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STOR EN AND & hs BS blish is one that STORY wi dislike to have to publish is one A SI0ORY we A on our police force. "| We'd like to be proud of our police force and of every man on if. It is an important, in fact a highly essential, ! part of the h i 3 others ought to be both respectable and respected. And no matter how many men in police uniform may turn out to be grafters we still feel pretty sure that most of our policemen are strictly honest. = . But a malignant growth doesn’t get well by hiding it. ‘Every time a man who dishonors the police badge he wears shakes down a tow trucker, or a speeder, or a gambler he throws doubt and suspicion on every other man on the force, from the chief to the newest rookie. In their interest, as well as in the interest of the whole city, men who do that must be ruthlessly eliminated from the department. There has been a great deal of suspicion about our police force, suspicion that has been growing for several years, and especially suspicion that has grown as the gambling rackets which plague the community have grown and become more flagrant. It 'is injuring every man and every officer on the force, and we believe it is sharply reducing the efficiency of the department. The men who have top responsibility for the conduct of this department have felt that past charges were not backed by enough

evidence to justify stern action. » - ¥

HEY appear to have that evidence now. Unimpeachable witnesses, with a good deal of courage, have given affidavits of shakedowns and pay-offs which seem adequate to justify indictments and convictions of bribery. A disinterested Times reporter has actually seen such a pay-off made. ' Safety Board President Remy and Prosecutor Stark have moved with vigor and thoroughness to investigate these newest charges of a particularly vicious and sneaking kind of thievery. They should move just as vigorously on every man they find te be guilty. Both have announced that they will. . : If any of the “higher up” influence from any source

department interferes with them this time, the people of

Indianapolis have a right to know who wants to keep the !

police force under a cloud.

RUSSIA IS THE PROBLEM BULGARIA, a Soviet stooge state, curtly has informed the United Nations Balkans commission that questions it had raised concerning Bulgaria's alleged designs against Greece were none of the commission's business. The Bulgars denied the Greek charge that they sought .to annex Aegean Macedonia. The “none-of-your-business” addition to their reply was wholly gratuitous, but is indicative of Seviet contempt for the basic mission of the United Nations. Bulgaria has a two-bit rating in power politics. It can be cocky because it has become a Kremlin puppet, flying the Red Fascist flag instead of the black label it bore with equal arrogance when its officials were yessing Hitler. And its “government” had taken its cue from the Russian member of the United Nations commission, whe had held that no inquiry should be made inte any charges of Bulgarian misconduct. This incident ought to silence some of the nonsense about eur “by-passing the United Nations” through the Truman Greek-Turkish aid program. It highlights what Herbert Hoover said, that the problem in the Balkans isn't Greece or Turkey, but Russia. And any action sought in the United Nations to stop the war of nerves against Greece and Turkey can be killed by the Soviet veto. The whole idea of the United Nations erganization was predicated upon harmony and understanding the Big Five: Russia, Britain, France, China and the U. 8. The organization isn’t functioning as intended, not because we are by-passing it, but because Russia isn’t playing ball with the rest of the powers. : We can’t cure that condition. Only Russia can.

ANOTHER “SCRAP-IRON” DEAL

- "JHE foreign liquidation commission has announced an

agreement extending to Hungary an additional $15

in Yeugy doesn't prove to be another Japanese serap-iron « deal. ors ~ We previously had extended a similar eredit to Hungary, so the new total is $30 million, to be repaid in 25 equal installments starting July 1, 1952.

But with whom are we dealing in Hungary? And will |

these goods go to Hungary, or to Russia? ) The Hungarian government was reorganized, after the small holders party, which is anti-Communist, had elected a substantial majority in the new parliament. But under pressure from the Red army, which controls the country, that ‘Toajority is being converted into a minority by the imprisonment of anti-Commuinst members. of parliament. Before the ink is dry on our new agreement, Red stooges may be in control of the government. It and when that happens, Hungary will be behind the iron curtain. Then will we get our money? We doubt it. And who will get the war materials? The Red army, if

. the Red army wants them. The deal im : presses us as som more damn foolishness. some

ONY DAY LYOR TYNDALL’S proclamation of tomorrow as In

Sevitgky’s 10th anniversary with the orchestra. In 10 years Dr. Sevitzky has built a national reputation he Indianapolis symphony. His annual tours with our tra have won critical acclaim in Boston and New He has done outstanding work in putting Indian.

oud to he an adopted

Hoosier, and

city. It is 8 department that almost above all |

million "credit fo_purchase siirplus “war property -abroad, [Te

.dianapolis Symphony day is a timely recognition of |

he takes an active interest in the city and |

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will defend to the death

your right to say it." — Voltaire.

ts members, has encouraged its

security and social justice unite our movement forces who weuld back down the long road te 1939 to 1933 when we had an abundance of production and the majority of the people were without

affirm our faith that the goals of C.1.O. and the Indianapolis Industrial Union Council can be achieved for the American people through democratic process without sacrificing any eof our basic human freedoms. We stand opposed to all forms of oppression and in favor of the four freedoms—freedom of religion, freedem from fear, freedom from want and freedom of speech for everyone, everywhere. We stand unswerving in our loyality to these principles which America symbelizses and will resist with all our might every sitempt hy elemenis within our country or fram without to undermine or destroy our free institutions. In the wards of our great president of the @. I. O,, Philip Murray: “We must devote our lives as trade unionists towards the up-building of a better life for Americans, and we must pledge only one national allegiance, and that allegiance is to our ‘own country, the United States of America. There can be no difference in point of view regarding these phases of the situation. There should not be. There must pot be.” § In pursuing these basic principles set forth in the above statement and adopted by the eighth donstitutional conyention ef C. I. O. and

party

"Cc. o. Seeks BeHatmont Under The Present Form of Government"

for protection and enhancement of

: to-4 up the police | regard to wages, hours and. conditions of employment. that has blocked earlier attempts oan up De yam

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doing any repair work. We want both control over what we have worked for and raise in rent and of course when you have a good bit of real estate and huniing more all the time and a N. Y. C. pension coming in you wouldn't need =a raise perhaps. Bui were not all this well fixed. Our pr is our living and if we den’t get rents how can we pay our way. The landlords all need a raise and rid of OPA. Let the OPA employees go to work for a change instead of living off the taxpayer. , - » bE “WANT NO SYMPATHY FROM LOCAL COMMUNIST PARTY” By Js B. Kamming, ‘1048 Censelidated

As attorney for the homeowners residing in the area involved in the redevelopment plan and whe filed remonstrances against such plan, I strongly repudiate the al. leged sympathy and support of the local president of the Qommunist party as contained in a recent letter published in the Hoosier Forum. This letter was certainly absurd and ridiculous because the fight of the homeowners is based upon the principles of our American ‘deMOCTACY. SR d-our: constituiion, “and

is_clearly opposed. to the totalitavion. principles of the Communists.

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“WEST SIDERS WANT GOOD SERVICE LIKE NORTH SIDER” By Bud Kaesel, $348 Central sve. I am a former resident of the

West side and soon will be living

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By George Jean Verde, 31328 Ceatral ave.

ability would help make clear the jumbled mess of incoherent nonsense he recenily submitted to this column. Mr, Poe attacked David Lilienthal, condemned him without giving any particular reason other than a genergl inclination to agree with the faction opposing Lilienthal’s appointment, aimed a few vicious remarks at Franklin D. Senator Brewster's reasons for contesting Lilienthal's appointment may be a genuine conyiction that the man: is unfitted for the post, but his accusations, ill-founded as they are, seem a poor means of demonstration. - The letter given as evidence against Lilienthal has been proven a fraud, and apparently Brewster bas little eise to offer that will hold water. Mr. Poe, it is voices like yours that sometimes lead us to doubt whether Voltaire included everyone or not—voices that spawn from a coriffused assortment of facts (or fallacies) and scream .damnation just to be heard. You are obviously # Republican. 1 don't édnidemn your politics. Tw feet I wouldnt vole

{for Truman if he opposed Margaret

O’Brien. But please, Mr. Poe, let's not kick a man when he’s down. I speak figuratively, because if there is a heaven which one attains by caring for their fellowmen, Franklin D. is certainly looking down on us. On second thought, your synonyms for Roosevelt mean very little. It was Shakespeare that said: “that which we call a rose by any other name wquld smell as sweet.” I won't bother paraphrasing that for you Mr. Poe. » v » “GOVERNMENT COSTS EACH WORKER $577 ANNUALLY” By Geverament Research Committee of Indianspelis Real Rsiate Board To liquidate the national debt of 260 billion dollars, without allowing one cent, for carrying charges, would require a dally payment of considerably more than 10 million dollars for a period of 70 years. Normal individuals do not ordinarily deal in such staggering figures. They are difficult even to conceive, They are more difficult to digest. After world war I the national debt was about 40 per cent of the .natiopal income. That situation is radically different today. The national debt now is more than 1% times the amount. of the national . income. Since you are a part of the group of

[60,000,000 workers in America,

you will be interested to know that the average yearly cost of government to each American worker is $577. We have reached the turning point ~—sound practices of thrift end economy in government affairs must

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it happened to Indiana record: Out of 208,367 one of in the war.

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In one the Civil’ war.

HIS NAME was William T. Giard, company G.,

| ninth Indiana, ‘at Laurel Hill, W, Va., about June 6,

‘1861, This Was on & drive to clear West Virginia of

Oonfeder ate . ‘The last soldier killed in battle in the war was ams, 34th Indians, at Ranch, Texas, May 13, 1865, perspective of this glance at relatively » clearer view of the Confederate Qivil war. ; Newburgh on the Ohio river in Warrick

pting to cross the river into Kentucky, killed, another wounded, and rest were captured.

NEW YORK, March 29.—Shortly after V-J day, a wild young soldier named Joseph Hicswa, an involuntarily displaced resident of New Jersey, was accused of killing a couple of Jap civilians while drunkenly

jected to a heavy government propaganda campaign which made vicious beasts of all Japanese. His natural inclination, especially when drunk, was to continue his murderous emotional set.

Defended by Mayor's Brother

I BRING this up in connection with Judge George Donnellan’'s recent amazing verdict in the case of Joseph Kelly, who was let off with a suspended sentense after his drunken killing of a stranger, a Puerto Rican busboy named Hector Orta. I approve, morally,«of Mr. Donnellan’s decision. Had he sentenced the drunken killer to death, or to would have been

perfect Boy Scout. But Senor Orta, that peer

UNITED NATIONS NEWS .

little busboy, was just

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS the American people have been participating in vigorous debate regarding future foreign policy of this country and its relation to the United Nations. This writer has been on an extensive lecture tour during that time and has been asked many questions regarding President Truman's for aid to Greece and Turkey and covering the entire field of international relations. In order that public opinion be informed and articulate so that the leaders may formulste a policy that reflects majority opinion, it is essential that the American peaple have a clear-cut picture of the international relations.

Library Has Special List THERE ARE SEVERAL MAGAZINES devoted exelusively to international relations. Among these is World Report, edited by David Lawrence. This weekly magazine furnishes a brief factual summary of political, economic and social activities of every section of the world. The editors summarize major develop-

Editor's Note: This weekly column is written by James A. Eldridge, Midwest field director of the American Assogistion for the United Nations.

ments in foreign policy of the great powers and list activities within various organisations of the United Nations—week by week. T.ast month a new monthly magazine edited by Louis Dolivet, United Nations World, made its bow. This magazine represents merger of Asis, which for 28 years served the American public with information concerning the Orient; the. Inter-Amerjcan, which covered activities in all the Americas, and Free World, which for five years has heen a platform for meeting of the international minds. United Nations World is

Lpledgod-4= keep. the people informed of progress. of,

United Nations and to interpre the complicated

Communication Con

WASHINGTON, March 20.—We like to boast that our channels of news—press and radio—are the most free in the world, We compare them with the controlled press snd radio of Soviet Russia which parrot the official government-party line. But it's a little early to sit back and assume that we have reached a state of perfection certain to endures faveyer. A report has just been released by 13 prominent Americans who, for three years off and on; have studied the problem of a free press in a world in which power has become more hnd more centralized. That report points to many reasons why we as a nation, and particularly those of us in the newspaper field, can’t feel too self-satisfied.

Too Little Accountability

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION on freedom of the press was Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins of the University of Ohicago. Among the members were a businessman, Beardsley Ruml, a corporation lawyer, John , 8nd professors in various flelds. = Their study was financed by grants from Time, Inc, and the Encyclopedia Britannica. Extremists of both Jot pe. right will be unhappy over what these thoughtful men have to say. Some won't like their report because it dares to eriticize the press, radio and mavies for their failures. Extremists on the leks WILG ke it because it doesn’t for government ation / . yl rr the chief threats to a free press, the commission found, was the increasing concentration . of control over the means df communication.. A few men. exercising remote control have too little accountability to the millions who are served by main channels of communication such as the radio net-

Cheapness, sensation and lying are other threats,

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REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Rust Criminal Punishment Is Out of Line

Sources of World Events Information |

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs

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. ‘ A Re Tot h Raids On Indiana - 3 . a ne i oui HE NUS JUTE Of Jann Moran's “Nest 8 THRE i ‘raid ng; Harrison on the Indiana-Ohio Morgan's five-day March hectic stretch. He crossed @mburg, Ky.; marched to Corydon,

Palmyra; last to Vienna, and on he camped for a night. From

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to on to Vernon. they crossed the Indianapolis and Cincinnati 16 miles north of Lawrenceburg, they burned tore up the rails, and cut telegraph wires in » of destrustion. . , On July 13, Morgan's band reached Herrisen, | crossed the Whitewater river, and pushed ep i igi Yor by Capt. ohn To PloeDrion # Wa§ Xescu . " es i8 Confederate raid ints Indiana At a, i SAD SICEVes. 8 _ In 1867, & commission was appointed by the legis- Mra, James lature of Indiana to pass on the: claims that had | £:.Davis of Gre been filed for compensation for the demages suf- Ne. the ou

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THE STATE finally peid these ciaims to the Her two-tier wnat o Lume. Tals Sivared $85,000 damage * illusion acce perty taken ashington coun mg ; EE the of Bem. » i) of white a It also included $1661.97 for military supplies for = : 3 “a Donald I state and federal ttoops in Marion county. After | ui ran many years of hesitation and haggling, the United + tion at the : Biatag government reimbursed Indians for part of | a trip, the cf expense. ; § The brid Ellis. She is Alpha Theta Dold of Mar

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i Iverson-Re : a DR. RO" as dead—and Orta's wife just as destitute, because ** Suzanne Ree busboys rarely buy annuities, as the wife of the killer Tabernacle would be if Kelly went to the jug. 3 of white sati There is an argument, be it economic, amotional, "accents the or founded on sheer scident, behind every Killing skirt, is fash! of one man by another. They. fried an ex-maripe ¥ fan-shaped t named Bart Metering LAL Shp-siyides of a * illusion veil : governmen The brid The protesters of MgFarland’'s cause sivessed 5 | ** Her dress of fact that he had been a marine, and as » voluntary | * ‘and-a full sk sacrifice on the altar of his country, dessgsyed a * the bridesma better fate than death at his country’s hands, That | **' Misses Flore: argument is no less outlandish than the argument *¥ Mumford. which absolved Kelly from the wanton murder of » | : Richard stranger. | William Ree But McParland is six feet upder fodsy. While | *' Padden and

we operate under the structure of formal punishment | JM the ceremon for formal crime, is one man to interpret it to suis | "parents, Mr. his personal fancy? Leonard R. ] is a studen Knocking Down Legal Structure | fraternity. I WOULD LIKE fo see this right to adjust the § cil Miss Mart penalty according to the cause of the crime ingorpoy- % ated in our law, even though a faithful rundown of i ANNOUI the facts behind a killing would generally result in © Lynn Martir the acquittal of the gun-wielder. 1 Richard H. The killer could undoubtedly show, in court, that | Russell of W he did what he did because he was the sole support | Miss Ma of an aging mother-in-law, or else he was just | “r and attende naturally irresponsible because of treatment received | © ‘of Pi Beta I as a child. 4 Dr. Rus: It seems, at best, a touch untidy to strap a guy to | Indiana uni

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the legal structure of our civilisation, because under those terms, mobody is actually guilty of anything |

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developments that come about during the creation of the co-operative world movement for peace. United Nations publishes its own weekly bulletin, a technical magasine and a Congressional Record on a

grand scale. This is a verbatio report on each meeting An inforr of eyery session of all United Nations agencies and o'clock tom Aissions. / unite Miss | The Indianapolis public library makes it a regular / Li Edward Will policy to make these magazines and many other J The man publications, pamphlets and books en world affairs J rs oodrug Pl easily available, In their pamphlet division, the library (Fe the Rev. L staff features publications of the Foreign Policy asso- SE_J = The pare ciation, Council on Foreign Relations and American - Mis. Hazel Association for the United Nations. From {ime fo gd uve, time, the library features special book displays listing ° , 134 E. 10th books on the subject most prominent in current dis- A Willjams, 9 cussion. Right naw, they have a book shelf deyoted to a We Dbridegn books on Russia. The reading list for this shelf was Rece] selected by the Indianapolis chapter of the American A receptio Association of University Women. . from 4 to 6 4 wedding. O Butler Conference Scheduled 3 wedding tri

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NEXT WEEK, Indianapolis will be the fogs! point of much discussion regarding United Nations, Butler

university will be host to the Midwest Conference of ar Mi International Relations clubs. Delegates and faculty SS sit The X members from the colleges of this area will assemble i an qua = for a two-day session to discuss Amerigan foreign * Wear navy policy and the United Nations. Mrs, Lillian Parker ¢» chid corsage of the Carnegie endowment for international peace Robert V will be among the prominent visitors. brother's be The keynote address will be delivered by, the; for- Fentz will t mer Hoosier schoolmaster, Dr. Andrew Cardier, execu- The bride tive assistant te the secretary-general of United « universtty. Nations. Dr, Cordier formerly was professor of inter- ac national relations at North Manchester college. .. The -agenda for this two-day session has heen ] 5 WN nrepared hy Dr. A, Dale Beeler of the Butler history, . : as a ent. : =X fi yt in ~Vaeat ; A number rs : g rive home ; . from Weste: Pp T t Oxford, O. trol Is Press rear | They wil : +1 Barrett, Pat of sensationalism is the one most frequently brought __, Grant, against our press by visiting journalists from Soviet . Eberhart, M Russia, who like to boast that their press is best in Greenland. the world. : . 8 ,» Others wi Only change by way of law that the commission i .., hessy, Dor recommends is a supplement to. the law of libel | .. Klein, Joa under, which a newspaper could be compelled to .. Schooley, H

publish a retraction for e felshood. In fact, ol commission is keenly aware of the dangers of a |

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“solution” by government. They would extend to | Lunche radio and the mavies the free-speech guarantees of; | m the first amendment to the censtitution. : : To Be | What the report suggests, in thoughtful language, | The Daug! is more awareness and more criticism by the public, pire will ha The, report takes a dim view of schools of journalism. at 12:30 p. 1 I work as hard as I know how over this stint of | . of Miss Isa mine, trying to keep it responsible and honest within § . Miss Franc the framework of my opinions. Bug now and then, [| 3607 Winthr with the best intentions, you make mistakes. A Cocking Wi Apologies to the Colonel i are THE OTHER DAY I wrote a piece on Senator § sories in the Arthur H. Vandenberg, pointing out héw the Chi« J : cago Tribune was attacking him (for his part in § Units to shaping the bipartisan foreign policy) with the same | 4 unrestrained attacks that they once showered en | ,.._ The foll President Roosevelt. I said the Tribune had net + White Cros carried a line of Vandenberg’s speech to the senate i ., bdist hospit in which he went after Gael Sullivan of the Demo- | oie Ab the ger cratic national committee. I was wrong, even though | re, A my office checked all editions of the Tribune. In ms . Pak Christ gerteral story on the Greek proposal, Arthur Sears ens, One Henning, chief of the Tribune's Washington bureau, Street Met included five paragraphs of quotation from Vanden- | Melba berg’s speech. . bh yA GS 4 « Ripple Me a ee Gl. Mora, da un, about, We oi i Owess Ph we would t them a Ge oun

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