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Monday, February 10, 1947
He Started Something
(The Rocky Mountain News)
PAUL P. HARRIS, who died in Chicago recently at
the age of 78, had an idea that will keep his memory'
green for many, many years.
He was a lonely young lawyer in 1905 when it occur
red to Jiim that most of his clients and friends were, like!
himself, hnen who had come to Chicago from smaller
places and who missed the easy-going comradeship they
had known in their home towns., ,
So he persuaded three friends to join him in organiz
ing a club. They called it the Rotary Club, because its
early meetings were held in rotation in the offices of the
various members, where they exchanged ideas, talked
about their businesses or professions, sought to promote
co-operation, discussed “service” to the community.
The organization grew and spread, became national
and international, now has many thousands of members
throughout the world, while numerous other clubs pat
terned after much the same principle have had almost
equally surprising success.
The founder of Rotary started something that entitles
him to enduring fame in a world where simple friend
ship is such a rare and such an essential commodity.
Senator McMahon Changes His Mind
(Seattle Post-Intelligencer) *
SEN. BRIEN McMAHON of Connecticut, who wrote
the law which opened the way for Soviet Russia to ob
tain the atomic secrets, has now had a remarkable and;
commendable change of mind.
Apparently Senator McMahon has had a most illumi
nating and disillusioning experience as a member of the!
atomic energy commission, which was created by the!
law he wrote, for he now says:
“Since writing the law which provided that Russia
and the world should get the secrets of atomic energy in
time, events have forced me to change my views.
“I am now convinced that Russia is not to be trust
ed . . .
‘Why should we trust them with the most priceless
secret in the world?”
It would be interesting to know what specific
“events” have influenced Senator McMahon to this
change of viewpoint.
The duplicity of Soviet Russia in international rela
tionships is so well known and of such long standing that
“new” events are hardly necessary to convince any but
the most naive among sincere observers.
It certainly does not come under the head of “new
events” that Soviet Russia was exposed as a conspirator
against the United States in the Canadian espionage dis
closures, the acquirement of the atomic secrets by stealth
and theft then being the Russian purpose.
Likewise, it is not new information that the Russian
government on at least one occasion attempted to pur
chase mechanical instruments essential to atomic pro
cesses from an American manufacturer.
Nor is it anything new to the American people to
know, as Kiril M. Alexeiev, former commercial attache
to the Russian embassy in Mexico City, has reported,
that Russian secret agents are active throughout North
America in espionage relating to all matters important
to Soviet Russia, including the atom bomb.
Since all of these familiar and established facts were
unimpressive to Senator McMahon and failed to divert
him from his “be patient with Russia” attitude, the more
pcnejiacjvp facts which finally shocked him out of his
complacent attitude must have been of an extraordinary
nature.
There are still powerful elements in the country ad
vocating American surrender of atomic secrets in inter
national authority and thus to Russia.
These elements are the apostles of the “trust Russia”
political creed in America, and the facts which have
shown Senator McMahon that they are not to be trusted
are of vital public interest and should be made public
property.
A Stalemate Ended ,
(The Denver Post)
THE LOGICAL REACTION to the American deci
sion to give up mediation in China is anticipation rather!
than surprise.
Some far-reaching shift in United States policy was a (
foregone conclusion following General Marshall’s ad-;
mission of the failure of his peace mission and his sub
sequent elevation to head of the state department. There
had to be a clear-cut breaking off with what obviously
was an untenable stalemate between Nationalist and
Corrtmunist extremists. This latest move is the act that
severs the future from the past.
Now, the nature of the new policy is the question and
the answer is being awaited with great interest in Mos
cow and London as well as Chungking and Yennan. It
should not be long in coming if for no reason other than
to discourage Soviet Russia from moving into the space
which, at this juncture, we have indicated we are going
to vacate.
This new policy certainly will not be a return to the
historic hands off concept, leaving the Chinese Actions
to fight it out to a finish. Every American pronounce
ment of foreign policy since the war has stressed the
realization that the world is indivisible, that a single
trouble spot can spread its poison quickly throughout
the whole, and therefore that no such cancer can be tol
erated either by the United States or the United Nations.
General Marshall dropped a hint as to the objectives
of the new policy in his report on his mission. China’s
hope, he said, lies in a relatively weak and inexperienc
ed group of liberals and moderates from both parties
who are willing to put aside factional differences for
the national welfare. The extremists, he indicated, must
go or there can be no settlement.
Marshall’s report did not say how he proposed that
these liberals should be helped. The specific recommen
dation—perhaps along economic lines—is likely to be
an outline of the new American policy toward China. ,
By GEORGE S BENSON
President of Harding College
Searcy. Arkansas
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FAIRNESS BEGETS FAIRNESS «
Recently I found in my mail an
unusual letter. It was an impres
sive letter, for it came from a
well-known manufacturer on the
subject of labor unions and their
leaders. Omitting the personali
ties involved, I should like to offer
you the letter in full. It is so sane
and offers such rich practical sug
gestions for settlement of some of
our huge industrial problems that
I want to pass it on to readers of
this column.
"Dear Sir: Your description of
the labor situation in Sweden al
most depicts our labor situation of
the (XYZ) industry in our coun
try. Mr. X, the founder of the
Union, plus the cooperation of the
manufacturers, brought it about.
And I dare say this labor leader
instilled the spirit of cooperation
into the manufacturers by fair
play and honest tactics.
Men of Calibre
"Since the formation of the
Union in 1919, no strikes have oc
curred. The instruments installed
by him for orderly settlemnets of
disputes are no doubt well known
to you.
"All of this leads to one conclu
sion. If the leaders of labor are
men of right calibre, strikes are
almost impossible because employ
ers are invariably . reluctant to
have their business disrupted and
are willing to meet fairness with
fairness; hence, my advice is: Urge
labor unions to choose wise and
business-like leaders; men of high
ideals, thoroughly honest.
“All of this may sound silly, but
to prove my point: There existed
a <XYZ) union before Mr. X’s en
try which had no influence and
acomplished nothing, and if allow
ed to continue would have per
haps brought disaster to the in
dustry like in so many others.
“If labor were headed by men
who are qualified for leadership,
labor troubles would eventually be
of minor importance.”
Horse-Sense
So ends this very pointed letter
from my manufacturer friend, who
obviously is no enemy of labor.
Actually the reasons so apparent
why management should be the
friend of labor are almost the
same set of reasons why labor
should stand solidly for coopera
tion with management. After all,
the two are the main components
of industry, labor and manage
ment. Their objectives are the •
same. The object of both is pro
duction. Neither can exist without
the other. This bespeaks, with all
the logic of plain horse-sense un
derscored by the compulsion of
self-interest: cooperation.
Strikes Are Outmoded
Orderly settlement of industrial
disputes would mean much to the
welfare of our nation at this time
of crisis when we are reconverting
our industry to the ways of peace.
Strikes are now too costly, to la
bor and to management, and to the J
public, to have any prominent
place in the settlement of industri
al disputes.
In this enlightened time, when
word is almost as swift as thought
and facts are so easy of access,
surely these two components of in
dustry with so much in common
can make use of the council table
instead of the strike. With wisdom
and fairness and honesty prevail
ing this can be done. We have had-^
full demonstration that frequent
large strikes are the route to dis
aster.
Senate Measures
Introduced
To Date
Bills Introduced
S.B. 1, by Green—Creating of
fice of Administrator General. To
Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 2, by Munz—Providing for
biennial Territorial audits. To Ju
diciary Committee.
S.B. 3, by Walker—Referendum
on abolition of fish traps. To Fish
eries Committee.
S.B. 4, by Green and Coffey— P
To repeal act creating Alaska De
velopment Board. To Judiciary
Committee.
S.B. 5, by Joe Green and Ed
ward D. Coffey — Carrying an
emergency clause, would immedi
ately convert back to the Terri
tory’s general treasury all unex
pended funds appropriated to Mie
Alaska National and Territorial
Guard. The measure was given
double reference; first to the Fi
nance, then to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
S.B. 6, by Senate Finance Com
mittee—Provides a deficiency ap
propriation of $5,000 to the De
partment of Public Welfare lor
payment of Old Age Assistance
claims during the remainder of the
current biennium, ending March
31. The measure was quickly pass- j
ed under suspended rules, on the
Second and Third Readings by
unanimous vote, with emergency
clause.
S.B. 7, by the Committee on Ed
ucation.—Providing for increased
salaries to school teachers, princi
pals and superintendents.
S.B. 8, by Education Committee
—Provides deficiency -appropria
tions totalling $282,099.23 for sup
port of schools, transportation of
pupils and tuition to incorporated
towns for the remainder of the
school biennium ending June 30,
1947.
S.B. 9, by Victor C. Rivers—Pro
viding for additional annual leave
and sick leave for Territorial em
! ployees and providing a terminal
! leave fund with appropriation of
$5,000.
All three Senate Bills 7, 8, and
9 were referred to the Finance
j Committee.
Teacher salary ranges that
I would be provided by S.B. 7 are:
First Division, $3,000 to $4,000;
Third Division $3,240 to $4,640;
Second and Fourth Divisions,
$3,400 to $4,800. Pay ranges for