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EIQHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. July . IM MEDFORDJt-TEIBUNE Kie.pt aatafdar Puhliihtd by MUDrOBD PBJWTINO .CO. ,ih Fir St. Phone IW1- " roblRT W. RUHL, Editor BRNEST OIIfTp- iUn"r' HERB GREY, Advertlln MS. 1 c TVergus6n Maneslnl Mltof ARTHUR PERRY. Sunday Editor MRS OUVB STARCHER. Soe. ?"?.Tn ! ifiiiM rireulation Mgr. An Independent New.paper. Bntored aa econd claw ma r Medlord. Oreson. under Act of March 3, !'":. ' SUBSCRIPTION BATES . Br Mail In Advance rt tally and Sunday ona year ..$7.B0 Sally and Sunday-elx month. 4 00 Da y and Sunday-three mo.. 8.10 Dollv and Sunday one month, n By (Wrler-In Advance Medford, Ahland Central Point, Jackaon ville. Sold Hlll.Phoenlx, Went, and on motor routes: m. nn pally and Sunday-ona year 00g Pally and Sunday one month .? All lerma vn'n UlllCtai rr wi United Pre.a FuU Leaied Wire MEMBER OF AUDIT BUREAU or CIRCULATIONS Advertising Representative WESTHoLlllDAY COMPANY INC. Office. In New York Chicago. De troit, San rr.nci.co. Loa Angelei, Se attle, Portland. St Loula. Atlanta. VtinouvrLiBMMMM - P U 8 L I S W E Rif -rW-SOC)! T 1 0 1 Ye Smudge Pot By Arthur Parry Today is Friday the 13th. So what? Normally, they run three to the year. This twelvemonth is allocated but two. Outside of that millions have had no other good luck. a Japan is now In a diabolical jackpot, and emitting the same anguished national wails as Ger many, a sister bullheaded and belligerent land squealed a few weeks before she threw In a sponge. The same thing that happened to Berlin is happening to Tokyo. The government is wobbly, food is scarce, muni tions are low, the defense is arnlrnlntf nnrl thft trnnne are blue. Everything is hay-wire, j f ear grips me naixaao s empire. Official pessimists to the con trary notwithstanding, Nippon is kaput, ala Der Reich. a One of the Older Girls balked at a trip to Crater Lake in a motorcycle side-car yes. She stated she would as soon go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. a Some citizens allege they en joy the heat. Others think a more appropriate month for it would be December as the pears already have more sugar in them than the OPA ceiling per mits. . e 'a- MALE QUARTET LOOBE i (The Dalles Mountaineer) -"A number of young gentle- men were on the drunk last Friday night and the noise they made was perfectly ter rible." 75 Yrs. Ago Col.) a The Allies announce only the minimum of relief food will be given Germany. The peoples of conquered lands come first. Re turning GI's tell of visiting scores of homes in the Rhine and Ruhr, and, in all the cellars were crammed with food and with holes for rifles and machine-guns in the stone founda tions. The Allied ' decision is timely. It ends any Nazi hope to wheedle enough with what he already has, to start a grocery store chain. . a e ' e . . An air line hostess has discov ered that permanent curls retain their permanency if dipped In beer and allowed to dry. This is quite a contribution to the glamour of the gals. Time, however, can be gained by tak ing a swig of the worser whis kies. Several brands are reput ed to curl the hair at 10 paces. a a YE ED. IS TOLD (Siskiyou News) 'This character's somewhat nasty reply to your corres pondent's kindly letter is ex plicit in stating that he has but one wish to get out of the Infantry and get out of Camp Wolters, Tex." Rural barns and oaks are now adorned by recently returned red-headed woodpeckers (melan crpes erythroccphalus.) Their scientific name is. .what makes them peck. a a a "MOST BERLIN SHOPS CLOSED; NOTHING TO SELL BUT FOOD." (Hdllne Ore gonlan.) And, nothing else to cat. a a a A county official Is creating t a minor sensation. By taking six-foot steps to save a $19 pair of shoes, he ripped the seat of an $18 pair of pants. a The metropolis is now Infested and invaded by mosquitoes from Clark county. Wash. The pests arrive on the north wind. This it contrary to the spirit of the Interstate Commerce act, unless there is a south wind to blow them back home. Bring Them Home! There is a movement on foot to keep large U. S. armies in Europe, or, "Europe fror- Moscow to the English channel will go Com munist before Christmas." Well, this department has often commented upon the likehood of such an outcome. Not before Christ mas necessarily but eventually. And perhaps a large American army in Central Europe would retard sucn a process. F.vph so. we would not favor keeping a single American soldier over there tor sucn purpose. a a a ' m IF Europe is going Communist, force will be able only fn -lolair Tint. nrPVMir. fllich an Outcome. ' ' And this department would never favor the Amer ican nrmv. nr armies eneazms in a uuuucai wai in Europe or any otner ioreign iana ior mat, pm -joae THE internal politics of Europe, as we see it, is not Mir nnnnorn aa nnrr as tnev ao nox inreaien TYTPF.rTT.v Hie nonpp nr the securitv of this country. " . r , . . , .1 . i.-i.: ' 1 Let the people of Europe cieciae ineir own puiiutai problems. . ' If they wish Communism, ujv, lei mem nave iu TViaf ia their hahv. not ours. Above all it is not the problem of our fighting men, on land, or sea or in the air. ... OUR fighting men have done their job, which was to beat Germany. Not because of German poli tics, but because Germany declared war on this coun ts nnH her victorv would have threatened if not de stroyed the peace and security of this country. That's all. Anri thn nnlv rpnsnn to keen U. S. troons over there now is to see that that job, so well done, is not UN DONE. , t When that darker is over, then bring them home; not some of them but all of them. We have no more right, or obligation, to decide i-Vio internal nnlihVa nf nnv rmmtrv in EuroDe bv force than any country in Europe has the right or obligation to decide ours by the same metnods i jk. w .k. It Isn 't True W1 We wnnrler if those who claim the United Nations pact violates the Monroe doctrine and the Pan-American union have ever read the pact or have any idea of what the two policies mean? The Monroe doctrine of course is merely a tradi tion, a practice, it has never been put in writing. The Pan-American union idea its essence at least is embodied in the Treaty of Chapultepec drawn up in Mexico City the first of this year. " a a e a THE heart of the first is that the United States has n -is -kt4 ntil onflrti'o 1 nforoof in the western hemis- nhere nnH its rlevelnnment and anv challenge to that priority or right by any foreign power would be con sidered an unfriendly act. The essence of the Pan-American union is tnai me republics of North and South America have a com mon interest and should work together for the social material and political betterment of their member nations individually and collectively. HEN the Security conference at San Francisco first assembled, the one great fear on the part of practically all Latin American countries was that the formation of this new league might destroy, or impair the authority, of the Treaty of Chapultepec. We happen to know that two representatives of South American countries declared unofficially that if this should be the result of their deliberations they would withdraw and their countries would not sign the charter. SEVERAL weeks were spent in committee, thresh ing out and trying to reach a satisfactory solution. Finally such a solution was reached via the so called regional agreements. That it was satisfactory to both the proponents of the League and the mem bers of the Pan-American union, was amply demons trated by the fact that unlike many compromises there were no criticisms or complaints, at least none pub licly delivered regarding this matter at any time. . a . . a THE essential feature of this agreement was the of 1 ficial acknowledgment by the United Nations that the United States has special interests in the western hemisphere and so have the nations of Pan America their own special concerns and in case of serious trouble or threat of military aggression, noth ing should impair the right of any nation or nations to defend themselves, and the new League would keep hand3 off until the troub should threaten world peace. How then can any honest critic of the new pact maintain that it violates or when put in operation will violate the Monroe doctrine and the Pan-American union? ' Where is the evidence to support such a statement? There is none. For the statement just isn't true.. R.W.R. COMMUNICATIONS Leller. to th. KdHut mon Beat Ihe name an. adtlrtt. nt the arrliet although ihe me l a eenname at initial, tut piitiln-.tliin I. nermte llhle Ihe Mall Tribune reserve, the riht l edit all falter, arllh a elew tn elarlty and crtndenaaltrm Favors Universal Trtlnlnfl To the editor, I read with In terest your editorial of July 8 on "War Breeds War." Allow me to make a few re marks regarding universal serv ice in army and navy- I cannot training. Of course the reason of it was the fear of attack. But can it be said that we can safely eliminate any fears of attack in the future. I have followed up your very Interesting and informative arti cles from San Francisco, and it is quite apparent that the charter is no guarantee against future wars or for a lasting peace. You yourself admit that. Because a man learns to be a boxer or wrestler that Is no sign that he Is bent on knocking out or choking anyone to death on the least provocation. He prob ably learns these arts for self protection, and it gives him a feeling of self-confidence besides perhaps giving him better health and muscular development. The s-ime may be said for a year's military training. But many many other things may be said in favor of such a short period of training. It de velopes character, the draftee gets a broader view of life gen erally, he mixes with many others In various stations of life, He comes out better equipped to stand the trials and tribulations of life, and at the same time he is, or ought.to be, an important unit in the defense of home and country. In Europe it was always con sidered time' well spent and for a double purpose; more effective than so much useless book learn ing some go through in high school and colleges. SYDNEY S. BARKER, Central Point. Likes New Feature " To the editor: Just a word of appreciation for the new feature on your good paper's front page, "By the Side of The Rogue," by Dale Vincent. I think some of us need to be reminded of the wonder of God's goodness to us, even though we are so ungrate ful to Him. H. I. M., (Name on file.) An Answer To Carma Tn thn aHitnr .Titer a linA In answer to Mrs. Carma McCarty of Trail, Oregon. In the first place if she's a farmer why doesn't she raise her butter, milk, cheese and home products so she won't have to spend her ration points? Sure, sugar is scarce but so is ffonri pnA It appma Thpr' nlentv nf Rvmns. hnnpv nnrl saccharin to sweeten our coffee and cereals. But I'll bet $10 of any man's money the soldiers in the Pacific aren't able to go to a store and get any. Simple rea sons they are too busy trying to give us cranks at home a decent place to live in after this war is over. If Carma Is short on hntrer She OUEht tO tl-V K mtlnn. Inr n week. They're a long way from delicious. ; I'm sorrv If I hurt hoi- fnoiir,n but America is the hptt.f4 no tion and we should appreciate tne iaci our children can have the necessary fonrle and nil fk. can eat at that. Margie Stevenson. News Behind The News By Paul Mallon Washington, July 13 Senator Taft has been playing Horatius at the senate bridge, holding back the Bret- ton Woods world f inan clal agree ments, but soon he will have to swim for it. Many objec tive men with thorough knowledge of the complex subject t h i nk he is right, but know he cannot stand against the avalanche of propaganda or ganized shrewdly by the treas ury to thrust its program through. The bankers, for Instance, marched out openly demanding rather mild guarantees to safe guard the $18,000,000,000 bank and exchange funds from abuses, and ran into a hurricane from the treasury wind machines, which blew their hats and near- fiiSejaaamiMeltl lfJt ,1. tv Paul Manna ly their business Into the gutter. a e a ATTACKS upon "bankers" swept from a thousand mim eograph machines, and the im pression was created that the only citizens who doubted that this Keynes-White scheme would provide a financial heaven on earth were hiss this, please "bankers," "reactionaries," and "torles." The Hillman C.I.O.-P.A.C. pub lished an expensive booklet on this line, and Mrs. Roosevelt chimed in at the last moment. The bankers retrieved their hats, announced the fractional acceptance of some of their points by the house committee would make the scheme accept able and retired from the fray. (They need not worry much, for selfish reasons, as all the bank does is to guarantee their Inter national loans and the exchange fund tends to guarantee them against loss in handling foreign exchange.) .... f , THE dwindling crowd behind Taft does not include many bankers, - but mostly . economics and finance professors from the leading universities (Harvard, Chicago, California, Columbia, et al). A class of citizens sup posed to be above earthly politi cal considerations when it was promoting the new deal. Many of these do not think it will work. In fact, the most objective experts I have consult-1 ed believe the basic theory was promoted by Lord Keynes to re store the British pound and world trade, which is a desirable ambition and necessary goal, but he and the treasury's White worked out the program in ac cordance with spending theories -free money, loose money, lit tle interest, unbankable security, etc., on the principle that a bad loan is a good thing because it gives away money to spend. They really believe this. a a e THE world political settlement at San Francisco gets away from that same old line in pol itics, which held "the United States cannot be prosperous un less the world is prosperous" (State Secretary Stettinius). The final chapter comes closer to the new and more popular theory of Adm. King, holding that the world cannot be pros perous unless the United States is kept prosperous (hence we should look to ourselves first, others next, watching the debt, keeping naval bases, not disburs ing our resources loosely, etc.) This change of line, represent ed In the charter, came too late to have any effect on the Bretton Woods financial agreements, made much earlier in the midst of our war propaganda about us feeding everyone and saving ev eryone. The charter keeps our con quering armies in position as the A-l peace priority, lets the navy (they say) keep its Pacific bases outside the trusteeship system and does not give away much. The air agreement at Chicago, somewhat like Bretton Woods, proposes to give away consider able business to foreign airlines. It also was made earlier, when the nation was under the give away spell, although It contains restrictions, and Russia refused to go into it (a separate agree ment with her now is secretly in the making, and may be taken up at the Berlin meeting). ... OUT Horatius himself with all - his mythological powers could not swerve the Bretton Woods formulas away from their basic give-lt-away plane today without being labeled a "fascist" or something similar. This is not an observation. It is a report on majority sentiment In the senate, where the inclina tion runs deeply in favor of let ting the give-it-away boys get away with this one, largely because-they believe in it so fan atically, and will murder a lot of senatorials characters unless they do. . ' As for Taft, he will await his reward in coming years when the $18,000,000,000 runs dry and more money is needed, or the program otherwise disintegrates through its own looseness. That time may not be as far off as you might guess. Flight o' Time Medlord and Jackson Co. His tory from the files oi the Mail Tribune 10. 20 and 34 years ago. TEN YEARS AGO TODAY July 13, 193S (It Was Saturday) Upstate sizzles in record heat. Portland reports 105 degrees. National business flays heavy New Deal spending and new tax schemes. Mrs. Waley convicted of aid in kidnaping of George Weyer haueser, 9, and faces life term. Fair and continued warm. High 97, low 61 degrees. Pardon hearing granted L. A. Banks, local agitator and orch ardist, serving life term for murder. TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY July 13, 1925 (It Was Monday) Thirteen forest fires burning In county, started by lightning., new building at Main and Holly. Fair. High 92, low 52 degrees. Principal O. R. Campbell quits city schools. No pageant will be held this summer at fairgrounds. State control board denies de mands of University of Oregon. THIRTY-FOUR YEARS AGO TODAY July 13, 1911 (It Was Thursday) Masons order construction of Three forest fires started by lightning. 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