Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 February 1946 — Page 12

: THE national executive committee of th. Serpe : Ih ; ) / uw! : ? bedroom, saw one of ® Legion cleared the atmosphere at its Sunday meeting } and swallowed it. The dog rolled Over dead. here in the dispute between the Legion and the Veterans bing Sou nee died of ey digestion _ Administration. * We are glad to know that National Com- or blood poisoning. It doesn’t matter, The dog died mander John Stelle did not intend to demand the ouster of whieh 1s quite sufiolent Jor 104ay's Piece, Gen. Omar Bradley, the war hero head of VA, and that The Proof of the Button! the conflict over personalities was an unfortunate by- AS A RULE, the denouement of most dog product of a desire to eliminate bottlenecks in veterans’ Soest a > Shoes of affairs. is Cap's dog died, Jimmy was back At the same time, the committee made it equally doing » whale of a business, He h clear that it was not receding from its criticism of the (and was hungry when, as luck would have operation of the VA nor its demand for improved efficiency Weiser Fg peidics 4 sae ia wal, my sing in caring for the veterans. To assure an accurate source to put a lot of mustard on them. of up-to-date information, the committee provided for “grass roots” reports from its hundreds of posts in all parts of the country, showing exactly how the administra-

That same night Jimmy Flint died. The coroner insisted on an autopsy and: found, of all things, a tion is meeting its responsibilities to veterans and their dependents.

prass cuff button in Jimmy's stomach. One exTo Gen.

planation offered at the time was that Jimmy had swallowed the button to prove that something else Legion intends “to co-operate with, aid and assist him in the performance of his responsibilities.” And implement-

was responsible for the death of Caps pet dog. Market sts, right across from where the postoffice After that there wasn't anything left except the ing that pledge, a committee was named to present formally the Legion's demand for an investigation. ‘Commander

used to be, and in no time at all he had this part of undependable daffodils and tulips to annoynge the Stelle will head this committee.

the world beating a path to his open door. arrival of spring. The committee is to be congratulated on its decision

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark to air this controversy at open session, despite the demand

On Getting Along in-the Big City

NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Since it now appears that New York is going to house the UNO delegates until these nomads acquire a permanent hutch, it is up to is the democratic way . . . and the entire country is in- nods to pass out a Tey neipia) Sips 4 0 io iste . . : . s. You can save yourself a o uble, 3 terested in the details of the discussion of the measures if you will quit worrying about the atom for a minute taken by this powerful organization to correct the sub- and give ear. stantial failure in the administration of the veterans affairs.” El » There could be no winner or loser in any controversy of that stature except the veteran himself.

One autumn Jimmy had extraordinary luck a county fair. ‘He happened to be snooping around the side shows when he tame across a cane-rack unlike anything he had ever seen. This time one of the canes way in the back row a 10-dollar bin wrapped around it, the idea being that anybody smart enough to toss a ring around the wrapped cane could keep the bill. Jimmy Mint turned the trick. It surprised him no end to discover that the bill was gen-

uine. Good Goods for Sale Cheap THE POLLOWING spring Jimmy showed up in Indianapolis with a wonderful stock of cheap jewelry, the like of which had never heen seen around here— collar buttons, breast pins and earrings—all of which had been bought with the ten-dollar bill he had picked up at the county fair. Jimmy pitched his stand on the southwest corner of Pennsylvania and

Bradley, the committee said by resolution, the

you in for half a buck; and over a year's time you will save enough for a steak dinner or two. Do a great deal of your social drinking In your room. This will save you cab fares, tips to doormen, washroom attendants, waiters, headwaiters, assistant headwaiters and hatcheck girls. Keep a small hoard of nylon stockings, squarecut emeralds and platinum wristwatches in: your pocket. After frequent gifts of such trinkéts to your liquor dealer, he will maybe find you a bottle of bourbon or Scotch. If you need a hotel room in a hurry, you might be able to get results in some hotels by writing a tender note to the room clerk, wrapping it in a $20 bill, and shooting it back behind the cage. 1t ‘is definitely bad form to bet the night bellboy $5 that he cannot find you a room. Bellhops in recent years have become very snobbish about aecepting such slight wagers.

An Accent Will Do It WHEN TELEPHONING to make a reservation at a night olub, ‘always speak French or broken English. This seems to work, and you will find yourself sitting nearly in the singer's lap, while thoussnds of ordinary guys are being denied admittance. 3 You can no longer bluff your way into the haughtier joints by flashing a pack of gin rummy cards and a sour look, thereby convincing Horatio at the rope that you are famous, , : : Finally, always refer to all celebrities by their nicknames, and you will wind up by being regarded as a high shot, yourself. You can acquire a lit'ry reputation in one night by calling Clifton Fadiman “Kip” and Sinclair Lewis “Red.” In no time at all, if you play your cards right, Toots Shor will be calling you a crummy bum, and you will know vou have arrived.

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Kindly refrain from fighting in nightclubs. This will run contrariwise to UNO aims, and New York’ has too many ginmill warriors anyhow. And remember this, once you are -heaved out of one of the teniér dives, you may never, never return, a fate so horrible that hara-kiri is the only way out of your shame. If you are in the habit of playing a little social pinochle. after dinner, do not let the children see you. Little children in this town once were encouraged to holler copper on the old man if they caught him playing penny poker. Gambling is a sin in New. York, UNO.

Stay Out of the Subway ALWAYS WALK against the traffic lights. Better

pages statements by workers that the President is for labor. As head -of the capitalist political state President Truman has to act in the interests of capitalism. Look at the proposed legislative program, how much of it is for labor? None of it is. All you see is a capitalistic “sop” intended to keep the “common herd” in a passive mood while they are “milked” of more of the fruits of their labor. In strikes the “suffering public” gag is worked. For example, the auto workers are on strike, so the | capitalists, miners, trolley workers,

"Why Not Give Truman Cronies Chance? Can't Be Much Worse"

By C.D. C., Rockville : The row. over Ed Pauley and the resignation of honest Harold Ickes seems to be the straw that broke the camel's back between President Truman and the stalwart New Dealers. A speech made by Henry Wallace for a labor candidate who had the backihg of the P.A.C. but did not wear the Democrat trademark also seems quite significant. . Mr. Wallace praised Chester Bowles to the skies but gave Mr. Truman only perfunctory praise for “carrying out the policies of the late Mr. Roosevelt” Behind the scenes there seems to be a third party in the making with Henry Wallace leading the parade and

GIVE TRUMAN A BREAK ; HARRY TRUMAN has made some mistakes since h entered the White House. Who else wouldnt? None of Mr. Truman's mistakes has been fatal. - They have been small and human errors reflecting the trustful

” » ” ~ » » : JOUR years of war destroying most everything produced, and 12 million men to be demobilized from the far corners of the earth. Four ylars of curtailed or halted production of the things civilians depend upon, while what they had was wearing out. There was bound to be hell to pay. Meanwhile, the development through political pressures of a wage and price structure that didn’t add up to getting more production of those things so urgently needed. { And into this mess steps Mr. Truman, with malice toward none, seeking the co-operation of groups and factions which had been led for years to live by class conflicts and strife. And he had to start off with cabinet officers and administrators who felt they owed no allegiance to him. He has tried to build a new administration, loyal to him and with no axes of self-aggrandizement to grind. Some of his choices of men have been unfortunate. - Therein lies most of whatever part of Mr. Truman's troubles have been of his own making. .

fore, that countries so placed would think twice before attacking. x 5 The defense which space offers, however, obviously depends entirely upon the intelligence with which it is used. There would have to be proper bases properly placed, the most modern ajreraft whether of rocket design or other, the latest thing in'naval craft whether undersea or surface, adequate trained personnel both ‘ military and civilian plus up-to-the- § minute information regarding what the rest of the | world was doing. At home, the fifth column would have to be watched closely. Some measure of all this doubtless was behind Adm. Chester W. Nimitz’s testimony this week before the senate naval affairs committee. Not only did he ask for ships, planes and men of the number and quality to face whatéver “the next few years” might bring in the way of strange, new weapons, but a system of 54 bases—33 in the Pacific and 20 in the Atlantic. These, he testified, would be our surest shield against atomic bombardment.

Policy of Non-Aggression : EVERY day brings fresh evidence that the rest | of the world has nothing to fear from American | aggression. We can fight a defensive war, it we’ must, and win it, : , 2 But the atom bomb has radically changed the. | whole complexion of our national defense. If we go back to sleep now, as we have after every war in the past, any enemy with atomic weapons could destroy us before we woke up. Such national defense as we may have in future must be ihstantly on tap. Otherwise we may as well have none at all. i

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qualities of the man who is loyal to his friends and has .faith in the good intent of others.. ; Chester Bowles ; : ; : playing second, {oil workers, etc., are the “suffering| the dangers you know than the taxi which Anyone of any fairness, or sportsmanship, or under- [fddle. “Honest Harold” seems do you a lot of harm.” Hand over public.” au of onind you when ba pri Wa standing of the great political and economic forces that sly » Be (along simeWnere > 35 and 33 3 one This Jost 4 JOUF|: When ihe wylo workers go pack! are safely walking with the light. And do not credit sweep our nation and the world today, must admit that on io head of wer AB A Lod Bh +{to work and the miners should) taxi-drivers with humanitarian instincts. One frail ; any : oesn’t it? strike, then the capitalists, oil work-| human between a rushing cab and a light he thinks even had Mr. Truman possessed superhuman judgment and [lift an eyebrow to express an| When gangsters applied these|ers trolley workers, auto workers, he might miss is a very small barrier, indeed. clarity of vision, even had he done everything exactly right Spinion Sa Nig government wish puitie Jeu Se etc. would be the “suffering pub-| Stay out of subways during the rush hours. If —still, his administration would be in trouble. The diffi- |than big business. ye EE a er Outs On}. or opal fo uk Dave te xperincs, Just hire 20 heavy. culties and confusions that beset his administration are | direction). Aren't. these still . or capitalist | weight wrestlers to kick you, poke their fingers In The Republicans are highly elated | . . serfdom? | your eyes and knee you in the spine. largely the legacy of global war, suddenly ended. They are |of course, Still for them there are Bangsters methods? i ah > x x | © Movies on Broadway will cost you up to two the deluge, coming after another administration which several skeletons in the closet left| Let m cite another case—Hicks «5, FEW UNION LEADERS | bucks, depending on the managerial whim. If you : . ‘ over from the days of the old deal Body "Co. at Lebanon, Ind. The | RULE TH UNTRY ” | have a uniform, wear it the movies. It will get had not prepared for peace. Mr. Truman's mistakes have |when the Andrew Mellon gang was majority of the employees there 5 hr HE CO ¥ Xow TEN en ge d comparativel only a little to his woes. having its hey-day, which is still|do not want to strike, vet uditne | en 5 3. Jol re okfe -i i pat ee od, vey, ony embarrassing. : from Lawrenceburg, from a distil- | Iam nok ¥ Sk am WORLD AFFAIRS ue By William Philip Simmg = The southern Democrats of course lery and neighboring towns were | O° y he putes wy; : aa are worried. They could not elect brought In to enforce a strike that y earu’y- agree ex] i S | B } At BH : D f a Democrat and the Wallace-| Was uncalled for. I am not against Bowers’ article in the Forum. I| - pace S es om i om ec ense Bowles-Ickes gang would be still{unions, but I think if the majority know many people all over the| : worse than a Republican. of the employees do not want 0) ..,,;/. fee] the same way. You! WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.—The widely-held theory Neither can the New Dealers point sks or belong bo 2 uses in le had better speak up pefore| that there is no possible defense against 'the atomic with pride to their achieventents ex- was final, and another B, 2 . cept price limited number of rb why are unions from other com- 3 we aie. o og of Rist Soe sve SMI oF ves a roa because they ’ haven't achieved|Panies, which in no way have 807 },y you feel, even though 8 23 entirely . : ugh you give| yi 0 of an increasing number of experts is that enough. The bright young men with connection with one another's work, | vo,)r union leaders the power to sw of an incregsing { lligently used, offers such good protection the Harvard accent who planned Prousht in to enforce a strike that oo) girikes. Tell me how a few space, inte the economy of the country just isn’t wanted. |of the big union leaders can rule! against atomic aggression that war has become more uldn’t work except Why are the heads of the unions coun than ever improbable as between great powers. The iy oS just had to = usually foreign born? From whom | "gure Ey. dilly of the union| CD is in the words, “intelligently used.” taken over by ward politicians fo do they take their orders? | members voted for this through the Take the United States and the British empire keep the New Dealers in power and| My husband is a farmer. We | pleas of the leaders, who now can | oni or saéh Bis 3 Snkplle o ame yonhe. now that seems = destined = to need new equipment for farming.|sit back and draw fat salaries while y a Sop important cities. It is y contended Bubiure, Our truck is fast wearing out. If you at home suffer and never make | {vps that got in the first blow would win the Mr. Truman has been the target|tiis thing keeps up, every farmer up for lost time through any kind bev oo 0 Be anight he vied would be for a lot of criticism lately on ac- is going » Withnola Hs food fro) | of ‘a raise. Figure this out and powerless ‘0’ strike Yack . count of surrounding himself with|Mmarke ge m n see what you really are ting for. . conf Earemting Bimal win Fe Al” 0g | qos, eo nceopa, aot i : : right to do so—and he won't have | Nene. anit all, we had just - EE ve puking power in your leaders’ other, but his outlying bases as well, the victim not well give them a trial. They can’t) ds. You can see for yourself Pp ro plaid ht el eT Sr oh Boa] So, oda srks Sib Wie otal Swi do ior E think, and hope, and trust that Mr. Truman will ables of .the old deal, nor the| The unions are fast hanging | offices. Tell me what happened to 38 vue a ant : Y learn by his Htkes-tial it tine k oy hy bureaucrats of the New Deal. Semel ves ues Jublie wil tired. | American civil liberties union? Is u S R Ad 8 . e will gather . ny ow much rope they need? Oh | it still in existence or was it thrown | U, J. uires Adequate Bases + about him men who have know-how as well as loyalt | “LEBANON STRIKE NOT brother, give it to them quick! |out of the book by the union 29 3 yaity. THE UNITED STATES, Britain, Russia, China : The great rank and file of Americans believe Mr, WANTED BY MAJORITY” S Mth ere a you ay and France all possess vast spaces. The British er Truman : . : . { By Mother of Three, New Augusta “SOCIALIST FREEDOM OR s are go at your plants | nie gocupies one-quarter of the globe. She has fully f to be of their own kind. They look to him hope- | pirst of all T want to write my| CAPITALISTIC SERFDOM” If you are not a union member. | cerategically-placed bases all over the world. Russia ully for leadership. And they are a little fed up on all | heartfelt appreciation for the back- By % Spranser, Indianapelis | you are practically clubbed into 1t| goeupies one-sixth of the habitable earth. 1t would the shrill taterwauling and brickbat hurling mow being bone and guts of the salesman of] The hypocrisy of capitalism threats ! be next to impossible, therefore, for us to put any directed at him. |the Home Made Pie G0.—why should | would be amusing if it were not Let's give the power back to the| 0) far-flung empires as these out of business. Re I ee thi hapa in|for the tragedy 7 heaps on the|PTesident. People of this SOURIZY, mgm bases which We failed to destroy at our Best —————— America? Where a company with people Shenk w before je is re po blow. they could retaliate. It stands to reason, there- — , all employees against joining a Recently President Truman made| coo 0° Ruy. 8 say MANCHURIA : DANGER SPOT union, and yet the unions say, “We a radio speech and the following | # vay. IN WASHINGTON By Peter Edson HOTTEST spot in the Far East is Manchuria. The United [®t do you any good, but we can|day there appears on the front, .oup oygR WELFARE _ States is involved, as well as Russia and Chi i le RENN : : : , s Russ na. Will c: : OF HUMANITY 18 TRUST” U Sa P t i t Rusti Vithiraw and respect Chinese sovereignty, as | Side Glances — By Galbraith g By KE. R. Egan, Indianapolis nC e m ays e reig | in in the Yalta secret : Truly “God works in mysterious . hg iion CL tr A B Secre agreement and in the | ways His wonders to perform” as| WASHINGTON, Feb. 18—Charges that the gov. protested - Song before 1CC; counsel for OPA asked ia) ipese eaty : : i : ; yitness President Truman putting) ernment “has paid and is paying many millions of that the 6 per cent raise in freight rates be set aside Already Stalin has broken his word. His: troops were | his finger upon the crux of the| dollars in excessive charges for the transportation of as wartime profiteering. ICC listened to OPA’s reato be out by Dec. 3. Twice the withdrawal was post ‘dispute between capital and labor| materials and supplies of the war department,” have soning and on April 6, 1943, suspended the increase ed ith th : vi . post- and incidentally national subsidies,| been made public after a years investigation for the as of May 15, 1943. poned, wi e excuse that Chiang Kai-Shek’s army was price administration, indeed the! bureau of the budget. When it came to setting new rates for the hauling not ready to take over. But that alibi no longer holds whole economic setup when through| The report is & 140-page volume, well documented, of war materials, however, according to the budget because Chiang’s troops have been cooling their heel "| his broadcast to the people he asked | and is one of the most damning indictments of rail- bureau investigators, the railroad rate makers simply g ir heels out- | congress for the power of subpena| road rate-making practices ever made. Oredit for ignored the 1CC set-aside orders and fixed many new

side Harbin and Mukden for weeks. Meanwhile, the Russians also have prevented the UNRRA mission from entering, despite the critical relief situation. One reason Manchuria is in such grave need o relief > at ws Rusgian army not only has lived off e country, but also allegedly h i jhe country, ut al gedly has shipped off food and

Now Russians are.reported to be looting Manchuria of

_ dts industrial equipment, moving factory ‘and mining ma-

chinery to Siberia. Washington is so alarmed that il ha asked China for the facts, At the same time Chiang hae \ admitted that the Russians are trying to get special indusA privy Manchuria, : wan | Yalta secret treaty, Roosevelt and Churchill “bribed Stalin to enter the Jap war by promising him the and South Sakhalin, plus special rights at Dairen Arthur and joint control of Manchurian railroads.

confirmed it, Stalin agreed to withdraw his Manchuria and respect Chinese sovereignty

on his small part of the monstrous as he broke his pledge on eastern i ment, there will be trouble. '( - : 3 ”

to force capital to show reason why it declares the unions’ demands for an increase in wage to be exorbitant and beyond their capacity to

y. Previous bouts with congress have revealed them over-staffed, over-capitalized to avold the taxation of any approximate real value or income, hence the howl of social ism at the President's request for the employer to be obliged to put his cards on the table. 1{ there is .any connection be-

tweet wage profits and prices, the only possible solution les in the knowledge of profits before the labor unions and the consumer, which includes the labor unions who ultimately pay the bills and taxes, .

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DAILY THOUGHT

2-18

in ' . 1946 BY LINC. ¥. M. REG. U. 8. PAT OF.

"Well, | for one think it's lucky yaur factory went on strike—now : you can fix those leaky faucets!” :

Man that is born of & woman | is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, | and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.~ | Job 14;1-2. . 1

NO sadder proof can be given by |a man of his own littleness than ‘disbelief. in grea; men. —Carlyls

making the report belongs fully to Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, who asked the bureau of the budget to investigate irregularities reported to him on freight rates being charged the war department for hauling war supplies. In brief, the report points up ods through which the railroads were excessive rates on government freight. As a large part of the traffic was between new | shipping points, war plants and bases, there were no established rate schedules, In calculating new rates, | the railrodd rate makers arbitrarily fixed them higher | than they should have been for hauling commereial freight comparable distances.

New Material Got High Rate AS MUCH of the war material was classified as new. products—landing craft, landing mats, rockets, radar and combat vehicles, for instance—new tariffs were established. In many cases it is reported that these new rates were higher than comparable : com mercial frefght rates on barges, explosives, radios or automobiles and trucks. 0. In many of these new rates, the raflroads were able to put through what amounted to 6 per cent increases over established rates. This was done ‘through what are known as “Ex Parte 148 Increases” which of course needs a little explaining. yim In March, 1942, the railroads asked for a general 6 per cent increase on all freight rates. Interstate commerce commission granted the increase, to be effective in November. Office of price administration

four principal methable to set

tariffs at 6 per cent above established rates.

Lose Land Grant Refunds THE GOVERNMENT was frequently deprived of reductions in freight rates due it by law from the so-called “land-grant” railroads—principally roads of the West which were given big grants of public land as & reward for building their lines. Rates on landgrant railroads are by law supposed to be set by the | secretary of war and are not to exceed 50 per cent of regular rates, In setting new rates on war freight, it is charged that the railroads did mot figure in land-grant deductions. Land-grant deductions were fn many cases circumvented by what are known as “Section 22 Quotations,” which also needs explaining. Section 22 of the interstate commerce act says, jronically enough, that . . . “Nothing . . . shall prevent. the carriage, storage or handling of property free or at reduced rates for the United States government, such Tates not being available to the general public.” ; The first part seems to have been ignored, but there was a lot of heavy leaning on rates not available to the general public—higher rates. The budget pureau's report shows that the carriers insisted on section 22 quotations wherever possible, and that Jand-grant deductions did not apply on these special rates. ’ There is no way of estimating the amount of these extra charges Uncle Sam paid on his wartime freight bills. To give the story its proper sad ending, there appears to be no way of getting any of it back.