Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1946 — Page 12

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‘Russian spy ring operating in North America, in this country is what has our own been doing about it? ‘We hope our officials L heen doing plenty, and that this will be public knowl-

There has been some impatience over the secrecy of state department, especially since Secretary Byrnes yded the question in a press conference 10 days ago. White House now admits that Prime Minister Mac-lenzie-King discussed this espionage with President Truman at the Washington atom bomb conference in Novem-

The secrecy up to now is justified. Counter-espionage agents could operate effectively only so long as the culprits thought themselves safe. _ Whether the Canadian government finally closed in to catch the key men, or whether the latter got away ‘and Ottawa had to act quickly to arrest the smaller fry, Is not known. . Nor is it known yet how efficient our own FBI and military intelligence officers have been. They have been working with Canadian officials. Since they were given notice before the Canadian arrests, it is reasonable to suppose they had time to detain any Russian espionage ‘agents or accomplices in this country. The chances pre- ~ sumably are slim of catching many more now that they have been warned, So it is about time for our govern-

ment to begin talking.

DOUBTLESS some Washington officials think there is so much diplomatic dynamite in Soviet espionage, the Jess said about it the better. But we cannot believe that President Truman and Secretary Byrnes with the best of motives are so unwise as to try to hush this up. If the Russian government is involved, the American people have a right to know. If it is not, they have a ight to know that, too. That Moscow is anxious to get information on the tom bomb, or Arctic radar, or any other of our defense secrets, is not Surprising. But if she is so anxious to get it that she will operate a spy ring under our very noses, that is most surprising. Because it would mean she is so desperate she is willing to gamble American friendship, and all that means to her, in order to steal our defense data. Why? Americans should reserve judgment until they get the full facts on this spy business. But they should not have to wait too long for those facts. ;

REMEMBER TOMORROW BEEN a long, long time since we talked “about to“morrow’s autos. So much dust has risen from the picket lines that we've almost lost sight of the cars themselves. First, you remember, we're to have a continuation of 1942 models. But after that! * A man on the West coast is experimenting on a three“whedler with one four-passenger seat and a dashboard dingbat to show when tire pressure is going down. Some designers speak of interchangeable motors so that an owner may buckle on four cylinders for business, six for short pleasure jaunts and eight for vacation cruises. A midgetcar manufacturer is doubling his number of cylinders, thus making four, and insisting it still will give 40 miles to a gallon. Some bodies will be air conditioned; upholstery in. time will resist moisture and fire; certain tops may be transparent ; and there's talk of motor fuel from soy beans. We bring this up now merely to help you keep your eye on the ball.

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ELEANOK'S LATEST CAUSE

MES. ROOSEVELT, among“her other duties as a columnist and a UNO delegate, comes forth with what is not exactly a new idea. But if she can make it work, more Power to her. + She would require study of a universal language in the schools; the schools not only of our country but the world, we assume, since isolationism and a universal language don’t exactly parse. That's the idea, though bright, is not. new is supported by reference to Chapter 11 of Genesis wherein it is recorded that in those days “the whole world was of one language and of one speech.” Somebody in the land of Shinar had an idea also—to build a tower to reach to Heaven. “And the Lord came down,” says the Bible, and didn’t like it. So He “confounded their language and scattered abroad upon the face of the earth.” And therefore mame of it is called Babel, Since that sad day, he who sets foot in a foreign land can’t speak the language is inclined to think the “fur- > screwball. International ill-will is propagated by Nothing could contribute more to comity than for Roosevelt's latest do-good impulse to come to full

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WORRY, WORRY PA, Stalin, housing, Ickes, sugar, inflation

Having sat in a party where 51 different are spoken, she says “the languages barrier is a

and Ido and many other efforts have been e to solve the same problem. To succeed, such a uni. language must be, as the encyclopedia says, “interil, easy for all, neutral, euphonious, phonetic, flex-

he, traffic, women, butter—and you can orrying over them. Now along comes id Dietz, remarking that for all we know within the next 10 seconds with a e an atomic bomb blast seem like d solve our problems in a-hurry and er did prevent anything. And the sun; for that wows do any

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on those who come up for re-elec-tion in the fall Selfisfiness and greed also are the basic causes. We have Russia and Iran at each other's throats, Are they quarreling over the welfare of the world? Not on your life. It is selfishness and greed also. We have the four great powers currently operating post-war Germany, continuously at each other's throats. This, too, is rooted in selfishness and greed. We find Russia's Stalin throwing a monkey wrench into the machinery of the UNO on numerous occasions. Selfishness and “greed are at the root. “All the ills of the world would resolve themselves, if we could only amputate the selfishness and greed. And incidentally all future wars would thereby be eliminated. Does this not pose, as the burning question, how can selfishness and greed be eliminated? Is this a psychiatric problem? Oris it one of education? So long as selfishness and greed are component parts of human make-up, we shall have wars. And in exactly the same ratio that we banish selfishness and greed, just so will we approach everlasting peace and prosperity. - » "MOTHERS SHOULD PROTEST AGAINST ARMY PRACTICES” By Linda Kay Darnell, Greensburg

Will you please publish this as I know you publish the truth po matter how hard it is to take. I am a believer of compulsory military training at home. If our boys have to be taught to drink and kill and then get a death sentence when they do kill, it is time to quit. I have seen many boys between the ages of 18 and 20 in beer taverns, dead drunk:-I have attempted to talk to these boys. Here was my answer: “What have I got to look forward to? The army. took me, kept me three years. My mother died while IT was over there and when I came back my home was

"Greed ls she Basic Cause of UNO and Other World Ills"

Just at this time, while delegates of all nations of the. world, large and small, have been meeting in London with the high aim of trying to solve the ills ‘of the world, it is interesting to have a look at what is going on all around the world at the same time.

ment, and both ganged up against the consumers of the wares they produce. Selfishness and greed are the basic causes, In Washington, we have our elected representatives at each others’ throats over legislation. Are they quarreling over what is best for those they represent? Nay, nay. They are quarreling over the political effect

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told me they had signed up for three years. Here was my question: “If you don’t like the army, why did you enlist for three years?” Answer: “I enlisted because they told me I would not get to come home any other way; if I enlisted for two years, I would have to take my furlough over there; if you want to go home you know what you have to do, if you don't want to enlist, stay over here.” These were the boy's own words, *T haté the army and all it stands for.” America, wake up. This is your warning signal. Send your answers to congress. Mothers, what shall it be, bondage for our 18-year-olds or freedom-—so some brass hat will not lose his good paying job or some officer's family may join him overseas while some little 18-year-old's family cannot join him. He is human just like any officer's family, and loves his family as much.

Editor's Note—While there is no doubt that disturbed conditions in civilian life have caused some veterans to fe-enlist in the armed forces, those overseas were not required to re-emlist to get home— assuming, of course, that they hadn't just arrived. Army regulations for state-side furloughs to overseas troops on re-enlistment provide for a 30-day furlough after six months overseas service, sixty days after two years, and ninety days after three years. These furloughs usually are taken at home. . » . “CAPEHART'S TEARS FOR GERMANS ARE CROCODILE” By Frank R. Allen, New Ross I just read Senator Capehart's speech to the senate in which he shed crocodile tears because some German was hungry. These are the same Germans who murdered and starved to death countless Ameri-

who slaughtéred millions of inno-

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“SPIRITUALISTS WELCOME TRUE EXPOSE OF ABUSES” By Mrs. E. G. Brown, Indianapolis Since you have started all this publicity about voodooism in the spiritualist religion why stop where you did? If you know all that mess of trash gathered from here and yon, why don't you publish from whom your reporter got her information and where all these incidents were supposed to have taken place? I am sure that anyone who is a true spiritualist would welcome the exposure of fraud and infamy which is injuring the true religion. The ridiculous and diabolical pictures and articles which were published are fit only. for trash containers, and not for intelligent people to believe ever really had any foundation. I think it is time all true spiritualists take a hand in bringing to light all exposures of which you speak if they are true. As it stands now in the eyes ‘of the public, each and every spiritualist is a target for ‘suspicion. So I for one am asking that you publish every name of "those so-called hexers snd mediums who are doing all this contemptible work. I do not believe that anything of that kind has ever taken place, but if you really have those facts, then I say publish them at once, if not, have Donna Mikels put in her time at something more beneficial to the public, This is my version of the whole sordid affair, I am a sincere spiritualist.

Editor's Note: The information in the series of articles by Miss Mikels is correct. The Times had the assistance of earnest leaders in the spiritualist church in unearthing these objectionable practices. ¥ ® » “GOVERNORS’ WIDOWS DON'T NEED A PENSION S80 BADLY” By R. L. Smelser, Medora

Attention is called to the article In The Times regarding reduction of old-age pensions to several residents of Indianapolis. These pen-

sons involved in a state of health and decency, as the Indiana law provides. If the law was complied with, old-age pensions would be increasing instead of being cut drastically as is being done in many cases, Both the national and state laws are designed to pay $40 a month, But try and get it. The state pays half and the national government pays the other half, up to.a maximum of $40, which is not sufficient for a decent living even if the maximum was paid. Prices of every essential commodity have increased since the pension laws were enacted some years ago. Another article several weeks ago in The Times gives us an altogether different story. It seems that the legislature of Indiana in 1945 passed 8 law whereby the widows of, Indiana's governors started on Feb. 1 to collect a pension of $250 per month, or at the rate of $3000 per year, and one wonders why those half dozen women are entitled to any special treatment. They don't have to be paupers like the old age pensioners have to declare themselves, nor do they have to be 65 years old. I have always been under the impression that class legislation is unconstitutional. If that is true, then these governors’ widows are being taken care of according to a law which has no business on the books. - I understand there are five of them drawing the special pension. Why does a governor's widow need $250 a month when we expect thousands of other widows to exist on less than a dollar a day?

DAILY THOUGHT

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye- depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and: Gomorrha in the day of judgment,

than for that city.—Mark 6:11.

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ITS OUR BUSINESS, in view of the current interest in Roman Ca : affairs caused by elevation of four new American cardinals at Rome, to know something of the background of the head of the church, His Holiness, Pope Pius XII. As & means of telling a little of that background, 1 should like to describe an audience with the Pope which I attended soon after Rome had been freed from the Germans. Along with scores of other allied soldiers, we were received as a gesture of friendship to the allied cause, a recognition vainly sought by German generals. Our appointment was for 12:30 p. m,, and a few . moments before that {ime we passed the “bronze portal” next. to St. Peter's which.led to the newer part of Vatican City. At the entrance stood picturesquely clad Swiss guards in their 16th century costumes designed by Michaelangelo, complete with halberds and cuirasses.

A Blessing on the World

WE WERE MET at the threshold of the chamber by members of the Papal court, and escorted down a velvet-roped lane to the throne, where it was our privilege to stand only a few feet from His Holiness during the audience. It was 20 minutes past 12. As each moment crawled by the atmosphere grew more tense. Almost everyone was holding a rosary or other sacred object to be blessed. At 30 minutes past the hour, the hush became acute. A low murmur passed through the crowd as four members of the Papal nobility slowly entered the room, carrying the Pope in a handled chair. They walked slowly, and the Pope graciously smiled to right and left, lightly touching the heads and hands of those who crowded forward . . . some to kiss the Papal ring. At last he reached the platform where we stood, carefully descended from his chair and walked to ther throne, object of reverence for the Catholics in the chamber, respected recipient of Tespect of the non-Catholics. Pope Pius began to speak in a gentle voice, in English, of the war that was tearing the world

REFLECTIONS .

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.--The territory of Hawaii, which consists of eight major islands and a fat amphibious sheriff named Duke Kahanamoku, will be suing, shortly, for statehood—and that, calls for some serious consideration before we leap into this thing. A congressional committee ‘is now holding hearings to determine whether the kanes and wahines are ripe for the franchise. Harold Ickes, in only a moderately windy statement, said it was okay to let Hawaii come into the lodge, when he was secretary of inferior. The Hawailans, by plebiscite in 1940, say they want the vote. Delegate Joseph Farrington’s bill advocating statehood will probably be debated this spring. There are drawbacks. Hawaiian’s inclusion as a state means we will have to do something about the flag. Forty-eight stars are a nice tidy number, and 49 is sort of unwieldy. The flagmakers are going to moan if they have to re-tool right in the midst of all other troubles. There is the matter of mileage for congressmen. At 20 cents a mile, and allowing two senators and two representatives for Hawaii's 500,000 people, it will cost about $8000 a year just to get the legislators to and from work. This will run-into a pretty figure as the years march by—and a dear price to pay if Hawail produces a counterpart to Senator Bilbo.

Campaigning With a. Vengeance

POLITICS, in Hawaii, are conducted rather charmingly. There is little speech-making, chiefly because a typical ‘audience speaks Jap, Chinese, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Samoan, Filipino dialect, Spanish and a type of English. Few politicians are linguistically talented enough to reach more than a small clump of listeners. They solve’ this by hiring a troupe of hula dancers, ukulele thumpers, and food dispensers. The politico bats out a small speech in a couple of dialects, and then turns the floor over to his vaudeville troupe.

IN WASHINGTON . Hannegan Learns

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Bob Hannegan, Democratic enational chairman and postmaster general, is being awakened rudely to some facts of national political life, He has got caught, even as did his predecessors, Jim Farley, BEd Flynn and Frank Walker, between two conflicting elements in the hybrid Democratic party. On one hand”is the regular Democratic organization which is in politics for more than its health, like all political organizations. It expects certain rewards for itself and its friends for the routine, yeoman chores of political organizing, campaign funds, paci~ fying certain interests, encouraging others. The other end of Mr. Hannegan's dilemma is that great host which has contributed to Democratic victories for the last dozen years, embodying labor, independents, and progressive groups. It also expects dividends in the way of social welfare measures as ‘well as political recognition and power for its own leaders. This second element is far more influential than ever in Democratic party politics because of its or-

larly labor,

Hannegan Pays Truman Obligations

THE INTERESTS of these two groups clash sharply. Messrs, Farley, Flynn and Walker found, successively, that under Mr, Roosevelt the regular party organization must be subordinate. . They were plagued by numerous revolts within the organization. But Mr. Roosevelt backed up his New Deal political aides rather than the old line party bosses. FPer-

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Rackets Grow

LONDON, Feb, 19.—A friend of mine went to the greyhound races, He made a small bet and won four pounds. He was on his way to the totalizator to collect his winnings when a seedy-looking individual sidled up to him, saying, “Did you back the winner?” My friend replied, “Yes, but what's it got to do with you?” “Only that I could help yo money,” replied the stranger, win?” - “Four p “rn omg five for your winning ticket, e stranger. » My a handed over the ticket and determined to spend the rest of the day discovering the reason for the stranger's apparent philanthropy. He observed the seedy gentleman continuously approaching bettors whose cheerful expressions indicated, they had been successful. Three times out of four, he appeared to conclude the same sort of deal

500 Pounds Paid for 400

WHEN THE RACES were over, he went to the paying window where large sums were handled and produced scores of winning tickets from his pockets. My friend, looking over his shouldes:.saw him receive a check for about 400 pounds. But my friend was - fo nearer a solution of this strange mystery for, to obtain this check for 400 pounds, the seedy-looking gentleman had paid about 500 pound notes. For many years, there has been a brisk trade at

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worship and to work and to live were being violated. He spoke of the families at home, He blessed those in the chamber and “in the world.”

Audience Included Many Allies

AT THE Papal blessing, all of the Catholics knelt « + « Americans, British, Canadians, South Africans, Brazilians, Poles, Indians, Hollanders, 'Yugoslavs, New Zealanders, Italians, French . ; . men from far-flung corners of the world who were in the 5th and 8th armies, united in a common faith, a common desire for something ‘better for the world—a common desire to get back home. The Holy Father repeated his message in French, extending his hands slightly . . , he gave his mass

- blessing to the crowd and the audience was over,

He then came over to the three of us on the platform, asking where we were from, how many were in our family, how long we had been away, When I said I was from Indiana, he replied: “Yes, the central part of the United States. I know it well by reputation.” He was most gracious, most kindly . ., . and ‘behind his keen eyes was one of the most sagacious brains in world government. Pope Pius is a Roman by birth, and has spent most of his life in the Vatican, having been secretary of state. He speaks all of the continental languages

except Ri . The Papal day begins at 6 a. m. and is full th discussions of religious and political matters, special ces and interviews.

After lunch, the Pope walks for an hour .in the garden, regardless of weather, and then retires to his Svy for the remainder of “the day, working until late at night and usually doing his own typing. He is fond of music and, at certain hours, a swarm of canaries is let loose in his room that he may enjoy their warbling. He lives austerely . . . of the 11,000 rooms of the palace he retains only three for his own use. Little more than two months after'I was in Rome, I was in Leyte on 8 new assignment , . . and one of the Jap documents we picked up in a Filipino town (naturally a Catholic community) déscribed - how ruthlessly American airmen had destroyed , Rome and the Vatican City! .

Hawaii is a wonderful place, at local election time—e because on practically every street corner a candidate has set up shop with his entertainers. This is entertaining, except that innacent passers by occasionally are knocked cold hy a swinging hip, and after attending a series of luaus, or: feasts, the vote-caster often succumbs to violent ‘stominch fes, induced by too much roast pig, Yaw. fish and tt island hellbroth called 'okolehao, When the senate naval affairs committee was in Hawaii last year, some of the sedate lawmakers looked in on the legislature. Nobody had told that the more favored hula girls are apt to. follow*their bosses into the senate house. They were greatly surprised to . be suddenly smothered in ginger. leis, accompanied by violent kissing. Because a lei is the Polynesian equivalent of mistletoe, and should not be: bestowed without a sound smack. ,

Keep Lei, Throw Congressman

ON THIS COUNT, Hawaiian infusion into Amer ican politics would be commendable, if a trifle cone fusing. Many more stanch statesmen would show up at dull sessions if they could be assured that, instead of the usual legislative guff, they might bump into a hunk of roast piglet. A snappy rendition of “Sweet Leilani,” and an occasional corner cuddle with a cutie. It is to be hoped that no American residents will be elected to represent Hawaii in Washington, be-, cause nobody will be able to understand them. Only the pure Polynesians speak English in Honolulu. The American oldtimes, or Kamasinas, refuse to speak anything but Hawalian -pidgin; as a point of perverted pride, There is one rumor afoot that sounds good. nt Hawaii gets into the states, when one of her representatives is eventually defeated. They may reverse an old Hawaiian custom. To the strains of “Aloha,” they will keep the flower lei on shipboard and throw the congressman over the side.

By Thomas L. Stokes

Some Facts of Life

haps because of his peculiar political genius, he won with disciplined mob action rather than organises’ tion discipline. It is no secret that what might be called “the St. Louis banking crowd” was helpful:to Hannegan in putting over the vice presidential nomination for Truman. They used the familiar technique which proved so successful in 1940. This was to eontact friends, bankers and prominent businessmen, back in the home bailiwicks and have them bring pres sure on convention delegates. Many delegates were beholden in one way or another to these local bigwigs. Mr. Hannegan was obligated to the St. Louis crowd. Some of them got nice posts later.

New Dealers Fight Missouri Crowd : MR. HANNEGAN took care of the “Missouri crowd.” But he was obligated to others in the organization, among them Edwin W. Pauley, who was campaign fund collector as treasurer of the national committee. When Mr. Hannegan reached out te place Mr. Pauley he stubbed his toe. The New Deal crowd pounced on “this appointment, an especially ready target because oil was involved, and Mr. Tekes jumped out as champion bayer. This is more than a war on Mr. Pauley. It is a fight on the “Missouri crowd” and the regular ore ganization system which has introduced some figures who are suspected by bd Dealers of being on the side of their enemies, * ‘Now Mr. Hannegan's dilemma is that the .forces which won the last election, afd’ which will decide succeeding ones, are on the side of Mr. Ickes and Secretary Wallace,

Randolph Churchill to Avoid Taxation

them up off the ground and find a ready market for them among people who wish to produce them for the income-tax authorities in order to establish ficti« tious gambling losses which they can set off against gambling profits. But this story my friend told me could admit of no such solution. Here, it was not losing tickets which were being bought, but winning ones. The answer to the mystery is rather complicated and shows the sort of rackets which spring up as a result of high taxation, price controls, Sovran} restrictions, and black markets, .

No Tax on Gaming Profits

THESE SHADY CHARACTERS do not like to keep ill-gotten proceeds on their persons or in helt houses for fear of theft. Yet they do not like deposit large sums of bank notes in banks te fear the police may hear of it and start making inquiries. Apart from the danger of being prosecuted, they would be forced to declare a large part of these sums as income and, under the present taxation rates, almost the whole of it would eventually go to the tréasury. In England, there is no tax on gambling profits, Therefore a check which genuinely establishes that its owner won .the money from gambling sells at a premium. The seedy-looking gentleman whom my friend observed laying out 500 pounds in cash for a .'400-pound check- was probably able to dispose of it to a black marketeer for something in the neighbor. "pod ¢ of 600 Bunda, :

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