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WE MUST BE PREPARED THE gravity of the international situation is a compelling argument for prompt action in congress on universal military training legislation. » : We cannot expect to maintain peace in the world unless ~ we have the force to back up our policies. We do not have it now. ; ; The G. I's of world war II? They have done their | bit. Many of them would respond to another call, but that might not be enough. And each passing.year will broaden the gap between the number of trained men needed in an emergency, and the trained men ready to meet that : . 8 = s & =

het 7 WE must have ever-ready-a reservoir of trained man. "7 power, reinforced each year by replacements, if we are to have real security insurance against attack. Worthwhile national defense cannot be a “Let-George-Do-It” proposition. Preparedness must be spiritual, as well as physical. ; If there is any quality of democracy that sets it apart from other social systems, it is the recognition of equality of all citizens under the law. That principle involves obligations as well as privileges. If democracy is to survive, the burden of maintaining it must be equally distributed. If there is fighting to be done, we cannot expect the few to do it for the many. : The heroic defenders of Bataan had to stand against overwhelming numbers because their fellow countrymen were not prepared to go to their rescue. It will be to our eternal shame if we let anything like that happen again, British economy is crippled, and British industry suffers from an acute manpower shortage. Yet the house of commons is considering-a most drastic peacetime conscription bill. It calls for 18 months’ full-time military service

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I HAVE it on good authority that ‘a first-rate zoologist can reconstruct a prehistoric beast, given

to the ancient monster; moreover, that an archaeologist worth his salt can tufn the same trick and restore a Greek temple, given’ nothing more than a multilated drum .|of a column , Once upon a time, supported it. With such classic examples to guide me, I shall“ attempt today (with the |help of heaven) to reconstruct the periphery of the Circle, the sole purpose of which will be to show you what it looked like some 80 years ago when it consisted, for the most part, of pretty little cottages and big brick residences. As in the case of the smoologist (and that the archaeologist) necessity compels me to start with Christ church, the vestige of a long forgotten picture. Except for its lich gate and possibly the art glass in its windows (both of which were added during my lifetime), the lovely little edifice looks just as it did in 1865 when Willlam H. English arrived. by ay Scott county, to make-his home in Indianapolis.

Bishop's Home Wears a Mask

" NEXT TO THE church, on the site of what is now the Columbia club, lived William H. Morrison. And next door to him was the home and garden of Bishop Joseph Talbot, a building which, ‘by the way, is still standing. Today, however, it wears a mask which is to say that it is completely hidden by the facade put up by the Water Co. people. Hidden, too, is a trée-or two- which; once upon itime, stood in the bishop's garden. Except for Christ church and the disguised bishop's house, everything else has changed—not on{§*n the northeast quadrant rof the Circle, but on its entire periphery. “| Across the street, on’ the Market st. corner of the southeast quadrant, was Mr, Lingenfelter's stylish boarding house. And next to it came the residence of Oscar Mayhew's family. Mr. Mayhew (and, no doubt, his wife, too) were the objects of considerabie curiosity because of their two daughters (blonds), both of whom went on the stage. Kate, the younger, became quite famous. She was the first actress

DEAR BOSS . .. By Daniel M.

WASHINGTON, March 17—One of the queer quirks which developed from President Truman's $400,000,000 aid to Greece and Turkey program was

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and five and a half years part-time service for men between | 11 18 and 26. |

gram does not require service in the regular military establishment. It is strictly a training program—six months in| camp, and an additional six months in the mational guard, |

in an approved technical, trade or vocational school. | Unlike the British, our trainees would not be soldiers, and they would not be subject to foreign service. men of 17, 18 and 19 would be required to register. training could be taken any time between their 17th and

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is a relatively insignificant sacrifice to make for the privileges of living under American democracy. It is a small price to pay for security, :

WHY NOT? | SECRETARY .OF LABOR SCHWELLENBACH has pro-

United States. : He will, of course, be called a “Red baiter.” what he says is true—that the Communist party's purpode is “to overthrow the government of the United States” —

question he has raised. Testifying before the house labor committee on a proposal to ban Communists from holding office in unions, Mr.

go far enough. He could see no reason why they should

United States?” he asked. “Why should its members be able, theoretically, to get élected to congress?” Well, why? And why not outlaw that party?

overthrow by force and violence ‘United States.” : : For two or more persons to “conspire to overthrow,

of the government of the |

hy ~~ Secretary Schwellenbach is correct, the Communist party & is in fact a criminal conspiracy. And, despite.all its disis to a foreign power. ; 5 Congress and the administration regard Communists, and even Communist sympathizers, as too dangerous for |

= “LET GOD TA |OF THE HEREAFTER” Mrs. O. Barnhill, Indianapolis

RANCIS BIDDLE, as attorney general of the United 1 all the bickering. I fail to

States, found officially in 1942 that the Communist party |understand why Mr. Brewster wants in the United States had been from its inception “an organ- (the whites and colored to “attend

i ization that believes in, advises, advocates and teaches the |church and school together. If God intended it to be so why are we The Indians have their part of the country and stay in it. | Why nl) the white and colored. do not furnish such facilities, they : Lorri: The colored go to our shows, should be enabled to do so. But put down or destroy by force the government of thé United restaurants, etc; we. gever inter-|un the light of past.experd it ; ; me Cn pr RO OS EE WO SER Lh colored R= MHIALTeY oie gubt HAL dle “So; if Attorney-General. Biddle Wis “correct, and if Taig —a family “and 1 do not dents Wo : teach hate, but I don't believe in make nidre rapid progress. among {mixing races. “ : {care _claimers, there is convincing evidence that its allegiance |will make it all right

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Women Can Swing Mayoralty The war department's civilian military training pro- Election on Platform Basis"

By Mrs. “Josephine Dokus”

‘First off, let me say that I'm no relation to the Mr. “Joe Doakes” Forum favoring legalized gambling.

! : 5 'I can talk frankly because I know the galle bbed at it. So that is why it . : : aa . . who has been writing to the Forum about the importance of electing . press Ty, gra at It. Is why an organized reserve unit, the ROTC, or specialist training iy yor of “Indisyaplis. But 1 6 ~ with him |CaF0line and her splendid family appeared in Pravda before the text of the Truman

I don’t think the peoplé of Indianapolis, particularly the type of 28r¢e, and I will tell you why. independent voters who voted for the Democratic juvenile court judge & C>@ YOU were never a boy, much and Louis Ludlow while -electing the rest of the Republican ticket, are going to be affected much whether a candidate in the fall is Democratic or Republican. That question is not the important one— By Mrs. Oldtimer, Indianapoiis it is whether he is the bone] I have followed with much inqualified of the candidates. I'm a Republican who voted for | Hoffmann and Ludiow, and magy of | my friends and acquaintances did! i ne : ( ; i > 3 likewise. Those same ' people are | concerned ve sight of one posed that congress outlaw the Communist party in the going to Took at qualifications In act: that is that some years ago [the fall. I hope the people backed Yet if by the regular party organizations

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| that we've got to have a good chief executive for these next four ! years. Furthermore,- we've got to have a good board of directors in Only the form of a capable city council composed of men and women who The | genuinely have the welfare of the whole community at heart.

“COLORED STUDENTS ARE HAPPIER AMONG OWN PEOPLE”

| & 5 nm terest the arguments regarding the {matter of racial segregation in the

{public schools. It seems that all

{colored students were admitted to all the Indianapolis high schools

in the primary will be so good that|then existing, and it was not a satis[they will be clearly indicated as factory°condition. : . (their party’s standard bearers. Then calling Mr. Schwellenbach names will not dispose of the in November, we can have a con-|

About 30 years ago, when 1 {attended Shortridge high school,

{test based on platforms, No per- there were many colored students.| Poolrooms, where else could I go, I 'sonalities or politics. . 1 believe I am safe in saying that or kindly. I cannot say from per- tértainment. And my friends were che women of Indianapolis can be sonal experience, but it is my under-| all there. Schwellenbach said his only objection was that it did not 2roused. in the interest of good standing that the same conditions| Eigrnment, to the Pil, they Fan [existed at Manual Training high : a bis iputlover the candidate whose plat-|school, they being but the two high be allowed to run for either labor union or political offices. {form appears to be the best for “Why should w i ; ; {the future of our city. That apy ® Yeroguuze the Communist party in the !plies to selection of city councilmen and school board members, too.

{They were not treated at all fairly

schools in the city at that time. At any rate, a movement grew, sponsored by civic leaders, both white and colored, for the establishment of a separate high school for colored students, and in 1927 Crispus Attucks high school was opened. The colored people of Indianapolis were highly pleased, and the school has been considered very successful. I have only the kindliest feeling for the colored people of this city, and - think their children should have all the educational advantages afforded others. If their schools

Let's let God take their own people and under ‘the human, just as you saig everyone

I think He teaching and guidance of their own ~ Let's quit leaders who understand: them and their: particulaf problems. !

Side Glances—By Galbraith

employment by the government. Efforts have been and | are being made to displace those who have found their way into federal jobs. Those efforts are difficult because. as Mr. Schwellenbach says, “one of the first lessons a Communist learns is to lie and deny he is a Communist.” Certainly it is hard to see any logic in allowing such people to operate as a recognized political party.

CAMP FIRE GIRLS ANNIVERSARY | ANOTHER birthday, the 35th, rolled aroufd today for | othe Camp Fire Girls, hi | The organization has alertly chosen the slogan “Going Places” as the theme this year, and ties this action motto in with the ideals outlined in the United Nations charter. As Mrs. M. BR. Granger, president of the Indianapolis | ~ eouncil of the Camp Fire Girls-says, the members have | Jearned the importance of good housekeeping and thus have _ the greatest respect for the job of global housekeeping ‘mow facing the United Nations. tis encouraging to sge an organization of youngsters, ing constructively about world problems—and it pro- | od example for'many adults, too, Ne

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your right to say it.” — Voltaire.

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the fact that our Junior Senator “Bill” Jenner was the first man quoted in Moscow. As you know, Senator Jenner maintained that the President didnt lay all the cards on the table. In fact, he pointed out, the message contained no further information than had already been published in the newspapers. :

agrees with & word that you | will defend to the death

“DISAGREE WITH CARROLL ON LEGALIZING GAMBLING”

David E. Kennedy, Indiana, . |” Helio Corot e, 1 Unb to Jenner Asks for Details : ” |answer Carroll Collins’ piece in the THAT SOUNDED CRITICAL. It was, and Senai tor Jenner meant that it should be. Tass, the Soviet news agency which has a staff of correspondents in

and I know of her genuine sincerity | Speech had been Ficased by he U. 8. 8 R. t's | : ! Newspapers, and everything else, being own y snd Jonesy Tm Being hee Sooo the" government in Russia are all run ala afiministon y €" | tration—or else—as you know. : Iw Caroli , But to get back to our boy from Bedford. It, is |. Now, line, we just cant), “i, conceive of any senator being more antiSoviet. His whole campaign against his Democratic opponent, former Governor M. Clifford Townsend, was that “Cliff” was a New Deal radical. Not only does Senator Jenner hate ‘communism, he doesn't want any part of socialism or Marxism in any form. His criticism of the New Deal was based on the contention that it was “socialistic.” ‘evenings, even though there was in Tia RS hat Jade his being tue Sr Wan 4 Jgle basins we had to be Shere: | Senator Jenner and the other Indiana Republicans i 8 We Slam surly, we y to would like to battle the Truman proposal. But being | 89 y home, » C8T0- |. yright young man, the junior senator from Indiana line, there were no picture shows, alizes i ains las now Neither were there bowling | © What Re 5 UP against: | alleys “but there iE 3g Here is the way he sums up the matter: ’ “ i the am ] and. yes, ‘two 1 As a freshman, if I try to oppose progr

{didn’t drink, my daddy disgusted | ime with drink, another case of one | jon every corner, all legalized, because it looked like people just {would drink. Anyway, I did go to

less a young man tempted as I was, and every young man is tempted. I am {from a small town. Immediately {after graduation, I went into a shoe Sure as a salesman. In those days, {I am 68 now, all stores were open

‘needed some recreation, some en- WASHINGTON. March 17.—If we are to do the

things if the world that, in President Truman's defiRemember I was but 18 years Milion, we must do in order to avert collapse and of age and bottle-poo} was raging dictatorship, then we in America must have strength and so entertaining. Ask Walter. and stability. An America torn by dissension and He krows what bottle-pool is. Well, | harassed by economic troubles cannot help any one. it kept me broke. Even when 1l This is the time to take a long, hard look at the slipped out the back way for home | domestic situation shaping up just ahead of us. In somehow I wound up in that pool- {many industries a showdown on wage negotiations room and this kept up until I met |is coming up shortly. my future wife. She shamed me ! Steel is a significant example. In: January, by and better yet she entertained me mutual” agreement, the United States Steel Corp.. and I found how silly it all was. land the United Steelworkers agreed that the wage Even yet I cannot find too much [contract then in force should be continued for two fault with myself, for what else and a half months beyond the end of the contract. was there for youth in those days? |This was a compromise intended to give both sides You say to legalize - gambling. (a chance to work out a new contract. You don’t mean that. At least | Since that agreement, only a few meetings ‘have oon couldn't” mean that were your | been held between the company and the union. boys young again. A legalized slot , Those meetings. were not concerned with living costs machine in every drug store would |in relation to wages. Union negotiators are said fo find every young boy and girl {have come out of those meetings feeling that the flocking to them and as promiscu- [Steel company wanted to cut back union privileges ously using them .as the child ‘is and union guarantees virtually to the old non-union

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‘Mamma, 1 want gum, if only to | Drastic Labor Proposals (see the machine work. That is | THAT THE company should feel a new confidence A {would not be surprising. Many ‘of the labor proLoi gambling Slood in io er posals now before congress would cut the unions an be agree | 50 ’ a Ree {down to a status so feeble that they would be almost ht Sol . mag hes Ni 0, . ol |certain to melt away. A great deal of the talk out er Was a gambler. Nine-ient. lot Washington is along the line that unions must be

of the successful men today are d disciplined. By this the extremists mean gamblers, but they were smart | curbed an P ot oy

enough to keep their hands on their own money, their judgment {forbid of a “mechanical take.” They {knew “this way they had three |strikes coming, with a slot machine |already two strikes are on’ you. I could agree with you, Caroline,

WASHINGTON, March 17.—President Truman's message to congress on relief to Greece and Turkey was in effect a gcorollary of the Monroe Doctrine transmitted to congress in 1823. a “It must be the policy of «the United States to support free peoples” everywhere, he said—not merely the free peoples of the western hemisphere which was ‘President-Monroe’s intent 124 years ago. .

Monroe Defied Europe AND WHILE the implications of the “Truman doctrine” are as grave as any the people of the United States were ever called upon to face, they are actually no more so than those to which they were committed by the doctrine qf President Monroe. The population of the United States in 1823 was approximately 10 million. In Europe, the holy alliance composed of Russia, Prussia, Austria and other great powers, seemed bent on aiding Spain to prevent her American colonies from gaining their freedom. Thus when President Monroe told congress that “we could not view any interposition for the purpose of oppressing them, or controlling in any manner their destiny,” he was, in fact, defying all Europe,”

weakness and experience, as I did. I fought it constantly and won, but not all can do that. No, Caroline, we don’t need gambling any more than we need opium. The tax is no excuse and that is all it is. Whisky nearly ruined our youth or childhood. Only a loving mother's sacrifices saved us, Today the “Ocupus” and he automobile ‘have murdered millions. Gambling would do the ame in broken hearts. Didnt’ Christ throw out the money-changers? No one knows that better- than you. They perhaps were paying graft, but Christ gave no thought to that. It was - “wrong... I wouldn't have answered you; Caroline, had it not been you, but this thought is so foreign to the Caroline 'I knew I just had to do it. Please forgive me.

DAILY THOUGHT

" And thou shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy

tionism. From Washington and Jefferson on down, non-intervention in foreign affairs that did’ not directly concern the U. 8. was regarded as more than {mere policy. It was something almost sacred. | This : |was founded on such traditional fear, distrust and ih on ed Sushila of Botope tat, fhe warnings of

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Up to 1823 Americans lived and breathed isola- * 1 ‘aggression is as important to the United States today

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Next to, the Mayhew home, on the site of what Is now the Circle theater, was a coal yard which Subsequetily became Wood's livery stable, an institu tion around which most of Booth Tarkington's plots

revolved. At the Meridian st. corner of the southeast :

quadrant was the Western Union, a building orginally designed for the Indianapolis Journal. Before that, it was the blacksmith shop of Adam Haugh. Sure, the same man for whom Haughville was named. Across the street, in the southwest quadrant where the Guaranty building now stands, was Wesley chapel, the antecedent of Meridian Street M. E. church; and next door to it was the two=story house of Mrs, Paxton, widow of Col. James Paxton. On the site of where the Canary Cottage now does business (or if you prefer, where the Press club now does its drinking) stood the little frame house of Mrs. Abby Cady, a well-known ‘and popular lady who wielded a powerful influence in society. And besides that, she was related in some way to Charles W. Cady who was not only the first to wear a handlebar mustache, around here, but who did more to make it an object of adoration than any other man in early Indianapolis. Austin Ballard’ was Mrs. Cady’s neighbor. He was a handy mechanic who had hid shop in the rear of his home. At the corner of Market st. lived the Hunt family.

Corner Lot Sold for $15.75

IN THE NORTHWEST quadrant, at the corner of Market st., was Henry Ward Beecher's old

following In the order of their appearance homes and big yards of William E. English (bankerstatesman; dames W. McKernan (real-estate) Attorney Quaries whose house occupied the corner of Meridian st. This corner lot was sold in 1834 for ‘ust short of $16—as a matter of fact, $15.75. Even more exciting is the discovery that the entire northwest quadrant, embracing all the ground now occupied by English's hotel and theater was sold ugder various transfers between 1836 and 1840 for a total of $2200. In the late 70's, Mr. English acquired the whole quadrant for $83,777. Which brings us right back to Christ church—and less worldly thoughts. Class dismissed.

Kidney

‘Too Hard to Lick Allies After War’

I'll be slapped down immediately by Senator Vandenberg. (Note: The Michigan Republican who is all for the plan was asked about the opposition and he said “What opposition?”) , : “Then the newspapers and radio will all, or almost all, be lined up behind the deal. Maybe the Chicago Tribune might support me, but that would only give the proponents am opportunity to point their fingers in scorn and say ‘Look at that so-and-so-midwest-isolationist.’ “So I suppose I'll just wind up going along and keeping my mouth shut.” If he doesn't peep it will be news, however. For Bill Jenner was In on every floor battle in the Indiana state senate, in both roles of minority and majority floor leader. He swears there are. many things he cannot understand about the, Truman plan. For instance, if we are not going to let any country be dominated by a minority group acting through force, would we go into Palestine to back the Arabs against the Jews? Also, why did Great Britain turn the Palestine question over to the United Nations and Greece and Turkey over to us? , If it cost $400 million to keep the Communists out of Greece and Turkey. it would cost $2 billions to do the same in China if we returned there under this new policy, Senator Jenner maintains. He bases this on area and population of course.

The Cost of War!

BUT HIS $64 QUESTION is why did the Truman administration send ‘Gen. Marshall to China to put Communists in the cabinet and now wants us to 50 to Greece to keep them out? “We cannot afford any more wars,” Senator Jenner, the first world war II. veteran elected to the senate, concludes. “It costs us too much to lick our allies afterwards.” DAN KIDNEY.

N WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs America Must Maintain Its Strength

that they must be reduced to impotence. Leaders in the steel union, which has been kept free of Communist inflltration and influence, are pessimistic. They are wondering how they can go to their membership with the kind of proposals put up by the company, even if-they were of a mind to accept those proposals. Their gloom is not lightened when they reflect that thus far the question of a wage increase has not even been considered. And time is rapidly running out at the moment when new and drastic price increases are hitting the consumer right where he lives.

Groceries Dramatize Crisis REP. HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS (D. Cal) dramatized that fact the other day when she brought a market basket full of groceries onto the floor of the house. She told members she had .paid $15 for the butter, eggs, meat amd 80 on in the basket. Last June, she told the house, it would have cost $10 to buy those same items. Mrs. Douglas’ speech was a plea for continuing rent controls. Congress must act before April to save rent controls. Senator Robert A. Taft has said that getion on rents will come shortly after the end of March-2né-that.possibly.to.save’ money, enforce-

ment will be put.in the department of commerce.

“If Americans wake up May 1 with no rent controls but with only the promise of a court-enforce-ment program to be passed by congress at some indefinite daté in the future,” Mrs. Douglas asked, “what will happen? Landlords will raise their rents from one end of the country to the other. Not the Republican-proposed 10 per cent but 25, 50, yes, and even in some cases 100 per cent.” E

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By Wiliam Philip Simms . . of ) Truman Doctrine Similar to Monroe's

independence, “of being made the tool of the powers of Europe.” <a! “Indeed I am,” Mr, Adams admitted. “lly “What powers?” asked Mr: Oswald. : “All of them!" replied Mr. Adams. President Monroe's correspondence reveals that six

. months before he laid his famous doctrine before eon-

gress he was not so sure that it would be wise for the U. 8. to go it alone. “Ha suggested to his cabinet the advisability of having Britain join us in guaranteeing the independence of Cuba against all except Spain. Later when British Foreign Secretary Canning proposed a joint Anglo-American declaration against the holy alliance’s meddling in Latin America, Jefferson and Madison both favcyed it. 80 did every one of Monroe's cabinet save Adams, 7

Doctrines Thoroughly American

BOTH THE Monroe and the Truman doctrines, however, are thoroughly and" particularly American. The U. 8. always hgs shown a keen interest in nations

struggling for liberty, freedom of speech and religion, ‘free elections and the way of life which President

Truman said we must support. ; : Governnient by popular consent safe from foreign

in Europe, Asia’ and Africa as it was in Monroe's time in Central and South America. President Truman can be in Greece or Turkey more quickly than Monroe could .make Richmond. or New York. And we are just

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