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" ' Jme Macnine itepeats in uhicago
Mayor Edward J. Kelly's 170,000 vote victory in Chi
cago is primarily proof that machine politics in the second
largest city in the United States can still nroduce a winner.
Kelly's administration has been expensive, shady and thor
oughly political. It is in sorry contrast to the upright New
York City administration under Mayor LaGuardia. Against
Kelly ran Dwight H. Green, aggressive young republican at
torney, whose promise was to "redeem" Chicago from ma
chine rule. Green, 43, was too inexperienced for the older,
suave, politically adept incumbent. .
3 Democrats in Chicago wish to make out that Kelly's win
spells an Illinois victory for the democratic party in 1940.
Such is not the case with Kelly's majority only 170,000 out
of 1,500,000 votes cast ' Upstate Illinois, like upstate New
York, has usually gone republican and a very large majority
in the city is needed by the democratic : party to carry the
state. Governor Horner, a capable executive, was reelected
with the bitter opposition of the Kelly machine, depending on
the rural and small-city vote to put him in.
Kelly had manpower and money and both go far in Chica
go in vote-getting. like Philadelphia and Kansas City, Chica
go is a machine-ridden metropolis and the Victory of the in
cumbent can only be interpreted as an indication that condi
tions are not quite bad enough to produce a puree such as
swept "Jimmy" Walker of New York to oblivion. Tom Dew
ey, toowould have been helpful. For all the good reputation
of Green, he lacked the color of either Dewey or LaGuardia
and color is essential when a straight candidate essays to
uue iuii un at a weu-greasea political macnine.
Gold and Prices
Six years ago, when the United States abandoned the old
standard for the gold dollar, "experts" such as Professor
Warren of Cornell university freely predicted a substantial
and permanent lift in commodity prices. Now with 15 billions
of gold (new dollar standard) held by the United States,
wheat and corn prices approximate depression lows and cot-
U AX. S. 1L. A . . .
wu wuum uc iuere u me government removea ine loan prop.
Such farm price advances as occurred were due more to
drouth than gold prices.
. Raising the price of gold was also expected to produce
quick inflation and possibly a runaway credit market. The
steady influx of gold to the United States has helped to cheap
en credit and to create huge excess reserves in banks but in
flation is much more probable from government debt expan
. sion than from the billions of gold stored in Kentucky.
The facts are that most of the economic generalizations
put out by the "gold" experts have been proved untrue or else
are so influenced by other economic factors that the influence
of gold on prices has been narrow. The current rush of gold
to the United States is due to war fear abroad. Let there bp
general assurance that conflict is averted in Europe and huee
quantities of gold would again go abroad. The export of the
gold would be extremely desirable. For the United States to
own 57 per cent of the monetary gold stocks of the world un
settles all other currencies and leads nations such as Germany
to a barter basis of trade. No sustained and desirable pro
gram of international exchange of goods can be supported on
a barter basis.
The influx of gold, unsettling as it is, is also due to the
excess devaluation imposed by the United States. To boost an
ounce of gold from $20.67 to $35 in one clip was an unneces-
'j viicojiuujj ux me uuuai in reiauun 10 oiner currencies.
,The result was the rapid exportation to the United States of
monetary stocks and new gold because here was the best mar
ket in the world. ,
- Price levels depend primarily on supply and demand,
only in part on the gold content of the money in which they
are expressed. No one is wise enough to set up continuous
"money management" to keep prices at an even level. The re
sult of currency changes is to add another variable to the con
tinuous uncertainty which surrounds trade. The United States
has too much of the world's gold for a sound condition of in
ternational trade but as long as the fear of war exists and
the American price on gold is high, the country is going to
get more of it. The fear always exists at the US treasury that
the gold reserve, once fully utilized as a debt base, will pro
duce a credit inflation more extensive than the nation has
ever known.
" 1v T 1 rw sr, m w
welcome lest on ricket Law
Oregon will welcome a thorough court test of its labor
disputes act passed by a 50,000 majority last November.
Three well-qualified Oregon circuit judges are hearing a de
claratory action on the new statute in Portland and whatever
their decision, the state supreme court will ultimately have
the action before it for final determination,
The so-called anti-picketing statute was the product of
thexlisgust of Oregon citizens with the tactics of certain un
ions, the general prevalence and long duration of strikes and
the interference with economic recovery which the strikes
produced. Voters did not profess to debate the constitution
ality of the anti-picketing initiative measure submitted to
them. They "wanted to do something about th IW lf na
tion" and an affirmative vote
opportunity.
It is salutary that this enactment, which has brought na
tion attention to Oremm. is heinv imfed
judgment statute. A long array of judicial precedents have
entrusted to labor unions certain rights of picketing as a por
tion of their privilege of assembly and petition. Whether the
restrictions of the anti-picketing act infringe on these lib
erties la a matter for judicial
utter is had, police officers will
law. . - -
Whatever the courts decide, this much can be said for
the anti-picketing act: It has served to calm labor organizers
in their rush to power. It has indicated to all labor unions that
there is a limit to public toleration of labor's need for organ
ization and its methods of maHno it vmV f1f n wAm,t,
ing what is a fair share for the
economic enaeavor. wnetner the anti-picketing act Is sustain
ed or whether it is overthrown as unconstitutional, the meas
ure is a warning to labor to use its new-found strength with
discretion and fairness.
No Retroactive Tax
. - While there has been some
might well get its state income
salaries received as far back as
xnu puDiuve. uuuj we v. . supreme court last week reversed
the John Marshall decision which for more than a centnrv
had been the leading case in the freedom of the federal gov
ernment and the states from reciprocal taxation, Oregon nev
v er sought a state income tax from a federal employe nor did
Uncle Sam seek income levies from state workers. This situ
ation influenced both governments In determining wages paid
their employes. Now that the court has made new law by its
decision, the ruling should not be retroactive. ? v : ,
, -The New York state legislature, strongly republican, has
already passed an enactment freeing federal employes, from
any tax prior to 1940. A conference committee in congress is
working on federal legislation for interlocking salary taxes
. but these will only be effective on earnings subsequent to Jan
uary 1, 1C39. As a practical matter we wouldn't give 25 cents
on the dollar for tax claims against the average employe two
years, after he got his paychecks, say nothing of a decade
later. -
5tatemaau
' m a '
on the ballot measure was their
determination and until the
be loathe to enforce the new
r:v . . M.r
worker from the proceeds of
statehood talk tht nrwmn
tax from federal emnlovea on
1930, the suggestion is unfair
. Di to for
OreaEifdat:
; By R. 1. HKNDR1CKS
Hot Oregon news, cons 4-5-J I
old, by BTTi the ma' " - -
to Identify Broaghtoa's
Point Vancourer; stone Xeet:
4 . V
Thla - columnist ' has a letter
from J. NeUson Barry, historian,
Barry crest," S825 S. W. Green
leaf : Drlre, ' Green Hills, Port
land, - Oregon, which is lnterest
inf to him.
It will be Interesting to some
regular readers of this column,
and ought to interest every
reader of this newspaper. The
letter:
"Here Is a double-barrel story.
"The fimt nortion Drobahlv it
not fully known to many, while
the outcome Is real news, sis
zling hot direct, as fresh as - a
newiy taia egg. -
S
"Lieutenant W. R. Bronch.
ton, R. N., surveyed the Colum
bia to what he called Point. Van
couver which some guessed was
Cottonwood point near Washou
gal, although it did not at all
agree with the description.
"For years the controversy
raged until the U. S. Geographic
Board verified my identification
and ntterlv relectcul th other.
This is important, since Point
Vancouver was the most inte
rior place, other than Mount
Hood, vhfeh w am named m.t th a
same time, the most extremely
eastern locality known in this
region until Lewis and Clark
came thirteen years later.
"The Hudson's Rav comnanv
named Fort Vancouver, 20 miles
down the Columbia river, be
cause of that old established
name, and the city and the U. S.
Army barracks retain that name.
Yet no one knew where the
Point Vancouver was until 1 lo
cated it, although it had been
wen known and often mentioned
bv earlv travelers. Franrhere
Ross, Alexander Henry and
jjavia Thompson.
"The identification was scien
tific, including exact time of
sunset and moon rise at that time
and place, magnetic variation,
end, above all, intimate personal
Knowledge or tne enure 119
miles surveyed by Broughton.
and every known map. I had
the enormous chart drawn by
Broughton unearthed, w h 1 c h
gives everv detail as well as
(depths of the river from the
ucean to . wunin signt of the
gorge. A steamboat captain
said that he could bring up a
vessel by usir that chart alone,
it is so accurate and detailed.
S
"One cause of difficulty is
that the land where Brou&hton
stood has been washed awaj.
To show the character of the
scientific accuracy, Mr. Fred C.
Shubert, the expert in the army
engineer office, made a dot on
Broughton stand, now in the
the large modern chart as to
where his calculations made
center of the river.
"Captain R. s. Patton. direc
tor of the U. S. coast and geo
detic survey, made his estimate
only a quarter of a mile away,
while mine had been a quarter
ot a mile from each, the three
making a triangle in a cluster,
cut in the middle of the river.
S W
"In order to commemorate
Broughton's naming of Mount
Hood, a bronxe tablet was placed
in the Vista House on Crown
Point, by the Trail Seekers
Council, which has since changed
its name to the Historical Re
search Council. A British naval
vessel was then in the harbor,
and the U. S. especially sent one
of our navy vessels for the occa
sion, and the U. S. secretary of
state gave permission for armed
British seamen and marines to
land, who, with their officers,
and similar representatives of
our navy, with the general and
military band from Fort Van
couver, made it an international
episode.
"The president ot our organi
sation, of which I am secretary,
la Hon. Homer D. Angell, -now
in congress, whUe Senator Rufus
C. Holman was the personal rep
resentative of the superintend
ent of public Instruction In the
councU, and Senator Charles U
McNary was also on the council,
and aided greatly.
.
. 'lMBrf-yers man living
in New Zealand found, in an old
bookshop in London, a manu
script journal by Edward BelL
an officer oa H. M. 8. Chatham,
Broughton's reasel, and a por-
Hon Jhal Ion tace pub
lished. "I ..
"Sinca it teemed possible that
the Journal might contain some
thing in regard to the survey cf
the Columbia river. It was im
portant to find it. Tet so
much time had elapsed that the
man who found it might be
dead, as he was. So X wrote to
the DEAD MAN in New Zealand,
and also wrote to the post
n.a.ter. asking,' if the letter
could not be delivered, to kindly
hani it to someone who might
ki-ow of any papers he may have
had, and explained the circum
stances. "The man. .was dead, yet by
that means a copy of Edward
Bells account of - Broughton's
survey was obtained, which
gives the details la Broughton's
account, wjth much additional
material. It was published in
the Oregon Historical Quarterly.
March and June, 1932.
"Edward Bell stated that
Broughton had landed on a
hish sandy point, and I wrote
back to New Zealand and had
that verified. WhUe we had
found the place, no one Imagined
that it had been , a high sandy
point, la a wide level bottom
land. .
V e
"In Some remote age an ob
struction, to the Colombia, prob
ably the Coast range, created a
vast lake, and sand was depos
ited to SO , or more , feet; bat
after the river had est through
the obstruction, that wide sand
deposit has been largely washed
away, yet many remnants re
main. ,
i "One: remnant formed a hill
on a nearby Island, and was
mapped by Admiral Wilkes - la
1141. I found an aged man
who used to slide down it when
he was a. boy. but the r e a t
fJl :lJd i
KSLM WXDHXSDAT 1370 Xe
7:30 Nw.
7:45 Time 0'Dy.
8:00 Moraine Meditation.
S:15 Harea ot Beit.
8:45 Newt.
:00 Pastor's Call.
:15 Hits and Encores.
9:45 friendly Circle.
10:15 News.
10:80 Hawaiian Eehoet.
10:45 Instrumental NoTelties.
11:H Vocal Varieties.
11:15 True Story Dramas.
11:80 Eddie Albright.
11:45 Value Parade.
12:15 News.
12:30 Hillbilly Serenade:
12 :85 Fashions in Music.
12:45 Muse and Music.
1:00 Interesting Facts.
1 : 15 Moods in Mnslc.
1:80 Ranee Rhapsodies.
1:45 Book Week.
2:00 Spice of Life.
2:15 Johnson Family.
2:30 It's Box Office.
3:00 Feminine Fanries.
8:30 Metropolitan StriBfs.
4 :00 Fulton Lewis, jr.
4 :15 Organalitiea.
4:30 So This Is Radio,
6:00 Old Heidelberg Orchestra.
5:30 Johnny Lawrence Club.
5:45 Dinner Hour Melodies.
8:30 State Employment Office.
6:45 Tonight's Headlines.
7:00 Walts Time.
7:30 Lone Ranger.
8:00 News.
8:15 Masters of the Baton.
8:80 Gay Lombardo's Orchestra.
8:45 Dick Jurgens' Orchestra.
9:00 Newspaper of the Air. -
9:15 Freddy Martin's Orchestra.
9:30 Joe Reichmaa's Orchestra.
10:00 Jack McLean's Orchestra.
10:30 Chuck Foster's Orchestra.
11:00 Jim Walsh's Orchestra.
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KOW WEDNESDAY 620 Ke.
I:CO Story of the Month.
7:15 Trail Blaiers.
7:45 Newt.
8:15 Viennese Ensemble.
8:30 Stars of Today.
9:10 Elisabeth EarL
9:15 The O'Neills.
9:30 Dr. W. H. JToulket.
9:45 Fireside Singers.
10:30 Dangerous Uosds.
10:45 Dr. Kate.
11:00 Betty and Bob.
11:15 Grimm's Daughter.
11:80 Valiant lady.
11:45 Betty Crocker.
12:00 Mary Martin.
12:15 Ma Parkim.
11 :80 Pepper Yenng'a 78 mil y.
12:45 CaidiBjr Light.
1 :00 Barkstsge Wife.
1:15 Stella Dallas.
1:80 Vie and 8ade.
1:45 Girl Aloae.
2 ;0O Heoseboet Henna.
8:15 Rsdie Beriew.
S :20 Dance Her.
2:30 Hollywood rUshee.
8:45 Charles Sean.
8 :00 News.
8:151 Leva Mystery.
8:30 Weman'a Msgaxiae.
4:0O Easy Aces.
4:15 Mr. Keen.
4:80 Orchestra
4:45 Mmaleal Interlade.
6:00 Stars of Today.
5:30 Hobby Lobby.
8:00 Horse and Buggy Days.
4:10 Orchestra.
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i :w avay jkyaer a ivouega.
8:08 Asms 'a Andy.
8:80 Teemsay Deraey.
9.00 Towm Ball Tonight
10 :00 Kews riaakea.
10 Yearb Ago
April S, 1929 .
Trances Sande, Phyllis Day,
Jnanlta Powell and Marie States
man hare entered as candidates
tor "Miss Salem" contest.
Light snow and a south wind
came to Salem last night and by
midnight spring was back again.
. ' Salem students now. attending
the University 6f Oregon number
4S with all taking prominent
places in activities, sports and dra
matics. 1 ;
20iVearp Ago
April 5, 1910
Riverside Dip, Salem's summer
bathing beach and picnic groand
will ran on larger scale this year
with better attractions, :
James B. Toang, who prior to
his enlistment la the service was
In the auditing department of the
secretary ot state's office, has re
ceived his discharge and returned
to Salem. . i ;
State board of control has reap
pointed Charles A. Park ef Salem
as member of state board ef hor-
tteultare. - I ; v..
freshet of IS 91 .washed away all
that portion of Reed island.
. (Con tinned tomorrow.) ...
April Showers!
10:15 Tanya and Glena.
10:80 Orchestra.
KOIir WEDNESDAY 840 Xe.
8:80 Market Reports,
8:35 K01N Klock.
8:00 Musical Romance.
8:15 News.
8:30 This and That.
8:15 Nancy James.
9:80 Belea Trent
9.45 Our Gal Sunday.
10:00 Goldbergs.
10:15 Life Can Be Beautiful.
11:00 Big Sister.
11:15 Life Stories.
11:30 School of the Air.
12 :00 News.
12:15 Singia' Sam.
12 :45 Mutie Hour.
1.00 Kitty Kelly.
1:15 Uyrt aad Marge.
1:30 Hilltop House.
1 .45 Stepmother.
3:00 Scattergood Btines.
2:15 Dr. Susan.
2:30 Hello Again.
2:45 Eton Boys.
3:00 Fletcher Wiley.
3:30 Newspaper of the Air.
4:30 Fashion Chats.
5:00 FiTe o' Clock Flash.
5:15 Howie Wing.
5:30 Leon F. Drews,
5:45 News.
6:00 Stsr Theatre.
7:00 99 Men and a Girl
7:30 Ask-It Basket.
8:00 Amos 'n' Andy.
8:15 Lin and Abner.
8:30 Orchestra.
9:00 Gang Blisters.
9:30 Sophie Tucker.
9:45 News and Reriews.
10:00 Fie 8tsr FinsL
10:15 Nightcap Yarns.
10:30 Dick Barrio.
10 : 45 Orchestra.
KEX WEDNESDAY 1180 Xe.
6:30 Musicsl Clock.
7:00 Family Altar Hour.
7:30 Financial Service.
7 :45 Business Parade.
7 :55 Market Quotations.
8:00 Dr. Brock.
8:30 Paul Page.
8:45 Originalities.
9:00 Alice Oornett
9:15 Show Window.
9:30 Farm and Home.
10:15 Agriculture Today.
10:30 News.
10:45 Home Institute.
11:00 Nature Trails.
11:15 Little Boy Blue.
11:30 Voice of Americaa Women.
11:45 Radio Review.
11:50 Marine Band.
12:00 Dept. Agrieultnr.
12:15 Home Folk Frolie.
12:80 News.
12:45 Market Reports.
12:50 Quiet Hour.
1.80 Club Matinee. .
2:00 Melodic Strings.
2:15 Financial and Grain.
2:20 Jire Fire.
2:35 You KeTy.
2 :45 Cnrbstoae Quia.
8:00 Fay Courtney.
8.25 Newt.
8:15 Orchestra.
8:45 FH A Topic.
3 :50 Romance Lyrics.
4 :00 Betweea Bookeada.
4:15 Virginia Lane.
4 :0 Orehaatra.
8:00 Mnsieal Story.
5:30 Springtime Melodj.
8:00 Idea Mart.
8:80 Sport Column.
8:45 Freshest Thing la Town.
7 :00 Yenr Health.
7:80 Interest In Democracy.
8:00 News.
8 :1s Knew Year Grocer.
8:80 Answer Chtss.
9:00 Meted? Memoirs.
9:30 Wrestling Mstches.
10:80 Orchestra.
ll.-OO yewa.
11:18 Police Reports.
11:18 Peal Carsoa.
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KOAO wsTOXSBAY 80 Xe.
8:08 Hei afcors' Momr.
9:08 Neighbw RayaoMs.
10 :C0 Weather Forecast.
10:15 Story Bear for Adults.
10:58 Today News.
11:00 Story Tellers.
11:15 Oregon City Claim.
12:00 News.
12:18 Safety Talk.
12:30 Market. Crop Reports.
1:15 Variety.
2:00 A AH W Study Clue.
2:45 Guard Your Health.
8:15 Facts and Affairs.
8:45 Monitor Viewa the News.
4:00 Symphonic Halt Hour.
4:80 Stauea for Boye end Girl.
5 rOO Oa the Campases.
8:45 Vespers.!
8:15 News.
8:82 Agriraitwro Viewed By Zditera.
:45 Market. Crop Reports.
7:10 Fish and Game Dept.
7:15 Student Ag Crab.
:45 Consumer's Ferenu s
8:15 Music ef CseehosloraU.
0:00 OSC Bond Table. :
0:30 Depsrtasent of Made.
0:45 Air Transports tie. ; -
Quintuplet Goatt Bom
On Farm Near Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., April . 4
JP) Cecfle,' Marie, Aa a e 1 1 e.
Yvonne-, and XmDe Zita were
bora here Satarday to a goat at
the :Edel Weis 'fartn. -
Margaretha Stetger, ' operator
of ' the -farm, said It was the
first Instance "of ' goat enlntup
lets to her knowledge. The aver
age litter is two or three, , .
Land Bank Croups
Hear Good Report
Bartlett Is Reelected as
Secretary; Financial
Showing Praised
Three hundred contract purch
asers and borrowers on land
through the Federal Land bank of
Spokane and the land bank com
missioner of Marion and Polk
counties met in annual session
here yesterday at St Joseph's hall
and heard not only a group ot
speakers bat excellent reports of
the four member associations in
this area.
J. C. McCanstland, Portland,
vice-president of the Federal Land
bank, was the main sneaker. Oth
ers on the program were A. A. Ro
gers, Kugene, Held representative;
C. A. Barnes, field salesman:
P. M. Brand. Jr.. Salem, secretary
of the Willamette Production Cre
dit association; T. R. Hobart, Sa
lem, supervisor Farm Security ad
ministration: J. J. Sechriat. Ra.ll-
ston, director of the Dallas
National Farm Loan association.
A. R. Cadle, Rickreall. president
of the Dallas association, presided.
Tbe associations reelected W. S.
Bartlett as secretary-treasurer, a
position he has held since the
headquarters were set up in Salem
In 1935.
Directors Elected ,
Stockholders of the four associ
ations elected one director each
for three years: E. W. Staats,
Monmouth, Dallas association;
E. A. Antranc Salem, Marlon-Polk
association; Carl C. Titus, Stayton
association, and Ovid O. Plckard,
Marion, Horticultural association.
Mr. Bartlett, in his annual re
port, said this area accounts for
734 Federal Land bank loans in
the amount of IX.2SS.SSe and also
services S7S commissioner's -loans
with $ 1,10 (.ISO, which with six
loans handled directed by the
Federal Lank bank brings the to
ut to ISIS loans, or I,37S,400.
An unusually high number, S
per cent, of the loans are current
in all respects, Mr. Bartlett re
ported. Slightly more than tJOO,
09S was received In payments of
various kinds for 1938.
The group luncheon at noon
was courtesy of the Federal Land
bank. The meeting here yesterday
was the largest attended of Its
kind to date la the northwest,
Rcwdall to Face
Angling Charges
Lester Randall of Turner ap
peared in Salem : Justice court
Tuesday afternoon on charges of
fishing without; ' license and
angling In a closed season. He was
released on his own recognizance
until today when he la scheduled
to ester his pleas to the charges.
State police alleged Randall was
caught fishing for trout from a
bridge orer Mill creek in Turner.
Large numbers of IS to 14 Inch
trout - are to be ) seen - In the
stream, which Is a popular early
fishing water with many local
anglers, v-. - -
Grand .Jury Wills
. The Marlon county grand Jury
reconvened at the courthouse yes
terday and adjourned to meet
again today. It Is expected to issue
aaother report Thursday, -t v
, No word had yet, been received
as to whoa Francis JC Marsh, as
sistant attorney general would be
ready to place the county treas
urer's office investigation before
the grand Jury. .
Scouts Enjoy Hike. -HAYESV1LLE
Sixteen boys
of Boy Scout troop St took thelri
taitud hike of. the season to
Haxel Green park. - :
A. A. Love has parchased a
lot from Mrs. Brilla Balbeit-oa
Park -Lane, ; u -
dDnn ilDruBrDIieeaDirafl
By DOROTHY
The Meaning of Meaalnif
When I spoke with my well In
formed friend in London and ask
ed him what the British reaction
to the Hitler
speech was. he
answered 'I
don't know. Most
of ns aren't read
ing it. We think
he has probably
said that the Su
detentend repre
sents his last ter
ritorial ambition
In Europe."
I also find It
Dorothy Ttempeoa significant that
the news services, some of which
need to carry the complete texts
of Hitler's "historic" speeches,
merely carried excerpts of this
one, in which. In sixty-two min
utes' rapid talking time, and
with lz.000 words, be defied the
British Empire.
0 0 0
The world Is no longer interest
ed in what Hitler says. It is only
Interested in what Le does. And
to establish the connection be
tween what he says and what he
does, one needs a special diction
ary. For the words peace,"
"war," territory," "aggrandize
ment," all have special meanings
in the flaming lexicon of Nazism.
Thus, when he says that he
hopes to call the next Nuremberg
party congress the "Peace Con
gress." one has an uncomfortable
apprehension that he is giving no
tice that before tbe next Congress
he will have conquered the world,
for we recall his famous advocacy
of "pacifism." Pacifism." he says
In "Mein Kampf." "might be a
very good Idea, If first of all the
strongest man has conquered tbe
whole world."
"War" in Hitler's lexicon is
that combination of lies, betray
als, Internal revolutionary activ
ity, disarmament, and consequent
occupation, by which the extension
of his territory Is accomplished
"without spilling a drop of blood."
The Czechs, it turns out, "have
come home to the Reich and been
saved and should thank us." They
hare been eared from being saved
by Russia and they are home In
the Reich because a thousand
years ago there was a German
kin gon the Bohemian throne
That passage might Interest the
British, remembering their own
German kings the Hanover Dy
nasty, for instance, and the pres
ent dynasty, too. Who knows, for
that matter, when he may take up
the fight against the United
States in the name of George IIL
- As an example of words and
their ways in current usage, his
remarks accompanying the launch
ing of the battleship Von Tlrpitx,
were enlightening. The battleship
was launched with the words,
"this messenger of peace must be
able in the event of danger to
break any resistance." In ordinary
talk, "this messenger of peace is
an Instrument of war."
Of course, it is. All battleships
are. But why drag in peace?
Also, the word "aggrandize
ment" means, simply, in the Hit
lerian dictionary, adding to Ger
man territory whatever Hitler
considers to be necessary for Ger
many's "life room."
Nevertheless, the speech, for
whatever it is worth, was an ac
ceptance of the British challenge
If anything that he said meant
anything in the common lexicon,
the whole speech said that he was
not In the least afraid of Britain,
that he would pursue his course
regardless of Britain, that he con
sidered that the Munich pact was
off, that the naval treaty would be
broken at any time now by Ger
many, and that he would not be
halted at any point by Britain,
even if that means war.
Mr. Chamberlain's speeches In
the last year have been open to
many interpretations. But what
he said on Friday is hardly capa
ble of being given a double mean
ing. And that short speech was
much more Important than Hit
ler's long answer. Chamberlain
said: "In the event of anv action
the clearly threatens Polish inde-
penaence, and which the Polish
government considers It vital to
resist with their national forces.
His Majesty's government win
feel Itself bound to offer the Pol.
Jan government all the support in
tneir power." The most lmnortant
words in this speech are, perhaps.
wnicn tne Polish srovernment
considers." If the case of Czecho
slovakia Mr. Chamberlain de
cided that Britain and France
should judge what threatened
Czech independence.
Mr. Benes thought that the re
linquishment of the Sudetenland
would threaten Czech indepen
dence. Mr. Chamberlain did ant
Mr. Benes was right.
..
Mr. Chamberlain's speech was
the most definite commttmont
that Britain has ever, made, east of
tne Rhine, since the world War.
One may well aak what i re
sponsible for this complete volte-
race or the British Conservative
government. Tbe answer, I think.
is tworoid. one should not. in th
first place, leave out of account
tne personal indignation of Mr.
Chamberlain and Lord Hniifa
These two men went acainat th
advice of their own Foreign Office
to noid out an olive branch to
Hitler. And Hitler made a fool out
of Chamberlain. Hitler himnir
V roved to Chamberlain that not
ne ana Halifax, and Sir John Si
mon and Sir Samuel Hoar had
been : rizht. bnt that Idas it
been right,, and Winston Church
ill. - .
Chamberlain haul trnatetd that
name on the Munich pact. He had
trusted the signed agreement that
the delineation of the frontiers of
Csecho-Slovakla wonld b latt tn
the international commission. He
trusted the word, given to him
personally at Maalclh and stated
nubliclv in a sneech bv Hltlr.
that with the Sudetenland. Ger
many nan ne rartaer territorial
ambitions. -
In the second place, a determ
ining factory has been British
public opinion. Those who believe
that the diplomats aad not the
-people -are - responsible for strong
stands likely to lead to war.
THOMPSON
should take a look at Great Brt ;
tain. Tbe British people have,
since Munich, felt far more bell
gerent than most of their leaders.
They, before their leaders, csme
to the conclusion that Hitler could
not exist In the same world, In
the long run, with the things they
happen to care about: political
freedom, for instance.
The British people are fed up.
They are fed up with the constant
recurrence of crises; they are fed
up with the horrors of persecu
tions; they are fed up with ever
renewed streams of refugees;
tbey are fed up with perennial
scares.
There Is a limit, a psychological
limit, to human endurance. Un
limited and unchecked terror can
be worse than war at least It ran
be harder, mentally, to bear. So a
strange thing has happened. Both
in England and Trance, there is
calmness, confidence, and an enor
mous lessening ot tension. It has
come from the acceptance of real
ity, with complete realization of
the possible consequences.
It will be one of history's many
Ironies, if Hitler, who has concen
trated for five years on arming
the German people psychologically
by unremitting propaganda about
the glories of the heroic spirit and
the necessity of being prepared
for war and sacrifice, should have
succeeded. Instead, in perfecting
the psychological armament only
ot the democracies.
If the reports I hear1 are true,
he has succeeded in making all
Germans love Germany and most
Germans love him. But he has not
succeeded in making them hate
Britain, France, or Czecho-Slova-kla.
He has, however, succeeded in
making most British and most
French hate Hitler. Even he has
not succeeded in making anyone
hate Germany.
Nevertheless, epochal things
have happened this week. The is
sue has at last been drawn. It is
now, for the British, "we or
they!" The question will not I
think be avoided. Either Britain
or Nazi Germany will be the con
trolling force over half of the
Western world. The war Is on.
Whether with or without the
total employment of armed force,
the war is on.
(Copyright. 15. New York
Tribune, . Inc.)
National Defense
Convention Theme
War Instruments, Troops,
to Be Seen at Legion
Convention Here
Salem streets will sprout a
widely varied collection of war
implements and uniformed men
during the American Legion state
convention next August 10, 11 and
12 but it will bo all in the interest
of national defense, Carl D. Ga
brielson, chairman of the conven
tion commission, snnounced Mon
day night. While convention plans
will center' on observance of the
Legion's 20 th year of existence,
its theme will be national defense.
"As many defense weapons as
it is possible to obtain, and as wide
a variety, will be brought here
for the convention," Gabrielson
said. "We also expect to bring
in several battalions ot regular
army men and at least six com
panies of Oregon national guard
officers and men with full equip
ment here for the convention." 1
Long Parade Planned
i further celebration feature,
whose details are not yet fully ar
ranged, will center j round what
Irl S. McSherry, chairman of the
publicity committee, described as
a "special celebration" and bar
becue. Early indications are that the
convention parade will be the
longest in Salem's history, Mc
Sherry also reported. In addition
all Legion posts in the state, all
patriotic and civic organisations
are being asked to participate.
More than 20 bands and drum
corps will be here for the con
vention. Addition of H. G. Fod" Malson
to the convention commission and
appointment of On as 8. Olson,
chairman.. Brazier C. Small and R.
H. Bassett as an executive com
mittee were also announced by
Gabrielson.
Water Elections
Are Slated Today
OuUying District South to
Vote on Proposal of
City Water
Residents of parts ot the sub
urban districts Immediately south
and southwest of the Salem city
limits will vote today on the pro
posal to form the Vista Heights
water district aad serve the area
with water from the city system.
The special election polls will be
at: Waddle's garage, at the Junc
tion of Liberty road with the Pa
cific highway. The polls wfll be
open from 1 a. m. to S p. m.
Election board members are do
nating their services, according to
County Clerk U. G. Boyer. They
are Othinel Waddle, Florence C.
Tsylor and J Beulah E.- Barkas
Judges; NalUe J. Da Rette, Anna
bel Douglas and Mabel G. Grlebe
aow, clerks. .
The - district boundaries were
laid out In such a manner s tar
as possible to Include only resi
dents favoring the water district
proposal, accordlnar to its nrono.
Beats.-'-:--:. -."-- ..;..--;.:.
The election ballot provides for
yea and no votes on incorporation
aad a list of three nominees for
positions on the th ran man mm.
mission that would govern the
aisuict. Nominees are Paul Grie
benow, William R Newmeyer and
Robert T. Tattle.-