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Show 'Sfunny How People Will Cry Before They're Hurt PROVO. UTAH COUNTY. UTAH, MONDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1945 Editorial . . . And Jesos knew their thoughts, and said vat them. Every kindem divided aratnst Itself U broatht to desolation; and every city or noose dtvided tfilnst Itself shall net stand. Matthew 1135. Liberty and Union, how and forever, one and inseparable. Daniel Webster. Home Rule for Provo Citizens who go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a mayor, a city commissioner ana a judge of the city court, also have an oppor- tunny to vote on a proposal w uvw rule charter framed for Provo city. There has been so much conflicting argument argu-ment on this question in the final days of the campaign, that many of the voters have con-f con-f eased that thev are confused and as a result, in sheer desperation, many of them will probably cast their vote against the proposal. Opponents of the charter plan have expressed ex-pressed fear that the proposal, if adopted would lead to "fascism" and "dictatorship." The Herald does not share such fears. If a charter for Provo would give our city some measure of independence from the state legislature, leg-islature, it's a step in the right direction a move towards more democracy, by bringing the government closer to the people. We are not afraid of the people of Provo, but there's no telling what the legislature may do from time to time. There are plenty of examples that could be cited to illustrate the disadvantage of too much state interference interfer-ence in local government, and the voters ought to welcome an opportunity to get away from the apron strings of the slate government. The blessings of home rule for Provo and independence from the whims and vagaries of state legislatures can be attained if the voters at tomorrow's election vote YES on the charter proposal and' then vote for 15 out of the 27 Provo citizens to constitute a charter commission. These 15 will be empowered, em-powered, without any compensation, to draft a charter by which Provo should be governed.- The charter will not become effective, effect-ive, however, until it is approved by the vote of the people of the city. Contrary to fears expressed by the opponents, op-ponents, a charter will not take away any pf the rights of the voters that they now pos sess, such as the right of referendum, which the municipal power ordinances were made effective. The question simmers down to this : Do you have as much trust and confidence in your own people to run our own affairs as you have in the members of the state legislature? legis-lature? It is to be regretted that the citizens committee com-mittee which brought the charter proposal before the people, has Been rather late in presenting the fundamental issues involved, in clear, concise language, unimpeded by legalistic le-galistic interpretations. Only in the last few days have the issues been clarified for the enlightenment of the voters. If the home rule charter proposal is defeated de-feated at the polls tomorrow, which has been freely predicted, it will be principally because be-cause the committee delayed too long, a simplified sim-plified explanation of the issues involved, which the rank and file of the voters could comprehend. The Washington Premier Atrlee's Visit The impending visit of British Prime Minister Min-ister Clement R. Attlee to the United States is one that people of this nation undoubtedly undoubted-ly will welcome with characteristic enthusiasm. enthusi-asm. It is one which should further solidify an Anglo-American relationship which never in history has been as close as during the past few years. It is true, of course, that British and Americans were drawn together closely during dur-ing the war years by their common peril. But the cement which bound them together, which brought about closer understanding and minimized misunderstanding, given added add-ed strength by the fact that Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt created opportunities to discuss in person their common com-mon problems. If their visits served useful purposes during dur-ing time of war, then certainly such meetings meet-ings will be valuable during the period of peace which is presenting problems to match those of war. Specifically mentioned as one topic for impending discussion is the handling hand-ling of atomic power, which is just one of many problems of mutual and vital concern to the two nations. Even if. there were no immediate problems, prob-lems, it has become clear that the welfare of both nations might well be served in the future if the president of the United States and the prime minister of Britain get together to-gether occasionally. With conditions as they are, the personal exchange of views and ideas between the two heads of states becomes be-comes a matter of pressing importance. Anyone who believes that outlaw nation scientists will not discover or steal the atomic charges secret, dwells in a fool' paradise. San Antonio, Tex., Express. Priviliees and resDonsibilities should so hand in hand. If labor is given further rights, corresponding duties should be imposed. im-posed. . The present wave of strikes is not helping labor. -Rep. Ed. Gossett of Texas. tAetry - Go Round i; A Daily Picture of Whal'a ? Going On in National Affairs f.tiV.'SutVJ WASHINGTON The joint congressional committee investigating . Pearl Harbor has a hushed-up war department report on the disaster, which is going to be very hot to handle. It shows woeful, unexplainable or deliberate neglect inside the army-navy in Washington. The report, prepared but never released by the army's Pearl Harbor Investigating board, directed direc-ted by Lieut. Gen. George Grunert, is marked "too secret." It unfold a fantastic chain of de velopments, beginning November 20, 1941, more than two weeks before tne Japs strucK. 5n November 20, the Japanese government 1 - i A ' 1 . sent a coaea messazc 10 us emDassics in to lining-1 ton and London, warning them to be on the lookout look-out for an important announcement dealing with the "winds," which would be broadcast on a news program from Tokyo. This was to-be the tip-off to Jap diplomats as to whether Japan would go to war against the United States 'Great Britain, Russia or all three It was also to reveal whether war would be made against the Dutch. In addition, the approximate: time of the breaking of relations witn tnese nations na-tions was to be given. It was intercepted and decoded two days later by U. 8. experts, according to the secret Pearl Harbor report. Thus Washington high-er-np knew on November 22, about two weeks before Pearl Harbor attack, that the Japs were definitely preparing for early war. That same day Nov. 20 Another message was sent by Tokyo to Japanese Ambassador Nomura No-mura in Washington stating that November 29 was the "absolute deadline" for Nomura to reach an agreement with the United States. "After that, things are going to happen," Tokyo bluntly informed the Jap ambassador. The message was decoded by U. S. experts that same day, so Washington knew about it immediately. On November 28, another communication, known as the "winds code" message, arrived at the Jap embassy, informing Admiral Nomura and his aides in Washington that the war tip-off men tioned in the first "winds" message would come soon. If the phrase "east wind rain" were broadcast on the news program from Tokyo, it would mean that war with (the United States would come at any moment. V If the phrase "west wind clear" were broadcast, broad-cast, it would mean that war between Japan and Great Britain would come at any mpment. War with Russia was to be signalled by the word "north wind cloudy." A similar message, referring re-ferring to winds, also was included in the coded communication to war of a Jap attack on the Dutch East Indies. On December 4, 1941. three days before Pearl Harbor, the awaited announcement came on the dailv Tokyo broadcast. It was heard in Hawaii at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The key words. signaling war against the United States, the Brit- and the Dutch all three were, broadcast. ussia wasn't mentioned, indicating that Ja pan had abandoned air notion of war against Russia, if she ever seriously had any. About the same time, Tokye instructed its embassy in Washington to destroy all Its code equipment, except the barest essentials necessary neces-sary to receive one or two more messages, and then to destroy the remaining essentials once those messages had been received. In the opinion of those questioned by the Pearl Harbor board, this meant certain war. It meant that Japan had decided to cut off all communica tion with the United States! This development, together with the final winds" broadcast, touched off a fresh frenzy of activity in the high-up army-navy councils. However, How-ever, as far a realistic action to prepare our Pearl Harbor defenses was concerned, there was little or nothing done. The federal communications commission pick ed up the final "winds" message on its shortwave short-wave monitoring system. The navy also got It, but there is nothing in the report to show that the war department was listening in. The secret Pearl, HarBor report reveals that the first information about the broadcast came to the war department, when Rear Adra. Leigh Noyes. chief of the naval communications section. phoned Col. Otis- K. Sadtler of army intelligence at 9:30 a. m., December 5, and reported: "Sadtler, the message is in." (Editors' Note Another installment in Drew Pearson's revelations regarding Pearl Harbor will follow, shortly.) LABOR AND MANAGEMENT Pressimistic as it may sound, the betting is ten to one that the long anticipated labor-manage ment conference fails . . Should the con ference collapse, labor is in; for the most repressive repres-sive legislation in history. Labor knows it. . . But the cold fact is that neither labor normanagemeht thinks they can reach agreement, and some labor men don t want to Crux of: the entire con ference will come in about 10 gays over the trick issue of compulsory arbitration This will be the big stumbling block Labor won't arbitrate issues like the union shop or union security se-curity Management won't arbitrate wage increases as long as there are price ceilings. Actually, some management leaders don t care much about the conference's success They are, banking on failure Some industrialists won t be angry if they don t manufacture an other product during the rest of the year. . . . The present tax structure doesn t make it profitable for them to produce. They've already reaped the har vest on war contracts for 1945. Che man to watch at the conference is John L. Lewis. .... Murder lurks under his bushy eyebrows He's out to take over the leader ship of labor again, thinks his is nis opportunity. . Lewis was supposed to rejoin the A F of L last month but suddenly declined Before the A F of L board meeting in Cincinnati, Lewis lunched with A F of L s Bill Green, told Green he would sent a per capita dues check to the A F of L to guarantee reaffiliation. As a result, Green open ed a place for Lewis to attend the conference as an A F of L delegate To do so, he asked reactionary carpenters union chief Bis Bui Hutchison to step down and be an alternate. . . . Hutchison screamed bloody murder. Meanwhile, the executive board sat on its hands for five days waiting to hear, from Lewis On the fifth day. Green deputzied A F of L vice president Matthew Woll to call Lewis on the phone, find out what was holding up his check "I don't care to affiliate with the A F of L." Lewis told Woll. "Why should I go as an A F of L delegate when I can go representing John L. Lewis?" SCHWELLENBACH'S BIG TEST The conference is a big test for Labor Secretary Sec-retary Lew Schwellenbach who is squarely on the spot. GOP Senator Vandenberg forced the meeting. meet-ing. If it fails, Democrat Schwellenbach may be out on his ear One danger signal is the absence of any clear-cut federal wage policy. . . . Truman's general, vague speech on wages didn't give definite percentages for wage increases. The speech made both industry and labor mad, though neither said it very loud. This may be Bill Green's last big appearance . . . . George Meany, the tough, cigar-smoking secretary-treasurer of the A F of L, is out for Green's job. may win. A F of L vice-nretident Matt Woll, now represents no union, is actually a big business insurance man, holds no union clec- "HEU DSJVS U AU Vi.'SU NOW ALL ' n ..'vaNiMi." y- - .rv V Vr'v,r ETKYiNG TOKILL NPTHlS. WILL - TuiY. OGGANiZtP LABOR I" PCOBABL.V rAT fP' ) V Tubm nuT To I Jl . ly" C i If m M. m I vj s ana f s I Desk Chat, Editorial Column . . some girls aire so eager it's a case of love at first whistle. . . if only the dear young things wouldn't get the bloom of , youth higher on one cheek than on the other. .. it takes very little ingenuity to figure out why children no longer tied. to their moth er's apron strings. . . It takes a heap of Joving to, make a husband forget bad cooking. -v Symbolic of the type of leadership leader-ship thaf causes and foments labor unrest and strikes la the read: "What effects our fellow workers effects us." What the sign-maker intended to convey was: "What affects fellow workers, affects us." Once News Now History Twenty Years Ago From the Files of THE PROVO 'HERALD of Nov. 5. 1925 Voters' of Provo went to the polls the day before to give Dr. O. K. Hansen a third term as mayor of Provo and elect J. Elmer El-mer Jacobsen city commissioner, with Mrs. Mary Fairer Smith city auditor. Approximately 3200 r::::: w- vumu men do you Laugh? U$&ES'Si whetnHoke toid;' Jt "TdS"S when it is explained to him; and ri Ni.u.n .T.k t p .tn1 when he. understands IL Lara Nielsen, Spanish Fork; T. F. tL r.,.KmaM -. a vvMti first two he never gets the point " The German gets only one he won't wait for an explanation. And the poor American get none at all . . . because ... he's nearn inp mice rwTnrf Among the things that will reach par before the year is out is the sucker list. Most of us would get more enjoyment en-joyment out of the beautiful autumnal scenery if we were not obliged to rake and burn it Atom Bomb Politics BY PETER EDSON NEA Service Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 The fight over future control of atomic energy now going On in congress is no mere altruistic argument. Most of the experts and who isn't an expert on this subject would have you believe they are interested solely in saving mankind man-kind and his civilization. But when you. crawl out from under is a strong argument that future control should be given only to disinterested principals. Under this theory, not only all the industrialists in-dustrialists whose firms had any connection with building or operating oper-ating the atomic bomb plants, but also all scientists who had any, connection with any of the universities uni-versities whose research staffs played a part in the development would be ruled out. Similarly, all (h. urnrHs th. ice., c cin. rila " V"" t, .',T,,. "7i, i" - JT-I t0 g$ln or lose through the de f2Ltif.!LiJnJLe!nihi"?"lvcloment of atomic energy wouh than who is going to be boss over this baby. Questions of atomic policy arc not immediately at stake. They will be decided after settling who will wield the power over atomic .power. There now appears to be three velopmcnt of atomic energy would be barred. JEhis is the politician angle. Recognizing that this fight f.iH power over atomic energy would develop, a civilian, interim con trol -committee over the atomic bomb project was created. It groups which want a thumb in served as a board of directors for tnis atomic piumo pie. irst are a number of scientists, speaking singly and in groups. Many ot them appear to have had little to do with actual develonment of the atomic bomb, and they are the most voluble. Second are the military, mili-tary, who are trying to show aloof disinterest but not quite putting it over. Third are the professional politicians, who must necessarily have a hand in everything. A possible fourth group would be the big business firms like G. E. and Westinghouse, Dupont and Union Carbide, which built the equipment and operated the plants, but so far they are even being more caby than the military in showing their hands. There is considerable heat developed de-veloped in this issue of scientists vs. military control. One faction claims that since scientists developed de-veloped atomic fission, the future of atomic energy should be left in their hands. Opposed to this is a faction which claims that if the army's administrator on the project, Maj. General Lesslie R. Groves. It also prepared Presi dent Truman's, and Secretary ofi- War Henry L. Stimson's statements state-ments on the first bombs dropped and it supervised the preparation of what is now known as the May-Johnson bill for control of atomic energy. Secretary Stimsnn was chairman of the interim committee, com-mittee, but New York banker George L. Harrison was actively in charge the other members were three scientists, Vannevar Bush, James B. Conant. and Karl Compton, plus three government officials, James F. Byrnes, . Will Clayton and Ralph Bard. Note that all are civilians Q How far into the ocean does the U. S. claim continental juris diction? A To the edge of the conti nental shelf, the point where the ocean floor drops sharply. The Atlantic shelf runs 40 to 250 miles out; the Pacific, about 25 miles, e Q Who are President Vru-man's Vru-man's military and naval aides? A Brig.-Gen. Harry H. Vaughn and Com. James K. Vardaman Jr. e o Q How many soldiers does Russia plan to have demobilized by the end of 1945? A Around seven million, from an army variously estimated at 12 to 16 million. o Q What is ramie; what is ar-lac? ar-lac? A Both are new textiles, ramie is class fiber, and arlac is made from milk curds. Tolhurst, Payson; Frank B. New man. Pleasant Grove; Dr. James M. Grant, American Fork; Joseph S. Broadbent, Lehi, and J. W. Gillman, Orem. s Antoine' R. Ivins, manager of Uhe sugar plantation in Hawaii, owned by the L D S church, spoke to the students, of the B Y U about the Hawaiian. Islands. . j The Democrats won the elec tion in New York, where James Walker was elected mayor and in New Jersey, A. Harry Moore, "wet" Democrat, was elected governor. q The federated women's clubs of the First district held a con vention at Lehi, with Mrs. W. T. Hasler of Provo, president, in charge. Mrs. C. E. Maw, presi dent of the state federation, was the principal speaker. George tE. Browning defeated Frank Francis for mayor of Og- den, and Harmon W. Peery was elected commissioner. IT IS AXIOMATIC THAT most of our tribulations are self imposed. If you nood to - Dim T Monthly Lmsm If you losa so much during monthly periods that yoa feel so weak, "dragged out" tbia may be due to tow blood-iroa to try Ljdla B. Plnknmm1 tuiwi on ot the greatest blood-iron tonles you can buy. Pin Hum's Tablets are also famous to help relieve aymptoaus of monthly functional disturbs boos. Follow label directions. Lja EPiskha's TC1G?C (Adv.) the May-Johnson bill is more likely to win passage. The May-Johnson proposal i to create a nine-man atomic energy ener-gy commission, to advise a single administrator. The military people peo-ple think this administrator should be from one of the armed services. serv-ices. Recognizing that government corporations are now in bad repute, re-pute, this legislation calls its governing gov-erning body a commission, but gives it -all the powers of a cor poration The background of all Now the military 'people don't; rXJMJ like to have this May-Johnson bill referred to as an army-navy bill. But it was actually drafted by two war department lawyers. Brig. Gen. Kenneth F. Royall, the new undersecretary of war, and William Marbury. Senator John- , . , , , - . T, lAiiaill 1HW Will J 9VBWt vviw the project had been left to scien-Mn and Congressman May. chair msw aione, n wouia .nave raiiea men of th mllitary affalri com-b'c"" com-b'c"" he success can be mittees ln 8enate and house, didn't atSlwH,ed ly,t0 te-m eff0rts lll have anything to do with it ex. J V t """cept introduce it construction brains contributed equally as much as the theorists. In resolving this dispute, there The draft of this bill was com pleted last spring, even before the first test bomb was dropped. General Groves . wanted the tUl presented immediately after the bombs were dropped, to get the future of this project settled, but struggle over the setting up of this commission, or board of directors, di-rectors, and the designation or limitation of its powers. ' ' in 1 The Magic of a BENDIX WASH DAY! Just set the dial -your BENDIX Does the Rest! Washes Rinses 3 Times Damp Dries Cleans Itself Empties Itself Shuts Itself Off ALL AUTOMATICALLY Place Your Order Now DTR tive office The meeting will pit CIO President Phil Murray Mur-ray against his old friends, John U Lewis and mouse - ike Tom n was side-Sacked and did not Kennedy of the miners union. get introduced unUl October 3. In The three were inseparable for fne meantime, Senator Brien Mc-years. Mc-years. Now their thoughts about: Maho intrnd..rH his bill for each other are unprintable. . . At Murray's right hand will be Sidney Sid-ney Hillman and the auto union's hustling, bustling R. J. Thomas, both formidable foes. For management, star performers perform-ers will be Eric Johnston of the U. S. chamber of commerce and conservative eagle-eyed Ira Mo-sher Mo-sher of the National Association of Manufacturers. . . . Mosher refused to sign the labor-management postwar charter which the A F of L, CIO, and U. S. chamber of commerce agreed to last summer. sum-mer. (Copyright, 1945, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc. ) control and thereby earned -his place as chairman of the senate's new special atomic committee. But McMahon's bill is far from complete and something closer to More Cnmfort Wearing FALSE TEETH Here is a pleasant way to overcome ' loose plate discomfort FASTeeTH. an improved powder, sprinkled on upper and lower plates hold them firmer so that they weel more comfortable. No gummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling. It's alkaline (non-acid). Does not sour. Checks "plate odor" (denture breath). Get FASTEETH today at any drug store. adv. Introducing a THREE-DAY SPECIAL BUSINESS or VACATION TRIP to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA in AIRLINE COMFORT with AIRLINE FARES For Four or Five People Plan Your Party Call . MERRILL CHRISTOPHERSON Phone 555 . - I ';-;. j ir nmvty u ' t I -.: i-1 i y ! ' - , . RE-ELECT JUDGE LE ROY TUCKETT to the PROVO CITY BENCH' HE IS a thoroughly trained and experienced lawyer. HE HAS demonstrated throagh fdur years in the county attorney's office two years as - Juvenile Judge, and four years as Provo City Judge, an unusual' depth of under standing of human problems, social prob lems, and financial problems. HE IS mature in years and experience. - HE IS the head of a family. HE IS a Taxpayer of Provo City. HE IS a Community Builder. HE IS a Soldier and .Veteran of World War IL He was called to duty after service of one year of his term as City Judge. He has earned the loyalty of Provo citizens. He deserves the opportunity to "return "re-turn to his job." A Vote for LeRoy Tuckett is a Vote for Justice, Lbyajiv rand Efficiency r ' , (Paid Political AdverUiement) |