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Show n THE HERALD-JOURNAL- OPINIONS PRO AND CON STILL ABOUND ABOUT OPI NION POLLS election over the A continuing polls has prompted us to add a postscript to our last word on the subject. Among are Rep. Sid Simpson of the Illinois (Republican), who wants a law to bar such polls from the mails, and a named Charles Abrams newspaperman not Republican) who wants the (obviously whole polling system investigated by a Senate committee. eyert a Mr. Simpson says that polls certain bandwagoh psychology that is not in the country's best interest. Mr. Abrams who seems to think the surveys are rigged, says that a biased poll may not only influence voters but precipitate a bandwagon rush of politicians, campaign contributors and others. Apparently these genelemen have hastened to condemn the polls without examining the election results too closely. Governor Dewey had generally been conceded the election, by many astute Democrats as well as by Republicans and pollsters, from the day that Mr. Truman was nominated. Yet Mr. Dewey, a sure thing, got the smallest Republican vote since Alf Landon, obviously and hopelessly outclassed, made the run in 1936. (As a matter of fact, the Literary Digest poll of to-d- o to-doe- rs that year didnt start any rush for the Landon bandwagon, either.) Mr. Abrams doesnt stop with accusing the 1948 biased polls of pushing the bandwagon that never started rolling. He also blames Messrs. Gallup and Roper for polling the world on international questions and. by asking questions about intervention versus isolation, playing with peoples lives. Further, says Mr. Abrams, the poll . . , now claims to be a scientific measurement of what people think, with one of its functions, the inducing of public action. The Gallup poll, for one, has never made such a claim, nor have we seen it made by other pollsters. THE WASHINGTON Drew Pearson Says: HARRY TRUMAN AND HERBERT HOOVER PLAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION GETHER! CHINAS CRATIC CHANCES TO- FOR DEMO- AID ARE SLIM; INTERIOR DEPT. 4VIIX, TRY TO FORCE EXPANSION OF STEEL INDUSTRY. WASHINGTON. Regardless of the G.O.P. deIf look It Hoover commission on retha at feat, wa of th going to government organization win out In the end. and Created by the "second worst congress. sponsored by Senator Tafta apoketman, Congressman Clarence Brown of Ohio, most Democrat figured the Hoover commission' work would now be Junked. But it wont, and there are two good reasons why. One reason ia Harry Truman. Tha other la Herbert Hoover. These two gentlemen have become quite fond of each other. Despite the cracks he took at Hoover during the campaign (which cam under the head of "campaign oratory), Truman really likes Hoover. And the feeling 's reciprocated. Hoover had never aet foot in the Whit House fine the sad day he left it in 1913 until Truman Invited him back after Roosevelt death. The fact that Truman called the exautomatically president in for consultation shielded him from the barbs and sting which the New Dealeis had slung in his direction for twelve long year. No longer wat Hooer their favorite punching-bag- . Not only that but Truman haT brought him before the public eye once again. And Hoover was to grateful he even requested the Gridiron club to let him apeak. In order to pay special tribute to his newfound friend. Truman, In turn, not only likes Hoover, but Jlans to use Hoover's name to wrest from congress powers which they- refused to give Franklin Roosevelt. CONGRESS W mill ELD FOW F.R Truman not only wants to be a good president, but he is acutely sensitive to Deweys charges that Washington needs a housecleaning. He has one in mind. But he has learned, far belter than Dewey, that you can't clean house unless congress gives you he power to houseclean. FDR asked for housecleaning power, and Harry Truman, then only a junior senator, vividly recalls how the Republican press smeated it as the "dictatorship bill and how a Democratic congiess barely passed a bill giving him severly restricted pow ers. So Truman wants to use Hoover's name to put through a new reorganization bill, and he wants Hoover's support in lining up conservative Republicans to back him. Furthermore, Truman believes that Hoover, like the Supieme Court, has read the election returns, and will not recommend anything which be, Truman, cant go along with. Since Hoover was also once president, conditioned by ihe White House background, they think somewhat alike on what is needed in the executive bunch of the gov ei nment. There are only two living men who have any Idea of the cares and wear and loneline of the Published every week day afternoon bv the Cache Valley Newspaper Co.. 75 West Center street, Logan, Utah, Telephone all departments 50. Th Herald-Journ- delivered a month; by mall outside Cache carrier, same valley price as above; by mail In Cache valley, tluee months, $2.50, six months $5.00, one year $10 00 Entered as second class matter In the pot office at Lr.;an, Utan, under act of congress March 4, 1879. The Herald-Journwill not aevume financial responsibility for any errors which may appear in advertisements puhlished in its columns. In those Instances where the paper is at fault tl "L ,!m rsrt of t!'e advertisement tn which the typographical mistake by $1.00 occur. non-profi- 'Sorta Dismal Country Around Here, Aint It? THOUGHTS a ; and The poll does not now make any new claim to science. Current methods have always been scientific, although, as we have suggested before, they may have become more exact with practice and experience. No one, we feel sure, is more interested in finding and correcting the errors that election boner than produced the king-siz- e themselves. Any law to bar the pollsters the mails from political opinion surveys endangerbeyond no would serve purpose and of the press. of freedom opinion ing a A Senate investigation might well have result. similar Mr. Abrams also quotes a magazine writers suggestion that polls be undertax supported or entaken by We cant see any virtue dowed agencies. in that either. The pollsters are in a comto lose petitive business. They stand election their income and by business errors. The desire to cancel out those losses is, we think, as good a stimulus as and any for producing more efficient accurate simplings in the future. 1 Logan, Utah, Friday, November 19, 1948. , v rl. Vt It .j" To Have THINGS In BY By KAY KELSON of the Learning To Live Together," is taken by Afiene Brohy, student of a news reporting class at the college. ,v You may remember that learn- irig to live together was one of, the daily topics during recent ob- pietty iealiMic servance of view National . "V - ,35 v.?-"- ' Education t told me to go uK, book on Japam-i!(,aan(ib" and spend my xp,,P on how to a, v p n bo up Miss Bioby: "The big wheels of the country are patting their chilriien on the head and saying: 'Be toleiant, love jour neighbor, even if he is black or yellow or ied. Treat him as if he were white, as you are. Then pin posters and up blight stiul Japan HENRI 'you make a ti,p ,'0 j Pan d. get friendly moi. Mh anese so that he' o.. have tea w it h ln s It's mui do- rV'Ji My friend, M, 'inabe, me for tea and know'ing what I w, .KCCptj , Sir , in for. When a learned what l ,n1 ,, lr n Week. Says t, Te; TOYKO, JAP.w jmy duty to wan, Their Reactions A s Murder i i arrived. The first thii me was that copied the mvitaiVb? ed, I must make a three days before 3 e " for the tea and " for asking me. if ..u p to feel like a monk-- v ftr,, L just get all dresWup "" thank a man f0, a pa are going t0 three C' off. - It is all mighty fine to set aside one week and say to the future generation: "Now be good and learn to get along together," Miss Broby observes. It's mighty Lucid Explanation fine indeed if it serves its purpose. But it doesn't. Instead, it told Molotov On Nov. 6, Foreign Minister only confuses the innocent childo these poster-packethe Russian people, The defeat of the dren. For,do what the next week? The a advanced who and Dewey, Republicans long scaly arm of intolerance frankly reactionary and aggressive pro- reaches out and wipes away the gram, proved a majority of the Americans pretty little slogans. The long sharp fingers scratch out the rejected this program. On Nov. 7, Marhal Timoshenko told inborn love of fellow men. And people simply slip back into their them, The policy of the present leaders of old traditions. is a policy of aggres-- Othe United States Continuing Miss Broby's discussion, a policy of unleashing a new war. In other words, the majority of Amer- sion: Not so long ago. theie was a icans rejected a program of aggression in banquet being held for some of the favor of a policy of aggression. nation's more distinguished men. It must be tough on the poor Russians, The lights blazed upon the glistening white linen. The false smiles trying to figure out the complexities of were beaming and polite; snappy American politics from the contradictory little remarks floated over Ihe long leaders. rows of tables. The place cards explanations of their illogical waited patiently. Is A man whom the country had MERRY-GO-ROUN- D honored was to sit next to another man who had also been recognized This bond makes the two men closer for his merit. When official No. 1 presidency. BY PETER EDSON saw the man who came to take the than party label. That, perhaps, was one reason 'eat next 1o him was a NEA he Washington Correspondent Negro, why Hoover stayed out of the recent campaign, bluntly refused to sit there. WASHINGTON (NEA) Ap And we wonder why our chileven refused to let the Republicans get campaign dren are confused about racial dif- parent slowdown of United Nations netting in New York next fall. ferences! How Ironic It Is that the business in Paris during the final Vwo sessions were held In 1946 ammuntion from his commission files. the first In London, the second In scene f. should rake place at a more even week of the American New York. UN leaders would like Furthermore, Hoov.er needs Truman a tradition ripened with age: campaign is discounted bypolitical Washs than Truman needs hitn. This is Herbert Hoover a time when men sit down togeth- ington officials in closest touch lo avoid a second session, which could be called next spring. er to eat thoughtfully-prepare- d with UN affairs. What has been last public service. He has worked long, hard Principal jam in the UN gears d food, and make thoughtfully-preparehappening, they say, is that most at Paris has been in the important hours, and he want this reorganization of govspeeches supporting worthy of the big issues are still being Committee One. Headed by Paul ernment to be a final monument to his career. causes. threshed out in committee meet- Henri Spaak of Belgium, it deals ' with international leaning heavily on Truman to That la why he ings. , political and don't I know how we can expect The tendency to lose interest in rescue his last efforts from defeat Unles Tru- our children to questions. security without grow up At the opening of the Paris sesman doei o, and gives them a Democratic label catching the Illness of intolerance what the -United Nation is doing, then to discount or write oft sion this .Committee One had 90 In the new Democratic congress, they will have no when we know America i seething does is it most regretteverything on its agenda. That is far chance of passage and Hoover's last efforts for with rarial prejudice. Great scien- able. United Nations machinery is items tists spend their entire lives fight- working, Its officials declare. It too heavy a load. It has suggested his country, his one chance to stage a comeback, the need for splitting this coming other dreaded diseases; mil- has taken considerable time to gel mittee in two. One would deal with will have vanished. lions of dollars are spent for that it to work and it is not perfected political questions, the other with purpose alone. But what steps do But it deserves its chance. NOT MI CH AID FOR CHINA This would give the UN we take against the contagious yet. The present session of the Gen- security. seven chances of receiving vast new disease of racial hatred? Chlank eral assembly and Security Coun- tees. principal working commitWe appropriations from the incoming Democratic tion proclaim a National Educa- cil In Paris has really come to A Week, and then wo assign one grips with tough problems. In progress report on congress appear pretty slim, If energetic Congress- day for learning to live together! tackling the Berlin question, the the Paris meeting has just been man Sol Bloom, new chairman of the House ForOUN has done what it was set up to compiled by the Slate DepartSterling H. Rickman, in his mi namelyv eign AffKir committee, has his way. to settle ment's Office of United Nations trying paper concerning the modern threats to world peace before they Affairs. It gives a good checkup Quoth Sol privately to friends: break out in open wars. Only the on what has been done so far, "I'm not going to vole to give Chiang another teacher, declares: "Until school our stubborn attitude of Russia has and what may have been lost sight just recently, gun or another dollar for war purposes until he teachers have been the prevented the smaller nations of in the heat of the U. S. campamong cleans his own house.. That Chinese government lowest-pai- d professional people in from forcing the big powers to get aign. In Committee One, most importhas corruption coming out of Its ears and their the country. The more apt and together on the German currency qualified people engaged in the and transport blockade questions. ant action has been passage of the army is the worst offender. profession are often lured The crucial debate on this ques- Car.adaian resolution calling on "Furthermore," opined Bloom, "We ought to teaching away to more lucrative fields. . . tion has of course set back the the five major powers and Canada stop these phony American observers who go over "Should not the shapers of our entire UN working schedule. The to resume discussion on internato China for a month and then come back to tell youth Ms also examples of aggres- Paris meeting was originally set to tional control of atomic energy. It pro- The Russian resolution to ban us either what we already know about Chinese siveness and amhition? A modern adjourn in wont be ready to adjourn atomic weapons and reduce armaarmy graft, or only what Chiang wants us to day airplane, the acmeis of aero- bably ments by a third has been referred dynamic engineering, utterly before know. and is probably worthless with a poorly-traine- d or HOPE TO CLEAN I P MAIN ? to a dead. Bloom was referring to William C. Bullitt, who inadequate pilot. Likewise with our ITEMS THIS SESSION The Palestine question, delayed By running another month it is can claim the unique distinction of having desert- educational system. Teachers are ed three American ptesidents and who, having Ihe means of utilizing this power hoped that most of the important partly by the American election, potential and accomplishing the issues now before UN can be but latgely because Israeli vicjumped the Dewey bandwagon, ducked off to aim of the system the education cleared up. Then another session tories have changed the situation, is being taken up again, China before the Truman administration could stop of youth. OTHER COMMITTEE him. He was appointed by the Republicans be-- Oteaching. ONE PROBLEMS Dick Michaud, quoting from a fore the elections as an obresrer. Alta M. Mecham takes a more census made by Dr. Paul Whitty, idealistic attitude toward the probMajor problems still before STEEL PRODUCTION MUST INCREASE Committee One include: Korean professor of education at North- lem of learning to live together: You can write it down as definite that the In- western University, noted 12 traits "Befoie the foundations of our independence, disposal of former terior Department will ask congress to force the which are most desirable in the freedom can become secure, we Italian colonies, admission of new teacher of today's children: must build up our faith in other members, revision of veto power steel Industry to Increase production if the in1 in the Security Council, Franco A cooperative, democratic atpeople and other nations, and in so S dustry doesnt take the necessary steps itrelf. titude. ain, establishment of a permbuild their faith in us. To doing, 2 Kindliness and consideration do Steel production has now. dropped from a warthis will require patience, un- anent "little Assembly, Committees Two and Three-- on time peak of 95.5 million tons to 91.2 million tons for the individual. derstanding and a desire to, know 3 Patience. economie and financial, social them. . . Occasionally we may even anually the only major industry to fall down. ar.d cultural affairs have been 4 Wide interests. have to turn the other cheek when The reason: Big steel companies have tefusod but ied deep in reports from the 5 Pleasing personal appeal ance things don't go to our liking. to expand. Two big steel spokesmen Eugene and manner. Council-m- ost Social "To have faith in people requires Economic and 6 Fairness and of UN special important Grace of Bethlehem Sleel and Charlie White of impartiality. and underundetstanding them, 7 Sense of humor. conies only to those who agencies. Republic Steel have bluntly advised their stook- Discussion has been begifn on 8 Good disposition and consist- - standing for it. strive noklets to wait until costs come down before ent behavior tli draft of a Declaration on International Human Rights. Still building new facilities. Meanwhile the reed for Don Frandsen suit of leans the to be considered are: Continuation steel is increasing and production lags. other way by saving"There of the International Children's To meet the crisis, Assistant Secretary of the Inbe no in hatred world the andjshould Emergency Fund through 1949 hl,t I ' am of it. I ard action on the terior Girard Davidson has appealed to Senator 12-- Ln thr Report on Free-Idousual proficiency in hate the people whoguilty hate. of Information. Joe O'Mahoney, who will head the joint congies-sioncommittee on the economic report, to introduce legislation forcing the steel industry to yoUr .Va rren!rv and g ture and philosophy s the arts and ctafts I This scared the wit, out because at home we juvt u,r(' tea bag in a little hot wat drink it on the run, Tvot so in Japan. Four hoiri about par for the tea cerem which is obseived In a little bo built off the main home esptcj for that purpose. Theie is no to the house, the entrance small window which vou hjq wiggle through. Once In the i you must start admiring the " pie decorations which are part the ceremony. It is bad fori speak; you are supposed to and smile and kind of swoon on the beauty of the arrangement The principal guest, and I n it, then must ask for the hot of examining the incense bum The host places it on a bit of t and hands It over. The princip guest must admiie it for a jy fifteen minutes if he does not o to mortally offend the host After a while the host smitet gong. It is the signal that the i is about to be served. My b says that man study for imr years how to strike properly a b ... Just Committee Grinding Wheels Apparent UN Inaction n ban-qup- gong. And will make - -- - that the if properly done listeners feel u they were in a cloister or fora Reverent silence is maintam 1 mid-sessi- , . . . my book, which requires a to appreciate fully the isubtle estheticism, mth ts fold bearings upon religion lr, rs Kai-Shek- 's ls m quo, i, the Director Russell J. Hopley, above, of the Office of Civil Defense Planning, recommended a permanent peacetime system of civil defense in a report to Defense Secretary .James Hopleys report called fpr national, regional, state and community defense teams, organized to deal with all forms of warfare, including chemical and radiologicaL For-rest- al. FLEA FOR SUPPORT WASHINGTON simo Chiang (U.P Generalis- has written a personal letter to President Truman, reportedly a plea for American support in his fight against Kai-She- k Chinese communists, closed today. It was dis- while the kettle boils. You an supposed to imagine that th sound of the boiling water s wind blowing through pinetrm I was dying for a cigarette i this point, but it was my da: to admire the kettle and tie hearth at great length. Then the tea came on. Its nr from powdered green tea and about the color and consistency spinach soup. Thanks to my bo I knew enough to take tha bo in my left hand, bow to the ott t guests, take a sip, compliment t host as to w hat a heck of maker he was, and pass it on the guests on my left. When the tea had all been f! t1 ged. I, still following my book, ed for the privilege of examine and admiring the tea bowl. It m. ' be turned all sorts of ways, examined In every light. AN five m looking at the thing for to desire wild a had utes I Some bowl, eh, kid! Then I had to inspect mlnut and praise to high heaven In Committee Four trusteeship beauty of the tea caddy, the spe used in the1 the smaller nations won an im- and everything else hr one including s portant victory by requiring trus- ceremony, like looks which exactly tee notions to submit reports on worn shaving brush. broke in the proposed political changes Finally, this tea biawl areas under their control. and I tottered home, wonder Committee Five dealing with which was the crazier-t- he who wt UN administrative affairs has gave the tea or I acted on many budgetary matters t0 i(- s. alfecting housekeeping operations (Distributed by McNaught of the world organization. dicate, Inc.) Committee Six on legal affairs has begun work on the most important agreement to outlaw genocide, the mass extinction of racial, groups as practiced by Nazi Germany. home remedy to rell miseries of children Some of these questions and other less important manors may .RUB OIT have to be held over for the 4949 meeting of the United Nations. SENSATIONAL VALUES ni expand. MERRY-GO-R- N 1 Demociatic colleagues aie living to cook up a deal wheieby veneiable Senator Kenneth McKel-la- r of Tennessee would become senate pesident pro tern, piovidmg he agiees to step aside as chairman of the appiopriations committee. If this happens, able Senator Carl Harden of Arizona would become appiopriations chan man. However, those close to McKdlar doubt that the power-lovinTennessean will give up hi seniority stranglehold on the appiopi lations post even to become senate president pro tern . . . Insiders who got prompt acknowledgements from President Truman when they wired their congratulations, g aie now treasuring telegrams from him which include the statement: "We now have an unmistake-abl- e mandate fiom American people. . . . Conscientious. controveisial Robert N. Denham, general counsel of the National Relations l.oard. is due to be legislated out of his job. Few labor lead-ei- s will be sad To encourage a laiger turnout at the polls. Congressman Arthur Klein of New Yoik will ask congress to giant a $tt iniume-ta.exemption to evetvone who votes. ... CAES Sob? SALE Plymouth Convertible Dodge 4 Door Sedan Dodge Panel j Ton Buick 4 Door Chev. 2 Door DeSoto Club Coupe 1937 Chevrolet Coupe 1938 Dodge 4 Door Sedan 1938 Ford 2 Door Sedan 1937 Ch ev. 4 Door Sedan 1939 Chev. Pickup A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY! SELECT THE ITEM YOU WANT AND PAY WHAT YOU WISH! 3 HUGS SALES DAILY 863SSSSS55SR98Hn 2 p.m., EACH AFTERNOON 7:30 KiClt emng SCHOW FURNITURE v 78 EAST CENTER. LOGAN |