Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1943 — Page 2

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Violates Privacy.

By S. BURTON HEATH Times Special Writer BAN JUAN, P. R, Feb. 18.—A won n from the continental United tes, employed here, wrote home

that white potatoes were selling for

25 cents a pound on the market. Her letter was returned by the getisor 4 ak , Miso, who scrutinize

every communi- | SE

i.cation to and from this outpost f the United States, with a notation that it contained an “exaggerated rumor.” The day that she got the letter Pr back, potatoes ; were selling for 40 Mr. Heath cents a pound— if you could find any. An army officer stationed here re-

. ceived word that his mother had

died. By long distance telephone

he tried to tell relatives that he

would go to the states for the fuA monitor at Miami cut him off,

on the ground that he was giving

vance information, concerning

Those are two out of dozens of |

lar stories told me by reputap residents of San Juan in supof their charge that the Mi-

“ami censorship is arbitrary, capri-

cious, unintelligent—and undemo-

Scan Tugwell’s Mail I happen to know that for some

time excerpts from every letter to

and from Governor Tugwell were

sent by the Miami censorship to at least one other governmental

"agency, which eventually convinced

e censors that it was completely

: uninterested in the governor's cor- - respondence.

On the other hand, I have well

attested tales of mail which contained matter of interest to Gov-

ernor Tugwell, whose contents d their way to his office, though

1% is denied on his behalf that He _ knew anything about’ it.

The secretary of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce sent daily reports, memoranda and suggestions

to the organization’s president, then _ testifying against the Tugwell re-

gime before a senatorial committee in Washington.

He says that on ev occasion

- when the chamber pres dent sought ‘to use -such information on the “stand, by coincidence or otherwise the interior department was pre-

pared with rebuttal material specifically bearing upon his argu-

ments.

Object to Caprice The people here, soifar as I could

- learn, do not resent the fact that _ their letters are censored to prevent

the transmission of anything that might prove helpful to the axis.

They do not even raise the ques-

tion whether such censorship is

‘They do object to the caprice with which petty employees 1000 miles away, on the mainland, kick back provable statements about Jocal conditions with the label “ex-

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U.S. CASUALTIES MAY RISE FAST

Holman Asserts Yanks May Be Toll Of War This Year.

By JOHN F. CRAMER Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—Senator Rufus C. Holman (R. Ore.) predicted today that American casualties in 1943, army and navy combined, would, be “several hundred thousand, perhaps even a million.” He emphasized that his figures were not official ones, and added: “I certainly hope they're wrong.” However, his statement was regarded as significant, because he is a member of several committees, including the senate military affairs committee, which are investigating military manpower requirements. , Senator Holman, an outspoken critic of the administration, said he doubted whether certain military and naval experts who appeared before the committees had expressed their own opinions. He said he had reason fo believe that they had merely echoed and defended the estimates of their superiors.

Asked Questions of McNutt

“It {is difficult,” he said, “to get the independent judgments of the department representatives who appear before our committees. They seem to be bound by some obligation to support the determination al-] ready arrived at by the commander in chief. “They temper their testimony accordingly.” Senator Holman said that on Feb.

man Paul V. McNutt, asking the following questions: =~ “l. How many more men than those already transported overseas can our nation, with the facilities availabie to us, transport, supply and maintain during 1943? “2. What is the present progress of equipment produetion in terms of men? “3. How many men can our gov=ernment today equip with rifles, machine guns, uniforms, etc.?

No Answer Yet

“4. How many men can our government now equip with light artillery, heavy artillery, tanks, trucks, ete.? “5. Do you contemplate any difficulty arising during 1943, or thereafter, in the production of foods, fibers and . minerals, or in the processing of them in sufficient quantities to maintain our combat forces wherever they may be, and to méet our lend-lease obligations as well as to support the productive (as distinguished from combat) forces and the qivil population of our country?” He said he had not yet received an answer. Howarsh he said the best information he had been able to obtain indicated that it took at least 10 tons of food, clothing and equipment to accompany one soldier overseas, and an additional one and one-half tons a month to maintain him.

URSULA SUES 4TH MATE FOR DIVORCE

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 18 (U. P.), — Ursula Parrott, the novelist awaiting trial in federal court on charges of aiding a soldier to desert, has filed suit for divorce from her fourth husband, it was learned today. The suit was filed ‘several days ago in circuit court here in the name of Katherine U. Schermerhorn. The writer had married A. Coster Schermerhorn, former Wall Street broker, March 29, 1939. Miss Parrott is at liberty on bond ipending her trial in federal court for allegedly aiding and euticing

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