The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1951-02-15
ONE NIGHT STANDS

AS this is written I'm in San Francisco on speaking
trip which has taken me to Walla Walla Tacoma Everett
and Seattle in the state of Washington and Portland Oregon
and will take me to Los Angeles before head back for
Chicago WSsD this trn was set sssr,, months 900 .ssod
Mrs Emery she would like 60 along She literally
jumped at the chance and is eating up though
1870 A NJ then get off that one at 800 A. M to change
trains for arrival at 1880 M Making series of night
stands not all sunshine and roses but she says it un
and l guess it is the first time you do it.
l make about three trips year like this, each one
covering different section of the country it's the best
way know of to find out what peoplea kinds of people
from clerks and factory workers to corporation and bank
presidents really have their minds make it point to
talk with everyone in contact with and try
through at least one factory in each town.
When first started talking with factory workers
to tell me what they thought about things Now almost
without exception they my questions freely often
times in quite forceful and picturesque language.
Fully rs percent of the and l have talked
with this trip feel that it bad mistake for Pres
dent Truman to send armed forces into Korea Most
of this group told they thought should make the
best of bad bargain and get quickly and grace
fully possible rather than to stay there and fight against
overwhelming odds, sacrificing knows how many
thousands of American lives.
asked everyone what they thought about using the
atom bomb. didn't find anyone who felt that the bomb
should be used in Korea About half of them said in SUBJ
stance There's only place to the atom bomb that's
Moscow and the it there the better off
we'll all be-"
One sawmill worker who had son killed in the re-
cent and whose youngest has been missing
action in Korea for than sixty days. told that he
wanted the Russians blasted off the face of
earth right He said he didn't whether it done
with atom bombs what just done AS after
thought he added: Il don't think in Washington
has done such good job If they had little savvy
and hadn't jumped around much maybe lot of this
could have been prevented"
taxi driver told that for his money, the way to
settle the whole thing to put Truman and Stain in
ring and let them fight it out He said that would
maybe millions of lives and nobody knows how many bill
lions of dollars"
told all these people, we'll all of my audiences,
what have for years been telling the readers of this
column namely that they should express their views
their congressman and to both of their senator's stressed
the fact that this country confronted with the
situation has had to face and that know
my personal acquaintance with than hundred
members of Congress that they would be mighty glad
have their views
When told the taxi driver this he said: "No kiddin
do you think that guy would be glad get letter from
me?" assured him that he would and he said COX Bud
I'll write him guess I've got right to at that voted
for him."
Shorty before started this trip in Washing
ton While there talked individually with twelve fifteen
senator's and about twenty congressman and without
cepton they all urged to my influence to people
to write to members of Congress AS congressman put
it Clarence Brown of Ohio"We need to hear from the
folks back home worse now than ever have time in
the last twenty years." .t
So, please, you haven't written to your Congressman
and to your Senators, do now, today And in writing
speak freely Tell them first what you have in mind and
what you believe should be DONE This is important It's
terrifcally important-DeWitt Emery