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rOUB HERALD AND NEWS Tueiday, Aug. 14. 1845 rHANK JENKINS MALCOLM EPLEY Editor Manejlni Editor A lemporeni comblnatlmi of Ihe Evening Herald and tha Klamath NeVe. Publlihed wary elternoon except Sunday al Kiplanade and Plna ilreota, Klamath ralla. Orecon. by tha . Herald Fub)l.hlns Co. and the How. PublUhlng Company. Entered aa aeeond elaaa matter at the poetofflce of Klamath I alia. Ore., on Auguit 30. under act ol congreu, March 8. 1879 SUBSCRIPTION RATES; Bt carrier -month 75c By mall 0 montha M.23 Bv carrier .je.r 87.50 By mall . year 8.K1 OuUlde Klamath, Lake. Modoc, Elaklyou counllea ..jear $7.00 Member, Auoclated Pre. Audit Circulation W-WMeeitMiaj Today's Roundup By MALCOLM EPLEV A DISPATCH from Tokyo's radio today car ried these sentences: 'Aug. 14, 1045, the imperial decision was granted. The palace grounds are quiet beneath the dark clouds . . . xne moo of live! ople are bowed to - .. , "w; , round in front of lh"r '.ji lashi (the bridge which J to the palace.) belr (oars flow unchecked. Alas! In their shame, how can the people raise their heads? "With the words, 'Forgive us, O emperor, our efforts were not enough,' the heads bow lower and lower as the tears run unchecked." It is not a pretty picture, but EPLEY let it be an eternal lesson to those who make war. Japan chose, on December 7, 1941, to attack the United States even while its peace envoys were making fake talk in Washington. Many years before that, Japan inaugurated at Mukden in Manchuria, the series of incidents which led to World War II. We remember well watching that startling story come over the teletype in the old Herald and News office at Fifth and Main. Some one of those gathered around the clattering machine said something about sowing the wind. Today, Japan reaps the whirlwind. a e e How To Treat Them? AS these words are written, the text of the Japanese reply to the Allied peace de mands has not been released. Whether the note will be acceptable and the firing will cease immediately is not known. It may be that there has been premature celebrating, as seems to be characteristic of the American people as victory impends. But it will be simply a matter of time now. The war has been won. Making allowance for Japanese treachery, even In these circum stances, we all know what the verdict will be. Many difficult problems lie ahead of the four powers in determining .the course to follow with the Japanese! But it Is certain that the Japanese people, weeping before the emperor's palace, will be treated better as the conauered than they would treat us if they were conquerors. We doubt if they give that much thought We suspect that in the hearts of many of them right now are the seeds of another bitter war. It will be difficult to achieve a peace that will . stick. -, , . . e e ' Why-Not a Celebration? WE do not decry the celebration that oc curred in Klamath Falls last night, even "though the war was not yet, at that time, concluded. It was spontaneous and reflective of the spirit of people long oppressed by a costly war marked with innumerable personal trag edies. We believe, however, that the community might well plan for a dignified and colorful celebration worthy of the men and women who have gone from among us to the armed services, many of them never to return. We have two fine military installations here. We have other groups and individuals who can con tribute to such a demonstration. Why not a victory parade and other features in tribute to our men and women of the armed services, and to those at home, who have contributed their share to the mighty achievement now at climax? News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 Characters in the Petain treason trial looked as if they had been borrowed from Daumier, the artist who raised cartooning of French justice into imperishable masterpieces. Daumier presented weazened attorneys, judges resembling pawnshop proprietors, and juries selected from the gutters late at night. If any of his courtroom characters represented benignity, knowingness, honest dignity in fact any attribute except selfishness I failed to see that picture. His was not the historic con ception of French justice occasionally raised by remembrances of what happened to Joan of Arc, Dreytuss, Damon and most of the other liberators of the revolution, but the utter futility of justice among men obsessed with thirst for gold, preferments or power. He portrayed justice on the pawnbrokers level. e a a Inside Story THE inside story here on Vichy and the characters of the Palais de Justice, never ran far contrary to the evidence hinted in Admiral Leahy's letter. Petain, in his upper eighties, was not believed in Washington to have a mind of his own. He was never able to control, but was always controlled. A man whose intentions were accepted as senilely honorable by such an astute, intimate observer as Leahy (who was sent to Vichy by Mr. Roose velt solely for that observing purpose.) Pelain suffered more ill-health mid-way in his regime, and when the nazis moved Laval in on him, no one paid attention to him there after, either here or in France. We did not need an observer in Vichy then. We could see him plainly in all his acts, at any distance. a a e a Laval Distrusted LAVAL, on the other hand, has a mind per fected in duplicity from long zeal and practice, and an original talent tor political villiany, to the point where no one customarily trusted him, even before France fell and he went to Vichy. No one could possibly know for sure what side he was on at any time, for the art of his mental mobility in commercialized French poli tics of the day was what distinguished him in that sordid world. Swarthy, shifty-eyed, he presented no other claim to fame. Since he dealt with President Hoover as premier of France, his inner record has been challenged successfully only by certain Japanese statesmen. His was the perfect type of mind to control debilitated Petain at Vichy for- nazis. a e a e Other Characters AS for the other characters at the trial, most came one way or another from the cess pool of French political leadership before the war, a leadership which always fell before Hitler whoever was premier and which should have stopped him at his first step into the Rhineland when it was powerful and enjoyed the backing of the world, with the best army in the world, while Hitler had nothing then. They came out of the pre-war chamber of deputies, which was a political pawnshop. Their deteriorated and degrading civilization and governments, handed from one to another and back again like a corrupt legacy, developed such violent troubles for the world as the sit down strike, the commercial political leader ship of labor and non-payment of war debts, while collecting exorbitant reparations. Their greediness was the real cause of the failure of the treaty of Versailles, and the en suing ruin brought to the world. Their policies permitted a housepainter to build himself up against their ineptness in representing our democratic civilization. a e e Treason Case A LEGITIMATE case of treason against the world might be made out against them. A strong and honest democratic government in France would have kept Hitler down, would never have given Japan the opportunity of European involvement to attack us, and there would have been no war. Their indirect respon sibility will be measured heavily by the cool reflections of history. Now from ratholes, their familiar names and Daumier personages have emerged to restore themselves, after the shooting is over, by point ing to a senile army hero and saying: "He was the traitor, I was honest all the time." By joining and trying to lead the natural and popular clamor to hang Petain, they seemed bent on reestablishing their power where they left off. a a a e Vichy. Blamed BY blaming everything on Vichy in court and memoirs (sold for a good price) they may circumvent De Gaulle, the only French leader who even tried to do very much for our side, and by conniving now with the communists, or us, or any element with money (the commun ists are reputed to have the highest stack of ready cash in both Italy and France) they might create a brave new world for themselves and friends in France. Public memory is short. If the people want 'to know what the insiders here really think of the Petain trial, let them go back over the record of what all the grotesque French politi cal personalities on both sides, defense and accusers, did to bring the world to its current condition, which would be worse if we had relied on them to the end. SIDE GLANCES aowiiaaiavaefewi. hk. t. m. ra. u. a ht. wt, V "You butchers will wish you had some friends after the ,' war when we downtrodden common people arise 1" V Mother And Daughter Ride 1000 Miles To See Baby SEATTLE, Aug. 14 W?) -After nine weeks on horseback, Mrs. Nellie MacDonald, 95. and a daughter, Mrs. Frances N. Davis, 32, swung down out of their saddles here last night, "even with that ration board" in Santa Cruz, Calif., which refused to issue gasoline so Mrs. MacDon ald could come here to inspect a new granddaughter. They quickly decided that 4-month-old Sandra Jo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary B. Mac Donald, was well worth the 1000-mile trip, and the nights in bedrolls on the hard ground. "The horses were butterballs, when we started and so were we," said Mrs. Davis. "They gaunted-down some on the trip and mother and I have lost 25 or 30 pounds- Moseying along at 15 to 38 miles a dBy, they were soaking-wet from rain on occasions and blistered in tem peratures of up to 116 degrees. Worst of the trip was when they attempted a shortcut through Tiller pass, over the Devil's Knob, between Medford and Canyonville, Ore. They went three days without meals and kept to the highways after that. Glass taillight reflectors, hanging from the saddlebags gave them traffic protection when they rode after dark. The trip cost mother and daughter $175 apiece. They plan to return home the same way after three or four weeks of feasting their eyes on Sandra Jo. Meantime, while they'd like to forget horses, horses, horses for a few days at least "We'll have to keep riding them a bit every day," said Mrs. MacDon- -A GEM of THOUGHT- aid dolefully, "Else they'll stif fen up." So will Mrs. MacDonald and her daughter, no doubt. Police Court To Hear Violator Harry Roland, manager of the Sixth Street Exchange, posted $25 bail yesterday for violation of the second-hand dealers' ordi nance by failure to register property with the police depart ment. He was cited to appear in police court today. Lewis A. Kandra of Merrill posted $5 bail for running a red light. Seven drunks appeared In po lice court this morning and one drunk bailed out. Eight parking tickets vere paid. Classified Ads Bring Results. Local Ensign Is Home On Leave Ens. Charles McCandliss. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. I. McCand liss. of 115 Donald, is now home on leave from Glenview, 111. Ens. McCandliss flew from Illinois to Portland where he visited his sister for several days before coming to Klamath Falls. He is a fighter pilot with the naval air corps and after his leave will report to a carrier at San Diego. He will leave Klam ath Falls on August 18. HOME ON LEAVE Home from the Mediterranean theater is Lt. Robert R. Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack E. Nel son, formerly of this city, who are now living in Sprague River. Nelson has been with the 12th air force for six months and is now home on a 3 0-day leave. He is the holder al, the Presi- and the Mud I. terranean Thea--' ter Ribbon with three Oak Leaf Clusters. He has been in the army air corps for two years and received his training in Texas and Oklahoma. A gradu ate of Sprague River high school, he worked in the Copeland lum ber yard here before entering the service. e a RECEIVES DISCHARGE After active service in the South Pacific, SSgt. Donald (Pat) Smith received his honor able discharge from the air forc es and is now at home in Klam ath Falls. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto'Smith of 331 Jef ferson. Pat entered the air corps in September, 1943, following his graduation from Sacred Heart academy. He was attached to the 431st squadron of the 11th bomber command, 7th air force, with headquarters on Guam. For his services, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal and six Oak Leaf clusters. He plans to resume working for the Great Northern railway, a a a WIN8 TWO STARS T5 Albin T. Nelson has been awarded two battle stars for campaigns in the Rhineland and in central Germany. Before en tering the US army in April, 1943, he was employed as a log ger with the Ewauna Box com pany. Having been overseas for six months, he now has 38 points under the deployment program. Nelson's mother Is Mrs. Emma Anderson of Haradsback, Sweden. Before the war Japan's tank ship fleet ranked seventh among the nations of the world. TRUCKS AND PICKUPS FOR RENT You Drive Long, Short Trips Move Yourself Save H STILES' BEACON SERVICE Phone 8304 1201 East Main There was a young fellow named Durst Whose desire to ride Horse Back was cursed. It seems He always got a polite Horse, For when they came to Jump, Of course . . . The Horse STOPPED and let Him go over first. $1.25 Absorbine Jr., 89c From Doc and Idella's Drug Store Phone 8468 RADIO REPAIR By Expert Technicians GOOD STOCK OF AVAILABLE TUBES-PARTS-AERIALS For All Makes of Radios ZEMAN'S We buy, sell and trade radios Quick, Guaranteed Service 116 N. 9th hone 7522 Across From Montgomery Ward on North 8th Lake County Pioneer Dies LAKEVIEW Steve Waters Young, Lake county resident. died Sunday following a stroke. He had lived in Lake county since 1902, and was well known and respected throughout the county. Mr. Young was born at Sonora. Calif., on March 3. 1883, and was over 82 years old at the time of his death. A boy of 14. he came to Oregon, where he served as buckaroo boss for the old P ranch in Harney county. Re turning to California, he married Emma Green, to which union two children were born, Mrs. Emma Dent, of Plush, and Mrs. Georgia Kleinhans, of San Fran cisco. Besides his two daughters he is survived by three step children, Stephen Gfeen. of Rose burg, Rose Tenney. of Reno, and Alva Highfield, of Reno; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Ousley funeral chapel. Tues dey. with the Rev. Gordon C. Griffin officiating. Interment was in Sunset Park cemetery. Large Dahlia Displayed Here A dahlia which measures eight Inches in diameter Is dis- Flayed in the yard of Mrs. W. . Schooler at 535 N. llth. The bulb was sent to Mrs. Schooler by her son-in-law, John Allen, from a San Francisco firm. The dahlia was first raised by a Scotsman who specializes In the flowers. The large blossom, which has been out in full bloom for a week, is a red color. Sunset Stables Hold Might Rides Night horseback rides have been a recent feature at the Sun set riding stables with groups leaving the stables at 8 o'clock and returning at 12 after having ridden about eight miles Into the hills and enjoying a picnic. A barn dance was also held recently at the Silver Dome in Wocus with music being fur nished by men from the murine orchestra. A large group rode to Wocus on horses and on a hay wagon. VITAL STATISTICS P.EBETT Bom at Klamath Vl1y hot nltal. Klamath Falls. Or., on Auiuit 14. 143. to Mr. and Mr. Clayton Re bar. wtignt. o pounds iv Maim, a girl. ounces. GELEWGA Born at Klamath Valley hoitplUl, Klamath rails, Or,, on August 1.1. 104.1. to Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gelenga. 300 Commercial, a sir). Weight: 7 pounds S ounces. EDWARDS Born at Klamath Valley hospital, Klamath rails. Ora., on August 1.1, 194 to Mr. and Mra. Herbert h. Edwards, 3.141 Altamont, a boy. Walght; 8 pounds 3 ounces, LUST Born at Ktamnth Valley hos pital, Klamath FaUs. Ore., on August 14, IfH.I, to Mr. andMrs. A. Ltitt, 422 N. nrd, a boy. Weight: A pounds H', ounces. The War Today ByDowTTT MacKENzTlT Associated Praia War Analyst The Japanese war-lords' delay In making up their minds wneiner tney nro only muting to r uieir n a i ion s ; anguish, I n r American Su per f ortresses loosed ni ore than SOllll tuns '1 licked WII5 a:.b&m if CULLS FOR IMMEDIATE HALT TO DRAFT CALLS (und that's 10, 000,000 1 b s.l) of bombs on the unhappy country. The huge U. S. third fleet and n British MocKENZlE carrier task force were Idllue off Die Japan eso coast ready for further no tion. H wus clear that the allies had no intention of tnklnu liny nonsense from a dawdling Tok yo. Japan Smaehed Despite this delay wo have no cause to worry for fenr that we haven t got Japan on toasl. Lven before Tokyo made Its first in milrv nhnnt llin trM-m nf Kiii-ren- der last week, it was clear that tlio ullies hud smashed Jiipiin as no other major power, executing Germany, ever has been smash ed since the conmieror of old. It seems passing strange ihut Nippon should have to leiirn that crime doesn't nay by mak ing war on the United Nations. I lie fart that she had tlio temer ity to do so is Just another proof that she hnuii t yet emerged fully from the dim past. She thought naively that becauso she had a big nrmy mid navy, she had cir.iKlit up with the western world. But it is clear that she still was treading the paths of by-gone centuries. Coit ol Crttd Jaoan's creed will cost her a blc empire. She no longer will I rank as a grent power, alto will drop back to about the place she occupied In 1A53-54 when our Commodore Perry Introduced her to civilisation. Since that time she had ex tended her domains vastly, part ly through receiving Islands un der mandate after the last war, and partly through aggression which brought her Korea and finally great and potentially rlfh Manchuria. She had got clean away (at least temporarily) with her theft of Manchuria from China, and she might have con tinued long in possession of It if she had recognized her limita tions. Punishment But now she will be lent a four-Island kingdom. She will be deprived of her nnvy, her air force, her army and every Indus try which could be utilized for purposes of war. She Is to suffer the indignity of having her sac red islands occupied by allied troops, and of being under allied military rule. It Is a terrific punishment for Japan. And one wonders whether the peculiar Japanese code of honor may not result in some shocking "face-saving" sac rifices after capitulation has been made effective. Through time immemorial it has been the practice of the Japanese to com mit hara-kiri to wipe out stain upon honor. We have seen In numerable cases In the present war. Sacrifices Will high military and naval officers, and members of govern ment, immolate themselves on the altar of "honor' in this fash ion? There have been even sugges tions that the mikado himself might abide by this code and do away with himself. I'm not suggesting that these things will happen, but only call attention to the possibilities in this great drama. NOTICE TO FARMERS Insure your growing grain and hay nowl See or phone Hans Norland, 118 North 7th St. Phone 6060. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 P Chairman May ID-Ky.) of Iho house military committee today culled for an Immediate halt to further Inductions once J a p a n fulls and the earliest possible re lease of men already drafted. May said In an interview he would Introduce as soon as con gress reconvenes next month leg islation to end nil draft calls, thus assuring similar bills liufora both houses. Senator Lunger (H-N.D.) announc-cl lft night he would act similarly in the senate. Early Action May added ho nlto plans to discuss with President Truman tlio subject of early action to de clare hostilities at mi end for the purpose of the selective service act. Such a declaration, he sal d, would meun that Inducted men would be discharged not later than six mouths after Us effec tive ditto, Under provisions of the druft act. men must servo for the du ration of hostilities plus six mouths. Army leijiil authorities said tlio six months can only start upon conclusion of a pence treaty, upon a presidential proc lamation ending the war or by a Joint resolution of congress. World War I It was almost three years lift cr Armistice Dny In 11)18 that congress officially declared World War 1 hostilities ended. May noted that unless con. gross or the president Inter venes, induction of men miv be continued until next May, re gurdless of the situation In the Pacific. A selective service spokesman said yesterday draft cans win lie continued to meet army and navy needs until con gross or the president acts, or until the draft expires. SERVICEMEN EAT SEATTLE. Aim 1 i4, A rib-bursting meal of meat. Krcrns. ice cream and milk shared Interest with news that peace might be near for 2100 men of thai 4UI iRnnMii .tit,ii.. and other units arriving today irom ine ricmc on a big troop ship. Many hod been overseas from 38 to 41 months. LAST BODY KNOWN 8T. PAUL, Minn,, Aug, U (jpi The lost body of 114 persons killed In a wreck of the Ornnt Northern railway's crack train Iho Kmpli'e Iltilliler. tit Michigan' N. 0 lias been iiixlllvely Idenll' tlotl as Unit of Mrs, Mnllle Zn. lovsky, Uronx, New York, I lie riilli'oiid liciiduiuirtora hero mild today. The wreck occurred Inn Tliui'silny nlghl, Radio Programs UC II Mutual-Don Lee 1340 k' Tuei. Evening, Aug. 14. 1949 eiOO Oahrl'l Mral- I.r, N Dili Dinner . Ilant'. 4-10 Am. Farina) I Hi. 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