Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1941 — Page 12

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> RILEY 5551 rg Glos Ligne ond the People WE Fis Thal Gow Woy ; MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1941

GIVE ALL YOU CAN

THE 1 Indianapolis Co unity Fund has opened its campaign for 1941. e goal is $688,500, the same figure as last year. Then, the paign went over the top by $250, We hope this current drive does even better. \ The work of the Community Fund is never ended, d spite: industrial booms and increased employment. All o the agencies you are familiar with benefit from your -contribution—the homes for the aged, the missions which aid the destitute, the youth organizations and the communal agencies set up by the religious organizations. Contribute all you can, and— ' “Be Glad You Can Give.”

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A STRAW-MAN 90 OME weeks ago the New York Daily News popped up with the novel allegation that President Roosevelt might decide to suspend the Congressional elections next year. And several times since that paper has editorially knocked » stuffing out of this straw-man issue. In a speech at Ft. Wayne, Ind., last week, Charles A. indbergh again let his emotions get the better of his judgment by voicing the same bbgus fear that the people might .not be permitted to go to the polls in 1942. This phoney issue, of course, is not taken seriously by the real leaders of opposition. Rep. Joseph W. Martin, Republican leader of the House, for instance, is already out with the traditional claim that his party will capture a majority of the seats in Congress next year. Any American observer who has kept his feet on the ground, we think; will agree that the President wouldn’t suspend the elections even if he could — and that he .. couldn't even if he would. 2 Whatever else‘may be charged against Mr. Roosevelt; he hagynever shrunk from a test of strength at the polls. Indeed, victory has become his habit. And however lightly the American people may regard some of their rights, the right to vote is the last they would surrender. Anyway, the election machinery is not in the hands of _ the Federal Government. It is controlled entirely by the State governments. At a time When there are so many real issues to debate, why raise this straw man?

“LOUIS DEMBITZ BRANDEIS IS long and. useful life has ended, but he was one of those rarely fortunate men of whom it can be said in al trath that the good they did lives after them. * None of the obituary reviews, none of the heartfelt eulogies, can do full justice to the services rendered by Louis Dembitz Brandeis to his country and his fellow citizens. He was a people’s lawyer and a people’s judge. His many years were devoted to the task of defending all that is worthy in the American system and of bettering its defects. He believed that democracy could not survive side by side with industrial absolutism and financial oligarchy. That belief inspired his battles las an advocate for causes that _ often were unpopular. It was the keynote of the great opinions he wrote in his 22 years as asmember of the United States Supreme Court, miny of them dissents which, as * time passed, came to represent majority doctrine.

He was an opponent off bigness in finance and industry, |

for it was his view that human beings are not wise and good enough to exercise the power of vast and concentrated . wealth. He stood for exalting the individual and giving him freest opportunity to improve his lot and bear his full share of responsibility for the common welfare. And Mr. Justice Brandeis recognized the dangers of power concentrated in government. It was this, beyond doubt, that led him to join in the decision outlawing NRA. Yet much of what is hest in the New Deal traces directly to his influence. | ~~ We do not know whether his specific philosophy of opposition to bigness will triumph after him. More likely, it seems to us, our society will learn to have the benefits of large-scale production and distribution units, and to control the tendency to their abuse. But what he did to change law from a static form to a living force, to base it on economic realities rather than legalistic formulas, was invaluable. “A disposition to preserve and an ability to improve, taken together,” said Edmund Burke, “would be my standard of a statesman.” : By that test, Mr. Justice Brandeis ranks high among America’ 8 greatest. afatesmen,

HITLER HAS HIS TROUBLES

(CREAKS and groans. of. the Nazi economic machine, laboring under the heavy war load, have Hitler worried. The « S. Department of Commerce reports the frantic German search for foodstuffs, ersatz materials, transport, fuel and manpower to work the fields and factories. The Russian war has made bad matters worse in Germany. Because of the Russian “scorched earth” policy, the invader finds nothing but ruins. tead of gathering imortant loot in the form of food, factories, locomotives, and as in other invaded countries, the Nazis must take from eir own meager supplies to restore the ruined railroads | countryside for their lines of communication. Girl students are working in German munitions fac es as long as ‘11 hours a day, although both German and ritish experience demonstrates. that such long hours pro8 more inefficiency and waste from fatigue than the sys-

bi Other reports indicate that sabotage by war prisonported workers from i, i

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- taining to the- demarcation line ironed out. In this

By Westbrook Pegler

annual convention will take what might be called Ph firm stand: against As a party to this controversy, which sta sure he will not deny me, I will say that it for Mr. Green to dissociate himself

and ‘any clean-up should include those whom he has indorsed with a high office intrusted to him by th Repeatedly I have shown that Green George Browne, the underworld gangster of pone or Nitti mob in Chicago and Miami; supported in St. Louis against the rank and

Nick whose sentence to Leavenworth for these people has now been affirmed; that filed to the U. 3. Department of Justice that Scalise, a common underworld criminal with no ground of labor leadership but with a loathsome was a man of good character, and that he permi Joseph Padway, general counsel of the A. F. of L. and his own appointee, to accept retainers from unions run by Sagi a and suffered Padway to remain as

Neighbors Bagan to Complain

GREEN WELL KNEW the character of the thieves and extortioners who infest the leadership of unions of the A. F. of L., but initiated no move to run these vermin out. Until a notorious condition had been revealed with no help from him and, indeed, against his opposition and the counter-propaganda of his press department, which denounced these disclosures as “labor baiting,” Green contented himself with mealy condemnations of wrong-doing in the abstract. Last year, at the convention in New Orleans, when a forthright man with a courageous hatred of racketeers could have pushed through an honest resolution against criminal penetration of the A. F. of L., Green accented a contemptible Smplontise which had no force and was only an attempt to disavow gangsterism for therecord. There is no evidence that Green ever would have recognized this condition at all if it had not been dumped on his doorstep in such scandalous volume and disgraceful odor that the neighbors began to demand that he do something about it. .

‘Gigantic Fraud On Workers’

GREEN HAS REPEATEDLY tried to take virtue to himself from the fact that most of the rank and file members of A. F. of L. unions are law-abiding men and women, That is a false and cunning argument which has lost its power to deceive. Of course, the rank and file are law-abiding. They are, in the main, plain, decent Americans. It is the vicious minority in command of the unions, which holds the power. It could be said with equal truth that the Germans are not bad people. Of .course, they are not bad people, but just as a small, unspeakab! le group of bad men control the Germans, 50 do a relatively few individuals in the A. F. of L. wield the power for evil. But Green constantly tries to pretend that an attack on these traitors to the working people and criminal interlopers from the fleld of prostitution and murder is an attack on the workers themselves and an effort to depress their wages and living standards. This gigantic fraud on the workers, on all the American people, on the national ideal of social progress through labor organization, will be destroyed and the future will show whether there is any place of power within a reformed labor movement for the likes of William Cireen. :

Vichy's Position By Paul Ghali

VICHY, Oct. 6.—The possibility arose today that France'and Germany, still legally in a state of war, as the armistice is only a truce, may decide soon that such "a situation is unfitting in relations between two countries who have common European aims. Now being mentioned is the possibility of the appointment of a German Consul-G2neral . to Vichy, with France appointing a similar. representative to Berlin. Such a step would mark the turning point toward more normal relations between the two countries, although anything in the nature of a peace treaty cannot be expected for some months. . The Vichy French interpreted Adolf Hitler's Sportspalace speech as evidence of his personal desire for rapprochement with France. Hitler, it might be noted, did not say a single word which could offend French pride and the papers here lay .great stress on the passage of his speech in which he alluded to French participation in the anti-Soviet crusade, a passage which evoked “frantic applause”. in the Sportspalace.

What Must Come First

BEFORE ANY REAL Franco-German peace treaty is consummated however/ the French hope that the Germans will make some gesture toward setfling some of the most important outstanding questions such as; : 1. The return of the French government to Paris. 2. The return to French administration of two departments, Nord and Pas de Calais, which are now under the jurisdiction of the German gauleiter at Brussels. Finally, the French would like to see matters per-

regard travelers arriving here recently report certain progress stating that they have been submitted to less thorough search than formerly when crossing the line. Marshal Petain’s reprieve of Paul Colette, the would-be assassin of Pierre Laval and Marcel Deat, gives satisfaction to Laval whose political situation is likely to improve thanks to his generous gesture in asking ‘that Colette receive clemency. Petain, by the same token, has satisfied his own personal hatred for bloodshed, although he was careful to point out in his communique on the commutation of Colette's sentence to life imprisonment, that this case would not establish a precedent. Copyright, 1941, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago : Daily News, Inc.

So They Say— You ‘can well imagine the social eataptrophe and ecenomic dislocation which might follow these small enterprises are put out of a B. Odlum, director, contract distribution, OPM.

Man may be eXtinguldid altogtliber, or he may undergo modifications into a new species. There is no question of his remaining as he is.—H. G. Wet, British novelist.

palpitate. Hearts can hop, skip and jump, ang life goes on.—Dr. Louis F. Bishop and Ruth in ‘heart diseases. ..

oo» YOU can cultivate the brutal until it con iy oils the wove ©. wrist, preaident, in your . Baldwin-Wallace College. Ey

EVERYTHING that the common man has striven for since the days of Magna Carta, and before, is now |5 stake.—Sidney Hillman, associate director-general, * *® ‘.

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

URGES A REFERENDUM ON DAYLIGHT TIME

By T. D. C., Indianapolis. There is something awfully silly about this business of daylight savings time being wrong. I don’t know any of my friends who objected to it and most of them are working men, too. I think we ought to put an end to, all this argument by having a referendum on daylight time at our next|: election. It wouldn't cost anybody an extra tent and everybody who votes could just say “yes” or “no” on daylight time and that will be that. How about it? : 2 = o SOME WORDS OF PRAISE FOR THE STATE GUARD

oseph A Pinkinton, Ex-Sergeant 26th DS ry, 1st Division.

Last Wednesday I happened. to stop at the Armory during the evening and was amazed at the high state of training and interest shown by the local units of the Indiana State Guard. These men appear to be all mature men and their drill shows that a great number of them must be ex-service men. Inquiry. on my part revealed that about 85 per cént have had three or more years in the regular service or Guard at some time in the past.

I talked to a corporal with six years former Marine Corps service and a sergeant with three years regular Army and six years regular Navy service. These men informed me that they attend a non-com school every Monday night and regular drill every Wednesday in addition to various week-end drills and practice.

The point I want to make is that these men do all this without pay, | and in addition, they pay their own transportation, cost of guidons, some insignia and equipment. TFhese troops are badly in need of steel helmets, haversacks, etc. As a

to you in this idea and may the selection of these judges be again returned to the people where it has always belonged. . ® 8 8 AGREES WINDSORS OUGHT TO BE SENT HOME By M. N. P., Indianapolis Congratulations to Warren A.

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ee to ‘bring my old World War helmet to the Armory ‘together with an old musette bag which will serve some of these citizen soldiers. I learned that even forks, ns, and old pots, pans and kett will be accepted, all of these items to constitute mess gear for the troops in and when needed:

“The State authorities and the men themselves dre ‘entitled to a great deal of credit for the splendid showing made with great handicap. “Vets of the World War’”—let us all bring our helmets, etc, to the Armory and help out these new troops of Indiana.

8 v “ WANTS ALL JUDGES ELECTED BY PEOPLE By, Luter McShane, 430 Massachusetts

I cannot understand your article

Benedict Jr. on his article regarding the visit of the Windsors. To every word I say, Amen! I am heartily in favor of helping the British, even going the last mile in sacrifice, but feel sure the American people would help more willingly had the playboy Duke and his adventuress Wally stayed in Nassau.: Why should we American women deny ourselves the comforts and

luxuries fo which we have a right while Wally struts her stuff with two maids, a secretary and trunks full of flashy expensive clothes? The charming King and Queen, whom everyone loves and admires, would do their country and our own America a good deed by keeping the Duke and his silly Wally in their exiled islands.

nn CHALLENGING MR. WHITE

’| lots are the only things that h

in today’s paper when you say “poli- ON HIS CONCLUSIONS ticians. aren’t afraid of words, bal-|By A. B. F., Indianapolis, *! - In your Saturday’s Forum, Mr. Harrison White holds forth once more -upon the “ingenuity and individualism” of the German soldier as against all others. Mr. White's essays leave one with the distinct impression that he has access to the files of Herr Goebbels and William Dudley Pelley et al. I, too, thought the German soldier was a pretty well frained bird and I have no disposition to argue the case. But the invincibility of the

in referring to the Pro Tem Judge situation. The Municipal Court Judges were all appointed by a governor now out of office and the blame for the present situation cannot be laid on any politician’s doorstep to my Eknowledge. I have always favored the popular election of all judges and join you in your recent decision that “ballots are the only things that hurt.” Why shouldn’t the people have a voice in

war veteran (Edition No. 1) I am

choosing these judges? More POWer|German against ‘the Russians seems

Side Glances=By Galbraith

to be a very moqgt point indeed, and |I think anyone would be a fool to risk his neck right at this moment

‘As Victor Hugo said of Napoleon, God grew bored with him, God will bored Hitler in

on a prediction’ as to which will

prove the better soldier, the Russian or-the German. Mr. White, however, writes like one of Father Coughlin’s editorials, which goes something like this: The Russians are beaten and the British are beaten already, too, so let's make peace with Hitler. . Even Hitler admitfed he hadn't finished - the Russian War (he con-

if the British are beaten somebody ought to tell that stupid Churchill. I don’t mind Mr. White admiring German efficiency. I do mind his conclusions. I wonder if he knows his articles have a tendency to sound like pro-Naziism?

TO A YOUNG LADY

Sweet stream, that winds through yonder glade, © Apt emblem of a virtuous maid— Silent and chaste she steals along, Far from the world’s gay “busy

throng: With gentle yet prevailing foros, Intent upon her ‘destined Graceful and useful all she Blessing and’ blest Where'er she

goes; -bosom’ that watery Pune Svorutd ua has In her face, DAILY THOUGHT atria Sirk 630 bial; bean

fessed it would last a long time) and| .

Gen. fesse

“thinks th SOE ok } ought to have honorable hi examined. He says that this oo r top join with. Great: § /

‘ancient . American doce. bravely. insisted upon by us, as a small" TOUtral Maton, ‘was that no naval power ‘our commerce on the high seas with other neu ior, except in case of an actual and effective blockade with our commerce, not in contraband of war, with a belligérent. In case of an actual effective blockade, we conceded, and we made even Britain concede in our war between the states that ships sunk in attempts to crash it created no cause for war. What we objected to—and made our Objection j= stick—was attempts to forbid commerce on the sever’ seas by paper declarations to prevent our ships from carrying on their normal commerce. In other words, we objected to any dominion of all the oceans such as the Hon. Knox now advocates for us and Great Brite ain. His is a complete reversal of our principles and our doctrine.

'He Proposes American Bankruptcy’ IF WE, WITH BRITAIN, are now to undertake |

is going to pay for it? You don’t need to ask twice, It is going to cost, within a few years, more than all the wealth accumulated on these shores since Chrise topher Columbus and we and our children are going to be charged with it. Of . course, neither we nor they can pay for it. What Hon. Knox proposes is American bankruptcy —but think what a magnificent gesture it is. One would think he were again running—this time for Vice President of Great Britain. Of course, there isn’t any such office and, if there were, the canny British wouldn't elect such a squanderer of national substance. The war adventure on which we are already ems barked has no limit in cost. I know that the recent Chamber of Ceammerce figures are right when they’ say that our tax burden is or soon will be greater than that of the British—and we have just begun to tax, spend and incur debt. Our priorities system can’t function because nobody can make a guess ag to what the actual demand on our supply will be, If it carries on as planned it will take all our supe ply—to put it shortly, it is “all the money there is for any purpose whatever.”

There Must be Limit Somewhere

THE BEARINGS OF THESE taxes, priorities and debts, and of the inflation that will go with them, on. our people has scarcely been guessed and there

enough facts already in sight to be sure that they will ‘be beyond endurance. This unplanned, reckless. destruction of our national heritage is as sure as sun rise to react on its authors with poisonous popular resentment. This generation will have on its shoulders a ree proach from its children that is almost unanswere able. We received in this country a heritage from generations of sweat and blood and tears of our. forefathers, the richest on earth. It was safe, secure, almost free from debt and with the highest stan dard of living ever known on earth. : We are passing it on, after a few short years of : experimentation and adventure, shattered in sole! vency, burdened with debt and unauthorized assumpe | tion of responsibility from the welfare of the whole | cock-eyed world, terribly entangled, ruthlessly ruined. ' r It wasn’t all because of Mitler. Much of .it was done earlier. We have squandered, or are on the. verge of squandering, our childrens’ birthright for. generations in scarcely 15 years. There must be a limit somewhere and it is high time to find ou where it is.

ft A Woman's Viewpoint: By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

A WOMAN IN a flower gare’ den. Somehow the two harmonize and become parts of a perfect whole. Perhaps ‘this is because fruit, flowers and femininity syme bolize the eternal movement of life which constantly presents us " with the composite figure of woman—helper, mother and Bat. dian of children. . According to the Biblical story, “® Adam's creation did not take place “in a garden; it preceded Eden,’ But Eve opened her eyes within the bower of beauty,’ and so the garden setting has been ever since the pers fect background for her good and useful daughters. Each time I see a woman watering her flowers of digging among her bulbs, I feel I am watching somes thing complete. There is no jarring note. All is order and synchronization, and the faint memory of primordial existence lends perfection to the whole.

They Need. Right Soil, Too

FOR' THIS REASON jhe Spread of the garden. movement in this country®is healthy and Sleninsand, And it has spread. Millions of ya yard patches have been made into tiny beauty spots by feminine | fingers; small towns are green and blossoming, while. many cities are garlanded with gardens because of. the awakening interest in something which is as nate ural to women as breathing—the care of growing things. Wisdom and grace are to be found in such oceue’ pations and it pleasant to know that many modern. women are absorbing them. In a way, the same. kind . of wisdom and grace is needed in the training of. children, for that is more of an instinctive than an intellectual knowledge. on We give to our little ones, as we give to our flows. . ers, loving attention—or at least we hope: to do se, But they need more than that. . They need also the - right soil to become sturdy and ‘happy beings. They need the proper amount of sunshine—which in hue man terms, means leisure and laughter and love, They need protection from the evils which wait todestroy them, as the’ weeds wait to kill the tendrilg . of our frail flowers. in We cannot grow hardy plants unless we give them the nourishment which fits theis particue lar needs. So it is also with out children. Character is not bred in them without the same sort of prepe aration and cultivation and care.

Editor's Note: The views éxpressed by columnists in this newspaper are their own. They are not necessarily those of The Indianapolis Times.

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