Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1944 — Page 6

FORWARD—NOT BACK

a 10-year decay

peace and jobs for everybody.

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in a government bureau.

security.

an independent nation.

of a just and democratic peace?

have repeatedly condemned its

not fighting for conquest.

slavement, and of military and foreign power or powers,

These are one problem, not two. lacking the health and strength that can come only from high production and abundant employment would be unable, under any President, to play any fully effective

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Give Light ond the People Will Find Their Own Way

HARK from the tombs! That doleful sound Thursday night was Henry A. Wallace, in New York, warning the American people that if the Republicans win in November— “We may return to the normalcy of a Harding and into the panic of a Hoover.” The issue of the campaign, Mr. Wallace said, is not the indispensability of the President—the President - who so lately and lightly dispensed with Vice President Wallace —but whether Franklin D. Roosevelt or Thomas E. Dewey more capable of handling the two problems of lasting

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And Governor Dewey’s speech in San Francisco made Mr. Wallace's dismal forecast. of disaster through Republican victory look just what it is, a scarecrow stuffed with straw and empty of other substance.

2 THE GREAT question, we believe, is whether Franklin D. Roosevelt or Thomas E. Dewey better understands how this country can provide jobs for all. Because, without understanding, it is idle to expect accomplishment. And Mr. Dewey gave a convincing answer to that question when

“There can be jobs for all only if business, industry d agriculture are able to provide - hil short-cuts to this goal. It cannot be achieved by some ingenious, scheme concocted by a social dreamer The New Deal piilled rabbits out of the hat for seven years and ended up with ten million still unemployed. We will achieve our objective only if we create an economic climate in which industry, business and agriculture can grow and flourish.” :

those jobs. There are

NOR DOES Mr. Dewey's understanding stop with that. . It compasses the proper role of govérnment as a servant rather than a master of the people. It takes in the fact ‘that government measures to influence broad economic * conditions are both desirable and inevitable, but that these measures need not, and must not, deprive the people of political freedom under the pretext of giving them economic

The freedom he would preserve is not freedom for farmers “to go broke when there are peacetime surpluses and the prices of crops fall ruinously” or for labor “to walk the streets in bad years, looking for work at any price.” It is freedom for agriculture and labor and industry to go forward together, helped and not hindered by their government, united and not divided by their President, toward the true security of peace and sound prosperity. That—not the normalcy of a Harding or the panic of a Hoover—is Mr. Dewey’s goal, and he is piling up evidence that he knows how to lead the forward march.

HOW NOT TO MAKE PEACE HE armistice terms which Russia and Britain have imposed on Finland are so severe she may not survive as If the purpose is to make her a puppet of Russia, a good start has been made. If the intent is to build a free, healthy and peaceful Europe, then the allies begin with a failure. What has become of the Atlantic charter, the Moscow pact and all the other fair promises

For the Helsinki regime which played Hitler's game and invited Nazi occupation we have no sympathy. We

policy as a betrayal not

only of Europe but of Finland's character and interests. But the Finnish people were the chief victims. Unlike the Germans and several of the axis states, the Finns were They believed—and a good case can be made for that belief—that they were only continuing their own war of defense against aggression.

THE IDEA that such a tiny state can be a menace to Russia, the mightiest land power in the world, is fantastic claptrap. And yet these armistice terms can be justified only on the theory that big Russia must be protected from _ little Finland. Certainly the twin theory that future German conquerors will use Finland against Russia is absurd if the allies keep their pledge to end German militarism and aggression. If the allied peace enforcement terms for Germany, and the proposed world security organization, are so weak that the Russian colossus cannot risk having a little democracy as a neighbor, obviously no nation in 4 the world can have post-war safety. The Finnish people must pay for the folly of their leaders. But the terms should stop short of economic en-

political subjugation to a

COURAGE AND FORESIGHT

HE majority of the Marion county board of tax adjust- ~~ ment took the long view, we believe, in approving the 1945 budget and tax rate for the city of Indianapolis yesterday. The budget, carrying increased salary schedules designed to improve the efficiency of municipal service, had the support of forward-looking civic organizations and many substantial taxpayers of the city, who took the position that better government is worth what it costs. Any board which approves an increase in taxes, naturally is on the spot. The temptation is strong to play politics by making arbitrary cuts, regardless of the effect these will have on the city’s operation. So the majority of the board—and particularly the chairman, Albert F. Wals‘man who cast the ding vote to settle a 3 to 3 deadlock, and Harry E. Yockey whd insisted that action be taken in the open rather than in executive session—deserves commendation for their courage and understanding of the

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| DETROIT, Sept. 23—This is & town where reconversion is the

: the three when they arrive slightly crocked. past men woo machines, and the blueprint is the heartbeat, the laboratory the lovenest and Henry Ford the great matchmaker, Furnaces roar, wheels whirr, pistons piston and men sweat; this is the mighty, noisy obbligato of the town, the Wagnerian harmonies from which come the creature comforts of our time. Among the great women of history must be listed the one known as Tin Lizzie—she brought Painted Post and Broadway together, and it must be supposed, of course, they wound up at the Stork club, ‘much to the chagrin of Butch La Guardia.

Hildegarde Becomes a Must

NOTHING CLOSE to the finer arts has ever been associated with heavy mechanics, yet there was sheer artistry in the way Detroit, with its many tremendous plants, changed from the role of Minerva to Mars, and overnight. It was a demonstration of the town's ability to turn out anything. Including commanders in chief. Which is another way of saying the Fords, the Chryslers, the Briggs, the Fishers, et al, may have contributed in a small way to Hitler's headache, no matter what you are told about big business to the contrary. say This is a town where Hildegarde, the chanteuse, a cover-charge word for singer, adds up to rare social event. She becomes a must. It would never do to admit you were not at her opening. Her dresses and hair-fix are described in detail in local gazettes. How she feels on the peace terms Russia imposed on Finland are duly interpreted. She is internationally minded. This viewpoint is reflected in her songs, one of which is “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” a song which many authorities in the field predict will become popular by say, 1948. But authorities you should

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Patron of the Cabaret Classics

IN ANY event, Harry Bennett was among the firstnighters to meet her at the Statler Terrace Room here. Mr, Bennett is vice president of the Ford Motor Co. and, in his few idle moments, a patron

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

of the cabaret classics. Upon arriving, he announced to his companions as follows:

In due course Hildegarde appeared. She sang “The Last Time, etc.” Mr. Bennett hastily removed himself from the scene. This naturally prompts the

ject with which Mr. Bennett is not unfamiliar, orig-

never possibly fault Hildy.

One stuff. (Remember Dutch Shultz, Jimmy Hines and Dixie Davis?) - Well, it seems to be big business out here, too. "A local prosecutor lured a gambler into giving him a bribe to square an arrest and then

story should not have been-given prominence in the newspapers over the fact that Hitler had taken

not over the fact that the Tigers had beaten the Yankees again, Is this what they mean by strength in numbers?

World Affairs

By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-—-If an unqualified commitment to the use of force te maintain world peace is to be the basis of postwar collaboration, it is already a good bet that the senate will not accept it without reservations. The allied armistice terms to Finland and the prospective Soviet terms to Poland, many statesmen now believe, foreshadow a European peace which will be difficult, if not impossible permanently to enforce. Not only: is Finland required to yield some of her richest territory, but she must pay Russia a $300,000,000 indemnity. That is more than $75 per capita in a country where the people are already poor. A similar indemnity levied on the United States would amount to ten billion dollars. ‘There is reason to believe that Poland, an ally, will lose 48 per cent of her territory plus her political independence. In I4ndon a British official told me that “we must make up our minds” that Russia will take up to the Curzon line or thereabouts and that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are as good as lost,

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Will Bring Vast and Permanent Discontent

BY WAY of “compensation” to Poland, it is conceded, she will be given part of East Prussia and considerable areas of contiguous German territory. Thus, in addition to the bitterness which the Poles are

certain to feel over their treatment, they will be saddled with a Gérman Alsace-Lorraine problem which, sooner or later, will almost inevitably end in bloodshed. In central and southeastern Europe similar situations must be faced. There is talk of wholesale shifts of frontiers and populations, It is too much to ex~ pect that all this can take place without vast and permanent discontent. The question, it is observed, has little to do with whether the peace is “hard” or “soft” on Germany. Germany, most everybody agrees, richly deserves whatever may be done by her... What does matter is whether or not the peace endures—whether or not it is permanently enforceable. If it isn't, then no matter how “hard” it is, it is a bad peace. The No. 1 aim of the peacemakers should be to make this the last world war.

Senate Will Be Called on fo Ratify

AS IN 1920, the senate will be called on to ratify whatever settlement the united nations may make. The Dumbarton Oaks plan, or the agreed formula for international co-operation, will alsp have to have senatorial approval. And it is certain to be based on force. Few observers believe the senate will okay the use of American troops to preserve European or Asiatic frontiers arbitrarily €elimited by unilateral action. But there is no question of the United States going “isolationist” over a bad treaty as it did in 1920. , Two things, however, are quite possible: First, the senate “may insist on reservations regarding the use of American soldiers in certain, specified areas and, second, regional responsibility may be stressed. That is, within the global arrangement, -the powers most directly interested in any given part of the world— such as Europe, Asia, or the Americas—would be expected to bear the major burden of maintaining the

peace thereof.

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“If she sings ‘The | “ADMIT HE DOES Last Time I Saw Paris,’ I'm going to blow the joint.” INCREDIBLE THINGS” By Sylvia Basey, Indianapolis

question, “Is Mr. Bennett against Paris or Hilde- | eh, Mrs. Shipp? Then tell me, why garde?” When you recall the sitdown strike, a sub- | oes F, D. R. deal so largely in half

mated in Paris, you begin to understand. He knows reason for seeking a third term to all about chassis lines, and on that score he could “keep us out of ‘wah’?”

This is a town where the numbers racket is Page | things with the.English language,

told all, which was scarcely the sporting thing, you against the outlaw nations in ’37, must agree.’ All right, don't agree, but certainly the | have you looked up the facts and

command on the Western Front, and most certainly [to Japs between ’37 and 40? Or do

To The Point—

WHAT THE Germans seem to need more than

So the powers of truth are great,

truths and evasions? Wasn't his

I must admit he does incredible

practically makes us believe that black is white, especially if we want to believe it anyway. As to his asking a quarantine

figures (they don’t lie) as to how much scrap iron the U. 8. shipped

you not consider Japan an outlaw nation? Certainly F. D. R. was in office then and still is while the Japs are giving us back our scra; ron—the hard way. Do you (an ardent admirer of truthfulness, I take it) condone other things of an equally abhorent nature in our government? Do you approve of the Hague and the Pendergast machines? Or when you come across such distasteful things! relating to our President, do you refuse to read, to investigate, for fear that you may find out what the real truth is?

: 8 = “PUT OUR COUNTRY BEFORE THE MAN” By George F. Lee, 4050 Cornelius ave.

In her article of Sept. 16, Mrs. William Shipp brings forth that much discussed assertion (not promise) of F. D. R. that he would not send our boys abroad to fight on foreign fields. Well. so far so good. Now let us get to the ending clause of that sentence. Mrs. Shipp tells it this way, “Except to defend this country from attack.” I, too, listened to that 1940 Chautauqua address and that is not the ending clause at all. Here is the correct. repetition, “Except only in case of attack.” - Now there is a. clause that is replete with possibilities. It has a loophole that you could drive a fiveton truck through. Attack against whom and what? It could mean any nation on the globe. However, the Japs did attack the United

(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 responsi bility for the return of manuscripts and cannot enter correspondence regarding them)

is right. We both can't be, so whoever is let him be broad-minded and not call the other a liar. Let's be nice about and lay it to a bad memory. By the way, Mrs, Shipp, in some of your articles you seem to be imbued with the idea that anybody who votes against Roosevelt is eternally lost spiritually and mentally. My, oh my! Is it as bad as that? I never knew any politician was that sacred. A lot of us Americans still put our country before the man, and we think a change is badly needed. George Washington was our greatest leader—not F. D. R. George Washington is way and above Franklin in every way. #” » = “WE'D MUCH PREFER THE MOUSTACHE” By Mr. and Mrs. J. Dinny, Columbus | Some criticism is being . made | about Governor Dewey's little | moustache and his average height. Whatever may be said along these lines, we think that we'd much prefer to look at the governor's little moustache and his lack of height than to have to look at Mrs. Roosevelt another four years, : : And a great many others will be found to agree with us, too. »

2 = “EXPERIENCE IS ALWAYS TRIUMPHANT”

States in December, 1941, which certainly pulled somebody out of a bad hole. Incidentally, I wish someone would check up on that ending clause and prove which one. of us

By Samuel Toole, 336 Burgess ave.

You reprint an editorial of the | 1940 campaign in your issue, head- { lined, “Experience.” You neglected

to recite another notable experience

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which the President doubtless appreciated very much. He was elected by a handsome majority in spite of the vigorous opposition of 80 per cent of the press of the entire country and 75 per cent of the leading columnists. ' Now this historical figure, moving along with a confident serenity acquired by 12 years’ experience in a job well done, faces the same furious, frothing zaneys who for four years desired seats among the mighty, Their hatred has reached a peak where it denies reason, common sense and experience, Anything Roosevelt does is wrong. Anything

better have a fourth-term President than a fourth-rate one. The writer, an interested observer and active participant in 20 presidential contests, can assure you that hatred never won s victory. Experience is always triumphant, ” ” » “BIG SPEECHES DON'T TURN AN ELECTION" By 8. Lester, B. R. 4 Box 608 The morale of one S. Basey seems to be ready to topple because of “Eleanor and Franklin's non-polit-ical excursions™ My, my!” What a pity! Private trains? Private planes? I seem to remember reading that Mrs. Roosevelt travels when and where that particular plane or train is going. (By the way, she also pays her own expenses) I do believe that she has done much to prove to our fighting men that we are

As for the President's private train, it is an eight-car one for campaign use, 8. Basey, Mr. Dewey has a private train with 16 cars attached. Probably uses the extra cars to store the hot air needed for one of his dirty speeches, (At least, the “President fights fair and clean.) : Those four million letters to the voting-age service men prove to them that they are a part of American politics and always will be. After all, big speeches, campaign buttons and platform decorations don't turn an election—it's the individual mind and heart of every American.

8 ” “I DON'T EXPECT THIS TO BE PRINTED” By O. W. Cook, Martinsville This is my first and probably last letter to the Forum. Heretofore, I have been an interested but nonparticipating reader of the various viewpoints, good, bad and ridiculous, expressed therein, However, your editorial, “No Field for Boondoggling,” of Sept. 14 calls for comment, and I don't expect this to be printed. I agree with you thoroughly that the proposed post-war military training program should be strictly that and nothing else. However, your derogatory reference to the former CCC, NYA, conservationists, etc. as boondoggling is, in my opinion blindly and unreasonably unfair. Back in 1939, this program was almost universally - approved (even by The Times, if I remember rightly) as beneficial to the natural resources of our country as well as the health and morale of our youths, I have always been a Times’ customer, approving of it/as the main liberal independent newspaper in Indiana, What has caused the radical change? z

2 DAILY THOUGHTS For the Lord thy God 15 a mer“ciful ‘God: he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee. nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he swear unto them. Deuteronomy 4:31.

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By Peter Edson

“Mr, Speaker, clear everything with Sidney.” Then she sat down. : . 8 »

DEMOCRATIC PARTY chiefs are praying that the President will sail into Governor Dewey and let him have it good when the fourth term candidate makes his two political speeches from Washington tonight and on Oct. 5. The fact is that Dewey's aggressive sniping is beginning to take effect and it is worrying Democrats no end. Democratic Chairman Hannegan, Secretary Ickes, Majority Leader McCore mack and other bigwigs have tried their hands at answering Dewey's charges, claiming they are based on misinformation, half-truths or deliberate une truths. But denials never get as much attention as accusations. Also, the wilder the accuSations, the more some people like to believe them. Dewey, in other words, has taken the offensive, which is a good side to be on in any political campaign. “Offensive,” says one very irritated Democrat, “is right!” °

Hope He Won't Wait Too Long

IN THE 1510 campaign against Willkie, Roosevelf tried to adopt the policy of not making many speeches and not campaigning actively, §Willkie's aggressiveness forced a change in that strategy and in the: closing weeks of the campaign Roosevelt had to make:

White House won't wait too long this year, » - LJ . WAR LABOR BOARD Chairman William H. Davis has a new and simple explanation for the period of reconversion just ahead. “What we have to do,” he says, “is to turn our guns into butter and then eat the butter.” Davis, in spite of the terrific punishment he has had to take in one of the most thankless jobs in Wash ington, still is able to keep his sense of humor. He talks about his 12-member board of industry, labor and public representatives as “the 12 prima donnas,” and so explains why it may take them longer than a week to make up their minds on what to do about the labor demands to break the Little Steel formula. When Davis was asked at a press conference if his special presidential committee was completing its cost living report, he said wearily, “I hope to The committee has been studying the last November. “I'm drawing up the

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