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tags rem Th OHLGOII STATESMAN. Sedan, ; Onicjon. Tddar llorxshxg. November 21. 1S14 1 1 P 4 t K ft i: ; tfo Fatw Sway Us; No Ftar $hall Awt"! - . From First Statesman, March 3, 1831 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COSIPANY CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publiiber - , , - , 11. Member of the Associated jPress j The Associated Press U exclusively entitled to jfbt use for publication of all "news dispatches credited to ft or not otherwise! credited in this newspaper. lights Co on Again v Lights may not hire gone on again "all over the world", but they have at the Oregon state capitoL Pedestrians going along Court,.' Sum mer or State streets Tuesday night had the thrill of seeing the building illuminated for the first time since the dimout that followed Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise, for the resumption of lighting had not been announced! and the thrill was creater because of that fact. One China Shifts Cabinet ' General Joe Stilwell drove his demands so hard that his recall from Chungking follow!, but apparently he has won his point, though not on hand in China to profit by it. For General issimo Chiang Kai-shek has Reshuffled his cab inet, making eight changes among his ministers! Pressurb for this was not solely from China's allies. The recent council held in the capital was insistent on certain changes, particularly could not but pause to drink in the view. The the removal of .General Ho Ying-chin as min- - . mm 'At. M- ' . . L a . isier or war, wno was cnargea wim using iu na's best troops to ride herd on the communist white marble of the tower was suffused with a soft glow; the street lamps below cast shadows in festoons at its base, while.the golden statue of the pioneer atop the tower gave a beaming accent to the scene. . s Salem folk are happy to have the statehouse armies tin the north. ( General Ho is now replaced by General Chen Cheng fwho has made a good, record as, field of - f icer. Dr. H. H. Kune. minister of finance, an- lighted again. They recall the old capitol and - other target of the council, will be succeeded served as a signallight for the valley; and they remember too the special lighting effects worked out for the new capitol. This illumination gives a focus to the capitol group at night and adds warmth. Maybe at Christmas time we can have the colored lighting too. . Renewal of lighting doesn't mean that the war is over or that we have settled back to peace time routines. The local danger has passed, so It's safe to turn oh the lights again. But this lighting ought to bd a symbol that we are keep ing the fires of our patriotism kindled, the fires of war industry burning, and the fires of home hearths glowing against the sky for the day of return for those who are absent on perilous missions. : :' '.' ' We thank Secretary of State Farrell for turn ing oil the lights, and for doing so without an nouncement or publicity it is a sign of the quiet constancy which distinguishes the state of Oregon. V by O. K. Yui, former mayor; of Shanghai. Oth er changes are of less importance. : : ,. The cabmet reorganization! should go far, to ward satisfying the critics of! Chiang Kai-shek's government both within' China and without. It is easy! for us lo be severe in pur condemnation, because we are adjusted to direct and prompt actioni China's methods are different. The 33 years pf its existence as a republic are but a moment in the long centuries of its national life. During this period China has attempted political reform and social change, and has had to endure invasion from ai merciless, well equipped, 'greedy foe. History will say that Chiang has done well merely! to hold his coun try together in this ordeal. The western world hopes that soon China's own sun will shine over that great country and the $un of Japan sink in black night I - : - -. - .1 .ATiirr.oim This lateraacfion ShffrH t IIamd Cross Hot Comer L WITH THE AEF ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Nov. 17 (Delayed) -ft- Pvt Ernest Dingman of Rome. NY, a eorn- . bat military po-, . licemah, war directing traffic. - at front line' inter - section when he was banded a mes- sage by an of ficer who said: . "A " . general will hm comin along soon.f Please give him ' -this note That seemed i simple at first By actual count during the next hour, sev "en generals, 40 colonels and In numerable lesser ' brass hats buzzed -by Ernest's Intersection. Ernest delivered the' note to the right general. salt and pepper shakers and su gar bowl from the dining room table and went to work on me there," says the cavalry group executive j officer who now is back in action. Then when the Job was done, they called the litter bearers and had them ' reverse the usual procedure and carry me i ashore to the beach-j head.! I Kenneth L. -Dlxoq More Words, the Navy Won't Forget - . Some new prisoners . wearing V decorations awarded ' to 'mose. fortunate enough to survive .the -disastrous Stalingrad campaign, said they expected Hitler would soon hand out more such decor- ', ations: "-: 'v'; , - - ' They explained mat they , L thought ihey had earned it Long ' ago ibe award was licknamed . meaning "the frozen meat med : aL" It has been cold here. ' Safety; Valve 4ttuni fr Statesnuui Btea4n Nevs Behind the Neivs ' ' By PAUL MALLON " , ' . f (Distribution by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction In whole , i or in part strictly prohibited.) ' - 4 - i D Increases " Some official explanation is in order on the startling increase in cases of venereal disease in Oregon. The Statesman has noted the in-, crease before. The latest figures 75 per cent t increase in number of cases over the same per iod two years ago calls for a public statement as to the causes from the state board of health. The report shows 2035 new cases of syphilis for the year- ending November 1, and 3088 new cases of gonorrhea for the same "period, which as noted, is 75 per cent more than two 'years ago: At that time the army camps were full. Is the increase now due to a letdown of police Crop Insurance i l Crop insurance was a costly! flop when it was ive costs and big but because the tried, I with heavy administra losses for the; government; - political parties in their zeal for votes made promises of restoring it, the house of repre sentatives (the same body wiich killed it last year); now adopts the schem again. .The news' . report says: "Nobody knows jhow much it will cost;' and seemingly nobody cares, j j ) f As 'far as we have heard farmers talk there r is little demand among them for crop insurance. I They j know the weather hazards of farming, .but except in !a few marginal areas farmers have j been pretty successfu Against; weather. Politicians in the gamble though are des- wdTOntrol meaiutts? Are the sources, of con-at their deiir to i0 something i for ?rninauon nouses oi prosmuuon or 8lre- somebody whether he wanU it or not. walkers or juveniles on the loose? WJiat , steps are being taken by health and( police authorities to improve matters? The federal government has 'been pouring money into the fight against VD, through the public health service, and campaigns of edu cation are conducted with the purpose of stamp ing out the disease. Yet these figures stare us in the face and indicate either that our preven tive! measures are wrong., or inadequate or our policing feeble. ; Somebody should say something. Af fer all the flutter about whether Hitler was living or not1 rumors have gotten around again! to saying Hitler has a double If he has a double, why isn't he used (as a Mummy for public exposure? "Where's Hitler?" seems to be an embarrassing question for pagahdists. ( the German pro- The Wodehouses . The Wodehouses turned up in Paris in . a Paris jail, where they were taken by French police, though "apparently . their detention was quite brief. Wodehou'se is the English novelist who failed to get out of France in time and was arrested by the nazis, who took him and his wife to the Hotel Adlon in Berlin, Wode house was expatriate or dumb enough to broad cast from Berlin in June, 1941, telling the world that his internment was "quite an agreeable experience," and referring to his captors as "a fine body of men." The reaction in England was quick and severe, which seemed to" sur prise Wedehouse who evidently4 had nor con ception of the real character of the war and of his country's plight . ; ' f Wodehouse with Jjit characters like Jeeves and Psmith was a Sateveposjt favorite and his books sold very well in America. A good many of his former Admirers will want to take an as pirin before reading another of his stories. Editorial Comment I i LET FATHER DO FP ' : xThe barometers of public opinion reveal a steady and powerful trend, dividing the population of the United States into two classes representing distinct ly different psychologies of thought. and behavior, according to Henry C Link, PhJ3 of the Psy chological Corporation of New Yerk. The two clas ses may be summed up as those whose attitude is 'to "let father do it," and those who say "let me do it" Some of the variations follow: . .1' j . Let Father 1. The' country owes me and my family a living. .2. The government should take care of me and my family in my old age. : 3. The government .should legislate jobs for the youth. . . 4. My troubles are due to a stupid and unjust ; lystem.; , . . ; ' .5. The average man can be Improved by legis . lation, or by changing the "system." 6. War can.be abolished by laws and by elimin ' ating war profits. ; -: - ; ; 7. The government should run the lives of the nation, including social relationship and business. 8. If the wealth of the country were redistributed, tr.j lot would be improved. . Let Me 1. 1 will take care of myself and my family. -.J 2. It is up to me to provide for old age, or to raise a family decent enough to take care of "me. 3. It Is up to me to get or make my own job. 4. My troubles are due to my own incompetence ' trd stu-ifJty. .;:.;.;:.. 5. Ths averse man can be helped only by im rrovir? h:3 character and ability. : - ;..:' 6. V.'sr czn be prevented'only by abolishing per j:nal hatrrr'j, be: inning at home. . ' . 7. I v.-"-.t to rr.aka my own life, and all J want f n t' ' -varr.rr..":A is protection at the lowest colt. . ' - " - - 8. Or.y 1;' dsvclcpini my own powers of pro-.'c'-iction v.-;:ir:y lot be Improved. IT!"iways of Happiness Interpreting The War News KHtKE Ii SIMPSON ASSOCIATED PRESS WAR ANALYST OPPOSES PURCHASE 615 North 14th street To the Editor Without wishing to detract from the gratitude extended t to the Bush estate for their gener ous gift to the city of Salem, it might well be asked ."What benefit will the additional acre age mean for the residents, par ticularly the children j from the " north; end of the city?"! An additional $173,000 to the city's debt will mean an addi tional $10,000 a year carrying charge on already over-burdened property. ; ; Figures furnished me by the state of Oregon show that real property already contributes 84 per cent of the total tax income , of the state, j to say nothing of city taxes. ' . . Thirty-four acres would mean 240 city lots, which might reas, onably be expected (eventually)', ' would carry " an assessment ot? $2000 per lot or, in other words, Salem would not only have to assume a $10,000 annual carry ing charge for this tract of land but would have to forego a tax Income of $30,000 a year. Salem heeds a vinew court house and - fire station; Salem needs and will have to have a sewage disposal plant and this $40,000 a j year would go a tre- ml WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 AU the news from China has been bad lately, excepting Generalis-t simo Chiang Kai Shek'i thorough shak ing out of his cabinet From the1; in side, it appears that the gener alissimo, hav ing been i in strumen t a 1 in 'ousting lour Paul Mallon General S t i 1 -well and ' thus having saved face with his own people for the military failures, is now get ting ready to cooperate more closely!, with the other United Nations. At least this is what might be termed the inner offi cial view here. The motives behind the Stil well withdrawal, unexplained at .the time, thus now become more fully evident The -whole pano ply of mystifying hews from that front thus becomes apparent Chiang has always been suspi cious of the Chinese conummists. While they are fighting on his side with their armies far off in for more money to meet "the cost of high living." j . The billions of dollars being at ruin t In 4 Via XT fit watu fVian , mendous Jong way toward pay- useless things Would, if used for tag the 1 carrying charges on these projects. j Yours truly -. ! " ! E. G. KINGWELL Hampered but not halted by bad weather, the six army allied offensive against the nazi west wall Is soaring toward its crisis ; it both ends of the 400-mile battle front ' . i ' Coupled with the vast Russian sweep over the ' whole Hungarian plain west oi the Danube and the long and significant lull in red army offen sive operations in Poland, it bodes for Germany a - Christmas season with portents lot complete defeat SOOn. - ' -. U'- i- i - That within days, not months the foe will have been jforced back behind -the high Rhine in the south is certain. The battle of the Vosges has been lost by th nazis. Nazi ability to 'continue organized . resistance was fast fading away everywhere west of Germany's Rhine-Saar frontiers reflecting a nazi flight I for safety within the fortifications along the east banks of both streams. Armored columns ' of the reborn French army with powerful Ameri can aid were turning blitz warfare against its nazi authors in the Rhine valley, j i Poised at Colmar in the south and Strassbourg - in the 'north, they seemed ready to complete the encirclement of the whole Vosges range. Through " every iVosges pass American or French foot troops were forcing their way to split! the foe into seg ments for annihilation. There was allied progress, toot in the north de-' spite the clogging mud and chilling rain that sharp ly limited full scale air support for the allied ad vance. Slow and painful as was the forward move ment of the concentrated allied three-army ham mer blow to exploit the Siegfried line breach' into a full break-through, it Was moving forward. There were hints of nazi desperation f in resort to er ratic buzz bomb bombardment lactics and more : than hints of despair in nazi commentators word pictures of the agonies front line troops were en during under sustained allied i night and day at tacks. . :':;ii.-r:; V: i ; -''r'. - t The 'Thanksgiving war news from Europe held much to help along American keeping of that feast day tradition. Nor was there lacking more favor able word from the other side of the world with disclosure from China that new American-Chinese dispositions to deal with Japanese invaders had been -initiated. General Wedemeyer, successor to .General Stilwell as American commander in Chi " n'a,' announced from Chungking acceptance by Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek of his joint operations plans although he gave no hint jof what they in- volved. r; f ... ; . . , . The disclosure gives substance to the Chiang . cabinet shake-up which earlier stirred hopes of ,r impending Chinese unity of action against the Nip ponese invader. Whatever is no planned to cope , with Japanese success in linking ' up a slender and - vulnerable land communicatkin corridor between the northern and southern enemy occupation zones in eastern China, it seems clear) that the corridor Itself offers glittering possibilities; of air and ground" harrassment to deny the Japanese any - effective ... use of its facilities. , 1 1 . . - AREJVE "LETTING OUR BOYS DOWN?" j To the Editon Are we not as Hitler hoped and prophesied, "getting tired of the war"; and failing to back up . our boys as we should? I know' that the : great majority of us are "doing our utmost" but ' there are all too many ! who areF actually I helping the Japs and nazis by retarding the war work, ;i striking pn the most trivial ex cuse, taking "vacations" which are not heeded. The boys over-5 seas work in mud, rain and slush 18 1 to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Many thousands are being; mangled or killed out right. Other toss of thousands ' will havej their health ruined for life. (Alii for less per 21 hour 'day than the union' men get per hear) and they cannot strike (and weald net if' they could) that purpose, more than keep our soldiers supplied with the sorely needed ammunition, etc. The . liquor bill for Oregon, one of the sparsely settled states, being as stated by the li quor commission, $54,495,070 in the biennium, 1942-44. Beer, which I think is not included, would add many more millions. The more, populous states with more large cities and hard drink ers, would spend many times as much. - ' '"-- The movies' "take" also runs into billions in a short time. The enormous sums paid actors, of ficials, etc' of cinema companies and labor unions, might well be cut one-half or two-thirds and that amount used to help win the war. - ' . I : In regard "servicemen strikes," note-what happened to the ne gro sailors in California, f after several hundred of them were killed by ammunition exploding and ' they refused .: to continue loading 15 years' in federal prison. " . ' ." : . J. i PUTNAM I te north, he actually has had soldiers, detached from' his own ; war effort on the Japanese front ; to watch them. True, the com- munists -have not been much of ; a deterrent to the Japs. While ' some published estimates of their j strength run as high as 300,000, 1 numbers are worthless in gaug- ! ing any Chinese fighting forces, j No one knows . exactly how many troops the commies have, i except that these have been suf- ficient to repel a few; Jap at tacks. Many whom they count , as soldiers are actually farmers ! who run to action in an emer gency. Others are untrained ci vilians, and the term ."bandit" has been applied to a few in the past ' 1 Now by kicking from his ca binet the strongest anti-communist elements, Chiang is falling In line with the ideas: of offi- ; cialdom here for more coherent action on that front f -'However, the change can' be interpreted as more 'political ' than military so far. ' f Those who know the new war minister say : they expect his leadership to bring some "im provement" in Chinese fighting, but very few. people in this country appreciate the difficul ties be is facing. I Frankly, it must now:: be said that no satisfactory Chinese mil itary effort has developed any where lately. The action on the Salween river front may be an ' exception, but there, we trained the officers and men. It is now time to admit also, China is ' j mostly in Jap hands. AU of the industry and much of the agri- culture went long ago. The sea- j coast is closed. Most of ; the in- i ternal railroads are controlled by ! the Japs. -I ; We are today flying in. from India through the only contact the Chinese have with the out side world, more materials of ' Many guys are carried , off beachheads . in litters, ; but Lt ' CoL Stephen W. .Benkosky of Columbia, SC, ; was carried -ashore that way. ; Aboard ship,' in the middle of the channel, in the Normandy invasion, the colonel was strick - en with appendicitis. There was no operating room. "So they , just removed the Tho Literary Guldcpost By JOHN SELBT "MENTOK " GRAHAM: THB MAM WHO TAUGHT LTNCOLM, by Kuimd Duui u D. r. Nick els CVatverstty ml Cbicaza: S3.1S), Many a Lincoln specialist will find it hard to. believe that any- -thing both new and important . can be written about Lincoln, but I this has been done by a Kan- san, Kunigunde Duncan, and a man from Illinois, D. F. Nickols. "Mentor Graham: The Man Who I Taught Lincoln" is the titie of; their book, and it brings back j from Umbo a' person who strongly influenced the Emanci pator. It is fortunate that Gra I ham Is also an interesting man, stubborn, fiery,, strong, and, af-( ter his experience teaching Lin coln and Ann Rutledge,, a. con vinced Lincoln supporter through thick, and even more through thin. ',. '.-: t r,- -1' s Mentor first knew Lincoln in Kentucky, but not well. He him self said he had only seen young Abe there. But later, when the Grahams had moved to Illinois and - the Lincolns as well, Gra ham became bis teacher and a strict one. It was he who took young Abe, self-taught practic- . ally speaking, and broadened his reading, his knowledge of basic -subjects, and counseled him gen erally. -: - - . Mentor was of Scottish back- ground, and a man of principle. It is not much use to outline his ; career, since Miss Duncan land ; Mr. Nickols have done it in de i tail, but there is some point to . showing how far Graham could i go in support of his favorite. " They had only a four-day pass , away from' .the front, but Lts. Robert Ii iPekley of Des Moines, la and Roger S. Ryan of New York City had made the most of It when I picked them up hitch-- "hiking InFthe rain In a little , town behind the front - vi " rTWeve been to London and" Paris," grinned red - headed Ry an. "Now! we are going back to our ' companies. . " j ? " , As Pekley dropped off to sleep worn, out Ryan explained they had ; left their ; line companies ;, and hitch t hiked to the nearest airport The pilots promptly fixed them up with a ride direct to" London. After a brief look at the city they got a plane ride ' back to Paris, spent the night and hitch i- hiked back to the - front- 41 llkHy-i'- ' : AM; we; i drove .-along,' told Ryan about a' new attack which . started thf:day before. . J " Tfeah.iwe heard about it" he said soberly. "I guess we're in ' for it agah but we had four, ""days aiyw:ay.";-.,V;J, V;.. Happy coincidence department; About a month ago the Germans captured an American sergeant who was carrying a! bunch of ( mail for ! an engineer outfit at-1 tached to the 35 th division.; A few days ago the 35th took .Chateau SUins and captured the house the Germans had . been . using as a command post In one corner of the room and still in tact was the outfit's missing mail. TKMHM Toward the end of the 'fifties the war than were carried od the tuation in Illinois between abo- Burma road before the Japs cut put our .planes flying in a load of " gasoline for' Instance probably consume as much as much as they -can carry as a load... The limitations upon' our assistance are therefore evident ; and likely to continue indefinite- - ly, although we have greatly in uuonua ana copperneaas was more strained than most people : know. Copperheads were in con trol generally, .and. although (Continued from page 1 ) emergency.! It is part of the tra dition of the telephone operator , to be the last to leave her post in time of flood or fire or other : disaster. It! is indeed regrettable that now this .record of faithful . performance of "duty I marred by the walkout which began in -Ohio. v-.-! -.' . The complaint of operators in Dayton was. that out-of-town girls who ijrejre brought in to as sist in carrying the local load were . given ' subsistence allow ance of $18.25 per week. Yet that has been customary in that and similar utilities. In any ; event it seems that it could have been j resolved by peaceful processes . of negotiation or reference to some of the numerous govern ment agencies without interrupt ing telephone communication in that critical area. H Perhaps he telephone operat ors I have aj case of war nerves; or perhaps having an indepen t dent laborj f organization j they f lacked qualified leadership to present thejr. case or to counsel; their members, j Whatever! the truth about the matter is, whether the. company has been delinquent in its labor ' relations or whether the employ es have shown an unusual , in difference to their responsibQI , ty for maintaining telephone ser vice, the Ohio strike is unfortu- mw, in roarfma; a lecwu lor XI-. fn tk a.Z. .fTi. J "r o thtj public Mxrcd which ciple relentlessly, so that; some times they were radical in ef fectas ..was Mentor. . ' 'Some of bis "principles": were creased our supplies in the last .oojmportant; lit was . fa- dieted. S months. - - -1 .wui Kjimj. wj ww u. i -ick hogs. But also, he used to Then again we must recognize go mto peter,burg and stalk that her armies are sometimes -v, PYSse??iaosi " Alvtt f mMnm3 VWMa VS- is quite without an equal In the -field of public utilities. If the strike does not end im mediately, direct Calvin ' Cool- idge speaking and acting, are in- "THE YOUNG IDEA" By Mossier a i awMM a a ; ; L s0 T" My! What chic saddle shoesi Hew did yon ever get such a Jbeavenly shade ef grime en them!" led by what we used to call "provincial war lords," many of . whom are politicians not strictly supporting the Chungking gov ernment . . . ' ! ' :- , . The Chinese internal economic .; distribution system has not im- proved much since- before the war, when news of vast atarva 'tion was a world 1 sensation al most annually. Inflation is un believable, and indeed most au thorities suspect China cannot ; survive financially even if peace comes soon. Certainly the cen tral government is none too sure V. of itselt : w K ..r.v. ? But as these internal ineffi ciencies, dissensions and weak nesses are native to the Chinese, so also has been their cold, val . orous spirit of resistance against the conquerer. While the diffi . cullies practically amount now to internal demoralization, they are not likely to lead tola col lapse of the fight on that front No one" here expects such a critical conclusion. For one thing the Japs are not in a position to . take full advantage of the situ . ation. '' I , You must therefore turn your eye to other fronts for good news and in any other direction you look, you will find it good. ing anybody to say a derogatory f word about Lincoln; he was sel- dom challenged, either. He sup- ported Lincoln against the world, he gloried in each small j success, and when at last Iin ,( coin was inaugurated, he called Mentor to the platform, and : Mentor went f - Americaii Specialists Inspect China Mills ' CHUNGKING, Nov. 23 HP) Donald NeUon, 'here to expand China's war j production, told a press conference yesterday that American ' production specialists who came with him had been sys tematically inspecting (Chinese mills and factories. 1 r7"55l cA i f rat c i Mi-n u i i i i i m a i a 7 : if I M Diamonds - Watches - JeWelry IN FACT There are only a few days remainlnr ta pack ages with assarity ef delivery by Christmas. We wui ciaaiy wrap, insure and mall year gifts par- cuueft acre isu ur lUAEGCJ ve dtghave GIFTS " ST.OU3 STOSE , m VBM ' - . A OSlf N !