certainly Nasser Is refusing to listen to reason He is not being conciliatory He is fol lowing the path that many a dictator has followed ta& his is then why A Right to Be Unhappy Mr for--th- Econoimc Force Hasyital Role in Egypt one-of-t- Army-McCarth- ” (wo-third- sentatives given" after two months of careful investigar tion we the undersigned —— what s wrong In case "we sound bitter— we are! Bitter and disillusioned! We’re referring ' to the governor’s veto of Senate Bills 50 and 51 which would allow us the freedom of enjoying the same wonderful help from" our naturopathic physicians that’ we have past l7 year We don’t deny tNt the gqvemor has the right to veto bills' But— X far For a Might Have Been has "never been’ X But a‘ Has' Been Was once - an Are j —Anon i The countries of the Arab world which have oil to sell may have been emotional about the action last October but they now see that if they want to sell oil they must have 'a safe ‘and continuous “ way of shipping It If Nasser is foolish enough to stop Israeli ships from going through the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba his action will merely accelerate’ the construction of more and more pipelines to carry the ' oil across Asia Minor to the Mediterranean thus by passing the Suez Canal altogether The canal will always have a limited use Small ships will want to traverse it But for the big traffic—the kind that could produce the revenues to enable Egypt to finance many - much-neede- d NASSER CANNOT borrow the money he needs either to modernize the Suez Canal or to build Dam He gives the' impression that the Soviet Union will help him' But he knows it will not Moscow had its opportunity when the Aswan Dam negotiations with the west were broken oft The Russians didn’t eome through for the simple reason that they haven’t the money to carry on econonmlc and financial aid throughout the the-Asw- world i So Nasser Is worried I Ills outburst to the American editors reveals the truth about his inner anxieties Whether he is or Is not the “victor” today in the Suez Canal controversy is of tem- porary if not secondary importance It will be more important to size things up a year from now when the plans being developed to build alternate routes for transport-- ’ ing oil are well under way The controversy over shipments through a vital water-way- i can be settled by economic force— and without a global war The big victory of today is the victory over the passions of war And the real task is to keep the victory won ( ’ x trying to we’re going broke pay all these individual sal-aries and the cfonles they make room for Then there’s much overlapping unneces- sary overhead expense lack of coordination and inefficient use of facilities : of' "A1I of this power-bactown and city officials tends to promote arrogance and a taste for more power This alone creates ah unbalance in government especially on the local level with no responsible unified government control They spend recklessly on one hand and pinch pennies on the other The Legislature passed a bill which would make it easier to consolidate neighboring cities Into a single municipal government This sounds like a modified form of the metropolitan plan Does this mean that cities can make a start? Or Just what does It " mean?' Bountiful why don’t you take the initiative once again and promote the consolidation of this area? Mrs Floyd James ' North Salt Lake - - ’ k sift-tin- g irate-peopl- e floor of s : canism and alr play didn’t he veto them while the Legislature was in session? Then there would have been opportunity for recourse 3 Those of us whose lives have been saved and health have vastly improved watched with keen interest the progress of these two vital bills as they progressed through the Legislature They were among the first to be introduced in the - Senate where after a terrific fight they passed by the large margin of 17 to 4 But in the House the Judicial Committee sat on them for two eeks until time elapsed so the committee was formulated They were then released in the custody of that committee where the attempt was made to shelve them It was only through the intervention of hundreds of from all over Utah who converged on the capitol that forced these bills to the the House of Repre- sentatives Previously thou- sands of earnest cards telegrams letters telephone calls and personal visits had no effect On the floor— after the' most bitter attacks by a handbills ful of opponents-r-theswere passed 44 to 17 From here they went to the gover " ’ e - t ? Marquis Childs -- of her projects for the development of her agriculture—there must be not only an improved and wider canal but a readiness on the part of all the oil companies to use it e spirit of Ameri- in-t- he A - When David Lawrence - Editor Tribune: Admittedly the waste in government local and state is the basis of our financial ' Ills— not thev school teachers salaries Since the Legislature could vote not muster the to pass the metropolitan plan and also denied financiaLsucy cor to the cities and towns some grave study is in order The Utah Municipal League while bringing terrific opposition to bear on this bill and thus'def eating It urged that more time snd study were needed Since this plan couldn’t have taken effect until 1961 four years obviously would have been long enough to work out problems that might ” arise A sales tax increase wouid “ “f only "’allevtatethe not correct It 'It's time that we bring government up to date and function aa a busi- ftessrThese Incorporated units of government every five or 10 miles are a holdover from horse and buggy days when towns were 100 or 200 miles apart It’s no wonder that one man with a stroke of his pen can eradicate and veto the results and decisibnV’of elected senators and repre- against hlmv r Crop ef Parents Cause of Our Els - gov-ernme- nt s - this injustice blance of representative was merely a cover-u- p with no meaning How the honest in heart of Europe looked to and envied America! What happened March 22 in Sait Lake” City makes us wonder what became of the ‘ ta held up (mtil the legislative session was over there couldbe no recourse then his slashing veto andjutice seems to be hollow mockery Yes— we arebitter but not without hope This Is still America— land of the free The pen is still mightier than the sword and we’re confident that this’ same pen will undo sem- others-A- ny rr nor where they were again Hollow Mockery Editor Tribune: "We the people!" At one time these dignified and important words had great meaning The voice of “we the people" sounded through their representatives whom they elected and sent to the legislative sessions to formulate or discard laws lor their betterment Then came His the dictator — Hitler word was law regardless of range and wildlife division Is back to his -“home” country A native of Faro wan' he Is a third generation forester His father ' William M Hurst was a forest ranger on the Dixie National Forest 37 years and his grandfather William Hurst was supervisor of the old Beaver National Forest He is a graduate of Utah State Agricultural College and served in several national forests in Utah before being transferred to Washing- ton aa assistant to the chief of the division 'of range management a few years ago The Salt Lake Tribune joins in congratulating the new forest officials and wishing T -- By Our Readers" - s a ' When the Senate passed on the nomination of James D Zellerbach as ambassador twicetovoteIor'Elsenhower'lor Presl-- Tto Italy the same lonely voice said “no”— dent stays firmly in the Democratic column More recently when the Senate Armed when it conies to va congressional race Services Committee approved without a disThis appears to be the traditional political vote the nomination of Brig Gen senting pattern In the South 'where the 'great ad- Ralph W Zwicker to the temporary rank of vantage of Democratic dominance in con major general it did so after listening to tfol of important congressional commit ' only one protester tpes overweighs any other political considThe dissenting voice Jn all these cases erations was Wisconsin’s junior senator Joseph McIf the Republicans "needed further hand-'- " Carthy Hi feud with General Zwicker— Writing on the wallafterJast November’s -- whose promotion delay incidentally held up failure to win control of either House or 60 others on the Same list — is well rememberSenat- e- this - surely is lt The- - Eisenhower-mag- ic ed-It-was elements leadlng does not rub off on Republican candi y to the hearings of three (fetes generally And that “unholy alliance” years ago Senator McCarthy reiterated his of northern Democratic liberals and Southcharges of perjury against General Zwicker ern Democratic conservatives persists to And when the matter came before the the bafflement of Republican politicos whole Senate thi week he delivered a violent speech saying such action would “disgrace” Congress and the Army Only one other senator— Malorte of Nevada —joined him in voting against confirmation A few years ago McCarthy’s voles 1 Residents along Seventh East Street between South Temple and 13th South art seemed to strike a peculiar type of terror unhappy—and we don’t blame them As In both the executive and legislative -- 1 printed out in a picture and story In The hranrhes el government McCarthyism Tribune they have been thing aU and tin t entire! dead In the nation but the n N five hti name to the technique Winter on atorn-u- p street ahich Ns often been a tea of mud l N I Mentally was censured by the bee 1934 has Nit most of his Wdrk was started belatedly last fit j H ft e on a divided road hkft will f i the city another needed norths vh arterlaL But contractors rout ! Inn more than get tN street well torn up bad weather forced autpenaion of smk “ I’lak embarks this year on a new Since' while some utility lines Nve ta pm hie counseling services for moved the street itself Ns remained In ” aadTconditlon—dirty and dusty when the mart tat iwflti Wlwi are seeking or are Weather’s dry muddy and slippery when hkety to seek divorce A law passed by tN went Legislature becomes effective li't wet May II It authorize the State W'elfare f Many Seventh Eaat resident! were unto provide trained counselors who happy enough when their quiet residential wlU be attached to district courts and Street was designated as if busy arterial street has whose aervlcet will be available to couples the long nuisance of a torn-uin trouble and to those filing suit for dibeen an unreasonable additional burden Major criticism Ns been directed at tN vorce Counseling Is mandatory when minor State Road Commission for authorizing children are Involved start of work last fall when it was obvious The law declares it is “the public pol tjiat the street would have to be torn up all Icy of the State of Utah to preserve desira- -' ble marital relationships” — a declaration tginter i Whether any blame attaches to the conwith which few will disagree tractors is uncertain but It la a fact that Ward C Holbrook welfare commls- dome contractors are notoriously Inconsld-pf-e aioner who has- long favored this coun of the public when It comes td Work: ” aelmg program 'believes on the basis of” ing on streets This applies to all kinds of experience in other states It may reduce road projects from a big highway job the present high Utah divorce rate as much where a contractor may work on a as 30 per cent If It does that It could save stretch of road and keep the whole the state and federal government as much tfiing torn up for montN Instead of doing as $600 00Q a year now spent for aid for the Job mile by mile to the man who cuts dependent children Into a street to make a plumbing or other ' With estimated cost of the counseling connection and leaves a d hole for program 6nly $60000 a year the state of Weeks to jolt cars and drivers Utah therefore stands to gain considerably t Street and highway construction work if the program proves as successful as must be carried on But it does seem there : anticipated could be more concern shown for the publiven if It isn’t that successful It should lic’s comfort - and convenience Certainly be worth while Studies Nve proved tNt Seventh East is a prize example of the lack divorces are deeply regretted later many jf such concern by both parties and that wise counseling at the time would have helped feuding couple! to work out their problems without severing the marital relationship b ' This is enough lor husbands - Important changes took place this week and wives important but it is far more important at the regional office of the U A Forest where children are concerned The inseService at Ogden curity and emotional disturbance to chilI Floyd Iverson Js the new regional forester top administrator for 19 national dren which results from divorce has ill forests in Utah Nevada southern Idaho effects which frequently show up in juvenile and western Wyoming and his assistant in delinquency adult criminality or the kind of instability which makes children of dharge of range and wildllfe- -a position Mr broken homes often themselves the creators fyerson has held two years— is William D of broken homes thus perpetuating the difHuWt tf The Public Forum -- 4 1957 them well I tct JV p6fus ’ ' V ' ' -- Ike May Be at Turning Point WASHINGTON t-- Amon the loud and insistent voices raised to‘ persuade President E 1 s e n hower that he should seek a second term were those of men close to the President who deeply and sincerely believed way is doubtfuL Hit associates say that he continues to feel that having ’ made an earnest recommends- tion t6 Congress he has done' his duty and It is improper to “ persuade and Influence beyond this formal approach On domestic policy the President has put the greatest stress on federal aid for ‘school construction But the’ n J widespread that he and he alone could reshape the Republican Party and lead the way to peace It is these admiring almost worshipful friends who are today fearful that in the third month of his second term the President faces a kind of great divide in his position in the country Either he must as- sert himself more forcefully than he has yet done or see his hoid on popular opinion eroded away FOREIGN AID is perhaps the best example Those familiar from the inside with the workings of Congress say that the President must con vert 25 to 30 Republican members of the House to thp importance of going along with most of the 44 billion dollars the administration has requested for foreign aid' If he does not do this the appropriation Is' likely to be chopped down in such a way as to cripple not only the aid program but the foreign policy of which it is an important prop In past years the Democrats have saved the administration on this and other issues f 7 But today according to those' close to the situation the Democratic Party is so torn by frustrations and divisions that Democrats In Congress wiJL not In' thet words of of their younger lea’ders pull the Republlcnnj'hestnuts out - of the fire Eisenhower Mr Whether will work on members of his own party in a direct person-f belief Is that the administration measure U dead for the current session ’ qf Congress Much of the attack on-th- e administration which is coming closer and closer to the President himself as a target' can be traced to the statement of Secretary of the Treasury George M Humphrey in Jan- uary inviting Congress to cut the 71 billion dollar budget The attach on the Fresl- - ' dent extends to small things il well as large ' The "fact that the President ' en route to his Gettysburg ‘ farm over narrow curving roads In Maryland and Pennsylvania went 70 miles an hour or more caused an uproar But again and again during his first four years in the White House reporters complained of the speed at which the cavalcade traveled on the way to Gettysburg and yet”" little or no notice was taken of it Observing this change one of his associates remarked’ wryly: "In the first four years it seemed that he could do nothing wrong If the current trend continues it may turn out that he can do nothing JL rightXL: PUBLIC OPINION in America is notably capricious' particularly with heroes ' r v Some of Mr Elsenhower’S most dedicated long-timadmirers fear that a turning point may have come for the President They are concerned lest this be not merely the fall of a hero from the pantheon of popularity but also the end of the policies and programs for which he has stood e ( V T : - zpfc awfc Na imhm-- it ilspi gi hiiii iistj sew 411 a 3 J JSruiSH W'fc MW - |