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| RUSSIA AND CHURCHILL

1y, March 13, 1946 ' WALTER LECKRONE = HENRY W. MANZ © Editor * Business Manager

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REGISTRATION MUDDLE

[DISCLOSURE that the names of thousands of registered| voters had been incorrectly purged from the rolls, despite the fact these persons had voted in the last election, is a shocking example of inefficiency in .the county regis-/ tration system. i) There is no hint of fraud in the matter, but the result

be prevented from casting their votes in the spring primary if the situation is not corrected. It would appear that the proper records were not used as the basis for the purge. To remedy the errors doubtless would require a large number of man-hours. To solve the problem and at the same time prevent a repetition of past disfranchisement, we suggest that the two county chairmen get together and agree on accepting affidavits of those who are known to live in the precinct in which they attempt to vote, if the voter swears that he is properly registered and voted in the last election. That is a common-sense way. This will not prevent proper registration of those who

go to the courthouse or one of the registration centers, |

either to register for the first time or to renew registration rendered invalid because they did not vote in the last election. Otherwise, more than 100,000 voters face the prospect .of losing their vote if they don’t take immediate steps to preserve that right. pis———————

OSCOW'’S bitter attacks on Winston Churchill for pro- ~ posing closer Anglo-American fraternal association come with bad grace from the Russians, of all people. They seem to forget that they have a 20-year military alliance with Britain, and an offer of one for 50 years. And they have military alliances with other nations. Those in glass housés should not throw stones. : fhe reason an Anglo-American treaty of alliance is not in the picture has nothing to do with Russian feelings. Certainly Washington would not recognize Moscow's right or'good faith in offering objections to the United States

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"Never Has Been Fair Price for Paper-Hanging, Probably Wen't Be"

By F. L. Bolander, Indianapolis I have always wondered what the guys look like that write to the Hoosier Forum. But the subjects come home, and I join the many with my favorite gripe.

following the Russian precedent. Actually, however, American tradition is against peacetime military alliances of an exclusive nature. That tradition is not apt to be changed. Moscow knows this. She also knows that treaties of

What counts in the relations of nations are common purposes and mutual interests—or conflicting purposes and interests. The Anglo-American conflict of interests is minor compared with the basic. purposes and standards shared by the two peoples. e | The fraternal association which Mr. Churchill mentioned—he did not propose a treaty of alliance—already exists and has existed for a long time. Repeatedly it has held Britain and America together in times of grave crisis It is stronger today than ever. : ~ That does not mean the United States underwrites all British imperial policy, or that England always agrees with us. It does mean that on the larger issues of world peace, and defense against aggression, the United States and the British commonwealth are united. ~ ® This is not a menace to any peaceful nation, not a _threat to any freedom. It is the best hope of the United ‘Nations, and is so recognized by most members, If Russia will live up to her United Nations pledges, : she will have the United States and Britain as enduring friends in that alliance for peace. But if she continues to violate her peace agreements— as she is doin? today in Manchuria and Iran and elsewhere ~no power on earth can make others trust her. Unless Russia learns that before it is too late, the future is dark. .

HOW TO BUILD CONFIDENCE

HAVING promised to explain all about the government's new wage-price policy, Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles has issued some regulations, 91 questions and answers, and a statement by himself. . We hope these outgivings are more enlightening to industrialists and businessmen than they are to us. Becaiise, so far as we can understand them at all, they don’t séem to provide much new information. Or, for that matter, a very firm foundation for Mr. Bowles’ assertion that the new policy is a blueprint. for getting rid of such bottlenecks as “fear, doubt and blind self-interest” and clear- \ ing the way for “the greatest flood of goods this nation has ever seen.” ¢

Mr. Bowles does make it plain enough that he wants to hold prices as nearly as possible at present levels. Em- - ployers who fear that, if they grant wage increases demanded by labor, they will be squeezed disastrously against inflexible price ceilings, are told in effect to trust the OPA. y » # » . H “THE THING we Americans need more than anything else right now is confidence,” says Mr, Bowles. And, as a basis for confidence, the “average employer” is assured that the new wage-price policy means to him— “Quicker settlement of wage problems. . It means prompt price relief where hardship exists under fair pricIng standards. It means that the way is cleared for all‘out production.” ° : May that all prove true, But promises of prompt relief of hardships and fair pricing standards are, like many other things in Mr. Bowles’ document, not new. The real basis

for confidence 1s performance—prompt and fair action. If

‘Mr. Bowles and the OPA will gear themselves for that business fears and doubts can be overcome, blind selferest will have less opportunity can get production rolling, duction is the test, Price controls, at best, can only but bountiful production can conquer it. Un-

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I'm a paperhanger, and I always wanted to lecture on the subject.

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Paperhanging is classed as labor, and laber has to work five and six days a week, and 52 weeks a year to live. Yet, Mrs. Indianapolis starts calling the first week in January to get her paper hung the first week in April. I'm a busy man that week. : There has never been a fair price for good paperhanging and I don’t suppose there ever will be. If your home is nice and you own it and you have well papered walls you will find it cost you not less than seventy-five cents per roll, maybe more. If the work was well done, you will find the decorator made only wages and expenses. Mrs. Parker, if you had your walls steamed, “a cost. not included in the decorating,” if the decorator repaired the cracked plaster, sanded and sized the walls (a very necessary procedure), and hung the paper well, your one dollar and ten cents per single roll was well spent. When 1 speak of cracked plaster, 1 don't mean replaster the room. If you are a tenant your landlord calls with a shaky voice and says, “I have a house and it needs papering so bad, but since O. P, A, I don’t make a dime on it. So could you paper it with same idea in mind?” When you speak of ability to pay, I get chills. The man with that ability uses the time, gas and good will of a dozen paperhangers before he finds one to do his work for less. This is his privilege, but I mustn't charge the next guy to care for my loss. » » . “WOMAN OF STATE WON'T BACK RADICAL CANDIDATE”

By Marguerite Dice, 3650 Washington Blvd. Two. years ago the Republican party officials were appealing frantically for the woman vote (estimated at 60%). The w8men responded. To them- a Republican vote was a vote against radicalism personified by the Democratic party. When the votes were counted the Republican majority in In.’ diana surprised the nation. It was

Side Glances—By Galbraith

the second largest majority of the six of seven states that went Republican. It was a majority of nearly 100,000. The women had really gone to the polls. ; Imagine their amazed and outraged feelings now when the party which was urging them to vote two years ago against the radical Democratic party, sends forth as its first candidate for United States senator a man who has just been endorsed by the CIO-PAC. These women know that the CIO is dominated by radicals and led by communists. In my opinion, the women of this state will not support such a candidate nor the political party that backs him. They will stay at home first. For what chance would there be of delivery from the evils that beset us? » ” » “WHERE ARE THE NYLONS GOING? 1 CANT GET EM” By Mrs. C. L. Wheatley, 911s E. Maryland st. : As we were standing on the corner of Meridian and East Washington sts, my sister and I heard a couple of women talking. One said to the other, “I just have to get Mary something for her birthday, but, of- course, you know 1 can't afford much. just give her a pair of my nylons.” Apparently this woman had quite a few pairs. That's just fine! All I want is stockings. Where are these hose going? What a laugh! She cant’ give much! When some silly women risk their lives to get a pair of those precious nylons. Oh, I'll admit I would love to have a pair, but I'm sure that I'm not taking any chances of getting hurt {getting them.

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“UNIONS AND CAPITAL BOTH ARE NECESSARY” By B. E. Ferrell, 3330 N. Meridian St. I wish to answer a recent article

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published in the Forum under the heading, “Lebanon Strike Not Wanted by Majority.” | She having admired the stand | taken by the “salesmen” for the Home Made Pie Co. These men claim to net $110 a week or better. | Are they real salesmen? No, they! are deliverymen, peddlers and pos-| sibly truck drivers. { These men are enjoying a most | favorable condition, produced at| |the expense of other like workers. | | They are unwilling to contribute | {one penny that would help some {less fortunate worker in a similar, |livelinood. How selfish. About the Hicks Body Co. strike. | | Yes, the men voted to strike. The {laws of the land give men that | privilege, and it is not unusual for {men even in other states to support strikers, as in a city or country. | These Strikes are voted on ‘by |secret ballot and majority rules. Her husband is a farmer and {they need so many things, and {blame the labor unions for this.. Remember everything yoy enjoy lon your farm is paid for by we |consumers. If it weren't for us,| {you wpuldn't have the farm and without you we wouldn't eat. What we all really need is to see that the producers of wool, cotton and food get all the tools they need, insist on the production of all possible; |prices; it will lower other wages and the farmer will have a bare existence with the rest of us. | We all have certain rights under | the laws of this grand and glorious country of ours and we have unions because they are necessary. We have capital for the same reason. They will get along. They must. I've been a union man since 1906. I also know most of them are far from perfect, but they are here to stay.

= » - “DRUNKS SHOULD BE MADE TO SWEEP CITY STREETS” By One Who Enjoys Safe Driving, Indianapolis Referring to a letter by a “Drunkard’s Friend,” I wish to say that he is right. Why should a drurik be permitted to buy all of the liquor he wants and then start driving his car through the streets, endangering his own life and everybody elses. He also empties his bottle and throws it on the street to be broken, This is a hazard to small children getting- severely cut, and, also destroys many auto tires that are hard to get. So let the ABC clamp down and stop all liquor sales to drunks. I may suggest that these drunks be made to sweep the streets and alleys as punishment, instead of paying a fine or getting a few days confinement. One day of sweeping the city streets would be a greater punishment than 10 days in the city jail. '

” » » “TURN. UNION MEETINGS OVER TO WIVES; NO STRIKE" By An Ex G 1. Indianapolis + Here is the solution to the strikes Turn the union meetings over to the wives of these men on strike. When these ladies were through with the union ring-leaders, all strikes would automatically be dissolved. ; . After all, they deserve a say. Are they not the ones who have to face the butcher, grocer, milkman and so on? I am sure they would do equally as well “as the men have done. ]

DAILY THOUGHT

But be ‘ye doers of the word, and not- hearérs only, deceiving your own selves.—James 1:22,

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+1 WAS STILL in short pants when, by precépt and example, I tumbled to the fact that comedy and trag-

| edy, have something” in common, Both originate in

frustration. ! : Of course, I was too young at the time to put my discovery into words. On the ; other hand, words weren't necessary to make me appreciate the fact that when a man ‘loses nis temper, the result is bound to be farce or some variation of that art-form. = When he loses his kingdom or his pocketbook, it's bound to be tragedy. In either case, it's the failure that excites. ! us who stand on the sidelines. And that is probably why the memory of Mr. Weatherbee and his beds still sticks in my mind. Sixty years ago when I was a little boy, Mr. Weatherbee ‘lived all alone on the rear of ,a lot on Madison ave. His home was a converted shed and had only one room. It was all that anybody needed, said Mr. Weatherbee,

Weatherbee's Wants Were Simple

HE ALSO GOT ALONG with a minimum amount of furniture. A table, a little shelf of books and two chairs comprised his taxable worldly wealth. Mr. Weatherbee said he didn’t care to have more than two chairs because he didn't want to entertain more than one visitor at a time, let alone listen to more. Nor did he own a bed. He slept in a hammock stretched across one corner of his room. I remember his saying that a hammock lent itself better to lofty thinking. Mr. Weatherbeé, however, did most of his thinking out of doors. For this purpose, he had a little garden full of red raspberry bushes. He cultivated red raspberries not because he was especially fond of them, but because his bees liked them. Mr. Weatherbee lived for his bees. " The beehiive was under one of the two windows in Mr. Weathérbee's room, the one overlooking the

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert Super-Man Can

NEW. YORK, March 13.—We can tell you exactly what is going to happen after the atomic bombs are dropped on Bikini atoll. There will be a blinding flash, and out of it will spurt a man, dressed in flaming tights and traveling at twice the speed of light. This man will be impervious to bullets and Gamma rays, sickness and death. One blow of his fist will crush a comet, but his nature is childishly sweet and simple. His name will be Thunderbolt, and he will devote his dynamic powers to saving mankind from itself. This deduction is made after “a week-end in a small Connecticut town where the chief industry is children; hence, a perfect locale for research into that newest literary phenomenon, the comic book. Today's child is an astounding creature, soaked in knowledge that ordinarily lurks in the laboratory, and employing speech that bandies heavy water and plutonium, uranium 235 and neutron bombardment as glibly as his father once recited the exploits of the motorboat boys. It's all due to comic books, which are limitless in scope, cosmic in content.

And So Can Super-Worm!

THE 3-YEAR-OLD of today tees off with the breathless adventures of super-rabbit, super-duck and even (I have affidavits) super-worm. ‘By the time he is 6. he is able to criticize, constructively, monographs on scientific achievement, for has he not been thoroughly steeped in Thunderbolt, the atomic man, and his dabblings into nuclear fission? Having been indoctrinated in the ways of Crimebuster, a vitamin-riched youngster who is a sort of Edgar Hoover (jg), our 1946 small fry knows all about civic corruption, murder, robbery, arson for gain, and even more subtle: violations of the law of the land.

OUR TOWN... . By Aston Scorer eRe he Failure Is Always Good for Laugh

garden. That gave him a chance to watch the bees first thing jn the morning. Last thing at night, 60.

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enjoyed the reputation of being the most reliable weather prophet on the south side when I was a little boy. : ; Mr. Weatherbee had a notion that a bee wouldn't leave its hive unless the weather was going to be “fair” And so far as I know, the bees never fooled him, “He had also noticed that his bees had a habit of returning to their hive the moment there was any sign of wind or. rain in the air. A sudden drop in temperature would bring them racing home. All of which, of course, put Mr. Weatherbee in the enviable position of knowing hours ahead of anybody else what the weather was going to be.

Year-Round Production Plan I CAN'T REMEMBER, exactly, whether it was his implicit faith in the bees, or whether it was because of semething he had thought out. for himself; but, one day, Mr, Weatherbee packed up his bees and. went south with them. Legend has it that he got as far ‘as Florida. At any rate, he was gone two years. When he got back, it leaked out that he had gone south to' escape our Hard winters: The big idea back of the escape was that if he found a place without winters, the bees would work the year round for him. Mr. Weatherbee returned a thoroughly-beaten man, It turned out that the bees went back on him after he left Indianapolis. They wouldn’t work more than six months notwithstanding the fact that they had sunshine and red raspberries the year round in Florida. > Most of the people around here laughed themselves sick when they heard of Mr. Weatherbee’s predicament. The few who didn't classify the catastrophe with tragedy, an art-form which commands respect and sympathy. All of which brings me right back to where I came in—namely the observation, picked up in my boyhood, that failure of any kind is nearly always good for a laugh. Either that, or a good cry.

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Outdo Nick Carter

History and myth are at his finger¢ips, because for a dime he revels in Robin Hood, cut down to boy size and hauled, complete with Friar Tuck and Little John, into the confused present. He may also consider “Nero the fox, jive-jumping emperor of ancient Rome.” This particular emperor plays a hot sax, and is a much more logical contributor to the down- . fall of any civilization than the original fellow with the fiddle. ;

And So Can Super-Rabbit!

IT'S HARD TO SAY whether the books for the very young are more entrancing than those aimed at the more. sophisticated sprouts. I was torn, personally, between admiration for Capt. Marvel Bunny, who changed himself into a super-rabbit by muttering the magic words ““Shazam!” and so was able to prevent the candy plant from being destroyed by the evil ants, and the calm way that Liberty Belle, a beautiful female reporter with a split personality, dealt with Jap war industry on Manchukuo. This gigantic industry, mushrooming daily, dispenses several hundred titles weekly, monthly and quartefly. The books have so firmly seized the juvenile imagination that more responsible mothers ration their darlings to one a week, It is no longer possible to recall with nostalgia Tom Swift and his electric rifle, the callow pranks of the Rover Boys and ‘the illicit thrills to be found in Nick Carter. Dan Baxter was. a very tame villain, compared to the atom thief, and the inventive Swift's puerile toys were never on a par with bazooka shoes. As for Mr. Alger's milksop heroes, they couldn't hold a superelectronic deathray to robotman and his talking robotdog.

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Peter Edson Out-of-Turn Tax Reduction Talk

WASHINGTON, * March 13.—Secretary of Commerce Henry Wallace jumped the gun a little in his enthusiasm to get the “not-go-full” employment act of 1946 off to a good start, only to have said gun explode right behind him. As a result, he'll probably be picking slugs out of his back for some time to come. It happened like this: Wallace called a press conference with his Undersecretary Alfred E. Schindler and his new director of domestic commerce, ex-Gen. Albert J. Browning. All three read carefully-prepared statements about what. a” great thing the employment act of 1946 was going to be+as “an economic charter for the American system of free private enterprise.” The hand-outs went on to explain how the department of commeérce was going to do everything in its power to make the act work. After the statements were read, the conference was thrown open to questions. The statements were pretty broad, but at the end of the Browning piece was one sentence which seemed to offer possibilities for a little pay dirt if dug into. It read: “. ... the (employment) act contemplates that both business and government will analyze economic trends and take such action as will be necessary to secure the desired volume of production and employment.”

‘Incredible’ Tax Theory

INNOCENTLY,-Gen, Browning was asked how he analyzed present economic trends and what action he proposed taking to secure the desired volume of production and employment, That was when the gun exploded. What ought to be done, Gen. Browning said, was

to reduce the tax rates in the upper brackets; of income! Reporters. could hardly believe their ears. This was the first time since 1932 that anyone in the executive end of the national administration had dared express any opinion contrary to the New Deal theory that the more money anyone made, the higher his.tax rate should be. Gen. Browning explained. The way the tax laws were now, they were curbing production. The income tax rates on thé upper brackets were too high. If a company couldn't make more money by doing more business, the general continued, it had no incentive to produce more goods. What was needed was a program of incentive taxation which would encourage production.

Wallace Tries to Repair Damage

SHADES OF Andrew W. Mellon! Nothing like this had been heard in official Washington since Andy was “the greatest secretary of the treasury since Alexander Hamilton.” But this had gone far enough. Secretary Wallace cut in to try to salvage the situation by saying that this was merely a plan being discussed with the treasury officials. He emphasized that it would be most unfortunate if any ideas got around that the department of commerce was trying to tell the treasury what tax recommendations should be made to congress. But the damage was already done. A high department of commerce official had been plain-spoken enough to say that he thought high-bracket income taxes should be reduced. They'll be hearing about that one plenty.

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Randolph Churchill ~ »Churchill Didn't Urge an Alliance

NEW YORK, March 13.—Three main misconceptions seem to underlie most of the criticism which has been directed against Winston Churchill's Fulton, Mo., speech. First of all, the critics concentrated on denouncing the idea of an Anglo-American alliance. The fact is that Mr. Churchill in his speech nowhere called for an alliance, What he did call for was the continuation of ‘the fraternal association and of the intimate military arrangements which did so much to assure our recent victory. This would be something infinitely more far reaching and effective than any alliance, The second misconception about the speech was less widespread and was limited, for the most part, to the -isolationists and the professional haters of England, It was suggested that the whole thing was another wicked’ plot to involve the United States in another world war. It is only necessary to read the speech with care to seé that, whatever may be its merits or failings, its whole purpose was to outline a plan, not for making war but for preserving peace. In this it.closely paralleled the historic series of speeches ih which Mr. Churchill sought, from 1933 onwards, to prevent the last war.

Britain Not a Declining Power

THE THIRD MISCONCEPTION was the most profound ‘and prevalent of all And it seems to underlie nearly all American thought on foreign affairs. An idea seems to have been put around that Britain is a weak and declining power and that the mighty Amerjcan colossus would find that Britain as a partner would be & mere military liability. This is certainly not the view of the high-ranking army, navy #nd air force commanders who are responsible

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any prospective enemies.” Eaker added that there was not a squadron or group at “top ‘éfciency.” At this moment, the British aimy is as large as that of the United States. The. royal air force has nearly twice as many squadrons which are fully operational as has the U. 8. army air force.

Not Coming as Beggar

THEREFORE, it is not as suppliants or beggars that those Englishmen who favor a partnership for the preservation of peace approach their American friends. We recognize that, owing to our fewer num=bers, we may be the junior partner. But it 1s not numbers alone that count. Britain has shown re-

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