Southern Oregon miner., September 07, 1950, Page 2, Image 2

1950
by
W R IG H T
A.
PA TTER SO N
Age of Appeasement
TAlGHT • W1NC. Republicans and
Dixiecrats are secretly plotting «TH EN GERMANY quit in World
War II. Washington halted our
a political alliance to capture con­ ”
trol of congress by 1952. then to army at the gates of Berlin that
take over the electoral college- the Russians might march in and
key to the presidency. We have doc­ dominate the captured city, The
"2 .— «r umentary proof of this daring plan, American people w e r e denied
which already has the secret back­ knowledge of the surrender until
ing of nationally known conserva­ the Russians might sit at the sur­
render table, and because an Amer­
tives.
ican newsman did not wait, did
In brief, the plan calls for Re­ not participate in that appeasement
publicans and southern Democrats of Stalin, he suffered the loss of
to join forces without changing his job. his permission to remain in
party affiliations. However, they Europe, and his standing as an
would merge their seniority and American correspondent. The Wash­
run congress jointly. Then the next ington government was appeasing
step would be to organize a sim­ the Communists at our expense.
ilar coalition to dominate the elec­
The second atomic bomb ever exploded made a charred
Russia was permitted to take
toral college and name a conserva­
wilderness of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Of the city's 340,-
over all that was left of the
tive president.
000 population. 100.000 were killed.
German submarines, and we
The ringleader of this amazing
are now paying for that bit of
A
A
A
A
plot is a stocky, ruddy-faced. North
appeasement. We permitted the
Carolinian, named J. Harvie Wil­
Reds to carry away a large
ATOMIC ATTACK
liams. Though comparatively un­
portion of Germany’s industrial
known. he claims to have the sup­
plants in the guise of repara­
port of such GOP leaders as Sen­
tions, and those plants, moved
ators Karl Mundt of South Dakota
to Russia, are now producing
and John Bricker of Ohio, Congress­
munitions for the Red army.
man Charlie Halleck of Indiana and
They represented a value of
hundreds of millions of dollars,
If an atomic bomb was exploded 2,000 feet above the sidewalk of Frederic Coudert of New York;
which the American people
New York city today, from 100.000 to 500.000 people would die, depending also such southern stalwarts as
have largely replaced by Mar­
upon that number within a mile and a half radius of the point of the Senators Harry Byrd of Virginia
shall plan payments.
explosion. Most Americans can not conceive the power and destruction and Dick Russell of Georgia, Con­
gressman
Gene
Cox
of
Georgia,
and
of such an explosion, and. many have shrugged hopelessly believing that
Without those German indus-
there is no defense against sure death if an atomic bomb was dropped Dixiecrat governor-elect James F i tries we permitted the Reds to walk
Byrnes
of
South
Carolina.
in their vicinity.
away with. Russia would have been
There are, however, some things ------------------ — —--------------------------
impotent for many more years, at
Painstaking
Plan
the public can do to help itself.
best, unprepared for war. At the
Many of these things have been
Williams has set forth his so- Potsdam conference, we made ap­
outlined in a book entitled "The
called "political realignment" plan peasing statements, that Joe Stalin
Effects of Atomic Weapons’’ just
in painstaking detail in a series of now interprets as he pleases, and to
published by the atomic energy
"strictly confidential" m e m o s , the advantage of Russia.
commission at Washington and the
which are also marked: "Please do
During the war, and since, we
United States department of de­
not discuss outside sympathetic
have permitted the infiltration of
fense.
circles."
Russian spies, and thousands of
The book suggests that the pub­
such have taken advantage of our
"Our plan for political re­
lic can help itself on a community
leniency. We have provided oppor­
alignment is a simple one," he
scale by an alarm system, by des­
tunities and places for them in our
writes.
"It
involves
nothing
ignating large shelters, by training
industries and in our government
more than a formal alliance
to meet emergencies, by preparing
between Republicans and south­
departments in our efforts to ap­
to evacuate target areas and by
ern
Democrats
in
the
senate,
pease the Russians.
long range, but hastened, develop­
in the house and in the elec­
Taking advantage of the op­
ment of highways and removal of
toral college.”
portunities offered. R u s s i a n
danger points, such as slums.
The above picture shows a
spies have stolen our know­
Many cities, such as New York
Of the 64 senators in the Repub­
column of water about 2.000
how and our industrial and
and San Francisco, have started
lican-southern bloc, Williams cal­
feet across at its base and 5,000
such programs.
scientific secrets, and are still
culates that three southerners and
feet high boiling up out of Bi­
doing so.
seven Republican senators would
kini lagoon in the U. S. A-bomb
Three Types of Bombing
refuse to join the alliance. This
Throughout
the period of World
As individuals the public can pro­ I test.
would still leave a majority of 54 War II and for sometime after the
tect itself by learning how to take
“It takes the blast wave one sec­ seats to 42. In the house, he expects fighting stopped, we provided Rus­
care of injuries, by deciding in ad­
ond
to reach one-half mile, three to lose 21 Republicans and 13 south­ sia with war equipment to the ex­
vance how to act under attack as
seconds
to reach one mile, and erners, giving the coalition control tent of billions in value. Much of
a family or neighborhood group,
seven
seconds
to reach two miles.” of the house by a 240-to-195 margin. that equipment is today pointed
by preparing simple home shelters.
In
these
seconds
there are many
Williams explains: "In effect, toward our western European al­
Death and destruction from an
atomic attack would be immense, things a person can do to protect this realignment would create a lies or is being used against Amer­
but a city can survive as many did himself if he has the presence of new party, but without the neces­ ican troops in Korea.
sity of any change of party names.
Following the advice of those
from terrific conventional bombing. mind.
The book suggests, if you are out­ This realignment is legally possible favorable toward Russia we per­
The terrible destruction and
side and that awesome glare oc­ now. The rules of the senate and mitted the Chinese Communists,
death rate from an atomic bomb
the rules of the house speak of the aided and abetted by Russia, to
curs:
is outlined in the book which
tells what one bomb did to
Don't look at the glare, drop to majority and of the minority rath­ defeat the Chinese Nationalist
Hiroshima where 100,009 of the
the ground, into a ditch or a slit er than of Democrats and Repub­ armies and drive them out of China.
340,000 population were killed,
trench if at all possible, or behind licans: and members of congress From those Chinese Communist
and what happened at Naga­
anything at all. Curl up to shade are elected under the election laws armies, the Korean Communists, at
the instigation of Russia, are draw­
saki where 70,000 of the city's
your face, neck, hands, arms and of the 48 states.
250,000 people died from one
"Similarly,” he continues, "pres­ ing much of the forces that are
legs with the clothed part of your
A-bomb explosion.
body. Stay that way at least 10 sec­ idential electors are elected under fighting our American troops in
The book reports there are three onds. It W’on’t keep you from radia­ the laws of the several states. The Korea.
possible types of A-bombing: High tion, but it will help against flash 1948 ‘secession’ of the Democratic
All that touches but a small
air burst as at Hiroshima and Naga­ burns.
parties in four southern states in­
part of our continued program
saki where the bombs were ex­
of appeasement. We have been
If you are in the street or on a dicates the method and the possi­
ploded about 2,000 feet above the road, drop prone or duck behind bilities of extending realignment in­
lavish In our efforts to buy off
cities, low ground, and underwater a tree or into a doorway if one is to the election of the president."
Stalin and h 1 s Communist
or underground.
hordes. Either by Intent, or
a step or two away. Bend over with
The high air burst is the most back to light. Don’t try to get to ‘Front’ Organization
through ignorance, we have
probable in an attack on the United any shelter not right at hand, be­
given our all, and have en­
Williams has already formed a
States. It kills the most people and cause most of an A-bomb’s heat "front” organization to carry out
dangered our own and the free­
does the most wide-spread damage. and radiation come in the first his plan. He calls it the Citizens
dom of other nations. If it was
Its effectiveness is somewhat de­ three seconds. Wait 10 seconds, then Political Committee, though he ad­
ignorance, our state depart­
termined by weather a n d topo­ press tightly against a building or mits frankly “Its title does not dis­
ment has demonstrated that it
graphical conditions.
close its purpose.” Williams uses
has been a poor guesser as to
wall to avoid falling debris.
But in the average American city
the purposes of Stalin, not a
In the public mind, radiation la the Remington Rand Company,
it ■would:
guesser it Is safe for us to de­
,
. . i the most frightful aspect of an A- room 1200, 314 Fourth Avenue, New
pend upon, or upon which to
,P,er_ T ^
e- pe° ple Wlth: : bomb attack. However, force and York city as a headquarters—
in a half mile radius of ground fire far exceed it as destroyers. In though he is not now on Reming-
take more chances.
zero (the point directly below the fact, exposure does not mean that ! ton Rand’s payroll.
While we continue to dally and
burst), 35 per cent at one mile and you are going to die or even that
In a private letter, dated May 13,
2 per cent at a mile and a half. there will be some permanent, pe­ Williams names ex-Senator Albert appease, our American soldiers in
Korea are being maimed or killed
Cause various radiation and con­ culiar after effects.
Hawkes of New Jersey as the lead­ by guns, tanks and bombs, made
ventional violent injuries and burns
ing money raiser.
in America, and contributed to Rus­
up to several miles.
Book Is on Sale
sia by a magnanimous America, ■
"Senator Hawkes has agreed
The book says remove your cloth­
magnanimity that has been unwar­
Explosion Described
to handle that (money raising)
ing
and
scrub
yourself
hard
with
ranted, and is still unwarranted.
Obliterate virtually all property
for
us,”
Williams
writes.
"
I
am
What we are paying today is but
above ground in the first zone. Do soap and water. Special methods
not going to Initiate any new
a small part of what we are des­
damage ranging from intense to are effective under special condi­
prospects, and have turned over
tined to pay. The next may be Iran,
light from the first zone to some tions, but soap and water are al­
to Hawkes the names of the
most
always
around
and
they
are
or it may be Yugoslavia, or it may
eight miles from ground zero. Cause
men he knows whom I’ve seen
pretty good universal decontamina-
be a direct attack on the nations
immense fires.
or corresponded with on the
tors.
Pay
particular
attention
to
of Europe, which can offer but
Dr. J. O. Hirschfelder of the Uni­
subject.”
small resistance to the hordes of a
versity of Wisconsin, head of the skin folds, areas around body open­
ings,
fingernails
and
toenails
and
mighty,
and at least partially Amer­
In
another
letter,
dated
May
1,
board of editors for the book, de­
hair—and don’t cause skin breaks. Williams also writes; "Two things ican equipped, Red army.
scribes an atomic explosion:
The government warns any
Against such an attack we have
need to be done to put the realign­
"A fraction of a second after the
kind of a shelter in the home
ment proposal in shape for presen­ no assurance of victory. Largely
bomb explodes, a ball of fire shoots
might save you—a reinforced
tation to a group for substantial because of the secrets we permitted
out to a radius of 150 yards. It
wall, a corner in the basement
financial support (about $200,000 Russian spies to steal from us
gives off light of the same spectoral
strengthened against collapse
for a one-year budget). Harold E. through ignorance or connivance
characteristics as the sun.
of the ceiling, a storm cellar
Talbot has agreed to arrange that with American officials, we may
"On a clear day, the light
group meeting. The two things are have to pay the supreme price, our
or cave. But be sure to provide
from the ball of fire will pro­
required by southern senate lead­ liberties and our freedom. Appease­
an emergency exit if possible.
duce skin burns up to a distance
of two miles. Under some condi­
Space prohibits full discussion of ers. They are: (1) A rather de­ ment has been a poor policy.
tions, the whole area beneath
the book, but it is on sale by the tailed plan for the joint-nomination
the explosion may be converted
Superintendent of Documents, Gov­ In 1952, and (2) a merging on pa­
Is It the high cost of living or
into a huge fire storm or bon­
ernment Printing Office, Washing­ per of committee seniorities of Re­ the cost of high living, that we may
publicans
and
southern
Demo­
fire.
ton 25, D. C„ for $1.25.
keep up with the Jones family,
crats.”
that keeps us broke?
A-Bomb Damage Would Be Big
But Cities Can Survive Blast
M A K E D A S H I-O K C O V E R . . , T w o A m e ric a n soldiers, s o m e w h e re In K o re a , run fo r s a fe ty a fte r th e ir
tru c k begins to burn In a d itc h . T h e fig h tin g continued v io le n t as the U n ite d S tates Insisted th a t an y
I ntted N a tio n s peace p ro g ra m fo r K o re a m ust include am ong Its o b je c tiv e s c re a tio n of a u nified and In ­
d ep end ent c o u n try . T h is d e c la ra tio n in the m id s t of the K o re a n c o n flic t w as In te rp re te d as a h in t th a t the
u n ifie d co m m a n d m ig h t keep on d riv in g past the 38th p a r a lle l and o ccupy a ll N o rth K o re a , once I I s ta r t­
ed the N o rth K o re a n s on the ru n . C h ie f U .S . d ele g a te , W 'arren A u stin , has avoid ed any d ire c t re fe re n c e
to this p o s s ib ility In o u tlin in g U .S . peace a lm s .
S? L 2 , E « " ’ J .B V S H K A P N E L F B O M E N E M Y S H E L L S . . . An A m e ric a n « „ Id le r lies on the ground
s h o rtly a fte r being h it by s h ra p n e l. I N P s ta ff c a m e ra m a n C h a rle s D . R o secrans, J r ., w as sta n d in g just
eig h t fe e t a w a y w hen the G I w as h it. T h e s o ld ie r fell s o m e w h e re In K o re a w h e re the fig h tin g has been
d es c rib e d as ju s t as rugged as the s a vag e c o m b a t w a ie d by m a rin e s in the P a c ific Island s d u rin g the J a p ­
anese w a r. A m e ric a n soldiers h ave been w a rn e d not to u n d e re s tim a te the e n e m y s old ier.
PUSAN POSIES fOR LEATHERNECK GENERAL. . . Taking the gesture in his stride as leathernecks
generally do, Brig. Gen. Edward Kralg gallantly clutches the bouquet of Korean blooms Just presented to
him by Pusan's mayor (on the general’s left) upon General Craig's arrival from (he United States with the
First Marine brigade. Other members of the South Korean welcoming committee are not Identified. Pusan
has been the major objective of the North Korean Communists trying to dominate all Korea It has served
as the main seaport for receiving United Nations supplies for their embattled troops fighting the North
Koreans.
Congressional Reaction
Radiation Changes Cell Structure
The new book discussed the effects of radiation and suggested
that persons exposed to damaging radiation such as from an atomic
bomb— might be wise to refrain from begetting children for several
months.
Radiation can change the structure of cells of the body which
carry hereditary traits. A period of two or three months might
enable nature to repair the damage to the parents' cells, the book
said.
A way to save a few billions is
As a sample of private congres­ for the President to send congress
sional reaction, Williams received a home so it could not pass addition­
letter from Senator Mundt, dated al appropriations which he pro­
May 16, and addressed "Dear Har­ poses. That would be worth more
vie.”
than a tax raise.
"I am still inclined to believe
that the merger at the congression­
Every new government proj­
al level has too many practical
ect started means a contin­
barriers to make it feasible at this
uing annual maintenance cost
Junction and that the most realistic | for the tax payers to provide.
approach is one which would handle
this matter in the electoral col­
With government projects as with
lege,” the senator from South Da­
individuals, it Is not the first cost,
kota suggested.
but the UDkeep that breaks us.
, I .Jt
,7 ° I’WHED BADAR FENCE • • taking time to check some material before a session of the
IlnTt h SET a .C°w
” ‘he nation " capltal are (left to right) Major Gen. T. II. Landon of the
United States Air force, Rep. Melvin Price <D„ III.) of the house armed service, committee and MaJ
fa?C| " L‘ A"kenb' andt’ *h® United Slate. Air Force director of communications. The armed services
fe n e f
8ccrc‘ "7"lon to h,>ar testimony of the Air Force generals on the proposed U.S.-Canada radar
ly M8nredh * pr° JeCt Wou,d necd c°°P<’r»“ <’n between U.S. and Canadian defense chiefs, which Is virtual-