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A FAINT HOPE : (CZECHOS OVAKIA agreed to give aintonomy. to her Go: : man mr aority and Lithuania ‘caved into Poland. So | Europe brea‘hes easier this week, pe Apparer: tly the. best that we can hope for is that there will be’: many of these breathing spells i in the months ahead. The more the better. For each. ‘Tespité ‘means a postpone- 1: ment of wh:t now seems almost inevitable-—that “next” | general: European war. - And in the postponing process lies the only hope of avoidance. The lonz-range prospect is indeed dark. For the a plomacy of conciliation has been set aside in Europe and in its place has been instituted the dangerous game of power politics. That is the game which Italy played when she gobbled :p Ethiopia, which Germany played when she reoccupied tie Rhineland and when she annexed Austria. It is the gan which the Fascist- Nazi combine is now play.ing in Spain. Fear of invasion caused Lithuania to capitulate. The treat of outside force. prompied the Czech gesture of aj easement. Might, ad the reckless will to use it, rile this game. Ultimatum : nad surrender. . Another ultimatum, another | surrender. ..nd so on, with each new ultimatum-—or else. The only hope is that, time, gained through successive. breathing sp-lls, will enable ‘Europe to re-establish some of the old rules 1 reason, ‘consideration and Jetiprocal respect.

Washington The Hoosier Forum Gen. Johnson

LADY FRC M INDIANA OAKE CARTER is not one of our ‘favorite: radio commentatos. American fo ‘eign policy. ‘But we can’t help wondering what basis there is for-the published reports that, because of these criticisms, the State and: Navy Departments are hunting an excuse to deport him. So far as we have been able to le rn, there is no. basis. All we can find is that Rep. Virginia is conducting what seems to bea one-woman. crusade to have Mr. Carter barred from the radio. him, as set forth in four pages of the Congressional Record (at a cost to the taxpayers of $55 a page), appear to be

these:

He ridic led her proposal to chop Sown the Se daneis cherry trees in Washington, and failed to say that the reason she gave for making that proposal was that a former American Nay officer had been caught selling Navy secrets to Japanese ¢ gents. He called High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt a “Eoosier Hitler.” And, althoug™ he canie to the United States in’ 1921, he did not become a American citizen until 1934. | “Well; wh-tever reason®Irs. Jenckes gave for salle! it, Bor proposal 0 chop down the Japanese cherry trees was certainly ridiculous. Calling Mr. McNutt names may be lese majeste in Indiana, but it’s. not treason against the United “arter couldn’t help being born:in Russia, since his parents, | oth British subjects, were living there at the dime, his father being in the British consular, service. ‘Mr. Carter, being an American citizen now, is entitled to the same righ 1s of free speech enjoyed by other citizens. It would be no great loss to us if Boake Carter ceased: to broadcast. ‘making: func a ‘member of Congress—even a lady" ‘member: We might Just possibly ‘want to- do the, same thing ¢ our Selves, some ‘inge. AL sata mel

States.

THE REORGANIZATION BILL i TWO feat! ives. of the, Government, Reorganiation Bill seem tous especially dangerous: Fi “1. The proposal to let the President abolish, 1 reorganize or change the functions of 133 executive agencies. - -'Since. | ‘the defeat of the Wheeler amendment, ‘a’change ordered’ by the Presiden: eould be blocked only by a two-thirds vote of Congress.

ernment.

2. The proposal to abolish the office of Controller Gen: * eral, now ind-pendent of the President, and to transfer the duty of approving or disapproving: ‘expenditures to the | budget direc’ or, who is dependent on: the. President, with an independent audit only after the money has been paid | out. That is power over the public purse. The Wheeler amendment might have safeguarded the first proposa.’. guard for the Methods which are indefensible are being used to put this bill thro: igh the Senate: ~ . Threats wo cut off WPA projects in a state whose Senator oppo:es the bill. Promises to Senators that bureaus in which the’ ferred if the hill passes with their help. Political pressure on Democrat 2 patronage and ‘projects, ” charges Senator Wheeler, are | being used to pass'the bill. ports the charge, Meanwhile, a lobby committee dominated ~ by Senators who favor the bill goes roughshod after an organization accused of lobbying against it. "A good bill does not need such methods to carry it.

SIR GOLD “ISH - : QIR ISIDORZ SALMON, chairman of a big London chain = of restaurants, ‘adviser to the Britis Army His job i is to see that Tommy ‘Atkins is ‘we fed. = Sir Isido ‘2 may be just, the man for that jobesin Eng ‘land. - But no man named Salmon could be popular as mess“sergeantsin-¢' ief of the American Army. Salmon,’ as every oughboy ki ws, » of dic, so tne ‘that even vet many a veteran

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We do not agree with _his' criticisms of

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Her charges against

He was born in Baku, Russia.

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But we don’t want to see him gagged for

That is power over the machinery of gov- |

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are especially interested will not be transSenators up for re-tlection this year. ‘Pap,

And too much evidence sup-

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By Raymond Clapper

By Example Hitler Encourages All - Little Countries With Grievances To Grab Guns and Go Out Hunting.

ASHINGTON, March 21.—No amount of ex-

plaining by Hitler to the Reichstag will sponge out the crime of the 4natch of Austria. His labored defense of that action may indicate a guilty conscience and some ‘anxiety to clear himself in the eyes of the fworld: He complains that most of the nations misunderstand his motives. But grisly shadows are cast over anything Hitler says now, by the: daily Uispaiches describing the powerful army of occupation which he has moved into Aus- | tria,” ‘by ‘ the brutalities, the reign of terror, the cruelty, and the fear-crazed suicides of his victims. All of these testify to the real nature of the liberation which is taking place. More than that, Hitler's reckless action has set loose war fever all over. Europe. Nazis in Czechoslovakia are stirred into activity and are busy preparing for the liberator , there. Poles suddenly become wild over a 20- | year-old controversy with Lithjuania. 2

Mr. Clapper

Hitler's. snatch and the immediate reactions re- | . sulting. from it have brought Europe closer to war

than: anything else since the Armistice, and we do not. know : from hour to hour whether the insane panic whieh, he has caused can be quieted. ” » 8

1= gravity of the crime is aggravated by the fact that just one month ago Prime Minister Chamberlain, risking both himself and Great Britain, took decisive action looking to peaceful readjustments that would satisfy Hitler and Mussolini. It is true that Germany sought for years to obtain

readjustment of her grievances. It is true that Eng-

land and France ignored her, or tried to pull the nuosé more tightly. It is true that in their desperation theré was nothing left for the German people to do but to fall in':behind someone daring-enough “to rearm thém‘and force other nations to listen. That

{ #s what created Hitler.

Bub after years. of stupidity, Germany's neighbors woke up., For.months powerful groups in England had been agitating the question of returning German colonies. Finally Lord Halifax went on his mission do Berlin, Then" Chamberlain decided to pen nego-

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SRN Re HE was opposed “by ‘an ‘active section of British opinion, and ‘His own Foreign Secretary was so | bitterly opposed’ that” ‘he resigned. But Chamberlain ‘let Eden go—and most humiliating of all, within a few hours after Hitler had abused Eden in his ‘Reichstag speech of “Feb. 20, Chamberlain was determined ' at all costs to negotiate a readjustment with Hitler and Mussolini. .. In face of that effort, Hitler struck in Austria and Fas He did so hej curtly told Chamberlain it was none [of his business. . Force and force. alone appealed to Hitler. Now again he threatens to use force to achieve

his territorial aims—whatever he may. eventually dis-

_clgse. them to be. Hitler once said that “it.is not by flaming protests that oppressed lands are brought "back, into the embrace of a common Reich, but by a sword ever ready to strike.” He said that years ago. He still sticks to it. By example he suggests to every little country that has a grievance that the smart thing to do is to grab a gun and go out hunting.

Business— By John

Even Without Conflict the World Has Shifted From a Poem | To a War-Time Economy, and Now Is Facing a Possible Collapse.

"EW. YORK, March :21,~One thing begins to emerge” “from: the dramatié performances in trie last ‘week, That: thing has to do with business. It. gives a push to a. ‘possible’ new war boom. For three years Europe: has been slowly moving into a war boom. The tremendous efforts of Germany to regain her old military superiority have kept her mines, steel mills and factories working overtime. The same thing is true of Italy. Il Duce’s preparations for his Ethiopian campaign have been followed by. a still greater armament naval program.

into" the race, first but now ‘So that at at ihe beginning of this year we a

the amazing i ‘has foi known, | France: Ea her. ed great mili was ‘working on armaments

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dwarfed by the nel proposals. Every country is now rushing frantically its factories of ‘all kinds to make war materials. England announced that instead

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1 wholly disagree with what you say, but wil defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.

ADVOCATES CLOSING ; STOCK EXCHANGES ' By 4. B. Cook, Boggstown I am in accord with Warren A. Benedict Jr.’s article in the Forum recently advocating the prohibition of short selling on stock exchanges; or, I would do even better than that—would close those casinos completely and forever, releasing the public brokers. It would seem to me that their customers have had sufficient experience to realize the folly of

across the blackboards and endeavoring to interpret their meaning. The figures do not represent the pulse of the nation: The originating source generally is Wall St. It is absurd to imagine yougself keen enough to guess the next move—aside from guessing. that it will not be for. your benefit. If you have ever been privileged. to see the inside story of a broker’s ledger, you would know who supports the manufacturers of red ink. ” ” ” SAYS MAN WITHOUT PROPERTY ,OFTEN VICTIM OF WAR . By J. D. One commentator on Gerald Fonal’s letter on war, condescendingly gives the man without property the right to refuse to go to war. He seems to think it is only the man with property who answers the call to arms. Unfortunately this is not true. More often than not it is the man without property who cannot claim exemption—who must go to war. It is the man who has been able to acquire some of the world’s goods in this or any other country who stays home and in protecting those goods, protects himself, The man’ without property has only his life and loses it in going to war.

GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE HELD DEMOCRACY’S PRICE By Hiram Lackey It has been pointed out that Mr. JBaruch’s attack on the tributed profits tax is from a man without prejudice against this ad-

Baruch understands business men, -knows how to persuade them to invest and, as the co-ordinator of industry during the Werld War, proved: his wisdom. Fortunately, to question the good faith of Mr. Baruch is unnecessary. With infinitely greater force we can point to thousands of new lionaires and paupers created Wy Mr. Baruch’s methods and his centralization of wealth which formed the foundation of the worst and most uncalled-for depression the modern world has known. In no sense did

Mr. Baruch’s methods solve the

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‘thing to ‘the economic systems of these countries. It has created a heavy demand for war materials and has forced the countries of Europe to limit their purchases of peace-time goods in order to have funds

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ministration. It is argued that Mr. |

(Tin imes- readers are thvited to express their views in these columns, religious con. troversies excluded. Make your letter short, so all can have a chance. Letters must be signed, but names will be withheld on request.) :

central difficulty of our economic system—the tendency of money to grow, painfully, to the backbone of money magnets. His methods merely hastened the dark days of 1929. The foes of the undistributed profits tax also neglect to mention the fact that the tax was not in force during Hoover's only and Roosevelt’s first administration. More facts and less editorial opinion would be quite helpful in solving the problem that this tax seeks to solve.

All of us have to be forced to do|

the right thing part of the time and part of us have to be forced all the time, . . It is too bad to have to disturb‘ the peace of any of our citizens, but Government interference is the price of democracy in a civilized country.

8 = = SAYS FREEDOM GUARANTEED ONLY TO PATRIOTIC CITIZENS

By Edward F. Maddox Your editorial,’ “The Legion and the Nazis,” is the same old stuff that is leading this nation closer and closer to a Communist, NaziFascist Civil War. Quoting Mr. Rhodes: “The Constitution of the United States guarantees freedom of religion, speech and of the press and of the right of people to assemble peaceably. . .e” Certainly, but it only guarantees these rights to “We, the people of the United States,” which plainly means patriotic American citizens and does not apply to Nazis, Socialists, Communists or Fascists who pay allegiance to some foreign dic-

AMITY By ROBERT O. LEVELL

Love is a wholesale way, , Sincerely from the start; A care throughout the day From all the mind and heart.

A deep POSE all the time, No one here can undo; From the soul so dear and kind, When love is real and true.

DAILY THOUGHT With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.—II Samuel 22:26..

ERCIFULNESS makes us equal to the gods —Claudian. :

EW YORK,

J tator.” To become a citizen of this

nation aliens must renounce all allegiance to foreign rulers. ... But the Nazis have just as much right to hold meetings in this town as the Socialists and Communists.

| “Let them blow off steam.”

: 2 =» 3 INDIANA'S LIQUOR SETUP CONDEMNED By Disgusted Our Indiana liquor setup and its attendant scandals promise not only to nullify all the good done by the Administration, but will make us the outlaw among the 48 states.

The present Administration is not

entirely to blame for the evils; it inherited the setup. But it could, and should, do something to call a halt to this sorry business of embargoes among states, liquor-dealing Legislators and appointers of public

officials. It. should : do something -

even if it calls for a special session of the Legislature w, repeal the setup. : We are getting so fed up with liquor in politics that before the Administration is aware of it, well be demanding prohibition laws and consider their attendant evils preferable to the present ones. ‘# » ” WANTS BUND TO HOLD MEETINGS OPENLY By a Reader :

Is America going to allow Naziism to sprout and grow fo the extent that the same thing which has happened to Austria might be attempted within our own borders? Regarding this German-American Bund organization, if those organizers are not content to enjoy the freedom of ‘the United States as it is, without spreading” propaganda and promoting unrest, they should voluntarily depart. They should hold their meetings openly and invite both Federal and State investigation. If their literature is of such nature that it should be hidden from the eyes of the law,

1 I would deem it detrimental to the

good of American welfare and suggest that it be investigated by the proper authorities, thus relieving the public mind. : 2 * =» SAYS OPPRESSION CAUSED STATUS IN EUROPE TODAY

- | By William ‘Lemon

If the Allies had been: more lenient with Germany in their freaty af the World War, Germany would have been a republic today— a government fashioned after ours. This would also apply fo some ex-

‘| tent to Italy. It was oppression that

gave Russia a Communist government. _ Their present forms of government are only cases of the havenots taking away from the haves.

‘companies.

Sa ys— - The Coal Division of the Old NRA

Could Revive and Stabilize the Whole Industry in Three Months.

X 7 ASHINGTON, March 21.—Recent years have revealed no worse performance of utter bureaucratic ineptitude, incompetence and public damage than the National Bituminous Coal Commission. Coal is our sickest industry. Expanded in facilities during the World War, right afterward it began to run into the growth of four influences tremendously contracting its markets—hydroelectric power, fuel oil, natural gas and much more economical methods of using coal, ; Due to overproduction, coal is a glut on the market. When the . NRA coal code went into effect, some coal was being sold as low as 60 cents a ton. It cost $1 to get it above ground and that at disastrous wages. Hundreds of companies and hundreds of thousands of miners were threatened. It was cured by code agreement among operators on a schedule of prices for coal that would permit reduction of hours underground to spread the work, Hugh Johnson increase of wages to let miners live, and a reasonable profit on efficient® operation. The price level from which this was started was so low that there was practically no consumer complaint. It worked. It was arranged within a few weeks. Operators, miners and the public were satisfied. : » ” » fone stands an incontestaple record and proof of what could be done and of how_to do it.

When NRA went out, this structure began to fall

‘apart. Both employers and workers wanted it re-

stored. One Guffey act was passed to ‘permit this— and declared unconstitutional. The present act creat-

‘ing the Coal Commission was passed 11 months ago

and has not been held invalid. What has resulted? A bewildering maze of muddy, minute and unnecessary regulations. Internal bickering and dissension. But for miners and employers nothing but grief and threatening danger. In the meantime, the price situation is worse than in early 1933, and the labor situation promises to be. Most operators are losing money in millions. There is no possibility at present prices of maintaining wages at present rates.

Tee United Mine Workers is a model union. Tt

lives up to its agreements. It is realistic, patriotic and co-operative. But its strength and solidarity is as certainly threatened as is the life of many coal Jobless, payless miners can’t pay dues. The great companies “that can survive are highly mechanized. Hundreds of thousands of jobs and union memberships are threatened here. The danger can hardly be exaggerated. For this whole situation, the blame is single and direct on the ineptitude and incompetence of the Coal Commission. The old NRA coal division could have restored stability in three months. It is fair to say that, because it once did that—starting from taw and against fierce opposition in g demoralized, disorganized industry. I think it could do it now in-a month because of that: experience and the fact that nearly the whole industry now thirsts for it. Thisis a bungle so serious that the President, himself, should step on it.

According to Heywood Broun—

The Chief Mistake of the Complete Isolationists Lies in Their Conception That Fascism Must Leap the Sea to Get to This Country.

March 21.—I am getting. restive

‘with people who start conversations on the state of the world by saying, “Thank goodness for the At.lantic Ocean and the Pacific.” r doubt that pressing

§ program and a big & One by one other: ‘European ‘countries have come | moderately

le to arm that te. world herself to

for $7,500, construction in five

to buy war-time goods. Employment in those countries has risen but so

prices down and keep wages down but they have succeeded only with wages. However, they have controlled prices far more than we would be able to do in our democratic system. 2 " . = NHE would lias shifted trom a Peade-time' economy toa war-time economy. It is subsisting now on War industries and if the war industries were to close their doors tomorrow, the world would sink down

theless Produied: all “She ssonomic dizlocstiens pre-

| duced by war. Non Slowly and, indeed, maybe swiftly now, Europe |

have prices. The governments have striven to keep

An one of its most terpible economic disasters. In, other words, without going to war we have never-

problems of peace will actually be solved by three thousand or even a million miles of brine. still thicker. One does not need to be a military expert to realize na jd phical isolation grows more slender But the chief error of the complete isoSven ay “lies ‘in -their conception that fascism must leap the sea 10 ges at a, In all literal truth fascism e. I am not thinking so much of its active manifestaYous in Mexico and Canada Ing of the growin of converts within our own borders. ) German bunds of Yorkville and - ‘ble. The force which I have in those sleek young men I meet in who say, “But, after all, you must oe that Tan is something in what that fellow Hitler mys." - ser e

: never has been an ocean broad enough 10

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longer within our choice to be a hermit land. We : must pick sides, since already we are in the spot.where

-a position will be forced upon us. And it seems to me

that America’s position ought to be a matter of our own choice. When I say that I.am wholly opposed tothe: theory of isolation indignant pacifists reply, “And so you mean that you would like to have your son and our sons sent to battle in China for the security of some company.” At that point I generally walk ‘away. » ® »

OT even the most extreme advocate of collective N% ory (and some go much farther than I do) has ever hal the Hien nT im for wage an aggressive war distant lands. 2am fo or peace, but no one nation can make peace it. nna itself is war even rg a NS Specifically I think we should accept the invitation of Russia for a conference of the anti-Fascist nations. Indeed, I think that we should have called just suell

D. Roosevelt's Chicago : finest effort America pas yet made to save the world from destruction. And if I am told that those who believe -in cole

| lective security are being duped again, as America Mer, Kipiing in 1917, I deny the force of the contention.

‘that the Hun was at the gate was ascism