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helpful In the development of constructive community policy.
'Cold War Berlin to Delhi'
Eugeneans who heard Robert Gros at the
Press Conference dinner the other night
must have been deeply impressed with his
swift and masterly review of world condi
tions as he saw them on a round-the-world
study under the auspices of the US Navy.
It was appropriate that such an address
should be made to a meeting of editors be
cause upon the press falls a primary duty to
report and interpret the facts of this dan
gerous world, but we wonder how many felt
as we did:
"The press Is not adequate to convey this
story; this Is a problem for EVERYBODY,
young or old in every occupation."
Press and radio, magazines and books,
theatres and movies, the schools, the
churches all can contribute to the under
standing which can prevent disaster, but the
real challenge is to old Joe Doakes, our
mythical "average citizen," to lift his nose
up off of the grindstone long enough to sur
vey his surroundings. He must have enough
knowledge to free himself from some of his
prejudices. This Cold War is a war of ideas
in which every living person Is "drafted,"
whether aware of it or not:
"The problem Is not to win the next war
but to PREVENT IT!"
Not only Mr. Gros but Housloun Waring,
the Allen Memorial lecturer, referred to new
atomic weapons so terrible In power as to
cause a contamination which could destroy
all life on this planet. It is not possible to say
that if war happens such forces can be used
with moderation or discretion. Mr. Gros put
it something like this:
"If another war is allowed to occur, there
may not be any more Press Conferences or
newspapers or utility companies (su.'h as I
work for) or cities or countrysides or any of
the things we call civilization."
It is unusual to hear a businessman like
Mr. Gros say that he Intends to spend every
minute he can spare from making his living
to try to understand and help solve these
problems. It is encouraging to hear him de
clare that some progress is being made in
spite of all the failures so far. In effect Mr.
Gros warns us:
"The United States of America Is not loved
or even trusted In many parts of the world. In
spite of all we have tried to do, and It is be
cause we ourselves are guilty of so many fall
urea to practice what we preach. Our greatest
foe la Ignorance at home and abroad. We are In
a struggle from which we cannot draw back,
because If we falter, we shall be engulfed."
We have made some gains in Western
Europe, thanks to the Marshall plan; our
firm stand at Berlin and the amazing feats
of the Airlift have given millions new hope;
we have lost ground and Incurred bitter dis
trust through the Moslem world; we have
bungled Palestine; we have retreated from
China. That would be Mr. Gros' "tactical
summary" of the situation.
But the most important "battleground" is
right here at home, he thinks, and we ap
plaud because it confirms our own notions.
The most Important weapon we have in this
wierd struggle Is IDEAS and IDEALS, all
those many "privileges and immunities" and
rights and freedoms which compose the gen
eral themes of democracy. We have been
lacking In one thing RESPONSIBILITY,
for with every citizen roused to his personal
responsibilities as well as his rights and
privileges will come the fighting faith needed
to win the war of Ideas.
.
Shock restored an eastern man's voice.
Dworr do-s the same thing for some men.
.
T!p to wives: Trers will bp beautiful
inirn spring, yet they'll be wearing the same
old ltylos.
0ir trouble with the new spccinl deliv
ry fe is that it now costs more to write
home for money.
.
Instead of pulling Ihcir mmipy in a sock,
lots of folks put a sock in their money by
joining the March of Dimes.
When you want to stop sailing on the sea
of trouble try tossing out your anger.
A college professor advises graduates to
travel. Well, it's sometimes a long way be
tween jobs.
A fashion note says pockets in pants will
remain Hie usual size. Now, if we just had
something It ft to put into them.
A Michigan judge ordered a man not to
speak to his wife for a year. It will save him
from trying to get a word in edgewise.
v Any girl who collects antique horsehair
chairs can understand why grandma wore
six petticoats.
There's no explaining heavy snowfalls in
California, but the folks on the coast sure
got the drift.
.
A bad way to keep a wife or a husband
is worried.
It's funny how often we're afraid the
barber is making our hair look like his.
Too many light heads are behind head
lights. Another way of saying "sugar daddy"
plain sap.
Running the new look a close race is the
old look when the new look passes by,
The easiest thing to get and the hardest
thing to get rid of is a bad reputation.
Reader Editorial
COMMUNIST PLAYS ROLE OF
MARTYR DEFENDING FREEDOM
EUGENE (To the Editor) Marvin Tims' page
one article on the ex-assistant professor's speech.
"Academic freedom' setback been," needs an
antidote. The writer has been very selective In
choosing only most favorable parts from Phillips'
speech. Why he neglected the communist's more
damaging statements, and more newsworthy state
ments, I don't know.
I had the doubtful plcnsuro of hearing this ex
assistant professor's talk. He is using his grievance
at being discharged from the University of Wash
ington for admitted membership in the Communist
Party for the supposed purpose of making a one
man crusade to restore academic freedom. It might
be mention, incidentally, that while he is making
his lecture tour, he Is espousing Communism with
all the half-truths at his command and with some
effect. It is regrettable that some of the younger
people and college students in the audience formed
an admiring circle about him after his talk.
Mr. Phillips admitted that he has been a mem
ber of the Communist Party for the last thirteen
years and help up his membership card for all to
see. He read to the audience from the Constitution
of Ihe Communist Party. Then he attempted to
defend the twists and turns of the party line. The
inconsistencies of his arguments were apparent
when he admitted that in the early stages of the
war he tried to convince people in this country
that it was an Imperialist war and that we should
slay out. However, he went on to say that when
Russia was attacked by Hitler he suddenly changed
his mind and realized it was a people's war for
democracy.
After lamely rationalizing his position, he went
on to accuse the United States of using food to
swing its weight around politically In EuroDe and
of suppressing Industrial development in Europe
to stifle competition against our own capitalists.
How he could make these statements In the face
of the fact that millions of dollars of our tax money
Is being loaned to European nations to build up
their Industries, I don't know.
During the nueslion pprlnd which followad his
lecture he admitted that he had seen some of his
former students at Communist party meetings. In
answer to other questions, he stated that Russia
had free elections, but admitted that he had never
been to Russia.
After hearing such distortions of the truth. I can
only agree with another of the speakers present
that we should not allow Communists to be in
structors at any level In our educational system.
Truly, as other persons In authority have already
stated, neing a communist makes a person not
only incompetent to teach, but incompetent to fol
low the truth wherever It may lead.
Fred J. Scullin,
' 1310 Emerald St., Eugene, Ore.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Wo fight the old demon
Space, every day. Any reporter or editor could be
hanged any day In the week for what he puts In
or leaves out short of a stenographic record which
Is not possible. We feel sure Mr. Tims did his con- i
scientious best to give a balanced selection. Usually
It Is the other side which protests that we "favor
the kepilalist kless." .
Dixiecrafs Push
Housing Action
By United Press
WASHINGTON aiJJ Southern
Democratic senators were plan
ning Monday to push for early
action on housing and tariff legis
lation in an effort to stall a show
down fight over filibusters.
Chairman John J. Sparkman.i
(D-Ala.) of a Senate Banking
Subcommittee on Housing, said he I
horjes to have a compromise long-
range housing bill ready for Sen-1
ate actjon by next Monday.
Other congressional develop-,
ments:
Dixie bloc A top-ranking
House Democrat said the once
powerful southern bloc no longer
has the strength to stop the Presi
dent's legislative program.
MacArthur The Senate Armed
Services Committee is expected to
vote this week to invite Gen.
Douglas MacArthur home for
congressional questioning.
Military pay The House Armed
Services Committee was sched
uled to open hearings Monday on
a bill to increase military pay by
more than $400,000,000 a year.
Indonesia Sen. Owen Brew
ster, (R-Me.), accused the ad-
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Dutch cooperation in the proposed !
North Atlantic Security Pact by:
"crucifying" the Indonesian Republic.
In The Editor's JMailbag tV
Salem Session
Half Finished
SALEM (U.PJ Most legislators
figured Monday they were about
halfway through the 45th session
as the lawmakers began their
43rd day.
Both houses were scheduled to
take up their work at 11 a.m.
The House has had several
highly-controversial issues on its
docket, including legislation to
give the State Board of Agricul
ture executive powers including
the right to hire and fire the
director of agriculture: to abol
ish butter grading requirements.
The Senate meanwhile will con
sider majority and minority com
mittee reports on legislation to
abolish milk controls and a Sen
ate joint resolution to refer to the
voters the question of whether to
abolish the death penalty.
WASHINGTON LETTER
By PETF.R EDSON
NPA Washington Correspondent
New Negotiations on Austria
Will Test Russia's Sincerity
WASHINGTON (NEA) New attempts by
deputies of the Big Four Council of Foreign
Ministers to draft an Austrian peace treaty should
throw considerable light on the sincerity of Russia's
peace offensive.
This will be the sixth try since the end of the
war. The first five have produced tentative drafts
on a 57-artlcle treaty, which is still a secret
document. There has been agreement on 35
articles by all foui powers the United .States,
Britain, France and Russia. On the other 18 articles
there is disagreement, although some paragraphs
and brackets in these articles have been agreed to.
Tho treaty is stalled on two principal issues. 1.
Should Austria have the same boundaries as in
1937, before the Hitler take over? This is article
five of the proposed treaty. 2. What German
owned assets In the East Austria occupation zone
should be given to Russia as reparations from Ger
many? This is article 35.
Treaty negotiations broke down last May over
tho boundary question. It is not now considered so
important, except that the Russians might want to
cling to it as a pretext, In case they do not wish to
agree on the linger question of reparations.
Only One Boundary Question
Thero is really only one territorial or boundary
question. It. is southern Carinthia. which has been
rlatmed by Yugoslavia. In the past this claim has
been supported by the Russians. Whether the
split between the Russian Cominform bloc and
Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia has changed the Russian
attitude will be worth watching.
Another Yugoslav claim against Austria Is for
$150,000,000 reparations. In the Potsdam agree
ment of August. 1945. the Big Four said that
Austria should pay no reparations. Later the Rus
sians claimed this meant, only reparations for the
Big Four. The U.S., Britain and France say it ap
plies to all countries. The Russians have supported
the Yugoslav claim, but again may change.
On the larger question of reparations for Russia
proper, the Potsdam agreement gave Russia German-owned
assets In Its East Austrian occupation
rone. Hut the trouble from the very first negotia
tions has been in defining what constitutes German-owned
assets.
Several attempts have been made to approach
this problem from new angles In reaching a com
promise folution. One has been to specify prop
erties in East Austria which might be assigned to
Russia as reparations. Another has been to fix a
lump sum for payment to the Russians in lieu of
properly reparations.
Among specific items considered are oil prop
erties. Oanube Steamship Co. assets, farm lands
and factories. Also discussed have been how long
there properties should remain under Russian con
Irnl. and how much of their current production
should be assigned Russia.
A further question arises over whether these
properties finally transferred should be subieet to
the laws of the Austrian government, and whether
they should be exempted from possible nationaliza
tion by Hie Anstriims after a term of years.
Debate How to Guarantee Austrian Freedom
Among lesser treaty articles en which there Is
disagreement is one proposing that the Big Four
guniHiili-r to recognize tiir Independence and ter
ritorial integrity of Austria, and what machinery
might be set up to prevent aggression against
Austria by ether powers. Soviet delegates have In
the past opposed this Idea, saying that such ques
tion should be handled by the United Nations.
There has been no agreement on whether Aus
tria should be barred from research, manufacture
or stockpiling of materials that might contribute
to a military potential. The United States and j
Britain have been against anv surh restrictions, i
Treatment of the 400.000 to 500,000 displaced j
prrapnj in niKiria provides anotner tough ques
tion. Most of tese TP's are now tn the three '
western zones. The western powers are opposed
to any repatriation or resettlement against the will
of the DP's themselves.
Treatment of property In Austria belonging to
citizens of other United Nations countries mav take
a long time to work out.
Efforts to rlrnM the Austrian pea.-e treaty were'
begun in London In January and Fcbniarv," 1947.
U.S. Minister Samuel Reber. has been the Amer
ican deputy s.n,-e lt Febrvis'-v. Hf w-ltl rresiHe
at the new -fgitist'O'-s. which have been resumed
ai the result of request by the Austrian govern
ment last December. I
Jordan Valley
Has 2 Choices
JORDAN VALLEY (Pi This
incorporated city hasn't gotten
around to electing officers for 12
years now, and one resident thinks
something should be done about it.
Dr. W. W. Jones, Jordan Valley
physician, said he thought his
town should either work up a
stronger interest in civic affairs or
stop being a town.
The 350 residents of Jordan
Valley last held a city election 12
years ago. The mayor they elected
then James McCain moved
away right afterward, and they
never elected anybody to replace
him.
J. L. Long, a city councilman, is
the only elected official who is
still serving. The rest of the
town's activities are directed by
volunteers.
Dr. Jones said he was going to
send a copy of the city charter to
Malheur County District Attorney
Charles W. Swan, and find out
what could be done about either
calling an election or unincorpor
ating the town.
House Tax Committee
Sets Two Hearings
SALEM (IP) The House Tax
ation Committee will hold public
hearings this week on the ques
tions of taxing public ports and :
cigarettes.
The port hearing will be held at
9 a.m. Wednesday. The bill, which
the committee already has decided
to reject, would exempt from
taxation any company which
leases a public port.
Delegations from Umatilla, The
Dalles, Portland and Astoria will
appear at the hearing.
The cigarette tax hearing will
be Friday afternoon. The bill
would levy a tax of 2 cents a
package, and a companion bill
would let the manufacturer fix
the retail price.
Barber Shop Sing
Winners Named
FOREST GROVE (PV Ta
coma's Harmony Vendors ' sang
their way to the championship of
the Oregon-Washington barber
shop quartet here Saturday night.
The contest wound up two days
of festivities reminiscent of the
gay nineties era.
The Agony Four of Oregon
State College placed second and
the House Brothers of Bonanza,
Ore., placed third. Other finalists
were the Four Naturals of Clark
County Junior College, Vancou
ver, Wash., and the Chord Bust
ers. Pacific College, Newberg, Ore.
Members of the winning team
were Fraser Chrisholm, Paul
Newman, Loula Tebeau and Carl
Cheney.
TO SHERMAN
COTTAGE GROVE (To the
Editor) We would like to com
ment on Mr. Charles W. Sher
man's letter of Feb. 8.
We realize that it requires some
intelligent thinking by both
Parties before it is possible to
accomplish any appreciable moral,
social, political, bcuhduhi; wi
spiritual reform of the individual
or a nation of individuals. 10 ac
complish a lasting benefit by such
reform it must of a necessity be
a slow and gradual process of
teaching that is based on irrefut
able foundation of truth and ac
cepted on a voluntary basis.
The Communists do not qualify
under any of these. They as In
dividuals do no thinking (that is
done for them in Moscow). They
teach no truth and are not even
consistent as they claim one thing
and practice another.
We would like to observe that
Mr. Truman's statements that Mr.
Sherman refers to as tirades, were
in our estimation entirely too
mild. The Washington professors
who were discharged have on
place in our educational system.
As for people being curious
about Communism we believe that
the great majority of our people
have a better conception and un
derstanding of Communism and
its fatal results on a nation than
do most of the so called American-Moscow
converted Commies.
The thing that arouses our cur
osity is the kind of a quirk in a
man's thinking that would cause
him to voluntarily and blindly
embrace a political philosphy of
an organization that would grind
him down to an infinitesimal non
entity shackled by blind obedience
to the state.
We realize that we cannot reg
ulate man's ideas but it is possible
by patient true teaching to keep
his attention centered on Ideals
of patriotism and freedom lor
which our forefathers shed their
blood, while through the orderly
process of our laws we curb the
vicious rabble rousing and trouble
making Communists who under
the protection of the freedom
assured each individual under our
constitution advocate and work
for the overthrow by force of the
Government of a free people.
As for the Russian government
under the old Czar sending
political prisoners to Siberia Joe
Stalin has shown that government
to have been a small time Piker.
Mr. Sherman's . reference to
Christianity to advance or sub
stantiate his arguments smacks
of empty mockery when we real
ize that Communism (Moscow
brand) is not only a Godless
philosophy but would if possible
emasculate the very conscience of
man making him a perfect subject
for a ruthless anti-Christ dictat
orship that would perpetuate it
self through slavery and murder
of those whom it professes to
foster and protect.
Yes Christianity expanded and
grew under persecution for it was
the Will of Christ that it do so,
His was and is a Spiritual King
dom. Stalin's is temporal and as
such is doomed to final destruc
tion. So let us here and now
deny that Communists have been
or are being persecuted by the
courts of our land; to the contrary
they have enjoyed boundless free
dom and opportunity under the
protection of our constitution to
spread their nefarious and slimey
teaching. When they run afoul of
the law they run crying like a
whipped bully trying to hide be
hind the consititution the thing
they have dedicated themselves to
destroy.
It is our opinion that Commun
ism should never be mentioned in
the Paragraph with Progressive
ness or social reform, because
Communism is complete retro
gression and well may be com
pared with the ancient Roman
government where the great part
of the population was bound in
slavery, ruled by tyrants compar
able to Stalin and his immediate
followers.
Refering to your quotation from
Theodore Roosevelt's speech
touching on desirability to rewrite
the Constitution to bring it up to
the demands of the age we point
you to the fact it is entirely possi
ble under the flexibility of that
document to make such change
within in its frame work that is
deemed necessary. This has been
done by offering and adopting
amendments and will be again if
and when it is necessary but this
does not mean it is necessary to
destroy it.
No Mr. Sherman we eannot
force all men to think alike and
under the system of freedom ltOLIO PETE
is not necessary that we do so,
that is why we wish to retain our
present form of government. We
cannot change all Communists be
cause a sick mind is hard to reach.
We can not destroy all the rats in
this country either but we can
keep them under control by con
tinually going after them. Once
the. Communist Implements his
ideas with words and action it
will be and is possible to control
them also. In the meantime by
unwelcoming truthful publicity it
may be possible to show the Com
munist up in his true character,
thus preventing their perverting
the minds of a few well meaning
but credulous persons with their
poisonous doctrine. An American
born Communist makes Benedict
Arnold look like a gentleman.
Roy E. Cantwell
1
UNFAIR?
EUGENE (To the Editor)
Reason for this letter is that I
would like to know whether or
not there is two sets of traffic
laws in the city of Eugene, one for
buses, trucks and taxi cabs and
one for privately owned automobiles.
The report of Judge Barber's
court appearing in your rjaoer
dated Feb. 3 fails to state how
many trucks and buses passed the
officer that was trailing a private
automobile on Franklin Boulevard
which was traveling 40 m.p.h. I
know from personal experience
that it is practically impossible to
drive from downtown to Judkins
Point without being passed by at
least half a dozen buses and
trucks traveling from 40 to 50
m.p.n. sun ,i do not see any
truck or bus owners fined for ex
ceeding the 25 mile speed restric
tion. What's the answer?
Heavy fines our kindly Muni
cipal Judge Is now imposing on
private car owners for minor In-,
fractions of the traffic laws may!
be one of the reasons our down- j
town merchants are complaining j
about no business. Five or ten!
dollar fine for some minor inf rac-1
tion sure seems out of line while1
at the same time trucks, buses and
taxi cabs are apparently allowed!
to exceed all speed restrictions
without any interference from the
police.
, Yours Respectfully,
H. R. Trower,
Route 2, Eugene
Folks everywhere meet Polio Pet.
all defeat,
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He is sold at auction to one ,nd all I
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Wair.;
ikt, but stop
We might learn a lesson from PetJ
so wis,
"tells6!?;.'31" baCk" Snd
He crows when happy, expect, no
encore,
Content in his cage, he never gets
sore. 15
Don't think this
and pause.
They are selling old Pete for
noble cause.
No respector of persons, monev
race, '
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.n Fii,a ipvea one may be hi
next case. 15
No one is immune from the vil-
For money or rank he does
care.
not
Don't let remorse or regret
.yuur soul,
full
With evil intent he may enter your
uuui.
To alleviate pain that all may live
u juur pennies ana dimes
freely give.
It's your duty folks all over
land.
Help hold high the banner
iaKe a firm stand.
you
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and.
Polio the grim monster is marking
his score
Polio is heading straight for the
goal.
Folks think of this when feeling
your (oats) hay.
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Ice Thaw in River
PRINT.VIl.LE (U.R Most of
Jefferson County was without
drinking water Monday.
Ice and logs in the Crooked
River damager turbines of the
Opal Springs Water Co.'s pumping
station, cutting the domestic
water supply to most parts of
Jefferson County.
The city of Madras, which has
it own water system was unaf
fected. In England, during the 17lh cn
lury. it was customary for gentle
men w imoat in cnurcn.
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