Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1946 — Page 24
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a ndianapolis Times PAGE 24 Thursday, Dec.12, 1946
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Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way
"SPEAKING OF HYSTERIA
JUST before John L. Lewis called off the coal strike, President Philip Murray ef the C. I. O, wrote a remarkable letter to the heads of other large labor organizations. “It has become self-evident,” he said, “that there is a deliberate and monstrous movement under way to cripple, if not destroy, the labor movement of this country. Since V-J day the large industrial combines, together with their representatives in congress, have directed an unabated attack against organized labor. ... The election returns of Nov. 5 have been deliberately misinterpreted by these very same predatory interests as a stamp of approval upon their evil design. . . . The stage is set for the 80th congress to be met by national hysteria deliberately fomented and inspired.” . Therefore, Mr. Murray concluded, “unity of action” by the big labor organizations “behind a common program of economic and legislative measures” had become imperative.
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» ” ~ N other words, though claiming to fight each other in jurisdictional wars at the expense of the public, these organizations must unite their economic and political strength against any attempt to protect the public by corretcing abuses of unionism’s power. If the coal strike had continued, the new congress indeed might have met in an atmosphere of national hysteria. A cold and hungry people might have demanded, and obtained, savagely repressive labor legislation. That danger has been lessened because Mr. Lewis found discretion the better part of valor. = The Republican majority elected to the new congress plainly—and we think correctly—feels that it has a mandate to legislate on labor matters. But responsible party leaders show no disposition to act in anger or undue haste. Instead, they talk like men who want to act calmly, having taken time and care to study the many measures proposed and to make sure that labor is not deprived of essential rights. Mr. Murray and other union leaders can serve their movement well by keeping their own heads, by explaining reasonably and logically what they believe to be dangers in proposed legislation, by helping congress devise a framework of law within which unions can live and thrive and perform their necessary functions, © Or they can invite disaster by insisting that unions must remain above the law, by ranting against all suggestions for legislation, by resisting all efforts ta give the public that measure of protection which the public clearly is determined to have, This is what the big labor organizations have done separately in the past, and what Mr. Murray now wants them to do unitedly.
. yy» yn. THE task before the new congress is difficult enough at best. If union leaders increase its difficulties by blind obstruction, they will play into the hands of those who would wipe qut the laws that have made unionism powerful. It would be simple to repeal the Clayton act, the Norris-La Guardia act, the Wagner act, and no union lawyer would call that unconstitutional. - We don’t want that to happen. We are sure Mr. Murray doesn’t. We hope he won't risk making it happen by continuing to use hysterical language.
—QUR MONEY ‘ABROAD
HOSE who condemn the new United States relief policy on the grounds that relief to other countries might be used for political purposes appear to overlook the fact that the UNRRA program, from which we are withdrawing, was operated on a political basis, : This country put up most of the UNRRA funds, but a great deal of the money was used to advance the interests of Pan-Slavic communism. In all countries under Russian control, relief was distributed by Communist officials. In Yugoslavia, for example, UNRRA distribution was directed by a Soviet army officer, and part of our contribution was eonverted to the use of Marshal Tito’s army. Money we spend abroad should be accounted for in precisely the same ‘way as public expenditures in this eountry, for the money comes out of the same pockets. That is sound practice, and if it is politics it is good. politics, On that basis alone, we heartily indorse the new relief plan. However, it cannot be over-emphasized that the world today is divided by a crucial, ideological war, in which Amerfcan democracy is the principal target of Communist attack. When we sepd money into Soviet-dominated areas, we are sending it where it can be used against us, We are not
the ruthless dictators impeséd upon them by force of arms, and our supplies are likely to go only to persons who em- . brage communistic doctrines. L © At some future time it may be possible to obtain an g “equitable distribution of relief through an international | agency, but not until every country is ruled by an indepeng dent government of its own choosing. Pending that happy . day we will be wise to spend money only where we know what happens to it.
MAX GARDNER GETS NEW JOB
Qur friends, the British, will like the new American ambassador, O. Max Gardner, They’ will come to know him, as Americans have, as a man of good will, good humor d good sense. Enjoying the full confidence of President and Secretary Byrnes—a mature statesman and graduate of their own alma mater of practical politics—Mr, Gardner should become an ambassador in the complete of the title, not just one who transmits decoded from our state department.
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was to ride the Clifton feeder to its destination (Illinois st.) and walk the other mile to work. Of course, by this time all the victims are late for work anyhow so it doesn’t matter tco much. Some will be docked; others will just be reprimanded because of your miserable | service. -
“As you know, it is not uncommon for these junkers to wheeze to the curb and die. It is for this reason that many people, including myself, leave home for work twenty to thirty minutes early to allow for your ‘emergencies.’ Do you call that servicé? Don't you think the people of Indianapolis - should insist on the granting of a franchise to a compet~ ing company which would provide adequate service? I do.
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do as much destructing as they want to and you don’t dare do a thing about it. We bought a house in August because we have to move from our present location and will they move? No. The OPA says they don’t have to until they tear it down or they find another sucker to rent to them. I have put over $1200 of improvement on it and I can get the large sum of $15 per month rent. We are not asking for more rent— we only want our house. My husband is not a veteran of the last war, he only served 4 years in world war I. We are in our early 50's and would ike to get moved before we
cular file, please bear with me on two more points, minor to you, probably, but important to the riding public. Every morning, more than | 50 persons are packed onto those small crosstown busses from Northwestern ave. to Delaware st. Did you know that the interstate commerce commission doesn't allow common carriers to transport hogs that compactly? Don't you think the commission should provide meat inspectors to protect we humans? I do.
“The rate issue has already been discussed pretty thoroughly but I am curious to know why Clifton feeder busses issue free transfers to Northwestern and Illinois car lines, both north-south lines, while <passengers desiring to transfer to Central trolley, Central bus and College car lines are charged two cents for transfers from the crosstown. The privileges enjoyed in each case are parallel. Is the crosstown bus con-
are too old to enjoy it. Why can't the “OPA let the people get their homes in 30 days as they used to do. I'm an ex-Democrat. » » » “PUNISH PARENTS OF YOUNG TROOPER KILLERS” By a Reader, Indianapolis, I am a daily reader of your paper and want to say a few words In regard to our juvenile delinquency. When they are arrested and found guilty the courts let them go to get into something else, holding up someone, stealing, and so on it goes. Just where were the parents of the teen agers who shot and killed State Trooper Herbert Smith? I think they should be punished along with the boys and girls. A suggestion: I think the best way out for the teen agers is to have a large farm, a school thereon, and teach them a trade or any work they are qualified to do and keep them there until they are 21 years
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“ASSOCIATES PAY HONOR TO BEULAH McCOLGIN” By Olive K. Funk, Principal, and Teachers of School No. 45, Indianapolis Beulah McColgin, a well-beloved teacher and friend, has embarked on the long adventure. How gallantly she met the challenge when she left the school where she had taught for 14 years, knowing she would not return. Those of us who have had the privilege and joy of daily association with her admired her indomitable courage and steadfastness. She brought’to her teaching of music fine sensitive interpretation. She had a great gift—a talent for passing on to all boys and girls a real love for good music. Many times this was proven by stories told or written by lads in service who patrolled the icy beaches in the quiet of the night or who fought the fight on Okinawa. The music together with all other things which a good teacher gives were in their hearts during days and nights of fear and death and comforted them. Beulah McColgin is gone but she has taught us, her fellow teachers, as well as the children, tolerance, courage, cheer and patience. Our lives are the richer because shetworked among us.
o ” on “DON’T TRY TO LIMIT THE PRESIDENCY TO ONE TERM” By Del Mundo, Indianapolis During the past few years we have heard much regarding an amendment to the Constitution which would change the period of office of the President to six or seven years and limit any one person to only one term as President. It is now reported that Dr. Paul Bartholomew, head of the department of political science of the University of Notre Dame, is advocating the same thing. I am in favor of any amendment to our Constitution that will bring to our people a greater measure of representative government.. The suggested amendment would operate to the contrary. This clearly would be a partial surrender of the rights of the people. This would put the people in the peculiar position that if 100 per cent of the people wanted to re-elect a certain person to the presidency they would be unable to do so legally, simply because he had been President once already. Under our form of government the will of the people is the law of the land. And to abandon this principle we would be placing into the hands of a minority the legal right to say to the majority “you cannot have this man for President even though 99 per cent of you want him.” Such an amendment as this would lead to further limitations on the rights of the people and possibly to a revolution to overthrow the grip of the minority. Read the declaration of independence. ” » o “DICTATORSHIP SEEMS TO BE IN THE MAKING” By D. R., Indianapolis Well, we are getting closer to the dictatorship that our honest reporter, Raymond Clapper, predicted in 1942. The ones who are needling back of the scenes, and you can be sure it will be the one who has been the best Fascist politician since 1934, The politicians were putting out propaganda then that it was time to change the government; how the American worker fell for it all has been hard to believe. People who have had a chance at a free school system; voting does not change anything, because they (both the Democratic and the Republican leaders) are all in accord as to all candidates. I notice they are getting ready for more taverns. There will be no direct primary law either, because those in power are past masters at manipulating,
‘DAILY THOUGHT
But God, who is pich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us -together with Christ.—Ephesians
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ONE ‘OF THE MOST IMPORTANT books to come out of world war II is "Secret Missions,” story of the navy's psychological warfare against the Japanese, told by Rear Adm, Ellis M. Zacharias, U. 8. N,, retired. AR | The honor of higher rank . . . flag’ rank, the navy calls it, and general officer rank is the army term , . . came to this eminent naval officer only after retirement, despite his long and distinguished service to his country. . In less detail, Adm. Zacharias also tells of the navy's psychological warfare against the Germans and Itallans . . . and cites tangible results of its efficacy.
On the Ground Testimony
THE WHOLE DISCUSSION is of special interest to me... in fact I will devote more than one column to this book . . . because as a reserve army intelligence officer I am familiar with much of the operation he mentions, both in the Mediterranean theater and in Japan. And from those parts for whose ac--curacy I can vouch, I am deeply impressed with the whole of the story ‘he tells. My overseas activities were in the fleld on intelligence, and my personnel always included a considerable number of naval intelligence officers, many of ‘them trained under a program in whose development Adm. Zacharias played an important role. And these officers reflected great credit on the office of naval intelligence . . . or ONI . .. of which in the latter days of war he was deputy director. And there is no doubt but what he should have been director. The petty prejudices which held. him back are no credit to the high command of the navy. The Washington Post, commenting on his retirement, headlined it “Navy Scuttling Its Pearl Harbor Prophet Without a Flag” . . . for it was Adm. Zacharias ‘who, according to his testimony before the Pearl Harbor investigating committee, reported to Adm. Husband Kimmel, commander in chief of the Pacific fleet, that it was his estimate of the situation that the Japs would attack our fleet at Pearl Harbor
NEW YORK, Dec. 12—Everyone, I suppose, picks out somebody to envy. I envy a writer named Stuart Cloete, for a variety of reasons. He is a writer who likes to write. He intends to spend the rest of his life commuting between his four homes—New York, Florida, thesBghamas and Africa. He can tame wild animals by spitting down their throats, and he knows practically everything. He is also rich. I discovered Mr. Cloete, a Boer who was born in Paris and whose English is impeccably British, some nine years ago. He had written a book about Africa, called “The Turning Wheels,” which I was unable to drop until the last Zulu dropped, too, skewered on his own assegai.
Trips Provide Material MR. CLOETE (rhymes with rooty) currently is sporting a bedrd, in addition to a mustache which gives him the appearance of having been smitten across the mouth with a mop. He grew the beard to impress his publishers. His local residence, probably the smallest penthouse in New York, momentarily is depopulated of its horde of honeybears, toucans, dogs, goldfish, canaries and the other fauna he likes to keep about him, because Mr. Cloete is headed back to Africa, after 13 years away. ? With him goes his wife, Tiny, who has lived unromantically, most of her life in Elizabeth, N. J, and who is quivering slightly at the idea of the 1800-mile trek Stuart proposes to celebrate his return. Tiny does the photography for the team. Mr. Cloete has the amazing faculty; for a writer, of being unhappy when he is not writing. He has done
THE CORNER STONE of democracy in America is a good citizen. In the last analysis, he’can and
{does control America, he will control it. Such a de-
mocracy will inevitably have great » citizens. But these can no more make a great nation than a relatively few high peaks can make the Rocky mountains. In passing: No other nation in the world ever had a democracy like that, or any democracy that can match it. The democracy of Greece, to illustrate, was narrowly bound by being a pure democracy that was bedded down in slavery. It failed because no two things that are wrong can make anything right, or great—not even a nation.
Member of First Court
JESSE LYNCH HOLMAN was a good citizen, and he had at least a toehold on greatness. His life spanned Indiana’s turbulent era of stage coaches, steamboats, canals, and the railroads that came edging in. In such an era, & good citizen counts, of course. But momentarily, he is drowned out by the clatter of progress and the noisy chatter of its leaders, as they scramble for power and peace. Holman was born at Danville, Ky., Oct. 10, 1784. The family was of a substantial breed. His father, Henry Holman, came from Virginia; married Jane Gordon, a Scots girl from Maryland, with a brother John who stayed in Maryland, and a sister Polly who came to Kentucky. - Holman's father had three wives and 14 children. The family was a typical one of early Kentucky backwoods settlers, and was exposed to all the hardships and dangers of their day and that environment. His father was killed in 1780 while defending his family in a blockhouse under attack by the Indians. Holman was then five ygars old. After the death of his father, the family struggled
‘U.N. Can Seal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—By creating precedents widely regarded as interfering in domestic affairs of its’ members, some of its founders fear United Nations may be sowing the seeds of its own destruction. In this category are cited the action against South Africa over her treatment of Indian subjects; the vote authorizing the social council to organize meetings in non-self-governing territories, and proposals for action against Spain’s Franco.
Exceeds Authority
IN THE INDIAN-SOUTH AFRICAN matter, Gen. Smuts based his case largely on a paragraph of the charter which states that “nothing contained in the present charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state.” The Indians, on their side, claimed it was an international matter because India had made formal agreements protecting the- rights of her nationals who had emigrated to South Africa. Assuming the Indian thesis to be correct, this i a distinguished authority on international la what would be the proper procedure. The answer was ‘that the international court of justice, rather than the assembly, would be the place to start action. Says the charter, the court “shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.” Then, says another article, “If any party to a case fails to perform the obligations incumbent upon it under a judgment rendered by the court, the other party may have recourse to the security council.” ‘Inasmuch as South Africa offered to refer the matter to the court, the fegal authority ‘observed, the
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assembly exceeded its authority under the charter when it interfered in & matter still pending beween two members : : :
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at about 8 o'clock on a Sunday morning, probably from carrier planes. Objective . . . to knock out four battleships and render the navy ineffective. Countermethod recommended . . . and all this nine months before his prediction came true ... was maintenance of air patrols, particularly to the north, over a 500mile area. Adm. Zacharias never was a popular naval officer. He is good, and he knows it. And he didn't care whose toes he stepped on once he had set his teeth into the job of-mastering the job of becoming the naval intelligence officer best qualified in knowledge of the: enemy he regarded as probable as well as potential, the Japanese. The navy, as he so clearly shows, regarded its intelligence branch as a step-child. So did the army, Neither knew much when war broke out of the enemy . .. and I know first-hand, because I had to operate in areas where should have had background informatio but couldn't get it because our intelligence services didn’t have it.
Brilliant Combat Record IN THE INTERVALS between intelligence assignments , . , most of them self-tailored over internal opposition ', Adm, Zacharias commanded the heavy cruiser Salt Lake City, which he brought into Pearl Harbor from a westward mission right after the attack, and the battleship New Mexico. His three fighting superiors recommended that he be made an admiral . . . but he made too many enemies by his direct action philosophy and he didn't get the stars. He came into his own with the broadcasts to Japan, conceived by him to weaken the will of the Japanese high command by presenting valid and powerful arguments for those in Japan who desired peace. By effecting cessation of hostilities without an opposed landing, thousands of lives were saved . . « and much of the credit goes to him. As the com=mander in chief of the Pacific fleet told him, “Good work in -making the Japanese see the light and bringing surrender.” / Of the mechanics by which he obtained those results, more later:
REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruar Boer Writer Off on Another Safari
three commendable African novels and one history of Africa, and contemplates two more books to round out an ambitious desire to acquaint the world with the Boers. He is apt to “have four or five projects cooking simultaneously. He has completed another book on the plight of the world, called “The Third Way.” He has just sold a serial, with an atomic background, to one of the slick magazines. A dozen short stories, in various states of repair, are always kicking around his desk. He writes as easily on nuclear fission as on the intimate habits of gorillas. iy What's more important, he seems to sell everything he writes. He got a check for $10,000 the other day for French royalties on “Turning Wheels"—his first information that it had been translated in France. Mr. Cloete is a cynical man. He will spend $2000 a month on a safari, because he knows he can extract 20 short stories he will sell at $1500 each. He believes the world is rapidly bucketing to chaos, and that less than a million intelligent people inhabit the globe today. Two hundred thousand of thet number, he says, live in America.
Let Guest Prove Intelligence
RECENTLY, HE ASKED two guests to dine at a coffee shop. One failed to show, so Mr. Cloete attacked his meal and left immediately after. Guest No. 1 inquired if Stuart had briefed the non-appearer on how to find the place. “Of course not,” Mr. Cloete said, stiffly. “He purports to be a leftenant-colonel of British intelligence, and if he can’t find a simple little coffee house, the man’s a fraud.”
SAGA OF INDIANA . . . By Wiliam A. Marlow Development of Supreme Court Judge
through difficulties till Holman grew to early manhood. He taught school, joined the Baptist church, and preached some of its sermons. He studied law in Henry Clay's law office in Lexington, and was admitted to the Kentucky bar Sept. 2, 1805, when he was just under 21. While practicing law in Port Willlam, now Carrollton, Ky., he met Elizabeth Masterson, daughter of Judge Richard:Masterson, and they were married in 1810, when he was 26 and she was 24. In 1811, they came to Indiana. High on a bluff 400 feet above the Ohio river near the present sight of Aurora; they built a log house, the finest log house in that region in its day. Once settled in Indiana, Holman at once moved into-a dong and active life in the state. In 1811, Gov. William Henry Harrison appointed him prosecuting attorney in Dearborn county. In 1814 he became a member of the territorial legislature, and on Sept. 4, 1814 was appointed by Gov. Thomas Posey presiding judge of the second judicial circuit. - In 1816, he served as presiding judge in the third judicial circuit. On Dec. 28, 1816, Holman became one of the first three supreme court judges in Indiana. Here he served for 14 years till 1830. He then became superintendent of schools in Dearborn county.
Second Federal Jurist
ON OCT. 2, 1836, appointed by President Jackson, he became federal district judge in Indiana to succeed Benjamin Parke, the first federal judge in the state. . Holman served in this office till he died at Veraestare, his home near Aurora, March 18, 1842. Here was a man. who honors Indiana. He was a good husband and a wise father. He was a fine citizen. His kind breeds the greatness of Indiana, and of America. oo
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WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Sims
Doom by Meddling
Even more dangerous precedent, in the view of many, has to do with the United Nations calling for a conference, for example, of the people of Puerto Rico, Hawaii or Alaska to air their grievances over the head of the American government. From this to encouraging revolts among colonials or dependencies would be only a step. Yet the committee voted 17 to 14 to let the economic and social council organize such conferences. But probably the most far-reaching of all the proposals are the ones designed against Franco. No one seriously contends that puny Spain is, of herself, a menace to world peace. Yet that is the only excuse United Nations has in interfering in domestic affairs of any state. True, Franco is a totalitarian. He puts his political opposition in prison, in concentration camps or graveyards. The people haven't a chance to elect a government of their own choosing. Labor unions are under the thumb of the dictator, There is little freedom of speech or of the press, and there was a time when Franco and Hitler and Ribbentrop were pals.
Can't Play Favorites BUT ALL OF THESE THINGS are equally true of ‘the Kremlin. Which would seem to boil down to this: That United Nations is asked to play favorites; be tough with_the weak and insignificant while giving a clean
bill of health to the powerful, however seriously its fifth column may interfére with institutions of its neighbgrs. . ’ Once United Nations begins interfering with gov= ernments just because it doesn't like such governments, it will seal its own doom. It must stick so its aharter. The world badly needs the United Nations,
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