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Tb OrfEGON STATESMAN, Satan, Oregon. Tuesday Morning, february 12, 1946
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"No Favor Swayt Vi; No Ftar Shall Aw"
From First Statesman, March 28, 1831
TIIE STATESMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Editor and Publisher
Member of the Associated Press
i The Associated Press la exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all
newi dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited In this newspaper.
Australia-Vital Continent
The great continent of Australia with an
area approximating that of the United States
but with hardly more than 5 per cent of this
nation's population, is getting set for a tremend
ous irnmifcration. But fears are frankly ex
pressed that unless the atomic age makes de-
fnj r io.h.ilil without M tiller, irrni' 1 1 1 1 r uill
not be sufficient manpower strength to stave
off any determined invasion attempts in the
next half c ltury.
It is with .his factor in mind that the down
under comrrunwealth is offering free passages
to Australia for British ex-servicemen and as
sisted passage for British civilians who might
want to seek a new start in life. At least 15,
000.000 rnoie persons are needed to boost tieavy
industry, develop agriculture, and utilie the
continent's great resource to a point of self
suf firiency and defensibility.
Australia problem is almost unique in the
modern wmld It'll ionulatinn of 7 400 000 eon.
tttutes but 2.5 persons to each square mile,
compared to 121 persons in pre-war Europe,
506 in lintain and 43 in the United States.
So gnat is deemed the need for additional
population that arrangements already are un
derway to obtain 50.000 orphans from war
ravaged naticjns. and there is even being con
sidered the possibility of procuring the illegiti
mate childrenj of the German army of occupa
tion in Norwiy. Removal of whole sections of
surplus war industries from Britain also is
being studied!-factories, workers, and all.
Autralia' location at the very foot of the
Otiental volcano should make her concern more
than understandable to the democratic na
tions. Her owf) contributions to peace and pro
gress have been considerable in the last 30
years, and whatever helping hand can be ex
tended her way will pay rich dividends in the
year to come.
Too FaM for Dobbin
If it isn't too much like crying in the dark
In this atomic age. we'd like to express the
hope right now that the announcement of the
130-mtle-an-hour automobile will be greeted,
by a marked lack of enthusiasm.
It cannot be denied that speed has been wor
shipped by designers and engineers for years,
and that the public has hailed each new record,
from the Indianapolis speed classic on the
ground to the 4-hour crossing of the continent
by plane. But putting a 130-mile-an-hour wea
pon into the hands ofanyone who can memor
ize a nriver s manual is another matter.
Neither the human mind or reaction nor
Vie great majority of our hrghways are equip
ped for any such ground speed even though the
vehicle iuelf is built to the point of perfection.
Super-highways in years to come may afford
an avenue for the use of the new car, without
endangering and completely confusing the pre
poriderante of drivers who prefer to crawl
along .at half the contemplated speed, but at
the preM-rt lime we'd prefer to see cars built
round the basis of durability, safety and ap
pearance. ''SoiiM-H-iin'' ran frtr vtitrm hav, ViMn aKIa
to travel, 100 mile an hour or more. But they
have not been made generally available to
compete for' road-space with thej so - called
fmrse-iirid-bttggy days of motoring. And de-
Editorial Comment
IN PRIM K OF t SEH I.NF.SH
Ju'he George K'mdn of our state supreme
court up for re-election thi year, was nominated
without opposition and elected without opposition,
both fry 1&34 and in 1940. In 1928, when he first
run i'ir ine supreme court, ne had top vote or
true c, rioidate for nominaUon to two positions;
In November he had the top vote of six nominees
fVir tlx two positions. In 1922 he was nominated
for circuit judge by a 3 to2 majority over the com
bined vote of two opponents, and was elected by
a 5 to 2 majority. Prior to that he had served as
muninpal judge, an appointive office. So far this
year we have heard of no opponent inclined to
brre this formidable record of vote-getting. If
be again i renominated and re-elected without op
position, it will be one more testimonial to the
reipft commanded by his consistent success at
the pll and. the- universal esteem felt for his
character, industry, nd ability as a Judge. By
August of this year he will have completed 29
years of continuous service on the bench.
As, a jurist. Rossman began to make his record
before he was appointed judge. Author of treatises
thftt were widely republished from Oregon Law
Review, be had something of a national reputation
SO years ago. During intervening years he repeat
edly has been honored by American Bar Assn.
and the American Judicature Society by appoint
ment io member of chairman of national commit
tees t. prepare reports which In turn have won
huh c. mrr.enri.it ion. The quality of his written
opinions attracted national notice while he was
a circuit judge, and as supreme judge as early as
193rt he ws rated by that great Jurist, Dean Wig
more, m American Bar Assn. Journal, an one of
the judges u ho had been "habitually writing mas
terly opinions in the various supreme courts." His
opinions, including dissents, frequently have pro
i1d the ti.se upon which our state legislature
ha re isert Miitutes in question. They are char-
octet ierl . by thoroughneK in review and citation
as well u by open reasoning that led to his con
clusion. While to the laym.in they might seem
lemony' and ponderous, to the profession they are
valued Uiausf of their full presentation of Usues,
precedent and preses of logic. They also have
the mer:? of scholarship in style.
Jurtce Bowman's faithful service in highest trust
richly entitles him to the honor of another re
election; what is , even more important is the
public interest, which is best served by keeping
in office the experienced and qualified members
of the htnch so long as their faculties are unim
paired. JiKtce Hossm.oi jt 69, vigorous and keen.
Is in the pnnie of. mature usefulness. Oregon
Voter. i ' e- i
spite the fact that abnormally slow drivers also
are the cause of many accidents, we'd prefer
that the new cars be required to have some
sort of a speed governor on them rather than
have 130 mph engines in them,
Our war-time experience both as it effected,
a saving in materials and a reduction in fa
talities proved that considerable speed could
be sacrificed without tod much hardship.
Mortal Immortals
Pick Neuberger, according to press report
from Portland, criticised the board of control
for the selection of Dr. John McLoughlin: and
Rev. Jason Lee as the men to be commemorat
ed with statues in Statuary hall, Washington.
Dick was inaccurate in his target. The board
of control was not responsible for the selec
tion. Nor did the committee created by the last
legislature to investigate and determine how
to honor two citizens with statues make the
choice of McLoughlin and Lee. That selection
was made in a resolution adopted by the 1921
legislature. t I
Robert W. Sawyer, member of the present
committee, advises The Statesman that the com
mittee felt it was restricted by the language
of the 1945 statute which empowered the com
mittee to change the 1921 selections "if it shall
appear to the committee that public opinion
requires the designation of a different .' . .
citizen or citizens." The committee felt it had
no basis to conclude that public opinion re
quired a change and knew of no feasible means
of testing public opinion, which has been quite
dormant on the question.
Neuberger says there are others more de
serving of statuary recognition ! and mentions
McNary, Os West, Walter Pierce; Harvey Scott.
Pierce and West would not be eligible because
they are still among the living. Maybe we
should arrange for a rotation system, if not
of statues then of paintings or photographs.! We
could start in with McLoughlin and Lee and
give them a five-year showing, and come on
down the line. Neuberger didn't mention ex
Governor Charles Martin, but when eligible
he should be included. In this Way we could
keep up with fame. "Making Statuary hall"
could be a goal for every young Oregonian.
Who knows, Neuberger might get his turn at
national honors by this ' system.
y'l 1HK Jjj ' MTW mohc ipwatdt non., with tho,. i" f
fatiuMn ''y "' wi, " right, ; i ifl i
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, rWvinfv'TW "n notion' woundi, fa tore far i AZ1
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ty5gLsjjffi A whieh may ocfiieve and tht-rhh a jvtf and f'lu $iCJZj
.': VCSJW j lotting peace among ourselves, and with J?'m'"mJ fcs"VG
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House construction goes under slow bell but
a trip through the valley shows that motel
building is thriving. Oregon is preparing to,
take care of tourists, modestly. So far no one'
is putting up any swank resort hotels so the
Gotrox family can go on to B. C. or Cal.
Interpreting (
The Day's News
By James D. White j
Associated Press Staff Wrttor
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. ll.-(P-China today is
confronted with two movements for local auto
nomy which bring to mind Iran's trouble : in
Azerbaijan.
One is in Sinkiang, China's "wild west," where
an autonomy movement has been going on 'for
some time. The other and latest -Is in western
Manchuria, where an "autonomous republic i of
eastern Mongrolia" is reported set
up.
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Critics of Soviet Russia will note
that Sihkiang lies just east of the
, Soviet Kazakh republic, while the
new Mongolian autonomous re
gime is adjacent to the Soviet-sponsored
republic of outer Mongolia.
However, if Soviet influence is
at work in these regions, it isn't
the only influence. Both are on
China's perimeter, contain sizable
non-Chinese elements, and in the
past have been subject to central
Chinese authority only by fits
and starts. Fallower ground or autonomy "move
ments" would be hard to f ind.. 1
Communications Still Uedeveloped j
Primary factors behind this situation are tho
undeveloped state of China's communications and
her constant preoccupation during the past century
in fighting off foreign aggression,; mostly from
the sea.
But students of Asia including some Chinese
mention another thing. This is the resultant Chinese
policy of relegating the rule of such outlying areas
to local military commanders and other exploiting
elements. '
Sinkiang, for instance, was ruled from 1931 on
by General Sheng Shih-ts'ai, a local Chinese war
lord who paid lip service to the central- govern
ment but who worked actively with Russian ad
visors, presumably to keep central government
influence at a minimum. In 1943 he asked the
Russians to get out (this was before Stalingrad)
and to his surprise they did, I j
Since then, Sinkiang has had considerable j un
rest, mostly with the Turkic tribesmen who have
racial relations in Russian Turkestan. Autonomy
movements have increased lately, and Chungking's
Generalissimo Chiang Kai shek sent an envoy to
Sinkiang who negotiated a settlement. But Chiang
turned this down, fetting it be known that ithe
Sinkiang autonomists demanded a "private army."
Mongolian Question Complicated j
The Mongolian question is even more compli
cated. Western Manchuria probably has almost as
many Mongols as inner Mongolia itself, and old
maps show Mongolia extending eastward nearly
to Harbin in the middle of Manchuria.
Manchuriarr Mongols belong to different tribes
than do those in inner Mongolia, buj still speak
Mongol and have pot been absorbed by the Chi
nese to the extent that the Manchus were which
was virtually to the vanishing point: j
The Japanese, during their 14 years In Manchuria,
encouraged Mongol "autonomy" to a degree (but
only to a degree). It was another handy way of
keeping the inhabitants of Manchuria divided and
weli in hand. ' l
Tho Literary
Guidcpost )
By W. G. Rogers
THK STBS KT, by Aaa retry Hamil
ton Mirnin, iz.mi.
"I ain't exactly working right
now at the moment," says one
of the men in this novel.
That's the essence of this ab
sorbing story. Beautiful Lutie
Johnson can't find a job, or at
least a decent one, nor could her
father, nor husband Jim, nor the
obsessed superintendent of the
116th street building where she
and her young son lived.
They could be maids, wash
worn en, dishwashers, porters,
bootblacks, bootleggers, sales
men for the numbers racket,
pimps, prostitutes, bouncers. But
they couldn't earn enough mon
ey to escape the street.
It's 116th street here, but the
author says it could be any Har
lem street lined with fi ret rap
buildings cluttered with wind-
blown refuse, young men loun
ging on the corner for pickups,
young girls strutting past eager
to be pickups, kids playing in
trie gutters.
Thee people can keep alivo
bat can't live. Lutie begins the
stbry optimistic and ambitious,
bit no matter where she turns
she is foiled by lack of the piti
fully few extra dollars which
would enable her to fulfill the
promise of her ardent, youthful
aspirations. The valiant strug
gle she wages serves only to
tighten the net In which she is
trapped; the more admirable her
motives, the more miserable her
fate.
This Is the week's third novel
by or about negroes. One was an
ordinary historical romance, the
second a forecast of a better to
morrow. This one, written on a
Houghton Miffin literary fellow
ship, is unusually fine fiction.
The action is dramatic and tho
climax tragic. Tho manner is
definitely casual; at the start you
think Miss Petry is even a Jittlo
slipshod but as you read on, you
find she has a carefully calcula
ted style, easy-going but deceit
ful, tricky, the hurt and the
harm disguised by a grin.
This is the negroe' "An Am
erican Tragedy," and It is no
more propaganda than was Drei
ser's great novel. It's a bang-up
good story . , . uex, betrayal,
villainy, murder. Who wants a
happy ending when he may
have, Instead, the gripping, re
morseless, tense inevitability of
a novel like this?
DIP
(Continued from Page 1)
to tell which of the late enemy
should lose their heads. In 1865
thero was tho cry for venge
ance: "WeMl hang Jeff Davis to
a sour apple tree" had been a
popular song. Davis was not
hung but he was confined in an
army post in Florida for some
time.
We enn't help worrying lest
some of these trials of war crim
inals toe ay plague us in the fu
ture. Vengeance should not be
the inspiration of trials and exe
cutions. But can wo condone
with a mere slap on the wrist
those responsible for mass tor
tures, cremations and starva
tion? It is evident that the spe
cial courts impaneled to hear
these cases are seeking to base
verdicts on adequate and sub
stantial evidence. We hope the
verdicts will stand tho erosions
of time and then appear valid
in the long judgment of history.
The day upon which Easter
should fall was decided in tho
year 325 at tho Council of the
Christian Churches at Nicea.
When Confederate General
John B. Gordon bade farewell
to his troops in the Army of Vir
ginia, Congressman Elihu Wash
burne of Illinois complimented
hin on the tone of his remarks.
Gordon inquired:
''Why do you think, Mr. Wash
burne, that the south will be
generously dealt with by the
government?"
"Because Abraham Lincoln is
at iUxhead," was the reply.
Alas, Lincoln was not long
head of the government after
this dialogue. His successor, An
drew Johnson, was unable to
stem , the northern radicals and
the sorry chapter of carpetbag
government in Uie south was
written.
The lesson of reconstruction
in the south should not be for
gotten today. In planning for
new Japan and the new Ger
many the victors should build
for the future and not think just
In terms of the past. They ought
not to compound upon subse
quent generations of our late
enemies the sins of their fore
fathers, but seek to encourage
them for decent living within
their boundaries and In the
society of nations.
That Is tho Lincoln lesson for
today.
Mader is New
Loss Adjuster
For This Area
Albert J. Mader of Salem, has
been appointed Marion county loss
adjuster for the Federal Crop In
surance corporation, W. M. Tate,
chairman of the AAA committee
has announced.
All risk insurance on the 1946
winter wheat crop was offered
to county growers for the first
time since 1943, following congres
sional restoration of the crop in
surance program last year. Ap
plications for insurance covering
133 county farms were received
before the September 30 deadline.
Spring wheat growers have until
March 15, to insure their 1946
crops, and may make application
at the county office or through
an authorized sales agent anytime
before that date.
GRIN AND BEAR IT
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"We'd probably get a more positive reaction if we beamed some
v radio singing commercials at the moon!" ...
17 Troopships
Due Tuesday
In 6 U. S. Ports
By the Associated PrM
More than 9639 veterans from
Pacific and European theaters are
scheduled to debark Tuesday from
17 vessels at six U. S. ports.
At least 5975 personnel are ex
pected at four west coast ports
aboard 12 vessels while on the
east coast five ships will dock at
two ports with 3464 personnel.
Ships and units arriving in
clude; At San Francisco - - Miscellane
ous on following: Sea Flasher
from Manila, 2,132 army; Pennant
from Manila, 1,463 army; Bald
Eagle from Pearl Harbor, 28 navy.
At Los Angeles - - Sargeant Bay
from Honolulu, 901 miscellaneous
personnel (due originally Mon
day). At Seattle - - USS Grafton from
Guam, 35 miscellaneous troos.
At San Diego - - Miscellaneous
on following: asnault cargo hip
Prince -George, 528 navy and ma
rine; submarine Brill, 4" .navy;
LXTs 993 and 997, two navy; es
cort carrier Hogatt bay, 830 ma
rines; Aventinus and F'abius, no
pasftcnger information.
Scout Troop 4
Gives Awards
In First Court
More than 300 persons attended
the first troop court of honor of
the year for Boy Scout troop 4
Sunday evening at the First Chris
tian church, troop sponsor.
Merit badges were received by
Robert Chivers and Leslie Morris.
First class badges were given to
Harold Goheen, Fred Tu suing,
Ronald Brunk and Eugene Mun
ger. Second class awards went to
David Riggs, Richard Vaughn,
Willium Maude and Max Vogan.
Perfect attendance pins were
awarded to Edwirrl Meyers, Rob
ert Chivers. Alfred Chivers, Jerry
Mat hie and Ron Brunk. Den
chiefs who serve in pack 4 of rubs
who were honored are David
Riggs, Raymond Raaf, David Bu
sard and Richard Vaughan. The
red bar award went to David Bus- j
sard and Alfred Tussing and the
Webelos award was given to Gor
don Morris on his entrance Into
troop 4.
Glen Weaver was the commit
teeman in charge of awards. '
Wives of the troop committeemen i
served refreshments. The Rev.
Dudley Strain delivered the mes
sage of the evening entitled "How
To Grow Up". . Clay Pomeroy is
scoutmaster of troop 4 and his as
sistant is Iyeslie Morris.
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Navy Officer
To Interview
WU Applicants
Comdr. Webster A, Jones of the
United States navy will be on the
Willamette university campus on
Wednesday to interview appli
cants for the V-5 officer-pilot
training program which has Just
been announced by the naval av
iation cadet selection board in Se
attle. The program will be effect
ive in the 13th naval district
March' 1.
High school graduates, 17 and
IS years of age, may enter the
training immediately. Those 19
years of age must have one year
of college to qualify. A require
ment for men of 18 through 22
is two years of college or com
pletion of their sophomore year
If they wish to sign for immedi
ate service.
Ex-service men are eligible if
they meet the requirements and
have not been separated from
eiuier vne army or navy wnue j
participating in a flight training
program. Men of draft status may
enlist up to the time they receive
notice to report for induction..
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Hawthorne Daniel, world traveler,
who will address the Salem
Knife and Fork club on tho
nlgbt of Thursday, February 21.
on "America's New Pactie
Empire."
World Traveler
Is Knife and
Fork Speaker
Hawthorne Daniel, who has Jmt
returned fim a globe-encircling
trip while gathering information
for his lectures and material for
a new book, will be next guest
speaker before the Salem Knife
and Fork club on the night of
February 21, at the Marion ho
tel, Charles S. McEIhinny, the
club's treasurer, announced Mon
day. Daniel is said to be a keen
observer of things as they are and
not necessarily as they should be.
Because of this detached view
point, he has been able to fore
cast with surprising accuracy
Many of the conditions which
have come to exist the last four
or five years, McEIhinny de
clared. On the recent trip he visited
Hawaii, the Marsha lis, the Mari
anas, the Carolines. Philippine,
Moluccas, Australia. China, the
Cocoa Islands, Ceylon, Calcutta,
Egypt and European spots.
Subject of his address here is
to bo "America's New Pacific
Empire."
3 Mt. Angel
Girls in Crash
TACOMA. Feb 11-tfVAn ac
cident on the Mountain highway
near Spanaway yesterday injured
three young women from Mt. An
gel, Ore., t and three Tacoma
youths.
Swerving sharply on the road,
the auto rolled over several times
and threw Rofilnette Amn, 20.
from the car. Her injuries were
slight Rita Wellman. 20. sprained
her ankle; but Myra Kiser, 20.
wan not hurt.
Peterson Plans
Speaking Trip
E. L. Peterson, state agricul
ture department director, will ad
dress the Kiwanis club at Tilla
mook Wednesday and on Friday
will be one of the speakers at the
Western Oregon Livestock asao
ciaUon annual meeting at Co
quille. On February 18, Peterson will
meet with the Fremont Sheep
men's association in Lake county
and the following day will speak
at a meeting of tho l-ak county
livestock associition at Lakeview.
Before returning to Salem Pe
terson will confer with agricul
tural department supervisors at
the shipping point offices In Kla
math Falls and Med ford
Sheriff Young Proliet
Robbery at Silvertbn
SILVERTON. Feb. II (Spe
cial ) -Sheriff Denver Young was
called to Sllverton during the
weekend to investigate a robbery
at the home of Mrs. M. J. Madsen
on Paradise road. A wrist watch,
two rings and some pins were
taken. Entrance made Friday and
Saturday while the family was
gone was gained, the sheriff
thought, through a window in a
bedroom closet. The watch, the
property of Mrs. Madsen. had the
initials CM on the back.
MT. ANGEL. Feb. II-(Speci
al) The three girls involved in i
the accident near Tacoma Sunday j
are cadet nurses fn the vicinity j
of Tacoma. Roomette Aman is the '
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Aman. Rita Wellman is a daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Otio L. Well
man and Myra Kiser is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Kiser,
all of Mt. Angel. !
FREIGHT CARS DERAILED
ETHRIDGE, Mont., Feb. 1HJ)
-Traffic over the Great Northern
railway's "high line" was rerout
ed today after ' 28 freight cars
were derailed near this north
western Montana town this morn
ing. The cars ripped up 400 yards
of track. Lumber, fruit and
wreckage were strewn along the
right of way but no one was in
jured.
PICK AIR SCIENC E LEADER
NEW YORK. Feb. II.-OPl-Ao-
pointment of S. Paul Johnston.
USNR. as director of the institute
of the aeronautical sciences was
announced today. Johnston was
awarded Jast month the legion of
merit for his services as com
mander and deputy director, air
craft division U. S. strategic
bombing survey.
NAME STORE MANAGER
PORTLAND, Ore.. Feb. 11. -')
-Appointment of J. Douglas
Swenson. former chi?f jof Port
land bureau FBI, to be j superin
tendent of the Meier & Frank de
partment stroe here, was announ
ced today. For the past three
years, Swenson has been assist
ant to Superintendent William E.
Kiernan, who has retired after 36
years with the store.
Formrr Teacher
In Japan to Speak
For WU Students
The Rev. W. Howard Norman
of Vancouver, B.C., will be chapel
speaker at Willamette university
Wednesday. Born in Japan of
Canadian parents, the Rev -Norman
studied in England and Can
ada, then returned to Japan and
taught school and managed a
Japanese orphanage.
During the war he has served
on various commissions dealing
with the Japanese in Canada and
taught in the Japanese language
school of the Canadian army. At
present he is pastor of St George
United church,,! Vancouver. B C.
BEAN PICKING TOPS
EUGENE, Feb. 11H-Lane
county bean pickers made $114,
582 last season to top the county's
farm i n c o m e - production list.
County Agent O. S. Fletcher re
ported today.
NAVY SOCKS FOR SALE
WASHINGTON. Feb." ll.-(JP)-
OPA today fixeda retail price
ceiling of 35 cents a pair for ap
proximately 4,000.000 pairs of
men's new cot ton -and -wool socks
declared surplus by the navy. The
supply will be sold to clothine
merchants by regional offices of
the war'asttUrcnrporoUua. r-.
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