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the recommendations. public welfare closely affects the lives of a large number

"in public institutions. render also seems wise, and we heartily concur in the recommendation that supervision of the care of mental patients be returned to the division of mental hygiene. , We seriously doubt, however, whether some of the broad policies advocated are either practical or desirable.

board hardly conforms to good business practice: surest way to wreck a going business concern is to turn its direction over to a committee, and this, we fear, would be

the newly-elected governor. purely political appointments at both the state and county

the unsatisfactory situation caused by removing. supervision of the division of mental hygiene from the institutions of the state. this same system which it condenins to the correctional institutions by abolishing the board of parole review. It says that it “does not believe the supervision of parole should be returned to the institutions,” yet this seems

‘creased in an amount sufficient to permit them to employ

‘Admittedly there is room for iprovement in the public welfare administration of the state, mission has pointed to some of them. There are others that

should mova, deliberately and advisedly in making changes ke sure that any “improvements” in the law actually improvements. -

RE REPORT

HE next session of the Indiana legislature no doubt will give close attention to the report of the Indiana welfare

investigation commission, authorized by the last general

fact that all members of the#commission major findings and recommendations will

tend to lend weight to its report.

e Indiana League of Women Voters, which

has made a close study of the welfare situation over a

already has taken exception to several of And since the administration of

indirectly is a matter of concern to all

taxpayers, ‘we believe that these objections should be weighed carefully.

MANY of the suggestions in the report strike us as

ymmon sense. The practice of conditioning

grants to prevent beneficiaries from mis-spending assistance funds would seem a desirable public policy. We are as aware as the commission that the foster homes program has glaring defects and that there has been too much coddling of juvenile delinquents—although we would hesitate to say whether this is due to the welfare administration or to the political flavor of some courts. Relaxation of the self-help rule fo allow old-age recipients to carry part of their financial load would, particularly under present conditions of the labor market, seem desirable. criticism of nursing homes is well-founded, and likewise is the suggestion that this problem be re-examined to

er the elderly might not be better cared for Modification of the insurance sur-

for a full-time, 3-member administrative The

A responsible administrator working with

“v-..and under the direction of an able and informed policymaking board, in our opinion, is the best and most efficient

THE SELECTION of personnel directly

by the board, rather than through the state personnel division, and the appointment of county directors by local boards would be entirely contrary to the principles

tem, which has been strongly indorsed by It could, we fear, ‘result in

‘The reason for our difference with the commission is

omplaint of the report that: “The entire in Indiana is largely in the hands of, and

therefore controlled by, so-called professional social workers.” The commission apparently sees this as a situation

corrected. But, for our part, we are not

alarmed that the care of the state aged and unfortunate

hands of those who have been trained to

understand their needs and.to deal with their problems.

argues for the practical approach, but

it would seem that the most practical situation is to staft

with workers who have had specialized

training and also are qualified by personal ability and That, we believe, is the present |

e field. na welfare administration. » ~ . »

INATION of the field division and the

. supervisory staff, as advocated in the report, might well

conditions. Even full-time board members n close touch with all the 92 counties’ ot

en the local divisions are spending state | and federal funds on a large scale, supervision and state-

of their activities not only .is desirable

ympathy with the commission's desire to tape and paper work, but the expenditure demands proper safeguards. And it is

inherent in the nature of this type of work that records

be as complete as possible.

The proposed stipulation that beneficiaries must take a pauper’s oath every six months not only would increase |

paper work which the report condemns,

but it would be an unnecessary affront to the independence | It would defeat the |

of the individual. wodification of the self-help rule, as prosection of the report.

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REFLECTIONS — ee

Words of Wisdom By James Thrasher

IT USED to be that a newspaper could come out bravely in favor of home and motherhood without much fear of contradiction. But nowadays, with progressive education and all, it isn't as safe as it used to be. “So we are pleased to see that Mademoiselles Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne Dionne support us in our fearless stand, ’ “We feel justified in citing the ‘ Miles, Dionnes’ views because, as members of the senior of the world's two known sets of quintuplets, those views demand respect. Otherwise the United "Press wouldn't have: sent a man all the way up to Callander, Ont., to get the first formal press interview that the girls have given. The U. P.'s long-range planners probably felt that, having lived on this earth for 10'4 years under somewhat unusual circumstances, the young ladies might have something interesting to say. They were right. . , ’

Early Life Was Contradictory

THE EARLY LIFE of the Milles. Dionne was contradictory. Although sheltered and guarded, they were public property. Their very existence altered other people's lives, made tidy fortunes, prévoked bitter battles. Yet their first interview made it clear that all this has left them untouched, and realistic and normal to boot. “After 10 years of constant companionship, the five Mlles. Dionne are still friends. They seem able to think independently but without animosity, and to agree on fundamentals. That is a condition which any family of children or nations might

conferences will take note of the Dionnes’ example, Thus the young ladies all had different plans for a career but were in unanimous agreement that the world ,was very big. And while differing in their appraisals, they expressed general approval of Santa Claus, Americans and people (the last two apparently not being synonymous in the U. P. interviewer's mind). A quint may look at a queen, and all five of these quints have. And a very nice queen it was, too,

Too Much Sitting Down

BUT THE young ladies told the interviewer, emphatically and as one, that they didn't want to be a queen. It involves too much sitting down, said one; you get honored too much, said another; a queen has to meet too many people, said the third; there isn't enough fun and freedom, in the fourth’s opinion; and the fifth decided she couldn't do what she wanted to if she were queen. Poor children, they have been honored, gasped over, stared at, sequestered and secluded as much as most queens. But there's no bitterness in their renunclation of royalty—just pity, understanding and disinclination. The Miles. Dionne are rich little girls. They have been’ movie actresses, and have shaken hands with a king and queen. But what was “the most wonderful thing that ever happened to them?” That was easy: For one it was her first communion; for Aanother, her last birthday party; for all, being home with mamma and papa and under one roof with all their brothers and sisters.

WORLD AFFAIRS—

Triple Entente By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 — Marshal Stalin's invitation to Gen. De Gaulle, and the general's forthcoming visit to Moscow are the latest moves toward a world secur= ity organization based on powerful regional blocs. That a modern version of the

sia, France and Great Britain is soon to make its appearance is regarded as nearly certain. The recent Stalin-Churchill meeting in Moscow, the week-end Churchill-De Gaulle conversations in Paris and Gen. De Gaulle's coming conference with Marshal Stalin are all believed to have had a bearing on the project, To begin with, the plans of London, Moscow and Paris all differed. Marshal Stalin has already made considerable headway in his organization of Eastern Europe under the guidance of Moscow, As a counterpoise to the Soviet bloc, Churchill set about building up a Western European bloc spearheaded by Great Britain. In this bloc France was to play a prominent part. But .Gen. De Gaulle suspected France's role would not be quite prominent enough and so let it be known that she could be counted on: only if her participation was on a basis of equality.

Russian Interest Reawakens

MEANWHILE RUSSIA displayed a suddenly awakened interest in Western Europe, She quietly indicated she wad opposed to blocs and forthwith interest in the idea cooled rapidly—in France, Holland, Denmark and Scandinavia, . What now seems to be in the air is (1) a revival of the Triple Entente among Britain, France and Russia and (2) a sort of regional grouping around thése three of the other European states—minus, of course, Germany and perhaps some of her satellites. Thus within the framework of the new league of nations, blue-printed at Dumbarton Oaks, there promises to develop a number of regional organizations—one covering Europe, one the Americas and | one the Pacific and Far East. | Such a development, of course, would not involve | any changes in the security formula already worked out. On the contrary, it would be in line with the

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Dumbarton recommendations which state that, where appropriate, the security council should usilize such | arrangements for the enforcement of the peace. | And the Big PFive—America, Britain, Russia, France and China—are all ‘slated ‘to be permanent members of the council. :

Britain Held Herself Aloof :

THE ORIGINAL Triple Entente was designed to offset the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy, completed In-4883. At first there was only the dual alliance between France and Russia, the neces sity for which France: realized after her defeat in the Franco-Prussian war but which only became a reality in 1893. Britain made it a threesome in 1904 then the German Kaiser's Berlin-to-Baghdad ame

in the Middle East. VK

ain held herself aloof. If anything, she was inclined more toWard the. Triple Alliance than toward the Dual Entente. Therefore Russia and France did all the courting. Today the roles are somewhat reversed: Russia names her own conditions and, partly promptéd by Moscow and partly due to his own personal inclinations, Gen. De Gaulle is making France hard to get. : Te : hi

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to throw out the baby with the bath

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bitions threatened both British and Russian leaders |

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

“WHAT PROCEEDING MUST WE TAKE?” By Ww. ‘M. Earnest, Indianapolis.

Just what proceeding can we and must we take to get rid of a dump which has been started on the east bank of Eagle Creek and south of W. Minnesota st.? The smoke and odor from this dump, when the wind is blowing from the southwest, is unbearable. We have appealed to the board of health, Mayor Tyndall and the governor, without any results. The governor did say he can't do anything as it is §n the city limits and turned it over to the proper city official (but without any results). It didn’t take a lawyer to start this dump and we don’t think it should take one to get rid of it. Could this dump have been started legally without the consent of the property owners in this community? No one knew anything about any dumps being started until about 50, and I do | mean 50, trucks started to dump and did dump the first day, It is getting worse and worse all the time, coming- farther and farther east. Could the owner of this ground, which is listed as farm land, permit this dump to start and continue without the permission and consent of the people living » » » “WITH TEARS AND A BURNT OFFERING” By A Times Reader, Southport, Does your wife's behavior seem different lately? Perhaps this may be the cause—my wife stoutly affirms that within the space of only a few hours, the following calamities have happened to the characters of one of her favorite “soap-operas” as portrayed on the radio: . The principal character, a doctor, has (1) broken his leg, (2) was compelled to have it set without anesthesia. Then, still with this broken leg, he (3) has performed a difficult and delicate operation, (4) been kidnapped by an insane man to administer to his wife, and (5) been shot by this lunatic when the woman dies. But wait, there is more. The doctor is lying at death’s door in the hospital, when (6) his wife hurriedly arrives to- present him with a child, and (7) her poor old father is carried in on a stretcher, having suffered severe injuries in an accident while rushing to the hospital. After eight full hours of this in-

(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 epublication 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.)

° and heart-rending hog-wash, the little woman can hardly be blamed if, when we arrive home, she presents us not with a smile and a steak on the table, with tears and a burnt offering in the sink.

#2 xn “THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY”

By John E. Kruse, 611 N. Pennsylvania st.

Having been a member and officer in. the Musicians Union for ‘nearly 25 years, and a reader of The Times for a long time, I strongly resent and oppose such “claptrap” as your leading editorial, “Hail Caesar” on Tuesday. It is false, misleading and a cheap re-echoing of a paid press against a long-suffering, strongly organized labor group. The story of the usicians’ battle against the “juke box” is both too long and too sorry to go into here— one need only repeat Petrillo’s own words, “the musicians are probably the only craft that have creatéd the instrument that puts and keeps them out of a job.” Petrillo, contrary to the popular idea, rules only by order of the national executive board of the Musiclans Federation. He comes up for election every year at the convention and has never (since his election four years ago right here in Indianapolis) been opposed—for the simple reason that the musicians know he is honest, fearless and 100 per cent for the musicians, Your statement as to the funds is neither true nor accurate. The distribution of the money is also a convention matter and, has, to the writer's knowledge, handled for years without implication of scandal. You mention

credible drivel, of this preposterous

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will recall that just a year ago, the Musicians federation, at the behest of President Roosevelt and under the guidance of James Petrillo, spent almost $500,000 for musical culture, sending the leading symphony orchestras into the small communities, places reached. only ky radio and “juke box.” The Indianapolis Symphony itself was one of these orchestras. One could go on a long time presenting the other side of the story. My biggest regret is that a paper that has been so much above-board as The Times could, without real investigation, spread the stories that are deliberate and malicious. The musicians’ consolation is, that under their friend, James Petrillo, they've won out and have that chance to come back to the place they rightly deserve in society as artists and highly skilled workers. =

” ” . “LET'S MAKE UP THE $11 OR MORE” By A. M. H., Indianapolis I read in The Times of Nov. 14 that Patrolman Henry Long had seriously damaged a pair of pants while in pursuit of a purse grabber up an alley near 22d st. and Central ave, last week. Also that the board of accounts is unable to allow him $11 for new trousers, My home is only a few blocks from 22d st. amd Central ave. and I deeply appreciate the efforts of any officer trying to rid the neighborhood of a pursegrabber. If I could afford it I would send Patrolman Long the $11 myself, as it is I am sending .him $2 with no name and address of sender so he can't return it. Won't some other people who want to get rid of purse-grabbers do the same and let's make up the $11 or more to Patrolman Long? If you were in a strange city and had your pocketbook grabbed where would you go for help? The police station of course. And some officer would go down in his pockets and lend you anywhere from a nickel for a cup of coffee to $10 to pay your hotel bill and carfare home if you happened to be in Chicago. I know —I've had it happen to me. . I have never seen Patrolman Long and do not know :any of his friends or people so there is nothing personal about this, » » » “LET'S ALL PULL TOGETHER” By a Housewife, Indianapolis Shortages of coffee, sugar, beef, pork, butter, candy, beer, whisky, cigarets and many other items have been flashed about the country almost weekly, . We all know shortages of these essentials are for a very good reason in these trying times, ) It is only natural when rumors, broadcasts . and headlines break forth, everyone starts hoarding so they won't be caught short. Now admit to yourself, aren't you one of the world’s worst offenders? Limiting articles will not. solve the problem. If everyone would play fair and square, and try to be a little more conservative, buy only when needed, you could save wear and tear on -yourself as well as others, and it could ease the situation considerably. Once and for all time, stop these announcements -on shortages. Come on, Americans, let's all pull

" » .. “I'LL SECOND THE SUGGESTION” By Lil’ Abner, Indianapolis, Since I am of the opposite sew and always glad for a contest -of any kind, guess I'll have to second the suggestion made by Dalsy, Why. not have day? . °

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POLITICAL SCENE—

By Thomas L. Stokes

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. — A couple ‘of incidents in a senate session serve to point a moral about the Republican party—and all to its good. , “Senator Gillette (D. Iowa) ane nounced the death of former Sen ator. Smith W, Brookhart of his state, an insurgent Republican, belligerent battlér for farm relief in the ’20s, who left the senate a dozen years ago. A few minutes later Senator Austin (R. Vt.) appealed to the Republican party to take a strong stand for an international security. or= ganization, to operate no longer on this issue as “a minority party” merely for. opposition, but to act as Americans. He spoke fervently,

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Republican Party Seems Different

THIS 18 not to suggest any connection between farm relief and an international peace organization, or between Senator Brookhart and Senator Austin ~for there is no kinship there—but to point to a seeming difference in the Republican party of the '20s and now in approaching a basic issue. The late Senator Brookhart,” whose real middle name was Wildman and who was just that to the conservative G. O. P. leadership of those days, was one of a handful of Western Republican insurgents who called loudly, day in and day out, for the party to do something to relieve the distress of the farm ers and to take a progressive attitude on other ree lated issues. That group was labeled “sons of the wild jackass® by the tart-tongued Sehator George Moses of New Hampshire. It included also Senators Norris and the elder LaFollette, now both dead, and it got some help from the Democrats, then in the minority, Bub they were voices in the wilderness.

Warnings Were Disregarded

SENATOR BROOKHART came to the senate in 1922 on a wave of discontent in the Midwest farm country which toppled over substantial Republican leaders there and supplanted them with men with fire in their eyes—the bull-voiced Magnus. Johnson of Minnesota, spokesman of the Farmer-Labor party; Lynn Frazier of North Dakota, Wheeler of Mon= tana, and others. If those elections were not a warning to Ree publicans, then the independent presidential came paign of the. elder Senator LaFollette two years later should have been. He rolled up five million votes, carried only his own state, but ran ahead of John W. Davis, the Wall Street lawyer and Democratio candidate in 11 western states. If his vote and that for the Democratic candidate had been concentrated on a single candidate against Calvin Coolidge, the latter would have squeaked through with only 287 electoral votes, nothing like a “landslide,” as his victory ‘was advertised. A ‘But neither President Coolidge ‘nor Herbert Hoover, his successor, did anything helpful in the way of farm relief and the cancer ate its way into the whole economic structure, to the downfall of the party.

International Security Is Big Issue

TODAY THE" big issue on which the Republican party might become divided, to its later sorrow, is that of an international security organization. Sens ator Austin is very conscious of that. He has been outstanding among senate Republicans in its advocacy and, in fact, has supported President Roosevelt's foreign policy right along. How much better off the party is today on this

| dominant issue was illustrated when Senator Cone

nally (D. Tex.), foreign relations committee chair man, praised Governor Dewey for his position in the campaign, and the party for the stand it took in its party platform. The Republican party, in seeking to move up as unitedly as possible on this big issue today, has

isolationist figures and by the election to the senate of such men as Governor Saltonstall of Massachue

Morse of Oregon, among others,

. The signs are good. #

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IN WASHINGTON—

Browder Case By Charles T. Lucey

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—The immigration and naturalization service appears likely to ignore evidence of activities in Come munist affairs by Mrs. Raissa Berkman Browder, wife of the U. 8. Communist leader, and to decline to reopen proceedings by which—seemingly without such evidence—her entry into this country was legalized. Over the protests of commite tees representing five government agencies, Mrs, Browder was allowed to leave the country briefly and re-enter at Montreal in September, The consular official approving re-entry has since said he was ordered to do so by high administrative-officials, When Mrs. Browder appeared before the board of immigration appeals last April she denied she was a member of the Communist party.

Deportation Order Canceled

BUT LATER, evidence was developed showing she had been listed as a delegate and as a speaker to a Communist party convention, and that her writings had appeared in the party magazine, and an officia}

than her testimony before the board. The board, following the April hearing, had cane celed . the deportation order issued against Mrs, Browder in 1940 by Attorney General Jackson, now on the supreme court, but it was said that reopening of the case, on the basis of any new evidence, would be up to the immigration and naturalization service, A spokesman for this agency, which is under. the Jurisdiction of Attorney General Biddle, said today that the post-hearing evidence had been before its [ officials but that “they had not found anything that warrants reopening of the case.” Despite the four-year-old deportation “order, Mrs, Browder was allowed to remain here because of the Soviet government's refusal to allow her to return te her native Russia,

Committees Opposed Application AFTER THE board of immigration appeals last withdrawn the, deporte ad this hs ho. way was open for Mrs. Browder to appeal to the state depargment for a visa permitting legal entry. That sent the case to two interdepartmental committees, representing the state, war and navy departments, the

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