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NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13. 1948 FOUR Published Daily Exoept 8undiy by th News-Review Company, Inc. Inltrtl ..! !.. mtll.r May " ' ",M Raiabarf, Ortgon. BBdcr act al Haren t. lall CHARLES V. STANTON -gTOi, tOWIN L. KNAPP Editor Manager Mtmber of the Associated Pr.si, Orgon Newspaper Publlihara Auoolation, the Audit Bureau of Circulation! ruiatel bj WEST-HOLLIDAT CO., INC., alflaaa la N.w Tor, Caiaaia, aa rraaclioa. Lai Amaiaa, iaallla, Parnate, at. Laala. IDBICBIPTION BATES la Or.,on-B Hill Par Taar all naalha I4.M. tbraa manlha II.SO. By CUT Carrltr Par yaar ll.M (In aeranca), U.a thai. ana year, aar menth ai.wo. manlha lt.H, Ihraa month! It.1l. OaUlda Oratan Bp Mall Par yaar .. al THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE By CHARLES V. STANTON Each presidential election is followed by much popular demand that tiie electoral college be abandoned and that presidents be elected by popular vote. Proponents point out that it is possible for a candidate receiving a minority of the popular vote to be elected president against the wishes of the majority. In fact, this actually has happened in the past, but so seldom that a better argument is needed before we undertake such a fundamental change in our Constitution. Why should we have such an apparently useless thing ai an electoral college? The answer is tied up in an understand ing of the structure of our government and the check and n.ion fnftnra nf nnr Constitution. Without the electoral college there would be little protection for minorities. Small states would be hopelessly at the mercy 01 populous uue. Aon pvsmnle. Orecon nlaved a very prominent part in the primary campaign in which Dewey won the Republican nomination over Stassen. Had Dewey been elected president, there is reason to believe that a cabinet post, tnat 01 secre tary of the Interior, would have been offered Oregon's Sena nr. r.nv PorHnn. Oretron is a very small state in the matter f oWrnml vntn hut because of our electoral college system it becomes possible for one state with a small electoral vote to gain political recognition. Recall how Woodrow Wilson defeated Charles Evans Hughes for the presidency because Hughes failed to shake hands with Senator inram uonnson in California. Such things make the electoral college impor tant, because of the protection to small states and small fac limn Thin Inst election could have been turned by the Dixie rmfs and the Prosrressives both minority groups had they rra i nnfl nil W nhniir. onn nereent more of the popular vote. On the other hand, if presidential elections were decided hv nnniilnr vntp. the states of New York. Pennsylvania, Jill nois, Ohio and California would completely dominate the nniinn Thps slates would act 90 per cent of the political attention and political favors, while small states would re ceive only the crumbs from the political table. No minority faction, no matter how worthy its cause might be, could obtain protection: Ralph T. Moore, writing in a recent issue of The Orcyon Voter explains these and other factors of the proposed elimi nation of the electoral college as follows : The fundamental principle Involved la whether the United States Is to remain a union of the several sovereign atatea or to become an empire based on republican demoo racy. There la a very great distinction between the two. The former would continue the original union of the atates wherein each haa sovereign rights within Its borders but yields to the federal In mattera of mutual concern such as Interstate communications and the common defense. The empire Idea would change this union to make each state a province In a federal dominion aubservient to a common central government. In effect, It would be a aoclalist state. The electoral college was conoelved as a means to equal ize the Influence of the statea and to prevent eomplete domi nation of the smaller atates by ths larger. It was presumed, with ample foundation In experience, that no workable union of Intensely provincial commonwealths could be ef footed unless each had assuranoe of Individual aoverelgnty and Independent volca In management of federal govern ment. There had to be mutual confidence and the certitude that the atrong would not suppress the weak. Amending the electoral oollege to conform with popular vote would obvloualy Increase the Influence of the larger atates and decrease that of the small. This would be a major concession to those who wish to change our form of govern ment from republican democracy to soolallst state. The firat step In suoh an endeavor Is always to herd the people Into large oorrals where they can be more readily homo genljed, The persistent Independence of the several atates and the stubborn adherence to the sovereignty of local gov ernment constitute Insuperable obstaoles In the path of statelet planning. The present eleotoral system Implements such Independence and hence Is attacked as being undemo cratic. The Russians are currently encountering similar opposition behind the Iron Curtain. An enervating philosophy has swspt over the world dur ing the past quarter century. It Is the Idea of a planned economy based on the doctrine of artificial equality. This pitiful belief In human capacity to exoel the Almighty In detailed planning of dally life manifests Itself In the many oollectlvist sohemes with which we have become familiar. The common premise Is that the profit motive is Immoral and that equality should be Interpreted In the oarnal sense to confer upon the state the right to forcibly take from the provident to benefit the Indolent. Unless we are prepared to change our republic Into a aoclalist empire and to em brace the above theory of the omnipotent state we should be slow to alter our electoral system. Ill-advised change could easily destroy the harmony and mutual confidence that now binds the union and could gradually atrophy local government. End of the Trial T.'v il sm Mitt J jWWziisz 0 By Viahnett S. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Bltwuns like to have a picnic or a snack, accord ing to which one Is speaking, along the road somewhere when they go for a drive. It always be gins with Mr. B warning his wile, "Now don't pack up every thing in the pantry. There will be plenty of places to eat, you know, If you don't have enough, and don't forget the boiled eggs" (or pickles or the cups or whatever Mrs. B forgot last time in her eagerness to keep the size of the 'picnic' at a minimum. She always dreads to hear Mr. B's reaction when she tells him "this goes in the car" , . .). 'Hope springs eternal in the human breast' but you would think even Mrs. B would know by now how the picnic will go! "Spread a clothN and all that piffle!" The Bs will drive along. Mrs. B 'looking for a good place as directed by the as yet un hungry Mr. B. "Now don't wait till we're half a mile past before you tell me . . ." Mrs. B has to sec the place before she can tell him, naturally, and by then they arc probably two miles by be cause If Mr. B Isn't hungry he Isn't Interested in any place how ever 'good.' Then suddenly the car pulls Parley Endeavors To Avert Strike On Greyhound Lines SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13. (.tp)Wlth a Gi hound bus strike In seven western states tenta tively set for Monday, wage ne gotiations resumed yesterday and are expected to continue through today. Federal Conciliator Omar IIos kins sat in the meetings as an observer. There was no report at nocn as to what progress was made. In a letter to the company, the union iaid the strike would be called unless an "acceptable" wage offer is forthcoming before that deadline. Affected would be 2,800 drivers, and 600 station employes in Cali fornia, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, out at the side of the road, pre ferably where there Is Just enough space off the highway for the par to be missed by traf fic whizzing by, the swish of their tires sending nice spurts of dust : . . not on Mrs. B, however, because she doesn't "have to do a thing but just sit there" while the gallant Mr. B (suddenly at tacked by the gnawing pangs of hunger) dives Into the picnic things. "My gosh, you brought enough for a ship's company but I'll bet you forgot the salt . no, here it Is. Boiled eggs? Yes. What's this stuff? Here's your plate now!" Mr. B having piled Mrs. B's plate with this and that, now stands happily beside her by the open door, munching rapidly so as not to' hinder progress a min ute longer than necessary . . . even if they are Just roaming for the ride . . . and then ... "Well, I guess that's that." He looks at his watch and appears pleased. Jams the unfolded pret ty little table cloth back on top of the picnic fixings . . . tosses the whole business into the back of the car . . . and away they go! But next time they will have a 'real picnic' with a cloth and a leisurely eating of it. Says Mrs. Bitwuns! prsslon and up to the good things of today. I'm not a eood Democrat or a rtenubllcan. I'm only one of the children who suffered two wars anH a lot of bad times. . Some children always have nan nlnntv. so thev are not afraid of Father or anyone else. They can laugh and take a cnance. But many, many more were not so lucky. They are tno ones who really sat down to do a lot of thinking. Again they looked into the eyes of the pictures. They looked for understanding, kind ness and tolerance. They have again chosen to cast their lot with Mother. MILDRED HOLLY Riddle, Ore. Marshall Bares Real Intent Of Red 'Peace' Move. PARIS, Nov. 13-P Secre tary of State George C. Marshall declared yesteraay mat uussians are carrying on a "propaganda peace offensive" hoping to weak en the position ol the United States. Marshall told a hews confer ence Russian propaganda in the United Nations Assembly nas not been successful. He said the great majority of nations in the U. N. have lined up solidly in their opinions on the world situation. The secretary said the Moscow reaction to published suggestions tnat rnme minister ;iaiiii uu President Truman confer on world problems is one of the propaganda peace efforts. Such peace efforts are "very dangerous because everyone sin cerely wants peace, but not every one wants mere propaganda for peace," Marshall said. "We (the United States) are represented as being war mongers DUl wnai we want, la ycam. Marsnall said the propaganda peace offensive was designed pri marily to exploit the world's de sire for peace. Marshall said the western pow ers still look to the United Na tions Security . Councils-parties larly to tie so-called neutrals who have been trying to mediate for anything they might propose to olve the Berlin crisis. The question still is before the coun cil, he said. Marshall said he noted that Vishinsky, the Soviet Deputy For- eign Minister, repeatea rrime Minister Stalin s charge tnat me west refused a proposal of the neutrals which Russia said she i had accepted. Marshall said the western pow-, ers never saw any agreed reso-1 lution on the Berlin case except1 j the one vetoed by Russia Oct. j 25 in the Security Council. This 1 called for lifting of the Soviet blockade of Berlin followed by j introduction of Soviet-sponsored : marks as the sole currency of Berlin. ! Marshall said the western coun tries approved this and Russia vetoed it. In the Day's Hews (Continued from Page One) PUD Would Manage New District at Lakeside Petition has been made by the Central Lincoln P. U. D. to man age a new water district being formed at Lakeside, Coos Coun ty, it was reported by Paul Hand of Newport, superintendent of the Central Lincoln P. U. D., on a visit to Reedsport Wednesday. The Lakeside community is forming a fire district and a wa ter district. Surveys have been made of available sources of wa ter, but no decision as to the source to be used has beens reached. With Frank Seelye, manager of the Reedsport P. U. D. office, confined to a Coos Bay hospital following a severe heart attack recently, general supervision of LETTERS to the Editor The letter said drivers "will he Instructed not to take out any schedules (commute routes us well as inter-city runs) alter mid night, Nov. H. No company comment was available ponding the arrival of President F. W. Ackerman, en route here by air from Chicago. The company's last offer, the letter said, was reiected "hv an overwhelming majority" of the union membership. The union c.l.l It.n nri.ii. -nllnH fnr a rate nf 6.3 cents per mile or an hourly wage ot 3i..i, ano a tinny mini mum of for drivers, with increases ranging from "nothing to la lor the station employes. At nrnaent the nninn Raid. drivers are receiving six cents ner mile or $1.5 per hour and a dailv minimum guarantee of $10-18. The union Is asking for 7i cents per mile, or $1.75 hourly, and a minimum of $14 per day for drivers, and a $."0 across-the-board monthly increase for the station attendants. 1 Democratic 'Mother' Wins Over GOP Father RIDDLE This Is an open letter to all Republicans: When arc you going to come down to earth and study the average poison? Then, and only then, are you going to win an election. No one Is going to agree with me openly, hut I shall go on with what I have to say. If you don't believe me, you don't have to. You didn't believe Tru man would win, either. I think of American people as a whole as children of divorced parents. The Democratic party is the Moihei'i the Republican party the Father. Now. I go back to the first time 1 was old enough to take a real interest in who was guid ing me. I was living under Fath er's rule. We'll all admit Mother was giving him a hard time of it. Hut I was too young to un derstand at that time. Then we saw mother's new picture and looked into the kindest, most knowing eyes, we had ever seen. Now, back to reality. How are most of us to really know the man we chose to guide us, except through what we read, sec or hear. And, if we have been made to suffer, we begin look ing for someone kind to help us. When, for the first time In my life I became old enough to vote, what was behind me? First, there was World War I. I was too young to tinder stand but old enough to remem ber fear. Next I remember the name of Hoove, and when I think of him, a "Republican," I think of corn meal, rice flour, etc. Ugh! Then I think of the depression. Old enough to want to dress up and go dancing, I couldn't. No ( morey! I wanted to hit some one, and cry and scream. Hungry, cold, and only God knows how unhappy! Then, old enough to fall In love, can I marry? Not now, no money! How could I pay rent and food a family on 15 cents lusioned. Courtesy, thoughtfulness and friendliness pay off NOT SO MUCH IN DOLLARS AND this 'district has been given to CENTS AS IN SATISFACTION I Ralph Middleton of Florence, amt-v cram rwinvMirMT ntr ' manaeer of the Florence district. 11 IS imt i-ajkjicu iiai utiijt will be able to leave the hospital for several days. a ITT'tl P lt it. m nrioH In I W these days. Here's e research j Popular Dance Hall Near LIFE. project this writer would like to see tried out: Take 100 average American boys and girls. Follow them through life. Keep careful rec ords, based on accurate and un prejudiced observation. This writer has a notion that at the end you'd find that those who Baker Destroyed by Fire BAKER, Nov. 13 ill') The Covered Wagon, large, popular dance hall a mile west of Baker, was completely destroyed by fire of undetermined origin yesterday morning. Loss was estimated at $35,000. The dance hall was purchased last month by the Oregon Trail i . .i,., i,,i ! Riders, a Baker riding organiza a . i ji v a a 1. , Vs " ition, and turned over to Baker and friendly had done better for County Ior usc in connection with themselves than the surly, bras-a new youth center being con sy, SLICK kind. structcd. An Armistice dance was ALSO that they were more nu- held in the hall Thursday night. merous. The nasty kind of people impress us out of all proportion to their number. H ARRY Truman, the human lit tle man who a week ago knocked the world on Its ear, Is an hour. Again I'm frustrated, vacationing In Florida fishing, among other things. As many an other man has done, he has let his whickers grow. At a press con ference, the reporters twitted him on the subject. He explained to one questioner that his beard ISN'T a Van Dyke. "IT'S A JEFF DAVIS," he said. Oregon Certified Marshall" Strawberry Plants Crown In Eastern Oregon Write for Price Lilt Agricultural Petrarch Nurserlea. Route 2. Box 72. Payette, Idaho So I march to the polls to vole. I'm big enough now that 1 can chose for the first time. Politics is new to me. There's a lot I don't know, but I'm going to try. Now, we drop back to make fic tion. I've lived wilh Father most ot the time, and that loaves the biggest impression. I'm in anything but a happy, carefree frame of mind. So I look for a New Peal. Mother is holding It out to me and all the other children of my age. To look at a kind face and understanding eyes was like ihc sun coming out after a bad storm. We ran to her with iwn arms and trusting hearts. She never let us down. We even suffered another war with her, but we had plenty to eat and our children had clothes, their share of shoes and fuel to keep them warm. Yes, we again felt the fear ot war, but wc felt that Mother suffered with us. worked Just as hard to provide for each and every one ot us equally. But Father was just a little peeved. We had been with Moth er a long t me and he wanted us back. lie called her a hysteri cal oid woman. This only made us mad. because we had become very (ond of her and trusted her judgment. We were wearing the nice clothes we had so want ed. We could have moat every day no matter how much it cost. We felt serene and at peace with ourselves. Now. out of the clear sky, slops Father, smiling a little arid very sure of himself. Father is a gxid man. but we see him as a firm band and a gruff voice. Our minds run back over the passing of time. We remember the harsh thing said of the one we loved best. The way we were led out of the de- PRETTY smart. Now that the shooting is over, Harry Tru man needs the Solid South. Every Democrat since the Civil War has needed the Solid South. Every Democrat is in the Immediately I foreseeable future Is going to need the Solid South. It's the Democratic party's ace In the hole. i a WATCH Harry. Watch him es specially closely now that when he shaves in the morning he SHAVES HARRY TRUMAN and nobody else. 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