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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defense" and all occupation forces be withdrawn within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
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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. For, if the chiefs of
services committee, Tydings, staff don.t haVe to answer, the
and the chairman of the foreign ieCretary of state won't either,
relations committee, Connally. (copyruht isn
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