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PRESIDENT TRUMAN has signed into law a measure which may--and we hope will—prove one of the most valuable achievements of the present congress. It is the Lodge-Brown resolution, sponsored by a Republican senator from Massachusetts and a Republican representative from Ohio, but passed with unanimous support of both parties in both branches of congress. This resolution authorizes a bi-partisan commission to study the organization of the federal government and to propose ways and means of bringing it up to date. The job is big and tough, but it urgently needs doing.
THE government has become too complex for the people * to understand, for the President to supervise or for congress to control. Scores of different bureaus and agencies have a hand in each of its major functions. Its almost incredible duplications of effort and divisions of authority are baffling barriers to wise economy. Congress, itself, never has made even a good start toward reorganizing the government. On many occasions, it has voted Presidents authority to draw up plans—and then rejected most, or all, of the changes proposed. The Lodge Brown resolution is a new approach. Under it, congress and the President will share the duty of seeing that a plan is prepared, That fact justifies hope that it will produce real
. The commission will have 12 members. President Truman will name four of them—two from within the government and two from private life. The presiding officer of the senate will name four—two members of the senate and two from private life. And the speaker of the house will name four--two representatives and two private citizens. The resolijtion’s intent is that the six private citizens shall be
in the field of business management.
membership. Its task will be long.
1t will have to explore all the musty, cobwebbed corners of government; analyze the operations of more than a thousand departments, commissions, bureaus and ‘other agencies; determine the opportunities for saving money and increasing efficiency. And then, it January, 1949, it will submit its report for action by congress. It is asking & great deal to expect a dozen able men to give this job most of their time for a year and a half. But if their work is thorough, if the plan they propose is a convincing answer to the problem, they will do the country a
FUTILE SOVIET AGREEMENTS
s THE United States senate recently ratified peace treaties with Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria in the hope that this would hasten withdrawal of Russian occupation troops and restoration of normal conditions in eastern Europe. But the Kremlin has contrary plans. The supreme Soviet in Moscow hag adjourned until September without
The plain intent is to keep Red army
troops in Hungary until that country is communized. The next Hungarian general election will be in Sep‘soldiers controlling the polls, a Com-
certain. even though not more than
10 per cent of the Hungarians are affiliated with that party. The present ruthless. suppression of opposition ele-. ments indicates the Soviets will tolerate no interference. Hungary, nominally under control of an allied come mission, actually is powerless in the Red army's grip. American and British protests against Communist terrorism are shrugged aside hy the Soviet military, Developments in Romania and Bulgaria follow ‘much the same pattern, with wholesale arrests and persecutions. The peace treaties with these countries will have become so
the time Russia signs them, for the
“parties of the second part” will have been absorbed into
The Russians’ strategy in the Balkans shows why it has become impossible for us to do business with them. They enter negotiations with us only to gain time for their political police and fifth columnists to accomplish their real .objectives, after which signed ~scrapped. That happened in Poland and Yugoslavia. That “3% happening in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. And there is much evidence that Austria may be the next
agreements are
We shall only kid ourselves if we assume that the Soviets will accept in good faith any German settlement that gives them anything less than a free hand in all of Germany. We will make a colossal blunder if we permit them to obtain any kind of foothold in Japan in the peace settlement there. At this time we control western Germany and all of Japan. “Russia Shall Not Enter” signs should be hung up in both places.
though it is only a change in date.
The bill would become effective as of Jan. 1, 1948; which would mean that the taxpayer at long last could know where he “was at,” tax-wise, for a whole calendar
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The President of the United States and his trusted advisers asked congress to take these steps. And so does an impartial commission which studied the subject for months. I don't understand this peculiar lethargy on the part of the senators and representatives, and especially on the part of Senator Taft. Are they thinking more about next year’s elections than they are protecting America and the ideals for which 6 stands before the world? .
» » “ACTS IN DIVINE NAME ARE NOT ALWAYS BIGHT” By L.A. Jacksen, Vernen . . One of our leading educational journals recently contained an article by an associate professor of philosophy, in which he tried to answer a minister who had given reasons why children should not be taught to believe in a personal God.
One quotation will show his illogical reasoning. He seid: “The believer in a real and good God is faced, it" is true, with the problem of evil in the world. But he may consider that as the necessary firice of the highest values in human life. For how much less would life be worth if there were no courage, no self-sacrificing love, no maral nobility; and how could there be these without real peril?” This so-called philosopher believes the universe is controlled by
lot of pain into this world so we might have some of life's “highest values.” And what are these values? Courage, self-sacrificing love, ete.— things which make it a little easier to endure the vast amount of pain. In other words, this all-powerful, “loving Father” thinks it better for you and me to endure a long illness with what small relief selfsacrificing friends can render, than to stay in good health, People have long been taught not only that God is good, but that anything done in God's service is good. The Inquisition was one result of this teaching. :
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"Does Congress Think More About: Politics Than Defense?"
By G. R. T., N. Randolph st. Is the American public-going to let congress get by | the laws authorising universal military training snd unification of the armed forces? Apparently congress is going home the latter part of this month, leaving undone many important pieces of legislation. Those on national defense are not the least of these. : It is - disgraceful the way congress has avoided the defense America can talk all it wants to about one world and a better world, but talk doesn’t influence many nations, and particularly not the Russians, who are a very practical people. Talk is cheap, but preparedness and national defense are not.
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» " ¥ “STATE DEPARTMENT PLAYS POWER POLITICS” By W. 8. Warren, Indianapolis 1 would like to write just a few lines in regard to where we are headed, if there is not a change in our world affairs. From the way 1 see it our state department is playing power politics with the American people's food and money. After world war II, the American people ‘looked forward to the time when they could buy themselves a home and settle down in peace, for they knew there were going to be plenty of work for everybody, and with our productive ability we could soon have everything we needed, but what has happened? Twenty-fivé or 30 per cent of our food is being sent across the waters to feed Europe. If we thought it was being sent because we had love for the people over there, we would do it willingly, but any one can easily see why we are sending our food and clothes over there, when we cannot get enough for ourselves. This business of power politics is going to come to 8 head before many years, and we will have some more war criminal trials, either in Washington or Moscow. The United States and Russia both are playing power politics and it will lead to war seon, and I hope the American people will see where we are going and do something about it” before it is too late. If it were charity we were sending over for we would send it to all countries, but we only send to the ones we think is on our side of the fence, that is why anyone can see that.is power politics
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send food and clothes to Burope, why the Red Cress, the church organizations and other charitable organizations if we would give them the food and clothes, they would be glad to distribute it to the needy, but our state department won't t them for fear they might give to the ree countries, that is why I call it power politics.
“COMPARE TRANSIT FIRM WITH CLEVELAND'S” By H. W. Dascke, 2146% N. Tilinols st. Streettar fares, there and here. . Cleveland purchased its transit system on April 28, 1042, at approximately 17% millions of dollars. In spite of wartime restrictions on repairs and replacements of equipment, they transferred more
passengers. during the balance of 1942, than had ever been carried
over a similar period in any of the previous 20 years. Co-operation, good will, instead of arrogance, made this possible. The present Cleveland transit fare structure is 40 cents cash fare; $1.28 weekly adult passes (good on all lines excepting express); $1.50 weekly express passes; T5c weekly student passes; 2-cent tickets for children under 12 years of age with 1 cent first transfer charge, and additional transfers, if needed, free of charge. Compare this with Indianapolis Railways, Inc., Good will, co-opera-tion, fare structure, eto. : Cleveland's present equipment 1s 1048 streetcars, 506 busses and 79 trackless trolleys. . : After five years of operation, the Cleveland city eouncil issued bonds to the extent of 22 millions of dollars, to be applied to a refunding, rehabilitation and expansion program. Compare this to Indianapolis Railways, Inc., where they ask their patrons to pay for new equipment in advance, Municipal ownership is the logjcal and permanent solution to our transit problem. The Indianapolis city council could avoid the periodical headaches caused by lack of operating revenue, by the adoption of municipal ownership of light and power, water, transportation, ete. _ No legal advice needed ' from corporation counsel or city attorney on constitutionality. It is being used very successfully in all the up-to-date cities in the U, 8. A. " » 8 “COME ON, YOU G.L'S; WRITE YOUR SENATORS"
RB. Blickensialf, 308 Oovingien ot, rawfordsville, Ind ny
Have received a letter from Noble J. Johnson from the house of representatives, Washington, to the effect that the house was fully in favor of paying GI's terminal leave in cash but when the bill went to the senate they made an amendment providing for §-year bonds instead df cash. They also notified the house that if they did not concur in the senate amendment, there wauld be no legislation at all on terminal leave. So it seems as though thy senste is the one to put the pressure on. So come on, all G.L's with S-year I10U's, let's see how much we count in these United States. In the event you don't know who your senators are, they are: Homer Capehart (R) and William B. Jenner (R), United States Senate, Washington, D. CG.
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WASHINGTON, July 10—Dwight P. Griswold, who will administer the United States ald program for Greece, is a patient man. As s politician and former governor of Nebraska, he knows how hard it is to get things done under our system of checks and balances. For a good many hours Mr. Griswold was interrogated by the house appropriations committee in Committee members, particularly Chairman John Taber, wanted to know why so much money was necessary for Greece. They wanted an itemized statement of how Mr, Griswold intended to spend the funds congress might make available to him. This went on for several days, st 3 time when Mr. Griswold was struggling to get his staff together for the mission to Greece. Finally, in his quiet, patient way, he spoke his mind. According to one member of the committee who heard him with sympathy for his plight, what he said went something like this:
Understands Their Desire “GENTLEMEN, I think I know your problem. I've sat on the other side of the table. I understand your desire for economy. ? “But the program we will be" administering in Greece cannot be spelled out in advance in exact needs and exact commodities. We will be doing a day-to-day job on the spot. “The money that is requested is not a large sum in terms of the need. There is certainly no guarantee that we will succeed in Greece. We may fail in our objective, which is to help the restoration of economic stability and political order. But, gentlemen, let me say this to you. If we fail in Greece, and if our occupation in Germany fails because it is starved out, then all of Europe will fall to communism. If that happens, you will come back here and appropriate billions of dollars for armaments. You will do it
GIBRALTAR, July 10.-—It once sgain is possible
stuck in some swamp for the durstion. We are in
the conducted tour business, now, as we flex our muscles in the Mediterranean . . . and each destroyer houses @ corps of official diplomats. Which is why I should like to suggest that the naval academy shove a new course into the curriculum—a course in holding one’s liquor without weeping, crying, singing, or smashing furniture. The first plebe to break into “Deep in the Heart of Texas” would get restricted to orange juice for s week, and if he hasn't learned how to hald the hard stuff by his third year, they stick him in the supply corps for the rest of his life.
Roving Ambassadors Abroad IT I8 NOT FAIR to.take & youngster, fresh out of the academy, and turn him into sn automatic diplomat. He is not prepared for it. He can. climb a rope or chart a course or play s Sextant, but he is so full. of vitamins end confinement that one Martini: causes him to burst into song. Two makes him weep, and three invests him with imaginary boxing gloves. ) Americans abroad are generally pretty tough tipplers, which is one of the reasons other nations love us so. It was regarded, during the war, as wryly amusing when we hurled the barkeep through the ginmill window in Naples, ar wept blurrily while singing “That Old Gal of Mine.” . After all, Jack ashore is a rough-cut lad, entitled to some relaxation from the horrors of shootin’ war, and anyhow there were so many erude reserves, like bankers and advertising executives, in the mess that a certain tendency toward gaucherie was expected. But the war is over and most of the temporary gentlemen have gone hack to the plow and the navy is social again. The U, 8 8 Dickson, one of the tin
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IN WASHINGTON . . . By Marquis Childs
a Patient Man
because the American people will demand it for their security.” . Spoken in Mr, Griswold’s. quiet voice, this made a deep impression on the committee. After all, Mr. Griswold is a Republican who was drafted for the trying assignment in Greece by the Democrat in the White House. He was addressing his fellow Republicans with all the earnestness at his command. At the end of one of these closed sessions, Chairman Taber told reporters that the state department had not justified more than a small amount of the $400 million authorized for Greece and Turkey. He said the same thing was true of the $350 million authorized for general relief in Europe, x : Here is an extraordinary situation. It is little understogd in the midst of the general confusion that prevails in Washington. : .
Took Three Months CONGRESS TOOK nearly three months to
" determine whether the Greek-Turkish program should
be approved. What few people understand is that this was authorization, but not appropriation. Now comes the appropriations committee of the house to exercise a second veto. It is a ‘velo not merely of the chief executive but of the policy agreed upon by the congress. . : : } Supposedly, after funds are authorized, their appropriation is a routirié to be carried out in the accepted legislative manner. If every policy is now to have to clear two hurdles, the pace at which we
‘are moving in the world crisis will be slowed from
s walk to a erawl Mr. Taber is usurping this power because he happens to stand in the all-powerful position by the turnstile. It would be hard to find sny honest
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int of a policy om which so much has been staked. ”
REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark Teach Those Sailor Boys How to Drink
can division that is socializing out here, has made the following trips since April 11: Naples, Trieste, Pola, Kuwait, Basra, Aden, Port Said, Alexandria, Gibraltar, Tangier, Gib again, and, by the time this hits print, San Remo on the Italian Riviers. oi The shiny little ensigns, mostly innocent of the rigors of war, have dined with se many potentates and attended so many tea parties that they have come down with combat fatigue. And from what I saw of some them one evening, that course in how to drink without singing ought to be inaugurated without delay. , It was at a veddy veddy Saturday night party, and it wasn't long before all the gallant British allies had been driven out of the barroom, holding their ears, and the band on the verandah was coming off third best to “Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah,” “Roll Out the Barrel” and “Way Down Yonder in the Cornfield.” : ? I am the last man .to. object to festive singing, made beautiful by alcohol, but I doubt if it has much of a place in diplomacy. Especially when it drives away the people you are supposed to be charming on Uncle Sam's time. _ THis raucous boyishness isn’t all saddled to the ensigns. The skipper of one of the ships has just been sent back to the states in disgrace for busting up & dive in Naples. “He was an academy man and was wearing three wide ones on the cuff.
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