Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 February 1943 — Page 2

SOLATION

HOOSIER

“GONE, GOP TOLD

‘Gov. Stassen, in Evansville Speech, Calls Nations to . ‘Dispel Suspicions and Emphasize Common Purposes’ in the War.

EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 23 (U. P.) —Harold E. Stassen, Republican governor of Minnesota, told a G. O. P. meet-

ing last night that “the walls

of isolation are gone forever.”

. Stassen proposed international commissions to administer the peace and post-war collaboration among nations. “We must dispel suspicions and emphasize our common

purposes,” he said. “China, wealth of nations, the other united nations are without weakening compro-

mise in this war. oat they

will each be equally needed to secure a durable peace.” : “I hope that our Republican

party will frankly face these issues Be ea I hope that we will

frankly declare that with the ad-

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Must Live Together |

“Then we must proceed to work out the means and meth of establishing and for living together on this earth for years ahead.” In his address, commemorating the birthdays of George Washing-

: ton and Abraham Lincoln “the first

president/ and first Republican president,” he said. Washington would have recommended a “singleof effort, and Lincoln would have insured a “humanitarian approach” {oi our problems. Of unity of direction he said, “If we continue to maintain distinctly separate commissions of the United States of American for civilian food and supply, and separate boards of the British, the Dutch, and Chinese, and the Russians—we make the problem of unity in peace that much more difficult to attain.”

Urges Lasting Unity “We should begin now to set up

the machinery of lasting unity by

establishing definite united nations

* commissions or councils fo admin-

ister united nations interests in the

. transfer of food and supplies and

in the temporary civil administ¥ation of conquered or liberated territories.” Stassen also said the United States should “begin now to think through the govermental structure by which our commen purposes with the other united nations will be preserved and through which nations now neutral and those now our enemies may ultimately be added.” “A legislative or parliamentary body as the key united for such a united nations government bbe

best safeguard human rights,” he

said. - “Obviously such a “united Rstions

government as it gradually develops

over a period of time, should have very limited powers, with the, mem-

“ber nations maintaining their own

domestic sovereignity and delegating to the new level of government

. only those activities between na-

t been levious diplomacy, balance of power, extra-

tions which have in the p

territoriarty, international intrigue,

power politics, making and breakwars.

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Seeks Human Rights

“Such a united nations government should enact a very elementary code of justice world-wide in based upon, not tions’ rights but human rights. It| should

include provisions for abaqlishing

slavery, for the protection of mi-

~ norities wherever they may be, and for preventing religious persecution.

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“A united nations court would be needed to adminster the code of justice. a “Realistically recognizing man’s weaknesses, should we not contemplate establishing a united nations legion or police force to patrol the axis nations and other outlaw territories disarmed, to enforce the basic code of justice and to support the administrative functions? “No orderly government on any level in all of history has ever been successful without a police force. This was one of the three fatal weaknesses of the league of nations.” Stassen said after the war the nation should “seek to establish academic freedom, to open up the avenues of Information and truth for the minds of men and women and little children, and have faith in the ultimate results.” He said tHat the criminal leaders of the axis nations should be punished by “direct and appropriate” methods. : Then, he said, after the peace is won, “the trade between the peoples of the world must be increased, not on a dreamer’s basis, following neither high protective tariffs, nor free trade, but rather through a gradual continuous adjustment for increased commerce, with the recognition of what that will mean to standards of living and to peace.”

HOOSIER PRESS GROUP TO MEET

lowa Editor Will At Opening Session Here On Friday.

H. Ward Barnes, editor of the Eagle Grove (Ta.) Eagle, will be the first speaker at the 10th annual convention Friday and Saturday of the Hoosier State Press association. The newspapermen ‘will meet in

|the Lincoln hotel ‘to solve wartime’

problems affecting the publishing business, according to Frank J. McDermond Jr., president.

One of the feature speakers will be Alvin J. Steinkopf, Associated Press veteran of the Vienna bureau and one of the first American correspondents to enter Warsaw after its fall. He will discuss “Will Nazi Germany Collapse in 1943?”

Lead War Problems

Wartime problems will be analyzed by Wray E. Fleming of Indianapolis, general counsel for the association. | Other war angles will be covered by Lieut. Col. George A. Irvin, regional field director for the selective service system. The report of the resolutions and other committees will be made Saturday morning by Mickey McCarty, editor of The Indianapolis News and chairman of the committee. The association will present awards of merit to winners in state contests and the Indiana department of agriculture will name its annual winners for outstanding work in the promotion of conservation in their areas.

Public Gets Scrap Lumber for Fuel

Times Special CAMP ATTERBURY, Feb. 23. —The large scrap lumber piles at Camp Atterbury are being made available without charge to needy families in Johnson, Bartholomew, Brown and Shelby counties for use as fuel, according to Capt. Reese Willard, area engineer. However, Capt. Willard states that the quantity of kindling will be limited to the actual fuel needed by each family, and is not permitted to be sold or otherwise disposed of. Two truckloads per permit is the limit allowed. Applications are made through the county public welfare departments or county agents who will issue permits to qualified persons to secure the scrap lumber and make necessary arrangements for them to move it out of the camp area.

CHIEF GETS HIS REPLY

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb. 23 (U. P.).—Police Chief Harold E. Haun had an answer today to his advertisement for badly Resded patrolmen. Four former Battle Creek officers —George Weiss, William Mathieson, Robert Tucker and Ramcin Kausaborski—applied for the jobs. But Mr. Haun is sure their pres-

lent erhployer wont release them.

They are serving with the U. 8. army in North Africa.

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RICKENBACKER URGES UNITY

Denies Labor Baiting in Address to New York

Legislature.

ALBANY, N. Y,, Feb. 23 (U. P.).— Addressing the New York state legislature last night, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker said: : “You cannot demand that the mass of common folks shall think only of winning the war if the aristocracy of labor unionism is thinking only of more dues and more power—and the inner clique of bureaucracy is thinking only of a fourth term. : “Any administration that demands unity must begin by setting Y |an example of unity. Any administration that talks of ‘equality of sacrifice’ must honestly mean sacrifice by all, not sacrifice by the many for the financial and political advantage of the few.” Without mentioning President Roosevelt by name, he said the phrase, “equality of sacrifice,” which the president has used, was “false and demagogic, a hollow “mockery.” Pickets Fail to Appear

The flier was generally praised by legislators today as a war hero, but Senator John J. Dunnigan, Democratic leader, said it was “unfortunate that some expressions of Capt. Rickenbacker have lent aid and comfort to the labor-baiting forces of this country. It is unfair as it would be to castigate alt industrialists because some may not’ be contributing in full measure to the war effort.” : Capt. Rickenbacker was frequently interrupted by applause. Various labor organizations had threatened to picket the capitol, but no pickets appeared. Capt. Rickenbacker said “a storm of public resentment is rising” against “special rivileges and licenses granted to the labor racketeer, the labor profiteer and the labor loafer.”

Denies ‘Opposing Labor “Because I have protested against

movement, it is charged that I am against organized labor,” Rickenbacker said. “No charge could be more false. “I am not attacking unions. I

‘am attacking a cancerous condition

in our body politic—the attempt to impose one code of conduct on the mass of Americans, and a different,

privileged few. . “I claim that I am a real friend of labor, and that the men who are attacking me are labor’s enemies.”

Says Millions Aroused

Asserting that a “little clique of selfish men” at one time brought disaster to the stock exchange and to public utilities, Rickenbacker said

to happen to the unions.” Union leaders “cry because they know what I say is true,” Rickenbacker continued. “They know that millions of Americans are aroused, and when the long-suffering patient American public is fully aroused, woe to the men or the cause that has called forth its angzer. “And to the labor leaders who are so prone to criticize so feebly, I say petition your government for the privilege of flying to the hell-holes of the Pacific and the battlefields of North Africa, and see for yourselves as I have—then, and then alone will I listen to you—for I have earned my right to citizenship.”

Asks Overtime Repeal

Rickenbacker said if the nation regained: “old-fashioned American incentive and love of country, we will produce enough war weapons to turn heaven and hell upside down on the heads of Mussolini, Hitler and Tojo.” Manufacturers who have retained

the “incentive” plan, he said, know

that their plants would “lose 50 per cent eflectiveness if their employees were on the straight 40-hour week and hourly rate.” Such plants have lower absenteeism than plants on hourly wage rates, he said. Rickenbacker urged labor leaders to ask congress to repeal for the duration payment of overtime pay, and to omit union dues or initiation fees or to use funds so collected to purchase war bonds for union memvers.

Speaks Only for Himself

Recalling that the war manpower commission had announced fathers not in essential work -will be inspring, Rickenbacker said:

our officials in - Washington have omitted challenging a group known more commonly as labor racketeers of the ‘graft’ age and I spell it wig a ‘G’ and not a ‘D. “Yes, I know,” he continued, “I have been accused of being the representative of the National Association of Manufacturers, the automotive industry, the America First committee, and evgn accused of being a fascist. “Frankly and sincerely, I represent no person or persons, group or groups, color or creed, nor have I any political ambitions. I speak for myself alone, but echo the Sehitlments of millions.”

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“Surrender or be killed” was the ultimatum served on Guadalcanal Japs via loudspeakers in the jungle. Lieut. Col. Fred Munson (left) broadcast to the enemy in Japanese, pointing out the many advantages of surrendering. Some Japs surrendered, the rest were killed.

[RIG TO SPEAK | HERE MARCH 11

| | Accepts Invitation for Ad-

dress Under Auspices Of Foundation.

Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker will speak here March 11 under the auspices of the National Foundation for Education in American Citizenship. : Announcement of his acceptance of the invitation was made yesterday by Robert M. Bowes; president of the Bowes Seal Fast Corp. and long-time associate of Capt. Rickenbacker, and Samuel R. Harrell, a trustee of the foundation. They are co-chairmen of the committee arranging for the dinner at the Scottish Rite at which Capt. Rickenbacker will talk. Plans for a city and state-wide tribute to the world war I ace, head of the Indianapolis motor speedway and Eastern airlines, and hero of the recent epic adventure in the Pacific, are being worked out by a general committee representing state and city officials, the armed forces and more than 50 organizations.

. TUESDAY,

Britons Flood Our Embas: Sy

With Questions About

Times Special LONDON, Feb. 23.—If there's ever a new version of “Information Please” after the war, save a couple of the experts’ chairs for the question-answerers in the information section of the American embassy here. Each week this section ‘answers the inquiries of hundreds of Britons who phone, write or appear in person in quest of information about America and Americans, The arrival of the A, E. F. a year ago changed the whole complexion of the inquiries. Today's most. common question comes from anxious kinsmen who want to know whether

Yanks named Smith or MacGregor

have arrived in the British Isles. Furnish Many Flags :

There are frequent requests for American flags from church, civic and fraternal organizations planning to entertain Americans. The embassy’s supply of more than two dozen Stars and Stripes is tremendously oversubscribed on every American holiday. The variety of the questions is endless. Madame Tussaud’s famous wax museum recently called to find out whether Mr. Roosevelt had gained or lost any weight. Seems

‘never been to the states.

that his wax figure was being given

its annual checkup. Get Our

One. enigmatic caller ‘wanted 8 know the color of the eyes and the size of his socks. “The author of a cookbook ‘was given recipes for such American favorites as candied pumpkin pie, cake, corned beef hash | and sweet crabapple pickle. Many a fond parent the embassy that her

Most of the questions are answered by Mrs. Doris Griffiths, a cheerful Englishwoman who has cret of her knowledge, she says, is the World Almanac. There is one group of don’t want to get information, but to give it. They demand to see the ambassador or the president; they send in warnings gleaned from read-

ing the stars; and, most of all, they

bring in, for dispatch to the presi= dent, scores of panaceas Which will

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bal Shangri-la.

special code for the benefit of the]

“what has happened to thé stock) exchange and the utilities is going :

“Here again I am shocked to find|

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Democracy’s

the abuses of a minority of the labor]. .

1d1l who is he ?

HE MAN behind the president, behind our’ armed forces, behind Congress —is certainly America’s No.1 man. Who is he? Why bless my Simple old ta Xpyer’ Ss heart—I’m the man.

They call me “The man-in-the-street” or “John 0. Public’ or “Joe Taxpayer’’— but whatever they call me I’m at the bottom of this whole thing called Democracy.

Every year on election day they've got to ask me.

More and more frequently now I read in the pavers about the possibility of Germany’s morale cracking up. Well, who’s going to crack up? Not the Nazi leaders. Not the Gestapo. The newspapers are talking about the man-in-the-street, back in Germany, cracking up. That’s the

way it happened before.

Well if this is a war oetween the man-in-the-street in the Axis countries and the man-in-the-street here in

America, I say let’s go.

““Let’s have that tax bill, Uncle Sam, I'll pay it.” . “Ive got something here in my pocket for the US O

and the Red Cross too.”’

‘And gimme aWar Bond while I’m here at the counter.” “My car won’t go over 35—not while it belongs to me.” “Shoes? Rubbér? Coffee? Meat? You first, Uncle Sam.” “Scrap metal? You’ve gotall I had, but if you ever need

the upstairs radiators, just say so.”

“I’ve only begun to walk, only begun to sacrifice, only

begun to work.’

If that’s what you all onli” I've got plenty of

it—and to spare!

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