Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1946 — Page 10

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‘Senator Tobey: “Did you ever tell Mr. Ickes that the of the government's test suit would be a political ke—pet this carefully, please—and that if you could sure California oil men that the suit would not be filed, “could raise several hundred thousand dollars from in campaign contributions?” “Mr. Pauley: “I did not; I did not.” On Friday-— Ll Senator Tobey: “Mr. Pauley said underoath that he “had done nothing to stop the filing of the Tidelands suit. * Did Mr. Pauley tell you that the filing of the suit would be “bad politically and that he could raise several hundred

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“Secretary Tckes: “The question is very embarrassing “to me. But you have the right to an answer. The answer fe Somebody lied, If it was Mr. Ickes, he ought to be _fired from the cabinet. If it was Mr, Pauley, he ought not ' be confirmed for the sub-cabinet, or any other government

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-{JPRESIDENT TRUMAN is shockingly casual about the Roosevelt secret agreements with foreign powers. When asked about the Moscow claim that there was a Yalta deal Sxiving Russia the Kiirile islands and south Sakhalin, and about Secretary Byrnes’ belated confirmation of that fact, ~ 4Mr. Truman admitted that he had known all about it gince “early last summer. He has not made it public. 5 He also repeated the Byrnes intimation that there might be more secret agreements. If there were others, rhe said, they could be made public at the proper time. When is the proper time, if not immediately? Surely Mr. Truman must be aware of the repeated statements by Washington officials, from Mr. Roosevelt on down, that this government had made no secret political {agreements and would make none. Certainly he knows {electorate feels very strongly on this subject. ~The President, by his apparent indifference, can easily - dest the chief asset of his administration. That has been the non-partisan public support of foreign policy. This support has been based on public confidence that the policy itself was open and above partisanship. This confidence in turn has been reflected by an unusually fine spirit _in the senate which, on major foreign policy, has produced ~ *lgonstructive Democratic-Republican co-operation. If the President is wise, he will come clean on this ‘whole matter of secret foreign agreements quickly. If the senate has to blast out the hidden facts, most of the configlemee and co-operative spirit also will go up in the.explosion.

“TAKE EVERYTHING PLEASANT” NGELO DECORATO was the most surprised man in ! New York City when a committee of the Uptown - Chamber of Commerce chose him to receive its first annual awary for “outstanding service in the field of race rela- .. ltalian-born Mr. Decorato is a streetcar motorman. “Following that occupation for nearly 40 years, he has Jearned that the best way to get along with his passengers, «When cars are jammed and tempers short, is to “take every_thing pleasant.” His run takes him, 10 times a day, : “through crowded Harlem. Members of the Chamber of Commerce committee, riding his car, have often seen his ~ready wit resolve possible racial conflicts into rounds of good-natured laughter. = = Lamm ‘ And so Motorman Decorato was given a war bond and : a scroll, and when a reporter asked him how he had earned the honor, he replied: “My policy is this—if I see nice people, I handle them hice. But if someone is looking for trouble, I say to him, pxou came in here for riding on a car—sit down and be Let's take everything pleasant.’ Of course, if he ~ gets very bad, then sometimes I have to call a cop. But not _yery often.” In all the years he was qualifying for that award Mr. to probably never realized, consciously, that he was an outstanding contribution to better race relations. was. And his policy may be a good lesson for the it of us. If we'll all try to be pleasant, kind and goodi humored ini dealing with people of other races, we might not nearly so often find ourselves thinking it necessary to “call a cop.”

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"Don't Spend Money on Useless Monuments; Loan System Better"

By Harding M. Howard, Greenfield

The article in the Forum by John H. Garver, Lincoln Robertson and Elsworth O. Young last week is of interest to most veterans, includI can see no advantage of a monument for our benefit. What good are they? The money spent on them could well be used to

help widows and children of those who gave their all. Secondly, put the money in a loan fund at a very low interest | to help us when in need for hospital or doctor bills. This is my biggest threat at the time and I'm sure many other veterans are in the same

writer prefer to ignore the federal

private planes are being considered for est weather forecasting gadget: A pilot typhoons over the Pacific. Tomor-

8 helped Florida citrus crop by holding podian describes an improved arc at the actors as present ones do. tor that can be hung on the

to borrow the money. I don't and won't ask the Red

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and never again will I give to either

are not binding on the senate, which must ratify [one But I would support an exAnd he cannot have forgotten that the American [service man's loan association that

charged a low interest. Personally I'd rather see the money spent to a useful purpose than on a monument that means nothing to anyone. You have my full support in any move to stop the building of another useless monument, . . » “PREFER OLDER WOMEN IN MAKING PURCHASES". By E. M., Indianapolis The article in your paper Jan. 16, “We, the Women,” by Ruth Millett, deserves an answer by many women to whom this refers. It is very well written and expresses the idea of most women. Who, after all, is paying these same employers for service instead of looking at some hand-painted freak? The public as a whole would rather have a well groomed white-haired salesperson serve them that knew her business than a painted flapper with her hair piled on top of her head to. look inhuman, to say the least, and waiting for a date or paycheck. The public is greatly fed up on this, In most cases these stores have been handed on. The founders would turn over in their graves if they could see their work of former years. They were smart enough to start it and perhaps would still be smart enough to progress now if alive and not tolerate the foolish ideas of today. ’ Just—as-the article says, if your purchase is important you will look for an older woman to take care of it. The stores were glad during the war to tolerate the older women and said they would stand by the Maybe the older woman isn't up ones why helped them out. to that but she still can please the demand§ of the public—and that is where the said employer gets his money to give to the younger woman who is in the game for a good time and paycheck.

A large hospital bill now would just about ruin me for I'd have

“‘FREE ENTERPRISE’ IS SLOGAN OF ENTRENCHED” By Alma Bender, Zionsville A comment. on the definition of “free enterprise” requested recently by one of your readers—there has been an interesting controversy among the clergy of the Congre-gational-Christian churches ' this last year on the subject. The minister of the largest church in Los Angeles was active in some organization supposed to try to preserve the free enterprise system, or some such matter. The Chicago ministers of the denomination protested against his allowing his name and influence to be used in that way. Hugh Elmer Brown, as spokesman for the Chicago group, declared that the phrase “free enterprise” has become the slogan of an entrenched group in our economic setup, and can no longer be used in the same sense as originally — with free schools, free church, free speech, and so on. He advocated, by inference, the discarding of those words which are being used by some to camouflage “unrestrained greed.” (The last quoted words are dot from Dr. Brown, but were used by one of my friends endeavoring to define another person's constant use of the phrase). The moral, if there is one, would seem to be to watch carefully who talks about free enterprise, and judge accordingly! \ » » s “CONFISCATING BUSINESS NO ANSWER TO PROBLEM” By Robert W. Gammon, —Apt—5« ————— ip

A recent issue of The Times carried an article in the Hoosier Forum relating to the General Motors strike. ‘The article was credited to the Guardsman and demands an answer. The article states, “Seeing as how a mixture of monopoly, trusts and free enterprise is a very unworkable economic system, is it not therefore time to call the bluff of the big General Motors and demand an appropriation by the na-

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tion of all monopolies and trusts under the legality of our law of eminént domain of our national Constit®ion.” Certainly a mixture of monopoly, trusts, and free enterprise is a bad economic combination. Such will not be denied but will be substantiated by economic history: However, ‘such a combination does not exist in this country, Why does the

anti-trust laws which have been operative for years? The essence of a monopoly or trust is its power and willingness to restrain trade; size of a corporation has no bearing on its classification as a monopoly. In our democratic type of society one of the basic precepts is free enterprise. Reward for ability and work is inherent in such a concept. If bY the rule of mere size we were to confiscate corporations as you recommend, many of the outstanding examples of our economic way of life would be victimized. the very fundamentals of our society would be undermined and, in part, destroyed. 1 . » . “WHY DOESN'T INDUSTRY SHARE PROFITS ON JOBS?” By K. D., Indianapolis : I don’t think there-is anyone who wants to see inflation. I know there isn't anybody that has to work for a living who wants to see another depression. They put out that propaganda that we are heading for inflation, but they don’t seem to say anything about heading for another depression. We've never gone through an inflation so we don’t know what would happen, but we do know that capital would suffer the same as we would. So why don't they assure us that they will never cause another depression? Money in circulation creates purchasing power, purchasing power creates new jobs. How are we going to make jobs for the returning G. 1.’s if we just have a meal ticket and a place to flop. We have the most wonderful Constitution in the world and the greatest country, but the men we elect to run the government try to keep us blindfolded. 3 If England wanted to be sure she would pay back that loan, why didn’t she put up one of those East Indies islands she has. Industry will profit by the loan and labor will have to pay it back with taxes. Speaking of profits, if they want to play fair why doesn't industry share its profits with labor? We are the ones who pile up that surplus pile of money they have. . »

“SAVE US FROM TOO MUCH ATOMIC BOMB CHATTER” By E. Burke Walker, Lafayette

I think you should protect .us dull, easy-going citizens against the effulgeace of your sclentific writers. I have some friends who are normal and sane about everything else, but they gulp down everything they see about “atomic energy.” One of them thinks he will soon be driving his car propelled by little atomic pills from the corner grocery store. Another thinks he can soon be operating all the elevators in town with small pellets of that stuff, I lived through a good many long winters, when the sports writers started off in January writing long columns about Babe Ruth: not going to be with the Yanks next year, The Babe wanted 75 grand and Colonel Lieber would not pay lit. But the Babe went to bat as usual. They kept us fellows around the hot stove league worried and confused all winter. Now, I have had to live and suffer through the years about the Yanks and Babe Ruth, I think I deserve to be saved from this atomic bomb scourge. Help me. os

DAILY THOUGHT

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father; and I lay down my life for the _sheep.~John 10:14-15.

reveal set up housekeeping in Eden

| girl that she tried to play a melodeon.

" WHEN bad men combine, the good must associate, else they will

romantic name of a little street, . just a block long, which had (and still has) its beginning in N. Delaware ‘st. where the Bertha Ballard home now stands. Mrs, Oliver's maiden name was Cleatta Billings and, if I remember correctly, she was born somewhere in Ohio to which place some of our best mysteries can be traced. Anyway, it was there when she

up as a bad job because she couldn't music. The notes looked like ugly little black spots dancing before hér eyes, she said.

Pen to Organ to Piano

AFTER that, she went to Kansas City, ran across Mr. Oliver and inarried him. It's a matter of record, too, that all the time they lived in Missouri, the Olivers never had a musical instrument. Finally—I guess it was sometime around 1895—the Olivers moved to Indiana, to Acton as a matter of fact. Even then there wasn't a musical instrument of any kind around the house. 3 It was in Acton, while sitting at her husband's desk one day, that Mrs. Oliver's pen started acting up. Instead of performing the task assigned to it, the pen began beating time—right out in mid-air. Amhzed, Mrs. Oliver laid down the pen and immediately a strange impulse seized her hands and sent them flying across the desk performing the same movements the pen had made only a moment before. The same tempo, too. It was just. as if she vere playing the piano. : When Mr. Oliver learned 'of- his wife's strange behavior, he didn't pooh-pooh as you or .I would have done. No, indeed; he persuaded her to order a parlor organ from Indianapolis, After owning it

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By Wil

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Behind Soviet Vice Commissar Andrei Vishinsky's charges of British interference in Greece is a situation which may ‘lead to further serious outbreaks in that country sabotaging the national elections scheduled for March 31. Commissar Vishinsky, ace prosecutor who sent so many Russians to their doom during the strange purge trials of some years ago, is now seeking to conviet the British of “Fascist” machinations in Greece. But this time he will have to prove his case before a jury—the UNO’s security council. And to that jury it's no secret why the British are in Greece. The British are in’ Greece to assist the constitutional - government to maintain dkder until the Stalin-Roosevelt-Churchill Yalta, pledge of “free and unfettered election can be carried out.

Allies Pledge Free Election

UNDER that pledge, Russia, Britain and the United States were to see to it that the elections in the liberated areas of Europe were honestly held. Thus far, Russia has reneged on her share of this undertaking, but the others—plus France—are going ahead with their preparations. The United States is sending approximately 600 observers. They will be headed by Henry F. Grady, former assistant secretary of state. Britain will provide a staff of equal size. France will send 40 teams totaling perhaps not quite so many. Britain’s avowed position as stated by both the present labor government and the preceding one headed by Prime Minister Churchill is this: Whether the Greek people form themselves into a monarchy or a republic, or elect a government of the right or left, it is for for them to decide. That is also

Doubt Felt Abo

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—Senator Scott Lucas (D. Ill) got up in the senate and “thought out loud” about something he believes may be worrying a lot ‘df people in the country. It was about the projected atomic bomb experiments in the Pacific with 96 naval vessels as the guinea pigs. He spoke first of the destruction of that many naval vessels, and whether they could not be put to some better use. Then he touched on the other question: “Another thing which disturbs me is this: If we are to outlaw the use of the atomic bomb for military purposes, why should we be making plans to display atomic power as an instrument of destruction?

“I am sure that the geople of the world witnessed enough spectacular display of instruments of warfare during the last war to last them for a long time. Yet we continue to talk about atomic power, atomic bombs and rockets that will go to the moon, and so forth. “The more I think about it, the more I am convinced we should stop, look, listen and hesitate and project.”

Display May Incite IlI-Will HE SAID he was just tossing this subject into debate “for whatever it may be worth,” This display of atomic might for experimental purposes has concerned others here, too, along with a related question as to continued army. control pf atomic energy. It has beer asked, for example, what we might

Spaniards Des

LISBON, Feb. 4—With Don Juan, claimant to the throne, expectéd here soon, there is much speculation as to Franco's future. There is also much coming and going of emissaries between here and Madrid. The situation is extremely complicated, and Franco is not going to be unseated as easily as some people have supposed. A majority of the Spanish people and an overwhelming majority of politically conscious. Spaniards want to get rid of Franco, but they want to do it without civil war and, above all, without opening the gates to a Communist seizure of power. There is overwhelniing agreement that the only chance for ousting Franco without involving Spain in either of these two disasters is by restoration of the monarchy. But that is not as easy to arrange as might be supposed. The strength of Franco's position is that the army is loyal to him. His regime has often been denounced as Fascist, but this 18 a misnomer. Spain today is governed, as so often in the past, by a military dictatorship.

Dictator Depends on Army IMMEDIATELY ‘after his victory in the civil war, Franco attempted to establish a one-party rule through the Falange, in imitation of Mussolini’s and Hitler's technique. But he soon abandoned this and fell back on the army as the mainstay of his power. By spending a disproportionate amount of the annual budget on the army, he secured an instrument for protecting his power which was virtually unassailable. Nonetheless, Franco finds it necessary to proclaim that he is a royalist and looks Torward sincerely to re-establishment of the monarchy. He wants to have talks with Don Judn in order to assure him of his

now is not the best time for restoration. Franco would like to urge on Don Juan that, in his own

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fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle ~

interests as well as those of “Spain, he should be : patient and wait until the time is more propitious.

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TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Randolph Churchill

fidelity and, at the same time, to persuade him that

with Indianapolis, traded the organ for W PIANO; |

were nothing short of phenomenal. On the piano, Mrs, Oliver discovered that she could play almost

"* anything anybody asked for. Later when she moved

to Indianapolis, she got even fazed her. ¢ "As a matter of fact, It was during her residence in Eden Place that people from all over the world came to feo, 1uw. abe did it. On one occasion, even Benjamin n showed up bringing some friends from abroad who were visiting him at the time.

Could Play Any Selection

. BE THAT as it may, they asked to the “Sonata Appassionata.” Mrs. het Sat heard the piece—indeed, she was ignorant of its exist~ ence—but, notwithstanding, she played it through ES 0 8 Sau 80. cl, ua 8. el, i n or Sousa's " and got it. Ba and Sip. Mrs. Oliver explained her extrao by saying that some unknown Slivary Sif. aim w hands. Moreover, she didn’t know one from another, she added, and one day in a penitent mood she confessed that when she sat down to play, she didn’t know whether she was turning out harmony or discord. Apparently, all that was necessary to get her going was to give the name of a piece or that of a composer, One day some smart-alec, out to trick her, said: “Mazurka.” To her, it sounded like some outlandish composer's name. She fumbled a moment, then lit Into a dance tune in three-quarter time. The tune was never identified which led some people around her to suspect that Mrs. Oliver also had the makings of a composer by remote control. Even more amazing was the fact that after Mrs. Oliver moved to Acton and got her first piano, her voice suddenly improved until finally, sometime around the turn of the century, it was one of the sweetest in Indianapolis.

All of which; so help’ me, Is the gospel truth.

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the American and French stand. ! But the British, being on the spot, at the invi- | tation of the government at Athens, and sharing that government's responsibility, go one step further. They say that until the Greek peaple settle things for themselves, they intend “to see that law .and | order are maintained.” But the leftists in Greece are strong. As elsewhere, they are said to be considerably in the minority, but are powerfully organized and have the open backing of the Soviet Union. They made a determined | effort to seize the power for themselves in December, 1944, shortly after the Nazis were thrown out. And civil war raged for weeks. British troops, who had | entered on the heels of the retreatitig Germans, were | caught in between and suffered casualties.

Force to Prevent Bloodshed ’

“BUT,” the British prime minister told commons, “sometimes it is necessary to use force to prevent greater bloodshed. And the main burden falls on us. Pending a general election, under. fair conditions, the authority of the constitutional Greek government must be accepted and enforced throughout the country.” - Commissar Vishinsky, shrewd and able, is now “trying” Britain before the UNO. His clients are the Communists in Greece. They‘are bitterly opposed to any outside supervision of the coming elections. They call it “intervention” by “reactionaries” and “Pascists.” They mean the French and the Americans no less than the British. They are calling on the British to “quit Greece and leave us alone, free to manage our own affairs in our own way.” As in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Iran.

IN WASHINGTON . « . By Thomas L. Stokes

ut Atom Bomb Test!

think, if" we didn’t have the bomb, if some other & nation put on such a terrifying experiment of whole- | sale destruction—if Russia, for instance, tossed a few @

around in the Pacific, or England set off a few in the | Atlantic.

There is, it appears, a good deal of anti-Russian : and anti-British sentiment in this country. There is § undoubtedly a feeling about us, too, in other nations. &

We are, all of us, trying to remove mutual suspicion and t6 build up trust through our common co-_ operative endeavors in the United Nations Organiza- | tion and all its adjuncts, political, educational, economic and financial, 1 Should we swing our weight around and fill up the ocean with destruction when we seem well on the way

to getting a common understanding with other |

nations?

Place Control With Civilians THERE IS also increasing demand here for taking

control of atomic energy away from the army and | lodging it in civilian hands. Secretary of Commerce Wallace put this empatically before the senate atomic 3

energy committee.

His expression —of view was followed by the d request of President Truman to congress Saturday § for a bill under which control would be placed in a}

civilian commission. Mr. Wallace gave voice to a fear also among scien tists that army control not only would hamper devel-| opment for civilian uses but also would give too much power to “a small group of men, perhaps a mili clique, who could use this fearful power to impos new and more terrible forms of authoritarianism and imperialism.”

ire to Dump Franco

Don Juan will not be deceived by such tactics While in Lisbon, he will not stay with the Spanis ambassador, who is Franco's brother, I understand he has firmly made up his mind that he will not Franco except to discuss the manner in which transfer of power should be arranged. Except o this basis, he is not prepared to enter into any nego tiations whatever. ) Franco has no intention of giving up his powe unless he has to. Russian denunciation of his regim convinces him that he must stay to help save Europ from communism. Aftacks by the British and Ameri can governments he insists on interpreting as mer verbiage which these governments put out to appeas left-wing elements in their countries. It is ever possible that the western allies’ hard words hav strengthened Franco with some Spaniards, who ar exceptionally prone to xenophobia and have alway traditionally reacted against foreign interference ir their affairs.

Doubts Anglo-U. S. Hostility IN ANY CASE, Franco is firmly convinced tha neither the British mor the American government i seriously hostile to him, 8o long as he remains o this opinion, and can also keep the army and hi immediate adherents convinced of this, he is no prepared to make way for Don Juan. ! It is possible, however, that the pretender’s arriva in Lisbon may alter the situation. During the wa Spanish monarchists were cut off from Don Juan, ant it has been impossible to make effective plans. Alsc many former republicans have now become royalists as they see in the monarchy the only hope of dis lodging Franco. -Hence, the discussions which ar| about’ to open may produce a plan which migh succéed, ¢ f In any case, a serious effort is about to be con certed, Though restoration of the monarchy is fa from. certain, it is closer than ever before.

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