Show Letters To The Editor Dose of Hemlock Dear is probably under the impression that the best test of a foreign policy is whether it His argument is an but runs like During the past five or ten years there have been many crises and trouble spots in the Let us see whether the outcomes helped the Eastern or the Western EXAMINE the places to see if the United States gained or lost Congo Suez Polan Hun and Guata East Germany looking into the matter Anyone can tell that Russia has either held or increased her control and influence m every Poland is a case except question according to some and the Reds were forced out in with U.S. THE ONLY TIME America won made her guilty of inter and Since we have been losing land and we therefore have a bad foreign which leads one to suspect either stupid or worse activities in the State If neither reason then there is no better policy to be and the West is doomed In ancient would have taken Respectfully R. L. DUDLEY Waste Paraded Dear Last Monday we read in the Chronicle about servicemen participating in a parade commemorating the anniversary of the founding Fort This celebration goes on year after year and seems to be a frightening waste of money and any time and especially so in this critical ALL THIS was watched by a United States Senator who is supposedly interested in economy in The average pay for each individual marching in this parade would be at least four Thus the anniversary cost your government at least MULTIPLY this figure for similar celebrations at different military establishments and the cost zooms to over a million dollars a Would spending such a on the purchase of new rifles or in rocket research seem Another waste we should be concerned with is lost training especially in the light of recent mobilizations of Army Reserve and National Guard units for active THOSE OF US in these programs receive almost a bare minimum of training now and such parades cut down on what effectiveness we might otherwise While these parades might improve the morale of some I personally would feel more secure if this wasted time and money could be channeled into other areas which would make our armed forces a stronger and more efficient deterrent to KENT McCRIMMON |