Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1938 — Page 12

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Give Light and the Peoples Wilt Find Their Own Way

. TUESDAY, MARCH =, 1938

BACK TO THE REAL GOAL E made the best editorial fight we knew Bow. ‘But

along with thousands of interested citizens and nearly 4

half the U. S. Senate, ‘we have taken it on the chin. We bear no grudges against the majority Senators who

voted for the Government Reorganization Bill.. But our |

opinion is unaltered. The bill is unwise and unsound. ‘And

‘now that it moves to the House of Representatives, we shall

continue to do our best to help defeat it there. : Ne Justice Cardozo—an idol of many New Dealers—said of the old NRA law that it was “delegation run riot.” We think the Reorganization Bill is more so. To pass it would

be an abject admission by Congress that it. has not the

3 courage and intelligence to perform its own duties.

In this bill President Roosevelt is asking for unlimited power to transfer, merge, curtail or abolish 133 Government . agencies which Congress has created over a century and a | half of representative government. It involves, also, a | surrender by Congress of its constitutional duty to control | Government spending before the money actually is taken, + out of the Treasury. i The President is asking for a bigger job than any one : man can or should attempt to handle. ] ‘By using the powerful party machine in the Youse; | and by exerting the same pressure of patronage and politics, . the Administration may also win Round 2 in this fight. But { at what a price—the price of inviting the same counter » pressures and keeping alive the same bitternesses that made the fight in the Senate such a nasty one. : And that points to the President’s bad timing in in- ~. sisting upon such a bill now. The country:is in the grip ' of a depression. The downslide has been swift and vicious. Its causes are political and psychological. Recognizing this, the President has consented to tax - revisions and made promises to encourage business enter- ~ prise and restore confidence. But so far he has failed to take enough positive action to allay the many fears. The threat of this bill is symptomatic. His reassuring gestures have been one-handed. Business keeps worrying about what club may be concealed in his other hand. Farmer and labor organizations join with many busi- | nessmen- ‘in their feats of what the President might do with the powers granted in this bill. Their fears may be unreasonable. Most fears are. But they are real. The President will lose nothing if the House puts this bill ‘in cold. storage and awaits a more opportune time to take up ‘the problem of Government reorganization. It is not an emergency measure. But the depression is an emergency so overwhelming that it can be met only by ending suspicions, uncertainties, pressures and’ partisanship. With the co-operation of all classés of citizens; the Administration can lead the country back onto the: road to recovery. That is the road we hope the President’ and Congress will take.

COLON EL HOUSE

BE tried to prevent the World War. He tried to end that war before America became involved. He tried to. establish a new world order of peace and security.. ; Each time his effort failed.” But history’s verdict will be, we think, that the failures of Edward Mandell House were noble ones. And he almost succeeded. He went to Europe in the spring of 1914, talked with Kaiser Wilhelm in Berlin and Sir Edward Gey in London, and was making definite progress toward agreement on a plan to preserve peace in Europe—when the fatal shots at Sarajevo precipitated the war. Again, in the spring of 1915; he visited and. London and he had’reason to hope that powers would accept American interventign—when the sinking of the Lusitania ruined all chances.

And in the summer of 1919 he was br ih Woodrow

‘Berlin, Paris

matist, whose success as a power behind the s politics and naijonal affairs tempted him,

in any one of their ‘three great undertakd gs peace, to restore peace and, finally to insu peace should be living in a happier, better, safer world today. :

CHARLES KETTLEBOROUGH _ 2

R. CHARLES KETTLEBOROUGH, Indidna Legislative | ‘Bureau. director, who' died yesterday po injuries rehived” in: an’ automobile accident,” was a [tireless public servant, scholar and friend of those with. |whom', ‘he was assogiated. He had served continuously i in the Cy lative. Bureau since 1911, when he yeceived the doctor's de Tee from Indiana University. ’ As director of the bureau, Dr. Rettlebo ugh played an important part in the enactment of Indiana’s laws. ‘One’ of his chief tasks was the preparation of ills ‘in proper . form for State Senators and Representatives|after they had explained their ideas to him. This work required a thorough knowledge of governmental organization and | a keen understanding ¢f the various subjects dealt with in‘ the bills. . It is estimated that he drafted 600 bills dur g each ‘Session of the Legisldture. 5

it. | the ‘New York police and dozens of reporters spent weeks trying to:scoop the gallant officers, the search

} BELIEVE

“1.1 RAVE Gor ° am

: Far } Enough

By Westbrook Pegler

Your Columnist Offers a Loeture”

In Journalism for Reporters Who Have Fallen Down on an Assignment.

EW YORK, March 29.—Today’s lesson will be a lecture addressed particularly to young reporters, feature writers and students of journalism. It will make the point that when a journalist falls down on an assignment to see somebody about something he has no occasion to ridicule the subject of his quest in print. In fact, such copy, however brightly done, is an admission that the reporter has missed one, an abuse of power and a.knock on a calling which is

busy enough dodging and catching half-bricks thrown by outsiders. I am thinking of a merry, but plainly impatient criticism of the personal habits and office hours of Judge K. M. Landis, the socalled commissioner of baseball, because a reporter in Florida could not find him by telephone. to inter‘view: him regarding some question involving’ the St. Louis Cardinals. The author is a well-known and gifted sport writer for the papers and magazines who will recognize the incident and may want to see me after clas; for private:counsel. - Now, the old Judge’s position and some of his decisions. are. peculiar. ‘He 'disqua he ever opened court; for he is employed by the baseball magnates to .decide cases: where their interests clash with those of the players who pay him nothing, although it must be said that in several notable cases he has decided against the bosses. ;

Mr. Pegler

nee : 3 HAT point and his theatrical mannerisms—for the old Judge does like to hem it a bit—his golf and his office ‘hours, if any, are legitimate subjects for comment in cold blood or in his biography or obituary. ‘But they are no excuse for a reporter’s failure to get a story. The most conscientious reporters sometimes get assignments on which they simply cannot make good, but the papers call that the luck of the game and skip Once, when: Nicky. Arnstein was hiding out from

became a subject of daily reports in the papers, but they were done in good humor and at the Expense of the reporters as well as the pglice. . :

The journalists: were as:much embarrassed as the stalwart rdians . when it ‘turned out that Donald Henderson Clarke, of the old World, had Nicky covered up all the: time, waiting to drive him past the reviewing stand at. the head ‘of the afoul. police parade. vos ¢ s # . : 2 HE" essay ol Judge Landis: also argues that. the Judge dislik “hére nor there, , moreover,” isn’t entirely true, as I shall demonstrate. Public figures ‘do 'not have to like newspapermen to maintain their right to fair treatment. Many newspapermen themselves joyously detest certain others.

Not conceding that it is pertinent whether the old Judge likes or loathes newspaperinen, I will declare that he went to great trouble and no little persona] expense and obligation in recent years to get jobs for two broke and’ despairing newspapermen who had been forgotten by their colleagues, and that once, when he was on the Federal bench, he hocked his own life ) to meet a crisis in the life of a cub rein Chicago who has since achieved. success and Roster never Borgoiten the old mane-shaker’s- kindness.

ed himself before |

| sEES-NEED FOR EDUCATION TO PROMOTE WELFARE

es’ newspapermen, which is neither

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~The Hoosier Forum

“ I wholly disagree with ‘what you say, but will defendtto’ the death your right to say it.—7Yoltaire. ,

SAYS VOTERS NOT ATTRACTED BY MERE INDEPENDENCE : By Reader, Frankfort

At" last Senator VanNuys announces that he will not seek renomination at the hands of : the

Democrats. We are. now convinced |

he possesses some wisdorg.

* AS the’ matter now. stands there is |.

no fsstie involved in the situation. We: have heard the. plaint that he

had the right to vote his sentiments |

in national legislation; | ‘that he was not ‘bound by ‘the: opinions and wishes of the President, etc. It is

granted, ‘that “he had the right to

e his course in the Senate, ich he: did. He ‘maintained his independerice, which: seems to be his main objective. But, on the other hand, has not the voter the right to.

4 |.select his Senator? If Senator Van- | -| Nuys’: chosen course’ did not please

Mr. Voter, has he not the right to cast him aside as unfit to represent | him? Can't Mr. Voter be quite as independent in his choice? | id

The Senator fakes the attitude

| that ‘he is independent and the

voters ‘are merely rubbei stamps sweyed by the state organization.

position can serve only as an

t.-to an intelligent voter. The:

ii s opinion of the Senator was

formed long before Governor Towrisend expressed his opinion and this is probably ‘true of thousands of other volers. Senator VanNuys would be a czar if he had the: opportunity. He hasn't And that is ‘exactly what rankles today. Perhaps the Senator is independent:

‘but independehice is medningless

unless’ considered in relation to

something else.’ Voters are not at- |

tracted. by mere independence which merely means do #s you

please irréspective, of its effect upon:

others. No. organization which runs

.counter-to the voters can exist today; the present organization hss ;made. no. mistake in this

case. . «. go 2

By Clarence Lyons

In reviewing: a portion of the past, it.seems to-me that we, the physical

‘machinery of the day, are greatly in ; psec of education. ‘the or

I do not refer to an ediication whereby we may ac-

quire knowledge and understanding of an education after we have one.

How many: peoble ‘who have obtained an" exceptionally -broad education ever used it, for the general welfare of the people — without thought of the financial possibilities involved? It seems to me the soon er we learn to sacrifice our-time and knowledge to eliminate privileges for the preferred few and hardships for the rest, the sooner we will reach |’ a solution for the conditions under which we live today. . 1 don’t see how any man can have

EE John T, Flynn

The One Way ' This Could Be

[EW YORK, March. 20—When he President launched his big" program. ‘of na val expansion he said that something should also be done about taking the profits out of war. Sthator Tom

Dr. Kettleborough also was widely know n as s the author | Ey It ; for th

tof articl ‘on-politi 1 stien

lis death has cost Indiana » ran

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to “Prevent War Profits Is to Shut of War Inflation: Be Done by the Measure Proposed by Senator “Connally.”

war goods, but those tx prods, make everything else enjoyed, unsouseiratle |

Not ‘only those who make and sell

| Take a day off. {woen_youre most oo tired to

ry type. of education—but |

(Times baders are invited. fo 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),

- — 16. 56eve 10 face his fellowsnen in daily life when he would gladly place them - at grave disadvantage to ad- |’ ‘vance his own personal position; To |: me the score of ‘any achievement see the fairness hy which it is obtained. Fey jad ”. = ; SUPPORT - SOUGHT. IN DRIVE ‘AGAINST NAZIS By Karl Scott; Wheatland 1 would like to appeal to the ‘American Legion, the Veterans of

Foreign Wars, our World War mothers and all good: Americans.

"When ate: we going to wake up and

stop. this: bunch of goose-stepping brown shirts who call themselves Americans, from forming groups to establish Nagiism and frying to overthrow our Government? In a recent paper it was reported that Fritz Kunze had written on one of his cards, “Yours for a cleanAip—a white man’s U. S. A” Mr. Kunze is right. All of us Americans should get together at once ‘and Clean these organizers wp, and

TAKE A DAY OFF By MARY R. WHITE

If you're getting in a ut—~ Take a day off. 'There’s no. why or ifs or but Take a day off ‘There is always’ work to. do— ‘I know, surely, this is true, \ But there’s just so. much for you—

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ile— Take a day off. '- If in doubt, give it a 'trial— Take g day off. - Fishing’s fun, and hunting; too, Hikes or picnics; it’s up.to you— ‘But no matter what you do Take a day off... :

DAILY] THOUGHT

‘And when .the Lord thy’ God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no’ covenant ‘with them, nor shew mercy unto thera ~—Deutsonomy KE 2. E y

PPORTUNITY is rare, and

wise man wn never lot: fy 80 tome id him Bayard - Taylor. :

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And the laborers who vommaliiod at home, workers. | schefn mills—sud 8

“in mills—el sorts of

denly found hel

of ifar: less im ortance: han’ : R + ott they intend to live up

ship them back to ‘Germany where

they can go0se-step - - behind Mr. Hitler. : Look at what the Brown Shirts led to 4n Austria. They started years ago forming their ‘groups in Austria and today they are attempting. the same thing in ‘our country. ‘There ‘has been an. outcry against the Ku Klux Klan and tHe Black Legion. ‘And yet, 5, B03 other steps are taken ‘against Bund organiza-

Sone. a move may be made to re- | vive such roups to counteract: Nazl- }

as to thelr being denied the: right ; 0! al le gpssern Yi a8 y: as- ; Lo oeab “legitimate fraternal. or-

nization: finds “difficulty in tenting to our Constitution and. respect our

flag. A: Bund nesting is not for. 3 {pee ‘a : :

» . WAY TO REDUCE PRICES SEEN By W.8

President Roosevelt . "says that

‘some things are priced too high, and

that if prices are reduced people will buy more of those things. ‘He doesn’t say whether he considers the prices of automobiles too high. But it stands to reasan ‘that if the prices and the cost of operat-

ing automobiles were reduced, more-

people would buy and opstale automobiles. ‘So I think it pertinent io stress

some observations made in a Times editorial a few days ago. The Fed-

eral Government assesses a manu-.|-

facturer’s sales tax of 3 per cent on automobiles, 2 per cent on all parts and accessories, and if the car has a radio that is taxed 5 ‘per cent. There is a Federal tax of 2% cents a pound on tires, 4 cents a pound on inner tubes, 1 cent a gallon, on gasoline and 4 cents a gallon on lubricating oil. ‘These taxes last year netted the Treasury about $360,000,000. The money did not come ouf ‘of the

kets of ‘the auto or accessory:

manufacturers, or ‘the tire makers, or the gasoline and oil refiners. If came out of the pockets of .the motorists. If Ze = ar go pealed, the purc g power of the motorists would be increased by that amount, because automobiles and accessories would ~be cheaper, tires

would be cheaper and gasoline and |

oil would be cheaper. Motorists would buy more cars, thereby creating more jobs in automobile

plants, rubber plants, glass plants, ]

steel mills, textile mills, and in ‘the

‘mining of copper, zinc, lead, nickel and aluminum.

Then the Government could :get id revenue eliie fasing an i increased in-.

ness sctivity etisity Would. prod —

Raymond Chcesr Says— arTaYe a Attorney General Cummings Believes: The LL | Broviling, for: x Registration. of

[7 ay VALE

I We Hove: a “Little FrooforAl In This Country, There's No Need Telling the Neighbors ‘About It. EW YORK, March 20—T try. “in this ‘column. to

say what I think, ‘nq matter who it hits. But

oyous abandon when. ‘the guy on the receiving end is a personal friend and: especially: so: when everybody seems to be faking a ‘poke at him at the same time.

it a hard for nie to wind up ‘and. iet loose J

There is something. of this element about. beth John L. Lewis -and Harold Ickes. I love -bothof . those stormy: :petre ohn ‘more . than Harold because I-know him - better. That isn’t because I either . approve or: agrée with much. that they do,” but ‘because I know they - * both. are: genuine; > But’ Iam still tegurattatiig finoa the outbursts of ‘Both

id lo mefry England.

Hugh ' Johnson ‘tonal rélations, both of these ug . gents accepted a ‘British bid ‘to

tell. England and ‘the whole’ world, by short wave length, how rotten thefr own country is. ah

; » ‘# 2 F we have any little family Ca we ean fight it out in our own. cellar’ without going’ out and telling the neighbors all about it. In the impli‘cation ‘of ‘both these old women back-fence- gossips {hat we have anything to learn from England or need to go to’ Her ‘with our troubles, Sete is something as hateful as Jt 1s untrue. :

|: About the’ time that John Lewis was ili to

London: that due to the. failure of our system, we are drifting to collapse, ‘bankruptcy and human tragedy and that Harold Ickes was howling that eur economic royalists were ruining us,. William L. Broun reminds me that the, , London ‘Sphere was studying our relative situation in the world: : It reported: that with 6 “per. cent of the world’s area .and 7 per cent of its population, of the world’s production ours is: Oil 70 per cent, wheat and cotton 60 per cent, copper ‘and iron 50 per cent, lead and coal 40 per cent; telephone service 60 per cent, railtoad service 33 per cent. Of the world’s consumption ours is: Coffee 48 per cent, - tin 43 per’ cent, sugar 21 per cent, silk" 12 per cent, “iron 42° per cent, copper 47 per cent, Pe ren 3 ‘69 per cent, , automobiles’ 80 per. ‘cent.

E have ‘more: than half the world’s lonetory

metal—gold ‘and silver-and'‘ more- than ‘75 per cent of the world’s ‘banking resources. Our -130 “million people have a purchasing ‘power. and enjoy a consumption ‘of conveniences and‘ mecessaries - equivalent to that of 500 million Buropeaus or 1000 million Asiatics. “In other Words, this antique; ‘creaking and ‘bankrupt system of ours does from :five #0. 10::times: as much for its; people as the European system to which “these wails. So forth and from which So many TR formers think we’ should: borrow political . and economic patent medieine: It is as absurb a§ it i ‘pusilanitots: either 10:80

ne Superiorlty of ‘results. ‘alsin, org

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) over the’ British Broudcasting Co. At “a, critical time in interna- 3

1g" to Europe with our woes ‘ot’ vo: permit the ‘philosophies or’ the emotions of ‘alien’ individuals ° or ideas to assail’ a system which: proves ihe super. : iority of” its theory and practice by: such: overwhelm £5

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