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4 Salem, Oregon, Friday, February 17, 1950
"Not Socialism," Says Mr. Truman
At the Jefferson-Jackson $ 100-a-plate dinner at Wash
ington Thursday, billed as the largest banquet ever staged
under one roof, and attended by 5300, including democratic
officeholders, cabinet members, governors and the federal
bureaucracy including clerks, President Truman hooted
the 1950 republican campaign slogan, "Liberty vs. Social
ism." Mr. Truman said that the republicans just sit around
and do nothing, then "react with an outburst of scare
words. They are like a cuttlefish that squirts out a cloud
of black ink whenever its slumber is disturbed."
The president called for full speed on "our domestic pro
grams for health, education, social security and economic
stability." He said republican charges that these involve
socialism "is an insult to the intelligence of the American
people."
"Now of course," he said, "this program is not socialism.
It is based upon firm faith in the strength of free enter
prise. Confronted by the great record of this country and
the tremendous promise of its future, all they (the repub
licans) do is croak 'socialism.' "
If the president's program is not socialistic, and borrow
ed from the socialists of Europe, what is it? It is certainly
not democracy in the Jeffersonian meaning, for Jefferson
said the least government the better and stood for decen
tralization and state rights. Nor is it democracy in Jack
sonian sense, for Jackson opposed federalism and insisted
on economy and balanced budgets. ;
What but pure socialism are price-fixing, wage-fixing
and economic controls, all essential features of stateism?
What is government ownership or operation of steel, power
and utility plants and the CVA? What are farm controls
of the Brannan plan copied from the British laborite re
gime's system ? What is socialized medicine, hospital care
and federal housing? What is repeal of the T-H labor law
but duplicating the labor-socialist program in Britain ? And
so is deficit spending for that matter, only we have no rich
uncle to borrow the money from, only ourselves.
The president again championed the civil rights pro
gram, which has so much lip service, forgetting that pass
ing a law does not remedy an evil, and that such social ills
must be remedied by the people themselves and not by
compulsion of law, which only breeds resentment, and in
no country are the inherent rights of people flouted more
than in intolerant socialized Russia.
The $500 Million Spud Loss
The senate agricultural committee has voted to remove
all government price supports from Irish potatoes until
rigid planting and marketing controls are put into opera
tion. Even then it will be an expensive proposal to the tax
payers. Keeping up spud prices, started in 1943 to stimulate
larger crops for war time, has totalled $495,169,000, in
cluding 1949. Then the controls were continued to assure
good prices to the growers. The support prices were cut
last year a third.
The cost by years has been to taxpayers: 1943, $21,650,
000; 1944, $3,346,000; 1945, $14,681,000; 1946, $90,963,
000; 1947, $39,529,000; 1948, $225,000,000; 1949, $100,
000,000. One result to the potato growers is that they are losing
domestic markets because of the high prices. While part
of their own crop is being dumped by the government,
entire carloads of Canadian potatoes are being sold at U. S.
ports as far away as New Orleans, in spite of a U. S. tariff
of 75 cents per 100 pounds.
Some growers say they would rather sell cheaper than
be bothered with government red-tape and resent dictator
ship. But not the majority of growers. The United States
News, after an investigation in Maine, largest of the potato
growers, finds;
"But a lnrgc majority of potato growers have become used to
government price guarantees and fear to give them up. As one
explained, 'I can't afford to gamble that way.' He is typical of
many. Farm leadership mostly follows that line. 'For one
small segment of agriculture to seek to return to a free economy,
by itself,' said an official of the National Potato Council, '.would
lead to economic chaos.' " ,
That's the worst feature of price supports, bonuses and
tariffs: they destroy initiative and enterprise, and accus
tom the recipients to doles. If a crop cannot be raised
profitably without government aid, some other crop should
be substituted, for the law of supply and demand will event
ually govern market prices.
Wha' Hoppened? Electric Shock
Brings Review of Life in Memory
Monessen, Pa., Feb. 17 (U.R) A drowning man isn't the only
one who, according to widespread belief, thinks of his home and
family at the very end.
Take it from Vincent Siarnicki, 4,000 volts of electricity can
five you the same frantic thoughts.
He was helping remove equipment from an abandoned mine
between Donora and Charleroi when a boom on his truck hit
a high tension wire carrying the charge from an old mine
transformer. Siarnicki gave a graphic description of his reac
tions. While still dazed with the shock, he was thrown to the
ground with his right hand frozen to a piece of metal conduct
ing the current. A loud roar filled his ears, and, as in a dream,
he recalls, his whole life seemed to flash past In an instant.
"I thought of my wife and two children," Siarnicki re
members, "and I was sure 1 was dying. Then, as though far
In the distance, I could hear my buddies yelling for somebody
to break me loose. After that it was Just a blank."
A flying dive by Art Caminl, who was nearby, was credited
with saving Siarnicki's life. Even after he was knocked free
he didn't regain consciousness until companions had applied
artificial respiration.
Then he looked up and asked:
"What happened?"
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
President Truman Is Alarmed
Over International Situation
By DREW PEARSON
Washington At his weekly cabinet luncheon, shortly after
news of the London atom-secrets leak, President Truman told
his official family that he had never been so alarmed over the
international situation.
Not only was he alarmed regarding leaks to Russia, he said
but it now
BY CARL ANDERSON
Henry
ap
peared that Rus
sian war pro
duction had ad
vanced much'
further than our
Intelligence in
formation had
any previous
idea of.
All this has
resulted in a de
cision by the
President and
the Secretary of State to write
a new blueprint of foreign poli
cy. This will include a revision
of the American defense prob
lem based on the assumption
Drew Pearion
Here the brazen imperialism of
Great Britain, France and the
Dutch, practiced for more than
a century, provides the most fer
tile possible field for commu
nism, and Moscow is making the
most of it. And unfortunately,
the United States, which had a
good anti-imperialistic record in
the Philippines, is now tied by
alliances to the imperialistic poli
cies of our allies. Our support
of the British in Hong Kong, of
French mismanagement in Indo
china, of Dutch stupidity in In
donesia, plays directly into the
hands of communists.
All this was why Secretary
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KRISS-KROSS
Salem Hasn't Gotten Rid
Of All Its Icicles Yet
ByCHRiSKOWITZ.Jr.
At last ... we have a winner in our icicle derby.
The same day we inaugurated an Icicle derby about two
weeks ago, a wave of warm air invaded the Willamette valley.
We were convinced that not a single icicle in this area sur
vived long enough to be measured and duly entered in the
contest.
Now the
morning mall
brings a belated
entry from "Ici
cle I k e" who
claims he still
has a 15-incher
in perfect shape.
Writes Ike:
"Mebbe there
ain't no icicles
on the roofs and
eves; mebbe
a paper with a name on it.
P.S. The paper was wrapped
around a portion of tobacco,
and the name was "Phillip Morris."
that RUSSia nOW pOSSeSS all OUr Aehfisnn hplH an imnnrr!nr moot.
atomic and hydrogen secrets ing iast week at which lt was
and will probably result in up- decided to make an all-out stand
ping the budget. against the southward march of
Meanwhile, here is an over- communism,
all picture of what the U.S.A. h T ' , . ,
faces on the two most important J'ttHefi loTl fthe
but widely separated fronts of ot . , jnh.
ho nnlrl war " " ".u-.,.,.a,
Revolt in Balkans ,
I. tasiern Europe ueveiop- iays Ceylon, India, probably
ments here are highly encourag- Indonesia. This would mean an-
ing. They are so encouraging other haif billion people under
that President Truman's long the Red flag and tne most dis
face may not be entirely justi- astrous defeat for the U.S.A.
tied. . in recent history.
In Bulgaria, long considered a As reault Acheson ordered
Soviet stronghold, unrest is so part of the President's special
rampant that civil war prevails fund allocated to help the French
ouisiue me uig uura. ii uce" against Communist Ho-Chi Minh.
when farmers staged a sit-down He also riosionarori tm,j
against communist demands, re- Gullion, an intelligence expert,
it was decided the rest of Asia MacKENZIE'S COLUMN
will fall Burma, Siam, The Ma- M"VCiy..T J W-Umn
A BI& PRIZE IFjL I f
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Russo-China Treaty Suspected
To Conceal Numerous Secrets
there won't be
Cbrli Kowlti, Jr.
Who is the walking dog? A
beautiful Collie has been seen
strolling about the streets of
Salem on several occasions late
ly. A few days ago he (or she)
was spotted gallavating in vic
inity of South 12th and Hoyt
streets. Yesterday morning same
any more until comes winter dog was observed wandering
again next year; but this read- about downtown for a couple of
er has an icicle, and keeping it, hours. Dog, very friendly and
too. He put one in the refrigera- apparently well fed, is making
tor. Going to keep it, as long many friends on its "beat," but
as it will stay there. Ought to no one seems to know where the
be quite a spell. It's about 15 canine belongs,
inches long, which ain't much '
as icicles go, but it's the long- Democrat dinner in Washing-
est in Salem and around, I'll ton offered such delicacies as
betcha." Texas pink grapefruit au kirsch;
Unless some unexpected com- -broiled filet mignon, bordel-
petition comes along, Icicle Ike's aise; pommes rissoles; string
15-inch sliver has the distinc- beans provencale; roquefort
tion of being the "biggest drip dressing; petits fours; and deml
in the Salem area." - tasse. .
Maybe Ike should have put Perhaps the diners who
away some snow, too, in order plunked down $100 per plate
to be assured of a white Christ- for the meal didn't realize they
mas in 1950. were eating just plain old fash-
ioned beefsteak, vegetables, bun
City police stumbled onto a and coffee, which can be obtain
hot clue at the scene of a break- ed for a buck or less at nearly
in the other night. They found any restaurant, Democratic or
that the prowler left a piece of Republican.
Double Dressing Down in Court
Los Angeles, Feb. 17 CP) James Goldman, 26. got a double
dressing down in court.
First he was sentenced to five days in jail after pleading
guilty to speeding 75 in a 25-mile-an-hour zone. Then a wom
an spectator piped up: "I told you to wear your old clothes."
"Who," asked the court, "is that lady?" ,
"My wife," Coleman said.
"And what," pursued the judge, "is in that bundle under
your arm?"
"My clothes," said Coleman.
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Modern City Man with Latest
Gadgets at Home in the Woods
By SAUL PETT
i (For Hal Boyle)
New York W) Pity the modern city man roughing it, say, in
the wilds of the north woods.
He knows nothing about the whims or demands of nature, AU
his life has been spent in a comfortable apartment with every
thing provided. Now, he's alone in the north woods, this pale,
unresourc e f u 1
from his compass, then consults
his compact, pocket-size weather
guide. He reads the forecast,
"Fair." Fine, nothing to worry
about.
By DeWITT MocKENZIE
(yPl Foreign Affairs Analyat)
Moscow's announcement of the long-awaited Russo-Chinese
treatv is held by observers generally to be far more interesting
desienated Erimnnrt for what u conceals than for what it discloses.
litliul As Washington officials say, the full import of suspected secret
fused to plant grain and conceal- as tne first American ambassador agreements may appear only gradually,
ea meir quoias supposed io ue to Indo-China. wn lnti ttu
turned over to the government. Th - , , ' it the alliance
When troops moved in to seize OI Asm . , .. would seem to
the grain, they were met by ere are one or two indica- be the writtn
heavy gunfirewith the result '"s a"IS w.''h report of a love
that hundreds of peasants have Smm"n istM Chl"a' '"ding the feast with Rus.
fled through heavy snow to the facth"' Ma0 Jze -Tung is still sia la ing big
-...., u brother to hard-
viivum uuuse arresi unxu ne
and
mountains or to Turkey,
police have burned down several V r, ., ' ' . "Y
C,iiioo. tv, iio t,., deeds Manchuria to Russia
Bulgarian soldiers, recently flee
ing to Turkey, reported:
"Living conditions are beyond
endurance. The Russian officers
went to Moscow weeks ago to
negotiate this pact, appears from
the announcement to have won
important concessions to China's
sovereignty.
DeWitt Maokcnzlt
Now that's a highly interest
ing development. We have ob
served that previous countries
which have been brought into
the communist bloc by agree
ment like those of eastern Eu
rope have become satellites of
Russia. Their sovereignty rests
hit China.
However, the
U.S. military men also feel big point to my
reasonably confident about The mind is that an
Philippines. Though the com- agreement has
munists have made advances, been reached
training the army treat us like The Philippines are considered at all.
enemies. Hundreds of soldiers safe unless southeast Asia falls. The manner in which Kussia in Moscow. When Yugoslavia,
are plotting to escape. When These are some of the prob- nas kept extending its sphere under leadership of Marshal
the weather gets better, there lems discussed by 15 U.S diplo- of influence over northern Chi- Tito, reverted to nationalism
will be many Bulgarian soldiers mats debating U.S. Far Eastern na and Particularly in Manchu- she was kicked out of the Red
surrendering to you." policy in Bangkok and which ria nas been ln direct opposition fold.
In Albania, communist forces will be considered in the writing to the nationalistic ambitions Has the reputedly sagacious
are having such difficulty that of a new blueprint of American of the Chinese communists under Mao overlooked a bet some-
a pro-western revolt appears foreisn nolicv.
leadership of General Mao Tze- where, or has he reallv eot
certain. If this is successful it
will be a bad blow for the Rus
sians because they had counted
on Albania as their one outlet
on the Mediterranean. In fact,
they have already built up the
Saseno islands in the Adriatic
as a powerful submarine base,
now harboring the Italian war
ships given Russia under the
peace treaty.
Along the Hungarian-Yugoslav
border the the situation re
mains tense with the Red army
turning powerful flood-lights on
Yugoslav defense positions every
few days in the war of nerves.
Twice Hungarian - Russian pa
trols have crossed into Yugo
slav territory and been captured.
They were permitted to return
across the line after an opera
tion producing sterility.
Because of desertions to Tur
key and Yugoslavia, information
(CopyrlBht 1950)
'Illusion Bra' Is Latest
Miami Beach, Fla., Feb. 17 (P) The latest thing in beach
attire features a "Deep See" or "Illusion Bra," says Fred
Cole, Los Angeles swim suit manufacturer.
Cole said the effect is "to make a woman look both barer
than she is and as though she has -far more bosom than is
actually the case."
The effect is achieved by designing rather than by the
use of falsies, he said. Falsies are out of place on the beach,
in Cole's opinion.
"Girls who have worn suits with those pockets for falsies
tell me all they ever cought was shell fish and sand," he
said during a showing of the lates in swim suits.
Tall Girls Coming Into Style;
Charlotte Greenwood Explains
Tung. Yet Mao, who personally something? We shall know in
' ' ' due course and so will he.
There are, of course, differ
ences between the satellites of
Europe and the mighty land
space of China with its popula
tion of close to 500,000,000. Chi
na is just too big and Unwieldy
to be regimented like one of the
Balkan states.. Moreover, Rus
sia's operations have made it
clear that she intends to use
China as a base for the drive
to bring all Asia into the Red
fold.
Diplomatic authorities in
Washington say the treaty is
designed partly to hamstring the
American policy toward China.
.That policy, as laid down by Sec
retary Acheson, is based on the
hope of a conflict of interest be
tween Russia and China in north
China and especially in Manchu
ria. If Moscow really hands
Hollywood. Feb. 17 VP) Tall girls are becoming stylish, much
from the southeastern satellites to the delight of Charlotte Greenwood, who has penned a book
to niuj biuioic auu au uia- uucu ucvci wv ion. U-Mr in rn' U '1 A
Towering Carol Channing is the toast of Broadway. Ava Gard- , """"f
ner is a new standard for beauty in Hollywood. And the-fashion frts p5,?mised th,e treay
magazines seem to dote on long- : th's confllct would be lessened.
stemmed models. These develop- baby was extraordinary," she re- Japan figures prominently in
couraging to the communist
cause that this may be one rea
son why Moscow is concentrat
ing on the Orient,
ments must please Miss Green- called. "I recently read a survey tne Pact, and the Nipponese are
Western Headaches - wood, who has long' grappled that said the average girl be- worried. Moscow says the treaty
2. The Far East Here it looks with the disadvantage of being tween 18 and 28 years is from ls aimed in part at the rebirth
as if the United States was in tall and female. five feet four to five feet seven. .f Japanese aggression. The al-
for bigger and worse headaches. "When I was born, a long girl In 1900, the same age group was liance binds Russia and China to
' between five feet and five feet ful1 assistance by either if the
OPEN FORUM
Bergman Publicity Protested
man w 1 1 n no
talent for living
outdoors.
Will he make
it?
Well, just
grant him one
concession. Give
him all the
latest gadgets
which are prov
ided thoughtful
two. otner is attacked by Japan "or
"I've seen predictions that by anv otner state which directly
the year 2000, six feet will be or indirectly would unite in any
a common height among wo- form witn Japan in acts of ag-
men." gression."
That "any other state" clearly
Miss Greenwood attributes the is a pot shot at America and
rise to increased freedom for Britain. '
women. "They work at jobs that
in any event, we snail now
Mnn 'f u n iirrn , roo a cnponina iin nf tna Mne.
be an influence that is far from uplifting or beneficiai to the n away the boned Torse! cow directed operations aimed
To the Editor: At a recent meeting of the members of the
Swegle Woman's club as secretary I was instructed to write you
a protest against the publicity the Capital Journal has given to
l.n Th; Dn.n.. -1 Tl n.,V.i:U.. in nnnaw
has been disgusting to many of your readers and considered to "e.,"cf Cltlf f
Sniffing Out the Fire
Chicago, Feb. 17 (U.R) Firemen reporting to Chicago's
kyscraper Civic Opera building to put out a fire found
lots of smoke but they were unable to locate the blase Im
mediately. Several firemen rode up and down the building In ele
vators sniffing smoke before they located the source. The
tiro was in a filing cabinet.
But alas, our boy gets thirsty.
Foolish Herbert, he didn't bring
any water. He stumbles onto
a stream. Is it safe to drink?
Can he tell? He can't so he digs
into a pocket for his small water
filter which is attached to a Ions
outfitters for campers, hunters, tUDe. He drops the filter into
explorers. the water and drinks without
So, our modern city man, worrying about impurities,
name of Herbert, is trudging . Walking back to the M, our
along the trail, alone, nervous her0 scratches hi forehead on
and laden with equipment. The overhanging branch. Quickly,
wind comes up. He removes a he rcaches for the iodine in his
compact pocket heater from his compacti comprehensive, three
knapsack. He doesn t have to d first id nd medical
know hoW it works but it works equipment kit.
with chemicals, gives off no , , . ' ,. .
flame. Our hero warms the in- . Her,bert V relieved. He
side of hi, gloves and then his doesn ' ned h,e cmPac'.' v
ankles inside his boots. "un "- e kit which he
Will it turn colder or rain to- ha brought along,
morrow? How would Herbert
know? He simply looks at the Herbert's at home in the
clouds, judges the wind direction woods.
No as Smart as He Thought
North Piatt, Neb., Feb. 17 (U.RU-Then three was th man
the North Platte Telegraph-Bulletin said, who left his car
running all night so he could get a quick early-morning
start in the sub-scro temperatures. He ran out of gas six
blocks from home.
younger generation. It will only add to the popularity of the '6 1 fTshions of a' bringing the' rice bowls -
yesteryear. They've learned indo -China,
.......... ....n...s " I i ihnnl nr.nr.or. ooir.o
in your paper, we remain
Yours truly,
Members of the Swegle Woman's Clilb
. Mrs. Rex Peffer, secretary
Mrs. Ralph Hein, president
(Editor's Note: In its handling of the Bergman-Rossellini
story the Capital Journal has printed the news as briefly as
' possible and given it less space than almost any other daily
paper ln the country. It's opinion was frankly set forth in the
editorial entitled "Hollywood Immorality" in its issue of
February 7).
Police Department Express Thanks
Thailand (Siam)
about proDer eating and exercise. and Burma under control of
"They no longer hide demure- China. Food is the pressing
ly in the background. Nature need of China now, and the suc
gets a chance to take its course, cess of tne communist drive may
and added height is one of na- depend on quick access to rice,
ture's endowments." which is the staff of life in that
Miss Greenwod's book attacks Part of tne world,
the notion that a tall girl has to Famine already is striking
be gawky. hard at many millions north of
"Height has nothing to do with the Yangtze river in China, and
femininity and grace," she conditions are expected to grow
argued. "They are achieved by worse. As things stand, the
personality and bearing; size Chinese must fight for their
doesn't enter into the matter, meagre bowls of rice.
"A tall, graceful girl is a love- And what of future relations
ly thing to watch. But if she is between China and Russia?
the least bit clumsy, her awk- Moscow has been following a
To the Editor: It has indeed been a pleasure and a privilege wardness is accentuated by her well-defined program in. the
for the members of the SALEM POLICE DEPARTMENT to
stage their annual ball. Many new friends were made and
many old aquaintances renewed.
Many times it befalls a police officer to penalize a citizen,
in the line of duty. Even so
height." drive to communize the world.
The main disadvantage of It would be absurd, it seems to
height, she added, is men. A me, to expect her to make any
short girl can be escorted by a exception in the case of China,
man of any size. But a tall girl The new alliance of course
can dwarf a shorter man. means that Russia and China
have agreed to work together in
She offered this advice to the Red offensive to take over
minimize height: watch your Asia Undoubtedly China has
received concessions as an
the spirit of co-operation and Salem and vicinity our sincere
the felling of good will that has thanks for your splendid re-
prevailed throughout our ticket sponse, and fine spirit of co-
selling campaign has been ex- operation in making this year's clothes; don't wear dainty acces-
iremeiy grainying. i-uuceinen s nnnum can tt gitiiiu auiiea mai accemuaie your Size. ally , DUt SO long as tne al-
We the members of Your success. Be careful of backgrounds; a liance lasts, just so long x will
Police Department wish to ex- Signed big girl in a little chair looks China take her orders from Mos- T
tend to you the Citizens of YOUR POLICE DEPT. . like a giant. cow.
Si