Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1947 — Page 20
PAGE 20 ~ Thursday, Sept. 4, 1947
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Law Against Lotteries A
[ENACTMENT last night of the ordinance forbidding manufacture and possession of lottery tickBts was’ a!hemisphere,"the administration believes, and thus vote of confidence—even- though a belated and reluctan
one~by city council in our city administration. In ou
opinion this council during its whole term in office has taken ihe world
no more important step toward good government.
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{| Sive the U. 8. a large measure of security in its
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r! The administration also took dramatic action to strengthen America’s “moral flank” throughout President Truman did \ changing letters with Pope Pius XII which create “moral alliance” between the
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Many months ago The Times revealed in detail the yu. 8 and the Vatic
amazing Size to which the lottery rackets have grown in| Indianapolis, and the tremendous political power the racketeers have attained. The Times also turned over to city! police and to the county prosecutor the names and addresses | of more than 80 of the bigger lotteries then doing a gross)
business of more than $9 millions a year.
The police found themselves wholly unable to cope with But a series of court decisions had made it virtually impossible to In effect this body of judicial precedent had given the racketeers immunity from prosecution. The late Mayor Tyndall agked city coun-| - The board of safely backed his appeal, and so did responsible police Sofficers. Mayor Denny renewed the request to council when The lottery racketeers and the considerable number of their satellites who profit in one “way and another from the lottefies, fought it tooth and
this racket. State law prohibits lotteries.
present evidence of lottery operation.
cil for legislation to remedy that situation.
he succeeded to the office.
nail for months.
The action last night was a major victory for the forces
of law and order and for decent citizens who want good government, : But not the final victory, . ” » » ” " TO one seriously expects that this ordinance ‘will eliminate gambling entirely. No law ever has eliminated entirely the crime it forbade. But this one does place in the hands of the police an effective weapon against the big rackets, If they use it vigorously, and if the courts back them by administering its provisions justly, they can curb the cynical combination of underworld characters wha have
threatened to become more powerful in Indianapolis than
‘our government itself, *
No Retreat
PRESIDENT TRUMAN put it on the line in his address at the close of the highly successful inter-American ¢ “ense conference in Brazil. He was talking to the world and at Russia. : T He described the international situation as the op-
posite of that for which the allies fought and supposedly |
won the war: Nations still “subjected to a type of foreign
domination,” still “under the shadow of armed aggres-| sion”; economic distress due to the paralysis of political
fear,
This situation has forced a revision of United States —
Hoosier
foreign policy to meet new needs. As stated by Mr. Tru-
man, it is based on a positive attitude of American lead-_
ership and co-operation with nations striving for peace and ‘human freedoms. retreat, “8 vw. 5» SPECIFICALLY, the President emphasized four points of this policy. ONE::- We shall continue to help those who help themselves and each.other. The qualification is important. We don’t intend to play Santa Claus to those who treat us as suckers, Dollars do not grow on trees. used where and in ways they will produce: the greatest good for the greatest number. Hence the Marshall plan— an invitation to Europeans to make their own joint plan, |
TWO: We shall continue to stand by the United Nations. We also shall insist on others honoring their charter obligations. THREE: We shall remain strong. Our hatred of
violence must not be misunderstood. “Our military strength will be retained as evidenee of the seriousness with whic we view our obligations.” : FOUR; We shall pay increasing attention to strengthening the western hemisphere. This Truman policy is an expansion of his declaration of last spring on aid to Turkey, Greece and others thréatened from without and within by Communist aggression. To call it a belligerent policy is to distort its meaning. Our record is unanswerable proof that America is not spoiling for another war, But it-is-a bold and grim policy rionetheless. The President is saying there will be no runnipg away from the Russian issue. America will try to avoid trouble but not at the expense of international rights and pledges.
This is not a threat. It is a warning,
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Good News for Whom?
'S good news that the department of agriculture is going to save $63 million on ifs potato price-support program this year, It spent $88 million last year. ; The monéy is used to take potatoes off the market and
keep people from eating them, thus keeping potato prices from falling,
The excellent record in prospect is made possible, in
large part at least, by unfavorable weather, The average
yield this year will be 165 bushels an acre, against 1841;
last year. SLT : Which proves, to coin a phrase; that every cloud has a silver lining. If the weather had been éven wor tato yield might have been even less and the governnient might have saved the whole $88 million. But weather that bad is too much to expect, even by a person interested in saving government mongy, What's that again? You thought the government was trying to get prices down, rather than up? Just some’ prices, apparently, i
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IT WAS at the. Rio de Janeiro conference that ° U, 8. made its principal effort to secure America’s southern flank " The Americen delegation at Rio fought hard ~ |and successfully to get a tréaty that would rally (all the nations of the hemisphere against any | aggressor, whether he struck from the outside or’ | from within the Americas. | will go far toward keeping the peace in the western
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These two moves are part of an over<all strategy which the U. 8. ha# worked out sitice the breaks down of efforts to bring peace to the world, in co-operation with. Russia. SH ; ; The “moral alllance” with the Vatican and ‘American support of the United Nations are this policy's chief implements of universal “moral” appeal, ae ; : The administration also plans to ‘use America’s economic power as an instrument of policy all Lover the world. ’ £ Moreover, ‘the administration will do what it » can to publicize American institutions and the American way of life. It thinks such publicity can win friends—and respect—in most other countries, and thdt this, too, will add strength. to America’s position, J v The U. 8. further employs, in each part of the world, whatever weapons and tactics it has at its disposal that seem to promise the most success. Here 1s a synopsis of this wasld policy: British Commonwealth What Winston Churchill calls a “fraternal association” is developing between the U. 8. on the one ‘hand, and Britain and the dominions on the other hand, The English-speaking world is already co-oper~ ating much more closely, both politically and militarily, than is generally realized, The administration believes that the survival
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The United States is in no mood for Overhaul City's Ouimoded Downtéwn Traffic Light System |
By Norman Gellum, 4840 S. State St. I see they are talking of safety on the streets and highways again against Protestant’ and Protestant If Indianapolis wants to speed up the flow of traffic, the first thing they should do 1s overhaul their traffic light system.
"| do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend, to the aeath your right to say it."—Voltaire,
“destroy Christian faith, Christian |morality, honesty and Christian unity and brotherhood! | Therefore Communist propagan{da Is desigrmd to set Catholic
denomination against another, in
Indianapolis is the only city I know where you stop for one traffic Nee ae Tg light then drive a block and stop for another. Each time you do this ie :t Ul onquer, A at a few more catch up and by the time vou get down town you're in not the only Communist line a traffic jam. Some of the lights, - : of strategy and attack against are hidden behind poles, signs and| The state police used to make Christianity, The Red method of trees, For example at the intersec- Arrests for this slow driving, but boxing from within the church ortion of Morris and West sts, from the highways are full of these ganization, by educating Marxists the south coming into town, this Creepers, As ministers in Christian colleges, sign Is only visible from a short * » [and putting Red preachers in distance. The light at Washington churches to preach Socialism, eco-
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Communism Is Cancer, Enemy of Christianity
' !leges, schools and church organizaEdward F. Maddox, Indianapolis a tions where they can plant thé The American people are slowly p J V poison seed of Red radicalism and awakening to the hard faet that A aneey CONEMPL for Christian morality in communism is a political cancer . eating away and undenmiti oo the minds and hearts of our youth ¢ > bow and the organize the Communist front movements and as tools and dupes of the Kremlin planners has
{nomic democracy and to plant
vital functions, ‘foundation principles: of Christian society! Communism is the implacable enemy of all Christian principles, and
of o i i its plan for world control is to ur responsible people are willing
' to admit, organize and operate among the students that is sure evidence of
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pro-Communist sentiment in high |W» = \ J yYa State government permits known Communists to hold official posts it is high time to sweep that whole party from power and set up an | entirely new administration: When a federal, state or county organization ‘has been so indifferent as to permit the hiring of pro-Commu.! nists as educators of American youth, a housecleaning is in order! So with Jybor unions, If we propose {and intend fo keep America free we {must sweep out of power all known Marxists! Put none but true Americans on guard!
Veterans Not Really |
Desperate on Housing | T. Bowman, 4901 Rockville EL) I would like to say to “ex-| Leatherneck” that the lack of io
fault. It's no use blaming the real estate board or unions.” Rhey aren't set up to provide that kin¥ of housing. It can't be done ft a profit at today's costs. _Inveftors don't build just for fun. Thefole agency authorized to create loff-cost housing for . veterans. is apolis city council, council held hearing for this housing last Legion was not inte demand were as de: cracked up to be, | get their Legion pos |lutions, to the city {John Schumachér,
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of Britain and the commonwealth {n independence and decency is essential.to America’s own safety, peace, prosperity and way of life. The U. BS. therefore must do whatever may prove necessary
in order To support Britain against attack from any other quarter, the administration is con-
vinced. This is the administration's No. 1 priority. Western Europe . This part of the world is almost as important to the U. 8. as Britain, the administration believes, and must also remain free, friendly and solvent. : Current U: 8S. policy in western Europe is summed up in the “Marshall plan.” ‘This calls for some form of political and economic unification with strong American support.” The policy excludes Franco Spain, but would include a liberal and friendly Spain. The “Marshall plan” applies to Italy, as well as to western Europe, partly because of Italy's strategic position athwart the Mediterranean. RB Free access to and passage through the Mediter= ranean hds a No. 2 priority in the administration's foreign policy. This is “4 principal reason for the importance Washington ‘fittaches to the independence of Greece and Turkey. Eastern Europe America wages political, psychological -and economic warfare in the countries behind the fron curtain, The U. 8. tries to keep hopes for national and
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individual freedom alive in this ‘area, and to show that America is the friend of these hopes and that Russia is their enemy. ’ «Near East
political, economi¢ and military support it can to Greece, Turkey and Iran, and believes that the U. 8. must continue to do so. 7d © Washington is als trying to work out a new policy for Palestine which will serve Jewish needs without further antagonizing the Arabs. : Far East : The U. 8. sorely needs strong, free and solvent friends in the Far East, the administration believes — but it can't find any among Oriental peoples. ix ] : Washington has not yet been able to figure out a way to help China to fill this bill during ‘the foreseeable future. : Some officials here think that America may have to tount on a reconstructed Japan as the chief element of strength, stability and friendship among Eastern peoples,
Efforts for Far Eastern Peace ~ FOR .THE REST, the U. 8. is doing what it “can to pacify and stabilize the Far East, ' Thus Washington offered to try to help end the fighting in the Dutch East Indies. | Also, the U. 8. is going full speed ahead with its attempts to rehabilitate its zone af occupation in Korea. :
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ORLD AFFAIRS . .. By Nat Barrows
Analysis of U.N. Report on Palestine
| NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—This, finally, is it—on paper. Palestine, in the majority view of the United Nations special committee which spent $270,000 | studying the Holy Land this summer, should be partitloned into two states. It seems, altogether, a reasonable, honest and sensible plan, but it faces one major barrier: The Arabs, inflamed by the nazified, power-drunk | mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin el Husseini, will fight it, tooth, nail and tarboosh, at the general assembly and, if politically expedient, in Palestine itself, They (meaning the mufti and his henchmen) inspired a bloody uprising in 1936-39 against the {one great issue of the whole Palestine problem— {Jewish immigration, They've fought it ever since, and they're ready to fight it again,
Arabs Won't Be Satisfied
THE MUFTI and his front-men on the Arab
independence for Palestine as an Arab state. Nothing less, judging from every visible and audible sign, will satisfy the Arabs—or halt the | Islamic anti-Jewish uprising that appears so inevitable. : Editor's Note: This the first of three articles by Nat Barrows, correspondent who accompanied the United Nations committee to Palestiné recently. Tomorrow, he will discuss the machinery within the United Nations .for action on the committee report.) :
For their part, the Jews stand to win something of & technical victory if the recommendations of the UNSCOP (the United Nations special ¥ommittee on Palestine) get. through the general assembly, It isn’t all they seek in their desire for a full, all= inclusive Jewish state and unlimited Jewish immi-
IN A SIMPLE WAY, without skirting the ridiculous, American rule in the Philippine islands paralleis {the techniqtie of the map who cut off his dogs tal {an inch at a time because he couldn't bear to cut it [off @ one stroke. Charles W, Fairbanks, United States senator from Indiana, was in the forefront of American leaders who would, with the vision of a statesman, apply the technique of the man with his dog as a basic plan ‘for American rule in thé Philippines. It wok three strokes in government and nearly half a century ia the rough and tumble fighting in the politics of Indiana, America, and the world to put this policy into workable effect. But Fairbanks and the men of his mold did it. They hit upon the happy medium of a [virile democracy and a balanced procedure that was then and still is unique in detail: the Republican party would go slow: develop Philippine rule gradually; prepare the islands to rule themselves. The Democrats, stressing: the rule of the people, urged immediate independence of the islands, or the fixing of a date in the near future,
Jap Interest Scented AN INDTANAPOLIS PAPER, sensing the danger of this Democratic view, commented: “The growing interest of the Japanese and other nations in that region (Mindanao) show the impossibility of leaving | them. (the Philippine islands) unguarded.” The Amerlean government, sensing this Hoosier grassroots vie vy out in the heart of America cautiously moved in to tule and develop these islands under a commission
(that could fully reflect the view and implement the
power of the nation.
Politically-minded Democrats of Indiana eyed ail this in partisan spirit, They climbed atop the wailing wall. One of the hottest spots on this wall was the annual banquet of the Jackson club at Lafayette in
higher committee want full, outright and unequivocal
gration. But the more realistic Jews will acceph it as a decent compromise and as much as they could expect in a post-war world so involved im nationalistic strife and ambition.
The majority report, signed by seven of the 11 nations on the fact-finding committee, proposes ade mission of 150,000 Jews into the Jewish part of Pale estine during the transitory two-year period envisioned before ‘the two states become fully independent on Sept. 1, 1949, Immigration, for Zionists as well as for Arabs, long ago became a flaming issue of the deepest significance. It explains why the brutal under ground led by the mysterious Menachim Beigin, the Irgun Zvain Leumi, got such a stronghold. Likewise: The tiny band known as the fanatical Stern gang, They and to a' much lesser degree, the erstwhile Jewish Agency defense army, the Haganah, have bombed, mined, machine-gunned and sabotaged British troops with exactly one object in mind-e increase in immigration, If the Zionists are to avoid blundering before the general assembly this autumn, they will take & moderate and compromising attitude, making the most of what they've got on paper. It was my observation in Palestine, watching UNBCOP at work and talking with. Jews of every conceivable political shade, that too many .of the Zionist leaders tended to overplay their hand. They made their point—and then, not satisfied, they made it again and again,
Need for United Front
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and the wreiched, hapless- quarter-million Jewish D. P's in Europe; will be infinitely better served, it' seems to this impartial observer, if they can present a united front and impress the full United Nations with their desire to co-operate and to find a basis of goodwill for future relations with the Arabs,
SAGA OF INDIANA . . . By Wiliam A. Marlow Development of Philippine Affairs
Nov,, 1907. An account of the affair in an Indisnapo« lis paper said that before the largest crowd that had ever attended a Jackson banquet in Lafayette, Wile ‘liam Jennings Bryan, the guest speaker of the oce casion, sounded battle ery after battle cty which he would have the Democrats use in the coming came paign (1908). Of the Philippines he shouted defiante ly: “The Philippine government is a carpetbag gove ernment held in place by a standing army.” In striking contrast to this Bryan outburst and irr the best tradition of Indiana political thinking, an Indianapolis paper quietly commented on Philippine affairs: “The obligation that rests on ‘the United States most heavily in respect to the Philippines is to admit their products more fully to our ports. On this head, Secretary Taft whose views are entitled to respect, is urgent. and the country at large that the Philippines should be treated as domestic territory for administration and alien territory for taxation. The present congress should atone for this shameful neglect.” °
Hoosiers Played Part ‘
THUS THROUGH ITS POLITICS .and newspas pers, and the common folks of the state, Indiana fel§, the impact of the Philippines on state and national affairs through the seven years of commission rule. The boys of the state fought and died in the island jungles. The girls ‘taught in the schools. The gifted George Ade set the state and the nation atingle as they sang his tuneful “Sultan of Sulu” (1902). Ia these years, too, Newton W. Gilbert of Angola, Ind, rendered distinguished service in the islands. He was a judge, appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt: a member of the Philippine commissiéfi; secretary of public instruction, appointed by President Taft, vice governor of the Philippines. Indiana may well be proud of these records,
IN WASHINGTON « « + By Douglas Larsen : Radio Voice Ratings for Public Men
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. —John L. Lewis, according to the latest poll, should be the first choice for the Republican presidential nominee in 1948. This poll was based on the recent suggestion of Rep. George H. Bender of Ohio” that a good radio voice is vital to the success of any presidential cane didate. It was made by taking a consensus of the opinions. of Washington’s radio experts, who have handled broadcasts for almost all the leading political figures, . ' Just how John L.'s name crept into the questioning isn’t quite clear. But it.did, despite the fact that Mr. Lewis had never been mentioned véry seriously as a candidate. ‘It was unanimously agreed by the voice experts that Lewis’ voice and showmanship, if not his popularity, would be a valuable asset to the Republican '48 ticket. : “Hammy, but very effective,” was one description oF Lewis on the radio, “A radio personality that ig A
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Taking the voice alone, aside from personality
considerations, the expert@ unanimously agree that Tom Dewey's is tops. He enunciates most clearly, modulates his voice best and ‘is easier to understand than almost any other man in’ public life, they say. e Indian. [0 these respects, it is said that Dewey's voice. 1s, ° almost on a par with that of radio commentator (Lowell. Thomas. smber the PeWey many speaking lessons, in fact. “The most cultured and perfect voice for radio rate as it's among any. of today's ns would nouncer says.
It is reported that Thomas gave
politicians,” a, petwork an-
After Dewey. the poll revealed that Senator John Ohio has about the best radio voice.
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There was much controversy over the effectives
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neer claimed that the rasping qualities of Taft's voice made it irritating to audiences. Another expert, however, said the mid-western nasal twang in the Ohioan’s voice gave ‘it a sort of distinctive appeal, He said you were convinced of Taft's sincerity when you listened to him. They almost all agreed that Taft was one of the best ad-libbers on the air. Tt is difficult to tell, they say, when he is reading a script and when he isn't, Far better than average, according to the cone sensus, is the voice of Harold Stassen. One network program director described it this way: \ “Stassen’s voice is good, all right. But I think {§ has a tendency-to appeal more to the high I. Q. audi« ences, It's impossitle to explain just why, however.” ‘Another announcer said that Stassen was more effective over the radio than “in person because his voice didn't quite match his stature and appearance, and face-to-face audiénces felt a little let-down when he started speaking. Vandenberg's personality on the air was ranked close -to the top.. His voice is “forthright” and “forceful” the experts claim. He, too, is another ,. expert on talking without a scrip. 1
MacArthur 'Too Dramatic’
ONLY THREE OF THE EXPERTS polled had heard enough of Gen. MacArthur's voice to make an appraisal. One said it was “too. melodramatic” for
sophisticated American audiences. The other said
it was “just average." - Outside the Republican party ranks there was pretty general agreement about the best Democratie voices. Senator Pepper's ‘voice and that of Seeres tary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson were rated excellent. Of President Truman, they all said that it was amazing how much his radio technique had improved since he had become President. Sg a Based on this survey, if certainly appears thas the radio end of the '48 presidential campaign should be entertaiging to American audiences.
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