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HIS war is going to end sone day, maybe 8 sooner F than we “realize. When it does end America is going into a period of real prosperity—but it will be based on sound competi tion, good values, skillful merchandising; and not on war “boom methods. In a period like that the man, or the ingustry, or the state, with something worth while to sell “and a thorough program of advertising to sell it, will pros-

sper. a Most states, fike all successful businesses, understand

“this + very well. They know that the new industries, and the

markets for farm produce, and the totirist traffie and “the new residents come to the communities which invite them, and back their. invitation with the facts about the Advantages they have to offer. They know, too, that this ts money. So. they set aside money for {t-$2 0,000 or 300,000 or $400,000 a year—and they find it brings them 4 # profit.

si 8 & 8 : INDIANA up to now has lagged far behind other states 7 in this competition for new business. Excellent results have been obtained from the tiny appropriation of $25,000 Brea: that. has be¢n spent in the past. That will be small change indeed in the post-war dom-\ petition for permanent peacetime industry to replace the “war plants that will be gone. The proposal to Het: aside +$100,000 to be used for advertising Indiana after the war

§ 4 thoroughly sound one, It may be needed, and needed |

quickly before the legislature meets again. If so it will be ready under the direction of the governor and the budget dgommission. If not, it eannot be spent. Even $100,000 will be less than other states, which will bé competing for the same business are now prepared to spend. It is 4 very modest budget on which to advertise a great state—smaller than the annual expenditures of even local businesses for advertising: Nevertheless; it can be“rome oné of the most profitable of investments; returning “dividends to the state itself, and to farmers, arid workers “and businessmen in every Indiana ¢otinty. : Indiana has a great deal to sell, and if we are to reap ‘our share of the prosperity that comes with peace, it is high time we planned an adequate Campaign of selling.

BE ING HAND VS. HANDOUTS

N THINKING about Amética’s post-war responsibility to ‘the world, apparéntly our leadérs are getting away from “the riotion of Uncle Sam as Santa Claus and are seeking a fore realistic solution. : Undersecretary of State Welles, Who has always been #trong for intérhational co-operation, says: “It éan nevet be thade too clear, nor reiterated too foften, that the foreign policy of thé people of the United Btates, exactly like their domestic policies; should only be “Hetermined from the standpoint of what the American eople believe is their real, their practical, self-interast. Oiir foreign policy must not be—and in the long run never will br based on emotional altruism not sentimeiital aspira4 Besides Having a ‘Heart, Americans bre hardheaded “enough to know that they cannot have prosperity and peace

F themselves in a4 world of hunger, disease afd disorder: 8 8 8 gs & #

30 AFTER the war we must help the nations that have been laid low—in our own interest as in theirs. But Handouts won't do the job. Handouts will pauperize the yéceiver and bankrupt the giver. ' Uncle Sap is no better ‘substitute than Uncle Shylock for Uncle Sam. 4 The intérnational reconstruction job ahédd means hard work and lean living for everybody, éverywhere, for a long me. -Quf cooperation with foreign nations will be beneficial y ‘as they afé ablé t6 help themselves, If they pick plitical systems that exploit therh and eéonomic systems iat impoverish them, they will suffer—and nothing we do will really Help then. : Any idea that the United States is going to play a paparole in the post-war world is a phony,

SROVING THE CASE

seems almost incredible, but thé Feport in Washington “is tht Paul V. MeNutt's war manpower commission was dven 16. ior notice that Président Roosevelt ifitehded to er a 48-hour week for all industries. _ Certainly the WMC was unprepared to handle the huge tas of administration and interpretation suddenly thrust pon it last week. The eonfusion that ensued; the conflictrulings, the decisioris thade and almost’ immediately : Banged, the inability even row to answer many, of the iBhotisands of questions aboit what the order actiially means, all indicate that the McNiitt ageicy was caught Aatfosted, d it is hard to believe that Mr. MeNutt himself wotild gone off to Chicago to make was coming. If this story is ueand the evidetice dlinost compels to credit it—Mr. MeNiitt is in an unenviable spot. He is y the blame fof & huddle that He may have been en no oppertutiity to prevent. : toh of workers and employers whe have been inte & wholly unnecessary dither becauss the order Before any are preparations had been made

: inéhing Proof hat the and the country Se need a real war cabinet | ; hich voila have made it Automatic for ns

f a cking tf - ee wil ars to 01 wrk hefty ee Jl, | ‘| the going wages, :

‘the present avaliable supply of manpower is being

the ghetian and ignominy

fHreat’ t6 the remaining security and freédom of the

‘gountriés. These patents are a matter 6f publie . articles on “Thé Thing.” Informatiofi on it is theré-

the economic warfare andlysis bratich 6f the board of

a speech if he hd knowh

er can look after himself, There |

"Available Supply Wasted" |

NEITHER THE samisisteation’s plan nor the pros posed law, ofteréd in the house by James Wadsworth of New York, takes into consideration the fact that

wasted to a large, but thus far uncalculsted extent, through the mosk-werk system. In either cade, & conscientious civilian might be drafted for war work and sent away from his home to make up the loss represerited by the idiness of &

loafer: It fight be thought that Mr, Wadsworth's pro<

a ies Thy Tout 30 fo

take him off his mock job and send him to work on 4 real one, bub if that were tried, his tinion oould whip out & stipréme court Spiion and save him from of useful toil. Wadsworth plans t6 Introduce an amendment to his bill providing that any person assigned to gérvice under compulsion or accepted as & voliinteer shall have & right not to join any union. But the protection of the worker from terrorism by union Stewards and agents on and off the job is neglected on the groiind that this is & local police matter,

"Compulsion Not Authorized" EVERYONE IN the adiministfation concerned in the labor conscription problem shies away from the question of compulsory union membership although 16 will inevitably arise as soon as compulsion is tried. A man drafted for any of the fighting forces does fio have t6 join a union but, undér Mr. MeNutt's plan, 4 man drafted for war work would have to join in some faetories. Some eonscientibus objectors to compulsory unién= is aré certain to make a fight on that, in which case, the objector would be liable to military c6fi= scription: but would 4lse have good grounds for an appeal to the courts:

Because the Selective sérvicé law, which Mf. Mes |

Nutt is using for his authority; does not even mention labor conscription in thé first place, ana in the seeond, does not authorize compulsory unionism, which certainly was not the intent of congress:

"Threat to Security"

THERE ARE questions of personal financial responsibility and ‘commitments which have not yet even been discussed in’ connéction with the labor draft: One man might be made destitute, losing éverything acquired by 30 years of toil so that a loafer could stall the days away in a mock-work job, for there is no mention of an income tax moratorium or rélief from 6ther responsibilities while he is working for & fraecton of his normal and accustomed earnings. Yét, Wealth or ecoriomic class Gannot bé made a. reason for éxempftion if labor conscription eomes. Thig draft and the 48-hour week together are in-. complete; ineoherént and they / constitufé a great

Areériéan peeps;

In Washinglon By Peter Edson,

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.—The fact may fot be generally realized, . but it is nevertheless true, that the U. 8. office 8f censorship has béén able to offset many fofays against newspapers énd the radio by governifient agencié§ which Rave wanted the lid clamped. down on dll kinds of legitimate news, under guise of war necessity for / deep dark seerecy. . ' Byrén Price; director of censorship; made this point cleat in annofficihg the second revision of the voluntary censefship ode, tighténihg up on diplomatic éxchange ship movements, prisonef information and identifieation of troops-=relaxing principally en publieation of war productieh figures. A casé in point to shéw how thé office 6f eensors &hip has battled against slily restrictions broke in Washington the other day with the publication of a story on a radio device which heréetéfore it has been forbidgen to mention éven by name: all it; “The Th 2."

A Wonderful Contraption |

NOW “THE THING” is a truly wondérfiil contraption: But thé facts aré that the principle of “The Thing” was discovered independently and at about the same tithe by radio éngineérs in Germany, Britain and the ‘United States; ‘Basic paténts on it have been takéh out in all thres

récord anid. furthermore; there have beén techiical

fore a matter of common knowledge. That being thé case; the office of censorship res cently passed . for publication; a short handout from the American Council of Public Affairs; a short ex: cerpt from an article prepared By Dr. Lyihah Chalk: ley; now a eofisultant in the engineering division of

economic ‘warfare, The article was in the main a rater dutlish economic treatisé, But Buribd in the middie was one ‘paragraph which not only méntiched ihe Thing" By nae; Bit told What it dif; 4s

“Probably thé most dramatic new weapon to eome

out of-this waf is 'fa8a# (THE Thing), which can de-

tect planes at night, ‘seé’ naval vessels through Jos py and do other rémarkablé things, Many 0. :

A Little Common Sense!

Wis PEAT BORE bass hats started bowing their tops all over Washington. What did Dr. Chalkley méan by mentioning this forbiddén subject? ey What did they mean—forbiddeén subject? Df.

been approved for publicitioh By the public relations office of BEW Way last June! Wy

| "That pus the Anger on the offies of censorship for | | passing the release from American Council of Public |

airs which hat published the Chalkley treatise in

{| the first place. on fhe_ofies sf somsorailp wasnt | | fhe official position of the | | 3 thought the subject: should be: 14

in the least, perturbed. cerisors was that they treated with a 2 hey common Sense. last fall, office of Eensorship pointed out, the

Chalkley woiild Have them Kow that manuseript had |

"The Hoosier Forum

1 wholly “disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your wight to sy it ==oltise,

“KEYSTONE AVE. IN DEPLORABLE CONDITION” Bf 3. E. Entwistle, 5457 N. Kéystons ave:

Some tiifé ago I sent a létter to the board of safety and told thém ébotit the deplorable condition of Keystone ave, from 42d st. north to 624 st. They inform me that this is out of their eontrol. : This street is in a very dangerous condition and same should have some atténtion before there is a serious accident and someone injuréd. All or most of the heavy trucks were transferred from the notth side streets to Keystone ave, and these trucks have put this street in its present condition, There are chuckholes all the way fiom 42d st. north and I defy anyone to try and miss all of thém: , All T ask is that this street be inspécted and theré will be nd doubt

left as te what shold be dohe and!

done quickly as possible; ~ a ow 8 “WE NEED MORE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSES”

By Pat Hogan; Columbus

opinion of évery thinking Hoosier when he states that our educational

System {8 menfced with frée stuff. indeed; it has almost obliterated education. There is s6 much fol de fol and raw raw raw that we must sugarcoat what. little education there is left 8nd hand it to our children in sterilized air and steam heat, tied up in eellophane and pink ribbofi. Abraham Lineeln must groan in

‘|his grave at the mention of what

we: term education. There is no record that hé was a disciple of hygiene; that he was ever vaccinated; had his eyes; teeth and nose ovérhauled every few days, or that he had to be hauled. to school in a car. He wreriched his wisdom froth & fusty fate by the glare of a blazing log; slept in the loft of 4 log hut without Windows or doots; he cut wood barefooted in the stow,

bit did Hot anoint himself daily|

with salves and lotions to prevent | « colds: Yet the same hands that were callouséd and fiimbed in the faw winds of the woods were thé same hands that héld a nation together ahd penned iMiMortal phrases that Havé never been equiiléd by the apostles of “highéf education.” What educators can’t understaid is that the sturdy factory plait aha the magnificient SkySeFApEF must have the same superstructure; foundation and essentials are obliterated and frills predominate. Walter B. Pitken, once professor and now famous author; says the 'schools and colleges today are designéd to prevent the spread of

Mr, Arthuf Méllinger volcés the|,

(Times aa are invited to express their views in these columns, religious con: tréversies excluded. Because of the volume recéived, let: ters must be limited to. 250 words. Letters’ must be signed.) edication—and he proves it in his many books. what we need is more little red s6hioolhiousés, fore children doing chores either at home or elsewhere to earn money to Buy theif own books, less candy, ice créam and cola and more exercise in the fresh air by walking a mile to and from gehool. Hot House flowers have never equaled the arbutiis, poppy, daisy or wild rose; : While the state legislature 18 con-

sidering new laws ahd overhauling |the entire criminal code, it might

do well to erase sevéral obsolete

‘and unjust laws now on the books.

The dog tax is the rankest injustice ever saddled on an enlighténéd people. ‘There are thousands of dogs in the cities that never saw a sheep, never will sée & sheep and would likely run from ofe if they saw it; yet the owners of thess dogs are forced to act as an in= surance company for the sheep ins

dustry. No other busifiess on earth

demands thé the publie guarantee its losses. A majority of city dogs are chile dren’s péts, companions and guard-

ians; they prevent kidnaping, bufr-

glary, robbery and murder; indeed he 7 are & great aid to the police, deserve § bounty instead of a Berialty, If this law ust stand, why not a similar law to fine every car ownér Because Sbme drivers destroy other people’s property? . . . The legislature ean confer a great blessing on the dogs 4nd the people at large by wiping out this ins humane unjust law. ’ Ce “KEEP RIGHT ON ASKING QUESTIONS”? By, Onarits Witliam Bendfter, 885 N. Néw This 16 in answer t6 “Just a Dumb

Housewife” entitled “thitigs i would

like to know.” My dear Ametican housewife, 1 sé6 you aré an an and are askihg thé dame questions dll Americans are asking. I think I can givé you the answer to most of them. I have lived through three wars, And sitice the <Ameéricah war I have been a keen student of American politics] life, In the past half century we have had about evéty form of poli:

tics Every Fi ever had. ‘We

Side Glances—By Galbraith

have had more political experiments than Heinz has pickles, Hete is the ahswer to all your questions, When the New Deal came into existence every racketeer, every shyster lawyer, every flannel-mouth soapbox orator; all the reds, pinks, isms, shyster ufopians we had in America rushed to climb aboard the

_ |New: Deal bandwagon because it

had “prospects,” as the racketeers call it. Now Mr: Roosevelt is a fine man and has doné many fine things fer America. climbed in on thé Roosévelt landslide in 1032 represented all the low, filthy, unifitélligént nitwits and unscruptilous: persons with political ambitions. In faét, the lowest

American political life ever knewn|

since the dirty g the civil war= were in power: Now my dear Mis, American housewife, when this war broke otit ouf American political life was the lowest since 1860. Bo how colild you expect anything? Your ques: tions are normal American questions but you are expecting too much. You ean’t expect a boy méntally to do a man’s job. How We are doing as well as we are How i§ not becaiisé of American politiciafis but because of Ametieani Businessmen ‘who pay fio. attention to politicians bit keép on producing. Keep your éhih up, “Just a Dumb Housewife,” you're not so dumb of you wouldn't ask guestions. It will all come oUt in the wash extept for a few spots. Olir political life has linprovea since Jan. 1. It was oh thé bottom but is now slowly rising; edch sie ceeding year will be better. We are how on the up. 50 keep oh asking giiestions. Keép sniiling, keep working, buy bonds and we will win this war yet, in spite of everything, even the politicians. ” ” ” “WHY CAN'T FOLKS PREPARE TIN CANS?” By Noun indianapolis Housewife, Hain On fy way t6 the grocery I took & short-cut through the alley. This being Tuesday it was trash collectiofi day ia ty locality: On my way I countéd 10 Hoiises that had pit tin cans olit, soifié ih

ng responsibls for a Save traders—

1|along with ashes, mostly bushei-

baskets full, one house a trash

Burner full along with other trash. What I can’t understand is why these folks ean’ prepare these cans for ouf tin colléction das they ave asked ta do by our government. if they aren't patriotic enough to do this sinall thing maybe théy Aren't patfiotic in other ways. 1 thitik it would be a good idea to make a survey of all the alleys on trash tollection day and check up on this kind of people.

we are asked to save and do all] we can to wir this war. It sees

to me this 18 a small thing to do. This kind of people ‘ave either rot patriotic or are too lazy to do it . ® = “THE MOST BARBAROUS THING EVER HEARD OF” By Mr. and Mrs. John Lavelle, 925 N= Tremont. ave.

om fegard to the arHa on the

But that gang that|

es to give “There’s a war going aris =" | your rights; if you know tHe war has nothifig with the 8 ui

a Ee given his ne | 3 Netth Africa was puiely temporary, : od was steadily , and that the whole ides was ta defeat Hitler, then let the people decide 3 for themselves what they want. Yet the hullabaloo ‘ only seemed to increase. hs Now Mr, Churchill has added his voice. Fre from conferences with British, American, French an Moslem leaders, he reported to the house of commons on allied chances in North Africa. :

Interested i in Atmies' Safety

past records of various Fernch functionaries whom he Ataris have deemed it expedient’ to employ” “Por my part T must confess I am more interested in the safety of the armies and in the success of the operatiofis soon fo be again advancing to an important climax. “I shall, therefore, not ‘take up the time of the house with' tales of how these Frefichmen acted in the forlorn and hideous situation in which: ‘they found themselves when their country collapsed. < : "What matters to Gen. Eisenhower and to our troops who in great number are serving under: iio in this vast area with a population of 90,000,000, .90

|| per cent of whom are Moslems, is first &

countryside, “Secondly; secure and unimpeded sommunieations to the Battlefront which is now sionally developing in Tunisia ¢ ¢

An Indirect Indorsement

THIS, TYPICAL Churchill langiiage Has all the earmarks of understatement. : Its meaning, nevers theless, is clear and the répréach to those who have beén keeping the North African watérs muddied is not less stinging because of its moderation. In paying tribute to Harold MhcMillan, British resident minister in Narth Africa, Mr. Churchill ine directly indorsed the Ameriesn diplomatic representas tive there, Robert Murphy. Mt. MacMillan, he said, “is & real solver of firobs lems” and i§ “taking an increasingly heavy burden from the shoulders of the commander in chief (Gen. Eisenhower)” MF. MacMillan has only recently made occasion to announce publicly his complete agree. ment with MF, Murphy. - “11, after all this, the row over Geh. Henri Hotiote Giraud's intérim regime in North Afriea contirities, one will have to search deeper than afiy of of the reasons thus far advanced.

What Ds Critics Want?

GEN. GIRAUD has proved his seifless patriotism 48 completely as any Fréfchiman alive. He had proved it by deeds. He has said, time and again, that his job will pe done when the axis has. been defeated and France is free again: He: has asserted that whatever he does new -in Notth Affiéa is bib temporary; that hé does Whab he does to preserve thé ordér 80 vital to allied vies tory. Mr. Murphy and Mi. MasMillan have said the sathe thilg. Now MF. Roosevelt and Mr. Chufehilly round it out With théir indersement. What more do the erities want? Not to believe in Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Chiitehill, Gen. Biseihower; Gen: Giraud and the rest is not 0 Believe th any of the united nations’ war aims—in the Atlantie charter or

anything British and American leaders have done of

said. if they are bétraying us—which 1, foF one, do hot | for a momefit believe—thén We aré indeed in a bad way:

We the Women By Ruth Millett

> £3 THE WAR" 1s & favorite adit for the IAck .of many élvilian goods and the decreased éffisiency of day bitsinessmen- whe | serve the publi But the war lot to blama fo

- BVEFVLRINg that it gets planed fot 084. ay. rd are 1s A iob at ‘sloppy service and lack FE that ¢ould B8 avoided, even wartithe, The, ar Js fie for airty tablecloths and gréasy Siv tof forgetting “Thank you,” for. BIOKSG, SOs aboiit store aeliveries. Nor is ib an 8Xcuse ie Who take your money to ach 8s. though © they Lo] a great favor you 3 een ao Who never did nae job ny Sattar © than they had to and Whe never giderate, courteous, and ebiiging if thly esiild set by with beihg high-handéd ingifférént, ask shot wt believe that the war is to blame fof theif short comings. - Be Honest With Yourself : THERE 18 DANGER in bat ‘attitude. ob How : more than ever 1t 15 essential for everyone. t6 do his work to the best of his ability, : a J It is also essential, with: so many people being | over-worked and oveF:Worried; that SouFtesy BNA eons sideration’ fase iy small j\rfitations and Iricons yéhiences p fi So let's stop using, andl IBtbing other people oe the war 4s an alibi 16r all Kinds of snéFtcomings

failing NES (ime yoii Start 16 BIAES the. WAP for Somes

thing, be honest With yourself, Is the war realiy.to = | blame, or are you just giving yourself an “out” ou CE think is foolproof? ia nd And the next time sofilé ip. to ¢ ? ii

esti 86 natd, We eaht -eatelons and iHoohsii ssp I Bases Asse. 8, wor

To. the Point—_ We