Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 December 1936 — Page 12

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1936

A WELCOME TO CHEVROLET JNDIANAPOLIS held the automotive spotlight again this week as Chevrolet's new commercial body factory at Henry street and White River Parkway was formally dedicated. The new unit is the largest commercial body plant in the world. The buildings, replacing the small plant that Chevrolet has operated on the same site since 1930, have about 500,000 square feet of floor space. The walls are almost continuous areas of glass. Employment capacity is about 1600 persons. The community took particular pride yesterday in welcoming the executives of (General Motors and of the Chevrolet division, who were honored guests last night at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet. The dedication, which became a civic celebration, was a landmark in the industrial growth of Indianapolis. The concentration of this vast manufacturing activity here demonstrates confidence in the city’s industrial future and faith in its civic and governmental stability. Chevrolet’s expansion here has an economic significance in the further decentralization of the operations of the great production units of the motor industry. Indianapolis is proud to welcome this plant which adds to the city’s prestige as a manufacturing center.

CABBAGES AND KINGS T is recorded that in the year A. D. 304 the great Roman Emperor Diocletian abdicated and retired to his country seat at Salona on the eastern shore of the Adriatic. When his colleague Maximian wrote urging him to reassume the purple of the Caesars, Diocletian answered: “Were you but to come to Salona and see the cabbages which 1 raise with my own hands you would no longer talk to me of empire.” So don’t feel too sorry for David Windsor when he finally weds and settles down somewhere or other to live a country gentleman's life.

PARADES AND STEW STORY from Berlin, announcing Germany's winter program for feeding the German hungry, is a more eloquent commentary on Naziism than Herr Hitler's bombastic boasts about the success of his regime. It tells of house-to-house canvasses for foodstuffs, a special levy of 1 per cent on all incomes and a winter regime of “one-pot Sundays.” Threatened with a more severe food shortage this winter than last, German families will do without full course dinners and eat stews and other cheap concoctions, giving what they save to relief, Nazi Germany has spent billions to buy cannon, tanks, airplanes and other machines for Killing its own and its neighbors’ sons. Having squeezed pockets of the German people to build this great army, the next thing Hitler will find 1s an enemy to use it on. As in all dictatorships, the army and “glory” come first, the people's well-being and happiness next.

LEARN FROM ENGLAND A FAVORITE gesture of the Tory in America is to point to England as a democracy that is a democracy, with none of our foolishness. On the matter of business and government relationship, now that the New Deal has been so overwhelmingly indorsed, nothing would be better than to send a committee of our Tories to England to study just what has been going on there. They would find that in economic and social

legislation as well as taxation we are more than 20 years |

But since that won't come to pass, it is | | ing the gun, so to speak, in order to take the man

behind the times. heartening to read that a famous Britisher is to be invited here to explain what England has done toward modernizing her business system. The plan is announced by President Peter Van Horn of the National Federation of Textiles, who wants business to adopt a different attitude toward the government, The Britisher, Sir Robert Ray Duncan, has contributed much in England in the direction that Van Horn would have our business go. / Today England not only has a balanced budget but has more people employed than at any time in her history.

and friendly co-operation of the Cabinet and industry—the absolute opposite of what we have seen in this country with much of our business nursing a great grouch toward the Administration in Washington. That process of co-operation in England began after the die-hard resistance of the Tories in industry broke down in the days following the election of a Liberal government mn 1905. All the old changes about radicals were rung. But finally there came—and more important, came to be accepted—such things as compulsory old-age pensions, unemployment insurance, insurance for. widows and orphans, stock market control, the marketing act, successfully fulfilling the objectives of our AAA, and an act corresponding in effect to those parts of our NRA which dealt with unfair competition and. overproduction.

The steps England has taken would classify as com- |

| show financial and administrative management coms | parable with that of other industries, That has pro-

munistic in terms of our 1936 campaigning, but with business now realizing that its political attitude. is antiquated, it is altogether probable that the great bulk of business, most of which after all is not as Tory as many of its now discredited leaders, will approve a modernization of the business attitude—even if such modernization means doing something about the Constitution or the Supreme Court, or both. For business men have a way of being very practical, when the path of practicality is once made clear, and doljars themselves are by nature pragmatic. We've gone a long way from that New York banquet hall where last December the National Association of Manufacturers met and dined and orated all day on the single

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Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

Mr. Pegler Answers the Critics Of G-Boss J. Edgar Hoover, the Celebrated Eye That Never Sleeps.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—J. Edgar Hoover, the celebrated eye that never sleeps, used a sledge hammer to knock a fly off the baby’s nose a few days ago, and the New York police now seem to have joined the

posse which is trying to run Mr. Hoover out of his job. This posse includes some Washingion politicians, some envious members of other investigating bureaus in the government, a certain element of the

public who just naturally hate a grandstander, and a number of disgruntled and disloyal minor employes of his own bureau who think they are overworked and underpaid, as maybe they are. Mr. Hoover has certain faults, and a hearty appetite for glamour, persgnal celebrity and newspaper publicity. Nevertheless, the record of his bureau shows that he is an effective, if inartistic, cop, and to chase him out of his job for the objections thus far discovered would be another resort to the sledge hammer when milder means would do. A better way for all concerned would be for Homer Cummings to take Mr, Hoover on his lap some time and whisper that the best detective is not the wellknown detective and, that anyway, most nightclub and ringside celebrities are not really big, but merely swollen. Mr. Hoover frequents the big fights and the night clubs, and though it may tickle his vanity to be pointed out and gazed at, such honors do not mean a thing as he, at his age, oughy t¢ know. His face is the trade-mark of his bureau by now, and no important thief or kidnaper would be so silly as to hang around the places where Mr. Hoover drops in with conspicuous stealth to keep an eye on the boys and girls, n 5 on N the New York incident, Mr. Hoover and a number of young King Bradys of the bureaus shot flaming arrows and machine gun bullets into an apartment to capture a thoroughly disagreeable minor league bank

robber. The fire department complained of unnecessary

shelling, and the police accused Mr. Hoover of jump-

while the city detectives were out for a cup of coffée. Mr. Hoover denies everything, but his reputation as a glory-hunter is against him, so0 maybe he did steal a little applause from the police, but, if so, what of it? Moreover, the New York cops, in their time, have put on a few battles of the Marne to take a beleaguered thief, not only in the city, but up the state, and the Jersey troopers, after their fumbling work in the Hall-Mills and Lindbergh cases, are in no position to criticize any cop who gets his man. The Jersey troopers were involved in the local incident, too, and won no clipping when the papers came out.

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N the matter of personal publicity, it may be observed that Mr. La Guardia, the Mayor, when riding in his car, sometimes bobs up in the crowds at cheap shootings, where the police in charge are fully able to do their work without the personal supervision of the commander-in-chief. And, to go back a little, we had a spell when a cop couldn't arrest a ragged bum for sleeping in the subway but that Grover

| Whalen came dashing up with his siren screaming, to

take supreme command of the operation. It isn't really right for Mr. Hoover to go around bowing to the Kiwanis every time some G-man takes a desperado for matching pennies, but it isn't wrong enough to warrant the dismissal of the cop who broke up the kidnaping and bank-robbing rackets.

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Is There a Santa Claus?—By Talburt

Hoosier Forum

/ wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it—=Voltaire.

HOLDS EDWARD NOT FIRST | TO LOVE ANOTHER'S WIFE By B. W. P.,, North Vernon It does seem that with thousands to choose from, King Edward should not have needed to take another man's wife. But he is not the first man to fall in love with another

man’s wife. He is not even the first King. King David, in much the same situation, fell for the other man's wife. In his position, he could get the other man out of the way with(out the world being any the wiser. |

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|OF PEDESTRIANS | By N. I. Washburn

| In answer to C. Bell's article on | auto (driving I want to say that I agree with him that it is a hard | job to drive these days. That is why I ask, why on earth don't motorists

turn corners? Although I am extra cautious in crossing ‘streets, I have narrowly escaped being hit by persons turning corners without even taking the trouble to see what is in their path. With the death rate rapidly increasing I should think that drivers would try to avert accidents. Of course, there are many careful drivers, by this I mean the fellows who give us pedestrians a chance. on = 2 BETTER UNDERSTANDING AMONG PEOPLE URGED By John McLellan, Maple Heights, 0.

Throughout the length and breadth of this land, various reasons are given for Mr. Roosevelt's big vote, and guesses are made whether he will turn to the right or to the left. Evidently he is one step ahead of all these writers, for he discovered and made plain to the American people that it is not necessary | to step either to the right or left, [but to impartially stand for fair play between the rich and poor, hence his big vote from men and women in all walks of life. Through his re-election there is

liberal movement, long the dream of those who are content to be one of the millions striving for the common good, instead of wanting to be the big frog in the little puddle, or party. There is now hope that the cannibalistic struggle for power in a class war between labor and capital, so long the dream of Communists, has been squelched forever. . ., . Did the big vote in November for liberal action cause the press to follow instead of lead? Lest this be canstrued as censure of a ScrippsHoward paper, I am quick to add that The Cleveland Press stood almost alone in favor of the La Follette campaign, and that ScrippsHoward papers through the land i stood somewhat alone in favor of Mr. Roosevelt. To my mind there is far more need of change in the general attitude of the American people than | there is for any radical change in

our form of government, A little

watch and slow down when they |

| to victory—fair play to both rich | and poor.

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| more conscience in our daily intercourse with the world, a little more understanding of why some are richer than others, a little more desire to give value for value received. . . . To those who say there must be a radical change in our form of government, a violent realignment of parties in 1040 or any other time, I say that three civilizations as great as ours have passed away through softening of the backbone, by dreams of easy living and easy money with less work. To those who desire a radical change, I say we already have the tools in a

it strays from the path which led

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OF DISCARDED MATES By E. C. C., Connersville In The Indianapolis Times of Dec. 7 Weston Barclay, in “Love Begins at 40,” features the Pearl Buck-Rich-ard J. Walsh love match. He stresses

their love for each other—they hav-

ing brushed aside, as if they were flies, their partners of years, one a missionary teacher and the other long years a wife, What of these other two? What do they think, feel, say and do? Were they affected in any way? And what of the child or children concerned? (The writer does not know if Walsh had any children.) Doesn't anything count with these people? Brilliant and talented as these two are, they have a passion for each other and brush loved ones aside. They do not regard the fact that they may be spoiling the Mves

EN PASSANT BY FREE LANCE

y now hope of a united, international | Shivered through my heart

| Like a chilling, wintry biast. | The sky grew pale, and overcast

In passing, the anguish in your stricken face

With angry clouds. splashed | Against the casement of my quivering soul—

They were your tears.

Raindrops

In passing, the radiance in your jovous face Echoes through my heart Like a thrilling song of spring. The errant sun bursts forth, a flam= ing ring. Afar, through storms, his rainbow hues he flings | Against the windows of my tearstained soul— They are vour smiles!

DAILY THOUGHT

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. —Proverbs 31:10.

- Virtue has many preachers, but ‘ew martyrs.—Helvetius.

chastened Republican Party as a | check on the Democratic Party if |

of others. The love of their children can not remain the same—but doubtless these are trifling matters, at least until their so-called “grand passion” for one another wanes.

These two probably are deserving of all the praise accorded to th>m regarding their brilliance and talent, but why must this so often go with total disregard of those who ‘stood by them in their dark days? Thinking back over the books, “Sons” and “The Good Earth,” one should have been prepared, but it was a shock, nevertheless. > % » COMPARES CONGRESS TO PARLIAMENT By Daniel Francis Clancy, Logansport

Recently I learned a few facts concerning the British House of Commons. members attend the sessions morning coats-—a laudable custom, much better than the comparatively sordid outfitting of the gentlemen up in Congress. The British M. Ps assemble about 3 in the afternoon and disperse about midnight. Now; I couldn't say as to the hours kept by our congressmen, never having been interested in them to that degree—but I imagine, considering all things, that they prop their muddy heels up on their honorable desks and open their hometown newspapers at the sporting page in the high and mighty halls of the Congress of the United States about 11 a. m. This hour is so much more rustic, puritanical and bourgeoisie than the gentlemanly teatime hour of 3. The member of Parliament, when addressing his fellows, does not indulge in oratorical grandilogquence and he does not bellow platitudes (never having served an apprenticeship yodling “Home, Home on the Range” out thar on the prairies, as some of our boys have); he does not thunder nasally hour upon hour. . . . From which I gather that, as it should be, ideas count for more than “tall talk.” The greatest orator in Britain, Winston Churchill, is that, not because of how he says things, but because of what he says—in-

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deed, he lisps. But over here, in the great republic, it matters not what | one says, but only how it is said. | Seldom is anything of any import | said for two reasons: The speaker | is not competent to do so and even | if he were the hearers could not understand. To quote Mencken: “The American, from the beginning, has been the most ardent of rhetoricians. His politics bristles with pungent epithets: his whole history has been bedizened with tall talk; his fundamental institutions rest far more upon brilliant phrases than upon logical ideas.” I might end with an ominous and whimsical prophecy. Keeping the above quotation in mind, if tall talk ever ceased in the states and we came down to ideas—the Babbitry quite possibly would awaken on one dull dawn to find that the hails of Congress, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Hollywood movie studios and all those other supporting pillars of this “grand and glorious” land of ours

Iving about in dusty ruins.

SATURDAY, DEC. 10, 1936

It Seems to Me

By Heywood Broun

Ambassador Davies Is Making Grave Social Error by Taking Cream With Him to Moscow.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19.—Joseph E. Davies, our new ambassador to the Soviet Union, is taking 2,000 pints of cream to Moscow. Perhaps he keeps a cat. Under any other theory it would seem that decidedly

this diplomat were getting off on the wrong foot. Russian officials here smile and say that there is ample milk in Moscow. But even if Mr. Davies is the cautious kind of person who saves his Grade A for a rainy day he would still be in error. At least it would seem to me as if no foreign minister should live below or above the post assigned to him. I know little of the usages of die plomacy, but there is an old rule about living the life of the Romans while among them. Certainly the Soviet officials in this country have attempted to live up to that rule. They dress for dinner at the Russian Embassy in Washington and do not ats tempt to affright the rest of the diplomatic corps by showing up at public receptions in proletarian costume.

Well do I remember the opening party thrown at the embassy shortly after the recognition of Russia. I happened to be in Washington for only a couple of days, and I was traveling light, with just three trunks and a suitcase. Moreover, my man had neglected to pack anything more formal than a dinner coat. When bidden to the party I consulted the sartos rial experts around the National Press Club, and they assured me that one ought to have tails for the Soviet reception. My search for a tail coat was without avail. The lads who readily suggested such a garment put me off when I sought to effect a loan. The invariable answer was, “Why, mine wouldn't possibly be ef any use to you.”

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F course, there was a readiness to give advice, The universal judgment seemed to be that there was only one man in Washington who could suit my purpose—or purpose my suit, if you please. They gave me the name of Rodney Dutcher. I know Rodney, and it was my impression that his coat would be a little too big for me. But, being one of the most democratic people in the world, I was willing to try to take the garment to the Russian reception. I had a feeling that the Soviet officials might recognize the fact that all my clothes were built upon a five-year plan and that the Dutcher duster represented a transitional period. At last I collared Dutcher in the State Department and said, “Rodney, have you got a tail coat?” He seemed to think that I was intent upon some sort of probe or investigation and replied hotly, “I'll match my private life with that of any man.” And when I explained that I was merely covetous and not inquisitive he was not much mollified. “You journalists from the big city,” he said, “are always trying to lord it over us here in Washington. Naturally I have evening clothes. What do you think I am—a big hick?” ” ” »

UT when I made a timid request for his garments he turned me down and said that he was going to the party himself and wished to appear in proper attire. And so I slunk into the Soviet embassy in nothing better than a dinner coat. Our Soviet hosts were living up faithfully to the tradition of the country to which they had been assigned. It seems to me that Joseph E. Davies in proceeding to Moscow should be prepared to follow the same line of conduct.

EW YORK CITY, Dec. 19.—This column some weeks ago said that the railroad system does not

voked many All were ably stated in a recent letter: (1) That both rates and labor wages are regulated by government and therefore that the management should not be criticised for results; (2) that taxes are 8 per cent of costs; (3) that the criticism that the railroads are

‘General Hugh Johnson Says —

Recent Criticism of Railroad Management Justified Despite Protest; Insists Financial Setup Is Primarily Responsible for Difficulties.

The Washington Merry-Go-Round

Strange Case of James E. Welsh, Ex-Well Driller in Venezuela, Gives State Department and Secretary Mull an Enormous Pain in the Neck,

I think the answer that railroad management can't be judged by business standards because of rate and wage regulation is answered by the offsetting circumstances that the government rule of rate making is a “fair return on the investment.” What business manager can rely on such a crutch as that? In business you all if you can beat the other fellow to cheaper and

By Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen

ASHINGTON, Dee. 18. —Diplomatic chickens have a weird way of coming home to roost. Take the strange case of James E. Welsh, a well driller in Venezuela. . Welsh had a child by a Venezuelan wife, and a rea-

trumped up by his enemies he was thrown in jail, during which his wife deserted him and his drilling busi-

$60,000 campaign contribution

UT finally, Mr. Roosevelt's New Deal hit the State Department, at least to the extent that Assistant Secretary Harry Payer looked into the Welsh case, and sent a note to Venezuela demands ing the return of 3-year-old Irma Welsh, an Ameri can citizen. This was accomplished. Welsh pressed his claims for damages for llega! imprisonment. Regarding this the State Depaitment refused to act. So Welsh enlisted the services of Huey Long. Whenever Welsh could find anything poisonons against the State Department he fed it to Huey Huey, delighted to heckle the career diplomats promptly took the Senate floor.

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OT long before Secretary Hull sailed for his peace mission to Buenos Aires, Welsh loosed the heaviest blast of all. In various South American he printed » to the effect that Mr. had received a sing. Dis, Shrhpalyn

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