FAGS FOUR
Ttt OHEGON STATESMAN, Salea, 4 OwjCaV We&esiby' IIcHa! Accst 16, 1933
i
afe (3)rejaotttatesmaii
r "No Favor Svays Vt; No Fear Shall AwCl ? '
From Tirst Statesman, limb It. 1151
Sheldon F. Sackett Editor and Manajrr.
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO.
Charles A. Sprague, Pre. - . . : Sheldon F. Sackett. Secy.
Ureibrr ot thm Amrtilrt frees
The Associated Praaa It ascluatvvly all (Jed to the M far public
Uoa of all ntwt dispatches credited to U or oH atbarwlae credited ta
-Una paper. , - .
La Belle France: Her Press
. - - This writpr ria nftun thnno-riT. that TTnllvwood snent al
together too much time taking pictures of Hollywood, and
that the American newspapers, on days when editorial copy
was running low. waste a good deal too much space in telling
the world hpw unsullied and complete the news coverage of
XI A ! 11 TTT J- i-; V, iV-.
i iic Aiiiericau press reauy is. we can no nuiuiiig buuui .-:
former; but as to the latter, we should be able to control our
outpourings. ' ;
Yet there is a time when the American press, hard-smitten
as it is bythe self-appointed proclaimers of "free speech,"
or leaning before the blows of those who maintain liberty of
11.. 1 la. 1 . A L
we press can. ue uaugni uut license, can point iu one very pa
tent fact in its own defense. That fact is the evident, admit
ted, and unmistakable venality of the press of most of the rest
Xl 1 J - M il 1 1 1.11 - m,.
w uie wuria; tu me woria, especially, uiai nianeis. iuc
"capital press" may be "big business," at its rankest; the
Hearst sheets may reek with shallow asininities; the Chicago
Tribune may be as reactionary as the night; and the States
man may lie about the weight of Farmer Jones' baby ; but for
II .1 - . . 0 r i.f j - V-! J. A-
au oi uus one noes not near oi ioreign suosiaies ueing scui w
American editors, of open payments being made for omis-
M 1 1 jllt L1..1.
biuh ox umavoraoie news, or ox newspapers aaooung in maw
mail.' . . .
va vaa. vuc uvea iivaif uuvvcvcif in A tauwct auu j.a jr-.-.-
many and Italy the press has long since sunk to the level
where it is of use only as shelf -covering and wrapping paper
. among the thinking classes. Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter
("Popular Observer") and "Little Joe" Goebbels' Der An-
unm. a xj l tv r a a l - r i
Knix v AxiacK ; in uermany are to Aijgio-oaxoii suj.hu
ards the most se rile of lackeys; and 5oering's Das
Schwartze Korps ("The Black Corps" name of the Nazi
.1:1. 11 .1 . 1 11 i 1 1
cine guarcu occasionally Decomes unspeaKaoie, ana is at -est
the product of a meat-market mind.
In France, as often where the Gallic temper i3 concerned,
the offense is less a blatant attack against the senses, and
-1 4 - -.,-,1- !-.-- t,a
path leading toward the easiest of virtues. Recent disclosures
of the bribing of the editors of the Paris Temp ("Times")
ana r taro, generally considered among tne most miiuentiai
dailies in the republic, have led to still further disclosures of
filthy linen behind the always greasy shirt-front of the
French press. In an article in the current Nation, Barbara
Wertheim points out that in view of the high cost of news
print, an established selling price of around 14 cents per
copy, and a monopolistic control of nearly all national adver
tising accounts by the Agence Havas, the French news serv
ice, papers must look to other sources for their income. Of
these she lists five: subsidies from political parties, from
banking and industrial interests,, and from individuals; gov-
eminent "secret funds"; subsidies from foreign governments;
disguised aavenismg; ana DiacKmau. ine article analyzes
pend
on funds
Matin ("Morning") and Petit Parisien, which receive monies
with contributions accepted from Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, and
other axis fly wheels.
" To some nostrils the American press may stink, but to
those of most people it is eminently preferable to the per
fumed type of sell-out that the French indulge in, or the pon-
derous stupidities of the Nazi party organs. Advertising rev
enues may have their drawbacks as means of support for the
public press, but they are superior Av far to the mercenary
sale of "news" by the column inch which makes the Paris pa
pers profitable. American dailies are by no means infallible
or ever wholly complete : yet, together with certain British
newspapers, by all odds they are, and they should remain, the
best-edited, best informed journals- in the world.
' Celebrations ant the T.nvc
Superintendent Pray's statement yesterday to the effec
that State TIOIiVp Will ho ronnim1 r a-nfnrna iha low oeraina
gambling and rackets even when local authorities permit a
cciujiu arnount 01 license on me piea that noiamg 01. a con-
- - w.v.wi ovj.a &jm. a oiivuiu rz wuoc C11VU.K 11 x lJ.
such leniency is deserving of full and sincere commendation
.11 .:a.! rra .
auiu ah ciuzens. mere is no point to law emorcement wnat
soever if
-j vvivwiauuu via oiiv fcv oa fcv"
tage the true meaning of the law; and if local authorities are
content tn MnMi
-wa wa ou,ia a.aiaxivjr r ciicj jaiivruJU vex uani,y llUk
further our opinion, which we hardly consider exceptional.
uiai iocai ponce iorces, who do allow such slackness should
A A I AIk. 1 A 11 A m. . ... ...
1 weint oi xne taxpayers' list at the earliest possible
One mav Wf 11 nAA nrhiU nn fVa ClAlVf tltaf Snnan'n
tendent Pray's statement can hardly have reference to the
kKuciu ponce, ine xauer iorce, maeea, deserves com
mendation for the WAV in which it nnliut
during the legion convention held here last week, and spared
lln VltrilonCO in fvaAIn. A-rrrw J K !l
which, so far as the law, was concerned, were offside. Vag
rancy, offensive theatrical spectacles, and gaming, all in
curred the active opoosition of the city police force, in such a
W&V as tO leave nn rlntlht in anvhnlv'a vntnl Vi4- Vir .nn.
itxes intended to let down no bars merely because of the num-
wnu. ucic UK LKKiun WiU 111 ItUCUIU Willi
the DOIlCe. S.nrl rnmhinafl vnfh fkam 4-t nvmAOA i - a
illegal activities, of individuals who tried to profit by the
uiuwus in oaiem.
rcspctkive suuictss on wnicn muiviauai papers must, ue
. from L'Humanite. the Communist orean. which relies
from thA nnrfv tr PariaJsnir "Pi-i d-"F!vn?ncr"
Difo for
Oreabfaott By H. J. HENUBICJU
Cbaos,DetfhUnder Piled Cars , (f)
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Why vert the belated S-1S-SI
1844 immlcraata abort
ot food In the Caacadea,
and the Indians- there, too?
Signed "A Reader." dated Sa-
iem, Ansnat S, thia letter reaches
the desk' of thla column 1st r I
"Please allow me, hy war of I
aeu-iniroancuon. to aay that X am
ajrery ardent reader ot your col
umn, 'Bits form Breakfast. And I
especially hare I enjoyed reading
j out aeriea on the Hon. John
Minto.
"Harlntr finished the aeries. I
find in my mind a onentinn in
which I cannot deduce the an.!
swer. A deeo Interest in the hta.
lory 01 tnis state impella me to
onny yon tne Question.
Mtnto mentioned mtctiI fn.
stances when the immisranta. and
sometimes the Indians, too. were
rery short on food when in thA r-
gion of the Cascade mountains. I
remember about the eatinr of the
dor: the lady who . t r a a A Iiav
clothes and other personal effects
to secure food from the Indians
for her family; and the relish!
with Which the Indiana ata h
horse which was frightened to I
aeatn crossing the Columbia, be
cause for a long time they had
had only 'rotten fish which th
naa picked up.' .
"What nnxslea mm la fhmrm
should hare been a shortage of
. . 1
meat in the reeion of the Cat
that La rerlon abound in t?? A 2. Udj U beim from uder the wreckage of the swper-
eytn molSnUBtha? nl Z' .F"B. CUr
And the Immigrants are on rtnrA
as Dossessin r n n a Snni TiAv
uanns must nave had a few.
I
ttDn IHjB(U)D'dl
By DOROTHY THOMPSON
The President and the Summer
IV
The Challenge to the Opposition
ib congressional Ticiory oyer
the ; lendinc-SDendlnr bill may
prore to be Punic so tar as more
man temporary
business reviYal
is concerned.
The p r e s I dent
.as p r e d I cted
that it will be:
Also. I am at a loaa t nnAr.i
stand why the immigrants, when
right on the bank of th Hr
should trade their belongings for
iwn caugni oy the Indiana instead
of catchlnc their own fih
"Obylously, I hare a mlsconcep-
uon OI Some Kind. Thfra tnav Ha
others like me. Would yon care.
throurh the medium of tnitf in
teresting column, to elaborate
upon this phase of the immi
grants' hardships?
At present, I hare a mental
picture of neonle tarrlnr in
land or plenty."
-j 0W rruusoi ' in paow aoovc, iouowmg ine aiaaacer
fat .which 9A aa MIIaJI an 1. ...Ua nn - -- -
7 " mmmAm. MBVV m UBMWUAU tMQ M. I T . WAV
launediateljr pressed into bant for fiendish mass murderers or a
gang of saboteurs who are thought to iwe canned the disaster. (II)
: 7 ; : .
XSUC WESaxSDAT 1S70 JU.
:v juiKatsa s BereDa4.
7:00 Wonder VsUe Boy.
7:1$ Variolic.
7 :45 Hit and Encore.
8:00 Morning Meditation.
8:15 Havea ot Beit.
8:4i News.
9:00 Paitor'a CaU
:1S Everett Hoaglond Oreaeitrs.
:av onrprno xour Uiuband.
8:3(5 Will HarUea Oanc.
1:00 Freddy Ncel 0rchetra,
10 :30 Morning Macaiine.
10:43 Women in the News.
io:al Hollywood Kibitzer.
In answorinr lt it h i . - . Vr-"?" 'ceM
muunu tan, wuun xainio tola tne I fno
truth, for he was a man of truth,
absolutely.
In the next place, yisuallze this:
About 1400 people started from
Missouri rirer points In the 1844
'- .Glue and trie Nnrtliwpst " -
It goes without saying that whenever the manufacture
of some article is improved in uiph
consumption, more men go to work, more people have money
A " -1 . . .. .. . . i
10 spena, ana ine wnoie community in which the phenome
non occurs, benefits. This being truer the northwest can Well
be interested in developments now ocenring in the plywood
...v.u-. j , "ww ivi ouiuc fciuic una krxu an ejkpaiiuiujs marnei
for long, white, straight-Brained, Douglas fir logs.
Resin, adhesive, plastic, or jnst plain glue calt it what
vou will has rnmp forwnrrl within th lt fant
, w " ' - -w w aiiM - vbm- satMe , UlVUIjUO . VS
tickle the fancies of plywood producers in a way which is
more than merely coy. Better, more water-proof, and strong
er adhesives havA hen nprfvtv1 tn nnint whn tfuw mW
be used , widely In production of the medium and lower dual-
St. J 11 A . . .
jijrwwus as wen as in ine most expensive veneers, since
the first use of Bakelite several years ago as a synthetic plas
tic for bonding plywood, research on phenoMormaldehyd
. 1 1 3 It at .-
tumpounas nas aavancea rapiaiy ootn in uermany and in this
country. Several different adhesives, based on variations of
the original formula, have appeared, all of them requiring
heat and pressure in their application. . The result, however,
is a joint less yielding than the wood fibers' themselves; and
a completed veneering which is highly satisfactory for use in
furniture manufacture. Hence the implications of the recent
discoveries. "'i-ar " :
T The use of such adhesives means a sounder, more" durable,
and yet cheaper product, which in turn should mean greater
demand. Increased sales again should result in more, and
more successful plants, some of which should be located in
Oregon, while those already here expand. The whole thing
adds up into more and fuller dinnerpails for Oregonians; a
more diversified, and thus sounder, economy for the state;'
and a greater stability in the-wood fabricating industries I
immigration. Ther were well or-
ganized. They knew the difficul
ties and dangers. No one wan mu
mmed to start without proper
equipment aqd adequate supplies,
allowing for some delays and un
foreseen dangers. Had a man
com with a sway backed wagon
cover, like the showing of one on
the mural, or like the ones that
are all made from the same pat
tern (of an artist who never saw
a covered wagon), he would have
been turned back; probably
recommended for an examination
as to his sanity. For what, under
heaven, would be the s e n s e of
making wagon bows of A.rtarnt
lengths, the middle ones shorter
than the end ones? No sense at
all. And DO such rnnnwt woirnn
ever was seen on the plains.
S .
And the 1844 immigration had
a guide, Moses ("Black") Harris
a mountain man familiar with the
difficulties ahead; and in addi
tion a COIDDanv under Wllli.m r
Sublette, one of the foremost
among the early explorers, trav
eled with them from the Platte to
Green river.
These men of course urged the
covered wagon companies to "hur
ry, hurry, hurry," Juat as Dr.
Whitman had done with the 1843
Immigration. Why? Why? Be
cause that was the most import
ant thing of all, next to proper
equipment and a staunch person
nel. And especially in the case of
the 1844 immigration, because
unusually steady rains fell the
first two months, making for dis
ease and delav. Three nf Su
blette's men died. Marshall Vet
ch u in and Browninsr. Tn that
stretch, of the 1400 immiBTanta
only one died, a Mr, Bennett. Su
blette started with Oil v 22 m?n
11 of them traveling for their
ue"n. me tnree who died were
among the ones out for their
health.
'm .
A distance of not mnrA fhan
100 miles in a straight line waa
made by the 1844 immigration op
to juiy i. jrort Hall was not
reached till the loth of
herthey were all of two months
late there. . . . -
At Fort Laramie mur famiiiea
were out of flour: rnmneiieH tn
purchase at 130 and 40 a bar
rel. The General Cornelius Gil
liam company did not reach Fort
Hall n n 1 11 September 16, with
flour too high for their means. No
wonder John Minto. s. B. fo v.
tt and Dan Clark a t r n
ahead, especially as a letter was
at rort Hall from Peter IT nn.
nett telling the 1S44 Immigration
that, upon arrival there, if they
needed help they should send on
messengers. They were only half
way on their' ionmew at PnH
Hall!- ' " '
Winter weather w a a not far
awajrs snow fell between Fort
Boise and The Dalles. The Whit.
man -mission (near present Walla
neipea oat the belated
11:45 Valna Panul.
12:15 New..
12:30 Hillbilly gerenad.
12 :S5 Noveltncei.
12 :45 Husical Batata.
1:00 Lea Salvo.
1 :15 Interesting Fact.
1 ;30 Jib, AnH..nn
1-45 T,,l.rili.'. Hit.
2:00 Golf Championship Finish.
wobhiod xamuy.
2:80 New.
2:45 Manhattan Mother.
S :00 Feminine fancies.
3:45 Fulton Lewis, Jr.
4:00 Chock Foster Orchestra.
4:30 Goldman Band.
5:00 Lou Breese Orchestra.
5:15 Shatter Parker.
5:30 Tliomaa Conrad Sawyer.
5:45 Elias Breeakia Orchestra.
6:00 Raymond Gram Swing.
6:16 Elias Breeskin Orchestra.
S:30 Work Wanted.
6:45 Tonight's Headline.
7:00 Rhapsody in Wax.
7:15 News Behind the News.
7:30 The Lone Banger.
8:00 New.
8:15 Elia Breeskin Orchestra.
8:30 Paul Pendarri Orchestra Soft
ball Scores.
9:00 Newspaper of the Air.
Q 1 5 Siwitiytinna
9:30 Chock Whitehead Orchestra.
10:00 Muiit Marcelino Orchestra-Soft
ball scores.
10:15 Rhvthm R.l.
10:20 Johnny Cascales Orchestra.
11:00 Tomorrow's News Tonight.
11:15 Bernia an Orrhe.tr.
11:30 Muzzy Marcelion Orchestra.
KOW WEDNESDAY 620 Ke.
7:00 Viennese Ensemble.
7:15 Trail Blazers,
7 :45 News.
8 :00 Orchestra.
8:15 The O'Neills.
8:30 Star of Today.
8:59.40 Arlington Time Signal.
9 :00 Singer.
9:15 Let's Talk It Orer.
9:30 Meet Misa Julia.
9:45 Dr. Kate.
10:00 Betty and Bob.
10:15 Grimm' Daughter.
10:30 Valiant Lady.
10:45 Betty Crocker.
11:00 Story of Mary Marlin.
11:15 Ma Perkins.
11:30 Pepper Young's Family.
11:45 The Guiding Light.
12:00 Backstage Wife.
12:15 Stella Dallas.
12:30 Vie and bade.
12:43 Midstream.
1 :00 Pianiat.
1:15 Trio.
1:30 Hollywood News.
1 :45 Singer.
2:00 Art in the New.
2:151 Lore a Mrsterr.
2:30 Woman' Magasme of th Air.
s:oo Kay Ace.
8:15 Tracer of Lost Persons.
S.-S0 News
3 :45 Orchestra.
4:30 Hobby Lobby.
5 :00 Orchestra.
5:15 Stars of Today.
o:au cocktail Hear.
5:40 Musical Interlude.
5:45 Star of Today.
6:00 Kay Kyser' Kollege.
7 -00 Orchestra.
' 7:30 Orchestra.
8:00 What' My Name.
8:80 George Jesse! ' Celebrities.
9:00 Concert Orchestra.
10:00 News Flashes.
10:15 Blue Moonlight.
10:30 Orchestra.
KEX WEDKISDAY 1116
6:3d Maairal Clock.
7:00 Family Altar Hour.
7:30 Financial Serrice,
7:45 Bnariness Parade.
7:5 Market Quotation.
7:57 Lost and Found Item.
8 :00 Dr. Brock.
8:30 Fans and Home.
9:30 Patty Jean.
f:45 Singer.
10:00 Horn Inslltnte.
10:15 Roy Shield Bern.
10:30 News.
10:45 Alice Joy.
11:00 Fashion Musical.
11:30 Farorit Waltia.- '
11:45 Between the Bookends.
12:O0 Club Matiaea.
12:80 New.
12:45 Dept. igricnlt or.
1:00 Market Baporta.
1 -OS Th On al Wm.
1 -.45 Orchestra.
2:00 Curbstone Oaia.
2:15 Financial aad Graia Benorta.
2 :25 News.
9 -an Tnir RnAt.
2:45 Molodte String.
:00 irrcneatra.
8:15 Orchestra.
8:30 Cloutier Is Calling.
4 ;60 RtniQin .m an 1t...tit.
4: JO Musical Vignettes.
:00 Uorsa Buggy Day.
6:30 Marian Miller.
6:5 Th C.whai n.nht..
6:00 Symphony Orchestra.
6:30 Violin BeeitaL
6:45 Freshest Thing la Town.
7:09 Frank Wataaaba.
7:15 Organist.
7 :30 Orchestra.
7:45 TroDiral Moods.
8:00 Sports Beporter.
8:15 New.
8 -30
10:15 Orchestra.
10:30 Dog Race Returns.
19:35 Orchestra.
11:00 New.
11:15 Partlan PiiIim R.nnW.
11:18 Organist.
4i. aa aports riaai.
WWW
K0AC WSSVSSAT SKA .
9:00 Today' Programs.
9:0 Homamkm' Vim..
10 :00 Weather Forecast.
10:30 Monitor View th Nw.
11:00 Varirtw.
11:86 Musie of th Master.
is:uu ews.
12:15 Farm Hour.
6:00 Dinner Concert. -6:15
News.
6:30 Farm Boor.
8:15 Music of CzeehoaloTakla.
8:30 Guard Your Health. 7
8:45 Music of the Masters.
www
KOIlf WEDirESTtAT 01ft WV
6:15 Market Report.
6:20 KOIN Block.
7:00 It Happened in Holly wool
7:15 KOIN felm-k. '
7 :4 j News.
8:15 When a Girl Marrie.
8 :30 Somanra r H.I.. T..-t
8:45 Our R.I Snnd..
9:00 The Goldbergs.
:io can Be BeantifoL
9 :30 Consumer News.
9:45 Youth fiinr.rol.
10:00 Bir Klst.r
10:15 Aunt Jenny' Keal Life Storie.
iu:au -organist.
10:45 Orchestra.
11:00 This and That.
11:30 -Swinsr Kcrn.H
11:45 News.
12:00 Pretty Kitty Kelly.v
12:15 Mrt and Marge.
12:30 Hitltoi. Hon..
1'i 45 Stepmother.
i scattergood Baines.
1:15 Dr. Sosan.
1:30 Sinein' Sam.
1:45 When We Were Young.
2:00 Fletcher Wil.v
2:15 Hello Again.
z:a stnger.
8 :00 Newspaper of the Air.
4:00 Bine Rhrthm
4:15 Singer.
4:30 Kcadmaster.
4:43 Walt Time.
5 :00 Symphony Orchestra.
6 :30 American Vi.wn.int.
7:00 Amos "n' Andy.
7:15 Little 8hew.
7 :30 Orchestra.
8:00 Honolulu , RnnnJ
8:30 News. Views. Riuirt. n.w.'s
8:45 Sagebrush Symphony.
9:15 Organist. ;
9 :30 Orrh.atr.
10:00 Fire 8tar FinaL
10:15 Kirhtf.n Tarn
1 0:30 Orchestra.
The Safety
waive
Letters From
Statesman Readers
' 0)
To the Editor:
In this Anftrica- where nation
wide polls roll np the votes on
problems of marriage, divorce.
politics and pulchritude: where
fishermen and hunters high-tall It
tO the WOOds ' strpsmi IfV.
bet to hone, lied stomps, have i
citizens and ruests lont their en
thusiasm for the rights and privi
leges tney enjoy 7
Flag wavinr in foreirn
tries may be enforced, failure to I
oe energetically demonstrative at
military reviews may attract pnn-
isnmeni ana zl nerRAcntlnn-
nevertheless our American indi-
vianausm win not lessen If men
remove their hats and all stand at
early winter, salmon were not
Tannine in tltav rninmhi. w4-
travelers as mtifh a. . i a I . .v . ' . . ; I na
nirsil An. k.i..Zi - ir. . HTe naa anention when the flar of the
Whitmans took th . ' I " V J 7,. . . . ... I r. reTlow- "g did naaa n ry
made the neven tneir o. " '"X 5t Ju2"f: m1'' Hw.. least, is
- . I w'WMauaa VaV TaaUataVB. Uai, V . IH U1 PBTslini I M Oua ne-1 inn Tn tlOtwlAra m.
- ; r l bl-.-l ; I 1 7. V -r." nut
The ltd i hi.i..W ... v 11. . u"iarlF. iney cm- anone ior tne legion, not alone for
-- lift immigrants did haveltlvated nothfnr rnnaorw-ui I th aM,nni. v.T . .r
runs. Thev did m .. l.-.v!.- " Vl I . person
canrht om ... Trn. ZZrT - - . - wu" Mn!?e' American.
na time to hunt, excentlnar aa th I ; Th. hnnti
w.w, .. H urge, i usb in pnmiuve w a y a (a uttla
a-Y .v , itmproveo. bnt not much, by
And the best thev conM mV. 4 1X41 i .
with their ox team a, the moat I They lived off of the fat of the
arwe w, .m uiai m . - ail. bl m . m.
rT.r. ior ta. aay ana nana wnen there waa any t at, and I MARSBFIELD, Aug. lS-opt-It
1 - f;.1?,nr TeraXe of "lth7 tightened their beltl and The Marshfleld chamb lt.
tO 12 miles a dav! Ivut- tnnm 4 Tw... I j . . '
- : , . . ... .. I T .'' wmms i j uiitwu vuiMilTSKaU
And. la the late fan and ttT(- ttia
Z&-2S and insnect the site for-
ESTHER RrricrtT
Salem (21 other signers).
Marslifield Bids Molt
he has suggested
that b n I n ess
and employment
will suffer as
I result
Two things
I come to mind
voretay Taampaoa anroDoa this re
mark. One la -that, whereas the
recent eoTiarreM eerta.inlw tnrncil
down some - administration meas
ures, the power of the adminis
trative agencies a n d of certain
congressional committees, notably
the temporary national economic
committee, to harass the business
world continues. The amount of
energy, nerves and money being
spent by the Industries of this
country to prepare material for
governmental investigations and
to aeiena themselves before in
ves ties tors, and the effect nf
some of these inrestications nnon
the efficiency of the com Dan lea
and upon the temper of their ex
ecutives cannot be computed.
A SUbDOenaV bw the TIMET! moanw
the turning upside down of the
executive ana bookkeeping de
partments of whole industries, to
e economic be n e f 1 1 ot neither
wage earners nor stockholders,
but only for the financial bene-
iu or lawyers and nubile, relatione
counsel. It means In everv sin
gle case attacks of the jitters. For
today the business exeentire. ha
he, like Ophelia, as pure as Ice and
as cnaate as snow, does not es
cape caiumny.
The business leader is nTer
completely sure what the law
or some aamimsirative decre
allows him to do. nor hoar hi
case before one of these hearings
win oe presented to the public
inrougn me press.
In these hearings there are no
ruies oi evidence, such as obtain
in courts, and anything at all can
be drag-red in. relerant nr nnt
including the personal politics of
tne man under fire, who Is much
less protected in his neraonal and
private opinions than is s WPA
woraer under the Hatch bilL
In his dispatch from Waahinr.
ton last Friday Mr. Arthur Krock
rereaiea most liiuminatlngly the
contents ot a specific snbnoena
the one issued to the Jones &
Laughlln Steel company. If any
iraae union in the countrv erer
received such a subnoena. such a
howl would go up from organized
laoor as the nation has never
known, and we would have th
Civil Liberties Union fulminating
m iub puouc press.
This is onlv to sav that ih
methods, the procedures and the
spirit in which agencies "are ad
ministered are quite as important
as the laws under which thw nn.
erate and have enormous Teper-
cussions upon the economy.
The sense of not beiner tmntpri
paralyzes initiative. The fpar nf
doing something that may be in
terpreted as wrong according to
very arbitrary interpretations
results in a preference for
as little as possible. This is glar
ingly apparent under all snn.
bureaucratic regimes, such an an.
viet Russia, where initiative is
continually paralyzed by fear of a
purge.
Thus, if the administration
wants to make its evil prophecies
come true and then blama mn.
gresfilonal action for the calamity.
It still hag the power to do so.
Ui. Htm nnniMlllnn. a 1 a a . cia
contribute to fulfilling the worst
apprehensions.
It so happens that the rejection
of the deficit spending philosophy
and the lessening of the threat of
future government competition
with business occurred In an eco
nomic phase which Secretary
Hanes, apparently forgetful of
the president's warning, has since
described as the beginning of a
real forward movement
The opposition should take
warning not to emulate the presi
dent's tactics of attributing cur
rent and .subsequent events to the
fulfillment or the frustration of
legislative acts. The devotees of
tha conHdenca aehool of thoturht.
to which unfortunately a majority
ot the republican platform plan
ners - app'arently belong, may be
confirmed by the action of this
congress and by more favorable
business conditions, in faith that
the tide has turned and that re
covery will go from strength to
strengtn oy mere negativism so
far as government Is concerned.
If the opposition gambles Its own
and the country's future on such
wishful thinking, the president's
prophecy Is likely to be fulfilled.
Basle chanres have occurred In
the American temper In the last
six rears, and even more basic
changes have occurred and go on
occurring fn the world we live In.
The new deal has realized those
changes and sought to adapt the
poucy 01 tne nation to them. It
and any other conceivable gov
ernment was, and would have
been and will be hampered, in
making an intelligent, systematic.
consistent program, by inherent
difficulties in o u r constitutional
system, which need the candid
consideration of thoughtful citi
zens.
The new deal has a 1 a a fcaen
hampered by Its own confusion,
inconsistency, animus, impetuosity
and slogans.
But if the opposition contents
itself with attacking new fal
platitudes with old deal platitudes
that belong to a no-longer existing
epocn it will disappoint millions
who. driftinr awav from the new
deal, are nevertheless still look
ing for a constructive program in
the domestic and international
sphere.
a
Clearly, a return to laissez-
faire economic and monetarv poli
cies is Impossible In the world as
at present constituted, and prom
ises even less success in the fu
ture than, on the record, it pro-
aucea in tne closing phase of the
great depression.
What we need If we are to con
tinue to maintain the American
democratic republic is not the re
scinding of laws reEulatiner indus
try but the rationalization of the
taws ana tneir administration.
what we need is not the with
drawal of aTOvernment from th
economic field but the Integration
of government activities with the
private economy in a balanced and
rational system whereby, under
just and reasonable rules, each
complements, supports and assists
the other.
The economies of all de mor ra
tio nations are today mixed econ
omies, of laissez-faire and govern
ment planning, and the task of
statesmanship for our country is
to work out and sddIv the rnn.
certed policies and the
nlzed measures which will enable
us to get the best of both systems
rather than what we now lisra
an inchoate and frustrated con
fusion that leads to a combination
of the worst of both systems.
-This Is a hard thing to do. It
takes brains and character, the
willingness to make sacrifices all
areand and an enormous portion
of disinterestedness. But failure
to reach such a synthesis is re
sponsible for what we most de
plore in the world at present: the
collapse of democratic systems.
Either we shall find It, or our
democracy will go, too.
. -
We, like the rest of the world,
are living in dangerous times,
when rapid institutional changes
in the internal society are aggra
vated by the Incalculable load of
risks Inherent in International
tensions.
The novelties and complexities
of the problem call for the finest
articulation and coordination of
that deliberate sense of the com
munity to which the founders of
the nation successively appealed
in the most critical former years
of our history y ears no more
critical than these.
The function ot the opposition,
therefore, must be more than te
oppose and to counsel retreat, it
must be to construct The oppo
sition needs, a program, written
with wide-open , courageous eyes.
It needs a program more than it
needs a presidential candidate
Copyright 1939. New York Tri
bune, inc.
Jobless Menacing
Democracy, View
Rep. Angell Says Congress
Didn't Solve Nation's
Important His ,
PORTLAND, Aug. 15 -(JF)-Democratic
processes are weak
ening and unless the problem ot
getting people back on private
payrolls Is solved, we cannot save
them. Representative Homer An
gell. republican, said today.
The 76th congress did not do
much toward solvinc serioua
problems, Angell declared. He
said the unemployed had in
creased In the last six years, agri
culture was at its lowest ebb and
the public debt had reached a
peak of $45,000,000,000.
Congress' reassertion of its in
dependence was one of the sig
nificant developments, he said.
At The Dalles last night ha
told The Dalles central labor
council the northwest was In dan
ger of losing further federal de
velopment appropriations unless
It showed more Interest in Bonne- .
ville power.
He predicted The Dalles would
become an industrial city ot
150,000 if it took advantage ot
cheap Bonneville power, Colum
bia river navigation and the vaw
materials In its area.
Italians Dislike
Hitler, Germans,
Travelers Aver
PORTLAND. Aur. 15-P-Tii-
ians don't lika Hitler nH thv
all Germans are barbarians, two
pretty Portland girls who re
turned recently from a hicvrio-
train tour ot Europe, said today.
Mary Meredith, government
stenographer, and Shirlev Sieir.
ner, said bomb shelter construc
tion makes Hyde park In London
look like a WPA nroiect.
Other of the girls" views:
Upper classes are onnnned fat
Mussolini, but the masses lib-a
him.
Germans think Prpsldnt nnA.
sevelt should mind his own busi
ness and England thinks he Is
wonderful tor helping prevent
war."
Italian soldiers
ed by Germans;
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