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SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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Students Refuse to Register for
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Vote Fraud
HUGH S.
JOHNSON
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Hy RUTH WYETH SPEAKS
Washington. D. C.
Washington. D. C.
EMBARGO ON JAPAN DEBATED
COMMUNITY CHESTS
The group inside the cabinet
In these critical days there is so
which favors a complete stoppage much hot stuff in war and politics
of Japan's raw materials of war, to write columns about that one is
especially her oil, includes Secre tempted to neglect things less dra
tary of War Stimson. Secretary of
matic but at least of
the Navy Knox. Secretary of Interior
importance to Amer
Ickes, and Secretary of the Treas
ica equal to the
ury Morgenthau—also certain admi
clash of empires and
rals in the navy. Perhaps it is sig
the fall of states.
nificant that the strongest advocates
The national Com
of complete embargoes against Ja
munity Chest drive
pan are the three Republican mem
is now under way
bers of the cabinet—Stimson. Knox
all over this country.
and Ickes.
It is the most sensi
On the other hand, the state de
ble and scientific
partment plus some of the admirals
method for practical
favor a go-slow policy toward Ja-
charity ever devel-
pan They believe in applying the i Hugh Johnson oped. There was a
embargoes gradually, or as Mr. time when this country went drive-
Ickes describes it. “cutting off the 1 crazy. Well meaning people, wheth
dog’s tail by inches.’*
er they were simply riding a worthy
The state department concurs that • hobby or backing a far worthier
cutting off Japan’s oil would para ' cause, could always drum up a
lyze her fleet after her present 2H house-to-house gimme campaign, or
months' supply was exhausted. But ■ post pretty girls rattling dime-in-the-
they also believe it would force Ja slot cans on every street corner.
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pan to move into the Dutch East
This soundphoio shows students of the Union Theological Seminary in
Indies immediately in order to get
Maurice M. Milligan. U. 8. attor
The average American is always New York city who refused to register for the selective military service.
more oil.
willing to give something if he has They are shown leaving the federal building after they had appeared ney for the Western District of Mis
Last week one argument over this it By the old helter-skelter meth before the U. S. grand jury. Failure to register in accordance with the souri. named to conduct nation-wide
point and over general naval policy od, he couldn't know exactly for selective service act carries severe penalties. However, very few incidents Investigation into frauds In connec
in the Far East developed into a what he was giving, how the money of failure to register have been reported to authorities.
tion with the national election.
hot debate between the navy, on one would be used, or whether there
side, and Hull and Welles on the were not far better uses for his
other. It took place at the White contribution. Also, these “drives”
ohe
House, in front of the President, who became so frequent that many peo
did most of the listening.
ple either were fed up with the con
Hull and Welles contended that if stantly repeated annoyance of solici
we stopped Japan’s oil supply she tation. or simply couldn't afford to
would certainly attack the Dutch | give any more. The earlier bird got
East Indies, and that the United the dough regardless of its merits.
States could not possibly afford to
The community chest idea was an
have ships in that area because they ' answer to most of these problems,
might be needed in Atlantic waters. j In many cities it is the only "drive”
Welles pointed out that the Germans J permitted. In nearly all cities it at
might seize the Azores or the French least combines in one. all “drives”
naval base at Dakar. West Africa, for the worthiest established chari-
which would menace South America. j ties. It is conducted under the most
To this. Admiral Leahy, now gov responsible sponsorships there are.
ernor of Puerto Rico and one of j t This year both the President and^
Roosevelt’s closest naval advisers. 1 Mr. Willkie will start the effort The*
I funds collected will be divided by
replied:
“Gentlemen, we don’t have to the best-informed authorities among
worry about Dakar and the Azores the institutions where they are most
now. The British fleet can still pre needed, and will go the furthest to
vent Germany from taking them. meet human needs.
But a few months from now it may
be different By next spring, or
It is, of course, more heart-warm
even this winter, the war may have ing to give directly to some person
gone against the British in the Med or group whose suffering you can
iterranean, and then we'U have two see, but none of us can give enough
Adam Sswajkart Jr., 13. refugee
These British subjects evacuated Hong Kong. Mrs. A. Stout, left, and
oceans to defend. Now we have to meet all the needs of our neigh Mrs. IL Crutwell, signing off ship at Sydney. Australia. Notice how they from Poland, secs his father, hr.
bors. None of us separately can carry their babies around—an idea picked up in the Orient. Americans, Adam Sswajkart. of Chicago, for the
only one.”
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judge relative needs. Few of us too, have been requested by this government to come home from Far first time when hr arrived at Chi
U. S.-BORN JAPANESE
have the time or training to manage Eastern points as the tension in that area increases.
I cago’s municipal airport.
Only insiders are aware of it, but and regulate our giving. For these
the new nationality act slaps down reasons, indiscriminate giving is al
another embargo on Japan.
ways wasteful and sometimes far
It plugs up a hole in the old immi from fair. The Community Chest
gration laws which permitted Amer method cures all these faults and
ican-born Japanese to go to Japan, shortcomings in the best way.
serve several years in the Japanese
The tremendous sums of public
army, then return to the U. S. A. money being expended for relief and
and resume citizenship. This has ; charity greatly restrict the flow of
gifts,
for ____________
two reasons. The
tax bur-
been quite common among the large ’ „
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Japanese population in Hawaii, dens necessary to support them re-
where many Japanese parents con- duce the incomes of potential giv-
sider it their duty to the emperor ers. The billions spent by govern-
to send their children to Japan for ment make some people believe that
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:[ there is no longer necessity for pri
military
service.
That the new iaw is specifically vate giving.
aimed at Japan—and her Axis al
lies—is shown by the fact that when
The fapt is that the necessity is
the act was originally written, any gt eater than ever. Low interest
one who enlisted in a foreign army rates have cut the revenue of many
automatically forfeited citizenship. endowed charities in half or worse.
This would have expatriated Ameri- ' Public doles can never cover the
cans serving with the Canadian and ' area of need. Finally, no warm
British armies.
hearted American can ever feel
The bill actually passed the house quite satisfied with charity enforced,
in this form, but then the senate or to leave his humanitarian im
immigration committee did some pulses to acts of congress. If there
editing. As finally passed, citizen- had
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been
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giance is taken. Canada and Brit- ies> regimented sharing today—with
a in do not require the oath of Ameri-; all the political evils that entails.
cans. Japan and her Axis pals do. I The demands upon us all are great
Note—The new law also provides and the woes of the world will great
that American parents of children ly increase them. It will be well
bom abroad must have resided in for us to remember that there are
the U. S. at least 10 years prior to a still great woes in our own country
birth in order to transmit citizen and that there is nothing in the least
ship. This is aimed at expatriates selfish in the motto: “Charity be
who retain their citizenship, with all gins at home.”
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its obligations on the government to
protect them, but don't think enough
NAVAL BASE AFTERMATH
of the United States to live in it.
The acquisition of naval bases was
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highly popular. It was said in de
Chief Justice Charles Evans
A Lockheed bomber, the first of several bombers which are being
ARMY PROMOTIONS
fense of the President’s method of
Any lowly recruit in the new con obtaining them, that if he had con manufactured in this country for the British government, which took Hughes, leaving home for the open
script army has a chance to be- sulted congress, the deal would not off recently from the Detroit city airport on the Anal leg of its flight ing of the new session of the U. 8.
come an officer within the single have been,permitted. Present evi from California. The camouflaged plane is shown in the hangar where Supreme court. A majority of the
members are Roosevelt appointees.
year of training.
dences of popular approval of this It had been placed under a special guard.
There has been a lot of confusion result, as far as the bases are con
about this, and editorials have been cerned, make this conclusion highly
written complaining that this is not doubtful. Be that as it may, there is
possible. But Gen. George C. Mar no doubt on earth that congress
shall, chief of staff, wants it known would ratify the result today with
that the army is still democratic,
scarcely a dissenting vote.
Marshall points out that after the
It should do so. It is of extreme
first nine months of service, any importance. If the only restraint on
recruit has a chance to qualify for the executive in dealing with the
the “candidate schools i”
1 to train re- laws of the Constitution of the Unit
cruits for commissions,
These ed States is the possible unpopulari
schools will be organized during the ty of the result, we have surely suc
last three months of the year of cumbed to what Westbrook Pegler
service.
calls the "what-the-hell” philosophy
In other words, as Napoleon put of laws, morals and obligations. Any
it, “Every soldier carries a mar« thing goes if it succeeds regardless
shal’s baton in his knapsack.
of law or principle.
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POLITICAL CHAFF
A sovereign nation can do any
Democratic Rep. Bill Schulte of thing it wants and dares to do. It
Indiana won a lot of kudos for him is answerable to nobody. It can de
self from both the A. F. of L. and clare war or it can authorize acts
C. I. O. for his “prevailing wage” of war without a declaration. In
amendments to the bill for the con taking such action, it may be break
struction of barracks for draftees. ing treaties, but, under our Constitu-
Liberal Rep. Frank Havenner of *'.on, a treaty of the United States
San Francisco got an unusual send-
is on equal footing with a law of
off when he departed to open his
Capt. Thomas Stewart of the British freighter, Corrientcs, in Phila
George Washingicn, of the British
campaign. President Roosevelt sent the United States. A duly enacted
delphia talking with the 50 members of his crew who were saved after branch of the family that gave us
statute,
so
far
as
our
municipal
law
him a “good luck” telegram and
their vessel, part of a North Atlantic convoy, had been torpedoed while our first President, arrives in New
Speaker Sam Rayburn a letter hail is concerned, can break or repeal
500 miles off the British coast. The men took to lifeboats and were York from South America, en route
any
prior
treaty,
just
as
it
can
break
ing him as one of the most valuable
picked up four hours later by a Swedish freighter.
for the British army.
members of the house.
or repeal any prior law.
Flee H
Konti
American Bombers for Great Britain
Ship Torpedoed—But They're Here!
United in
f Justice
British Washington
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Tie-
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Reggie had courted the daugh
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ficulty in obtaining the young
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However, he
dreaded the ordeul he expected
when asking for her father’s ap
proval. Then he hit upon the hap
py thought of writing to him. Here
let it be known, his spelling wasn't
so hot!
“Dear Sir,” run the note. "I
wish to ask for the hand of your
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