SOUTHERN OREGON MINER, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, »941
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Published Every Thursday at 167 M ain Street, Ashland, Oregon
Carryl H. & Marion C. Wines, Editors-Publishers
Entered as second-class m all m atter in the post office at Ash
land, Oregon, February 18. 1935, under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
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W ILL WE HAVE CONSCRIPTION?
We heartily approve oi a recent statement by President Truman, that
he thought the National Guard should be enlarged and reactivitated
for the national defense, rather than to go in for an all-out peace-time
draft to keep up our defense.
There has been a lot of discussion in the papers, magazines, radio, etc.
about this much contended question. Surely none of us want to set the
United States in the position she was in 1940, with no army, no planes,
tanks, guns, etc. We had a fine navy, but not large enough to stave off
attack. Such a position is an open invitation to attack by an aggressor
nation, and we suffered the consequences of such a position at Pearl
Harbor. Only the blundering of the Japs in not pressing the attack,
permitted us to recover to go on to victory’.
Since that time, there has been considerable sentiment in favor of a
full peace time draft to keep up our army. As we see such a plan, it
fosters a military setup that in a few years would lead to imperalistic
aims, or the government would in time become militaristic. With a
huge army, some one sooner or later would like to try out its strength.
We have always made the boast that we are not militaristic minded
in the United States. But a generation or two of young men brought up
under a military setup could easily change us.
Personally we think that under war conditions as at the present time,
is no time to decide such a fundamental policy as incorporating a per
manent draft plan into our constitution or national laws. If such a law
was adopted it would be a complete reversal of our ways of national
thinking. It is a subject that would require a lot of deep reflection, and
under war time conditions is no time to make the decision.
We do think some plan should be made for maintaining a peace time
standing army, enlarged National Guard, or something. We are not sure
what would be the best, but we are "agin” having an all-out peace
time draft. It is not necessary and is against the principles of our con
stitution.
OUR NEW BOMB
The announcement this week of the new Atomic bomb, claimed to
be the most destructive on earth, makes us deeply gratified that the
weapon is in the hands of British and American rather than under con
rol of German or Japanese army men. When we read that one small
bomb has the destructive power of .20,000 tons of T N T , we realize
what a terrible weapon has been brought into being.
We are told that it was a race for time against the German scientists
who had nearly perfected a similar weapon, which would have been
used against great Britian and the United States. In the hands of the
German demons, who controlled the army, there is no telling what
use would have been made of it. They would have had little mercy on
any of their enemies had they had the use of such a weapon.
We shudder to think of what could happen with the uncontrolled
use of this newest of war machines. We have been told that it could
utterly destroy mankind, and we sincerely hope that proper safeguards
are set up against its falling into the hands of those who would like to
dominate the world. Used in the right channels, it can be a blessing to
all civilization: in the wrong hands it will blot out that civilization.
The United States and Great Britian have a tremendous responsibility
placed on their hands with the invention of this new weapon.
OUR WILD BLACKBERRIES
The time of the year has come again when the wild blackberries arc
beginning to ripen. Now this may not mean much to the native Ore
gonian of this region where most people consider the wild blackberry’
a nuisance and classed along with the wild morning glory, bind week,
etc. But to us, only a year in Oregon, they are wonderful. Even those
who disdain them as a nuisance, will admit that they make mighty
fine pies, cobblers, jell, etc. Certainly we had no such abundance of
wild fruit in the interior where we came from and we could hardly
believe that such existed.
But abundant as the berries are, and as easily gotten to, they still are
a problem to pick. Like most wild fruit the berries are amply protected
by a mass of thorns. The long rambling runners, cling to ones clothing,
so that picking the berries is no cinch. But we are sure that the pails of
luscious berries are worth the effort of getting them.
WE ARE LEARNING
The net result of all the comment and investigation relating to sugar
shortage, butter shortage, cheese and milk products shortage, beef
shortage, poultry shortage, pork shortage, lamb shortage, egg shortage,
dry bean shortage and shortage piled upon shortage, is as clear as mud
to the average citizen.
He is told that cattle on the range number approximately 30 per
cent more than ever before in history, but he can’t eat cattle on the
range. In the butcher shop he sees horse meat, colt meat, much fish
that was never before used for anything but crab bait, various insides
of animals which are now sold for human consumption, bare bones
sold for several cents a pound, and all manner of substitute? for legi
timate food.
The OPA, the War Food Administration, and the Department of
Agriculture are blamed for this situation. In all fairness, it should be
stated that no one agency is to blame. A world war upsets any domestic
economy. But it is safe to say that the "planned economy” which we ac
cepted as a war and anti-inflation measure, had a great deal to do with
the disorganization and shortages in our normal sources of supply. U n
controllable elements in a planned economy create shortages in many
instances. Holding down the hog supply or the wool market may help
some producers while it hurts the consumers of lard and wool shirts.
The people must remember that the idea of a controlled economy is
no different than the philosophy of socialism which puts government
into business to the exclusion of private citizens. Are we going back to
a free economy with the risks and rewards which ie entails, or will we
the city, ffum which everyone
commutes to offices in the city
by big army trucks. Two of us
shared a tent ubout 15 feet square
just wooden framework (much of
and eves with a shnp of thin
and eves, with a shnp of thin
ed when the ships of other coun burlap ubout 4 feet wide around
tries have disintegrated. We must the sides; that’s the walls—even
support the boat of our way of a more open uir und public way
By Ruth Taylor
life, for if it capsizes, the urgosy
Many centurnes ago a Chinese of the hopes and dreams of com of living than we’ve ever had.
philosopher wrote of government; mon people the world over will There wasn’t a stick of furniture,
shelves or anything, we were is
"The king is the boat; the com go down with it.
sued a canvas cot, 2 blankets, and
mon people are the water. Tne
a mosquito net (for over the bed),
water can support the boat, or
S O U T H SEA E X P E R IE N C E S
and
each tent had one canvas
capsize it.”
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bucket,
one wash basin and one
What was said then of ancient
5
gallon
water can which wus fil
tion
I
had
seen
since
leaving
San
China is true today of our mod
led
once
a day. At first the only
Francisco,
California.
All
evening
ern democracy. Our government
drinking
water available was at
long
we
sat
on
deck
and
watched
requires the support of all the
the
mess
hall but later, lister
the
hundreds
of
lights
in
the
people - or it sinks. "Government’
bags
were
placed in our ureu.
harbor
and
on
shore,
a
most
wel
does not mean particular leaders
Also
showers
were on anly a few
come
sight.
- but it does mean the republi
hours
a
day,
two
or three days a
WAC’S were unloaded first, on
can form of rule and the demo
week;
although
water
is still a
the
following
morning.
Due
to
cratic way of life. It is up to us
critical
commodity,
the
showers
to support the boat of our own the great number of ships and are on, at least part of the
time
lack
of
docks,
our
ship
was
un
building - to abide willingly and
cheerfully by the laws we nad a loaded out in the harbor. We most every day.
The tents are unmercifully hot
part in making, and to carry our were jammed into LCM’s with all
our equipment on us (pistol t<elt, in the day time in spite of the
full share of the load.
The small business men are not to which canteen and first aid breeze in the afternoons. We
alone the common people. The pack were attached, gas masks hung our clothes on hangers from
farmers are not alone the com (which I’ve never used) leggings, the ropes tying the tent to the
mon people. Labor alone is not musette bag, utility bag, and car- framework, with no protection
the common people. But the tying our helmets): that is the from dust and spray from the
small business men plus the far usual impediments for traveling. heavy rains, unless another gar
mers plus Labor plus the unor None of us could take in enough ment was used to cover them.
ganized workers, plus the bank of the sights on the way to shore Our Tent No. 28, was up at the
ers, the lawyers, the doctors, the and to "camp” in big army trucks end of the double row of tents
preachers, the housewives - all It was such a thrill to ride again only about 2 blocks or so from
taken together ara the common on city streets, even though thiy the latrine and showers. The lat
were very rough and dusty and rines around here ure mostly the
people.
the
results of fire and destruction pit variety, which are burned out
The party in power, those who
hold public office, are neither the were seen everywhere. Thousands now and then. Very few build
king nor the boat. They are but of Filipinos, old and young along ings have useable plumbing, so
a part of the whole and they sail the streets welcomed us enthus- the only running water is that
or sink as they are supported by iatically, all were smiling and which cascades through the shell
waving and making the V for vic holes and twisted remains of met
the people.
al roofs not yet repaired. Filipino
There is no privileged group in tory sign. Some of the young men women do the cleaning and laun
this country - no one who has a and women were very handsome. dry; there are no laundry facili
when we arrived, the weather
right to shirk his duty of citizen
was
hot, dry and dusty; it had ties. Some of us have poor luck
ship. Neither worker nor employ
not
rained
for a long time. Then keeping a good laundress—some
er is beyond it. Neither rich nor 1
them are almost more bother
poor can avoid its tasks. N either- we had a week or so of heavy of
than the service is worth, having
rains,
almost
as
bad
as
New
Gun-
youth nor age deserves special
to be told and shown everything.
consideration. Neither Black nor nea, but the mud here is much For
laundry we pay 25 centavos
worse-gumbo.
Oh
what
a
mess
White can shrink from its com
for
each
shirt, wash dress skiit
where
I
lived
at
first.
The
rainy
mands. Protestant, Catholic and
and
such
articles,
10 centavos for
season
is
at
hand
now,
a
bad
Jew are alike bound by the call
a
towel
,etc.
There
are no dry
time
for
destroyed
Manila.
All
of duty.
cleaning
facilities,
period!
Soap
headquarters,
offices,
living
quar
We are entering upon a period
is
very
scarce
also,
so
these
wom
ters
(other
than
tents)
are
in
of even greater strain than that
en are always asking for more
of the past four years. How we partially destroyed buildings. Re soap
and use it also for their own
construction
and
repair
work
are
come through it will depend upon
laundry
and bathing. Starch is
going
on
all
about
as
the
offices
ourselves. There must be no tidal
scarce
too—when
we run out of
try
to
function,
so
the
dust,
dirt
wave of demands by any one
"statsides”
starch
.they use rice
and
noise
are
terrific,
and
when
group to swamp our Ship of
starch
which
gives
the clothes a
it
rains
most
everything
and
State. There must be no eddying
odor. Most of us un
whirlpool of internal conflict to eveybody gets wet. The sides of disagreeable
as soon as footlockers and
suck it down into the depths of most/of the buildings are pretty 1 packed
arrived because every
the Sea. There must be no hidden much wide open—no windows bedrolls
thing
was
damp and musty; that
left
anywhere.
sandbars of resistance on which
Upon arrival, I lived in an of is New Guinea for you. Some of
it might founder.
We have seen what has happen ficers tent area at the outskirts of the WAC Officers who have been
transferred rather rapidly irom
one location to another haven’t
seen their bedrolls and footlock
become resigned to accepting the judgment and oppressions of govern
ment in lieu of our own opinions and freedom of action after the war?
We arc having experiences with a planned economy now on which to
base our peacetune decisions.
The Ship of State
ers for as muny us 9 months,
some of this luggage has arrived
recently—much of it hud been
rifled, quantities of clothes, n>x-
metics, souveniers, etc. have been
stolen—just where und when
they are trying to find out. Thut
happens much too often over
here.
(To be Continued)
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