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Show jjpaiMrrttVnJniwilJl,. fbe Salt Son, the Sonth 40 a!u ffibtm labours If Yon Can Catch It Marqnis Childs Asian Countries May Turn Deaf Ear to U.S. Appeals Tuesday Morning, 'April 27, 1965 Page 10 A Bombings Dont Stop Viet Infiltration . Defense Secretary McNamaras press conference - .report on the Viet Nam war included- the grim news that a regular combat unit of the North Vietnamese army has been infiltrated across the border to fight with the Viet Cong guerrillas. The secretary also said that North Viet Nams aggression "has grown pro-- , gresslvely . more flagrant and uncon-straine- d. Yet for three months U.S. planes have been bombing bases in North Viet Nam and lines of supply and communication in - ah attempt to halt infiltration. The raids obviously have not achieved the desired results. And more regular troops may be expected to move from North to South Viet Nam. Moreover, it is apparent, ac- -. cording to McNamara, that the Viet Congs main force units "now are being and retrained with entirely the newest Chinese Communist family of weapons. McNamara believes nevertheless that Halting Arena Conflict Representatives of the University of Utah and Salt Lake City officials and citizens interested in the downtown civic center had a useful and generally harmonious meeting to discuss the role of the in the commu-nittwoplanned sports-arenIt was a sensible effort to keep conflict and competition between the universitys arena and' the Salt Palace at a as y. minimum. Unfortunately the broad understanding reached by the group was challenged even before the meeting by an editorial in the University of Utah Chronicle, student newspaper, which seems to confirm the worst fears of those who had opposed the construction of two similar arenas in Salt Lake City. President Fletcher of the university and other university spokesmen said they could see no area of conflict and declared that the campus center is intended almost exclusively for university-relate- d events. But the Chronicle editorial said no university commitment should be made "especially a commitment that the university would use the center only for collegiate events. It also criticized the fact only one student representative was at the meeting, warning regents and faculty that they "must remember whose moneys is at stake if they feel tempted to negotiate unilaterally with Salt Palace officials." This challenge bodes ill for future elimination of conflict in eyents scheduled at the two arenas, with students perhaps seeking to exploit their arena at the expense of the Salt Lake County taxpayers who are financing the c enter.- - Incidentally these are the same taxpayers who contribute heavily to the education of the stu- auditorium-rena-eonventi- dents. We hope the Board of Regents and university administration are able to establish firm control over the new facility. Perhaps it should be university financed to settle any doubts as to who is going to run it. Granites Challenge Voter approval of a $12,500,000 bond issue at a Granite School District election Tuesday will enable the district to meet increasing demands for more classrooms and keep eligible for maximum state aid for" Bchool"c6nstrucflori. The bond issue, if approved, will not increase local school taxes and by law proceeds from the bonds can be used only for construction of school buildings and additions, necessary remodeling of older structures, and purchased furnishings, equip-meand school sites. nt bombing attacks have created morale problems for the Communists and have forced them to extend their limited resources. The strikes against bridges were described as particularly successful. -- Aggression Continues is a relative term, however. TetNam shows no sign of halt-in- g its aggression or even accepting President Johnsons recent offer' of unconditional discussion. The war continues at a cost to the United States of V2 billion dollars a year. and so does the process of escalation. The air raids on the north were one step in this process. Now more American ground forces are being committed, while over the weekend, the Johnson administration let it be known It is holding open the option of using small nuclear weapons if necessary. Perhaps if necessary means full Communist Chinese participation. At any rate, McNamara said, There is no military requirement for the use of nuclear weapons In the current situation and no useful purpose can be served by speculating on remote contingencies. Success 1. Visiting Cartoonist m MAUOlM The Public Forum Misuse the Issue Help in Emergencies The question of maintaining emergency ambulance service by police in Salt Lake City is perennial. There Is no doubt It is expensive, and also that at times the availability of such service for emergencies is abused. People call a police ambulance to transport an ill person (but not an emergency case) to a hospital rather than summoning a private vehicle. Public Safety Commissioner Holley has suggested the service might be discontinued. He particularly pointed to the fact some ambulance calls could be paid for through hospital-medicinsurance. In other cases he felt it was the responsibility of the county to pay ambulance costs for the indigent sick. We sympathize with Commissioner-Hone- ys desire to economize but question if the city should economize at the expense of a vital service to the public. One of the fundamental responsibilities of police is to respond to emergency appeals. Where else can people turn for -help? Private ambulances are not pre-parto respond with the speed of police. al ed of these ambulances will have either the training or the equipment to deal with an emergency in which immediate aid may be a matter of life or death. This is one of the finest services the police render, and hundreds and hundreds of Salt Lakes citizensjeel a debt of gratitude for police emergency responses. This builds d public support and sympathy for the over-al- l functioning of the Police Department. The service should be continued. As to the abuses, and the possible payment for transport of people to hospitals, the city might explore the possibility of charging the same fee collected by private ambulances whenever such service is rendered. much-neede- Jack Wilsons WASHINGTON President' De Gaulle Is dismayed at the way were operating in Viet Nam. When the French left, the place was a perfect shambles, and weve got It all messed up. - The Public Health Service plans new research into causes of tooth decay. They want .to find out why half the kids always seem to land in the wrong test group. LePeUey In OhrtatUa Sclent -- "Stop the war, Monitor I want to get off!. By Our Readers of firearms to responsible individuals and to severely penalize the misuse In these respects Sen. Dodds original efforts in 1962 to restrict firearms ownership to responsible persons by the use of an eligibility affidavit are to be commended, as are those by Rep. Casey of Texas in propos-- Editor, Tribune: Recent events including the tragic assassination of President Kennedy have again brought into public view the problems involved with the ownership and use of firearms. Persons on both sides have made numerous public statements, many based upon an irrational (but very real) fear of guns or the reluctance to realize that certain destructive devices must be regulated, if not by the owners, then by society, in the Interest of public safety. An inanimate mechanical device capable of destroying life or property through its 'misuse is only as safe as the man controlling it. Society has consistently recognized this, and has developed laws not only to punish individuals for the misuse of these devices, but to define those allowed to own and operate these devices. A good example of such a system of laws is that concerning the automobile, which is probably the most lethal mechanical device readily available. Any legislation on firearms must follow a similar course. It is folly to believe that the existence of a firearm was ever the basic cause of an accident or a crime. At the heart of any tragedy involving firearms is the misuse-throu- gh ignorance, irresponsibility, or Intent of the gun, and not the gun itself. We must, then, develop wavs to restrict the ownership and use Forum Rules To be publiehed, lettero must be submitted exclusively to The Tribune and bear writers full signature and address. Names must be printed on political letters but may be withheld lot eompelllns reasons on others. Preference is given to letters printed with writers' names. Letters must be under ISA words and are subject to further condensation when space limits require it. ing legislation to provide an automatic prison sentence to anyone using a firearm in the commission of a crime. LAWRENCE L. CLARKE JR. President, Utah Gun Collectors Assn. Pit Bull Fights Editor, Tribune: There is too much rumor and evidence that pit bull fighting is going on around Salt Lake and Ogden, to be dismissed as hearsay. Asked why they dont do something about it, some law enforcement officers reply, "We would if we knew about it Actually, if they are interested, this should not be too baffling a piece of detection. Pit bull and cocF fighting Sally Rand observes her 61st birthday, still doing her famous fan dance. Its nice to know that some of our senior citizens are in such good shape. " ' The Alliance for Progress is developing a huge ant control program In Paraguay. It looks good theyve pretty near got the bugs worked out. represent humanity at its most depraved. These desperate creatures are pitted against each other in savage fights, often to the death. Who is at fault? The agonized pit bull fighter who becomes entangled in a new enemy of chains and turns on the human that came within its grasp? The apathy of law enforcement agencies? Private individuals who have information but do not come forward? Or humans who meet on signal in places to pit these desperate animals against each other in savage fights for survival? GRACE JOHNSON The Weaker Sex Editor, Tribune: William White (Tribune April who Im Double Standard of-CriticsJrks confident would not - Without ican commitment this new commitment accepted painfully and reluctantly, there might have been an utter collapse of morale in South Viet Nam and the disappearance of an effective government in Saigon. In the Presidents own mind the acceptance of this commitment is balanced by the restraints and limitations within which the new policy must operate. Locations Known The President knows the exact numbers and locations of the MIG planes in North Viet Nam. He knows what is happening at the still uncompleted missile sites. He knows what factories and installations must be destroyed at Hanoi to wipe out that Communist capital The President has been urged to give the order to attack and destroy every one of these targets. He has even been uregd to destroy the primitive nuclear arsenal in China. He has resisted, and rejected, all this advice. Two reasons have guided his decisions. He has wanted above all else, to avoid any which would bring policy about a larger or more tragic war. Alinost equally important has been his determination to keep the attack on civilian centers to the bare minimum. Thus far he has succeeded In both objectives. , Invoke Experts The advocates of a stronger standard seems which to govern large sections of American opinion as it reacts to the in bombings Viet Nam. The Communist LBJ. at- tacks and outrages in South Viet Nam tend to be excused or ignored as the inevitable brutalities of war, while a peculiar moral odium is attached by these same people to our air raids in the North. One is dealing here not with world opinion but with what is felt by Americans about one aspect of American policy. Burden on Policy The President Is sorely perplexed by this unfair criticism, believes that it is a burden on American policy, and wonders whether these critics realize that they are making it more difficult to reach a final settlement in Viet Nam. For many months the President was being urged, both In and. outside the administration, to adopt a stern military policy against North Viet Nam. He resisted this advice until it seemed that the imperious pressure of events compelled him to widen the Amer t this went the overly hopeful view of the missionaries and the sentimentalized China of The Good Earth." Colored FDRs Outlook In part it colored Franklin Roosevelts outlook and with it went his stubborn conviction k that the China of Chiang must be a great power. Some of --the. --worst errors of-tpostwar era grew out of that conviction as Chiang floundered and went down in a welter of corruption. Then came the illusion that Kai-she- Mao Tse-tun- he and his discip- g lined army were simply agrarian reformers-- 1 stoical band bent on carrying out necessary reforms. That fitted neatly with' the missionary view. It should be said, however, that this view was falsely imputed to some of Americas ablest Foreign Service officers who were trying to convey the reality of an impending catastrophe. In still another carefully cultivated illusion the China lobby piled the blame for losing China on a few Americans. Most Conspicuous The most conspicuous calculation came when mislas Gen.-Doug- McArthur assured President Truman, on the basis of his own intelligence reports, that Chinese troops in mass would not enter the Korean War. One of the worst .debacles in Americas military history resulted. In the years that followed, the professional China watchers in Hong Kong repeatedly predicted that the Communist regime would fall They forecast famine and revolution afid the return of Chiang Kai-shand his army from Formosa to be welcomed back to the mainland. Needless to say, this line got substantial help from Chiang and his propagandists in this country. Familiar Record That is the dismal score. It is a record familiar to Asians and to Europeans and to Africans as the United States has successfully blocked the admission of China to the United Nations and in other ways sought to isolate a nation of 700 million people. Asians in particular, as they look at this score, question the assurances that come out of Washington today. Their governments, as in the instance of Japan and Thailand, may pay obeisance to America's power in words of proper deference. But belief in Americas ends and aims and how they are to be achieved Is quite another matter. Senator From Sandpit By Ham Park Laughter and memories, and a few regrets. Hilaire Belloc. The Dangerous Yessir, bleary-eyed- " Ere quavered xld wino, the lTrii not one of them as gits skeered of atom bombs an the like. I figger things is a lot like the bootlegging dayswhen I nlks.w a.s afeared Several times in recent weeks President Johnson has expressed h i s surprise and sadness at the double WASHINGTON S. 13) malign his sex without justifiable research, confirms a deplorable fear that masculinity is fast declining into an obsolescent commodity. Honesty compels my admission that the defenseless little woman, her once vaunted femininity now permanently preserved in romance only, is to blame. Not content when her impulsive aggressiveness stripped man of all pretense towards chivalry, she next appropriated his characteristics, mannerisms, dress and job. Today the ravished American male has little, save monthly bills, to remind him of an impressively important past. MARGARETrBURT0N' Max Freedman - Potomac Fever - ' land, he will I V get encourage- ment and pos- s i b 1 y something more concrete. But this seems likely to be the beginning and the end of his success. For the grim fact is that, thanks to the coincidence of two circumstances, American friends and allies in Asia are hard to find. The long-terconsequences to failure of Americas achieve any realistic adjustment to the existence of Red China is what sets this country apart from most of Asia. Accepted in Asia -- In one way or another the Asian nations have accepted the fact of a vast change in the Asian power structure. Even India, while still suffering from the shock of the border attack of two and a half years ago, has a clear view of the Chinese colossus. Despite their war a Chinese diplomatic mission is in New Delhi and an Indian mission in Peking. The end result of Americas China policy, or lack of it, coincides with the war in Viet there Nam. Theoretically, should be understanding, particularly in India, for Americas Vietnamese position. But except for South Korea and almost Nationalist China, wholly dependent on American aid, support is nil. Raises Color Issue If masses of American ground troops are sent into South Viet Nam, they will in Asia be seen as white men shooting at men of color. If nuclear weapons are finally used on China this will be the second time that the leading western power has turned the ultimate weapon against Asiatics. It is against the long record of miscalculation and error on China that the easy assurances of Viet Nam policy makers and their echoes China is no threat, China will stand aside must be examined. That record begins with the happy augury of the use of Americas share of the Boxer rebellion indemnity for the education of Chinese students in this country. But along with ki Carefully Considered that drivers Henry I and-New-Z- ea We cannot believe, however, that the original guarded reference to nuclear weapons was made without due consideration. The alarm such talk causes among U.S. friends and allies must have been balanced against the value of the warning to Communist adversaries. Britain and the Soviet Union have finally succeeded in opening what could be a backdoor approach to informal talks on Viet Nam. The two countries, as cochairmen of the 1954 Indochinese commission, agreed, with American approval, to call an international conference on Cambodia, one of the Independent nations formerly part of French Indochina. If the conference can be arranged, then the problems of Cambodias neighbor, Viet Nam, might be considered secretly. Unfortunately, Cambodia objects to either the United States or Viet Nam taking part, and as long as that position is maintained, there will be no conference. At best, the Cambodian project offers only the slimmest of hopes for an eventual Viet Nam settlement. The climate is not right and will not be as long as the Viet Cong can operate successfully and North Viet Nam is able to supply fighting men and weapons. Peace talks would be futile unless the Communists are convinced their aggression is not worth the price. Nor- school district in Utah. This years enrollment of 55,702 pupils Is exThe pected to grow to 70,223 by 1970-7enrollment increase Anticipated requires more than 100 additional classrooms per year, with greater need for secondary schools in the immediate future. Failure to approve the bonds would not only be a severe setback to the longterm building program, but would lose for the district more than $2,000,000 in state aid for school building work during the Coming biennium. Registered voters who paid a property tax during the previous year are eligible to vote between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. today. A favorable vote is urged. WASHINGTON Cabot Lodge on his mission to Asia has a difficult if not all but impossible task. That is to recruit help for Americas war effort in. South Viet Nam. In Australia i that American policy, right now, without further delay, are not hootch might bloodthirsty militarists. They make em. can invoke the authority of evor even blind, Caeery expert on war from kill em. sar to Churchill in arguing I remember buying one of In a war is moderation that little contraptions for them mistake that actually prolongs wUs testing likker to see if it the conflict and in the end inlablittle a was It drink. to fit casualcreases the number of case small a in oratory all ties. They can argue that the with diffrent acids numbered present policy is merly inflictYou ing superficial damage to so you couldnt go wrong. North Viet Nam without doing took some of the hootch in a test tube and put in three enough to destroy its will to resist or to bring it to the condrops of No. 1. Then you wai-tference table. ed four or five minutes and These arguments will pose then you put in six drops of the supreme issue of policy as No. 2. the bombing raids steadily apWell sir, when you finally proach Hanoi. got through, if the stuff was Central Belief safe to drink, it would be central clear as water. But if it The Presidents turned violet blue, then it was belief is that it is unfair to full of fusel oil, wood alcohol, American policy and American honor to wince away from and things like that First I what we are doing in North tested some that the bootlegger Viet Nam while ignoring, or finding excuses for, what the said a i friend had brung in Communists are doing in from Scotland. It turned so South Viet Nam. This is quite blue I filled my fountain pen distinct from the larger queswith it. Then I tested some tions of American policy in Canadian rye that anViet Nam and southeast other bootlegger had smugAsia. gled in from Mexico. It turned It is an appeal to have blue, green, orange and purple. American policy judged fairly When I tested some fine old and squarely, in the context of London gin just off the boat, it a continuing military chalturned violet blue and shot off lenge, and with Communist three flaming balls Tike' a Roand menaces man candle. provocations ' kept always in mind. AmeriWell, I asked, What did cans of goodwill will heed do then? Throw the you this appeal, regardless of their views on particular aspects of hootch away? "No, mister, he replied. "I the struggle in .Viet Nam. drinking Mac-Tavi- , didnt. I Just threw that testing contraption on the ash heap, like folks did with their Geiger counters ten years ago!" Notes On Cuff Department My daughter, said a coed's mother, says she's eager to meet a fellow with the same interests she has like getting married. Vacations are great ers. When you level- - Jake one .you return home just as broke as home because you couldnt ford one. af- The newlyweds had just left for Europe on their honeymoon. The brides mother burst into tears. In trying to console her, her husband said: Dont think of it as losing a daughter; think of it as gaining a bathroom. A secret is something woman tells one person at time. a a Worried over what to give his girl for her birthday, a asked his mother for help. Mom, he said, if you were going to be 16 years old tomorrow, what would you want? Not another thing! she J replied. The Clock of life The Clock of Life runs slowly: a moment at a time, It ticks Its way across th years, In its own measured rhyme. These moments form our days and weeks Our months and lonely years: In each, theres .time for laughter of our And the healing Tears . . . And at Lifes end, the dock i of Life Slows imperceptively And stops upon the stillness Of Gods vast Eternity Dorothy R. Hibner, - .... . Salt Lake City - |