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Editorial Comments The MILL CITY ENTERPRISE 2—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE June 5, 1952 — GET YOUR QUALITY JOB PRINTING AT THE ENTERPRISE — POLITICAL ARTISTS both in Germany and in France. But Political science is all very well, but it does mean that Western Europe mn nu Entered an «econd-clans matter November 10. 1944 at the post office at political scientists are seldom elected has a blueprint for defense which Mill City, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879. to office. Their ideas may be fine, their cannot well be rejected without valid DR. MARK ideals and IQ high, but what about reasons. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING: One insertion for 50c or three for »1.00. their voter appeal? Are they photo-1 France has made a stiff demand for The Enterprise will not be responsible for more than one incorrect in sertion. Errors in advertising shoul<£ be reported immediately. Display genic? Are they eloquent? Can they assurance that once the six-nation Advertising 45c column inch. Political Advertising 75c inch. REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST slap cronies’ backs, twist opponents' European Defense Community is i tails, pat constituent babies' heads, formed, no nation should be allowed Will be at his Mill City office in the Jenkins Building NEWSPAPE« NATIONAL EDITORIAL straddle and duck and come up smil- ! to secede from it. The French fear Thursday afternoons 1 to 6 p.m. PUBLISHERS ing? Are they, in short, political that the Germans, on being rearmed, Also Thursday evenings by Appointment might do this to artists? pursue their own ASSOCIATION These musings are called forth by purposes. HOME OFFICE: 313 W. FIRST, ALBANY The American view is that the the news that the CBS Television •APER THAT HAS NO ENEMIES HAS NO FRIENDS. network has inaugurated a television North Atlantic Treaty assures France —George Put am. school for presidential and senatorial of assistance in event of actual attack. candidates to provide instruction on And American policy would have no the art of appearing to one’s best ad slight stake in keeping West Germany vantage before the TV audience. Here in the European army framework the aspiring candidate will be taught after an investment of American arms The Supreme Court of the United States took the ball to wipe that foolish smirk off his face, in its building. Because the Unitea away from President Truman and tossed it to Congress. to eschew the aimless gesture and TV States wants that investment to be We hope Congress takes heed of what Senator Morse from twitch, to be folksy yet (lignified, successful it insists on terms attrac but careful. tive enough to enlist German co-op Oregon has said. To-wit: “I repeat, as I shall continue lively Only the captious will grudge the eration. * * ♦ to repeat to the American people, because we have got to political artists their school of charm German opposition to EDC clings drive the point home: In some way, somehow, we must to prepare them to meet the cruel mainly to the thesis that unification arouse the American people into a greater consciousness ordeal of the television screen. For of Germany ought to be put before even the most principled statesman, of the fact that America is headed for a tremendous eco all else. Critics of the pacts say in in political science, must be nomic collapse if we in this country do not put the brakes schooled an artist, too, if he would ride visibly clusion of West Germany in the west on greed and excess profits. Our economy cannot con on the air waves into the hearts of ern bloc precludes all hope of merg Soviet-held East Germany with tinue to stand the upward inflationary movement that men. — From the Christian Science ing it in a final peace treaty. Possibly greedy forces in this country, trying to make their eco Monitor. many of them would like to see a re nomic killing, are forcing upon the American people while united Germany with its own national THEY MARRY YOUNG X boys are being killed in Korea. Grandmother was married at age army as a neutral buffer between East and West. “If anyone wants to know what I mean about the 17, but that was in the days of long United States has made a point need for taking the profits out of war, let him look at the ago. Now girls wait till they grow of The demanding that Germany have the i up before venturing into matrimony. profits of the steel industry of the United States after So we thought; but the census bu freedom, an attribute of sovereignty, AT taxes today. Moreover, I look at the steel mills, the reau sets us right. It pulls out fig- to choose its own international asso plants which the American taxpayers are building for ures to show that the median age of ciates, as in the EDC. A corollary of the steel industry free of charge—plants which will not girls getting married is lower than 'hat argument would be that Germany 5 and should have also the freedom to choose I cost the industry a single dollar. They will be given to ever before. It is 20.4 years; was NEW RETAIL LOC ATION: neutrality. For it to do this would be for men 22.6 years. In 1890 is the industry, when we are through, by means of the little 22.0 for women and 26.1 for men. secession, which the French fear. But East City Limits on Highway 222 legislative device on the books for amortizing out of taxes One can’t help speculating on this deny that a reunited Germany I Phone 3215 MILL CITY the cost of the plants. trend, though we’ll have to leave to should have freedom of choice is to B_____________________ “Yet the steel operators have the guts to ask the sociologists the last word on the sub t help confirm the objection of critics x x x X"X"fc x XX x x.xx x x x Xx x x X.X X x x x x x x x x X X X XX"SCH-X.iOQCE’'Xi that the treaties freeze a division American people—and that is who they are asking, in ject. Perhaps the reason young peo which 19 million Germans be pie are marrying at an earlier age is , the last analysis—for a $12 per ton increase in price, to because urban residence and schooling hind the leave Iron Curtain. take care of what the record shows; based on their own throw boys and girls together more. Yet Germans cannot very reason-' One Door South of Model Food Market figures, would be a maximum cost of $6 a ton if all the In year when a larger proportion of ably wish to be neutrals and at the Headquarters for benefits given to the steel workers by the Wage Stabiliza the population lived in rural environ same time wish the protection against I BOY ’ S WEARING APPAREL of having American and Brit-1 tion Board were finally included in the decision in this ment and when schooling was short Russia ish troops on their soil and of having 2 to 16 Years the occasions for social contact were case. fewer. It just took longer for a American or French arms for their I “Mr. President, the economic facts on the steel case young man to get courage to pop the division. The logical corollary of I are coming out day by day to the American people, in question, Nowadays it doesn’t take German neutralism would be a re-1 spite of the misleading and misrepresenting full-page ad so much courage — he gets so much vision of western defense plans to GENUINE IRONAI.L BRAND from the girl. contemplate withdrawal to the Rhine vertisements which the steel companies are spreading encouragement LONGS WITH SUSPENDERS Getting married is an old custom; or the Belgian-French border in event Sizes 2 to 8 across the country in the newspapers. Incidentally, they and in these loose, modern days some of Soviet attack instead of attempt Sizes 4 to 12 with SELF are advertisements which we are paying for, because when folk go through the ceremony several ing to stand along the Elbe. ADJUSTING BELT * * « the final accounting of the government seizure is made times. Whether there is any connec BOXER SHORTS OF DENIM Practically speaking, the essential Sizes 2 to 12 .......................... the steel companies will deduct the cost of the advertise tion between early marriage and “fre question in the minds of nearly all quent ” marriage we do not know. ments as a part of the cost of government operation of What we do know is that here it is j Germans must be, “What are the pos the mills. Therefore the steel mills are able to advertise June again and weddings are busting sibilities and what is the likelihood of obtaining from Moscow conces- with financial immunity at the taxpayers expense. That out ' all over,—Oregon Statesman. 265 N. High, SALEM I sions which would really make it pos is what they appear to be doing. sible to reunite the eastern and west “I would much prefer to see us proceed directly on Dr. Hewlett Johnson, the “Red Dean ern zones of Germany in one free Canterbury", has been hobnobbing this matter with legislation seeking to return the steel of with the Reds in China. The Peking and independent country?” mills to the steel companies, under whatever terms and radio reports he says he has found The best index of this lies in one conditions the Congress wishes to impose. That will raise ■ “damning evidence” to prove the Red set of facts: The first step toward against UN forces in Korea establishment of an independent, uni the question for the courts, as to whether or not we have charge 1 of waging warfare. Just how fied German government would have the power to exercise such authority, and whether the 1 an Anglican germ clergyman can qualify as to be free election of representatives President has the power to ignore our exercise of that a ‘ bacteriologist isn’t clear; but long from all parts of Germany to form authority. ago he qualified as a Communist apol ■ such a government. But the Krem “. . . I agree with the Senator from Minnesota (M 1*. I 1 ogist, which is all it takes to be gul lin’s latest note, delivered on the eve of the treaty signing at Bonn, makes . Oregon Statesman. Humphrey) in his comment that the Taft-Hartley law is lible. i no mention of such elections; it avoids not an effective vehicle for the handling of a dispute EUROPE BEGINS TO FIND ITSELF i . the entire section on that subject in such as this. History has been written yester- : the last Allied note. The gist of the Russian appeal is. ’ ilay and today at Bonn and in Paris. Against a pressure of veiled Commu "Let’s sit down and talk.” The ruse nist threats, the governments of two is as old as the effort of Tobiah and interlocking groups of nations num ( Sanballat to persuade Nehemiah to bering eight in all — have set their leave rebuilding the walls of Jeru names to documents which make salem. But the western powers are F IDRIS T «rí Western Europe a defensive unit in in a strong position now. It is pos , Di PSILY sible they can both build and talk if stead of an invitation to conquest. III One is the German “peace contract” necessary. III There is nothing to prevent the between Britain, France, and the U.S. SERVICE III on one side and the F ederal Republic holding of negotiations or a confer MEANS III of (West) Germany on the other. ence during the period while the agree ill If The second is the European Defense ments are up for ratification. Pact, to establish a European army Soviet Russia has genuine concessions composed jointly of French, German, to offer, this is the time to hear them. Italian, Dutch, Belgian, and Luxem- If not, the evidence of that fact should We make Friends with Flowers 5 increase the willingness to ratify. bourg troops. The signing does not assure that Meanwhile, the surest course is to 319 W. Washington St. STAYTON. 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