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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1952)
4 Tfca Stat mem, Scilam, Ofgon. Monday, April 11, 1953 WORKING ON THE LEVEE mNo Favor Sway U. No Fear Shall Atct From First Stilwwi, Mare U. 141 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY CHARLES A. SPKAJU Editor and Publisher PabJisaea' every morning, Brwineaa office 215 8 Commercial, Salens. Ores. Telephone 1-2441. Catered at the posteffice at Salem. Oreron. as aeca4 elaas eaatter under act of eoajxes Marea Z. IXTa. Woe Unto Whom? "Vous croyes que ca ira sans chatiment? Mal heur! Malheur! Trois fois malheur!" (You think this will pass without punishment? Woe! Woe! "Woe unto you!) With these words, like Amos of old, Stephen Alexis, great-grandson of a slave and Haitian delegate to United Nations, warned the whole world that what is happening to the natives of South Africa under the Malan gov ernment will lie on the conscience of mankind. Recalling the testimony of the Rev. Michael Scott, representing the natives, Alexis cited the abuses, the floggings, the forced labor, the moral degradation that is the lot of the blacks. This, he said, was the most terrible indictment ever drawn up against men who called them tel Tes civilized. 'The white people have become rich and powerful because whole races have died for them, because they have devastated and plun dered continents. (But the African people) who are thought to be weak, powerless and base will one day rise and look their masters in the face . . . Let their oppressors be warned. Po litical Machiavellianism, which Is the essence of modern 'realism,' has met with a staggering defeat in history." Commenting on the seething racial unrest in Bouth Africa with its ominous implications for the rest of the world, even the Christian Science Monitor, usually a champion of the oppressed, advises "a levelheaded realism" combined with Christian spirit in trying to find a way out of the dark dilemma. The dilemma, the Monitor says, is that the natives who want equality and self-determination are ''tragically untrained" for such respon sibility. So the Europeans "in that great sea of native humanity" want to keep the status quo, keep the natives segregated, disease-ridden, il literate, underpaid in a word, forever "un qualified" for justice and a fair share. Some of the whites even hope civil war will break out; It would justify wholesale slaughter of the in surgent blacks. Then the natives would continue to sweat on the great mountains of iron (biggest medium jrrade ore reserve in the world), to feed the steel mills of South Africa and of its customers. This, news reports predict, would bring great indus trial expansion in S.A. and "boost adjoining underprivileged areas." The truth is probably that it would create more wealth for the wealthy and the natives would be expected to go on as before. Go on as before for how long? Make no mis take about it: the blacks and Indians of Africa have learned important lessons from their brothers in Asia who achieved independence. Have we learned the same lessons? It seems not. "Levelheaded realism" has eaused the United States to allign itself with Britain and France not o'nly in the fight against Russian imperialism, but in the European im perialists' struggle to keep a grip on people who would be free. "Levelheaded realism" demands that we give priority to the interests of what allies we have rather than to the aspirations of peoples whose friendship we may need in the future. So the United States voted with South Africa and Britain against giving Reverend Scott a hearing in United Nations. Our delegates voted with France against giving the Tunisian case a hear ing in U.N. As a result, critics in India, Egypt, the Middle last and elsewhere cry shame. They notice that by such actions the United States is using United Nations as a tool of power politics. But, determined as we are to surround Russia with air bases and secure sources of raw ma terials, we must have the support of our allies. Britain and France must, it seems, be placated and we hesitate to risk their displeasure. Thus the vote-trading in the UJf. There are always political and military justifications for that. We can stand firm on our good intentions. And yet, remembering the words of Stephen Aaexis, should we not tremble for our children's sake; for they will pay for our sins as surely as we are now, in Asia, paying for the trans gressions of our fathers. The refurbished spire of the First Methodist Church provides a warm new glow to the night time skyline of Salem and its gleaming whit outline is a handsome beacon at all times. The church is to be congratulated on its extensive remodelling program, of which the steeple is but a part. There are some who have commented that a new church might have been constructed for the money thus spent. But a new church was neither needed nor desired. The pioneers of 1870 who started the present structure planned well indeed. It is a monument to honest architecture and construction and to the faith of its congre gation. It will endure for many, many years. Civil defense officials can take heart from the action of individuals during the Big Muddy floods. People in the danger areas pitched in and worked feverishly on dikes, levees, piling up sandbags, manning bulldozers, driving trucks and handling boats for evacuation of refugees. Some worked around the clock with no rest and little food. There was little looting or panicky behavior ... If that's the way Americans would react to wartime disasters, CD won't have so much to worry about. It is fine that the state apparently will have many millions of dollars more than expected, due to whopping income tax payments, but no one need lie awake nights wondering what ought to be done with it. Let's have a breather in spending. Editorial Comment DUKKER'S DOUGHNUT The arbiters of etiquette are firmly in accord that the practice of dunking is not to be encouraged. This seems to apply whether the subject be Huey Long's corn pone and pot-likker, a small boy on the edge of a swimming pool, or the conventional doughnut. Yet someone is always defying the conventions just as it seems someone Is always trying to find a new shape or material or trimming for the dough nut. As it were not enough to introduce cake dough nuts, raised doughnuts, sugared doughnuts, honey dipped doughnuts frosted doughnuts, chocolate doghnuts, cinnamon doughnuts, and jelly dough nuts, someone in Philadelphia has brought out a new model fashioned on the lines of a tennis racket, with a three-inch handle. Though this undoubtedly will appeal to some, it can hardly be set down as one of civilation's major accomplishments. Like the effort to make corn on the cob socially acceptable by sticking silver han dles Into the ends of 'the ear, there will remain some question whether the result is jquite satisfac tory either to the consumer or to the onlooker. Considering, however, -She auspices under which the long-handled doughnut made its appearance one is obliged at least to be charitable. The first samples were handed out in connection with the 1952 Salvation Army drive. (Christian Science Monitor) Russia May Be Forced to Try Grandstand Play in Attempt to Halt Defense of Reich BY WILLIAM L. RYAN i.Vi Ferelrn Affairs Analyst The next few weeks will be critical ones for the future of Germany. It will be interesting to watch Soviet maneuvers. Soviet thrusts and dodges to prevent West Germany's final Integration in Western defense plans have been, on the whole, unsuccessful in recent weeks, but they have had this effect: Each thrust tended to create doubts In the German mind. The Soviet Zone Communists have called for mass strikes gainst the forthcoming peace contract between West Germany nd the Western Allies. There is sound of desperation in the call-words like "the hour is extremely serious and time presses '" Biit the dramatic action. If one comes, will,. net be by the Com munists of East or West Germany.- The Communists lack treat West Germany to carry the ball alone. Any , action Intended to stave off the signia ef the peace contract In May will have to come from the Kremlin. . Soviet moves up to now have been strong, but not strong enough. The USSR has played heavily on the theme of German unity, but has failed to convince West Germans that the Kremlin wants free elections. It rejected United Nations supervision over elections an4 substituted a proposal for foor power supervision. Thai on deabtedly has been a transparent move so far aa too West Ger mans are concerned. It wul take more than a suggestion like that retaining: the Soviet veto to nvuftce the Germaaa. What, then, will the Soviet Union do now? The Kremlin has only a few weeks left in which to act decisively. If its bid to top the peace contract is to have any hope at all of success, frtnust be a spectacular one, a major grandstand play The maneuver most have the look of an unheard-of conces sion to Western demands. At the same time it most be hlrhly at tractive to the Germans. Even at that. It may be too late. Western diplomats inside Ger many have pointed out one bear trap in the making: A Soviet of fer to pull its occupation troops out of East Germany. It would be a move the West could not easily match. Soviet troops pulled out of Germany still would dominate the East sector. They have only to draw back as far as th enew Polish border a Ion? the Oder-Niesse Line, into what were pre-war German territories. The Russians would leave be- BY W. G. ROGERS FAR CORNER: A PERSONAL VIEW OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, by Stewart H. Holbrook (MacmiUan; $3.75) About 30 years ago this author, who was brought up in the East and could have spent his life a staid New Englander, heard the irresistible call of the West or the Wild, remembered Horace Gree ley, or something, and packing up some books and tapping on his derby, headed for British Columbia. Vancouver was all right, though people there still drove to the left and had never seen a derby; but Holbrook turned back south to his native land. It hadn't seen a derby, either, but knew about books and writers, among them the Opal Whiteley whose diary was popular and in sufficiently authenticated, and John Reed, James Strrens, H. I. Davis, Vardis Fishp and soon or late, some otbs. But they missed a heap f corking good regional mrrul, or left it on purpose for Holbrook, and he -.V, ESBST 1 same LPCDCLTjj Your Health By Hennas N. Bona wen. 1LO. hind two units a trained. Communist-dominated Bereitachaften alert units organised on a mili tary plane, plus thousands of Volkspolizel (People's Police). The Russians do not trust either group, but there is reason to believe they would perform, by and large, the way the Com munists order. A West Berlin official told mo recently the two group were in a position today similar to that of the Nasi police in the war days. No matter what their per sonal feelings now might be, they are marked men with a large sector of the population. They womld perform for the Com munists if only to savto their own skins. (Continued from page one) and at the same time have a full view of the runway. The ceiling lights are flush with the ceiling and their reflection in the wall glass looks like stars ranging on into space. A trip to Big Sur (a small river) and Point Lobos with its famed cypress grove at the tip yesterday, up green Caxmel Valley today and tomorrow re served for the 17 -mile drive around Monterey peninsula. Then I'm scheduled to go on to San Diego for a five-day cruise with some other civilians, guests of the 13th Naval District on the recommissioned Bon Homme Richard, one of the big aircraft carriers. This was the ship my son-in-law served on as surgeon during the late war. Now in private practice in Richmond he is making this cruise too, which should be of much Interest to both of us. C.A.S. Better English By D. C. WILLIAMS 1. What Is wrong with this entence? "I have proof of this being correct." 2. What is the correct pro nunciation oi "Carnegie"? 3. Which one of these words is misspelled? Generality, gen eralize, generalisimo, Genesis. 4. What does the word "no vitiate" mean? 5. What is a word beginning with dr that means "extreme in effect"? ANSWERS 1. Say, "I have proof that this is correct." 2. Pronounce kar-na-ge, first a as in car, second a as in nay, e as in me, accent second syllable. 3. Generalissimo. 4. State or time of being a novice; apprenticeship. "The boy has served his novitiate." 5. Drastic. Troublesome coughs send many people to their doctors every year. Indeed, this is one of the most frequent of all symptoms plaguing mankind. Did you know that a cough has a definite purpose in the body? It is an unconscious, or reflex, action to remove irrita tions which originate in the lungs or air tubes. The irrita tions may be due to accumulated mucus from an infection, dis turbed circulation (as in heart disease), or a foreign object in the lung and respiratory tract. There are two types of cough. The first type rids the lungs and tubes of foreign substances in them, whether due to infection or not. This cough may be use ful and beneficial if it aids in removing infected or irritating material. The second type does not rid the body of any substances. This is a useless or infective cough. It may be due to irritation in some region outside the lungs, such as the sinuses, windpipe, or chest cavity. Certain infec tions and tumors may also bring coughs which do not get rid of any fluid. Many times an inflammation in the air passages forms mucous material that is very sticky or fibrous. The cough then brings nothing up, and falls in the use less class. In treating a cough, it Is most Important to find out Its true cause. This often -makes it very hard and even dangerous for a person to , treat his own cough. Too often he goes to a drug store and asks for a remedy for cough that has hung on for many months. He does not real ize that such a cough might come from damage to the lung tissue Itself. Many remedies relieve the cough itself but do not touch the underlying cause of the trouble. Too often a cough is stopped for months at a time by heavy doses of codeine or other sedative drugs, giving a diseased lung time to develop into a serious disorder. Persistent coughs should not be brushed off as just due to a common cold or simple irrita- Thaw Brings Hope (or Fear) Of TV to Millions; like Auto, It's Probably 'Here to Stay! By A. ROBERT SMITH Statesman Correspondent WASHINGTON Now that spring has brought a thaw in the long television freeze that has kept Salem in a TV blackout, here is what is in store for you if you join the nearly 16 million Amer ican families with television sets in their homes. First and foremost, there is the social angle. If you travel in a booky crowd, you should be apprised that it is fashionable to sneer whenever the subject of TV comes up. You may possibly avoid this obstacle by saying, with great apology, Tm only buying it to keep the chil dren quiet," and then launch into a discussion of all the books your noisy youngsters have prevented you from reading. The same social difficulties ob tain if you belong to a devoted bridge set. Made for Sports But if your crowd is sports minded, TV was made for you. Recently, Southpaw Harry Tru man tossed out the first ball to open 154 days of the national past time and TV turns your easy chair into a box seat. And then there was the Robinson-Graziano middleweight championship fight. Or maybe you like those grunt-and-groan artists who wrestle through the late hours of most Then again, perhaps you like the movies old movies, any old movies. If so, get a TV set. This week you might see Charles Laughton in "The Beachcomber," Madeleine Carrol in "My Son, My Son," Bill Boyd in "Go Get 'Em Haines," Heather Angel in "Head line Woman," and "Robinson Cru soe," among many others. Wash ington, D. C, has four channels, which give one at least six movies a day. Some Shows "live The live shows, televised as you Arthur Godfrey, Ed Wynn and: Milton Berle. In the late morning and after-' noon there are programs devoted ; to kids, chiefly comedies and ad venture aerials (Captain Video,; Cowboy Playhouse), ?and tb "Queen for a Day type ladies I quiz and prize show to lighten the) housewives' daily load.; Until lately, this has been the general run of television fare. But ; more and more good cultural en tertainment is appearing, such a ; Toscanini directing the NBC sym-s phony; an occasional opera by tho Metropolitan; such soloists as Rise Stevens and Ezio Pinza. and Mar lan Anderson; Sadler's Wells Bal let; and good drama. Education i channels can be counted upon to foster this trend. Current Events Pepala Best political sign is the Increas ing number of current events pro grams of the "Meet the Press" and' "American Forum of the Air ; type, which now attract wide in terest with interviews and debates featuring most of tbi nation's leading politico. One of the dangers that attends the newness of this medium is that people frequently believe they ara being informed when they listen to two debating politicians; when: in fact they may only be being: entertained by political showman ship. But public officials will in dua time get over the novelty of TV. as will the viewers, and it will com into useful play to bring government problems Federal, state and local closer to the people. It may well bring a resur gence of the will to participate in solving these problems, at least to go to the polls. The day has long been gone that the citizens gathered by tho bandshell on Sundays to hear can didates for office debate the is sues, and the percentage of actual tion. A careful examination should be made by a physician and X-rays taken, if necessary, to discover the real cause. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS K. L.R.: Can infected teeth cause arthritis? A n piirar Tf lor rvoT I Atrjtast Kv some authorities that any Infect Grandma. This tion, such as In the teeth, ton sils or sinuses, may help cause arthritis. (Copyright, 1952. King Features) watch them, supplement the voiera among our people nil movies with sufficient murders. , gradually fallen to less than a assaults, fist fights and dragnets ; ?Jrit- to keep any otherwise healthy child awake at night. Then there are the variety pro grams, including vaudeville re turned to the scene of its earlier crimes. Many are very worth while for entertainment that ap peals to everyone from Sis to is the arena for Might Boost Vote day offer Evacuation Topic At Civil Defense Meet Wednesday or' Rescue and -evacuation in civil defense will be the topic for Marion County civil defense or ganization meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Bush School auditorium. The speaker will be Andrew O. Baker, a former Army major who served as a military governor in Italy, on "Re-establishing Devas tated Areas in Italy as Result of War Damage." Films from British civil defense on building collapse and rescue ,of personnel from buildings will ide shown. Arrangements are in charge of D. H. Cameron, alternate for the director, and' P. M. Gemmell, deputy for operations. $?N AND BEAR IT by Lirhtv Literary Guidepost passes it on gladly to us in book after book. They didn't tell us about August Erickson's bar, for in stance, in Portland; it's 684 feet long and has five entrances, which is handy for the bouncer. They left him the story about the rawhide railroad eaten by starving wolves: about the body of a boy that, preserved in whis key, took the fight out of Sioux braves on the warpath; about the vast tr -? Johnsons, some named Cft re Johnson, and Ti del and jn, and Tucker Creek, Sugar r'oot. Copper Tack Johnson; about those fetching old "Indian" names like Alcona, Oscoda, Allegan, Arenac, made up by Henry R. Schoolcraft out of his learning in Greek, Latin id the Romance languages. ' Up and down Washington and Oregon and over into Idaho, Hol brook has wandered with eyes and ears at the ready for legend, fact and fancy. His far corner isn't a big corner, nor more im portant than the one he left be hind, but it's his corner, and bis book brightens it perceptibly. II I HI . 3"-: i, "Is final warning-, comrade office worker! . . . the way you keep watching clock, one would think you had something to go home to . . . TB Grpup to Meet Friday Annual meeting of Marlon County Tuberculosis and Health Association is .slated for 8 pjn. Friday In First Methodist Church. With the topic of "The Second 40 Years," the speaker will be Dr. Harold Bernard; associate pro fessor of education in the General Extension Division, Oregon Sys tem of Higher Education. The public program also will include a short business meeting and election of new members to the board of directors. Sickles for reaping grain date back to the Stone Age. Grief Fatal to Mother of Air Crash Victim SPOKANE. Wash. fP) - The mother of a young Air Force ser geant who was killed in the flam ing crash of a B-36 bomber here last week died in a hospital early Sunday. Her doctor tentatively attributed death to a cerebral hemorrhage. Friends said it was simply a tragic case of heart break. An autopsy will be performed. Mrs. Ben Cohn had come here from San Francisco for the mar riage of her 23-year-old son, Mar tin, to Joan Samuels, 19. They were to be wed Saturday. Mrs. Cohn brought the ser geant's younger brother, too. The announcements were out and the wedding gifts were arriving. It was to be a big ceremony. Early Tuesday, young Cohn and 14 other airmen died when their bomber crashed on the edge of the runway and blew up at Fair child Air Force Base. Jlabbi Samuel Larer had tka task of telling Mrs. Coha. "She broke down and cried very much, of course," he said. "But It was a normal reaction and I thought she was taking it Jairb well. We called her huxbaad in San Francisco. She talked to aim and asked that he eoaae uiok4y." Twenty minutes later, Mrs. Cohn, sitting on a bo laiated and lapsed into a coaaa. She never regained consciousness . The heavx hearted father and husband completed ai i mijamewii Sunday to take the aooiee of hia son aad wife back to Saa Fran cisco for a double funeral. Television may one : a partial cure for this condition, giving everyone a convenient op portunity to see and hear his elected representatives on his liv ing room screen. The TV industry claims that more people go to tho ballpark after watching games free on television; so possibly tho same interest in politics will bo aroused, sending more citizens to the polling booth come election day. That, we can hope, is what's In store for the country through this latest fixture in tho American home. NOW! j . w m j ow BETTER fcr loss mcnoy! Hr trt two superb MiHm, vision. Radio. TH OnlT f." ln Aids hr xclus4e n. pUnU4 idAmn that "r midity. 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