EDITORIAL COMMENT
A World Calendar
Hopes that a world calendar
might soon be achieved have
been raised in action In Rome,
where the Vatican II Council
-fathers recently voted amend
( ments which removed the ob
structionism of the Roman Cath
olic Church to the Idea.
Long hailed by forward-look
ing scholars In every country, a
world calendar could achieve
many things. >It could make
every business Quarter the same
length. It C0U|ld fix a major
holiday such as Easter, or
Christmas, so that it would fall
on the same day every year.
It could be utilized so that
other, regular holidays would
al&> always fall on a Monday, al
lowing a long week end to mil
lions of workers.
It would also, presumably, be i
adopted by all the countries of j
the world, in time. At present, j
different calendars are in use in
different parts of the world.
Death In The Mines
In recent months death in the
mines has been too common
place. Not only in our country
but inothers, miners have been
trapped frequently by cave-ins,
by flood, and by other disasters.
As some newspapers have
pointed out, our mine safety
laws in the United States cover
only mines employing a certain
minimum number of people. In
soihe recent tragedies, the
mines were not covered under
the federal mine safety laws and
it seems beyond doubt that the
law should be extended to in
elude smaller mines.
We must bring to a halt, inso
far as is humanly possible, the
continuing series of mine trage
dies. Mining is a grim business
at best, with many old-timers
contracting lung disease. It is
true that in this century pay
mostly resulting from union ac
tivities--has been brought up to
a high standard.
But this is not enough. We
cannot be satisfied with good pay
for miners when accidents reg
ularly leave families fatherless.
Loans To East
Lenin often said the capita
list countries would sow the
seeds of their own destruction in
their desire to make profits,
and it almost looks as if we are
trying to follow the pattern he
outlined.
Considerable pressure has
built up in many of the Western
nations to extend long-term cre
dits to the communist coun
tries. These long-term credits
would enable the conimilhist na
tions to buy goods from the
West, and Western business men
would make hancreome profits.
We are already aiding some
communist countries with sur
plus food and forms of foreign
aid. The idea that we extend
long-term credit to them is the
next logical step, in the minds
A Little Paint
It is an Interesting fact that
the farther north we go, the
brighter the colors of the hous
es. And as we go into more
southerly climes, the houses
take'-sn the pastels and the soft
er colors, because of the sun's
constant brightness.
And so it is with homes and
individual houses. We seek to
make them as cheerful as pos
sible. The same is true with
rooms and interiors. We want
then, done in good taste but we
want them to convey warmth
and cheer and fellowship--a
spirit of homeliness.
Both on the outside and inside,
a little effort and paint can of
ten do wonders to add to the
of many.
In both England and West Ger
many, advocates of the plan
claim that. by tying the commu
nist countries to our trade we
will make them more indepen
dent. They also argue that this
will lessen the lesser commu
nist nations' dependence on
Moscowv
These are the same argu
ments which have been used to
obtain aid for communist coun
tries in recent ^years. They
are the same arguments which
have been used to obtain aid for
communist countries^ iiTrecent
years. They are not very con
vincing, when one studies the
possibilities open to the com
munist countries ? with large
credits from the West.
charm and character of our
homes. It does not matter very
much how ostentacious the home
is, how expensive it was to
build. It is more important
that it reflect good taste and
care--that it reflect the will of
those who call it home to make
ltwarm and cheerful and an at
tractive home.
So, it is not a waste of money
to fix-up or paint up. If we all
become more aware of our
homes and apartments, modest
as any one might be, our com
munity will be a warmer and
happier place, and one in which
we have more pride gratifica
tion.
French On Red China
The question of French recog
nition of Red China is causing
some euiotional turmoil in
Washington but it should be re
membered that the British re
cognized Red China years ago.
We tnust remember that it has
now been over ten years since
ChlangKai-Shek was chased out
of China with his corrupt gov
ernment. While we neverthe
less still prefer him to the Red
Chinese, the fact is that he does
not control China's 700,000,000
people.
The traditional diplomatic po
licy of the Western nations is to
recognize a "fact accompli" ?
a factinbeing. Under this con
cept the French have every
right to recognize Red China.
In the United States, we have
tended more to place a moral
value on recognition, as if it
were actual approval of the gov
ernment. '
That points up the differences
between U.S. policy and the po
licy of other Western govern
ments, ? as practiced over the
years. And it is a fact that Red
China has been recognized by a
host of countries, who merely
see this as noting a fact in be
ing.
The United States should not
recognize Red China until that
regime meets our qualifications
but that does not mean the Unit
ed States can force its allies to
establish the same standards of
recognition as we utilize in
Washington.
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Seasonal Warning
Senator Sam Says
Washington ? The Nation
jnoums the death of President
Kennedy. This Is the greatest
tragedy which could be suffered
by America at this crucial per
iod of history In the free world.
It Is Impossible to assess the
Implications of this event.
SENATE ACTIVITY? The
Senate, now three weeks away
from a scheduled recess, spent
the majority of Its time last
week on financial measures.
Among them were two appro
priations bills leaving four ma
jor appropriations measures
yet to be acted on by the Sen
ate. The two acted on by the
Senate were for the District of
Columbia and for the Independ
ent Offices. Remaining for Sen
ate action are appropriations
for Foreign Aid, Military Con
struction, Public Works, r
State-Justice-Commerce - Ju
diciary. The Senate also voted
last week to extend the national
debt celling to June 29, 1964
at the increased amount of$315
billion.
As approved by the Senate,
the $13,266 billion Independent
Offices appropriation finances
the activities of 26 governmen
tal agencies Including the Na
tional Aeronautical and Space
Administration. I voted for the
Fulbrlght Amendment which
would have reduced by 10% the
approximately $5 billion ltynjo
finance the activities of the
Space Administration. I think
that $4.5 billion would have fi
nanced a reasonable effort In
this field of governmental ac
tivity. As It was, the Senate
was willing to reduce this ap
propriation Item by only $90
million, or about 2% cut. None
theless, I think the review of this
program presented by Senator
Fulbrlght was helpful to the
country. He contended that the
nation ought to make a reason
able effort In this field, but that
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present either military or other
needs of sufficient importance
to grant undue Increases In
this program's monies.
As proposed this year's In
crease In space appropriation
amounted to 54% more than
last year's budget. Many now
feel that with the military value
of the program being played
down that a reappraisal of how
fast we ought to move In this
area Is in order. It remains
to be seen whether the need for
prestige Is of such weight and
Importance that It ought to over
rule the need for keeping na
tional expenditures In perspec
tive. The debate over the moon
shot and space p?qgram Is al
most certain to beNsevlewed
periodically as long as nation
al expenditures cause serious
Imbalances of the Federal
budget.
ESrain Sales And Aid
Washington, D. C.? A bitter
dispute over proposed grain
sales to the Soviet bloc Is hold
ing up Senate passage of Presi
dent Kennedy's badly mauled
forelgn-ald bill.
Just as agreement appeared
near for foreign aid authori
zation. Senator Mundt (R.,
S. D.) proposed an amendment
to prohibit the Export-Import
Bank for guaranteeing payments
for private grain sales toCom
munlst countries.
The world's largest producer
)f cotton bale ties, thin bands
>f steel used to hold cotton
>ales In compression, Is at
^airfield, Ala.
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A.M.A. On
Medicare Cost
Washington, D. C.? The
American Medical Association
lias claimed that (he program
For health care of the aged
would cost twice the estimated
tax take.
Two top officers Edward R.
Annls, president, and Norman
A. Welch, president-elect, In a
testimony prepared for the
House Ways and Means Com
mittee said the proposal for
tiospltal and nursing home bene
fits for the aged under Social
Security would require an In
crease of one half of 1 per cent
Instead of one fourth, In the pay
roll tax of employers and em
ployes.
Coal chemicals, derived from
gasses emitted when coal Is
"baked" to make coke, form
the basis for thousands of pro
ducts, ranging from plastics
and synthetic fibers through
medicines and vitamins to high
explosives.
About Your Home
Are you a part-time gardener
who wants a full-time garden?
Moat of us are but few of us
know how to go about accom
plishing a colorful garden year
around. The secret lies In
mastering the art of pot garden
ing.
You will find that pot garden
ing enables you to stage your
own show any time you wish.
You grow or buy your plants
In pots or tubs and move tltem
Into your garden when they
reach full bloom. Another ad
vantage Is that you can weed
out scrawny plants and replace
them, with vigorous plants with
little or no trouble.
Pot-gardening requires lots
of planning, but you will find
It more than worth the trouble.
There Is a great advantage In
being able to create your flower
picture after the plants are In
bloom.
If you plan a sequence of blos
soms, you can start with daffo
dlls, tulips, petunia* ana chry
santhemums. This will give you
color from March through Oc
tober.
For winter show, aon't over
look the broad leaf evergreens.
Tu(>s of mountain laurel, azalea
and plerla can also be used to
make beautiful designs In the
winter garden.
This Is not an expensive kind
of gardening. It Is something
that the whole family can en
Joy so Invest In a few pots and
the necessary bulbs and plants,
you won't be lorry.
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one cent for tribute.
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