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The Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon
Friday, August 21, 1942
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Japan s Mem Kampf
Otto D. Tolischus, former correspondent for the New
York Times at Tokyo, who was imprisoned and tortured
because he reported the machinations of the Japanese mili
tary clique to seize power, in a series of articles to his paper
from Dio de Janeiro, says that Japan's "holy war" has a
mystic background, which is elucidated in a booklet issued
early this year by Professor Chikao Fujisawa, one of the
leading exponents of Japan's political thought and philoso
phy. He says :
According to this booklet, which was made up for widest
distribution, Japan, as the original motherland of the human race
and world civilization, is fighting a holy war to reunite warring
mankind into one universal family household in which each na
tion will take its proper place under the divine sovereignty of the
Japanese Emperor, who is a direct descendant of the Sun God
dess in the "absolute cosmic life-center," from which the nations
have strayed and to which they must return.
The booklet summarizes, systematizes and applies to
the present war the ideas derived from Shinto mythology
that Japanese politicians, under, the lead of Yosuke Mat
suoka (Oregon educated) developed into an imperialistic
dogma to justify the expansion policy. But it appeals to all
the religious, racial and national ideas and emotions most
deeply ingrained in the Japanese nature so his book has
become the "Mein Kampf" of the Nipponese. It furnishes
the ideological background for ruthless aggression and con'
quest. It is the way of the gods defined as follows:
"This is the objective of the divine mission that Japan has
been called on to fulfill from time immemorial! In a word, it is
; to permeate the whole world and earth with the cosmic vitality
embodied in our divine sovereign, so that all segregated national
units may be led to reunite themselves spiritually with the sincere
feeling of brothers sharing the same blood. Only in this way
will all nations of the world be Induced to abandon their individu
alistic attitude, which finds expression first of all in current inter
national law.
"The .holy war launched by Sumera Mikuni (Japan) will
sooner or later awaken all nations to the cosmic truth that their
respective national lives issued forth from the one absolute life'
center embodied by Sumera Mikoto (the emperor) and tha
peace and harmony cannot be realized otherwise than by reor
ganizing them into one all-embracing- family system under the
guidance of Sumera Mikoto," J.
Actions You Regret
By Beck
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Sips for Supper
By Don Upjohn
Congress Has the Key
Warning that this country and the other United Nations
are headed for a food shortage which, he says, will begin
to make itself seriously felt late in 1943, is sounded by Rep,
Hampton Fulmer, chairman of the house agricultural com
mittee. And, Fulmer declares, "the officials and bureaucrats
handling the program won't do anything about it until it
smacks them right in the face."
The South Carolina legislator, who is himself a farmer
bases his prediction on the growing shortage of farm labor
ana the tendency to disregard other war problems confront
ing the food producer.
In forecasting curtailment of agricultural crops because of
the difficulty in securing labor to plant, cultivate and harvest
tnem, lulmer is but stating a situation too obvious to need ex
planation. But what, as a member of congress, is he doing to
correct tnat condition? What does he propose to Implement the
supply of farm labor or to make farm jobs comparatively attractive
to other forms of employment?
Voluntary enlistments and the draft have cut deeply into
the supply of the farmer's most efficient help, and will make
even greater inroads in the months to come. It would be neither
wise nor just to attempt to exempt farm hands from the draft,
aiuiuuKii iu aa so would iiKciy solve that labor problem.
It is not practicable to raise farm wages to levels com-
paraDie to tne laoulous rales of pay being received by war
industry workers. To do that would be to snnd fnnrl lMMppa
skyrocketing to fantastic heights and stimulate the spiral of
Humuuii. dui ib is possioie ior ncp. Fulmer and his col
leagues in congress to apply the pruning shears to the fancy
wages being paid lo war workers under government con
tracts, and to weed out the surplus of workers that are
stumbling over each other in most of the war plants operating
Reduction of war industry wages to common sense
levels, elimination of huge overtime bonuses by lengthening
the work week to a minimum of 48 hours and weeding out
surplus workers on war plant payrolls would go a long way
toward making farm jobs more attractive and relieving
the shortage of agricultural labor.
We haven't heard of Rep. Fulmer's name being attached
to any proposed legislation to that end.
Milk Board Not Guilty
Unless it be that it did not advance the minimum price
of milk soon enough nnd high enough, the Oregon milk
control board with all its faults cannot consistently bo
blamed directly for the shortage of fluid milk which is said to
threaten venous parts of the state.
The shortage, actual or conjured up for propaganda
reasons by producers nnd distributors seeking higher prices,
is due to two causes: (1) rapid expansion of demand, due
to a tremendous influx of consumers, mostly soldiers and
war industry workers, and (2) mounting production costs
and the reluctance or inability of dnirynion to increase their
herds in the face of existing uncertainties, especially as
regards labor. '
Producers are crying that they must have more money
lor their product and some are already reported to have
gono out of business because of inability to make ends meet.
They cant blame the board, which has always functioned
u iiuiu prices up, ior tnat, However, responsibility for the
celling price on milk rests solely with the OPA and the
administration which unfortunately neglected to frccie
wages and other items of milk production costs at corre
sponding levels.
Indirectly the milk board's past policy of restricting the
issuance of "quotas" lo a limited number of producers in
each milkshed can be blamed for some of the present scarcity
But so also can the favored dairymen who championed that
While a good neighbor policy
is interesting to contemplate,
Rome times we wonder, as, fer
instance, here's a little story
about a couple of good . farm
neighbors not far from Salem
of an incident that happened
the other day. Both have a few
sheep. The two 'let in the road
the other day and one of them
suggested to the other it might
be a good idea to trade bucks.
The other one said, sure, that he
had a couple of nice bucks and
the first man could take h i s
choice. So the first man went
home, loaded up his buck, drove
to the neighbors, deposited it in
Novelties
In the News
(By the Associated Prena)
Fighting Grandpa
( Elkhart, Ind. Most men re
gard leaving home to go to war
as a stock story to tell their
h 1 s neighbor's barnyard and
went to pick out . the one he
wanted in exchange. But the
other neighbor had changed his
mind about letting the first man
take his choice. He'd picked out
the buck he wanted his neigh
bor to have. It was a fine look
ing buck so the neighbor loaded
it aboard a truck and took
home. He'd no sooner deposited
it in his barnyard than t h
buck took one look around
hopped the barnyard fence.
went across a field, hopped an
other fence and disappeared
That was the end of that buck.
And also maybe the end of -the
good neighbor policy in the lo
cality. We have the names of
these parties on file but wont
show them to anybody who may
be curious.
Devotees of the great iron god
"Scrappo" are beginning to
bring their sacrificial offerings
and laying them at h!s metal feet
on the courthouse grounds. Pro
bably the most inspiring of these
is a boy's tricycle. A woman
told us she saw a little tot bring
ing the tricycle up the street,
granacmiciren some day nut lugging it over to the heap and
not Kenneth N. Kress, 43-year- dropping it under Scrappo's
shadow. The boy turned, walked
old draftee
His two grandchildren, young
sters of Mrs. Robert Cussemeyer
his daughter, were there to see
him off as he left for the army,
Wrong-Way Candidate
Spokane Joe Albi, campaign
ing for congress, left Newport,
Wash., on a rural tour and re
ceived a hearty welcome at every
hamlet.
Encouraged, Albl came right
out and asked an old timer to
vote for him.
"Be glad to," the bearded man
replied, "only I can't vole in
Washington. This here's Idaho.
Last Straw Item
Kansas City Herman West-
hoff, postman on vacntioii, walk
ed three miles from his home to
a service station, and three miles
back again.
He wanted to pay for the gas
oline he had used in recent days.
He couldn't use the car for the
trip his tires had given out.
Collector
Kansas City Cily Manager L
loomgham accepts very
eagerly passes to every enter
tainment and sports events but
he always pays his way.
He saves the passes nnd pastes
them all In a scrapbook, unused.
Down the Hatch
Cimarron, Kas. Santa Clans
wheat, they call It in this west
em Kansas community.
Lacking storage space, Leigh
Warner leased a five-section
railroad workers' apartment
building, boarded up doors and
windows and poured the wheat
down the chimneys.
t Had Nine Lives
Athens. Ala. Dee Hill is tell
ing how he landed a 300-pound
catfish after fighting it for two
days and a night.
Hill said he caught (he big
fish on a line strung across the
Elk River. He tied two cedar
posts on each end of the line, fol
lowed the posts until the fish
gave up a mile and a half after
entering the Tennessee River.
oor Watch Dogs
Augusta, Kas. His 20 grey
hounds made such a clamor that
Farmer W. E. Tinkler couldn't
hear the thieves who fled In the
night with all five of his truck
tires.
The dogs bark nnd yelp all
the time anyhow, Tinkler ex
plained, so he thought nothing of
their extra noise.. .
away, stopped and looked back
at his offering, then went on
up the street again. "Scrappo'
looked down on this unsung lit
tle hero and may have shed
molten tear.
Biggest Lie of the Week
(Medford Mail-Tribune)
In the report of hot spots in
the state this burg leads all the
rest with 105 degrees. But it
was a dry heat here. Ten de
grees could be added and still
be cooler than ray, Salem, at
93 F.
Our old friend Tom Russell,
for eight years engineer at the
public utilities commission,
leaves his job there tomorrow
lo go with the United Slates en
ginecrs. It's loo bad there, has
been no one to act as Boswell
lo Tom's Johnson as it's a safe
guess there's no more interest
ing personages than Tom has
ever lived in the midst of these
surroundings. Tom has had a
full life as an engineer, ranging
the world on his chosen job and
meeting with adventures, people
and occurrences of varied kind
sufficient to fill a book like the
one Mr. Boswell wrote of Mr.
Johnson, and a darned sight
more Interesting book at that
There's no use wishing Tom well
because he'll make It that way
with his personality wherever he
goes. Incidentally we were go
ing to say that Tom is a delight
ful raconteur, but doggone if we
want him to think we've started
calling him names behind his
back just before he. leaves, so
we'll' let it go at that,
1232 Accidents
During Past Week .
Oregon industries reported an
all time record of 1,232 accidents
during the week ended yester
day, the state industrial accident
commission reported todav.
There were seven fatalities, as
follows: David C. Patcrson, The
Dalles crane laborer, Injured
Auqust 12; Thomas Mozct, Port
land electrlcan's helper, injured
August 5: John E. Kilkenny.
Portland electrician, injured Au
gust 10; Clarence L. Bright, Al
pine head rigger, injured August
it; (jnnrics A. smith. Tillamook
drag sawyer, injured August 12:
and Thomas A, Billings, Leaburg
high climber, injured August 13
at Jasper.
Eire has a plan for making
sugar from artichokes. I
Kelly Says
Rationing of Meat
Under Consideration
Northwest Furniture .
Makers Get Contracts
Bus Transportation
Restrictions Eased
By John W. Kelly
Washington, D. C, Aug. 21
Food requirements committee, a
set-up in the department of ag
riculture, has been in a huddle
on the meat situation and whis
pers that meat will in all prob
ability be rationed in a matter
of months. Whatever decision
this committee makes, however,
is checked by a food commit
tee in war production board.
Not to be outdone, WPB divi
sion is busily engaged in dup
licating the food requirements
committee adding more and
unnecessary people to the pay
roll. Instead of one agency
handling the matter there are
now two, one being completely
superfluous.
The committee in the depart
ment of agriculture is seeking
data-on the amount of meat re
quirements of army and navy
and how much is committed un
der the lend-lease act. When
they have these statistics they
will deduct this amount from the
estimated supply of livestock,
and that will be what the civil
ians will receive. There will be
a survey of the amount of meat
consumed per capita in peace
time and this will be compared
with the meat available after
armed forces and the United
Nations have been satisfied. The
task of the agricultural commit
tee is then to decide how far
this balance will stretch. Pre
liminary survey indicates, the
meat for civilians will be less
than the per capita consumption
of 1941.
There are two methods con
sidered of distributing the civil
ian meat allocation to retail
dealers, now being carried on in
most eastern states; and, ration
ing meat to the consumer after
the manner sugar is being ra
tioned.
Principal shortage now is beef
and pork. There is discussion
of placing a ceiling on livestock,
a subject which aroused acri
monious debate in congress when
the office of price administra
tion was being considered. Out
of the west, from states such
as Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Wyoming and Montana, come
great herds of beef cattle and
the owners joined hands in in
sisting on no ceiling. They won
their point, but it is .possible
that a ceiling later may be im
posed. In any event, the house
wife will have difficulty in buy
ing meat in the near future.
Soldier Pay Mulled
With 28 members of the 435
on the floor of the house an at
tempt was made to amend the
increased pay act so that soldiers
would receive their $50 immed
iately and their dependents be
paid under the new law. Army
and navy has requested that
none of these increases or bene
fit payments be made until Ne
vember and deny the elections
had anything to do with, their
proposal. Of those who spoke
for immediate payment, retro
active to June, were Represen
tative Martin F. Smith of Wash
ington and Homer Angell of
Oregon. A similar bill was de
feated in the senate, the pre
siding officer making the tie
and defeating the proposal; the
vote was six to six, 12 senators
out of 96. This is controver
sial legislation which was
brought up, despite a gentle
man's agreement that no con
troversial subjects, requiring a
quorum call, would be consid
ered while congress is taking an
unofficial recess.
California Loses Out
Northwestern furniture man
ufacturers have been awarded
some large contracts for furn
ishing proposed dwelling units
Salem Shelcli
es Br Wilt Danch
if
"I know that Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Sargent's (of Silverton)
new baby boy will be famous some day so I'm getting his
statue ready all except his head because I don't know
which of his parents he'll resemble!"
and the making of bunks. They
won in competition with Califor
nia concerns even on California
war projects. Originally the
supply department asked for
hardwood, . of which there is
none in Oregon and Washington,
but when the westerners ex
plained that softwood is the only
material in the far western re
gion the specifications were
changed and. the major part o'f
the equipment was assigned to
Douglas fir and pine.
Another matter the furniture
people settled was the practice
of having bids opened in the
midwest and delivery at that
point, for, if successful, the west
coast would have to deliver to
the midwest point and then the
material would have to be sent
back to the coast. The supply
officers said that the draftees
are so tough that they would
batter softwood and to prevent!
this hardwood would be requir
ed. Incidentally the amount of
hardwood called for was more
than the New England states I
could produce within the time
limit.
Bus Rules Listed
It will be possible for com-'-munities
with war industries
and shortages of transportation
to obtain a bus through the office
of defense transportation. A
traction company wishing a bus
must obtain permission from
ODT, signing an agreement to
permit transfer of the bus else
where if it is needed.. Such a
city bus cannot be driven more
than 2,000 miles a month. An
inter-city bus can be bought un
der a similar agreement, and
it is limited to 4,000 miles u
month. Should it be necessary
to shift a bus from one city to
another the second purchaser
must pay the first buyer full
price less a slight deduction ior
each month the bus has been
Brazil believes it is now pro
ducing most of the agricultural
machinery needed by its farm-
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LUMBER M" J
f MARCHES rSWWV
General W. D. Styer of the U. S. Army En
gineers told the Pacific Northwest
"Lumbev...is one of the most important
baste elements in the nations! defense
program. ..the Army fully appreciates
your splendid work ... we are confident
you will not tail us now."
General Styer, we'll NOT fail you! Every
man-Jack of the woodi and mills will stick
to his job and "keep 'em booming"!
We'll house the troops you train them!
We'll help build the planes and gliders for
attack you invade Europe! We'll have the
timbers ready for pontoons you cross the
Rhine! We promise timbered decks for all
the aircraft carriers and mosquito boats you
want you go after Tokio;
Right now nine out of ten logs rolling from
forest to mill are going to war! No war job
must ever be delayed! We'll "Keep 'em
Booming"!
WEST COAST ASSOCIATION
MILLS IN OREGON
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