Show roitAblirrhed April 13 1871 Ztibunt ne-5al- t EDITORIALS Issued every morning by The Salt Lak Tuesday October 16 1945- Salt Lake City Utah Tribune Publishing Co BOOT IN PUSS DAVID LAWRENCE r vt Braden's Argentina Acts Held Without Precedent '‘ - i Preparedness for Preservation of Peace Advocated by the Chief of Staff Experience has shown Americans to be too forgetful too confident and too optimistic This has been neutralized heretofore by their enterprise and energy As the leading power t 14 industry ingenuity and resources this republic may have to watch every step it takes In the future There will be rivalries to conciliate suspicions to allay misunderstandings to explain and policies to formulate in a world of selfish and sensitive nationalities To maintain peaceful relations and retain unsought leadership will require constant vigilance tactful diplomacy sympathetic understanding and firm insistence upon right and justice But the bedrock of security and advancement will be preparedness for emergencies— commercial and military The axiom of General George Washington should be kept in mind: "To be prepared for war is one of the 'most effectual means of preserving peace" In his biennial report to the secretary of : war the chief of staff General George C Ilarshall revealed his statesmanship by stress-lin- g the need of preparedness expressing a considered belief that "the only effective de:fense a nation can now maintain is- - the power of attack" This cannot be left to industrial &competence or the might of machinery as in C 'Ili' government there appears in eight But it would be a grave for anyone in the Unit- ed States government to at- tempt to claim credit or respon- eibility for the change Spruille Braden now up for confirmation by the Senate as assistant secretary of state was outspoken while in Buenos Aires His apeeches were sensational were unprecedented They were of course a direct inter- ference in the internal affairs Argentia but they were jug- tified here on the ground that the government was fascist and hence anything cou!d be Fad or 0t'' I - ( 4" cl ' s Vi 4:1'4 :'' Jet-propell- C r t t' ‘ 1 ‘ 4 t1 yip :I )1 ildl - done which aimed to remove I 4 V tv - 4144! ' OW ' "If this nation is to remain great it must bear in mind now and in the future that war not the choice of those who wish passionately for peace" Preparedness is not confined to the perfection of destructive machines or missiles It must include the training of troops to occupy and control what ingenuity subdues This means a program for drill and discipline to prevent delays in critical periods An ounce of prevention may save a ton of destruction i- i- 2 Jr Is II 7or i7 t NtPlEk )°1 tipv TI J k :Laval Pays the Penalty :Of Base 0 The execution of Pierre Laval at Fresnes near Paris removes another &prison from the European cesspool of treach ery and intrigue Among all the converts Hit ler won to involve and betray Laval will be -- remembered along with Quisling as an exponent of infamy and an exemplar of knavery After the fall of the fuehrer and his fanati cal dupes and the collapse of the Vichy regime Laval became a fugitive fleeing from France to Spain from one hiding place to blending cowardice with guilt until capture gave relief to a haunted existence Pierre Laval was born in humble environments at Chateldon on the 28th of June 1883 Ambitious and audacious he became a socialist deputy at the age of 30 a senator in 1926 and a cabinet member in 1930 By trading and scheming he rose to the post of prime minister to which he attached the office of foreign arch--trait- an-'othe- or Smith-Connall- an pealed: Why has nothing been done to legalize the plan proposed by Eric Johnston when he was head of the United States chamber of corn-H- is meree? It recognized the rights and responsibilities of both employer and employe and proposed a method of harmonizing them If congress could keep in mind the fact that a considerable number of its constituents are not members of unions some stabilizing method for keeping industry in action might be adopted of course to the hazy nature of public aware political party alignment in this after watching Pres Truman's country first six months in office how There is a belief in the special much trouble a president can have with congress because of a joint congressional committee division within his own party which has been studying means In Harry Truman's case it - of making congress more efhas been a bloc of southern conficient that a greater degree of fiervative Democrats who have bolted against certain phases of party responsibility might be domestic His For that reason its program possible had the same predecessor forthcoming report is a matter trouble So did Herbert Hoover of public interest especially in and Calvin Coolidge The last view of the confusion in contwo Republican presidents were gress so manifest in recent bothered continually by a group weeks of insurgent Republicans from The committee is attacking the west who joined with Demothe problem in two ways: crats to block administration First by suggesting a closer legislative programs just as contact between the president southern Democrats now join and his party in congress so with Republicans that in the case of the "ins" The Republican opposition in who are running the government there can be a meeting of congress has found it just as difficult to adopt a program and minds in advance on a party proget it followed by the minority gram and a degree of partnerparty as has the administration ship in trying to carry it out A group of Republican leaders Second by recommending crenow is drafting a party program ation within each party in confor the house But so far there gress of a policy committee has been no cohesive and conwhich would formulate a party sistent policy—beyond "being policy in consultation with the agin'—and there is no guaranmembership and announce it tee that any policy the leaders publicly as each measure comes This committee in the adalong gref upon will be followed due This is all ministration party also could fundamentally AND TO' r 1441 - 41 - AZtTTL STMDICATIM Rec-Mto4p4- 114 z Truman Has More Trouble Than Is Generally Known no-stri- - PulIC r 114 PAUL MALLON Some of these strikes result from controversies between rival unions or organizations —others are caused by agitators fomenting discord by trying to discredit pledges and efforts of their actual leaders of record Antistrike laws have been passed without correcting any of the evils at which they were ostensibly aimed Repeated failures of the war labor board to get results led to the transfer of that bureau to the jurisdiction of the department of labor at the head of which a real secretary has been placed At present the board is without power or prestige—a rudderless boat on a stormy sea from which its disheartened crew has been deserting one by one at every port Congress is considering repeal of all existing regulatory laws affecting labor in order to enact new measures to meet requirements Something should be done to prevent stagnation and suffering Coal walkouts are holding up steel production and threatening many sections with fuel shortages at the beginning of colder weather It is estimated that 500000 coal miners have remained away from their jobs during the past month compelling about the same number of workers in various industrial plants to y be idle Under the plan a strike is permitted when a majority of members in a union votes for it This law should be Joint Congressional Group Charts Party Cohesion WASHINGTON—The probably become NIX welfare THOMAS L STOKES has :bki Several hundred strikes are crippling production delaying reconversion and inviting legislation more stringent than has been enacted heretofore in the interest of public affairs negotiating an agreement with the talian government As prime minister until January 1936 he was regarded as the hope of France After the — German invasion in 1940 Laval became a nazi the chief adviser of Petain a puppet dictator and a servile weapon in Hitler's hands for the spoliation of France the enslavement of her patriotic men and women and executioner of his unconquerable countrymen who refused to wear the yoke of With the backing of the German reich Laval inaugurated a systematic campaign of extermination against the Jews and of hos- tility to the Catholic church He flaunted his cruelty toward helpless minorities and inflexi- ble patriots until liberty-lovin- g people sick- ened at mention of his namet'l Under his deputized domination Vichy be- came a sordid suburb of Berlin Up to the time of his flight Laval recruited workers for his masters punished all whom the axis marked for torture and proclaimed his faith in the aggressors and his confidence in their ultimate triumph over the allies trial was marked by turbulent out- breaks and irregular proceedings Twice the presiding magistrate had to send the prisoner to his cell so that order could be restored in the courtroom Arguments between the ae- cused and accusing witnesses were incessant But the trial was concluded a verdict of guilty was rendered Laval was sentenced to death ''!! Strikes Invite Statutes And Enforcement r- ke se-Th- ey fas- - from the country This is a doctrine of the two- d-sword Russia variety for instance is adamant that American people have no right to interfere with her in- ternal affairs and that he is entitled to run a totalitarian government and a communistic regime if she so desires The official position of the Amen- can government is that Corn- munism is of no concern to us But in the Argentine situation precedent is being created that the United States has a right not only to denounce fascism in that country but to hint broadly to the people that they better get rid of their fascist- minded leaders This position is a delicate one for the United States government to pursue because in other n countries there are virtual dictatorships and if the Washington govern ment starts to censor the various governments of Latin - American countries will thrive Yet the time has come for the governments of the world to adopt the policy that the internal administration of a country can constitute danger to world peace Clearly if the nations of Europe and this hemisphere had early enough seen the dangerous course being adopted by Germany with her Nazi rulers it may be that intervention would have come sooner Today all the Rifled governments which participated in the war are openly claiming the right not only to root out fascism hut to say what kind of governmenta shall be establiehed in place of the outgoing regimes The London conference of representatives of the Eg‘ Five discussed in detail the composition of cabinets and which political parties or groups shall participate in the future governments of the liberated countries The theory of course is that unless freedom of speech and of the press and freedom of religion are granted the totalitarian governments will be able to control thought and action and ultimately persuade an otherwise peaceful people to arm for war Such a result is inevitable where totalitarianism prevails because it is the precursor of war with other powers When however will those who have been denouncing the Argentine group of totalitarians become consistent and speak out as openly against the soviet union's disregard of freedom of speech and freedom of the press and to some extent freedom of religious worship! Supposing an American am partment of state had consultel that commitee more in 1940 and 1941 the crtsis with Japan would have developed as it did and our army and navy have been deprived by congrela of the armament - need-th- e ed to ward off attack whether would neproduction R!ghts Reservel NEW YORK HIGHLIGHTS CHARLES DRISCOLL By Latin-America- and the execution was consummated yesterday morning Whether he swallowed poison or received an injection of lead his removal is a riddance that will be a source of satisfaction in France Betrayal bsasarlor in Moscow attempted to make ftP same kind of speech that Spruill Braden made in Buenos Aires? Many senators are wondering whether they ahould vote to confirm Mr den What they are really pulzled about is the tendency of Mr Braden and the department of state to adopt policiee without conaulting the senate for In eign relations committee this the senators are right cause the department of state not only has been unduly cretive toward the corgrels tLt it hai acted without contruittng the other nations of Latin Amer-o- f ica too If delay in confirming Mr Braden's appointment results in art understandcng that hereafter the department of ?tate will lose some of its unilateral hablts this will have been a construeedgetive step There are those who regard the matter of consult-th- e ing the senate foreign relations committee rather flippantly but one wonders whether if the de- Bra-mista- clqm f 4 tion: a - NVASIIINGTON — Argentina boiling with revolution end a complete tranaformation of the 4 "there must be men to man the machines" and troops to meet an enemy to "tear away his operating bases and his productive establishment" before he can act first The general warns the American people against' methods that have failed in the past to preserve peace or protect nations in which overconfidence prevailed The outlawing of atomic bombs will not suffice bombers rockets capable of traveling with the speed of sound radio guided torpedoes and submarine developments will have to be met and overcome Scientific research and secrecy will have to be encouraged—not for the purpose of invading peaceful lands but to be ready for alien aggressors when they threaten this republic General Marshall uttered these words of cau- In t- ) ' act as a liaison with the president The joint congressional committee which is headed by Sen La Follete (Prog) Wisconsin and Rep Monroney (ID) Oklahoma also is considering another much needed reform This is to require publication of every vote by committees in drafting legislation so that constituents may know not only how a member voted finally on the bill in committee but how he voted on each issue raised Only in rare instances are ' such votes now made public Copyright 1945 United Feature Syndicate OFT THE RECORD By II V WADE Eisenhower now is of the opinion that the fuehrer may be alive We understand though the chocolate bar has superseded Hitler in German popularity Now there is disagreement over who caused the disagreement in London To get the family brawl back in the groove there's nothing like asking "Who starts these fights?" As a fuel conservation measure the Louvre in Paris will be closed for the winter Our thoughts are with Venus De Milo the nonsweater girl Even if Hitler is dead — INhich Eisenhower begins to doubt—his soul is marching on in Argentina WASHINGTON—Mr Truman is having more trouble with congrets than is apparent An increasing number of members of both houses are stiffening their backs against the usual political preszures believing the nation is in a serious crisis The utmost effort of Senate Floor Leader Barkley was necessary for instance to get the C I 0-A C man Raymond confirmed for six years on the maritime commission It was dragged out of the senate by a margin of only eight votes after considerable inside dickering To get- it through Barkley had to make it a party matter and even then nine Democrats refused to go along The opposition frankly questioned the wisdom of putting a C I 0 official but even more than that a man who led the political action part of C I 0 in three western states into a position of power over the merchant marine whose unions are recognized as probably the most extreme in the country—and all over the objection of A F L Conversely the developing administration foreign policy is meeting almost unanimous senate approval Mr Byrnes knows how to handle senators from long experience and he handled them this time by leaving them convinced he had told them all there was to know about the London conference This enabled him to escape the hole he was in on the Braden appointment This nomination of P Mc-Keou- gh - - THE LYONS DEN It Leonard Lyon The scientists who developed the atomic bomb held a conthe new ambassador to Argenference after the bomb was tina has been delayed through tested in New Mexico and beseveral secret sessions of the fore it was d?opped on Hirocommittee Senators felt Byrnes had made a mistake in not conshima They discussed Japanese sulting the committee in adresistance R n ri speculated on vance not notifying the other the ntunber cif atomic bombs Latin A meripan nations Anil which would have to be dropped that Braden had been too active on Japan before its capitulain earlier Argentinian affairs tion The scientists took a poll Even the Byrnes policy on the the lowest prediction was one far east found favorable support bomb the highest was five when he told the senators he More than five atomic bombs was behind Gen MacArthur were ready for use There were without reservation in fact enough bombs to conThe tax bill went almost tinue the destruction until all unanimously through the house the Japanese islands were devwhen the administration came astated to terms with the varying viewAn A MG lieutenant and an officer of UNRn A working points The other parts of the administration program are still at the displaced persons camp in Coburg found facing opposition Germany It is evident Mr Truman has 2500 pairs of leather trousers in lost some ground congress which belonged to the nazi but not to any decisive extent army and which were intended yet comparable to the condition' for the Russian campaign These into which Mr Roosevelt worked trousers were given to the women in the DP camp who "unhimself His statement when he repicked" the trousers The salturned from hLs week end vacavaged leather then was recut tion urging the country to go to and made into shoe uppers by a work conveyed an inspiration local concern Each pair of pants which caught popular favor alyielded six pairs of adult shoes or eight pairs of childrens shoes though many are waiting to see how he comes out with the strike In the Lubeck district a shoe the settlements it now is being operated by question In factory is clear he can yet lose his whole The these displaced persons case against inflation output 40000 pairs will be di3- tributed to all Drs Distributed by King Features Syndicate PENINSULA Oho — Think- ing out loud: Columbus day and Lord big doings in New York Mayor LaGuardia today changes the name cf Sixth avenue to the Avenue of the Americas Can you imagine that on a street sign? Ani how much wtll it cost in lettering printing adin years to come unvertisrg less it is promptly changed by the lord mayor's successor as I rememam sure it will be ber after the last war to end wars when they changed the name of a great thoroughfare In Washington to Avenue of the Presidents? Very text administration ha1 it charged to Executive avenue which !s plenty long our Our Ltt le Mussolini nam-echef airport after himself but refused to rame the East Side ughway for Douglas MacArthur because he saki MacAr thur hadol proved himself yet How about now? Or does he w an t to call it the Avenue of the Little Flower Mayor of New' York ItrA Cand:late for Any Higher Office You May Name? Only when my home town council changed the name of Lawrence avenue to Broadway to show that the town had grown into a city was a more silly renaming job undertaken l - FROZEN FOOD LOCKERS available for DEER SEASON DIAL NEW O P SKAGGS SYSTEM STORE 7511 E AM Spoilt 4-45- 63 Wanted—Experienerd Buttbers Cbttken slid MEICE223 Japan is not ready for democracy until its orators in referring to "this great country" can put a throb into "great" that makes it a word of three teliejm syllables SENATOR FROM SANDPIT 4 By IIAM PARK What small potatoes we all are compared with what we might be!—Warner Ir the Mail Dear Ham: Just read your holler about barnacles on your spuds You watered 'em wrong When a spud vine designs its form it's like a city council budget—does it setting uptoitsmaterial available according with moisture as the "must" element If tomorrow reveals more moisture the spud adds little annexes or codicils to vol-its blueprint to increase the ume of production Then if it gets dry the next day it withdraws—makes a tactical retreat —from the barnacles and leaves "sinks" in the humps it has just started It withdraws starch and leaves a poor chemical combination so that they spoil pronto and they don't" taste like anything even before they spoil Never let a spud patch get wet or dry—just keep the moisture o all season and the about spud's judgment will be perfect In setting up the budget—Byrd Blackfoot Trego Sagehurst Ida (But Byrd how the Sam Hill Is a guy going to keep the moisture o when he only gets irrigating water about every 10 days and it never rains when you need it and the soil is sandy loam whose saturation point is still unknown to the oldest inhabitant ? 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