Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1943 — Page 10

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RALPH BURKHOLDER | Editor, In U. 8. Service WALTER LECKRONE Editor

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Price in Marion Couns

1,3 oenta & COPY deliv. ered by carrier, 18 cents :

a week. — . Mall rates 4 Indians,

$4 a year; adjoining]

states, 78 cents a month; others, $i monthly.

; ui RILEY 3501 give Light ‘and the People WAL Find Their Own Woy TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1043

hi: s THE PEOPLE DECIDE THAT there should:be organized opposition to the so- * called “home rule” proposal now before the legislature a little hard to understand. : Passage of this resolution by the legislature will not compel any city to change its form of government, and will not, in itself, even make it possible for any city to change.

t. provides enly that the voters of Indiana be given an op-’

portunity to decide, at the next general election, whether they want to give the voters of any Indiang city the right to choose for themselves the kind of city government they | will have. Even after the voters of the whole state give their approval, if they do, the amendment, will still leave city governments in ‘the state exactly as they are today— unless voters of an individual city wish to change to another

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: A legislative vote in favor of this pending resolution is _ by no means a vote for the city manager form of govern- _ ment, or for any other change in municipal operation. It is merely a step in the direction of giving the voters power to decide for themselves, first whethet the voters of individual cities may choose their own form of city government, _ and afterward, by cities, whether any change shall be made. ¥ The approval of the resolution by outstanding figures of both political parties in Marion county is convincing evi- ; dence: that they do not want their own city compelled to retain a governmental form the people of the city may not always want to keep. Their example should go far toward convincing officials of other Indiana cities that their constituents have nothing to fear from passage ‘of this resolufion, or of the amendment itself, if the voters of the whole State finally approve it.

WE WASTE THE ARMY'S BRAINS ’ VWHEN Gen. Marshall wants congressional approval of an army program, and appropriations to carry it out, he as to make four trips to Capitol Hill. ; His first two trips are to get legislative sanction for e program. He appears before the house military affairs committee, then goes before the senate military affairs com-

~ mittee to repeat his testimony. If the two committees ap-

_ prove, and the authorizing legislation is. passed by both houses and signed by the president, the general's dealings with congress are only half completed. . So.again he picks. up his briefcase, and surrounded by top-ranking officers of his staff: he makes two more trips to the hill—this tim@ to get the money to carry out the program. He appears before the house subcommittee on war department appropriations and then before the senate subcommittee on war department appropriations. If the two subcommittees approve, and the two full ap_propriations: committees approve, and the two houses approve, ‘and the president signs the appropriation bill, the general i is then free to-give his full attention to running the ware until + the time: ‘comes to lay another program before congress. There -i is a ‘similar overlapping of committees and subcommittees dealing with naval legislation and appropriajons, which waste the, time and dissipate the energies of - Admiral King and his top-rank subodrinates. Yet: we—the army, the navy, the house, the senate, the : country” as a Holi--ar% just fighting one war,

EP: VINSON of Georgia, chairman of the house naval affdits committee, proposes one ‘small and faltering reorm. He would have the ranking members of his own and of the’ house ‘military affairs committee sit ‘together | in con- : sidering War: legislation. If a similar merger of military and naval affairs committees were’ ‘effected on the senate side, that might help a

: But that ail wouldn’t cut down: the number of trips at’ Gen. Marshall, Admiral King and other busy. officers ave to make to the hill. i Rep. Vins should go at least one step further by pro- = posing consolidation of the war legislative committees of the! ‘Senate and house into one joint committee, to hold one

You-go income taxation is that almost. avery one is for:

it Hig are for'it because it is practical and easy to under-h-hecause it will achieve three basic purposes. As Mr.

es while we are se ao “It is the best kind of financial planning for the postperiod. Our policies can then be forward looking, not ward looking. We will not be trying to collect income es from people who are unemployed; we will not be ating whether we. should collect taxes on 1941 incomes ‘dem bilized from the armed forces. We will not pree in the first little boomlet, financed Ey and, then, 2 tax-debt, ‘headache if incomes

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ini North parents in Geneva, N. Y,, on fabric torn from the tail

f a downed German plane. Mrs. Florence Jensen, | of the Clarkstown Republican committee in »

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

others, some have finer character, some intelligence. Some are more energetic.

Victors Tried a Patchwork

. THE STORY has been repeated so often that some vast number of America ns, perhaps all but a few, bea a wae of Nations was wrecked by 8 few wilful men. But there was

iso that the victors tried to create a lot of nations BE a backyard from one of another and patehe |

ing them together with the result that Italy felt that she had been gyped and Lon? § gave over fo self thy, brooding and v gi would we do it this time? Nobody ed us except that this time we must all love and trust e another and share what we have; od prepared to love one another, then by god we

are dirty-you-knows. Is that any way to make people |

jove orie another?

They Don't Go Into Details

THE FACT 18, that though some of our great minds and big hearts regret as much, this is one of the big and powerful nations of the world and not

equal ‘but superior to most others in most respects. We got that way by our own efforts on our own merits and thanks to our luck in tumbling into a wonderful new land. Also, incidentally, we played some pretty mean tricks on those who owned the place when our people came, and those tricks, too, are part of the secret of our success. Those who visualize the beautiful post-war brotherhood of all mankind don’t go into details and you get some cranky answers when you ask for blueprints and specifications. They say you are asking for perfection, for a dream-world delivered in a day. . But if they won’t even deal with the question whether Russia will dominate the continent of Europe and get sore at you for asking you can you join in the dream? Stalin isn’t indulging in any such talk. He is doing the heavy work and should be tough and strong enough to establish his own idea of security in Europe when it is over.

Put Musket Back Over Fireplace

TI JUST THINK it is impossible and inconsistent to argue for the four freedoms with Boviet Russia in the combination because Soviet Russia has been § dictatorship from the beginning. I can't. imagine what Mr. Wallace and Joe Davies can be up to in

trying to prettify this fact when men who were on:

the inside contradict them. What is my pattern for & post-war world, then? = They refuse to give particulars of theirs but demand particulars from me. °° But it would be pretty much the same old world populated by the same old human race, but this time with the musket back over the fireplace where it belongs and not traded off for a set of embroidered wall mottoes.

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.— These next few months should tell whether the war is to be won or lost—on the home front.

No one believes that the war overseas—the fightin’ war—can be

~ won or lost in that short time and only a few people believe that the outcome of this fightin’

war will Be determined by the |*8° The war on the

end of 1043. 5 home front is something else again. From the administration's point of view, this war on the home front is the battle of civilian supply, of taxation, of price control, of wage control, of rationing, of farm prices, of manpower, of every single

domestic economy policy laid down in an effort to

support the war effort.

-In short, this battle at home. is the battle against And the next few months should tell

inflation. whether that battle is to be won or lost.

The demands for a retreat on the anti- -inflationary

home front are many and loud.

Demand Higher. Farm Prices

. : THE FARM LOBBY—representatives of the farm

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

“THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD A CHANCE” By Henry A. Roberts, 2309 College ave. It some of the celebrities of the Bowery or the Bronx during the Gay Nineties were here now, pos-

sibly either John L. Sullivan, Tony Pastor or Steve Brody might have

minister to Australia insteng of Ed Fim: 8 «N 2 “GROWING OF HEMP SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED” By Guy D. Sallee, 5801 Woodside dr, It is an accepted axiom that the best way to eradicate an evil is to remove its cause and the acceptance of this theory convinced certain government. authorities to prosecute a crusade against poison noxious | weeds, They appropriated several million dollars, and allocated it to WPA to employ thousands of men to destroy marijuana, identified as Indian hemp. They. reported it was found wherever flood waters and wind distributed the seed. The - leaves of this weed when smoked.-as a cigaret is a narcotic and the tops and sprouts are made into an intoxicating drink called hashhish, and as

potent a poison as a cup of vodka, outlawed by the Russians a decade

The crusade to destroy . Indian hemp was carried forward prior to Mr. McNutt’s control of the public health service and sgricultural adjustment bureau. They now propose to grow this noxious weed in Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois: and Minnesota upon the theory we need cordage for rope and coarse linen even though we have plenty of cotton and synthetics that can be used if rope and caulking material emergencies really exist. The manpower commissioner appears to have an opinion on all un-

had a chance of being appointed |

(Times readers. are invited to express their views in | these columns, religious conexcluded, Make your letters short," se all can have a chance. Letters must be signed)

troveries

: answerable questions. How does he

reply to these interrogations: 1. Tt is reported flood waters and | wind distributes the female hemp seed. How do you propose to prevent the water and, wind acting as seed distributors? 2. Do the American farmers realize they are developing a dope industry equal to opium or cocaine and their children may be the victims? 3.1f the farmers grow Indian hemp, are they not violating the law enacted by the 1939 legislature, chapter 120, relative to the mandatory duties of all land owners in this state to destroy and eradicate marijuana? 4, When you. were governor, the 1935 legislature decided the growing, sale and use of Indian hemp (marijuana) was a common nuisance and mandated by law the padlocking of property where violations occurred.| How can a nuisance of 1935 become a virtue in 1943? Let us beware that a narcotic industry described by any other name, whether controlled, or otherwise, is an immoral attack on the home front, and should not be permitted. : # = = . “WHAT WOULD HIGH OFFICIALS HAVE DONE?”

By Mrs. Esther Carter, 5736 N. Keystone By Mn, :

1 an the mother of three sons in the service, two in foreign lands, and my heart aches, but I feel ashamed to even complain when I think of the heartache the parents

our good mayor and the officials

would be left unturned and not

{another day would pass. until the ‘ |canal would be dfained.

I personally think that a lot of

ltime has been wasted by not drain-

ing the canal at least two weeks ago. I wonder what the high officials would have done if their little son was lying in a filthy, watery grave. 1 pray for you, my heart bleeds for .you, and I feel that I have nothing to complain about compared to this awful sorrow. I know of hundreds who voice my sentiments. 2 = 8. “PEGLER LEAVES NO ROOM FOR DOUBT” By E. B. L., 2116 N. New Jersey st. This is not in defense of Pegler but an answer to M. J. Drach, A man who can fearlessly print the’ truth regardless of whom it may offend deserves a lot more respect

show him. : It is logical to assume that anyone offended by his column. is annoyed by the truth instead of slowly reading same, . When Pegler writes, he does not leave room for doubt as to whom he is exposing to the public, he names is| the corrupt official and all details connécted with the case. Now, how many times ‘have: these same corrupt officials publicly defended themselves or repudiated Pegler? His pet peeve is the crooked manidn responsible positions in the labor unions, Ts Personslly I believe in unions: 100

Where does the tremendous amount of money they handle each ° “and évery month go to? How much does the average member know about his union? Westbrook Pegler knows

{the answers to these and many oth-

of this little boy are having. If

of the water company would put|. themselves in your place, no stone |§

tion of colonies.

than the sucker public will ever

per cent, but I do not believe in|: the way they have been operated.

Our Hoosiers By Daniel M. Kidney

WASHINGT JN, Jan. lf = Wi L." Willki¢ dropped ito the o of Re) Charles A. Halleck Saturday fr his first call on the Hoosier cor fressman, who put his name in nomination ab | Philadelphia, since the 1940 cane paign.

taken ‘more ribbing from Rept be. Hosts colleagues over his. active part (n the will cle -

campaign than any. man in Congress, was. somew!iat., red-faced with surprise. The visit went off well, however, an: the two L TL alumni showed no rancor over thei! post-election differences, Mr. Willkie had been so:newhat disipe pointed at Mr. Halleck’s pre-war isol:tionism, while Mr. Halleck and nearly all the other Republicans in the house were disappointed oyer Mr. "Villkie’s igre. ing them regarding party counsel and advice, ir

Decides Hoosiers Doing All Right

THEY ALSO WERE disappointe because he” didn't defeat President Roosevelt, But few were ever, stalwart enought to say that anyone s2.!se could hive. ’ polled 22,000,000 votes on the Republier in purty Haw: two years ago last November, During their friendly chat, Mr. Wi like and A. . Halleck discussed the numerous Indianians here holde ing top-ranking administrative jobs. Former Gqve« ernor M. Clifford Townsend had just teen promoted . to head the production division of Secretary of Agiis

Suliure Wickard’s new streamlined food administrator setup Mr, Townsend succeeded a one-tine subordit Up in- AAA, Herbert W, Parisius, who resigned hecat:se* of differences with Mr. Wickard over food production goals and how they are to be arrived at. “The’ Hoosiers seem. to be doing all right her» Mr, Willkie declared. eo

Leave Office Arm in Ari

IT WAS THEN pointed out that tiais “doing (l}right” wasn’t confined to Democrats ei'her. For Mp, Halleck has again been named to.twe 1ajor commits, tees in the house rules and interstat: and foreiim - commerce; Keeping both committees was made un” exception in his case, despite the new nflux of coils gressmen on the G. O, P, side. “You can quote me as saying he is well deserving of it,” Mr. Willkie said. The dean of the Hoosier Republican: ir the house beamed,

The pair left the office arm in arm fo: Mr. Wilkie’ suite in the Carlton hotel, . : od 5

Post-War Design By ‘William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.— A. Philippine design ‘or post-wir colonial managemerit is certaim to be a major American proposil { at the next peace ccaférence, ard President Manuel .L. Quezon will be Uncle Sam’s star | ‘witness. . Already there is considerable . kl debate within the united nations . over the future stetus of large ~~ sections of the Brijish, Frencii, . z Dutch and Belgian empires. Under ‘Secretary of State Sumner Welles ard. other Washington spokesmen ingist the day of imperialism is past. There is to. be no riore eipiotie-

‘As a matter of cold.fact there are ‘nany. pillioris of backward peoples—mostly in Africa aiid the Sout} west Pacific—who ¢learly’ have not yt reached & self-governing stage of development. It is asked,” therefore, who will look after them, act as their guardians, and protect them frem foreiim aggression - while they are growing up?

A Record Without Parallel "3 2

- SPEAKING BEFORE the Maryland (Bar assoels =~ tion. in Baltimore, President Quezon weilk far toward : answering these questions. His address Ceserved moe: attention than it received. Not only dic, it point the - finger’ at past mistakes in the’ colonit ng business,” but it clearly indicated what this counters stand will be at the peace table. The record of the Filipinos in ints ‘war, sai zon, “is & record without pa'allel in the and-J: may add-in -the | ony of co= - Tonlaliam.. pt i “In the Fhflippine, it -was your. fig’ and your sovereignty. that were assailed. It is tus that it wis our country that was invaded. But & was Indce China, and Burma, and Malays, and the Netherlands East: Indies, where the flags of foreign ciuntries wets flying: ‘But have the natives of these countries fought A

'| the. invader?” ‘Not at all, he said, except for thous

who were enlisted in the regular armies; “Why,” he asked, “was there this vital differencs in the Philippines? The answer is that, when wp fought for your flag, we were fighting for our ow freedom.” America, : Mr. Quezon concluded, Kept its pledg, And that is. why Japanese propagand:, completly. failed I the PBilippmes. :

saved paper by writing a letter to

owners’ organizations—and the farm bloc in congress demand higher prices for farm products. Although

Side Glances—By Galbraith

er questions we should all know.

farm income for the entire country in 1942 was one pillion higher than it had éver been 'n the most, profitable farm years, the farm lobby ‘maintains that. is not enough to meet. increased labor costs. On the other hand, the anti-infintionists contend || that if farm prices are permitted to advance, up will || }: go the cost of food and that will result in a demand for increased wages and there you have the beginning of an inflationary spiral. The further rationing of foodstuffs—meats, canned goods and dairy products—will meet with plenty of criticism durihg periods when people are getting used || ito this rationing, although it should be obvious to [| & ‘every housewife that the present system of voluntary rationing of meat has been a complete failure, * °

Pinch for Nationals Felt | Nn 1

THE PINCH FOR raw materials is beginning to bé felt. Farmers demand more steel for the manufacture ||: of farm machinery. - Rubber Administrafor William {| N. Jeffers demands more for the erection: of somthetic iE rubber plants. FN Yet if Jeffers does get material for his ribber factories, construction of plants for production of aviation gasoline and other. war materials may be curtailed, endangering the war effort. ‘ © The manpower squeeze is similar. The general HSiaR says it needs an army of 7.5 million men. Yet se the draft takes men away from farm and

Now, Mr. Drach if you will be specific and prove Mr. Pegler's statements are not true, I think you have a legitimate protest. , , , I think his very frankness is a subtle warning to the workingmen to demand that the unions clean house before.labor loses its place in the sun. .', 2 8» “DON’T OUR "LEADERS KNOW ANY LIMIT?”

| By Mr. L., Indisnapolis I wish to enter a protest in the | | Forum against the: scheming and 1 planning of heavier taxation to be | | imposed: upon wages and payrolls. | | Don't our national leaders know ‘| | any limit“to taxation? Are their 3 intentions to extend the limit to

i Gh on sioughé of 3 Sov afuiest

We the Women

By Ruth Millett

. “BEFORE HER HU BAND gavp ! up his Mr. for lieu ienant, Mril, : Brown had only the vaguest nc» tion about’ ness sfairs. ! He took care of bil's, lite insut's or ance, investments. And every. thing was’in his namig— checking account; savings acc unt, safety deposit box, family cur, “propert;, ete.

+ibe oF a HealUarecnt Pamb

her hus and’s buss

. Wives of Officers” tad made her husba | | the wage earner’s last cent and sub- | her

business 3 ‘For’ the first time siriod “their

her husband are business partners. ownership of everything, from the

to the family car. And since taking

matters is easier for the person on for the one away, Mrs. Brown is n

Idea Good for Any Wife MUCH AS IT surprised Her dnd 1

a he Slt ; = t business

Now that her hisband is i) . *