Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1943 — Page 20

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curb inf ‘but to get votes. Its first purpose is to unbroaden the tax base—to diminish the number of voters who contribute directly and consciously to the government's support. By merging the victory tax into the income tax it would completely relieve: 9,000,000 voters of their obligation to pay direct taxes. Then through the operations of a “refundable tax” —the treasury’s pet name for forced savings—it would decrease the met contributions of 14,000,000 more tax"In all, 23,000,000, out of a total of 483,000,000, would get their backs scratched in the year of the fourth term campaign. i But we doubt that this clever little trick will work. Those 23,000,000 taxpayers are not as dumb as Mr. Mor-

~genthau thinks. They understand simple arithmetic. They |-

know that a government borrowing two-thirds of the money it is spending is piling up a mortgage against their future. They know that when their backs are being scratched “with one hand their pockets will be picked with the other. The people understand the workings of hidden taxes. They pee through the political hokum of soaking-the-rich and ~ socking-the-corporations--knowing that in the end the pills are paid by the rank and file in higher prices and Jower wages—that, as President Roosevelt himself said, “taxes are paid in the sweat of every man who labors.” Mr. Morgenthau seems to have forgotten what Abe Lincoln said: “You can’t fool all the people all the time.”

Made ‘Comfortable’ Trip

BUT THERE is in the verdict of the rationing authorities an admission that they, think it was quite all right for this man to make his long journey by automobile, using gas obtained with C tickets, a ration restricted to the most essential war workers, when there was plenty of railroad and bus transportation, His reason for driving could not have been other ‘than his personal pleasure and comfort, for the trip by car must have taken much more time and everybody knows, of course, that the public transportation

at the suggestion of the government better off than those who couldn't other reasons didn’t. That means misery, worry probably illness for many. Yet the business of the union which this shortage by order of an individual tyrant so highly respected by an agency of the that Lewis is permitted to draw on the of gasoline to drive not merely to the movie house or a race track or a few miles away, which would able travel by another civilian. is fill her up and take along his C book f go for a pleasure tour.

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“WHAT HAPPENED TO SMOKE ABATEMENT?” By Robert A. Danley, 1916 N. Meridian st. A couple or so years ago nationwide attention was attracted to the

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversiés excluded. Because

diplomat or an international lawyer to see the merits of complete disarmament of our enemies. We believe Germany is guiity of having started two terrible wars in the last generation; and I'd like for

and to our Oriental allies this.is extremely humillatin Measures are pending now before senate and hous

\ of the volume received, let- £. s . » - . to PLANS FOR THE PACIFIC This Is Settled Policy smokioem of Lk bouis-s ha) tia oud be limited fo 260 [JU SE¥one lo explain to us how) expects to put | THE Pearl Harbor naval conference of Admirals King, | js pxpLANATORY note to his ration board | gn which - > y Xe ded. | words. Letters must be |prived of er last piece of milltary| The trouble, of course, was fundamentally sconemie, role of a succe : Nimitz and Halsey and their staffs, now completed, Was | said he went to Indianapolis to wind up the affairs ay Sanapol talk of “smoke| signed. Opinions set forth Avearuis and “ll machinery nd There would have been similar riots had Americans of Jody's Sop act probably the most important Pacific strategy meeting of | of & union bank of which he was president, to Spring- [abatement as there has been smoke.| here are those of the writers, |. i PO a et — : Deen in a play the war. According to the brief official announcement, the | field on legal and financial affairs of the mine work- Deve Nappenied 15. be smiice end publication in no way [problems to solve after the: shoot- — Be a subject was “plans for the Pacific campaign.” Tuesday's | ers, and to Cincinnati to take part in wage negotia- |, 2 1f not. why not?| . implies agreement with those |ing stops.and they won't be made subj Pp paign all been done , why a fr was completed | attack on Wake island followed, The Pearl Harbor censors | tions. The published . correspondence contains no | ‘Who was to be jostled into seeing| opinions by The Times. The Urmer enemy. siting Rie Gran ; cleared | to x di : th : babilit : { at American suggestion that the availability of public transporta- that something is done? It is evi- Times assumes No responsis Acros the table with a. pistol In his I Rs ' } stories discussing the probability of gre tion was even discussed and the case is marked |dently possible to prevent such bility for the retum of We. are. savised “wisel “ “It hit me 1 offensives. closed and the rest of the people are put on notice [smogs—St. Louis proved that. ity ‘or lhe relum of many. Rk Pens 10 mh by many Just sat down This can hardly be news to the enemy. After all, our | that this is the settled policy of their government. If the quantity of smoke cannot| scripts and cannot enter cor- | CoP pe Sa war and night.” she navy has been waiting a long time to avenge Pearl Harbor. be Se ia respondence regarding them.) - | vetter way to oll Sha} stg ho Ee pend of It had to be patient while it built up a superior sea and | effort, but important to them nevertheless, who terrible! m—- wardly and our neighbors outwardly, Miss ay Bo air force and while requirements: elsewhere spread it thin | stmply would not think of asking for gasoline for. y Siioquate homies snd esr UVITE | the whole world that our enemies | shaneh English. over the seven seas. But there has never been doubt in BEING 80 SMUG" And how would you look, inside a wil be, thoroughly Glsarwied aud - writing Jog, > : , s ; ever perm rearm literature and anyone's. mind—friend’s or foe's—that the U. 8, navy | postponed, neglected or otherwise attended to ef- |, ou ;qnapotts- the-- united nations are compelled i versity of Kent

would try to take and keep the offensive in the Pacific “Just ‘as soon as~it- could concentrate: envugly task forves > for that purpose. evr ~-Qbviously that time is approaching. The battle of the Atlantic against the U-boats, though not now won, is under control. Surrender of the Italian fleet and allied

rands which could not be justified as war business. All this time, however, union officials have enjoyed ‘a #pecial right to draw special rations of fuel wi no obligation to justify their milleage except to say, if questioned, that they were on union business.

Case Especially Flagrant

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larger war plants in Indianapolis; and, believe me, it's a heartrending job! , : We can understand why some cantankerous oldsters might not wish

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“WE MUST COMPLETELY DISARM OUR ENEMIES” By Ernest T. Pearson, Lawrence In all thé printed stories we read

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_|fight another war every few years

to keep a large army in the axis

surrender it will be far cheaper in men and money than to have to

-—and you don’t have to be an international banker to figure that out. :

By Emma Rivers Milner

"War" Against God"

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itd a : : THE LEWIS case is particularly flagrant to live next door to a child or two.| ; : acquisition of African, Italian and island bases have cleared | perely because he is unpopular arly BOY even Yet we can Soot 3 EE to wa and in all the radio talks we hear| So, just for the sake of good ol on most of the Mediterranean, multiplying the allied mer- | cause he, through his union, prevented the {skilled men, just because they have| relative to post-war planning, there Aerie gouaon esi end sel “Domed pan it chant marine by restoring short shipping routes and liber | tion of millions of tons of coal which Should have | eh age: oF younger childn. lig always the expressed desire fori) ror” oy "cotion-padded 7 “It fa a sple ating many allied warships. Jap retreat from the Aleu- | been mined. It is flagrant because the motor travel |each day, because no one has been |* just and lasting peace. And once|, . io; of the real prevention of leadership, . tians has simplified our naval problem in the North Pacific. | ¥as sbeolutely unnecessary ond inexcusable with | willing to rent him a house. Yes, I 8 bite maon SO mld soul hat ar am, 0d Completely. and wo the citi ‘ a : ative transportation a ' uncom- (he has children, aged three and courage thoroughly ve our ene of : co And, finally, our produetion of new warships is mounting | sortable and because, in recognition ‘of ‘Dis favored \seven years, any and: all means by which they , uch. Ynpreceds ‘rapidly. position, the OPA finds it legal. : Another man lives in a boarding can start another war. And you ‘achieved, - "non PE But the incident will not cause a ripple. The don't, have to be a member of » rman A | BRL : people are weary and punch-drunk indigna senate investigating commitiee to ; HERE has been some fear that plans for a western | Ui "stots are futile. J Ee oe a % and edited © Higher front against Germany might further postpone major ; y "0 destroy the Mr. Pulliam action in the Pacific. Also, the widely publicized Burma “MAYBE A GRASSHOPPER ‘hthded 1 8 sig- food of -

* campaign this fall, under Lord Mountbatten, might absorb all or most of the naval strength liberated from the Medi- : terranean. Indeed, the chief point of Gen. MacArthur's recent protest was that the Southwest Pacific command was not getting enough naval and air force for a major offensive. . ! But the Pearl Harbor conference—the first such meeting attended by the navy’s chief of operations, Adm.

We the People

By Ruth Millett

=—+- THE WAR HAS brought a new

IS DISTURBING PEOPLE” By Disgusted, Indianapolis Dogs, take to your kennels, something’s running wild! But it's just a bum steer. . : Some people who don’t seem to be able to read ‘are after your friend, “Disgusted.” A Times reader takes it that I'm a woman, and not a man,

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King—seems to indicate that the allies are at last strong Tousen bum enough to attack the long Japanese line from several — © npio directions, that neither the MacArthur nor Mountbatten or men an o front, nor both, will prevent us from opening other Pacific a. on the |

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~The Japs are going to be mighty busy in many places

when Adm. King really cuts loose.

“SQUARE DEAL” FOR LABOR

J ABOR, complains Philip Murray, hasn't had a “square deal” from the administration and congress. The C. L

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dent, speaking to the United Auto Workers’ convention at Buffalo, made plain his opinion that organized ; ; ] . workers’ support for a Roosevelt’ fourth term and for con- = - Ie | " no oF gressmen who seek re-election should depend on whether Rs iS \ | | meso olen. heard pg por's demands are met between now and election day. . Considering all the Roosevelt administration has done $0 build up the power of Mr. Murray and other bosses of organized labor movement, and considering the steadof the president and congress to provide any | tection for the public and the workers against |® ble abuse of such power, Mr. Murray's attitude