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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06

limb, are, no doubt, busily engaged
in concocting explanations" Of the
surprising behavior Of the American
people, while hiding their crimsoned
faces as oest they may. We're going
to have lot of fun reading those
explanations" but the damaged
regulations of the political WISE
acres are. we fear, going to need a
lot of patching up.
Ditto for the Gallup poll. which
failed to give any indication of the
rising tlde In favor Of Mr.. Truman.
Sixteen years ago, the Literary d.
gest magazine (only name to our
youngest voters. but combination
Of Time and Newsweek for those
days., predicted a Landon land
slide as result Of its nationwide
STRAW vote. The Digest never re-
covered from the terrible blow
which resulted when Mr.. Roosevelt
won the votes Of all but two states;
and, we suspect, neither win the
sampiings of DR.. Gallup, who failed
to come through in his greatest OPP
portunity.
AS matter of fact, we know of
only one newspaper editor, who, in
this recent election, crawled out on
a limb and found 1t to be safe and
sound. The name of this courageous
and sagacious individual may be
found on the second page Of this
paper, under the masthead, "The
Northwest Times" Whether it was
luck or wishful thinking, well never
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06
Editorial

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Issei Influence "Polls" Both Died
1t will probably be long, long time before
anyone will have any faith in the Gallup, Cross
ley or Roper polls
The polls-the sleeping polls, to borrow
President Harry S. Trlman's pun-were very
much wrong in their predictions that Gov. Thomas
f.. Dewey Of New York will be the next president
of the United States.
look at the figures the polltakers excaim-
ed
stWhat figures?" the voters asked.
Messrs. Gallup, Crossey and Roper are just
as red-faced- If not more so-as the Issei who
approached us in the last primaries.
The Issei informed us that he had placed an
article in japanese language paper for certain
candidate because he was his friend and because
he believed the parents could influence their
children on primary election day.
Politely, we opined that the Nisei, who are
Americans in every sense of the word do not re-
lish the idea of being told how to vote. The Nisei
who are old enough to vote, we added, are old
enough to think for themselves
The Issei influence on the Nisei died then.
The reelection Of President Truman killed the
"pols" Tuesday
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06
ELECTION DAzE

AS we write this. thoughts of the
recent election being naturally up
permost in our thoughts, we still
can't get over our feeling Of amaze
ment at the tremendous victory of
President Truman at the polls.
Think Of there is a man whom
many in mis- own party didn't want;
who was asked to step aside in favor
of General Eisenhower or somebody
else because his party couldn't win
with him at the head; who was sa-
botaged through the defections If
left-wingers, under Mr.. Wallace,
and the Southern element, led BY
Mr.. rhurmond; whose chances for
victory, right up to the very mo-
ment of eventual triumph, were re-
garded as practically non-existent
by the almost unanimous consensus
of newspapers, magazines, political
experts, and public opinion polls
who, in spite Of all these discoura-
ging facts. refused to concede that
he had no chance, and, In the end,
forced his opponent to concede the
victory Of Harry Truman. We can
not help but salute and scongratu-
late the President, whose gallant
and tremendous fight for victory
was as close to an individual tri-
umph as any Presidential race
could be.
For the next four years. at least
President Truman Is ION his own
elected by the people to the nations
highest office in his own right, and
working with a Congress in which
his party has a clear-cut majority
With the confidence which must
naturally result from the support
of the people expressed at the polls
Mr.. Truman now has the chance to
prove himself as one Of the nations
great Presidents. It is to be hoped
that Mr.. Truman will avail him.
self of that opportunity by exercis-
ing his high powers of office with
the same courage and vision which
he displayed during his successful
campaign against odds.
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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06

Her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ge-
or6e Y. Yasuda. live in Orem
Utah, where Mr.. Yasuda is highly
active In the ADO.
Miss Yasuda has a twin sister,
Mrs. Priscilla MACAO, now Of Lans-
ing, Mich, who served as a WAC
in the war.
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Biography, and said her chief hob
by is travel" Her travels have
carried her from Hawaii to WASH
ington, D. G She Is a member of
the Southwest Los Angeles chapter,
JACL.
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CONFUSED EXPERTS

Meanwhile. all the political ex-
perts and commentators, who so
confidently predicted Dewey land
slide and who probably even more
amazed and stupefied than we are
(since we didn't crawl out on any
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06

There are few defects In our ma
ture. so glaring Is not to be yelled
from observation by politeness and
good-breeding. -Stanislaus.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06

WE AMERICANS are accustomed
to growth and cnange. We have
seen our nation go forward. We
moved ahead not because we con-
quereo other lands or won territory.
That kind of progress has not inter-
ested us. Our fathers did find a new
and raw continent here. But even
while it was being explored and
peopled, the, inventive minds and
venturesomc spirits Of Ameh-
leans we're laying the foundations
for peaceful industry that never
before existed.
Our progress may be measured In
greater standards of living and In
greater production for the people.
Hard work has produced growth.
Now, there Is no earthly reason why
we cannot continue to grow and
erow-on into the future-except
one. We cannot have progress II we
are willing to quit growing. Like SO
many great civilizations OF the past,
it is possible for us to hit the slLids.
We can do Just that II we become
unconcerned and stop wanting to
grow.
Certain seeds Of decay are now
planted in Our economy. You see
Industrial growth does not come BY
itself. Expansion Of our great indus
tries has depended upon venture
capital. Yet. venture money Is scarce
today.
Savings That Work
BUT WHAT is venture capitali
Venture capital is the money thai
has built these great factories. I
is the savings that are risked t.
help people like Henry Ford ant
Alexander Graham Bell get started
and keep or going.
It goes into brick and mortar. Il
is turned into locomotives and drai
lines. It pays for the research thai
discovers new drugs and new plas'
tics. It strings power lines to homes
and factories. It buys lathes ant
dump trucks. It is back Of pa,
checks that men must have, ever
before sales bring in the expected
income. You see, II we want an ad-
venturous industry, we must have
venture, capital, to do all these
things and more.
Now, the big trouble is this. We
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-11-06

know, but the fact remains that the
honorable Times came out with an
editorial fatty predicting the re-
election of President Truman, one
week before that fateful event took
place. We suggest, in all seriousness,
that We Editor twho also dabbles
In sports from time TO time) follow
the lead of such ex-sportswriters
as Runvon, Calico, and Pegler and
forsake the realm Of touchdowns,
base-hits. baskets, and bowling al
leys for the more dignified estate
of political comment.
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SHORTS


Even though they hardly got their
feet wet, the vets who went out to
help sesrch for Mr.. Yamaguchi
last week were amply repaid by an
appreciation dinner" held at the
Gyokko-Ken on election night, with
Mr.. Yamaguchi footing the bills.
It is understood that Mr.. H. T. Ku-
bota and Mr.. Frank Kinomoto viii
be the next to become lost and buy
a dinner for their rescuers . We
came out 1907 on our election bets;
the only bet we made was that Wal
lace wouldn't poll two million votes.
, We could have been rich, had we
cared to bet on you-know-who :.
After what happened on election
night, we wouldn't be bit surpri-
sed # the sHuskies beat Oregon-it
could happenl
Evening star., 1948-08-28
Whats Behind Berlin?

Inc Crisis over Berlin cumulatlVely
sharpens That is the disouieting fact
which stands out somewhat illogically
against a background of diplomatic ex-
changes between the contestants in Mos
COW. Those talks revolve around the Ber-
lin issue. And the prevailing impression
among qualified observers is that these
long -drawn-out negotiations are not going
to end in deadlock or complete failure.
How, then, should the rising tension in
Berlin itself be interpreted? That ten
sion is due to a series of provocative Incl
dents from the Soviet side, the culmina
ton to date being the repeated riots OF
local Communists against the Berlin city
administration, unqueStionably melted
and abetted by the Russian occupation
authorities The breakdown of citywide
municipal government would sever vir-
tually the last link between the Soviet
and Western sectors and thus complete
process of partition that applies to almost
everything else.
Incidentally, the violent tactics of the
Communist rioters would seem to be in
accord with an alleged Soviet blueprint for
the seizure of Berlin which was reported
recently by the French secret service. Ac
cording to this document, detailed time
table of mounting disorders was planned
When these reached dimensions beyond
the power of the Western Allies to handle
the Soviet-controlled German police were
to intervene and, finally, Soviet troops
were to take over
The question repeatedly agitating West
ern observers is whether the series of in
cidents, from police raids into the West
ern sectors to the Communist riots, repre-
sent the first stages of the blueprint or
whether they are merely another appli-
cation Of Soviet power politics" 1t is
we'll understood that, while Moscows
strategy is relatively unvarying, its tactics
are flexible to the point of seeming incon-
sistency. Under this Interpretation, the
local Soviet authorities might we'll be or
dered to turn on the heat" In Berlin,
for bargaining or propaganda purposes,
while their principals in the Kremlin were
genuinely negotiating for some sort of
settlement of the dispute 1t Is of course
impossible to do more than speculate fur
ther on the matter until official informa-
ton on the Moscow talks is published.
Until then, the true meaning of the Berlin
tensions can only be surn1ised.
Evening star., 1948-08-28
An East European Ruhr?

Perhaps the most interesting trend In
Eastern Europe is that looking toward the
economic integration of Czechoslovakia
and Poland. The two countries reached
an agreement on principle in this matter
some time ago and are now busy i'm
plementing it through a joint Economic
Cooperation Council. The latest decision
reached by this body is plan to create
a huge industrial center in the already
industrialized border region between Kato-
vice in Southwestern Poland and Ostrava
just across the adjacent Czechoslovak
frontier. The aim is eventually to develop
this joint enterprise to a degree which
would rival the Ruhr in output and in
dustrial Importance
The physical basis for such develop
ment certainly exists. Centers of heavy
industry are dependent upon the effective
juxtaposition Of iron ore and suitable
coking coal. That is why the Ruhr has
long played major role in the industrial
life of Western Europe. similar situa-
ton exists in the border regions of Czecho-
slovakia and Poland, now that the latter
country has acquired possession OF the
former German Upper silesia with its rich
Evening star., 1948-08-28
Be Careful Of insecticides

Every professional farmer and every
amateur gardener should take note of the
warning just issued by the American Med
ical Association against the dangers In
, volved in careless use of soae of the new
insecticides and weed killers. An edi-
torial in the current issue of the ANA
Journal calls for voluntary or compulsory
restraints on indiscriminate sale of such
products before possible tragic conse-
quences occur"
This warning will come as surprise to
many users of the new scientific weapons
against beetles and other bugs that in
fest flower and vegetable gardens, and
against the ubiquitous weeds. There has
been lot of publicity recently about DOT
fogs, whipped up to drive mosquitoes and
ants from beaches and picnic grounds,
with movies showing people eating sand
wiches amid the spray. This sort of stunt
is not easy to reconcile with the ANA as
sertion that some of the pest and weed
killers have caused the chemical con-
tamination of some foods, thereby Gre
ating serious public health hazards" The
Journal said control is needed over diStri-
button of new materials such as DDT, the
organic phosphates. chlordan and other
chemicals. Little is known about the toxic
effects on man of these materials, it was
pointed out. There are several thousand
new brands of insecticides, fungicides and
herbicides containing ingredients which
have not been properly tested for toxicity,
the editorial said.
The ANA urged that manufacturers get
together, in the public interest, to pro-
tect users of their products from possible
harm. Unless the industry itself takes
adequate steps to acquaint the public
with the possible dangers from contain
mated food or from absorption of the
products in the body in other ways, spe-
cial legislation may become necessary.
Certainly some sort of control is necessary
in this field until medical authorities have
had time to learn more about the effects
of the new sprays and powders on human
beings
Evening star., 1948-08-28
Harry GiImer's Xindicotion

National Football League Commissioner
Bert Bells ruling upholding the refusal
OF Harry Gilmer new passing star of the
Redskins, to play in the recent All-Star
game in Chicago will be popularity received
here. Gilmers many admirers locally and
elsewhere had resented the reflections
cast on his craftsmanship by the attack
made on him by the Chicago Tribune and
its charity organization. Commissioner
Bells rejection of the Tribune's demand
that Gilmer be ruled ineligible to play in
nonchampionship exhibition games is
complete vindication of the player and,
incidentally of his team.
The controversy began when Gilmer
Birmingham's gift to professional football
and brilliant understudy of Sammy Baugh,
declined to take part in the Tribune -spon-
sored contest unless he was insured for
the amount of his contract with the Red
skins. The Tribune organization had Of
Tered an $4,000 policy-reportedly about
tenth Of what Gilmer's contract will bring
him If he fulflls its terms. But Gilmer
could not carry out his part of the con-
tract If he should become disabled in an
An-Star game. Commissioner Bell is on
sound ground in contending that player
in such contest is entitled to protection
against possible financial loss. A serious
injury could even mean the ruination of
his entire football career
Tribune officials are said to be plan
ming to contest the ruling in court. It
will be regrettable If they resort to such
an action. Regardless of what a court
might say as to the technical obligation
OF the commissioner to bar Gilmer from
further exhibitions, Mr.. Bells ruling on
the insurance question is sensible and fair.
1t recognizes risks which professional play
ers assume in playing in extra-curricuiar
games and takes appropriate steps to pro-
tect them from financial loss,
Evening star., 1948-08-28
Trial by Gossip

The handling of the Budenz testimony
against Alger Hiss is very good illustra-
tion of how congressional investigations
should not be conducted
Louis Budenz, former Communist him
self and now a faculty member at Ford
ham University. testified at an executive
session of the Thomas Committee earlier
this week. That was fair enough because
the committee, In executive session, has
ample reason to 60 into every phase OF
Communist activity in this country. The
only real question has to do with the
publicizing of testimony taken behind
closed doors.
When Budenz had finished, the commit
tee made public the substance Of his testi-
mony. Undoubtedly 1t was damaging to
Hiss, but actually it was composed of the
fimsiest sort Of stuff-mere gossip that
would not be accepted as evidence in any
American court.
The Budenz testimony, as released by
the committee, conveyed the impression
that he had known Hiss as a Communist.
Actually. however. he did not know Hiss
at all He had never talked to him nor
had any contact with him. All that Mr..
Budenz could contribute was that he had
heard other people talk of Hiss as though
he were Communist, and that in his own
right he had the constant impression
that Hiss was equivalent" to member
of the Communist Party, whatever that
may mean.
Obviously this sort of thing, standing
alone, is worthless as evidence. OF itself
1t proves nothing. 1t is of value only to
the extent that it may be strengthened
and cosroborated by other bits of evidence
assembled by the committee. This does
not mean, of course, that the committee
should refuse to receive testimony OF the
sort given by Mr.. Budenz There is enough
substance to the case against Mr.. Hiss
and others whose names have been
brought into the inquiry to warrant full
and complete investigation of all aspects
But gossip testimony received at closed
session should not be made public before
the investigation is completed. When that
stage Is reached the committee can -eVal-
uate the evidence it has received, can
come to an intelligent decision as to what
Is worthy of belief and what is not and
can determine what should and what
should not be spread upon the record.
To do otherwise is not only unfair to
Mr.. Hiss and the others whose activities
have been touched by this investigation.
It is also injurious to the committee, in
that it lends support to the charge that
the primary goal of this inquiry is head
lines rather than truth.
Evening star., 1948-08-28

reality rs movement which strives for
absolute power, no matter how few It's
adherents. and is prepared to use that
power ruthlessly, no matter how large the
subjected majority.
Just how the "purged' SED will use its
dlctatorial authority is as yet uncertain,
depending upon the exigencies of Soviet
policy. Almost anything is possible, in
Guiding an East German Peoples Re-
public" established by fiat and indorsed
by fake "plebiscite" Indeed, such
republic might apply for membership with
the Soviet Union if the split between
Moscow and the Western Powers should
widen and deepen. In view of what is
transpiring in the Soviet zone OF Germany,
We should be prepared for any eventuality.
Evening star., 1948-08-28
No Elections for Eust Germany

A brusque announcement by Marshal
eokolovsky, head of the Russian Military
Government that the East German num-
cipal elections scheduled for this autumn
will not be held, is noteworthy from several
aspects. This is the first time any one of
the four occupation powers has taken such
action. And the reasons for so drastic
D move are not far to seek
To begin with, it denotes Moscow's ap-
prehension that any elections in East
Germany would reveal the deep discomfort
of the population and widespread aversion
to its local Communist stooges. Coupled
with this is an obvious abandonment of
the "popular-front" policy in favor of
a "hard-core" Communist organization
welding frankly dictatorial power with
Russian backing This latter shift of
policy is, of course, not peculiar to East
Germany. 1t characterizes the current
l'party line" with Communists everywhere,
signifying Tightening of party discipline
and closing of the ranks for anticipated
emergencies.
Nowhere has the Communist dominated
coalition policy more obviously failed than
In East Germany. The much-vaunted
isocialist Unity Party" usually known as
the SED, was the result of a shotgun po-
litical marriage between the Communists
and Socialists in the Soviet zone. Else
where, the Socialists repudiated the ar
rangement, and the Western Powers have
not permitted the SED to function as such
In their respective zones. There, the
Socialists retain their identity, while the
Communists, though allowed to function
politically have to sail under their own
eolors.
But even in the Soviet zone, the SED
has developed grave internal troubles. The
result has been series of 'purges," weed
ing out unreliable" elements in the lead
ership and likewise trimming down the
mass membership to what is termed in
Communist jargon "fghting cadre
party" ready to obey implicitly any orders
from above and carry them out to the
letter under any circumstances.
This is, of course. the Communist ideal
fully realized in Soviet Russia and aimed
at wherever Communists are either in
power or aspire to control. Yet it repre-
sents a tacit abandonment of all those
pretenses with which Communists in
nbourgeois" lands have hitherto striven tc
beguile fellow travellers and potential
sympathizers that communism can win
on Its own merits by attracting popular
favor Today. communism everywhere
stands forth In Its naked Misunderstanding