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‘THE PAPER THAT HAS NO ENEAHES HAS NO FRIENDS.”
George Putnam
Soul Searching
The infant world government, the United Nations, like the Biblical David,
has nlanted a well-flung stone firmly upon the snout of the snarling Red
Goliath that stalked into the land of the helpless Koreans last year. At last,
the Russian Bear talks “peace” for Korea.
Troubles, su<h as Korea, jab into our minds, each of us must patch up
the wound. Attention must be given—even if it is but the act of forgetting
the whole sordid mess. So is it with Korea and Iran. Problems these are
—to the entire human race, and solved they must be—eoon.
Like drowning shipwreck victims, humans all over the world outstretched
their arms to the United States for guidance after World War I. President
Woodrow Wilson sought and fought for peace and the League of Nations.
The United States snubbed and ruined the League of Nations. President
Wilson died a beaten and broken man. World War II was not long in coming.
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Again hopes blossomed from the ashes and rubble. President Franklin
D. Roosevelt and the United Nations lighted the torch of freedom and in
dividual dignity. As ever it was, and is now, these “one world” peace hopes
and ambitions are the routes being followed by President Harry S. Truman
and his administration. There are those among us who by their sneering
at President Truman’s leadership thereby strike down and block a better
way of life for all the peoples of the world in our time. While blindly-
doing such things, these selfish people give out with “patriotic” double-talk.
There is little doubt that one fear stung the minds of those who signed
the Declaration of Independence. These men knew that their signing of
the great paper meant that the threat of the hangman's noose closed about
their very necks. Today that same enslavement, fear, and death threatens
and will come to millions in the free world should the great experiment of
the United Nations fail now in Korea and Iran.
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Young and old citizens of Mill City decided that they needed a lighted
athletic field in Mill City, and expended the time, labor, and finances for
such a field. This week, master of ceremonies Bruce Williams, Salem attorney,
conducted the dedication ceremonies for W. W. Alien Field, Mill City's fine
lighted athletic field. Only by such a voice as here rang out can we, as a
part of the free peoples of this Earth, preserve the wonderful freedom that
the Statue of Liberty symbolizes, the Liberty Bell proclaims, and the United
Nations guarantees.
United States citizens love chalking up firsts. We can really be first
in the way it counts, if we say in dead earnestness to those who today
force their will upon the freedom loving individuals now living—“your
brutal 'Red* ilk can beat the life from the human body, can hypnotize the
human mind into sleep, but can not conquer the unconquerable spirit of
humanity. This spirit draws its being and power from that which is greater
than mere Man. * Think well, Joseph Stalin, before you bathe this Earth
in blood 1”
Editorial Comment
2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
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Joint Chiefs Versus MacArthur
In sum, the testimony of the Joint i
Chiefs of Staff was such as to justify |
the confidence of Americans in the
judgment of their top military leaders.
It was sober analysis, and—aside
Today my mood is best expressed
from the nonsensical flurry started by
by a little poem that I wrote last
Senator Wiley over whether to try
year:
to compel General Bradley to describe
The sweetest time of the year
the details of a confidential conver
Is when the days are warm and
sation with the President—the ques
clear:
tions and answers stuck pretty clote
For summer has come,
to the issues raised by the ouster of .
Winter has gone:
General MacArthur. The result was I
My wife will have to mow the
an overwhelming rebuttal of the Mac-
lawn.
Arthur strategy and a clear demon
stration of why MacArthur was fired.
Til never forget: the day I was
born, my mother said, “Let's call
1. Reasons for Ouster
him Arthur Godfrey,” and my
General MacArthur was removed by
father said, “This is CBS, the Co
the President, not by the Joint Chiefs.
lumbia Broadcasting System."
Secretary Marshall had already des
cribed the main factors in this deci
I was reading the paper where the
sion—public statements which violated
Waldorf-Astoria has a suite that
the President’s directive, and a pre
costs $130 a day. ... I guess that
mature announcement which vitiated
isn’t so bad though; it’s summer
a Presidential cease-fire proposal.
and the days arc getting longer.
But the Joint Chiefs also noted that
But $130 a day—I’ll bet at that
MacArthur was out of sympathy with
price they don’t count the towels
policy as relayed to him; Admiral
when the guests leave.
Sherman called it “lack of respon
My weekend in Virginia really
siveness” and “a tendency to debate
did me good. I’ve still got the bags
and in certain cases to criticize.”
under my eyes—but they're sun
General Collins asserted that Mac-
burned.
Arthur had disregarded policy in
structions to use primarily South
There's one thing about those
Korean troops to the approach to the
Senatorial investigations that
Yalu River. General Bradley felt that
bothers* me—on most quiz shows
civilian control of the military was
if you answer the questions cor
jeopardized by MacArthur.
rectly you win $20,000. But if you
But the ouster was not a casual
answer a senator correctly you
decision. Each member of the Joint '
get 20 years in the hoosegow!
Chiefs of Staff made it plain that he I
HEARD ON C>S TALENT SCOUTS
respected MacArthur’s position and
difficulties. It is evident that the
firing weighed heavily on the Joint
Chiefs; yet each concurred from a!
military point of view, though sev
eral admitted that it could have been Editor of the
better handled. General Collins added Mill City Enterprise
that if the President had not initiated Mill City, Oregon
the ouster, the Joint Chiefs might
Dear Sir:
have been forced to do so at a later
The writer sincerely wishes to
time.
compliment the entire town of Mill
2. MacArthur's Misjudgement
City for their exceptional civic ac
The testimony also showed that complishment in the erection and
MacArthur repeatedly misjudged the completion of Allen Field. Certainly
enemy he was opposing. Evidently as an outsider I was amazed at the
he disregarded the intelligence reports great amount of work accomplished
available to him about the entry of on limited funds in the establishment
the Chinese Communists in force. of your athletic plant.
He also paid scant attention to the
Please permit me to take this means
warnings from the Joint Chiefs about of expressing my sincere thanks for
the disastrous physical split between the privilege of taking part in your
the Eighth Army and Tenth Corps. dedication ceremonies; and, again, my
MacArthur felt that it would be im congratulations to Mill City for a job
possible to hold more than a beach well done.
head without expansion of the war;
Sincerely yours,
yet even as he was sending his gloomy
BRUCE W. WILLIAMS
message, General Ridgway had suc
ceeded in stabilizing a line. It is fur To the Editor:
thermore quite evident that Mac- Dear Sir,
Arthur either misinterpreted or dis
How many housewives are really
torted the Joint Chiefs’ message of willing to help bring prices down?
January 12 outlining possible meas With your co-operation in publishing
ures (such as the bombing of Man this letter, I hope to find out. This
churia) to be taken as a last resort is my program—so simple it almost
if the situation did not improve. sounds childish!
Every housewife
From the testimony of the Chiefs who will participate one hundred per
themselves there was no warrant for cent in a nation-wide “buyers resis
MacArthur's saying that they were tance” campaign should do as follows:
in agreement with him—at least send a self-addressed penny postal
without strong qualifications.
card to:
Mrs. Ray Evanson
3. Bombing Manchuria Versus Global
Tigard, Oregon
Strategy
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The unanimity with which the Joint
Chiefs opposed an enlargement of the The card will be returned to the
war a war which is being won-—was sender with the names of approxi
'particularly impressive. It was op mately three (3) items which are to
posed by each member Army, Air be "resisted” for a specified one-
Force, Navy, and the chairman —on month (thirty day) period. In this
the ground that it would commit too way the same items will be resisted
much of America's power in some at the same time, across the nation.
thing that would not be decisive and Naturally there will be hardships and
would imperil over-all defense. Re sacrifices must be made, but in each
actions varied from General Bradley’s case it will last thirty days.
This program will not be effective
epigram of “wrong war, wrong place,
wrong time, wrong enemy” to Gen without complete co-operation from
eral Vandenberg’s objecting to "peck those willing to try it. Prices were
ing at the periphery” of the main a long time climbing up to their pres
enemy. General Collins posed a nice ent high level so we can't expect a
question in noting that China's supply sudden drop. We must continue our
lines lead to Harbin, Vladivostok and plan for many, many "resistance
eastern Siberia.
“Now where do cycles". I suggest those who send
you stop?” he asked. Admiral Sher me cards include a list of the items
man summarized the main point: to they want to have resisted and any
go it alone "would jeopardize our suggestions for improving this plan.
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long-term national security on a
This plan is strictly non-profit; the
global basis.”
These men were not mere auto only cost to the housewife will be the
matons repeating ft predetermined penny card and the envelope she uses
line. The Joint Chiefs agreed on the for mailing to me. My only motive
broad issues but differed on details, is to bring the cost of living down to
as was evidenced by Admiral Sher the level of our buying power. My
man's advocacy of a United Nations program does not violate any postal
naval blockade of China whereas laws. Housewives are not to answer
General Bradley opposed it. The unless they are willing to go along
strength of the testimony is that it with this plan one hundred percent,
consisted of independent opinions, in even though it may mean resisting
dependently arrived at, but all lead an item their husbands produce.
ing to the same place Now that top Also, housewives who think, "I’ll put
military leaders have been heard, the away a supply to last a month" have
MacArthur clique ought to retreat no place in this program as hoarding
silently to its corner. There ought wll not help the honest efforts of the
to be no more question about the duty rest of us.
Sincerely,
of a field commander to adhere to
MRS RAY EVANSON
national policy. And by the same
token there ought to be no more of
the flimsy liaison and weak guidance It’s Your Newspaper—Subscribe Now
from the Pentagon that contributed to
the necessity for the removal of Gen
eral MacArthur.
July 5. 1951
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