PAGE. FOUR
;., Tht. OREGON STATESAIAN, Salenv Oregon,, Sundayi IHornin&fAixgnst-21,-1938
4 rtjaDnMateMari
'No Faror Sways Us; No Feat Shall AweT
Prom First SUletman. March tS. 1851 L
Charles A. Sprague
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Charles A. Spi ague. Pres. - - Sheldon . Saekett. Secy.
- tlrmbrr of the Asaorialrd ITrso ! I '
Tha Aaaoclaietf hrM la jicluivty entitled lo tha uaa far publlra
ttow of all oawe diapiubu credited to ll or tMM oUicrwiaa aradHa
this paper. , j
" Red Plays, on
Readers may view as especially serious tr .testimony
before the house committee investigating un-American
activities, that the federal WPA theatre, in Newsyork City
and perhaps elsewhere has been producing plays which con
tain a generous share of communistic prooaganda.
Previously it was testified that a number of movie stars
in Hollywood devoted a great portion of their large salaries
to suDport of the "red" cAuse. The movies they make, how-
ever, steer clear of "red" .cropajranda for reasons ranging
from the beliefs of the producers to, the problems or ioreign
censorship. "I
That propaganda in the guise of drama is! dished up
on the WPA theatre stage may be news to some readers dui
it is not a newlv discovered condition: it has received men
tion in the public prints many times. Naturally.! what goes
on In .front of the footlights can scarcely remain a secret.
But what goes on behind the scenes is more difficult to learn ;
the claim that employes are forced to join communistic or
ganizations and that similar influences pervade, the entire
- setup, is news if true.
' To many readers the
nt a i
piays win remain me serious
-extremely serious one at that.
theatre crowds that come and
to soread the false doctrines
a newspaper worker, who must
ftf nrnnncarirfa -rv rtav. it
can recocnize nronaranda at a
ing the envelope that" encloses
it with fair accuracy. Before
pieces of propaganda on opposite aides of the same auestion
ir : ; a r r wAc -rwJ rJi ro-al1a
Neither is likelv to corrunt out
'! No doubt a good many of the patrons of, the WPA
theatre are similarly able to discount whatever propaganda
the play unfolds. It is possible that a good many patrons
lack such discernment; disliking to assume any greater de
gree of perspicacity than the next fellow, we say only tnat
it is "possible." t
There is a tendency, dating back to the heresy trials or
the dark ages, to assume that whatever one Hears, ne win
believe. It is observable today in the objection to study of the
principles of communism in our schools, even though it is
merely incidental to a comparative study of various theories,
a legitimate phase of education. " !
That is not to say that "red" propaganda in the theatre
is. defensible; it is not, but the dangers involved may easily
be overly-magnified. To this writer, the objectionable feature
in; the WPA theatre setup is not what goes across the foot
lights, but the faults of the organization behind it. if the
claims made before the committee are correct, plus the fact
that it is sponsored, and these conditions apparently .con
doned, by officials of the United States government.
Softball 1
. i Sixteen of the best men's sof tball teams in Oregon and
six of the most skillful girls' teams, will ocrform in Salem this
week in the annual state tournament. The visiting teams will
be accompanied by groups of fans, and large crowds, noise
and excitement are on the program at Sweetland field.
These teams represent the top stratum in a program of
recreation that extends downward to the playgrounds and
vacant lots a program which by now includes more actual
participants than any other sport practiced in Oregon" unless
it. be fishing. I
P The teams which will compete in the tournament are
made up of real athletes who perform with almost amazing
skijl but sbf tball in its less intensified aspects involves a
minimum of athletic ability and that is one reason it is so
widespread. It also requires a minimum of equipment and
expense, so there are practically no barriers to participation
otjier than actual physical handicaps or a sedentary disposi
tion. ' I
1 There are certain values in this Softball program which
have to do with health-building, the beneficial ,'as opposed
to, detrimental use of spare time on the part of young people,
arid community fellowship. People from many walks of life
fiod a common ground on the softball field or in the grand
stand, and their association there tends to break down any
economic, occupational, political, religious or social harriers
that may exist or appear to exist. j t
! These values, we sometimes feel,3o not receive the at
tention that thev deserve: but on second thought, perhaps
. that is just as welL If softball
- 1 . Af t
gency aimea at mese Denexits. it niint iasc eume vi mciu.
and some of its spontaneous charm. PerhaDs it is better if
we, merely thrill at the prospect of some exciting,1 well-plaved
games on Sweetland field this week, and extend a cordial
welcome to our visitors.
Rehabilitated Convict
i Much was printed last spring abut the juveniie slayer
in the state of Washington who had just been graduatjed from
high school although his school work was all done wiithin the
prison walls at Walla- Walla. The publicity this event received
was wholly deserved. Bet that bey tad merely finished an
educational course; no intimation was. given that he'was yet
approaching the point of rehabilitation at which he might
be; released to resume a place in scsuety. - - "';
i Oregon's penitentiary, jointly with several other offic
ials who played a part, may lay claim to a complete rehabilita-.
ticn in a similar case. Dale Lawson, less than eight years
in the prison on a life sentence for murder, has fully demon
strated qualities, and acquired training which enable him to
go out into the world and make his own way. He is on the,
road to skgpess as a specialist in tiental mechanics.
I Yet the case is not typical. Dale Lawson, entering the
prison at age 15, has not associated vith other conrxcts
except as they came to the prison hospital for treatment.
Ills case stands as evidence that Warden JLewis and others
in) the prison staff have the desire to rehabilitate those of
their charges who are susceptible to sal vagirs, bat the means
are, in general, inadequate. There is no opportunity for a
similar isolation of more than an exceptional few young con
victs, and the facilities for educatka are meagre. Dale Law
scfci's case merely points out an opportunity which the state
4 tar has .been unable to make reality for convicts who
could be restored to, useful citizenship. i
Senator Cortls D. Stringer of
election: hia ocsonent Is a ohrsiclan.' Dr. J. C. Booth, who is also a.
resident of Lebanon. The Lebanon
ciitributing apples, grown in hia own eretersv aosong his con
stituency. To make thla method of campafcasSn-C avteraate In con
formity to the well-known , adage. Stringer wd narva -t sepeat the
process trery dsy.
The Milwaukee machinist who
go oa relief is to be commended,
take employment that appears more
also requires explanation. We suspect that he enjoys and profits
by the publicity. . : -i'.
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1 The ultimate la WPA projects, to our mind, is the proposal to
uc orate the walls of the New York subways with art murals.
Editor and Publisher.
WPA Stage -
V ' ,
propaganda presented in these
tL. :tlitn anil an
asoeci oa me wiuauuu,
Communism taught nightly to
go a tremendous opportunity
that is the Teal menace. To
withstand a veritable barratre
does not an Dear SO SeriOUS. iie
srlance Drobably before open
it and is able to discount
us at the moment are two
thinking on the subject.
otxrxuQ&ent
were made toe obvionslv an
"A - 1 -f A V. nM
"
Linn cnnty 1 running tor re-j
Express reports that Stringer lsJ
took in uuHfTilnr rather than
of course; out Id refusal now toj
suited to the-male of the species
Bits for
Breakfast
ByR. J. HENDRICKS
Time that record be 8-21-38
fixed of who was Joseph
McLouglln, who made first
motion on constitution and laws
V
The May 2, 1843, meeting at
Champoeg appointed a commit
tee of nine to draw up a const!
tntlon and laws for the provision
al government, established and
set in motion at the Lee mission
on Feb. 18, 1841. ,' : J
That (legislative) committee
met at the Lee mission six days.
at 31.25 a day each, as author
ise d, the mission furnishing
rooms and board, of cours6, with
out charge. 1 ,
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The legislative committee re
ported at Champoeg, at the second
and last meeting there in that
connection, on July 5th. The re
port was up at that second meet
ing lor rejection or' adoption.
Bancroft's Oregon History says:
"The minutes of vthe meeting
show that a son of John Mc
Loughlin named Joseph McLough
lin, who-lived on a farm in the
Willamette Valley, moved the
adoption of Article 1."
m " 1: ;
That was the first motion made
at the meeting. It is significant,
for several reasons, one of them
never before these lines are print
ed given to the public generally.
it was significant, because it
showed Initiative and independ
ence of mind, and a liberal and
progressive spirit. Some histo
rians thought the man who made
the motion was Dr. John Mc
Loughlin himself, or that ho
sanctioned and authorized it, and
therefore snowed his real self.
ms iar-seetng statesmanship.
But, at the period. Dr. Me
LoughUn was not ready lor such
a bold showing of his sentiments
though history win record him
in the fulness of-time as a man
great enough for harboring as
iioerai views in the direction In
dicated, and. In fact, in all' the
realms of government. Well,
what did Article 1 say? Here is
the reading: (
"Artide 1. No person, demean
ing hem self in a peaceable and
orderly manner, shall ever be mo
lested on account of his mode of
worship or religious sentiments. '
And Bancroft's writer said the
minutes show that "a son of Dr.
McLoughlin named Joseph Mc
Loughlin, who lived on a farm in
the Willamette valley," moved
the . adoption of the article: the
first motion of the kind at the his
toric meeting.
Now, Bancroft's writer who
furnished most of the original
copy for, his Oregon History was
.Frances waxier! Victor, and this
eolaaaniat la pretty sure that she
knew more about the identity of
Jaorpai McLoughlin than she
told. Also, that this was because
of a delicacy of feeling creditable
to her. She was nearer to the
time and place than the present
wearer to the time by over 0
u
Well, who was Josenn Mc-
Loughlia sb or tban "a son of
John McLoughlin named Joseph
KcLoaghlhv who lived on a farm
In the Willamette TaDey?"
No other historian excepting
Mrs. Victor has told as much as
that. They, also, many of them.
were near to the time and place,
and felt the delicacy of the true
identify. ,
Here it is: Joseph McLoughlin
was a son f Dr. McLoughlin by
"the other woman." When Dr.
McLoughlin frist brought his wife
and children from Fort William.
Canada, to U Oregon country.
Joseph was net along. Then how
did it happen that Joseph finally
camel "
It waa a pan the earnest plea of
Mrs. John McLoughlin. She must
have been familiar with the cir
cumstance f Joseph's birth, and
his then need for a comfortable
home. Any way, he came, upon
her plea. The circumstances
mark Mrs. McLoughlin a good
and forgiring woman and wife.
She was accorded that distinction,
by all who knew her. By Karcis-
sa Wlrttman and the other Chris
tian missionaries of early Oregon.
and by many of the first settlers
who laid the foundation of, this
state. . .
The McLoughlin family looked
at. far Joseph- after ,h9 cam to
uregoa. No doubt Dr. John Mc-
Mgh2m aided him in getting a
foothold In the Willamette valley.
His farm home, when ' he at
tended the July S, 1843, meeting
nt Champoeg, was not far distant
from that place. .It was oat the
Yamhill rirer, this writer be
lieves, not far from Dayton, his
toric pioneer Yamhill valley town.
' : H
The children of Mr. and Mrs.
John McLoughlin were Eliza,
John, Eloisa and David. Eloisa
waa the favorite daughter of Dr.
McLoughlin, his companion, on
Journeys, his paL Her descend
ant are numerous, still living In
Oregon. California and elsewhere.
Whether Joseph McLougblin'a
mother was all white or 'part In
dian la not. known, to the writer.
It would ra worth whUe, in the
Interest of accurate history, .to
find oK. and have it recorded,
which this writer agrees to un
dertake. . :
One small boy, more or less.
"would not have been mack miss-
o, or noticed, at Fort Vancouver,
It was a great establishment, the
central point, headquarters and
political and commercial capital
of- an empire in extent of terri
tory, with Dr. John llcLoughlia
exercising the powers of an abso
lute monarch, backed-by the laws
of the British parliament.
The fort proper was enclosed
by an upright picket wall over 20
feet high, with buttresses inside.
the wall being 750 feet long by
450 feet wide, hsvrng bastions at
each angle, and mounted how
itzers. (Concluded, on Tuesday.) ;
25 San Francisco Wareh ouses Closed in Dispute
r
A dlspata ores a freight car branded as 'hot recently led to the closing of 25 Saa Francisco warehouses
wnicn inrew some boo meat oat
i chaia while their warehouse
wsJoav maintained anyone who asdoaded tbe car was a strike breaker. As a result employer cave the
mew a deadline for unloading tbe "not car. Tho time expired and the cargo waa not unloaded. Tbo
following- day the 25 public warehouses closed. Photo shows a group of employes whOlnc away the
time as they awaited settlement of the labor dispute- (UJf).
i KSLM Sunday 1S70 Kc
9:30 Men With Wings.
10:00 The Lamplighter. -
10:15 Romance of Highways.
10:30 -Handicraft Hobbies.
10:45 Charlie 4b Jane Entertain.
11:0 0 American Lutheran
' Church.
12:0 OrganallUes.
12:10 Benay Venuta'a Program.
1:00 Irving Conn's Orchestra.
1:30 Dick Barie'a Orchestra.
2 : 0 0 Charley RandaU's Orcn.
2:30 Stan Lomax.
2:45 Dorothy Foster, Pianist.
3:00 Hawaii Calls.
3:30 Brown Sisters.
3:45 Hollywood Whispers.
4:00 Glen Miller's Orchestra.
4:30 Invitation to the Walts.
5:00 Jack Russell's Orch.
5:30 The Sunday Special.
1:00 Jim Walsh's Orch.
C: 30 The Good Will Hour.
7:00 Musical Salute.
7:15 Odd Shots at Day's News.
7:30 The Old Fashioned Re-
vlval.
8:30 Sons of the Pioneers.
9:00 Tonight's Headlines.
9:15 Mitchell Ayer's Orch.
9:30 The Back Home Hour.
10:00 Jimmy Dorsey's Orch.
10:30 Benny Meroffs Orch.
KEX SUNDAY 1180 Kc
8:30 Music HalL .
10:00 Msglc Key of RCA.
11:17 Encore Music.
11:45 Three Cheers.
12:00 Sunday Vespers.
12:35 Day and McKlnley.
1:00 Family Altar Hour. .
1:30 Baseball.
5:30 Readers' Guide.
5.45 Catholic Truth Concert.
: 00 Horace Heidt.
:30 Catholic Hour.
7:00 News.
7 : 0 5 Orchestra.
8:00 News.
8 : 1 5 Orchestra.
9:00 Everybody Sing.
9:30 Camera Speaks.
9 : 3 5 Orchestra.
10:00 Latin Americans.
10:30 Calvary Tabernacle.
11:15 Charles Runyan.
KGW Sl'XDAr C20 Kc
8:00 Silver Strings.
8:30 Meridian Music.
9:30 Sunrise Program.
10:00 Dinner at Aunt Fannle's.
0:30 Sundar Drivers.
1:30 Jean Leonard.
1:46 Chautauqua Symphony
; Concerts
2:00 News. v
12:16 Rangers' Serenade.
1 1:00 Marion Talley.
1:30 Symphony Talk.
3:00 Professor Puzzlewlt.
,3:30 Interesting Neighbors.
5:00 Manhattan Merry-Go-
Round.
5:30 Album of Familiar Mu-
; - sic.
; 6:00 Signal Carnival.
i 9:30 Win- Your Lady.
7:00 Walter WInchell. . .
7:15 Irene Rich.
7:30 Hobby Lobby.
: 8100-1 Want a Divorce. -1
8:15 Orchestra , m
;8:30 One Man's Family.
' 9:00 Night Editor.
9:15 Orchestra.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:15 Bridge to Dreamland.
1 1 : 00 Orchestra.
I KOIX Sir.NDAr--040 Kc
i 8:00 Major Bowes. '
8:30 Salt Lake Tabernacle.
i 9:00 Church of the Air. .
9:30 Europe Calling.
9:45 Poet's Gold.
10:00 Songs of Yesteryear. .
10:15 Walberg Brown Strings.
10:30 Summer gasslon.
11:00 Everybody's Mnslc'
12: 0 Farmer Takes the Mike.
12:30 CBCJSlngers.
; 1:00 Texas, Rangers.
2:00 Old Songs of the 'Church.
2:30 Laugh Liner.
. 2:15 Strange As It Seems..
3:30 West Coast Church.
'4:00 World Dances. .
i 4:15 News.
4:46 -SU vermin e FesttraL
, 8:30 Headlines and Bylines.
7:15 Orchestra.
- 9:00 Music From Paradise.
I 9:15 News Review.
9:30 Orchestra."
19:00 Clem Kennedy.
19:15 Thanks for the Memory.
1 9 : 4 5 Orchestra.
11:45 Prelude to Mldaite.
KGW MONDAY C20 Kc
7:00-t-Morning Melodies.
7:15 Trail Blazers.
7:45 News. -S;00
Vaughn De Leath.
of work. Tbe car xa question was
were on strike after negotiations
Radio Programs
9:30 Words and Music.
10:45 Hymns of All Churches.
12:30 Happy Jack.
. 1:05 Paul Martin's Music
1 : 4 5 Orchestra.
2:00 Curbstone Quiz.
2:30 Woman's Magazine.
3:00 Galloping GalHons.
3:15 Dorothy MacKenzie.
' 3:30 News.
3:46 Harrison Knox.
5:00 Twentieth Century Fight
5:30 Pleasant Interlude.
9:00 Contented Program.
9:30 Robert Ripley.
7:00 Amos n Andy.
8:00 The 78 Review.
8:80 Vox Pop.
9:90 Hawthorne House. .
9:30 Orchestra.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:15 Tanya end Glenn.
19:30 Orchestra.
11:30 Armand Glrard.
KOAC MONDAY 5SO Kc
8:00 As Yon Like It.
9:00 Homemakers' Hour.
10:01 Symphonic Hour.
11:00 Your Health.
11:15 Music of tha Masters.
12:00 News.
12:19 W. 8. AverilL
12:30 Market Reports.
1:15 Stories for. Boys and
Girls.
1:45 Monitor Views tha News.
J: 00 Homemakers' Half Hoar.
9:30 Agriculture View
ed by Editors.
9:45 Market Reports.
:45 News.
KEX MONDAY 11SO Kc.
7:00 Originalities.
7:30 Financial Service.
7:45 Viennese Ensemble.
7:58 Market Quotations.
8:30 Farm and Home.
10:30 News.
10:45 Home Institute.
11:00 Navy Band.
12:00 US Dept. Agriculture.
12:30 News.
12:45 Market Reports.
1:30 Financial. Grain. ."
1:45 Orchestra,
2:00 Spanish Revue.
2.-25 News.
2:30 Orchestra.
2:45 Lola Hutchinson.
3:00 Down History Lane.
3:15 Concert Orchestra."
3:45 Ruth Bryan Owen.
4:00 Sing Song.
4:30 Paul's Pipes.
5:00 Rhythm Masters.
,6:00 True or False.
6:30 Hall's Dance Hall.
5:45 Sport Column.
7:00 Sons of Lone Sta.
7:15 Argentine Trio.
7:30 Advertising Talk.
7:35 Orch.'tra.
8:00 News.
8:15 Orchestra. '
9:15 Stanford University.
9:30 WrestUng.
10:30 String Quartet.
11:00 News.
11:15 Paul Carson.
; KOIX MONDAY 010 Kc.
6:30 Market Reports.
8:35 KOIN Klock. , '
8:00 News.
10:45 This and That.
11:15 Dear ColumbIa. .
11:45 News.
1:00 Hillbilly Champions..
1:30 March of Games.
1:45 New Horizons.
, 2:95 Organ Moods.
2:39 Summer Session.
3:09 Rsy Hestherton. "
3:19 Canning Talk.
3:19 Newspaper of the Air.
4:00 Backgrounding the News.
4:30 Mary Lou Cook.
Ab
I sometimes think, O love, we are as near
With worlds between us as convci sin; here;
That through xhc pangs of absence we have known
Some high communion makes us doubly dear.
In spite of all the distance we have come .
Through eons inarticulately dumb, ,
When soul seeks soul, as mingled winds are blown,
Our lips are locked; we cannot do the sum.,
But when at night some sudden thunder roll
Assails the peace of my unruffled soul .
At thought of where you shudder all alone,
I know full well my spirit is not whole;
.That lacking you, warm wonder yet no dream,
A shining vision yet no phantom gleam,.
My life, like sage-grown wastes of sand and stone, ...
Would be a bitter and a barren theme.
EDWIN T. REED.
loaded by officials of a .nationwide
for a new contract coBapaed. The
KSLM MONDAY 1370 Kc
7:80 Newa.
7:45 Time O Day.-
8:00 The Balodeer.
8:16 Smartles Quartet. '
8:20 Hits and Encores.
8:45 News.
9:90 The Pastor's Call.
9:16 The Friendly Circle.
9:45 Buckeye Four.
10:90 Women In News.:
10:15 Hawaiian Paradise.
10:39 Morning Magazine.
10:45 Bob Young.
11:09 News.
11:1 5 OrganallUes.
11:30 Hal Stokes Orchestra.
11:4 5 BUI Lewis and Organ.
12:80 'Value Parade.
12:15 News.
12:30 Salem Chamber of Com
merce.
1:09 Federal Housing Admin
istration.
1:16 Three Graces and Piano.
1:39 Musical Salute.
1:46 The Johnson Family.
2:00 HiUbUly Serenade.
i:15 Penumbra.
2:30 Fanfare.
2:45 James Hlnes Trial la
New York.
3:00 Feminine Fancies.
3:30 Salvation Army Program.
3:46 News.
4:00 Studies In Contrasts.
4:3 0 Glenn Miller's Orchestra.
5 : 0 0 Chicago Opera Concert.
5:30 Howie Wing.
5:45 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
6:00 Singing Strings.
6:15 Phantom Pilot.
6:30 Dinner Hour Melodies.
f:45 Tonight's Headlines;
7:00 Musicsl Interlude.4"
7:30 The Lone Ranger.
8:00 News.
8:16 Varieties. -8:45
Sons of the, Pioneers.
9:00 Newspaperof the Air.
9:15 State Sof tball Tourna
ment. 4:45 Boake Carter.'
5:00 Mercury Theatre.
6:00 Orchestra.
7:00 Orchestra.
7:157-MeIodies. .
7:30 Pick and Pat.
8:00 Monday Night Show.
8:30 Orchestra.
9:30 Camera, Club.
9:45 Whispering Jack Smith.
10:00 Five Star Final.
10:15 White Fires.
10:45 Orchestra.
11:45 Prelude to Midnight.
Ten Years A30
August 21, 102S -.
About 3.000 cannery workers
are now in Salem as high mark
of early canning season is reach-
ea. one cannery employs more
tban 1,000 workers.
Edward S c h u n k e, a "dark
horse," last night elected to till
the vacancy on Salem city coun
cil, created by resignation of Carl
Engstrom.
Renumbering of Salem houses
has been completed and has beea
ia charge of LeRoy Hewlett.
Miswon Worker Talks
MILI CITY Rev. J. M. Comer,
returned missionary from India,
will hotd services st the" First
Presbyterian church Sunday
morning.
sence
Interpreting the News
By MARK
Almost exactly a year ago, on
August 7, 1937, President Roose
velt was at Hyde Park. There he
was visited by, a New TorV City
Tammany leader, w h o lunched
with him.'. The, name of the Tam
many man was not on the list- of
visitors given out to tbe newspa
per men. . But some of them rec
ognized the visitor.' ' They took
note of the ommlssion from the
list of visitors given them. They
wrote about the visit, giving their
stones a color to me eueci inai
the Tammany visitor had talked
wjth the president about the New
York City primary for msyor.
Mr. Roosevelt waa angry. He
reproached " the newspaper men
privately. Publicly he bad Sec
retary Mclntyre -denounce the
stories. ' In part the denunciation
said: --
The president repeated for
the thousandth time that he has
not taken part. Is not taking part.
and will not take part in any lo
cal primary election except in his
own homo town and home coun
ty."
Be Had no Choice
That angry negation was re
peated, many times, about prima
ries in various states. For repe
tition and emphasis Mr. Roose
velt. Invented a formula. - When
pews pa per men at press confer
ences asked him if he had a
choice in this or that primary, he
said he would have - his press
secretary, Mr. Stephen Early,
turn on the same old phono
graph record,' meaning the- rec
ord which said he. "has not. is
not, and will not.
But as the present year's pri
maries approached,' Mr. Roose
velt evidently was stirred by the
wish to defeat those democrats in
congress who had opposed his
court propose, and to hare In
congress only men who would
support his measures fully. Still,
there remained with him also the
wish to preserve the attitude of
has not, ia not, and will not.'
The conflict of desires was solv
ed, as conflicting desires often
are, by Indirection.
Condemnation of un desired
candidates, approval of their op
ponents, was achieved by proxy.
In Florida, It was Son-Secretary
James who said that the admin
istration wanted 100 per cent for
Roosevelt Senator Pepper renom
inated. Ia Iowa, it was Mr. Har
ry Hopkins and others close to
Mr. Roosevelt, who publicly said
they wished an opponent to beat
anti-court proposal Senator Gil
lette. The method of indirection was
not effective In the case of Sen
ator Gillette. That was disturb
ing, because Senator Gillette was
the first of the anti-court pro
posal senators to come up la a
primary. There were eight more
ahead. Condemnation by proxy
would not be enough.
Splits Identity
In this situation, Mr. Roosevelt
solved his inner conflict of oppos
ing wishes by formally and pub
licly splitting his personality in
two. In his "fireside chat" of
June' 24. he said:
- "As president of the United
States, I am not . . . taking part
in democratic primaries. As the
head of the democratic party,
however ... I feel that I have ev
ery right to speak . '. ."
Thus equipped with a formula
for composing his inner conflict.
Mr. Roosevelt, on Jufy 7, set out
on his western trip.. In Kentucky
he forthrlghtlyu. endorsed Pro-
court Proposal Senator Thomas.
In California he gave support to
pro-Court Senator McAdoo.
About Stamps
. " - AUr- "
Heiio. Fellow Collector.
On Anruat 29 tha nur 11 A A
stamp will be placed on sale at
wasnwgion, du. it will bear the
likeness of Wn.wl row wiimn with
a black center and lavender bor-
cer. in an probability first day
covers will be rather scarce, and
I doubt if many collectors will
b$y a sheet to put away, for fu-
A. .
iure speculation.
Again on Sept. 2 there will be
a iirs:-oay sale. On this date
the 10-cent salmon . stamp will
be released at Washington, nr..
John Tyler Is the subject. This
stamn will conform to thm ii
and general design of preceding
aenommations wKh the exception
of the sdditlon of a single line
border.'- -
I would like to call attention
to a 1936- set ; of stamps. Al
though 'this 3et has not been
snrtartilar It wr ln.,.
ing. The Argentine Republic is-
suea mis set of ten at that time.
Most entirely devoted to agricul
tural products and stock raising,
the first, a 15c stamp pictures
a nun and represents cattle
breeding. It is interesting to
know that Arrontln - ! (ha
world'j largest exporter of beef.
ine z, cent stamp pictures
an agricultural worker. Argentina
produces two-thirds of the
world's linseed oil. is the greet
est exporter or corn, and second
only to Canada In her wheat ex
port.
The 20 cent itimn ilinvi
Merino sheep. Argentina is the
iiura proaucer 01 wool arter the
US and Australia. .
Sugar cane Is tbe subject of
we 40 cent stamp. One of tha
country's most serious problems
is tne-obtaining ot enough work
ers to harvest all her crane.
The 99 cent stamp shows an
ou weu and suggests petroleum.
standard of New Jersey and
Shall are two of the Amerlean
uvea tors In this field.
The 1 Msa valna mletnra
map of South America with Ar
gentina a darkened portion.
Vrnlt ta ah nam nfi (ha via
stamp. The fertile aon proa nee s
lnscioas fruit.
Thm S neso itimn fklctni-aa ant
of tha scenic wonders, tha Cata
racts of Igusru.
Aa Argentina fa tha sixth la.
gest wine-producing . country in
the world, .grapes are shown on
the 19 peso stamp. However, this
wine has aa Inferior quality.
Lest hot not least. fh anblect
of the 29 peso-stamp Is cotton.
This crop yields twice as much
on tbe rich pampas sou of Ar
gentina as the average crop does
on US soli.
SULLIVAN
In two states in which anti
court proposal senators were uj
for renomlnatlon in Colorado,
Senator Adams, and in Nevada
Senator McCarran Mr. Roosevelt
was silent.' Common belief, said
that be wished, to blacklist these
two. But common belief said h
found them certain to be renom
inated, and therefore "laid off."
Common belief said also that this
self-imposed silence, this surren
der of - impulse to prudence, this
thwarting of himself. by himself,
made hinr irritable.
: Out in-Open Now
On Aug. 9 -Mr. Roosevelt re
turned to the . United States. On
Aug. 11 he. cast off restraint. He
forthrlghtly opposed Anti-Court
Proposal Senator George. On Aug
ust 16 in Washington, he took a
hand In the New York city pri
mary, denouncing Representative
O'Connor. That was, almost to the
day,. a year after he had angrily
"blown up" over newspaper state
ments that he was taking a hand
In the New -York city primary of
that year--a year. 'after he tad
emphatically asserted that he
"has not. is not and will not.','
. Listening to Mr. Roosevelt out
law Representative O'C o n n o r
(and also Senator Tydings) he
looked just like tbe president of .
the United States. He was in the
president's office, sitting In the
president's chair. True, it was a
hot day and he had his boat off.
Maybe that is whst makes the dis
tinction between the "president of
the United States'' and the "head
of the democratic party.
.The serious aspect of Mr. Roose
velt's sequence ot actions lies In
the light it throws on his very
unusual personality, and on the
question whether anything in his
past is any assurance about any
thing In his future. That is some
thing for the country to take ac
count of if there is any possible
way for the country to take ac
count of such a condition.
NY Herald-Tribune Syndicate.
The Safety
Valve
Leltera front
Statesman Readers
Uniform Pay Idea
To the Editor:
To stop our national debt from
mounting and commence to wlpi
it out entirely the first thing to
be done Is to pnt everybody te
work.
I submit a workable plan
which X do not think can be
called fantastic and Is. the most
equitable ot alL
The enactment of a national
security law that would psy the
same pension average to all citi
zens over SS or CO years of age,
as the average pay of those un
der. 9S or 90 years of age receive
on the jobs and forbid the pen- (
si on' beneficiaries to work. This
plan would place ' everybody on
the payrolls at the same averags
pay and that constitutes prosper
ity. The revenue to support this
plan could be collected either by
a transaction tax or a gross in- .
come tax covering everybody, and
could be so applied to pay the
monthly pensions and psy off
the national debt In a decade.
Respectfully,
R. D. TURPIN.
Coles Are Moving
Back to Portland
ST. LOUIS Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Cole and son Charles,
who bare been living in St. Louis
the i -fl (wo years, have moved
back to Portland.
Since they have been living
here their farm was bought by Al
win Manning. -
Mr. Harr is renting the farm
now and has 2000 turkeys on It.
They are fire weeks old. He Is
raising them for the January
February market.
HEAR
ARTHUR L
JOHNSON
Secretary General Welfare
Federation
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Subject t
"NATIONAL RECOVERY
TOE ABIERICAN WAY"
Not Fascism, Communism
;; or Relief
Place
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