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EDITORIAL PAGE La Grande Evening Observer Frank Sehiro, Publisher SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1945 Page Two It Seems To Be Getting Results I reality DEFEAT c7 TODAY'S TEXT Who is us the wise man? And who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and boldness of his face shall be changed. Ecclesiastes 8:1. ( ; Voice of Experience Recommended ' reading for every American who has the opportunity is the fnrewoll statement made recently by Henry L. Stimson as ho retired, at the age of 78 years, from the position of secretary of war he had occupied with distinction since 19I0. The mess age is one which likely will take its place a ni o n jj the nation's important stale documents, and assuredly will be quoted extensively to future genera tions. Certainly his statement is one to ponder as the nation and the world at tempt to chart their course into the most uncertain future ever confronted by mankind. Mr. Stimson has made suggestions which should not and can not be ignored by thinking people who lire desperately anxious to navigate treacherous waters ahead without cat astrophe. The retiring secretary urged, in sub stance, that the United Stales remain strong in a military sense. While re cognizing that the effects of the releasj of alnioic energy aro sure to be revo lutionary, he warned, "We must not make early and easy assumptions that, the days of armies and navies arc over." Continuing, he cautioned: "We can be sure if war .should come again that it would be awful in its sudden intensity, and we must never again allow ourselves to be caught in a state of complete un ' readiness." . Thus, ho urged that the United, States must be prepared for whatever the future may hold. At the same time, ho had important words to say about mil- relationships with other nations. Thus: "The second factor (the first factor being preparedness) necessary to pre serve our leadership is an attitude of trust and frankness on our part toward all nations working for collective secur ity . . . Cynicism and suspicion on our part can only brood a like response among those we suspect ... A full and frank attitude of trust by our govern ment will strongly tend to lead to a liko attitude on the part of all members of the brotherhood of nations." No thinking American can require convincing as to the wisdom of Mr. Stimson's advice concerning prepared ness. Kveryonc knows that twice with in a generation the United States has been able to prepare for war because allies held the enemy from our shores. Kvery thinking person doubtless shares the fear that the time might come when an unprepared United States might be forced suddenly into a lifc-and-dcath war without being given opportunity to get ready. Indeed, Mr. Stimson's farewell state ment is one to ponder, It may represent a patriotic service fully as noteworthy as any of the many he has rendered lim ing his years of outstanding official Funny Business "5. - " ". - 'a amB ' 'V' SO THEY SAY The only snfo way ahead Is in the direction pointed out by Jesus Christ whi n He snid, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, mid nil these things shiill be added unto you." Rev. Paul L. McKay, New York City. Our occupation of defeated Germany will be successful only as long as we maintain vigilance over German industry. M.i).-Gen. Robert Wells Harper. In nu country in the world ts the military force of the nation Jo much a citizen Army and eit izen Navy a it is in the United States. Tucson, Ariz., Star. "Goti knows what that postwar salssman's gonna sell htm naxll" With the British Empire and the V. tl. A now In control of the hitler part of the world, it is imperative that we have a com mon language, if for no other rea son tliun to understand one an other. Indianapolis, Ind., Times. Washington Merry-Go-Rourid By PRZW PEARSON Side Glances .,;. ' WASHINGTON Insiders got a good look at how the Truman administration relaxes, flow It thinks, how it regards the future, when democrat bigwigs let their hair down on Jefferson island. President Truman himself, rubbed shoul ders with 200 congressmen, cabinet members, politicians, with a sprinkling of lobbyists thrown In. Putting on no airs, he seemed to enjoy just being one of the gang. Everyone liked him for his simplicity . , . Those who had been at previous Jefferson island part ies said they never realized before the dif ference in talking to a president who could go and come as he pleased, who could mingle with the crowd . The late president was forced to sit under a tree while visitors were ushered up to him with a certain amount of formaltiy . . . But Truman was fortunate enough to bo able to walk around, a paper plate In one hand, a pickle in the other, talk ing to whoever bumped into him . . . The secret service, incidentally, did a great job. . At no time was it obvious that a bodyguard was with Truman, yet one man was con stantly, unobtrusively there. tabor's Bm Friend Jefferson island highlights: Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach philosophizing on la bor strikes; "The best friend of labor is one who tells It frankly that it's sowing its own seeds of destruction, and that it has to get down to work on peacetime reconversion. As one of labor's best friends, I've got to call it to account." Surplus property Boss Symington and ex Brain Truster Tom Corcoran talking about Russia: "The Russians don't understand us and can't understand us," said Symington. "Yet somehow we've got to get along with them. They have no tolerance for democ racy. They believe in rule by harshness." . . . Symington told about visiting General Eisenhower, who had been trying to pacify Marshal ghukov over the fact Time publish ed a photo of a cabaret singer with a picture of Stalin between her legs. "We would shoot an editor who did a thing like that," said Zhukov . . . Eisenhower told Symington how the Russians had shot down an American plane, and the American command suggest ed that the Russian pilot be sent over to U. S. headquarters. "We can't," replied the Russians, "we shot him" , , . Said Tom Cor coran: "It. will pay us to make a gift of five or six billions to the British just to have them on our side. As bulwarks for democ racy in Europe, the price is cheap." Presidential Poker President Truman watched games of horse-shoe, bridge and poker . . . "How about joining us?" invited Secretary of Agricul ture Clinton Anderson. "No," replied the president, "that's an intellecutal game. I was hoping ;to play some poker, but I'm going to pitch some horse-shoes" . . . Chief horse-shoe pitchers were Steve Early, former secretary to Roosevelt; George Skouras, 20th Century-Fox movie mogul; insurance mo guel George Allen, a close friend of Tru man's; and Senator Warren Magnuson of Washington ... "I bet on Steve," said Tru man. "He always knows how to pick a win ner" . . . Steve Early, vith Skouras as his partner, won 20 to 1 . '. . On Saturday night, Truman sat down at poker with his secre tary of the treasury, Judge Fred Vinson, Who won heavily. Truman, was reputed to have lost $310. Afterward he had a good time kidding Secrtary Vinson. "I'm going to have his income-tax return checked tp make sure he reports his winnings," the president wisecracked . . . Next night, the president won his money back again and then some. Bilbo Dressed Down Senator Bilbo of Mississippi got a friend ly, but straight-from-the-shoulder bawling out from Postmaster General Bob Hanne gan during the island outing. Bilbo and , George Allen were sitting under a tree when Hanncgan accosted the Mississippian. "I've got something to talk to you about," Hannegan opened up . . . Bilbo, apprehen sive,, indicated he preferred getting some thing to eat, but Hanncgan said there was no time to talk like the present ... "I want you to stop this monkey-business about Ray McKeough," began the postmaster general "I want him confirmed. The position you're taking in opposing him just because he once worked for the CIO is absolutely contrary to the principles of American democracy" . . . Hannegan was referring to Rep. Mc Keough of Chicago who once directed the CIO political action committee in the mid west and has been nominated by TrUman :o the maritime commisison. AFL pressure is strong to block his confirmation because of CIO connections . . . Bilbo laughed . . . "No, you can't push that aside," continued Hannegan. "If a man docs something to of fend one group in this country and he can't be confirmed for a government position just because of that, it's wrong" . . . "I know he's a friend of yours," countered Bilbo . . . "That's not the point," shot back Hanncgan. "We've got to do our job according to what's right. We've got to keep on the solid princi ples of democracy." Truman's Luck Presidential luck was with Truman when it came to hat pool. Chip Robert, former secretary of the democrat national commit tee, and George Allen, got up a couple of hat pools on the day's races. Truman par ticipated, but sold half of his ticket to fel low Missourian Breckenridge Long, former assistant secretary of state . , . Truman won the pool and split $40 with Long . . . Con gressmen were impressed with the fact the president went to Jefferson island on an or dinary river boat along with the rest of the crowd instead of riding on the naval vessel which escorted them . . . Returning, he visit ed on the bridge with Singer Morton Down ey, later joined in a songfest with North Carolina's "Muley Bob" Doughton . . . House republicans at luncheon this week were con-, sidcring whether they should attack Tru man for attending a party given by a lobby ist for Pepsi-Cola and sugar interests. They were referring to the fact that Jefferson island host was Russell Arundel, owner of a Pepsi-Cola plant . . . Perhaps what the republicans didn't know is that Arundel once was secretary to staunch GOP Sena tor Metcalf of Rhode Island. WE, THE WOMEN By RUTH MILLETT Carola is going to have a Daddy. The 3 'A -year-old daughter that the novel ist, Emily Hahn, told the world was father ed by Maj. Charles Boxer is going to have her Daddy come home, in h I s words, to "make an honest woman" of her mother. For the English major is free now free of a Japaneso prison camp, and free of his English wife. When little Carola was told her Daddy Was coming home to marry her Mommy and that she could bo ring bearer she asked: "It that good?" No, Carola, that is not good. That is not the conventional pattern. But you arc a war baby. And life often isn't good to war babies. From the start they often get a dirty deal. Even when they aro born to a father and mother who are married they get separated from their fathors when they are quite young. But worse, they are often born to mothers who belong to one country and fathors who belong to another. And often marriage does not enter the picture, and when it docs it doesn't have a normal chance of lasting. Berlin expects a crop of war babies this spring babies whose mothers are Germans and whose daddies can't as yet marry the mothers even if they want to. And so it goes. All over the world babies arc being born outside the warmth and love of a home with a mother and father and a certain future. It isn't good. But perhaps the world will bo charitable to the war babies who had to begin life handicapped. Perhaps the world will be understanding enough to remember that the war was no fault of the babies born under strange circumstances into an un settled world. It isn't good but let us hope that for all of you, it won't be too bad. Behind Scenes in Washington By PETER EDSON. La Grind Erenlng Obww Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON Recruiting sergeant and petty officer are about to take the places again as familiar fixtures on court house squares throughout the land. But oh, what a difference there will be. Gone will be the call to the rough and ready life and high adventure. This is an other ago. And the army and the nvy and the marine corps and probably the coast guard too will be offering the young men of all things they will be offering him first and foremost social security. Join the marines and get social security. Join the navy and see your benefits pile up. Rewrite the words to the old bugle call," Your're in the army now; not behind the plow. You're gonna get rich," and so forth. Did you know, for instance, that a young man of 18 to 20, enlisting in the armed services today, can retire after 30 years of service at the ripe young age of 48 or 50 and live on a pension? If the recruit is reas onably smart and oiinds his spit and polish he can rise to the equivalent grade of a master sergeant and retire on $51.45 a month, which is clover and not hay. That's the equal of Income from over $35,000 worth of maimed, paid up life insurance. Next to this social security song, the re cruits will be singing the endearing young charms of: 2 training for a technical career. 3 education through courses in the armed services extension university, 4 travel. The way the recruiting posters will picture- it, it will look like a life such as a rich man used to offer his ne'er do well sons. And when the navy comes nlong with its old offer of a girl in every port, the line becomes positively sybaritic. First thing you know, the taxpayers will be complaining about having to support so many big strong healthy males in such luxury. Seriously, the sen-ices are finding it nec essary to adopt this new line to get any takers. The navy needs half a million vol unteers and the army may need twice as many. Recruiting falls off after every war. Reform of army and navy life are there fore necessary after every war. and the sol dier, sailor and marine have been visibly elevated in the social scale over the past 30 years. When they get this war shaken down, there is going to be talk of abolishing kit chen police a lid other such fatigue duties, hiring civilian labor to do this dirty work so the professional soldier and sailorumay Kvome R.'liliMiu'ii at arms, ewn in the See WASHINGTON . . . Paga 6 com. m iv wt ttwvicc, iwc. t. m. ntq u. . pat, oft. "I don't why you d""'1 lel me have B ,on3 bob like ,he 3'rls in my clasi. Mom, instead of wasting so much time over y day washing my neckl" '" McKENNEY ON BRIDGE By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority 'FOOLISH' DOUBLE RUINS GOOD HAND I was in Atlantic City recently completing arrangements for the fall session of the 1945 National Championships to be held at the Hotel Chelsea. While there, I dropped in at Mrs. Helenc Kel ly's duplicate game and was kib- Goodman A982 V J9 . A84 QJ74 J 10 7 4 3 74 09 9853 N W E S Dealer None AKQ 10 5 3 107 32 1082 AKQ85 8 8 2 KJ85 AK Duplicate North-South vul. South West North East 1 Pass 1 2 V 2 Pass 3 3 K 3 Pass 4 Pass Pass Double Pass Pass Opening V K. 1 ilzing Alviij Goodman of Phila-, delphla when today's hand came up. It demonstrates a point f have often mentioned when your op ponents get into a bad contract, te happy about it. Don't let a foolish double jeopardize your chance to defeat it. Goodman ruffed the third heart, led the six of spades, and won in dummy with the queen. On the O BARBS A Florida motorman asked a divorce because his wife hasn't spoken to him for two months. You're not suppoied to talk to the motorman. third heart, West lot go .his nine . of diamonds. Goodman - cashed the ace and king of clubs and led a small spado from dummy. West had to split his honors, and put on the ten. The ace of diamonds was cashed and, when -.West's queen fell, Goodman cashed his queen and jack of clubs, discard ing two diamonds from dummy. A small diamond was played to dummy's king. West was forced to trump and then had to lead from the jaclt -seven of spades into the queen-eight. Without the double, Goodman might easily have made a mistake on the hand. 1 O IN FORMER YEARS Thirty Years Ago ., Will the United States be fi nally drawn into war with Mex ico? Who is to blame for the trouble there? Is Wilson's "watch ful waiting" justifiable? W. L. Mellinger in his lecture on "A synoposis of the history-of i Mex- e. ,un ...... .rr... standpoint, showing the cause of the present conditions," will an swer these questions at the Chris tion church Oct. 1. The speaker does not draw conclusions, but states historical facts and pres ent conditions, letting each hear er draw his own conclusions. The big stock barn on the for mer Pierce-Sawyer farm near Hot lake, now the property of Charles Rinehart, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. There was also a hundred tons of hay and 600 sacks of oats which were a total loss. Houses are made out of mud in some parts of China. What do the women kick about their hus bands tracking in? Clothes are back in style again, much to the disgust of the bath- ing beach queens. Questions & Answers Q Did the U. S. spend much monoy to rearm the French army? A $750,000,000 lend-lease, in cluding food, clothing and weapons. Fifteen Years Ago Members of the cliambe of commerce in attendance at. the regular forum luncheon today at the Sacajawca Inn were treated to a varied program, ranging from committee reports to an informal and interesting talk by Walter M. Pierce, former governor. Q Who invented the practical sewing maching? A Elias Howe, in 1846. first Ten Years Ago A total of $78.35 was added to the Union county Amos L. Helms first aid car fund today, the re ceipts from a benefit dance held Saturday night at the Sacajawca ballroom with Bob Router's or chestra playing. Lake fishing in Union and Wal lowa counties, with the exception of lakes with special seasons, comes to a close at nightfall today. 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