Milford chronicle., 1956-05-25
AN AGE OF CHANGE

hlrlng older workers.
AN AGE OF CHANGE
pigs Is Pigs" became an immortal Am
erican phrase long ago, with the publication
of the enormously successful little story of
that title. And it would seem only reason
able to most of us that the pig, or any other
kind of livestock will never change much
if at ALL
However, we live in an age of irresistible
change-and meat and meat animals aren't
immune.
A short time ago, at Washington State
College, scientists from the meat industry
and from educational institutions told of new
developments in the production and market
ing of meats which may effect peaceful and
beneficial revolutions in the future. The di-
rector of laboratories for one of the leading
packers showed jar of raw meat that had
been kept at room temperature since 1948
1t was perfectly fresh still-exposure to a
radioactive material had killed the bacteria
and prevented spoilage. He also forecast
that in time We'll be able to buy canned raw
meat, sterile, unpaStueriZed milk and shell
eggs that will keep indefinitely.
Another forecast was that cattlemen will
be able to pick at birth the animals which
will produce beef most quickly and cheaply
Still another dealt with new animal diets
which produce remarkable weight gains at
low cost.
Actually, of course, the quality of meat
animals and the meat that comes from them
has been steadily improved over a period of
many years. And now it looks as if we are
on the verge Of astonishing further progress
BREATHING SPELL
The recent elections in Burma brought
out an Unexpectedly heavy Communist vote
That is disturbing to the United States and
other democratic nations, because it is i'm
portant to the free world that this country
adjoining India and Red China should re-
main opposed to the Communists.
The Burmese election results were by no
means all bad from the western viewpoint,
however. Premier u NJ, man firmly COM
mltted to democracy, remains in power. Dur
ing the next five years he will have oppOr
tunity to do something about conditions that
led TO the strong Communist showing at the
polls.
There is good reason to believe that, in
Burma as in Italy, much of the vote for Red
candidates is in reality a vote of protest
against ecOnon ic conditions and government
failure te institute reforms. Premier u NJ
and his government are therefore confronted
with an unmistakable challenge and warning.
Many improvements must be made in the liv-
ing conditions of the Burmese people.
u Nus actions show him to be we'll aware
of both challenge and warning. A 19-mil-
hOn-dOllar loan from the World Bank will be
used for improvement of ports and rail ia
cilities, which are basic to the nations econ
omy. The United States already has helped
by buying a million dollars worth of rice
from Burma, and other sensible aid of this
kind may be forthcoming.
The elections have given the democratic
regime in Burma breathing SPELL 1t is up
to u Nu and the rest of the free world to
see that good use is made of it.
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SEPARATING SUBVERSIVES
Some of the needless obscurity which has
settled over the question of subversives
among government employees has been lift
ed. Philip Young, chairman of the Civil Ser
vice Commission by appointment of Presi-
dent Eisenhower, has just told Senate Sc
curity subcommittee that of 1920 cases of
employees dismissed for security reasons
since May, 1858, Alp per cent were Eisen-
hover appointees. The impression has been
that the government service was formerly
crawling with disloyal workers, and that the
new broom had swept them all out. Appar-
emily the authorities have been impartial to-
ward Eisenhower and Truman appointees
alike, and have not shown favoritism.
1t is also shown that many removals have
been for a variety of causes, of which Sc
curity is only one. Yet for some reason the
impression has been that every time an en-
ployee was dropped, the government had
been freed of a disloyal subordinate. This
has cast a needless slur on the workers who
have remained.
Persistence has revealed these facts.
Some Congressional Investigations have been
unwarranted or badly managed. This one
appears to be an exception.