Show "7 I f Wliat Are the Reins For? £alif gfribn'ne be J5alt The Public Forum By Our Readers Saturday Morning December 28 1957 Stock Taking Some New Approach to Russia Is Needed Attempts to negotiate with the Russians on disarmament (and on many other matters) have been filled with frustration and failure It is easy for Americans Vo conclude that such' negotiation is a waste of time This appears to be the view of Secretary of State Dulles which he reportedly is upholding in current discussions in Washington relative to a US response to Moscow’s latest disarmament proposals Let it be acknowledged that these proposals seem to be more propaganda than a practical approach to agreement -- ' STILL WE DO NOT believe they should be ignored’ One can never be sure— as several past Instances of successful negotiation with Communists prove — when some shift in position or policy may lead to an agreement No matter how frustrating or how slam the" it is we must never " "door to negotiation 7 ' subject Harold E Stassen the President’s adviser on disarmament believes the United States should take the initiative in pressing for renewed talks with Russia He is reportedly at odds with Secretary Dulles on this point It is also said that Undersecretary of State Herter does not go along with Dulles’ view that any negotiation with Russia now Is futile Some attempt certainly must be made to see if the Russians really want to ipake a serious effort to bridge the widening gap and halt the mad race for bigger more accurate and more destructive weapons There is considerable question what the approach should be atomic age What are our prospects for employment profits- capital gain or loss in the coming year? Why are we losing ground so fast to our Communist competitor Russia in the fields of education scientific research applied - science and world politics? The US is still a great country even though the total assessed taxable value of its physical assets have been mortgaged to the money lenders But what of the future? Is the government going to restore jobs to the! 5 million unemployed by further borrowing or Is it going (o continue to let’ this Vast army of The Russians seem to want another e summit conference But unless some peal achievement (ii probable this could do mori harm than good by arousing false hopes In the World and permitting Communist propagandists ta place the blame for failure on America" Soviet spokesmen have thrown cold water on a proposal for a meeting of for- - Adlal Stevenson for example while ©gnizing our “disillusioning” experiences potential workers languish benefits welfare -- - -V- leveL m Dr M Hyrum Harris secretary of the Utah Taxpayers 'Assn has suggested that the’ City Commission Increase-hour- — This could be a starting point Such exploratory private exchanges might reveal areas where both Russia and America are prepared to give ground— to withdraw somewhat from the inflexible positions each has taken WASHINGTON— The mere of the Gaither re- meter parking rates to 10 cents In the congested downtown area He made the suggestion as a means of raising additional revenue While we disagree with the motive - (parking meters are not regarded legally as sources of revenue) the 'suggestion has TIIE WORLD situation today Is "more than” it has been "since the end of War H says Vera Micheles Dean of the Foreign Policy Association It demands diplomatic flexibility-i-"th- e unfreezmolds" ing of once hard-se- t It could be that Russia Is ready for some tmfreezlng-whic- h will permit relaxation of tension some settlement of international disputes some progress toward realistic and dependable disarmament Let us find out And if Mr Dulles has become so rigid and so Inflexible and so frustrated by past negotiating failures then he had best step aside and let someone else see If a new approach new Ideas and" a new personality might not bring new hope to the world fluid World merit The Idea Is not new It has often been discussed and invariably opposed by downtown merchants for fear It will drive away customers Yet it might do more to bring-- 4 customers inthan keep 'them out because it would prpbably reduce' downtown traffic congestion and make more curb parking space available parking In the main downtown y prea would encourage parkers to use a lot At 70 to 90 cents a day curb parking would be much less attractive The avoidance of hourly trips would be an extra bonus for both and employer employe v Shoppers also would be more Inclined to patronize an lot If the present wide differential in cost were harrowed Actually a nickel an hour for curb parkAlthough great care has been taken to ing Is one thing which discourages fullest emphasize that no “race to the South Pole” use of the very ample supply of Is contemplated the efforts of two expediparking space which Is available to downtions one' British and the other New Zea' town workers and land have many of the elements of a con-te— If In fact 'a shoppers meter rate will en? The objectives are scientific but the use of courage greater parking men e taking part in the expeditions —and parkers then It Is In the In- by the rest of the world too — must have a keen terest of downtown For It is mainly the ' casual shopper or office visitor who Is now sense of rivalry They would not be human If felt otherwise they encouraged to go elsewhere because he can’t The British under Dr Vivian Fuchs find a curb parking stall And even If he doesn’t go elsewhere he Is apt to cruise and the New Zealanders under Sir Edmund around and around the block adding to Hillary hdfce to rendezvous at the pole early traffic congestion which still further dis- in the new year Neither of course will courages shoppers and others from coming be first on the scene That honor was won in 1912 by Robert Scott who died with his downtown t In the final analysis it Is ’doubtful If four companions on the grueling return the extra hickel would keep people away trip Other polar explorers followed and In from downtown nearly as much as the 'recent years the trips have been made by extra time annoyance and wear and tear plane Admiral Richard E Byrd and Bemt on car and nerves of fighting a - way Balchen first flew over the pole In 1929 through clogged streets and searching Last year an American plane made a round trip landing at the pole and more than 700 vainly for a parking space tons of supplies havejbeen airlifted there for construction of the South Pole Station In a way Fuchs and Hillary are “old ' fashioned" They are traveling over the ice But even “here technology has The million members of 46 organizawrought tions allied with the National Music Counits changes the d tractor has cil are to be polled as to their views on replaced the dog sled some suggestion for “tidying up" the NaAntarctica is the last of the continents tional Anthem to be explored and its surface hasn’t even With an assist from the Library of Con— been scratched Right now as part of the gress and the Department of the Army the observance of the International Geophysical council wants to get the words and punctuYear the continent is figuratively crawling ation of "The Banner" closer with scientists Tor Antarctica which has to what Francis Scott Key Intended and to about 90 per cent of the earth’s jcp cover make them fit better Into the music writInfluences the climate of all the countries ten originally by John Stafford Smith for of the world Almost ajivthin" that the an old British song called “To Anacreon In scientists discover during theTGY should Heaven” prove useful sooner or later The song should be sung with' its We can talk about sending rockets tg early ' flowing rhythm' and not chopped into easy the moon some day but today we knovv less snappy phrases says Richard Hill of the about Antarctica than we do of the visible ’Library of Congress SlightjyariatiQns-are--urgeBide of the moon — In the melody and harmony “ Some changes in the National Anthem - Our alma mater the school that doesn’t -adopted by Congress in 1931 may be due Its players does slightly better in pay notes the so hard to reach especially high basketball than In football Indicating that and the rhythm which doesn’t exactly stim- -' amateurs come taller than they do wide Ulate marching feet- - Same of the words' written during the British attack on Fort A charge of violating the hunting laws Is' McHenry Baltimore durin the War of dismissed against HaDpv Chandler He aPo -- 1812 are also outdated fftjll we likn the has been involved in shooting for the presireference to “the bnd of the free and the was closed after dency home of the brave” and would like to see It in this Soutnik age The proportion of males in the popu- Let the National" ’fusic " Council take-c- are Tatlon continues to declineThe”"boy who ” however the isn’t rich Or handsome Can point out to the tinkerers make the grand old song really difficult girls that at least he's scares -- Ten-ce- nt all-da- meter-feedin- g -- ‘ off-stre- et Way Down Under off-stre- et port ‘creates— -- the - lor emma painful dl- - For report really amounts-t- o ration the in 1953 One result has been that spending for defense as a proportion of the total national economy has dropped Indictment of the administ- basic ration' national secur- ity policies last over the five years Mr Alsop administration refuses to publish the report or at least the grim facts on which it Is based it will be ac- Thus IT the with reason of concealing essential facts from the nation But if it does publish ts the report or on which It is based the administration will be in effect publishing a confession of its own tragic past error cused the-fac- which REPORT examines in - basic theory—on the admirtistration’s na- tional security THE detail the- policies-hav- e “ THUS FOR FIVE years The chief author of the theory was former Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey who sincerely believed that high taxes and high- - spending were much more dangerous to steadily throughout the senhower years Another result has been that”-th- e administration in its- - policies order has consistently given the country" a reassuring but totally false pitcure of the real balance of military power For the most part with a few exceptions like Sens Stuart Symington and Henry ’Jackson the Democrats never seriously challenged this picture Like Adlal Stevenson in 1956 they reasoned that because of the President’s aura of military prestige there was “no mileage in the defense issue” El- United States than Soyiet missiles or hydrogen the bombs them has remarked “as though I was spending ten- hefurs a day one of - diesel-powere- d - -- d -- i ’ -- the-seaso- n rock-and-ro- ll -- Park By 'FALLON NEV: Tis the night before Christmas and all ’round the base carois are ringing and smiles wreathe each face Stockings are hung by the chimneys with care in positive knowle- dge St Nick will be For there ranchers stockmen the and the Ham Park future looks drear This may -- be the last time Santa’H appear Back in the old days they’d had their say and often fat subsidies had come their way But now they’re afraid and are saddened because it's rumored that Ezra may shoot Santa Claus Notes on the Cuff Department I am looking forward to meeting ‘'Mid’’ and Wally Anderson of Fallon as they are loyal fans of mine The other night Mrs Armstrong wife of the base CO asked my spn for Implying that the only music played on his i set Is rock ’n’ roll He claims he has a small fortune Invested In recordings of fine music which he would be happy to play for me if I’d keep quiet long enough to listen to them I resent the Implication that I talk too much— why I haven’t been able to finish a sentence since J’veJSeen here! hi-f- The Missus Just interrupted train of thought by suggesting that before we leave for home write an1 article entitled “Ten Nights in a my I-- Bar-room- in memogv Having stared straight Into this hell the committee began asking itself the obvi‘ ous questions Is it really true that the United States “can’t afford” sources? - what may be required for survival? They consulted leading economists They examined the" facts— including the Editor Tribune: Whoever the editorial In The Tribune Dec 12 plainly shows that his information was obtained entirely from the Fish and Game Department No effort was made to consult the land qwner or the rank and file sportsman which would have given him a broader -- wrote ’ opinion The Interagency committee never had a normal birth and was established by the big ” of our sleeping quarters Tomorrow is Christmas Day and the base post office will be closed so I’ve got to get this off pronto if I want it to reach the editor In time so conclude with the following poem and call It a m day The Christmas Tree (Sing to the tune of "Trees”) A tree of beauty to behold ’ Arrayed in halos — purest v ly match and surpass the Soviet defense effort while maintaining an acceptable standard of living This was the unanimous conclusion of such practical businessmen and impeccable Republicans as Robert Lovett John McCloy and William Fos- LONDON — The image of America that Europe has cherished through the years has been one of couryouth age freedom —the vision of WHAT THEN is the administration to do? Chief Presidential aide Shemmn Adams and the --'National Security Council secretary Robert Cutler are certainly all for a policy of “top secret and no comment” Vice President Nixon who never bought the “can’t afford” theopf anyway favors either publishing the report in substance or the facts on which it is based So do a number of able people at the middle administration level So do most of the men who worked on the report — with the proviso that it is not edited beyond recognition Nixon is said to believe that a policy of candor would be good politics In the long run But the Issue with which the Gaither report confronts the administration of course far transcends politics A policy of candor would mean a basic change in policy with the “can’t afford” theory relegated to the ashcan and with the world belatedly confronted with the impressive spectacle of the United States rolling a future un-Jiampered by the old weary past That had image grown dim in the 30s est causing the distress songbird I have been reprimanded by ‘ tree —V Salt Lake City Trollope-Carpero- n J r -- would print them however is- still the ideal of every householder - H wildlife Do you know that the dethis biennium for partment was granted $4’lSO0(0"by the" ' Legislature? Think ofjt What are we getting in return? 1 don’t have to tell you If you don’t know ask your neighbor or just watch for yourself I suggest that we ask our Legislature to amend the law so that all receipts j)f the Fish and Game Department from special hunts (which are under the disguise of game management) be deposited to the credit of thestate general fund to help defray the expense of the rest of our state government The only funds that rightfully belong to the Fish and Game Department are license fees fines and forfeitures WILLARD R DOXEY Ogden Utah Not Exactly Free Editor Tribune: In a recent Forum letter Mr Morrison makes an all too common error when lie speaks of free enterprise sys- an tem The system Is capitalistic which is not the same thing Our system is based on tar- iffs subsidies credit controls and a limited form of monopoly-limited that is ' in so far as the central government is able All these things may be good and obviously the system works — until a depression comes along But it is not exactly free DELRAY JONES "' - al There were "howev er two aspects" of the President’s return to Paris that con- firmed certain growing prejudices One — and It may have — was the density of the security screen-ke- pt around the President at all times In Paris This drew criticism when he attended the Summit Conference at Geneva and it drew the same kind of fire this time U anti-Americ- been-lnevitabl- e Europe’s belief in America’s -- fear the security obsession that manifested itself in th grotesque phases of McCar-- " thyism was confirmed by the phalanx of police soldiers and secret service men 'surround- ing he President A second aspect that a other -- European prejudice was the President’s tendency to sound moralistic" and preacherish This was ? ‘I noticeable In his openlngjad- dress and it colored the un--' fortunate language of the “declaration” that preceded the final communique The real offender in this respect is of course Secretary of State John Foster Dulles His moralizing Is one of the principal reasons for his unpopularity The European press has devoted considerable space ' to the Dulles article in Life Magazine which seemed to' most observers in Europe larly-ill-timed The feeling has grown that fewer preachments from America and more hard work in getting on with common task of “’defense would be welcome singu- Eisenhower al BUT IT WAS an act of per-soncourage and conviction in going to the NATO Conference that impressed many people The smile was not so quick or so natural the ste less vigorous But the Impression of a man determined to do his duty will remain long after the words hYe been for' gotten “ automatically hour-Gener- renewed it He came in 1942 when the Allies were aU but destroyed and it was as a crusader that he led the armies of the free world to victory His return at the darkT gray end of this confused and troubled year did not work the same magic nor could It have been expected to No1 ’ and and in ’20s Europe’s dark- ( Soaper Says 3 NATO Now Waits forDeeds ter up its sleeve 24-4-- Marquis Childs - is JOHN H YOUNG Need Broader View startling fact that the Soviets spend 25 per cent of theirna-tiona- l product for defense whereas in the Eisenhower years the percentage here has dropped from about J3 per' cent to less than 9 per cent The committee decided that the “can’t afford” theory is simply not true On "the contrary they concluded the United States” with Its about Arky our parakeet She said that Mrs Anderson gold— had been wondering where he" Andsparkling twinkling bits Wajiow T'Well he’s with his of light There are wide differences Aunt UorolftyriKe Missus’ sis"That- - glisten in the Yule-tid- e of opinion as to which -- country ter Mrs Fred McKay "our ‘ night is the military neighbor was going to take On every branch a shining in the world today As care of him but because of power globe In ranking of football teams illness in her family she might And at its feet a snowy have to leave town so the it seems to depend a lot on robe who does the ranking night before we left Dorothy The smell of pine doth fill " took him up to her house to the air Some military-exper- ts fear keep her caiary Elvis comTo gently scent the Angel’s ComAir the that Strategic pany The test report we had 'hair mand' gives us a false sense was that Arky and Elvis had The ‘ crown that tops the of security and that we might become great pals Arky tries I Christmas free t find ourselves holding the to teach Elvis his “wolf” whisof Light toJionor — SAC A Star v tle and his limited vocabulary -“ Thee and Elvis tries to get Arky to Yes sated by grace— a golden They now have a machine Sing- dpets with him but ' ( that will key— Embellished in-- Christmas hange dollarbills One that considerable - au- thority The law reads Section “Determinations and Polof Board The board shall icy ascertain the big game carrying capacity of the range In each hunting district and shall have full authority to regulate manage and control big game animals and hunting seasons for big game animal throughout the state The policy of the department in matters relating to big game animals shall be established by the Board of Big Game Control" It doesn’t say a word about establishing an Interagency committee or any other committee to do its work The Legislature doesn't seem to see or recognize what Is happening ln the Fish And" Game Department The people of Utah are being grpatly abused by this department by the mismanagement of our new-ideas- resourcescan certain- Senator From Sandpit Ham long-tim- ‘ lm-men- prosperity and tax cuts the real facts were successfully shoved under the rug The real facts came as a profound shock even to such knowledgeable persons as the "'members of the Gaither Committee “I felt” in- dustry who can plan for space travel faster than the Russian leaders? Do we have to let the government pioneer and subsidize this field? Has the surplus money of the owners of industry cancered their souls to the extent that their vision and perspective has vanished? ' Do— we have freedom of thought in America or are we slaves to fashion big lime advertising and fear of standing ? out alone in expressing Time is precious and it is relentless Are we wasting it alonjj with our human re- inated militarily by the figures back — munist bloc I -- off-stre- et Make It Singable will? Have we no captains of staring straight into helL” At least two members of the committee became physically ill as a result of the experience For the hell they were staring' into was the clear and predictable prospect of a world dom- - administ- st 10-ce- nt Star-Spangle- According to this theory the country simply “can’t afford” to match the Soviet defense effort existence- - " ly ment borrowing ever bring real prosperity? If not what Why Can’t US Afford Cost of Survival? "secret”-disarmamen- Parking: untLLtlie recesgoing sion has turned into a1 full- scale depression? Will govern- Stewart Alsop - aguely-worded” an Hour and grants? Are capital to labor and religion-willin- g do anything about unemployment? With our vast numbers of economists with university degrees surely some solution can be devised to bringsound ' prosperity without resorting to socialistic practices Are we w mb PEARSON ln his plea for new at with the Russians thinks tO talk with the Russians tempta no stone unturned to reach settlements”- - asummlt" conference“where the"spumed footing Lester B Pearson of Canada' has insisted is precarious and the wind blow Jhard” that we “keep on trying to solve problems” but called rather for frank exchange of -t —Even Chancellor Adenauer of Germany - views through diplomatic and political — long skeptical of negotiating with the Comchannels munists has suggested that the allies exThis is reportedly the thinking of some plore Soviet Premier Bulganin’s admittedly within the administrationrandalso of the — proposals powerful Senate Democratic whip Mike Mansfield He said it was time to give the EVEN WITHIN the administration ambassadors the “work they’re supposed to be there appear to divergent views on the t doand called for negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union on the ambassadorial 10c game committee without Editor Tribune! At’ the end of the year it might be well to take stock of ourselves and our position as a nation in this Geneva-typ- time-consumi- ng ’ - Preachments out of Amer- ica have a smugness that does not In European eyes seem justified at the ent moment pres-- " Still another European prejudice works against what is felt to be the American overemphasis on weapons ather than on the political and economic side of the contest with 'communlsnv— Europe has lived so long on the doorstep of disaster that the American reaction to the Soviet intercontinental missile and Sputniks seems exaggerated If not panicky It is hard for the European to understand the conditioning of America’s long isolation just as it is hard for the American to comprehend what it means to live so close to so many neighbors IN RECENT years the bridge across the Atlantic has grown narrower and more difficult to cross The ties that were so strong during the war have frayed out A great deal now depends on whether there is to be any real drive and energy from Washington in carrying out the premises of a reinvigorated NATO: For Europe this was con- ference of—primary importance — a sort of period and Europeans will be watching in the months just ahead with the closest atfen-tioto see whether deeds are now to match words bal-list-ic i now-or-nev- n -- |