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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1953)
Pag I THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem. Oregra gitnrfir. Mty 10, 1J5S .Capital jkjJournal An Independent Newspapers-Established 1888 BERNARD MAINWARING, Editor and Publisher - 1 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor Emeritus Published every afternoon except Sunday ot 444 Che ' meketa St., Salem. Phones: Business, Newsroom, Want Ads, 2-2406; Society Editor, 2-2409. " Mi UmM Win Santa at Uw IxiUUI rw nl k Vtut tim Tka Sjaotltua Pit, u aelwlnlr MIIM I tin mm ft ttktfmtuu 1 mU Mi lUHUbH rlU4 u II W MtMHlM antll l this wtm mi tlM M fakUlkai IMfW. SUBSCRIPTION RATISi Br Cwrlmi Uratklr. 11 en Moathi. It Hi Oh Ttu. SUSS. St Mttt IB Uumm. Pell. Una. mdioo. CUclamM ana TUnoiu immw: mobnui. w mobm, M Mi Oh Ihi, at Si. B Mill KlMwurt la OiMoa: UonlblT. U H; auatha, H.N: Oni T.r, 111 00. tl MaU OllUldi Ornoa: Moattllt, IIJIl Oil Mtalha, $1MI On. Tttt. Ill 00 MEMORIAL DAY This is Memorial day, originally established by the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Civil War dead and observed in all the northern states each year since. Today Memorial day has a two-fold and closely related significance.' It is the day to honor those who have fought and particularly those- who have died in our tuv tion's wars, of which there have been four since the one that prompted its establishment, one going on now. This is reason enough for a national holiday. The people have by a custom that gains force year by year made this the occasion lor Honoring tneir own aeaa, irrespective of whether they fought in wars. One has only to visit any cemetery in the United States in the davs nrecedinsr May 30 and he will see individuals and family groups with floral tributes for the graves of their loved ones. Work is also done at this suitable spring season on cemetery lots, so the nation's burial places present their greatest beauty of the entire year on this hallowed day. This has given Memorial day an added significance which was probably not foreseen by General John A. Logan and his G.A.R. comrades back In 1868, but which is entirely in keeping with the spirit in which the day was set aside. Why do we honor our war dead? For their sacrifices of course, which helped pave the way to American na tional greatness. One need not argue that all our wars were necessary. Wiser statesmanship might at least have avoided some of them. But once the die was cast and America was engaged In war the security of the nation depended entirely upon the valor with which it was defended. If it had not been defended with valor we would not occupy the place we do in the world today. And it's a proud place, regardless of what detractors at home and abroad may say. Those who say that force never decides anything are completely unrealistic. It has and will continue to decide many vital matters, including which peoples remain free and which in chains. Ability and willingness to protect their rights have made some nations mighty, lack of it has doomed others to the ignoble role of international door mat Those we honor today have played a noble role, irre spective of the role that may have been played by some of our politicians before the people were called to arms. And usually this too, has been honorable. We always rejoice in the widespread observance of this great day of thanksgiving lor the achievements and sacrifices of our forebears. It is one of our finest national traditions, whose observance makes us a better nation, with a stronger moral armament for the trials that are sure to continue to face us as we inarch bravely along history's danger beset highway. SHALL THIS BE THEIR MEMORIAL? OUR HEROIC WAR DEAD IN KOREA w WW All WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND Democratic Senators Argue on Morse Issue POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER British Wonder 1f This Is To Be the Last Coronation By HAL BOYLI RED OFFENSIVE IN KOREA While leaders of the "big three" prepare to meet in Bermuda as a possible prelude to a peace conference with Russia, Red China launches Its most furious offensive against the U.N. forces in Korea. Fifteen thousand Chinese attacked on the west and central fronts, forcing American and Turkish troops to give up two outposts. Furious artillery bombardments were dished out by both sides and allied airmen Joined In the battle. Here is proof if any were needed, and it wasn't by realistic observers, of the complete falsity of Russia's vaunted "peace offensive." While the diplomats prepare for another of their "final" truce meetings Russia lets go with this attack to emphasize her attitude, which is anything but pacific. . The United States government and people are not disillusioned, for with few exceptions they recognized the Russian pretenses for what they were as soon as it became evident that the words were not matched by deeds. But what of our supposed allies, Winston Churchill in particular, who have made unseemly haste to reach for a Russian hand that wasn't even proffered, arousing bones they must have known would be blasted? And what can our western leaders do in-Bermuda except en gage in bitter recriminations? 'WORDS BUT BARREN SOUNDS' Memorial Day CPYom tlM Oration by Robert U. fngersou) This day ia sacred to our heroes dead. Upon their tombs we have lovingly laid the wealth of spring. This is a day for memory and tears. A mighty nation bends above its honored graves and pays to noble dust the tribute of its Gratitude Is the fairest flower that sheds its perfume in the heart Today we tell the history of our country's life .-recount the lofty deeds of vanished years the toil and sufferings, the defeats and victories of heroic men of men who maae our ration ". , ..... m. i. tnr which the heroes foueht for which they died, is the symbol of all we are, of all we hope to be. It l the emblem of equal rights. It means free hands, free n. ..lr.trnvpmment and the sovereignty of the Individ ual.' It means that this continent has been dedicated to freedom. It means universal eaucaiion ngni ior every mind knowledge for every child. It means that the school house Is the fortress or liberty, u means mat -government! derive their lust powers from the consent to be warned": that each man is accountable to and for the vminv lull! V. I I J t.l. Government; tnai responsiuimy wi nanu in nana wnn 1lh4.v The flag is the emblem of a supreme will of a nation's rower. Beneath its folds the weakest must be protected and the strongest must obey. It shields and canopies alike loftiest mansion and the rudest hut The flag was riven tO tne air in vim iwwiuhuh uiuni uiiys. ii repre sent the aufferings of the past the glories yet to be, and, Hke the bow of heaven, it Is the child of storm and sun. This day is sacred to the great heroic host who kept this Brvtv our heads, sacred to the living and the dead. uuved to the scarred and maimed, sacred to the wives who tneir nUB"UB w umcia wiiu i, meir lona -hat of thoee who fell? There is no language to express the debt we owe, the love, we bear to all the dead who died for us. Words are hit "barren sounds. We can but stand beside their graves rri i- e hush and silence feel whst speech has never told. Thar fought they died, and for the first time since man v .ijt a record of events the heavens bent above and TtA t land witooui sen, a servant, or a slave. London Coronation chit-chat: Many Americans have the Idea next week's coronation may be the last In British Em plre's history, and some Eng lish hold this view, too. The queen Is young and will have a long reign, but will the throne survive after her?" one said. '.'After all times are changing, and we are changing with them." This has been a century oi war, privation ana fullering for Britain s common people. And the contrast between their own pinched way of life and the pomp and pageantry of the royal family stirs some to grumble and question: "Ii It worth the cost?" Etnryi Hughes, a Laborite Welshman, startled the house of commons last summer by proposing that the monarchy be ditched and Buckingham Palace turned into an apart ment house. But the shocked conservatives went right ahead and voted the usual annual royal budget of $1,338,000. They also refused a Laborite demand that the yearly allow ance of the Duke of Edinburgh be chopped from $112,000 down to 128,000. Hughes was so annoyed at the coronation festival he re fused even to stay In town this week snd look at the decora tions. He stormed off to Scot land, saying he wouldn't re turn "until this Jamboree Is over." However, if he left an empty seat behind, no one has found It London is so crowded that they even have arranged for a floating hotel to care for vis Iters who can't find a bed ashore. It Is the 10,123-ton Spanish liner, Monte Ulia, the largest vessel ever to enter London port But while many here may grumble at the high cost of maintaining the monarchy, there is little real evidence that Queen Elizabeth's son, falr-halred Prince Charlie, will grow up unemployed. The crown Is firm In the hearts ot most British. You have only to walk around the bleak streets ot London to see the ilsm. The great thorough' fares, ot course, are formally decorated with flaring ban nets. But in the back streets the working people have caught the coronation fever, too, Thousands of small homes have a portrait of the queen in the window and the legend "Long May She Reign." . In one block 40 families have put out 730 flags. They chipped In to raise about $323 for the decorations. The average rent In these homes 1 about 12.80 a week, the average wage earner in the area gets less than $23 a week. "We're proud of our show," one said. That spirit la typical. The coronation is unlike any American celebration. Each Englishman feels he has a part In it whether his station In life is high or low. And most take a personal pride In the queen. ' "Get rid of the royal fam ily?" one pub owner said. "What would we have to take their place? "You Americans could use a family. It knits a people, doesnt ItT And with all the money you Yanks have, you wouldn't have to stop st one. You could easily afford two royal families, couldn't you?" Salem 37 Years Ago ly UN MAXWELL Msy II, 111 Regular Memorial dsy serv ice have been conducted by Sedwick post No. 10 at the soldiers monument In City View cemetery. Each member of the Grand Army of the Re public deposited his floral trib ute In memory of the deceased members ot his own company. Col. John Mosby, 83, daring Confederate leader in the Civil War, died today at Garfield hospital. Simplicity will mark the funeral tomorrow of James J. Hill. "Empire Builder" who died at his home in St Paul, Minn., following an operation. Rumor around the statehouse has it that fires which wrecked three buildings st the peni tentiary flax plant were In cendiary In origin. Names of two convicts have been linked with the blase. ' George Vick ot Vlck Broth' era, Salem, was in Eugene mak log arrangements for opening a rora agency tne re. Darlo Rests piloted a Peugeot racer to victory on Indianapolis speedway this afternoon. After 200 miles of speed he was av eraging 83.78 miles an hour. Rev. G. Schunke has resign ed as pastor of the German Baptist church after serving 11 Vi years. Miss Ines Stege has been leading In the voting contest for Queen of the Cherry fair. Miss Estelle Wilson ran sec ond. INTERESTING, BUT NOT OREGON (Albany Democrat-Herald) Holiday magazine published a beautiful set of Oregon pic hires In connection with its ar tide on this state In the cur rent issue. The ertlcle Itself, unfortunately, did not meas ure uo. It was Interesting read lng but constituted a highly distorted ptctureof life In this region. The author, li. L.. us vir, is a clever writer, no doubt of that; but his peculiar slants and angles produce a general picture that is not Oregon, and never has been. It seems to have been a mistake to select the author ot that smart but unrepresentative novel, "Hon ey in the Horn," to do the Ore gon Job. It called for more than Just writing skill and demand ed more objectivity than Davis Is willing to give to anything. Probably the majority ot the readers will enjoy the article, but what they find out about Oregon will have to come from the pictures, and there it noth ing in the one-sided view of Oregon life he gives to arouse much curiosity about the state. FOSDICK 75 NOW New York Times On the eve of the seventy fifth birthday of tho Rev. Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick, which arrives next Sunday, Union Theological Seminary I nounces the establishment of a visiting professorship to bear his name, endowed by a $230,- 000 gift from John D. Rocke feller 3d. It Is s useful honor, paid to a great spiritual leader, teacher and writer, who him self taught at the seminary for nearly twoscore years. The first occupant of the chair, to re main a year, will be Dr. George 7. McLeod ot Scotland. It waa seven yeara ago next week that Dr. Fosdick preached his farevell sermon at River side Church and began an emer itus "retirement" that to no body's surprise, has meant con tinued activity. He has been, in the words of John D. Rocke feller Jr., "one of the outstand ing religious leaders of all time." The tempests of an ear lier day are now all but forgot ten, but in the Twenties Dr. Fosdick was a Modernist "here tic" in a whirlpool of contro versy over his liberal reading of scripture and creed. He has set an example ot courage not then alone, but throughout his life that Inspired men of all faiths. Religion was and is to him a living thing. An eloquent, thoughtful pulpit and radio or ator, a vigorous snd best-selling author, he has enriched many lives In his nearly fifty years in the Christian minis try. Several generations ot the Rockefeller iamlly have been represented among hit parish ioners snd this latest gift ex presses anew an appreciation ot Dr. Fosdick'a dedicated life, an appreciation many of us feel. Washington Democratic senstors have shown remark able teamwork since January, but they split wide open this week over a republican Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon. Tern, pers flared backstage as dem ocrats debated whether they should vote to restore previous committee seats to the man wno had done his best to help them out In the last election and who, sis a result Is now being pun ished by the republicans. The Issue has been seething among the democrats for some tune. It began several weeks sgo when a majority of senate democrats met privately In the office of Sen. Clinton Ander son of New Mexico and ' de cided to make a fight to restore the committee appointments which the republicans had taken from Morse. To this end Sen. Lister Hill of Alabama was delegated to discuss the matter with Democratic Lead er Lyndon Johnson. Johnson, however, was in Texas and Hill didn't see him, So the matter finally came up In the democratic steering com' mlttee Monday, et which time Sens. Herbert H. Lehman ot New York, Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, Henry M. Jsckson of Washington, and Anderson ap' peared before the committee and urged that Morse be given back bis old seats on the armed services and labor committees. "There is no reason," plead ed Anderson, "that Democrats should help the Republicans discipline Morse.", "Morse will be chief sneak er st the Jackson-Jefferson day dinner for- the Democratic party in Oregon,? urged Doug las. "The Democrats should be the list people to turn against him." "Monroe Sweetland, Demo cratic National Committeeman from Oregon, la here in town right now urging that he get Democratic support argued Jackson of Washington. NEELY'S ELOQUENCE Most eloquent plea was made by Elder Statesman Matt Nee- ly, who has been in congress or governor ot West Virginia for about 40 years. "Back In the 64th or 85th congress," Neely reminded his Democratic colleagues, "It came to the election of a speaker, and blind Senator Svhall, then a Republican congressman from Minnesota, deserted Speaker Joe Cannon, walked down the center of the aisle and made a speech for Champ Clark. His vote let the Demo crats organize the house of representatives for Woodrow Wilson. I would like to remind you," continued Neely, "that the next senate could easily result In a tie vote in which the senstor from Oregon might determine who organizes the senste. Today the Republicans are determined to punish this man despite our constitution which guarantees the right to vote our convictions without pun ishment. It's Just plain com mon sense that the Democrats support Wayne Morse." But after those closed-door arguments, Senator "Lying- Down"" Johnson made an ap peal to the steering committee to stand back .of him. He ex plained that he had made a deal with Senator Taft on com mittee assignments snd he de- IYDREWKAUON msnded Democratic support for that deal. nimoCBiATIC IFIJT Sen. A. Willis Robertson of Virginia supported Johnson though for purely personal rea sons. He was afraid he would lose his test on the appropria tions committee If Morse was given back his committee as signments. Sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee alto said that if Morse got his committees back, he, Gore, would insist on going on the appropriations commit tee. In the end. Democrats' voted 16 to 23 against the Independ ent senator from Oregon. Among his opponents were such friends as Sens. Stuart Symington of Missouri, John O. Pastore of Rhode Island, John F. Kennedy of Massa chusetts, and Mike Mansfield of Montana. Symington called Morse to tell him what a fine Job he bad done on the armed services committee. . , "But," he added, "Lyndon has made this a matter of party loyalty." "Thus," Ironically, conclud ed Anderson of New Mexico, "we democrats help the re publicans to discipline one of their party who befriended us, while the Democrats who de serted our party take the lead in helping the Republicans." NOTE Johnson, who led the move against Morse, took only a tepid part In the Stev enson campaign In Texas last year, while Sen; Richard B. Russell of Georgia, who alto helped the fight against Morse, went to Venezuela last fall, re fused to make a speech for Stevenson. -PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLI FRIENDSHIP While Senator McCarthy and the isolationists, are blasting our old allies in Europe, a large segment of the American people are working harder than ever at people-to-people friend', ship. Here are seme of them: The Cleveland Heights, Ohio, public school choir will em. bark on a European tour with broadcasts from various Euro, pesn capitals over the Voice of America . . . today the "tour of Somerville" bicycle race starts in New Jersey featurins bicycle teams from Japan, Mex. ico and other countries ss one way to cement closer relations . . . Klwanis International brings senior high school ttu. dents from various European countries snd gives them one year of study in the USA. Ki. wanls clubs all over the coun try have Joined In this, treat the youngsters as If they were their own. In Gainesville. Cm Kiwanians gave their young- ster s new evening gown and expenses for a week-end date at Annapolis . . . Students of Chlco State college, Califor nia, brought seven foreign stu dents to Chlco through a UNESCO committee, gave them tuition, books, maintenance for one whole year . . . The Junior Chamber of Commerce holds its eighth congress in San Francisco next month, where delegates ot 40 nations will discuss mutual problems, seek avenues for universal un derstanding . . . The Century Association of the 100th infan try division is raising money to help the battered town ot Bltche In Lorraine, France, where they fought during the war ... In contrast, congress last year cut the U. S. appn prlation for the United Nations International Children's Emer gency fund from $16,000,000 to $8,000,000 and this year Rep.' John Taber (R., N.Y.), pro poses to cut it out altogether despite the fact that It helped support 25,000,000 children last year. (CWTTlsM. iss THE FIRESIDE PULPIT Spiritual Reserves Must Be Replenished or Wither IY REV. GEORGE H. SWIFT Baottr, St. rsol'a SMawpal Caana A young man once told me that although his father was about as perfect as any man could be, he did not attend any church. He used his father as the reason for his non-church attendance.. A little questioning however, brought out the fact that this young . man a father went to Sunday School and to church regularly as a boy and as young man. He lived in an en vironment of church-going peo ple and was blessed with deep ly religious parents. In fact the young man's father wu so steeped in religion that he be came the good man of whom his son wu so Justly proud. The son Is doing pretty well at present because he is feed ing spiritually from the. re serves built up through several generations of God-fearing peo ple. But unless someone does something sbout it, the reser voir eventually will go dry. Are we tn the next few gen erations going to exhaust our spiritual reserves like we have been endangering our timber stands and fertile soil? It has been found imperative that we must put back what we take off to insure these supplies for fu ture generations. , ( It is interesting to hear men who never go to church express such great concern about God lets Russia. They do not seem to realize that If all men were like themselves, this country could become God-less too. ' . We are now more or less en gaged In war against an antl rellglous regime. We are fight ing with bombs snd human lives while to many men at home are drawing upon what a hundred generations have built up in spiritual force, not realis ing that great reserves of spir itual power in the future will . b at least as necessary to the , establishment of the hoped for universal peace as Maglnot lines, bunting bombs, slid the,, blood of our young men. MT. ANGEL GIXLa Mt. Angel The Mount An-1 gel senior Girl's Softball club will hold a tryout and prac tice at the St. Mary's school grounds Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. The league season ' opens June 8. Welter Stlckel ' will hsve charge of the club. j t.b, 'I . i f J , LZ HI Serving Salem ond Vicinity os Funeral Directors for 25 Yeors Convenient location, S. Commer cial street; but line; direct route to cemeteries no cross traffic. 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