T ( s Ho Gene; anew land echo* vacai Th 50,00 he c stan< “I land false that mise from Tl majc ed il on tl ball 000 Tl his San wine Wor to • 1 Texi M Gen by £ crov ted. “1 Whi poii <<• othc C the firs abo the tha' T 000 wei tha nov G KP rs Bl *5* let Hi lei la; FC sal r Battalion Editorials Page 2 TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1951 SAVINGlACi Multi-Party Ballot Hurts.. l^RANCE’S long-awaited elections are over * —and no one seems too sure what the final tally adds up to. With at least seven parties running, the highest single total went to the Communists. Technically speaking they say it finds a new government considerably farther to the right than its predecessor. The right wing in French politics, of course, is represented by military extremist Gen. Charles De Gaulle whose fledgling party captured at least 112 seats to rank as the majority party in the French Assembly. Leaving 103 seats for the Communists, the middle-of-the-road parties took 377 of the seats. As they have for the past five years, these center parties seemed destined, through use of their many sided coalitions to retain the controlling hand. DeGaulle’s strength, however, will draw that power to ward the right. Now observers see some hope of continu ing the work of world affairs laid aside while monsieur and mademoiselle took time to lis ten to speeches and mark their ballots. These French voters can scarcely com plain about limited selection. Their ballots contained every shading of political belief they could wish to choose from. Encourag ingly enough, they showed a 10 per cent de cline in their Communist supportings. And these elections, which give France its usual dubious government, stand as a good example to our own voting populace. Especially should those who always stand to branch out into a new party take note. Most people are hunting excuses for postponing work. That’s why they have to hunt excuses for 7iot having cash ivhen they need it. Grey Area Needs Defining COME wags might allude to a “colorless” .speech made by Admiral Forrest P. Sher man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff recently. The admiral spends considerable time dis cussing the “grey area” between what he considered the black area of war and the white area of peace. In his words, “It’s a most difficult area.” But, standing in this “difficult area” the admiral advocates neither all-out mobiliza tion nor “unwarranted” disarmament. He seems to prefer the middle course all the way through. Since he brought up the color of grey we might mention that it has always signified a very dreary idea to us—one that doesn’t seem to hold much promise. It’s very like the greyness that hints of a storm yet gives not the least assurance that it will come. From past actions, though, the admiral seems to want us to remain in that grey area. Someone might remind him of a few more of the significant aspects of grey. It’s the pre dominant color of dusk, that part of the day when most of our traffic accidents occur. Therefore, we can call it dangerous. And it is the sole color seen by those suf fering from total colorblindness. Following the road of present world affairs in that state, what, may we ask, will we do when we approach a critical signal light? We doubt that the admiral can answer. Even with his wondrously wide choice, what has the French voter to show for his trip to the polls. If he voted either right or left, he helped to elect a minority represen tatives. And, if he voted for one of the com ponent parties in the middle, he has no real right to claim victory there, either. He couldn’t tell through the coalitions exactly what the party of his choice was. And the highest margin given any party (the Communist) is a mere 22.2 per cent of the vote. Not one of them could claim to hold what power they have through even a near-majority selection. Yet, even now, many in our own nation are trying to figure out how to dodge this example and plant the seeds for new parties. Dissatisfied with the current policies of the party that tradition bids them uphold, they would find an easy solution in an offshoot of that, rather than swallow a little pride and swing to the other majority party. In so doing they’ll get just the returns from their ballots that the Frenchman got from his. Olin Teague Reports Program to Curb Inflation Offered by Congressman By OLIN E. TEAGUE Sixth District Representative 2. Substantial leduction in gov ^ ren |. con trol, for use if neces- m decrease t h e sary, and for control of commercial 3. Provide for tighter residen- erf state and local, W/ASHINGTON, D. C., June 19 burden on production and restrain re y s j ncrease the g o V e rnmen t’ s —Inflation is one of the more inflation. authority to control margins in dangerous problems facing our 3. Levying of new and add J comm odity trading, housing credit, country today. As I see it, there taxes to assume pay- ' . anf j re serve requirements. | mbat it, either sistent with necessary expenditures unu u ^ — are two ways to combat 5. Permit the use of subsidies law of supply and demand. 4. Estabhs men o ,, sourC es without increasing Herman W. Steinkrus, Connec- monetary policies which neutranz ... price Air Force Now Has Explosive Greater Than Atomic Bomb directly, by use of controls or in- and eonsistent aiso wiht mamtain- necesgary to boost govern . directly by trusting in the age-old in | m 4^f h ^ 0 J t ° r of i! s ?al and ment procurement from high-cost nec- monetary policies which neutralize ticut industrialist and chairman of federal debt as a source of mi a- the executive committee of the tion—and end to monetization ot DisSalle’s Proposal U.S. Chamber of Commerce recent- the federal debt. _ , , , ly outline a seven point program 5. Limiting the extension of credit Mr. Di. alle, cont ol boss, pro- proposed by the Chamber to com- to the financing of the defense pro- posed the licensing ol all business, bat inflation, setting forth the gram and essential needs of agn- and if they did not conform with following principles- culture, commerce, and industry in the price control measures, he pro- such W ays as will increase the posed to revoke their licenses for Seven Point Program Strength of our domestic economy, the duration of the program. I 1. Stimulation of maximum pro- 6. Stimulation of individual sav- am very much opposed to this pro duction and employment by a free ings through remuneration interest posal, as it is contrary to our way price and wage system that will rates and other incentives. of life and a definite restraint of 7. Prompt termination of all f ree trade. wage and price controls, with the The Congress wni vote this* understanding, that if, and so long month on extension of price con- as, either of these controls contin- trols. I have received several let- ues, both shall be continued. ters dealing with specific provis- Production Act Expires rS2' The Defense Production A c t expression of opinion on the gener- granted authority to the Executive al subject of price controls in order Branch to control prices. This' act expires June 30, and President Tru man has asked the Congress to ex concentrate effort on essential mil itary and civilian needs. mmm WASHINGTON—June 19—OB ’ ’ Military planners say the U. would so shatter the war-making ies of Los Alamos. If you look for S, Air Force now has available to system of it explosive power greater than helpless to Civilization will be far advanced ivhen the statement “there’s work to be done” ivill attract men as quickly as “have you heard this one, etc. ?” Make Dope-Peddling A Capital Crime SHOULD dope-peddling be made a capital ^crime? Sen. O’Connor (R-Md), new head of the Senate Crime Investigating Commit tee, indirectly proposed the idea this past week-end. The Senator, speaking before the Ki- wanis International Convention, said, “The Lindbergh Law was invoked to stop kidnap ing and a similar measure must be taken to put the fear of God into these outlaws.” And he showed just cause for his wrath by quoting figures showing that the percent age of narcotics users under 21 years of age has increased 600 per cent over the last sev eral years. A public health official backed up the charge by describing what he called an “Epi demic of Teen-Age Addiction” to drugs. He was speaking to a three-day American Leg ion “Narcotics Crisis Conference” in New York. That city, he said, was responsible for 50 per cent of the dope cases admitted to federal hospitals. Chicago accounts for 25 per cent. Another authority cited an instance where a child had been born a narcotic addict because the mother was addicted. The dope-peddling scandals is far from a light matter. It is operating particularly on the younger generation who smoke for a “thrill” the “reefers” that can be found so abundantly in larger cities. Considering the effect that drugs have on the victims, we think the senator’s sugges tion is worth more than a passing thought. Most older folk will tell you that the old days ivere wonderful, but, if they’re honest, feiv of them ivish to have them back. all the explosions from the inven- armies and navies, tion of gunpowder to the atomic at- Significantly, the sober, serious, tack on Hiroshima. behind-doors talk among military , , , , men of the vastly enhanced de- These officials, who may not be s t ruc tive power in American hands named toid a reporter today that has come within fairly recent if the Soviets choose war, the U. Pi ill "pi • "j • II1UI1 LIlo. S. can hurl down on Russian cities, people • and armies destruction Russia’s Success -fv!