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THE BEND BULLETIN. BEND. OREGON. FRIDAY, FEB. 16. 1945
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"Did Someone Say Mac Arthur?"-
. : IF :
, Last week we said here that western newspapers coming
to our notice had paid little attention to the question of valley
authorities. Since then there has been a reference to the sub'
ject in the Medford Mail-Tribune and we want to quote the
M-T's editorial in full as a preliminary to today's remarks. It
has as a title the quotation from Cicero s oration, U tempora
O mores ! and reads :
"How times change!"
' We have been reminded of this time-honored wheeze by
being the recipient of several copies of the Wall Street
Journal.
It seems only yesterday that this financial dally paper
was positively apoplectic over the threat of public owner
ship In the utility field.
The particular cause of this perturbation then was the
Tennessee Valley Authority an attempt by a pack of "Kil
lowatt Bolsheviks" headed by Senator Norris of Nebraska, to
destroy all private business in this country and hand every
thing over to "Parlor Pinks and the Bomb-Toting Anarchists."
But now listen to this the comment of the same journul on
the recent proposal for a Missouri Valley Authority:
"President Roosevelt's proposal forTVAs in every
Important watershed In the country has a certain
logical foundation no doubt about that. If TV A
has been a good thing for the Tennessee river region
it should be a good thing for every other river re
gion." Amazing how public opinion can change and in a compara
tively few years not more than eight or ten of them at most.
Not, we imagine, that the Wall Street Journal Is particu
larly, enamoured of federal power and light projects. No
doubt It would prefer the good old days if there were any
chance of returning to them.
But the Journal is enlightened enough to realize that can t
be done the clock of social and Industrial progress can't be
turned back. And It is also hopeful thut in this country at
least a middle road between the extreme right and the ex
treme left can be attained.
In other words probably the Wall Street Journal believes
that along- with the development of public power projects,
some private power companies, If properly conducted with
some sense of social responsibility, can also continue to op
erateand at a reasonable profit.
In other words it foresees a compromise whereby a modi
fled private profit system can endure working with, rather
than against a system of controlled public ownership
This department has a pious Idea the Wall Street Journal
Is right.
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Copyright, 194S, Willard Wltntri
Song
to Remember
Di.trlbuted by NEA SERVICE. INC,
THE STORY: Frederic Chopin's
playing Is applauded at Count
Wodzlnskl's dinner party and
he Is asked to play an encore.
To begin with and without wishing to be pedantic let us
suggest that neither the exact nor tne lmpnea meaning 01 me
rieei-onian uhrase is "How times change" and then let us
insist that the Wall Street Journal has not changed. The
Mail-Tribune has jumped to a wholly incorrect conclusion ana
it has done so by failing to pay attention to one little word in
the quotation from the Journal the little word, "if." "If
TVA has been a good thing," says the Journal. "If."
The Mail-Tribune makes the mistake of thinking about the
Tennessee vallev authority as an example solely of the de
velopment of "publif ciwnership in the utility field" and of the
-TVAs in every important watersnea in tne country, pro
posed by President Roosevelt, as "federul power and light
projects" and nothing more. The facts are otherwise.
Mr. Roosevelt's original proposal for the Tennessee valley,
it is true, was for a public power development and he sug
gested that such development would provide a rate "yard
stick" against which private utility rates could be measured.
The Tennessee valley law as enacted by congress, however,
covered a much wider field than the generation and distribu
tion of electric power. Accordingly, when the Wall Street
Journal says "If TVA has been a good thing for the Tennessee
river region" it has reference to all the activities of the federal
government in the Tennessee valley region and not to public
power alone. And, obviously, the Roosevelt proposal for a
general system of TVAs contemplates, as in the Tennessee
region, an over all, and not simply a public power develop
ment. If the Mnil-Tribune will examine the bills introduced in
the 78th and the current congress to implement President
Roosevelt's proposals it will discover what extensive areas of
local government and regional economy far outside the power
field they cover. The Murray bill for the Missouri valley, the
Mitchell bill for the Columbia valley and, by the way, all Ore
gon coast streams such as the Rogue, and the Rankin bill for
the nine regions into which it divides the United States are
the measures that tell the story.
The Medford paper says that "probably the Wall Street
Journal believes" certain things about public and private
power. We have made it clear, we think, that those conclusions
cannot be drawn from the sentences that are quoted. Just what
the Journal does believe should, we think, be loft to it to
assert.
Turning now to the Journal we mako the point that even
"if TVA has been a 'good thing' for the Tennessee river re
gion it does not necessarily follow that "it should bo a good
thing for every other river region." In particular wo assert
that success in the Tennessee region, IF it hax been achieved,
does not mean that like success can bo attained on such rivers
as the Missouri, the Arkansas or the Columbia. Differences
between river regions east of the Mississippi and those west
in area, density of population, water law, types of agriculture,
land ownership to name some of the more important make
it impossible to draw any sound conclusions.
In a further sentence in that Journal editorial not quoted
by the Mail-Tribune it is said that "How good TVA has been
for the region it occupies might be debated, but so far as
public opinion is concerned the debate is closed." We question
that assertion. As we see it the debate is just beginning. TVA
has had the floor for a long time and by skilful propaganda
has secured a wide currency for its own claims of success.
Now that the other valley proposals are made, with TVA
offered as the example of success, those claims are being
scrutinized and some interesting facts are cominur to liirht.
Here, for instance, is one such. For the tiscnl venr pnilino-l who did Hint? Ho 'did that. Kred
on June 30, 194-1 the average cost of electricity 'to domestic i F,l0 hp '" the (Tzar to whom he
userson the TVA systems was 1.88 cents a kilowatt hour whi lei -. ho "imvni vol-- i. .,.
for the calendar year of 19-14 the average paid by Pacific goading him ',U an overtone
Power & Light Company users was 1.80. And remember that, that would swni to drown it
the TVA systems had the benefit of all sorts of subsidies. i Listen, "KreiWU-, hear!' Whose
How about that yardstick? voice? "Papa?" "Krodorlr, hear!"
' 'i listen. "Knvleiic. play. You must
i play. Frederic. You must please
the C mint. He can divide tonight.
XI
THE DECISION
Frederic had bowed. Now he
sat down.
The diners resumed their eat
ing.
Frederic began his Etude In A-
flat but had hardly begun when
the doors swung open. Had Fred
eric looked up from the piano he
would have seen three Russian
officers, flanked by lackeys, enter
the dining hall, and Count Wod-
zinski hurriedly rise from his
chair.
"Your Excellency!"
Chairs were pushed back and
the guests, taking their cue from
the host, stood up.
Frederic stopped, his fingers In
midair.
The Count bowed to his new
guests, then presented his Count
ess who made a sweeping curtsy.
1 he count in a Bhrul voice said:
, place for his Excellency!" and
a lackey hurried to obey.
Ladles and gentlemen, the
Count said, his voice expressing a
kind of nervous pleasure; "ladles
and gentlemen "
I here was silence, not even the
swishing of a skirt. The flunkeys
halted In their steps.
may x present to you His
xcellency the Governor of Po
land"
The gentlemen present bowed;
the ladies curtsied.
"newly appointed by his Gra
cious Majesty, the Czar."
The Governor said to Count
Wod.inski: "Thank you. But I
don't want to interfere "
" If your Excellency please,
wp are all honored highly hon
ored -"
"Con! Inuo, please."
"Yes, your Excellency. Thank
your Excellency. Just this way.
your Excellency." Then to Fred
eric, he said: "Sit down, please
Go on as you were."
Frederic's eyes were fixed or
Hie new Governor, and he seemed
not to hear the words of Count
WodzlnslO.
"You, young m:inyou will
continue "
Frederic was motionless.
" You man -you go on with
your music."
Frederic still didn't move.
"Po you hear what I say!"
Had he screamed, It would
have made no difference. Frederic'
did not hear. How could lie? The
inward voice was screaming, and
. it was louder than anything the
Count was saying, or could say.
"The earth. Frederic, wet with the
blood of Innocents. Who let this
I blood. Frederic? I you know
WOKKKKS NAMED ' Pee, Miss Wallne Uanar and Mrs.
Madras, Feb. 16 (Special)- Mis.;Mny B. Johnson.
II. A. Dussault, county chairman !
you know, lo make a place (or you
jns a teacher In the Concervatori
i urn. Sit down. Frederic. Sit down
play."
S:t;irwl tin !,!... Tun,.-
'hv thp I oral RmI Cross il -,, . . ...I ':..:,,.,
n.. w.., l t " m.-M-.-i. mr inn i'iiiv oi down t'ne or tlu nthm- it i f..
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,.,...... . ? - j, ....,...,.,,., Mi,M-iua vi you lo clloostv Your choice Mike
H. W. Turner and Mrs. George ' servicemen or their families. t now-makc it Vow-make it
lor tne at.-i.ii.wii county itoo j During January a tolal ot 12fi
Cross drive announced tne work- home service cases were handled:
ers lor mHuras tins vvri-K. ijusi- '
now now now--now
Frederic's eyes which had been
fastened on the pock-marked face
of the Czar's new Governor' of
Poland now met the cold eyes of
Count Wodzlnskt.
" I do not play " His tones
rang clear. "I will never play for
uzanst Dutcners: '
There were gasps, muffled voic
es, and a shitting of chairs. ....
But Frederic was gone. . i
a e a
No one had lighted a candle, and
tne room was in darkness.
Mamma Chopin said: "Frederic
Frederic why did you do It?
"What did you think you would
gam By it ?" asked Nicolas Chopin
Frederic didn't answer.-
A candle was lighted and placed
on tne tame.
" What could you have hoped
10 gam oy 11
Mamma Chopin said: "Do you
think you will ever get to teach in
the conservatorium now ! "
"That's done," Nicolas Chopin
said. "That's over. That much Is
certain."
"Tch, tch." Jozef Eisner walk
ed back and forth, his hands be
hind his back.
. The kitchen door flung open. It
opened wllh such a bang that
Mamma Chopin recoiled from
fright, sure agents of the Czar
had already come upon them. She
was relieved whim she saw thai it
was Mile. Gladkowska and two
men Jan Blaloblocki and Tytus
Wojclechowski.
Konstancja was the first to
speak add she spoke sharply.
"Frederic, get out of this house!"
"Out of Poland!" said Jan
Blaloblocki, "There is no time to
lose!"
Nicolas Chopin said: "Are you
out of your head? Where would
ho go?" ,
"Anywhere!" Tytus answered.
"There's be on order for your
arrest by morning," Jun said. "No
doubt about It."
Jozef Eisner said: "As I have
sometimes said, Nicolas there is
always Paris."
"Paris!"
"Yes." '
Mile. Gladkowska pressed a
small leather bag Into Frederic's
hand. "Frederic"
Frederic looked at her, then at
the leathern bag.
"Polish earth," she said.
His hands closed tightly over it.
" Keep it, Frederic; keep it
wilh you wherever you go. Cher
ish it, Frederic."
"Polish earth?"
The girl nodded. "From under
the birch trees. It will help you to
remember Poland and your
friends who are proud of you."
(To Be Continued)
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Washington
Column
By Peter Edson
(NEA Staff Correapomleot)
Washington, D. C. Proposals
for improving the relationships
between congress and the execu
tive end of the government, the
voters and the special interest
lobbies and pressure groups, must
be Judged on the point of whether
congress is out oi step wnn me
rest of the world or whether ev
erybody else is out of step with
congress.
Defenders of congress are too
often forced to plead that their
critics do not understand what
congress is supposed to do or
what.it does. On that basis it is
the executive arm of the govern
ment which needs the most re
forming. Nevertheless, few peo
ple can deny that there is general
public dissatisfaction over the con
tinued rowing between congress
and the executive.
. A reform of the executive agen
cy set-up might be in order at the
same time congress goes through
its reorganization. Anything that
would improve relationships be
tween the executive and legisla
tive arms' of the government
would be a help, but since it is re
form of congress that Is being
talked a bout now, let's stick to
that. ,
It has often been proposed that
cabinet members and the heads of
administration agencies be given
seats on the floor of congress and
the right to debate, without the:
right to vote.
Par more practical Is the pro-;
posal of Representative Estes,
Kefauver of Tennessee that con-'
gress be permitted to call execu-1
tive department heads to the floor '
for regular questioning. Cabinet:
members can now be called before
congressional committees, but not j
before the whole congress. This
might lead to the "baiting" of cer
tain unpopular executives, and
furthermore it might lead to con
siderable embarrassment of the
president. Questions would have
to be submitted in advance, and
answers might be declined. ,
Feeling that the executive de
partments have been running off
with the government, there has
Been increasing desire on the part!
of congress to recapture the lead
ership and make the executive
arms more subservient to its will.
Laws establishing the smaller
war plants corporation, lend lease
administration, office of war mo
bilization and reconversion and
similar agencies have specified
that the direction shall maRe peri
odic reports to congress.
When congress gets the reports,
often the congressmen do not have
time to study them and do not
havethe staff to make studies of
the reports for them. This leads
to the desire to reform congress
so that it has some agency to keep
better check on what the execu
tive departments are doing, how
they're spending the money con
gress gives them.
The general accounting office,
created as an agency of congress,
might do this, but its functions
have been limited to audit for
fraud and it is not used to advise
congress on what the executive
agencies of government should or
should not do. Bureau of the bud
get, in the executive office of the
president, determines that, but it
reports to the president and not to
congress.
Bend's Yesterdays
TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO
(From The Bulletin Filea)
(Feb. 16, 1920) i -In
a Bend Trapshooters meet,
Dr. W. G. Manning breaks 22 out i
of 22 clay pigeons, with N. G. Thomas Jarrard of Terrebonne,
Jacobson and Don H. People tying 1 is a Bend business visitor.
for second place with 20 out of 2 3
The Upper Deschutes Uvwtrl ,
association meets, hero 7
officers and retains Jack Hart2
as herder at the Crane Pri2
camp. Officers are Cecil Stear.
president; N, A. McCoinTw
president; H. M. Stevens semi
tary-treasurer, and George Jrml.
N. F. McCoin, Lelahd CaseyTj
Luther Harrington as memberiS
the advisory board. 01
Construction Engineer WldoU
for the Oskar Huber hleS
projects, reports here that tS
government has rejected the nnv
posed 30-mJle Crooked River S
as a post road. .
M. J. Danlelson, builder, renorti
that the new footbridge overth!
Deschutes river In Bend is read,
for use. '
Range applications are studied
by members of the Sisters-MeS
ius Livestock association at
Bend meeting attended by Ben
Tone, Max Wuraweiler, E.B0
ham, Joe Howard, Jr., and Em
Edgington. , .
Members of the Methodlstf
ciiuiwii iruic vu wiiemer they
should construct a $40,000 church
this year, with the results of tbs
balloting not being made known.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Shevlln a
Portland are guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Crosby Shevlln,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. O'Donneli
report the birth of a daughter on
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