Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 February 1946 — Page 16

price administration asked, and the house yoted, $1,854,000 additional operating funds for the months. A majority of the senate appropriations nith ers, sore at the OPA for various reasons, is sum in half.

price-control agency to some extent. There's no RY th at . ¥ "\

1 ype dem for OPA to do its job at all, in the next months or over a longer period, it should have all money it needs to function efficiently. : However, unless President Truman stands firm against pressures now being exerted by labor leaders such as Philip Murray of C. L O. and William Green of A. F. of L., s is little reason to hope that any amount of money will enable the OPA to do its job properly. Mr. Murray,

" prices down, but insists the government do nothing to _ prevent wages. from rising as fast and as far as unions Ei All experience during and since the war has shown © | that what the labor leaders want is impossible. When : are forced upward rapidly, production costs also . And if costs go up, the chief and certain effect of OPA efforts to restrain prices will be to discourage production. Mr. Truman must decide. If he yields to the ' Murray-Green pressure, congress might as well abolish the OPA and save all the expense of maintaining a futile © barrier against inflation.

hr . 5 = a» = . RVEN if the government preserves both sides of the new > pt wage-price policy, Chairman Eccles of the federal re- * " gerve board estimates—conservatively, we think—that the E cost of living is now due to rise 10 per cent more. ' __ Suppose the government announced a 10 per cent .in- : | crease in income taxes. There would be hell to pay. Yet * | more damage will be done to most people’s standards by iv ne policy that ts living costs, with no ex~_emptions for small incomes, and with serious effect on the “# value of savings. The American people might do well to yell louder about the cost-increasing policy before it goes further and makes it impossible for OPA or any other . KEY PARTY WORKER SEVERAL recent letters to the Hoosier Forum on this page, in one today, have dealt with the responsi3s of the precinct committeeman in party organization therefore, in government. * Do you know the name of the committeeman of your arty, if you belong to one, in your precinct? Do you know his background, political and personal, and how he is lipped to select the candidates who will be supported in the primary election? We'll wager that almost every voter, unless he be ve in politics, will have to answer “No.” % The precinct committeeman is the wheel-horse of politics, He is the man who “gets out the vote.” And the gman who helps decide who will be presented to the public with party indorsement. And the man who elects the § county chairman who maintains party responsibility for “the actions of those from its ranks who have been selected for public jobs. Et It is sound government, as well as sound politics, to scrutinize carefully the record of your precinct committeeman, and his qualifications to represent you. For that is go he does. As the key party worker, the post of precinct com5 mitteeman deserves more attention in the primary than it , ever has received. Or probably will receive in the future, 4. It is well to remember, though, that this person is the { keystone to the kind of political structure the community re DON’T HELP FRANCO-SPAIN ty action by the United States, Britain and France in withdrawing support from Franco-Spain is long gi overdue, Paris has been appealing for such action for {many weeks. Now she is asking again. But Britain is _ unwilling to move, our government hitherto has beeri unable to make up its ‘mind. {Britain wants to restore the monarchy under Juan, ~ along so-called constitutional lines. She hopes thereby to {achieve a stable and pro-British Spain, at a time when is threatening her Mediterranean lifeline. be Actually, however, attempts to re-establish the monarchy may precipitate the very civil war that the British + | and all friends of Spain want to avoid. Anyway the ! indo themselves have a right to choose their own

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kind of government, so long as it is not a threat to world ¢ In the circumstances, Britain's pro-monarchist policy { is certainly nothing for us to rubber-stamp. If we continue to support Franco, while waiting for a Fascist-Monarchist { deal, we shall weaken and isolate the Republican moderates

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of both Spain and France. That will strengthen the Com.

If that happens, it will do no good to curse Russia— we will have our own stupidity to blame.

GOOD WORK, JUDGES!

Judge Joseph Howard: assumed the bench in mu-

or to deal severely with defendants found guilty of driving. : ting out that an automobile ih the hands of an § person is a deadly weapon, Judge Howard says ends to enforce the drunken operating laws withtion. If anyone is caught at the wheel of while under the influence of liquor, he will same treatment as any other offender, regard-

Niblack, of municipal court 4, likewise toward drunken drivers, and treatment for all defendants. i8 set in these two municipal n driving and at the. same fairness amd integrity,

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“| do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it." — Voltaire.

Escape From Daily

By An Amused Listener, Indianapolis

week at a time, except for

world into one of gayety or sorrow, and sometimes touches your Poems, when you iron, indeed. I love poetry, but after the children are in bed and quiet, which is so scarce in a normal American home. Your grandmother read poems maybe. But mine with 13 children to wash and fron for— well, I doubt if she had time to read poetry or even feel it in her soul. Did you ever iron two pieces, get a drink for sister, iron one piece, answer the door, back again, there goes the telephone, iron another piece, time for baby to be fed or dried. And imagine quoting poetry to litle ones or big either while you're ironing. Nursery rhymes maybe—but poetry. I can just hear my oldest daughter, 12, look at me and say, “Ye gods, mom, what's ailing you,” and go merrily on her way singing “chickory chick.” I listen to them and I'll put my kids’ I. Q. up against anyone else's (except a prodigy) their age or a little over. : w » " “MONUMENTS ARE INNER URGE FOR PERPETUATION” By Veteran of '18, Indianapolis To a student of history the current discussion of monuments is interesting. The erection of monu"ments, especially in stone and metal has been one of the outstanding traits of the human race from prehistoric times. It seems to answer an inward urge to perpetuate the present for succeeding generations. Go into any neglected country graveyard for proof, In the middle of a desert in Asia, surrounded By loneliness and shifting sand, stands the cliff of Behistun. On its mighty face are the so-called Behistun tables, where Darius the Great of Persia sets forth in three languages his exploits and powers, which read something as follows: “Look and tremble, all ye who pass here! I am Darius the Great, Tord of

"Radio Soap Box Operas Offer an

Home Drudgery"

I just wonder if Mrs. Ruth Millett ever had a houseful to irod for. The woman who confided “she listened to soap operas while ironing” had ‘something on the ball, as our youngsters today would say. Have you, Mrs, Millett, ever been enclosed in a house day after day with cooking, cleaning, washing and ironing to do and maybe for a telephone

conversations not had but very

little contact with outside life? There's where the soap operas come to the woman's aid. It takes you for a few brief moments out of this

which only makes your life broader

Kings .. * And it goes on to recite the details. The rock and an empty tomb in the hills of his native Persia are all that remain of the King of Kings. Gone is his empire, and thé mighty armies which he controlled are vanished these 2500 years. Even his cities are dust and ashes with the plains on which they stood. Only his tablet on the face of the desert cliff, bathed by the sun by day and the stars by night in an empty land where no man comes, bears witness to the might of Darius the Great. Perhaps years from now only the faces of Washington, Jefferson ahd Lincoln, carved in the granite of the Black Hills in Dakota, will be all that remain of the power and greatness of the United States of America, if perchdfice some traveller penetrates into the desert to view them. NN” ¥ . “WHY DARKENED LIGHTS IF PURPOSE IS SAFETY?” By Esther McBride, Indianapolis . If street lights are installed for the protection of human life against injuries, death, robberies and holdups, will you answer this question: Between 16th st. and 22d st. on North Pennsylvania, about 50 per cent of the street lights are painted black or shaded to protect: porches, thereby reducing "the vision for pedestrians for whom the lights were installed. Why is this? Lights are pald for out of tax money and if tax money must be spent .for lighting the city, why not get the most for our money. Can you explain this?

Editor's Note: Here's what the city street lighting superintendent says. People may apply to the works board to have lights before their residences shaded, as did the folks on Pennsylvania st, to prevent glare from bothering them in their homes.) If shading does not affect safety, permission usually is

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“COMMITTEEMAN DOES THE POLITICAL PARTY WORK”

By Otis L. Macy, Precinet Committee man, 233% Georgetown Road

In answer to the unfair criticism by “A Republican”—I believe he is a I unjust to the present committeeman of Marion county. + If he is a G. O, P. Republican, | why did he not sign his name and we could have told in a few minutes if he has voted the Republican ticket (which I doubt) in the last few years in the . We do not mean to mislead or deceive any~ one at any time or anywhere, I wonder if “A Republican” is aware that a committeeman is elected by the voters in his precinct and is the only one selected to an office without some salary of some kind. We are the ones that know what

stituents want to represent them in the various offices in the primary, for that is why they elect us. Why doesn't he run for commit teeman in the coming primary and learn the facts? I am sure no committeeman in Marion county would turn down an application from any veteran or his wife if they were true Republicans and he knowing them to be such and deeming them worthy. We can not sign an application of a Democrat for they are supposed to take care of their own party. 3 have been a Republican for 46 years, my father before me, and my three sons after me. Did you ever figure what a committeeman has to do? He is the worker- in the party; he never has much time of his owny day or night, during election year, What would we do without him? Who would take the poll, who would arrange for the meeting, who would feel the pulse of the voters and how they felt about this candidate or that one in the primary, and would they please come out and vote for their favorite candidate, and many, many more things he has to contend with? Who would explain to them why this tandidate was someone they could depend on to carry out their wishes? > y

. » - “PARKING METERS WORK WELL IN OTHER CITIES” By S. E. Little, 3361, Graceland ave.

The city council has again turned down the long needed parking meters due to the fact some misinformed person has told them these little gadgets obstruct vision, break your bones, jam-pack the streets, bend your fenders, cause a civil riot and may even cause your death, At least, that is the impres-

Hoosier Forum. I have visited a number of cities who have these much needed little gadgets and the parking situation was extremely well in hand, Of course, it would work a slight hardship for the people who work downtown inasmuch as they would have to run outside every hour where they had their car parked, to drop in a coin for the next hour. Naturally it would be more expensive because they couldn't park or monop~ olize the city streets all day for nothing. ’ Come on, city councilmen, let's get those gadgets purchased and installed. Let's move Indianapolis up to modern times.

Editor's Note: Bids for installation of parking meters mow are being studied dy the city engineering, purchasing and legal departments. These bids are for the so-called penny-progressive, one hour nickel

and two hour-two nickel machines.

DAILY THOUGHT

I thank Thee and praise Thee, O, thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me now what we desired .of Thee: For Thou now hast made known unto us the king's matter --Dan~ fel 2:23.

LET never day nor night un- > hallow'd pass, But still remember what the

Lord hath done. ~Henry VL:

kind of men or women our con-|

sion left to me in letters in the] .

One of the greatest difficulties will be in finding

Japanese who will take the responsibility of leader~

ship. Several days before I left 1 was guest

of honor at a dine giver ty err editors, pro- | fessors- ** as they call their philosophers.

1 had come in contact with them in the course of my assignment to recreate freedom of the written and spoken word in Japan. : ;

of the evening. . . . I was told that after my departure from Japan my influences would continue to be felt, that I would have “hundreds of devoted

I could not help replying: 3 “I ,am greatly disappointed. What Gen. MacArthur

That is typical of the Japanese. They will do what they think you want them to do , . . but they will not take the initiative.

MacArthur Notes Progress

IN THE latest reports from Gen. MacArthur's headquarters, encouraging progress is noted in the demilitarization and democratizing program. This program is trying to stir a democratic spirit the people, from the bottom up . . . it is dealing with folks who don't know what the word “democracy” means and who think that to describe someone as a liberal is the equivalent of saying he is & Communist . . . most of them are scared of communism. While there are no longer government restrictions

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REFLECTIONS . . . By Charles T. Lucey : The Catholicism-Communism Conflict

ROME, Feb. 28—Pope Pius, Cardinal Spellman and other church leaders have spoken forcefully on many important issues in recent days and everything they said inevitably is backgrounded against the fundamental conflict between Moscow and the Catholic church. , All utterances are quickly screened in the light of their relationship to the political right or left. Such phrases as “atheistic materialism” or “state absolutism” are frequent and the immediate inference is in the direction of Russia. Church authorities have borne down hard on the doctrine of the dignity of the human being, and on the contention the state should” not exceed proper bounds regulating the individual's life. The Pope emphasized this by quoting the eneylical of his predecessor, Plus XI, to the effect that “what individual men can-do by themselves and by their own forces should not be taken from them and assigned to the community.” : Cardinal Spellman also censured state absolutism, saying that the early martyrs were the first Catholics to answer it. y

No Approval of Attack on Russia THE RIGHT-LEPT ISSUE has arisen additionally in connection with Cardinal Spellman’s visit to Madrid this week-end en route home, If Dictator Franco turns up at the government reception planned for the Spanish cardinals and Cardinal Spellman, the New York prelate is certain to be criticised. Cardinal Spellman says that he has been invited to the reception, will attend and that he knows nothing about Franco's plans,

The Pope mentioned Russfa by name in an address to the cardinals and Holy See diplomats this week, pointing out that despite certain pressures ate tempted, no word ever had come from him Approve

that there had been times when speaking out mighg have done more harm than good. A point repeatedly emphasized by the Pope is the universality of the church, and appointment of cardinals from the world over in the present cone sistory provides opportunity for this. Yet the Pope vigorously stressed that this world force was spiritual, without a thought of being an earthly empire.

Pope Urges Italians to Vote CONFLICT BETWEEN Catholicism and Come munists is no mere academic thing here in Rome, Last Sunday St. Mary's church was disfigured by signs reading “si vive meglio senza religions” (we live better without religion) and “abasso la moralita” (down with morality). Communists denied authorship but the hammes and cycle symbol was on the inscriptions. Church authorities say many other churches have been similarly marked. The Pope has told Italians it is their grave obligation to vote in elections on the new government this spring. If the people of this Catholic country respond, church authorities believe Communists can not gain a dominant postion.

WORLD AFFAIRS ... By William Philip Simms French Loan Mission Has Touchy Job

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28—Leon Blum, former Socialist premier of France, is scheduled to arrive in the United States this week on a mission of the utmost importance to his country and, to a scarc:ly lesser degree, to our own. Early next month, a Paris delegation composed of financial and economie experts, will follow. It is said that France hopes to borrow $2.5 billion, with which to purchase foodstuffs, machinery and raw materials. Without the loan, it is argued, her recovery will be, at best, a long, uphill struggle or, at worst, ifapossible. M. um, is coming on ahead to prepare the ground. He is not going to dicker for a loan. He is not going to discuss politics or concessions or international diplomagy. According to reports, he merely intends to tell France's story, then let his specialists do the negotiating.

Communists Ready to Take Over FRENCH ECONOMY is nearly if not quite on the rocks. Unless by outside aid, the wreck threatens to be The Communists are already poised to take charge, and any serious deterioration of the present, well-nigh desperate state of affairs would play into their hands. Russia does not want a strong, democratic France. She suspects that such a France might become the nucleus of a “western bloc” with Britain, the low countries and other non-Communist states and has made no secret of her hostility to any such development, Por these and other reasons, M. Blum's mission will be both delicate and difficult. The present interim government of France is a coalition of Come. munists, Socialists and moderates’ of the Popular

Republican movement. = Socialists and Communists are in a majority with the Communists the dominant faction. Opposition by this group led Gen. De Gaulle to resign as provisional president. The domestic affairs of France, of course, are none of our business. Nevertheless, congress is cere tain to take them into consideration if and when called upon to make a $2.5 billion loan. There are some—how many remains to be seen—who certainly would oppose taxing Americans “to finance a Come munist France.” a Another obstacle which M. Blum will have te overcome is the report of anti-American sentimens in his country.

U.S. Is France's Historic Friend . SIMILARLY, certain newspapers of anti-Ameri= can bias refer to Uncle Sam as “the usurer of the world,” and blame our “capitalistic trusts” with ree sponsibility for the war, for Hitlerism, and with “exploitation of the misery of Europe.” Others, more moderate, claim that the U. 8S. “owes” France for damages done in the war. And so on, to our serious disadvantage. M. Blum will be the President's guest in Wash ington. He will find that of all the countries in the world, France has no truer, more disinterested friend than the United States, Others have an ax to grind, But this country wishes only to see France assume as quickly as possible her traditional grandeur. The pity is all the greater, therefore, that her distine guished envoy's baggage dpes not include entirely reciprocal sentiments on the part of France—sentie ments which he, himself, is known deeply and sine cerely to possess.

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IN WASHINGTON . . . By Peter Edson

It's Nice Clean

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—With congressional elections. now less than nine months away, politics is becoming a little more as usual, and that explains much of the spring mud now being thrown around wash-

ington. If you're looking for bigger and better confusion about the issues, one of the more painless ways of keeping up is to read at the same sitting the monthly tabloid newspapers of the two principal political parties. If you want the low-down on the Democrats, read “The Republican News,” William C. Murphy Jr, editor. If you want to know what's wrong with Republicanism, read “The Democra " Sam O'Neal, edi. tor. These two men are publicity chairmen for their respective parties. Both are experienced Washington correspondents and know their way around. Murphy was chief of bureau for the Philadelphia Inquirer, O'Neal for the Chicago Sun. They are good friends, personally, so what their papers have to say about the other's politics must all be in fun. For instance, the names of oil man Ed Pauley and insurance man George Allen aren't mentioned at all in “The Democrat,” which you would normally expect to find bragging about its great leaders. It’s to “The Democrat,” however, that you have to turn to read all about Republican oll man Joe Pew and steel man Ernest T, Weir.

What's in a Name? IN “The Republican News,” Pauley is referred, to lovingly as “Oily Ed” and Allen is “Jolly George, Truman’s court jester” In “The Democrat,” Weir Is praised as “a labor-baiting steel magnate and heavy sugat daddy of the G. O. P.” This pretty exchange of compliments merely shows on what a high plane U. 8. politics is conducted. Front page space is given in “The Republican News” to all the Lincoln Day banquets while “The

Democrat” heralds President Truman's forthcoming

Jackson Day dinner speech on March 23. Abe Lincoln

and Andy Jackson are of course the leading candi- ’ :

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Politics These Days

dates for election in November! At least a lot of the money to finance the campaigns is raised at thelr birthday anniversary frolics. Both papers give page one play to this question of money. “The Republican News” blasts at President Truman's peacetime budget message calling for exe penditures of 36 billion dollars a year—one-third of the national income. “The Democrat” tells about how the G. O. P. is raising money to “Let the rich rule.” “The Democrat” thinks it’s bad for the Republicans to raise money on page one, but on page five there's a nice little box with a coupon that tells you Demoe ‘cratic Treasurer George Killon isn't averse to money, too.

It's Emphasis That Counts

INFLATION comes in for a big play in both sheets, but, oh, with what different emphasis, According to “The Democrat” the administration's program will protect the public from ruinous inflation and keep prices under “reasonable” control. According to “The

Republican News,” it's the “C. L O.~-Truman Inflation

Plan” which is setting the stage for higher prices. Both papers have religious corners, and seem to endorse prayer through cartoons. In “The Republican News,” the Democratic donkey is shown kneeling at his bed praying, “What'll I do? Harry's just spilled the budget!” In ‘The Democrat,” it's the Republican elephant that is shown praying, “Oh, Lord, tell me what those Democrats have that I haven's got.” Both papers go in heavily for reprinting dumb sayings of their opponents. It's news to “The Democrat” when Republican Senator Wherry of Nebraska calls for a corigressiona] investigation of starvation in Europe after having voted against an appropriation for UNRRA. To “The Republican News” it's hot stuff when Democratic Congressman H®™S8 Baldwin of Maryland “observes with sorrow the infiltration into the Democratic Party of so many Communists and left-wing groups.”

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