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By ARTHtB PERIT
Condition in tha world are
now to topsy-turvy, they are
turvy-topsy.
...
Editorially, aaki the esteemed
Oregon City1 Enterprise, "Would
we fight for Iceland?" With the
mercury flirting with the 100
mark, why ask?
Cigarettes In the timber are
warned not to start any forest
fire, or Ieive footprints, or
empty whiskey bottles that
smell of kerosene, near the
scene.
...
WHEN THE GALS BLUSHED1
(Arkansas Gazette)
"Hotel Gsyoso at Memphis
removed a waist-high marble
wall which had formed a
walkway through its lobby to
protect modest woman of an
earlier era from the ogling
of male loungers. Manager C.
C. Cartwrlght said it was no
longer needed."
.
Northwest congressmen, who
)a their votes, opposed the bill
providing for the deportation of
ana Harry Bridges, an alien, to
his native Australia, will soon
be writing letters to editors, in
which alibis will be waved
fluently. They, at least, "took a
stand" such as It was. Then
there Is the statesmen who fail
ed to vote on the measure. Con
stituents feel these are not the
times for congressional strad
dling, and, all the official solic
itude said Bridges is entitled to,
ran be expended upon by
Madam Perkins.
...
The Republican party. In con
vention assembled, finds Itself
with a candidate in the person
of Wendell Wlllkle, with pop
ular appeal, but opposed by the
Old Guords, who are worrying
more about their own political
hides, than party victory. They
want to mess around until they
foist upon the voters, another
nominee whose oratorical ef
forts, are excruciatingly painful,
alike to himself and his listen
ers, and no more personality
than the rear end of a box-car.
The Oregon delegation an
nounces today It plans to "hang
tough" on Sen. McNary. To the
rank and file, it looks more like
hanging dumb.
...
"Governor Olson and Frank
W. Clark are scheduled to speak
to the 217 registrants this morn
ing. how long they can stand."
(California paper). Search us!
...
After last night's entangle
ments, there will be no wrest
ling until July IS. It is figured
the combatants, by that time
will be cooled off.
...
Sam Jordan of Ashland town
ed yes. submerged under a 10,
10 gal., 10-ll., cowboy hat, to
let the world know about the
4th of July celebration. Come
again Sam, and thanks for the
shade)
...
tolly or MAN
"What a commentary on the
folly of man! Within a day's
walk from the pleasant castle
of Doom, millions of French.
English and German boys have
been killed to stop its present
occupant, ex-Kaiser ' William,
still hale and hearty at eighty,
and now more French, English
and German boys are being
killed to stop his successor
Adolph Hitler, who, no matter
what his fate may be In the end,
will not be among the dead,
wounded and missing of bloody
yesterday." American Guard
ian). Clowns txn lot Toe Late to Claa
stlj Afls Is f m.
Editorial Correspondence
Washington, D. C, June 22. Wbe-e-ew ! Thank tba Lord
for the Weather Man. If tha usual temperature had prevailed
here last night, an ambulance would have carted your cor
respondent from the Senate to his hotel instead of his trusty
bow-wows. For returning to the hill after dinner, we listened to
the oratorical marathon until the stroke of midnight. No eight
hour day for these champions of it. They tore their vocal
chords out by the roots from 11 a. m. until 12 p. m. thirteen
hour of it 1
Now that it's over we are trying to figure what it was all
about, particularly the so-called debate over the Army.
Xavy equipment bill which consumed most of the time, and 99
per cent of the impassioned oratory. Just what was the issue
that divided the senate so sharply and led to such intemperate
language on both sidest
Was it peace versus wart
No, for one side was as vehement as tha other against war
and in favor of peace.
Was it pro-Germanism versus pro-Allies t No, for one aide
was as vehement as the other as to how they detested Hitler and
all hii works.
Well, just what was it then !
We confess it took us some time to find out, and taking
what was said literally no one could find out, for throughout
the debate there was a streak of pretense and make-believe
running through the controversy that would reach all the way
from here to Bull Bun, the other side of the Potomac
The issue was really this, to-wit: Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
the 32nd President of the United States I
Yes, the man who is now reclining on the banks of the Hud
son River, far from thia maddening place, was the subject of
this ear-splitting harangue, tho his name was hardly ever men
tioned by any of the combatants.
The senate was clearly and sharply divided, regardless of
party, between those who are 100 per cent for President Roose
velt and those who are 100 per cent against, those who are
neither keeping their own counsel pretty largely, and not ex
posing their hand until the time came to vote. Then they voted
on the basis of whether their main sympathies were with the
present administration or were not.
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Yes, no one could have understood yesterday's debate, nor
the entire situation in Washington at the present writing, unless
they took into consideration the fact that a presidential cam
paign is in the offing, and the Republican convention opens iu
Philadelphia, day after tomorrow. On neither side were the
disputants thinking primarily of their country, its future wel
fare, or the war in Kurope, but what they could do to impair
President Roosevelt's prestige and standing with the people
of the country, or improve it.
To support this statement, we have only to call attention to
tha fact that the debate instead of being a partisan one, was,
with the exception of Senator Nye, the Dakota isolationist, car
ried on exclusively by members of the President's own party,
in other words, the division was not partisan but personal.
i The leaders of the pro-administration forces were two of Mr.
Roosevelt's most ardent supporters, Senators Pepper of Florida
and Minton of Indiana, and the chief leaders of the opposi
tion were three stalwart Democrats, Senators Walsh of Massa
chusetts, Bennett Clark of Missouri, and Rush Holt of West
Virginia.
The former were willing to fight and die for their chief, re
gardless of what course he might pursue. The latter were willing
to die politically rather than support his policies, and in two
cases at least their political opposition was supported by per
sonal dislike.
Nothing we think of could show more clearly than this de
bate how seriously the Democratic party, on the very eve of a
presidential election, is split by the leader of it.
And the intensity of the feeling is tremendous. We have
never heard a more stirring and impassioned speech in the
U. S. Senate, than the entirely impromptu one delivered in the
course of his explanation of the evidence presented by various
naval heads before the committee of which he is chairman, the
Committee On Naval Affairs, by Senator Walsh of
Massachusetts.
It was clear he had no intention of delivering such a
speech, he declared so at its
mopping bis massive brow, he suddenly returned to the busi
ness at hand, and in a husky aside apologized for his extreme
vehemence. But something said struck a spark and touched off
the powder magazine of the Massachusetts senator's opposi
tion to the Roosevelt policy, which he sincerelv believes is
dragging this country into the
diow up pretty effectively too, from the isolationist standpoint.
In fact, we doubt if anyone who heard that speech, either from
the floor or the gallery, regardless of their sympathies on the
war issue, could fail to have been impressed, deeplv impressed.
It only goes to show that when it comes to oratory there is
no substitute for depth of feeling. let a speaker feel strongly,
sincerely, whole hcartedly. and whatever li is oratorical powers,
his auditors can't fail but be stirred and impressed.
When the speaker rose to his full height, and it's some
height and heft for Senator Walsh is the physical giant of the
Senate, and shouted he would walk to the desk and hand in
his resignation from that body before he would vote for Ameri
can participation in this war in Europe, no listener could denv
that from the bottom of his soul, right or wrong, he MEANT
EVERY WORD OK IT I
The present writer's sympathies during the entire debate
happened to be dead against the isolationists, and yet we admit,
as the Senator from Massachusetts closed, cold 'shivers were
running up and down the spine and the editorial hair was
fairly standing on end. what there is left of it !
We doubt if it goes down in history as a great speech, in
fact, we doubt if it goes down in history at all, but we are
certain those who heard it will not soon forget it, and this
in sharp contrast with the other speeches, eloqueut as ame of
them were. The reason was the depth of the feeling behiud it.
Not so with Nye or Holt, Pepper or Minton, they were
merely playing the time-honored game of oratorical politics.
But Senator Walsh was not. he was not whipping himself up
into a passion, but the depth "f passion within him was. figura
tively speaking, driving him to the stake. Senator WaUh was
not playing the politician's part, he was HIMSELF, and when
a Senator is himself and speaking from the heart, no one
within ear-shot can fail to be stirred bv it.
It's really a shame from the administration standpoint that
this patent medicine man from Florida, Senator Pepper, should
be so prominent as the White House spokesman, and defender,
lie is really pretty "small potatoes," and as we see it fails
miserably to measure up to his assignment. Senator Minton is
better, a great deal better, but he LOOKS so much more
the type than he proves to be when he talks, that with hnn
also the net result is disappointment.
Throughout the debate we repeatedly felt the only mau at
all competent to represent the administration viewpoint was
the President himself.
Finally, just a word to show what was meant above by the
"pretense" in the debate on both sides the absence of COM
PLETE candor and frankness.
What is universally recognized in the Senate, (and through
out Washington "i but ivn't publicly admitted by anyone, is this:
As far as the immediate present is concerned, the INITKI)
STATES ISN'T GOING TO ENTER THE EUROPEAN WAR,
finish, when out of breath and
Kuropean war, and he blew up,
because IT CAN'T, it isn't too proud to fight, but it isn't
equipped to fight, and won't' be for a year or two at the very
earliest.
Therefore, there is no chance of the United States entering
the war in Europe, in spite of all the talk about it, and every
one who knows anything about anything knows it.
The only possible chance of this country becoming involved
in the European war is a declaration of war, or an act of
war. AGAINST it by some foreign power. .
But to hear the prevailing talk one would auppose the
present administration is working toward immediate involve
ment, and the opposition against it.
That isn't the case at all.
No matter what befalls, the American government will not
declare war against any foreien nation for a considerable time,
at least, because it is not, and can't be, prepared to wage war
during any such period.
This talk of war versus peace, therefore, is purely political,
purely academic, purely for the approaching presidential cam
paign, and nothing else.
No one, however, or practically no one, in Washington
will PUBLICLY admit it. R.W.R.
Washington, D. C, June 23. Washington is always an in
teresting place, and a beautiful one. But it is particu.arly
interesting now with such momentous events shaking this old
ball of dirt to the very core of its being. For here one can find
authoritative opinions regarding every phase of the cosmic
tragedy, or opinions which are accepted in most quarters as
authoritative. And in addition there is a more active grape
vine even than in Medford, Oregon, all over the capital one
can hear inside dope straight from the feed box, they do say
this, and they do say that, "they" being responsible for as
many opinions as there are people, ALMOST.
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If we hadn't tickets to the Republican convention and strict
orders to cover it for the Medford Mail Tribune, we would
certainly refuse to leave Washington at the present time. For
while theongress has adjourned for the same event, congress
really isn t so important, if one is looking for news, there are
the various departments, particularly the state, armv, navy and
foreign departments.
For example we talked with an official of one of the above
departments yesterday, we shall not be more explicit, who
remarked as follows:
"If the judgment of the congress is right, and I believe it
is, the morale of this country today is deplorable. For congress
is convinced the American people want Hitler beaten, but want
someone else to do it. And if no one else will do it, they will
refuse to do it themselves. In other words, they want war if
someone else will do the fighting. They will oppose war on any
other basis. How does that become a nation of freemen, who
fought and bled at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, and Belleau
Woodf What is going to become of a country with a backbone
like that?
"And don't blame the congress. They are doing their job
which is to represent the people. Ask any cougressman or sen
ator, and he will tell you he gets a hundred letters uriring
this country to oppose Hitler with everything SHORT OF WAR
to one that proposes to get into any conflict with Der Reichs
fuehrer or anyone else.
"I ara not talking about those who oppose war because we
aren't prepared to fight. 1 am talking about those who oppose
war oil ANY BASIS, who believe in peace at ANY PRICE.
I tell you there is no point in kidding ourselves, this country,
aa a whole, in spite of what is going on in Europe and what
threatens to happen in this country is PACIFIST. Say what you
will it is a fact, and everyone in Washington who keeps posted
regarding popular opinion in this country KNOWS it is a fact!"
Here is another opinion from another source, which after
our two days here, we believe is shared by far more officials in
Washington thau an outsider would ever suspect, and this,
too, comes from a responsible source :
"It is time Uncle Sam thought a little less about Europe and
a little more about himself. It is all right to talk tough if
you are willing to act tough, but if your arm is in a sling, and
you have only one leg, what could be more disastrous than
to pick a fight f Uncle Sam, as far as modern and total war
is concerned, is literally in that position, he is a cripple, in
his present condition little Switzerland could do him in with
one hand tied behind her back. Then what could be more fool
ish, more suicidal in fact, than to keep picking on Hitler and
daring him to fight, when you can't fight back. F. D. R. better
look up his family record and take a leaf out of Uncle Theo
dore's notebook: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick.' Above
all, don't speak harshly when you haven't anv sthk, bie or
little! ' 6
"They talk about learning the lesson from Europe. Well,
the first lesson from Europe is the criminal folly of getting
into a total war when you aren't prepared for it. Let Uncle
Snm get ready for war first and then tell Hitler where he gets
off, meanwhile let him speak softly and prav that the big bad
wolf doesn't decide to get tough on his OWN ACCOUNT."
And we have a pious idea the longer one might stay in
Washington and nose about for the facts, the more sensible
such a course would appear. It isn't inspiring or heroic, but
isn't it self-preservation and self-interest J
Had a ring from Ralph Cake, the new Oregon member of
the Republican National Committee taking the late Ralph
Williams' place, but couldn't accompany him to Philadelphia,
as we hadn't even started to pack. If personal loyalty and en
thusiasm will land the nomination for Charley McNary, our
senior senator is as good as in the White House. And stranirer
things have happened, boys and girls, particularly if there
should be a deadlock.
We have been unable to find any support here for our pet
belief that President Roosevelt will NOT be a candidate. if
the wise boys in the press gallery are correct, there is no longer
the slightest question of it. Nevertheless, we shall stick to that
hunch, let the chips fall where thev wilt.
And so to the 3-ring hocus pocus on the 11 o'clock train.
one doesn't need to go to the City of Brotherly Love to know
what the G. O. P. strategy is going to be, brand the Demo
cratic party as the war party, without running any risk of
branding the elephant pro-Hitler or Isolationist! Sounds easy,
but believe vou u, it's itoing to take some FINESSE! R.W.R.
.
Chicago. June 2S. l The
United States. In the opinion of I
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, "simply I
hasn't got the stuff to put intol
force a prompt and adequate na
tional defense proaram.
The former NRA head and
World War veteran, speaking at'
the annual banquet of the adver
ting federation of America last
night, declared that "in spite of
all the recent ballyhoo and the
billions of appropriation, we are
not going to get the stuff in time'
to make our armament a factor
in the settlement of the rapidly!
developing crisis."
Closing tin, ijr Too Late to Claa- I
lfl Ada la -SO a. a. '
PROSPECT FOR STATE
Salem. June IS. i.V Ore
gon's smallest prune crop, prob
ably not more than 20 to 25
per cent, will be harvested this
season.
Abundant and well-forming
fruit indicates the western Ore
gon peach output will be equal
to former seasons. The Marion
county berry outlook is up tc
par with an exceptionally good
showing in the Youngberry and
Boysenberry crops.
Premature ripening in hot
weather has weakened much
of the Willamette valley cherry
crop. Closing t D e for Too Lots to Clas
lt Ads is I SO t m
Dse Msu Ttibuso want ado.
Personal Health Service
By William
Signed letters pertaining so personal neaJtb ana hygiene, not to disease
diar Du.lt or treatment. 111 bo answered br Or. Bradjr If a .camped self
addreesed entelopo Is cnrlueed. Letters should bo brief and written In Ink.
lining lo the largo numbers of letters received only a few can bo answercd
No reply can bo made to queries not conforming to Instructions. Address
Or. It Ilium Brsilj. 163 El Camlno. Beierlj Hlllo. Calif.
ONE, TWO, THREE
The stock prescription which
is forthcoming when my pro
fessional advice is besought
here around
the Brady
dump is "fresh
air, sunshine
and exercise."
It irks the
family but it
lets me out of
a difficult sit
uation. Even a
good doctor
should not try
to treat mem
bers of his
own family.
However, I can't take that
line when it comes to the ques
tion of preventing respiratory
infections. It is a source of grat
ification to me to observe that
at least my own children and
their children call it cri. It is
pronounced as though spelled
kree and it means nobody
knows as yet Just what but
presumably one or another of
the common respiratory infec
tions measles, diphtheria,
pneumonia, influenza, infantile
paralysis, meningitis, scarlet
fever, simple coryza, pharyn
gitis or acute sore throat I re
peat, no one knows at the onset
just what it may prove to be.
Yes, indeed, it compensates for
a good deal of derogatory criti
cisms when Patsy or Bill an
nounces that on account of the
cri she or he can't interview
me today. ,
For my own family and my
friends and I hope nearly all
readers are my friends I rec
ommend the following preven
tive measures against the cri:
1. Recognition of the funda
mental fact that spray or drop
let infection is the usual way
the cri spreads from person to
person, not only cough spray or
sneeze spray but the less pre
ciptible conversational spray,
which carries not over five feet,
most frequently only two or
three feet during ordinary quiet
conversation. Of course this im
plies reasonable care about un
necessary exposure .to such
spray.
2. Whenever any such respir
atory infection is epidemic or
prevalent in the community,
children and adults may take
one grain of quinine sulphate
in pill, tablet or capsule, twice
or three times daily for several
weeks. This has seemed to keep
many immune who had been
unduly susceptible.
3. In accordance with scien
tific evidence that vitamin A
promotes the integrity of the
mucous membranes I recom
mend for children and adults
a high vitamin A diet or the
regular supplementing of the
ordinary diet with natural vita
min A (not carotone, which re
quires conversion' into vitamin
A in the metabolism).
A high vitamin A diet as pre
scribed by Prof. Edward Mel
lanby includes 1 to 2 pints of
milk daily, two egfcs, mam
malian liver, green vegetables
and carrots, and two teaspoon
fuls of cod liver oil twice daily.
One capsule of natural vitamin
A (25.000 units) contains more
vitamin A than four teaspoon
fuls of cod liver oil.
There is no satisfactory scien
tific explanation for the efficacy
of quinine as a preventive and
remedy for malaria, nor for its
efficacy as a preventive and
remedy for so-called "colds,"
but no other remedy enjoys the
world wide preference that qui
nine enjoys in popular and pro
fessional experience.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Foot Itch.
Every member of our family (five!
has foot Itch. ! think our son
brought It homo from collroe whrre
ho savs It ta very prevalent. A. M.
P.
Answer Send stamped envelope
bearing your sddress and aak for
monograph on Foot Itch.
MaMold.
Can a mastoid bo caused by a
blow of a flat T If so would It de
velop at once Could It be caused
by a blow suffered three months be
fore? Mrs. U J. P.
Answer Possibly, but not probably.
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AGAINST THE CRI
Headache.
Can you. recommend any safe rem
ciy to keep on ttsci to rellcre beaf
ache? P. 8.
Answer No. But I giro tho best
advice I can In the 10-page pamph
let "Why Hare Headache" for copy
tend stamped envelope bearing your
address.
Baby In Oltlng
Our first baby Is In the Immediate
offing. Before marriage X Imagined
I'd be In terror but I find on the
contrary I look forward to tho birth
of my baby with eagerness and ab
solute confidence Mn. C. R. C.
Anewer It la naturally so. Send
tamped envelope bearing your ad
dress and Inclose ten cents coin for
copy of booklet "Preparing for Ma
ternity." If you want a copy of the
"Brady Baby Book" Inclose ten cent
additional.
(Protected by John F. Dills Co.)
Cd. Note: rerkons wishing to
communicate with Dr. Brad?
should send letter direct to Or.
William Brady. M. D. t6S El
Camlno, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Newport, Ore., June 2S. fl
An automobile struck and
killed Bert Hayes, 58, Seal Rock
quarry rock checker, yesterday.
His widow and five children
survive.
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History from tho files of the
Stall Tribune IS and to ears
ago.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
June 25. 1930.
(It was Wednesday.)
President Hoover plans to)
veto veterans' relief bill.
Plane successfully flies from
Ireland to Newfoundland.
South Pacific nighway, under
widening and improvement, will
be kept open nights and holi
days. Vatican demes pope is seri
ously ill.
Journal editorial character- j
izes Ashland as "town that-f
came back."
Fruitmen ask more fruit ln
spectors for this section.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
Juno 25. 1920.
"Dilly-dallying" by President
Wilson blamed for railroad
strike threat by union heads.
Snow cleared today from Cra
ter Lake road clear to lodge.
Packers issue first call for
box-makers and pear packers.
Irish civil war quiets down,
after three days of street fight
ing in Londonderry.
Nationwide drive started to
modify Volstead act.
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