Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1947 — Page 20

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{| FOREIGN AID in view of the meeting tomorrow of the reign ministers of Britain, France and Russia to

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ting of former President Hoover on the extent to such assistance can be given. : RE "Mr. Hoover wrote to Senator Bridges recently, and his views can be a valuable supplement to the statements of : Secretary Marshall and Senator Vandenberg in building ‘@& sound American policy. : oy RX There is more hunger and need in the world today "than there was during the war, and we want to do our utmost to prevent starvation anywhere. "But there are definite bounds to what we can do. And, as Mr. Hoover said, “the greatest danger to all civilization is for us to impair our economy by drains which cripple our own productivity.” So we must use what we have where it will do the most good. sn = s = . AAR. HOOVER concluded that we have been over-export-ing goods for two years, and that to continue to do so, * with our present production and consumption, would undermine our stability. He would limit future exports to our surpluses, as a genera! proposition. This because, when we ship more than our surplus, we must take it from the standard of living of the American people. The results are _ gearcity, higher prices, and “a dangerous spiral of increased costs of living and wages.” \ “But, he suggests, we may be able to increase our surpluses somewhat by increased production and voluntary reductions of consumption. : ‘He also warms against exports which impair our natural resources, as of iron, other vital metals, oil and lumber, Where our resources are not renewable, he says, their shipment abroad is a charge against our future economy which could have dangerous consequences. Nor is it to be overlooked that, for any goods supplied under loans, we must pay immediately while the repayment is deferred for years.

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Mr. Hoover suggests a program, long advocated by Bernard Baruch, which seems to have found little favor with the Truman administration. Says Mr. Hoover: “We could import and stockpile for national defense many commodities, both those we do not produce and those in which our natural resources are being depleted. We do not have enough . . . tin, manganese, iron ore, mercury, copper, lead, zine, tungsten, chromite, nickel and rubber. There are few immediate surpluses abroad, but such surpl will be available within a reasofinble time. /It happens that few of such commodities are produced by our debtors, but purchase of them would, through multilateral #). trade, strengthen the whole international financial structure and we would be receiving commodities *instead of obligations.” Mr. Baruch would go further and buy up all non-perish-ables which the world will sell us. * » ® # ® 8 . FINALLY, Mr. Hoover believes, as we do, “that we should concentrate our limited resources in the areas in which western civilization can be preserved.” Obviously, these are the areas where national integrity remains unimpaired, and which have demonstrated a desire to build back their own productivity on a basis of unity and mutual aid among nations.

WE SHOULD BE PREPARED THE U. S. army now has only 10 divisions, while Russia has 200, and the Soviet satellite states could put 100 more into the field, according to Lt. Gen. J. Lawton Collins. There are two reasons why the Soviets are able to keep this huge force in uniform:

~ ONE: Their troops abroad are living off the land in the areas they occupy, 4t small maintenance cost.

TWO: The manpower needs of Russian industry largely are being supplied by the retention of Jap, German and Austrian prisoners of war, employed at forced labor. Our people would not permit either of these expedients, even if it were not contrary to American principles and traditions to maintain a large standing army. But we do need a large civilian reserve force so that we will have an effective army if it becomes necessary to call men to the colors again. That is the American way, and it is better than the Russian way. "Thee is little reason to believe that war is imminent. But we cannot be sure. It might come without warning. It is less likely to come at all if we are known to be prepared to meet any attack that could be organized against us. So we should be prepared. And we aren't. © Congress should approve army-navy unification and universal military training legislation without delay, so t we will be prepared. Both are essential to our minimum ense needs, and the longer either is delayed the less able we will be to deal with a major emergency.

THE “FIX” ; CCORDING to local judges, the worst deterrent to 7 adequate enforcement of traffic laws and reduction of loss of lives through automobile accidents is doctored testi- . mony of witnesses who change their stories when they ‘come into court, This change of evidence i8 hard to pin down, because p witness’ first statement to police is not under oath and ‘say he was confused. Too often, this by factors other than a poor memory

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morals and conduct.

results, and my boss says I'm that. I'm not a bridge player I don’t like to read. My enable us to have jghings we couldnt possess otherwise. On this double standard business, too. We women get plenty of criticism if we even look like we're thinking of getting off the straight and-narrow. But whatever a male does is all right. I'm for one standard, ether it be for or morals. We women can our own, and don’t think we can’t. I say your Mr. Ruark doesn’t know what he’s talking about when he discusses women. ” ” ” “SICK NATION CAN'T BE CURED PLAYING POLITICS” By W. H. Edwards, Gosport On the editorial page of The Times, June 21 issue, Daniel M. Kidney quotes from an article appearing in a publicatiori of the Church of the Brethern, North Manchester, Ind, by Charles C. Rohrer, some truths that should be read and pondered by, not only all citizens, but by members of congress and party politicians of both] political parties. That article says: “If we continue our present policies we will be trading A-bombs with Russia sooner than we think and both Washington and Moscow may become just ‘A Tale of Two Cities’.” While Russia is exerting economic pressure against its near neighbornations our own government is bribing other nations with dollar diplomacy. The beginnings of a shooting war are hatched out of an economic war between nations; a war that none of the common people either here or in Russia wants but which seem to be prescribed for us by bad government policies here and in Russia,

Meantime, with a general election due ip 1948, our leaders in government are playing the game of party

"It's a Man's World With Double

Economic and Moral Standards" By Mrs. R. G, N. Keystone ave.

applies to everything from economic competition for jobs and criticism of “working wives” (and I'm one of those) to the double standard of

I work because I want to and because my family needs the money. . . . We have no children, and I'm not satisfied to sit around the house after As to strategic materials of which our supply is short, | the job of taking care of five rooms is done. I get restless, and so I'm working at a job. I don’t feel my sex makes any difference ¥ I produce citizens,

“COMING PRESIDENTIAL . ELECTION CREATES STRAIN”

politics increases hourly as we approach another national election, and it seems that there are plenty

a large contingency of support with the labor vote, which induces them to fight to the last ditch. But labor has enjoyed a considerable advantage with the Wagner act, and the time always comes when things must be evened up. An abandoned regard for business and economic considerations during the war most unquestionably has occasioned this embarrassment, which

politics to the detriment of the wel-

must now be examined for sound

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normalcy. I send this in with a pen name I have used upon occasion when I have chosen to sink personality as

Central ave. is the city speedway for senseless, irresponsible speedmaniacs. Needless tooting of horns may well be added fo this violation, but, who cares? Not a mayor who spoke at a “swat the fly” meeting and all he could say was that some book writers lied about our fair city - by calling t “dirtiest.” Well, he wasn't wrong. We do have one of the finest cities in America but it is not the fault of our city administration—Egad! They would take ‘credit for that! Apparently. the mayor is too busy dividing his political - party and distributing political plums out of the taxpayers’ basket to notice what a bad job he is making as our city “chief.” :

And while speaking of maladministration, if it is incumbent upon the police to tag harmless parked cars, it might be better, in the interest of safety to utilize these tags in the interest of safety and dispense them among motor jockeys who regard themselves with extraordinary importance .when in possession of a steering wheel, making it a life's hazard for any man, woman or child to cross streets in safety. “Waste a minute and save a life” is not one of their slogans, Pardon my griping, Mr. Editor, I am only one of the many residents of Center, township who pay the

‘| highest tax rate and receive the

least, not even an adequate garbage

” ” » “AUTHORITIES SEEM TO PICK BAD TIME TO REPAIR” By West Side Motorist I hope they get the job of repair-

ling 16th st. done in a hurry so that

we won't be inconvenienced all summer by detours and heavy traffic conditions. It beats me how the city and state and other authorities always pick the worst time for street

|repairs. Guess I should be thank-

ful it was not started during Spe time. That really would have been the pay-off.

DAILY THOUGHT

For the Son of man is come to seek and save that which was lost. —Luke 19:10. God daropped & spprk down into / everyone, And if we find it and fan it to a

blaze, : It spring up and glow—like the |

& reservoir of men who already had learned the ele-

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money should be distributed and who would get the gains. The federal funds would be made available in

laboratories run by universities and foundations. But what about the patents that would come out of this research? Democrats on the liberal-labor side, such as Senator Harley M. Kilgore of West Virginia, wanted to

WASHINGTON, June 26.—After six months of life in which it has done no more than any babe of similar age, Senator Robert A. Taft's joint congressional committee on the economic report shows a few signs of getting ready to crawl Appearance of President Charles E. Wilson of General Motors before the 14-man committee marks the start of a month's hearings to wise up members on where we are and whither we drift.

Can Influence Economic Future MOST WITNESSES WILL BE representatives of the same old crowds that are always making statements to congressional N. A M., Chamber of Commerce, A. P. of L, the Farm Bureau, C. I. O, the Grange, C. E. D, small business, A. D. A., ete. x A few will be individuals from banking or business. Representatives of the President's council of economic advisers will sit in as observers. No witness for any government agency has been invited to testify. It's to be an outside job. . What this committee is fed and the way it grows up are pretty important as a sign of what it’s going to amount to. If the act which created the committee is lived up to it can become the top bipartisan steering committee for both houses of congress. . It will have a say-so on all legislation touching national welfare—which includes practically everything: Taxes, appropriations, welfare, public works, even military and foréign affairs. In this respect the committee can be even more important than the Republican and Democratic caucuses and policy committees. It all depends on whether Chairman Taft and his successors want to

grants to business for research and to non-profit

and leaves the United States weak and unprepared.

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs

write into the law that any and all business firms able to use the inventions achieved with

REFLECTIONS . : . By Peter Edson : | \Most Important Committee in Congress

make this new committee that important. If the

ning the show apparently don't want to get too

The council made a national survey for the President in April, but this was kept confidential and not made the basis for a White Houge report to congress.

Currently the council is making a similar report

SAGA OF INDIANA . . . By Wiliam A. Marlow

How a Noted Hoosier Swayed Lincoln

ONE: “Liberty, equality, fraternity in downright earnest. It found favor with that heterogenous collection of radicals; enthusiastic devotees to principle; honest latitudinarians and lazy. theorists; with a sprinkling of unprincipled sharpers thrown in.”

TWO: “In scholarship, general attainments; varied achievements; as author, statesman, politician and leader of a new religious faith, he was unquestionably the most prominent man Indiana ever owned.”

THREE: “Its perusal thrilled me like a trumpet call.” A These three statements put their distinguishing mark on Robert Dale Owen, a Scotsman who was born in Glasgow, Nov. 9, 1801, and at 27 began the career of a distinguished Hoosier that stretched into half a century. In a Position to Judge STATEMENT ONE is by Mr. Owen himself. It 1s his size-up of about 1000 people who had gathered at New Harmony when he first arrived there from Scotland with the “Boat Load of Knowledge,” Jan. 26, 1826. ‘These people had come from every state in the union and from all over northern Europe was to use as a model to reform the world. Statement Two is by Berry R. Sulgrove, an Indianapolis newspaperman. He was a keen observer of the Indiana scene. He died Fel. 20, 1890, 13 years after Mr. Owen died, mefitally {ll and deranged, at

to begin the colony which his father, Robert, Owen, .

Lee lost the battle of Antietam in Pennsylvania. Mr.

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