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Five Basic JFallacies
Such is the title of an article in last week's
New York Times magazine by its editor, Lester
Markel. Out of the rumor and gossip and agi
tation and argument over international and
national affairs Markel distinguishes five be
liefs which in his judgment are in error. These
beliefs are not confined to Washington though
voiced most frequently there. They are spread
over the country, so deserve examination lo
cally. Let us list them, following Markers out
line and his rejoinders.
1. The atomic fallacy. This .idea is double,
that the atomic bomb is a decisive weapon and
that we should "drop it now" on Russia.
The atomic weapon is powerful, but not in
&elf conclusive; and to shoot the works now
would precipitate general war, open lands of
our allies to destruction.
2. The geographic fallacy. This is the Hoover
Taft idea that we can keep ourselves secure
"behind our ocean moats and rely on sea and air
power. Markel's response:
The Fallacy: There is no Gibraltar, no for
tress, that can be made surely safe against
atomic attack. Second, '"sea and air control"
implies bases and bases imply allies. Finally,
this is not fundamentally a military problem
or even a geographic one; it is one to be solved,
ultimately, not with arms, but with doctrine.
3. The McCarthy fallacy the general suspi
cion cast on public officials as being soft toward
communism. The fact is that the vast majority
of government workers are loyal and faithful.
The accusations against the state department as
a haven for reds has never been proved. The
current of hysteria though is damaging: "many
good men will not take Washington jobs be
cause they are unwilling to submit themselves
to the kind of ordeal by fire and by adjective
to which otherahave been subjected."
4. The righteous fallacy. This is the self
pride that the "American way" is best and "the
only way." We like our way of life but that
aesn't mean that others would or should. We
can well be more tolerant of the aims and the
ideas of people of other nations.
5. The leadership fallacy the search for the
"strong man," the Moses or Napoleon as the
"man of the hour." Markel says:
The Fallacy: No leader can do the job by
himself . Leadership arises primarily from the
people, from the Main Streets of the nation
rather than from Pennsylvania Avenue. Unless
the average citizen performs his duties as a
citizen, dealing responsibly with the great is
sues of the day, leadership will fail.
Suppose we put it in simple English: keep
your shirts on. Don't get panicky, and don't get
abusive. Rely on facts rather than prejudices
and on hearsay. In this very complicated mod
ern world do not look for a sign or a gadget
that will solve all our problems. If we use our
common intelligence constructively we'll solve
these problems successfully.
Safety Work Duplication
Rep. Earl Hill has a bill to abolish the indus
trial accident and unemployment compensation
commissions and assign their duties to the labor
commissioner. The latter is an elected official.
Three persons appointed by the governor com
pose both the commissions. Hill anticipates that
substantial savings could be achieved through
this consolidation.
The idea is not new. Repr Perry of Columbia
In 1941 had a bill to transfer the work of the
labor commissioner to the accident commission.
Organized labor has opposed this, feeling that
it has nibs on this elective office. Also it gets
one position on the three-man commission.
Truth is there is considerable duplication in
safety work and factory inspection. The labor
commissioner is responsible for inspecting fac
tories in the interest of safety, and so is the
IAC. And both carry on this work. The latter
is primarily concerned with firms contributing
to the state fund. The. labor commissioner's
aiithnritv vtfnH tn nil nlarvx nrhr tfim ir
hazardous occupations. He has of course many
other duties besides this inspection work..
Some way should be devised to combine func
tions of the two departments for inspections
Reports from Russia Indicate U. S. Embargo j
On Metals to Communist Nations Hurting Reds
By William L. ftyan
AP Tonirn Affairs Analyst
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-()-The
Soviet Union is running into
serious trouble in branches of its
heavy industry, possibly because
of an American elampdown on
shipment of strategic materials to
iron curtain countries. Shake
ups and ominously threatening
warnings in the industrial field
attest to this.
There have been a number of
shakeups in Soviet ministries
recently. One of the most intrig
uing has just come to light:
The Supreme Soviet's presid
ium approved a shift in the ad
ministration of the metallurgical
industry The ministry has been
split into two ministries one for
ferrous metallurgy and on for
non-ferrous.
The former head of the overall
ministry has been demoted. A.
N. Kuzmin now is assistant min
ister of ferrous metallurgy, and
the chief of that new department
is Ivan F. Tevosyan. This talent
ed Armenian once held the joh,of
minister of the combined metal
lurgical industry. But in the now
famous departure to Olympus of -
the big shots of the politburo.
Tevosyan left the post and de
voted himself principally to being
a vice premier and member of
Favor Sway Us. No Far Shall
Orecon, as second clan matter nader act of coaaTeaa Mrch 3, lS7a
line.
Sales Taxi Prospects
The Oregon
ludes that the
iiennium. And
that the tax
sideration to sales tax legislation.
A British: jet
A bird, long
zles.
Now there is
Jack Hayes
A news report
the council of ministers. He is
one of the few members of the
council who is not also a polit
buro member, j
That was at! the time that V.
M. Molotov stepped out from
under the burdeni of the foreign
affairs ministry and A. I. Mikoy
an from the foreign trade minis
try to retire to a i sort of overall
direction of things.
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There are increasing signs that
this lessening of the burdens loo
tha big shots didnt work. The
strong hand of ron discipline
from the top wa lacking. One
by one these ministers and this
includes Molotovj himself are
drifting back to more active di
rection of the ministries they
once left in the hands of their
subordinates, j
Tevosyan was not back in ac
tive control for a week before he
knocked off ai letter to Stalin,
. noting that the ministry of fer
rous metallurgy reported fulfill
ment of its production program
for iron, steel land rolled metal
and iron tubing for 1950 under
the five-year plam j
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.But nothing is said of the other
half of the metallurgical picture,
the non-ferrous' ministry. That is
now in charge
of Peter F. Lo-
statesman
AtotT .
tot safety. The duplication is unnecessary and
expensive. Employers and workers ought to
prod the legislature into some action on this
Voter reports that "Sentiment in
favor of Senator Ellis' sales tax bill is increas
ing at the legislature. ... It is reported here
irj Salem that, if submitted to the people at
tne 1952 election, it would have a chance of
approval." j
This is the season when this biennial flower
bursts into bloom. First there is pressure for
nioney for state appropriations; second there is
tne knowledge that the sales tax would be
highly productive; third is the rumor that pub
lic sentiment is changing and at another try
the sales tax will pass. The flower of sales tax
hppe which blooms in the early months of odd
numbered years never seems to survive the
summer. :
As to present prospects reference may be
made to a recent bulletin of "Your Taxes," from
Oregon Business and Tax Research, an or
ganization which has supported sales tax pro
posals. Its comment labeled "editorial" is this:
"No matter how it may be decorated with j.
income tax; and food exemption, welfare, school j
or general fund purposes, sales tax submission
is a waste of time until the levying of a state
purpose property tax makes taxpayers yell for
help. ... A sales tax won't be adopted in Ore
gon until Upstate taxpayer clamor brings an
initiative bill to Portland and brings with it a
substantial; part of the funds necessary to con
duct at least 18 months of patient selling of a
specific bill on the grassroots leveL . . . Port
land business ; men are tired of raising cam-
paign cash which is tossed away in big-agency-prepared
ads and for lethargic publicity experts
who seldom, if ever, get out into the hustings
or close to! the people saturated with sales tax
campaign futility."
Editor of; the bulletin, F. H. Young, con-
ground swell of demand for a
sales tax isn't visible. We concur in that judg
.rnent, in spite of the Voter's observation that
support of the Ellis bill is increasing at the
legislature. It always is, at this period of the
as yet there is no indication
committees are giving any con
plane made the Atlantic cross
ing, east to West, in four hours and 37 minutes,
alnd had to buck stiff headwinds at that. A little
niore speed and New Yorkers will be able to do
their Paris shopping in a day with. time out for
lunch. T"
thought extinct, has been found
ip numbers on Bermuda, reports a scientist. No,
crossword puzzle fans, it isn't the auk, it's the
cahow, which thus far has kept out of the puz
talk about increasing the size
of the game commission. Why doesn't some one
think about, reducing the size or abolishing it?
Nobody ever seems to be satisfied with the commission.
is a good selection to head the
state office of civil defense. He had experience
in such work in the last war, is well informed
on the current program and is eminently prac
tical. He is! not one to get all the people busy
digging for I bomb shelters in their back yards.
from Prineville tells of sales
of several ranches in central Oregon which to
taled over a million dollars. And it was less
than a score of years ago that ranchers couldn't
pay their land taxes. Those that stuck out the
hard time really did hit the jackpot.
j Russia and the western powers are busy "tell
ing each other off in notes they send back and
forth. We can take this comfort, however, that
so long as they confine their hostilities to invec
tive no one is getting killed.
mako. He held this job once be
fore when it was highly import
ant back in 1940, with world
war threatening.
A revealing light on the
troubles of the ministry is con
tained in a recent press blast
against still another ministry,
that of agricultural machine
building under P. M. Goremykin.
It was accused of using defective
equipment, defective materials
and producing defective output.
The official press blast said this
state of affairs was "causing ser
ious harm to the national econ
omy." ;
We are fairly sure that the
Soviet Union is suffering short
ages of such things as uranium
ore, nonferrous metals, seamless
pipe and i other vital materials.
Production of aluminum is ap
parently far below demand.
Nickel, copper, cobalt and other
non-ferrous metals are appar
ently short. .
As a result of all this there
likely will be more shakeups in
the Soviet ministries not be
cause the ministries will be to
blame if they cannot get wwgh
of these materials, but because
the politburo must have scape
goats. It; all adds up to one
thing: the American embargo ; is
iinyting.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
"Can't atop for breakfast, dear! . . . I'd never make It to the
office In time for second breakfast with the boys ..."
Senate Faces
Five Heated
Controversies
By Edwin B. Haakinson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -(JP)-Five
or more heated controvers
ies, topped by the proposal to call
18-year-olds, faced the senate to
day as it prepared to launch de
bate on new draft legislation.
Senate leaders have asked that
debate begin Tuesday on the
broad Universal Military Train
ing and service bill.
Chairman Russell (D-Ga) of
the senate armed services com
mittee told a reported there was
even a chance that the big troops-to-Europe
issue might get into
the debate. He noted someone
could offer a form of a resolution
sponsored by Senator Wherry (R
Neb) as a limiting amendment.
Wherry would require congres
sional approval before any ad
ditional troops are sent to Europe.
This issue is schedued for later
consideration.
Not Too Many Men
"I have not found anyone who
thinks 3,500,000 is too many men
in the armed forces," Russell said.
"Actually that is the only issue
in the UMST bill."
Russell said he expects disputes
on these points:
1. Lowering the present mini
mum induction age from 19 to 18.
The senate bill wouM force local
draft boards to call up first all
available men in the presentl9-through-25-year
draft pool.
2. Extending present required
21 months service by draftees and
reservists to 26 months. Senator
Morse (R-Ore) has promised a
fight to retain the present 21
months, or failing in that, not
more than 24 months.
May Close Colleges
3. Deferment of 75,000 draftees
in each of the next three years,
after they have taken four months
basic training, in order to com
plete studies to be doctors, den
tists, scientists or technicians.
Several' senators want to double
this number, saying a sharp, drop
in male students might cause
many smaller colleges to close.
4. Extension of present requir
ed service In reserve units to a
total of eight years, less active
service. Several senators want to
limit the reserve period, when a
man remains subject to possible
call to duty, to a lesser period.
Others complain that the regular
army, navy, air force and marines
have neglected their reserves and
have no real training program set
up for them.
5. Continuation of the present
automatic deferment for young
men below 18 years and .six
months who volunteer for the na
tional guards of their states. The
ROT ODD
(Continued from page one.)
at fantastic prices, and prices on
city property and farm lands
breaking into higher altitudes
and prices of stocks pushing up
ward it would seem to be a pretty
good time to pause and "take
profits" as the traders say.
We should realize that the pro
ductive capacity of America has
expanded enormously since 1939,
that competition for foreign mar
kets will be keener, that the de
ficiency in housing, in motor cars,
in appliances has been pretty
well overcome in the five years
since the end of the war. The
trend in bank investments in
bonds is down while .private
loans are in greater volume. Any
chill there would affect credit
and touch off selling in commod
ities, and in securities too as
traders saw the prospect of lower
profits and higher business taxes.
This may be just a case of a
"blue Monday" feeling, but this
country has not reached the point
where prices can permanently
defy the law of gravity. Those
whose memories go back to 1920
and 1929 will concur.
by Lichty
"
UMTS bill would allow the secre
tary of defense to end this auto
matic deferment under certain
conditions.
Meanwhile the house armed
services committee planned to re
open public hearings on a much
revised UMTS measure.
It would limit inductions to
boys who are six months past 18
and contains numerous other
changes from both the senate bill
and requests of the defense de
partment. Dulles States
Way Paved for
Peace in Pacific
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 - JP) -John
Foster Dulles returned
from almost five weeks of Far
Eastern conferences today expres
sing confidence "that the way has
been paved for the reinforcement
of peace, order and justice by
positive and cooperative action in
the Pacific island area."
This was taken as an optimistic
report by Dulles on prospects for
a possible Pacific pact, similar to
the Atlantic pact, uniting Pacific
nations against communist aggres
sion. Secretary of State Acheson has
said a Pacific pact is under dis
cussion. Dulles, President Truman's spe
cial envoy on the trip, told re
porters "we are in shape to go
ahead promptly" with the drafting
of a Japanese peace treaty.
Dulles said he would report
quickly to President Truman and
state department officials. He was
greeted at the airport after his
flight from Honolulu by Acting
Secretary of State James E.
Webb and Assistant Secretary
Dean Rusk. "
"Our effort has been not merely
to hasten a final settlement of the
old war with Japan," Dulles said
in a statement, "but to find ways
to provide insurance against the
new aggression which threatens
ominously in the Pacific, as else
where." Dulles talked with leaders in
Japan, the Philippines, Australia
and New Zealand.
His primary mission was to
pave the way for a Japanese
peace treaty but the conferences
produced considerable talk of a
possible Pacific pact alliance.
Australia, New Zealand and the
United States were mentioned as
the principal initial parties to the
pact, with other anti-communist
nations possibly coming in later.
Rooming House
Blaze Kills 2
At Castle Rock
CASTLE ROCK, Wash-, Feb. 25
CP-Two men died in a rooming
house fire early today after trying
to fight through flames which des
troyed the two-story wooden
building.
The landlady's dog roused his
mistress and two women tenants
who escaped from the house before
firemen arrived. Firemen later
found the dog's body huddled near
the front door.
The body of Ralph Nesbitt, 55,
was found partially clothed, near
the door of bis second-story room.
Another roomer, Denny Arm
strong, 35, got to the stairway be
fore he died from suffocation.
Walls and ceilings of the house
smouldered for six hours before
firemen could quench the fire.
Castle Rock Fire Chief John
Gill eland said the blaze started on
the basement steps shortly after
12:30 aon.
TRAFFIC RECKONING
-NEW HAVEN -0P- A total of
24,583 persons, about one for ev
ery 8,100 of the state's popula
tion, were convicted of traffic vio
lations in Connecticut during
1950. Fines assessed totaled $699,
629, or. about $28 per violation.
Speeding was the leading com
plaint, causing 8.448 arrests.
Arrested for reckless driving were
1,765 and for drunken driving
1.502. V
THIEF ON ALERT
PASADENA. Calif, -i&h When
Norman Munzlingera car brushed
fenders with another vehicle, he
got out to talk it over. While he
was talking a thief hopped into
his auto and drove away.
Demos Offer
Troop Move
Compromise
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 iP)
Senators Connally (D-Tex.) and
Russell (D-Ga.) proposed tonight
the senate approve additional
ground troops for Europe subject
to presidential check on other na
tions contributions.
At the same time, Senator Taft
(R-Ohio), who found this proposal
unsatisfactory, announced he is
drafting an amendment to delay
troop transfer until other nations
guarantee to fill their defense
Quotas.
Connally and Russell, who head
the foreign relations and armed
services committees, respectively,
made public the terms of a resolu
tion they will seek to substitute
for one proposed by Senator wner
ry (R-Neb.).
Wherry has sought to bar the
dispatch of any troops to augment
the North Atlantic defense force
until Congress passes on the policy
involved.
Adoption Expected
Adoption by the combined com
mittees of the Connally-Russell
resolution without substantial
changes is expected late this week
In their proposal, the two sen
ators moved to put the senate on
record as saying "the threat to the
security of the United States and
our North Atlantic treaty partners
makes it necessary for the United
States to station abroad such units
of our armed forces as may be
necessary and appropriate to con
tribute our fair share of the forces
needed for the joint defense of the
North Atlantic area."
The resolution would record the
Senate as saying "the president
should make certain that our North
Atlantic treaty partners are mak
ing contributions to the joint de
fense of western Europe commen
surate with their ability, geogra
phic position and general economic
condition."
The president would be asked to
consult with the secretary of de
fense, the joint chiefs of staff, the
foreign relations and armed serv
ices committees of both houses and
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower before
ordering troops abroad.
To Report to Congress
He also would be requested to
report to congress every six
months on the implementation of
the North Atlantic treaty. The
resolution also would approve Eis
enhower's appointment as supreme
commander in Europe.
Taft, who will testify tomorrow
before the two committees, told
reporters he has about given up
the idea of seeking any percentage
or numerical limitation on the
number of troops to be sent to
Europe.
Testimony by the Ohio senator
and Senator Wherry of Nebraska,
the republican floor leaders, will
precede an appearance Tuesday by
former President Herbert Hoover.
Taft isn't flatly opposing the
assembling of six American divis
ions under the command of Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower as a part
of the North Atlantic defense force.
But he said that before the Unit
ed States makes even that commit
ment, it should have a contract
with western European allies spec
ifying their contributions to the
international army.
"It would be foolhardy for us to
make commitments until; we have
the definite promise from other
nations that they will provide the
divisions necessary for an ade
quate army," Taft said.
Fulbright Says
RFC Board Too
Eager to Please
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -JPh
Senator Fulbright (D-Ark.) said
today the reconstruction finance
corporation (RFC) is "so weak, so
eager to please" it would jump at
almost any suggestion that it make
a government loan.
And Senator Capehart i (R-Ind.)
urged that white house aide Don
ald Dawson be called to answer
questions by a senate banking sub
committee investigating the RFC.
Capehart wants to know about
President Truman's study of con
gressmen's correspondence with
the RFC on loans.
The banking subcommittee
Fulbright is its chairman issued
a report recently. It said three
RFC directors had allowed them
selves to be influenced on granting
loans.
The report said that : Dawson,
who is Mr. Truman's aide, appear
ed to be one of those who exerted
undue influence.
Mr. Truman called the report
asinine.
Appearing on a television show
today Fulbright said that; although
he thinks RFC actions have been
"highly improper he doesn't think
they're illegal.
At one point, Fulbright said: .
"This board is so weak, so eager
to please that if anyone wrote a
letter down there simply saying,
'look at this, will you, and give it
whatever it deserves,' they j would
take this opportunity to ! create
some goodwill" and make the loan.
Red Peace Council
Asks Big 5 Pact
BERLIN, Feb. 25-)-Tne communist-sponsored
World i Peace
Council today urged the United
States. Britain, France, Red China
and Russia to sign a five-power
pact for the preservation of peace.
The council, which has been
meeting In the Soviet sector of
Berlin for several days, asked all
nations of the world to support its
big five proposal and said rejection
of the plan would be regarded as
proof of the aggressive plans of the
government concerned, who would
then also bear the responsibility."
G VS.
Coniroverey''
To Clfaax In Waslniimgtioini
i SEATTLE, Feb. 25-4P)-Washington stat 's hottest public vs private
power controversy builds up to a climax; in the next 48 hours at
Washington, D. C. and opposing forces ldng will wear the scars of
battle regardless of the outcome. t-
! At issue is the, proposed sale of the Inland ; Empire's Washington
Water Power company to a group of northeastern Washington pub
lic uuuty districts.
The amount involved is esti
mated at close to $100,000,000 to
cover all phases of the deal for
W WPs generating, distributing
and transmission system covering
most of eastern Washington and
northern Idaho. i
Focal point of the power scrap
is whether the securities and ex
change commission has Jurisdic
tion over the transaction.
PUD's, public power advocates
and the New York holding com
pany! which controls WWP say no;
a variegated combine of opposing
forces says yes.
May Be Tested in Courts
The decision is up to the SEC
and even that may. be tested in
the courts. The commission ruling
is ' due sometime Monday or- soon
afterward. It will be preceded by
a study of testimony at SEC hear
ings recently in Spokane and
Washington, D.C., and- final oral
arguments in another hearing that
opens Monday in the national
capital.
The final hearing is set for one
day, but so many attorneys have
asked time to argue the highly
technical legal issues the session
might extend into Tuesday.
The question of jurisdiction
hinges on interpretation of the
federal holding company act.
PUD's are exempt from SEC re
gulation. But the position of Am
erican Power and Light, which
owns all WWP common stock, is
in doubt
Partially Under SEC
The fact that American is a pri
vate company which plans to do
business with public agencies ap
pears to be the crux of the issue.
Washington and Idaho state of
ficials, along with the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce and vari
ous civic organizations, contend
that American's part in the sale
comes under SEC control. Anti
jurisdiction forces deny this is
true.
If the SEC holds that it has a
say-so in the deal, it could, re
quire American to make a full
declaration of details such would
be mandatory in case of a sale to
a private purchaser. This would
lead to further prolonged hearings
and give the SEC the final word.
A no-jurisdiction decision likely
would bring the transaction to a
speedy close.
The four PUD's reported in
volved in Chelan, Douglas, Stev
ens and Pend Oreille counties
could be faced with a bond issue
calculated at nearly $100,000,000.
Cost of Stock
Experts arrive at the total am
ount this way: A notice already
filed with the SEC by American
shows that the holding company
would- receive from $56,000,000
to $61,000,000 for common stock
acquired in 1928 at a cost of $68,
000,000. Another $25,000,000
Would be used to retire WWP
bonds and preferred stock, while
$2,000,000 would go for settlements
of the WWP employes' retirement
fund.
Additional money would be re
quired for tax settlements by the
PUD's and for fees. Unofficial
sources say Guy C. Myers, fiscal
agent for the PUD's, would get
approximately $97,000 to be paid
one-fifth in cash and the remain-
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ations that paid you dividends in 1950.
We largest yon contact us for Una Information.
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der in installments over a period
of years.- Myers' fee normally is
1 per cent of the total amount in
volved.
Lots of I Bitterness
! Bitterness between opposing
factions, displayed both publicly
and ' privately, surpasses that of
any power fight in the state since
the public power movement start
ed in Washington several decades
ago.
It spread to Idaho, which threa
tened Washington PUD officials
and Howard L. Aller, president of
American, with prison sentences.
Idaho Officials said the deal would
violate ja recently passed state law
banning the sale of any power
properties there to outside agen
cies.
: Feeling in Spokane is heavily
anti-public power. That city has
63 per jcent of WWPs customers,
while less than 10 per cent reside
in coujnties of the ' four PUD's
seeking' to take over the WWP
system Spokane witnesses at the
hearing there cited this as a prime
example of the tail wagging the
dog.
! The PUD's view Is differently.
They see Spokane as the last im
portant! private-power island in a
spreading sea of public power.
'The Northwest Public Power
association estimates that public
power (will serve . 63 per cent of
all users in Washington when
Seattle
s City Light takes over
Puget Sound Power 8c Light pro
perties
week.
in the : Seattle, area next
Wheh
western Washington
PUD's
absorb Puget's remaining
facilities, public power's share in
the state would go up to 80 per
cent.
.1
Sti
dents Aid
Blind Farmer
EUGENE, Feb. 25-(jP)-A group
of students from a GI agricultural
class patched in last week to help
a farmer who was' behind in his
chores.l j , (
The farmer, : Claude j Mathes,
lives near; here with his wife and
two children. The ex-GIs went out
to his farm, armed with a tractor
and other; equipment, and helped
him complete his hew home, re
paired ja chicken coop, dug a 330
foot irrigation ditch, split a winter
wood supply and cleared brush in
front qf his house for a road.
Matties is bund. He lost his sight
when
Jap bomb exploded near
him in
war.
New Guinea during the last
The
Donulation of Finland is
nine per cent Swedish.
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