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4 Salem, Oregon, Monday, August 21, 1950
Quibbling Over 'Last Resort'
The United States can't afford to have a railroad strike
but it is having one, nevertheless.
Trainmen and conductors went on strike today against
three small but vital railroad companies as the first step
in a threatened nationwide railway strike. Unless Presi
dent Truman intervenes, the strike will take in two more
roads tomorrow. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
and the Order of Railway Conductors said the strike would
be lifted after five days.
Leaving aside the arguments of the roads and the
unions in the dispute which has dragged on for 17 months,
this token strike is certain to affect the effort the nation
is making to win the war in Korea. The big Republic Steel
Corporation, for instance, has laid off 1500 of its 7000 em
ployes, with more lay offs planned. The St. Paul ter
minal strike, one of those started today, will affect some
400 industries. The added strikes tomorrow would cur
tail steel and tin making at several big plants in the mid
west. The White House, however, doesn't want to seize the
railroads involved. As this is written, the president wants
no part of seizure "except as a last resort." That the
president so far has shied away from "last resort" action
is indicative of half-way measures to win in the Far East.
The administration has consistently avoided going all-out
in mobilization.
It ought to be plain to the White House by now, how
ever, that there can be no let-up in the effort, moderate as
it is, to get material to the forces fighting in Korea and
to equip the men now being put into new units at home.
It doesn't make any difference that the unions have ask
ed three times that the railroads be seized. The unions
have been free to strike since last year when a presidential
fact-finding board made its recommendations. The unions
stuck to their demands for pay higher than the board rec
ommended, while the railroads stuck to the board's recom
mendation. The railroads yesterday did offer a boost over
the board's recommendation, but the unions rejected the
proposal.
What does the president consider a "last resort" ?
How can Truman quibble about a definition of "last re
sort" when Yank foot Boldiers are still desperately fight
ing to push the Korean Reds back ? Doesn't the president
consider the list of "Killed in Action" on Atrocity hill, for
instance, as the "last resort" of men to aid their country
in the present war?
The strike must be settled immediately either by the
railroads and the unions getting together, or by the presi
dent seizing the lines.
The United States has asked tens of thousands of its
men in the armed forces to do their duty to their country
in Korea. The nation can ask no less of the president,
the railroads and the unions at this time.
The United States can't lose any momentum by shut
downs in the effort to arm and mobilize for the Korean
war.
'Traffic Virtually Beyond Handling'
The actual figure of 21,100 cars daily passing on the
two-lane road north of the main Hollywood intersection is
an astounding one in itself. That a two-lane road would
carry that many cars is really something.
But to a driver of one of those 21,10(1 vehicles, that fig
ure would probably not be surprising. He has been aware
of traffic congestion along that section leading to High
way 99B that gets so bad at times during the day he
would be willing to go along on any staggering figure.
This latest traffic count affecting the inadequate two
lane stretch leading to the road to Portland should be im
pressive enough to encourage the state highway commis
sion to do something now about widening the Portland
road to four-lanes.
As Highway Engineer Baldock says, any sizeable in
crease now in traffic at the north entrance point to the
city from Highway 99E will make traffic virtually be
yond handling with the existing two lanes.
Baldock's fears of increased traffic are certain to come
true in the near future, with continued growth of the
Snlcm area assured. In that connection, it is interesting
to note the increase in the traffic count for the section of
Fairgrounds road that leads into the Portland road.
In 1939 the traffic count there was 9(500 vehicles per
24-hour period. By 1950 that average had jumped to 21,
100 daily. With the United States again girding for war,
can there be any doubt that the traffic will continue to
gain at an exceptional rate?
It is unfortunate that it becomes necessary to compare
this particular section of road with other roads through
out the state or nation as to which is the "worst." But
only by bringing out to the highway commission the un
bearable condition of the road can the communities in
the central Willamette valley hope to get relief in the form
of four lanes to New Era or at least a good part of the
way north out of Salem.
There can no longer be any doubt that the two-lane Port
land road is the worst for congestion in Oregon.
The communities and farmers along Highway 99E to
Portland will present their case to the highway commis
sion tomorrow for four lanes. Then the next move will
be up to the commission. Judging from the expected size
of the protesting delegations and the scope of the case,
the proposal for four lanes to New Era Bhould be impres
sive. The commission's reaction and recommendations will
be awaited with unusual interest.
Baby Sitters Have Problems, Too
Portland, Aug. 21 W You think you have troubles with
the baby sitter? Well, she has problems, too.
A 14-year-old called police Saturday night to plead tor
help. When a patrol car arrived, one window among other
things was broken at the house and six children were staging
a near riot.
Jail threats were needed to send the youngsters ages two
months to nine years oft to bed.
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Parental Problems
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KRISS-KROSS
Here We Go-Eve ry body
Getting Into the Act
By CHRIS KOWITZ.Jr
here we go . . . the channel swimmers are at it to De stronger man ineir pai-
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND BY CARL ANDERSON
Eleanor Roosevelt Suggests
Truman Fire Sect. Johnson
(Ed. note While Drew Pearson Is on a brief vacation, his
column will be written by members of his staff).
Washington President Truman has received some blunt
advice from the former first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, suggesting
that he fire defense secretary Louis Johnson. .
Mrs. Roosevelt expressed her views last week in a confidential
letter to the president, following his categorical statement that
he would keep Johnson and Sec-
retary of State Acheson in his U. 8. imperialistic aggression,"
cabinet as long as he remains in wrote Mao.
the White House. Political observers attach sig-
Writing as a private citizen, nificance to reports from the
the former first lady suggested chinses capial indicating that
that Truman might have qual- Ma0 Tse-Tung left Peking on
ified this by, saying, he would August n for an ..unannounced
keep Johnson and Acheson as destination.". . . This could mean
long as they do a good job. She Moscow or somewhere in Korea,
pointed out that every President . .
occasionally finds It necessary to e Pfestf, f ?? United
make changes in his cabinet and Nations is still troubling corn
it isn't a good idea to "freeze" mumst leaders. Judging by their
a man in an important position. f?ag.a"d' efforts t0 conceal
Injecting a more personal note, ;he fac' i"at Americans are fight
Mrs. Roosevelt wrote that it was ln Korea under the U. N.
apparent to her from the tre- flaf; No reference is ever
mendous volume of anti-Johnson. made to United Nations author-
mail she was receiving that the luiierican action
public had lost confidence in the
secretary of defense. Despite careful censorship,
In view of this sentiment and reports are trickling through the
in the interest of national de- iron curtain that communist of
fense, she suggested firmly that ficials must resort to desperate
Johnson should be replaced. measures to make labor tos the
mark. For example, in Rumania,
LOW ON SUGAR a ret"en' l?w haa made "illegal
This won't be pleasant news negligence at ,.,..,,- ...,1.,
to the G.I.S in Korea, but the work Punishable by the death MdcKENZIE S COLUMN
home folks' sweet-tooth appears "'""'
Henry
CLEARANCE """N , V HI '
UNUSUAL " Qy T $J
VOLUMES GA NT, ,
Kg I w ;I1mJ
e-2i
In spite of the appeals GOP "PLACE"
Hn Viiim
iniin mnr. rvnnl than ever are eettine Into the swim of riotism.
things . . . there seems to be some queer type of fascination in against hoarding, 1 the nation s House appropriations chair
attempting to conquer the chilly, choppy waters between France sugar stocks are critically low. man Clarence Cannon of Mis
and England . . . channel swimming has become the latest outlet The agriculture department's souri always sees to it that the
for p u b 1 1 c ity
seekers ... a
few years ago lit
was goldfish!
swallowing
then phonography
record eating
. . . flag pole sit
ting came Into
prominence next
. . . now every
body's ambition
seems to be to
73!
II 1
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commodity boss, Ralph Trigg, republicans keeD their
special $250 award for perform- canaiaiy aammea ims me omer in committee sessions.
'place"
When house and senate rnn-
ferees on the District of Co-
Chrto Ktwlta Jr.
in without a relief driver in day , testuylng oenind closed
the 24-hour auto race at Jant- doors of the senate banking com-
zen Beach in Portland over the fe. lumbia appropriations met be-
week-enri was a hunerv man "Regardless of how you cut ,,,., . " ns i"et be-
when the checkered flag was the cloth, there is no sugar - avail- eye detected GOP Con
waved . . . during the marathon, abe," Trigg reported f ally. toTmiJfZ, 1
coining nas c langeu except . -- --
that the sugar is in the pantries
of the folks throughout the na
tion," suggested Indiana's GOP
Senator Homer Capehart. "The
. 1 1, , ,,,, consumption has not increased.
"Water seeks its own level, T, . .... .. . . .
. . how, then, asks "'333
You will not increase the con
Saunders ate only two bananas
. . . and drank lots of water . . .
he explained that he can stay
awake when he's hungry.
lana sitting in "democratic ter
ritory" near the head of the
table.
swim the chan
nel . . . there are still a few they say
screwball specialties . . . such as a doubting Thomas, can the sur-
the guy who set the world's face of the ocean be curved? . . .
record for the most parachute shucks, Tom, that's simple . . .
lumDS in 24 hours ... and the a level surface is one that is
fellow who was flown coast-to- nonzomai, so n is at rigm in- who are unabie to get lt at the thorn
coast wnue embeaaea in a cane " ""c mu .- retail stores." roses.1
seemed to be
a considerable
reluctance o n
The Missourian crisply order- the part of some
ed Wilson to move to a hum- nations to send
bier spot at the republican end ground forces,
of the table. As a- result,
of ice . . . what queer creatures ier 01 tne earm . . . over a NOTE: In the hope that pub-
we humans be. small area, a level surface is lic opinion may still shame tne
practically flat, but if it is ex- hoarders and profiteers, we have
A Battalion i, bom , In Salem lT. JSSSS
ized a new group of men here when yolI saat Water "Th" ? ees and to campaign through
lieu a new group ui men litre level." vou mean that 11.. 1 1 .il.. 1 i..i
"Okay, I'll move." snorted the thus far only
sumption per person a great deal Hoosier Congressman, angrily eight countries
. . . but there is no sugar avail- pushing back his chair. "It must have been an
able for a great many people perplex the chairman to see a nounced as of-
nmnntf ui- xi- feritis to sena
...o wiiiuuwc -- "--I -. (..WH, M.cken.l,
UN Members Should Rush
Ground Troops to Korea
By DeWITT MacKENZIE
iUPt PorelgD Affair AOEljW
General MacArthur's call for more ground troops from the
United Nations membership, to bolster his badly outnumbered
forces in Korea, has brought to light a lot of interesting facts
some a bit disconcerting.
While there have been numerous offers of various kinds of
aid, there has " " ,
matter or nave aeciaea 10 lei
Uncle Sam do it.
Another pertinent fact is that
Washington has been proceeding
circumspectly in handling de
tails. Up until Friday three of
fers of troops had been formally
accepted those of 4,500 men
from Turkey, 4000 from Thai-
SttS land and about 5000 from the
Philippines. Also accepted "in
were offers of troops
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(Copyright 1930)
rest are still considering the
a dauehter was born to Mr. !i " V " j T" Ine 10cal Press. raQ1 Bna clvlc
and Mr Alvln Battalion 2030 811 Polm on us cb iena io gr0ups against war greed,
ana Mrs. Aivm Battalion, zoju reach the Bame distance from , ,
""""" "viuc. the center of the earth ... s0
' the curved surface of the ocean
Carl Saunders, . who won a is really level . . . see?
Monkey Outwits Trainer
Sanford, Fla., Aug. 21 (fl5) Zookeeper B. J. Davis, who set
out to teach his monkey a thing or two learned something
himself.
Because Monk refused to let his mate eat, Davis spanked
him and made him sit In a corner. Davis turned his head
and monk slashed at his arm. This brought another spanking
and another corner-sitting session.
Davis started out of the cage. Monk made for the keeper,
and took the seat of Davis' trousers out with his teeth. Davis'
doctor took two stitches. The trousers required more.
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Grandpappys Are Sure Proud;
Correspondent No Exception
By DON WHITEHEAD
(Substltutlnf for Hr) Bovkl
Korea (P) This is how it feels to be a war correspondent
grandpappy. . .
And to meet the most frustrated soldier in the world. . .
And to stare a white rabbit in the eyes:
Becoming a grandpappy comes first. A cable from home told
me that my daughter Ruth had
given birth to a fine son and I
was now the only grandpappy
among the correspondents on the
Korean front.
Suddenly I found It was
wonderful to have a grandson.
I hadn't quite known what It
would feel like to be a grand
pappy at 42.
But then I discovered I was
just as proud of this new mem
ber of the family as when I
first looked at my daughter
19 years ago.
I was In the mood to be sen
timental over the big news from
home. But that same clay the
Marines arrived ln Korea, and
I was among the group of cor
respondents who met their trans
ports at a southern port.
Our pilot boat swung along
side a transport with the deck
high above us.
Now, a grandfather should be
permitted to board a ship with
proper dignity and decorum. But
my colleagues below me were
shouting for me to hurry up.
Topside a tough lieutenant was
I should have breakfast in
bed, the front seat of a jeep
and the respectful silence of
youngsters listening to the wis
Hnm nf their elders.
But it hasn't worked out that tlme,
ROUGH GOING-OVER
Jack Redding got a thorough
going-over behind , closed doors
before the senate confirmed his
appointment as assistant post
master general.
At one point, Sen. Bill Langer,
North Dakota republican, noted
that Redding claimed to be a
"writer of fiction."
"Yes, he was director of pub
licity for the democratic national
committee," dryly remarked Sen.
Zales Ecton, Montana republican.
ECONOMY CUT
President Truman won't take
the proposed 10 per cent, across-the-board
slash in government
spending with his bat on his
shoulder.
At a recent meeting with fed
eral agency chiefs, Truman
strongly indicated that he might
send a special message to con
gress if the two houses don't
reconsider the 10 per cent re
duction. "This so-called 'economy' cut
is one way to destroy govern
ment agencies without outright
abolition," declared the Presi
dent. "You can cripple an ag
ency so badly by chopping off
its personnel that lt cannot do
the job. This is a grave situa
tion." "It's all the graver in war-
broke in federal commun-
Three-of-a-Kind Lose in Court
Los Angeles, Aug. 21 m Federal Judge Ben Harrison look
ed at a full house when he strode to the bench and ordered
his clerk to call the calendar.
"High, Low, Jack," cried Clerk Murray Wire. A moment of
silence ensued. .,
"And the game!" called a hoarse voice from the rear.
There was the deuce to pay. Spectators roared, and Judge
Harrison promptly took a hand.
"Get this straight!" he admonished, "We can open this
session without the aid of a joker."
With a flush of embarrassment, the clerk checked his cards
and stood pat. "Quong Hi, Wong Low and Luey Jak!" he
called.
Three poker-faced Chinese shuffled forward. Each admitted
crossing the border without proper credentials.
"Three of a kind," commented Judge Harrison.
He then ordered each defendant to ante up one year in the
federal jackpot.
Doran Will Go to the Fair Somehow
Columbus, O., Aug. 21 W) It's going to ake more than
three broken ribs to keep 87-year-old Perry Doran away
from his 76th Ohio State Fair.
Doran, who operates his own farm in adjoining Licking
county, is in Grant hospital, Columbus, with three broken
ribs. He was hurt in an auto accident Saturday
Doran hasn't missed a state fair since the first one in
Columbus in 1874. ,
Today the Ohio State Journal, Columbus morning news
paper, said it would see Doran gets to the fair during the
week of August 27 "even If he has to go In an ambulance.
The newspaper considers Doran as a special friend.
He learned to read by the newspaper 81 years ago, and
he has been reading lt ever since.
OPEN FORUM
On Judging the Spanish Issue
principle"
from Britain, New Zealand and
Australia.
Naturally many details have
to be discussed. Twenty- three
days elapsed between Turkey's
offer and the formal acceptance.
And even after offers have
been accepted, there still remains
the great problem of transpor
tation for troops, equipment and
supplies. Logistics are a major
consideration.
One thing which has delayed
the sending of troops has been
the desire of the donors to train
new units for the Korean theatre.
That takes a lot of time, and
General MacArthur has urged
that organized units already in
existance be sent, rather than
spend time training new troops.
Signs are that the magnificent
job which MacArthur's American
and South Korean troops have
been doing has blinded the out
side world to the urgency of
more ground troops. There even
has been a request that America
send troops to western Europe
to bolster spirits there a re
quest which isn't likely to be
met at this juncture.
.
We once more are getting a
striking demonstration of the
fact that it still takes infantry
to win wars. And MacArthur
hasn't anything like the infantry
he needs.
He is up against the bitter fact .
that North Korea is a red cor
nucopia through which pours a
never ending stream of fighting
men. The forces of the U.N.
way.
To the Editor: Your timely and thoughful article, "Spain
Needed as an Ally," was read with considerable interest. Those commander in chief could knock
who are impelled by cold reason alone must recognize the im- out every last mother's son from
ications chairman Wavne "!nv nortance of admitting Spain to the UN. Marshall Plan Aid. to the worth Korea, and still Man- A
He explained that his agency group of nations determined to keep what remains of western churian and Chinese communist
The frustrated soldier was was engaged in top-secret proj- civilization intact. fighting men could pour down,
next ects, vital to the war effort. Despite the mistakes of col- nature and they combine pa- Thirty thousand or mora
I stopped at an air strip and "We cannot do the job right umnists, politicos, commentators triotism with their Christianity; ground troops already have been
a corporal was moaning about " are deprived of key per- and others who felt a sort of because of this, they make most pledged. And presumably a
a radio broadcast of a tight game sonnel," he added. divine right was theirs to mis- excellent allies and friends, sol- good many more will come from
between the Phillies and the "The same applies to my ag- judge the Spanish issues, it is Jiers too In their fight for right, countries which haven't fully
Brooklyn Dodgers. This cor- ency," broke in Thomas Buch- certain now that the smart thing Yet sPain unde' Franco could recognized the emergency and
poral was a Phillies man him- anan. acting chairman of the fed- to do is brlng Spain into the have Bone over to Germany and have been moving slowly. Mac-
sclf oral power commission. "The f0id pronto Italy durinB tne late rather curi- Arthur's report should help to
"There It was," he said. FPC must see to it that our war ' ., nnH ,. " war and remained neutral, put that right.
"The Phils leading six to five Plants have enough gas and elec- . ,, , , , , A A , " trying to rebuild its own de- So much for the physical as-
inc power to Keep them going. . . -- vastea countryside, it couia nave peci or mis call tor U.N. help.
..... . wts that Kranen nan snH nail .. - ... - -
In the last of the ninth at Eb-
berts field. The Bums were
at bat. There were two out
and two Brooklyn runners on
base. And then that damned
radio quits.
"I'm going nuts if I don't
find out how that game ended."
We must establish a balance be-
dous sum there.
. In South America, Chile, Ar
gentine, Peru and the rest, Spain
with or without Franco provided
it retains its glorious past (mix-
tween consumer and war use of l"e UPP" OI lne majority
fuels and power." sPain' There may have been
Buchanan - pointed out that some ,ascl?t trends ln Spain;
government departments, like however, the government ex
agriculture and interior, might ccpt for the brief Republican
be able to withstand the 10 per one ' not fasclst but authorl
cent cut by spending less on tarian right, and this is necessary
"construct nn contractu " nrh a lo prevent sovieuiauuii as nay
Then there was the while rab- Toad building and reclamation pened to Christian nations of cdi lt is truei with some ghady
bit. projects. But regulatory agen- -foiana, nungary, lugosiavia, deeds what nation's secular
I woke up one morning and cies. like FPC, would be danger- etcv , past is not full of light and
screaming that correspondents opened one eye Then I closed ousty crippled, he said. , ere u , u I shadow due to human quality?)
would not be allowed to board my eyes and opened them again 1,1 would like to get a memo like a rather strict regime, but ls the mother country and to
the ship. only to find myself staring at a from " agencies that will be " Is better than chaos which be looked up t0 with degree 0f
I don't know the rules on what white rabbit. I closed my eyes crippled by the 10 per cent re- was the order of the day during affecUon and reVerance. We,
a grandpappy should do ln such again and thought maybe it iruman unaiiy accia- u iujn ...-
a case so I lanored tha llouten- would ao awav when I woke ed. "We've got to do something ists from Germany, Russia,
used much money from outside
sources; after all the Bank of There remains anohter side of
Spain had been robbed of over vast importance. That is the
one billion dollars, a tremen- psychological effect of a power
ful United Nations stand in Ko
rea.
The members of the Soviet
bloc are watching every move
In the Korean war, to see how
the democracies stand up to
the job. .That also ls true of
nations which thus far have
been trying to maintain neu
trality" in the East -West
clash.
ant and kept going up the lad
der to get the interviews we
were after.
up. huuui ik ngni away.
But it was a rabbit, all right.
So far as I know that'a th. IRON CURTAIN CHAFF
only rabbit in all of Korea. concrete evidence that the
One of these days I am going Where he came from I don't Chinese communists are openly
to take time off and be sen- know. But there he was. supporting North Korea is con
timental about that blue-eyed He gave me an inscrutable tained in a message from Chin
grandson. But up to now I just oriental look and retreated from ese communist leader Mao Tse-
haven't had time and my hard- my cot. Then he hopped across Tung to Korean prime minister truth re this most misunderstood
ened colleagues refuse to give me the tent floor, took a final look Kim II Sung. "The Chinese war in history.
the authentic grandfather treat- over his shoulder, and went people warmly support the Kor- We must remember that the
ment. wherever rabbits go ln Korea, can peopl in tha Just war against Spanish art deeply religious by
Failure of the U.N. forces to
too, received a good deal of turn the trick in Korea could
aid in many ways during our be disastrous to the anti-com-
Spain, the USA, Canada, etc. coIonial tlme, from Spaln, munist world. Success would go
Inlnnl ah i(,lin nnnla rln4fl inllnn "
intent on wholesale destruction
of the great Spanish past.
Bernard Wall wrote well in
his "Spain of the Spaniards,"
published by Sheed & Ward in
1938, as did Edward Knoblaugh
and Carlton Hayes also wrote
JOSEPH
Salem
M.
PORTAL far toward
war.
winning the cold
Grogan Vasn't in Ireland
Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 21 (if) Thomas Grogan produced a
driver's license In traffic court, but he still paid a $25 fine
on a charge of driving without a license.
The license Grogan carried had been issued In Ireland and
had expired In April.