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Tuesday, April 4, 1967 Page 6-B S.n-Antoni« tfiprfSG EDITORIALS (The editorials below represent the views and opinions the San Antonio Express. The signed columns, articles and letters to the editor risewnere on this page represent the personal views of the authors. Thev may agree or they may conflict with the views of the Express Thev ore presented In an effort to offer a varied viewpoint on the Issues of the das.) i President Party tor Diplomats Made Success by San Antonians On rare occasions the spirit and energy of a people coalesce in much the same manner of a symphony orchestra, It is no happenstance but rather the result of a common effort, the product of many minds and hand-. Texas has just witnessed such an event in the visit of 30 Latin American ambassadors to San Antonio and the LBvJ ranch. The event was a smashing success.

It created a friendly atmosphere for the President's visit to the Punta del Este conference and established a warm rapport between the President and the nations to the south. Additionally. it revealed the plans for isFair to the representatives of 21 Latin American nations and to the more than 75 correspondents from South America, the U.S. and Europe who were here to cover the visit. And to all it revealed the warm, informal fiesta-like San Antonio that makes living here a joy.

HemisFair and San Antonio will collect the residual benefits for months to come. It will be measured as a major milepost in HemisFair history. The entire weekend, a complex ex- Take Time Out To Cast a ote Because there have been no substantial issues raised, there has been relatively little public interest outwardly generated in today's city election. This is the very kind of an election that, requires the support of citizens interested in the kind of government they have. Complacency is dangerous.

Take a few time and cast your vote. We have endorsed all nine of the incumbent council members on the basis of their performance in office. The campaign has raised no reason to change this endorsement. The important thing is to cast a vote so that the decision is not made bv default. crcise in moving nearly 200 people about the city and to the LBJ Ranch and back, was a model of efficiency.

Various committees, the professional staffs of the HemisFair and the Chamber of Commerce, and volunteers by the score united to insure success. A big factor in making the visitors foci welcome was the attitude of the people of the city. They lined the river hank Saturday night and their enthusiasm and warmth told the Latin Americans that they were welcome. They jammed Randolph AFB and made the arrival a festive occasion. Gov.

John Connally. the commissioner general of the fair, added prestige by appearing and briefing the diplomats on the aims and goals of the exposition. But most of the credit must go to the President of the United States. Tt was he who brought the visitors to Texas and it was he who lent the prestige of his office to the event. Tt could not have happened without him.

and San Antonio owes him a debt of gratitude. letters Are We Supposed To l)o RUSSELL BAKER nnujtnnner welcomes letter' from its readers. They sftouid short, (This newspaper weico SIQned. However, only reader in tlnls not over 300 words, and-V mode unsigned letters will not be published will be usedI It the reques e(j)( ony jet)er for good 1oMe or The paper A their proper address and telrpho.ie number 23S3- OS Aof established.) Addict Appreciates Story Dear Sir: May I take this opportunity to express my thanks and appreciation for the article by Sam Kindrick entitled, know I need some sort of which appeared in March 25 edition of the Express and News, based on my life and problems of a narcotic addict. May I take this opportunity, also, to thank the many people who have written to me and who have stopped by the county jail and left notes of appteciation and tniouragement, 1 have written letters of thanks to those who were kind enough to leave their names but 1 want to thank all those who left messages, pamphlets, magazines and books, most of which were spiritual but who did not leave then names Edward E.

Badaraceo GGL Role Charged I)Car SU': All The honorable mayor of San Antonio, MiAlliMor, says that the Good Government League had nothing to do with the hospital tax increase. Maybe the GGL didn't have anything to do with it directly but indirectly they are the ones who sold the tax increase the gullible Luxui County as the ultimate successor to that so-called Grace' E. app Blessings of TV An Unseasonable Calm Strange Logic On Civil Rights By RUSSELL BAKER estmoreland is stili au (C) NEW YORK TiUES NEWS SERVICE ing instructions ffOHl Itkeh to Cold 55 ar Ice Is Cracking? We note that the Soviet Union is getting ready to open to ships of all nations its Great Northern sea route, an Arctic Ocean link much shorter than conventional routes between northern Europe and northern Asia. This is an interesting development in a country that has traditionally been over-suspicious, when not hostile, toward foreign activity near its shores. The route, part of which lies within the 12-mile territorial limit claimed by the P.S.P..

is kept open by icebreakers. We are always glad to see another crack in the cold war ice. DAVID LAWRENCE Strange logic has gripped Rev. Martin Luther King leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King has threatened to organize demonstrations a form of against the United States government.

He is disappointed because he thinks and have become so interrelated that it will require activists working for peace to restore momentum to civil rights demands. disappointment over the course of the war in Vietnam is shared by virtually every American; his proposed solution should he abhorrent to as many. To plan disruptions that are violations of the law during any time are intolerable. To use them as an excuse that one is trying to promote peace is rank hypocrisy. To call them fails to lessen their lawless nature.

This country has implemented a full package of civil rights laws, going about as far as a society of law can go and preserve individual liberty. That some communities resist nr delay is a condition to work on. If King and his group really want to help themselves, they can show a spirit of support now lacking that will make the impression in Hanoi that America is not greatly divided in its determination to honor the commitment in Vietnam. The sooner that conflict is ended the sooner the great burden of it ran he lifted or put into domestic causes. King is simply tragically wrong in his viewpoint.

WASHINGTON New item: Secretary of State Dean Rn-k refuses to appear on the to dis- United States foreign policy because of the strike by television newsmen. The secretary. says the State Department. will not be caught a picket Baker ington for dealing with them, bin it was doubtful tonight that Washington could reach a pclicys position before they are deployed in the elephant grass. Such decisions customarily come from President Johnson after consultation with the National Security Council.

And as George Christian. White House press secretary, explained thC evening. certainly not going to hold any NSC meetings while the strike is on selves whom offend The answer, gentlemen, is that we're likely to offend cameramen, studio lighting experts and makeup men, among others Next going to have a good i hanoe to beat l.vndon Johnson not forget what the -e people cat Erwin Criticized Dear Sir: Frank C. Erwin, chairman of the Texas University board of regents, says that Dallas is the site for a new 1 niver- sity of Texas dental school. Antonio is clearly ruled out because they have no established medical center It going to be many years before there is going to be a satisfactory situation in San Antonio, Erwin said.

Mr. Erwin, who seems to have an unlimited supply of verbal abuse for proport)-owners of Bexar County, could help the greatly if he would resign from the Texas board of regents or leave the people of San Antonio alone' hosier Peiter Bonding Bill Baekrd Dear Sir Homeowners our city as well throughout our State have U'cn victimized by unscrupulous home improvement operators who have preyed on unsuspecting property owners providing them with inferior materials, shoddy work and work that was never needed to Itegm with Responsible contractors have a vested interest protecting the public from sut shady oi'cra- tors Representative Guy Floyd is presenting House Bill 1225 sn the Texas Legislature to license and Kind home improvement companies as a positive measure to protect the public, tne no you in tight race not forget how they made toe look the fimt TV debate with Kennedy back in I960 informed and property and give all the nece -ar) sup to protect their interests Out-of-state high premure As the television strike entered its second week. Secretary of Defense McNamara announced a suspension of all military operations in Vietnam until networks and union reach an agreement. For the government to continue making war news during the stnke, he noted would give unfair advantage to new paper and wirc-service war correspondents and thus put the armed forces in the position of strikebreakers, Hopes that suspension order might give Secretary-General Thant an opportunity to bring Hanoi to the conference table were dashed, however, when Uhet Huntley announced that he would lead a private expeditionary force to Saigon to press the war effort. HI NTLEV contends that the striking union, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, is not the proper agency to represent newsmen Television journalism cannot abdicate its responsibilities to a union dominated bv vaudeville performer- he stated war must go The first elements of Huntley's forces the so-called due to start landing at Tansonnhut airport tomorrow morning Gen ii hite THE PRESIDENT ful that film of Iters arriving the House will find its way or' one of struck network news channels.

This, of course, would amount to crossing a picket line in a film ea The anticipated Republican charges that the Johnson administration is toying with the national seeuntv order keep the loyalty of organized latxir have been slow to materialize. This is not as some cynics have charged, because of senate Republican leader own membership sn AFTRV, which he wa quired to join so that he could make TV appearances promoting best-selling record, Men THE EAIT is that Republicans are terrified of what television worker- mnv do in 1968 unless they play the strike cannilv Tl wa- the subject of a high-level Re publican caucus held in New York over the weekend A man who was there reports that one party leader (whom he would not identic. i spoke the sentiment of the meeting, as follows Before we start urging the admin: tration to start cros-mg the picket line in the national in Crest, we have to a our- Till S. dm ar ibhenn ImmsM sane ie I 1.1C 1 In Ho with a period lcipated on the Re front and with ation dedicated itv of the picket a a it he Issues Similar After 50 about tne or his own splendor he could so without rig a picket line Wib Manchester, the Kennedy family and all sources to the Kennedy's issued a joint pledge to suspend ex planations, revelations and accusations until they can re- aime without offending the trade union movement Mayor Lindsay has ordered a tow aw ay suspended for the duration and in faraway Sacramento, Gov. Reagan has agreed to stop provoking until he can do so with the approval of his old colleague-- in show business The Weather five- forecast predicts an unseasonable spell of mental dm adds, it is overdue Dr Gill I Ir Wnnblv (lonlrol PARIS (AFT Supporters of President Charles de Gaulle displayed Monday tight control over the French National As- -r mbly, de pile last month's election setback, by reelecting icques ('haban-Deimas assem- president.

chaban-Pelmas. 52, mayor of Bordeaux and still an onthusi- owner should support this to Rep Floyd efforts salesmen and their firms will have to be licensed and bonded; under those conditions they will have to think twice before offering non-essential services and inferior work, responsible contractors and home improvement companies, offering the public a well established bat k- ground of experience and good materials and workmanship have everything to gam bv supporting this excellent bill. 1 Bergmann oriel's Policeman? Dear Sir Do we hold a communion from God Almighty to tie the world's policeman? Ray Steen Jr. Enforcing i.i Dear Sir The Council of Foreign Relations together with other partially interlocking groups such as the Bilderbergcrs and the Atlantic Union Committee is made up of some 1500 of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of this country Some believe they have the power to shape the course of our foreign policy at times March 30 there appeared an Associated Press dispa? regarding the purported preparation by the Pentagon of several divisions of troops to be sent to South Africa to enforce the sanctions of Great Britain and the I mtod Nations upon South Africa and Rhodesia 100 officers, it is said, are Unng taught Afrikaans, one of South Africa's two official language- If President Johnson and Ambassador Goldberg can bring this about we will then fighting two war one against the anti-Communists in Africa and another in Asia against the Communists It seems unlikely our President could think up a deal like this ail bv himself. T.

Johnston Taught To Be irious Dear Sir: The recent attack bv a police dog upon a policeman is deplorable and unfortunate, but what can man expect when he brutalizes his own environment9 Normally the dog is best friend, but when taught to vicious ho can blame him for reacting accordingly he veterinarian involved is quoted as saying this dog is a bad Yes, possibly, and made that way by man. Almost any human who has savagery of one of those poor beasts directed against him is to be pitted B. i DAMP LAWRENCE WASHINGTON Do fundamental issues in international affairs really change in a half tury9 This rrespond- ent has just been re-reading his news i sp atches 1 i sh during eventful week of April 2, beginning with the Lawrence arable occasion on Monday nigh? when President tt ilson addressed both houses of Congress. He formally requested a declaration of a of against the imperial government of Germany. Despite pacifist demonstrations outside the Capitol and after a comprehensive debate, the resolution declaring a i of was passed on Wednesday by a vote of 82 to fi in the Senate, and by a vote of 373 to 50 in the House of Representatives at 3:15 a m.

on Friday, April 6, At CIO pm. that same day, the war proclamation was signed by the President. EXAMINING the pro and eon of the discussion in Congress, the points made 50 years ago against involvement of the United States in war are remarkably like some of those being heard today with reference to a possible of the Yietnam war. During 1914 America had stood aloof and. through a series of diplomatic notes, had insisted cm of the But German submarines in May 1915 sank the a British unarmed passenger ship.

Nearly 1.200 of the civilians aboard, including 124 American citizens, were killed. The United States government resisted the clamor for war and tried the path of negotiations. The government agreed not to attack unarmed ships thereafter. America continued to exercise her right to trade with both sides, Peace sentiment swept the country, and Wilson was re-elected in November 1916. The slogan kept us out of and improved conditions played a large part in his close victory.

He had only an 11-vote margin above a majority in the electoral ollege and less than a 600.000 majority, in the popular vote out of a total of 17.500,000. BUT PC BLIC opinion changed when less than four months later in February 1917 Germany ordered unrestricted submarine warfare. Wilson asked Congress for authority to arm American vessels for defensive purposes. A Senate filibuster, however, prevented action, as gress automatically ended its session on March 4 The President then issued an executive order to permit merchant ships to be armed, but it soon became apparent that, without the help of the navies on the Allied side, such a step would be inadequate. So the President called a special session of Congress, and, in his address on April 2 requesting the declaration of a of he pointed out that America was against the German people but against the military autocracy in Berlin WHAT WAS ERLOOKI then, as it is today, is the in terdependence of the countries of the world It was reasoned by the enemy strategists in 1917 that the United States could never mobilize its forces in time to prevent the defeat of Britain and France same mistake was made by Hitler when he conspired 1941 to bring about a Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in an effort to compel American military power to be concentrated in the Pacific, thus reducing its potentiality in the Atlantic.

The Yietnam controversy of today, which started with the 1954 Geneva conference, has turned into a major war despite previous agreements, truces and pledges. There is again no indication of any reciprocity or good faith. An enemy is still counting on the pacifist sentiment i i America and believes that the demands misguided groups the are the true reflection of American public opinion. AWJ! a inr-calculation bv tho enemy again lead to a bigger war. or will a policy this time of military firmness by the United States convince the communists that no sacrifices will be spared to force an end to the conflict and ensure a guaranteed neaee? a tic tournament tennis player, gut 261 votes to 214 for Gaston Deffcrrc.

Socialist mayor of Marseille Pefforre had the support of the combined left Two deputies did nut attend the opening session, four ca blank ballots and five voted for other men. Soliloquy Telling' Knssia Dear Sir; Referring to Charles letter in the Express 3-30-67 captioned for Russia" Not content to try to run all departments of our government Mr. Densford now undertakes to tell Russia what to do. R. R.

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