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Show The H era! d -- J ournal 'Is This to Be Our Only Reward?' Thoughts and Things LOGAN, UTAH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1947. . BY WE NEED BLOW TO OUR HORN Several congressmen who opposed the ty is dinned into western Europe ears and minds day after day. State Departments Office of Information What is needed now, it seems to us, is a and Education Exchange, and who voted to summore forceful presentation of the American last half than more cut its budget by These minds. There must be the same scrupulous their now have stcry. changed mer, are men who recently toured Europe, and regard for truth as now, but there must be who returned with the demand for some sort greater emphasis. We must Play up what we are doing now and what we have done to reof propaganda agency to offset the stream lieve hunger and hardship in Europe. that and lies of vituperation We must make it even plainer that the rethe Russian propagandists are pouring into fusal cf Russia and her statelites to particiEurope. This does not necessarily mean that the pate in the European recovery program was legislators were shortsighted or dead wrong Moscows idea, not ours. We must dispel the idea that we are seeking to dominate Eurin their earlier opposition. Conditions have or to stuff the capitalistic system down of some the meantime. in Also, the ope, changed of Assistant former of throats, or to make war. unwilling Secretary strategy of his National of tactics some the and modesty is no longer a virtue. State Benton The people of Europe must be shown the assistants were open to criticism. There was nothing wrong with Mr. Ben- contrast between our generous but largely tons basic idea. It was his laudible intention unpublicized aid and the niggardly Russian to fight distortions with dispassionate truth, contributions which have been ballyhooed out of all proportion. It may go against the and to sell American democracy to the semislaves in Europe by such means as the Voice grain of Americans, individually and collecof America broadcasts, publications, librartively, to blow their horn. But that type of information service seems indicated under ies and traveling art exhibits. But that was last spring. At that time present circumstances. Mr. Bentons principal target seemed to be Pvussia. But the Russian people, who most TWO-WACOMMUNIST needed to hear the truth about American life and politics, were and are almost hopeSTRATEGY lessly insulated from the truth. There are two ways in which the CommThe Russian people who are 35 and under unist-led uprisings in France and Italy have been fed from the cradle on the dogma of Marx and Lenin. The might succeed in disrupting those countries older ones have had a steady diet of such completely before American aid can arrive. propaganda for 30 years. Few Russians have One, of course, would be for the Communradios on which to hear the American side ists to seize government control. The other of the story. And it is conceivable that even would be for them to be put down by a man those who listen to it may simply put it down cn horseback whose methods would increase Communist support in the long run. as false propaganda. WASHINGTON LETTER There seems reason to fear that France O has the Furthermore, changed pioture and Italy have such men on horseback in since Congress last considered this State DeTurkish Tale Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Guglielmo Gi iniSoviet The Bureau. partment information BY PETER EDSON at the northeast corner of government has tightened its grip on the '1 ini of the Common Man Party. A Tightest NEA Washington Correspondent port the Mediterranean which may to would Balkans. There is now a Marshall plan to dictator, though easie,r cope with, WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (NEAi sortie day be an important city. be explained and defended, not behind the be a tremendous embarrassment to the MarA Turkish embassy official here The British built a pier war, with a iron curtain but in the countries awaiting shall Plan. The moderate governments of in Washington was talking about there during the crane. system of his native modern travelling American aid. Communist propaganda has both countries have a delicate and difficult the highway The whole He threw up both hands job has to country. task before them. Their ability to accomplish in a gesture of complete helpless-- , he done fromhighway now been stepped up to a high pitch. .Nationscratch. The first ness. al pride is being appealed to. The threat of it may shape the immediate history of thing Hilts plans to do when he You arrives is set up a laboratory to "Mud! he exclaimed. American imperialism and loss of sovereign and rock test soils, sand, never see such mud. He SEVERAL THINGS Any persons usual definition of logic: "The way I believe. Any persons usual definition of foolishness: "The way the other guy believes, if it conflicts with my belief." Any persons usual definition of emotionalism: "When the other guy is upset, and I don't think he has reason to be." anti-Americ- O CLUBWOMEN America's three million clubwomen were given a this week by Ray Josephs, writing in a Fawcett publication. Says he: "The cartoonist's conception of clubwomen as overdressed, underbrained ineffecluals whose primary interests in life are bridge parties, gossip and clothes, is as obsolete as the Model T. "Actually, the nations clubwomen have achieved remarkable results in battling juvenile delinquency, cleaning up dirty politics, raising the countrys health and educational standards, and performing hundreds of other vitally important services. O- -' We are inclined to agree with him. In our own valley, for instance: From Preston to Hyrum, women's clubs professional and literary are "doing things" in Ihe way of civic service. A news item within the past' month told how a Smithfield womens club is planning projects to raise $3000 for new band suits at Smithfield Junior high. Y Roads of the Terrible j mile-lon- g The Washington Merry-Go-Roun- d j Drew Pearson Says: BENNETT MEYERS DELAYED SAFER TRANSPORTS EVEN AFTER PAHA-TKOO- P 00 YANKS PERISHED OVER SICILY; MEN WHO TO TELL WERE BESTED, EXILED TO ALASKA; STIMSON PASSED BECK. WASHINGTON. One of the most tragic blunders of the war was the shooting down of 800 American paratroopers by Allied gunners over Sicily. After losing Lis U. S. transport planes loaded with 400 paratroopers on July 13, .1943, we lost 21 planes loaded with almost 400 men on July 14 chiefly shot down hy Allied gunners. All hough this column published some of the farts at the time, part of the story of this tragic loss was hushed up by wartime censorship. Last week, however, Stuart Symington, secretary for air, proclaimed that he wanted no brass hats protected when it came to shenanigans inside the air , corps. Actually if all the truth came out regarding certain air corps operations, it would hit very near to some of Symington's own close air corps friends. Nevertheless, with the army trying to get compulsory military training adopted for the first time in peacetime history, it is important that military blunders and graft be carefully scrutinized. And one danger of military conscription is that peacetime militarism prevents their discussion even during peace. How tyrannical a military system can be and how it can crack down on anyone who wants to expose mistakes is illustrated not merely by the Gep. Benny Meyers scandal, but by the scandal of the wantonly murdered paratroopers over Sicily. Tried to Tell In the case of General Meyers, this column has already told how Meyers deceived congress and the white house on airplane production and how other brass hats condoned it. But in the case of the needlessly killed paratroopers, one man who tried to prevent tuture tragedies of this kind Lieut. Col. David Laux -- was exiled to the army's Siberia. One day after he urged the seereatry of war to investigate failure to protect paratroopers. Laux was flown to Nome, Alaska, nearest American point to the rael Siheria, to sit there, Idle, for the duration of 1 RIFT) I) I ) ! 1 i f li the war. Another officer, Brig. Con. Bay Alojsius Hunt, who protested against failure to safeguard over Sicily, was broken to the rank of colonel and sent to the Pacific. Burned to Cinder He wasnt wanted around Washington, where he The whole tragic might talk to newspapermen. story of army coverup revolves around the fact that a small group of officers tried to get paratrooper transport planes equipped with armor plate nrouml the pilot's seat and with selfseuiiiig gasoline tanks. Wilhout tanks, a bullet penetrating the transport's gas tanks caused it to burst into flames. The paratroopers inside were burned to cinders before they had half a chance to bail out. Efforts to gel this protection on transport planes were increased after the Sicilian tragedy. It was well known that come with thousands of E. S. paratroopers flying over Normandy, more men might be lost unless their transports were equipped at least with tanks. This paratrooper protection was approved by Maj. pum-troope- g g The Herald-Journ- al Published every week day afternoon by the Cache Newspaper Co., 75 West Center street, Utah. Telephone all departments 50. The Herald-Journdelivered by carrier, $1.00 a month; by mail outside Cache Valley Logan, al n i rw tVxxl valley same price as above. By mRil in Cache valley, three months, 2.50. six months $5.00, one year $10.00. Entered as second class matter In untje p0St office at Logan, Utah, der act of congress, March 4. 1879. Proclaim Liberty through all the la ml. Liberty Belt The Herald-Journwill not assume financial responsibility for any errors which may appear in advertisements published in its columns. In those instances where the paper Is at fault, it wall reprint that part of the advertisement In whih the typographical mistake occurs. r.'i r Gen. P. L. Williams and by Col. Ralph Bagby. chief of staff of airborne infantry in the Mediterranean. Finally an order was written and sent to Gen. Bennett Meyers, in charge of airplane procurement. He was to install tanks in paratroop transself-seali- ports. But nothing happened. Weeks dragged by. The invasion of France was coming nearer. But still nothing happened. Finally Colonel Laux. one of the officers who had seen men murdered over Sicily, sut down and wrote a letter to Secretary of VV ar Ktimson. And to make sure Stimson got It. Laux took the letter to Stimsons home and delivered it personally to Mrs. Stimson. For doing this, Colonel Laux next morning was ordered to Nome, Alaska. Text of Laux Letter This columnist has now obtained a copy of Lauxs letter, dated June 1, 1944. Pertinent portions fol- cross-chann- low: air"In commenting upon the loss of troop-carricraft at Catania, Sicily, last July you stated: To say that the army will tolerate blundering or endeavor to cover it up is simply not true. "In view of your statement, continued Colonel Laux, I feel confident that you wmuld not tolerate the situation which exists in connection with selfaircraft, if you knew' scaling tanks for troop-carrithe tacts. When Mr. Lovett (then assistant secretary of war for air, now under secretary of state) indicated that Drew Pearson was aboq to releaes an article showing that the army air forces were asleep at the switch on this subject, I was directed by my immediate superior to prepare a defense for the army air forces in these words: Even though we all recognize the necessity for tanks in troop-carriaircraft, that is not the point. The army air forces are being attacked and our job is to protect the chief (Gen. Hap. Arnold'. It is up to us to present all the reasons why we should not have seif sealing tanks. "I declined to prepare such a document . . . Little Short of Murder "I have recently completed 18 months overseas duty, participating in both the Sicilian and Italian troop-carrioperations. At Catania. Siciiy, on the I stood in the navigators dome night of July of the leading troop-carriaircraft and watched the navy and tin enemy shoot down our planes. "Consequently. I realize the necessity of selfsealing tanks to a degree that cannot be appreciated by anyone w ho lias not gone into combat in troop-eairiaircraft. That belief is shared by every r officer pilot and every troop-carriwho has been charged with the responsibility of sending his men into combat. It is little short of murder. 1 have waged many battles within this headquarters in an effort to correct the situation without success. However, u copy of the latest staff study on the subject is attached for your information. "The actual record of tanks for aircraft will show that they have been demanded consistently for a period of a year and a half -- that the materiel is available that the priority of other air forces projects would not be affected and that the tanks could have been produced and delivered lo the United Kingdom in time lor the 13-1- self-seali- er er j r Another Smithfield womens organization has donated food and clothing to CARE, agency for helping the starving Europeans. This road building is perhaps the only part of the Turkish aid program with which there can be no quarrel. Benefits aren't just military. Turkey has big farm and livestock areas which are now isolated. They cant move their crops to market because there are no passable roads. Of the 27,000 miles of roads on the Turkish map, 12,000 miles are and as macadamized classified 15,000 are dirt. But only a third of this mileage is considered passable. When the American road mission gels through, it hopes to have a 20.000-mil- e net of main highways surveyed. Construction will begin next spring. There will be three classes of road, ranging from 24 to 30 feet In width. Little of it will be modern concrete highway in the modern American sense, outside the cities. In 1944 Turkey had only 13,000 motor vehicles, which is half ' as many as Puerto Rico has, and a third of what Cuba has. With a more or less modern highway system, the Turks should provide a good market for American cars, trucks, filling stations and prostands. bably even roadside hot-doDOUIIE-DUT- Business and ProfesWomen annually sponsor . Logan sional one of our finest cultural projects the library musical and art exhibit. Furthermore, they contribute furniture, books and other items to the library, in line with their active interest in the library's welfare. Soroptimists. the AAUW, the vurious literary and cultural clubs all are becoming active as never before. To them we say, sincerely: "Avancez tourojurs!" NELSON and the beam In, married and imq after." They dont j n: even Fax,. about the daily ,u,ait: ' II I WERE S. Bens Lcorge ment entitled "it i c. is munist", oft,.,, possible ciedu fur He says: "If I were a would concent , j ' A C,J ' , ran- ' ,e, V'1 .woul(1 ate just as u Ton"'' much t .usion and uncerab uI would scatter' bias,??1 ganda, misrepresent, b" prM mm and desin.jing "J ,n .less. I woul1 boost all astefiil propriatiou bills jn c weaken the naiiunx V structure. "These throe aciiii(.s on persistently and n,, "r would wreck any bem,warv ? ' Republic." O - OUR COMPASSION Theres been the- Train; there is u.w American" drive fur Navajo Indians. there will be the KrienH the itu. "A n't S,',I VI s ,,M special , "I among LDS folks, u, secure Z I aid for unfortunates abroad There will be a lot ,,f . for foreign assistance this f ter all legitimate, all shuin the innate sympathy, and the id Sire to hell) someone in troubt of the American leople Certainly, we me m,t flk who pass Oil the other side the street if we see a nu bleeding and hungry ! e c0ln. passionate, greedy yet ipnernu, I materialistic yet spiritual. W ericans! - O - Heres one pictuie of Amelia compassion: Sitting up in bed in a Bust hospital, Mrs. Frances Crane Woods Hole rend a let ter fro England picturing ari actual seen a British home where the on heat for any purpose was th. furnished by the flame of a candl'i Two thoughts came to her O rapid succession. The first was TREE F'AIRY TALE "If only we could put a shawl o.. The marriage of Princess Eliza- the shoulders, or cross the kne-beth to Mountbatten recognized of all the people who are even in practical United States as that in Britain." The secoi" one of the 10 big news stories of was Why can't we?" 1947 is a fairy tale come to life. And out of that thought wo How would you devise a more born a share-a-shamovement fitting ending to the story than: which Americans are participate "And so the handsome Prince in various parts of the country. in ' t j e r Quality RaputatlN Behind Maim laky Y road-buildi- road-builder- s, ON ORDER A couple worth of of million dollars equipment has already been placed on order. Some of it has already been shipped and is being unloaded under U. S. Army supervision at Istanbul and Iskenderum formerly known as Alexandretta a tiny road-buildi- TURKISH ENGINEERS On top of this the Turkish Republic has' appropriated $13 million to pay native labor and buy materials. About 5000 Turkish workmen will be employed at peak construction. Tart of the job of the Hilts mission will be to train Turkish engineers. NOSI DROPS .273in.Z37 &?&173 Dont delay) At sniffle or sneeze, of Vicks the first warning put a few drops In each tril. For if used in time, helps prevent many S, colds from develop- Relieves head cold distress fast. Try it! Follow directions in package. iP-i- VUKSVA-TCO-CI- nos- ng. Ol OLDER WHISKIES ...BETTER SPIRITS! "JOAN OF LORRAINE" 13-1- Two-A- By Drama ct Maxwell Anderson troop-carrie- g 1 roop-carri- coming invasion." Secretary of War Stimson. however, merely referred this letter to one of the officers who had g tanks Gen. Barney Gil"S - and opposed laler in the day. Colonel Laux, the man who dared correct a bad army blunder, found himself flying to Nome, Alaska, with no orders other than to sit there for the wars duration. If Secretary of Air Symington really wants to clean up brass hat blunders, he might call Colonel Laux to get the full story. If not. the rest of the story will be lold in this column shortlv SO THEY SAY At this critical crossroads of history the free world today depends on America to lead the way. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Army chief of staff. 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"Up to here. the materials he will have to And in summer? Dust! Ah, you! work with. When his engineers never see such dust. He dropped know about them, they will place orders for American rock and his hands again to his knees. The Turk then told stories about gravel crushers, cement and the sport of going hunting- - in an asphalt plants. In all Turkey, there are now automobile, and being held, up by brigands. Somebody asked him if only four small cement plants, there were filling Stations; along which combined might equal the the road, and garages where cars output of one fair American plant. could be repaired. He just smiled, Asphalt is now shipped into TurkGasoline, he explained, was aold ey by the ,ijil companies in drums. ' only in the bigger towns, and in The country has only one small cans. The main highway from the steel mill. It may be able to procapital at Ankara to Istanbul was duce enough reinforcing rods, mats 300 miles long, but it took a whole and small shapes. The bridges will day to make it by car in good' probably have to be built in the U. S. from designs made after the weather. The general impression was" that engineers complete surveys. Full U. S. participation in this it was hopeless to expect that program things could ever be better. But Turkish a team of American highway will cost $5 million. The money engineers is now about to tackle comes from the $100 million apthe job of helping Turkey lay out propriated by Congress ror aid to a modern highway network in Turkey under the Truman doctwo years. Under H. E. Hilts, trine. The original amount eardeputy administrator of the U. S. marked for roads was $1 million, Public Roads Administration, the but when it was pointed out to first task force, of eight experienc- the military that their modernizaed will supervise tion of the Turkish army would be the work. Most of them are vet- wasted and useless uniess there erans who helped plan and boss was a modern highway, grid over construction of the Alaska high- which to haul it, the allocation was increased five times. way across Canada. MISSION MUST TRAIN EQUIPMENT FOR HIGHWAYS KAY 1 . i- 1 i |