Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 May 1944 — Page 6
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IS THIS A CHALLENGE? N withdrawing as special judge in the burglary and auto banditry trial of William Cangany, Joseph Alfred Rolland and Herald Weidman in criminal court yesterday, William B. Miller showed good taste and a sense of legal propriety— though there may be some who will believe that this recognition came somewhat belatedly and only after a publicity spotlight was turned on the circumstances surrounding the trial. Judge Miller recognized that since he had appeared as attorney for the defendants in the recent White Swan case, which focused criticism on the special judge system, . it might not be seemly for him to remain on the bench for the pending case, especially after it appeared that there was some mystery as to which member of the prosecutor’s
staff participated in the striking-off of the special judge!
panel.
We agree. That is one of the weaknesses of the present |
special judge procedure, which should be revised at the next session of the legislature. The foundation of the courts is confidence in their integrity, impartiality and independence, in the tradition of “equal justice for all.” The courts, like Caesar's wife, should be above suspicion—and that is not always possible where attorneys in active practice are called in to occupy the bench. It is for that reason, that judges are paid salaries large enough so they can devote themselves exclusively to the bench during their term of office. Unfortunately, it is too easy under the present law to bypass the elected incumbent and obtain a special judge. A more adequate showing of proof of prejudice should be required, and it might be well to limit the special judges to other members of the county or state bench.
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MR. MILLER, in the course of his withdrawal, made a striking statement after referring to the newspaper publicity on the case. “In the future some newspaper reporter may be in court on some serious charge,” he said, “and that will be dealt with when it arises.” That sounds like a threat. But for whom was he speaking?
As a special judge, selected for this one case only, he scarcely is in a position to promise to ‘“‘deal with” this hypothetical reporter on some charge as yet unfiled.
Was he speaking for the regular judges? We doubt | | time he did not explain, for their existence had been
it, and certainly he had no authorization to do so.
Was he speaking for the legal profession? We are certain he was not. Or was he speaking for some invisible government which professes to have a hand in the administration of justice in the Marion county courts? Was he speaking for someone who wishes to frighten the newspapers into withholding facts on current criminal cases, facts the public is entitled to know?
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IN FAIRNESS to Mr. Miller, it should be pointed out that, when questioned about his statement, he said that it was only a joke. But joke or not, the words were spoken from the bench. And we aren't amused. Nor do we, or our reporters, scare easily.
We shall continue to watch closely the proceedings in our courts and to report, fully and fairly, the facts. And if those facts indicate that habitual criminals are being turned loose to prey on society and that officials are derelict in their duty to protect the public, punish the guilty and clear the innocent, we believe the people should know.
And we shall see that they do know!
THE NEW MODERATOR NDIANAPOLIS is proud of the distinction that has come to this city with the election of Dr. Roy Ewing Vale, astor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church, as moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the U. S. A. This is one of the highest honors that can come to a protestant clergyman. As moderator, Dr. Vale will preside
over a denomination that embraces more than 2,050,000.
communicants and 9400 ministers. It is a church that long has played an important role in the spiritual life of America, and its moderator commands respect and recognition throughout the world. In the four years that Dr. Vale has been a resident of Indianapolis, he has been an outstanding leader in the com- ~ munity and has made friends in every walk of life. These friends will join us in extending congratulations on an opportunity for service to which Dr. Vale brings the resources of deep spiritual faith and great ability.
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE A COALITION of Republicans and Southern Tories has “succeeded in running almost every decent man out of government,” reports Aubrey Williams. Remember Aubrey? He used to boss the National Youth Administration, until congress finally got fed up. He's the public servant who told a Workers Alliance meeting in an election year: ~ “You know who your friends are. Keep your friends power.” Nobody ever heard Aubrey complaining in public about government while Aubrey was on the payroll. But Aubrey doesn’t live there any more.
. YOUR HEAD 0 a helicopter was foul indoors during a demonWe've been asking durselves why ever since. Is
i? pastime to be part of our post-war life? If so, close the windows, crawl under the bed, and pray
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wrestler in the campaign, probably at the cost of some votes, but also because there are two other citizens available, both Roosevelts, who are much more authentic heirs to the President's powers; political fortunes, purposes and traditions.
'Could Continue to Be President’
THESE ARE Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Col. James Roosevelt of the marine corps reserve, the eaglet who served for a time as one of his father’s selfless anonymities and lobbyist, at $10,000 a year. Either would do admirably as a running mate for the President in quest of a fourth term; and a ticket composed of Roosevelt and Roosevelt would present an irresistible appeal to those who believe that there can be no such thing as too much Roosevelt. If the ticket were elected, either the wife or the son of the President could be relied on td carry out faithfully every design of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the event of his decision to resign in order to shape the peace in the councils of that brave new world of the future. In fact, secure in the knowledge that his wife or son would succeed him and that he thus could
continue to be President though yielding up the! title, Mr. Roosevelt should be more likely to resign!
than if Mr. Wallace were the runner-up; because
the President surely has not forgotten that an |
illustrious relative, Theodore, once made the mistake of resigning, as it were, leaving William Howard Taft
to carry out his policies; and that Mr. Taft, once : he got the feel of the job, carried out his policies |#
and dumped them in the ash can.
‘Sharp Symptoms of Willfulness'
NOBODY WHO KNOWS Mr. Wallace would suggest that he might repudiate Mr. Roosevelt's policies, but he has shown sharp symptoms of willfulness lately and, once upon the throne, and armed with those mighty prerogatives which Mr.
decide to subordinate the name of Roosevelt and write the name of Wallace even higher in the sky and in letters of yet more ruddy hue. He has been chosen by the Communists and the liberal party, with a program embracing socialism, fascism and anti-Catholicism, as 8 man who would loyally obey his chief in all events, even to succession through resignation. But the man has a strong neck and a will of his own and he has not looked on the President's performance and his firm but quiet | dismissal of old servants without realizing that if | he were President, he too, could be President en- | tirely, abiding no rivals. As to the mysterious letters, it may be antici-
of campaign whisper if not an open issue, for even “The Ghost Talks,”
curiosity, now aroused in this strange manner, will resolve that doubt in Mr. Wallace's favor.
‘Distinct Cut Above Fortune Telling’ WHY MR. MICHELSON chose to do this at this
kept quiet by Republicans and Democrats, alike, in 1940. His revelation may not prove to be a kiss of | death, but it easily could be a kiss of serious illness, and this from, of all men, the one who enjoys a reputation for something on the order of wizardry in creating and smothering publicity in the interests of the Democratic party. But, if there be those
Biddle has | called the President's aggregate powers, he might |
jarticle by H. W. Garner in today’s { Forum? |W. Garner for “standing by” our
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|statement: ‘People who are referpated that this time they must become a subject ling in the past.” Yet he would have
, . us try to forget just how terrible though Mr. Michelson did write in his confessions, | those “Hoover days” were. Not only that they were of doubtful |ere authenticity, there is Ho reason to assume that public | many were forced to live in tin
{of suffering and want.
who like to suspect that the letters of doubtful authenticity. were of the same mood and type as the Woodrow Wilson mash notes, let it be said that, | among journalists who heard of them at the time | and since, they were believed to deal with matters | occult and a distinct cut above fortune telling. | That there could be any constitutional objection to the election of Mis. Roosevelt as her husband’s partner in politics is an idle thought, considering the scope and force of the President's aggregate powers and the present personnel of the supreme court. So Mrs. Roosevelt would seem to be a shade preferable | to her oldest son, although only a shade. Her ac- | quaintance is greater among the groups who have | interesting talks and advance unusual ideas and, after | all, the lady has had 12 years’ experience as President without certificate of election.
After Mrs. Roosevelt's term, or terms,: there would | still be time for James and even, after him, Elliott,
We The People
By Ruth Millett
“HE NEVER acted like a married man,” Dorothy Arnold told the judge when she asked for a | divorce from Joe DiMaggio. Mrs. | DiMaggio went on to explain that her husband went out with his
| “PUT AWAY THAT | COPY OF NEW MASSES”
men friends, and that when he was at home he acted likg, a clam. The judge granted the divorce | _—but apparently he didn't set Mrs. - DiMaggio straight. If the baseball player behaved as she said—he was acting ver$, very much like a married man. That, in fact, was his trouble. Or, perhaps, since husbands are like that, the real trouble is that American girls aren’t taught what husbands are like, before they are married.
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Divorce Is Not the Answer
THEY ARE encouraged by everything, from the love stories to the advertisements they read, to think that if they just stay alluring their husbands will not only always love them, but stay eternally in love. They expect husbands to continue to exert themselves to be charming companions. They are led to believe that hubby will never hanker for any talk but that of _And then the romantic young man turns into a
husband who looks forward to his fishing trips with the boys more eagerly than to any vacation he takes with his wife, and who wants little but silence and
| the evening paper when he comes home at night. The
wife feels gypped. So much so that often she thinks the divorce court is the answer to her problem. Divorce definitely isn't a satisfactory answer, for if she tries marriage again—she’ll meet with the same thing in time. thi, The only half-way answer is the one grandmother used, to carry her safely through such disillusionment to reach her gdlden wedding day. It is simply, “Men are like that. , . .”
To The Point—
A SOUTH DAKOTA woman says she has lived to 102 because she minds her own business. Maybe some more of us ought to try it. :
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The Hoosier Forum
1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire.
Boies Penrose, Senator Norris and W ing? And why did we have to be |
pers are violent. What suits the British would not suit us. It 's well for us that our parties do not represent strict differences of economic strata or ideology. It would make our election campaigns too bitter, and might lead to a permanent cleavage in the nation, It is well also that we can't vote out the adminise tration at the drop of the hat, or we might well become like prewar France, which Mr. Pegler cites, in which several administrations would succeed each
“KEEP HIM FOR ANOTHER 12 YEARS” Mrs. William Shipp, 1520 Roosevelt ave. May I thank you for printing the
(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, and publication in no way implies agreement with those opinions by The Times. The Times assumes no responsibility for the return of manuscripts and cannot enter correspondence regarding them.)
I also wish to thank H.
President; and to all others of the same opinion, may I say, thanks a million, Another article in the Forum: this evening makes this
ring back to Hoover's day are liv-
little children hungry, but
shacks in the cold winter time because their parents were not able to pay the rent on comfortable homes for them. I cannot see how so many can condemn President Roosevelt when it was he who brought us through those dark days
tatorship” and “progressive measures” lead me to make one comment. Put away that copy of the New Masses, Mr. Garner. In closing I would like to ask one question. If called upon tomorrow to do so, would Mrs. Haggerty, Mr. Garner and their ilk stand ready to pay their share of the public debt which the Great White Father has
I know of many who benefited by the New Deal (because it was a fair deal) who now pretend they do not have as much of this world’s goods as in the days of the depression. I think there are a few who would gripe if they had the whole
world and a gold fence around it; {9°0€ such a splendid job of buildand to those who say they are not 8 UP® “2 a enjoying more of the good things , of life today than they were 12 “LET'S BE years ago, I wish to say to.them:| CONSIDERATE"
I will do all I can to Keep our President right where he is for another 12 oor rather than see the| 10 one of the recent Indianapolis suffering and want of 12 years ago, Papers were a few articles regardfor I have faith enough to believe |ing the poisoning ot dogs. In the he is for the working class of | May issue of Dog World there is a people and it is for us, the working ! photographic reproduction of a class, to see that he is elected for | yeposit check of $1000 with the a fourth term. Central National Bank of Chicago sa a = from the publishers of the magazine | to guarantee payment from time to {time of a $25 standing reward for | information leading to the arrest, By J. E. B., Indianapolis | conviction and imprisonment of Mr. Garner's long-winded ha-| persons found guilty of poisoning rangue in the Forum paints us al dogs. very dire picture of how terrible If there is any dog poisoning in everything was before the New Deal any neighborhood, persons interappeared and began to spread the ested in stopping it may write to new “liberalism.” I don’t deny that Dog World, 3323 Michigan blvd. conditions were bad during the lat-| Chicago 16, Ill, for free placards ter part of Hoover's term. However,| offering this reward. It gives notice things will be much worse if the also that the neighborhood is on New Deal wizards are allowed to re-| guard and ready to convict the tain their pre-war strangle-hold on| fiend who is poisoning the dogs. private enterprise during the post- There are humane ways of dealing war era. |with unwanted animals and perInsofar as the present congress haps a few convictions of such
By Mrs. Mary L. White, Indianapolis
is concerned, I don't care if they malicious persons would tend to
were elected by a minority of the force them to take lawful means voters or not. I think they are do-|of ridding themselves of these help-
ing a splendid job. Mr. Garner’s|less victims,
references to “exploiters of the| I live outside the city limits, but
Side Glances—By Galbraith
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citizens. this war, even. think of that? I know it is hard on you New Deal lawyers to see so large a
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just enough that the city people bring their unwanted pets and drop them in my vicinity. some to the dog pound or tried to find homes who would want and take care of them, but really it is unfair to force us to use our gaso-| line for transporting them to the dog pound when the people driving out this way could just as easily go there and still be doing the best thing by all concerned. I have two dogs and love animals in general, but it is impossible for me to be a | haven for all that come; so let's be | considerate and not burden the im-
I have taken
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know you. You are a lawyer . .., and have been hanging on to the {coattails of President Roosevelt for) dear life for many a year. Boy, how you really hate us Republicans. | ... I'd say you ought to be careful! your- | self some day. like a rdttlesnake| and die before the veterinary could] “Bigot, Fascist and! crackpot” were the kindest names! you called us Republicans in your little tribute. Really, most of us are husbands and fathers and are as kind to our young as the average Dealer. We Republicans hardly ever beat our wives more than once a
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In our misguided willful,
blinded manner we are groping to| better ourselves, too. Some of us Republicans even fought in France and many of us are native born Some of us have sons in| Now what do you
part of the public pottering around
happily unaware of the Great Man in the White House. Shame on the
dirty Republicans who would men-
strikes court,
call it
all
Yes,
money?
tion F. D. R. in the shame breath with Boss Hague of Jersey City or Earl Browder, the Communist he pardoned, or Boss Kelly of Chicago, or plowing under every third row,|"* or killing little pigs, or sit-down
or" packing the supreme
etc, so on.
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“ONLY A FOOL IS POSITIVE” By R. L. C., Indianapolis
The manner in which some people put their personal profit above other considerations American government is a little disgusting. They constantly recall how bad things were during the depression and how well off they are now. I am earning more now than ever before in my life and so are millions of workers profiting greatly from the war, Does it follow that we should {want the war to continue indefinitely? So that we can strike time and again for more and still more So that powerful union bosses can plot strikes in secret and condemn them in public? The injustice and corruption prevailing in government today makes me heartsick when I think of the fine young American men dying all over the world for the “American {way of life” which those in high
so am I better off.
are trying $0 undermine,
Now where would this country ever be if Mr. Roosevelt died tonight? We'd just have to fold up and quit, surrender to Hitler and
in the
2 funny thing, too, about those who holler the loudest for the type government that will pad their pocketbooks is that they are so posi‘tive in their predictions for the future. Remember the old saying, “Only a fool is positive”?
DAILY THOUGHTS Sing unto the Lord, bless His
from day to day.—Psalm 96:2.
| SONG will outlive all
| other in a week. | It is well that our political institutions serve as bands to hold us together despite the deep divisions that exist among us. We have learned that one of the most charactere | istic things in the American way is that both political | parties are inclusive, just as an American law firm will often designedly include a Protestant, a Catholie and a Jew. :
Parties Serve an Important Purpose
IF OUR parties “stood for something” then we should find them splitting up into many minor pare ties, as was the case in Germany and France, with the result that the one country was invaded by dictatorship from within and the other from withe out. But insAmerica we have only two parties pree cisely because they are not ideological. They are able to serve the very important purpose of bringing about a housecleaning when public opinion generally wants “a change.” Thus our democracy continues, But. Mr. Pegler has something. We need to be concerned about the deep divisions that exist among us. The remedy is not to intensify those divisions by providing sharply defined political parties, but rather to promote compromise and mutual trust. Does compromise mearr the sacrifice of principle? By no means. We give up no principle when we give up a stubborn fight for self-interest, group prejue dices, or personal hatreds. Rather, if we rise to the level of principle we shall find that it is a level on witich these bitter differences cannot live,
In Washington
By Peter Edson
WASHINGTON, May 27—-You never heard about Russel Richards and his no-overcoat before, but you're going to now, from both sides. It Is a bit academic at this moment, but fraught with social significance none the less. Russel Richards and his noe overcoat first became important last March 9 when big Dave MacDonald, secretary-treasurer of the United Steelworkers. of America, appeared before the special war labor board panel bearing the union's petition for wage increases, and demanded action. “It is all very well to sit around here for days and present these very fine legalistic arguments,” said Mr. MacDonald, “but quite frankly I am getting sick and tired of it. I have a letter up on my desk and I wish T had brought it along with me. It is signed by Russel Richards, a young man who in 1942 nominated Philip Murray for president of the United Steelworkers of America. Russel Richards in this letter detailed his expenses and his income. His total income per month is $201.67 as an average for the past year. He was a wife and six kids. Ruse sel Richards hasn't been able to buy an overcoat for 12 years. He hasn't been able to buy anything nice for his wife or kids since he was married . . . there are 750,000 Russel Richards interested in this case ." Thus spoke Mr. MatDonald.
Said He Didn't Like 'Em
THE CASE of Russel Richards challenged further investigation. He was located in Breckenridge, Pa, north of Pittsburgh, where he operates a crane in an Allegheny Ludlum steel plant. He is 33 years old, The first time anybody outside the family found out that Russel Richards didn’t own an overcoat was early last winter when a delegation of cranemen came to the management and said they had voted unanimously they needed a raise. The company spokesman replied in effect that granting wage raises wasn’t a simple matter, now—that there was a gove ernment stabilization law in effect and before any wages could be raised approval had to be obtained from the regional war labor board in Philadelphia, In the end, a delegation was sent to Philadelphia at company expense to make formal application to raise cranemen’s wages. When the delegation appeared at the station, Russel Richards was the only one without an overcoat. He said he never wore one —didn’t like ‘em because they got in his way. This may have been just gn excuse to cover his embarrasse ment, but anyhow, for the trip to Philly he was per= suaded to borrow an overcoat from his brother.
He Seen His SoftJob an' Stuck to It
A CHECKUP with the employment records of Allegheny Ludlum reveals further facts about Russel Richards. Rate of pay, $9.90 per day, said to be average for the company. If Richards had worked 48 hours a week, his take-home would be $66.35 per week, or $265.40 per month. If his earnings averaged only $201.65 per month, ‘as reported by Dave MacDonald, the only conclusion is that Russel Richards didn't work every day he could have worked.
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