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MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1940

THE BATTLE OF THE PORTS 2

THE German break-through into France in the Battle of the Bulge, the lightning thrust across Picardy to the Channel, and finally the surrender of Leopold in Belgium, condemned the Allied armies in Flanders to defeat and seemingly to obliteration. The period of their plight was shFely one of the Jurkest ~ hours that England or France ever has endured. A catastrophe of colossal dimensions seemed to be at hand. i : Now that it is over, or almost over, with “the bulk” of the B. E. F. carried home through curtains of fire, leaving great gashes in the Nazi columns, it is not hard to understand the upsurge. of confidence and pride ‘that London - reports. Retreat is one of the most difficult of military actions. It is a supreme test of-both tactics and discipline. In this instance, the difficulties were of unprecedented magnitude. | m The escape of the Allies out of the jaws of death, with the magnificent co-operation of their navies and merchantmen and the stonewall resistance of their rear guards, is an event of heroic stature. The troops have proved their mettle. What § is Sialle important, by turning disaster into escape they have given “back-home morale a shot-in-the-arm that ought to inspire every cartridgemaker and airplane mechanic and tank i ufacturer to redoubled energy Anthony Eden said it fqr his bountryman Sellerduy when he declared, speaking of the B. E. F.: “Their spirit must be our banner, their sacrifices our spur.”

LEADING FROM THE REAR

of the national defense &isis hich Washington is following

N astonishing phenomeno is the sluggishnesstwith in the wake of public opinion. | The leaders of the Admiilistration and Congress aren't leading at all; they are being dragged along. For some reason they can’t shake loose the fixed notion that they

must stroke the voters gentl f in this election year.

Congressional leaders of both parties, at the the behest of the Administration, lay plans to complete a minimum of legislation and adjourn for|the conventions and the campaigning. Yet the common [run of Senators’ and Representatives, who read their mail more closely than the veteran leaders do, testify that the people back home are urging them to stay on the job. That is exactly the sentiment one should expect from a pegple who believe in democratic government and want to see|it meet the stern test of the times. But apparently the lawmakers, or at least the leaders, didn’t expect any such reactipn, and now can’t bélieve that it is real. Anyhow they are getting ready to quit—as always when June weather comes to the Potomac.

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Nor can the lawmakers |believe their eyes when they read constituents’ letters and public-opinion polls showing ‘that the people are ready, yea eager, to pay taxes to make the Government financially strong. For too many years, in response to pressure groups, these legislators have been voting money which the Government didn’t have for things that weren't essential. They can’t appreciate how profoundly shocked the people have been by the discovery that, despite all the billions spent i ent years, the nation’s defenses are in such poor order that America’s voice carries little weight in a world wh

trying to slip up on the blind bill which would touch the book nerves and raise only a

and Congressional leaders are side of the public with a ts minimum number of pocke fraction of the revenue nee ed. |

It would increase by 10 per cent or more all the inequities in the present tax structure, and as usual would get the bulk of the revenue by invisible taxes, levied without regard to ability to pay. The leaders don’ t pretend that this is an adequate tax bill, or even a fair one. They merely say that it is a measure that can pass quickly and go home. If they do, we'll bet theyll wish they hadn't.

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Unless all the straws in the wind are misleading, Conressmen who go home without doing their duty are going face some embarrassing questions. The country is united as it has seldom been in history—united in its determination that our defenses shall be made impregnable, regardless of the cost; that the Government's credit shall be made strong, ‘whatever the sacrifices; that idle men and dollars shall be put to work to revitalize industry, no matter how many heads or pet political ideas are cracked in the process.

A lot of politicians who are still playing the game according to the old rules of avoidance and evasion are going |. ~ to get hurt this election year. The “gimme” game has 3 E blayed out. An aroused patriotism is going to the polls.

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| OMER STOKES JACKSON

| foun sudden death of Omer Stokes J adkion Moines. ~~ General of Indiana, has come as a shock to his associates and friends throughout the state.

Mr, Jackson was almost literally born into the Demo-

cratic Party. His father was active inthe organization and ‘Omer Jackson had gone to work for the party even before ‘he was old enough to vote. He moved up steadily in the ranks. He served as Democratic chairman in Hancock unty, chairman of the Eleventh District organization and, ter, as state chairman. Governor McNutt named him as ttorney Gengral. | Although we did net see eye to eye with Mr. Jackson 1 many of his rulings as Attorney General, we must admit t the Democratic Party can boast of few men of such estioned loyalty. His colleagues will have to look far

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Anti-Communists the Guild Would Be Grateful if First Lady and Ickes Said a Word in Their Behalf.

YORK, June 3.—In calling attention to the |

mpathy of Mrs. Roosevelt and Harold Ickes

i Communists and conspicuously neglect opportunities to throw into their teeth public repudiation of everything they stand for and let it go-at that. Ne ther Mrs. Roosevelt nor Mr. Ickes would speak at a rally of the anti-American Bund or sit at the politics 1 obscenities of any of thé insidious Italian black-shirt organizations. But they do attend occasions of organizations which are heavily influenced by the Communists, and they default golden opportunities to encourage the loyal American elements by icing communism and its sinister works.

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VE noted that Mr. Ickes made an appearance r the auspices of the New York Newspaper | which is controlled by the Communists, and that Mrs. Roosevelt is a member of the American Newspaper Guild in a status free of certain obligations that fall on rank-and-file members. The rank and file of the New York Guild have suffered much from the ol id and harassments of the Communists in control. A word or sign’ of encouragement to them would not be improper and would be a helpful blow in their fight. And it is not a petty fight. The situation is such that high-grade Americans can’t quit the Guild, because each resignation of an anti-Communist member tends to increase the power of the Comts. Should Communist control become absolute they might impose the closed shop and totally exclude from employment as enemies of labor all who had quit the Guild. This is not an academic, it is a bread-and-butter problem. I have produced cofroboration of my charge that wk Communists run the New York Guild, which in turn controls the national organization, out of a

‘publication issued by an exasperated and aroused, but hitherto unorganized, majority of the members. To

present its case this majority faction had to create

its own publication, because the Guild Reporter, the |

official paper of the union, is a bally-hoo organ of the Communists in control. In tone and ethics the Reporter is an unworkmanlike imitation of the Communist Daily Worker, and in journalistic quality it is a Teprogn to any organization of newspaper people.

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HE rebel faction of the New York Guild has put the ball into play, and is now kicking it-around in this rival publication, called the Guild Progressive. In this paper the members are told, for the first time, how the Communists got and have retained their control of an organization which is supposed to abide by democratic methods. They do it by control of little ‘jpocket borough” units. Seven members may organize a unit, and inasmuch as New York is positively crawling with radical and foreign language publications, many of which have no. economic substance, these minorities can slaughter mericans not only in New York but in other

If Mrs. Roosevelt or Mr. Ickes would ever strike just one blow against this influence the Americans, I am sure, would be much obliged.

Inside Indianapolis

The City and Its Census Figure; And About Young Mr. Losche's Book

WAT is taking. so. long with the census” of Indianapolis?. : THe answer is that there aren't enough people in | You see, the C. of C, City officials, laymen and the census authorities were positive that the ration would show more than 400,000. in the

‘now it seems almost as certain: that there

won'tl be 400,000 and the Census Bureau is making triply] sure it is correct before 'it lays itself open to the criticism that is bound to come when a figure of ahput 390,000 is announced. * Civic authorities have already been let in on the secretl and they're trying to keep the city figures from | being released until the County enumeration | can also be given. The real reason for all the mixup i8 that thousands of persons have moved out into | Warren, Washington and especially Wayne Townships, all outside the corporate limits, and Indignapolis proper has falled to keep pace in population with its industrial growth he newspaper and radio pu licity about letting the Census Bureau know if you haven’t been counted is only proving that the counters have already found st everybody. Only about 10 per cent of the who call in or send in coupons have not been ted and these are mostly old people who were hg while the census was in progress.

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ALBERT C. LOSCHE, 16-year-old son of the Purchasing Agent, is in the process of becoming. author. Young Albert, a junior at Shortridge, riting his memoirs as a page on the floor of gress during the 1937-38 session. The book, to pun. bout 30 pages, is being privately printed for strictly family consumption, but it’s interesting be's; impression of Congress. It 4 everal Congressmen. including | Hamilton Fish of New York, whom Souns

the iii he had them to run dealt th with

Woman's S Viewpoint

s. Walter Ferguson

Man Next Door is good column material. He's Some. passed between us yesterday, which is nothing

to go to the Starlight Symphony Concert. You “Sure, those things are fine for youngsters, but you two women won’t get me out to any. such hifalutin’ entertainment. It’s ho entertainment for me. It’s punishment! “Why are you so bent on educating men? Take Mom. She’s like all wives—always whining for me to go with her to tiresome lectures or art exhibits. Now| it's symphony concerts. “No, Madam Lucia, you and I are friends and well stay] that way, provided you lay off the culture stuffs with me. Maybe I'm lowbrow, but I won't pose. There's one thing about men—they’re honest in their attitudes, which is more than can be said for women.” ell, that was that. I learned a long time ago that] it’s no use arguing with a man. Mom, the kids

and|I did go to the symphony, where we found a scats:

tering of men among thousands of women and chil- . Fortunately, a good many of the children were boys, which may mean that the next generation of males. will not be as stubbornly smug as their fathers. lor two hours, while waves of melody washed over ind we were carried away to a place of {llimitable , or filled with a tingling excitement, which is the earest. thing to spiritual ecstasy I know, all save the bliss of the moment was forgotten. : Then I felt a little smug myself—which is always bad for the soul. I was sorry for the Man Next Door, and for all the other men who deliberately do themselves out of such sensory enjoyment because they are

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afraid to succumb to what they call “feminine cul- |

ture,” Feminine, my eye!—when all the great music was written by men and most of it, even today, is play ‘ed by men. : e typical masculine attitude on the subject of “cu ture” may be honest, but it is also childish. Women, as a rule, are ashamed of their lack of knowledge.

| Nod so the men—who p deiigh in 'roadeasting

The ‘Hoosier Forum

1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will | 2E/ ond to the death your right to say 1t.—Voltaire.

WANTS ONLY 7ATRIOTS IN KEY POSITIONS By E. F. Maddox

The time has come tor some plain talk in these United States. We not only have a “fifth column” of Communists, we also haVe a sixth column of Fascists and a seventh column of Nazis. We must watch them. And if we are so simple as to believe that all three of these alien “columns” have not got spies and saboteurs in our military, munitions and airplane factories we |are just plain dumb.

If Mr. Hoover of the FBI wants to do this nation a valuable service he should immediately investigate such important military establishments as the Allison Manufacturing. Co. and ‘other war industries. That is the most likely place for alien spies to muscle in. We can’t trust aliens to build our military equipment. Another vital fact to remember is that we cannot trust any Nazi, Fascist or Communist fellow-trav-eler or sympathizer to control any part of our national executive, legislative, economic or military activities in these dangerous times. Put nothing but patriots on guardl| 2

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|'REALIST’ THINKS U. 8S.

SHOULD DECLARE WAR By D. A. McGavran, Muncie

In comment on your futilitarian editorial “Intervene? With What?” let me say two things. First, there is an increasing number of us Americans who believe that the United States ought to declare war immediately. We are not sentimentalists. We are realists. We know quite well that we have not much to give now—the point that you labor—but our entry into the defense of free civilization would do two definite things. It would immobilize Italy at cnce. It would be rather laughable to see Mr. Mussolini head back for the top of the fence. And it would encourage France and England enormously. -I was in France in 1918. I'd rather fight on French soil than on American. Second, whether England and France are winning or losing, whether they eventually win or lose, the United States should declare war against the totalitarian nations and keep it declared till they.are eradicated, whether that is for two years or 200. The only way in which democracy can survive in Hitler's world is to remain in a

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Maks your letters short, so ail can have a chance. Letters must be signed, but names will bs withheld on request.)

state of active war against Hitler and his hosts. To be at peace with

|Germany means a series pf humi-

liating and emasculating {incidents which over a period of 50 rs will destroy us. Peace to Hitler means a period in which potential enemies are destroyed. Yes, Mr. Editor, we should intervene. With what? With our prestige, with whatever planes and tanks we can muster, with a pledge to make this world a safe place in which to live. We have had encugh futilitarianism, enough neutrality, enough ‘do nothingness. We stopped them in 1918 and made the world safe for democracy for 25 yqars. We'll stop them again and this ime we’ll make the world safe for democracy for a thousand years.

8. 8 = BLAMES CORPORATIONS FOR WAR TALK - By Bryan Logsdon, Freetown ‘When corporations have money piled up until they don’t know what

‘to do with it they say, to make the

world safe for democracy, we must help the Allies now. There is a way to open up the door of opportunity in this land of plenty without calling on: England to tell us how to do it. I favor a law creating boards to run all corporation books, twice yearly publishing all findings and

tell the public exactly what they are making as the public is the one exploited and placing heavy prison sentences on anyone making false reports, and as long as 40 per cent of our people are unemployed and in poverty, use our money all at home and relieve suffering here. Let England take care of her own war debts and fight her own battles but prepare at home.

t ” = WILLIE PUNISHED FOR ASKING QUESTIONS By Claude Braddick “Pa, Uncle John says ought to win the war.” “Your Uncle John in a ‘Socialist, my boy, and all Socialists believe

in peace''and justice. The party that rules Germany calls itself the National Socialist Party. That's how your Uncle John knows they believe in peace and the brotherhood of man.” . “But my teacher says the Allies ought to win.” “That’s dangerous talk, son. That’s the kind of talk that will get us into the war. England is a monarchy. They have a King, and rule over millions of people in India and Australia and Egypt, and other far-off places. - Why, only a few months ago, George Bernard Shaw a very wise man, said the greatest good that could come to. the world today would be the destruction of the British Empire. And he ought to know, he lives in Ireland.” “And is Mr. Shaw dead now, pa?” “No indeéd, my boy. He's very much alive and kicking as usual.” “He ain’t in jail even?” “Of course not, son. Whatever gave you that idea?” “But if England is such a cruel country 2 “Oh go to bed, Willie. You're too young to understand such things anyway.”

Germany

New Books at the Library

O the natives of Samoa he was Tusitala, “Teller of Tales"; to his wife he was a combination of lovable invalid and considerate husband; to his stepchildren, Isobel ‘Strong and Lloyd Osbourne, he was delightful companion and devoted father. To the world he was Robert Louis Stevenson, poet and storyteller extraordinary, admired and loved both for the hours of happy

Side Glances—By Galbraith

reading he has ‘given us and for his brave struggle to continue his work against terrible odds. Richard A. Bermann, author of “Home From the Sea” (Bobbs-Mer-rill), a recent biography of Stevenson, draws for us a most sympa-

thetic picture of the last two years

in the life of this remarkable man. Intended primarily as an interpretation of the man himself, rather than a biographical record, it is, nevertheless, important dates are concerned. Though Stevenson loved his home in Samoa, he was always homesick

for Scotland. On one occasion he

said sadly of his death, “I shall have lost something that has been my due—my native, predestined and forfeited grave among the honest Scotch ‘sods . . .. en one of our purple hills under one of our old, quaint and half-obliterated table. tombstones slanting down the brae.” Yet, when that time did come, it would assuredly have comforted him’ to know with what deep affection he was carried to his final rest~ ing place on the crest st Mt. Vaea, by the sorrowing nativ The author of this interesting character study has visited Samoa and has collected much of his material from the Stevenson family letters. He is well qualified to give us new and unusual angles on Stevenson as a man and as an author. .

SELF-HAVEN BY VERNE S. MOORE

Childhood memories of the race ~ Are afier all the rallying" place

| Where each returns when pressed

by. fears— - Cherished fortress of ensuing ‘years. rr d————— peri DAILY THOUGHT I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven: over one sinner that repenteth, more than 'over ninety and nine just persons,

Br need no Tepentance—

| TRUE REPENTENCE is to cease

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Gen. Johnson

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Knudsen Must Be Given 4 Fres > Hand if Production” Is To Meet High Standard of Military Chiefs,

JASHINGTON, June 3.—Could Henry Ford produce’ 1000 planes a day at River Rouge? He ould it «fl designs were alike, adapted to present production methods and there were not constant design changes. The success of Henry Ford in producing 10, 000 automobiles a day was his invention of uniformity of design and interchangeability of parts. Under existing conditions “of flux and uncertainty, Mr. Ford “could ho more produce 1000 planes a day than he could

produce 10 ,000. . There. ‘is another * terrible bottleneck—impossible military standards of perfection which take no stock of our facilities for production. That stopped us over and. over again in'the World War. There could be the. sane precision in civilian production. But the come mercial producer has. to consider two other factors— commercial price and adaptability to existing facilities for. mass production. The naval and military brass hat is apt to ignore this entirely. Henry Ford, in créating the first tin lizzie that pot America on wheels, had the genius to see exactly this fault. He built a car that would do all that was re~. quired of it «in 90 per cent of cases, but which sacrificed no more to theoretical perfection than was necess

sary to do the work required and rheet the 2 1dquirement A

of price and production. zn » » | ; is ‘quite clear that exactly these American prin. ciples have given the Germans overwhelming command of the air. They build a plane with no.

highly perfumed ‘niceties, but good enough to do its

deadly work and remain 100 hours in the air without overhauling. We build for 500 hours without repair and with a collection of niceties that multiply costs and divide production. It is increasingly doubtful whether the increased perfection in design produces enough increased efficiency to justify it~-especially considering its fatal slowing up. For example, an automobile “tolerance” (which means the margin allowed short of blueprint perfec-. tion) i 000 of an inch. Our aircraft designers call for 1/1000. That makes an almost impossible problem. ~ A chreme nickel aircraft crankshaft forging starts out at 860 pounds and is first hogged off, then machined off ahd finally polished off to 74 pounds—to the precision of an astronomical Tens. It sounds absurd. Is it necessary? I don’t know. To me after heartbreaking experiences with tolerances and blunders in ordnance design and specifications of guns, shells and machine guns in the World War, it seems incredible. ® 8 = DON’T know; but I'll bet Bill Knudsen knows. As a machinist, he is a genius. He can do this if he has full authority and the loyal constant and aggressive support of the President. But if not, he will see it very promptly and quietly declare himself out, Then we won't get the quick production we need so’ desperately and the failure of |this pussyfooting, po- -

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trol will lick this Administration in November, |

Business

By John T. Flynn / Debt Piling Up So Fast G. O. P, Might Be Smart To Quit Campaign.

EW YORK, June 3.—It is not possible now for any man to say what party is going to have possession of the next Administration. | But the prese ent one is getting ready to hand on to that Adminis« tration the most delightfully intriguing financial probe fem ever offered stump: a class in arithmetic. The debt limit fixed by Congress is $45,000,000,000.

The debt is now $42,787,000,000. There is left another $2,223,000,000 margin. "That will be used up in the coming year:s. budget. In fact it will be more than used -up. On top of that, Songtass now ‘proposes to lift the debt limit another $3,000 000 and to use that money on the vast preparedness program now under way. And to pay: for this additional $3,000,000,000 of I. O. U.s it plans added taxes of something like $700,000,000 a year for the next five years. Just keep these ‘figures in mind for a moment while we examine another corner of this problem. The Government owns a lot of corporations. They owe billions—some eight billions—five and a half billions of which are guaranteed by the Government as to principal and interest, so that this should really be added to the Government's indebtedness. In addition, these corporations have in cash about half a billion dollars. The Treasury itself has about two. billion in cash. ‘

Not . a Pleasant Prospect

Now, to meet the mounting costs of Mr. Roosevelt's Administration, the President has proposetl to transfer to the general fund as much of the cash df these Government corporations as can be spared. He will use also as much as possible of the Treasury's cash bale ance. | Put all this together and what does it add up to? When the next Administration walks into Washington the President will hand it a Government with a debt of 48 billion dollars, plus $5,500,000,000 guaran= teed bonds, with the Government corporations pretty well-gutted of their cash reserves, the Treasury with the smallest possible working balance, and a tax boost of $700,000,000 a year covering the whole four years of the new Administration, put on now to enable this Administration to spend ‘another three billion dollars this year, without providing the money for it now. If the Republicans expect to win the election, this is what they will get. And at this moment they sem , to be vying with the Democrats to make this a reality, ° If this program is carried out by the President, it Begins to look as if just about the smartest thing the Republicans coul do would be to withdraw from the campaign and make the President a present of the ? next four years. ; :

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Watching Your Health

By Jane Stafford

HOUSANDS' of Americans are. tote to. pave. their bones broken and their flesh torn this summer even though no bombs burst over our land, They will suffer injuries which in some cases are not unlike war injuries and some of which are just as . likely to prove fatal. They will be the peacetime casualties of the highway and bathing beach acCie dents of the summer holiday season. : While making every effort to prevent these accls = dents, the wise person will also learn what to do | to prevent the worst results of such accidents if they should occur. The U. S. Army's first aid directions

emphasize the following points as those who may be called Spon ¢ to give] riess aid to A

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.the injured:

. “A. Keep cool. L“B. Act quickly. “C. Make the patient| sit or lie down, “D. Expose and ex: the injury. “E. Be gentle In hat ; the Voundsd EE “F. Do not attempt to do too mueh.:” “G. It is better to obtain medical assistance for’ the seriously injured than to attempt to transport

them. “H. Do not touch a wound with clean, ; such as fingers, ‘unsterilized d fs sr Src is not sterile. Chih Supply warmth as ‘soon as possible to preven Keeping the injured person ly fopu p : fainting and helps to prevent shock. ob 1 ing, turn his head to one side, so the vomited ma- ! terial will not be sucked into the windpipe and choke \ him. Remember that it is better to ‘fush the’ d doctor to the injured person than to rush the injured person n to | the doctor. “This is .especially important in’ case of -

person with an injured and back should be kept. lyin Fats and *

tifor .