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IXGRANDE OBSERVER
Monday, August 24, 1959
"A Modern Newspaper With The Pioneer Spirit"
RILEY D. ALLEN
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An Ideal Settlement
When Sec. of Labor Mitchell handed
out the 18 pages of graphs and table on
the steel Industry he made it plain the
compilation wasn't for the union of the
industries which are struck. They cer
tainly know as much as the government
about their own operations.
This report, then, is aimed at the public.
The government wants the strike ended
and hopes public opinion will provide the
pressure for a settlement.
.But what is the public to conclude from
reading about this mass of statistics?
Is. the intent to show that the union is
making exorbitant demands, or that the
industry is able to meet the demands?
Sec Mitchell will not furnish his inter
pretation. He won't say that the figures
are favorable to one side or the other.
A look at one of the government's
charts shows that steel wages in the last
10 years have risen higher than those
of any other major industry except
bituminous coal, and thousands of miners
are permanently unemployed because so
many coal users, unhappy with frequent
strikes and rising costs, shifted to other
fuels. Another chart shows that the
price of steel is the highest in the world
by far and continued to rise when the
price of Helgian and Japanese steel de
clined. Still another chart shows that
steel wages rose 66.1 per cent since 19"0,
more, percentage wise, even than the
building trades or any other major in
dustry. Steel workers average $3.10 an
hour. The average for all manufactur
ing is $2.23. Rut the profits of the steel
industry average higher than those of
most other industries.
The public, which has to foot the bill
for both high wages and high profits,
might well conclude that since both are
beter off than the average, an ideal
settlement- would be for the companies
to reduce the price of steel, thus cutting
the profits which the union claims are
too high, while the union withdraws de
mand which, if granted, will result in
the price of steel going still higher.
Summer In The Cascades Of Oregon
A fat, waddly porcupine crossing the
road near Sisters, assuming the right-of-way
and taking all the time in the
world ...
The contented doe browsing across the
rifle range at Boy Scout Camp Tsiltcoos,
while a dozen trigger-happy boys rack
their rifles until she finishes her trip . . .
A beaver swimming with a mouthful
of twigs from the shore of the Willamette
near Peoria less than a paddle length
from the canoe . . .
Two bucks feeding in a meadow near
Waldo Lake, antlers brown and fuzzy
with velvet, heads held high to catch
the scent from the watching men . . .
Loons making a laughing appraisal of
the world as thry play in the waters of
lA'dge Lake ... t
Smoke curling about the grill as that
big German Brown trout fills the frying
pan and sends out an odor that says
"Come and Get It" . . .
Thousands of tiny frogs darting about
the grass while, two small boys see who
can catch the most . . . (When they
reach a hundred, they start over.) . . .
Walking the Skyline Trail in an at
mosphere that says "Don't talk, just
listen" . . .
Will it happen again . . . will there
ever be another summer like this?
Yes, probably. Starting next May.
( Kugene Uegister-G uard )
Labor Leaders' Fears Seem Unfounded
A big council of leaders of the AFL
CIO was held in Pennsylvania this past
weekend, discussing means of prevent
ing final passage of the labor bill passed
by the House of Representatives this
last week.
A flood of propaganda about the new
measure probably will result, designed
to make the American people and their
representatives in the Senate and House
think all is bad about the new legisla
tion. True, the new bill is called "tough,"
but that's only in comparison with other
choices before Congress.
When one rememlvers back 12 years
or so ago to the early days of the Taft
Hartley act, and its so-called "slave
labor" provisions, one can foresee the
attack which will be made to the present
proposals.
But the Taft-Hartley act didn't turn out
too badly for labor in the past 12 years.
It was under the "slave labor" pro
visions of Taft-Hartley that the abuses
were committed which led to the present
proposals before Congress.
Cooking The Goose
James Carey, president of the Klec
trical Union, has notified all Congress
men who voted for the Land rum-Griffin
union controls bill, that their political
gooses are cooked. He will see that they
are opposed at the next election. At the
same time it is proposed that every
member of organized labor be assessed
to supiMirt the steel strikers.
How would it seem to most people, we
wonder, if a nationally known industry
issued a similar threat to all those who
voted contrary to its w ishes, and if an
other proposed that all businesses send
contributions to the steel Industry to en
courage them not to give in?
DREW PEARSON SAYS:
State Department Worries
About Anti Nikita Speech
WASHINGTON There's deep I Khrushchev visit. He believes that
but unpublicized concern inside
the state department over the
proposed boycott of Premier
Khrushchev's visit by some con
gressmen, hspecial'y, the state
department is upset by the per
sonal meseuge sent by Congress
man John McCormack, the Boston
Democrat, generally considered
the leading congressional spokes
man for the Catholic hierarchy,
that as long as he is Democratic
leader of the house he will not
permit Khrushchev to address a
joint session of Congress.
This, coupled with the proposal
by Sen. Tom Dodd of Connecticut,
another Catholic spokesman, that
there be a period of mourning
during the Khrushchev visit, has
the state department deeply con
cerned. Secretary of Slate Herter
is fearful that such a movement,
if it grows, may completely upset
Eisenhower's hope that the Khrush
chev visit may wiite . a new
chapter for peace.
Furthermore, if movements like
those of Congressman McC'ormack
and Sen. Dodd grow, the state
department is worried that Khrush
chev might do what he did re
garding his proposed visit to Scan
dinavia. When there was loo much
criticism of his trip in the Scan
dinavian press he abruptly called
it off.
Cancellation of the Khrushchev
trip to the United States after all
the advance buildup would lead
to seriously strained relations be
tween the United States and
Russia.
Note: Sen. Jack Kennedy of
Massachusetts, foremost Catholic
in congress, do's not snare tnc
.McCormack Dodd view of the
QUOTES FROM
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United Press International
GAl.WAY. Ireland -The Right
Rev. Dr. Krowne, Roman Catho
lic bishop of Galvvay, warning un
married men and women that it
is wrong for them' to go swim
ming together:
Men should observe that cer
tain portions of the beach are re
served to women and likewise'
women should not invade the
bathing place reserved for men."
MILWAUKEE Mrs. Virginia
Gagnon, speaking after nor hus
band, Jules, 23, had been struck
and killed by lightning on a pow
er boat in which she was a pas
senger on Lake Michigan:
"1 felt a tingling around my
ankles from the lightning.''
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn. Martin
B. McNeally, former New York
state commander of the Ameri
can Legion and a candidate for
national commander, supporting
a Legion resolution condemning
the forthcoming visit of Soviet
Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev:
"I think great harm could come
of it because the captive nations
. . . could conclude that we are
building a sympathy for Khru
shchev." WASIIINC.TON-Former Atom
ic Energy Commissioner Willard
F. Libby, discussing the theory
of outer snare nuclear tests to
reduce fallout in testimony re
leased by a congressional sub
committee: "A distance somewhere near
halfway to the moon or even far
ther would be best."
once the President hat launched
an important foreign relations
policy regarding a foreign visitor,
the nation should be courteous.
Buainets Polite to Khrushchev
Here is how some businessmen
are tipping off their staff and em
ployes regarding the Khrushchev
visit. Morehead Patterson, Chair
man of American Machine and
Foundry, has written the follow
ing letter to all "members of the
AMF organization":
"President Eisenhower has In
vited Mr. Khrushchev to visit
America and Vice President Nixon
has made a compelling request
that all of us make every effort
to receive Mr. Khrushchev in
typically courteous American
fashion.
"I urge that all of us bear this
in mind!
"This would in no way indicate
support of th? Soviet leader, nor
of communism, but would rather
express our desire to cooperate
with the president in his efforts
to show Mr. Khrushchev a true
picture of the United States-
strong and peace-loving.
"If we cooperate in this way
with the President in his efforts
to win an honorable peace and if
he is successful in winning an
honorable peace we may all point
with satisfaction to our contnbu
lion to that peace.
"This is a rare opportunity for
all oi us to do our part for the
sake of our nation
Note: White House sources said
that President Eisenhower was de
lighted that such a letter had been
sent to American Machine and
Foundry employes. Carter Bur
gess, former Deputy Secretary of
Defense and former President of
Trans World Airlines, is now
President of American Machine
and Foundry.
Hungarians Won't Picket
In contrast to the anti-Krushchev
hostility of Congressman McCor
mack .tnd Senator Dodd, the Hun
garian Refugee Council met in
New York about a week ago and
decided not to picket Khrushchev.
Ferenc Nagy, former Premier
of Hungary, and now living here
in exile, met with the Hungarian
Exile Committee and urged its
members not to embarrass Presi
dent Eisenhower by demonstrating
against his official guest.
Nagy advised that as long as
President Eisenhower had decided
on ao official course of action it
waSillie duty of those living under
the, protection of the United States
to fcljow the policies pf the president.,
As a result, the Hungarian
exiles have passed the word to
ormer Freedom Fighters not to
demonstrate, picket, or throw
eggs at Khrushchev.
NOTE: Also in contrast to
McCormack's and Dodd's hositlity,
invitations are pouring into . the
state department and the Soviet
embassy asking that Khrushchev
visit all sorts of cities, towns.
farms, county fairs and summer
resorts.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey of Min
nesota, who had an eight hour
interview with Khrushchev, get in
his bid" ahead of the others by
sending the Russian premier a
bound picture book of Minnesota
as a gift. With it was a personal
note asking Khrushchev to stop
o.f in Minnesota and witness its
beauty with his own eyes.
Mtrry-Co-Round
Republicans have been building
up young Congressman Robert P.
C.riffin 'of Traverse City, Mich..
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By FRANK ELEAZER
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WASHINGTON UPI) The
higher the flyer, the quicker the
liquor, said Rep. Gracie Pfost D
Idahoi. And on this there was
general agreement at the House
Commerce subcommittee's hear
ing on airborne imbibing and its
effects, if any, on safety.
It seems that whisky is sneaky.
One drink at 10,000 feet can give
you the jolt of two on the ground.
Say a fellow boards a plane look
ing sober enough, but carrying
one or two under the belt.
Aloft the stewardess sells him
one more, Gracie said, and wham
he's drunk and disorderly.
"Liquor acts quicker in high al-
the cherry capital, to run either
against Sen. Pat McNamara of
Michigan or for the seat of Gov.
Mennen Williams, longtime gov
ernor of the state. No Republican
hitherto has been able to lick
Williams. ... It was to build up
Griffin that It-publicans deliber
ately by-passed crotchety Con
gressman Clare Hoffman, also of
Michigan, who had spent years
worlcmg on labor reform and was
the first to start investigating
Jimmy lloffa five years ago. . . .
Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon has
entered into a partnership with
Senators Humphrey and McCarthy
of Minnesota, together with Ex
Secretary of the Interior Oscar
Chapman to raise eight Black
Angus cows on his farm in Mary
land. Morse will breed the Angus
to his English Devon bull, feed
the cows free, and will divide the
calves. The two Senators, who
know Morse as the shrewdest cat
tle and horse trader in either Ore
gon or Maryland, are a little
skeptical as to whether they will
end up with bull calves while
Morse takes the heifers. . . . Sen.
Paul Douglas of Illinois says that
to be respectable in the old days
it was necessary to own land.
Now it's necessary to own cattle.
He doesn't own any, but seems
content not to be respectable.
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To The Editor-
Richard Nixon has done a won
derful service not only for the
U.S., but for the people of the
world by his conduct of affairs on
his recent visit to Russia and Mrs.
Nixon has won the praise of all.
We people of the U.S.A. owe
him a great deal more than
gratitude.
Uncle Charlie Cleaver
titudes." she explained. "Alochol
and Tying don't mix."
Tests Her Source
I couldn't believe Mrs. Pfost
knew this of her own personal
knowledge. A- d sure enough, she
credited "physiological tests" as
her source.
Dr. James Goddard. flight
surgeon for the federal aviation
agency, confirmed what she said.
He told me later the reason you
get higher higher is that you take
less oxygen into your system.
Rep. Morgan Moulder (D-Mo.',
a subcommittee member, also
confirmed it, and he sounded like
a man who may even have tried
it himself.
Mou'der announce dthat he isn't
a teetotaler; that he takes a drink
more than willing to give up his
more than willing to give up hie
turn for assurance nobody else is
huving too many
Pep. Ken Hechler iD-W.Va.
sponsor of one of a number of
pending bills to bar bar service
alufl, cited the case of the un
steady passenger who presumably
didn't know about Grade's law.
He decided, too late, that maybe
water would help.
Water Tap Trouble
This fellow had trouble with
plane's water tap though. This
was fortunate, because when he
called the stewardess to help him
turn it, she found he had hold of
the handle of the main cabin
door.
Moulter said the whole idea of
serving whisky on airplanes
makes him a little uneasy. He
said when the ice starts to clink
in the cabin, he wonders how one
can be sure that the pilot, up
front, isn't also having a small
one?
Pilots and other crew members
of course won't appreciate that
remark. Even if they didn't have
better sense than to drink on the
job. the regulations are mighty
stiff alwut that. However, they
will feel better if Congress out
laws bar rooms in the air.
Rowland K. Quinn Jr., president
of the Airline Stewards and Stew
ardesses Association, said it's
strictly a matter of safety. He
said a drunk in the air is a men
ace. James T. Pyle, deputy adminis
trator of the Federal Aviation
Agency, agreed. But he said
closing the bar on the planes
probably won't help. ,
The real trouble. Pyle said, is
the fellow takes on too many be
fore he gets on the plane, or who
sneaks a few from his own bot
tle aloft.
Hep. Torbert MacDonald (D
Mass.l said maybe the whole
thing ought to be left to the pilot,
who is in command of the plane,
and has authority to take care of
drunks. Hechler said yes, but
sometimes people wtho drink don't
display proper respect for author
ity. Sometimes people who aren't in
their cutis dun't either. Hechler
noted a sign on the committee
room wall ordering firmly, "no
smoking." The air, as usual, was
blue. Rpe. Samuel N. Fricdel D
Md. i, the sub-committee chair
man, was among those with a
cigarel'e in his hand.
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