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

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3 month. AE » RI-5551 " 4 @ive Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way NOW,” SAYS MACARTHUR , MACARTHUR cannot accept the invitation of The "Times, Governor Gates and Mayor Tyndall to visit

janapolis in the near future, according to a cable we ive received from the supreme commander for the allied

" “There is no prospect of my returning for the pres- © ent,” says Gen. MacArthur.

+ Undoubtedly, events in the making in the Far East play a part in the general's decision not to ‘leave Japan ~ at this time. While Asia still emains a tinder-box of potential world trouble, Gen. MacArthur's place is where hig influence would be greatest—and that is in the area of ‘unrest. When he does come to the United States, Indiana still

will be prepared to give him the long-deferred welcome to which he is entitled.

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BRITISH offer of complete independence to India is an act of great statesmanship. It increases the faith of America and of all freedom-loving peoples in basic British "policies. It strengthens the democratic British commonwealth of nations by reducing the liability of imperialism at a time when hundreds of millions of colonial peoples are demanding liberty or death.

'" To the extent that Prime Minister Attlee’'s move is Suecessful, it will curb one of the most potent causes of war. Therefore the world, and the United States in particular, has a high stake in this matter.

Fa 2 Unfortunately, however, even all-important British policy cannot solve this problem in India. Britain can help, mightily. And, in so doing, she can balance out many’ * past wrongs. But the manifold divisions within India may prevent that unhappy land from taking and enjoying the fyi of political freedom.

In Britain's earlier and less forthright offers, there have been Indian accusations that the British were using those native dissensions to nullify in fact the nominal proffer of freedom. Specifically, the Indian princes ruling “non-British India” have been British puppets, and the conflict between Hindus and the large Moslem minority has been convenient for obscuring the imperialist issue.

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UT TODAY there are several good reasons to support the belief that Britain is desperately sincere. First, the Attlee "offer lacks the old ‘strings about ultimate do‘minion status. While expressing the hope that India will elect to become a: free member of the British commonwealth, the prime minister says flatly she may sever all connections if she desires—and that Britain will aid her | 2 in the separation. Secondly, the Attlee statement treats India as a nation and not as a group which should split up as the Moslem league insists—this is so clear that the oslem leader, Jinnah, at once attacked Attlee.

. The reason many tories will go along with Aftlee is hat they knew Britain no longer can hold India against ie* will. The native demand for freedom is too strong the | British power is not strong enough. Today Britain s India more as a friend in a dangerous world than as unwilling colony. Moreover, Britain's gains in relations with the United States and the United Nations can more than make up any loss in India politically. “But Britain can not, will not and should not force any settlement on India. A fair share of the Indians must compromise their differences sufficiently to agree on a democratic constitution and a representative Indian government. In this a grave responsibility rests on the chief congress leaders, Gandhi and Nehru, to take full advantage of the opportunity, offered by Britain without taking unfair advantage of the unco-operative Moslems and other Minorities. ! “1 All friends of justice and of peace will wish for the | Bliecess of the new Cripps mission which goes to India this week with the Attlee offer.

at CUT SPENDING, NOT TAXES

T OF US who have to pay federal income taxes did | ~ some grousing during the paperwork period that ended t Friday. Buf most of us, according to the Gallup Mpn’t believe we got soaked too hard. wit Dr. allup’s agents have been sampling opinion among Ane ers. They report that 62 per cent of those opiniotk on the subject think the present tax rates x wever, they say sentiment has shifted desince’ the war ended. Two years ago, 90 per cent of the taxpayers thought the rates were fair; a year ago, Be per cent. This change, the doctor observes, is likely to mean : that ‘congress will be under greater pressure for further tax reduction this year than in any recent year, and that the issue will get hot in the November congressional eleca. ‘We don’t doubt it. Tax cutting is a time-tested of corralling votes. ah But we hope congress will not yield to such piessure. = An honestly balanced federal budget, and a real start ward trimming our gigantic national debt, would be | to and better for all of us than another reduction in _ our income tax ‘rates. In the not-so-long run, it would money , for all of us. It would begin immediately to |. 'e one of Tn dangerous causes of inflation— n 's defici spending which is priming an lly priming oi time to cut government revenues, the time to cut government spending for Dalyles more deeply than President Proposed It is the time to hold down and / An of departments and agencies, It takgayese 1

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minimum salaries it is impossible | to get more. A teacher made the statement, ‘she had two loves. One was the children she taught, the other her husband, She explained it thus. Teaching was her greatest love, She loved her husband next. It appeared she must give up one in the beginning. Common sense allowed her to enjoy both, She married | keeping that love, who in turn supported her, allowing her to enjoy her greatest love by teaching for ‘a salary that would not otherwise have enabled her to continue in her chosen profession. The public’ must realize that these teachers must, at least, have a living wage. With the pressure of donations to various churches and charitable organizations as well as their personal appearance expenditures, coupled with the cost of educational training, it is amazing how they endure the rigors of survival. I know some teachers who use a part of their meager salary to buy school books, spectacles and clothes for unfortunate children. Yes, Parent-Teacher associations should advocate salary increase, and, above all, learn to understand the teacher is a normal person deserving their cooperation and’ un(derstanding. No, I am not a teacher, but I know their problems. » » s “TOLERANCE : IS WORLD'S ONLY SALVATION TODAY” By Weary Willie, Indianapolis At my breakfast table Sunday, I listened to a minister address a Sunday school class in such a manner that I was disturbed. His first challenge to my mind was his statement that the farewell message of Joshua along with the fare-!

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Carnival —By Dick Turner

"Next Legislature Should Take Up Township Teacher Pay Boost"

By William Taylor, Morgantown, Indiana Your editorial on teachers’ salaries is timely, but why not cover the

that the teachers who are employed

by township trustees, in most instances, receive only the minimum salary required by law, I admit the salaries in Indianapolis are wholly inadequate, but in comparison to the township teachers’ salaries, we find a “must” is in order for the next session of the legislature. Beginning teachers are paid the grand wage of $1120 per year. Teachers with a B. 8. degree and five years teaching experience receive the amazing salary of $1400. The law permits higher salaries but with the vote seeking of the politicians based upon the tax rate kept low by

became more attentive. The Reverend very forcibly preached that each of us should emulate Joshua in fighting our enemies and possessing their land. This intrigued me so much that I found the family Bible (yes, it was dusty) to read up on Joshua. His first conquest was Jericho, Here he took all the gold, silver, etc. and then utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man afd woman, both young and old, and ox, sheep and ass with the edge of his sword. Then the city was destroyed by fire. Thoughts of Lidice, Poland, France, etc. flashed across my mind. Skipping to the farewell message, where because of the Reverend’s recommendation I expected to find something fine, Joshua details his conquests and gives his God credit for all. (Hitler had a mission, too, and tried to bring in a Supreme Being, especially when things were not so good.) Joshua warns his people against false gods and cautions them not to cleave to or marry. other than in his tribe. The penalty was to be consumed if snared or trapped by all these other people. Bringing Joshua's philosophy up to date it should read: Have noth-| ing to do with Methodists, Catholics, Kentuckians, Canadians, Indians, English, French, Russians, yellow people, black people or any other people, because to do so will corrupt you and you shall be destroyed. Hitler surely was familiar with this philosophy and I wondered if Comrade Stalin could ex-

land” to “possess the machinery.” How, by anything holy, can a

“MAYBE ALL WIDOWS CAN

HAVE PENSION OF $3000” Bertha E. Dugan, 6116 Broadway " At long last the ways and means to lifelong security, the goal of every human being, has been realized; at ledst, in Indiana. The method is simple. Just get your husband elected governor, It's 4 short term and there is time to assure the future wherewithal of many now financially uncertain families, His term will take only four years from his regular pursuits, there is ne financial investment, he will have a lovely and palatial new home, and therefore, will not have to undergo the rigors of house hunting (for the next four ‘years; and by then there {will be thousands of houses in Indiana), and the dividends go on and on, thereby removing any worries he may have regarding his wife and children after his removal from this earth, The old adage has been given a new switch. It is not the “Woman who pays and pays and pays.” Rather she takes and takes and takes. Or could you say “The poor | old taxpayer who pays and pays and pays.” Well, there is one redeeming feature. This should forever remove the stigma from charity. If the first citizen of the State of Indiana is willing to accept welfare assistance under the name of pension for his wife, why should anyone have too much pride to accept alms? Maybe all of our widows can have $3000 a year. Oh, well, we can dream, can't we? . ” s ” “FOREIGN BRIDES DON'T HELP HOUSING SITUATION” By Mrs. G. G. Planter, Indianapolis I am a constant reader of your column and I am so tired of hear-| ing about our boys having no| homes for their foreign brides. 'It|

seems to me that our girls have

lost something, when so many have married over there. Our girls worked pretty hard in war plants and it seems that if we want to relieve the housing situation, we should not bring any more of those girls over here, Don't think that I am sarcastic, but what is happening to us Americans? We seem to let things get by us without much effort to try

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the world such misery. Not one] word did I hear of peace, love thy| neighbor, or tolerance, which is our only hope.

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|course, they can pick up boys in the street and play hide and seek. So, Indianapolis, wake up and just see what we taxpayers are putting out for, Maybe we can build a few more factories to tear down and let our own people live in the streets. ; The OPA never did evict anyone

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un » a “EDITOR'S NOTES USE UP READERS’ FORUM; NO GOOD” By Mrs. Ruth Dawson, Indianapolis I always thought the Hoosier Forum was for readers and their opinions Lately there has been too many “Editor's Notes” on Hoosier Forum, especially on the question of the loan to Britain when one opposed the subject. If what the editor has to say is so important, how about an editor's column? You are sounding too much like an “apple polisher” on lots of subjects. It used to be you could swing people, especially during election, but those days are gone forever, The more we read your paper we turn to other channels of what’s what, I think you not only show poor taste but a change of editors is what this paper needs.

Editor's Note: Oh, no—not that!

DAILY THOUGHT But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not- purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. aes 19:20.

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IT'S OUR BUSINESS . . . By

IT'S OUR BUSINESS, in view of the steady weakening - of our war-time military might and superiority over every nation, to realize that today we are the least prepared of any major power to vesist aggression or to enforce the dictums of the United Nations Organization, In our aversion to war and the hasté to “get the

war I, when we cut our armed forces recklessly, scrapped our navy and allowed our air corps to languish. "rhe top leaders in each of these components have warned us that we’ couldn't put an effective army, navy or air corps in the field today . but still congress has in its dusty pigeon-holes such vital measures as unification of the forces and compulsory military training. A resolution has just been tmtiolused in congress calling for a joint congressional committee to determine just what forces we need to meet our international obligations. , . . and ‘those we might face on the domestic ‘scene,

Unite Army; Navy, Air Corps UNIFICATION of the armed forces has been advocated by President Truman “as the best means of keeping the peace,” and by Secretary.of War Robert P. Patterson, Gen. George C. Marshall, when, he was the army's distinguished chief of staff, Gen. of the Army Air Forces “Hap” Arnold, Gen. of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, who became chief of staff after his duties ended as supreme allied commander in the war against Germany, and Gen, of the Army Douglas MacArthur, supreme allied commander in the war against Japan. High-ranking naval officers, too, supported uni fication, but backed down under apparent pressure when the navy department refused to go along in support of the President's program . .. and the navy got away with it! Opponents of unification ask “Why break up a winning team?” but they forget that this winning team is falling apart now and that post-war organization to meet new conditions is a subject on which little if anything has been done. It is certain that

REFLECTIONS

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By Robert

NEW YORK, March 19.—~The stylish new woman, especially in New York, is seven feet tall, has two square feet of flowers on her head, is softly rounded and wears shoes that will make her taller than she is. This is the quarterly fashion roundup, and no man was ever better grounded. I have just visited a fashion show, and believe me, I am up to here in exotic intoxication and whispered promises of a new life. From here in, if you ain't curved, you're dead. It all has to do with the new feminine look, The hips have got to bulge to accentuate the tiny waist, and the fanny has to stick out. If your hips don’t swell and you are lacking in the accessories, the stores can fix it. I saw it with my own eyes. There was one whole counter full of bustles, to give you that rounded item we were talking about, and some padding, like little horse collars, to tie around your hips to make ’em plump. There is more padding to sew into your sleeves to lend your shoulders that gently sloping effect, so feminine and demure.

Ah! Those Whispered Promises

BUT BACK TO the fashion show. When I came in, a brunette lady with cabbage roses on her head was addressing, in a lush contralto, the assembled ladies. : “Hearts are young again,” she said. “Spirits are free again. He's home again, and fashions take to the fore with all the grace and freedom of the four winds. , , . All the months of dreaming, all the time he’s thought of home. . , . And you'... his dreams have all come true . , . he’s here ... you're here .., and it’s spring! “And the new fashions are doing their utmost to turn you into a symphony of femininity with their new silhouettes—doll-like waistlines, softer, rounder shoul-

'WORLD AFFAIRS . . India’s Path S

WASHINGTON, March 18.—Prime Minister Attlee’s offer of complete independence to India is per= haps the most pregnant event in British history since Oct. 19, 1781, when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Its independence won, the United States went on to become the strongest and most influential of the world’s democracies. What India will do remains to be seen. But for good or for ill she will. help shape the course of Asia's billion inhabitants—half the population of the globe. Already a ministerial delegation composed of Sir Stafford Cripps, F. W. Pethick-Lawrence and A. | V. Alexander has left London by plane for India. | Apparently it. will have carte-blanche, If India wishes to become a dominion, like Canada, or go it alone like the United States, it will be for Her to say. The British mission's job will be to help ease the transition, -

New Nation Not Yet Born IT 18 MUCH TOO EARLY for India, or England or the world to start celebrating the birth of a new nation. India is a vast subcontinent. It has a population of 390 million. There are 255 million Hindus, 95 million Moslems, and millions of Sikhs, Christians, tribesmen and others who do not agree politically. And within each group are. other divisions still. On top of the political and social unrest, tens of ‘millions now face starvation. We are now doing our best to, ship rice, wheat and other foodstuffs into the famine areas, but it is feared. the situation will grow progressively worse until June at the earliest. Already there has been mutiny, rioting and other disorders and a Communist fifth column is busy there as elsewhere. Once before, 8ir Stafford Cripps was sent to India on a similar mission. This was in 1942. A lifelong

IN WASHINGTON Foreign Affairs Le

WASHINGTON, March 19.—Perhaps it's a bit late to talk about all this now, except that it may be some help in the future in showing the sequence of cause and effect, You recall the cry that went up soon after V-J-day ~—“Bring the boys back home.” The politicians—not all of them, but plenty—echoed it in congress, yelling frantically from their foxholes in stacks of plaintive mail. From where they stood they could see the ring around election day on their calendars; Quite a few people pointed out at that time that this would become the symbol of the new isolationism, the new nationalism. They warned that, if yielded to, we would pull ourselves back within our own borders, ‘would be unequipped to meet ‘the new responsibility of leadership we had assumed in the world. First, congress hauled up Gen Marshall to give him a going-over. Then, when demobilization was slowed down for good reasons, they hauled up Gen. Eisenhower, who had become chief of staff,

No System of Replacements NOBODY WANTED to keep .men overseas who had been long in service.” But there was the neces-

“sity of developing some system of replacements that 1 would meet our requirements and hold up olr hands

all over the world. Nothing was done about that, at least nothing Jeally sufficient and conclusive. Now Russia is acting up, swinging her weight

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Armed Forces Unification Is Needed

we are in no position, for instance, to make a decision -stick if Russia were to become obstreperous and defy the United Nations-Organization,

MacArthur Points to Jealousies

FROM THE VANTAGE point of being a member of the staffs of both Gens. Eisenhower and Mac Arthur, I have seen joint operatisn which were extremely successful , . . and others which were Not 80 smooth, : There is too much duplication of effort, lack of

knowledge of what the other services are doing, .

costly competition for supplies. In war, it ‘should make no difference what insignia a man wears . . . traditions of the service are all right, but it ts the raion of Americanism we're to be found fighting or. In most overseas assignments, I was associated closely with naval personnel . . . and these men demonstrated an outstanding ability to be a member of a unified team, as did army personnel serving with navy establishments, Which uniform one wore

made no difference, However, co-operation did not

always exist at the top, where service Jealousies and “deadly wesentments” sometimes marred smooth operation, Both army and navy men agreed with Gen. MacArthur's statement from Tokyo just after the surrender, when he said that “The great lesson for the future is that success in the art'of war depends upon a complete integration of the services. , .", I believe we should be one family instead of three.” Instead of comradeship, Gen. MacArthur said, come petition among services almost reaches the heights of envy or jealousy at times. A single department of national defense as proposed by the President, with a civilian secretary at its head, a civilian ‘unger-secretary and co-equal status for the army, navy and aff corps eich under an assistant secretary and with a commander for each branch, seems the logical set-up for the future, And it is a necessary one if we are to be in a position to meet the responsibility that goes with being the world’s greatest power,

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Ladies, ‘Tis Curves This Spring!

ders; the new look in sleeves, mellow, full, full, bloused, dramatic pushups that display a tiny wrist ., , , breathe taking hats conspiring to give you the pretty look. . “Gone is the gal of yesterday with her exotic ine toxications .'. . here is the girl of today with her whispered promises of a new life for you... a new you . ., with the new look!” I hope to die, that's what she said.

Dresses Are Longer, Anyway

AS THE GIRLS STRUTTED around, the lady with the cabbage roses said things like this: “Here comes Susan Slacksuit, as young and fresh as a peppermint stick. Or, “Here is Rosie Rackstraw, wearing a camel jacket with wide-eyed buttons.” That's right. Wide-eyed buttons. Or “Here comes Patty Primrose, in a co-ordinated slack suit. Prestol And she’s captured his heart.” She should live long enough to capture my heart in a co-ordinated slack suit! Also , . . “A furbearing beauty with a bird's nest hat.” It was roomy enough for a family of condors, “A garden on her hat and her heart on her sleeve.” You could feed a family off what she could raise in that hat. “A scarf, singing with color.” Now we got musical scarves. A nice lady told me that dresses were getting longer, and that soon, women would be wearing cloche hats and no back hair, like the old shingle-and-flowerpot hat of the 20's. I can think of nothing more horrible. I would have stayed longer, but the title of the next series of modelings was “Oh, what a beautiful day.” Clutching my town brown boxy topper to my softly rounded bosom, looking as fresh and young as a barber-pole and cute as a button, I sneaked out the back door.

.. By William Philip Simms

hapes Asia's Future

advocate of Indian self-determination and with many Indian friends, he was empowered to offer freedom. “Immediately upon cessation of hostilities,” his declaration read, “steps shall be taken to set up . +. an elected body charged with the task of framing a new constitution for India.” Britain pledged herself to accept and implement the constitution so framed and India was to decide whether to become a free and equal partner within the British commonwealth or set herself up formally as an independent state,

Strong India Would Stabilize. Asia REPORTS WIDELY ACCEPTED in this country said the Cripps mission fell through because: Sir Stafford withdrew a vital part of his offer just as it was on the point of acceptance. Indian leaders have told this writer that such was not the case, The majority congress party, it is said, at the last moment, decided it did not want too much responsie bility in a wartime interim government. The Japs seemed about to -invade the country, Food had to be rationed. The party might make itself unpopular. So it decided to hold off until after the war. By waiting they might even make a better deal with the powérful Moslem minority, then and now demanding their own independence, “pakistan.” } A strong, united, democratic, independent India, either within or without the British commonwealth, would be a tremendous stabilizing influence through« out Asia. It would remove a heavy liability. The time clearly has come when India intends to go her way, If necessary by violence, and Britain is in no position to hold her against her will—which Britain plainly doesn’t wish to do. On the other hand, a weak, turbulent, divided India would be an open invitation to foreign intere vention. Russid, now on the march, is at her gate, Such an India might set all Asia ablaze,

By Thomas L. Stokes

ad From Weakness

heaven to “bring the boys back -home.” They got their wish, But now they lead from weakness, not from strength, to borrow a bridge term. A strong foreign policy must be buttressed in strength. Where is it? : Topside leadership must share the blame, too, as well as lower down in congressional echelons. It seems hard for us to realize that we are a grown-up nation. 4 Congress now is beginning to recognize our failures and to try desperately to catch up. A significant

movement started yesterday in the house when 24

younger members, representing both parties, endofsed a resolution introduced jointly by Reps. Hays (D, Ark.) and Case (R. N, J.). This would create a joint congressional ‘ommittes, five from each branch, to investigate and determine Just what size military force we need for our com= mitments all over the world. It would consider the

volunteer plan as well as extension of the selective.

service which President Truman requested long ago,

Bring Boys Home—Be Tough on Russia!

THERE'S ANOTHER. ironical twist to all fat 4 going on" today, too. Some of those who clamored loudest about brings ing the boys home, and who are most wrought up now over Russia, also are making: the most noise about Communists 4n this country. Significantly, among Shep jase those in congress who are blocking legisla~ tion that would provide living conditions for our own

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