Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 February 1942 — Page 22

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MON IPAL JUDGE NIB! CK and Chief Morrissey ha taken prompt action im suspending a veteran posoliciting an attors joes for a prisoner. | | | Unfortunately, it is more or less common knowledge that ici ents like this are no ‘nicipal ¢ urts, Almost all of sopuniied without

hese violations, we are confos know], edge of the presid-

ni newspaper has knw for some time that bailiffs in ipal courts have > exceeded their bounds. It | turned over its information to one of the judges so that he ‘might clean up the situation without a public scandal. ne occasion a bailiff actually “suspended” the fine after the judge had passed senterice! | . 8 8 | s a S IT any wonder, then, that these judges have defended themselves against “statistics,” arguing that the figures ‘| meant nothing? It seems clear! that not even the judges could understand how judicial alertness could only end in

‘ | 80 many suspensions. One of the more serious mistakes of

recent ears is that the judges have not modernized their system of record-keeping so thiat things like this could not happen. - The bailiffs in the muni pal courts are police officers, as provided under a 1925 statute. ’ In deference, we suggest that the judges start selecting their bailiffs. from the lists of ‘merit policemen” — the men who have passed the merit examinations. Let us not consider the job done after penalizing one bailiff. | : t's only the start.

VS. THE U. S. A

[ Indiana farmers, meeting in Ft. Wayne, have reed that as a wartime duty to their country they will:

2 Produce to the int of their ability all the things farms are best suited to produce. wybe these are not wpical farmers. Maybe they

ong millipns crying that agri-

e believe that most firmors) recognize wish the States senate has refused to recognize—that agri- : han it could hope to gain by putits interests ahead of Hie interests of the whole United ; ¢ # 8 Ve [LLIAM GREEN, ‘Philip Murray and other leaders of the A. F. of L. and the C. L 0. have carried word to 'hite House of their agreement that the government 1 adopt no policy. against general wage increases at

| for the effect of prices. But therwise,

with him, if he would tell them nereases now for those whose of the cost of living would mean hil who are less fortunate. ; 8 8 = 1d farmers the truth when he:urged which would forbid the government ks of suis commodities in an

the 1924-1929 average.) a Organized labor x ig enjoy ing relative prosperity. average hourly wages of factory labor started to rise before the cost of living did and are still well ahead of it,

further ahead. | | | We believé the pre ident will find the people, inelpding. farmers and workers, rallying to his support: if he will insist that all pressure blocs demanding special advantages. mu t give way to. 3 the best; interests of the country. :

Y FIGHT ON 7

OR the first time in on the many-pronged Sa avai "is slowing down, sliglitly. That’ is mot much to -base hopes #1. Indeed, Sir Stafford ‘Cripps, new leader in’ the house of commons, has just repeated. the recent gloomy warnings of Mr. Churc and Mr. Roosevelt of ‘worse to pnme in the Far East, There is not much sent situation. But, he re is some comfort in the reports that allied defenders ‘hay e stréhgth to lash ont at the enemy with increasing liveness. | The reaction to this at home is not only a deep pride. also hope that the attrition of enemy strength, which ) president says is th purpose of allied strategy, is bening to show. I Japan must dread ave equality of air s

® day wiien America and its allies over iicang sea, ..

uncommon around the mu- |

- while the average weekly. wages bf this group are even |

ger of. false optimism. from the | pite all this and more to come,

Fair Enough By Westbrook | Pegler

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.—Here at nand 1 8 letler fom Local 1950 of the Steel Workers’ Organizing | Committee of the C. I. O.. Local 1950 is a Cincinnati group and the letter, dated Feb. 9, is signed in ink, “A. J. Weichold, secretary.” “The Birmingham Post strikers have emerged victorious from . their strike for a semblance of a living wage and a decent American standard of living,” says he, referring to a strike for a closed shop in the editorial department of that paper conducted by a local of the

American Newspaper Guild which lost the contest |.

after a tie-up lasting three months. The date of the steel workers’ letter is three weeks after the formal repudiation of the strike by the parent Guild organization and the discharge from his union position of the man who, by a false vote, closed a law-abiding business and threw. out of work

.many innocent employees who were barred from their

legitimate employment by the moral, economical and physical terrorism of unioneers proceeding under a fraudulent mandate.

"Day of Reckoning Is Approaching"

“LOCAL 1950,” the letter proceeds, “is justly proud of the fact that it was permitted to contribute both financially and morally toward .this victory. You, as the boot-licking lackey of slave-driving Roy Howard, should meditate on the despicable part you took toward defeating these workers in their struggle and no one can deny you the title of labor-hater de luxe. “Your daily pratings and disgusting propaganda against labor, organized or unorganized, as well as your constant condemnation of our president and his policies, has earned for you the justifiable contempt of all decent Americans and their allies. “Even that small and as yet not fully exposed class of traitors whose purpose and ideals you so faithfully expound for a few paltry dollars cannot help secretly scorning you and placing you in the same category which the Norwegian and German Nazi traitors place

ling. 5 “The day of reckoning is fast approaching for you and your fascist lords, that day when you will be held strictly accountable for your vicious and lying propaganda against our government and its deserving people.”

"About Average for Unioneers"

AFTER THE OUTLAW strike was lost in Birmingham, with the defeat of the closed editorial shop, the national organization of the Guild conducted an investigation, the finding of which substantially admitted that the strike had been a fraud because 30 votes were counted, 18 of which approved the strike, although the total number of members eligible to vote on the issue was only 10. It further admitted that four imposters had received strike benefits who were ineligible for them and the strike, which the steel workers describe 4iternately as “victorious” in one place and a defeat in another, was repudiated, after the fact, as unconstitutional. The [character of this letter, as to honesty and the facts of the case, is about average for the unioneers, who, like their Nazi colleagues in the brown shirts, spit on truth and the human dignity and freedom of those whom they would bully into line. But the threat of a general blood-letting of all those Americins who have had the citizenship to expose and oppose the terror, although not personally disquieting, is something new, and suggests an ad-: vance in policy.

Aviation By Maj. Al Williams

THERE CAN BE no effective working of any. scheme for unified command over all the fighting forces of this nation until the allimportant and dominant weapon of this war—airpower—is taken from the hands of ‘the army and navy and made an independent, separate force ccmparableé in jurisdiction and administration to the army and navy. To set up anything purporting to be a high command over all the fighting forces

‘under existing conditions, where the army and navy

are fighting each other for control of the air arm, would result in greater confusion.

If some compromise is attempted to avoid meeting the issue of slicing the air services off from the parent organizations and combining them into' a United States air force, it will be a subterfuge and it will involve the risk of, greater disasters than we have suffered. We have three weapons—the srmy, the navy, and airpower— cannon, warships and wings. We have one outfit to handle the canton; the army. We have another to handle the warships, the navy. We need a third to handle the Wings, the United States air force.

How We Can Lick Japan

THE NAZIS have demonstrated what can be done with airpower. That demonstration is only a sample of what we can do in running a real air war, Airpower is a truly American weapon. But we can’t get at Japan proper; we can’t smash Japan, the source of the weapons for Jap forces in the Philippines, Malaya, the Burma road, the Dutch East Indies, except from the air. The effort would

mean scrapping all the war college textbooks and : launching a gigantic air war "against Japan by way

of Alaska. : As ‘an old and resieictel friend, ‘a general Slicer who served "with great distinction in. the last war, writes me:. “The Japanese in the Far East are building up a great salient in the south, and if we are

going to roll them. back, that salient must be at- |.

tacked well up on its flanks. . . You will remember, back in World War I, that the point of the German

advance was stopped at Belleau ‘Woods, but what |

rolled them back was the attack on their flank. , , . ‘We have a similar situation in thegfar East. .. . * That’s the plan gll right, but ‘it ‘means that congress must revamp our national defense system to fight this war the way it must be fought.

Editor's Note: The views expressed by columnists .in this newspaper’ are their own. They ‘are mot megssmarily those of The Indianapolis Times, } ;

So They Say—

Must we have more disasters like Pearl Harbor before we realize that this war is a life-and-death struggle for every one of us?—Treasury ‘Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. $ + With one arm I could do a better job than that guy. No wonder he gave it up.—Benny Nussbaum, New Yorker who claims to have Lung paper with Adolf Hitler in Vienna. * * . Blind resistance to change is as dangerous as an irresponsible changing of Eugene T. Adams, associate Colgate university. = * .

Small business is a giant

i» 4 : The Hoosier ‘Forum I wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire. :

“COUNTRY IS SIMPLY DRIPPING WITH GASOLINE” By L. R. Doll, 3445 Madison ave. I am sending you part of the petroleum page from the Chicago Journal of Commerce of Feb. 19th. You will note that the country 4s simply dripping with gasoline while that wild-eyed bunch in Washington has the general public thinking that consumer rationing is just around the corner. While the sinking of tankers may cause gasoline rationing on the east coast, this would cause , gasoline to back up and be more —overstocked in this territory. Will you be so‘kind as to let your readers have the truth about it?

4 8 8.88 “LET'S HATE OUR REAL ENEMIES—THE NAZIS” By Glen Giberson, Elizabethtown

Now that the isolationists and the old Russian haters are beginning to

crawl out from under their shelter

and renew their campaigns of sedition, it seems that there is a desperate attempt by. these traitors disguised as patriotic flag wavers to undermine confidence in our great ally by a series of articles and accusations and seduce especially the less informed man on the street.

The latest out now is: “We ‘will have to fight Russia before this war is over.” I ‘would like to re=mind these seditious isolationists that we have a job to do, a war to win, that we are at war with Germany, that we have not won that war by any appalling margin, So why should we want to fight Russia? . . . There are no conflicts of physical interest between the United States and the U. S. 8. R. There is nothing that either has which is desired by or sud he taken by the other. .

Hatred and suspicion of the Soviet Union have turned out to be terribly costly to the democracies. . « « The American people should be aware of all those who still foster such hatred and still circulate

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious conMake

your letters short, so all can

troversies excluded.

have a chance. Letters must be signed.)

such suspicions. And the way things are going in this cockeyed world, the democracies of the world might be glad some day to have the friendship and the power and devotion to peace which this government could supply in case of another world crisis. A common ground between the United States and the U. S. S. R. and ‘one that will obtain for a long period of time, in my opinion, lies in the fact that both are sincere

‘ladvocates of world peace.

If we have to hate anyone we had better hate the real enemies,

the Nazis. ! # # wn

“DON'T LET OUR BOXS BECOME TAX SLAVES” By George O.. Davis, R. R. 4, Brazil After reading Mr. Maddox's answer to my article in the Forum, I don’t believe he read all of my letter. If so, he didn’t understand my meaning or he would not of made the charges he did against the plan I offered... After the war is over and won by the great ability of a super control board that I suggest, what is to keep congress from doing away with it as easy as it can eliminate any other government bureau when it isn’t needed? Is it subversive to suggest that all of our citizens go all out to win. this? . . . What is it to ask part of our citizens to give up their jobs, homes, business, profits, maybe lives and to come back afetr the war to be tax slaves so the rest can stay home and have all the others gave up? I don’t ask or advocate things

Side Glances o- By Galbraith

for others to do that I would not be willing to do myself. . . . When a person gives all to produce something it means what it says. Those in the battle lines are doing it and those at home are enjoying everything plus war time profits. . . . Wouldn't it be better for all of us to be temporary servants of our government for a reasonably short time than so many: being tax slaves for so long a time which will come if things stay as they are, which Mr. Madddx seems to want them to? Who is subversive or wants slavery—the one who wants all to co-operate to win ‘the war or the ‘one who wants part, to give all and the rest to enjoy the profits? ” s ” “SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FREE WORKERS!” By H. W. Daacke, 736 S. Noble st.

articles by the gentleman from Attica on price parity of rural as

dering if there is the possibility of a deeper significance than merely appears on the surface. . Exploitation is far more feasible in a house divided. Mr. C. M. Baker, president of the International Typographical union, said: “Organized farmers of America and organized labor should recognize that there is a mutual problem” and a “sensible program of co-operation will solve it.” Price ‘Administrator Henderson said today: “Voluntary abridgement of «the 40-hour week in a number of industries is probable.”

willing to give it up if it is not to the sole advantage of management.” But he adds, “The production bottleneck now is a lack of raw materials.” ; I want to assure the gentleman from Attica that there are still plenty of free workers and opportunities for them are plentiful, as note the following from a very recent want column of a local paper. 1. Truck driver, sober, clean, $15 per week (street address omitted). 2. Couple, man fo drive truck, woman to keep house and furniture clean, no cooking, $1250 per week

and living quarters furnished

(street address omitted). 3. Watchman, over 60, sober: $3; per week and room (street address omitted).

My son, if sinners entice thee, songen: {hou ‘6s ~-Proverhe. 1:10.

The more I read the repetitionary|

against urban workers, I am won-| §

“Labor groups have said they are| _

thon and have to be’ ‘ caged animals in 4 trap? aE © Phere 15 little prospecy of their relief ‘in sufficient force to evaeu‘ate them, nd oy : ‘MacArthur ‘well, I have

There is a very consiierabie opinion ‘should be ‘ordered out of there alone, — the That would put up to him a | ) ordeal. | 3 I-think the president has too m hw affection for him to place such a ‘burden |

| He would be torn between’ his duty .| and hig flawless loyalty to his men,

would have to-be made in his own heart. ie

Chances Are He'll Stay

I DON'T KNOW for certain what # would but I would give odds that he would stay > 1 —regardless of his soldierly respect for superior “aus thority; I only know that I would hate to be th who transmitted such an order. Mae Knows how $ swear as well as Gen. Pershing. - It would not be the first time that he had sucti's trying (choice. The first time was in driving bonus marchers out of Washington. He did it in such a way that no one was hurt. He “ate his own smoke” and anded the troops himself to take the onus off of any subordinate commander. He has never, I think, told the true story. while gossip said that it was his own action’ or.that Secretary Hurley ordered it. The fact was that he was ordered to do the job by the president of the United States, as he might be o to leave Luzon in this case,

But "the circumstances were very. ditferent.. The bonus marchers were trespassers violating the laws. These men are MacArthur's own men, who have - shown their willingness to die for him. They have lifted him to a pinnacle of glory. Would he desert them? I think not. Few generals have done that and gotten away with it. Napoleon deserted his’ army in Egypt. It might have ruined him, but he came home in time to seize the government, which with what else he proceeded to do, overshadowed his soldier's shame. ‘He never ceased to regret it until the last moment of his life.

Let's Keep This National Asset rs

THERE ARE VERY .few other instances and invariably ruined the reputation of. the ‘man 10-4 it. Such a thought. could not find Jufiement tn Bae Arthur's heart. £40 Laying all this aside, the stand sileartit 5 ing is a national asset of first migitide, sthings automatically become military ‘stan a whole people below which i is a disgrace. for ‘troops to fall, go The Alamo was such a high measuté of ands nt American courage. and faithfulness. nity death it had much to do with the many pil nf of Zachary Taylor and ‘Winfield Scott: over: Mexican armies against almost unbelievable ‘odds. ; Many of the world’s greatest sieges, battles and campaigns have been lost becausé¢ apparently beaten armies did not hold out just &'day or two longer. = No matter what happens to MacArthur, he has set an example that will be a military asset worth’ whole army corps to his country as long as the flag continues to fly. Let no one do anything to impair that glory.

CHR » Si my TRE

A Woman's Viewpoint By Mrs. Walter Ferguson =

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JUDGING from my mail, the average working club member favors rationing luncheon portions

gether. Officers are more cautious, perhaps because theyve had to buck: up against feminife human nature in the raw, Most of them fear our present enthusiasm and starving: won't last. © °° One leader in Pennsylvania res ports a ‘definite falling off ‘of ine terést In: meetings when refreshments are missing, They've tried it in her district. Andther from Cali. fornia thinks club activities should be ed altogether for the duration, while a Téxas woman goes her one better, expressing the hope that the war wil kill the women’s clubs for good. There 1s not space % report all opinions, Bik the trend seems to favor drastic: curtailment of collective feeding. Mrs. E. L. Dakan of Columbus; 0, ‘Stik We have sacrificed sociability to’ eating. “What ‘women need,” she says, “is the bread of life and less ice cream. To club meetings 1 go' armed . your clipped article on the subject, and I find it is ndeed a hot topic.”

Some Mire Ideas

MRS. R. MOORELAND of Cincinnati! passes. on the following reflection: “I am a- woman and have ‘no time for clubs; but 1 will men unl women would realize that we are fighting a war When thers ie 20 much to’ be doe, si : women’ to ‘waste time planning and regular club festivities.” Mrs. Charles H. Krick of Chillicothe, 0. gusted. “In our town, when a drive is on; starts off with a big feed,” she says. 0 have run eating into the ground. .

convinced that gluttony is our greatest national vies I'l finish this with Luella Gayer’s gallant app postmarked from Hamilton, O.: “Spare the eons and help humanity. - That should be our.

and some want them cut out alt=