Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1936 — Page 15
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(A 5 HOWARD NEW! SPAPER)
W. HOWARD mgr EARL D, BAKER President Business Manager
PLANS should be in the making now for enabling legis-
lation. for local housing authorities in Indianapolis and her Hoosier communities,
‘Mayor Kern and others at the United States Conference of Mayors in Washington last week were told by Secrey Ickes that the Federal government has pointed the way in housing “and the municipalities of America must now assume lendealup” The Public Works administrator fg urged the creation of local housing authorities to which ederal grants and loans could be made. The New Deal’s low-cost housing and slum clearance program thus far has been a “demonstration” program. is too restricted to make any substantial reduction in the kisting housing shortage. Lockefield Gardens here, for example, will provide 748 living units. The entire PWA lousing program over the country will furnish about 21,000 units. But since about half of all these involve slum demition, the ‘net addition to the housing supply will not large. x The serious Indianapolis housing shortage is well Cknown. The American Bankers’ Association reports similar conditions exist “in virtually all parts of the country.” ~ Before depression, about 400,000 new dwelling units ere built each year. This rate has not been approached
i since 1928. Residential construction fell steadily, totaling
only -200,000 units in 1930, dropping to fewer than 50,000 in 1982 and in 19383, and hitting a low mark of about 30,000 new houses built in 1934. The rate turned upward in 1935, &for a total of-90,000 units, and gained more rapidly this A year. - Even so, the estimated total for 1936 is only 250,000.
The acuteness of this situation is emphasized by the
<8 A. F. of L. Executive Council housing report, which places
¥ithe country’s minimum housing needs during the next 10
tyears at 14,000,000 dwellings. This is based on estimates |
&that 7,000,000 units will be needed .to meet population
*growth, 3,250,000 for replacement of present substandard
dwellings and a similar number to offset future obsolescence, and on the assumption that about 1,000,000 dwellJings will be needed to eliminate “doubling up.” And the {council says this “14,000,000 minimum” makes little allow--ance for Vincreasing our standards of space, amenity and onvenience.” Private enterprise has not yet responded to the vigforous government efforts to stimulate construction. Presi-
f.dent Roosevelt, presumably because of this, says “an ade--
quate answer” to the housing problem has not been worked
The drive for such an ‘answer is to be Fenewed, and:
j Li we should be prepared to join in the program by estab-
a + lishing. a local housing authority.
'\CACTUSJACK, LL. D. OHN NANCE GARNER, who says of himself in Who's Who that he “had limited school advantages,” celebrated his sixty-seventh birthday by receiving an honorary de‘gree of Doctor of Laws from Baylor University in his 3 ‘native Texas, Let no one remark strangely upon the h
that academic cap and gown rest d and shoulders of Cactus Jack Garner. He has had a part, in making more Federal laws than any other living man. Elected to Congress in 1903, he served continuously i in the House for 30 years, became its Speaker in 1981, and as Vice President of the United " States has been CL officer of the Senate since 1933. L Seldom has an honorary degree seemed more. appropriate than this one sonferred UpoR} the eminent Doctor
THE PRICE OF PEACE N a recent issue of Foreign Affairs, former Secretary = of War Newton D. Baker presents with irrefutable logic some of the weaknesses of the existing legislation designed p keep America out of the next world conflict. Most significant, we think, is his comment on neutrah ty as it relates to the pressure for trade that is the inevitable aftermath of such an Armageddon as broke forth 1914. | : “I venture the % lessons of history indicate that in any future similar situa- : tion it will be extremely difficult to induce our people from seeking . : . relief when they begin to suffer too cruelly a result of wars in which they have no part.” Like it or not, if we are to face the facts as they are nd not as we would is for that fear.
agree With Mr:
2 grave danger of our being dnable to control our a4] ce to the present neutrality law
(distress becomes greater than they
sure could be prevented. way must be a national realization in money as well as in human written in our times. It is the
‘his royal master might have es-
observation,” he declares, “that the |
file to have them; there is ample
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The Liberal View|
By Harry Elmer Barnes
Recalls Beginning of World Wa and Sees Same Courses Being Pursued by Most Nations Today. {Substituting for Westbrook Pegler.)
JEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 27.—Twenty-two years ago a tubercular Bosnian youth
fired a shot which was very literally and
tragically heard round the world. The heir
to the Austro-Himgarian throne was the
victim. The assassination well illustrates the element of accident ih history.” If the Archduke’s chauffeur had not become confused: and disobeyed orders he would
‘not have slowed down at the place
where : Princip stood waiting, and
caped death.” o ough the Killing of the Archduke was Specifically a combina-
HE POI “id human “history the logical’ Siimhation of world ‘developments over a generation. Patriots: had been urging war
:} for revenge or glory. Bankers and ~investors. were ‘seeking: outlets in
overseas areas. Manufacturers were struggling for raw materials and merchants for foreign mar-
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kets. High tariff walls were thrown up by selfish and:
short-sighted national interests. Vast armies and navies were constructed, theoretically to perpetuate peace through fear of the consequences of war. Great alliances divided Europe into two armed camps.
Andrew Carnegie was building peace palaces, peace conferences were being held, war was proclaimed at an end, and peoples generally lived in fool's paradise until Princip’s pistol brought them face to face with the stark penalties of their folly and complacency. War dropped suddenly upon Europe as a result of the aggression of Serbia, France and Russia; the fear and blundering of Austria-Hungary and the delay, stupidity and involvements of Germany, Great Brittain and Ttaly. : ” ¢ » = immediate result of the great conflict was appalling, Twenty-six million soldiers and civilfans went prematurely to the grave. Many more were wounded, widowed or orphaned. The total immediate economic cost cf the war ran to over $335,000,000,000. Democratic government was everywhere suspended to meet the strains and stresses of wartime activity. It was hoped, however, that out of the conflict would come a Settlement which would create Utopia and
constitute sore compensation for the gigantic losses
of the war period. But the post-war developments brought worse calamities than the days of carnage, x 88 =
were {fo suppress super-patriotism, but there are now in Europe 30 national states instead of the 18 of 1914. And the patriots are more active and arrogant than ever.
ts are greater than ever before. . mm |i
-Armamen spite -of the “war to end war” the nations of the world are 70 per eent more for war
spending today than in June, 1914, And these expenditures rise yearly. Secret diplomacy still prevails.
‘Further, we lean on: slender reeds to r our-
¢ protect selves. against the future. The League of Nations at
Gelieva is manned by the same international rack-
Sigel Who. al Htime Despetuate the military Slsiemm.
"The Hoosier Forum
1 wholly disagree with what: you say, but will - defend to the death your. right to say it—Voltaire. .
SEES MUCH GOOD IN PEACE CONFERENCE By Pedro A. DeLaCrus President Roosevelt’s decision to address the Inter-American Peace Conference at Buenos Aires in De-
cember will confirm, “comme il faut,” our policy of a good neighbor toward Latin American countries. For many years Latin American countries have featured the United States as the colossus of the North and they have always doubted our sincerity toward a policy of friendship because of blunders of previous Administrations in this country. But] during the last four years President Roosevelt has done much to win the confidence of our southern neigh-
: bors. In his speeches and through
the press he has emphasized the wish and honest desire of the government and the people of the United States, not only to maintain a policy of good neighbor but to invite mutual co-operation ‘between both continents in the Western Hemisphere so as to make it a land of peace and happiness. 1 have read with great gusto newspapers from Latin America, and the consensus of opinion is very encouraging. President Roosevelt is looked upon as a great leader and champion of democracy, and they hope that President Roosevelt will bring. with him a message of | good will that will establish forever in their minds our cordial and sincere friendship. There is no doubt in my mind that a great benefit will be ienived from this Inter-American Peace Conference, not only economically but commercially as well. The import restrictions and exchange conwr which during the last five years have been an obstacle in our commercial relations with Latin American countries will be simplified to the benefit of all concerned. Sy Br . The American people can pe lishing
they are in our country, so that when they return to their homes they will carry with them happy and friendly memories of our people and of the great United States of
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can never op th ‘They can never. stop it.” We. A411 have TT ‘our midst, They viewed the on-coming New Deal with skepticism, declaring thal it would never start "Amierick on’ the road to re | covery. When' they see the wheels (of indusizy move forward, under the Roosevelt Administration, they still ery om “We are’ on the Toad; to
patrick says i = n a ne hy himself and that ‘statements
and his epee of the Constitution. = If space ‘were avatlable’ 1 would state the Taw in full to’ explode the entire Coughlin program. ° Any ‘citizen of the Onitea States: may procure copies of ‘all banking la ws and learn the on ‘about ‘them: These
laws are laws, not Coughlin cure- |
alls, uote Mr. Pagani and the Gouge
few. ‘doubting
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ites remind me of a ghastly experience of mine.
1 was touring the South five years
ago with a prominent lecturer. We
{| stopped one night with an old friend
on a plantation, where there was a Negro nearly 100 years old. ' About
midnight we were sitting on the
lawn discussing old times when our attention was arrested by a piteous ro from 3 nearby - cabin. We : hear it. We were shocked ‘to he the aged Negro wailing, “Oh, deah Lord, why don’t you help Ole Massis Lineoln to set us free?”
Our friend explained that he was |
greatly attached to his old servant
and had’ tried to make him com-
fortable' and happy. He had not al-
| lowed him to work for 30 years and
ee. “The to convince him he was
now, but the Goughlinites =jooutral to ‘ponder Coughlin’s theories rather than learn the facts. Consequently: they are in a class by
; } themselves, :a class similar to the self-imposed slave and equally piti-
{Sue (They are trying fo. live in
Fans Tee SEES: DEPRESSION COMING IN 1940 By A.J. McKinnon "1 would 'like to answer Robert N. ‘Collier ‘of Sullivan, who criticised ‘my. article on communism in politics
~~ and 1abor.
ye. lng : That wht you came, ous eses 10 |
make, It might be ready for your hand And you could my. forgiveness. take.
Love you? But ah, I never ceased In these eternal days of pain And endless nights of loneliness
(Other Tour. Yeats on. the money,
-Although. Mr. Collier did not give
2 any facts to support his article he
whether the loyal~ I eb Moving To Cars oi en ‘ahy democracy and freedom. The Tebels in Spain, to the contrary, are Sehiing for freedom against com-
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1 In tesa to Mr. Collier’s” ques- |’
the American revolution. That is credit expan- |; sion. This is bound to come, thei: way the government is handling the | money and credit. The majority ot the nation has voted to keep the. ther Tour years on the Toney a: |
It Seems to Me
By Heywood Broun
Supreme Court Tie Decision Should Give Grave Cause for Worry, for It Is ‘Much Less Than Emphatic.
™ the Supreme Court, it seems, as on the baseball diamond, a tie is in'favor of the runner, Thus New York State's Unemploy‘ment Insurance law gets by through &-four-to-four division. Advocates of social security are jubilant, and yet the mechanics of the verdict should give very grave cause for worry. In the first place, this permission by virtue of a tie is less than emphatic. According to one story
from Washington, such cases are readily reopened. Moreover, there is no assurance that the court will think along somewhat similar lines in passing on Federal legislation. However, I can not pretend not to find -a. certain joy and -satisfaction: when the ‘court thunders in such sharply divided accents. Although a hair divides the false and true, many have maintained that when the high bench has spoken, even in five-to-four tones, the deeision of the majority becomes fundamental Americane ism, and any espousal of the dissent rank heresy. But when the supreme authority is split into rival quartets who gan say which group sings on key and which is slightly sour? What becomes of the theory thaf the Constie - tution is so crystal clear that no interpretative amendment can possibly be needed? In other words, when the court stands four to four who is the patriot. and who is the red revolutionist? It seems that we are not to know. Apparently tradition holds that in such instances no written opinions are given out, and the vote itself remains a secret as to the identity of the Soutendess, This is not. . democratic process. 8 8 2 rom eats the rac tracks o the coli nave been unwilling to settle upon such approximations, and have called in the camera eye to separate the horses in a blanket finish. Still, after the photograph has been taken and the decision rendered the pice ture is posted so that the humble bettor may look for himself and be reassured that he truly lost, if only by a whisker, But Chief Justice Hughes, in conformity with custom, is unwilling to let the general public examine -the record and see for itself that there was no whisker of advantage but an actual dead heat. As things stand we must rely on gossip and hints “dropped off the record. Washington newspaper men “seem to surmise that Mr. Justice Roberts has paid “his tribute to Mr. Dooley and followed the, election _returns. ‘This is interesting, if true, because when “he read the majority. decision in the Railway. Pene sions Act Justice Roberts seemed to be animated by ite a different legal and economic philosophy. deed, some of the commentators think that it may have been . Justice Sutherland who awilched from: the conservative block to the liberal
s os 2 J MUST continue to tuist hat complete” candor and dignity can go hand in hand. Bill Kiem, man in a black robe. It is only behind his back. that the players call him Catfish. He asserts that he has never made a bad in his life, Tha; would be 3 good record even for
Mr. Broun
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