Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 January 1946 — Page 12

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‘the national debt, potential prosperity with plenty y and opportunities and progress toward higher living

"But it won't mean a thing—unless the country gets to work. To obtain anything approximating the $31.5 of tax receipts the President envisions, we must st build a volume of production and trade from which such snues can be skimmed. only from an expanding business volume can the ised jobs and opportunities come. And the sole hope of preventing inflation and holding living costs lies in production and still more pro-

. a : TRUMAN prepared his message on the budget and

the state of the union before the outbreak of the great

isteéel strike. '» He apparently believed that before yesterday, the ed date for the message's delivery, the steel wage would be settled and a pattern set for a quick agree‘ment in all the other wage controversies, “us But his words and figy pe and stout purpose, make strange academic reading in the chilled atmosphere of cold steel furnaces, picket lines around auto plants, idle electrical goods factories ‘and empty meat-packing houses, bi s = » WE . = =» A ND the tragedy is that nowhere in his message does the ®* President offer an adequate program for dealing with ‘the stoppages which are so rapidly paralyzing the country. His renewed request for legislation providing a coolingoff period and fact-finding is but a faltering gesture. “Factfinding” did not work in the General Motors case. An improvised “settlement” did not settle the steel case. +» Without an orderly and legally enforceable procedure for adjusting differences between unions and management ‘while the full production of goods continues, there can be "no hope of prosperity, or high-level employment, or bright op) ties, or good living standards, or adequate revsenues to run the government. Sad . 8» : "THE foregoing is so basic that there seems no particular * point in devoting the usual amount of space to the President's comparatively unimportant recommendations - in the domestic field. v : © Why talk of a fair employment practices committee until there's a better prospéct of employment than can be found in the mockery of a full employment bill at a time when nothing effective is being done to ill the jobs that $e y dwell on marginal social security in the face of - alsituation which makes all insecure? Why even chuckle over reducing the debt while running a deficit, by the . sleight-of-hand spending of cash already grrowed. : = Nothing counts, least pf all the revenue and spending figures, unless the country goes back to work. Sid 8 5 = hd . ou = «AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS : PHE President's statement on foreign affairs was not strong. His outline of general principles was excellent. he had the choice of reporting that many American UNO policies are blocked by Russia, or of putting a face on a bad matter. He chose the latter course. As

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Thus he repeated several times the American policy, ap to by Stalin at Yalta and Potsdam, that liberated countries will be allowed to pick their own governments freely and without foreign interference. But he failed to state that this has been violated by Russia. oo It is true, as the President indicated, that our govern‘ment cannot always attain—or be expected to attain—all ; such objectives, much less quickly. But his pledge that our government will never sanction those violations is not _ borne out by the compromises he accepted in the recent Moscow agreement. The President was more effective in admitting’ that: the system of allied joint control in Germany has not been

| very successful, and in reaffirming that in the new joint

System for Japan the United States will retain primary ~ authority. He was also effective in urging a stronger UNO. * In repeating his 12-point foreign. policy laid down on Oct. 27, the President said it has the support of congress 4 and the American people. It does. We hope this will stiffen ~ he President against any more fundamental compromises that policy.

ALY IS ILL ro LOODY Sicilian uprisings, the new UNRRA agreement signed in Rome, and the start of the London sessions t an Italian peace treaty, are reminders of the growt danger in the Mediterranean. Wisdom, courage and in reaching a settlement will be required to prevent

\ Destruction left by war dnd defeat, after long Fascist ; vernment of a poor land, would leave Italy with a future at best, But the problems are multiplied by conflict among the big powers over the spoils, Russia wants Italian African colonies on the Mediterand Indian ocean through a UNO trusteeship. fants a hand in the Dodecanese dominating the Aegestraits a . ng Fhe Sues She supports the Trieste claims u, puppet. She wants a Roman regime “friend- ; gime “friend pritain started out by promising that Maly had “irrelost” her colonies. But now London ya to be to revival of Italian intérest in Africa in In ally of Britain and a counter to Russia. in Italy, and in Greece with the reclaimed ‘Seems essential in London for mainpire lifeline. : America’s policy for demilitarization of their return to Greece, for the interste. and ethnographic frontiers, for

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say, but will your right to say it."—Voltaire.

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"Union Books Not Closed, Picket Fine Given Wrong"

By A G. M. Striker’s Wife, Indianapoli

I am a G. M. striker’s wife also, and you want to hear from us, so Mrs. G. M,, it is wives like you who througn lack of understan have broken strikes in the past, but you won't break this one. Why don’t you come to the membership meetings and learn for yourself what the union can do for you and your family? As for the few pickets on the Allison gates, maybe you don't know there are 28 gates out there and only three at Chevrolet, which accounts

for so few on each gate. Mrs. G. M.,, the fine for failure $15. It is $5 for Chevrolet men and $3 for Allison men. Maybe you had better ask your husband about the $10 difference. As to the union's closed books, why don’t you ask to see them? I know for a fact they are not closed to anyone. iia Mrs. G. M,, I can tell you ‘how and where the strike fund is being spent, Here are just some of the things: There was a Christmas party for the strikers’ children which cost about $800. Oh no, the union didn’t forget them, nor did it forget them on Christmas day. There were 30v baskets of food delivered to the doors of the needs ones, with enough food to last all week. Rent and utilities are being paid for a great many of the strikers out of the fund. And there are groceries on hand for any striker who comes with a request stamped by his gate captain. You know, Mrs, G. M., things aren't handed to us on a silver platter. In this democratic land of ours we have the freedom to fight for a better standard of living. That is just what the unions are doing. Last I. would like to say, Mrs, G. M., when this. strike is won, your, husband will give up his 65 cents an hour job and come running back on the coattail of his union - brothers who so proudly fought his battle for him. Oh, the irony of it! EJ EJ » “CITY HOSPITAL DOCTORS AND NURSES DO GRAND JOB” By Mrs, Elvey Kempler, 168 W. 0th st. Sometime ago my son was taken to the City hospital. The City hospital didn’t wait to see if I were able to pay. When I got to the hospital, they had my boy in there working with him, giving him blood. They worked on him almost five hours before sending him to the ward. I stayed there with my

to show up on the picket line is not

boy and I saw with my own eyes the work these young doctors and nurses are doing. They are grand people and the City hospital is run far better than anyone would guess. I feel like I owe that hospital for saving my son’s life. I am telling you when I hear someone Say I am a taxpayer, or I pay tax, I could just spit in their eye. They must be dumb or why don't they go see what their tax money is being used for. 3 » ” » “TELL THEM TO HELP THOSE WHO CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES” By Ruthie Raffery, 858 N. Parker y I am just a girl 13 but still I think I have my say-so about things in this world. What I'm leading up to is about that poor soldier who was tramped over in a train station. I think it was terrible. You should put the older people to shame, tell them that even though the war is over there's no need to snub and push those who won this war for them aside; just because they sdy there's peace they shouldn't forget the dear boys who are still over there. I bet if they knew how we (should I say Americans) treat them when they come back they would rather stay over there than to face us so-called Americans. There are still truly Americans in this world and they love and thank the boys for all they have done ‘for us, As Kate Smith said, it is not just the children but the adults who should bec taught a lesson of true democracy. ’ Tell them to help those who can’t help themselves, guide ths blind, help the crippled and pray for those who did not come back. All I can say is God bless them and protect them from danger and give us Americans the true spirit of wel-

coming our boys home.

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“TRY GOING TO A UNION MEETING WITH HUSBAND” By Mrs. Walter Apple, 3424 Orchard ave. I would like to answer Mrs. G. M. Worker's article in the Hoosier Forum on Jan. 16. I am not only the wife of a G. M. worker, but am proud to state a “G. M. striker’s” wife. Mrs. G. M., evidently you don’t believe in democratic process. A vast majority of G. M. workers voted to go on strike and in a truly democratic organization the majority rules. If political opposition wins an election, do you refuse to abide by the laws passed by opposition? No,.you don't, you accept the right of the majority to rule. Why can’t you accept it now, in the union's struggle? I don't blame you for griping about your husband making only 65 cents an hour, but you certainly arent helping him raise his family’s stindard of living. Even the most selfish individualist would back the fight that will bring home more bacon. I don’t know, Mrs. G. M,, where you got your information about the union’s books. Financial statements are made and practically advertised each and every month by the union. Ask your husband about it, or hasn't he even been to a union meeting either? You ask about money donated to locals at Christmas time. Hundreds of baskets were distributed to the strikers’ families and many strikers (who are working at it) are still receiving aid from those funds. My husband spends time on strike duty, too, Mrs. G. M.,, not 12 hours a week, but sometimes 12 hours a day, several times a week. Many others are doing likewise. Finally, I would suggest that if you are honestly interested in the strike and your husband’s fellow workers, try going to a union meeting with your husband sometime, so that you might learn what you have been talking about,

2 =» » “OUR UNION BOOKS ARE OPEN TO MEMBERS’ WIVES” By Sgt. H. M. Scott, Indianapolis. I am & G. M, striker and proud of it. To Mrs. G. M. strikers wife of Jan. 16, I say, “Our books are open to union members and wives Jan, 22.” Of eourse if your husband is working 45 hours per week he has not time to attend a union meeting. But if you will get him on the picket line, we will pay his rent, buy his coal, pay his lights, gas and water, which amount to more than 65 cents per hour, Of course, if he is a red apple boy, we would rather he would stay at 65 cents per hour. Wake up, Mrs. G. M. striker's wife, and come to our meeting, You are welcome, I don't suppose this will be published. I am a war veteran of the Southwest Pacific and am not ashamed to sign my name. ” . - “YEAH, YOU CAN NAME IT CROWN HILL HEIGHTS!” By Mrs. Sam Walker; Los Angeles Ah, good old Indianapolis, . just like I left it four yegrs ago. People and motorists dodging street cars and busses that run.red lights but are nevlr bothexed by the police. Ashes stacked all over alleys and curbs while big empty trucks with oné big man behind the wheel dozing while one picks at an inch of ice by a curb and the other leans on a shovel waiting for a shovelful. Yeah, good old Indianapolis where if the shows ever close you can name “the fair city- Crown, Hill Heights,

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DAILY THOUGHT

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panic, the customers beef to the 8S. P. OC. City Cruelty to Animals

“They are up here every day, because they got to investigate. But they know they'll never find anything wrong up here. One reason I like working with animals is,” adds Mr. Hoenig, “when you argue with cattle they can’t talk back.” ' The farmer in this dell comes to work at 6:30 a. m., and starts to exercise the animals, The cow and pony get their workouts by the freight elevator, but the donkey, the monkey and the goats take their

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-Dismay in United Nations circles over the Big Three's efforts to smother Iran’s cry for help has given way to a glimmer of hope. - The hope is still feeble, however, for while Iran

hag laid a formal charge against the Soviet Union berore the security council, the council can stall, if it

futile. Even so, it looks as if locks for this particular barn are being sought after most of the horses have been stolen. Behind the little nation’s plaintive request is this: During the war Iran became what she calls “bridge ‘of

‘| victory.” Across her soil, in an endless stream, poured

billions of dollars worth of lend-lease from the United States, bound for Russia. To protect nd facilifate the passage of this war material—without which the outcome at Stalirigrad might have been vastly different—she placed her resources at the allies’ disposal. She permitted Iran to be occupied by Russian, ‘British and American forces. ’

Pledge Persian Freedom

IN RECOGNITION of all this, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, formally pledged themselves at Tehran, in December, 1943, to respect “the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iran.” By treaty, the latest evacuation date for allied troops was set for March 2, of this year. Meantime, Russia has shown definite signs of wishing to stay in Iran. First, she demanded oil rights. When these were not promptly forthcoming, there were “spontaneous” pro-Soviet demonstrations against the government of Tehran. Premier Saed was forced to resign and Moscow's Middle Eastern trouble shooter, Vice Commissar Kavtaradze pulled strings for a new and more “friendly” regime. Then, as the evacuation deadline neared, further so-called “spontaneous” uprisings flared up in Azerbaijan, in

LONDON, Jan, 22.—Anyone who has any doubts as to long-range intentions of Tito's regime in Yugoslavia should examine the textbooks which are now being issued for all schools. In Croatia and Slovenia, there is today only one Catholic school, Archbishop Stepinac’s seminary in Zagreb. All other religious schools have been closed on one pretext or another. Therefore, what is being taught in the state schools affords a guide to what the future of Yugoslavia is likely to be. The new schoolbooks are highly nationalistic, militaristic and totalitarian in tone. Wholesale. arrests, proscriptions, and the general atmosphere of a police state which now prevails might be written off as inevitable aftermath of the resistance movement and civil war. Optimists might hope that, with the passage of time, the regime would become less dictatorial and more liberal in its methods.

Local Press Controlled

AS A RESULT of my recent visit to the country, I've been reluctantly forced to the conclusion that the Communists, who represent a tiny minority of the whole population, are determined to fasten their rule with iron and unbreakable chains on the whole country. To think otherwise is to delude oneself and, worse, to delude others. To the credit of the regime, it must be stated that, unlike the practice in other totalitarian countries. there's no censorship of dispatches sent by foreign correspondents

IT'S OUR BUSINESS, as Americans detérmined to make sure we haven't thrown away lives and dollars in the cause of world peace, to keep alive that. alert interest in world affairs which so recently - touched almost every family through its ties with distant lands known often for many months oply as an APO or FPO number, After every conflict, a natural revulsion follows against all that has to do with war . ., . we drop “war” like a hot potato, And there is definite danger that, in so doing, we will suffer what the orators call “losing the peace.” There is that danger in many lands today, from Germany to Japan, and more often than not America is disliked heartily or viewed with suspicion even though it played’ the role of liberator. The purpose of this column is to review the news periodically as it develops in those areas where U. 8. forces have been stationed, whether in battle or in remote service commands . . . to interpret this news from a personalized standpoint where possible.

Assignment to Japan

WHEN I'M WRITING about the administration of Japan, for instance, I'm sure you will be interested to know about some of the personalities involved,

jobs, ‘It has been just exactly two months .since I left that couptry and an assignment on Gen, MacArthur's counter-intelligence staff. Having been in Japan since three days before the formal surrender, it has been possible to observe at first-hand the working of the machinéry which sometimes creaks and sometimes groans, but which usually turns. out’ a good product. The nature of my work there also brought me into daily contact with

play an important role in trying to rebuild*a Japan fit ‘to take a place among civilized nations, and. their feeling about this war is most revealing.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 22.—The hens have quit laying,’ constitutional in the middle of the

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WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms Smaller Nations Will Support Iran

northern Iran, There was a Communist “revolt, and when Tehran attempted to send in troops to put it down, the Red army barred the way. Therefore, in London, the Iranian delegation has reported to the UNO that, “Owing to interference by ‘the Soviet Union, through the medium of their of ficials and armed forces, in the internal affairs of Iran, a situation has arisen which may lead to ine ternational friction,” and the UNO charter has been invoked. Washington and London have sided with: Moscow in trying to discourage Tehran against raising the issue at this time. Their position has been that the new organization ought not to be subjected to such strains so early in its existence.

This Is Clear UNO Test

THE SMALLER nations, however, hold that the UNO ought to be as strong now as it will ever be. A new type automobile or airplane is put through the most rugged tests before it is offered to the public,

‘they point out, and now is a good time to test out the

new league of nations machinery. If it cracks up on Iran—an issue as clear cut as any the security council is ever likely to encounter—the world ought to know about it, and the sooner the better. If it won't work, something must be found that will. Moreover, the Iranians observe, Azerbaijan has ale ready been pretty thoroughly taken over by Russia, If and when the Red army pulls out on or before March 2, it seems more than likely that a “pro Soviet” regime will be left behind—like those in Roe mania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Poland and elsewhere, From that bridgehead, further pressure could be brought against other Iranian territory. : The security council is expected to hold its second meeting early this week. It will bear watching. Whatever it does will provide a good indication of what may be expected of the UNO in the future, -

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Randolph Churchill

Children Are Taught Red Doctrine

The same cannot be said for the domestic press which is as closely controlled as the Russian press, Scarcely any news of the outside world is printed, and all newspapers are in effect nothing but propa ganda organs. : Such news of the outside world as is printed is always slanted to fit the government's foreign policy, Naturally there’s never anything but praise of Russia and criticism of the western allies—at this momen particularly Great Britain. No opportunity is missed to suggest that the western allies, who today are pros viding 80 per cent of the 160,000 tons of UNRRA supe plies per month, are imperialists, blood-sucking capie | talists and Fascists. The British and American ame: bassadors have made repeated protests to the governe: ment, but so far without any results whatever. .

UNO Should Run Trieste Wa DURING the 43 days last spring when the Yugoe! slavs occupied Trieste, they arrested and deported .ta Yugoslavia a large number of Italian citizens. The situation was complicated by the fact that the Yugoe slavs claim Trieste and feel that to admit the Italian citizenship of the deportees would be an acknowledg« ment of Italian sovereignty in Trieste. It’s unthinkable that the Western powers, who have the main responsibility as a result of their milj« tary occupation, should agree to hand over the port

, and city of Trieste, whose population is 80 per cent!

Italian, The just solution for Trieste is to place, it under permanent administration of the United Nae tions Organization. .

IT'S OUR BUSINESS . . . By Donald D. Hoover Don't Lose the Fruits of Victory

we have a large stake, was my station preceding assignment to Japan, and as Indiana's Paul V, McNutt tackles his tremendous job as High Come missioner of the Philippines, I shall tell you of some of the influences there working for and against democracy . . . and for and aghinst winning the peace. You'll read, too, a personal interpretation of the news from befuddled Korea, with its scores of political parties and scarcity of leaders ... and its "American occupation troops! Other news fronts will include the Netherlands Indies, where the Dutchmen always pay their own

.way; the ticklish Jewish question _in Palestine: the

mad scramble for control of oll resources in Iran, which our troops have left; the misunderstanding of the Arabs by other peoples; the need for helping and co-operating with the British, and the attempt to create friction with boorish but straight-shooting Russia, : i !

Views of ‘Little Folk'

THE WOMAN next to you at the stocking counter or your neighbor or his forbears may have come and that not too long ago—from one of these areas, There is no such thing as a 100 per cent American ... we all came from somewhere else. And all of us have roots and sometimes unawakened interests in other parts of the world, It has been my good fortune to have been in a fleld of intelligence which brought me into close contact with the “little people” of the countries in which I served and, since my personnel always included linguists familiar with the country, Ihave been in many homes of just ordinary folk and thus came to know the thinking ‘of ‘the people a bit better than I would have had I been isolated’ in purely wervice atmosphere. That:l§ one of the. 1 am so convinced that it is the common things of life that affect history more than statemerits of statesmen made for political effect .; , and one of the reasons I believe it's our business to know what Is going on in the world. .