Show 71 7:77---T7-T7- 14 Thursday Morning May 20 1954 t Illah 'Prison Cleared of an Unjust Charge - 111 Utah Supreme Court has handed dovin a decision in the case of LeRoy Chap-ma- ll Ogden burglar freed from state prison by:Third District Judge Joseph G Jeppson on the ground he was being subjected to cruel and inhuman treatment The alleged cruel and inhuman treatment was the refusal of prison authorities to permit Chapman to go on parole to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for treatment of an arm deformity of long standing Prison authorities however did not 'dens Chapman treatment by local qualified physicians That Over Another Hurdle be Upper Colorado River Storage project including Echo Park dam has been passed by the House Cothinittee on Interior and Insular Affairs by the slim margin of This is an important hurdle for the program but by no means the last one Next the bill which authorizes the vast reclamation project must get the green light from the rules committee so that it can be taken up on the House floor It also must be approved by the Senate the irrigation subcommittee of which hasn't even yet scheduled hearings on the matter There is 110' doubt but that the powerful and articu— zealous N late opponents of the program wilderness advoiates allied with certain &ahem California water interests and general antagonists of Western reclamation— will' do all possible to block the program The setback they received in the House groups is expected to spur opponents to new and intensified measures to defeat the program the only means by which the Upper Basin would be able to make use of Its share of the water from the Colorado 13-1- 2 Interested organizations and individuals of the Intermountain West still have a heavy responsibility to meet the propaganda barrage with facts regarding the urgent need for The upper basin project They should make it clear to everyone who will listen or basin read that without the carefully-drawprogram of which Echo Park and Glen Canyon dams are indispensable key units Colorado Utah and other Upper Basin states cannot put to use the water to which they are entitled through the 1926 compact with the Lower Basin California interests which would gain by failure of the upper states to use the water are now attacking that compact- Storage and hydroelectric power which- Echo Park and Glen Canyon y would provide are essential to the Alternate overall of the program Wei suggested would cost too much water through evaporation Compliments are due Utah Congressman Dawson sponsor of the measure and one of the leaders in the committee fight and others who beat down the steamroller opposition in the House committee But the fight is only getting started n feed-Nift- Thanks to Forethought Residents of Salt Lake City whose memory does not go back to the days of drouth in the '30s when restrictions on water usage were so severe 'people took bath water in pails to try to keep shrubs and trees green will hardly appreciate the significance of the headline in Tuesday morning's Tribune: "S L Water Supply Expected to Be Adequate" But in this year of Utah drouth we might have had trouble approximating that of the 130s with flowers withering away and lawns drying up had It not been for the completion of the Deer Creek project Nearby streams from which the city obtains much of its Water are 27 per cent or more below normal flow But the stream flow now can be supplemented witt water from the Deer Creek Reservoir which whilE not full to overflowing because of low runoff in the Weber and Provo Rivers still conof water nearly half tains 113000 acre-feof which belongs to Salt Lake City As a result Water Commissioner Burbidge has predicted ample water with no restrictions required Other parts of Utah will not be so fortunate The mild winter and balmy spring has already required water rationing for some irrigated lands and Ogden has been compelled to impose some water restrictions Unless there is unusually heavy rainfall in the near future the water situation could well become quite critical in many parts of the state But thanks to forethought and planning 15 and more years ago in which The Tribune is proud to have played some considerable part Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake Valley generally should have no serious trouble despite the vagaries of the weather Incidentally it is good to see the report that the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake City which is responsible for supplying that Deer Creek water to us is operating with a comfortable financial as well as a water surplus et -- It has been noted by historians that epochal events often seem to make very little impression on persons living at the lime and we can't say that we feel much different today than we did before the mile had been run and the 60- loot shotput put 'Zhe fad for child singers is passing and lt'must be a touching sight—the faded tenor of 5 with nothing to look forward to but 'reading his clippings as soon as he learns to how The Old Firehorsea r Zbt $alt fake Ztibunt 100 treatment was made available but refused by the prisoner Under the circumstances the Supreme Court unanimously held Judge Jeppson's action in freeing the prisoner was unjustified In a- concurring opinion Justice J Allan Crockett said: "The facts here shown do not amount to nor even resemble cruel and unusual punishment" In the main opinion Justice F Henri Henriod declared: "We cannot understand why he (Chapman) was discharged at all His treatment by prison officials was such A far cry from the 'cruel and unusual punishment' constitutionally interdicted and ordinarily thought of in terms of the thumbscrew the rack and the like as to merit no considera" tion of Chapman's claim When Judge Jeppson handed down his decision in the Chapman case The Tribune In an editorial calling for a prompt appeal noted that the case as it stood reflected on the work of responsible prison and parole authorities to a grave degree If it had been unchallenged it would have left the impression our Utah prison authorities were dealing harshly not only with this prisoner but perhaps with other prisoners If that were true then the district court would have been performing a proper and commendable service in calling the abuse of power to public attention Judicial and public watchfulness to guard against the abuse of prison power is certainly needed But there is just as much need to guard against abuse of power in the other direction with unreasonable and unjust censure The job of prison authorities is at best difficult naturally inviting much argument and critical comment Generally unless error is clegly shown prison boards and prison personnel need judicial and public support if they are to fulfill satisfactorily their difficult task IL there had been prison error in this case we would have welcomed its correction The error having been on the part of the judiciary we welcome the corrective action taken by the Supreme Court which clears Utah prison authorities of the unjustified charge of subjecting a prisoner to cruel and inhuman treatment GENEVA—A month ago of State John Secretary Foster Dulles made his sud- den dramatic ' trip to London and Paris to propose a Southeast Asia s - 00 pact i: r: Wdt four-da- y 'iti 10011:011102tr'0 ti" 0 i 1 - e 44144of r71 tetottr triPt'-34 it i d 11 4i i 1 I " Ill) I 111110 ii l' Editor Tribune: The INS news agency under date Washington 51354 reported President Eisenhower that he "lashed out angrily Wednesday at the unidentified Army intelligence officer who gave Sen Joseph R McCarthy excerpts from a sector F B I warning to the Pentagon on possible Communist espionage at Fort Monmouth N J" The President was talking and acting in the capacity of a five-stgeneral and opinion not as president of American democracy When any American citizen divulges information about espionage or communism in any phase of our American life and government and when such information is given to an authorized agency or person then such a person Is In my opinion serving patriotically his country The avocation of the informer is negligible and there should be no red tape especially milltaty red tape to hinder Army officials charged with the duty of eradicating and ar In-m- ! 11(t 1 I!i i g pleas for an immediate cease- fire and end to the hearings A false modesty is the refinement of vanity It is a lie arises since Overheard on the bus: "My husband dislikes being thought fat so I make a point of not thinking him fat" were Modesty Most men are modest Even those we call conceited The human mind has an infinite capacity f o r r 71) ' 4: conceit and it '' — has also a cor - :"1"4 responding ca - 1 infobpacity for allpreferto know and deal with modest - s s ? v:-4- ' ' Li)-t'''''- George S Eccles told me of the unusual attitude toward the natural process of grow ing old taken by a friend of his a Chicago banker When a reporter asked him what he thought of the future the old gentleman replied: "There is nothing wrong with growing old When one isn't growing old one is dead" ) I (4 ' From New York Bill Nightingale telegraphed me his congratulations for having served 25 years as a columnist It's 'encouraging to know that the old saying "Out of sight out of mind" doesn't apply to friends like Bill men There is something ap- Ham Park pealing about the fellow who doesn't brag and we enjoy being with him we like his Fundamentally company because he doesn't Invade the sacred limits of ouenwn claims There is no real criticism of modesty until It interferes with a proper estimate of our own position It can be very insidious Too much modesty often warps the judgment and sometimes steals the baton out of your knapsack and so does too much conceit Notes on the Cuff Department My old friend Lew Lloyd is still in the Veterans Hospital fighting gamely against a seri ous ailment but he still retains his sense of humor When I saw him a few days ago I asked him how be was doing and he said: "Pretty good Ham The day they brought me up here they me and it took three men to do it I was so weak and feeble Yesterday I went room under my to the own power so I figure I now have the strength of three men" f A : 1 it ' f lie I Mi I '' ( 1 I till I the Berli n Caracas and Geneva Conference what more can we lose? Now that our policies- - have been exposed and defeated why cover up at home? If the world stands to gain peace at Geneva at the expense of our shrinking prestige abroad due y to the hearing I say more strength to the hearings Regardless of the useless of taxpayers' expenditures money I regard the hearings as being highly significant The world wants and needs peace The Berlin Caracas and Geneva Conferences have in my opinion brought world peace even closer We at least know what the senator from Wisconsin is doing while at the hearings and progress toward world peace seems to be making pace at Geneva so I say let the hearings continue Glen Anderson Aurora Utah Army-McCarth- Still Takes Work Editor Tribune: Hurrah for Elizabeth Trask! But will the parents of this country wake up to what's happening in the schools before it's too late? To see one must open one's eyes Only the ostrich is privileged to hide its head and stubbornly pretend that all is as it was before An educational system is only as good as the results it produces Why are the schools afraid to face facts? It should be obvious to the meanest intelligence that the alphabet is as basic to reading as are the multiplication tables to arithmetic There are no short cuts to a good education—progressive or otherwise It still takes hard work discipline consistency and the accumulation of hard facts It always will I sincerely believe that this "softening up" pr o ce ss— which is the real name for progressive education—is pro ducing a fatal weakness in the very foundation of America Jacqueline Meyer Note to California fn Tehuantepec thy say The natives all are pone To dance the fleet Sandunga Likewise the Corazon (Were I in Tehuantepec I'd duck such goings-on- ) Those 'Tehuanas should be changed And made to bow the neck To stern reality and shun Frivolity—but heck! I don't suppose I'll ever go To Tehuantepec —Big Butch from Bountiful Editor Tribune: There is a man on the loose from California shouting "wolf! wolf!" He Is making headlines Mu- zle him before he sets the world on fire Will Dew In Tehuantepec the dame Does nearly all tht work The man pursues his leisure The luck—er—lazy jerk! (Were I in Tehuantepec I'd teach 'em how to shirk!) i :fitAl Editor Tribune: A note to California interests who are after our water: Hasn't the thought ever occurred to you that honesty Is the best policy in getting what you want? For instance if you had pooled but half of the money spent on spreading misinformation you'd have almost enougb now to make us an offer for our water Why didn't you simply state your case before the nation and offer to compensate the upper states for their loss? The issue has never- been who could more easily use the water It is who is the rightful owner of the water Leon Wallace tivae Acidulae In Tehuantepec the girls Are beautiful Its said: Each wears a white huipila Around her pretty head (Were I in Tehuantepec I'd simply cut 'em dead) y '1111'1 By Our Readers Let 'Ent Continue Editor Tribune: The ArmyMcCar t hy controversy has been termed "the blackest eye our international prestige has suffered in a long time" A great many citizens have entered their The question 1 ' it) 1 riffil1Ifit Senator From Sandpit By Ham Park we :' I' 141iN't i eliminating communism and espionage in the Army were remiss in that duty It was only when the McCarthy agency took hold that the average American was apprised of existing conditions and their seriousness Joseph R McCarthy has had a difficult task uncovering Millions of average Americans have come and learned to respect him more since this McCarthy vs Army hearing rather fiasco started And the Army intelligence officer who furnished the information has my greatest respect and heartfelt thanks Let's look beyond politics and Army personalities Julius Servatius Sr Weiser Ida Heartfelt Thanks feriority Perhaps (I Ill'il The Public Forum -- -Bn t ' 1 ) 'e' 1 4 Ill e 11: 'i )1( i I 411- 1 e i i il N kx t': - - :-- k'iiitiIii(1(11(liII)OfA Ail 'I ri:I 4J 1 ( ' 1(O 'me' iiii-41- 411 1i111kvv(lilvli IA1)'ql - - VI I d Jo ''iit:1iiiii 1 4' NI ) c ' i 14 04 li )1 1 lw inten- 1 consultation s that he had - OF- '4i:) I 10"81101151"girlirr Of f 0 tO fit 4111 011i10111°1 4 1 rEdo' be- - sive series of 1"'' to' ttii'll He lieved at the end of that ta'6W4''1' Is o t10) T A we advise Congress to do two things First to make the raise in the limit as small as possible in keeping with real needs Second to remember that Congress Any married man knows the next step Unconditional surrender 1 41 - However softie-thing- 40 l':4kr i rp t y If police officers judges license issuers and such are wise they will become well acquainted with 'a recent decision of three New York Special Sessions justices For mark our words the decision is going to be extensively quoted for years to come —and not by lawyers either! Here is the story: A New York woman made three applications for mothr vehicle registration in 1952 and on each one she gave a differ'ent birth year This said the Law is fraud or something And thereupon the lady was hailed into court But the justices took a different view It's all right for a woman to lie about her age they said as long as she admits she's an adult and the lady went free Now we know as well as the next man that a New York decision holds only in New York but we warn law officers and judges that if they tell that to members of the fair six they risk hearing: "If it's legal for a woman to lie about her age in New York: why isn't it legal here? Isn't there a Constitution or ift i''1:4N?rA11q:ottfk'e47-1r)4rr4r-4(1)41- ttNivb: ::rre 1853 the debt though in stood at 12744 billion or within 1000 million of the ceiling In January the President repeated his previous request saying "It is not prudent to operate the huge business of the United States government in such a straitjacket as the present debt limit" Last Thursday the Treasury warned that it is "absolutely necessary" that the debt ceiling be lifted before Congress winds up this year but Senator Byrd is still firmly opposed In the debt stood at 12705 bilion but since the Treasury says it will have to borrow 110 billion before December 31 Congress may agree to a debt increase When It's Legal to Lie - : 04s g The question of raising the limit on the national debt is again being agitated on Capitol HiU Last Ju1 :4 just before Congress adjourned President Eisenhower asked that the debt ceiling be lifted from 1275 billion to 1290 billion The House gave its approval but the Senate took no action largely because of the views of Senator Byrd who said "1 have come to the conclusion that the only way Congress can regain control of federal spending is by preventing any increase in the public debt" At that time the secretary of the treasury and the director of the budget were very concerned They said that the government might not be able to meet its obligations unless the limit were increased and there was even talk that Congress might have to be called into special session But the government managed to get by even responsible both for creating the debt and for revising the limit An ounce of prevention in appropriating could work pounds of cure in borrowing - 4 441 Reds Scheme to Maneuver U S Back to Isolationism' - 4:: Higher and Higher? mid-Ma- 1 't " sYiNtFaZgo17(0411i3asylp - - - MARQUIS CHILDS - On the Loose Mr Childs gained assent from America's principal allies to go ahead and lay the groundwork as rapidly as possible for an agreement that would call into being defense forces in the same pattern as the North Atlantic Treaty organization A SERIES of disillusionments has followed and it is Important to try to appraise the American position in the light of what has happened in a period that has seemed at times to bring the western alliance close to the breaking point Dulles motive was to build a position of strength for bargaining purposes at Geneva It is impossible to predict what the American position will be in a month from now but with good luck the strenuous efforts being put forward in a capitals will have borne fruit and the framework of a defense pact will be in place At the very least this will make it possible to draw a defense line for Southeast Asia and put the Communists on notice that crossing the line means war WITH GbOD LUCK and it will have to be very good luck indeed a part of Indochitut would be included within this defense perimeter and the three associated states their independence assured under a respectable armistice reached at Geneva would be members of the pact This kind of luck depends on the capacity of the Laniel government to carry out measures to strentithen the French position The British are still saying they will not agree to any sort of pact either political or military until' further exploration here shows whether peace can be reached by negotiation And the kmericans are nevertheless going ahead half-doze- n -- to recruit support with or without the British If the worst should happen In the next month then the position of the United States and the free world will be gravely imperilled The Coinmtmist conquest of Indochina will have advanced to the stage at which a desperate appeal to save French lives will be the final cry ALREADY ACCORDING to reports from Washington the French government has asked how America would respond to such an appeal From Hanoi come reports that Communist irregular battalions are taking to the field with equipment and apparently according to long much prearranged plans faster than had been antici- pate& Under such clrcurnstances wavering Asian nations could hardly be expected to lend their support to a defense oppopact British sition would be even more adamant than it has been in the recent past sources Knowledgeable believe the Communists have a carefully worked out plan for just this situation They would push forward their own security pact for Europe with a similar pact for Asia thrown in Along with this would go an offer to France to quit the war on terms that would save human life and accompanying this offer would be a powerful propaganda plea to line up on the Soviet side ALREADY HINTS of this have come The Russian request to join NATO was more it is believed than Just a propaganda gesture At the right moment Moscow can point to that request which was turned down and cite it as proof that Communism did actually want te become part of a European security sys- - left-win- g tem If this seems a long and ominous look into the future It must never be forgotton that communism plays not for next year or the next election but for 50 years and 100 years hence American officials trying to look realistically at this grim moment of pause believe the Russians are in fact driving for a diplomatic political showdown that could result in forcing America back into isolation ROBERT S ALLEN Indochina Ties Up Tax Bill WASHINGTON—There is a proposal advocated by the very significant reason why U S Chamber of Commerce the Senate finance committee but rejected by the Adzninisis dragging its Nrt- ftoma 7 tration on feet that The G 0 P committeemen big tax recodi- fication b i I I : appproved it by an 8 to which the vote after a sharp clash The tv House passed ti item Rill has to be acted on weeks ago f by the full Ways and Means ' It can be Committee where another summed up in ' is certain as the Demofight one word— crats are vigorously against it Indochina! The G 0 P committeemen Due to this have been working on this Mr Allen extremely by themsebtesi critical situation the fate of legislation prior to placing it before the the tax measure is highly full committee It's a toss-uconjectural WAS OFFERED by Rep ff whether the numerous busiJohn Byrnes (Wis) with the ness and individual savings backing of Chairman Dan will ever get out of the Reed (NY) and Rep Carl committee Curtis (Neb) Rep Robert THE LEGISLATION is disKean (NJ) led the oppoa tinctly chicken that has not sition yet been hatched "This scheme will wreck That doesn't mean it won't' the whole social security be If it's at all possible the finance committee will send system" Kean charged this tax bill or as much as "That's why the President and his advisers are against Is feasible to the full Senate it" for approval Byrnes contended that But It all depends on what thousands of blanketing-ihappens regarding the situmen and womeD into the old ation in Indochina age pension program would If the Geneva Conference be "smart politics in an elecfails to produce a cease-fir- e tion year" and the U S has to appreThe committeemen also reciably increase milltary spendbuffed the Administration on bill ing then the another major point By a will be shelved It could 9 to 3 count they refused to be otherwise That's 'hardly increase the social security what happened in the sumassessment base from $3600 mer of 1950 when Red aggresto $4200 a year as urged by sion in South Korea 'forced President Eisenhower abandonment of reductions in CAPITAL NOTES — The excise and other taxes which Supreme Court will adjourn were awaiting final congrese June 7 barring a sional assent upset Justice William Doug A CONTROVERSIAL item las is going to Australia in has been added to 'Ahe August to deliver a series of ministration's plan for exlectures on U S constitutional panding the social security law Henry Byroade Assistant Secretary of State "Rsteepmublic'an members of the for the Near East has House Ways and Means Comprivately told pongrèssional mittee which is considering leaders that more financial the legislation voted to add aid will have to be given to all persons over 70 to the old Iran He said the shaky age pension rolls regardless Iranian government is again of whether they contributed out of money and the running or not oil negotiations This is a modification of a are bogging down -- - I'4 re p n g last-minut- g A |