Southern Oregon News Review. Ashland. Oregon^Jliursday, March 24. 1949
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By Harris Ellsworth
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Entered as second-class mail matter in the post office at Ash- |
, land Oregon. February 15. 1935. under the act of Congress 01
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March 3. 1879
Letter From
Washington
Navy Watches Old Maa Weather
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April Showers
BRING MAY FLOWERS. So tor the sake of flowers m Mas
we'll go through mud puddles the remainder of the month ot March
and all of the month of April.
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The only drawback to the whole thing is that the rain will tall
each Saturday and Sunday; and the Mondays. Tuesdays, W ednesdavs,
Thursdays and Fridays of each week will he bright and clear.
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Appointments
OF MEN TO FILL the three vacancies on the Ashland city council
should proceed as quickly as possible. Both the council and the mas or
should be of accord in getting good men to fill the vacancies.
The situation, however, for practical purposes as far as the coun
cil and the mayor are concerned is not that simple.
The mayor finds that his situation today parallels that which con
fronted Harry Truman during the period of the 80th Congress. Harry
was president but the Congress was Republican and opposed to his
policies. Harry wanted nothing more than to have a Democratic Con
gress. This he has in the 81st Congress.
Mayor Tom Williams during the past three months has undoubtedly
wished many times for a council which was not opposed to his policies.
H e’d like to at least have a $o-jo break. This could be had by the ac
ceptance, unanimously, of three of his suggested appointees.
Whether the remaining members of the council think ot thenl-
selves as being opposed to the Mayor’s policies will be a matter of
record soon. Should the remaining members of the council insist that
the balance of power remain with them they will probably insist that
they be given at least one appointment, leaving two for the mayor.
This will give the council four members against the two which the
mayor will have; thus keeping the balance of power in the hands of the
council.
Both the mayor and the council are given the opportunity to present
names of potential candidates. The presentation of names is but the
first step.
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The second step, and what may well be the stumbling block, is the
unanimous acceptance by both the mayor and the council of three men.
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A Gentlemen’s Agreement
BETWEEN THE MAYOR and the council in the form of a motion
made by Phil Stansbury that the successors to the recalled councilmen
be obtained either by negotiation and unanimous assent of the remain
ing councilmen and the nttyor, or failing in this by first submitting a
charter amendment to the people, and secondly by election is all that
keeps Harold Merrill, Fred Homes and Phil Stansbury from appoint
ing three councilmen to fill the present vacancies.
Speaking for himself, prior to the recall election, former council
man, John Nosier, stated that he thought the people who recalled him
should have the right to elect his successor
This is the plan to be followed in case the negotiations between the
mayor and the council break down: The people will vote on a charter
amendment to permit election of recalled city officials. (Lnder the
present charter the remaining officials appoint the new members of the
curutely and »oundly indicate the
legislation needed. To u»e the
iiie d u u l sim ile again, cureful and
accurate diagnosis generally in d i
cates the treatm ent required.
A ccordingly, I am no longer
much interested in seeing the
te x t of the President’s C olum bia
V alley A u th o rity h ill. 1 do not
believe that, 01 any other A u th
o rity h ill, should be seriously
considered by Congress u n til we
fu s t know w hy we need a b ill
and w hat kin d of a h ill <>f uny
is required.
N early tw o m onths have daps
ed since the President suddenly
announced he was having a new
C olum bia V u lle y A u th o rity b ill
n F* j
draw n and w o u ld shortly send it
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to Congress. M eanw hile, I huve
been re vie w in g my ra th e r v o lu m
inous file on the subject of V a l
J Mr
.ut Jgr
ley
A u th o rity
legislation and
Last December 23rd. u man by
have been exam ining eve ryth in g
M IF
U - '
I can lay my hands on pertaining the name of A lg e r Ills» was in
to this subject, searching prin e l dicted in New Y ork by a Federal
p a lly fo r one Im p o rta n t set of G rand Jury. The c rim in a l count*
facts w hich are strangely miss in the in d ictm e n t are fo r the
ing. I have been try in g to fin ti crim e of p e rju ry , h u t the in d ic t
specific and com pelling reasons ments also point to espionage
w hy A u th o rity legislation, w he Remember the cast.’ I he A d in in -
ther that proposed by Members 1 tra tio n und the D epartm ent of
of Congress fro m the State of Justice ure hoping you w ill fo r
W ashington, or even the fo r th get. The tria l has been postponed
com ing proposal from the P resi and postponed. The tria l m ight,
dent’s office, is necessary, in o th however, seriously embarrass the
er words, it seems Just common President and the State Depart
W eather plavs an im p o rta n t part in the developm ent and te ^ l’ iig
of a e ria l m issiles. I
re fo re , the V . S. N avy m a in ta in s com plete
sense to me to accurately d ia g merit It is more than lik e ly th a t
m eteorological fa c ilitie s a t the N aval Orunanc© lest Sta ion,
nose an illness before prescribing people not vet m entioned w ould
In vo ke rn , C a lif., lo r p re d ic tin g the ;» tics c Old M an le a th e r .
he named in the course of the
a •‘cure".
Such in fo rm a tio n is add tio n a lly ot i i r
liable aid to the A m e rica n
I t is norm al practice in any tria l A lger Hiss may never be
public in m any w ays and is available when needed.
le g islative body to firs t establish trie d uncus p u b lic opinion forces
the fact th a t a given piece o f leg A tto rn e y General Tom C lin k to
lsla tio n is needed, and then to act. Letters from the people to
haste slowly.
the President and the A tto rn e y
The great social security bill is an example. It would raise the cost ta ilo r such legislation to meet the General, dem anding that Hiss 1*
from the present $1,800,000,000 a year to something like $6,000,000,- need. A p p a re n tly this logical up tried, m ight help
000. In the words of Newsweek, "The reaction of Congress to the rev proach to the question of C olum
Editor* Note: We thoroughly
bia V a lle y A u th o rity legislation
olutionary extension . . . ranged from a quiet lack of enthusiasm to
agree with Congressman Ellswor
has been com pletely ignored.
outright hostility. There was bipartisan agreement that neither farm
W hat distress, disadvantages, th on this HI** affair. Write a
ers nor housewives would tolerate the niggling bookkeeping required . . inconveniences or inefficiency letter to Tom Clark and *ee If
There was little predisposition to increase payroll t ixes dr.tstic.ill> at 'are the people of the fiv e N o rth some action can't be taken on
western states now suffering? thi* thing. Congressman Ellswor
this time.
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th. evidently ha* some inside in
The matter of keeping books in accordance with the leucr.t law's A re these troubles so serious that
formation which he is with-hold
is, in the view of many, a much more important problem than is we muet, fo rth w ith and w ith o u t
ing. We think he should release
generally supposed. Business finds more and more of its attention and any investigatio n o f them, pro
thi* information in order to help
ceed
to
enact
federal
legislation
resources given to filling out forms and dealing w ith government bur
bring
the Hiss case into the lime
eaus And this burden is often heaviest on small b u sin ess. 1 he big b u s w hich w ould take from the peo light again.
ple of these states m any o f th e ir
mess with its established legal, accounting and auditing departments .»
norm al rig h ts of s e If-govern-
Dr. nnd M r*. E. N T e rrill are
freqiientlv able to adjust itself to new regulations much more easily
ment?
leaving Wednesday m orning for
than a small concern. That fact has Congress worried. It tsn t eager
Before dashing headlong into San Francisco and v ic in ity on a
to subject more of the population to Federal res! tape.
the enactm ent of n u th o rita rln n com bination business und plens-
What it all adds up to is that this Congress is far more cautious legislation w hich w ould place our ue trip They expect to re tu rn to
N orthw estern states under a d ic Ashland by the firs t of the week
than expected.
ta to rsh ip controlled from W ash
ington, we had better firs t fin d
out if we need any federal la w at
all. and i f so, w h a t sort of legisla
tio n Is required.
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Peggy Taylor’s Essay W ins
1st Place in B .P.O .E. Contest
The following essay by Miss
Peggy Taylor on the subject.
"Why Democracy Works" was
awarded first prize in an essay
contest sponsored by the Ashand
Lodge No. 944 of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. It
will be entered in a nationwide
contest sponsored by the order.
Miss Taylor is a junior in the
Ashland Senior High School. In
t h e essay, Miss Taylor h a s
brought out the fundamentals
.. .. of
a democracy and the obligations
of citizens in a democracy
prize of $35.00 will be awarded
If a careful and objective study 1
of the question is made, the fnets |
developed w ill indicate w hether
or not any coordinating legisla- |
tio n is a c tu a lly necessary. Such a
study should be made by the
states involved. I f the facts thus
obtained Indicate a need fo r fe d
eral legislation, it is q uite lik e ly
that thp same study w ould ac-
omie, and social and moral as
pects. It b a way; it is a foYm
of government; it is all of these
things together. But it is more.
Democracy is a great social faith.
It is a bold and positive faith
which, now as in other times,
calls men to battle for the de
fense and realization of noble
and lofty Ideals regarding the have made in the above para
graphs. I have also trie d to e x
nature and destiny of men.
Why Democracy Works
,
Dem ocracy depends on the loy-
< f
mt n The struggk.
between democracy and dictator
council).
'
ship is fundamentally a struggle
If the charter amendment passes, an election will follow at which
Miss Taylor.
between two conflicting sets of
time candidates and parties will appear, much the same as at any other
Why D em ocracy Works
ideals. The survival of democracy
city election, and the people will vote on their choice of successors.
To get a clear understanding of in the world depends on the vig
If the charter amendment does not pass, the people will have no why democracy works, people or and strength of democratic
what democracy loyalties among the peoples of
choice in the matter, for the action will then revert to the remaining must know
members of the council who will select three men to fill the vacancies. means. Besides knowing what earth. The young people of Am
Should the mayor and the council fail to get together on the selec democracy means, people must erica must realize that there are
tion of three men w e’re sure that the voters of the city of Ashland know the principles of democracy loyalties that set men free as
would practically unanimously vote in favor of the charter amendment Also, they should know the dif well as loyalties that put them in
ferences between a democracy chains. If the founders of our
which would give them the right to select three councilmen.,
and other types of government. country had not possessed the
A fter the charter amendment had been passed it’s anybody s scrap,
Many American people have
and we’ll bet a nickle to a doughnut that there’ll be lots o f contend shallow, or even false, concept deepest loyalty to the principles
of freedom this great democracy
ions of democracy. Some think of would never have been founded,
ers for council seats.
democracy as scorning the refine and we would never have had a
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ments of life and as applauding heritage of liberty to preserve
rude or coarse behavior, especial and defend.
ly toward people of wealth.
Knowledge has been called the
O N TH E IN T E R N A T IO N A L scene have nothing on the local Many, who do not fall into other
key
to liberty, which Is extreme
scene. There’s been so much pressure generated in Ashland recently misconceptions of democracy, fail ly Important In a democracy.
that COPCO has been considering putting in a steam plant to utilize to realize the nobility of Its aims, Without knowledge, men cannot
the force for making electricity . . . which in turn would be sold or the true test of its effective be free; without knowledge, men
ness. They think of democracy
can be led into slavery, shout
back to the city.
selfishly as guaranteeing to the
All of which goes to show that some good can come from even hot individual the right to do what ing the battle cry of freedom;
air. And there’s been a lot of that about.
he pleases. These people try to without knowledge, men cannot
Our point is that all of this has been good for this staid, conserva measure its success by the oppor tell a dictatorship from a demo
tunities for acquiring property. cracy; without knowledge, men
tive community.
are blind. Democracy, therefore,
One man, a minister in Ashland, said in regard to the events of the Still other Americans disregard
more than any other system,
past few months: "If I had been traveling about looking for a place the importance of choosing com must make provision for the en-
petent leaders. They think of de
to live during the past few months, I’d have stopped in Ashland.’’
lightment of the people. It must
H e made his position clear by explaining: "In a community where mocracy merely as a system of do this or perish.
government where everyone may
there is a recall election underway and where people take their local
The democratic faith Is sus
vote and hold public office re
political situation seriously enough to take part in it, Democracy is at gardless of education, experience, tained and fulfilled by the disci
work. T hat’s the kind of a town I want to make my home.”
or moral fitness. Such ideas, pline of free men. Loyalties and
We're glad he has made his home here. W e’re sure that he’ll do a lot many half true, show how urgent knowledge are not enough. With
for his community, and we’re right proud of all our friends and is the need for clear understand out discipline, loyalties, however
neighbors, no matter how they voted. They all worked hard, and ing of democracy as a way of deep and abiding, can accomplish
little; without discipline, know
life.
voted for what they thought best.
Among the more fundamental ledge, however useful, must re
conceptions of democracy there main ineffective.
are four which are more or less
The discipline of democracy is
widely held by the American peo the discipline of free men. The
During the campaign, President Truman’s heaviest guns were train ple. These are: (1) our democracy discipline of tyranny is the disci
ed on the Republican-controlled 80th congress. H e aimed everything is a form of government through pline of slaves. In a democracy
which people rule and which all of thé people, in light of their
in the arsenal at it and, as the election result proved, it paid o ff in
guarantees to the individual cer knowledge and in obedience to
the precious coin of votes.
tain political and civil rights and their loyalties, impose upon them
N ow the Democratic-controlled 81st Congress has been a study in liberties. (2) a democratic order
selves, voluntarily, the restric
slow motion. Representative Jackson of California said, "I’m glad is marked by freedom of enter tions necessary to the guarding
Truman called the 80th the second worst Congress in history. It looks prise in which every man Is en and advancing of the common in
like you fellows will make the grade for top honors.” Seniator Brewster couraged to follow the calling of terest. In the totalitarian state,
of Maine observed that "practically the only action of the 81st Con his choice and is protected in the the role of the ordinary man is to
gress to date has been to increase the Presidential salary. Senator Bald possession and enjoyment of pri follow, obey, trust love, and even
win of Connecticut asked, "What are the great, earth-shaking, coun vate property. (3) democracy Is a worship the ‘‘leader.’’ In order
society 1 n which to achieve this result, the indiv
try-saving, highly patriotic measures that have been passed by the changeable
there are no artificial barriers— idual is often persuaded to bow
present Congress to date?”
no social classes are recognized. to the will of the dictator by
It hardly comes under the head of flash news to report that the
members of one major party are doing all they can to make hay at the (4) democracy is a way of life in stark fear of the lash, the con
which the individual is made the centration camp, or the firing
expense of the other major party. Administration leaders in House and center of things and is encourag
squad. The moral superiority of
Senate have been unable to come up with only feeble defenses of the ed to develop freely according to the discipline of free men re
81st Congress. The plain fact is that the all inclusive Truman program his own nature.
quires no defense in America.
has fallen
fallen into
into tne
the aoiaruiiu.
doldrums. There is small ——
chance
of the larger . part
Democracy
certainly is cavu
each of The icsu
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w
c .u v .n v j venom,.?
n s 01
oc-
results
of <
a 1 guou
good aem
democ-
Pressure Politics
p la in the p rinciples of dem ocra
cy, besides show ing the d iffe r
ences between a dem ocracy and
other types o f governm ent. The
fu tu re o f dem ocracy depends up
on the people. The reason demo
cracy w orks is because the peo
ple of Am erica fo llo w the points
I have m entioned in the nbove
paragraphs.
it becoming law. Majority sentiment in Congress favors making these things. It has political, econ- racy depend upon the points I
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