Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1936 — Page 15

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“tremble for the safety” of their

country. And, too, in 1912 the world’s greatest Tory newspaper said if the Constitution stood in the way, the thing to do was to amend it, and called those who opposed such a thing “commercial anarchists.” ,. . What 1 like about President Roosevelt is his uncanny ability to pick out the chaff. How fortunate he is that Al Smith was not an adviser. I think I can see Roosevelt a8 he sits in his office and watches the parade go by. He can say to his friends, “See that fellow? Know what he wanted in 1933? Well, 1 can't tell you, but it took more than a wheelbarrow to get his savings out of the bank to his homes. And look there, that fellow wanted ime to assume the role of a dictator, ‘and it isn't McFadden, either. And that man just behind him—he invested a few dollars in an airplane company, got in on the mail contracts and in a short time cashed in for several millions. And that other fellow with the high hat. He used to be a big shot in a vast utility—that was too bad, wasn't it? Here come some others interested in sweatshops. But look who's ‘coming now, wearing gold braid. They -represent a banking group that damned the idea of guaranteeing bank deposits.” And on down, the “commercial anarchists, both in and out of office” pass in review. . . , n F J ”

HOLD FARMERS DISLIKE

ORDERS FROM CAPITAL By Frank Ridgway

Farmers throughout the country apparently are favorable to a plan of again assuming full control of their production operations on the individual family unit system basis, regardless of the political party in power at the White House. - The proposal of Rexford G. Tugwell, Mr. Roosevelt's assistant secretary of agriculture, to operate the farms of America as one farm has not met with favor among farmers generally. Each farmer, whether land owner or tenant, wants to be his own boss. They want to decide for themselves how the land they are operating is to be used. They want to bé free to sit by the fireside with members of their families and decide what erops they plant and how they dispose of them. Many still are hopeful that help may come from Washington. But whatever Federal help is offered, whether in the form of plans or money, there is a growing tendency among farmers to insist on administering it locally. They oppose taking orders from the nation’s capital. The question of who is to be boss —the Federal Government or farmers—is to come up in connection with the administration of the new soil conservation and domestic allotment act. The federal government can not continue to administer the law after Jan. 1, 1938. After that date it must be turned over to local bodies if the plan is to be operated in a state. Washington officials have indicated that the law likely is to be administered through: federallysupported state agricultural colleges. ” » ” AGREES NEWSPAPER PREJUDICE DOESN'T PAY By H. IL.

: On Monday preceding the first Tuesday in November, 1932, a certain reactionary Republican newspaper declared that President Hoover would, beyond the shadow of a ‘cloubt, be re-elected. After the election returns came in, the same newspaper ‘said that it knew all the time that Hoover, because of his extreme unpopularity, did not have the slightest chance of being reelected. Unwittingly, the newspaper admitted that its statements were false, known to its editor to be false, and written with the intent to deceive. . . . . With the delicacy that becomes a

By John F¥. White - ; ’ Since participating in the hearing before the Tax Adjustment Board, considering the budget of the Indi-

anapolis school city, I am wondering if the people of this city really understand the significance of some of the proposals under consideration. . . . I am particularly calling attention to the suggestion made to the board that the school city appeal to the Federal government to

applied to the proposed building program, all for the purpose 6f lowering the school city tax levy. To me, this proposal is altogether ill advised and inappropriate at this time when there is every evidence that business recovery has reached a point when many socalled emergency Federal grants are no longer needed. It is time when taxes sre more easily and more promptly paid, when the ability to meet and expand our living expenses is more improved, - when debts are more readily and promptly paid, and when home-owners are more promptly and more adequately meeting their mortgage obligations. I am of the decided opinion that such continued application for Tederal funds tends to a distinct

sides involving a weakening of the moral fiber of our individual characters. To hide behind the excuse that

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lowering of community morale, be-.

Urges Halt to U. 8. Fund Pleas

if Federal funds are available the community ought to get its quota while the: getting is good is an argument without moral weight. For individual citizens or groups of citizens, going, hat ip hand, to the Federal government for aid supto be available, in order to relieve the local tax burden, while on the other hand probably sharply criticising the Federal government for extravagant and wasteful spending, is a species of individual and public immorality of which the people of no community should be guilty. The time has come, it seems to me, to cease much of this clamor for Federal help, to cease our efforts to induce the Federal government to make more and more local grants, and thereby aid the government to more diligently apply itself to the much-needed work of balancing its own budget, while the communities pursue the selfrespecting course of balancing their budgets with their own funds. It is time to cease playing the role of the drug addict, pleading for a “shot in the arm” every time he feels the pains of -abstinence coming on and lacking the courage and moral stamina to resist the effects of a drug that steals his self-respect. The moral is that the people of this city are amply able to take care of. all the educational needs of its children without outside help, and in all decency should do so. :

gentleman, President Roosevelt, in his New. York Tribune Forum speech, pleads with such partisan newspapers. He reveals how profoundly he wishes that such newspapers would join him in striving to elevate the ethics of democratic methods by enlightening the voters and thus compelling politicians to raise their standards. We will do well to join him in praying that the coming election shall convince such newspapers that prejudice is a poor substitute for logic and that a certain habit, condemned by the Bible, doesn’t pay. ” ” ”

FASCISM PERILS LABOR, SUBSCRIBER. BELIEVES By a Subscriber

I am not defending communism

Russia. But why cry about that when we recognize the regime of the blood-thirsty house painter of Germany and the mocking-bird Fascists of Austria whose ideal is the ditch-digging corporal who “bravely led” the Fascists march on Rome from the seat of a railway car Labor should heed the warning for independent political action. Fascism is on the march and it is out to destroy democracy and all organized labor movements. E Fascism is the last line of defense of capitalism. If democracy is to survive, it must be merciless in its war on fascism. ”

MILK CONTROL BOARD

DRAWS CRITICISM By H. S. Shepard

This is a matter which every Indiana milk consumer should consider fully. We were informed that the State Milk Control Board was created to save the dairy industries in Indiana and to insure good quality milk at a fair price to consumer, distributor and producer. It seems, however, that so far our board has accomplished little more than price control on which they appear to

gree. Much ean be said on this. matter of price. When pastures are good, standard milk can be delivered ‘at a price of 8 cents a quart and return a good profit to the producer. The codes. and NRA boosted retail prices in Indianapolis to 10 cents a quart. Then our new State Milk Control Board was created, and immediately boosted the price to 11 cents a quart, because of the high cost of dairy feed. When pastures came in luxuriantly for three months in the spring —making cheap feed again—we still had to pay the high price because

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our milk board controlled it. Then the severe drought came along in July. The board declared another emergency and raised the price to 12 cents a quart. The drought has passed into history and again we have good pastures and cheap feed. Has any one heard of a reduction in the price of milk? No, and we will not hear of one, because the board is still in control. Now we pay for milk just as’ we pay for gas, light, water and telephones and all other utilities. There is no competition. When the last boost in price was made, milk consumption dropped 15 per cent because many could not afford to buy it. Since consumption dropped, the dairy industry has been running advertisements in our papers, trying to increase consumption and use of milk. The way to get people to use more milk is certainly not price through control. Noblesville, our neighbor to the north, has a better quality ‘of milk delivered to the housewives at 9 cents a quart throughout the entire season than Indianapolis wives can get at 12 cents. Indianapolis has had some previous experience in the attempt to fix prices and stifle competition and our people will stand for this sort of thing for only a short time. Let us have an immediate reduction iif the price of milk in Indianapolis. " s ” BAN OF LEFT TURNS IN MILE SQUARE URGED By Jimmy Cafouros There are a lot of progressive traffic moves being made these days. I see where a lot of left turns have been banned.” It is a fine thihg, but we must go farther. Every left turn in the mile square

should be banned. It is these turns that hinder trafic. They are really the traffic cop's pet poison. Where there are no left turns there are no cars being massed at the intersections. To balance things up, right turns should” be allowed at any time. right. turn falls in with the line a traffic. It 4s evident that it does not impede it. Anybody wanting to bear left has but to circle a block to the right. x 8 = WRITER WONDERS ABOUT DESTRUCTION OF FOOD By Mrs. C. A. L.

Such great stress is placed on criticising this Administration for destruction’ of crops, allowing only so much seed to be ‘planted, etc., etc. I remember one article written by a western farmer who said it was a good thing he didn’t sow all the seed he wanted to, because what he did sow didn’t do much good and he would have had all that labor and loss of seed for nothing. But the subject uppermost in my mind is tifat years ago, not a great

‘used to buy up gardens, vegetables and orchards of fruit and let them rot. They wouldn't allow anybody to touch any of the fruit or vegetables. In this campaign, I haven't heard any one refer to that. Was that condition to be commended? » ” ” 5 ASKS THAT CITIZENS REMEMBER THE. PAST By Donald Thrasher, London

Do You Remember: Mr. Farmer—When corn was 12 cents a bushel and oats were 8 cents a bushel? Mr. Depositor—When you put your money in the, bank and could not get it back? Mr. Real Estate Man—When you paid the water and did not get any rent? Mr. Soldier—When you went to Washington to get your bonus and were abused and treated like a bum? Mr. Everybody—Hooverville? The Manufacturer's Association and the Chamber of Commerce?

O. P.-Hoover regime. ” » ” DEFENDS ROOSEVELT’'S EMERGENCY COURSE By Corbin Essel, Shelbyville

The opposition to President Roosevelt is leaving no stone unturned to prevent his re-election. As Robert LaFollette said recently, their candidate out-Hoovers Hoover in the east and out-Roosevelts Roosevelt in the west. In their scramble for votes, anything goes. Mr. Landon condemns the huge relief-spending of the New Deal, then proposes liberal policies sure to cause liberal spending. . . . And now from Alf to Al. The latter said that the Constitution

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» » » WHO 1S GUILTY IN TERRE HAUTE? READER INQUIRES By D. L. Webster ;

Mayor Beecher of Terre Haute says that the Communists in general, and Earl Browder in particular, have no right to protection under the Constitution of this country. Communists, it is claimed, preach the overthrow of our government and Constitution . by force. The Mayor and Terre Haute chief of

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