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PAGE FOUR Tlus OSEGOIf STATESMAN, SdUm. Oregon, Thursday Morning. January 3, 1948 (rejaott "Va FiAf Ctnffig) tff ATa Wmnv CUmTt JtM-r From First Statesman. March 21, 1S31 THE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY i . CHARLES A. SPRAQUZ, Editor and Publishes' " Member of the Associated Prsss The Associated Press U exclusively entitled to the use for pubUeattoa of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited la this newspaper. Totalitarian Barbarity If jwe can accepjt the moral legality of put ting to deatbthe war leadera of enemy nations, the latest Hitlerian document introduced at the Nuernberg trials is enough to convict and hang every last Nazi disciple who failed to protest it. Th document, in specific Contradiction of all International law, ordered the immediate exe cution of every captured commando regardless of uniform. It was borne of typical Hitlerian rage after the historic Dieppe raid in October of 1942, and went so far as to disregard whether those captured, were armed or unarmed. All were to be . "slaughtered to the last man." The newly-disclosed order can have little effect upon Hitler's place in history. Many - Other factors already have condemned him as ruthless barbarian without equal. But it does tend to show that Hitler himself realized he was considerably ahead! of his subjects in re gard to the. lengths of cruelty he was willing ; to go. The order, instead! of being permissive, made execution of commandos mandatory, un der pain of court martial for those who failed to carry out its provisions.. There is no parallel for such treatment in the United States or any other country, includ ing Japan. Individual instances of barbarity were frequent in the latter nation, of course, but so far as is known no general order such s Hitler's was on file. Certainly there is no similarity in the treatment we accorded the Germans set ashore on Long Island, presum ) ably for satotage. The Germans were not in uniform. And neither were they summarily executed. They' were convicted after trial. It is becoming increasingly evident why Hit , ler didn't want to be found alive. It Up to Japan There is no way of knowing whether Hiro hito had his tongue in hi cheek, or whether hit subjects will view his remarks as having boen forced from him, but on the surface, the emperor's latest pronouncemeni appears to be ? one of the most effective steps ioward a demo cratic Nippon that could have been devised. Such phrases as "the war ending in our de feat" and "the false conception that the em peror is divine" certainly break every prece dent. They must also have provided a startling awakening for the hundreds! of recent de portees who embarked for Japan with the belief that the Rising Sun was: still rising and the emperor still was omnipotent. So far, since VJ-day. Hirojjito apparently has done nothing to stir up1 the-tme-time clamor , for hisi complete overthrow. His public actions and statements have seemed to thoroughly jus tify the decision which left Jm his throne. His disclaimer of divinity, '"too, seems to go even further than could have been hoped. Whether we can take -his statements at their face value, of Course, depends on their accept ance by the Japanese people themselves. If they actually break through the bondage of blind idolatry to the point of enlightened rea soning, Hirohito may have earned, his reprieve. The Oregonian cogitates over the proposal to unite the war and navy departments and con cludes the navy , spokesmen are missing their best! argument: fear of fascism through single Control of the defense establishment. That seems far-fetched; and might as easily occur if trve. president bossed two separate departments in stead of only one. j ' The federal fact-finding board is making a fcpecial plea" for aj resumption of negotiations in strike-bound industries. Now why didn't we think flood Mr. Water, get down j off your high horse." Motet the f.,r r! grey of that when; tit? rivers started on their rampage.; We could have said "Please, of the navy jnen are not waiting for new-style pants promised as replacement bell-bottom trouiers. They'll take their r ... ...... lance with a snappy model suit or Drown or tweed. They'll skip blues for a while. 'Bleak' Isn't the Word The governor of South Dakota I Irked b cause a writer in a national snagazin referred to the Black Hill aa "bleak." Now wo havo enough trouble with national publicity ia keep ing Crater Lake out of California and Mt. Hood out of Washington, without taking up the) cause of the Black Hills, but if 'twill help his honor's dignity any we'll be glad to agreo with him that "bleak! is not the right; word. Calling the Black' Hills "bleak" because they are near the so-called bad lands, to which the term could well apply, la like calling Mt. Whit ney a "denuded knoU just because Death Val ley lies to its southward. The rain-kissed for ests of the Black Hills are hardly more bleak than our verdant coastal range, the snow-cap-ped Cascades or the gorgeous Silver; Creek falls area. And it would not behoove any writer to apply the term to any of thole favored spots. There ar ? frequently gray j aklea over the Black Hills, and a precipitation that Isn't quite as generally friendly as ours (well skip last month's capers in the valley for, now). But, while we're certain Oregon's scenery still Is superior, we aren't willing; to term fblesV such beautiful settings as the summer White House where President Collldge spent vaca tion in the Black Hills a score of years ago. producer would indignantly chop the head off a lWfONES HE WANTS (Continued From Pat D TW w Not What lie Wanted The year 1946 starts out with a brighter note, at least. Re-lighted lower j decks of Salem's street lights are making tha business districts look like something other than mpurner's row at night, and Southern Pacific flood lights atop an 85-foot pole are making it safer for auto-x mobiles and pedestrians in the general area of .Mission and 12th streets. And if recently-begun paint-up and cleanup projects turn into the hoped-for epidemic, daytime beauty also will be enhanced. i y 4. B. White Editorial Comment THE feGQ AND PARXIT T$e agriculture department la urging farmers to jeut ess productww. However, the law re quires that the department support egg prices at 0 per cent of parity. This support price is sufficient to enrotirage production and the prospects are that the government will have to buy 200 milliee worth of eggs. Yhh drama of "now there are too many egg" and now there are rot enough eggs" has teen gmg en fori a good while. On several occasions we hire pointed to It as what one may expect -of government planning, and there is no harm in pointing again. j However, it U noteworthy that a price of 90 per cent of parity purity is supposed to represent )uUcje to the farmer h sufficient to encourage ; over-production of eggs. Actual parity would rep rasent aUll .greater profits. One may question If there is not something; wroHg with this parity formula. Parity aasueoes,. that the farmer prosperity de peitds on a price. It take ne account of the cost cf jwbduction. In the cae of poultry and eggs, the changes ia product ion methods have been revolu tionary In the lt few years. The present egg hetr that his father considered rather an exceptional lyer. Not only have breeds been Improved, (but so Jiave feeds. Labor saving devices have come Into g-neral we. ! Ttte salvation of the farmer is not In guaranteed j Srea. It is in oheoper production. And while legis lators are paMinj laws, firm production is being rru eternized -and mechaniKed; In, one respect an egg Mori an automobile-are alike; the cheaper they can Ae produced and sold the; more will be bought Vy Street Jwrnal I'J j Henry Wallace is anxious to do something for the common man. He would win mors friends if he would tell us what to do to the common cold. Glub, glub! Interpreting The Day's News By James D. White - ! Associated Press Staff Writer, ' ,i SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2.H"ThU is civil war.". ! This dramatic accusation by a Chinese com munist spokesman in Chungking today heed not be taken too literally yet i He .apparently did not care to let correspondents use his name, and his statement was used to color a report that the central armies of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek are about to take over the strategic province of Jehol, and that the communists would fight to hold it ' The communists have reported the same thing before, but have not called civil ' war so; openly. Jehol (pronounced ruh-huh) is a mountainous area lying betweea north China, inner Mongolia and Manchuria. Chiang ': Kai-shek's armies are trying to get in from north China and from the Man churian side, and if they are in the strength the communists say they are, and are well equipped. they probably can take It. j . , The communists hold inner Mongolia, to the west. If Chiang Kai-shek can get Jehol, he would be better able to keep the communists out of Manchuria and even to get them out of inner Mongolia eventually. I ! Eatabliah . Base . , i . Recent reliable reports say it Was from Jehol that communist-.troops surged into inner Mongolia and established an important new communist base, at Kalgan. in spite of a Chungking: government statement today that there were no communist troops in Jehol before the Japanese surrender. These troops are commanded by General : Ho laing, one of the ablest of the red, field commanders and one of the keys to the China puzzle today. ' He is described as one of the radicals who. favor action in the field instead of negotiating with Chungking which communist political leaders like Mao Tze-tung and Chou En-lai have been doing. These negotiations now seem to be going against the communists. Some days a so they proposed a truce arrange ment which would "freeze" both communists and government troops in their present positions. The central government rejected it and made a counter-proposal which stipulated that the com munists give up their '( independent armies. At the same time the counter-proposal suggested that General Marshall, special American envoy to China, act as mediator in a peace conference. Chungking meanwhile feted Marshall to an extent reminiscent of the cordial welcome it extended his predessor, General Hurley, , more than a year 8gO. ! I, If;' Hurley wound up by accusing the communists of trying to wreck China by civil, war, and re ..signed. ., ' Marshall Cemfers Yesterday Marshall conferred . two hours with Chou En-lai, the communist delegate in Chungking, in a meeting that ended with no announcement of results, if any. . i ' !! : i : ! Today's communist statement, "this Is civil war," is thus the first public communist reaction since the conference. It ia attributed only to an uniden tified spokesman, however, -and Isn't conclusive. In accusing Chiang Kai-shek-of waging civil war in Jehol, the communists may hope Out their threat to resist will gain them better terms even tually. : : V For as the situation stands, the Chungking stipu lation that they give up their independent armies the chief source of their political as well as their military power is a serious threat to their bar gaining position. J - J They always have taken the stand that If they gave up their armies they would be defenseless before Chiang KM shek's troops' and secret police. Tho Literary Guidepoot By W. G. Refers TBK SAtXTS THAT MOWS TSK WOBXD, ky Bm raJea-MBlw, trsaototeS T Mmammr tl4a -mm Ertka ratea-SUltar (CrwH; M-M. Anthony, Augustine, Francis, Ignatius and Theresa are the quintet of saints whose lives .are recounted here In a way to give them fresh significance in modern times. Both Anthony, about 251-358, and Augustine, 334-430, were born ' south of the Mediterran ean; Francis, 1182-1226, in Italy; Ignatius, 1491-1556, and Tbe- . resa, 1515-1582, in Spain. They are the saints of renunciation, Intellect, love, will power and ecstasy. The struggles they underwent, within themselves, with their families and with their com munities both secular and relig ious, to establish exemplars of conduct which have survived through' the centuries make fas cinating reading, and the author points up expertly the bright drama of their lives. The very measure , of their sainthood was to a considerable degree the searing conflict with which they rejected the temptations to which man is exposed. - Fulop-Miller takes great pains News Behind the News By PAUL MALLON j (Distribution by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction in whole or m part atrictly prohibited.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 Mr, Byrnes avows the Christmas'" season 'peace he made at Mos cow U an excellent compromise of difficult ' di vergent views a 50-50 set tlement. He is prejudiced. He made the aeement. To an objec tive a n al y at, the agreement i resembles the rabbit stew pre epared by old Trader Joe in the Dakotas and sold to the Indians. One day an Indian complained about the rabbit Stew. He saldr "It tastes, like horse meat." . "Oh, no," said Trader Joe in an injured tone, fit has good rabbit in it."' . "But does it hate any horse meat?" asked the Indian. "Only 50-50," conceded Joe. -'mi raal StaUea "Whattayamean fifty-fifty?" Indibn. "This Is shouted the horse meat." "Well, if you want to know," ., .r;" ".I' . : r.r: confessed Joe. "I always msen w .,u."",f each preparation 4- one rabl a dook in ims century . . . though he is the second author to appear jthis fall with a vol ume ' devoted to religious and ethical leaders. We believe to day, he says, that the rational ism of the 18th and 19th cen turies failed to Illumine ultimate truths. Our scientists frankly acknowledge that man is more than a "part of the mechanism of nature." He summons as wit nesses Millikan, Eddington,' Jeans, Whitehead and Haldane. , Dm? to the holiday season it is fiuyhg to quote a paragraph . from the study of Anthony, whose eloquent testimony led Arians to abandon their' heresy that Christ was only a man and to adopt the Nicene creed based on . the mystery of 1 Christ's di vinity: V ' "If Christ had been merely a man,' the jubilant joy , of the Christian faith could not have been; born: There would be no resurrection, no miracle of the Holy Ghost, no grace, no sacra ment, no redemption. There would be no merciful Mother of God, there would be no Christ mas. . . . ach preparation -p one rabbit and one horse." Surrender Centrolj For Japan, a nation we con quered and occupied alone, there is to be established a gov erning commission of the so called United Nations, each with a veto power. We are to sur render our control to. other na tions, including 'Russia. But for the nations Russia conquered and occupied albne there are to be no governing commissions. We do not "have a veto , power in any, nor does any other nation. j Tn """Romania and Bulgaria, both enemy nations now in Rus sian hands, Mr. Stalin pro nounced himself in favor of matters as they now stand, says our state secretary. But Mr. Byrnes thinks he won something he considers as "concessions"! by Russia in Bulgaria and Roman ia. As regards Bulgaria, the agreement says: "The soviet government takes upon itself the responsibility of giving friendly, advice to the Bulgarian government." i GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty s - JtCjZ 1.1 3 CWj Tmtt. Im. "SulUble" Leaders There it will insist upon some additional leaders who "are really suitable" (?) and who will "work loyally" '(!). As soon as Stalin find men who are really suitable and who will work loyally, then the United States and Great Britain will recognize that government but Mr. Byrnes says Stalin is already satisfied. The rabbit is somewhat larg er for Romania. "Free and un fettered elections" are advised there "as soon as possible," and the reorganized government "should" mark you, need not but "should give assurances concerning the grant of freedom of the press, speech, religion and association" none of which basie Atlantic charter freedoms are mentioned for Bulgaria. Mr. Stalin will let a three nation committee in to see things, and Allow one represen tative, of two parties to get into the government somewhere. These are the hares of Mr. Byrnes' stew, the "concessions" he . won for our way of life. Even the remaining horse meat is doubtful and vague. Spilt Korea ; Korea we split with' Russia 60-50. China we will withdraw from, leaving Chiang to survive a communist revolution if he can. The conquest of northern Iran by Russia is not mentioned, nor is Yugoslavia, already under Russian controls. Mr. Byrnes says General Mac Arthur will have a free Jland in Japan, but the agreement says otherwise. To the United Na tions commission is specifically entrusted all matters of "poli cies, principles and standards" which seems to govern every thing. While Russia has but one vote (and Britain six against our two on the commission), any nation can veto any MacArthur act hi practical effect by demanding a "review." Mr. Byrnes forgot to mention that we can act in emergencies "only following consulatton and the attainment of agreement" in the commission, even as to "fundamental changes in the re gime of control." Exchange Infermatlen As for the atomic bomb, Mr. Byrnes Kays we are to give away no secrets but the agreement says the United Nations com mission which is to have charge is to proceed "with the utmost dispatch" to "exchange basic scientific information" between all nations, and even provide methods of Inspection inside na tions to protect against viola tions in the use of the bomb. A seat for Russia is specifical ly provided on that commission, and the commission is to be set un by the assembly of the Unit- . a 1 . . ! J V I cs niunni raeeuns; ia iAuu January 7. The wording of the agree ment, therefore, naturally sug gests Russia would have to get ''basic scientific information" within a few weeks or a few months -at most and a few days at least, ' if everyone acts "wiUi utmost dispatch" and inspects our bomb plants. The Byrnes recipe for peace thus certainly Includes: The hair of one hare. The tail of another. One horse (with a secret in gredient of bear, Russian bear). Absolutely no caviar or champagne. having it served. He writes it as personal experience. He takes VP the movements of particular groups of real people; who took part in the westward movement of that year; the Reeds and the Boggs and the Donners and the Thorntons, their routes and their fates: the traders Into Sante Fe and told Mexico; CoL John C, Fremont, the "Childe Harold" of the book (sometimes its 'Don Quixote"); Col. Stephen Kear ney; the Mormons under Brig- ham Young headed ; westward from Nauvoo to found in the desert a new society. . Thus is combined the supreme personal tragedy of the Dormer party caught in the winter snows of the Sierras (first victims of thai over-enthusiasm of Califor nia real estate promoters) and the high politics of President Polk who dared Great Britain On the Oregon question by forcing the termination of joint occupa tion and war with Mexico at the same time and won both gam bles. Oregon i ana will take interest in the migrations on the Oregon trail with J. Qulnn Thornton chosen as the Oregon immigrant (DeVoto calls him Jessy). Thornton's party took the route laid out by Jesse Applegate down the Humboldt and across Nevada and the Klamathf country to southern Oregon.' They got caught in the heavy rains in the Umpqua country and had to be rescued by help sent from the Willamette valley settlement. Thornton, who was to become a prominent lawyer in Salem, con demned! the Applegate route bit terly but it was to become a very important avenue of mi gration into Oregon. ; The work gives interesting sidelights on the prominent characters of the period. DeVoto l is very severe on Gen. Zachary Taylor, regarding hlra as ignor ant and incompetent, winning battles with the Mexicans only because of theekill of subordi nate commanders and the valor of his fighting men and the poor quality of the Mexican ar my. General Winfield Scott comes out much better, being given credit for great skill in landing troops and seizing Vera Cruz and invading the country to capture its capital. Kearney, who clashed with Fremont and Commodore Stockton In Califor nia after leading troops across the country from Ft" Leaven worth and capturing , Santa Fe, is given high praise; while Senator Benton, father-in-law of ' Fremont, and long revered as friend of the Oregon country, gets a low score because of his unseemly attack on Kearney in support, of his son-in-law. Fran cis Parkman flutters In and. out of the i narrative at Independ ence, Missouri, and at Fort Lar amie, j but DeVoto thinks Parkman missed the "big story" of the west of 1846. He set down his observations in the literary classic, "The Oregon Trail," but he was studying the Indians of the plains and showed little in terest in the western migration of white families to settle the far west. - Those who read "The Year of Decision" will have an excellent background of knowledge, in tense, human terms, of the oc cupation of the west; and should have a much better appreciation of the heritage which we now enjoy. I hope this year The Statesman can review some of the events of 100 years ago for the further freshening of popu lar interest in the story of how the west was won. .- New Baseball Manager Talb ToRotarians Professional baseball is b'g business, George . gmlgh, new business manager Of the Salem Senators baseball dub, told Salem Rotatians Wednesday. Apparently Salem business men are interested in baseball, sines one of the largest groups in many months turned out to hear the new Salem club manager. It in eluded many visiting Rotarians from other mid-Willamette towns and other guests. The business side of baseball, the mechanics of - the baseball club . membership, with sidelights on travel and living conditions while traveling were discussed by the speaker. Emigh was introduced byHow ard Maple, former business man ager of the Senators, who suggest ed Emigh might be looking for an alibi next fall. The new man ager countered, with the sugges tion that Maple might have some left over alibis which would be usable if needed. Civil Air Patrol To Rbeanvciae Utah Couple Buy Apartment House Purchase of the Sundberg apartments, 535 N. Winter st., for $60,000 was announced Wednes day by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Siddo- way, who bought the property from W. W. Rosebrsugh. The three-story brick and con crete structure, built in 1937, has 16 apartments and two garages. Rosebraugh purchased it approx imately 14 months ago from Don Young. The Slddoways, who came here late last year ftnm Logan, Utah, plan to manage the build-. ing themselves. j Salem Civil Air Pa trot will re convene tonight to continue the regular studies of communication and air transportation. A. new class in aircraft engines is sched uled to begin. Returning veterans are giving their time to the teacb-f ing of the classes. j The CAP members are remind ed of the mrmbership. contest now In progress. The prizes go tot the persons submitting the great est number of new members. First prize two hours free flying time and a second prize of one hour free flying time. This offer is made through the courtesy of the commander, Lt James Cannon., . Scouts to Add 2 New Troops Two new Boy Scout units of th Cascade area in Linn county have been formed according to Lyle Leigh ton, Salem scout execudva. The two new troop are troop SI in Sweet Home and troop 71 in Sodaville. The Sweet Home Rotary club is sponsoring troop 63. Ivan M. Burnett is the scoutmaster aviat ed by George A. Cooper. Commit teemen Include Harvey W. Holmes. Earl F. Grass, Jack Gil bert, Ed Cardwell and Raleigh Middleton, all Sweet Home. Sodaville troop 71 Is sponsored by the Evangelical church. Ken neth E. Duttenhaver. is the new scoutmaster. Committeemen are F. F. Davis, H. L. LaForge. A. W. Sprinkle and H. H. Allen, all Lebanon. Taggart to Assist Returning Vets Appointment of Edward T. Tag gart, Portland, as administrator of education assistance to veterans under the educational aid law of the 1945 legislature, was announc ed here Wednesday by Hugh Roe son, director of the state veterans' affairs department.. Taggart, a veteran of World war II, will make his headquar ters in Salem. Prior to entering military service he was principal of the Garden Home schools. He h a graduate of the University of Oregon. Field Man Added To Scout Staff Paul Pemberton, former Boy Scouts .of America field man ao Seattle and more recently scout executive in Nampa, Ida., arrived in Salem Wednesday where he will be employed by the Cascade council executive board as a field execuUve according to W. L. Phil lips, council president. Pemberton will work in the Silver Falls and Salem districts. He is working in the same capa city as Martin Mockford who is tip the U.S. navy and who expects to return to his former position of field executive about. Febru ary . SMILES AT DEATH LONDON, Jan. 2 -(-William Joyce, 'Lord Haw Haw" of the nazi radio, was described tonight "I still think we CeBgreasameav era shockingly nderpeld: leek at the as being alert and cheerful on the Battens! debt we've plied s witheet as getting ear fair share ef itr eve of his execution for treason. At STEVENS (eft WffMlt The finest in color and bril liance, perfectly matched seta., 6 Extended Payments lit Gear) Street