EDITORIAL COMMENT
Buildup In Cuba "
There Is general agreement
the Soviet military buildup In
Cuba has continued since the
sharp crisis last October. The
Russians have not sent Jets and,
at least not openly missiles.
There are charges missiles
have been sent; they are denied
In official Washington. If the So
viets have risked introducing
missiles Into Cuba again, it
would be a gross act of stupid
ity, for eventually their pre
sence will be learned and when
that happens the United States
will take military action-if for
no other reason than that the
President and the country had
been the victtm of a deceit which
threatens national security.
A full congressional hearing
i , ? v ?? ' -?
-on Cuba might clarify the issu
es and produce a better picture
of what is happening there and
what has happened there. Repub
licans have called for sufch a
probe and are entitled to it.
But in probing the Cuban di
lemma, we should all remem
ber that Cul^a is nofc a C. S. is
land and never was. The Cuban'
people, though we don't under
stand it or admit it, have sup
ported Fidel Castro to a major
degree. }
Whatever we do should not be?
done in the heat of emotion and
-Idealism. We have fought two
world wars with idealistic goals
only to be disillusioned' after
ward.
Reds On Bonn A-Bombs
The Soviet Government has
warned France that its recently
signed alliance with West Ger
many was a "direct insujt" be
cause it eluded the-dangerous
question of nuclear arms for
the West German Army.
The -Russians accused the
French of paving the way for the
acquisition of nuclear weapons
by the Germans and warned that
if this came about the Soviet Un
ion would have to take the "nec
essary". counter measures.
The Sovients charged that the
allla-nce was a pact aimed at fur
thering West' Germany's aims
at recovering the territory taken
from Hitler Germany at the end
of World War II. The Russian
warning contained other char
ges, but the above are enough to
accurately portray its tone and
general content.
Unfortunately, the attitude of
French President Charles de
Gaulle does Increase the chance
of war because the nationalist
leader is appealing to the Ger
mans by hinting at nuclear co
operation. The West German
Government in 1955 pledged it
self not to build such weapons,
Washington's bestcourse is to
provide a solution with a NATO-,
nuclear strike force, to protect
all Western Europe. This unfor
tunately was long opposed In
Washington (during which time
General De Gaulle got his foot
in the door) and only recently
has the United States pushed this
solution. Whether it is too late
will be seen in what happens in
Bonn and Paris, unpalatable as
this Is to us. ,/
Reporters To Jail
In London two reporters were
recently sentenced to Jail terms
because they refused ? In the
, tradition of the press ? to reveal
th?i* source of Information. Om .
other .reporter had been sen
tenced to a jail term, but after
his source came forward and
Identified himself, the court dis
missed the sentence.
All these sentences involve1 a
high scandal In the British Ad
miralty, where the leaks of v#rl
ous reporters helped touch off an
investigation that uncovered a
spy network, dne man has been
convicted of spying and is now
serving a long jail term as a re
sult -- so the disclosures have
cause a sensation In England.
The press in western don*oc?
racles has attempted to jealous
ly defend the right of a reporter
to keep hl? sources of informa
tlon confidential. Generally; and
in the vast majority of circum
stances and categories, this rule
isunassallable.
| Qiowerar, when the national
security is at stake, It is harder
t,o define Jthe traditional" right of
the reporter. If the court de
cides that national security Is
vitally concerned, few fair-min
ded persons, even members of
the press themselves, can deny
that a good case can be made In
behalf of requiring the sources
of information to be revealed
(perhaps in secret).
That means, simply, that re
porters must take into consider
ation the overriding public in
terest and national interest,
when they are writing about state
security, spying or nUclear
secrets, etc.
Why Russia Fears Germany
.One of the keys to the present
world situation Is the fear" of the
Russian Government of another
rearmed and unified Germany.
It is not hard to understand this
Russian fear. If onq is familiar
\Wlth history,
feated Russia even while fight
ing tlie other allies, and total
RusMaiKqasualtles injthis war,
Including dead, wounded* miss
lnj and prisoners of'war were
9,150,0(10^76.3 per cent of Rus
sia total forces! '
In World War I Germany suf
fered fewer casualties than that
on all fronts, and against all
enemies.
In World War II, Russia suf
fered 7,500,000 battle deaths a
lone in defending Itself against
Germany. Germany sufferedr
3,500,000 battle deaths In the
entire war on all fronts. Thus
once again, though Germany lost \
bothwars, Russian losses were
heavier by far tvan Germany's..
This was because German ar-*
my organization and tactics
were superior, and in the first
World War equipment was al
r- most invariably better. Equip
ment was also better in many
cases tn World War II, though the
Russians tanks were probably
superior to the German tanks, or
at least equal, as ifcright have
been Russian artillery. In World
War II.- .
Russia's policy today Is de
signed to keep Germany divided
and weak. She cannot keep West
Germany weak for the new West
Germany Is already powerful
again. But she is succeeding in
keeping Germany from reuniting
. .Ruaglao foreign pnliry then Is
built on both a fear complex and
a guilt complex, for she was _
equally guilty in the starting of
World War II, along with Ger
many, and has profited by the
wai;, having stolen much Ger
man land, for Poland and for her
self. Such a situation bodes no
good for future decades and fu
ture generations^ ?
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Neighbor (to little boy eating
?n apple) - Look out for the
.worms, Sonny.
Willie - When, I eat an apple,
the worms have to look out
(or themselves.
A Little Sarcasm
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If money grew on trees, the
big corporations would probably
own all of the trees.
Go-getters are mainly re -
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that the profits justify the
means.
Negro County Agent
Seed Is Important
To Production
L. D. Baldwin, Agent
S. D. Little, Assistant
The part that seeds play In
your farming program Is more
Important today than ever. This
Is because the new varieties
constantly being developed by
the colleges and private pro
ducers not only lead to better
crops but also hfflp to reduce
the cost of production'.
When buying seed, there [are
two things to keep In mind:
First, always buy quality seed.
You usually pa> more but they
contain fewer weed seed and re
sult in a heavier crop. Second,
make sure you use the test
seed suited to your area. Cli
mate and soil today - are by
, factors In the success* of to
day's hybrid seed, and the seed
purchased from unreliable
ssources frequently lead to
tK^uble and disappointment. The
best\way id protect your sell
from lb^- producing, weed- In
fested seebsjs to buy from a*e
putable deaufiL That way, you
can be sure yoi*s. bag of seed
contains just whafSrt says on
the label as to virlety>sger mi
nation and purity.
Certified seed can make\a
tremendous difference in yield.
In tests conducted throughout
the nation, certified seed out
yielded uncertified seed by an
average of 12.5%. Certification
guarantees you quality seed
seed that Is pure, high In ger
mination and free of weed seed.
Most people who say they
talk too much talk too much.
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Retirement Kit
May Be Handy
V
Margaret Li Baldwin, Agent
Evan though you may be a long
way from retirement, It might
pay you to prepare a 'retire
ment kit.'
Thla would assure that Infor
mation needed In tiling tor so
cial security benefits could be
located when needed, either for
the survivors In case of death
or for the worker when retire
ment time rolls around. R also
would guard against trouble and
time loss should the need arise
for filing a disability claim.
It Is suggested ..that the kit
contain such items as proof of
ta/*fnyments, records of mar
riages and divorces, birth cer
tificates for all members of the
family and the stub of the so
cial security account card.
Self employed persons are ad
vised to keep cbplea of their
tan returns for at least three
years.
It Is advised that persons
Hearing the age of 62 lngulre
about their accounts and pos
sible social security benefits,
although they may still be work
ing. If no claim Is filed then,
another check with the social
security office should be made
as the age approaches 45. A
-worker who is 12 and has never
ft)?d should investigate imme
diately,
A clalhi may be filed three
months prt<vr to the month In
which the birai^ay qualifying
the claimant forNjeneflts oc
curs. ' ? \ .
We agree nothing Is aKbad
as active Ignorance.
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