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Show l . rrrrryi"rf7V, v' "ryvf f 4 J V v ' y y y jr vy T V v V fTT . J f ; h' - ,She Shoulda alirihmc aU Page 22 bmpip f'tf ' V m r f ? rr"fVXT) (rm f: r ' n I Been Home Takin Care of the kids mili-itar- . large-scal- Waste Oil and Taxes Pupils Need a Union New York Citys school authorities, faced with the strong protest of the United Federation of Teachers, have reversed a previous policy of transferring teachers to ghetto schools. We don't want to force teachprs from one school into another against their will, said Bernard E. Donovan, acting superin- tendent. But there is no change in the New York plan to require the forced transfer of pupils, busing tijem from their neighborhood schools to other schools in order to accomplish integration. Clearly New Yorks school children do not have the same rights to reject enforced transfer as do the teachers. They should form a union. Jack Wilsons Potomac Fever WASHINGTON The Dow Jones Industrial Average is getting close to 1,000 and they're talking about a two-for-o- split. And maybe you wont believe it, but the Weather Bureau is planning the same thing, next time the temperature hits 100. Dont you worry about old Casey Sten-- : He can one arm in a with talk better gel. sling than most people can in a cement i - ipixer. Sukarno orders all Indonesian business-'ine- n ; to contribute to his regime. Thats awful he doesnt even give them a or go swimming with them. din-jn- er WASHINGTON The Making of a Quag-- ; by David Halber- - stain; Random Honse, $22 pp. $5.95. i Some of todays deep misgivings and fears about, our' fortunes in Viet Nam stem from the accumulation of false official reports of victories there. especiaUy during the J.'Ngo Dinh Diem regime, t Davis Halberstam, correspondent for the New York 2 Times in Viet Nam from through 1963, the AP's Malcolm W. Browne (author of The New Face of War) and a few others undertook to teU the truth as they saw it ' about the war, and in doing so they had to fight a private war with the Diem, regime and American military officers and censors. They regarded with a fishy eye the ' "strategic hamlet ; program that was supposed to pacify the little people" of South Viet' Nam. And while Washington was receiving a series of Pollyanna reports that aU was well and the war was being won, HaUberstam id much to puncture the Ene mid-196- V i of Self-Delusi- on optimism. Says Raids will Fail "The Making of a Quag- 'mire was written before the U.S. began bombing North Viet Nam last February, but anticipating the raids, Halberstam predicted they, too, wiE fail. him in 1961, Diem is seen now as personaUy incorruptible but timid, a mandarin isolated from his own people and increasingly dominated by his scheming brother, Nhu, and the latters ambitious wife. Too Little, Too Late The Viet Nam imbrogUo has its roots of course in France's For their courageous and inHalbersorry colonial policy. And genious reporting, stam and Browne shared a where were todays U.S. pol-- , Pulitzer prize. icymakers when the crisis was "There is something to the beginning to shape up in 1946? Viet Cong besides terror, McNamara was a "whiz kid something more to winning a at Ford; Lyndon Johnson was a young congressman to whom revolutionary war than heliforeign affairs meant Mexico. copters, says the author. And 'McGeorge 'Asian Churchill Bundy was working on the Halberstam s weakness was Stiinson papers. that lie sympathized too much The lesson to be learned with the Buddhists and faUed from Viet Nam, says the auto make it clear their demon- thor, is that we .must get in strations were staged by a earEer, be shrewder and force the other side to practice clique of political monks fightThat is a large oring, not for reEgion, but for der. And Halberstam doesnt power.' Much of the book is devoted speU out how it is to be done., Halberstam does not advoto the Diem regime and the slowness of U.S. officials to cate pulling out of Viet Nam. recognize that it was losing the But Die best hope he offers is that the U.S. wiE gain a posiwar. Far from being an Asian Churchill," as the then tion Of strength from which to negotiate. E. H. Linford. Vice President Johnson called govern- ment did- - ? . . -- j w'-' - - V v V .- - " -- '' "I beEeve that it must poEcy of the United States to support free peoples who Threats Mr. Truman was faced by a crisis in Greece and Turkey in 1946 and 1947. Both countries raised problems more than miles away from our The Public Forum Push em Back, Men Editor, Tribune: From S. Roberts letter (Forum, May 8), I see that my earlier com- ment concerning men standing up for their rights was misinterpreted. May I explain? Male dominance irll world affairs, in business, and in the home is being challenged. Articles have appeared for the past 30 years attacking and defending womens stand. I am a proponent of male dominance. Women have no business running politics or private enterprise. Let them support their men through auxiliaries or as hostesses at socials, but even then only if their assistance is requested. It is true that women e with drive and more intelligence require vide the spoils of war. In Afri ca the Middle East, Far East, aE'over the world European powers cut the spoils pie. You dont have to be a mental giant to see that the U.S. could do little or nothing, short of war with our former aides, to halt this division. -- The league, established sans the U.S., possessed the miU-tar- y power to halt Japanese aggression in Manchuria, 1931; German remiEtarization of the Rhineland, 1936; Mussolinis invasion of Ethiopia, y at 1935; and the Munich, 1938. AU these dep give-awa- Pay Raise in Prison County officers are subject to removal by judicial proceedings and grounds for removal are clearly and plainly outUned in the Code of Crimi- nal Procedure, Chapter 7, and leave no doubt in the minds of laymen, even though it apparently poses some problems for tiie county, attorney. I challenge anyone to ask any inmate in the Utah State Prison if he is receiving his pay while incarcerated. I am sure aU would answer no. PARLEY W. BLIGHT Europes Reluctance Editor, Tribune: J. O. Christensen (Forum, May 9) has twisted history until it is unrecognizable. He calls Wilson a "our greatest President fatuous evaluation and states it was American "ignorance and insolence which II We are often prophets to others, only because we are our own historians. Swet-chin- An Old Man Muttering Himself e. then vanish. frustrating! What is it you do to rem- Its edy memorys get- I You make des- troyed the idea of world government. The sad truth is that n European leaders viewed as an impractical dreamer who had no business in world poEtics. These European governments began even before the founding of the y League 'of Nations but of the drafting during the Versa iUes Treaty to di- WE-so- espe-ciaH- It is estimated that it costs about $7 to treat a cold, but, its a bit less if you buy one of the cheaper blends. . Private Road graveled road, a traveled road, But hidden away where only a certain few re- member now! ple? A ting to be the thing I forget with. If ignorance is bliss, why happy peo- A that? My we Eve in an age of materiaEsm, but the tragedy of it Ues in the quaEty of the material. . arent there more Its Thursday, and the words of a song about Thursday get almost to the tip of my tongue and Damfino. Its true that to Ham Park your mind go blank. That should be easy for mine is vacant anyway. s ! It was one works it goUy, By of a show I hits of the song was in back in Chicago in three-fourth- The leading man sang it. I was his understudy, but I never got a chance to sing it. o He was the healthiest The imaginable! show was "The Time, the Place, and the GirL The song had a catchy tune and the words went Eke this: "Thursday always was my Jonah any luck Day! Never stuck v any time. If its Thursday when I pass away, I know they wiE hand me mine. If I put my money on a Thursday race I can see a smile upon the horses face, Go and buy some crepe, old man, they say. Thursday always was my Jonah day! Maybe its an omen gosh! I wonder whatU Somethings happen? Oh-ogone wrong with the typewriter ribbon! It seems to have run out of ink. I can just barely read what Ive typed even when Ivetyped it twice. IU bet its part of the "planned ' obsolescence thing, the dirty crooks! IE have the Missus get me a new ribbon when she goes shopping. She said she would but she thought I ought to have myjtypewriter cleaned and repaired and have a new ribbon put in then. I told her I couldnt wait that long. She looked over my shoulder at my copy and said she couldnt See' why I was in such a hurry. Then she asked me where I got the glasses I was wearing? I told her I got them out of the brown case on the coffee table. No. wonder you thought your ribbon was worn out, she said. I "found those glasses in mjrJeskWhen I cleaned the drawers last night: They must bjat least ten years old! sonofa-so-and-s- Notes oa Cuff Department A miracle drug is one that wiE accompEsh about the things the TV commercial says itll do. - , - Were aUowed to go. The spring stream surged with new energy And the thick woods were rampant with spring. Birds, unafraid, swooped and .twittered, carried uon flirtations. And outrageous Suddenly, The roar of a cement truck Thundered up the road. ' -Even the water was silent, Drowned by the grinding sound Of huge wheels Determined" to make it to the i top, For whatever purpose was meant for them. There was a hush . . . And a breeze created By all that machinery. The birds knew it And were quiet, waiting. But even they, in their fragile wisdom, Knew it would pass. Leona D.Draper. Salt Lake City. Interpolation Continue the Fieht Editor, Tribune: Although I have heard the voices only of a smaE group, I am under the impression that numerous European immigrants oppose the basic features of our capitalistic system. Their dissension originates from the inevitable burden of taxes, to which they- arp not accustomed, and the extreme necessity of U.S. control of European cold war tactics. These people are Eving in a paradise not yet here. People of this type can afford to think in this manner because they know that when trouble arises, the U.S. will virtuously intervene and protect the interests of all By Ham Park 1908. Editor, Tribune: I am a taxpayer and I would Eke to protest against the County Commission for authorizing a raise in the salary of a county official who is serving time in a federal penithe tentiary. Furthermore, fact that this man is drawing his salary while he is locked up is an insult to aU the taxpayers of this county. It appears that the county attorney is at a complete loss as to the removal of this man. His statement is to wait until this man is released from prison before deciding what to do. I say remove him from office now and stop his pay. C. L. LARSON. Senator From Sandpit above-averag- than changing diahrst washing dishes and socializing. Many are content with' this role and make the most of it. They have my respect and admiration. But for those who arent, I suggest that there are more constructive and less interfering uses for these drives. And its pretty much up to the men to channel these women into charity, church and club work where they are naturals. Very few men object to these endeavors, except when it interferes with the smooth operation of the home. I have heard men complain, and I hope they wiE object about womconscientiously, ens invasion into once exclusive male domains. The only way men can retain their dominance is to push back. Women wiE return to utter femininity only when men assert their masculinity. MAURINE SHEPHERD By Our Readers lorable chapters could have been and should have been prevented by firm English and French action against aggressors. Instead, those European powers were busy guarding their colonies. The world chaos which America has inherited today stems from European reluctance to create poEtical, so-cial, and economic reforms in their former colonies, and to stand up to and defeat aggression, not "from any sabotage wreaked by the U.S. on the league. people. Now we enter into a most grave situation and must not feel the burdens of defeat. Many people, even some loyal peace-lovin- g Americans, recommend that we ease up on the North Vietnamese. They fear we .might incur the wrath of the mighty Red army. I feel the U.S. must continue to pursue a policy of relentless counterattacks by air. The inauspicious advent of the rainy season nears in North Viet Nam, thus interfering with U.S. counterattacks by air. This misfgrtune also permits the Viet Cong to assemble massively unnoticed in areas in the immediate proximity of U.S. defensive units. And you better believe theyll march south the first chance they get. LARRY CHAPEKIS Parking Nurseries Tribune: Today Editor, when I was thinking about the Ettle girl who was burned to death in the automobile at a Murray parking lot, I got to wondering why somebody doesnt built a little room or nursery at each parking lot, just for the children. The room could have a rest room and an attendant. Then instead of leaving children alone in cars (and they are often left in locked cars) parents could take them to those places as soon as they parked. After all, if we( can build football stadiums' and feel pleased about it I should think helping the mothers with their small children wouldnt hurt anything. The project could be named as a memorial for the little girl who died in the fire. MRS. C. H. JENNINGS By shores. The two nations were being challenged by Communist threats from within and without. Isolationists emerged1 at the time in America to urge that the United States keep hands off. Mr. Truman, howCongress and a ever, said-tnationwide radio audience In 1947: in Communist Factors to Exploit The failure of an Alabama jury to convict a Ku Klux Klansman for the murder of Mrs. Viola Gregg Liuzzo of Detroit threw additional doubts on the ability to obtain the conviction of anyone accused of murdering a Negro or civil rights worker in the Deep South. More discouraging is news that the klan held a rally at Anniston after the jury failed to reach a verdict and gave a standing ovation to the defendant and two other men accused of Mrs. Liuzzos murder. The reason for the celebration is not clear. Were the klansmen applauded because they were not found guilty of terrorism or because they had been charged with it? There is some comfort in the fact that ten of the 12 white male jurors stood for conviction in the case ind also in the announcement of Alabama Attorney General Flowers that he would push a new murder trial. This is offset by the Klan celebration and the fact thatS defense counsel at the trial slurred the dead woman so blatantly that any concept of justice was degraded. Civil rights laws are being made more stringent to cope with Southern intransigence. Is the time coming when, to assure equal justice, it will be necessary to have federal laws covering murder? own tohappening day. But, by coincidence, former President Harry S Truman had his 81st birthday a few days ago, and of this occasioned a Mr. Trumans two volumes of memoirs, certaih pages of which outEne American foreign poUcy in words that read as if they had been written in 1965 in relation to Viet Nam and the Dominican Republic. g. Alabamas Shame would those that are even been silent on some proposals. , The Soviet Union has played a double role, denouncing "American imperialism," yet supporting the idea of negotiation sufficiently to bring angry blasts from Pek-in- Moscow-Peking-Ha-n- ' Con- - crises quite similar to and the establishment of an police force along the border betweeifSNgrth and South Viet Nam. The North Vietnamese government has been less forceful in its objections and has Threat and Promise peo- prefer tQ forget what, their Afro-Asia- n The President again called for unconditional discussions, saying, "It would clearly be in the interest of North Viet Nam to come to the conference table. For them continuation of war without talks means only damage without conquest. The threat of continued air attacks on North Viet Nam is clear. Equally clear is U.S. willingness to negotiate a settlement plus the promise of economic aid. Disruption of the triangle may be a long time in developing if, indeed, it ever doesW Johnsons apparent strategy is well worth pursuing, however. American military action in Viet Nam is intended to prove, in the President's words, that "aggression wiE not work. It can well be supplemented by American diplomatic of gress Attacking the Triangle Reporter Tells of War on mire, bers Mr. Johnson appears to be trying to disrupt the triangular relationship between the Soviet Union, China and North Viet Nam a relationship marked by tension and disagreement. Every suggestion for negotiations on Viet Nam has been attacked by China, including Indias recent proposal for a Our Quagmire in Viet Nam ' maybe even some mem . It is highly probable1 that the Soviet Union would favor a settlement that had the effect of containing Chinese influence in Asia. It is also likely that North Viet Nam fears domination by China. And these two factors could be exploited by the United States in order to bring about negotiations. For a time the possibility existed that informal talks might take place at a conference on Cambodia. But when Peking objected vehemently, Cambodia backed is expressing out. .Now Washington "great' interest in Indias proposal. Maybe ple dont Eke to read what happened in yesteryears, ese nationalism" or the cost to North Viet Nam of continued war. Peking's objective is to erode and discredit America's ability to prevent Chinese domination over aU Asia, but In this, said the President, they shall not succeed. i I rT-rr- HST Didut Delay in 47,. Neither Did LBJ Today ' cease-fir- e The House Ways and Means Committee wiE hold executive hearings next week on proposals to reduce excise taxes. Most of the pressure seems to be for nuisance repeal or reduction of taxes", but at least one lobby is pushing for the retention of one tax. The petroleum industry claims it is able to exist only because a tax is levied on ordinary lubricating oil (while oil is exempt ) . The petroleum Industry makes a profit from cleaning up crankcase drainings. It collects waste oil from service stations and renders it re-- , usable by refining it again. The industry produced 400 million quarts of reprocessed lubricating oU at 68 last year. Oil never wears out, the industry claims. It either burns or gets dirty. So crankcase drainings are laundered and sold to railroads, bus and truck lines, airlines and the U.S. Air Force. Some of It goes into marine and industrial oils. The trade association claims that if the tax or new lubricating oil is will go out removed, many of business, and the remainder will have to charge for picking up the crankcase waste from service stations. The industry presents another argument : Waste oil is a dangerous pollutant. keeps the oil out of water supplies, sewage plants and incinerators. Even if burned, 450 million quarts of oil a year would create quite a smog. Also there is a conservation argument. Next week the major refiners will give their pitch. rr David Lawrence President Steps Up Peace Offensive President Jbhnson has stepped up his in Viet Nam with a peace offensive nationally televised speech in which he We know, as our adversaries declared, y should also know, there is no purely solution in sight for either side. He cfiupled this with a restatement of his e offer of economic aid to all southeast Asia, and again invited the Soviet Union to cooperate. , At the same time, the President de--' dared that Communist China is' not interested in the fulfillment of Vietnam- - c - Saturday Morning, May 15, 1965 .J rTTr T"? Interlandi If be-th- e are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in theirown way." Must Act in, Time On April 5, 1947, 'at a Jeff Day dinner, Mr. Truman declared: We must take a positive stand. It is no longer Ve enough merely to say, dont want war. We must act ad of time to stamp out the smoldering beginnings of any conflict that may threaten to spread over the world. The Communists today have interfered in the internal aP fairs of the Dominican Republic as well as Viet Nam,- In both cases, the existing gov emments indicated plainly their need of Arngrican help. The United States was told by go-so- time-rahe- - the Dominican government, for instance, that lives and property no longer could be protected. Obviously, the alternative was to mobilize an armed force from this- - coun- try. , Similar Experience Mr. Truman had a similar experience when the Greek situation took a serious turn. He teEs in his book what happened in 1947: Sizable guerrilla units had crossed the frontier from AL. bania. It appeared that they were aiming at the occupation of some larger communities that could serve as centers for a peoples republic. I called the secretary of the navy and asked him how large a part of our Mediterranean fleet he might be able to move to Greek ports. Secretary Forrestal informed me that it would be entirely practicable to have a large part of the Mediterranean squadron shifted on short order. He expressed a beEef that such a visit would have some deterrent effect on the activities, of the Communist guerrillas. . . Support of Congress Mr. Truman didn't wait for the U.N. to act but he got supwhich port from Congress, passed a bill authorizing aid to Greece. He writes: With this enactment by Congress of aid to Greece and Turkey; America had served notice that the march of Communism would not be allowed to succeed by default. The Communist rebels in Greece and their accomplices north of the border realized, of course, that the arrival of American aid would prove their undoing. They made every effort, therefore, to secure a victory before our aid might become effective. There wai no doubt that the rebels were ! masterminded from the sateC lite countries. -- Resulted in NATO The U.N. Charter, permit collective action by individual members, and it was the troui ble in Greece which led t President Trumans introduce tioji of the Marshall Plan of economic aid to Europe anl subsequently the proposal fdf-tNorth Atlantic Treaty,; which enabled the United States to furnish substantial! military aid not only to the; original signers of the treaty but also to the other countries such as Greece and Turkey. Neither the Marshall Plan! nor the NATO treaty required; any participation by the U.N Both projects . were regional, arrangements,- - analogous the AUianct: for Progress and the Organization of AmeR (can States. he Same Objectives jC; The objectives now are th!j same as were championed hyv the United States nearly 2Jj years ago. For what wa4 known then as the Trums Doctrine has its counterfapC today in the Johnson Docq trine, which,' in turn, is logical sequel to the MonrodJ Doctrine proclaimed in- 18231, when European powers cover-ing the territory of existing governments in Latin America! were warned not to coromSh any acts of aggression in thJS hemisphere. This is stiE American foret ign policy. C New York Herald Tribune 4 Soaper Says J;-- Nothing spoils a reunion like, having an old classmate turjK up rich, healthy and happy. Were lucky that Mother Na! tures favorite color is green; Instead of mauve, fuchsia fry something else that might ! one-tent- h - I. Interesting Interpretation a little tiresome. f. . & v gU . |