Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1953)
t--th'&airam fiaUttOi; Text of Eisenhower Inauguration WASHINGTON, IB The prepared i text of the Inauguration address , of President, Dwight 0. Eisen , 'bower: - My fellow citizens: I The world and we have passed , the midway point of a century of ' continuing challenge. We sense ' with aH our faculties that forces of good and evil are massed and; - armed and opposed as rarely be fore in history. This fact defines the meaning of this day. We are summoned, by S- this honored and historical cere- mony, to witness more than the act ot one citizen swearing his oath of service, in the presence of God. We are called as a people, to give testimony, in the sight of the world, to our faith that the future shall belong to the free. - Since this century's beginning, a time of tempest has seemed to come upon the continents of the earth. Masses of Asia have waken ed to strike off shackles 01 tne oast. Great nations of Europe have waged their bloodiest wars. Thrones have toppled and their vast empires have disappeared. New nations have been born, fj. S. Grews in Power For our own country, it has been time of recurring trial. We have grown in power and in responsi bility. We have passed through the anxieties of depression ana 01 war to a summit unmatched in man historv. Seeking to secure peace in the world, we have had to fight through the forests of the Ar gonne to the shores of Iwo Jim. nrl to tne mountain pean 01 Korea. in the swift rush of great events. we find ourselves groping to know th full sense and meaning of the times in which we live. We be seech God's guidance. We summon 11 our knowledge of the past and we scan all signs of the future. We bring all our wit and will to meet the question: How far have we come in man's long pilgrimage from darkness toward light? Are we nearing the light a day of freedom and of peace for all man kind? Or are the shadows of an other night closing upon us? Involves Mankind Great as are the preoccupations absorbing us at home, concerned as we are with matters that deeply Affect our livelihood today and our vision of the future, each or tnese domestic problems is dwarfed by, and often even created by, this question that involves all human kind This trial comes at a moment when man's power to achieve good or to inflict evil surpasses the brightest hopes and the sharpest fears of all ages. We can turn rivers in their courses, level moun tains to the plains. Ocean and land and skv-are avenues for our co lossal commerce. Disease dimin ishes and life lengthens. Yet the promise of this life is imperiled by the very genius that ' has made it possible. Nations mass wealth. Labor sweats to create and turns out devices to level not only mountains but also cities. Science seems ready to con fer upon us, as its final gift, the nower to erase human life from the earth.. At such a time in history, we who are free must proclaim anew our faith. This faith is the abiding creed of our fathers. It is our faith in the deathless dignity of man, gov erned by eternal moral and nat ural laws. Faith Necessary This faith defines our full view of life. It establishes, beyond de bate, those gifts of the Creator that are man's inalienable rights, and that makes all men equal in His sight! In the light of this equality, we know that the virtues most cher ished by free people love of truth, pride of work, devotion to country all are treasures equally precious in the lives of the most humble and of the most exalted. The men who mine coal and fire furnaces and balance ledgers and turn lathes and pick cotton and heal the . sick and plant corn all serve as proudly, and as profit ably, for America as the statesmen who draft treaties or the legisla tors who enact laws. Leaders Serve This faith rules our whole way of life. It decrees that we, the peo- ole. elect leaders not to rule but to serve. It asserts that we have the right of choice of our vork and to the reward of ourJ own toil. It inspires the initiative! .hat makes our productivity the wonder of the world. And it warns that any man who seeks to deny equality in all to his brothers be trays the spirit ox tne tree ana invites the mockery of the tyrant. It is because we, all of us, hold to these principles that the politi cal ehangs accomplished this day do not lmpry turbulence, upheaval or disorder. ' Rather this change expresses a purpose. of strengthen ing, our dedication and devotion to the precepts of our founding documents, a conscious renewal of faith in our country and in the watchfulness of a Divine Provi dence. Enemies Godless The enemies of this faith know no god but force, no devotion but Its use. They tutor men in treason. They feed upon the hunger of others. Whatever defies them, they torture, especially the truth. Here. then, is joined no. pallid 'argument between slightly differ ing philosophies. This conflict strikes directly at the faith of our In ihs Jackpot! "When Adam was im the Gar- Alone and on the prowl; lie made a famous sacrifice. Ilia first without a growl!" "IVSsfs Ccc!:h cf ri:I:!jrcn's?5 Tcr.!:!:l c 6:30 P. f.l VTidnMHt. Imttarr 11.' 1933 S fathers and the lives of our sons. No principle or treasure that we hold, from the spiritual knowledge of our free schools and churches to the creative magic of free labor and capital, nothing lies safely be yond the reach of the struggle. Freedom is pitted against slav ery: light against dark. The faith we hold belongs not to us alone but to the free of all the world." This common bond binds the grower of rice in Burma and the planter of wheat in Iowa, the sheDherd in southern Italy and the mountaineer in the Andes. It confers' a common dignity upon the French soldier who dies in Indochina, the British soldier killed in Malaya, the American life given in Korea. Linked by Need We know, beyond this, that we are linked to all free peoples not merely by a noble idea but by simple need. No tree people can for long cling to any privilege or enjoy any safety in economic soli tude: For all our own material might, even we need markets in the world for the surpluses of our farms and of our factories. Equal- far, we need for these same farms and factories vital materials and products of distant lands. This basic law of interdependence, so manifest in the commerce of peace, applies with thousand-fold intensity in the event of war. So we are persuaded by neces sity and by belief that the strength of all free peoples lies in unity, their danger In discord. To produce this unity, to meet the challenge of our time, destiny has laid upon our country the re sponsibility of the free worlds leadership. So it is proper that we assure our friends once again that. in the discharge of this responsi bility, we Americans know and observe the difference between world leadership and imperialism between firmness and truculence between a thoughtfully calculated goal and spasmodic reaction to the stimulus of emergencies. With Confidence We wish our friends the world over to know this above all: we face the threat not with dread and confusion but with confi dence and conviction. We feel this moral strength be cause we know that we are not helpless prisoners of history. We are free men. We shall remain free, never to be proven guilty of the one capital offense against freedom, a lack of staunch faith. In pleading our just cause be fore the bar of history and in pressing our labor for world peace, we shall be guided by certain fixed principles. These principles are: 1. Abhorring war as a chosen way to balk the purpose of those who threaten us, we hold it to be the first task of statesmanship to develop the strength, that will deter the forces of aggression and promote the conditions ox peace. For, as it must be the supreme purpose of all free men, so it must be the dedication of their leaders, to save humanity from preying upon itself. In the light of this principle, we stand ready to engage with any and all others in joint effort to remove the causes of mutual fear and distrust among nations, and so to make possible drastic reduc tion of armaments. The sole requi sites for undertaking such effort are that in their purpose they be aimed logically and honestly to ward secure peace for all; and that in their result they provide methods by which every partici pating nation will . prove good faith in carrying out its 'pledge. 2. Realizing that common sense and common decency alike dictate the futility of appeasement, we shall never try to placate an ag gressor by the false and wicked bargain of trading honor for se curity. For in the final choice a soldier's pack is not so heavy a full and just burden as a prisoner's enains. , 3. Knowing that only a United States that is strong and Im mensely productive can help de fend . freedom in our world, we view our nation's strength and se curity as a trust upon which rests the hope of free men everywhere. It is the firm duty of each of our free citizens and of every free dti- sen everywhere to place the cause of his country before the comfort of nimscIT. Ne Bally Tactics 4. Honoring the Identity and heritage of each nation of the world, we shall never use our strength to try to impress upon another people our own cher ished political and economic insti tutions. 5. Assessing realistically the needs and capacities of proven friends of freedom, we shall strive to help them achieve their own security and well-being. Likewise. we shall count upon them to as sume, within the limits of their resources, their full and just bur den in the common defense of free dom. 9. Recognizing economic health as an indispensible basis of mili tary strength and the free world's peace, we -snail strive to foster everywhere, and to practice our selves, policies that encourage pro ductivity and profitable trade. For the jmpovenshment of any single people in the world means danger to the well-being of all other peo ples. p ' ' To Strengthen Bonds 7. Appreciating that economic need, military security and politi- MM i:k peech Television Records' Inaugural - . -,. . ; I ...... . i i -W. . . . '---y , - - : V,, . I' . y V yy i . V '-w'' , ' TelevlsIoiLJn the Salem area was better in. some places than ethers Tuesday (see photos on page 1). bat thousands mi persons watched the Presidential ; tnauxnration ceremonies regardless. Tp photo . shews President Dwight Eisenhower delivering his inaugural ad dress. Below, Vice President Richard Nixon takes the oath ef office. Morse's Objection Gives McKay Extra Day's Rest By A. ROBERT SMITH Statesman Correspondent WASHINGTON If s been a long time since Wayne Morse has given Douglas McKay occasion for a peaceful day. It will likely be longer still before it happens again. But today, Doug has Wayne to thank for the extra winks of sleep he can afford this morning, for the opportunity of resting his weary feet and oft-squeezed right hand. Mcay can use the rest. He was tired when he climbed out of bed inauguration morning even though he thought by nightfall he would become secretary of the Interior. He was dead on his dogs when he and Mrs. McKay called it an evening early this morning after dancing on display at both sections of the inaugural ball. For between the start and end of the big day the McKays and other bigwigs in the Eisenhower administration moved through a killing schedule. cal wisdom combine to suggest re gional groupings of free peoples, we hope, within the framework of the United Nations, to help strengthen such special bonds the world over. The nature of these ties must vary with the different problems of different areas. In the western hemisphere, we join with aH our neighbors in the work of perfecting a community of fraternal trust and common purpose. la .Europe, we ask that en lightened and Inspired leaders of the western nations strive with renewed vigor to make the unity of their peoples a .reality, only as free Europe unitedly marshals Its strength can it effectively safe guard, even with our help,- its spiritual and cultural treasures. Race Equality Heeded g. Conceiving the defense of freedom, like freedom itself, to be one and indivisible, we hold all continents and peoples in equal regard and honor. We reject any insinuation that one race or an other, one people or another, is in any sense inferior or expendable. Te Use U. N. 9. Respecting the United Na tions as the living sign of all people's hope for peace, we shall strive tovinake it not merely an eloquent symbol but an effective force. And in our quest of honor able peace, we shall neither com promise, nor tire, nor ever cease. By these rules of conduct, we hope to be known to all peoples. By their observance, an earth of peace may become not a vision but a fact. This hopethis supreme aspira tionmust rule the way we live. We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of free HUD 0VEU Glamour! Laughs! Spectacular Water Ballets! So Beautiful They Defy Description! They went to church with the Eisenhowers at 9 a. m., to the White House reviewing stands at 10, in formation to the Capitol by 11, where they were joined by the Truman cabinet members at 11:30 preparatory to the inaugu ration ceremony. After witnessing the main event which saw the presidency ehange "hands, the McKays lunched with other cabinet mem bers while in -the nearby Senate chamber Wayne Morse delivered his coup de grace, objecting to immediate confirmation of the cabinet. That act delayed confirmation of the McKay appointment and prevented McKayfrom reporting for work this morning as head of the 61,000-man interior depart ment. But his day of peace will end whenever the Senate has - dis posed of any further objections Morse may raise today; and be fore this day is done, McKay may be installed in office. dom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in de fense and display stamina in pur pose. Asks Sacrifices We must be willing. Individually and as a nation, to accept what ever sacrifices may be required of us. A people! mat values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. These basic precepts are not lofty abstraction, far removed from matters of daily living. They are laws of spiritual strength that generate and define our material strength. Patriotism means equipped forces and a prepared citizenry. Moral I stamina means more energy and: more productiv ity, on the farmland In the fac tory. Love of liberty means the guarding of every resource that makes freedom possible from the sanctity of our families and the wealth of our soil to the genius' of our scientists. " So each citizen plays an indis pensable role. The productivity of our heads, our hands and -our hearts is the source of all the strength we can command for both the enrichment of .our lives and the winning of peace. Ne One Beyond Recall - No person, no I home, no com munity can be beyond-' the reach of this calL We are summoned to act in wisdom and in conscience; to work with industry, to teach with persuasion, j to preach with conviction, to weigh our every deed with care and .with compas sion. For this truth must be clear before 'us: Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must come to pass in the heart of America. - . : ,- : - More ,, than an : escape from OPEN 8:45 P. IL. ... Jf. Ike Parade Punctuated by Whoops, Yells WASHINGTON in They liked Ike with a million - throated ac colade .Tuesday. In wild screeching rebel yells and cowboy whoops . and hollers, they rolled it out along the dense packed parade route from Capitol HOI to the . White House: .- "Yeee-a-a-a-a--a - ay, Ike!" That was the keynote sound for the hours long inaugural parade which Dwight D. Eisenhower led down historic Pennsylvania Avenue. : then reviewed from a stand in front of his new White House (home. - The pageant itself was. in ex travaganza form, a slice -right out of the ; complexities that make up America bathing beauties and r Bible lesson on wheels; the doves that represent aspirations for peace and the nation's most lethal arms for protection against peacebreak- ers: and a whole train of floats helling i a story that could happen only in America: Eisenhowers own rise from simple beginnings to the most powerful office ' on earth, i Dwarfing even the blare of 62 bands,! the thundering cheers for the new President boomed across the flag bedecked city and cas caded by radio and TV networks from Coast to Coast. . 20 Lean Tears After 20 long, lean years, the Republicans were back in power. And the crowd, liberally sprinkled with Democrats, really poured it on in a tumultous greeting to Pres ident Eisenhower and his Mamie. Riding in a gleaming white open car beside Mamie, the 62 - year - old - President stood bareheaded most of the two mile parade route as he flashed his famous grin and waved first one hand and then the other: to the massed throngs. Mamie hugely enjoying the whole show, smiled and waved, too. Sometimes the shoving, jostling thousands almost got out of hand, threatening to break through the cordons of steel helmeted troops in olive drab lining both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue. And before the day was over, Dee himself was lassoed by a white clad cowboy named Monte- Mon tana who rode his prancing steed up to the White House review stand and called out to Eisen hower: , "With your permission, Mr. President, may I throw a rope around your head? Loops President Secret Service men frowned darkly. But Eisenhower, with a grin, rose obligingly to his feet, and Montana, on the second try, looped his lariat over the Presi dent's head from , a distance of 15 feet. The crowd loved it, setting up a big cheer. Crowds Net Se Big Old tuners said the crowds weren't as big as they have been on some past inaugural days, but Police Inspector Robert D. Chen ault, a veteran of 29 years on the Metropolitan police force, had ah explanation: "It's TV," he said. "Why buck an the traffic when you can sit at home and watch in comfort. The big parade, was late, in get ting started. It was scheduled to roll at 1:30 p. m. It finally got under way at 1:30. On display was the giant of the nation's arsenal the 85 - ton "atomic, cannon', capable of fir ing atomic shells 20 miles. The 280 millimeter weapon, described by the Army as "the most devas tating "artillery piece" in its ar senal, was borne by two front-to-back trucks 84 feet .apart. Darkness began to come on be fore the long procession of more than 50 glittering floats, bright -uniformed bands, marching, con tingents and three : highly Repub lican elephants was more than half past the White House review ing stand. The night closed in and the air became colder, some of the crowd began to melt away, but Dee and Mamie stuck it out. death, it is a way of life. , The peace ' we seek, then, is nothing less than the practice and the fulfillment of our whole faith, among ourselves and in our deal ings with others. It signifies more than stilling the guns, easing the sorrow, or "war. , More than a ; haven for . the weary, it is a hope for the brave. This is the hope that beckons us onward in this century of trial This its the work that awaits us all, to be done with bravery, with charity and with prayer, to Al- mighty Ood. ' - . Centin ' Jaate Bwaasll In Trseolo: ' "MONTANA BELLE " -- Bowery Boys "NO HOLDS BARBED" Con tin aona : Helen Hayes Van Heflia- "My Son John , . - EstellU TROPICAI. HEAT WAVE f Open 8:48 pan. Dana Andrews " Snsan Hayward 1; In Technicolor -"Canyon Passage Truman Leaves for Missouri Emotional WASHINGTON (JP) - Harry S. Truman started home to Missouri Tuesday night after an emotion packed sendoff marking the end of nearly eight critical years in the White House, A throng of several thousand In Washington's Union Station cheer ed him to the echo and called him "Harry." as crowds did in his fighting political campaigns. In reply. Truman declared in a voice in which ' happiness seemed to mingle with sorrow: "In all my career, and it has been a lone one, I've never had anything like this happen. I will never forget this if I live to be a 100 and that's what I expect to do." Old friends. Democratic sena tors, employes under his adminis tration paraded up to the private car to shake his hand and wish him good by. The press was so heavy that Dean Acheson. Truman's secreta ry of state, had to have help from a railroad official to get past a redcap guarding a gate to the plat form where the Truman family held farewell open house beside their private car. It was the new ex-President's second big demonstration of the day. The first came within an hour of the Eisenhower inauguration ceremonies that made him a plain citizen. Like the trainside affair it was as warm as anything in Truman's long public career. We Want Harry Repeated chants of "we want Harry." "we want Margaret' 'and "we want Bess" rang through Un ion Station as the Trumans board ed the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road's National Limited on the way -to Independence. Mo. The crowd sang, "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow." It sang, as the train pulled out, "Auld Lang Syne." Several of .the women who went aboard the train kissed Mrs. Tru man. At one point the former First Lady blew her nose and looked as if she wanted to weep. But she didn't. Some of the women kissed the ex-President. He looked, pleased. Margaret Truman was aboard the train but left it Just before it pulled out. Watched Inaagval From the Capitol grounds where he had just seen Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower sworn in as his successor, Truman and his fam ily rode to the Georgetown home of Dean' Acheson, his secretary of state, apparently unaware that anything special was in the offing. But upon arrival there he was greeted by more than 300 of Ache son's friends and neighbors gath ered in the street. "We want. Truman." the crowd chorused and Truman, obviously affected, by the tribute, responded briefly. ' There was a broad smile on his face as he told the group: "May I say to you that I ap preciate this more than any en Gas Company Files Suit in .... Bridge Mishap HTLLSBORO UR The Portland Gas it Coke Co. filed a $58,840 damage suit in circuit court Mon day because a gas main was broken when the Tualatin River bridge fell last falL The suit was directed against Edward A. Freeman, Oswego, and the two drivers he had hired to move his lo- hoisting truck. The hoist struck an overhead bridge girder, and the structure came tumbling down. A 10- inch gas main, which crossed the river on the bridge, was snapped. Interrupting service to the Willamette Valley. It was the second suit against Freeman and the drivers. Earl Ayers, Canby, and Howard I. Johnston. Aurora. The earlier suit was , filed by the State Highway Commission, seeking 121,885 as the cost for construction of a tempo rary bridge over the river. 5 Starts TenUht Open 1:45 Shows Start :0t f 41 P. If. t:3nj FtCTUnSS! Cecil RImmes f 2 Y I I I ll Vl III Following Farewell thusiastic meeting I ever had as President, or as vice president or as a senator. "This Is the greatest demonstra tion any man could have. I'm just M-. Truman, private citizen.". Portlanders PORTLAND (J! Portlanders generally were pleased with Presi dent Eisenhower's inaugural speech Tuesday. Religious leaders and labor officials in particular voiced approval. The Rev. Michael J. Gavin, president of University of Portland, said he was "deeply impressed with the religious tone of the address and by his firm dedication to the service of the citizens of the United States." The Rev. Myron C. Cole, pastor of the First Christian Church, said the President demonstrated "the thoroughly democratic and Christ ian manifestation of leadership." James T. Marr, state AFL secre tary, said the inaugural address was a good speech containing sound advice. State CIO Secretary George Brown added that President Eisen hower seemed to pledge to continue the program and principles of the previous administration concerning foreign affairs. Hundreds of Portlanders. includ ing many school children, watched the inauguration on television. A number of high schools borrowed television sets for the day's activi ties. At schools where plans to borrow sets fell through, officials reported a .higher percentage of absenteeism than usual. Flood Relief Crews Form In Calif ornia SAN FRANCISCO W Relief expeditions were being organized Tuesday to take food and supplies to residents of several small iso lated communities in remote, mountainous country in extreme Northern California. They were cut off from the out side world,, and from each other by slides and. floods that' had slashed across the Klamath River road north and west of Yreka. Meanwhile, coastal regions that had been swept by floods were digging out Tuesday as the waters subsided. But the damage toll was great in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties. Marvin Krel of Areata, Chair man of the Humboldt County su pervisors, almost lost his life Tues day as he was hit by a fallen power line while inspecting some of the highway damage, which may run as high as one million dollars in that county alone. ' U. S. Highway 99 Into Oregon was blocked Tuesday by a big slide at Dog Creek, north of Redding. The California Automobile Associa tion said the road, on of the main arteries to the north, may not be cleared before early Wednesday. MMABV Ike Speech J ) L13ZAA TUO FLCOnS TU0 BAUDS :,.- - .1 - ' j - . ' K : . V '.J VIVIIUI IIEYE32S cxd Ilcr M-Girl Orchcslra . : . ') !:.' 1 .. , . ' - i ...v.: . , " " - . t - FOP EDUimDS'czd lib OH-Tincra Eisenliower Starts Fasliio n in Hats By RUTH COWAN WASHINGTON U4 PrMn Dwight D. Eisenhower began his wmie xiouse tern, by setting a new fashion trend rolled brim nomburgs. The social furore he st im K that break from formal traHlHw stole a bit of the spotlight that us ually centers on the finery of fem inine figures. But it is MTKWM tK nw Mi first lady, Mamie Eisenhower, will inuuence styles, sue Has a natur al flair for wearing clothes. Ike rot in th first HMr w. ever. It was probably because, re- cenuy out or military uniform, he modestly feels less conspicious in a son nac With his decision to wear a hnm. burg when he took the oath of of fice, high silk toppers, traditional headpieces at such ceremonies. folded up like Hitler's troops did under the assault he directed a a Allied supreme commander In the Second World War. When Harry Truman and Her bert Hoover, the country's two liv ing former Presidents, were in stalled in office they wore the cus tomary high silk hats. But Tuesday when Truman rode from the White House to the Capi tol with his successor, he too was wearing a homburg. Hoover, giv en a piace or honor on the plat form, also had one on. So did Vice President Nixon. Secretary of defense-designate Wilson wore a homburg. This style hat. liked by Britain's Winston Churchill and Anthony Ed en, long has been popular . with diplomats Many chiefs of foreign missions at the : inaugural cere monies were wearing them. Though Dee did steal the fashion spotlight right off the heads of some of the most attractive wom en in the nation, all is not lost. It was noticed how many prom inent women wore hats in "winter white." Mrs. Eisenhower had on an off- white profile-type close-fitting hat when she. went to church services that began inauguration day. Mrs. Nixon wore a modified white pill box hat with her gray suit And black coat for the ceremonies at the capitol. Mrs Harry Truman's hat too was white. All hats were , close-fitting or small maybe a concession to the crowds. Mrs. Clare Boo the Luce, former Republican representative from Connecticut and now mentioned as a possible ambassador to Rome, had on a cherry , red "beanie." Oregon Poultry Council Elects Conrad Burmester " " PORTLAND Un The Oregon -Poultry Council, holding its an nual -meeting here, Monday elected Conrad Burmester, Portland, as president. Other officers: Charles Brewster, Portland, vice president; Harry Rohe, Portland, secretary -treasurer; Barry Brownell, Milwaukle. Roy Matindale, Portland, Harold Davis, McMinnville, and Fred Cockell, Milwaukle, directors. "The. group passed a resolution recommending that state approp riations for turkey shows be com bined into one fund and that only one . turkey show be scheduled each year in place of the present two shows. - Mend . V ... iho irifnnn a POOCSIliHI'S 23, e Crf:!d Gzrdczs 1-Iodera Old Tims -Music br Pop Edwards - 7PA - Tvenne DeCarle Ola 12 .-. . . . ..... . 0 fa 1 1 FiB2E0;i-Cn!!!! Li "FRONTONS GAL" 1 9 .?f I i m
