Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 November 1944 — Page 14

The Indianapolis Times

"PAGE 14 Wednesday, Noveniber 15, 1944

MARK FERREE Business Manager

WALTER LECKRONE Editor

(A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER)

ROY W. HOWARD President

No

Price in’ Marion County, 4 cents a copy; deliv~ ered by carrier, 18 cents a week.

Owned and published Faas daily (except Sunday) by Indianapolis Times Pub- E lishing Co., 214 W. Maryland st. Postal Zone 9.

Mail rates “in Indi ana, $5 a year; adjoining

Member of United Press, states. 78 ants & month;

ripps-Howard ~ NewspaRe alt NEA Serv others, $1 monthly. ice, and Audit: Bureau of §

Circulations. * ~ 4 A iad

Give Light and the Peopie Will Find Their Own Woy

RILEY 5551

WHAT DOES STALIN WANT?

ERE are some headlines of the last: week: Iranian Cabinet Collapses Under Soviet Pressure. Romania Gets New Cabinet at Russia's Behest. Finnish Cabinet Crisis Forced by Moscow. . Swiss Foreign Minister Quits After Rebuff from

Russia. Turkey Faces Russian Demands. De Gaulle forced to Pardon Red Leader; Thorez Returns From Moscow. Poles Say Moscow Terms Mean National Suicide. Chiang Kai-shek and Red Feud Slow War Against Japs. Partisan Reds Dominate Greece. Tito Follows Russian Policy. x 8 . ALSO THE headlines announced a“ Stalin speech on the necessity of continued co-operation of allied democracies during and after the war, in which he said: “There cah be no doubt that without the unity of outlook and the co-ordination of action of the three great powers, the Tehran decisions could not have been realized so fully, and exactly. . .. If the fighting alliance of the democratic powers has stood the trial of more than four years of war, if it is consolidated by the-blood of the peoples who have risen up in the defense of their liberty and honor, the more so will that alliance stand the trials of the concluding stage of the war. ... “It (the post-war united nations security organization) will be effective if the great powers, which have borne on their shoulders the main burden of the war against Germany, will act in the future also in the spirit of unanimity and accord, It will not be effective if these esséntial conditions are violated.”

@ “

REFLECTIONS— From Two Wars

By Robert Duncan

VERA BRITTAIN, whose autobiographical story, “Testament of Youth,” became the credo of many of her generation after the last war, has written “Account Rendered” (Macmillan: $3), a novel encompéssing both “ world war I and the present conflict. Frances Halkin (to put events back in a chronological order 4 which is pretty well broken up by bd the repeated use of flash-backs) Miss Brittain yas all set for a career in musig, when twin catastrophes occurred--the death of his mother, who had groomed him for the concert stage and the war with the kaiser. He was shell-shocked in Prance, but returned home to England apparently none the worse, resumed- his music, and married the girl who bad ‘written to him in the trenches. Bit a recurrence of his injury put an end to Prances Halkin, the professional musician, and he took over his father's paper factory, Music became a sideline, and soon another activity edged its way into his life—that of A. R. P. warden at the plant. Hitler was kicking over the traces, and it was not long before the imagined rumble of bombers overhead became the tragically real thing. Miss Brittain's novel has power and extreme readability.

It's Veddy, Veddy British

“MIDDLE EAST DIARY,” by Noel Coward (Doubleday, Doran: $2), is the playwright's informal ac-

Gibraltar to Lebanon. The producer and actor in his film “In Which We Serve” entertained ‘troops, constantly popped in and out of airplanes and showers, chatted with the famous, and has put it all down entertainingly. It's veddy, veddy British, For the sake of interna-

cracks about the courage of Brooklyn soldiers, » » n “PIGHTING JOE HOOKER,” by Walter H. Hebert (Bobbs-Merrill: $3.50), is a thorough and re

was the object of long and bitter disputes. The author has filled in many gaps in Hooker's story, and presents the most complete and competent evaluation of “the turbulent soldier thus far written,

Down in the Kane Country J

HARTNETT 'T, KANE, who has few, if any, challengers when it comes to being an authority on Louisiana (he wroté ‘Louisiana Hayride” and “The Bayots ‘of Louisiana”), 18 back again with andther rich and colorful book, “Deép Delta Country” (Duell, Sloan & Pearce: $3). A splendid addition to the

a

count of his tour through the Middle East, from |

tional amity, however, try to pass lightly over his | :

biography of the Confederate general whose conduct }

Department of

NYLONS STEAKS GIRDLES TIRES

Dead Lan ti

guages I :

|

~The Hoosier Forum

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

American Folkway Series, the book presents the colorful plantation life of the French sugar- barons, river pilots, strange superstitions, flood and destructive winds, ; NEE The Delta country of Kane's reconstruction ls sinister, ‘dangerous, ‘yet beautiful. Fascinating is the Delta's swift progress, a victory over hostile soll. “Young engineers scrambled over mud lumps, chased the awkward pelicans, and ran lines through

BUT HOW can Stalin's words of unity be reconciles with his acts of disunity? We believe that he is rig warning that the price of victory, and of security and pg after this war, is “unanimity and accord” afieng the xii -and_particularly among the large powers, . But Russi interference in the domestic affairs of other nations, even to the point of setting up puppet governments, is the most serious threat to allied unity today. When he appeals to “the blood of the peoples who have risen up in defense of their liberty and honor,” he must know that those same Poles, Greeks, Frenchmen, and others will not long accept foreign dictation from Moscow-or from London or Washington, : . Neither Russia alone, nor Russia in alliance with Britain and America, can rule Europe. That would provoke more wars and raise up more Hitlers, America will never be party to such crime and such folly. The price of allied “unanimity and. gecord,” which Stalin and all of us prize as the essential of victory and lasting peace, is mutually faithful adherence to the Atlantic Charter and the Hull-Moscow pact. :

MORE SOCIAL SECURITY

HE A. F. of L. will soon revive its campaign for a bigger and better social security system, and with the election out of the way it should be possible to make some progress. Both the Democratic and Republican platforms indorsed the general idea of expanding social security, and Governor Dewey put-his party on record for improvements in the law, One point the Republican. candidate emphasized more than any other—and the Democrats claimed they were for it first—was that old-age insurance should be extended to some 20 million Americans now excluded from its benefits. No one has ever contended that it was equitable to deny this protection to farmers, professional people and other self-employed, and to farm workers, domestic servants, public employees and those working for religious and charitable institutions. They were excluded primarily because of the difficulties of collecting social security taxes from them. Granted that such collections will not be as simple as the payroll tax by which some 40 million employees in private business are now brought under blanket coverage-—still that is no reason for not making the effort. One thing the advocates of this or any other liber alization of social security should bear in mind, of course, is that there can be no long-range real security where the beneficiaries’ claims are against a government whose books are perpetually in the red. The govefriment has spent all the money it has collected in social security taxes and when the time comes to pay the old-age annuities the government can pay off only by more taxation or mere borrowing. The avowed purpose is to guarantee old-age subsistence. But unless the government's budget is balanced somewhere along the line, those annuities may have no more than enough purchasing power to provide an occasional cigaret—assuming cigarets will be available again by then, : “os

TIRED YOUNG MAN

ONE of our ribbing readers calls in to remark that only a few days ago we were echoing e statements of Governor Dewey about “tired old men.” = “But just look,’ he

says, referring to the Deweys vacationing at Sea Island, Ga., “who it is that had to take a rest.” de how the governor feels. . .. . ..

Well, we 'k

DANGEROUS STATIC __ have received a

“Twvo West Orange, N. J., men have rec * gadget which introduces artificial noise into a long-dis-

®

TWORLD AB

patent on a th

hinery same, and So aid hs pgoduced an’ engrossing

as well. re oT

Where Is Hitler? he

By Ludwell Denny“

. WASHINGTON, Nov, 15.—The “Hitler” mantfesto read by Himmjer this week does hot dispose of the - widespread belief that the dictator 1s dead’ or at least unable to speak for himself. The labored e ation in the manifesto itself indicates that Germans, no less than others, think he would not have remained silent willingly

during the past four ‘fateful months, ’ : This’ does not sound econvine-

ing! “If in these days I speak to you, the German people, only little and rarely, it is gue to the fact that I work, work for the fulfiliierit of those tasks which the times have imposed on me and which must be fulfilled in order, to give fate another turn again.

Questions’ Are Not Decisive

WHETHER HITLER Is living or dead, whether he is- a prisoner of Himmler or violently insane, whether he was seriously injured by attempted assassins or is simply too busy to speak, as the manifesto states, is all ver; resting. ol : oy ne questions are less important than many people seem to think—at least they are not decisive. For somebody, whether his name is Hitler or Himmler or Schmidt, has succeeded by a combination of terror and propaganda and organization in stif« ening German resistance, : The significant fact, as pointed out by Churchill d others, is that there is no reliable evidence of erman revolt or internal collapse. Allied military superiority, and not Hitler's health, is what counts. Though there is no sign of Germany quitting now, this defiant Hitler-Himmler manifesto and the twin speech by Goebbels tend to confirm two allied assumptions. One is that Germany's rulers know they are licked, and that they are continuing the fight because they personally cannot survive unconditional surrender. ; The other is that they still have hopes, however faint, that by prolonging & costly conflict they can create enough war weariness among the allies to force

a compromise peace.

Surrender Is the Fixed Goal

THE LAST-DITCH note runs through the HitlerHimmler manifesto, and Goebbels speaks of the “last round” and of preparations to “fight In every house and every stréet.” Goebbels repeats the lie— denied by Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, and the French foreign minister—that the allies t to “wipe the reich off the map.” Then he.skys Germany “will fight until our damned enemies will be prepared to conclude & decent peace” This is in line with the recurrihg reports that Germany is offering a compromise. ; Fortunatély, there is now less danger than ever before that Germany will wih the war by such diplomatie trickery. There was a time when it seemed she might split the united nations, by playing off against Britain and ‘the United States, or

oo

opposite. For thé allies by quarrels to throw away complete victory now, when it is within their grasp, is unthinkable. Whether the job takes months

more as Churchill suggested in Paris, or less as

allied commanders believe, or whether it takes

To The Point—

only hope; in the |

politics, and, eventually, |

/{ The only wild thing for us will be the price.

“NEWS WOULD BE MORE UNDERSTANDABLE" By K. F. L, Indianapolis

May I call to the attention of the radio advertisers and the broad-

it the U. A. or. phonetic pronunciations of names of foreign lotalities were used? Though the network broadcasters habitually call Paris “Paris,” they refer to Bologna as “Boo-lone-yay.” We can get that one, but when they display either their erudition or their nativity by the “correct” pronunciation of all foreign placenames, the effect is to leave us not only unedified but resentful. And a bit amused, perhaps.

sn 8 “WON'T EVEN TAKE OFF THEIR: HATS”

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

hats or to halt their shopping trips, while the flag passed. And yet, it's safe to assume that many of those who “didn’t bother” to respect our flag have sons fighting in Europe and the Philippines to -protect “the principles for which the flag stands. The flag should never be the objeg of disrespect, least of all on Armistice day. If Americans can't find time to pause in salute to our flag when it passes, then they have no right to vote, or enjoy the privileges for which that flag stands. It is indeed regrettable that some men can lay down their lives for lour flag, but others won't even take off their hats for it.

» i “GIVE US A BREAK”

| By an Ameriean-Japanese Soldier, y of the U. 8. ;

Thoughtless people often use term “Jap” to apply to loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry. Possibly. they do not realize that the word, when applied to us, is confusing and humiliating. A The word “Jap” belongs to the Tojo clan and not to me. I am proud to state I am an American citizen of Japanese descent and I volunteered into the AmericanJapanese combat team, the 442d combat Infantry, and I fought for that reason for the erasing of the word “Jap” and I'll fight to the last drop for my American name. I'm proud that I fought for this country and will fight again. Be-

ing a concussion victim, I am now

in a position where I can say I did help a little. Give us returning soldiers of Japanese ancestry a break. We're fighting Japan and Germany the same as anyone else.

“WATCH THEM MOVE BACK THEN” By Weary Traveler, Indianapolis Just arrived home on an E. Michigan streetcar. Couldn't get the operator’s number, it was too jammed at the front. - Now I know why people are using very precious gas in going to and from work rather than taking the streetcar. I was standing well behind the middle door and we had plenty of room to move around. There were two people at thé middle door and a wide space for eight or 10 more. We pulled up at Ohio and Fulton where two people came off the curb to the streetcar but the rest of the crowd remained on the sidewalk as they knew ‘that the operator wouldn't open the door, and he didn’t. If the operator remembered that the head moved both ways he could have turmed and seen the room at the rear. Also, if he remembered that he could talk, he could have asked the crowd to move back. : ; I want to offer a better suggestion yet, though. Why doesn't the streetcar company inaugurate that, during the rush hours, people will only be let out by the middle door. Watch them move back then. That's all right folks, don't give me too much credit. I'd rather take the streetcar than drive, too.

* 2 “WIN RUSSIA'S GOOD WILL” By Northsider, Indianapolis So much is said by public speakers and in the press about Gernlany and Japan the tendency of which is to do us great harm. The Nazis know they are doomed to die. Some of our extravagant statements about the treatment of

Ed

ing German people unite and fight to the death and add greatly to our own dead. There is even greater danger in the case of Russia. ™ Japan is so well prepared that war with her may continue several years. Not if Russia comes in, Then its duration may be cut by one half

¥

Follow Through

By Thomas L. Stokes

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — There has been much comment and rightly, so—about what a fine proof of democracy there was in our national election, carried out in the midst of.a war being fought to perpetuate and extend the dem ocratic process. It was a splendid tribute, This was gemonstrated by the reaction ‘among peoples all over the world . who look to this nation for leader- : ship in creating a better order out of the catastrophe of war. But there is another test of democracy ahead, one that the people sometimes neglect. . This is to keep continually alert to see that the mandates of the election, the things about which the people spoke up so plainly, are carried into execution. This is more important than ever, for those were big things that the people talked about this year through the ballot box, things that will affect our lives for many years. There is a tendency in this city, with so many people handling the ball, for the ball to get lost often, 1t is hard for the people to find out who got away with it, to find out what happened to all the good intentions they voted at the polls. Responsibility is shared by so many, from the President through the administrative offices and into congress, that it is often difficult to fix the blame.

People Spoke Out Forcibly

IT IS ESSENTIAL for the pecple to inform themsselves and to keep thelr eyes on Washington to that the election does not get lost here. On election day the people spoke out forcibly “on some major issues. They want the United States to join an international organization to prevent future wars. They want job security at home. They want major New Deal reforms continued and more efficiently administered. They want social security extended to mile lions not now. covered. There is no mistake on these points, for both parties agreed on these principles. . Yet they can be dost. After the last war, it was believed by those familiar with public opinion that the people wanted the League of Nations espoused by Woodrow Wilson. Yet, somehow it got lost when a fine spray of propaganda was played*upon a nation weary of the thought of war. Nor did those who

"voted for “a return to normalcy” think it would mean

what they got in the Harding administration. There are dangers again. Side issues will be raised, and with seeming plausibility, against the international peace organization. It is such a big subject, easy to confuse. The next congress will have a quota of those who will try to divert this mandate of the election.

Nation Spoke in Protest, Too

AS FAR as domestic issues are concerned, the next congress also will have its quota of Southern leaders who can join with Republicans, as in the present congress, to hamstring effective action. The people spoke in protest, too, about some things going on in Washington. The minerity vote was strong, and should be a warning to the administration, The people want better administration in Washington, less onerous regulation, less upkeep. They

and pressure government. Some protested against too much labor influence in government through too close affiliation with the Democratic party. Some within the mocratic party feel this, and it undoubtedly was reflected in the smaller vote President Roosevelt got in the South. The fact that big-city machines helped swell the Democratic majorities did not represent any indorsement of them: by the electorate. The people spoke out. It is now up to them

to see that they get what they asked for. ®

IN WASHING TON—

Air Transport By Peter Edson 2

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—~The presidential executive order au= thorizing army's alr transport command and the naval air trans port service to carry civilian pas sengers for pay if their travel is in furtherance of the war effort has stirred up some of the come mercial airline people quite a bit, What goes on here? they would like to know.. Is the government starting an airline of its own to compete with the com. mercial airline companies? It the war being used as an excuse to put over government ownership? Is the administration preparing for a “one chosen instrument” international aviation policy and trying to put over a government-owned airline*as the chosen instrument? ga ; If A. T.°C. and N. A. T. 8. have more transport than they know what to do with, why don’t they give them to the commercial airlines and let them haul the passengers, either as private busi. ness or as eontract carriers for the army or navy? and so forth.

No Cause for Alarm

A CLOSE checkup with government aviation au~ thorities seems fo indicate that fears of the come mercial air transport interests are groundless. The presidential executive order authorizing A.T.C. and N. A. T. 8S. to carry passengers for pay is made necessary: by the present military situation and by

Take ' the’ military situation first. Commercial airlines ‘are not authorized to operate from most

, A second point is that the armed services feel

| they must keep control of all transport planes avail-

able, for possible emergency use. This is a decision with which no civilian can argue. .

Planes Needed for Transport

Lan : ¢ 5

POLITICAL SCENE— ~~

want less personal government. They want less blog

“«.

Rugge

coats twill. ible is

coat