Show ©ghm THOUSAND ACCIDENTS §attharii-1Examt- or LEGEND ment does not now proceed to make so much of its new prisoner-of-wa- r code of conduct that fighting men are encouraged to surrender in the future Naturally the government’s goal is exactly the reverse Continued resistance clearly is Vital to the entire fighting effort Easy surrender could damage our cause immeasurably Nevertheless assuming that some men inevitably would yield the government wants them equipped with standards of conduct that will stiffen their resolve under the pressures they would surely face In this regard the Korean war was a Communist of prisoner lesson barbarism outdated old eye-openi- ng ids ' conduct ' j 1953 VEHICLE means to resist but if captured to continue resistance by whatever means possible and to attempt escape It urges him to keep faith with his fellow prisoners give no information harmful to his comrades and make no statements disloyal to his country At the same time the report issued by the advisory group which drafted the code sees a crucial link between the soldier and the civilian life from which he springs What the group really is saying is that ' the fighting man’sVesolve to resist whether oh the field or in the prison camp is made “at home— in the family setting the school the church and the community It notes that many U S soldiers who were captureji care little for politics and had slight command of U S history and government Oftep their Red interrogators knew more than they did Thus they offered mental vacuums into which the Reds Men were pressed to sign false statements of guilt of alleged germ warfare to ‘‘rat’ on their prisoner comrades in many ' commuto their and then propaganda accept poured preach wayst A military code may tell Americans nism with the aim of weakening the U N’s what is expected of them But only an alert fighting resolve America may be proud that in the face home school and church can give them the of these almost unprecedented devices so moral force to want to resist and the knowlfew of its fighting men yielded More than edge' that will tell' them how and why to a third who were taken prisoner died in cap- resist O ne more point Such a code should not tivity ’Of the 4428 surviving prisoners out of an original 7190 only 192 were found be so rigidly applied as a measure of conchargeable with serious offenses against duct that it leaves little room for human either their comrades or the United States compassion ' Sympathy for the tortured is easy to government t Still the damage was sufficient and the muster But we must not forget that men! peril in the future great enough to warrant are not equal in their capacity to resist' a new code of conduct to iheet the situapressures of many sorts We must view tion every case as individual with one eye on The code calls on the fighting man to the stability of our fighting forces and the refuse surrender so long as he has the other on the natural frailty of men "Liberals" and Property ' For two br three decades now it has liberals to been fashionable for assert jthat they care 1 for human values while' their less enlightened opponents are concerned only with property values "This has been regarded as the unanswerable taunt But it’s not the clear-cu- t proposition its articulate sponsors seem to believe To listen to them one would imagine that liberals care for people while conservatives can only snuggle up to factories buildings and real estate in general In truth — and this would appear to be obvious to anyone not trapped in sloganized thinking — people usually are richly served by property values And the man who sees his task as protecting propertied interests is not necessarily antihumanitarian Lei’s say for instance that a businessman temporarily squeezed by high raw material costs feels compelled to deny his workers a wage boost If he did grant it and then found he could not- pass on his increased costs in the form of higher prices he might soon go out of business Suppose he were operating a plant worth 25 million dollars with a few thousand workers producing generally household appliances of some sort To close would cost thousands their jobs and rob perhaps millions of consumers of a useful product at a price they can afford to pay L The liberal would say these are stock arguments used to cloak the businessman’s harsh concern for property at the expense self-style- d - low-pric- ed i -- very inconsistent Every reader knows that the Hudson and Nash companies have consolidated into a new company called “American Motors” Also that the Studebaker and Packard companies have combined But all the consolidations have not been of “sick babies” Remington-Rand and the Sperry Corp have been lively and prosperous yet they have just consolidated Many consolidations have been due to the intensive competition of today — too many in the same business resulting in prices Such consolidations should benefit an entire industry Another reason is the death of the cut-thro- at founder The heirs find they must sell the business to pay estate taxes This explains why certain banks are consolidating including the very largest A final reason is to get the tax benefits which one of the companies has accumulated through losses POSSIBLE CONSOLIDATIONS I expect someday to see a large consolidation of chain stores of various kinds The present sight of a Woolworth McCrory Kresge and some other of the big “5 and 10 cent” chains close together on I the same street is silly They have the same colored signs same red fronts and same show windows yes and the same prices Such useless duplication results in higher prices for the public As the best department stores have federated into big organizations I forecast a similar movement in “ connection with Fairness to" the many chains public demands such a federation with a central committee to pass on new locations and encourage more warehouses ADVERTISING VITAL Advertising has been one of the most important forces causing and holding our present prosperity Unfortunately a large company has a great advertising advantage Not only must a national advertiser be large to afford $25000 for one week’s ad in Life magazine and correspond ing costs for other magazine radio television and newspaper splurges but there is something more to remember The large company gets the space or the radio and TV time for the same rice as a small company This s ' a handicap to small comi panies I go further and say that unless some practical help can be given these small companies our era of prosperity may slide off Color advertising came just in time to save the day in 1946 while television advertising gave A a brief vacation - p - ACCIDENT TOLL DOWN IN '54 Death relaxed a bit in 1954 taking 4000 fewer lives in accidents than it did in 1953 Newschart at left shows that motor vehicles remained the nation’s No: 1 killer (39300) even though traific death toll dropped 5 per cent And death like most anyone else preferred to stay away from working places as much as possible taking only 14000 lives there Newschart at right shows that falls killed 19800 persons in 1954 a Slight" drop below they 1953 figure Most marked decrease was in the firearms category—with deaths dropping to 2300 an 8 per cent dip Data from National Safety Councjl run-aroun- WALTER L I P PM A N N It's Time for U S - Not For Acting With man could to-Begi- -- ed crunching problem is one of balance and they have performed a notable service toward realiz' ing it The point to remember is that neither the conservatives nor the liberals have a private pipeline to Heaven Properly conceived the philosophies and programs of both ought to approach basic human val- ues — but from different sides Intensive Competition Forces Consolidation $ is on column his inNGTON — Irate senators are ‘privately threatening to Is being written by members introduce a resolution to impeach of his staff) Federal Power Chairman Jerome rosy headlines would indicate veteran war correspondents Kuykendall for concealing vital So that information from Congress are so sure of a flare-uto Far the back deliberhe that are They charge heading they conon action withheld East ately In case trouble comes the troversial Hells Canyon Dam until after Congress had adjourned Reds might do well to consider Yet the decision was reached these Air Force words: “Under the former concept they claim while Congress was still in session atomic munitions were to be em- In fact the federal power com- ployed only against an atomic agmissioners made up their minds gressor who had directly attacked to license Idaho Power Co to the U S or one of our Allies develop Hells Canyon the day It could now be possible for the before Kuykendall appeared at a tremendous force in question to House hearing Several senators be used in other than general war and congressmen had asked to as a powerful deterfent to lesser be notified the moment fa de- aggressions Accordingly an agcision was reached Yet Kuy- gressor could no longer assume kendall they claim gave them that the U S would be willing to permit him to select the gethe Asked about FPC action on ography and munitions of another Hells Canyon Kuykendall de- contest” This message was intended for clared “I don’t think it is proper for me to di- Air Force officers only as m polivulge what the Commission is cy guide It is contained in the' doing in consideration of any par- booklet which sets forth the Air ticular case any more than Force positions in terse frank a court should divulge those language “In terms of hot war” the things” booklet declares “the U S is a asked “You have been by number of representatives of the readying for a decisive air war United States Congress to advise to be fought principally with them before any action is taken nuclear weapons This type of on this matter have you not?” hot war has been accepted as the demanded Everette MacIntyre likeliest by both the military and committee counsel higher governmental authorities” However the Air Force docu“We got letters from a number ment claims “the current U S of senators asking us to withhold decision until Congress had an military strategy does not tie us ’ war We do to an opportunity to act on the bills down a to out not have trot adto Hells Canyon” heavyweight pertaining boxer if the welterweight type can mitted the FPC chief “Is it your opinion” inquired do the job and get out withMacIntyre “that will be done?” out getting himself killed “Our retaliatory power could “I repeat again I do not think it is proper for me to discuss be used to neutralize the aggresHe could action on a matter that is before sor’s military force the Commission for decision” be warned to cease aggression or Under the curKuykendall insisted Yet all the be destroyed we rent are not required while he knew the commissioners policy to had already decided to turn Amerpermit neutral countries to Pressure ica's finest- remaining dam site supply the aggressor could be placed on anyone who over to a private company assists the aggressor” FOOT IN MOUTH WOES Senators also charge that KuyMa n y small businessmen kendall told the joint congressional atomic watchdog commit- squeezed by big business on one tee a falsehood last November side and tight credit on the He was asked whether FPC law- other are losing their infatua yers had played any role in re- tion for the Eisenhower adminviewing the then proposed Dixon-Yate- s istration They have flooded the Small Business Agency with loan contract " “No” he denied vigorously applications but instead of green“Our lawyers were not called into backs they have been handed red this We did not ask our tape Of 250000 loan inquiries a bureau of law to get into the measly 1141 have been approved legal phases of it” Yet the FPC’s general counsel of which only 395 involved govWillard Gatchelblet it slip in ernment funds In other words s ot 1 per later testimony that the Uixon-Yate- s less than contract “came before the cent got direct help from Uncle Sam Even the few who got bureau of law “And it happened to come” he loans often had trouble' collectadded “at a time when I was ing the money The Civil Aeronautics Board out of the city on some business as another example has been with the Commission” The truth was that FPC lawyers driving the small Of Lambert McAllister and Howard airlines out of business afthundreds formed veterans Wahrenbrock had condemned the by Dixon-Yate- s deal in language er World War II barely 40 small Kuykendall preferred should not lines are left These are constantsee the light of day So he de- ly harassed by the CAB which nied that his lawyers had exam- won’t let them fly scheduled routes and at the same time won’t ined the contract at all certificate them without A BOMB WARNING experience A confidential blue booklet A few lines have defied the meant for Air Force eyes only CAB by offering coach warns bluntly that atomic weap- service to the public This has ons may be used to stop future forced the big airlines to intro“small wars” duce similar service at slashed Many officers believe this In- prices Now the big lines are pre- formation should reach the Chito cut coach nese Reds in case they are plan- fiaring profit margin prices bankrupt ning trouble in the Far East the small nonskeds and leave The chances of another outbreak the field clear for later price in seething Southeast Asia in fact boosts after nonskeds are are much more real than recent out of the waythe (While Drew jy JACK ANDERSON - ' BABSON PARK Mass— Just and “consolidanow “split-ups- ” tions” are the fad on Wall Street The two don’t seem to go to-ap gether too well in fact theyHow to be contradictory pear ever many other things today are O -- ROGER BABSON Angry Senators Are Threatening To impeach Chairman of FPC Pearson HOMr Only 'a remarkable have carried himself as did the Japanese foreign minister during his visit to Washington last week betweerf him and this counFor T try 4fier$ are things that men do not r on our part the his treachery at Pearl Harbor on impart Hiroshima and his own' prisonment after the war Mr Shigemitsu was every inch the foreign minister friendly but not in the least effusive tactful but 4 unusually candid He covered much ground in his speech to' the National Press Club But he made it plain that burden of his mission was of his workers Of course there are cases the time has now come” — that where the charge is true But there are also though“the “we cannot make changes many where it is not and the liberal critic over night”— to “review our defense relationship” makes no distinction Why? Partly to bring about of has thousands this withdrawal the of American country Today forces from territory to thoroughly enlightened businessmen just as “eliminate” Japanese as he put it “such liberal to the frictions as are bound to arise alert as any human values in our society But thesei from the presence of foreign on our soil" men understand that humanity is served troops But there was more to it than in many ways — not all of them the obvious that Mr Shigemitsu was here to tell us that the eventual withor hand-ou- t method drawal of American would We all know that Americans enjoy far be only an outward 'troops symbol of a than most radical— achange in the status ofa greater economic well-bein- g change from being others in the world It’s too bad one can’t Japan protected nation a client and demeasure exactly how much the economic s pendent nation to being once again a principal power in East enterprisers and the vocal liberals respec- Asia tively have contributed to this achieveAGREE TO WITHDRAW ment We have agreed that as Japan’s own to to bold military forces are built up be not have does One very the American forces on Japanese guess that the enterprisers are overwhelmsoil are to be withdrawn We livhave recognized that the time is of ingly responsible for the high plane for us as it came not coming ing in the United States Their initiative long ago to Great Britain in Suez resourcefulness and energy have put us when our strategical planning must be based on the evacuation where we are of our strongest military position In recognizing this however one need in the western Pacific Shigemitsu did not ask us not discredit the devoted labors 9! the genu- to Mr leave now He asked us to get ine liberals who have fought steadily and ready to leave to begin thinking well to keep our huge industrial 'machine and talking about our leaving mere men underfoot The and by implication not to make from self-pronounc- 1934 MOTOt The New Prisoner of War Code Let us hope that the Defense Depart- EH ALL ACCIDENTS OGDEN UTAH THURSDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 8 1955 shocking DREW PEARSON R33SB ED I TOR IALS OA THOUSAND DEATHS n - Japan the kind of mistake which France made in Indochina j In the Washington talks it seems to have been assumed that build-upa’ satisfactory of Japan’s forces would take about six years This then- - would mean that the American withdrawal would probably be tarried out gradually within a period of six years But long before that indeed begin-in- g at once it will be necessary and indeed most wise and very useful to begin treating Japan as a principal power in East Asia The real question raised by Mr Shigemitsu is not the mechanical question of how many Japanese military units are needed to ‘replace the American military units The real question which is implied rather than stated in his speech is whether we are going to begin recognizing Japan as a principal power which has interests which needs to be consulted when we form our policies for the future of Kore’a for our relation with the two Chinas for Southeast Asia ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY The joint statement issued in Washington ' says that Japan should “assume primary responsibility for the defense of its homeland and De able to contribute to the preservation of international peace and security )n the western Pacific” Against what is Japan herself to assume? primary responsibility? The answer must be —for defense against internal subversion and insurrection Japan no matter how well armed cannot defend herself against nuclear weapons She could when armed defend herself against a and airborne invasion from Siberia or Manchuria But as no such invasion could be attempted without precipitating a world war it is not really against invasion that Japan is arming Primarily she is arming against conquest from within The joint statement speaks also -- 7 sea-born- e lections of famous songs were 20 YEARS AGO A proposal of retail merchants given on the gramaphone of the Chamber of Commerce that Many of the pupils enrolled Ogden City adopt an ordinance when the Sacred Heart Academy requiring persons seeking permission to do business in the city began its 27th academic year to post a $300 bond was looked were from adjoining states prinbusiness another “shot in the upon favorably by the city com- cipally from Idaho and Wyoming mission arm” two years ago M L Carr of Atchison Kan had able the advertising camped on City Hall Square Mrs WH Fowle was elected Perhaps a in wagon in which he had agencies have something else president of the Ogden Women’s traveled through the Southwest “up their sleeve” tp use as an- Christian Temperance Union and a great part of the West Beofficers were Mrs J M other stimulant to business when Other sides Kinard vice president Mrs A C being an extensive traveler needed The only hope I can now Wycoff secretary was an inventor he Mrs E S think of is extending financial Ward treasurer and Mrs I F 10 YEARS AGO secrecorresponding help to small companies so they Richards Board of directors of the Og can afford heavy advertising ap- tary den Art Guild announced that Home owners w’ere requested property in the vicinity of Wepropriations to refraiiv from sprinkling laws on ber College had been acquired M£IN STREET? f Friday in order to allow the sup- to be used as a community art Forget the big consolidations ply in the reservoirs to center It was aptly named 'The and think of your owuri home rise ofto water its level follow- Art Colony” normal town In every one of the 405 the ot $ break in the repair cities carrying' my weekly col- ing A laboratory unit providing 1 line umn there are ’concerns which WOQdstavepipe the Dee Hospital with one of the are entitled to help These may YEARS' AGO finest and most complete struc 50 be factories or garages or even “The Story of the Great Re- tures in the country was ready law offices! The banks know the vival” was the' ©f a for operation The new addition names of these concerasT'nd stereopficon lecturesubject in the 'First was completed at a cost of they should have the courage to Methodist Episcopal Church Se $50000 advise such consolidations The small farmers now receive help You may own a farm Although you feel in your heart that the Benson price program is sound you know it will reduce your income and profits Put your pride in your pocket call upon your neighbor farmer and suggest that your two or more adjoining farms stop cutting each other and cooperate Remember that of all luxuries pride is the most expensive Pride is the chief cause of business failures In the last analysis whether you are big business or small manufacturers or shopkeepers or farmers your own welfare will ultimately depend Upon the welfare of the nation’s consumers U President 'Eisenhower were here he would add “Yes upon IT'S FALL the welfare of the world” Let Map shows a spot in the Pacific Ocean about 1500 us all get behind the consolidamiles west of the Galapagos Islands When the sun is tion program Certainly it 'must come about in order to profit directly overhead there autumn makes it official bow from automation pr atomic power That wall take place at 2:42 EST on Sept 23 1 -- THEN I of “contributing to the preservation of peace and security in the western Pacific” We may read this I should suppose bearing in mind that we intend to withdraw our own ground forces from Japan When they are withdrawn the American power in the western Pacific will be naval ships and airplanes I am speaking of the forces immediately available and not those that could be sent there across the big ocean We shall have no ground forces near at hand as we had for example when the Korean war broke out in 1950 Therefore when we withdraw from Japan the only allied forces capable of intervening inside Korea would be the new Japanese forces that are now being raised Ths protection of South Korea against aggression from the north would be the American guarantee of massive retaliation But ' the defense of South Korea against an internal revolution will come to depend upon the intervention Of Japanese forces REVISE THINKING We are so used to thinking of Japan' as a defeated occupied and controlled country that it is a bit startling to begin thinking of Japan as an independent power with interests which have to be taken into account whatever we do in the Far East Between the lines of his speech Mr Shigemitsu was telling us that Japan is concerned with Korea with Formosa with Southeast Asia and as our ally with our relations with the Chinese mainland and Soviet Siberia He was telling us that the role we have played since he signed the surrender papers on the deck of the battleship Missouri has been abnormal and cannot last For we have not only been occupying Japan In foreign relations we have as it were acted a in the place of Japan That Russhould not be Chinese or sian is an ancient vital interest of Japan But Korea was never until we occupied Japan and were in fact the government of Japan an American vital interest Formosa was for more than half a century a Japanese colony and before that it was a Japanese interest that Formosa should be in friendly hands As the power which defeated occupied and governed Japan we have been standing in Japan’s shoes The time is now coming said Mr Shigemitsu when we should act with Japan not in place of Japan in dealing with Korea and East Asia It is good advice For no settlement in East Asia can be permanent in which Japan does not participate as a principal power Ko-le- -- WHY WE SA-Y- d self-righteousl- -- ‘all-out- SMALL-BUSINES- two-tenth- non-schedul- ENGLISH LESSON By W L GORDON ' WORDS OFTEN MISUSED Do not say “He could not be dissauded in his purpose” Say “from his purpose” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Cognac Pronounce as kone-yac- k accent first syllable OFTEN MISSPELLED Ballad (a song) Ballet (dance) Ballot (vote) WORD STUDY a word three times and “Use it is yours” Let us increase our vocabulary by mastering one word each day Today’s word: to bubble and EFFERVESCE hiss as fermenting liquors ‘The salts caused the liquid to ef fervesce in a few seconds” ed sched-uled-rou- te -- cut-rat- LETTERS e FROM OUR READERS The Ogden Standard-Examinewelcomes contributions to this column from its readers All should be reasonably brief and must with no exceptions the sender fully identify Anonymous letters are not acceptable Pity the Dogs r Dear Sir: Oddly enough the practice of touching wood on every occasion of good fortune was started by those who wanted to show their gratitude to Christ for dying on a wooden cross S Monday morning was a beautiful morning the start of what seemed to be a beautiful day A bright sunny day With just a hint of fall in the air I decided to drive to the grocery store since it seemed a shame to stay in the house but as I stopped at the first stop sign my whole day was spoiled As I waited there the city dog pound truck crossed the main street of our fair city loaded to the top with dead dogs Big dogs little dogs fat dogs skinny dogs dogs of all colors but most important very dead dogs Now I happen to love dogs very much and a sight such as this one I find most revolting I realize we must control stray But dogs they are a problem I can’t help feeling there must be a better solution than put- through the main streets of our city and throw them uncovered in the city dump for everyone to see The law says If you haul garbage to the dump yard it must be covered with a canvas or similar' covering It has been my misfortune to witness this scene twice in recent weeks It is expecting too much to hope I never have to see such a sight on our city streets again? Or could someone tell me what to answer a small child who points at the truck and asks indignantly “ Who killed those puppy dogs?” to death Sincerely ting Mrs Shirley Jones Even if they must be killed it 543 17th St Is unnecessary to haul them QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q— nas Austria officially be- come a free and independent tion is the chaplaincy of tbs United States Army? nation? A —The present membership — A Yes the lowering of the is about 1300 clergymen' During flags of the Soviet Union U S World War II it reached a peak Great Britain and France in July of 8893 chaplains 1955 marked the end of allied Q— What was the United States contribution to the U ? occupation for the year of 1S55? Q— In paper currency what A— The U S gave the UN denomination leads in national ’ ' its contribution to $13212012 popularity? 1955 budget the A —The $20 bills now outnumq— What Is the sirs cf Death ber the $10s Valley? Q—What is tbs largest glanA — Death Valley in cast Calidular organ of ths human body? and western Nevada comA — The liver which weighs fornia a land area about 130 r!‘ : prises from ‘three to four pounds long and fren 25 to 25 mil: wide Q — How large an organiza j LJ i4 |