Published by N-Rcvii Co, Inc., J4S S.E. Moia St., Imbarf, Or. Charles V. Stanton Editor George Castillo Addye Wright Assistant Editor Business Manatu Member of the Associated Press, Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, the Audit Bureau of Circulation Entered as second class matter May T. 1920, it the post office at Roseburg, Oregon, under act of March 2, 1873 Subscription Rates on Classified Advertising Page EDITORIAL PAGE 4 The News-Review, Roseburg, Ore. Wed., July 6, 1960 PATRIOTIC RESPONSE By Charles V. Stanton The incident concerning the Russian flag hoisted on the memorial flagpole on Mt. Nebo has been solved. It has been learned that the act was a "prank" engi neered by four teen-agers who, unfortunately, are too old to be spanked. But our older population has been deeply aroused by what was construed as a traitorous act. General opinion was of course, that the incident was occasioned by some one loyal to communism and, therefore, an enemy of this country. An outraged public rushed to offer rewards for the apprehension of the culprit, expected to be a subversive adult. Instead, four frightened youngsters have confessed to the incident. They intended only to create a sensation. When they realized the seriousness of their offense, togeth er with the public's reaction, they reported themselves to the State Police and told their story. While the public pressed for action, the police were aware of what had transpired, but were seeking to gain all possible Information. One of the investigating policemen told me "they're good kids," relating that they had been in no previous trouble, had no subversive reason for what they did. They sought only to "have some fun." Public Aroused But it is questionable that the public will accept the incident simply as "fun." Four teen-agers thoughtlessly stirred up for themselves a lot of trouble, I fear. Our old er population looks upon such conduct as being desecration of our Flag and disrespect for our Nation. Yet I would defend the patriotism of the four teen-agers who reportedly have admitted their guilt. They have time and again taken the Oath of Allegiance to our Flag and to our Nation. The young men probably will be serving in our armed forces and, I believe, will serve well. But the incident can be credited, according to my theory, to the fact that we are failing to stress our na tional traditions, history, aspirations, and other such fact ors as we once did even including the shooting of firn works, as previously mentioned in this column. Our youngsters read daily in their newspapers some of the statements from self-seeking politicians, eggheads, imd others concerning our alleged failures as compared with Russia Russia who admits she can't catch up to the United States in 12 years, even if we stand still. Our teen agers read the criticism of one political party for another, the exaggerated statements made by both sides for politi cal purposes. Some of our educational leaders urge that we eliminate the teaching of nationalism. We even have educators in some of our schools who would substitute pure socialism for our existing capitalistic form of government. Our teen-agers read arguments by those who would sub stitute centralized authority for our existing form of repre sentation. Is it any surprise that they are confused? Determination Evident While I can't help but feel sorry for these young people who have managed to involve themselves in a most seri ous offense, I am proud of the public response. The incident makes it quite apparent that patriotism isn't dead in this area. Nothing in recent months has so stirred public opinion. The public response was determined, demanding and immediate. Our police officers say they have had no case where there was so much insistence from the public that the cul prit, or culprits, be brought to justice and quick ! The public, of course, was convinced that the act was one of subversion. Considering the public's belief, we can take pride in the fact that people were aroused and angry. What to do with four frightened youngsters, youngsters old enough to know better, is now society's problem. I think we can be sure of one thing, however they won't do it again! Hal Boyle American Tourist Remarks That Bother Their Hosts NEW YORK (AP) - American tourist remarks that people of for eign countries get tired of hear ing: "This is a nice looking little country. Is it paid for?" "Now that you people have got hard roads, when are you going to take a chance on modern plumbing?" "Don't bother to ask if it's okay to take her picture. She probably wouldn't know what you were say ing anyway." "Yeah, it's nice as cathedrals go, but I thought the one in the last town had more real class." "Don't tell me you're out of ice. Go frecje a pond, (io do anvthing. But don't come back withouv 're. What kind of a country is it any way, where a fellow can't get a simple thing like ice?" "George, take me back to the hotel this very minute. I can't stand hearing any more of this foreign gabble." "I don't care how poor they are. If they had any pride at all, thry wouldn't let their kids go around in such rags. "Why do you just stand there and keep saying 'No com- firendy?" Anybody who will just istcn ought to be able lo under stand tho kind of Knglish I'm us ing with you." "Never mind the museum. How about showing us something that will keep us awake?" "Well, Ethel, I guess we been in this country too long already. Some of the natives are beginning to look almost intelligent." "Gee, what funny looking mon ey. What do Uiey use it fur-wall paper?" "Hiya, Jo-Jo! Take me to your leader." "Well, If you don t havn any hot dogs or hamburgers, wtiat do you have tha is fit lo al?" "Sure, 1 11 admit the view Is fine up here. But tell me, what do you do for laughs?" "The real trouble with a lot of these jokers is they never had to meet a payroll." "Don't give her money, Ethel. She'd probably much rather have a package of chewing gum to take home to her kids." "Yes, it is picturesque but everything seems so terribly, ter ribly djrly. If you pulled out a bar of soap, you'd probably start a panic." "They could tell we're Ameri cans. Otherwise, I'll bet you I could get this same room for a week instead of a day at the same price." Airliners Twice Speed Of Sound British Plan LONDON (AP) Britain has decided to go ahead with plans to spend 280 million dollars on devel oping an airliner that will fly at l.30 m p h. twice the speed of sound. The Ministry of Aviation Is ex pected to authorise work on three prototypes before the fall. The specifications call for an air liner able to fly the Atlantic non slop, completing two round trips a day. Design of the plane will be based on the "flying triangle," with fuse lage md passenger compartment merged in a fixed delta wing. Pow er will be provided by six, jet en gines. The aim Is to have the plane flying by l7 and in service with world airlines by 1970. The craft may cost about 70 mil lion dollars tsch. In The Day's News ;By FRANK JENKINS i Editorial Comment Let's deal today with another riv er diversion story this one more recent than the others that have been dealt with in this space dur ing the past week or so. So recent, in fact, that is still gives us tile shivers to think of it. About a decade and a half ago a party of army engineers showed up in Klamath Falls. They were here, they said, to hold a hearing. A WATER hearing, they added. A meeting place was arranged, and a date was set. The room was crowded. The hearing opened with this blunt statement: "We're here to consider plans for divert ing the Klamath river down through the lava beds into the Pit and thence into the Sacramento." And, of course, from there on tu the south. OUT of OUR area! We sat there dumbfounded. Ghastly visions of the Owens val ley danced before our eyes. If this diversion project went through, it was apparent to us that the whole upper basin of the Klamaih river, in both Oregon and Cali fornia, would be dried up after the manner of ihe Owens valley. Not only that, but if this Western Water Plan became a reality the rich valleys of the Rogue and the Umpqua would be left short of water. It was a rugged prospect. These engineers were operating under what was then known a the Western Water Plan a fan tastic project designed to take the "surplus" water from the upper reaches of the Klamath and fror.i the headwaters of the Rogue, the Umpqua and even the Willamette to take care of shortages of water farther south. On paper, this Western Water Plan was an intriguing engineering idea. In practice, it amounted to taking water away from one area and giving it to another. After the lapse of nearly a century, it was the old miners' idea of the State of Shasta which involved divert ing the Klamath river into the Sac ramento for the benefit of the gold mining industry. Back in 1852, that wasn't such an unreasonable idea. Gold mining was then the big industry of our region. But In the intervening century, times had changed. In 1852, about ihc only use for water (oUier than for drinking purposes when the whisk ey supply ran low) was as an aid in getting gold out of the ground. By the mid-forties of the 19th cen tury, water had become the No. 1 RESOURCE of all the West. In the nearly a century since 1852, water had become the price less ingredient of Western prosper ity and progress. Areas with plen ty of water flourished. Areas with too little water died on the vine. And here, before our eyes, was a serious proposal to TAKE WATER AWAY FROM US and give it to somebody else! Fortunately, the threatened di version was headed off. It was heacbd off by means of an inter state river compact governing the distribution and use of the waters of the Klamath river. The com pact was drafted by able commis sions made up of able men from both sides of the state line. Over the past century, we of Far I Southern Oregon and Far NorUi i ern California have felt at times that we have been neglected by California and Oregon. In this par ticular case, it was totally differ ent. We had active and sympathet ic and effective support from both states. The compact, when it was finally put together, was adopted by the legislatures of both states, ratified by the U. S. congress and signed by the President. It is now in full force. We have reason to believe it will prevent for all time disastrous di versions of the waters of the Klam ath river and will set a precedent that will be effective in discour aging diversions from other river basins of Oregon and California, thus backing up the principle that water belongs to the people of the areas where it falls in the form of natural precipitation. Establishment of that principle will be immensely important in the future of our entire region. In Far Southern Oregon and Far Northern California, water is need ed for the growing of crops. Water is needed for the production of pow er. Water i3 needed for the proces sing of our raw materials includ ing FIBER, of which we have in our forests an immense and per manent supply. As time passes, fiber will be an increasingly important element in our economy. Without ample wa ter, it would be impossible for us to process our fiber timber into fiulp and paper products here at wine. Wed havo to SHIP IT AWAY to be processed elsewhere. Boeing Airplane Company Facing All-Unit Strike SEATTLE (AP) "There will be a strike" at the Boeing Air plane Co. plant in Wichita "if the company remains adamant in its position that there will not he any seniority," P. L. Siemiller said Saturday in Chicago. In Seattle, federal conciliator Al- bin L. Peterson said negotiations would resume Wednesday morning between the Aero Mechanics Un ion and the company. Strikes in the firm's widely scat tered operations were averted narrowly Thursday when a vote on strike sanction failed to pass. In mass meetings at Seattle, Wichita and smaller branches the union members favored strike sanction by a simple majority but the company-wide vote lacked the necessary three-fourth majority. The Seattle vote was 8.488 to 4,58.1. Wichita workers favored strike sanction 2.6U9 to 615 and union officials there said they would ask the parent International Machinists Union for permission to strike independently. Siemiller is a general vice pres ident of IAM and chairman of the negotiating committee. He said the council of nine vice pres idents can call a strike by a sin gle local. He said he could not tell at this time what affect a Wichita strike might have on negotiations in Se attle for a company-wide contract. Korea Opens Trials For Rhee Followers SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea has opened the first of a series of trials against 87 persons associated wuh the de posed government of former Pres ident Syngman Rhcc. All are ac cused of a range of offenses al legedly committed during the last days o( the Rhee regime. Thirty leaders of Hhec's Liberal party including five top govern ment officials headed by former Home Minister Choi In-kvoo. were charged in today's opening trials in Seoul District Court with rigging the March 15 election. Students who toppled the Rhco government in nationwide upris ings last April jeered as the de fendants were taken from prison io me courtroom. More than 1.300 national and military policemen were posted around the court to forestall pos sible disturbances. Today's trial is to be followed Wednesday by another of 48 de fendants, headed by Rhee's chief bodyguard Nwak yung-joo, and a third, Thursday with nine more defendants, including former gov ernment information director Chung Sung-chun. The three trials will be held In (urns to continue for about a month. They are expected to be completed by Aug. 15 when a new government is scheduled to take over from the present care taker government. ERROR CATCHES UP WITH US Albany Democrat-Herald No one should be surprised at Fidel Castro's threat to confiscate the billion dollar interests of Unit ed States investors in Cuban prop erties if the U.S. should dare to quit subsidizing the Cuban sugar industry. At present and for some years back the U.S. government , has been guaranteeing sale of Cu ban sugar in the U.S. domestic market at prices considerably above world sugar market levels. A specified amount of Cuban Su gar is imported by the U.S. an nually, irrespective of suppuej available from other sources, in cluding domestic producers, such as Oregon's own plant at Nyssa. So what can we do? We're over a barrel. A sugar barrel, as it were. This trouble we're having with Cuba is the outgrowth of some boners we pulled a long time ago. It will be recalled that when the United States took over, the island from Spain in 1838 it disclaimed any intention of exercising sover eignty over it. Gen. Leonard Wood of the famed Rough Riders was named military governor of Cuba, but his regime was designed to be and was temporary. General Wood called a constitu tional convention in November, 1900. The convention drew up a constitution modeled after that of the United States, but it contained 1 no provision tor relationships with the United States. Because the U.S. was in actual possession of Cuba it was neces sary that U.S. -Cuban relations be clarified. It was foreseen that with out some kind of a binding agree ment Cuba, located close to the southern boundary of t h e U.S., could conceivably become a threat to U.S. security, or, on the other hand, could decide to keep Cuba herself, like the Russians would do. Accordingly additions were made in the form of so-called Piatt amendments, introduced by the late Sen. Orville Piatt of Connecti cut, as amendments to the 1901 Army Appropriation bill. Thes? amendments, drafted by Secretary of War i'lihu Root, became an ap pendix to the Cuban constitution, and were incorporated into a treaty with the U.S. in 1903. The Piatt Amendments provided that "The government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreien power or powers which will im pair or tend to impair independ ence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by col onization or for military or navnl purposes, or otherwise, lodgement in or control over any portion of said Island." Another article read "The gov ernment of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the risht to intervene for the preser vation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government ade quate for the protection of life, properly and individual liberty. . ." So far so good. This looks like all the protection we should need against establishment of Russian military bases in Cuba a step which we have reason to fear Cas tro may sanction. Trouble is this protection is no longer in force. From the goodness of his heart which warmed to Josef Stalin at Yalta, the Plait amendments were abrogated by the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a part of his "good neighbor" policy, which Is boomeranging on us as we had not planned. The Piatt amendments were set aside at a time when violence had flared up in Cuba, not so bad as under the present situation but om inous enough. President Roosevelt's hope was to keep out of the mcs. He chose to follow the simplest course just turn the other way and get out. This we did, save for retention of the Guantanamo na val base. Had the United States seen to i; that the Piatt amendments remain ed in effect Castro could not have become dictator of Cuba. He would not now be trying to organize anti American revolutions in other Latin-American countries". He would not be seeking to establish a Com munist - dominated area on the American continent. Because we got soft in 1934 when the Piatt provisions went out of the window, Castro has beconu the core of a drive lo alienate the U.S. from her southern neighbors and draw them ail inw the soviet ortit. DST VOTE AGAIN Medford Mail-Tribune Oregon voters will once again' ballot on daylight saving time this' November. We're favorably inclined, in I mild sort of way, toward DST. j But we don't go to the lengths of the "Oregon Citizens Committee; for Daylisht Saving." which is mailing out arguments favoring set-1 ting the clocks ahead one hour be-: tween the last Sunday in AprU un til the last Sunday in September. They really go all out. I For instance, they claim that "Your vote for daylight saving time is a vote for healthy, hr.ppyl children; for clean, wholesome family pleasure; for better busi- ness and industry; for the right to enjoy the God-given recreational advantages of living in Oregon." From the sound of that one would be led to believe that DST is the panacea of ail the ill domes-1 tic, economic and social of soci ety. I It wouldn't, of course. It would, just make things a bit more con-j venient for those many people who would like to have an extra hour, of daylight in the evening, and for; those whose activites are timed to. coincide with those in DST areas. While, as indicated, we plan to I vote for the measure, we refuse to get worked up about it. We can get along nicely either way. But drive-in theater operators will get worked up against it, for it cuts into their business. And radio and" TV people will get work ed up in favor of it, for it would make broadcasting scheduling eas ier and cheaper for them With these and some others it is an emotional issue, and they can be expected to fight for or against it with some heat. Fine. We just hope (faint hope!) that no one will bring up that moldy old lie that standard time is "God's time." We feel it is somewhat insulting to the Deity to accuse Him of starting all the fuss over time changes. E.A. James Marlow Johnson Leaves Door Open For Second Spot On Ticket WASHINGTON (AP) Of thei would you accept the vice presi Democrats' two leading would-be jdential nomination? presidential candidates Sens. Kennedy says cmphaucally no. John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B.j Johnson doesn t say. Whether Johnson - one says he is ready: this means Johnson is less confi lo so for broke. The other isn't. 'dent of winning what he s going These two men, Kennedy from after is open to Question. Massachusetts and Johnson frum It s hard to see why Johnson Texas are now making an all-out would swap his present job as effort to get the presidential nom-i majority leader of the ieoate ination at the Democratic eonven-; Democrats for the much less ac tion opening Monday in Los An-;tive, less powerful and less influ i.. v ential job of vice president. . - i - j it: InUnon actnniehoH M nnA whan Both have neen asKea inis mi- . - -- - i cnnn- .lost in ease vou'he turmaiiy announced ai a news lose out on the ticket s No. 1 spot, Ex-Oregon Convict Gets New Freedom conference Tuesday that he is a candidate for his party's top nom ination. He has been a candidate without saying so, for months. He was asked the question about accepting the vice presi dency not only once but twice. The first time he said that if he misses out on the presidential nomination, "I am prepared lo support anyone who is nominated SALEM (AP) Merrifield M. SrnfipM. an escaoee from the Ore-1 gon penitentiary who gave himself' for president with all the vigor up alter 18 years ireeoom ue- ana lnieuigeuie at uiy wm cause he was "living a lie," is a mand." free man once more. I The second time he said: "I am The Oregon Board of Parole and j a candidate for president, and I Probation said here that Scofield j would never reject something that was released from the state peal- hasn't been offered me. I would tentiary June 16 and placea on say this: that I have been pre parole. Deputy Director Robert E. I pared throughout my adult life to Jones sVi the parole was granted serve my country in any capacity because of Scofield's good record where my country thought my sinrp he fled from the Drison Scofield, 56, fled from a work party at the Oregon penitentiary March 1, 19-13, alter serving services were essential." This was a far less direct an swer than the one given by Ken nedy at a news conference last years of a 10 year sentence. He Jan. 14 when he was asked about had been sentenced from Uma tilla County on a charge of as sault with intent to rape. Scofield surrendered to police in Seattle last Feb. 20. settling for the No. 2 spot. He said: "No, I am not going to accept the vice presidency un der any conditions. I will say that anyone who says fie is going to Police, called to Scofield s house run for president and makes a by a report of a family dispute, I decision even in their own minds were met at the door by Scofield! that they are going to settle for who told them the secret he had second prize, then that's what held for 18 years. I they are going to get." Scofield had lived in Seattle 10 j Johnson conceded that Kennedy years. He went under Ihe name of i has more delegates lined up for The Cartoonist Says: State of the Soviet Union mm a1M t n ZM , I f MISS WHICH WAY IS UP NScMinnville News-Disest Poli'icians hopeful of obtaining public money for their pet projects now are unanimously claiming that more government spending means more economic growth. Economic growth is something we want and need. But government projects are dependents of the economy, and do nothing to spur growth. When they become too ex pensive they actually stunt it. Americans never had to worry about long-term growth until re cent years. It is no coincidence that those are the very years in which government was increasing its tax receipts eight times as fasl as Americans were increasing their national income. This tax load has made it harder for indivduals an"! business lo have money. Economic growth always has come from the savings that people invest in new and expandeJ business. And that is the only way that economic growth can occur. Many of the things thai govern ment spends money for are de sirable and necessary. All of them are at the expense of economic growth or at the expense of pr vatc consumption by American fan; ilies. The American people are will ing to make these sacrifices for worthwhile and necessary govern mental services. But they will not long be fooled into confusing gov ernment spending with economic growth. And they will do well to suspect the honesty or the sanity of any politician who tries to fool them in this way. Link M. Patton, and worked as a hospital janitor. Scofield said he worked on a farm near Vancouver, Wash., aft er his escape in 1942. He then worked in paper mills and as a the convention than he has now, nut stiu said 1 expect to De nom inated for president." At the 1956 Democratic conven tion Johnson got very little con sideration for the presidential machinist in Ohio before returning I votes but that time he flatly re to the Northwest. He and his wife I fused to consider second place oa have one daughter, aged 10. the ticket. Scofield, a short, baldinj man with a determined manner, said he surrendered because he want- P II ed to make his peace with God. tllQiriGGrS UnlOn "IVhon f Iripd In nrav it hurt me because I was living a lie," he said. 'Coya, Come Home' Victim In Re-Try OKLEE, Minn. (AP) Coy a Knutson says she will seek to re gain the Minnesota congressional seat she lost two years ago fol lowing the "Cova, come home" campaign attributed to her husband. The blonde ex-schoolteacher de cried the "big lie'' technique which, she said, caused her de feat two years ago. She announced her candidacy in addressing a Fourth of July cele- ibration in Oklcc, her home town. Mrs. Knutson was defeated in 1958 by Rep. Odin Langen, Re publican. Dunrfg the campaign I much publicity was given a letter I in which Mrs. Knutson's husband, Andy, urged his wife to leave Washington and resume their home life here. Mrs. Knutson said the letter was inspired by political foes. Kits RCA Plants PHILADELPHIA (AP)-An en gincers union has struck five area Radio Corp. of America plants, including two that hold ex tensive defense contracts. The strike by the 2,400 members of the Assn., of Professional Engi neering Personnel threatened to idle 20,000 workers in plants at Croydon, Pa., and Camden, Penn sauken, Delaware Township and Moorestown, N.J. The Camden and Moorestown plants hold contracts with all tho armed services, producing radar and other electronics equipment. The plants also provide most of the equipmen for the ballistic missile early vnrning systems. The union said j?h security was the principal issue. Wijs also were involved. Gives Away 8 Inches In Height, Now Easy 7 Feet SEATTLE (AP) - Earl "Pri- mo" Boling of McCleary, former circus giant and musician, has given away 8'j inches in hcisht. He wants to stand up to things on his own again. At that, he's still 7 feet tall. 'St's height I can glady part with I'm getting a new life." the 39-year-old lifelong resident of Grays Harbor County said at the University Hospital Friday. Holing was once Washington's tallest man at 7 feet, S'.a iuches. He weighed 320. An overactive pituitary gland shot him to giant's size but his legs began bothering him even when he was 11 an 12. Ten years ago he was comincd to a wheel chair and two years ago surgeons amputated the legs below the knees. Now he has artificial leg", which reduce his height to 7 feet and hi is practicing an hour a day learn ing lo use them. "It's a better life lhan I had in that wheel chair." he said. Boling was nicknamed "Primo" after Primo Camera, towering ex heavyweight giant boxer. He traveled briefly with a cir cus as a youth and later became widely known in southwestern Washington as a musician, play ing a saxophone and leading hi.; own band. He also worked in his stepfather's tavern. Slow-spoken and easy-going, he has also signed to play with the Seattle Flyers, a wheel chair bas ketball team. "That's about the only thing I'll want to do sitting down," he said. Cuba's U.S. Ambassador Takes Argentine Asylum HAVANA (AP) Jose Miro Cardona. Cuba's ambassador-designate to the United Mates, has resigned ami taken asylum in the Argentine Embassy, diplomatic sources said here. Cardona had been waiting sev eral months to take his Washing ton post. He submitted his formal resicnation in a letter to President Osvaldo Porticos. He a!s resigned his post pro feasor of pen.il law at Ha vana University, Hove You Missed Any Phono CALLS LATELY? 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