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Keep It Qean and Open I
In a rare front-Rage editorial .Friday the
Eugene Register-Guard called for open meetings
of the state board of higher education.
The state board has tended more and mors
to act as a semi-private "club" rather than as
Rules committee of the House he had handled
procedures in the introduction of bills. ' It will
indeed seem strange not to find him in his
customary office or about the corridors,, but
Friday proved his last workaday. Death cam
to him in his sleep the following night..
His profession was that of a lawyer and he
responsible public body, the Eugene editor maintained his office at Woodburn since late
charges. Many important decisions of the board's in 1909. But starting with 1931 he served the
'dub within a club . . . have actually been made
behind the closed doors of the 'Arlington Club I
in Portland in advance of the scheduled public f
hearings which have been little more than
the re-enactment of a set show;
- - This week a special sub-committee of . the
board met in Eugene to consider the highly
controversial question of costly; expansion of t
the state teachers colleges. Reporters were not i
allowed to, cover the hearing. Not even the
professional witnesses were allowed to hear
each other testify, or given an . opportunity to
meet each other's arguments directly.
But, argues the R-G, this is public business
that ought to have been heard in public Board
members, though unpaid, are still public offi
V cers, "responsible to the public for everything
they do not only the results, but the reasoning
behind the results. It is time' for the press and
public to demand that 'club procedures be
broken up!" - 4
The position of the Register-Guard is not
unique.. The press in general has 'been pressing
against "barriers to news which often "are
raised by those in public office. Our state press
association has a committee working to keep
the channels of information open. The demand
fn the Legislature for a publis hearing on the
"electric surcharge is echoed in the press: the
Oregonian says, "Let's get it all on the table."
In "a majority of cases where official boards
exclude reporters and the public the -reason
j is not to commit any secret skullduggery, but
the danger is there. To the utmost extent pos
sible we should have public business conducted
In public. x" v I
That goes for all the state's business. If it Is
impractical to have every meeting on a come-one-come-all
basis,-at least representatives of,
the press ought to be present.(.There'a always
going to be a certain amount of "pre-arrang- r
teg! via telephone or secret caucus; there will
always be some cut-and-dried sessions, but we i
can try ' to cut down on star-chamber govern
ment. -' !. '
Oregon's state government may be pretty
dean compared to some other states (such as
California, Texas, Illinois and so on, where gov
ernors and legislators sometimes act as errand
boys for the powerful-lobbyists) . but Oregon ;
won't stay clean for long if too much business
is conducted behind closed doors and under the
table and in fancy Portland clubs or Salem
hotel rooms. I ' ;
Legislature in a very responsible capacity,
whipping into shape for introduction texts of
bills submitted by members, bringing langu
age and style into conformity with State usage
and often making suggestions to clarify mean
ing.' At Woodburn he filled many positions of
responsibility, with the city and schoolboard
and on the district draft board. He was clear
in his statements and positive in his convictions;
but his affable, cordial manner won and held
many friends who join in extending sympath
ies to members of the family.
Sating Roadside Beauty
The state is pouring in tens of millions of dol
lars into modernizing its highway system. It
ought to have some say in prevention of abuse
of the highways by signs "abuse," we said, not
"use."
A bill has been offered, SB 188, which seeks
to make a fair division between use and abuse.
Use is permitted for official signs and for signs
for roadside business or for landowners for their
private requirements. But the roadside boards
would be confined to municipalities and a half
mile range from city limits. The bill applies only
to primary state highways. .
The measure is needed to preserve roadside
beauty. It is supported by persons and organi
zations whq want to protect the countryside and
who believe that' glaring billboards are a dis
credit to our state and so distracting as to be a
menace to safe driving.
Other states have taken steps to get rid of or
to limit billboards. With its abundance of na
tural beauty Oregon should be the next to take
this step along lines proposed In SB 188.
Worriers in the Canby-Molalla area were re
assured by a wire from Congressman Norblad
that he understood that the air force had decid
ed against considering that area as a site for an
air academy. Norblad commented that "the air
force is getting pretty far ahead of itself as
Congress hasn't yet agreed that they should
build an air academy." And-the Canby-Molalla
farmers were getting terribly upset about noth
ing at all, it seems. The government, like God,
often works in mysterious ways its wonders to
perform. Slow, too.
Veteran Legislative Aide Passes
Blaine McCord was an institution at the
Legislature. For 34 years as chief clerk of the
The Air Force complains it'll running out of
targets in Korea. Soil the Red armies seem to
be getting plenty of chow and hardware to
throw at the UN forces. The good old infantry
still remains the "queen of battles.":
Showdown Witli Sen. McCarthy Likely as
Next Step by Eisenhower Administration
; By JOSEPH
and 8TEWART ALSOP
WASHINGTON A reckoning
with Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy,
of Wisconsin is very likely to be
the next stage in the Eisenhower
administration's shakedown Into
an effective working team.
This fascinating and impres
sive shake-down process has one
people) to tell his or her story.
Thus far .there have been two
of these tellers of tales out of
school, a file clerk, Mrs. Balog,
and a security ; officer, John E.
Matson. Their stories have
added up to the fact that the
State Department filing and se
curity system wants reorganiza
tion and tightening...
r
main feature Reform of the State Depart-
I gradual recug- ment, and restoration of publie
f nition of the , confidence in the department
(U n p a' 1 a t--! and its officers, ara tt eoum.
'rlfcmoltt' Secretary of State John
w that hard facts, Foster Dulles chief objectives.
. Ct1-100 mafic--. ! . There is ho doubt that the re-
i. ' Ilw H n r n hv. ' . . m.m a . ...
s : xorzn ,wui navi to extena-io lam
filing and security, systems.
I But orderly reform cannot be
'carried out, and public confi-
v dence certainlr cannot be
national elec
tions. Budget
facts, tax facts,
defense -facts,
and foreign re
lation - .facts: stored, - while every discontented
1 t X 1 1. 1. . A 1
very much as ; ne fitate . Departmenrsi name
ever, and are having to, be dealt t under the full glare of national
with by Eisenhower as by Tru- i publicity. Secretary Dulles can
man.: McCarthyism, as the Ad- r not. do bis extremely necessary
ministration leaders are realizing, ' t job under, a drumfire of attacks
is another unchanged fact that TbT McCarthy rand other like
has to be dealt with. - . . , minded investigators-law mak
.The truth of the matter Is that r"- i
McCarthy and certain of his Con-
These questions have already
: thrust themselves, rather rudely,
on Secretary Dulles and his co
workers. The new Under Sec
. retary of State in Charge of .Ad
ministration, Donald Lourie, has
come to the department from the
cloistered confines of the Quaker
Oats Company. A Chicago busi
ness, man who had mainly read
McCarthy's side of the story in
the home-town press, Lourie is
'known to have been astonished,
appalled and angered by the con
; ditions that actually confronted
I him when he took over his new -;
office.' i;--v': " r-c : .1, ;
A former football player, Lou
rie is a two-fisted fighter. The
tattletale security officer. Mat
son, was transferred out of the"
' head office, to work on a beat;
( after he had given his testimony.
This caused Sen. McCarthy- to
shout a threat to Samuel Boy
kin, acting director of the State '
Department's Security Bureau,
that he would have him thrown
out of his Job. But Under Secre-s
; tary Lourie was in fact only
' persuaded with great difficulty '
. not to dismiss the McCarthy pet,
.Matson, out of hand.
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Arab-Asian bloc is revealed in
the first quotation; but it should
be added that none of the 12 is
furnishing military aid ' now.
They are "neutralist" as far as
participation goes, though they
don't want. to see Russia and
, Communism expand Into their
: own countries. ;..-, ..
The delegates' lounge j at UN
will; be buzzing next week 'as
representatiyes try to find out
what Stalin said to Mennon. The
latter, 'a Gandhi' pacifist, has
been trying to bring the Korean
War toa conclusion. At the pre
vious session Vishinsky gave the
.. Indian proposal repeated tongue
lashings. It is not to be expected
that Stalin has changed his mind.
. The ( real question - Is whether
Mennon, in his zeal to end the
war,; has agreed to concessions
which the United Nations Com
mand could not honorably ac
cept.! Hence the concern over the
Mennon visit !
i
Lodge will find himself in a
difficult position.' American ac
tionists have been ' proposing a
China blockade, further econom
ic boycott of China, and vary
ing degrees of greater military
activity in Korea. These have
served to frighten our allies such
as Britain and to alarm the neu
tralists who fear a spread of the
war. i The very change in admin
istrations in Washington has
been unsettling, and NATO na
tions have been nervous over
the remarks of Secretary of
Dulles. All of these worries will
be voiced as Ambassador Lodge
sits down with representatives of
other UN members. He is apt to
find the going rough. All the
UN members are eager to con
clude the Korean War, but most
of them let the USA carry the
load. ,: -
This ' reveals the. traditional
weakness o alliances. Conflict
ing aims, conflicting ideas, work
ing at cross purposes prevent the
unity of planning and of acting
which a single authority can ex
ercise. All the diplomatic skill
of Lodge and of Dulles will be
required to obtain general en
dorsement of any program calling
for sacrifice of member nations
or offering the excuse of possible
spread4 of the war for an objec
' tion. Their work is made hard
er by the over-zealous Ameri
cans who think the Korean stale
mate can be ended by some quick
trick like blockading the China
coast The UN allies are still
afraid of MacArthur and his
satellites. - : ; "
This week the country, and
the world will await . with in
terest and considerable anxiety
developments at United Nations.
They will listen especially for
what Senator Lodge has to say
and what Ambassador Mennon
reports. f
At King's Mountain, one of the
most Important battles and great
est American victories in the
Revolutionary war, only one Brit
on fought: Major - Ferguson. All
under his command were Ameri
can Tories. I
- ieai'i' V f y
SPORTS SPECIAL Salem The Oregon Legislature House
of Representatives basketball team defeated the Senate team
6 to 2 in a hard fought game today.
The House's greater reserve strength and canny knowledge
of legislative procedure contributed greatly to victory over the
Senate team.
The game was played in the rotunda of
the State Capitol before a cheering crowd of
lobbyists, newsreporters, state employes and
a delegation of school teachers from Drain.
Opening whistle was delayed while re
feree Paul (Slats) Patterson gave a 20-min-ute
speech in which he outlined the rules and
history of basketball. He also told the players
what he expected of them namely fair ; play
and a clean game. He also asked them to com
plete the game in the allotted time. .
After the Senate team attempted to fur
ther delay the game by passing a resolution to adjourn until
the next day which referee Patterson: overruled the battle
got underway; ; -
After It minotee af heated play. In which the players aheok
hands with each other and with xoeat af the spectators. Coach
Wllhelm's Heaae team scored the first twe poiats. The House
team 'Immediately went laie a caocas on the floor and eamc'up
with 'a Mil ta end the game right there. The Senate aquad
refused to concur and after several attempted amendments, also
defeated, play was resumed. -t
While Senate forward "Hoop" Tester was snaking an lm
promptu talk to the gallery a House player stole the ball aad
made a basket. Then Senate Coach Marsh rushed fa "Deadeye
Neuberrer to replace Teater. But, because his Republican team
mates refused to play with Democrat Neuberger, "Dead aye" had
to steal the ball from the oppealtloa. - " I
He finally scared the Senate team's lone two points.
Senate player "Hoot" Gibson then called time. He wanted to '
knew hew large a fee the referee was getting. When told the
fee waa $10, "Hoot" said he would not continue to play unless
the fee was lowered to 15. He finally left the game In a huff
an eld one left over from the last legislature. ; 1
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The first half ended with the score 4-2. Trouble ensued
during a half-time meeting of coaches, assistants, trainers . and
referee. House trainer "Moose" Hatfield suggested that a cbn
vention of coaches be called immediately "to draw up a new; set
of rules. - . . ,.
Assistant House Coach TTo-Yo" Harvey suggested that
whenever a player was charged with a foul that player had to
don a different-colored jersey bearing a ' larger numeral than
the rest. Harvey also revealed he had evidence of several spec
tators betting on the game's outcome. . : v; ' j
-; As the second half opened the House team which ; was
ahead, attempted to lay the game on the toblevThls motion
' was defeated aad play resumed. While the Senate team argn
ln arer whether Its water-bey aheuld aarve the team water, by .
the drink or by the bucket,' the House made another tally
' Then the House squad pot en a masterfol exhibition of last-
minute stalling. The players ran areund In circles for nearly If :
mlnutes--aa that neither the crowd nor the oppoalng team knew :
who- had the ball or who was playing. It was learned later that r
several players didn't even know the score. !
gressional tmi- ' t
tators apparent
ly think the Eis
enhower a d -
v ministration is
J ust as fair
game as its pre
decessor. And
since - the elec
tion has given
McCarthy and
the other like
minded Repub
licans control of
their investlgat-1 . r ivstt a;- N
teg committees, " " -
they are not subject to any re
straint whatever.
McCarthy's immediate target, -of
course, is the JSUte Depart
ment and its allied agencies,
such as- the Voice of America.
With regard to the department
itself, the tactic adopted by Mc
Carthyis to invite every mal-
vontent in the . organization,.
..(which numbers some 40,004
The case of the Voice of Amer
ica, is, if anything, even more
: acute. This t wretched . organize- -L
tion was : originally established
; on the motion of McCarthy's'
; committee colleague, Sen. Karl
Mundt, of South Dakota. Almost
from the day of its establish-,
X. ment, it has been treated by Con
r gress as silly 1. gardeners treat :
; plants it has been regularly
: pulled up by the roots to see how
: it was going along. If there have"
1 been foolish policies and waste
ful practices in the Voice of
America, the main reason is that
the Voice" has never had time
to settle down to Its job.
Again, there is little' doubt
that the "Voice," and indeed the
Whole . ridiculously . swollen
American information : program,
"should be thoroughly overhauled.
But what reputable men will
choose to tackle this assignment, -as
long as McCarthy is waiting
la the wings with a hatchet?
As the end of play nearedjthe frantic Senate team attempt
ed to suspend the rules and' call for Id vote on continuing the
game for .another hour. Senate Coach Marsh explained his
team's point in a-desperate 15-minute oration, j " ' ' '
Assistant House coach tXivewire Sweetiand made a bril
liant answering argument.' Sweetland, who had secretly been
tuxing out most of the lights in' the rotunda during the game
--McCfcrthyTto eeTetherv overrt wo mean a dram on electrical power.
l il vnxic.ct;jpf, consisung ox inree supreme court juages,
overruled the Senate team and the game ended there. ' ' T
For all these reasons. Secretary
Dulles and Vice-President Rich-
some sort of Vivendi can
oe worked out. But there are
. two obstacles to any such agree
ment. .
j Israel Envoy
ves Russia
tea
First, Sen. McCarthy win al
most certainly ask for. the head
of every State Department offi
cer who has ever incurred his
. enmity, which Secretary Dulles
- cannot honorably grant. Second,
f Srff higher am- STOCKHOLM; Sweden UV-Sam-bitions
than a mere blood purge uel Eliaschim. Israel's minister to
Jf State epartof0- Any Moscow before Russia broke diplo
limitations on his peculiar meth- matic relations, arrived here by
ods of attaining these ambitions plane from Moscow Sunday night
are not likely to suit him. This is en route to Tel Aviv,
why It is - a good bet that the EUaschim. with his wife and six
Eisenhower administration is members of the former Israeli le
eventuaUy going to have to fight gation, confirmed reports that The
McCarthyism at home, just as it Netherlands has agreed to take
has to fight SUlinism abroad. , over his country's diplomatic rep
(Cooyrifht i53. resentation in Moscow. ..
Hew York Herii Tribune inc.) . - Bulgaria has agreed to represent
Russian diplomatic interests in 'Is
rael. vVv-:v-1 i - ) hi
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