Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1945 — Page 10

8 anapolis "PAGE 10 Monday, Oct. 8, 1945 ROY W. HOWARD _ WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ

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GRAVY IN THE SKY? : WE HOPE congress will take a good look at the civil § aeronautics administration's reported proposal to spend $3,250,000 to resume the civilian pilot training program for the first six months of 1946. To us, it suspiciously resembles a pork barrel with propeller and wings. The CPTP was started, as the Likelihood of vat grow to 8 training pilots by using existing commercia facili$0igpect army hat time being unprepared to train the great number of fliers it might need. But in due course the army expanded and the CPTP, after doing a’ grand “job, became dormant and still is. It is now proposed to follow generally the pre-war plan and to subsidize by: federal grant—at least to 75 per cent —the cost of flight training for about 15,000 students’ recruited through educational institutions, paying private

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uestions occur at once: Is the army again onthe NE - its own fliers? Or does it intend to curtail its training program so much that the CPTP program will again be necessary? It so, why? And if not, is this proposal simply one.to subsidize private airport and flightsehool operators until the post-war light plane industry can furnish them new sources of income? The congressional authorization for CPTP ends June 80, 1946. The plan's sponsors believe still more moriey can be obtained from congress, according to the National Aeronautic association, if the program is a “going concern at time, So a Bat 2a as air-minded as anybody. In fact, we may be more air-minded than the CAA, because we think Amerjean youth knows that the air age is here, and is going to fly whether or not some airport operators get a spoonful of gravy. .

MacARTHUR MOVES AGAIN

GEN. MacARTHUR is making Mr. Molotov and his other critics look silly, or worse. They say he is running a soft occupation of Japan. But almost every day the supreme commander's orders and acts are of the crack-down variety. There is a deadly step-by-step relentlgssness in his round-up of war criminals, militarists, financial imperialists, ~ feudal bosses, poison propagandists, and crboked politicos, reminiscent of his victorious strategy as a field commander. From Hirohito to the lowliest.Jap, the defeated country is beginning to understand that the unconditional surrender terms will be enforced with devastating completeness. The general's latest move is significant. He has ordered the Jap regime to liberate all political prisoners and to observe civil liberties, As a barb to that order, he has decreed the ousting of the Jap home minister and of virtually all police chiefs in the country. . Home Minister Yamazaki made the niistake of maintaining the notorious “thought police,” the Jap gestapo, in operation despite the surrender terms. Some of the Jap ~ Uberals, in prison for objecting to war and the Pearl Harbor attack, have been meeting death under the administrations of Yamazaki's men. iw : Yamazaki and his associates in the Prince HagashiKuni transition cabinet, and the old oligarchy represented by it, have good reason to fear the liberation of the political prisoners, For the latter are the remnant of the antimilitarist group, which can no longer be silenced. Most of them will come out of prison determined, presumably, to convert their fellow citizens to new ideals. Some of them are Communists and embittered Nihilists, but it is believed that most are liberals, In the long run the fate of Japan will depend on the ability of that small democratic group to develop leadership. The allied occupation cannot make Japan a peaceloving nation. MacArthur will give them the forms of freedom, the opportunity for democracy; but the rest is up to them. : There never will be democracy in Japan unless the Japs themselves create and cherish it.

U.N. 0. IN U. S. A,

(QTHER nations have paid the United States a high compliment in choosing our country as the seat of the United Nations Organization. The.preparatory commission executive committee decision was by 9-to-3 vote, with the United States and Canada abstaining.

Until the San Francisco conference, it was an international axiom that no one of the big powers could be the permanent seat of the new league for obvious reasons of rivalry and fear of misuse in times of crisis. But, with Russia unwilling to accept Geneva and the others unwilling to accept Soviet-influenced Vienna, there was a general swing to the United States. This is an unusual vote of confidence in the United States as a large nation least likely to take partisan advantage of the location. Other considerations helped. One was the belief that continued American co-operation would be more likely if the seat were in this country, Another was recognition of the increased importance of the Western Hemisphere and the Pacific, : But not the least influence was the general reaction of foreign delegates at tite San Francisco conference—they loved that city and its environs. The site in the United States has not yet been formally selected. We hope, and believe, it will be near the Golden Gate; perhaps a small _ international area with its own harbor, airfield, and communications facilities. Gi :

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EVENING IT UP VW OMEN, as you've observed, continue to adorn more and ~~ more places considered exclusively for males. They donned inilitary uniforms, operated busses, ran riveters. erved as cops and goodness knows what. Until last week dared reverse the process. Now one has. He's at Smith college, first male student in that Massa.

OUR TOWN—

Con Man

‘ By Anton Scherrer

THE OTHER day I had lunch (chicken pot ple) with Mr. Stewart (“Stew') Donnelly, a 53-year-old Indianapelis gentleman of cherubic charm and appearance. Girls, he's adorable. As for us men, we fall for him even harder. Perhaps you're one of those who, up till now, has had ‘a sheltered life. In that case let me start by saying that Mr. Donnelly has been rated by David W. Mauer, author df “The Big Con” (Bobbs-Merrill Co.), as one of America’s 50 top-ranking .confidence men. Of all time, IT mean, It's a distinction not unlike that of the Pulitzer prize. Stew is too modest to concede the soft impeach~ ment, but admits that he was pretty good in his day. I put it in the past tense because Stew no longer practices his profession; which is to say that he has settled his account with Bcotland Yard and, indeed, with the police of all countries who, for the better part of 20 years (1920-38), kept their windward eyes on him. Right now Stew is sitting on top of the world. All the luncheon clubs of America (Rotarians, Kiwanians and the like) are hounding him with requests to reveal his past. Stew gets $75 for a 45minute talk provided he sheds some light on his one-time technique. Chances are that he will be getting even more by the time this piece appears in print. That's because of the inexorable law of supply and demand.

Fought World's Champions INDEED, it may even turn out that Stew’'s lunchoratory is the better of the two professions. To be sure Stew relieved his victims of two million dollars in the 18 years that he was a confidence man, but that may prove mere chicken-feed when compared with the billions of dollarg ear-marked for oratory by the luncheon clubs of America. ‘ ; a) Stew Donnelly started out on the level right here in Indianapolis. He began his career as a boxer and polished off most of the local pugs, including the illustrious Chuck Wiggins, That done, he tackled bigger game. He fought three former world's champions—Ad Wolgast, the British champion, Majt Wells and Battling Nelson. (Stew permitted me to feel what is left of his biceps; it scared

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the daylights out of me.) In Miami (circa 1920), Stew fought and licked Les Quigley (Miami's present chief of police). It wag the turning point in Stew’s career. For some

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reason, all the talented confidence men of America were sojourning in Florida at the time. They visited Stew’s training quarters and came away captivated by his disarming pair of eyes, his ingratiating smile, his alert trigger-like mind, his excellent footwork and his cherubic charm and appearance. They convinced Stew that he was in the wrong business. . Right after that—in Havana—Stew helped to trim a conservative English banker, The haul amounted to 10,000 pounds which, in a more abundant age, meant $50,000. Stew's pre-determined cut was 45 per cent. When Stew fondled the $22,500 put into his hands, he knew for sure that he was in the right business,

Frequented World Capitals STEW’S successful debut convinced him that he was destined to practice the “Big Con,” which is to say that he disdained to “touch” anybody unless he had at least $10,000 on his person or in his bank ac count. However, most of his jobs ran into six figures. He found his customers everywhere—in all the capItals of the world and especially on the playgrounds of Europe such as, for instance, Ostend, Monte Carlo, Biarritz, St. Moritz. Stew says he fished Lake Como from one end to the other—for suckers, of course. . Of all the capitals, Brussels, Paris and Rome are most firmly fixed in Stews mind. He was charmed by Brussels’ architecture. In Paris, Stew attracted the admiration and attention of the gendarmerie. When the judge handed down his verdict, Stew learned, somewhat to his amazement, that he had to spend the next five ‘years on Devil's Island. Stew appealed gnd with the help of a “fixer” (a local man employed by the profession to get around the law) Stew got the sentence reduced to a year in the Bastille. He served, but fiet for the appointed time. Another fixer—see? As for his memory of Rome, it has nothing to do with Stew's profession, ‘Nor with his love for civic architecture. It's because of his two unforgetable audiences with the Pope. One of them was a group audience; the other, a private atdience lasting seven minutes. The Pope was pleased to learn that Stew had never touched a drop of liquor nor stained his lips with nicotine. . That was seven years ago. Nothing has happened In the meantime to impair Stew's exemplary record for abstinence. Strangely enough, the job that arouses Stew's deepest emotions was a paltry five-figure one In Montreal. In that town, Stew relieved a Los Angeles police official of $38,000. The Californian had been appointed by the Los Angeles city administration because of his ability to recognize and apprehend bunco steerers of any and every type.

Victims Are Dishonest, Too WHEN IT came time to devour our dessert (peach ple) Btew started to philosophize. It is his well-"

considered opinion that a confidence man (“grifter™ Is not a crook, no matter what the unimaginative police may think. Quite the contrary: A grifter is the aristocrat of the profession: In support: of which Btew cited the axiomatic truth that a grifter worthy of the label never resorts to violence to separate his victim (“mark’™ from his cash. He gets it by way of his wits. To start the mental process, a grifter, first of all, inspires an unshakable belief in his own integrity. (Stew, for instance, always passed himself off as a fabulously wealthy and competent merchant of mahogany veneers with the whole Grand Rapids trade at his command, a theatrical role that he learned by reading up on dendrology in the biggest libraries of the world), After that, the grifter starts to work on the cupidity of his mark. He promises to make the mark rich by way of a transaction which fs carefully explained to him as fundamentally dishonest (such as, for instance, a crooked jockey or a (secret. ime pending deal in Wall Street). If everything goes well, the mark falls for the “sure thing.” Confidence men couldn't exist, says Stew, except for the fun damental dishonesty of. their victims who ' want to get something for nothing. ’ By this time, Stew had me believing that his one-time profession had its ethical side. Indeed, I came away convinced that Stewart Donnelly of Indianapolis had helped materially in redistributing the wealth of the. world equitably—possibly as much as any other man, or political party, or ideology.

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“PLAYING DOWN STORY OF TROLLEY RATES” By John J. Hines, Indianapolis The Times is playing down the story of the change in the rate structure of the street railway com-

false impression that the change has resulted in his benefit, Garbling the simple arithmetic and cimningly juggling the statistics you are bent on confusing the issue. In parts of your paper you handle the matter in a facetious vein, in the editorial comment it is brazenly company propaganda, 2 The writer is quite certain that you are not publishing the letters

outrage. Time was when The es was militant in the defense citizens’ rights—but “alas poof’ Yorick,” them days are gone forever,

has published them all) * 8 nn ‘ “SELFISH WIVES SAY . KEEP SINGLE MEN IN” » By Another War Mother, ¥¥dianapolis Well, War Mother, The single man has as much right to be out of the army as the mar~ ried man. Some of these fellows got married since the war began. Then their wives followed them to a camp, now they have one or two children. So they cry let the married man out. But the single man stay in and wait until the war is over, Now a lot of selfish wives say, “Keep the single fellow in.” I want my boy home to stay. He will be 23 years old next month. He has been in the army 32 months

and I think he has served his time.

I can’t blame the wives who were married before the war. But these that got married after the war began, they are the ones who are crying. So let's let them all get

home soon as they can.

“DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘SKIP ELECTION AND NO ELECTION”

By Mrs. Walter Haggerty, Indianapolis’

There dre two political rights the people have: (1) the righf to right to hold office. t No. 1 has been lost in much of the state of Indiana and there seems to be nothing one can do about it, We have had investigations by a northern Republican and a southern Democrat (the same) who put on a show for the people and forgot the whole thing. Do they get extra pay for these investigations and how much do you suppose this has cost the people extra

pany to that company’s advantage, 5 thereby giving the strap-hanger the} ' Words

addréssed to you complaining of, the |! f the”

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enator Stewart (B'Tenn.) fen it was found true’ that s had been disfranchised n of 10 to 1 Republican, mistake like thig couldn't

to soul from hell” : kk that in critical times of “nation could live in the § of the law until the war was or considering the way the elections are conducted doesn’t add to domestic tranquillity. had the election, yes, and had a “skip election” bill in our Indianapolis legislature. ‘What's the difference between a “skip election” and “no election?” fot ? ¥ 5 HRC. “S80 AT:LAST WE HAVE TROLLEY FARE INCREASE” By George F. Lee, 4050 Cornelius ave. Bo at last we have that long anticipated fare increase! And the only concession Indianapolis Street Raflways, Inc. gives the public is the seven cent fare rate on all city bus lines. There is the first “booby trap”! ‘' How many people ride the city busses in the course of their daily trips to and from their work? Not over one in every four. The big majority ride the streetcars and ‘trackless trolleys. So here comes the second booby trap! To offset the seven-cent rate on all bus lines, Mr. and Mrs. Public will have to pay ten cents fare on any line in the city, unless Mr. and Mrs. Public pay fifty-five cents for eight car tokens. What happens to the quarter? Well, you hand the motorman a quarter after Sept. 15

jand he will hand it right back to

you. Oh, yes! And that good old two cent transfer, We will still have that with us. If there was ever a pain in the neck, that two cent transfer is it. Indianapolis Street Railways, Inc., reaped a fortune during the war years, and it “caps” the whole thing by “hiking” the: fare rate. The working people of Indianapolis

to find nothing irregular at all? ‘I attended that investigation and

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{TO OUR CONSTITUTION”

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“LET'S REDEDICATE SELVES

By The Watchman, Indianapolis This is Constitution week. Let all true Americans rededicate our lives, our fortunes and our sacred: honor to the preservation of those political, economic and religious lib~ erties with which our national constitution endows us. Let us here and now highly resolve that the great sacrifices of our people to preserve the institutions of freedom and justice shall not have been in If there be any who would renounce our great constitutional republican form of representative government for any foreign ism or other form of alien government, let that person be’ branded for what he is—an ingrate. One of the first requirements of an alien who desires to become a citizen of the United States is to take an} oath by which he must renounce all allegiance to any foreign prince, ruler or potentate. Is it inconsistent, then, to assert that any American citizen, natural born or naturalized, who sinks so low in respect for the institutions

to whom the whole world looks now for help in their hour of it, I repeat, inconsistent aliens’ oath and pledge to any American citizen who prostitutes his citizenship by his allegiance to any

an enemy of our constitution, can such a person be honestly called an American? : The Nazis were for Germany, the Fascists were for Italy and the Communists were and "are for Russia and against constitutional Americanism. “You cannot serve two masters.” You cannot give your allegiance to a Hitler, a Mussolini or a Stalin and remain a good American citizen. Let us work to preserve and improve our own constitutional n \ of government and guard our lb-. erty as & priceless heritage.

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ghoulish oa “Roosevelt-Promised-Me-Before-He-Died” revelations are there going to be? A President has just had to issue 3 state ment that there is no record of President Roose~ velt having made a promise té King Ibn Saud that he would not support the Zionists’ fighf, for Palestine the Arabs, as they have claimed. . that the Japanese secret code was 1 Harbor and the then-impending been known to the U. 8. high creates another embarrassing situation. French Premier Edouard Daladier declares that President Roosevelt had, in 1938, secretly to start payments on French war

September Secretary of State Byrnes at Yalta, Roosevelt and Churchill had Russian occupation of the Kurile

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Next year, however, is going to be a big year in state department publishing circles. The records of the Manchurian ‘incident of 1931—which really began world war IT-—will actually be published then, So will the records of President Lincoin’s administra« tion. That's right. The inside story of the - war between the , a8 revealed by White House papers, will finally be made public in 1048, just 81 years after Lincoln wag assassinated.

President's Papers His Property . EVER since way back when, it has been the custom to consider a President's state secret papers as his personal property. Gradually the library of congress has been able to acquire most of these files by purchase or gift from the heirs. Sometimes cone ditions are imposed to prevent their being made public until after everyone concerned is safely dead. That is what has: delayed publication of Lincoln's papers, President Hoover carted off his personal papers to Palo Alto, Cal, where he built. a library to house them. President Roosevelt's papers are going to his home in Hyde Park.

ries of state have been, can be attained in the publicaJ which should not be so secret, too many people will be kept in the dark, and there will be much confusion. The public is entitled to know the truth about what went on in the secret war, and to know it faster.

IN WASHINGTON—

Undersea Oil

By Marshall McNeil

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-—The President. has. planted the flag on 750,000 square niles of land under the sed, ‘Which: may eventually yield us & yast amount. of petroleum perals.. His action comes in the midst controversy. between the federal government states over title to oil under tidelands along 's action and the con-

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