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"No Fotfor Sways Us, No Fear Shall Atof ,
' From First Statesman, March ZS. 1S31 -
THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A: SPRAGUE, Editor arid Publisher
Entered at the postofflce at Salem, Oregon, as second elaat matter nader act of congress March S, U7i
Published OTerj moraine. Bnalneas of tie 215 8. Commercial. Salem, Oregoa. Telephone 2-2I4L
Morse Home for the Ware
In full vigor of mind and body Senator Wayne
L. Morse has returned to Oregon and the po
litical wars. He proved that in his speech before
the chamber of commerce Monday. To ques
tions brought up in this campaign to date he.
had the answers; and one "which merits spe
cial mention in the quotation taken out of con
text that "Bridges was a better citizen than
those who are trying" to deport him." The
alleged quote was taken from an old comment
made when Morse was dean of the law school
at the university and eervingon the arbitration
board covering maritime disputes. .Then a bill
was introduced in congress to. deport Harry
Bridges. That was tpecial legislation clearly in ,
the nature of an attainder-which is prohibited
under the constitution. Morse then expressed
his opposition to that method as a ;viplation of
democratic processes. And his stand was cor
rect so correct as constitutional lawyers in
congress knew and the bill was permitted to
die. Of Bridges, Morse, Jias said, that he doesn't
know if he is a communist or not, but that he
had been following the communist party, line.
Morse U. an intensely loyal American and a
foevof communism. But he doesn't approve of
perverting our constitution in carrying on the
f ight against communism. This garbled quota
tion about Bridges Is put out for political effect,
but it will not stand the test of light and truth. ;
' It is true that Senator Mcjrse hasn't always'
toted with the I republican majority. We did
not expect him to when he was elected. Maybe
he has been too much of a maverick. The im
portant point however is that the republican
majority in congress has not been convincing
to- the majority of the people. Given a chance
in. 1948 elections it dubbed its act in the 80th
congress and passed into the minority We be
lieve the majority of Oregon republicans are
more inclined to agree with Morse than they
are with the senators who have tried to be
party spokesmen. The primary election will be
till proof. . . . , ;
Mont grow up, worked on the farm, worked
with railroad construction crews; took a turn
to the Black Hills when gold was discovered
there, met Calamity Jane, drifted west to Colo
rado, to the coaldfields "of Wyoming; then a
long jump to Astoria, Oregon via San Francisco.
That was where the "trail north" began.
All the way Uncle Mont had adventures and
experiences, few heroic or thrilling, but all
human and earthy. And out of his storehouse
of memory he has related them and Mrs. Mc
Keown has set ' them down. What we get is
Americana of level rarely reported. v
The book suffers though from the garrulous
ness of an old man. You listen to him spin his
yarns, you know he can go on forever, and
they do get boresome. Another-volume of Undo
Mont's memories is in prospect, cempleting the
trilogy. There's an Uncle Mont in most every
family, but only one Martha McKeown who
found a literary goldmine in an old man's tales.
Them Was the Days
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Uncle Mont Hawthorne and hta literary niece,
Martha Ferguson McKeown of Hood River are
at it again perhaps we should say they have
done it again. At -any rate out today is another
Tolume-of Uncle Mont's reminiscences put down
In readable style by Mrs. McKeown. This one
Them Was the Days' is not a sequel to the
first book "The Trail Led North,- but a flash
back to ah earlier period in Uncle Mont's varie
gated life. . H .-it, . .vv.pv '
Them War the Days" takes off in Pennsyl-
' Tenia where Mont was born, but moves prohip
Uy to Virginia, for Mont'sather in 1865 thought
the grass would be greener on a Virginia farm
than in the hardscrabble hills of Pennsylvania.
( That was in 1865 and Virginians Weren't
friendly to "carpet , baggers' front j the north
-ren when they came to till farms.' Crops failed,
so after the fashion of the time another jump
was made, this time" to a homestead in Ne
braska.
Salt Sea for Imperial Valley
The Imperial valley of California, well below
sea level, is in no danger of being flooded with
sea water from the Gulf of California. That is
the answer of K M. Lawson, of El Paso, mem
ber of the International Boundary and Water
Commission, to an article by Alfred M. Cooper
in the April Harper's magazine. Cooper1 had
reported the threat that the tides of the Gulf
of California would break through the silt dike
which protects the rich farming region of the
Imperial valley. He said - the dike is receding
since the1 Hoover dam stopped the heavy load
of silt which previously had gone to build up
the delta.
Lawson says "there is no evidence that the
gulf is advancing toward the Salton sea in the
United States, either through the Mexicali
valley or through the Laguna Salada." He cites
comparisons of early hydrographic charts with
those of today, augmented by aerial photographs
to show that the mouth of the Colorado river
is just where it was in 1873-75.
We'll just have to leave this one to the ex
perts, with full confidence that if the high tides
of the Gulf of California do pose a serious threat
a seawall will be built as a protection. That
may be the PWA project of the year 3000.
Lumber. Strike Coming?
The CIO International Woodworkers have
strike authorization with a May 15th date; and
the AFL union is taking a strike vote to back
up its demands. Meantime the employers have
offered the CIO a "package" deal with small
wage increase and other benefits.
The public, an innocent but interested by
stander, earnestly hopes that rio strike will
occur. Iforest industries are the backbone of our
manufacturing economy. Their shutdown would
cripple many communities. There are good in
comes fill along the line now: for workers, for
empolyfers, for concerns that serve the industry.
A paralyzing strike is something we can get
along without to the! advantage of all concerned.
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U.S. at Critical Point in World History on Eve
Of Ministers Meeting; Indo China Major Issue
Br Jeeeph Alee
LONDON, May 8 Very occa- ,
tonally, there comes a moment
tm ! history when nations must
either decisively meet, or finally.
fall to meet, the
great challenges
oaf r oil tin g
them. Such a j
moment hair
now com for
the United Sta
te, with the
opening j or tne
7&-
conferences of
foreign minist
ers in London.
This moment
hm tfome be
cause the cobes-
V
Joorpb Ataop
lveness and strength of the West
ern nartnershiD against Soviet
aggression- have -been, on bal
ance, deteriorating for many
months. So far, the danger is
only understood by a small circle
of governmental Insiders. But
this will sn cease to be the caae
If the conferences here are not
successful. - .
For quite obvious personal and
political reasons, the French and
other European leaders will be
gin to warn their peoples of the
danger f that now exists, inevit
ablyif unjustly casting much of
the7 blame on the United- States.
Tfoe Western ' partnership, will
thus begin to dissolve in a gen
eral game of "save yourself and
the devil take the hindmost," .,,
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! JTo evert this, solid serious
agreements must be reached on
three basic problems: First, the
defense of the West in the face
X active Soviet war preparation;
econd, the preparation of a suit
bl place for Germany in the
Western partnership; and third,
th best way to halt the Soviet
offensive In Asia.-
A it happens, the best way to
Stamp the urgency of the situa
imi is to examine the problem
that In fact has only third prior
ity at London. To put it crudely,
the French are notf taking al
most the same line about their
Indo-China that the British took
about Greece in 1947. Either the
French must be helped in aome
effective way, or, before very
long, they are likely to abandon,
Indo-China to its fate.
Ever since the end of the war,
the French is Indo-China have
been fighting the powerful guer
rilla movement of the old Asi
atic Comintern agent, Ho Chi
Minh. At present the Indo-Chinese
operations are consuming
half of the annual French mili
tary budget of approximately $1,
400.000,000., Moreover, all the
professional army of France, and
particularly all the qualified of
ficers and non-commissioned of
ficers, are now busy fighting Ho
Chi Minh. '
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The need to organize a defense
oflthe West is what has abruptly
conferred critical importance on
this long existing situation. The
French military budget cannot
be greatly increased without im
perilling the remarkable French
recovery made possible by the
Marshall plan. And even if he
should get the extra money, able
War Minister Rene Pleven could
not build up the forces for the
defense of metropolitan Franco
without trained cadres to serve
as a foundation. Suddenly, be
. cause ol Soviet war preparations,
the defense of metropolitan
France has come to seem more
important than the defeat of Ho
Chi Minh.
Politics complicate the situa
tion further. Ho Chi Minn's great
asset is not communism, but his
position, as the exponent of Indo
- Chinese nationalism. After appal
ling delays, the French some
months ago granted Indo-China
qualified independence, setting
f up the government of the Emper
1 or Bao Dal as the rival of the Ho
Chi Minh movement in the na
tionalism business. -
i The new Indo-Chinese Inde
pendence is unfortunately so di
luted that French High Commis
sioner. Pignon still occuDies the
pld royal palace at Saigon. Amer
ican policy makers have always
Insisted that Bao Dai can never!
win the masses from Ho Chi
, Minh unless he is truly sovereign.
' 'Americans on the scene have en-
; raged the French by by-passing
. them in their dealing with Bao
Dai. Meanwhile the French in
sist that their army in Indo
China win only fight for France,
and not for Bao Dai.
- In this tangled situation, ren
dered even more sour by French
disappointment with the trivi
ality of American aid to date,
i there is still hope. High Com
missioner Pignon has Just re
turned to Paris to advocate much
mora generous political conces
sions to the Bao Dal government.
First a military victory and then
political concessions, is the new
watchword. If the French' armies
receive more equipment, and es
pecially more air power, it is
thought possible to give Ho Chi
Miinh the kind of defeat that
greatly affects bandwagon jump
ers, who are always crucially im
portant in Asia. But this depends
onj our action.
Concurrently, the British are
deeply engaged in a struggle
against communist guerrillas in
Malaya, while the feeble Bur
mese government, with the Chi
nese communists on its border,
is presiding over a sort of nation
wide riot. If either Burma or
Indo-China falls into communist
hands, all the other countries of
Southeast Asia will go down like
a set of bowling pins in a ten
strike. This, in turn, will en
danger India, Japan and the
Philippines.
v:m ! MehtyJ.HotJifecIeaniha
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l want a suit for him that will wear and wear and wear;
We already know (from ads and commercials) that if you
smoke the right brand of cigarets you can clear up such minor
disturbances as tuberculosis, jangled nerves, whooping cough
and sinusitis ... but' did you know that careless fags caused
over 25 per cent of the insured fires in; Oregon
last year? . . . This noted in summary of
state fire marshall's report on insured fire
losses in 1949.
Overheated and defective stoves and fur
naces accounted for another 14 per cent of the
blazes, (electricity or defective wiring, another
10 per cent, and unknown, 11 per cent!. . . 75
per cent of insured losses last year were dwell
ings, over 5 per cent were mercantile and
office buildings and autos, nearly 4 "per cent
involved hotels and 2 per cent were farm
1 barns, f '
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Fire-connected disabilities ... in Forest Grove k lire-
man, getting ready to answer a ire-eall, tripped and
sprained his ankle ii the station . , . at Vale a man suf
ered a heart attack jluring excitement caused by af blaze
.... at Eugene a man was burned when wax ignited while
singeing ducks ... . jand in Portland a fireman felt dqwn
' an elevator shaft white fighting a fire, a man was turned
tohen a boat engine tjacktred and ignited gas in the bilge
a propane gas-filled trailer exploded injuring occupant,
and a 19-year-old youth was killed when he sought to test
contents of gas can with lighted match.
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Improvement department .. . while many fire departments
over the state were adping such equipment as pumpers, sub
atations, new station houses and trucks last year Woodburn
fire-fighters bought two red flashers and two squeegees . . .
in the list of fireworks-caused injuries to 43 citizens, was a
person 50 years old and; another 60. ,
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One of city's finest traffic tie-ups occur ed Monday
morning at South Coinmercial and Trade streets . . there
a stoitch, enfiine cuts across South Commercial at (tncon- i
venvtnt hours while autos stand bumper to bumpei . . ."
to make this obstacle' course even more sporting Monday a
hiohtoay road repair; crew permitted only one-way 1 traffic
during the minutes the switching engine wasn't switching
... this created happy mixup of engine, crewmen, fnotor-
ists and pedestrians.
Sen. Wayne Morse, who is caught between twcrJHoovers,
(Dave and Herbert) created quite a stir at Salem Chamber of
Commerce when he spoke here Monday ... hall jammed with
lunchers.and onlookers . v .path finally cleared for entrance
of dignitaries, first Morse, then' Gov. McKay; minutes later
another path opened upj for County Judge Grant Murphy, fourth
time way bulldozed open by chamber secretary followed by
Steve Anderson, Morse campaign chairman in this county, who
had to do some heavy; arguing to get rightful place! at head
table . . . Wayne drfln't call Dave a yokel but he strongly
hinted that Deadwood was anything but a live branch on the
republican family treel '
In short, a major catastroohe is
the quite possible outcome of
this problem that has only third
priority at London. This does not
mean that the problem cannot
be solved. If America really helps
to build up a solid defense of
Western Europe. The French can
be induced, albeit reluctantly, to "
carry on in Indo-China; If the
Western powers now organize
themselves, a joint political and ,
strategic command in Asia can
be established. If the United
States ceases to dodge its 'un
avoidable responsibilities, such
a new Asiatic cold war head
quarters can be immensely ef
fective. .
But we must face two facts.
Catastrophe cannot any longer be
avoided by waffling and wab
bling and spinning out formulae
and appointing committees. 'And
In order to avoid catastrophe, a
great mobilization of American
resources is going to be neces
sary. The requirements of this
mobilization may be debated by
the next congress. But the West
ern front against Soviet aggres
sion will shortly begin to col
lapse, unless President Truman
has already authorized Secretary
Acheson to tackle cold war
problems, here and now, in Lon
don, on the practical principle
that resources will be employed
when, where and as they may be
required.
(Copyrifffct. 1950 New York
Herald Tribune, Ioe.l
(Continued from page 1)
of West Germany with other na
tion! of western Europe. The
purpose is to use the productive
capacity of West Germany in
partnership with the west and at
the same time to help 1 restore
economic independence to Ger
many. By doing this and giving
national prestige to Germany it
is believed that a natural bul
wark will be erected agalinst red
aggression in Europe. The Amer
ican proposal does not involve re
building of Germany's armament
works or enrollment of an army,
though some responsible leaders
in the west favor this course
too. - - S '
Against this policy Is the old
French fear of a revived Ger
many with, a "Deutschland uber
AUes" complex, led again.: by
some ambitious Kaiser or Hit
ler. . Secretary Acheson is' ex
pected : to meet this ' objection
with assurance of the backing of
the United' States against any
German aggression, which pre
viously was offered by Secretary
Byrnes and Secretary Marshall.
At this London conference im
portant decisions will be an
nounced. Signs indicate.' that the
United States has adopted a
-strong policy which itvis ready
to offer to Europe and to imple
ment with its means. This 'is not
a policy of belligerence but one
of containment. i
The administration ! appears
convinced that Russia will yield
only to firmness but will yield
to firmness. It is developing its
policy on this conviction.
In , his book Secretary Byrnes
counselled firmness and patience.
We have demonstrated our pan
ence, and our firmness, too. Sec
retary Acheson is merely tieing
together the loose ends! of Amer
ican policy which was laid out
with the extension of backing to
Greece and Turkey, the Marshall
plan, the Atlantic pact and the
rearmament of western Europe.
This policy is attended 'with
risks;- but a do-nothing policy
carries more risks.
Better English
By D. C WinUma ,
BETTER ENGLISH .
1. What , is wrong
11 - ed
with this
sentence? "He has already ad
vised mo that he received the
book.- j - t
2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "roue 7 . i
t3. Which one of these words
fat misspelled? Quadraped, quag'
mire, quadrille, quixotic
-J4. What does the word "in-
beginning
violable" mean?
9. . What is a word
wita ir that means "wearisome?
' ''ANSWERS! :
1. Say, He has already in
feraaed me." 2. Pronounce roo-a,
as in moon, a as in day, ac
cent second syllable. 3. Quadra
ped. 4. That must not or cannot
be violated. (Accent follows the
last!). "We must obey these in
violate laws 5: Irksome.
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Modern European and Itorth
American cities owe their checker'
board plans to the layout of Ro
man military camps.
By Henry McLesnoro
DAYTON A BEACH; Fla May
8 I have a strong back and a
weak mind.
ThisJsn't said
1 n any ' spirit
of braggadocio,
but simply to
explain why I
don't suffer in
the same way
most husbands f
do during
spring house-1
cleaning.
-. When their (
iHvm turn their ,
homes into a. 1
turmoil most N
husbands i complain about the
amount of physical labor they
are called upon to do. Their
groans and moans all but drown
out the sweet cackle of the robins
when they are asked to move all
the furniture to another place
so it will look out of place. :
This heavy-duty work, doesn't
bother tne a bit."! just slip into
the old leopard skin and high
laced shoes I used to wear when
starring with Sells Floto and
willingly throw anything from a
piano- to a bird cage from one
side of the room to the other.
That's my back work.
But spring housecleaning, in
our tavern, anyway, always en
tails quite a bit of mental work
on. my part That's when I break
down and slip on the old dunce
cap I used to wear when starring
with Sells Floto.
Both Jean and I are savers.
Not money savers, but savers of
things that money couldn't buy
because no one would pay a cent
for them. Spring housecleaning
naturally brings all these odds
and ends into view, and we are
forced, year after year, to de
cide whether to keep them or
throw them away.
The decisions that, come up
just break me down, and often
I have wished that my back
could think for me..
There's that chafing dish that
I am going to see again in a few
days. It's rockety-legged, and the
alcohol burner part we've never
seen, but every year, after being
dusted off and talked over, it is
carefully replaced in a back ocr
ner of the top shelf of the kitchen
closet . .
Back again, right by the chaf
ing dish, go two brass candle
sticks which don't match.
Why do we keep these things?
Do we think that they are an
tiques? No. Do we think that
sometime in the near future we
are going to give a midni(ut
chafing dish supper, using a
chafing dish that teeters and has
no-burner, and lighted by a gan
grenous, mismatched pair of
candlesticks? No. -
Our attic is alive with things
that should be killed. s
Uncooperative
Patient Sent to .
State Hospital
i A railroad section hand who had
a head wound stitched - Monday
morning at a local hospital, then
ripped out the stitches and col
lapsed two hours later, Was sent
must have belonged to a door
man. It is an enormous thing
that could shelter a family of ten
if it could be raised. Then there
is a- big old mail j box holder
which is a wooden! Uncle ; Sam
holding a : mail box; in his out
stretched hands. Tain't pretty,
but we can't bear to part with
it somehow. )'
There are curtains which we
had in our first New York apart
ment in the Village, and a Mar
tquette football hood which must
have given nourishment to mil
lions of moths since we first took
it out; and put it away again
many years ago. i f . i
But, this year is going to be
different For once I am going
to be a man of steel in the head
as well as the back.
I am tired of living In a rum
mage sale.
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City first aid men treated Joe
Hernandez, a Southern Pacific
employe, about If a.m. for a head
gash he incurred Sunday night
Two hours later the squad was
called to Hernandez's cabin at
14th and Oxford street where
they found him collapsed on the
uoor. uty police said be ap
parently had pulled off the band
age and ripped out the stitches.
Postmasters Set
Quarterly Meeting
Quarterly meeting ' of Marion.
Polk and Yamhill county post
masters will be at 7 o'clock tonight
at Salem Legion club, with Carl
Black of Dallas presiding.
Speaker will be Harold E.
Young, Salem district postal in
spector. Mrs.j Dora Howard,
Hauser postmaster and president
of the Oregon association, plans to
attend: i ;
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