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Show I There's More Than One Way of Killing a Goose PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1945 Editorial... The Voting Compromise There might have been good deal of wailing in this country when the Big Three's 'agreement on voting procedure in the international in-ternational security organization was finally announced. Fortunately there was not. Official Of-ficial and public reaction was generally, if temperately, favorable, even though the agreement meant that many who have aimed aim-ed at permanent peace win now have to lower their sights considerably. The agreement was a compromise solution solu-tion of a thorny and persistent problem. And while compromises are never very idealistic this one carries a particularly stiff dose of realism. By giving a major power the right to veto armed, opposition to its own aggression, the agreement admits that if a major power is determined to go to war, the world is powerless power-less to stop it by any means short of another and certainly more terrible war than this one. The agreement makes it clear that the world organization could take steps to stop. let us say. Bolivia from pushing Chile around. But it could do nothing to stop aggression ag-gression by the United States against Ar gentina, for example, or Britain against Egypt or Russia against Poland unless the United States or Britain or Russia voted themselves the agressor, which they certainly certain-ly would never do. It became known after the Dumbarton Oaks meeting that Russia was holding out for the veto power against American and British opposition. In the major points of the compromise Russia was the winner- But perhaps by this very victory Russia has given senators of isolationist tendency their strongest reason for supporting our participation parti-cipation in the international peace organization. organi-zation. That seems incongruous until one notes that the veto power applies, among other things, to "approval of agreements for supply sup-ply of armed forces-" And if there is anything any-thing about international cooperation that "nationalists" seem particularly to abhor it is the prospect of sending American troops to guarantee or defend some European boundary. This veto power would offer an out from this obligation, if they could muster strength to put through a provision making our representative rep-resentative on the security council accountable account-able to the senate in all major decisions. And so these senators might support the organization in the hope of making our participation par-ticipation in it purely advisory. Why then the general mild rejoicing? Be--cause, it seems to us that people realize that fthis voting arrangement is another step forward fo-rward unity among the great nations. : It may be an imperfect step, but it takes Jus that much further away from the deadly opposition of what the president has called 'perfectionism." But it has reaffirmed what has always ieen abundantly clear that no rules, laws or leagues can achieve international peace .-without each government's desire for peace. The Washington Merry-Co-Round By Draw Pearson iCoL Robert & Alien on a e 1 1 v e duty) i4 Break for the Home Eater I Most Americans eat at home most of the lime, and the OPA has finally taken cogniz- f ince of that fact. In consequence the agency s going to "recall" surplus food stocks of Restaurants, hotels and institutions, made Jcnown through inventory figures, by deducting de-ducting points or pounds from these establishments' estab-lishments' rations. Since general rationing came into effect, pne of its principal inequities has been the Jfact that a person could get most scarce foodstuffs in a hotel or restaurant which Kvere unobtainable by the home shopper, jirovided only he were willing to pay the prices asked. This has been more generally Itrue in the larger cities, particularly so in the case of meat. We realize that the proprietors of eating places have plenty ' of headaches these days. But we don't think that hoarding by a business busi-ness establishment or institution is any more commendable than hoarding by a housewife. And we don't think that these establishments establish-ments will suffer unduly by going on more of a day-to-day basis like the rest of us home caters. U cross the Rhine The news that the 1st Army had seized a bridgehead across the Rhine late Tuesday s the best that has come from the front jince the break-through at St. Lo last summer. sum-mer. : No announcement was made until 24 iours after the brideghead was seized, and curing that time our troops have become I irmly established. That is bad news for the German army, vhich undoubtedly expected to hold us to he Rhine banks until they had had time o organize new defenses. That is probably jvhy our advance toward Coblenz was made to rapidly, and why Cologne fell after a f omparatively brief siege. Crossing the Rhine brings the end of the fvar nearer.. It gives our armies a great opportunity. op-portunity. : But the German army has not yet been Annihilated. Let's wait until it is before Igain planning for a V-Oay celebration and. s a matter of common sense, let's put off tny V-Day vacation until Japan falls. A Daily Picture of What's 'Going On in National Affairs WASHINGTON Al thou eh there has been lot of easy-going talk about 00.000,000 job after ine war, tne backstage truth is that nothing tangible tang-ible has been done about 60.000.000 1oh or vn 40,000,000 Jobs, and some of the administration's advisers are getting worried. what actually happened is that the president is concentrating so exclusively on the necessary Job of winning the war and setting up a peace machinery for after the war, that domestic problems prob-lems have cone by the boards. Last fall, when German victory seemed Just arouna tne corner, certain senators such as Kil-gore Kil-gore of West Virginia and Murray of Montana gave a lot of thought to reconversion and peace time Jobs. So also did Donald Nelson. They did it, however, in the face of the militarv. who so bitterly objected to Nelson's Dlans that thev event ually persuaded the president to euchre him out or the war production board and off to China. After that came the temporary set-back to U. S. forces in the Belgian bule. and since then no one around the war production board has wanted to talk about reconversion above a whlsner for fear of having the brass bats accuse him of imenering wun military operations. WAR GOODS FOR PACIFIC Only temporary expedient has been the decision de-cision to keep war plants going almost full blast after the European war is over in order to supply goods for the Pacific war. instead of trvin to ship European equipment to the Pacific. However, many experts believe the Japs will fold up quicker than generally expected, once their Axis partner is out of the fighting. Meanwhile Mean-while almost nothing has been done about those 60,000,000 jobs. Only cabinet members who has done any thinking on the subject is Henry Wallace; but now that the federal loan agencies have been taken tak-en away from him, his current commerce department depart-ment job as supervisor of the census, the patent office, and the geodetic survey leaves him definitely def-initely circumscribed. Meanwhile, what most peonle don't realize is that in our best boom times of peace, the most the United States ever employed was 48.000,000 people. Today we are employing 67.000,000 of whom 12.000.000 are in the armed forces. When those 12.000,000 come home and start looking for their old peacetime Jobs, putlng 60,000,000 people xo worx is not going to be easy. Some real thinking think-ing might well be done about it. TEXAS RULES WASHINGTON After a month in . Washington most people set the idea that Texas, not New York. Is the capital of the United States. Not only are there dozens of Texans in key positions in congress and throughout the government, but thir enercv makes them even more obvious than their num. bers. But the Texas congressional delegation was caught short last week, when it nearly forgot that March 2 was the 100th anniversary of the inde pendence oi rexas. it even took a rock-ribbed Republican Re-publican from Vermont. Charles Plumley. to remind re-mind them of it. Plumley looked around to see what the Texans were planning to do about commemorating com-memorating their anniversary and to hi surprise sur-prise found not a single Texan on the floor. So plumley arose and delivered a one-minute address congratulating Texas and nothing also that December 29 will be the 100th anniversary "of the annexation of the United States by the republic of Texas, as all Texans in their innate modesty would have us believe." 1 He varied the usual Staid and colorless tnniral headings in the Congressional Record by titling his remarks "Hurrah for Texas." It wasn't until near the close of the house ses sion that day that someone mentioned Plumley's speech to Representative Albert Thomas of Texas. Thomas and veteran Fritz Lanham then put their heads together and Lanham delivered a tribute to the state from a real Texan. POST - WAR CONSCRIPTION Although no final decision has been made bv F. D. R. personally. Undersecretary of War Bob Patterson and several other White House advisers are urging him to press for immediate congressional congres-sional action on a post-war compulsory military training law covering aU men 18 to 26. Patterson and some of the army brass hats want Roosevelt to jam the conscription bill through congress before the war is over. They are using xne line witn t . d. k. that passage of a peacetime conscription bill by congress now will be further evidence to the United Nations that this country will maintain a sizeable military force to help keep the peace. Congressional leaders so far are against immediate im-mediate consideration, feel they'll have their hands full in the next few months getting more urgent post-war measures through Capitol Hill, such as jobs without starting up a terrific controversy over conscription. Note The White House, is being deluged with mail against post-war conscription. Most of the public seems to be against it. CAPITAL CHAFF . Isolationist Representative Harold Knutson of Minnesota is using his mailing privilege to flood Ham Fish's congressional district with copies of Fish's vitriolic anti-administration "farwell address' to congress One reason General Eisenhower and his staff have been so upset about congressmen visiting the battle zones is that when the Germans counter-atacked last December, the Nazis sent a powerful paratroop force to take the little town of Cernay. Had they landed one week earlier to the hour, they would have captured the entire house military affairs committee delegation delega-tion then in France. Representative Charles La Follette, liberal Indiana In-diana republican and close friend of Wendell L. Willkie, never had met his son. Philip Willkie. until his recent trip to London where Lieutenant Willke was stationed. A few days later La Follette bumped into Philip accidentally in New York, and a few 'days after that Willkie arrived in Washington Wash-ington and was a guest at La Follette's home. Boosters of the federal anti-poll bill have set March 23 as the deadline to get half of congress to sign a petition to get the bill out of the judiciary committee for a vote. If they don't hurry, however, the South will beat them to it. The Georgia legislature voted last month to drop the poll tax, while the South Carolina legislature followed last week. MORGENTHAU AND PRESS fimwtsr nt the Treasury Mnrwnlhau wn piolding a press conference the other day and ran out of news. However, he did not want to end the conference in a per-emotory manner and waited for more questions. Finally a newsman remarked: "We'll have to leave now, Mr. Secretary, Secret-ary, it's time to stand in line for cigarettes at the Press club." UNDER THE DOME U. S. Ambassador to China Pat Hurley wasn't back in Washington three hours when he showed up at a British embassy cocktail party for Gen. Sir Henry MaiUand Wilson, although he hadn't even shaven. Chicago's Mayor Ed Kelly still runs the most impfessive servicemen's center in the world, has taken care of more than 13.000,000 G.I. visitors and served them more than 3.000.000 meals, almost as much as multi-billion-dollar UNRRA has doled out in the last year. Mrs. Kelly has furnished wedding rings for several soldiers, has even ship- l Judge Vinson's Record Shown By PETER EDSON NEA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D. C, March IS Henry Wallace wasn't enough of a businessman to be head of the 14 billion dollar federal loan agency and Reconstruction Finance Fin-ance corporation setup, so the president nominated Judge Fred-crick Fred-crick Moore Vinson, whose past business experience seems to have included directorships of a 10 million dollar bank at Ashland, Ash-land, Ky., and a two million dollar dol-lar bank in his home town of Louisa, Ky., plus a little dabbling dab-bling in real estate along with his Louisa law practice. Having a big operator of these qualifications at the head of the biggest banking combination fci the world makes everybody in Washington happy, including both Henry Wallace and Jesse Jones. Whatever inconsistency you may find in this turn of events is further accentuated by a closer scrutiny of some of J udge Vinson's Vin-son's acts in the two years that he has been director of economic stabilization. The memory of man runneth short, but Just to keep the record straight and to go into the dance with both eyes open, there are a few half-forgotten facts that should be allowed to speak for themselves: You may remember the businessmen's busi-nessmen's battle on subsidies evil, corrupting, un-American subsidies. OES Director Vinson not only supported them but ordered them put on canned vegetables and flour and such staples. Not only that, but it was Judge Vinson who ordered the ceiling put on live cattle back in October, 1943. Remember how that was damned by those stalwart businessmen, busi-nessmen, the farmers and stockmen? stock-men? Turned Down Rail Rate Rise-Further Rise-Further to demonstrate his sympathies for business, .Judge Vinson refused to approve rate increases for the railroads and he turned down a 35 cents per barrel increase in the price of crude oU. Perhaps the high point in Vinson's Vin-son's record as a pro-businessman came in the fall of 1943 when he issued a directive to war production pro-duction board and office of price administration empowering those agencies to order production of essential civilian goods at manu facturers' costs or a maximum of costs plus 2 per cent. This was the famous "profit limitation" directive which scared industry hail to death and brought businessmen busi-nessmen scampering down to Washington to find out what went on. Opposition to this directive be came so acute that early in 1944 Judge Vinson issued a "clarifying statement" which in effect sucked back the worst part of the order by saying it was to apply only to textiles. Actually, the directive was used in only a few instances ped juke boxes overseas to boys on onley Pacific islands. Colonel "Tony" Biddle. former U. S. Ambassador to the Allied governments, now attached to General Eisenhower is doing one of the best jobs in Europe, especially especi-ally in improving liaison between Eisenhower's command and the Red army. . The California Veterans of Foreign Wars have requested Roosevelt to drop deportation proceedings against west coast labor leader Harry Bridges. (Copyright, 1945, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) A limited number of memberships member-ships are available in the UTAHVALLEY FLYING CLUB Members' flying time in this club costs $2.50 per hour if flying solo or under license. , For Information call B. H. Lyman, Provo 1415 or Melba Sutherland, Provo 1183 and is today practically a dead letter. But this is the closest the administration ad-ministration ever came to limiting limit-ing the profits of business, and it was issued over the signature of this same Fred M. Vinson who now is named to head the biggest bank in the world, organized to save business. This other side of Judge Vin son's record is being recalled in Washington today not in any effort to belittle his abilities but merely to put in proper perspective perspec-tive the popular conception that he is the perfect answer to a conservative banker's prayer, another an-other Jesse Jones. Actually, He's a Politician The record shows that Vinson is primarily another democratic politician, and in some respects he has shown himself just as liberal. or whatever you want to call it, as Henry Wallace. As one of Vinson s aides admits, Wallace has probably been more of a businessman than Vinson, but that wasn t why they turned Wallace Wal-lace down it was his ideas." Well, look at Vinson's ideas. Of course no man with Vinson's record a brilliant lawyer with seven terms in congress plus six years on the Federal bench and nearly two years as director of OES could fail to absorb a vast store of knowledge on financial affairs. In congress he was chairman chair-man of the ways and means sub committee on internal taxation. sponsored pay-as-you go taxation as early as 1937, authored the veterans' bonus bill and co- authored the coal stabilization bill with Sen. Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania. To Vinson's credit as a pro-business pro-business advocate there should also be chalked up his opposition to wage increases. He has follow ed and enforced the president's stabilization policy to tile best of his ability. But with the miners' biennial boil coming to a head and with more and more insistent demands from labor to break the Little Steel formula, Judge Vinson in leaving OES is getting off an awiuiiy hot seat at a very op portune time. Germans Dig In On Danish Coast BY UNITED PRESS The Swedish radio said today that German troops . in Denmark had started digging tank traps near Aarhus on the east coast of Jutland. The broadcast? reported by the FCC, also said that a "ring" of German fortifications, begun last fall near Haderslev, south of Aarhus, were "now ready." It reported a detachment of armored cars had arrived at Haderslev. Historically, overseas convoy duty is one of the Coast Guard's first wartime functions. Wanted -1000 Ruptured Men To Make This Test Kansas City, Mo. A Doctor's Invention for reducible rupture is proving so successful, an offer is now being made to give every one who will test it a $3.50 Truss at no cost. This invention has no leg straps, no elastic belts, or leather bands. It holds rupture up and in. is comfortable and easy to wear. Alter using it many report entire satisfaction. Any reader ox uus paper may test the Doctor's Invention for 30 days and receive the separate $3.50 Truss at no cost, if you are not entirely satisfied with the inven tion return it, but be sure to keep the $3.50 Truss for your trouble, Jf you are ruptured just write the Physician's Appliance CO., 5787 Koch Bldg., 2908 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., for their trial (offer .Adv. Desk Chat, Editorial Column Definitely Derisive Definitions CHIROPRACTOR a guy who gets paid for doing what an ordinary guy gets slapped for. BRIDGE a game used to kill the time that could and should be constructively employed . . . especially between luncheon and bed-time. PARITY a diplomatic arrange ment to maxe tne other nation na-tion think they have received the big end of the deal. FATHERLY KISS any one that your wife finds out about. There are three kinds of people in this world: The wills, the won'ts, and the can'ts . . . Question: to whfoh elan Art YOU belong? If pause Adversity ia a V MAIL LETTER Ah, Love, Dear Love, With your laughing Languorous eyes sAnd your affectionate, Passionate kiss There's a lonesome, Homesick, GI Joe Wistfully longing For you tonight Across the world I stretch my arms - Afar-Like Afar-Like a child To an ultimate, Radiant star While my ick heart Faints and moans. History shows that the U. S. A. has survived 17 other international interna-tional agreements and commitments commit-ments (many of them secret) while the names of our so-called diplomats have faded into oblivion. TIMES fHAVr.E "I used to tell my son that if was gooa Doy, i d take him the circus." "Is he too old for that now?" "Rather. Now he intimates that I Succeed in tunina in his COOd (Traces. h m nt mm a 'identification pass to his speakeasy:" Q's and A's Q Did the Stilwell road require re-quire much excavation work? A Engineers averaged moving 750,000 tons of rock and earth per mile, and built 1000 feet of culvert per mile. Q What is Army's new CG-15A? CG-15A? A A glider that accommodates 16 men or two tons of equipment. www Q What are the four tactical uses of the rocket? A Air-to-air, air - to - ground. ground-to-air. ground-to-ground. m m m Q What is the "scavenger" metal which neutralizes impurities impuri-ties in steel? A Calcium. Q What two famous reei- mental names of World War I in the Germany army are not heard in this war? A Uhlans and Hussars. I NO BUTTS NEW YORK. March 13 (U.PJ A cigaret counter In the lobby of the Central Court building, Brooklyn, displayed this sign today: "No ifs . No ands . No butts." The average kitchen match. with a little nursing, can be made to burn for 29 seconds. Once News Now History Twenty Years Ago From the Files of THE PROVO HERALD of March 13, 1925 The Provo high school basketball basket-ball team, after winning the first two games in the state tourna ment, was defeated by Dixie, 19 to 17. The score was tied at 17-all 17-all with half a minute to eo. A long shot by Lund! Dixie for ward, won the game for his team civic week nas been proclaimed pro-claimed to be observed March 26, featuring a community clean-up and beautification drive. Joseph P. Welch, county agent, is general chairman of the committee. Considerable stir and excite ment was reported in Provo labor circles following the arrival of a large contingent of Mexicans who came, as they thought, fully as sured of permanent work at the Ironton plant of the Columbia Steel company. Twenty-five of the Mexican nationals are staying at the ironton hotel. All of them have purchased lots in the Steel City subdivision east of the plant with the assurance that they would be given jobs at the plant. W. R. Phibbs, superintendent of the plant, declared that the com pany had never sent for the Mexi cans, nor have any company of ficials given consent to any per son to make promises of jobs to anyone. A flu epidemic is worrying health officials in Chicago. 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Do not asnire to nuthnritv un less you are willing to assume re sponsibility. Better a wise enemy than an ignorant friend. Wise Old Mother Nature has given us 'time' to heal the wounds of sorrow. HERO WORSHIP "Precious Lamb, I want mum mie's 'itty boy to grow up and be a gentleman." "But I don't wanna be a gentleman," gen-tleman," protested the youngster, "I wanna be like pop." Opera-Playing Juke Profitable CLEVELAND 0J.R) When Albert Luxenberg decided eight yeas ago to have only grand opera on the juke box in the East Cleveland cafe, his friends frowned frown-ed and said, "It won't pay." But today Luxenberg's place is enjoying a booming business. The customers apparently like to hear such selections as Cavalleria Rustlcana, La Traviata and other operas with good music. One platter, "Stars Were Shining Shin-ing Bright," from the opera La Tosca, has been kept in the juke box since Luxenberg inaugurated his unusual policy. It has netted the cafe owner more than $300. (fiterffa to |