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; AL services were held today for one of the fine oldsters of Indiana schoolmen, J. R. H. Moore. Joe Moore was an educator of distinction. But more ‘than that, he was a man beloved of his pupils. He taught them history with a twinkle in his eye and a penetrating pi He was a scholar and an author, yet he never the urbanity which permitted him to make his pupils el he was talking their language. On the faculty at Manual Training high school from . 1909 until his retirement in 1944, except for service in world + war I, Mr. Moore has influenced the lives of countless boys “and girls who passed through Manual. But particularly those of boys, whom he advised through their school years ~and frequently disciplined in a gently firm manner. "One occasion that comes to mind, illustrative of his keen sense of humor, is a dinner of an organization in which membership is based on heredity. Everyone stood up and proudly told of the ancestor on whose service he was eligible. Oddly enough, most of these ancestors were what would be termed “the brass” in modern terminology. When it came Moore's turn, he rose and observed: “T am descended from the only private soldier who fought in the revolutionary war.” © With that he sat down. The incident illustrates the Rumor of this kindly schoolman who, as do all good teachers, | leaves behind him a benefiting influence on those who were so fortunate as to be in his classes. Mr. Moore's wife preceded him in death by only four days. That was an ideal termination to a companionship rich in kindness.

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"Repealing Wagner Act Would Temper Drastic Steps by Labor"

By Clara Rice, Indianapolis

golden eggs?

1f the constitution of the United States was adopted to “establish

abuses of organized labor's power.

be The drumfire will rise and swell in noisy volume. The publicity mills of Philip Murray, William Green, et al, will grind out ammunition in the form of furious statements. Senators who dare to favor any control at all, even the ~~ mildest, will be denounced as labor-baiters, public enemies

justice, insure domestic tranquility, provige for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,” what is to prevent the repeal of the Wagner Act as unconstitutional if it is going to give labor unions the power to undermine our domestic tranquility, our rights, privileges and perhaps many of our lives? It is making a joke of “democracy” and is fast undermining the foundation of our government, which was founded for the

and Fascists. Don’t take it too seriously. It always happens.

benefit of all the people. 1 am in favor of unions. But for what unions have done for the in-

Labor's big bosses have learned nothing from the mistakes of the big bosses of business, finance and the prohibition movement, all of whom thought in other years that they could keep their power intact and use it as they pleased by misleading the people and browbeating the politicians. The senate should remember that uncontrolled power in the hands of any man or group is of fascism’s essence. The senate should remember that those who labor are part of the public, and do their share of suffering when John L. Lewis or any other union czar clamps down on the . nation’s economy. : .& And the senate should remember, when senators are hreatened with reprisals at the polls, that labor's bosses . Bave no such control as they pretend over the votes of __@nion members. § fr A "= =u. » “ABOR’S bosses threatened defeat of all house members = who voted for the Case anti-strike bill three months ©. Since then primaries have been held in Indiana, Hi nois, Ohio and Alabama—and in none of these states has any congressman who voted for the Case bill been eaten for renomination. ~~ Representatives Ludlow, La Follette and Madden . yoted against the measure, affirmative votes were cast by Representatives Halleck, Grant, Gillie, Harness, Johnson, Landis and Springer. Rep. Wilson did not vote. The senate should be fair, and careful to preserve all the essential rights of workers. But the senate should not be deflected from its duty by the sound and fury of labor leaders who merely want to maintain their own dangerous power unchecked and undiminished. The time is coming—we think the time is here—when & reputation for being a labor rubber stamp in congress -will be no asset but a heavy liability on election day.

RUN-AROUND ON GERMANY

RUSSIA again has blocked Big Four discussion of the =, German problem. This is more important than the stalemate over Trieste, for Germany is the heart of Europe ind of the over-all peace settlement. Until the United : ted or others find some way of inducing Moscow to begin . the German treaty negotiations, the situation in this gountry and elsewhere on the continent probably will: go from bad to worse. : he

dividual worker, he would not have acquired nearly the prosperity and dignity in labor that he has acquired. I am a worker myself. But must we workers be so dumb as to allow our leaders to abuse the privileges we have fought for and which the nation has granted to us to the extent that the very laws passed for the protection of labor may have to be repealed to prevent labor leaders from wrecking the country, the government and the lives of our people? Wnless something definite is done to temper the drastic measures taken by labor, it looks to me as if the repeal of the Wagner act is inevitable for it is working a grave menace to the very life of the people of the U. 8. A. and the nation as a democracy or republic. x : 4 "” » “IF WE FEED AND CLOTHE

ENEMIES, WE COURT WAR HI”

By Mother of Two, Indianapolis 1 am another one who agrees with Roy Lesher. The people who started this war knew at the beginning that they had everything to gain and nothing to lose. If they won the military battles they would have everything. On-the other hand, if they lost, the United States would clothe and feed them better than

“MINERS STILL WORKING UNDER SAME CONDITIONS”

"By Si Moore, 2606 W. 16th

Back to the pits, boys. Old Honest Eyebrows Lewis and our scientific government have fixed the pits so they will not cave in on you nor will they explode from fire-damp. Old Eyebrows said that he did not intend to endanger his men, but when he got the extra 18 or 19 or 20 cents that everyone thinks he should get because some dumbcluck in Washington mentioned that figure, and when he got the frightened bigwigs to say he could collect.a slush fund of several millions that he says he will dribble out to the families of mine victims, then he says that it is O. K. to get back to the same old mines. Just another one of those high-pressure sales talks that all smart men are supposed to be able to put over on the dumb public. Punny how a few penries will make folks follow a gang that deals in millions. Anyhow, The Times should be commended for showing up the deal that was pulled and for showing the inconsistency of the old shibboleth that no miner would work without a contract. And The Times should be commended for stating that the people are tired of being kicked

they were used to anyway. They|around by a lot of parasitic labor learned that after world war L goons, or words to that effect. We If we feed and clothe them again | hope the day will come when the we are asking for world war III} American citizen sees that his freeand we'll get it. Let's make sure{dom is more important than 18 they really lose world war IL. Let|eents per hour, and that he and his them know that the consequence of | children pay every subsidy out of starting a war is freezing, starving their own pockets through inand ‘being homeless, and the people | creased costs. And what is 18 cents will quickly rid themselves of every on the next undertaker’s bill if you future leader who dares hint of! gg into a death trap to work? About WAT, as sensible as paying England $3% Should I help feed them now so! billion to be taken out of our pay that they will grow strong and checks to keep the crown jewels healthy enough to start another | polished, and educate the king's war in 20 more years? No, for I) daughters, whilesyours works in the have two small sons who would|five and ten te pay for royal raifight in that war. ment overseas. Some outfit!

Side Glances—By’ Galbraith ie

© Secretary Byfnes "in his latest effort to call up the : German matter was trying to meet earlier Russian excuses. | Fuoush he did not get action, he at least made the Russians the insincerity of their position. The sequence in | this Soviet stall strategy is significant. + First, the Moscow excuse for blocking German treaty ‘onsideration was alleged fear that the United States would ithdraw from Germany prematurely. This would leave le other allies the difficult enforcement job. Therefore continuation of the present armistice and military status jas said to be the only safe course. 5 * » "8 8 0 meet this objection, Secretary Byrnes early in the current Paris conference made the American offer to join a four power 25-year military alliance to enforce German demilitarization. This was historic, for hitherto he ted States never has been willing to join a peaceie military alliance. But it was brushed off as incoriseForeign Minister Molotov and actually ridiculed controlled press. 9 charge was first made and Moscow proposed ‘the British zone, the British countered tion of all the zones. Then Russia al, rather than permit a probe.

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“PROHIBITION WOULD BRING POVERTY WITH IT” By Forest Claycomb, 931 Ketcham st. Do you want more Hoovervilles? If_you do, bring back prohibition, thereby throwing tens of thousands out of work, millions of dollars out of circulation, and taking billions of dollars each year from the government in taxes. Soon you - should have plenty of Hoovervilles. When Roosevelt took office, the U. S. was in pretty bad shape and he was smart enough to see how much could be accomplished by the beer and distilling industries. When he put them back in business money started to circulate more than it had for years and the Hoovervilles went with the depression. If prohibition would come, where would the government get the billions in taxes it would lose, and so badly needs at this time when the national debt is so high. Perhaps the “drys” would step up and ask to pay them—yes, I can see that. They would squawk the loudest and longest—they’ve certainly had enough practice. I've read where people say the alcoholic industry doesn’t help anyone. One or two were even farmers. I wonder what those farmers thought the industries used to make their products? The alcohol industry has helped everyone, directly or indirectly. The taxes the brewers and distillers paid to the government since 1933 certainly didn’t help Germany and Japan. Prohibition was tried and what did it get us? Gangsters, bootleggers and poison to drink in dives where even kids could buy it. There are a lot of ex-servicemen looking for work now and can't get it because there are no jobs, and they deserve to work if anyone does. I think the people should put more effort into making more jobs, and less effort into trying to knock a million people out of jobs. x x'n» “APPEASEMENT TO GAIN VOTES IS DANGEROUS” By Bedford Reader Thought I'd drop a few lines, perhaps it may enlighten the ' public opinion concerning John Lewis and | union strikes. Some say he has) committed no crime. According to the Constitution and my way of thinking he has sabotaged against

the U. 8. government since the public is the government and these men we put in public office are the hired stewards of the public and are hired to manage Qur government and since the public is suffering on account of commercial interference caused by John Lewis, the man behind the gun—or if need be, the man behind the man behind the gun—and if we had the right men in office who could see their duty to the public who hired them, they would back up the public. This appeasement to gain votes is a dangerous business to our country, and appeasement is just what got us in war. » ” » “STOP PULLMAN SERVICE BLACK MARKET PRACTICE” By E. C. 8. Bloomington My amazement knows no bounds when I read the full page announicement by the C. & O. Railway. Why have the passengers put up with such conditions without a loud outcry? I am only too glad to register my indignation at the black market operators in Pullman tickets. Let everyone urge the railroads to put an end to “black” sales of sleeping car space.

DAILY THOUGHT

What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? "Shall ‘he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.—Psalms 89:48. ) lie. : Whatever crazy sorrow saith, No life that breathes with hu- = man breath Has ever truly long'd for death.. cs et PRENEONY

. WASHINGTON, May 15.—Chief headaches of Democratic National Chairman Robert E. Hannegan and associates, in relation to the congressional elec tions, but not necessarily in order of importance, are these:

« (1) Strikes and their adverse effect on the Truman administration; (2) food and colthing shortages; (3) veterans’ problems; (4) need to bolster weak party organizations, and (5) the Palestine question.

Many Factors of Uncertainty

THE FIRST TW@® are building up into an “irritation” vote whose proportions by November cannot 4 be guessed from here. Democratic political strategists had anticipated some serious labor disurbances in the swing-over from war to peace. But with victory over Japan «coming 14 months before the national test at the polls, it had been believed strikes would be out of the way, full production rolling and everybody happy in plenty of time to save the Democrats serious embarrassment. Mr. Hannegan's people still hope this may be the case. They hold to the old maxim that seldom is there political turnover in prosperous times. But the closer the strikes to election day, the fresher the memory and, possibly, the easier to blame the “ins.”

Republican in large numbers is a major problem. Reorganization of the veterans’ administration has helped, but the job of processing millions of claims is so immense that averting a pile-up of work is next to impossible. ' The hope, of course; is that those caught in inevitable delays don't get sore and take it out on Democrats _at the polls,

SHANGHAI, May 15.—In the very hour of China's greatest need and with famine threatening province after province, UNRRA headquarters in Washington yesterday placed the China relief program in the hands of a bureaucracy which already has proved itself incompetent and inefficient. Despite Director General La Guardia's statement that there is no politics in hunger, there is evidence here that UNRRA’s action was a result of behind-the-scenes political maneuvering. And that UNRRA’s

high command in Washington has takdn sides in a Chinese political squabble in the face of opposition from Chinese government officials who recognize China’s tragic inability to cope with the relief situation herself. ‘

Makes Inadequate Inquiry

. AFTER A THREE-DAY investigation of UNRRA's China operation, Maj. Gen. Lowell Rooks, representative of Director La Guardia, ousted Benjamin H. Kizer as director of UNRRA's China office and Ralph Olmstead as director of operations. Gen. Rooks said there are: “irreconciliable differences” between Mr. Kizer's policies and those of Mr. La Guardia. The change means that distribution of UNRRA aid in China, including hundreds of millions of dollars contributed by the U. S.—will be placed in the hands of a Chinese government agency—the Chinese national relief and rehabilitation administration. On the basis of past performance in province after province, the ability of the Chinese bureaucracy to deal efficiently and energetically with relief problems is open to question. No Chinese agency has ever handled problems—or funds—of such magnitude. The Chinese government has not demonstrated any competence to get supplies out of Shanghai and into the hands of the starving in the interior, nor is there any indication that it will develop that ability within

NEW YORK, May 15.—Although I will be the first to rear up and say that my private life is my business and has no place in a newspaper, it occasionally is so colorful and packed with glamour that

I feel I am doing a public disservice by not sharing it with the customers. And.f Mrs. Roosevelt can get away with it, so can L This piece is entitled “My Week-End.” When I awakened on this bright world last Friday, little did I know that I would become embroiled with Olivia DeHaviland's girdle, the Marquis of Queensberry, and 30 elephants,

Is My Girdle Showing?

MISS DEHAVILAND WAS at a very fine party. By the way, she allows me to call her Livvy and sometimes even Liv. I call her Liv when discussing her underclothes at parties. : This party was also a party for the marquis, whose granddaddy invented the rules by which boxers beat each other nearly to death but not quite. The marquis is a book author, and he is™an old newspaperman, himself. He is over here to cover some prize fights for a British syndicate. The elephants you will have to wait for. LI When I sat down as close to Miss DeHayiland as I could, she turned and said: \Is my girdle showing?” “How's that?” I asked. “Is your what what?™. “My girdle,” said Olivia. “You know. Those things we wear.” “No ma'am,” I said, looking the other way. (I was raised in the South.) «1 was worried,” said Olivia, “because it was showing a minute ago. This dress is a wraparound. When I put on my slip, the slip showed two inches above the V in the back, So I took off the slip. “Everytime I get up, the dress comes apart and all you can see is girdle and me. It happened a minute ago when I met Lord Queensberry. It happens every

PARIS, May 15.—In one respect at least, the current four-power foreign’ ininisters’ conference has a better record than its immediate predecessors in London and Moscow. A more intelligent attitude has been adopted towards the press. ; Instead of correspondents being forced, asin the past, to rely on nothing better than indiscreet revelations by the delegates, sometimes calculated but often wholly irresponsible, a regular system has been developed so that world public opinion can follow what is going on. There's no doubt that this policy has proved its value,

Reporters Closer to News Sources

INSTEAD OF THE STREAM of rumor and fabrication which befogged previous conferences, there has been intelligent, coherent and objective reporting of the conference's day-to-day proceedings. A happy half-way house has been found between the open diplomacy of the meetings of the United Nations security council,” where every word of disagreement is instantly flashed around the world, and the closed-door policy of the London meeting of the foreign ministers, where excessive secrecy resulted in considerable distortion of the true facts. Whatever may be the eventual outcome. of this present conference, it's very much to be hoped that the press ar-

for future conférences. And this not only in the interests of the public, who have a right to know what is being done in their name, but also for the smooth, working of the conférence itself. ge . ' Whatever may haye gong wrong here fn Paris, it's impossible to suggest that the press’ has been to blame. Treated sensibly and with candor, the news-

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[IN'WASHINGTON . . . By Charls T. Lucey ~ Democrats Worry Over Off-Year Try

Trying to keep returned veterans from going .

rangements developed here will become the pattern -

As for Palestine, the administration is acutely conscious 'of what the Jewish vote means in numerous key areas, particularly :New York, where the big push is on to trim Governor Tom Dewey's sdils. The question is how to implement the reognt AngloAmerican report favoring admisfion of 100,000 Jews into Palestine so that American Jews.will understand

the administration is seeking to help solve the

whole problem. On .the question of building weak local organi-

“'eZations that had fallen apart, Mr. Hannegan's

associates believe he has been making some hay. In such states as Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, for example, where, the Democratic local organization has amounted to little in many areas, an increasing number of party slates are being offered for county and state offices, even ‘though in:some places the

organization is having difficulty of getting good

candidates to run, ’!

Deficit Financing Hurt Last Time IN MANY CASES, local victory hopes may be slim, but if the candidates make their own campaigns and get out as many of their friends as possible, it could help the Democratic senatortal and representatives’ races. That is the figuring of national headquarters, which is trying to promote stronger

.local organization. Traditionally, the Democratic vote

drops more in off-year elections than the Republican vote does, and this is one effort to try to offset it. The Democrats aren't saying just how great is the fund they'll have to dispense from Washington to aid senatorial and congressional candidacies, but it will be sizable. In the last off-year campaign, 1942, much Democratic campaign help was on a deficitfinancing basis, and it hurt,

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William H. Newton UNRRA Is Playing Politics in China

the few weeks which remain if mass starvation is to be avoided. : The Kizer-Olmstead management hired a former U. 8. army officer who had transportation experience. He organized truck lines, got help from the U. 8. navy and moved supplies to the interior—probably in violation of the letter of the UNRRA agreement.

"This policy got results and it ‘was vigorously sup-

ported by some Chinese leaders, notably Dr. T. V. Soong. But it injured the feelings of Chinese relief officals such as Dr. T. F. Tsiang, director general of the Chinese national relief and rehabilitation administration. . On a recent visit to Washington, Dr. Tsiang was able to win UNRRA officials to his views. Gen. Rooks’ quick visit here, his three-day investigation and his action against the Kizer-Olmstead team followed. The view generally held here is that the ouster of Mr. Kizer and Mr. Olmstead was agreed upon in advance of the general's visit. For it is physically impossible to investigate thoroughly the complexities of administering relief in China in three days—or three weeks.

Chinese Oppose Administrative Method

IT WAS LEARNED THAT Dr. Soong has protested the change, but he was told the matter is settled. All parties to the controversy agreed that Mr. Kizer and Mr. Olmstead had done an excellent job and the sole issue raised against them was that their policies were not in conformity with strict interpretation of the UNRRA agreement. Acting director of UNRRA's China division is J. Franklin Ray Jr, UNRRA chief of Far Eastern affairs, ah able official. But under the new policy it is doubtful if Mr. Ray will be able to accomplish much less the Chinese relief administration shows a quality of energy and efficiency it has yet to display. Test of the change in administration will come in the next few months.

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark ‘If Eleanor Can Do It, Then So Can I

time I move. I hope the marquis didn't see me. Englishmen are so shy.” The marquis, whose family goes back to 600 A. D., which is a long way for a family to go, said no, he had not seen Miss DeHaviland’s girdle. The marquis was two hours off a bride ship, and was pretty well satiated with women at the moment. Somebody asked him how he liked American women. «Just as I always liked them,” he said, “Until the war I was over here every year. I think I'll have another vodka.” So he had another vodka. I asked him what kind of a writer he was, a straight repdrter or one of those columnist people. He looked at.me a little blankly. “I just write the regular kind of story,” he said. That's all I can tell you about the marquis. Now, elephants. Early Monday morning some drunks on 52d st. swore off for life, Sample conversation: “I hear the measured tread of elephants.” “pay no attention, old man, Have another. They'll go away.” : “But now I see elephants, I never saw so many elephants.” What color are they, pink?”

No Monkey Business Today

“NO, THEY'RE GRAY. Men are riding on them. They are walking two abreast, each elephant hold-

“ing another’s tail in his trunk. Except, of ceurse, the

first. two elephants. I count 10, 15, 25, 30 elephants. “Thirty elephants!” And then a muffled scream. So 30 real elephants belonging to the circus trudged on, the length of 52d st, on their way to

Boston. They left behind a wake of citizens with .

the technicolor horrors, I could tell you about lots of amok monkeys, too, put it seems to me my life is rich enough without monkeys.

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Randolph Churchill Paris Meetings News Methods Better

paper correspondents have responded well to the responsibility placed in them. One of the first decisions of the: four foreign ministers, subsequently changed, was to appoint a.“communique committee.” Though it’s true that this committee very seldom issues a communique, it has become an invaluable source for disseminating reliable information. The committee consists of four members, all of whom attend the meetings of the foreign ministers. illiam Ridsdale, head of the British foreign office’s préss department, is Britain's representative, The United States is represented by Michael J. McDermott of the state department, while France is represented by Raymond Offroy, and Russia by Mr. Stetstenko.

Liaison Committee Discontinued .

IMMEDIATELY AFTER each meeting of the foreign ministers, there is a meeting of the committee.

It usually decides to issue no communique, but it then

returns to the hotels and, with the exception of the Russian member, hold informative press conferences. The Russians don’t even tell much to their own stateowned Tass agency and, of course, never receive forelgn correspondents. But the British, French and Americans admit.agenicy representatives of all three countries. Thus, a very full picture of the day’s events. is speedily built up. The foreign ministers recently decided to try to expedite their work by limiting attendance to three per nation. This decision involves excluding the communique corhmittee, which now receives its information at second hand. This is a setback for the press but, if it results in the conference making more speedy progress, no one will

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