Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1944 — Page 14

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Thursday, June 22, 1944 ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE MARK FERREE President Editor. Business Manager

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“OUR JOB IN THE PACIFIC” LLIED military successes and the Roosevelt proposal {for a new league of nations have obscured an important administration statement on post-war Pacific policy. It was written by the President's special envoy to Russia and China, Vice President Wallace, and issued by the American Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations. “Our Job in the Pacific,” as it is titled, favors a strong China, but states that agricultural and other reforms are essential for such security and prosperity. It stresses the necessity of close American co-operation with a free China and Russia. After Japan is defeated and demilitarized, she should be encouraged to develop as a peaceful small nation somewhat similar to Sweden: “We cannot keep Japan in permanent subjection without going against the trend toward reduction of colonial areas; and we cannot rebuild Japan on the balance-of-power theory without being hostile to China and Russia.” » ” ” » » ” THE DECLARATION on imperialism has caused much diplomatic excitement, particularly among the British and Dutch. The Far East is described as divided in two parts, Free Asia and Subject Asia: “It is to our advantage not to perpetuate this division, but to see an orderly process of transition so that the area of Free Asia will grow and the area of Subject Asia continually diminish.” ‘ This colonial problem cannot be dismissed as “none of our business.” On the contrary: “It is important that America have a positive policy toward this area, not only because of our interest in and special relations with the Philippines and any other Pacific islands where we may have naval and air bases, but because in Southeast Asia there are conflicting forces in operation which have in them the seeds of future wars.” There should be “a ladder of evolution upward out of colonial subjection and coolie economics to self-government and an economy of opportunity and reward.” Some of those colonies are now ready for freedom. In short, the European powers should follow our Philippine example. ~ . . » » ” THAT THIS is official American policy, rather than a Wallace whim, is made clear by quoting numerous Roosevelt and Hull declarations. For example, the President's statements that “the Atlantic Charter applies not only to the parts of the world that border the Atlantic, but to the whole world,” and that the Philippines provide “in a very real sense a pattern for the future of other small nations and peoples of the world.” Uncle Sam should be neither a Santa Claus nor a Simon | Legree, it says, but a practical good neighbor protecting enlightened American interests. We congratulate the vice president—who once seemed to have Santa Claus ambitions himself—on his realistic statement. We believe this administration policy, in general, represents public opinion in line with traditional American foreign policy. The test of statesmanship of this administration or any other, however, is not in the declaration of good generalities but in their effective application,

ATLANTIC WALL

E are just beginning to get some inkling as to how far from easy were the initial landings on the Normandy coast. For the first few days everybody wondered why the Germans didn’t try harder to stop us. Now we have the answer—they did. They just weren't good enough to halt the juggernaut we sent across the channel, though many thousands of American homes will learn eventually how much damage they accomplished. Perhaps the enormity of our venture and the difficulty with which—we are learning now—it has succeeded thus far will placate those hotheads who were all bothered because we didn’t row or swim across the channel a year ago |

without the long preparation that now has made success | possible.

NO TIME TO STINT ON BONDS ‘ THE Fifth War Loan is reported lagging in Marion county.

We should all read the war news and then search our consciences, and our pocketbooks. And when we have bought our bonds—as many as we can scrape up the money for—Ilet’s not backslide and cash them in next month to finance a vacation. The army and the navy need that money now. And the rest of us will likely find it more useful after peace comes than it would be today.

PICTURE FROM BELGIUM

Fair Enough By Westbrook Pegler

NEW YORK, June 22.—Yesterday I reported that the Dies committee had subpenaed long-dis-tance slips of the telephone company which showed that the C. I. O.s Political Action Committee # had been carrying on conversations with Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and two of the President's anonymous political secretaries at the White House, with Vice President Wallace and his secretaries, with Attorney General Biddle and with regional directors of the Farm Security Administration. These telephone slips showed further that C. B. Baldwin, a New Deal farm bureaucrat from the beginning of the administration in 1933, and now assistant director of the Political Action Committee, had telephoned several of his old subordinates in the Farm Security Administration in regions where the P. A. C. was opposing the renomination of congressmen and senators whom it had marked for defeat. Until recently, Baldwin was chief of the FSA. The factual report was long and left no room for interpretation. Today we may study the meaning.

'Allied Himself With Communists’

THE CHAIRMAN of the P. A. C. is Sidney Hillman, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of the C. I. O. Hillman came to the United States in 1007 as a Russian refugee from the Czars and if he ever worked at all at any laborious trade, his experience was brief, for he acquired the sedentary,

political job of union president in 1914 and has held it for these 30 years. He had preoccupations which made it inconvenient for him to take part in the first world war. In May, 1940, President Roosevelt appointed him to be the “labor” member of the advisory commission of the Council of National Defense. Later he was appointed to a position in the Office’ of Production “Management. A few months ago Hillman allied himself openly with the Communists of the C. I. O. in New York in a fight for control of the synthetic, left-wing political organization known as the American Labor Party. The right-wingers fought him but Hillman and the Communists won. The American Labor Party thereupon became the successor to the Communist party, which announced its own dissolution. Meanwhile, Hillman, proceeding with the organization of the C. I. O.'$ Political Action Committee, had proposed that in New York state all workers be com- | pelled to join unions and pay a political income tax | to the committee for use in the fourth term campaign.

'Reaches Into Every Farm County’

IN HIS YEARS in the Farm Security Administration, Baldwin built an organization within the government which reaches into every farm county in the nation. It is organized and equipped for political espionage, propaganda and coercion. Its regional directors were Baldwin's subordinates, and would be his subordinates again should Mr. Roosevelt be reelected and should Baldwin care -to resume the job from which he has technically resigned. Practically, he is merely on leave and on loan to the C. I. O. for the duration of the campaign and is serving his old leader, Mr. Roosevelt. The long-distance calls discovered by the Dies committee were not personal calls. They were official calls made from the headquarters of the P. A. C. and charged to the committee. Hillman, Baldwin and others made 28 such calls to the White House alone and many other calls to regional offices 6f the FSA. Yet the Roosevelt party and the P. A. C. would maintain that there is no connection between the White House, or the Farm Security Administration, and the committee. The C. I. O, for its own part, insists that the P. A. C. is a gratuitous and independent organization, unconnected with the Roosevelt party and an innocent expression of “labor’s” political devotion to the Roosevelts, Wallace and the New Deal. Mr. Biddle, one of those who was called by long distance from the P. A. C.'s headquarters, has given an opinion that its “educational activities” are legitimate and contrary to no law, although thus far it has raised $700,000 for the fourth term campaign, has access to millions more, and is campaigning for him and his chief throughout the country. Thus far it has been notably successful in the South, where the C. I. O. has little strength buf where Baldwin's regional farm security bureaus are strongly influential by reason of their economic power over the small farmers.

‘Auxiliary of Fourth Term Party’

THE SEIZURE of the telephone records was a high-handed operation and will be protested by, among others, some of those who early in the New Deal justified the similar seizure of all the telegrams in the telegraph offices in Washington by Senator Hugo Black of Alabama, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, who later was sent to the supreme court. In total effect, the information thus obtained, however questionable the method, plainly shows that the Political Action Committee of the C. I. O. heavily infested with New York Communists, is an auxiliary of the Roosevelt fourth term party on terms of intimate consultation with Mrs. Roosevelt, David K. Niles born Nvhus, and Jonathan Daniels, the President's confidential political agents in the White House, with Vice President Wallace and with the departments of justice and agriculture. And its chairman, Sidney Hillman, has been denounced by many other prominent left-wing unioneers in New York, likewise devoted to the fourth .term, as a political partner of the Communists and leader of their Communist party in its new guise.

We The People

By Ruth Millett

HE'S IN New Guinea now. But his mother and father, who are farmers, have made certain there will be a future waiting for him when he gets home. They have bought him a farm near their own as a surprise. That mother and father who put their savings into a farm for their boy were guided by nothing but love and the need for filling these uncertain days with making plans for a secure future for their son. But if their planned gift to their boy is to be a good gift, they'll have to be wise enough and tact ful enough to make sure the gift need be accepted only if it is what the boy wants. A recent war department survey shows that 40 per cent of the discharged veterans now returning: te civilian life through separation centers in the East do not want their old jobs back. Nor do they want to return to their home communities. They want to strike out new.

NEWS picture out of occupied Europe shows the Belgian quisling, Leon Degrelle, standing in a Nazi armored car during a demonstration in Brussels. He is bedecked in a Nazi uniform, complete with iron crosses. His arm is outstretched in a Nazi salute. He flashes a movie star smile. Beside him are his little son and daughter. We wondered, as we looked at the picture, what those two youngsters would think if they should come upon it in, say, 1960. We wondered if Degrelle had also thought about it, and about the shame that they probably will feel at hav-

ing innocently shared his moment of cheap, treacherous

They May Have New Dreams

boy will settle down on should offer it to him in such a way that he doesn’t feel obligated through loyalty

changed his dream of what he wants to do and be.

has been working with airplanes for two and a half years. A tractor may never interest him again. The same thing is true of the fathers who are saving places in their businesses for their sons ard of the families who ‘have their hearts set on their boys going back to finish their education, or to specialize

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to his family to be a farméf—if the war years have

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“DOWN THE ROAD TO FASCISM” By G. O. McM.llin, Acton

I offer the following which is] typical of the line of thought and reasoning to be found with the rural

(Times readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Because of ‘the volume -received, let-

populsyion of yo SORELY. ters should be limited to 250 ept it for w is ase accep "| words. Letters must be “Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled | signed. Opinions set forth

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the free and the home of the! brave?” As I listen to our national anthem and I turn these words over in my mind I wonder if we can truthfully answer this question in the affirmative. When we have won this terrible and costly war (for win it we shall) and our fighting sons come marching home down the main street of every city, town and hamlet throughout the this) fair land of ours will we be able to! other weapon and in order to fulfill look them squarely in the eye and his promises proceeded to do what answer yes?

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.)

“land of the free and the home of scale. Just as Roosevelt did with the brave”? Kept it just that for Hoover and with borrowed money.

{he had denounced his conservative Will we be able to tell them how predecessors for doing—to spend] we on the home front kept this money borrowed on an ever larger |

election every four years. She suggests breaking the - constitutional law, and yet she comes crawling to the constitutional law for protection from letters written by some of the American people who are angered by her bosh. Mrs. Haggerty, you say that men who have seen active duty do not talk about it. Perhaps some don't, but who has the better right to talk? Mr. Scott has earned his | right through a baptism of fire on| the bloody fields of battle, where he lost one lung. Suppose you show Mr. Scott some of the sympathy you want others to show your dear friend, Mrs. E. E. Mr. Scott stepped | on your toes and you ridicule him. Mrs. E. E. sees things your way and you sympathize with her. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, too; so why don't you take it the same way Mr. Scott: is taking his punctuted lung, or aren't you capable of taking it as well as dishing it out? The American people are awake and they are not going to listen to the chattering of fools who love to

them and for all America’s future But, mind you, this all happened in fighting sons for generations to Italy and over 50 years before come just as they are trying to! Roosevelt's time. This program make the whole world “the land of followed down through the years the free and the home of the and led Italy to fascism. The same brave”? No, we will not be able program led Germany to the same to do this unless America wakes up| thing. Can it lead America to the and stops the insidious march down| same? . the dreadful road of fascism be-| I for one say yes. In fact, in my gun in the year 1932. Yes, I said! estimation, we are already fourfascism and I am no radical when! fifths of the way down the road to I say it. |faseism. And, unless America Neither will we be able to do this wakens and asserts herself in this unless a brave and fearless America! year, one of the most crucial years wakes up ‘and stops the powerful in all of her history, never again ambitions of one man to remain in| will we be able to answer yes to the White House for 12 years | the all-pertinent question. and now apparently seeks it for 18. | . In defense of my use of the word! fascism, let us take a quick glance “THE AMERICAN at the history of Italy. (And, in- PEOPLE ARE AWAKE" cidentally, the history of Germany!p, sieve is strikingly parallel.) In 1876 there|

arose to power as premier in Italy| For some few weeks I have been

i deeply interested in the controAgostine Depretis who might very | properly be called the New Denlor| VETSY between Mrs. Walter Haggerty of Italy. He promised “every s ort | 2nd Mr. Ben Stevens concerning the

of reform without regard to the Bill of Rights and the Constitution

contradictions among his promises. | °f the United States. However,

He promised to reduce taxation and | *1at I have enjoyed most is to see increase public Works. He promised |(N¢ 8reat Mrs. Walter (Breaker of greater social security and greater | the Constitution) Haggerty come prosperity. When he came to power | CF2Wling to that same Constitution he had no program and no settled | {OF protection from the letters writnotion how he would redeem these! pledges. His party was joined by Hon. Judge Niblack, Benjamin recruits from every school of politi- | Stevens, J. E.R, Mrs. D. M. 8. and cal thought. He found at his side| Numerous others. the representatives of every kind of| Mrs, Haggerty suggested that there discontent and every organ of na-|should not be an election this fall. tional salvation.” |The Constitution states specifically Depretis then for lack of any that there shall be a presidential

Side Glances—By Galbraith

Indianapolis,

e wondered if Degrelle isn’t perhaps a little relieved the Belgian underground will see to it that he does not

{done a lot of talking concerning | matters of which you are totally ig{norant, Mrs. Haggerty, and. if you { wish, I will gladly render absolute

| For instance, you stated that Amer{ican soldiers wore the steel helmet

ten by Walter Scott, Spartacus, the

1 a mistake when you stated “He went

hear themselves talk. You have

proof of my last statement. I can render concrete proof of many |things you have said that are false.

jonly while on actual combat duty {and not at any other times. You {made this statement in your letter {replying to the Hon. Judge Niblack. | American soldiers do wear the steel helmet at other times. How else could they become accustomed to wearing them? I know, for many is the time I've worn one—and no on combat duty, either. ’ I trust I have proved my point so, for the time being, I shall rest my case until I see fit to plead it further. Until then, I hope to re{main an ardent reader of the Hoosier Forum. » 2 “IS THAT OPA’S IDEA OF FAIRNESS?” By An Ex-Sailer, Indianapolis In reference to your news story stating the OPA has allotted politicians gasoline for 1500 miles of campaigning, doesn’t this appear somewhat unfair? I'm sure it does to me and thousands of other patriotic, hard working Americans. In what respect is this any help to the, war effort? One of my three brothers in our armed forces was hbme a while back on a 30-day furlough. He had just returned from two years in the South Pacific battle area. He was willing to give his life, if necessary, and yet the OPA allowed him five gallons of gas for 30 days. This wasn't sufficient gas to see the immediate members of the family. Once again he is back to war without having seen his loved ones. Yet, the same men whom he and thousands of other boys are fighting and dying for are allowed priyileges which they are denied. Why? Is that the OPA’s idea of fairness? ” “YOU MADE A MISTAKE” By Beb Pruden, Indianapolis Mr. Meitzler, I believe you made

on working until President Roosevelt’s soldiers tossed him out of his office.” If you would take 8th Grade Sbcial Studies which I am taking now, you will find it is not the army of the President but the army of the U. 8S. I will be satisfled with an apology to the army of the U. 8. :

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‘Real Small-D Convention’

“IT LOOKS to me” Mr. Landis said with fire in

his eye, “as if the Democrats got sore because we ran .

filled with rubber-stamp Democratic congressmen. There are not so many now and there will be fewer after the November election. But you eannot say that the Democratic state convention in Indiana was not 100 per cent rubber stamp. Maybe we ought to have the whole thing investigated by the rubber director. “Or perhaps the justice department should look into it. They are red hot against monopolies and cartels, Certainly that convention was monopolistic. It was the least competitive convention ever held in the history of the state. “The whole ticket from top to bottom was dictated from the smoke-filled rooms of the Claypool hotel, before the delegates ever had a chance to meet.”

Calls Schricker a ‘Dictator’ .

MR. LANDIS expressed the view that Mr. Capehart will take Governor Henry PF. Schricker, Democratic nominee for the senate, to the cleaners. He says that Governor Schricker ran that convention as

defend to the death your right to say it.—Voltaire. . | & dictator" and that “our people are lighting dice

tatorship, not supporting it.” ’ He also had some comment regarding Senator Samuel D. Jackson, who was nominated “unanimously” to be the Democratic candidate against Ralph Gates, Republican, for governor. “Senator Jackson set one record here,” Mr, Landis said. “He has missed more important roli-calls in less time than any man who ever came to the senate.” Senator Jackson was appointed by Governor Schricker to succeed the late Senator Frederick VanNuys and it was understood then that the Democratic ticket would be just what it is so far as the two top places are concerned—Schricker for senator and Jackson for governor. That was last January,

In Washington

By Peter Edson

WASHINGTON, June 232 —When Gen. Charles de Gaulle comes to Washington, he will be received and dealt with on a military plane and not as the head of a state. That may hurt his vanity a little, but it is reality. Trying to get at what U. S, government policy is toward De Gaulle and why his now self-styled Provisional Government of the French Republic is not recognized becomes a bit involved. To a degree the French Committee of National Liberation, as his Algiers setup was formerly called, is recognized “as administering those French overseas territories which acknowledge its aWlthority.” - You get that out of President Roosevelt's statement of Aug. 26, 1943. But this statement goes on to make clear that it does not constitute “recognition of a government of France or of the French Empire by the government of the United States.” “Later on,” says the statement, “the people of France, in a free and untrammeled manner, will proceed in due course to select their own government and their own officials to administer it." i Secretary of State Cordell Hull amplified on that a little in his April 9 speech on foreign policy when he said, “We are disposed to see the French Committee of National ‘Liberation exercise ieadership to establish law and order under the supervision of the allied commander-in-chief.”

He'll Ask for Recognition

THAT SHOULD have been a large enough slice of concession to satisfy even De Gaulle, but it was not. Coming to Washington, he will apparently want full

wants, in effect, is to have British and American armies liberate France and as fast as they liberate it turn it over, lock, stock and barrel, to his provisional government, sidestepping entirely the requirements of Gen. Eisenhower and the military situation, This the British and American governments have refused to do, and the Russian and Chinese governments have gone along, although 11 other foreign governments have given full recognition to the committee, and Poland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium and Luxembourg gave immediate recognition to the provisional government. There are good reasons why U. 8. recognition has been withheld. De Gaulle's claims to ‘being the approved representative of the French people, the French underground, are open to the gravest of doubts. All he represents isshis own gang—the active leaders now outside France and their contacts with the French underground.

It Happened in Italy

recognition was given the the only leaders available, As soon as that was done and people in Rome had been given a chance to form their own they selected as their. who had had nothing te do since the rise of Mussolini, though he was not known as an active anti-Fascist. : De Gaulle's efforts to take over the provisional government of France are marked by a clear chain of events. Fie ‘ Early in May De Gaulle’s London representative, Gen. Joseph-Plerre Koenig, began conferences with

recognition of his provisional government. What he

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