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THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1942

BEFORE THE BATTLE

i EvuRyEODY is talking about an imminent BritishAmerican invasion of Europe, a victorious Russian offensive in the Ukraine, and the possibility of winning

the war this year. That's all a bit premature.

This extreme of optimism is the pendulum swing from ‘the gloom which recently afflicted us. It would be safer for public morale, fairer to our armed

~~ forces and leaders, and more realistic, if our reactions to

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hollow cheer which cracks so quickly under strain.

~tion of Labor. achieved by organized labor, through the government’s help, will be in danger until unionism “cleais house” and | recognizes .its duty to be responsible, honest and faithful ~ to the public interest.

the changing fortunes of war were steadier. There is no evidence that we are on the verge of victory, and plenty that we are on the eve of the biggest and bloodiest battles of history. All signs point to our eventual victory; but how long it will take, how many temporary defeats, how great the sacrifice, no man knows. We only know—or should know, after the tragic experience of our allies and of ourselves—that false optimism, underrating the enemy’s strength and cunning, counting on easy victory, mark the road to defeat. We are going through hell before we are finished, and the quicker we sober up to that fact the quicker the job will be done. ss 8 8 ; #2 = = WE do have good reason for hoping that the long-talked and desperately needed allied invasion of Europe will be attempted this summer. But if invasion comes, we must realize that i will be the most daring—and probably the most costly—move of the war. Hitler did not dare invasion of England after Dunkirk, when the decimated and bleeding British army was almost without weapons. Yet Hitler's forces blocking invasion

" of France, the low countries and Norway today are vastly

stronger than those the victorious Nazis were afraid to storm in England. So with the battle of Russia. After 10 days the brilliant Timoshenko attack on the Kharkov front still is only an opening thrust in an important but small area. Hitler has not yet moved in his heavy forces. He still is letting

* weak Rumanian and unseasoned German reserves take the

blows. Official Russian communiques are much less extreme in their claims than the dope stories written from the outside. The Russians know, and say, that if they are to defeat Hitler's main force the allies must strike his flank. The eve of the greatest battles is no time for that Let our steady will be equal to the grim business ahead. - If we do not count the days or cost, if we do not expect miracles, victory will come all the sooner.

BLUENOSES NEVER LEARN

THIRTY members of congress met to plan a fight for a war measure to restrict sale of liquor to men in the armed forces. What is needed, according to Rep. Bryson of South Carolina, who called the meeting, is— “ .. Legislation to protect the boys from undue temptation, especially youths away from home for the first time.” . " Probably nothing much except controversy will come of this scheme. A large majority of Congress undoubtedly has the sense to realize what would happen if soldiers and sailors were told: “You're old enough to die for your country, and mature enough to be trusted with its safety, but your country won't trust you to regulate your persgnal conduct when off duty.” - That wouldn’t stop the sale of liquor to the armed forces. It would only make bootlegging a thriving industry around every cantonment, and it would make the soldiers and sailors fighting mad, not at the Germans and Japs, but at congress.

* BIDDLE TALKS TO LABOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Biddle handed out some mighty

fine advice in his message to the Pennsylvania FederaIt’s certainly true that the social gains

But the same advice has been given often before. And the leaders of labor have ignored these warnings. “Unfortunately,” as Mr. Biddle said, “there are still racketeering labor leaders.” What he conceded to be points of just criticism—excessively high initiation fees and dues, racketeering, lack of public accountability—have not been corrected. Of course unionism’s crooks are a minority, but the honest leaders, instead of driving them out, have tolerated and even shielded them, on the misguided theory that this was “protecting” the labor movement. : ~The government cannot safely give vast power to any group without at the same time requiring—not merely asking or advising— responsibility to match. Whether in business or labor, there'll always be some men abusing their Hts unless the government which grants the rights lays

* down the principle by law that abuses will be punished.

But Mr. Biddle, who recognizes this fact clearly where 1siness is concerned, apparently can’t see it as to labor. will no longer permit his assistant, Thurman Arnold, to ify before committees of congress on the need for legistion to curb labor abuses which are hurting business and

eding the movement for war materials. [ hey ny admire Mr. Biddle, who only talks about

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

NEW YORK, May 21.—The Wisconsin labor act, known as the employment peace act, was enacted in 1939 to correct abuses by unions. It has been denounced as reactionary law by Joseph -Padway, the general counsel of the A. F. of L. and of numerous individual unions, including the union conducted by the notorious underworld team of Browne, Bioff and Dean. The peace act guarantees to organized labor all the rights that are established by the Wagner act, but protects the unorganized workers, employers and the general public. In the beginning the law recognizes the public as a possible innocent victim of lawless disorder in labor fights. The rights of the disputants, says the act, “should not be permitted to intrude directly into the primary rights of third parties to earn a livelihood, transact business and engage in‘ the affairs of life by any lawful means and free from molestation, interference, restraint or coercion.”

Forbids Coercion by Unions ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT on the Wagner act is in the forbiddance of intimidation of workers by unions. The Wagner act forbids intimidation and

| coercion only by employers and pointedly invites union

‘organizers. to practice physical, mental and economic tortures on workers. who refuse to join up. ‘The guilt for this fault of the Wagner act is on Senator Wag--ner himself, for he defeated an amendment which would have protected the worker from the union goon. The Wisconsin law, of course, also forbids coercion by employers. There seems to be a glancing compliment to ‘Senator Wagner in the remark of the Wisconsin legislature that, “the state substitutes processes of justice for the more primitive methods of trial by combat.” The right to strike is protected, but the so-called mom and pop store, so often the prey -of the union extortioner, also is protected by a provision that no person employed by his parent or spouse is to be regarded as an employee. That means the racketeer cannot shake down the owner of the corner store for

ing there.

The Right of Organization

A LABOR DISPUTE is defined as a controversy between an employer and a majority of his employees concerning collective bargaining and where no: such dispute exists the union is forbidden to conduct a secondary boycott by withholding patronage picketing, or refusing to handle particular materials. “Employees,” says the peace act, “shall have the] right of self-organization,” but it specifically adds that they shall also have the right to refrain from such activities. And the employer is forbidden to. discriminate against a worker because he has refused to join a -fhion and thus “encourage” him to join ex-? cept where 75 per cent of them have voted by secret ballot that a particular union shall represent them. - “The closed shop may then be recognized but even

then the union may not unreasonably refuse to admit

a worker to membership. .The employer also is forbidden to: bargain collectively with a minority and unioneers are forbidden to intimidate a worker or his family, picket his home or injure their property. They are further forbidden to bring pressure on an employer to compel a worker to join.”

Financial Reports Required

PICKETING, THE boycott and all “overt acts concomitant or a strike” are forbidden unless a majority of an appropriate unit employed by the person against whom such acts are directed have voted a strike by secret ballot. It is forbidden to engage in mass picketing, or use other force to hinder any lawful employment or obstruct plant gates, public roads or conveyances.” The sitdown is also outlawed and, any union or individual convicted of any such unfair labor practice may suffer one year’s suspension of his rights and immunities provided by the act. Annual detailed financial reports are required and the peace act of Wisconsin embodies practically all the remedies which the racketeers, Communists and New Deal political unioneers have defeated in Washington.

Editor’s Note: The views expressed by columnists in this

newspaper are their own. They are not necessarily those of The Indianapolis Times. :

Anniversary By S. Burton Heath

CLEVELAND, May 21.—Today is the 61st anniversary of that mild spring evening when a little group of men and women gathered in Clara Barton’s house on Eye st, Washington, and organized what now is the American Red Cross. Somehow it seems presumptuous to introduce the Red Cross to the American public. Its achieve~ ments in the field of applied mercy, its contributions to the alleviation of suffering, in war and in peace, would seem to have publicized this magnificent organization “far above our poor power to add or detract.” And yet, sometimes we take for granted the benefactor who always stands ready with a. Lelping hand. We forget that behind unstinted generosity lies the self-sacrifice of thousands whose glory it is to serve humanity.

What Is Being Done — —

BUT TODAY WE are reniinded of the Red Cross dramatically by what it is doing for our soldiers, sailors and marines. +» The Red Cross is sending food and hihing to Americans imprisoned in Italy and Germany, is checking prison camp conditions, is arranging for mail to reach our boys captured by the Japanese. Already some 600,000 sweaters, socks, mufflers, helmets, sea boots, scarfs and other knitted articles have been shipped to our fighting mén. More than 7,000,000 garments have been sent for the relief of war victims. More than 30,000,000 surgical dressings have been made and sent to Europe, and more than 40,000,000 to our own army and navy hospitals. The Red Cross: is operating 18 blood donation centers, seeking to collect 1,280,000 pints of blood for transfusions for the wounded, These are “figures, accurate but neither cold nor hard. They are figures of mercy, made possible because millions have donated money and thousands have given ‘of ‘themselves, in ‘work. A ’ This is not an appeal for money. This is just a reminder of a very few of. the things that the Red Cross, on -its 61st ‘birthday, is doing for the relief of distress. Can you help? Don’t be so modest. The Red Cross wii Deed more workers than it ever -can Hops. to 0

So They Say— We will not permit the war production program to be sabotaged by a few landlords who have the

mistaken notion they can somehow wiggle outside of the essential wartime program.—Leon Henderson. -

waren there been ar in which the sure,

union fees and dues for members of the family work-

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“HOW'S TIRES, BUDDY? NOW THE ONLY QUESTION”

By Vernon McMorris, 205 N. Illinois st. At one time a salesman had a job on a used car lot talking turkey to convince ‘his customer that this car was of the best mechanical shape of any he had on the lot. But now, when a customer approaches his lot the first thing he asks, “How’s the tires, buddy?” and the sale is made even though the motor is about to fall from the chassis. 2 ” ” “MY KIND LANDLORD ALSO IS A MORTGAGE-HOLDER” By A Satisfied Renter, Indianapolis Well, Mortgage: Holder, here is my answer to you again, but not the humble apology you expect. My “tirade” was directed to you becalise of the views you expressed on this rent reduction program. Suppose the government did make recriminations. They should be based on the value of the property itself rather than the fact that you are a widow or a millionaire, or do or don’t ‘have a mortgage. This seven-point program that President Roosevelt set forth was done to help the nation as a whole and not to help or harm certain individuals. This one point certainly steps on your toes and although I don’t know your age or physical condition you do seem to have Plenty of strength left to kick about With the present housing shortage we have here in Indianapolis it does seem that you should be able to find a buyer :for your house if the price is within reason. Perhaps you overestimate its value. Maybe you don’t but it does seem odd that homes are being sold easily all over town while your “nice modern house” clings to you like a leach. As for my “human and kind” landlord, he is just that. He is not rich by any means nor is he young any more. Once my husband became unemployed and as a result our rent became overdue. We have

The Hoosier Forum I wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your Tighs ve to say it.—Voltaire.

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ty tough. Our landlord loaned us money—we didn’t ask for it, he offered it out of the goodness of his heart. You see he believes in liv-

..|ing and letting live, too

When our rent was raised three years ago for improvements, it was advanced just $1.50 a month. Also it might interest you to know that our human and kind landlord is a mortgage holder. ” ” ” “RELEASE OF BROWDER

INSULT TO THE PEOPLE” By Mabel German, 411 E. 16th st., ant. 6. We learn our president has commuted the four-year prison term for passport fraud of Earl Browder,

Communist leader and No. 1 trouble maker among workers and employers in this country. Just how this grand slam at our courts can bring about the “national unity” Browder and Roosevelt so desire is hard for the common people to understand. Obviously, the C. I. O. has, with consent- of the “powers that -be,” been nurturing in its bosom far too many Communists and sympathizers to bring about any degree of unity in labor, not to mention capital and industry. Be it ever remembered, “Communism is still the enemy of democracy.” The fact that Germany and Russia are at war and we are sending Russia supplies does not alter this fact. The facts are communism was here . many years before naziism, trying with all its cunning to overthrow our government. . . . This release of -Browder is - just another insult to the intelligence of the American people. If the president would stop. playing politics

three children and things got pret-

himself, as he so glibly. asks others

Side Glances=By Galbraith

to do, and shoot square himself, it would encourage the individual in-

_ |stead of discourage. his efforts.

.If more attention had been. given to preparedness, before Pearl Har-

- | bar, and -less politics, the story. may

have been different, and we could of won: this war in no time flat., But now, let’s altogether work as one to that end. 8 #2 =

“THIS 1S NOT THE TIME FOR SELFISHNESS” By R. D., Indianapolis : We are a nation of one hundred and thirty million souls and regardless of race, color, or religion, we are one big family and our President ‘and ‘Corigress are the head of this big family. And they should see to it that

there is no discrimination between groups, societies, or individuals. We are at war and “United We Stand—Divided We Fall” Our freedom ‘is at stake, our cause is common, and the farm bloc nor anyother bloc should be tolerated by Congress. The average farmer is not clamoring for parity plus 10%. Our President, in his address to the nation, asked us all to sacrifice our personal interests on behalf of our national life. We must have justice for all and special privileges for none. Our Congress should forego . political expediency and have but one thought in mind, a united people all working for a common cause. This can be done only if the most humble feel that they are on equal footing with the most exalted. There are a lot of common people and President Lincoln said, “The Lord must have loved them because he made so many of them.” It is much better that we should humble ourselves than to be forced into humility by being a divided people. This is not the time for a display of human selfishness. These are serious times, more so than most of us realize. And the success of our fighting boys depend on us back home to ‘see to it that their every need is met, and met on time." And I am sure that it would not ‘be encouraging ‘to them to know that selfish interests are reaping large profits from their sacrice. - “Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is ‘a reproach to "any people.” ! . 8 2 ” HOLDS GERMANY MUST" BE CRUSHED FOR PEACE By D. B. H., Indianapolis . I want to express my admiration for Westbrook Pegler’s recent column on any and the German people. The allied slogan should be “We must beat the German people and crush Germany.” ‘Hitler only represents the German characteristics, and .did not make

| them what. they are today. He § | | acquired his present:power by pan{dering to’ their - natural instincts.

If anyone doubts ‘this, look what they ‘did some’ 25 years ago in the

# |. | first world war before Hitler was

ever heard of. Go back to 1870 and see. how: they acted in the Franco-

| Prussian war.

They have started three great

| | wars ‘in .the last 70 years. Unless

Germany. is absolutely crushed and

. DAILY THOUGHT

That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth he. TDeueEORY 16:20,

‘ impotent perma- ; gro Sliarly Jmpobemi perma {Continuing peace or 8. decent’ way of

In Washinglon. By: Peter: Edson =

; WASHINGTON, NA Lieut. Gen. Brehon Somervell, commander of the Service and * Supply, and’ his experts say it's © impossible’ to make any salulations. of; how many. workers

‘on that basis an army of 10 million men would, mead. 180 allion workmen Sole and". the * total. population of the unity, "babies, is only 130 million. “In the first World war, just: bef the A. E. PF, Tad shout Tro rilliny mre of <whom were ih the service of sg a mechanized . or gadget war, the sup ‘more complicated, and the ratio may the effort 1s being made to keep tha as possible, :

Bulging at the Seams

WASHINGTON'S POPULATION is new near: the 800,000 mark, an up of 133,000 or 20 per .cent over the 1940 cénsus.:. , . But the number of sugar ration books issued was only about 732,000, indicating a big migrant population. . , . A Midwest steel comipany is considering the making of wooden drainage pipe... .. FCC is registering all diathermy sets, but makes clear it: isn’t interested in violet ray or sun. lamps... Hundred pound. or larger shipments of empty tooth paste and shaving cream .tubes may be. sold to Tin Salvage Institute,’ 411 Wilson ave. Newark, N.: “oy which. has. government, :monopoly for their salvage, . Federal war housing projects now number ‘oyer 1000, containing 367,500 dwelling units. , ,-. Half the country’s cotton mills are now making ‘sandbags, food bags, camouflage cloth .and other war supplies. Ales Shirt-tails will have to be shorter.

The - Niagara. of ‘Leaks

BIG WASHINGTON news has a way of leaking out long before: it is officially announced. A lot of it: doesn’t leak ‘down the gully, but the trickles indi~ cate what's coming. That was particularly true on the recently announced general maximum price rege ulation. The leaks on this schedule were so frequent and so. many that Dexter Keezer, administrator of the consumers’ division dubbed it “The Niagara of Leaks.” . , , There is, at present, only one way ‘in which state laws interfering with the war preduction effort can be. circumvented. That is through the army which, in an emergency, can declare an area as a: zone of military operations. Military regulations then take over and whatever the commanding gene eral of the area says, goes.

A Woman's Viewpoint By Mrs. Walter Ferguson

“WHY DO YOU go to the movies?” Nine out of ten will reply, “For entertainment.” It’s true that we spend our money in. the theaters because we want to be amused, to escape from life’s worries. If education is to be obtained there, too, well and good, but we want it pree sented in an interesting manner, : Today many movie houses are no . longer places of entertainment, but torture chambers; Some of the material we pay to see insults our intelligence and inflicts a form of cruelty matching the ‘horrors of the Inquisition. It is bad enough that the bond-buying propaganda is designed to appeal to children of nursery age. “Bunny Bugs” and other quaint beasts urge us to “Buy a Little Freedom Today.” Adult Americans, fighting to save thelr lives, are treated by certain propagandists as if they were too moronic to be worth’ saving.

Why All the Horror?

BUT, ALONG WITH this kindergarten stuff, goes pictures -of ships. torpedoed, big guns in action, bombs falling, bayonet practice and scenes of death upon the battlefield. Consider, please, the feelings of those men and women in the audience who have sons or husbands or brothers with our fighting forces.’ The last time I saw a movie I sat with a friend who recently had been notified that her only brother was lost on a torpedoed ship. She gritted her teeth while films [showed a similar disaster. In every city thousands of army and navy men attend the movies. Why should their hour of escape be ruined by the introduction of such grisly material? ‘Newspapers as yet are allowéd to print no complete casualty lists, but many families have had word ef the deaths of loved members—we can. expect nothing else in war times. Is-it too much to ask the film producers, news reels included, to give us cnly good entertainment for the duration? . "Certainly we should not be asked to pay for films that serid us home more bored or more worried than before. How about it, readers? Do you agree?

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Q—What and where are the Angkor Wat ruins? A—They are the ruins of a temple, located in the ancient city of Cambodia, ‘more correctly known as Angkor Thom, the capital of the Khymer kings, Indoe China. The temple Angkor Wat was: built in. the 12th ‘century. It is 2 rectangular pyramid rising in three stages, enclosed by a wall and moat. Elaborate bas-reliefs dealing . with religious, historical, and mythological subjects cover the walls, which are merely rectilinear galleries set on open terraces. A precipitious starway leads to the holy sanctuary dedicated to Vishnu, under: the central’ tower at the top of the temple. A model of Angkor Wat stands in the palace ‘grounds at Bangkok, Thailand. ‘@==Who- .disburses: the money collected . by. the states from employers for unemployment Sop. sation?

"A—All"the funds are’ deposited to the credit of each state in the unemployment trust fund in the

-U: S./treasury. The states may then withdraw money

from their accounts as needed to pay benefits.

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