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Page 4 THE CAPITAL JOURNAL. Salem. OreBon Wednesday, February 24, 1954 Capital jkjJournal . An Independent Newspaper Established 1888 BERNARD MAINWARING, Editor ond Publisher GEORGE PUTNAM. Editor Emeritus Published every ofternoon except Sundoy at 280 North Church St. Phone 2-2406. Fall l.tti Hit Scrvlc f 1b AurUtt frrt tM Tbj UbIW pthi Tnt A'iocmtJ Prcu it xcluivtly tnui.td to itt u tor publication of 11 n dispatches credited to tt or oiiit'fUt crtdtud in tbM pap tad aUo na published ihtrtln THE KREMLIN'S PROMISED CAPITALISM The Kremlin seems to have now discovered 'Adam Smith long ignored theory, self interest ' as a prime tion, which is really the basis of lonjr denounced capital ism. 1 his is due to the decline in production on the collec tive farms and industries of Russia since the Ked revolt! tion, for slavery and coercive terrorism destroys the incentive that freedom generates, Material incentive has loner vanished among the Russian people. The Marxism theory of the principle ot equal shares and pay for all, have never been in force in Russia, though utilized as bait to induce acceptance of Communism. duced progressive price rates of the speed-up system, in both industry and agriculture. The official Kremlin magazine Kommunist has publish ed an article entitled "The Principle Of Material Incen tive The Lever of a Mighty Advance in Agriculture." It deals with the necessity self interest among Soviet material selt-mterest as a result of one s own labor raises production to a higher level." Peter Prospelov, at the January 21, proclaimed: "Lenin taught that tens and brought tu cuinmunism only on the condition that-the enthusiasm of the masses of the people, born from the great revolution, is com bined with the principle of personal incentive, personal interest and and economic consideration." He "principle of material self-interest." The Kremlin's ideological espousal of "material incen tive" is not its actual use in Russian economy but its elevation to the status of Marxian dogma to spread hope among the people probably also a false hope. And the reason for Malenkov's stressing the principle of self interest is simply to get farmers and workers to produce more in a shorter time through incentive and rewards in the hope of improved standard of living. Recent Russian history will probably repeat itself with unfulfilled promises of the dictators. G.P. BROTHERHOOD WEEK This is "Brotherhood Week," sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, whose purpose for be ing is to promote better feeling between those of different racial and religious backgrounds. It is to be doubted that the observance will sink very iar into the national consciousness, for the average person is a little bored at all this talk of "brotherhood," a subject that has been current ever since Cain and Abel and the celebrated question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" To which the answer was "no" for many, mrtny centuries, but to which it is now a more and more insistent "yes." But at the risk of boring the cynical, who have an easy means of avoiding boredom by simply reading something else, we wish to add our testimony to the need for more of what this group seeks, genuine brotherly feeling. People have not gained in mutual understanding and the mutuality of sympathy understanding would bring. The great problem of the era is nomic. And we have a problem because too many are still answering Cam s question worse, acting on that view. But the promotion of better understanding cannot be accomplished by one organization or in a week or a year. It must have the active support of many more and it must be continuous. But it will pay off in foreign wars and domestic breakdowns prevented and in a better life for all. RED CHINA'S FOOT IN THE DOOR Georgia Senator George is always worth listening to when he speaks, whether it is on domestic or foreign policy. Me now says Russia got the only thing it wanted or expected at Berlin, inclusion of Ked China in the forth coming Asia conference at Geneva. George says Russia has long sought to get China re cognized as one of the major powers, but has been blocked repeatedly by the U. S. Now for the first time the U. S. agrees to meet Red China on a basis of equality at the Geneva conference to seek to solve Asia's problems, lie regards this as a prelude to eventual recognition of China by the U. X. and even by the U. S. Whether this proves true remains to be seen, but it need not and should not prove true as to the U. S. until Red China reverses its ways of doing things and shows genuine evidence by deeds, not mere words of intent to discharge the responsibilities of a great power. This will not be the first time we have met Red China at the council table. We have done so repeatedly in Korea, with perhaps as much success as we will meet in Geneva. But George has sounded a timely warning. The I". S. should not relent in its determination against recognition of Red China. However we cannot refuse to talk, any more than a kidnap victim's family can refuse to talk to the kidnaper. BRITISH FOOD RATIONING TO END The British government has ordered the end of food rationing effective next July when meats come off the list. They are the last remaining item. This marks in a very real wav the "end of the war," in the tight little isle which filler It liecame only a memory in most 01 ine ooillgereni : countries. It probably remained longer because the Ijlxr irovernment be!ieved in government controls and felt no ' need to lift them. Economic condition! have improved under the Churchi!! regime and one control after another hai been taken off. Lifting' of control.' is usually both the re.'j!t ar.d the cau. of improvement, fur they add to incentive to yr'A- f. r,4 encourag-e the consumption that ,timu!a.e further duction. The liritish certainly deserve this break nl'r lr. i r. if Under a war r modified war wm'iiny sirce Y' Yj. SPEND MORE AND TAX LESS? It is a little snrpri-intr to note that Republican rr,ir.-r of the House Ways and Means Committee had to '".r.-, aside Democratic: moves' to slash most fxci tx .,? V percent and to cut individual half hillion dollars a year. Can any of these be the same Democrat who r ." nititinjf that we are in such a serious busirn-i f .:-. that the government must prepare to spend money on vast .scale to prevent a depression? If this is an-. tr,,,-. faintly resembling a possibility it would le folly to r r, ;. the jrovcrment's sources of revenue. For the budir"., ,t nhould not be forirotten. is not vet balanced. Perhaps it is too much to expect wliticians to be cor,,- i tcnt.lccially in election year,, but those who un.-t on j Heavier sprnninjr snoum not oe caninjr ior iiumh: i.h in ductions. At lent not unless rhnos is their aim. Herlwrt Hoover insists that he sees no sin of a new ie prrssion, and we think even the most confirmed dealer will admit that Mr. Hoover should he able to rer nize a depression if he did aec one. the principle of 'materia incentive to increased produc "each according- to his need" Instead the Kremlin intro. of developing keener material farmers, declaring: "Personal anniversary of Lenin's death tens of millions ot people can be then went on to advocate the spiritual, not military or eco the way Cain did, or what is has had food rationing long . income taxes by t-t '4 r SITUATION NORMAL YOURVrUBBORrAt '- ' 1 v' H TACTICS ARE CTTV' KEEPING THE l ( V0 AE Ki m-UNLET Aft , Ja.t5 l&GNNIN&JJ WASHINGTON MERRY Revenge Prompts Langer's Campaign Against Warren By DREW WASHINGTON-Iii order to un derstand Wild Bill Langer's battle against the confirmation of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United Stales you have to know something about one of the must ndependent, unpredictable, color ful and cantankerous members of the U.S. senate. You also have to know something about that lit tle motive called revenge, never quite absent in politics. First, let it be noted that this writer, who predicted May 24 1953, that Karl Warren would be appointed chief justice, believes ho should have been confirmed long ago. I disagree most em phatically with both danger and my contemporary, Weslbrook Pegler, who claims Warren is not fit to sit on the supreme court be cause he once wrote a letter to James Petrillo, head of the Musi cians' union. Warren has one of the finest records of any man in public life today, as has been noted time after time in this column; and the republicans would have won had they nominated him for president in 1!M8 instead of Tom Dewey. However, politics being what it is. and the senate having been Kivcn the power to pass on judicial nominations, let's take a look at the motives of the colorful and un predictable senator from North Dakota. They were two: Motive No. 1 was to show some of his colleagues what it's like to smear unsubstantiated charRrs on the Congressional Record, as Mc Carthy has been doinR. Few re publican senators have protested when McCarthy poured all sorts of reckless and unverified charRcs into the record aeainst Cien. Cleorge Marshall, Dean Acheson. and scores of others. Lancer, who has never Rone along with McCar thy on these, fiRured that what's sauce for the Roose is sauce for the gander. Motive No. 2 was to retaliate against his fellow republicans for what they did to him. Lunger Damtlrn Not manv people know it. but ; when the republican senate con- ! ened one vear ago, Langer was the only republican not permitted ! to take his scat, despite one of ! the most devastating reports ever i ...Km.iK.j HL-.iiist a f(-lliw sonator ! But when a Rroup of republicans from North Dakota, headed by Joe ! Hnd-ton of lirand Forks, came to wamngMn in pruu-M i.hiikii .t i tlrrlion, various republican sena-! twi On! their Del bncKstage to u.-.at him Langer was allowed to iii.n a precarious position as rr.aTrt,nn of the judiciary commit t bA ur.der the embarrassing gft4.v,ti of having its stall inves fii. fc;;n. tut ilmoM a year. :-:.,r,..r j ivA! upn .Mc.irran 1 .'-. '!!' ?.. f h.t. .'TIB ' v a mure judge- rr .t i rr.-.- fjn .is l.an- r l.ini W ..;.. v ..' -hoaer ad- , r,-'. iWi'rr. anTam ! Mrr'"'? r.'.Ti'ir. Fred tvt not onlv J.': r lor the ,1, t4 failed him a .':..', 'l.-jhl even got a I ;if, (w,'.v.i,i iroin Hoy Oil jrr.. 'tf '-,1 millionaire, to rifin' l.:,stf But when he fail "1 ; f.iAner administration ''l m, ,h'' . I'"1'"1 political one on in the interior ilc Thfe were stinie of the reasons h- the lone woll senator from , North fiakoia bided his time until I wtiniifiy enireninru as cnairman . irequrnily in the past alter he controlling growing of crops, m the judiciary rommilteV Ry poved as a painter to "borrow" the healing of the vick the hous January of tins year, he knew a ladder. He sells the ladders. i ing of the people, and other ac- ' iff tifclr J: 1 ri . vmMB - GO - ROUND PEARSON no one could dethrone him. So he proceeded to pick the second biggest target in Washington, the chief justice of the United States, in order to show disdain for his own republican party. Langer-Go-Kound Here are sidelights on the man the GOP leadership will have to cope with for five more years as head of the judiciary committee. Langer once collected $25,000 from Boston Columnist Bill Cun ningham following a libel suit. The lawyer who collected the money for him was Joseph B. Keenan, who when assistant at torney general had once convicted Langer for conspiring to solicit politiral contributions from federal employes. Langer was sentenced to 18 months in jail, but never served, lie appealed, went to trial two more times, and was cleared. He and Keenan, who prosecuted him, became close friends, and Chief Justice Warren will probably have no better friends than Lan ger after he is confirmed. . . . Langer was elected governor of North Dakota immediately after his conviction. He is the only senator who boasts in his own, self-penned congressional biog raphy that he was arrested. . . . Langer's court troubles caused the senate to scrutinize his election carefully the frist time elected in 1940. hut thanks tto the votes of friendly democrats, he was seated. . . . Langer has voted as much with the democrats as with the republicans, and in 1930 seriously considered leaving the republican party altogether. It was his key vole on the judiciary committee which defeated the 1947 move to probe the Kansas City vote frauds. Langer's Cellophane In 1949, Langer told a stormy republican caucus that there were three types nt republicans con servatives, self-styled liberals, and real liberals, such as himself. . . . ; drivers under 25 arc involved is He has consistently fought for ; 62.4 per cent above the national small business, began battling i average, while in non fatal acci long ago against the use of fed- i dents these drivers account for eral funds for schools which prac-1 accidents at a rate 37 1 ner cent discrimination, pronco me newsprint monopoly and tele- Ph"e company profits, and in- j troduced a housing bill even , ahead of Senati Taft . . . Senator ' i-angcr cnews cigars wnnoui tan- 'ng the cellophane wrapper off never smoncs inrm, wmcn causcn ; Senator Magnuson of Washington j t remark: "Why don't you buy ... .... i tastes just the same.' Presi-1 clcnt Iranian, on whose cam paign train he rode in North Dakota, o ce appointed Lan ger's nephew, Morgan Ford, to the l . S. customs court in New York. 'Incidentally, Ciov ernor Warren also paid a friendly visit to Truman s campaign train in the same r.iV! election ! . . . Now ,iS years old. Langer's health I' not "hat it used to he. Meclcol for a six-year term, he will be 7.1 , ncn mat icrm expires ann tinui 1 that tune he will run the judiciary committee chairmanMup pretty mucii as rai .Mciniran nxr namely, as he pleases the public will hear a lot more about lone volt Langer in coming months and republican senators wish rue-1 fuly there was something they coud do about it. N A It l.AIllll.K TIIIKK SAN FRANCISCO 'UP' Francisco's ladder man w - San hack in jail today. Police said Kduard Kartell, 58, had been arrested again for steal ing a l.i'1 'or. Officers have picked him up Deadly Highways . By RAYMOND MOLEY While Secretaiy Dulles tries to bring peace abroad, the president has taken a step to stop the slaughter at home. For our high ways kill more Americans in a year than the Korean War ac counted for in three. His Confer ence on Highway Safety last week heard many plans and pro posals to reduce automobile acci dents. And it should be added that there are as many suggestions for leform as there are accidents. Last summer in this column 1 presented a piece declaring my farewell to touring, which was in substance a fervent prayer of thanksgiving that I had once more crossed the continent alive and a firm resolve never to tempt Pro vidence and lunatic drivers again. The result of my piece was very considerable mail , from people who shared my sentiments a refreshing contrast with the re sponse to more controversial po litical pieces. Everybody agrees that the highway situation is aw ful, and lots of people are doing things about it, but the slaughter goes on. ' When highways are improved, some of the lunatics who use them simply step more firmly on the gas. When cars are improved by aouing more Horsepower proper- j IV Used, a SafnlV frirtnt- in ifcolf I the lunatics use that horsepower to get nowhere quicker. The President and Secretary Weeks and some others made speeches, and Bob Moses present ed his excellent program for im provement. But after reading all the sugges tions and pondering all the prob lems involved, I am convinced that two things that are supposed to he the twin hopes of a troubled civilization are at the root of the trouble speed and youth. It seems to me that the Presi dent, instead of advocating low ering the voting age. should ad vocate lifting the driving age. The National Bureau of Casualty I'n- oerwriters reports that the fre quency of fatal accidents in which anovc the national average. In New York these flaming voulhs had 97.9 per cent more than the state's average in fatal accidents, and fi.V.1 per cent more in non- ;,t.il accidents. I he element of speed is dem- omr.itod in a very convincing way, for accidents with fatalities mostly involve an element of ex- usmi' specu. There are other f.irtnr in ho sure, such as defective cars, and ; bad and narrow highways. Hut , the real problem is a failure of j human heing., mostly young ho ' man beings, to make haste slow- ' ly '. The basic remedy is mure i care and cVscipltne in granting ano renewing licenses and in po- being the highwavs. I have been riding in taxis in the crowded streets of New York tor a good manv years, anri I haven't seen more than half a do7cn accidents. Hut in a trans- I continental automobile trip I I have made ten in eight years j I see one or n ore every day. The ronrlu on I derive from that is that New York Ci ity is , properly policed, speed is almost j impossible, a 1 the great majori-1 ty of cab drivers are not too young. i With restrictions on the grant- j ing of licenses, especially on the j basis of age, with more police, ' and with nore drastic punish- i ments for speed and carelessness, I we might well save 10.000 lives a year. Before government un dertakes fur:her experiments in I Washington Full of Leaks as a Sieve By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON l-Washinglon is a plumber's paradise: it s full of leaks. ' Somebody, some place inside or outside the Army seems to be leaking information to Sen. Mc Carthy (R-Wisl about what hap pens in one of the Army's most secret operations: its own nuni for Communists. Army officials have pointedly told him the information he has made public so far is nothing they dictn know about already. How does he know about it? He isn't saying. But since he does know, the Army now may be spreading nets in Pentagon corri dors to catch any pigeons carrying messages to the senator. Twice now within a month Mc Carthy has held hearings on cases in which the Army apparently made decisions only a few days before the senator began talking about them publicly. The first was the case of Dr. Irving Peress. a New York den tist, who, the Army says, refused to answer questions about subver sive organizations to which he might have belonged. The second was that of Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, a 46-year-old telegraphic-typewriter operator in the Pentagon. A former FBI in formant described her as a Com munist. McCarthy ' says she han dles secret messages. The Army says she doesn't, and never did handle any she could decipher. Take Dr. Peress: He was commissioned a captain in October 1952 and that same month refused to answer ques tions. Nevertheless, in January 195.1 he was called to active duty and in October 1953 was promoted to major. On Dec. 30, 1953, the Army decided to discharge him. Why? The result of an investiga tion of him, the Army says. At any rate, on Jan. 18, 1954, the Army told Peress he'd have to get out by April but could quit sooner. Twelve days later, on Jan. 30, McCarthy called Peress to a hearing but says Peress refused to answer on grounds he niiht incriminate himself. Three days later Peress asked the Army for an honorable dis charge and got it. That was Feb. 2. On that day McCarthy an nounced he had just sent a letter to Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens demanding Peress' court-martial. He apparently didn't know Peress was being discharged. On Feb. 16 Stevens replied, tell ing McCarthy Peress had left. On Feb. 18 McCarthy called Peress back, got no answers, and then the same day quizzed Brig. Gen. Ralph W. Zwicker, who had been Peress' commander at Camp Kilmer, N.J. Citing orders against giving out security information, Zwicker re fused to answer most of McCar thy's questions. But, before finish ing, the general told the senator he hadn't produced anything new. Mrs. Moss, the tetcgraphic-tvpe- writcr operator in the Pentagon: On Feb. 5, the Army says, it shifted Mrs. Moss from one kind of job to another as a result of an earlier investigation. Yesterday McCarthy held a hearing on this case. It was only after the hearing that the Army gave out the information on the investigation of the woman. A former FBI informant, Mrs. i Mary S. Markward, testified she had known Mrs. MosS as a Com munist in the early 1940s. Mrs. Moss' alwycr, George E. C. Hayes, told reporters Mrs. Moss takes the position she is "not now and never has been a member of the Com munist party." McCaithy said that as late as yesterday she wyas handling "top secret ' messages in the Pentagon. The Army promptly said she not only didn't have access to secrets yesterday but never had. Hunting Accidents Baker Democrat-Herald The state game commission has compiled the annual toll of hunt ing accidents and has found that the list has increased by two over that of last year. In spite of all efforts to secure more careful ness there were 3(1 gun accidents. Of the victims, 7 will never again draw bead on game, and some of the others should not. Kxactly half of the 30 acci dents were due to accidental gun discharges. Practically all of these were violations of basic rules in handling a gun. It is still more tragic that 11 of the 15 accidental discharges injured or killed others than the careless gun handlers. II shows hnw im portant it is to know the habits and the mental attitudes of one's bunting companions. tivilies of the welfare slate, it might see tc it that it is doing h;it it should with its primary job of policing. If your house is small Y.hi an juicily mAc your mil i II hm:e seem bicstr and mote spacious without building or t( moi!r lint;. If ou know a tew of the basic principles of oc ior.itinp anJ spacc-Mv-in tuimturt irrancmc you can do it jnvrly and inrpcniu)v. frt the March iue of Better Homo A turdcru ma.catne you d team hi-w ti rrake your mtmII hor-ic mr;e jpauou. mere rcmrert.iblr, more attractive. Read "How to Ine in a mall houe and like it." m March Better Hornet A Garden. Its on nMMsiand now. Get a copy today I POOR MAN'S PHILOSOPHER Girl of 11 Has First Date, With a Real, Live Boy By SAUL PETT Tor HAL NEW YORK MA charming $600 tax exemption I know re cently had her first date, We'd better call this girl Jane since that isn't her name. But as she is now 11 and knows her rights, her father can no longer write so freely. She might sue for invasion of privacy, Most girls in her class went to the square dance in the school gym with other girls. But Jane was invited by a real, live boy, name of David, age 12, "and what's more," she said, "he's pay ing the 35 cents for my ticket." For years, Jane has been a will ing target for any dollar diplo mat. By way of preparation, she fought for and won a new, full, quilted skirt "that twirls out in a heavenly way." She fought for and lost a pair of silk stockings. She asked for and got 50 cents to buy David a soda after the dance "since it's only fair." On the big day, she had her hair washed and set and for the first time in her life tolerated the curlers long enough to make or der out of chaos. An hour before David's sched uled arrival, she was fully dress ed and shining liko a new queen. With royal majesty, she refused to let any but herself peek through the front window cur tains to see who was coming up the front walk. She was especially adamant that her eight-year-old sister, a pigtailcd pixio called .Knthy, he held under strict surveillance throughout. " hen's he gonna slip the ring on your finger?" ,Kathy said. "Ma, make her shut up!" Jane shouted. When's he gonna poo the question?" Kathy persisted. She is clearly a girl who has watched too much television, has an exalt ed notion of her sister's age and. besides, harbors a secret desire to share her room with no one. Kathy was wrestled into silence and Jane ran up to her room, an nobneing that we were to tell Da vid she'd be down in a few min utes. The door bell rang and Jane was down before the echo died. "Hi, David." "Hi, Jane." "Come meet my father and mother." There was no mention of her sister. David was a solid young man with curly blond hair and smart, Navy pea jacket. Remembering my own sen-consciousness at his age, 1 resolved to set him at his "I'm very glad to meet you," he said, and shook my hand with startling firmness. I was about to mention the Dodgers' chances this year, when David, looking me squarely in the eye, inquired about my health, encouraged mc to talk about my odd jobs around the house and assured me his fa ther had much the same prob lems. In no time at all, he had me at mv ease. 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New square shape makes the Sunbeam ideal for everything from bacon to one dish meals and hashed brown potatoes. Plug into any outlet. Use any place you wish. Has bakclitc legs. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING INC. 467 Court St. BOYLE tice, they returned. David said, so long, and Jano said, so long and "Gee, I had wo-o-onderful time!" There was something so direct and fresh about their goodnights. How long, I thought sadly, will it take before she learns to be de vious, to say not quite what she means? About her evening, Jane told us only a little: That the dance was wonderful, that David insist ed on paying for the sodas and she used her money for comic books. And then she rushed up stairs to write in her diary. Two days later, it was all over. David wanted to buy her stamp collection but Jane thought the offered price was outrageously low. They still aren't speaking, and I keep worrying that Jane keeps worrying that he never re ally loved her for herself but had his eyes, all along, on that stamp collection. Salem 43 Years Ago By BEN MAXWELL February 24, 1911 A Capital Journal headline of 43 years ago declared "Radium is the fountain of youth'' and carried a story to sustain the head that had originated in Paris from the pen of Prof. Gabriel Petit at the veterinary school in Alfort. Max Dill of Kolb and Dill had an cgaKcmcnt at the Grand in the presentation "Lonesome Town." During the chapel nraver of Professor Sherwood at Wilamette university an intermittent ringing alarm clock had sounded forth with a great clatter as the prayer opened. The praye- stopped and S3 did the clock. When the prayer was resumed the alarm resumed. too. Presently both the prayer and clamorous alarmh ceased to be heard and proper authorities set about to find the offender who placed the alarm clock in the chapel. Capital Journal for February 24, 1911, carried this acrostic adver tisement about Salem Beer: "Some people ride the bicycle Anil some in autos course Life is full of mixed desire Elect then what you most desire My choice remains the horse. But when in search of pure delight Effervescent, clear and bright ! Everyone fan read the cheer Right in these printed verses here." Southern Pacific's colonist's faro from Chicago to Oregon had been placed at $33, from Omaha, $25. Articles of incorporation had been liled by Melolius Si Prine ville railroad for construction of a line between those points. I BEAUTY Ql'KF.X IS 91 SAN JOSE, Calif. (UP) The Easy-la-Se RY-GUIDE and HEAT CONTROL DIAl right in th handl. Open Fri, 'Til 9 P.M.