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THOSE STREETCAR TOKENS BELATED | action to simplify the task of redeeming old

Patrons may turn up to eight tokens in to any operator and receive cash in exchange. The procedure may slow up some vehicles, ‘But it will be worth it to those who couldn't find time or wouldn't take time to go to one of the designated redemption points. The confusion resulting from the quick manner in which the fare increase was placed ih effeet has been a cause of resentment against the company.

MISCHIEF ABROAD

HERE are a number of good reasons for winding up UNRRA'’s operations as soon as that can be done in an orderly way. But the current European tour of its director general, F. H. La Guardia, has produced a new one, Wherever the “Little Flower” has gone in Europe he has provoked controversy and ill feeling and managed, in one way and another, to put the United States in a bad light. Anything that will bring him home, where he is well enough known not to be taken too seriously, will be all Gi Je good. r. La Guardia went to Europe quarreling with his Lr in this country who had complained he was dumping UNRRA supplies into countries behind the iron curtain without knowing what happened to them. Once on the ground, he found that to be true, but beyond some longdistance jawing it does not appear that he did anything

of movement for his agents in Russian-controlled territory.

GAIN from a distance, he found loud fault with the American army in Trieste because of alleged pilfering -of UNRRA supplies there, moving into an already complicated and tense situation which he obviously did not udderstand. Then, from Athens, he blasted Russian occupational policies in Austria, again operating at long range. Before going to Germany, he went out of his way to make slighting remarks about the U. S. army there, speaking from Geneva. He found excuse for a new quarrel when an unnamed British officer was quoted-as having said the Russians had ‘used UNRRA operations as a cloak for espionage activities: . Lt. Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan, chief of UNRRA's displaced persons operations in Germany, having been identified as that officer, Me La Guardia removed him. | poos

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: egation, he replied i was. Tine “or some- clug to|. mvestigate.” He must have been waiting for a clue, rather than looking for one, for at almost that identical moment Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, American commander in Europe, was announcing that a Russian woman spy, identified as a secret agent of the NKVD, seized a month before while in UNRRA'’s employment, was being turned over to Soviet

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ME LA GUARDIA has warned that when he is finished with Europe, he is going to China. We submit that China has troubles enough without that. He probably would dispose of all the problems there before he gets east of Suez anyway.

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EARN THOSE RAISES

GOOD many senators and representatives would be glad to ditch most of the La Follette-Monroney act's - reforms of congress and keep only its salary increases and ‘pension benefits, We don't believe Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming is “one of them. But he says that the next session of congress, “may simply ignore the provision for reducing the number of senate committees from 33 to 15, and the number of’ house committees from 48 to 18, © Since no congress is bound by the acts of a previous gession, we think it's true thatthe session beginning next January can perpetuate all the present committees and even “create some new ones—if it dares. And we know it's true that a lot of committee chairmen who don’t want to-lose their present seats of prestige and power, and a lot of high-ranking committee members who have hoped to occupy such seats soon, would like to dare. i But they'd better not. They'd better put into effect promptly this and all other La Follette-Monroney act provisions designed to make congress more efficient and better able to do its job. Otherwise, they will be obtaining their pay raises and pensions under false pretenses. The public is not likely to forgive members of congress who take part | in a swindle of that character.

reforms in the house. He will have effective help from | other members who share his conviction that congress must | bring its methods up to date. _. There may be more danger in the senate, where Bob 1a Follette of Wisconsin will not be present to fight for the principles of the measure he so ably.co-sponsored in the nt session. However, we're glad to know that another : fable leader, Senator Byrd of Virginia, who occupies a strategic position as chairman of the senate rules comJuttes. is determined to do everything he can to make ertain that the senate keeps. it La F ollette-Monroney . act | gain and earns its higher pay.

PROJECTS

, Hu . FEDERAL-AID ‘wildlife project of the Missouri consevation commission is trying to figure out how to take lable census of Sgirrels The idea, as we get it, isto e ways and means of managing the squirrel ulation forecasting hunting season prospects. er would not discourage this laudable enterprise, in Truman's state is taking a national lead. But : s that the country might profit even more the objective would be to find yays

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"Boost Civic Opera Instead of Knocking Aspiring Young Singers”

By Henry J. Wietke, 504 Indiana Trust Bldg. Indianapolis Have noticed letter signed by R. C. B. in the Hoosier Forum. In’ this letter, he tries to smear all the participants featured in Bittersweet opera held here recently by some of our amateur musical stars. Their tempo seems to have overworked his longing to hear good melody from these youngsters who were trying to give the best performance to the Hoosier public. They were mot featured in grand opera because they did not have this training. They were only amateurs giving their best and bringing out their talents.’ If R. C. B. likes good grand opera, don’t

dictates or else walk. Why. should any city the size of ours and com=posed for the most part of such a likeable group of natives, be brought to her knees by one small group of individuals who hold in their hands the control of such a vital part of our city -as transportation? Fuehrer Reid, I am not so foolish as to think=that yours truly and his 130-pound frame could cope with your hired bouncers but as long as any one of the papers in this city deem it advisable to publish any of this writer's opinions, there. is

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Rep. Mike Monroney of Oklahoma can be counted on | to do his best to prevent any sabotage of congressional |

York or some European sections where all is in harmony and he should enjoy the grand opera. Let us. have harmony here. Let our | young musical stars ‘have more training, Give them a welcome boost, not a knock., Let us all help

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“CAR TOKENS Lodi IN GOOD FAITH, WORTH RIDE” ~

By Herbert 0. Hill, 1285 Kentucky ave. Just a few words that I-would like to say in respect to a certain judge's decision in reference to our present rate of fare on trolleys ih our city. Why should the company be so strong-armed in enforcing this order? > They sold tokens ih good faith for a long time, so why not redeem them as they were issued? They were sold as good for one fare,

a a 8 “CITY NEEDS COMPETING STREET CAR COMPANY”

By Jane Myrtin, Indianapolis This is especially meant for these people who ride the Brookside trolley. : Mr. Harry Reid should ride the Brookside car line just once. Anybody living ouf this way does not need to. be told about the inefYou wait downtown for a car all the way ‘from ten minutes to thirty-five, then you ride bumps to 10th and Brookside. From there on it isn’t quite ‘so bad, but I have noticed that around 5 o'clock when there should be plenty of trolleys, they must put them to bed for the evening. Half the time the windows won't budge and once when the company placed a fairly new and clean trolley on the line all the passengers commented and wondered what happened, This deplorable condition has existed, if some of you will remember, for the last twenty years. I have stood on the corher many a time

stop here to hear it in any of our parks.

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half frozen waiting for the trolley at the end of the line. = There is one way to stop this profiteefing. There are enough people riding their cars to work that could stop and take a load of passeneers. and I «the people, (ich te “gid 00 pk faster service. «If afl the people all over town would do a little boy~ cotting they would have the street rallway in their hands. The - taxpayers . of Indianapolis really need a competitive street car company. The main trouble with the world today is too many monopolies. of > » “a “CAR COMPANY TACTICS ARE LIKE DICTATORSHIP” By J. M. Pritchett, 812 E. 14th st, I attempted to use one of these metal streetcar tokens and the operator was rather firm in his refusal of acceptance of same. As

support their own existence and by so doing are forced, to accept the dictates of their superiors, it is only foolish to argue such views with them. The man to reach 4s Der Fuehrer Reid. Officials of the transit firm stated that from now on they were going to use strong-arm methods on those persons attempting the use of metal tokens. In the past several years, our country sent several million of Qur young men-across the oeeans to subdue such actions as strong-arm-ing of the little guy by the powermad dictators. Puehrer Reid has now called upon his storm troopers to shove the citizens of our city around simply because he and his stooges

be a fair margin of profit. Here is an organization that in order to obtain a franchise must guarantee good service for the public. “After getting their franchise the public has no longer any voice in the matter but must be forced to

accept whatever terms Fuehrer Reid

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no manner at all in which you and your Gestapo can halt my efforts at doing verbal battle with you and yours. : Please remember, dictators lead an uneasy life. . One little guy's voice means nothing but add to that the force of Sipiers and it can grow nts ys will Beat ear arn, “our sons have fought} for the right of free speech and the presses of our nation have made it possible for these voices to be heard. Mere words have won more ‘conflicts. than strong arms. To the editor of The Times, may I once again. in closing, give you my heart-felt thanks for backing up the people-of our city in’ their effort to restrain a public utility from taking unfair advantage of those who support it.

s » 2 “ADMIRE THE MAN WHO CHALLENGED CAR COMPANY” By Mel Hamm, East Chicago Last Saturday I came to your city to conventionize. In the course of my sojourn here I became interested in the newspaper accounts of the railways fare raise, methods of enforcement, etc. I noted, too, how a local lawyer was .civic-minded enough “to also challenge the rights of the railways company, as they seemed to have challénged the rights of its patrons. I like men with courage as’ we also admire soldiers who show it. My hat is off to him but he appears so lonely in a city where so many

men live, ” ” ”

“RELIEF ABROAD ROBS US OF FOOD AT HOME” By T. W. Lloyd, Indjanapolis The advice of senators who viewed the food conditions in Europe should be acted on at once. Stop this wholesale relief before it wrecks our own country. Half our people now are looking to the future without hope, and a life of poverty. “Why? Wasted time and money on continental Europe. All hell couldn't change their ways. Who knows how much of this relief is going into black market, Persons ask who - is selling this country down the river, My answer is an international combination of bankers, business cartels, politicos and international colleges, the

pert economists. Plans are ready now to keep this country stripped to bare necessity of farm food products.” If this plan is carried out, half the people of our country will be no better than serfs. So much for the farm bloc, or Wall Street landowners. Where there was millions on the old stock market, there is billions in food profiteering. [There is only one way to save this country from one tyranny, feudal"ism or the other communism. An ®ihat is«to restrict all farm land | ownership to family size farms and | make available to every family an acre or more, This is God's earth, (the heritage of all. Before we | preach. democracy to the world let |us abolish paganism at home. That | hundred thousand immigrants LaGuardia wants to bring over. It could be arranged so they could vote this fall. Our own people are be- || coming restless, they will have to import voters to hold the status quo.

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OUR TOWN .

EVERY TIME I ENTER the Circle, I'm gripped by a fear that the statue of Oliver P. Morton ‘may be a fendezvous for ghosts. I'm that scared. It all goes back to Miss India Underhill, the woman in the case. She was the gifted daughter of Robert Underhill, a wealthy : foundryman who had his home on the southeast corner of North and Pennsylvania sts. In its day (circa 1870), it was one of the show places of Indianapolis. India Underhill was cut out to be an artist and nobody knew it: better than her father. At any rate, it was he who made all the arrangements with Jacdb Cox to take her on as a pupil. Jacob Cox, in case you youngsters are too recent to remember, was one of the pioneer painters around here, and the first to put the business on a paying basis. He had the guts to advertise. As early as 1844, for instance, The Journal accepted 23 cents of his money to announce: “Jacob Cox, Portrait Painter; room on Washington street, opposite postoffice where all are invited to call and examine his specimens of art.” The results were phenomenal and demonstrated the fallacy of the Biblical injunction to hold one's light under a bushel. (Matt. 5:15.) Jacob Cox was a go-getter, you bet.

Local Talent Loses Out A MAN OF JACOB COX'S PERSPICACITY was quick to discover that Miss Underhill had the makings of a sculptor. Accordingly, he persuaded her to chuck painting and take up modeling. By the time 1880 came along she was a pretty good sculptor—good enough, anyway, to enter the nation-wide competition for the Oliver P. Morton statue on the Circle. For some reason, though (and to everybody's surprise) the judges didn’t think enough of Miss Underhill's exhibit to give it the prize. Franklin Simmons landed the commission. E Mr. Simmons, an Easterner born in Maine, was a sculptor of considerable reputation at the time, Which is to say that he had completed an unbelievable numbér of statues including just about everybody who had anyshing to do with fighting the Civil war—

. By George

TO ALL WHO ARE IRRITATED by the, delays,

| the quack-quacking and the yah-yahing of the Paris

peace conference we recornmend a review of the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15." It can be found in the Encyclopedia, or if more wine, song and sex are de‘stred, ‘hr-thiy year's novel -by-Gountess Waldeck, .“Lus=-. tre in the Sky.” The parallel between the two peace conferences isn’t precise in every detail. For history never repeats exactly. But it is so nearly precise as to be startling.

Little Nations Demanded Voice MEETING AFTER NAPOLEON at long last had taken his licking, the victors were the Big Four. They were Austria, Prussia, Russia and Britain. The little nations were all invited to attend and sit around the edges, as was France, the defeated. They all. were snubbed. France was represented by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, who shall be just Talleyrand from here ‘in. Talleyrand probably was the slickest diplorhat all time. He didn’t like the idea of cooling his heels while the Big Four were “in conference.” So he organized the Little Nations, in, Portugal, Sweden and others, and with that strength behind him he muscled in and finally took over the show. The tripartite agreement was the result—France, Austria and

England.

dreamy mystic, a pious talking autocrat, a bleeding heart out $0 do good according to thé scriptures, Alex~ ander nevertheless had to have Poland.

IN WASHINGTON . . Congress to Get

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—It is becoming obvious that the federal statutes for the protection of civil liberties must be revised and strengthened. This is clear from recent lynching atrocities’ in the South that have shocked the nation. And ‘from infringement of free voting rights by corrupt political machines which once more has been called to national attention by the outbreak in McMinn. county, Tennessee and by the traditional performance of Boss Ed H. Crump's Memphis orgaization.

Past Investigations Not Fruitful IN OUTSTANDING CASES local officials have failed to protect lives of citizens and rights guaranteed to them, or to punish those guilty of violations, which is the first duty of government without regard fo locality. The justice department here is deluged With pleas for action from people who look to their government to protect them. Some--0f these pleas have been frantic, The department has instituted investigations, both into lynchings and into: allegations of voting frauds, under civil liberties statutes. It has heen criticized for lack of results. Officials reply that the civil liberties statutes, seemingly broad, have been so narrowed by court interpretations that it is difficult to operate effectively under them, Attorhey General Tom Clark has taken official notice of the demands and criticism. He says his department is doing everything it can in the way of investigation and prosecution. At the same time, he pointed to the tenuous nature of the civil liberties statutes and suggests need of further legislation to strengthen them. He will report the department's

WORLD AFFAIRS Red Nerves War

LONDON, Aug. 23.—Cairo’s fear of involvement in any future war between Russia and the western powers has wrecked Anglo-Egyptian treaty negotia= tions. The Egyptian cabinet’s rejection of London's latest compromise proposal is a body blow to the British Labor government's policy of transforming old imperialism: into co-operative internationalism. Though the London and Cairo cabinets desire a settlement, both are victims of the Soviet war of nerves in the Mid-East and both are embarrassed by opposition at home, These factors will continue to hamper negotiations when another effort is made to find an agreément.

Russia Is Moving In THE PROBLEM IS TO IMPLEMENT Egyptian independence by the withdrawal of British iroops but without leaving Egypt, the Suez canal and larger British Middle East interests unprotected. Under normal conditions, two such friendly governments could solve the problem without much difficulty. But in the present tense world situation, each is understandably supersensitive about its own security. The Palestine trouble also is a factor. Powerful, aggressive Russia is“moving in on the Middle East, skilfully using military pressure, diplomatic Intrigue and subversive propaganda to gain contral. sure is most intense but it touches Egypt directly in Moscow's moves for north and east African mandates and bases. Effect on Britain is a desire to strengthen instead of weaken her Middle East defenses. Effect on Egypt

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Artists Argue. Over Morton's Statue

sailors like Farragut, for instance, and soldiers like | Meade, Sheridan, Sherman and Grant. A statue of the war governor of Indiana was right up his alley. The selection of Mr. Simmons created no end of talk and criticism. ‘Mr, Cox, for one, was terribly upset. For one thing, Mr. Cox couldn't get it through his head why Miss Underhill with the best model in the competition should have been euchred out of the job. And to support his claim he repeatedly pointed out that his pupil had caught the leonine character for Mr. Morton's head; a detail that Mr. Simmons had muffed altogether. It didn’t do any good. The judges stuck by their guns with the result that Mr, Simmons got the job, notwithstanding the fact that India Underhill had all the self-appointed art critics on her side.

The unveiling of Governor Morton's statue took i

place on Tuesday, June 15, 1884, Ex-Governor Conrad

Baker presided and Senator Benjamin Harrison and

Col. Dudley also had speeches up their sleeves. Prof.

John Clark Ridpath came all the way from Green-

castle to read an original piece of poetry at the end of which everybody agreed that a historian should mind his own business and not tackle verse. As for the hoipolloi, they stood on their tiptoes to see what the unveiling would, disclose. :

An Unappreciated Poet

SOON AS THEY SAW what Mr. Simmons had delivered, the old quarrel broke loose again. The fight

‘lasted all week—as a matter of fact until the follow-

ing Saturday when the weekly edition of The Herald came out with a story the like of which had never been read in Indianapolis. “It is said,” reported The Herald, “that Governor Morton materialized and appeared at a spiritual seance in this city one evening since the unveiling ceremonies took place in his honor. He spoke freely of the event and was in a cheerful frame of mind. . Of the statue, he said: ‘It is a good likeness, and the sculptor has done all he could to throw around it the august spirit of the war-litke times in which I lived.’ . . Then bowing and turning as if to go, Mr. Morton's. ghost said: ‘The only incident connected with the unveiling ceremonies of which I disapproved was Prof. Ridpath’s. poem. I wish it had been omitted.”

B. Parker.

Fear by England, Austria and France of Russian expansion westward caused most of the trouble and delay and quack-quacking. At one time Russia threatened war against his western allies. As for slow motion against which Mr. W. J. Jordan

of ‘New- Zealand.-and-Mr. Thomas: Gonnally of Texas...

protest now, it should be noted that the Congress of Vienna never actually went into session at all. The business of the congress was done by the Bif Four, expanded into tHé Big Five, with Talleyrand. At least, in Paris, 1946, they are meeting with the little nations included. Which may spell progress, While the Congress of Vienna lagged professionally, on the social side a good time was had by all. The almost bankrupt Austrian court was host and the party -cost aplenty. Vienna was the scene of such gaiety and luster as seldom witnessed in all the ,lavishness of .royal Europe. The leading wisecracker of the day said, “the congress dances but it does not march.” Adding that, “pleasure conquers the peace.”

Same Old Story WEAVING IN Wp OUT of the nightside of this affair, among the kings and queens “and emperors, courtiers and camp followers, were such giants of diplomacy as Talleyrand, Metternich, Castlereagh,

‘Humboldt and the Duke of Wellington. _ Jor a real refresher course in the art ol nife-

the story of the Congress ‘of - Vienna, the congress

that never convened. As it was then, is it now, and j|

ever shall be? We only hope, not.

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Civil Liberty Report

experience in operating under them and weaknesses discovered when. congress reconvenes, That represents some progress. “As attorney general, I have caused to be investigated all cases which might imply violations of the civil liberties statutes,” he said in an Ohio speech.

“Federal action in most of these cases hangs upon 4 a very thin thread of law. It is like trying to fight a |

‘modern atomic war with a Civil war musket. However, we have been unsuccessful in halting some displays of mob violence which I and all other citizens condemn, ,.. “The time has come when congress may have to pass legislation to insure to all citizens the guarantees under the constitution. 27 3 “When congress returns, I shall file a report pointing out the facts and outlining the experience in' these cases and, in addition, pointing out the

weaknesses of the present federal statutes in the

light of these incidents and the need for “Tegislation to protect every citizen in his civil rights.” This puts’ the attorney general on record and on the spot. He will be held accountable by the public for his department doing everything it can now and pushing legislation’ in congress. -

It Will Be Up to Next Congress THE RECORD NOW can. hardly be ignored, nor can the case for strengthening the civil liberties statutes which the attorney géneral says he will present to the next congress. A citizen is a citizen, whether he be white or black, and whether he lives in Georgia or Mississippi or Louisiana or Indiana or New York or South Dakota or California, or anywhere else. It is about time to recognize that. The constitution makes no exception for localities.

By Ludwell Denny

Big Mid-East Factor

world war II—is to stay out of the threatened AngloRussian conflict, This explains why a breakdown of negotiations occurred, not over necessity of a British military withdrawal but over future British rights and Egyptian obligations in the event of danger. Whether the British withdrawal was to be completed in five years as London wished, or in one year as Cairo re-

quested, was susceptible to compromise on a three-

year basis. But was the proposed mutual ‘assistance pact against aggression to operate when “neighboring states” were involved (such as Persia, Turkey and

Greece) as London insisted, or, as Cairo :proposed,

only when “bordering countries” were attacked?

This disagreement is intensified not only by Rus- | sian policy but also by opposition political pressure |

in London and Cairo. Under the Churchill leader=

ship, British Tories object that the Labo®: goverh-

ment’s offer to Egypt goes too far and too fast.’ I Cairo, the opposition Wafdist party threatens the overthrow of the Egyptian cabinet as an alleged tool of British imperialism. The Reds are boring from within the “Wafdist super-nationalist organization.

UN May Get Sudan Problem THE SECOND MAJOR DISPUTE involves the Egyptian demands for full sovereignty over Sudan instead of the present joint Anglo-Egyptian control.

sumption than an irreconcilable issue. are willing to postpone this showdown, knowing that the ultimate disposition of Sudan is for the Sudanese people to decide rather than Cairo or London.-

Hence it's an eventual case for the. United Nations.

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