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HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
July 8. 1048
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y a ASHINGTON, D. C. (Special Corres
W pondence This fact has impressed us
OA our visit here: the resident of Klamath
: Falls, Ore. knows Just as mucn
' about what is going on in
vV?5 aovernmental and military af-
ff fain as the resident of Wash-
1 ington, D. C.
We must make exceptions,
of course, of a limited few in
the places of highest power
and those close to them. But
what we have said goes un
questionably for the vast ma
jority of the people here.
Probably 99 per cent of
them. Including governmental employes, get
their news about congress, the executive" -activities,
tht war, etc. from exactly the same
place you get yours their newspapers and
radios.
Wo ait In Washington hotel tonight and
nil about what happened today on capitol
bill, only a few blocks away. If we were home,
wo would bo getting exactly the same informa
tion from the front page of The Herald and
Hews.
Washington people read the same Washing
ton comment you read In our paper and the
Portland and San Francisco papers. Most of
Diem have never sat more than a few times
in the galleries of congress, and no doubt large
numbers of them have never been there at
11. Only a tiny fraction of them have ever
boon to an Important congressional committee '
hearing.
This does not mean they are not well in
. formed about their government. Sure, they are,
if they want to be; the point Is,- you and I,
3000 miles sway, can be just as well Informed
if w want to be.
'
Aggressive Press
THE rtasod for this, primarily and funda
mentally, is the great, enterprising, aggres
sive press of America. That press long ago
cjeveloped the methods and technique for dis
seminating to every nook and corner of the
nation the news about every important event,
nere and elsewhere,' by the day and by the
our.
As governmental and military activities In
creased to the present all-time high,, the press
kept pace. The great press associations, such as
the Associated Press in whoso Washington of
fice we have beep writing these, chronicles, ex-'
Banded their staffs and facilities to meet - these
' increasing responsibilities over the years. News
papers, Including virtually all the dailies and
many weeklies throughout the country, carried
to the people the results of this effort, by
publishing the news thus gathered. More lately,
radio has entered the field as another method
of presenting to the people the results of the
work, of newsgatherlng organizations.
Tba great cooperative enterprise which Is
the American press seized upon every new
development in communications facilities the
telegraph, telephone, teletype, wireless, wire
photo, wire picture transmission, along with
new methods and techniques In printing and
newspaper distribution to speed the dissemina
tion of this news.
a a a
Essential Job
ALL of this sums up into a gigantic effort to
inform the American public. This compre
hensive coverage includes many things beside
governmental and military affairs, of course;
but it is in these fields that it performs its
most vital function In making democracy work.
It is patent that if people are to govern
themselves Intelligently through representatives
of their own choosing, or If they are to sup
port a war that is to perpetuate that form
of government, they must be well-informed
about governmental and military affairs.
And they must be universally well-informed.
It is just as Important that the resident of
Klamath Falls, Ore. knows the facts as the
resident of Washington, D. C. To realize anew
that this equality of opportunity for informa
tion does exist has pleased and Impressed us
on this, our first visit to these precincts within
the shadow of the White House and the Capi
tol. We do not mean to imply that the press is
perfect. Sometimes, we think, press association
stories are too assiduously objective and could
well stand a little more interpretative material.
On the other hand, some newspapers, particu
larly certain metropolitans, frankly slant what
should be straight news to achieve an editorial
end. There is room for Improvement In various
other particulars.
But by and large, the press has dona an
essential job well. From this vantage point,
we are more sure of that than ever before.
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FDR Complains
THE press, it is true, has incurred the dis
pleasure of the president of the United
States. He let that be known again the other
day in a bickering and rather undignified press
conference. '
But that, wo believe, is a tribute to the
independenco of the press, which is a very
wholesome thing in a democracy.
When the supremo court did not go along
with Mr. Roosevelt on part of his legislative
program, he attacked it. When congress shows
evidence of independence rather than sub
servience, he cracks at It.
The press, because of an independent and
critical editorial viewpoint, has Incurred the
president's displeasure. The latest complaint
from him came because the press had objec
tively reported the disputes between various
New Deal officials.
It is noteworthy that the president's com
plaints against the press have been duly re
ported by the press. That is a proof of the
discharge of its responsibility.
' It is not required, as It would be If this
were a totalitarian country, to assume that
because Mr. Roosevelt does something it must
be right even though that may be the theory
held by Mr. Roosevelt.
CONTROL
PRESS ARGUED
News Behind the News
y PAUL MALLOH
WASHINGTON, July 8V-This country has
the greatest population of cattle and
hogs in all its entire history now, at a time
when slaughter houses are go
ing out of business In droves,
housewives are unable fre
quently to get beef and pork
at the butcher shop, and the
value of beef rationing points
had to be increased by the
government because of short
age. The cattle population is
about 78,000,000, and hogs 73,
OOn.nnn. Wnth more than:
MALLON enough to furnish half a cow
and hlf a hog for every man, woman and
baby in the United States. The cattle popula
tion is 3,000,000 over last year and 12,000,000
above normal (1939), while hogs actually are
11,000,000 above last year and 23,000,000 above
the tame normal.
The enigma of why you cannot often get the
minimum rationed amount is generally attribu
ted to administrative inefficiencies or, as a
Norwegian farmer put in a letter to Senator
Shiptteed "too much forth and back talk In
Washington."
But no one seems to have explained in sim
ple, unargumentative language just what has
happened so the public can understand it. Take
beef for Instance. Messrs. Prentiss Brown and
aJtsse Jones announced weeks ahead that roll
back subsidies would be paid to processors to
inspire meat production beginning June 15. The'
government would pay the meat packers a
bounty out of the treasury so they could pay.
the farmer more and thus Induce the farmer
te'send more meat to market.
But when June 15 arrived, the government
forms which the packers were to fill out to
t this mortey, not even had been printed and
distributed by the government. These have been
printed by now, and partly distributed, but
the uncertainty as to congressional approval
of the subsidies scared the packers out of in-,
creasing the price to the farmer.
Indeed, the price of beef fell $1 to $1.25 per
hundred pounds about three weeks ago, and
the farmers naturally are sending fewer and ..
fewer cattle to market. (Total price has been
16 or $17 ort high grades). The packers them
Hive are frozen against a fixed ceiling price
Bf meat and, therefore, cannot pay. the farmer
enough to bring in the cattle. '
Frequently of late, little items have appeared
fcl the newspapers about packing plants here
and there losing thousands of dollars a week
in their operations due to this cause. An Indus
try report Indicates only nine out of the 39
packers in Detroit were operating this week.
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Hog Situation
THE situation on hogs can be just as simply
presented, minus all the intricate, detailed
orders and counter orders of government ad
ministrators. The government fixed the corn
price at $1.07 per bushel, and then fixed the
feeding price of corn to hogs at $1.35 to $1.40
per bushel by its price on finished hog pro
ducts. The farmers naturally-are not going to feed
hogs. They have been dumping their surplus
hogs on the market lately In 'order to avoid
feeding and because warm weather makes hog
care In summer difficult. (Some have to be
washed daily with water), and there is a short
age of feed. Vet the closing of slaughter houses
keeps even this plenty from fully reaching the
people.
The situation holds the price unduly low to
the fanner and is forcing disposition of hogs
which should be kept for winter supply.
Congress is threatening to go to the extent of
passing a law forcing the administration to
move the corn price up to $1.37 in order to
encourage feeding and provide a more orderly
condition.
Here. you have two opposite results of the
same managed economy. A shortage of beef in
the face of almost plenty has been promoted
by inefficient price management. ;A danger
ously over-plentiful supply of hogs has been
caused by the same mistake.
Price Fixing Failures
THE original price fixing policies were such
failures that the administration openly con
ceded them as such in moving to try subsidies.
But these failures have been aggravated
sharply by the six weeks of argument over
subsidies, and now there is no one here who
will say that these matters can in any way be
satisfactorily straightened out even if the sub
sidies start working, and even if a single over
all food production chief tries to start smash
ing bottlenecks.
This experience should be enough to prove,
even to national planners, that post-war na
tional economic planning like this is impossible.
Our methods of production and distribution
are like a high brick wall built gradually by
years of custom and experience in details.
When you try to pull a brick out here and
there, you weaken the whole structure to the
point where it totters and rhy fall down upon
you and destroy you.
IN AP SUIT
NEW YORK, July 8 (rTV-The
federal government in its anti
trust suit against The Associated
Press is not seeking to control
or regulate the operation of the
press of the country," Charles B.
Rugg, special assistant to the at
torney general, said today in
opening arguments seeking a
summary judgment in the action.
In asking for summary judg
ment, the government seeks to
have tho case decided on docu
mentary presentation without
testimony.
Rugs said there were four
facts which "have not been con
troverted" which, he said, were
sufficient to make the taking of
testimony unnecessary. Rugg
listed the uncontroverted facts
as:
1. The Associated Press is en
gaged in interstate commerce.
2. The by-laws of The Associ
ated Press contain a provision
making its news service exclu
sive to its members.
3. That in Its 43 years of ex
istence the AP has Interpreted
these by-laws so as to deny serv
ices to non-members.
4. That the AP occupies an
outstanding position "in the in
dustry of gathering and collat
ing world news."
"No substantial or genuine Is
sue exists as to the fact that the
AP occupies a pre-eminent posi
tion in the gathering of world
news," Rugg asserted.
Rugg also told the court that
the contract of The Associated
Press and The Canadian Press
and the contract by which the
AP acquired Wide World Photos,
Inc., represent "a combination
and conspiracy in violation of
the Sherman anti-trust law.
The government, in its suit,
charged The Associated Press
operated as a monopoly by not
making its news reports avail
able to all newspapers wishing
to pay a proportionate share of
the cost of operations.
Holder. Allowed
$15,000 for Libel
SPOKANE, July 8 (Ash
ley E. Holden, Spokane newspa
per man, was allowed $15,000
damages yesterday In his $250,
000 libel suit against a magazine
distributing company.
A federal court jury deliberat
ed from 4:20 p. m. to 8:50 p. in.
in reaching its verdict.
Defendants were the American
News company and its Spokane
agent, C. A. Hawksley, who
were held to have distributed an
issue of "Pic" magazine which
Holden contended was libelous.
WRA Subject of Bill
To Be Introduced
WASHINGTON. July 8 WU
Rep. Thomas (R-N.J.) said today
he will introduce a bill to remove
administration of the war reloca
tion centers from the war re
location authority to tho army.
Addressing Dillon Myer, di
rector of WRA. in a hfarlnfl nf
a Dies sub-committee of WRA's
nanming of Japanese, Thomas
declared:
"It Is just a slllv social experi
ment you are conducting."
Myer replied:
"That is a matter for the chief
executive and congress."
BAD
E
ROOM
TO
OPEN AGAIN
AFTER LAY-OFF
The surgical dressings project
work room in Red Cross head
quarters on Main street will open
Monday, July 13, following a
five-day vacation, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Ralph R.' Ma
cartney Sr., projects chairman.
Members are urged to return
to work and new hands will be
most welcome as the group
hopes to make up lost produc
tion as the result of the five-day
much needed holiday.
A request was received hare
this week from the war depart
ment asking for the delivery of
45,000 dressings of a new type.
The dressings are needed im
mediately, Mrs. Macartney was
advised.
Men's classes will be held
Monday night, tha women's eve
ning classes on Tuesday and
Thursday nights with day classes
ss usual, The auxilltry units
have had no vacation.
ECONOMIC WARFARE
TULSA, Okla., WV- B. H.
Stauffer, Tulsa baker, says
adults could cut their shoe con
sumption to one pair a year, by
following his example.
He goes barefoot, at home and
work, for six months a year.
It's often hard to get away
from the easy-to-approach man.
Copco Report!
Increased Income
SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 OF)
California Oregon Power com.
nmv ronnrla 108.484 Mav net
(' - ..,.. . . -Income
against $92,072 for May
1D42. Five months net Income
was $470,703 this yoar, $447,084
last year.
Five months operating rev
enuos rose to $2,309,332 this year
from $2,203,1(10 last year.
Melting Ice can't kill sparkle In
drink mad with
CANADA DRY WATER
ITS "SIN-MINT CARtONATION" UiTII
P.B. In apaxlal formula malm any drink taata baltar.
I II Mini
BUENOS AIRES. July 8 W)
Police disclosed that Frank
Breese, 29, of Santa Barbara,
Calif., news manager of the
Buenos Aires bureau of the
United Press, was injured Tues
day night when assaulted by
two well dressed, unidentified
men.
They said the men followed
Breeze for some distance and
struck him down from behind
with a dull weapon. Inflicting a
head wound which required
eight stitches. -
The men fled, they said, leav
ing Breese semi-conscious in
the street a short distance from
his home.
Police said the motive for the
attack was not known. Breese's
condition later was described as
satisfactory.
Forest Control of
Old Grant Lands
Provided in Bill
WASHINGTON, July 8 (JP)
A bill providing for forest serv
ice administration of unselect
ed and unpatented odd-number
sections of the old Oregon-California
revested grant lands has
been passed by the senate and
sent to the house.
The bill, introduced by Sen
ator McNary (R-Ore.) would
distribute all revenues from use
of the lands according to an act
of 1937, which provided a
mithwl far mlmhuralns counties
in which the lands are situated
for tax revenue losses.
Tntnrior and afiriculture de
partments have clashed for
years over tne aarainwirauve
authority.
SATISFIED
SEATTLE. tP) Harry F. Coul
son, a sheet metal worker, isn't
one to complain aooui tne com
petence of the helper assigned
him at his shipyard job.
The helper Is Mrs. Harry F
Coulson.
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