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Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, September 13, 1945 VICE N ews B ehin the N e , P M MacArthur Forces Lauding on Japan Homeland f.llllO H 'S X O T K i I hi.» n eirtpopc’', (N o te— II hile D rew Pearson is on vacation, Secretars o l Agriculture C lin ihrixich special nrrun/r n rn l u ilh th e ton P. Anderson contributes a guest U athinglon llurrau o l II eslern Vet«», allon j paper (n io n nt /ft,ft Eye Street, >'. If., column. I W ashington, I). C., it a b le to b r w « By CLINTON I’ . ANDERSON Rrleiasrd by W estern N ew spaper Union. 1 readers this iieek lv rolum n on prob i lem s of the veteran and sen iceman and Secretary of Agriculture FUTURE OF LEND-LEASE W A SH IN G TO N . — The firs t Sun his /am ity. Questions may he u d jr» « i'il to the above llurrau and they w ill be NOW HELD IN DOUBT day a fte r V-J Day. a frie n d cam e answered in a »u/xequenl rolum n. Xo by w ith an autom obile to take m y replies ran be made direct by mail, W A S H IN G T O N . — Shenanigans fa m ily and his fo r a d riv e into the but only in the column which w ill ap are s ta rtin g fo r the dispensing ot co u n try to have d in n e r w ith another pear in this newspaper regularly. credit-and-loan b illio n s abroad to re frie n d . N othing lik e th a t had hap place lend-lease. M r. T ru m a n an pened in years. We w ere a ll de nounced the good news about the Disability Rate Change lig h te d at the chance to rid e through let-down in lend-lease spending, and co u n try lanes, to ta lk about the Because o t the m uch g re a te r p e r M r. C row ley sim u lta n e o u sly took the h e ig ht of the corn, the p o ssib ilitie s 1 rentage of s u rv iv a l fro m gun- c re d it to ta xp a ye rs fo r the news o f crops, and the p ro b a b ility th a t we shot wounds o f the b ra in , chest and th a t B rita in , Russia, F rance, China w ould enjoy m eat fo r dinner. abdomen in this w a r than in W orld and the rest of the w orld were co m B ut as we started back in to Wash W a r I and because o f new d is a b ili in g in w ith th e ir hands out to him ington, we could not help but notice ties in cid e n t to service in the tro p now. E v e ry news reader is n a tu ra lly th a t the roads w ere fillin g up. There ics, the V eterans a d m in is tra tio n has asking h im s e lf the question w hat was a long lin e of tra ffic and m any adopted a new ra tin g schedule in k in d of a ba rg a in did we get, o r are fo lks drove by a t speeds w hich d e te rm in in g the degree o f d is a b ility we going to get? It should be a good seemed reckless to us. They were suffered by veterans o f th is w a r. b a rg a in because the rest o f the perhaps d riv in g 40 o r 45 m iles an The schedule, w hich has been in w o rld is p o litic a lly non-co-operative hour and we had become accus p re p a ratio n fo r tw o years, replaces w ith us in c e rta in g la rin g exam ples tom ed to the 35-mile an hour le isu re Photograph shows part of the landing party which accompanied General MacArthur when he arrived In and lib e ra liz e s m a n y provisions of o f foreign policies, but m ust have ly ga it. Japan to set up headquarters In Yokohama as Nippon’s military ruler and to receive the official sur one prepared in 1933 and lists, fo r o u r fin a n cial help. When one speeding car The answ er is nowhere apparent render of that country. General MacArthur landed by air accompanied by a large force of paratroopers. exam ple. 176 separate d is a b ilitie s of swirled past us. I heard my wife bones, jo in ts and muscles w ith nu ye t, in fro n t o f o r behind the news, Their first duty was evacuating American prisoners of war from a "black hell hole.” murmur. ••Mv, what I wouldn't m erous gradations w ith in each, as but some d oubtful aspects are dis give to have gasoline rationing com pared to 126 lis tin g s in the pre c e rn ib le to those in the fin a n cial back.” know-how. vious schedule. I began to w onder how m any of Special attention has been given Take B rita in first, the biggest and the things th a t w a r had bro u g h t to in .the new service-connected dis m ost-easily-seen case. An A m e rica n us as sacrifices o r p riv a tio n s we a b ility ra tin g s to scars re su ltin g le tte r to business men, p u rp o rtin g to w ould soon come to a ppreciate as fro m explosions, o il burns and the c a rry o ffic ia l B ritis h v ie w p o in t (a l blessings in disguise. I began to residuals fro m frozen o r im m e rsio n though i t does not alw ays say so) w onder how long i t w ould be before foot. A num ber o f tro p ic a l diseases ju s tifie s la rg e loans to London on people would som etim es sigh fo r have been listed as cause fo r d is the ground th a t the proposed So some o f the re a l advantages o f the a b ility w ith special ra tin g s adapted c ia lis m fo r the B ritis h m ines and days d u rin g the w a r when we a il fo r each, although o n ly m a la ria tra n s p o rt (th e ir purchase by the live d a little closer together, a little and flla ria s is have been encountered go ve rn m en t) is to be financed by m ore sim p ly, and perhaps a little am ong discharged veterans. s e lf-liq u id a tin g bonds — so we na m o re in the tra d itio n a l A m e ri Changes in the m e dical concept tu ra lly can have no in te re st in them . can pa tte rn th a t had started th is T hat is the kin d of propaganda to of the re la tio n sh ip o f specific dis co u n try on its w ay to becom ing a eases to other conditions and to th e ir appeal to the A m e rica n business • g re a t nation. service connection are also reflected m in d — se lf - liq u id a tin g loans are Real Values of Life. sound. They pay them selves off in the new schedule. T h is has re Po you re m e m b e r back in the suited in the inclusion of m any new fro m profits. So, concludes the p ro p yea>-s of the depression th a t H e n ry d is a b ilitie s , some of w hich are aganda le tte r, there could not pos A nsley out in A m a rillo . Texas, ra te d as high as 100 per cent on s ib ly be able o b je ction to them ir w rote a book e n title d , “ I L ik e the te m p o ra ry basis where th e y are the U nited States. D epression"? F ra n k ly . I like d his not expected to produce m ore than lit tle book, because he told o f the a 10 per cent perm anent d is a b ility The propaganda neglects to blessings th a t had com e to h im w ith A ll changes are designed to fa c ilr reveal to our people the one sal ient fact of the matter which a reversal in his fin a n cial situ a tio n . ta te m ore accurate and m ore e q u ita would knock that whole appeal He told o f the discoveries th a t he ble ra tin g s fo r the va rio u s types of had made as the period o f w ild pros d isa b ilitie s . into a doublecocked Homburg, p e rity passed and the long m onths o f namely that British Socialism In using the new ra tin g schedule, depression set in. He told o f the contemplates also taking over how ever, the basic p o licy o f the V et fa rm e rs who had gone back to liv the Bank of England, which, of in g on th e ir fa rm s instead o f liv in g erans a d m in is tra tio n re m ains un course, is the most important changed and the ve te ra n is allowed o ff th e ir fa rm s. consideration in her future cred the benefit o f the doubt as between it standing. The war has done something to the h ig h e r o f tw o ra tin g s, in d eter all of us. It made us appreciate m in in g w hether o r not a d is a b ility A ny A m e ric a n business m an who some of the real values of life is service-connected. th in k s o f th a t fa c t (he w ill have to that many of us had lost sight WACs and U. S. engineers examine a portion of the ruins of "topside” barracks, Corregldor, Philippine th in k of it h im s e lf because the of. We all complained a little propagandists w ill not te ll h im ) w ill Islands, showing the complete destruction that resulted before the gallant American forces were defeated by about the war, didn't we? We Queationa and Anawera the superior Japanese arms. There was nothing but ruin for the Japs to take over and there is nothing were a little disappointed when Q. How does the death rate of im m e d ia te ly say to h im se lf: "W h y, left of the strong prewar fortification now that the Island Is back In the hands of Americana. i f the S ocialists are to abolish the we found that the stocks of new wounded soldiers in the present war cars were frosen, but we dis compare with that of the First standards o f c re d it o f C a p ita lism in th e ir best, and perhaps change it covered that the old car was a World war? fro m da y to day, o r run it in any d i lot better and would run a lot A A cco rd in g to the w a r d e p a rtm e n t re c tio n they w ant, I w ould not m ake longer than we had thought. announcem ent June 1. the death ra te them a loan. I w ould m ake them o f o u r wounded soldiers in th is w a r g ive me some unchangeable assur Car-Pool Neighbors. I re m e m b e r m y firs t experience is 8 per cent. The death ra te o f ance o f fin a n cial good fa ith before w ith a ca r pool. We had tw o auto wounded soldiers, who liv e d long I w ould even consider i t ” m obiles at our house; o u r next door enough to reach su rg e ry in the F ir s t Cancelled Last Loans. neighbor had tw o autom obiles a t his W orld w a r was 24 per cent. place. We were not w ell acquaint Now th e ir a rg u m e nt (the B ritis h ) Q. Would transfer to a different ed. m o stly because it w a sn 't neces outfit overseas account tor the de is th a t they had to have the John sary, u n til the w a r cam e along. motion of a corporal to a private? son a c t repealed to cancel th e ir Then m y next door neighbor and I A. The w a r d e p a rtm e n t says th a t last w a r de b t; the London econom ist and tw o others, who heretofore had a so ld ie r could be demoted, w ith o u t was put up to say th a t a 50- gone to our offices by separate p re ju d ice , to the grade o f p riv a te i f cents-on-the-dollar s e ttle m e n t is nec means, found ourselves fused to he was tra n s fe rre d into an organiza essary to p u ll them out o f lend- gether in to a c a r pool. We w ere i r tio n where there was no vacancy in lease red (a lthough no one else said re vo ca b ly tie d to each other. We his grade. a n yth in g o ffic ia lly about paying a n y had to rise a t the same tim e in the th in g ), and they are in a desperate Q. Is a former member of the Sea- m o rn in g , leave a t the same hour fo r fin a n c ia l p lig h t fo r d o lla rs, c re d it bees. who participated in the action and in te rn a lly fro m th e ir te rrific w o rk, and re tu rn home together in at Vella Lavella entitled to a star? w a r debt— but they w a n t m ore debt the evening. A. One s ta r has been authorized to fro m us and w ant to increase th e ir I am sure th a t at firs t we a ll re sented a little the fa c t th a t we lost be w orn on the A sia tic - P a cific area in te rn a l debt untold b illio n s m ore o u r freedom of action, but we service ribbon fo r p a rtic ip a tio n in fo r S ocialism and m ake th e ir people gained a g re a t lesson in n e ig h b o rli one o r m ore of the fo llo w in g actions; pay the interest. T h a t sounds lik e ness. We found out th a t the people V e lla G u lf action, August 6 and 7, a one-sided proposition. who live d next to us m ig h t be ju s t 1943; V e lla L a ve lla occupation, Au To put it in its simplest terms: as in te re stin g and a ttra c tiv e , ju s t as gust 15-October 16, 1943, and action Britain wants us to pull her out pleasant and ju s t as com panionable off V ella L a ve lla O ctober 6-7, 1943. of the red and yet have her way, as the people whom we had always Q. How soon after filing applica exclusive of our interests in know n who liv e d down the street o r tion for a pension can the widow of any particular. (Her government across the c ity . a war veteran expect payment? Oy aul Nothing Left on Corregidor When U. S. Heroes Fell Youth to Spur Drive on Crime V ic to ry Garden Blessing. How m any women im p ro ve d th e ir figures as they w alked to m a rk e t! And th in k w hat V ic to ry gardens did fo r the m en! L ik e D rew Pearson, I w ill perhaps be aw ay fro m W ashington when th is colum n is printed, away on a sh o rt vacation. W hile 1 am gone, someone w ill be m o w in g m y lawn. D u rin g the w a r I had to m ow m y own law n. I c o u ld n 't find anyone inte re ste d in ta k in g care o f m y p a r tic u la r little piece o f p ro p e rty. And a strange th in g happened: I found th a t I could mow it as w ell as an y one else, th a t I could m ow it q u ic k ly , and that I could learn w ith in a short tim e e x a c tly how each p a rtic u la r section could be best m ow ed to develop the best cut of grass. And I found out also th a t when I mowed i t m yse lf, I not only im p ro ve d the law n, I im p ro ve d m y own digestion. I ’ ll m iss th a t now th a t the w a r is o ve r, because I ' l l te ll m y s e lf th a t I'm too busy to do it when I can h ire someone else fo r the job. I suppose th a t m y w ife w ill m iss som ething, too. because she used to w a lk to m a rk e t and c a rry her g ro ceries back home in a basket. As fo r m yself, I re fle ct upon the fa c t th a t an auto m o b ile salesman used to be able to sell me a new c a r each year. B u t when the w a r cam e I learned th a t autom obiles w ill go 50,000 o r 100,000 m iles and s till be p re tty dependable as a m eans o f tra n s p o rta tio n . A. T here would be no w ay o f te ll in g the exact tim e w hich would elapse, but the pension w ould be re tro a c tiv e fro m the date o f a p p li cation. Q. Would you advise dropping government insurance policy? A. M ost service officers believe it advisable not to drop go ve rn m en t in surance, e specially i f you have a service d is a b ility and lik e ly w ill not be able to pass a p h ysica l e x a m in a tio n fo r p riv a te insurance. A m a jo r it y o f veterans are c o n ve rtin g th e ir g overnm ent insurance in to 20- paym ent o r o ther fo rm o f p riv a te life insurance. A t least, the veteran should p e rm it his insurance to run its present te rm u n til he has a chance to analyze his a b ility to keep up an insurance schedule o f pay ments. We suggest th a t you con sult yo u r local d ra ft board, veterans a d m in is tra tio n o r y o u r p riv a te in surance company. Q. Can a veteran of either thia war or the First World war enter a hospital In another state to take ad vantage of a better climate, or must he remain in the hospital within the state in which he lives? A. A ccording to the Veterans ad m in is tra tio n , it is possible in some cases to be tra n sfe rre d to a hos p ita l outside his state. His tra n s p o r ta tio n w ould not be paid fo r unless the physician in charge ordered such a tra n sfe r. You should re fe r the m a tte r to the regional office of the V eterans a d m in is tra tio n w hich rated you and is han d lin g yo u r case. Under Sec. of State told parliament it would be aw ful for us to interfere with her wishes in any way.) T h is same p roposition is being sold to the p ublic in an equally cle v e r p o litic a l way The news accounts out o f the C row ley press conference (q u ite p la in ly presenting off-the-rec ord m a te ria l) said a $3,000,000,000 loan to B rita in was being discussed b u t B ritis h o fficia ls were anxious to m ake some a rra n g em e n ts "c o n ce rn ing e te rn a l debts in c u rre d d u rin g the w a r before ta k in g on a d d itio n a l outside debts.” N ot a w ord was m entioned about B rita in ta kin g on m ore in te rn a l debts by purchasing her own in d u strie s — ones w hich she a lre a d y controls in the p u b lic in te r est. O u r o ffic ia ld o m ju s t le t it be known “ some w ay w ould have to be found to c a rry B rita in o ver the b u m p y road ahead,” but not a w ord th a t I see about w h a t we would get out o f i t in any p a rtic u la r. B ut one day the news fro m abroad quotes the B ritis h b ra in tru s te r, P ro f. H arold L a s k i, as suggesting the new B ritis h g overnm ent does not have the in te re sts o f the U nited States at h e a rt in any respect but w ould w ork closer to the Russian», developing S ocialism throughout E urope, revise England throughout, and enough o ther things to d riv e any c re d ito r aw ay, and then days la te r comes F o re ig n M in is te r B evin, be la te d ly , agreeing th a t m aybe some o f the B a lka n elections and plans are not on the level, o r o u r level. Have we any guarantees in this condition? Fearful of a possible Increase In Juvenile delinquency, civil, religious and business leaders asked the youth of Chicago to redouble efforts for the welfare of youngsters. The Chicago Youth conference is given credit for a 25 per cent reduction in Juvenile crime for 1944. It has a membership of 176,000 parochial and public school students. Being sworn in as under secretary of state to replace Joseph C. Grew, Dean Acheson takes the oath of of fice. Acheson served as special rep resentative between the White House and congress. First Yank to Bring Japs to Heel Truman Gets a Hat When General M acA rthur landed In Japan to map the future course of conduct for that country towards the rest of the world, he was not the first Am erican to do Just that. In 1854, Com. M atthew P erry of the U. 8. navy made the Japs cry "U n cle” when he forced the M ikado to open Japanese ports to Am erican shipping and establish com m ercial relations. President Trum an was presented with a "five star beaver h at,” by a delegation from M aricopa county, Arts., when they called upon him to discuss a hospital project.