Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 203, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1924 — Page 2
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BOK PRIZE PEACE PLAN URGES COOPERATION WITH LEAGUE
RALSTON REPLIES TO ‘LETTER’ ON MELLONTAX PLAN Ft, Wayne Man Receives Scathing Answer From Indiana Senator. By JOHN CARSON Times S'.a/f Correspnodent WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—Senator Samuel M. Ralston of Indiana will not be frightened by propaganda favoring the Mellon tax program. Ralston today made that point emphatic in a letter to F. 11. Beebe of Ft. Wayne. Ralston has been flooded with form letters, signed In many cases by persons who evidently knew little about the subject. And. like other Senators, he has been irritated because he has Just obtained a copy of the Mellon bill and has not had time to study it. Beebe wrote urging Ralston to support the bill. Ralston replied that he would give u consideration and that, of course, he favored any possible tax reduction. Beebe then replied that Ralston was not specific on the soldier bonus and that he would find a majority of the people in Indiana were opposed to "the bonus and demanded adoption of Mellon's program. A Form Letter Unfortunately for the Beebe letter. It carried evidences of having been copied after a form, or at least Ralston so Interpreted it- The letter even had notations to send copies to other Senators and the names of the Senators were incorrect. Ralston said it seemed Beebe had been handed a form letter with notations to whom it was to be sent -after it was copied But in copying it Beebe retained all the notations. The Ralston reply was so emphatic and so pertinent he made it public In full. It was as follows: "In your communication of Dec. 31 . yot Indicate that my answer to your j letter of Dec. 11 was not as specific j as you would like it to be. “I meant to give you what I thought j would be a treasonable answer to a man who understood the grave - im- j portance of legislating on the subject of taxation or on a subject like that of the bonus to the boys who lnto the trenches while tar too many people in this country availed Client selves of the opportunity the war afforded to hoard additional millions. “Your letter of the 11th w r as a mimeograph signed by you and the fact that you signed it, when on Us . face it bore directions for you to copy j It and to send a copy thereof to the i chairman of the finance committee, to j Hon. James R. Watson, to Hon. Sam-1 uel L. Ralston and Hon Louis W. Fairfield, indicated very conclusively to me that you personally , i&t-. js* prepared this communicatJStfliiWUihntj In sending it to me you \v ere allowing ( yonrself to be used by some propagandist who was hiding in the background and using innocent people like yourself, to further what he con-1 ceived to be his own selfish Interests. “I want my constituents to feel perfectly free to write me upon aiiy: subject In which they are personally 4 interested or are interested in common with their fellow men. I 'shall always welcome such communicatibns and give them most respectful con-, rideration. but I confess that I have 1 but little patience In the consideration of communications that are In the; moat offensive sense, propaganda. "I have not condemned the Mellon j plan. I have had but very little op-' portunity up to date to know what all it proposes. I was not able to get j possession of the Mellon bill until two days ago. It embraces 344 closely j printed pages, and to understand it. j It will be necessary to read hundreds | of pages of additional matter on the subject of taxation.
Not Well Informed “Naturally I wondered how you could be sufficiently advised of this proposed legislation to assume to teil me In a most emphatic manner how I should vote thereon. I necessarily knew that you had not personally had any opportunity to study Mr. Mellon's plan. For all I know, you may be the best informed man on the subject of taxation in Indiana, but my experience has been that the more widely a man Is advised on this j all Important question, the slower he Is In reaching a conclusion on a proposal that will make radical changes in the financial and tax legislation of th’j country. '•TJnrter the circumstances, therefore. I felt that I answered your letter of Dec. 11. very properly when I raid to you, ‘When such legislation comes before the Senate for action I shall be glad to give ft due con Eideratlon as I believe that all of the people are agreed that the taxes of the country should be lowered.’ "In your letter of Dec. 31. however, you remind me that my letter of Dec. 14 ‘does not show exactly where you stand on the subject of tax reduction and a bonus.' Let me be more spe--1 ciflc. I have shown you as definitely as I propose to show you or any other man. where I stand on the Mellon proposal until I am afforded an opporturity to study the same. As to the bonus—l said in my speeches that if I were to sign a tax bill on one day to give the ‘special Interests' of this country four billion of dollars annually through tariff taxes, that I would not hesitate on the next day to favor legislation giving a like sum of money to be paid in a series of years to the hoys who broke their bodies on battlefields to make liberty world-wide and world peace secure.” ROAD - SCHOOL OPENS; Tenth Annual Meeting In Session for Fiye Days at Purdue. Bv Timr* Kprrial LAFAYETTE. Ind., Jan. 7.—The j tenth annual road school opened here I today under the auspices of the highway department of the Purdue University civil engineering school. Engineers. Btate, county and city Kfficlals 'from Indiana who are Interred In highways attend. The school ku continue five days.
Holiday Play Period Over, Students in Public Schools Return to Books
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Fifty thousand youngsters put aside thoughts of Christmas presents, coasting. skating and bob-sled riding today and went back to public school, dismissed since the Friday before Christmas.
DR. WICKS BASES SERIN UPON POLLOCK’S ‘FOOL’ Pastor Gives His Opinion of Greatly Discussed Stage Play, ‘‘ln this day—in this practical world —can any man follow the Master?” This is the question asked by Chan--nlng-Pollock in his play, “The Fool.” From the pulpit of All Souls Unitarian Church, Sunday morning. Dr. Frank 8. C. Wicks discussed the play and its answer to the question. After giving a resume of the drama. Dr. Wicks said that as a play it did not grip him, but as a sermon he listened with interest. “Occasional’y,” Dr. Wicks said, “the sentiment dropped into sentimentality; pathos into bathos. The play did what a good sermon does. It Vent us away, thinking: examining ourselves; per-, haps stirring our consciences. We may have asked. Is" thebe an inconsistency between our professions and our practices?” Dr. Wicks went on to say that “this drama is a fearful indictment of many professing Christians. Do they try to follow the teachings and example of Jesus? Do they sell all that they have and give to the poor? Do they despise worldly success? Do they consort with the despised of society, with prostitutes and sinners? Do they love their enemies? If they make no attempt to do these things they fall under the condemnation of Jesus. ‘Hypocrites and Liars.' ‘‘Now, I do not think we should attempt to follow Jesus blindly. It is the spirit of Jesus that should be ours. What was that spirit? An attitude of good will towards all and a passion for human service. ‘‘Will such a life end with a cross or a crown? IMo not know, but If one is far ahead of the human procession he will end on Gblgotho. But I agree with-the dramatist that the life of good will and human service is the only happy life,” Dr. -Wicks said. PASTOR GIVES INITIAL SERMON Rev. Long Declares Ch'rlstians Must Be Watchmen Against Evil. Christians of today must become watchmen against evil, the Rev. J. A. Long, pastor of the North Park Christian Church, Bald In his sermon on ‘‘The Summit of the Years” Sunday morning. It was his first sermon since becoming pastor. ‘‘Watchmen of the olden times were stationed on towers," he declared. ‘‘We stand on the summit of the years with unobscured vision.” MARSHALLON BROTHERHOOD Former Vice President Speaks Before Y. M. C. A. Big Meeting. “Democracy has not found root in atheism or in communism, but finds its source in the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Son of God,” Thomas R. Marshall, former Vice President, said in a talk at the Y. M. C. A. Men’s Big Meeting at English’s Theater Sunday afternoon. “I am not a Socialist in the narrow sense of party affiliation; I am no ..Bolshevist, but I do believe in the brotherhood of man,” Marshall said. BAPTIST CONVENTION CLOSES New York Religious Leader Addresses Young People. ‘‘Christianity at its fuliest* is the life of greatest power,” asserted Dr. Allyn K. Foster. New York, student secretary, board of education of the Northern Baptist convention. Sunday at the last session of the district conference of the Baptist Young People’s Union at First Baptist Church. Meridian and Vermont Sts. ‘‘This power, however, is denied un-til-rneii'and women are willing to'be obedient to God, I ’. Dr. Foster said. The people’s union of ConII ersville, Ind., ’closed the convention with a dramatized lesson. * Engineer to Atteind Convention Officials and engineers of the State highway commission #lll attend the annual convention of the American Builders’ Association in Chicago, Jan. 14 to 18 ff More thaft 16,000 are expected. I
The girls shown going back to Manual Training high school, and boy students. too. had something else to worry about —term-end examinations started. In the front row, entering Manual are shown Miss Dorotha Miller, 1127
Foundation President to Address Riley Memorial
Dr. George Edgar Vincent, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and lidding educator, will be the chief speaker at the annual meeting of the Riley Memorial Association, Jan. 22. in the Riley Room of the Claj pool. Contributors to the building fund of the hospital. Riley Hospital county chairman and others ip teresled in the project, and those interested in the work of the Rocke felier Foundation have been in vited. Admission to the meeting will be by ticket until 8 p. n> Th doors will then be thrown oi>en to the public. Dr. Vincent holds degrees of A. B„ Ph. D.. and LI. D., degrees from Yale. University of Chicago, and Uuiversity of Michigan. He was president of the University of Min nesota from 1911 to 1917, resigning that post on his appointment May--15, 1917, as president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
BEWARE MISTAKES AS CONTEST ENDS Proverb Pictures Must Be Submitted Correctly, The last of the sixty proverb pictures In the $2,500 Times Proverb Contest has appeared. You have until noon, Jon. 19, In which to go over the provorb pictures, check your proverb answers and have them in the office of The Times. Be certain that you read the rules Be positive that the proverb pictures are mailed, flat. Weigh the package and place the proper amount of postage on It. Place your name and address prominently In the upper lefthand corner of the package. All of these things are important. To fall In one of these may mean the loss of one of the prizes, which range from SI,OOO to $6. You may bring your answers to The Times, but be certain that they are wrapped and the name and address appears in the upper left-hand corner. There Is no cause to hurry, but do not wait until the last minute to send them In because if they arrive after noon, Jan. 19. they will not be considered In the contest. Do not make a mistake at the last minute. Check everything. Address the package to the Proverb Editor, Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Ind. INDORSERS’ MEETING SET Movie Critics Install Piano for Children’s Shows. The annual convention of the Indiana Indorsers of Photoplays will be held at the Claypool April 4-6, It was announced today at a meeting of the executive board at the Fletcher-Ameri-can National Bank. A piano has been installed by the indorsers at the public library especially for use during moving picture shows for children every Saturday. Quinn to Address Post National Commander John Quinn will address Mcllvaine-Kothe Post, American Legion at the Athenaeum tonight. Officers will be installed.
Bok Peace Ballot Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, lad. Do you approve the winning plan in substance? y e 9 j | (Put an X inside the proper box). * Name , N ° I I Please Print Addreea f City State - Are you a voter? Mall promptly to The American Peace Award, 342 Madison Ave., New York City. If you wish to express a fuller opinion also, please write to the American Peace Award.
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ORGANIST DROPS DEAD AT CLOSE OF RECITAL Heart Trouble Thought Responsible for Demise of Prof. Paris 11. Myers. Uy Vnitrd Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jfln. 7.—Just after ho had completed his first organ recital at the St. John's Evangelical Church after an absence of six years. Prof. Paris R. Myers dropped dead in the parsonage here Sunday night. Heart trouble was believed responsible. He was 53 years ot age. Prior to leaving here six years ago, he had been connected with the church eleven years. Professor Myers was organist at Episcopal churches In Williamsport, Pa.; Chattanooga, Tenn., and Charlotte. N. C. He also was formerly a faculty member of the University of Florida. STAGS SEEKING MEMBERS Indianapolis Drove of Order Names Officers for New Year. Indianapolis drove, Order Os Stags of the World, Is conducting a drive to increase membership to 1,000. S. C. Johnson has been installed as the new exulted director. Other new officers: A. L. Hart, prelate; George Shirley, senior warden; Frank Stoner. Junior warden: Frank Krauth, inner guard; Edward W. Davis, outer guard; J. M. Fletcher, treasurer; N. W. Ward, recorder, and O. A. Wamsley, trustee. 334TH OFFICERS' LUNCH Luncheon of the officers of the 334th Infantry was held at the Severin today, Samuel L. Bolles. retiring regimental commander and national adjutant of the American Legion, spoke. The 334th Infantry is tho regiment of Organized Reserves that draw's its officers from Marlon County and counties to the southeast. In war It would receive its enlisted personnel from tho same area. The 84th Division is now an Indiana organization entirely and tho 334th is one of its four infantry regiments. ‘'District School” Repealed The Aid Society of Fleming Garden Church of Christ will repeat the play, "The District School of Blueberry Corners" at the West Washington M. E. Church, Warman Ave. and W. Washington St., at 8 p. m. Tuesday. The ‘‘Blueberry Corners” orchestra will play.
Also Urges Entry Into World Court Referendum on SIOO,OOO Pact Will Show Feeling of People on Foreign Policy, . BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS, ' Foreign Editor, Seripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.—With mixed emotions officials today watched the launching of the nation-wide referendum on the Edward W. Bok SIOO,OOO peace plan, just made public. Regarded as one of the oddest experiments in American history, it is nothing less than an effort on the part of the citizens of the United States to make their voice heard above a coterie of stubborn politicians who, for years, have been standing in the way of world peace.
After the World War it was proposed all nations should join hands to prevent another. Politicians b’oeked American participation at that time and for four years now the bosses of Washington have insisted upon a policy of International Isolation. They claimed they held “a mandate I from the people.” by a 7,000,000 majority, to refuse to cooperate with other countries to preserve world peace. Others held the American people had really never had their say on the subject. They claimed that if the people only had a chance they would, by an overwhelming majority, vote for peace by cooperation. , Then Edward W. Bok. former editor ! of the Lidies Home Journal, had an 1 idea. He offered SIOO,OOO for the best pence plan. The pilan today be- , comes public property. But the most j Impor.ant experiment of all Is yet to come. The people, from one end of the country to the other, are to be given a chance to vote on It. Bok’s hope is that such a tidal wave of popular opposition to the isolation policy will roil up that the Senate cannot ignore the new “mandate of the people,” thus expressed, and will : be forecd to act. Plan Unanimous Choice The plan to be voted on was the unanimous choice of the Jury of Award. It Is significant that It had its chairman, Ellhu Root. Secretary of State In President Roosevelt’s Cab- | inet, and ns one of Its most prom- | lnent members. Col. E. M. House, i closest personal friend and adviser of President Wilson, father of the la-ague ! of Nations. It is an open effort to square the differences between Republicans and Democrats in order to make the United States a part of the league, though "with reservations." "We are already cooperating with the league In a suh-rosa sort of a* way,” the plan says in effect. "Let ps cooperate with It whole-heartedly in the open and really do something to help keep the world at peace.” ir public opinion, through the Bok plan, forces the Government’s hand now. it would he. to all intents and purposes, the same as if we had Joined the league back in 1920 under the Lodge reservations. The SIOO,OOO plan would put us at once into tho world court. It would make inoperative Articles 10 and 16 of the league covenant objected to by Republican Senators on the ground they implied the use of armed force. It would exempt us from any obligations under the Treaty of Versailles except by act of Congress—which is j as it is row. It would “safeguard the Monroe Doctrine." But Article 21. of the covenant already does this. It would open the league to all self governing nations by two thirds vote of the league assembly. This is alleady the case.
It proposes the "continuing development" of international law. This the league Is now considering. The gist of the whole argument is that little. In fact, remains to be done to bring about the desired cooperation against war except for tho die hards to stand out of the way and let the United States take its place where five sixhs of all nations and four-fifths of all mankind are already. Here Is the $100,060 peace plan, known orfiy as No. 1469. The name of the author will be kept secret until about the first of February, hy which time the Nation-wide referendum, w'hich begins today, will be completed. This is the ofTF-lal synopsis: I. Enter the permanent court. That the United States adhere to the permanent court of international Justice for the reasons and under the conditions stated by Secretary Hughes and President Harding In February. 1923. 11. Cooperate with the League of Nation*. That without becoming a member of the League of Nations as it present constituted, the United Staties Government should extend Its present cooperation with the League and propose participation In tre work of Its assembly and council under the following conditions: Safeguarding of Monroe Doctrine 1. The United States accepts the League of Nations as an Instrument of mutual counsel, but it will assume no obligation to interfere with political questions of policy or internal ad ministration of any foreign state. In uniting Its efforts with those of other States for the preservation of peace and the promotion of the common welfare, the United States insists upon the safeguarding of the Monroe Doctrine and does not abandon Its traditional attitude concerning American Independence of the Old World and does not consent to submit its long established policy concerning questions regarded hy it as purely American to the recommendation or decision of other powers. Vo Military or Economic Force 2. The only kind of compulsion which nations can freely engage tc apply to each other in the name of
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peace Is that which arises from conference. from moral judgment, from lull publicity, and from the power of public opinion. The United States will assume no obligations under Article X In Its present form, or under Article XVI j in Its present form In the Coverant, or in its amended form as now iroposed, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United Spates proposes that Article X and XVI be either dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtaining conformity to the pledges • of the Covenant. No Obligations Under Versailles Treaty 3. The United States will accept ; no responsibilities under the Treaty | of Versailles unless in any particular | case Congress has authorized such I rction. I league Open to All Nations 4. The United States Government proposes that Article I of the Covenant be construed and applied, or, if necessary, redrafted, so that admission to the league shall be assured to any self-supporting State that wishes to Join and that receives the favorable vote of two-thirds of the Assembly. Development of International Law 5. Asa condition of its participation in the work and counsels of the league, the United States asks that the Assembly and Council consent—or obtain authority to begin collaboration for the revision and de veiopment of International law. em ploying for this purpose the aid of . commission of jurists. This Commission would be directed to formulate anew existing rules of the law of nations, to reconcile divergent opinions, to consider points I itherto inadequately provided for. but vital to the maintenance of International Justice, and in general to de fine the social rights and duties of States. The recommendation of the Commission would be presented from time to time, in proper form for consideration, to the Assembly as to a recommending if not a law-making body.
FROM FAR AND NEAR
Premier Poincare of France has been re-elected to the French sen ate by the overwhelming majority if 794 votes out of a possible 810. Flames swept three great piers at Ocean Park Sunday, completely de stroying the amusement center with a 'oss that will exceed $2,000,000. Four heirs of Bernard Surinamer, Russian, gathered in Chicago today to outline plans to claim the city of Surinam. Dutch Guiana, founded, they said, by Surinamer, eighty-five years ago. New morning paper In American language will start publication In St. Louis, Feb. I, management of "Amerika,” German language dally announces. J. D. Flynn. Oklahoma newspaperman, has obtained control of the s3<so,ooo corporation which controls this company. French officers examining wreckage discovered off Sclacca, Sicily as that of the Dixmude, report It is not a part ot the airship's equipment. The wreckage consisted of wires. and an anchor. Japanese government is evincing anxiety over widespread anti-Japanese riots among Koreans in Toklo. Hackensack, N. J.. booted its blue laws Sunday and went on a spree when Bergen County Symphony Society gave a concert in local theater. It was first Sunday performance in memory of oldest lnhabitans. Mrs. Edna Scotland, 107 years old. died from burns Sunday at Ullin, 111., when her clothing was Ignited from a kerosene fire. Three members of crew of gulf steamship Annie died of exposure in
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