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By Arthur Party
The weather is such, water
proof roofs, and "powder-dry"
shoes have started to leak,
e e e
Gen, Fatton, leader of the
rampant Third army, now be
leaguring the Saar region of
Germany, la listed as "an In
adequate personage for the
peace conference." He would
be a better hand at knocking
bullheaded Prussians under the
table, than a democratic con
gressman from a doubtful state,
fretting more about the next
election, than preventing the
next war,
The government Is now
using a "yardstick" to find out
what became of all the cigar
the flat side of hair-brush, is
needed, all probes to date
how. It ' was blamed on
"hoarders"- until it was re
vealed there were no "hoard
ers". Then it was laid to "heavy
shipments overseas to GIs." This
alibi petered out when It came
to light the GIs, even on the
combat fronts, were shy of fags.
Some amateur slueths figure the
cigarettes are still in the tobac
co warehouses where they have
been all the time. ,.v .
' "Everything for the kiddies'
happiness machine guns, baby
dolls, tommy guns, teething
rings, army rifles, doll bug
gies, Jeeps." (Oakland (Cal.)
Tribune.) Baslo training In the
nursery. .
;, e . -.
Austria la liable to, find Itself
between Russian and American
armies, as the Nails withdraw
porces from Italy to protect
the cause of World War I, an
no great help in preventing this
one. Germany in the late SO's
was always mobilizing ' to "In
sure the territorial integrity, of
Austria". You probably remem-
uer me commotion over the
Sudeten, and. how Herr Hitler
rushed In with men and tanks,
and .himself. Anything that hap
pens to Austria will be fine
with the rest of the world,
e a. e .
LITTLE WOMAN REBUKED
(Palo Alta (Cal.) Times)
"I must confess that it gets
my male goat to hear women
thus arrogating to themselves
full credit for some conaltjer
able acts of their mates that,
proceed solely from their
husbands' own decency. When,
wives boast of having their
effect labeling them as poor,
mates "trained." they are in
weak saps who are easily led
and fooled. Even though the
husbands were like that, why
should wives want to boast of
w "RICH GIRL BEMOANS
LONLINESS." (Hdllne Reno
Gazette.) She shouldn't be.
e
The metropolitan press prints
pictures of lady shipyard work
ers smoking pipes, and not look
ing happy about it. For the
sake of the merchant marine
and shipping In general, the gen
eral public will hope they weld
better than they puff.
e e
Ration -free children's shoes
will be made out of bacon rinds,
an OPA chief reports. Where
there are bacon rinds there must
bebacon of which purportedly
there is a mighty shortage. Ex
cept for greasing up pancake
griddles In old fashioned homes,
and seasoning greens, bacon
rinds have heretofore been of
little use to mankind.
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HOLD YOUR TONQUEI
(The Sun Dial)
"Secretary Ickes was
aboard a train derailed at 80
miles an hour. Unhurt he says
he didn't even know about it
And it will do no good to
show him the reports because
he doesn't believe what the
newspaper says."
Cloelns time for Claaalfled Ada
a. ra. Too Lite to Cleaelfr UM
Nature Aids the Allies
This tprrifiV farthouake mav shake Janan's morale
more than any of the many defeats suffered thus far.
For by an ironic stroke of fate it hit Nippon on the
da.ej , ii . t fa 1 TT 1 '.
anniversary or mat sneaK aitacK on rean narpor.
And the Japanese are very superstitious.
Mnraniuv iha .Tananono nonnln nnn Vinrrllv fail fo
! be reminded of that other seismic catastrophe which
A 1- m 1 --.4?nM -.mm Ai.a. at.ti InMnklfl
destruction in life and property, and which the United
States relieved by promptly sending millions of dol
lars worth of food, clothing and medicines, to Japan
fVio china nnlH ho trnt tntrether. What a
C0 DVU.1 VHV evtVM w , w or - O " w
contrast today! and all due to the treachery and in
gratitude and iniquity of the Japanese war-lords.
TVii'o oVinnW fr .Tnnnnpsft morale, counled with the
material damage that may have been caused to Ja
panese military establishments and manpower, might
well shorten the war in the Far East more than any
militarv or naval victory that has been achieved by
the allied forces up to date.
The "Border Line " Problem
Sneakinsr of nost-war problems we wonder how
many people have noticed the prevalence of war
veterans names in recent reports of tragedy and
crime.
Yesterday in Carteret. New Jersey, an ex-soldier in
a sudden fit of berserkian rage, killed his father-in-law,
two policemen and a bystander.
Also yesterday in Hollywood Douglas McPhail,
romantic screen baritone, recently discharged from
the service, committed suicide.
Such items are almost a commonplace in the cur
rent news. What do they mean?
e e e
THEY mean that casualties of war, and especially
this war, are not confined, by any means, to
physical disabilities, but mental disabilities as well.
And frequently npt to mental disabilities that can be
readily recognized and therefore treated as such,
but just inner maladjustments, nervous and mental,
caused by the destructive experiences of this war,
particularly among those of sensitive and impression
able natures. ,
TPHE two cases cited above, may or may not,, come
nrnnavlu linrlat alir.ll a tlaaair'iriafinn Hllf rrioro
is no doubt of this: , .
The best psychiatric skill this country can produce,
and the finest clinical care that can be devised, will
both be needed and needed now to deal with this
returned soldier problem.
The pen who return physically impaired will of
course be properly cared for. But the men who re-
turn' sound on the outside in body and limb, but im
paired within, nervously or mentally, and yet not
apparent and clear cut "mental cases" won't be.
That is they won't be, unless some program is de
vised and devised soon to take care of what might
be termed the "border line" problem.
Again Looking Forward
. A correspondent "calls" ye editor on his recent
prediction that after another quarter century there
won't be a genuine democracy or a monarchy from
the North Cape to Vladivostock.
"How about England?" the correspondent asks.'
We said FROM the North Cape not including it
although after another 25 years the people of Eng
land might we said MIGHT decide that maintain
ing a royal house however decorative and respected,
could no longer be afforded.
e e e e e
DUT we believe the next quarter century will see
far reaching and fundamental political changes
in Europe, and throughout the world for that matter.
Eventually these changes may produce some sort
of United States of Europe, a confederation of more
or less independent states, loosely held together for
common defense and mutual benefit.
But we don't believe this can be brought about in
as brief a time as 20 .or 25 years.
In this post-war period, therefore, we look for so
much change, readjustment and confusion, that any
democracy that is any country where the people
actually rule can not exist, and any constitutional
monarchy, will not be able to survive. .
e e e e e
QR TO express the same idea in another way, we
look for some form of political totalitarianism
to be dominant in Europe after this war and until the
political tidal waves caused by the most terrible cata
clysm in human history have subsided.
We may be wrong hope we are. But at least our
doubting correspondent will have to wait until 1970
to PROVE itl
De Gaulle Consults Stalin
As a footnote to thft nhnvn it mio-lit Via Tinted "!on-
eral DeGaulle "provisional president" of France, is
now in Moscow talking thintra over with Comrade
Stalin.
Before leavinc Pans fJpnprnl Dpfinnlln asnor. nn
order whereby the provisional government took over
the famous Renault nntnmohUo nrnrka nnrl alen all
- - veHwaeevvsav,! II V a. a e w Mil V 1UV W a a
privately owned coal mines in northwestern France.
A M 1 a . . a . ...
scorning io report tne steei industry win come next.
In short France has not only turned to the left but
unless somethinc UritvriPitpfl intorf nroa will ovanln.
ally have a form of government almost exactly the
aame as now exists in nussia. it isn t communism as
so generally assumed, but a totalitarian form of state
Buciaiism -a socialistic dictatorship as it were.
Stalin will undoubtedly be in a position to give his
visitor and imitator some valuable advice I
News Behind
The News
By Paul MaJJon
Ml
Paul Mallon
Washington, Dec. 8 Nothing
much will come of the Littell
charges that Attorney-General
Blddlo is un
der the influ
ence of the
genial Tom
my Corcoran.
Now that Mr,
Biddle's assist
n t, Norman
Littell, has
been fired for
1 n s u b ordin-
ordln a t e 1 y
making the ao
cusa t i o n, he
has taken the
charge to congress for investiga
tion. Not much more Investiga
tion is required. A congression
al investigator who has seen the
record of Biddle's telephone
calls (apparently all calls nt
even the highest . are clocked
here since the war started) says
it shows frequent phoning back
and forth between the attorney
general and Corcoran. Indeed
Biddle does not deny Corcoran
was his friend.
Behind the aired controversy.
singularly, is the fact that Cor
coran now is practically No. 1
on the new deal hate list. Harry
Hopkins never liked the brash
young Irishman who contested
with' him for Inner power. Hop-
Kins and David Niles, who are
nearest the president, now
would be glad enough to see
anything happen to Tcmmy.
Indeed. I am told that if Cor
coran called the White House
today he could find no one who
would talk to him, despite the
service (or dis-servlce) he did
the new deal by inspiring and
inwardly conducting the repack
ing of the supreme ourt, his
earlier work in development of
the security exchange commis
sion legislation (an excellent
job) and some other legal gum
shoeing. But when Corcoran some
years ago was calling congress
men and saying, "This is the
White House speaking we ex
pect you to jump," he managed
to befriend a great many gov
ernment men, clearing paths for
their advancement in office,
bringing young lawyers Into
powerful government jobs from
their insignificant labors. One
of those he helped was Biddle.
Then Corcoran quit govern
ment service (which was about
to quit him because of his grow
ing unpopularity) In order to
cash In on his connections In a
way not unique among public
men. His friends say he was
disillusioned by his government
experience, but he was not a
man of many Illusions.
Fabulous stories are told of
the money he has since acquir
ed. Perhaps he has managed to
sequester $100,000 a year, after
taxes, but he is far from a mil
lion, I suspect. His clients are
not the best possible and he
apparently Is - not extremely
finicky about whom he acquires
as a client. He never tappears
before congressional committees,
but sometimes can be seen cor
nering congressmen.'
But, as I say, nothing is like
ly to come of the Littell charge
that Corcoran influenced Ms
friend, the attorney, general, in
the specific matter of a Georgia
shipyards case, largely because
congress is the only force likely
to pursue the charge, and con
gress is not in the mood. The
truth Is the heart was taken out
of it In the last election. It wiU
pass such acts as the freezing of
the social security tax against
Mr. Roosevelt's wishes, because
it had planned that and knows
Increase of the tax January 1 is
not justifiable . for any social
security purposes. (Mr. R. just
wants to raise all the money he
can for war purposes from every
possible source.) But as for in
vestigating the whitewashing of
Kimmell and Short or whoever
above them needs whitewashing,
or pursuing Tommy Corcoran,
with its customary righteous in
dignation, it lost both righteous
ness and indignation on Novem
ber 7.
My guess Is that Hopkins and
Niles will personally and pri
vately see to it that Corcoran
does not make much money
and that will be about all there
will be to it.
local orchardlst and agitator.
serving life term for murder-
Fair. High 55, low 28 degrees.
Mrs. Will Brown reports
Eagle Point is the most prosper
ous town In the county.
Valley gift boxes of pears gain
In popularity in middle west and
east.
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Mediord and Jackson Co. His
tory from the files ot the Mail
Tribune 10. 20. and 34 rears
ago. '
David H. Canfield new Crater
Lake park chief back from trip
to Washington, D. C. i
Diner flashes gun in local cafe
and escapes with $10 in change.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
December 8, 1924
at Was Monday)
Southern Pacific engineers
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Probable rain. High 42, low
39 degrees. Rain .13 of an inch.
Election in Germany falls to
settle any issues. .
Price of eggs In Portland
drop, due to increase in produc
tion.
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
December 8, 1934
(It Was Saturday)
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' Fourteen Portland residents
die from drinking wood alcohol.
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