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EDITORIAL PAGE Washington Merry-Go-Round Side Glanev La Grande Evening Observer Frank Schlro, Publisher TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1945 Page Two Honorable Deflation Now a Fact EVENING OBSKKVEK's PROGRESS PROGRAM IRRIGATION Complete the (irunde Rnnde Valley irrigation project. I. A GRANDE A city 0f 10.00(1 Eitend the city limit- After the Deluge ( Keal(!fs whose memory of tho thea ter or movies spans 10 years or so may recall a play called "The Deluge." ft was the story of a jjroup of people, a small-town jrroup full of social, political and personal animosities, who took re fue from n flood in a water-Unlit base ment. Though in temporary safety, all faced death from suffocation in their uiivcn tilated refuRC. And as breathing be came more difficult and death drew nearer, their enmities seemed less and less important. Two by two they resol ved their differences, admitted the jjood points of their opponents' view and characters, and composed their souls to meet their imminent fate. At last the oxygen in the room was nearly exhausted. Preferring quid; drowning to suffocation, one of t Jit characters threw open the door in ex pectation of a torrent of water. Hut the flood had receded. And, with peril past, the bad feelings returned. All departed for home as bitter as when they en tered. The point of that play is uncomfort ably applicable to the present state of this country und of the world. The tragic t in t h is that it takes the dire peril of war to bring out the best in men. Only in the midst of deatli and suffering, apparently, can they learn the lesson of tolerance. So in this war nations forgot ambi tion and jealousy and ideological differ ences, and pooled their strength to crusii the forces of tyranny. Here at home workers and employers found a way to t-cttle disputes and work together in turning out the arms that made victory posible. But now that the flood or war nas receded, the differences are with us again in greater intensity. Selfishness and stubborness have returned. The domestic front is threatened with econ omic war. In London, the first postwar meeting of diplomatic representatives of the great allies was a deadlock of opposing views which ended in discour agement and general frustration. The knowledge that classes and na tions cannot gel along together unless they face extinction may not be new. But it is shocking to have to make that discovery again. Somehow, after the bitter buttle to cleanse the earth of the fascist scourge, everyone hoped that perhaps the world might become a bet ter and happier place. That seemed to be the reason for fighting. Yet, though we made great scientific strides during the war years, wc did not keep pace in human relations. Though we attained a high level of prosperity, we find the continuation of that pros perity endangered by disputes involving a few thousands of our multi - million population. Though we spread the doc trine of democracy far, our destinies are still shaped in the secret meetings of a few world statesmen. As of today, there is precious little evidence that this country or the world has learned much from historys most terrible, war. Fun ny Husincss O'AlUS I I . V--' m o SO THEY SAY fiy the time the Christmas rush is at its height, wc . . . should hv in a position to supply our dealers with enough merchandise to meet the most urgent of the anticipated radio demand. Paul I.. CliHmhcrlHin, radio manufacturing sales executive. "AU I WU4 to 1Mb, Wow ntij yoo iifc melhlng In krt&kl color?'!" Tax rcvisiun IcKislniion should be written immediately. This is ncc csmiv to stimulate husinrss. Hep. Joseph W. Martin, jr., of Massachusetts. House Republi can leader. Prosperity is either here or just around thai mythical rower wc once heard so much about. Helena. Mont, Independent Record. We n.-c nil appalled with the Minnie bomb and it klllirg effect, yet w kill thousand each yrr with avaj aowcntlv without flnjMne seT)fftjiy (totting excit ed. - Vyke Johnson, v'c.utenl, Ailtit-) motive SMety FoitinJatum,., By DREW PEAHECN WASHINGTON Inside story of what hap pened at the big five conference is now leak ing out. Actually, from the moment the five foreign ministers sat down, they were in trouble. They never had a single profitable session. At time the atmosphere became so ragged both Jimmy Byrnes and Ernest Bevin threatened to walk out. Toward the end, is sues became so befogged that these men, supposed to be the top statesmen of the United Nations, engaged in wild, irresponsi ble statements. As usual, the American delegation didn't know exactly what it wanted or how to get it. American diplomats were content to play a defensive game. The British knew what they wanted, but were afraid to make moves. Therefore they tried to act as mediators, keeping friendly with both the U. S. and the U. S. S. It. and coming off fairly well except for blustering foreign minister Bevin, who lost his temper repeatedly. President Truman, after Potsdam, described Bevin as "the rudest man I ever met." The Russians knew what they wanted, and prepared to sabotage and obstruct until they got it. Discussion got so bitter that at one time, Molotov proposed that Russia play a part in governing the Panama Canal. Near the end of the conference, Molotov sarcastically remarked to one English diplomat, "Byrnes wants to push democracy in the Balkans to see how it works there before he tries it in South Carolina." Troubles Began al Once Trouble began over procedure. At Pols dam it had been definitely decided the Lon don conference was to concern itself with peace treaties for Italy, Bulgaria and Ru mania. However, the Russians came prepar ed lo discuss problems all over the world. When Molotov opened up on other subjects, Byrnes and Bevin brought him up with a sharp reminder of the Potsdam agreement. But, countered Molotov, t h e Yalta and Moscow conference agreements also called for regular meetings of the foreign ministers to discuss all mutters not merely Italy and the Balkans. So, he said, he proposed to dis cuss other questions at London. Finally, however, they began with Italy. No real difficulty arose. They reached the question of Italian reparations. Then the Russians said they wanted the Italians to pay $600,000,000. The British chimed in, said they also wanted large reparations from the Italians. At this point, Byrnes cracked down, said the U. S. A. would be footing the bill in the long run and flatly refused to go along. As a result, all reparations plans for It aly were left unsettled, except the U. S., Britain and Russia agreed to retain for the time being those portions of the Italian fleet and merchant marine which they had seized. First blow-up came when the Russians tried to do some horse-trading on Italian colonies. After Byrnes had suggested the Italian colonies be put under some sort of trusteeship arrangement, Molotov came out for an individual Russian trusteeship over Tripoli, and he frankly admitted Russia de sired a sphere of influence in the Mediter ranean. But Bevin and Byrnes flatly refused. Molotov hinted broadly he was prepared to make certain Concessions in the Balkans to the British and Americans in exchange for a Russian sphere of influence in North . Africa, but Byrnes refused to do any horse trading. Instead, he began hammering at the way the Russians were dominating their Balkan satellites. In the course of this deadlock, Byrnes brought up the question of the Dardanelles which locks the Russians up in the Black sea. Byrnes said the U. S. and Britain were against the harsh terms which Molotov sought to impose upon Turkey. Panama Canal Questioned Molotov replied that Russia must have complete and free access to the Dardanelles both in war and peace. But Bevin and Byrnes remained adamant. Whereupon Molotov sadi, "how about dis cussing the Suez canal and our relationship to it?" This made foreign minister Bevin furious. But Molotov proceeded to add fuel to the flames. Turning to Byrnes, he said: "Well, let's discuss the Panama canal and ils relationship to the United States." This enraged Byrnes, who indicated to Molotov the Panama canal is none of Rus sia's damn business. To this Molotov replied if the Suez canal and the Panama canal were none of Rus sia's business, then the Dardanelles was none of the United States' and Great Brit See WASHINGTON . . . Page 4 WE, THE WOMEN By RUTH MILLETT One of New York's more elegant depart ment stores has mailed order blanks to its charge account customers for nylon stock ingsso that the first arrival of the long- awaited nylons can be mailed out to pre vent riots in the store. Sissies! So they're afraid of a bunch of women with a nylon gleam in their eyes. They are afraid to put the stockings out on the counters and let the women pull off each other's mink coats fighting for a pair of the flattering sheers. Can't New York City that can handle a crowd waiting for a glimpse of a national hero handle a bunch of women ready to do or die for a pair of nylons? The sporting thing to do, of course, would be to say "Here they are; come and get them" and let the best women win. If Nellie the waitress can outshovc and out-push Park avenue then Nellie is the girl whose legs deserve to be encased in the first nylons. After all, this is a democracy, isn't it? We have had gold rushes, and rushes to new territory to stake out homesteading claims. Surely, we can face a rush for nylons. So why not give women an equal chance at those precious stockings? And let the women with the sharpest pair of elbows win. Why not make it a purely sporting proposition? And maybe even sell bloacher seats for masculine spectators? It would be better than a wrestling match no doubt about it. Behind Scenes in Washington Br PETER EDSON, La Grand Evening Observer Washington Correspondent (0 WASHINGTON What docs it mean ? Secretary of Labor Lew Schwellcnbach announced the rules of procedure for the forthcoming labor - management conference late Friday aftarnoon, and for about an hour thereafter everybody ran around in circles trying to figure out how to interpret rule number six. The lack of agenda and the blank spaces to he filled in later with names of the chair man and secretary were perfectly under standable. These missing parts simply meant that the committee on arrangements hadn't yet been able to agree on the agenda and hadn't been able to get an acceptance from the man they wanted to preside. Rule six was something else again. It read: "It is recommended that negotiated agree ments of the members present of the labor group and the management-employer group be required for adoption by the conference of any resolution or recommendation." A do;:en reporters gathered in the press room of the labor department read that one over three times and then started paging a grammarian to parse out the sentence and tell what it meant. Leslie V. Eichel, labor's new and efficient public relations officer read it over and he didn't know. Eichel put in a call for John Dietz. secretary to Major Paul Douglas who is chairman of the conference arrangements committee. He did not know too. Major Douglas had gone home. Secretary Schwellcnbach had left his office. Diet finally supplied the information that this was the third draft pf rure six. It had been very carefully revised tnd it said ex actly what the commute wented it to say. In the original draft it hod id that agrvf mcnts would to reached ty majority vote. But the arrangements committee recognized trial would never do. That VAiukl have been loo simple. ux clear. And upt all 18 of the management jtoup inrl two members of the lalHT gnnip had voted for a propo sition, against the other 10 members of the laber girmp. !t w.mld have been a majority decunn, a,'l figit. but the M who voted W woulit, Unv hwm dissatisfied and sore, ,at),l Wigl t have Woken up tt coSfc-rence. Ai; this point the icpoviarrs got to specu la (a) l- com. im ev we service, inc. t. m. wto. u. s. pat, off. ' 10-10 "If a griping soldier comes along and wants to get in the railroad business, I'll be glad to co-operate and let him have my job!" O McKENNEY ON BRIDGE By WILLIAM E. McKENNEY America's Card Authority BLACKSTONE BID REQUIRES STUDY For every convention under the sun there is a particular hand that fits it. Here is one I have seen used lately. When you bid the Blackwood four no trump, the response of six clubs by your partner shows one ace and an empty suit, while the response of ?; Q J 9 iV None 08732 fc A 10 9 2 A A 10 7 4 N A 0 6 5 2 3 WE V?543 VQJ6 5 J 106 J843 75 Dealer ie V ti 10 9 8 2 A KQ4 KQ6 Rubber Neither vul. South West North Basl 2 V Pns 3 pass 3 Pass 4 $ Pa.s 4 N. T. Pass 6 Pass 6 V Pass 7 v Pass i Opening A A. lo six diamonds shows two aces and an empty suit. In today's hand, the three-club bid over two hearts shows the club ace, while the four-diamond bid is an a'Jlual support of the diamond suit. When North bid six clubs, South knew that in addition to the ace of clubs and diamond support, North had an empty suit, which must be hearts. With South de void of spades, the opponents would in all likelihood have been in the bidding if they held 13 spades between them. With seven no trump impossible because they were off the ace of spades. North and South reached the correct contract of seven diamonds. In the play, West made it easy for declarer by laying down the ace of spades. South ruffed with the four of diamonds. Three rounds of diamonds picked up all the adverse trumps, and South had more than enough tricks. o IN FORMER YEARS Thirty Years Ago Tennis fans and sharks are competing this atternoon in the La Grande tournament on the La Grande club courts, which was thrown open in Eastern Oregon. The 83 scorecards measured from entries in the eugenics con test at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon, will be mailed to the respective mothers as soon as completed. e BARBS By HAL COCHRAN The devil finds work for idle hands let's not let our idle go lo the devil! Fifteen Years Ago " Announcement has been made of the resignation of Mrs. C. F. McPhorson, as fifth vice presi dent of the Oregon Congress of Parents and Teachers and the ap pointment of Mrs. R. C. Alexan der, of La Grande, who will now serve as general chairman of the regional conference to be held here on Oct. 30 and 31. Final arrangements for the Grange Fair-Home Products show are being made today, and tomor row evening at 6 o'clock, the doors will be open to the public at the Sacajawea Inn. lating on what rule six meant. One came up with the suggestion it meant that if la bor and management couldn't agree by ne gotiation, the government might seize the conference and operate it. That couldn't be. Finally Eichel got hold of Ted Silvey, who is CIO president Phil Murray's stand-in on the arrangements committee. Eichel and Sil ver talked on the phone for about five min utes, with Dietz listening in and Eichel tak ing copcous notes. It meant, the reporters heard Eichel repeating back to Silvey, that the conference would try to achieve unani mity with validity but without rigidty. That made everything crystal clear and dandy, like mud. But when Eichel hung up. he was able to announce beamingly that he had the an swer. What it meant was that the confer ence planners had realized there would have to be unanimous agreement on any recom mendations, or they might as well not have any conference. In short, they didn't want this conference to come in with majority and minority reports which would settle nothing and really make things worse than they are now, if that's possible. So they agreed that the conference will try to reach agreements in subcommittees by unanimous agreement. If, however, a mi nority of sub-committee members can't agree on any proposition, that proposition will not be killed but will be referred to the main committee or the full conference "to nego tiate." Ttw problem will then be hashed over in full committee, may be revisions that will enable the sub-committee to bring in unani mous recommendations. Phil Murray is responsible for suggesting this idea of agreements by negotiation, thus breaking up a deadlock in the arrangements committee. The difficulties in praising this agreement are not reported here to heap scorn on the forthcoming conference and be little its efforts, but to show what a tough problem the conference has ahead of it in writing a few simple sentences that will bring industrial peace and be acceptable to all elements of labor and management, throughout the country. They need a sixili grade teacher of English grammar, but wish 'cm luck. If you hate to break in a new pipe, leave it on top of your desk where the office boy will be sure to see it. A ruling that William Joyce, notorious Yord Haw Haw who broadcast nazi propaganda, owed allegiance to the British crown, gave England a chance lo dish out his just dessert. Guess who had the last haw, haw! Ten Years Ago City planning commission voted last night to extend the fire lim its to include block 110 and the north half of block 108 of Chap lin's addition, blocks 4 and 8, a portion of block !) of Coggan's addition. This is in the section through which the new under pass is being constructed. The first year's work of a five year program to replace 14 miles ol the Beaver Creek pipeline was completed yesterday, according to City Manager Angus McAllis ter. The work of hooking in 11, 000 feet of new metal pipeline in the Whiskey Creek section was completed yesterday and all that emains to be done now is a little backfilling. This Curious World HAVE MADE USE S ! ( OP A TYPE OF ( r i''TRi V SZAGACZ XV-J I WAS ( FOR CENTURIES ' fit 1 !( THEy ARE ABLE ) t, ''! I 1 7 TO PLV IN PITCH ( ttf , NSft f J, I i DARKNESS WITHOUT ( s&Ml l' 'Hf I , collisions by ; m Ji 'lflffiwA It SENOIMG OUT5HRILL S Safe, hIWA 7 iSJEAKS THAT ECHO ( ' ' JvJr i) BACK FROM AW I ,'i'fijMrt&Serf OBJECT DIRECTLY ) ' UlTjMr S !( AHEAD, THUS I '' (JlllMOy f ,) warning or (1 A t i ifljJfP J DAN6ER.. 1 Alf r'fl) UARVfeREATfY IN SIZE, BUT Tr avera6e len6th is about one five-thousandth op an inch. q 'you HAE TO CHEW JOR FOOD TO MAKE IT (SO DOWA, "At, PVT. EDWARD F. BECKER., ' F fE 1 I) 'VU'iA .ccmE NEXTt Where did America's clothes moths come from?
