La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 25, 1945, Image 4

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Newspaper Page Texto Side Glme Washington Merry-Go-Round EDITORIAL PAGE By DREW PEARSON La Grande Evening Observer Frank Schiro, Publisher WKDNKSDAV EVKNINtt, A I'M IV 25, 1945 Page Four Unholy' Rivals Pf3y'T wwiSJ. EVENING OBSERVER'S PROGRESS PROGRAM IRRIGATION Complete the Grunde Ronde Valley irrigation project. LA GRANDE A city of, 10,001) Extend' the city limita. TODAY'S TEXT lie heard the sound of the I rum pet. and took not warning; his blood shall be upon him. Mill he Dial tiiketh warn ing shall deliver his soul. Kzokiel 33:5. THOUGHT I'X)R TODAY From hence, let fierce contending nations know What dire effects from civil discoid flow. Addison The Visit to Iluchemvald The American people have been ac cused of reactiiiK coldly or indifferently to stories of atrocities, even of atro cities against their own countrymen. This is not wholly true. And, it seems lii us, there is an explanation for th measure of truth the accusation con , tains. First of all, it might he recalled that the atrocities of Hitler's nazis were what turned most Americans ugiiinHt the third reich in the days of peace, even when they were ignorant or incre dulous of the sinister na.i plan for world conquest. It was Hitler's black heart as revealed through pogroms and concentration camps that first roused our indignation against him. As for American coldness and indif ference, it is likely that numbness would he a better description. We are all familiar with the fact and sight of death. We know how it conies on the battlefield. Hut death by slow starvation and unspeakable torture we cannot visual ize, even though trustworthy reports and photographic evidence of the re sult is before us. Nor can we visualizti or imagine the inhuman cruelty that decrees it. . . Hence our reaction as incredible story after incredible story of atrocity is brought to us. Our indigalion becomes f impotent, and. intellectual.', tye ui'.e re" , luctant to credit such deedstcrlmem hers of the human race. . And, con fronted with unassailable proof, .we re main stunned and a little incredulous. . In that we are probably not too dif ferent from other peoples of the earth. Surely the middle-aged civilian German, even after 12 years of Hitler, has been reluctant to believe the bestiality of his own kind and kin. lie may have had to turn his head to avoid the evidence before his eyes, and yet he might well persist in his disbelief especially since the American invasion of his homeland, when the urge for fawning innocence has been upon him. It was this German, his wife and young children and friends, to the num ber of 1200, who were made to journey from their homes in Weimar, hallowed city of German culture, to the infamous na.i concentration camp at nearby Huchenwald. There they were made to look and smell and retch and faint at the evi dence of the incredible, subhuman deeds of their "master nice." Enough of the dead, dying and maimed remained there to convince the most stubborn "patriot" among them that there was not much use in lying any more. We cannot expect a miracle from the visit to Huchenwald. Mut the tortured and forgotten there have not died with out purpose if enough Germans can be brought to see the place of their pain and ignominy. It is a profound pity that every Ger man cannot be made to see Huchenwald as the Americans found it. Hut at least those who did can never again extol the German race with the same convic tion, however fiercely they mav trv to forget. SAN FRANCISCO The eyes of about 12,000,000 service men will be watching the conference that opens here today. So will their mothers. So will their wives, who wonder whether the children they bear in this war must be reared to fight another. So will the eyes of all the hungry, weary peo ples of war-torn Europe, still hoping with a hope that flickers but never quite dies that finally- we can construct a machinery for lasting peace. And It is no exaggeration to say that the seeds of the next war will be nourished or rooted up at San Francisco. The events hap pening at this conference, in its backstage lobbies, and in the chanceries of Europe right now, can spell the difference between peace and war twenty years later. Seeds for World War III Already Planted Actually the seeds have c'icady bei n planted but the .roots arc not dc-p and thi.y can be torn up. The seeds have been planted by groups in England, the United States and Russia who already have begun playing the type of power politics which can only end in eventual war between the two strongest nations emerging from the present conflict the U.S.A. and the USSR. Already certain groups inside the state de partment and the British foreign office have begun jockeying to build up Germany after the war as a bulwark against Russia. Al ready U. S. admirals have focused the atten tion of the entire world on the island bases we are taking from Japan, so that Russia is becoming suspicious they will be aimed against her. So no matter how high-geared and beau tifully perfected the machinery for peace de vised at San Francisco, it cannot succeed un less it rests on a foundation of good will and mutual trust. There will be a- lot of argument here about three votes for Russia, six votes for Britain, and 20 indirect Latin-American votes for the United States. But the real fact is that the question of votes becomes pure theory if one big nation doesn't want to cooperate. If the tremendous armed forces of the USA and the USSR get fidgety and looking for something to do; if the admirals1 and gener als try to become statesmen; if the state de partment career boys begin playing, balance-of-powcr politics, then all the votes and all the peace machinery arranged at San Fran cisco won't help. The, tragic fact is that already there is evi dence that the brass hats in at least two countries, plus certain diplomats, are getting nervous trigger-fingers. Already there is a strong suspicion that Stalin can't control his own generals. Al ready there is more than a suspicion that Roosevelt could not control his admirals. "Trusteeship" a Hot Potato One such case concerns the Pacific island bases taken from Japan. For more than two years, the late president argued that all is lands taken by the USA should be held by us, but under the United Nations trusteeship, whereby other nations were given airplane and shipping privileges on these islands provided they give us reciprocal rights on their islands. At Yalta something along that line was agreed to by Roosevelt personally. And when he returned, a directive to that effect was sent to the state, war and navy depart ments, plus the interior department which administers insular possession. But when the representatives of these four departments sat down to work out the details for carry ing out the president's directive two depart ments the army and navy kicked over the traces. The third, the state department, went along reluctantly, leaving only the interior department to obey the directive whole heartedly. Finally, Admiral Ernest King, commander of the fleet, look things into his own hands and made a public statement against the president's policy regarding Pacific islands. In other words, he went over the head of his commander-in-chief. Although this was a most serious thing to do even domestically, its international repercussions were even more serious. The Russians, whose intelligence is the best in the world, already knew that Admiral King is the man who has wanted to build up a big navy now as protection against Rus sia later. They also know that Admiral King has opposed Russia coming into the war against Japan, and wants the United States to do the job alone. The Russians also know that certain num ber of professional U. S. military and naval brass-hats, side with King. (This is not true of General Marshall or General Eisenhower and the more responsible commanders in the army.) -. Pee WASHINGTON . . . Page 6 WE, THE WOMEN By RUTH MILLETT oyjntervicwed in Paris for the ainy newspa per, "The Stars and Stripes, the petite star of the Folies-Bergere said of Anlerican men: "They treat love too lightly. Love seems to be a little thing with them." It could be that the girls of France just don't understand the young men of Amer ica as well as their girls back home under stand them. Maybe they don't realize that when a sol dier whips out a well-worn picture of his girl back home and says, "Not bad, huh," he is as earnest in singing her praises as though he had spoken in the language of poet. And maybe they don't know that the American soldier's light-hearted, irresponsi ble admiration for the girls in other coun tries isn't the same attitude he has for that certain girl back home. Or that American men express the ser iousness of their love in the luxuries they give their wives and children and in thOj pro vision they make for their future even if they aren't always adept at making pretty speeches about undying love. And maybe the women of other countries don't see that the constant stream of gifts American men are sending to the girls back home is evidence of their deep-rooted desire to share the experiences they are having with the gil ls who are waiting for them. Nor that American women care whether or not the women in other countries under stand their men. It's perfectly ail right with them if nobody but American women ever understand them. And the French entertainer's statement that "It is hard for French girls to have a big, serious love with American men," won't make American girls mad, either. They are all for French girls finding their "big, serious love" with the men of their own country. Behind Scenes in Washington By PETER EDSON. La Grande Evening Observer Washington Correspondent Funmi Business - o SO THEY SAY The enemy has made much in !us propaganda of the sure death, sure hit suicide technique, whicn is sinqily an attempt to crash planes on the decks of our ships .... Some major units of the fleet have been damaged, but no l-attleship, fast carrier, or cruis er has been sunk. Fleet Adml. Chester W. Nimitz. R --The rich people go to the black market and the others go to beg, foi they are starving. Lily Pons, back from France. The only way we can win the peace Is to promote economic se curity '.throughout the -Vofld. Hep. Helen Gahagan l.lou((ls of California. i) ( SAN FRANCISCO Establishment of a United Nations charter and a United Na'tions organization that will be approved before the end of 1945 and ready to function by early 1!I46 is perhaps the most that can be expected from the San Francisco conference convening April 25. No definite timetable can be made for creating a world peace organization, and th ' possibility that the whole thing may break down cannot be ignored. There are, how ever, three distinct phases to the task of making the proposed United Nations organ ization a going concern: 1. Rewriting the proposals agreed to by representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Soviet Russian and China at th" Dumbarton Oaks conferences last summer, putting them into the form of a permanent charter which will be approved at San Fran cisco. 2 Submission of the San Franr'sco charter to the separate United Nations. There will be representatives of lli nations at San Fran cisco 47 t the new Polish government i.-i ready in time, and 48 if Argentina gets there before the show is over. The San Francisco conference ;nay set up its own rule on how many nations must ac cept the charter before it shall become ef fective. Each government will Ik left to its own devices in deciding whether to ratify the charter and join the organization, or re ject and stay out. In the United States the chattel will have to be submitted by the president to the sen ate and accepted' by the sedate before this country can join. It enough governments ratify within six month)- to hut the organ- ) Matin. irt force before the end of lil'f!, .Olat will le tast work. , n Wheri enough govcinnemts . hoyo rat (fkV 'W'.th tho-v formalities wl of the w.-if,the The chattc to st-Vup (he I'liitcxl) Nations or- 0,'nited Nations organizalVoVi would be ready gamzalion. then .the vanuits Wrnnirn: to tx-gin its business of maintaining peace In the United States these representatives will probably be appointed by the presiden; and confirmed by the senate. They will be men of ambassadorial rank. The place of meeting for the first sessions of the assembly of the United Nations organ ization may be designated at Sar Francisco or may be decided later. There are argu ments both for and against holding the first sessions in Geneya, Switzerland, seat of the old league of nations. Switzerland is a neu tral, not one of the United Nations. Conven ing in the United States is not unlikely. Time of the first meeting of the assembly will of course depend on when a sufficient number of nations shall have ratified. But with time and place specified and a quorum of nations having named their rep resentatives, the United Nations organiza tion will be ready to set up housekeeping. If the charter adopted at San Francisco follows the general outline of the proposals made at Dumbarton Oaks, the first business of the organization will include the election of a president, a secretary general, the adop tion of the rules of procedure for the assem bly, the making of a budget and apportion ing of expenses among the member nations. Next might come the election of the six nations wlmse representative will sit on the security council -with the representatives of the Big Five United States. Great Britain, Soviet Russia, China and Fiance. Then might come the election of the 18 na tions whose representatives will sit on the economic and social council. K All these are functions reserved to the as sembly by the Dumbarton Oaks proposals. If thVse things are accomplished within a year. Ihet'A-u-M can votl consider Itteit, "You know thai tree back there, dear? I think you bere'.y mined ill" The pilots can't find shipping to attack. You can answer the question of what it means to the Ji'pancse. . The enemy has to bi.ve these vital supplies, and he isn't getting them. Head Adml. Frank D. Wagner, Seventh fleet air force com- O lucky will have to nam- their delegates to the as sembly. The number of representatives for each country will be specified in the charter if the Dumbarton Oaks proposal is followed COPH. mi BY htA StBVICt. INC. T. M. KEG. 0. . PAT, off. 1 "If I can just get you back on your feet and the chair back together before my husband comes in, you won't have to hear his story of what an honor it ii to have his great-great-grandfalher's chair collapse under youl" ' ' o McKENNEY ON BRIDGE By WM. E. McKENNEY, America's Card Authority 7 IS MADE WITHOUT THE ACE OF THUMP Another old-timer who has p.tssed away is Comdr. Winfield Liggett, jr., who was in my esti mation one of the nicest partners at bridge. While his name is not co universally known as that of Work -and Whitehead, neverthe less, many of the bridge books published during Ligget's day were ghost-written by him. After receiving his medical dis charge from the navy, he devoted most of his time to bridge and he was known as being a specialist in no trump. However, I will never forget A76543 VK986 Q J 10 A A . INI 2 V 1043. W F V72 983 a 6542 Del.r79654-3 , : Liggett . ' AKQJ 10 9 8 ' 1 r AQJ5 . A K 7 None ; Duplicate N.-S. vul. SouUi West North Kst 2 Puss t4 Pass 7 A Double Pass Pass Opening 4 K. - 26 Liggett now led the king of spades, on which West played the ace. Of course West had revoked and that gave the declarer the right to two tricks. West only took one so he had to give that trick back to Liggett and thus . seven odd was made against tte ace of trumps. - , ' o in forme: YEARS 30 Years Ago Mrs. Turner Oliver was ap pointed by Governor Withy combe to attend the. Mother's congress in San Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. K. Ford , enter tained at five hundred. High score prize went to Mrs. W. H. Riley, and F. W. Pattison took consolation prize. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey , Larsen left on a pleasure trip to Salt Lake City. The possibilities of the auto truck for delivery purposes is 'seen in the" fact that dlyde Kitf-'"''' die of Island iCty is able to make deliveries as far as La Grande with his delivery car. today's hand. Liggett was one of the few men who ever made a contract of seven spades when his opponents held the ace of trump. You will notice there was not much approach bidding in those days, but Liggett reasoned that it his partner could jump to six spades, he must have that miss ing ace, so he went to seven spades. Ho won the opening lead with the ace of clubs. Most players would simply spread the hand and concede down one. But Lig gett played a small spade from dummy, put on the ten r'oi. and West played the eight r clubs. Liggett said nothing : V East failed to ask his partnc: i. he had no spades. Questions & A isivers Q How many Ryu ;-j islands are there? A More than 100, eight principal islands. 15 Years A.jo Ellis Watkins and Vern Patten went to Pendleton to attend the DeMolay convention. The birthday anniversary of Miss Muriel Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Webb, was ob served when 12 friends surprised ber with a party at her home on Fir street. Games, music and dancing were diversions. 10 Years Ago In order that a closer contact may be established between the wool growers of Union county and the Pacific wool growers, Robert S. French was appointed official representative of the as sociation. Andrew Loney, jr., band direc tor, returned from Boise where he accompanied Jack McClay, Katherine Scully and Helen Hondrickson to participate in. a program presented by an all northwest band. Each placed in his or her section, with highest honors going to McClay who placed in the second chair of the first trombone section. Loney was elected secretary of the Northwest music educators conference. This Curious World i killed with water pcc vm m UKfl THE CHICKENS, ACTED AS ) V WJ ' AHO KEPT STARTING, ) ON THE GRASSY RANGE , ; AJl '' ' jjJNVlETr5j'i COP. 1t4S fi- SO SCH-'CE INC o O -AlSTffiAfJA OV.C6 WAS KSiOWN AS TM 'r tB asjvt 300 KMOWN ViR IE fittS. Tmtttll orr and Security . . . suppressing acts of. aggres ion . . . settling international disputes . . . de veloping friendly relations among nations . . . achieving international co-operation. (VMAT kVAS Tuf; riijpr nav oi "1 9 ,Mt cfSi NAVO" TE PAINTER REVBANPT ANSWER: Rembrandt was his first name. His full name was Rembrandt Hermanzoon van Rijn. " - NEXT: Does it ever gel loo cold to inow? .