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_ Gen. George C. Marshall, Mr. Byrnes’ successor, will | | bring to the office the prestige of a distinguished record | as chief of staff of our army throughout the greatest of wars. During that crucial period he demonstrated great organizing and administrative abilities and established him-

- self as a diplomat as well as a great soldier.

and official relations.

China is one field in which Gen. Marshall has first-hand knowledge of conditions, and we should be greatly surprised if he does not realign American policy there, to conform

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to our position elsewhere in the world. This feeling is based in part on the assumption that he may have had a hand in the belated reversal of the state department’s

attitude toward the Dairen situation.

The pointed request that Russia stand by her obligation to recognize Chinese sovereignty at Dairen was notably in documents drafted by John Carter Vincent, head of the department’ leftist-minded office of Far Eastern affairs.

We repeat our regret that Secretary Byrnes

retire at : particular time whe “sen of his: experi are needed. But on the record Gen. Marshall has made in rising to other gesponsibilities that have been assigned to fidence. that America’s

him, the public will have confid are to remain in safe hands.

THE LABOR COMMITTEES

HROUGH all the long Democratic control of congress, the house and senate labor committees sought to block

as secretary of state is

n assumed his present duties

by a fierce challenge from Com- |

b is unfortunate that Mr. Byrnes’ health does not permit him to complete the work he has so well begun. How- | ever, he has left 3 legacy of infinite value to his successor and the country in the firm bipartisan foreign policy which

. 8 HE general has been somewhat isolated from the main current of worjd evenis by his 13-months assignment in China, as the President's special envoy. But the American position on the approaching German and Australian settlements has been well defined by the retiring secretary of state, and Gen. Marshall himself is familiar with much of the background of those situations. It is noteworthy, too, that in the previously designated advisers on the Murphy and Gen. Mark Clark, he will be associated with men with whom he has enjoyed long and intimate personal

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will defand to the death

IRR lou ” gp - “STASSEN PICKED BY THE G. O. P. OLD GUARD" By C. D. C. Terre Haute

“I which is not news at all to anyone

who has been scanning the politi-

{cal horizon for the past four years.

For out in the back-woods of Minnesota the Republican President makers have had a young dark

every measure opposed by union officials and lobbyists. horse in the Republican presidential

Usually they succeeded.

paddocks who has been carefully curried and blanketed so

"As a result, glaring abuses of unionism’s Power Were |ne could enter the great Republican not corrected. Congress passed a few bills in spite of the presidential sweepstakes in 1948.

labor committees, but Democratic Presidents vetoed most

Let it be said there are a lot of in his favor, too. He is far

of them. No legislative proposal of this sort ever had |enough west of Wall Street not to

thorough hearings or careful study by the committees sup-

posed to know most about labor matters.

be contaminated by its odor although the boys who hang around there would probably chip in on

That bad situation has been cured. The labor commit- | the kitty to elect him. His concepts

tees of the new Republican congress plainly are disposed

of internationalism are good enough to satisfy both the cartel

to expedite corrective legislation. Their majority members |;ovs and the international bankers.

believe, and we agree, that the voters gave them a mandate

to do that.

He is young enough to be sold to the people as a great progressive although he is about as likely to

Sengtors Taft, Ball and Smith are on firm ground in [progress as the rock of Gibralter,

proposing early action on some measures—notably, a revised version of the Case bill, which passed the last con-

which only an atom bomb could

change. ; This youngster has been taken

gress but was killed by President Truman. On that, and [to Washington where he can be

on several other proposals, such as for a fairer balancing of the Wagner act, long hearings would not be likely to develop much information or change many minds. » H " - » UT we believe spokesemen for the unions should be given

trained, exercised and paraded on the capital parade grounds until the. Republican tryout in 1948. There will be governors from New York and California, a senator from Michigan and the sons from Ohio, and when these fail {o qualify

full opportunity to explain their views on each measure |what would be a better compro-

before it goes to congress for debate and possible passage. We'hope they will use that opportunity wisely, instead ol following their old custom and denouncing, as a scheme to destroy unions, every suggestion for requiring responsible

use of their great power.

The senators say, correctly, that a comprehensive study of industrial relations, such as Mr. Truman proposed last year, might go on for months or years before resulting in legislation. But that is no reason for not beginning such .. a study promptly and carrying it on while congress is enact-

ing certain urgently needed laws.

It is unlikely that any labor law will ever be so perfect ‘that it can’t stand improvement in the light of increased

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BERNARD’ M. BARUCH'S resignation from the United =" Nations atomic energy commission is interpreted in 3 some. quarters as presaging a softening of American demands for safeguards against the use of the atom bomb

~ We doubt that, but—

eir own,

of no surer way to senate rejecti than evidence that there has been

ses, showing clearly the m,” will be on guard. So an an position, by the pro-Soviet clique int, or anyone else, will be in the spot-can-dominated senate may be expected ‘any suggestion that appeasement of

dangers and y attempt to

mise than this youngster from Minnesota who is young enough to be as progressive as Teddy Roose-

"Hope Better People of City Will Support Judge Hoffmann"

By Bessie Farnsworth, 5345 E. Washington st.

So Judge Rhoads is out. I was amused at the judge taking defeat so hard. There are a few things the public knows and sees.

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By George Schultz, R. BR. 8 As we are about to build the

greatest peacetime machine that

ought to last forever (of course a fresh egg only stays fresh so long), justice and mefcy call in no uncertain tones for relief to the humble and the proud, as in the politician who makes laws of regulations to keep humanity in check. The moral authority is the greatest power on

route of peace, and they should spend as they spend-for war to develop a lasting peace. As we have had a wholesale war, let us strive for a wholesale peace and the blessings of peace. We all know the destructive forces of war and it is time for peaceful people to do their stuff if we are to get that debt paid. Quit babying England, quit all foolishness and settle down to make gobd. ; I am for practical industry as there is too much union in our United States. I was born Nov. 24, 1879, in this city. It was a good place in humble bagk-to-back pusi-

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petitive chances in either domestic or foreign trade. If world war III is brought on by the propaganda of hate being printed in our newspapers, then

These veteran friends of mine are American to the core, and we reject the idea that a war with Russia is inevitable, if we keep our feet off other nation's tails. ® " : J “MANY MEDICAL STUDENTS COME FROM OUT-OF-STATE” By Luther Jomes, 2001 5. West st. The other day I called upon my physician and was compelled to wait six, hours to see him, and I checked the reason for the shortage of doctors in the city and found that a great percent of the enrolled studerits.in our tax supported medical schools were Easterners, that is from New York, New Jersey, etc. and when they graduate they go back to the eastern states to practice, thereby leaving the. people. of Indisna without proper medical attention. ; It seems that the management of the medical school would confine the enrollment to the students who, after graduation, would practice in the state instead of showing partiality to some favored few who come in here from.the eastern states. It might be noted that the cause of this situation is in/ part due to the surname of these dents which situation is a deplorable one. Of

University medical school is the

payers had something to do with that also, ! } 8 ” ” “PUBLICITY fELPED CcuT NEW YEAR'S ACCIDENTS”

By Howard W. Fieber, General Chairman, Indianapolis Safety Council

May I take this means, on behalf of the Indianapolis Safety Council,

the outstanding safety publicity on the front page of the New Year's eve editions. Your graphic illustration of the enforcement authorities’ preparation Tor preventing drunken drivers from running wild New Year's eve undoubtedly was responsible, in a large part, for the conspicuous absence of traffic violations of that nature during this particular period. Indianapolis ended 1946 with its lowest traffic death toll in seven years. We are hopeful that the New Year will have even a much better record. Such splendid publicity as appeared in The Times on

newspaper's sincere interest in the traffic safety problém of this community. ami——— cin aibim— DAILY THOUGHT

He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him; when he speaketh fair, believe him not: for there are seven abominations jin his heart.—Proverbs 26:24-25, sn # .

of the body and arms. A more convenient and ape propriate dress is the white shirt, white vest, white necktie and white apron—everything white above the belt even to the white kerchief for nasal and labial comfort.” Further along in hiss 20-page treatment of the

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—Criticism of President Truman's message comes from both the political

belief among moderates that the President had got off to a good start with the new Republican-bossed

Some New Dealers thought ‘Mr. Truman had

| moved sharply to the right. They commented that

speech was plainly that of a man who had read tion returns, and observed that he had manget just enough New Deal labels into what said to avoid being chargéd with turning his back the Roosevelt program.

Labor, Security and Economy

HE WAS CRITICIZED by some Republicans.

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| Senator Taft (R. O.) though, saw the speech as being

written “in a co-operative spirit.” Mr. Taft took issue with some points of the President's labor

In the middle, moderates such as Senator O'Mahoney (D. Wyo.) saw the message as one of the best on domestic issues in many years, and Senator McMahon (D. Conn.) called it a balanced presentation of today's problems. ; Measured by applause, the statement best liked by congress was his comment that “when a system of collective security under the United Nations has been established, we shall be willing to lead in collective disarmament, but until such a system becomes a reality, we must not again allow our weakness to

{ invite attack.”

Republicans found much more to applaud than Democrats. They dominated the applause when Mr. Truman called for a balanced budget, and again when he condemned jurisdictional strikes.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—1 am recognizing the fact that radio, like poor relatives and crime, is irre vocably with us, and that very little may be done about it. I have wearied of jousting at the singing commercial, and I bow my bloody head to the fact that the soap opera and the quiz show are permanent. pieces of our mores. > ae But there are a few little horrors which currently abound, even in the more palatable programs, which could be killed off without wrecking the industry, and I hope somebody starts the year off right by wielding the lethal hatchet.

Amuse Listener for Change EVEN AN AVID LISTENER to breakfast programs, and I can think of no lower mental denomi-

nation, will admit that radio is devised primarily for the great unseen audience—the easy chair cus-

originates the show. If this is true, I can do with considerably less passes at the studio audience, to the complete bewilderment of the listeners who are not in the studio audience. Spectators of the live show may be completely convulsed by a bit of intimate byplay between

in the house, but it leaves us several million distant listeners somewhat chilly, Xray sAlong the same lines, I think we have about exhausted the sponsor as a target for the comedian’s gibes. Old age, perhaps, has made me waspish, but after a couple of decades of fun at the sponsor's expense, I no longer find him amusing, Let us face it: The sponsor is a madman, an oaf, a churl, a buffoon, a moneyladen chump with the artistic appreciation of a shoat, but it has been said so often

course we all know that Indiana|tbat.I shrivel at the introduction of the word, “spon-

sor,” into a gag.

AVASHINGTON, Jan. 8—~When President Truman

of congratulating The Times on| told congress that “this government does not regard

the treaties (with Italy and Balkan countries) as completely satisfactory,” his listeners knew he was indulging in a deliberate understatement. Sitting in the house chamber as the President Spoke. was Italy's Premier Alcide de Gasperl. The Italian statesman has just arrived in this country. His visit is to get food for his ‘hungry people and financial and economic assistance without which a political explosion may destroy all hope of democracy in that part of Europe. {

U.S. Carries the Load

PREMIER DE GASPERI is seeking to borrow $100 million from the United States. That happens to be the same amount Russia is exacting from Italy in the not “completely satisfactory” treaties mentioned by President Truman. “In addition, Italy will be required

New Year's eve is evidence of your| ¢, pay $125 million to Russia's puppet state Yugo-

slavia, as well as two-thirds of the province of Venezia Giulia. Italy also loses her African colonies, disposition of which is yet to be decided. In effect, the United States now finds itself in the position of paying war indemnities to Russia and | Yugoslavia. Secretary Byrnes did his utmost to avoid this, but Russia and her satellites were adamant and, as President Truman indicated, the trea: ties are “as good as we can hope to obtain.” The case of Italy, like 50 many ‘other tests in Europe and Asia, throws into strong contrast the difference ' between democracy as practiced by the

Whom men fear they hate, and| United States and that of Russia. Ever since the whom they hate, they wish dead.—| end of the war, this country has been pouring relief

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REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark Time to Modernize:the Radio Shows

tomer who is not a spectator in the studio which

the artists and the handful of free-pass watchers

California traffic, together with California weather

into Europe and the Far East, The Reds not only

book yolept “Mixed - A HAR the written way "batk in Nineties : ring the reGreen. Mr. Green's book, which : : : h 8 stream; pouy has since turhed out to be the slowly; increase the volume of your stream and the definitive work ‘on the subject, speed of your movement a8 you elevate your right was written when the author was hand until it becomes a miniaturq torrent from an the genial and efficient host of altitude as great as your arm can reach; then diminthe Denison House Casino, an ish it by a rapidly vanishing movement until the Joop at Hot ung dent ; Wiatatn alout meet, Profistly Wik wsiis Solider uster to Indianapolis brought @ Sdmiration, but failure will ‘raise. a laugh.” to it a coast-to-coast reputation. Ain't it the truth? Li : : today I t to call y The biggest trouble, though, said Mr. Green, is nother » tha} bes darks 46 ack 48 & Fue svuay the ate of | the intellectual and emotiongl dl Gualities to be cultivat- _ 0 ir sates war: clerk,” said Mr. Green, “should be Oh, for the Old Dayal. a man of good character, straight personal habits, TH MIXING JOURTAIL ih Sug, “uh bis good temper, cheerful, obliging, wide awake, , clerks make mistake of putting in too much attentive, sympathetic, yet too smart to be” bitters, in which case the drink is spoiled, or rather, ‘worked neither glum nor too talkative, of neat ap- is unpalatable to the customer. Most men lke bu pearance and well-dressed. very little bitters. “You should, in order to become Tricks of Bartending Trade proficient and popular, study all the points in the BAR CLERKS. he continues, “wear linen mixing of all drinks. There ean be too much syrup oF HO A RR ag or sugar, lemon juice or other ingredient used, in duck sult ery neat, but they are ing same way as too much bitters in a cocktail. This stiff, uncomfortable and hinder the free movement jis a profession that every man cannot master. There

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IN WASHINGTON « « + By Charles T. Lucey hp Seg Truman States Problems for G.O.P. than

In some fields he was less specific

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A year ago fair employment practices law. This time he lamented racial tion which keeps citisens from voting, but he sald nothing about the FEPC. He reported his establishment of a civil rights committee to study

Up to Republicans Now In PRESIDENT TRUMAN, observers are certain,

no illusions that the newly-controlled G. O. P. con-

man’s wit to the quivering millions without apologizing for his incompetence by references to his scriptwriter's ineptitude I'm no longer amused. . Shall we condemn, too, the fiew and confusing practice of simultaneous dialog, especially as employed by our more elite wits like Mr. Crosby and Mr. Hope? It is hard to follow a single voice, Lord

knows, but when the principals insist on muttering |

a strange duet for their private amusemen’, it is impossible to understand anything. Neighborhood Movie as Substitute “BROTHER CROSBY, espedally, has recently taken

to interrupting his guests, who refuse to stop talking. The result approximates two off-keyed songsters having a go at different stanzas of “Row, Row, Row

Your Boat,” and it may be funny as all get out to : Mr. Crosby and his partner in repartee, but it's i

incomprehensible to the customers. If we cag modify some of these things, and repeal

" the habit of treating all non-beautiful women, on the

air, as maddened menaces to male chastity, I can

face radio’s new year with something mighty lak a :

smile. Otherwise, I guess I'll have to get all my culture from the neighborhood movie.

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms Red Indemnities to Impoverish Italy

have been living off the land wherever they occupy territory, but also looting it; as well.

No Russian soldiers took part in the war against ||

ready has contributed more and services to Italy to help her get back on her feet, This year it is estimated Italy will require something like $1,250,000,000 of imports to tide her over. But because she lacks the necessary coal, oil and raw

materials, her exports will hardly go above $650 to | § $700 million, leaving as unfavorable balance of approx- |

Big. ind ron Italy seh i | | Students of E

imately $650 million.

stances means keeping her poverty-ridden indefinitely. Which may be Moscow’s purpose. The American and British position is that the Italian people were, for the most part, victims of Hitler and Mussolini. When called on to prove it, they did so by rallying to the allied cause. . . Italian recovery. By so doing they hope the Italian people will remain free. |

Communists Profit by Chaos

MUCH, HOWEVER, DEPENDS upon the success of Premier De Gasperi’s mission to this country. UNRRA, which has been a big help, ceases March 314

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