Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1945 — Page 11

Inside Indianapolis By Lowell Nussbaum

:4 ONE OF MY agents reports he got on a Central bus a few days ago and found his hand being shaken by a stranger. The man begin discussing some item he. had: read .“in your column, Inside Indianapolis.” “I'm afraid you confuse me with someone else,” said my agent. “Well, aren't you Lowell Nussbaum?” asked the man. My agent proudly admitted that he was NOT. “Didn't anyone ever tell you you look like Nussbaum?” persisted .the. man. “No,” insisted my agent, pulling his hat farther down over his bald pate. He didn’t tell the fellow who he really was. And so, in case the bus passenger still is wondering, I'll let him in on the secret. My agent mistaken for me was none other than Gilbert Forbes, the newscaster for WFBM. Lash Jone Jad it that Gilbert was looking up the servi of a reliable face-lifter in order to prevent any future cases of mistaken identity... . Dr. William R. Bolen, the dentist, is recovering from a serious accident in which he narrowly escaped death. A large tree in the yard at the Bolen-home, 5739 Broadway, was blown over in the storm a week ago Saturday and fell against the house. Dr. Bolen set to work attempting to remove the tree. It slipped, pinning him against the house and crushing his elbow. It was the second broken bone in the family recently. His son, Bill, a student at Broad Ripple, broke his wrist while pole vaulting in the back yard several weeks ago.

Equal to the Occasion THE RED CROSS is equal to any occasion. Its home service department received word about 11 Saturday night that a discharged serviceman’s mother was in need of a blood transfusion. An uncommon type of blood was required. Virgil Sheppard, the Red Cross executive director, was notified of the request for blood. “Put out an appeal for donors,” he directed. “Wait a minute,” he directed. “I have that - type of blood, and I can take care of it.” Accordingly, Virgil was out at Robert Long hospital at 8 a. m. Sunday and gave the required blood. Then he went out and played a round of golf. Best golf he's played

Indispensable?

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, Allied Expeditionary

Forces, June 26.—The big Nazi factories that were not knocked out by our bombing are still being run by their pre-surrender Nazi owners, who in at least some

instances are discriminating against anti-Nazi work-

men. In a number of instances-where anti-Nazis have elected representatives to keep an eye on Nazi : owners or bosses, the entire work- . ing forces of plants have been i discharged one day and re-hired -minus those anti-Nazi representatives—the next day. Complaints to our military governments have proven futile. One case that I investigated was at the “Strength Through Joy” plant in the north German town of Fallersleben, which was to have built the cheap peoples’ cars promised by Hitler, but actually did make parts for Junkers 88's, V-1 bombs and Panzerfausts. This plant had about 19.000 foreign workers, mostly war prisoners who could not legally be used to make weapons, under the Geneva convention. It was run by Germans who returned between 1937 and 1939 from the United States, where they had worked in large American factories. Now that Germany is defeated, most of these bosses offer explanations for their return to‘the Fatherland, Hans Mayr, 54, who worked in the United States, says he returned to cure his hay fever. He bacame manager of the plant. Karl Luik, 48, who also lived in the U. S., came back for the golden wedding anniversary of his grandparents. They and others will not-admit that they were called back to build war material for Hitler, though they renounced American citizenship and though there is evidence that they belonged to the bund and other Nazi organizations and were in contact with Nazi government representatives before they sailed.

Justifies Beatings

A GESTAPO OFFICE was maintained on the plant premises, with 900 8S. 8. women, and there was a camp for 8. S. men about a mile away. The 8. S. was continually called in and they ruthlessly used ‘rubber truncheons, rifle butts and bloodhounds on the prisoner-laborers. Mayr justifies this on the ground that the workers were very “obstinate” and the Russians in particular were given to “plundering.” Most. workers got the customary starvation diet of watery soup and 200 grams of bread daily, but Hungarian Jewesses were given even less than that. Babies were taken from maqthers two days after

Aviati THE AMERICAN people are entitled to a clean=comprehensive estimate as to just what this naal airport building program means—and a slant at what's going on behind the scenes. Some time ago, politicians believed rumors that a huge post-war WPA fund was being shoveled together somewhere in Washington. The public doesn't want any more leafraking. The politicians know it. They know, too, that to get any WPA fund into a “take-off” position, ‘they'll have to find a new ‘banner for it. All sorts of banners and slogans were. considered. Then F someone hit upon the idea that : A aviation holds first place in popular favor, through the dominance f American airpower in this war. Hence its peaceLime counterpart, commercial and private aviation, was just what the doctor ordered. Political strategy thus consolidated, one national irport building program bill after another was rushed congress. The bills all bounced into committee earings. And that's where the grim fun began,

ongress Confused THE POOR CIVIL aeronautics authority—long a litical football—has been hauled in to support each ew bill. - We simply had to spend a hundred miljon dollars a year for 10 years and network the

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HYDE PARK, Monday. —On Sunday in church, the inister preached on the theme: “Prepare Ye the ay of the Lord” I could not help but think that e representatives’ who have been. working on the harter out in San Francisco have labored to bring forth something which will prepare the way for that “kingdom of God on eatth” which we poor, faulty human beings have been so long awaiting. There can be no kingdom of God on earth as long as men hate each other, settling their difficulties through wars and bringing * sorrow and suffering on other men. Once you begin a war there is, of course, nothing to do but to fight it to the end; so the effort for peace must be made while the tions are at peace. These men in San Francisco hanaged td do’ ts or remarkable job, This charter is nfore ‘concerned with human rights an many of us dared hope would be possible. Now. will go to the various governments of the United ations for ratification: The sooner that is done, the r it will be. have seen certain arguments which favor long and long consideration. That

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all season, he boasted. . Jimmy Seigle, custodian at. the Grotto club, 4107 E, Washington, has devised a system of outwitting the ‘wild life of the neighborhood. For a ceuple of years, hungry squirrels dug up and ate the flower bulbs he had gone to so much|= trouble to plant. This year Jimmy solved the problem by keeping several pie pans filled with corn for the | little rascals. The corn satisfies their hunger and they spare fhe bulbs. Now everyone's happy. Also happy, says Jimmy, are a couple of young rabbits who are regular patrons of the squirrel cafeteria. . Maj. George Leslie, who operated the Leslie Appliance Sales Co. until he entered the armed forces three years ago, is back in town on 98 days. leave. He's been overseas 32 months—Africa, Sicily, Italy, Sardinid; Corsica and France, as a squadron commanding officer with the 12th air force. The reason for the long leave is that it's his first in three years. He will receive his discharge at the end of his leave and expects to open a new store somewhere in Irvington.

Old Times Returning

MEMORIES OF by-gone days were stirred Sunday when Mrs. Florence Stone of the C. of C. staff drove into the Shell station at 30th and Meridian. A genial attendant doled out the gasoline. Then he remarked cheerfully: “Would you like for me to ‘wash your windshield?” Just like the old times. Overcome by the shock, Mrs. Stone weakly admitted that she would, The attendant did a nice job of -it, too, and capped the climax by apologizing for being so slow. “I just hate to drive with a dirty windshield,” he told her. Gosh, the war 'nust be just about over. . . Add signs of the times: My agents report there's a sign in the Stop and Shop super market at 56th and Illinois reading substantially as follows: “Our butchers have been instructed not to accept gifts from customers.” . The Chamber of Commerce received a letter the other day from a first lieutenant somewhere overseas. The lieutenant said he was expecting to go into business for himself after the war and he'd like to know how the city is fixed for diaper service. The chamber replied that there is one company in the field at present. The chamber might have added, but didn't, that this one company really up.”

died from tuberculosis. food as much as eight weeks after liberation. Most workers were paid 40 pfennigs an hour. After charges for barracks and food they had about 40 marks a month left. But Jewesses got nothing, because they had been “rented out” by the S. 8. Fatigue and undernourishment made accidents frequent. A few days after losing a finger or hand or arm, Dr. Koerbel would declare an injured worker fit for return to duty. I recapitulate this situation not as another and belated horror tale, but because of what happened when Fallersleben was liberated. It was taken for granted that this management would be removed and its members arrested. On. the contrary, Mayr and his associates convinced our military government that they were “efficient,” and now they are bossing the factories. The effect of this attitude on foreign workers and anti-Nazis among the Germans is bad.

Proposes Test for Nazis DR. BRILL, anti-Nazi governing president of Thuringia, has proposed a rule-of-thumb test that has not yet been acted upon. He suggests that anybody who was a Nazi before President Hindenburg legalized the National Socialist position should be tossed out. He would be particularly tolerant of those who became Nazis after April 30, 1937, since when entire groups were forced collectively into the party. Among other instances of over-legalistic procedure that is bringing the allied occupation into disrepute, there is the plight of the few hundred Jews who remained alive outside of death camps. In at least one city, I have found, these still are receiving only half rations because the AMG has taken over the Nazi distribution system which thus discriminated against Jews, without changing the rations. Or consider displaced persons. We give them shelter, clothing and 2000 calories of food a day. We encourage them to volunteer to work for us. If they do, they must leave the camps and find their own shelter—and must live on the 900 calories a day allowed for the German civilian population. In half a dozen instances where Nazis continued as mayors I have learned that anti-Nazis had their homes commandeered for military use while Nazis continued to live at home. To maintain its non-political attitude most military governments have forbidden formation of antiNazi committees, and some of those permitted are unmolested on the ground, as stated by one officer, that “they must not be forbidden because officially they don't exist.”

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By Curt Riess

_ SECOND SECTION

TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1945

COUNT CIANO'S - DIAR Y—INSIDE STORY OF THE AXIS—No. 8

taly Fattens With Neutrality

This is the eighth article based on the diary of Coun Mussolini's son-in-law, during the fatefull initial months o

War II (Copyright,

Ciano, World

Sept. 4—Oct.

g right of translation,)

3, 1939

NEUTRALITY in the early days of the war was a paying proposition for Italy.

Mussolini, who spoke

‘piowsly of peaee, actually

wanted his son-in-law, Count Ciano, to “throw some kero-

sene on the fire” reveals.

of Europeam conflict,

Ciano’s diary

Russian intervention in Poband shocked and surprised

the Italians who, as usual,

were uninformed. Once the

agreements had been signed, Ciano was summoned peremptorialy to Berlin and given an explanation.

” MUSSOLINI jealously fame and hoped some one would stop him.. II Duce turned down a German request for naval assistance

in the Mediterranean. Ciano wrote: Sept. 4—"I accompany Maokensen (German ambassador) to Il Duce, bringing a message frorn Hitler if which the conviction is reaffirmed that the two regimes, bound by a common destiny, mist follow a common bath. . , , Il Duce still is dreaming

| heroic undertakings agginst birth, and died.’ More than half the female workers)

By Maj. Al Williams

country with all kinds of airports, air parks, and landing strips. No sponsor of this airport WPA had taken the trouble to make a survey of airports we already possess. Not knowing how many we had, they didn’t know how many we would have to build to get what they thought we needed. Thé net result was that congress was confused, hence opposed to bills that no one was able to explain or justify. Congress has discovered that a lot of hard-headed research and planning must be done before any aviation business can be undertaken. There are some hard-headed folks in this country who know the entire aviation business inside out. They don’t want a subsidy.

| Italians).

The army and navy will take care of American airpower after the war.” It's the CAA’'s job to takef care of commercial aviation. But it’s the business of the people of the country to promote and finance only self-supporting aviation projects.

Plot Stands Exposed’

THE STBAMED-UP demand for a federally subsidized network of airports comes exclusively from tlie political side of the fence. It is not a demand trom the people. As soon as this is understood, the visibility improves, and the whole plot stands exposed. There's a row going on behind the scenes. ‘One group insists that the direct relationship between the Washington mint and the cities be maintained. The other group insists that Washington deal with

the states, permitting the states to deal with the

cities and communities.

By Eleanor Roosevelt

tirely unnecessary, The debate should be over. The peoples of the wotld can very quickly, be acquainted with what is in the charter; and though the governments may not think so, the people of the world are not concerned with too many details. They are willing to give up a good deal of what usually is called national rights to help prepare “the way of the Lord.” I do not think they will be very patient this time with men who bring up minor points not because those points are important, but because they are afraid of real co-operation among the nations, I know very well that there are damgers in cooperation, but I know, too, what the dangers are when you have no co-operation. That has been made clear to many, many families in this country apd throughout the world. I think I speak for the average man and woman when I say that we might as well take a chance and try something new, having fajth in our fellow men because they have suffered just as we have suffered and must want peace as much as we do. The ratification of the charter as soon as possible, in compliance with President Truman's wishes, will, I think, make easier every step we take in the future,

1 wil napive our people to Brepase Sor the sal wark i of Duliting whderstsnding en Pease VUSHOW: hie

Yugoslavia which would * Firing him to the Romanian oil. Gen. Favagrossa (undersecyetary of state for war productiory) said tonight he would be happy if our present stocks permitted us to fight for three months.” ” ” ” SEPT. 5—“Neutrality begins to bear concrete fruit. Tae stock market quotations soar,’ the first orders to buy Italian industrial and financial stock me from France.. Boats resume their sailings at double rates amd are full as an egg. “I1 Duce .", . must bestold that we need, a long period of 11eutrality to enter the war later as he desires, but not before the ervd of a year.” Sept 6—"“Krakow fell today, and the German generalls paid their respects at the tomk) of Pilsudski. II Duce says this fine gesture would have been imyipossible under the Germany of the Kaiser. . . .” Sept. 7—"I1 Dure still has intermittént flashes of belligerency. Whenever he reads an article comparing his policy with that of 1914 he reacts Violently in favor of Germany.” 5 i» » SEPT. 8—"I do not believe that Hitler has thie wisdom to be moderate in Victory, and I believe even less, that the English, now that the sword has been unsheathed, are: disposed to return it to its scabbiard with dishonor.” Sept. 9 — “Villani (Hungarian minister) says that the Germans have asked the free use of railroads in Hungary to attack Poland from behind. The Hungarians . are aware that this would be merely sa prelude to occupation. . In Vienna they already sing that ‘we will hold securely what we have and go to Trieste tomorrow.’ . , , Il Duce advised the Hungariams to turn down the German requaest as courteously as pos=sible.” » o " SEP7. 10—"Attolico (ambassador to Berlin) reports that among the C(ierman people, unawafe of what has occurred, there are signs of . increasing hostility (to the Charges of treachery and perjury are repeated often.... “Morale in Germany is low thaugh military victories in Poland have galvanized it temiporaxily. . . . De Bono (Italian field marshal) is convinced our defesases could not hold against a French attack.” Sept. 12—“After the Germans accepted the Hungarian refusal for transport of their troops, they had a similar request made through ‘the Slovak army.’ Villani says the Slovaks are to the Germans as jackals are to hyenas. The are accomplices and pimps” = n n u

SEPT. 13—“Bocchini (chief of _police) says the state of mind in

about

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watched Hitler catapult to

the country is improving as word spreads of the certainty of our neutrality. The Germanophiles can be counted. on fingers of one -hand. .They are objects of scorn. ‘Tevere,’ an ul-tra-German paper in Rome, is called ‘Gold of the Rhine.'” Sept. 14—“Magistrati (Italian embassy “ official in_ Berlin)’ has supplied a hint of approaching Russian ‘intervention to absorb a part of Poland. Russia is showing signs of restlessness, “It - is - mobilizing numerous classes, and Tass prints news of Polish border violations and pRovocations. -How unimaginative men are when they want to start trouble!” ~ » » SEPT l6—“It that Germany wants to attack Romania. This disturbs the sleep of the French and British But the fact that Russia is preparing to intervene should-be even more disturbing. “An agreement with Japan has been reached, or is about to be. The Soviets can have a free hand in Europe.” Sept. entered Poland. . . The Poles have put up some resistance, but what can they do? . II Duce does not believe that Germany wants to invade Romania. They will be satisfied to impose economic servitude. “I recall that during the Berghof conferences Hitler twice said King Carol would pay dearly for the murder of Codrianu (Romanian Iron Guard leader). ” » - “RIBBENTROP telephones from the train of the high command in Upper Silesia. . . . Russian intervention has taken place according to a prearranged plan.” Sept. 18 — “A long conference with II Duce in the evening. I report what I learned from Gen. Graziani (chief of staff) that at the present time our first line forces amount to only 10 divisions. The other 35 are patched up, incompletely manned, - and illequipped.” Sept. 19— “From Romania comes information that the Polish military and political leaders have

now seems

+ been interned at the request of

the Germans.” > us on o SEPT. 22—"1 have spoken with Starace (Fascist party secretary) of the internal situation and have told him that some of his methods are not the kind to uproot antifascism. “During the evening, in Via Veneto, I saw a harmless person, a patriot and a Fascist, beaten up by a small group of gangsters who were protected by the fact that they belonged to the party, and by their certainty that they would not be punished. . . . “This unwarranted squadrismo (a new word to indicate a greup of men used to attack, arrest or even kill political opponents) action is harmful. ” ; 8 " “I AM far from deploring beatings when they are well deserved, but it disgusts me to see idiotic

and cowardly acts of violence. -

This has become a habit, unfortunately, with so many of the . mercenaries employed by higherups in the party.” Sept. 24—"“The developments occasioned by the Russian occupation of Poland have induced Il

SWEATIN' IT OUT—By Mauldin

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Ex-King Carol, - photographed

Romania.

. Count Ciano said of him:

in Bermuda after his flight from “Hitler twice said King

Carol would pay dearly for the murder of Codrianu (Romanian Iron

Guard leader).

Duce to revise his earlier optimistic judgment about the German situation. He now goes so far as to say that Hitler is bottled up, and that the French and British can yet succeed in pitting Russia against Germany. Il Duce desires peace, only because the position of a neutral is not to his liking.” Sept. 25—"“ ‘It is well to use a small person to kill a large one, but it is a mistake to use a large person to liquidate a small one’ “This is Il Duce's diagnosis of Russian intervention at the request of the Germans. ” = =» “HE IS more than ever convinced that Hitler will rue the

day he brought the Russians into the heart of Europe.

“They have two weapons that make them even more terrible: Pan-Slavic nationalism with which they can bring pressure on the Balkans, and Communism which is spreading rapidly among the proletariat all over the world, beginning with Germany itself. “Teleki (Hungarian prime minister) calls Hitler a gangster, and Czaky (Hungarian foreign minister) has sent word that Von Ribbentrop does not conceal his hatred for me. .I feel much honored.” . » » n SEPT. 26—"‘We already said that during the last few days

some sort of plot was hatching between Moscow and Berlin and today we have had a confirmation of it from Rosso (ambassador in Moscow),

“It seems that Von Ribbentrop has returned to Moscow to sign a genuine military alliance, giving Bessarabia and Estonia to the Russians, and the-emaining part of Romania to the -Germans. Absolute silence from Berlin, “The Germans prepare to strike a blow without our knowledge every time , . , The alliance between Moscow and Berlin is a monstrous union made against the letter and spirit of our pact.

have

| It is anti-Rome and anti-Catholic.

v » » » . “IT IS a return of barbarism against which it is our historic mission to rise with every weapon and resource. But will it be possible for us to do so? Or has not the game been decided tragically already?” Sept. 27 — “Berlin gives us ab-

| solutely no information. It is from

the press agencies that we, learn that Von Ribbentrop hgs 1$1t for Moscow. On the excuse that his time was so limited, Von Ribbentrop refused to receive Attolico. “Il' Duce received Cmdr. Pecori, our naval attache in Berlin, to discuss German requests for naval assistance. They would like submarine supply stations from us, aid in locating FrenchBritish convoys, and the transfer of some submarines fort opera< tions in the Mediterranean. s » ” “IL DUCE in the beginning was favorable. . . . With Cavagnari (chief of naval staff) who agrees with me 100 per cent, we sabotaged the thing. ! “Valentino, who has just come from Warsaw . : . says German air power is formfdable.. It is " absélutely pitiless, and has bombed civil populations constantly, but the German horror is surpassed a thousand times by the unspeakable horrors of the Bolshevik advance. wi

Sept. 20—“PFirst { the press,

we receive the texts of the Moscow agreements. They cover the outright. partition of Poland, although there is a suggestion of German plans to do something later in the way of saving face.... ” » = IT IS inadmissible that the very head of the Fascist party should support a sdlution that

puts millions of Polish Catholics into the hands of the Bolsheviks. “The French are strange people, who would like to win the lottery without buying a ticket.” At Ribbentrop’s pre-emptory proposal, Ciano Jeft for Berlin Sept. 30 and recorded his impres-+ sions in the first three diary pages in October. ” = ~

OCT. 1—“1 found Hitler calm and unperturbed. . . . At Salzburg -the inner struggle of this man, who had decided on action but was not yet certain of his means, was clear. Now he seems sure of himself. .", . Traces of recent fatigue showed on his face, but did not appear in his mind. Hitler ' spoke for almost two hours, .citing figure after figure without referring to a single note. Toward Italy his attitude was unchanged. What is past is past. Now he looks to the future and is trying to have us with him. “What- impressed me most is his gertainty of ultimate victory. Either he is deluded or he is a real genius. . .. His eyes flash whenever he talks about the conflict. eT “RIBBENTROP says new and nothing that he has thought of himself. . , , He is imbued with Russophile ideas. He expresses himself in favor of the Communists in such an impudent. and vulgar manner as to perplex anyone who listens. “The German people are calm and determined. They will fight, and fight well, but they dream and hope for peace. . . . The Italians in Germany hate the Germans heartily, but are convinced that Hitler will win the War. ... “Goering has not appeared. The tragi-comedy of the decoration (Goering cried when Ribbentrop was awarded the silver colkar of

nothing

the order of Annuziata) continues. | » ~ ” | “1 GIVE 11 Duce my report. He | does not share Hitler's confidence

in victory. His conclusions are based on information of our military experts. Then (why hide it?), ‘he is bitter about Hitler's sudden rise to fame. He would be very Pleased if he were stopped.”

Oct: 5—"At heart Il Duce pre- |

fers that the European giants fight mightily with one another. Despite all that is said about our good will to peace, he prefers that I throw some kerosene on the fire with prudence’ and good measure.”

(TOMORROW: Mussolini is

)

- PAGE 11 Labor Battle Shaping On Organizing op Foremen

By FRED W. PERKINS WASHINGTON, June 26.—The unionized-foreman question be~ comes more of a probable big factor in post-war industrial rela. tions through ‘moves by the C. I. O. United Steel Workers to take in all supervisors who do not have power to hire and fire. This is the first big union to adopt a policy of including “straw bosses” and other minor bosses in the same organization with the great mass of production workers, It is a step that obviously has been feared by management. in big industries, and if it proves suc. cessful in steel is expecte¢! to be followed by unions in otheir fields. It provides another prokiem for the national labor relationys board, which has decided, in a split decision, that foremen may be organized in separate unjons with. which employers may be forced to bargain. But the board, which has reversed itself several tirnes on "the general question, has not ruled specifically on whether employers must bargain with unions for foremen who are organized with the employees they stipervise, The steel union ifs headed by Philip Murray, who also is president of the C. I. O. According to . forecasts of qualified spokesmen, the new policy will be taken up eventually with all the hundreds of conipanies under contract with the United Steel Workers, but fir§t overtures are expected to be ysith the largest employer in the industry, U. 8. Steel Corp. = ” =

ANNOUNCING its new poliey, the union said that in its early organizational laistory it had “acceded to the urgent demands of the companies that certain groups of so-called faremen and assistant foremen be ‘excluded from cols - lective bargaining units.” It pointed out also that its own constitution bars membership of supervisors ‘with hiring and firing authority. ~ It also stat “The na'tio board has. foremen nd

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labor relations ruled that

the full protection labor relations act. = = »

“IT MUST be recognized by management that the existence within a single plant of one union for pnoduction and maintenance employees and another union for the foremen and- assistant foremen, ‘who are actually directly related to the production and mai tenance workers, may well produce unnecessary conflict and turmoil.”

Many thousands of supervisors would be affected in the steel indwstry alone, and throughout all biz industry the number would run well into the hundreds of thousands.

The controversy has had the bongest history and drawn most attention in the automobile ine dustry. One episode in- the long argu ment was an attempt in congress to re-define “employee” in the na« tional labor relations act to exe clude foremen and other supervisors. Authorities on both sidessof the management-labor fence say the solution eventually will be found only through a supreme court de= cision on meaning of the present law, or through passage of new legislation.

skeptical about the bomb attempt |

on Hitler in Munich.)

SAYS FRENCH NEED

repair their war damage.

France needed another Joan

to grouse her from her

NEW JOAN OF ARC

NEW YORK, June 26 (U, P.).— Rep. James A. Roe (D. N. Y.). said on his return from Europe today | that England and ¥rance were not| making ‘the effort Germany, was to|

Roe, who landed at LaGuardia field after completing an investigation of American installations for | the military affairs committee, said Arc

We, the Wome Children Can Be Fun; Then Problems Fade

By RUTH MILLETT A NEW YORK newspaper ree cently devoted considerable space to an interview with 'a couple of parents who think “rearing chil dren should and can be fun.” No wonder the paper thought their theory has news significance. That is an idea that, is as rare today — among the intelligent parents who take their re- } sponsibilities seriously -—as bacon or

nylon.

Johnny to many parents has become a case problem instead of a child to be loved, guided, occasionally spanked and enjoyed. His parents get in a dither over how to handle this small prob. lenz, dignify his badness with technical terms and all in all take him so seriously they don't have'much fun bringing him ups » THEY'VE "BEEN so badly scared by the child experts they -are “afraid to bring a child up on common ‘sense—but bring him up on rules and theories instead, "And that's no fun, for either Johnny or his parents. His ehildhood really isn't much a prolonged