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Give Light and the People Wilt Fina Their Own Way FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1941

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$600, 000, 000 WAR BABY! OR better or for worse, Indiana probably has become an industrial state.

Governor Townsend pointed this out very appropri-.

~ ately in his farewell message to the Indiana Legislature. Referring to our present status as the “transition stage,” the Governor disclosed the full extent of the defense pro‘gram on Indiana. Already $600, 000, 000 in defense work has - been allocated to this state. Obviously, such a huge program Nlndot. an immense responsibility on Indiana in digesting this type of expansion. ‘Any sort of industrial growth brings problems, but the mushrooming type brought on by national defense needs - brings all these problems to us at one time—factory sites, transportation facilities, procurement of labor, housing, sanitation, etc. ] The Governor's message was a good one. It | was a skilfully presented and good-ternpered summary of this state’s progress. We were particularly pleased by his recommendation of expansion of the merit system, for improvement. of the social legislation of the last few years and by his singling out the City Manger and hospital insurance reports for attention. Weighing this $600,000, 000 in defense work (and more still to come) it seems: to us that appeals for some $200,000 to “bring new industry to Indiana” are somewhat superfluous. Better that we save such programs until they

"are needed.

" The Federal Covernant'e | etunee program is going to mean heavier Federal tax burdens on all of us—rich and poor, big and small. Such savings as are possible must come from better State and local government. : This Legislature has a magnificent opportunity of 8 Serving the people of Indiana by eliminating, wherever it. can, waste, duplication, pure patronage and inefficiency, thus saving the people thousands of dollars every day the State " Government operates. That would be true National Defense.

GOOD START Nook A. F. of L. building trades unions have agreed to set maximum initiation fees. This step, a result of public outcry against the system under which many locals have demanded outrageous payments from men seeking jobs on defense projects, comes not a minute too soon. 1 ~~ A man who wants to jol in a union should expect to ~ pay a reasonable fee for mernbership. But many unions are charging such figures as $50 or more for common laborers, $200 or more for skilled workmen. | This for the privilege of holding temporary jobs, with . no possibility of commensurate benefits from the unions, is rank extortion. That racket has slowed up many projects, and has kept out of work men who needed the joi, and were needed on them. And it has unjustly enriched union treasuries to the tune of nobody knows how many thousands or perhaps millions: of dollars. ] Henceforth, it is: announced, local A. F. of L. building trades unions will charge not more than the maximum initiation fees to be set by their various national executive officers. If these maximums are kept within reascn, that will be a great Ei

o FREE LEGAL AID k T= Indianapolis Bar Association’ Ss docicion to open a fulltime legal aid corporation within the next two weeks for persons unable to afford legal fees is welcome news. The association-sponsored corporation will employ a full-time attorney, a social worker and a stenographer. Not only will it acquaint persons with their legal rights, but it

: Tr will investigate cases, give advice and appoint attorneys to "© appear in court, if necessary.

Such an enterprise will mean the expenditure ¢f thou- - sands of dollars each year without hope of return. "he Bar Association is fo be Songraminted for this service,

HE FOOD FOR FRANCE AND SPAIN PAINFUL dilemma of the war is the matter of lifting "or not lifting the British blockade to admit American food into conquered countries whose larders are dminously low. In the last war the British do-operated in feeling Ger-man-occupied Belgium. But this time they rejected the appeals of Herbert Hoover and others for a similar arrange‘ment. The late Lord Lothian said his Governirent had “been unable to discover any scheme of distribution by neutral authorities in these countries which, in the light of the Nazi record, could provide guarantees agdinst the strengthening of the German war potential by the importa-

Be that as it may, a ‘personal appeal by President ‘Roosevelt has finally won Lonclon’s consent to pass an experimental shipload of American canned milk, vitamin con- _ centrates, medicine and children’s clothing for unoccupied France. If this “proceeds satisfactorily,” says the British Ministry of Economic Warfare, “there is no reason why we should not allow a further shipment.” The same Sip will take some wheat to Spain. There is no visible reason why the distribution of these a should not proceed satisfactorily. The Quakers, those vy effective modern Samaritans, have been buying milk and other necessities in Switzerland and distributing them

in unoccupied France with what they assert is “complete

depcndcnce” from interference and “absolute control” er the supplies “fron. the rooment of arrival to the point * consumption.” Germany gets ho advantage; some of ance’s children, who may not always be slaves, are saled from malnutrition, i . So, we are happy to see the President's request ponored y the British,

Meantime—what about the forgotten and hun

ty, $ cents a copy; delive.

“banks in the first place.:

Fair Enough By Westbrook Peg

. Mrs. Roosevelt Degiarted From Her Usual Tact in Criticizing 6G. O. P. For Failure to Applaud/ ‘Message

EW YORK, Jan. 10.—Mrs. Roosevelt, apparéntly went straight home from the Capitol after the

President's message to Congress and wrote that she |

had not only beg¢n astonished but saddened to notice that the applatite came almosf entirely from the Democrats and that only a few

noticeable ex:eptions on. the ‘Re- | publican side raised a hand in ap: :

|. proval at any point. {

She said |it looked to. her as. 4 Republicans were

- though thos * saying to the sent you her citizens of th period of gre ‘ bers ofi a p seeks primar partisan interests.” - “This,” Mrs. Roosevelt added, “is to me shocking and terrifying.” And I will just add at this ppint that Mrs. Roose= velt’s remarks here cited are, jo me. shocking and, although not terrifying, certainly disturbing, because, say what you will, Mrs. Roosevelt is not a private citizen and, in a way that we all understand, speaks’ for the Presidency bf the United Sfates. | So here we iind her tossing ¢ff on the spur of the moment to catch a syndicate deadline a bad actusation against thbse members of the legislative branch of the United States Governmeni who refused to indicate approval of a speech whith would commit the people of this country to a feat ¢f world-saving that 1s far beyond their voluntary intention and their ability. . # wn al yi oibY T= Presideiit had delivered 8 good speech on prac-: tically the same subject only a few days before, and in this Message to Congress and, of course, to the nation and ths world, he was warming it over, which, as every cosmip columnist knows, is hard to do’ well. He is only huinan, he has car} ied an enormous load for eight years; much of it unriecessary weight which he deliberately picked up in the shape of personal, political and class controversy, ¢nd this twice-told tale had been tapped out amid thi: worries and distractions of an appalling responsiblity. You can’t {Ell me he felt that this speech clicked. I know the signs. It was a h¢ad-weary presentation of an idea that deserved his very best treatment, and the speech itself was more tobe regretted than the attitude of those who shocked Mrs. Roosevelt by their failure to applaud. ~ On Mrs. Rposevelt's behalf| I would say that the topic which she selected for her little daily chore of journalism was one which a [person in her position should have #voided or carefiilly deferred for more deliberate and thoughtful treajment. This piece was very little different from a state paper, -if it wasn’t actually a state paper, and it lis thinkable that more people were’ sliocked by her’ ithpulsive, public denunciation of a considerable SE of Congress and her

country: “We repre- » in Congress not as e United States in a

plitical party which ly to promote ifs own’

imputation of base political njotives than by the division of sentiment in Congress. ” ” 4 HIS unconventionality of JArs. Roosevelt's may be picturesqiie and harmless in personal appearan neces in coal mines and converjtions of precocious professional youth, but it gets serious’ when she blurts into print with serious charges or insinuations against a section of CCongress—in Tach against Congress as a whole body. It would ke just as fair to Jvavee that the Democrats in applauding the President were selling their country into another World w ar for their promotion, pay-and-party patronage, and, certainly in the years of the New IDeal, the ‘Administration members have taught the péople to suspect. {hem of partisanship in many matters. But in so seriqus a matter as this and in so grave & time this accusation was not heard. The opposition in Congres; and in the press had too great a stnse of responsibility, but the distaff side of the Presidency impulsively rejected the possibility that good meén could disagree from decent patriotic motives. In this jhstance Mrs. Roosevelt, who has been

| famous for Her other- handed} ess and tact in journal-

ism, has given us a high political. impersonation of the pitcher’s wifé who saw her pappy lose a tough one and, as her contribution to unity [and co-operation in the ball club, turned on Mrs, Sho/tstop and told her what she thought of that lousy in| field.

Business By John T. Flynn

Logns by Indiyiduals Inflationary, But Less So Thar, Bank Loans to U. S.

EW YORK, Jan. 10.—THe Federal Reserve Board, as a fortress against {inflation, is urging that

«| the Government do its borrowing for defense purposes

from the people rather than from the banks. - That is a wise proposal.” But it would be foolish to supp se that it would be as strong a protection against inflation as it first it seéms. First [let us see why it is less inflationary to borrdw from an | ‘individugl than from a bank, If the Govirnment borrows from Mr. Brown, ‘hat gentleman will hand over th¢ hundred dollars to the Governrjent. The Government will spejnd it—Mr, Brown cannot. But if [the Government borrows .from tlie banks, the bank gives the Gojrernment not a hundred dollars /n cash but g hundred dollars in deposits. The deppsits of the bank are not decreased by the loan. Thy are increased. Government loans from individuals do not increase the money iri the countty. | Government loans from banks do. | . But there are some flie ernment lpans from individ 1. The Government cal now on Tieasury bills or nc It has at least six billion

s in the oihtment of Gov1als: | borrow from the banks Les for as low as 1 per cent. ut in loans now from 1 to 1%; per cent. If it borroys from individuals it will have to pay around 3 per cent. A Government bedeviled ljy red ink may [feel it cannot pay higher prices for money than is necessary. 2. If the Government horrows from individuals. it will have to put on a drife. | The whole country will be turned into a great pressure campaign. in which hysteria will be whipped [up, ostensibly for national defense but actually to ily the war bills of Britain. 3. Under the pressure df this campaign, people will be pressed to subscribe. They will be urged to borrow money to pay for: bondsi<buy for defense and get money fiom banks, pledging bonds for loans, as was done in Liberty Bond canjpaigns. This is just as inflationary -as if the -Gavernment: borrowed from the Jind in addition the Govetn-~ interest.

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ment wil pay much more #

HE imple truth is that while all the proposals -of

th¢ Reserve System are eminently wise and should be adopted for a jariety of reasons, and while they will tend to postpon the inflation g little longer and perhaps mitigate it a trifle, the hope to prevent it while at the same time jumping billions of borrowed funds ifito the stream of “business is illusory. Thite years ago variojils Congressional committees were convinced unanimcusly that the only way to prevent, inflation in casi of war was by paying for" the wal’ instead of fighting it on the cuff. The experienc: of the last war | was rehearsed endlessly. In" that war we paid one-two-thirds of it. But ir spite of all the lessons, we’ are planning to do worse; this time, We are planning to borrow all of the war costs. The Government talks about balancing tie budget for “normal” ex‘penditiires. That [ean all of the war costs are to be finaficed by loans.

So They dye

WE CAN ARGUE os Americans with divergent views, offered with mujual respect. The important thing is that we unite cn the destiny of America; on the necessity of building strength at home and Re ing oui of war abroad, —Charles A. Lindbergh, ‘. .

EACH DAY'S ingress effort will shorten the by 8 vin, British Minister of

| strategy I got a job in a better mill

hird the bill and borrowed |

OLIS

TANA

~ What Do You Think of It, Boys?

at crisis-but-as-mem-~ |-

The Hoosi 1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.

URGES $50 PENSION FOR THOSE 50 OR OVER By John H. Walker

We of the older set who are past the working age of 40, who the insurance companies will not insure in the factories or other plants, are appealing to those we sent to the '41 Legislature to introduce an old|age pension bill that would give all persons $50 a month that are 50. years and over without any strings tied to it... The Senator or Representative who would introduce and pass a bill like ‘this and it became a law would have no trouble in being re-elected, for we would all get behind him regardless of party. It would eliminate the trustee system and would get rid of the poor house. : u ” » “COLLEGE COMMUNIST”

TURNS CAPITALIST By Curious It seems to be the popular opinion in these steel mills that any man who earns less than $10 a day is not considered respectable. I worked -in unheated, unsanitary, poorly lighted mills until the last day of the fourth week, then by employing a little]

and after about a week or 10 days of being “broken in” I will get my wage boested up into the “respectable” income class.

After all, I worked my way through one of our best universities, now I see nor reason why I should work for $5.12 a day when some of the other men are getting as high as $20 a day. During my school days I made a half-hearted effort at being a pessimistic and cynical Communist but contemporary society and my familyy would not allow it so now I suppose I'll just have to be a Capitalist. ® 8 # 4 "FORMER CONVICT PLEADS FOR RIGHT TO WORK, By an Elwood Citizen « « + After being released fiom prison six years ago, I was taken back by my former employer. The crime I committed was no more directly against him than the rest of society. He was not interested in any way with the bank I laid off one day, to go rob. Serious? Yes! I had a job, and laid off to rob, which makes it worse. My employer recently disposed: of his business at which time I was

béen convicted of a felony.

‘leagle (and loan them to foreign

holding a responsible position. The

Side Glances=By: Galbraith

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious con- " troversies excluded. Make your letters short, so_all. can have a chance. Letters must be signed, but names will be withheld on request.)

new company turned thumbs down on an ex-convict. Then came a succession of shocks. In applying for work, here is the story. Past employers, references, record, fingerprints, picture, then a curt, sorry no opening, will notify you if we can use you, J. Edgar Hoover in his recent article said an ex-convict is too susceptible to beeoming a spy, fifth columnist or too dangerous a person to have in the employ of concerns dealing with the Government. There are thousands already so employed, What is to happen to them? No branch of the service will accept a man for enlistment who has The draft boards exempt them. We on the -outside were released | to go out and make good. Others are getting out every day. An ex-con-vict has to have: food, clothing, lodging. Many have dependents, no

demand security (of us), its own citizens and if we refuse to pay they come and get the security. I ask why should the leaders of our nation want to loan things to foreign nations without security, especially dishonest ones who have proved they don’t appreciate our help? If England had intentions of paying our .oans back, they would have Canada agree to become states of the U.S.A. if they FAILED TO PAY or do so to square the old debt, then they could borrow more, under our Johnson Law of no loans to defaulting nations.

# nn» SOLDIERS APPEAL FOR BETTER TREATMENT

By Edward G. Mueller, Co. A, 85th. Quartermaster, Pvt. Pat J. Colarusso, Pvt. Warren Creech, Pvt. John J, Kerinan, Pvt. Morris L. Canipe, Pvt. Carl E. Laule, Pvt. Richard E. Welsh, Ft. Benjamin Harrison.

This letter is being written for a good reason. We of the army who have been selected for @ period of one year would like to know the reason why we cannot) be treated like a human in the city of Indianapolis. We have conducted ourselves as

gentlemen but were treated other-| &

wise. We think that we should be entitled to some consideration. So will you please press it on

work, no money, no food, etc. Where | are these men going to get jobs so! they can make an honest liv-| ing? . | Couldirt Mr. Hoover be wrong about we number-branded men all being the worst potential trouble | makers? I saw guards in prison who put the convicts to shame for trying to be crooked. Ex-service men, ‘too, if you please, Mr. Hoover. Some of these guards have now accepted positions in the vital industries: Oh well, they just hayen’t been caught yet! # a =» DEMANDING SECURITY FOR HELP TO BRITAIN By George O. Davis, R. 4, Brazil, Ind, Our President in his speech dsked how about those who would élip the feathers off of our American eagle to feather their own hat. I ask how about those who want to cut the most of the defensive claws, wings and beak off our American

nations who have thoroughly proved to us their dishonesty), to get feathers in their hat? The leaders of our government

COPR. 1941 os sem. we ru nio var OFF.

"Up.

north | i m. Joy towns best tailor, but- down here they fay r m.a

land play without ever having heard

the minds of the people of Indianpolis that we also come from some i the best homes of the-country. Lest they forget that we have left behind mothers, sweethearts and wives! We are not asking for |S ympathy or pity but just an even break. ” 2 ” A WORD OF COMFORT ON THE VITAMIN QUESTION By Claude Braddick, Kokomo, Ind. Recent developments in vitamin research seem to indicate that at least two members of the B-complex family have at last been isolated. Vitamins B-1 and B-2 (prominent in the wheat germ), have been reduced to compounds named thiamin and riboflavin, respectively. All authorities do not agree that these compounds are actually essences of the vitamins named, but the fact they are being’ hroduced synthetically seems to indicate that they are. If you are inclined to worry about vitamins, bear in mind that any well-rounded diet, which is ‘adequate in other respects, is almost certain to be adequate in that respect also. Remember your ancestors lived out their lives of work

of them. : # # =» TAKING A DIG AT THE FIRST LADY . By Sideline Sittin’ Lil ‘ These priceless Réosevellst Not long ago Her Highness admonished us cheerfully to give up our liberties. And now behold, she findeth among the multitude, those who are

when the “Great One” speaks! A. quiet tongue bringeth more honor unto her Lord, Yea! '

LIFE LINE By JAMES D. ROTH

These are men of great renown Who on. misfortune do not frown. But strive with valor to assist— . A derelict snared in a mist.

Who aid a soul in distress And administer loving redress Thecugh the glittering hall of { May never blaze their name. "#

It is not the glory” ‘they’ crave But chance for a human to save. No, their name may not blaze . In our earthly haze, . hei But they are the truly ‘brave, per

DAILY THOUGHT

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down. our lives for the brethren. ~—I John 3:16.

: WHO FALLS for t for the love of God

not “Yes Men,” who clappeth not|

Gen. Johnson Says—

2-Man Control Not Likely fo Hurf New Defense Board Since Hillman Has Only Limited Veto Powers

ASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—There will doubtless be considerable criticism of the executive order setting up the new War Industries: Board—called, for some prideful reason, “the Office of Production Management.” It may be said that two-man control (Knudsen-Hillmans is ay administrative abortion, that nol enough authority has been delegated and so on and on. 3 That criticism will not come from this colu which has been ‘yapping for such action for two years. ‘B. M. Baruch, the father of industrial mobilizations and war industries boards, is also enthusiastic. I have just been looking up- the 1918 documents that set up ‘the ARR War Industries Board. The essential one was a simple two-page letter from President Wilson to Mr. Baruch. It is far less explicit than President Roosevelt's executive order and delegates less specific authority. Yet it: worked to a marvelous result. It worked because, notwithstanding the supremacy of excellence or the ultimate in sloppiness in drawing up organization charts and orders, success or failure will depend on the ability and fitness of: one man. 2 48 a y R=GanbLESS of organization . charts, “wherever the MacGregor sits is the head of the table.” The principal question is not the curious “law firm” concept of two-headed executive control (Knudsene Hillman). While a law firm is utterly inappropriate for executive action, the real question is whether or not Bill Knudsen is the MaeGregor, as Mr. Baruch demonstrably was. It's all up to’ Knudsen: He says with some satisfaction that he can now “keep his hat on and spit’ where he pleases” (which is a quaint combination of the unmelancholy Dane and Uncle Remus) but now let's see whether he will do.it. One doubt is that Mr. Hillman is. there to tell him at least where he can’t spit, : That doesn’t: trouble me very much.’ 1 ‘have worked with Sidney Hillman. The President says he knows them: both and isn’t worried. I: 'know them better and neither am. I worried. Undivided respon sibility is better than compromise, but Mr. Hillman is both a realist and a highly educated and intelligent leader. He will obstruct only on the greatest of provocation and the clearest case. un ” »

N complete analysis, what Mr. Hillman has is no more than a limited veto power. In truth, it is less than that. It is a power to declare a division resulting in an automatic and instantaneous appeal to Caesar who, in the clutch of circumstance, must instantaneously and automatically decide. That would follow anyway if Knudsen were supreme and any such differences arise as would compel Mr. Hillman to make a fight. To repeat, the only question is whether Mr. Knud« sen is the MacGregor and there would have been that question in any form of organization. My only doubt is the modesty, sweetness and gentleness of the man. We'll wait and see. ‘These qualities didn’t prevent his rise to the presidency of our greatest manufacturing * company. Otherwise the set-up is excellent. The President is reported to have said that he didn’t want any Baruch plan, or 1918 model control, I doulit whether ‘he said it. +t doesn’t make any difference. That's what he's got in every essential detail. The subordinate keymen are also excellent: Bige gers on production and Stettinius on priorities. - Hene . derson on prices, is moving on the key price of scrap steel in the good old War Industries Board speed ang fashion. It's a swell set-up and a pleasure to say, “over the top with the best of luck.”

A Woman's Viewpoin By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

= a relief to read the comeback of members of the younger generation to the many slurs cast recently upon their courage, ideals and behavior, In

the January issue the editors of Harper's Magazine

give a great deal of space to champions of youth, and the result is both pleasant and enlightening. y Margaret: Mead proves an .exe cellent advocate and her argu« ments are hard” to refute. She emphasizes: one fact which many critics of youth seem to have over« looked—that in a social order where there is not enough work for boys and girls, we can hardly expect to find any raging desire on their part to 80 out and battle for it. : We. cannot evade the thought j : that .a very large number of young people have been walking the streets hunting jobs in which we call the greatest democratic nation

th. on eur fraid of the future, only

Countless thousands are because of economic reaso Other thousands cane

not marry at the natural age for mating on t of finances. Some have been reduced to taking Sole from their Government—which may make them grateful to the Administration but certainly . gives them no pride in their society, ‘Where doles are the accepted thing. Dr. Mead warns: “It will be very simple to lose democracy. We have only to go on telling our young people that they are selfish youth, cynical youth, youth who lack ideals, » convince them that they are prodigal sons. “Now prodigal sons, hisiorically, sow wild oats and go home. But what do you do if you aré a prodigal son through no fault of your own Decaliseyyout father kept nothing but wild oats in his ba What do you do if you have never left home and father and elder brothers begin calling you names. You don't plike being called a prodigal son. You want to prove that you have a mora] sense, that you are capable of idealism, sensible idealism, which isn't an excuse for laziness or exploitation or indifference or greed. “So there is nothing left to do but to leave your father’s house and find a new house where there will be much rejoicing over the new arrival—the camp of the totalitarians.” It could not be better said—and it is something for the critics and parents to ponder. Whatever our chil dren are, we have made them so, and we must accept some responsibility for their attitudes. :

Watching Your Health

By Jane Stafford

Mes of the news about vitamins tHese days cone cerns the large and still growing family. of B vitamins. This does not mean, however, that. other vitamins are unimportant. We need all of them for health. At this season it is especially important for children to get vitamin D. This is the vitamin tha prevents Tickupe. + Vitamin D has been called the sunshine vitamin because the ultraviolet rays of the sun can transform

0 gs

‘a chemical in our bodies, called ergosterol, into vitamin D: In Northern couniries, there is/not much

sunlight in winter and cold weather makes it difficult for children to get what ultraviolet rays there are directly on their skin where it acts to form the .vitamin. That is why chlidren must be given cod liver oil or other sources of the vitamin, especially in the : relatively sunless winter season. Without vitamin D, the body does not properly utilize the mineral elements, calcium and phosphorus, needed for bone building .and other PUtToaes. bow-legs of children who have had rickets result of vitamin D lack. ‘The bones, of. however, are not the only ones affected Mg ck of v D. hones of the pelvis are also likely . ‘be deformed, which in women may lead to serious

culty during childbirth. Vitamin D, unlike other vitamins, is not one which you can rely on ordinary foods to supply in adequate amounts, Consequently children must be given cod

‘liver oil or some other fish liver oil or doses of the

pure vitamin. The form in which the vitamin is Fd be given and the dosage should be decitted by the physician. The mother. or nurse is responsible for easing the dose catelully, giving Just the