Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1944 — Page 8

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SALVAGING A PRECIOUS: RESOURCE BEEK-END developments on the Marion county ‘Buvenile detention home situation have turned thé spotlight of public attention on a sore spot in the life of this community. Following the grand jury recommendation Friday “that the managémeént of the home be dismissed, Judge Mark __Rhoads of the juvenile court’ promptly - promised that an entirely new staff of experts would be employed at the ' institution. His action, which he says: had been under con- .. . sideration for several days, is a tacit admission that there | ‘was sone basis for the grand jury’s charges about conditions at the home. .This is not necessarily a reflection on : those who have been replaced. They may have been doing as much as could be expected, considering the funds and © equipment avajlable. 7 Admittedly, this is a difficult situation. matter to hire trained personnel these days. _ipstitution is one that réquires, for the welfare a &taff of highest-competence and characterigy = for second-raters, beginners or political hacks. For juvenile delinquency conditions in this city, as in many others, are grave—a- cankerous threat to both the ~ present and thé future. Those who come to the home are, ©. generally, ho vi are known as “problem children.” And the problem the community is whether, with wise, sympathetic guidance they ray be-salvaged for useful citi- : “genship, or whether “through. abuse, callous neglect ‘and ineptness they will be hardened into vicious criminals. = 2 = 2 .& 8 8 . a) OVERCROW DING AND lamentable physical conditions at the home are a matter of record, ahd under the leadership of Judge Rhoads, efforts are-being made to-work out a solution, But mote than this is required. The essen- | tial need is to place these victims of society’s neglect in the hands of those who utiderstand children. and who, with kindly inspifation, tact and firm direction, can shape ‘and develop the city's most precious resolirce—yoiing human lives.

It is no easy . And this of the city,

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What i§-done now will bear fruit for fiany years to come—good fruit or the fruit of vice and crite. Which it will be. is the responsibility of Judge Rhoads, and of every ‘ conscientiotis citizens of Marion county.

NORMAN H. DAVIS | would take a good deal of space to list the important posts in which Norman H. Davis served his country. Aside from the-two malor assignments he held at the time of: his death yesterday—head of the American Red Cross in the périod of. its greatest responsibility, and ad: viser to President Roosevelt oh post-war foreign-policy: ' “planfiihg—he had been assistant secretary of the treasury, undérsecretary of state, member of the 1918 atrnistice - commission, member of numerous international ecphomic committees and delegate to various important diloibtie conferences at Geneva, London and elsewhere. The fact that Presidents: Wilson, Hoover and Roosevelt all leaned oh him in matters requiring great judgment and diseretion is .a testimonial to Mr. Davis’ usefulness—as‘well as to the fact that the conduct of American foreign relations need not flictuate with changes of administration in Washington. .The republic has lost an able statesman, and the world a man of good will.

HOW'S 1 THAT AGAIN? ~~ |”

sary last Friday im the much discussed burglary trial of William Cangany, Joseph Alfred Rolland and Herald Weid--man because the latter, now serving a sentence in the Pendleton reformatory and an important witness against the other two defendants, was not in court. ~ wood Blue explained:

failéd to get a subpena from the state reformatory to bring t fendant into court.” . 8s un '‘s . ” » 2 ITEM TWO: On the same day, the Marion county grand jury which has been investigating” the conduct of county business brought in a report in which it heaped praise oh Prosecutor Blue for, quote: : His efficient mannér in the execution of his duties. Unquote! a.

FINLAND'S FATAL CHOICE

INLAND, caught between two millstones, has ended her months of indecision with a fatal choice. The cabinet, by-passing the parliament and the people, has decided to ride out the losing’ war with Germany. Nazi ‘Foreign Minister Ribbentrop has promised “military-and economic help,” which obviously means that Finland will get what her-hard-préssed, ruthless ally ¢ can spare, as an alternative to complete occupation. Finland's other way out was to ask peace of Russia and let the Red army in to expel the Nazis. It would have been a better choice. - Either way Finland continues to be a battlefield. But now the Finns, in addition, have invited the heavy consequences which await the Nazi satellites.

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T9 Field Marshal Jan Christian Saute. Hitler's plotiéss "plane, the vaunted secret weapon which was calculated to terrify and immobilize British effort, is just a “damp squib. » In case you don't know what a squib is, it's a powdertube of £ Piet sort of crude firecracker. But even ‘t know, it was stili$a Monderful Segeripyon |. is A splendid ;

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| for an assignment and was hang : porch-elimbers and impe!

water bottle gurgling on & nan Wis always one to 46 the

| in his soft and -wheedling way, just how ne What:

" Comfriunist” movement was strafing eandidates for

“Guardia and representatives of the Commiinist line,

By Ruth Millett

ITEM ONE! ~ Atiother continuance was made neces- 9

Prosecutor Sher-| k

“I guess-it is-our fault. 1 see by the record that we

-.| lieve in your country. and you aré doing what you can

ing with concave floors and - f whith could be broken to the sad majestic Mo Koenigsberg 48 miki

on which, for 48 hours, all the

spectors on the. staff had exh u strategems to no avail. = The clipping was a cheerful il some female of Some sociai “stan horhood who had broken Her & ‘haps dn ankle and my old gents md a a picture of the subject, by fair = ; failed. Otherwise he was to keep rad

‘Mt. K. Called Out the Guard

Tee go thé yin fo only 8 3. weeks ago a tt Bi

oscillated, emits a faintly, bi oi

te a ao opp down, Mr. K. called out the ghard and

did-you-say-your-name-was had Wrought this triumph- and ‘would the management, perhaps, be subject to indictment as accessory to one or more ‘murders for its share in the coup? Ci and she came to the door and 1 asked her for a picture. ad she gave it to me,” my old dan a “so I : nd, d here it isa y

| Made a Little History, Too. 7

tory, too, &. féw days ago when I learned that the Dies commiittee had -supoenaéd the “fong-destante

pifiman is chairman had beer calliig up Mrs, Roosevelt and the President's silent. political secretaries at the White House and Henry Walace of the Hill and: -variou$ fBiofial bufeaus of the farm security ad-' ministration in many parts of tHE land where the

nofnination for the house and senate Whom it held to be illiberal, which is: to say anti-Communist and oe un-American. “The -sub-chairman of ithe political action comfnittee, who had made many of these calls, is the late national administrator of farm security on leave or, perhaps, one might be allowed to say, on leash, from the New ‘Deal household, and, altogether; in my interpretation, the telephone slips indicated that the Communist movement was sending its political impulses through the machinery of farm security, which: is. supposed 10, be non-partisan and non-politi-cal and exchanging confi ences with Mrs. R. and the ‘political secretariat. All this, contrary to - fied assurances that the new Com Bo had no relation to the Roosevelt official ho 1d and the government. '

Investigations Are Stuffy Doings

-- WELL, IN the house of representatives all hell broke Joose and -Vito Marcantonio, protege of Fiorello La

among others, demanded an investigation to dermine how such a oné had léearnéd* that the Dies committee had subpoenaed these slips asi what their contents, were. Investigations, however, cost time and ‘the peoplé’s money and dre stuffy. doings: and, beside, the -triins/ are crowded arnd.thé& Summer i8 Hot. I do not want to go to Washington and, dnyway, dn investigation is entirely unnecessary. So, if Mr. Marcantonio 4nd thé others will take a little lesson from my bld man's unforgotten exploit of very long ago and ask me, ihstead of issuing writs .and holding ‘heédrings, 1 will tell them that got the information in’ the same way that my pop got the 1ddy's picture. I simply asked for it, as-any reporter might, and thé chief investigator of the Dies committee freely gavé it to me.

We The People |

“HE. FAMOUS astrologer you've read about will give a short reading to those who purchase a $500 wat bond or more.” So. promised a New York department store ih & war bond advertisement. That dught to be 4 cinch. Just ‘think of all the astrologer could say—without even depending on the stars for guidance. For instance, she could say to the rhohthérly-looking matron wearing 4 pin with two servicé stars, “Your greatest wish is to have your sons back home once more. And you are doing everything possible to-hasten that day.”

'You Believe in’ Your Country’

AND SHE could say to the young eouple, proudly buying a $500 war bond, “I see a wonderful trip in store for you—not this summer, for. this summer you will want to stay oh the job. But when the war {§ over, you will havé 4 vacation which you have planhed for a 16 .. long time.” An é could quite safely say.to the businessman pliskitE down his check for a war bond, “You bes

now for its present, and at-the same time making seciire your own future.” She could say to the high school kid, turning a savings account that had grown through the years into a war bond, “You are too young for the armed forces, but not too young to help win this war, It’ fine you realize that.”

bond customers much more than that. But thas

mich she could say without any hard brain work #t all. In fact shé probably thought that predicting

are in 4 sénse Tevaling their own futfir vy Donde, es when they

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understand the minds of other men, which

weighs their interests alongside its own. ~rgini Learned Hand of New York. Juags . + « TARE YOUR hats. off to the ash, coats off EN the future i Clare. a Sous AN

Connecticut. 2 : - * — that totali besome 80d

“I went out to her house and. rang the door-bell.

"TRUE TO my pop's teachings 1 made a tittle his

telephone slips of the” new Commi “movement known as the Political Action Committéé of the C. I. O. : and discovered that this organization 6f which Sidney ||.

‘| and mine a break. When it comes

Of cotirse, a famous astrologér could tell the war |

the future of wit bohd buyers was a snap—sifies they [|

hE SPIRIT of liberty is the spirit which not too sure that it is right, the spirit which seeks 10.|

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: The Hoosier Forum _ np AL wholly disagree with what you say, but will : : derend to tne denth your Fight to say it. peVoltvire,

GIVE ME AND MINE A BREAK” By McKinley Bréwér, 325 W. New York st. Mr, Maddox, pray téll me what and who do you call Americans? I was born in this great state 48 years

in the war of 1918, but this so-called Rumen rights and freedom . you of I have been denied. If you vould speak in behalf of what you preach and don’t practice; you would be doing America a great service, I have no individual rights when it comes to being a human. To prove my point, I was working at

standing up for my rights. The result? 1am without. a job. it you, were of my race you would not -have* time-to criticize so miuch but put more time to thé war effort. Yes, I, too, have rela-] tives in this war way ovér in Ite aly. Now my advice is to see that these colored Americans get some of the things we are fighting for and you will not have time to talk about our President or his wife:

You have managed to live these; 10 years: “Hou speak sboyf the Constitutiod. I am denied ‘the pro-

tection of ; the Constitution. CAIN I Know. is America and ail 1 want to know is America. But’ you cryhards &hould experiericé Some. of the things us Americans of & darker hue have experienced and you would ‘have something to cry about. I am not affiliated with any party. try to vote for the man rather than the party and I and at least 90 million people think our present President has done a cice job. Wes, he has made ‘mistakes. Well, who. hasn't? You »never think cf the good things hé” did. Take a tip and if you are such a-béliever in the: democratic ‘way of life, give me

| loianjoying life, my money is no good. Have you ever been discriminated against just because you happen to be who and what you are? Think things over, Mr. Maddox; ahd yours for a better America. th # » 4 : “@. 0. P. STOOPS . TO CONQUER” 8 By Perey Vere, Indianapolis 1 have alréady predicted the defeat of Mr. Roosevelt in his bid for & fourth ferm, & prediction necessarily based, in the mdin, upon négAtive réasons. Now we may add a coliplé of positive reasons.

ago of American parents. Also was]

a certain war plant-and I happened to talk out of turn when it came to.

(Times readers are invited to @xpréss their views in these colurfing, religious confroversies excluded. - Bacauss of the volume received, letfers ¢hould be limited to 250 “words. Letters must be signed: Opinions set forth “ hets ars those of the writers, and. publication in no way impliés agreement with those opinions by The Times. The Times assumes no responsibifity for the return of manuscripts and cannot énteér cor\respondence regarding them.)

apparent that Thomas E. Dewey | wis thé choicé of most Republicans as a candidate for President. It did not follow from this, however, that he would bé chosen at Chicago. Far from it. That the convention did nominate him, hancs down, constis tutes positive reason number one, showifig that thé G. o. P. - last come to a’ réalization magnitude ‘of the task before Hen and are determined to get off on the right foot. Most impressive ahd sigriificait, however, is the belated acknowletigment by the G. O. P. that Franklin D. Roosevelt has instituted a social revolution: That i8 implicit in Governor Warren's 10te address and in the platform itself. They do not propose to repeal any of the statutes bolste: this revolutioni. They propose ( nd them and bettér their adi tration. Prowhich some will term ‘on the march: in both

row Wilson. THe, Clave Booth Luce Suggests that more farmanship might have prevented the war. Bit shé meant more aggressive statesiianship, not the hide-your-head-in-the-sand variety. Most of us will rémeémbér Mr. Roosevelt's early “quirantine” speech ih Chicago, which evoked a storm of protest. Mrs. Luce offered no suggestiofi. 8 to wheré this mote far-see-

For at least two years it has beéft

thg leadership fnight have been

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found, or r who would have ‘supported

‘|now . running for President of U. 8: A, made a pledge to the peo:

|the best of his ability for four

it in-any case. Pride goeth before. a. fall, 4nd those of us who lived “back in the

elephant was a proud and haughty péast iridéed. “Today, in 1934, the G. O. P. stoops to conquer. : 3 § . s s . “REPUDIATION OF PROMISE” By Mis. M. H. K., Latayétte Governor Dewey of New York,

plé of that state that would bé governor and serve the péople to

years. Now He wants to be President without even servihg the people long enough to khow he will make a good t. How can| e people of York have cop-. dence in a. nan who eng back on the people after aking promise to serve them? all the expense and trouble a 'or appoint another governor (I dm not sure about elect or appeint). It seems it's time a man elected by|

people should serve them as dhd when the term is over, they bé able to know his worth:

This is not only true of gov érnors, but congressmen ahd rep-. régentatives or anyone elected, to office. And ‘it's high time stich a law should be made. 1 would have no corfidetice in’ thesé governors all ready to step up; forgettifig their pledge and the pedple. It seems more lké & repudliation of honor ahd promise. . Président Roosevelt would probably be glad ‘to give up the presidency of the U. S.- A, for it sure; has been etiough to kill most men to know the -suffering and - hate that is going on besides war. He has done well ta carry the great, great burden. No one but a true man who knows his duty would take the reins to fihish thi war brought ‘lon not by the PreSident but by hellishness and hate. My God 'di-|

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“YI GUESS THE ° SHOE FITS” By “James Faulkner, Indiadapetis Shame, shame, Mrs. McGuire, for stepping on so many people's oes. I guess the shoe surely fit & lot of their feet. I fully agrée with every word in your dfticle and “no truer words were ever spoken.” You kriow, Mrs. McGuire, it's the truth that hurts and they don't like to hear it.

1 know of dozens of Republicans

(who went cold and’ hungry in ‘817

simply tickled to death to go on a| basket arid on WPA aftér President

{Roosevelt went in office, and they

also helpéd to maxé the landslide ir 36 and ‘40. Remeniber? Well, some people's mefiories are very short. President Roosevelt {s the great: est humanitarian in thé. history of {tHe United States ahd he was “tops to some of these “dyed-in-the-wool” Republicans when their feet ‘were on the ground and they were near{ing ‘starvation, but after he pulled

4 itheni up out of thé gutter and fed

{and clothed them, tliey turned ‘against him-and made all kinds of sarcastic, insulting rétharks, stich as Charlotte Walker calling him a charlatan. Listen, if here ever was 4 cHarlatah oh tHe face of this

3 1 Sata, Hoovér was ofie and that's what we are going avid in Nos| SCCr®

vember—another Hoover. It's lucky for you, Charlotte Walker, that this

ide oud Id yey 1 & pret ' predicament. -

= DAILY THOUGHTS ° Be ye therefore § perfect, even as

Old: Gud Bows

oy By Thomas L Siokes

: Plot Was Well Under Way"

WHEN GOVERNOR. DEWEY airived here to 20- ig Guard plot was a ;

| today tat they woke

days” remember that the G. O. P.| this

‘ganization which emerged from

rect our beloved President Roose-

‘and '32 along with you and me and| millions of others, and they were on

isn’t Germgay, for & crack like you

cept thé ‘nomination, the Old under wdy, THe Old Guarders were countin ovet 8 uiajority of te 108 voles in She eommi

k Spangler. cv Ko Bd

“One-of the two days ago, that oy ‘had only 30 votes chairman. Governor Dewey is 5 um no time. He did a Job of personal missionary work in cofiferénces with every national cominitteeman and committeéwoman, whom he invited, . slotig with staté- chairmen and chair-

b woinén to confer with Him. This gesture, it 1s dow

1 revealed; had 4 deepér Purpose than was aL.fif lized when he announced shit

Chicago so he could talk with these state leaders. o He was suctefsful. When the committée met to elect & new chiirman, everything surface. Bit the Old Guafdeérs knéw what he méant when He referred, with a sriile, 40 thé conférénces he

“hall held for 24 hours: ; He had learned how strong - the Old Guard ele-

ment is én the committée. Mr. Fletcher Was Advoit

BARRED FROM. enaurmanship, the Old Guard Midwestern

his. record, is riot éxpécted to be so The division within the commi

oils Sion wittin the Ee

narrow. Governor Dewey got his own haridpicked chairman in Mi. Brownell, 40, who has been a co-worker New York State politics for several years, and maintains thé emphasis on youth top mand in the fight fo oust “the tired old mén in Washington.” ; : apg Bit théré were compromises in

The foiir vice chairmen are all indentifed ' with

Old Guard group—Fers Whitla, Idaho; Mr. Schroeder,

Mfs. Kathérine Kennedy Brown of Ohio, and Mrs Hortte A. Saye of Oiatioma. :

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== Finnish Break By Ludwell Denny

WASHINGTON, July 3.—

Hull's annotinéément of 4 complétée ‘break with. Finland with regret; but without surprise or: . disapproval.

‘pea ‘parteitefit, Hr aks aio Of the Finnish minister. Without disapproval because there is much to lose by relations with a Finnish govern. ment which has tirned Over its caital and country to Hitler's army and

The Helsinki official ‘announcement says the ex- >

parided German military oecupation is on request; that “complete agreement and understanding were reached on all points between the Fihish government and the German government.”

Admission of Military Partnership

AS SECRETARY HULL points out, this Is formal admission of “a “hard and fast military partnership with Nazi Germany, irrévocable throughout the war, for the purpose ofyfighting the aliles of the United States, in alliancé with the enemies of thé United

States. the axis, but fghting & separate war of agairist Russii—as the Fitinish people believed—has beén killéd by its Helsifiki duthors,

“ For fhany months thére has been evidence that the >

people hated Hitler and wanted & before they weére chained to the. Final proof of this is that the

Finnish peace with Russi axis ship..

sinkitig Helsinki régithe en not cotisult the democratic will

of the Finns befofé turning their country over 10 Hitler. “This action was taken without recourse to the established democratic procedure of Finland; and respofisibllity for the cohsequences must rest solely thé Finnish government,” says the Hull note. From & United Press correspontient in Helsinkl, | wé know that when the Germans marched in this webk “therg Was not a single cheer from the Finns” Doubtless the chief purpose of creating the new alliance ahd puppet dictatorship was to

ernment,

This Is No Separate War!

American victory. Finnish materials ‘are providing Nazi tanks, guns and planes to fight us, including more. than half the Nazi

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Americans received Secretary

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suppress. popular «demands for peace and a representative gov

HITLER IS TRYING to use Finland to divert - Russia’s attack away from Berlin and to block Anglo- ;

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