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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Rural EIecfrics Have
Repaid Over $l,450, 600, 600
On Principal and Interest

WASHINGTON, D. c. NRECA)
The nearly 1000 rural electric sys-
TENS of the nation now have repaid
more than $1,45O, 100000 to Uncle
Sam on loans obtained through the
Rural Electrification Administration.
This includes over $500 million on
principal, and nearly $475 million on
interest, plus more than $3.50 mil
lion paid in advance of due dates.
REA-financed telephone systems
have repaid $25 million on principal,
approximately $25 million on interest,
in addition to making advance pay
ments of more than SIS million.
The total principal and interest
payments made by electric and tele-
phone systems during the last fiscal
year, which ended June 80, was $172
million.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Attention, Montana Power ;.
list Private Utilities Sue
Electric Equipment Makers

CHICAGO (CNS) The first
investor-owned utilities to claim
they were damaged by the electric
equipment cartel filed suit here
last month.
Commonwealth Edison, Northern
Indiana Public Service Company,
Public Service Company of Indiana,
and Central Illinois Electric & Gas
Company asked the u. S. district
court here to award them triple
damages resulting from the indus
try's price-fixing conspiracy. The
suit names General Electric, West
inghouse, Allis-Chalmers, and Is
other electric equipment makers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Denial Of Freight Rate Increase
Saves State Shippers $500, 600

Montanans shipping to the East
Coast can heave a sigh of relief at
the decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to turn down the
appeal request of the eastern rail
roads to impose a $25 per car fee
on certain produce delivered from
states west of the Mississippi River
to 20 eastern cities, Cong. Arnold
Olsen said this week.
81 joined with other western Con-
gressmen in protesting this unfair
Charge Olsen said. "After several
phone calls to the Commission / was
advised that their request had been
denied.
The fee would have been imposed
on apples, cabbages, cantaloupes and
melons, carrots, celery, grapefruit,
grapes, lemons, lettuce, mixed citrus,
mixed vegetables, onions, oranges,
peaches, pears, plums, prunes, pota-
toes, tangerines, tomatoes, water
melons, and miscellaneous fruits and
vegetables shipped by 20 designated
states, including Montana.
The fee was to be charged at re-
ceiving points in Albany, Rochester,
New York; Syracuse, New York; Bal
timore, Md; Boston, Springfield,
Mass; Philadelphia, Altoona, Wilkes
Barre, Scranton, Pa; Providence,
R. L.; Washington, d. c.; Bridgeport,
New Haven, Hartford, Conn; Nor
folk, Richmond, Roanoke, Va; Port
land, Maine.
$500, 900 SAVED
In Montana alone this proposed
handling charge would have cost ship
pers many thousands, Ind this is an
amount compared with
the cost which would have resulted
as our eastern markets are continual
" expanded.
What puzzled me the most about
this rate increase was its discrimi-
natory nature" the Congressman
continued. "Why, for example,
should Montana potato producers
be required to pay a $25 fee for
their produce sent to New York,
while on the other hand Maine po-
tato producers would not be
charged this rate.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
The Plainsmen of the
Yellowstone


By Mark HI. Brown history OF
the Yellowstone Basin-published by
fG. P. Putnam's Sons, New York,
$3.50.
Mark HI. Brown has made signifi-
cant contribution to the understand
ing of the early days in our state
even though he is resident of Iowa.
By maintaining high level of his
torical scholarship, as an approach
to the subject matter now having the
life worried out of it by TV melo-
dramists, Brown has brought to light
a multitude of new facets to explain
what went on with our forebears.
Our little tin gods fall as the cheap
political tricksters that they were.
1t was quite heartening to see Gen.
Thomas Francis Meagher, whose
sword-waving, horse-mounted statue
commands the Capitol approach, de-
bunked as a cheap opportunist who
was presenting the Congress of the
United States with fantastic requests
for money for fomenting Indian wars.
The Montana Brigade dissolved in
defeat over the battle of who should
get the supplies to grubstake pros
pecting expeditions.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Boffomly Restraints

Continued From Page. One) 4. 4
opinion and certain Supreme Court
decisions. The petition states the
Fulton-Alley combine did know
ingly and deliberately, in an abus- ?
i've, discriminatory and punitive
manner, arbitrarily and capricious-
ly, act in excess of their jurisdic-
ton, contrary to law and contrary
to the express official opinion of
their legally constituted legal adj
visor =. r b.rn 44
Further the petition says the board
amendments Single out farm Coop
eratives and their members for spec
ial treatment for the purposes of
taxation and subjects them to a tax
burden not imposed upon other CO.
operative corporations and is
a deprivation of their property with
out due process of law :"
Massman's brief contends that un-
less prohibited by the court the Board
of Equalization intends to Impose
and enforce said amendments to the
great and irreparable damage" of
farm co-operatives.
1t was necessary for the Council
of Co-operatives, the Lake County
Cooperative and Richard Lensman
TO ask the court to declare the Board
null and void because,
according to their petition. they
have no plain, speedy or adequate
remedy at law; that there are APP
oroximately $50 co-operatives in the
State of Montana similar to them
and with approximately 30, 900 MEM
oers of co-operatives a great null
,iplicity of suits would be the only
alternative.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
To Meet Traffic Violation Problems
Helena Editor Wants "FuceIess Informers"

Helena would be cozy little city of stoolpgeons if the
fuzzyhinking editor of the daily INDEPENDENT RECORD
had his He would discourage traffic violations by he
enlistment of number of vigantes who would
caaog the license observed breaking laws
emphasis).
beside the point that Helena of the safest towns
in Montana large good police work and
tnuing publicity traffic violations by that INDIE
PENDENT RECORD Helena people, today extremely
scous of the pocketbook pain that to be theirs should they
be caught violating traffic ordinances.
all other awbreakng however not the R editors proposal
far dangerous and far wide to abuse
than the civic i'll he proposes to cure?
Is it true that he u.s. effect advocating the nuca
ton of of most basic constitutional proectonsthe
right to face accusers?
Have responsible law enforcement and nvestigatory
officials Edgar repeatedly of
the republic rampant in such vglante action?
And what of the moral effect the individual who lends
himself to this practice?
"tooling is repugnant to most Americans Tt is loahe
degrading destructive of the fabric of the
individual and the nation
the big brother watching YOU theme of George Orwes
"1984 Yet, such implicit advocacy of
vigante actonwhether concerning traffic violations the
much greater evil of covey nsnuang to the loyalty of
neighbor-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
War, Whuf For?

Hamilton
think the convinced become that the sou
Berlin solution should
the line recently suggested by Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana
will recall that Mansfield spoke in the Senate advocacy
of make Berlin with both the east and
west portions united. rs goe
Allies face"
untenabe situation.
the
blockade during the Truman Admins
"a there is really little that did
solution of the
lem gained nothing for which to fight Never permit
choose the field.
do Russians in Berlin Mansfield would
have of the the
poitan
why? life
times of thrown the whole world
Would not be better keep Germany
which world
difficult Americans ruthless
SOIL living off despong and numbering
with united
the Hitler did invade killed
estimated 20000O0 Russian than half them
ants and wrecked the occupied quite comprehend
the Russians apprehenive about a united Germany.
in is
Soviet provides which honest search
perhaps method of ta n
the method which would be
a resort, when all other efforts failed
These souls who
Soon promises be in the hands which muphes
their retaliation would destroy Then who the winner? Instead of
should cautiously of
pointing
another bad business which through might
What needed
which kindled That
refreshing i
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
Editorial

The function of newspaper is to afflct the comfort
able and comfort the afflicted SIR WILLMOTT
LEWIS London TIMES Washington correspondent during
the 1940s
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25

About $3.50 of the total land area
in Lincoln county is in forests.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25
AGRICULTURE OPPOSED

The Department of Agriculture
also opposed the levying of this $25
per carload fee.
A Department representative who
spoke before the Traffic Executives
Association of the eastern railroads
against this rate increase told them,
'It is the opinion of the Department
of Agriculture that the present
charges on fresh fruits and vegetables
are reasonable and substantially JUS
tifying the purposes for which the
rates were established and the change
as proposed in the per car charges
will destroy the good that the present
rates have accomplished for the rail-
roads. G.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-08-25

"Such discriminatory fee against
our section of the country could only
have resulted in western shippers
seeking other means of transporting
their produce and considerable i'll
will for the railroads"
, 1961-10-27

they were served refresh
ments, after which they
were taken to the Buccan-
eer where they enjoyed a
buffet luncheon on h e
beach. Senator Frits Law
aetz joined the party there.
They returned to the air
port and left at 2:45 pm.
, 1961-10-27
Senator Richard B. Russell Is FaVorabIy
Impressed On First Visit To s.. Croix

Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia. Chairman of
the Senate Armed Services Committee, was a visitor to
st. Croix yesterday. Among those who accompanied him
were General Masters, Admiral Ward, General and Mrs,
Del Mar, Admiral and Mrs. Smith. There were over
twenty persons in his party. They arrived in a military
plane at 10:45 am.
, 1961-10-27
ST. Croix Roturiuns
Instdll Television Sci
ut Kings Hill Home

The Rotary Club of st.
Croix yesterday purchased
a Television set, two card
tables, one set of checkers
and a box of dominoes for
presentation to the inmates
Of the Kings Hill Home for
the Aged. The announce
ment was made by Clayton
Shoemaker, chairman of
the committee appointed by
the Rotary Club especially
to look into problems affect
ing the Home.
arrangements were Liduc
for installing the set today.
Originally, the Club had
plans to install a washing
machine and also to pur-
chase items that were bad
" needed. The Government
has since taken action to
provide them. The Rotar-
ians purchased items that
will help to bring added
cheer to the aged & infirm.
, 1961-10-27

End Vice President; Jerald
Schneiderman, Secretary;
and Reuben Wheatley, Trea
surer.
Gerard Nicholson, David
Puritz, Leopold Barbel, Jr.
& Kenneth Lindqvist were
electedto serve as directors.
, 1961-10-27
Fifteen Virgin Islunds
Youth Indicted into
U. S. Armed Forces

Selective Service head
quarters released today the
names Of fifteen Q5) regis
trants recently inducted in
to the armed forces, and APP
ply to the September and
October Virgin Islands quo
ia.
From st. Croix, Clinton
A. Lang, Candida Garcia,
Jr., Carlos A. Rodriguez &
LAUREL w. Liebert were in
Quoted for September and
Roberto Velasquez & Reu-
ben Berries were indicted
for October.
From st. Thomas and st.
John, Leroy J. Christian &
Granville M. Christopher
were indicted for Septem-
Der and Rudolph A. Gar
field, Rubio D. King, Lew
ellyn A. Sewer, Freeman
Dawson, Hugo V. Hodge,
.v1lfoe IL. Steele, Alphonse
A. Abramson were inducteo
for October.
In making the announce
ment the Director, Colonel
Christmas, stated that in adj
dition to thirty 800 regis
trants examined from st.
Croix this week, and addi-
sixty 600 are expect.
Continued on page y
~.
, 1961-10-27
CHIFFON Hector Of
ST. Croix Is With 54th
lnfuntrY in GermunY

Army Pfc Ghirton D, Hector,
of Christiansted, is participant
ing with other personnel from
the 4th Armored Division !
54th Infantry in a five-week
field training exercise in Ger
many. The training is seized,
uled to end tomorrow, Octo.
Der %.
The exercise is designed to
improve the 54th's night fight
ing capabilities, its ability to
defend against chemical, bio
logical and Pathological at.
tacks, and to test its communi-
cations and security. During
the exercise members of the
54th are using infra-red night
fighting equipment such as the
new sniperscope.
They are being familiarized
with new missile firing tech
niques. The exercise, stressing
the employment and mainten.
ance Of new arms and equip,
ment, also includes physical
conditioning and air-ground
coordination training.
The 4th is one of five u. S.
divisions in NATO'S Pyramid
Of Power" in Europe.
Hector is a gunner. He
entered the Army in May
1860.
He is a graduate of the
Christiansted High School,
Class of 81.
, 1961-10-27

plane at 10:45 Am.
On hand to meet them
were Sen. Joseph Alexand-
er, who is also Democratic
State Chairman, and the
Hon. Ron de Lugo, the Gov
ernor's Representative and
Democratic National Com
mitteeman for the Virgin
Islands.
Senator Russell inspected
military installations at
Puerto Rico and after con-
ferring with Governor Mu-
noz Marin, flew to St. Tho
mas before coming to st.
Croix.
The distinguished legisla-
tor and his party were tax
en- on a sight-eeing trip to
Frederiksted where they
saw the dock under con
struction; they were shown
the sugar mill at the Virgin
Islands Corporation factory
at Bethlehem, after which
they were taken to the Gov
eminent House in Christian
sted. Senator Russell was
awed by its beauty and es-
pecially was impressed with
the ballroom. His guests,
too, expressed delight at
what they had seen, and one
Admiral and a General
made solemn promise to
their wives to return on a
weekend for more sight
seeing and shopping here.
Senator Russell and his
party were then taken to ST.
Croix by the Sea where
, 1961-10-27

Give E. C. Bunfield
is Reelected President
by ST. Thomus JuYcees
Give E. c. Banfield was
reelected president of the
st. Thomas Jaycees at their
general election meeting
held on Wednesday.
Other elected officers in
clude Dante de Castro, 1st
Vice President; Len Stein,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12
5-ROOM APARTMENT
AND
OFFICE SPACE
NEW APARTMENT
East 276th and Euclid

Euclid. Ohio. Lovely 2 bedroom
suites. includiuq G.E. kitchen.
Competing. oir conditioning.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12
AUTOMOBILES


1851 MERCURY; va, standard
shift MU. 1-0973
1854 BUICK. 4-door; radio, heater
new battery, $3.50. GA. 1-6678.
1857 PLYMOUTH, 4-door; stand
ard. good condition, reasonable
SIX. 1-2490 evenings.
MUST sell, 1857 plymouth 2-door
push button drive. 2-tone paint
matching interior, Al shape S725
or best offer w. 6-2742.
1852 FORD a4-ton truck, trade or
sell, good running condition.
UL. 1-1085.
1850 INTERNATIONAL L-l-6O truck
with 12-ft insulated wholesale
note body, $3.50; 1851 Chevrolet
truck with same. w. 1910 after
p. m.
1853 FORD convertible. standard
shift. VS. out of state car, new
white top, no rust, best offer over
SITS. VIII. 2-4687.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12
1853 PLYMOUTH


Custom BeIvedere Convertible.
Power steering, power brokes,
automatic fronsmission, rodio and
heofer. See this off seoson speeioI
for the buy Of COOK
your life .-------------------- ~VO
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12

4 NICE clean rooms, reasonable
143O9 Sylvia off East 140th st.
ARCADE ave, 5 rooms down; ga
rage; adults. w. 1882 after s
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12

\ ESDAY EVENING, soc
\ MINIMUM CHARGE. CASH
\ WITH ADVERTISEMENT 75c
MINIMUM. NO CANCELLA-
TIONS AFTER S Pm. TUES
DAY.
4 NICE clean rooms, reasonable
14SO9 Sylvia off East l40th st.
ARCADE ave-. rooms down; ga
rage; adults. w. 1882 after
) ROOMS, bath, up; garage; white
$50 East 144th st. WO. 1-5O68.
3 ROOMS and bath, upstairs; util
/ tiles paid. S55. 16305 Parkgrove.
NEAR Euclid ave-, on East 248th
| 2-bedroom duplex, redecorated
own basement, yard and garage
$lOO. KE. 1858.
4 ROOMS, bath. up; garage, ga.
furnace, automatic hot Watel
| tank: reasonable. 1600l Arcade
ave.
MAYFIELD-Eas 126th, large
rooms, bath. porch, heat; others
redecorated; white. RIA. 1-8l57.
5-ROOM suite, End floor. with ga
rage, reasonable; near Wmdermerf
station and schools. Gil. 1916.
S ROOMS and bath. gas heat, close
to everything. UL. l-Oo43,
LII. 1907.
COMPLETELY furnished down, D.
adults; buses-rapid; garage avail
able; white. MU. 1922.
LOCKE off Eddy, near freeway
3 furnished rooms down. bath
washer; all utilities; white, sos.
w. 1-1173.
EDDY I'd. area, rooms up; decor
ated; white. KE. 1-3708.
4-BEDROOM single, finished recre.
alton room, $130 per month, 27l31
Chardon rd. VIII. 3-ll44.
ST. CLAIR, 739 East l52nd. Az
rooms; white. PR. 1-l04l or
YE. 2-7168.
5 ROOMS and bath up, East Cleve-
land: gas heat. MU. 1-7ll5.
5 ROOMS furnished. Hayden-Wood-
worth area. Call ER. l-4295.
EAST l4Oth off Colt, or A rooms;
white; newly decorated.
UL. 1-O408, UL. 1876.
226OO EUCLID ave. new building
3la-room apartment, includes re-
frigerator, stove, S95; see super
intendent or call. w. 6-3362.
ROOMS and bath up, S62 month.
l3434 St. Clair. PO. l-1o4l.
4 ROOMS furnished. East 141st ST;
white: by appointment. KE. 1-3177
81 p. m, Tuesdays and Fridays.
2, 5-ROOM apartments, 1868 Hover
ave, East Cleveland; white.
EV. 2-C243.
1880 VASHTI ave-, 2 furnished
rooms, all utilities furnished, S65;
white; custodian, apartment 3.
1884 Vashti ave, MU. l-O5lO.
HO. 9-17l3.
MURRAY Hill; rooms and bath,
down, unfurnished, SAB per
month. KE. 1852.
EAST 147th-St. Clair: rooms and
bath, gas heat, redecorated
porches; white couple. Ii. 1-0997.
SINGLE home. bedrooms; Lind
bergh, off East 2O0th. KE. 1-46l5.
S ROOMS, newly decorated, white
ROOMS and bath, on Tracy ave,
working couple preferred; near
Transportation, utilities included.
w. 1-6020.
Az ROOMS up, of brick double; ga
rage; no children; near transpor-
tation. S1OO; Euclid. w. 1-9948.
EAST 131st ST. S rooms. bath, and
garage: white. HI. 2-4563 or
HI. 2-92l0.
3 ROOMS furnished, for one or two
ladies or couple. RE. 1889. Call
after pm.
3 ROOMS, 2l0O0 Crystal, downstairs,
S85 month; adults. w. $3.50
EAST Cleveland. 3 rooms. bath,
stove, refrigerator. Ii. 1-0963.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12
AUTOMOBILES

1851 BUICK hardtop; dynaflow, ra-
dio, heater. good transportation
Sl25. w. 1888
1859 LARK, beautiful ebony black
push-hutton radio, climatizeI
heater, accessory kit, new white
wall tires, etc, $1,195. Rolla Mo-
tors, 800 East 152nd st. Ii. 1-6300
1854 CHEVROLET 4-door sedan;
power steering, heater, power
glide, S295. MU. 1-1277.
1856 CHEVROLET 2-door sedan
mechanically perfect, tires fair.
IV. l-Ol63 after p. m.
1855 BUICK, AL condition. 1885
St. Clair LII. 1894.
1854 PLYMOUTH hardtop, reason
able. Call w. 6-5095 after $3.50
week days, all day Saturday and
Sunday.
1854 OLDSMOBILE "88" 4-door; ex-
cellent condition; asking $295.
VIII 4-4476
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-01-12

1858 FORD. black convertible, over
drive. Call RE. l-3477.
1855 FORD 9-passenger country Sc
dan, all power; any reasonable
offer. ". 1888.
1855 PLYMOUTH Savoy 4-door: au.
tomato shift, "a 900 actual miles
spotless runs good; best offer
over S475. RE. 2-8934
LATE 1857 Buick Riviera 4-door
hardtop; power brakes, power
steering, Whitewall tires, radio,
heater. windshield washer, low
mileage; musta see to appreciate,
81, $50; private owner. Call
~. l-5638; 1867 East l77th 81.
1857 VOLKSWAGEN Kombi, $3.50.
MU. 1901 or EV. LOTT.
1858 DE SOTO Firedome 4-door;
automatic, power steering; rea-
sonable. RE. 1-4466.
1860 FIAT 15OOCC Spyder with the
famous OSCA engine, radio,
heater, etc, S2,495. Rolla Motors,
300 East 152nd st. Ii. 1-6300.
1855 CHEVROLET Bel Air hardtop
coupe; Va, automatic transmits
sion, extras, no rust, S585.
RE. 2-9297
1852 CADILLAC Coupe de Vile,
$500; 1856 Chevrolet, cylinder,
Bel Air, $500. w. 1886.
1854 FORD Va ranch WAGON; ra-
dio, heater, Fordomatic: best Of
fer. must sell. VIII. 4-1051.
1852 CHEVROLET standard shift,
good transportation car, $50.
VIII. 3-5013.
1857 CORVETTE, convertible; au-
tomato transmission. white side
wall tires. etc, si,995 Rolla
Motors. 300 East 152nd ST.,
Ii. 1-6300.
1858 FORD convertible, very good
condition. 1895. w. 6-35l9.
1859 DODGE Coronet hardtop; pow
er equipped, all white. radio
heater. WhiteWalls very clean
sacrifice. GA i-4691
BEAUTIFUL pink and white 1855
Rambler custom: full power, like
new. MU. 1-0822.
1858 FORD va. 2-door; good con.
dition new tires, best offer.
w. 6-4984 after 8 p. m.
1853 BUICK Super; good trans.
portation. radio. heater, s100.
KE. 1889 after 4:30 p. m.
1916 JEEP with cab and plow, 4.
wheel drive. motor Just over
hauled, new clutch. first $500
takes II Mohil Service Station
East 140th-Lake Shore blvd.
'oES PONTIAC 9 PASSENGER station
wagon; beautiful condition, $500
KE. 1-0869
1857 DODGE hardtop: power steer.
ing. brakes, all extras: good con.
dition, $3.50. RE. 2-9297.
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Take Your Choice

The usefulness Of the resolution
adopted by the SEATO ministers with
respect to Laos seems to depend upon
which Interpretation one chooses to
accept.
Thus, in one dispatch, we read that
the American delegation appeared dis
appointed Secretary of State Rusk is
said to have done nothing to dispel the
impression that the action of the for
eign ministers was not entirely satisfac-
tory. A second dispatch, however, states
that the resolution Is entirely SatiSfac-
tory" to the United States and is in line
with what President Kennedy and Mr..
RuSk had hoped SEATO would agree on.
Still third news source 'interprets the
resolution as meaning that the SEATO
allies had pledged themselves to take
whatever steps may be necessary to pre-
serve united, independent and Sover-
eign Laos.
Actually, in its key paragraph, the
resolution said that If there continues
to be an active (Communist) military
attempt to take control of Laos, the
SEATO members are prepared, within
the terms Of the treaty, ito take what
ever action may be appropriate in the
circumstances"
This may mean much or it may
mean nothing. 1t certainly falls far
short Of the reported desire Of the
United States delegation for pledge to
send troops and weapons into Laos If
the Communist armed push continues.
But it seems to us that the more eau
tiouS resolution is justified by the facts.
BY this we mean that the situation
in Laos very probably cannot be recti-
fled by resort to armed force, and
threat to use force could easily prejudice
such prospects of successful negotiation
as may exist. We have no great faith
that negotiations with the Communists
will produce fair and equitable settle
ment. But we think they offer more
hope Of success than armed interven-
tion. If the Communists finally refuse
to negotiate, that bridge can be crossed
when 1t is reached.