Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 October 1941 — Page 17

SDAY, OCT. 16, 1941

"Inside Indianapolis (And “Our Town")

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THE FOUNTAINS at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument have been turned off for the Eason, Gh ., firming our suspicions that winter is ‘corner despite the current baimy wear. Gus Alert 4 Hemy ‘says it’s customary to turn 3 A fountains about May 15 Se 0% them off Oct. 1, buf this er were left on a couple longer because of the weath- + er. This ‘lias been one of the monument’s most successful years as far as patronage goes. Admissions have been above last year’s ‘business every month this year. Mr. Henry estimates that by the

end of the year there will have

been 80,000 paid admissions. In addition, approximately 35,000

! ] n,. making. p. - oi ages with their’ classes, have been 3 : admitted free. : Mr. Henry says the records probably would show ‘that the original cost of the monument has been repaid by admission fees, but this, of course, doesn’t include maintenance. The monument’s annual income falls just a little short, he says, of covering its maintenance cost.

Long-lived Printers

OUR LOCAL PRINTERS must be long-lived, judsing from the number of old timers still active members of Indianapolis Typographical Union Ne. 1. The ' Indiana Typographical Unions are having their annual meeting and banquet here Sunday. At the banquef, all members of the Indianapolis local who -have been members of the I. T. U. 40 years or more are to receive special buttons. It might surprise you to know that 75 are eligible, out of the local’s 645 members. One of the 75. is a woman. Quite a few have’ reached the 50-year mark. Evan Walker, Street Railway public relations director, has been trying. to get his friend, Norman Perry Jr., to attend the Junior Chambez. of Commerce luncheon for the last several weeks. , Norman was able to make it. Evan took him to the ‘ Columbia Club, found tae meeting wasn’t there, and spent about 30 cents in phone calls before he Jepalied the meeting was at b Cavaly: Cot~-

weeks:

No Parking, Bill!

WILLIAM T. AYRES, our newest County Commissioner, may have to hufit:a new. parking place as indignant: motorist’s protest. The motorist—Harry Thompson—told'- The yester-

day that he was parked in. front of the Court House(! | — in May Plead for Defeat of Sept. 30, 1938. .—It’s all over. At 12:30

on the Delaware St. side and received: an overtime parking ‘ticket. Mr. Thompson said he asked the ofiicer why he didn’t put a ticket on a shiny new Oldsmobile parked all afternoon in the “No ing” zone in front of the entrance to the Court House. The officer declined, commenting that he'd “take care of my business.” Then Mr, Thompson saw a Deat sign on the rear of the car reading: - “Commissioner of County.” ", Police Chief ‘Morrissey says the’ sign

“doesn’t mean a’thing,” inferring that a certaiii po-|2¢ Commissioner | th Ayres told reporters he'd gone to: the trouble of hav-

liceman’ is due for a dressing down.

ing the sign printed so he would be able to park “anywhere. »

Round and Round

J. RUSSELL TOWNSEND JR, the ordinatily imperturbable insurance agent, was walking on Monument Circle and passed his friend, John Kleinhenz. Without halting, Mr. Townsend turned his head to speak. And he walked full tilt against a couple of surprised young ladies. Mr. Townsend was surprised, too; in fact he was so flabbergasted that all he could do was gurgle. . . . Traffic through the busy revolving door of the Fletcher. Trust Co. was tied up for several minutes the other day while a doting father entertained his young daughter by ‘converting the door into a makeshift merry-go-round. . Corp. Horace Kelley, insurance salesman who was the first to enlist for a year’s selective service training last Nov. 19, has been home visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Kelley, 843 W. 29th St. Horace is doing clerical work at Ft. Hayes, Columbus, O., and admits he’ll be glad when his year is up and he gets back to’ civilian routine.

: — Pyle is on leave of absence because of the illness of his wife.

5 S SR a Washington "WASHINGTON, Oct. 16—Of all the exaggerated fears which are being voiced in this country, probably

the most baseless is the cry that we are about to lose

our democracy. This cry takes its most dramatic form in the professed fear that we are to have no elections next year, a cry which may seem plausible to some people but | which certainly looks ridicu-

for those elections right now. are figuring that the elecwill be held, .and they ' are working « now down in the grassroots to win those elections ‘The whole matter is 50 completely absurd that it would be effrontery to be wasting time talking, about it but for the fact that sqme people may be misled by some of the fantastic stuff being fed out to undermine confidence in the godd faith of the Government, : Likewise there is a good deal of unnecessary worry about whethér democracy can survive the kind of war effort we are now. making.. For that reason it is a healthy thing to see the Churchill Government getting the razzberry from all over England about its “. failure to do more ‘to help Russia.

Take a Look at Britain

THE HUE, AND CRY that has gone up over there for an invasion of the continent may be unfair to the Government, which says it does not have the force to land and stick. Whether fair or not, the fact that ‘this wave of criticism can take place is something to note. Ee England is in the third year of the war. Ye\ here ‘you see in the dispatches from’ London that people apes are still exercising their right fo

Indiana Politics

DESPITE NATIONAL Chairman SostpL. Martin's statement ‘recently that the G. O. P. would: wage its .-1942 congressional campaign: on domestic issues, In-

diana Republican leaders can’t agrge at the moment

that théy will go along 100 per ‘cent. Even the wy pleadings of Wendell Willkie, the Hoosier-born Presidential candidate, that the party indorse the President’s foreign policy, : goes

unheeded. This foreign policy issue probably will provide the hottest debate at the Republican editors’ pow-wow down at French Lick Oct. 31 and ‘Nov. 1.: It was the

party leaders went all out for the New Deal’s stand despite the isolationist voting of Senator Fred-.-erick RNA, who was present, and three of the | party’s four Hoosier congressmen. G. O. P. leaders who have surveyed sentiment in the rs can’t agree on their findings. One of them sreported that while the large cities and defense areas 7 have. swung over to the President's program,

camall town and rural communities are still as isola~-

as ever.

What One Republican Says.

S57 THIS 18 DISPUTED by others, who claim that a ~ "majority of rank-and-file party members are in favor ? of the lease-lend program in all its aspects. The pisos! Dnt arsument; on tls side 8, provided, by an

By Raymond Clapper

complain, to denounce the Government, to tell it what it is doing wrong and what it ought to be doing if it has a grain of sense. The British people are still able to discuss the most basic policy freely and openly. Nobody thinks he is going to be shot or thrown in jail for printing an editorial denouncing the Churchill policy. When I was in Lonodn the newspapers were clamoring for the resignation of a Cabinet member. Members of the Government and private citizens showed no hesitation in talking about the Government, even with a foreigner, and making their criti¢isms of it. They talk as freely in criticism of their Government as we still do in criticism of ours. That is after more than two yedrs of war and when England still stands in grave danger. If the essence .of democracy is the opportunity, to think as you please and to talk freely about your own Govern-

“ment, then they seem to be hanging on to it.

We Also Can Keep Them

CHURCHILL MUST FACE Parliament during the question hour. His ministers must be on hand also ‘to answer questions from members of: Parliament as to the conduct of the way. . : : After the .destroyer-base deal was completed, Churchill called in one of the American officials who: negotiated the leases for the bases, and spent an eve ning learning all about the dedl so “that he would be|ca able to answer questions in Commons.’ He tried to think of every hostile question that might be put to him, and worked out his answers. If England has held on to these freedoms during more than two years of war, we also can hold on to them. . Republicans have been, complaining because House

committee hearings on the armed-ship bill are closed | ,, .to the public. Some of the testimony is made public.

Obviously in a time like this some of the information which the House committee ought to have cannot be broadcast publicly. Newspapers are not printing in-

| formation about ship movements, which would be

legitimate news in normal times. But the suppression of such information is not in any real sense a restriction on freedom of discussion,

By Vern Boxell

upstate ‘man who long has been a party leader. He lives in a Republican stronghold that includes both industrial cities and prosperous farm communities. He says: “Six or eight months ago, my poll showed this district strongly isolationist. But that has all changed now. My latest survey shows that our people have changed. They now see the need for sending war supplies to Britain. They realize that they are going to be taxed and taxed to pay for these supplies.

| And they don’t want to pay for these supplies, then

have them sent to the bottom of the Atlantic. So they now favor the President’s program of prodicing the goods and then assuring their delivery. And you can count me among those who have changed their minds about ‘this in recent months.”

Money Trouble Coming Up

80 PAR, THE State Committee has avoided 8 definite stand on the issue. It held up a resolution establishing the G. O. P. as the “peace party” for the

[1942 campaign. And the four elected G. O. P. State officials have :

carefully avoided the subject in their public utter-

ances. It's a pretty good guess that they will continue ‘the 'to.do- 80° for some time. The party’s position is all the more; important | rudder, ,| now because it is about to launch its big fund-raising i campaign, having Houble in other states, because the. big. in- - dustrialists -and

: According .to press reports, ‘the party is heavy contributors of bygone.years don’t agree with the G. O. P. isolationist stand and don’t want to contribute to its financial suppe

Opponents, Regardless ~ Of Their ray,

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political predict that during the assaciates| he will appeal directly to the nation] for ballot box Support with a state-| ment along these lines “Those members or candidates for Congress who, regardless of party, place their oi Fh interest and defense above petty. considerations,| merit the support of the people.” = .

ready has revealed his campaign intentions, - He will work and.

dates who support the Administration foreign policy. Recall 1918 ‘Backfire’

However, he will avoid contests in 5 which a: Republican opponent of Mr. |:

Roosevelt's foreign policy is opposed by a Democrat who supports the}: Administration. Mr. Willkie intends|

the street.

Responding to a recent press con

ference question, Mr. Roosevelt objected “emphatically to talk of poli-|. tics during the national emergency. But "all House seats and twothirds of tnose in the Senate are

simmer. Political associates of the President believe ‘such a statement: as they expect would avoid a backfire caused in 1918 by Woodrow Wilson's appeal for re-election of a Democratic congress.

Tried Purge in 1938

The nation in 1918 promptly sent a Republican majority to the House of Representatives, although active] war with Germany continued for some days after the polls closed that November, Mr. Roosevelt committed himself to keeping Democratic members of congress in line on entals of Administration policy in the 1938 primary purge, when he attempted directly -or indirectly to prevent renomination of half a dozen or so anti-New Deal legislators. The President notably demonstrated his ess to cross party lines. in 1934 in bucking Tam-|-Boh Afi €7 sit senatorial and a tm Ssraal dates in Minnesota in 1936 to give Farmer-Laborite aspirants a better chance.

Await Developments

But the pracicied 194 campaign 28 appeal for election of supporters of} dministration Jortign policy as against opponents thereof, regardless of party, would go considerably beyond the Jiuctdent »

has confused his opposi It is fairly obvious that Mr. Willkie is an important factor in Administration plans to ground isolationist candidates, and that will establish a rather ar precedent in itself. How hard and where Mr. Roosevelt will strike against isolationists|: in the 1942 campaign will depend largely on future developments, A national poll published yester-

cratic electoral s seems to be no reason now to believe that Administration Congressional majorities are jeo]

PLANE 15. DESIGNED | T0 FLY LIKE BIRD) 3

By Science Service

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—An airplane that lifts its tail like a, bird

United States patents this week. is the invention of Claude.

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to stay on the Republican side of “4

up’ for contest next year, and in} this “town. politics is beginning to! -

shattering politics with which Mr. Roosevelt| -

when it sits down on land or water]

‘this morning, Hitler, Mussolini, Chamberlain’ and

| Daladier signed : a pact. :

turning over’ Suc “to Germany. The’ German: * occupation ‘begins ‘tomor- : will be completed by. Oct. : 10. Thus Hitler gets every- _ thing ‘he wanted, except that he has to wait a few days longer for all of it. His ‘waiting 10 short days ‘has saved the peace of - Europe—a curious ~ commentary on this sick, de- .

| ‘cadent continent: Wendell L. Willkie, last year’s Re-| publican Presidential candidate, al-}

80. farias T've been able’to ob serve during these last, strangely unreal 24 hours, ‘Daladier and

: speak) for Republican Congressional candi-| single

consulted. Their “tives .were told at 1:30 a. m. that “Czechoslovakia would have to ac--gemt. old_no not by Hitler, bus, by lain and Daladier

Daladier, on looked Oy. beaten ahd pickets mag. He came over to the Regina say good-by to oR ls A bunch of us were ' waiting as he came down the stairs. He turned as if to say something, ..but he was too tired and defeated. He stumbled out the door in silence. The French say he fears to to Paris, thinks a hostile “mob get him.

—And Hitler Too

How different Hitler at 2 this morning! After being blocked from the FPuehrerhaus all evening, I finally broke in jut 4 as he was leaving. Followed. by. ing, - Ribbentrop,

ana, Mettel, De i past the : tonquies this Ts ne I motioen ‘Bs ——— The tic was gone! As for Mussolini, he pulled out early, cocky as a rooster. . aten—Onamberinin, apparrealizing his diplomatic antion,- has pulled a very clever I stunt. ‘He saw

of the desire of our two peoples never to go to war with one an‘other again.” A ie», PARIS, Oct. 8.—Paris a frightful place, completely surrendered to ‘defeatism with no inkling of what has happen

day sensed a slight bulge in Demo-| sq there|

ny on

BERLIN, Apsil 1 1939.~Hitler very bellicose today (in speech ai Wilhelmshaven), obviously in & rage against Chamberlain, who in the - House yesterday enunciated at last a complete change im British foreign policy and announced that Britain would go to the aid of Poland if Polish inde 5 dependence w were threatened. Off to Warsaw tomorrow to see when the German attack is expected.

weak little president—successor to the great Masaryk and the able Benes—has proclaimed law in Slovakia. 8. 8 . . GENEVA, anh 14.—The radio reports Slovakia has declared its “independence.” . There goes the remains of Cuechoslovakia. The radio says Hacha arrived in Berlin tonight. To save the pieces? : . en ~- PARIS, March 15.~The German Bohemia afd blizzardy day of spring, sig Hitler in Praha has ed their annexation ‘to the Third Reich. ‘ Complete apathy in Paris tonight about Hitler's latest coup. France will not move a . Ed

that Chamberlain in Commons this afternoon even went so far as to say that he refused to associate himself with any charges of: a breach of faith hy Hitler. Good

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PARIS, March 22.—Someone—I think it was Pertinax, who is just back from London—told me yes terday a weird tale of how Chamberlain suddenly reversed his whole position last Friday in his Birmingham speech. © Two days before, he had told Commons that he. wotld not. charge Hitler wi bad faith. In B he severely denounced Hitler for

Wilson had actually drafted the Birmingham speech for the Prime Minister along the appeasement lines, but that half the Cabinet and most of the leading London newspaper editors were so up in arms when they heard of it that Chamberlain suddenly felt forced to reverse his whole policy and actually wrote most of his new speech on the train en route to Birmingham, Flo. »

off to. Warsaw

countries will signi a permanent

tance in case of an attack on, either of them by a third power, | I think this will halt Hitler for ; the time being, since force is some= | thing he understands and respects: and there is no doubt in my mind

France fight too, he is in a hole.

BERLIN, April 1.—Hitler very

bellicose today (in a speech at Wilhelmshaven), obviously in a rage against Chamberlain, who in the. House yesterday . enunciated at last a complete change in British foreign policy and announced that Britain would go to the aid of Poland if Polish independence were threatened. Off to Warsaw tomorrow to see when the Cerman attack is expected.

WARSAW, April 2.—Attended a pitiful air-show .this Sunday afternoon, my Polish friends apologizing for the cumbersome slow bombers ‘and the double-decker fighters—all obsolete. They showed a half-dozen modern fighters that looked fast enough, but that was all. How can Poland. fight Ger‘many. with such an air force? ” » ”

. ‘WARSAW, April 6—Beck has been in London and tonight we

- have an Anglo-Polish communi-

que : announcing that the two

Le High School Press Group

To Mark 20th Anniversary

* Times Special

.. FRANKLIN, Ind., Oct. 16.—Twen-

years ago two students at FrankCollege had an idea if all journalism udents er, they could help arts and prac-

sociation, which today boasts a membership ‘of 75 Indiana schools. Members of the association ‘will meet at Franklin College Oct. 23, 24 and 25 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the organization’s founding.

White, public relations director for the Detroit News, and Joseph Murphy, founder and director of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, of Columbia University. The association consists of two groups working together, the faculty division and*the student division. Evelyn Seward, of Columbus High School, is the faculty president, and Larry Stillerman, a senior a Man-

|" Featured speakers are to be Lee

torate and Slovakia, thus

already ‘flanked on the north h. by East Prussia); the West which, when completed next yi ter, will discourage France and Britain rom Sitaeline many an ereby aiding d, finally, Russia. 0 » » ”

More ‘Scraps of Paper”

BERLIN, April 28.—Hitler in the Reichstag today : de couple more treaties. He denounces the naval accord with Britain the grounds that London's “ene circlement policy” has put it out of force—a flimsy excuse. Tha second treaty denounced, the 1934 pact with Poland, is more geri ous, the excuse, incidentally, being the same. . ; Hitler in his speech reveals the content of his “offer” to Poland: Danzig to be returned to Ger many, and the Reich given an extra-territorial road through the corridor to East Prussia. To sca the Poles he says the offer was made “only once,” That is, his terms are higher today. 8till. much doubt here among the informed whether Hitler has made up his mind to begin: CR world war for the sake of Danzig. My guess is he hopes to get it the Munich method, ; Sls WR

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