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The Indianapolis Times

PAGE 14 Wednesday, August 9, 1944

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A CIVIC OPPORTUNITY THE PRESENT city administration has an \ opportunity to be remembered as the one that brought really efficient and business- like government to Indianapolis. That opportunity is presented through the action of the city council Monday night in appr oving the appointment of a personnel director charged with the responsibility for selecting qualified persons for each of the 3500 jobs in the municipal government. . As John A. Schumacher, council president, pointed out: “The taxpayers and citizens of Indianapolis will welcome the passage of this ordinance because its proper” administration will give assurance of more value for their tax money and more efficient public servants.” The key words in Mr. Schumacher’s statement are “proper administration.” For the council's action only

prov ides the framework for efficient government.

That framework must be filled in by the appointment of an able and Guanes man b $5 fill the: personnel post and subject to ‘the ch rs sion of ‘the mayor, “to, 4 the job for which he is employed. Selection of the personnel director rests with the mayor. Since Gen. Tyndall has been one of the most active proponents of this plan, and since he is deeply and sincerely interested in placing the city hall on a businesslike basis, we believe he will make every effort to obtain the services of a man qualified by personnel experience, by character, personality and intellectual competence to do a thoroughly good job in this key position. No ordinary man will do for this. He must be one with tact and good judgment, able to work in harmony with department heads. He must have the strength to resist the pressures that will be brought by those to whom political favors are more important than competence in city affairs. He must be wise enough to guide without being arbitrary and high-handed. He must be above politics and factions and he must be sincerely devoted to good government, Such a man will not be: easy to find, particularly at a

. time when private industry is placing a premium on personnel talent.” But we believe.such a man can be found.

He must be—otherwise the personnel director will be merely a $6000 liability to the taxpayers, a figure-head, or a source of friction and bickering. The council has given Gen. Tyndall a chance to do a great, and enduring, service to the city of Indianapolis. We hope he will make the most of it—and we believe he will,

NO PLACE FOR POLITICS : : ARION COUNTY Republican leaders have made a serious error in sponsoring the appointment of the secretary of the G. 0. P. county committee as general election supervisor. This appointment establishes a dangerous

-precedent, and one that strikes at the foundation of demo-

‘the people and to the laws of the state,

cratic government. Our system is based on the integrity of the ballot. Democracy can be effective only when the majority rules, and the one way to determine a majority is to give all parties an even break, in the spirit of American fair play, and to count every legitimate vote. Those who conduct elections have a serious responsibility. They should be public servants, and impartial referees, not party officials interested in victory for one side or the other. They should be those who have been chosen by the. vote of the people, and are:answerable te \ The secretary of a political committee does not meet those specifications. He might serve fairly, impartially and competently, but by virtue of his background his every act would be suspect—and if he should use the opportunities of his position to influence the result of the election, the voters would have no recourse. The Democratic party has every right to protest this appointment, Elections should be conducted by the people

of Marion county, not by or for the Republican organization.

“JAPS ARE TOUGH AS EVER” EN. STILWELL is not much of a hand to talk. He gets his ideas across by action and by fighting. When he does use words, they are short and not always nice. So his men call him “Vinegar Joe,” and love him all the more because he is no alibi artist. The American public also has come to have the same'regard for his rugged honesty since his unadorned comment on the 1942 allied defeat in Burma ~“they gave us a helluva beating.” Now that Stilwell has re-taken Northern Burma and almost completed a new supply road to China, twin miracles which some of his allied colleagues thought, impossible, the President has nominated him for a full generalship and he has paid one of his few visits to the Southeast Asia command headquarters. There he has talked again, briefly, Americans can respect the word of the allied general who has fought the Jap longer and harder than any other. This is Stilwell's opinion, fresh from his Myitkyina victory: “We must give all possible aid to relieve the very s serious situation in China. . ~

“The Japs are just as'tough as ever. They're hard to

: push around.”

ENDURING FAME >

Miss MAE WEST came back to Broadway Hom Hollywood as the author and star of a costume play about Imperial Russia. Its title wis “Catherine Was Great.” According to the critics, play wasn't. © Even so, Miss West may take Heart, for her place in history is secure. Inflated life jackets will surely conto bear her name When the names of the critics who

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Quebec Election By Carl A. Bickel :

- MONTREAL, Aug. 9.~Whether they realize it or not, a great many citizens of the United States have a personal intérest in the results of Tuesday's Quebec election. The political future of Mackenzie King, premier of Canada, de-. pends upon the ability of provine cial Premier Godbout to hold liberal party lines firm. Also upon the result will depend the future of Quebec’s relations with the International Paper and Power Co. and the property rights of United States citizens who are stockholders in the big Montreal Light, Heat and Power Co., recently expropriated by Premier Godbout and his liberal party organization with but little more than a parliamentary resolution and a polite by-your-leave. To date the stockholders of the Montreal utility have been told nothing by Godbout as to when Quebec expects to pay them or how much he is ready to give them.

Expropriation Is Big Issue

BOTH THE expropriation of the Montreal company and the vast property rights of the International in Quebec are big issues in the campaign and in both the Godbout. government is under sharp fire. M. J. Coldwell, national leader of -the CCF, Canada’s aggressive. Socialist party, made a survey of the province in connection with his far reaching plans to convert Canada into a Socialist common- | wealth. “In no province is the grip.«of monopolies so tight as in Quebec,” stated Coldwell. “The International Paper Company, which dominates the pulp industry, holds over 30,000 square miles of Quebec forest land and does not scruple to conciude ‘monopolistic agreements with’ competitors to hold prices up.”

Clerical Opposition to CCF Softens

UNTIL RECENTLY the clerical influences in Quebec were strongly opposed to the CCF as a “CommuLoy: arRgmuzation. bug, tly this, attitude has. al-

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tered and Cattivtes: WHC associated with the CCF. But with the strong grasp

upon local loyalties held by Maurice Duplessis- with his National Union party and young Andre Larendeau with Bloc Populaire, Coldwell determined to contest. only 24 “test” districts and to concentrate on developing his Quebec organization’ for the coming national fight, allowing Larendeau and Duplessis to carry the fight to upset Godbout liberal government. Larendeau and the Bloc Populaire are for complete independence from British control, for either

| a straight nationalistic Quebec or a Quebec with

complete autonomy from the rest of the dominion. His followers are critical of the fact that the God-

| bout government has given or advaneed about three

billion dollars of Quebec money to the war. They attack even the limited Canadian conscription. Only three yedrs old, Bloc Populaire has grown speedily. Premier Godbout recently declared that if the Bloc Populaire were successful the result might mean civil war in ‘Quebec.

Duplessis Strong for State's Rights

THE NATIONAL UNION party under Duplessis takes a more conservative position than Bloc Populaire. National Union is for a steady lessening of Quebec's relationship with Ottawa, but Duplessis does not advocate full independence and a complete national status. Duplessis bases his. attack on Godbout’s liberal government on the charge that Godbout “sold Quebec down the river” to federal authorities, depriving Quebec of many of its rights. Duplessis is a strong state-rights man. He is critical of Canadian conscription, attacks the appropriation of Montreal Light, Heat and Power, demands elimination of the sales tax and reorganization of the greatly criticised liquir control system. It is on the conscription issue that Premier Godbout is strongest. While the national conscription act was approved by popular vote in Canada, Quebec was almost solidly against it and as a result Dominion Premier Mackenzie King has never attempted fully to enforce it. This, King enemies assert, is due to the fact that he made a deal with Godbout in Quebec. Not a single Quebec soldier is serving on foreign soil without his voluntary consent, stated Godbout recently.

(Westbrook Pegler’s column will be resumed tomorrow).

We The People

By Ruth Millet

MANY commentators seem surprised that civilians, instead of listening to the government's stay-ofi=the-trains-thisssum mer plea, are crowding them to capacity, as they rush off for a week in the mountains, a visit to Aunt Susie, or a nice rest at a lake resort. . Why should anyone be surprised at the picture? Have they forgotten that civilians have MORALE that has to be eonstantly built up? Morale, as a reason for doing what they wanted to do, got popular with civilians As soon as they learned the word from the army. If certain things were necessary for soldiers’ morale, they just naturally figured certain things were necessary for their own. Civilians—or so they tell themselves—are keeping up their morale when they spend the price of a small war bond on an evening's entertainment. They are keeping up their morale when they buy new furniture for the living room, instead of making the old do.

$25 Hats Help Morale

WOMEN ARE keeping up morale when they buy $15 and $20 hats out of their earnings. They are keeping up their morale when they crowd swimming pools and golf courses and movies—instead of Red Cross’ workroooms, and the hospitals that are crying for more nurses’ aides. And that's what they are doing on. trains, their luggage filled with vacation wardrobes—keeping up their morale. It's a funny thing, but when civilians took over that word morale and made it their own they never used it to apply to something they ought to do—only to things they knew they shouldn't, You haven't heard the family who is vacationing at home talking about how they are doing it for the good of their morale, have you? Yet doing what we are asked to do for the good of the war effort ought to do more for our morale than anything else a civilian might do,

So They Say—

MANY HERE af home are talking of a quick victory through a collapse of the German army.’ I tell you that such a collapse is not yet apparent to our

sourceful «and stubborn enemy. —Se tary ‘War Henry L. Stimson. 3 = of

TODAY WE are living in a time when’ efiough ndividuals choosing to go to hell will pull the Dation down with them.—The Rev! Dr, _ Peter Marshall of

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: WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Post ponement of the Washington con~ ~~ ference on an international peace organization from next Monday to ‘Aug, 21 at the request of the Soviet government seems to have ‘special

significance. For within the next two weeks it is likely will take a decisive turn.

Acting Secretary of State Stettinius added that, in the end, the postponement probably would save time. As pointed out in this space yesterday, a number

| of things remain to be clarified before the United

States, Great Britain, Russia and China—the conferring powers—can draft a definite blueprint for a post-war setup. Not even the armistice terms to Germany have been agreed upon.

Obstacle About to Be Removed

TODAY, HOWEVER, there is reason to believe that this big obstacle, is about to be removed. The armistice terms will afford a pretty clear idea of the Hing of peace that is to follow, and no nation jealous 0 pledged word would ve its tee in the dark. iligy @ Emspiee Russia, all along, has refused fo allow herself to be rushed into any premature decisions regarding the German armistice. Five months ago, the European advisory. commission was busy working out Every detail had to be referred back to the Sh ores offices and progress was snail-like, It seems that Russia was playing for time, awaiting developments. Now those developments seem imminent. . The pccupation of Lithuania, Estonla and Latvia

cannot be far away. The Soviet army is at Warsaw ! and there is talk of an understanding between the

Poles in Moscow and the Polish government-in-exile whose premier is conferring in ‘the Soviet capital, Turkey may come into the war soon, facilitating a

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“HOW ABOUT KEEPING PRISONERS IN BOUNDS” By Mrs. C. Plake, Indianapolis In answer to “Puzzled” I would like to say this: Those soldiers who: permitted a German soldier (officer or not) to dine with them are the ones who are cutting our boys’ throats and stabbing them in the back. I had occasion to talk to a Yugoslav prisoner of war. He stated he would not eat his meals with Ger-

have been persecuted by Germans, seen their families killed (as this Yugoslav boy had) and been forced at gun point to go with the. German army, cannot and will not eat in the Germans’ presence. I for one could not stomach my meal if a Germap, Italian or Jap prisoner were at my dinner table. How about you high ranking army officials keeping these prisoners in the garb of a prisoner and in bounds of a prisoner? Are we having the German eased into our social circles? If so, why not stop fighting and take our ships over .and' bring them (Germans) back for dinner in the White House? Someone answer my questions, #” = 8 - “HAS THE C. L O. MISSED THE BOAT?” By Paul McMullen, Pendleton

During this great industrial upsurge ‘brought about by the war, the C. I. O. has the advantage of a greatly increased membership and overflowing treasury. Not only has it invested well in war bonds, but it has acquired substantial holdings in real property. Men from all walks of life have sought employment in the nation’s shops and the union has zealously solicited their membership. Being mindful and appreciative of labor's efforts and the results in the betterment of working conditions and increased rates of pay, many have seen fit to accept the invitation to join the local union, In some cases the impelling force was one of gratitude for advantages gained, in others it was the result of coercive efforts of misdirected organizers. For Whatever reason; “they -are in-and can’t get out. Among these new members «re many who have never worked in shops before and probably never shall again after this emergency is over. What feeling shall these temporary members take with them concerning unionism when they resume their pre-war occuaption§? Organized labor should concern itself with this question. The greatest obstacle in its path of pragress has been that of a lukewarm or anti- public opinion toward the cause of labor. Shall labor pass up this opportunity to enlist the friendship of those who shall be outside its ranks when the war is over? Is labor sowing seeds of good will

mans and Italians. These men whol’

"(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.)

among its temporary members? The answer is a most definite “no.” Among this influx of temiporary members are a great number of believers in the Republican party who are entitled to a respect in their belief which the C. L O. has refused to grant them. The C. I. O.-P. A. C. has seen fit"to go out on a limb all the way for the re-election of the present administration and contribute financigl aid to that cause. The union bigwigs have decided and the dissenting members have no voice in the matter. The essence of their champion's governing philosophy is a belief in the four freedoms, yet they do not subscribe to a like belief in the conduct of union programs. The C. I. O. demands, and the New Deal upholds, a maintenance of membership clause in their contracts. Thus denying a free American the right to withdraw from the union, even though he works in an open shop. What manner of organization is this that has to hold its members together by such dire measures? What extenuating circumstances forced management to agree to be a party to an agreement whereby an employee, once he has joined the union, must maintain his membership in the organization or be discharged? In short a citizen of this free America must pay dues and financially support a political aspirant not of his choice or lose his job. This is dictatorship by a few Iabor bigwigs who care not a tinker’s damn for the membership only insofar as it pleases their fancy and helps them promote and attain their nefarious ends. o “BOW TO ONE MAN FOR BREAD” By D.<B. J. and C. E. G., Indianapolis

The way you talk in your letter, Mr. Question Asker, you seem to think that there is not much to our freedom. Just think and try to imagine how much freedom you

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would have in an occupied country or in Germany. It would be very small compared to ours even now. Sure, rationing is tough on some of

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us; but I don't see where it hurts us too much, I'll bet that you and your family have enough to eat and that you don't go without food or want much that you can't get. As for gas; would you like to take some out of a tank of an army truck driver - or ambulance driver 1n France or Italy and use it for your pleasure driving? It might cause his truck or ambulance to stop and be shelled and might kill some of our boys. But should that worry you? = You could probably sleep nights anyway. Do our soldiers and sailors and men in our armed forces all over the world go or do what they please? It might do you a little good to try a day or two of their job, As for blaming it all on capitalism, that is a little doubtful an all parts of the world there is commercial rivalry. Do you want a monopoly where you have to bow to one man for a loaf of bread? Do you want one man to roll in riches and others to starve? That starving man might be you. As for jumping on the other man, why not think a little of your own worthless self. Are you guided by the sign at the top of the column? Why do you stop the man from thinking

up man, this is America, not Germany! Wake up before it i§ too late! > t J 8 »w “WHY DOESN'T CITY BE THE SAME?” By Mrs. Nellie Knex, 1 N. Blooming. ton st.

I am writing to the Hoosier Forum. I want to know what is the matter with city sanitation department. There have been two dogs hit here lately and we have called and called and tried to get them to come and get them and they lay there about four and five days. You call and call and they're always going to come and get them but they sure take their time. .. . They tell you to be clean and sanitary—then why don't the city be the same? - ” . “PEACE CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO POLITICIANS” My M. E. Jones, 2878 N. LaSalle st: - This will be my contribution to a world peace; and if the war comes again in 20 or 25 years don't say I didn't tell yoy. I would like to see justice applied to all peoples of this earth; and there i$ only one way that it can be done—I'd like a united nations constitution along with our bill of rights, and I'd like for .his constitution to state clearly that these provisions be enforced by the leading clergymen of this world for all time to come. The heads of the churches to be elected as the governing body to carry out the provisions set forth in the new worldwide constitution, and the president duly elected every four or six years and selected from the highest ranks of the leading religious organizations of the world. I don't believe that any church or religious organization amywhere wants war. And

“|the peace of the world cannot most

certainly be entrusted to any politicians, . . . . 2 o “REALLY

GOOD MUSIC” By Max Kinney, Indianapolis. There's something cleansing, healing and nourishing to the emotions in the wonderful vibrations from really good music. . ‘No time, nowhere have I ever heard the Raymond overture rendered ‘with higher musicianship than it was by the Indianapolis concert band at Brookside park on a recent’ Wednesday evening. The loudspeakers sent its thrilling strains vibrating triumphantly through the night air for blocks around. I'm ashamed tb say that

‘|the applause for it was light, but

for music lovers those were moments of ecstacy to be treasured iB the memory. Publicly ‘I thank

you, William

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and I shall look forward with the keenest anticipation to your return to Brookside on Aug. 16th. For

DAILY THOUGHTS Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should apid approved, but that ye should do that which is honest; hough we be. as Teprobates, =Gorinthisns 18:1.

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Russia Has Nothing to Lose by. Delay

_ ‘SO THE question who is to occupy Germany, and what is to happen to Eastern, Central and Southeéastern Europe, is now an urgent problem, Yet all the ‘time Russia's relative position as the dominant power of Europe is gaining strength. She has nothing to. lose by delay. Monday, Pravda, official organ of the Communist party in Moscow, declared that occupation of Berlin by Russian troops wil! be necessary to keep Germs at peace in the future. In London as well as Wash ington there are those who believe Russia | all Germany becsuse the British and Am too “soft.” That is, all except the F ei may be left to the French and Austria and which might’be policed by the Anglo-Ame Moscow told Washington she needed to prepare’ for the conference. hark pec} much considering the length of the war, but that things are moving much can happen in he interval.

Dewey Clockwork By S. Burton Heath

ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 9.—Pofitical reporters who have traveled with many national campaign

table by comparison with’ Wendell Willkie's 1940 peregrinations. Members of Governor Dewey's ofrat salt dont oO They follow their chief's lead and ¢arefylly avoid even indirect reflections upon any other Republican leader. But reporters, who are interested only in the facts, do not have to keep under such wraps. The Dewey party numbered’ around- 75. The schedule was jam-packed with activities for the candidate and therefore, ‘of cofirsé, for his aides and the press. The first day, in Pittsburgh, probably was the worst. Yet everything went off like clockwork.

Make Up for Brief Delay

THE PRESS CONFERENCE that started the day was about 15 minutes late in beginning because a&° visiting national committeeman had ‘taken the period set aside; after leaving the train; 10-1st Mr. Dawey bathe and change and generally ‘refresh himself. That delay was made up at once. From then on, everything was on the dot. : Starting at 11 o'clock, Mr. Dewey devoted two hours ‘to conferences, each of which lasted exactly half an hour. He met with groups of labor leaders, business leaders, agricultural leaders, and representatives of veterans and servicemen. Then, for an hour, Mr. Dewey and Governor Martin had a buffet Junch« eon with the Pennsylvania Republican congressmen, candidates for congress and for .state offices, and a group of party leaders. From 2 to 3 the candidate conferred with the congressfien and congressional candidates on national policy; from 3 to 3:30 was set aside for National Com= mitteeman Hallanan of West Virginia. From 8:30 to 5:15 Dewey stood in reception line and shook hands with an estimated 5000 friends and well-wishers. For s time I watched from a balcony and clocked the handshakers as they filed past at the rate of 34 fo the minute—more than one every two seconds.

Gerald Smith Causes Trouble

THE FIRST BREAK was from 5:30 to 6, while * Mr. Dewey rested his aching digits. Then he had half an hour with local officers of the Mine Workers’ union, half an hour to change his shirt and wash his face, and a two-hour dinner with a large group of officials, candidates and party leaders. C So rigidly was the schedule adhered to that they began loading into cars, to return to the train, right on the scheduled dot of 9 o'clock. The schedule in Springfield, Ill, was delayed. a bit by the late arrival of the train and a bit more by the gall of the American First Party in nominating Mr. Dewey's campaign mate, Governor Bricker, to run with Gerald K. Smith on a race prejudice plat form. . That kept Mr. Dewey on the telephone for a time, and then led him to draft a statement—excoriating Smith in bitter language, for the press, Dose esrishes. tha, Systytaing Sosa % Sow fast and evenly. The difference in organizattion h observance of schedules between this and the 1940 Willkie trips was brought up by a friend of Mr. Willkie, not a newspaperman, who had suffered through the campaign four years ago, trying to keep the tours from falling

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