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RILEY 5551

Give Light end the People Will Find Their Own Way

{By Charles T.

© parrow one, at the moment.

That is not surprising. The President has the advantage of being commander in chief in wartime, he has the biggest patronage machine in history, and he has a reputation as the champion politician of his generation, even

though it is a passing generation.

But Governor Dewey also has several advantages, some of which have developed this week. We mean political advantages, apart from the larger issues of principle. Specifically, he has party unity, freedom from political deals,

and appeal to youth.

Republican unity which came out of the Chicago convention is the opposite of the feuds and factionalism which geparate the southern Democrats from the New Dealers and

divide the New Dealers themselves. Until the Chicago it seemed that the powerful old-line

senators and Bricker supporters would go away angry, but the compromise platform and the vice presidential nomina-

tion won them. Even the absent Wendell Will his bitter premature attack on the platform gratulatory message to Governor Dewey.

EWEY and the Republican national committee have a hard job in their post-convention sessions at Chicago. : The election, unlike the nomination, will be no pushover. In fact, most G. O. P. politicians admit off the record’that * the Democratic administration has the edge—and not a

last day at Republican

kie followed with a con-

IN HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Mr. Dewey said: “I come to this great task a free man. I have made no pledges,

promises or commitments, express or implied, or woman.” Of course, most nominees say the same th this case it happens to be true. Because Dewey

to any man

ing. But in was actually

drafted—a unique case, unlike the phony drafts—he did not

have to trade with any boss or group. Not even the Bricker nomination was a

deal. ' The

Dewey and convention preference had been Warren, and when he declined to run the convention turned naturally

to Bricker. So the unity was achieved without Dewey or trades.

dictatorship

Mr. Dewey's freedom in leading a united party should

enable him during the campaign to score many

the divided Democrats.

HONORABLY DISCHARGED

points over

ITH the departure of the last trainees of the army air forces from the campus, Butler university returned

yesterday to the status of an all-civilian school.

Like most Indiana colleges, Butler has been dividing its facilities since March 1, 1943, between the armed forces

and its regular students. Now its classes, sports

and campus

activities will return to a normal schedule in the next school

year. With practieally all young men of college

age in uni-

form, civilian colleges will be faced with a difficult situation

in the coming months. Butler, however, is in -a strong

position under the administration of President

It is free of debt, with assets of several million dollars, and already is making plans for a post-war building program

that will expand its facilities and usefulness.

During its period as a ‘‘war college,” the university has given valuable service to the military forces. Its equipment has been used to train some 5000 army men, in addition to those in a naval detachment stationed at the fieldhouse previously. In these critical years the needs of the nation came first, and Butler did its duty—a patriotic

obligation honorably discharged.

“SWELL THE MIGHTY CHORUS!”

M. O. Ross.

“ALL of the things which we use in this war, everything

we send to our fighting allies, costs money—a lot of money. ... I urge all Americans to buy war bonds without Swell the mighty chorus to bring us nearer to vic-

stint. tory.” —President Roosevelt, in his speech open war loan campaign. - s 8 s . THE REOPLE of the United States have d record-breaking proportions in their response loan campaigns to date. placed so many securities in the hands of so ma

ing the fifth

” one a job of to the war

No campaigns in history ever

ny people in

80 short a time. But the need is also of unprecedented pro-

portions. ‘ In four previous campaigns, individuals |

ought 151%

billion dollars in bonds, and all investors took 67 billion dollars’ worth. The goal of the fifth war loan, to be met by

July 8, is six billion dollars for individuals, 16 all investors.

billions for

Comipare those figures with the 21.4 billion dollars raised in five campaigns during world war I—in those days a great achievement. Then, compare the military situation of world war I with that of the present total war, the demands which each conflict made on our economic system, and the sacrifices—present and prospective— that raust be

made by each fighting man and each citizen.

Compare also the problems of maintaining a stable

economy while pouring out history's greatest on arms, of keeping prices in line by sopping up nd 3%0 ing the ruin of inflation.

to $100

that average may imean y can buy, but it's a small investment

to battles of the war lie ahead. vilian se

re

expenditure loose money

ix billion dollars in war bonds for individuals amounts for every employed worker in the U. S. For some, giving up something

‘make while

sacrifice can match that of the boy on

1 plays gumption, a priceless quality developed through

WASHINGTON, June 30.—As precious a cargo as crosses the oceans arrives here regularly nov by air courier. It consists of boxes, much like shoe carrying the individual cards recording America’s battle casualties—dead, wounded, ‘missing in action, prisoners of war. Some 2000 persons are employed in decoding casualty reports, processing them for accuracy : of identification and permanent record, and in dispatching the news to soldiers’ families, Care is taken, far beyond that in other wars, to handle every detail with solicitude for these families. The casualties section of the adjutant general's office is under a lean, keen-eyed regular army man who has soldiered in faraway places, Col. George F. Herbert. To the people under him has gone this word : “Every piece of paper you handle'is a heartache to someone.”

Hundreds of Calls Each Day

INTO ONE ROOM in casualty headquarters come 1300 to 1500 telephone calls a day, dozens of them long distance, from anxious relatives seeking information on a wounded or missing soldier. In another room are received 1000 to 1200 letters a day asking the same questions. Each is answered personally; staffs sometimes are on three shifts a day. Often there isn't much to tell; usually the war department’s only information is a brief series of coded letters which mean “slightly (or seriously) wounded in action,” “killed,” “missing in action,” or “prisoner of war.” There isn't personnel in combat areas to do more, and communications facilities are limited. = But the casualty section makes the most of what it gets. The original message to relatives is.-by telegram; then there is a follow-up Iletter®sent in confirmation. In wounded cases, progress reports generally are received every 15 days, and this information is relayed to relatives. The missing-in-action cases are often difficult; the enemy must be depended upon for information and while the Germans have observed the rules of war on prisoners, the Japanese haven't.

Good Cheer Without Cost

WITHOUT COST, a soldier's next of kin may send a five-word good-cheer cablegram to the wounded man.

though some are cabled) they are nothing but perforatiops in a card, but, run through a machine, they reproduce what has been put on them in the theater of action. There has been pressure to have casualty messages delivered by local community groups, but the adjutant general's office decided notification by telegraph messenger was preferable. Explicit directions have been given to make this contact as sympathetic as possible. Telephoning casualty messages is prohibited except in certain cases, and expenditure of up to $5 each for casualty notification is permitted—more, if necessary, after special permission. If an addressee lives far from a city, the messenger may hire a cab or other*conveyance to reach him personally.

Relatives Advised at Once

IF THE PERSON receiving the message is alone, the messenger is instructed to offer his services and do whatever possible to alleviate the shock. When regular messenger is used, it is provided that he be told something of the nature of the message. When the addressee is not at home, the message is not to be left, but delivered later. Western Union has cooperated in issuing special instructions for such handling. Of necessity, and because so many casualty cases are similar, many letters follow the same pattern: they are not ordinary, impersonal form letters. In wounded cases, the old axiom of “No news is good news” holds once original notification has been received. If recovery is doubtful or death imminent, the relatives are advised at once. The progress reports—mere code letters as they come in—translate into “Evacuated to U. 8S. A,” “Returned to duty,” “Making normal progress,” and So on. Casualty lists are published in the newspapers as rapidly as possible after relatives have been notified.

(Westbrook Pegler's tomorrow.)

We The People

By Ruth Millett

A DOBERMAN PINSCHER recently received an honorable discharge from the army's K-9 corps and was sent home to his owners. ; A letter accompanying the wet % eran of the canine corps said: “In y bo returning your dog, it is desired ; poet 4 to bring to your attention several , items of interest and importance SOR concerning his present temperaJd ment and health. First, in%preparation for his return, every effort has been made to make your dog friendly. Some of our best trainers have devoted considerable time to accomplishing this. It is felt that he should quickly become accustomed to his former home, surroundings and masters. Under no circumstances should your dog be teased, and it is inadvisable to permit or encourage strangers to pet or approach the dog.”

He'll Get Along All Right

THAT WAR VETERAN is going to get along all right. Because his “family” has been told exactly what to expect him to be like after his army experience, and exactly how to treat him and let him be treated by others. It's too bad civilians can’t be told as directly just what to expect of their returning service men and exactly how to treat them so that the men's transition from military to civilian life will be as painless as possible. ! The Doberman Pinscher isn't going to be teased, and he isn't going to have to put up with any unwelcome attention from strangers. But the soldier who comes home after combat is all too likely to find himself being annoyed by the comments and questions of persons who, because they don’t understand what he has been through, are lacking in tact and understdnding. And strangers will feel no hesitency in asking even such personal questions as “How did you receive your wound?” And the facetious, “Well, how does it feel to be a hero?”

column will be resumed

So They Say—

the essential classlessness of democratic institutions. —Dr. George D. Stoddard, N. Y. commisioner of

education, : 2g ss» rs ABOUT THE best thing you and I can do about the post-war world is to be sure we get out of ourselves the things we want to see gotten out of the world of the future—vengeance, greed, fear, intol-

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maker, New York City Calvary Episcopal church,

and the

When casualty reports come by courier (most do, |

erance and conflict.—The Rev. Samuel M. Shoe- | |

(AMERICAN CHAPLAINS have added) a spiritual |

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The Hoosier Forum

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

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“LET’S HEAR FROM SOMEONE ELSE” By Mrs. L. M. Boots, 2028 Spruce st,

I would like to Know just for fun if the Forum now is so dominated by Mrs. Haggerty that when she runs out of spiteful venom that you have to reprint her letters. Is she scared they will lose out or is she just nuts Please, I'd like to know if that's all they are allowed to write. If so, I'll stop The Times and take a paper in which we can at least read something new, for it’s like having only one cracked record for a talking machine. So please let her rest awhile and lets have something new. Let's hear more from some of our boys that have been over there and know what's what. We all know what Mrs. Haggerty thinks and

knows, so for Pete's sake, let's hear from someone else. Could we please hear from someone who isn't a radical? It will help so much while it is so hot and surely she has boiled and simmered enough for.a while. Thanks. If you even read this, I don't expect Mrs. Haggerty will let you print it. . “IN THIS CASE IT IS JUSTIFIED”

By Anthony J. Gasvoda Jr, 3245 S. Lyon ave.

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Some people look only for the negative things in life, and are always degrading. This is the best time to see the good side of things, and build them up. Some people are not satisfied to be alive, whether rich or poor. They must always find some national interest to gripe about. First of all, some of the so-called aristocrats of our country must declare the New Deal entirely wrong. They need not have so much that they can't see that the New Deal is favoring the people that feed us, and must live solely from the land. Byt, of course, a lot of our loudmouthed people that always blow off could do a& lot better as President of the United States. Our President is paralyzed, and hardly ever gets any rest anymore, We owe him our gratitude. In 1917, Mr. Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy, and a couple of years after the war, he was made secretary of the U, S.

Side Glances—By G

knows and what she thinks she

(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.)

navy. He has had much experience | with different jobs, serving as the public servant. He is the fifth member of the Roosevelt family to hold such a position as secretary of the navy, and second to hold the position of President of the United tates. As long as we have Roosevelt, we will progress. But Dewey would only make things old-fash-ioned . .. President Roosevelt could not become a dictator even if he had several terms, so stop imagining things. The checks and balances of the su|preme court, legislative department and executive department easily keep things organized. A fourth term is exceptionally long, but in this case it is justified. The great'est man in the history of our country was George Washington, and the second greatest was Abraham | Lincoln. Franklin D, Roosevelt will undoubtedly be the third greatjest... We must be denied some things. { Sometimes it is necessary to cut off |a finger to save the hand. This was said by Lincoln, and applies to anything. Whenever Europe is in- { volved in the war, it is inevitable | for the rest of the world to be involved. President Roosevelt submitted a {bill for our national defense that {cannot be equaled or surpassed by the strength of any other country. If anyone would like to have some bureau of statistics figures on our | national defense, I will gladly give {them information. Also any infor{mation concerning the American

albraith

armament to give the strength born of simpie faith

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government, dealing with the delegated and residual powers and the constitution ... Another thing that is not clear to some people is that the supreme court cannot be stacked. Becguse the members are elected to office for life, and must do what is best. This slow change is surely the best, s0 no particular thing can be favored. The legislative department makes the laws for our country (congress). They are tested to see if they are constitutional by the! judiciary department and are ta be enforced by the executive department. The President doesn't have much to do with this, and if it fails, the people blame the President when it is really the fault of the executive department. The President alone is not running the country. It is all these departments combined. . » “THAT VANISHING |AMERICAN”

By Mrs, Bertha Mather, Greencastle

there appears the phrase: “that vanishing American—the bottle of whisky.” That's right — liquor is | vanishing from the American scene. {How can we afford to encourage it |to stay when of all the prisoners, {admitted to the Indiana State farm in 1943, 54.4 per cent of them were (liquor law violators?

Even Kenneth Baxter admits that Dryland is growing. He is executive director of Alcoholic Beverages Industries and has promised to cause Dryland to shrink. Mrs. Helen Sprackling has been hired as director of the women’s division of Allied Liquor Interests. Her job is to try to make drinking fashionable. Installed fn handsome offices, Mrs. Sprackling “has a corps of assistants to help promote the serving of liquor as a required gesture on the part of all who wish to be considered gracious, cultured hostesses.” I note that newspapers and magazines are accepting feature articles from these propaganda sources as well as selling them costly advertising space. This, of course, is to be expected. Christian people are uniting to put on a campaign for the extension of Dryland, not in the inter-

est of financial gain but for the sake of relieving the suffering and degradation brought about by the use of alcoholic beverages. My hope is that in this campaign, newspapers and magazines will be willing to co-operate in giving an equal amount of space to help give the supporters of Dryland a fighting chance,

“I WILL NEVER FORGET” By Ben F. Voiles, Westport

This is my first letter to the Forum and I hope you will print this, I have read your letters every day and I must say that writers such as Mrs. Haggerty and Mrs. William Shipp sure know what they are talking about. I remember very well the dark days before FP. D. R. took over and must say I will never forget or fail to praise such a just and helpful man as he. Of course, I may be just a bit overgrateful but who wouldn't be, after the way he t us from poverty to prosperity. <I mean

poverty. As for gripers and mud-slingers about and at our President, I claim that they are either crazy or just plain nuts,

DAILY THOUG

On page 13 of Thursday's Times}

their homes, so many of whom have been charmed by another voice for over 11 years, This verdict will come in later. The convention needed a lift and a spark. It was the most lifeless seen by the writer in 20 years of watching national conventions. The governor's personal appearance seemed to help, He got a noisier reception from the floor where the delegates sat than from the galleries where the public sat.

monious as it was, that may raise up certain handicaps, not necessarily disastrous in November but requiring careful handling from here on.

Earlier Optimism Has Disappeared

IT WAS obvious to anyone, for instance, that the optimism about defeat of President Roosevelt of a few months ago has disappeared. It has not been replaced by pessimism, but, by a realistic recognition of the job ahead, which is healthy. The refusal of Governor Earl Warren of Cali-

| fornia to accept the vice presidential nomination was | a keen disappointment to the Dewey managers, who

long ago had set their hearts upon it. It was the only part of their plan which went awry. They wanted to bring the West into the ticket as a means of carrying California and other West Coast states. In filling the place, the Dewey managers and party leaders took the natural course of calling upon the successful candidate's closest rival in the convention, which may turn out to be a sacrifice to harmony that may cause trouble later. Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio, the vice presidential candidate, took a more conservative position than did the party platform on some domestic issues.

which may require some explaining as the campaign goes on.

That Tariff Plank

By Robert Taylor

CHICAGO, June 30.—Joseph R. Grundy, successful again in get ting his party committed to a protective tariff — despite objec tions of what his group called “internationalist” Republicans — told all about it afterwards. Mr. Grundy, 81-year-old chair-

facturers Assn. and one-time senator, circulated a prepared statement before adjournment of the convention to defend his position and deny that the tariff is a 25-year-old economic issue, . The convention accepted a platform plank calling for a “fair protective tariff”—only a slight modification of Mr. Grundy's proposal for an “adequate protective tariff.” The foreign-trade plank oontained no blueprint of how to fit the tariff stand into the post-war world, but it did contain a statement insisted on by Alf M. Landon, 1936 nominee, pledging “co-operative effort to remove unnecessary and destructive barriers to international trade.”

Victory for Mr. Grundy

DESPITE THIS modification, the G. O. P, tariff stand was taken as a victory for Mr. Grundy and he took full credit for it in his statement. The tariff issue, according to its chief backer, is not only still alive, but is a red-hot campaign issue to take to the voters against the New Deal's foreign trade policies. “The champions of free trade have made protec. tive tariff a favorite whipping post,” he said. “They have lampooned and distorted it out of true prospective to make it appear as some hideous offspring of the Dark Ages. It is an issue solidly identified with the future of this republic. an “I am not blind to changing world conditions and the desirability of amicable economic relations with foreign countries. Whatever the nature of our economic co-operation with the rest of the world, it must never become an instrument of self-destruction for American labor -and industry.”

Urges Control of Markets

MR. GRUNDY served an appointive term in the senate, until his defeat at the polls in 1930. He controls a major part of the Pennsylvania state Republican organization and achieved a reputation as a campaign-fund raiser throughout the years. He once informed a congressional committee that Pennsylvania industry was entitled to high tariffs because of the campaign money raised by industrialists in 1928. What Mr. Grundy wants, he said, is “a sane and practical tariff system whereby we, the American

of the world ¢an our own labor and industry be torpedoed by low-cost foreign trade inimical to our own standard of living—now the highest in the world.”

To The Point—

U. 8. ARMY now has one motor vehicle for svery seven soldiers. And don’t forget that to ride to victory. >

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