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X Eisenhower's Politieal Breed Real Issue . . Human Freedom Against Bureaucracy By KEVIN McCANN President, The Defiance College In currant discussions of the availability of General of the Amy Dwight D. Eisenhower - for tha Republican nomination for tha proaidaney in 1952. tha comment ia often made: "What doaa ha atand for?" i Tha Supreme Commander for the Allied Power in Europe ia prevented by Army regula- - tions from engaging in political controversy, from formally offering hia viowa on domestic v and foreign issue, while he is in uniform. Yet. his opinions on a variety of topics, national and international; hia theories of govern- mens, hia philosophy of life, hia hopes for peace, hia achievements as tha administrator of th ' Allied victory in Europe and aa tha overseer of a great educational institution. Columbia Uni versity, have become known through hia reports, speeches and letters. In twelve articles, beginning today, the Mew York Herald Tribune presents a sampling of ,.. General Eisenhower's beliefs as a public service to tha American electorate. Tha articles are ' based on a forthcoming Doubleday and Company book, "The Man From Abilene." by Kevin ' McCann, who served Eisenhower when the general was chief of staff, followed him to Colum bia and later to SHAPE headquarters t Paris. - : ; r. General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Com mander for the Allied Powers in Europe, has publicly and pri vately pointed out that his cur rent : assignment as boss of NATO "is a project in which the. United States has invested billions and in which success is mandatory to our nation's security." As a consequence he. cannot participate in current political argument. But for more than a year in his NATO command, and for. two and a half years as president of Columbia univer sity, for a long stretch as chief of staff in Washington and be fore that as the general architect "of victory against the Axis pow ers in Europe he has watched the unfolding of events. He has seen Fascism topple, Commu nism rise. He has seen his native United States come to fuli pow er, and now stand in peril. Estimates Set Forth - - "And from his knowledge of ' America and its people, he set forth recently in a letter to a friend from his headquarters near Paris this estimate of our aspirations in the great political year of 1952.: "As of now, I feel safe in say ing that the great concern of the American people is - "(1) renewed assurance that we really have a two-party sys tem; ; ."(2) honesty and integrity in government; "(3) acknowledgment that the resources of even such a country as ours have limits; "(4) that reckless and exces sive spending and taxation can, In the long run, be as danger ous to our way of life as are ex ternal threats; "(5) hope of establishing an administration in Washington that can provide a unifying in fluence, possibly even inspira tion; "(6) a hope of getting an administr a tioni characterized throughout by a sense of justice, fair play, and" consideration for all our citizens rather than slickness in appealing to special interests and pressure' groups; and '(7) confidence that our af fairs in the outside world will be handled intelligently and firmly so as to regain for-us a position of security and respect, and to do this in such a way as to avoid extravagance. Political Creed Framed In another letter, written in late January to a friend, Gen Eisenhower framed this capsule version of his - own political creed: "The real issue of today's political life is human free ' dom against bureaucracy and regimentation; it is a healthy two-party system against an overwhelming single party; it is clean efficiency and com plete honesty in all echelons of government as opposed to bureaucratic bungling; it is justice and fairness for all as opposed to special favors for pressure groups; it is sensible . co-operation in a world in which our own balance in spiritual, economic, and mili tary strength must be pre served as opposed to stupid isolation or to attempts to buy safety." 'Pointing out that he had ex pressed himself clearly many times on such matters, he added: k "If what my .friends now need from me is a descrip tion of how I'd apply these purposes to. taxes, to budgets and deficits, to Formosa and Yugoslavia, , to... farm parity, and so on, and so on I should say. that they are not taking very seriously my convictions as to the importance to Amer ica of my current duties and responsibilities. More over, circumstances change particu lar applications- they do not change principles, basic char- Woman Inmate Calls Taxi To Esca pe F rom State Pen Salem (U.R)--Mickele O'Brien, 27,- escaped from Oregon State prison Wednesday night by call ing a cab and having it drive her to" Portland, Warden Virgil CMalley reported. Worked for Deputy Warden Miss O'Brien, alias Norma Leech, was working in the home of Deputy Warden Gene Halley. She phoned a taxi late last night to meet her at a street well out side the prison gates, then walk ed nonchalantly to the place and got in the cab. It took her to Portland, 50 miles away. Washington State police were alerted when it was reported w GEN. DWIGHT EISENHOWEh acter, values, and purposes.' Positive Views on Taxation - Gen. Eisenhower has very positive views on taxation and the problem it creates in mod ern America. He has considered the tax burden in connection with his widely-known stand on preserving individual and state rights against federal encroach ments, r . "Extravagance in govern mental spending'," he wrote re cently to a friend of long stand ing, "brings about ever-increasing3 taxes taxes which, if long continued, will strangle - incen tive, the very quality which built the nation . . . Meanwhile, the government debt rises. The value of our money becomes the football of politics subjected to the political whim of the mo ment. Inflation has partially de stroyed our savings and our life insurance values. ' "The government penetrates more and more into our daily living; its answer to excessive control is more control. In this whole process, the abuse of the taxing power has been one of the chief weapons the govern ment has used. "It is a favorite weapon for three reasons. The first of these is that it is the readiest at hand. The second is that unjust and unwise taxation, tending toward the destruction of freedom can be made to appear, temporarily, as humanitarian concern for the masses. " Some Slogans Sweet Music "Slogans like 'Soak the Rich' Meat Men Indicted For Tax Evasion San Francisco (U.R) Two California meat packers with in terests in Oregon have been in dicted by a federal, grand jury for income tax evasion. They were Dante M. Tognoli, Fairfax, and Frank J. Benedetti, San Rafael. Tognoli, 41-year-old owner of Del Monte Meat Company, Inc., of San Francisco and partner in the Del Monte Meat Company and the Central Market, both in Portland," was accused m six counts of evading $37,081 in his and his wife's income taxes in 1945-46. He also was -charged with attempting to evade $93,860 in federal taxes on the San Fran cisco firm in 1945-46. De Benedetti, 62, was indicted on four counts for evading $66, 717 in his and his wife's 1945-46 taxes. He is owner of the William Taaffe Company ot San ' Fran cisco, the Idaho Meat Packers of Caldwell, Ida., and an Oakdale, Calif., cattle and sheep company. De Benedetti also is a partner in the two Portland firms in cluded in the indictment against Tognoli. she had been seen in the vi cinity of Vancouver, Wash. She was reported in company with a man who was paroled only a couple of days ago from Oregon State prison. Former California Inmate , Michele O'Brien was. received at the prison last July from Clatsop county for aifive-year sentence for obtaining .money under false pretenses. She form erly : had done . time- in Cali fornia. ':UV- ' t .- : Warden CMalley said Michele financed the taxi trip to Portland by stealing money from Mrs. Halley's purse. - -. ' are sweet to the ears of millions, and the protests of the few who discern the catastrophic effects upon the worker and the free dom of the masses are scorn fully dismissed as the screams of the wicked, enduring deserv ed punishment "The third reason is that few people are conscious of the con nection between a prosperous, free enterprise and fredom national solvency and individual freedom. Worthless money and bankruptcy lead to nationaliza tion of property; a development that compels bureaucratic con trol .which must finally . give way to autocratic control. "So, our problem is to pre serve the opportunities of all citizens to make certain that our synthesis of social, economic and political organization and procedure is designed to bring happiness and prosperity to the millions, and,' while doing this, to prevent unwarranted govern mental encrocahment into our private, affairs to examine the need for each of the alleged necessary controls over private business and living." Opinion Summed Vp In public speeches in the United States, Gen. Eisenhower summed up his opinion on taxes: "How far can a government go in taxing away property rights and . still not leave the government the master of the people instead of its servant? We have, I think, repudiated a the ory that, fundamentally, there was a struggle in this country between human rights and prop erty rights. We repudiated it when we realized that property rights are only one of the hu man rights." On the related issue, of Fed eral economy, he has stated: ''If. solvency and security are not synonymous, they are so closely related that the differ ence, if any, is scarcely discern ible."; ,--VX. " ' Copyright, 1952 New York Herald Tribune, Inc. Independent Retail Grocers To Study Prices for Milk Wholesale . and retail milk price shedules will come up for discussion today when Jackson and Josephine county independ ent grocers and milk dealers meet here. H. E. Carlson, secrettary of the Oregon Independent Retail Gro cers association, has called a meeting of the group for 8 p.m today at the Medford hotel. Although a two-cents per quart margin to dealers is allowed by the state milk marketing admin istration, local organized action on the retailers' part is neces sary "in order that this margin may be established," Carlson said. It is IVi cents here now. Dealers would be satisfied with the two cent margin, he added. He said they are sympa thetic toward producers and re alize production costs are higher here than in other parts of the state but he said labor and other costs of retailing miik have also increased. The dealers will also discuss labor contracts with grocery clerks and meat cutters. In equitable" office of price stabil ization markups and the "unfair" classifying of stores rendering credit and delivery service with cash and carry chain stores will also be reviewed, Carlson re ported. President To Withhold Political Announcement Washington (U.PJ Presi dent Truman told a news con ference Thursday that he ' will make no announcement of his political plans during his forth coming visit to Key West, Fla., which is expected to last until March 28. Mr. Truman announced that he will nominate Paul Walker as chairman of the Federal Com munications commission. Walker is now vice-chairman. Duke of Windsor Sails To Resume Self Exile London (U.R) The Duke of Windsor, a lonely figure in black, sailed for New York in the liner Queen Elizabeth Thursday to resume his self-imposed exile. Philadelphia (U.R) Federal mediators .called a second meet ing of union-management spokes- taien Thursday to try to settle the four -day -old Philadelphia port tie-up. - - MEDFORD Ualtet rrass TmU Uim wire 46th Year 20 Pages Ml srTBC HI JUL (i s jf " 1,11 3 M MEW HOME FOR TRANSIENTS DEDICATED The group of religious, business and civic leaders which gathered at the Salvation Army's new transient welfare home just north of Medford is shown here during dedication services Wednes day. The dark brown shaked building is located on former city-owned property at what was the old Medford disposal plant. Grounds are partially landscaped. Work and materials Subcommittees Tackle Probem Of Repatriation Panmunjom, Korea (U.R) Subcommittees of the Korean truce negotiating teams will at tempt Thursday to break a po tentially dangerous deadlock over the issue of forced repatria tion of prisoners of war. Staff officers wrestled with the problem for three weeks. The Communists insisted that prisoners of war held by the Allies be sent home, by force if necessary, regardless of their own desires. The Allies said they would "never" agree to do that. Confessing failure to find any basis of agreement, the staff of ficers decided to turn the issue back to the main delegations. As a result. Rear Adm. Ruth ven E. Libby, for the Allies, and North Korean Gen. Lee Sang Cho will meet with a staff of fellow subcommitteemen to re start talks on the subcommit tee level. Red China Determined To Liberate Formosa Tokyo U.R) A Peiping radio broadcast said Thursday night that Red China is "ada mantly determined to liberate Formosa by any means" and is "fully capable of actually liber ating Formosa." The broadcast by the official radio mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist government "was made in the Japanese language and recorded here. "The Chinese people under Communist rule are not only ada mantly determined to liberate Formosa by any means but are fully capable of actually liberat ing Tormosa," it said. Jury Acquits Cabbie Of Illegal Liquor Sale A district court lurv vesterdav acquitted Walter Lee Harris, Medford cab driver, of a charce of illegal sale of alcoholic liquor. Harris was defended during the two-day trial by Attorney Ed ward C. Kellv. The chare was brought by the district attorney's ottice on a complaint signed by an agent of the State Liquor Control Commission. A jury trial of a second cab driver, Elmer W. Abbott, 1212 Withington street onened todav. He also is accused by a com plaint of illegal sale of liquor and is being defended by Kelly. A third driver pleaded guilty to a similar charge earlier this month and paid a $95 fine. Mandatory Bath Ends Woman's Pose as Man - Monroe. La. (U.R) Com plaints in the men's block of city jail here.that 14 days was loo Ion j for an inmate to go baihless ended a Negro worn an's 11-year pose as a roan. ,'' Police Capt, Homer J. Me Murry said Cammie King, alias Sam Lowia. threatened other prisoners with a knife when they tried to force hex to take a bath Wednesday. . .... MeMurry's insistence that she bathe, drew confession from the woman that aha as sumed the role of a man 11 years ago to make life "easier.' - MEDFORD, OREGON, lost Salvation Army's New Welfare Center Here A handsome new building to, house . transient men and indig ent families. was dedicated here yesterday by the Salvation Army. Built entirely of donated ma terials and with worn contr b- uted by organized labor, the new structure is situated on a land scaped tract purchased from the city near the junction of High way 99 and 62. The dedicatory services were conducted by Maj. Harry L. Larsen, commander of the Ore gon and Southern Idaho divis ions of the Salvation Army. He said he accepted the building to further the Army s creed that "a man may be down but not always out. Keys Presented The keys to the building were formally presented to Capt. Thomas Mack, Salvation Army commandant in Medford, by A. A. "Tony" Lausman, vice chairman of the advisory board. Council Chairman Paul Selby represented Mayor Diamond Flynn. After group singing and other musical numbers by Mrs. Mack and Miss Carol Davis, the bene diction was asked by Captain Mack and the dedication audi ence was shown through the new facility. The Rev. D. Kirk- land West gave the invocation. The Salvation Army now has available, in addition to its Cita del at 236 North Bartlett street, modern, spacious dormitory space for transient men, office space, rooms for families and a large kitchen and dining room. Still Need Furniture Captain Mack pointed out that though the building itself is ready itr occupancy, it still lacks furniture. Donations will be gratefully received, he said. The members of the advisory board who were chiefly respons ible for the fund-faising cam paign are: Walter Leverette, chairman; A. A. Lausmann, vice- chairman; Eugene Thorndike, treasurer; E. B. DeVoe, Frank Van Dyke, Herb Grey, Floyd Baker, Ralph Sweeney, Moore Hamilton, Victor Kengla, Jorgen Jorgenson, Warren Hamlin, John Snider, Al Leighton, Everett Faber, Reese Alexander, Lynn Cram, Dick House, Ray Baker, Charles Crary and Stanley G. Parrish. Speaks to Kiwanians Major Larson was guest speaker at the Kiwams club Methodists Will Build Home at Milwaukie Portland (U.R) A five-story, $1,750,000 old peoples' home with accommodations for 270 persons will be built by Oregon Methodists near Milwaukie, the Rev. Edward Terry, president of the sponsoring corporation, an nounced Thursday. ; He said construction . would begin not later than the first of 1953. .; BULLETIN Washington (U.R) Sen., Richard B. Russell of Georgia . announced Thursday that he is a candidate for the Demo cratic presidential nomination. v Russell is the second avowed candidate for the Democratic nomination. Sen. Esies Ke fauver (D.. Tenn.) previously announced he is in the race "to the finiih.' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY were donated by Medford firms and labor organizations but furnishings will still have to be donated. The building will supplement present Salvation Army headquaiters on Bartlett street and will be used solely for temporary housing for tran sient men and homeless families. It was formally accepted yes terday by Maj. Harry L. Larsen, divisional commander of the Oregon and southern Idaho division of the Army. i (Brainerd Photo) meeting at noon yesterday. He said there won't be a change of conditions in the world unless there is a regeneration a change of heart of man. There are a lot of "three-year-olds in the drivers seat" in Amer ica, he continued, saying, 'Their hearts have not developed at the same rate as their brains." Speaking at a dinner meeting for members of the Salvation Army advisory board, their wives, guests and Salvation Army officials last night. Major Larson stressed the complexity of today's living and its terrific pressures.- Under existing condi tions people seem not to have the time to think things through and to recognize true values. It is time to reappraise our price less heritage of ireedom, endang ered by apathy, he said Spiritual Material Aid The Salvation Army, 87 years old, serves 92 countries, but is not a professional agency, Ma jor Larson said. The Army seeks to bring aid and comfort to those in need in the true spirit of love, with spiritual as well as material help. Every effort will Agreement Grants US Bases in Japan Tokyo (U.R) Japan signed an agreement Thursday granting the United States air, naval and army bases in Japan to serve as a defense of the islands and a barrier to Communist expansion in the Pacific. The agreement implements the U. S.-Japanese security treaty. It becomes effective with the ratification of the Japa nese peace treaty and the end of occupation. The agreement does not list the specific base areas, buildings and communications lines the American forces will use. These details will be worked out by a U. S.-Japanese committee which will meet regularly in Tokyo. Collazo Conviction Upheld by Court Washington (U.R) The U. S. Court of Appeals Thursday upheld the conviction of Oscar Collazo, Puerto Rican revolution ary, under death sentence for shooting a White House police man during an attempt to assas sinate President Truman on Nov 1, 1950. ; Collazo originally was sen tenced to die in the electric chair on Oct. 26, 1951, but the date was postponed indefinitely to al low for an appeal. New Merchant Police Not Part of Department Police Chief Clatous McCredie said today that the Medford po lice department is not connected with a new private merchant po lice -service being established here. ; . " He said several merchants have received letters from the new firm giving the impression that the city police department is actively associated with the venture. The department, how ever, has no objections to the es tablishment of the- service, the police chief added. Tribune Unit. Press Fall UuH Wire 28, 1952 No. 296 Transient Dedicated be made to make those served at the new building better men and women. High tribute was paid by the speaker to the community spirit and work of the advisory board for the completion of the trans ient center, one of the finest of its kind in the northwest. Major Larson complimented Captain and Mrs. .Mack upon their lead ership of Salvation Army activi ties in this area. The Rev. George R. V. Bolster of St. Mark's Episcopal Church represented the Medford 'Min isterial association in a tribute to : the Salvation Army. The thanks of the city of Medford for the Salvation Army's effec tive answer to the transient prob lem was voiced by Councilman Selby. D. Ford McCormick, rep resenting the YMCA, voiced sim ilar praise. Cite Cooperation Leverette extended thanks to Parrish, building contractor for the transient center. Outstanding cooperation of the electricians of this city, under the leader ship- of Crary, was recognized. Lausmann, chairman of the building committee, told how a contracting firm 'was organized by three board members to fa cilitate immediate construction of the much needed transient center. The result of a, com munity working together "is a $45,000 building completed for $22,000. DeVoe told how lum ber for the center was donated within 30 minutes, and how gen erous has been the assistance ex tended throughout the com munity. Certificates of special appreci ation were awarded Leverette, Lausmann and DeVoe for out standing service in completing the project. Balloon Load Found; Saucer Scare Eased Waldport, Ore. (U.R) A bar rel of sand found here with three parachutes attached was identi fied Thursday as the load from a General Mills-manufactured balloon used in cosmic ray ex periments at the 75,000 to 100.- 000 foot level A spokesman for General Mills' laboratory in Minneapolis said the balloons, which tempo rarily revived the "flying sau cer" scare, were released at Til lamook, Ore. G HST May Intervene To Save Alaska Statehood Measure Washington (U.R) President Truman said Thursday that Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney,1 D-Wyo., may try to get the Senate to re consider its action in sending the Alaskan statehood bill back to committee. v -v, - The president also said he may intervene in an effort to save the measure. ;? - . Senate Votes Recommittal The Senate Wednesday voted 45-44 for recommittal -in : an action . which some observers thought might kill the chances of Alaskan statehood in this session of Congress. But Mr. Truman, who con ferred with CMahoney earlier Thursday, told his news confer ence that the senator discussed with him the possibility of re Weather FORECAST: Fair through Fri . day with patches of tog la valleys Friday morning. Low . tonight 30. High Friday e. Temp. Righeit Yesterday 3 Lowest thli Morning J Flaming Gasoline Tank Trailer Hit Near Morgan, Utah Registered Mail Included in Loss Morgan, Utah U.R) Nine car loads of mail destined for Cali fornia and Utah were demolished Thursday when a Union Pacific fast mail train hit a flaming gaso line tank trailer that had supped onto the mainline tracks near here. No one was injured but au thorities said they "doubted seri ously" if much of the mail could be salvaged. Damage Estimated Damage was estimated at "more than $1,000,000" by P. J. Lynch, Union Pacific vice presi dent in charge of operations. Lynch said the estimate was only tentative until a detailed investi gation was made. One of the 10 crewmen on the train, F. W. Pritchett of Ogden, narrowly escaped death. His uni form overcoat was burned from his back as he helped others from the crew coach. The truck driver, Fred Berrier, 33, Rock Springs, Wyo., was superficially burned as he jumped from his cab. 11 Cars in Train The Union Pacific said there were 11 cars in the train. A crew coach and baggage car and the engine escaped with only minor damage. But the nine mail cars were gutted. Five cars of mail were bound for the Oakland, Calif., mail ter minal for redistribution in the San Francisco bay area and nor thern California. One was for Los Angeles, one for Ogden and one for Salt Lake City. The ninth was a railway postoffice car where clerks sorted mail en route. Registered Mail Included One car was entirely com posed of registered mau. Howard Taggart, operator of a motel near the scene, said. x ue ianK u aiier was ' loaaea with 6,800 gallons of 100 octane gasoline." "The driver I don't know his name but he worked for the Call Company of Afton, Wyo. said he lost control on ice that covered a curve. "The trailer jacknifed through a guard rail md straddled the mainline tracks. It exploded and caught fire as it landed. A few seconds later, UP's No. 5 regular fast westbound mail traL-. came out of the tunnel. Engineer Couldn't Stop "The engineer couldn't stop. The oil-burning locomotive got past okay, but the tender was ruptured and the cars behind were sprayed with burning gaso line and oil. The crew got out but the cars were burned to- the wheels. The load of mail is an awful mess." No Preparations Made l r i Ai fi in race 01 uimriKe By UNITED PRESS The nation's oil industry ap parently, has made no prepara tions to increase its stored sup plies of petroleum products to meet a threatened strike of -275,-000 union workers set for mid- mgnr. ounaay, a spoi cnecK indi cated Thursday. The unions were polling their membership on a government mediator s reauest for a week's delay in the threatened walkout. which potentially could curtail the life blood of the -nation's transportation system. Refiners m the rich Texas and Louisiana gulf coast area the greatest petroleum processing section in the world reported no efforts were being made to increase storage of gasoline and oil in bulk storagetanks to meet any posible shortage occasioned by a strike. consideration. He said O'Ma honey earlier Thursday, told his news conference that the sena tor discussed with him the pos sibility of reconsideration. He said O'Mahoney, chairman of the Senate Interior committee, returned to Capitol Hill to work, on strategy to save the statehood legislation. Fight Said Still On O'Mahoney had told reporters he would keep plugging for the measure and would fight a move to sidetrack a companion bill to admit Hawaii to the union. Concerning the basic issue of statehood, the President said that as far as he is concerned the fight is still on. He said he . hopes to devise some method of: aiding the statehood legislation. IE T
