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PAGZ F0U3 11m OBEGOXf STATESMAN. Satan. Oregon, Sunday Morning. December 21, 1941 Myim iMi tatemaau "No Favor Sways Vt; No Fear Shall Aioe Fran First Statesman, March 28, 1851 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING CO. CHARLES A. S PRAGUE, President Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper. Island of Sweet Streams The Portuguese had another word for it; to them it was one of the Ladrones or "Thieves,' reference being to the character of its piratical Inhabitants in the early days of European pen etration into the orient. But to the Chinese it was Hiang Kiang, the Island of Sweet Streams. The name Hong Kong is a westernization. If the British have lost or are about to lose Hong Kong they will have held it for exactly a century, during which they transformed it from a tiny fishing settlement into a prosperous, ex ternally beautiful Snd largely occidental com munity. It has stood however as a sort of mon ument to, the cruder, less defensible, less en lightened British foreign policy of a century ago. For it was in the course of the Opium war, more politely designated as the Anglo-Chinese war, that the British in 1841 took possession of Hong Kong, their title being confirmed in the treaty signed the following year. But in the curious way that good sometimes accompanies evil, that treaty in combination with others es tablished the Open Door policy which has in its general effect, we trust, been mutually bene ficial to orient and Occident. It remains to be noted that Hong Kong's modernization and prosperity were largely based for many years upon the opium trade though the British gov ernment as early as 1880 had seen the light to the extent of supporting Chinese efforts to stop opium smuggling. The world as a whole did not become sufficiently aware of opium's evils to wage international war upon traffic, until the present century. The Hong Kong crown colonyas included not only the island but nearby Kowloon on the mainland only a quarter mile away at one point. There it sat, right on the edge of the Nippon-dominated portion of China, and the only reason it wasn't gobbled up long ago was the fact that Japan and the British empire were at peace. When they went to war, Hong Kong's fall was" strictly "in the cards" and only the stub bornness of its garrison prevented its immedi ate capture. Had Hong Kong really been tenable it would have constituted, in conjunction with Manila, a useful barrier to the flow of Japan ese forces and munitions southward. As an en emy stronghold in their midst, the Japanese had to root it out, but its positive value to them is limited since they hold the mainland behind it. The real eye-opener is ability of the Chinese to harass the attackers from the rear, showing how sketchy and insecure that Japanese hold on the Chinese seaboard really is. Thus the almost certain fall of Hong Kong is no major blow to our cause in the orient. The heroic stand made there has, on the other hand, .probably delayed the massing of Japanese pow er against Singapore, and has encouraged the Chinese to renew offensive action. It adds an other chapter to the long tale of British troops' dofcjed courage under attack. Paul MaHon Grant Boyer Grant Boyer has been county clerk since the year that the boys went marching away to war, 1917. A lot of legal papers have been filed In the intervening 24 years and a lot of Mar Ion county citizens have beaten a path to Mr. Boyer's office door; doubtless mbre than 90 per cent of the county's adult population. Not many men have enjoyed a wider acquaintance; and if among those thousands who know Mr. Boyer personally he has an enemy, it's safe to say that nobody else knows about it. Six times has he been elected to the office, and in no recent election has he been hard pressed; such votes at his opponents received they attracted on their own merits; there was no anti-Boyer vote. . . There is a general tendency among long time office holders to forget that they are pub lic servants, to assume that the reverse is true.. This tendency Mr. Boyer seems always to have avoided. Service has always been the motto of his office, nor has he ever forgotten that its . costs come out of the taxpayer's pocket. An nual budgets for its operation have increased little in 24 years though services performed have more than doubled. From any point of view his has been a remarkable record, one which others who aspire to serve the public might advantageously copy. And it has been one upon which he will be entitled to look back, upon retirement, with entire satisfac tion. Statesman, February 29, 1M0. It was almost two years ago that The Statesman thus commented upon the career in public office of Marion county's veteran clerk, In anticipation of his retirement. That antici pation was a bit premature, for thanks to events related to preparation for another wir, his ten ure as acting clerk extended until quite recent ly. All that was said on that previous occasion may still appropriately be said of Mr. Boyer. It Is necessary only to add a word of regret that his time for enjoyment of life following retire ment was so brief, and that he will not be here to greet again occasionally, as a private citizen, those thousands of friends. Cherrians' Christmas Tree "Merry Christmas" wishes exchanged in advance by friends who meet casually on Sa lem's streets are conveyed, this Christmas sea- , son, in voices as cheery as marked such salu tations in less troublesome times. War has not dimmed the Christmas spirit, even in, this zone of potential though apparently receding dan-., fer. If one may judge from the crowds, gift purchases have not been foregone. The various Christmas cheer programs proceed as in the past Though It is a matter we will discuss at freater length later in the week, the nature of Our entry into war was such that there Is noth ing In our war effort inconsistent with, the ob servance of Christmas. , , , However for the reason that we here In the Willamette valley are living in a war zone, one traditional feature of the" yuletide season Is missing.- Outdoor Christmas illumination has been discouraged, for obvious reasons. Yet at ach Christmas season since IMS, the Salem Cherrians have lighted the fir tree on the court- house law; its gaiety at this season has afford ed pleasure to thousands. It was-lighted in 1917 and 1918 when the nation was at war; in those years there was no direct threat of enemy action here. It is a thought that occurs to citizens not affiliated with the Cherrians but interested in the unbroken preservation here of a custom which originated in Salem and has spread throughout the nation, that illumination of this tree might be made an exception to the gen eral rule, since there is always someone on duty at the courthouse who could extinguish the lights in case of a blackout. This is the Cherrians' problem and they must meet it in whatever way seems to them wise and prudent. We merely record here the sentiment that has been expressed by others in the community a sentiment in which, with due regard to the necessities of wartime, we concur. One weekly newspaper and one semi weekly published in cities near Salem last week reprinted editorially as fact the rumor that ground glass had been found in canned shrimp that came from Japan, Most of the dailies have carried the follow-up story which related that what a southern California farm family thought was ground glass, turned out to be harmless crystals of magnesium ammonium phosphate, often found in cans of shrimp or crab. The en emy may be scheming to murder as many of us as he can but it always pays to get the facts straight. Our state and federal agencies assign ed the task of safeguarding the safety and pur ity of our food supply are, we have faith, on the job. News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON (Distributed by Kin Features Syndicate. Inc. Repro duction in whole or in part strictly prohibitedT WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 One good official source thinks Hitler has lost one fourth of his total available man power on the plains of Russia. Total nazi casualties (killed, wound ed and missing) he estimates at 2,000,000. The long battle line required the fuehrer to keep an army of 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 up front continuously. He has fed this force from his maximum man-power pool of 8,000,000 to 9,000,000 men, (which incident ally is spread thin all around Europe in the balkans, France, and other occupied regions.) These estimates picture Hit ler on the verge of disaster, but unfortunately they are not fully accepted by other sources. An other authority, just as official and usually as ac curate, thinks most of the nazi casualties who were wounded, will be available again. The permanent nazi loss so far, he estimates at only 580,000 to 600,000 men. , Everyone agrees red losses are, much heavier. - Estimates run between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 men. Certainly 600.000 to 800,000 reds have been taken prisoners. (Nazi losses in prisoners have been rela tively inconsequential). But Stalin can stand man losses better than Hitler. His maximum available man-power is more than half again as large as Hitler's between 12,000,000 and 14,000,000 soldiers. The differing estimates represent at least the best available balance which can be obtained on the widely varying claims of the Moscow and Ber lin propaganda ministries. These two generals who are taking over the army defenses of Hawaii are flying generals not desk-sitters. Both are red-tape haters, chosen on merit for their air experience. Gen. Emmons, who is to be in charge has an army reputation for silent aggressiveness. He never relied on written reports, visited all the air fields In his old combat command and talked to squad leaders. After the greatest of mass bombing flights, the hop of 21 flying fortresses to Hawaii last May, he wired back: "Flight uneventful. All arrived." , Especially colorful is the new Hawaiian air force commander, General Tinker, who sports long side burns and should be known as "side-whiskers" al though his accepted nick-name is "Tinks." He is part Osage and was among the best flyers of the army. (Formerly he was pilot for Major General Blanding of the national guard). Never known to raise his voice, he is pleasant, Impatient with rou tine. He did a bang-up job with the interceptor squad. The appointments are warnings to Jap flyers. The new Pacific fleet commander, Admiral Ni mitz is a seagoer, too, although he is also considered an expert at personnel and administration. Excep tionally vigorous for his 56 years, he customarily plays three sets of tennis before seeking the show ers. Dignified, forceful, imperturbable, is the way his associates characterize him. One reason Mr. Roosevelt stepped so fast into censorship is that war department has been angry at other governmental bureaus (agriculture, com merce, etc.,) for giving out statistics on raw ma terials, lend-lease shipments, etc., and wanted over all department control to force suppression of such information. ... To show you how unified con gress is, the anti-Roosevelt isolationists are leading most of the war legislation (Van Nuys and Sum ners, the war powers bill; Senator Reynolds the draft act; Senator Walsh, the naval bills). Spirit was never better on everything except price control. ... Of the coming new 6,000,000 army, 1,000,000 will prpbably be in the air corps. Immediately we will have 270,000 more in that main defense branch and 100,000 will be pilots; Only officials pleased that war came are the senate labor committee, because it enabled them to duck anti-strike legislation. They frankly say so. ... One thing to remember about FDR's demand for a 7 day week, 24 hour day, is that time and a half will be paid for all over 40 hours, thus upping labor costs to the government ... It has now been established the Jap aircraft carriers came in from the blank spot of , the Pacific north of HawaiL They sailed northeast from Japan nearly " to the Aleutians, dropped straight south. . ; ." Daily suggestion of what you can do to help win this war (No. 1): Don't try to buy new tires, get your old ones re treaded. Don't slam on your brakes suddenly or tear around corners. Drive moderately to conserve your automobile and fuel. This is a war of re sources. Stop all waste --V . -w.v "Emerald Embassy" AMERICA "Where Men Are (Still) MEN" Bits for Breakfast By R. J. HENDRICKS "Put the Rascals on 12-21-41 the Firing Line" is a headline in 'Shadows" for December; it means just that: .' (Concluding from yesterday:) Still quoting Warden Jess F. Dunn of the Oklahoma state penitentiary: "He replied: 'Warden, I am probably in better mental and physical health than at any time in the past ten years. That is not the reason I do not accept parole. S S " 'On the outside the weather is extremely cold, just barely above zero. Just where would I go if I left here? I have no rela-( tives on whom to fall back on. I cannot go to my friends and ask them to put me up until I find employment. " "The amount the state will give me $5 would last me three days at the most. Now, if I had employment to go to, I would jump at the chance of leaving prison. s s s " 'But if I accepted this op portunity now I would go out and begin looking for work in cities where hundreds of others, not handicapped by being ex- prisoners, are finding it diffi cult to secure employment. What would I do at the end of three days when my $5 was gone? " 'I'm no criminal. But, un der my improved mental and physical condition and an in creased interest in living, neith er would I starve nor freeze to death. And still, I would not wish to return to prison under another sentence. Tell me where I can 'find temporary employ ment and I will thank you from the bottom of my heart for the parole'," "We! certainly can't blame him for his attitude. We may have the best prison program in the world for reclaiming men IN prison. We kmay take the greatest care to see that the in dividual prisoner has at least a fifth grade education, even if he serves as little as a year in pris on, when he leaves. (Inciden tally we are actually doing this In the ; Oklahoma state peniten tiary school.) "We see men come in physi cally and mentally shot tp pieces. We see them go out physically qualified to become good work men, with mental attitudes The Safety Valve Letters from Statesman Readers WHO SHALL WIN THE WAR? Can a leopard change his spots or a jackel choose to sing? Or Satan pose as a dove of peace, surrounded by a military ring? There are spirits good and evil; choose between the twain. Spirits banished from the throne of God aspire to rule and reign. The Christ is born as angels sing Peace on earth, is the message they bring. Evil spirits are on the rampage again,- Their motives of conquest are made very plain. The spirit of jealousy leaves a crimson stain. Nations are now marked with the curse of Cain. They pose as peace emissaries as their war birds fly, Then attack from ambush with out an alibi. A legion of spirits once were wont to cry For the master's grant to -enter a pig sty. The swine, infested, soon met their doom; The spirits from Hades bear tid ings of gloom. There is a Holy Spirit that comes from on high; Soon this Spirit, the works of man will defy. The spirit of Anti-Christ will be forced to cry, To suffer eternally, where the worm will not die. When Christ was. horn mere was military pact; In the midst of world tumult, He is coming back. The forces of Anti-Christ will have fought in vain For Christ and His redeemed will rule and reign; As everyone can read in God's Holy Writ, Satan will be bound and cast into the pit All blood-washed Christians will .live In Paradise ; - For Christ will rule forever, the ; land, sea and skies. , - Z. H. HARPER..' "fw AumsvUle. Ore.- SOLDIER'S GOODBYE Touch the chair I sat in, The pillow where lay my head; Sing the songs we sang. Read the books we read. Say goodbye to Mom for me, And tell her not to cry: The war will soon be over And I will be home bye and bye. Keep your courage high, my dears And say a prayer for me: In case I don't come back to you, Well, I guess it was meant to be. And so, until we meet again In the days that are to come, I'll be thinking of you constantly Each day that I am gone. FRANCIS WILSON. clicking and confident they can now face the world and make it. s S V "BUT WHEN I SEE THEM COME BACK TO PRISON, in thirty, ninety days or within six months, broken and beaten and with that whipped look in their eyes, with no trace of that hope and determination left, I AM CONVINCED OUR REHABILI TATIVE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN WASTED HERE, AND IN THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE CASES, THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE RELEASED PRISONER. "Had these prisoners been re leased to employment through a federal-state agency, ninety-five per cent of them would not have returned to prison. Is this a high figure? I do not think so, because I have watched them come and go for many years. s "Bridge the gap after release of the prisoner with some form of remunerative employment and a certain amount of genuine interest and supervision over a period of time sufficient for re adjustment to normal living, and recidivist prison populations will dwindle to an absolute min imum, and the cost of crime and the maintenance of prisons will materially decrease." So ends the article of Warden Dunn, veteran Oklahoman in prison administration. The ave rage reader will say he "has something there." S S There will be readers to pro tese that the proposition goes too far, in asking the taxpaying public to bear the expense of criminals In finding jobs, after they have been convicted of law breaking. Let such objectors read over Warden Dunn's article again. He thinks the adoption of his suggestion would save money, to say nothing of making property and life safer for every person. And this would be an observ ance of the Golden Rule, the highest law ever given for an orderly world, thus: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" Mrs. Roosevelt Asks Tolerance s -'- f r j t T S - ' " or f 7 By FRANCIS GERARD Chapter It (Ceattamed) Her husband shook his head. "No, darling, not heaven. It seems to be a suggestion couch ed in the. most dulcet terms for me to go to the other place. He perused the two impudent verses of doggerel again and shook his head. "I think that young woman is indulging an undoubted sense of humor at my expense. She must be very sure of herself, very sure." "You don't think,- said Juan ita slowly, "that it's a . . clue?" Meredith stared at her in as tonished amusement "Darling," he began, "why should she . . " He frowned as he left his sentence unfinished. "By the Lord Harry!" he breathed. "I wonder. If that is so, she must either think I'm a fool or ... " He picked up the sheet of note paper again. " Go down. Sir John, go down'," he read aloud, " To those sweet waters of oblivion. Where fretful pondering and unkind tricks Of life are sooth ed and washed away in waters of the Styx. That seems clear enough," he commented. "You mean," observed Juan ita, "or rather she means, that you'll never get your answer in this life." Sir John nodded. "Looks like it," he admitted. "Let's go on. Where grisly Cerberus defends the door Beyond the ferried passage from the shore Of this sad journeying which men call Life.' That rather confirms it, doesn't it?" "It does seem to, on the face of it," acknowledged his wife. "But it's the first line of the second verse that makes me think there may be more to it than just a suggestion that you should go and jump in the lake." " 'Seek ye fullfillment of your jeweled quest?' " read Meredith. "Well that's plain enough, isn't It? Because it goes on to suggest that I lend an attentive ear to her behest. 'And seek the knowl edge which but lies in death Of course. It's bilge! Just fanci ful bilge and pretty poor verse at that!" Juanita leaned across and studied the sheet of notepaper which her husband tilted to wards her. She read aloud the last line of all, "'Wherein Dis vocery . . .' You see that word, John? 'Wherein Discovery shall set a term to strife.' " "Yes, I know," grumbled Mere dith. "On the face of it, if we're to take the thing seriously, I've got to die or 'go down' as they suggest so charmingly. I wish to goodness I knew Madame de Vassignac better. I'd be in a better position to judge whether it was just spiteful nonsense, or her way of crowing over me from the security of a safe po sition . . . Well, there's only one way to find out." "How?" asked his wife curi ously. "To go and ask her," replied Sir John. "But you don't suppose shell tell you?" "On the contrary. I VMy she wilL" "What's she like, this Madame de Vassignac?" asked Juanita curiously. "She's very beautiful," replied Sir John. "Oh, said his wife rather blankly. Meredith threw back his head and laughed. "Worried about roe, darting?" he asked whimsically. "I still find you attractive." Her voice was serious but her eyes laughing. Sir John nodded complacent ly. "So you should," be said. "You're not so bad yourself, you know." CHAPTER TWENTY At the window of a flat high above Park Lane, His Highness Prince Satsui, Major of the 53rd Regiment, Imperial Japanese Army, stared across the green stretches of Hyde Park. There was about him, at this moment, none of the air of the polished cosmopolitan. He was dressed now in a simple black kimono with a wide scarlet sash. His bare feet were thrust into little heelless slippers of the same brilliant colour as his sash. His long, strong, aristocratic hands were hel.1 at waist level, their fingers interlaced. His face was Impassive, his eyes alone be traying the fact that they mir rored not the green stretches of the park but his own troubled thoughts . . . Finally Satsui seated himself cross-legged on the great, square sitting-cushion before which a little, table, no more than a foot high, had been plac ed with its lacquer tray and the lovely little purple jade bowls from which he would drink his tea. This tea drinking was a ha bit Major Satsui had formed when fighting with his regiment during the annexation of Man chukuo. Though he did drink the wines, spirits and cocktails of western civilization, he cared little for them, infinitely pre ferring endless little bowls of Chinese tea. Having poured his tea into one of the minut bowls, the Prince left it down, un tasted, as he rose to cross the room to kneel before a charming little statue of Buddha, which rested inscrutable and benign in a niche in th wall. Satsui was sprung from one of the oldest families of Japan, of the Samurai, the ancient fighting aristocracy of Nippon. He could trace his descent In the direct line for eighteen hun dred years. Satsui returned to his cushion and sipped his tea: As he did so, he allowed his mind to wander back over the last two years. He remembered how carefully he had studied Anne de Vassignac from afar before ever he obtain ed an introduction to her. His approach had been subtle in the extreme. (To Be Continued) Radio Programs Mriv to0! wttfc Japaacea yavtke Before returning Jto the east, Mrs. Franklin D, Rooaeraie. wif. theU. S. prealdent. met and talked with toS ycSJSf JaS2e2 P leaders to the Japanes.-American Citizens Defense CommitUiH WA At the meeting, to that city. Mm Rooeevelt atron? ;iLWPd eTroM 10 tttatata the same attitude toward the Janaaeaa .wbo hava lived to the u 8. for ywu as was shown bef 1 tSTSl? KSLM SUNDAY 1390 Kc 8:00 Flowing Rhytnm 8:30 Melodic Moods. 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