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Pge Two. THE REGISTER-GUARD. EUGENE. OREGON Knox Repeals Aid Support NEW YORK, Jan. 18 flJ.B Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox laid tonight the war abroad la "an Irreconcilable conflict that must be fought to a finish" and the United Statei must furnish all out aid to democracies "without thinking In terms of dollars and cents." "At a time when the very fate of our kind of world hangs in the balance, we must not let the Brit ish lack of dollar exchange halt the flow of material to Britain," Knox told members of the Cana dian Society of New York. "We cannot afford to stop now and dicker and trade. We . must help help in material things, but also help in spiritual things. The magnificent fighting spirit of the British, amazing to her friends and devastating to her adversaries, must be maintained. There must be no thought that while they fight with their lives a battle so vital to us, we are thinking in terms of dollars and cents. Knox proposed supporters of President Roosevelt's British aid bill be known as "A Committee to Aid Britain to Aid Us to Defend America." "There is no more com pelling duty laid upon everyone of us than is defined in that phrase," he said. More Than Cash The navy secretary said Britain has done more than put "cash on the barrel head" for munitions and supplies already received. "She has paid to American man ufacturers a total of $390,000,000 in excess of the cost of the ma terial which has been delivered to , her," he said. "This half billion has been expended by the British to pay for lands, bulldlnKs and equipment In this country in which to manufacture war ma terials." Knox told the society only "the timid and the thoughtless" are pro posing a "negotiated peace." "The only worthwhile peace Is peace of Justice and righteous ness," he said. "No people can long retain their freedom and their lib erty If they permit themselves to grew soft and Impotent and are unwilling to fight or too timid to flint for thetr freedom and their liberty." For Free Men 8 Mid the United States "must tot, and will not, permit the defeat at those peoplei who are fighting, so land, see sod air, the battle tor tree men everywhere." . "To assume that even if Britain were defeated, we would still be free from the danger of Invasion, whan ever the German conquerors tail the time waj ripe to garner m loot of the greatest treasure bouse in the world, Is to be guilty of the most colossal and inexcus able self-deception." Knox said "we cannot retain our self-respect and haggle over the terms with which we will lend our help to the British, to the Greeks, and to the Chinese, when the latter are baring their breasts to the storm of battle." "Our sole hope of avoiding In volvement in the world-wide war now in progress," he added, "lies in the hope that we may become so strong on land, on sea and in the air that the aggressor nations will be afraid to attack us. While we are thus making ourselves strong, for the sake of our own se curity, shall we not lend every possible aid to those who are gal lantly holding the lines while we prepare?" Highway Program Pushed By 4 States (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) fled. Total federal aid for Cali fornia is only $3,500,000 a year but access road needs alone call for $13,000,000 "right now." 200 Attend Today's San Francisco gather ing attended by more than 200 men from all parts of the west and by authorized representatives of the army, navy and marine corps marks the culmination of a move ment started in Eugene nearly three years ago to call attention to the importance of highways In any valid program for Pacific coast defense with modern weap ons. No official announcements have been made as to what highway will be designated for military priority but It Is generally under stood that In Oregon the first list will Include the Pacific highway, No. OS, The Dalles- California, No. 97, the Oregon Trail-Columbia highway, No. 30 and several con nection routes to the Oregon coast, among them probably Eugene's Route F variation of the Sluslaw. Here, as at the Portland gather ing, Howard Merriam, J. E. Turn bull, Carl Rynearson, of Eugene; Guy Cordon and County Judge Bowker, of Roseburg; C. H. Demaray, of Grants Pass; Frank Hull, of Medford; and Ralph Koozer, of Ashland, have had an active part in shaping policy to stick to broad principles of mili tary necessity, eliminating "grab bag" lobbies and local competition. CARS COLLIDE Cars driven by Dick Ring, of Marshtield, and W. S. Knutson, 838 Madison, collided Friday at the Intersection of Eighth and Lincoln street. A third car owned by H. Van Legh, of Crow Stage, and parked on Lincoln street was struck. All three cars suffered damaged fenders and wheels. Kennedy Urges Caution With Aid (CONTINUED FROM FACE 1) "that the American people can realize their national policy of se curity and their desire to help England. The more we rearm, the larger our arsenal, the more we shall have available for England. There is no need to fear If we pre pare." Kennedy said one argument ad vanced as to why we should get Into the war was that "England la fighting our battle." "England is not fighting our battle," he said. "This is not our war. We were not consulted when it began." Kennedy aaserted that "a Juat peace at this time does not appear to me in the cards," adding that "Hitler has slammed the door en peace." He said that the American peo ple did not have to go to war "un less we are attacked" and de clared that "the real defeatists are those who have given up hope that America can stay out of the war." "Avoid ir "The American people want to avoid war," he said. "If the lead ers keep constantly before them what war means in terms of hu man tragedy, If congress is ever alert to the dangers of Involve ment, the national determination will be translated into effective action and this country will not go to war." Discussing how this country could aid Britain, he said he be lieved the British should "make available to us all the assets we can use." Gifts Favored "If after the resources of Great Britain were used up, it were still sound American policy to assist them," he said, "I would prefer that It be done through outright gifts, since I would not expect that loans could be repaid." Kennedy said that we should not give the British "beyond the absolute minimum necessary for our own protection" and declared that where the line was to be drawn should be determined by President Roosevelt, together with trained army and navy experts. "They know best what we can can spare," he said. "The Ameri can people have confidence in them and will trust their Judg ment. They have taken an oath to defend this country and that means defend It against all ag gressors." Kennedy declared that "under our policy" we could give the British guns, ammunition, air planes and "everything that does- n t make war inevitable. To the Limit "Because aid to England Is part of a constructive American policy to safeguard America, he said, "we should to to the very limit 'in our assistance, but not to a In charge el Dr. Fred Paaeler. Associate Optometrist! Dr. Arthur W. Ruhndorl Dr. W. W. Fraiee. Dr. Robert Gilbert and Dr. M. J. Kelly. CLASSES on CREDIT No Extra Cost Dr. Harry SEMLER, Dentist Yoa ar Invito to vUlt our newly on UrRftd Opt t ml llt. pitTtmetit, rnntUUreil to bp tine of the flu. tt nnt. but equlpiitMl In America, point which would endanger our protection." Many Americans. Kennedy said, feared that Hitler would declare war on the United States if this country continued to aid Britain. "Don't forget," he said, "that Hitler will declare war on this country or will make an attack, only when he thinks that such action la for his very best inter ests. This country certainly has committed acts sufficiently un neutral to Justify a less despotic tyrant than Hitler to declare war. The American people obviously have not had the slightest desire to remain neutral in the face of the aggression of the axis powers." Kennedy said that only very few Americana wanted to go to war, and the great majority felt that war was "not for our best in terests." Those who had lost hope for peace in America, he said, wart "the real defeatists." Freedom Guarantee "Unless we are attacked," he said, "the American people do not have to go to war. They will not go to war if they will to stay out of war. There will be no American intervention while there continues to be free and open discussion, while the people know all the facta, and while our system of popular government functions. . Kennedy said he regarded it "impossible" for a foreign power to Invade this country, and like wise regarded it "Impossible for us to Invade Europe." "Frankly," he said, "if I could be assured that America, unpre pared as she now is, could be de claring war on Germany, within the space of say a year, end the threat of German domination. I would be In favor of declaring war right now. "The Inescapable point, how ever, is that we are not prepared to tight a war even a defensive one at the moment, let alone an offensive one. Furthermore, could anyone make a safe prediction that the war would be ended In a year, or even two, with that help we would be able to send "At I said In my speech for the president (declaring for the re election of Mr. Roosevelt) I can not see where we could get the ships to carry the necessary army and equipment for our participa tion In the war. Further than that. I really don't know where our army would go it we started off to fight a war." Sullivan Petitions Being Circulated (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) LKBCB eiKIDDDLlOOlKIDllDdDini i) utility ronli4rtrll rnmparUnn Hill pro to uu that our utivt aro at thr lowest not aiblc lev I. FREE Replacement of broken lent ft within oni )mr tthlt offer doeo not In cluOe rimle ilaaaeif. LIBERAL TERMS Don't let leek of reedy caih stand la yeur way for obtaining needed glosses. Com la and take advontoga ol our Liboral Credit policies with out ens ponny addltlonol toil. Your glasses delivered oi won oi aoMlble, toy lotor, wotltly or monthly. 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Mr. Reid was a member of the parks committee which voted to replace Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Reid's place on the council will be taken by someone bear ing recommendations from Coun cilman Ira Stewart, who was fel low member with Mr. Reid in the second ward. Mr, Stewart is in Arizona, and is not expected to return for at least three weeks. Mrs. Harriet Underwood, past president of the Eugene Business and Professional Women's club which for many years carried on a civic' project for the Skinner Butte park, and one of the com mittee members working on that project, In referring to the "Sul livan case" stated: "It Is too bad it happened the way It did. I hope everything will be adjusted satisfactorily." NEW YORK. Jan. 18. Wendell L. Willkie warned his fellow partisans today that the republican party would sound the death knell of its own hopes to regain national leadership If It blindly opposed the "lease-lend" bill to aid Britain and became an isolationist party. The erstwhile republican candi date for president appeared be fore 1,800 celebrants at the wo men's national republican club annual banquet, at the Hotel As tor, extemporaneously told them that he desired revisions in the bill to limit the president's power, and then asserted: "But let me say to you that if the republican party In the year of 1941 makes a blind opposition to this bill and allows Itself to be presented to the American people as the isolationist party, it will never again gain control of the American government. His speech was broadcast over the Mutual broadcasting system. Willkie appeared as guest of honor at the observance of the 20th anniversary of the club's founding. Willkie said he did not "pre sume to speak for all in the party." "I speak as Wendell Willkie to you fellow republicans saying what is in my heart and that I think will ultimately bring the republican party to full power in the American system of the gov ernment," he added. He said this nation could not "remove itself from the world." "We cannot be Independent to I what happens in Europe," he said as the audience applauded. "We cannot forget the fighting men of Britain. They are defending our liberty as well as theirs. "If they are permitted to fall I say to you quite deliberately that I do not believe liberty can survive here. I take issue with all who say we can survive with freedom in a totalitarian world." Willkie then reiterated his qualified support of President Roosevelt's "lend-lease" proposal but emphasized that "this bill the extra-ordinary power granted must be modified In several res pects and particularly in one must automatically come back to the people on' a definite date." Referring to President, Willkie added: "I beg of you I plead with you you people who believe as I do in our -great system of govern mentplease do not in blind op position do not because of hate of an individual and of all peo ple in the United States I have least cause to hold a brief for him forget the critical world situa tion which confronts us and in which America is a part." He urged the women to call upon republican congressmen to scrutinize the bill, criticize it justly and debate it thoroughly. but to demand that they "not vote to render America or its chief executive important to pre serve liberty In Britain because in her preservation of that way of life the hope of preserving it In America will be assured." questions concerning possible transfer oi tne snips vj onuun, mmmlHMmrn minted him as saying cargo ships were among Britain a most urgent neeas at this point Ryan Labor Dispute Still Unsettled SAN DIEGO, Calif, Jan. 18 fl T.aHnr enntrflrt dinCUSSionS between the Ryan aeronautual company and tne uiu unuea automobile wirkers were plunged - ,A,.f 4nrilivlr tnniffht bv unfavorable company reception or "compromise union wage proposal. The new and apparently tight er deadlock developed after a day which brought guarded but optimistic statements from both nninn and NunniiiiT neffotlatora. The revived hopes for a peaceful settlement had been nasea on new union proposal. Tnntvht the eomnanv sent Its reply and counter proposal to the union oy narry i;. waicora, icu eral conciliator. After reading thm iwilv P!(hnrd T. Frankt-.- steen, chief CIO negotiator, said: "me company proposal w an Insult. It Is absolutely and com pletely unacceptable. The next move is with the company. Our strike deadline is Tuesday. "Furthermore, I will wire tht national defense commission to night requesting a federal inves tigation to determine If there is some ulterior reason the company does not want 'to settle this controversy." Jobs For Released Draftees Is Goal SALEM, Jan. 18. AMD State Selective Service Director Elmer V. Wooton said today a program for securing jobs for selective ser vice trainees when they have completed their year's service will be put into effect next week. Lieut. Col. Wooton announced that each draftee will be given an interview on his qualifications. If he returns to his old job when released, his case will be closed, but if he Is unable to do so, every effort will be made to place him, Wooton conferred with L. C. Stoll, director of the state employ ment service. He said that a draftee who has had no expert ence in any line of work, will be given an opportunity to train un der the army vocational education program. Commanding officers will be re quired to notify Mai. George E. Sandy,- re-employment program director, 30 days before the man la released, so that he may be secured a job. IN JAIL 1 George T. Hodson, SIT Elev. enth avenue east, was in the county Jail Saturday night on a charge of being drunk on the public streets. He was arrested at Eighth and Willamette at 4 p. m. Saturday by Officer Nevers. Emmerr wTH Co,le9e Prffl - NEWBERO, 7 Emmett W. GuC-1 elected by the board He also rv?l administrator of for the Am. Tl commission inrt u'1 care of Jewish f there, during A Lane rUJ Meeting n $,0 """-neon Of tk, vl Teachers assocUtiT was heir! Rh,-i 1 hotel in Salem. "1 Teachers sttendln, J juumy were: CrriM. VyraTobInofRiJ Dorothv r.nj-j. school, Springfield-if of Garden Way tjS son, of Swamp idrajj MACHKI njj Th Buster BtmJ reports the theft J machine from la j,' awic oumeume euh morning. . Oregon Legislature Reconvenes Monday SALEM, Jan. 18. WW The Oregon legislature will reconvene Monday equipped with a new code of laws and its hoppers filled with pending legislation, officers of both houses said tonight. The state supreme court certi fied the 10 volume new Oreyon code, despite errors found in it, i pending correction by the pub- lishing house. The governor im mediately issued a proclamation npproving them as the law of the land. I The acceptance of the new code was expected to slow down the legislative process. Many bills must be redrafted to conform to the new code. Other legislation, held up until the decision on the new code. Is expected to begin pouring into the legislative mill with the open- Ing of the Monday session. I A group of democrat represen I tatlves was reported drafting 1 plans to bring up the Issue of a $40 maximum old age pension when the legislature reconvenes. One bill to Increase top pen I aions from $30 to $40 monthly wss Introduced In the house the first I week. A companion measure would levy a tax of 10 cents a hundred on cigarettes. The present old age pension In Oregon averages about $21 a month. Committee Approves Bid For Cargo Ships WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 OP) President Roosevelt's request for $313,500,000 to finance "emer gency" construction of 200 cargo ships won quick approval today of a house appropriations sub committee, and officials predict ed house enactment of the legis lation early next week. Before acting on the measure, the subcommittee heard Chairman Emory S. Land of the maritime commission describe the project as vital to the nation's defense. Committee members said, how ever, that Land declined to an swer, on the ground that it was out of his Jurisdiction, questions as to whether the new ships, to cost a total of $390,000,000, were Intended for transfer to Britain or would replace existing ships which might be transferred. In requesting the funds. Presi dent Roosevelt told congress he was "convinced that the national interest demands that Immediate steps be taken upon an emer gency basis to provide against the effect uoon the United States of a possible world shortage of careo ships." Mr. Roosevelt said the shlos should be suitable for use In the present emergency but of such a type and design as would oer mit of their "most rapid con struction." 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