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Republican candidate to Indianapolis and

told of his last visit here in 1940 “during the campups fllustrious son of Indiana, the late Wendell - L. Willkie.” He jocularly said his friends in football: -. dominant Minnesota had “asked me to see Bo McMillin while 1 was here and find out something about post-war football” Which was flattering to the admirers of our ~ Big Ten champions.: AN And he made reference to the “rugged cruiser named ale your city and the tough battleship named after your te.” f But he: didwt say anything about our relations with Russia, or the Latin American countries, or other basic “foreign policy problems that are vital to the future ‘of democracy. We had expected he would place great emphasis on foreign relations, which will determine whether the “peace is to be really won, because of his experience at the United Nations conference in San Francisco, However, “beyond parenthetical reference to the importance of vigorous support of the United Nations organization, the only comment in that direction was that the department of state needs complete reorganization and a brief criticism of secret diplomacy and secret commitments. . .. Mr, Stassen offered nothing meaty and new in the field of politics or economics. He repeated the oft-heard platitudes of former political speakers. But we don’t believe , the tenor of the talk here was much different than those ‘made when the Columbia club, where his speech was delivered, was organized to support the candidacy of Benja“min Harrison. The torch-light processions: were missing, but so was the fire of a new leadership. Perhaps Mr, Stassen will become more definite if and - when he announces his candidacy.

_. WARNING TO MOSCOW SECRETARY OF STATE BYRNES’ report on foreign affairs was not as blunt as that of Senator Vandenberg “the day before, but both took the same position. Such agreement between the administration and the minority ‘party on foreigh policy is gratifying at any time. It ig _ essential to national security, now that the peace won by "our armed forces remains insecure because of big power rivalries. Both the head of our delegation to the recent United Nations meeting in London, and the chief minority member, praised. initial‘achievement of that organization. But both said its future depends on willingness of the participating nations, especially the big powers, to co-operate for peace. Secretary Byrnes, like Senator Vandenberg, named "Russia. “We have approved many adjustments in her favor, and in the process resolved many serious doubts in “her favor,” the secretary pointed out. “Only an inexcusable tragedy of errors could cause serious conflict between us in the future . . . but in the interest of world peace and in ~ the interest of our common and traditional friendship, we ” must make plain that the United States intends to defend - the (United Nations) charter.” He then gave a list of charter and treaty violations. lhe use or threat of force contrary to charter purposes; keeping troops in territories of other nations without their © free consent; removal of property from liberated areas ~ , without an allied reparations agreement; a war of nerves for strategic ends. Russia has been and still is guilty of | most of these violations in eastern Europe, the Middle East or the Far East. Though Mr. Brynes did not mention her sspecifically in this connection, he left no doubt as to his

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" This. is a warning to Moscow—friendly, but serious. If Guiaralissino Stalin and Commissar Molotov are intelligent they will not discount it. The senate reception of the ‘andenberg report, followed by this solemn declaration by Mo secretary of state, should be understood in Moscow as san end of the American appeasement policy.

“STATE POLICEMEN RIDE ALONE fiir SHOOTING of a state trooper who was riding alone brings out a practice in the Indiana state police operation _ Which requires remedying. That ce is riding alone in patral cars, and thus reducing @ ability of a patrol either to attack if necessary or to defend itself, The Indianapolis police department long ago recognized this, and a city patrolman rarely rides @ in a car when on duty. # Had Trooper Repere Bennett been accompanied by a partner, there might have been a different story, No matter daw Susperite the gunmen were, they would have thought . before shooting, because Bennett's partner would Ps ‘had them covered. Bennett gets out of the hospital, he ‘agree with the suggestion.

EEL BETTER Listy from Vatican City is a paragraph ‘brightened our whole day. It concerns the resentation of the pope's old red hat to the new Cardinal el " n . The master of Tobes held out the hat on a silver

hat shall 1 do now?” asked the august prelate. take it?" Hen cardinals, princes of the church, after years of y with punctilio' and protocol, can be faced with fons for. which they have no precedent. When they y can be hig enough to ask frankly: “What do I do

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By Richard A. Calkins, Indianapolis

cerous. been quickly deprived of an arm.

that it must be done.’ People would

tions in this healthy manner.” Had this surgeon been an employee of the government, charged with treating that part of the public assigned to his care, the result could have been different. What people might say would not count for as much as what the surgeon's boss in the government organization might do if the growth finally turned out to be cancerous and the arm was not taken soon enough. Even though there. was little doubt about the negative diagnosis, the government .surgeon's selfish interest would-dictate that he . play safe and take the arm, reasoning that harmless growths do sometimes become cancerous and that no one could contradict a disgnesis of cancer if the arm was no longer available as evidence. That is socialized medicine. You can take it or leave it. I will leave it. # » »

“SHOULDN'T SEND OTHER LANDS 80 MUCH WHEAT"

By A Times Reader for 23 Years, Indianapeolis 5 I would like to know why the American people take anything

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that is handed them and say noth« ing. Now during the war nobody made kicks about the way things were run. The only thing we were interested in was to win the war. Now then, we the people of the United States raise the wheat and send 80% of it to Russia, Germany and the Japa. Nothing but mur derers. but we did our part to win it. And I think it is pretty low when we keep still and let them give 80% of the wheat across the pond and give us 20%. I mean us, all of us, in the land of plenty, sharing 20% of the wheat. I think 40% would have been more than they had coming to them.

"Socialized Medicine Is Against Public Good; Should Be Opposed"

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“RAILROAD PENSION DUE AFTER 25 YEARS SERVICE” By Railroad Man's Wife, Indianapolis This is not a complaint but an appeal to all railroaders and their wives, To:a railroader a pension is the goal he works for almost all of his workable life. Why not then make the goal interesting enough that everyone will want to work for the railroad? Let us all then work toward one goal. Let all employees have a pension after 25 years of gervice if they so desire, regardless of age. . Statistics prove the life of a railroad employee pensioned at 65 years of age is less than 2 years. Doesn't that seem a terribly short time in which to enjoy the fruit of his labor? So here is what we want: Pensiods after 25 years of service, regardless of age; a flat pension of $100 per month; plus 50 per cent of all salaries above $100 per- month. Think of all the returning veterans who will get good railroad Jobs if this amendment is added to the current pension bill, A member

Charles A Halleck from Indiana. Regardless of our politics let us each one individually write to him today that our husbands might live a

sions that they worked so hard for. - » = “HOPE BETTER MOVIES FOR CHILDREN WILL BE SHOWN"

Mrs. XK. 8. Rosenberger, Chairman of Publications, Indianapolis Council of Parent-Teacher Associations

I am a mother very much interested in obtaining better pictures for our young people to gee, The so-called “Kiddie Matinee” many of the picture shows in Saturday afternoon is not fit for chil. dren to attend, and I am hoping that situation will be corrected soon.

Carnival —By Dick Turner.

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WOMEN IS NO EASY JOB” By Louis H. C. Dierking, 1083 Dawsen st. A few remarks anent “exorbitant”

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Ten-year-old Johriny had a growth on the bone in his arm. The The Times. Mrs, Parker had no surgeon took a small portion of it and sent the portion to a pathol- kick coming. Doubtless price was ogist in order to determine whether the growth was harmless or can-| It was harmless. Had it been cancerous, Johnny would have]

|aoted beforehand. Hanging paper {to mouldings should have cost $1.25

Even though Johnny's parents were poor and not influential, the per- roll Better paper always has surgeon could not think of taking the arm off without conclusive evidence |

land always will cost more to hang. II have not hung paper for thirty to fifty cents per roll since the, great Roosevelt depression, and then not by the roll, but by the room according to size. Also, we ‘do not get paid for cleaning up dirty walls, dirt over window and door casings, dirt] under beds that lazy housewives! won't clean up, to say nothing of moving their. rickety - furniture around. I make ‘em clear the room or else. When paper stores stop selling direct to the public, landlords and fly-by-night bill posters, the situation will tlear itself up. Tet Mr. Luhrman try papering once, deal-

find it not so easy as it looks, or as easy as being a “bureaucrat.” Twenty-eight cent eggs at 60 cents, 95 cent overalls at $3.25 (when we can get them), $8 tires at $16.32 ditto! Come and see me sometime, Mr. Luhrman and Mrs. Parker. I'll show you how we get that way, and we didn’t “plan it that way” either! Sure, I charge for hauling tools, too. It's “all in the price;” Mr. Editor I dare you to print this. » » u “WHY CAN'T TWO HOUSES BE PLACED ON ONE LOT?” By A Disgusted Vet, Indianapolis - 80 the housing situation in Indianapolis ‘is acute, is it? Why? | Here's one good reason that I think would be well worthwhile for an unpartial investigation. on the part of someone who “is in the know.” My brother, who is an ex~G. I, got hig discharge a few days ago. He went out to investigate the rental possibilities and here ‘is one situation he found: Here is a man who owns his own lot. When this gentleman first bought the lot he built a small house and lived in.it while he was building what he anticipated calling his home. Now this home is finished and the gentleman has moved into it and is willing to rent his cottage. The soning board will not allow this because that would put two residences on one lot. Now, just what real estate firm or group of real estate firms is behind this ordinance? During the acute housing shortage can't this ordnance be temporarily. res voked ,or even repealed outright? If I remember the things that I learned in school, a man's property is his awn to do as he pleases with as long as it does not interfere with someone else's right to his property. Now just what does this all add up to? I thought that we were fighting this war for the right to live as we ‘wished as long as it was not interfering with somes one else's rights. » » » “MISSIONARY WORK FOR PEACE INSTEAD OF HATE” By Mrs. R. C., Indianapolis In answer to the mother whe lost her boy, I would like to remind her that she is not the only mother who hag lost her son in the war, I wonder if she thinks that if every. one had the hatred for the Japs and Germans she has, could another war be held off from her grand-kids? Why not try going to church on the Sabbath, to mid-

. week priyer meeting and do some

missionary work for peace of mind instead of going to a show? :

‘DAILY THOUGHT And He changeth the times and seasons: He removeth Kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding. ~—Danie] 2:21. ;

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IT'S OUR BUSINESS . . . and today I am going to’ be presumptuous indeed because I venture to speak for the veterans of this war as a group . . . to recognize that all wartime service was not pertormed in uniform.

When the passing out of medals tor bravery and for service is all over, there will” he many who wore the khaki or the blue or the marine green who will have received formal recognition. But there will be relatively few medals for civilians . . . little recog-~ nition of home ‘front fortitude and’ bravery. Many a challenge was met right here in civilian life that was harder than a great many of those in the war machine . . . and this is no disparagemeht of those who wore a uniform in their contribution to winning the war. As a matter of fact, it is the conclusion reached by a group of us in an after-blackout discussion aboard the S. 8. Sturgess late in August as we plowed through ‘the China sea to Tokyo, our final goa! of victory.

were to the end of the road . . . there were Gen. Hsu Yung Chang and Vice Adm, Yang Hsun Ch'Eng of the Chinese forces; Lt. Gen. Van Oyen, of Ihe Netherlands Indies army; Air Vice Marshal Jones, of the Royal Australian air force; Maj. Gen. Valdes, chief of staff of the Philippine army, and Col. Cosgrave, Canadian signer of the swrrender instrument (who signed his name on the wrong line, by the way). Too, there was affable Chinese Col. Li 8hu Cheng, who vouchsafed that ne didn’t believe he had “a Chinaman's chance” of getting aboard the Missouri for the signing because of the many generals and admirals , . . and he didn’t. The upshot of that long discussion, With the vision of being back home again soon, was that we all paid tribute to thosé who were winning the war, as Cosgrave said, “in civvies.”

Tough Job at Home, Too ‘IT WAS a difficult assignment for those back here whose loved ones were far away from them, or away from them at all for that matter. It was not

REFLECTIONS

SAVANNAH, Ga, March 2-—Lady Nancy Astor raised some blushes here with her recent remark that this city is like a beautiful woman with a dirty face. Some few got mad. But most of the people here seemed fo think she was right and many have so expressed themselves in the newspapers ind .else-

| where since the visitor dropped her casual comment.

As a result the city has started a clean-up campaign. But tha ‘little pebble that the Virginia-born lady dropped into the pool of Savannah's complacency started waves that reached further perhaps than she expected. For Augusta, up the Savannah river, and Atlanta, and Charleston, over in ‘South Carolina, also have been stirred to start clean-up campaigns of their own. Perhaps it may become national. The United States generally became dingy during the war, for well-known reasons of lack of material and labar.

Physical Clean-up in Savannah IN A LETTER of apology to Bill Fielder, state editor of the Morning News here, ‘Lady Astor "said ‘the people can “go on cussing me” if they'll clean up before the international monetary conference, beginning March 8, which will bring distinguished persons here from all over the world. Then she added:

care whether it loves me or not.”

" Lady Astor touched only the surface. One wonders what might have happened if she had pried below the surface. Say, for example, low wages

WORLD AFFAIRS Spanish Crisis

WASHINGTON, March 2.—American intervention in Spain. now Europe's most inflammable tinderbox, almost certainly would encounter bitter opposition throughout the eountry Action by the United States, Britain and France to oust the existing regime and substitute an “interim government” at Madrid—as Washington is reported to have suggested to London and Paris—would lead, it is feared; to serious involvment and bloodshed. Writing in the Tablet, Catholic weekly in Brookyn, Dr. William Thomas Walsh said: “Within the next few weeks the citisens of the United States . . . may be called upon to decide the fate of the Christian order in Spain, and with it the

'| future of the whole world. Spain once more is the

center of the spiritual conflict of this planet . . . the take sought is nothing less than the conquest—body, mind and soul—of the human race.” Few seem to haye a good word for Dictator Franco. The vast majority of Americans apparently would feel relieved if he were replaced by a truly democratic regime. And that is7said to be what the United States has in mind.

World Peace Is Endangered BRIDGING THE GAP from Franco to a securelyestablished Spanish democracy is chock-a-hlock with danger—danger to Spain and to world peace. After overthrow of Alfonso in 1931, Spain had a duly elect~ ed; constitutional government. In 1936, however, a Communist-led popular front transformed the republic into something closely resembling a second Soviet Union. There followed a “little world war” with Germany and Italy fighting Russia on Spanish soil thus ushering in world war II

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By D Donald D. Weert A nnd ie ~ Veterans Pay. Tribute to Home Front

easy to preserve the family unit under the: emotional strain of separation and uncertainty over the serviceman’s return . . . to keep a home going to And it was not simple’ to Jive the regimented existence of ‘war, While the hardships in the states did not compare in severity with those of England, of France, of China, of Russia . .. to mention only our principal allies . . they nevertheless were a radical departure from what America was accustomed. Ther there was the matter of ‘individual responsibility. ‘I feel it was a much greater task to keep a family or a business going in wartime America than many of us had in the service. There, much of what we did was by the book. The average mili-’ tary or naval job carried little opportunity for exercising individual responsibility. except for some of those in combat or the ones who made command. decisions, We faced little demand for the type of ingenuity and independent thinking that was routine to so many civilians . , . if they were to do what they felt to be their share in winning the war at house, Again, the emotional stress did not compare with that of those who were just as near to the war, even though away from actual shooting.

Now All Are Civilians

IT IS WELL to remember, as we discussed that night on the road to Tokyo bay from the viewpoint of several nations . . . that while the veterans were in the fore in winning this war, success would have been impossible without the almost 100 per cent support of those at home. And we all knew it. It was the factories, the offices, the homes and the churches and schools . . . as well as where the bullets flew or in overseas bases or U. 8. y that the morale and materials of victory were forged. A great percentage of the country's male population was in uniform . .. but an even greater number of men and women were at homé working just as hard for victory. We had the flashiest job, but not a | the Hardest one.

By Thomas L. Stokes

What Lies Below Surface of South?

that stil] exist; the poor start of so. many farm tenants, white and black; educational facilities necessarily handicapped because general income produces inadequate revenues, and lack of economic and political privileges and rights for a large group of citizens, both white and black. The South has ‘Constructive critics’ among her own people. She could use more. Reform from within proceeds, but it proceeds slowly.- That's where it must come from to be effective, There is still a defensive attitude, negative instead of positive.

Spiritual Clean-up in the South SOON AFTER Gen. Sherman captured this city in 1864, which he announced to the nation in a message presenting it as a Christmas gift to the worried man in the White House, Secretary of War Stanton came

~ here and meddied around. He wanted to do every-

thing at once, ereate Utopia for the Negro race quickly. This line of action brought the horrible experience of reconstruction. Sherman, who had lived for 25 years among southern people, urged moderation; Negroes must be educated- to their new. rights and privileges as free men. He was in favor of going slow. It was wise advice, though not heeded. Reconstruction on the Thad Stevens radical Pattern followed, with all its bitterness. Today southerners still say go slow when such things as civil rights for Negroes, the basic right to vote, for instance, is raised. How slow is “slow?”

. By William Philip Simms

Is U.N.O. Problem

Intervention in Spain now, many fear, ‘might set fire to a similar powder train, Russia is just as inter-

-ested in the Iberian peninsula today as she was in

the 30’'s—perhaps more so. But her idea of what constitutes a democracy is clearly the antithesis of the Anglo-American idea. She agreed at’ Yalta to “free and unfettéred elections” in.Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and other. areas, but:as yet no such elections have been held. Instead, puppet states have been set up. An American-British-French effort to establish an “interim government” in Spain with a view to holding a “free and unfettered election” in that country at a later date might end in similar fashion—or even worse. It might result in a new civil war, this time with Russia backing one side and Britain and the United States the other. The world situation being what it is, that would invite unthinkable disaster.

Many Americans Resent Policy ALREADY MILLIONS of American citizens of Polish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Lavtidn, Estonian, Yugoslav and other origins, are bitter against the admin« istration for what they call “selling their countries down the river.” The war against Hitler has kept them ‘reasonably quiét but now that it's over, they will begin to make their voices heard in protest, To these may be added those of millions of Catholics. . Meanwhile many are asking what has become of the United Nations. If, as charged, “the present situation in Spain constitutes a danger -to international security," they suggest, why not let the whole 51 members handle the matter? Why should just one or two or three of the larger powers risk involvement by acting alone, even if only temporarily?

. By Peter Edson

Should Sodial Security Plan Expand?

WASHINGTON, March 2.—Practical means for pringing domestic servants, agricultural workers, farmers, doctors, lawyers, and other self-employed small businessmen in under the social security system have now been outlined for the house ways and

means committee by Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman

of the social security board, ‘Up to now, principal objection to giving oldage insurance and retirement benefits to all. gainfully employed workers, instead of to just a part of them, has been that it was too difficult to keep books. But nine years of experience in which some 84 million U. 8. workers’ accounts have been kept

‘at a cost of only 123 cents per account have taught

the S8B a lot of tricks which now make extended coverage practical. For agricultural and domestic workers a stamp plan has been proposed. For the self-employed an annual report and return based on the income tax form ‘will give all necessary data. As outlined by the social security board, they would work something like this:’ Suppose you are Marie the maid or George’ ‘the gardener—as the sex may be. There are seven million mare like you in the social security, Suppose also your pay is $26 a week. Social security tax on this pay today is 2 per cent, or 50 cents a week, half paid by employer, half by employee.

Plan Similar to British

IF THE proposed plan for extending social security coverage were put through, you would register at the postoffice or some other dedignated government office and be issued a ‘blank book something like the war savings stamp books. Only in these, social security stamps would be pasted. Your employer would have to buy the stamps from the postoffice or rural mail carrier. Every payday your boss would take:25 cents out of your wages, take 25 sents out of his own pocket, buy a 50-cent stamp and paste it in the. proper place in your book, . At the end of every six manths, when your stamp

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would keep the book and the record until such time as you became eligible to receive benefits. All this may sound complicated now, but it really isn’t. Similar social security stamp plans have been used ‘by the British and other governments, and. they work. Now suppose you are Mr. John Farmer or Dr. Phil Sawbones, or Mr. Pop Corn Vendor, You own your own business and are self-employed. ‘Today you are not eligible for social security benefits. Your income is irregular because of seasonal changes in your businéss or. because people don’t pay their bills regularly. You haven't any wages from which socidl - security taxes can be deducted, ; For self-employed small businessnien payments could be made on an annual basis, When you filed your income ‘tax return March 15, you could also fllé a statement showing income from sales, professional services, rents received, and so forth. Your sacial security tax would: be calculated on the basis of net income and you would send the government

“RB remittance to he credited to ‘your account.

Start Tax at $200

A8 NOW proposed the self-employed would pay no tax if his income were_less than $300 a year. For net income between $200 and $500 the tax would be 1 per cent, For income hetween $500 and $3000, the self-employed’ would pay the -combined employeremployee rate of 3 per cent, up to the maximum of $60 a year, Mind you, all these things haven't happened and aren't part of the law ag yet, They are merely part of the plan now being considered by congress to broaden — social security legislation to take in not only the mentioned above, but’ also half a dozen other classes not now covered. They include employees of non-profit institutions, members of the federal, state and local goverhment employees. It is also proposed to lower from 65 to 60. the age limit at which benefits are payable to women, and to increase maximum benefits payable above the. present, $85 a month, for the pormaently disabled th dependents

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