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Outside Oregon: Monthly, $1.00; 6 Mos., $6.00; Year. $12. 4 Salem, Oregon, Monday, May 21, 1951 JAPANESE PEACE PACT SHOWDOWN Climaxing the long dispute with Russia over a Japa nese peace treaty is the note sent over the week-end by the United States which clearly indicates a parting of the ways unless there is another shift in our foreign policy. The note was in reply to the May 7 Russian set of proposals which asked for a meeting in June or July of the foreign ministers of the United States, China, Britain and Russia to start work on a Japanese treaty and bring it to a "speedy conclusion" which would in all probability have been as speedy as the long drawn out stalemate at Paris over the agenda for the proposed meeting of the Big Four. The American reply rejected the Kremlin's proposal outright on the ground that misuse of the veto power by Russia in such a four-power meeting would actually work against early conclusion of a treaty and would also give a "secondary role" to nations "which bore a greater burden of the war in the Pacific than did the Soviet Union" which was at war with Japan only six days. The American note charged that Russia is "conniving at aggression" by proposing to deny Japan adequate post treaty defense arrangements. It made clear the U. S. intention to use American forces to help Japan against the threat of communist aggression from Asia. It also declared that as far as Red China is concerned, this coun try "does not seek guidance from a convicted aggressor" and had no intention of doing so. The American reply was not so much concerned with the Russian proposal to scrap all that the U. N. allies have already clone on a Japanese treaty and start over anew, as with the defense of Japan after Japanese inde pendence is restored. Moscow proposed that Japanese de fense forces should be limited to those needed for "self defense" and all occupation forces be withdrawn within a year; with "no foreign state with military forces or bases in Japan." The U. S. note also called attention to the charter of the U. N. which "recognizes the inherent rights of collect ive as well as individual self-defense" and quotes a speech made by Premier Stalin on March 10, 1939, quoting him as saying: 'The policy oi let each country aetena uscit from aggression' means 'conniving at aggression'." The note then continued : "The present suggestions ot the Soviet government that Japan shall have armed forces as required for its self-defense, coupled with the further Soviet proposal that there can be no other troops in Japan, seems a reversion to the principle of 'let Japan defend itself and consequently, as Generalissimo Stalin said, a 'conniving at aggression'." SCHOOL BILL REFERENDUM The Oregon State Grange, through its slate master, Elmer McClure, has announced intention of attempting to apply the referendum on the school district reorgan ization law passed by the 1951 legislature. Perhaps the Oregon legislature should be abolished and in its place, allow the pressure groups to enact the laws. Threat of referendum hangs over the majority of major bills passed by the recent legislature. There was probably no one piece of legislation given more careful consideration in the last legislature than the school district reorganization bill. An outgrowth of an exhaustive study by Dr. T. J. Holy, of Ohio State University, the organization bill was intro duced in the senate and referred to the senate education committee Sen. Eugene E. Marsh, of McMinnvillc, chair man, held the bill for two months, during which time he scheduled hearing after hearing in order to give every one interested an opportunity to be heard. The original bill was changed time after time in an effort to meet the objections, which came largely from the supporters of the one-room red schoolhouscs. Dr. Holy, upon conclusion of his study of the Oregon educational structure, said that the school district organ ization in this state was one of the poorest in the nation, with waste and inefficiency pronounced in many counties. Should the Oregon Grange go through with its intention to send this law to the voters, it will be blocking operation of a law that has the sponsorship and support of virtually all persons interested in improving the Oregon school structure. It will be as great a blunder as former state master Morton Tomkin's 1949 attempted "purge" of legislators who refused to do his bidding. BY H. T. WEBSTER The Timid Soul WnW ABOUT nO rui i r , I WAS 3UST 6Cne to TfcLL Vtou To pick rr up. You COUtOMT MISS THAT PUTT IF VOU WfRe BUNDfiOt-DeD , , fJ, i- ? fJbkv : FOR A MlNUTt? AIR. MltqueTOAST WAS AFRAID HCT WOULD HAVe To WIN A HOLE FRCW1 TFie" BOSS 4 4 i5 A. 'j,rJt'w.'i-ljw i? WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Sunday Morning Letter by Truman Gives Mike a Scare By DREW PEARSON Washington At 8:30 a.m. the other Sunday which is early for most Washlngtonians on a Sunday morning President Tru man finished reading New York's Sunday Times, picked up his pen and dashed off one of those famous personal letters which have reverberated around the world. This one went to price boss Mike Di Salle. The campaign against Con nally will follow the same pat tern the McCarthyltes used against Tydings. They will try to paint the gruff, outitpoken Texan as a communist appeas er and disciple of Secretary of State Acheson. They have al ready coined the slogan which is cropping up in Texas: "When Acheson coughs, Connally sneezes." The truth is, Connally has al ways opposed communism with all his Texas ire, has led the fight to halt the creeDlne com- Please stand by, Mr. Dl munism in Greece, In Western Europe, In Korea. At the same time, Connally has supported Acheson on most issues, and BY CARL ANDERSON Henry Eleven blocks away Di Salle was busily wad ing through a moun tain of correspondenc e on his desk try ing to get some work out of the way before at- j tending nine I o'clock mass.' Just as Di Salle was leaving his office the tele phone rang. The White House was calling. Drew Pearson Hollywood 'He-Men' Going Crazy for Latest 'Crew-Cuts' By VIRGINIA MacPHERSON (United Press Hollywood Correspondent) Hollywood, May 21 (U.B Hollywood he-men are going crazy for "crew-cuts," and actor Dick Erdman said today it means long-haired lovers are on their way out. "Short hair is sexy," he beamed, scraping his fingers over his hair-brush hair-do. "To get the dames nowadays you gotta get a 'butch' first." This is the most startling fad clipped my curls for 'The Men.' actors have latched onto since And the letters started coming Clifton Webb invented pink in!" slacks. Time was when you could "You were always a good ac- always spot a movie hero by the tor," one 19-year-old girl wrote. way his hair snuggled down "But the minute you cut your around his collar. hair you had something. Now Then Broadway's Russell Nype you're romantic and rugged and stepped out with his topknot I am starting up a Dick Erdman mowed to the bone. The ladies fan ciub this very afternoon." oohed and ahhed. uc., ipj hm, -i j beer says rdman. Now Celluloid celebrities pricked j.m se up their cars and dashed off to get clipped, too. But the crew-cut craze isn't Now Hollywood boulevard unanimous. Virginia Mayo does looks lijte a cross between a ma- n't like 'em neither does Liz rine "boot camp" and the prison Taylor. And Joan Blondell, Ruth yard at Alcatraz. Roman, Gene Tierney, Jane Big-name stars like Burt Lan- Russell and June Haver turned caster, James Mason, Dick Pow- up their noses at boys with "but ell, Frank Lovejoy and John ches." Wayne are all sporting bristles Seems the ladies think they on top. look more like "12 o'clock sha- Erdman says the new style dow" all the way up. That's not saved his career. all. They blasted 'em as: (1) Sex- "I was just poking along as an less, (2) juvenile and (3) hard aclor," he explained. "Then I on a girl's hands. Salle," the operator said. "A messenger is bringing you a let ter from President Truman." Mike put the phone down and even brought Acheson to Texas began to ponder. What had he and courageously introduced done wrong? What might have him to a Texas audience. As a aroused the ire of the President? result, the GOP strategy is to Or was it that the President was use Acheson's unpopularity to acepting his resignation? undermine a courageous sena- A few minutes later the let- or- ter arrived. Now In something AH of this means that Con- of a sweat, Mike tore it open, nally is facing a fight for his Inside was a very short note political life his first real oppo- written in the President's own sition since 1298. Though a hand on White House stationery, tough scrapper, the veteran Bl I II T DONATE L 11 I A BOOK n Ow ANM3T&OM m-m ' S'2 It read: "Dear Mike, Texan is still perplexed as how to fight back against a McCar- "T have lust rMrl indav's New thy camPaiEn, York Times' story about your NOTE-r-While the McCarthy- grand sense of humor. It gave "S"1" u1k "'ts me a lift. ward republicans in Texas, they are realistic enough to figure tsjiluc; i ve uccu Ail , aoiiiis ,l un.rA , r" ton I've seen many stuffed J out without . democrat shirts, and your wise-cracks . .. . . , . about Washington life remind to rl ed. thy line is ex-Congressman Mar tin Dies. But the candidate who me of how we used to use a trocar on a clovered bull. bull resumes his normal shape and usually recovers. "Keep sticking 'em. "Regards, 'A' Still in First Place Los Angeles, May 21 (IF) Competition for first place list ing in Los Angeles' huge central telephone director gets daf ficr every year. It used to go to the company with the most A's preceding the firm name. That method soon became impossible. Some firms used as many as 21 A's before the reader came to the actual firm listing. The telephone company ruled that out. But the race for the very first listing continues and today, in the very latest Issue, the very first name is: "A." The curious who dial "A's" number will discover they are talking to a hospital supply company. MacKENZIE'S COLUMN British Laborites Aid 'Poor' Gentry in Historic Castles By DeV. ITT MacKENZIE (AP Forelm Affalri Analyst) Britain's socialist government certainly is a political enigma, as witness its announcement that it is prepared to give monetary aid to gentry who live in stately mansions and are unable fi nancially to maintain these "national heritages." Of course the desire to preserve fine old historic mansions is quite underslan- - who rarely show up for sessions of parliament. As I have reported in previous columns, many of Britain's no bility and landed gentry have fallen on evil days because of terrific taxation. Great estates have had to be broken up to hands twice within a short time because of deaths It has been virtually wiped out. fl will prom most is able, amiable Governor Allan Shivers, who also has his eye on Connally's seat and can now sit back, keep unnn.. c nls 1'iuuiii suui iiiu ins lianas ' clean while the McCarthyites do Di Salle, a city boy and for- the spadework. mer mayor of Toledo, Ohio, . rushed to a dictionary to look up the word "trocar." A trocar, ANTI-ACHESON TRAP he discovered is a surgical spear An absent-minded slip by sometimes used to release gas genial GOP Sen. Alex Wiley of pressure in bloated cattle. By Wisconsin balled up a secret re "clovered," the President doubt- publican plan to put Secretary less referred to a bull which had 0f State Dean Acheson in jail, become bloated from eating too The strategy wag worked out much clover. by crafty gen. Owen Brewster NOTE What inspired the 0f Maine, and given the blessing President's letter was a New 0f a GOP senate policy meeting. York Times summary of Dl The scheme was to wait until Salle's wisecracks, some of SecI.etary Acheson appeared be them previously published in fore the joint armed gervices this column. Here are a few foreign relations committees samples: When the Preseident probe of the MacArthur firing, appointed Di Salle as price Then republicans planned to ask stabilizer he said he wanted a him to reiate his conversation man with plenty of guts. "You with president Truman on April have him here," replied the ro- 6 the date the Presldent first tund Di Salle slapping his bay discussed the possibility of fir window . . . "My appointment ing Generai MacArthur. has the unanimous approval of Brewster figured that Secre everyone in Toledo," the ex- tary Acheeson would then refuse mayor said on arriving in Wash- lo answer following which a key ington. "Half of them were hap- republican would ask that Ache py to see me move up, and the son be cited for contempt of other half were happy to see me congress and press for an im move out of town. ' . . . A man medjate record vote by the corn applied for the job of postmas- mittee. ter and was reminded that he I the vote to cite thc secre. could not read. According to tary faiicdi republicans would Di Salle, he replied: "I don t walk out of tne hearings in a want to be assistant postmaster. drama(ic eesture x want lo De postmaster. REPUBLICAN DRIVE IN TEXAS It is supposed to be a top POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Greatest Public Souvenir Hunt in History Now on By ARTHUR EDSON For HAL BOYLE Washington (IP) The greatest public souvenir hunt in history is on. Sixteen thousand persons already have sent in their money and said, "Please send me a part of the White House." The commission on the renovation of the executive mansion is doing its best. For its job in- ; eludes not only remodeling the enirs, Fort Myer, Va.," asking White House; it also must dis- for an application blank. It pose of the old wood, stone and gives the price list, shipping brick that can't be used again. weight and other vital informa- Nobody knows why but the t'n. The commission plans to most popular item has been No. accept orders up through June 4, which contains, according to 3n the official order blank, "small piece of old stone and an old square nail 2 'A", suitable for paperweight" The cost: 50 cents, plus shipping charges. This has struck a responsive souvenir chord in 2809 hearts. Next in popularity has been In general, Edgerton says, ev eryone seems pleased with what he's getting. One fellow though, complained after he had paid 25 cents for a piece of old lathe that it looked like an old stick to him. "I don't know what he ex- "one brick, as nearly whole as pected," Edgerton said. "A door, practicable." Cost: $1, plus ship- I suppose." ping charges. It has fetched And a lumberman wrote in to 2773 orders. say that the wood in his gavel Running a close third, with wasn't pine, as advertised, but 2548 requests, is No. 1 on the iir Furthermore, this meant list, "enough old pine to make lhe wood wasn't in the original a gavel," $2. White House, built back in 1792 These notes on the disposition to 1800' but had been Put in later- of the old White House come to The lumberman explained that you through the courtesy of Maj. r wasn't shipped east until af- Gen. Glen E. Edgerton, executive ter 1890- director for the commission. "He was right," Edgerton con- Edgerton had a news confer- ceded. "Until he wrote, we had- ence yesterday to show how the f'f de ha,d anjr flr from job was going. dablo. But how do the "gentry" fit into the pic ture? Do they also rank as "national heri tages?" The answer to this In effect is "yes." That is to say, thc peer ages originally arc granted as recognition ot ability and worth and service. Thc government looks on titles as monuments. Moreover, there is the highly WIAa But Wiley who is more famous for his homely jokes than his political skill, forced the issue too soon. He demanded that Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman of the jninl Mnfe nf otatt Via marla In political secret but GOP strate- j, ",, i.. ' gists plan to use General Mac- . ,th lh - President. This Arthur in the campaign to . . . .. wh. Bct knock veteran Tom Connally of had pianned. firsti beeause Most of the stuff has been piled into an old tin building at nearby Fort Myer, Va. There workmen were busily sawing up old wood, breaking stone into small pieces and wrapping bricks for mailing. The general says the idea is to give as many people as pos sible a memento. That's why nobody can get more than one item, and he must agree he's not going to sell it. (He can give it away, if he wishes.) If you, too, wish to join the fun, mail a postcard to "Souv- the White House." Some of the letters have their comic side. Such as the lady who wanted a brick from the fireplace where President Roosevelt used to give those fireside chats. (There weren't any, fireplaces there, lady.) And the woman who said if President Truman gives up his piano she'd like a part of it. Edgerton is particularly fond of the note from a small boy, who sent in a quarter, and with the confidence of youth, com manded: "Send me the White House!" Texas out of the senate. Bradley - is personally popular DslVIU Hsokantla The country is filled with an cient and historic castles and fine old mansions In many cases the Wne Presents Problem New Orleans, May 21 (?) French naval officers have a problem the V. S. navy rccrcts It tlocs not have the ex perience to solve where, to slow 40,000 gallons of red wine and 2,500 cases of champagne. The French officers have been on the lifcht carrier VSS Monterey as observers for two weeks. They will take over Its sister ship, the USS Langlcy, which will join the French fleet at the Lafayette. While on the Monterey they have learned much about their future flattop except how and where to find spare for the wine. The Monterey crew figures It Is strictly a French rations problem. WhatWillJudge'sWifeSay? Chicago, May 21 (IP) Most women talk too much on the telephone, Judge John T. Zurls agreed with Steve Kenycrl, 36, yesterday. Kcnyeri was In domestic relations court on complaint of his wife, Sophie, 31, that he struck her. Kenycrl said he had protested their telephone hill was too high. "I have the same trouble with my wife," Judge Zurls snld. "But no husband can tell his wife how much she can talk." The judge added he didn't think such matters should rause any marital rifts. He continued hearing on a charge of disorderly conduct (gainst Kenyert until June 1. important fact that a part of the present owners live in a couple government rests in thc peerage rnnms nr sn. and earn a livina the house of lords. The social- by acting as guides to tourists, ists themselves arc determined Many years ago Britain creat to maintain the peerage, and the national trust to protect its king has crentqd numerous lords historic monuments, like the at the request of the present gov- mansions and castles, and its emment. public parks. So the socialist government, feeling that these As a matter of fact both the places are Indeed a national heri conservatlve and the labor (so- iage, has announced that desti ciallst) parties are agreed that, tute gentry who can't afford to while certain reforms are need- maintain the more stately of the cd in the house of lords, it shall heritages, can apply for cash remain based on the peerage. loans from the treasury. However, the idea is to stream- Ask a British socialist (as I line the upper house by making did) whether he sees any incon the membership elective instead sistency in his party taking such of automatic to all peers as at an attitude towards the peerage present. This naturally would and he will shake his head, with eliminate a considerable amount the quip: of "dendwood" and inactive "It's a good answer lo corn membership that is, noble lords munism, old chap." It Pays to Advertise Effective Road Sign Somewhere In Korea, May 11 (fl On highway 13 In Korea military police has posted this sign: "Drive carefully, you may kilt your replacement." Los Vegas, N. M., May 21 (A) It pays to advertise. The owner of a Las Vegas restaurant advertised his "travel Ing chicken" for home delivery In the local paper. A short time later, the owner got a letter from Ffe, Louli Gallegos In Korea. "I read about your traveling chicken. Do you think It Is possible for them to travel this far? . . , I've been here since the outbreak of the Korean war, and 1 am willing to pay up to $5 for one . ." Pfe. Gallegos Is In for a surprise. A traveling chicken will soon be on Its way to him by air. MacArthur has already in- anrt ihp SBnate was not likelv to dtcated to top republicans that cite him; second, because Gen he will make a "nonpolitical" erai MacArthur had already set speaking tour of Texas. And the a precedent by refusing to dls republicans expect to make po- cuss what he had discusser- pri litical capital out of MacAr- vately with president on Wake thur's speeches to stampede isiand- Tcxas voters away from Texas when wiley atarted off on the Tom. wrong tangent with Bradley, Inside fact is that the Mac- senators Knowland if Callfor- Arthur wing of the republican nia and Htckeniooper of Iowa party has singled out Connally rushed over and whisp"-ed in as their No. 1 senatorial target hig ear But lt was t00 iate- for 1952. They propose to hang The die was cast, and the vote Connally's political scalp along- ruling that Bradley did not have side that of veteran ex-senator to answer questions about hii Tydings of Maryland thus set private taiks with Truman now a record of having defeated the sets a precedent that will save chairman of the senate armed Acheson. 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