PACE TWO
The OREGON STATESMAN, Salem. Oregon, Tuesday Morning, February 13, 1940
Strife in Near
East Unlikely
Transfer of Aniacs Seen
as Evidence Britain
SUIi Rule Seas
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
iiMriiM Frtat Staff Writer
'Despite stress laid 1b London
and Parte on allied troop concen
trations In the near east. It ap
pears doubtfal that the European
war will spread into that theatre
at any early date.
Franco-British lines In the near
east hare now been strengthened
by arrival at Saes of anajaAnsae"
contingent of British cuioniala.
The- sise of the Australian-New
Zealand force has not been dis
closed, bat Its arrlral In fori
and unmolested by Germany has
a doable significance.
Am nnhampered movement of
troop of the proportions Indi
cated over thousands of miles of
sa Illustrates both to Franco
British and to neutral public
opinion the dominant role of al
lied sea power at this stage of the
war.
Within less than six months.
Franco-British naval power has
cleared the seas of the world of
German menace to allied shipping
except in the narrow seas about
the British Isles.
Largely Defensive
Stress laid In London and Paris
a pea near eastern maneuvers,
both military and diplomatic,
raised wide speculation as to
whether Franco-British strategy
locked toward extending the war
in that direction in spring. The
Ansae movement is bound to in
tensify that speculation, both
among neutrals and in Berlin and
Moscow.
There are strong arguments,
however, against any present al
lied move to strike at German
oil resources either in Rumanian
or Russisn fields. In the light of
them, the allied troop concentra
tions la the near east appear pri
marily defensive steps, designed
to stabilise rather than to upset
the status quo there,
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troop concentrations of peace
times to nrotect her Ukranian
"breadbasket" and her huge oil
fields centering around tlj Cas
pian seaport of Baku. Wheat and
oil are her major concerns and
probably 76 per cent of all Rus
sian oil comes from the Baku
area.
Germany, which draws some
part of her war oil needs from
Russia, has every reason to strike
to keep Russia and Turkey from
entering the war. Allied German
policies in the near east march to
gether to that extent. That tends
to give allied troop concentrations
there the look of maneuvers to
curtail the war theatre, hold it to
Its present scope, rather than
preparations to involve the near
east and the Balkans la the strug
gle. Allied strategy still counts
for victory on economic power.
Finnish War Factor
There is another factor bearing
on the situation pointing even
more strongly towsrd the improb
ability of an early spread of the
war Into the near east or to the
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ascertain outcome of the Rasso
Flnnlsh conflict.
A new crisis Is Impending on
the vital Karelian isthmus in Fin
land. Russian official claims as
sert that the red army has fought
Its way Into a score or two of
Finnish strong forts on that point.
The Finns counter with claims
thst every Russian thrust has
bee a turned back with heavy red
losses tn men and equipment.
Eye-witness accounts by neutral
war correspondents permitted a
close view of the front by the
Finns tend to bear out the Finnish
version of what has been happen
ing In nearly two weeks of head
on Rnirsian attack. The news
writers could see no evidence of
s cracking up of the Finn defense.
Signs of Faltering
The sustained red army effort
already shows signs of faltering.
If It falls, another reorganisation
au in auhiu command in r in
land and replacement of battered
red divisions (here with fresh
troops would be In order. Moscow
cos Id not reasonably contemplate
aggression elsewhere, la Rumania
er across the Black sea, until the
Finnish adventure Is concluded.
Little Finland's stand has al
ready, stalled Russia's westward
ssarca ana niiowea me siues ume
to complete a mobilisation In the
ear oast which seems likely to
prod sco s prolonged stalemate
there la a' military sense. It la
till a war of economic forces with
allied Uoop movements shaped to
that pattern rather than to any
frontal or flaak military attack.
Lincoln's Salem
Postoffice Opens
LINCOLN'S NEW 8ALEM. 111.,
Feb. 12-6PV-A. little log cabin In
the village where Abraham Lin-!
cola once served ss a coaatry
postmaster was dedicated as s
memorial to the Civil war presi
dent today la the presence of
Sits spectators.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, reopening the postoffice
for the first time since Lincoln
lost his lob as postmaster mere
than a century ago, said the ex
perieaee ss postmaster sad small
tswa politician provided "the
grouadwerk of his lows; sad ase
fel pablie career."
Lincoln's successor as post
master, young John w. Geller
! mas. took his oath of office from
Fnrley and began sorting- taes
aaads of letters, most of these
seat by collect ore seeking the
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Voods Worker Killed
KLAMATH FALLS. Fab. ll-Vf)
Clinton IL Johnson; 19, was killed
outright yesterday by a tree that
struck sis head. - Johnson was
palling- "tumps with-a tractor
when the fallen tree foaled the
choker cable sad was whirled
SgSinat him.
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the Merchant Tailors and Designers Association of
America, in convention in Cleveland. Two mil
lionaires. Alfred VanderbUt and Angler Biddle
Duke topped the list. Paul V. McNutt, presidential
CIO Here out of
Step With Lewis
Rejects Motion Deploring
Third Term Petitions;
Brost Reelected
EUGENE. Feb. 12-(yp)-The
Oreon council of the Congress of
Industrial Organisation ended its
annual convention yesterday by
refusing to get In political step
with Its national leader, John L.
Lewis.
Lewis recently opposed a third
term for President Roosevelt, but
the council, by a 58 to 39 vote,
refused to oppose circulation of
third term petitions for Roose
velt. A motion condemning state
petitions was tabled.
Richard Francis, Washington
CIO director, urged adherence to
Lewis' political strategy but ex
plained. "In Oregon It's either
Roosevelt or labor-hating Cactus
Jack Garner. There Is only one
thing you can do."
Brost Reelected
Francis described the recent
internal strife of the International
Woodworkers of America as "the
growing pains of a young organi
sation." John M. Brost, Portland long
shoreman, was reelected presi
dent. Officers nominated for election
by local unions included Ben
Garske, Bend, and F. E. Wing,
Portland, vice-presidents; Ralph
W. Peoples, Siletz, and Ed Laux,
V 11 lam in a. secretary.
Executive board nominees, of
whom six will be elected, included
L. J. McGhee, Astoria; Hugh
Adams. Portland; Henry Hansen,
North Bend; Fred Lumm, Ver
nonia; Ray Brown, Portland; J.
B. McAllister, Portland; Gerhard
Uoetse. Portland; K. S. Paddock,
Port Orford.
Chicago Likely Choice
BOISE. Idaho, Feb. 12.-(iP
Exra Whltla of Coeur D'Alene.
Idaho republican national com
mitteeman, predicted today Chi
cago would be chosen for the
party's 140 convention.
Astor Scion
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Astor XL heir to some of the As
tor fortune, is shown on the beach
at Palm Beach, Fla. Younf WU
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Jofxn Jacob Astor.
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possibility, was selected ss the "best-dressed fig
ure in the political world." The group also In
cluded Thomas E. Dewey, also a presidential con
tender. National fashion honors also went to
Lucius Beebe, New Tork columnist, and twenty
others.
Riot Call Buzzed
Instead of Radio
PORTLAND, Feb. 12-(P)-A
Hot call sent police hurrying to
day to the emergency hospital on
the fourth floor of police head
quarters. "What's up?" they asked a
nurse.
- "Nothing," she answered.
Investigation revealed that a
patient had turned the hospital
riot call switch In an attempt to
turn on the police radio.
Ohio River Gorge
Ice Breaks Loose
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receded and at Cincinnati fell
steadily below a noon peak of 26.1
feet. Flood stage Is 52 feet.
Here and elsewhere, small craft
were crushed by the Jagged ice.
As Meteorologist W. C. Dever-
eaux reported "Ice flowing all
along the river," US engineers at
! Huntington, W. Va., and Louis
ville predicted resumption of nor
mal navigation by Wednesday.
Attaches of the Huntington of
fice said It appeared ice would
leave "not a dollar's worth of
damage" within the area.
Simultaneously, the towboats
Omar and Sam P. Suit left Hunt
ington for Cincinnati, first to de
part since the freeze three weeks
ago.
Ferry service resumed between
Augusta. Ky., and Utopia, O., 40
miles upstream, and the Aurora,
Ind., ferry, moored recently be
low dam 38 returned to its base.
It's Fun to Save
Money, Says Star
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. --Perhaps
the tales of private swim
ming pools and Hollywood's prod
igal pace have been prejudicial,
but It sounded like news In the
hinterland sonight for a star ac
tress to observe that "It's fun to
save money."
Explaining how she put the
theory into practice, Gale Page,
co-star with the Lane sisters In
"Four Sisters." 'Four Wives,"
and others, said she recently dined
20 people at her home at total
cost of 4 for the meal. The fare:
Spaghetti.
"My dad in Spokane taught ma
to save money," the comely actress
explained. As Sally Rutter, she is
well known in Spokane as the
daughter of R. L. Rutter, a lead
ing banker.
"You'tc got to remember in
Hollywood and It's rather easy
to forget that your professional
life is no longer than your con
tract, Tu've got to take It and
save lCwhlie the Uklng's good."
Miss Page, who climbed to mov
ies via radio, came here to appear
in the Seattle milk fund show.
Odd Accident Fatal
NELSON, B. C, Feb. lt-JP
Jacob Allea and Clifford Mahaf
fey. employes of the West Koots
ney Power and Light company's
Upper Bonnington plant near
sera, were drowned In the Koote
nay riTer today when a slab of
concrete smashed throngs the
plr on which they were work
tog. Cyclist's Injury Fatal
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. XS
-CP-Riehard Crowley, 14. Van
couver, died tonight from a
broken back, suffered January 14
when his motorcycle was blowa
from the Ererrreen highway, east
of Camas during a high wind,
Dayton 20, Carlton 14
DAYTON The Dayton basket
ball, team won, from Carlton at
Carlton Friday, ' 2 to -14, and
the Dayton girls, won, 21 to 21,
la TOIleybslL
Ludna Beebe
Three Republican
Candidates Heard
Dewey, Taft and Bridges
Speak; Also Hoover
and J. Hamilton
(Continued from Page 1)
said. "That will bring immediate
relief to the farmer. And that will
balance the budget. That will give
Jobs to the nine million unem
ployed, and that will assure Abra
ham Lincoln's America."
Revitalizing of Free
Enterprise Held Need
Speaking in New York City,
John D. M. Hamilton, the chair
man of the republican national
committee, called for a reritalixa
tion of "the forces of free enter
prise now dormant in American
life." This, he said, would "mean
a broadening Justice and a higher
standard of living for labor," and
"a fair chance" for the investor
and businessman to make a profit.
"It will mean." he added, "In
creased consumers for the pro
ducts of our farms."
The speakers Included not only
Senator Taft, but Mrs. Taft as
well. At the New York dinner,
she said the problems of govern
ment present "a challenge to our
capacity for self-government."
"Our pride in our free govern
ment is challenged," she added,
"for we are proud of our Ameri
can heritage of liberty which oar
grandfathers and grandmothers
gave to us, of the union which
our fathers and mothers saved
for us-They are ours In trust for
our sons and daughters. The 'new
woman' and the grand old party,
will be true to that trust. We will
fight for a chance for young
America to go forward In a free
and solvent country."
William Allen White, the Em
poria, Kansas, editor, said at
Springfield, 111., that the nation
should select "a humble and kind
ly" leader like Abraham Lincoln
to cope with the unemployment
problem.
During the day. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt participated in
brief ceremonies at the Lincoln
memorial. A presidential wreath
Atas placed beside the huge
marble statue of Lincoln within
the memorial, while Mr. Roose
velt stood with bared head and
the army band played "The Star
Spangled Banner."
Nippon Ends Pact
With Netherlands
TOKYO. Feb. 12-(i!P)-Japan an
nounced today that she was term
inating her arbitration treaty with
The Netherlands, whose valuable
oil and rubber producing colonies
In the East Indies have been a
source of anxiety to the mother
country since Japan began ex
panding in south China.
A foreign office spokesman said
"The sole purpose of terminating
the treaty. lies in a desire not to
be bound by it in case conversa
tions for treaty revision do not
reach a conclusion by August XI."
He added that both nations had
agreed to negotiate for revision of
the old treaty, which provides for
arbitration of disputes through
the World court, te which Japan
no longer belongs.
Lewiston Convention Site
BOISE. Idaho, Feb. X2-(AV-The
Idaho state republican e e a t r a 1
committee today chose Lewis ton
tor the party's 1140 delegate con
vention, the dsts to be fixed by
State Chairman Thomas Heath of
Preston.
Tot Scalded Fatally
WILDER. Idaho. Feb. X2WPV-
Virglnia. Evans, 22-months-old
daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. John
Evans, tumbled into s pan of 'boil
ing water her mother placed oa
the floor of their farm home near
here and was fatally scalded.
New Economic
Cains Claimed
Reich and Soviet Agree
to Speed Trade; Pact
Made With Turkey
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3000 meter and two mile runs at
the- 193 1 Olympics in Berlin. He
was reported killed in Sunday's
fighting on the isthmus.
- Finnish authorities took keen
Interest in reports reaching Hel
sinki of a possible crisis between
Russia and the two baltlc states
from which she gained conces
sions last fall, Estonia and Lat
via. The chiefs of the armies of
Latvia and Estonia were said to
have conferred on defense of the
two states and the Latvian presi
dent, Karl Ulmanis, recently hint
ed In a radio speech at possible
trouble ahead.
-Hussia's communique reported
the capture of 32 defense fortl
cations yesterday on the Karelian
isthmus and said enemy losses in
the past few days included 230
machine guns and 82 guns.
The Russians previously re
ported taking 16 fortifications
Sunday while last Thursday's
communique said 13 'artillery
forts" nad been captured.
The French communique on the
western front developments mere
ly said "nothing of importance
to report."
Netherlands Irate
At Vessel's Sinking
Shipping news was topped by
the disclosure of the torpedoing
of the Netherlands freighter,
Burgerdijk, 6,853 tons, by a sub
marine and the sending of an SOS
by a nazl freighter attempting to
run the British blockade off the
Brazilian coast.
Indignation and dismay spread
through The Netherlands when it
became known the Burgerdijk was
sent to the bottom Saturday off
the southwest coast of England.
Her captain said his ship was tor
pedoed without any reason being
given by the submarine comman
der.. About 41 survivors were res
cued by The Netherlands freighter
Edam.
The SOS was from the 3771-ton
German freighter Wakama, which
slipped out of Rio de Janeiro late
Sunday night. A Spanish vessel
48 miles from the Wakama went
to her aid. Brazilian observers
eaid the freighter might hare en
countered a British warship.
In the far east, Japanese mili
tary authorities reported that a
Chinese army supporting former
Premier Wang Ching-Wei had
landed on the coast of F u k i en
province and Is fighting the army
of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek.
The Japanese are suportlng Wang
in his program to form a new cen
tral Chinese government which
will cooperate with Tokyo.
German Freighter
Scuttled by Crew
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boat was set afire. We saw both
the Dorsetshire and Shropshire af
terwards.
"As far as I know, the crew of
the Wakama is still in small boats
because in wartime when a ship
sets herself afire or scuttles her
self a warship has no obligation to
rescue the men. At least, definite
ly they are not aboard the Haw
kins." The Hawkins was the only one
of the three British cruisers to
put into Rio de Janeiro.
The 3771-ton Wakama, which
slipped out of Rio de Janeiro har
bor last midnight, broadcast an
SOS this afternoon, and shortly
afterward two rescue ships which
raced to the scene reported they
found nothing afloat.
Both the Spanish steamer Ar
riara Mendl and the Brazilian pas
senger ship Bage said they found
nothing, and the Bage said she
was searching for survivors.
Big Economy Plea
Voiced, NY State
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more than the current program.
It retains all present levies and
proposes a 115,000,000 boost in
the personal Income tax affecting
the upper middle class.
Governor Lehman wiped out
several years ago the $100,000,
000 deficit he inherited from
Franklin D. Roosevelt as chief
state executive in 1933, but the
heavy unemployment relief load
and falling revenues have com
bined to compile a new debt
which the executive estimates will
be 328.000,000 at the end of the
current fiscal year.
Emergency Mercy
Flight Unavailing
ANCHORAGE. Alaska, Feb. 12
-(;p)-An emergency "mercy
flight" of nearly 250 miles from
the Alaskan interior proved futile
today with the death of an 11-day-old
Infant at the hospital
here.
Pilot Don Glass flew the baby
ami her mother, Mrs. Bernard Ivy,
here from McGrath for oxygen
tent treatment of a pulmonary ail
ment. Tillamook Pioneer Dies
TILLAMOOK. Feb. 12-(A)-Smith
W. Elliott. St. pioneer
dairyman of Tillamook county,
died today. He was a native of
Lansing. Mich., bat had resided
in this district II Tears.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-fl3)-Wi1-liam
F. (Sir Launcelot) Galling
turned up at State and Madison
streets In a full suit of armor to
day, announcing he was going to
rescue the first ward from the
dragon of "crooked politics."
Outfitted from head to foot in
steel plate wtih a broadsword,
suspended from s sash, of faded
scarlet and gold. Galling let it be
known that he was a candidate
for republican committeeman.
"My life was threatened when
I announced I was going to run
for committeeman of this ward,"
he' asserted.
Calling's remarks were ad
dressed to a crowd of 100 shop
pers. '
ROSOOE, NY, Feb. iafV
After delivering a child to Mrs.
Ralph Donovan, Dr. -Edward
Miller received prompt payment
., OOOO pennies.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-fl-John
Jovanovich, 68, stopped at
his hotel desk to discuss with Joe
Zack. the clerk, the death of a
friend.
"Well," said Jovanovich, "I
gness 111 be next."
He bent down to pull on his
overshoes and fell dead, presum
ably from a heart attack.
Nine Million.Who
Need Work, Issue
So Affirms Tom Dewey in
Portland Interview;
Praises McNary
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him as a candidate in the primary
of his own state."
When a reporter said that a
morning press conference answer
to a question on the chances of
men from the east and west coast
being tied up on the republican
ticket had given the Impression
that Dewey would like a ticket
naming him and McNary, Dewey
said the interpretation was wrong.
"I did not mean to indulge in
the role of prophet or to sug
gest how the ticket should be
made up," he stated.
Withholds Views
On Tariff, Security
Questions on his attitude to
ward reciprocal tariffs, particu
laVly as affecting the lumber in
dustry, Dewey preferred not to
answer. He said he has a speech
scheduled on the tariff issue and
that the problem is necessarily so
broad that it must be considered
all at once. He also had nothing
yet to say on the farm question.
Asked his views on the effect
of social security and other pay
roll taxes on business, Dewey re
plied: "We shall hare to find out
what the real effects are in an ad
ministration which will let econ
omy go ahead, an administration
which does not periodically ap
ply punitive taxes to a business
which has done something the ad
ministration does not like or
which does not fit its theories,
and thirdly, an administration
that will attempt to balance the
budget."
Schedule Makers
Accorded Praise
Dewey met all the newspaper
men at the conference, chatted
with several about mutual ac
quaintances in Michigan. He com
plimented the Multnomah county
republican organization for the
smoothness with which his sche
dule was handled. "Our schedule
has never run anywhere as near
on time," he said, and added that
he was just six minutes behind
schedule.
The candidate said that one of
the biggest receptions was in
Portland, Maine, but that he bene
fitted by the fact that the Gover
nor of Maine, ahead of him In
line, had massive hands. "When
they got past the governor," Dew
ey smiled, "they were a little dis
couraged." When a newspaperman remark
ed that the candidate had appar
ently not been in New York long
enough to acquire the New York
accent, Dewey responded, "Why
should I? I lived 21 years in Mich
igan and I've been only 16 in
New York."
At the close of the session,
Dewey arose at a signal from one
of his secretaries. He had Im
mediately to meet a delegation of
high school Journalism students,
who had been waiting two hours.
Citizenship Lost
By Fritz Thyssen
BERLIN, Feb. 1 t.-0fp)-P r i t s
Thyssen, once one of the wealth
iest men in Europe and an indus
trialist whose support did much to
raise Adolf Hitler to power, be
came a man without a country to
day. A decree published in the offi
cial Gazette, signed by Interior
Minister Wilhelm Frick with the
approval of Foreign Minister Joa
chim von Ribbentrop, deprived
Thyssen and his wife of their
German citizenship. Informed
quarters described the action as
the final break between the naxis
and their one-time supporter.
(Thyssen and his wife h s v e
been in voluntary exile in Switzer
land since last November, living
quietly st the best hotel la Lo
carno. He has steadily declined to
give an explanation of his break
with Hitler).
Although the former owner of
the greatest steel corporation in
Enrope thus lost his Gsrman
rights, his vast Rhine valley In
dustries continued working tor the
reich oa a greatly accelerated
schedule.
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Army Budget Details in
Demand bnt Minister
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attempted to mediate the dispute
and Hata remarked that "we are
in the midst of war and are doiog
all posslole to prevent espionage.
Beyond this I cannot explain.'
The overseas minister, Gen. Ku
niako Koiso. then entered the con
troversy and told Makino an ex
planation of the budget would dis
close the number of men under
arms sad much- Information about
armament and asked the question
er to consider this.
Unappeased, Makino retired
from the rostrum.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 13-(Tuesday)
-(A) A Chinese army supporting
former Premier Wang Ching-Wei
has landed on the coast of Fukien
province and is fighting the forces
of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-
Shek, Japanese military authori
ties here stated today.
Without mentioning where the
troops came from, the Japanese
said they had landed Monday at
an unnamed spot "with the coop
eration of the Japanese army and
navy."
The Japanese, who are support
ing Wang in his program to form
a new central Chinese government
in cooperation with Tokyo and in
oppositionto Gen. Chiang's
Chungking regime, called the
force the "Peace and national re
construction army."
This army, the existence of
which has not been mentioned be
fore, is said to have captured the
town of Shaoan, in Fukien prov
ince near the Kwangtung border.
The Japanese hinted the force was
about 60,000 strong.
Dictatorship Fear
! Stressed by Taft
New Dear Victory in 1940
Would Be License to
Rule Unchecked
GREENSBORO. NC, Feb. 12.-
-senator Kobert A. Taft, re
publican nresldentinl
declared here tonight that the
umiea states must decide
whether It will remain a republic
of its historic pattern or become
a government by a totalitarian ex
ecutive.
Speaking at the republican
party's Lincoln day rally for
iNorcn carouna, the Ohio senator
predicted that "if the new deal
were licensed to proceed in the
IP 40 election," the result would
be "a modern, streamlined totali
tarian dictatorship."
"This country in I8 60," Taft
said in a prepared address, "faced
the greatest crisis in its history
whether it should remain a na
tion or be broken up into two or
more bitterly hostile states.
Through the calm determination
of Abraham Lincoln, we were pre
served a nation, but only after
the frightful trial of civil war.
"Again in 1940 we face a
fundamental decision whether
this country shall remain the kind
of country which our fathers made
and Lincoln preserved, a republic
protecting the inalienable rights,
the freedom and liberty of Its In
dividual citizens, or a totalitarian
executive with unlimited and un
divided power over the lives and
activities of Individuals and local
governments alike.
Slowed up in 88
"The new deal has slowed up
today because the people in 1938
elected a congress which, repre
senting its constltuients, disap
proves of more government power
and spending. In effect, we have
a deadlock in congress today. The
new deal is unable to force its
wishes on congress but the re
publicans and anti-administration
democrats are not strong enough
to change any existing policy.
"If the new deal were licensed
to proceed In the 1940 election,
w would see the course of the
last six years accelerated more
power, more regulation of every
phase of life, more billions bor
rowed and poured out to retain
the spenders in power, until the
government is the servant, not
of the people, but of its pension
ers. We could not stop until fi
nancial collapse and a subservient
con rress nroduced a mnAmrn
streamlined totalitarian dictator
ship.
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Bonneville Lock
PORTLAND. Feb. 12-;p)-Com-merce
passing through Bonneville
locks on the Columbia river dur
ing January included 6,540,856
gallons of gasoline. 57,922 bush
els of wheat, 12,606 barrels of
diesel and fuel oil, 2,460,000
board feet of logs, 40,200. linear
feet of piling and poles and 487
tons of miscellaneous cargo.
The cargo was carried by 267
craft, the US engineers reported.
National Unity
Lack Deplored
Overflow Crowd Listens
as Republican Drive
Opens, Northwest
(Continued from Page 1.)
ing portion of our people to a
career on relief.
Dewey charged that "the new
deal has totally failed to recog
nize these fundamental truths"
but instead "tells us our indus
trial plant is all built . . . That
government spending of a nation's
savings Is the answer."
"Is it any wonder," Dewey
asked, "that one-third of the na
tion is ill-clothed, ill-housed and
ill-fed, as the president has said?
It It any wonder that nine mil
lions of our people are still out of
work?"
Farm Price Parity
Held Serious Talk
Development in the United
States is lagging, Dewey said, "be
cause of the nation-wide under
current of distrust and fear of the
shifting policies of the adminis
tration in Washington . . . Be
cause the new deal has vilified
business men, levied punitive
taxes and in the name of legiti
mate reform has sought to rule or
in In the commercial life of the
country."
One of the causes of national
discord, the candidate declared,
has been "a total failure to re
store a reasonably parity between
industrial and farm prices, leaving
the farmer unable to sell at a prof
It while labor and capital in in
dustry are both unemployed."
"That's why the farmer gets no
fair exchange for his labor," Dew
ey said. ". . . Any administration
which pretends to be the friend of
the people and yet neglects this
problem is no friend of the peo
ple. "More than that." he continued,
"any administration which cannot
make peace between warring fac
tions of labor, or even between It
self and labor or business, is a
failure. And when such an admin
istration cannot make peace even
in its own ranks it ought to be
put out to make way for a united
republican administration."
Hewlett to Take
Stand Here Today
(Continued from Page 1.)
of the investigation into county
dooks, it was alleged that a pqa
sible means of covering up the
missing funds over a Deriori of
years was for the treasurer or
his deputy to falsify the date on
wnicn warrants were marked
paid, so that warrant rtimitv
paid in December would appear
to have been paid in the Janu
ary following.
In this war. it was asaertMi.
the growlnr discreoancv between
actual cash on hand and the
amount which ought to have been
available at any time would have
been concealed. The auditor de
clared that an accurate compari
son of actual cash on hand with
the records of warrants naid
computed during any part of the
year except wnen the year-end
oaiances were made up would
have revealed the shortage at
once.
Such trial balances were never
struck, he said, until the state
auditors began Investigation of
county books.
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