Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1942 — Page 9

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stamps. In

less than one month these boys—106F of them—sold exactly |

161, 794 stamps.

‘hat’s more than $16000 in dimes.

their sales show a sharp decline, aprroximaisly 18,000

stamps under thei +" The reason

peak week. : reported by many of the youngsters |

—is that people don’t want to buy stamps if Mrs. Roosevelt is going to spend the money on dancers. Here is something more eloquent than the testimony of hundreds of so-called experts.

ONE COMMANDER IS NEEDED

N advocating unified command of all fighting services © under one man, Wendell Willkie adds his voice to the suggesting this reform. ' Not that the White House is unaware of the situation, In fact, the President's haste after Pearl Harbor in unifying all the forces under one commander at/each of the major _ outposts, such as Hawaii and Panama, has done much to convince the public that the reform thus started at the bottom needs completion at the top. ! As Mr. Willkie says: “The Government’s aim, therefore, should be to see that dead wood, red tape, jealousies and prejudices do not obstruct that (common) end. To bring about effective co-operation one man should direct - the military services.” Of course that is now being done, in theory, by the ~ commander-in-chief. But it is not being done in fact— : as Washington’s share of responsibility for Pearl Harbor proved—because the job of being war-time President and ranking official of allied councils doesn’t leave time for Mr. Roosevelt or any genius to be his own Secretary of State, Secretary | of the Navy, Secretary of War and commander of the combined forces. "Gen. Marshall cannot do it. He is doing two big jobs

already as A

y Chief of Staff and Army commander, just

, 8s Admiral S rk. was ‘doing both jobs in the Navy until

Admiral King ply task. It is

| as given the command and Stark the sup‘no discredit to Marshall, King or Stark, but

rather a service to them, to suggest an over-all command. > Wherever combined command is discussed, spontaneously the name MacArthur is mentioned. That is inevitable. If ever a; :general earned complete public confidence, _ the heroic and brilliant defender of Bataan has earned it. = But whether MacArthur can serve best in Bataan or Washington is for the commander-in-chief to decide. Certainly it is for the President to pick his own military chief, ~ just as he made his gwn, choice ‘of Nelson as production

_ chief.

: It is to be Boped that he will not Seley the-one as long 8s he did the othet.

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THE WORD IS “SCRAM” x “a

_ AFPARENTLY wi bigot and fascist, has decided to make Indianapolis

Dudley 'Pelley, the infabious

the locale for his new activities.

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We don’t know who invited this charlatan to this : community but whoev

did ought to join with him a new

One word tells it.

IEY’RE FORGETTING PEARL HARBO FEW hours of cross-questioning by the Way and ‘Means Committee has revealed clearly that th

disguised grab for the power and purse of the state Junem-

ployment-compensation systems. |, “| State governments have been so successful ministering their unemployment-compensation laws that | ey now have accumulated reserves totaling more than two and one-half billion dollars—enough to enable them to meet ‘the emergency of industries changing over to war

. .Indeed, the very size of the reserves may be the undoing of the state systems. For some Washington officials can’t | ‘bear to see that much money in any hands except their own. And think what a ready-made political machine

all ti

they would: acquire by taking over the power to appoint he people who administer unemployment compensation

48 states!

e grab sta

with a lot of hullabaloo about how

ho Fer Government was coming to the rescue of the b

y

contributing to payments of men made jobless by

conversion of industries. But testimony soon disclosed t no state had asked for Federal help. This ol should be defeated. The state unemployment-

systems should be left alone. Federal offi-

ae tt and Hillman included, should concentrate on immediate job of winning the war. ; Rather than seeking ways to give away more Federal

per boys throughout the iene

By Mai, Al Williams,

| entoao, ob! T4-—Last Bey ,

? tember, when the A. FP. of L. was

holding its annual hoodlums’ old home week or national convention | in Seattle, John Boettiger, Préfident Roosevelt's son-in-law, who is editor of the Seattle Post-Intel--ligencer, apologizing to the gorillas = for - printing these dispatches. But he said he believed in a free press

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ran an editorial“ note |

even to the extent of running}

| opinions with which he wholly disagreed and made

himself out quite a fine, ethical fellow while, inci-

| dentally, assuaging the hurts of the union brown’ LR shirts, Sho. ie as a fascist-bolshevist city.

everyone when the respective "divorces of the parties concerned came through. So it was very amusing at the President's press

' conferences, to see John standing there, strictly dead

pan, and hear him needling the President with heckle--stuff and read his pieces warning his countrymen of | & conspiracy, led by the: man who was about to become his father-in-law, to collectivize the whole nation and muzzle the press and always under his own ' name which meant that he either subseribed to these sentiments himself or was the sort of man who would sing any old song for a moderate salary,

Boy, Can the Spots Change!

I AM A TRIFLE tardy on the up-take only be- |

cause this has been my first opportunity to check John’s writings, done in the role of an informed and

‘honest man, in the Tribune files, but I can tell

you now that you can finally mark off that old one about the leopard’s spois. That one ain’t so. The spots can change and change into a stripe, too. It was in 1934 that John was alarmed about a dark conspiracy to make this country over by stealth into an imitation of the Soviet. Moley and Tugwell were the devils in his book, but he was very suspicious of the whole professariat, as he called the Brain Trust,

and, on his own hook, pointed out that the emblem |;

of the TVA was a clenched fist grasping some lightning, which he likened to a Communist sign. He detected an| underhanded attempt to circumvent the Constitution in the rewriting of the AAA

and dhrew into prominence an idea then being toyed

with by the Brain Trust, that after taxation had reached parity with the profits of a private business, the business would surrender and ‘the govérnment would take it over.

| Guess We Know Hig Ethics

HE DIDN'T TRUST that sinister New Deal any whatever, during his sparking days in Washington when he was working for R. R. McCormick, but we can’t very well suspect that he was in receipt of any brass checks along with his pay because that would call for a conclusion, as the shysters say. When ‘a

Journaljst -puts his name ‘over his stuff it means in.

our business that he pledges his professional integrity hat such are his own, independent opinions, not his ’S. Mr, Boettiger and the President’s daughter were wed and, after a btief stopover at Will Hays’ emergency landing field he was made editor of the Seattle P.-1, a Hearst paper, with his wife, a newspaper novice, getting a job at a salary such as few newspaper girls of long experience and outstanding ability ever achieve, It could not have been his political opinions, so oft expressed in the Chicago Tribune, although it might have been his versatility, which appealed to Mr. Hearst, himself a versatile man, for Mr. Boettiger, meanwhile, had become an aggressive New Dealer. So I guess we know what his ethics and principles are. He told the wide world and it is all there for any man to see unless, some day, in fulfillment of the dark prophecy which he gave us then, the -new order should purge the files here as in Italy and Germany, Editor's Note! The views expressed by columnists in this

newspaper are their own. They are not necessarily those of The Indianapolis Tham,

U.S. Aviation

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“JAPAN MUST BE bombed to defeat!” That

isn't a new-fangled,

Hollywoodian slogan—a cute little [08s always causes dogs that are

bunch of words. It’s the formula for the only way we can lick Japan. It means the awakening of the American people to the realization that in a compromise war against . Japan—a sort of warship-infantry-air force war—we’ll stand a darn good chance of facing a 10-year job. We must get and consolidate ‘land bases in Asia. before we can strike at Japan proper with the weapon that has crushed ocean fleets and naval bases and land armies and forts. Airmen of England as well as America long since "counted Singapore out in a modern air war. The real stand of the British, Dutch and American forces will be in Java. What the British lack in realistic vision, and industry to implement that vision, the Dutch have’in abundance. To an airman’s way of thinking, Java will prove to be a much. harder ‘nut to crack than Singapore. Java, is evidently all set and equipped to fight a true hit and run war with fast torpedo boats and a vast network of airdromes from which to operate British, Dutch and American planes,

Monument to Brass Hats

SINGAPORE WAS BUILT hy the old men Who |

estimated this war wrong from the start, with their big guns and warships. Each of those great 18-inch guns at Singapore is a monument the stupidity of the Brass Hats who planted them there and the Parliament that approved them. If Java is the halting line of Jap expansion toward the southeast, necessitating every ounce of Jap effort

and resources in that direction, isn’t that all the

more reason for launching an attack against the Jap homeland through and along the Aleutian Peninsyls. and: 1s Satepping-stone. islands ‘to. the Asiatic Continent? , v: X

open. for some justifiable criti-

3 country have mice homes and don’t

Bupgers ARE RED~ HA ; SUGAR 1S RAVIONER Se oT You! WHY N

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DON'T BE SUCH AR AWFUL JERK PUT ON LONG PANTS - 4 AND GOTO WORK! ————

ALB.

The Hoosier Forum

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

FEELS CONGRESSMEN SHOULD BE ASHAMED By Mrs. J. B. Branham, 324 Leeds Ave. Congressmeri, aren't you ashamed to accept the pension after you get it? Or, do you read the remarks most Americans make of it? There are plenty of people getting old-age pensions that need the pension you get more than you do. I suppose you'll buy lots of stamps and bonds when the retirement pension comes around! : t J ” 2 “IF A DOG ISN'T WORTH TAXES, WHY GET ONE?”

By Mariam Williams, Plainfield 1 have noticed several letters in the Hoosier Forum, of late, dealing with stray dogs. I-would like to answer the one by Mr. E. Pervine of Indianapolis. I have had a good deal of experience with dogs, and I feel that I am in some ways capable of making a suitable reply. I believe that the motto of some dog owners is “live and let live.” I. mean, that when they get a dog they generally forget the fact that it is necessary for a dog to be reasonably trained before he may be held responsible for his acts. Such training, as I know from experience, a dog may receive from its owner, and which the same is quite able to give. I think furthermoe, that Mr. Pervine’s suggestion the curs in the country

1. Firstly, we people living in the

want the flowers, trees and shrubbery. destroyed. 2. Secondly, the presence ol stray

owned and cared for to develop bad habits. 3. It is.the duty of dog owners in the city to pay taxes on their pets rather than dump them on people living in the country, just in erder that they won't have to spend a dollar on their pets. If a dog isn’t worth that much, I don’t see. why they would have any use for one in the first place; and in the last place it is the first duty of the owner to see that their dog gets justice (and by this I mean to pay your taxes).|| "4, If they expect to have success with their pet, they should teach it to not bother strangers who are doing no harm, ahd how to conduct

imes readers are invited to express their views. in: these columns, religious controversies excluded. Make your letters short, so all can have a chance. Letters must be signed.) :

the - family and its friends, all of which the owner can teach him, if he would. I suggest, furthermore, that Mr. Pervine should notify the dog pound when he comes irito contact

with “curs” and that he quit carry-|

ing rocks in his pockets, if he doesn’t want trouble. g ”. 8 8 AN $8-WORD SENTENCE ABOUT OUR CONGRESSMEN By A. M. Threewits, Centerville

. « » The Hitler-aiding and abetting rabble-rousing few rebel Congressmen that scuttled the fine print “through” Congress and past the President to grab a pension for themselves in desperation are trying to “pass the buck” and try to divert their “bundles for Congress pensioners” onto Mrs, Eleanor Roosevelt who puts at least twice as much time and able service and working free gratis besides donather lecture take-in exira all to the motherly national duties as ‘Ithese desperate re-election franking privilege dopesters get high pay for sedition.

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8 » » ymINGS REDUCE RESPECT FOR CONGRESS”

By W. H. Edwards, Spencer Rep. Rs of Georgia, author of the recent sneak pension bill for ..states that criticism that is being showered on Congress weakens respect for our highest law-making body and its therefore

of the public for a Congress eck of the puti politics with nasafety until Japan struck. that ollowed the and had used

itself fh presence of children and

»| Way through” racket I walked. them

quickly to stop this and other forms

: attention to a piece of flagrant prop|aganda that is being spread about

“| republic. I wish to say that there

those trends in the light of reason

knew long before Pearl Harbor that|

we were headed for war and that nothing our Government could do, except back down and take it, was going to keep us from being in the war; yet many members of Congress from both parties hid their heads in the sand, voting against each and all moves made by the Administration to prepare our nation for the inevitable. Or it may have been that too many Congressmen were thinking more about their political fences than they were about the nation's welfare and safety. - The result of their attitude has been so far: Too little and too late. Nero fiddled while Rome burned— our Congress fiddled while the flames of national destruction crept closer and closer to our shores. Respect is not something to be handed oui freely, it is something to be earned by worth of acts. Hitler and the Jap militarists no doubt had a good laugh about us having dancers and other entertainers placed in ‘Washington's offices for the purpose of victory.

» s » “PUT A STOP TO THESE PATRIOTISM PARASITES” By Robert McDonough, Jonesbore May I call your attention to an incident which occurred in my

pharmacy this afternoon which I} |

passed off at the time but have been thinking of since,

Two affable young men came up

to me with a story to the effect that they were to be enrolled in a flying course which would train them for an aviation career. The instruction would be free, they said, but they must have money for gasoline, ete., etc, and I could do my part to help by subscribing to a magazine at 4 cents per week of which 3 cents would be given to them for expenses. "Recognizing the old “working my

off. But in thinking about it I feel that I should have done something more. I have since learned that girls working this story were in Marion today. Certainly at a time like this we can not afford to have gullible citizens who are anxious to co-operate in any way they can, cajoled and victimized by such petty schemes. I would have written to the magazine as I do not feel they are in the least responsible but it seemed fo me that your paper would be in & position to do something more

of “patriotism parasites.” 2» Ld “NEGROES WILLING AND ANXIOUS TO JOIN FORCES” By P. H. T., Indianapolis I would like to call the publie’s

the Negro's loyalty to our beloved

We have. countless numbers of young men of Afro-American descent who are already in the Army, thousands more who are willing

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! WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, — A : “revolution in reverse” is headed

Some Other Problems

AND NOT ONLY that, but: : o 5. The automobile business with its fens g ton-

‘sands of dealers and salesmen and #

will be entirely changed. nr 6. Along with the auto isiaesa. Bieber: a vast chain of supplementary businesses such as tourist resorts, roadside taverns, delivery and service systems will find it necessary to reorganize. 7. Farming and am marketing method will be affected. 8. Pederal and state road building and city street improvement programs will be shifted to give greater attention to war transportation neegs. 9. Real estate values may be upset by reduced “de=

- mand: for suburban residence and suburban shopping

centers. 10. Federal and state tax rates will be altered to provide revenues: which reduced income from normal automobile levies will yield. Other far-reaching effects ‘might. be listed but these 10 will give a fairly comprehensive picture of

in service, one ear for every four and a fraction ine habitants, more per capita than in any country in the world, That fact explains why it will be more difficult \ for the United States to readjust to:an existence with fewer automobiles,

No Car Shortage Yet in

* NORMALLY, 15 million cars have been annually to be replated by new cars off the lines. They probably won't be scrapped this Five hundred and fifty thousand new cars are now in the hands of dealers and manufacturers. A

000, will be rationed out during the year. ; By Jan. 1, 1943, there will be about 28 million cars on the road—if they can get rubber. The problem is to see if the Sunizy can get through the war on 3 million cars, There is one proposal to design a “Victory” car, an inexpensive, auto unlike anything now on the road, and assign one automobile plant toe make this car and no other for the duration. It would be strictly rationed. Production would be discontinued at the end of the war, or perhaps a year longer. For it will take the auto industry a full year to convert back to automobile production, and that’s a Poin ‘which must aot be ‘overlooked,

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A Woman’ d Viewpoint By Mrs. Walter Ferguson |

o WHILE WE ARE raising i: money to pay taxes, how about raising a little hell, too? The time may soon come when William Allen White’s famous

Actually we hive two wars ahead of us. We can’t be too quick about getting on with the first, whose objective is to beat the Axis. 1t will not be easy, ‘but it we stick together, work hard and use our heads, we will win in the end. Then we must draw on our second wind to do battle on the home f with a well-entrenched and tenacious enemy—our governs ment job holders. Already they swarm over- the country liki locusts, Each time a new plan of any kind goes into effect, .

. another batch of bureaucrats and payrollers is added,

Did you ever sit down and consider how we're going to get rid of all these Federal and state workers who, unier his guise of sating uayare baling i} fur. the duration and far beyond. The increased income taxes offer & good example, An official in a district where a number of big defense

-plants are doing booming business, was asked how he

proposed to. cover the. field. 0 none. would be over looked. : “We're turning loose a new army of collectors around here,” he answered. They get, the job done, Don’t you worry.” Co apa I

Let's Win Both Wars

LORDY, MAN, NOBODY worries about that! that use of the word ‘army” scares us. It's ea apt description. : " When the war is finally over, the U. 8. A. will be literally infested with Government workers. If we expect to go on feeding our families, we'll have to get rid of some of them. The question is, how Already we've seen money spending to heads swim. And when Congressmen voling thems

selves life pensions, and glamor boys and girls get ‘nice fat jobs in Civilian Detghse, Af} every weeks

along with our tax payments, we wil A thrifty nor patriotic. Waste is inexcusable High Hates av ell of low, and ve cuit |

Questions and A Answ vers

war-industry jobs now available, and training the millions of newjobs that will ustries are converted. | much to ask that McNutt, I