anaheim-gazette 1950-08-01

ANAHEIM GAZETTE Published afternoons, Monday through Friday, at 259 East Center, Anaheim, California. Phone Anaheim 2206. Entered as second-class matter at the Anaheim, California, Postoffice on June 5, 1879, under the Act of March 3, 1879. The Gazette is a member of the Associated Press, the National Editorial Association, and California Newspaper Publishers Association. All rights herein are reserved Subscriptions: 50c per month by carrier or $5 per year by carrier or mail. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS—The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper as well as all A.P. news dispatches. THEODORE B. KUCHEL Publisher MAX BESLER Assistant Publisher WILLARD GREGORY City and Sports Editor HOWARD HALL News Editor MYLES BRADLEY Picture Editor NEIL STANLEY Advertising Manager RALPH ROULAND Classified Advertising Manager Home buying: what's going to happen??? You can't miss it. In Anaheim as in every other city the prevailing opinion of businessmen and others is that "they are waiting to see what happens in Korea." You come up against that feeling on matters of food purchases, clothing purchases, automobile purchases, and, of course, in home buying. Home-building has been going on in the Anaheim area at a fast clip. This is fine. But now, with the country trying to build a military machine in a hurry, home-building raises a couple of problems: 1. New homes require a lot of line—on its insurance on loans and its help to cities. 2. The Veterans Administration has been guaranteeing lenders, like banks, on loans they make to veterans for home-buying. In some cases, where veterans couldn't get home - loans from banks, VA could make direct loans to veterans. But the president has directed VA to be a little less generous with its guarantees and to use up slowly the money it has for direct loans. 3. The Federal National Mortgage Association buys mortgages. You come up against that feeling on matters of food purchases, clothing purchases, automobile purchases, and, of course, in home buying. Home-building has been going on in the Anaheim area at a fast clip. This is fine. But now, with the country trying to build a military machine in a hurry, home-building raises a couple of problems: 1. New homes require a lot of materials which the government also needs. Steel, for instance. 2. As the government takes some of these materials, making materials and new homes scarcer, the price on new and old homes goes up. To put a brake on such price rises and still let the government get the materials it needs, President Truman has done this: He ordered some of the government agencies which help people buy homes to make home-buying just a little tougher. He could do this under laws already on the books, without need for new laws by Congress. He gave his orders to three government agencies: 1. The Housing and Home Finance Agency (HHFA), which helps civilians. 2. The Veterans Administration (VA), which helps veterans. 3. And the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA)—called "Fannie Mae"—which helps banks. Taking them one at a time, this is what the three agencies do and what Mr. Truman told them they must now do. 1. The Housing and Home Finance Agency not only insures banks against losses on loans they make to citizens to buy and repair homes; but it also helps cities to build low-rental housing for low-income families. The president has ordered HHFA to tighten up all along the 2. The Veterans Administration has been guaranteeing lenders, like banks, on loans they make to veterans for home-buying. In some cases, where veterans couldn't get home - loans from banks, VA could make direct loans to veterans. But the president has directed VA to be a little less generous with its guarantees and to use up slowly the money it has for direct loans. 3. The Federal National Mortgage Association buys mortgages from banks which have made loans to people so they can buy homes. The mortgage gives a bank the right to take over if the borrower doesn't pay up on his loan. The FNMA was created because a bank may get too much of its money tied up in such mortgage loans. If this reaches the point where the bank can't make any more such loans, home-building suffers. If the bank could sell its mortgages to someone and get fresh money for making more home loans, home-building would stay steady. And that's what the government wanted in peace time. So Congress set up Fannie Mae to buy up mortgages from overloaded banks and sell them to some organization which was willing to buy them. (Mortgages can be sold and resold at a profit because any homebuyer who gets a loan must pay interest on it.) Now the president has told "Fannie Mae" to cut down on its mortgage-buying and get rid of a lot of the mortgages which it has bought but still hasn't sold. In spite of the obstacles which are being thrown in the path of contractors and lenders, it appears the house building boom still has some air left in it. But, what is going to happen in the future is anybody's guess. If you are interested in a house it might be well to make some investigations right now. IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Santa Ana Notes—A terrific contest took place here on the twenty-fourth instant for the very doubtful honor of representing the Independent party at Los Angeles at been quite ill, is also improving—Mr. Wilshire has the ground graded for his new house and barn next to Mr. Key's place. Peter Hansen's family is camping at Anaheim Landing. Ed Gurley IN THE DAYS OF LONG AGO By MRS. HENRY KUCHEL 75 Years Ago Santa Ana Notes—A terrific contest took place here on the twenty-fourth instant for the very doubtful honor of representing the Independent party at Los Angeles at the county convention. The rival candidates were Dr. Greenleaf and N. O. Stafford. Nine votes were cast and Stafford received a majority of eight. Our board of school trustees affirm their belief in the "third term" principal, and their intention to vote for U. S. Grant next year, by re-electing their present able clerk of the board at their last meeting. Brother Wilhite (Methodist church South) delivered an eloquent sermon on last Sunday night from the book of Job 22:21.—Messrs. Yost, Hubbard and Baldwin are doing a good business, each having his own blacksmith shop. The Dawson brothers and the Santa Ana Market are both doing well in the butchering business. The farmers residing in Water District No. 1, will hold a meeting next Saturday afternoon, at Enterprise hall for the purpose of discussing matters connected with the district. 50 Years Ago Placentia Notes—John Lembe's house has the roof nearly completed after a long rest, owing to illness of the carpenter.—A. S. Bradford made a trip to Los Angeles Wednesday. — Mrs. Phillip H. Krida, Miss East and Miss Beckett leave today for a three or four week's outing at Long Beach—Mrs. Staley and daughter are at Long Beach where they went for the benefit of Mrs. Staley's health. She is now reported to be improving.—Wm. McFadden, who has been quite ill, is also improving.—Mr. Wilshire has the ground graded for his new house and barn next to Mr. Key's place.—Peter Hansen's family is camping at Anaheim Landing.—Ed Crowther is expected home from Boston soon. — Thomas Devonshire is building a lean-to on the north side of his barn. B. F. Smith will run a regular line of daily stages (Sunday excepted), between Anaheim, Orange and Santa Ana, to connect with the trains on their arrival at and departure from Anaheim. His stages will also make trips to Newport Harbor on the arrival of McFadden's steamer. 25 Years Ago Mrs. F. F. Fowler, wife of "Bob" Fowler, local insurance man is spending a short time at Pismo Beach, above Santa Barbara. P. Gildea, a former resident here, but now of Long Beach, visited his old friends in this city during the past week. Mrs. Rose Roberts and two children returned on Monday to their home in Prescott, Arizona, after a visit in Anaheim with Mrs. Roberts' mother, Mrs. J. H. Clabaugh, following the recent death of Mr. Clabaugh. C. W. Longmire, Santa Ana real estate man, has purchased the 13-acre orange grove located at East North street and Rio Vista avenue, three miles north of Anaheim, for a reported consideration of $45,000. The seller is John Stirrat. The grove is set to 9-year-old Valencias. WASHINGTON—The amateur fact has now developed that Washington police tapped wires of a U.S. Senator who were working for private individuals on government tasks. The Senator in question is late Josiah Bailey of North Carolina, and his wires were taken in the basement of the apartment house in which he lived Q street, by the same lieutenant, Joseph Shimon, spied on the Argentine American sador and tapped the wire Howard Hughes. Lieutenant Shimon sat, wired pad of paper, in the basement Senator Bailey's apartment every evening for about two weeks while the Pan American Airways controversy over "chosen instrument" was discussed and scribbled notes on Senator's conversation. He run a wire from the apartment house switchboard down to little room in the basement. Sometimes when Bailey not in a talkative mood and was using his phone, the police lieutenant had his girl friend come and visit him in the apartment house basement. Who paid Lieutenant Shimon for this private-eye job is known. It was not part of regular police work, and Mr. Robert Barrett, chief of police has emphatically opposed wapping. He also transferred Shimon to an obscure precinct when he caught him wire-tapping but, thanks to intervention for higher-ups, Shimon is now back at one of the most important public circuits in the city. Pan American Airways Bathtub Some light on who paid for Simon to tap the wires of Senna Bailey may be shed; however, recalling the fact that Shimon also tapped Howard Hughes Trans World Airlines. At time Senator Brewster of Manitoba was chairman of the Senate Co- NOT QUITE BARE RESULTS OF 49 BILLION DOLLAR MILITARY BUDGETS IN LAST 5 YEARS OUR CURRENT MILITARY NEEDS Hal Boy WITH U.S. TROOPERS AGAIN—It's up to the again. This fellow with the and, a timeless wearing eyes is going to drive the issue in Korea. The fighting is still the graing. They wrote the Boy after the First World War said his role in battle. But they had to call by the millions in the World War. And today it is An infantry that is most need Infantry equipped with Infantry weapons in city. The flyboys of the have done a tremendous rear-area bombing and support. But this is no air war. Guerrilla troops sur North Koreans make gets from above. RUSSIA RETURNS It is interesting that Russia's return to the United Nations, announced July 27, was foreseen by Drew Pearson on July 14. Pearson's diagnosis of the Russian situation which led him make that forecast is significant. Under the monthly rotation item," Pearson wrote, "the presidency of the Security Council will fall to Russia on August 1. When that sessionvenes, Soviet Delegate Jakob Silk will be in the chair. The Russians are sticklers protocol, take very seriously their duties of office. The man who has been actually counted the votes in recent meeting the Security Council, on Koen is the Russian assistant secretary—General Constantin Shenko. The Russians now realize their absence prevented them from using the veto in the Korean controversy; so if they get back without loss of life, they would like to grab the veto again. That's why the Soviets may be the presidency of the council on August 1 as an excuse to return to the U.N." WASHINGTON—The amazing has now developed that the Washington police tapped the U.S. Senator while he were working for private individuals on government time. The Senator in question is Josiah Bailey of North Carolina and his wires were tapped into the basement of the apart-house in which he lived on committee investigating Hughes. Furthermore, the police officers who helped Shimon tap Hughes' wire have mentioned Pan American Airways in one of their supplemental reports to the Justice Department. It is also disclosed that Lieutenant Shimon instructed the three policemen working for him especially to listen for an conversation regarding Trans World Airlines and aviation. In other words, the District of Columbia police were tapping the wires of a private citizen, Hughes, at the behest of Pan Am's friend Senator Brewster, in order to pick up trade secrets about TWA which might be helpful to TWA's rival, Pan American. Meanwhile, Brewster was publicly grilling TWA's Hughes in a Senate investigation during which it developed that Brewster had previously urged Hughes to consolidate with Pan American. Hughes had vetied the consolidation, and it looked as if the Senate probe was his punishment for refusal to agree. Spying on Bailey Senator Bailey's tapped wire fits right into this picture. The late Senator from North Carolina was chairman of the Interstate and Domestic Commerce committee which passed on aviation policy. Brewster was a member of this committee, and had pushed the "Chosen Instrument" bill, a policy devised and urged on Congress by Pan American. This bill would have eliminated competition between U.S. airlines overseas; would have picked one "chosen" line instead to handle all U.S. air traffic abroad. It was when this bill was under consideration that Senator Bailey's wires were tapped by the D.C. police. Bailey was opposed to Brewsby Colony Quips W. M. Kelsey leaves this week for his northern home in Bishop and will resume his fishing and hunting as long as his license holds out. This column would like to report that "Bill" is not a supporter of Henry Wallace. As politics has no place here we hasten to add that he will return to Anaheim as soon as the snow starts to fly over the twelve inch depth. Heard a little dope on the orange situation even though being at the beach all last week. Brought in a nice big albacore with the assistance of Al Newland and his fine boat "Sluggy" off Balboa about fifteen miles. The "Pescaderos" as they call themselves are no doubt a bunch of good fishermen. But one must always remember that fellows like Bill Wallop, Doc Arnold, Sully Roquet, Abe Cone, Jim Kilduff and a lot of others we don't remember right now, can sure talk about big figures in relation to fish very easily. We don't know whether they catch big ones or tell big ones—but you know what we mean. Our fish came in at 17 pounds and the smallest one the "Pescadores" said they caught the same day weighed 20 pounds. That's what those pesky pescades said. They have a new story every week, too. To get back to the orange situation You hear the strangest WASHINGTON—The amazing has now developed that the Washington police tapped the of a U.S. Senator while were working for private individuals on government time. The Senator in question is the Josiah Bailey of North Carolina and his wires were tapped the basement of the apart-house in which he lived on street, by the same police senant, Joseph Shimon, who on the Argentine Ambas- and tapped the wires of Richard Hughes. Lieutenant Shimon sat, with a copy paper, in the basement of Senator Bailey's apartment house evening for about two hours while the Pan Americanways controversy over the wire instrument" was hot, described notes on the Senator's conversation. He had a wire from the apartment-switchboard down to the room in the basement. No paid Lieutenant Shimon this private-eye job is not seen. It was not part of his our police work, and Major John Barrett, chief of police, emphatically opposed wire-tapping. He also transferred on to an obscure precinct the caught him wire-tapping, thanks to intervention from set-ups. Shimon is now back at the most important pre-in the city. American Airways Battle The light on who paid Shi-o tap the wires of Senator Shimon may be shed, however, by giving the fact that Shimon tapped Howard Hughes' World Airlines. At that Senator Brewster of Maine, friend of Pan American, chairman of the Senate Com- Brewster was a member of this committee, and had pushed the "Chosen Instrument" bill, a policy devised and urged on Congress by Pan American. This bill would have eliminated competition between U.S. airlines overseas; would have picked one "chosen" line instead to handle all U.S. air traffic abroad. It was when this bill was under consideration that Senator Bailey's wires were tapped by the D.C. police. Bailey was opposed to Brewster's and Pan American's plan of a "chosen instrument." Instead, he stuck to the old principle of free American competition. Senator Brewster, who was trying to change his mind, once flew to Raleigh, N.C., in a special Pan American plane to argue with Chairman Bailey, but he refused to budge. Partly because of Bailey's opposition, Brewster's "Chosen Instrument" bill was defeated. But during the debate, it now develops that Senator Bailey was subjected to police-state eavesdropping by the police of a city which is supposed to be the exact opposite of Moscow. And the police lieutenant who tapped Bailey's telephone now continues to hold one of the most important jobs on the police force, while the Justice Department has let the wire-tapping report gather dust for nine months. Meanwhile, Senator Neely of West Virginia, Democratic chairman of the District of Columbia Committee, shies away from a probe of police wire-tapping. Note—Pan American Airways now appears headed toward the attainment of its "chosen instrument" goal, despite its defeat by Congress. Thanks to maneuvering by Secretary of Defense Johnson and White House Secretary Matt Connelly, President Truman has just reversed the Civil Aeronautics Board and ruled that Pan American can swallow up American Overseas Airlines. Truman also gave Pan Am the choice routes to Paris and Rome—a long step toward eliminating competi- big figures in relation to fish very easily. We don't know whether they catch big ones or tell big ones—but you know what we mean. Our fish came in at 17 pounds and the smallest one the "Pescadores" said they caught the same day weighed 20 pounds. That's what those pesky pescados said. They have a new story every week, too. To get back to the orange situation. You hear the strangest things down there by the sea. Not the siren song of the waves, either. Nor Mermaids, yet. As of a week ago the Exchange lowered (that is right, the word is lowered.) the price on grapefruit and orange-grapefruit blend single strength juice. The price had been 3:45 for 46 ounce grapefruit juice—and still is as far as all other packers are concerned. But the Exchange is reported to have lowered the price to 3.10. Now in face of the fact that Florida will be sold out by September why do these people LOWER the price? Big Pasco, which is currently cleaning out its inventory, has a price of 3.40 and this is considered a low close-out bargain. So along comes the major factor in California and offers it's growers juice at a cut price when there is as much need for further lowering the grower's return as there is for matches on the sun. On that basis the growers return is not peanut it is a peanut. How long are citrus growers going to let that kind of stuff go on without any attempt made to protect the growers income? Will a lot of flowery talk take the place of money return? And just remember that this move hurts the orange juice mar- tion and giving Pan Am the monopoly it has long coveted. Every agency of the government opposed the Pan American overseas merger, but Truman ignored their advice. And trained Infantry with the right weapon how to deal with tanks in tainous terrain. Only at the 19 tanks in L Roush's own company operable after two weeks bat. "The North Korean lead off an attack with no tank followed by In he said. "But they don't where when they send out alone." He has a high opinion skill with which the Norreans Infantry fights arm. "They lie in culverts tank comes along and thit hit it with grenades wrap dynamite," he said. "Or to ambush you in mountain They set field guns in and they put a man with tank rifle so it will go any part of our light tank. But the new U.S. super bazooka has shown do the same thing to thian tanks used by the reds. The frontline troop confidence in it. And wars are usually wary by men than metal. Some they always have to defend foot when the going is to wears better in the mud, and the hills than any ma- That's the way it is now rea. Victory waits on the effect of the Doughboy—more doughboys — turn green hills to Khaki. PAT O'HANNIGAN, S. I. shoreman — "All the c should be loaded into arm and sent to Tule Lake." GEN. DWIGHT D. EISEE ER, in Fresno—"We've gone in Korea or we're bound smacked somewhere else. ANDY GEER, S. F. W. return from Orient—"In Asia is so palpable you your hand out and feel rain." ket. Must be the same old "move the crop" philosophy. Maybe they should change their advertising strategy in the Exchange building. A good one would be: "We can sell citrus cheaper—our growers don't need the money." Who said that? Hal Boyle WITH U.S. TROOPS IN KOREA (P)—It's up to the Doughboy again. This fellow with the bent walk and a timeless weariness in his eyes is going to have to decide the issue in Korea. The crucial fighting is still the ground fighting. They wrote the Doughboy off after the First World War and said his role in battle was over. But they had to call him back by the millions in the Second World War. And today it is American Infantry that is most needed here—Infantry equipped with modern Infantry weapons in real quantity. The flyboys of the Air Forces have done a tremendous job of rear-area bombing and frontline support. But this is not basically an air war. Guerrilla troops such as the North Koreans make poor targets from above. Trying to AFFAIRS OF STATE EARL G. WATERS Today's column is by Justin Hammond, publisher of the Corona Independent, Mr. Hammond is the author of the daily column "Corona Ring Around" which won first prize last month in the national editorial contest for the best daily column on one subject in the United States. "CROSSED UP" By JUSTIN HAMMOND "I'll bet President Roosevelt would turn over in his grave if he knew about his son Jimmy." That was the way Louisa launched the conversation when we got in the car and drove away from the schoolhouse after voting. I could tell she was in the mood to be visiting while we drove somewhere to eat. She had decided that we might as well eat out as long as she had dressed all up to go out and vote. Louisa never misses capitalizing on an excuse to eat out. “What do you mean by that?” I asked. "What about Jimmy?" Well, he's gone over to the Republicans." What do you mean he's gone over to the Republicans?" Well," she explained, "Jimmy Roosevelt was listed as a Republican on the ballot, right along with Earl Warren. Didn't you read didn't they'd lose a lot of votes they could get otherwise." "I think they should lose the votes then. It isn't even honest. I'll bet Warren doesn't go around saying he's a Democrat." “Maybe he doesn't go around saying he's a Democrat, Hon, but he's listed as a Democrat on the ballot just like Jimmy is listed as a Republican.” “Whom are they trying to kid?” “Nobody. It's just cross-filling.” “Oh, you can't tell me that,” she hooted. "They're trying to kid the voters. Think how confusing it must be for ignorant people! And then they call it a fair election!” “It's fair enough, I guess.” “Seems mighty silly to me. If women were making the laws there wouldn't be a foolish system like that.” On the raising of that point I tried to change the subject. “Do you want to go to a movie after we eat?” I asked. “Sure,” she said, "that's what Iwas planning on.” We were silent; the rest of the way, but when we got out of the car to go into the restaurant, I heard Louisa mutter, "I just wonder what Mrs. Roosevelt thinks of what Jimmy's done!" And today it is American Infantry that is most needed here—Infantry equipped with modern Infantry weapons in real quantity. The flyboys of the Air Forces have done a tremendous job of rear-area bombing and frontline support. But this is not basically an air war. Guerrilla troops such as the North Koreans make poor targets from above. Trying to bomb them into submission is like trying to wipe out all the ants in a pasture by peppering it at night with a scatter shotgun. But many men with rifles can go through these mountains, ridge by ridge, and flush out the reds, who lie hidden in the gullies and valleys. The invaders do have more tanks—better tanks—but it isn't lack of ground army that has chiefly hampered the Americans and South Koreans. The United Nations forces simply have lacked the manpower to form a solid continuous line that can sift out the infiltrating guerrillas and sweep the reds back north like a rolled-up carpet. And so one will have to blow a bugle that will bring scores of thousands more Doughboys into action—or the present retreats will go on until the line goes down to the water. More modern tanks would be welcome. Especially the new thick-plated, hard-hitting General Patton tanks. For tanks always bolster Infantry morale. But tankmen themselves don't see tanks as the final answer. "This is no tank country," said Lt. John N. Roush, Harrisburg, Pa., who has commanded tank platoons in Europe and Korea. "You can't maneuver." The roads are narrow and the bridges won't take much weight. If you get off the roads you bog down in the rice paddies. I have heard that the Russian tanks can go through rice paddies because of their wider tracks. But I don't believe it." And trained Infantry armed with the right weapons know how to deal with tanks in mountainous terrain. Only a few of the 19 tanks in Lieutenant Roush's own company are still operable after two weeks of combat. "The North Koreans often lead off an attack with a couple of tanks followed by Infantry," he said. "But they don't get anywhere when they send out tanks alone." decided that we might as well eat out as long as she had dressed all up to go out and vote. Louisa never misses capitalizing on an excuse to eat out. “What do you mean by that?” I asked. “What about Jimmy?” Well, he's gone over to the Republicans.” “What do you mean he's gone over to the Republicans?” “Well,” she explained, "Jimmy Roosevelt was listed as a Republican on the ballot, right along with Earl Warren. Didnt you read your ballot?" “Oh, that's just the cross-filing system,” I told her. “Don't you remember I explained that to you the first time we voted in California.” “You didn't explain it very well then,’ she said coldly. (Naturally it was my fault she had forgotten.) ‘Besides, that was a long time ago. Vicki was just a baby when we came to California. You ought to remember that.’ “Well, honey, in California all politicians file on both tickets. That's what they call cross-filing.” “That's plain silly.' What do they want to do that for?" They all do it,” I said. (I was determined to remain patient and calm. Also I hoped she didn't want too many details. Cross-filing is a little hazy to me too.) “If they car to go into the restaurant, I heard Louisa mutter, 'I just wonder what Mrs. Roosevelt thinks of what Jimmy's done!' Fair Junior Live Stock Sale Set For Aug. 18 A junior fat stock sale has been planned for Orange County Fair for Friday morning at 10 a.m., on August 18. Future Farmer boys, 4-H boys and girls, will offer beef, hogs and lambs. “When could you pick a better time to fill up that freezer locker or rent one if you haven't one,” points out Elgin Hall, junior livestock superintendent. Sale officials have made arrangements to have any animal purchased slaughtered, inspected, cut up and delivered to locker plants. The Bridgeford Packing Plant and several others will do this to help the sale and the buyers of livestock. These are not just ordinary animals. In order to be sold they have to grade choice—the top grade. They have been fed corn for a period of 10 to 12 months and would be cheap at three times what you will have to pay. HIT N' RUN And trained Infantry armed with the right weapons know how to deal with tanks in mountainous terrain. Only a few of the 19 tanks in Lieutenant Roush's own company are still operable after two weeks of combat. "The North Koreans often lead off an attack with a couple of tanks followed by Infantry," he said. "But they don't get anywhere when they send out tanks alone." He has a high opinion of the skill with which the North Koreans Infantry fights armor. "They lie in culverts until a tank comes along and then they hit it with grenades wrapped with dynamite," he said. "Or they try to ambush you in mountain passes. They set field guns in the hills and they put a man with an anti-tank rifle so it will go through any part of our light tanks." But the new U.S. 3.5-inch super bazooka has shown it can do the same thing to the Russian tanks used by the Korean forces. The frontline troops have confidence in it. And wars are usually won more by men than metal. Somehow, too, they always have to depend on foot when the going is tough. He wears better in the mud, the rain and the hills than any machine. That's the way it is now in Korea. Victory waits on the slugging effect of the Doughboy—more and more doughboys — turning the green hills to Khaki. PAT O'HANNIGAN, S. F. Longshoreman — "All the commies should be loaded into armed cars and sent to Tule Lake." GEN. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, in Fresno—"We've got to win Korea or we're bound to get smacked somewhere else." ANDY GEER, S. F. Writer, on return from Orient—"The unrest Asia is so palpable you can put your hand out and feel it, like win."