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WHO WON THE COAL STRIKE?

RELIEVED as the country is to have a long, disastrous ‘AN onl strike ended, the government's settlement terms "with John L. Lewis do not justify rejoicing. Their effect, we think, is to give Mr. Lewis a victory. Other labor leaders have not got so much. And so they are invited to demand, and strike for, greater gains. That's

how it looks to us. : After seizure of. the mines, the strike unquestionably By President Tru-

ainst the government. Be it had become intolerable. Yet the government tolerated it, bargained with Mr, Lewis although he would not send the miners back to work, and made a settlement. Its most important points are these: ONE: The miners get a basic hourly wage raise of 1814 cents. This, if it stood alone, could be said to conform to the general pattern in other industries and to the government’s wage-price stabilization policy. But— TWO: The Lewis union gets about $25 million a year, raised by a five-cent royalty or tax on each ton of coal mined, for a health and welfare fund. The miners need such a fund. And Mr. Lewis did not win his demand that the union—which would have meant himself—must have exclusive control of the money and its use. The $25 million a year, however, amounts in fact to an additional increase of miners’ wages, and puts their total money gain above the general pattern and the government's policy. THREE: Mr. Lewis wins his demand that mine fore-

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men be compelled to join his union, provided the national labor relations board approves. Congress, in passing the |. Case bill, has just said overwhelmingly that this demand "should not be granted and that the NLRB shall have no jurisdiction over foremen in industry. Unless the will of congress prevails, as it should, this victory for Mr. Lewis will cause unending trouble.

. . » . hope the government's deal with Mr. Lewis will not YY tart a whole new cycle of production-killing strikes and inflationary wage and price increases. But the probability that it will is great, and the fact that the government felt it necessary to make such a deal, proves the need for

the Case bill—sign it, Mr. President. : The house has passed, 280 to 106, the senate’s version of the Case labor bill. We hope that President Truman ‘will sign it promptly into law. Some people afe urging him to denounce it as hasty, drastic, “anti-labox?’ legislation—though it is none of these —and to veto it in what they think would be a smart political move. Their theory is that Mr. Truman thus might appease the potent labor leaders who have turned against him savagely because he asked for truly drastic emergency authority to put down strikes against the government. Their advice is bad. They would have the President play a pusillanimous role and take an absurdly inconsistent stand | . before the nation which has just applauded him for declaring that no group shall prevail against the general welfare. When Mr. Truman studies this bill we think he will find that the good in it far outweighs any possible bad. It will not hurt honest workers. It will safeguard labor's power against abuse by reckless union bosses. It is a measuré to prevent such desperate situations as have confronted America in the last few weeks, and will confront it again and again so long as labor's power is not balanced by legal responsibilities.

WE hope Mr. Truman will say that faults in the bill should be corrected promptly, if experience reveals them; that his proposed study of the whole subject of labor relations should go forward; that development of a sound, fair body of legislation has only started—but that this bill is needed now ag law. Mr. Truman did sign a law to curb abuses by one union boss, J. Caesar Petrillo. That called for no great courage. Mr. Petrillo had made himself thoroughly obnoxious, He didn't control many votes. Even his associates in the labor movement didn’t defend him. He was an easy mark. To sign the Case bill, against the wishes of all union bosses, will call for high courage. But we .believe the President has it. If he gives thought to the effect on his political future,

a fundamental reform of labor laws. Which brings us to |

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‘Hoosier Forum

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will defend to the death

"Federal Law Should Require Father to Support Children"

By Margaret Denman, 1609 N. Alabama st. A Forum writer believes that divorce laws are unfair and that women should pay their own attorney fees, since it is usually women who sue for divorce. A great many women who have jobs pay not only their own but thelt husband's attorneys fees, out of pride and a desire to see that others get their money. Women obtain almost all of the divorces and, in a large majority of cases, while it is the woman who wants the divorce, it is the man who is giving grounds for the divorce. It seems to me that making a trial out of a divorce case usually results in the injured party being further injured. Where there are children, the mother ends up by supporting them and rearing them also, because support money is usually not paid for the long years it takes to bring up children. I believe that a federal law backing up state laws requiring a man to support his children would mean a lot to these children whose fathers do not contribute anything to their support in spite of a court order. It would probably give many of them pause before they gave grounds for divorce. The leading causes. for divorce are cruelty (both mental and physfeal), drunkenness, adultery and nonsupport; and a certain degree of nonsupport is usually mixed up in the first three. In cases where there is property or a business, the receiver should not be a lawyer, but a man on a regular salary, whose sole business. it was to manage or sell such property or business and who had a bisipessirian’s training for such a

4.80 8 “IN ORGANIZATIONS, THE GOOD ARE JUDGED BY BAD”

By Rev. Ona Ray, Box 460, Indianapolis I have been a reader of your paper for twenty years, never wrote in before, and don't expect you will ever print this, for I want to strike the key note in very few words. You said you knew press agents. You should. You also sald your reporters could find out everything. Don't be too sure about that. If they knew everything on all sub- | jects they wouldn't still be ‘*rying to find out. You stated in this article that all

were rejected. So I've been told it was for Protestants just as Knights of Columbus is for the Catholics. And you go so far as to say that 100% Americans are not very bright. Our nation furnished man power, material and brains that went to win this war to help free those poor Jewish people who were under bondage in Germany and Poland. We have always gone to the rescue of any in trouble. Now that the war is over, we feed our worst enemy. It does look like we are not so bright, as you say, after all. There never was a lodge, club or church that some undesirable didn’t get in, and the good are always judged by the bad, never the opposite, I have come in contact with many people who have been misled but still ‘were bright enough to accept the truth. In the pulpit or on the air, I never have spoken against any denomination, sect or creed, for here in America we are free to choose for ourselves. "If you don’t want anything revived, don't talk too much about it. ” » » “SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO GIVE SPANISH FRIENDSHIP”

By Ralph R. Plummer, 12% N. Hiineis st. Like millions of other loyal Americans, I deeply resent the failure of the administration to back up the promise of friendship made to Generalissimo Franco by President Roosevelt in November, 1942, I am distressed about the efforts of the Communists of

he may find solace in what Wendell Willkie said: “I don't have to be president, but I do have to live with my con-

the people who joined the Klan last time weren't very bright. To be a Klansman I have heard you must

Russia, France and Poland to again impose atheistic Communism on the people of Spain, and urge that

science.”

ARMS AND THE IRON CURTAIN

HERE is something very smelly about Russia's refusal to allow allied inspection of German demilitarization. _ Whether it is true, as reported, that Russia is using the arms plants in her zone instead of dismantling them we do not know. But that she is going to extreme limits to hide the truth, whatever it is, is a matter of record. From the beginning she has violated the allied joint § | control system with her iron curtain. Last winter she tried to distract attention from herself by proposing to | i investigate the British zone. When the British said they | would be glad to have an investigation of all zones, she objected. At the recent Paris conference she finally was | . forced to agree to over-all inspection. - But now in Berlin | +—she-has refused again, on the-absurd ground that disarmas ment means only troops and not plants. So the iron curtain is still down, and the western sllies cannot even check on whether eastern Germany is being demilitarized or made into an arsenal for another war. ‘Whatever else Russia may be achieving by this fantastic policy, she certainly is making the world distrust her.

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be an American born, white, Protes- | immediate steps be taken to live up tant over twenty-one’ years old.(to our clear promises to the govCatholics, Jews and foreign born ernment and people of Spain.

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“GIVE THOUGHT TO HOME FIRST, THEN TO EUROPE”

By Charles Christie, 2847 N. LaSalle. I am a union man but I am not in favor of the strikes which have hit us so hard. But I place most of the blame on our government. First of all, they let the G. I. down; they have not been fair with them as we all know. Secondly, they let the people down by letting prices soar and real estate is out of line; a poor man cAnnot have a place to live; good houses are wrecked, others empty because someone wants four times their value; industry is expanding, big stores are being remodeled, but the G. I. can't get lumber. Some of the industry plants in the city have good houses using them for office space they don't need. Now the government wants to draft the coal miner to work in the mines. That would bring the price of coal beyond our reach as I would say that it would cost the taxpayers about ten to fifteen dollars per ton just to get the coal out of the mines. Then by the time the public got the coal the cost would be about twenty-one fifty per ton. Can we pay that with the average wage at present about twenty-one dollars per week. I say if the government had done right at first we would not have all these strikes. But the American people can still fight and will fight and win. We may all be broke and hungry but we will win in the end. Let the government think more of the ones at home and forget about England and all of Europe. Until the G. I. is home and placed and his family fed and clothed and a place to keep them together, then he too will fight hard once more to save Europe, but he can't fight for Europe with nothing at home to fight with. Let's give home a good thought first, then all of Europe will be saved. God will not let good people starve if they do that which is His wishes. And neither you or anyone else on earth can stop it without His help. Every thing has an end so let's end this here at home before it is too late. ~ » » “REAL ESTATE BOARD 18

CREATING HARDSHIPS”

By Thomas E, Halsey, 3810 E. New York st. Your editorial appearing on the | first page of the Saturday, May 24, Times acknowledged that our great country has hit a new low in Americanism. The editorial, commendable as it is, was apparently inspired by the strikes of miners and railroaders, which came dangerously near to “breaking the camel's back? as far as the people's patience is concerned. A little book about Indianapolis will show The Times, the so-called organization,” the churches, civic groups, other interested societies and other newspapers just what brings about such brazen displays against the American people. Heading the list of causes for hate, suspicion and arrogance among American citizens that eventually lead to imposing hard. "ships upon all the people; I hereby unequivocally nominate the local real estate board. The board permits and encour ages the realty operators to perpetrate the most inhumane and unAmerican practice against veterans and non-veteran working people that I've ever known of. I could cite dozens of examples of what all citizens I talk with call ‘un-Amer-ican and even worse. I refer to realty sale prices (not rental prices) in Indianapolis and vicinity.

DAILY THOUGHT

And hé sald unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my father's business?~Luke 2:49.

SOME men's wit is like a dark +| lantern, which serves their own

turn and guides. them their own ‘| way, but is never known (according to the Scripture phrase) either to shine forth before men, or to glori-

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REFLECTIONS . . . By RobortC. Rusk ~~

: 1 : : ’ Re : Waropa’ Will NEW YORK, May 31—A Pollyanna in pants, I have been scouring around for deys trying to find

I got it: taken to the dentist. Ofdinary dentistry should hold few fufure for anybody, because a little gadget, just im z is designed to make tooth-drilling a pleasure. It's called waropa, and is widely used by European dentists. - Since the rights to this little dandy painkiller were Swiss-owneéd, the war prevented its dissemination to America.

No Pain, No Howling

WAROPA OPERATES ON the freeze theory. A sheath slides over the regular handpiece of a dentist's drill, He slips whatever gauge burr he wants to use in the end, and t a switch on a tank of earbon dioxide. The burr freezes swifty-you can see the frost form. The gas costs about two cents per filling. After that, the inquisitor can plant his foot on your chest and bore you right down to the insteps without fetching forth a single howl. Saw it myself, and I can hardly wait to have a cavity. What this little widget does is keep the drill at the

pletely painless, and this included the Nineteen per cent found it reducing pain,

WASHINGTON, May 31.—In the outbursts of temper among professional labor leaders over President Truman's emergency “work-or-be-drafted” labor bill, all sorts of dire political threats have come from his labor allies. On the other hand, s first-blush reaction in some exuberant quarters was that Mr, Truman had reelected himself by his bold stand—just as Calvin Coolidge, they say, was whooped into the Republican vice presidential nomination at Chicago in 1920 by his handling of the Boston police strike.

Let's Take It Easy IT 18 POLITELY SUGGESTED that in the excitement of the moment there may be some slight exaggeration. This applies equally to the theory that the President has lost labor's love completely and the theory that the general public has been stirred to the point where, two and a half years from now, it will rise up behind Harry Truman and sweep him into the White House again. : Take the second situation first, for there's less basis for it. That great mass known as “the public,” which usually means our middle class, was getting tired of strikes and appalled by the threat of almost complete national paralysis. They wanted someone to stand up on their behalf and tell a few people where to head in. The President did that. But while “the public” feels better now and relieved, because the President said the things they were saying, this “public” .is divided into Republicans as well as Democrats. On election day, Republicans are likely to keep on voting Republican, however kindly they may feel now toward Harry Truman. Furthermore, Republican leaders in congress already are finding fault with the President— clamor as they did for “strong action”—and they will give “guidance” te. Republican voters from here out.

LONDON, May 31.—American occupation authorities in Germany at last are speaking in a language which Russians understand. : They. revealed that in ordering a halt to the further removal of reparations from the American zone to Russia until Russia meets the western allies halfway on a new policy for Germany.

Hoosier Reverses Red Tactics

LT. GEN. MARK CLARK, of Indianapolis, has achieved no little success in dealing with Soviet authorities in Austria by employing a similar technique. He has forced the Russians to reduce their top-heavy forces there by using his veto power on the allied control council to withhold approval of an unreasonable occupational budget. More recently—by one of those gestures the Russlans themselves love to make—he has induced the Russians to contribute liberally to the June food supply for Austria. In both instances, he has borrowed from Russia's bag of tricks to achieve his ends. When the June food requirements were before the council and UNRRA did not have enough food in the pipelines to satisfy demands, the four allied commanders were asked what they could do. It was known that the Soviet forces had sufficient resources on hand to avert a crisis, but apparently were holding back until the western allies had exhausted {heir supplies. Then Russia could step in and claim credit for saving the situation. _ Thereupon Gen. Clark played a trump card by offering to assume the sole responsibility of making up what UNRRA lacked. This gesture so impressed the Russian commander he promptly offered to assume half the burden. By a combination of tact, firmness and goodnatured patience Gen. Clark has been getting along well with the Russians under most difficult eircumstances. His planes have been shot at and. at other

PARIS, May 31—Most significant factor in the election ‘campaign for the new provisional national assembly which the French will choose Sunday is that, for the first time, all other parties are taking a firm anti-Communist line. Until this campaign, the Bocialists tind Always been most careful to restrain attacks on the Communist party. Though they previously withstood the Communist ‘siren calls for joint electoral lists and programs, they always implied to the electorate that, in outlook and policy, they were closer to the Communists than to any other party. They did not do this out of love or conviction. They did it because they feared that, if they openly declared war against the Communists, they would be bound to suffer. This time, they have been a good deal bolder in thelr tactics. :

First Socialist Attack THE EXPLANATION I8 simple, The referendum on the constitutional issue convinced them there were

more votes to be gained by opposing communism than by flirting with it. Therefore, though they realize that, after the elections, they may still have

attacked them for the first time with real vigor and asperity. Andre le Trocquer, Boclalist minister

the disgraceful war record of the Communist leader,

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Maurice Thores, who deserted from the French army -and spent war in Moscow. Lo ,

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to sit in the cabinet with Communists, they have ~ of the interior, even had the courage to speak of .

be felt far beyond the borders of France.

classified as hypersensitives and neurotios.

the process for cutting in delicate bone operstions. I saw a long log, kept by one D.D.S, on test-runs performed on his guests, or victims, and alongside" of the name of each acher was the notation “100 per cent"—in only one instance “90 per cent” That's good enough. for me—next Wednesday I've got & Sens San I've been putting off for months. ¥ now, “painless” tooth cerpentry. has been performed only by means of narcotic injections or

8s I understand it, when an injection is used, nerve doesn’t bleed if out by the drill, be We With warops, the patient yelps if the burr roams out of the dentine and into the pulp, nerve is touched, it bleeds in time to warn and prevent destruction. This I get from tists who are using the gadget; all I knew formerly about the business was that I hated everybody in it, On top of warops, I hear rumors new kind of toothpaste which, it automatically prevent all cavities forever. only scuttlebutt, but it sounds

Maybe Music, Too

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Thomas L. Stokes Will Stand on Strikes Affect Truman?

Any encouragement for the President just now from “the public” is offset in cold calculation by the bombardment from labor, though its final result can rot be forecast accurately now. Therein, however, is the real danger for Mr. Truman, It may turn ous that whoever suggested he go to congress with « specific bill of particulars, after he had spoken out so effectively the night before, gave him the wors§ . possible advice for his political future. There is sorhe loose talk just now about anotheg candidate for labor for the 1948 Democratic nomina« tion. That is not practical. Not in this century has a political party refused to renominate a Presie

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dent. It is a confession of weakness to drop the . |

pilot, and it is similarly a confession of weakness fox a pilot to drop himself. Labor might, of course, have considerable influence in naming a vice presidential candidate, as a political pay-off. ; Nor does third party talk seem realistic. The real danger for Harry Truman lies in the fact that he can only get re-elected with large support from labor and the independent progressive vote which provided the margin in New Deal years. Any cut in that will be costly. This raises the question where else might the labos and progressive vote go.

Case Bill to Be Toned Down?

THE REAL TEST WILL COME in the numerous mass labor organizations, chiefly centered in the C. L O, which have become effective politically in metropolitan centers in the East and Midwest and have supplied Democratic victory in recent years. A knowledge of their political objectives foretells that they can’t be led easily into a Republican party. To hold them, the President is expected to veto the Case bill with its permanent restrictions on labor, Democratic political strategists expect the drastie emergency measure to be toned down in congress, and hope that it will be forgotten.

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By Parker LaMoore : Mark Clark Handles Soviet Firmly

times ridden down by over-zealous Soviet fighter pilots. There have been innumerable minor points of conflict between the occupational forces. While Gen. Clark hasn't permitted himself to be pushed around he has exercised sufficient restraint not to get out on a limb which conceivably could pro voke a shooting war. Regarding “warning shots” at our planes, the Russians contended our transports were not keeping within prescribed air lanes. When evidence was introduced that the charge was wrong, the Soviet coms« mander excused his pilots by something along the line that “boys will be boys.” It was suggested in reply that some of our boys might get playful too, in which event there would ° be unfortunate consequences. But Gen. Clark took advantage of the opening to negotiate for straight ening and widening the air lanes through Russiane occupied territory. If successful, it may prevent similar incidents in the future. A good part of Russian toughness is due to an inferiority complex.which reveals itself in many ways, Huge pictures of Lenin and Stalin placarding publie buildings, the Red flags displayed, so promiscuously and the extravagant use of Russian soldiers on traffie duty all testify to the Russian desire to impress.

Russians Are Super-Sensitive AN INSIGHT to Russian supersensitivity was given when several Soviet soldiers were arrested in the American zone for misconduct’ and their offenses formally brought to attention of Russian authorities, The Russians promptly disavowed the offenders saying their rosters revealed no such names and that the culprits obviously were imposters seeking to bring discredit to the Red army. The Americans released the prisoners although they probably could have shot them with impunity. What happened to them when they reported back to their own units is anybody's

guess.

TODAY IN EUROPE vs By Randolph Churehil French Elections Sunday Test Reds

This development is a clear indication that the Socialists think that the electorate is swinging to the right and that their interest is to try to pick up anti-Communist votes, ‘Whether they will succeed is another question, At the same time it's clear that the Communists were gravely disconoerted by result of the referendum; They realize better than any other party that this was an anti-Communist vote. They know they over played their hand and made a serious error in tactics, They now feel unhappy and isolated. Though they are trying to put on a brave face, they are singing a much quieter tune today than they have at any time since the liberation of France. Their “shock tactics” have failed them. Their opponents have shown that they don’t ine tend to let the French people forget the Communist record. Therefore, within the limits of the French electoral system, it would seem the elections are going to reveal quite definitely whether France ie going Communist. Even a slight loss of seats by the Communists would be interpreted as a decisive rebuff,

Elections Indicate Trend FOR THIS REABON, the elections day after tomorrow are so important for the future of France and of Europe. : It, France réafMirms her anti-Communist vote of four weeks ago, this will ‘be noted and imitated all. over Europe. On the other hand, if the Communists - should stage a recovery, the repercussions would

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