The Glacier reporter., 1963-10-03

aNaAHea ~ anu NA1AAN AAAENN
with strategic materials!
Apparently that is just what
the administration is figuring on
doing IL they 60 through with
their sale Of wheat 10 Russia.
| don't have the least idea of
how long Il takes for a message
10 get through 10 many OF cur
high-Dlaced repres and
sD-calIod diplomatic brains" brit
do know that evLrv dsy mil.
lions Of taXDayers, like myself.
are asking the same question
-'Whet the hell g0es o1 in Wash
ing;On. aid how much lor7ar can
We stand it,"
Russia has had another crop
failure. admittedly about the
third or fourth in as mar years
They have been buying wheat
from our neighboring allies fol
Lowing evcrv crop failure, and
our allies still have a huge sur.
plus - sell. so why all Of a sud
den does Russia want our wheat.
and Why should we Suddenlv de
eide that 10 sell TO our avOwed
enemy IS a sound policy?
The cry for some time from
certain political corners has been.
AS long as Russia and China
are buying wheat, why not get
in on the sales? We might as well
get rid Of some Of our surplus.
That is a good question and
sound reasoning - providing the
sales are being made 10 a friend
ly and EOn-aggressive nations
This idea OF playing the good
Samaritan and Santa Claus to
every nation that holds out a
hand IS fast leading 20 the last
straw on the camel's back. II is
rather like tipping the butler
who has just thrust a knife in
your back
Mr.. X blames the weather for |
their crop failures. We disagree. |
We would rather think the rea-
son for these successive failures
lies with the Russian farmers,
who have reached
the point where they know they
can no longer live on the Com
murist promises OF Shangrils
and world domination, 50 have
come by some mutual agreement
10 promote crop failures.
n by any chance Mr. X. is smil-
ing and appears 10 be friendly |
ard more agreeable with Us. let
US not be thrown into left field.
We must remember that he is
having his share Of troubles with
the Goliath he spawned and
and apparently unex-
epcied internal strife His
smiles ard friendliness will last
only as long as his need for our
fruits.
What excuse will they provide
when in the next generation or
two their grandchildren ask.
Why are we fighting the Com
munisis, and how did they &c;
so Strong2"
! can just picture Russia send
ing US grain and necessities II
the situation were reversed
A United States Senator re-
Gently noted that in Cuba, Castro
has raised the price Of gasoline
from 81 cents 10 so cents. The gas
oline and oil industry and i'm
has been nationaliZed
there and is strictly controlled
by the Castro government.
In calling attention 70 the so,
cent gasoline. the Senator prop
erly stated that there Is a typi'
cal example of government con-
troll - TO which this country rs
heading under the glise
of cheaper power, b"o1 to the
economy. and increased
employment
All of this paIaver about how
and whv the gr"Hrnme1t Is bet
ter equipped "A better organ
ized 10 handle the affairs Of what
w-s once k-own as free enter
urize establishments. leads US &C
e. spect that the Administrators
campaign slogan and battls cry
might well be Seduction by Sub
siiy."
Well known in this area is Bill
Kelley. Playwright, who has been
working for a number OF years
on an Indian play with an all.
Indian cast. Bill has finally !
reached tire poirt Of production
and his play The Big Sky
Blues viii open at Billings and
Bszeman Erxt week.
Bill wanted The Glacier Re
rr,er 70 have the opening an.
nouncement and sent US pictures
of the various players ald re-
he,rsaI location. but in the *
citement OF producing his first
nIay he evidently forgot 10 IN
cIude the story. Anyway, you can
read abou, i, in next Sunday
isSue az Montana Parade in the