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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1936 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart National Press Building Washington. — The Associated Press carried a dispatch from Mos- «e . cow a few days Social Detente’ ago that had in Rustia more in it than just the an nouncement that certain opposition ists among the Soviet leaders were tc be executed. The dispatch re ported that 16 confessed conspira tors against the Soviet state were sentenced to death by the firing squad as the “highest measure of social defense” of a government. It reported a new stage in the so- called progress of Communism in the Russian state. For the first time since the Bolsheviks came into power they ordered the death penal ty for some of the leaders who marched in the Revolution of Octo ber, 1917. So we have a clean sweep now of the men who sat next to the dicta tor, Lenin; the men who were his closest advisors in council are out of the way, and in their place re mains the extensively practical and strong-willed executive, Stalin, who has in this instance declined to al low theory to interfere with e condi tion. Here is the picture. Leon Trotsky in exile and under sentence of death if he returns into Russia. Zinoviev shot to death. Kamenev also exe cuted by a firing squad (he will be remembered as an outstanding pil lar of Bolshevism). Tomsky, a sui cide. Rykov, Bukahrin and Rodek under investigation by the dreadful Ogpu. A hated secret service is looking into the records of Sokokni- kov and Pyotakov. The latter two have been important advisors to Stal in. But what is all of this about? The answer is simple. While these men wore charged with plotting the murder of Stalin, with conspiracy, beneath it all lies the thirst of men for power. Through all of this since the fall of the Russian empire and the execution of Czar Nicholas, the Communists have pushed for ward. The strongest of them have traveled. That is the why of Stalin. Yet as most always happens under any circumstance where the will of a few men runs free, they have in flicted to the last degree the power that they have gathered unto them selves. In so doing they have not failed to reserve unto themselves such considerations as they thought necessary—a perfectly human trait of character answerable only where a whim becomes a will and there is power to carry it out. Between Stalin, who was able to enforce his will, and Trotsky, who dwelt in the starry heavens of the ories and dreams, there is only a theoretical difference. Each want ed Communism. Trotsky consid ered the problem in the terms of world revolution; Stalin thought of it as the Russian state and recog nized his capacity to carry his plans through in that jurisdiction. So the Stalin-Trotsky feud, as it has turned out to be, has become ferocious and any one who has gone contrary- even entertained thoughts contrary to the will of the mighty Stalin— committed a sin against the state. And a sin against the Russian state under Stalin means to disappear. It seems to me there is an im portant lesson for the American people in that situ- Letton for ation. Stalin, Americans along with Hitler and Mussolini, is always right. It matters not what the people may desire, what their philosophy of life and living may be, how they propose to encourage or accept responsibility for self-gov ernment, the dictatorship continues. Many times in these columns I have criticized bureaucracy in the federal government. There are so many bureaucrats in Washington now that some one has bitterly de scribed them as locusts. It may seem quite a jump from bureauc racy to dictatorship but the differ ence actually is very small. When the people of the United States con cede to the federal government such rights as the federal government attempted to exercise in NRA and even to a greater extent in the AAA, they are taking the first step to grant to a centralized government the authority that leads to absolute control of the person and every thing that person does. There are conditions undoubtedly that need to be remedied before our form of government is anything like perfect. There is always to be con sidered changing conditions and the changing whims of people them selves. But I entertain the con viction that so long as the Ameri can people are unwilling to accord increasing powers to the federal government, the nation as a whole will go forward, civilization will progress and we will enjoy having a government. The transfer of William C. Bullitt from his recent post as ambassador to Russia to a sim- Bullitt t ilar assignment in Big Job France upon the resignation of Am bassador Straus has occasioned but very little comment, but it seems to me in view of all condi tions and circumstances that it should attract attention. He will take up the job as the chief Ameri can diplomat at Paris in most troublesome times, the most dif ficult, perhaps, that have confronted an American diplomat anywhere since the days of 191. to 1916. Ap pointment of Mr. Bullitt then, it would appear, is a move that calls into consideration not only the con ditions which he will meet as our ambassador but also his qualifica tions for the job. It is to be remembered, first, that the post of ambassador to Paris is the second highest in rank among our foreign diplomats. It is a post that always has called for about the best that our nation can turn out in the way of tactful representa tion even though we always count the assignment to London as the No. 1 ranking post. The reason is that we seldom, if ever, have had, the problems to deal with in the case of the London government that con tinuously arise between the United States and France. We always have been friendly with France in mod ern times, but it can not be denied that there has been constant fric tion between the two peoples. The same has not been true concerning Anglo-American relations. Hence, the job at Paris has always been regarded as more difficult than that at London. As for Mr. Bullitt’s capacity, there is a general feeling that he is not an outstanding diplomat. He has achieved success in some lines, yet I believe the consensus is that in so far as his recent service at Moscow is concerned, the Russians can claim much greater success in dealing with the United States than we can in dealing with the Soviet. Those of us who were present as observers in Washington during the days when Foreign Commissar Lit vinov met with President Roosevelt in the series of conferences that re sulted in recognition of the Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics can not fail to recall how Mr. Bullitt la bored to accomplish that recogni tion. It will be recalled as well that Mr. Bullitt insisted throughout these negotiations how tra's would follow recognition. He 1 -ged that the 13- year old policy of non-recognition, held by Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, should be cast aside in the interest of trade, predicting a great flow of commerce between the nations. President Roosevelt eventually made that the real basis for granting recognition. None of the predicted trade has come about. None will be possible until the Soviet finds means of pay ing for American goods. Ameri can business men are a bit old fash ioned. They want to be paid for what they sell. After what some critics have called Mr. Bullitt’s “dismal failure” at Moscow, he is promoted to the French post. The selection comes at a time when French internal politics are boiling. It comes like- wise at a time when the Washing ton government is striving to ex pand American exports and when it is hoped that there will not be a fur ther decline in outbound shipments such as official figures of the De partment of Commerce show has taken place in trade with Russia. • • • Senator James Couzens of Michi gan who is up for re-election this fall has sort of up- Uptett set the apple cart Apple Cart for the Republi- c a n s, although they profess not to be particularly worried. The senior senator from Michigan has always served in the senate as a Republican but now he makes the announcement that he is going to support President Roose velt for re-election and that brings the senator’s regularity as a Re publican into question. Senator Couzens has been a pow erful man politically in Michigan in years past. He has served his city, Detroit, and his state and the na tion in a distinguished way. Ob viously, such service builds up an important political following but, according to superficial indication, no one knows exactly how much re mains of that following. This state ment assumes that the senator’s strength is not as great as it used to be and all current information sup ports that view. Yet, in politics, nothing is certain and that is the reason why Senator Couzens's ac tion has proved disturbing. Former Gov. Wilbur M. Brucker is seeking the Republican nomina tion for the senate in Michigan and thus the incumbent has his diffi culties in getting the nomination be cause the Democrats will have a candidate of their own. Be it said in favor of Senator Couzens, how ever, he was fair with the voters of his party by announcing before the primaries what his attitude would be respecting the presidential can didates and his sincerity in this re gard may have some effect. On the other hand, it is difficult to say how dyed-in-the-wool Republicans can remain with Senator Couzens after an announcement by which he virtually has read himself out of the party. © Western Newspaper Union. Briet Resume ot Happenings of the Week Collected tor Our Readers Salem—Marion county churchmen circulated petitions for a local option vote on prohibition on the coming ballot in November. Molalla—A recent forest fire near here now under control was reported incendiary by the state forester. Ar rests will probably result. Oregon City — Thirty thousand Steelhead fingerlings were released in the Clackamus headwaters as the first move to restore it as one of the foremost streams of the country. Vale—By means of a siphon, four and a half miles long, water from the new Owyhee reservoir is being car ried across Malheur valley and Into the canals of the Owyhee project on Dead Ox flat. Salem—Salem. Klamath Falls, Eu gene and Pendleton will all have traffic surveys with a view to adopt an uniform traffic regulation system !n all Oregon cities. Klamath Falls — Eradication has been completed of poisonous tall lark spur on 200 acres of grazing land In the Varney Creek section of the Klamath cattle and horse range, by the national forest service. Portland—Word has been received here that Oregon’s mineral ou put for 1935 was $1,966,685, an increase of $750,610 over 1934. Of further in terest is that the output ot minerals in 1931 totaled only $319,703. Salem—The State Racing Commis sion funds were increased by $11,800 resulting from the recent dog races held in Portland. These funds are allocated for the support of Pacific International Exposition, Oregon State fair and county fairs. Oregon City—An old bedstead with rope springs was displayed at the Territorial Days celebration here recently. It was once the property of Joseph Meek, first United States Marshall for the Oregon country, and now belongs to Mrs. Ivy of West Linn. Milton-Freewater — The 1936 prune crop comes to a close with a total of about 700 carloads having been shipped. Growers will receive $32.50 or more a ton, which was the price set at the beginning of the season by the Blue Mountain Prune Growers’ cooperative. Klamath Falls—The highest price for barley since the World War is reported here. Two dollars and 16 and one-fourth cents per hundred weight was paid recently for Hann chen. Nearly all the barley of the Tulelake district has been reported sold. Warrenton—A yield of from $75 to $100 per acre is expected by D. M. Moore on his 18 acre tract of Rustica, a tobacco plant high In nico tine content. Part of the crop will be dried for nicotine dust, used in fighting plant disease; and the re mainder will be harvested green for use in nicotine sprays. Wallowa — The Bowman-Hicks Lumber company here owns enough standing timber to keep the Wallowa mill operating at full capacity eight hours a day for 27 years, Sundays alone excepted, according to H. N. Ashby, general western manager for the company. Full capacity is recog nized to be 55,000 feet, the normal eight hour cutting average. DROUTH AREA COWS HERE Salem — Oregon ranchers have purchased approximately 4000 feeder cows from the drouth areas of east ern Montana and Wyoming already this year. Most of these cows were bought outright at prices below quotations of previous years. A large percentage are pastured in the Klamath and Lake areas and will be placed on the market later In the year. SALMON SEASON DISASTROUS Astoria—More lives were lost dur ing the fishing season which just ended than in any year since the days of sailing craft when storms took such tragic toll. Seven gill- nettere were claimed while on the river. High mortality has been at tributed to hazardous attempts for fish on the bar when salmon were scarce elsewhere. The hauls have been the lowest in years while prices have been the best since 1930. Four Astorians collapsed in their boats from heart failure due to over exer tion; and three were drowned, two in a storm, and the third from falling overboard with an anchor as its chain iulled his clothing. Loss of gear was unusually heavy. Salem—The first applications for state bank charters since 1928 have been made by Bend and Baker busi nessmen for two new financial insti tutions. The last state bank char tered was in Seaside eight years ago. Bend—The Shevlin-Hixon lumber yards were the scene of a spectacu lar accident recently when 17 empty logging cars were derailed by split ting a switch. No one was injured. Several cars crashed into a concrete building but it withstood the force of the crash. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Foreign Words and Phrases SUNDAY I CHOOL Lesson Apres nous le deluge. (F.) Aft- ei us the deluge (attributed to Madame de Pompadour, in refer ence to signs of an approaching revolution). Bordereaux. (F.) A marginal note; a memorandum. Chef-d’oeuvre (F.) A master piece. De nihilo nihil fit. (L.) Nothing comes from nothing. En deshabille.(F.) In undress. Ne plus ultra. (L.) Nothing be yond; the utmost; perfection. Ippissima verba (L.) The very words. Mens sana in corpore sano. (L.) A sound mind in a sound body. In hoc signo vinces. (L.) By this sign thou wilt conquer. (Mot to of Constantine.) Wie Gewonnen, so zerronnen. (Ger.) As won, so flown; "light come, light go.” By REV. HAROLD L LUNDQUIST, Dean of the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago © Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for September 13 Honoring Amos 'n’ Andy. ANTA MONICA, CALIF — Amos ’n' Andy paid S a Because mythical visit to this communi ty, the grateful populace will dedi cate a bronze tablet in Palisades park, which is not only a beauti ful park but is regarded by some enthusiastic citizens as being prac tically the main entrance to the Pacific ocean. That’s California pride for you— the kind that inspires us to pass resolutions endors ing the sunsets. Well, I don’t be lieve there’s a small city in this country that has finer sun- sets than Santa Monica. And when better ones are available for towns of this size, Santa Monica will have them. Our boosters’ clubs will attend to Irvin Cobb, that. What I’m getting at, though, is that any fellows who’ve given as much joy to the world as Amos ’n’ Andy deserve a whole set of plaques. If they don’t wear out, thinking up their stuff until I get tired of hearing it, they’ll go on forever. “Hello, Kingfish.” Vocal Contortionists. WHY must tenors make such funny faces when they sing? And why must a lady vocalist clutch both hands to her tum-tum when she reaches after a high note, as though she’d just felt the first pangs of cholera morbus? And why must there ever be any professional pian ist who also is a professional dan druff fancier and looks as though he should be gone over with one of these sand-blasting machines that they use to clean off office build ings. Just ordinary soap and water wouldn’t do. And, oh, why does a basso in sist on singing at great length of the joys of life at the bottom of a coal mine and, for an encore, ro- hock me in the cra-hadle of the da- heep until I’m as seasick as a cow? Hasn’t anybody since Rutherford B. Hayes was President, thought up a new song for bassos? And isn’t any body going to do so before the sands of the desert grow cold? It looks like years and years to wait. France's Diplomatic Game. HILE France was asking us to enter into a “neutrality pact” as regards Spain, it would appear she even then was extending very material “sympathies” to the loy alist side. Anyhow, Italy thinks so, and Germany, too. And now Portu gal sprouts unrest and Great Brit ain issues threats. Since we already were neutral— and, if we have any sense, will keep on being as neutral as a stop-and- go signal—America didn’t need to enter any pacts. And if we continue minding our own business we’ll have neither a sick headache nor a fresh batch of uncollectible foreign loans when the present mess is over. The point is that France seem ingly has been caught playing a double diplomatic game. W Wholesale Mercy. HO killed Cock Robin? Who cares? Dead, isn’t he? His widow and orphans can go on relief, can’t they? But how about pretty Boy Sparrow? There's the one to think about—so young and so gifted and ambitious. The Women’s Aid Society for the Freeing of Criminals—How soon can we get that poor lad out into the sunshine once more? He takes aim so much better in the sun shine. Must we wait until he breaks out? The state parole board—Not at all, ladies, not at all. Just be pa tient a little while, then leave it to us. Gov. Mushy J. Sapp—But why wait? When I think of that bleak Alcatraz and that hard-hearted Un cle Sam I’m proud to have some wholesome sentiment in my soul. Pass me that pardon blank. Pretty Boy Sparrow—Well, happy days are here again. Say, I never did like that canary much either. Where's my tommy gun? • • • W A -i The Wisdom of Frogs. LADY naturalist at the Smith- sonian in Washington has been experimenting and she says that frogs not only listen to political speeches on the radio but, by their croaks at the finish, indicate a deep appreciation of same. This helps to confirm an opinion I’ve had all along, that the only end of a frog which should command my entire approval is the end the legs grow on—especially when fried in crack er crumbs. On second thought, though, may be the frog has more brains than I’m giving him credit for. When you applaud at the end of a broad- cast there's no chance for an en core. IRVIN 8. COBB. ©— WNU Service. THE COUNCIL IN JERUSALEM LESSON TEXT—Act» 15:22-29; Gala- tians 2:1. 2, 9, 10. GOLDEN TEXT — For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another. PRIMARY TOPIC —How to Settle a Quarrel. JUNIOR TOPIC—How to Settle a Dis pute. INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP IC—What Is Christian Living? YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —How to Live as a Christian. Although the first council at Jerusalem (Acts 11) had decided that “to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life, the question did not stay settled, for there were persistent Judaizing teachers who now contended that even though the Gentiles could be saved, they had to come into the church by way of Judaism and fulfill the Jewish rite of circumci sion. This raised the vital and fundamental question of I. Grace versus Law (Acts 15:1). The entire future of the gospel ministry was in a sense depend ent on the solution of this problem. Christianity is the only religious faith in the world that presents justification by grace, all others follow the path of works. The question now was, shall works of the law be mingled with grace — can Jesus Christ alone save men, or is salvation through Jesus Christ, plus something else. How was such a serious question to be settled? Should argument and strife be permitted to go on until the stronger party prevailed? Bet ter judgment indicated the desir ability of II. Council Rather Than Contro versy (vv. 2-21). There may be times when it be comes the duty of the Christian worker to take an uncompromis ing stand for the truth of God and refuse to be moved, come what may. But certainly there should be no such spirit in dealing with differing interpretations of Scrip ture on the part of sincere and earnest Christian brethren. The question was honestly and carefully considered by the second council at Jerusalem, with the re sult that there was a III. Vindication of the Preachers of God's Grace (Acts 15:22-29; Gal. 2:1, 2, 9, 10). After presenting a plain disavow al of those who had troubled them and subverted their souls (what a serious thing it is to teach error concerning God’s Word!), the council being of one accord gave recognition to Paul and Barnabas as men who had "hazarded their lives for the name of the Lord Jesus.” No man should think more highly of himself than he ought. Humility is a Christian grace which well befits a sinner saved by grace. But the Bible abounds with admonitions to honor one another, to recognize the laborer as being worthy of his hire, to give recognition to those who are over us in the Lord. How long is it since you or your church comforted and encouraged some faithful teacher, preacher, mission ary, or other Christian worker, by giving such recognition as the council at Jerusalem gave to Paul and Barnabas? The final decision of the council is sent not only by Paul and Bar nabas, but also by a committee from Jerusalem, a gracious gesture of fellowship. Courtesy is not out of place in dealing with even such difficult things as controversies on Christian doctrine — in fact it should be most in place in such a situation. But as a matter of record they also sent IV. A Letter Which Brought Great Joy (Acts 15:23, 31). After addressing the Gentiles as “brethren,” this letter, which has been well called "the Magna Charta of Christian liberty,” re viewed briefly the history of the matter, disposed of the subverters, commended Paul and Barnabas and then without mentioning cir cumcision at all puts upon the Gen tiles "no greater burden than the necessary things.” And what were these? Purity of life, as those who were enjoying Christian liberty. The law of Moses need not be kept as a ground of salvation. They were saved by grace. But grace can never be the cloak of careless living, nor can liberty in Christ be interpreted as license to live in sin. We are set free in Chrict, not that we may sin, but that we may "go and sin no more.” Following an Ideal Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and who obeys it; ideal of art, ideal of sci ence, ideal of the gospel virtues; therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions; they all reflect light from the Infinite.—Pas teur. 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