Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1939 — Page 8

‘FIGHT LOOMING | "ON NEUTRALIT

Critlos Demand That Loop- |

holes Be Plugged; Ship Issue Arouses Fear.

By LUDWELL DENNY Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.— The President's hinted veto of the socalled ship trick, by which United “States vessels would continue in War trade under the Panama flag, Will not prevent another neutrality

fight in the January session of Con- |

gress. This is ‘only one of several a “loopholes” in the revised law which critics want to close. The Presi»dent’s-. original defense of the Maritime Commission’s “tentative approval of

. thies.. This distrust has not been appeased, as hoped, by the President's unique reversal of policy under fire. It is argued that Secretary of State Hull's blunt disapproval, without consulting the White House, left the President no choice except temporary retreat. Although leading New Dealers in Congress joined with opponents in attacking this “Roosevelt plan” as & trick violating the intent of the new law, few question the assertions of the President and the Maritime Commission that it would be legal. So the unintentional loophole does exist. The President hints he may approve ship transfer to European neutrals if not to Panama.

Congressmen Worried

Here are some of the other loopholes already worrying members of Congress: 5 1. Sale and registry transfer of ships to belligerents upon permission of the Maritime Commission. The commission has authorized sale of five trawlers to France, where they are to be used presumably as minesweepers. Although Great Britain when war began had 2144 merchant ships of 13,000,000 to! , as Germany sinks more the Brifish may be in the market for our ships. If Britain cannot buy our ships, she may have to. transfer her AmericanPacific, Latin American and African lines to the North Atlantic war trade, leaving those abandoned routes to American competitors.

Credit Loopholes Studied

2. Several credit loopholes are being studied. London reports that the British “understand” the credit bars of our cash-and-carry law will be lifted when British cash can no Icnger support our war-inflated industry,

There will be efforts in Congress to prevent repeal of the Johnson Law ban on loans to defaulting governments, and efforts to pass the defeated amendment preventing “disguised” credits by agencies such as the Export-Import Bank and Reconstruction Finance Corp. Also there probably will be attempts to restrict American credits to citizens of belligerents, and particularly to dummy companies of belligerent governments. 3. The difficult question of American .exports consigned to neutrals but really destined for transshipment to belligerents. Already our trade with several European neutrals- has more than doubled the 1038 rate, indicating a considerable transhipment business.

TECH HIGH CLASS B TO PRESENT PLAY

Expression I class at Tech High School, under the direction of Miss Evelyn - Kletzing, will present “Drama Scenes of Varied Hue” before members of the Drama Club, Nov. 28 at the Student Center. The program is under direction of Charleen Sheppart, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, who is in charge of pamphlet work and ad-

The presence of a new diamond ring on the “engagement” fingerof Greta Garbo (top), reportedly put there by Dr. Gaylord Hauser (below), diet expert, has: wouldbe matchmakers all a-twitter over their possible marriage. -

Garbo said nothing.

“Just friends,” said the doctor.

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Indiana Ave. and Ohio St. . The new building, planned by Sacks Bros. Loan Co., will have a

frontage of 183 feet on Ohio St. and 121 feet on Indiana Ave. The one-story triangular structure will be faced with white Jersey marble. Large display windows will run the length of the Ohio St. and Indiana Ave. frontages and glass bricks will feature the design. Rubush & Hunter, architects, said the building will have modern lighting throughout and will be air-con-ditioned. It will house the offices of the Sacks Bros. loan and pawn departments. There also will be five storerooms for rent.: The site was purchased from the Washington Bank & Trust Co. The building now occupied ‘by ‘Sacks Bros. at 306-08 Indiana Ave. will be converted into a hotel. Contracts are to be let soon and the: four old buildings will be torn down beginning Jan. 2. Among the buildings to be replaced is the “old Shaffer House, facing on. Ohio St., for more than 70 years a hotel. Among persons who. operated it was George C.

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Shaffer, who died in 1927.

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IN DES MOINES

Those on Relief Are Elated :

| Farmers Selling More

Of Surpluses,

By THOMAS L. STOKES Times Special Writer - DES MOINES, Jowa, Nov. 17~In the old bank building of Des Moines’ east side, where families on relief are numerous, they are dealing in 8 new kind of money. The bank was & victim of the depression. Now its home has a new use. It is the issuing office for the food-stamp plan of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corp. ; When I came here, people on relef were passing by the cages and exchanging ordinary money for the “currency” of the Agriculture Department’s experiment — books: of orange and blue stamps. They paid cash, from their relief allowances, for the orange stamps, and got one free blue stamp for each two orange ones. With the blue stamps they can buy only surplus farm commodities specified by the Agricluture Department. With orange stamps they can buy any sort of food. - All stamp purchases are through regular grocery stores, Stamp Purchasers Approve

It was a WPA pay day. These are staggered in Des Moines, to facilitate orderly stamp distribution I stopped a number of the stamp purchasers and asked how they liked the plan.. The praise was unanimous, some of it exultant.

Editor's Note—This is the fifth of a series on the food-stamp plan, ‘based on a survey of three cities.

“We can get more butter and eggs this way—and that’s what we need?’ Butter and eggs are on the surplus list, purchasable by blue stamps, and they are the leading sellers. - “It’s fine for the youngsters,” said a woman who had four. “I can give them better lunches for school.” “It’s been good for our children,” said another woman, “Poor folks can always use food,” was another comment, ?

Started Operating Aug. 23

The stamp plan, which has expanded to 17 cities now, with more to be ddded gradually, started operating in Des Moines Aug, 23. From that date to Nov. 7, $104,672 in blue stamps were traded through grocery stores, all going for surplus farm commodities. In October the total was $45,378, against $44,117 in September, and another increase

{is expected for November. This {will mean half a million a year

for jum surpluses. e. percentage of participation in Des Moines is the highest in the country, Of 9428 eligibles, including both individuals and family heads, 7520" are participating. Direct relief participation is close: to 100 per: cent ‘and WPA participation is 83 per: cent. Des Moines, sitting in the middle of a vast agricultural region, is very conscious of the farmer and of anything that benefits him. Figures show that a great deal more surplus farm produce is being disposed of across Des Moines grocery counters under the stamp plan than under the method of distribution by the government through commissaries,

Hostility Vanishes 7

The city administration is in the hands of Republicans. They were leery when the plan first was broached, thinking there must be a catch in ji. One of them, chuckling, explained the reaction: “They're all rock-ribbed Republicans, They said, “there must be something wrong with it’ They asked me, “Do you see anything wrong with it?” I told ‘em I couldn't. Then they studied some more and they found out it was all right. Now they like it.” The county Board of Social Welfare administers the plan in Des Moines, though only. the city is covered. Supervision is under the local F'SCC representative, William Alstetter, who maintains a staff of five, including two auditors. : One of the most enthusiastic supporters is Ralph E. Kittinger, secretary of the State Wholesalers’ Association, who was for five years in the relief administration. F

More Commodities Sold .

“The plan sells more surplus commodities to the general trade— there's no doubt about it,” he said. “We are actually doing better here than we anticipated.” : It also offers a means of analyzing the surplus problem, in his inion, “The time must come,” he said, “when commodities will have to stand on their own bottoms. If purchasing power increases and the people don't buy these commodities, then they should go out. To me the opportunity to find this out is one of the best phases of the plan.” He also liked if, he said, because “it's a return of business to business channels.”

One Complaint Noted

among grocers in heavily populated relief districts who carried credit accounts for relief clients. This was that people who were in debt. to them would go elsewhere to: trade with their stamps. : The owner of a large: store, who helped set up the stamp plan here, said there had been a iendency at first for relief clients with debts to go elsewhere and trade; but it was his impression that this had diminished. He himself had 45 debt accounts when the plan was instituted, but now all ‘have been liqui[dated except five and these are being reduced gradually. ~ Stamps cannot be used to pay off old debts. . 0

NEXT: Future prospects of food stamp plan and some of problems, . a

One complaint was noted, espe-|| cially in the early days of the plan,|

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