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SUNDAY, JUNE IS. 1960
Porter Looking for Angel to Finance International Meeting
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Mail Tribunt Washington
Correspondent
Washington (Special)-Rep.
Charles O. Porter Is looking
for an angel-any peace-loving
p hilanthropic
o r ganization
with $300,000
to spare will
d o - t o fi
nance an in
t e r national
conference of
p arliamcntar
ians. The Rocke-
A. Row siib icner, r o r a
and Carnegie foundations
have yet to be heard from.
Cyrus S. Eaton, the Ohio
industrialist, has donated $1,
000 to help arouse interest in
the idea of a meeting of par
liamentarians from most of
the world's countries who
would meet here in Washing
ton. Porter has used Eaton's
donation to hire a man, Tom
Blake, to prepare for the con
ference by sending letters
about it to prominent politi
cal figures throughout the
world.
Small Groups Seen
As Porter envisions it, this
conference would break down
Into small groups and deal
with such knotty internation
al problems as improving in
ternational courts, revising
the UN charter, plans for dis
armament, prevention of war
by miscalculation. It would
be under the auspices of the
World Parliament association,
American Bar association,
United World Federalists and
the Members of Congress for
World Law. The state depart
ment has endorsed the gen
eral Idea.
Purpose of the conference
would be to focus attention on
these problems, to muster
public opinion in favor of ne
gotiations, to spread the con
cept of government settling
disputes according to interna
tional law,
Porter would like it to be
held next spring, if some
means of underwriting it can
be secured. The estimated
cost of transportation, lodging
and other arrangements, he
notes, would be far less than
the cost of one missile. .
Favors Method
The Oregon congressman,
who has attended numerous
international conferences in
his four years in office, con
cedes that he strongly favors
this method of seeking rap
proachments between East
and West. Said Porter:
"I . don't know any other
way. If man's reasoning pow
er is going to save him, w
have to do as the old preacher
said, 'Let's come reason to
gether.'" He noted that President
Eisenhower, in telling the
American people about the
breakup of the Paris Summit
meeting, said: "We must con
tinue businesslike dealings
with the Soviet leaders on
outstanding issues, and im
prove the contacts between
our own and the Soviet peo
ples ..."
Porter said among those
who favor his idea for a world
rule of law conference are Ar
thur Larson, ex-advisor to
Eisenhower, and now college
president; Chrles S. Rhyne,
ex-president of the American
Bar association.
While trying to foster inter
est and financial support for
this venture, Porter has been
participating in meetings in
Europe of an unofficial group
known as East-West Parlia
mentary Disarmament Confer
ence. He became involved af
ter a radio commentator,
Trls Coffin, asked if he would
be interested in attending such
a meeting in London last win
ter. Coffin's broadcasts have
been sponsored by the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad, of '
which Cyrus Eaton is chair
man of the board. Eaton of
fered to pay expenses of any
"forceful" Congressman that
Coffin selected. Porter ac
cepted and went to London
in February. -
There he became the Ameri
can member on an executive
committee assigned to plan
for a future disarmament con
ference to be held late this
year. It was for such a plan
ning session that he went to
Stockholm two weeks ago.
For the trip to London,
Porter received $1,075.20 In
estimated expense money, but
upon his return sent back $23
to Eaton. For the Stockholm
meeting, he received $1,316,
and upon his return he gave
back $37 to Eaton. Porter's
staff had slightly overesti-
Valley Men Named
To Committee
The appointment of Donald
G. Root, R. W. Gray and their
alternates, all of Medford, to
the pear marketing control
committee, has been an
nounced by the U.S. depart
ment of agriculture.
The committee will admin
ister the amended marketing
agreement, and order regu
lating the handling of winter
pears grown in Oregon, Wash
ington, and California.
First alternates for the po
sitions are David B. Lowry
and Joe Naumes. Second al
ternates are Paul Culbertson
and Harold A. Holmes.
Ten other men from Ore
gon, Washington, and Califor
nia and their alternates will
also serve on the committee.
Members and their alter
nates will serve for the fiscal
period beginning July 1, 1960,
and ending June 30, 1961, or
until their successors have
been selected.
mated his expenses, and so
the congressman returned
what was left to the man who
is reputed to be worth $100
million.
Hopes to Go
Counting the $1,000 for
planning the Washington con
ference, Porter has received
$3,331.20 from Eaton to un
derwrite his activities in
these various meetings con
cerned with world tensions.
He has another planning ses
sion scheduled for September
in Brussels, with the big dis
armament meeting proably
in Rome after the elections.
Porter hopes to go, Eaton's
generosity being what it is.
Despite some editorial criti
cism from Oregon, Porter said
he sees no reason for reject
ing Eaton's funds that make
his attendance at these meet
ings possible. He noted that
he has made no secret of these
benefactions.
"I can't think of a better
way for Cyrus Eaton to spend
his money," observed Porter.
"I think there is a concensus
against war in the world. Con
ferences such as these help
apply pressure of public opin
ion on the governments to
find peaceful avenues."
As for Eaton himself, Port
er has never met him. He has
read some of his speeches, he
explained, and agrees with
his general theme that peace
ful co-existence must be
sought through multiple con
tacts across and through .the
Iron Curtain. Porter does not
agree with all of Eaton's ex
pressed views, as quoted In
various articles.
Returned From Visit
Recently Eaton returned
from a visit to Hungary, Po
land and Czechoslovakia with
glowing accounts of conditions
and the happy prosperity of
the people. Eaton recently
was awarded the Lenin Peace
Prize.
' "In some ways he goes loo
far in accepting and trusting
the Communists," said Porter.
"Even though we deal with
CommuniBt states, we should
always make clear that we
believe in freedom."
Porter is Inclined to think
Eaton is "naive" in his ap
praisal of Communist Satel
lites, but he admires his ef
fort to persuade Premier
Khrushchev that American
capitalists would much pre
fer peace and a decline in
taxes that are now required
for defense spending, to the
profits to be gained from war
munitions.
Devoting Himself
Eaton, at 76, Is devoting
himself with missionary zeal
to his crusade for understand
ing between East and West. A
Republican who favored
Franklin Roosevelt, he is re
ported to control a $2 billion
Area People Attend
Shoe Conference
Wilbur Gardner, proprietor
of Gardner's Shoe Service,
Medford, and Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Jahnke, owners of
Art's Shoe Repair, Central
Point, attended the West
Coast Shoe Serviceman's Day
in San Francisco recently.
During the conference they
heard John S. Ferber, presi
dent of the Shoe Service In
stitute, and Dr. E. O. Dille,
marketing consultant for
Shoe Service Institute and
head of the University of
Tennessee retail merchandis
ing department.
Exhibits included the new
est in shoe service machinery
and a model repair shop.
As a result of the trip
Jahnke will receive a "Model
25" five to one bench ma
chine, used to cut and trim
soles, roll welts, and bevel
edges. It is valued at $125-
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empire in iron and steel, coal.
paint, rails and shipping.
He has invested consider
able sums in recent years in
his peace mission. Mainly
Eaton has sponsored meetings
of world scientists and schol
ars at his boyhood home, Pug
wash, Nova Scotia, and sub
sequently in Europe.
Porter said he is convinced
these conferences have helped
make people more aware of
the dangers of atomic weap
ons. Several weeks ago Eaton
was criticized in the Senate
by Sen. Dodd (D-Conn.) for
visiting Khrushchev after the
blowup of the Summit meet
ing. Dodd suggested the At
torney General tak-! action
against Eaton under the
Logan Act, which provides
penalties for any private citi
zen who, without authority,
deals directly with the head
or representative of a foreign
government in an effort to
Influence that government in
relation to its policies toward
the U.S.
Defends Eaton -
Porter took the House floor
susequently to defend Eaton
by discrediting Dodd's at
tempt at "restricting the ef
forts of citizens like Cyrus
Eaton who believe that peace
is too important to be left to
the president, the State De
partment, the generals or any
body else." Porter said the
Logan Act would apply only
when a citizen tried to nego
tiate with a foreign govern
ment about a specific dispute
or controversy.
"Communication among na
tions must increase, not de
crease, if we are to attain
peace and avoid war. We can
disagree profitably. We should
not seek a legal pretext for
denying others the right to
speak and act. In our crusade
for peace, we need all the
help we can get. We have too
few thoughtful and concerned
citizens like Cyrus Eaton
spending their talents, time
and money for world peace,"
Porter concluded.
Cancer Research
Chair To Be Set
Up at UO School
The American Cancer So
ciety. Oregon division, has
agreed to establish a chair of
cancer research at the uni
versity of Oregon medical
school.
Announcement of the agree
ment was made by Dr. Rob
ert H. Buck, president of the
Jackson county unit, and Dr.
David W. E. Baird, dean of
the medical school.
Under the terms of the
agreement, the American Can
cer Society will contribute a
maximum of $20,000 annual
ly for the occupant's salary.
The grant Is a portion of the
money left to the society by
the late John R. Tomlin, Med
ford. Purpose of the chair will be
to enlarge "the scope of re
search in this field, train
young men in research and
stimulate research in the field
of cancer by others at the
school."
Selection of the chair's oc
cupant will be made by the
school, subject to the approv
al of the ACS research ad
visory council. A committee
of the faculty has been ap
pointed to seek and screen
applicants, Dr. Baird said,
pointing out that it may take
several months to get "an
outstanding man."
While the agreement places
no limitations on the fields
of cancer research, it does
stipulate that the chair occu
pant must be potentially able
to carry out research in fields
relating to cancer and must be
potentially qualified for ap
pointment to a full professor
ship. Approximately 80 per cent
of the appointee's time will
be spent in research. The re
mainder will be used for
teaching. '
In addition to the $20,000
annually for salary, the Can
cer Society has also agreed to
provide $5,000 annually for
the first three years for sup
plies, equipment and p a r t
tlme secretarial and technical
assistants.
It is anticipated that after
the Initial three-year period,
research grants will be avail
able to support the program.
No definite time limit has
been set on the society's sup
port of the chair. The only
stipulation is that the society
will make funds available
from the time the man is ap
pointed until his retirement,
or until his appointment is
terminated by the school, Dr. 1
Buck said.
Other direct benefit from
the Tomlin bequest is the I
John Tomlin Memorial Can- i
cer lecture program scheduled I
in Medford June 24 and 25.
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