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fOUR HERALD AND MEWS Monday. Sept. 17. 194S fRAKX JKNKINS MALCOLM EPIJfY Editor Mruginj Kditor k temporary wnMnatlon of th Kvanlnf Herald nd th KUmaib Newt, Published every afternoon txcept Sunday ll ICtplanada and Pln atrceU, Klamath flU, Oregon, by the Herald Publishing Co. and lha Newt Publishing Company. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Outalda Klamath, Lake, Modoc, Siskiyou eounttea ...yar ir.oo fiy carrlar month 75c By mall " months $.123 ft? camar yaar 97.M By mall year Hi.) Cnterad as second clan matter at the txwtoffice of Klsmald fails. Ore. on Auut 30. under act ot confreitit Mych a, 1879 Member, Associated Press Mambrr Audit Bureau Circulation Today's Roundup I Br MALCOLM EPLEY A TELEPHONE caller, who identified him self as a Mr. Gill, commented to us the other day that there is something wrong with . the highway numbering system on the Portland- :San Francisco route through 'here. i He pointed out that it is obvious that large numbers of motorists are simply not in formed about the fast short cut between Eugene and Weed by way of Klamath Falls, and are going the other way out of pure ignorance. ; He wanted to know If any thing officially had been done to correct that situation. i Our answer is "not much" EPLEY and a great deal of the blame for this negli gence may be laid at the door of the Oregon highway commission and the Oregon highway .department . .... Mixed Numbering UNQUESTIONABLY, the best highway route at present between Portland and San Francisco is by way of Eugene, Klamath Falls and Weed. But, going south, one must leave highway No. 89 at Goshen, travel highway No. 58 to Chemult, travel highway No. 97 to Weed, and then go on south on No. 99. The northbound route is equally confusing as to numbering. Large numbers of travelers simply have not discovered the better route, and the lack of continuity in numbering has had a lot to do with it. Furthermore, only a short time ago, a ma jority of the members of the highway commis sion REFUSED to make the route in question the inter-regional highway, which would have given it continuity in designation that would have eliminated the trouble. This action was taken in the face of ample engineering data and other information showing it to be the shortest, fastest and cheapest route to travel and improve. . . . Inadequate Signs IN keeping with this strange attitude of the highway department is the official signing along this route. On few signs In this area pointing north is there any indication to the motorist that he might travel the route to Eugene or Portland. At Sixth and Main in Klamath Falls, for instance, one finds a sign pointing north to Bend and The Dalles, but not . a word about the Willamette valley points reached by the Willamette highway. At Ninth and Prospect is a large, new sign, . pointing north to Crater lake and Bend and nothing on it about Eugene or Portland. ' We think it's time a survey was made of the state highway sign situation around here to see ' Just how adequately the signs inform the pub lic. The Oregon highway department, after build ing the Willamette highway (with federal help), seems to be afraid to do its duty in directing traffic upon it. One wonders if there is a lack ' of political courage involved in this unique r situation. News Behind The News By PAUL MALLON WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 Initial protests from two republican congressmen against , the British proposition for more money, are apt to be followed by an expanding run of bitter criticism. The British have monopolized press propaganda on the subject for two well prepared months. A fair presentation of the facts has not been made to the public, largely because the American negotiators are following a silent, waiting policy. Yet the true circum stances are known in congress, and they are so disturbing they have created a rather general impression that the current British government is audaciously imposing upon the intelligence, and helpful attitude ot this nation, with pre posterous propositions bordering on insult or, as Mr. Knudscu succinctly asked: "What kind of saps do they think we are?" A beneficial outcome has unquestionably been prejudiced by the British preliminary tactics. The facts are: The British asked and have been promised cancellation of the $29,000,000,000 of lend-lease obligations, a sum which would have operated the high spending Roosevelt government for three peacetime years, without anyone paying a cent of taxes. This is to be forgiven and forgotten. But the $15,000,000,000 winch the British got from with in the empire for war, under similar arrange ments of lend-lease, is not to be forgiven or forgotten. Indeed, the only official inklings of what is to be done about this war debt within the empire is that it may be refunded, scaled down and paid. Not a move has been made, and today, it stands as a valid existing debt. . . No Claim To Others IN short, she comes to us pleading her inability to pay us a single ha'penny on the $29,000, 000,000 she owes us, but make no similar claim to India, Canada, Australia and others of tHe empire who furnished half as much, and expect to get something back. Only a feeble mind could be imposed upon to accept such a one-sided imposition on friend ship. The American delegation will surely insist she set her house in order, and if we are to forgive her all, her own people should also and do it first . . . Asks More Money BUT she comes to us for more money $3, 000.000.000 to $6,000,000,000 more money. She does not send to us officials of her new socialist government, but two holdover repre sentatives of her former capitalist regime (Lords Keynes and Halifax). The mentor or brain trust er, of her new government was at a labor party conference at Blackpool the day her delegates arrived here. He, Prof. Harold Laskl, was quoted that day as telling his own people: 'The age of capitalism is drawing to a close." Here they are seeking to draw $35,000,000,000 out of our capitalistic nation and telling us our way of life is dead. They want to scratch all Churchill got from us, and get more for themselves, through two representatives in no position to give valid endurance to promises, while their new regime stays home and says capitalism is dead and announces plans to kill it as far as the Bank of England, mines, transportation, power and some other British industries are concerned. . Would Dodge Interest NOW we want to give them the money. We want to give it at an interest rate of 2.38 per cent (exactly what we pay our own people for the money) but Keynes and Halifax say this is not possible, as they could not afford to pay interest, or make a regular commercial loan, even if we wipe out the old debt, as we did the debt of the last war. But they do not intend to treat their own people so shabbily any more than .they intend to treat their do minions that way. They expect io Duy me mines, power plants, railroads and Bank of England from their hated capitalists with hard cash, issuing bonds to their i eople, bonds which they proudly proclaim will bear interest and be liquidated paid off in full in 20 years or so. Those bonds will pay twice as much Interest as they cannot afford to pay us. Yet they shame fully claim they cannot meet the bare interest with out profit we are giving everyone else. Their proposition thus falls down into its own absurdity. They cannot pay us; but they can pay their empire. In borrowing new money they cannot pay us interest; but they propose socialism with big interests and complete pay off to their own people. They send us not their chancellor of exchequer and their planner, but two leftovers of the Churchill regime who cannot control future British fiscal policy, and whose promises can be changed in London at free will, by those who do control and are say ing capitalism is dead. This exposure is only half finished. It will be concluded tomorrow. SIDE GLANCES Hainan Liberees Report Mass Killings Of Chinese HONG KONG, Sept. 13 (De- ; layed) j9 The first liberated t prisoners arrived here Thursday ; aboard the British destroyer i Queenborough with stories of I mass killings of Chinese, fatal 3 Dealings oi uutcn, ana continu J al abuse of Australians and In- dians. ; All had suffered from a star- - vation diet. : Today's group Included 30 each of Australian, Dutch and Indian prisoners. The Hainan . camp nousea approximately auu t Australians and an equal num ; ber of Dutch who were taken i prisoner on Amboina island in February, 1943. The Indians J were from the Hong Kong gar ; rison. ; Japs Vengeful ; Lt. Col. W. J. R. Scott of Melbourne, commander of the ? Australians, said the Japanese jwere particularly vengeful i against Americans who were ishot down and that Chinese ; there had reported they had - seen five of the Yank fliers ex S ecuted. There were no Ameri--cans at the camp. Scott said he was told at Hal- nan that 45,000 to 50,000 Chi i nese impressed as mine labor '.' ers by the Japs had died of mis j treatment, "which I think inves tigation will show is perfectly appalling." The officer said he knew defi nitely of 120 Chinese who were bayoneted to death one night without provocation. 73 Aussies Die Seventy - three Australians died of. starvation or disease at the camp, he said, "and all of us were suffering from dysen tery, malnutrition or starvation when we were rescued. The doctors confirm my opinion," he added, "that in two more months there wouldn't have been a survivor in camn, We were receiving less than half the calories necessary to keep us alive in bed and we were supposed to be doing fa tiguing work." Beaten By Nips Two Australians once were beaten with shovels and pick handles until their arms were broken, simply because thev failed to understand the Japa nese oraers, ocorc related. Cant. H. G. Prather told of three Dutch officers who were beaten to death for writing let ters to their families in viola tion of camp rules. They were given three series of 30 blows each. All their arms and legs were broken. A GEM of THOUGHT- There was a marine named Binn, Who remarked to his pal with a grin, "What I want to shout Is, you can't tall how a jal will turn out Till after the old folks turn in." 25c Light Globes 15c From Doe and Idella's Drug Store Phone 6466 Around Oregon By The Associated Press The Prill natural history col lection will be moved from Scio to the University of Oregon camDus. . . . October 13. date of the football game between the University of Oregon and Ore gon State college at uorvanis, will be designated Dad's Day. . . Powers community residents will vote September zz to name the first five city councilmen since incorporation of the town. North Bend school officials have awarded an architectural contract for a new high school, two grade schools, an athletic field and a combination gymnasium-auditorium. . . Freshmen enrolling this fall at Pacific uni versity, Forest Grove, will grad uate in 1949 the university's 100th anniversary year. FLEET CUT PORTLAND, Sept. 17 (P) The navy day fleet expected here October 27 has been re duced to one cruiser, four sub marines and one submarine ten der. Mayor Riley said today. The original plan called for 15 war ships from the Pacific battle fleet to dock at Portland. HOUSING PLANS LEBANON, Sept. 17 UP) Government officials have re jected a proposal that surplus war housing be moved from other areas to helD relieve the acute housing shortage here, the chamber of commerce said today. car, iwiymi tnviet. inc: t. atu a e. eat, orr. "You'd think some of these men would be tired of sitting down after Iollinii till day. in offices!" Telling The Editor Ltttrt printed Iwt muii not b mat than M" worda In length, mutt Oi writ tcn laimir on ONE SIDI or tha papa enli. and mutt ba tigntd. Cocilrlautlarta following Utaaa rulM. art warmly wol- ROAD COMPLAINT ROCKY POINT. Ore. (To the Editor) I'm still telling the editor of the "Horror Highway." No work has been done and the road is a "Hara Kirl" on your tires and yourself. A road that is traveled as much as this road should get some consideration from the highway department. I guess there is nothing we can do to limber up those fel lows in the highway depart ment, but I hope some day they will realize that we have a road as Important as many in Oregon that have the advant ages of improvements. We have a highway commis sioner, (Arthur Schaup), but he says there is nothing he can do about it. It's too bad we haven't a com missioner who could do some thing about it. Well, I guess I'll have to go ahead and wreck my tires and if the OPA allows and I have the money to pay for them we will endure. Why didn't they take Engin eer Baldock up for a "Joy ride" on that road when he was here? Well here's hoping. Yours very truly, GUS G. JOHNSON. ABOUT STRIKES KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (To the Editor) About this strike, why do we have to have so much strife in . the lumber in dustry? This strike has cost hundreds of people enough money to pay their union dues for many years but still they won't join and do their part to help their neigh bors and themselves. For an example, let's take the railroad ers, barbers, cooks, hashers and many more where they have a union shop, well, they very sel dom have a strike or labor trou ble. It's just the industries that are up to 90 per cent union where the strike centers and al ways will be, so if the few that won't join unions would rather pay 100 times more by way of strike, well I'm sure I don't know how to change their minds. Just give it to them the hard way. In this column some woman rites organization yes but no strike, but now lady if one won't join that gives the other chiseler a chance to say well if he don't I won't and there you have no union. I see every day men and wo men going to work where there is a union already established. They think it's fine but they wouldn't Join their own union they voted for at the election. DEVELOPING ENLARGING PRINTING PHOTO SERVICE 211 Underwood Bldfl. NOW AVAILABLE (To All Utert) Adding Machines Calculators New Royal Typewriters DESKS CHAIRS PILES StrTle. .n All Machinal PIONEER PRINTING AND STATIONERY CO. 122-124 B. 9th. Klamath Falls KLAMATH BUSINESS COLLEGE ' 733 Pine Street, Klamath Falls, Oregoa Phone 4760 Established 1926. Licensed by and Bonded to the Stat of Oregon. An "approved" school for training under the G. I. Bill of Rights, Publie Law 346, 78th Congress. I guess that comes under the heading ot skullduggery. Now if the CIO or the flys get to bothering Mr. Epley too mucn aon t worry, ne will snoot shoot swat and lust keeD on swatting them for that is what he is getting paid for. I'd do the same thing, Mr. Epley, for me nice lat cnecK Mr. Wall Street gives you. It's hard to una a person that wouldii t dou blccross his fellow man it there is enough money in it. Yours very respectfully, CHAS. A. PECK. Rt. 3. Box 1052 Editor's Note: I challenge Mr. recK to point to one word in my column which any fair-minded person would interpret ' as double-crossing my fellow man. Every man knows his own heart and conscience better than any one else. I know mine and Mr. Peck knows his. He implies he would double-cross his fellow man for a nice fat check. I wouldn't. Malcolm Epley, State Health Board President Dies THE DALLES, Sept. 17 MV Dr. Thomas D. Robertson, 42, president of the Oregon board of health, died Saturday after a heart attack Thursday. Associated with the hospital here the past year, he previously had practiced in Portland for many years. A University of Oregon gradu ate. Dr. Robertson was health officer for Wasco-Sherman coun ty public health association and a fellow of the American society of clinical pathologists. The War Today By DeWITT MacKENZlE Associated Preii War Analyst Ma America's proposal, now bo fore the 1!k Five council of for eign ministers in London, Unit Italy i colon ies bo placed under interna tional trustee ship of the United Nations looks like a master stroko in the Inter ests of world pence. The Modi terrniu'un the ater is one of the most lm- MacKENZlE portant tones strategically on the taco of the globe.. Through out the centuries the nation or alliance which has had the upper hand in the Mcditerrnncun also has hud a mighty grip on Eu rope. The blue waters of this great sea have contained the ele ments of both pence and war to be conlured up to suit the de sire of the nowpr In rnntrnl. That is as true today as lt was Dciore me rmicrinn conlllcl pro duced epochal changes. Peace Imurance Thus, if the allies now can in sure that this grcut water high way is bordered by territories pledged to peace, one of the worst danger spots will hove been removed from the eastern hemisphere. It w 11 bo nurd nn Italy to lose her African posses sions and the Dodecanese Is lands, but she certninly can't be surprised If that's the price she is maae to pay for Mussolini s gamble with the devil. We may never know exactly what II Duce's ambition aimed at, but even before he made his pact with nazidom there were indications that he was reaching for control of the Mediterranean mare nostrum. We see that In his development of Libya, his wicked conquest of little Ethio pia and his assistance to Gener alissimo Franco in the Spanish Civil war. Safeguard Building Anyway, now is the time for the peace-seeking United Nations to erect their safeguards against any future Mussolini. So it is encouraging to sec the pro position of international trustee ship being considered by the Big Five council. This is of course a matter of moment to Britain, since the Mediterranean highway Is an essential link on her chain of empire. It's the shortcut to her Far Eastern possessions and do minions via the Suez canal. It gives her quick access to the Near East and don't forget that this means oil. These facts ex- When in Brookings Star at DRISKELL HOTEL There aft.!? Modern Derethjr aad E-rt Templar Freprlelere plain why England Iim main tained her famous naval uiuo al Gllbniltnr. and tho powerful air and naval buse at Malta. na why she has strong land, air and naval forces busi'd on Egypt by trealv arrangement. 1 ho big Island of Cyprus, l'lik'stliio nnd Iraq also fall within nor sphere of control. Btcurlty for Britain Ilmvover, thoro has been no public Indication that Britain wouldn't welcome the trustee ship arrangement, it would, to ho sure, mean a readjustment of the influence she hus wielded In the Mediterranean heretofore, but It would glvo her the secur ity she desires. , . There has bi-cn talk that Kgvpt might ask for eastern Libya, which Isn't surprising since I learned In Cairo In 1043 that Egypt was going after this territory. Whether an Egyptian trusteeship of tills area would fit Into tho United Nations plun remains to be seen. From Other Editors ALL HONOR TO DESHAZER (llcnd Bulletin) Corporal Jacob Dc.iluizrr, the Doollttle flyer from Madras, whose release from a J up prison cump gladdened, In purtlculnr, his friends In Jefferson county, has written his mother thut he wishes to return to Japan us a missionary, lteurlng no hate for the enemy who treated him and his follow captives so merciless ly this young American would return good for evil. As we read of Corporal De shuzcr's hopo for tho future we could not but remember a long letter from tho conscientious ob jector and movie nctnr. Lew Ayres, a copy of v. hlch hud been recently mailed to us, so the evidence indicated, an objector at the Wickiup cump. Ayres went to some length in this let ter to a friend to point out that only by following tho teachings of Christ would the world bo saved from destruction. The Wickiup "conchle," It was obvi ous, was using the letter's argu ment as justification for his own stand aguinst military service. We made no argument with Lew Ayres. As a matter of fact, though he went in the beginning to an objector's camp he went from It before lung into a servke where, though he did not bear arms, he aided Ilia fellow Aineil. cans In their needs growing out I of army duty. Obviously, It win " not cowardice thut first put him into the objector's ramp. 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