Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1943 — Page 18

mean anything. We thing it can mean

than we are naive enough to believe in Mussolini's Bad whom Eisenhower charged with aiding man before the allies forced his belated unSe surrender. And not that we forget the stab-in-the-back of France, and the rape of Ethiopia, Albania and Greece, because Italian rulers now flop to the winning

If this were merely a change of front by a defeated and discredited military dictatorship, certainly it would mean little. Unless, that is, the allies had bought it with ges to perpetuate Badoglio-Savoy rule—in which case it would be a hetrayal by the allies of themselves and of the Italian. people. But it is not that. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin pledge that the Italian people shall be free after the war to choose their own government, and have induced Badoglio to repeat that pledge—which allied arms will enforce, All the allies are doing in relation to the Badoglio group after forcing its unconditional -surrender—is -to accept any aid it can give in defeating Germany. The allies would be stupid to do otherwise.

QUT the significance of

Italy fighting Germany is not to * be found in the Badoglio-Savoys—rather in the Italian people. The Italians were sold into fascism and never accepted it in the degree that Germans accepted naziism. The Italian people never supported conquest as enthusiastically as the German people. It is true that the Italians—those who remained out of graves, prisons or exile—were too weak or too indifferent to overthrow fascism, which col lapsed only under allied blows. But it is not true that the Italian people ever had sympathy for German militarism and racism. They always hated and feared both. The Italians have been almost the slaves of the Germans—in Italy and on the fronts—all during the war. In recent weeks they have been victims of extreme barbarism. The Italians have the right, as well as the duty, to help defeat the invader, mr mom acto 7 Only thus can they “earn freedom and self-respect. ‘That does mean something.

EQUITY IN TAXES? | YAJASHINGTON experts are talking loudly but none too 17 realistically about “equity in taxation.” ~ There is no such thing. Of all federal taxes, the one which in theory approaches nearest to equity is the income tax—which is supposed to take it from each according to his ability to pay. ~ Here is a tax which takes the same amount of money from each of two citizens with identical incomes and families of the same size. That would be fair, other things equal—hut other things are not equal. For it is obvious that if one taxpayer lives in a large city where living costs are high and the other lives in a small town where living | costs ave lower, their ability to pay is not the same. If their living standards are the same, the small-town man has much more left after he has paid his tax and fed, clothed and housed his family. "= = #8» THE farmer gets a break over both the small-town man and the city fellow. Much of the farmer's income is - never rasiated into cash, and therefore never passes the scrutiny of the tax collector. He supplies his family table largely from the produce of his own acres and from barter with his neighbors. He swaps so many bushels of corn for so many hogs, and has both hominy and side-meat for his table without receiving or parting with any folding money. But not so with the man in the town or city who works for a wage or salary. His pay is taxed at the source, and ~ he parts with still more cash at the grocery and butcher shop to get hominy and side-meat at prices which include not only the cost of corn and hogs but also profits for the ‘grocer and butcher and the other handlers and processors, with a little added to help them pay their taxes, too. ~ There probably are fewer income taxpayers among farmers, proportionately, than among any other group in | America. That is not because farmers have relatively less i real income, or are actually less able to pay. It's because the tax doesn’t reach them, as it reaches others. Though the. come tax is doubtless our mest equitable federal levy, it is

still far from perfect. A CALL FOR GIRL SCOUT LEADERS ANAPOLIS is urgently in need of more Girl Scout ders A Sampaign oo gs this week to interest Women In an organization which has a distinguished in worthwhile community activities. To be specific: , the Girl Scout service work included selling of war and bonds, making cookies and delivering them to ien's clubs, ushering and acting as hostesses at events, distributing and collecting Good Will teer service with the war fund, the Children’s cou officials estimate. that there are approxis who want to join but who cannot because irs. An incomplete survey prepared by the ies reveals that 100 volunteer adults Mow untouched by any girls’ are 2750 Girl Scouts now in the

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FATHER SHORTELL presented these ts, but : utter them to members of s union gives me whereas I ignore them for obvious come from professional unioneers, to the Jesuits and respect them. When he speaks of good unions, Father Shortell reminds me of a conversation I had with another priest some months ago. This priest said that one

I went to school

dead at thelr funersis, but only-prayed for the repose of their souls, was that eulogy instantly challenges

lections in refutation. I did permit myself to believe that the Garment

tions led by idealistic men, David Dubinsky and Daniel Tobin, respectively. I inched out on a limb and had a very painful ‘fall as I became betler acquainted with the. ethics and practices of the men, themselves, and the methods of their unions. I felt that I had played the fool in trying to be fair and had been a bad reporter, ’

These Men Aren't Democratic

THESE MEN are not democratic in. our popular understandings of the word. Dubinsky uses his power to. try to regulate the politics of his subjects and Tobin, one of the money-aristocrats of unionism, knowingly sat in the highest council of the A. F. of L. with & notorious racketeer, refraining from protest lest he provoke political reprisals within the organigation. He also tried to debar his subjects from r to the public gourts and denounced anyone who would go to court for legal relief from the oppression of a boss-unioneer as a form of life lower than the scab who has no more rights than a Jew in Germany. 1 simply do not know of any union which I could honestly praise as good, although I readily admit that I do not know all about all of them. But not

if only because they all believe in coercion and force and are subject fo no restraining laws. If Father Shortell can name one which can stand inspection, I wish he would.

Full-Time Job for Any Man

AS “TO antisocial policies and practices in business the answer is that I think these are pretty well covered by legal forbiddance and that the study of union practices is a full-time job for any man ‘who tries it. However, there are many good reporters who are welcome to this other field and, if all the rest are content to let it alone, why pick on me? , I think business is almost helpless these days and certainly well in hand, wheres unionism is dangerous, disorderly, irresponsible and running wild, to the great peril of us all.

We the People

By Ruth Millett

AMERICAN women have handled ration books Jong enough so ~that they should pay out ration points as quickly and easily as they use money. But do we? No. Most of us are still Gracie Allens when we get fi to the grocery counter and the ll Clerk says “seven blue points and eight reds.” : Mrs. Smith blithely tears out seven blue points marked "X'— they aren't usable. While a line waits keep

only to find behind her she explains how she never can track of what is good and what isn't, Mrs. Jones fills up a basket with canned goods, pays for it—and then finds she can't fake it all out of the store. She is shy 13 points, So she giggles and apologizes while she tries to figure out which items she can do without, and while the clerk tries to give her back the right change in both ‘points and money. And the line behind Mrs. Jones lengthens.

Finally Finds One

MRS. BROWN pays for her groceries, after digging down deep in a large, well-filled handbag, :

Mrs. Johnson 0 k the points she owes him when she her ration book and explains that to have a can of A It is evident that the feminine

meant to have fo cope rationing.

To the Point—

RIGHT NOW fall leaves look almost as those we colored In kindergarten. 2 le 8 : IT ISN'T TOO early for a man to decide what he i$ going to give his wife for Christmas—so she can change his mind In time. ~~ -

EEATHER bs song to end us ote some * +

NOW IS the time the average high school boy

would rather be right half than / y

> 4 ~ Mas shopping buy word cash.

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reason why the Catholic clergy rarely eulogized the : those present to unpleasant and possiply true col- |’

Workers’ and Teamsters’ unions were fine organiza- |

one.of the many. that I.do.know.about. can. I indotse |. I want. to. know, -can.

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defend to the death your right to say it.— Voltaire.

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“LET NOTHING HAPPEN TO FORUM ARTIST!” By Interested, Indianapolis The latest wrinkle is an illustrated article in this column. This interests_me, for I also have had a smat- | tering of art.

(Times readers gre invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Because of the volume received, let. ters should be limited to 250

Bored Reader, where have you ods Letters must he been his wrangling h x oy : been " le Did hong hd oe signed. Opinions set forth

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your sleep inducing instrument on yourself, and get a harder blow than you anticipated? ¢ HORS, traption be set to induce a nap of the Rip Van Winkle type? I really want to catch up on my sleep. Will it work on a fellow who wears a toupee? And can't it be put on the boss’ end of the telephone line? I want my boss to get hit in the head so hard that he will give me a substantial raise. ~ 1 suggest that you turn your inventive mind now toward producing an instrument for snuffing out Hitler. But be careful, we don't want anything to happen to our Hoosier Forum artist!

courts from violating the law, and,

at the close of the fiscal year 1942 —371 persons and Arms were indicied for stock fraud

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uw » . “GEARED TO PRODUCTION OF G. 0. P. PROPAGANDA” By Lloyd V. South, 3338 N. Hlinels st. The “slick paper” magazines are now being geared to the production

does not attempt to disguise purpose, which is the i of Republican support in 1044, 4 an invitation to labor to Join Republicans. The avowed Intention of Mr.in thy Johnston is the promotion of mare, cludin friendly relations between ap talistic and groups. some of the “old guard” bave guilty of

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Hvities Io. the past is readily ad-(seats in the senpie by that’ prt mitted by Mr. Johpstop, but he/served to n ' divis says they will be go bars in. th both bodies “This condition. made future—you have bis word for it... |i easy for a coalition of reactionary These laws gre ¥ “by ts with the Republicans to the securities and exchange com-jcénirol “legislation. Labor leaders mission.

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ence can he made to some unions whose has not been questioned. These are the railroad brotherhoods, the Interpational Typographical .union and the Brotherhood of Teamsters. There a many other capable and enlightened labor leaders who are outstan in this field. : :

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Nuys cast five votes approved, and 13 not approved, and that Senator Willis cast two approved, was ab-

By James Van Zandt, 725 N. East st. “Man Hours Lost by Excessive Peénalfies” in the Hoosier Forum Oct. 1, by James Stonehouse, was

| very. intayesting; it also gave us a

: «+ +» Of What is being done to the morale of war workers. a nehouse quotes, “Guards e behind lavatory doors to catch

a war worker smoking, then turn} The war worker gels al ihe

in. y layoff for laking § few Irom a ws s op. a . u a a TROT The commander-in-chief of ihe army and navy does not go to the

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much less than $10,500,000,000. “On the second score—if the administration was

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In Washington

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rasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 — A clash of musical snd bureaucratic

SRISDS broke out bers 1 $ betwien 8 noted Bu: ropeap opers orchestra conductor, who comes to Washington weekly to rehearse a government

egan after arsal, continued on into the night. i Finally the verbal barrage approached its climax J

with the conductor declaring, “Very well, I shal] have § nothing more to do with this organization.” | “You will have nothing more to do with this or- | ganization?” his brother repeated, with towering | scorn. “It is I who will have nothing more to do § with it!” | ‘By this time the assistant manager had caught the spirit of the thing, and fyrned on a little tem~

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