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The Indianapolis Times "PAGE 10 Monday, February 12,4945

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THE FIGHT FOR LINCOLN'S IDEAL

NE hundred and thirty-six years ago today Abraham Lincoln was born in the wilderness of a mew nation . “conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” i It was his mission to guide that nation through the first great test of the truth of its conception, and to correct a great inequity which mocked the nobility of its dedication. In fulfilling that mission he made articulate the highest of his country, and bequeathed to it an example

aspirations

of charity and rectitude that has since served as an unfail-1

ing source of inspiration and strength. ; Today his ceuntry is fighting, with the civilized world, “for the same cause for which Lincoln struggled and died. It is at war with two nations conceived in bigotry and dedi“cated to the proposition that two peoples were created supe-

"rior to other men, and thus are free to enslave and rule their | ‘| of training program woulgd—you~ recommend for

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IT HAS BEEN a war to test whether these nations or any nations, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.

‘And though battles remain to be fought, the answer is al- |

ready settled and the ideal of Lincoln is ascendant. How different this world might have been if: Lincoln had not lived we cannot know. But we do know that the influence of his life has permeated the life of America and, through America, has shaped the thinking of men to whom Lincoln is no more than a name. Lincoln led his country to the threshold of freedom, equality and union. Neither this country. nor the world has yet crossed that threshold into a life that embodies those qualities in perfection. But they remain as goals of world endeavor. And though much painful struggle lies ahead, we at least can see that the new order will be constructed more on the lines of the Gettysburg Address than of Mein

~Kampf.—

EISENHOWER MOVES

LL of Eisenhower's armies are on the move. From the Swiss border to Holland the enemy is being pushed back. Correspondents at GHQ are convinced that this is the big offensive. Probably it is, but not certainly. Another

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week should tell. Meanwhile, doubtless Eisenhower will go on probing for the weakest spots. For weeks the enemy has been predicting that the main allied drive would be attempted across the Cologne plain. But the sudden spurt of the long-quiet Canadian army from the ‘Dutch corridor suggests another attempt

at an end run around the northern flank of the Siegfried | line—such as the one which failed by a hair last fall. At | the same time, the Germans are worried about Patton, who | might make a dash for Koblenz and also about the French | “=i=*fst and -American-7the armies; which-are active in-the south.

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THAT EISENHOWER thus holds the initiative along | the entire line is clear. But has he had enough time to | complete the reorganization and disposition of his forces, | thrown off balance by the abortive enemy thrust through | the Ardennes in December-and January? An all-out offen- | sive cannot be sustained until material losses of the |

Ardennes-campaign-have been replaced, and large additional |

‘reserves accumulated. As for manpower, it seems to be | agreed that Eisenhower has Von Rundstedt outnumbered | ~ perhaps three to one. : ‘Our fliers report that many German troops have been

shifted from the west to stop the Russians in the east, and |

some optimists are sure that Vor Rundstedt is retreating to the Rhine. If so, he is taking his time about it and leav- | ing effective rearguards. And he still has reserves at his | disposal, for he is. now reinforcing his northern line against the Canadians. . *

Now that the Russians are across the Oder, every day |

the major Western drive has to be delayed helps the Ger- | mans. Anglo-American -bombing of Berlin and strategic | points in the East aids the Russians, but the real pincers | must come on the ground.

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THIS IS the second opportunity for a pincers. The first. was missed last fall, when the Russians were not ready to move from the East when Eisenhower was plung: ing ahead. Only about four more weeks are left of this

reverse opportunity, for then the thaw and mud may mire

down the offensives. -So the Germans are maneuvering for time. . But the allies have one great advantage they never

have had before; The Anglo-American and Russian staffs | are meeting together, co-ordinating all the European fronts |

into one giant’ campaign. That should speed final victory.

SNOOTS ACROSS THE SEA

REP. SAMUEL DICKSTEIN of New York hag rhade an

impassioned speech in congress against Noel Coward, the British author-playwright-actor, who is said to be planning a business trip to the United States. The gist of Mr. Dickstein’s remarks is that Mr. Coward ought to stay away from this country for the duration, or at least until he apologizes for what he said in a recent ‘war book about *the bravery of Brooklyn soldiers.

for we have seldom been so excited over a momentous international crisis since the late Mayor “Big Bill’ Thompson dared King George V to show up in Chicago and threatened to punch him in the nose if he did. Ta pil

N FOR HUSBANDS OKLYN man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail ipping his wife with a fivespound beefsteak after # three hours to buy it. This should teach how wrong it is to misuse a steak in

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We can hardly wait to hear what Mr, Coward will do,- Situation Is Now Reversed

REFLECTIONS—

Health and -Joy

~NEW YORK, Feb. 12--Don't look now, but isn’t that Herr Health-Through-Joy . which - has just made its appearance in congress in the form of a peage- | time physjeal-training bill, spon Sammy Weiss and Freddie Harte "ley? Looks mighty like it from the sidelines. Everything about the "bill has a familiar ring. First there is to be a supercommittee working out of Washington. Then there are to be subcommittees functioning in each state. The objective is to make all the little kiddies and their big brothers and sisters happy and strong . . . “through physical training, competition in sports, camping, hiking- and kindred’ activities.” Of course, all this can't bé done with milk ‘bottle tops. .A little money is neededs The old footballers think $25,000,000 annually as a starter might serve.

Mess of Dismal, Statistics

INTERVIEWED by United Press, Rep. Weiss (D. Pa.) cranked up his forward passing arm and let fly with a mess of dismal statistics calculated to show that one of every five draftees had to, be rejected because of physical defects,

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sored by those two old footballers, |

“If this program had been in force before the war,” he added, “it would have saved countless | thousands . of lives, made it unnecessary to draft | married men, eliminated the consequent impact .on American families and averted the current manpower crisis.” Well, certainly there is no argument against health or a program which adds to health. But before we go overboard on the Weiss-Hartley program, let's explore. the situation a little closer, Now only a small percentage of men were. rejected because of chronic ill health or physical debility. What kind

missing eyes, twisted limbs, ad tickers ahd mental | disorders. ‘Thousands and thous of the rejectees fell into this assorted category. \

Army Doesn't. Want These Me

AND HOW about the other 4-Fers, drums, flat feet, deafness, ulcers, ete.? fellows who are playing major tagu professional football, much to.the yildermeny of | War Mobilizer Jimmy Byrnes and others. {The army says it doesn't want these men. Would the WeissHartley program change all this? .

What is happening here is that Weiss and Hartley “IT DOESN'T have picked up the pet baby of the. professional HURT MY PRIDE”

physical cultists of this country W%ho, for the past

10 ‘years, have been trying to regiment the training By a Hoosier In reading the Hoosier Forum, 1 goods to sell, because it is tied up in such pretty {was interested -in an, article on the] V and its derivation, |, written by a lieutenant at Stout field, that is. from the Nutmeg state I am proud to be called a Hoosier and it doesn't hurt physical program —which—is supplemented .by. nu- my pride, for who cares where the word came from, . ran I notice he didn’t mention where, welfare organizations. Let's admit for the sake of |{he word “Nutmeg,” his home state, | got the name. It seems as though a long ‘time ago that Connecticut imported nutmeg from the Indies, and the buyers in the state of Connec-| | ticut mixed wood nutmeg in with/ {the nutmeg, adding to its weight] land selling it at a greater profit: It ‘sure is surprising, lieutenant, what a.name can do. for our home.state, So when I am speaking {of the state of Connecticut I will no doubt refer to it as Connecticut in-| stead of the Nutmeg state.

of the American youth. It is such an easy bill of’

ribbons. Healthier children, healthier Americans. To hear these gentlemen talk you would think the subject of physical training was completely unknewn to America. You would think they discovered it over night. The fact is, of course, every state has a

merous agencies such as Y. M. H. A's, Y. M..C. A's, C. Y. Os, intercollegiate athletic associations’ and |

discussions that the state programs and corresponding agencies are not Without flaws “Wf this-sis so, why not move to; improve and expand them? Why" federal control? Why more and more gommissions, and bigger and bigger appropriations?

Danger Does Not Meet the Casual Eye

“THE VERY GREAT DANGER here does- not meet the casual eye. This lies in the hopes of a pseudo educational group, through political assistance, to take over direction of the American youth at a tender age.. The Weiss-Hartley bill, for example, cally for the start to be made in kindergartens and while the authors of the bill disclaim -any attempt at | regimentation they are proceeding, nevertheless, along just such lines, ‘whether they realize it or not. “you'd be. surprised to know how many, unrelated items these professional physical cultists seek to squeeze into what on. the surface appears to he simply a program to build strong healthy bodies. nography—no fooling!. ) The Weiss-Hartley - bill should. be- defeated. No matter how thin. you slice _ it, it is still Health-Through-Joy stuff. And just as bad, if not worse, it's a move to build up another powerful power bloc— and ‘God knows we've got enoughsof those ‘as it is Right, Sidney? ~~ .

WORLD AFFAIRS—

Black Sea Issues

By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, — United nations circles here-—espe-cially some of the smaller members—are awaiting the outcome of | the . Big Three meeting with an anxiety only faintly tinged with hope: As seen from here, Marshal Stalin and President Roosevelt hold most of the cards. Between them, they will largely decide the political ‘issues upon which the ) fate of Europe and the future peace of the world so largely depend. Prime Minister Churchill, ‘a Fealist, will shape

Roosevelt hands are played.

Russia and America Must Agree

IN THE WESTERN WORLD, the United States is the strongest power. Without it—just as without Russia—the proposed new league of nations, built around the present Grand Alliance, .can hardly hope to be eflective, . | Today everything depends on whether the Russian and the American theses can be made to dove- | tail. Russia by unilateral action, has already taken | most of Burope urider her wing. If she stands pat, if she refuses to permit the liberated peoples of | Europe to have a say in their own political and terri- | torial future, it may well wreck the new league, | But, it is .pointed out, President Roosevelt went fo the Big Three parley loaded down with ammunition. Governor Dewey and Senator Vandetiburg made it plain that the Republican party,-no less than the Democrats, is behind the proposed peace plan,’ The big unanswered questions—but which everyone hopes the Black sea conference will answer—today are:. (1). Will President Roosevelt make full and effective use of his ammunition; and, (2) will Mar-

shal Stalin meet him half-way? be

IT HAS NOW become a habit on both sides of the Atlantic to blame any lack of world collaboration progress on American uncertainty, Britain and Ruse .sia, these circles say, don’t know whether they. can

“depend on” the United States. Maybe the senate ||

won't ratify. Well, the situation is now reversed. The Presi dent, the senate, the house of representatives, the . Republican candidate for the presidency, the national elections last November—all demand an immediate, definite,” fron-bound united nations or league fo safeguard against aggression, . Now, people ask, are Russia and Britain prepared to play ball with America? fz . ‘The Black sea rendezvous of the Big Three should

The Hoosier Forum

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

NEVER WRONG” By Harry S. Winterrowd, Indianapolis The. headline, “Oh, Consistency, r Thou Art a Jewel,” appéared over These include everything from tap dancing to ste= 3 16ttér published in The “Times of : the columns of I read this letter, I think, with reasonable care, and at the end of the letter the author the reason heading so used.

before the election that he (Halleck)

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Tramp = Starr? maybe I had missed something so I went back and read—the: Jetter again and agayn, and -agayne, but still fail tos see where anybody has" been iseon-

intention, however, to be a charge that Rep. (R. Ind.) has failed to be beeause he ‘stated have been {because of the "misleading reports state of

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the war last fall, and refused to sup-| for school I do not ‘understand how. the two actions of the representas or his two statements con= unrelated

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_ (Times: réaders are invited ‘Madame Chiang - Kai-shek; ® | | to express their views in

these columns, religious con- Now ‘I will admit that I have _troversies excluded: Because” (never done any sculpturing. And I of the ah me received: fot | must confess that the closest I deSik oy I ay {sire to approach the art will occur ters should be limited to 250 © |at the eating table. And even in words: Letters must be [that place IT am of below average “tated. Opin; i forth |talent—caring not whether the signed. ; pinions se Yor |carved piece has a beautiful angle or here are those of .the writers, |not—but being more concerned ‘and publication in no way tabout the palatable qualtities of the

P. A.C. Campaign

'| By Charles T. Lucey

: - WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Ree | TTT publicans who have heen wonders | } ) ing since November how to combat i the O: I O.-Political Action Come |

mittee are finding that this vigore ous opposition” didn't fold up on "election day. It's fighting for what it wants on Capitol Hill today just as age ee as it worked for the of - Roosevelt campa and the heat it turned on the ig ate during the ‘battle on Henry Wallace is being shifted now to the house. : C. 1 O. and P. A. ©. leaders all over the country’ are beginting to pepper congressmen with telegrams demanding passage of the George bill to: clear the way for Mr. Wallace's confirmation as secretary of

Its passage would improve Mr, Wallace's chances of

confirmation,

Use Fairly Blunt Language

MANY OF the Political Action Oomniittee impore tunings aye not mere one-sentence statements of the cases as In most pressure campaigns—often they tell the congressmen off in fairly blunt language and at length, ' Here's the argument made by the P. A. 0. chaire man at Ypsilanti, Mich, home of the huge Ford Willow Run bomber plant: 3

ratify Wallace as secretary of the department of commerce and the effort to emasculate. the functions of the department. This is a test of all sincere congressional representatives. The question is: Will

of the majority, which would mean much to de

democracy? to us. Lend your courage and your principle to thig security.” ’

See Conflict of Economic Philosophies . THE CO. I. O.-P. A. 0. leaders in many cases see

| they like. Mr. Wallace and his talk of-60,000,0000 jobs in peacetime. “Five thousand members of the C. I. O. Tobacco and Agricultural Werkers Union in’ Ohio,” another telegram to Capitol Hill said, “urge you to report:the George bill out of the house banking and currency committee without any amendments or changes. You would be breaking faith with the American people if you allow the George bill to become a political football to block the appointment of Henry Wallace as secretary of commerce.

IN WASHINGTON—

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* opinions by The Times. The. !about ‘the tenuous Lamarr- that | Times assumes no .responsi- would force me to relegate her masala Sr ‘from post one to around the sixth bility for the return of manu- | or seventh post. : : scripts and cannot enter cor- Outside of my Cousin Kate, twice removed (she .came back both times, however), I would say that {Ingrid Bergman is the prettiest {woman in the world. And I would may be wrong under many cir- take Ro credit from her. But there cumstances, truth while sometimes is something about Cousin Kate embarrassing, is never wrong. that holds me spellbound. And I | The reason I mention truth is the Dave noticed that the same can be

statement in the letter that Halleck Sai of other men. .

respondence regarding them.)

implies agreement with those | Nevertheless, thers is something!

‘By Thomas L. Stokes

There. has been much "talk and

how to achieve a ‘post-war national income of 150 billions so that everybody can have a job. Of that it is estimated that about one-tenth, or 15 billions, must be in the construction ine

{ refused to suppart the appropriation Sy {because he felt it was time to {vad “of real beauty (that en-

leconomize “even though it meant chanting stuff) and Kate in all her

| denying the school children.a well- 33 Years has never had a date. balanced and nutritious lunch” 1! Inerefore I leave you to form your

have no personal acquaintance with °%0 opinioi. . Mr. Halleck but I understand that} Mr. Coletti states that Greta Fe hias been a meriiber’ Of tHe Honse Garbo’s beauty .is “Elusive, making of representatives in the national Ber €Ves hauntingly uhforgettables congress for quite a long period, and’ The same can be said of Cousin I very much doubt that he made SA'S beauty. Her beauty, too, is any sich statement as is implied elusive. Ve elusive. I - would within the quotation marks above. venuire lo y hat Cousin Kate has looked for her beauty in more As. to school lunches, if there are colg cream - jars, - ete. .than any pupils in the Indianapolis schools gther two women in the world and who are unable to feed themselves, I gin jt escapes her. am sure Indianapolis should know| Concerning Bergman, Coletti mefthat condition better than anyone .in!tions. “A marvelous figure from a [Washington could possibly know i zcutptor ‘plewpoint with an exi if the Jul) iY i» le Pay traordinary mouth.” Not perhaps want to hear symphony nifisic, but rom the setlipiors Viowpotsisol are too “tight-wad” to pay their own again my for ry of a Kate. way to a concert, then we should! One Jook at-Kate's figure and you not let any children starve. are struck with astonishment and # 's =» wonder. You wonder for days and “I GIVE YOU finally a near relative tells you that COUSIN KATE” “it” is a woman. BY Pie. Victor W. McGinnis, Army of the pre selene us, oy oy Se ods, {months or so she has been on a ae evs the vibes Say this! rigid diet. It took one year for the town sculptor. had ade up Hat doctors to decide whether or not > : : Cousin Kate was twins.

facts, | of the ten most beautiful women in could be compared as being. either| America. In order, choice descriptive And her mouth, Extraordinary consistent or Inconsistent. indeed. Everytime I look at Kate's Moreover, while I heartily agree | marr; (2) Greer Garson; (3) Ingrid | > ha that ‘consistency is a jewel, I firmly | Bergman (4) Greta Garbo; ) | 3rmer's Baikpatl hat ay een Ro Creo I ; . |sicked arSund and around, finally believe. that a jewel of far greater Katharine Cornell; (6) Vivian developing & big jagged hole in its value is truth, for while consistency | Leigh; (7) Ethel Barrymore; (8) side. Gentlemen—I give you Cousin

{words were ‘applied to (1) Hedy La- buccal ca%ity, I am reminded of a

Kate. And take her quickly.

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MEET THE DEMAND" By Lydia Nobbitt, Indianapolis After hearing pleas for ‘more nurses to give adequate care to our fighting men, I thought of a similar call made in the summer of 1918. The call was put on a quota basis

little home town was four. We received favorable newspaper comment at the time and our four names were inscribed on the town's honor roll, The gold stars in the upper left, then the discharged soldiers and in the lower right were our four names, Indianapolis must have had a good many patriotic girls who gave up good jobs to sign on the dotted line that summer. The armistice in the autumn led to our return to

adjustments. 1 believe if the names of those In- . |dianapolis young women then, now matrons in their fifties; were published with an acknowledgment of the city’s belated gratitude, it would

DAILY THOUGHTS Correction is grievous to him:

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# dustry. Normally construction r= “divides about two-thirds in pri- | vate industry and one-third in public works, both

volume in the former and five billion in the latter, Planning Is ‘Strikingly Inadequate’ A SURVEY by the, federal works agency discloses that advance planning of public works programs by | state and local governments has been “strikingly | inadequate,” with a few notable exceptions. There is also observed in congress, from recent house action, a failure to recognize the part that the federal gove ernment must play to assist this state and local plane ning, that is, if the goal set by most of those familiar with the post-war employment problem is to be met. The public works programs here referred to are hot emergency programs designed to meet a possible depression, but the nortial public works of: all sorts— sewer and water systems, streets, schools, hospitals and public buildings—that go on from- year fo Year and provide income .and employment in the private construction: industry in one way or another. During the war the country has fallen behind Mm these normal public works, and the field is large. State and local governments must do the bulk of the public works program, and they are challenged to meet the responsibility which they have been claims ing for themselves in recent years in the insistent assertion of “state rights.” ti 2

Goal of 5 Billion Dollars

THE PROBLEM was discussed before the house appropriations committee by George H. Field, come missioner of the bureau of community facilities in-the federal works administration, who 1s in charge of assistance to state and local governments in publio works planning. His statement may be summarized as follows: . ro. With a goal of five bildon dollars in public works, federal plans call for about a billion and a half in the first post-war year, leaving three-and-a-half billion for states and localities. Thus far, plans have been completed for only about a billion in publie works by states and local communities, leaving a deficit of two-and<a-half billion still to be planned, There is about 1.8 billions in the design state of prep= aration in state and localities, but about half of the states reporting say they have no funds or authority to complele the plans, " Of the billion in completed plans, two-thirds of 1% is in five states—New York, California, Illinois, Michi-

and the number taken from my| c.. ,n4 Ohio. About two-fifths of it is in five cities

—New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and Loa Angeles.

House Cuts Down Appropriation

THE ESTIMATED cost of planning in public works is computed at 5 per cent. For a two-and-a-half billion. dollar program, which represents the deficit in states and local communities, the cost of making plans would thus be $125,000,000, le The budget bureau recommended an appropriation by congress of $75,000,000 to be advdnced as loans to state and municipalities for planning, to be repaid to the treasury. The house cut that down to $5,000,000, approving’ the decision of its appropriations commite tee. An attempt will be made to restore the full amount in the senate, : This meager opriation'ls regarded as woefully inadequate, partiodtarly considering the scope of the post-war problem and the statements ‘of enlightened among them, Charles E. Wilson, of

mittee: : . “The opposition to post-war planning is largely dead-weight opposition, and it has forfeited its right

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commerce. The bill divorces the commerce’ depart | ment and the government's big lending agencies, |

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our congressional representatives support the opinion |

mocracy in this country, ar will they succumb ‘to ° the whims of big business and ‘make a mockery of §

“This is what the confirmation of Wallace means

fight. We want Wallace for American post-war |

| battle as a conflict of economic philosophies, and |

Public- Works

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