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La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Schlro, Publisher
FRIDAY EVENING, JL'LY 20, 1943
Page Two
You Ain't See n Nothin' Yet!
There Is An Almost
Universal Language
About every so often some one comes
up with the brilliant suKRcstion that
everyone ', ought to learn a universal
lanjfiiiifre.' Sometimes Esperanto is sug
gested; now, recently, it has been some
manufactured thing called Olingo. (The
name is enough to prejudice a discern
ing mind.) Esperanto, while it is a
clever and undoubtedly effective lan
guage, has one thing against it which
is sufficient to insure it will never be
adopted as a universal languge and the
same thing goes for Olingo (pfcugh!)
and 'all the other made languages: The
juice of life is riot in them. They are
dead dead as Sanskrit or I'ictish or
ancient Mayan.
There is, however, one language which
meets all the requirements of a univer
sal language. It is richest in idiom,
vocabulary, expression and shading; it
is flexible, takes on new words con
stantly, discards old and worn out
words and yet is constant enough so
that words now mean, in the great
majority of cases, what they meant 30
j cars ago and what they will mean in
another 300 years, probably. Despite
the sneers of its detractors, it is prob
ably as simple as any other language
and far simpler than most. In its basic
form it can be learned, including the
1,000 words of necessary vocabulary, by
a person of intelligence, in a few weeks,
lis sentence .structure is simple and
logical; its adjectives stand next the
words they modify; its verbs are de
scriptive and compact; it is not confused
with inflections; and it is supremely ex
pressive. That language, of course, is
English.
English, though it differs enough to
be strongly distinctive in various parts
of the world, is spoken by' more than
three times as many persons now as any
other two or three major languages put
together. It is in use as a first tongue
by Americans, Canadians, British,
South Africans, , Australians and New
Zealanders. It is taught in almost all
the countries of Europe as the second
language and nearly all continental Eu
ropeans are becoming familiar with it.
It is the second language in Latin
America; even in the far east and in
darkest Asia and Africa it is heard
more frequently than any other tongue
except the native dialect; it is the basis
for the lingua franca of the entire Paci
fic war zone the "pidgin English."
What other language has so many
who use it, daily, either as first or sec
ond choice? What other language is so
constantly growing? Although it has
not the lilting, liquid beauty of Spanish,
nor the suavity of French, nor the rug
ged thunder of German under the pens '.
of its masters it lakes on many of these
qualities.
And it is spreading, day by day. Those
who insist on a universal language need
only be patient. In just a few more
years there'll be a universal languge. It
may not be exuetly the one we are ac
customed to hearing every day of our
lives but it will be English, understand
able, simple, expressive, malleable, and
live English.
Funny Business
o SO THEY SAY
Thi" war In the Pacific vastly
increases (waste) paper needs.
W. T Hi.vi. WPB salva'. c.iicf.
il s (.'.ill the New Deal we have
to heat in I (MB.
Ilrihcrt riirwnell, national re
publican ciiaiiman.
One winter without coal you
can Ret away with. But sec
ond you can't. If people don't
pet cn.il yi m can count on chaos
or rrvnltitin.
--Unidentified French official.
The excess profit tax should he
repealed after V-J Pay.
--Fred M. Vinson, new secretary
of the treasury.
"11 litlp Hit lldvur ttlibii w i(.iv iniUdlioii iulftt.i"
I don't think It would he ex
pedient for mc to go over Tokyo
until the ji'b there is done, t
shout! not like to fall into Jap
anese hands
l.t.'Ccn, Jarfios H. Doollttlo,
commander ct the Gth U. S. air
fore'v.
WASHINGTON Despite Wendell Will
kle's book "One World," there have seldom
been two Worlds So diametrically opposite
as those represented by Stalin and Church
ill as they sit at either side of President Tru
man at Potsdam. Probably not since the
Mohammedans pushed the Christians across
the Balkans to the gates of Vienna have two
great governing segments of the world been
so far apart.- ..
Nowhere is this better illustrated than in
the Balkans, a subject high on the agenda
of the Big Three.
A few' Seeks before Berlin, Stalin sent
telegrams, to both Truman and Churchill
proposing that the allies recognize the new
Soviet-dominated governments of Rumania,
Bulgaria, Hungary and Finland, despite the
fact that they were Hitler satellites which
declared war on the U. S. A. and Britain.
Truman' replied that, while the United
States might be ready to recognize Finland,
he thought the whole question should be left
to the coming conference. Churchill replied '
likewise .regarding all the ex-Hitler satel
lites (now Soviet satellites).
This problem now before the Big Three
might not appear difficult on the surface.
However; it was only a few short weeks ago
that Genr Cortland Van Rensselaer Schuy
ler, head qf the U. S. military mission in Ru
mania, called at the White House with such
a discouraging picture of Russian abuses in
Rumania that President Truman remarked:
"It would be better for us to pull out rath
er than re kicked around."
U. S. -Russian Tension
General Schuyler had reported to Truman
that the Russians, disregarding the "high
principles of Yalta, have ruthlessly imposed
a minority government in Rumania," ignor
ing the protests of U. S. representatives.
Simultaneously, Prime Minister Churchill
received a report from his Balkan represent
atives that "present position is highly un
satisfactory. Russians have refused to ad
mit that Yalta declaration on liberated -areas
pplies to Rumania and Bulgria, where they
genuinely think we have no right to inter
fere." Actually, the situation In Bulgaria was not
merely "unsatisfactory." It approached a
crisis. Soviet and Bulgarian troops actually
surrounded the house of the American min
ister, Maynard Barnes, and at one time
threatened to batter down the doors, when
a British official finally persuaded them to
desist. ..
What happened was that local Bulgarian
communists, long suffering under the nazi
heel, suddenly) went berserk, and. under
Soviet protection, took over control of the
nation, proceeding to execute a reported
30,000 quislings. Among these was the wife
of the court chamberlain, who had fed, hid
and helped rescue American fliers forced
down in a Ploeste air raid.
American efforts to save her were fruit
less. The Bulgarian communists hauled sus
pects before the firing squad wholesale.
Even the queen mother asked the American
Igation for asylum, but was refused on the
ground that she was not in actual danger.
Finally, however, at four o'clock on the
morning of May 24, Dr, George E. Dirriitrov,
former head of the agrarian or peasant party,
sought and obtained refuge in the American
legation. ' '
Soviet General Shot
This caused the second most severe strain
on American-Russian relations since the
start of the war. (Most severe strain oc
curred when American fliers mistakenly
shot and killed a Russian lieutenant general
as both the American and Russian armies
were converging on Berlin.
WE, THE WOMEN
By RUTH MHXETT
Nobody should be surprised least of all
men that women have found a legal way
to get around shoe rationing. Some of the
fair sex have been buying unrationed shoes
with plastic or composition soles, and have
had them re-soled with honest-to-goodness
leather.
Isn't that the same brand of ingenuity wo
men use with a man who isn't quite up to
their standards of what a husband should
be? By clever management they pass him
off to their friends as a grade A husband.
George is as dull as dishwater, but not
after his little woman gets to work on a
build-up. After she puta.her mind to mak
ing him look good the adjectives her friends
use to describe him are "steady" and "reli
able" and "the quiet, thoughtful type."
Bill is 'just another old man with money
when a -young woman marries him. But
pretty soon he is "sweet old Bill" and "the
salt of the earth" or "that terribly success
ful Mr. Jones" whose every opinion carries
weight,- depending on which kind of a gen
uine bargain his wife has. decided to make
him look like.
Joe might have been called "lazy and no-
account" before some girl decided to take
him on for life. But as long as she sticks to
him, he will pass for a man who prefers the
bohemian way of living and has nothing but
contempt for the stuffed shirts who consid
er money important.
Frank may be down-right rude and un
social, but a wife can make even him look
good if she plays him up as a man too busy
and with too many important things on his
mind to find time for frivolity or the social
graces.
The men girls count on marrying some
day and the men they finally bring to the
altar are often as different in looks and qual
ity as an ersatz article is different from the
real thing.
But Women are ingenious creatures, and
if they can't have what they want, they can ;
find ways of making the best of what they
can get.
It isn't women's nature to do without
when they can't have just what they have
already counted on having. They are too
good at contriving, disguising, and making
the best of things.
Behind Scenes in Washington
By PETER EDSON, La Grand Evening Observer Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 20 Commercial
water using interests from Maine to Califor
nia and Florida to the northwest are repre
sented in the 31-organization "Water Lob
by" now organizing to fight the develop
ment of more U. S. regional "authorities"
like TVA. Their interests vary from irri
gation in the desert to flood control in the
low- lands, from the development of a U. S.
ocean-going merchant marine to the pilot
ing of some put-putting power boat on a
fresh water lake far from the seaboard.
Everybody is in this group, in fact, except
the people who are interested in the devel
opment of hydro-electric power, lots of it
and cheap, from government-biult dams and
generating stations. That stands out promi
nently in checking over the list of trade as
sociations in this newest of Washington pres
sure groups.
As now constituted the group consists of
the three big national organizations dis
cussed in he previous article of this series,
plus 28 regional or special purpose associa
tions. Five of the organizations have special in
terests in the Mississippi valley, five in the
Ohio valley, seven in the Gulf coast and
southern states, five in the cast, two in the
Missouri. valley, one in California and three
auxiliary organizations promoting ocean
shipping and pleasure boating. Some are
old and well heeled, others newer but ambi
tious. All seem to he motivated by the fact
that they like the way things are being run
now and don't want experimentation In new
forms of government agencies like the Ten
nessee valley authority.
From the Mississippi river basin are the
Mississippi Valley association, interested n
liver navigation from the Alleghenirs to the
Rockies; H;c Missi.wippi Valley Flood Con
tro association, organized back in 1912. now
made up of the Levy boards from six states;
the Upper Mississippi Waterways associa
tion, promoting navigation above St. Louis;
the I'ppcr Mississippi and St. Corix River
Improvement association, promoting navi
gation above the Twin Cities; American
Waterways, Inc., organized a year ago as a
successor to the Mississippi River Carriers
association of barge hue operators.
In the Ohio valley region are the Pitts
burgh Coal Exchange, barge line operators;
Tri State auUn'iily Pennsylvania, wr.
Viriiiu and Oh:?, promoting f!'J3 control
navigation an danti-pollution in streams;
Allegheny River association, recently re
organized to promote shipping above Pitts
burgh; the Ohio Valley Improvement asso
ciation of Cincinnati, which has been boost
ing river shipping from Pittsburgh to St.
Louis for 30 years; and the Ohio Valley Con
servation and Flood Control congress whose
name speaks for itself.
In the east are the Eastern States Conser
vation conference of Boston, eight years old,
closely tied in with the New England Coun
cil through the existing state governments;
the New York State Waterways association,
of canal and river shippers; the Interstate
Commission on the Delaware river, unique
in that it functions through identical legis
lation passed by the four state assemblies;
the Upper Potomac River Board, interested
in flood control; and the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways association, an old and powerful
organization of coastwise shipping interests
frm Maine to Florida.
In the south are the Florida Waterway
Congress, promoting ship canals; the Louis
iana Department of Public Works; Intra
coastal association, and the Trinity River
association, these last two covering all the
water interests fo Texas.
Operating in the west are the California
Water Councl, formed a year and a half ago
to orcprcscnt the interests of 47 irrigation
districts in the Central Valley. And the 400
units in the National Reclamation associa
tion itself arcs cattercd all through the west.
In the Missouri valley proper are the Mis
souri Valley Development association, less
than a year old; and the Upper Missouri Val
ley association, promoting navigation above
Sioux City, la. Though both operate in the
territory which an MVA would seek to de
velop, they and the rest of the 31 oppose it.
Then for good measure the lobby includes
such apparently unrelated organizations as
the American Power Boat association; the
American Merchant Marine institute and
the Propeller club of the United States.
If the list makes tedious reading it is im
portant in that it shows these are not mere
paper organizations but going concerns
which can make a big splash w hen they
throw their weight around Washington in
a concerted effort to stop the valley au.
thorlty idea.
. What's at stake In ibis figM v ic lc
-tibjcej of the nc;l dispatch m thi, scriei.''
3JRM. G. t.J!M'.o.'.k Bit, qffL
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"I can't remember the name of the soap, but the announcer oi
their radio program has false teeth!"
) McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
Br WM. E. McKENNEY, America's Card Authority
SPADE OR CLUB?
TAKE YOUR CHOICE
Arguments are a part of bridge,
but a bridge argument should
never amount to anything be
cause, after all, it is only a mat
ter of opinion. If you don't be
lieve it Is a matter of opinion,
take this lone hand and give it to
10 good players. One group will
tell you that you should open
with one spade and another will
say that it should be opened with
one club.
The first one I asked was Har
ry Fishbein. "Why," he said,
"there isn't but one bid on the
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hand; one club." And then Jacoby
dropped in and I asked him.
"One spade," was his instant re
sponse. Charles Solomon was the
next one I. presented the hand to.
"Everybody in Philadelphia will
bid a club on this hand," was his
comment. Therefore, I went to
Charlie Goren of Philadelphia.
"One spade," was Goren's reply.
Now I suppose you would like
to know what I would bid on it.
Questions & Answers
Q How many members of the
cabinet appointed by Franklin D.
Roosevelt following his election
as president in 1932 continue in
office?
A One, Harold L. Ickcs, sec
retary of the interior.
I have decided that it all depends
upon my opponents and my part
ner. With certain Ipartners I
would open with one spade, arid
then against different opponents
and with a different partner I
possibly would bid ac- lub.
The nicest thing 'about it is that
I can prove from the above that
either bid is correct.!
P IN FORMER
YEARS
30 Years Ago
Mrs. H. M. Bradshaw and little
daughters, Olive , and Mildred,
have returned from a three
weeks' visit at Weiser and in
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kern have
gone to Kansas and other middle
western states. Kern' is a shop
employee.
Record heat for the year was
attained today noon when the
heat wave reached the oppressive
point of 95 degrees. Coming, as
the wave did, on the' heels of a
prolonged ..siege of cool weather,
tne v temperaturoi ' is working
havoc with comfort today. The
heat is hastening harvest every
where and fields are rapidly
reaching the cutting stage.
15 Years Ago
Mrs. Ray A. Cook is expected
to return from Portland soon. She
has been visiting her son, Ray
mond, at the C. M. T. C. camps
over the weekend.
Dr. A. N. Mayville, La Grande,
was elected first vice-president of
the Oregon Naturopathic associa
tion at the meeting of their an
nual convention in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roehm
are leaving today for Seattle and
Tacoma to attend the northwest
furniture market.
dchy-
Q Are oranges being
drated successfully?
A They are. A 90-pound crate
can be reduced to seven pounds
of powder.
Q What is the amount of grain
shipped from Duluth and Super
ior over the Great Lakes annu
ally? A Around 55,000,000 bushels.
Q What nationality settled
Delaware?
A The Swedes.
10 Year! Ago
Two hundred and five young
people, 12 of whom are from La
Grande, are attending; the annual
Epworth league being held at
Wallowa lake.
First new wheat to be harvest
ed in Union county was brought
to the La Grande elevator of the
Pioneer Flouring mills today by
Fred Zaugg of the Mt; Glen dis
trict. He was the first to bring
in new wheat last year, althougn
it was on July 3, showing the
1!)J5 season to be at least 16 days
later than the one in 1934.
This Curious World
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