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There will be no "Merry Christmas" at the top of this column today. Any American who feels merry with what. goes on in the world at this Christmas time should either be in a mental institution or some other place of detention' {. *

On last June 25 we were all worried. It was frequently said and printed that any human who was not sadly worried with conditions must have something wrong with his head. * *

We were worried about taxes; we were worried about inflation; we were worried about public debt; we were worried about the steady creep of socialism into our national life: we were worried over the losses we had sustained to our liberties; we were worried about the wastefulness of our government; we were woried about many other things of much the same sort. **

What short-sighted folks we were ! For now we know that probably nobody now living will ever see conditions as good and the minds of Americans as free from worries as they were on June 25 last. We didn't know it, but we were having wonderful times at that time, but, lacking the vision of prophets, we didn't realize it. But we lcrow it now! Lord how we know it! :g !F r feel sure that there *": ":"., a time when Mr. John American was ever as confused in mind, as low in spirits, or as doubtful of his leadership as he is today. He is like the British soldier that Tennyson wrote about in "The Charge of the Light Brigade," when he ssid!"g's11 though the soldier knew, someone had blundered." You can listen to the talk of Mr. American wherever men meet from ocean to ocean today, and you find the same thing expressed in loud voices and high temper. "Someone had blundered." Else how did we arrive in our present frightful position? **

As I sit here writing this stuff (which wiU not be in the hands of our readers for ten more days) the United States of America is-in the judgment of millions of sound thinkers-at the lowest ebb of all its history. Not even during the dark days of Valley Forge were things as hideously threatening as right now. It were folly to try and discuss present conditions, knowing that ttre entire fate of the world may change before this journal is in the mails.

A long time ago there was an inconspicuous (?) Ameri- can who advised this nation to have "friendly rel,ations with all nations, entangling alliances with none." HiB name was George Washington. But George's ideas were kicked out the window in the last two decades, and in their stead we have taken up entirely opposite philosophics from those of the Father of our Country. Little men of little minds, have led us as far from the sound tcachings of Washington and Jefrers"n f rDen c:ln well go.

From the moment this home-loving, pcace-loving, honorable nation began taking part in forcign wars, we havc been steadily drifting into tte tragic position in which we now find ourselves. George Washington, knowing histor5r, understood that Euro1rc and Asia have been engaged in warfare practically all the time from the dawn of history. They always have been. They always will bc. Students of history say ttrat war among those civilizations is inevitable.

But Washington's philosophy of "friendly rel,ations with all nations, entangling alliances with none," was the advice, not only of a wise rnan, but, itr *y opiniorl of an inspircd man; a man into whose mortal mind Immortaf Providcncc itself put wisdom that rises above tlre wisdom of uninspircd mortds. Is there any doubt in the mind of any unprejudiced student of American history that Washington fore saw and sought to forestall the horrors tfiat have come upon this nation today? * *

It seerns very plain from ever5zthing that Washington and Jefferson ever said or wrote, that their strongest vision was for a free and aloof Amerrca untouched and untarnished by those political tides that have ebbcd and flowed since time began in the Old World, bringing eternd war,

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os oll ftue Amerlcons oncc bcllavcd' lhol o rnor gets olong In rhls world, not by on Act of Congrcscr bur by his own industry, choracfcr, Gourugs' oblllty' perseveronce, ombltlon, s0ickioltlvcness' ond lovc of libcrty; ond rftar oll governtncnt b for - or fhomos Jefierson noughr-b fo povlde o prcilccltrc fromework In which he con live, lcbor' po*n, work out his own desfiny, ond odrbve fhc lhlngtr he longs lori lt believes in rhc Arncrioon wlro lilarrdJ on hls own feel os our forefrthers did, cornr hlg own living, provides for his own firlurs,.ond ls bCrolddr to nellher governmenl, mon, nor dcvll for hb rp porfi who occepts lorgesse, glfir, subsldl,rr, ond speclol privileges from nobody.

with its horror and its desolation. That we should never allow ourselves to be sucked into the old-world vortex of political damnation, was the intent and purpose of Washington and his great associates in forming and organizing these United States.

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But we did form entangling alliances, we did venture into the morasses and quick-sands of the Old World, and today we find ourselves grasped from many directions by the hideous tentacles of a monster that makes even our strong, courageous, and free souls shudder. 'How to get out? That is our problem today. How to get out of the quick-sand without losing those things we hold most dear; our gallant men in uniform, and our national honor.

We have encountered " ;. :" the far side of the earth, a foe countless in number, a foe without honor, decency, integrity, or the faintest sign of human fairness. As this is written MacArthur announces that a million Chinese soldiers are killing and wounding his comparatively small force. They speak of his United Nations forces, but that is a farce. It is the United States forces. The United Nations sits and talks, and listens to Red Russians and Red Chinks insult the United States, at the same time our American boys are being over-run by hordes of barbarians in Korea. * ft is momentous decisions that this nation is now called upon to make; decisions necessitated by the vast blunders of the recent past. They are talking about the possible use of the Atom Bomb. I'm funny when it comes to talking about saving American lives; the lives of American soldiers. I would rather see every damnable Communist wiped from the face of the earth, than see one American boy lying murdered in his blood. We fear retaliation if we use the bomb. Some wise man has said that the proof that Russia does not have the bomb is simply the fact that New York, and Washington, and Los Angeles, and the rest of our cities, still stand. What possible evidence is there that those barbarians would hesitate to use it? If they had it, we wouldn't be here. If they got it tomorro% we wouldn't be here tomorrow night.

It is difficult, considering the fix in which we find our army in Korea today and the diplomatic chains that have bound and hog-tied the efforts of MacArthur, to try and remember the story of the Bishop; a story I related in this column not.so long since. As the story went, the Bishop couldn't sleep at night, worrying about the world. And once as he tossed on his midnight couch, the Lord appeared to him, and said, "Go to sleep, Bishop; let Me take over for the rest of the night."

Too bad the Lord did "; "f0.". to our government in Washington some years back, and offer the same advice He gave the Bishop. Maybe we wouldn't have tried to cover the entire earth with our well-intentioned advice, influence, and money. We know now, even the dumbest among us, that we have taken in too much territory. Our "police action" without Congressional sanction into Korea, now speaks for itself. And it is a frightful piece that it is speaking.

General Frank Howley, inJ "*"a four years in Berlin for us, watching the Russians and is an authority on the subject, derides the very thought that Russia can make an Atom Bomb. He laughs the idea to scorn. Such foolish confidence in the Russian ability, he says, leads to spineless capitulation. He doesn't think the Russians could make a bomb if we gave them the materials and the blueprints. He thinks the Russians mean business, that they are as horrible as the rest of us think, but that they are "lousy" mechanics and scientists, and that if they had a bomb they would use it right now.

Let us put our faith in LJ ,."r* of MacArthur and other great American warriors, and in the prowess of oru American soldiers. I feel that an American boy is wortt a dozen Chinks; and that's a conservative estimatc. .Ttcrc was once a great Texas Ranger named Captain Bill McDonald. A riot broke out in a Texas town, and the citizcns wired the Governor for help. He wired back that it was coming on the first train. The train came in and Bill McDonald stepped off. Someone asked: "My God! Did they just send one ranger?" And Captain BiU a smdl mildlooking man, asked, "Why, is there more than one riot?" There was only one riot, and Captain Bill took care of it in a hurry.

American valor as found in our soldiers, and American leadership, as exemplified by MacArthur, will handle the situation in the 6nal round. They will atone for dl the blunders of Washington (and this time I don't mean George). It is tough to have to pay so frighdul a pricc for diplomatic blundering but it can't be helped now.

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Public Belcrtions Committee Meets

A meeting of the Public Relations Committee of the Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California tvas held in San Francisco, November 28.

Russ Stevens, A. F. Stevens Lumber Co., Healdsburg, chairman of the committee presided. Also present were Paul M. P. N'Ierner, trferner Lumber Co., Palo Alto; Crosby Shevlin, I,Iarin County Lumber Co., San Rafael; Steve Ross, Jr., Central Lumber Company, Hanford; Dale Ruse, Ruse Lumber Co., Stockton; Earle Johnson, \\ratsonville Lumber Co., \Vatsonville.

William A. Hynes, of the public relations department of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, conferred u'ith the committee.

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Building and Loan Committee Assails Public Housing

Washington, Dec. 5: At the 58th convention of the United States Savings and l-oan l.eague a report rvas made strongly condemning the "lobbying activities of Federal public housing officials." The report was submitted by the Committee on Government Housing.

In another section of its report the Committee assailed continuation of the public housing program, saying it was proceeding "at a feverish pitch" rvhile private home building was being sharply curtailed and restricted.

Bv last October 15, the committee said, about 11,000 public housing subsidized units had been started under the Housing Act of 1949, and of these, more than 8,0(X) were started since the outbreak of the Korean u'ar. Up to June 3, onlv 54O units had been started.

The committee recalled that President Truman, on July 18, requested that, in view of the international situation, public housing starts from July to December 31, should be limited to 30,000. "This order was in reality a blanket approval for public housing authorities to push ahead on their programs," commented the committee, "since it would have been impossible, with or without a war, to have started this number of subsidized units."

Of the program in general, the committee said, "this experiment in Socialism" has been forced to go on the defensive in dozens of communities, large and small, where the matter has been put to a referendum. In 30 cities public housing programs have been defeated by referendum, while approval for the program has been won in only five.

1950 Forest Fire Report -- California Losses Heavy

K. W. Linstedt, U. S. Forest Service, Portland, Oregon, made a report to the recent Pacific l-oggrng Congress which n'as held in Portland late in October, on the forest fire record of his territory for 1950. He said that up to that time Oregon had had 907 fires which covered about 15,000 acres of timber land. Washington had 1225 fires which burned 29i0 acres. California had one of the most expensive fire seasons in 25 vears, he said, with 4,000 fires that burned 200,000 acres of tirnber land, causing five million dollars damage and killing five people. Losses on the national forests of California totaled 867 and covered about 7,000 acres.

He reported that there are now far greater mechanical and other facilities in use for the prevention and fighting of forest fires, and also the public is far better educated than ever before to the danger of careless fire lighting. On the other hand there has been a great increase in populatino in the West, and the result is a great increase in the number of people vacationing in forest territory. Burners on small sawmills were charged rvith causing many fires this year, while sparks from power sau's have caused a goodly number.

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