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"BUY A SHARE IN AMERICA!"
There is no sounder slogan in the nation
wide campaign to market defense bonds and
defense stamps than the appeal:
"Buy a share in America!"
The greatest peril to the United States
and to freedom today is not Adolf Hitler's
armed might but the fairy tale concept of
this thing called "gov'ment."; '
To a considerable portion of our populace
"gov'ment" is all mixed up with the child
hood tales of Cinderella's god-mother and
Santy Claus. Or to paraphrases: , . .
"The quality of gov'ment is not strained
It droppeth as the gentle dew from heaven -(Washington).
In this cockeyed fantasy, the president is
a sort of Wizard of Oz, and the galazy of
congressmen and senators, for better or for
worse are the genii around Aladdin's lamp:
"Pass a law! Presto chango! Ah-h-h!"
During the last year some 1,000,000
young men have been drafted into the armed
forces which guard these United States, and
judging by the wails about morale, some of
the dear lads find responsibility quite a
shock.
Next March 15, some 6,000,000 other men
and women including a great many of those
now enjoying the fine war boom are going
to be drafted into the great army of TAX-
PAYERS, and we anticipate some howls
which will make the army sound like a pip
squeak. ,
Buy a bond! Pay your tax! Buy a share' in
United States!
Indeed it is high time that every man,
woman and child should own a share in the
United States, for we have drifted far from
those primitive days in . which American
. democracy got its start, when "gov'ment"
was a handful of settlers in a log hut, each
Hot only speaking but doing his bit!
1 We see "gov'ment" descending from on
high, bestowing power dams, war industries,
all the blessings of the "more-abundant life"
and the politicians assure us that if it comes
from Washington it's all "free gratis";
This looks like the year' of the great
American waking up! We're all going to
pay, and pay, but we should be very glad
Because the citizen who "owns a :
; share of America" is going to be in
j the first line of defense against dem
j agogues and crackpots in the dark days '..
j which will follow the end of the war .....
j boom; he will know that "gov'ment!'
i is not magic, but something which free ,
j men build with blood, and sweat and
i bitter sacrifice!
:
REPEAL OF NEUTRALITY IN ORDER
By its resolution calling for repeal of the
farcical neutrality act, the American Legion
has performed a timely service. We are not
neutral, never have been since the beginning
of this World War II, and our neutrality
' legislation has been only a form of appease
ment of the isolationists arid the ignorant
here at home, and one of the less creditable
devices for "buying a war".
However, we are inclined to agree with
Senator George of Georgia when he says:
"We are not approaching the subject in a
way altogether fair to the people by indicating
that a decision on the neutrality act is the
supreme issue confronting us. Modification of
neutrality can only mean repeal. If we are
prepared to take that step, we must make the
ULTIMATE DECISION."
You can't fight wars with Gallup polls!
The paralysis of American leadership in
this crisis is one of the inevitable results of
that shabby political theory that the man
elected to office must do always the "bidding
of the people."
This nation is at war. Sure, you still
can't poll a majority who will say they,
want war. Nobody likes to be shot or to
have his friends or kin shot. Who wouldn't
like to win this war without firing a shot?
But about all we the people know
about this fracas is what we read in the
papers, as good old Will Rogers used to say.
Neither President Roosevelt or the alleged
leaders of Congress tell us much.
We move toward war by a wierd com
bination of divination and decree. What we
need is some truth telling and a declaration
in the constitutional way by congress!
VERY BAD NEWS FROM RUSSIA
It is in the nature of wars that today you
are up and tomorrow you wiil be down, but
if the situation in Russia is as bad as it ap
pears, this war is going -to be tougher and
tougher for us from here on out. It is
characteristic of this modern . mechanized
warfare that when collapse begins it comes
with a rush.
Crumbling of Russian defense in the
Ukraine seems to .indicate just one thing
supply and support are giving out. Homeric
roan could drag out the defense of Troy for
ten years because a man could fight as long
as he could lay hands on a sword or a spear
or even a good sized rock. The modern war
rior is helpless without complete and per
fectly timed and coordinated supply and sup
port. The lunging break-through of the Ger
mans indicates that Russia's war industries
behind the lines have been crippled by the
destruction of the great power dams on the
Dnieper, by German bombing attacks, by
sabotage, by interrupted transport, by any
one of the many causes which can wreck a
war machine. Men at the front cannot fight
without food, clothing, ammunition, motor
fuels, motor parts all arriving at the right
time at the right place.
The danger now is a war of exhaustion
which will lead to an appeasers' peace, and
the real "war to end wars" may be upon us
before we have finished paying for the pres
ent. "AEF" (American Expediency Follies).
:
GOOD NEWS OR BAD NEWS?
There is room for dispute as. to whether
it is good news or bad news (if it is more
than idle prophecy) this statement to the
Oregon Association of Real Estate Boards
at their Gearhart meeting that the popula
tion of the Willamette Valley is destined to
grow from its present 650,000 to 6,000,000.
The statement was made by one J. Fred
Brady, a state representative from Albany.
Maybe it's just a politician's viewpoint.
If the population of the Willamette Val
ley is going to multiply 10 times, the fishing
isn't going to be very good on the McKenzie.
They'll be laying out subdivisions down
in South Slough along side of Old Rosybeak
and Ajax McGurk. The picture assumes
mills and mill tenements piled one after
another all the way from Portland to Cot
tage Grove, all same Monogahela or Mahon
ing valleys back of Pittsburgh. What it
would mean to Oregon agriculture we hesi
tate to predict. Irrigation and intensive
cultivation make it possible to extract a
relatively good living from very small acre
age in this valley, but with 6,000,000 popula
tion the farmer would be reduced to postage
stamp plots. . .
At the risk of being "crabby" we chal
lenge the whole "fixed idea" that "growth
is always a blessing" and that "blessings
come with industrial growth." .
Take the lure which Bro. Ickes is hold
ing out to the . people of the Northwest-to
put over his "Power Empire" His type of
federal ownership of power and his type of
federalized management of the region will
bring tremendous industries to this area.
Some of Portland's bigwigs, fairly drool at
the prospect of the Rose City as the capital
of Ickes empire of power and industry.
It might be observed that the bigger
they are the harder the depressions hit. The
more congested the population the more se
vere the problems of what Mr. Roosevelt
has called "the more abundant life."
Frankly we would hate to see the time
when 6,000,000 people were packed into the
Willamette Valley. It might be a good time
to move on to Alaska or the South Seas.
Growth there will be because the re
sources of the Willamette valley are not by
any means all developed, but there are
reasonable limits on growth. Likewise
there are very definite limits on the pros
perity which may be expected along with
growth. There is a point at which popula
tion growth encounters the law of diminish
ing returns (for most folks).
Because some growth is inevitable and
because it may alter many things in this
Oregon country, there is here an especial
need for careful planning and understand
ing of what we want. Do we want, for in
stance, any more big dams cluttering up
the McKenzie river even though such dams
might add to power output? Do we want
to sacrifice Oregon landscape for some types
of industry which stink and smoke and im
peril public comfort and health? Do we
want to fall down and worship this ugly
God Growth?
Governor Sprague looked in the other
day. He has survived a busy season of
"queen crownings" and appears remarkably
fit for his contest with Earl Snell. Anyhow
the state is in good shape.
:
Casualties in the Battle of Russia may
set an all-time high, but McGurk says just
wait till you see the Rush Week lists.
With Rush Week as with all other fra
cases it' will take a long time to find out
"who won the war," but Dad points out that
the taxpayer always gets hurt.
It may be that the Greeks had a name
for it, but they never saw a Mad Momma
vent a pe ve on dear old Boopa Doop.
Speaking of Thanksgiving and Santy
Claus, it's only 95 more days, 3 hours and
26.2 minutes till Christmas. .
IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG
PUGENE (To tha Editor)
Because so many dealers have
changed ownership or policy since
1938, when tha first edition of
The Lane County Temperance Di
rectory was published, we are
now revising it; and expect to
have it published this month. So
any, who have not listed and
wish to do so, should not delay
to contact the author at 2011
Lawrence St. Eugene, or phone
lBBZ-tt. There is no fee lor listing;
the author contributing her work
and responsibility for the social
welfare. It is the Lord's work and
we are relying on Him to take
care of the financial part We
have asked no financial aid but
a few small voluntary checks
have been received; for which we
are greatly appreciative.
Some are under a false impres
sion that it is the product of the
W. C. T. U. The author conceived
the idea, did most of the work
on the first edition, and - all for
this revision; and assume all res
ponsibility for it. Though a crip
pled shutin and obliged to depend
entirely on the phone or writing
(of which we can't afford much),
listings have been made to date
as follows (first number in Eu
gene, second total for Lane coun
ty): bakers 6-6; confectioners, 6
10; dairy 15; drugs 18-19; gro
ceries 71-100; meat . 23-24; rest
aurants 26-31; gas station 33-46.
Names are listed only with own
er's sanction. '
Now for the spat with ye edi
tor: An editorial, to Jason Lee,
tried to give a dig at prohibition
by saying, "The bootlegger may
RE-appear." How can he RE
appear when he has been ubiqui
tous all the time? Why does Les
ter Jacobl, President of Shenley
Distillers, say "National defense is
suffering a heavy blow through
tax-cheating bootleggers, to the
extent of $1,000,000,000; which
sum, used for purchasing defense
equipment would pay for 1,000
four-engine bombers, 5,000 pur
suit planes, 5 battleships and au
tomatic rifles for 2,000,000 men.
There is also an additional loss
to. State treasuries estimated at
$70,000,000 Why this tport from
Michigan. Jan. 18. 19417 "The U.
S. Government finally caught the
largest band- of bootleggers ever
captured; when they took 85 per
sons, who in 20 months had cheat
ed the government out of $2,500,'
000 taxes by smuggling liquor
from Chicago through Detroit to
Canada." .
Oregon State Liquor Commis
sion reported, since repeal, that
"bootleggers are doing 75 per cent
of the business." Federal Treasury
reports "Out of 39,000 persons
convicted for Fed. Law violations,
18,221 were bootleggers."'-Frank
J. Wilson, Secret Service Chief.
U.- S. Government reports leisures
of . illicit stills, in one month, as
follows: Boston 22; Newark 24;
Phila. 18; Baltimore 190; Cleve
land 32: Chicago 73; St. Louis 33
New Orleans 48; Kansas City 82;
St. Paul 35; Denver 83; S. F. 11;
Seattle 24; a' total of 850 in 13
citites. A few bootlegger.
Our nation is the bootleggers
paradise. "Congress just voted $3,-
000,000 to block foreign rumrun
ners: and the W.R.A. is asking for
$27,013,000 to build boats to
combat them. It is now costing
$632,000 more, per year, to fight
bootleggers than the average cost
of enforcing prohibition." Con
gressman R. L. Doughton's recent
report.
Ye" editor says "We don't like
govmt monopoly because it cfC'
curs in countries we least admire
Italy, . Germany, Russia - and
Japan." Why don't you propagan'
dize against war? They promote
war; and it you would abolish
some things because they favor
them why not go all the way?
While Hitler's tactics are horrible,
we must give him credit for some
common sense.
He has built up an army of
total abstainers, and few smokers,
because; "The number of valuable
men' that alcohol has destroyed
amounts, in a century, to many
times those lost on tne oauie
field. And the sum annually spent
4nr ririnka would build hOUSeS. not
only to lighten the housing short
age, but Dring nappmess 10 our
nation, greater, purer and more
beneficial than if spent for liq
uor." Adolph Hitler,
rin tha nther hand he is very
In allowins nothing to
interfere with nations he wishes
to subdue, having all the liquor
possible. Strict orders are given to
hnmhar and submarines, that
though hontes may be bombed
and ehfps carrying refugee cnu
dren sunk; breweries, distilleries
and ships earring liquor are not
to be molested. Before entering
France and other countries agents
were sent in to supply the soldiers
with liquor;- all they could con
sume. And Hitler is only waiting
now for America to oecome so
thoroughly rotten with alcohol
that she is ready to collapse, to
attack us.
The reason Russia does not
become a ready prey is that Stalin
has similar ideas about, alcohol.
LAURA TRACHSEL.
IN SEPTEMBER
When I watch the first bright
light of golden aawn
Flash from out the gray mists of
nlffht. it aeema
The flickering shadows clearly
sketch your laugning lace
Against the sky, and I can see
your eyes, alight with dreams.
When I walk where bright lights
slow, and hear the echo ring
Of dancing feet beside me, im
patient to follow through
In search of excitement and ad
venture, it's so easy to know
That dynamic personality at my
side, could be only you.
When I stand alone at night, tuv
der a moonlit sky
And the breeze brings the scent of
' roses, from over a garden wall
The silence around me, breathes
your presence, whispers your
name
My darling! Why don't you come,
in answer to that low call?
This is the month you loved, best
of the whole year
You said the earth; the sun; the
stars; were all more bright and
gay
But for me. there is no more sun;
. no stars, no brightness anywhere
You took them all with you, in
September when you went
away.
AMY DUTH THOM
Cooper Assures
China Of Justice
Bv VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
SINGAPORE. Sept. 20. (U.B
Alfred Duff Cooper, British war
cabinet member assigned to the
Far East, said today he was "con
vinced that any arrangements
which Washington might work out
with Japan would certainly pro
vide full Justice for China."
The United States obviously is
determined to stop the spread of
aggression, he said in an interview,
as he left for Batavla, capital of
the Dutch East Indies.
Commenting on the Pacific situa
tion, he said Japan was spreading
many rumors and much propa
ganda in an effort to make it ap
pear that the united states favors
appeasement.
"This is only wisnrui winking,"
he said, "The independence and
hospital at the present time. Mrs.
TlnnlrK an riM.Mma Thlinetnn iaa!
dent, is well known in this vicinity.
&2&J&2?Jm 0rtent must
a w aaawa ASAitu4a
Cooper said the situation In the
Orient was considerably improved
because nf thai iwnunii.. .. .. '
United States, Britain and the
i v, " ana me actlvl-
w, nuwa ana l,nui8.
The strongest inn..i .
5?ln.,1uIIn V rec visit to
uis uuuag Diaies was that "all
sections of the country including
the midwest, ara ilian.i..j - .
united to crush Hitlerlsm and ellm-
iiiaio us nazi xorces ot aggression
and barbarism," he said.
Conner cited tha aM..t
gion's resolution that Western hem-
upncncai iimiuuons Be removed
from the use of American troops
as a reflection of tha a,.i
attitude.
He said Britain and the Dutch
East Indies were prepared to re
sist an aaaression in th cai,i.
"Everyone knows that the forU
ress oi Singapore, which is con
stantly growing stronger and is the
axis f6r defense of the entire Pa
cific, backed by American de
fenses in Hawaii and other mid
Pacific islands, and the defenses
of the Dutch Eist Indies. Aus
tralia -and New Zealand, makes
it possible to resist any military
power which might seek to de
stroy mo peace," ne said.
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THURSTON EVENTS
THURSTON, Sept. 20 (Special)
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Keeble
have left for Corpus Christi,
Texas, for" a three weeks' vacation
with Mrs. Keeble's elsters, Leone
Edmiston and Mrs. Carl Hines.
The Texas hosts are planning a
vacation trip to Oregon in the late
fall. - ' - r
Mrs. Lillie Storks and Mrs. Sadie
Storks'who are visiting here from
Nebraska have gone to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baugh
where they will visit for a time.
Dan Baugh celebrated his birthday
anniversary Thursday and Sunday
the family is planning a basket
dinner for him at his home at
Thurston. Relatives of Mr. Baugh
are invited to the dinner.
Mrs. Zora Culver received an air
mail letter this week telling her
of the serious illness of Mrs. Mary
Danks who is in the Hot Springs
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