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THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE. Editor and Publisher
Member ef the AiMekU4 Frees
The WUM Press Is entitle exclastvety to the we far repabll
eatiea ef 11 the local aws artntee. la this aewsaaaer. m weU as all
. AT icwi dispatches.
They Keep It on a High Plane
There are interesting sidelights on the variable In human
character in connection with The Statesman ! "Politics on Pa
rade" which is giving each contested candidate a chance to tell
his story if his own words.
Quite a few of the stories already have been received and
several have been published. The others will appear from day
to day.
Some of them indicate their candidacies are soundly based
on past accomplishments; others set forth primarily what they
hope to accomplish; a few blend the two approaches. Some of
them evince a willingness to comply fully with the request
this newspaper made of them in order to present a true picture
to its readers (they were asked to mention their family and
home, business, civic, church and fraternal connections; experi
ence in politics and other lines). Others prefer to present them
" selves from other standpoints.
A few have made interesting presentations in the first
person: most have preferred to make their portrayal in the third.
There were only two restrictions placed by The Statesman
the stories must not exceed 300 words, so that everyone has a
fair chance, and they may contain any material whatever "short
of libel." It is to the credit of all that thus far there has been
no statement offered that even verges on libel. The candidates
as a whole apparently have elected to stand on their own feet
perhaps critical of their opposition, for right or wrong, but defi
nitely without innuendo or personal aspersions.
There is a chance inherent in opening the columns of a
publication for anything a person wants to say. With a good
many of the returns already in. however. The Statesman has
no regrets and congratulates the candidates on a fine portrayal.
The stories truly are theirs.
Conflicting Authority
The detention of Mrr.e. Irene Joliot-Curie at Ellis Island
apparently was an un'ortunate example of poor coordination
between federal departments, and if such is proven to be the
case it is mandatory that prompt action be taken to eliminate
such confusion in o'her touchy cases.
The widely-known physicist and daughter of the discoverers
of radium was first detained by immigration officials when her
plane from Paris landed in New York. Then, without explana
tion of anv kind, she was ordered released by Attorney General
Tom Clark.
k The conservative and unusually non-committal Associated
Press says "she apparently was caught in a no-man's land of
conflicting authority between the state and justice departments."
This is no time for incidents like that. There has been an onus
on the Nobel prize winner both because of her frankly sympa
thetic attitude toward communism and because her visit in the
United States is under the auspices of an organization suspected
of being subversive. Regardless, however, we're entitled to know
what transpired.
A Frank Appraisal la Refreshing
If frank appraisal is good for the soul, the Coos Bay Times
should find it out. The only daily newspaper in southern Oregon's
largest port took a long look at its city last week "and found
that it "certainly cannot be proud of its waterfront." It went
the whole way. too, and said its bay-side was "dirty, filthy,
hazardous." and that "boat owners must risk their necks getting
over the rotten docks to their mooring places, and then prac
tically dig their vessels out upon occasion." Its worst castigation
was that "we can't even call the waterfront picturesque." If
the latter allegation is true, that should settle it. The only excuse
for the unkempt appearance of many of our smaller ports is
that they are picturesque. And now that Coos Bay has properly
looked itself over, maybe we'd better have a glance around
ourselves, port or no port
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The incurable romanticist will watch with interest what
. happens to Helen Warren and former sailor M. J. Figley. Helen
now 34. put a note in a bottle 20 years ago and dropped It in
the Willamette river near Newberg. Figley, now 22. recently
found it. The note asked the finder to write. Helen, still unmar
ried, says she still wants the finder to write. Figley, informed
that she is "blue-eyed and blonde." says he will. Ah, the suspense!
Dedication of Willamette's new Baxter hall is a noteworthy
milestone in state educational circles. The new hall, bearing
me name or tne late beloved bishop, has long been needed, and
its completion as one of the most modem college dormitories on
the coast, in the face of an economic stringency the end of which
not yet is in sight, is proof of the earnest faith which backed
the plan. Baxter hall will be home to thousands of men in the
next generations. It is a worthy monument to the man-it honors.
This is neither pro nor con on the daylight-saving argu
ment but we can't refrain from commenting that the opponent
who wrote he didn't want ' God's time changed rather imposed
on the Diety's part in the matter. Mankind is going to have to
take the blame for whatever the clock says earlier or later.
If things keep up like this. Portland will have its mayor
chosen without an election. Out of 10 candidates, one already
has quit and two others have been tossed out of the race on
technical grounds. "Ten Little Indians etc. etc."
Ten men in a jeep were injured when the vehicle over
turned. The jeep was exonerated of blame.
Holy-Week '
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i The S.torjTJmt Never Grows Old
Today we stand at the thresh
old of Holy Week. From Palm
Sunday to Easter, Christians
throughout the world will be
thinking of the events in the last
week of the life of Christ
It is sufficient for us in Salem
that Holy Week is just prior to
the week of Rededication, which
is supposed to prepare us for the
visit of the Freedom Train. What
will be our thoughts as we enter
the train and view those docu
ments that have meant so much
in our democratic history?
Basic Ideas Paramount
Looking at the Magna Carta,
the Mayflower Compact, the De
claration of Independence, the
Constitution and the Bill of Rights,
will we remember the basic ideas
that - produced them? If we do,
we shall recall that the foundation
of our democratic heritage is in
the Christian tradition, with its
emphasis on the sovereignty of
God. the brotherhood of man. the
dignity, rights and responsibili
ties of free men as children of
God. Our democratic ideals rep
resent the fruits of tree that has
spiritual roots.
Can we continue to enjoy the
fruits without the tree and its
roots' Holy Week provides the
occasion for deepening these spir
itual roots in this day when free
dom is in peril in tha world.
Observance Spreads
There was a time when only the
Roman Catholic and liturgical
churches placed much emphasis
on Palm Sunday, Maundy Thurs
day and Good Friday. Today, al
most every denomination makes
much of the observance of this
week. Because of this earnest
practice in the churches, for many
communities Holy Week is a week
that is different. Civc clubs, so
cial clubs, secular organizations
and extra - curricular school
groups either suspend their regu
lar meetings, or if this is not prac
tical, the main feature of their
programs is of a religious nature.
As we seek to make democracy
vital, we may do so by giving
more attention to the deep spir
itual and human significances of
Holy Week
"Meaningful Week"
During this period as the aver
age citizen turns from purely so
cial functions and the sensate pur
suit of pleasure, as many civic or
ganizations emphasise the mean
ing of the week in a non-sectarian
way, life will be enriched with
a deep sense of purpose, a higher
Ie of values.
This is the most meaningful
k in history. What would it
mean in our community if every
person made it a point to trunk of
life's high purpose and spiritual
significance during this week??
What would be the result if all
Christian parents with their child
ren were to gather at their own
churches to celebrate the tradi
tional Maundy Thursday commun
ion services? What if all of us take
time Friday to meditate on the
meaning of the cros of Christ,
meaning of the cross of Christ,
day,' which came from the vold
saying, "God's Friday"?
Observance Vital
Probably we would go on buy
ing and selling, eating and work
ing in the days that followed. But
not as before. Our lives would
have a new significance from our
deeper appreciation of Gods' love
and our human brotherhood.
' Yes, it will be well for us in Sa
lem to observe Holy Week. It will
strengthen us not only for the
Week of Rededication, but for ev
ery week. With a new sense of
man's high purpose before God,
we will be inspired to labor to
gether not for the "Century of the
Common Man", but for the world
of God's common humanity.
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The Freedom Train will be la Salem April 8.
MATTER OF FACT1
Communist 'Momentum' May Force
Unwanted East-West Crisis in Italy
Br Joseph and Stewart Alsap
WASHINGTON, March 20 The
"very, very serious" view which
Secretary of State George C.
Marshall and his chief advisers
are taking of the present crisis
springs in part from the belief
that Soviet Premier Josef Stalin
may have set m motion forces
which he can no longer control.
The experts are almost unani
mously convinced that Stalin has
ni-k H i r a tn rrr- . . .
voke a war with ""aT".
the United States. fn
Yet the aggres
sive Stalinist pol
icy since the war'
has, in a sense.
( and with him K i 7"V
the world) in a
trap.
The nature of
this trap is Illus
trated by what is
nmwllu& a ii u
what may happen, in Italy,
retary Marshall has now
clearly that if the communists
gain control of the Italian govern
ment no further
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To Benefit House Fund
PRATUM Pratum - Macleay
home extension unit meets with
Mrs. Harry Martin at Macleay
Tuesday. March 23, at 1:30 p.m.
Mrs. Cornelius Bateson and Mrs.
Nile Hilborn, project leaders, will
present the lesson on care of the
skin. A white elephant sale will
be held to raise funds for the Aza
lea House project.
American mate
rial aid will be
forthcoming.
This means that
if communist
leader P a 1 miro
Togliatti comes to
power in Italy, he
will be faced Im
mediately with a
catastrophic eco
nomic situation.
gJgUwatt AJsep 1 T" only manner
w - in which he will
be able to deal with this situation
is by an absolutely ruthless dic
tatorship. As one observer put
it: "He will have many more
mAtithi (Km h nn ftwwl an4 all f
he could do is shut them up."
Moreover, Togliatti is perfectly
conscious that this is the case;
he has remarked frankly to one
interviewer that if American aid
to Italy were cut off, a dictator
ship would be essential. Yet a
Togliatti to form a government.
Togliatti would surprise the
world by his apparent modera
tion. He might not demand a
single cabinet seat for the com
munists. Rather the cabinet would
be composed of aging and feeble
anti-Fascist "intellectuals," of the
stripe of Francesco Nittl. For the
communists Togliatti would ask
only minor posts perhaps the un
der secretaryships of Interior, Jus
tice and War. These ostensibly
unimportant posts would be filled
by young, energetic communists,
who would of course quickly as
sume the real authority.
This sort of window dressing
could not, of course, deceive the
American policy makers. Yet it
would confront them with a terri
ble choice. Either the props could
be pulled out from under the Ital
ian economy immediately, on the
assumption that American aid
would be used only to fatten Italy
until Togliatti found the moment
ripe for taking over. Or American
aid could be continued, on the
theory that the threat to withdraw
it would be a sort of tentative
insurance against the repetition in
Italy of the Czech coup.
Inherent in either choice would
be a frightening risk the risk of
a disastrous strategic defeat in the
contest between the Soviets and
the western world. For the fall of
Italy to total Soviet domination
might mean the fall of all Europe
and the near east to, Moscow.
Risks for Roaala Also
Yet for Stalin and the Politburo
the risks are at least as terrible.
For since Truman's speech to the
congress, the Kremlin must know
that the extension of Soviet domi
nation to Italy carries with it risk
of war. No one can know what
is in the minds of the men in the
Kremlin. Yet those best fitted to
judge believe that they have two
main objectives in Europe. The
first is the consolidation of the So
viet eastern European empire, ao
that ERP can not act as a magnet
drawing eastern Europe out of the
Soviet grasp. The second is the
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SUDDS
(Continued from page 1)
beautiful, actually warm, about
the first spring-like day they have
had tn the east
New York's St. Patrick's day
parade is now more traditional
than real, insofar as participation
in it by the Irish is concerned.
For the Irish have long since been
quite thoroughly Americanized,
fused in the great American melt
ing pot Irish names survive, of
course, and love of "the auld sod"
still abounds with those of Irish
descent, but actually there are
more Jews and Italians in New
r or k man Irish. The latter were
pretty much submerged in the
later immigration from southern
and eastern Europe a fact
quickly observed in reading the
lineups of the "Fighting Irish" of
Notre Dame! But the Irish have
made a notable contribution to
American life, not the least of
which is their sense of humor
Pat says to Mike."
Mehitable and I left the parade
marching up the avenue to see
Medea" at a theatre on 45 th
street. This old Greek play by
Aeschylus, adapted for presenta
tion by Robinson Jeffers, Ameri
can poet, is stark tragedy Medea
works terrible vengeance on Ja
son, her faithless husband. Judith
Anderson, as Medea, is a most
competent tragedienne. The play
itself is one of the great dramas
of literature, and the Jeffers
adaptation brings it well within
the range of modern theatre.
At the Grand Central station
in the evening I ran into Harold
Stassen, taking the night train for
Cleveland heads up in his cam
paign for the presidential nomi
nation. He asked me about Ore
gon, and I assured him be had
made a very favorable Impres
sion on his recent visit.
troops into Zeck and Austria was
uic Time iu stop mm. mgm men.
Stalin should have been given
orders to withdraw at once or we
would blow Moscow off the map
and ne would have had to do it.
because at that time he was afraid
of our atomic bomb,
But Molotov bluffed the U. S.
out of all of this loss of time
anyway long enough for Stalin to
learn that we would not molest
him in his advances and pres
tige. And now since the president's
address we are faced with more
delay and to Stalin's advantage.
Again asleep at the switch, we
are just waiting for another
Pearl Harbor, before we wake up.
There is no question that we right
now have enough to start the ball
rolling and without any more de
lay, and there will be less loss now
than later. Now is the time to drop
some bombs on Stalin's army be
fore Italy's election. Why not
leave it to our war heads. They
will do it.
H. L. Clark
1620 S. Church sL
Jefferson. School ,
Appoints Staff!
For Newspaper.
JEFFERSON Donaid Miller
name was omitted in last week's
honor roll list Donald has made
the honor roll each six Weeks this
year, having no grade under a two
average. He Is the younger son
of Postmaster and Mrs Clarence
Miller. I ;
Doug Bradley took a busload of
students to the state basketball
tournament at Eugene Friday.
The high school newt staff ap
pointed this week Includes Mary
Ricks, Darlene Borst arid Bonnie
Chilton, students; PaUla Smith,
associated student body news; Lu
cille Bentley and Mae Jorgenson,
sports; Mary Kirsch. organiza
tions; Peggy Steele, tennis; Janie ,
Hutehings, classes! Betty Winter- "
mantle, gossip: Joan Johnson, so-
c iety; Shirley Bentley, track.
The
Safety Valve
LETTERS FROM
READERS
STATES MAM
L4ke4 Editorial
To the Editor:
Congratulations to Editor "W.
W." on his ringing editorial in
today's Statesman bringing out
the point "overlooked" by the
president.
It is most opportune and to the
point. It is one of the best that
I have read in the over i cen
tury that I have been reading
editorials in leading U. S. news
papers. May we have more from the
same pen? If so, more people will
read the editorial page and (some
of them, perhaps) "think things
over." I should like to see arti
cles along the same line headlined
on the front page.
J. E. Putnam
Salem. Ore.
shut up" some millions of starv
ing Italian mouths could hardly
be achieved without civil war. And
a civil war in Italy, as already
pointed out in this space, could
all too easily spread into a general
war between east and west.
TaeliaUi Has Plan
According to one entirely reli
able observer just returned from
Italy, Togliatti has a plan for deal
ing with this danger. If the communist-controlled
front should
gain over 40 per cent of the vote,
the front could probably make it
impossible for a non-communist
government to function. A period
of chaos would then ensue. The
amiable but weak Italian Presi
dent, Enrico di Nicola, according
to this forecast, would then call on
GRIN AND BEAR IT
dictatorship sufficiently ruthless to I wreckin or erj. m xhmt .
ern European countries can never
recover sufficiently to free them
selves from the threat of Soviet
domination by means of what
Truman called 'internal aggres
sion.'" Yet Stalin undoubtedly wishes
to achieve these objectives with
out war. There is no doubt that
Stalin would welcome the addi
tion of Italy to the Soviet sphere
but it is unlikely that he would
consciously risk war to this end.
Yet what can Stalin do? The poli
tical aggression which he has un
leashed on Europe is not so simple
a matter as ordinary military ag
gression. It is not a matter of
ordering divisions to advance or
to halt. Even if Stalin could call
off Togliatti .to do so would be to
undermine communist and thus
By Lichty
Editorial Comment
From Our
Con tem porartee
WHAT ARE THEY WAIT IN (J FOR?
It was-n't by accident that President Truman Dlaced th Mar
shall plan's passage at the top of his list of emergency steps to
meet tne'Luropean crisis. By any reckoning the plan is the first
order of business.
His recommendations regarding military preparations require,
and merit, analysis. The Marshall plan has been under constant aAd
searching analysis for nearly 10 months. Everything that needs to
be said about it has been said.
The senate has already adopted it.
The house foreign affairs committee has approved the $5,300,
000.000 figure incorporated into the senate bill.
What stands between the Marshall plan and its paasage is hope
of a few die-hards to get in their last licks for the record.
We say to the house of representatives: Get this measure passed,
and onto the president's desk for signature. Each day lost, at this
point, plays directly into the hands of the Soviet Union.
1 The promise of the Marshall plan, more than anything, aaved
France lrom communism last fall. The speedy enactment of the
Marshall plan the translaUon of the Marshall plan promise into
fact will weigh heavily in the decision to be made by the Italian
people April 18. '
The Marshall plan will cost no more a week from today than
today. But a week's delay, at this critical time, could cost the victory
in the cold war. (San Francisco Chronicle.)
Holy Week Service
At Pratum Scheduled
PRATUM Special services " will
be held at the Methodist church
during Holy week with the pastor,
Rev. W. R. Gourley preaching
Tuesday at pm. March 23.: Dr.
Raymond A. Withey, Jr., of Wil
lamette university will speak Wed
nesday night and Thursday Dr.
Roy A. Fedje, district superintend
ent will bring the communion med
itation. The Mennonite church will
bring the music for the union
service Friday night.
STOP STALIN
To the Editor:
I am interested in stopping
World War 3. Why not? I had a
son in World War I. and grand
sons in World War II. Stop Stalin
now, don't wait weeks, months
nor years, but now, and we can
do it. Just as fast as Stalin mobil
izes an army drop a few bombs
on it and destroy his air fields.
Stalin is taking over one small
country after another without a
declaration of war; why should we
have to wait on a congress that is
loaded down with political in
ertia? Treaties, pacts and agreements
have no more effect on Stalin
than a raindrop on a duck's back.
Force or the atomic bomb is the
only thing that Stalin will recog
nize. About eight months ago
when Stalin put thousands of
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Soviet power in the whole non
Soviet world. This in turn would
compromise the Soviet power to
wreck the European recovery pro
gram, and the success of the Euro
pean recovery program would
threaten the whole Soviet empire
in eastern Europe. That Is the
tragic trap into which the aggres
sive Stalinist policy since the war
has led the aging dictator in the
Kremlin, and with him, the world.
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