Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 June 1943 — Page 14

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1943

MAD-DOG DAYS ON THE POTOMAC EALTH officers in the District of Columbia and adjoining counties of Maryland and Virginia are busier than usual this summer combating a serious epidemic of rabies. ' The D. C. poundmaster has averaged killing 50 or 60 dogs a day since the epidemic started in May. By coincidence that was about the time rubber boss Jeffers and Undersecretary of War Patterson got into their celebrated public quarrel over rubber vs. high-octane gasoline. ~ Day before yesterday the poundmaster set a new ‘season record by killing a. round 100 dogs. By another coincidence, that was the day preceding the day when Vice President Henry Wallace uncorked a scorching denunciation of RFC boss Jesse Jones, calling him a “hamstringing, bureaucratic obstructionist and backdoor complainer,” to which Mr. Jones retorted that Mr. Wallace was guilty of “malice and misstatement,” while President Roosevelt gratuitously chimed in with the opinion that busybody newspapermen were responsible for most of these intraadministration controversies—although Mr. Wallace had mimeographed his blast against Mr. Jones and distributed it to the press without solicitation. # » » # » 8 BUT back to the rabies epidemic and the very real troubles of the D. C. health authorities— ¢- Poundmaster Frank Marcks said: “You can’t solve the ‘problem by killing dogs though, because for every one you ~ kill there are 10 more born.” Some government officials are resigning, saying they can’t get their jobs done. But for everyone that resigns, 10-more are hired. For almost three weeks running now the daytime tem‘perature in Washington has seldom been below 90 degrees —and as for the humidity it has been just gosh-awful. : ~~ Now through all these sweltering and muggy months, the rulers of the people—elected, appointed and self-desig- ~ nated—swarm and sweat and rub against each other in the rabbit-warren of Washington. It is not surprising that once in a while they bite each other—for as Mark Twain said: “The more I see of men the more I like dogs.” ” o » » 8 » FTER all, this war is going to be won by the men who are doing the fighting on the steppes of Russia, in the the air over Europe, out on the Aleutian chain and down in * the South Pacific. And they're going to win it with tools produced in Detroit, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Birmingham and Ft. Worth. Victory will come not because

~~ of what is done in Washington, but in spite of “it.

Ernest L. Meyer, writing in the weekly newspaper, “The Progressive,” offers a good suggestion: : “Simply transfer the summer capital of America to a cool spot in the Adirondacks, or Eagle River; Wis., or Sitka, Alaska. Give the congressmen and bureau chiefs plenty of comfort and cool drinks. It may be expensive, but worth it in the long run. Ill bet all the money I have that present hatreds and hair-pulling will subside. Will _ somebody please put up 85 cents?”

FEDERAL MONEY. FOR THE SCHOOLS

- REGARDLESS of almost unanimous approval for a $300,000,000 federal handout to public schools voted “by N. E. A. convention delegates, we find it hard to believe that this truly represents the sentiment of American teachers. Federal cash inevitably means federal control, no mats . ter what safeguards educators may believe they have erected against it. The lesson of social security—where the Washington bureaucracy moved in with the first cash contribution and took over with an iron hand—is still

. plain before our eyes. The persistent campaign of ideologi-

cal cliques to get control of America’s school system shows all too clearly the intent that already exists. oo The mechanics of the operation are quite simple once the money is accepted. Federal bureaucrats can then set | “standards” of which they are the sole judge, for teachers and teacher training and curricula. Any individual who does not obey without question the orders from Washington is “sub-standard”’—and the federal money on which the whole program has come to depend is held up, or withdrawn, until the disobedient teacher or superintendent is Femoved.

ETAT mathed Yas been used in state ailor stati to domi- ~~ nate welfare programs, until barely the pretense of local autonomy remains—and we have seen it invoked right here in Marion county. A little doubtful themselves on this point, the pro2 ponents of federal school aid point to the land grant colleges as evidence that federal subsidy need not mean . federal dictation. The two cases are not in any way * analogous. For one thing the grant of land, out of the public domain to help establish and maintain certain universities was an outright grant, and not a continuing conbution—and it was made many years ago when a wholly ‘different attitude toward local government existed in 'ashington. Also attendance at these colleges is entirely luntary, and alternative institutions of equal standing ‘and no greater expense to students always are available those who wish to attend college. It is true that some states, and some sections, have een either unable or unwilling to bring their public school systems up to the level attained by other commuties. It is true that school teachers in some localities not adequately paid. It is desirable that these condigs be improved. But federalization of the public schools too great a price to pay, even if it would assure the ed improvement in weak districts. That is a plan that has been tried abroad with tragic ts. Certainly America does not want—and there is to believe America’s teachers do not want—the ual strait-jacket of government control for the

Giraud's Visit

By William Philip Simms

. WASHINGTON, June 30.—Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, French commander in North Africa, is expected in Washington this week. But few believe his visit will settle the family quarrel he leaves behind him in Algiers. On the contrary, the fact that President Roosevelt invited him and not Gen. Charles de Gaulle may aggravate the jealousies between the two camps. Already it appears that de Gaullist elements are spreading tales. According to these, the United States has sinister designs in the war. Precisely what these designs are, however, apparently is not made clear by the rumormongers—a fact which only makes the tales the more mischievous. The implication, however, seems to be that the United States, and perhaps Great Britain, have their eyes on parts of the French empire.

Plenty of Dynamite THESE SAME sources also complain against Anglo-American “dictation” to “the French government.” Added up, the impression created is that the United States is blocking the restoration of a free and sovereign France. Nothing could contain more dynamite than that. Hitler made use of this “allied dictation” theme to build’ up his Nazi party. Strains and stresses are rapidly undermining the morale of the French in North Africa, and presumably in metropolitan France as well. There is more than a tendency on the part of French troops to align

themselves on one side or the other. No clashes have.

been reported, but it is said a perceptible coolness exists and that recruits are openly complaining unless allowed their choice as to serving under de Gaulle or Giraud.

With this tragic situation Gen. Eisenhower is almost powerless to deal. It is very well for London and Washington to give him a free hand. He can doubtless handle any physical demonstrations such as open violations of law and order, but he can do little against subversive whispers, propagandists, talebearers and spreaders of what the Japs call “dangerous thoughts.”

American Policy Simple

AMERICAN POLICY as it concerns Frahce and North Africa hardly needs stressing. It is the essence of simplicity. It is, first, to defeat the axis; second, liberate France; third, give France's 45,000,000 inhabitants a chance to set up a government of their own choosing. This is also the essence of democracy. Yet certain North African elements, while talking loudly of the democratic processes, are pulling the wires for all they are worth, both openly and secretly, in order to be in control of the political machinery when the invaders are driven out of France. These also happen to be the ones chiefly responsible for the anti-Ameri-can, anti-British stories now going the rounds. That Gen. de Gaulle is not a party to these goingson is obvious. Only the other day he paid eloquent tribute to Britain, Russia and the United States. He acknowledged that France will owe her liberation to them. He knows that circumstances make it impossible for France to make the major effort herself. He knows her armies are mostly in Nazi prison camps and that the best of her manpower is under the machine guns of Berlin and Vichy. France must and will live again, but for these and other reasons her liberation will have to be won by others.

Fuel for Political Elements

~~ NOT ONLY does Gen. de Gaulle know and admit all this, but France's friends and allies know it as well. That is why they are willing to make every sacrifice in her behalf. But that is also why they deplore the schism in the ranks of the few Frenchmen lucky enough to be where they can contribute to their mother country’s freedom. Gen. Giraud’s trip to this country is by invitation. Gen. de Gaulle is understood to have been asked to come last fall, but for some reason he did not make the, journey. Giraud’s visit, even though exclusively military in character, can hardly fail to increase his prestige at home—but certainly the political elements around de Gaulle will seek to use it against him.

We the People By Ruth Millett

YOU MIGHT call her a “proxy grandmother.” She is old enough to be a grandmother, and she fills the role of capable, calm ‘“granma” wherever she is needed in one small town. Strictly speaking she is a practical nurse, who will run a household ‘and care for the children while a young mother goes to the hospital to have a baby, or when a mother is called back to her own home by a death in a family—or whenever a “grandmother” is desperately needed, for any reason, to walk into a household and take charge. She doesn’t have to work, but when her own children were grown she was left a widow she didn’t want to sit around being another lonely, bitter, dissatisfied middle-aged woman. So she made a place for herself in her community by becaming a practical nurse. Young couples all over town, who have had her “visit” them for a week or a month say, “I don’t know how we ever could have gotten through such and such a time without’ Mrs. X.”

There's a Real Need

AND MRS. X. grows fond of the young folks and their children into whose homes she goes. After all, you can't help people out of a tough spot without getting a glow of satisfaction from the effort. It is that satisfaction, more than money she earns, that makes Mrs. X. enjoy her role of proxy grandmother, though the independence her earned income gives her is a worthwhile thing in itself. Today when many young folks are having and caring for their families far from their own homes, when families are broken up, when thousands of young people live in one town a few months and then move on before they have had time to make real friendships that can be counted on in time of trouble—there is a real need for “proxy grandmothers.” The middle-aged women who still say they can't get jobs because their age is against them might keep that profession in mind. It is work for which, if they have run houses and brought up children, they need no particular training. And it is work which pays well in satisfaction, friends, and a real place in a community—as well as in dollars.

To the Point—

WARTIME HAS made many people realize that working accomplishes a heap more than wishing.

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The Hoosier Forum

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“WE NEED NO ISMS BUT AMERICANISM” By Roy Van Wye, 1522 Sycamore st.,, Columbus

I have noticed lots of comment in the Forum on the different. forms of government—socialism, communism, New Dealism and all the other isms that have been making headlines in the papers for the last 12 years. Why not a word or two about the form of government that our fathers intended in this country and that worked so well until 1932,

In the dark days before the American Revolution, the common peoples — the merchant and the farmer of this country — were plagued by an excessive amount of “Usurpations and abuses designed to reduce them to the state of absolute despotism”—quotation from the Declaration of Independence. Each and every one of these abuses were set forth in the Declaration of Independence, drawn up and signed by the general congress of the United States of America on July 417%. ... Now at no place in the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Articles of Con-

.| federation or Declaration of Inde-

pendence do I find any reference to this country being made a democracy. England was a democracy at the time of the revolution, with the same form of government that she has today, and the Declaration of Independence sets out the abuses of the rights of the individual under the democracies. In fact it is noth-+ ing but a list of abuses, many of which would apply today. Webster defines a democracy as a government by the people, collec tively. He also defines a republic as a state or country in which the supreme power is vested in representatives, elected by popular vote. Webster also defines a bureaucracy as a system of central government by means of bureaus and departments under one single authority. Basically, this country was organized as a republic; a collection or union of free states; each state to be free and independent of any other state in the regulation of their

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internal gffairs, but all states banded together for their own mutual good. That has been the basic idea of both our major political parties. Both parties were agreed on basic state's rights; both agreed on representative government. This has been the only nation in history where man was really free in the true meaning of the word. Every man was free in the sense that he could work and attain any desire if he so chose to work hard enough, always pointed at the main objective. Lincoln is a very good example, and one known to every person. . . . A home, an auto, travel, education, an honest and decent living, ahd thousands of other goals, all free for everyone if he was willing to pay the price in honest labor of some form ... a freedom that the average citizen does not appreciate and will not, until he has visited other countries where birth or political affiliations were more 4 important than what a man could really do or had done. In 1932 there came into power a labor. government working under the idea that labor “was abused, overworked and underpaid. Labor, both organized and unorganized, has generally been paid what it was worth, and while the laborer was worth his hire, the hire was in most vcases labor's worth. I have worked for the other man and have conducted my own business, so I believe I, can see both sides of the wage question. . . . The present administration took oath to uphold the Constitution,

but there being no mention of the Articles of Confederation in the

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oath of office, the first part of our governmental structure has been scrapped. State rights are no more. Instead of representative government, there has been gradually - fostered on the people a bureaucracy, or centralized government, such as was never known before.... Young lawyers, just out of school, are telling experienced businessmen how to run their business, farmers how to grow the food we and all the rest of the world need very badly now, school teachers what to teach, housewives how to cook, can and even how to make a bed. The

in fact every walk in life is being regulated, and told just how to do it, how much to charge for it, how much to pay for it, who to report your neighbor to and who for your neighbor to report you to. I ask you, is this representative government? Is all this needed to win this war? Are the American people so low in mentality that every bit of our thinking must be done in Washington by a bunch of young lawyers just out of school, with no experience except how to mooch Dad out of a few more dollars to spend foolishly? J It's time to wake up, America, or this land where your son and my son, your daughter and my daugh-

and opportunity to make out of themselves whatever they desired so long as they desire it enough to forego a few pleasures, will become a past syccessful experience in government. Demand of your congressman and your senator that they make a stand for representative government the same that was so successful for the past 154 years, else they and all of us go down together, and the entire world enter a period as dark as the dark ages. Until 1932, our government was known as a republic. The present administration started using the word “democracy” in all their references to this country, until the only time we hear the word republic used is in the oath of allegiance to “The flag, and the republic for which it stands!” All the newspapers should use the word “republic” in reference to these United States, lest our children forget that they should and can live in a republic, so I again say, wake up, America, and we can still save the republic, for which the Stars and Stripes of these United States still stand. We need no isms but Americanism. ” ” 8 “WHY IS LIQUOR

IMMUNE FROM' RATIONING?” By Mrs. Bernice Harris, 955 Eugene st. Will you please tell me with practically everything else rationed, limited, or even banned, why is liquor immune? It’s hard to believe, but true, that’ the dispensers of the trio of nonessential luxuries—whisky, beer and wines, continue to do a land office business through the 400,000. retail outlets throughout the country. Think of the hundreds of persons. who help make “the body and soul-damnifying stuff,” who would far better serve our country in a

+ | defense plant or some essential work ‘which would help bring this hor-

rible war to a sudden end. Again I ask, “Why is liquor immune?” I would like to have some replies ta my letter from other loyal Times readers.

DAILY THOUGHTS

Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the “dead.— Ruth 2:20.

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FSDAY, JUN Good Will

By E. A. Evans

WASHINGTON, June Walter F. Williams of Cleveland is in Washington talking to vari ous people about an idea. | Mr, Williams is distressed—as who is not?—by the many evi dences that ‘the American people are wasting precious energy and time by fighting among thems= selves. He points to the coal strike, to the race rioting in De= troit, to the competition of press sure groups and blocs for special advantage. EC Circumstances force us to battle Germans, Italians’ and Japanese, but Mr. Williams thinks it is wrong and unnecessary for Americans to battle Americahs. in such times as these, or in any times for that matter. x Here in our own country, at least, we need to realize that we are all children of one Father, and we need to practice unselfishness, and patience, and’ tolerance, and something even better than tolerance: —warm sympathy and respect for those who differ from us in such actually superficial matters as of skin, or religious creed, or political and viewpoints. That part of his idea is not original. : The other part is that a nation-wide effort should be made to start people searching through the litera= ture of the ages for quotations on brotherhood, and co-operation, and fair dealnig, and good will.. Mr. Williams has dug out quite a few quotations of the sort he has in mind.

'From a Very Old Book'

FOR INSTANCE, from a very old Book, he cites a rule which he believes, if widely observed throughout the United States, would change conditions greatly for the better: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.” Here are several more: “He prayeth best who loveth best all things both great and small, for the dear God who loveth us, He made and loveth all.”"—Coleridge. ® 8 = “We should be lowly and love-like, and leal, each’ man to other, and patient as pilgrims, for pilgrims are we all.”—William Langland. | » » ” ” “A little common sense, good will, and a tiny dose of unselfishness could make this goodly earth into an earthly. paradise.”—Richard Aldington. » # » . “With malice toward done; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right."—A. Lincoln. x x = “Every man takes care that his neighbor does not. cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he do not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes.

| well.”—Emerson.

“The most acceptable service of God is doing good to man.”=Franklin. » » »

“A good heart is better than all the heads in the’ world.”—Bulwer-Lytton. » ” t J “Heav’'n forming each on. other to depend, a mas- 2 ter, or a servant, or a friend. “Bids each on other for assistance call, till nk. man’s weakness grows the strength of all.”’—. Alexander Pope.

An Idea Passed Along

Mr. Wililams thinks the newspapers might conduct a great contest, offering prizes to people who. find the best quotations, and then printing the quotations on front pages for everyone to read. He asks. 7% ¢ us to pass along his idea for consideration by news= paper editors, which we are hereby doing. We are not sure how it will be received. News of the war, and news growing out of the war, demands a great deal of space these days and some editors may feel that Mr. Williams’ suggestion is—well, perhaps a little visionary. But he is very much in earnest about it, and we thought we could at least write this story, and do that much to help him feel that his idea was not alto< gether ignored in Washington.

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, June 20.—Reports on broken-down laundry service, coming in from all over the country, are perhaps just the beginning of similar walls to be expected from other service trades —beauty and barber shops, repair trades of all kinds, tailors, ems ployers of hotel and house serv ants, messenger services and the like. The squeeze on all such business is bound -to get tighter end tighter and the pressure comes from a combination of natural circumstances and government war regulations almost impossible to beat. To begin with, the rates of pay in all the service trades have always been lower ‘than in ae] turing. Not being in interstate commerce, the ser= vice trades haven't enjoyed the benefits _of the fair labor standards act. Now, with the manufacturing industries grabs bing every wage earner .they can find and paying high prices, they are attracting labor away fromm the service trades, which suffer and must curtail accordingly. A

Not 'Essential Industries E

ON TOP of that, the service trades aren't clad sified as essential industries. Anyone working i a service trade can't get deferment. Service. employers themselves can’t get help from the U, | employment service in recruiting new workers they can't get help from the war manpower cg mission in having such help as they do have s bilized or frozen in their present jobs, though Hl wage levels are stabilized by war labor board. War industries consequently raid freely and as they please on the working forces of the trades, and there's nothing to stop them. Service trades are also at the bottom of the in getting additional machinery to take care of { increased demands put upon them by a public wit money in its pockets to pay for services it formes did without. Manufacture of laundry equipment, repair machinery, beauty shop paraphenalia was : tually suspended a long time ago to save mate: facilities and manpower going into essential y materials. The combination of these circumstances obvic leaves the service trades buried under the scrap pile. It has been foreseen, and it has been evitable that this would happen sooner or later.

Pinch Beginning to Be Felt

UP TO A short time ag®, the service trades able to get by, but now the pinch is to felt all over the country, and that's what the shout! is about It is going to get louder, and the swell se) ice you have been accustomed to is bound to get Before the war is over, the service may be terrik What the people in the business of supplying sers ices to the public are trying to do in the Tacs this situation is to build up a case for their e ity. In the case of laundries, the case runs that

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