3 Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, Mar. 22. 1947
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Where to Draw the Line
Of all the controversial salary bills that have engaged the
attention of Oregon's lawmakers throughout this already
top heavy session, the one measure which above all others
has proved to be a headache of magnified importance is Sen
ate Bill No. 203 in which the state is cast in the role of
Santa Claus to most of the 36 district attorneys of the state
and to their deputies in a half dozen counties.
Originally drafted by the senate committee on state affairs
and introduced by that group February 6, SB 203 was orig
inally intended to consolidate many isolated bills calling for
salary increases for district attorneys and their deputies.
But by the time it had passed the senate on March 14 and
its assignment to the house committee on state and federal
affairs the following day, it had taken on at least one en
tirely new phase that of whether or not district attorneys
collecting certain minimum salaries or enjoying the benefits
of at least one publicly paid assistant or deputy should be
permitted to engage in private practice. There was and is
something to ne said in support oi dom comenuuns.
First, there was the claim of those who would like to make
the office attractive to experienced attorneys, that the coun
ties should have the option of employing an experienced
lawyer, at a nominal annual salary to supervise and direct
the conduct of the office, while the actual routine duties of
public attorney and prosecutor would be carried on by a
full time deputy drawing a good living salary.
Then there are those who have been arguing that no prose
cutor or deputy should be permitted to carry on any private
practice.
. The third arrangement proposed is that of permitting dis
trict attorneys to engage in private practice if they choose,
but must compensate such deputies as are necessary for the
proper conduct of their public office out of their own pockets.
All of the ideas embodying the employment of the most
experienced legal talent available for district attorney have
found favor with the members of the house committee, as
long as the expense to the public is kept within boundaries of
reason and if the prosecutor himself is diligent in his super
vision of the office. To allow the district attorney the privi
lege of practicing privately is open to the same criticism
in all of its variations, however, all of which simmer down to
a common complaint where is the line to be drawn between
the public's business and those of the private client?
Some of the older heads around the legislature can recall
instances in the past when district attorneys have not been
too discriminating in differentiating between the two, al
though it has generally been regarded as unethical for the
.public's prosecutor and legal adviser to refrain from accept
ing employment in any matter pertaining to criminal law
or divorces.
1 . As a likely compromise the committee has instructed Rep.
Paul Hendricks as a subcommittee of one to draft an amend
ment to SB 203 which will make it acceptable to' all, it is
believed. The Hendrick's plan provides that no district at
torney or deputy drawing more than $3000 a year as his pub
lie salary shall engage in any private law practice whatso-
,ever. That will play hob with precedent in Oregon, but
should serve to segregate the sheep from the goats.
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The Fireside Pulpit
Reverend George H. Swift .
Rector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church
"Give Ye Them to Eat" The world is crying out for bread.
People who write back from the scene of privation and wreck
age in Europe paint a heart-rending picture of what they are
seeing. There are undoubtedly many millions of people through
out the world who are hungry, cold and destitute. Strange as it
may seem, when the nations ofs-
the world get hungry, they turn
to the great American democ
racy for help. When their hun
ger is satisfied they are prone to
bite the hand that fed them.
Nevertheless, when children are
starving, no matter whose chil
dren they are, or where they are,
we cannot stand by and let them
die while we have bread enough
and to spare. The children of
the devastated countries suffer
ing from malnutrition are the
real "Holy Innocents" of mod
ern times who are suffering be
cause of the greed, selfishness
and brutality of adult mankind.
We may dislike the adults in
these lands, and say that "they
brought il upon themselves, let
them suffer." The sad part is,
the innocent children have to
suffer for the sins of their fa
thers. If someone we disliked
abandoned his baby on our door
step we would not leave the
baby there to starve.
There are few if any churches
in America that do not have an
organized world relief program.
Many churches are having spe
cial drives during Lent to meet
their relief quotas. When the
multitude came to our Lord for
food, the disciples said, "Send
them away." But Christ said,
"Give ye them to eat." But the
disciples said, "There is a lad
here that hath five barley loaves
and two small fishes, but what
are they among so many?" We
might say that we have only a
few dimes to spare, "what are
they among so many who need?"
But the combined giving of all
the churches In America will
probably amount to more than
a hundred million dollars.
"Send the multitude away" is
the hard-boiled advice of the sel
fish "make provision for them"
is the reply of the Master. With
Christ's leadership and the co
operation of spiritually-minded
people the impossible can be
come a reality, a miracle can be
performed and the hungry can
be fed. We should all have a
share in this.
As I See It
by
ELMORE PHILPOTT
, Letting In the Light on Yalta
The state department, responding to congressional pres
sure has agreed to publish within the next few days the full
text of all agreements, secret or otherwise, reached at the
"Big Three" conferences at Yalta and Potsdam. Under
Secretary of State Dean Acheson promised to make them
public saying, "Such a move will clear away some of the
atmosphere regarding our proposed loan to Greece and
Turkey."
The text of these pacts should have been published long ago
to enable both congress and the people to know the extent
!of the commitments so as to act intelligently and probably
would have been long ago except for the halo of sacroscantity
that shrouds every act of the late President Roosevelt.
The revival of the demand for publicity on secret covenants
clandestinely arrived at is due to the publication at Moscow
of the alleged Yalta agreement between Stalin and Roose
velt, with Churchill dissenting on a $20 billion total of rai-
arations from Germany, 50 percent of it for Russia. Secre
tary of State Marshall disputed Molotov's reassertion of
this claim on the ground that the Potsdam agreement has
superceded that of Yalta and British Foreign Secretary
Bcvin said it was of no standing because Churchill had re
fused to sign it.
The communique on Yalta was issued on February 12,
1945, and revelations of agreements omitted have been 'crop
ping out ever since, such as the revision of the Atlantic Char
ter which originally proclaimed the objection of the restor
ation of "sovereign rights and self government" to those
who have been forcibly deprived of them. At Yalta the
phrase was added "by the aggressor nations" which cleared
the way for Russian conquest in the Baltics and Balkans.
On February 27, Churchill revealed details regarding Polish
borders alloting to Poland the city of Lwow and giving to
Poland the German province of Upper Silesia, and "such
other territories east, of the Oder river as may be decided at
the peace conference," transferring to Poland territories
(Containing 9,500,000 Germans.
A month later it leaked out the Ukraine and White Rus
sia had been recognized separately to give Russia three votes
in the United Nations and that Russia's insistence on a
separate veto had been conceded. But the biggest concession
to the Soviet was to grant to her in exchange for a prom
ise to enter the war against Japan "within two or three
months after Germany had surrendered," thus signing away
In exchange to Russia outer Mongolia, the Kurile islands,
half of Sakhalin, and exclusive occupation of the Port Arthur
naval base and a half share with China in control of Darien
China not being consulted, Russia entered the war on Japan
on the last day of her commitment when Japan had already
peen defeated,
J-
Z The United States constitution provides that all foreign
commitments must be approved by the senate and nowhere
gives the president alone power to commit the nation, except
such proposals later may be submitted to the senate and
approved or rejected. And neither the agreements at Yalta
pr Potsdam have been so submitted. Not even war powers
confer on the presidents such powers as those assumed.
Those who are shouting from the housetops that Brftain is all
through are due for a rude awakening. Britain is not finished.
The best age of British life still lies ahead. Those who falsely
conclude that Britain is all wash-&
ed up confuse the score card in
the dying game of power politics
with future human welfare.
Britain has clearly lost out )
the race of power politics. Even
at the San Francisco conference
some Scottish wits in the British
delegation were poking fun at
their own decline in power-
measured by that of the U.S. and
Russia by wisecracking about
"The Big 2 'A ."
But brute power politics is
not pecessarily going to shape
the future world. Indeed, the
very fact that Britain is so on
the spot may compel her to do
the very thing that will not only
save her but once again save
all humanity.
True, nothing can save the
British Empire if world war
three comes. That is far more
than a matter of size and loca
(ion of the little heart of the
Empire which could be atom
ized overnight. It is that the im
perial-colonial relations hip
would make what remains of the
subject British Empire as in
flammable as a dry forest in
mid-summer, with a strong
wind blowing
I had a friend In the first world
war who won a coveted medal
for bravery. He told me, in all
earnestness "I never planned to
be a hero. There seemed to be
hundreds of shells exploding be
hind me scores right around me
but not so many on ahead. I
went on and found myself first
to reach the ridge."
When the British face the fact
that it is less dangerous to go
forward than to stand still and
suicidal to try to go back they
will supply what has so far been
lacking in the United Nations;
some power working heart and
soul FOR the world organiza
tion and its aims, instead of just
working for itself IN it.
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There are two British peoples;
what you might call the demo
crats and the die-hards.
It is the democratic strain in
British life that gave mankind
the Magna Carta, the Bill of
Rights, rule by parliament. The
British people won freedom of
religion, freedom of expression,
freedom of political action: but
never once without a fight. In
every big fight they were bit
terly opposed by the ruling class
In their own nation. This ruling
class which we can call "die
hards" opposed every advance
the democrats made. Their mot
to was all down through the cen
turies "what we have we hold."
When they lost .their hold on
their own people they simply
shifted their grip to other peo
pies overseas. When they lost
the American colonies they
changed their tactics but not
their objectives.
They are the most masterly re
treaters in all history. They al
ways give way in the nick of
time; not just to save their necks,
but to keep the juiciest paying
jobs in the family.
Americans are wrong in think
ing that EITHER kind of Britain
is through. The British imperial
ists unlike the British demo
crats have never repented of
the iniquity of imperialism.
While the vast majority of citi
zens of England, Scotland and
Wales are glad that their govern
ment is keeping its pledges and
giving India freedom the re
sentful die-hards are simply
shifting their operations.
Africa and Malay are to be
the new fields of exploitation.
Meanwhile, they gloat with
glee because they imagine, fool
ishly, that President Truman's
decision to move into Greece or
Turkey puts American soldiers
in the front line protecting their
interests, rather than British in
the front lines protecting America.
LEGAL
CALL rOH BIDS
The Oragon State Tuherculoata Hospital.
Saltm, hereby Imum cell lor bldi for the
sale and remttval of Pavilion A.
Successful bidder must remove entire
building with exception of the brick which
Is rot Included and leave the premise In
a neat and creditable manner.
Removal must start Immediately and be
completed n accordance with arrange
ments made with Superintendent.
Bids submitted must be In the hands of
c. Bellinger. 8upt., on or before April
15, 1917.
The hospital reserves the right to ac
cept or relect any or all bids.
Q. O BELLINOETR. Suot.
Mar. 15. 17, IB. 19. 30, 31. 33. 70
NOTICE Or" HFARINO ON FINAL
ACC'Ol'NT
IN THE CIRCUIT COVRT OF THE STATE
or OREGON, FOR MARION COUNTY.
Nn. Htl.t.a
In the matter of the Estate of VENCEL
HRUDKA. deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
undersigned has filed In the circuit
Court of the State of Oregon for Marlon
County, his verified final account as ad
ministrator of the estate of Vencel L.
Hrudka. deceased, and that said Court
has flsed Tuesday. April 33, 1947. at the
hour of 10:00 o'clock A.M. of said day
the time, and the court room of the
Circuit court of the State of Oreaon for
Marlon County in the County Courthouse
in Salem, Oregon, as the place for the
hearing of said final account and all
objections thereto.
Dated at Sa em. Oreaon. Ihlji 31st riav
of March. 1947.
PAUL WHITE,
Administrator of 'the rotate
Of Vencel L. Hrudka. deceased
PKERY T. BUREN. Attorney,
(lis 1st Nai l. Bank Bldi.,
Salem. Oreaon.
First publication: March 33. 1947.
Final publication: April 19, 1947,
Mar. 33-39-Apr. 8-13-19.
By PeWltt MacKenzie
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst)
Undersecretary of State Dean
Acheson has given us straight-from-the-shoulder
answers to
the two most important ques
tions arising from President
Truman's policy of giving
Greece and Turkey help to re
sist communist aggression: (1)
What business it is of Uncle
Sam, and (2) if he does inter
vene will it precipitate war?
Acheson told a foreign affairs
committee of the house of repre
sentatives that a communist
dominated government in
Greece would be considered
dangerous to this country's se
curity. Asked if a communist
dominated government of China
also would be dangerous, he re
plied that "I think we should not
look with favor upon that."
Acheson commented that
"communist organizations
throughout the world appear to
act with a high degree of dis
cipline and unanimity which is
beyond the probability of coin
cidence." And as to war:
"I don't think it could lead to
war. By strengthening the for
ces of democracy and freedom
you do a great deal to eliminate
the friction between great pow
ers.
That leaves it to us to fill in
some details. We don't need to
dwell on the danger from com
munist-dominated governments
As pointed out in previous col
umns the danger can be two
edged it's political in all cases,
and military where stragetically
located countries are Involved
In this latter category, of course,
fall Greece, Turkey and China,
However, the question of whe
ther intervention could cause
war is worth further considera
tion. First off, there's small dan
ger of it precipitating war ir
anything like the near future for
the logical reason that there's
no country in the world set for
immediate action. And so far as
concerns the more distant fu
ture, Russia is so weakened by
the late conflict that it will be
years before she is in position
to wage a major aggressive
war.
As regards Greece and Tur
key, while Russia certainly
wants control of them, she isn't
likely to "fight over the matter.
Moscow can afford to shrug its
shoulders and sit tight, await
ing a possible change in for
tunes. Probably the same is true
of any other part of the world,
unless the Soviet were directly
attacked.
Blossom Day
Set March 30
One more sign that spring has
arrived was the announcement
today by King Bing William C
Dyer of the Cherrians that
March 30 is the date for Blossom
day.
At a meeting held at- the
Chamber of Commerce the Cher
rian's council of nobles selected
the date for the annual affair
and chose as their Blossom day
routes the same used last year
Route No. 1 will cross the
bridge into Polk county, go up
Wallace road a short distance to
the road that turns left to the
Pop Corn district, go through
the Eola hills to Brunks Corner,
then down to the river road,
which will be the route back to
Salm.
Route No. 2 is south of Salem,
going south to Rosedale, cross
ing over to Sunnyside a short
distance beyond Rosedale and
then returning to Salem via the
old highway.
While plans are not yet com
pleted for the observance of
Blossom day it is hoped to have
the state capitol open for that
day with visitors conducted
through the building and uni
formed Cherrians on duty. Cher
rians in uniform will also be
stationed at North Commercial
and Center streets and at Center
and North Capitol streets, to dis
patch information on the tours
or Supper
By Don Upjohn
The urge which comes when Encountered some Oregon
one sees a freshly painted wall State college alumni this a.m.,
with a sign "Fresh Paint" hang
ing by. to just step up and touch
same, that is the wall, not the
sign, must be familiar to most
everybody. Miner's Department
store is just getting a coat of new
paint and affords some very nice
spots for touching. However,
when we started to respond to
the urge yesterday and made a
trip by and were just about to
get in a good stiff touch, we
happened to look up and there
was Stanley Keith standing by
with a forbidding look. We stam
mered some greetings, hurried
by and sneaked around the block
figuring we could make it on
the other side. But just as we
got in position at the other end
of the building who should come
barging around the corner but
Stan. Now we guess the dog
gone paint is dry and it ain't no
fun to touch dry paint, even if
it is bran spanking new
O wall, maybe they'll put on
another coat.
Wasn't It Glorious?
(Gladys Shields in Jefferson
Review)
The past week has recorded
temperatures, around 78 and 80
degrees, spring has gently kiss
ed the countryside and trees
shrubs and flowers bloom bright
ly in the golden sunshine. The
"bam" trees are a soft chartruse
green along the river bank and
their sweet fragrance is heavy In
the air. Hummingbirds are busy
in the flowering quince and song
sparrows sing sweetly in the ap
pie tree. The red, white and pink
camellia and their shiny emer
ald leaves are living jewels deco
rating many gardens, and acres
of golden daffodils nod gently
toward a backdrop of blue skies
and snowcapped Mt. Hood.
If Gladys had visited up here
during the week she could have
added to her rhapsody of spring
an array of gum wrappers, can
dy wrappers, cigarette wrappers
and butts in our civic square and
dropped around the courthouse
lawn which just added the need
ed touch to fill out the picture
LEGAL
NOTICE OF EXAMINATION
NnTIflE' la hereby given that a Civil
Service Examination for firemen subject
n the rules, regulations and provisos oi
(he Clvl Serv ce Commission OI Salem
nreffnn will be held In the Chamber of
Commerce Rooms, 147 N. Lioeriy, eaiem.
Oreaon. Friday. April 18. 1947. at 9:uu a.m
GENERAL scope of examination, in ad
dition to physical examination by the city
physician: keenness of observation, read
ing comprehension, ability to fol ow dlrec
tions, relations with others, physical abil
ity to meet fire department requirements.
Ten per cent credit allowed on war
time service record.
PAY: J187.00 a month for beginners.
Physical tests as would be ordinarily
used in fire fighting.
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must nave
been bona fidi residents of the City of
Salem for at least one year Immediately
previous to the date of the examination
and must be registered voters.
Age limits are 31 to 31 years.
Applicants who are placed on the eligi
ble list will be required to take a physical
examination from the city physician be
fore appointment. Poor health or disa
bility defects reported by the city physi
cian will be cause for removal from the
eligible list.
APPLICATION BLANKS may be obtain
ed at the office of the City Recorder, must
be filed In person, and will not be ac
cepted for filing after the following date;
Wednesday, April 2, 1947, at 5:00 p.m.
DATED at Salem, Oregon, March 19
1947.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
By: Alfred Mundt, Secretary
and Chief Examiner.
Mar. 30-21-33-34-35-20. 73
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ing out place for dogs on leashes,
we presume same being given
an outing in preparation for the
opening of the show this after
noon. The dogs were making
serious investigations of the
landscape and shrubbery.
When snakes begin to shed
their skin, the covering of the
eye separates from the lower tis
sue, giving the eyes a milky ap
pearance and promoting the
superstition that snakes are blind
during the dog days.
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FEATURE EVENT AT
ALL-BREED DOG SHOW
Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23
CHILDREN'S HANDLING CLASS
Sunday at 6:30 P.M.
Children judged on ability to handle any dog
entered in show
. , A?es 6"16 'n four jroups:
- 2 Boy,, 12-16
Glrll 6'12 Girls, 12-16
IVXr fr best in each P.
Judging All Day Admission SOe, Inel. Tax
(Children under 12 admitted free if with parents)
In Grandstand Building, State Fairgrounds
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