Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 April 1944 — Page 10

he Indianapolis Times "PAGE 10 Tuesday, April 11, 1944

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THE LONDON CONFERENCE

HE Anglo-American negotiations now under way in London, under Mr. Eden and Mr. Stettinius, are officially described as “only exploratory.” They are, in the sense that any tentative decisions must be confirmed by the chiefs of government, and eventually by the American and British publics. But the necessary meeting of President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Marshal Stalin cannot take place unless this London conference finds some basis of agreement, "The time for allied generalizations is past. The “Charters of Freedom”—the Atlantic, the Moscow, the Tehran and the Cairo—are well known. Those pledges must now be applied. The list of problems unsolved, and of questions unanswered, is longer than the number of countries in Europe. High on the list are: Post-war treatment of Germany, the Polish dispute, French representation, a democratic regime in Italy, unification of Yugoslav and Greek factions; a more potent allied policy in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, and stoppage of neutral aid to the axis. Moreover, there is growing inter-allied friction over post-war control of oil resources, international credit, shipping, aviation, communications, and bases. Overall is the problem of creating and maintaining international organization for a just and secure peace. o » o . s o WHEN THE big three announced at Tehran that they had agreed to work together on such questions, it was hoped generally that progress would be more rapid than | has been the case. There have been several causes. Let it | be noted, however, that the old question mark on American | post-war policy has not been responsible for the disappointments. Since overwhelming passage of the Fulbright and Connally resolutions by bi-partisan vote, the American policy of international to-operation has been ready and waiting, all dressed up but no place to go. That policy again was underlined by Secretary Hull's speech on Sunday. The rub is that Russian and British policies since Tehran have tended more toward.a balance-of-power and gpheres-of-influence system than toward the free and equal international organization of sovereign nations pledged by the Hull-Moscow pact. That is the record, unfortunately. And America cannot co-operate for the division of Europe into Russian and British spheres of influence. We believe jt is basically wrong. We believe it is the sure road to more chaos and another world war. : s # » » #" # AMERICA DOES +not blame Russia and Britain for seeking the best security obtainable—we seek the same for ourselves. But we have learned from two world wars that gatellite states in Eastern Europe, and in Western Europe a weak France and a puppet Italy, cannot stand against a potentially stronger Germany—no matter how completely Germany seems crushed. Security against another German

many, is in a free and strong and unfted Europe. Only by holding fast to that costly lesson of experience, proclaimed in their pledges, can the allies find practical golutions to the hard political problems now threatening their essential unity. That is the task of the London conference, and of the Big Three meeting which should follow.

HERE'S THE REASON

RDINARILY we do not dignify anonymous letters by giving them space in the paper. But we have received one that asks a question that may be in the minds of others. Referring to the recent raid on the poker game in the room of John K. Jennings, war manpower commissioner, the letter says: “The Honorable Judge John AENQs was elected to enforce the law. If it is unlawful to pla}~bingo, poker or any other game of chance, why then should they make an exception in the case of Mr. Jennings and his six guests? “Why should a search warrant be necessary? ... “Regardless of which party is administering the law, I think, if it is illegal to gamble, then all offenders should be given the same treatment, regardless of their age, polit-

reason for dismissing Mr. Jennings and his six guests please print it in your newspaper.”

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menace, and opportunity for an eventual democratic Ger- |

. . . AF ical connections or any other reason. If there is any other |

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

NEW: YORK, ‘April 11.~1 have

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nicious dictum that I have ever . heard propounded in the entire career of the New Deal, This is an excerpt from a decision by Justice Felix Frankfurter, the head philosopher of the Roosevelt government, who loaded the New Deal administration with his disciples in the early days and wound up on the bench of the } supreme court. : Here is what he said in a recent decision: . “The notion that, because the words of a statute are plain, it’s meaning also is plain is merely pernicious oversimplification.” : I have not read the rest of the decision but I feel free to take this quotation out of context because it was cited out of context by Miss Marguerite Rawalt, the president of the Federal Bar association, .a bund of New Deal catch-polls and other scourges of the bureaucracy, in an exhortation to the legal profession to take advantage of the doubt, confusion and misery of George Spelvin, American, in his dealings with “some 217 special courts, bureaus and commissions which, today, decide upon and administer various federal laws, directly affecting the citizens and busi-~ ness firms of this country.”

Citizen Delivered to Lawyers

MISS RAWALT pointed out with triumphant delight that the citizen had been delivered into the hands of the lawyers not only by congress but by the supreme court through its interpretations of laws, and said that Mr, Frankfurter had sounded a warning against reliance on the literal language of the statutes, May I run over Mr. PFrankfurter's dictum again? “The notion that, because the words of a statute are plain, its meaning also is plain is merely pernicious oversimplification.” So it is pernicious of you to believe that the law means what it plainly says. So you are a bad citizen, a lawless person, if you obey the law according to the plain language of congress unless Mr. F., and his colleague, Mr. Black, late of the Ky-Klux Klan; Mr. Murphy, who flinched his duty in the face of mob insurrecticn in Michigan, and others of the Roosevelt ma-

intent,

'Perilous to Citizen to Comply’

the citzens to comply even with Mr. Frankfurter's own interpretations of the law. For, although he seldom uses plain language, we have to use our own poor intelligence in interpreting his meanings and we might, even then, go wrong. Some of us who have pondered Justice Frankfurter's opinions are given to suspect from the wordy sinuosity of his expression, that he is less intent on interpreting the intention and constitutionalify of congressional acts than in maintainjng that personal ambiguity which would enable him to take both sides and the middle ground on any question so as to defy challenge by intelligent argument. One of his colleagues, in a dissenting opinion, once quoted a phrase of gibberish from the prevailing opinion written by Justice Frankfurter, and said of it: “Whatever that may mean” or words to that effect. It must be kept in mind that the author of this sinister doctrine is one of the most influential individuals in the group in Washington which now rules 130 million Americans, And here is Mis¢ Rawalt, another important-New Deal bureaucrat, joyously reminding her fellow-lawyers that he has nullified the plain language in which congress has tried to express the will of the people, so that the citizen must beat a path to their doors and pay a fee to be advised how to conduct himself in almost any contact with his government,

"Trickery, Not Forthrightness, Desired" .

CONVERSELY, IF Frankfurter'’s ‘dictum means anything, then obscurity, not clarity; trickery, not forthrightness, is to be desired in the law and the 10 commandments do not necessatily mean what most of us have always understood them to mean. “Thou shalt not kill” might mean to Mr. Frankfurter a di-

just happened upon the most per» |

jority of the court have first ratified the congressional |

ACCORDING TO all this, it would be perilous to |

A Fine old Japanese Print!

By James Thrasher

WASHINGTON, April 11.— There has been a good deal of talk about (a) manpower shortage, ‘and’ (b) paper shortage. We had never the existence of either until there came to hand a study on “Family Behavior, Attitudes and Possessions,” which is Volume 4 of a series called “Family Living as the Basis for Dwelling Design.” Now we wonder, The study is, as you might ex- : pect, a design for building postwar houses around prospective dwellers’ habits. But it has also a lot more. As explained in the preface (there are also an introduction and analysis of the problem) here is stuff for'the. sociologist, the anthropologist and the psychologist as well. Having read the fascinating monograph, such learned gentlemen will probably share our amage-

to come thus far without this volumie's help. The authors pried into the inner workings of some typical American families, and the following samples are typical of their findings: “Twelve women have a triple mirror, of whom six use it for combing hair, three for dressing, and three make no use of it at all.” (This is followed by Table ‘40, “Per Cent of People Putting on Clothes While Seated.”) *All husbands shave standing. in the bathroom. « + » Three women read, three smoked, and 15 reported they sang in the tub.”

Some Brilliant Deductions

BESIDES STRAIGHT reporting, the study has some brilliant deductions: “Although the nightgown is most popular in both winter and summer, there is a shift to pajamas in winter, which means they must be warmer.” (Capital, my dead Holmes! But how the deuce did you ever figure it out?) ‘ Bathroom sleuthing disclosed that 58 per cent of the families use the tub for umbrella storage, and 54 per cent for foot washing. Also that 83 per cent can reach the faucet while sitting in the tub. It also reveals that “when showering most women report

The Hoosier Forum

1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.

“VERY STRANGE LINE OF REASONING” By Mrs. 1. M. P., Greensburg

An article written by T. Ernest Maholm in The Times shows a very strange line of reasoning, or so it seemed to me. It'has always been a wonder to me why so many people object to laws which are made for the good of the greatest number of people. I suppose it is because there are so many “me-first” people, they care nothing as to how their selfishness affects others, whether it may cost lives in the armed forces of this country does not mean a thing. Yet Mr. Maholm prates about honest American citi-

by rationing of gasoline—forsooth! It is because of just such people that it was necessary to ration anything at all; they cannot be trusted and I am afraid a halo would not fit their heads, much as Mr. Maholm would like to wear one. No, there would be no black markets, no call for counterfeit ration stamps if every American citizen was really honest and patriotic, and all were unselfish, for selfishness is the root of all evil, all other evils stem from selfishness.

vine adjuration to murder and the common interpretation of the clergy, and laity might be “pernicious oversimplification.” In this shocking phrase, Mr. Frankfurter has relieved himself of all responsibility for any judgment he may ever give, However plain his language, he didn't mean what he said. And the more obscure his language, the less the chance of George Spelvin, American, to hold him to his word. If plain words do not express plain meanings, how else can meanings be expressed?

We The People By Ruth Millett |

this country badly wounded.

figured his face.

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believe in war marriages — happen to their men.

grown up with him.

across?” No, she didn't,

ried him.

Surgery Isn't Enough

THERE IS a reason, and it also answers the question,

“Why should a search warrant be necessary?” That reason may be found i

reads:

and the persons or things to be seized.”

bre arrested legally on a warrant made out in Stewart Donnelly?

defend the Constitution.

" John Jones. |

APPLAUSE FOR AUDIENCE OLLYWOOD beauties deserve * all th

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Constitution and article four of the Bill of Rights, which

Does that make it cleat why John Jennings could not the name of

It is true that Judge McNelis was elected to enforce the law. But in his oath of office he swore to uphold and That is his highest duty, to protect the basic rights guaranteed by the Constitution to every citizen—whether that citizen be John Jennings or

e thanks they've |

he is looking forward to a full and happy life.”

n | It should have said: “Thanks to bone grafting and n the fourth amendment {fo the TU. S. | other surgery, and to a girl's abiding love, he is look-

| ing forward to a full and happy life.”

| The young men who come back from war crippled y co and disfigured aren’t going to lead “full and happy The right of the people to be secure in their persons, | lives"—no matter what surgery can do for them— houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched,

unless the women they love stand by them. Shouldn't we try to make women understand tha —instead of preaching a “look out for yourself

amounts fo.

So They Say—

disarmament.—Prof. Hans Kohn of Smith College. . * *

Georgia.

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THEY SHIPPED him back to |

He didn't have a wife—but he | had a girl, 19—a girl who had Since

Did she say, as the advice-givers would support: jo “Thank goodness I didn't marry him before he went %€ must have gestapo methods in it

She went clear across the country to be near him so that the could visit him every day. To support herself, she got. a job in a war plant. And then, while he still lay in a hospital bed, she mar-

“TODAY,” SAID the newspaper account of the wedding, “thanks to bone grafting and other surgery,

philosophy to them? Which is all that the old “suppose he comes back maimed” kind of talk actually

THIS TALK of free access for all nations to raw materials is a cheap fallacy, They should have controlled access to raw materials. This means economic

NO ONE realizes how important and tedious a task it will be to exterminate all the Japs and take over all lands on which they live and fight.—Sgt. Alfred H. Paddison Jr., back fromm the Aleutians and New

THANKS TO a good grain harvest, the total diet g ser | in the occupied countries, with the doubtful exception received for undergoing the rigorous perils of front- | of Greece, is as good as or better than last winter. | line life to bring entertainment to our troops overseas. But how about a word for the soldiers themselves who have. °° suffered the disillusionment of seeing their favorite pin-up | rous in slacks and GI long underwear, "but, 57'S Piesiegts

Rations in the Danube countries are now on a gener- ’

BUSINESS WHICH has contributed thousands of thinking society.

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| HOPELESSLY BLIND” | By Voice in the Crowd, Indianapolis.

Disillusioned is either kidding someone or is hopelessly blind. It seems impossible that anyone should |be serious in writing as he has in | the Forum, The $18 per week for 18 weeks is an ace in the hole for the time when jobs cannot be found. It is a “social gain” for those folks who when they are working cannot think of saving for the rainy day. Use it up, however, and it is gone until it is re-established by new employment.

Nazi shell had torn off one of his |a week job deserves the same legs, injured the other, and dis- [sympathy as one who would set

{himself adrift in a boat and then

What happened to nim was [scuttle it. . just what girls are being warned | —by the advice-givers who don't | “THIS ISN'T

MAY GERMANY”

| By Mrs. Smith, Indianapolis

| concerping a raid on a private room

his “no mean city” of Indianapolis. Freedom for which our boys are fighting doesn't mean a thing in this city and why isn't Mr. Beeker

zens being driven to black markets |

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded, Because of the volume received, letters should be limited to 250 words. Letters must be signed. Opinions set forth here are those of the writers, ard publication in no way implies agreement with those opinions by The Times. The Times assumes no responsi bility for the return of manuscripts and cannot enter correspondence regarding them.)

fighting for something bigger than friendly poker games? A real war is going on and people want to enjoy their homes and wouldn't a soldier feel fine to have his home raided by some policeman when hé

freedom to live as he pleases? This isn’t Germany. - “POLICE HAVE TREMENDOUS PROBLEM” By Satisfied, Indianapolis In. support of A Voter:

It's

has fought to have his home and

very gratifying to read your praise

Mayor Tyndall. He knew from the very first what would trouble us most with an ever-increasing population in the crowded war center that we are. He foresaw the ruthlessness that could breed and hibernate in Indianapolis unless strong protective measures were taken in advance, Bless his soul, he is a fine man. s

“STOP POLITICS IN BUSINESS” By Everett S. Brown, 2752 Winthrep ave. We hear much said about production and mere production, I have reached the conclusion that half or more is bunk. You may ask why I say such. The answer is you ask for a purchase priority and the answer is “no.” Such answers are most always from high school graduates that do not know the first letter in the agricultural alphabet. Why are they permitted to give such answers? The answer is very plain, Politics, Stop politics in business. That is more important than playing horses as most politicians are now doing. They do not appear upon the sur. face as being sincere in bringing this, the most hideous of all wars, to a final end. If they are sincere, let's have less talk and more sincere action, Can you Mr. and Mrs, Politician? I doubt it.

| they do not get their hair wet. The reason is that they wear a cap and most do not mind it. Of those | who do get their hair wet 50 per cent mind it.” (Well, . | get yourself a cap and stop squawking.) Occasionally there is a wistful admission of work | undone: “It would seem worthwhile investigating how | far the desire for twin beds may be tied up with a Hollywood social influence as a by-product of censorship restrictions.” We shall probably have the answer in Volume 5. There are 200 pages of this, 200 pages of heavy, slick, shiny paper. Whaddayamean, manpower and paper shortage?

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, April 11This present manpower crisis over the 26-year-olds—which by rough count would be manpower crisis number 14 if anyone had taken the trouble to keep a list —has brought to light more conflicting information than anything yet. Two years ago the experts on the war manpower commission were saying that the country could next get by without national service legislation. The White House is supposed to have thrown cold water on the proposal at that time, so WMC got busy and tried to work out the problem by voluntary controls. Today the White House favors national pervice legislation and the manpower boys are saying that the country can get by without it. Politically you might think that the chances for any general national service legislation being passed before the elections would be nil. On the gther hand, there is some opinion that when the invasion of Europe begins, and the casualty lists pile up, the country and congress will be thoroughly alarmed and will pass national service legislation in a hunry, ignor-

ment that civilization and the family have managed

Any man who*would use this nest A egg rather than take a $30 or $35

of Judge Niblack and the city police, Take this opportunity to express my debt of gratitude to The Indianapolis Times for the expressions of the forward thinking citizens through the Hoosier Forum. Let's all remember the primaries that are coming up and try to install a prosecutor that will have pride in co-operation and mutual assistance to the various departments of the city and county government with whom they are direct ly or indirectly connected. It is my opinion that if we choose wisely we will not have our daily papers crammed with shameful, meaning-

nine hours a day.

“WE WOULD LIKE SOME CONSIDERATION” By A Schoo! Custodian, Indianapolis 1 have worked for the school board for a good many years, and we have got many promises but they have never been carried out. We

don't want to strike, but for two and a half years we have been trying to get our hours cut down to

Most head custodians work 12-14 hours a day. We like our jobs but

ing political considerations.

This last argument may be in the nature of trying to persuade congress to take action immediately. But the reluctance of congress to rush through any national service legislation now is perfectly understand. able, for there is perhaps less agreement on this subject than on-any issue in Washington,

Why All the Hubbub?

THE BITTERNESS of the fight over men of 26 and under who have been deferred because they are in essential industries would seem io be all out of proportion to the number of men involved. There are less than a million such men, 500,000 on farms, 400,000 in industry. If selective service averages on

eading the news items

at thé Claypool, it seems a pity that

the war, reasonably happy

prosecutor.

ing with the public.

less, egotistical blasts against our police department who we all know have a tremendous problem since They have had to go it alone, unable to obtain new recruits. They have kept our city with their generous service in spite of the verbal bombings from the present Support them now by electing the prosecutor that will cooperate and point the way if they find an officer has erred in making an arrest or in his method of deal-

I most happily join you in your personal comments of our honorable

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we would like some consideration. With low wages and long hours the schools can’t get the kind of men they should have. School janitors must be of a better class of men than ordinary janitors if the parents ‘want the Indianapolis schools to be on a high level. I know I would. I think .the school board is unjust in turning us down. # - . “WAKE UP, AMERICA” By J. E. R., Indianapolis Wake up, America! It is time we realized that in spite of all the high-sounding phrases and the high pressure propaganda barrage being blasted at us from Washington we are losing the war diplomatically everywhere. That may sound like a strong statement, but if you examine the facts you will find it is true. England is no more interested in presenting India vith the four freedoms on a silver platter and providing a bottle of milk for every Hottentot than she ever was. Stalin is falling all over himself safeguarding Russian interests and laying the ground for a pro-Russian Eastern

their own welfare and no one else's. And what are we doing? With our present wishy-washy foreign policy we are still fumbling around trusting to luck that when peace is declared we will still have our pants. Now is the time to. come out and talk rough, telling everyone what our post-war foreign policy is going to be. If we don't and unless some changes are made mighty soon, we are going to get left at the peace conference just like we were the last time. Sn How about it, Americans, are we going to stick to the outmoded theory that “the administration can do no "or are we going to demand a definite foreign policy now? ———————————————

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rejections would apply, over a third would be found unfit for military service. ‘Employers are still too prone to hoard physically acceptable men, industrialists are wanting to keep their young technicians, a ers are wanting every man they can get. Yet if the armed forces say they need these men for active service, who can dispute it? This comes first. It should be made clear, however, that these men are needed as replacements and not as additional manpower requirements, The goals of 7,700,000 men for the army and 3,600,000 for the navy, set for attainment by July 1, still stand. The army program is understood to be up to or ahead of schedule. The navy program lags a little, partly becayse ships have been built and put in service faster and in greater numbers than had been believed possible. Quotas of men being asked for by the services now are to replace battle casualties and men discharged from active service for other reasons. Even after the 11300,-000-man goal is reached, replacements will still be necessary.

Manpower Supply Is Adequate

ON THE home front, the war production front, goals have all been met. Even farm goals. In munitions industries, over 200,000 men have already been laid off. There are only four tight industries insofar as manpower requirements are concerned—coal mining, logging, lumbering and railroading, Ngflonally, the supply of manpower is adequate, though ifi specific localities and individual factories or industries the supply may be short. Moving the surplus men and women to the shortage area takes managing, but to say that this country of 135,000,000 people faces a manpower crisis with a breakdown of the éivilian services is much like the other attempts to make crisis out of the draft of prePearl Harbor fathers or of 18-year-olds, In achieving this management 6f manpower, War Manpower Commissioner Paul V. McNutt, who is at the center of all these crises, takes a good bit of kicking around. So much so that one wag the other day nominated the governor for the order of the purple bottom. S.

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