Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1943 — Page 10

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LTS NOMINATIONS

Rh aris t senate by President "Roosevelt, we think,’ deserves special commendation. e’re glad to see Justice. Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. moved up to the supreme court after nearly four years on the Disict of Columbia court of appeals.

First, because he is a lawyer and jurist of distinction.

federal bench, in recognition of a sound principle heretofore And third, because he comes from west of the Mississippi, a region strangely neglected inimportant apointments, judicial or otherwise, under this administration. idge Rutledge was born in Kentucky, 48- years ago, but ‘he has lived for many years in Colorado and in Iowa, where ‘he was dean of the state university's law college and where he still maintains his legal residence.

We have much admiration, and more sympathy, for former Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan, named to succeed Leon Henderson as price administrator. He’s taking on a terrible job. Mr. Brown was the chief senate sponsor of the legislation he will now undertake to enforce, and his efforts to make it effective in controlling wartime prices won him the oppesition of powerful farm leaders and may have cost him re-election. He is, we believe, sincere and yble, and the usual objection te lame duck appointments lly applies in his case. He is assuming a thankless tho gh highly important task, not, being rewarded with . a

That can’t be said for former Senator ‘Josh Lee of Oklahoma, who received a second nomination—the first proved premature—to membership on the civil aeronautics board. The man who defeated him in November, Senator Ed Moore, has announced that he will'oppose this appointment, on the ground .that he does ‘mot believe Mr. Lee is

ualifietl for it. Senater Moore's ground is well taken, but,

he probably will find it insufficient to impress the senate, or to set aside the unwritten but almost ‘invariable rule ‘that

a defeated member of congress, especially a: former senator, |

shall have clear sailing into any place he | ‘can wangle on the federal pay roll. : It is, of course, a bad rule. It enables’ a prosiiielii to - “take care” of legislators who-lose their seats for obeying him instead of their constituents, and so is an obstacle . to that independence of executive domination which con- ~ gress is said fo be seeking. The rule ought to bescrapped, but it is doubtful whether enough members of: congress are so sure they'll never need presidential appointments tok themselves that they will want to be that. independent. -

THE administration’ s authority to make toaitioodt trade ~ agreements with foreign nations will expire next June, and President Roosevelt is expected to ask the; new congress to renew it for another three years. : 1 Here is an issue upon which we agree completely: with Vice President Wallace, who says that the response of congress will decide the first round in n the battle for 5 Just and lasting peace.

~The augmented Republican minetity | is geiting exceedingly dangerous advice from members, such as Rep. Gear-

art of California, who advocate. fighting to forbid the | = making of additional reciprocal agreements and to cancel |:

those now in effect. We have seen ne evidence to Sipport Mr. Gearhart’s charge that this one of the administration’s powers—first granted by congress in 1934, and twice renewed since— as been abused. On the contrary, we think it has been used with great wisdom, and to much good effect, under the guidance of Secretary of State Hull, author and zealous trustee of the reciprocal trade agreement project.

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' is true that Mr. Hull's projec has not accomplished: ail "that was hoped for. It did not preyent the present world ar, ‘By 1934 the forces that produced this war had moved too far to be: halted by any armngement for freer, fairer ‘eompetition between nations. And, now that American foreign trade is of Nesssily so largely a one-way affair—American goods in unprece- | donte volume moving to our allies and our friends, without possibility of present-repayment in cash or in kind— he Hull agreements must play a comparatively minor role for the time being. But as even Mr. Gearhart must know, as even the ial interest lobbyists must realize despite their shrieks t domestic producers are beingirobbed ‘of the domestic ket if corned meef and 'clieddar’clicese and babassu s are imported, American foreign rade cannot continue ntly on a one-way basis. We are now Going, huge ‘volume of export business,

od Hidl

selves, and. enjoying an illusion-

ye can’t’ keep that up forever.

were fewer, was an inn in Clearwater above a row of little stores which had only one bath and that one full. of , immature alligators and ill-tempered snapping turtles.

Prohibition Conscience Elastic

ONE SPRING, John McGraw, who sei the high standard of living and travel, took his Glants to Sarasota for the first time and was indignant when the hotel management, which had a low. and apprehensive opinion ‘of ball players, shunted them into 8 rickety annex. Mr. McGraw threatened to take his ball club out of town, and W. O. McGeehén wrote. so bitingly of the outrage that the Ku-Klux Klan held a torchlight parade for him and a local newspaper ran an editorial ‘addressed to him under the title, “Keep Your Dapn Mouth Shut.” The .Ku-Klux and: the ‘local editor lost the argil-. ment but Sarasota, got a. lot of publicity which seems not to have hurt the town for it has fgurished nicely in the years since. In prohibition days, Florida was a ‘sentle place ‘with an elastic conscience and a fine source of* supply.

Woe. to the Writers

WHEN THE HIGH minors took to lorida there seemed hardly a town south of a lide a little to the north of Palm Beach that Sign’, have at least one |WoR club in training.

wood, N. J, French Lick and West Baden, Ind, Excelsior Springs, Mo., and even to Yale and Tutts >and that Hitler has set "civilization back about 25 years. - It is a depressing prospect for the baseball writer. No golf, no swimming in the warm blue water; no long lazy days on the trains, no fishing in the gulf. And’ the worst of it is’'that the experiment will show that the men can train as well indoors with

‘| ever they ‘did down south; thus destroying a beautiful’ ‘illusion’ and jeopardizing chances of a return to the old way when’ the war is over.’ 1s they anybody’s idea of a new and better world?"

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, — When Justice Jimmy Byrnes, di~ rector .of economic stabilization, handed over to the secretary of agriculture control over all farm wages of less than $2400 a year, it was kind of a joke, like telling the average white collar worker & that his salary would have to be *Z. limited’ to under $67,200 or $25,000 a year net.’ :- - «For exoepi in a few highly intensified agricultural industry areas like the dairy farm centers around Los Angeles, there simply aren’t any farm workers coming even close to making $2400 a year. Average farm ‘wage in the United States today is about $60 a month, without board. From .1937 fo 1940 the average wage was under $40 a month. The eva of highest farm wages was in 1920, When the average rose to $65 a month. So the margin between the going rate of $60 a month and the so-called ceiling rate of $200 a month leaves the employers plenty of room. . . This policy of unfreezing farm wages was deliberately adopted so thai farmers could pay whatever rate was necessary to get labor to take off essential war crops. The farm labor problem is largely a manpower supply. problem, not a wage problem. Sooner or later, the secretary of agriculture will have to issue certain basic definitions or interpreta-

practices.

‘Seasonal Labor ae Problem I WILL HAVE to be determined whether the

$2400 a year limitation applies fo year-round em-

ployment only, meaning that agricultural wage rates cannot go above $200 a month, or whether, seasonal ould be hired ai sy YIN A meat toitals

Now they are going back to such plsices as Lake- |

occasional “sessions” in "the opén on” balmy days ‘as read

tions of the farm wage order, just to standardize |

Our :

By Dariel Mm Kidney

loosiers

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on tae installment pian snd then the pey-8s-you-g0 program could begin at once on taxes for 19430

Beginning to Find Wey prowd..

HAVING BEEN HERR

"i ‘senator is beginning to

hl Agriculture Officials to Hear Plan ‘|i THE PRINCE PLAN seemed so sound tha & date

1 wholly defend to

disagree with what the death your right .l

"The Hoosier Forum

. say, but will (y it.—Voltaire.

“LET’S GIVE NEWLY ELECTED MEN A CHANCE” By M.: w., Indianapolis. ay Cleon Leonard, 1047 Concord 8 Those 18th century CONSE went inte office with Mr. Roosevelt, and if you are referring to the men just newly elected, let's give then] a chance before convicting thém. - In reference to the Christmas sales, don't try and tell people you won't try and make an extra-dollar. If you can't afford it, why harp?... In reference fo Mr. Rodsevelt helping everyone, I refer you to Westbrook Pegler in the January 5 issue of The Indianapolis Times. . What did you think of Mr. Mor-| genthau’s 5 per cent cut on the victory tax? Read Westbrook Pegler, January 4. :Y sincerely, belieye if you, WO id) ;more: than “My “Day” ‘you would hold your pen in your pocket. As for maps, I refer you to Mr. Roosevelt, he studies them. To. the Hoosier Forum, I believe | this is dne of the finest means of-a

+ person letting out his opinion in ex-

istence. I want to thank you. To me this is what our country was found-

_|ed. on, freedom of speech ‘and of

press, ia SR “L-DO NOT BLAME MR. ALLEN” By I, N. O., Indianapolis,

"Wednesday, Jan. 6, front page, “Allen Quits Merit Board in Protest.” He should of dope this six df seven years ago (not new), he thought he was doi e city and the citizens a good deed by giving his time to the grading of papers of those who gave their time going to school, trying to make the police and. fire departments, and those taking the school for promotion to a lieutenant, captain or battalion chief, or sergeant; lieutenant or captain. After the grading of papers they are turned over to the chiefs of the police: and fire department (hen 1s is when the dirty work begins). The police chief and four captdins have the say who is who, and the fire chief and four battalion chiefs have the say who is who and the men who are o. k.d by the chiefs are o. k.d by his assistants regardless of your grade. . A few years back a certain assist-

" (Times readers are invited “to ‘express their views in . these. columns, religious con_troveries ‘excluded. Make’ . your letters short, so all can have & chance. Letters must

be signed)

a ball team in the fire department, so they held a school for firemen and there were men who did not live in Indianapolis took the school and were made firemen so they could play on the I. F. D. ball team. One of ‘these ‘men “said he was hired to

| was hardly worth hauling to a five). 2Fhere was a.schogl for. battalion chiefs held, an captains: quit, the school * before #* _Was ‘over because

‘one captain was related to an assist~ ant chief, and the betting in the department was he would be promcied (he was). There have been men promoted in the fire departmnet without taking ‘the scheol and quite a number have started in the promotional schools and quit because they could see the handwriting on the wall, At these promotional schools held and the chief tells you he has the right to give or take as much as 50 points on your grade if he thinks you could make an officer or in other words if he wants you. “Falr, is it not, it works hoth ways.” , An order issued says you must be a private five years before taking the school for lieutenancy and a lieutenant three years before taking the school for captaincy. One man was promoied at the end of 13 months because he was the chief's driver.

by the chiefs, board of safety or who? (1 exists ‘in. both _departments). We also. ave police ‘and firemen drawing their salaries from the city of Indianapolis who do not pay one dime in taxes in Marion county. {They live outside ofthis county, therefore do not pay taxes where bread and butter comes from). 1 say I do not blame Mr. Allen for protesting as all the law does

ant chief. (baseball-minded)’ ‘wanted

is take the Seat off the thighee ups

Side Glances—By S

albraith

play ball, not putting out fires (he|

Is this law f tair or is it’ just abused |

as -they can say and 50.” I say throw the Tyndall straight

capable of being

By Mrs. 3. EP, |! “We the peu: daily by news}: work, save time, ete., which most; allow me to ciic perience in tryii I, the housevii tin cans, I hav: the. designated two drives, on ti had {a bring the away again ir though during | saw the truck «: pieking up cans. I now have ¢ fat which I wo to have. conver! whatever its us: to save it for; I do with it. x wu we are to give ii Well I put it oul in, so what? But my troul pared to what the home had i working on di work, had a “B" on a job and ac: in the “B” cai was only idle o» on another defe ployed seven day slipped by befo trieve the “B” was, entifled.. I (the house horhood ration, plication blank:

.| fellow workman

route. They m signed by supe struction comp: man “laid off” plications info - ter waiting his small: item) I= ‘hooks were no board, the sigr.: tendent was call the superin fact that he we. gasoline, ‘finall}

‘Yes, they hiv tion, mind: yo’ time, and sai¢l’ to release the boards. Right “Should they turned to the | Well, 1inglly is man ®. cl his book, he. Had book an tials for same, * /:. it, let him con «

}voth men lost

after obtaining (| to once more

| folks waiting =

{their turn to } {their card. Tn I obtained’ we! | Pinally I vi 1 | to -just- what | [rime lost,” w:

Jost his share

‘| there was- gash ¥ | extra, mileage : {worked donat:

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out, and reduce !()%e who are not| . ne i | : ; IMexico Today

EXPERIENCE 0 eg |By Stephen Ellis

ONE MAN'S FA)!

the former cont :«

“lie law says SO

aw out, let Mayor the, departments

‘harge of men, 0

Rati napolis. ' are’ reminded r and radio fo ijerial, gas, tives, us gladly do, but ast our own ex- ) do these things. have saved my ut them out un ; during- the last sccasions I have ak; in: and store: basement allast collection I ne opyiontle drive

" sespouid’ can of

like very much into glycerine or ich we are urged n't know what! to stand in this era the garbag. man. 1d T bring it back

are small comwage earner of sxperience. He is 15e construction rd, finished work ing to.law turned |. » his contractor, day, and starced : job; being .em- . week, two weeks he tried to re-. rd to which he

went. to neigh- :

td, obtained ap7 himself and & 1p-lives on a rural filled out and +liendent of conThe fellow workake the two apration hoard; af-

nim, (which ‘is ne. as told the “B”|. mypned in fo the [4

of the superiniioned, he had to dent to verify the ~titled to the extra iter-much arguing ior was called, He cards. in queswfter two weeks oy had no orders 1 even .the ration spe’ may I ask, ts iiave . bean re27d, promptly?” + board instructed = to Speedway ior ;efl for the other presented creden- ; told “if he wants 4nd get it.” Well, ull day's work, as 16 Ir ‘books they hdd rape. the throng of ne board and wait ‘allowed to keep

"plications which

| the already over‘reir services to the | tas strained just

| and sincerity. So when

‘| home and family, can’t go right on spending

friendliness which made him stats president of the. Rotary “clubs. SAN 7 His colleagues rate him hig i paval affairs committee. 6 Was . promptly Most of Senator Willis’ work Has béex on culture committee, on whith he still Oy week he brought a practical farmer from Johnson county, Howard Prince, before the committee ‘to ex-

plain a new process whereby bddly: needed vegetable oils can be salvaged al canning plants,

Fora

was made for him to explain it to officials ai the department, of agriculture. .

—! * When former Sensior George Norris (ad. Nebo

was defeated, Senator Willis was named to take place on the Gillette subcommittee which is pushing for greater | use of farm products in making Syntetic rubber, The junior senator also is working with the oom ‘mittee to see thai some standards for deferment of

“|| farm ‘help are universally set up and applied by we-

lective service, which is now under two other Hoosiers Manpower Chafrman “McNutt and - Ma), Gen. Hershey.

THERE 1S A great deal of interest. in our neighbor to the south and & great deal discussed, about that nation, but amazingly few good books. One of the few is a new one, “Covering the Mexican Front,” by Botha Kirk. Miss Kirk has really scored a villseye with this book of hers, She knows how fo write good; cledin., crisp newspaper language that people can understand." Add to this a thorough knowledge of hey subject abd you have delightful reading. Former Ambassador Josephus Daniels, in a foreword, calls the hodk “the truest, picture of MeXico in this decade” and X suppose we: ought to: take the judgmeni of that seasoned veieran.

A Reporter With Understanding DON'T GET THE idea that Miss Kirk has written history. She doesn’t pretend to he a historian: She's sa reporter with a viewpoint, a little-to-the-left-of-

center viewpaint. She covers the intricate Mexican political situation

ing that makes the whole picture come crystal clear. One’ of the most interesting parts of this! book Is that devoted to Leon Trotsky and if ‘only Tor this p: sage alone, the book ought to be read. : T recommend this one to you as 8 a num‘ber. }

THE FRONT: The ‘Battle of Burdpe vs. EIN a By Betty irk. University of Oklsnymn, Press, Norman, Okla. 387 pp, indexed, $3. os

We the Women ;

By Ruth Millett

A Lor OF wonien are §urprised by the fact that their d=, bands seem to enjoy army lite.” : ! When the surprise wears off, = they ought to try to ind ‘out-why. Then when the war 18 over they | tan see to if that their men sre’. still able io enjoy some of the phases of living that ‘made thém enjoy the army. ; ‘With some men, the appeal of srmy life is the chance to live in 3 man’s world and to enjoy the companionship of other men. There ‘is no reason why a man, returned to His v part of his leisure time with men. No redson, that is, if his wife doesn’t make him feel as though he'is deserting her every time ho goes out io.plAY Poker With

Soms Like the Excitement

THE ARMY'S APPEAL to sone is the freedom from foo much domesticity. A lot of women slip isto

the habit, of treating Wie.mea they. amy 48

eo louse thefr Euibands

find pretty boring. thelr husbands happy, if they

. fo find out what kind wr Jig

To the Po

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int

the job was de-

ssiice of twa ‘of the

rust the experience sntly” and I know

ei -avoided,

WHEN ONCE the knot i tied ‘have near as much rope. :

not only with verve but with a clean-cut undexstand- - -