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Show . , ... . i ' j PROVO. UTAH COUNTY.' UTAH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1945 Editorial . . Can a maid ferret her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days with oat number.---Jeremlah 2:32. God and the doctor we alike adore But only when In danger, not before; The danger o'er, both are alike requited, God is forgotten, and the doctor slighted. John Owen Why Delay Good News? The war departrnent doubtless felt that it had orood reason for delating for several days the announcements of the identities of tne lour uooniue iokvo xaiu uycia uuwaisu by American paratroopers recently from a JaD orison camp near Peiping. But, if the reasons were good, they are not likely to so appear on the surface to the casual ob server. The only announced reason for the delay was the one given in connection with all military casualties. Identities were withheld "until next of kin could be notified. In the case of casualties, that sort of delay de-lay doubtless is merciful. It may tend to cushion in some degree the shock resulting from tragic news. But the release of the Doolittle raiders definitely was not tragic news. It was glorious glori-ous news for loved ones of the fortunate young men. So what was the sense in de laying its transmission? The war depart ment tacitly confessed that news agencies could have moved the happy news faster by its statement that identities would not be made public until "next of kin could be notified." What difference could it have made where the announcement of the iden tities came from? Wouldn't the fastest notification have been the best in such a case? Ana wnat 01 tne iamiues ana irienas 01 the Doolittle raiders still not accounted for? There are several of these. Surely their hopes must have been aroused to a pitch of almost desperate eagerness by the an nouncement that some of the raiders had been released. Beyond any doubt, they must have lived in an agony of suspense while waiting for the identities to be reported. Can anyone pretend to imagine the trag edy of their disappointment when finally they learned that the name for which they were watching was not on the list? If the war department's course was intended as a consideration for the families of the fortunate men, it certainly was cruel to 4. 1 l r i i ? 1 1 i.i , . ' . uiuse oi -uie men sun listed ajt missing. It may have been, of coursethat the de lay was due to the desire of the military to make absolutely certain of identities before they were released. Mistake in such a mat ter would have been tragic. But another possibility is that the parti cular course was followed in this matter be cause the army was in the rut of handling such matters in a fixed way from which no deviations were allowed. If iron-clad regu- latinr. X7 O rVia nn 1 r -a cj-ii"i fVh. 4-V r JAln.. wv tu --v- vmj s, COOUll 1U1 Lilt? XAXZliXy , then it's time to put a little flexibility into the rules to permit special treatment of special cases. Certainly there is no convincing reasons as to why glorious news should be delayed lor any reason after its accuracy is estab-lished estab-lished beyond question. Smash the Racket si The most shameful period of America's history was the prohibition era of bootleg racketeers and gangsters. Illegal businesses involved killings by poisonous liquors and by gang wars. For well more than a decade dec-ade after World War I, mobs ruled many of our big cities and much of our city and state politics. It was wiped out only by federal fed-eral intervention and, in many cases, after local scandals. Today there exists, and has existed for most of the years of World War II, a situation situ-ation almost as notorious as the bpotleg empire, lacking only the gang wars to make it equally infamous. This is the racketeering arising fr6m shortages and rationing of commodities through wartime necessity. There is not one phase of civilian life that escaped the get-rich-quick clan, and in many cases, even the military suffered. In recent days, tremendous illegal "tie-in sale" business in produce unfit for human consumption was uncovered at Cleveland, 0. ; 65 dining car workers were arrested in New York for selling to civilians the steak and duck dinners intended for redeploying soldiers sol-diers ; a big grocery store chain in the mid. west was cnarged with over-ceiling sales in all commodities. It is heartening to see that some of tn tnousands of violations, by which nearly eeiue oi us nas been victimized at some time, are being uncovered for. prosecution. We hope that we also will brought against those who diverted gasoline and food and cigarets from legal channels to consumers, and against the profiteering ".uuji u aim an tne otners who seized upon wartime shortages to squeeze illegal fortunes for-tunes from war-weary victims. It's county fair time around the country. Don t miss the chance to see some beef ! One of the worst shortages reported is in heavy underwear. The very thing we'll be itching to wear when winter comes Mother is the one wh will really enjoy her vacation at home-fjust as soon as school opens. ; The Washington Mry -Go-Round A Daily Picture of What's ly JST rSSSx Going On in National Affairs f e i iV. S u tV By HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE Former Editor of the New York World and FubUe Relations Advisor to the Secretary of War NEW YORK The conservative defeat in England Eng-land Is not so striking a blow as tome portray it. Unquestionably, there will be a trend toward socialization, but I think this will be confined, at least for the next few years, to the natural monopolies power, light, heat, transportation, communication (already in the: states hands except ex-cept for cables) and, of course, mining, steel, and the bank of England. But much of this has been on their program for the last 25 years. In fact, even the Lloyd George government gave support to the basic plan. There will be a trend on the part of the rad ical movement in this country; to affiliate itself with the British program. And I think there will be efforts to gain a' wider and deeper association politically with Britain and Russia. But I do not discern any trend toward Communism. Whatever Britain does . will be done not by dictatorship, but under the rule of a true Democracy. De-mocracy. That characteristic saves it from becoming becom-ing a repetition of Stalini&m. After all .only two Communists were elected out of 27 who ran. That's not dangerous, even though the propagandists can and do claim 100 per cent increase! (The Commies Com-mies had one member in the last house.) NO FOREIGN POLICY I should doubt that there will be any decisive de-cisive changes in foreign policy. Britain has consistently con-sistently adhered to a pretty well formulated foreign policy for almost 300 g years. However, it is reasonable to expect a greater sympathy on the part of the British foreign office for the movement move-ment left of center than with the kings and tories the expiring government supported. An approach to self-government in India is to be expected. I think foreign trade will become more international in-ternational minded and more collective. I think It will move toward further cartelizatlon. The question ques-tion about British commerce growing will be dependent de-pendent upon their rage of wage. Labor will drive for wider employment and higher pay. Probaby it will take over many features of Beveridge's plan. To hold the British position in world markets mar-kets will require subsidies. In other words, Britain will embark upon a species of protection. LONG LABOR RULE Attlee is a good man, overshadowed by his association with Churchill. My guess is that labor is in for a long run and, if there is any change it will be to displace Attlee for one of its own, such as Bevin or Morrison. As its name implies, this is a labor victory, built in a democratic framework. frame-work. Unquestionably, the fact that labor received a clear majority of all the votes, -will tend to unify the country. I believe there is nothing to fear from England. In fact, we may 'be able to learn from this great experiment. My hope is that there will not be too great a limitation set upon free enterprise. J We should remember that Ramsay MacDon-ald's MacDon-ald's labor government swung steadily to the right. In fact, it is axiomatic that the ins grow conservative conserva-tive and the outs more radical. " That is happening in America right now. II wouldn't be surprising if the jftepublicans were gradually to move to the left, as against the conservatism con-servatism of the southern Democracy.' " UNIVERSAL WAR-WEARINESS In my reading, it is almost a steeled law of history that every country encaged in a war repudiates the leadership that brought its people into the war. We saw mat exempimea alter woria War I. All the victors were repudiated Wilson in America, Lloyd George in Britain, Orlando in Italy, Clemenceau in France. And the losers, too: The Holerzholerns, the Hapsburg and the Romanoffs. Ro-manoffs. Apparently, a great wave of war-weariness overwhelms all peoples, and they throw out anyone any-one remotely connected with the war. If that be true, it disposes of any question of military candidates. can-didates. But there is small likelihood of that; America has chosen a great military figure only once. That was Grant and his presidency was a stench. Attlee's cabinet is a strong one and certainly as good as Churchill had. There is an additional point, in connection with -the English result, on which I sjbould like to expatiate for just a moment: WE WONT COPY ENGLAND - There is an insistent belief that the English elections are definitely an indication of how ours are going. While unequestionably, the results shows a tendency, in reality there is nothing to warrant the belief that it is any more than such a tendency. Let's look at the record: In 1908 to 1911, Lloyd George was beginning his successful campaign for vast social reforms in Britain. We remained conservative, electing Taft in 1908, and would have elected a Republican Repub-lican in 1912 had It not been for the bull moose split. England went liberal during the war, and thereafter but we turned solidly to the right immediately im-mediately after the war. while England, in the early '20s elected a labor government. In 1923, when MacDonald got a plurality, we put our ieaa-ership ieaa-ership in the hands of Calvin Coolidge, In 1928 we elected Hoover, whereas, labor won that year or the next in England. In 1932 and 1938 we chose hoosevelt, where as, England went completely conservative in 1935. I believe, therefore, it is sale to conclude tnai the short-time tendency in England reverses that of America. England has been our political laboratory for many years, but sometimes there is a long time between be-tween the English experiment and American translation into practice. BOLDER U. S. UNIONS The English result will embolden the demands de-mands of the unions and there-may be dynamite in that because the returning soldier, at this moment, mo-ment, is pretty sore at union delays. I think the deep explanation as to the outcome out-come in England (although.it may not appear upon up-on the record) Is that war-weariness, to which I refer, above. The people want to end the pressure pres-sure of war and enjoy the pleasures qf peace. One other thought In this connection: In any war, we must be silre the' victors do not take on the vices of the Vanquished, while the vanquished practice the virtues of the victors. You will see. from this screed, that I am not pessimistic. On the contrary,' I think we in Amer ica are about to embark on a long voyage of pros perity, in which social changes wiU come; but they wiU come slowly and soundly. (Copyright, 1945, by the Ben;.- syndicate, Inc.) Sitting on Top People who don't know when they're licked, lick-ed, can't be! ' " m IpftH GRATITUDE VW ml "?mm-r' 1 - -U. y& r 1 Pleats, Tucks and Shirrings Minutia By PETER EDSON . rings, and the war is on again. 'By RUTH LOUISE PARTRIDGE NEA Washington Correspondent Three points of view, and the. NEW YORK CITY Sooner or WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 Now i industry split down the middle i later everyone comes to Macey's Za ta.K?iSiliMUtt LPcleaUCl!n each question; The children's' the largest store in the world, and shirrings. It Just goes tot . ... . 2i . , show you that there are still sportswear industry A.C. no, not .This time it was a group of boys coins to be Dlentv of thinas to!athletlc club advisory committee n blue satin jackets. On the get ail het up about, even if the say l,aK " controls ana mean old war is all over buUthe Put back P1!' tucks and seroconversion. se-roconversion. I rings now. The women s -dress v, . K, ,K industry A.t:. says. Keep em out You d never dream how much after Dec L women.8 cloak and suit industry A.C. says keep 'em out till March 1, 1946. What to do? Peace is supposed to be reigning here in Washington, but actually it's confusion as usual. The trouble is that a lot of the garment makers have their fall hiS! lL hM.n7;LJ ? d up-and without pleats, tucks or ha..b.e.en. 5?IdinA w 2" shirrings. If WPB now knocks out L-85, the high price line manufacturers manu-facturers will immediately put all these extra trimmings in new models and the women silly Desk Ghat REFLECTIONS OF A SWING-SHIFTER: The American Way vs. Communism Under the American system of free enterprise, based on individual indi-vidual initiative, any person young or old, male or female may acquire property, a home and a business if they .possess industry, in-dustry, thrift and perse rverance. It was American industry and American workmen which provided pro-vided Russia and England with the material to help them conquer their common enemy and our own. It was American ships and tanks and planes and food that won the war against Germany. But, as after World War I, credit cred-it for winning the war is going to other nations and little credit or consideration is given to our gallant fighting men by either England or Russia. They see none of the sacrifices made by Americans at home. They seemingly care little for the labor we expended, the hours of work and the self-denial we practiced and endured. Now that the shooting is over In Europe, the Communist party in America has been revived a party that is aimed at overthrowing over-throwing our way of life and our system of government Superior intelligence, thrift, willingness to study, work and learn as well as earn is not recognized recog-nized in the Communist system. The individual is a pawn in the system of society each person lives only to serve the state. In America, we. live to serve ourselves according to our talents and abilities. We are the masters of our government not its slaves. Each is master of his own destiny. He may rise Or fall according to how willing he is to apply himself him-self to the task at hand. Under Communism, a premium is put on mediocrity and indol ence. There is no incentive tor thrift or self-improvement. There is no goal toward which any but the favored few may aspire. Every individual has a sixth sense a spiritual sense which we recognize in America thru freedom of religion but which the Communistic system does not recognize. Forum,n AgiiVem 1 1 peace-time economic significance there was in a pleat, a tuck, a shirring, a dolman sleeve, whatever what-ever that is, a swirl, a drape, a bustle, a train, the length of a skirt or suit coat. Or would you? Male reporters shouldn't have to write pieces about these things. But for the past week or so, great gather! sex dustry advisory committee meet ings per day and far into the night out at the war production board, trying to decide what tSdandbeshldrHn SEE ttat they ritlSur tu.and ,s15,nng"' ... v.... I long weary dull years without xucan: i.n.v,. niwuiiH wave, , . ,..,. i ui ...in have developed into near fights. Fight ing is a sporting event. Ladies should not write sports, though heaven knows the gal reporters for the fashion magazines have been bothering the WPB boys half to death, trying to find out if the rules were going to be changed on pleats, tucks and shirrings You'd think this was the most important story of the war, Come to think of it. maybe it is, so here goes off the deep end and way over head and hands into what seems to be one of the things the war was fought for what to do about pleats, tucks and shirrings. It seems that the Marquis of Queensbury rule governing pleats, tucks and shirrings is WPB Order L-85. L stands for limitation. Back when the war was new and there was a shortage of everything, it seemed there wouldn't be enough cloth to make enough garments to half-cover the backs and gams of the country's coun-try's women and near or do they say, junior misses? So, to conserve textiles, the garment industry leaders were called together and submitted to L-85 after 84 other things . had been taken care of. Among other things, L-85 took all the pleats, tuQks and shirrings out ' of the female attire for the duration. It was a patriotic sacrifice. It saved millions of woman-hours of labor which would have been required to put all the pleats, tucks apd shirrings into wherever it was they would have gone. But comes VE Day; Conies VJ Day. Comes cut-backs of textile rh,,t hinH' hi'1 Society of Mechanical Engineers H&J'SSZX .ffiE warded this year?' flock to buy them. And all the garment makers who have their season's merchandise made up without P T and S. will be stuck with a show case full of out-of-style garments which won't sell worth a darn. But Paris comes into the picture. pic-ture. The Paris coutou how do you spell that word? the Paris dressmakers haven't any L-85 to cramp their style, and they're draping yards and bolts of stuff on every conceivable curve. How can American designers compete as long as L-85 is kept on the books? Who's in charge around here, anyway? Did DeGaulle bring his minister in charge of pleats, tucks and shirrings along to work this out with Lee Crowly? Won't the French settle for a few million tons of coal and keep pleats, tucks and shirrings out for six months more? Was Stettinius instructed on this before he went to London to organize UNO? Hurry on back here congress, and let's get some of these Important things settled. front of the jackets it said "Esquire" and there was a picture pic-ture of that sophisticated old fel low. On the back of the jackets! it said "All American." They I wandered up to my counter and bought a baseball bat. After they left Sol who has something to do with the stock room said: "You know who they are? They're from the Polo grounds. Ty Cobb is their coach. They're from $he west " and when he said that, I became excited, like an old fire horse hearing a bell. I charged after them. "Where are you from?" I wanted to know. One was from Texas, one from Colorado. "Anyone from Utah?" "He is," said one of the boys. "He" was a shy lad who wasn't interested until I told him I was from Utah, and then his face lit up all over. He said, "I live up near Ogden." I settled down to get the story. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fisher of Syracuse, Syra-cuse, Utah, and his name is George. He represents Utah and Idaho on this Ail-American baseball base-ball team. It seems that Esquire magazine sponsors a contest to determine the best ball player under 18. (George is 16). He competed at Ogden against 1 200 others. He is the pitcher on the team. "How do you like. New York?" George wasn t very enthusias tic. "Oh, it's alright but I'd rather be home," and I said, "Amen, and meant it. "How long will you vbe away?" "About 3 weeks." It seems he has no girl, but misses his pals terribly. "How's travel these days?" George Fisher shook his head. (He certainly is ho talker). He agreed with m that the trains west of Chicago are much better than the eastern trains. "I'll put this in my column in the Provo Herald," I told him, "and I hope someone will send a copy to your parents in Syra cuse. What would you like me to say to them?"And George said softly, ."Oh tell my mom and dad 'hello'." So there you are, Mr. and Mrs. Hay Fisher of Syracuse, Utah "Hello from son George in New York." The western team of All-Americans will play the eastern team at the Polo erounds next Tuesday 1.1.1.1 . I T 1. n.rmm Q-To whom was the American I " V' L"' "w" Srw " w V HARVEST TIME Each person's mind Is like a garden Our thoughts Are the seeds. Will you harvest Flowers, or, weeds? POST-WAR PLANNING "When I marry, I'm going to cook, sew, wash and darn my husband's socks, lay out his pipe and slippers, and read to him evenings. What more cauld a husband hus-band want than that?" "Nothing, unless he were evil-minded." Perhaps another thing wrong in this country is: too many grade crossings in our public schools. Economic experts have tried most everything now to create prosperity except the old trick of 'getting Johnnie to show off by telling him not do do it.' Q's and A's Q How has Santa Maria, in the Azores Island, figured in the news recently? A A 112,000,000 airfield has just been opened in this Portu guese possession. you know there's a coming sur plus of cloth. Comes quickly to Washington the garment industry in-dustry advisory committees to get back heirpleats, tucks and shir- A To William Frederick Du-rand Du-rand of the National Research Council, Washington, D. C, for his achievements in jet propulsion propul-sion research. A little later a group of boys wandered by who wore red satin jackets, etc., etc. I didn't bother them, even though they were the other half of Ail-American Es- Our neighbor's daughter says: "It will be grand when the boys get back and a telephone call means "a date instead of some one dialing the wrong number. oOo If you want to hang on to your job during and after the boss now that you want to get in step with him. Yesterday's Tomorrow's Sim lie: as uneasy as the last person in a cigarette line. Once News Now History Twenty Years Ago From the Files of The Provo Herald Of Ant. 29. 19X5 More than 40 postal clerks in Chicago were taken into custody in connection with a plot to rob the air mails between Chicago and San Francisco. The U. S. navy was perfecting plans for a three-plane non-stop flight from Berkeley to Hawaii. The planes were of the giant, PB-l, Boeing type. It was a great season for cir cuses. Following the appearance of the Al G. Barnes circus, posters quire team. Why should I? Theyi were out announcing the coming weren't from the west. Yipee! of the sells Kioto circus. MIXED LOYALTIES LEAD PEOPLE INTO TROUBLE Editor Herald: Regarding Pacifism, etc. . -During the past few weeks there has appeared in the Herald's Forum letters criticizing the , use ox the atomic bomb and applauding applaud-ing pacifism. After reading these letters I cannot help but wonder if the writers of these letters realize, that in the war just ended, the greatest causes men have ever lived or died for were challenged and the world at large was being ruthlessly told to, fight or face a domination more harsh and merciless, mer-ciless, than humanity had Jtvtx even dreamed of. I should like to ask these writers referred to this Question. Does our world and our way of life mean anything to them? Are our faiths in God and in man worth treasuring, not to say worth dicing for? That is the real conflict con-flict In which we were engaged. The war itself was only an outward out-ward evidence of It, great and terrible as it was. The flower of humanity has an inherent right to grow and blossom, blos-som, as any other lower, aud it is for those who know its worth, to develop and preserve the 'atmosphere 'at-mosphere in which it can grow and blossom. There can be no so-called . pacifism in the moral and spiritual spirit-ual realm. There can be no mere neutrality for anyone who IS a man, where these fundamental realities are at stake. To hold aloof from religious controversy is one thing, but to stand aside when religion itself 4s being crushed, is quite another. To have a dislike for political wrangling or international bickering, is one thing, but to refuse allegiance to the cause when freedom itself is at stake, 1s quite another. It is because be-cause we have not clearly defined this difference between the moral and the material issue, that it has been hard for us to know what to do with so many, mixed loyalties. loyal-ties. For some things we must fight, not. in spite of being Christian but because we .are Christian. And neither in the scripture nor in the spirit of Christianity is there justification for the pacifism that would hand over the control and government of the, world to the militaristic powers" of brute force, or would have its votaries refuse to assume risks or make personal sacrifices in the cause of peace and justice. During the war the entire population popu-lation depended for its means of support upon the organized services serv-ices of the country, and pacifists like all others, were dependent upon those who were devoting strength and life to the country's safety. If the pacifist were a single man and prepared to starve for his principles, all well and good; but; I cannot see how a man with a family to thiak about could avail himself of the nation's services, without some sense of obligation. Wars and all that go with them are the product of human in difference to the higher values of life. Instead of discussing the abstract ab-stract theories of pacifism or denouncing de-nouncing the unspeakable horrors hor-rors of modern war from the air, we should concentrate upon the question of the removal of the causes of war. We ought to become be-come real crusaders not so much for peace but for justice. PACIFISM PACI-FISM rightly understood is nothing no-thing more than soul sluggishness, sluggish-ness, a negation of Christianity and an insult to the memory of all those who shed their blood to preserve for us, the freedom we enjoy in this great land. Rev. W. J. Howes Giant Strides Marked U. S. Road to Military Leadership Pf f. : Fecrl Harbor Armvr 1,588,000 man Navy: 428,726 man 7,695 ships Air Fercs: 5,265 plow ...!". ., . I . !'. . i I..'.:.,. : J'1.. ... , ' jUlLl.1 ..' .:. . . "t . v . .n... to joo ono JiIi4;-:i l 142,000 combat eWl 'I j 1 70,000 toolbar ltomJf'mtUZ V, y.'w''WlAf . fU ' N7!?'4 " y r I 103 ships lost . -i. i x. 19sWpsMkor lj V,y, ...V ' f. ' r Armyeyalts: , r ; ... , 10 ships IwH - : 'r ' f , -' m Wet's End ' Air Forces: 81,776 cow ba t jen Armv: U00.600 (MR, Job., '45) Now: 4,036,901 mo mis ship Cotoolrits Uaa.lt Am. 15) Army: 217,752 Navy: 47,100 199 ships lost An optimist believes that times are ripe the pessimist thinks they are rotten. Weak in manpower and equipment, the United States was almost totally unprepared for war at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack. Its military consisted of 1,588,000 men in uie Army, 428,728 men and 7695 combat ships of all types in the Navy, and 5265 combat planes, for both Army and Navy, many of which were obsolete. At the peak of its strength this year, it consisted of an Army of 8.300,000 men, a Navy of 4,036,901 men and 92 185 ships, and air forces of 88,776 first line Army and Navy combat planes. Graph above shows the incredible Increase, in less than four years, according to figures from the War and Navy Departments and official publications. Editor, Herald: It was a mistake my own to present a letter to you for printing, print-ing, that contained so many words over the limit. I realize you had no option but to leave some of it off. However, the thing that mattered mat-tered most about the abbreviation was that it left out an expression of concern for those who have borne the whole burden of war's griefs, for the rest of us. For this reason. I respectfully request that you publish for me, on the earliest appropriate occasion, this com munication, which hereby concludes con-cludes with the aforesaid paragraphs para-graphs previously omitted: (Following the last printed paragraph which ends: "imple ments made by man for the destruction de-struction of man.") We have had to be ruthless, but note that always our high commandmercifully using the psychological means gave "picture"- warnings to the enemy of the terribleness of the blow soon to come. And thus, even those who plied the cruel instruments of punishment and subjection, were not without concern for innocent in-nocent suffering, soon all but inevitably to be caused. "It is this element in our lead ers that we will find it better to dwell upon, rather than upon the need for vengeance for "sneak attacks" or the inhumanities of a sub-normal race at war. Lastly, those whose loss to the, most brutal war of all history can not be measured, the assuaging of whose pain is beyond human power, must be tendered our most fervent hopes that they find solace so-lace in the re-emergence of a u God-given peace; one that will: truly, bless mankind, and more fitly reward those found, at the; end of the struggle, with an unequal un-equal burden of pain. This it will' assuredly do, if, our - prayer b : presently granted that we find aid. from this on. tdxsee war- onv uur aa nnt at all B- nan nf ' the progress Almighty God has meant for man. LEONARD A. WILLIS PASTOR HONORED HELENA, Mont, Aug. 29 0J.R Investiture as a domestic prelate of the household of Pope Pius XIX . was bestowed upon the Rt. Rev. Msgr. James G. Tougas Sunday by" the Rev. Joseph M. Gilmpre, bish- , on of the Helena diocese, durintf rites at St Helena cathedral. Clergy and laymen from all- parts of Montana were present for the ceremony honoring the pastor t vu. ok hucim. |
