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TUB CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salera. OrcfM
Tuesday, December 8. 1953
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POWER PARTNERSHIP
Tubllc and private power companies joined forces at
Seattle Monday to put President Eisenhowers power plan
into effect in the northwest.
A policy committee of 21 members was created to take
Op the "partnership" offer for developing more electrical
energy, made up of representatives of public and private
power forces in the four Pacific Northwest states and
British Columbia to work out development plans.
It was announced at the meeting that six and probably
even power companies plan to join forces for construc
tion of additional generating facilities in the Columbia
Basin area to take care of the electric power needs of
all their customers for the next 20 years.
These companies hive already formed in Informal organ
ization to develop partnership with the federal government
They are Idaho Power company, Boise; Pacific Power and
Light company, Portland; Portland General Electric company,
Portland; Mountain State Power company, Albany, Ore.;
Washington Water Power company, Spokane; Montana Power
company, Butte, and possibly Puget Sound Power and Light
company, Seattle.
Public and private power producers are in agreement
that unless new generation is created the cower shortage
In the Pacific Northwest will reach six million kilowatts
in a water shortage year by 1973 and seriously curtail
industrial and agricultural progress.
The purpose of the policy committee, established on I
voluntary basis, will be to encourage both public and pri
vate power development to meet rapidly increasing re.
gional demands, recommend sites of hydroelectric plants
and priority of construction. The partnership plan will
enable the building of projects too large for any one of
me companies to nandie by itself.
Most of the projects being considered would involve
multipurpose dams. And under the plan the federal gov
entrant would be expected to contribute flood control,
navigation, irrigation and other benefits other than
power.
The policy committee Includes Gov. ten Jordan of Idaho,
who presided at Monday's conference, Governors Arthur B.
Langlie of Washington, Paul Patterson of Oregon, Hugo Aran
aon of Montana; representative of British Columbia, repre
sentatives of the Army Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation,
Federal Power Commission, the Interstate Compact Commit
tee, the Northwest Public Power Association, and one repre
sentative from each of the utilities allied in the Northwest
Public Utilities Conference Committee.
In its present financial plight the federal government
cannot be expected to carry on alone costly dam building
as in the recent past at taxpayers' expense but the pro
posed partnership offers a feasible and practical plan for
Columbia basin power projects needed for development
of the vast region served. G. P.
TWELVE YEARS AFTERWARD
Twelve years ago today, December 8, 1941, the United
States declared war on Japan, following the attack on
Pearl Harbor the day before, and entered upon the great
est military effort in all its history.
By May 7, 1945, we had defeated Germany, and by
August 14, -1945, the Japanese had layed down their
arms, a complete military victory for ourselves and our
allies. But modern wars may be won on the battlefields
and lost in the conferences and cold wars that follow.
How have we fared since December 8, 1941? The anni
versary is a good time to take stock.
Many will say we lost the war because we helped to
raise up a more dangerous enemy than the two we over
threw, but this is not true. The United States emerged
s the most powerful nation, all things considered, in the
world, and as the undisputed leader of the free half of
the world, a position we had never held before.
Further, we have held our own with the Russians in
the cold war that has raged almost constantly since 1945,
with one very important exception. We lost China to
the Russians, the most important international event
aince 1945.
These years have aeen a complete about face in our
relations with three other great nations. Russia our
"dauntless ally" of 1941-45 Is now our implacabln enemy,
as determined to detrny in any country enpaged in
war ever was determined to destroy an enemy belliger
ent. Our deadly enemies of World War II, Japan and Ger
many, are now our allies. We disarmed them in 1945.
Now we are wring them to rearm in their defense, par
tially reiinring us of the responsibility. Curiously, these
great mTliuinstic powers are now reluctant to rearm
and mj-im mudraije urging. But they are definitely
on oar C4 it ti ntrrvr.t division of the world.
E.si ' irpitf s :iy in spirit, for her aims were
Cfiewiurtw7 vut. as we should have realized all
a.sT.. B a.a vr.ly because we were both attacked
by r&r-wvs aw t.f totalitarian nations.
twMmatr A. IV f.rjis us in a grim, forbidding world
In wh.irtt out atnst be strong and brave in order to remain
fra. fc.r tr.re are those who will destroy the freedom
ef all sn are nnt able and determined to defend it.
But th Sun and Stripes fly high in this dangerous
wor,d. the kipe of those who are free and those who long
to be free, the foe of tyrants as they have been ever since
1776.
All in all, it could be a lot worse.
WIRE TAPPING EVIDENCE
One of the battles to be fought in the coming congres
sional session will be over Attorney General Rrownell'a
request to use evidence gained by wire tapping against
uuvprsives.
Brownell win be opposed by all leftists, of course. But
ne win aiso be opposed by many who see a threat to Der
mal liberty, an entering wedge for something that
lurn out. eventuauy to resemble the police state
it is pointed out that chance remarks over the phone
might be misinterpreted, as might any other evidence
lor that matter.
We dislike the Police state murh invnna hut u
are inclined to favor Brownell's proposal if limited to
cases involving the security of the United Ststes. We
make the distinction with the feeling that perhaps we
can still continue to fight the garden varietv of law
breaker with the padded gloves of traditional rules, but
that the subversive, out to destroy the United States,
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WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND
McCarthy Talked Out of
Alfout Attack on Dulles
By DREW PEARSON
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Washington Inside story of
the McCarthy-Eisenhower con
troversy Is that the Wisconsin
fire-eater had planned to come
out In his last statement shoot
ing from the hip with a devas
tating blast against John Fos
ter Dulles and his law partner.
Arthur Dean, now In Korea
trying to negotiate peace.
It was placid, rolly-poly Len
Hall, chairman of the Republi
can National committee, who
finally went to McCarthy's of
fice and persuaded him to call
off the dogs. Hall had to min
gle threats with persuasion be
fore McCarthy agreed.
What Senator McCarthy had
got hold of was the record of
Arthur Dean as a vice presi
dent of the Institute of Pacific
Relations. This is the group
which published Amerasia and
in which certain Communists
infiltrated during the war.
McCarthy was ready to pub
lish certain records which ac
cording to some Interpreta
tions might have linked Dean
with U. S. appeasement toward
Red China. He had prepared
ripsnorting statement blast
ing the Secretary of State and
his law partner, now in Korea.
When Len Hall heard about
this, however, he went to see
McCarthy. At no time did he
lose his temper. It was always
Joe and Len. However Len
told Joe that If he went ahead
with his blast, he. Hall, and ev
ery Republican leader would
luue statements against him.
Hall argued that McCarthy's
attacks on Eisennawrr were
merely helping the Democrats.
He also promised that it Mc
Carthy would tone down his
statement, the Republican lea
ders would drop their battle
against him.
McCarthy agreed. He even
submitted his greatly watered-
down statement to Hall. Hall
read it, and, while he didn't
approve it, he said he didn't
think it would offend the
White House too much,
Hall then went to the White
House and reported to Ike.
When he left he was confident
he had arranged a truce. But
he hadn't counted on one thing.
McCarthy put an extra kick.
er in his statement The typ
ed statement was so milk-toast
that the Baltimore Sun cor.
respondent Phil Potter asked
Senator, could this be de
scribed as a perfumed note to
the administration
That was before McCarthy
added the kicker which was
verbal. He urged that the Am
crican people write letters to
the white House urging that
Ike cnange Ms foreign policy
regarding China. And the
White House, despite any re
ports to the contrary. Just did
not appreciate this a bit
McCarthy va. Elsenhower
Prior to the Brownell blast
at Truman in Chicaso. the
White House had not intended
to fight McCarthy openly, but
to take the ball away from him,
thus push him out of the head.
lines . . Whltehouse aides claim
that Attorney General Brown'
ell's controversial Chicago talk
on Harry Dexter White was
not aimed at ex-President Tru
man but at Senator McCarthy.
The Eisenhowec administration
wanted to demonstrate that it
could handle the Communist
issue without any help from
MrCf rthy. . . Browne"
sldentlal Press Secretary Jim
Hagerty the morning before Its
delivery, but unfortunately,
Hagerty didn't sense the impli
cations of the sentence reflect
ing on Truman's loyalty. As
a result, the speech backfired,
and Brownell was forced to
call on G-man J. Edgar Hoov
er to bail him out. . . Actually,
the White House didn't want
In rile Truman nor involve the
FBI in politics. The whole idea
had been concocted as a mas
ter strategy to neutraliie the
irresponsible senator from Wis
consin. . . After Senator Mc
Carthy's radio blast accusing
the Eisenhower administration
of "perfumed notes" diplom
acy, Secretary of State Dulles
was so furious that he inter
rupted President Eisenhower's
Thanksgiving vacation with a
phone call to Augusta. . . When
Ike returned to the White
House, he found not merely
Dulles but his aides angry as
hornets over McCarthy's chal
lenge to the President's leader
ship. Hence, the double-barreled
Dulles-Eisenhower blast
at McCarthy.
WASHINGTON WHIRL
President Eisenhower's
statement that every American
has the "right to meet his ac
cuser face to face" was made
off the cuff. Before delivering
the speech, Ike told Jewish
leaders: "I am not going to use
a script. I want to speak Just
straight from the heart" ... In
spite of its sincerity, the state
ment backfired in Washington,
where more than 300 employes
have been dismissed by the Ei
senhower administration with
no opportunity to face their
accuser , . . Furthermore, gov
ernment security officers ad
mit privately that thev have
no intention of changing their
procedure. They hope the pub.
lie will forget what the Presi
dent said. ... This is another
example of what Propaganda
Chief C. D. Jackon calls
"bad orchestration." He has
been upset over the "different
tunes" played by admUlstra.
tlon spokesmen, who are sup
posed to be members of the
same orchestra . . . For exam
pie, GOP National Chairman
Leonard Hall said Communism
would be an issue in the 1934
elections; President Eisenhow
er said it shouldn't be. . . At
torney General Brownell de
clared that ex President Tru
man Knowingly promoted a
Russian spy; Ike said it was
"inconceivable" that Truman
had knowingly promoted a
spy. . . Mobilizer Arthur Flem
ing announced that the Soviet
Union could could drop an H
bomb upon the United States
without warning. Secretary
of Defense Wilson claimed that
Russia won't have a "deliver
ance" H-bomb for three years.
Secretary of the Air Force Tal
bot announced in Madrid that
the U.S. Intended to send A-
bombs to Spain; both1 Secretary
of State Dulles and Secretary
or Defense Wilson denied it
Wilson also indicated that the
United States planned to pull
some ot Its troops out of Eu
rope; the President told a press
conference that the U. S. has
no such plan . . . These are a
few of the discordant notes that
have Jackson holding his ears
and crying for more "harmonizing"
Ne ral Walker
Idaho a Senator U arm a a
Welker, a rabid Republican,
was mistaken the other day for
Minnesota's Seqator Hubert
Humphrey, a liberal Democrat
"Aren't you Senator Hum
phrey" asked a lady tourist
standing next to Welker on the
senate elevator.
"Lady," retorted Welker Ici
ly, "I don't look like Senator
Humphrey, act like him, talk
like him, or vote like him. I
am Just as far from Senator
Humphrey as the moon."
Salem 12 Years Ago
December t, 1941
"Congress Votes War on
Japan" was Capital Journal's
red banner headline tor this
date of 12 years ago.
Governor Charles - A.
Sprague had apointed Briga
dier General Thomas E. Rllea
as adjutant general of Oregon
succeeding the late Major
General George A. White.
A Nazi military spokesman
had announced that Germany
had abandoned the attempt to
capture Moscow this winter.
In a matter of minutes fol
lowing the first bulletin an
nouncing the Japanese attack
on Honolulu Marion county
civilian defense and Salem
city administration were in
session at the courthouse oil
ing up their organizations to
meet the emergency.
The Japanese attack in
Hawaii, the White House de
clared, had cost American
forces two warships and 3000
dead or wounded. Honolulu
had been attacked by wave
after wave of Japanese planes
for an hour and 15 minutes.
William C. Durant. creator
f Ger.eiol Muiurs, had gained specific puolicity for itself. The
The Businessman
In Politics
By RAYMOND MOLBT
Aside from communism,
which is sure to be an issue of
great importance in 1934, there
will be injected Into next year's
campaigns by Truman and oth
er leaders of the left side of the
Democratic party the argument
that businessmen are a bad In
fluence in government In
deed, we hear the premonitory
warning ot tnat in the oratory
of Senators .Humphrey and
Morse, and In' the speeches of
labor bosses.
I do not predict that there
will be a reversal ot the 1932
trend In 1954 or In 1938, but If
it comes, the chorus will arise
in pronouncing the final Judg
ment on the failure of the bus
inessman In politics. We can
easily remember the dour
benedictions over the Hoover
administration. "After all,
they said, "he is a fine man, but
an engineer has no business in
public office." And ao the
"practical" people took over;
ihe businessman was consigned
to the political doghouse; and
the nation went merrily on the
road to a $275 billiou debt
' If things go wrong, I already
smell the identity of the goat
It will be the businessman, and
he will be consigned by Re
publican and Democratic pol
itician! to a more dismal exile
than he occupied before. And
his spirit, bent before, will be
broken this time. He will give
over his political affairs to his
lawyers, his checkbook to the
political bosses, and his voice
to his public relations coun
selors. He will retire to the
counting-house and the work
shop, and the next thing he
knows be and all the rest of us
will be working for the govern
ment
In the current "Harvard Bus
iness Review," Robert F. BradJ
ford, who served a term as gov
ernor of Massachusetts before
the Truman sweep ot 1948,
comes to grips with the prob
lem of the businessman in pol
itics. He warns business exec
utives that willy-nilly a web of
political relationships is being
woven about him and that he
had better find a way to live
within it or it will live without
him. Quite helpfully Mr. Brad
ford draws from -his own ex
perience a number of whole
some lessons for the business
man who wishes to Instruct
himself.
I am not sure, however, that
any series of words woven into
lessons can teach the business
man what he needs to know to
become effective in protecting
his Interests in the political
arena. Politics is an art taught
only by practice. Aristotle said
that twenty centuries ago. It
is just as true today.
There are two courses open
to the businessman with cour
age and the determination to
become effective in politics.
The first is to enter party af
fairs, openly, actively, and per
sonally. The idea prevails that
this will bring upon himself
and his company seriously dan
gerous political reprisals. That
sort of thing has been alto
gether too generally believed.
The fact Is that politicians are
less likely to attack the fellow!
who is out there slugging than
the timid soul who invites ex
tortions by his very detach
ment. Another way Is to organize
the leaders of many small com
panies into a sort of political
auxiliary force. Such a group
need not take a name or let
POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER
Many Want Personality, Be It
Good or Bad, If It Has Impact
y HAL BOYLE
New York W Would you
like to develop a forceful, win
ning personality?
A lot of people wouia. urn
there are some who would be
clad to settle for a forceful
losing personality. Win or loae,
they would like to have any
kind ot personality that bad
some Impact
Count me among them. Some
people are born with the power
of decision. The rest of us ac
quire It. We acquire it from
others. We are always ready
to meet any emergency if
there is someone around to
make up our minds what to do.
We are the guys who can t
say no. We would rather nave
our teeth knocked out than re
turn a, negative answer. In
fact ibis happened to me sev
eral times in grammar school.
The class bully would ask me:
"Do you want to fight?"
Well, I would look at his dou-
bled-up fists, and think, "I
can't tell this fellow no, no mat
ter what he asks me. On the
other hand, if I say yes . . ."
And while I stood there, try
ing to make up my mind what
to do, bang!-r4ut went another
of my front teeth.
Later In life this same in
ability to say no has got me into
trouble with ladies.
"My. did you ever In your
life see anybody who looks old
er than I do today?" a lady
asked me just the other day.
And she almost bit me when
I told her, "Oh, sure several."
That Is the trouble .with peo
ple wno nave strong winning
personalities. Whether you
agree or disagree with them,
they end up by getting mad at
you.
Being afflicted with a weak.
loaing personality is a terrible
handicap in this world, a world
in which self-assertion wins re
spect, whether the cause th
which it is put forward is wor
thy or despicable. ,
You are the prisoner of pee.
pie with greater will power be
cause you can't for sorna
strange reason, offend them.
Clothing salesmen, bus drivers,
waiters, and doormen ant
brushed aside by the strong,
willed. But they dominate n
completely. And how they can
tell at a glance that I am lUu
a door with a sign saying
"push" Is beyond me.
I havit met scoundrels who
go Into a strange bank and cash
a $100 rubber check with no
trouble at alt But if I went into
the bank where my wife has
traded tor years and offered
$1.30 check signed by John d
Rockefeller Jr., himself, th
cashier wouldn't cash it until I
went home and got my social
security card to prove my ides,
tity. 4
"Are you going to stand far
this nonsense?" I'd be saying
inside myself. "Veil, I am the
kind of guy ,j can't wen
no to himself, o I'd end up by
apologizing to the cashier for
being such a nuisance.
Panhandlers can tell this In
terior indecision at once. They
never ask me for a dime. They
start by demanding a dollsr,
and I feel like a bum because I
negotiate them down to s quar
ter. '
The same way with i.n
dogs. They follow me home oi
rainy nights for a handout, and
they would stay there the rest
oi tneir lives except our land,
lord has a forceful, winning
personality that overawes dop
and me, too. ,
My wife has often comment,
ed on my Jellyfish character. .
"You know, there is a king
of strength in weakness," she
(Continued en Para I. Catau 1)
and lost several fortunes. In
1941 he was proprietor of a
bowling alley In Flint, Mich.
"I haven't a dollar," Durant
had declared, "but I'm happy
and I'm carrying on because
I find that I cannot stop. . . .
Many people value money too
highly. . . . After all money Is
only loaned to I man. He
comes into the world with
nothing and he goes out with
nothing."
JUDGE'S HOME ROBBED
Miami (U.B A thief showed
no respect for judicial dignity
when he broke into the home
of Circuit Judge William C.
Herrin last night. The thief
stole $490 worth of jewelry
and a pair of the judge's
pants.
group can create a working al
liance with the party organiz
ation, can give it some funds,
and can recognize its candi
dates. But it should operate In
dependently, get out the vote
the right vote and plan and
finance publicity for its favored
candidates.
This suggestion is not a mere
theory. I have seen it work in
at least two great cities. In
both instances its results have
been substantial and, what is
more important, continuing.
The businessman contemplat
ing politics "has nothing to
fear but fear."
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