S o u th e r n O re g o n N e w s R e v ie w . T h u r s d a y , O c to b e r 2. 1947 U. S. Farmer W ill Beat Communism American Food Can Halt Chaos Threatening Europe ________ ^P/C£^ By BAVKHAGE i A n aly s t an J ( o m m tiila lo r . W A S H IN G T O N .—T h e A m e ric a n f a r m e r is c o in e to lick c o m m u n is m ! T h a t’s w h a t y o u r w o rrie d c a p ita l is s a y in g to d a y . A m e ri c a n r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s a b r o a d a n d a t h o m e a r e s u b m ittin g one r e p o r t a f t e r a n o th e r w h ich r e g is te r g a in s in th e S o v iet b a ttle to b u ild a C o m m u n is tic w o rld o u t of c h a o s. The rePorts come in from Prague, from Belgrade, from Sofia, from Budapest showing how each day the iron grip of the Russian-dominated secret police is gradually choking off democracy in the little countries. Reports from Rome tell us of a planned coup of the Moscow-directed Com munistic party in Italy to overflow the government there The open record of the meetings of the United Nations reveals the consistent attempt of the Russian delegation to block the efforts of the struggling still-free governments in Greece and France. Some American political leaders still look askance at the huge pro gram of aid to western E u ro p e envisioned in the M a r s h a ll pla n te i Part of the coun try seems unsym p a th e tic , o r at least indifferent, toward the effort to win the “ cold w a r" a g a in s ! Russia with pure- ly e c o n o m ic weapons, because it means sacri fices on the part of the American Baukhage citizen. Some of ficials in the administration, sup porters of the Marshal] plan in con gress. and a few diplomats at home and abroad, are frightened by this attitude. Until recently this correspondent has been pretty much distressed, too. But I feel better after talking with certain officials whose names seldom appear in the news. These men are not cabinet officers, they are not diplomats, they are not the leaders in congress whose faces ap pear in the news pictures and whose adumbrations are quoted in the daily dispatches They are just the men who do the work for which Uncle Sam “ pays the wage." said that America would submit the case to the general assembly for action. , 1 He blamed Russia for using ! '•vetoes to protect Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria from being pronounced guilty of meddling in Greece. He said the U. S. would ask the assembly to vote guilt for the ! three satellites and to demand that , they refrain from interfering in Greece. PRICE BATTLE: Exports Cut “Please, kid, don’t EVER go collective on me.” American dollars are growing very scarce in Europe but there are three things which the Euro pean purchaser hesitates to quit buying—grain, coal and fats. You w ill notice that France, when it reduced its imports (as all European countries are do ing as their dollars decline) tried to hold on to her grain, coal and edible fats as long as possible. ' j I J F re e W o rld la a t S ta k e Exports to Europe already have been cut down. That w ill affect first employment of people in this coun try in such export industries as ra dio. electrical appliances and like gadgets which can be spared. It is i K Before such a situation arises, It Is firm ly believed that the 2 He 1 announced that the U. S. was £-•1 • ready fb relinquish. In all but the gravest cases, its veto privilege and im p licitly challenged Russia to do likewise. He blamed Russia for the U. S.- 3. • Soviet deadlock in Korea and The history of Europe since the war is that every government falls when the bread ration is reduced. The men who know tell me that whatever the total amount in goods or dollars demanded by the M ar shall plan, it is safe to say that two-thirds of it w ill be for food— either the food commodities them selves or the dollars with which to buy them. ployment in construction or other domestic industries which w ill ab sorb this unemployment and keep up the purchasing power of the con sumer sufficiently to maintain pres ent farm prices. In any case, there probably w ill be a six months lag before prices are greatly affected Eventually, the m arginal surplus would be touched (if Europe is not stimulated) as it was in 1920. Then, you recall, grain prices dropped, al though exports were s till heavy. However, the demand at that time was not great enough to absorb the entire American output. It is this “ marginal surplus” which decides the prices at home. When the de mand for the first bushel over and above the domestic surplus ends, it affects the whole price structure. NEWS REVIEW What do the Russians think of “ collective farm ing,’’ commu- nized agriculture under the Sovi ets? Well, I asked a friend of mine, Paul Ward of the Balti more Sun, who got this story from a Russian, a good Commu nist, whom he met in Moscow. After a few vodkas the Russky used to tell stories. This was one: Stalin and Roosevelt were driving through the countryside. A cow got into the road in front of them and wouldn’t move. The driver tried to shoo it away but it wouldn’t budge. Finally, Stalin got out, went up to the cow and whispered into its ear. The cow gave one frightened look, jumped over the fence and disappeared in the distance. “ What did you say to the cow to make it do that?" Roosevelt asked. Stalin smiled. “ Don’t tell any body, but I said to her: ‘It you don’t get out of here, but quick, I ’ll put you on a collective fa rm !’ ’ ’ Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson had a “ Horatio at the bridge” air about him as he an nounced that the government had made a drastic cut-back of grain and flour allocations for export in No vember. The move generally was account ed as another noble stand against the forces which are causing domes tic food prices to spiral dizzily. This one, however, had the blessings of the grain trade as “ a step in the right direction.” Reducing the export allocations Jor November was in line with the government’s surprise revision of the nation’s 1947 export goal from some 450 m illion bushels of grain down to 350 million. (In a significant sidelight, An derson scoffed at the prospect of returning to rationing by pointing out that such a pro gram could not be put into ef fect before the need for it would be over.) Next move, it was hinted, would be an attempt by Secretary Ander son to put through a sharp reduction of total food exports—not just grain —as the only practical way of pull ing down prices. The U. S. state department, how ever, committed to its “ save Eu rope” program, no doubt would ob ject vehemently to any such action. N 0 EXPLOSION possible Although the atom bomb explo sions in Japan have caused some sterility among the people, they have not affected the soil adversely and may even have brought about an improvement in the rice crop Dr. Shields Warren, Harvard pro fessor, recently returned from Ja pan where he studied after-effects of the bomb, said that its effects on human beings may carry into the third generation, producing freaks Sen. Robert Taft (Rep.. Ohio), who had to crash a sign-toting pick et line to get to his audience, told a Republican rally in Los A n g e le s that if President Truman had not jumped the gun in s c r a p p i n g price controls the current inflation s p ir a l might have been delayed a while longer. Exactly how Taft a r r i v e d at t h a t rather hazy conclu- Taft sion was not imme diately clear. The senator himself last year was de nounced by Mr. Truman for his part in writing a price control extension b ill which the President branded as being worse than no controls. M r Truman's subsequent veto of the b ill allowed price controls to expire automatically. Nailing down the first plank in what apparently is designed to be his campaign platform for the 1948 presidential nomination, Taft as sailed the adm inistration’s record on taxes and spending. The country must elect a Repub lican president next year if it is gen uinely interested in reducing taxes and spending, Taft observed. SPEED -U P: Forrestal In sizinc that the fisslnn nt such i,i»h „i.. sizing fission of ele ments "opens no possibility for the production of self-sustaining chain reaction.” As a m atter of fact, he added, they can’t even be used as sources of atomic energy for purposes less violent than that of blowing man kind to bits. They don't emit enough energy for that. Actually, the atoms of the five metals are not split—they're splin tered. Scientists call this splintering process "spalliation” to distinguish it from plain ordinary fission. What good is the spalliation of atoms if they can't be utilized di rectly for atomic bombs or energy? Their purpose is humanitarian. TIGHT ACHING CHEST COLDS At last I've seen a hack greater than Willie Heston. Strong Is the RUB ON only back I ever saw who could run over one of my best teams, pass, kick, block and tackle. I ’ve never seen his equal.” It was about that time that Coach Buy U . S. S avin g s B o n d s! Gwinn Henry of Missouri wired me —" I ’ve got your All-America this year. Don't bother any more. Just Ken Strong. Forget the others.” Recently I ran into Ken Strong again. Ken is now around 40. Whut’s his Job? Well, one of his Jobs is play ing for the New York Giants. Ken isn t running, blocking or passing any more. But I've still got the toughest Job in football." he said. ‘Like Kicking an EeT " I ’m kicking.” Ken explained. "D id you ever try to punt, place kick or drop kick this cigar-shaped ball they have today? It's a ball shaped entirely for the passing game—thin and long. Compared to the ball we used to kick 20 years ago. it is like kicking an eel. "The old football was much rounder. It was easy to get your toe into it. It was easier to punt or Io drop kick or place kick. It was far easier to kick off—to drive one beyond the goal line. But today you have a target Io hit that is about the size of a silver dollar—and I ’m having a tough time betting a kick ing shoe that has the proper kicking space. You need a square-toed shoe that can drive into the lim ited space the modern football has to offer the kicker. “ No wonder so many college teams have so much trouble getting anyone who can kick off or place kick. And no wonder there ure so few fine punters left, either in the college or the pro game. Naturally the pros with their greater experi cnce, have more good punters. But 1 can promise you i t ’s a tough Job. But I still hope to get a few over the crossbar—or over the goal line on a kickoff, I t ’s a good thing for me that I have all these kicking years to call on." Hall Made to Throw A C “5-Star Q uality" O il F ille r Elements have an exclusive safe guard in the C'olleeior Tube Trap. It's made of aridproof glass eloth, w hirh ean't rot and thus allow p o l lu t i o n o f the engine oiL J: D o n 't take chanre on dirty o il . B u y A C and be sure. V BUY WHERE YOU SEE THIS SIGN & change to r* CALOX toeuc efact for the on your smile Ken Strong is quite close to being Efficient C a lm uvrka tu o ta ty ti 100 per cent right about the modern football. It was arranged for the X Helps remove film . .. bring out nil (he natural lustre of your passer. It is long, thin—easy enough smile. to throw—but harder to kick than a 2 A special ingredient in Caloz hot dog or a pretzel. encourages n g n U r massage... I ’ve asked at least 20 leading col which has a tonic effect ongumt lege coaches why they used so • ••helps makes them firm and rosy.1 one up your smile...with many varieties of action on the kickoff—such as placing the ball Atarfe in /am oui M cKtnan lahorattriti, sideways. I I I t u n »f p b a rm a a n iita l b n a u b w “ We have no one who can kick off," is the usual answer. I ’ve asked them why they had no first-class punters. "There’s no one who can kick this b all," they tell you. try this If you're Then we began looking back to the old days of football—with its great kickers—George Brooke of Pennsylvania, Sweeley of Michigan, On ’CERTAIN DAYS* Of Month- Herschberger of Chicago, Brink Do remain functional monthly dleturb- Thorne and Bull of Yale and one of ancea make you feel nervoua, Irritable, so weak and tired out—at such times? the greatest—Kercheval of Ken Then do try Lydia E. Plnkham’s Vege tucky. “ He was the best of a ll," table Compound to relieve such symp Shipwreck Kelly tells me, "60 or 70 toms. It’a /am oui for thlsl Taken regu larly — Plnkham'a Compound helps yards on a dime.” Not bad kicking. build up resistance against euch dis The old game was packed with tress. Also a great stomachic tonic I fine kickers, and one of these was Spud Chandler of Georgia, long with the N. Y. Yankees as a brilliant W N U -1 3 pitcher. 40-47 Among the half-modern group I ’d name Frank Reagan of Pennsyl vania, now with the Giants, and Harry Kipke of Michigan. Hurry-up Yost was a great be liever in the kicking game, both as Moy W arn o f Disordered n ,« ., „.¡n „-„„«I.. enrich the field of a form of attack and defense It They w ill greatly K id n ey A ction was here his slogan came along— scientific and medical research by Modern life with Its hurry and worry. adding at least 100 new radioactive "A punt, a pass and a prayer." Irregular habits, improper sating ana isotopes to the more than 500 al drinking Its risk of exposure and Infec tion-throw s heavy strain on the work ready produced. Ilaugh Can Kick, Too of the kidneys. They ere apt to become I t is the beginning of a new phase over-taxed and fall to filter excess arid One of the best modern kickers is and other Impurities from the life-giving of nuclear development, he said. a lean, thin, somewhat nging Texan blood. Next step is to create machines that known as Sammy Baugh, formerly You may suffer nagging backachs, headache, dizziness, getting up nights, develop such high energies that of T.C.U. and now with the Red ■•« . Psi"«, swelling—(eel constantly man w ill be able to create matter skins. Sammy has always been a tired, narvoua, all worn out. Other algos of kidney or bladder disorder are some out of energy, thus reversing the great passer. He has been just as times burning, scanty or too frequent process of the atom bomb which good a kicker. He is one of the urination. . T r y Dos»’» Ptlle. Doan'i help the turns m atter into energy. masters. kidneys to pass off harmful exceaa body "Apparently the prospects for en waste. They have had more than half a Ward Cuff of Marquette, the century of publlo approval. Are recom tering this next energy region are Giants and the Packers is still an mended by grateful users everywhere. good. Thus we may look forward to able marksman with the right toe. Aik your neighbor! even more amazing development« The best all-around kicker I ever in the fields of nuclear science,” Dr. saw was Jim Thorpe, who could Seaborg predicted. punt, place kick and drop kick. James V. Forrestal wasn't due to be sworn in as U. S. secretary of defense for another week, but Presi dent Truman, mani- festly alarmed ovei the trend of world events, ordered the form er secretary of the navy to jump the gun in taking over his new job. Mr. Truman ob tí served that in view of c o n d i t i o n s Forrestal abroad, the nation should have its secretary of defense in office and functioning. The conditions, which he did not specify, probably were the current unrest in Trieste and the U. S.-Russian stalemate in the United Nations, topped off by Sec retary of State M arshall’s challeng ing speech before the general as sembly. Now presiding over the unified army, navy and a ir forces, Forres tal is the armed forces’ only repre sentative on the President’s cabinet. Science NowSpalliatesAtoms Scientists now can split the atoms of five more metals—lead, bismuth, thallium, platinum and tantalum— achievements destined to open new roads toward man's ultim ate mas tery of the atom. However, there’s no need to worry about the possibility that a “ cheap" atomic bomb could be made by splitting the atoms of such a com mon metal as lead, according to Prof. Glenn T. Seaborg, University of California physicist, who played a dominant role in development of the first atom bomb. The day has not yet come when atomic bombs could be made with common elements such as lead and bismuth, Dr, Seaborg said, empha- SCOTTS EMULSION MUSTEROLE Atom After-Effects WHOSE FAULT? Taft Talks SO M ETH IN G like 20 years ago. or close to that spot on the calen See how dar, Chick Meehan and N.Y.U. cainv up with one of the greutest SCOTT'S helps football players tile game lias ever build you up! known. Slightly over 0 feel, weighing 205 If yeu ru n d«»w nj an d cold * b a n * t m - pounds, he was a brilliant ball y.m get carrier, a smash •/r o u g h n a t u r a l A l l ) V it a m in food. T h e n t r y g n n ri-ta a tln g ing blocker, n fine, Heott'a E m u la iu n -th e H IG H E N E R G Y fo r w a r d - p a sse r A F O O D T O N IC I Hea how you » beg in to g e t y o u r a tre n g tb and, ubove all. one l»ark I H ow you ra n fig h t off of the best kickers rolda I S ro tt'a la a “ gold mine** that ever applied o f n a fa ra / A A D V ita m in « and e n e rg y .b u ild in g n a tu ra l <>1L shoe leather to a Kaay to take. E ro n o m lra l. Huy pigskin. His name today a t your dru g atore. happens to be Ken MORE than fust a tonic-" S t r o n g . Burring i t ’s powerful nourithmenll p o s s ib ly J im Thorpe. Ken could V _ do more t h i n g s ^ 'V/Ö/V F nehoy to nic well than any buck * - - ----------- I ever suw in ac- g. chaadler tion. When Ken Strong practically Promptly relieves coughs of wrecked a tine Carnegie Tech team, a team that already had crushed Notre Dame. Judge Wallle Steffens. Carnegie’s coach said to me that night: !( Showdown Near in U.N.; Grain Exports Reduced They are paid for knowing about American farms and American farmers. Their con sensus is embodied in the first line of this dispatch: The Amer ican farm er is going to lick com munism. I believe tbe farmer w ill do it, not because he knows it w ill pay him in dollars now, but because he is going to be convinced before very long that it w ill pay America. The Amer ican farm er # ill do it by pro viding the food necessary to halt chaos in Europe just as he proved the verity of the slogan: “ Food w ill win the w ar." Even i f the Marshall plan were not put into effect in time to pro- vide extra dollars, for their grain purchases, there w ill be 'a lag of some months before the farm er is touched in his pocketbook. By that time, if nothing is done, the Euro pean countries starve. *KW EST FIGHTER PLANE . . . The Curtis* XIM 7. AAF'a newest tighter airplane, is the first ever powered by four Jet engines. Oper ated by a two-nian crew, the plane has a wingspan of approximately 65 feet, about equal to its overall length. Currently, it Is being ground tested. "realistic” side of the picture w ill be brought home forcibly to America. The average citl- ren, as well as the farm er and the exporter and others directly dependent on international trade as a whole, w ill realize that SHOWDOWN: what is at stake is something Russia's Choice far greater than the dollar— America's stake in the preserva Secretary of State George Mar tion of a free world—a world shall sounded like a man who was which w ill perish if Europe Is getting a lot of things off his chest underfed. What he said in an address before Russia has only about one-sixth of the U. N. general assembly of 55 the amount of wheat which the U nit nations amounted to a call for a ed States is able to spare, accord showdown with Russia. ing to current estimates. The U nit The Soviets, he intimated, have ed Nations food and agriculture or held to their stubborn, veto-bound ganization estimated it as 70 m il course in the United Nations long lion bushels against our 400 million enough. bushels, as stated above. To make the delinquents come to Our own situation, we admit, is time. Marshall proposed a four not too good. Nevertheless, we are point plan of action to the genera) in a much better position on a com assembly: petitive basis, than Russia. There appears little doubt in the minds of 1 He suggested creation of a new ♦ hí» men mon most mnet fa Iqm 1_* facts • assembly committee of 55 coun the m ilin« ilia r with « the that when the fu ll force of this | tries which would operate without situation and what it means is real veto and would remain constantly ized in this country, Europe may be in session to consider world security saved for democracy — and the questions and function as a board of American farm er w ill have at least appeals. Potentially, the committee two-thirds of the credit due him. would be a rival to the security council. AMR*---gMMMW F E E L IN G POORLY? GIRLS! WOMEN! NERVOUS MM f. PIMMMr&XM That Nagging Backache D oans P ills