Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, September 13, 1945
VICE
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B ehin
the N e ,
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MacArthur Forces Lauding on Japan Homeland
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(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«»,
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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.