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- Feel Sheepish?

COUPLE of news items came through the other day. One is from far-off Canberra, Australia’s capital, one from New York. Both will interest you in the pocketbook. To get them in focus— - Ir Geneva, Switzerland, last spring the ternational trade conference talked about how to get world trade going again, - Tariffs restrict trade. One big hurdle was our wool tariff. Wool is Australia’s biggest export to the U. S. That's how they get American trade dollars to buy goods. : We don't grow enoiigh wool to cover our own demand. Nevertheless, our tariff was 84 cents a pound for washed wool, which figures to about 14 cents unwashed. During the war, wool wak one of those “critical materials.” Remember those pants with no cuffs? Wool You e guaranteed to patriotic American wool growers 42 cents a pound for unwashed wool. But foreign woolsdespite the tariff, was underselling American wool, By last spring, Uncle was running out of the ears with American wool. He'd bought nearly 1.3 billions of pounds; had sold at a loss about 800 million pounds, still. had 400 million pounds. You'll have to make up Uncle's losses. : ) So, as a consumer; vou paid higher prices for foreign

“wool because of the tariff And as a taxpayer, you paid

a share of that 42 cents a pound to our rugged individualists who, grow" wool. Then the wool boys’ logrollers in congress gol up a bill shoving up the import fee on foreign wool and holding down the amount that could come in, even though we don’t grow enough here. That proposition nearly wrecked that international trade pow-wow. Will Clayton rushed home from Geneva to do something about it. Secretary Marshall viewed with alarm. The bill passed. President Truman vetoed it. But he said he'd go along with continued domestic price support. . Then congress passed a bill which didn't boost the The President signed that one. Apparently that means Uncle Spm, as your agent, will go right on storing and selling at a loss the American wool he buys for you taxpayers. ® 8 = a ® & » Now for the Canberra item: It reports that Australia says an American offer to cut the wool jariff 25 per cent is okay. Instead of 34 cents, it will now be 25.5 cents. So far, so good; step toward freer trade and all that. You say Australians will sell more wool and buy more American iceboxes and autos (if they can get them), and

' you'll get cheaper Australian wool.

‘Will you, indeed? Remember, as taxpayer, you still pay that subsidy. to those American free enterprises in wool. The subsidy already has cost you around $40 million. Uncle will lose revenue by cutting the tariff, and won't he now have to let go at still further loss” because he must meet a foreign price which is lower because he cut the tariff! ? Still, you say, all wool prices will be a bit lower to you, anyway. Well, well. Let's see. Wool demand is greater than supply. - Will wool manufacturers pass reductions on

to you? . * 5 . .

” ¥ THAT brings us to our final little néws item from New York. It said: “All worsteds for spring. (1948) are on an allottment basis and prices are generally up 10 to 12 per cent. ... The plateau of high prices, said a woolen industry spokesman, seems well established. . . . Australian wool .. . has skyrocketed because of world demand."

Isn't political economics wonderful?

Stalin's Counterattack

USSIA charges that United States “interference” in Greece's internal affairs is a dangerous threat to that country. This is a counter-attack in the security council to the American warning that the Soviet veto will not be allowed to prevent United Nations’ defense of Greece against Soviet satellite aggression. Nobody should be surprised by this reply. To confuse the issué by accusing your opponent of the crime of which you are guilty is one of oldest criminal dodges. Hitler worked it overtime: Stalin constantly uses it. So a denial of the phony charge is unnecessary and futile—as for any effect on Russia. But there 1s a. ilnority in the United States and Greece, as well as in western Europe, which falls for this Communist propaganda. We don't mean the party-lipers, but the muddled friends of democracy who fear American aid to Greece imvades her freedom. For the benefit of such sincere citizens, our government

should continue to spell out the facts every time the false :

issue is raised. Because public understanding and support

* of the Truman-Marshall protective policy in Greece is so

essential to its success. The facts are simple enough. The elected gover: aint of Greece appealed to the United States for help. The: United States replied that it would help for certain purposes and under specific conditions, including several Greek goVernmental reforms and American control of expenditure of American funds to produce maximum results. Greece, as a sovereign nation, exercised her right to accept of her free will and in her own interest those eminently. fair conditions. Obviously this is not interference. . . The American danger in Greece is the opposite of that charged by Russia, It is that American officials, . Under pressure of Greek reactionaries and misinformed Americaf “liberals crying “interference,” will fail to enforce. the contract and control the funds. If that happens new American * yelief will go down the drain, like the British- American re-

lief of the past two years. When Stalin, through his satel- | lites, will take over by default. That is his plan. : But the United Nations with American leadership and firmness can save, Groses. | ke

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“I do _not agree with a word that you say. but | will defend to the death your right to say it." —Voltaire.-

City Should Wake to Traffic Problem Challenge, Start Action

- By Alph J. Sampson, City Apparently there seems to be no traffic regulation or laws to solve the pedestrian and motorist situation pertaining to the right of way in crossing the streets. In many instances when the. motorist is careful and courteous enough to stop for the pedestrian to cross the street while they have the “go” signal, the pedestrians assume that the motorist has the right of way and walt for him to drive past. In most cases they manifest fear sand hesitancy because some careless and persistent motorists

‘| comes to the average driver when

The ‘most annoying experience he stops for the pedestrians to cross the street only to find they take their own good time and show no regard for his patience. The pedestrian must learn to reciprocate, by due alertness and quick stepping to clear the traffic. On several occasions when making the right or left turn one has to wait for two or three changes of signals before the pedestrian clears the street for the motorist to make such turns This also results in holding up the traffic, causing congestion and endangering life. It seems to me that the city surely has some advisers to adjust this situation. If not, they should be willing to invite suggestions based on every day experience and observations of the pedestrians and motorists among. the civilians. My ‘advice ‘would be to install “walk” signals similar to the ones we have at the Fountain Square, in this city, and many other large cities. This would not only educate the motorist snd the pedestrian qn right of way, but also save the| taffic cops a good deal of distemper, unpl=tsant action and vacal energy. And by all means save the city some money which can be used for installing good fonts of cool drinking water in our parks and -on street ‘intersections, * Another wise thing in my opinion would be to clear the «streets of heavy traffic by a system of] thorough signals on Washington st. between: Delaware and Senate; on

force their way through heavy traffic without regard for life or property.

other preferential streets such as 10th, . Michigan, New York, Washington through Irvington, 16th, Maple rd, etc. Let us hope ihe coming administration will find some better means and live up to their promises, so that Indianapolis will ‘enjoy a good reputation among the, larger cities of the nation.

" » » Comic Books Err in Cops Catching Crooks By An OId Comic Book Reader. Cify The article in The: Times concerning comic books is untrue in at least one respect. Here it is, in the comic book the crook is al-

ways caught for any crime he commits.

calledsin the “awful book, " have 8 hard time catching their man une less he is drunk. In the comic book, the young people realize that crime doesn't pay. In the newspapers, concerning crime the crime inal is In nine out of ten cases still at large and the cops are running around looking for a little ¢lue. So let's leave the comic hooks alone and Soncentrate on catching the live crooks: 1 hope you print this and get the opinions of other readers. » . .'

Here Is’ Record Os On Improvements :

The police, or cops a they - are!

Gen. Lee Just Another G. |.’

By James Eads, 2200 E. 38th st. More power to Ruark!

During the period from- Oct. 10, 1046, to Feb. 20, 1947, Sgt. Russell Kramer from Jllinois was stationed

three enlisted men, Pic. Klyle Wagner from Bristol, Tenn.; Pfc. Alford Bellen from Wheelersburg and

pald out of our own pockets over $40 American money, repairs on our jeep—flats, etc, over $25 American money and being as the temperature never was above 10 degrees below zero, we paid for a top for this jeep as we had to go get rations every 10 days, at-Oeriina, Italy, over 100 miles away. Being as we drew rations for only seven people (cook, interpreter, one Italian policeman and ourselves) we were fairly fixed on food for 10 days, but as {rains only came through the pass twice every 24 hours we were visited freely by ‘other Americans on leave going from | the E. T. O. to M. 7. O: and return. As there was no other Amegican within ‘100 miles they naturally fell’ on us for food. These visitors, were nearly all offiders. We fed them week after [ week till we ran out of rations ourselves so we refused one captain once as we doubted our jeep capable of making the trip to Cortina. He took our names and said we would hear of this. Six diys later Sgt. Kramer was replaced by 1st Sgt. Eddie. Wilkins from Whitney, Tex. As Lt. Col. Leslie Mayle, commander of the M. P. battalion, sald the transfér and replacement was made because of fear of an international scandal, We never got our money back: from our expenses, including medi. cal care and jeep upkeep. And our P. X. supplies were 10 packages of

By Sam Walker, Chist Inspector, Depart. ment of Eugingering

To Taxpayer: On your complaint | of the city not doing any work— |

Pennsylvania. and Illinois. sts. between Maryland. and New York; on Maryland between Pennsylvania |

hours when “ the traffic i

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plenty of time to cross every strest without difficulty and clear the streets in such a manner that all through tra trafo can move and ul

check up on these figures in my| office. Since spring: 56,569 square feet of |

and Capitol and on Ohlo between new sidewalk; 11,418 square yards) d of him (Lee). Capitol and Dblaware, at certain of new. alley and street slab; 18,245 SI he was Hop

|square feel of new curb;

{cigarets for two weeks for four |G. IL's—all of whom smoked, - Also we ‘will never forget the day Gen. Lee paid our outfit (P, B. 8.

| No. 2) a visit in Leghorn and put

his hand on Pvt. Philip: Wagoner’s |shoulder ‘and asked him if he was The private general said,

106.377 “Well, don't be, because I am. just

!square yards of asphalt resurface, | {another -G. 1.” Then the general

(using 11415 tons of asphalt, Get out ‘and see some of the fine work we are doing including track’ elevation,

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Remember. Gen. Lee And Willow Run?

By ETO Veteran, ‘Oty Ask any .one who was. an officer in London, and who ate at. the Willow Run” mess about Gen. Lee and his ofgler an eating all the food on one’s plate. This rear-area commander had junior officers detailed to see that everyone ate everything on his plate. If the “diner” didn't, he was asked his name and shortly thereafter received a .note through channels—signed by Gen. Lee. calling attention to this dereliction, I'm told that a sécond violation called for a sterner letter, with reply by indorsemient demanded. I'm impelled to write this after reading how careful Gen. Lee was in hanown hoysekeeping on. Nermandy, while the fighting was still gging on, and sub-

| {sequently in his Roman empire.

More Power.to Ruark Inquiry

at Brennero, Italy, in charge of

myself. During our stay there we

upon which agreemen { which Tell into the class of disagreemen eliminating minor points, he frequently was secure partial agreements. Then, after all but one major point had been settled, he would center every effort on the one remaining issue and find the road to through compromise. It was that last compromise that usually came back to haunt American negotiators at later conferences. It was the final com-

DEAR BOSS .

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. WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. —According to the C. 1. 0, our Hoosier Republicans in congress are just a lot of wrong-Wilburs. That goes for Senators Homer E Capehart and William E. Jenner and the nine G. 0.P. members of the house from Indiana. The C. 1. O. scorecard shows only Rep. Ray Madden, Gary Democrat, voted right. And he did §0 100 per cent.

Voting Record Is Basis THE C. 1. O. NEWS tabulated 10 senate and 12 house measures upon which to” base their ratings. The senate C.:I. O. test votes were on the senate version of the Taft-Hartley law, the conference report on that law and to over-ride the President's veto of it. Also the ‘votes on the wage-hour amendments, rent control—the “as is" amendment; the d tax

under anti-trust laws; seating .of- Senator Bilbo of Mississippi; confirmation of vid E. Lilienthal as atomic energy commission chairman, ahd the veterans training pay boost. . On these 10 measures both Indiana senators voted right only once, according to the C. I. O. Even then they were not right on the same bill. For Senator Capehart won his “R” for voting to prevent Bilbo from being seated and Senator “Jenner missed that one entirely. He got an “R" however for v to up the veterans fraining pay. On that measure Senator kCapehart is recorded as not voting. He also was recorded as not voting on the rent control amendment and paired “wrong” on wage and hour amehdments.

veto; Reed-Bulwinkle bill to take railroads out from

Senator Jenner drew a “W” for wrong on all of these and they each got them for being wrong (C. 1. O. say-so) on all the Taft-Hartley tests, which they supported, and for voting to over-ride the second tax veto. . = Other “W's” went to the-senators for being for the. Reed-Bulwinkle, bill ‘and against confirmation of Lilienthal. Although Senator Capehart at one time complained about the discourtesy of a ©. I. O. delegation, which came here tq oppose what they considered “anti-labor” legislation, Senator Jenner often said he had based his own, campaign - the suppostion that the C. I. O. wouldn't be for Senator Capehart arranged t0 Bat the C. 1. O.

SAGA OF INDIANA . Passing of- the old

“MY TIME-TABLE 1 now surtender: my rule book is framed in a case: The cars'I once manned are no longer, for busses have taken their place.” This ‘was the end of the trail for Benjamin Harrison Harrell of Indianapolis. It was midnight, Jan. 17, 1941. He had no job. Hé'was two years too old to drive a bus. On Apri 7, 1819, Gen. John J. Pershing and Secretary of War N L. Baker had awarded him the Distinguished: Cross—he had captured 31 Germans in a machine-gun nest near Consenvoye, France, Oct. 10, 1918. You have probably guessed it: He was a soldier on the ‘American front in France in the first world war. On that midnight in 1941, he had just lost his jo of conductor as that trolley car, on its last regular run, pulled into the bus station of Indianapolis. : ;

Origin of a System CHARLES ° L. ‘HENRY is the man who had sparked this than's “job in Indiana, Look him over: He wag. born on a farm in Hancock ceunty July 1, 1849, and died in Indianapolis May 2, 1937, aged 78. He was an Irishman sprung from Sligo, Ireland; a graduate of DePauw university, and the Indiana university law’ school. He practiced law in Pendleton and Anderson, Ind. He switched from law to interurban railways. He coined the word “intefurban.’ He built the fitst interurban railway in Indiana from Anderson to Alexandria, which ran the fist car over the line June 1, 1808. He served two terms in congress, from Indiana, 1895-1899..- He was trustee of Indiana university, 1804-1903. ‘ In the electric railway field, in the U. 8. A, Henry was one of the lead- off men. The first electric Tailway in America was in Richmond, Va., Jan. 1, 1890. The first impact of interurban railways in Indians hit the farm. population. By 1907, barely 10 years after

REFLECTIONS .

THE UNITED NATIONS atomic energy commission has abandoned all hope of progress toward agreement in 1047. And, ‘as things now stand, there is no prospect of agreement on atomic energy control until another calendar year arrives. The Soviet delegation remains adamant, and nothing inthe way of discussion or suggested compromise by the commission's majority will budge it.

‘Russia "Stil Obstacle

ONLY THE OTHER DAY Andrei Gromyko gave the United Press a restatement of the Soviet position in answer to an article by Frederick H. Osborn, deputy American representative on the commission. The explanation was full of weasel words, but it was evident that Mr, Gromyko still thinks everyody is

Aniee Davis, Bloaminglon . The amasing tha fisticie wv. tik: spoken the

for exposing the caste system of Gen. Lee in Leghorn, Italy. ink

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delegation from Indians meet with the Hooster senators and congressmen in the large senate office building caucus room. But when they eheered only Mr. Madden and heckled all the Republicans he frankly told them he didn’t think so much of that

affer all he had done. Some of them stressed the |

fact that the way to‘win them was to “vote right.” The 12 key issues In the house C. 1. O. test included three Taft-Hartley votes, “wage-hour amendments, cutting labor department appropriations, cutting rent control funds, veterans housing loans, the second tax veto, school lunch program, land reclamation projects, anti-poll tax and the Rees loyalty bill. On all 12 Mr. Madden rated “R's” for voting right. The only other Indiana Demoerat, Rep. Louis Ludlow of Indianapolis, "was ill and sttended no sessions, - Majority Leader Charles A. Halleck was rated “W” 10 times and “PW” (for paired wrong) once. He got one “R” for supporting the anti-poll tax bills The “PW" was for being .paired against letting RFC support veteran housing loans 100 per cent. All the Republicans from Iridiana drew “R's” for

supporting anti-poll tax. But from there on they -

were all rated “W “PW” or occasionally one would draw an “NV” for “not voting.” .

What Do Voters Think? "DESPITE THIS BAD REPORT CARD from the C. 1. O., Mr. Halleck was able to make a massive report of his own on what he considered the outstanding accomplishments of the first G. O. P. controlled congress in 16 years. He gave the Republicans all “R's”. This was immediagely challenged by Director Gael Sullivan of the Democratic national committee in his address to the Young Democrats in Indianapolis last week-end, Mr. Sullivan accepted the c. 1. O. rating very largely. Unless Senator Jenner runs tor governor next year there will be no way of testing at the polls which

viewpoint the Hoosiers favor for the upper house. |

But all the cohgressmen will be up for reselection d you esn-step right up and make your choice. That's what democracy means in America. : \ DAN KIDNEY."

Interurban Lines

Henry's first little link was built, Indiana farmers had made more progress than rural Hoosiers had made in nearly a century. The inte ears ran more frequently than steam cars. They were free of smoke and cinders. Stops were made at a afiy convenient place. Their speed was greater than

that of ordinary local accommodation trains. The |

cars were clean and more comfortable. Farm and

village people could conveniently shop or visit in |

the city much as 1947 Indianapolis folks shop downtown. No wander those first interurbans revolutionized

“rural Indiana.

Viewing tliese same conditions in Indiana from a different angle, Charles L. Wilson of Indianapolis president of American Engineering Co. says: we know of lands immediately adjoining roads out of Indianapolis that have advanced from $25 to $40

an acre. But sssumig that the increase in values |

average $10 an acre for a distance of three miles on |

either side of a road, the benefit to Hoosiér farmers from the electrics aggregates $63,360,000. This is based on & mileage in Indians of 1630 miles, which would make the affécted area comprise 6,336,000 acres.” Thus a Hoosier's dream for his interurban railways became @ reslity in less than one decade.

Last Operation in 1941

THESE INTERURBAN RAILWAY lines carried ||

377.761 passengers in 1900, and 7,012,763 passengers in 1913. Apparently they were headed for a profit snd permanent success. But 20 years later, June 28, 1033, Bowman Elder of Indianapolis was appointed receiver of them. Though their two systems and 1081 miles

of track out of Indianapolis, with a state mileage | of 2978.4 miles provided a good going basis; they |

winked out when the last traction car pulled into Indianapolis at 8:30 a. m. Jan. 18, 1941.

. Bye Joes Thrasher

See’No-U.N. Atomic Progress This Year

United Nations’ charter is incapable of amendment, and that elimination of the veto would * the foundation on which the entire edifice of the United Nations rests.” Yet Mr. Gromyko must surely know why the American control plan eliminates the veto, He again that unanimity of the five permanent

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