CtaSiBiea Sol' Oregon., CSfarsdayAptQ ayDH '7 J at m o a ' m w . o -m-m- soeoo oooesoMWM m m , - ' " ' ' r ; TpMft (71 "No Favor Sway U. No Fear Shall A toe from First Statesman. March 2. 1S51 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPRAiiUfc; Editor and Publisher Published every morning. Business ttflc SIS S Cenuaerelsl. Salem. Oregon. Telephone S-244L. Entered at the pos toffies at Salens. Oregon, as seeeod class matter under act af congress March S, 117a. The New Japan Tne resurgent Japanese government is show ing, again the resiliency and forcefulness of a people which didn't even have a good paved road between its two principal cities 20 miles apart and yet could stand off the world's great est power in the Pacific for nearly four long years. Thus far, the new-found strength of indepen dence leans strongly toward proof that General MacArthur and, lately, General Ridgway have done a fine steering job for democracy. Inflation was largely, though by no means completely, checked; unprecedented personal independence crept into the national life with a minimum of berserk antagonisms; economic strength has been building toward a better general standard of living. Japan as a bastion of democracy has because a contemporary reality. It's benefit to the Pacific Coast already is more than apparant. On the same day President Truman signed the Japanese peace treaty, it was revealed that the Nippon government was com pleting the largest single export grain deal in Northwest history 17,000,000 bushels. Portland sources said payment would approximate $43, 000.000. On that day, too, the Japanese govern ment exonerated three top - flight officers of war-crime guilt of which they were convicted soma years ago. With its thinking channelled toward the new way of peace, the government runs no risk of Allied retaliation in so doing. Soon, Japan will send the U. S. an ambassador reportedly Sadao Iguchi, first secretary of the Washington embassy at the time of Pearl Har bor and now vice foreign minister. He will not represent the Japan of the war years, which ex tended for thousands of miles from Manchuria to- the south seas. He will represent the Japan of today the four major home islands with a small scattering of promintories in the same area. We hope he will also represent a Japan of continued democratic ideals and that opponents of the peace treaty, who fear a re-armed Japan as another menace to peace, are wrong. herd on ourselves, and we want our subscribers friends to ride herd on us, too. We aren't quarreling with you, Mr. Lichty. We got a fine chuckle out of being the goat of one of your fine cartoons. Let's have more such. When we get so we can't laugh at ourselves, we d be hopeless. So we'll laugh right along with you and hope the little satire will keep us re mindful that our best efforts are none too good. A Governor Bows Out Governor Stevenson's counting himself out of the democratic presidential race removes one of the strongest possibilities the party-in-power had. His record in Illinois, the apparent sincer ity of his hesitancy and his avowed principles so often at variance with the more radical and vocal members of his party made him a highly respected figure in the national picture. Whether or not he could have broken com pletely with the ruling clique, and whether or not he could have been elected president if he had, is now beside the point. The governor has made it plain that he is seeking only another term in his present job and will not accept a "draft" for the presidential nod. And who can blame him! Somebody's going to have a dandy mess to clean up and it'll be no mean task. We Liked It Anyway, Mr. Lichty Now look, Mr. Lichty, we like your "Grin and Bear It" cartoon immensely. We recognize it as tops in American satire. And we also recog nize that you are in no wise malicious in trying to make us all laugh at ourselves or someone else. But really, Mr. Lichty, we can't help but mildly point out that the modern-day carrier boy (and most the olden-day ones, too) don't make a point of tossing the morning paper on the roof as you so cleverly portrayed a day or ago. Newspapers nowadays are very cognizant of the fact that service is of paramount importance. The finest story of the year, the best bit of prose a star reporter can turn out, the world's finest features, etc., are of little value if people don't uniformly get their newspaper promptly and handily. And our loyal "little merchant" carrier boys know it, too, Mr. Lichty. They try hard, and if they err on some of our dark, rainy morn ings, they're sorry and so are we. Sometimes things do go wrong. Sometimes boys, as well as the rest of us, get careless. But we try .to ride They Speeded Traffic, All Right One-way streets may have speeded traffic through Safem, as claimed, but they also have tended to make such streets veritable speed ways. The tendency, too, has been for drivers to keep the accelerator down too far on other streets, and in the main the average Salem traf fic has become altogether too hazardous. The City Council, therefore, acted wisely and none-too-soon to have School Zone signs plainly la belled for speed. We are hopeful there can be better control of present traffic before the pro jected street-widening project encourages still more recklessness. Some intersections still are not satisfactorily arranged, such as the South Commercial traffic split to Liberty, and stop signs still are needed for such streets as Hoyt. For the housewife it's soap opera; for the kiddies it's cereal stories. They're all about the same: corny and continued. Editorial Comment RAIN ON EASTER Well, It takes more than a few showers to take the joy out of an Oregon Easter. A lot of fine new bonnets just didn't get a chance to greet the sun, but no one worried. People fust parked as close to church as they could, and some turned up the um brella for the block or two remaining. As a matter of fact, here in the Willamette val ley, we thank God for the rain, though wishing the wet day might have been the day before or after Easter; Not only was that Sunday rain good for the gar dens; It was a godsend to the forests, which were getting dangerously dry. And whatever Is good for the farm and the forest is just what pur favored Willamette valley needs. So we can thank God for the rain, even on Easter. Come to think of it, the rain, with Its promise of more abundant life for growing things, is very much in the spirit of tha Easter day. (Albany Democrat-Herald). Soyiet 'Peace Offensive' May Offer Real Hope for Genuine Settlement of Cold War i i 0 I V, BT JOSEPH AND STEWART AL.SOP WASHINGTON Without at tracting much serious attention, tha foreign policies of this coun try, of Britain 1 and France, have now en- terrl a truly agonizing crisis. Tha cause is the so - called peace offensive now being car ried on by the masters of the Kremlin. The gravity of the situation may the remark of one of the wisest American top officials that "the crises now confronting us are probably Just as serious as the crises presented by the Berlin DiocJtaoe aw the Korean ag gression." The most urgent choice, of course, is that concern ing Germany. In two critical notes which this election - ab sorbed country has hardly not Iced, the Krem lin has offered the unification of East and West Germany, on the ostensible basis of free elections, with the sole proviso that the new, unified Germany shall not enter any auch combination as the Atlantic Pact. Acceptance of the Kremlin of fer means sacrificing the West German divisions which are in tended to be the capstones of General of the Army Dwight D. Eiaenhower's NATO edifice. But if America, Britain and France reject the Soviet proposal, the West Germans, enraged at being disappointed in their hope of national unity, are unhappily very likely" to refuse the NATO divisions anyway. Moreover, this is only one part f a much larger pattern. The recent Moscow trade meeting dandled tempting offer of much needed business before the aa semJArd British and European lnduartaHata. Bat if these offers are accepted, the existing baa will be broken on strategic ship ments to the Soviet empire. Almost simultaneously, Stalin's reply to the recent questionnaire by a group of American editors has indicated approval of a meet ing of the Soviet, American, British and French heads of gov ernment ,to try to bring the cold war to an end. Stalin himself has made the same point, in even stronger language, in his farewell interview with tha re tiring Indian Ambassador to Moscow. And the Communist ne gotiators in Korea have hinted a new willingness to compromise, thus vastly raising State Depart ment and Pentagon hopes for the long-awaited Korean settlement. In tha face of these develop ments, a strong- body of opinion in the American government still opposes negotiating with the Soviet at this time. And the thought is that the Kremlin, in the last analysis, understands no language except the language of superior power. It is argued that the current peace offensive (aw ful phrase) la solely intended to embarrass and impede the West ern rearmament effort. And the conclusion la drawn that the only thing to do, for the time being, ia to ignore the peace offensive and go forward with rea-mament. In the first place, however, this is probably not a practical course to adopt. There is no use saying, "We'd rather have Ger man divisions than gamble on German free elections and Ger man unity," if the Soviet offer of free elections and unity is likely to mean we cannot get the German divisions. In the second place a minority ef the American policy makers, which nonetheless includes sev eral of the meat Judicious men in the government, holds that this Soviet peace offensive may mean a great deal more than its prede cessors. The test, obviously, is Korea. If the Communists come through with the concessions needed to end the Korean fight ing (which many people new predict may happen before May 1) this group of policy makers asserts that the Soviet peace 'of fensive must bo taken really seriously. They argue that the Kremlin may already be genuinely alarmed by the new unity and strength of the West, and may even be prepared to talk turkey about a serious world settlement. They do not suggest slowing down the NATO effort or aban doning German rearmament at this time. Under any circum stances the rebuilding of the strength of tha West must con tinue: and the bold decision to include Germany in NATO was precisely the final push needed to bring the Soviets to a new frame of mind. To change course now, they therefore say, would be to throw away our whole bar gaining power. At the same time, these men advocate ' taking the German gamble if the Kremlin proves to bo truly sincere about free elec tions; and they further urge high-level Four Power talks about other East - West differ ences. To refuse to take these steps, they point out. will place us in the position of opposing peaee. with appalling effects on world public opinion. The refus al, they point out farther, will also invito a Soviet conclusion that the West is genuinely pre paring an aggressive war. and will thus spur the Soviets to at tack first. On the other hand, these men add. negotiating with the Soviets will risk nothing. If we avoid making Improper com promises. That, of course. Is not a great danger any longer. There are two other dangers, however. The first ia that the French, who have been perfectly horrified by the Soviet proposal for Germany, will prevent the right kind of reasonable, all-out exploration of the Kremlin'i sin cerity. And the second is that the ruck of policy makers, Brit ish and French as well as Ameri can, are already like trolley cars running down their rails, being too set on the pre-planned course to consider any departure from it. For the present, pending a clearer position in Korea, it is utterly uncertain what choices will finally be made. But it must be added that the auguries are not too good for the bold and creative choices which the changing world situation is probably going to demand. Copyright 1952. Kw York Herald Tribune. Inc.) - DIP HKSJX0 PCD Congressional Quiz ODDS (Continued from page one) can escape it by buying at home. Of course purchases sent direct out of the state are tax-free, but then there's the transportation charge. California has its primary election on June 3rd. The only competition in the GOP presi dential race is between a War ren and an anti-Warren slate of delegates. Warren is conceded a victory, but the opposition . is bitter, resembling the Dave Hoover campaign against Wayne L. Morse last year. The Democrats were left with Kefauver as the only enrolled canadidate when Truman pulled out of the competition. Another slate of delegates headed by Atty. Gen. Brown will contest with the Kefauver list on a "no name" basis. Local political activity is step ping up, with many meetings and placards of candidates al ready in evidence. Californians do their politics in the grand manner, too, though this year it will probably be less colorful than usual. speaker and vice president be in creased to $40,000. The speaker and vice president now get a 10, 000 allowance apiece. Q Do economy-minded law makers meet much resistance when they try to cut back fund bills? A Rep. Norris Cotton (R N. H.), after he helped cut $724 mil lion from the Independent Offi ces Appropriation bill it passed the house March 21 at $6.3 bil lion wrote his constituents he was "jubilant" after this "boldest assault on spending" but was "bruised by the battering we received.' The house "sputtered" but "stood with us . . . We abol ished jobs, cut travel allowances, reduced public housing units." Despite objections, "I think the people will stand with us," Cot ton said. (CoDjrrlaht 1952. Congressional Quarterly) Bottor English By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What is wrong with this sentence? "Referring to your brief note, you said that I made some mistake." 2. What is the correct pronun ciation of "canonical"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Disposable, dispen sation, dispeptic, disparity. 4. What does the word "per emptory" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with red that means "exceeding what ia necessary"? ANSWERS 1. Say, "Referring to your brief note, I observe that you said I made some mistake." 2. Accent second syllable, the o pronounced as in on. 3. Dyspeptic. 4. Taking Q Is Congress going to do something about foreigners who use dipdomatic status to do prop aganda work in this country? A A bill to extend the For eign Agents Registration Act to diplomats was approv ed by the senate March 24. Diplomatic and consular employees, previously immune from the act, would have to label their publications and register as foreign agents. Q Why did Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R Wis.) sue Sen. Wil liam Benton (D Conn.)? A Sen. McCarthy in the suit filed March 26 in Washington, D. C, charged that Benton libeled and slandered him in senate com mittee testimony. Previously in the bitter feud, Benton asked the senate to oust McCarthy on grounds . he had "deceived" the senate and was unfit to be sen ator. McCarthy challenged Ben ton to make the charges without r$S3ma&&x senatorial immunity. After Ben ton offered to waive his innunity McCarthy carried out his threat to sue. He asked. $2 million dam ages. Q Why does the President want to let 100,000 additional Europeans enter the U. S.? A The President March 24 asked congress to relieve pro blems created by "Communist tyranny and overpopulation in Western Europe." He urged a program which would let in 300, 000 European refugees, aid Fu gitives from the Iron Curtain, now escaping at an estimated rate of thousands a month, and con tinue participation In the inter national program for migration and settlement. Q When did congressmen last give themselves a raise? A In 1946. Their salaries were raised from $10,000 to $12,500, with an additional $2,500 as a tax free expense allowance. In 1951 the tax-free clause was re pealed, as of Jan. 3, 1953. Rep. Jack Z. Anderson (R Calif.) March 31 suggested lawmakers' salaries be hiked to $25,000 and the $30,000 salaries of the house away a right of action, debate, etc.; conclusive. "The officer's peremptory Command was obeyed fi. Redundant. Literary idepost olll Mi- u 1 L? S ' , f SBBaMBBJ-"eAsSSnBmaaBSBBBB soiMmwggaa g Something new in the way of picketing tactics came to light Wednesday when telephone strikers walked the line in front of the State Street fone building. The pickets came up with a num ber of big balloons. To these they attached "On Strilcp" si erne and unt JViom tir prnci tVi , street from the building. Well when the bal loons rose to the level of about the 5th story of the fone building, the non-strikers on the inside would lean out the windows and shoot the balloons down, using the old school-time rubber band and tinfoil method. Gave passers by a sporting show. "Dear CTD: What happened to our South Salem eouneilmen and improvement associa tions last Monday night when the city decided to add on a hun dred thousand dollars for the city street widening program for 1952-3 and nearly all on the north side ef town? Isn't all the added population on our southern hills entitled to some consid eration in the matter of streets? Only narrow High Street and 12th (which is the only one south Included in the program) muss carry all traffic south, outside of the highway race courses. Isn't Bush Park ever to be opened to motorists? Lots of us who live r out this way for some years past could use another street or two -or some wider ones. J. EL" i Livestock ad reads: "White Face At Auction.' Somebody bid too high? . . . Cannery Scandals show Friday night will have a real oldy act Ray Mack, old-time fiddler, and Frank Boeh-j ringer, who will play what he claims are the oldest set of bones ; (musical, that is) fn Salem . . . Judging from the loud wails of; iiic&cu ( i ia many uu noi reaj-ize mai n mey g ovexunw parking tags while visiting a doctor or a dentist, they can turn? the tags over to the medicos for fixing ... j Most disappointed citizen In Oregon this week end will bo Don (Ex-Goin' After 'Em) Harger. While other fishermen are floundering around in streams and over posted land en Saturday, TUh M.tll 1 . A , n I V. n W m. 1 a m . . a missed an opening day since he's been eld enough to snarl his own line, his agony Saturday will be akin to that of a Republi can f 1 u b b in g the presidential nomination. But many a lad. though, will be out trying Harger-recommended technique with Harger -recommended lures accompanied, probably by Harger recommended screaming. Some state employes are agitating for an investigation by OSEA of legislative candidates past records on bills affecting: employes and publication thereof for benefit of employes at; election time. This idea was nixed last year by the employe state council and its executive committee dittoed in February. Said it was not wise to check each candidate's record and pub-i lish it, since OSEA is not a political organization and should! keep out of business of supporting one candidate against an-1 other. However, info on individual candidates is furnished to i individual chapters or employes on request. Your Health By Herman N. Bundesen, &LD. GRIN AND BEAR IT by Lichty rate By W. O. Rogers A LAMP FOR NIGHTFALL, by Erskine Caldwell (Duell, Sloan 8c Pearce - Little, Brown; $3) A Caldwell character Is a Caldwell character no matter where you meet him; the author carries them around with him. So in this new novel about folks in Clearwater, Main . . . the state where Caldwell lived back when he was starting to write . . . we find men and women re lated to the Lesters of "Tobacco Road" and the Waldens of "God's Little Acre," both of them stories laid in the south . . . where Caldwell was born and brought up. Thede Emerson Is the town's richest man, and one of its i grumpiest. His young wifa Rosa ! is meeting Leland Stokes out in j the woodlot; his son Howard, who'd rather go to college than do the chores, is in love with his, Howard's, sister Jean; Jean is engaged to marry Frank Gervais, a "Canuck," but Stokes has his eye on her, wants to get his hands on her and tries to per suade Rosa to send Jean out to the woodlot in her place. This is somewhat the pattern for the rest of the townspeople who nave fallen into the habit of getting the most out of a pretty hired girl, or a hired man, or substitut ing for a husband who is "pet ered out," or for a wife who is bored. That's the crux of the lesson Caldwell has in mind: That though the original white native, the Emerson, Frost, Child, Smith, Hopkins and Robinson, may de spise the "foreigner," the native is played out, and vitality and drive now reside in people named Hedenstjerna, Gervais, Doucette. St. Denis, Fortiner, Nordenskjold, Vyssotsky and Knudsen. So Jean is going to marry Frank because though her father scorns his outlandishness he admits his gumption. Vitamin aids Disease of Bono Vitamin B-12 is now giving promise of curing a very baffling bone disease, osteoarthritis. Many of my readers may know that this vitamin has become recognized for its almost mirac ulous results in certain types of anemia. While treating some anemic patients who also had osteoarthritis, doctors noticed that the vitamin gave marked relief from the painful bono symptoms. Osteoarthritis it a type of breakdown of the bone structure that results in scarring and pain ful Joints. It usually occurs in people past 50 years of age. Up to now, doctors have failed to find a successful treatment for this disease. The only hope they could offer a sufferer has been to relieve his pain and distress somewhat, without really attack ing the underlying disorder. The new drugs, ACTH and cortisone, which seem to offer hope in some types of arthritis, are of no help in osteoarthritis. Improvement shown after the administration of vitamin B-12, however, prompted further stud ies of its efficiency. One group of 33 patients withe severe osteoarthritis received thof drug. The usual method was toj inject a large dose into a muscle;" once a week. ; By the end of three weeks, all ! but two patients showed definite I improvement Twelve obtained f- w yvi nlfitA aHa tvos sail 4U symptoms, while the remainder showed complete relief in somoL Joints and partial relief in others.? It has also been found that' osteoporosis is helped by vitamin B-12. This is a loss of calcium from the bones in older people, i The exact way this drug works , in the body is unknown. Doctors feel that treatment: with vitamin B-12, though still: in the experimental stages, may offer a new hope for those suf fering from severe osteoarthritis. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS M. F.: At one time I was told that epinephrine was used in treating shock. Is It still being ; used? Answer: Most authorities agree : that t V a nea r enisVt 4wo Km j-I t ' gerous in tha treatment of shock. Shock is best treated by the ad ministration of fluids, particu larly blood. (Copyright. 1952. King Feature) "The sponsor would like 'Melanie's Other Mate' to meet an untimely " death ... he's hut asked for another raise! ..." JUST ARRIVED! The First New J French Piaaes IQ f. fas ' JAi mi ML WM.ll AM MAt WOMVS iHOmX mm Ja or W And lJUt Inifm tnmtti y IA fimmtu Alfmm sW. 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