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New Light on War and Peace
rm i-iil 11.. i:V Vmi rhlftt 1 IM TTrrt 1
elearly comes from unexpected sources.
The great and powerful-nations are not the
gourde of all wisdom nor the exclusive pro
ducers of great statesmen. In a superbly logical
statement made before UN, Dr. Charley Malik,
delegate from Lebanon, sheds niich illumina-
tlon on the paramount question of war and
peace. " .. v - -
Here is a man. from a little republic under
the shadow of the hammer and sickle, speaking
courageously and objectively to both East and
West, pointing) out the vices and virtues of each
and pointing a way to peace. (One of the im
portant services of United Nations is that it pro
vides a forum where the thoughts o? great minds
from small nations can shine before all - the
world, not even hidden under the bushels of
Dr, Malik seeks to dispel the confusion -generated'
by that propoganda by considering the
original well-springs of communism; the writ
ings of Marxi Ertgels, Lenin and Stalin. These
Knur that tfc lin-service to neace Dald bv lat
ter-day party-liners is, in reality, "a tragic
circumstances.'
.The century-old communist -ideology deter
mines the course of communist action, and its
" fundamental thesis is" that war, class-struggle
nrl rovnlution. are inevitable and must be has
tened by every communist. Forcible overthrow
of the existing order and violent seizure of
power are the orthodox means to the commun- ''
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dety in which the Individual exists Jo serve the
state and has value only as a unit for the prod
uction of material goods, Malifc-credits the com-
I cohomic, justice and for positive enduring
achievements in Russia, but these do not balance
their disbelief in objective truth; Jn freedom of
Inquiry, in individual worth and freedom.
These latter values are the tradition or the
"WtSit but in the West, also, they are45eing over
whelmed by excessive materialism, a -general
weakening of the moral fiber,' emphasis on
quantity instead of quality, a tragic dearth of
great leaders and a bankruptcy of fundamental
Ideas. ., - . ... ; ' -
. j1e must hope and pray the communists will
Jabandon their doctrine of revolution, will allow
Intercourse between East and West, will have a
real change of heart. Dr. Malik continues. But
(to ask communism to change its nature, without
satisfying the need to which it is a response, is
to offer the world not bread but a stone, he
i warns. .
"Politically the West will not serve the cause
I ef peace by allying itself with dark regimes just
because it is more expedient not to disturb
L . t- l- it it:' a : it: -i
wiciu, tic ds. iur u iv suixiuent in mis cruel
century to be happy arid self-sufficient- Nor
does it do merely to reject communism. East and
West, are engaged in war ' right now, and to
achieve peace Malik exhorts the! West:
-You must step forth and lead ; . Man
-thirsts after ideas. If the habits and lnstitutions
of the West are not adapted for the production
of a ririging message, full of content and truth,
, satisfying tha mind, appealing to the heart, fir
. ilng the will, a messag on which one can stake
- his whola life, then In the present world In
' which there is, perhaps as never before, a unl-
is" iiuuxcr tur truui ana justice ana resx,
. th West cannot lead If the western world
. can show a way to efadicata the shame and
Scandal of poverty, of exploiUtion, of oppres
sion of greed, without resort to social revolu-
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can place these material'values In their proper
subordinate place within the context of a migh- ,
ty spirnuu movement, then the necessity lor ,
communism wiU vanish and the spectre which
now walks the earth will be laid forever."
This powerful appeal by Dr. Malik was made
last November. Ia the five months since then
the thoughts expressed in his statement and .
held and spread by other, men of his, stature
must have been heard. For it seems to us that
the recent " speeches by such as Secretary of
State Acheson and some of the recent actions
by the U.S.! congress and government reflect .
those thoughts.' At first falteringly and now
with more confidence, the West, led by the Un
ited States, is undertaking the leadership thrust
upon it by, the threat of communist-inspired - .
wax; and peace, therefore, is still possible. , '
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ScHool Election Friday
On Friday a school election will be held on
the question! of exceeding the six per cent lim
itation for the operation of our schools in the
next fiscal year. We have been voting an extra
levy for a number of years now and the need
increases rather than diminishes. ?
' The budget committee has labored to Step the
extra request within limits so that the millage
levy will not be increased. The Statesman urges
voters to cast their ballots in favor of the pro
posal. They should note that more, voting -places
have been set ip ana go to the one in which
'their precinct is grouped. (See map in last Mon
day's paper).
This election is not to be confused with one
set or June 19th when a director is to be elect
ed and two proposals submitted for funds, for
capital outlay (new J buildings), a special tax -levy
and a bond issue. p
Don't overlook the Fridxv election to author- u
ize funds to take care of the current budget. -
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To My Aurit
On National
Doughnut Day
By Henry MeLemor '.
EACH. Fla ' May
31 1 have nbtalwsys told the
truth. There have been times
when I havent
been as honest
as the rules and
regulations gov-
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(Wash- I
d my p-"
To ourV reference to Ashland as a "staid old
town," Robert Edwards of the Ashland Tidings
comes back with a punch that shows there's
life in the old berg yet! Why Ashland, he says,
estimates (where have we heard that word be
fore?) that its population has grown 75 per
cent in the last decade (to 39.3 per cent for
Salem), Besides straightening out its city
political mess, citizens voted a h,alf million
dollar bond issue to improve the water system
and another half million for better schools.
Sawmills humming,- pear trees thriving, peach
es and tomatoes more than locally famed, and
Southern Oregon College of Education booming
along why, Ashland is top, of the heap, says
the Tidings man. That's fine! We bet, though,
Ashland doesn't have a marble service station.
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Literary
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Judging by Tuesday's experience patriotic
holidays should be held in the middle of the
week and not on week ends as is advocated by JSrtv
K wuu wn lung ioa pernaps iosv ) wees
ends. For the .observance of Memorial day Tues
day drew more for the parade and more for
spectators and listeners to the program than in
many a year. It Is altogether too easy for citi
zens to skip the holidays especially if they come
at week ends and' leave the ceremonials to a
few committees. But these days are for all the
people and the public exercises merit 'general
attendance. .Those- who took part Tuesday
should be complimented for the fine program
they presented, one which well befitted the cap
ital of the state.
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running as a republican; and .this
year had the support of the reg
ular republican organization in
North Dakota.
The Non-partisan league
flourished for a number of years,
though it never spread far from
its native North Dakota. Organ
izers did enter the northwest, but
farmers out here hesitated to
pungle up the $18 a year levied
as i membership' dues. It still
functions in North Dakota but
now exists, largely as a political
grouping within the republican
One of the recent films in which Elizabeth
Taylor was a star is "father of the Bride." Her
newest release is The Big Hangover." . . Won
der if that is the result of all that champagne
at the wedding?
Civil Defense of America Declared in Need of
Public Airing; Fear of Hysteria Held Nonsense t
The North Dakota experiments
had pretty hard going, especially
on their money-lending. The
state bank' and state flour mill
are still running; but the adven
ture' in state ownership of in
dustries has been halted. The
regular republican organization
pretty well dominates staft pol
itics, and the league has lost
control of most of its state and
local offices and their patronage.
It gave a scare to private bus
iness for a good many years, but
is no longer a threat to the econ
omic order, even in North Dakota
which is now both prosperous
and conservative, though 'the
seed of radicalism are no doubt
still in the soil there. Lemke was
one of the last of the old leaders
of the Non-Partisan league,
though I believe ex-Senator Fra
iler is still living In retirement
in North Dakota. Townley, the
founder, died a number of years
ago. I Lemke's passing revives
memories of one of the bitterest
political conflicts in the history
ol any western state.
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By Stewart A1m
unina lacked Door: II .
WASHINGTON, May 31 No
one paid much attention to an
I announcement which emanated
recently from
Moscow, to the
effect that the
; five-year pi en
! sicfn of Soviet
r industry is loor-
i fifths complet-
ed. Russian
i rlvetear nlans
f. are very old
tuff now.
But "this par-
Sment was not , Mr rt: K)m9
lihout interest. For the Soviet
dispersion plan is primarily ' in
tended sharply to reduce Soviet
vulnerability, to atomic attack.
.Put this fact together, with an
other fact that whether or not
war is probable, war Is certainly
possiblel A rather obvkus ques
tion then springs to mind. What
ta the United States doing to re
duce American vulnerability to
atomic attack? "
After au. the Soviets do have'
the atom bomb, and the means of
delivering nuclear weapons to
American targets. Therefore, the
answer to the question above
should be of interest, perhaps
. especially to the Inhabitants of
the eleven mstfe cities, con-
attack Boston, New York, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore; Washington,
Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Chicago, St. Louis and Los An-
The answer to the question ap-.
peers to be very simple "Nothing-
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Aa important civil defense"
plans was, to be sure, filed with
'.the atomic energy commission
about e year ago, but the AJLC
hit nfiiuw1 to riisc It T?twr
lethargic 'hearings have beenf
security resources board, which
Is being brought back from the
dead by its new chief, Stuart
Symington, has promised plans
In the future. Yet the word
"nothing" accurately describes
what has actually been done to
reduce American vulnerability
to an atomic strike. .
All the experts who nave. real
ly studied the problem of civil
defense in an atomic war have
reached the same conclusion
" with -which, the Soviet experts
apparently agree). This is that
dispersion of population and in
dustries, so that no one bomb
can have decisively crippling ef
fect, is the only real answer to
atomic bombardment '
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It is true that very deep shelt-.
era might be useful. It is inter
esting, for example; that a num
ber of Japanese were-in an or
dinary concrete shelter almost
directly below the explosion
point, of the Hiroshima bomb.
These Japanese survived, while
othersA unprotected,' died a mile
or more from the tenter ?f the
blast .4 :
Yet shelters would be , at best
a palliative. Aa for other con
ventional civil defense measures
This would gradually but effec
tively, decrease American vulner
ability over a period of years.
Yet one reason why no such
program is now being seriously
considered can be found in e
single sentence in a recent article
by Dr. Ralph Lapp, nuclear phy
sicist and civil defense expert:
"Any real civil defense program
will require an organization
comparable in authority and in
annual budget appropriations to'
the national military establish
ment" In other words, a real
program would cost around $14,
000,000,000 a year. Another reas
on may be found in this question:
Is Senator Brien McMahon of
Connecticut going to sponsor a
program to encourage the air
craft industry to leave Hartford?"
It is for such reasons that the
.authorities concerned have ap
parently abandoned the Idea of
any serious civil' defense pro
gram, as economically and polit
ically impractical. But such de
cisions, which may most intim
ately affect the lives of a great
many people, simply cannot be
taken behind locked doors. The
whole question of civil defense
should be debated aa ' a rt
lire waicners, iutr aui stations, , national issue, rather than
: Better English
I By D. C irmiaaaa
1. What is wrong with this
sentence? "We made fifty : dol
lars over and above expenses
. 2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "venal?"
IS. i Which one of these words
.By W. G. Rogers
A SUMMER IN ITALY," by
Sean OTaolain (Devin-Adair;
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. The trip on( which this Irish
" author reports. was made less than
'two years ago, so we may assume,
that the Italy v he visited, and
loved, and questioned, was mucfi
. the same country, Inhabited by
'Hhe same people, that American
tourists will see this season. I
OTaolain's interests, as we
might expect of a writer, were
not so much political and econ
omic as cultural and humane,
and also, for he's a Catholic, re
ligious. Ha talked with the
people rather than their leaders;
in Rome, for Instance, he pon
ders on the whereabouts of Pet
er's remains, and he is gratified
to meet an aged guide who "took
his Catholicism as mildly and
naturally as breathing," but one
distant look at the Quirinal is
enough, .
He does not travel, he wanders,
to Turin, in and out of Genoa and
- down the Ligurian shore a way,
cuts inland at Lucca, goes on to
Florence,' Siena and. after Rome,
to Venice, where a first visit
"unseats the reason," and to Ver
ona. He goes to the fairs, watch
es -a horse race, looks at church
es and paintings, admires the
sky, deplores the heat talks to
other foreigners and natives.
"I am merely a man traveling
"for pleasure. Pay no .heed ? to
me whenever I seem to forget.".
Yet he does forget, and for an
his conviction that a man should
feast his eyes and park his mind
, at heme, he cannot help reflecting
on the failure of the present to
is misspelled? Engrosser, oppres
ser, ca rouse r, conspirator.
4. What' does the word "ves
ture'' mean? ' !
5. What is a word beginning
with In that means to make
afraid?" ?
1, Say, "We earned fifty dol
lars seere than expenses." 2. Pro
nounce ve-nal. e as in we a un
stressed. 3. Oppressor. 4. Dress';
apparel , Nature's : vesture is
something always to appreciate."
S. Intimidate. j 1
live up to the magnificent past
. and he does not satisfy his own
doubts about whether ft is one
nation, and too proud,: too rich in
tradition, too wasteful of its fin
est qualities. When he goes again,
he vows he will not think at all.
conduct call for. l
Truth is, if l
h a d b
George Wash
ington and
poppa naa asx- .
ed me who
cut down the
cherry tree, I
undoubtedly would have said, "I
dont know," or placed the .
blame on the' little scamp who
' lived next door in Mt Vernon. I
But today I'm going to tell
you something that I saw a short
time ago with my own eyes, de
ipite the fact that you are cer-
i tain to say I am making it up. .
Here is what I saw:
A greeting card' which read:
To My Sister-in-law on Moth-,
er's Day." " .
Read that Just once more, and 1
tell me what this country is
coming to when a card like that '
can sell. And it must sell, or
otherwise greeting card publish
ers wouldn't print such cards.
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I X . have been a collector of
greeting cards for years because ,
tc me they represent one of the
most laughable phases of Amer
ican life. They also represent
unbelievable ingenuity, gall, and
an understanding' of American
gullibility by the publishers' of
these cards. My greeting card
collection numbers in the thou
sands 'and I am quite sure that
no more' than half a dozen of
them, with . the exception of
Quistmas cards, "make much
more sense than a vest with
L- sleeves.
My , collection Includes cards
which say this: "To Grand-
mother on Arbor Day," "To My
Aunt on . National . Doughnut
Day," "To the One I Love' on
the Fourth of July," Best
Wishes for a Speedy Recovery
During Dark Glasses Week."
' Speaking of "Dark Glasses
Week," there is really such a
thing coming up. It is some
time late in June, and I was
tempted to cancel my trip abroad
In order to be here and help I
""celebrater It didnt seem-right"
to leave this country during what
is sure to, prove seven of the
silliest days of all time, , I im- .
agine Vm right when I assume
that "Dark Glasses Week" was
- originated by manufacturers of
dark glasses, and that the aim
of it is to get every man, woman,
child, dog, cat muskrat and all
other two- and four-footed crea
tures to wear dark glasses. V ,
I also imagine that the spon-.
sors of this' amazing week would -jump
with joy-if everyone wore
dark glasses not only during the
day, but at night also. I am.
not a particularly easy man to
" amuse, but I do believe I'd get
a great laugh, after I had brush
ed my teeth, put on my pajamas,
and said my prayers, to slip on
my dark glasses and hit the sacki.
.And the thought of millions of
t'other people, stretched out in
their beds, all wearing dark
glasses to guard against the glare
of midnight would increase my
" merriment to the point where I
might possibly violate the sacred
"Dark Glasses Week" by shaking
them off my face.
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Greeting cards that are ridic
ulous, and Weeks that .are hand
running companions in silliness,
do not annoy . me or make me
doubt the sanity of this country.
As a matter of fact such non
sense heightens my faith In what
I like to call The Republic. !
The world Is head-over-heels
In gloom, and if any country has
the, right to be gloomy it's this
one. But is it gloomy? No. The
man who writes those greeting
cards which read, "To My Sister-in-law
on Mother's Day" un
doubtedly has enough: problems
to gray his hair. ' But what does
.. he do he carries on and writes
greeting cards like that ,
This is the time when any
other country except this one
would put on a "Rose-Colored
Glasses Week, if it were going
to put on any eyeglass week: The
last choice would ; be "Dark
Glasses Week." But not the
TJ. S. A. This is a happy and
confident country, largely pop
ulated by 1 happy, - confident
, people, and who can fuss at that
state of 'affairs.
No. I. ' l : i
(Distributed by
McNaught Syndicate, Inc.)
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Construction workers on the
steel framework of m skyscraper
wear metal helmets similar to
those of the first World War to
protect themselves from a possible
misthrown hot rivet or other in
jury. ' !
GRIN AND BEAR IT
by Lichty
end "the rest these would be. in
. the words' of one expert "luce
trying to cure cancer -with an
aspirin tablet" Moreover, only
dispersion , will afford any pro
tection . to American industry,
which means to the American
war potential.
e a '
f Yet aU estimates of the cost
of any serious dispersion pro
, gram are astronomical. To trans
form every American city into
the dvil defense expert's ideal
r the dispersed, "strip city"
would mean changing the whole
' fare of America, ' and this is of
"course- silly. A less ambitious
program, designed to subsidize
and encourage the already exist
ing tendency towards decentral-
Jield before the ioint committee1 , ballon of industry, has been put
en atomic energy The national ' forward by some of the experts.
shrouded in secrecy and shoved
tinder the rug. -
Some officials are certainly
worried about public hysteria if
the real facts are brought out
But this is nonsense. European
civilian populations have lived .
for years under the shadow of r
sudden enemy attack. Although :
It is a new experience for them,
Americans arc presumably eap
able of living under the same
shadow. The shadow wi3 only ,
really begin to hang heavy, more
over, if the Western world is al- ,
lowed to grow so weak that the :
Soviets, wii conclude that they .
can win a war if they start one.
And ft is darkness, not light , ;
(however harsh the light) which
leads to unreasoning fear.
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