Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1947 — Page 12

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~ The Indianapol.s Times "PAGE 12 Monday, July 21, 1947

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Give LORI ond the People Will Pine Thew Gwn Wey

Now, Make It Work

WHEN President Truman vetoed the Taft-Hartley labor bill he made the mistake of saying that, as law, it would be “unworkable.” ; Congress overrode that veto, the bill became law and Mr. Truman became responsible for its enforcement. He could, if so disposed, make certain that it wouldn't work. But he promised to see that it was given a fair trial, and in the nominations he has just made under it we think he has tried sincerely to keep that promise. / ' Robert N. Denham is named to a new, highly important position—general counsel of the national labor relations " board. He has been a trial examiner for the board since 1988, and has an excellent reputation for fairness and competence. The Taft-Hartley act, Mr. Denham believes, is by no means as bad as some of its opponents have painted it and, with proper administration, can be of much benefit to labor as well as management. . Two new members—J. C. Gray of Buffalo, N. Y., and Abe Murdock, former Democratic senator from Utah—are named to the NLRB, and the three present members are reappointed. Mr. Gray, labor expert of a large manufacturing corporation for more than 18 years, is proud that in that entire period “there has been no time lost due to labbr difficulties in the company.” Mr. Murdock, in congress, was a supporter of most measures favored by organized labor. The three holdovers are Chairman Paul M. Herzog, John Houston and James Reynolds, All five, according to Mr. Truman, are in sympathy with the asserted purposes of the new labor law. We hope "they will prove that by the way they operate under it. For, despite the union leaders’ ranting, the Taft-Hartley act is nop “vicious slave legislation.” It is, in most respects, a cohstructive measure which can be used to protect the rights of workers and the public, improve labor-manage-ment relations and promote industrial peace.

Pe . Fire Disloyal : N the nine months ended last March, the U. 8. civil service commission estimates, more than 800 employees of the federal government were removed from their jobs on loyalty grounidd. A large majority of those dismissed were charged with being members or sympathizers of the Communist party. : This ‘indicates progress on a vitally urgent housekeeping task, but far from enough progress. The estimate is for ¥émovals in only six of the many federal agencies, and the war department alone accounted for all but a handful of them. ; ! We believe thorough investigation would disclose that, among the more than two million government employees, there are many others whose loyalty is not to the United States or to democratic principles. National safety demands that they all be removed, To that end, the house of representatives has just passed what we are compelled, reluctantly, to call a dangerous bill. : : Dangerous because the system it would set up for eliminating the disloyal provides wholly inadequate protection for loyal employees who might be unjustly accused.

A five-member loyalty board would be both prosecutor and final judge. The voted of three members would be sufficient to dismiss any employee from the federal service. The accused person would have no opportunity to face or _cross-examine his accuser. Fhe board would be required, “sb far as possible,” to conceal from him the source of the information against him. He would have no right to appeal from the board's decision, no recourse in any court or other

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HIS bill, we think, would make it possible for innocent government workers to be ruined on information “planted” by Communists or other subversives. And ruined is not too strong a word Dismissal on a charge of disloyalty fo the government could be a sentence of economic death, a permanent bar to decent employment anywhere, and a life-long brand of disgrace. For the fact that a large house majority voted fox this extreme measure, the Communists are to blame. Many members of congress, knowing that great numbers of these Red vermin and their fellow travelers have found their way into government agencies, knowing that it is standard practice for Communists to lie to conceal their affiliations and achieve their ends, felt understandably that drastic legislation is needed to deal with a great peril. But surely the. government can fight these tactics effectively without adopting undemocratic methods. The senate, if it acts on this bill, should write into it adequate safeguards for the rights of loyal employees. Failing that, it would be better to leave in effect President Truman's executive order, which requires government departments to oust the disloyal but does not deprive federal workers of all real opportunity to defend themselves.

Be Careful, Boys

: EVEN beautiful Bermuda has a labor issue in its legislature. Or, more precisely, an issue raised by a labor member of the house of assembly, Dr. E. F. Gordon, presi dent of the Bermuda Workers’ association and the Bermuda Industrial Union. ifs + Newspaper reporters, it seems, refused to identify him as “Doctor” in their accounts of proceedings. So he moved, and the house voted, that they be barred from the press gallery. The reporters, however, shifted into the visitors’ and continued to write. And now Dr. Gordon has

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"Truman Wilfully Disregarded Congress in His Tax Veto"

’ By Clark Brown, City The President has wilfully disregarded the fact that congress is responsible for fixing taxes, by his action im vetoing the tax- bill, The | house of ‘representatives is to be congratulated for” overriding his) arbitrary action. The senators who voted to uphold the veto, successfully, deserve criticism.

was politics. - He didn't want the Republicans to get credit for ths tax reduction which would benefit everyone if the bill became law. After all, it is a pretty serious offense against. the country for a President

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4 saris revenge on them. He has changed his name And perhaps it should warn their counterparts in the |

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effective the first of this month, it would upset all of the plans of the government bureaus. That wouldn't apply with the reductions becoming effective the first of next year, and we all know where we stood. Now there will have ta be long hearings before the next congress, more deiay, and relief from the high costs of goverment is still sa far away as ever, : . ” w ¥ Flashers Needed At R. R. Crossing

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In answer to the letter written by Richard Hubbell, 28 W. B4th st, which appeared in the issue of July 18 on the subject of railroad-auto-mobile accidents: Only those who have lost members of their family or friends in a gory, train-auto crash know the utter frustration which follows such an accident. Three years ago, on the 5th of March, my only sister and four of her high school chums were killed in this manner. Sigce the accident happened three blocks from our home, on & Sunday evening following an evening's en-

pussle, I know that none of the young people was intoxicated or just driving about the countryside like a bunch of wild Indians for lack of something better to do. The youngsters had just left the house and were on. their way to pick up the father of one of the boys, who worked the afternoon shift at Curtiss<Wright, Due to the fact that the accident occurred 45 min. utes before they were supposed to call for the man, I also doubt that they were “hurrying” and deliberately ignored the presence of the oncoming train, : The loné survivor of the acciderit says that the automobile ‘stalled on the tracks and in the March mist

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to act on such a crucial matter on a basis of politics alone. The only real objection to the bill was that if the reductions were

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News

By DANIEL M. KIDNEY With all the stump speaking that goes with a national election, some varieties of “corn” should be pretty chedp in 1948. © © ” . . “Plying saucers” were nothing new to some families. CH » . ” po = Members of John L. Lewis “policy committee” must know how it feels to vote for Pranco. : N aE ww If armiegmove on their stomachs, how do these poverty stricken countries geep up the little wars between the big ones? . . ” When Governor Dewey's sons get home they probably will think that the west grows nothing but Ree publican politicians.

rapidity with which the Spirit of St. Louis was approaching. Had flashers been installed at this crossing, which is located in the center of our thriving suburb, the first time that they were requested . + thére is an excellent chance that this tragic loss of young life could have been avoided. The unceasing efforts of Charles Millhouse, who crossed the same

|tracks going to and from work each

day, and whose children must cross them going to and from school, finally proved fruitful. Just one year after this accident . . . the very effective flasher lights were installed. It also stands to reason that if it is considered - hazardous for automobiles to travel at excessive speeds in the city limits, that it is just as dangerous for tons of flying steel to hurl across intersections at tremendous speeds. That is just good common sense, Mr. Hubbell.

there was no indication of the

It's high time that armchair

Side Glances=By Galbraith

Jeity and state would receive if they |made gambling legal would help

philosophers got out of the overstuffed. and tried to actually. cope with adult problems. In this elvilized world there is no logical reason why all crossings aren't properly guarded. When the railroads have done their part, then get back on that soap-box and reform negligent drivers. I feel no malice toward railroads « for malice will not give life to my little sister, but, guarding of dangerous ' railroad crossings will save others. Believe it or not, Mr. Hubbell! .

Glad Ludlow Back

In Congress Swing By Independent Voter, R. KR. 18 1 was glad to see the picture of Rep. Louis Ludlow taking the oath of office for this congress, even though adjournment is only a few days ay, I'm one of the independént voters who voted for Mr. Ludlow because he is such a fine gentleman. He has had a long siege of serious ‘illness and we haven't been represented actively in congress for some time. But the honor of re-election has been earned by our representative, and lots of folks will be happy that he is able to be up and about once ‘more. ‘& =» : Should Be Hard To Get Driver License

By M. KE D., Shriver ave, One of the causes of automobile

to get drivers’ licenses. It also is too easy to keep them. Too many unqualified youngsters and too many older people who have lost their sense of timing and whose reactions are too slow are allowed to drivé cars. The old saying:-that it's the other fellow you have to watch whén you're driving, as much, as you do yourself, is a true one. Periodic tests should be re quired to retain a license. Then we would cut the aecident rate. Also, the police should be tougher on pedestrians who cross streets against the light or in the widdle of the block. I stood at the corner of Illinois and Washington sts. Friday and saw at least four nearaccidents in 15 minutes, all of which would have been caused, if they had happened, by a pedestrian trying to beat a line of truffic. If it was hard to get a driver's license and if the police checked up regularly on those who held them, we would have fewer of those horrible items in the newspaper about traffic deaths and injuries.

Making Gambling Legal No Answer

By Chureh Member, City I see where several Forum cone tributors want to make gambling legal. That is not the answer to the law violations and uneconomic exe penditure of the small income man’s money on pool tickets art lotteries. Of course the tainted money the

those units of our government meet

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Demonology—Study of Evil Spirits -

THE WILLIAM ALLEN WOOD collection of demondsiogy embracing 350 nerve-racking books, every one of which dips into that narrow mental margin made up for the most part of flying saucers and the like, has heen tindér lock and key on the shelves of our Central library ever sinicé 1032, 5 It wasn't until the other day, however, that 1 got wind of it. I haven't been my old self since. Demonology, now that I have taken the trouble to find out, is the scientific study of beliefs in and evidences of evil spirits. I can give you a fair example, one 1 picked up at random in the Wood collection. It's called “A Strange and Terrible Wunder," written by one Abraham Fleming who, from the looks of things, actually saw what he talks about. Anyway, Mr. Fleming reports:

'Great, Terrible Tempest’ “SUNDAY, being the fourth of this August in ye year of our Lord 1577. to the amazing and singular astonishment of the present beholders, and absent hearers, at a certain towne called Bongay, hot past tenné miles distant from the citie of Norwiche, there fell from heaven an exceeding great and terrible tempest, sodein and violent, between nine of the clock in the morning and tenne of the day aforesaid.” After a spectacular account of the tempest, the lightning and thunder and the strange behavict of the rocking church, Mr. Fleming continues: “Immediately hereupon there appéared in a most horrible similitude and likeness to the congregation then and there present, a dog as they might discerne it, of a black: colour; at the sight wereof, together with the fearful flashes of fire which then were seene, moved such admiration in the minds of the assemblie, that they thought doomsday was already come. “This black dog, or the divel in such a likeness,

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along down the body of the church with ness and incredible haste, among the visible fourm and shape, between two persoms, .a8 they were knéeling upon their knees, and occupied in prayer as it seemed, wruhg the necks of them bothe at one instant clene backward, in so much that even at a moment where they kneeled, they strangely dyed. “On the same day continued the incredible tale, “in like manner, into the parish church of another

towne called /Blibery, not above seven miles distant

from Bongay, the like thing occurred, in the shape and sgimilitude. . . . This is 4 wonderful example of God's work,” concludes Mr, Fleming. $y Maybe, but it isn't half as wonderful as what William Allen Wood himself did. The col on: of demonology, it turns out, was only one of his many pursuits. A corporation lawyer by profession, he was also a collector of paintings and the author of “After Dinner Speeches” and “Wood's Modern Business Corporation.” In his spare moments, he contributed to The Outlook, Century and Life (the one, of course, founded and edited by John Ames Mitchell, author of the unforgettable “Amos-Judd”).

A Whiz at Playing’ Whist . Ber 1) AT THE TIME of his death in 1937, Mr. Wood was collecting material to be used in a play about Napoleon and, no doubt, Josephine too. In his day, he was a sure field shot, and on one occasion-right here in Indianapolis—he scored 193 out of a possible 200 in a trap shooting match, Nobody could lick him playing whist. I remember him well. He had a pleasant habit of standing in front of the State Life building at the close of day, apparently searching the faces of

pedestrians as they passed by. He certainly had me

fooled. Never in a hundred years would I have guessed that he was a collector of demonology.

IN WASHINGTON . . : By Marquis Childs gr a

WASHINGTON, July 21.—A little by-play occurred in the senate recently that caused some merriment on the Democratic side of the aisle. It threw into sudden relief a feud that has been the occasion for fireworks through most of the session now drawing to a close. . With one bit of business completed, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, in the chair, said sonorously, “the senator from Michigan is recognized.” He meant, of course, his colleague from Michigan, Senator Homer Ferguson. . :

Missed the Cue FAR FROM demanding recognition, Senator Ferguson was not even in the senate chamber. There was an awkward pause. The senator demanding the floor was Wayne Morse of Oregon. Finally, Senator Vandenberg gave the ned to Senator Morse.

Behind this: little play was the determination of the Republican majority to silence the party’s Oregon rebel. Senator Ferguson should have been on the floor. He just happened to miss his cue. Senator Morse wanted to urge immediate passage of his bill increasing subsistence allowances to veterans. ! i To head him off, there was a long statistical speech on the Commodity Credit Corp. When this failed, a move to adjourn, which has the parlia~ mentary right of way, was put. Senator Morse took the unusual step of forcing a roll-call on it. ’ The things that Senator Morse's Republican colleagues say about him in private could never be printed in the Congressional Record. The things that Senator Morse says back about the Republican leadership are just as harsh. Right now he is saying that the recent incident shows that the Republicans aye stalling on veterans’ legislation and that the

TANGIER, Morocco, July 21.—The Baron Felix Sommery-Gade is a man of mystery.. It is a mystery (1) where he gets his money and (2) how he comes to be a baron. ; This does not worry me at all. Baron Flic looks more like % baron than anybody I ever saw-talks more like a baron, acts moré like & baron, and dfinks more like a baron than any baron who can trace his pedigree back to the year one. As for his money ... & man gets his money as he can in Tangier.

Hollywood Atmosphere THE BARON LIVES in the heart of the casbah. you struggle through narrow, twisting streets, odorous with the thousand reeks of an ancient Afab town; clamorous with children, peddlegs and blind beggars; lined with stalls of fly-blown fruits, ancient meat, weavers, leatherworkers and metal-pounders— you wander along, and suddenly you come to the baron’s house. You turn sharply through a hole in the wall and there, on the ancient stone is a chaste brass. plate chase says “Sommery-Gade.” Inside is a tiny jewel of a garden, bright with bloom, and through a grilled salley-port in the rock is the blue of the sea. The sunkenwgarden is so beautiful it hurts a little to look at it. ‘ The house, which is comprised of a room and a half, contains the baron, a beautiful Arab girl named Tania, the Baron's French daughter, a dog, a cat, some chickens, and a cockatoo named Coco. Coco sits on the baron's shoulder all day long, kissing him in the ear, on the lips, on the eyebrows, The baron says he got Coco after world war I, when he was the captain of a ship in the Pacific. The ship was torpedoed, all the brave hands drowned, and the baron was cast up, like Jonah, on a rock.

THE TIME FOR DECISION of the Palestine problem is near. On Sept. 1, the United Nations commission, now in Palestine, will report to the

general assembly. No doubt exists as to the desire of the western world. A home for the Jews in Palestine must be established by some means. It has been promised. It is, in fact, already in ekistence. It cannot be de= nied official and world-wide recognition,

Has Strong Religious Character PARTITION OF PALESTINE between the Jews and the Arabs seems to be the solution most likely commission. In. that case, a meand the heart of this tiny state” would be drawn, with a Jewish government on one side and an Arab regime on the other. Debate on such a proposal might easily require months. Even a quick decision could hardly bring agreement this year. Meantime, the dispute will

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Sen. Morse—Case History in Rebellio

veterans cannot look to the Republican party for protection of their rights. What is more, he plans to say these same harsh things on a cross-country lecture tour in the fall. Benator Morse has none of the club spirit that tends to submerge personal antagonisms even when men may‘differ in their opinions. - His Republican colleagues call him, with various angry expletives attached, self-righteous, professorial, publicity-seek-ing, unco-operative, show-off. oThe Morse one-man rebellion came to a head during the struggle over the Taft-Hartley. labor bill.

_In his academic career and through his experience

on the war labor board, Senator Morse had acquired a broad background on labor law and collective bargaining.

In the beginning he worked with Senator, Irving restricti

Ives of New York and others to modify the restrictions proposed by Senator Taft and Senator Joseph Ball of Minnesota. Some of the language in the Taft-Hartley act is Senator Morse's. Then came the question whether he would “go along” and vote for the modified bill. A friend gave him this advice. “By refusing to go along with your party after you've helped to make the bill more reasonable, you will destroy your usefulness. You will cut yourself off too completely. You will be far stronger if you show-a little co-operation.”

Lonely But Useful SENATOR MORSE, however, voted to sustain the President's veto. In the past, rebels like ‘Senator Morse have burst the balloon of party pride. It isa lonely role, bringing ostracism and the frowns of the gther members of the club. But it can be a useful role, too, if only in jarring the complacency of the powers that. be.

REFLECTIONS . . . By Robert C. Ruark” hh A ‘Baron’ More Baron than a Baron

On the rock was Coco, and they have been insepar-

“able ever since. I much prefer that story to the one

.which says Coco used to belong to one of the baron’ lady friends. ; : : Baron Flic wears spotless white, and has a butterfly tatooed on his brawny forearm. He carries a swagger stick when walking abroad, and sometimes he wears a ghillie's cap stuck full of dry and wet flies. From time to time he affects earrings. He has been everywhere. His: voice is veddy clipped, veddy British. Tania, the Arab girl, has lived with the baron about eight years, and is no more than 20 now. She is as lovely as the garden. She wears baggy Arab pritches in the house, but in an evening gown she can knock the éyeé out of anything in Hollywood. She ts slim as a flower stalk, and her eyes; features and

teeth are perfect. I know where the baron got her,

but it’s none of your business, or mine. The baron’s daughter, a French actress, turned up in Africa a few months ago, and moved in, Someébody has to sleep on the floor, and it isn’t the baron. Flic drinks ‘only brand¥, because it is cheap in Tangier, and he drinks a bottle a day.

Doubtful Antecedents I UNDERSTAND the baron once ran a bar in the south of France, until the Germans came. To date his only business ventlre has been operation of & pancake shop. But some rude people started calling him “Baron Pancake” and it hurt his dignity, so he quit.

Some say he is Swiss, and some say he is an ex-Eng-lish chorus boy named Felix Ford, who married his way into a comfortable living via a variety of women. 1 wouldn't know. The baron is baron emough for me, and more, ‘

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By Hal O'Flsherty Review of Raging Palestine Dispute

The Mohammedans are spread over vast Areas from the west coast of Africa to the Himalayas in China. They embrace some of the most backward as well as some of the most virile of the world’s population. There are supposed to be 285,000,000 believers in the Mohammedan world. Meoca, the Mohammedan holy city, has & popu % lation of 60,000, is located some miles inland from the eastern shore of the Red sea, half-way bitteen the Mediterranean and the Indian ocean... Mecca's proximity to Jerusalem, about 1000 miles, has ‘added to friction between Arabs and Jews. principal city of Palestine, It 1s

has been found commissions have visited the area and taken of evidence. The ranks next to the t major conflict between the and

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