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Report on Red China
A recent issue of the Manchester (Eng.)
Guardian, one of the great newspapers of the
world, contains correspondence from its special
correspondent in the far east, Robert Guillain,
who writes also for the Paris LeMonde. From
an observation post faTHongkong Guillian gives
an account of the progress of the red revolution
ia China, which if correct, will force a reorien
tation of the views of the western world toward r
China. We quote pertinent paragraphs:
"It is even clearer than two years ago that -not
en of the comforting Interpretations made at that
time has held its ground in the face of the facts.
They were the argument of the Europeans who had
lived in China, the old 'China hands': China, they
said, will always be China, the country of fantastic
didder, of amorality, of ungovernable individuals,
and of governments, with no steady convictions.
There was the second illusion that communism
would never devour China; it would be China that
devoured communism. A third proposition was that
economic needs would dictate policy, and that the
attraction of the dollar would outweigh that 'of
Marxism. One might continue this list of predictions,
which led ultimately to the conclusion that in China
Stalinism would give place to Titoism, and that the
revolution would.sodn "Sinify itself.
"Even those who made these calculations now
admit that they were wrong. China seems to them
to have altered almost beyond recognition, and they
no longer know whether they will ever understand
her. It Is impossible in fact to shut our eyes any
longer to certain realities that were already becom
ing evident in 1949, when I was last In China. The
first is that Stalinist Marxism has an absolute hold
ever the whole directing organization, and conse
quently over the masses, whatever the elements of
opposition may be . . . The second reality is the
extraordinary dynamism of this revolution. It may
be true that on the lower levels 'it is still China';
but there is no denying the speed with which the
communist -virus is infecting the whole organism,
and the red stain is spreading over everything. The
whole country is being profoundly modified by an
Irreversible process. , - '
"The third reality is that, in spite of popular dis
appointment and steadily spreading discontent, the
government still is consolidating its position. It is
faced by no force capable of bringing it down with
in any measurable time. It alone has filled the void
left by the collapse of the Kounmintang. Failing a
foreign attack with a mass invasion of its territory
(and only the United States could embark on ,the
enterprise), the Chinese People's Republic has a
good chance of enduring for years.
"The west "may dismiss the idea of abating the
rigour of the new regime, of bringing it to a position
midway between east and west . . . The British
themselves have abandoned any such hope . . . The
situation might have developed differently if the
United States had not left Great Britain to sail off
on her course alone, and herself set out in another
direction. But in any. case it is too late to win
China over; for a long time to come she is in the
Bussian camp."
Guillain reports that it is not a case of the
USSR taking China over: "the Chinese revolu
tion was at bottom a rallying of China to the
Soviet Union and not an invasion by the Soviet
... And it was Russian ideology, not Russian
arms, that swept Mao Tse-tung and his follow
ers into power. (China received no arms from
Russia before 1950, if then."
just as a subsidiary of Moscow. The recent ad
dresses of John Foster Dulles and Dean Rusk,
assistant secretary of state, before the China In
stitute in New York seem quite unrealistic, in
the light of the! Guillain report. Dulles said:
"We should treat the Mao Tse-tung regime for
what it Is a puppet regime." And Dean Rusk
said: "The Peiping regime may be a colonial
Russian governmenta Slavic Manchukuo on a
- larger scale. It is not the government of China.
It does not pass the first test. It is not Chinese.".
Those are positive statements; but how well
do they square with reality? Under Mao Tse
tung China; has .become a militant communist
state, its government evidently strong enough to
stand alone. Mao' caught up the popular revolu
tion launched by Dr. Sun Yat-sen which was
aborted by Chiang Kai-shek. History offers lit
tle evidence of successful counter-revolutions
launched by compatriots in exile, with or with
out assistance of other nations. The "gentlemen
of Cobling" in the French revolution are still in
Cobling in their, graves.
. The Statesman sees little profit and grave
danger in carrying the war in China. In Korea
the prime objective has been attained; resisting
North Korean aggression. Better to confine war
fare to that limited area than to carry it to the
continental mass of China, whose possibilities
remind one of that passage from Milton's Para
dise Lost: i
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Betwixt Damiata and Mount Cassius old
Where armiei tchole hav sunk."
Silverton's Council
Asked to Increase
Defense
Perimeter
What is the significance of all this? , ' - .
; First: The communist revolution in China is
an accomplished fact, and the guerrilla activity
which is reported is not substantial enough to
achieve a successful counter-revolution.
: Second: It seems foolish to contemplate fer
rying Chiang's army to the mainland and ex
pect it to overthrow, the Mao government. The
tvfst it would accomplish would be to establish
in enclave in south China, and more probably
would be wiped out. .
Third: We should quit regarding red China
Oregon Indu and War ConTacU
Another meeting of the governor's committee
for organizing efforts to obtain a larger portion
of j government rearmament contracts-for Ore
gon firms will be held in Portland next Monday.
This picks up an - activity which so far as publi
city is concerned! has been rather dormant for
some weeks. A news picture did show the presi
dent of the East Side commercial club in Port
land presenting Governor McKay with a $500
check to help get this job rolling. It will take
more such checks, and larger, to make an effec
tive and aggressive campaign for government
business. Glenn jjJackson, that sparkplug from
Medford, is stirring up activity upstate, and the
Monday meeting ;may bring the juice to a jell.
There is no immediate prospect of resumption
of shipbuilding which gave Oregon its great
business boost in, the last war. But the contrac
tion of supplies 'of steel and other metals for
civilian use idles; some of the expanded metal
working plants in Oregon. They are qualified for
a variety of war work, and as the flow of orders
steps up their facilities may be in demand.
- In the last war a pool of Oregon industries
was formed which handled many prjime con
tracts, subbing them out to individual plants.
Also it handled 'many subcontracts for prime
contractors like Kaiser. Most every machine
shop of any size was kept busy. i '
An organized spirited effort will be required
now to get a good share in this government
business. Chancef are the contracts will not be
so much on a handout basis but as a result of
competitive bidding. The recent advice has been
to sharpen pencils; and those who are looking
for government orders will have to keep that in
mind.
The Monday meeting should close the deal on
whether Oregon industry really is going to bat
or not We predict that it will.
: SILVERTON Just how far Silverton as a city could go In de
fense of the surrounding area was discussed at the Monday night meet
ing of the city council. - - . ; ; ! I
While no definite rulings were made,! three petitions which had
already been submitted to the city, council were considered. These
were from three school districts, Brush Creek and Central Howell and
District No. 4, which is the Silver
ton district.
Mayor Enroll Ross, presiding of
ficer, said that as these are in the
Silverton trading zone it would be
natural that they came within the
city of Silverton defense area in
time of emergency. No other dis
tricts have petitioned to come in as
yet and the council voted to accept
these three.
X-Bay Unit Dae
H. B. Ford, with the county
health department, was at the
council in the interest of the Fed
eral TB X-ray unit coming to the
valley in July. Ford explained that
communities were asked to raise 16
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Russian Pseudo-Moves Toward Big 4 Talks
Said Only Aimed to Block West Rearmament
By J. M. Roberts, Jr.
Associated press News Analyst
WASHINGTON, June 5 -WV
Just as believed in the begin
ning, it now becomes obvious
that Russia's original suggestion
ior a oig lour
meeting was
designed to ob-"
tain a forum
for interference
In western re-
r m a ment
plans rather
thaa to seek
sincere , settle
ments. After three
months of f u-
..tile effort to get"
agreement on an agenda for a
foreign ministers conference, the
puties finally asked Russia to
a meeting in Washington to be
based on any one Of three partially-agreed
agendas "in the in
terests of strengthening peace."
Russia replied that she would
be glad to come provided. The
proviso was that the allies ac
cept what they had repeatedly
refused to accept a discussion
ef the Atlantic pact, dragged in
by Russia at Paris when it ap
peared other bases for discus
sion might be agreed upon.
The allies are not going to dis
cuss with Russia business which
involves treaties with numerous
other countries who would not
be represented." Such a discussion
would immediately , evoke, the
fear among the pact members
that the big three might make
a deal behind their backs direct
ly involving their safety.
The Russian claim that the
world's tension goes back to the
pact is hogwash.
'
The pact itself was a reaction
, to Russia's violation of the Yal
ta and Potsdam agreements, ' to
her obstruction cf the peace ef
forts of the United Nations, .to
her aggression against her weak
tci-hbors, and to her general
- vrcierence for a 454-year-old
tradition of ; imperialist expan
sion as against cooperation with
the rest of the world.
The Russian reply, amounting
to rejection of the invitation to
send her foreign minister to
Washington, raises some political
difficulties for the western dip
lomats. Firstly, they see no point
in continuing the Paris negotia
tions, but do not wish to take
the responsibility of breaking
them off in the face of Russia's
expressed desire to continue.
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Thus the meeting has been
locked in the head, but the
funeral may not be held right
away. The Paris talks probably
Will continue for a time, in order
not to trample on the peace
hopes of a "lot of people Just
before the . June 17 elections in
France.
The effect is to give the com
munists a continuing forum for
an effort to' Irustrate the allied
efforts to strengthen what is at
best a loose confederation, while
the Russian dictatorship, respon
sible not even to the opinion of
Its own people, can forge ahead.
children get no special consider
ation just because of marriage.
Volunteers in the armed forces
serving regular enlistments will
still be subject to an additional
year of active duty.
Young men must register on
reaching age 18 but will not.be
subject to draft until they are
18H. Also a draft board can't
induct one under 19 until its pool
of those over 19 is exhausted.
Congress put a limit of five
million on the size of the military
forces, but the present goal is for
3,500,000. J
It took months to write this
new measure covering military
service, andfv it represents many
compromises as to its conditions.
It does settle the question for
many young men as to where
they stand, but the draft boards
still have considerable latitude in
granting deferment. The youth
in his teens may anticipate a
two-year hitch in military, unless
brighter skies dawn on the hori
zon of the world.
Better English
E23SS9E3
Literary Guidepost
J By W. G. Rogers
BROTHER DEATH, by John
Lodwick (Duell, Sloan - &
Pearce; $2.75)
Eric Rumbold, thanks to his
upbringing and his h a a a r dous
experiences on special assign
ments for waring England,
winds up in postwar Marseilles
a black marketeer and a man
witout a conscience. Traveling
as light as only a man with no
scruples can, he starts- home
via Spain and Portugal, meets
a woman who also travels light
An old murder is uncovered, a
new and nasty one is committed,
and the interested and watchful
law closes the case, though it
doesn't really settle the score.
The story ! travels light, too,
unburdened by any matter1 to
make you pause and ponder. It's
fast reading, but not in a class
with Lod wick's earlier "The Man
Dormant ;
MOUNTAIN,' by
Innes (Harper;
THE ' ANGRY
H a m m ond
$2.75)
Though Dick Farrell had had
some gruesome experiences - in
the war (much like Erie Rum
bold), he finds, as we find in
. Ibis novel about it, that post
war can be even gruesomer. The
scene opens behind the Iron Cur
tain where the aluminum-legged
ex-soldier has gone on business,
and ends near Naples where the
author lets yoa have the works:
Adventuress, sadist, a fortune in
diamonds, , Communism, skull
duggery, even a volcano and
above all a mule, a sort of deus
or mule ex machinia which fur
nishes the most unlikely pages
in an unlikely, but fast-moving,
suspense yard.
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THE CITY OF FROZEN FIRE,
by Vaughan Wilkins (Macmil
1 lan; $3)
I A royal messenger with his
hand lopped off; a gold crown
set with big rubies; a giant brute
of a Negro; knife-throwing Cap
tain Darkness; the turncoat
Yemm; indomitable Aunt Tu
penny; a hidden and impregna
ble land in South America in
habited by descendants of Welsh
voyagers mentioned by Hakluyt;
a teen-age boy. and the princess
(who becomes his friend; a few
murders and such-like are the
ingredients of this adventure
'story, the third and last one I
shall have to read in all of 1951
r . I hope.
1. What is, wrong with this
sentence? "Has Robert put in his
appearance as yet?"
2. What is the correct pronun
ciation of "column"?
3. Which one of these words is
misspelled? Savagery, saturnine,
saurkraut, sanctimonious.
4. What does the word vin
dicate" mean?
5. What is word beginning
with de that means "a misleading
of the mind-?
ANSWERS J
1. Say, "Has Robert appeared
yet?" 2. Pronounce kol-um, and
not kol-yum. 3. Sauerkraut. 4.
To sustain; justify. "The boy vin
dicated his father's judgment."
5. Delusion. -
Without labor there Is no rest,
nor without fighting can the vic
tory be won. Thos. A. Kempis
cents per person for processing the
x-rays taken and that the remain
der of the expense would be borne
by the federal agency. Silverton's
total would be $507 for the 5,900
x-rays to be taken in this area.
Ford explained. To date local or
ganizations had pledged $72 but
many- of the organizations have
not yet been contacted, Ford said,
adding that he felt that rural or
ganizations would also wish to as
sist as the rural groups in Silver
ton's trade area were included in
the Silverton x-rays. j
While Ford asked if any assist
ance could be had from the city
itself. Mayor Ross said "Well do
what we can, but we cannot ex
pend city money for a community
project, much as we might like to."
Mrs. P. A. Loar, Ford reported,
Is In charge of the Silverton area
Larger Water Maui j . o
Petitions were read asking for a
larger water main on Bethany
road. This, too, the council report
ed was;! needed but questioned
"whether we can take on any fur
ther water improvement outside
the city." j ,
"The people In the district will
nave to help" Mayor Ross said, as
he suggested that some form of
amortization of the improvement
might be worked out for over a
period of 10 years. The matter was
tabled for further consideration
later. !. -
Petition for the Improvement of
Schlador street on the assessment
plan was also read and filed for
further; consideration. j
Passed was an authorization to
Manager R. E. Borland to spend
."up to $100" for a new automatic
attachment to Silverton's siren. If
this is materialized the siren will
blow each day at noon. ;
Mayor Ross explained that this
would be of great importance to
the fire department During the
winter months the siren Is some
times frozen and the telehone op
erators have had to call the fire
men by telephone.
. A special meeting of the city
budget i committee will be held
Thursday night at 7:30. j
THIS IS CIVIL DEFENSE
Chapter S
Imagine even one atomic bomb
being dropped on an American
city. Many thousands of persons
would be killed instantly. Thou
sands more would be wounded and
In need of immediate care. Hun
dreds would be trapped or buried
In the wreckage. Every 'street
within the major damage area
would be completely blocked with
rubble. Large fires would start
within a matter of minutes. -
These are the main things that
could happen, but there are oth
ers. The city's food supply might
be destroyed or cut off. and the
water supply might be knocked
out. Regular communications and
transportation might stop entirely.
Thousands would find themselves
homeless,' without food, clothing,
shelter or; money.
What would happen without civ
il defense?
Ask the Japanese. Hiroshima
and Nagasaki had almost no civil
defense as we know it. - When
atomic bombs were dropped, their
citizens were almost completely
unprepared. Result: The people
panicked badly. Many thousands
were needlessly hurt or killed,
families were broken up, property
was lost The wounded and help
less, who might otherwise have
lived, died because proper civil de-
VOTE CLOSE IN SICILY
PALERMO, Sicily, Tuesday,
June Premier Alcide de
Gasperi's Christian Democrat par
ty appeared early today to have
squeezed out a hairline victory
over a Communist-Socialist bloc
in Sicilys stormy regional assem
bly election.
fense was not organized to save
them, i ' . .
But there was something of even
greater importance to a nation that
was fighting for its life. The fact
that there was no civil defense
meant the factories left standing
after the blast could not operate.
Without civil defense a nation is
helpless. With it, cities can get up
off the floor and fight back. Cas
ualties can be cut at least in half.
Next: The biggest civil defense
problems.
Solicitor Posts
Bail on Charge
An Oakland, Calit, man who
attempted to sell a magazine sub
scription to an ex-city policeman
was arrested Tuesday on a charge
of soliciting without a permit
Henry Ernest Taylor posted $33
bail in municipal court after city
police arrested him on charges of
soliciting subscriptions for Ameri
can Fruit Grower, The Horse Lov
er and Pacific Stockman maga
zines from a Salem street corner.
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PORTLAND, June 5-WV-Mayor
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day she will Insist on strict con
formity to the "spirit of the Knox
law In passing on liquor license
applications.
Mayor Lee and Commissioners
Ormond B. Bean and J. E. Ben
nett met today with State Liquor
Administrator William Hammond
and his staff to work out a joint
licensing. policy. ;
She said the council became con
cerned over liquor commission
policies when consideration was
given to an application for a class
B license for a restaurant, the bar
privileges for which had been re
sold. She said she would turn down
the application. Hammond said her
decision "might not stand up in
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