Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1945 — Page 12

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BEER AND POLITICS

; ETS suppose, for a moment, that every time the Republicans lost an election and the Democrats went into

power, or vice versa, all the wholesale groceries had to go out of business so their trade could be taken over by new concerns owned by members of the winning political party. Or all the department stores. Or the drug stores. Or the movie theaters. : It wouldn't make much sense, would it? Yet that's - exactly what we do with the beer business. Just now it is being handed out, as political spoils, to deserving Re-

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REFLECTIONS—

By Howard Vincent O'Brien.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.—The lingual energy of the correspondents in San Francisco is more amazing than the view from Telegraph Hill. For 16 hours at a stretch ‘they can mould the scheme of things to their hearts’ desire; and rise betimes the next morning, ready for another go at mandates, juridicial reservations and the Curzon line. es Yesterday, one of them showed me the dispatch he was filing, at a cost of 2.8¢c a word: And like Jove discharging a thunderbolt, he said: “I gave Russia a pat on the back.” “ Stupified, I resolved to seek solitude. I had to get away from it all. I felt that one more epigram about UNCIO would unhinge what was left of my reason. : So I visited a quiet little restaurant where I hoped to be alone. But the place was crowded, and 1 found myself at a table with a naval officer, just landed from Okinawa. . ,To' my relief and delight, he had hardly heard of the conference, and didn't even know the difference between night press rate and an attributed quote.

Scandal at the Court of King Tut I LEARNED that his name was Haynes, and that in civil life he had been a curator of Egyptology in the Metropolitan museum. So, after a few words about the war, we talked about Osiris and scandal at the court of King Tut. It was a pleasant respite from a world become too, too much with me,

when I drifted over to the Fairmount the other

publicans. Last time it was handed out, as political spoils, to deserving Democrats. Next time, no doubt, it will be | divided again among the winners at the polls. And all the time it will be used, inevitably, to help swing elections in this state. .

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WHETHER OR NOT you like beer, or approve of its sale, it is a legal ‘business in Indiana—just as legal as the grocery business or the dry goods business or any other. | There was & period when it was not a legal business, under state and pational prohibition. We had state and national | prohibition principally because the business had got mixed up with the foulest kind of politics, and was being used tv help swing elections in a way that sickened millions of Americans who had no personal objections to the sale or use of intoxicants. Enough millions, when they joined hands with the voters who did have. personal objections | to the use of alcohol, to write the prohibition laws. And here is the beer business again—deeper into politics than ever, We are not impressed by the plaintive protests of: the Democrats who are losing their businesses right now— because that’s the way they got the businesses in the first place. And the protests will be just as plaintive from the Republicans who'll be losing them when the Democrats win another election. One party is just as guilty as the other, And, as we started out to say, the principle is already established. All it takes is the passing of a law or two to license the grocery business or the real estate business, or | the manufacturing business, and make them political spoils, too.

THE FIRST MONTH

ONE month ago last Saturday Harry S. Truman became President of the United States. He was, as the saying | went, catapulted into that high office. In a sense, the] saying was accurate. : But now it is evident that Mr. Truman landed squarely on his feet and ever since has walked steadily forward with | calmness, courage, simple dignity and true humility. | “He has had, of course, this great advantage, that the | American . people quickly and instinctively closed ranks behind the new leader. Few of them, perhaps, expected him to be a great President. It may be that many of them are not yet ready to judge him that. But almost all of | them eagerly wanted him to be a good President. And, | realizing the enormous difficulties of his task, they were. and have been willing to give him the benefit of every doubt. | He has done a vast lot of work without sign of strain! or impatience. He has made momentous decisions without | flinching or fumbling. He has shown himself ready to | work with congress, but not to knuckle under to congress | on matters of principle. He has made a good start toward | His | speeches and statements have been frank, informative and easy to understand. He has kept his head in trying situations, and so helped all of us to keep our heads. - ; » - ” » THERE 1S still much speculation as to whether Mr. Truman's trend will be “to the right” or “to the left.” In| our judgment, he is not thinking in such terms, derived from | the class wars of the old world. Instead, his disposition | seems to be to look at any proposal and to ask, “is it honest? Is it fair? Is it in the general interest? Will it work ?"'— and then, if it meets these tests, to go straight ahead. One month does not make an administration. But | today it is possible to say with assurance that this country | is well pleased with its President, and very proud of him. |

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t EXPERT WITNESS : ROBERT LINCOLN O'BRIEN, who was chairman of the | U. 8. tariff commission by appointment of President | Hoover, is a lifelong Republican. And his sympathy for | many New Deal policies you could put in your eye. But the cther day, before the ways and means committee of congress, he urged passage ‘of the bill to extend and broaden | the Hull program of reciprocal trade agreements. Mr. O'Brien has seen the sad result of tariff schedules written in “the great’ big log-rolling confines of congress.” | It's better, he said, to let the state department negotiate | rates with other nations, we lowering our trade barriers as they agree to lower theirs. And he attacked the argument that the American standard of living.needs the protection of

- lofty tariff walls which obstruct world commerce ani |

endanger economic. stability everywhere. “American high wagzs,” he said, “can and must come out ‘of American high production.” On several occasions—notably after Président Roosevelt'’s overwhelming re-election in 1936—Mr; O'Brien has | warned his party that one of its heaviest handicaps is the Republican hostility to the Hull program. This time, we | hope, he has made some impression on those Republican | congressmen who have been dragging out hearings on the | pending bill in the apparent belief that it would be smart | politics tr, delay, action and let the present reciprocaltrade law expire on Junie 12..

MAJOR SURGERY

PRESIDENT TRUMAN has spellod out for Japan the dvantages of immediate and unconditional surrender the light of Germany's defeat. His message might be ~opgration is -necessary and inevitable, All ye

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The only reason I drifted there was because it had been reported that the Big Four would hold a conference there. This wasn't a very good reason, since I know I wouldn't be admitted to the conference. However, drifting to places we aren't

wanted is one of the ways we newsmen maintain the |

illusion of accomplishment. In the lobby, my comrade and I were approached by a slant-eyed cherub named Warren Wong, who asked for autographs. My comrade, whose name is Lahey, produced not only-his signature, but two- bits as well. Then we went down to the coffee. shop for prawns and the somewhat unbalanced diet prescribed by the OPA. When we returned, we found ourselves in a swarm of young persons desiring Mr. Lahey's autograph. Nobody asked for mine, which didn't bother me; for nobody was even asking for Molotov's or Anthony Eden's.

The Statesmen Are Tough-Fibered

Mighty Moulders

Rumor flies on wings hereabouts, as was proved |-

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w a Cc ARRAN NALA nn ————__ be #3 Us ERG RET “I wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right-<to say it.”

Hoosier Forum

AT THIS point, perhaps I should describe a press conference with the American delegation. Such | important gatherings are limited to correspondents | with A. cards, of whom there are at least 200. These | now wear a nifty red-and-gold badge—or would wear it if enough badges had been ordered. On account | of the metal shortage, or something, there aren't | enough sbadges to go ‘round. So it doesn't matter | whether you have a badge or not. When everybody is seated on his ballroom chair, | in come Mr. Stettinius, the affable host; Cmdr. Stas- | sen and the Hon. Sol Bloom—whom I call Silent Sol, | because I have never heard him speak. Following | are Mr. Rockefeller, Senator Vandenberg and others. | After some: preliminaries, Cmdr. Stassen makes | a talk, notable for candor and “clarity. Mr. Rocke- | feller then gives a lucid picture of South America. | All this 1s “background” and “off the record.” That is, its substance can be. reported, but without direct quotation. Questions follows. Some are questions. Others | are speeches. Inevitable are embarrassing remarks from representatives of Poland, India and (especially) Palestine. Finally, the statesmen rise and express regret that they are due at another conference, and the re-' porters hurry away. The statesmen seem to be even tougher-fibered than the correspondents. The latter at least enjoy | the occasional relaxation of a few minutes silence at | their typewriters; but the statesmen never stop talking. : »

WORLD AFFAIRS—

Firm Policy By Ludwell Denny

Times and ..

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.—The American policy for a just peace through orderly processes is stiffening al That is clear here, since Secretary of State Stettinius has broken off Polish nego= | tions with Russia until] she lives up to the Yalta agreement. It is shown also by the sharp statement of Acting Secretary Grew in Washington, that the | 30-odd European territorial disputes cannot be settled | by one nation marching in to dictate | There is nothing new in’ this policy except its | vigor. For many months our government was in diplomatic retreat before allied power politics. . At Teheran and Yalta it appeased Russia, and to some extent Britain, to buy closer military co-operation and consent to a’ United Nations security conference. Now American diplomacy is firmer,

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| Staunch Policy Is Necessary

THIS CHANGE in’ tactics- has come none - too soon. Only a staunch policy can obtain a Just peace In this, there is no suggestion that the United States can or should impose its ideas upon our | allies. B: to allow any. other ‘to dictate, the United States foregoes a role of domination. As others compromise to permit a joint decision, so our | government should give as well ag take. The difficulty was ‘that Washington had been. doing most of the | giving and getting very little in return. The more it

{ gave, the more was demanded.

Nor is it suggested that the United States insist on a “perfectionist” policy. Political realities and the arger security responsibilities of the strong powers | cannot be ignored. But an unjust settlement is never | “practical,” because it doesn't work and can't last, From tne beginning the major powers have agreed that no one of them should impose on liberated peoples a settlement by force or for aggrandizement, But the agreements are not kept, Just as Russia's acts in Poland violate allied agreements, so do the current claims to Trieste by Marshal Stalin's Yugoslav puppet, Tito,

Challenged Whole Dangerous Trend IT 1S significant that the Grew statement not | only challenged Tito claims, “advanced by virtue of | conquest,” and in disregard of pledges, but also the whole dangerous trend in Europe: " “It . raises the {issue of the settlement of inter. national disputes by orderly processes rather than unifateral action. The disposition of Venezia Guilia

as of other disputed territories, must therefore await | in which the claims of | both sides and the people concerned will receive a

a definite peace settlemerit

fill and fair hearing, or be made a matter of direct negotiations freely entered into . No territorial preblem can be solved by proclamations issued in the wake of any army on the march.” This: 1s basic in allied pledges. no compromise here,

So They Say .

WE MUST take into account that the (German) adolescents will still not be able to comprehend, even on a purely ‘intellectual basis, that Germany wasn't

City board of education psychiatrist. . ! . vo. . - -

attacked —Dr. Rudolph M. Wittenberg, New York |

GERMAN WAR prisoners should be tharoughly inl doctrinated into the workings of democfacy. Al-

‘though forcible indoctrinization is prohibited by the |

Gengva convertion, force should he used, if necessary, because the United States is the only country to “observe t ‘Rep. Richard F. Harless (D.)

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“PRICE SEEMS TO | BE A BIT HIGH” { By Aunt Piety, Anderson | I was astounded this week to hear | from a man who plows lots for gardens that he charges for an average. lot $7 each, so makes from $40 to | $50 a day doing such work. I asked him if he worked every day—knowing about the rains we are having making it too wet to- plow. He said, “No, but I make up for such days on the ones when I can work.” | Now that prices seems to me to] opinions by The Times. The be a bit high, for one can buy else- | : a % where more food than he can pro-| Times assumes no responsi duce on such alot. ° | bility for the return of manu-

Another thing I have learned is scripts and cannot enter corthat young fries are selling each at| : $1.50 yO in the country, and ore | respondence regarding them.) has to drive several miles out to get them. We bought one on foot which they said would weigh three pounds, but it did not. When said chicken was dressed and ready to be the center of attraction at a dinner, it cost about 85 cents per pound, when the ceiling price alive is but~37'2 instead of 45!: cents which we paid alive. This was reported to the OPA. » ~ “YOU WILL SEE WHO IS RIGHT”

By R. L. Maurer, 6817

(Times readers are invited to "express their views in these columns, religious con--troversies 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 wayimplies agreement with those

| “VETO POWER {IS THE JOKER" | By The Watchman, Indianapolis The big job ahead for the United Nations is to bring order out of {chaos and save Christian civilization, justice, morality, honor, | righteousness and national integ‘rity. And that depends to a large | degree on the personal philosophy | land moral and religious character | of the heads of nations, such as] President Truman, "Mr. Churchill, | |Gen, De Gaulle, Chiang Kai-shek * land Mr. Stalin. Can yau depend on | { them? : “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” It is the motive and {purpose which causes men to plan reason for its action. I believe as great world organizations, either vou do that democracy is the finest for lasting peace and harmony or form of government, and that a for advancing their own power. I free press is an indispensable unit should not think that any honest of it. But both democracy and a man, sincerely opposed to Aaggresresponsible press are still in the sion] brutality and despotism, and process of development spd during With a sincere desire and purpose that process we make mistakes andi" promote peace, justice and harhave failures, both individually and mony. among nations, would seek collectively,.and .in general we Kick for veto power. Such a man, or {up such a dust thatthe good solid nation, ‘seeks to place his nation {ecto of democracy is sometimes above tHe law and his signature and {hard to see. But. those mistakes Pledge on the world charter Is and failures are not merely report- Worth exactly nothing. It is evi ed by our press, they are featured. | dence of bad faith. = The United Now OWI doubts if you ein sell States, Britain, France and China AOIOLTREY that way. - I’ see their should renounce the veto power point Oh I know we can take Provision for if that veto power is that kind of journalism and stand Sustained,” Stalin can continue his up under it bat 1 wonder if the | policy of creeping collectivism over Germans ¢an. Why? For the same all of the territory now occupied by reason’ that I am persuaded that a Russian troops into Finland, Turman “tan learn to “handle his K€¥. Iran and later to Manchuria, liquor,” but at the same time I China and so on, and any action by] wouldn't ~ expect to successfully Other nations to stop it will be sub- | nourish an infant on whisky. ject to the veto power. And that, I| No doubt by now you have that believe, is the motive for veto “we must give the public what {t/POVer.

wants in order to stay in business” | Russia's action against Poland— | line all dusted off for the rebuttal, [o0€ Of the United Nations—is a test

but I wouldn't use it if I were you: | 35 1b be settled by the whole Come now. be honest What sold | council and assembly on the basis | Ernie Pyle? We both know the Of fairness and justice or Poland's ATSWET. case proves, beforehand, that Rus- | When T was small 1 used to get sia won't abide by the rules. If] obstreperous occasion ally. My | Britain, France, the United States | father would endure it for a while | 4nd China ‘abandon their faithful and: then he'd wam. "You know, | 31Y Poland now, that sets a pattern you age just asking for a spanking, 2nd precedent for premeditated and but I suppose youll cry when you | Wanton aggresston and flagrant unget it” Offhand I'd say the press justice by any of the strong nations has been asking for this spanking | Whoshave veto power against others (for a long time, but even so, I sup- | ho do not. : ” a {pose we must listen to the sobs. ; Veto power isthe joker which “OWI HAS A P. 8. Doh get me. wrong, I'm | Hilliles a7, ie Mialisgvle Flames > i just like Eddie Cantor when he ap-|° Wor ¢ caazier, Is (Y0 fuse VERY GOOD REASON | eared us opposition to Irene Dunne | *hich will set off world war IIL | By Frances Trisler Scott, 1822 N. Delaware in a radio debate. He commenced | IV5 a device to escape responsibility. Dear Editor and John Hillman: his contrary speech with this -re- | sn = My, my, you fellows are upset about mark, “Ladies and gentlemen, I “HOW MUCH DAMAGE this OWI thing, arent you? In love Irene Dunne!" The Times 1s DOES THIS DO?” principle you. are right 100 per cent, | my paper, and I especially like Hillbut actually OWI has a very good man.

Side Glances=—By Galbraith

White River drive

In a moment of weakness the

writer wishes to get off his chest a few of .the hard to take things about the present administration. In other words, the mayor and his beloved “yes men.” Now understand, I do not live in Indianapolis but in a section of the northern part of Washington township outside which the city has under their post-war plans to get more income and perhaps have more square miles to require more manpower to protect the public from bingo, pigeons, and all forms of vice? Of all the many forms of government nonsense control, this law which has caused the pigeon wom- | an to be taken into court twice in the last few days, is worse than a joke—it is a crime in itself. { If you can find room in your paper, I would like for you to print this letter and it will not be long until you wil] see by others just who is right, the pigeons or the mayor.

By 38, Indianapolis One glance at Webster's proves to us that pigeon is a dove. Long has the dove been used by us as a symbol of peace. We fight a war for freedom in "peace. We build great monuments |to those who have fallen for that | peace, and then object to the dove {adding its grace to the scene, It is true the dove smears up these buildings some, but Almighty God sends the rain to cleanse this mess. I beg to ask just how much damage | does this do to the buildings? Seems to. me the most damage is done because of the fact it distracts our attention from the thousands of chuckholes in the street by ruining our tires and cars. Now why pass petty, laws that can't endure? | Pray tell me just who could feed a| wild pigeon in this city? Those | pigeons are domesticated. Now I say let us build a tower high into the sky to house these symbols of peace, appropriate a sum to feed them., Let us commend the faithful lady who for 25 years has never failed them. Let us adorn this tower with many olive “| branches, And make it an offense for anyone to take into his own hand an olive branch and strike | . : rN - p down to death and destruction a | 4 4 | |dove. Let us name this “ / tower” or “the tower of the dove.” Ler»

DAILY THOUGHT . Take heed therefore that the | light which is in thee be not : darkness.—Luke 11:35. Sh roms [ob in essential incustry—ihat's about the’ | OF Al he SFI spirit abrond

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POLITICAL SCENE— -

Rising Star By Thomas L. Stokes |

‘SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.— Cmdr. Harold Stassen has increased his potentialities as a possible 1948 | Republican, presidential candidate by his conduct at the United Na- : -

‘tions conference, in the opinion of political observe

ers here,’ ; : Already a well-known nationa] figure, he has added

to his reputation by his work in the field of inter=

national affairs as a member of the American dele gation here, He has shown the judgment and bale ance he exhibited as governor of Minnesota, to which. he was thrice elected. Beyond that ne has demonstrated a capacity for courage and bold thinking which is refreshing in a gathering of diplomats such as this, even though he has been handicapped by lack of support on some major issues. ’

No Indication of Partisanship HE HAS won a commanding place in the Amerie can delegation. Yet he has worked throughout in a fine spirit of partnership and co-operation, refraine ing from pushing himself forward to raise contros versial issues publicly, but using his influence to work them out with other members of the American and other delegations, : There has been no indication of partisanship in his approach to the various issues raised here. He | is serving somewhat in the role of representative of the millions of servicemen of all parties which pres sumably was in the mind of the late President Roose velt when he appointed him. : Circumstances have shoved him to the front here, On several occasions he has been designated ‘to meet the press on behalf of the American delegation. In that role he has attracted new admirers among the newspaper - correspondents. . He was a new figure’ to many of these men. After his first appearance there were comments from all sides from newspapers men who had never seen him before. They were eager in t, 2 discovery of a new and promising figure in Amerighn politics. “He certainly handles hime self well,” was a frequent reaction. - He wears: well, and this general opinion has pers sisted. io -

Firm, Yet Leaves No Hard Feelings PRESS CONFERENCES here become mass meets ings with all Sorts of people in attendance besides newspaper correspondents, many of the latter type carry chips on their shoulders on some issue or other, They have a habit of extending inquiries into rhetorie cal questions that occasionally become public speeches, They run along highly controversial lines. Cmdr. Stassen has shown an ability to handle them, He is firm, yet leaves no sore feelings. He has a judical touch. He is able always to express himself clearly and positively, without the evasiveness too common among politicians, He came to this conference well prepared. He was one of the pioneers in the movement for a United Nations organization. . While still governor, before he entered the navy, he presented to the public a design for such an organization and campaigned for it ix speeches and in magazine articles. His influence percolated also into’ congress.™ He shares credit, along with his protege, Senator Ball (R. Minn.), for the agitation which-resulted in a declaration by the senate in favor of international co-operation, though their ideas were modified in the eventual “Connally resolution. .

| Favors Real Union of Nations

HERE THE COMMANDER has tried to go further than was the intention of the managers of this cone ference. His idea is a real union of nations, rather Han a big power leagiie such as this is turning ou

He resisted, though unsuccessfully, the movemen$ ~ give regional groups of states more authority, oute side the central security organization, than Was proe vided in the original Dumbarton Oaks plan. He is sympathetic. to proposals from Australia and the smaller nations to abandon the Big Five veto insofar as measures for peaceful settlement of disputes are concerned. He has been a champion of more power for the assembly, the democratic body in which every nation is represented. The commander is of the progressive wing of the Republican party, both on domestic and international issues. He finds opposition among the old guard. . Whether he could be nominated in 1048 would seem to depend upon the influence of the younger, more progressive elements in the party, which une doubtedly will be strengthened by servicemen. Cmdr, Stassen should have an appeal to this large service element in his party. 2

IN WASHINGTON—

Occupation Set-Up By Douglas Smith oe

WASHINGTON, May 15.—The American-occupied section of Germany will be administered by three professional army officers and a top career man from the state department. Though Gen, Eisenhower, who heads the occupae tion setup, has not announced details of his Organe ization, his chief assistants are expected to be Maj, Gen. Lucius D. Clay, Lieut. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow, and Robert Murphy, who has been serving the sue preme commander as political counselor for Germany, As a state department spokesman put it, the oce cupation is “an army show,”

No Easy Time for Germans WITH GEN. CLAY probably due fo be in charge of administrative detalls—Gen. Eisenhower will be the United States member of the four-power control council for all Germany—Germans need expect ne easy time of it. For Gen. Clay was inclined to be rather tough on his own civilians in Washington. He is generally regarded as having been responsible for the curfew, the hourse-racing ban and other restrictions on cie | villans in order to “teach them that there is a war | on.” He was, until recently, deputy “director of war mobilization -and was transferred at the behest of high civillans who had become irritated at his bye passing of the civilian war mobilization advisory board. , Clay is a West Pointer and has been an army officer since 1918, spending most of the years bee tween wars as an engineer officer. His only previous foreign post was that of U, 8. delegate to the Intere . national Navigation Conference in Brussels in 1934. But he is a hard worker with a toughness that is well suited for carrying out the hard peace which has been prescribed for the Germans.

| State Department Career Man

MURPHY HAS BEENgone of the state depart ment’s career men in Europe, with 26 years in the foreign service on the continent—in Switzerland, Ger. many, Spain and France, While counselor of the embassy at Vichy, he made several trips to North Africa to gather information which “later was useful to the allied invasion forces, After American diplomats left France he became a counselor to Gen. Eisenhower,.and probably no other civilian worked more closely with the general during the final stages of the invasion of Germany. Gen, Gerow is commander of the 15th, army, which ‘has been designated as the army of occupae tion, If he renmains he will head the 400,000. troops which will garrisoir the American zone. Like many able generals, he is -little known to the public, but ‘he has been an officér since 1911, was chief of staff of the war plans division in 1942, and commanded U. 8. forces in England in 1043, : bo Location of Americin headquarters has not been announced, but Munich or Stuttgart are likely choices,

To The Point— of SEES iE sng wiser of vue da # double order