THE CAPITAL .TOTTTWAL'. SALEM. OREGON1
TUESDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1936
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Salem, Oregon
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I sketch your world exactly at it goes."
Perpetuating Discord
The Oregon Journal makes the suggstion that the way
to insure the preservation and perpetuation of Champoeg
Memorial Park as a "shrine to the pioneers" is -to 'reinstate
Mrs. Mary Drain Albro, recently discharged by the park
commission, as superintendent.
Thrmig-hout the controversy which culminated in the re
moval of Mrs. Albro from the park commission by Governor
Martin and her subsequent dismissal from the position of
superintendent by the board, her position has been champion
ed and defended by the Oregon Journal.
In the estimation of that newspaper thp other members
of the commission were all "out of step" with Mrs. Albro be
cause they disagreed with her opposition to an improvement
program which embodied the clearing of underbrush and the
construction of footpaths in the park. It objects to having
the park cleaned up and loudly protests against making a
picnic ground out of a shrine.
To follow out the suggestion of reinstating Mrs. Albro
while retaining the personnel of the present commission
would only' be to perpetuate the discord and friction which
has characterized the management of the park. If Mrs. Al
bro's policies are to govern the administration of park affairs
the commission should be reorganized by the appointment of
members sympathetic with her views.
It is never good business to have the tail wagging the
dog.
The Oregon Journal, it would seem, is more concerned
with justifying its own position than in securing harmony
and efficiency in the management of the park. The Capital
Journal still holds to its announced conviction that operation
and care of Champoeg should be vested in the parks division
of the state highway department, as other state parks.
About the Dole
The Salem Statesman has resurrected an editorial from
the Capital Journal of February 17, 1932, opposing Senator
Borah's proposal for federal doles for the unemployed and
opposing the dole system of direct relief. That was four and
a half years ago and the experience of the depression has
taught many lessons except to those who have so soon for
gotten and seek a return to the conditions that bred it.
The dole, along with soup kitchens and bread lines, con
ducted by private charity, municipalities and counties, was
tne emergency method of meeting the depression under the
Hoover administration, but the exhaustion of financial re
sources, private and public, forced federal assistance as the
alternative to a revolution of the disinherited. Only the hope
instilled by Roosevelt and the vigorous measures taken in the
emergency averted it.
The direct dole is the worst form of relief because of its
psychological effect on the recipients. All that the Capital
Journal said against it remains true. As soon as possible
Mr. Koosevclt abandoned it, except for the unemployables,
and substituted jobs through grants and loans. And by his
social security act, he has laid the foundations for unemploy
ment insurance, old age pensions, blind assistance and other
measures designed to cushion the disaster of future depres
sions. The "endless drain" is here, mourns the Statesman, and
the nation is "well on the way to bankruptcy." Neither of
which is true, for unemployment is being gradually lessened,
and the restoration of industry, purchasing power and na
tional income will speedily balance the budget, reduce expen
ditures and the national debt. The money has not been
wasted for we have much to show for it in the way of public
improvements, outside of its human benefits. Therefore,
as the Statesman says the Capital Journal believes "the
Great Humanitarian" should be elected to finish the joh he
has undertaken of correcting as far as possible, the mal
adjustments of a faulty economic system.
Popular People
spopts editop during I 7
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ABOUT N IVE COT A S, X' Mi
' DUCATS FOR FR'END COMIN'I ( I ID SURE Y
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Lest We Forget
Fresident Henry I. Harriman of the United States
Chamber of Commerce said in testifying before a congres
sional committee in May 1933:
w have seen 'the national Income fall from S4.0P0(Kin.nflfl In t!29.
to approximately $40,000,000,000 last year. itwji. and If the decline were
to continue uninterrupted at the same rale during the pret.cnt year (1933).
the national income would not be over 130.000.000.000 That is a most ap
palling situation and It Indicates that remedies which in normal condi
tions we would look at with great hesitation we can well consider in times
like these.
I believe that the exigency which faces the country is far greater
than the emergency of war. and that the damage resulting from tears
of depression to our people Is much greater than the damage that came
In the years that, we were In the world war.
The election of Roosevelt and the emergency and other
measures he forced through, halted the decline in the nation
al income and it began to rise, slowly at first, then rapidly.
Banks were reopened on a sound basis deposits insured, fac
tories resumed, employment increased and deficits turned
into profits. The business index has risen to 77 from 40,
stocks, bonds and securities are at new highs for six years.
The president has made good as far as the rourts'pt-rmit
it, but for rising to the emergency and surmounting the exi
gency, allaying social unrest and averting national collapse,
the leaders of the United States Chamber of Commerce have
in rising of tide of prosperity forgotten their plight of a few
years ago and are united in smearing Roosevelt in the effort
to defeat him and return the "economic rovalists" to power
to plunder as of old. "
Workings of Social
Credit Under Aberhart
In Alberta Described
By DcW I TT ; .M a v K K N Z I K
Copt r It hit. 1B39- Afit-Ci.itcu Press)
Calgary, Alberta. Oct i;l iVP) T he setting is the spa
cious auditorium of the Calgary Prophetic Bible Institute, a
fundamentalist organization, and it is a Sunday afternoon.
The audience fills the aents on
Butteville People
End Summer Visits
Buttvm Mr. Jim Onhm w
on an extended visit with her
friend. Mr. and Mr. J. a. William.
t Moscow, Idaho.
Mr. Ira Northup. Bmr Crwll
and Glen CrUtMl drov to Rd&porl.
returning with Northup, mho had
bwi employe! there all mimmer.
Mrs. Matilda Croco. Btllte, Bar
bara .Van Croro and Mia Mae
firUelfla left by Uaia from Portland
eunoay evening lor Seattle, where
they will viMt for a month. The
ill be Riie.tu of Mr. Croro' brother-in-law
and lter. Mr. and Mr.
Grant Jame. and ann, Robert.
Ira Simmon and Mr. Halhe
Noyea have returned to their home
aftr spending the summer in the
eat.
Scott MtlU-Mr. Lel Russell
of Tacoma. Wah.. ha come to
nend a few dav with her mother.
Mr. Hum ah Talor.
the main floor and overflows Into
the gallery which runs around three
sides of the room a thousand sim
ple country-folk.
Their homely dress proclaims
them as of small means, but their
faces are shining with the .religious
fervor of a God-fearing people
They lean forward eagerly to catch
the words of the speaker in the pul
pit.
At first glance he appears to be
a very ordinary Individual a bald-
headed, thick-set, rather ponderous
man of advanced middle-use, who
peers through spectacles after the
manner of the near slchted.
i Aa : he talks, however, you ryglii
to sense In his voles an unusual
hypnotic quality, such as tluf of a
William Jennings Bryan or a David
Lloyd George,
Then, as you get a full view of his
face, you forget everything . else
about his personal appearance, tt is
the expressive fighting face of a
Mussolini protruding Jaw and all.
Patently here la a striking per
sonality. This becomes even more
evident as you glance about the au
dience. Now they are quietly wiping
tears from their eves; now they are
laughing; now they break into
thunderous applause; voices cry
amen." and "yes." He plays on
their emotions like a master mu
sician.
He is William Aberhart, premier
of the great province of Alberta,
sponsor of the sensational social
credit experiment which proposes U?
provide every1 adult citizen with a
gratiutous Income from the prov
ince.
I watched Aberhart in action for
two hours in the Bible Institute as
he talked, not only to those before
him but. through a microphone of
the voice of the prairie station, to
people In all parts of the far-
reaching province.
I came away with the answer as
to why this man is able in his po
litical speeches to rouse great crowds
to a point of near-hysteria, as he
freqently does.
The premier is a wierd composi
tion of the sawdust-trail evnngfltst.
the orator, the psychologist, and th
.shrewd politician, plus that striking
face and hypnotic quality of voice.
He mixes religion and politics
freely in his speeches a very telling :
I lung in a (arming community not
far rt moved from its pioneering das
and largely populated by highly re
ligious folk, many of whom were
reared on Scotch porridge and the
shorter catechism.
Take this, for example, from the
broadcast In question, Aberhart was
in the midst of his sermon and was
speaking of worshipers of mammon.
Suddenly he switched into a scalch-
Ing denunciation of money-lenders.
To get the point of this, one must
know the legislature which recently
passed an act making a heavy slash
in private debts. This was done most
ly for the benefit of farmers, large
numbers of whom are heavily mortgaged.
Here is a part of what went over
the air:
What do they tthr money lend
ers) care whether the people are
hungry or breaking under the bm-
den of debt these worshipers of
mammon' What do they care whe
ther your babies cry all night be
cause th?y are coid and have no
food and his voice dropped dram
atically) so long as they get thtr
eight percent!"
Aberhart has the knack of rtacn
ing down and gripping the imagina
tion of his hearers with graphic anj
colorful phrases and illustrations
And he always speafc Uie language
of the audience never over then-1
heads. J
He is strong also with hi sm
pa'hetie approach t the prooJe
Hera U 1 simple little Illustration
Irom his broadcast: Each Sunday so-
lolsts sing religious songs over it
air. It is the custom for radio-listeners
to write In and ak that these
songs be dedicated to those who are
111 or to oid folk who are celebrate
Ing birthdays or wedding anniversar
ies. Thi Sunday there was a lettei
asking that a song be dedicated to
little Nellie, who had been seriously
ill for three weeks.
"Of course we shall shlng for Nel
lie," said the premier softly in tha
microphone. 'We are sorry you are
sick, Nellie. We are glad to sin
this song for you, and we hone you
will be better soon."
Not a big thing, but the hypnotism
of his voice was brought into full
play here, Many, in the audience
had tears In their eyes.
Virtually ail Aberhart's utterances
the delivered with an sir of abso.
lute finality. His inflection, his
facial expression, the hunching for
word of his expansive shoulders, the
thrusting out of his square jaw, his
evtry movement, give the lmpres
sion that he believes in himself and
Is sure he cannot be wrong. This Is
true whether he is giving his funda
mcntallst Interpretation of obscure
passages In the Bible, or speaking on
politics.
Pageant Presented
Jefferson Church
Jefferson The pageant, "Th
Lighted Cross, was given by mem
bers of the Woman's foreign Mis
sionary society of the Methodist
church under the leadership of Mrr.
J. G. Fontaine Sunday evening.
Those taking part were Mrs. E. B.
Redmond. Mrs. W. F. Wlllings, Mrs,
Earl Lynes, Mrs. Chas. McKee, Miss
Addie Libby, Mrs. George C. Mason
and Mrs. Orace Thurston, Dr. and
Mrs. J. O. Van Winkle sang, with
Mrs, C. J. Thurston at the piano.
Mrs. J. G. Fontaine led the respon
sive- reading. A reading was given
by Mrs. Orace Thurston, and the
pastor of the church, W. F. Wlllings,
spoke briefly on the World service
and the Million Dollar unit program.
News Behind
The News
By Taul Mallem
PALL MA LLC N .
for one thing,
Washington. Oct. 13 Rus&iss "ul
timatum" accusing Italy and Ger
many of violating the "gentlemen's"
neutrality "agree
ment" would have
caused instant
mobilization of all
Europe a few
years ago. Now
all it caused w&s
a new "agree
ment" among the
"gentlemen" not
to recognize the
"Issue."
No one was
rude enough to
point it out, but.
one thing, Russia's accusing
finger needed a manicure. More
than an official suspicion exists
here that she has been contribut
ing two of the greatest munitions of
war, food and funds, to the Span
ish government. Likewise, non
combatants have testified that 17
French officers were directing tne
defense of Irun. A few of their
bodies were found upon the field
later. As Russia is an "ally" of
France, she neglected to mention
these things, but confined her ac
cusations . to fascist governments,
which have been contributing planes
and supplies to the Spanish rebels
Tli us, it is no international secret
that all the parties to the neutrality
agreement, except England, possess
slightly soiled paws in this situation.
Consequently, there will be no showdown.
iuded only an unworded pledge
among the neutrals not to help
either side in Spain with arms, mu
nitions or funds. Even if there ;.ad
been a text, participating govern
ments could easily have winked at
contributions by private citizens,
and perhaps even secretly contribut
ed to such moves without much
danger of getting caught.
It is extremely difficult to iormu
late a wholly effective neutrality
policy in words, as congress has discovered.
Tax Limitation Plan
Proposed Amendment Strangely Illogical
Edi'.or'i Noif : This it the i-cond of tenr of articlM on th tax situation in
Orrton, written for thu newspaper by Dr. Jamr H Gilbert, dean or the rMIre
nt aociil tcienee at the University of Orrson. Dr. Gilbert, who la also professor
of economics at the university, is retarded as in authority on the tjx situation
ia the state of Oregon and is frequently consulted by state officials and others.
By JAMES H. GILBERT
The new deal foreign policy mak- amendment gives evidence of being
ers intend to worry along with texts
along the line of their loosely word
ed and well intentioned neutrality
law. but only in this hemisphere
The coming Pan-American confer
ence will, probably adopt these
broadened pledges. Guiding dip
lomats say no effort will be made
to get Europe to subscribe, because
they have no hope that their ef
forts would lead to anything except
complications.
The truth is they are skeptical of
tne ultimate effectiveness of all
neutrality moves suggested so far,
including their own.
The lesson which the affair has
given to high officialdom here Is
that neutrality Is Impossible in the
existing condition of honor among
nations. "Ultimatums." "gentle
men and "agreements" are words
which have lost some of their mean
ing.
Consolidation The Soviet move
was. of course, recognized as anoth
er maneuver in the International
alignment of communism versus
fascism. But only the best Inform
ed here detected the same motive
behind the simultaneous seizure of
dictatorial . power by Chancellor
Schuschnigg In Austria.
The bloodless revolution there was
too subtle and sudden to Justify fin
al conclusions, immediately. How
ever, it was seen here as a console
dation of the fasrist position, under
taken probably by agreement of
Mussolini and Hitler to end bicker
ing. All of which is more bad news j
for Russia.
Relief Advertising One of those
periodic upheavals within WPA was
effected quietly a few days back.
It occurred in the advertising divi
sion. Twenty-seven men were let
out at once in the publicity, radio
promotion and movie offices. No
interruption in WPA advertising ac
tivities was Involved.
Off the government printing of
fice presses came a circular on ex
pansive paper advertising the new
picture book of WPA. It was en
titled "Work Pays America." Ink
sketches showed square shouldered
WPA-ers in upright positions, oper
ating picks, wheel barrows and
shovels. Inside were photographs
of a nurse giving a child a spoonful
of something out of a large bottle,
an interior view of a sewer from
east to west and a picture resume
of the 90.000 Jobs on which 2,500,000
workers were said to be employed.
This publicity promotion will be
continued by the new WPA adver-
tlser. He Just kicked out the 27 old
occupants of the division because he
did not know them, and brought in
his own friends.
Notes-Re tired Security Adminis
trator Winant received three times
as much congratulatory mail upon
his resignation as upon his accept
ance of the office.
Colonel Lindbergh was privately
hastily prepared and ill considered.
The state Is rationed on a six mill
levy on a 50 per cent valuation, this
levy to be reduced gradually to a
4 8 mill levy in 1942.
The starting point for tax reduc
tion in local governments is the 1035
levy which becomes the bae for
1937 and subsequent years. After
1937 four per cent of the 1935 mill
age is to be stricken off until the
levy of 1942 is equal to SO per cent
of the original base. These falling
rates are to apply to a 50 per cent
valuation regardless of the percent
age of cash value represented by
assessments of 1934.
Underlying this strangely con
structed measure is apparently the
assumption that all our local gov
em merits are spending too much by
25 per cent, and are to be pared
down gradually to an 80 per cent
allowance. Just how the standard
of extravagance was arrived at is
not clear. Just why the reductions
should be four per cent a year and
not 14 is also obscure.
Some governments may have be:n
extravagant although in the popular
mind public extravagance is always
crudely exaggerated. City and
county officials are generally re
sponsible taxpayers and business
men not prone to load unnecessary
burdens on themselves and others.
Despite some extravagance here
and there, most of our govern
ments, especially in depression
times, are down to the bare mini-
urged by a certain congressional
group to return from England and
give two weeks over to the politi
cal campaign here. He took the in
vitation under advisement, which
means: "No."
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I.U ChrmeteU Thsnl 411
Words No text of the "aentle-
men" neutrality "agreement" has
been published. Apparently It in-
irr
i!
Victims of senate Investigations
are getting wise. One firm's records
were subpoenaed by the Nye muni
tions committee months ago. but,
when the LaPollctle committee re
cently tried to subpoena the same
records, they could not be found.
mum. To force further reduction
ill mean the sacrifice of essential
service services, too. on which the
value of business and residence
properties depends.
Even assuming a uniform margin
of extravagance, however, the sur
geon's knife Is not skillfully applied.
The permitted tax rates are to be
based on a 50 per cent valuation and
are to be borrowed from the acci
dental levy of 19S5. In three Ore
gon counties (Deschutes, Clacka
mas. Polk) valuations are below 50
per cent and must be raised. In alt
other counties they are considerably
above and must be lowered in some
counties as much as 30 per cent.
The levy of 1935 is not necessar
ily typical or representative of nor
mal need. Because of special cir
cumstances it may have been ab
normally high or unduly low.
As a result of these two curious
factors eight Oregon cities under
the tax "reduction" measures mav
have an increase in one (Heppner)
as much as 113 ppr cent. In 60 Ore
gon cities the enforced reduction"
amounts to more than 40 per rent;
in one. (Toledo! 70 per cent.
Due to the fact that valuations
come down and the 1935 rate may
be unduly low, many local govern
ments will suffer an immediate and
abrupt reduction in a single year of
30 to 40 per cent one city a reduc
tion of 63 per cent.
This is not "mild and gradual."
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m t
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in cutting and packing, they may be contaminated
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