-Tns Startman, golem, Oregon, Thursday. March IS. 1343
'No Favor Sways Us. No Fear Shall Atre
From First Statesman. Mare S, 151
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Member of the Associate Press
The Associated Press la eaUUed exclusively to the Me fee feaaU-
eatlon of all the local newt printed in this newspaper, a well a aH
AT pews dispatches.
Morality of Expediency
American over-extension with diplomatic commitments in
comparison with available and effective military power has
brought about closer integration between foreign policy-makers
and military chiefs, and it has necessitated, the new American
policy of expediency.
The policy switch on Palestine and the Trieste maneuver are
both examples of action motivated by expediency.
John M. Hightower in an analysis for the Associated Press
explain the intensity of conflict between America and Russia
has made the United States very anxious to avoid all the trouble
it can anywhere else in the world, including Palestine. That is
why every diplomatic move is now first checked in detail with
the military to see whether it fits in with military plans for
dealing with the Russian situation.
That makes sense. But it does not explain how the United
States expects to stay out of trouble in the Near East. Or how
the Trieste move dovetails with military plans. It merely shows
that these moves must have seemed, at least temporarly, ex
pedient. The trusteeship proposal seeks to confine the Arab-Jew
clash to Palestine and puts the whole problem squarely In the
lap of the security council; it does not excuse the United States
from its position of responsible leadership in the United Nations
or anywhere else. As long as this country places premium value
on essential Near Eastern oil, this country will be diplomatically
involved in that area. And if trusteeship doesn't produce peace,
we may be militarily involved too. That is likewise true of
Trieste.
All this worries the San Francisco Chronicle which asks
editorially:
""Does this mean that we art launched on a permanent policy
of subordinating minority rights, human rights, civil rights, in
tegrity, and those other lofty principles, to expediency? Can we
return along; the road we are now traveling?"
That question of the morality of our new foreign policy may
well be pondered now because nations, as well as individuals, ere
called upon by history to account for their- actions. The United
States has done much preaching about the dignity of the human
being and. the rights of individuals and nations to determine their
own destiny as long as they do not interfere unmorally in the
destinies of others. Now the United States is interfering, for
better or worse, with the destinies of many people. It is un
doubtedly true this country has spread its favors too thinly, but
it cannot very well withdraw the bets already placed. Instead,
expediency now demands that the country's military strength
be brought up to par with those commitments.
Reluctantly, but with due regard for a realistic approach to
a situation that has grown too large and complex for simple
judgments of right or wrong, we must agree with the Chronicle:
"We only know that this ruthless course of expediency appears
to contain the only hope of turning back a Russia devoted exclu
sively to a philosophy of expediency ... if the history of free
peoples, including ourselves, has taught Us anything it is this
paradox us to human dignity: that it must occasionally be violated
in order to be saved."
' s.
Draft Veterans?
The chance that congress will revive the draft in an election
year is about 50-50. depending on how far Russia tries American
patience. Prospects for universal military training are less. Thus,
as the world situation worsens, there is considerable speculation
among veterans of World War II who wonder whether they
might peremptorily be called back into service.
The national emergency proclaimed irt 1939 is still tech
nically in effect. In an emergency or in case of war, the presi
dent has the power to call out the national guard but only an
act of congress can send national guardsmen outside the country.
And, since congress alone can appropriated funds to train and
equip troops, the people themselves virtually hold a veto power
over any presidential decision to mobilize.
A revived draft, probably, will affect non-veterans between
the ages of 18 and 25, with liberal exemptions for married
men, skilled workers, fathers and boys in school. But, If the
world situation gets very precarious (for instance, if Russia tries
to force Americans out of Berlin), there may not be time to build
the armed forces to authorized strength through draft machinery.
In that event, some veterans would be back in ODs.
The U. S. News and World Report magazine this week care
fully explains the status of veterans should the United States
mobilize. Technically, most World War II veterans have reserve
status, even if they did not sign up when discharged. The
army cannot order reservists back into active duty on its own
hook: that takes an act of congress. Either Congress or the presi
dent could order naval officers and enlisted reserves into uni
form. The exact status of army officers . is indefinite, but it
seems that either a presidential order or an act of congress Is
needed to press them into service.
Evidently, then, veterans are in little danger of a sudden
call to arms. Threat of a draft may encourage the necessary
enlistments to fill out the empty ranks in the armed force now.
But the effect on congressional discretion in a political year of a
rapidly deteriorating world situation is anybody's guess in
thp event, all bets are off.
Take the Cakh
To President Truman goes the bill to reduce income taxes.
He is expected to veto it. but the prediction is made that the
congress will repass the bill over his veto. That is certain m the
house, and probable in the senate whose draft was accepted by
the house. Enough democrats are expected to go along with the
solid republican majority to put the measure on the lawbooks.
In many ways the tax cut is belated. War expenses have
been scaled down, revenues at existing tax rates have been huge.
The people really do want a tax reduction.
The X factor in the fiscal equation however is what the
cost of the expanded "cold war" will be. If congress revives
selective service, institutes universal military training, expands
the air force and restocks its war equipment and supplies then
tax reduction will be at the expense of debt reduction, which
would not be good business.
The people really can't solve this problem because they don't
"take the cash and let the credit go," trusting that the budget
will somehow get itself balanced.
The proposed school budget and bond financing if approved
by the voters would add 7.2 mills to the present school district
tax. That's a big saving from the 15 mill-increase threatened by
the late bond proposal. The present program provides for main
taining schools at a good level, giving a 15 per cent increase in
salaries to teachers and taking care of early needs for school
housing. It deserves public approval at the election on April 16th.
Senator Wayne L. Morse offered on amendment to the
tax bill which deserved support, that was one committing the
government to a $5 billion debt reduction instead of half that.
He was correct in saying we ought to whittle the debt down
faster in good times. Considering the complaining the republic
ans did over the new deal's mounting diht in the 1930's they
hardly rate A for consistency in
this instance
6 Persons to
Give Blood for
Miss Adlard
Six persons are to go to Port
land today in a Marion County Red
Cross car for the purpose of re
placing blood in the blood bank
at St. Vincents hospital which has
been used for Katherine Adlard,
of Salem, and two are to go on
Saturday morning.
A request is being mad for two
or three additional donora Satur
day, according to Mrs. Louise Ar
neson of the Red Cross nursing
service.
The doctor who will perform
major surgery on Miss Adlard
Friday has given her a good
chance for recovery and health
according to Mrs. Arneson. The
patient has thus far been trans
fused with 24 pints but is expect
ed to need 10 more pints during
the time and following surgery.
Unusual interest has been shown
in Miss Adlard's case because of
her activities during the war as a
nurses' aide. She donated 2,777
hours of free service to the Red
Cross during the war years, which
placed her far above other aides
in this area and on the national
honor roll. Under a hundred are
on this roll, which included nurses
aides who gave 2,000 or more
hours.
Prospective donors may contact
the Red Cross offices here if able
to go to Portland in the Red Cross
car Saturday. It will leave here
at 9:30 a.m. and return after lunch.
Blood, explains Mrs. Arneson, is
being given Miss Adlard from the
blood bank, so any type will do.
The amount used must be replaced
from local donors.
Law Fraternity
Fetes Pledges,
Prof. Green
Prof. Milton D. Green of the
University of Washington law
school and 18 Willamette univer
sity pledges to McNary Inn, Phi
Delta Phi, law honorary, were
honored at noon luncheon Wed
nesday at the Golden Pheasant
restaurant.
The pledges who will soon be
initiated are William D. Croghan,
Howard N. Kaffun, Joe Meier,
Eddie Reed and Richard W. Pic
kell. all of Salem: Berkley Lent
and Stuart H. Mclntyre, both of
Portland; Roger B. Todd of Day
ton, Ore : Glenn F. Stevens of
Elk. Wash.; Glen V. Sorenson of
Lyle, Wash.; Cleo R. Pomeroy of
Hoxie, Kan.; Miles R. Matson of
Sunnyside, Wash.; Peter M. Gun
nar of Riverside, Ore.; Craig C.
Coyner of Bend, and James F.
Bodie of Clinton, S. C.
Prof. Green, who addressed the
group, was In Salem Wednesday
to inspect the law school and the
Inn's records.
The
Safety Valve
LETTERS FIOH STATESMAN
READERS
On Morse & Taxes
To the Editor:
It Ls refreshing to read that our
honored Senator Morse has at
last become convinced that the
grass roots back home were de
manding some reduction in taxes
and that he has discarded the
donkey head on the elephant
upon which h rode into the U. S.
senate and has right about faced
on the tax bill and says he will
even vote to override any presi
dential veto that may come. Of
course there was as much demand
for some tax relief a year ago
when he voted against it and for
the veto as now, but it required
a year for him to learn this fact.
In the meantime, because of his
action, a lot of hard pressed low
income citizens had to dig up
excessive taxes on March 15.
Strange how an intelligent man
can be elected by the republi
cans on a republican platform and
then in congress turn his back
upon them and talk and vote
with the new dealers. Under such
conditions, don't you think that
when the time comes to elect his
successor some questions would
be in order as to his loyalty to
the party that elects him?
Fred C. Taylor.
GRIN AND BEAR
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In Your
The Freedom Train will
MATTER
Communist Backers Tighten Grip
On New Wallace Political Iachine
By Joseph sad Stewart Alsop
WASHINGTON. March 24 The
pattern holds, whether for a Nennl
or a Fiertinger or a Wallace. Al
ways an alliance.
between a non
communist libe
ral and the com
munists leads to
the same ends.
First the liberal
finds himself so
captured, so
bound and gag
ged, that there is
no escape snort
of political
ciae. men ne . ,
must turn and fc.f" I
destroy his old
associates on the non-communist
left. Then the curious process of
fatty degeneration of the accepted
standards of political honesty and
personal sincerity, which an alli
ance with the
4? communists must
in the end al-
? ways force upon
libera i, sets in.
The first part
ji of me pattern
' , i
r naa aireaay oeen
? UCKIIVCU 111 11113
I J' space, but Mr.
dt Xi- C. B. Baldwin.
chief Wallace
J C-i 1 manager, has
mm, a "just obligingly
JoM-ph Abo? g guppiied further
evidence. Few of
the perfectly honest people who
perfectly honestly believe that
Henry Wallace points the way to
peace would grasp .the signifi
cance of a little-noted announce
ment by Mr. Baldwin this week.
Mr. Baldwin has announced with
some pride that Mr. Seymour
Linfield has been appointed to
"direct veterans and youth work"
for Wallace, in response to a
"grass roots" demand
Mr. Baldwin points out that
Mr. Linfield is a combat veteran
and an associate general counsel
I of the United Electrical Workers.
which happens to be run by the
communists. What Mr. Baldwin
fails to point out is that Mr. Lin
field was one of the most actire
members of the Young Commun
ist league, and that there is no
reason to believe that he nas
changed either his political opin
ions or his political affiliations.
Thus the tight grip of the com
munist machine on the Wallace
movement is further tightened.
Political Assassination
The second part of the pattern
the political assassination of
old New Dealers and non-communist
liberals to which Wallace
has now lent himself has also
been described in this space. Ex
amples of the third part of the
pattern, the development of a
curious double standard of polit
ical honesty, abound: the Baruch
IT
By Lichty
ksney till he's ssae listening to all
- after that be feels that nothing
tiers, aayhewt
Hands
1JL
be In Salem April f
OF FACT'
episode, the Steinhardt episode,
certain incidents on Wallace's
trip abroad and so on. But per
haps the most striking example
is the story of Wallace's relation
ship with his successor aa secre-
tary of commerce, W. Aver ell
Harriman.
Some months ago Wallace came
i to Washington to make an open
! air speech attacking the admin
! istration's foreign policy. Before
and during this rally there was
much Wallace talk that Washing
, ton had become a police state,
that government employes were
threatened with dire retribution
if they listened to Wallace and
so on.
i No mounted Cossacks, however,
appeared to ride down the inno-
cent populace which somewhat
1 apathetically gathered to hear
Wallace speak. On the contrary,
Harriman somewhat anti-climac-tically
urged employes of the
, commerce department to attend
j the Wallace rally, so that they
i could "hear the other aide."
Wallace heard of this gesture,
: and wrote his successor an ad
j mirably generous letter. "You are
certainly a good sport," be wrote,
i He was "deeply touched," he
J wrote, when despite their dis
. agreement on foreign policy, he
discovered a number of "people
from tbe commerce department
I whom you had encouraged to
' come." Wallace concluded, "This
is still America and you are do
ing your part to keep it so.
Public Trnlsa Differs
That is tbe private Wallace
version of Harriman a good
i port, who is a friend and pro
tector of American liberties. The
public Wallace version of Harri
man differs markedly indeed,
it is strikingly similar to the ver
1 sion of -The New York Daily
Worker," in which Harriman is
portrayed as a Wall Street im
perialist, busily dragging the Unit
ed States down the road to war,
presumably for the personal pro
fit of W. Averell Harriman. More
over, to Wallace, Harriman is no
longer a friend of civil liberties.
He is, rather, one of the three
chief enemies of civil Liberties.
"The departure from the cabi
net," Wallace shouted at a recent
! rally in Harlem, "of Messrs. Roy
1 all, Forrestal and Harriman . . .
would be welcome evidence that
, the president really means what
he says when he speaks of civil
liberties."
I The bare-faced dishonesty of
this sort of thing is underlined
by tbe fact, which Wallace must
know, that Harriman is a con
sistent and passionate defender of
civil liberties. Indeed, he was so
enraged by the threat to civil
liberties implicit in the handling
by tbe Thomas committee of the
Condon case that he had to be
Retrained by his associates from
calling the gaseous but powerful
Representative J. Parnetl Thomas
anything mora insulting than
"un-American.
Yet Wallace cannot give his sue
cessor credit for his stand en
civil liberties, simply because to
do so would displease the new
allies who have now become his
captors. Tbe story of the Wallace
captivity would be merely pa
thetic if it were not also so in
tensely dangerous. For the con
stant repetition by Wallace of the
magic word "peace" is undoubt
edly leading many anxious and
sincere Americans down Wallace's
path of appeasement, which can
lead in the end only to a total
American surrender, er to the
most terrible of all wars.
Cosils. ms, Hew Tor raJ4
TrikesM. tec.)
More than 1,000 wildcats were
caught by licensed California
trappers last year, according to
state figures.
Thursday, 8:00 P.M.
Candlelig!i!
Ccancaisn
Service
First Presbyterian
Church
at
WU Library
Receives 200
Gift Volumes
Over 200 gift volumes were re
ceived by the Willamette uni
versity library last month, Dan
Graves, hbrarian, reported this
week. The gifts augmented the
1300 biography volumes given to
the university a few months ago
by Mrs. Bruce Baxter, widow of
the former university president.
Among recent donations were
123 volumes contributed by the
school's International Relations
club, on international relatione.
Other mass con tn outers were the
war surplus office, which sent
books of a scientific nature; the
Jewish Chautauqua society, which
sent books on Judiaca which in
cludes the history, legends 'and
beliefs of Jews; and University of
Oregon, College of Puget Sound
and the state library, who sent
several flies of periodicals to the
university.
Special items were donated by
Hugh McGilvra, class of 1928.
Mrs. G. N. Woodley. Portland,
and George H. Riches, Salem. The
men presented books on northwest
history and Mrs. Woodley pre
sented a diary of Mrs. Bennis,
1749-1764, which contains a letter
to Mrs. Bennis from John Wesley.
Additional useful and valuable
gifts were received from students,
former students and friends of
the university. They include, stu
dents, Annabel Peterson, San
Francisco, Frank Lock man, Sa
lem, and Donald Reitzer, Salem.
Others were Stuart Bush, Mrs.
A. C. F. Perry, O. V Mattews.
Col. Glen Anderson, E. C. Syd
ney, Col. Ralph W. Wilson and
Dr. Arthur Burton Clark Moore
willed the university a contribu
tion. 150 Events to
Draw Tourists
More than 150 entertainment
events ranging from territorial
centennial celebrations and beau
ty pageants to roundups and fish
ing derbies are scheduled during
Oregon's J 948 tourist season, the
state highway commission travel
bureau announced Wednesday.
The events cover virtually ev
ery section of the state
The Portland Rose festival will
be held June 9 to 13 and the
Pendleton Roundup September 15
to 18. Both of these events have
received national recognition.
Several celebrations will be
based on Oregon's territorial cen
tennial Which will also serve as
a background fur all 1948 events,
headlined from a centennial point
of view by the big celebraUon
August 13 to 15, inclusive, at
Oregon City.
At Seaside July 23 to 25, in
clusive, the state will pay tribute
to the beauty of its young women
at the Miss Oregon pageant. Win
ner of thia event will go to the
national Miss America contest at
Atlantic City.
Schools to Get
Religion Rule
Rea Putnam, state superintend
ent of public instruction, this week
is sending to all Oregon school
districts copies of the opinion of
Attorney General George Neuner
interpreting the recent decision of
the United States supreme court,
declaring it unconstitutional to
hold religious training on public
school property.
Putnam said Neuner s opinion
was self explanatory and it was
not his place to direct the school
district officials what to do. A
large number of Inquiries have
been received by Putnam, he said,
asking for an interpretation of the
high court decision. Most of these
inquiries are answered in the at
torney general's opinion, Putnam
averred.
Bus Line Agrees to
Maintain Schedule;
Suspension Voided
Oregon's public utilities commis
sion Wednesday dumissed a sus
pension order against Oregon Mo
tor Stages when the bus firm
agreed to restore twice-a-day bus
runs between Portland and Salem
via Dayton.
Oregon Motor Stages last month
has sought permission to reduce
the schedule to one daily trip.
The PUC pointed out that only one
schedule a day would work a
hardship on bus riders without
other transportation who wish to
visit Salem or Portland and return
home the same day.
John H. Car kin, new state pub
lic utilities commissioner, issued
the order of dismissal Wednesday.
SAI1 FRANCISCO
aonwe reap sts.es w
L0SJU16ELES SJgca
tM Ss Ma surest
MmHM
Virile, Varied Piano Concert
Presented by William Kapcll
Br Mas
No man of weakness was
he thundered through a program of Bach. Mendelsoohn, I Prokofleff
and Chopin at Salens high school auditorium on Wednesday night
His selections wero tremendous, his strength and energy limitless.
Beginning with tbroe sonatas by Scarlatti. Kapell followed with
tbe vigorous Fantasia and Fugue la G minor by Bach. Then came
throe melodious Mendelssohn I
songs without words.
Startling in its modern Inity was
the next, a sonata by Prokofleff.
which, according to the program
notes, brought to tbe composer the
coveted Stalin prise. A positive
juggernaught of tones, this dy
namic number was played with
unsuspected strength from the
pianist.
Light Airy Naosber
Contrasting a group of children's
numbers by the Brazillian com
poser. Pinto, displayed the artist's
ability to play the lighter airier
numbers
Two Chopin numbers, the Noc-
turne in B maor and the much
favored Polonaise, completed the
programmed numbers and the
pianist played as a pleasant and
less disturbing ending to this con
cert three encores, Jesu, Joy of
Man's Desiring by Bach. Re)oyce,
Beloved Christiana, a Bach-
Bussoni arrangement, and finally
Bailecito by Buchardu
This is Salem's only piano con
cert this winter, and Kapell's aud
ience seemed highly pleased with
his program, performance and
personality.
Concert Re -ached a led
Announcement was made during
intermission of the change of plans
of Bidu Sayao, duo to an extended
contract with the Metropolitan,
which has made it impossible for
her to appear in the five cities of
the northwest. The mezzo soprano
Gladys Swarthout. will make the
tour In her stead, appearing In
Salem Monday. May 1. instead of
tho date originally set for the
final concert of the aerie. The
membership drive was announced
for April 2 to May 1. Also re
vealed was the reignation of Mrs.
Max Rogers as secretary of the
Community Concert association
and the appointment of Mrs R.
D. Blatchford in her place. Per
sons requesting information
should contact Mrs. Blatchford.
8047, instead of the former secre
tary, the announcement said.
Rites Set for
Mrs. Hughes
Private funeral services for
Mrs. MaebeUe Baker Hughes, late
resident of 4S0 Vista ivt, will be
held from the W. T. Rigdon cha
pel this week.
Mrs. Hughes, city police said,
died February 13 when ah lump
ed into the Willamette river from
the Marion-Polk county bridge.
Her coat and purse were found
near the railing near the center
of tho bridge that evening, police
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loo aVsreai
William Kapell, youthful pianist, as
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Dentists from
3 CounticsScc
New Methods
Dentist inembers of the Mar.
ion - Polk - Yamhill Dental so
ciety convened at the Marion
hotel In Salem Wednesday to dis
cuss and witness demonstrations
on the latest approvml methods
of controlling tooth decay.
runiuu kUm rv. n a
Mf MmnvtMe, Wood burn. Silvrr-
ton. Mt. Angel and Kewberf at
tended the afternoon sessions
which began at 1 p m, a
o'clork dinner and an after-dinner
dtaruftaien. j
Dr. J. II. KoMfnan. president of
the Oregon State Dental society.
presented contributions to be
man by the state! board of
j health and the state dental asso-
elation. I I
Dr. Hugo if. Kulstal, chairman
of the council on dcfital health
of the Aster Iran Dental associa
tion, demonstrated the topical
application of sodium flouride
which has proven to I reduce de
cay in children's teeth by 40 to
50 per rent. He also discussed the
construction of apace malntalnera '
for prevention of crooked teeth in
children In cases where their
teeth may be lost toti early.
Dr. M. L. Snyder, $ bacteriolo
gist of tho University of Oregon
dental school in I 'oil land, gave
the bacteriological proves of den
tal decay. He told how the Ore
gon dental school is Prepared to
serve the profession (in analysis
of saliva to determine; decay sua
cepubility. ( .
Dr. Snyder alo announced that
the school is giving a aeries of
poot-graouate course for prac
ticing dentists. The (course In
clude cartes prevention and chil
dren ' dentistry in which newer
knowledge now exist-t. he said.
Wednesday's program was
sponsored jointly by iKalem den
tists. University of Oregon dentil
school, state board i of health.
Oregon Dental association and tho
state board of dental examiners.
Local officers of the society In
clude Dr. A. L. Groom, president;
Dr. John Wood, vice president,
and Dr. O. A. Olson, secrets ry
treosurer. '
said. Her body w$ recovered
from the river near Oregon City
Wednesday and aent back to Sa
lem. . I
Mrs. Hughes is survived by a
son. John Hughes of Salem; her-.
mother, Mrs. Lils May Hughes of
tugene, and a
sister, Mrs. r. B.
Chase of Eugene.
Hunflngtoa
Salem
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