Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1942 — Page 16

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gubcommitice, now; about to pass judg~ment on NYA’s multi-million requests for the war year 1042-43, could save itself much trouble, and the taxpayers much money, by simply Tecommending that NYA be granted not one red cent. : ‘Of course the lawmakers will Hoar much testimony from Mr. Williams jand his ardent aids about how NYA is stripping itself of all non-war projects, and how it is ‘training green youngsters to be skilled war workers. Jt is 30 be boa] that tie suboommitice will alto call

i, NYA administrator for Maryland, who vocational Saini classes can do

vecruiting: ot nett ees, all the evils "of a sanctimonious _ bureaucracy run riot, have been charged against NYA and without adequate answer.

Mr. Williams’ outfit is too deeply" mired i in a mess of its

y—and it would be a tonic for the is to get rid of the whole thing.

f THY ITEM VETO RESIDENT ROOSEVELT is correct in hate told ; Senator Vandenberg—that executive power to veto : individual items in appropriation bills is “very much needed.” : The Michigan | senator proposes to offer an amendment "to the next appropriation bill reaching the senate, giving the president od i. to veto items in that bill to

which he objects, and Mr. Roosevelt has heartily approved that plan. : We think that the item-veto principle should apply to all appropriati n bills. through a constitutional amendment. and not be left for congress to include or: omit. - "Certainly it should not be necessary for the president %o veto an entire important and urgent appropriation, as must at present, if he feels that some specific expenditure. or some: extraneous . “rider” is so unwise hat he | eantiot give it. his app al.’ | p

JON DANGER . MONG the ‘ma nings about inflation, one has received but co paratively scant public attention, though x may prove the ‘most important of all. The ‘reason for

Any citizen a see low inflation works when prices go up. The spiral functions in the open. But when inflation occurs through more devious routes and is stated in terms of federal reserve transactions with the treasury department, that’s Greek to most of us. The issue is—should - the treasury be permitted to sell government obligations direct to the central bank? To the student of inflation history, there’s dynamite in them thar hills, The banking lact of 1935 prohibited treasury sales to thie federal reserve, the idea being that so long. as federal obligations had té be sold onthe open market there was

funds, just as any. other horrower- does, it is eve to the ‘composite judgment of investors as to the soundness of le. policies it is following. ... , On the other hand, if the policies ‘become . nsound . . . the market will become less favorably d, ‘and’ if ‘the government wants to con- | tinue to borrow it. must ‘reform. its policies. i “That is the importance of: the: prohibition ‘against ‘the central bank being permitted to “buy Sires. from ‘the

rou dumping its ny into the central bank, continue on the road to financial disaster. i “That, was Shak ‘happened to Germany at the time of Tinos i : : That was what happened to France

and over all the fightle the president naw is

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titled to: know’ what their Cot, oii posible dioud be 16d, 1p 10 the

To over- , the rule tr the: armed services might be’ interpreted as “Don’t tell anything hin dog Briar gp Mn important, If there is any doubt ’a s having any given zuitsel of ‘tajgnmation, the this: paliny isto apply the shush. . From the standpoint of strategy, that's a - go rule. The harder you make it for an enemy agent do his job, the safer you ave. Hence the tendency to lean over Backward ii seins: soreh even est production figures... ;

Each Branch Does Own Talking

RECONCILING THE: points of view of the military

and naval branches of the government, which is to cover up and conceal news, and the civilian branches of the t, which like to tell what they're doing, is one‘ of the tougher: problems which .the office of censorship has to face. Not all the headaches of censorship come in dealing with the: public, the press and the radio. Just as big a pain is the problem of ‘dealing with government agencies in determining which of their wartime aetivities are censorable and to what degree. The policy in ‘this war, as you know, is not to Have ‘one central know-all and tell-little: agency like

the Creel committee of ‘the ‘last war. Iristead, every |

government agency has its own service'of information and it tells what it thinks should. be told, subject only to. a general supervision policy worked ‘out by an interdepartmental : committee on’ war information, on C which are representatives of 16 federal’ departments.

No News, They Say, Is Good News

QFFICIALLY, THE armed services.do not-criticize or:question this procedure, ‘which is an administration policy that can-:be. traced right back to the White House. Privately, however, there are: plenty-of officers who think this ‘policy - leags to 16 different: kinds. of confusion. If this scribbling Kibitzer interprets this criticism correctly, -it boils down: to a: belief that there is too much civilian advice and too much meddling ef nonmilitary government agencies in matters that are. in final analysis the concern of the fightin’ men. Putting it ‘bluntly, army -and navy men tend to resent interference of the office of facts and figures,

the office’ of governmehit' reports, the office’ for

emergency management. and the office of censorship in shaping pélicy on what military. information. to give the public. : And by military information is not stioatit just the news of troop movements and actual combat, but the much broader field of: training -and equipping the army, and the whole war production program.

Editor's Note: The views expressed by columnists In this newspaper are their own. They are not _—y these of The Indianapolis Times, | :

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«| By William H. Stoneman

LONDON, March 12—~The fact

that Australia’s defense og. 1s

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mere -intimate and more cordial .conmunion with the United States than she may at times. have enJoyed with Great Britain, is now . coming to be generally recognized in. this country. British. newspapers indicate that the United States is making. prodigious efforts to fulfill her part and that the Australians are responding with a warmth which contrasts sharply with the feeling of. aloofness displayed toward - the mother country in recent months,

While. they feel that: the ' Australians have not always been: completely fair in critcizing the inability of -Britain:to meet all demands in the four quarters

| of the globe, the British show little resentment -of

this development; ‘they only’ hope that the United States can” live up to: Australian expectations.

"Behave. With Great Restraint"

. WRITING FROM PERTH, the. special correspondoi for the London Times today describes ‘the enthusiasm of the local Australians, over the-appearance of the Americans, manifested:by. groups ‘of small boys demanding autographs of American—not ‘British or Australianesoldiers. gud the preference of Jocal gitls for doughboys... « : “It is. at America’s: side ‘rather: than Greét ‘Britain’s that ' Anstralians whom: I have met feel’ they are fighting,” -he writes. : © He: attributes: this feeling, first; to the iriescapahle fact ‘thst Australia is now America’s first line’ of défense in the ‘Pacific and ‘that’ the : United States is the ‘only country from which Australia can receive adequate reinforcements; secondly, . to. the ‘fact: that “Americans ‘who have been in Australia recently have behaved with great restraint and amiability and have made themselves deservedly popular,” and, finally, to the fact that the Australians, after the Singapore debacle, feel that they have been let down by "eit ‘This feeling, the Times’ writer .concludes, ‘per= sist to a modified extent until Britain achieves a respunding miliary, zaval, or or aerial success.

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| our boys today who. are fighting on

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“The Hoosier. Forom 1 wholly disagree with what. you say, but will “dsgong to the death your right.to say it.—Voltaire.

«aN ANSWER TO: DEFENSE ‘PLANT FAULT-FINDER" By H. T. Dwiggins, 428 N..Alabama st. This is ‘an answer .to the state ment made .in Tuesday's Hoosier Forum in regard tothe slackness, poor workmanship and. moral instability of the department,

plant. As a veteran of - the last ‘war, with 28 months’ foreign ‘service in France and Russig, I- understand the. position of

all fronts and’ who need the full co-operation of ‘we defense workers. 1. Our plant is one of the lead-

are chosen for conscientious. at-

paint shop and within a week @aéquaint himself with the ‘various: jobs in: that depdrtment:(at least 50 different functions) is without doubt

his foreman, his fellow workers and

he shows his sincerity and ambition when he says, “Gee; I wish’ I could do that-and stili-hold: my -job.” ‘8. ‘Our: shop employs quite a few men and'it' is a pretty broad state-

ga our Dersonme} service, | | défense workers. : I sincerely believe

! that this so’ called “defense worker,”

‘| eventually find other work "outside

| By Myrie E."Altum, fireman 24. class, U. S.

-|views on : the use of tobacco and

7. Any ‘man who can go into the|ica

(Times 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.)

“going out and getting drunk every pay day night.” This is particularly odd since we are paid by check. These men do not leave’ the plant until after midnight and they have no place. to cash their checks, ‘much less get: drunk. These statemehis by this “worker,” in .my ‘opinion, constitutes an act of sabotage. in that it readily can undermine the morale of - all

who is" dissatisfied: with his fellow workers and: his job in general, will

|the defense industry where his unusual. - ability for being a trouble maker, will ‘not affect our arms production. “our. motto. still is: Flying” or] 2 8

“KEEP. Your IDEAS TO YOURSELF, MR. GEMMER!”

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naval air station, Darrel’s Island, Ber- . muds This is in answer to someone by the name ‘of Robert. Gemmer who in

a late issue’ of your paper gave his liqiior by the armed forces of Amer-

- In the first ‘place, I don’t think he knows anything about the harmful or useful effects of tobacco and liquor. . . He" speaks of - more. money ' for Juke should they prohibit tobacco and liquor.. I wonder if he knows that. the biggest part of every dollar spent for tobacco and liquor |; goes: for ‘taxes? He: states, ‘“Men fighting for their lives ‘need * all the strength. they|,

wien 10 séeunall 'thase worimen of

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can: get.” Listen, fellow . . . why ; EiRot;; neat file ’You feel one of your ,

urges to get your name. in-the paper, don’t you write something that we

_ | fighting men could thank you for?

‘We surely owe you no ‘thanks. for this latest piece of nonsense. . . . Wise up and try helping us out here by keeping your ideas to yourself. They are no good to anyone »

| “STOP COMMERCIALIZATION.

FOR PERSONAL GREED”

By Louis E. Lathrop, 3134 W. Ninth st. Have you noticed one of these? He wears ‘a véteran's cap, tries to sell you tin: patriotic butfons and generally commercializes on his. alleged Americanism.’ Some of them carry their caps in pockets. and don them when entering public. places. This comniercialization: for’ personal greed should and must be.stopped. When asked to see their license to sell, or honorable -discharge papers from either the army or navy,’ they .either claim they misplaced ‘them, or : their authority comes from the court house in Indianapolis. There is no outward appearance that the money donated will go to help the authorized agencies, nor that the ornaments, Justify the price asked.

This citation of a few pertinent cases does not necessarily mean that all peddlers are seeking personal aid through their connection with the armed forces, but it does mean that a so-called American fs awful low to play on’ the public at a ‘time when every penny is needed to again fight the, foe which threatens to kill his right to freedom. 8 ” J “ALL FOR DRAFTING BOTH LABOR AND CAPITAL” By: Otte Burger; R. R. 6, Box 146 : I heartily :indorse the article, “Why ‘Not Draft Labor and Capital?” which appeared in The Indianapolis Times .on* Munday, March: 9.

It there is anytbing I can do to

By Mrs. Easley Blackwodd. president of the-P.-T. A, Henry Coburn school

Tie HArERE ace or ta the Henry Coburn ‘school : (public school 66) has sent a check for $35

'|to the Indiana State. Symphony so-

ciety. A special bulletin’ has just been

| round and a rodeo bronc all at once.

Sista to seni od ss Nock of tie Hooper men soldiers stationed at the remote outposts in the tropical forest. Through a jungle just as thick as anything in Malaya, Hooper's single-line narrow-

| gauge railroad stretches it steel path. ‘It always gets

in and back—just how, no man can say. One of the thrills of being a jungleman gunner or searchlight operator comes Hom the chance tg sie the Hooper Limited to and from Liberty. It's like being on a Coney d roller coaster, a merry-go-I know. I've Just ridden it. . B

The Luxury Express

HOOPER'S ROLLING stock was custom-built for the jungle designed to haul out bananas. The Pull-man-day coach-dining car-baggage room-mail car is nothing more or ‘less than a flat platform mounted on wheels. And the locomotive! Well, the locomotive is another flatcar carrying a tired old model-T Ford engine somewhere geared to the wheels. We got aboard at a clearing on the shores of Gatun lake—Brig. Gen. Homer R. Oldfield, commander of the Atlantic brigade of the P. C. A. C., sev=eral officers and the correspondents attached to the Caribbean defense command. Hooper, as president, chairman of the board, principal stockholder, conductor, engineer, brakeman and steward, arranged beer boxes as seats. This was a luxury not normally extended. Then, off through the jungle on the first leg of a journey that requires long hikes, pack mules, native dugouts and more hiking before some of the hidden outposts can be reached. Through the jungle which Bill Gerecke of Paramount said was as bad as anything he'd ever seen in Malaya . . . dark tunnels of overhanging growth where the sun never shone « « « great trees reaching high. for light and slowly being strangled by. matapala vines . . . over dark sluggish rivers alive with alligators, their banks teeming with deadly snakes.

He Chases a Bushmaster!

THE TRAIN SWAYED and bounced. Our teeth .rattled and we clung precariously. Once we jumped the track and all hands had to help put the train back again, Wild got in the way. Hooper stopped to chop the head off a bushmaster, chasing it through the underbrush. Throughout the rest of -the long - journey, he exhibited the eight-foot body of this deadly snake whenever we saw jungle soldiers. “One. less, boys,” he told them. “I've killed plenty of ’em in the 29 years since I came down here from the States, and the more I kill the more there seem to be. » Hooper, “king of the jungle,” likes the jungle sol diers of Uncle Sam's army. He knows, as much as any man, just what hardships they've had to face in get these gun batteries and searchlights into position. He helped them. When the going got too much for even the mules, he sloshed through the mud and gave them a hand in pulling the great weights up the matted hills. “I'll tip my hat any day, any time, to one of these junglemen,” he says. “There you have real men— and every one is all man. » .

A Woman's Viewsoinl By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

IT'S RIGHT-ABOUT-FACE for multitudes of ex-nurses. According to the usual life pattern, after professional service came marriage and then babies; yet now they find themselves moving back into the old familiar groove, this time as instructors to thousands of girls: and ‘women eager to become héspital aids during the war. In many cities, urgent calls are coming to these women. The sad dearth of trained nurses for army and civilian needs may make it imperative to draft many of them. Even now those who are eligible are asked to sign up for a certain number of working heurs, that number depending upon their domestic and material duties ‘or the state of their pocketbooks. So, for the moment, husbands, homes and children must share mama with Uncle Sam. She's become an important part-time worker, and her education puts

| her into a key position as a hospital cog.

Why Doctors Marry Nurses

I'M SURPRISED—though I don’t know Why—by the number of doctor's. wives on the eligible list. Mrs, John Paul Earnest of Washington explains it by saye ing that most internes don’t make enough ‘to squire other girls around; they have to court nurses or noe body, which is as good a reason as I've heard so far, Mrs. Earnest herself is one of the women who gives a lot of her time to this particular phase of Red Cross activity. These volunteers oversee the practical duties of trainees, standing by to instruct, advise and assist, and without them the chapters oves theeotinlay Would Ind 3 aNd 10. uncles Wits

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