Critics of ' Oregon's 1961
Legislature are working them
selves up into a froth of charg
es that wis is a "do-nothing"
session. . ' '
Tein't necessarily so!
With sine die adjournament
now officially. set for April
22, it is time to accentuate the
positive .-accomplishments of
the '' people's representatives
working such long hours
(from 8 a.m. to as late as 11
p.m.) for such little pay ($6
a day). ' ; ; .
-Loudest critics of the Legis
lature recently have been the
Republican leaders, although
some newspaper editors and
reporters (including this one)
have done their chare of grip;
ing, too. . , . .'
, Gov. Mark Hatfield, at his
weekly, press , conferences,
, rarely has missed a chance to
get in a dig at the Legislature.
He has expressed displeasure
at the long deliberation over
the Boardman.. industrial site,
. ovir state , construction proj
ect funds, and over the gener
al legislative pace.'
( Former Gov. Charles A.
Sprague in an Oregen States
man editorial, however, point
ed out that: ' ; " . .
"Gov. Hatfield gains no
ground with his' sniping at
the Legislative ' Assembly. It
is a' law unto itself, and legis-
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By
Marguerite W. Wright
lators brook no umbrage from
the executive. The Oregon
Legislature sets its own pace,
and in recent sessions has
overrun 100 days. No one can
say members at this session
haven't worked. They have
been exceedingly diligent in
their committee work.
Test on Subitum
"Lack of cohensive control
accounts for failure to dis
patch bills, but rarely has
Oregon in recent years had
any tight; organization of the
Legislature, with a few able
to crack the whip and get per
formance. The test of a session
is not the rate at which bills
emerge and go to the gover
nor, but on what the substance
is of the legislation that is
passed. For- that we must
await the 'sine die' adjourn
ment." -Legislators joined in their
own defense against the gov
ernor's charges. Some of them
said Hatfield was using the
suffering of Oregon's unem
ployed as a political weapon
in his. criticism of the Legisla
ture's handling of the state
building program.
Sen. Al Flegel (D-Boseburg)
cited .the Joint. Ways and
Means Committee's labors of
14 and IS hours a day in at
tempts "to come to a conclu
sion for the benefit of the
people of the state of Oregon."
He said the governor's build
ing program had inequities
which the Legislature would
be remiss in approving hasti
ly. '"V. j'-- - '!';' ',.
Sen.Dan Thlel (D-Astoria),
chairman of Ways and Means,
and Sen. Harry' Boivln (D
Klamath Falls) president ' of
the " Senate, concurred with
Flegel. Boivln said, "I do not
believe we have to apologize
for' Ways and Means In any
way." '" -
(Ways and Means reviews
all . appropriations . and has
been'; very . cautious ' about
spending .the taxpayers' mon
ey this session.) : i . .
Another prominent' critic of
the Legislature is Sen. Antho
ny. Yturri;(R-Ontario), Repub
lican 'minority leader 'in, the
Senat.He says legislators aire
dragging'" their; feet "on Hat
field's plans for government
reorganization. Of the 20 re
organization bills, hone have
yet reached , the governor's
desk.ior.his signature. ,,,.. ?7
Ko Public Outcrr ! ;
But defenders of the Legis
lature are quick to observe
tht "the public usually gets'
what it wants and deserves"
-meaning that there has been
no great public outcry back
ing . up' the'' governor's : de-.
mands. Instead, the pressure
to leave things as they are ap
Medford
Tribune
SECTION B
MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1961
PAGES 1 to 8
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QUAKER OATS PLUS WATER Flood '
waters of the Cedar river edge toward the
giant Quaker Oats company plant at Cedar '
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Carrying Things a Little Too Far
TO
Rapids, : la., before crest begins ' to recede.'
Officials expressed optimism that the worst
of the threat' was over, -. (UP! Telephoto)
parently is much greater than
any pressure to make the
changes the governor (and
many of the more liberal leg
islators themselves) ; would
like to make.' V ' v
Since legislators tradition
ally are not much "ahead" of
the people,' criticism of the
Legislature's reluctance :l to
make radical changes amounts
to criticism of the Oregon pub
lic's rather conservative mood,
' "Notwithstanding that appar
ent contentment 'With the
status quo, .'the governor is
getting more and more ; of
what, he wants as the session
advances. !'" '- ,''' :'.'
- Legislators' acqulessed- to
Hatfield's request for bills en
abling Boeing Airplane Co. of
Seattle to lease the 100,000
acre Boardman site -for 80
years' at $60,000 a year, even
though some of them fear that
Oregon may have bought a pig
in poke. Some Jiave serious
reservations about the ulti
mate benefits to Oregon if the
Boardman site is used only as
a missile testing ground' with
no big-scale . job-creating' de
velopment , there.- Stilly-they
are! willing to take the gov
ernor's, word for it that this
will become a great economy
boost for the state. '
-i. Recommendations -by Hat
field's Finance and Adminis
tration Department forhsub
stantial' pay raises for the
state's top employees have al
so, found favor in the Legisla
ture. Raises of $2,000 to $3,
000 per year for some institu
tion1 heads- (with top pay of
$19,500 going to the state hos
pital superintendent) tenta-
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tively have been approved by
the Ways and Means salary
subcommittee. , ... ,; ; ;
If finally . passed, the new
salaries would include $18,
300 for the state health offi
cer, $18,300 for the state high
way engineer, $15,000 for the
penitentiary warden, $13,200
for state , police superinten
dent, $12,300 for the state for
ester,' $13,200 "for the game
commission director, and so
on'.':' V'...C.;s..Y"'r-".
The governor also had his
way on the issue of decreas
ing the; size; of the planned
Capitol Mall and the expense
of projected Mall, buildings.
Under threat of a Hatfield
veto and objections from all
over the state, the Mall cut
back failed. ' .
hewbry's Opinion , ; - .
1 It appears that the gover
nor, will also get his wish 'to
move the Welfare Commission
from Portland to Salem. Sen.
L. W. Newbry (R-Talent) said
he thought the Welfare Com,
mission needs "a slap on the
wrist" - and Sen. John Hare
(R-Hillsboro) said he thought
Vit needs a kick in the pants"
and that the governor ought to
have this $100,000,000 opera
tion "under his thumb.!. . ; ;
,oiaps, .kicks,, and firm gur
bernatorial thumb all seem to
be:.dn .the. pffing;:jiow,; after
the. dispute between1 .Welfare
and Hatfield made sensational
headlines earlier in.' the ses
sion.' ;!,, - .::;
Another .source of satisfac
tion for the governor should
be passage of the Republican
approved, legislative reappor
tionment bill. It passed the
House by a coalition of Repub
licans ana Eastern O r e g o h
Democrats and, with minor
changes, is expected to pass
the Senate. ' . ;' .. .
Chief objections to the bill
come from Washington coun
ty, which constitutionally, is
entitled to more than the one
senator allowed, and Multno
mah county which wants an
additional senator on the same
grounds of population growth
Considered unconstitutional,
therefore, by some, the bill
may go to the Supreme Court
for final decision.
Favorable Action
Community mental health
olinics under, a new state di
vision of mental health, pro
posed by- Gov. Hatfield, are
getting favorable action in the
House,, although the gover
nor's request also to place five
state mental institutions un
der the new division has net
been approved so. far.- If ap
proved by both houses, the
clinics (also proposed by lead
ers in both parties) can be
claimed another Hatfield suc
cess. '.-., -
Two labor bills, one to pro
vide enforcement against un
law lubor and manaeement
practices, and one to provide
for state-conducted union elec
tions, have passed the Senate.
The "Little Landrum-Griffin
bill" was supported by all but
one Republican senator and
about half the Democrats, and
amounts to another GOP vic
tory which shduld please Re
publicans from Hatfield on
down.,"- -,: : '
A bi-partisan group of 19
Republicans and 19 Democrats
in the, House beat down' ob
jections to a bill to cut weight-
mile taxes on trucks by $1,'
000,000 a year. Opponents say
that if signed by the governor,
the matter will be referred to
the 'Voters. ... 1 r'. " r. ,
Pollution, Civil Mights
Other measures that should
win compliments for the Leg'
islature from the governor in
clude House action to strength
en anti-water- pollution
forcement; and Senate approv
al of a major civil rights Item
this session - a bill outlawing
discrimination in personal
service establishments such as
barber shops.'
- Action on' some kind of net
receipts income tax, request
ed oy Hatfield, is. still possi
ble... ;V . " !
: The off-shore oil lease bills,
requested by Hatfield, are up
for action soon, .'. , '''
Much other legislation, up
'till now in various commit
tees, is due for action in the
next two weeks. . y- ;
' - Up 'till now it has been too
early to discuss legislative ac
complishments. From now on,
however, as "the substance of
the legislation that is passed"
becomes clear, there'll be
plenty to nraise and an abun
dance to .belabor by sine die
day. , V
Then Gov. Hatfield can say
whether the Legislature comes
up to the Mark! .
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College Negroes i
Will Be Recruited
! Washington - (UPD r The Ken-.
neay administration has em
barked on the first step In a
nationwide drive to recruit
college-trained ? Negroes for:
upper level obs in the federal
i It is inline ,witHan!order,
L... Tyi AUt V. lL' 1V -'. ill.'
"j caciii ciiiicuy ior me
goverririieiit to' take "positive
measures iqr me' elimination
of ' any discrimination.' direct
of indirect,1 which now exists".
in government niring. . -.
i Ross CHnchyi a Civil' Sew
ice Commission official ' as
signed to minority' group mat
ters, lert Sunday on' a sixr
week tour of 24 predominant
ly Negro colleges. Later; he'
will visit -70 additional' col
leges with heavy Negro enroll
Cuba Units Control
Navy Installations
i Havana, Cuba - (UPD - Cuban
army . units today controlled
most of the island's naval in
stallations to prevent further
uprisings by naval personnel
opposed to the pro-Communist
policies of the Castro regime,
i Twenty-one sailors and one
of ficer-the entire detachment
of a small navy post at Guana-
bo Beach-were reported to
have defected and escaped
aboard a coast guard craft
Sunday.
On Saturday, reports in Ha-
vana said the government had
broken up a counter-revolu
tionary movement by 300 na
val personnel. It was . the
fourth reported mutiny by na
val officers and men.
Navy Makes Effort
To Save Russian
Washington (UPD The- Navy
Saturday dispatched two
transport planes to the Ant
arctic in an effort to evacuate
a Russian scientist who is seri
ously ill with stomach ulcers,
The Russian is Leonid Ku-
perov,- who arrived in Febru
ary at America's Byrd station
on the South Pole continent as
part of an exchange program.
He has been in serious condi
tion since March 23.
CASTRO, K TO MEET -
Mexico City - (UPD-Premier
Fidel Castro will meet Soviet
Premier Nikita Khrushchev
later this year to discus
means of disposing of the Cu
ban sugar crop, diplomatic
en-1 sources said . Saturday.
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Washington - (UPD - A House
labor subcommittee has been
holding a series of hearings
this month on
m a n's con
quest of ma
chines, and
vice versa.
-In general,
the testimony
tou c h e d on
the progress-
i f "prograss"
is the proper
word - that
man has been making toward
rendering himself obsolete
with instruments of his own
creation. . . - i
, Machines . already can do
most things better than we
can, except invent better ma
chines. And that probably will
be the next step.
; Being a homo sapiens my
self, about the only comfort
that I could derive from the
hearings was the fact that all
of the witnesses . were of the
human variety. ;
If Congress ever .starts call
ing, in machines . to testify,
which is not as far-fetched as
it might sound, then we mem
bers of the human race might
as well hang up our uniforms.
One of the witnesses was
John Diebold of New York, a
34-year-old management con
sultant who is alleged to have
invented the word "automa
tion." In fact; I-understand ha
has confessed to the charge. '
Diebold said the, machine
age really came of age, so to
speak, with the development
of electronic computers, which
for the first time, provided in
struments with "brains." ,
By the time, that Diebold
got through outlining all the
things that computers can. do,
or soon will be doing. I was
nursing a king-sized inferior-
liy complex. Anc
tee Chairman Elmer J. Hol
land (D-Pa.) seems to feel the
same way.
"I was just wondering, sit
ting here, are you going to do
away with Congress?" Holland
inquired. "And also with those
news reporters down there-do
away with them?
"You have me a little afraid.
Maybe we are not going to
need any Congress. . You will
just put it in that machine," .,
Holland's soliloquy left me
with mixed emotions. Or, put
ting it another way, I agreed
with SO per cent of his fears.
There are times when I feel
that a machine that would do
away with Congress might not
be a bad thing. But any talk
of doing away with news re
porters is carrying things too
far...'
As I visualize it, Congress
could be replaced by two big
computers with Remington
Rand representing the Senate
and IBM standing in for the
House. ' ; ;
Then,' if someone felt in
need of legislation, he would
merely press a button and out
would come a new law. Or, -if
the legislation happened to be
against t'vti national interest,
a light would flash and the
machine would register "tilt."
All ' a government bureau
would have to do to get an ap
propriation would be to pull
the handle and pick up the
money as it came down the
slot. ..... ' .
Only two things that I can
think of stand in the way of
computer legislation. ..x-.-jji.
In order to function proper
ly, a lawmaking machine
would have to have a built-in
lobbyist. And some kind, of
safety device would be needed
to keep it from filibustering.,-,
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