Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1947 — Page 8

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} LEGISLATIVE AIMS

? inn asl women Veachers today heard discus s of the legislative objectives of their profession-at special session of the Marion County Teachers association. «The teachers ‘of Indiana deserve special consideration at the hands of the legislature, which is in the first days of its biennial session, particularly in adoption of the minimum law of $2400 and other benefits which will more nearly enable them to fight rising costs of living. ~~ Among aims of the legislative program which are of general significance is the stand of the State Teacher association, supported by the local group, in favor of an immediate reassessment ‘of real estate. Such action is - long overdue, and would result in more equitable distribution of the tax burden. Consolidation of certain local school units in the interest of economy and efficiency also is advocated, along with more efficient organization of school transportation. Indiana is losing teachers rapidly, and it has more than 2000 who have passed the retirement age but still are serving because of the teacher shortage. Teacher training enrollments in the colleges are practically the only ones that are below normal. We Hoosiers cannot afford a poor school system. And it is absurd to say that we cannot afford a good one. The state's school finance system is rated first in the nation, . according to educators, but the system will not work without funds. It is up to the legislature to provide these funds. Foalish sconomy: Sill ham tha futhre, Shihe state,

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WHAT IS “AN TI.LABOR"?

A CCORDING to Labor, a weekly paper published by 15 railway unions, the Scripps-Howard newspapers have made “a sudden, hair-raising discovery” that most employers and most unions get along peaceably without strikes. The reference is to recent articles by Scripps-Howard Reporter Fred W. Perkins, telling of a few of the many cases in which employers and unions do get along well in a spirit of “industrial partnership.” Labor says the “discovery” is remarkable because “workers know that the Scripps-Howard newspaper are among the most vicigusly anti-labor in the country.” The workers “know” no such thing. The SecrippsHoward newspapers are, and always have been, pro-labor, in that they stand for a square deal to workers, for the right of workers to belong to uniops of their own free choice, for strong and responsible unions that enable workers to have bargaining power equal to that of employers. When labor was the underdog, when unions were weak and largely at the mercy of powerful employers, biased laws ‘and unfriendly courts, no one fought harder than The Times and the rest of these newspapers to correct that condition. That is historic facts, as the old-timers in Indianapolis well know. They advocated federal laws, such as the Wagner act, ~ to promote and protect unionism. To their sorrow, they soon saw these laws swing the balance too far the other way ~—make labor the topdog, give unions special powers, priv- ~ ileges and immunities which, inevitably, have been terribly abused by some of them and their leaders. ” . . FES, in recent. years the Seripps-Howanl newspapers have said more about the abuses than the many instances of good employer-union relations. Just as they say more about reckless auto drivers, who endanger other people and themselves, than about the larger number of careful drivers. * Yes, they are outspoken against union leaders who perpetrate or condone the abuses, resist all efforts to correct them, and so create danger of savage anti-labor legislation. Yes, they believe that some present labor laws must be changed, and some new laws written. They want congress to do that duty with utmost carefulness, making certain that labor's essential rights are preserved and that the balance is not swung too far again, but also making certain that abuses of power and privilege shall not wreck ~ the labor movement and the country, If that makes these papers “viciously anti-labor: ” we don’t understand the meaning of the term. If all labor news were about unions and employers getting along peaceably together, nobody would be happier than The Times and ~ the other Scripps-Howard newspapers.

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CLEVELAND'S WORLD COUNCIL NEWTON D. BAKER'S inspiration and leadership were chiefly responsible for the founding of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. He would have been proud - to know ‘how useful a world service the council would perform through its 21st annual institute, now in progress. Twenty-three American and foreign leaders have assembled in Cleveland to discuss the forum's two questions: “What Does the Rest of the World Expect of the U. S.7” , and “What Is the U. 8. Going to Do About It?” Time magazine, a native of Cleveland, is co-sponsor of the current institute, and many of the speeches are being broadcast nationally, On today’s program were James F. Byrnes and Arthur H. Vandenberg, the retiring Democratic secretary of state and the Republican senator who have co-operated so ably dn establishing America’s bi-partisian foreign policy. Their answers to the second question will hold extraor- _ dinary interest—Mr. Byrnes’ because, now that he is retirto private life, he may feel free to speak with candor; Mr. , a8 spokesman for the senate’s new 2 majority, he will continue to play a vital part in V's el tions with other nations. :

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Yalta and again at Potsdam the Big Three restated A wih defile Sultosnte SoRFIAAE, In retum for

DY On EON partment headquarters here as follows: states paid & bonus'to world war’ I veterans,

of $800 per veteran and one in Michigan of

ving up $500. Other states contemplate such action, 4 aa -veterans except give them free hunting and fishing ® ' of + bonus propo congress 4 | prodioted by qualited Washington observers, A { In the capital attitude was action of the Leglon’s [ca ORTH Wis ou 18 Yejeciing boom Wr:

‘ Veterans Not Unanimous '

“Indians has done virtually nothing for Indiana's

efforts of several years toward his economic goal while serving his country. It was the fortune of a majority of citizens to remain safely at home. The bonus payment, small as it may be, will help the returned veteran in a business way. | \ “Men and women in the armed forces were underpald by comparison to wartime wage scales. They did not go on strike. The small amount asked of the state is well-deserved.”

Authorize Cashing Furlough Bonds

1 DO NOT ARGUE with any of the Basic Premises in ‘the Legion's outline of its argument .. > but 1 cannot feel that a referendum of veterans, clearly -

“stating the cost and the result of bonus legislation,

would be as overwhelmingly affirmative as the Legion believes. Certainly the veterans are having a tough time of it financially . , . that “plenty of money” myth fostered by the economists doesn't apply to any of them I know. On the contrary, most of them are pushed financially, But those who haven't collected leave pay . . . and that is most of them, .. would get an average of around $250 to $300, I believe, This would be as helpful as the bonus and would be merely payment of a debt already due to them. Authorizing immediate cashing of furlough pay bonds instead of requiring the veterans to wait five years would take off some of the immediate econoinie

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to bring about enactment of bonus legislation as its pressure. And it would be more sound than a bonus, Hostesses Principal item of business. state or national. Jose, J. R. Ar The Ind! REFLECTIONS + + « «By Robert C. Ruark will have its ’ ; J.D. Wright i Plans wil : Most foreion Brides Happy in U.S. § sis a NEW YORK, Jan. 1l—Some sort of strange merest handful have left their husbands. Figui ity | we A DRT—————. mother-in-law complex, on the’ part of Mama Eng- that our domestic norm in the separation Pa Serctity 1and, ‘has beer" victously At “work ever since Uncle !8 30 per cent of all marriages, the little newcomers ing and pro “| do not agree with a word that you i have farod marvelpusly well. British officials here are . ne pro Sam's first nephew stepped ashore on . foreign soil ; chapter hou Hoosier orum say, but | will defend to the Jeath al Joored al Sha firs. damier: « of Brittania to meet a annoyed at the Irresponsible reporting in Lon- k sesion, mice ho nea tt Nas peg fb Ra or en Stree he ee) an . Sai SRT + YO tighte do ean, 2 Thi Bh: EE Ee Dude: © DHE Oa gue nw + WARE eatedly that “hundreds of British wars brides 1 buds” ALTE be happy. - ° : are stranded and living in squalor in New York while " H P, 3 “TOUGH TREATMENT" FOR There has Been nothing bat strife, stirred by an awaiting passage back to Britain.” The Ind “Unitarian Forum ere rresents DRUNKEN DRIVERS imaginative British press, apd high indignation, at That this is shown to be untrue is actually sur- an in By Joba. Alvah Diwerin. Mies Merendwar the ‘idea that our young + should make so*bold prising, considering the caliber 6f so -many of the topic oh ia Speakers on Controversial Issues" I do hot. choose to dismiss lightly as to sidle sheepishly w to She: altar with the local overseas marriages. In addition to the frequent will discuss * an-incident bejween the thea Judge laskies.. 8 examples of the mating of souls, there was also the . By Paxine Stevenson, New Augusta Few Le G: 1 heavy sprinkling of marriages which were, shall we The But. Right here in our home town is a forum that is beginning to rival [Of municipal court,” room 4; Jobn ave . Flusbands say, not completely untainted by expediency. adie len ties. Once a month local, | Niblack, and Donald Tooley, in- EVEN BEFORE THE of the war, pettish re- There were drunken G. 1's and plain no-good, 4 round tables and town meetings in other ci . shiftless G. I's and kiss-me-tonight-I'm-shoving-off SRiversity. - state and nationally known speakers sit on the platform in the Unitar- spactar of poles, which ouly @ Hille orth. Were being tairied, Ag England and Aus- Hh SSO Eq» Miss Dorothy the audience. | While ago—Saturday, Dec. 28, 1946— concerning the ' horrid ‘fates apparently in tomorrow G. L's. There were also tawdry little pickian church. Citizens from many walks of life make up the audience. th Biook Sok iderab) by Tor the 80-some-thousand gals who had decided ups, just like here at home, and ambitious little The program follows the accepted pattern—the first period given over Was the subjec COnSIAErati€ | to love, honor, obey and eschew old world plumbing tramps who wanted to come to America to live like ’ P -T to the speakers, followed by an open discussion period in which the audi- |bufing and puffing. Neither will [| for the rest of their lives. Some cheap little barfly, the movie stars, td ence participates, and a final summary by the speakers and moderator. [Pass Up this opportunity to ‘blast | British, mislays her nasty bridegroom, American, and Out of all the confusion of war and excitement Ly ath- | 3WaY at Judge Niblack's stand. the British press would have you believe we've and the imminence of death, some 70,000 marriages fa Special filn It all started about a year ago when a group of young people g Let's review the records. During | wronged a duchess. were made in England alone, some 10,000 in Aus- 8 will be fea ered in the back parlor of the the first 11 months of 1946 the| As a matter of fact, no greater reception has ever tralia, and Lord knows how many in France. Most Teacher asso Unitarian church. They met to dis- heard of these meetings, the SPO police - department issued 42082| been given an organization which is opefating in Of them are holding up well, despite difficulties in If uled for n cuss contemporary social problems | Sr SHE oe in the Unitarian] Omcer's Arrest Slips” against| restraint of domestic trade—don't forget that every adjustment. | and county : Soon le of all ages|¢ the frst Sunda “night of [31304 In 1945. During this period, foreign marriage for our guys meant one more spinster Here's O Ex # and events. Lay ae join. The orum % y arrests for moving vehicle violations | here—than was accorded the past year to the in- fieres Une ample Eigewood=s hn Be an open invitation Sach mont rn» were 31,407 compared with 27110] surging warbrides. Our local girls must have gotten" I KNOW OF ONE CASE where a 5-foot tall Brit~ Resolutions sroup e—all races 'and religious! “MAJORITY PROVISION in 1945. 1946 arrests were listed in| terribly weary of all those pictures of blonds baring ish lass went to a southern town to look for her hus- Huntingfor » weryGne—all Tho . i g+ [order as follows: 6312 for disregard- | their little dimpled knees to the camera. band, who lived up in the mountains. She was Ms Bolo an first, meeting the forum | oo O10 PEIMARY FAED ,|ing traffic signals; speeding, 5097:| As a further matter of fact, the rough statistics warned that he was a tough type, that he was living at Dusinesa proved successful. Soon the back By illiam R. Root Republican Precine!| making improper turns, 5060, and | of upsets in our warborn, overseas marriages are with another woman, that he was on the booze, and Onkigzidors lor was too small to hold the| The writer has been, for a num [4452 for failure to stop at a prefer- | startlingly opposed. to the estimate of a year ago. that she better pack and retreat. Ro par And now; the church, audi- ber of years, one of that lowliest of | ential street. The New York Réd Cross reports that out of 43,000 She decided to make the tortuous journey into the with * jerowd. here -) forum is held, | politicians > precinct committee- Incomplete figures for 1946 show | brides of all nations who came to this town last year, hills, against advice, and nothing was heard from h i progr Sori, aah it, too, may prove man, who, before elections is the|that 926 persons died in crashes— | only 50 were rejected by their husbands, And only her for two weeks. Authorities went up to investi- ealth too small. What began as strictly | mighty right arm of the party and an increase of 17 per cent over 1945. 15 found themselves divorced. gate, and behold! There was little Sheila, knitting Township F a church affair has taken on civic|who, after elections, is completely| Of these, 235 were pedestrian fa-| - British information service spokesmen tell me that serenely, with the rival dispersed, and her now sober Mer Ja proportions. forgotten. However, he does take! talities. Fifty-two per cent of all| out of 70,000 English girls in this country, only the husband sweating behind the mule on the south 40. Spamiy ou To give some idea of the pro-lan interest and betioves th the, | on ite In Wied § Pies. hi ee e ht mention a recent people in a republic sho have a : So. Ye. American liberal dominant voice in selection of the|areas. Most pedestrians, according SAGA OF INDIANA coe By William A. Marlow Mach. Ne support communism?” was the topic candidates for public office and in|to reports, lose their lives between Beck oy for December. The speakers were enactment of the laws under which A ie Sire Hoosier Troo S the Mexican War 8. " t A ve. m—- ) Rus us he o ya as a committeeman, | With seven out of every 10 past 35 P In e .S\¥4 Bchool 3—1: diana Communist party. Audience and doubtless against the wishes of |” su of age. iv bv Califoinis. and THE MEXICAN WAR, as & War was a minor ready to start for New Orleans, and on to Mexico. Learn,” 1 interest was particularly keen dur-|the self-appointed party bosses, he| ~HIBASeC on BY UEIOTNS SEC \oip affair. As a dispute over territory, America While at New Albany, the troops were reviewed music by } ing this debate. Few people there|interviews the people in his pre- , 3g by Governor James Whitcomb, and Lt. Gov. Paris harpist. had ever been able to direct ques-|cinct and listens to their ideas and by a record of 13 Christmas holiday | by diplomacy has scotched many such disputes. As C. Dunning with all the enthusiasm and ceremony $—3:15 p. m. tions to a Communist leader. When |wishes relative to matters of a po-|trafic deaths. The fault lies in the | 5 struggle for survival, Mexico, a chick Just out of of war. As they pulled out for Texas and Mexico, Away” M the moderator closed the discus- (litical nature. He did this prior|Carelessness and indifference of all |, , .n) as & ‘nation, never gave such a thing & Indiana closed ranks behind them. music by p sion half the audience still had|to last June's state convention and | Sy yaa have the right | thought. “Yet as something that touched Indiana to - Once in the American theater of the war, Indi- S130 p. 3 unanswered questions. can report that at least 85 per cent solution for the problem, not hap- | the quick, it led to things inexpressively vital, as will ana troops fought with credit and honor. Their Citizens.” ay last ‘Sunday evening the of the Republicans in his precinct d enforcement, but relentless] appear. most revealing contribution to the war was made Red Cross rum, in spite of the cold weather, | were not pleased by several of the sp steady pressure day and night The bone of contention in the war was Texas. in the battle of Buena Vista, Feb, 22, 1847, 34—17:30 p. m drew a large crowd. Before the nominationy, The remedy lies in tougher penal- | This was then a wide sweep of orphan territory on At a tight spot in this battle, Col. William Bowles, theme. of house was the question—“The direct| He has now been getting the ties meted out by judges—mainly | the southwestern edge of the modern United States. in a blundering burst of incompetence, ordered a ; Kreps and primary vs. the conventional sys-|wishes of the people relative to a), =" "0" ted bedbug, louse, | It Was claimed by how many and owned by whom retreat in the Indiana line that jeopardized the battle | hoy § Dees ee a | Sirect primary and finds that 8 pre- | i rap, slop for food, stinking, un. | Nobody knew on May 12, 1846, when congress declared and possibly robbed the Ameritan gry of victory. 4 | 36-1:30 p. 8 Schenck and AD Buh who poke pandersie malriy Bele 8 primary re alo” diving. while | Wa on Mexico on accous, of court of inquiry found Bowles ncompeten, 123.3 Senator Clyde Black and Ross Teck- | state candidates and candidates for Sader igh Ifans Seu ’ Sag Battle of Buena Vista "This incident clearly reveals the shocking in- PRE emeyer defended. the convention the U. S. senate. A law to givel,, ~~ 4 shows that the police| AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, ss a Hoosier, Indi- Adequacy, and the utter futility of trying to win a 41-1:15 p. n system. the people the power to select their 's first reaction to this declaration was political, War led by ambitious politiciarik instead of trained z Appreciati Few civic programs could equal|candidates should, in their opinion department is making a more fom a Te the state: were angry: no end Their and able military leaders. : # Mrs. Newic the ad-libbing wit and the down-|and unlike the old primary law,|Sistent effort by establishing stra-| The Whigs in the s gy : The Mexican war was ended by the treaty of 62:15 p. tegic traffic - barricades in unan- | friends by the score had gone to both Texas and right solid character of this pro-|provide that a primary candidate nounced locations after a two-day | Oregon Guadalupe-Hidalgo Feb. 2, 1848, film; Moth gram, Station "WIRE ws broad-1need not receive a majority of liquor-coupled wave of accidents President Polk, a rank Southerner, they said, a . 3 80—1:45 p. Casting ie show, which added wn yulies Sas 3a.be Siastad, but. need which Dt four Indianapolis| slaveholder, and a political nobody, by favoring the America Marched Onward Arnal ; Rev. Almoi general interest, only receive the most votes cast. This| jo;ips ‘and 72 reported traffic | admission of both these territories, had grabbed the ~~ SLAVERY CAME CASUALLY into América—all | ard Our city needed something. just majority business was what made a| 0 "0 0 period. ball for a political touchdown. That was enough to America, much as a wily gambler does as he browses Yodans like this town meeting. When peo- |farce of the old and discredited Not until they pay heavily with | leave every Whig in Indiana. sour and sore. It did greedily at an innocent circus crowd. By that Feb- Shortridge Ple get out and talk over their com- | primary law. jail sentences and revoked licenses | just that. ruary day in 1848 down in Mexico, as a minor war 69—1:30 p. m mon problems together, those prob-| It is to be hoped that the clear |s . joaing gestruction of property| But ance war was declared, Indiana closed ranks With major results ended, slavery, with'a gambler's iin oh lems are more likely 8 and up|voice of the people. will mot be and injuries will some motorists |to support it. Lew Wallace, then 19 years old, or- ominous form and sinister touch, bared its hand. by pupils: solved. ignored by our legislature now in| 4%. lao ganized a company of volunteers at Indianapolis. Back of these-two forces moving a great nation ) To people who have never before session. Let’s hope world war II veteran | By June 10 less than 30 days after war was declared, stood the common man. With one hand he was i 72—3:15 p. m Judge Alex Clark keeps the drunken | 30 companies had been recruited in the state to fill pushing—on to the Pacific. With the other he was ] 73—1:30 p.m Carnival — B Dick Turner and reckless vehicle drivers in jail | President Polk’s call. They were at New Albany clutching by the throat—into the oblivion in America. | of a Rect Y over night and then ee pon - : 5 : 3 Cross film; days and a few nights ere prohibi- 80—1:30 p. n ra WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms | _ islation,” } “UNFAIR TO DEMAND POLL >: vin i TOSS TAX RECEIPT YOR TiCENE Polish Election Is Rigged by Reds ] "es By Walter Boren, 2068 N. Pennsylvania st. ; Are on Yc During the war tie-ins were not « WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.—There is reason to be- American and British recognition—and an American | McNair. allowed in any. form, but still} j,0e that U. 8. Ambassador Arthur Bliss Lane will be Jai tho plovisionsl Jogime aL Wari yus Hedeed . I'l Crooked Cree Hoosier motorists contiuue to allow! yyipdrgwn from Warss® following the,dan, 19 elec. on the oatis of universal suffrage and secret ballot.” : ae pr such things to go on as the auto | ying hy way of protest. It does not necessarily fols yy 4oroeratic parties would “have the right to take | Good Will license bureau and poll tax tie-in.| ,y however, that diplomatic relations with Poland part and to put forward candidates. 10a" Disey The person refused a license for| would be severed, but that would be a logical step. Only after these formal pledges had been solemn- frolic dane not presenting a paid poll tax re- It is clear that the coming elections in Poland will “ized did Britain and the United States agree to “ex- ents. ceipt is the victim of force and |be. typical of those in Romania, Yugoslavia and other change ambassadors” and so “keep themselves in- Garden * City | depriving a citizen of his rights of | Soviet-dominated countries. The UB-Polish equivalent formed.” night, Carl |iiberty. The thing should be put|of the Russian NKVD and the Nazi gestapo—is And they have done so: They have kept them- . cial must; to a test. No fair-minded judge terrorizing both voters and candidates b: murders, selves well informed. But the trend of reports. has | will preside would punish any person for driv-| kidnapings and mass arrests of the opposition. boon. mostly locourang. ae DROUSES Of Wasa ! Hickory. Coll J b : i : and Moscow have no! ing or Using his own Property .n| Election Method Violates Pledge by use of force to wipe out all opposition in Poland : Donald 3 stupid conditions. The ones on the] VICE PREMIER Stanislaw Mikolajcyk, leader of to the Moscow-imposed regime have been in progress | ? right side don’t have to pay atten-|the Peasant party in opposition to the Communists, for months. In Pozndn alone, according to reliable T tion to this, but the majority do.| or “government bloc,” charges that 104 Peasant party British sources, 4500 members of the Peasans party— 91—1:30 p. 80, motorists, why not take this| candidates have been arrested, thus making's farce among them 50 candidates for parliament—have been classes will thing seriously and put a stop to|of the so-called “elections” It is so rigged against rounded up. Of the party's general council, 18 mem- ~ Eickhoff, sj such a practice of force? them that, in many districts, Mikolajeyzk’s followers bers have been arrested along with 28 members of the : have decided to remain away from the polls, « regional and 130 members of the district committees, Pigewood DAILY THOUGHT Our state department already has 1 three f0r-. president Is Ex-Red Agent cation study “of Israel, and for | world situation in mind, rather thay any . specific + MAINTENANCE OF FULL diplomatic relations Mrs, Ray W four, I will not turn away the | country, President Truman this week told congress with a provisional government, which so deliberately rm” giene hail punishment thereof: because ‘they | “we have made it clear to all nations that the United and so flagrantly has flouted the pledges upon which =~ | sold the righteous for silver, and | States will not consent to settlements at the expense that recognition depends, would seem unlikely. ll Glenns Val the poor for a pair of shoes— | Of principles.” A basic American principle, ' iterated Real name of the provisionally recognizer President f discussion, a Amos 2:6. in the Atlantic charter, is “the right of all peoples of Poland is Krasnodebski, His present name is + Homework? PC to choose the form of government under 1 ey Bierut, formed from the two first sylables o® two other principal; Mi Shame and woe to us, if we our | will live.” aliases, Bienkowski and ‘Rutkowski. Born in Poland, * 4th grade. ts wealth obey; : Like other members of the United Nations, Russia he became a Soviet citizen, was trained .in Moscow and Mrs. E The horse doth with the horse- and Poland have subscribed to that principle. At and, later on, ‘served as a Red agent in the land of his

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