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4 Salem, Oregon, Saturday, December 4, 1948
What Does It Have to Offer?
So the Young Republicans are hopeful of putting new
trappings on their party's elephant for the campaign years
ahead. Oregon's Young Republicans are talking about a
"new look," both for the state and nation.
Only members of the G.O.P. can decide what their party
ghould stand for, admittedly enough, but democrats, as
well, have an outside interest in a republican revival. The
two-party system implies two healthy parties. Harry
Truman gave the democrats a shot in the arm with his
- "give-'em-hell" campaign. But the republicans are still
' pretty much in a coma.
It's time the G.O.P. became alert to issues and got off
' the defense. Obstructionist tactics so present in recent
years wear down, not the opposition, but the faith of
party members. Republicans have been trying so long to
defend issues and events of their past days in power that
they have almost forgotten how to look ahead.
It's time, too, for the republicans to stand back and see
;what their party has to offer. What appeal does it have
'row to the various groups of the nation? Judging from
the November election results, the answer would be little,
except to old-time party members.
i Oregon's Wayne Morse is carrying on a campaign that
would put a "constitutional-liberal" label on the party.
The "young Turks" among party members in congress re
flect this new approach. Perhaps it might be described
as a middle-of-the-road policy, neither right wing nor left
wing, although it has not been clearly defined.
' It might be in the direction of regaining a degree of
balance in the life of the United States. It could be de
veloped into emphasizing that safeguards of the constitu
tion are there for all the people, not for the few with power,
be they capital or labor. It probably would also imply a
return to protection for private enterprise and competition,
with a reappraisal of taxes in the shape of tax reform.
These efforts on the part of some republicans to re
awaken their party are interesting.
In its more effective days, the G.O.P. had meaning. The
issues of those days are no more definite than they are
today. The republicans ought to face those issues or
change their party symbol from the elephant to the extinct
Dodo bird.
Our Excessive Taxation
An article in the American Magazine for December by
Tom Bernard, with the help of a recognized authority on
tax matters, details the multiplicity of indirect taxation
that burdens the American consumer, who pays 31 cents
taxes out of every dollar spent. Much of it is in hidden
taxes, but regardless of who pays the initial levy, the cost
ventually is passed on to the consumer.
The article selects leather as an illustration. There are
602 taxes it states in a single pair of shoes. The cattle
rancher alone pays 85 federal taxes, 20 to the state and 10
at the local government level. A total of 65 levies.
To this are added 70 levies on the feed lot operator, 63
for the slaughter house, 64 for the raw stock dealer, 64
for the tannery, 6!) for the manufacturer, 57 for the whole
aaler and 50 for the retailer ; a grand total of 602.
The author points out that this is only a starter, for
there are 280 basic raw materials entering into the manu
facture of a pair of shoes and there are taxes imposed on
these all along the line. ,
Data compiled on other commonplace commodities re
veals 205 taxes on a new automobile, 201 on a gallon of
gasline, 154 on a cake of soap, 127 on a roast of beef, 125
on a cotton dress, and 53 on a loaf of bread.
While taxation runs high in other countries, too, its a
fact that Americans pay more numerous taxes than any
other nationality. Costs of government have increased and
both elected and appointive officials, at the state and
local levels especially, are being hard pressed to find addi
tional taxable sources of revenue.
There is little question that excessive taxation is a
heavy contribution to inflation and the high cost of living,
and the solution lies in simplification of government and
a curtailment of bureaucracy. Mr. Bernard suggests:
"Elimination of overlapping taxes, of indirect taxes, emphanis
on personal taxes, and cut! inn of obscure levies will simplify
if not reduce your tax burden, a unification ol the national tax
structure so that when you pay for something you can figure
your tax on top of It, not have to dig into the steps of manufac
ture to determine just how much you paid to the Government
lor the privilege of buying It."
Maritime Strike Still On
Just when it was supposed that the !3-day west coast
maritime strike was settled by agreement with five unions,
a jurisdictional dispute between the t'U) longshore unions
and the AKL sailors' union of the Pacific prevents the
loading of ships and semis dock gangs home.
The AFL sailors' union did not strike but was idled by
the walkout of the other five unions September 2 and now
refuse to sail until the jurisdictional strike is settled.
Their leader says his men will not man the ships until
they are guaranteed new CIO longshore and cooks and
tewards contracts will not infringe on jobs claimed by
the AFL union, involving longshore work on coastwise
steam schooners and cooks on the Alaska steamship runs.
The CIO unions threaten dnmage suits if the AFL sailors
prevent them from returning to work.
A spokesman for the International Longshoremen and Ware
housemen's union said that as tar as the striking maritime un
ions were concerned "the strike Is over." He added that the
dispute by Harry Lundbrrg of the SUP was "of his own manu
facture. The wording of the contract with regard to steam
schooners is the same as it was on June IS. the date when the
previous contract expired. The SUP Is not on strike and has
a clause in Its contract forbidding a strike before September
loth."
The maritime strike could hBe been averted like every
Other long strike before it was called, but it was not
through obstinacy of both unions and employers, and now
quibble prolongs it again, to penalize both workers and
shipowners and the chief sufferer, the public. Experience
is said to be the best and costliest teacher, but some never
learn through it,
A Fear Haunted This Officer
Covlna. Calif. ( Officer Orvllle Bund said he alwavs
feared he might have to deliver a baby or two some day
while on police duly.
Today that fear has left him.
While on patrol, he saw a light In his home and learned
from his wife, C.otdie, that the alork was approaching rapidly.
He summoned an ambulance, but before It arrived, he had de
livered twin (Iris his own.
BY BECK
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
State Dept. Responsible
For Venezuelan Coup
By DREW PEARSON
Washington The latest Latin-American military coup, which
overthrew the government of popular President Romulo Gallegos
In Veneiuela, can be laid directly on the doorstep of the state
department.
On October 30, less than twenty-four hours after a similar army
had
uprising
started In Peru,
the state depart
ment formally
agreed to hold
joint consulta
tion with Ecua
dor, Colombia,
Venezuela and
Chile before
any of them
would decide
whether to re
cognize the new
Peruvian regime.
THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Fine Qualities of Soul Not Limited
For Pet Schools of Thought
By REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
Rctor, 81 Paul' Episcoptl Church
I overheard this conversation at the Berlin art exhibit:
"Mr. Blank says this Rembrandt is a finer painting than that
Rembrandt."
But the fatal moment for the
administration came when Col.
Vargas, after leaving Gallegos
office, went to consult with fel
low army officers.
The first thing they told him
(which Vargas hadn't known)
was that the U. S. state depart
ment had turned its back on Gal
legos in the Peruvian question
and, after promising him joint
consultation, had proceeded to
recognize the Peruvian dictator
ship. This, thev arfftied. showed
A promise to this effect was washinstnn'. lack of confidence TDIISAriP M FIIDOPF'
" " e-. . j . m tne uauegos regime ann aisu
its passive willingness to see the
military take over wherever
leftists were too strong.
The military men told Vargas
that communist labor leaders
Drt Pna
niels, chief of the state depart
ments American republics divi
sion. The ambassadors of the
four countries named above,
who talked to him, immediately
transmitted this word to their irnlleH Gallons Thev
respective capitals. . als0 argued that after Jan. 20,
But three days later, without when Truman's second adminis
any warning to these govern- tration was in office, it might be
ments, the United States an- (...h.. t cot an nrmv conn re-
This Made Eisenhower Happy News that the Ludendorf
bridge (above) across the Rhine river at Remagen was left
standing by retreating Germans brought smiles to General
Ike. It was a "break" the Allied forces had only a very re
mote chance of getting in their sweep across the Rhine (Sig
nal Corps photo.)
Standing Rhine Bridge
Gives Ike Happy Moment
"What does
Mr. Blank know
about paintings,
anyway?"
"Well, he
ought to know
something about
them. He has
visited the great
est are galleries
in the country,
and has attend
ed many lec- ,., b sm
tures on art, and .
n IT I
spent seven years preparing for
the ministry, who have not been
made better by their formal ef
forts in their respective fields of
study.
This is, of course, not in the
least a lack of appreciation of
the value of specialized study,
but a feeble attempt to point out
that one with natural talent and
a hunger to develop it may learn
something valuable in any field
of human expression in which he
is deeply interested, even though
he may not have had the advan-
nounced that it would "continue
normal relations" with the Peru
vian military junta. Our Latin
American neighbors were too
flabbergasted to speak.
What has now happened in
Venezuela and will soon take
place in other Latin-American
republics is the direct product
of this Incredible state depart
ment double-dealing.
Militarists, nungry for power
all over the hemisphere, in ef-
cognized in Venezuela.
Col. Vargas went back to see
President Gallegos that evening
and asked him if this version of
the way Washington handled
the Peruvian issue was true.
When the president confirmed it,
Vargas told him frankly that he
could no longer support the government.
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By DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
CHAPTER XXII
All during the Battle of the Bulge we continued to plan for the
final offensive blows which, once started, we intended to main
tain incessantly until final defeat of Germany.
Operations were planned in three general phases, beginning
with a series of attacks along the front to destroy the German
armies west of the Rhine.
The next"
phase would
comprise the
crossing of that
, , river and estab-
One hour later. Vargas was ,jsnment of ma.
feet have been given the green .,.-
with other army brass, planning
he reads all the best books and tage of a college major in it.
literature on art." Not all the painters had pro-
"I know, but he didn't major longed courses in schools of art;
in art in college, so what could not all our great inventors, scien
he know about art." tists, or business executives have
Probably only those who have majored in the respective fields
majored in art should appreciate in which they have attained suc
paintings. Possibly only those cess!
who have mastered theology in There is too great a tendency
an accredited seminary should to look down our noses on ail
express an authoritative view
point about religion.
My curbstone opinion, how-
those who are not "professionals."
Words of genuine wisdom,
ever, is that a fine appreciation works of imperishable art. fine
of both art and religion stems qualities of the soul are not com-
from natural gifts inherent in modifies which God has- reserv-
the soul! These gifts may or ed only for those who attend our
may not be greatly augmented pet schools of thought,
by being subjected to a prescrib- Intolerance begins in just
ed course of study laid out by a looking down our noses on those
certain rigid school of thought, who dare to make an appraisal
We have all known students of anything unless they have
who have studied long to be ar- graduated from our school, or
tists, or young men who have unless they go to our church.
SIPS FOR SUPPER
It came off smoothly, thanks
largely to general belief
throughout Venezuela that the
earlier Copei crisis was over.
Before Venezuelan labor unions
had a chance to rally anywhere,
they found themselves facing
tanks and machine guns at every
corner.
When the state department an
nounced it was maintaining re
lations with the Peruvian dictat
orship, it cited the resolution
adopted at the Bogota confer
ence last April, on "continuity of
diplomatic relations."
Most people didn't know it,
but that little joker was Argen-
iinfi'a Kohi DMeiHant Prnn
ponea y nail a cozen top army wanted it adoptedi and we bland.
officers, that he reorganize the j our biessingi despite
cabinet and give half the cabinet strong pr0,est, t0 tj. s. delegates
posts to Copei from the diplomats of five other
Gallegos flatly refused, but countrieS
did offer Copei two portfolios, Leaving aside the doubtful
with two others going to inde- wisdom of our ,upport for the
pendents. (His cabinet since tak- Peron resoiution, Latin-Amerl-lng
office last February had been can dipiomats are now asking
compusea raciimveiy, 01 men tw very tough question,;
iiuiii nis own party, vAcciun ue'
mocratica.)
The political crisis in Vene
zuela, which began to shape up
some weeks ago, had already
been solved, more or less to ev
eryone's satisfaction, when sud
denly the army moved in.
Here is the inside story of just
how and why they operated:
President Gallegos, elected by
the overwhelming majority of 72
per cent of the votes, was a per
sonal friend of President Tru
man, had traveled with him last
spring to Bolivar, Mo.
A few weeks ago Gallegos had
refused to ue bluffed by an ulti
matum from the opposition
Copei (conservative) party, sup-
Jor bridgeheads.
Thereafter we
would initiate
the final ad
vances that we
were sure would
carry us into
the heart o f
Germany and destroy her re
maining power to resist.
otneral 'Ika'
In early January 1945, with
the approval of the Combined
Chiefs of Staff, I sent Air Chief
Marshall Tedder to Moscow to
make necessary arrangements
for co-ordination.
He was authorized to give the
Russian military authorities full
Information concerning our
plans for the late winter and
spring, and was to obtain similar by your guns i
projects.
We already knew that the Rus
sians were contemplating an
early westward attack from their
positions around Warsaw, on the
Vistula.
I or what nation gets the glory,
for I must tell you in my opinion
there Is no glory in battle worth
the blood it costs."
Field Marshal Brooke's argu
ments In the matter were found
ed in conviction. There was no
petty basis for his great concern.
This was proved by the fact
that only a few weeks later,
when the destruction of the Ger
man armies west of the Rhino
had been accomplished and he
stood with me on the banks of
the river to witness the crossing
by the Ninth Army and tho
Twenty-first Army Group, ho
turned to me and said:
"Thank God, Ike, you stuck
by your plan. You were com
pletely right and I am sorry if
my fear of dispersed effort add
ed to your burdens.
"The German is now licked. It
is merely a question of when he
chooses to quit. Thank God you
The operational schedule for
the first phase of our strategic
plan destruction of the enemy
strength west of the Rhine
contemplated three major assaults.
The first would be by the .
Spy Stuff
BY DON UPJOHN
Sounds like Cinderella stuff, these dispatches telling of hiding
top state secrets in a pumpkin. Gosh, one will even wonder when
going through the agriculture building at the state fair next year
as to which if
any or the giant BP
.U1 '
weighted with
the secrets of
the world. Inci
dentally there
may have been
a time when top
secrets were
hidden in the
center of the
downtown
street intersec-
birthday yesterday by dancing
an Irish jig in the snow in front
of his home. "I never felt bet
ter in all my 100 years." he de
clared. He said lots of outdoor
exercise he takes a five mile
walk nearly every day and eat
ing plenty of fresh fruits and
vegetables are major reasons for
his longevity and good health.
B-r-r-r-r! And winter isn't due
until December 21. What with
tions here. Remember those old it's being so cold around here
pumpkins that used to make Sa- this a.m., just think what it must
lem the awe and wonder of the have been a little further north
motorists a quarter of a century out the highway half way to
ago or more? We have one of the north pole!
those old boys stored awav
somewhere In the recesses of A w'l known local merchant
our basement and doggoned if hinted to his wife he'd be glad
we don't sneak down some night ,0 have a Christmas list from
and in the light of a shaded can- hFr f0 he d know what to re-
dle so nobodv can catch us at member her with. A few days
it, tap around and see what we la,er n ,ounl th following on
can find. They've been calling his desk as desirable:
some of these snv hunts "witrh L Love.
We understood that the Rus
sians had effected concentration n, t , irm p..n -4 J
1. If we intended to adhere ... ..... northern flank of our lines; tho
trintw n h. pmn retnlntinn the year, but because of condi- .j u n.-ji-,,.. i-
'" why did we promise Venezuela, """ "" "". ""-- the center; and the third, a con-
Gallegos made two other moves: Cnjle Colombia and Ecuador to uIar'y. because of thick blankets verging attack by Bradley and
1. He .h a d labor unions consuIt wlth tnem before recog. of fog and cloud that Interfered Devers to eliminate the enemy
throughout the country advised ni;!ing ,ne Peruvian dictator- with air operations, they were garrison In the Saar Basin
as to What was brewine: 2. ha hnlrlinff nn the attack until rnn-
eabled Col. Marin Vareas. in- . .... j riitinn. hmild h mnr. favor. In n planned campaign
-D r naviriB Bivpn niir wuro. . w
spector-general of (he army, to wh did we break it three day, able.
come nome from saranac iake, later? Air chief Tedder and his as-
X- where he was resting. NOTE the fall of President sociates arrived in Moscow just
vrganizra laoor, iea Dy in Gallegos is a double blow to after this attack began.
powenui on worxers union, American prestige. Not only The Generalissimo and the
promptly issued a maniiesto say- did he travet with Truman to Russian military authorities re- MontB'omerv
in that 300.000 workers would j.j. :...j .i ...:.u , . Montgomery.
- . coivar, ivio., io aeaicaie a monu- wrivoi uieni wiiii me umiium tui-
back Gallegos by any means ment to simon Bolivari but ne diality and there was a full and
the circumstances may require. was wined and dined in the accurate exchange of informa-
And Col. Vargas, supposedly United States as one of our best tion concerning future plans,
oyal to the government, arrived Latin-American friends. Many The Generalissimo informed
in Caracas Nov. a. Latins attribute the rise of Latin our mission that even if the at-
tlT .u j . n """ dictators to the Forrestal plan tacks then
Uir IJi r ? Ill I V . oy UICII, unHins II C arm, in I .tin. .1 . . i . , , .
even the Copei leaders thought American armies. The more jectives the Russians would keep
against German forces confront
ing our units the first attack was
to be carried out by the Cana
dian Army of the Twenty-first
Army Group, and the U. S. Ninth
Army, temporarily attached to
themselves defeated
prepared to accept
compromise offer.
Gallegos'
the military becomes.
tCopyrlfht U441
up a series of continuous opera-
The Canadian Army jumped
off February 8.
It made satisfactory Initial
gains, but the troops quickly
found themselves involved In a
nnniimire nf flnnHH ann murinv
progress should gro,lnd and pitted against heavy
resistance.
Progress was slow and costly
and opposition became stiffer as
tions that would at the very the Germans began moving their
2. Financial security In my
old ace.
3. Money.
4. Money,
ft. Money.
6. A slip.
hunts." Seems to us this would
hook rieht in with the destiny
of the world being wrapped up
in a pumpkin shell, just like the
wife of old Peter of the P"rery
rhyme.
The Vitamin Kid Foregoing Christmas sugges-
Boise. Idaho -P' Anton Gor- tions no doubt would meet with
don of Boise celebrated his 100th general feminine approval.
OPEN FORUM
Game Commission's Elk Rule
To the Editor: As per this evening's (Monday's) Capital Jour
nal, the Independence sportsmen are up In arms because one of
their acquaintances violated all rules of sportsmanship and was
fined for said violation.
If hunter could persuade show that would have gone to
several of his friends to make me. provided I was successful
application for a special permit, at the drawing as only a limit
as being put out by our game ed number of special permi's
commission this year, and upon were Issued.
Its receipt, lurn said permit over More power to the game com
to him, Just what show would a mission and if each of us would
legitimate sportsman have un- comply strictly to the law anil
der said procedure regulations, there would b
I feel that the game commia- plenty of lame for all.
sion did just right . . .
I made application and re
ceived a number for the draw
ing, but returned said number
requesting that it be cancelled
thus giving some sportsman the
'Youngest Grandmother'
To the Editor: I saw In the paper about the youngest grand
mother. My mother was a grandmother at 32 years old. I had my
first baby girl when I was 18 years old. My mother is now 43
years old and has l7 children. 7TT,',l. OTi
, . . . Is Mrs. S D Haller of Olinda,
three married daughters and Cail- j,RS j M MATT
nine grandchildren. Her nama Box 168, Gates
34-Year-Old Stomachache Gone
Dijon, France OP Rene Maltete had a stomach ache for
S4 years, but It Is gone today.
The 64-year-old farmer underwent an operation which
rid him of a German bullet he received at the front in 1914.
MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
Both Sides Play for Time
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
Colonel Frank Howley, commandant in the American sector of
Berlin, pointed out to a press conference that for two years the
Russians systematically have broken all the solemn agreements
reached by the
least, prevent the Germans from
reinforcing the western front by
withdrawing forces from the
Russian zone.
When I completed my final
plan in January 1945 my friend
Field Marshal Brooke informal-
forces from the Roer into the
path of the Canadian advance.
I visited General Simpson's
Ninth Army during this period
and found it keyed up and well
prepared for the attack. If Simp
son ever made a mistake as an
ly but very earnestly presented army commander, it never came
serious objections.
His questions were directed
against what he called the plan
ned dispersion of our forces.
He maintained that we would
never have enough strength to
mount more than one full-blood
ed attack across the Rhine.
to my attention.
After the war I learned that
he had for some years suffered
from a serious stomach disorder,
but this I never would have sus
pected during hostilities.
Alert, intelligent, and profes
sionally capable, he was the type
four occupation
authorities, and
then h e pro
pounded this
one:
"Is it really;
worth all the ef
fort to try to get
additional a
greements with
them?"
The colonel
ftak .ft Mi
S3
Consequently, he said. In order f leader that American soldiers
to assure ourselves of the deserve.
strength to sustain such an at- ln view f his brilliant service,
n1Tltl MarKMklo
The Muscovites, for their part.
are letting time work for them
as they try ta extend their con
quests by all strong-arm meth-
This is one sportsman that is
not IRKED by the game com
mission's procedure.
More power to them.
HARRY V. DOE
265J Silvertton Rd., Salem
didn't attempt
to answer his own question spe
cifically, and I take it he was
doing a bit of tuinking out loud
along a line which is running
through many minds right now. ods short of actual gun fire.
w hat good is achieved by try
ing to make agreements which
we know theRussians will break
if and when It serves their pur
pose? Why should we keep striving
when the bolshevists have made
It plain that they are out to com
This cold war in which we are
engaged is a wordy conflict of
attrition In which both sides are tack we should, as the situation " was unfortunate that shortly
avoiding a hot war. All the old then stood, pass to the defensive the war ill-health forced
rules of diplomacy have been on an other parts of the line, his retirement before he was pro
tossed out the window, and the I laboriously explained to rnoted to four-star grade, which
opponents are improvising from Field Marshal Brooke that, far he had so clearly earned,
day to day. fr0m dispersing effort, I was .
The democracies want time conducting the campaign so that In 'he days following upon the
for the economic recovery of when we were ready to Initiate Canadian attack in the north, the
western Europe, so that It will the final invasion of Germany Americans could do little except
be strong enough to stand up to on the other side of the Rhine watch the river and be ready to
Russia In event of a hot war. we could bring such a concerted attack as soon as receding floods
ana iremenoous power against permiuea ine onaging oi mat
him that his collapse would obstacle.
quickly follow. It was two weeks after Gener-
I did not whollv convince him. Crer"" Canadians began the
He jm "I 'n-ih h tk. attack that this became possible.
And they are striving to re- Twelfth Armv Ornnn w.r. ri.. Simpson set his attack for the
habilitate tneir own war damag- ployed north of the Ruhr and ""'"""a ' mtmy-mira.
ed country and prepare new the British forces were In the Preceded by a violent bom-
munize the world and will let other
nothing stand in their way?
military equipment Including center," implying that my plans bar(,mnt- he Ninth Army got
atomic oomDs. were drawn up on nationalistic uU .u..ucu
So long as the Russians and considerations. In "ossing the river. Initially
the western powers are talking To this I retorted: "I am cer- the troops encountered great dif-
they aren't shooting at each tainiy no more anxious to put "eu"1,,- particularly because or
Americans into the thick of the h,01"'" "ft'11" fire upon their
Thus in this sense, continuance battle anrf irt them kiiii-H h.n floating bridges and because of
well, we can say at once that of negotiations may be good I am to see the British losses. 1 u"lruliiun 'n me city oi juuen,
such tactics would be love's la
bor lost if their sole alue lay
In the agreements achieved.
However, it Isn't the intrinsic
value of the pacts for which tho
the democracies are aiming pri
marily. They are playing for time.
And to are the communists.
thing, even though agreements have strengthened Montgom- t,u!M by 0lir "'' nd
will be broken. That Is. they ery's army group by a full Am- ''ry bombardment,
may be a good thing so long as erican army, since in no other . ,plle of cie,av- Simpson'
they aren't mistaken for ap- wav can I provide the strength 'orc'M rnade fine progress, par
peasement. north of the Ruhr that I deem ",lly " r"ult of the prior
No bolshevlst agreement is essential for the rapid execution r"n"f'r f German forces from
worth a hill of beans, but time of my plans. ,nl frpn' he Canadian battle
gamed through palaver about "I have not devised anv plan '"ld'
agreements may be worth much, on tht basis of what Individual (Canclodcd .a Pago li. Cotama 1)