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4 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, February 18, 195S
GETTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE
Republicans have long prided themselves upon being
the party of sound finance. Literally millions of Republi
can eyebrows have been raised and millions of Republican
tongues have protested loose fiscal policies of the new
deal-fair deal through its 20 giddy years.
Now the Republicans are In the driver's seat at Wash
ington and instead of carrying out the sound fiscal princi
ples for which they contended while in opposition they are
showing disquieting signs of adopting tho attitudes they
condemned in their opponents for so long.
This is said after the action of the house ways and
means committee in voting for a 10 per cent cut in inai-
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
Ridgway Among Least Envied, Most Efficient
IY DREW PEAR JON
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washtagton Accord wfio " 'T,.. h h. been want m. to resign!"
. ins cunmnirr rules 01 lournai- -
The answer was "no."
ten under
How
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Korean War Orphans Cared For on Island
. By HAL BOYLE
New York WV A little more Lowe Grey. Far Em tern re- drive for funds and clothing for
fa Affwtiva uriM. trm new fiscal than twn vears aeo the heart Darter, for farinsinff the Dlcture the orphans.
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year whirh will start July 1. By a straight party vote of America wai touched by one up to date, as follows: The heart-warmmg result
the Reublican majority overrode a solid protest of the of the moat unusual military cheju la now nicknamed waa a Chriatmaa airlift . of
Demowatic minority, which pointed out that to vote a operation, of the dreary Ko- "Orphan's Wand." It is', ref- tons of supplies, rangtaf
taxcutwithoutevAaringJ.mthe - ZJZJSZ
mmistrauon was vinuauy witnoui preceueuu WCCSsful .nauit .gainst other youngster, .till arrive by hoes, clothing and toys.
ust ouum iu;um djui, xieci w v.o. mu- xismng coat, and otner small
whether he pays a few dollars or hundreds of thousands, port plane, landed on a field craft.
This is one thing the entire American people have in com- outside the elty. tot fl over
vav cuo miliary nun ui jouiiui- -j- -- ji...oln r-
tt,i. . .kM. j h i. BenaixiK rouici - . - . , . At
- " VL.. . .v.- o...n no nUn The above. 01 couth, ib u
Kegg deficiencies in bUcker side of the Xuropean de-
-TK .fully .1.":
days of airplanes and collect! so The caDies nav -..nt fact ia that
saat.'S.BSJ Ssv5a SgsMM.
SSr-fisaw &3SS?S
but met efficient men In provUion hadben made for ktv- j-m, ""PJ", ,
Europe. Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Ice troops. Thus, In cast .of Ume of peace. And desp ite aU
To nme extent he Is al5 one Russian attack it would 1 be left the pitches and h.e'nh" " "a
of the mo.t unpopular because up to each of the 14 dividual lead to better d "l"
he has inherited the disagreeable naUons to furnUh wpplie. over tion both tor peace and-if It
job of pulling the North Atlantic extremely tangled supply Unes. must happen war.
pact organization together and Ridgway aUo ha -
making It meet iU 50-dlvision the Pentagon that our supply nropean Merry-Go-Ronnd
military goal centers were wide open to w Gen. Al Gruenther, who was
Here are some of the things attack, and that no provision had lUenhower's chief of staff In
Ridgway Is up against: been made for handling the refu- naTO, is giving 100 per cent co-
1. Too many ambassadors gees who clogged military routes operatjon to Ridgway, despite
spoil the broth ao many diplo- and bogged down defending toe toct .j Ridgway was ap
matlc cooks are stirring the armies when Hitler attacked. pointed over his head. Unlike
European defense soup that the Some of these disagreeable somt prima donna brass hat., the
Europeans play them off against realties, reported back to Wash- tw0 men get aiong perfectly,
each other. If they don't like the lngton, probably led to the rasn ,ra doing a-1 Jobs . . .
arms demands made by General ox aionei mat mv All Europe was intriguea at we
Ridgway, they go over hi. head resign. When the NATO com- newf Eisenhower was baptized
to roving NATO Ambassador mander heard tne stonea,
William Draper. , phoned General Bradley in
If they don't like what Draper
ays they've been able to go to MBaoSBrrMrMo
Deputy Ambassador .Frederick j v .
Anderson; or to Ambassador Liv- DOyS tO Spend Tear
mgsron mercnani, in cnarge oi D r. prnnL
NATO poUtical problems; or rQying TOT rranK
until recently to Amoasaaor ir,,., Waih..
the French particularly so.
One French paper showed Ike
as a cherub In christening robes,
a halo round his head, with the .
caption: "And he said we were
50 per cent atheist!" . . . Reason
why the joint chiefs of staff
wanted to attach a U. S. mili "
tjPj Two tary aide to Marshal Tassigny
make colorful doll, from native
m clay, print them and sell them
WM unmnln
mon. They are more heavily taxed than they have ever They were quickly loaded tma m leaning to be-
been before, and more heavily taxed than almost any with nearly 1,000 frightened, .eifuflicient. in.turc-
other people on earth, in ratio to income. Most people bewildered Korean orphan. torl mn xtut them art. and
find the taxes a serious drag on their living standards and war waifs picked from the city gmaU eagerly
the few who do not suffer in this manner find themselves etreets and flown to Cheju, ,n! embroider with the
without canital to exnand their business operations, which an .aMna on ula Aam ' skill of old women,
prevents the creation of new jobs. So we all want taxes "operation Kiddle Kar"
reduced. "The Great Kldllft" It
But the time to do this is after and not before the bud- known by both- names dra
get is balanced. It is far out of balance at present and it matically saved hundred; of
is doubtful if it will be brought into balance during the innocent small lives. Gift, for
1954 fiscal year. Republican budget makers are running the children flooded to Korea
Into plenty of difficulties es they seek to implement their Prt ne United
economy pledges. thankT
v At the very least a balanced budget should be assured ceaVla who'eo
before a tax cut Actually there should be a fairly good eeived the rescue project,
sized item in the next year'a budget for debt retirement But what has happened to
It is little snort oi a national disgrace tnat tne ieaerai -the kids since then? How are ris of New York City, director
debt has been allowed to increase in the nearly eight they faring tw0 year, later? . of service clubs for the Japan
The orphans love United
Nation, uniform," .aid Mrs.
Harris. "We had to hold back
the tears as small arms and
mile, reached out to greet u.
in every orphanage.
"The only kindnesses -these
children have ever known has
Tby lso' Most of them were picked up
from the streets, where they
lay either wounded or dying
from starvation.
Most of the children were "All this- happiness was
ragged, vermin-ridden, 111 and made possible because GIs, of-half-atarved.
But today they ficers and dependents alike
are clean and regularly fed. gave time and money so un-
Paul Porter, in charge of econo- teen-age boys who opened a fire was because so many American
mic problems. Also, there Is v... - T.inmin Hivh School trucks sent to Indo-Chlna have
Luke Finlay, ambassador for CO- here Urt montn and ctuted been disappearing . . . U.S. cen-.
ordlnating military assistance 5 000 dgmae weit ordered to- tral intelligence is making the
and economic problems, and fl- J' b juvenUe Judge BertU mUtake of bribing certain
nally our regular U. S. Ambas- j J to d toe next ,ear French newsmen to become
sador to France, James C. Dunn. k,- t- MV fnr lt double agents for the United
As gentle Gen. Omar Bradley wom fXralse d sclosed that SUtes. Sooner or later, this leak,
nujgested to Secretary DuUe, In JFmJr??, 5 v. " out and backfires.
!.b"J""yi "f".f mortgaged their home, for-
a:chfcuia uwic iuidi.aii w , f, .
Paris than Frenchmen.'
1.000 and turned the money Merry-Go-Roiind
i. iJivmea rTencn Army ine pressure to appoint a Texas oil-
rench Army Is split In loyalty 10- t t . .murf.
between General deGauUe who P - of Se7 Ds ttena
French ,venwh"h is work forn, hoelch Sool Pju. George Strake and Wrigft
i0VS?m3. It. T,o dv. elirht hour. ch S.turdav Morrow of Houston, are actively
Fellow Texan.
A United Nations welfare
agency it helping rehabilitate
them.
This last Christmas Chaplain
Bleisdell and Mrs. Peggy Har-
years since the end of the war, the most prosperous per
iod the American people have ever known. In the decade
after World War I, that debt was reduced nearly 40 per
cent " '
Republican house members are playing politics with the
long range national interest in their hurry to cut taxes
regardless of effect on national solvency. Fortunately
the committee's act must still run the gauntlet of a vote
I am indebted to Nancy air defense force, organized a
Salem 21 Years Ago
By ben maxwell
selfishly."
Mrs. Harris and the chaplain
now plan an ."Easterlit" for
the children. Hundreds of
American soldiers In the serv
ice clubs of the Far East thea
ter are collecting old clothing,
repairing broken toys.
Many of the salvaged chil
dren of "Orphan's Island" had
been mascots of U.S. military
outfits. It is pleasant to chron
icle that fiivny American GIs,
command, xnus, wiicu uic u.a. ' " . . . - ,iin
-,- -l-.m ,l. i.i- ind arhonl hnlirinv inri rfurlnff Campaigning
tTlMlliZ T' L oil mogul, want the
-!?JL .i!8!!???' k. t,, .r . th. .noi Mexico City post because Mexi-
7To ,,r.r;...,. cos oil reserves have been
hemmed and hawed, com-
ny
scarcely scratched . . . Four year,
ago Houston's Wright Morrow
turned down appointment from
Truman as ambassador to Bel
gium. Cynics explained: "There's
, Oil-rich
February , 193 . containing 2.75 per eent alcohol
gotten In Korea, still after two
years have not themselves for-
in the house, and if approved there must face the even nt 5tate highway engineer, is T,..M.nt H.r ... m,.. gotten to remember the lost
R. H. Baldock, present assist- by weight.
more critical fire of a senate which is usually more re- KEJ" " "f h.v hv rL. . waifs they originaUy befriend-
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IKE'S FIRST PRESS CONFERENCE
- - nouse appropnauons commmee It vt, m oa trant
A large and appreciative audi- as being the most extravagant a reason to search our own
' ence4 j .me" andu wmcn chief executive the United States hearts, too. Are we ourselves
S. FlJlt1Z ha. had in peace time. measuring up to our troops.
' wasningion correspondents, most oi wnom opposea Woodburn Chamber of Corn
President Eisenhower during the campaign and have merce Wednesday night,
been predicting that he would abolish the weekly press
conferences started by FDR and continued by his succes- S" dugout of Trench Rats,
sor, must have been disappointed at the failure of their "a"onal iuJ ,order ?D1f
forecasts when the president .taged hi. first meeting Te.fXut "
with newsmen Tuesday. . .
plained privately that lt would Ladies Leave ' Panties
put mm under tne commana oi , ... ,
"young Ridgway." Finally he In His Garbage Can
T".L,JEL .-r, Albuaueraue (fl - W1U the no oU In Belgium!
WZitZrZCmTtoto yun Udy who have Frank Wood of Wichita Falls.
lZ eSent Sr SaWng been leaving their panties to Texas, now jlritlng to Washlng-
rl MprlTciark in Tokvo k oyd Miller's garbage can kind- ton. is reported to have cbntrl-
Gen. Mark Clark in Tokyo ask ' buted as much money to Ike's
eoendlnce So 3 he A Patient man. MiUer made campaign as anyone . in Texas
SourSte to KoZ. D complaint .U last week when -and a lot came from toe Lone
Raniia inrtHMitalw advised e- very day there would be a new Star state . . . Wood and his fel-
StonsLtovVide Pair of unmentionables In his low Texan. Navy Secretary Bob
Ceptlng the U. S. military awe. ' . . AnHprtnn r.ntlv threw aiiitii
nl. aiunc i..,,. , -m
. . , . ... a r- ah cut...
He cauea police yesieraay. viuy. nuau auimi,
Nine new pairs. with the entire Texas congres-
The panties were taken to sional delegation Invited . . . Shi-
the police station and tagged as vers, by the way, still insists on
evidence. taking credit for "delivering"
Texas to the republicans.
esBSsmS)sss (Coprntnt, itui
BY H. T. WEBSTER
The Unseen Audience
Ike showed that he was master of the situation, talked Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, presi
freely on subjects of his own choosing, but limited the dent of Willamette university,
give and take after his prepared announcement to about now recommends a budget for
15 minutes, though he was pleasant and serious through- ft? ,it , " " ' " " "
out and didn't take refuge in the familiar "no comment"
once.
Eisenhower himself decided what he would say, said it
at some length, entertained a comparatively small num
ber of questions, and then bade correspondents a cordial
farewell at a time he selected himself. The general
reaction left no doubt that ho was master of the situa
tion throughout Some liked it, some didn't
The president himself said it need not serve as a fixed
pattern for the future, that he is apt to change habits at Western Oregon will amount to
the University and disapproves
of the desire for winning teams
and conference championships.
Lumber dealers from nine
western states are meeting In
Spokane to determine whit. If
anything, is wrong with their in
dustry and what to do about it.
0 0.
The 1831 crops of onions in
1100 carloads and Is the largest
in history.
A big surplus of milk diverted
out of regular channels Is de
pressing milk, cheese and butter
any time and welcomed suggestions. White House offi
cials assured reporters that he has no intention of dic
tating the subject matter of his future news conference,
and will allow more time for questioning.
Eisenhower's debut left reporters with the distinct im
pression that he wanted firmer control over the course, prices. Oregon dairy interest.
duration and subject matter of his news conferences than ""VB "ren '"j"1;
was exercised by his two democratic predecessors. This Loganberry growers in the
was indicated chiefly by the maner in which the president Willamette v.llcy are now train-
laid down the basic topics for discussion, and then ended ing their patches and some are
the conference on his own initiative instead of waiting reported to be cutting back their
for a reporter to say "Thank you, Mr. President" the vines drastically aiming to ob-
traditional signal that questioning is through. tain larser berries and a reduced
A close associate says Mr. Eisenhower felt he could oberr.nd aTwer'pric1..
devote only half an hour to the conference, hence decided nicely for the coming season,
to open with a voluntary discussion of five vital subjects
taxes, price controls, farm program, secret agreements George Edward Stewart, sole
(Yalta) and the Russian atomic bomb. He had no in- member of the whip party, will
tention of avoiding embarrassing questions, and set no continue to roll his own ciga-
pattern for the future. rettes. appoint W1U Roger, to a
. - , cabinet post and fight all politl-
Presidential Secretary James C. Hagerty defined the cai hooey if he is elected presl-
White House policy in these words : "Tell the truth, put dent of the United States. George
out no trial balloons, answer all questions as fully as pos- hails from the higher reaches of
ible, and refrain from talking off the record." the Cascades in Southern Ore-
The people will look forward to future conferences with on"
intense interest and we predict will like them even if d, g. Drager today filed his
they lack the peppery flippancy and name calling of his application for re-election as Ma-
HM-M! ITS ABOUT Tine S0M60NB BUMPfcTD
off TRat stumble BUM.i&e wav he nesseo
OP 1RAT post office tob VAS a disgrace.
as bill mzher used to say, a child
could have? kicked that safe" open wear
ing moccasins o and some flatfoot
kwisci rti run, rvttw nc wwuiu nmtz aiwieu i
predecessors.
Glasses for Leonardo da Vinci
Toronto, 0UB A Toronto optometrist bellsTts the world's
austerplece. ef painting might have Veen different If the
artists had won glasses.
Paul Levy told a meeting of the Ontario Optometrlral
Association that the famous smile of the Mona Lisa may
have resulted from a ease of myopia (nearsightedness) la
Leonardo da VlncL
The fussy blnr around the edges ef figure, la works by
French painter Pierre Renoir also may have resulted from
nearsightedness, Levy said.
And If the Spanish painter El Greco had worn spectacle,
for his astigmatism, people In his paintings might sot have
keen so elongated.
rion county treasurer.
...
Midget Market, 331 State
street, today advertised pork
roast for 8c a pound, pork steak
for 10c, choice sirloin steak for
12 He, beef roast for 10c, fresh
ground beef for 10c and sausage
for 12 He
Anti-prohibition blocs In con
gress today approved a bill to
legalize the manufacture of beer
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3. Civilian meddling
lied representatives on the
NATO council, especially the
British, are constantly muddying
up the defense waters. Lord Is
may, the British representative,
Is a third-rate would-be states- (
man who hinder, more than he -help..
When General Ridgway
made a speech before the coun
cil urging greater speed in build
ing air bases, barracks, radar in
stallations, etc., Lord lsmay and .
other civilian chiefs refused to
let him publish it. They didn't
want European populations to
know how drastically they were
cutting Ridgways proposed bud
get. These permanent installations
originally were estimated at
400,000,000 pounds, then cut to
176,000,000 pounds, then arbi
trarily cut by civilian NATO
chiefs by another 83,000,000
pounds. Yet these permanent in
stallations are all-essential to
the defense of Europe. Building
them now will save money in the
long run.
Difficult Inheritance
Twice General Ridgway has
taken over jobs from headline
famous predecessors. He suc
ceeded MacArthur In Tokyo and
Eisenhower In Paris. Both have
been difficult inheritances.
In Paris, Ridgway'. tough and
realistic policy has been rather
a sudden change from Eisenhow
er's charm and diplomacy. Actu
ally it took a man like Eisen
hower to bring the European
nations together on the same
team, but now a little of Ridg
way's realism Is necessary tn
there's
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