The Week

• From the New York, Times no less, and an article by Thomas J. Hamilton none other, and under, of all things, a headline that summarizes it accurately: “As the last eleven years have demonstrated, the United Nations can take action only if the United States and the Soviet Union are in agreement. . . . The debates in the General Assembly will continue to provide useful information on what the world thinks. But the capabilities of the United Nations for settling great issues have now been established, and it will be surprising if the organization acts as more than a sounding board in the years of decision confronting the world.” Couldn’t have said it better— or in so many words—ourselves.

• It is interesting to reflect on the publicity that has been given to what appears toustobeno case whatever against John Charles Doerfer, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. A “confidential” report by a congressional watchdog committee, insinuating malfeasance and personal profiteering by Mr. Doerfer, was ventilated in the front pages of even the respectable press. Now it develops that Mr. Doerfer has done nothing unusual, unlawful —or even questionable. But no one appears to be particularly put out by publicly ventilated doubts about his honesty caused by over-zealous investigations. It isn’t as though he had been charged so irresponsibly with being a Communist.

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• From the New York, Times no less, and an article by Thomas J. Hamilton none other, and under, of all things, a headline that summarizes it accurately: “As the last eleven years have demonstrated, the United Nations can take action only if the United States and the Soviet Union are in agreement. . . . The debates in the General Assembly will continue to provide useful information on what the world thinks. But the capabilities of the United Nations for settling great issues have now been established, and it will be surprising if the organization acts as more than a sounding board in the years of decision confronting the world.” Couldn’t have said it better— or in so many words—ourselves.

• It is interesting to reflect on the publicity that has been given to what appears toustobeno case whatever against John Charles Doerfer, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. A “confidential” report by a congressional watchdog committee, insinuating malfeasance and personal profiteering by Mr. Doerfer, was ventilated in the front pages of even the respectable press. Now it develops that Mr. Doerfer has done nothing unusual, unlawful —or even questionable. But no one appears to be particularly put out by publicly ventilated doubts about his honesty caused by over-zealous investigations. It isn’t as though he had been charged so irresponsibly with being a Communist.