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BY BECK
Bridge
WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
BY CARL ANDERSON
4
Salem, Oregon, Saturday, June 21, 1952
ONE OF MORE "INHERENT POWERS"?
President Truman's doctrine of the "inherent powers
of the President" under the constitution which "nobody,
including the supreme court can take away" contrasts
strongly with the address he delivered on Constitution
Day Sept. 18, 1951.
Mr. Truman's "inherent power" claims were promptly
shattered by the U. S. supreme court, the highest tribunal
in the nation by a 6 to 3 decision in the steel industry
seizure case as non-existant and his seizure order nulli
fied as unconstitutional, and the plants returned to their
owners.
In his Constitution Day speech, Mr. Truman said:
"The wisdom of our form of government is that no men,
no matter how good they may appear to be, may be en
trusted with absolute power. The great achievement of
our form of government is that it has enabled us to meet
the challenging needs of the people while providing a
rule of law that restrains all men, even the most power
ful." The supreme courts' decision is in accordance with the
views Mr. Truman himself expressed last September
and met the challenge of executive usurpation of power
he himself attempted a few months later by the steel
seizure. The change in the President shows the baleful
effects of power politics on the individual. As Lord Acton
said nearly a century ago, "all power corrupts and abso
lute power corrupts absolutely."
While Mr. Truman sullenly obeyed the courts' order
and returned to steel mills, he still refuses to evoke the
only law on the statute books for reopening the industry,
the Taft-Hartley labor relations law. And at Thursday's
news conference said congress couldn't force him to use
the law to end the steel strike, though requested to by
the senate.
The president went even farther by expressing the
believe that the unions would not comply with a court
injunction to end the strike. He thus lent the power and
prestige of his office to support open defiance of the
courts and the law.
All this despite his oath of office to obey and enforce
the laws of the nation. The responsibility for law enforce
ment is in the hands of the executive alone, who is also
commander of tht armed forces. But he evidently regards
organized labor as more powerful than the government
itself. If the union should defy the courts and the presi
dent, the steel union and its officials could be disciplined
as John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers were for
similar defiance by their fines of $2,130,000.
Meanwhile the responsibility for the continuance of
the steel strike is squarely on the President and both de
fense production of armament and civilian production are
stymied and industrial paralysis of all industry draws
closer. Perhaps Mr. Truman thinks this is one of the "in
herent powers of the presidency."
8-Year-Old Sailor's Troubles
South San Francisco, Calif. (IP) It was a perfect day. for
a sail and San Francisco Bay looked mighty inviting.
So Ronnie Arellanes, 8, and Jerry Frayne, 14, set off in
an old-cement mixing box.
Those kids caused more bloomln' trouble!
The brig sank.
Ronnie and Jerry made It safely to an old piling. Then
Jerry set out for shore and help. He tired; barely made It
to an old duck blind.
William J. Jcssen, an adult, reached Ronnie In a rubber
life raft but couldn't make It back to land against a strong
wind.
Tyronne Farley, 13; Jim Buckley, 13, and LeRoy Hooper,
14, tried to swim out to lend a hand but all ran Into trouble.
Then someone thought to notify the Coast Guard.
A helicopter picked up Tyrone.
A crash boat gathered up all of the others.
Ronnie was treated for shock and exposure.
But shucks, that could happen to any 8-year-old sailor.
Firecrackers, Gasoline Tank Boom!
Valley Stream, N. Y. VP) Two small boys ... A couple
of midget firecrackers ... An empty gasoline tank . , ,
And boom!
The whole Valley Stream area, felt a jar Friday. The
one-ton, 2,000-gnllon tank was lifted Into the girders of the
trestle under which It was stored and twisted around a
steel beam. The two boys were burned.
All beacuse the pair Carl Heuther, 11, and Robert
Muhr, 11 wanted to see how much noise a firecracker
would make when exploded In the tank.
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6-21 "cH
Truman Wants Mac and Ike Henry
To Neutralize Each Other
THE FIRESIDE PULPIT
Early Christians Tried Out
Communism But It Failed
BY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT
Rector, St. Ptu' BpUcopal church
The early Christians tried out simple, with no vast economic Loss of $19,600
By DREW
Washington The republicans
may be split wide open over
whom they want nominated, but
there is not the slightest doubt
as to who is President Truman's
GOP candidate Sen. Robert
Alphonso Taft.
Word to this effect had been
passed out among close presi
dential advisers even before the
recent defense department tip
off that General MacArthur did
not have to retire from active
service to be keynote speaker
at the GOP convention.
When you know the back
ground of what went on inside
the army before this decision
was announced, there is no
question but that it was an
adroit move to play the two top
military men of the nation off
against each other to the ad
vantage of Taft. '
Secretary of the Army Pace
actually had ordered the judge
advocate general to make a
legal study of MacArthur's mili
tary status, and the latter came
up with a clear-cut ruling that
MacArthur, whether a five-star
general or not, was in violation
of Army order 600-10 which
bans not only political activity,
but specifically bars "activities
at political conventions."
the communistic experiment In
its simplest form. We read In
the 4th chapter of the Acts of
the Apostles, "For as many as
were possessor's of lands or
problems to solve.
undertaken by a
group.
And it was
very select
In spite of this favorable sit-
houses, sold them and brought uation, it didn't last, and even-
the prices of the things that
were sold, and laid them down
at the Apostles' feet, and distri
bution was made to every man
according as he had need."
The whole thing started with
a great outburst of Christian
generosity. But, as it developed,
it was found to be top-heavy
with sentiment, and too meager-
ly equipped with sound eco
tually was abandoned as a pol
icy. One of the reasons the
whole thing fell flat was, as we
read in the Acts of the Apostles,
"There arose a murmuring" be-
The J.A.G. also ruled that
MacArthur was violating the
Hatch act; also dug up an inter
esting rider tucked into the ap
propriations bill by Congress
man James E. Van Zandt of
Pennslyvania, which explains
why MacArthur is sticking to
active duty. Under the rider,
MacArthur cannot retire and
continue to draw his $19,600-a-
cause some felt that their needs year pay.
were not receiving adequate at- So, naturally, he wants to re
tention in the daily distribution ma'n on active duty'
of commodities! Human nature , At Present, MacArthur is as
being what it is. it is easy to see ,i1ed to unspecified active duty
how this would be so. Then f Governors Island, New York,
nomlc Judgment to last, even in later the cry of need "among the vel es thf e and
a group in which, "all were
filled with the Holy Spirit."
It is well to note too that this
early Christian communistic ex
periment was inaugurated un
der the most favorable circum
stances. It was entirely volun
tary. There was no coercion.
There was no compulsion. It
was not a communism enforced
poor saints ol Jerusalem" be
came so great that special offer
ings were taken up for their re
lief. Without further dependence
on a common warehouse, Chris
tians eventually went back,
each one, to make his own liv
ing in his own way and to earn
enough besides to help those in
less fortunate circumstances.
continues his headquarters at
the Waldorf Tower. It would be
simple, of course, for MacArthur
to request retirement, thereby
permitting him to make all the
speeches he wants. But in this
case he would lose his $19,600,
plus a government aide, steno
grapher, and chauffeur.
Thus the President had the
man who has so severely criti-
jmmunism eniorcea less iormnaie circuiiiMsiitcn. cized him in a tj M t Au
upon an unwilling people. It But saint Jonn in ms isi tpisue Truman had lo do was si an
was a one-cell laboratory ex- left this terse reminder, Whoso orderi and MacArtnur Would
periment undertaken on a very nam tnis wona s gooa ana ceiu either have had to
small scale in a community his brotner nave neea, ana re
where and when all the condi- fuses help, how can the love of
Hons of economic life were God dwell in him."
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Pat Morin, Scribe, Looks Like
Ike; Doesn't Enjoy It a Bit
By HAL BOYLE
New York VP) You've heard same thing have been going on
all the stories about Pat and ever since.
Mike. Well, this one's about Pat "what gets me is that people pietely reversed the judge ad
ana iKe. iney iook aime. wno misiaKe me lor me get maa vocate s findings, let Mac-
HIs strong facial resemblance at me when they discover I am Arthur remain on active duty at
to Gen. "Ike" Eisenhower has not their hero," Pat said. the age of 72, and let him keep
been one long comedy of errors Last winter, for example, his $19,600 even though Ike had
to Rolman "Fat" Morin, fuutzer while Ike was still in Europe
Prize winning reporter for the and before he had indicated he
Associated Press. was politically available, a man
It began nine years ago when edged up to Pat at a Manhattan
cocktail party.
give up his
$19,600 yearly or else quit mak
ing speeches.
These facts were put in a let
ter to the President some time
ago by Army Secretary Pace,
who privately has been itching
to crack down on the man irrev
erently known around the Pen
tagon as "Dugout Doug." Fur
thermore, friends of Eisenhower
are vastly more numerous in the
Pentagon than friends of Mac
Arthur. They were anxious to
see him put in his place.
But the President chose just
tne opposite course. He corn-
Fat was first mistaken for Ike.
And has gone on intermittently
ever since, as Pat has spent a
good part of those years report
ing the varied activities of Ike in
war and peace.
"I don't see the resemblance
myself," said Pat, "but other
people do.
given up his
Reasons: 1, Mr. T. hasn't been
too happy about the cracks Ike
has hurled in his direction after
all the bouquets Truman had
"I didn't know you were home previously tosed at him; 2, a re-
PEARSON
to the taxpayers, it is paying all
the expenses, including train
fare, baggage handling, and free
champaigne for this gala week
end sailing trip. The company
has arranged for a special train
to stand by Saturday afternoon
to pick up senators and congress
men who want to go. They will
be taken down to Newport
News, Va., and aboard the sup
erliner, which will sail for New
York City, arriving Monday at
noon.
Then the shipping company
will have another train standing
by to pick up the senators and
congressmen and haul them
back to Washington.
Many senators have turned
down the invitation because
they consider it a brazen at
tempt to influence their votes.
The issue has already been re
fered to a subcommittee of
house expenditures.
Inside fact is that President
Truman is straddling the fence
betwen Comptroller General
Warren, who wants to withhold
delivery of the ship until- the
company pays a bigger share,
and Secretary Sawyer, who
argues that the government is
committed by contract to go
through with the deal.
Truman wrote Sawyer a pri
vate letter saying that he wants
the ship delivered on schedule,
but that he would suggest leav
ing the door ajar so that they
may be able to get more money
out of U. S. Lines later.
Kefauver on Ike
Unlike President Truman,
Estes Kefauver has expressed
the private opinion that Eisen
hower, rather than Taft, would
be the easiest man for him and
the democrats to beat. Here are
his reasons why:
1. If Ike were the nominee,
foreign policy would not be an
issue. Eisenhower and the demo
crats think almost exactly alike.
2. With the pnmnaipn rpnpmH
on domestic issues, Kefauver
would be at an advantage, has
20 years of experience coping
with the complicated questions
of labor legislation, farm ceil
ings, social security. And while
he, Kefauver, cleaned up demo
cratic corruption, the republi
cans tolerated influence-peddling
Guy Gabrielson as their na
tional chairman, plus the highly
publicized activities of McCar
thy, Bridges, and Brewster.
Eisenhower, on the other
hand, has had no experience in
the domestic field, would have
to rely on advisers already at
swords' points in trying to tell
him what to say and do.
3. With Ike as candidate, the
campaign would be more honor
able ana gentlemanly. Taft's
supporters already have condon
ed the worst type of McCarthy
ism, restoring to such innuendos
against Ike as anti-semitism, sex,
and poor health innuendos
which Sen. James Duff of Penn
sylvania denounced as "the dir
tiest tactics I have ever seen in
any American political cam
paign." Finally Kefauver figures that,
with Eisenhower as their can
didate, the republicans would
get too overconfident, make the
same mistake they made in 1948.
(Copyright 1952)
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COLD AND HOT WARS
Here's How Week's News
Balanced for Good and Bad
By PHIL NEWSOM
(United Prew Fo.-plin Analyst)
The week's balance sheet be- has prevented it from entering
tween the good and bad news in into alliances or treaties, but the
the hot and cold wars: Swedes pointedly announced that
The Good henceforth their fighter planes
1. Italy ratified the Schuman Patrolling the Baltic would be
plan to merge Western Europe's carry'n live ammunition,
coal and steel industries, becom
ing the sixth and final nation to 2. Russian UN Delegate Jacob
do so. The foreign ministers of Malik kept Communist germ
Italy, West Germany, France, warfare charges against the
Belgium, The Netherlands and United States boiling by de
Luxumbourg will meet June 30 manding that all nations ratify
to set up machinery to run the the 1925 Geneva protocol out
plan which not only is a first T1"? bacteriological warfare
step toward European economic The VS- attacJked th p,f?poa
unity but also is looked upon as a thin disguised "fraud"
hope to prevent further wars.
2. British Defense Minister
Field Marshal Earl Alexander
visited the Korean battlefield,
the Koje prison camps and saw
South Korean President Syng
man Rhee. He liked what he saw
and said British criticism of U.S.
way to communist use of germ
warfare against the allies.
3. Floods swept southern Aus
tralia while a disastrous drouth
tightened its grip on the north.
It was estimated that 150,000
cattle already had died from lack
,.,.,,.,, i- v.an .J . of water and that hundreds of
management In Korea came as a ,, ,
result of "the ignorance in Eng
land about what is really hap-
nanind rtllf tVioro " Tho nritiniom
he said, was "absolutely unjusti- SoulL m,ean new beef hortagei
xui i nuns diiu even u iiuine
meat shortage for Australians.
others were threatened. No rains
were expected in the north until
October and meantime the result
fied.'
3. Another Communist attempt .. , i
to stir up demonstrations against Noflno brngs you home
the new NATO commader, Gen. 3 3 ' ,
Matthew b. Ridgway, flopped, quicker than Curly S
Ridgway inspected defense in- M'llk
stallations in Italy where part of
the Communist failure could be
traced to the strong guard set up
to assure his visit would be a
peaceful one.
The Bad
1. Russian MIG-15c shot down
an unarmed Swedish airforce
plane over the Baltic and the
traditionally neutral Swedes hit
a new high in indignation. There
was little likelihood that Sweden
would depart from a policy
which for more than 170 years
yet, general," he whispered.
When Pat told him he was
mistaken, the man assumed a
share-the-secret expression and
whispered again:
"Well, naturally I suppose you
want to keep it as quiet as pos-
The other people Include Pat's sible and you can count on me."
own wife.
Pat has covered some of Eisen-
If they are not mistaking Pat hower's recent campaigning, and to beat
sounding keynote speech by
MacArthur slanted against Ike
will not hurt too many feelings
around the White House; 3, if
Taft is the nominee, it's believed
Gov. Adlai Stevenson Tru
man's pet candidate can be
persuaded to run (Stevenson
doesn't want to run against his
old friend Eisenhower); 4, Mr.
T. thinks Taft would be easier
What's a Gal Gonna Do?
Worthing, England (Pj What's a gal gonna do when
her slip strap snaps while she's riding i bicycle and a police
man halts traffic?
Elsa Ivor, 1R, blushed and pedalled furiously on, silk
trailing around her ankles,
"It would have been rather awkward If I had dismount
ed," she told a magistrate Friday. He agreed, but fined her
15 shillings ($2.10) for ignoring the signal,
Cons Flee After Long Fly-Ball
Burwash, Ont. (UP) Officials of the provincial prison
farm searched Friday for five members of the prison farm
baseball team who chased a long fly into a clump of bushes.
None came back.
Safe Advice to Motorists
Oklahoma City, (U.R) Oklahoma Safety Commissioner
Dixie Gilmer had some advice for motorists Wednesday:
"If a bee or hornet lands on your nose while driving, for
heavens' sake stop the car first and swat the Insect second."
High School Graduate, Age 76
Detroit (UR) John Ureedlive, 76, who graduates from
Northern High School Wednesday night, has applied for
admittance to Wayn University.
for Ike when they are apart,
they mistake Pat for Ike's
younger brother when the two
are at the same event. Pat is tall,
balding and 44. Ike is tall, bald
ing and 62.
The first instance of this
"look-alike" trouble cost Pat the
annoyance of a king.
"It happened in a French vil
lage outside Bizerte during the
tour of the North African battle
front made by the late King
George VI In 1943," Pat re
called. "I was among a group of 8 or
10 reporters assigned to travel in
his motorcade. Several of us
were in the motor car immedi
ately behind the King's.
"While King George was be.
Ing greeted by the village offi
cials, a Frenchman in the crowd
looked in our car, spotted me,
and cried: 'look, there's General
Eisenhower, too!'
"Part of the crowd began sur
ging excitedly around us. All I
could do was scrunch down in
the car, trying to look as small
as possible. I kept saying in
French, 'no, no, you are mistak
en.' "The King, who was a grand
guy, naturally was annoyed at
the disturbance. He thought
some of us were clowning around
during the welcoming ceremony.
He spun around and wc got the
full blast of a royal frown.
"Later his aides put him
straight."
But minor veriiont of tht
has had to spend considerable
time assuring the general's fans steamship Lobby
that he was not in a position to Tne United States Lines,
sign Ike's autograph. In Harris- which is involved in a multi
burg an Ike partisan stuck his million-dollar controversy with
head in Pat's car and said, point- the government, has invited
ing ahead to Ike's car: members of congress for a free
"How do you think your bro- ride on its superliner "United
Car Burns Up Road, Then Burns Up
Knoxville, Tenn. (U.R) Police wondered why the souped
up auto they had chased burned so furiously when it turned
over, until they found the flames were fed by a cache of
moonshine whiskey.
Two Negro occupants, both burned, were placed under
guard at general hospital.
70 Billion Sinkers!
New York (U.R) The Doughnut Corporation of America
reported Friday that 10,074,000,000 "sinkers" were con
sumed in this country in 1951.
Seventy-five per cent of the doughnuts were washed
down with coffee, the corporation said.
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ther is going to do?
When Pat disclaimed any re
lationship, the man sneered, be
lieving he was being kidded:
"Oh, so you think you're too
good for the rest of the family!"
There is a CBS newsman in
Washington
who bears
lance to Sen. Robert A. Taft,
"Maybe Ted and I should go
around arm-in-arm from now on
and really confuse people,"
said Pat.
States" this week-end.
The liner cost $70,000,000 to
build, of which the company
paid $28,000,000, leaving the
taxpayers stuck for the balance.
Comptroller General Lindsay
Warren has been raising cain
named Ted Koop about this, and has withheld
striking resemb- $13,000,000 in subsidies on 40
freighters that the U. S. Lines
also negotiated to buy from the
government.
Yet, despite the fact that the
U. S. Lines is so deeply indebted
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