Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 1945 — Page 12

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Give Light and the People Will Pind

THE PRESIDENT WHO TRAVELS PROBABLY President Truman has coming to him some of the criticism he is getting for taking that big chance in his Christmas day flight home. However, it might be said that there was as much or "more chance of cracking up on the icy streets of the nation 8 capital. So unless he stayed indoors maybe the President "was safer in the air. Anyway, he made it while all commercial planes were grounded. There has been much criticism also of the President's penchant for getting around even when travel conditions are safe. : With that criticism we certainly don’t agree. A glance daily at the President's caller list when he is in the White House shows that most of the grueling routine of 15minute and half-hour appointments is devoted to listening to this or that salesman for some pressure group. By doing that you don’t learn what the country is thinking about. . Much more in behalf of the general welfare can be absorbed sitting on a cracker barrel in the general store at Cherryville or Keokuk. CL One of the great troubles in our government is that pressure group business. We almost said racket. It is therefore a fine thing for our President to get out. among the people who have no bill of goods to peddle and ‘no high-paid lobbyists in Washington.

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MORE COURTS-MARTIAL | IT has been five months since the cruiser Indianapolis was torpedoed off Leyte and sunk, with 880 dead of her 1196 men. Evidence is that 350 men were lost when the ship sank, and 530 more perished in the water in the five-day lag sefore rescue started. . In the court-martial, Capt. Charles McVay, skipper of the Indianapolis, was adjudged guilty of negligence in failing to steer a zig-zag course, but was acquitted on the charge that he failed to give the “abandon ship” order in time. Which means others than the skipper were’ responsible for those who perished in the water. Today the navy was asked several pertinent questions, such as whether the ship's routing “ETA” (estimated time of arrival) had been sent from Guam and receipted by Leyte, and whether or not it had been determined where the responsibility rested in the muddle which caused a five-day delay in organizing the rescue. Navy's answer is that “all events surrounding the loss of the Indianapolis with the exception of the facts which came out at Capt. McVay's court-martial are still under seraching investigation.” Five months is a long time to spend in finding out who lost a message; who was to blame for the fact that a heavy crpiser, so long overdue, wasn't missed. Obviously there should be some other courts-martial, and quick. The relatives of the Indianapolis dead and the American - people are owed a full explanation of the tragedy:

SO SPAKE CAESAR =

AMES CAESAR PETRILLO, the union niusicians’ boss, — must have eaten a heavy breakfast of uncooked dis“.sonance. We can see him stomping into héadquarters and kicking the office cadenza. Yi * “No more foreign music,” we hear him bassoing. bs Our radio stations, intoned Caesar as a one-man actor, may no longer broadcast foreign music because such programs keep our domestic fiddlers out of jobs. CT Forthwith we may expect a frontier for forte, passports for pianissimo, visas for sonatas. Caesar has whittled himself an international baton and is wielding it with the

suavity of an atomic buzz saw. : = . & =» SURE, WE'RE ‘sending our music around the world. So these people would like to send us some in return? Tot according to Caesar's version of reciprocity. - If Caesar had ruled us from the beginning of our nation, we'd have been shut of a lot of foreign art and other — stuff. We'd never have imported the Englishman's love of liberty; nor the Frenchman's cooking; nor the Italian's appreciation of beauty; nor the Swede's“benefits to health; nor the Dutchman's cleanliness; nor the Spdniard’s sense of courtesy. That's a lot of hobbledehoy, It never kept _ a ynion leader out in front of his dues payers, did it? Caesar already rules the tuneland of America. Now he feels he must conquer the. whole musical world. If you i hear a loud, ripping noise, that will jhe our music-lovers 1 tugging at Caesar's toga. They're not likely to submit supinely to his dictatorial rule by ear.

ference for Safeguarding Wartime Savings to be held in New York Jan. 9. The meeting will help you protect your

‘Following world war 1, swindlers cheated “Americans out of $400 million, largely in Liberty Bonds, Now the same ‘smooth breed is shooting for the many billions saved during

~The Better Business Bureaus report there are 750 ways to gyp people. Examples: A serviceman is talked into buying a “territorial right” to distribute certain merchandise, only to‘discover too late that others have bought the same Sechaive vight. Or a housewife makes a down payment at her door on &n article she will never get. Or a citizen recéives from Canada a gaudy promise of quick wealth from ent in stocks, generally a mining issue, | \e crooks Operate within the letter of the law and hide

| lieved likely to be forthcoming.

- DON'T BE A SUCKER a APPOINT yourself a committee of one to support the Con- |

world war II by servicemen and some 85 million other|

wer: Be on guar. The New York 1

By Robert C. Ruark

Particularly, I like a sentence in which says: “The delay in publication of this catalog is one of the unfortunate but inevitable results of war conditions.” . Congress wasn't much interested in the atom in 1039-40. All you find, tucked away between “Atolia, Calif.” and “Atriplex Hortensis—See Orach” is the following: “A well, G. P. Our knowledge of atomic nuclei. (In Smithsonian Institution? - Report, 1939. 1040. p. 189-202.) See also Cations.” .

Six Pages of Fine Print

BY CONTRAST, you find six pages full of fine print on references to the agricultural adjustment administration. . Ce The boys were really upset about Pearl! Harbor then. You see,.on p. 1827, “Pearl Harbor. Navigation Bureau, Navy. Dept. Information on living conditions in and near Honolulu and Pearl Harbor.” That's all. Lessee. Hmmm. “Hitler, Adolf. President of the United States’ communication to Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of Germah Reich, Apr. 14; 1939. (On subject of world peace. At the same time, the secretary of state addressed an identical cablegram to Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy)” Guess it didn’t take, hey? Skipping at random: On p. 257, somebody named Bishopp, Fred Corry, was all het up about brown dog tick, with suggestions for control of domestic mosquitoes, houseflies, and stableflies, while a Mr. Dove, W. E, was in a tizzy about horse bots and their control.

says ‘“—Dealers in pyrotechnic supplies and other bird-frightening devices.” Down ‘the page apiece, a Mr. Kalmbach, E. R., endears himself to official Washington by being connected with “Suggestions for combating objectionable roosts of birds with special reference to those of starlings (with lst of literature cited.)” .

Flukes Get Lofty Treatment

FLUKES are treated pretty loftily. Not ordinary flukes, such as publication of this ‘document, but “New trematode from the loon, Gavia immer, and its relationship to Haematotrephus fodiens Linton, 1928." It doesn’t say what you can do with it, but it's onthe tip of my tongue. My favorite, though, is on Pp. 759. It says “ELLWORMS. See Eelworms.” . If you are the kind of person who must have pictures or the book's no good, I'd say avoid this volume. But if you are deeply interested in the Unalakfleet Native Village, The Uncompahgre Project, the relation of near-wilt. fungus to the pea-plant, Vinous Liquors or Rep. Carl Vinson, Smoke Regulation and Boiler Inspection Division, or ‘even in SNAKES—see Geophis, - Pituophis, Salvadora—then this is the book for you. If you can't read, you can start 2628 fires, using & page at a time. It's just the size to boost the baby . chin-level at the dining table. And ladies, when the old man stumbles’ in at 3 a. m., you can brain him at 30 paces with it. Since when did Sears-Roebuck catalogs have a monopoly ‘in ruralia? ; A

1 WORLD AFFAIRS—

| Bretton Plan J By Charles T. Lucey

§ rush to sign on the dotted line has made effective the Bretton’ Woods : an. $18 the world

“-Agréements, authorizing billion kitty to help keep on an even economic keel, France and Egypt signed the agreements over the holiday, India will accept tomorrow and the Nétherlands and several other countries are expected to approve the 44-nation pact before the deadline, Dec. 31. A month ago it seemed that the Bretton Woods plan might not come into being for lack of signers. Officials, here were expressing fear that it would not be ratified by a sufficient number of countries— those contributing 65 per cent of its capital funds. But the log-jam broke when the United States and--Great - Britain -agreed-—still subject to congress sional approval—on terms of “a $4,400,000,000 loan this country will make to Britain. ' The British apparently were willing to take a chance on congress going along with the administration, and signed up on Bretton Woods. : ’ Soviet Russia is still looking the other way. But all it takes is a decree from the top, and it is be-

U. S. Biggest. Contributor : THE UNITED STATES, biggest contributor to the international fund, was the first to ratify the agreements. Congress approved them in’ July on the argument “that they would strength President Truman's hand at the Potsdam conference.’ .,~The Bretton Woods ‘plan sets up an $8,800,000,000 fund to be available for stabilizing international currencies and a $9,100,000,000 bank to make reconstruction and rehabilitation loans. 1 The bank, in the words of the agreement, would assist “if the - puction and: vot territories of members by facilitating investment of capital for productive purposes, including restoration of economies de ted by

$9,100,000,000 bank fund must be paid initially. The other 80' per

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. — A [Dever was very good service, always

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Hoosier Forum

SERVICE ON ROADS?” By E. J. Webb, 2416 S. Emerson ave, 1 ‘would just like to know if we truck drivers of food products delivering to the towns in Indiana can expect any cinders or sand on the

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(Times readers are invited their views in

troversies exc of the volume received, letters should be limited to 250 words. Letters must be

secondary state roads this winter. signed. Opinions set forth Last winter it was awful. I can name here are those of the writers, roads where there are hills, one-|~ and pu in Jo way way bridges, deep banked curves implies agreement with those and railroads and intersections that| opinions The Times. The

Times assumes no responsi bility for the return of manu.

never have any care taken of them all winter and the road meni warm-

ing their shins in some: restaurant scripts and cannot enter cor. or pool room when we need them. s

Last winter.I saw five cars and| oI regarding L

trucks off or rbad 234 between to hang onto and are supposed to Jamestown and road 43 at one time cheerfully push back. and road trick was parked at La-| Also, downtown if at intersection doga without any cinders in truck they have go lights, passengers will and not any on road anywhere ex- be left standing—25 minutes to 45 cept in Ladoga. He has a large pile minutes these last few weeks. Let of cinders at Ladoga. {folks get home. Put on Bural st “How about this? Can't we get any bus again. : : service out of our gas tax? Lots of folks are out of work ] so8 through reconversion. It takes a “CAR SERVICE WORSE 181.10 worth of tokens for -average THAN THROUGH WAR YEARS” Person riding each day. Some folks Ed Tata : | who don't have much to do have to Folks on Brookside car liné have o.oo n And pay 10: cents esch a hard time going to work and a!

harder time getting home. I have lived on this line for 20 years—

The car service in city of Indianapolis is worse than through war

years. a Brookside patrons, let's get together for better service, . » ~ “MILITARY HIERARCHY CLINGING TO POWER” ° By R. NH. D., Indians university

promised better. There was bus service put on Rural, which has been taken away. This line is handy if you happen to work on west side and come in

'way—all told for no better service. |.

ONLY 20 PER CENT of a country’s quota to the |.

near -W. Michigan, but over a period of the last four I'l say more people on this line are late to work than on any other. ! There are three to-five Bright: wood cars to one Brookside and’ on all other lines service is better: Early of a morning with high

there are three or four cars pass at 7:30 between 18th st. and Beville on down before workers ean get on cars. Sometimes cars being a little early’ will pass up the regular passengers at Beville as they are crossing or getting ready ‘to cross the street as they travel this area speeding on. p There will be two or three cars at either end of line while operators talk and “smoke—can be seen at both ends. ’ We thought now the manpower situation vastly improved and farés higher we would have No, they pack us like sardines in small

school students getting to school |

‘The Times is doing a distinct disservice tothe American -peopie- in supporting peacetime conscription. As more and more people are realizing every day the fundamental

trolleys and we slide and clutch and roll over each other with nothing

Carnival—By Dick Turner .

“1 wholly disagree with what you say, but will defend to the

your right to say it.”

“A-BOMB HAS MADE WAR IMPOSSIBLE”

By E. R. Egan, Indianapolis The ordinary observer can see no connection between housing shortage and the permits to build more hotels which the ordinary service man with children would not patronize in any event. Since the atom bomb has rendered the time-honored armament obsolete and the devastation of modern warfare generally so evi-. dent, there would seem to be no reason in the world why the available building material in ordnance plants all over the country is not salvaged, put up at auction in lots upon which service men could bid, in lieu of contractors, and the unions might get some food for reflection if returning service men who have any skills at building agree to exchange skills as their fathers were obliged to do. ‘ material likewise made available would go far ta furnish, say the four or, five-room bungalow which would be more in demand than the: larger or smaller building unit. The atom bomb has revolutionized, indeed has made any war impossible and the efforts to outlaw the atom bomb in the interest of

be in mass production, no doubt by

the meantime, this nation devoted fo peaceful solution of iis own .as well as world problems is the only possessor of such a weapon of de-

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fense or offense and it would be an}

unist society dedicated to the proposition “that all“animals are equal” The story proceeds to teil

Jiow the pigs, by their greater ingenuity snd. higher

standards of education, speedily establish a tyranny over the other animals; how two powerful pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, emerge above the others;

poleon becomes the dictator of the farm. ‘The gradual process by which all the original principals of the révolution are whittled away and the farm becomes a complete autocracy, is told with extraordinary subtlety. ". . The sheep are the most numerous of the animals on the farm, and the pigs have little difficulty in

state of subjection. ; , Their sole contribution td* the public discussions which take place on the farm from time to time is to chant: “Pour legs good—two legs bad.” When the pigs eventually learn to walk on two legs, in deflance of the most fundamental principles of the revolution, the docile sheep are easily taught to alter their refrain to: “Four legs good—two legs better.”

More Unequality in the End IN THE end, conditions of life upon. the farm are far more unequal than before the human beings were driven out. But this is all justified with the new pigpublicized slogan: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” I understand that a number of people who have admired “Animal Farm” have written to Walt Disney suggesting that he should turn this brilliant fairy story into a Silly Symphony. , Orwell's implied criticism of the Stalin regime is the more interesting. and effective because he is at heart still a revolutionary, but he considers that Stalin has betrayed the revolution. In this sense, the kremlin would probably regard him as a Trotskyite, though Orwell himself would certainly repudiate the label. . “Animal Farm” is interesting not only as a first rate piece of political satire, but as a sign of the times. v : ‘In recent months intellectuals, both in London and: on the continent, have turned away increasingly from communism. They are trying, albeit haltingly, to find their way back to the high road of liberalism which So many people, 20 years ago, regarded as a blind alley. But it now is being recognized more and more as the only road down which the free peoples of the worid can march if they are to combine economic and social progress without, abandoning the . massive achievement of the past. :

IN WASHINGTON--1 rl: G.l. Bonus By Jim G. Lucas

are “Staggering. The army and navy must search through the files of four or five million men already

Impossible-te figure out-the ¥ ‘Jeave-due enlisted men 4 “especially. those already out of service. ~Thearetically,

how Snowball is driven out by Napoleon, and Nae

propagandizing them and keeping them in a suitable

freeses personnel now eligible for discharge, navy-is worse off. It says it will be virtually

an’ entry was made in: every sailor's record book

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