Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1942 — Page 10

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1042

BATTLE HERE AT HOME

THE president made a great fighting ‘speech last night. His summation of the war situation was masterly. His stories of the heroic examples being set by our men in the armed forces were tremendously moving. All Americans must have felt heightened inspiration to work and sacrifice for victory. And Mr. Roosevelt explained clearly why every man, woman and child must play a full part in the battle on the front right here at home—the battle “not only to supply our fighting men, but to keep the economic structure of our country fortified and secure during the war and after the war.” : With government spending for war purposes alone rapidly approaching two hundred million dollars a day, putting that money into the pockets and bank accounts of the people and at the same time taking materials and goods away from civilian use— - “You do not have to be a professor of economics to see that if people with plenty of cash start bidding against each Dither for scarce goods, the price of them goes up.” . # 8 IF there is a sense of 1 -down after the speech, as there was after the message, it is because a people ready and eager for all-out: effort and sacrifice are not yet convinced that the president is willing to employ all-out methods. The important thing to remember, as Mr. Roosevelt said, is that each of the seven points in his admirable program “is dependent on the others if the whole program is to work.” Yet it is still not clear how some of those points, themselves, are to be made to work. “We must, through heavier taxes, keep personal and corporate profits at a low reasonable rate.” But no mention. of the only kind of taxes that can produce enough revenue Stop inflation—higher taxes on the multitude of small incomes which make up the mass of the swollen buying power. (Individual incomes of $4000 a year and less add up to 76 per cent of the tatal of all incomes.) “We must fix ceilings| on prices and rents.” That was done yesterday, but the ceilings will not hold unless the other controls are successful. ‘ “We must stabilize wages.” But that duty is still left to the war labor board, which cannot do the job. (Read the article by Rep. ‘Albert Gore of Tennessee elsewhere in this edition. ) » |» » ® 8 8» E rust stabilize farm prices.” But congress plainly does not intend to do that unless wages are actually stabilized. “We must pitt more billions into war bonds.” But. the sale of enough mre billions of war bonds by voluntary. methods is a hope, far from a certainty. © “We must ration all essential commodities which are scarce.” There is legal authority for it, but rising wages and farm prices would defeat rationing. “We must discourage installment buying, and encourage paying off debts and mortgages.” But no specific formula for doing either.

- It is hopeful that Mr. Roosevelt repeated his promise :

to ask for additional legislation if it is necessary to prevent a spiral in the cost of living. We believe that more legislation than he has asked— certainly as to control of wages and as to taxation, possibly as to compulsory buying of war bonds—is necessary now.

AND THE BATTLE ABROAD

"THERE was news—good news—in the president’s report on the military situation. “American war planes, manned by Americans, are flying in actual combat over all the continents and all the oceans.” This was the first official confirmation that Americans are fighting over Birope, Africa, the Arctic, and the Indian ocean. He confirmed earlier statements that there will be an American offensive from the southwest Pacific bases in ‘Australia. To the Russian forces he paid tribute for destroying more armed powers of our enemies "then all the other united’ nations put together.” And to the Chinese—“First to stand up and fight against the aggressors in this war”’—he pledged continued Help and supply deliveries no matter what advances Japan may make. But his sharpest warning was reserved for Laval. The allies will take any measures necessary tp prevent use of French territory for the axis; only allied victory can save France from slavery imposed by ‘her external enemies “and her internal traitors.” . Those who heard the president—the listeners at home and abroad—must have been as deeply impressed by his tone as by his words. How different his calm confidence from the shrill ranting of the barker of Berlin! In the president’s voice was determination but no fear..

THE C. L 0. AND THE RECORD

pisewiEse on this page, we publish a letter concerning the C. I. O.’s position on the candidacy of Thomas J. Sullivan for the Democratic nomination for sheriff. We ve only this te 0 83y in connection with the C. I. 0.’s stateent: m 1. Were ret to see the C. I 0. ignoring completely the Issue of mutilation of official court records, which was the principal point made in The Times’ article. 9. The Times published its story BEFORE the C. I. O. indorsed Mr. Sullivan. - This newspaper is not concerned ether he was the organization candidate or not or what

Sabor pois, of view happens to be. The story WoUigpave C. 1.0.’s stateme of fact and ta oficial re. | fromthe

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

NEW. YORK, April 20.—0Of late I have been studying two of the most vigorous papers of the Negro ‘press, namely the Chicago Defender and the Pittsburgh Courier, both old publications and wellknown among the colored popula“tion, but widely unknown to the white people. Both are exploiting the war emergency as an oppor-

tunity to’ push the aspirations of |

the colored people and they are standard reading among colored men in the armed

. forces.

As journalism the Defender and the Courier compare ill with the standard white press of the country and are no compliment to the people whom they purport to represent. They are reminisceent of Hearst at his worst in their sensationalism, and in their obvious, inflammatory bias in the treatment of news they resemble such publications as the Communist party’s Daily Worker and Coughlin’s Social Justice. The Defender also imitates very effectively the most humiliating phase of the white man’s press, that degrading specialty known as gents’ room journalism which originated in New York, and from there poured its pollution into many otnerwise normal dailies throughout the country and by radio into the air.

It's Sordid Exploitation

" IN NEITHER PAPER is there any writing of the slightest distinction to substantiate in the field of journalism, at least, the cry that discrimination, alone, retards the colored man’s progress. The written, or editorial matter, is of lower mediocrity, at best, in the presence of an unlimited opportunity for superior colored writers to show their ability and some of the advertisements constitute a

"sordid exploitation for Yevenue only of that ignorance

among the colored people which the Defender and Courier constantly decry, and with some justice, as the white man’s doing. The Defender advertises Luck’s genuine magnetic lodestones at a dollar a pair, one to attract, the other to repel; zodiacal incense to invite good luck and a book at $2 which, it is intimated, will impart to the reader power to be victorious in all undertakings. The Courier offers similar opportunities and three books on unusual love requirements and ancient sexual practices. Such ads, though profitable, being acceptable in only a very limited publication field, plainly place on the intelligence of the colored reader a much lower estimate than the editors express in their editorial: matter. :

Reason to Doubt Their Sincerity

- IN THE EDITORIALS they tell him he is a very high-grade human being, but in ads alongside they play him for a superstitious, ignorant fool, for money. In the publication business most foreign language papers, contrary to their professed purpose of Americanizing their readers, strive to segregate them so that they will remain a ‘profitable, specialized circulation field for advertisers and politicians. Once Americanized, they quit reading foreign-language papers which then lose their- reason to be. These Negro papers agitate violently and, I think, to the same dangerous degree that was alleged against Coughlin’s weekly, _ particularly in their appeal to colored soldiers whose loyalty is constantly bedeviled with doubts and with the race-angling of news. If tomorrow they should win everything which they profess to advocate, they would die for lack of the segregated circulation which they exploit with profit, personal satisfaction for their operators and some political power which is always pleasing wo ambitious men of all races. One may doubt the sincerity of a colored journalist who in one column praises the intelligence of his redliers and bids them be proud of their race and in another advertises a skirt cream under the illusory and ignoble promise: that it will turn him more or less white,

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, April 29.—To some people in Washington, the explanation of why Pierre Laval is “such a you-know-what is fairly simple. For years, they say, Laval was attorney in France for I. G. Farberi, the German dye trust which through its mcnopolies, patent pools and cartels attempted to maintain a strangle hold on the world’s chemical business. Considering the close relations between the German government and I. G. F., Laval has been on the German:payroll for years, so what more could you expect. . . . Scrap rubber is the next most important item on which salvage collection campaigns must be conducted. . The soybean is at last coming into its long-anticipated own with 3000 tons a day being processed for oils. . . . Sweden has oversubscribed three defense loans. . . . More than 30,000 World War pilots are now enrolled in the civil air patrol. . . . Shades on passenger air-

plane windows are to be drawn during landing and

takédoffs. . . . Railroads are having trouble getting enough train crews.

No Cuffs for Overalls!

NO STEEL deliveries for anything below A-10 ratings after May 15. , . . Even cuffs on‘overalls are prohibited. . . . Women’s and children’s ensembles have been unfrozen and can be sold until current

stocks are gone, but no more can be manufactured. |

. Pennsylvania has the most plants enlisted in war production drive, 109, with New York second at 176, and Ohio third at 75.,. . . Over 200,000 new radio sets will be exported to friendly nations, enabling them to listen to U. S. news. . . . The radio industry has nearly $900 million worth of war orders. . . . By June 7, military radio production will be at a rate six times greater than the radio industry's best year.

So They Say— The German people have passed through a winter such as they have never endured before.—Joseph Goebbels. on

Action of our national committee shows we have

absolute unity in the Republican party.—Clarence Buddington Kelland, executive director of GOP na-.

tional committee.

I want to convert India into an armed camp of people who will continue fighting no matter if the army surrenders. —Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian nation-

alist leader. \

If social justice, as Attorney General Biddle is re-

ported to have declared, is “clearly seditious,” the re-

sponsibility is mine ‘alone ~~The Rev. Charles E, |

Coughlin, » * LJ

I have no responsibility whatsoever in the misfortune which has befallen us.—-Plerre Laval.

Rusia may sate the war for us in 143—Lerd

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The Hoosier Forum

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

“WE TAXICAB DRIVERS AND THAT DICTATOR STUFF” By Jack Darling, 28 W. Henry st., I agree with R. V. I. on taxicabs. Why doesn't Mr. Loer and the police department co-operate with the cab companies and drivers, instead of that dictator stuff. We can’t park next to the curb like other pepole do. We can’t cruise without a fare. There is a one-cab stand at Illinois and Washington going east, one at Delaware and Washington going .east, two onecabs each on the Circle. That is supposed to take care of today’s business down town. That was all o. k. in the gay nineties, but things have changed since then. There is an eight-cab stand on Kentucky avenue by the Saratoga Bar. But people are not going to walk from Ayres down there to ride back east. There is 'no cab stand on the east side of Illinois street at all. One two-cab stand at the Claypool only. The state and city get taxes about six different ways off each cab. There is no complaint there. We work for starvation wages— 35 per cent of what business we get. Well, we have about 500 cabs in this town. Can’t park, can't drive. And the garage is stacked full and running over. Any,suggestions are welcome, 8 HH THE C. I. O. STATEMENT ON THE SULLIVAN CASE

By 2 Downs ph kK. Sueperd. president, ia: dianapolis CIO counc brh The C.1.0.’s answer to The Times’ front-page smear of a labor candidate was to endorse Thomas J. Sullivan unequivocally for sheriff Monday night. The Times’ blast, on the eve of a primary, bringing up a “police record” that included parking too close to a fire plug, against a candidate for sheriff was nothing

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less than malicious, designed to defeat a candidate considered in various circles to be sympathetic to labor. It was perfectly in character with a paper that publishes Westbrook Pegler consistently. There is nothing that turns green in the spring any quicker than the grass, Christmas jewelry and primary eve grand jury investigations. Tom Sullivan’s “police record” with the exception of the chewing gum episode and the missing pages from the court dockets, was well known to the C.I.0.’s investigating committee. -It- held nothing against Thomas Sullivan for beating the: whey out of a Ku-Kluxer and taking his nightshirt away from him! Tom Sullivan in 1924 was 19 years old and a normal, high-spirited young Irishman who could not understand a Ku-Klux Klan in America. The time he was arrestéd for vagrancy “reslated for entering a house to commit a felony,” and released the following day, also was known to the committee. On that occasion ‘lom Sullivan, by that time a lightweight pugilist, kicked in the front door of a bootlegging joint that persisted in selling poisonous prohibition days whisky to a relative. Sullivan himself has never smoked, chewed or indulged in intoxicants. On the charge of parking ti.ear a fire plug, we have no answer. That was reprehensible, and we are

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

glad that he paid the full penalty of the law. On the “chewing gum case,” which the council has investigated subsequent to The Times’ expose, Sullivan was employed by the Express Parcels Delivery company. He was 19 years old. His truck was loaded by himself and others at the Big Four freight house, for delivery to a number of scattered addresses. While making a delivery, his parked truck was examined by police who claimed to have found a contraband rarton of rtolen chewing gum. Sullivan was charged with petit larceny, but the trainmaster of the Indianapolis Union railroad, Jerry Liddy, had such compvlete confidence, based upon intimate association from boyhood, that he appeared in court with the defendant and made a request for probation, and, without formality of a trial, Judge James A. Collins turned the defendant over to Mr. Liddy, who put Sullivan to work as switch tender, Sullivan says he wasn't guilty. Maybe he was. Maybe he wasn't. The C.I.0. does not propose to try him now, nor in the columns of The Indianapolis Times. The C.I.Os judgment is based upon mature acts, reasoning and

anyone juvenile “acts such as thcse. It does not regard The Times’ expose as anything but what it is—a blast at a labor-endorsed candidate, The C.I.0. has endorsed Tom Sullivan because of the decency toward human beings that he displayed while in a position of power in the Reilly Tar and Chemical strike. t 4 . ” “COUNTRY ALREADY SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS” By Mrs. M. Moore, Indianapolis’ I have just finished reading a letter in tonight's Forum by L. J. Sullivan entitled, “I'd Put Joe into a Concentration Camp.” I take such a letter as an insult and a disgrace to this country for we are told every day by radio

. commentators and writers ti at such

talk divides and weakens America, but we who enjoy freedom of speech

-and press should only say and

write helpful and constructive criticism, but does anyone find anything helpful or _constructive in what he says? He is disrespectful to the president of the United States, making vicious remarks against “Eleanor and Franklin” meaning President and Mrs. Roosevelt. As for dividing the country, it is already divided into two groups, those who are loyal and co-operative and those who have contempt and hatred for its chosen leaders. He cannot influence a true American patriot but he himself and all others like him should be in concentration camps. They would never be missed and the war would surely be quicker won. As for Mrs. Roosevelt, she

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Reports received here indicate that China will become a fullfledged socialistic republic after the the war, along the lines Dr, Sun Yat-sen predicted to me 22" years ago in Canton. Chinese leaders, including Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, wife of the generalissimo, not only admit this but say China is already well on the way. However, warns Mme. Chiang, that does not signify | “any affiliation with communism.” Before me lies a yellowing document bearing the autograph of Sun Yat-sen, “father of his country.” * It is entitled, “The International Development of China.” Dr. Sun presented.it to me the summer - of 1920, when I attended his second EE es old thaugh it is, it still constitutes a blue-print of China's. Dr. Sun's 10-Point Program | Rips” SAYS A FOREWORD written by Dr. Sun: “1 fro-.. pose to develop in China a new market big enough both for her own products and for the products of foreign countries. The scheme Would proceed along” the following lines:

“First, the development of a clmuaieution 8Y§tem, including 100,000 miles of railways, 1,000,000 miles of macadam roads, improvement of existing canals, construction of new canals, river construction, _ the construction of telephone, telegraph and wiree less systems.

“Second, the development of commercial Barber three of them—in north, central and [south China~ . equalling that of New York; the construction of . smaller commercial and fishing ports along the coast. and commercial docks along all nayigable rivers. “Third, t construction of modern cities with< public utilities at all railway centers, terminals and along side harbors. Fourth, water-power develop ment. Fifth, iron, steel and cement | | works on the largest scale to supply the above and other needs. » “Sixth, mineral development.’ Seventh, agricul tural development. Eighth, irrigational work on the . largest scale in Mongolia and Sinkiang. Ninth, ree forestation. Tenth, colonization in ii Mone : golia, Sinkiang, Kokonor and Thibet. Bil

Modern China*s Foundation

THE UNITED STATES and other | t powers, . ‘according to Dr, Sun, would be invited | west » in this gigantic task. China would grow in prosperity and they would profit with her. He suggested that the nations which had only recently stopped building tanks, guns and other equipment for the first world war t thus use some of their idle machines and men. | What he did” not want, however, was the continued exploitation of Sona by foreign powers, His aim was to build a new, na whose progress would be : Jo Chic Won nef the Chinese

At the time, Dr. Sun was being used abroad. of leaning toward communism. He Se this then just as Mme. Chiang and other present-day leaders at Chungking are doing. now. The development of China, he sad, ‘should be - carried on both by private enterprise and b t Suthie b rp y na ional “All matters that can be/and are better carried by private enterprise should be left tb private ily : he said. “The rest should be undertaken by the . government,” - The Sun plan and Sun. ideol have becom foundation stones of modern China, : th.

A Woman's Viewpoini By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

YOU ARE A woman. You: can’t carry a gun for your country, so what are you willing to do _ for victory? Miss Katherine Potter of Oakdale, Me., believes you may have to get out this summer and work in the fields. To American women that. has represented the lowest depth of econpmic degradation, Ye ve al ¥ays expressed scorn for ose nations who used their womenkind so hardly—getting the poor | wives and _ mothers and their children out of southern fields has been the national objective for years.

Yet if the war spreads and mor® de truction is visited upon the tillable lands of our allies, and if more and more of our men ‘take up a'ms, it's almost ; a cinch that we'll be forced to consider farming a part of the feminine war effort.

The production of food is a basic business. pan that everything else depends. asic un factories, ship builders, soldiers, and the armies of government employees have to be fed. Somebody. must run the tractors and chop the weeds and put in the seeds and harvest the crops. .

Serve Where You Arel

VAST NUMBERS of women are something specific to do. They want army; they want to put on uniforms, all sorts of places.

But don't let yourself think .the | tru Toh of feminine courage is going to come from joining the = woman's army corps, .or volunteering for service n any of the innumerable civilian projects, .| No. ma'am! It will come from your willingness to stick things out at home if there are babies there, - and to keep on washing diapers and wiping noses and’ measuring vitamins. It will come from your willings ness to take off your fingernail polish and don the hideous masks worn by munition factory workers. I will come from your willingness to peel potatoes stand over a washboard, and perhaps from your readiness to put on overalls and break your ‘back in the fields.

War is not a glamorous business, girls. thle. vice. tory gardens won't put you back on the lang, or pros. vide enough food for everybody. Maybe you and I will be one with Europe’s peasant women ore this war is over. If that is what it takes, do you stil] want. to help? If so, you're a real patriot. :

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