Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1938 — Page 33

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IN STATE INVITED ken] Majority, However, Against Universal Service, Poll Shows

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MUNICH: PEACE | CALLED ‘STALL' |

Hollingshead Says Europe

TO POLICY PARLEY

Bobbitt to Confer With Executives Dec. 29: Republican Committee Proposes Repeal ' Of Beer Importer System.

Arch N. Bobbitt, G. An) State chairman, will confer Dec. 29 in Indi-

anapolis with the 72 Republican mayors-elect on party policies and ac-

tivities.

The announcément. followed authorization yesterday by the G. O. P. legislative steering committee of three bills to be presented to the next Legislature that would radically change the State government.

A’ part of the Republican campaign platform, the proposed measures would: i © 1, Repeal the beer importer .and “distributor system, with = provision for elimination of “discriminatory features in the present law,” uniformity in the collection of taxes "and simplification of the tax collec‘tion system. 2 2. Repeal of the reorganization law, under which the chief executive of the State was ‘‘given complete authority over all departments.” 3. Repeal of the amendment to the Corrupt Practices Act which excluded the Two Per Cent Club from its provisions.

Another Meeting Dec. 28 A G. O. P. announcement said: The committee provided definitely for the preparation of the three measures, all of which are to be

ready for submission to a second

meeting of the committee that is to be held Dec. 28. Other measures,

also in conformity with the State platform provisions, will be discussed at the second meeting.

“Members of the committee are: Mr. Bobbitt, Morrison Rockhill, Warsaw; Mrs. sther Bray, Martinsville, and George Dickman, Anderson, all members of the Republican State Committee: Representative James M. Knapp, Hagerstown, Republican candidate for Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives; Representative H. H. Evans, New Castle, Republican floor leader in the Hous enators Lawrence Carlson, Huntington; Thurman A. Biddinger, Marion; Ben Hurr, Lebanon, and O. Bruce Lane, Bainbridge, Republican caucus chairman in the Senate, and Representatives Howard R Hiestand, Kentland, and Roy J. Harrison, Attica. “Members of the committee who were absent were Senators William

E. Jenner, Paoli, and Howard V.

Johnson, Mooresville, and Representative Elam Y. Guernsey, Bedford. Senator Jenner is Republican floor leader in the Indiana State Senate and Representative Guernsey is caucus chairman' of the Republican forces) in the lower house. {Liquor System Assailed __“Members of the committee stated that they felt that one of the most important acts to come before the Legislature would be the movement to abolish the importer and dis“—tributor system in connection with the beer and liquor traffic. The system, they said, had been a statewide scandal in Indiana during the last six years and had been one of the foremost political issues in three campaigns. , x “It was their view that the revenues now derived by the importers and distributors from the liauor traffic should be transferred to the State treasury instead of going into the pockets of favored politiciens. It also was thir opinion that, through some form of stamp tax, the tax on beer and liquor could be collected much more economically than it is under the present system. “In connection with the reorganization bill, which made it possible for the Governor to hire znd fire any State employee without the con- - sent of the department head, the committee decided definitely that the employees of each department must be under the direct supervision of the head of the department, and that the latter must have authority to hire or fire employees “without reference to the Governor’s office. “It also voted unanimously to provide for the election, rather than the appointment of the attorney general. Throughout Indiana's his-~ tory, the attorney general had been elected until the reorganization bill made him an appointive officer subject to the will of the Governor.

Cities Two Per Cent Club

“The Two Per Cent Club was created by politicians in control of the present administration as a means of raising political revenue by im-

posing an unusual tax upon the wages of all public employees. Later, the persons at the head of the Two Per Cent Club became alarmed at the possibility that they were violating the Indiana Corrupt Practices - Act. An amendment to the Corrupt Practices Law was enacted that would exclude the Two Per Cent Club from its provisions, making it unnecessary for it to account. for any of its acts.” i : Concerning the proposed meeting of Mayors Dec. 29, Mr. Bobbitt said: “Heretofore, I think that the Republican Mayors and city officials tanroughout the State nave been rather neglected by the State or- ' ganization and I think that this condition sholud be corrected. “The Republican Party has made great gains in the recent election. In many cases, Congressional and State candidates profited by the interest taken in city campaigns, and it is important that Republican city officials throughout the State should have the fullest co-operation from the Republican State Organization. © “If this co-operation between Republican city officials and other funetional parts of the Republican organization is to 'be furthered, the Republican city officials must have a complete understanding of ‘the

Republican State program and the |-

State organization, in turn, must take into consideration how best it can serve the city organizations.

“It is with these things in mind

that the State committee has de- . cided to conduct a conference of

By DR. GEORGE GALLUP ‘Director, American Institute of Public Opinion

FEW YORK, Dec. 16.—Military training for the young

men in the camps of

the Civilian Conservation

Corps—a proposal championed by many advocates of pre-

paredness—is widely approved by the voting public, -

according to a survey just completed by the American

Institute of

Public Opinion. With the

Federal Government launching a large military and naval rearmament program, the Institute, through a field staff of more than 700 investigators. asked a cross-section of voters in all states: “Do you think military training should be part of the duties 6f the boys in the CCC

camps?”

The results were:

‘husband is a grandson of an Ameri-

LOAN LAW CASE UP WEDNESDAY

Arguments to Be Heard in Financial Aid’s Suit Against State.

A legal fight over the constitutionality of the Indiana “petty loan” act is scheduled to open in Superior Court 5 next Wednesday before Judge Herbert C. Wilson. Arguments will be heard in the case of the Financial Aid Corp. against ‘the State Department of Financial . Institutions.

The plaintiff corporation charged in its action that the loan act is unconstitutional “because it delegates too much power to the State department over the small loan business in Indiana.” The Financial Aid Corp. charged that it had been refused a license because “it declined to abide by all rules made by the State .department.” : William H. Thompson and Patrick Smith will argue the constitutionality of the low for the State and Asa Smith will lead the corporation’s fight to declare the law invalid. A

AMERICAN TO LIVE "IN OLD ROYAL HOME

English-Born Wife Rents Windsor’s Birthplace.

- LONDON, "Dec. 16 (U.P) .—The birthplace of the Duke of Windsor and home of British royalty for 200 years was reported today to have been rented to the English-born wife of an American. The lessee was said to be Mrs. Reynolds Albertini, a sister of Reginald Denny, movie actor. Her

can railroad millionaire, William Reynoids. The house is White Lodge in| Richmond. It was the girlhood home | of Queen Mary and the house to which the present King took his bride when he was Duke of York. The Royal Family abandoned the house 11 years ago. Lord Lee of Fareham and his American-born

wife tock it over and frequently entertained friends from the United

States there. |

The house was offered at a “reduced rent.” It probably would cost at least $12,500 a year in rent, rates and taxes.

HISTORICAL NOVEL WINS CLUB MEDAL

NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (U.P.)—Van Wyck Brooks, critic of American life

and manners, has been awarded the!"

second gold medal of the Limited Editions * Club for his historical

book, “The Flowering of New England,” published in 1936. The gold| mdal is awarded to “the author of that book, published in the | three years previous to the making of the award, which is considered | most nearly to attain the stature of | a classic.” |

ACCUSED RUSTLERS CAPTURED IN AUTO

WHEATON, Ill, Dec. 16 (U, P.).— Shades of old-time cattle rustlers! Clarence. and Leo Hammerschmidt, wanted in Russell County, Kansas, on rustling charges, were picked up in a parked automobile while sleeping. Deputy Sheriff Arthur Porter woke them up for questioning when he noted that their car had no license plates. The brothers, with Clarence’s

A new method of dredge mining, '% adopted in an effort to save valuable

wife, Isabella, waived extradition.

Dr. Gallup : On two previous occasions within the last two

years the Institute has polled the nation on this.

question and found a large proportion of voters—75 per cent or more—consistently in favor of military training in the corps.

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HIS overwhelming sentiment naturally raises the question whether public opinion wishes to go a step further and require all young

- men in the nation to go through a

period of military service similar

to that in France, where all males of 20 must spend two years in the

army or navy.

The Institute survey, in a companion question, probed this subject and found that the majority - of voters in the United States are not in favor of such a step. While approximately one-third favor the universal service idea, the other two-thirds object to it chiefly on the ground that it would create

19 to 22 who oppose it most. Only 30 per cent of this group are for it, as compared to 34 per cent for all persons under 30 years, 39 per cent for those between ages of 30 and 49, and 36 per cent for those 50 years and over.

France provides an example of what American young military service. Here French infantry officers read final instructions before an “attack” in war games held near the Swiss border. ;

en of 20 would be doing in event of universal

May Be at War by Next Spring.

The Peace of Munich was a “stall” and Europe may be plunged into war by next spring, according to Dr. A. B. Hollingshead of the Indiana University Sociology Depart= ment. ; “England and France were not ready politically, economically or mentally to go to war last October,” Dr. Hollingshead declared in a ec= ture last night at the I. U. Extension Center. His subject was “Mental Mobilization for Munich, and After.” “Germany,” he said, “in preparing for the subjection of Czechoslovakia, used typical: methods of the dice tator nations by accusing the Czech people of being Communistic when in fact not over 10 per cent actually were. : “She attempted’ to make the Sudetens believe that they were be= ing badly mistreated, and tried to bring a wedge between England’

f land France by having their agents

in London and Paris work on pow=erful governmental officials.

“But now that England and

: France have had time to prepare

themselves they will atfack without question the attempts of Italy to take control of Tunisia or any

other Mediterranean territory.”

an “unnecessary warlike spirit.” The question asked was: “Should every able-bodied American boy 20 years old be required to go into the Army or Navy for one year?” .

The replies were: Yes

The fact that as many as 37 per cent favor this drastic step may come as a surprise to many pacifists. In analyzing the reasons why 37 per cént indorse the idea, the Institute found three typical attitudes, only one of which is directly connected with national defense.. v ®oia % HE largest number favor peacetime conscription, not because they think it is militarily necessary, but because it is “goog training and discipline for future life.” The second most typical comment is that “it will improve national defense,’ “Wwhile the third is | that it would be ‘‘one good solution for unemployment.”

The majority who oppose peacetime conscription declare chiefly - that “it=might lead to war,” that compulsory military training: for all is undesirable ‘when there is no war in progress, and that it would be “too much like foreign nations.” :

Conscription of all young men %

of 20 is much less popular with women than with men, and is

favored less by the younger age 8

groups than by the older. While 44 per cent of the men in the survey say they would like to see peacetime conscription only 33 per cent of the women favor

the idea—possibly a reflection of 1

difference in pacificism between the sexes. Although all age groups oppose . the idea, it is the young men aged

BRAKES OFF, 1 MISHAP;

BRAKES ON, 2D MISHAP

WABASH, Dec. 16 (U. P.).—

“What good are brakes,” Fay King

is asking hiniself. While backing his truck down a

slight incline the brakes failed. The ;

truck upset, burying him up to his $ neck in a ton of beans. | After digging himself out he went: home, got his own car to return to the scene of the accident. He applied the brakes too fast, going around a corner and wrecked that: car. \ He escaped injury in both" accidents. :

NEW TYPE OF DREDGE MINING IS ADOPTED

MEDFORD, Ore. Dec. 16 (U. P.)

¢ i land ruined under the old system, f is being given a trial on Poor Man's creek 10 miles west of here.

3 In ordinary dredge or hydraulic, | mining, the operations, leave a scarred surface of rock on which nothing can grow. The Glide Foundation Co of San Francisco, § operating a gold dredge on Poor : Man's creek, is following a different | system. ic

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