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Page 2 Eugene Register-Guard, Monday, January 28, 1946 I FIGURE IN CHANGE In a personnel announcement by the Eu gene branch of tbe V. S. National bank, C. E. Lombard, left, hai be come an assistant vice-president, and Charles L. Gillllan will con tlnue as an assistant manager. W. B. Card, manager since 193S, has been transferred to Portland and Godfrey C. Blohm, formerly head f the Klamath Falls branch, succeeeda htm here. (Kennell-EUis yhotos, Wiltshire engravings.) . Trranco Avers He Was Never Influenced By Nazi Doctrines EDITOR'S NOTE: This la the first of two or more columns on ' Generalissimo Francisco Franco ' bv Dcwitt MacKenzle, to whom the chief of the Spanish state JJhaa Riven one of bis rare Inter- By DEwrrr Mackenzie MADRID Generalissimo Fron Isco Franco, chief of the Spanish Jtate, has granted me an inter view which has taken one of the jnost unusual turns I've encount ered in a long experience with Jicods of governments and diplo mats. Highlights of his statements are Jthese: He is anxious for good rela tions with the United States. Ha never subscribed to the policies or to the political views of Hitler and JMussolinl and he condemns their persecutions. Spain is developing along her own lines, uninfluenced y either Gormany or Italy, and Jie (Franco) is heading for abso lute democratic rule by the peo ple. On the 8panlsh Monarchy As for the hotly debated ques tion of a return of the Spanish monarchy, he says: "It will be ap proached when this is suitable to the Interests of the nation, When this time comes, it will have to be the Spaniards themselves who pronounce themselves In its fa vor," What happened about our meet ing was this: The generalissimo rarely gives Interviews, and in granting my request for one asked that I submit my questions in ad vance. This I did, and when I ar rived at his residence the lino old royal palace at El Pardo near Madrid I had little hope that I should get more than forma) re plies to my written querios. While awaiting my summons in the truly regal reception room, amidst the Goya tapestries and other priceless treasures, I decid ed I should try for a more open and Intimate discussion of Spain's problems. I was encouraged in this deci sion by tho most cordial greeting of the generalissimo when I was ushered into his private room. Adda Leading Question Accordingly, when we had dls- BU 820 WILLAMETTE M PROMPT Auto Repairs ALL MAKES rPLUMMER-SIGLOH NASH DEALERS 8TH AND PEARL STS. Intelligence (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) posed of the formal queries and answers, I said to him: "If It is permissible I should like to ask another question. It's a very blunt one, and my sole purpose in put ting It is to provide an opportun ity for an answer which may help relations between our two coun tries." El Caudlllo gave me a question ing glance but nodded acquies cence and I hung my question on the line. "The people of the United Slates have fought a great war against nazlsm and fascism. Thou sands of our boys have died for this cause. Rightly or wrongly the American public feels that Spain was in effect an ally of Germany' and Italy, and it finds it hard to forgive that. Did you subscribe to or support nazl'and fascist poli cies? The generalissimo shook his head. "No," he declared categorically. "I did not. Spain wasn't influ enced by Germany and Italy, but has been developing olong its own lines. Wo condemned all the per secutions which wore carried out by those countries. There was no racial trouble in Spnin. The Jews weren't persecuted here, nor was any other religion. There is re ligious freedom for all in Spain." Declaims Nazi Leanings "Do you subscribe to the politi cal views of Hitler and Musso lini?" I persisted. He replied emphatically that he did not, and then said in amplifi cation: "Spain went through a bad civil war, and after such a conflict the country must proceed corefu'lly. It can't jump to another regime haphazardly. "But I would call attention to the fact that the Cortes has been functioning for three years. The government doesn't make the laws. All the laws which the gov ernment recommends go to the Cortes for consideration and pos sible passage. The Cortes must discuss tlic measures for at least two months, and frequently its consideration runs much long er. If I, as chief of state, have a measure which I want to see put into effect, I have to take It to the Cortes for approval." "Does this mean that you are headed for absolute democracy, that Is, rule by the people?" "Yes," answered El Caudillo. "But we must proceed slowly, step by step, until the people are properly prepared." The generalissimo didn't ampli fy his reference to the people be ing "properly prepared," but I have no doubt he bad in mind the fact that Spain, being rather set apart from the rest of Europe, has moved slowly through the gen erations in making major changes. The chief of state said there was quite a different point of view in the United States with Its major political parties. Spain, he con tinued, had some 20 parties under the late republic, and "foreign countries" got control of Spain's policies. Hero acain El Caudillo didn't Identify the "foreign coun- tries." But the connotation was ! clear enough. Ho was referring to communism, lie added that tills ! couldn't happen after the revolu- j tion which overthrew the ropub-I lie. He was. of course, the leader ' of that revolt. guage aimed at achieving uncon ditional surrender without an in vasion of the Japanese home islands. Made Prediction Personally Zacharias said he saw Kimmel and Smith between March 26 and 31, 1941, in Klmmel's office at Pearl Harbor. He went there to report on an Interview he had at San Francisco with Adm. Kichi saburo Nomura, new Japanese ambassador at Washington. Zacharias said he told Kimmel that if war came Japan would try a surprise air raid on .the fleet in Pearl Harbor, that It would come on a week-end and probably a Sunday morning, and the object would be to- destroy four U. S. battleships. He said he had decided that Ja pan would have to reduce our fleet by that much to prevent it Inter fering with Japanese moves south ward. Zacharias said the raid could be made either by seaplanes brought into the area by merchant ships and hidden in the lee of a sparsely settled island. Or, it could be done by planes from aircraft carriers. He recommended establishment of defensive sea areas around all the Islands with a requirement that all merchant ships pass through certain lanes for inspec tion. In that manner, he said, no seaplanes could be brought in by merchant ships. He said he predicted that a car rier raid would come from the north because that was the di rection of the prevailing winds. He said the carrier force would launch its planes and retreat up wind to escape damage to any capital ships In the striking force. Zacharias said we specialized in naval intelligence for about 25 years. He said he spoke Japanese "fluently." Zacharias also explained to the committee a purported "wild goose chase" on which he sent some of the Pacific fleet in Oc tober, 1940. He said that on Oct. 16 he re ceived word from an informer In Mexico that Japan was planning a 12-plane raid the next day aimed at knocking out four U. S. battle ships. All the planes would carry bombs and four of them would be suicide pilots with orders to dive down the battleship stacks. At the same time, Zacharias said, he heard that Adm. J. O. Richardson had arrived at San Pedro, Calif., with three battle ships and a heavy cruiser. Zacharias flew to Los Angeles and told Richardson what he had heard. He said he wasn't able to assure Richardson that there were no Japanese planes in Mexico or Pacific waters that could acconv pllsh such a mission. He said Richardson left the next morning for San Francisco. Events Point (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) I IN SKHIOl'S CONDITION Virginia Ann Hoiryhill. 19. route I, continued Mondav ill a serious condition at the Sacred Henri hospital. She was Injured in a ear accident on a road off FIcventh Avenue west Thursday night. JUnbeatefoduaiti 1 f$8 ftO AMIR WINNING SARATOGAHANOICA 1911 5 . WS - LV' i.itjkvS.'iaS Wis 1 Viliira, vl& Mended Wkuketj, fetriMll t A. VmX COOfKAU CMr. Nti Tort. It t tt PROOF -70 GRAIN NIUTRAL SPIRITS k m Mfii: ill pay Increases the fact-finder? might recommend. This pledge was solicited by Lewis J. Clark, CIO Packinghouse Workers union president, before he would urge his 193,000 mem bers to go to work for the gov ernment. Duration of the "tem porary truce" declared by repre sentatives of 55,000 AFT, meat cut ters and butcher workmen also depends on the fact-finders' re port. The CIO wants at least 17 Vfe cents hourly pay Increase, and the AFL said it would accept 15 cents. GM Accused General Motors corporation faces union charges of refusing to bargain In good faith with the CIO United Auto Workers at a national labor relations board hearing opening today in Detroit. GM. alone of the automotive in dustry's "big three," has not made its peace with the UAW. Waee settlements over the weekend will give Ford employes an 18-cent hourly wage Increase and Chrys ler workers an lfHi-cont raise. The UAW Insists General Mo tors must pay an increase larger than those agreed to bv the other big motor makers. The highest GM has offered to dote is 13'4 cents. A 1914-eent raise recom mended by a fact-finding board, which the union said it would ac cept, was rejected by the com pany. The railroad arbitration agree ment'! affected 1.250,000, or ap proximately B5 per cent, of the country's rail emoloyes. They were entered into by the major roads and 18 of the 20 railroad unions. Conspicuously absent from the latter stages of the Chicago medi ation conferences, whirh brought about the decision In submit wage demands to arbitration, were the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Brotherhood of Locomo live Engineers. Representatives of these two groups left the confer ences because the arbitration plan did not cover rules changes asked by the brotherhoods. The BRT now Is conducting a strike vote, and the engineers next month will decide whether to take a similar ballot. CHILDRENS COLDS' MUSCLE ACHES-COUQHINQ, LOCAL CONGESTION EASED QUICKLY Ptntro rubbd on cht. throat and back works ft to (11 help break up local conges tion (2) rUv rain at nerve ends In skin (3) loont phlegm, coufh lrui lessens as raport help your child breath easier quickly. Makes your child reat better el batter. For Pen etro is Grandma's fa mous mutton suet Idea made better by modern science. All of your family will enlor Pin eiro. Good for grown upa as wall as child ren. 35c. double supply only J3c Always tt PENETRD tT . '7raW"'".J- "7" J' 'x-. WmiwmttiMtrCmm n REPAIRS ON PARTHENO N-Ortek workmen have erected scaffolding (right) to make repairs on the famous Parthenon, ea Acropells in Athens, which dale from W B. u. Chinese Quislings Will Be Tried In Shanghai Prison SHANGHAI (U.R) Shanghai's famous Ward Road jail, the sec ond largest in the world in area and the largest in accommoda tion capacity, will figure in a new role this year. For the past four years, under Japanese domination, it housed allied prisoners along with its constantly changing brood of assorted criminals. But now the grim, gray escarpments are being prepared for one as signment the. Japanese never thought of the trial of puppets who served the Japanese during the lean and miserable years when they were the lords and masters of Shanghai. The staff of Ward Road jail are hustling to prepare a courtroom within the huge penitentiary that looms forbidding within the pris on walls. In this courtroom will be held the forthcoming trials of major puppets who worked in various capacities for the Japan ese. It is a large room dark, gray and foreboding. And it is a fitting stage on which these puppets will strut for the last time. Caused Death, Torture They worked for the Japanese, these people. They helped the Japanese to keep "law and order," they acted as "secret agents," they played the contemptible roles of informers and stool pigeons. The paltry sums of money they were paid for their services were hope lessly outweighed by the grief and misery they brought to Amer ican and British civilians trapped within Shanghai's barbed - wire perimeter. They brought death to some, horrible torture to others. Now their own time has come. In keeping with their crimes, their trial will be held in secret. The judges, clerks and other court officials, even including their close relations, will be required to stay within the prison precincts throughout the entire proceedings. This rigid step is being taken in order to ensure that no outside pressure will be brought to bear on them at any time. The period of their voluntary seclusion may be as long as six months, 8s the trials, at which China's major j traitors will figure, are likely toj be extended over this period. More than 40 war criminals are ! to face judges in this secret court- ! room. In the cold compound of Ward Road jail, in the dingy shadow of high stone walls, a temporary detention house has been erected for them by order of 1 the Shanghai High Court. Already ! there are eight occupants in this 1 treason house, meditating on the 1 fact that treason .does not pay. They are the ones who will stand trial in the first of the secret scs-, sions. I Fitting Scene for Justice ! It is poetic justice that Ward Road jail should be singled out as the scene of retribution. To Ward Road jail, and to the adjacent horrors of Shanghai's gruesome "Bridge House, came many of the 'Egg' Her On, Mrs. Smith! CRESWELL The poultry popu. lation of this community may not be particularly interested in the housing shortage problem but a hen on the ranch of Mr. and Mrs. James Smith who lives just south Story Published In Life Abom A Secret Speech Of Churchill vastly outnumbered h n. defenders of that base frightened victims of these pup- of the city limits of Creswell be- pets. Now the victims those of them who are still .olive are free, and their place is being taken by these collaborators. Shanghai justly views its Ward Road jail with a certain civic pride. In area it is the second largest prison in the world, second only to one other jail located in Germany and then only by a matter of a tew feet. In its crimin al prisoner capacity, however, it has no equal. It holds more crim inals than any other prison in the world and it has need to, for Shanghai can turn out more crim inals to the square block than any other city in the world. Or at any rate, it likes to think it can. In all its history there had nev er been a successful escape from lieves in conserving space in the egg basket and offers a challenge to the cacklers on route F. Mrs. Smith found three perfectly formed eggs with hard shells each inside of the other. The hen is now for sale. inrw YORK. N. Y. (U.B Wins. ton Churchill revealed in a secret war speech to commons on April 23, 1942, that Britain's Daiue neet was temporarily crippled and that an army of 100,000 British empire troops surrenaerea me greav ir eastern base of Singapore to 30,000 Japanese, Life magazine said In a copyrighted article in its Issue which will be published this week. Churchill, the magazine said, ad mitted somberly that the axis had destroyed or damage more than one-third of the royal navy's cap ital ships in seven weeks. , The Mediterranean was without' a fighting squadron, he said, and the allied land, sean and air forces in the Pacific were outnumbered everywhere by the Japanese. Blunt Address In a harsh, blunty-worded ad dress to commons, the then prime minister said the extent of the Japanese successes in those first months of war had come as an unexpected shock to the allies. He acknowledged that Britain had not wanted to draw Japan in to the war at that time, because of the enormous drain on her re sources in the war against Ger many. "I have always hoped for the entry of the United States (in the war) . . . although tbe ideal was to have America in while Japan remained out," he said. Reveals Loses In broad, Churchillian strokes, the prime minister revealed to the house the full extent of the naval losses Britain had suffered In the far east and in European waters. He appealed to the house not to ask for an official Investigation into the loss of Singapore which he acknowledged as one of the greatest disasters ever sustained by the British. For the first time, Churchill dis closed that the Japanese army that captured Singapore actually was He conceded that ih. . endless field of rrimi,! the surrender of contended that an iS mat time would hamn.. aoa tion of the war. mperP" The populations"! has risen from 8asn : 2,183,796 m 1940 0Ju 1 Beware CouS Following Flak After the flu is over di4 I cough that loW &!; Into chronic bronchitii iffvJ Creomulsion reliep&Sfc cause it goes right to tH?Lf bronchial mucous 'uSSS? matter how many SK? have tried, tell T. JESH8 you a bottle of CreomulsMS understanding you must Ukt aSA ouiciuy auays tne cough or 5, to have vour mnn k.Sr SMPMULSIo iur vuusiii, .nest WKU, Ii SIMMONS HOSPITAL BED For Rent Double Crank or Huad TjJ JOHNSON FURNITURE CO. 643 Willamette thttttd CHEN YLi Pagoda Set $2.50tJ JEpY-WISEDRW The ring of Helen of Troy, ac cording to legend, had a star gem taken from the head of a mys terious fish called pan. Ward Road 1all. until the Japan' ese used it for imprisoning allied prisoners. After the Japanese took over there came that famous "jail break" in which seven Am erican and British prisoners made a getaway, helped in their escape ' by the Sikh guards. CLOSED TUES. - WED. - THURS. FOR INVENTORY PRESTON & HALES 857 Willamette Phoni Radar Might Reach Mars WASHINGTON U.R Even though tho army's moon -contacting radar equipment might suc ceed in reaching Mars, 35.000,000 miles distant, there is not much chance of mapping either the red planet or tne moon because of "grass," scientists said. Grass is what they call the wiggly lines on the radar scope between the big pip, indicating the impulse sending ioiutjn and the little pipe, marking tho target The grass is only 238,000 miles away. As long as the reflected radio' Impulse is strong enough to make a pip higher than the grass you can see it. But when the reflec tion is too faint the pip disap pears in the grass. Grass is produced by imperfec tions in the radar tubes and by miscellaneous echoes from sky and ground. Better tubes would cut it down. That, in simple terms, expresses the limitations of thee quipment used to reach the moon. About all the present set will do is get one big "woof" reflected back from the entire surface of the moon. To map the moon's surface, ' scientists said it will be necessary to go Into much higher frequen cies than the 112 megacycles used. A 112 megacycle wave is slightly less than three meters from crest to crest. War department officials said that until new equipment can be perfected, signal corps scientists are expected to continue explor ing the ionosphere with the pres ent wave length. There is much of scientific and technical value to be learned about the iono sphere as it affects loin-range guided CUiiUcj. I fffiM ri (mm fn n n r 1 1 111! IS LIMITED . . . WE MUST VACATE ALL APPAREL MUST BE SOLD! 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