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: ROY W. HOWARD RALPH BURKHOLDER

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PROSECUTOR BLUE, just now undertaking 4 crusade against certain spots where vice flourishes, is' quoted in

news stories as sayings “We don’t expect to rid the city. of u

gambling’, one 2 : Why not, Mr. Blue?

AND AFTER SYRIA? Fler pri ITHER by armistice or by fighting, the aot mismanaged

campaign of the war is almost over in Syria. The

‘bitter truce negotiations are typical of the growing hatred ‘between the former British and French allies. 8 If the Vichy puppets were not completely controlled by Hitler, they would not have forced or prolonged a Syrian campaign they could not posSibly win. And if the British had not kidded themselves that the French would desert, and the Syrians revolt, they would not have marched in so

‘stupidly unprotected. So the military job that was to take

a week required more than a month. 1 The profit-and-loss sheet is not yet complete, It shows _ that Britain has acquired essential strategic territory. Syria is the key to the Middle East, to the Eastern Mediterranean, “and to Suez; a major oil-line route, and the center of Arabic nationalism. But Britain has paid a price—solidified “patriotic” support for Vichy in Unoccupied France, exposed new weaknesses in British command, materials and “intelli< gence,” and delayed the reconquest of Libya. Si :

In the Middle East “face” means a lot. “The anti-British :

Arabs, no less than Germans and Italians,’ ‘have been encouraged by the inability of the larger combined itishFree French Armies and fleets to defeat promptly the 20,000 or so le isolated, low-morale Vichy _ troops, a Re

® 2 8 ® 8 » » : There is some reason to hope; however, that the' Syrian ‘campaign—following the Libyan and Crete defeats—is' the low point for Britain. The inefficiency and’ shortage ‘of ‘British mechanized: equipment, : described .s0 tragically in Parliament by officers just back from the. Middle East, is being slowly overcome. American supplies .are reported arriving at Cairo at the rate of one ship a’'day. ; Now the question is whether the British in that area can take advantage of the Russian war, . which Hitler is waging with such contempt for the British forces on his

Mediterranean and -Middle Eastern flank. Three weeks of

‘that great opportunity have gone by unused, while the ‘London press demands offensives in the East as well as.in _ the North. There are four. offensive possibilities ‘there, theoretically: (1) Reconquest of Libya; (2) movement across IraqIran for a common, front with Russia to defend the Middle

East and India; ‘(3)’ Hit-and-Run invasion raids, or worse, |

on Greece and Italy; (4) Seizure of Dakar to counter Weygand and Franco, and to guard the South Atlantic. = ° Obviously Mr. Churchill, whose long record is that of a

“plunger, will move as fast as conditions permit. ‘But it is 3

‘not so obvious that even yet, after 22 ‘months, the British ‘have enough planes and tanks to wage modern war. ; So this question, as to where the British go from Syria, bounces back to the American production line—like so many other unanswered questions in the: Furopean, African and Asiatic wars. :

THE OLD ARMY GAME

SHE runaround is being given in Congress to the numerous bills introduced by advocates of. an independent air force. : True, the chaiman of the House Rules Committee and the Senate Military Affairs Committee express a friendly But they “have been doing that for a long time, : The continued delay of congressional hearings on this proposition, which i in the opinion of many ‘airmen in and out of the armed services is a matter of extreme urgency, is

. increasingly inexcusable.

NO, IT'S NOT THE HUMIDITY S NOT the heat. It's not the humidity. * It's the relentless talking about 'em that gets us down, ~~ Suppose it IS hot? Does it make it any cooler to talk. L8 hours a day about it? ' Did it ever cool you off any to have some perspiring

“friend greet you with, “Well, is it hot enough for you?” For.

us, that only adds to the general caloricity a self-generated band of heat just beneath the collar. What to do about the heat? Take it easy, don’t go in r foolish excesse§ and—italk about something else’ for a

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THE TAPIOCA SHORTAGE

now develops that the American people may ‘have to sie zgle along for a while without tapioca. Imports of i esting tropical preduct are to be curtailed so that h or can bring larger cargoes of rubber and other comities thought more essential to national defense. No doubt, the scientific genius of our country being at it is, the researchers could in time develop a substitute tapioca as food. We hope, however, that the Government ‘call none of them away from. Whatever they, are doing undertake this-task. © : This. being -a. time for-stein Aacifion; we are prepared summon our fortitude, tighten our belt and give up : a pudding for the duration of the unlimited national

ergency ‘and as much longer as may be necessary. There |

, of course, the possibility that ‘synthetic tapioca

has ht he less tasty than the genuine article, in: which event | for it would be extremely moderate anyhow. | body ‘Somehow we are reminded of the German who. re- |

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ons. C. I. 0. ornia, which in the crisis lost its nerve and repudiated its own civil insurregtion around the but, nevertheless, maintained ‘the mob in force against the puny and half-hearted power of. a pelitically gutless local and state government. It quickly backed off when the soldiers showed a plain intention to meet with force a challenge to the: “only ‘authority = then stood between the Workman and the mobsters. fas

HE workmen then returned to their jobs, and the President got more credit than he deserved and mere than half-deceived ‘citizens who thought that, at last, he had taken a stand in favor of the free American, ne

has had a hundred chances to take such a stand, notably in Michigan when Frank Murphy was whe “his way to top of the Department of Justice and, ultimately, onto the Supreme Court by inching in the face of similar mobs of riotous insur-

to protect the rights of the citizens but to put that plant back into action for national defense. = / In‘the Michigan strikes, it was held that the sitdown strike was merely a case.of multiple trespass,

multiple contempt’ of the state .courts and multiple

malicious destruction of , with each of the defendants subjeet to arrest, trial and punishment separately for each minute offense, rather than a concerted outrage against authority of government and the rights, property and peace of the world. In the California case, if the mob took the field against the Government, as the Government constructively held it. had done when the troops were called, then the leaders should be sent to prison. But they will not be punished because, after all, they didoperate under a union charter and the influence of the Wagner Act. i 8 8 »

OWEVER, to: disperse a mob, as was done in this case, and open-the public streets so that citizens may use them according to their rights is not strikebreaking. The picket line has no more right to blockade a street or a plant than any other group of private individuals, and the Ku Klux Klan, the ‘infamous Black Legion of later date, in fact, the Black Shirts of Mussolini's and Hitler's Brown Bolsheviks only pursued the same course; with minor variations of method, that this union of the C. I. O. was follow-

ing in Inglewood. I

The right to strike was not affected by any act of the troops or the act of calling them out. Those who’ preferred not to work were not forced back to work ‘at the. point. of the bayonet. They were just moved out, of the way so that men who did want to work could work. So the citizen, for all this spectacular demonstration and for all that the National Government has said or done to the courtry, still must understand

‘that on private jobs ‘his ‘Government will not crack . down on the lawless in ‘the interest of the common

man.

Business By John T. Flynn.

Exporters Irked Quer Reports the British Undersell Us on Steel

YORK, July 11.—It will do little good to any cause the Government has in mind if it permits the people and the American trader to get the improssion that they are being made suckers in our effort to aid. other countries at war. Complaints about Canadian advertisements in U, S. news-. papers, urging summer tourists to come to Canada where there is no restriction on gas, while gasless “Sundays. and penalties against " “jacket-rabbit” starts are urged “in the States, are not the only protests that have disturbed American inter&sts. f The United States is an ex“porter of steél to” South America. “So is Britain. Steelmen in this country ‘have learned that

1 America — the Ar- - has been under-

steel in So gentine especilly--because Br selling them. * There is no reason why Britain should not get this business if she -can.. But the fly in the ointment is that, while Britain is selling steel below U. 8. producers in South America and making a profit on it, she is getting steel from the United States under the Lease-Lend Act, which is fo say she ds, for all practical ‘purposes, getting it for: nothing. It cannot be charged that Britain is getting steel from us free and then shipping that same’ steel to the Argentine for cash. But the question does ‘arise —If Britain has enough steel to, sell to South Amer~ ica why does she have to get other steel from us? . She is able to.sell steel cheaper largely because she. enjoys. an exchange differential in her favor. This exchange differential and some - other- devices are being used in the Juatkels, of South America generally. ® . 3 OR instance, Britain has a, blacklist in South America—firms to which she will not permit sales because she insists they are ass Shipping to Germany. American firms - ‘are asked to respect this blacklist. Yet it is charged by American business firms in New York and Boston that British shippers do not

|. respect: this blacklist—or rather, that British consular.

officers suspend the blacklist long enough to permit British firms to sell these Argentine importers, clap-

"ping the blacklist back on again afterwards.

This discontent has been simmering in exporting circles here in America. for some time, but has

weeks. The charge is made that British firms are selling below the equator goods on. which Americans are being goods in England. ln . is along list of items. in. the indictment of ar.

“buging’ here, or at least when it was supposed

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The ot vl is that President Roosevelt took no such |

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broken out into vigorous squawks in. the last two .

asked to cub-down because of the-need of such |

wvior during the last war. It made an | , ‘but most: of it was done while England |

being an ally of Russia, but led

back to that position if he saw he

By Scott Carroll, 406 E. Sumner Ave.

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The President has never yet: taken: such a | * < stand; and in the California case his purpose was not

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STALIN MIGHT BE FORCED TO JOIN HITLER AGAIN By C. G., Indianapolis Many Americans say we must not enter this war, since to do so means|

them remember that “Stalin once was willing to join with Hitler against the democracies. It would be easy for. him to go

might obtain bettér terms from Hitler, just as the Vichy government has done. One way to increase such a possibility is not to give Russia any aid, now that she needs it,

3 8» DEFENDING CONGRESS MEMBERS FROM DIXIE .

Now, really, Mr. Jasper, Douglas,

just a little too far in your ravings? After all the Southern Congressmen are a little too sensible to hold a grudge that is nearly 80 years old

I dm’ a Southerner (and proud of it), and I know. Down in North Carolina we would call you a fanatic. The Civil War was fought to make all men .equal, and while it was fought, Southern homes, private and personal belongings were ransacked and burned. Even after surrender, Northern “carpet baggers,” cheap, petty politicians came down and polluted Southern politics, | Negroes overtook everything could get their hands on, in a burst of ignorant grandeur. ° Oh, there. is plenty that Southerners could hold against the North, but time ‘and reason ‘have healed the old wounds. But remember this, Mr. Douglas, Southern people have just” as much civic pride, just as much patrio as the people of the North. etimes even more, The people of the United States elected their Congressmen, and it would take more than yon to convince: them that their Rohrcaenia tives were “war monger Congressmen,” as you call them.

ir EL. EXPLAINS PURPOSE OF EARLIER LETTER By W. J. P.. 10th Precinct, 7th Ward In listening to a discussion be-

tending the Carmelite Novena Tuesday night, I discovered that my let-

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tween two gentlemert who were at-|

(Times readers are iwiied to express their views these columns, religious controversies excluded. Make "your letters short, so all can have a chance. Letters must

‘be signed.) misinterprétéd in some. respects, particularly in reference to Miss Noone and Al Feeney, both of. whom I regard and respect, both have been efficient public officials and both are highly respected citizens, but the two gentlemen called me “Anti-Catholic.” Allow me to get: these'two critics } straightened out, if you please. I only asked my party to change faces. I had no thought of religion in the matter. As to being an antiCatholic, allow me to assure them that I am a Catholic, attend mass regularly, my dear mother lies buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. . . . I believe in: tolerance as my church teaches me. Tolerance does not teach perpetuation of self in political office. . . . What I am asking for, and many others, is a change of faces and names to represent the Democratic Party in Marion County irrespective of religious affiliations or lodge soSlatios I hope this letter will get my real Hie minds of the gentlemen in q ; Namely:. I am not anti-Catho c, I am a Catholic. I love my country; an ex-service man. I love my church, my wife and home, and life as I live it. Peace on earth to men of good will. Tolerance for all. Sarre eS." 8 8 BLAMES THE DRIVER FOR NOISY VEHICLES By Mrs. Wilkins, Connersville . The Disgusted Taxpayer of Indianapolis seems to think that motorcycles are thie only noisy vehicles in e:istence. A car can be just-as disgusting and noisy and as much of a n ce as a motorcycle. Don’t you it all depends on the driver? . I live on a very busy street corner as far as traffic is concerned, where

ter in The Times of recent date was

a traffic light operdtes. Cars will

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

the traffic light, waiting for it to change and if the drivers recognize each other; they start blowing their horns and keep it up ‘until the light changes and sometimes continue until they are far down the street. What is still more disgusting, several inhabitants near .this corner, including myself, have night work. If the

taxpayer wants some noise, he ought|:

to move on a corner like this one. The motorcycles have just as much right on the street as cars. These drivers buy license and pay taxes and are held just as accountable in an accident as a car. There are many drivers of cars who should be banned from crowded and congested streets and are just as hazardous as motorcycle drivers. My family all drive a car and my sons also drive. a motarcycle and we try not to go io extre in driving either way, also try think of the other drivers.. Just because this taxpayer doesn’t like motorcycles is no reason to ban them from the streets or any place else. ,. #8 8 MR. MEITZLER ANSWERS THAT BUDGET QUERY By James R. Meitizler, Attica ‘A lady writing in. the Forum asks the secret of my budget. At the risk of being tiresome I'll reveal it. I have no budget. One must have a regular income, so much per eek, month, or year, to budget eir . spending. ‘When a farmer starts plowing for a crop he never knows whether he will have a:crop or not'-and least of ‘all, what the

price will be. So my secret is this. My only debts were for land and|

implements. For my necessities or desires I did without until I could pay .cash. I heither ask or expect anyone in this age to follow this plan. I hire only oceasional labor wih as at harvebt, threshing, or haying. Mostly neighbors . exchange work and pay the difference. I am not against working people, I work myself, having just finished shock= ing 39 acres of wheat that was caught in the rain, I am not against unions. I have belonged to the Farm Bureau ever sir ce it was organized. Bui I certainly am against forcing men into unions against their will, against the criminal acts of violence of strikers, against shutting down defense industries by strikes, against claiming such criminal violence a union right. That was what started Mr. Taylor. He believes a union has rights superior to the common man. TI repeat, billions are invésted in business. But I never said any started with a billion as Mr. Taylor intimates. Business puts its profits back into business as Ford did and ends up with a billion sometimes, sometimes with nothing. As to the great profits the defense industries are making, which the unions use as justification for their acts, the stock market does not show it. No sky-rocketing. war babies as in the last war. And if living costs are rising the unions have themselves to blame, higher wages means higher cost of production, higher costs mean. higher

puices; Palmer can fight it out with the parents of the draftees as to whether they oe unions are

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national de-|

elnig ho ih of ea By, Bishop, Hurley: Giving FDR Right To Ignore War: Powers of Congress

“in any ‘forum.

SL, clita tale away voir Congress wad

who) to violate, a vow registered in Heaven to support and defend the Conmstitution; ‘his “somebody” could either be the President, if he should usurp this power, or the Congress if it should incontinently delegate it.

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HERE js no doubt that there is a blind spot in our Constitution, between the power of Congress to declare war and the power of the President in support of his other duties, such as the protection of our commerce and of the rights of our citizens abroad, to use force for the attainment of local and limited

objectives. This blind spot has been considerably wide

ened ‘by the practice of other nations to wage war without declaring it. But, as long as a vestige of the constitutional democracy is assumed to remain, noe body can“honestly argue for the Bishop's plea that, somehow, by some fancy abracadabra, outside the Constitution, a'single man can magic away the warpowers of Congress and project us into total war, all

| over the world.

This column has said that, against its judgment, we are already in this war, in the sense that we have assumed obligations and duties that require us to support Great Britain, on the economic and supply side and that, since we are thus engaged, we must spare no effort in this field to win the war, and above all, to survive it. But it has never said and does not believe, as the Bishop seems to say, that we have so far entered the fleld of military and naval strategio shooting“ that we should permit the President. to engage our Army and Navy anywhere outside this hemisphere by some kind of Of oabdication or usurpation of the war-powers of the » “ "

HE argument is made by all war-minded men that the Lease-Lend Bill itself authorized the President to engage us in war. If, by some trick, it did, everybody who followed that debate knows that its passage was a gigantic fraud because the reverse of that was repeatedly asserted by its' proponents to procure its enactment, There is another’ serious question here, ‘Bishop Hurley is a high prelate of the world’s most powerful church, which is: profoundly respected by everybody. ‘Its clergy, es its peers, who wear the Papal ‘ring, are so venerated by its people that, for religious and other reasons, their advice has a far more proe found effect with those people than the advice of any layman. Consideririg these things, how appropriate is ft for a bishop of that church to be appealing for a viola tion or a palpable nullification and avoidance of -the Constitution. of the United States in a matter so grave as total war? I think i Is wholly inappropriate = Suiragesus, :

A Woman's Viewpoint

By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

“Hew on to your temper. Stop hating Hitler,® So runs the gist of warnings from physicians and psychiatrists who keep their fingers on the Amere ican public pulse. Dr. Menninger of Topeka, Kas, re« ports growing signs of dangerous mental disturbances in the country, and Dr. Ralph Fischer, professor .the College. of Osteopathy in Philadelphia, comes out wtih a modernized version of © Biblicallore: “Love thy enemy and live longer.™ ~ One ':doesn’t need a doctor's degree to be aware of the evil results “of hatred in the’ human heart. The death rate is certain “to mount as fear and hysteria increase in the country,"and they are being encouraged to increase from every source of propaganda, These buildups of hatred are far more of & menace to us than they are to Hitler, And we shall have a lesser chance to win any" kind of a struggle if we give way to name ‘calling, Mud slinging and general bad temper. °° The prevailing hysteria setms' to me not’ only shameful but obscene.''It is not befitting Americans to behave in such fashion at the approach of danger, We insult the memory of our forefathefs by: our emotional antics and ‘dishonor the heritage they

Every ‘ thinking petfson ‘must deplore the fright which is being deliberately spread among’ the people, Perhaps it is designed to scare Hitler and his henche men, but it is already having an evil effect upon

‘the American masses. We've. almost lost the art of

talking things over like rational human beings, for frightened people can’t think straight. I hope I shall not be accused of Nazi sympathies when I say that hating Hitler, or hating each other, won't win any wars for us, and may even lose them, For viclousness released against a common, enemy can breed the same feelings toward our neighbors and friends if we let it ride away with good sense. It’s July, when tempers are apt to go berserk in pescetel times. So let's not endanger or lives before t started defen 8 demOctacy by hating so hard tha we burst our blog

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