SIXTEEN MEDFOHD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
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Decline of Britain,
American Leadership
Forecast by Speaker
A sleady deterioration in the
standard of living in Great Brit
ain for several years was fore
cast Friday night by John Wil
liams Hughes, lecturer and a
newscaster and analyst for the
British Broadcasting corpora
tion. He spoke at the Hogue
Valley Country club for the
Knife and Fork club here.
The living standard will go
down because Britain is now try
ing to live on her own produc
tion, in contrast to pre-war years
when she could rely largely on
her colonial empire. Huches said.
Europe Said "Old, Tired"
Europe is "old and tired," the
speaker asserted, whereas Amer
ica is young at heart and color
ful. Tired countries lend to be
get welfare state economies,
which cannot exist without bu
reaucracy, he added, and quoted
a conversation with a Portlander
who said America is lucky in
that it is not getting all the gov
ernment taxpayers pay for,
whereas in England they do.
He described the difference
between American and British
types of government, and said in
his opinion the Conservatives
won last year's election because
they feared the Labor govern
ment would retreat from Egypt
as it did from Iran, because they
considered five years of any gov
ernment enough, and because
they found that despite socialis
tic promises of security, actually
there was no security for em
ployers and no opportunity for
workers.
Defends Indie
Hughes said Clement Attlee,
former Labor prime minister, is
admired for his treatment cf
India, fulfilling pledges former
ly made to her. Hughes also de
fended India's Prime Minister
Pandit Nehru, and said' he does
not get Justice from comments
tors or the press. He pointed out
India s dangerous position in
case of war between Russia and
the west, adding that the world
should remember that in listen
ing to Nehru's speeches. He
mentioned many friendly acts by
Nehru toward the British gov
ernment and toward America,
and said the Indians are trying
cubtlcy but definitely to show us
where they stand in the struggle
for freedom.
The British have had their
"day as imperialists and world
powers. Europe is willing to ac
cept the fact that this is the
warned that any country which
achieves world superiority be
comes proud and arrogant. He
said that Great Britain has gone
through that stage, and has been
unpopular because of it. He rec
ommended that schools in this
country should teach a definite
policy against imperialism.
Asians Distrust America
Europeans now acknowledge
America as a world leader, but
wonder what kind of leadership
she will give them, he said. On
the other hand, the people of
Asia, many of whom have never
seen an American but have long
memories, remember that in nth
er days any kind of aid from any
country was a forerunner of
domination, he said. They are
therefore distrustful of Amrri-
cans, and world leadership
means a different kind of think
ing on the part of Americans, he
added.
The speaker defended Britain
saying that she has redeemed
herself by replacing the empire
with the British Commonwealth
of nations, and he pointed out
that while at the beginning of
the reign of King George VI,
there were 87.000.000 free peo
ple in the British empire, by the
close of his reign there were
514,000,000 free people in the
commonwealth.
Socialism "Mistake"
Ho feels Unit socialism In
Britain is a great mistake, but
also feels that the money spent
on the experiment, both British
and American, has not complete
ly been wasted If we have
learned the lessons that you can
not bring prosperity by discour
aging thrift; that one cannot
strengthen the weak by weaken
ing the strong; that one cannot
establish-courage and initiative
by taking away independence,
and that one cannot help people
permanently by doing for them
what they could and should do
for themselves.
In a lighter vein, Hughes
begged the people of the United
States not to "add to the con
fusion" already existing in Eu
rope by sending letters and pack
ages with such abbreviated re
turn addresses as "Ore., Cal.,
Fla., Mich.," and so on, which,
he said, mean absolutely nothing
to most Europeans.
"More Strings" Advocated
During the question and an
swer period after his talk, he
said he believes Americans could
have brought more pressure to
bear in Europe than has been
done: that our aid to Europe has
been fine, but it should have
"more strings" attached, and
that economic unity should be
the basis for future aid.
He also said that Britains do
not think of their health insur
ance as "socialized medicine,"
but simply as the health plan,
which has been in effect in a
greater or lesser degree for many
years, it was originally Winston
Churchill's plan, he said, and the
Labor government merely broad
ened its scope.
The speaker was introduced by
the Rev. George R. V. Bolster,
president of the club.
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Court Rules DPA
Amendment Effects
Retail Business
Washington The emergency
court of appeals recently ruled
that the Capchart amendment of
the defense production act must
apply to retailers and others as
well as manufacturers.
Since the law was passed In
August, 1951, the office of price
stabilization has denied mer
chants price adjustments to
which they were entitled under
the law, according to the court
ruling. The unanimous opinion
of the court reversing the OPS
stand was handed down by Chief
Judge Charles Marin.
Gives Price Adjustments
The Capchart amendment pro
vided for price adjustments to
cover increases up to July 26,
1051 In costs of materials, labor
and other business expenses.
OPS officials denied 28 applica
tions for p r i.c e adjustments
sought eight months ago by Safe
way stores. OPS ruled in Octo
ber, 1051 that the law did not
apply to retailers.
The emergency court ruled
that "a judgment will be entered
setting aside the (OPS) letter or
ders October . . . denying the
(Safeway) . . . applications for
adjustments and remanding the
cause for consideration of the
applications on their merits."
STANDING INSIDE COMPOUND at Koje Island, Korea,-where
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd was held hostage 78 hours, Chinese
Communist prisoner (wearing glasses), who Joined other Inmates
In grabbing General, tells story of Incident to fellow Inmate who
acts as Interpreter during Interview. (International Soundphoto)
21 Talent Seniors To Get Diplomas
Talent Graduation exer
cises for the 21 Talent high
school seniors will begin at 8
p.m., Wednesday, May 28, the
Rev. Lcroy Ncifert giving the in
vocation. Graduation exercises
this year are to be held in the
gymnasium.
Marilyn Eagle will give the
salutatory address, entitled,
"Musings and Welcome." Vale
dictorian Joanne Joanis will be
next with a speech on "The
Challenges of Life." Senior Class
President Kenny Reynolds will
follow with, "Patterns," a talk
to the underclassmen.
After the "Cherubim Song" by
the high school chorus, Dr. Mc
Neal of Southern Oregon Col
lege will speak.
Jesse Williams will present
the seniors with their diplomas,
and the benediction will be by
Rev. Ncifert.
The class has announced that
friends wishing to give them
flowers, cards, or gifts should
not bring them to the school the
night of graduation.
Snowball Rouses Man
Asleep in Burning Chair
Syracuse, N. Y. tU.R) An
accurate throwing arm and a
snowball saved a man from pos
sible burns.
Patrolman Richard Currier
saw smoke coming from a third
floor window but was unable
to get into the building. Currier
tossed a snowball through the
window and aroused David Henry-Henry
had fallen asleep in a
chair with a lighted cigarette.
He escaped without burns.
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Five members of the Medford
chapter of the National Office
Management association are at
tending the 3,'lrd International
conference of NOMA in San
Francisco this weekend. The
meeting is being held at the
Fairmont hotel today through
Wednesday.
Mrs. Frances E. Grant, of the
Associated Fruit company, secre
tary of the Medford chapter, is
official delegate to the confer
once. She and Mrs. Frances
Laughlin, Medford clinic, left
yesterday by plane for San Fran
Cisco.
Mrs. Grant will attend the
sehool-for chapter officers, to be
conducted at the conference by
members of the NOMA staff.
Other Medford people attend
ing Include Mrs Ethel S. Srhultz.
Medford Meat company; Mis. El
len N. Cox. Modoc Orchard com
pany, an Alternate delegate, and
Winston W. Carl, Burroughs
Adding Machine company, who
will participate in an exhibit put
on by his firm.
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