Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1945 — Page 6

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"PAGE 6 Saturday, Oct. 6, 1945 ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY President . Editor | ‘ "Business

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BYRNES REPORTS QECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES’ report last night on the failure of the London conference of foreign ministers was frank—with one exception. He did not condemn the curse of secrecy which hung over the negotiations. We suspended judgment on the stories that Mr. Byrnes - himself was one instigator of that secrecy. His omission . of that important conference factor from his report last night rather confirms his joint responsibility. If so, we hope our secretary of state has learned his lesson. Here- - after the United States government should insist on the kind and degree of open diplomacy which produced results at San Francisco. Otherwise, his report indicates that he and his Republican colleague on the American delegation, Mr. Dulles, were in agreement in refusing to betray the pledges of the allied pacts under Russian pressure. We commend the secretary of state for his willingness to compromise up to that point, and for his refusal to sacrifice American principles. beyond that. ; Even a split of the major allies, such as has now occurred, is better than agreement bought at the price of honor and decency. Anyway, the American congress would not approve and the American public would not support a sell-out such as Foreign Commissar Molotov demanded.

. “ ~ » . » HE disputes at London, between the democratic nations on the one side and Russia on the other, took various forms, All, however, were basically on gne issue. That - was whether Russia is to dictate the peace settlements for « her own ambitions, or whether an allied conference is to write the terms on the basis of allied pledges. That issue is behind the disagreement over Russia's present dictatorship in the Balkans. That is why she blocks Big Three decisions by her veto. It is the reason Russia insists on excluding two of the council’ members, France and China, from the preparatory treaty negotiations. It is the reason Russia would not agree to the American proposal for a United Nations peace conference before Christmas.

isolated not by democracies but by her own acts. This situation is deplorable. If it continues, it will be dangerous. But there is little the democracies can do to abide by international decisions when they are out-voted. Now, more than ever, the United States must continue to champion the United Nations organization and to insist on a prompt and representative peace conference. The world will not wait on the moods of Moscow, or of any one power. Winter is coming on, with the prospect of terrible suffering in a chaotic Europe. Many constructive international decigions must be made; and as many uncertainties as possible removed. . Washington's answer to the failure of the London conference should be a proposal to the United Nations for a representative preparatory commission, comparable to the security council, to make plans at once for the general peace conference.

ONE THING NOT TO DO OME members of congress seem to be itching for civil warfare between union labor and veterans of world war II, Rep. John Rankin of Mississippi is urging immediate passage of his bill to provide that no honorably discharged veteran shall be required to join a union as a condition of employment. He says it would enable thousands of service men to take jobs vacated by strikers and so “tb break these strikes over night.” Senator Wiley of Wisconsin is advocating legislation to provide police protection for veterans who take over strikers’ jobs, ; ; A These foolish proposals are perfect examples of what ~ not to do about the current wave of industrial controversy. Somehow, a way must be found to convince organized workers and war veterans that their true best interests are identical—that no group of Americans can gain lasting taking jobs away from other Americans

economic benefit by tz —that only through mutual understanding and co-operation among all groups can this nation’s hopes for general prosbe realized. cout veterans to become strike

Russia stands alone with her puppets. She has been |.

REFLECTIONS—

' Annamese By Frank Aston .

tf - THE FRENCH. and Annamite leaders have agreed to stop fighting in Indo-China, news dispatches say. The Annamese are a people of rice and bananas whose culture dates back to 213 B. C. At that time they came under influence of the Chinese and stayed under until 931 A. D. va Presumably the Annamese originated around Yunnan in southern China and were pushed south and east by the Chinese who helped make them what they are today: Small-featured, delicate, energetic and sometiems effeminate. ’ The Annamese gave Indo-China half its name. Pirst half is for the people of Laos and Cambodia, provinces which once were under influence of India. Hence Indo-China. It's always summer where the Annamese live. Everything is always green. There are two summers, one dry and hot, the other rainy and not so hot. In wet summer the air gets so moist that leather mildews in a day, Rain falls so heavily at times that it seems to shake the earth. Annamese don’t carry umbrellas, A fellow caught in a downpour steps off the path and plucks a banana leaf. This gives him all the protection he wants. Seems there's always a banana tree handy.

Eat Bananas, Bamboo Shoots ANNAMESE like to eat bananas and bamboo shoots. Cook a bamboo shoot stuffed with carabao meat and you've found the way to the Annamite heart. Another dainty is goat meat barbecued on a stick and served with peanut sauce. Goats and Annamese get along famously, Goats need little space In a country so wet that living space is rare. Goats eat waste, provide fertilizer, furnish milk and are delicious as bits over fire. Vegetation grows fast for the Annamese. Botanists report that a tree will get as big there in four years as it would in 40 years around here, The Annamite country has a Red River Valley, It also has guitar players. It's not uncommon for a man to play his guitar and sing in the rice paddies while the women do the work. He does not sing about the Red River Valley. ‘To him, that's just a place to raise rice. Despite their singing, the Annamese are industrious. Children are petted until they reach the know-how age. Then they are given chores and expected to toll like little beavers. “As tots they're told: Do your share of work and you can be your own boss; you may go to bed when you please and eat what and when you choose. Annamese kiddies need’ little slapping. They work and obey. so they may sit up late like grownups.

Don't Have Much Education

THE Annamese have been exposed to scant education although the French for half a century have

tried to provide some, ,The French say the natives

from now on will get book learning. The natives have indicated they don’t care much for anything French, including education. The French say the Annamese, mostly Buddhists, are superstitious. “Look,” the French say to them, “you cut rice one stalk at a time because you're afraid the Rice God will become angry if you cut it in bunches. That's too back-breaking.” The Annamese show their beetelnut blackened teeth in calm smiles and reply: “We really don't believe that, but we don't want to tempt fate.” They still cut rice a stalk at a time, Foreigners can't understand that. Nor can they comprehend the way the Annamese name some of their towns. One Indo-China town is sometimes called Hul-lo, but that name is an error made in translating Chinese characters. It should be written Hi-There and pronounced Ping-Pong, although its classic name would then be Oh-Mi. The English gave up on this and call the town Oh-Dam—or that's what one travel book says,

WORLD AFFAIRS—

Argentina By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. — Between the flasco of the council of foreign ministers at London and the postponement of the Inter2 American conference at Rio de Janeiro there Is an important connection. In the view of competent Latin American diplomats, recent events in London have -made two things clear. One is the fundamental, though not necessarily unbridgeable, difference between the Russians on the one hand and the Anglo-Americans on the other. Lesson No. 2 is that Inter-American solidarity would be necessary now even if it never had been before. The Rio conference, scheduled to begin Oct. 20, was to give permanence to the act of Chapultepec. This act called for “reciprocal assistance and Ameri can solidarity,” especially during the war. As soon thereafter as possible, at another conference, the American republics were to conclude treaties extending their co-operation against aggression,

London Failure Changes Outlook YESTERDAY, however, Acting Secretary of State Acheson called for postponement of the Rio cenference on the grounds that “in view of recent developments in Argentina, the U. 8, government does not feel that it can properly negotiate or sign with the present Argentine regime .a treaty of military assistance.” . That reason, no doubt, is genuine, But the failure of the London conference is more adequate. The London failure changes the entire international outlook. It was unanimously agreed at San Francisco that unless the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union could march along in accord, the new league of nations born there would be even less effective than the old. The London meeting has revealed the enormous gulf dividing the Big Three. The Russians and the Anglo-Americans simply do not see things alike even the great Verities like truth "and right, justice and liberty, freedom and democracy. Hence the vital accord on which the United Nations organization relied to achieve and maintain world order now seems more distant than ever. So the 21 American republics which met at Mexico City may want to have another look at their hands. In Mexico they agreed--some of them somewhat reluctantly—to subordinate their regional security arrangement to the larger United Nations arrangement,

May Shape New Course THE INTER-AMERICAN SECURITY PACT, an outgrowth of the old reliable 123-year-old Monroe Doctrine, said the act of Chapultepec, would be “cone sistent with the purposes and principles of the gene eral international organization when formed.” is to say, consistent with the Charter framed later on at San Francisco, Today, however—thanks to what happened in London—there is some doubt that the United Nations organization can or will function as planned. And if it doesn’t, the American republics at their. next conference may wish to shape their own collective course accordingly. .

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“NO. 1 JOB OF CONGRESS IS TO FIX THE MONEY SET-UP” By James Edgar Burton, Indianapolis At long last the world war II has ended and that for which these many years, we have written— America in one New World—has arrived. The peace conflict starts with a royal scramble of everyone out to get his and get it first—and we all know where that lands us. The world has no base value common denominator measuring yardstick. President Truman said so in his radio report of Potsdam to the nation the night that the Japs stirred up all this fuss of surrendering. Prexy said reparations had not been evaluated, so Uncle Joe takes his and the others get some and Uncle Sam stands by while Attlee-Laski John Bull called parliament into session to nationalize the privately owned Bank of England. “Its trustee certificates” about 35,000 quoted at 357% L. B.— whatever that means——are to be divided up and passed around. The new government will legislate no doubt a base price for gold in England to fix a base value for the English pound, now for these many years without a price mark. The Lord Keynés control of the old bank will probably organize the new Bank of London, England to take over control of all the trading monopolies as handled in the old bank--monopoly headquarters of the world. But Keynes is over here now to get some new Uncle Sucker Sam money, of whatever price-mark or whatever price-value. The partnership is to hope to save English bankruptcy somehow. America must save itself first and then help to save the other in this one new world. The robbers have watered the U. 8. bonds % to % with high price levels, now with about $6,000,000 annual charge that keeps high taxes to pay off. The No. 1 job on Page 1 is for congress to fix up this rotton money setup. All else is the political bunk-smoke screen for doing nothing while the country goes to pleces and the world cries out in horror over the chaos from war conflict. . : U., 8. Constitution, Sec. 8, Par, § “Congress shall issue the money-— fix the value thereof—and of foreign coin thereto—" which has not as yet been done, Don't cancel and kick out the OPA until we know where we are at. Until we have legislation that I have advocated for these many years—a law fixing the base normal price<level common denominator measuring yardstick—AN HONEST DOLLAR.

By Mrs. H.’B. Indianapolis

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“SEND SOLDIER FATHERS HOME BY CHRISTMAS”

Will someone please Help the men in'service that have children to get home to stay? Point or no points, please send them homé: for Christmas. Don't they reali¥e how hard it is on these young wives with one or two children to have to live on such a small amount of money? They can hardly make it. She must pay rent, feed and clothe the children and herself, buy coal, pay insurance, buy warm clothing for winter, not counting other small bills, Is it any wonder that they step out? I don’t see why they don’t go crazy. . My daughter has two small children, one 4 years old and the other 10 months old. She has been a splendid mother, but worries so she can hardly make it. Don’t the congressmen realize the soldiers’ wives and children are gpuffering? Their families can't have things like other families. It isn’t their fault. It seems they would send them home first. * Let's hear from more people on this. Let's pray for these young people, May God bless them. ® = = “KNEW TRUMAN WHEN HE WAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER" By L. M. K., St. Paul Why, Mrs. Haggerty, how can you take up with President Truman the way you have? Don’t you remember that not. lohg ago. you did not want an election and if we had one and F. D. R, would have lost out that the world would have ended, and that the boys would never get home and we all would go to the dogs? That there would not even be little apples left for the people to sell that were left here in the good old U8. A... This writer knew Truman when he was county commissioner and so far I haven't anything against him in the way he is running things

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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“l wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it.”

“CONGRESS ALONE HAS

POWER TO DECIDE DESTINY” By John L. Niblack, 5115 Carvel ave. According to headlines today, President Truman announced he “assumed complete personal responsibility” for the future of the atomic bomb, and would decide “when the time comes” if we will share, its secret with other countries, I wish to call to President Truman’s attention that it is not part of his job to decide such momen-~ tous questions. A careful study of the United States Constitution or even a cursory reading, for that matter, reveals that congress alane has the power to decide our destiny. In other words, we are still a republic, and not a one-man government. President Truman is just one American, and a good one, but he was not put in to decide major questions of policy. The Constitution reads: “The congress shall have power to provide for the common defense and general welfare; to declare war, and make rules concerning captures on land and. water; to raise and support armies; * to provide and maintain a navy; to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; (and) to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and ALL OTHER PO vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof.” I am not in the United States congress, but if I were I certainly would not vote to share the atomic bomb with anyone or any power. We invented the machine gun, and found it turned against our boys in the first world war. We invented the submarine and found it turned against its inventors at the first opportunity. We invented the airplane, and found it turned against us within 15 years in a war. As long as foreign countries do not have the secret bomb, I am certain they will not use it against us. I am certain a poll of the common man and woman will show we are agains, letting it go to Europe or

Uncle Sam, under the gentle guiding hand of Henry Agard Wallace and his ilk, for 10 or 12 years has reminded me of a man who wishes to commit suicide. We have opened our veins ourselves, and our nation al lifeblood has oozed out of innumerable wounds. Now we are

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POLITICS— : Party Policy |

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. — The time may come when you can tell

. A scheme for

making ‘party responsibility an important factor in congressional de-

‘| cisions may be recommended when the joint commit

tee reports on ways to “streamline” congress. Under the plan—which has many obstacles to over~ come before it is made part of the committee’s final report—the majority and minority parties in house and senate would appoint policy committees. For the majority party in the house, the committee would consist of the speaker, the majority floor leader, the majority whip and five to nine other members.

Policy Group Would Decide WHEN AN issue comes before the house, the policy

committee would say what would be the administra = |

tion's position. This position would be made publie, Then, when Congressman Joe Dodkes of Podunk votes, his constituents at a glance would be able to compare his vote with the administration party attitude. His job would be to sever his record with his constituents. This would be the only discipline ine volved in the scheme, and it would have to be ade ministered by the voters. : The hope of some of those backing the plan is that 1s might be widened, eventually, to call for consultation between the congressional policy committees of the majority with the President and his cabinet, This would strengthen the line of party responsie bility, and, they believe, create greater unity,

Lack Responsibility AS IT stands now, there is almost no party ree sponsibility or leadership in either house. The major factor is “what the ‘White House wants,” but some times there’s doubt about this. The only other element of party responsibility in our present political set-up is furnished by the party platforms. But platforms often lose their influence in congress after presidential elections. : Other improvements in congressional organization and procedure which may be recommended by the

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Reduction of the. number of committees in the senate from about 33 to 13, and reduction of the nume ber of house committees from 45 to 13. : Consolidation of the military and naval affairs committees. 3 Better and larger technical and secretarial staffs

| for committees and individual congressmen.

Higher pay for congressmen,

IN WASHINGTON—

Building Pay By Ned Brooks

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. —A method for applying the guaranteed annual wage principle to construction workers, a move held imprac~ tical by labor, was offered today by a spokesman for the industry. Herbert U. Nelson, executive vice president of the National Association of Real Etsate Boards, said in an interview that the yearly earnings of building trades workers could be increased even while construction costs were being reduced. His organization's 30,000 members include some 10,000 who engage in building. Mr. Nelson proposed that the industry, building unions and the government participate in an insurance pool which would guarantee workers a fixed period of employment, possibly 40 to 42 weeks a year, at wages sufficient to raise their present average yearly earnings. Unions Would Make Concessions FOR THEIR part, unions would be required to make concessions in restrictive practices which the industry contends have been adding unnecessarily to building costs. Prohibitions against time-saving methods and requirements for hiring additional help ers or supervisors are examples. Through its various controls, including credits, the government could compel cities to modernize building codes and eliminate cost-raising require~ ments, many ef which were adopted to favor certain materials or supplies, Mr. Nelson said. “Removal of restrictive labor practices, adoption of sensible building codes and more efficient methods in the industry itself could cut building costs by 30 per cent,” he said. “This would carry the annual wage guarantee, improve the stability of the industry and permit savings to be passed on to the buyer. Mr. Nelson proposed that the plan be-tried out in a few communities where unions and builders “gre genuinely interested in trying to make it work.” ‘It later could be expanded on a voluntary, locally controlled basis, he said. The American Federation of Labor, although treating the annual wage as a major collective bar. gaining objective, has taken the position that it cannot be applied satisfactorily in the construction industry.

Green Says It Can't Be Done PRESIDENT WILLIAM GREEN agrees it would be desirable but says “experience under the most favor. able conditions on large-scale government-sponsored projects has demonstrated it cannot be done.” : Mr, Nelson asserted that it is “both possible and desirable.” “Everybody would benefit,” he said. “High hourly wage rates make for irregular employment because ot the builders’ tendency to put on the rush act. A work year of 150 days is not uncommon now and hourly wages must be proportionately high.

“This intermittent employment is bad for every

body, The argument that building is a seasonal industry has been overcome. The war taught us a lot about ‘dry’ building and we can now work the year ‘round.” ; First step in applying an annual wage, Mr. Nelson said, would be the adoption of an earning figure, say $2400 for a. city like Chicago where the average builder's wages are around $2000. After this, he exlpatned, the contributions of employers and unions would be computed on an actuarial basis and hourly scales negotiated. Employers, he said, probably could contribute around 5 to 8 per cent of their on-site labor expense. The industry would draw its workers from organizations partici pating in the insurance pool. Emlpoyers would wage scales to men with special skills.

To The Point—

SCIENTISTS say it's possible to make an atomis bomb which could turn the earth into another sun. We hope they'll be considerate enough to wait until

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