EDITORIAL . PAGE
La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Schlro, Publisher
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1045
Wars May Come and Wars May Go
UmL.
EVENING OBSERVER'S
PROGRESS PROGRAM
IRRIGATION Complete the Grande
Ronde Valley irrigation project.
LA GRANDE A city of 10,000
Extend the city limits.
TODAY'S TEXT
Whosoever therefore shall confess
me before men, him will 1 confess also
before my Father, which is in heuven.
Matthew 10:32. ,
Why Delay Good News?
The war department doubtless felt
that ib had good reason for delaying
for several days the announcements of
the identities of the four Doolitllo To
kyo raid flyers liberated by American
paratroopers recently from a Jap prison
camp near Pciping. But, if the reasons
were good, they nro not likely to so
appear on the surface to the casual
observer.
. The only announced reason for the
delay was the one given in connection
with till military casualties. Identities
were withheld "until next of kin could
be notified."
In the case of casualties, that soil
of delay doubtless is merciful. It may
tend to cushion in sonic degree the
shock resulting from tragic news.
Hut the release of the Doolittle raid
ers definitely was not tragic news. It
was glorious news for loved ones of the
fortunate young men. So what was the
sense in delaying its transmission? The
war department tacitly confessed that
news agencies could have moved the
happy news faster by its statement that
identities would not be made public un-
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til "next of kin could be notified." What
difference could it have made where the
announcement of the identities came
from? Wouldn't the fastest notification
have been the best in such a case?
And what of the families and friends
of the Doolittle raiders still not ac
counted for? There are several of these.
Surely their hopes must have been
aroused to a pitch of almost desperate
eagerness by the announcement that
some of the raiders had been released.
Beyond any doubt, they must have
lived in an agony of suspense while
waiting for the identities to be reported.
Can anyone pretend to imagine the
tragedy of their disappointment when
finally they learned that the name for
which they were watching was not on
the list? If the war department's course
was intended as a consideration for the
families of the fortunate men, il cer
tinly was cruel to those of the men still
listed as missing.
It may have been, of course, that the
delay was due to the desire of the mili
tary to make, absolutely certain of
identities before they were released.
Mistake in such a matter would have
been tragic.
Kill another possibility is that the
particular course was followed in this
matter because the army was in the
rut of handling such matters in a fixed
way from which no deviations were al
lowed. If iron-clad regulation was the
only reason for die delay, then it's time
In put a little flexibility into the rules
to permit special treatment of special
cases.
Certainly there is no reason why
news should be delayed after its accur
acy is checked.
o SO THEY SAY
I am confident that tile Amer
ican people will remain united in
the days to come.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New
York.
It is time to recall that the cm
poior and the big business fam
ilies, as well as the militarists,
have boon responsible for every
Japanese war of conquest.
M. J. Coldwell, national Cana
dian Commonwealth Federation
Party K-uder.
It is a well-known habit of the
war department to make gener
ous estimates of its needs, and to
fit ils demands to those estimates.
Ficcport, lit., Journal-Standard.
I wouldn't care to slate pre
cisely the sue of the fortune I
have accumulated, but I'm will
ing to admit that I've used my
presidential position to gel credit
when golden opportunities fell in
my lap.
Anastasio Soniota, president of
Nicaragua.
Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON
(NOTE In Drew Pearson's absence
Herbert Bayard Swope, long a student of
.British political affairs, contributes a guest
column on the new labor government.)
By HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE
NEW YORK The conservative defeat in
England is not so striking a blow as some
portray it. Unquestionably, there will be a
trend toward socialization, but I think this
will be confined, at least for the next few
years, to the natural monopolies power,
light, heat, transportation, communication
(already in the state's hands except for ca
bles) and, of course, mining, steel, and the
bank of England. But much of this has been
on their program for the last 25 years.
In fact, even the Lloyd George govern
ment gave support to the basic plan.
There will be a trend on the part of the
radical movement in this country to affiliate
Itself with the British program. And I think
there will be efforts to gain a wider and
deeper association Politically with Britain
and Russia. But I do not discern any trend
toward communism.
Whatever Britain does will be done not by
dictatorship, but under democracy. That
characteristic saves it from becoming a repe
tition of Stalism. After all, only two com
munists were elected out of 27 who ran.
That's not dangerous, even thoiigh the prop
agandists can and do claim 100 percent
increase! (The commies had one member in
the last house.)
No New Foreign Policy
I doubt there will be any decisive changes
in foreign policy. Britain has adhered to a
pretty well formulated foreign policy for 300
years. However, it is reasonable to expect
a greater sympathy on the part of the Brit
ish foreign office for the movement left of
center. An approach to self-government in
India is to be expected.
I think foreign trade will become more
international minded and more collective. I
think it will move toward further carteliza
tion. The question about British commerce
growing will be dependent upon their- rate
of wage. Labor will drive for wider employ
ment and higher pay. Prohably it will take
over many features of Bevcridge's plan. To
hold the British position in world markets
will require subsidies. In other words, Brit
WE, THE WOMEN
By RUTH MILLETT
War docs strange things to men. But per
haps the most amazing effect it has had on
any group is the report we have on liberated
British prisoners of war who after years of
isolation have developed a genuine fear of
women. .-
The far is so real that Britain has ATS
girls the equivalent of our WACs working
in a war prisoners' resettlement camp, so
the men can gradually get used to having
women around again.
The service women serve meals and per
form other duties around the camp, and
when a man is sufficiently cured of his fear
of feminity to want a dance partner, the girls
are waiting to say, "Certainly, I'd love to
dance."
It is undoubtedly a good idea if there arc
liberated prisoners of war with a genuine
fear of women to get them used to women
gradually before exposing them to the bold
advances of today's girls. For while they
have been in isolation, the girls have pretty
much discarded the once male perogrative
Behind Scenes
By DOUGLAS LARSEN
WASHINGTON (NEA) Paul V. McNutt
is back in town.' For the past month he's
been making a careful study of conditions
in the Philippines, Guam and Okinawa.
It's the same mission Sen. Millard E. Tyd
ings (D., Md.) attempted recently when ho
returned in three days after planning to be
there four weeks. Why he returned so sud
denly is still a mystery. Persons who accom
panied him don't know cither but firmly
deny the rumor it was because of a fight
with Gen. Douglas MucArthur. None of the
representatives from the civil agencies who
went out there to get information turned
up with much dope, either. MacArthur kept
a pretty firm hand on everything and all
reports were made through him so Truman
sent McNutt to do the job. He had been
high commissioner of the Philippines and
very well acquainted with the whole situa
tion. Exactly what McNutt will tell the pres
ident isn't known yet. But he has said sev
eral times that he favors immediate appoint
ment of a high commissioner. Whoever gets
the job would serve until July 4, 1946 da'c
on which the islands are to get their inde
pendence and then become the first ambas
sador to the Philippine republic.
Secretary of Interior Harold Ickcs has had
charge of Philippine affairs during the war.
He has been urging for appointment of a
high commissioner since the fall of Manila.
But Sri gin Osmena, president of the com
monwealth of the Philippines is known to
have a promise from the president that ho
would hold up the appointment. Osmena ap
parently was afraid the presence of a high
commissioner would hold up the granting of
independence. MacArthur was against it, too.
Now. however, everybody appears to Info:-
it. Something has to be done for the
islands soon, and Osmena admits it. Mac
Arthur with his new duties in the Pacific
also approves. McNutt himself wwuld be the
logical man. IU was tremendously popular
when he was in that spot before. He couid
probably have it if he wanted it but it won't
ain will embark upon a speces of protection.
Long Labor Rule
Attlce is a good man, overshadowed by his
association with Churchill, My guess is that
labor is in for a long run and, if there is any
change it will be to displace Attlee for one
of its own, such as Bevin or Morrison. As
its name implies, this is a labor victory,
built in a democratic framework.
Unquestionably, the fact labor received a
clear majority of all the votes, will tend to
unify the country. I believe there is nothing
to fear from England. In fact, we may be
able to learn from this great experiment.
My hope is that there will not be too great a
limitation set upon free enterprise.
We should remember that Ramsay Mac
Donald's labor government swung steadily
to the right. In fact, it is axiomatic that the
ins grow conservative and the outs more
radical.
Universal War-Weariness
In my reading, it is almost a settled law
of history that every country engaged in a
war repudiates the leadership that brought
its people into the war. We saw that ex
emplified after World War I. All the victors
were repudiated Wilson in America, Lloyd
George in Britain, Orlando in Italy, Cle
menceau in France. And the losers, too. The
Hohenzollerns, the Hapsburgs and the Ro
manoffs. Attlee's cabinet is a strong one and cer
tainly as good as Churchill had.
Bolder U. S. Unions
The English result will embolden the de
mands of the unions and there may be dy
namite in that because the returning sol
dier, at this moment, is pretty sore at union
delays.
I think the deep explanation as to the out
come in England (although it may not ap
pear upon the record) is that war-weariness,
to which I refer above. The people want to
end the pressure of war and enjoy the pleas
ures of peace.
One other thought in this connection:
In any war, we must be sure the victors
do not take on the vices of the vanquished,
while the vanquished practice the virtues of
the victors.
You will see, from this screed, that I am
not pessimistic. On the contrary, I think we
in America are about to embark on a long
of leading the chase.
And the man who is afraid of women
might die of flight if without any prepara
tion at all he found himself thrust suddenly
into the social life of today.
Perhaps, too, there is a warning here for
all women. If the war prisoners have de
veloped a real and terrifying fear of women,
it may be the ordinary soldiers who have
been stationed in places where feminine so
ciety was very limited have a little of the
same kind of fear.
And if they have the girls had better go
easy and start playing hard to get.
There is no better way of taming a fright
ened male who is ready to shy off at the
first sign that a woman has marked him for
her own than to pretend indifference.
For that immediately brings out the deep
rooted masculine desire to have what is hard
to got, to succeed where others have failed,
to conquer against all odds.
So if lie looks frightened, girls, retreat.
You may find that the best it not the boldest
strategcy.
in Washington
NEA Washington Correspondent
be the pleasant graceful job it was before
the war and the eventual ambassadorship
that will result will be a little beneath the
government jobs McNutt holds.
Other possibilities are Weldon Jones, as
sistant director of the budget bureau, who
formerly was auditor general of the islands
and Wayne Coy, member of the Filipino re
habilitation committee and former assistant
to the president.
The sudden end of the war points up the
grave situation which exists in the islands.
The government there is running out of
money. Many local officials haven't been paid
for months and the school system is about
to fold.
Senator Tydings has introduced a bill which
would lend the government there $100,000,
000 in lieu of payment for war damage but
the bill is stuck in a committee. Nothing has
been done to pay for war damages other
than that and the islanders think we should
pay for war damages in varying amounts
from a half to a billion dollars immediately.
Principal reason for the empty coffers in
the disappearance of tax sources. The big
sugar industries are said to be practically
all closed and there is widespread unem
ployment. Congress has done nothing to prepare for
giving the islands their independence. Some
thing will have to be done about trade rela
tions. This is the issue most vitally affect
ing industry. Under the U. S. there were no
regular tariff barriers. If imports to U. S.
from an independent Philippine republic
have to pay these taxes the principal indus
tries there won't be worth a nickel. A lot of
it is U. S. capital which would have to be
abandoned. Unless some kind of favorable
trade relation is established the islands will
probably revert to their former state as
merely agrarian areas.
On top of everything else the politics
among the natives is chaotic. General elec
tions will be held the first week of Novem
ber and it is believed not unlikely that
Osmena might be defeated.
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"Why, yes, ma'am, I'm the baby-sitter who put the ad in the
paper I just thought I'd earn a little money after sitting with
three generations of children free!" ' '
o McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority
LET OPPONENTS HELP
TAKE FINESSES
You will notice in today's hand
that I have used a "T" in place
of a 10. The hand came from R. C.
Jones, secretary to Congressman
Scrivncr of Kansas. Mr. Jones
made the suggestion that by using
a T instead of a 10 for the fifth
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Therefore, I am using the T to
day to see how you like it. -
In order to make the contract,
Mr. Jones found that he had to
take four finesses, but he had
only one entry into dummy.
O BARBS
Some women simply can't wait
until winter to put on their heavy
rouge.
The Japs blamed a "typhoon"
for delay in executing General
MacArthur's orders. Just a lot of
wind!
Electric fans will be available
by December. Wo doubt, however,
that winter will need any help in
keeping us cool.
Bob Feller returned to the
Cleveland Indians and picked up
right where he left off with the
navy in there pitching!
Nothing makes your friends
bark at you quicker than your go
ing to the dogs.
More than one-half of the cities
of Poland arc on the banks of the
Vcstula river.
This Curious World
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NEXT: The world's old.st coat-tack.
Therefore, he had to let .the op
ponents help him fane the fines
ses. East won the opening lead
with the ace of diamonds and re
turned the jack of spades, Jones
winning with the queen. Hoping
to break the spade suit; he led
back the five and let it ride. East
won with the nine and returned
the spade ten, which dummy won
with the ace. A low heart was
led and the jack finessed finesse
No. 2. The diamond king was
cashed, and when East showed
out, Jones had a pretty good idea
of the distribution of the hand.
Another diamond was cashed.
East had to let go a heart and a
club. Now a low spade was led,
throwing East in. Ho returned a
club, Jones took his third finesse
cashed the aee of clubs and threw
East back in the lead by playing
the queen. Thus East was forced
to lead away from his king of
hearts.
O IN FORMER
YEARS
Thirty Years Ago' "
Robbers have again broken
open the postoffice safe at Island
City. Some time last night the
combination of the postoffice safe
housed in the Kiddle store was
hammered to pieces and the con
tents about $60 taken.
For the time being, irrigation
of lawns in La Grande must cease
this to avert pumping river
water into the mains.
Fifteen Years Ago
"Th? Nook'', a barbecue shop
on Adams just off Depot, owned
by Ray Moyorsick and the Smit'.i
brothers, will be opened this eve
ning, although tomorrow will be
the official opening date.
Plans are progressing- for the
open meeting of the Eagles lodge
when Ed Bigelow of the national
organizing department will be
here.
Ten Years Ago
Dirt in huge quantities was be
ing shovelled from the $90,0(10
undergrade crossing between
Adams avenue and the U. P. rail
road today. The shovel started
work late yesterday, ..and the dirt
was being hauled to the E.O.N,
campus for use there, it was said.
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