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Draft 1oud1y Issue
For Nations Po|itiCoes
Fear Strong Reaction Against Military Service
Even as Occupation Needs Point Up
Requirement for Large Army.
BY BAUKHAGE
Ne,cs Analyst and Commentator.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street NV,
Washington, D. C.
One of the administration hottest
political potatoes is a matter that
nobody likes to talk about-even the
opposition. 1t is military service. Not
universal military service next
month or next year but any old kind
Of military service today and tomor-
row, right up to election day, 1913.
The problem has many facets but
1t has one, awesome nub - the vet
eran vote. There are several danger
signals which the Democratic ad-
ministration is watching with some
trepidation: the criticism over con-
tinuation of the draft which the
President has given his complete
and unqualified support; recurring
complaints of discontinued soldiers
and their families appearing in ra-
dio, congressional, national commit
tee and other Washington fan mail,
which add up to a resounding de-
mand for more and quicker dis
charges, and finally, a growing fear
that the feeling which used to be
called isolationism is cropping up in
a new Observation-Disclosures"
The administration doesn't dare
make any move to permit drastic
reduction in the armed forces now.
Military experts think it will be the
middle of October before any such
move can be contemplated. BY that
time they think the danger Of any
serious outbreak in Japan will be
over, or there will be evidence that
one is coming,
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AWait Jap Reaction
To Occupotion


The full impact of the occupation
of Japan will not be felt until
American soldiers are deep in the
heart of the country. Before that,
the reaction of the Japanese people
and the influence of the military
leaders as opposed to the influence
of the emperor, cannot be gagged.
Suffice it to say that the surrender
terms as well as the surrender it.
self came as shock to the Japa-
nese people.
Many Americans fail to realize
that a relatively small American
army landed in Japan in an area
in which there were no Japanese
except those permitted to be there
by the authorities who arranged the
surrender. There was no contact
with the general population or the
military. Scattered over the rest of
the country is powerful japanese
army, as yet fully armed, in defense
positions, strengthened when the
Japs completely reorganized their
home defense against invasion
after the capture of Okinawa. Dis
regarding the thousands of JAP
anese sailors now on shore, the air
force, the supply troops and others,
it is known that on Hokkaido there
were two full divisions. "a Jap divi-
sion is between $4,000 and 10000
men, On Honshu there were "A
divisions and brigades "a brigade
is roughly half division). On Kyu-
shu IA divisions and 7 brigades.
It is estimated that we would have
100000 men in the islands by the
middle of September. That is
against Japanese army (not count
ing the sailors, airmen and others)
of well over million. That is why
there can be no sharp reduction in
American troops until we know
what, if anything, is cooking under
the cherry trees.
And then when that question is
answered we have the question of
occupation. 1t has been estimated
that to police Germany, Japan
and Korea and perhaps parts of
China it will take 1900, 10000 men.
Where will they come from?
Where will 100000 come from for
that matter? Already a sharp re-
version against military service has
begun and if it follows the curve
after the last war recruitment on a
basis of voluntary enlistment is
hopeless. At its low point the army
after World War I numbered $780,
900 men. well recall the story of
one of my officer friends whose regi-
ment, stationed in the middle west,
dropped so low that men themselves
voted to spend their post exchange
funds for recruiting campaign.
With band and company he
paraded the countryside for a week.
He got just three recruits and two
of those were rejected as physically
unfit.
AS one officer remarked bitterly to
me: "How are you going to get a
man to join the army for $21 a
month (the basic peacetime pay)
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ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE-One Hall-Scott Diesel power
plant with a X VA 11o-220 volt, three
phase GE generator, good condition.
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when Uncle Sam will pay him SIS
a week for not working at al?" (He
referred to the unemployment COM
pensation called for in pending legis-
lation.)
That's the position the administra-
ton is in when the cry to end the
draft arises.
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FARM MACHINERY & EQUIP.

+ 111VNI IVIIKOIIIIN1IIC1 u I0O1I .
IDAHO RED CEDAR POST maker wants
sale. carload lots. low prices. Write
HUGH CHISHOLM. Boomers Ferry, Idaho.
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CLOTHING, FURS, ETC.

WANTED
200 pairs used cowboy boots
WATSON the HALTER Billings.
MANUFACTURING
Hats and Shirts. Hats cleaned.
WATSON the Halter Billings.
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LIVESTOCK

S1.00brings you hundreds of profitable Sheep
raising ideas. years subscription to month
ymag. SheepBreeder, Stock Yards Chic q 20.
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INSTRUCTION

LEARN AUTO, Diesel Mechanics, top and
body welding. Interesting work-proftable
future. Practical training Free cataloR.
Write Hanson Trade School, Fargo. N. d.
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FRED ana William Hove OF Cen
essee, Idaho, Lars Lande of Pot
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q. Why Ill this skspfiscism about
the G. v. a. taking over or en-.
ploYing existing agencies and per.
sonnet?
A. Because, for one thing, per-
sonnet of the c. v. A. must pos
sess special qualifications, pre-
scribed by the plan or would-be
law.
q. What are these qualifications?
A. The Mitchell c. v. A. bill stip-
ulates that the Authority may
require that its officers and en-
ployees express a belief in the
feasibility and wisdom of the c,
v. A. Act.
q. Does this provision augur well
for q factual. unbiased eonsidera.
ton Of the multitude Of question:
the Authority Is empowered &c
deal with?
A. It does not.
q. Does that mean that an ex.
psEienesd and dependable staff
and organization can b set up il
q hurrY9
A.. It does not.
q. What about the claim that
failure 10 establish the G. v. "A.
win mean postwar economic dis
astoI?
A. It is extravagant and ridic-
ulous. Experience and common
sense should convince US that q
hastily created organization, as
the Authority's set-up necessarily
would be, would prove utterly in
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Growing Up


The idea has been prevalent in
all quarters in the east that this
western section of the United
States is still territory. That
idea is gradually becoming Offset
with realization that we can pro-
duce and stand on our own feet.
California has been accepted as
a state for a number of years
possibly because our sister can
count more registered voters.
Washington's huge war contri-
button in ships, planes and food
has opened a lot of skeptical eyes.
The extensive development Of
power resources has also been
recognized.
It now remains for us to push
our gains to the fullest extent.
Number one in our book is the
Highlands project. It calls for the
irrigation of an additional 10000
acres of the finest land in the en-
tire Columbia basin.
All facilities for a modern COM
munity already exist. We have
schools, churches, stores, transpor-
tation and distribution facilities
already and waiting. None Of the
many problems that arise with the
development of a new project on
raw land exist.
It is natural. It will mean
more to Kennewick than any other
conceivable development.
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You can't find any saltier old
mariners from Fundy to the Keys
than the masters of the vessels
that ply the Pacific Coast from
the Boring Sea to the Straights,
and will soon again be touring
the Islands of the Pacific and the
famed China Sea.
That sea faring heritage should
be passed on to our boys who will
man our gunboats and fill the
skies above the seas.
A start comes with the an
nouncement that the three Mer-
chant Marine schools established
during the war at Alameda, San
Mateo and San Francisco Bay
will become permanent training
schools for our Merchant Marine.
It seems only fitting that a
school for navy personnel should
be teamed up with this plan. And
no better spot could be found
than the sheltered waters Of Puget
Sound in our own Evergreen
State.
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Lewis and Clark
The Great American Odyssey
A Condensed Story of
the Historic Expedi-
ton of 18O4-6
Copyright 1915 by
Walter MeachaIn
CHAPTER Z
h 3,,rehasa Of Louisiana

Tha Purchase Of Louisiana
Let us digress for a short time
before we send Lewis and Clark
| on their memorable expedition,
| to relate briefly the highlights
| of that very important transac-
ton, the Louisiana Purchase.
The history Of old Louisiana
reads like a chapter from a book
| of fiction. Men, women and child
rem died in Wrestling it from the
Indians and fighting the fevers
which infested its lower regions
| Old World intrigue swayed its des-
TIMES and its government under
French, Spanish and American
rule offers a picture at once allur-
ing and fascinating.
DeSoto, the great Spanish ex-
|plorer and adventurer, reached the
Mississippi River overland from
Florida in 1912. He died on its
bank and his body was sunk be-
meath its waters to hide his death
from the Indians.
LaSalle, the famous French ex-
plorer, padded down the Mississ-
ippi in 1891 from its source to the
Gulf of Mexico. In April, 1852,
he claimed possession of all land
adjacent to it in the name of King
Louis the Fourteenth of France
and named the territory Louisi-
ana.
New Orleans was established in
1918 by Sieur de Bienville, COVER
nor of Louisiana, and named in
honor of the Duke of Orleans. BY
secret treaty made November
3, 1862, Louisiana was coded to
Spain in payment of war debt.
It was not officially taken over
by Spain until August Is, 1869,
when a Spanish general with the
Irish name of O'Reilly sailed over
and took official possession.
For over thirty years the Span
ish flag flew over Louisiana. On
October 1, 1900, Napoleon Bona
parte, dictator of France, entered
into secret agreement with King
Charles the Fourth of Spain for
the return of Louisiana to France.
The Island of Santo Domingo,
lying south of Cuba, entered prom
inently into the colonization
schemes of Napoleon. This island
was inhabited by Negroes who had
risen in revolt against French
rule. In 1901, Napoleon sent Cen
eral LeClerc, his brother-in-law
with 10000 French troops to SUBJ
due the natives and then 60 on to
Louisiana. But the Negroes, ably
assisted by the yellow fever,
thwarted his plans and LeClerc
and thousands of his men died
Of fever, and the remnant of his
splendid army was glad to return
to France. This event had much
to do with the future of Louisiana
and the United States.
ExpansionSof the United States
made the acquision Of Louisiana
particularly the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi, necessary for the welfare
Of the young republic. At that
time Robert r. Livingston was
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Memorial

There is much talk but so far
little action toward the establish
ment Of living war memorial
for KenneWick.
Now II the time to lay the
groundwork. A number Of parents
who have lost members Of their
families in this great conflict are
especially anxious to see this pro-
gram started. Further than that
they are all willing to help see
it carried through to success.
What form that memorial will
take is a matter to be decided
only after full discussion and a
free exchange Of ideas. It should
be community wide in its scope,
embracing all organizations and
individuals who wish to have a
part in it.
Above all it should be some
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United States minister to France,
and was instructed by jefferson
to enter into negotiations with Ma
poleon for the purchase of New
Orleans. James Monroe was sent
to France as special envoy to as
sist Livingston in the negotiations.
The reverses in Santo Domingo
hurt Napoleon's prestige and pride.
To wage war cost great sums of
money and Napoleon also realized
that he could not hold New Or
leans against the British in the
event of war. Rather than see
the territory adjacent to the Mis-
sissippi fall into the hands of a
hated enemy, the Little Corporal
Matched another scheme in his
fertile brain. One day, while in
his bath, he decided to offer the
entire territory of Louisiana for
sale to the United States.
This was surprise to the Amer
lean ENJOYS, who were not familiar
with bathtub diplomacy. There
was no time to transmit the offer
to Washington by slow-moving
sailing vessels and receive a reply
for, in the meantime, Napoleon
might change his mind and any,
thing could happen.
It was a situation that challeng-
ed the initiative and courage of
the American ENJOYS, but Living
ston and Monroe accepted the chal-
lenge. Early in May, 1903, the
SALE and treaty was signed by
Livingston and Monroe for the
United States and by Barbe Mar
bois for France. The document
was antidated April 80, the date
when the French copy was COM
pleted and agreed upon. The sale
was ratified by the United States
on October 10, 1903.
Go Be Continued
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thing in which we can all take a
just pride. It is our belief that
it should be something that Will
be useful and appeal especially
to the youth.
Ask q returning serviceman and
nine times out of ten he will say.
"Give the kids something we
didn't have"
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eva. OPEN FORUM

Following is a second INSTALL
ment of the eva quiz prepared by
the Washington State Reclamation
Association.
q. Why would the G. v "A. delay
| postwar projscts7
A. Because, with the best of in
tentions, there would occur an in
evitable delay while the Authority
takes over, while it prepares its
integrated plan and perfects its
organization. In fact, these in
evitable delays are from a post
war employment point Of view the
strongest possible argument
against now turning our Northwest
enterprises and projects over to
an untried, unorganized and mex
perienced organization.
q. Why wouldn't the Authority
almost immediatelY build IN Of.
ficisnt organization BY taking over
the services and personnel Of the
Army Engineers. the Bureau Of
Reclamation and other agencies
@ e eon1ompla1od in tho e. Y. Il.
plant
A. There agencies are not the
kind that are so readily taken over
or utilized. In the first place the
civilian personnel I'm the agencies
would Immediately lose its organi-
rational identity and much Of its
best talent. In the second place,
the military personnel is probably
neither for rent nor hire. The
plan for using existing agencies
sounds well, but is in the final
analysis, pure window dressing.
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Parkview Homes

Joined the nursery school. Little
Dolores johnson and Eddie Nelson
left our school this week.
Each employe at the nursery
is. now enjoying a Saturday off
each month. Margaret Bowers
is the substitute on that day.
L. v. Moseley was admitted
to the Richland hospital last week.
Mrs. Moseley reports his condition
is fair.
Kenneth Hosfield of the South
Park Trailer Homes accompanied
his nephew, Gary Dale Cowen, to
Bremerton on July 3. Kenneth
will return the latter part of the
week to resume his summer school
classes.
Mrs. Bernice Brown and son of
Hermiston were, visitors Satur-
day at the Art Hosfield home.
Muriel Yule of the Park View
Homes fell and broke her arm this
week.
Mrs. E. L. Langille left this week
for a vacation in Boise, Idaho.
Mrs. Marie Sitter and daugh-
ter Jackie are leaving for Liv-
ingston, Mont, Friday for a three
week vacation.
Miss Florence Hollada took a
fling at picking cherries Sunday
and reports most muscles are back
in shape.
This week we have great news
to announce to the veterans of
this war. A final answer has come
through from the main office In
Seattle telling us we can now
house these veterans.
Twelve navy officers and their
wives enjoyed their fish-fry in
the community building last week.
We would like to know their
secret place where they caught
these fine looking fish.
Sunday, July 1, a group Of navy
officers and their wives enjoyed
q spaghetti dinner in the COM
munity building. They played
cards, ping-pong, and enjoyed the
dance music in the club room
following the dinner.
Five Kennewick ladies attended
the first body enditioning classes
under direction of Miss Helen
Polling on Tuesday, July 3. These
classes are free and offered to the
ladies Of Kennewick and Pasco.
Several new members have been
added to the Junior Grounds pat
rol. Miss Polling will present four
passes to the theater q week to
the girls and boys who hold the
best citizenship record.
Our records show $50 people
have used the community building
from June IA to June 80. The
building is open to all private
clubs and parties in Kennewick.
so let's top this record and keep
the calls coming in.
"A ladder tournament in checkers
and Chinese checkers began on
Monday, July 2, with IA children
participating.
Miss Poling's dancing classes
are proving a great success. The
children are taught rhythmic
dancing and have completed a |
number of dances. A group of IL
girls participating are Bobbie Jean
and Helen Dyses, Shirley New, Eu
nice DePuy, Rosemary Donohue.
Doris and Wanda McFall, Donna
and Marvel Brooks, Betty Jane
Stewart, Phyllis Rose Hirne. and
Edna Merle Barrilleaux.
USO announces their bingo
games starting at o'clock in the
community building every We'd
nesday night. It is open for the |
citizens of KenneWick.
Miss Crute directed a bingo |
party for 80 Negro people of the
South Park trailer homes in the
gym on Sunday evening July I.
Harry Wildnauer, head of J
management for the region spent
Monday, July 2, with E. c. Smith.
Mr.. Wildnauer returned to Seattle
Tuesday.
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WHEN Arthur A. Libby, Archibald
MCNEIL, and Charles p Libby, three young
men OF Chicago, started packing COM
pany in 1868 they had little to work with
l...a plant capacity Of six cattle day -.
limited capital. At first they carried ON
their business by marketing corned beef
IN barrels but they worked out new idea
the packing Of meat in cans! They de-
veloped tapered cans from which their
corned beef could be removed most
handily.
Today many thousands of retailers over
the expanded nation and millions Of COM
.sumers in all parts Of the world are served
by the food products organization Of
Libby, McNeill & Libby mighty enter.
prise and an important, valued customer
of The National Bank Of Commerce Of
Seattle.
Day-by-day practice of this bank is
based on, the knowledge that virtually all
successful businesses of today were once
small.
Although now in its second alf-century
of service and one of the nations first fifty
banking institutions in point of size, this
banks own relatively small beginning
established a lasting, sympathetic con-
Germ for customers of similar origin. Our
foundation policy is to extend the full
cooperation of all our departments to the
welfare of individuals or firms with sound,
although moderate operations. This prac.
tice is active as well as fundamental with
us. Small business receives earnest, con.
structive consideration here.
1900 " -
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Thursday, July S, laas

capable of taking hold ~
safely guiding the economy ., and
entire Pacific Northwest ths ~ .ne
the difficult postwar periodjln
1t is equally certain that tbxN
Establishment Of the Authn.:s.
would create degree of uncasy
tainty and apprehension that co,s,s
more effectively retard private y.
terprise and bring out stagna,;as
and economic disaster than aOa
other thing that could hapner
Therein lies one of the ch;a:
threats Of the G. V. A. e'
You will find il in the clasc,s,.,
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Annapolis

A further recognition of the
west as permanent division of
the United States comes in the
probable establishment of a West
Coast Annapolis. This project has
long been sought by western rep
resentatives in Congress.
It is plan with much merit.
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NOTICE or SUMMON

NOTICE OR SUMMONS
In the justice Court Kennewick Pre-.
cinct, Benton County. State Of Washing.
ton. before c. F. Winkenwerder, Justice
of the Peace.
ONAH ERICKSON,
Plaintiff,
JALMER E. LAKE.
Defendant.
STATE OF WASHINGTON. COUNTY
OF BENTON
In Justice Court. c. F. Winkenwerder.
Justice.
To Jalmer E. Lake:
In the name of the State of Washington.
you are hereby notified that Onah Erick.
son has filed q complaint against you in
said court, which viii come On 70 b hard
at my office in Kennewick, in Benton
County. state of Washington, on the 3lst
day of July. 1916. 1t the hour Of two
o'clock PM. and unless you appear and
then and there answer. the same viii be
taken IS confessed. and the demand Of
the plaintiff granted. The object and d.
mand of said complaint II TO recover the
sum Of $500 loaned BY plaintiff to you
and for costs and attorney fees.
Complaint filed June e, A. d. 1916.
C. F. W1NKENWERDER
Justice Of the Peace.
rs 7-19
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You will find it in the classifisd
ad section Of this paper.
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-30

medical officer of the veterans
administration hospital. Medical
last month for 1890 veterans in
addition to caring for 1000 hos
pital patients, John H. Ale, mana
ger of the southern region of
Ohio for the VA, announced.
The figure represents an in
crease of Is per cent over the work
load six months ago. Present facili-
ties of the "VA" hospital services
here accommodate 800 in the gen.
eral hospital and $50 in the tubercu-
losis hospital.
Colonel Kelly said priority of en-
trance into the hospital is given first
to emergency cases second to vet
Grams having a service-connected
disability, and lastly, to veterans
having nonservice connected sick
ness.
This order of acceptance is pre-
scribed by law, he pointed out.
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Daily medical service includes ad-
ministering of medical treatment
for the veterans disabilities. There
also is provided thorough physical
examination to determine nature
and extent of disabilities to veter-
ans applying for pension.
These examinations include a
comprehensive study of the veter-
ans medical history as well as the
complete physical examination, Ale
said. Congress this week restored
approximately a half million dollars
to a deficiency appropriations bill
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VET HOSPITAL LOAD
climbs IS Per CENT

Medical service will be provided
equitably to all veterans as far as
physical limits of the veterans ad-
ministration hospital here will per-
NIT.
This statement was made yester-
day by 1t. Col. John E. Kelly chief