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UN and Peace Negotiations
The Statesman has made repeated emphasis
on the role of diplomacy in breaking the dead4
lock between east and west Not the diplomacy
- of the international conference, with klieg
lights and microphones and muvie reels and
r-portera with the whole world sitting as it
v.r In the g-ljt. .es; but the niore artful
method of quiet negotiation. Intermediaries
might be used Japan started overtures fof
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The "break actually came through conversa
tioni by national representatives at the United
Nations general assembly, There were prelim
lnry news reports from Europe, Hints seern
- tj have been dropped here and there. One s,tory
dii-J the Russians in Berlin - were having the
railway rolling stock put in shape, suggesting
resumption oi traffic 'was not far off. .
Th- tate department did not follow up these
tips. That would not have been wise, because
rebuff would hav ben painful. Instead
approaches were made, through whose instiga--tijn
we are not informed, at the UN general
vmbly. Philip Jessup. the U Sf delegate, got
Into conference with Jacob A. Malik, the Rus
sian delegate. Jcssup learned that thera was
aubt'.ance to the rumors, that Russia H'as inter
Ttfi in resuming the four-power conferenc
and was willing to lift the blockade. Later
Tasi. the Russian news -agency, broke the story
and American officials confirmed the fact that
conTvations had taken place. S
No "deal" has been .-made yet though ofta
iwnii in the making. Secretary Acheson has
conferred with representative, of Britain arid
p France, to develop a joint policy. Maybe the
overtures will fail and the stalemate continue.
A"H the world hopes however that the blockade
at Berlin may be lifted and the cold war
graly eased. "
Here we have evidence that the United Na
tions has proved valuable as a sort of neutral
meeting-ground. It may be that. Secretary
Tr v 1 u U was instrumental in HrSncinir Jm-
sup and Malik together Lie has been earn
est I y trying to resolve the difference in Ger
many. It may prove that the UN had an Im
portant part In effecting a peaceful settlement.
If tht does develop then assuredly world hopes
for UN as an instrument of peace will have
been lifted.
It is too early to charge off United Nations
as a loss No nation has withdrawn from it.
Sams a r - . a t . . V m
xne u.k stm prores.es allegiance to it. u."M
, alone deserve credit for ending the civil war
' aa Palestine. It has functioned successfully -in
Iran and in Kashmir, and had partial success
- In Indonesia. 'f
We must preserve lN as an Instrumervwhose
power will grow with use. The mora it 4 is
used and relied oh the faster it will develop
as an agency to save the peace of the world.
Painless Politics
It's election time again. Time for genial
gerrymandering, carefree cabals, jocund juntos.
Or so it would seem to the uninitiated look
ing at the annual extracurricular political goings-on
on most American campuses. Not the
rnore-or-less serious activities of the junior
branches of major political parties young re
publicans, budding democrats, juvenile pro
gressives or infant communists. But the sea
sonal revival of student Interest in collegiate
governmental organizations.
This is when the campus politicos have their
spring fling. Caucuses are held, openly and
off-the-record; slates of candidates are made
up: speeches are written and the fina phrases
polished in practice sessions before mirrors
or: roommates; campaign posters are painted and
nailed up by the manual laborers essential
to every political party - humble and eager
freshmen, and jalopies are dusted off and de
corated for parades and cross-campus stump
ing. AH this brisk and bouyant business leads
up to the great day when the mighty masses,
the boys and girls trooping to the ballot boxes,
reveal the people's choice. After that except
for some gleeful statements by the winners in
the college press and some marvelously know
ing post mortem by the dejected defeated
it is all over until; the next campaign.
Or so it would seem to the casual onlooker.
Actually, however, campus politics are not
quit so innocent nor so insignificant.
As sometimes . father accurate small-scale
models of mature civic activities, campus poli
ties serve as a reflection of adult tactics. Parties
may stand on certain platforms or they may
base their appeal to class prejudices. Splinter
organizations develop and coalitions arc formed.
Fence-mending, coercion, pork-barrelling, brib
ery, gaudy promisee and other dubious tricks
of the trade are practiced in miniature. And
general apathy between elections usually pre
vails. On the other hand, all that is good about
democratic procedure is ajaqr evident: issues
are brought to light andd)trferences thrashed
out in public.. the electorate, is urged to get out
the vote, and the irule of the majority Is re
spected. Campus politics for all their sportive ap
pearance can be $ valuable training field for
future oitizens. Just as the student who plays
intramural baseball "for fun" may later find
he could qualify for the big leagues, so the
collegiate voter oast learn painlessly outaide
the classroom the elementary facts of bigtime
politics and everyday citizenship.
Damage Heavy in Mt. Angel Flax Fire
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MT. AN G IX Pictured here Is the tmterier ef the flax shed which was toned Monday at ML AsweL
Machinery Here, including a traeter, a tew machine, heller, wagem and three meters, was rataed by
flame and heaL (SUteaaaaa Fana phete).
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Profit CasKing
Cuts Grain Gain
CHICAGO. May Fair
gains scored midway through to
day board of trade session ran
into profit cashing at the dose.
The result was that dosfcoe prices
were oft more than cent from
the day's high.
The upswing started La wheat
and reflected some mill buying
and abort covering. Italy bouxht
400,000. hundredweight of flour
overnight and traders had reports
that Norway and Holland will soon
be in the flour market.
At the close wheat was V to 4
higher, corn' was unchanged to
higher, oats were to. IS higher,
rye was 24 to 34 higher, soy
beans were H higher to a cent
lower and lard was 12 to 2Tcents
hundredweight lower.
Pat's Bridge Closed
By Court's Order j
After Faults Found
Pafs bridge, an inter-county
structure across Pudding river in
the northeast corner of Marion
county, has been closed following
a conference of officials from
Marlon and Clackamas county
courts. ,
Trusses under the bridge were
found to be spreading whan ex
a mined by Ted Kuenzi, bridge
foreman, and E. L. Rogers, com
missioner, of Marion county. The
bridge condition was described as
so dangerous that fatal eonse
quences might result from its con
tinued use.
Physical maintenance of the
bridge rests with Clackamas coun
ty. It is located on Marion county
road 428 west of Barlow.
MT. ANGEL Fred Schwab, plant tnaaacer (left) with WUltam Harryfleld aad Mike Uetaachmldt, plant
employ, are shewn pattaag eat the fire In bales ef tew after eaa ef the flax buildings at Mt Angel
Flex Growers association burned Monday. Extinsnishinc fir la tow 1 difficult and small biases eon
tlneed to break oat throachoat the day. Twenty teas of tew was detroyed. (Statesman Farm phot).
Pact" Talks Show Typical Approach
By J. M. Robert. Jr.
AP roirn Affairs Analyst
Dt4Cussion of the Atlantic pact
In the senate foreign affairs com
mittee repreM-nt a typical
American approach to great in
ternational problems
Diplomats and senators alike
feel the obligation to let the pub
lic know what its affairs are be
ing handled with -earchng care
and deliberation. Somttinm this
sterns to deteriorate Into an ef
fort to ronvince ourselves that
w aren't doing what e are do
In When it was decided that Brit
ain needed a tug victory 1-van,
everything was agreed upon
anion- the top leaders Th?n It
went to congress, where Britain
was so berated that much of the
gi will of the action was !t.
Congress approved the Mar
shall plan and then scared Eu
rpe to death with a last minute
fiht over the actual appropna
ti n.
Now the United States hjs tak
en the lead in forming a histori
cal alliance. Norway, far In
sunce. joined under' considerable
pressure and in defiance of
threats from neighboring Tttwaua.
But. instead of standing as a firm
and shining example cf western
unity, it seems likely that the
p-ct will be delivered all tam
Uned "with legalistic quibbli ;s.
It would be unnatural if Europe
d es not wonder, if interpreta
ti jn of the fact varies so much
!', what loopholes will be
vuht in case of an emergency.
The alliance is designed a a
firm warning that no nation can
again gamble on conquering Eu
rope without having to fight the
United States. Its hope for peace
lie in the Tact that no nation is
atamg to deliberately attack the
United States in all its power.
The pact also has its economic
objective. It is to assure west
ern Europe that its industrial and
. bdsmess life can be rebuilt with
out fear of loss by war.
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A political objective is to con
vince western Europeans that
United States is nut trying
' u ue them as buffers, as they I
have widely feared; that the U.S.
no longer tries to Ignore th fact
that trouble lril Europ is trouble
in Kansas.
Th U S. army, navy and air
force are deployed la Britaia.
Germany. Austria. Trieete and
the Middle East. A war of any
aii could (hardly start without
Involving them Immediately, pact
or no pact.
For th diplomats to say, than,
that th pact does not moan auto
matic war in cast of aggression
Is merely to disguise the taste
of th medicine
Th Atlantic pact represents
heroic action for a nation which
has sought traditionally to keep
clear of th entanglements of
others. It represents one of the
most momentous policy shifts in
American history.
On of the keenest American
observers of the International
seeae asked me yesterday: "Way
Is it, when w ar going to do
oan thing heroic, w doat re
cognise the value of doing at
heroically."
GRIN AND BEAR IT
By Lichty
The Safety
Valve'
IT pgr Clab Weald
Widest So, Cusseiiirrtal
To the Editor:
At a meeting of the board of
directors of the South Salem
Progress club last night, in suss
ming up the nds of this pert
of town ax oapraaaed by the
membership of the club, w
unanimously agreed to the fol
lowing: That for the betterment of the
ntire city of Salem, for th
cXanyenlonc of th people living
her and for th out of town
people coming here to trade,
that South Commercial street
should be widened five feet on
each side, which would, with th
00 feet we now hav. mak a
total of 70 ft from property
lin to property line. Then
starting one foot outaide of the
property lin w vrould first
hav a fiv foot sitfewslk, then
s seven foot space for parking
cars, next four 11-foot traffic
lanes for two wsy traffic, then
another seven foot lan for park
ing, th a fiv foot sidewalk
brings us on oot to th prop
erty line and J fills the 70 foot
space. If the engineers think
they need a few extra feet it is
OK.
Th sbov plan would cost
littl and would be amp! to
carry two times the volume of
traffic that could possibly come
in over th praoont connecting
streets and highways. W also
should hav traffic lights st
Owtsi and Mission streets aad
the widening extend from Just
north of Mission street to th
south city limits. This would
take 15 feet lees than the Bal-
dock plan calls for oaf of each
side of the street, and would
not ruin residential streets snd
would save the cost of widening
and re-surfacing tham.
South Salem Progress Club
Board of Directors
Clayton W. Jones, 'chairman.
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adopts, the council will have to
adapt th street pattern to con
form. The neat problem Is routing
091 through the city. Apparently
no funds are in sight for the Lan
caster; drive bypass.) Th best
suggestion mad is for making
Pine shreet th aecees road into
the eon tor of th city foe trucks.
Then ! psavaaxer oars ' can use
Summer and Capitol. South Com
mercial and South Liberty
streets can be made bne-dir-tional
whenever Its seems nec
essary, if th alternate of street
widening o noncommercial seems
too costly.
Some objection has come from
Pine street residents to use of
their street for trucks. Widening
and improving, this street wiU
however ODen uo a section of
city and probably will result la
increase of property values,
which ; may offer some compen
sation for th truck-travel nuis
ance. : (
With consideration as to tim
ing; our traffic problems can be
solved. I feel sure that some of
the fears now expressed will not
be realised, though th chang
will not be painless or without
injury to some. Th rule to be
followed 1st Mak th decision
that seems the wisest solution
for the loag-timc future. When
that is made then close ranks
for attack on other civic prob
lem which confront Salem.
Late Demand
Boosts Stocks
NEW YORK, May 1-JP-A re
vival of demand gave the stock
market a little bounce in the Last
few minutes of trading today.
Closing prices showed a fairly
even mixture of gains snd loeaes
running from fractions to around
a point. Th pickup in buying in
terest wiped out many early
losses.
The Associated Proa average of
60 stocks advanced .1 of one point
to 63.2. The Industrial group post
ed the only gain.
Only S02 individual Issue- ap
peared, on th ticker tap, of which
379 advanced and 220 declined.
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May S. i A. M. to 7 P. M.
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power, for thnae who aaad
Itl Tat t or people with ean
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fleet minimum power!
BOTH ways farther, doer. .
r iicdaretamUeg than ever
bafocel gagg coaaewltatioew
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leagii president, and Beverly Wilt t
waa j named i vice president at a
Salem high school election- Tues
day.! - j j I j . -
Second Ballot win be held Wed
nesday between fielen Cadd and
Lee Strode for secretary, and Janet
Bolt and Roecmaxy SowaU 1 for
treasurer. -Ml-!.
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No OOWTOlar Caa Osaww SeClais
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tempt. Gft mmn, N uraacrniaa. Cot
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PoliceOrder
HoldonHaU
Salem police Tuesday placed a
detainer with Benton county au
thorities on Richard Howard Hall,
a transient being held In the
county jail In Corvallis on a
check charge.
Salem detectives said they ar
holding a Marion county district
cour warrant charging Hall with
cashing a worthless 384 check at
th White & Sons Feed store, 261
State st;, earlier this year. The
warrant sets oau at si.suu.
Better English
By D. C. Williams
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And It only cost 2ct annate ,
Xil haeae far traXrl
43 dollar for
Folk Dancers Pick
Festival Directors
Cocnnaittoe chairmen for the
statewide festival of folk dancing
clubs at Salem Sunday, May IS,
were announced Tuesday. Costum
ed dancers from all parts of the
state are expected to participate
in the colorful pageant.
Appointed by John Geisler,
president 6f the Salem Gate-
swingers club were Mrs. David
C. Dunlway. refreshments; Mrs.
Est ell L. Brunk. costumes; Harold
Bowman, decorations; Bryan
Goodenough. ' reception; Fred L.
Hal v arson, sound; Mrs. Mary
Swegart, invitations.
Measles Too Lists
Of County Diseases
Measles topped by far the list
of reportable diseases in Marion
county for the week just ended,
according to a tabulation from
the office of Dr. W. J. Stone,
county health officer.
Half of the 43 cases of measles
were in Salem. All four cases
of mumps listed were to Salem,
but most of the seven cases of
chick en pox were elsewhere. Sa
lem also accounted for the coun-
a uuw vi luuuinfi, iwg
of conjunctivitis and one of rheu-4
matte fever. 1
Jolly Neighbors Club
Has Meeting at Swegle
. SRWEGLX Mrs. Raymond
Benson was hostess for the Jolly
Neighbors club at her Brown Road
home Friday afternoon.
Present for the dessert luncheon
and social afternoon were Mrs. K.
J. Fordyce, Mrs. Thccon Kent. Mrs.
Henry Preim, Mrs. fenry Mehl
ing, Mrs. John Janson. Mrs. Ray
8 e r n a r d y, Mrs. Keefer, Mrs.
George; Brown and the hostess.
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1. What' is wrong with this
sentence? "She was aggravated
by her husband's failure to ap
pear." ,
2. What is the correct pronun
elation of "lyceum"?
4. Which of these words Is mis
spelled? Malefactor, malediction.
maleable.
4. What does the word "biblio-
clasm" mesn?
3. What is s word beginning
with vi that means "disposed to
revenge"?
ANSWERS
1. Say, She was provoked " 2
pronounce li-se-um, i and in lie.
e as in see, and accent second syl
lable. 3. malleable. 4. Destruction
or mutilation of books, especial
ly the Bible. 5. Vindictive.
.izajmouncement
j Selections of Compartments (Crypts and
Niches) now being made in New Addition to
ML Crest Abbey
j MAUSOLEUM and CREMATORIUM
(Now Completed)
For Appointment Please Call x
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Manager
Salem Mausoleum Js Crematorium
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this famous tolid silver. For ' If ffHi fV
a gift to please a lovely hostess If I ff 1 "
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beauty, is not expensive, j jff.
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