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CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor mnd Published f f .
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Conquest of Rome
1 A lew of the Italians who saw the mixed
armies of Americans, Canadians and French
and British and Poles enter their ancient capi
tal may have thought it was a repetition of its .
capture by the barbaric Goths or Vandals. By
far the ma jorityr however, recognized the en
trance as one of liberation. The greeting ex
tended to the "invaders" was too genuine to
be mistaken. For the Italians of Borne Sunday
was a day of deliverance from a harsh master,
and brought hope not of the destruction of their
city but of its preservation, and ultimately of
greater political freedom for its inhabitants.
The Yankee soldiers who first saw the dome
of St. Peters and the other towers of the city
from the viewpoint of the Alban bills knew
their first mission was a military one -to de
feat and to destroy the German army, but they
could not help but realize that they were making-history,
and that they were treading in the
path of history. They were by no means the
first soldiers to look down on Rome, situated
. on its' seven hills s few miles inland from the
clogged mouth of the Tiber river, though many
times in its 1 long : history Rome . escaped the
torch of the conqueror.
- In the earliest times it was perhaps the Etrus
cans, who found Rome a menace to their early
but not primitive society. Later, of course, the
Carthaginians sent 20,000 men into continental
Europe whose main object was to "see Rome."
They saw the city, and at annae and other
places they and their general, Hannibal, saw
a: substantial number of Romans, many of whom
they, slaughtered; but they never pierced the
.defenses of the Imperial City itself. ( )
In the . days of the Caesars foreigners saw
Rome but only as citizens of captured pro
vinces, on peaceful intent; or as captured gen
erals and magnates brought there as part of a
Roman victory celebration.
Only in 411 AD did an alien horde first set.
eyes on the city; and then the Roman citizens
suffered only a share of the humiliation and
loss which was in store for them 45 years later
when Alaric sacked the city in 456. On the
marble pavements of the Basilica Julia' in the
forum there are still visible bits of melted
bronze which fell from the ceiling and adhered
to the stone during the burning of the city
which occurred then; more than one American
soldier may see them in the very next few days,
and may reflect on the contrast 'between his
coming and that of the earliest German con
queror of the city.
In the years immediately after the decline
of the western empire in Rome, the city was
captured and defended by Bellasarius, the great
general who represented the - Eastern Roman
emperor Justinian who ruled in Constantin-
aple. . ' !
. The real inheritor 'of Rome's oM imperial
, gloryj however, was the Catholic church, which
traces its spiritual authority back, to St. Peter,
the first bishop of Rome. In all the centuries
that Rome has been the seat of the church, it'
has not been entered by advancing armies ex
cept late in the dark ages, and on the famous
occasion in 1527 when the mercenaries of
Charles Vthe emperor of Austria and Spain,
Tan amok in the Italian peninsula. In later
Onterpreting x
The War News
1 By KIRKE L. SIMPSON1
' i - ' Caoynght 1944 by the Associate Pros
'-, Riding, the ships of the mightiest sea-air armada
ever known, the allies are fighting shoulder to
shoulder beyond the beaches of . Normandy from
which William the Conqueror led his. invasion of
.toe British -Isles.- - .; . . ; .
Coastal outposts of the boasted German "im-
pregnable" Atlantic wall were shattered on a wide
front From the Cherbourg tip of the Normandy
peninsula all around the curving shore of the great
. French bay to the mouth of the Seine allied troops
. are stQl pouring ashore from landing craft. Deep
' inland air-borne comrades were reported waging
battle in the streets of French cities and towns.
Allied leaders report initial losses smaller than
expected. .-Si.".'.. '-i .' ')
There was little by which to measure the early
Successes of the great invasion except the indica
tion that, against all military logic, it apparently
had attained tactical surprise. Striking out boldly
in daylight under cover of overwhelming air pow-
er and a mighty naval bombardment, thousandr
of big and little sea craft laden with men and
, guns and tanks made the channel passage to come
to grips with the foe. .' ;
The coast of Normandy obviously is not the short
- and direct road to Berlin. That lies farther to the
north and east across the low countries. The Ger
mans may anticipate that an allied follow-up of
! even greater proportions across the channel nar-
rows between Dover and Calais is also impend
i ing. The 1 luftwaffe, which did not show up in
strength yesterday, may be being "held back for
'that
- There is. some justification for a possible nazi
conception that 'the invasion site selected for the
first bold stroke may be a covering operation, that
; an. attack much closer to the heart of Germany is
to be expected. Paris is an unquestionable allied
t objective. - : - '-wI:: z- V1'; -v V;--;
The Normandy beaches over .which they are
driving, are a natural bridgehead to Paris; but it
is Berlin, not Paris, that is the coal of the allies.
. The threat along the arc of the bay of the Seine
' both to Paris and to the nazi coastal defenses north
i'nd east is distinct--.It Calls for committing more
; than German local reserves to the battle if the al
; lies' continue to. gain ground. The enemy's main
strategic reserves, concentrated for use in any sec
: tor,' would have to be tapped now. that allied beach-heads
apparently have-been firmly established.
- That would draw the Germans into major action
along a front away from the main military routes
to Berlin, thinning-out their available reserves to
meet a secondary invasion wave. It could account
for the apparent relative weakness in German sup?
port of coastal defenses along the Normandy meach
es, and for the non-appearance at the start of the
' , invasion of the reputedly still powerful luftwaffe
, fighter fleet Berlin may be waiting to learn wheth
er this is the main invasion attack before play
ing that list,. ccrperste trump card. , ; ,
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times it was defended by papal armies, and al
though Napoleon sef toe of his relatives on the)
throne of Naples, Ud removed the pope to
France, his men entered Rome only incidentally
During the Wa an$f0Vf the last century;
when Italy was enduring the pangs of political
unification, French jxoops occupied the city! as
ostensible protection 'to the . Vatican and ISL
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- The mixed armiesof the United Nations now
occupy the ancient; city where Remus and
Romulus were sucided, where Cicero spke
and Caesar was slaiwhere St Paul was held
a prisoner, and where Michael Angelo worked
as painter and sculor. They swung through
the ancient forum, raitithe entrance to Vatican
city, across the plaxioj Venetia with its- now
empty balcony. Thi jejusade in reverse adds
another, stirring chapter to the long, long his-
tory of the eternal pity. The world rejoices'
that the ancient tnbnuments, : the religious
shrines and the crry! homes and buildings have'
been spared; and fhe j world hopes that hV
emancipation of its;' people is- both complete
Evidently President I Roosevelt himself did
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uay or now set ior we invasipn.
wouiajnoi nave nexa nis i
side chat Monday night, which made only the
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WASHINGTON, June i The' participants are
shouting "fascism," "iomjmmism" .and even direr
are any, concerning the democratic
political rebellions inlTexas, South Carolina, and
- elsewhere.! " ; ' ." ''
Great moral issues! are being whetted in that
specific hews behind those situations;
heads far away from morals
into tough, smart political jock
eying -by both sides. ;
The; tie-up of the Texas dele
gation! beyond Mr. Roosevelt's
rech for the time being! at
any ite is attributed in he
senate! cloakroom to quiet Sen
ator Pappy OTJaniel.
As the story is told, he went
inio: the counties where Ithe
delegates to the state conven
tion were elected several weeks
in advance, with this idea of how to handle the
matter. . ' :, ' fl . :
When the new deal's! leading representative,
Lyndon Johnson, arrived, it was apparently too
late, although Johnso may not have realized! it
. until after the votes &me out in the open on the
convention floor reftfsinjc the delegation to Mr.
Roosevelt leaving it uninstructed with subtle or
ders not to support 4y ..candidate unless certin
. things were done.' ;s: ! - ,'r
The new dealers were; quite angry and "have
been circulating stories that it was 'Jesse Jones,
the commerce secretary, : who failed to note the
rebellion in time to stop t They are always glad
to hurl' stones at Jories, ifeven the left-over ones
thrown at themselves. '
In any event it would jbe too much to surmise
what the Texas delegation is going to do about
Mr. Roosevelt until ybu fee what, the convention
does about the Texas delegation and its viewpoint
The jockeying does not viblate sharp political cus
tom and does not ordinarily lead to either fas
cism or communism.
So also in South Carolina, where the prevailing
democratic authorities decided (in a different way)
to hold back what electoral or other power they
have as long as possible, and keep it away from
Mr. Roosevelt, until theyj see what Mr. Roosevelt
does about their matters, iiuch tactics have as often
led to harmony in the jlndj as to discord.
Consequently, the furore now sweeping up pn
the news about the situation may not necessarily
prove painful except perhaps for one person. South
Carolina's Senator "Cotton Ed" Smith, who con
sidered himself "roped in" at the Philadelphia con
. vention eight years ago and has advocated "with
holding tactics--uninstrubted delegations ever
since, got bad news Idst Friday. ,
He has always had : sortie opposition, but when
the Friday filing date1 closed, he had five oppon
ents. Leading is Gov.jiOlin Johnson, a Roosevelt
ian, beaten by Smith past! time. Johnson had indi
cated he did not intend to run, but someone ap
parently cured his reluctance fast Smith thinks
it was Mr. Roosevelt feimlelf because FDR sunned
Banish plantation there.
3.
The planning of thej ifirst business conversion; to
peacetime, or other work, looks like it was handled
by those politicos who handled Texas for ' Mr.
Roosevelt Now that all tie flying facts about the
Brewster Aeronautical corporation case have set
tled down, that inexplicable failure of the gov
ernment seems to find, this following solid foun
dation: 1 1 ; . y:P, s r--, 1 .-
The navy never tilled jfthe plant, probably hid
with itrthah any other. A congres-j
sional committee seeking j to find out why it did
not produce, more thai a year ago discovered loaf
ing as a primary cause, aswell as poor manage
ment The Kaiser poopl were brought in, and
production was better! but the cost per plane was
much too high. Pi
. When the navy wanted! to cut plane production, !
' It started with that plant : but failed to consult the
war manpower commission, Economic Stabiliser
: Byrnes, or anyone else. Thereupon, the CIO. people
" at the plant came inLhere, made: the government
. step, and Byrnes no j promises the workers win
be' cared for one way jor Another. '
' Completely forgotten r unnoticed was the Ba
nish report for business conversion which was
, hailed as a great thifcg some months back , when
Byrnes was appointed to handle just such a situa-
. .. Uon. : . , M I : - : . i r ' v--' 1 T i
Congress is taking i&e 1 beatings In publicity 'on
taxes, but it saved Mr Roosevelt from permanent
neuralgia on that last bCI, which It passed over
l:his veto. -v;!; v;-;,v. ,,;'.-;.S;.
The treasury Ixad Ifopjosed S3 per cent excise I
- taxes . on many ' things, c facluding theater admls-1
. sions, so-called amusement and luxury articles, f
: Congress cut these geierapy to 20 per cent or less,
leaving only the cabaret tax at 30 per cent' Every-1
' .one forgot what the Itreisury : recommended. Re-1
railed only that congress had passed such a tax.' -; ' f
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a hall years of warfare so it lacks' .
the defensive power which its po
sition should give It This battle!
may not develop for a matter of
some days or evmeeks. . i
While Gen. : Eisenhower hits
made his preparations with the.
thought that his own strength
.wilTbe adequate, the assistance
of the continental tmderground
may prove oi great value.-The'
patriots can serve as guides and
informers, . can interfere - with.
German communications and
destroy enemy stores. Their help,
may shorten the campaign con-'
siderably. - ' ,
All civilians here, at home can
do is watch and wait and pray
that the task may be eccom 1
plished quickly and with a min
: lmum of sacrifice. We can only,
be spectators (by newspaper and
radio and newsreel) of the great
mOitaryt drama. It Is . ixit -play- '
acting which is going on in Nor
mandy; it is grim . and serious .
business, and the phrase -0lht
losses'; may be unintentionally
deceptive. For. some homes the
lost will be total and this knowledge-will
temper the rejoicing
over the initial successl v ; .
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Toddo Gardon
i ' By LJLLIE ' MADSEH
I- T. Istayton, asks hoW; the
i coral bell may be propagated
and if there are any- other than
the red ones we commonly see.
: ANSWER: Coral bell is the
iest known and most easily cul
; tivatedjof the alumroots. - It is
:. propagated by division and this
mav be done as soon as the
plant Is
finished blooming.
Tbere are many popular varie-
ties, one of my favorites being a
i rpse-plnk with finer flowers
than the ordinary coral .belt A
4: good white flower name variety
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flour.
Snell Grieved
Smith's Dea
Gov. Earl Snell, upon
advised of the sudden death of
Lloyd Smith, . state f corporation
commission in, Portland Tuesday,
issued the following statement:
"I was shocked and grieved to
learn of thei tvni'n f MmmtL.
sioner lioyd Smith. The state of
Oregon has lost a faithful and con
scientious ' public . servant,' and -1
personally feel the loss of a; true
and loyal friend. ; i j M
Commissioner Smith's, passing
came on the eve of the great in
vasion which marks the continued
forward march of the Allied cause
in the great struggle for freedom
a struggle in which bis own son
has 'taken a prominent part, hav
ing been twice wounded in the far
"All Oregon! Joins : in sympathy
to the bereaved family in the; loss
of - a . loving jand understanding
husband and father, a true public
servant, and loyal friend? j
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landing of Wounded US P-fO
Fascinates Vanlteh in Italy
- , - By KENNETH L. DIXON .
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT, May . 29- (Delayedi-Just j at
sunset someone shouted "Lookr
watched the two P40's coming
si t.
out of It to reach friendly terri
tory before the crash; I
He could have bailed out safely
back there when he st&l bad alti
tudebut that would, have meant
capture and a lost plane. So he
had elected to bring her back and
take his chances on bellying on
mis side of No Man's land.
Behind him came his i buddy,
sweeping back and forth in pro
tective thunder, daring anyone to
touch that guy m front At that
treetop altitude the odds would
have been 10 to 1 against having
an enemy fighter Jump them, but
he had made bis choice, too. His
side Uck had been shot up and
he was herding him home.'
We watched in paralyxed fas
cination; like men inj a! dream,
powerless to raise a hand to help.
Three battered planes! Jbad 'made
the same attempt in the last two
days and all three had crashed
and burned, two on our side of
the line and one on the German
side. .-. H--
And all along that combat line
doughboys forgot their . own fight
for Just a- moment; forgot their
own dead of the day and watched
the last act of the little; drama of
life or death for one man.
He made it over the line and
then swept our heads, Still stret
ching that glide desperately
searching for a landing; Held that
wasnt there. Finally when he
begged the last inch out of bis
sinking ship he slipped over some
bushes and bellied her down on a
grainfield. . h
We couldn't see bint . then. All
we could - do was stand there
watching the cloud of jjdust arise,
and sweat, and wait, and Inward'
ly swear. Still no one spoke out
loud. ; j j ; .
His pal circling anxiously over
the dust clouds couldn't tell yet
either. : He kept wheeling his
warhawk around in a light circle
and you could almost see him
peering over the side;: trying to
pierce the dust by the Very inten
sity of his stare. - ' j j
We began to hope a bit when
no smoke blossomed up. But you
cant telL Sometimes they don't
explode right at first; sometimes
they don't-burn for ap few min
utes, and even if it didnt burn he
might have been killed ; in the
crash. ' ' f; .-
For a long moment the whole
front seemed to stop the incessant
noise of its own, slaughter and
wait silently for some sign that
would tell just whether? or not the
pilot survived. I s
Then the sign camel It came
from the other P-40 tulot over
head and it told 'the whole story
in one motion. Boiling lout of his
circling vigil he whipped the
Warhawk up and out jin a sharp
wingover and dived down: to the
field, his motor howling a happy,
hilarious thunder. Theh he buz
zed the site of the cralhed plane
so low he must have clipped the
heads of the i g r a i nJ Then he
PUlled OUt; cHmhtng joyously Up
in the thickening dust, land head
ed back to his home field.
And as plainly as though we
could see it, we knew 'then what
was confirmed later that the pi
lot- who brought his; wounded
Warhawk back was standing be
aide the crashed ship,! lug right
arm high, his thumb and forefin
ger sending the flying mana cir
cle signal meaning "Oil K."
School Heads
Talk Planning
Discussion of schoolhijuse plan
ning featured the opening session
of the annual conference of . Ore
gon county and city school supe
intendents hereTuesday, The con
ference will continue tuta Friday
noonj -.' . - ii ' f.---;-.;.-:
' Among the guest speakers was
Dr. Ray L. Hamon, senior special
ist Inj school plant. United States
Office of "Education. f
Most of the afternotm session
was devoted to problems and prac
tices Of school clerks and assistants
in the offices of city and county
school superintendents. 1 J . : ;
" Following the afternoon session
the educators were guests at a tea
sponsored by DelUlCappa Gamma
society, a national honorary for
women teachers. C.
; Outstanding speakers at Wed
nesday's sessionswul include sec
retary of state ; Robert S. Farrell,
Jr, and Rex Putnam, state super
intendent of public instruction.
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The one in front was: a wounded duck; its motor was dead and
its flight had that unsteady quality of a! damaged' ship. The
pilot had the nose up! in a desperate angle, stretching every inch
- and weall glanced up and
back over the combat line
In Primary
VIUOI' ytaatLVLP
The recent primary election
campaign of James W. Mott, Sa
lem, for 4 the republican nomina
tion for representative m con
gress, 1st congressional district,
cost S3.I33.0S, according to be
lated-expense statements tabulated
at the state department here Tues
day. .; ' j -
William P. Ulis, chairman of
the "Mott for representative com-
mittee," expended $2235.0, while
Mott listed his personal expendi
tures at $1000. A late expense ac
count from Pete Pinney, chairman
of the Umatilla county Sprague
committee, in the amount of 1548.-
50 boosted
total expenditures of
, Sprague, republican,
States senator, four
Charles A.
for Unijed
year term, to nearly $18,000. I
An additional expenditure of
$750, in behalf of Edgar Smith,
democratic j nominee for United
States senator, six year term, in
creased his total expenditures to
$42754. . j -
Otto J. Frohnmayer, treasurer
of the Jackson county Morse for
senator committee, reported an
additional expenditure of $232.88
in behalf of Wayne L. Morse, Eu
gene, for United States senator,
six year term. Morse's compaign
expenditures now aggregate $27,-
368.92. . j . - :
Other expense statements, ; in
volving $100 or more, filed here
Tuesday: -j
J. H. Peare, La Grande,' for re
publican nomination for repre
sentative in congress, 2nd dis
trict, $185.27.
Lyle D. Thomas, Dallas, for; re
publican nomination for state rep
resentative. Polk county, S 173.81.
E. Carroll; Moran, Portland,! for
democratic nomination for state
representative, 5th. district,' Mult
nomah county, $104.50.
M. A. Biggs, Ontario, non-partisan,
for Judge of the -circuit
court, 9tn Judicial district, $520.72.
Robert D. i Lytic, Vale, non-partisan,'
for Judge of ' the' circuit
court, 9th Judicial district, $792.69.
Expense statements tabulated
here Tuesday boosted the total
expenditures for the recent pri
mary election campaign to ap
proximately $130,990. The pre
vious total reported was $12200.
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