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Br DREW PEARSON
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La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Schiro, Publisher
MONDAY EVENIXtt. Al'CL'ST 27, 191'.
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NOW That WBVe won Tub Title
(letting Tough With Japan
The stern attitude Gen. Douglas Mac
Ai'llnu' has taken toward the Japanese
doubtless coincides more closely with
the average American's views of ap
propriate treatment for the defeated
enemy than was evidenced in previous
negotiations with, the Nips.
Probably most Americans reacted
with' the feeling of "It's about time,"
when General MacArthur became im
patient with delaying tactics, and or
dered the Japs to quit their "stalling"
and get to Manila without delay to pro
ceed with the business of surrender.
Heyond a n y question, the American
public was growing impatient with the
methods pursued by Tokyo. And there
was unquestioned satisfaction in the
fact that MacArthur's methods got ac
tion, speedily.
Likewise satisfying to most Amer
icans, we believe, was the coldly for
mal treatment accorded the Japanese
delegation while in Manila. From avail
able reports, indications are that; mem
bers of that delegation may have real
ized in Manila, for the first time, that
Japan is a defeated nation, may e
pcet treatment as such, and that there
isn't much they can do about it.
It is to be hoped that they have be
come conscious of defeat, and will take
the realization home with them. He
cause there are many evidences thai
the Japs at home, from the highest to
lowest, have not yet been impressed
with the fact that they have lost the
war. I'niiii the expressions of their
spokesmen, including I h e i r emperor,
the casual observer would conclude that,
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if the Japs were not the victors, they
were not the losers.
However, the fact that most Amer
icans m a y approve the stern course
General MacArthur has taken does not
imply criticism, necessarily, of early
treatment of the Japs, following their
announced acceptance of terms of the
Potsdam declaration.
It must be assumed that President
Truman and all others who have had
dealings with the enemy are deterniincd
that everything possible shall be done
to eliminate him as a danger to future
world security. It is absurd to believe
that the president, or anyone else high
in our government, has been deceived
by the Japs.
If Mr. Truman and others have ex
hibited patience that has been difficult
Cor many people to understand, surely
there has been good reason for it.
!oubtless they are convinced that their
methods are saving American lives and
will, at the same time, lead to the sort
of control which will eliminate the Jap
anese peril for all time to come. Only
time can prove or disprove the wisdom
of their course. I in t if they are saving
lives and, at the same time, are gaining
tin' security desired, then their course
is one that every American must ap
prove. Kvon so, most Americans undoubted
ly applauded when General MacArthur
gave evidence of "getting tough" with
the enemy. Every American realizes
that, sooner or later, somene will have
to "get tough" to tiring home the real-,
ization that crime among nations, as
among individuals, is an unprofitable
business.
o SO THEY SAY
Future international peace can
nnly travel on a road paved with
streamlined international trade.
-11 Wollnor, United Nations
Standards Co-ordinating Com
mittee, New York.
There was a steady bureaucrat
ic growth before the war, and
there is evidence now that the
bureaucrats will h o 1 d onto the
government like leeches unless
extraordinary efforts atv made to
pry them loose.
Olympia, Wash., Olympian.
Germany has always been able
to make war on its neighbors be
cause its big business was in close
partnership with its unscrupulous
governments. That partnership
will not happen again.
Jackson, Mich, Citizen Patriot.
If we can get them (war veter
ans! home and give them jobs,
that's all most of them want.
Con. Dinar .N. Uradloy, Veter
ans' Adiuini.stiator.
'cm under
(NOTE While Drew Pearson is on va
cation Sgt. Max Novae k, who writes
your problem'" for Yank, the army week
ly, contributes a guest column on the re
turning soldier.)
Two
By SGT., MAX D. NOVACK
Associated Editor" of Yank
NEW YORK Ever since the first G. I.
donned khaki for what was then supposed
to be a year ofmilitary training, experts
have been telling anyone who would listen
what the returning veteran will want. Some
of the pundits have shown an acute under
standing of the civilian - turned-soldier.
Others have completely missed the boat.
To the man in uniform most of the argu
ments have sounded like hogwash. The the
ory that the youngster who left prep school
to carry a gun against the forces of fascism
would remain sweetly unsophisticated and
immature after , having seen something of
the rest of the world and the evils of dic
tatorship has been a special gripe of the man
in the foxhole. The belief all the G. I. could
possibly want would be found in a piece
of homemade blueberry pie a la mode is a
constant source of irritation
The chief thing the man in uniform wants
it to return to civilian ways of life No one who
has not had to forego the right of individual
action for two to four years can possibly un
derstand the importance of being able to
make his own decisions
Only the man or woman who has had t-,
take orders, some of them without any ap
parent reason, for long periods could pos
sibly hope to appreciate the determination
of the veteran-to-be not to have others do
his thinking for him. That is why so many
G. I.s are incensed at those who attempt to
speak for the man in uniform and who try
so hard to set the veteran up as a man apart.
The G. I. doesn't wnt to be put in a special
category when he gets out of uniform. While
he wants a job for himself he is also intelli
gent enough to realize there must be jobs
for others or his own job won't last. Above
all, he does not want any economy of special
privilege.
No Cash Hand-Out
Some G. I.s are carried away by the pros
pect of a cash bonus. While congress has not
as yet passed any bonus legislation, numer
ous bills have been introduced on Capitol
Hill and leading members of both houses
have spoken in favor of a bonus. Bonus legis
lation is therefore a definite possibility. Not
oil G. Is, however, favor a bonus. Some of
them realize bonuses are just cash hand-outs
and do not guarantee or cannot replace jobs.
These G. I.s would prefer job planning to
bonus legislation. They are well aware of
WE, THE WOMEN
By RUTH MILLETT
Funny world all of a sudden, isn't it
with everything working in reverse?
Instead of worrying over what is going
to be rationed, next, we are wondering
what is going to be the next item to go off
the ration list.
Instead of worrying about being frozen
to our jobs wo ore worrying about whether
or not we will hold them.
Instead of trying to get a few pairs of
sheer rayon stockings ahead, we are won
dering if what we have will last until ny
lons are back on the market
Instead of that wistful phrase "when the
war is over" we are now saying "Now that
the war is over."
Behind Scenes
By DOUGLAS LARSEN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 One of the
most thankless jobs of the whole war was
performed by the chemical warfare serv
ice. But it was a job that probably saved
millions of additional needless casualties.
With chemistry advanced to its present
state both sides knew what a deadly wea
pon gas could be. The allies were pledged
not to use it. The only thing that would
keep the unscrupulous axis from resorting
to it was to convince them our retaliation
would be worse than their first attack.
CWS did Jhis. It was a delicate job o
subtly letting the enemy know just enough
about what we had in the way of offense
and defense gas warfare to keep them from
using it In addition to that CWS had to
produce the equipment and material to
back up our threats if it became necessary.
The man who directed this job is Maj.
Gen. William N. Porter. He started out as
a navy man, graduating from the naval
academy at Annapolis in 11)09. Switching
to the army soon after, he rose rapidly and
when the war came rose to the task of co
ordinating the chemical and industrial in
dustries of the country to do their part in
the war and training the chemical troops.
Plus the teremendous war job CWS has
done, the research and discovery by its
chemists have a big chapter in the history
of chemistry.
Working wi'.li department of agriculture
CWS had a major part in the development
of the famous DDT insect spray.
In its medical research division great
strides have been made in the field of res
piratoiy diseases. Soon Uj, become avail
able to civilians will be more effective
treatments for influenza, whooping cough
and the common oold. Experiments are
still being conducted on this.
The uas mask developed by CWS experts
is far ahead of anything previously devel
oped ,r conceived. Affording maximum
comfort it wilf ltvo injmunerubli- peace
tune uses. Also soon to ho revealed for
consumer use are evtraoidinarv develop-
the pressure that will be exerted In favor of
a bonus and the easy way out a bonus rep
resents. .They remember all to well what
happened to veterans of other wars who set
tled for forty-acre-and - a - mule or a cash
hand-out. They do not want that to happen
again.
In the past, very little planning has been
done for the veterans of America's other
wars. When the veterans of the Spanish
American or World War I came home they
found a nation entirely unprepared for their
return. The veteran of World War I was
given $60 in cash, a pat on the back and 13
years later he was paid off via the bonus.
The veteran of this war wants to be sure
some plans are made which will guarantee
him against unemployment and t h e neces
sity of ever having to carry a gun again. The
action of congress in approving Dumbarton
Oaks and the United Nations security coun
cil has given the G. I. a feeling at last the
first steps have been taken towards doing :
away with future wars. Now, he is waiting
to see what will be done about insuring jobs
in a postwar economy.
Revamping G. I. Bill
The initial steps taken by congress to pro
vide for the veteian via the G. I. bill of rights
and other legislation have met with approval
so far as the men in service are concerned.
This is not to imply that all G. I.s are en
tirely satisfied with the law as it now stands.
They are not. But, they are aware of the
fact that legislation is already in the works
to improve the law on the basis of actual
experience. This tends to reassure them.
However, many G. I.s realize that merely
providing free schooling, government-guaranteed
loans and unemployment protection
does not mean that all their problems will
be solved by the G.I. bill of rights. They also
want some assurance that other weaknesses
in our democratic way of life will be cor
rected by the time they got ready to put on
the blue serge suit. Or, at least, within a
reasonable time thereafter.
For another, many G. I.s feel that better
planning is needed for sounder educational
methods to insure their children against the
possibility of another war. With that in
mind, they ask that international affairs, his
tory and political government be taught so
as to make them living things instead of
dull routine.
Many of the G. I.s also want compulsory
high school education for all, slum clearance,
low-cost housing projects and universal or
group hospital and medical care. If these
come into being, they feel that the better
world they have heard so much about will
actually come about in their and their chil
dren's time.
Instead of worrying over ration stamps,
we are adding up discharge points for ev
ery member of the family in service.
Instead of saying "I-Jow many points,"
when we hold up a can of fruit or vegeta
bles we are again asking "How much?"
We're riding high again instead of walk
ing, and finding that "fill 'er up" rates high
among the world's most beautiful phrases.
Instead of worrying, we're relaxing.
Instead of making plans for a vacation
at home, we're wondering where we can go.
"When will he be shipped home?" has
replaced "When will he go overseas?" as
the big, important question.
Peace it's wonderful.
in Washington
NEA Washington Correspondent
ments in protective paints, and the perfec
tion of fumigation methods. For shipping
CWS scientists discovered and improved
new materials for the protection of wood
in water such as pilings, and a paint to pro
tect ship bottoms from marine borers
Combat activities of CWS fell into two
major classifications;, flame and smoke.
Flame included offensive weapons from the
various type.. of aerial incendiaries to
flamethrowers. Smoke was used to screen
operations and as a signal. In GI par
lance CWS troops became known as the
"smoke and flame boys."
One of the most ingenious and devastat
ing weapons developed by CWS was the
aerial incendiary bomb. The deadly four
pound magnesium bomb sticks, the famed
jellied gasoline bomb, and the 500 pound
blockburner called the "Gotop" were the
weapons that burned out axis industry.
The, 4.2 inch chemical mortar affection
ately named the "goon gun" was the in
fantryman's delight. When held up by en
emv action this mobile little weapon, look
ing Tike a stovepipe on a stand was brought
in for precision shelling. It could drop a
white phosphorus or high explosive shell
in the enemy's lap.
Once during an observation flight a U.
S. flier spotted a group of Germans doing
calisthenics some distance behind the lines.
He radioed their positions and suggested
tile "goon gun" be turned on them. It was.
and after a few rounds he reported: "That's
all, brother." The effect was so bad the
Germans had disappeared in a cloud of
smoke and high explosive
What the tank and portable flame throw
er did against the Japs is legendary. It
simply consists of a pair of 60-pound fuel
tanks strapped to the back with a nozzle
th.it looks like an insect sprayer. The oil
fuel is forced under pressure through a short
hoe to the flamegun and is ignited at the
nozzle. With diesel oil its range is 25
Mi'Js. With jellied oil it is 60 yards.
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"Yes, he's a private, but Dorothy says he's ambitious and she ex
pects to become engaged to him well, I also started married life
with a private period!" ' " '
O McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority.'
NO CHANGE PLANNED
IN COUNTING RULES
Someone has started a rumor
in regard to bridge rules which
I would like to officially deny.
The national laws commission is
the body that writes the rules of
bridge, and as chairman of that
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commission I can assure you
there is no contemplated change
in the no trump count. It is 40
Tor the first trick and 30 for each
trick thereafter. Thus with 60 on
part score, if you bid and make
one no trump, you make your
game.
, The contract of Ihree.po trump,
on today's hand was a sound one
and was generally made in a New
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o BARBS
Uncle Sam says there will be
3,500,000 radios by Christmas.
Keeping right in tune with the
times.
With some of the young folks,
moonlight makes the most popu
lar dance step, sitting it out.
The fair ones are going to step
into something pretty nice about
Thanksgiving time. Nylons will
be back!
Close to $2000, believed hidden
by a thief, was found in the
laundry chute of u Kansas City
home. It all came out in the
wash.
As the summertime flowers
fade out, the fall ones begin to
blossom. Mum's the word!
Japan is an island that will
shortly be not only entirely sur
rounded by water but by Yanks.
This Curious World
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KEXTi Around the earth in IS minutes.
East player was able to defeat it.
East put up tho queen of hearts
on the first trick, not the ace, If
South held both the king and
jack, he reasoned, any play he
made was immaterial, If. South
held only the king, he could lose
nothing by tho play of the queen.
South felt he must win the trick.
Then when he counted his tricks,
he saw that his one chance to
make the contract was to find the
hearts evenly divided. He, fed a
diamond, East took the ace and
returned the ace and another
heart. West took the setting
trick with his long heart. Of
course South could have made
the contract by playing low on
the first lead.
IN FORMER
YEARS
Thirty Years Ago
Reorganization of education un
der the junior high school plan
or something similar is definitely
started, acording to Prof. T. H.
Briggs, whose review of secon
dary education has just been is
sued by the U. S. bureau of ed
ucation. '"
Property owner's on First street
"from Jefferson to N, and other
nearby streets w here no sidewalk
or board walks now exist','; last
evening remonstrated against the
building of cement walks on Fir
street.
Fifteen Years Ago
The La Grande municipal band,
on the eve of its departure for
Pendleton, presented the last of
its summer series uf outdoor con
certs ct Riverside park last night.
Final preparations a r e ..being
made for labor's annual day of
celebration, occurring this year
on Sept. 1, which will be nation
ally observed as Labor day.
10 Years Ago
Purchase of the First National
band of Union by the First Na
tional bank of Portland was an
nounced today by E B. Mac
Naughton, president of the Port
land institution.
Another donation to the Union
county Amos L. Helms first aid
car fund war reported this morn
ing, by the Sacajawea barbers.
This donation brought the total
to $1,165.10. , ",.
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