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Snobbery, Soviet Style

WHEN you think of Russia, you think of the word “proletariat.,” The word implies the absolute opposite of “snob.” So , what most interests us in that long diatribe entitled “Harry Truman,” which Russian author Boris Gorbatov unloosed, was the snobbery of it. Its central theme is ridicule of our President's humble! beginnings. ‘No czar or grand duke in the days of Russian! royalty ever kicked a peasant off a sidewalk with more zest than this journalistic agent of the so-called proletariat put| into his harangue against the man who started as a clerk | and rose to the W hife House, | That Mr. Truman was “in trade” calls forth Gorbatov's | special irony ; that Mr, Truman went broke as a haberdasher brings a chortle; that Mr. Truman paid off debts after 13 vears of doing it the hard way, instead of taking the easy | path of bankruptcy, is grudgingly admitted, but with. no touch of admiration, !

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And so on and on, through about 2500 words of billingsgate, until, as the author sees it- enter Wall Street, That | time-tested target now becomes international as well as local, something to shoot at whether you be William Jennings Bryan, or Henry Wallace, or a councilman from the fourth ward, or Boris Gorbatov of Moscow, U. S. 8S. R. But the really significant thing about the Russian’s| piece was how it reveals the viewpoint of a proletarian gone high-hat, Maybe it's just a case of the way of all flesh,

Helping Moscow

HIS country has just been given unmistakable proof that Corimunists in the United States are throwing off their | masks and striking for open,’ iron-clad control of organiza-| tions in which they have gained power by stealth.

The Boston convention of the U nited Electrical Work—third largest union in the C.'I. 0.- provided that proof.

From start to finish the convention fallowed a course he PEL on AAA the Daily” Worker: afficial, organ of the Communist party. Avowed C ommunists spoke, and were cheered. Slogans and arguments familiar to any reader of the Communist-press filled speech after speech. | The resolutions adopted hewed unswervingly to. the Mos- | cow party line. Anti-Communist delegates were shouted down when they tried to protest, and were ordered driven from the union if they persist in opposing its red domination,

E are Sure ou this convention was hot re presentative of the great body of the union's rank-and-file members. Save for a small minority; those members are loyal, pa-| triotic Americans. But they have lost control of their or-| ganization by failing to vote in union elections and take part |

in union meetings in numbers sufficient to offset the tire-| less efforts of tightly-knit groups of Russian lind followers.

i acquaintance-ships-

It is a terrible blow to U. S. influence for this big union! to follow a course which the Russian press can report joyously as evidence of American disunity-—a course calculated to give the world the impression that workers in so vital an industry as electrical production are at the service of the Moscow dictators. That's why the Communists at the Boston convention dropped their camouflage and came vigorously into the open. the and until the

And the Commuhists will continue same tactics in

this and other unions unless American mem-

bers, rallying to defense of their country, fight with equal

vigor to regain their lost control. Meanwhile, here is Impressive evidence of the necessity of that Taft-Hartley act provision which withholds government protection from unions won't swear that they are neither pathizers with the Communist party.

can't nor

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members of Sym-

Our Red-Tape Jungles

T ig as true as it is trite to say that the federal governPresident to supervise properly or any congress to control effectively.

ment has become too complicated for any

The countless duplications of effort and divisions of in the vast, harriers to wise economy.

sprawling bureaucracy

Their

authority are baffling burden on the taxpayers

s obvious and heavy,

But the government also has become too complicated - for the public to understand. “And that, as Herbert Hoover has just pointed out, American people another

loads on the heavy burden.

It is probable, Hoover believes,

Mr. that persons employed to try to help the public deal with the government actually outnumber the more than two million employees of thie government itself. That is hardly an exaggeration, He cites the enormous growth in the number of professional tix consultants. Almost every variety of business, as he says, must have expert advisers merely to handle ordinary matters of governmental regulation.

now

» ” Co. - . RMIES of bookkeepers and accountants must be hired to compile the reports and statistics required by scores Regiments of lawyers are needed to follow and analyze the endless flow of bureaucratic ‘decisions and rulings.

camped in force on the Potomae,

put the people Mr. Hoover talks about aren't in that catdgory. Their services, though costly, are legitimate and have become necessary simply because so many citizens and business concerns mo longer can find their way through Washington's red-tape jungles without expert guides. Mr. Hoover heads an bi-partisan commission, created by congress and President Truman, which has started a search for ways and means of simplifying the government, improving its methods and making it more efficient and less expensive. "This commission, he hopes, can do much to lighten the load imposed on the public by the condition he describes,

We earnestly share that hope. A \

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OLD NYLONSIDES (With apologies to Oliver Wendell Holmes) Ay, bring the -shortened hemline down! Long has it waved on high. And many an eye has danced to see A waving hem go by. Beneath .it hung a shapely leg, Aglow from hem to floor; The lofted skirt, so short, so dear, Shall brush the knee no more.

Ah, better that its scanty length Should grow more scanty still, That souls of men could more be stirred Upon a windy hill! . Yes, send the girls into the gale, Unhung by plot or plan, And leave their legged destiny To Cupid and Dianne. ~JAMES BARNHART.

: ¢ + 4 HOW THEY GET THAT WAY

MEN'S FASHIONS (unlike the ladies'--bless their hearts) do not start in =~ a boudoir, or in a Parisian exotic brain or in a Fashion board—or in a tailors’ meeting—or in a clothing convention Men's Clothing fashions start on men. | Usually on well-placed men, with

traditionally sound taste in dress often among international sportsmen,

The fashions in Beach and Swim wear have their birth (many of them) on the Riviera on the south of France—They then appear on the Florida scene—where they are seen by vast numbers of Mr. Publics— (It was in the south of France where the shirt and slack suit—and the cardigan jacket was born.)

Sports Wear and Leisure Wear is incepted (or is it inceptloned) in many cases in California— where they have a concentration of wealth and the

Men's Fashions are evolutionary--not revolutionary, They tend to

more. and more worldly—cosmopolitan viewpoint. A man is nof edict-ed—he

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Stop Feeding Europe Out of Spoon

By T.E. G EE Gn ore’ again ellis Se suckers by the Europeans. Take England for example: Our $3,500,000,000 loan was merely a breather which enabled her to try out a lot of insane socialistic policies which did not work and? never will. And some of- the English “statesmen have the unmitigated gall to put the blame on us. There remains for our taxes not one iota of grati-* tude—bitter resentment born of hypocrisy df anything. o We must help England as well as western Europe get back on its feet; but that doesn’t make” us obligated to underwrite fanatical experiments in quasi-communism. If England had spent a frac-* tion of our money on some long-range planning* such as modernization of her coal mines and mining techniques, the deterimental tendency on thes part of her miners to work less for more moneys could have been greatly counter-balanced by thes increased efficiency. This could also apply to all of» her industries which have not grown up ‘with the times. These industries are technologically set up so that they cannot possibly compete with us un-, less their workers are willing to work longer hours, for less pay. We must stop feeding Europe out of a spoon. That is debilitating. It would be far cheaper and, more beneficial for Europe to be given. the tools | and to be shown how to use them. We should be, more persnickety about our loans than a Scotch’ banker, !

‘I'm for Al Feeney’ By Lester C. Nagley Sr., Nashville I am for Al Feeney for mayor of Indianapolis, because : Having known Al since we were students and, were graduated from-Manual Training high school in the June 1909 class,‘I have found him one of the most honest thinkers I have ever known, & man who is the soul of integrity and reliability and on whom there has never been any taint of dishonesty itd graft; he is the kind of executive] that is sorely needed to do a good job of clean~} ing up municipal affairs—Al Feeney can be depended upon to pick the kind of men and women to operate the departments of the city of Indianapolis who will help restore law and order in the city.

takes the new because he likes it, There are no “arbiters.”

There is a columnist on one of our 3 great dailies who deals with fragile subjects with gentle, kindly, delicate hand-—and yet when he treats Men's Fashions he | becomes frightened, panicky, even

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Peter Edson

How Much Is U. S. Willing

WASHINGTON,

Oct. 2. — The study of U. 8.

may be exhausted within a generation, though they

Furthermore, I am for Al Feeney because I am positive that the “palace guard” of Indianapolis can ‘not tell Al where to head in and what they want him to do. Indianapolis has needed a “Moses” and a “Joshua” for a long time to progress as it should. Regardless of church and political affiliations, voters of Indianapolis, men and women ‘who want

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| resources which President Truman asked Interior Secretary J. A, Krug to make three months ago is now nearing completion. This is the first of three Investigations to see how much aid the U. 8, can

furnish. Burose. without, golhg broke.

Not long ago in a bravado— | | he ‘said try and put me in pink pants | and more recently he dared the arbiters to put him in short pants—giving the ‘

Seeling, that, oz, ny. time. men a > WE oe" 3 pe

nea wears "Wot ~hreats and bludgeons to enforce document about three inches thick. When finally decrees by force! approved by all government agencies that have had a hand in its preparation, the report goes to. the President. It's up to him to decide whether the report will be made public. It should be. - There has been a tremendous amount of conflicting Information ® plit out about America’s dwindling resources and its inability to produce more. Value | of the Krug report is that it will be a complete ‘post-war appraisal of U. 8, surpluses and shortages. As such, it should have as much bearing on future domestic policies as on the European aid program. Main thing the Krug report may point up is the need for greater U. 8. imports, particularly of the raw materials it lacks. U. 8. imports have not come close to balancing exports since '36 and '37. Today, exports are running at the rate of $17.1 billion while imports are $5.7 billlon—a 3-to-1 ratio. Last year it was 2-ta-1. And, while the U. 8. is now exporting about 8 per cent of its gross national product of $225 billion, it imports only 3 per cent of that,

Shortage of Goods, Not Dollars |

TO THE REST of the world this‘ unbalance of trade is looked upon as a shortage of dollars with which to buy American products. Properly viewed, it is not a shortage of dollars but a shortage of goods, which the U, 8. needs to buy from the rest of the world to bring its economy into balance. U. 8. supplies of. things like tin—of which this country has none at all--must, of course, be imported before they can be exported in manufactured goods. In a slightly different category, the U. S. doesn't

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SHORT PANTS-and now we come to it. England was-and always will be quite a source and seed bed for Men's Fashions, London is a Man's city. In England especially in London--there is a reverent regard for textures and for the niceties of dress,

There is considerable travel to England - particularly among Americans in the textile and clothing trades—to renew and to try to fathom future possibilities. They meet with fine gentlemen—in their; Royal Warrant Shops—at tea and crumpets, The visitor notices on every hand (leg) men in short trouser suits—considerably above the ankles, After all--what with the jungle of rationing and priorities, and shortages and such—men haven't bought clothing (to speak of) for years—they have had them patched and cleaned—and cleaned—and they shrank and shrank. And the entire English nation—accepted the same austerity -along with short trousers (and of well-groomed men-—The Princeton boys have been wearing them that way for years)

But as serious students of the growth of Fashion—+we keep looking toward the floor--as the President passes—watchful of evidence of a rise in trouser legs—from their

- centuries. With any kind af co-y First draft or the Kiig report’ = 2 ® typewritten. Tesation:

to help make Indianapolis a cleaner and safer’ “city in which to live, should help elect Al Feeney. In my humble opinion, Al Feeney will make the best mayor Tuianapolis has ever had. *

is enough American coal “to last for * ; : 2

dhe L. —- Weis ai Sogo Ws weatherman, the U. 8. can produce all the food that's” Higher Fares rw ~ be eres glad i needed. The drain on top soil to grow these extra By AAW. I, Audubon rd. “oad supplies is insignificant, if good farming methods of So the street car company wants sa 10-cent fare now that they've “put over” the three- tokens

normal soil conservation are followed. | Any idea that the U. S. an’t turn out enough | for-a-quarter hike? I'm wondering if they really” manufactured goods for its own needs and Europe's want the 10-cent fare, or whether it's to make is, of course, fantastic. With the U. 8S. index of us riders feel that we have a “bargain” at threeindustrial production down from its peak of 239, for-a-quarter. in 1943, to 170, in 1946, and a rate of around 185 I don’t think the street car company can make today, there is plenty of capacity to turn out more themselves a “hero” to any of us trolley riders goods for wherever they may be needed. until they make their service as metropolitan as, their fares and the size of Indianapolis would demand. They shouldn't try to charge. modern priees for milk wagon service. Give us a better reason for an Increase than | the one they offer for asking 10 cents & ride. : Otherwise, I'm in favor of walking . ., , even i} it's to Broad Ripple. 4

are more than ample now. Here it may be shown there is need of sound conservation practices and the development of new processes to Tefine low- grade ores and shale, *

There

A Report, a' Recommendation

IN FINAL ANALYSIS, however, these things aren't going to be settled on any economic basis. The play is for the Krug report to go to C man Edwin G. Nourse of the President's council of economic advisers, who will appraise the impact of the aid program on the U. S—whether it will cause prices to rise still higher and things like that. Both reports then go to Secretary of Commerce

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Averell Harriman and his committee of 19—10 big | By Frequent Visitor : businessmen, six college professors and two labor Richard Lewis’ story about 8. Illinois st. is the leaders, seasoned with one representative of the kind of thing I'd like to see more often in ooo} public, ex-Senator Robert M. LaFollette Jr. of Indianapolis Times. ; Wisconsin. They'll balance these two reports against Being that I travel a lot, I get a chance to! the requirements for the Marshall plan drawn up at compare Indianapolis with other cities. This town! , Paris, and make recommendations to the President is not the dirtiest, no matter what John Gunther ' on what he ought to do about the whole thing. said. The President will then send a message to But it is untidy here “and there, and like Mr, '

corigress. Congress will appropriate the billions it considers necessary, and that will complete the daisy chain That means this whole involved business will. be settled on a political basis. The factors will be how much more burden the American taxpayer will stand, the effect of the aid program on U. 8. price levels, and the degree to which European governments will

Lewis says, 8. Illinois st. is sure no beauty spot. Some other towns have started street as80clations of merchants and property-owners. They ' get together and co-operate on cleaning up, paint« ing store fronts, removing unsightly signs and sloppy window displays. Why don't they start a S. Illinois st. assocla~ | tion here?

| Nations assembly may decide to launch its $80

usual shortness (see paragraph above), We produce enough copper, lead or zinc for its own already have in mind a song title—it will top needs. Any exports containing such metals must the hit parade in a flash-- | necessarily reduce American stockpiles, unless trades can be made for increased imports of these strategic “THE CALF SONG"--“Where the Trouser Cuffs materials. po ol and Skirt Lengths Shall Meet.” On materials like high-grade {iron ore and a J. FREEMAN, _Petivieum the story is still different. U. 8S. reserves

An informed Public? Or ‘Another House of Ghosts? By William Philip Simms

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 2.—Incredible as it may seem, the United - nillion building program this year and, at the same time, a pennies in its department of public information For this branch of the United Nations, the budget calls for $4,218,000. The advisory committee recommends a cut to $3,650,000. A further revised estimate of the secretary-general pares it to $3,270,000. United Nations officials say they are under pressure to reduce ex- “ penses. This, they agree, is entirely as it should be. With half the world going liungry and the other half—meaning the United States, for the most part--being called upon to help the unfortunate, pow is certainly no time for needless extravagance This is all “the more understandable by Americans.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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. a “propaganda” agency to boost the United Nations.

| agreement between member states.

co-operate with the U. S. in return for aid received. In short, how much is America willi keep Europe from going Communist?

With co-operation from everybody,’ they could make the approach to Indianapolis from Union station 100 per cent nester in just a | few weeks, and it wouldn't cost too much. i

to pay to

United States’ share of United Nations expenses runs about 50 per cent of the total, Britain's share is 10.5 per cent; Russia's six, France's 5's, India's 3% and China's 2's per cent. So the main burden falls largely upon American taxpayers.

Denies ‘Propaganda’ Implications

BUT, IT IS remarked, what is the United Nations for? Isn't it to preserve world peace? And isn't public information essential if the United Nations is to be kept alive and functioning as it was supposed to function? “If this baby is dying,” one official said with feeling, “its body should be held up in the market place for all to sge. Its sickness should not be hidden from the world.” Benjamin Cohen, assistant secretary-general for public ‘information, becomes indignant when anyone suggests that his department is Said he: “It is not concerned to glorify success or to gloss over any disAnd it will not attempt to cover up the failure of ‘any effort or activity, Its only object is to provide from day to day, in many forms and through every medium, all available ihformation about the work of the United Nations. “It desires only that every facet of discussion and decision be

| known to and understood by people all over the world. For the United

| Nations is what the people care to make it.

Precept and Praciice

- document designed to promote the freedom

If the people know and they have full, speedy and accurate information, then they will not allow ‘this last, best hope’ to perish in carnage and anarchy.” Secretary of State Marshall opened the first week of the assembly by pointing out much the same thing as Mr, Cohen: “It is important,” he said, “that the peoples of the world should

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turn their eyes toward the United Nations ...” It is particularly important, he went on, that the American people, who are free $0 speak out, should know what is going on. And this they can do, thanks te a free press, radio and other means of communication. “All sources of information and aids to the enlightenment of | public opinion,” he remarked, “should be used to the full.”

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F Thus far the United Nations has not fulfilled public expectations, !

The heart of the organization, the security council, has been all but | paralyzed by the Soviet veto. ,And in the assembly, the little nations have seemed too frightened to make full use of the great moral foros which they have. ' | But through it all, its public information department has beem ' turning out straight factual material without which the great press | associations, individual publications, radios, and writers could never have given the United Nations the world-wide coverage they have,

There's an Empty Home in Geneva \

IF, AS the democracies insist, the enlightenment of public opinion is vital to the survival of a free world, then when the budget-makers come to apportion the last dime—if that time ever comes—this last dime should be spent to tell the world the plain facts about who and what killed the United Nations. On the other hand, there would seem to be no great hurry about building an $80 million home for the United Nations. It has an empty one at Geneva, ! For the present many ‘believe the important thing is to let the world know what is going on. In that way it can determine whether this new palace of peace is worthwhile or whether, as at Ggneta, it 4 wants to build another house of ghosts,

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By James Thrasher

LAST MONTH the state department made public an admirable of news-gathering throughout the world. It was a proposed treaty which would gua - antee to the correspondents of each signatory nation the right to move freely through the other's territory in quest, of news, and to write that news without fear of censdrship. Now it develops that our government has admitted Pierre Courtade, correspondent of ‘& French Communist newspaper, to the United States on the following conditions: He must not go anywhere in the United States except New York City and the suburban United Nations headquarters at Lake Success and Flushing. While here, he must not write on any subject except the United Nations, ’ He must not make speeches or interfere with American domestid

politics. » .. » - » »

THE REASON given for this is that our immigration laws bar any known Communist who is not an American citizen, Mr. Courtade’'s presence here is the result of an agreement between the U. 8. and the United Nations. The aSteetion ia Airy, ie Wade Quite by 8 eon > \

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provision which permits the Attorney General to give special visas under special circumstances to otherwise ineligible persons. ! The result is an embarrassing contradiction. While one government department preaches world-wide press freedom, another imposes the same sort of press Tesirictions thay thie Soviet government employs. INAROELE » » » » » ~ THE FACT that the Russian government feels the same way is no excuse. e are selling the world our brand of freedom.in competition with Soviet regimentation. One of the basic ingredients of that freedom js the freedom of opinion and expressi In the end our ideals must outweigh ‘our money, for we can see that our | dollars alone will not buy us friendship and support. ! If this government really wants to make the unrestricted access to news an international freedom, it must inevitably practice what it preaches. Perhaps what is needed is a journalis¥¢ immunity, which will admit correspondents—including even Commynists—f{rom governments which grant full freedom to our correspondents. So far as we know, the French government, under which Pierre Courtade lives, does not restrict the movements of American B, Wigtenrs, § whatever their pomes: :

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