| Show ' --- - - -: - :! - ':- ' - - : ' '- - - - 4 ' I I I ' t ' 1 1 t i r ' yomoliov I I 1 1 (1 c jfir J ‘Icrt-- c'v' eP 011)111 0 (1411111V---- H "1 "A Established April 151871 morning by Salt: Lake Tribune Issued every 12 t Publisbing Company Salt Lake City Utah Friday Morning August 6 1943 Tbe Tribune la a member of The Argociated Press Associated Press is exclusively labe for revrodoctiou of all news dispatches credited The to It or not otherwise credited In also the local news published tereln Will Demand Consideration - Many people when they contemplate today's aviation progress and begin to - think about postwar asPects of this infind themselves floating around dustry in a stratosphere of imaginary development which bears little resemblance to reality The trouble with this form of mental soaring is that when the future becomes the present and when the war is really over the shock of facts may hring bewilderment and disappointment I Salt Lake and the d group who sponsored the sunset concert can well be proud of this achievement It was more than a concert it was more than an army show It was a blending of culture hospitality and patriotism which will remain in the hearts and minds of Salt Lake people and their guests the gallant men of our fighting forces in the years to come civic-minde- For this reason the talk recently delivered here in Salt Lake by W A Patterson president of the United Air Lines comes as a timely revelation and warning Mr Patterson although his business h is air transportation believes in fuconcerns when it the thinking ture He cautioned his hearers that there-wil- l be many hard nuts to crack in con nection with peacetime aviation not the least of which will be the place American air lines are to occupy in the international scene United States will not gain supremacy over or even parity with other nations in the field of aviation if unbridled competition between various American air lines is permitted Mr Patterson warned Neither does he advocate government monopoly He thinks that perhaps a cornbination of the two systems might be the answer A nUmber of American air lines engaged in cutthroat competition for foreign fields of business would spell their own doom the air executive said and would permit other countries to reap the harvest sown by American pioneers in aviation It is up to the air line com-:-- panies to get together now to agree on a postwar program and to enter a unified team in the international transpor tation game which is scheduled to start soon after peace and victory are achieved There should be no need for a bitter postwar battle between nations for air Eupremacy in the field of trade and transportation There will no doubt be plenty for all But at the same time it would be foolIsh for the United States to retire frOm a field in which such progress is being made- during the war in order to avoid international friction It would be equally unwise to throw away present gains by engaging in an internal fight between rival American air transport concerns Mr Patterson also "debunked" some of the more grandiose dreams of giant cargo ships of the air which would encircle the globe darkening the skies of every nation and practically putting Water and rail transportation systems out of business As a matter of fact he asserted under present conditions and almost any foreseeable ones there would be no cornpetition between air lines and ship lines for example in trade between America and Australia These leviathans of the air may carry passengers in the postwar period inexpensively and with profit to their owners between the United States and Europe They may offer railroads and automobile travel some competition on the American continent in some types of passenger traffic but they will not entirely replace them The small pleasure craft will probably be used rather extensively in this country when the war is over Mr Patterson thinks but here again actual conditions will fall far short of the dreams which vision a hangar on every housetop and helicopters rising from every front yard In other words aviation is going to play a great part In the economic systems of the future but it will probably never reach—even with the Etratoliners—the heights some dreamers Cambrians to Celebrate Their Fiftieth Annual Outing back-toeart- Americans of Welsh birth or descent will celebrate "Cambrian day" at Liberty park this afternoon and ezvening It will be the fiftieth annual reunion of the men women and children of Utah whose progenitors lived in Wales They always manage to have a good time and collect enough pleasant memories to last another year One who had been identified with these outings whose presence was always appreciated whose cultured and tactful addresses were features of every Cambrian program will be sadly missed this year While men and women play their parts upon this earthly stage there are some whose lines should have been longer whose exits seem premature whose encores would be deafening if they could only return All who knew Nephi L Morris will miss lira sadly from an occasion he graced with his genial presence arid inspiring eloquence Under direction of Chairman David H Thomas a program of music and oratory will be rendered in which the glory of Wales is to be extolled and the talent of the Welsh displayed The Salt Lake Tribune wishes the celebrants a particularly happy reunion on this the fiftieth time they have assembled in Utah for such a purpose - - ' - "People Are Funny" And Their Acts Unpredictable Under the general heading of "What Is the World Coming To?" several incidents recently related in press dispatches might be listed for serious consideration As a specimen take the case of tw(!) octogenarian residents of a Colorado town who eloped the other day to be married in a New Mexican city They had been sweethearts 65 years previously It shows what a good memory some people have Why they deemed it necessary to elope is not explained but it may have been to avoid interference by their great-grandchildr- ments" Among North American Indians the man is supposed to occupy the post of wigauthority in every He hunts smokes and rides the wam only pony while the squaw does all the work indoors and outdoors bears the burdens and papooses without audible complaint She also upholds the family honor as a press report from Boise will show Peter Chalwain an Indian trusty at the state penitentiary escaped and went home to his wife in Yakima She sent word to the warden that Peter would arrive at the prison gate in about three days as she had given him a scolding and money for his return On the dot he was at his destination telling the warden he was sorry but he hadn't seen his wife for six months and merely made her a visit well-regulat- Another Sunset Concert Enjoyed bv Salt Lake People Again Salt Lakers experienced the unforgettable thrill evoked by fine music played against a background of incomparable natural beauty in the company ofthose men in uniform of whom they are so proud Last Tuesday evening at the University of Utah stadium the first Funset concert of the summer was given by the state symphony orchestra under the direction of Guest Cotductor James Sample greatly embelliLe'd by the singing of the Metropolitan starlet Patrice M i ' I en Another demonstration of the same sort of mental phenomena was reported from a small town in Missouri Fifty years ago C A Widener planted a walnut tree to be used in making a coffin in which to be buried He died last week at the age of 86 after reminding his kinsmenof the tree which was hastily' felled sawed into boards fashioned into a casket varnished upholstered and put to the use for which it was intended Two Utahns have been practically exonerated recently for shooting their matrimonial mates with guns they did not know were loaded—although the killings occurred in the course of "family argu- have imagined Those who were fortunate enough to attend will not soon forget the spectacle of marching men rank after rank of them as they circled the field to martial music and took their places while the last rays of a setting sun touched distant bills and near-b- y treetops The sight of these men who were attending as guests of their temporary home city brought a tightening to many throats and stirred poignant memories of other uniformed boys in distant places From that time until the last tones entitled to the this paper and of the national anthem floated out on the evening air to mark the close of the concert civilians and service men sat enthralled The excellence of the entertainment has already been extolled It ranged from the stirring strains of the orchestra's "Marche Slav" to the nostalgic notes of Miss Munsel's "Home Sweet Home" P064War Aviation 1 - ed Through the beneficence of an government we are to have more coffee to keep us awake while figuring out the slug ever-thoughtf- ul pay-as-you-- - An eastern sufferer suggests enlarging the scope of justifiable homicide during the heated term to include th& crack "What else is cooking?" What's the use of a boarding house reach if there's nothing there? 1 Behind the Scene of Current News By Paul Mallon QUEBEC Canada—The Canadians have done a much better job of handling their food and civilian war economy price than the United States- A meal can be obtained in any of the first class restaurants of Quebec for 30 to 60 cents The highest priced din- neTriilreistehecicvst hotels is $125 full-cour- I The Temple Is Shaken - I - done Secret Revealed The real secret of her success is that she has kept prices down by ruthless prosecution penalties against price violators One Montreal merchant last week was fined $25000 for seven minor infractions and even the smallest single offender was fined $250 to $500 in two other cases Their basic gasoline allowance figures out to be just about twice as much as ours They get 160 of our gallons a year as compared with our present ration rate of 13 gallons per week or 78 gallons per year— and they generally have received their gasoline supplies from us and British sources There is no ban on pleasure driving Some restrictions are enforced such as limiting taxicabs to a 15- mile radius of the city Her whole handling of her civilian war economy has been equally calm and therefore efficient The confused point systern of food rationing which we have has been avoided Meat tea sugar and coffee are rationed but on a basis allowing a certain number of pounds per period so that every housewife and merchant can compute through the ration books which have been issued exactly what is allowed Any child can understand the arrangement Each person therefore gets his full share Nothing is lost in the complexities of point juggling The same tone of simplicity is apparent on clothing Not even shoes are rationed Each merchant acts as a guardian of his stocks allowing only moderate buying Most stores permit purchase of only two pairs of socks for instance Thus no sales rushes are created such' as have caused Americans to buy more than they need in some instances merely to cash their points before an expiration date No Reform Stunts No effort has been made to reform anyone The regulations are not designed to shake the populace into a deeper realization of the war Nor are shockg ing statements or warnings issued by officials The Canadians went at it on the basis that they had just so much to distribute and they are distributing it as quietly and as efficiently as they can Their feat is all the more remarkable because she is an import country relying for supplies largely on us and Britain There are few or no black The situation which markets crcatest them largely has been avoided No deterioration or degeneration of services is noticedown-crackin- able The railroads are crowded and the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific have pooled certain services but their trains are clean their dining car service normal and their whole operation in the face of overburdened wartime traffic is pleasant calm and cooperative The tensions which seem to have corrupted our civilian economy are latent and unobservIn one phase they are as bad or much worse than the United States Strikes are frequently called even in such a vital war line as the Vickers arms plant One textile manufacturer closed for more than a week In Quebec province is threatening to remain closed for the duration because he cannot reach agreement with the unions The strikes generally are short and concern the demand of the workers for an increased bonus pay based on the cost of living index Employers pay these bonuses as a temporary wage increase rssuming apparently that they will return to normal wage after the war 4t ' -N -- ) D -- - h 1:7 0 -- ) 7 -- - -- - - - t) L: z if -- -' --- --- - - ' (f - t i ' e 4 lit k -- 1 -- I ( k 1'0 —dOr " -- - : -- -- - - - :L ----- -- 7-1-- : - '01 -i : IL:F-- - - IA - 11 1 - - t - 0 I -- --- 7— 141Roi4iTo ui in LER ------ 1 4 -- -- 41' I )"1 1111—z--- ff re 'r - N — 4414e c - 1- -- 1--N- i 0811ZirECIT Y -- i '' rii) Th) ) N A ) 7 ) - 1 (- I ) IP 3 - -) j--'- ' Ih e r?01) X- Vm's I 1 1 ) --- Th (i ''--- i : ' ) 'Z'---- -' "4 ) i 1 —r 111 S I‘eNttle 7-- ( -- f c e5- - c") 4(-----I - 'ss'' WD 1)43 Coorright The Public Forum Forum Rules Letters appearing in this column not express the views of The Tribune They are the opinion a of contributors with which The Tribune may or may not agree The follow-to'rules govern contributions: — 1 Letters limited to 250 words and preference given to short communications 2 Write legibly and clearly on one side of the paper only 3 Religious and racial discue stone of a derogatory or sectarian nature are barred Partisan or personal political comment cannot be printed 4 Peraonal aspersions prohibited not 5 Poetical contributions wanted 6 Letters may be barred for obvious misstatements of fact or for statements which are not in accord with fair play and good taste 7 The- Forum is not an advertising medium and cannot be used for advertising purpones 8 Writers must eign true names and addresses in ink Letters will be carried over assumed name If In all cases writer so requests however true name and address must be attached to communication 9 The Forum cannot consider more than one letter from the same Writer at one time 10 The Tribune cannot accept letters for publication which bear libelous or actionable remarks entailing loint legal responsibility do g -- keep our nation free If such unwarranted accusations continue we shall have such chaos that we may find ourselves in the position of France Farmer Matt Any Houses to Rent? Editor Tribune: I met a the lady on the streets of Ogden other day she asked me if I lived here and I said yes I've lived here better than 50 years She said then you may be able to tell me where I can rent a room or an apartment I said my dear lady you are looking for something you can't find There The Bridge Club Meets Well girls I hope the shower the other day cooled you off It turned to steam before it hit the ground up where I work And to make matters worse I've had to shop for a winter coat It seems silly to be picking out a winter coat in the middle of summer but if you don't all the stylish stout sizes will be gone Two spades but don't be too hopeful partner What did you say dear ? No talking across the board? I'm sorry You'd think we were playing for our life's blood the way some people act I really feel sorry for people who take games so seriously I always say that if the time ever comes when losing at a game spoils the whole day for me I'll quit I don't care whether I win or lose—at least not much I just play for the fun of it Three hearts you say My stars! That's worse partner? and more of it Well I'll say three spades You what dear? You double three spades? Oh-o- h Have you girls had any green corn this year yet? Isn't the price frightful? Simply appalling They roust be raising It under glass or something I bought one ear for last Sunday's dinner—it's all I could afford But we didn't eat it—I cooked it and put it on the table and my husband and I just sat and admired It while we ate some string beans With what was left of the beans I made succotash for Monday's dinner Partner for pity's sake why didn't you take me out? We get it for three spades doubled I was really making a psychic bid if you know what I mean which of course you don't Well partner we're down five spades doubled! Isn't that just perfectly ducky ? And there goes the war stamp I just bought But such is life—if you have brains you're short on luck and vice versa Dear liam: After reading your letter to the Th °imago i0N Tribeno isn't any She said I'm from New York City and was under the impression that the western people were very hospitable I have been here two weeks today and can't find a place to lay my head The first day I spent $1 telephoning to all the hotels in the city and could not find a bed So my husband and I lay on the benches in the City Hall parkweall night The next morntried the community cening ter They didn't have anything We spent every day since going up One street and down the next but haven't found anything yet We carry something to eat in a handbag and depend on replenishing it at the stores along the way but we can seldom find anything but bread but bread along with plenty of water isn't bad The people seldom object to our drinking out of their hose The night that it rained so hard we stood on 'somebody's front porch Next morning we took the bus to the Union depot where we sat all day or until the rain stopped We got pretty wet going to the bus but suffered no bad effects With no preventing providence we should be able to get located soon anyway before snow flies We found a doghouse quite reasonable but it wasn't long enough to stretch out in We were offered a chicken house that we refused because it had recently been disinfected with coal oil We were afraid of sooiling our clothes Then there is an pigpen that we are considering but it is not tall enough to stand up in to pull Our pants on We'll have to undress outside and roll in and roll out before we dress by using plenty of B K Dad Streeter might do te Gives Senator From Sandpit 4 to7 rr By Our Readers Lauds President The most miserable person In the world is a woman with no troubles to speak of—Life I- ' ktt Editor Tribune: I have always been a Republican but today I am ashamed of the party It is no longer led by men like Lincoln who so honored it Last night I listened to the masterful address of President Roosevelt I heard him reaffirm the determination that service men should have their postwar chance I say reaffirm because I have heard him assert this from the time we became involved in war when an election was not In the offing Those who are today accusing him of using this declaration for political advantages have also heard him of that I am sure Mr Wit lkie and other humanitarians have expressed similar sentiments There was nothing savoring politics in his speech In the name of honesty and clean politics Mr Spangler disgraced a great party by resorting to such political chicanery Surely the Republican chances for victory are not so desperate as to warrant such shady methods President Roosevelt is a great His own sufferhumanitarian ing has made himto so I wish that it were possible truthfully say the same of those who delight in misinterpreting his every word He may make future political speeches Why not? That is his prerogative The Republicans are evidently doing more than their bit politically even to the extent of misinterpreting humane motives Let's live up to our professions as a nation and not become enslaved by dirty politics while our soldiers are dying to ) ' - - (----- - NY' - z ' U Policies On War Trail Need Clarifying By Ham Park WPB You're surely In a fix as far as I can see So here is a tip—better make for the door Dash down to Auerbach's—the basement floor Plank down a dollar plus two cents for tax to And you'll have a take the place of your ax kind that It's the fits onto the wall And you can zin ”olivid cans just like nothire at all Better call off your suit—don't be a simp Go to a doctor and get rid of your limp Clean out your closet so your nerves won't be shot For in these war-tor- n times you're going to need them a lot! —Carol Bartlett Salt Lake P S Better hurry Senator they Just had a few when I saw them—C B Notes on the Cuff Department On account of because Mrs John Dooly was up the canyon to avoid the heat John had to get his own breakfast the other morning He had two weenies two eggs two cups of coffee and a piece of pie A little later he had a couple of aspirins His condition is reported as satisfactory Note to Keith Andersen age 9 visiting at Rio Tinto Nev: Dear Keith: There is no use your cutting your vacation short just because your dad lost a hardware order In fact I don't think he lost it after all He has the luck of Lazarus anyway Have a nice time and don't worry If Mavis Chamberlain's hair were sort of auburn she'd be a ringer for Myrna Loy Only she's prettier and a lot younger being just 21 Dave Coursey went to the symphony con c e r t Tuesday night He only knows three Bantunes The ner America and but he thinks everyone should patronize the fine arts as much as possible can-open- er new-fangl- ed Curren-fe- y Views Editor Tribune: The Tribune of July 10 carried an official Washington report which put the total coins and currency in circulation in the country on June 30 at $17414151856 On December 31 the total coins and currency in the banks was reported at $1463836000 which means that the 14722 banks of the United States and territories are using only about of the available money in circulation The point Is that this quantity of currency is adequate to supply the requirements of the banks to meet the demand for the cashing of checks Checks exchanged through the banks are of course not cashed which means that if the banks quit cashing checks the exchange of "overdraft" checks accepted for exchange only could proceed with acceleration and without curtailment of the exchanges and without the banks charging themselves with the deposit obligation to pay cash which makes necessary the holding of portfolio assets In recently published statements one big bank with $39- 529322 of assets on June 30 reported but $1889500 of loans which means that the loans were less than 5 per cent of the assets Another big bank with a corn mon stock capital of $900000 carried its banking house furniture and nxtures at $950000 which means that the entire share capital of the bank is invested in its banking house And a third big bank in its published sta tement of assets lists no banking house furniture or fixtures which means that this bank's statement reflects the true relation of its portfolio assets to its deposit debts and capital accounts Samuel Russell one-twelf- th The lumber that goes into one mine sweeper is enough to build 200 civilian homes --- - - -- - - - -- - - -- - - --- - -- - -- - - Hinky-DinkyParley-V- Long-Drawn-O- ' I t i I t - t ! t "- 1 k - - 1 I ) t 4 (r t i I 1 ' 1 i ti - i i' I I Process ut - 1 Now if Eurepe has to be invaded mile by mile then it toklows that we shall have to govern the liberated territory mile by the mile The liberated territory will be-iimmediate theater of war and obviously 1 - n only the commanding general can govern in the theater of war But if on the other hand great national territories fall out of the war before we actually invade them if the proponents of strategic air power prove to be right then the actual problem of governing in Europe is quite different from that which Amgot presupposes' For Amgot is set up to govern territory which the soldiers have already occupied Italy shows us that much territory will certainly have to be governed which our soldiers will riot and cannot 1 i 1 occupy 1 I t ie i 1 1 : t i f P ! i 1 assumptionare no : I There are strung reasons for thinking That what has happened in Italy is a truer basis for estimating what is to come than is the military doctrine of the ground forces which underlies Amgot our French policy and the official feelings of the White House and state department to- ward governments-in-exil- e Washington's political policy toward Europe has been based on the notion that Europe would be liberated slowly and bit by bit by elaborate land campaigns 'Therefore official Washington has been assuming that we roust and that we can govern this gradually lib- crated territory under strictly military rule s nd that we need not be bothered by the difficulties of consulting and dealing seriously with the representatives of the occupied nations until the fighting ends mile-by-ml- - i - strategic reserves left if it is true that air power can strike more and More fectively at the heart leaving the limbs to wither: if it is true that not only the allied nations but the satellite nations are on the verge of onen rebellion then the Hitierite order in Europe may collapse before the British the American and the Russian gr011nQ forces can actually advance deeply into (ciinied Europe If nate is n model of the shape of things to come then lone before our errnies are es- triblished all over vsrance the Balkans Norway rind central Europe the 'German Power Will have conansed in the lands If that Is whst is roine to hannen then nut Tremont political polies will produce Anarchy For we shall have neelected the dovelonment of' provisional o v rn m t to which we r'ive brovisionat tint stroncr sunnort For these reasons it Is imnerative to ask whether our offloi11 nary aged on A roe rect estimate of the war rind tm Plead that the assitnintions of our offielal nolley be thoroughly and sincerely reexamef- t - :r :: I : ined Copyright 1943 New York Tribune Inc 1 "A mixtrue of soot and soapsuds Is sug'- pested to keep slugs from th'e victory garden lettuce" 'rhanks On the ‘vhole wit believe we'd as soon have mayonnaise I More than eight minutes are required for the light of the sun to reach the earth It's very warm in Germany for July and we're Nvonderirg if Babe (No Bombs Can Touch You) Goering has put on the sum- 4 ‘ mer medals I t v - am - - - ' : t 1 t -- - Star-Spangl- - t I By Walter Lippmann' There are now very good reasons for asking whether the state department and the White House have not been makirvit their political plans in accordance wIth S military estimate which the actual events are overriding To put it bluntly the cpwstion is whether the European war is going' in the way that official Washington assuming that it is going to end If the military predictions and'assurnp-- : tions have been incorrect then the political' plans made to fit these assumptions are bound to be unworkable Amgot is the short title of the system of military government we have established in the occupied territory of Sicily It was intended among- other things to avert the kind of political difficulty which we ran into in north Africa Amgot embodies the principles which were adopted after several months of discussion and there can be little doubt that it was meant to be the political program we would follow as we advanced into Europe But the events in Italy have already compelled Mr Churchill Mr Roosevelt and General Eisenhower to modify radically if not to abandon the fundamental conception of Amgot Built on Military Basis For Amgot is a system of Military government modeled upon the British occupation of the conquered Italian colonies in Africa It rests upon the idea that with allied soldiers in undisputed control of the whole population the civil administration of the country can be carried on by local officials acting under military orders from the commanding general This system has worked very well in the Italian African empire It has worked well in Sicily But we know now that it cannot be made to work in Italy as a whole We know it from the prime minister who said that we must spare our armies "the burden of occupying mile by mile the entire country" and the "immense task of garrisoning policing and administering" it We know it from the president's and from General Eisenhower's statements that we shall treat with the house of Savoy and with any goverrrm-- 1 which is not that of the fascist party In' short it is admitted that General Alexander and Amgot cannot govern Italy and that we need some kind of provisional Italian government The question which I am venturing to raise is this: How did we ever come to suppose that we could govern any considerable part of Europe as the British are governing the Italian colonies in Africa? The answer I venture to suggest quite tentatively is at bottom that the president's chief military advisers have assumed that we would have to fight our way into Germany mile by mile across Italy across occupied France and wherever else they decided to strike They are soldiers who how- ever much they were willing to try the ex- periment of the strategic use of air powers have—quite rightly of course—prepared also for a decision by the ground forces But are the president and the state department right in taking the views of the ground soldiers as their political gospel? For in Italy at least what has actually happened is that the regime collapsed and the& before military resistance disintegrated single soldier set foot on the mainland I 1 - ( - - --- NN '''- -' r ( MUSSOLt ti i - - - f'-'- ' ( at - - i S been ' Jr------ ( ' ::--i-- " r- r —e------'m r- N 7?'4? - 4 - i '‘ ( k: V Efl '" S - T - - (lc-- c :'1 si 14 q 'e-- t t W tr y( k e A - r t7 A !(:(7:(20:( - a 9 ( -- -- 6- ---- Tt ----) I (tt - tow — ) ) i :I1 1— (i 3 1 ) - ') ) s:t ' I r-- 01 - ) :Th- t— 9 - --- - sk ---- - - -- s N TH- - les 141 1 r '- Nr"- 2- I - - - : 1 I4 1' ' -----IN 4 '))-- k ikliS11 c—----------- 1 tf ksz N 1 - - one-ha- able ---- se lf are about Washington prices while the portions are larger The disparity widens even further when you consider the Canadian dollar is worth 10 per cent less than Ours The basic restaurant meal price therefore really ranges between 27 and 54 cents in our money Announced national statistics may not show these facts Somehow fundamental truths- always seem to get lost the more they are statisticated Here liquor cigarets and luxuries generally cost twice as much as in the states while the fundamentals of life such as food and basic clothing (still unrationed) are half as much A package of 18 cigarets costs 33 cents A bottle of Scotch costs $850 for a full quart but is obtainable only in very inferior grades and rationed to one bottle each two weeks Ale and beer the working man's drink runs 25 cents to 35 cents a bottle but the taverns are open only from 5 p m to 11 p m each day—after working hours Canada has sought to solve her wartime drinking problem (the prime minister says consumption has doubled) by practically eliminating the availability of hard liquors while promoting the sale of the working man's beer only after work is By Orr : rt t |
