EDITORIAL PAGE
La Grande Evening Observer
Frank Sehiro, Publisher
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1945
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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
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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
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"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-
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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
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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.
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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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