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“ @ive Light and the People Wil Find Their Own Way

MR. OSTROM SHOULD STEP OUT he HENRY E. OSTROM has served a.useful purpose as ~. *% county G. O. P. chairman. There is no way in which he couid demonstrate his deyotion to party better than by calling the precinct committeemen together, submitting his resignation, and telling them to vote their real feelings on a successor. ; Mr. Ostrom and James L. Bradford control the precinct committeemen and can keep the reins of party rule if they go desire. They demonstrated that in the meeting in which the former was re-elected chairman as the final count of primary votes was being made. In that primary, a number of anti-machine candidates were elected. These men have been calling for Mr. Ostrom’s resignation. Yesterday afternoon they said that all except two candidates of the party wanted a new chairman. L » Within the party locally are a number of outstanding men not smeared with machine politics. One of them should agree—and we have no recommendation as to whom it should be—to take over his party's leadership and end this dissension, \ Clear thinking is called for. Clear thinking on Mr, Ostrom’s part, on that of the candidates who led the repudiation of his leadership, and on that of the precinct committeemen who are the keystone of the party. It will be surprising indeed if the Republicans don't win most of the major. offices next November, despite the split in their ranks. But inability of the party to find leadership on which all factions can agree should be encouraging to the Democrats. The Democrats already have hopes of capturing a few offices with the aid of independent voters. Resignation of Mr. Ostrom will help his party, and increase his own stature as a political leader.

LOWER PRICES MAKE WAGES HIGHER AX open letter just mailed to President Truman deals ™ with current management and labor federal policies. Some of these are “unsound,” it asserts with commendable restraint. Signers of the letter, a group of economists, educators and engineers, want the President to call another labormanagement conference to head off a new industrial crisis by seeking’ something better than the “slugging-it-out” method of adjusting differences.

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"Americans Feed Those Abroad; Can't See Misery Here at Home"

By M. A M, E. New York st. ing “In Flanders Field where poppiés grow” sleeps many a youth who fell in world war I and now again American youth has carried Old Glory to victory II. Mén who sleep across the oceans know not the misery of those left behind. Men (politicians) in the driver's seat care not. I met and married a real man—he, too, sleeps in Europe but I must go on because I have a baby. I ‘want the privilege to raise and train my own child. I do not even want my mother to have her. 1 have very definite ideas that a man or woman's life is formed in their baby days.

Everyone says my baby is beautiful

Two of the principles asserted in the letter are notable: . ONE—“Wages must be increased progressively with increase” in production.” . TWO—"The consumer must share in prosperity with lower prices.” . Events of the last few months, particularly the last few weeks, emphasize the soundness of these statements. Within the memory of living men wages have increased from a dollar a day to a dollar an hour and more. Meanwhile prices moved not up but down. Better machinery, better mass-production methods, improved worker efficiency made this possible. : The process is in abrupt contrast with recent wage increases which were not accompanied by increased productive efficiency, hence boosted prices and penalized the con- ~ sumer without any important benefits for the workers involved.

- » » . » OWER prices raise everybody's wages. Unless prices are kept in line, the consumer can’t buy and wage agreements are worthless. The consumer is the real boss of both management and labor, the silent third party in every wage negotiation. ; All this is pretty obvious. Great improvements in productive efficiency, hence in American living standards, are possible. But first we have to quit “slugging it out” and get to work. No magic formula could be ‘expected from another labor-management conference. But there certainly is no harm in trying for progress in that direction. We respectfully suggest that President Truman give this regommendation serious consideration,

POST-WAR SLAVERY OF the 350,000 Nazi soldiers brought to the United States as prisoners of war, all but some 300 have been returned to Europe, the army reports. Those remaining are in hospitals or special detention camps, presumably held a8 war criminals, By comparison, the Russians still hold an estimated 2,000,000 Germans, the British, 500,000, and the French and Belgians, unknown but substantial numbers. Russia

going if it weren't for my parents and it is not sporting to them for they spent 40 years raising their

own family and now in their few re- 0c butter.

maining years should have peace, quiet and pleasure.

I could work but I'd rather sacri-|

fice until my baby is six to train her. At that time, I'l] work days and be with her nights. Young mothers like myself say children tie them down but believe me it's worth any woman's time to watch them grow. There is never a dull moment. Had my husband returned, -I would have had a nice home, many children and we would have had a real life. Now I can't establish a home of my own. I could not buy a car even if I had the money. Americans are a funny breed of charity givers. They feed, clothe and loan to people they will never see, but can’t see the misery near our homes every day. We give our governors’ widows $300 a month and the man who gave his life paid for his insurance. After all, no man wanted to die but the governors did ask, beg and plead for their jobs. Still our blind and poor get $18 per month, The world is just a “tangled skein” because our dreams are just bubbles, I dreamed of a home, a good husband, and babies. I wanted the things God intended every woman to have but lost them through no fault of my own. I hate to see lives wasted, and especially small children homeless. Doesn't charity begin at home? " » " s “STRIKERS SHOULD LOSE THEIR RIGHTS, BE DRAFTED” By William A, Poe, Indianapolis Every striker should be compelled to join the army. Every striker should be deprived of his or her seniority. Every striker should be never

but that does not buy milk at 17c| “WHY SHOULD FARMER a quart or -butter at 82c a pound pRODUCE AT A LOSS?” on $21 a week. I could not keep), ., ... A mubbard, Martinsville

An average cow produces about 300 pounds of butterfat per year, worth at 80c, $240—equivalent to

The average cow consumes $150 feed per year; depreciation on the {cow, the barn, fences, and neces{sary equipment and delivery of milk 1s at least $15 per year. : The cow must be milked twice daily, feed must be measured out |and the barns and utensils cleaned | twice daily—the time required to do this is at least one hour daily—365 hours per year at 40c per hour, $146 per year per cow. The total cost of feed, overhead expense and labor, working in temperatures 10 degrees below to 96 above, at 40c per hour, $311 per cow. The total income per cow at 80c for butterfat is $240 and the net loss is $71 per cow, after allowing 40c per hour for the actual labor hours required. A farmer, or anyone, producing anything can make money if he works for nothing and boards himself. Why should .a farnfer produce necessary milk and butter and other foods at a loss to feed the highly paid industrial workers? » ” ” “CHILD'S DEATH POINTS NEED FOR TRAFFIC LANES” By Mrs, J. F., Greenwood The most sorrowful accident happened to Mrs. J. W. Farlow and her darling child. I think the person who accidentally ran into her should read The Times of July 17, and see the beautiful child whose death she caused by being in a hurry. I think this should be a lesson to the city as well and have two-way lanes at each crossing, one on the right and one on the left. I hope someone else will agree with me and I hope the person will come to the front and face what she has caused to

given any social secuirty.

those sorrowing parents. My heart aches for them.

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also has approximately 1,000,000 Japanese captured in Manchuria, These former enemy soldiers, none charged with war ! crimes, are employed at forced labor by the custodian gov-

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“slave labor.” ~ That is what it is, anyway, sinceallies no longer actually are at war with Germany or

~~ Our own hands are not as lily-white as they may * Jear to be. Not all of the prisoners we have mle Europe have been returned to their homes in Germany. Pro er anti-German sympathies are not the issue here. The question is one of international morals and decency. i The United States cannot afford to be a party to such degradation of human beings, and our government should : F part of the wrong without delay. Prisoners we irned to Europe should be sent to their homes, and rnment should denounce the policy as an outrage 1ati morality,

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“‘GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF THAT COW, IS WARNING” By Richard Poor, East Ananias I ran qwer to this “Brotherhood Farm” outside of Uniontown again yesterday, the one that’s being run by the International United Brotherhood of Widget Polishers, Finishers and Helpers with union labor and on union principles to show how cheap farmers could grow food if they wanted to, and I am happy to report to you that everything is going along very well there, and the finest spirit continues between employers and employees. = This time I went over with Trilby Snoyd, international grand .secre-tary-treasurer of the brotherhood, which owns the place, since he wanted to show me some of the results it is producing. As we drove down the lane we came “upon one of those little accidents so comA fine Jersey cow

for some extra-nice clover and somehow got herself tangled in the wire, and was choking. Trilpy and I got out and ran over to try to untangle her, but just as we got started we heard somebody say “get your filthy hands off a that cow” and looked up to see a farm hand approaching. Mr. Snoyd says she'll die in a few minutes if we don’t get her loose, but this fellow says let's see your union card. So Mr. Snoyd got out his card showing he was a member in good standing of the International United Brotherhood of Widget Polishers, Finishers and Helpers, the gold card the union gave him last winter in celebration of his 25th year as grand international secretary - freasurer. But this man says that was no good here, because only members of the National Tillers Guild are allowed tb work on this farm and they don’t want any scab labor around here, and he would go up to locals headquarters and get a member to help him, So-he did, and pretty soon he was back with a helper, and they untangled the wire from around the cow's neck. By this time the cow was dead, of course, but Mr. Snoyd took a very broad-minded view of that, pointing out to me that in the clysterometer plants his own union likewise did not+¢permit nonunion scabs to perform any work, not even if they owned the plant, in fact especially not if they owned the plant, and a union’s jurisdiction had to be observed, although, he said, that certainly was a fine cow and the best one we had on the place. They finished plowing and harrowing the ground for corn this afternoon, which had been held back a little bit sihce March on account of the NLRB election which did not get held until June 17, but there seems to be a little delay on the planting, because there isn't any seed corn on hand. Seed corn is a little scarce around here at this season, and the only seed they have been able to find is held in an elevator in the city: But the Tillers Guild objects to the elevator sending it out to the farm in a truck driven by a member of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers, A. F. of L., and the Teamsters will not allow a member of the Tillers’ Guild to load it at the warehouse in the city. They are having a meeting tomorrow morning to discuss that situation, which they do not consider very important because it is very doubtful if the corn will grow any more this year even if planted right now. Personally I feel very sure they will be able to work it out with the fine spirit of co-operation they are showing, and I hope to come back here in a few days to report further success in this experiment in social progress.

DAILY THOUGHT Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the “Blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the pit.—~Matthew 15:14.

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| OUR TOWN vl ‘ By Anton Sdherter

THE INDIANAPOLIS PRESS, whose waywardness is fairly pnstant, succeeded again last: week in leaving a story suspended. in mid-air. The other half of the story the newspapers failed to réveal was the historically supported fact that the deeds of conveyance of Irvington real estate include, not only a nonalcoholic clause, but also a proscription forbidding the erection or maintenance of soap factories, pork and slaughter houses, stables, hog pens and privies (except under conditions almost impossible to fulfil). As orginally written, the deed embracing the classic was a bitter documeny; so much so that nobody at the time could possibly conceive that prohibition could be carried any further.’ However, in 1873 (three years after the town got going), the trustees discovered, somewhat to their

.| own amazement, that the behavior of ‘Irvingtonians

required even more regulating. On that occasion they added four amendments: (1) Requiring lot owners’ to grade sidewalks and plant shade trees; (2) prohibiting hogs running at‘large; (3) prohibiting the use of firearms within the town limits, and finally (4) prohibiting the killing of “any bird” within said town.

‘Conceived in Spite’ WHICH 18 WHY, even to this day, a chicken or,

in Irvington. As for the “bottle,” it was taken care of in the original deed. It is fairly well established that the classic clause of the original deed was the work of Sylvester Johnson who, with Jacob B. Julian, dreamed up the town of Irvington in 1870. The two arrived in Indianapolis by way of Centerville, which was a good enough

MADRID, July 24.—The Spanish government is giving every indication of moving in all ways possible to strengthen its ties with Argertina. It is highly likely that some of the actions and accomplishments of President - Juan Domingo Peron of the South American republic have caught the favorable attention of Generalissimo Francisco Franco. In addition to cultural bonds, close economic ties

with Argentina are important to Spain. The South American country is a good source of grain and other supplies sorely needed here. Spanish economy is naturally hard-pressed, after two and one-half years of exhausting civil war, followed by five years of world war, which cut off Spain’s supplies and trade routes, plus which, Spain had some bad crop years recently. °

Spanish Press Friendly

TO WHAT EXTENT political trends in Argentina might be reflected here is the subject of discussion currently in the Spanish capital. The manner in which Peron ascended to the Argentine presidency, in elections which the United States publicly admitted were fair and honest, may _have made more than a little impression in Madrid's political councils. Certain it is, however, that Franco would not go so far as Peron did in giving diplomatic recognition to Russia ’ Close political observers and those who know the Spanish caudillo best, are positive that he never would compromise with communism. One of the straws in the wind was an article in a

WASHINGTON, July 24.—The No. 1 veteran problem is jobs. The veteran's primary need is a job at a fair salary, with reasonable opportunity for advancement and “the pride of accomplishment.” \ That is the conclusion of Winthrop Rockefeller, who has spent the past five months traveling around the United States to find out how the ex-soldiers are doing as civilians. A lot of them aren't doing so well, and In most cases it isn’t their fault, he believes. Rockefeller is a veteran himself. He rose from buck private to lieutenant colonel and fought with the 77th division on Guam, Leyte and Okinawa.

National Picture Not Rosy

going back to his own job he would find out how the other millions of veterans were adjusting to civilian life. Secretary of War Patterson asked him to remain in the army long enough to make the survey for the war department. Mr. Rockefeller makes it clear that the picture he found is not a rosy one and that most people don’t seem to realize it. He is sorry to have found that in many cities and towns the attitude of “everything for our boys,” widespread during the war, has changed to one of near apathy. “I don't imply that community leaders are not willing to help the veteran. They are, almost everywhere,” he said. “But perhaps because there are no uniforms on the streets any more, people don’t seem to understand that there is a veteran problem in their own communities and to realize tie depth of it.” He found businessmen looking for help in almost every community. Some employers who had hired veterans were disappointed in them. he believes, due largely to failure to realize the special problem that the veteran-worker presents. ‘

PARIS, July 24—One of the weaknesses of the French proposal for internationalization of the Ruhr is that one of the controlling powers would almost certainly be Soviet Russia. Alrgady Russia has pushed her effective frontier forward to the Elbe river. No one in their senses wishes to see it advanced to the Ruhr, § The first suggestion to internationalize the Ruhr came from Gen. Charles de Gaulle. French PremierPresident Georges Bidault inherited this claim from De Gaulle, and the inheritance has been accepted and confirmed by all French political parties. De Gaulle, in his proposal, which wag first put forward in ‘practice from last September, implied that trusteeship of the Ruhr should be confined to the nations of western Europe, Bidault’s closest political friends affirm in private that he has accepted De Gaulle’s implicit reservation, together with his policy. But for fear of offending Russia, he cannot advertise the fact,

French Policy Devious THE FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE plans instead to have recourse to a devious and complicated stratagem. If Russia. asks to share in international control of the Ruhr, France intends to ask that Silesia should also be placed ‘under international control and that the western powers should be represented on the controlling body. It is a foregone conclusion that Russia would refuse this suggestion. And the French calculation is that Russia consequently would be excluded from the Ruhr. : It seems most unlikely that this stratagem will succeed. It's, a clear case of ‘being “too clever by half.” Neither Frepch nor Russian Communists will be deceived by the maneuver; and, on the other

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right out from under their eyes. The scurvy trick on the part of Richmond made J. & J. so all-fired mad that they left Wayne county for good. They'd start a town of their own, they said, if for no other reason that to show up the shabbiness of Richmond. No matter how you look at it (objectively or other wise), there is no blinking the fact that Irvington was conceived in spite. = : It is reasonably certain, too, that Johnson and Julian had in mind a town somewhat on the order of Brook Farm and New Harmony. It turned out to be neither, Instead we got a town populated by pixies, poets, painters, purists, philosophers, prophets, professqrs, perfectionists, preachers, Portfolians, Pickwickians and Peter Pans. Indeed, there are those who insist that Irvington isn’t a town at all but a state of mind. :

"Twas Grapes That Did It :

/BYLVESTER, JOHNSON'S determined stand against the use and sale of liquor may be traced to the fact that he was an ardent and sincere prohibitionist all his life. At the same time the was the biggest and best grape-grower Indianapolis ever had. In 1916, at the time of his death, Mr. Johnson had no less than 150 varieties of healthy grape ‘vinés growing in his garden. His particular pride was the “Johnson” seedling propagated by himself. His reputation as a grape-grower was so great, indeed, that he served as judge of awards at both the Chicago (1893) and St. Louis (1904) world fairs—not in the wine section, mind you, but in the related department of grapes. : Mr. Johnson ate '® bunch of grapes a day (in season) and attributed his long life (94) to the habit, Today Irvington consumes more grapes per capita than aay other section of Indianapolis. The number of octogenarians out there is unbelievable. Possibly you never knew the reason why.

WORLD AFFAIRS ... By John A. Thale | - Argentina and Spain Knit New Ties

recent issue of Arraiba, Madrid morning newspapes and organ of the Falange party. The long, special article declared: j “Peron was the soul of the Argentine national revolution,” and recounted at length details of tHe coming fo power of the South American president. All sections of the government-controlled Spanish press are inclined now to give special attention te Argentine news, : Argentina in recent actions has shown {itself to be a good friend to Spain. It was the Argentine delegate who urged that the public health council of the United Nations open its membership to Spain. He led a successful fight, ending when the council by a majority voted that Spain could be admitted by a majority, instead of a two-thirds vote, when and if Spain applied for membership.

Spanish Eye Philippine Freedom SPAIN IS ALSO KEENLY INTERESTED in the assumption of independence by the new Philippine government July 4. The Spanish position is that it was the cultural and political work done by Spain's officials and Catholic missions for many years before it lost the islands to the United States in the Spanish-American war that gave the Philippines their historical background and the maturity that helped them claim thet: ine (dependence. ~~ That, likewise, was the official public reaction earlier this month of a spokesman for Great Britain, The 8ritish official may have been indireccly answere ing the unspoken query of the still non-self-governe ing British territories in the same Pacific area: “If the Philippines can-do it, why can’t we?"

REFLECTIONS . . . By Douglas SmithThere Still Is a ‘Veteran Problem’

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“The veteran needs encouragement and guidance °

he said. “He is on his own for the first time after years of disciplined army life, and often he is afraid. He is willing to work. He simply needs a pat on the back: some evidence that the boss is interested in him. At times this can mean more than a salary raise.” On-the-job training, a little-known phase of the G. I. bill, offers the best opportunity for solving the problem under present laws. Mr. Rockefeller regards it as unfortunate that the program is so small (only 260,000 veterans had such work as of May 31) and believes it is due to the fact that its existence and purpose are not generally understood, and te administrative technicalities. As a trainee under the on-the-job program, the veteran receives up to $65 per month if single, and $90 per month if married, from the government. He also draws beginner's pay from his employer. The idea is to bring his income, while learning, up te what it would be if he had finished his training.

On-the-Job Training Helps “THERE 18 ALL THE DIFFERENCE in the world between this and a handout,” says Mr, Rockefeller, “This isn't a gift; it. is an assistance which the vet eran has earned. ft is a way in which the governs

ment can help’ a man stand dh his own feet and

take his proper place in our system. Often it is the only way.” The veteran trainee himsed, Mr. Rockefeller em= phasized, must realize that at first it may be a long time between raises. He will have to succeed at his “learning” if at the end of his training period the employer is willing to pay him the same salary, bee cause then the government payment. stops. “His wife will have to realize it, too,” he added. ,

TODAY IN EUROPE . . . By Randolph Churchill ; Seek to Bar Russia from the Ruhr

States will be puzzled by such tortuous intrigues, The only permanent security against renewed German aggression must be by building a prosperous and democratic federated western Germany whose

population will be content with their lot. When,

eventually, Britain and the United States decide to withdraw their troops, the question of the Ruhr should be reconsidered. If there are then any symptoms of renascent militarism or totalitarianism among the German population, it might well be wise to place the Ruhr under some special form of international control, But in that case, the wisest thing would be to continue military oécupation. However, it’s clear that no such danger exists at the moment, . The danger with which Etrope is urgently cone fronted is that Germany will become an economia slum which will infect all her neighbors and possibly result in general collapse and anarchy. The first step to counter this danger must be acceptance by Britain and France of U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes’ offer to. effect an economic merger of the occupied zones, If Russia persists in refusing to allow any flow of trade between her zone and the others, we should do the best we can with the three western zones. . °

Western Powers Should Act WHAT IS INTOLERABLE is to pursue the present

policy of aimless drift while hoping for co-operation

which it's concede.” Russian Communist imperialism has divided Europe in half.” There's nothing that the western ‘allies can do to change this fact. All they can do is to ‘organize what remains of free Europe as

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