Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1944 — Page 12

CAMPAIGN OF 1944—ViIl FOR SENATOR FROM INDIANA

JENRY F. SCHRICKER has been one of the best governors Indiana has had. As a public official he has been capable, as a politician he has been honorable, and as an

individual he is a man we admire and respect,

But, as Mr. Schricker himself said not long ago in a campaign speech, the decisions in this year’s elections are too big to depend on personalities—they should be made on the issues. The issues, in our opinion, are these: _ Perpetuation in office of a New Deal party which has become a cynical coalition of Communists, southern Tory reactionaries, and corrupt, sometimes criminal, big city

political machines, to: .

Write a treaty on which the peace of the world is to depend, and for which it offers no adequate plan, and: © Lead this nation back to domestic liberty, prosperity and jobs, which it spectacularly failed to do during eight prewar years and for which it now has no program. Mr. Schricker has urged the re-election of President Roosevelt for a fourth term, and thereby has indorsed the perpetuation of this New Deal administration. We are well aware that many of its principles are not his principles; that he does not personally approve its experimenting with American institutions, its waste and its bungling incompetence; that he must, like any intelligent Hoosier Demucrat, gag a little at its fan dancers, and its uplifters, and its

long-haired crack-pots.

© But Henry Schricker is an honest man, and deeply loyal to his party—even when his party strays into strange by-paths. He has pledged it his suppart, and we who know him best have not the slightest doubt that he will keep that

pledge.

Homer E. Capehart has given a similar clear-cut pledge of support to a party and to a progressive program diamet- ~ rically opposed to New Dealism. We believe he, too, will

faithfully keep his pledge.

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leave no alternative.

Our vote for United States senator goes to Homer E. Capehart, and we strongly recommend his election.

- TOWARD GREATER EFFICIENCY

nomical its service will be.

In the last year, through the developments of a personnel office and the adjustment of salary schedules, Indianapolis has done much to put its government on a The logical next step is the one suggested last week by Fred Telford, ‘municipal consultant—to establish an administrative office that shall be responsible for preparing and enforcing the budget.

business-like, nonpolitical basis.

HERETOFORE, ALMOST everyone at the city hall has had a hand in working out the budget—and no one has been charged solely with the job of getting it together and following it through. As a result, as Mr. Telford points out, the budget-making process is long, tedious and confused and, once adopted, the budget is on its own, dangling in mid-air. The fault is with the system, not the officials— it is just another case of “too many cooks” and “what is

everyone's responsibility is no one’s.”

A competent budget officer would be of great assistance to department heads in preparing their estimates; he would relieve the mayor and the council of much of the unnecessary detail work now involved: he would be a watch-dog to see that the city lived within its income. The federal government has found such a system valuable. There is no reason why it would not work, with

equal or greater effectiveness, for the city.

As one ciyic and political leader said when the sug- . gestion was put up to him, “It’s a good idea. _ see how we've been getting along without it.”

BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

Reich are beginning to crumble.

MR. ROOSEVELT SAID—

Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Wey

+ So the issues are unmistakably drawn. In a evenly divided as the next United States senate seems likely to be, the vote of Indiana's junior senator may well _ be the margin by which either party keeps control of

‘to Berlin, Ind. He got Berlein, | though the operator was sure he must want Berlein, ‘which is a settlement of about three houses—but

Yes, the decisions are too big to depend We regret that a man for whom our personal regard is great cannot be in agreement with us, and with the voters of Indiana who have clearly repudiated the New Deal, on a matter of such large importance. But the issues

IN large business organizations, preparation and adminis‘tration of the budget is a highly important, specialized function. On the skill with which it is prepared, and the ~ faithfulness with which it is followed, depends the % of the company. : A municipal government is a corporation in which all . the citizens are stockholders. The more closely a city approaches the ideal of an operation which parallels the efficiency of private business, the better and more eco-

AS our armies come to grips with Germany's strength, . they can also learn of Germany's weakness from the $a lips of Hitler himself. For in his last speech, Hitler did not i extol the might of the Wehrmacht. Instead, he called upon | the volunteers of the class of 1928 to set the people an ~ example of fighting spirit and fanatical sacrifice, When Hitler must turn to 16-year-olds for spiritual . example as well as material aid, the props of the Third

UT-I know enough of government and of the wa government to know that the growth of a d “ment is often irregular, fllogical and haphazard. It is alWays easy to add to a departments additions mean more But to cut away unnecessary functions, eliminate use8s jobs or redirect routine activities toward

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of broadcasts, ever since Orson Welles—said it was “a lot of foolishness.” In other Berlins, dissenters thought Distomo sounded like something out of the doctor book and one Republican community, afters learning that “distoma” is the Greek word for “having two mouths” scented a New Deal plot. Mr. Anderson may succeed persuading some isolated Berlin to take the leap, but at the moment it looks as though he'd have a christening without anyone to dunk, ; :

Indiana Won't Be Much Help

WE'RE AFRAID he won't get much help from Indiana, either. If he sent a telegram to Berlin, Ind. the chances are that Western Union is still running around the state trying to find it. For when the story first broke, our alert city editor, scenting a hot local angle, started to look for a Berlin in Indiana. The postoffice informed him that there was such

a town, but it received its mail through Larwill in

Whitley county. So he placed a long distance call He tried again,

don’t ask us where, No telephones in Berlin. So he tried Larwill The Larwill operator, after some research, said, yes, there was a Berlin out somewhere along the Pennsylvania railroad. The city editor, hot on the trail, asked to talk to someone who worked for the railroad. After being passed around a bit, he firally located an old-time Pennsylvania employee whe knew where Berlin was, It’s a passing track siding a few miles out of Larwill, he said. Was it named for Berlin, Germany? No, it got its name from a Pennsy supervisor who lived near there. Did he still live there? No. Did anyone live there now? No. Are there any buildings there? Well there used to be a railroad tower, but it was torn down.

Maybe It's an Omen

AT THAT POINT, the¢ity editor gave up. There isn't anything left in Berlin, Ind.—and maybe that's an omen—and no story for the city editor, But we hate to see all those telephone tolls wasted, so we're passing his hard-won information along to you and to Mr. Sherwood. Maybe Berlin, Ind. is the place to put on that rechristening ceremony, after all. There's no one there to object. ~~. But why isn’t it a better idea to rebuild Distomo in Greece and let it be an enduring monument, like the other great Greek cities, to civilization’s triumph through the ages over the forces of barbarism? And why not, with an eye to the future, leave the American Berlins as they are, After all, the name of Waterloo, up in DeKalb county, commemorates, not a village in Belgium, but a field where perished an ambitious dream of world dominion, ' Why not so with Berlin? :

WORLD AFFAIRS—

Holland's Peril

| By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17—The Netherlands is threatened with virtual extinction. Of her 9,000,000 inhabitants, 7,000,000 face famine. Rotterdam, terdam and her most thickly populated farming districts may soon be flooded and her industries dismantled or destroyed. ? The Netherlands ambassador, Dr. Alexander Loudon and the minister of overseas territories, i Dr. Hubertus J. Van Mook, told President Roosevelt over the week-end, that “one

hour after liberation” the Dutch people will have

to be supplied with food, or starvation will be their lot. ; Already thousands are homeless and the number is increasing daily. Within two weeks the major cities will be “without food, without lighting and without heating of any kind. Within four weeks they will be without drinking water.”

‘Systematic Destruction’ of Country

WHAT 18 HAPPENING, according to Premier’

Gerbrandy, in London, is the “systematic destruction” of the country. If the Nazis can't have it, they don't want anybody else to have it. They wish, he said, “to destroy an entire civilization, eliminate a nation and its livelihood, wipe it off the earth.” Foreign Minister Van Kleffens called it “biological warfare to- exterminate the nation.” . Washington and London may warn the Nazis that for every acre of land thus flooded, its equivalent will be taken from Germany and turned over to the Dutch for at least as long as it takes to restore the waterlogged areas to full production. And similar reparation may be exacted for the theft or destruction of industrial ment. a a wtpecie Such a waite to be heeded, the Nazis being what they ‘are, but it might be a good thing for the . They couldnt say they weren't told. :

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The Hoosier Forum

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

“HUMAN NATURE CHANGES LITTLE” By John Alva Dilworth, $1813 Broadway The current fantastic predictions concerning the home building of the future are misinforming the public. 2 The mistaken idea of many potential home buyers that the miracle house will be available when

low price should be debunked. Many of the fantastic predictions gpout the post-war house have been made by those outside the building industry, These persons depict it as a dream house or miracle house with many revolutionary features such as demountable . outside wall sections, - folding inside partitions, electric-eye controls for doors, electronic heat, one-piece bathrooms, summer air conditioning, landing plots for helicopters, etc. These radical features may sometime be possible, but would be so expensive . that only the very wealthy could afford them. Tribute should be paid to sound thinking and - practical research work done within the industry by builders as to what can be expected in the post-war house. Human nature changes but little over the years. Freak houses are interesting to look at, but are not practical to live in and are too expensive for the average family, ® x = “DON'T BLAME THE POLICE” By Rowland Allen, Indianapolis

A friend of mine out of town asked me “What is the trouble between the citizens of your town and its police?” My answer might be of interest to you: “Dear Harry: A stupid situation has grown up in Indianapolis between the citizens and their police. “A few policethen have been given and have used recklessly poor judgment and rotten manners in handling simple police situations. “Many - policemen, particularly those who came under the first seven years of the merit system, have used intelligence and imagination and good manners. “Several hundred of our policemen were selected and trained un< der non-political merit procedures.

the war ends and at an impossibly |

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and hope for advancement in our police system. “But the citizens did not really understand the need of having a well-staffed, well-housed, well-led force to protect life, property and laws. “The average citizen who works demands decent leadership and working conditions in his own place of business, but they have not demanded that their local government extend these principles to their police force. “For example, for years our central police headquarters has been known to be an overcrowded, dirty, ramshackle firetrap where precious records are housed and human beings work. Not enough toilets, not enough lockers, no recreation room or reading room, no decent assembly room or adequate class rooms for instruction. For years the citizens have known this but nothing happened. “For example, - leadership at the top is the key to morale in any group of men. Right or wrong just too many police feel that leader-

seeing eye to eye. As one officer said to me, “when I do my job and make an arrest, I wonder which side at the top is going to get sore.” The citizens have tolerated this situation and-it has naturally infected the police force with some uncertainty. “For example, right or wrong, many ‘merit men,” who came on the force without a single question as to

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

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THREATENED”. . .. By Morgan Soott, Edinburg. From some writers in the Forum and also editorials in The Times, we are reminded that Mr. Bailey was mistaken when he penned the phrase, “We live in deeds not years.” Yet he expressed a sentiment that has been an inspiration to all mankind in their greatest achievements and accom ts for the bettering of the world. But the idea that we live “in years” and “not in deeds” seems to prevail in the minds of those who are criticizing Mr. Roosevelt as President. Were he a Republican, doing as he is and has done as President, would these same persons be finding fault with him? Surely not. The

humanly possible for him

so that victory might be won with the possib!

of our brave . gallant soldiers, yet these critics are. howling their utmost, not about his arduous and untiring efforts for the preserva-

with an aggressive and powerful foe, and surely our concern should be, not about a fourth term, but that our fair country may continue to be

his physiela n realizes he is unable to cope with the affliction, will he not be led to advise and insist that the patient be placed in the care of an able and experienced specialist rather than resign him to some

J {young and ihexperienced doctor? These fourth term critics seemingly | *6°

are trying to tell the people that Mr. Roosevelt has foo much experi-

army he is so successfully directing, needs. An inexperienced

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IN WASHINGTON—

Political Jigsaw By Peter: Edson

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umber of potential voters will be 88,600,000—an ine more than 8,000,000 over conclusion that it ‘would, effect of migration on this ‘migration has been across state lines; second, 0ves were too late.to permit te by mail in the

states and precincts of thelr 1940 residence. Dopesters Are Busy Calculating

Eighteen states have experienced a net gain In population during the war years, says the B. L. 8

30 states had a loss. These figures are om total population, by the way, and not just on adults of voting’

California has had the biggest gain, 1,300,000, If

California labor goes for Roosevelt, as is generally

rowin: wing a potential labor vote advantage.

ticut 127,000; Florida 186,000, Mary, 235,000, New Jersey 184,000, Oregon 138,000, 155,000. The gains in Florida, Maryland and " normally ocratic, would make no difference ih the end result. The question is whether this gain is enough - to swing the election in Connecticut, New Jersey and Oregon. ° BE AE i Naty In the southern states an out-migration would not be expected to make miuch difference in

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