.Tht OIU-GOH STATESMAN, Cikn, Oreca, Sunday Horzlaz February 21, 1937
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"ATo Favor Sways Us; AT Fear SAaTZ Au?e"
From First Statesman. March 28. 18S1 :
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ri New Profession !
Jk' field appears to be opening up which will give employ
Hl ment to a great many young men and women, it is that
tu of labor organizer. When the CIO or AF of L undertakes
6 organize an industry it has to send in skilled men and
women to enlist recruits. In the past it has called for a man
thoroughly steeped in unionism, who was tough and "could
take it," able to stand nip against company police, deputy
Sheriffs and town vigilantes. The type required is changing,
especially with the favor of government going to labor or
ganization. The new type needs to be a person of intelligence
able to speak conveniently, one saturated with the new philos
ophy of labor. Homer Martin, for instance, who heads the.
tJAYV, is a young man who left the Baptist ministry to go
into the labor movement. Many college men and women who
are now active in college "radical" groups will probably find
jobs in labor organization work. With unionism growing the
incomes of the organizations will increase, so the organizers
yrUl be fairly well paid- The new type organizer; more intelli
gent, less dependent on brute force, ought to be able to direct
the labor movement away from the violence which has at
tended its history. This type also should be more reliable,
less apt to be "reached" by ulterior influences because affil
iation with the movement is something of a religion. , Also,
they will increase the demands on employers and on govern
ment, because they are apt to aim not so much at sharing
profits as completely socializing them. t
1 Along the same lines employers and employing organiza
tions will have to dress up their staff engaged in labor rela
tions. Instead of hiring bruisers and beat-up men and spies,
they will need to employ men skilled in negotiation, men who
have a better understanding of labor's demands and rights.
Employers are going toyhave to rely more on intelligence and
less on brute force either of their own guards or of compla
cent deputy sheriffs. So on the employer side there is going
to open up a new profession, calling for men and women of
talent to handle difficult problems of labor relations. . ;
I? i The fact of the change is indicated in, the non-violent
character of the two big strikes of the last 12 months, the
cloast shipping strike and the GMC strike. Lasting for weeks,
with great tension on both sides, and plenty of temptations to
resort to force, physical combat was reduced to a minimum.
The sitdowners used force of course in physically occupying
property; but because the company and the government did
not undertake forcibly to. expel them no deaths or injuries
occurred though there were clashes outside the factories. Dis
putes waged without violence call for different leadership
than those with beat-ups and intimidation. :
So here is the beginning of a new profession, that un
doubtedly will attract young people as a permanent work,
where the pay is good and the job fairly steady. The labor
relations of the future may be controlled largely by those
who enter this profession both for labor unions and employ
ing corporations.
i." The Flood at Memphis
MRS. J. M. DEVERS has received a clipping: from the In
dianapolis Star which contains a graphic description of
the recent flood in the midwest, written by her sister,
Mrs. Heen Barnaby, who has been passing the winter in
Memphis. Her article is worth reprinting here:
"We bare bad a week of glorious sunshine at Memphis. The
turbulent waters of the Mississippi lose their gruesome aspect
, J when viewed from this 'bluff city so named by the Indians.
" In the days of King Amasia of Egypt. Memphis on the Nile
meant 'city of good abode' and 'mem' means mother of waters,
which we cannot deny at the present time.
. "Watching the fleet of twenty airplanes, amphibians and
blimps, circling over the swollen waters, seeking to rescue Iso
lated persons, studying the course of the levees and rivers, one
marvels at 'the greatness of the huge undertaking. ;
"Crossing Harahan bridge at Memphis only the tops of
,. houses can be viewed on the Arkansas side, with steamers plow-
: , Ing their way to remove persons, repair wires, or help strengthen
the levees. ; . " I - 1 -
i , . "A real exodus is taking place, both on highways and wa
- ters. Herds of cattle and mad covered mules are halted In the
long procession by ambulances bearing both negroes nd whites,
: and loads of furniture and supplies are intermingled with trucks
jdi ppties ior reconstruction neaaea the opposite way.
; "Constantly the shrill sirens are heard taking the disabled
to hospitals. Children are ordered off mail highways so that the
!; livestock ran proceed to their destinations. The abandoned
j' Noah's Ark at the fairgrounds Is coming into life as the refu
i gees, whites, negroes. Indians and Mexicans are quartered there.
'.Everything is under martial law, but many human elements
arise, one man could not name his eleven children but said he
knew them when he saw them. One little girl was undressed and
put carefully to bed. but they had to remove her from the floor
under the bed three times where she was fast asleeo. as that was
i aer customary sleeping place at home.
. "The emotional Hfe-of our entire nation has become awak
ened. Again we are pioneers, but of the air as well as the water
! and land. The elements are perhaps beyond our control, but man
1 has keen given the' wisdom and understanding heart to work In
, unison for this great cause. Every emergency is eared for through
! co-operation and goodwill and intelligence. One gets a cross-sec-i.tion
of the nation at such a crisis.'
!;'.' Youth Delinquency i
flpHE Oregon City Enterprise tells the story of how three
j youths, two only 16 years old. one 21. who had been
i " twice in the reform school, slugged and robbed a proprie
tor of a second-hand, store, and left him unconscious on the
- floor. It tells also of a girl of 16 whose feet seem to be set in
th downward path. The Enterprise says these four may all
become institutional cases, and urges as a preventitive of ju
venile delinquency provision of a full-time recreation direct
or for the county. ; .
Why the continuous harvest of criminals from the ranks
of youth? Every social agency we have warns against the life
of crime. Yet the crop comes along each year as surely as a
crop of grass, and the annual harvest fills to overflowing the
training schools, reformatories and penitentiaries. "
? The banishment of child labor gives boys and girls plenty
of -idle tim Without inha rA
ceptjevhat they may wheedle from their parents, active young I
- w-w j v-n
rmas iiuu ib coajr w iiiuuigc iu wuevery, usuaty me IirSfc
step in wrong-doing. They get in with a gang, they get a bad
record with the police, from then on the downward way is
greased, with little to offer resistance.
Child labor in mills and mines and factories was cruel
and vicious. But in the abolishment of it there has been a vast
amount of gush about the evils of child labor. To this excess
sentimentalism is due part of the idleness which furnishes
hands for the devil's work, according to the old adage. In city
homes there is "nothing'to do, for the growing boy or girl,
for the hours out of school. The state cannot stop with abol
ishing .child labor. It will have to go farther land provide
wholesome ways for boys and girls to pass their leisure time.
And homes need to do much more than they do both in pro
Tiding "chores" for young people to perform each day, and
stricter discipline to keep them from becoming recruits for
the army of delinquents.
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' Most of the new deal theories kept T. Jefferson and A. Jackson
taming over in their graves. This Judiciary proposal might make
them sit up, but It is old J. Marshall whose corpse will do the spin
ning now for a while. - - ,- .
Mary Astor has eloped with a Mexican. Now what color will the
Clary book, be? - , -
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By R. J. HENDRICKS
Christianity and 1-11-J7
edible nuts, their
relationship; Kagawa's
book, "Brotherhood Economics:
. - S
"ChriaUan doctrines are true,
and 1 believe them myself with
aU my heart . . . The distinctive
feature of Christianity Is that It
is a religion of love. As a doc
trine the obligation to love is at
tractive; but it is love in action
which might enable us Japanese
to sacrifice all oar Oriental back
ground for this pearl of great
price. : . - -
Thus read some words near the
beginning of the first chapter of
the new book, published in the
United States last rear, of Xag
awa. the leading Japanese Christ
ian philosopher and statesman. In
English, the name of this book is
"Brotherhood Economics.
" V V . ; - -
Last Tuesday, this column had
excerpts from another late book
of Kagawa, published in Is 4,
entitled "Christ and Japan," in
which ha aa much as said Japan
might help powerfully in bring
ing permanent peace to the world
if she would produce on her moun
tain sides edible nnt trees and
further develop her great sources
of food from the sea, from which
she already gets some 1200 var
ieties of fishes. . I
In . his "Brotherhood ' Econom
ics," Kagawa reverts again to the
importance of Japan developing
vastly greater, available, susten
ance supplies, including the pro
da tlon of nuts for feed for dom
estic animals and food for man.
Quoting 1 8 of his paragraphs :
' "Japan is often described s
very much overpopulated. In one
sense it is; in another it is not.
"Japan is very mountainous.
Eighty-five, per - cent of our - ter
ritory is nnsuited for agriculture.
"If the entire population of
Japan were located on the arable
areas, the density would be 2751
people to the square mile.
"When the density of population
is given according to actual area
it la only 20 C people to the square
mile. England is more densely
populated than that, for in that
country there -are 3C5 individ
uals to the square mile.
V V
"The problem of food supply
must be met in Japan according to
the peculiar situation.
"For Instance, if we were to
plant trees on the mountain
slopes, , which would bear acorns
and nuts, it would make a better
situation.
V
"Acorns can be utilized to feed
poultry, especially if they are mix
ed with soy beans. This would
make an inexpensive feed for the
production of eggs and poultry.
"The people themselves con Id
be taught to make a greater use
of edible nuts as their food.
W
: "Furthermore, Japan could fol
low the example of Switzerland
and breed milk goats on the moun
tain slopes. Goats will thrive on
fodder which is 90 per cent weeds,
while cows cannot fed on stuff
that Is more than 40 per cent
weeds.
"In Denmark they have more
than 72 breeding stations for milk
goats, while in Japan we have
none. '
S
"A great increase in the food
supply for Japan could be secured,
If the people could be taught to
breed goats and to use their milk
as an item of their food supply.
"Up to this time, however, Jap
an has ben Ignoring these new
plans of agriculture and dairy
products.
V V
"It we could only put Into such
undertakings the money which we
are now using for armaments!
"Japanese soldiers are not fam
iliar with such matters of econom
ics. They wish to rattle swords.
This is reaUy a serious situation
in the Orient.
s s v
"In. America also yon vote for
increase In armaments. The very
next day cablegrams reach Jap
an and In turn we plan larger
armaments. Foolish!
"The only solution is to spend
more monev for mnnm
prises and less for armament,
V V
"The sea, too, can supply an
unlimited amount of food. This
source we are uUUzing in Japan,
for there are more than 1,S00,000.
fishermen in our country. . We
catch sardines, and we c a t c h
whales. We go to the Arctic and
secure more than 100 whales each
year. One whale yields as much
meat as 1000 pigs. We go to the
south as far as the equator to
catch other kinds of sea foods.
"It is a misconception that the
human race needs to suffer from
lack of food. If we live as we
should, there is no threat of a
shortage of food.' Greed is the
STeat threat. If an envna InnriM
and delicacies; he thirsts for mon
ey. That is what causes strife and
dissension. Greed Is a main cause
of war far more threatening than
the peril of overpopulation or the
failure of natural resources.
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The above 18 paragraphs are
from the closing chanter of "Bro
therhood Economics." late Kagawa
nook. That chapter la entitled
"World Peace Built on Brother
hood Love.
The paragraphs that precede
the quoted ones above read:
"Censes of war are economic.
Throughout the world today
Christians are eager to find sol
ution for the international situa
tion which will guarantee world
peace, v : -
"There are many conscientious
objectors, and I regard ftem as
the finest people in the world.
There are many nations, however,
which do not understand such a
philosophy as that.
- (Continued oa ' Tnesday.)
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II
LUXURY MQDEL
; CHAPTER XXIII
Tiresome Wallace Briscoe would
probably hang on here for hours.
There could be no getting rid of
him unless she pleaded an ap
pointment elsewhere for the re
mainder of the evening. She told
her husband not to overtire him
self at his business conference
and, when he had hung np at the
other end, she put the receiver on
the little shelf of the telephone
container, and instructed Simes to
go out on the terrace and tell Mr.
Randolph that her husband
wished to speak with him.
The mystified Jimmy arrived.'
From the tail of her eye she
could see Simes busy on the ter
race. : removing the coffee cups
and liqueur glasses, so there could
be no chance of his spying on
them.
She hung up the receiver.
"Do forgive me for bringing
yon back here on a pretext," she
smiled at Jimmy, lowering her
voice, "but it's the only possible
way to get rid of Wallace Briscoe,
who's well meaning, but a prise
bore, and doesnt know when to
leave. Joel Just 'phoned to say
he's detained till very late this
evening, so I told him you'd escort
me to the opening of the Spear
head Inn. Joel himself was taking
me," she added boldly, since In
the matter of fibbing one. might
as well be hung for a sheep as a
lamb.
"And and you want me to
take his place? Is that It?"
"I want to get rid of Wallace
Briscoe now we've used him to
the best advantage," she said
quickly. "I'm going Tight back
and tell him that yon and X have
an appointment -with Joel. That's
the only way out.
Jimmy looked awkward. He
hated subterfuge. Besides, there
was the question of money. He
had very little money. What
would it cost? -
"Isn't Spearhead Ian a swank
sort of place la Westchester?
I'm not dressed. Mrs. Yandaveer.
I couldn't go there. .
She dismissed that airily,. say
ing', that half the people at the
opening would be in sports clothes
anyhow. 8he herself would .wear
a suit.- . ,
"Joel's reserved a table la the
gardens for supper and dancing.
With this moon it will be beauti
ful out there. Come on. no argu
ments, she said gaily, taking him
by the arm and leading him back
to the terrace where she Informed
Wallace Briscoe, apologetically,
that her h s b a n d had Just
'phoned to ask Mr. Randolph and
herself to Join him at his club.
She thought: The . old bore
doesn't belong to the Metropoli
tan, so that's okay. ?
Wallace Briscoe suggested that
he drop 'them in nis car. but she
declined, saying her own car was
w. iting, and she mast excuse her
self now, and change Into a suit.
- Wallace hung on, however, un
til she reappeared. He insisted on
seeing her and young Randolph
into her limousine, and officious
ly directed her chauffeur, from
the sidewalk, to drive her to the
Metropolitan Club.
"To the Spearhead Inn. please.
Lewis." When they had driven
three blocks from the house, she
gave him instractiona. .
:"Tery good. Madam. rejoined
Lewis, like the excellent servant
that he was. though he held his
own opinions as to the change of
direction. .
The gardens of the beautiful
country inn were fall of fashion
able people when they arrived.
Lorraine nodded right and left,
and said, airily to the head waiter
aa shw- slipped hint a five-dollar
bill unseen by Jimmy: "Put an
other table on the edge of the
dane floor, please. i '
A young sickle of moon hang
in the dark blue sky, and roan
tains with colored floodlights
playing on them splashed rhythm
ically, a kaleidoscope of beauty; '
There were fairy lamps upon
"You've got 30 days to reform!"
the trees, and a great splash of
light beat down on the orchestra.
Flowers bloomed everywhere,
In beds upon the lawn. In sUver
vasea on the little tables that
gleamed with the sheen of silver
and china and cutlery and glass
ware. ' "Let's dance, said Lorraine
quickly, "that glorious music sim
ply demands that we dance, Jim
my! He put an . arm about her on
the polished platform, under the
sickle moon, and tbey moved
rythmlcally together to the
strains of a waltz by Strauss.
A bare five minutes' later, he
was staring as though stupefied
at a breath-taking lovely vision
on the floor. A golden-headed girl
who wore an orchid chiffon gown
of daring cut, with a cascade of
orchids streaming from her shoul
der,,, and who. as she danced, was
laughing up at her partner, a
handsome, dissipated-looking man
in evening clothes. . .
. The girl was Luana. Waters!
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Luana and "Handsome" had
been at the Inn a couple of hours
before Jimmy arrived. They had
dined and wined there and. be
cause she was miserable about
Jimmy, the usually abstemious
Luana had , had a good deal of
champagne, hoping to drive her
black mood off.
What waa the boy to her? Why
must she "think of him? Yvonne's
admonition came back to her,
that, when one was yonng and
beautiful, it was foolish to waste
one's time on a penniless youth.
Besides, not once had Jimmy
attempted to make love to her,
nor given her an Inkling that he
felt anything beyond the platonic
That had pleased her at first,
because of her unfortunate con
nection with the man who was
now in prison and from whom she
was soon to get an annulment.
But as the gorgeous days of
spring slipped by. memory of Ger
ald Burton faded. In new scenes
in a wonderful town where she
was kept inordinately busy all day
long and at nights, when her Job
demanded I that ahe step out to
smart functions and a m u s i n g
night clubs and shows,- one had
no time for brooding on the past.
- Which was fortunate.
Bat youth clamored in the
springtime. Against her own vo
lition, Luana knew she was fall
ing In love. . .
Did he love her In return? :
He gave no sign.
Wasn't it likely that-he had a
girl down south where he .came
from? That he might even be pri
vately engaged to her, for all ahe
knew about him?
' Or was beautiful Mrs. Joel Van
daveer beginning to fiU his horl
xon, with her alluring knowledge
of the world her sophisticated
seductiveness? ;
As she stepped out of the shop
that evening and across the side
walk of Fifth Avenue to "Hand
some and his waiting car, the
misery was still upon her, though
she did not show it. .
"Handsome sprang forward.
His white teeth gleamed in his
sunburned face. Everything about
him shone, from his snowy shirt
front with' the gleaming pearl In
the centers to his hair that looked
like polished lacquer and the
glossy , shine of hi tall silk hat.
' "I'm In lack. Beautiful. Now
whither away?
"To the Spearhead Inn, please. '
It's the spring opening or some-:
thing. It'U be nice and cool there,
anyway. - :
. He tacked La ana Into bis long,
low-slung machlae as though she
were a bit of Dresden china, and
might break. He was a past mas
ter at "attentions." He tacked
her silver brocaded wrap about
her shoulders, drew a fur robe to
her knees, and set upon them a
big white cardboard, box from the
florist's. , . - , - " "
"What are they, Handsome?"
' "Orchids. Almost as luscious-
by
3IAY CHRISTIE
looking as the girl that's going to
wear them." .
She said, smiling her thanks:
"My gown's orchid."
"I'm a magician," grinned
"Handsome." I chose right."
He pressed the starter of the
ear, let in the clutch, and they
shot up the Avenue to Central
Park.
The lights , of the great sky
scrapers blinked starrlly at them
as they sped through the trees.
The soft airs of spring fanned her
cheeks and blew back a feathery
little curl or two. ."Handsome"
fitted his big back lower In the
seat so that his shoulder came
close against Luana's as he drove.
"A night for love, Luana. Ton,
and the moon, and the night "
"How unoriginal, 'Handsome'!"
They couldn't get round her
now, these men with their blar
ney and shallow compliments!
They sped across the Park to
West 72nd street, and over to the
Hudson river. Cars were stream
Ing np the Drive, To the left of
them, ships rode at anchor, fas
cinatlng in the dusk, and lights
gleamed across the water from
the Palisades on the Jersey side.
A feeling of ease and luxury
crept over the girl at "Hand
some's" side. .
He dldnt have to think of mon
ey. He exuded money. How pleas
ant It mast be to be able to buy
almost anything one fancied! This
long, 1 o w-a lung car with its
chromium fittings and sUver gad
gets was symbolic of the man.
She stole a quick side look at
him.
He had been well nicknamed
"Handsome." though to her mind
his face was not nearly so attract
ive as Jimmy Randolph a.
Where Jimmy was clean-cut,
there was a certain hint of puffl
ness in Handsome's good looks.
He was groomed to the last de
gree, it's true, but already there
was a slight sagging under the
chin that was too fail, and signs
of dissipation around his sleepy
alack eyes.
To some girls, this evidence of
too gay a life might have been at
tractive, but, after her experience
with Gerald Bruton; it put Luana
on her guard.
. "Beware the fleshpots of
Egypt!:, ahe said to herself, half
humorously, half serious. .
- But there was no reason why
she shouldn't tonight luxuriate la
Handsome's" car, and orchids,
and the good time he was will
ing and anxious to supply. . ,
(To Be Continued)
Ten Veers Ago
Vebrmmry 21. 1827
Speaker Carkln Informed the
house yesterday morning that the
length of the extra session de
pended oa .whst action was taken
by senate on tithing measure. .
Frank Durbin. renreaentlna
southeast Salem drainage district
says that state officials and nri-
ate owners outside city limits
will cooperate In remedying of
conditions on Mill Creek which
result Ja acute flood conditions.
Councilman Hal . D. - Pstton
seeks for restriction of parking
motor vehicles over 18 feet in
length outside public property. '
J Twenty YeeVi Ago
Vebruarr 21."l17 v
, President ; Wilson considering
breaking ' another precedent of
more than 100 years ' by not
calling special session of eenate
unless an extraordinary meeting
of entire Congress la decided on.
- Salem' chapter -of Sons, of the
American Revolution will observe
Washington's birthday with ban
quet;' Justice "Wallace McCamant,
president of local chapter.
Jo ens
By DOHOTHY
; The Debate Begins
Senator Barton K. Wheeler, of
Montana, has introduced into the
senate a version of the Madison
amendment, so
named because
something like
It was once spon
sored by James
k . a a I . ,M
1 NSOMOD, IV
I be the actual aa-
inor ok is v-ou-stltutlon.
The is
sue which Sen
ator Wheeler's
a mend ment
raises was warra-
OMtttkv TtMHn It . . debated n
congress in 1802, when exactly
the same objections to the su
preme court's final control orer
legislation were raised that have
been made daring the last four
years, and the same defense was
arged. Senator. Wheeler's amend
ment has much merifand the pro
vision that a congressional elec
tion most ensae, before congress
can override the measure by a
two-thirds vote, is evidence of the
senator's scrupulous .belief in the
will of the people.
The objection which will Do
raised against it by possibly a ma
jority in the present congress
will be that it is too slow, and
will repeatedly alow up legisla
tive action. This column has no
great objection to slowness, be
ing convinced, in the first place,
that the possibilities of legisla
tion as a real aid to the economic
well-being of the people are very
limited Indeed, and that one ar
rangement, voluntarily arrived at
by negotiation between workers
and employers in a given Indus
try la worth a pile of laws. That,
however, is a personal opinion.
Politically speaking, anything
which will accelerate speed . will
alleviate tension, and the allevi
ation -of tension is desirable. It
will be the sheerest and most
criminal blindness on the part of
the opposition to the president's
program to refuse to admit any
constitutional crisis at all! This
nation is unquestionably moving
toward national consolidation, and
the very forces which have been
most violently opposing national
political consolidation, have been
those which hare contributed
most to its necessity, namely the
great Industrial and banking in
terests. There is justice in the
charge that they champion states
tights only because the spplica
tion of that doctrine puts them
outside the operations of regula
tory law. That was demonstrated
with startling clarity when the
New York state minimum wage
law for women waa declared un
constitutional by the United States
supreme court. This column re
grets the whole tendency toward
the control and regulation of ec
onomic life by the state.- but is
clearly aware that .working men
and women are taking refuge In
the state only because they pre
fer control by an Instrument in
which, at least, they have votes.
Dollars Do Talk
To the Editor:
There are thousands of needy.
worthy aged men and women go
ing to bed hungry. Without en
ouch food; not enough clothing
to keep them warm. Not enough
fuel to keep the house properly
heated. It is astounding to know
and to think that the above con
itlons do exist, when we boast of
having and living in a great land
of plenty,' and having the great
est law maklag body on earth, our
United States congress. And to
think and to know that the great
est law making body on earth
could change the above picture
over night bat do not. And again
to know that the democratic party
as a party have had and do now
have the most united and greatest
power in the history of the dem
ocratic party, or ever will hare
again. Why don't they take advan
tage of the above aituatlon and
do something In the right direc
tion, instead of veering to. the
left . or continue indefinitely on
the wrong track ? ( President
Roosevelt and our congressmen
are Uving la comfort and ease and
do not have any concern as to
where their next meal is coming
from aad because of this they
think that all others should be In
the same circumstances.)
We people elect the congress
men from the various states- to
go to Washington to . make our
laws for the whole country, for the
farmer, the laborer, as well n
the wealthy. The farmer, the agri
culturist Is the backbone of the
country.' Do they, the farmers, get
the desired attention or protec
tion? No. Why? Because the al
mighty dollar whispers and talks
Into oar congressmen's ears, and
thewealthy or big Interests steal
the show and get all of the at
tention. If one thousand farmers who's
farms are to be sold for delin
quent taxes, were to go to our
congress to make an appeal for
help, would they get recognition?
No. And on the other hand It a
few of the big Interests would
make appeal to the same body oa
the same issue, would they get
recognition? Certainly. Why? Be
cause here again Is where the al
mighty dollar talks. Why all of
this unfairness? This Is the. an
swer. Our U. S. congress does not
make the laws. Why don't they?
For two reasons they do not. First,
congress stamps what the presi
dent tells them; the second is be
cause congress twiddles .their
thumbs, dniy dallies along with
bill no matter how Important it
would be to the backbone of the
country. The farmer, to such a bill
congress would Invariably take,
from three, six or twelve months
In the passing. Why? Apparently
the results are as the rank and
file so often states (is that con
gresa Is Just waiting to hear from
aud see what the effect will be to
the wealthy. or big Interests) and
the Influence of these lobbyists
I Safety Valve
THOMPSON
to complete economic disfranch
isement In the activities most Im
portant to their Hres namely
their work..
. "If the question is f inslly posed
as to whether a' man prefers to
be-dictated to by a government
which he elects, or dictated to by
an industrial or financial oligar
chy in which he has nothing what
ever to say, there is no question
that la this period c: history
his answer wiU be. He will choose
the government." That statement
.was made in a private gathering
last week, not by n New Dealer,
but ' by an extremely important
republican. That statement Is true,
and . any one who bases his re
bellion against what has happened
in Washington upon a defense of
the status quo is stsndlng upon
extremely dangerous ground, if
at the same time he professes to
believe In democracy. The people
want to have something to say
under which they lire; that, we
think, waa proved by the last elec
tion. A believer in democracy must
work to see that the means of con
stitutional legislation are given
them, always, hearing in mind
A mLrm r la nnt AM 1 V threat
ened by the extension of executive
powers bat is also threatened
when a dynamic social movement
confronts a stone well of unyield- f
. t. I, la a. V a.aaa '
iCIM MV -" a a aa -a. a w
be channels open-into which the
public will can flow, or , public
felelng will burst the banks, and
despairing of legal means, resort i
to direct, illegal and violent ones.
What form of alleviation of the
crisis is most desirable is a ques
tion for the most careful thought.
Mr. Llppmann has presented, in
the last days, the arguments
against aUowlng congress under'
any circumstances to override ju
dicial decisions. He thus presented,-
in advance, the arguments
against Senator Wheeler's pro
posed wsy out. One argument for
Senator Wheeler's proposal - rests
in the theory which is. Indeed.
Mr. Llppraann's own that it will
be-almost; Impossible to frame a
constitutional amendment which
will cover the ease,
i .
Bat I bellere that a satisfactory
amendment could be framed. Cer
tainly it is defeatism to admit that
anything of the kind is beyond
the capacity of human intelligence
and good will, If the objective Is
kept clearly, in mind. I, certainly,
should like to hear expert opin
ions on the merits or demerits of
tne proposals advanced by Dean
Clark, the liberal dean of the Tale
Law school. Dean Clark thinks
that the dllemna could be solved
by a group of three amendments:
One which would define commerce
to Include the manufacture, pro
duction and distribution of ar
ticles designed for interstate com
merce; one to define the Due
Process of Law clause to mean
what it certainly, originally was
1 (Continued on page f )
tells congress what to do. Results
are that the president and lobby
ists are the real ones that make
the laws. Should this be? No. The
congressmen should stand square
ly on their own feet, be absolute- '
ly Independent about the making
of alt laws. Is it fair when the
farmer has to pay for Implements,
etc, what the big combines ask.
and at the same time the farmer
has to take what he can get? The
supreme court Is In the same rut
as congress In that both are from
six months to twelve months; be
hind on their decisions. Does bur
house (congress and the supreme
court) need to be pot In order for
the benefit of the greatest num
ber? Ves, and the first to be put
In order should be the country's
kitchen and those agriculturists
that supply this great kitchen
should receive the first and most
serious - consideration. Congress
and the supreme court should be
brought to the reaUzation of their
position and responsibility and
daty for which they are elected
and sent to Washington. '
H. L. Clark, Salem, Ore.
- x SMALL TAXPATEB
To the Editor:
Tour editorial called "Seventh
Source" fa Sunday's Statesman
particularly drew our attention.
The high salaried chancellor finds
It repulsive to derive money from
pin-ball games, or liquor revenue.
Certainly that's a little too obvi
ous, hits pretty close to the con
science, but how about the hard
pressed small home , owner who
ha -j to pay his last needed dollar
on taxes to help pay the unnec
essary large salary drawn by theee
people? The pin-ball game takes
from young thoughtless players
who have Jobs and would squand
er their money elsewhere but the
man or woman who probably has
had no work since the cannery
work la the summer, most buy
oleo aad walk the streets la the
cold looking for an odd Job. lie
must meet his small home taxes
which hare been Increased espec
ially on account of the schools.
Little Johnny msy need shoes or
the roof may leak, that makes no
difference, either he pays or gets
out eventually. High interest is
slapped onto his burden aad one
payment falls doe Just before
Christmas every year. That's aU
blood . money whether plnball.
liquor or the harassed poor hap
pen to own a root over their head.
We would saggest a -flat rate of
taxes for these owners. It can be
done- just as easily as the high
rate of taxes was taken orf tbe
automobile. Usually these small
homo owners having been Indus
trious enough to save for a home,
are not- asking to be free from
all responsibility, but taxed only
a small amoanu What good is ail
the money spent for higher edu
cation to alt the little Johnnies
or Bet ties if they have no shoe
for school aad grow up with 'the
bitter belief that high aaUrlef
have confiscated their birth right?
M. Margaret Allen