The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-01-10
News Report
From
Washington

Washington, D. c. - The crisis
in Laos was the latest in a series
of Chinese-s sponsored aggressions
which calls the United States
hand indirectly. The technique is
the same which was used so sue
cessful for a while by Adolph
Hitler.
Hitler had National Socialists
parties organized in such states
as Austria and CZechoslovakia
ard used them to do the things.
, quite often, he did not want Ger
many to do openly The Chinese
have the same plays working for
them.
Laos was invaded. according to
the most reliable sources, by
communist-prepared and trained
forces and because the United
States and other democratic pow
ers had guaranteed its freedom,
it was up to us, the English and
the French, to fight or negotiate
France. tied down Algeria, is
too weak and tired to fight. Eng
land wanted to hold conferences
and negotiate. President EiSen-
hover was tempted to be tough
and stand back Of our guarantee
to Laos.
That was the situation facing
the outgoing President as he pre-
pared to vacate his office in
favor of a successor. The Chinese
Reds have gobbled up part of
1ndOchina. Tibet ard parts of
midas border area. They tried
to grab South Korea but force
stopped them there.
The obvious feeling among Chi
nese Reds is that the United
States will not go to war over
Laos at a time of changing adj
miniStrationS despite the
guarantee. Our "out" is that
rival factions began fighting in
Laos long ago and that the Chi
nese Reds not directly in
volved. 1t is supposed to be a
revolution, communist-style, that
is.
What worries some American
officials is the loss of face in
evitable with backdowns in Asia.
Yet few Americans want to fight
in Laos - it is generally con-
coded. The crisis strikes Wash
ngton at a delicate time and
President-elect Kennedy is GER.
ain to inherit an explosive stu
ton in the Far East.
SEATO, which pledged to guar
antee Laos independence, il
squarely on the spot. And it APP
pears that Red China has once
more flung down the challenge
for all to see: if we want to
save Laos gambling that these
people will be of value to us.
and support democracy in the
future we can fight; otherwise,
the communicated guerillos will
take over.
House Rules Committee Chair
man Howard Smith of Virginia
is guilty lining up House and
Senate support for a new effort
to enact into law HRS, the
Smith States Rights bill, which
he plans to re-introduce in the
Congress shortly.
The Smith bill. which has
twice been passed by the House
but has died in the Senate each
time. would bar from invalida-
ting state laws under the pre-
emption doctine. unless Congress
had stated specifically its in
tention to take over the field in
question, or unless the state law
and federal law were in ir-
reconcilable conflict.
1t would also give states ex-
press permission to pass and en-
force sedition laws Furnishing SUBJ
versive activities against the
federal government.
The Smith bill has been endor-
sed by the American Farm
Bureau Federation, the National
Association of Manufacturers,
and committees of the American
Bar Association and the national
association of Attorney Genearl.
1t is opposed by the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People. the Americans
for Democratic Action, the ALL
CLIO, and the Eisenhower Justice
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