Show 4'4 itit gaffe Thc ton Av- - 4 Jo Aeph Abop Pibunt Iburv4thy Morning November 30 1967 A ' Fatalist Kennedy Sees Dim Future rage 16 be' Gaulle's Policies Isolating France Shakespeare compared adversity to the toad "which ugly and venemous wears yet a precious jewel in his head" But the British see no sign of a jewel In their special brand of adveniity that bears the name of Charles de Gaulle who once The French President wiped Britain's entryinto the European Market now says he will even veto negotiation for membership "Britain is incompatible with Europe" he told his press conference though a sort of association with the market might bcarranged The British are not likely to membership as De accept second-clas- s Gaulle well knows :however in vetoing negotiation De Caul le may be taking in too much territoCommon seini-annu- : the Common Market's charter 'makes membership open to all European : countries and places no limitations on the handling of applications Yet in the long run negotiation would be meaningless sines all De Gaulle has to do is say "No!" ry since and Britain is blackballed De Gaulle performed with his usual virtuosity at the press conference But no matter what the subject — the Common Market Israel Canada or the world mon etary system — the central theme was Invariably American power and American evil intentions WASHINGTON — The polls show many Democrats preferring Sen Robert F Kennedy to President Johnson' But in fact he is becoming a pretty lonely The United States takes no official notice of De Gaulle's obsession Other nations' answer back when attacked In Jerusalem government circles described as De Gaulle's statement that Israel was responsible for the June war with the Arabs In Canada Prime Minister Lester Pearson denounced De Gaulle's "intolerable" meddling in its domestic affairs for again advocating independence for Quebec And in France disitself the general's course provoked a flood of criticism Newspapers of all political alignments — Socialist and ComGaullist — munist expressed dismay with one of them remarking "This is a lot for one man It is too much for one country It so happens De Gaulle is not France which belongs to no one" But Chrales de Gaulle pays no attention to what mere mortals say Ile guides his course by the star of grandeur And the fact his political majority both in parliament and in France is paper-thiappears to bother him not one bit De Gaulle saved France from possible civil war in 1958 But how long can gratitude be expected to last when his policy of meddling and obstructionism threatens to isolate France from the rest of the world? During De Gaulle's nine years in office his accomplishments in foreign affairs have been entirely negative "anti-Jewis- It tibsavt etrbyisstsragled ' 1 happening The senator ‘ 4o bears the greatest name v In modern American poll-ti—75-In In character 4 of the great probgrasp lems in guts and energy In power of personal apMr Alsop peal he is quite obviously the most promising man of his age who has been seen in American politics for a very long time Ire is surrounded by passionate admirers as well as some who wish to bask in his relfected glory and profit by their alleged closeness to him And a blaze of publicity lights his every act The year 1972 moreorr is the obvious race by then Vietgoal of his nam the problem that has chiefly divided him from the Johnson Administration will certainly belong to history Or there may even be a Republican in the White House You would think then that loneliness would be the last condition that he ought to fear cs -- free-wheeli- st long-distan- n - two-thir- ds jority favored admission The 45 to 58 vote against seating China represents a e shift in its favor over last year Thus the broken record plays on It will be put on the UN turntable again next year and the next and the next unless some more imaginative way of settling the pesky perennial can be found or the United States has a change of heart As long as the United States in con- -' trast to Britain and France favors keeping Peking out of the United Nations Peking is likely to stay out But times and policy change A new United States policy rather than yearly United Nations ballots appears to be Red China's best chance of one-vot- eventual admission China by its actions could do much to bring about such a change But there is no indication it cares Strike Puts Crimp in British Yule Exports In explaining the British financial rmtss which led to devaluation of the pound Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan put part of the blame on etich unforeseen difficulties as the closing of the Suez Canal and the wildcat dock strike The first raised the cost of petroleurn 1 imports because tankers from the Middle East had to make the much longer trip to England around the Cape of Good Hope The latter put a decided crimp in : : : British exports ' There is no indication that the canal reopen soon And while the strike has ' eit its effect on exports is certain to severe Much of the goods piled up on the docks in London and Liverpool was destined for the Christmas trade in the d d-e- f : United States But Christmas is less than a month away and with the huge backlog of cargo awaiting shipment Scotch whisky British woolens and other saleable products simply can't reach the American market in time The strikers were protesting the way the old casual system of hiring labor was abandoned in favor of a regular wage x3rStem an issue that could have been negotiated Instead the workers walked off their jobs and a nation which must export to live was temporarily out of the export business Prime Minister Harold Wilson who rode into office on a wave of Labor votes might well say "With friends like that who needs enemies?" Another Casualty List Rates Alore Concern national tragedy receiving more of- flcial attention than public concern stalks 1 the streets and highways with grim regu- larity The death toll combined with proper t y' damage and permanent injury caused by automobile accidents is reaching crisis proportions American involvement in the '" Vietnam war causes much moral indigna-: tion But the carnage of the American hlghway is equally shocking ' During the fierce fighting around Dak ' 287 American servicemen died and 1:000 were wounded This casualty list re 1Z(5 II It Visiting Cartoonist a I suited during 20 days of bloody battle However during the four days of the Trinksgiving weekend 665 Americans wefe killed and an uncounted number were injured on roads traversing a peaceful landscape The outrage of highway slaughter is almost as much a life and death issue as armed conflict Indeed US Secretary of Transportation Alan Boyd recently contended that survival chances for injury cases are better in Vietnam He said wounded soldiers and marines are swiftly taken to aid sta tions for emergency treatment but auto accident victims can rely on no such assistance because medical service along the US highway system is in short supply Mr Boyd's emphasis was on more help for the results of current circumstances It is part of a local and federal program aimed at improving highway safety And preventive action includes making driver licensing much tougher The preferred solution is driver carelessness voluntarily put into reverse gear Traffic death and injury would quickly decline if those behind steering wheels did a consistently better job If they don't drivers may find that vehicle operation will become less a right and more a privilege to be earned with greater difficulty The Public Forum Church Control Wrong Editor Triune: er's letter of Nov ' In regard to F E Drap21: Really how one's think- ing can be so twisted beyond me! There is nothing morally wrong with liquor beer or tobacco if it 'Is used properly Christ drank wine during His life upon this earth and I don't recall His being condemned A state should not be controlled by the predominant church of that area This in Itself is morally wrong and totally unconstitutional There will come a time when the LDS religion will be a minority group and not a majority group in Utah It will be a greet day indeed and I am not alone on this opinion Look around F E Draper you will find that your idea of "good influence" could be very disastrous to the people of this great and free country CATHERINE M ASICEE Let's Vote On Liquor Issue Editor Tribune: From the day W Hughes Brockbank introduced Senate Bill 105 there has been discussion pro and con on this and similar issues Initial purpose of the bill was to make available wine and miniature bottles of liquor at tourist resorts and restaurants It could also bring in revenue through taxation and license - frees Some prominent men have indicated Hilton and Sheraton hotel chains would like to build in Salt Lake but because of the ban on liquor by the drink are dubious of investing here We have excellent tourist attraction resort and recreation in this state but lack accommodation and other facilities Proponents perceive that liquor by the drink law would encourage businessmen to invest in many of these places because the profits from sale of drinks would make it feasible It is concluded that good accommodations restaurants and entertainment will help draw more tourists skiing enthusiasts and sportsmen from other states to Utah After completion of the civic auditorium complex McCown E Hunt Howard Dunn and their colleagues would want to have conventions to the maximum Delegates and representatives who attend conventions choose cities where they have good accommodations food and entertainment Salt Lake has been short on some of these facilities particularly in the area of entertainment For this reason more good hotels motels restaurants and even night clubs will be needed in order to attract tourists and conventions Therefore proponents feel the revision of the liquor law would bring large investors here to build ekk t Pletcher h Nee Orleans Highly Contagious C o t' ThrseePlcayune :4 It's an awkward age for a youngster down the block He's too old to watch television and too young to go to the movies Dissenting from family policies the teenage lovely stands at the kitchen sink conducting a rattle-i- n with the dishes them Many 'persons have stated our liquor law Is inadequate and should be revised Because of the iniquity In our present law Attorney General Phil Hansen is adamant that this Issue through referendum or petition be placed on the ballot and let the people vote Then the controversial liquor issue could be decided to the satisfaction of the majority J K TSUTSUI Prevent i " Cave-in- s Editor Tribune: H T McKinnie's letter of Nov 21 decrying the tragic loss of life in s Is most appropriate trench The state of Utah has safety regulations governing the digging of trenches and excavations which if enforced would prevent many of these accidents The State Industrial Commission which is charged with enforcing these laws has one inspector who must cover the entire state — an obvious impossibility Any citizen or organization concerned about people (labor union Woman's State Legislative Council etc) should advise the Industrial Commission of any trench or exca ' i By Our Readers N4 vation that appears unsafe so that the commission can take appropriate action Recently three articles have been written in the Salt Lake area The about cave-in- s first appeared in the Quarterly Review in the fall issue of 1966 published by the Utah Geological Survey The other two are in the Intermountain Contractor for May 7 1965 and October 13 1967 will be on the The subject of cave-In-s agenda of the Governors Conference on Geologic Hazards to be held at the University of Utah beginning at 1:30 pm Dec 14 The public is cordially invited to attend this conference RICHARD VAN HORN Where Is Edit- - Salt Tribune: Lake's Beauty? Salt Lake City has its its dirt ugliness injustice and its growth into a monstrosity All this is in the noise name of progress which is making a megalopolis with an environment becoming intolerable to humans When approaching the city from the west the poorest eyesight reveals a shameful intro -- - Foresee Turn to Right For all these reasons finally Sen Kennedy also foresees a sharp turn in this country toward the political right Inevitably such a turn to the right by the great middle mass of white voters will be swiftly provoked by the alarm arising from hall a dozen simultaneous Detrolts next summer And it will be made far worse by the outraged indignation that will also be felt if proof emerges — as is only too likely — that the trouble in the cities has been stimulated and orchestrated by a sort of Negro racist guerrilla movement Such a buil to the right will certainly leave Sen Kennedy very isolated Indeed unless he takes steps to adjust his present position The mere nature of Kennedy's present support the kind of cheers that he evokes the sort of image that he has projected will surely combine to leave him in isolation If the great middle mass of voters moves sharply to the right Has Only to Speak di 4 o &kw '10' r- i A $4y Itin ra -- :11:::::6:c'cl!1164-cI'F:cy'v'tAlcv- cave-In- A government official says that jobs are the cure for poverty It's these occasional blinding insights that show an active mind at work Reading of Future Yet Sen Kennedy speaks to his friends with a kind of rueful fatalism of the acute danger of his future "isolation" There are two reasons for this very unexpected reading of his own future The main one is Sen Kennedy's decidedly somber reading of the immediate American future Unlike the young people who turn out to cheer him Sen Kennedy has a gift of forethought and a strong sense of political reality Furthermore he has given closer attention to the Negro problem in the United States than any other US politician Hence he Is well aware of the terrible increase of what is euphemistically called "polarization" which really means mutual hatred between the races He foresees hideous trouble in the cities next summer and perhaps even sooner He further foresees the increasing nationwide organization of the more extreme Negro racists and their increasing dedication to violent action for this is only too easy for them Somber Vnited Nations Replays Old Red China Record !There was a time not so long ago When the United States seemed genuinely concerned about the possibility of Red China gaining admittance to the United rations and replacing Nationalist China on the Security Council 711ere seems little reason for fear now For the past two years and again this week the United Nations rejected Red China by a goodly margin As in 1966 the General Assembly reaffirmed that a vote was necessary to admit Red China It then voted down an Italian resolution also defeated in 1966 which would have put the China question up to a study conunittee Finally it voted on the motion of Albania and 11 other countries to admit the Asian giant and less than a simple ma ibne- deed h" anti-Gaulli- runner long-distan- rf' ) :4 - i 4 i e '7 i' 6V AVIS 44 of 14 Aopp r04 ' duction for the tourist of one of the longest garbage dumps in America Stand at South Temple on Main Street or State Street and look toward about 21st south There is presented one of the wildest jumbles of unintelligible signs anywhere west of St Louis unless it be one of the streets in Denver Look westward from the 'East Bench where many have homes supposedly placed to give a beautiful view The choking smogs created by belching smoke from the mills at the north end of the Oquirrhs the smoke stacks including the one along 33rd south which has the precipitator or the drifting of the smoke from the Provo Valley through the narrows into our own uglified valley all belie thé claim that Salt Lake City is a beautiful place City and county commissioners and state legislators during recent decades played politics with those who sought economic gains regardless permitted the growth of ugliness In the name of progress h would seek a thousand new jobs added a year to the state but has not lifted Its voice' for a better environment for those already living here There are no immediate pennies added to the cash register to fight for place with quality living There are a few voices raised in rebellion against blind progress which is largely profit motive oriented A new hope can be held out for the recent action taken by the county commissioners who ruled that our streams such as Mill Creek must not be cemented and should be left as a green belt Such cementing can destroy property values and the beauty and quality of the surroundings of the property there For their forward looking stand I con- This is a development of course which Kennedy should find very easy to forestall He has no more enthusiasm for urban racist guerrilla movements than any other sensible American He has only to speak out firmly repeatedly and in a balanced way pointing Out the positive things that so urgently need doing to solve the Negro prob lem but also stressing the things the Negro racists must avoid doing like the plague in order not to make the Negro problem 10 times worse The chances are however that he will do nothing of the sort — and here we come to the second half of Kennedy's problem On the one hand he is unlike his brother who always sought a wide spectrum of advice from the extreme right to the moderate left On the other hand the senator is also unlike his brother in being a fatalist For art ambitious politican in truth he is strangely ready to let the chips fall where they may Hence he hardly ever seeks a dialogue with the great middle mass of voters which elects presidents One can still hope for the best yet It is too bad that this should be the situation of the man most ideally equipped to tackle the tragic problems that lie ahead for AmeriSen ca Interlandi 'k AoA oe OF I Pro-Uta- gratulate them - 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