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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1948)
Sweetland Tells Power of State Democrat Party Oregon is not the solid Republi can state that it is reputed to be, said Monroe Sweetland, candidate for Democratic national commit teeman for Oregon, in a speech to the Young Democrats last night. Byron Carney, state chairman of the Democrats was also a guest at the meeting. Although only one Democratic governor has been elected in Ore gon since shortly after the first world war, and even though most of the state offices are at present held by Republicans, Democratic followers in Oregon are many, said Sweetland. The late Frank lin D. Roosevelt consistantly car ries Oregon in the primaries, em phasized Sweetland, and on the 1946 registry Democratic numbers tagged close behind Republican figures. There were 304,000 regis tered Republicans to 281,000 Dem ocrats. “He who says Oregon is a one party state misses the true facts,” said Sweetland. Organization Needed Only organization will sceure the future in Oregon, said Sweetland. It is needed to persuade Oregon ians tending toward the Democrat ic party to register and vote, he said. Polling must be made easy. Therefore, Organization funds, and a ticket filled with candidates should be the objectives of Demo cratic leaders in Oregon, declared Sweetland. Reform Needed Sweetland believed that, with the new racial strains in Oregon, the labor groups, and consistantly progressive farmers, Oregon Dem ocrats must keep a progressive rather than conservative outlook; to best represent these people. j Problems Discussed Racial discrimination, exploita tion of natural resources agitation for a sales tax, and insufficient funds for state institutions were problems credited to the present administration by Sweetland. He discussed these at some length, citing examples. Reform, continued Sweetland, must come from the Democratic party and not from within the Re forms have been futile in the publican party, for such inner re past. Wayne L. Morse, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert LaFollette Sr., and Wendell Wilkie were given by Sweetland as outstanding men who failed in reform attempts from within the Republican party. Byron Carney announced that Oregon Democrats are meeting this week to formulate a platform by which candidates running on the Democratic ticket will be ask ed to stand. ~ . . . out that Superstition! Enjoy your WEEKENDS, and howl at Dorsey's U - BOWL 29 West 11th Phone 4716 Flake Explains Needs Of Foreign Service By WALLY BERNING Wilson C. Flake, inspector in the foreign service, spoke in Fen ton hall Wednesday afternoon on the opportunities and the qualif ications of the service. He explained that the foreign service is a parallel of the civil service, but foreign service offic ers are not under the authority of the civil service as it is some times believed. Personnel is divided into three groups, Flake explained, adding that the foreign service officer does executive work, the foreign service reserve officer is assigned abroad only when needed, and the staff service personnel are res ponsible for clerical work. He emphasized that no special curricula is recommended, for for eign service officers, although a working knowledge of political science is an advantage. The lec turer said that the only thing use ful immediately is a language for interpretting is a constant prob lem. He explained that French is the most important language in the higher levels for it is the of ficial language in those countries such as Arabia and countries of the Orient whose language is not generally known. The lecturer emphasized that all officer candidates must pass a strict physical exam in addition to meeting the mental qualifica tions. Flake said that the staff ser vice which is under the United States Civil Service has lower physical qualifications and that a language is not a requirement for these positions. The speaker said that salaries have been increased recently to in sure that the foreign service can keep high caliber men. Entering salary for an officer is $4500 a year when allowances are includ ed and top salary is about $16,000. Although no stipulations are made the inspector explained the government likes to have married men to fill positions as foreign service officers, and extra salary allowances are made for a family. Staff service personnel may be married or single. Appointment as an ambassador is the top rung in foreign service continued Flake, adding that out of the 65 American ambassadors and ministers, 56 are career men. No longer are these positions a political plum, he declared, but the government has finally realiz ed the advantage of awarding these appointments on merit alone. Library To Play Recordings Daily Record concerts will be held in ! the browsing room from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, beginning next Monday, according to Don Hunter, head of the audio visual department of the Univer sity. Concerts will be composed of rec ords from the Douglass room of the library and recordings made of stu dent and faculty concerts given on the campus. Hear Dr. Wm. Ward Ayer NIGHTLY AT 7:30 THRU FEB. 22nd SUNDAY 11 a. m.—“Churchianity or Christianity?” Broadcast over HASH 3 p. m.—“Will the Arab or Jew Get Palestine ?” 7:30 p. m.—“Life’s Choices” Norman Nelson — Soloist and Song Leader First Baptist Church Bdwy. at High WORRIED ABOUT THAT PRESENT FOR JUNIOR? - If you're a veteran living on a budget be sure and let us solve your problem from our complete stock. They’re inexpensive too Johnny's Toy House EUGENE TOY HEADQUARTERS S71 Olive (near Broadway) 5845M Music Association To Give Concert G. E. Gaylord, president of the Eugene Civic Music association, announced Thursday that students aDd townspeople will have an op portunity to hear Winifred Heidt contralto, on February 23 in Mc Arthur court. Miss Heidt, famous as an American “Carmen,” is ths fifth artist sponsored by the asso ciation this year. Weidenreich Lectures Feb. 18,19 Cancelled ' There will be no Condon lectures this month. Dr. Franz Weidenreich, authority on human evolution, whc was scheduled to speak February I 188 and 19, has been forced to can cel his lecture tour due to illness The lecture was to have been the fourth in the series. Arapho Indians lived in Oregor in the nineteenth century. BRING DAD TO THE ANCHORAGE on the Millrace Dining Room Hours 11:30-2:00 and 5:30-8:00 Sunday 12:00-8:00 p. m. 997 Franklin Phone 30 l Two things every college ma,n should know! JUt This is a hot trumpet player. When he's in (the groove), he's out (of this world). 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