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ficials, which might be conjured up as
a possible argument for these amend-
ments.
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At least before the amendments are
adopted thè organizations and friends
who have sponsored the civil service
abt in Oregon should be heard.”
The recently adjourned legislative
assembly judged that the present merit
system under the, Civil Service Act de­
serves support and cooperation. The
proposed amendments were withdrawn.
SPEAKERS EMPHASIZE
INDIVIDUAL CONCERN
On the evening of March 7, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke in Port­
land at an open meeting of the North­
west College Congress. Because she
came directly from the meetings of the
United Nations, her emphasis upon in­
dividual citizenship is especially notable.
"There will be no peace,” she said
"unless there are people'in every na­
tion who work format.” The United
States, she pointed put, will have to
accept the faCt that the leadership is
ours. Whether the1 objectives of our in­
ternational organization are made ef­
fective will depend upon the way we
exercise our citizenship at home. When
you live* in a democracy you can’t shove
off your responsibility/on'anyone else.
You may complain about our represent­
atives but we elect them. She conclud­
ed her talk by calling upon Americans
to have "courage, vision and the kind
of crusading spirit shown by those who
founded our' nation.”
Leland Stowe, well-known newspaper
correspondent and author of While
Time Remains, also spoke in Portland
a n d in Salem during March. He, too,
emphasized the importance of each in­
dividual’s interest and action in the
struggle for peace. Every American
should "educate himself for* survival”
by learning the facts of atomic war­
fare. He presented a very grim picture
of a world which has the atomic bomb
and whose inhabitants ate indifferent
to possible atomic destruction.
Chapter Viewpoints
By VIRGIL G. O’NEIL
In the early part, of 1947, I suggested
a program' for the Chapters in getting
out news for the Oregon State Em­
ployee. Your response has been com­
mendable. You have been doing a fine
job!
The thought has occurred to me that
a better understanding of our common
interests might be obtained by an ac­
tive interchange of ideas between the
chapters. One way that conies to mind
is by presenting in each issue of our
magazine a few provocative problems
for chapter discussion.
To get started, and as a trial balloon,
I am listing a couple of questions for
all the chapters to "chew on” at as
early a date as convenient. If they strike
a responsive chord and official chapter
views are expressed concerning them,
the replies will be polled and tabulated
and presented in the next issue along
with another set of [questions.
Here are the first,matters presented
for your consideration:
1. How does your Chapter keep up
I “^interest* ift the O.S.E.A. and main­
tain a large, paid-up membership?
,-•2. How cart your O.S.E.A. general
administration best help the Chap­
ter to 'maintain its interest and
activity? |
I will be glad to hear from each chap­
ter as | to its .reception of this idea
and will be eager t,o receive your offi­
cial chapter viewpoint. Suggestions of
future questions will be gratefully ac­
cepted.
To avoid confusion send your replies
to the O.S.E.A. office at 141 Pacific
Building, Salem. Deadline for the May-
June .issue 'will be later because of the
delay in publishing this issue. It will be,
May, 21.
The wotld is. full of willing people—
some are willing to work, and others
are willing to let them. .
yi^-H ighways o f Happiness