Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 January 1946 — Page 14

COUNTRY ISN'T SCARED y Sept. 13, 1948, James B. Carey, secretary-treasurer “J of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, spoke at 1. 4 union convention in New York. Unless labor's program ‘for postawar employment. was adopted, he said, 35,000,000 mericans would be left jobless at the end of the war. Then, he added— Cy will be chaos in this country, there will be confusion, there will be fascism, and democracy will be lost.” On Aug. 8, 1943, the American Federation of Labor published a pamphlet by John H. G. Pierson, chief of the { post-war division, bureau of labor statistics, U. S. depart- * ‘ment of labor. Even under favorable conditions, he said, © 17,000,000 Americans probably would be jobless six months after the war. : The number of unemployed might reach 12,000,000, he | § asserted, unless the government started up a big publicworks program promptly, slowed down military and industril demobilization, and took other steps advocated by

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NO OTHER prediction coming to our notice went as far as Mr. Carey's. However, up to a few months ago various labor leaders and government authorities were still ing forecasts almost as gloomy as Mr. Pierson’s. e recall them now because A. F. Hinrichs, acting commissioner of the bureau of labor statistics, has just issued a year-end report, declaring that— 15 It is almost certain that unemployment, by next spring, '® will not even approximate the 8,000,000 figure “still. fre8 quently quoted.” There are comparatively few centers in which unemployment is a serious problem today. . There ' a general surplus of workers. The decrease

{is no evidence of in total wage and salary payments has been “less drastic most of the shrinkage

than was anticipated. Furthermore, has already occurred.” ; ; . 8 > » » . § PRESIDENT TRUMAN, on the radio tonight, is exp pected to appeal to the people for support of his legislative

The fact is that congress has backed almost all of Mr. Truman's foreign policies. It has boggled or balked at a number of his domestic proposals, conspicuous among them being the so-called “full employment bill,” federal grants to extend the duration and amount of state unemployment ‘compensation payments, and other measures loudly demanded by the C. I 0, the A. F. of L. and other labor

‘A great many members of congress—and, we think, a t many citizens—are suspicious of these proposals.’ jé leatnied that spokesmen for organized labor, and t officials friendly to organized labor, grossly _ over-estimated the extent of post-war unemployment, that “being the problem originally represented as making these They suspect that there is some other motive behind the labor organizations’ continued clamor for these measures. They suspect, frankly, that the labor forecasts of tremendous unemployment were intended to scare the sountry into adopting drastic’ changes in the American

Mr. Truman should realize, we believe, that the country is not scared. What the country wants is more production, less agitation.

CONSULTING MacARTHUR GEN. MacARTHUR and his occupation job in Japan need more intelligent support from Washington. The usually well-meaning secretary of war, Mr. Patterson, reveals again how far off the beam the administration can get. He

told the Honolulu press that “it is not necessary that Gen. MacArthur be consulted in advance” regarding Big Three

occupation policy. ~~ What kind of teamwork is that? The issue goes far beyond thé feelings of the supreme commander. He can take it. He demonstrated that in his admirable statement that he would carry on, despite ‘Washington's failure to consult him regarding the Big ‘Three order for a Tokyo control council after he opposed the plan two months ago. The question is whether Washington is making policy decisions without adequate information, A "= =» . . 8 w © = CERTAINLY it is not necessary to consult Gen. Mac“Arthur in advance, to use Secretary Patterson's phrase, “because he makes policies—he does not. That is Washington’s job, as the general has pointed out more than once. But it is necessary to consult him continuously because ‘he has the most facts upon which any policy can be deter- ~ mined, and because he has to make the policy work when itis determined. Not even the wisest. policy-makers and the best adminitor in the field can succeed without constant liaison. Such teamwork would be necessary even if the supreme commander in Tokyo were inexperienced and mediocre, behe still would be closer to the complex and changing n than Washington officials. But MacArthur is a lized military expert on the Orient, a general who the Japs in war, and the commander who has—to ucted the ledst expensive and most successful ‘occupation in history, to maintain close liaison’ with such a man is

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our understanding as they are from our sight. ; it must have seemed odd, if admirable, to can that 2 Russian husband and wife should tank with their own money, operated it in , Czechoslovakia and Germany, and killed

ns read to the end of the story, they

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By Robert C. Ruark

‘WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Robert Ramspeck, who up until the other day used to legislate for a living, “Has turned ‘in hig sult as a repre Ny ENE sentative from Georgia, for a not generally associated with outgoing conJ In his farewell message to the boys in the house, Mr. Ramspeck said - he loved his work, but he ouldn’t see aay future in it. It wasn't the principle, he said, it was the money of the thing. " Working 4s a congressman, Mr. Ramspeck sald, is just & nice way of heading over the hill to the poorhouse. Ten G's just isn't: enough, and when

| some young whippersnapper finally licks you in an | elegtion, you get

"turned out into the snow without to lobby for a living. . |

ime and have A advanced an unusual reason for his’ long stay in -the house. “When I was asked to run in 1029,” he told his colleagues, “they said legislation was already in the making to raise the pay from $10,000. to $12,000 & year.” Mr, Ramspeck hung around all these years, making waiting for his raise, and the raise never came. 80 he quit congress for a $25,000 a year deal with the Alr Transport association. “Nobody else I know is working for the same pay they got in 1925" said Mr. Ramspeck, counting on his fingers to see how much he'd have left when the treasury got through amputating that 26 G's.

Not Doing So Bad * CONGRESS hasn't been doing so bad up to now, when you come to think of it In 1780 they got only six bucks a day when congress was in session. They went on: salary at $1500 in 1816, and then cut themselves to $8 per diem and no salary the next year, : They bounced it up to $3000 a year in 1855, tilted it to $5000 10 years later, and then did a little fancy business in 1873. They voted themselves $7500, retroactive for two years, and a steady salary of $5000: Then when the screaming died down, it steadied at $7500 In 1907.

$3663 in 1933. They restored the cut in 1936, but then some character thought up the idea in 1039 of making congressional salaries subject to income taxes, There was a time when a congressman could come to Washington and work a couple or three

months a year, and then go home and look after

his law practice and his farm. "But in recent years it's been ‘an 11-month proposition, with the old man in Washington legislating like crazy while the hawks got the chickens and the opposition swiped all the law practice. Being a lawmaker in Washington is a tough proposition on the living side—so totigh that at least one of our statesmen has beert known to make his hired help kick back a little dough on the side.

Has to Dress Sharp A CONGRESSMAN has to dress sharp, and he is always being forced to pick up the tab when a constituent backs him into a saloon, He is eating in high-class hash joints and lving in the better places, it being considered undignified to ropst in a two-buck hostelry which caters to wrestlers. , He is maintaining a house back in his native county, as well as his Washington home. He has to play a, little social poker and slide out to Pimlico every now and then when a constituent’s horse is trying. He gets asked to a lot of fancy parties. Ever so often, in self-defense, he has to give one to catch up. ¢ If there is a Mrs. Congressman in his lodge, ghe is haunting the fur shops and the dress establishments and the high-powered beauty salons to get her kisser retreaded about once a week. That runs into dough. Congressmen glso seem to have expensive kids, who feel it is expected of them to slide around in green roadsters and frequent night clubs because their old man is up (or down) in Washington, looking after the nation’s welfare,

«2 WORLD AFFAIRS—

J Power Rule J . By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—To a

the outstanding tragedy of the Big Three meeting at Moscow was the Anglo-American surrender to the Soviet thesis that world rule belongs to the great. One week from tomorrow in London the UNO general assembly will meet for its first session. Unless the assembly succeeds in repairing the damage done at Moscow, leaders of the smaller nations hold, world peace will again depend on secret bargaining among -two or three powers such as took place at Munich. 3 . Even France—not to mention Norway, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, "Czechoslovakia and others—was banished from the European peace table. Yet, from the point of view of the United ‘States, Britain and free peoples everywhere, it is highly: important that France be restored to her rightful place. - To deny her this is to turn the clock back 100 years when the world's motto was let him take who has the power and let him hold who. can,

Axis Ideology Embraced THAT WORLD rule belongs only to the great was the foundation of nazism and fascism. It was against this conception that the United States entered the -conflict ‘against the axis in 1940, more than a year before our shooting war began at Pearl Harbor. It was to abolish this ideology that the people of

{ America went into debt for $250 billion and sent

tens of thousands of their sons to die on battlefields all over the world. ‘ World rule by a few means carrying Nazi-Fascist-Communist’ totalitarianism from ‘the national to the international level. ~~ Within the Kremlin, a few men. decide who shall rule the Soviet union and how. ‘The 190 million people of that. country have no voice in the proceedings. Once in a while they are allowed to put their cross on the one-party ticket which the dictatorship has arranged for them. According to the Molotov-Byrnes-Bevin formula, the new world order is to be conducted in much the same way. First, in effect, the Big Three will dictate the peace and allow the smaller powers to give it their okay. Then, by means of their veto, the Big. Three will’ be able to control the UNO.

Australian Leader Critical WORLD PEACE based on any such arrangement, declared Australia’s foreign minister, Dr. Herbert V. Evatt, will nof work. "The attempt to make it work, hé says in the January number of Foreign Affairs, is largely responsible for the present world-wide pessimism and disillusionment, “Signs are not wanting,” he asserts, “that some of the major powers will be tempted to paralyze the (UNO) security council by the use of the right- of individual veto.” If so, he suggests, it will be up to the assembly, with its right of discussion an criticism, to “save the world.” : The contention that peace settlements would ‘be more difficult if all the active allied: belligerents were present, Dr. Evatt holds, is unsound. Only the Big Three had any real voice at London, yet, he points out, the London conference was a failure. On

where upward of 50 nations had a say, much was done, The Dumbarton Oaks formula, drafted by the Big Three for. the most part, was materially improved upon and democratized. “The future of matkind,” Dr. Evatt concludes, “may well be determined as much by the courage, initiative, determination and democratic-4dealism of the lesser powers as by the strength, leadership and ref bility of the major powers.” u ~

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"AND NO MORE is) 5 MONKEYSHINES! | By Randolph Churchill 4 . 3 2 BR i * ROME, Jan. Toby 4 . . tion

Dull Task

Eisenhower, Maitland - (Jumbo) Wilson and finally Field Marshal Sir Harold R. L. G. Alexander, and with the ‘initials AFHQ, it It is mio Blstespect to the présent allled commander, Lt. Gen. Sir Willlam D, , and his American deputy, Lt. Gen, Matthew B. Ridgway, that today AFHQ has fallen from the headlines and from publie Theirs is the disagreeable task of policing

trying to maintain the morale of troops who much rather prefer to be at home in England unhappier than it need be, an family, but an overgrown family, longer boasts a staff of nearly 25,000, ‘which ‘was fits all-time high, but even today, when it come mands only a tenth of the forces it commanded in the days of its glory, it still has over 8000 officers and soldiers in its establishment.

Planned Move to Rome GEN, MORGAN planned to move his headquarters from Caserta $0 Rome. He was supported in this project by his American deputy, Gen. Ridgway, and by the British ambassador to Italy, Bir Noel Charles, But one of the state department's ablest men, Ame bassador Alexander C. Kirk, objected. He said that to bring AFHQ to Rome would convince left wing Italian opinion that the allies were trying to intere

It not

‘| fere with Italy's domestic affairs and would also | annoy the Pope, who has always said that Rome

must be an open city, This issue was referred to the combined chiefs of staff Washington, who supe ported Kirk and overruled Morgan. In consequence, the overblown staff spent a dise

“|'agreeable Ohfistmas’ and New Years at Caserta and

Naples, and probably now are thinking it would be

| 8 good idea to reduce their establishment and return

“WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER MEMORIAL”,

By Claude M. Spilman, 3154 N. Pennsyl vania st.

feeling of sincerity and gratitude towards the members of our armed forces ‘passed a resolution on Feb. 15, 1945, favoring “the Jmmediate completion of the original plans for the construction of necessary buildings upon the Memorial Plaza at Indianapolis, Ind, when victory is achieved.” Victory has now been achieved. The sons and daughters of Indiana are returning home by the thous sands. I am sure that all of us appreciate this token of gratitude from the citizens of our state but af us wonder: : 1. Why should millions of dollars be spent in the erection of another huge, empty building that is deserted, unused and purposeless? 2. The statute reads that these buildings will be erected “for. the purpose of keeping records, archives, flags and relics of world war II.” Are a few. worn-out German “burp” guns or Japanese sabers worth millions of dollars? Isn't there adequate room in our present

vast majority of the United Nations, i | empty, barn-like memoria] for tons | uously give aid and benefit to those]

of records and relics? 3. It is true that at present the treasury of Indiana is overflowing with money. But should we spend it on some p! less object like the ‘proverbial drunken sailor? Isn't it- possible that a different business cycle may follow this one in which money will be scarce again? As a veteran of world war II that was wounded in Aachen, Germany, and has 10 battle decorations, here are my suggestions. ... 1f we want to show our gratitude to the men that are now resting beneath white crosses or between white hospital sheets, let's consider these: : 1. Could not this money be much more wisely spent in expanding the ‘present home for the children and orphans of war veterans? They deserve the best ediication and training that we can give them. 2. Could not this money be more wisely spent by supplementing the insurance paid to dependents of men killed in service? The average payment under G. I. insurance is $40 per month, Is that enough to support a widow and family or a

~ Hoosier Forum

Our legislature in 1945 ‘with al

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

(Times. readers are invited to express their views in these columns, religious controversies excluded. Because of the volume received, letters should be limited to-250 words. Letters must signed. Opinions set forth here are those of the writers, and publication in no way implies a ent, with those opinions by The Times. The Times assumes no responsibility for the return of manuscripts and cannot enter correspondence regarding them.)

dependent mother of a dead veteran? 3. Could not this money be more wisely spent if a public education to . prevent war. fr This could be done by appropriations to schools, universities and public organizations. I have talked to many veterans about this. The great majority of them feel that it is a foolish and purposeless waste of money that could be put to a good use. To us it seems that more buildings to stand empty and unused are a “dead memorial.” Why not maintain a “live memorial’—one that can contin-

that really gave? Please Mr. Governor, Mr. Senator, Mr. Representative, think this over. Do-you believe that “those that have given their todays so that we might have our tomorrows” would want tHis?

x. nN # “DOES MONEY MEAN MORE TO THEM THAN LIFE?”

By J. K. Twomey, Indianapolis 1 have a serious. complaint to make. It concerns our City hospital. What kind of place is it? My wife, who is expecting and is four weeks over, was suffering the other night. I called the hospital for a doctor and they refused to send one out because the contract was not paid off yet. What I would like to know is, does money mean more tq them than life itself? I have not been able to work much myself for quite some time. That is why the contract has not been paid off. Readers, what do you think about it? Is money worth more than life? Can't something be done about this. Our tax money keeps that place

Carnival —By Dick Turner

going. Let's have your opinion.

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+ "How can we have a decent picket line when all the sign painters are on strike?"

jeriminal and traffic codes,

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“TRAINING PROPOSAL IS DICTATORIAL IDEOLOGY”

By Jack Hayes, 4131 No Meridisn st. American government has been

the champion of the democratic ideology of political relationships between men. Such laws as we have adopted through constitutional means were of the type to protect the freedom of the individual against coercion by the state, This is best mianifested in our constitutional bill of rights. Or to protect men from infringement of their freedom by other men or groups of

other men. This is best shown by our pure food and laws, and by our statutes con g quarantine and sanitation. And also by our educational guarantees, and

But our principles that governments are instituted among men to provide for the general welfare and to protect the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have prohibited the permanent adoption of laws subordinating the rights of the individual to an inorganic state. However, two wars within. a generation have caused a totalitarian conception of government to gain both conscious and sub-conscious favor within the United States. This dictatorial ideology is most apparent in the proposal that each male individual in the country when near his 18th year of life be placed under the power of the state for some sort of military training. This “proposal should be known

ception of government, and opposed for what it is, Opposed not because it involves a huge expense, not because it is unnecessary to our military security, not because it interferes specifically with educational rights, but simply because it fs the tyrannical conception of political relations among men that places the state supreme over the free born rights of the individual. Because coercion is death to democracy, birth to, tyranny. ~ Ny ® “RAIL CROSSING 18 DISGRACE TO CITY”

By Safety Minded, Indianapolis I would like to call to ‘the at-

tentien of some of our officials of

condition that exists on LaSalle st. between Washington st. and Eng-

When are you going to wise up to the fatt that you have a menace to the safety of your taxpayers in the way of railréad tracks that have to be crossed on the way to their homes? Not only do they take a chance of breaking their necks whenever they go down those steps ‘made of railroad tes, but

find them as the tracks are” in complete darkness. This condition is a disgrace to Indianapolis and I am surprised the people on the South side haven't hollered their heads oft before this, How many people have to be killed before situations like this are cleared up? Let's get some light down by these crossings, Mr. Public OfM+ cial, and some decent steps leading down to them, Put up a few warning

If you inspect this condition at night, be sure and bring your seeing eye dog or a flashlight. Yuo'll need ‘em,

DAILY THOUGHT

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for | in the image of God ‘made he man.—Genesis 9-6. .

THEY came with banner, spear, "and shield; j And it was proved in Bosworth field, Not long the Avenger was with-

the fair city of Indianapolis the|

th the cry of

home as soon as possible,

Headquarters Now Overgrown I WOULD not attempt to adjudicate on the merits of the issue to move to Rome or stay in Caserta, bu it is quite certain that AFHQ, like all other allied military headquarters, is today vastly larger than 4 should be. 3 There are today only three British, one American and four Polish divisions in Italy. The remainder of the British forces in the Mediterranean don't exceed four or five divisions. There is no longer any enemy and there is only police work to be done. This is extremely important work, but it only requires good policemen and not a large staff of brigadiers. British public relations still maintain a colonel, 8 major and several other officers in Rome, but if the British correspondents ask them for any facilities, they reply that all correspondents now come under

dentally, is far less energetic than his American opposite number. Of course, there no longer is any need in Europe for public relations officers. They should be demobilized as soon as possible, thereby releasing them for civilian life and saving the long-suffering taxpayer a small part of the immense taxation load he is now carrying. . Alexander Kirk and Sir Noel Charles happened te differ on the particular topic of whether AFHQ should come to Rome, or stay in Caserta, but on all major Italian questions they've seen eye to eye.

INFLATION—

Stock Buying

By Charles T. Lucey

NEW YORK, Jan. 3—Fear of inflation which “might turn “big # money” into & runaway stock market is being talked here, as it is among government officials. Fed- ; eral reserve bank people say that fear of “cheap” dole lars—dollars which would buy less and less in terms

market with an upward force that could outdo 1928-29. , “Chairman Ganson Purcell of the Securities and Exchange Commission ‘warns: : “Up to recently I think our markets have reflected basic conditions generally in industry and the widely held view of the outlook for the future. It has, however, been suggested—and 1 think not withe out reason—that they also reflect an anticipated ace cleration in the inflationary trend which was so suc< cessfully held down -.during the years of conflict. “If this is true we ‘should ke care to see to it that it does not continue while our faces are turned

away.”

ward pressure on .the market. New security issues have been scarce in recent years. ‘Yet population has increased and the supply of money bidding for available securities is vastely greater than in 1929. SEO officials believe that for some time there will be insufficient new stock offerings to absorb funds seeking investment outlets.

Barometer of Hopes, Fears ‘ EMIL SCHRAM, New York Stock Exchange presi dent, likes to think ‘of stock prices as established from day to day by the people themselves—a barometer of America’s hopes and fears. ; : To the extent prices do reflect basic industry be« hind them, say government officials, that’s fine, but to the extent the market is whipped up by speculation or gambling there's no good in it. A flock of tipster sheets purporting to hand out inside stock market information probably still reach thousands over the country and do have an effect on the market, but the New Stock Exchange is carrying on a nation-wide campaign to warn the gullible away. Stock Exchange advertising aimed at 40,000,000 persons has counselled against cashing in war bonds to turn funds into other channels and against going into the stock market blindly, Mr. Schram has asserted that he doesn’t want “racetrack money” in the market and opposes grapevine tips. Some of the country's largest investment houses

of blind- stock buying. Giving such waining to branch managers throughe out the country, Bache and Co. commented: “We have recently witnessed indiscriminate buye

excessive prices of stock representing liquidating situations or other stocks where the price the purchaser could get was considerably below what he paid for

the stock.”

False. Security ’ THE WARNING remarked how almost all securie ties had moved up irrespective of values, and said: “The customer is often lulled into a. false sense of security because his stock is fully paid for. Under these conditions he may fail to observe keenly de= velopiments having a bearing on his securities,” There are still brokers with eyes on sales come

trying to hold down the runaway conditions that pre ceded thé 1929 crash.

100 million shares above those of last year—368 mil«

But they are still below many of the big stock frading years In the boom-and-crash cycle of 1928, 1929 and 1030, sales were above or close to & billion shares a year. : : The jump In business, however—especially in low

-of the market if they want to ‘trade. But the government's whole emphasis is on getting the small buyer

1 stood— oo “| marth Help'd him wi

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eyes open when he goes In,

the press attache of the British embassy who, incie"

of commodities—might: drive money into the stock y

A shortage of securities also tends to exert an upe

ing of speculative issues, and in fact, the purchase at .

In terms of volume, sales for 1945 are more than’

lion on Dec. 18 as compared with 263 million in 1044,

priced shares which show the “little fellow” is in the market—has Washington watching Wall Street close- .

ly today. - There's no notion of keeping people out’

are counseling their employees. against the dangers

missions but responsible investment firms seem to be . ¥