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SENATOR TAFT of Ohio, as we said recently, has taken

- indefensible position.” In April, 1940, Mr. Taft, holding

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on a fearful responsibility by opposing adoption of universal military training. As chairman of the senate's Republican steering committee, he probably has power to prevent congress from acting in this session or later. ' But there is much evidence that a great majority of the American people disagree with his opinion that there is no need for universal training. And, we think, Owen & Roberts, former supreme court justice, states a simple fact when he says that Mr. Taft's attitude might result in “a pational calamity.” Mr. Roberts, also a Republican, is chairman of the citigens emergency committee for universal military training. He has written to Mr. Taft, urging that congress be permitted to consider the issue before it adjourns. In most cases, Mr. Roberts says, the senator's political and ecofiomic judgment has been sound; “but it seems obvious that he is one of those sincere but, I think, misguided people whose aversion to war is so gréat that they cannot tolerate effective military preparation, no matter’ how necessary ... It is obvious that he is governed by his feelings on this subject and not by his trained mind.” Citing the record, Mr. Roberts points out that this is not the first time Senator Taft's feelings have led him into “an

that “no necessity exists,” opposed adoption of selective service. In February, 1941, he termed it “fantastic” to suppose any danger of an attack by Japan. In September, 1941 «=.11 weeks before Pear] Harbor—he was sure that “there

is much less danger to this country today than there was | <

two years ago; certainly much less than there was one year ago.” - Fortunately, in 1940 and 1941, Senator Taft's voice was not - decisive in congress. On this issue, it should not be decisive now. ;

“FAIR TEST” ; RESIDENT TRUMAN has asked coal and steel producers to withhold price increases during a “fair test”

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under the new John IL. Lewis contract. That effect, Mr. Truman thinks, need not be as great as the public—which does not “fully understand” the “complicated details”-—may believe. lowever, Mr. Lewis, who ought to understand the details if anybody does, seems to he under no illusions. His “United Mine Workers Journal” said flatly, Monday, that the new contract would increase labor costs 65 to 67 cents per ton of coal; and that this would add about 85 cents to the cost of producing each ton of pig iron for conversion into steel. Despite these higher costs, we hope the coal and steel producers will grant Mr, Truman's request. We hope they'll make their price increases, if found unavoidable, as small

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As a Curh for Drunken Driving" ‘One of the most regrettable things By L. A. Jackson, Box 43, Vernon {of the day is the wholesale acceptHeadline of July 10th: “HEAVIER PENALTIES CURB DRUNKEN ance of positions on boards and DRIVING.” Court convictions for first six months of '46 were 2351; for | the first six months of '47 they totaled 2167. Although these figures show a slight decrease in reckless driving, heavier penalise can hardly people in the community, who have be said to have done much curbing [neither the time nor the inelinaIn ty opinion, reckless driving will never be curbed unless we can tion to supervise the position. do one thing: Convince reckless drivers that reckless driving does not| This condition is most apparent pay. The reckless person has inherited a mind that lacks that some- in our penal institutions and of thing which gives most people caution. He should not be blamed for| course the connecting welfare orthe kind of mind he has inherited. However, since he does not fear| ganizations. Delinquency, both causing an accident, our problem is minor and -adult, can be traced to to make him fear something else the above in many cases. Serious sufficiently to bring about the de- charges are made from time to sired result. I am not sure that time, but the one making them is this is possible, but I feel sure of immediately muzzled, and disone thing: If conviction were rea- charged from their position. The sonably certain, and the penalty “board” at once denies all charges severe enough, there would be and expresses confidence in the practically no reckless driving. For warden or whatever his title. no one ever performs an act vol- It doesn't occur to the general untarily unless he feels the chances public that the board members

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| them as citizens of the future to guide the world through the crucial ‘era ahead? What spiritual values to help them in time of stress? We have sold our birthright as reasoning, intelligent creatures made in the image of God, for a mess of glib phrases, smart styles, card ‘games, cocktails and petty sins.

as they possibly can. As responsible leaders of industry they thus can do this inflation-threatened country a great

But we can't help thinking about the roar that would |” have gone up from John L. if the President had ventured

until the actual effect of them could be-figured out.

UP TO MR. TRUMAN THE senate's vote—60 to 82—was a big but not quite a two-thirds majority for the new federal tax-cut bill, So now it's up to President Truman. He can veto the bill with little fear that the veto will be overridden in the senate, althought it probably will be-in the house. The vote for passage there—302 to 112—was well over two-thirds, Maybe, from the Democratic viewpoint, there's political advantage to be gained by a veto, Mr. Fruman can deprive the Republicans of credit for cutting taxes now. And perhaps the voters will give him the credit for signing a cut into law next year, a few months before the presidential election. \ But a veto will mean that Mr. Truman is killing a measure favored by 362 members of congress and opposed by only 144.

And, it's well to remember, this is not the same bill

the President killed last month, since when the federal budget has been brought into balance and the government's fiscal picture has altered much for the better. This hill contains one vital change, making the cut effective on Jan, | 1, 1948, instead of July 1, 1947.

The great merit of this bill is that it would let the American people know, now, what tax rates they must pay

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A FALSE PHILOSOPHY" By Leone Ebhler Armenoff, City to him are Piaiz 323M wppyy TRANSFERS WOULD swing of Pleiades?” I thought of SPEED TROLLEY SERVICE” that quotation from The Man With my Charles T. Lee, City the Hoe as I left the theater where| Elimination of transfer charge is “Stairway to Heaven” was showing. the only way to receive satisfactory 1 had heard various comments service from the Tmdianapolis Railsuch as “This show's crazy"; “I ways. “COURT INTERFERENCE don't get it,” and “I don't under- | Every transit operator, rider and | NOT GOOD FOR RESPECT”

stand it.” What to most of the “ the public thinkers know that, so|Py Attorney, City audience were “Plato and the] Pp As a.member of the Indianapolis

We have stopped striving for the stars and strive only for new cars, smooth makeup and alcoholic solace , fot ous puny ula government were never set up to be one-man-operated. The evils of | such operations are serious ‘and many. These inmates are not supposed to be broken in mind and character within the walls of our institutions. But they are—it isn't fair and it isn’t necssary.

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oe ne Soon as he read the item (it was at the breakfast table, I remember), Prof. Cox

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thing can happen in Indiana. Maj. Palmer tried his best to get out of it—pleaded pressing business and lack of time—but Prof. Cox was so insistent that the Major finally gave in,

Stationmaster Helped MAJ. PALMER reached Fountain county that same

Jmight. And, almost immediately, he knew he was on

a fool's errand. Nobody there had seen a meteor fall. ‘What's more, nobody had ever heard of Leonidas Grover, much less of Mr. Grover's death. That settled it. Then and there, Maj. Palmer conceived the flendish idea of manufacturing a meteor. He was going to get even with Prof. Cox, the Journal and whoever else was responsible for the hoax. Bomewhere around the rajlroad station, Maj. Palmer spied a smoot shoulder to his liking, It was imbedded in the snow-soaked ground. He dug it up. It was six inches long, four or five inches thick, pearshaped and slick as glass. However, the color didn't suit him. ~ It* didn't appear to ‘have the necessary celestial quality. With the help of the station master, he washed the stone, painted it with red ink’and heated it -on a hot fire, The stone was still warm when Maj, Palmer returned to Indianapolis. A big crowd was at the ‘depot to welcome him home, for Prof. Cox had spread- the news of Maj. Palmer's astronomical mission.

REFLECTIONS

TANGIER, Morocco, July 16.—The first hamburger joint in'North Africa, so far as I know, is soon to be opened by an American named Bill ‘Richard, ‘of Ban Francisco. .A hamburger joint, Bill feels, is just what the. brigands of Tangee need oF Bill got to Tangier the hard way, He jumped ship in Algiers, and hitched his way along the African coast. When he arrived he had 10 francs and the army shirt and pants he wore, ’

A Hamburger Stand RICHARD I8 A VETERAN, but not of the U. S. army. He joined the Seaforth Highlanders at Vancouver in 1939. fought with them through Nortn Africa, Greece, Crete and France. He was wounded n France—on Omaha beach: In the small room which his present monthly income of 1500 pesetas—about $50 allows him, Bill livas with Maj. Sam Miller of Staten Island, N. Y. Sam too is not a veteran of our forces. He was out in China when the war started and finally, after enlisting with the French, wound up in the British Indian army. Both 8am and Bill are in their 20's, with the restlessness that drives some people around the world. Both have the Tangier disease—a profound hope that things are going to break right one of these days and the money will flow in.. In a spotty career of newspapers and ships and movies, Richard put in some time at restaurant work. He knows the short-order cooking business well enough to qualify as chief cook on a freighter, his last “job. It struck him that Tangier needed more fast sandwiches and less three-hour dinners. So he struck up an acquaintance with a rich exporter from

the capital.

IN WASH'NGTON

WASHINGTON, July 16.—The authoritative trade journal Iron Age says steel prices will advance, on the average, $5 a ton. This is a wallop that may

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What to too many people is all the in their cars—namely—“Your Oper- | bar, and I might say as one who |

rich accumulation of culture that|ator says:—Have Correct Fare believes the street car company is | represents the best product of man-| Ready—To Hasten Your Ride.” éntitled to a fair return on its inkind through the ages? We have That shows the transfer charge does| vestment, I view with concern the neglected Beethoven for “Cement lengthen your ride. It costs the | tactics that the Indianapolis RailMixer.” Wa, -have been deafened riders in lost time, more than the' ways are using in connection with | to Keats by rhyming commercials. | | present transfer charge in going to] the fare increases: The courts have We are blind, not ‘because we are and from work and waiting in line | acted perfectly properly, from a brutalized by hard labor as he was, in all kinds of weather for operator | legal standpoint, However, the lay but because we have chosen a false and rider to make change, which citizen may easily be confused over philosophy. lusually balls up the schedule, the fast action of these courts, in We send our youth to “teen kan-| The paramount question. My lwo instances to the benefit of the teens.” What is wrong with home guess is the company would in-| Indianapolis Railways. This is conand the libraries? In that period crease their revenue with free trans- |§trued by some laymen as interof their lives when they should be fers and decrease their costs, also|Ierence, instead of protection of making spiritual development | better the deplorable transportation |property rights, which is not good through association with wisdom system. for the respect in which our courts and knowledge, they are frittering| The P. 8. C. abolished this charge, should be held. away their time. Who are the ex-| without much help from the press : x. ou a amples of success that they desire and the city council dads. All civil| “IS TALK OF STREETCAR to imitate? Van Johnson? Land citizens should congratulate the|PEFICIT HIT AT TRANSFER?" Turner? What sort of philosophy commission for this particular act:/By G. F. Lee, 4050 Cornelius ave. do we expect them to derive from| Any fare increase would not heip| What is the Indianapolis, Street: this manner? transportation if they maintain that car Co. crying about now? It is thinking _processes to help charge. | posting signs in its vehicles, telling the plublic about the $465,000 deficit it had in 1946. Of course it doesn't

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on their 1948 incomes. It would enable individuals, businessmen and investors to make advance plans for next year | in an atmosphere of tax cettainty.” That would promote economic stability and sound prosperity, If this bill dies it | will be many months—perhaps a.year-—before another 1s | enacted. And prolonged tax uncertainty will be, as it always is, a handicap to stability and prosperity.

“OPERATION RATHOLE”

ONGRESSMAN DIRKSEN, an Illinois Republican, ine tends to offer, an amendment to the foreign relief ap- |

propriations bill, denying aid to countries which fail to support the Marshall plan for European rehabilitation.

“It is time to serve notice that ‘operation rathole' is at |

an end,” he says. I It is indeed, ;

Our full economic weight ust be thrown behind peace |

and recovery and against oppression and chaos.

We should not contribute another dollar to the Com- | munist dictatorships in Poland, Yugoslavia and other cap-

tive states. We shall have litfle enough to contribute to | constructive measures as it is, without building up the e our program.

And as Secrétary of State Marshall told the governors |

point relations with traditional friendly nations of © now mast help those countries or see them

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are conducting ah economic and political war

at Salt Lake City, the United States stands at a turning |

Side Glances'=By Galbraith”

| mention the hoom war years, when every clap-trap on wheels was put into service, packed from front to pack with war workers all hours of the day and up to midnight, every | day of the week. Is the $465,000 | deficit a slap at the free transfers? Or an excuse to “wiggle” out of | the promise of new equipment and {better service with the permanent | fare increase? Or does the com- | pany have a fond dream of two | fares for 25 cents, with a five-cent {transfer charge? ® ro» . “STATE SUPREME COURT RELIEVES CAR COMPANY" By W. L. Heagy, City The pressing necessity of the Indianapolis penny-pinching Street Railway company was relieved Ly our state supreme court last S day. Their decision was that our su-

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well send all prices up still another notch. How much of this rise will be due to the new coal | contract is not clear. The industrialists who nego- | tiated the coal contract with John L. Lewis want to counteract the impression that .it wil] produce another Inflationary spurt. in the economy. That is why they sought a conference with the President's economic advisers. In that conference they gave a number of reasons why they felt eompelled to settle with Mr. Lewis on terms that seem, on the surface, phenomenally generous.

Threat Kicked Price Up THEY POINTED out that a strike would have | exerted inflationary pressures which would have been | felt almost immediately throughout industry. Stocks of coal were low. On the mere threat of a strike the price of spot coal, about one-third of the output, went up from $1 to $1.50 a ton. A settlement meant uninterrupted production and therefore no inflationary shortages. The wage increase in coal may not force coal prices as high as has been predicted. The increase may not be more than 35 to 50 cents a ton. The men who called at the executive offices to give their version of the economics of the contract justified it on a long-range basis, From almost every

WORLD AFFAIRS . Basic Change Must

PARIS, July 16.—American aid to Europe must be just another and -bigger UNRRA, an ecoriomist indicated today, unless she strives harder in the future to put her own house in order than she has in the recent past, Aid is imperative, he agreed. Without it, Europe will find it difficult if not impossible to recover. But unless she .contrives to produce more for herself and for export, and manages better distribution of what she produces. all the gold beneath Ft. Knox merely would postpone the collapse.

Distribution Is a Key 80 AMERICAN AID | be contingent upon some hard, practical blueprint designed to bring about. good production and distribution. In the case of Britain, American and Canadian

nually. The prospective deficit in her balance payto $2' billion. In other words, Britain is consuming

‘Gibraltar, one Judah Balensi, who pereed. te furnish,

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"man and.his wife by the name of Freud (honest).

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the whole house looking for cellar, he stumbled onto the meteor. the hole in the roof. Maj. Palmer's paper rocked the coun Atlantic to the Mississippi. All eastern reporters and’ artists to describe and illustrate meteor. People flocked by the thousands to the Major's home to get a glimpse of the heavenly body, and there's no telling"what might have happened had not Joe Perry, at this precise moment, come forth with an offer to exhibit the meteor in the show window of his store at the corner of Washington and Pennsylvania sts.

State Museum Enriched IN THE COURSE of time, John Collett succeeded Prof. Cox as staté geologist. Right after taking office, he sent a message to Maj. Palmer begging him, for God's “sake, to hunt up his fake méteor. He said people from all over the country were driving him cragy asking to see the meteor that killed Leonidas Grover. Maj. Perry's drug store, By this time, it was somewhat the worse for wear. He gave it another coat of. paint —another firing, too—and sent it to the Statehouse where for years—at any rate, all through Mr. Col. lett’s administration—it wa§ pointed out as the most prised item of the Sate museum.

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Ex-G. 1's Soak North African Romance

There should be a word about Balensi, He bought several acres of beautiful mountain land, His gardeners were working the soil when one of their shovels struck a soft rock. The rock split asunder and a torrent of gold and silver poured out. They were, I believe, coins of the period of the Emperor Claudius, in beautiful condition—as if fresh'y minted. The number was 30—the exact sum for which Judas betrayed Christ. No one is quite sure whether the treasure represented .the genuine article ur was the ‘loot of some European museum, planted in the rock by its plunderer. The coins are back n 4 museum "OW, anyway. When Bill came to Tangier he had a shirt and pants, nothing else. He is proud today of three pairs «f pants and two coats. He says it shows he is surging onward and upward in the social scale. “Tangier is the nearest thing to paradise left in the world,” ne says.

And a Radio Station THE AMERICAN COLONY of this little African town continues to swéll. A couple of ex-soldiers named Sigmund Schloss, of New York, and Fritz Hadden of Pasadena are starting a small air charter service, with two Fairchilds and six Piper Cubs. A man named Green is running a small hotel. A former OWI man, Herbert Southworth, has started a radio station and is doing okay. Bill Chase, former Red Crosser, is in Rehat momentarily, trying to wangle Permission to start a night club-restaurant. All over North Africa; young ex-servicemen are digging in. They have found something here which -

is elusive in the states-—scope for young men with

romantic ideas and not-much else. Some of them will get rich and:all are having fun.

By Marquis Chil-'s | Await Economic Impact of Coal Deal

point of view, the miner has been a marginal worker, When his equipment consisted of a pick and shovel, the industry could afford to ignore his marginal status, But today an average of $15,000 per man is invested in equipment. The miner is a skilled worker and his status must be improved. Above all, it is important to keep younger men in the pits, and the best way to do that is to make the individual miner want to stay in mining. This reasoning made sense to those who heard

industry's side of the story. The new contract does

give the miner certain breaks he has not had before —gains that workers in other ‘organized fields have had for some time. It assures, for example, an eighthour day throughout the industry.

Policy of Watchful Waiting ALL THIS IS SAID, however, the economic impact of the coal deal ¢annot be brushed aside. The President's advisers are following a policy of watchful waiting, Neither they nor anyone else can say with accuracy what the final result will be. One estimate is that the new contract will cost the consumer approximately $380 million, of which $180 million wquld be added onto the bill for steel and stee] products, and $400 million in additional costs for goods and services not decidedly related to steel production. It will add to the operating cost of railroads and utilities, Long before the coal contract, the roads were- arguing the argent need for an increase In freight rates, .

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