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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1040

AMERICA FOR THE AMERICAS

TEE, Pittman-Bloom resolution states that this country { “would not acquiesce in any attempt to transfer any geographical region of the Western Hemisphere from one non-American power to another non-American power.” It is proposed that Congress, by thus restating a principle of the Monroe Doctrine, notify Germany that if she conquers the Allies she cannot expect to take over any of ‘the British, French or Dutch possessions on this side of the Atlantic as a part of the loot of conquest. The resolution further declares that if ‘such a transfer appears likely “the United States shall, in addition to other measures, immediately consult with other..American re-: publics to determine upon’steps which should be taken to safeguard their common interests.” That reaffirms the Lima Declaration of Pan-American solida ity, with an extra fillip, ‘in addition to other measures.” : Why oy cart-before-the-horse approach? Why put a chip on our shoulder and dare the Nazis to knock it off? Why serve an ultimatum and then sit back and wait for it to be defied? Why not, instead, take positive steps now to prevent being maneuvered into a position where we might have, to] go to war over ‘Berta, Jamaica, Martinique, Curacao, the Guianas, ete.? | Why shouldn’t the United States, acting in concert with other American republics that wish to partici ate, call upon the Allies to put a price on their Western Hem“isphere holdings? We could afford to pay a good price, ‘if thus by peaceful means we could make sure that European flags now flying in our own front yard were hauled down. : If the British, French and Dutch could be prevailed upon to relinquish their sovereignty, these possessions could be taken out of the category of potential pawns of war, Instead they could be equipped and fortified as ‘naval and aerial outposts for the defense of the Panama Canal and the Americas. If other American republics joined in the transaction, ihe lands acquired could be governed under some sort of Pan-American mandate. If the others waived, the United States should undertake the purchases on its own.

DON’T JUDGE TOO EARLY JNDIANA residents who have been reserving judgment : about the new law requiring blood tests for applicants for marriage licenses might take a look at the four-year experience of Connecticut. : There, as in Indiana, people at first tended to resent ithe law. In the first year of its operation marriages fell “off more than: 4000, while nearly 4000 elopements to eg boring states took their place. But by 1939 the'number of marriages had actually increased above the number before the blood test law went “into effect. People had learned. The- law is no longer - resented and its benefits are being realized. In four years 6060 cases of syphilis were found among persons applying . for marriage licenses. Most underwent treatment, were “ured ‘and were spared untold misery and suffering. The jaw His earned the thorough respect of the people of Connecticut.

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THEY'RE HIRED BY THE YEAR—-II JCOSIDERABIE apprehension has arisen over the President’s request for authority to call ouf the National SGuard and the Reserves if a national defense emergency “arises while Congress is not in session. : Certainly a defense emergency is not beyond possibility. af one ‘should develop, then by all means all armed forces should be put on call. It is for just such uses that the ‘Guard and the Reserves have been maintained by the tax‘payers. I +" But there is no good reason why Congress should not remain in session and deal with emergencies when, as, and if they arise. Congressmen are hired by the year. In these times there should be no thought of adjourning and abdicating. Granted, for the sake of argument, that the President’ has superior information and even better judgment than "| Congress, still under our Constitution the epnsibiig | rests with Congress. - Another imperative reason for sticking to the job is - the necessity of raising a billion dollars a year in additional Zevenue." The President now admits that this amount, Father than the $656,000,000 originally proposed, is needed. But apparently he would accept a hodge-podge tax bill if "it could be passed speedily. For years the tax experts of Congress and the TreasZury have conducted a continuing study of our revenue sys“tem. The Ways and Means Committee could draft a real tax bill in 80 days—a bill which would prevent profiteering off our defense emergency, and which would apportion the tax burden fairly, according to ability to pay. 5 Congress should be willing to stay, not only 30 days, but as long as the nation’s security and welfare require.

OUR HOME FRONT

me from the war news we find some consolation “in pleasant developments right here in Indianapolis: 1. Postal receipts showed a 3.3 per cent gain in May. 92, Permits showed May to be the second million-dollar building month this year. 3. Mayor Sullivan has warned all department heads oman padding the] ir next year’s budget estimates. 4, The Indiana Law School is to be affiliated with _ Butler University. . Amd if you have to have a five-point program, how shout the weather? - f

PREMATURE MONG the returning British exsediiionaty. forces is discovered a German stowaway. Confused in the me-

Price in Marion Ooun- |

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

Duce's Agents Who Are Attempting

EW YORK, June 6.—A group of Fascist-minded Italians in New York had the effrontery to profane the American Memorial Day rites with a | raily of their own in favor of Mussolini, fascism and Italy. The Itallan Consul General in New York ate tended, pursuant to the policy of the Italian fans sular service of subtly harassing and spying Americans of Italian blood and conducting or +

half-Americanized immigrants. The account which I have read in the WorldTelegram reports that Commendatore Pupino Carbonelll, described as a journalist, made an oration in which he sald: “Il Duce stands behind you, Italians of America and of the world, We must face the future united. Do not lose heart. Defend your:

tral, Be true to our idea.” Now, these remarks are typical ‘of that insidious pressure by which true Americans of Italian blood or birth are imposed upon by cutright Fascists or politically ambiguous individuals and by profiteering exploiters of the Italo-American population who occupy the status of padrones in the American community. ® x» ; 'OT - forgetting that anyone who permits the Duce to stand behind him runs a grave risk of receiving a stiletto in thie back, I will point out to this Commendatore of Italy that Americans need no. support, moral or otherwise, from ‘Adolf Hitler's junior partner. Nobody has asked for Mussolini's help. Just what Signor Carbonelli means by “Italians

‘of America” I do not know, but he should be set

straight on the fact that no Italian is an American, and vice versa. Italy is one nation and the United States is another, and it happens that during the last four years the government of Italy has vilified the United States and the American people as a nation of gangsters, Moreover, the Duce, who is so kind ds to “stand behind” this element of thé American community, has placed Italy in a military alliance with the nation which. is now conducting a world revolution against the kind of government which is provided by «the American Constitution.

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Muon as this Memorial Day rally was a Fascist occasion which paid only the most perfunctory dnd insincere respect to the Constitution, it is hard to believe that when Signor Carbonelli exhorted the meeting to “be true to our idea” he meant anything else than the Fascist idea, to. which no American can be true. And the Italian Consul General needs reminding, officially if he is insensitive to hints, that Americans need no advice from him and will not thank him for interference in the affairs of American citizens. The Americans of Italian birth or blood have no reason tc love Italy. In Italy they were kept in deep ignorance and horrible poverty and they were glad to escape. The homeland treated these people abominably, and the noble Romans and the supercilious Italians of the north regarded and treated as untouchables, the Neopolitans, Sicilians and other swarthy Italians of the south who constituted the American immigration. Now, suddenly, Italy has a great love for these people, and agents of the Duce are attempting to organize them into a FiftH Column of traitors to the land which gave them refuge from ‘the darkness and es of the boot.

Inside Indianapolis

The Schaefer Degree, the Weather, Our Library Files and the Police.

[HE awarding of the Doctor of Music degree hy L Indiana University was probably the happiest moment of Ferdinand Schaefer's life. It very likely was the only thing in the world that the 80-year-old conductot-emeritus of the Symphony Orchestra desired. And acting like the proud father at a birth announcement party was Fabien Sevitzky, director of the Symphony, who is deeply attached to the orchestra’s founder. Mr. Sevitzky drove to Bloomington for the ceremonies with a big box of cigars tucked under his arm for Dr. Schaefer. :

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A LITTLE STUDIOUS INVESTIGATION has convinced us what a really awful month May turned out to’ be. The Weather Bureau's roundup shows that there were only three “clear” days in the whole month. On 21 days it was “cloudy” and on the other seven days “partly cloudy.” Too, the greatest variance in weather came within a.three-day period. The lowest temperature of the month came on ithe fourth when it hit.33 and the highest came on the seventh when it bounced up to 86. And to top that off the rainiest day of the month was on the sixth when it just poured the whole blamed day. That's why our current spell of sunshine Jooks so good to us.

. THE LIBRARY, youl OW has a pretty extensive system of filing its books, The folks up at the library are pretty proud of their system and they like to see everything just so. Well, you can imagine their confusion the other day when one of their patrons

¢ decided that everything was being done wrong. He

just went to the balcony and before they discovered ' what was going on he had re-arranged nearly all of the books, putting the red ones together, the blue ones together, etc., etc. We're happy to announce the Idbrary’s marines landed and now have the situation well in bape.

- A MOVEMENT IS UNDER WAY to urge the Gov-

“ernor to appoint a consumer Spokesman on the State

Emergency Defense Council. . The point is being made that there are. many women in the state who are extremely well-informed on consumer prices and problems, . Speaking of customers, perhaps the Police Department would like to know that its touring loud-speaker car is coming in for a good deal of sidewalk criticism. . . . But on the’ other side of the fence comes praise ‘from North Siders for the police efforts in Sowing down jaloppy races.

A Woman's Viewpoint

By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

| § thousands of success formulas presented to boys, I have seen none that emphasized the need of loyalty to wife as well as boss. Marriage, it is generally conceded, is dn asset to ambitious young men, and the adage, “He travels fastest who travels alone,” may be all very well for genius but it doesn’t work for the average individual. He needs the old simple satisfactions of life to achieve happiness.” As it is with children, so it is with men; the happy ones are the good ones. And—so I believe—the truly successful ones. Of course, if you are one of those people who count success only in dollars and cents, you may not agree with me. Nevertheless, you'll grant, I'm sure, that moral attitudes do affect our efficiency and therefore contribute to our business success or failure. The married man who is always in domestic hot water never turns out to be a master workman, Emotionally he isn't geared to high labor speed. ' Half of his thinking is sure to be concentrated on plans to get out of amorous predicaments, which naturally lessens his skill in the office or factory. \ Besides, nobody trusts a professional philanderer.

Nobody expects’ truth from a persistent liar, and

what but a liar is the husband who uses a large part of his brain capacity thinking up plausible stories to quiet a suspicious wife A remark attributed to the great scientist Nicolle,

is reported to have said: “How can a man with four wives do any constructive thinking?” Quite as difficult for a husband is the situation which aligns one legal spouse versus one or several “Sugars” on the side. Only delusions of grandeur can persuade a man that he is smart ‘enough to manage a brace of women and achieve a career at the same time. Now, if ever, monogamy offers security. Now,

ve, he evidently befieved J he was catching the boat, for the

if Sver, I paves man to be on thes square with his

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ening boycotts against loyal American citizens and |

American Constitution. Remain benevolently neu-

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. y > : : | . x The Hoosier Forum 1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say #—Voliaire,

SAYS INVASION OF U. 8. IS LONG WAY OFF By Young America : I was very amused at reading the war views as expressed by “A Read-

said is very true about preparing ourselfes for possible invasion, but

there is no need for immediate concern. Doesn’t he know that the war is very far from over? That England and France have not as yet fallen victim to Germany? Yes, it is true that the first major battle has gone to Hitler's army but the outcome of the final battle is still very much in doubt. England has but scratched the surface of the great resources of the English Empire. Also the side to which Italy will extend her might is as yet undecided. Even if Germany should be successful in conquering England and France it would take a mighty army of occupation to hold her conquered lands. Many large transports would be needed to transport Germany's soldiers and implements of war to American shores. Where is Germany to get these ships? Certainly the German Navy boasts no ships such as these now. No, it is a question of many months, possibly years, before

possibly be launched against the United States.

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URGES CALM VIEW OF WAR DEVELOPMENTS By Jasper Douglas '

Mr. Roosevelt says there will be no millionaires made out of our entrance into the world war and he is probably right for the reason that the bunch of war mongers who are doing their best to get us mixed up in the great murderfest are already millionaires who hope to add a few more millions to what they already have and there will be no chance for anyone outside their class to make a million. The American people should keep cool and when reading the European news or listening to the radio

told in 1914 to ’17 to. work us up into a frenzy of hate. Roosevelt's, speech to Congress has thrown a scare into a lot of people. Perhaps what he said was true and was only what he should have said to Congress, but had any civilian given .as much information as to points of weakness in our defenses to a potential enemy as F. D. R. broadcasted to the whole

er” in last night's paper. What he|.

an effective German drive could]:

should: remember the lies that were |fl

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

behind prison bars as a traitor. What is worrying the big shots now is a fear that the war should end before they can make their profits out of it. Charles Lindbergh is being criticized for his broadcast, but he has spoken the feelings and desire of every human in the United States. There is nothing in all Europe so

important to us as is the life of one

American boy. Neither do We want our boys to go over there to kill the best and noblest sons of German mothers who are fighting only because they are forced inte it by their. rulers who ' themselves keep well out of range of shot and shell.

. » # CLAIMS CAPITALISM, NOT CIVILIZATION, MENACED By Voiee From Labor

In any capitalist nation the wages are less than the prices charged for the products. That is, the owner takes the products of labor, but pays wages 80 low that labor cannot buy and consume‘ what is produced. Therefore, a so-called overproduction results, for which there exists no domestic market. In order to try to solve this contradiction, the capitalist nations compete ‘with each other for markets all over the world, They also compete for natural resources. This competition is all the time taking the form of war or preparations for war,” War is éssentially and basically capitalism. Capitalism is war. This inherent contradiction causes capitalism to consume ames. . We live today under capitalism, not civilization, It #s capitalism that s going up in flames, not civilizaion. Civilization" is yet to be atained. The principal task today is strive’ toward civilization, by ghting "against the spread of war. 0 keep the United States out of it ur first job. We must organize great peace movement made out.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

f a united front of all groups, trade

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unions, churclie; lodges, and all people who want peace and who are in accord with the slogan: “The Yanks :Are Nat Coming.” At the same time we must prepare for a system of world wide cooperation and brotherhood to take the place of the present chaos of capitalism, which is nothing but

~|war. That is, we must fit ourselves

for civilization before we shall ever experience it. ® » =» WANTS QUESTION OF WAR PUT TO VOTE.

By J. L.

ple. There isn’t a man or woman who hasn’t decided in his own. mind what lie thinks is’ the right thing to do—to stay out or to get into the war. As individuals we are not teetering between these two states of mind. But as a nation’ we are. As a naticn ‘we are waiting indecisively, willing |to let one man make up our minds for us. But the American people have the right to go to the polls and decide this thing for themselves. We should know which side is the majority, which the mi-nority—-and act accordingly. I myself know what I think. I don’t want to be a. war monger, I don’t want-to influence other people.' They have the right to see a thing as their intelligence directs them to see it. But I don’t see how anyone who has before him the example of other countries who waited ang hoped they wouldn't have war can go smugly about his business saying America is safe, 2 =» = BLAMES ENGLAND FOR STARTING WAR

By Anna A. Pich Several recent Forum ‘articles by Charles Anderson deserve much praise, His statements were kindly but courageous, indicating an understanding of his subject. In part Mr. Anderson said: “The small nations which lately were so éasily taken by the German Army may have desired it that way in order to free themselves from the economic domination of England.” May I add that it was said of Holland by one who had spent all of last summer visiting his relatives and friends in that country, “Holland is so well protected that no army and no navy could get through unless Holland wanted it that way.” That the last “World War” and this present war were started by England is a fact. That the first two wars in the early days of Amer-

-}ica’s independence were wars with

England is a matter of history. That we in the United States, since our Declaration -of Independence, have been engaged in a war on an average of about once in twenty-four years is an historic fact. And never during all this time has Germany been cur adversary. Another fact! Self-study is indeed a rare habit, but when indulged in puts the brakes on the vices that cause un-

warraited hatred of our fellow-men |

whoever they may: be.

“WHO ART THOU? By SUE FREEMAN CHAPMAN Who art thou, oh man image of God—by his own creation Made to rule the world’s kingdoms and nations. But what hast thou done by thy wicked behavior, Bilt mocked God and crucified anew the Savior,

What if thou “should fthis world |

gair;, By creating war’s destruction and ‘Pa 13 For sfter death before the great Judie thou shalt bow, Then thou wilt find, oh man, who art thou, -

DAILY. THOUGHT

Bu; I say unto you, Love your enen jes, bless tHem that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which deSplteraly use: yon + and persecute

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The question nf war should be | put to a vote of the American peo-

DNESDAY, JUNE 3, 1940 n. Johnson

| eae . Things Look Bad for Allies, but Before Trying to Invade England Hitler First Must Defeat French

ASHINGTON, June 5. —This isn’t a nice column, but it<tells some of the few known facts: The bulk, if not all, of the British land force is out of France. To that extent the Allies have been separated. It is'not known how many British and French escaped the Belgian fiasco, but it is almost certain that little of their equipment did. The British were not long on equipment. The chief French reliance, the Maginot Line, is completely outflanked, as a front east toward Germany its back door is open. The front toward Germany is now in the north. If the Germans and

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‘| Italians can go through Switzerland as the Germans

went through the other neutrals, the war on the: continent of Europe is over, This may be clear out of the picture. The country is very- difficult and while the Swiss have only about the same force as Belgium, it is supposed to be better equipped though less well trained. But is it? Large parts of the Swiss population are of either German or ‘Italian racial stock. If fifth columns could work so well in Nordic—but not Germanie—Denmark, Norway, Holland and Belgium, what is going to happen in Switzerland? We don’t know. The fog of war is denser than ever, But nothing looks good on the cone tinent of Europe. » » T\OES that mean that the war is over? That is A» the worst nonsense yet. I think we are in for some still! more terrible shocks and we have had enough in a month to do fur a whole generation. But nothing has yet indicated that Hitler's blitze krieg patent contraption can destroy the British Navy, England isn't the British Empire. She couldn't sure render Capada, for.example. Napoleon at one time controlled las much of Europe as does Hitler—more. He also controlled the channel ports. But because he ‘didn’t command-the,sea he failed. It is true that

| there are now great differences in armament and the

deadliness of air attack. Buf the crossing of the English Channel to find a lodgment there and transport the material necessary will prove a tougher problem than Hitler has yet faced. It is almost certain that he cannot do it and leave the’ undefeated French Army in’ his rear—if the French are still capable of fighting and have the will to do it. There is no proof that they have not both, A 2 8 =» of course, the sensational story that ill hold London hostage to vast and re~ peated waves of bombers and force the surrender of the British fleet. That is possible, but most unlikely, For as long |as that fleet floats in its present su~ premacy, Hitler is as securely tied to Europe and hig commerce son certainly off the seas as was Na<

HERE is Hitler

poleon’s, Germany can never prevail as a great ine dustrial nation unless she is able to transport moun= tains of manufactured goods. To get that is Hitler's real “mein kampf” and, while he has made great progress, this is a large world and he is still very far from his goal. We have to ‘expect further disasters, but the defeatist spirit that is spreading here is about the worst thing that could happen to us. ‘As for ourselves, we haven't even begun to prepare to fight and we are, potentially, the mightiest nation at arms the world has ever seen,

Business , By John T. Flynn Defense Bill To Be Passed On Despite Claims/ of "Pay-as-You-Go" Policy

EW YORK, he 5.—~There is a pleasant unreal. ism about the Congressional and Presidential minds when dealing. with the subject of money. The two have found an ‘unfailing answer to every argument that can be raised against anything they do in the field of money. If a citizen objects to spending,

by some other name. out in Chicago there is a good deal of criticism of that wicked thing called the strip-tease. So one of the ladies involved has met the crisis by calling

Fin some experts in words and getting a new name |

for the act. She is no longer a strip-teaser; | she is | an ecdysiast. Congressmen, conservatives and a. few “¥ealistie liberals have been ‘howling about running up any more bills—especially for war preparations. {What ever we do, we should pay for it as we go.” So the President and the Congressional leaders say-by all means. We will order whatever war materials we wish, we will berrow the money to pay for iit, but we will call it a “pay-as-you-go” ‘plan; “So that ends that. We have borrowed to stave: off the effects of the depression which this Administration is helpless to end.: We have run the debt up to-42% billion dollars,

So everyhody admits it would be dangerous to pile another debt on top of the depression debt on top of the last war debt. So our good Congressional leaders announce that. they will sperid three billion dollars on defense. But they will hand the bill on to the next Administration. They have very cutely decided to levy taxes for the next five years—taxes for the next five years to pay for the money they will spend in the first year. You may call that paying as you go, buf it is not paying as you go and We good Congressmen .know it. :

Letting Someone Else Worry

If I get married and buy a radio set, an auto, a set of furniture and a trip to Canada—all costing $3000—I can Jey le bills as they come in—in which event I will be paying as I go. But if IT buy all these - things and borrow the money from the money lender down on Main Street and agree to pay him off so much a month for the next five years—well, there may be no other way for. me to do it, but I can't fool myself by claiming that I am paying as I go. | Let us remember that if we spend $3,000,000,000 this first year and pay only one-fifth of it, then in the second year we will find that our tax resources have been pre-empted for something we bought last year and didn’t pay for. ~ What this Administraion is doing is spending a lot of money for defense and handing the bill to the next Administration. I wonder if the Republicans, | who have been floundering around more or less help“lessly, are going to assist these schemes, assuming they imagine they are going to be the next Administration. :

Watching Your Health

By Jane Stafford

GERIOUS hemorrhage. or bleeding is the most ime mediate life-threatening condition the. first aider will encounter when accidents occur. In most . wounds the bleeding is simply from the small blood vessels and after flowing steadily for a few moments, it will stop. This kind of bleeding is helpful because it serves to wash_out of the wound and surrounding | tissues any germs. that may have gotten in. If this | kind of bleeding does not stop spontaneously, it can ; almost always checked Ry pressing a pad of sterile | gauze over the wound. If the blood is coming -n, spurts or jets and is - bright red in co it is a sign that an artery has been cut., Such bleeding must be stopped as q ickly as possible. Do this by pressing with fingers or hands between the bleeding place and the heart on one of the si% points where the main arteries lie close to a bone. These points are: 1. Just in front of the ear (for bleeding from arteries in the temple region); 2, Along the jaw-bone (for bleeding from wgunds of the face below the level of the eye); 3. the carotid artery along the side of the throat (for bleeding from . a cut throat); 4. In the hollow behind the inter third of the collar bone down against the first rib (for | bleeding from, extreme upper part of arm, Aoi or | shoulder) ; 5. Halfway between the shoulder and elbow, fingers on the-inside of the arm pressing toward’ the thumb on the outside (for bleeding in hand, fore. arm and upper ‘arm); and 6, the middle of th groin, pressing with the heel of the hind up: gf 20 Delviz ho ne (for bleeding in thigh, I 3

you cure the objection by just calling the spending i

Now we have got to spend for war—or something, :