Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 October 1947 — Page 10

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Help China Now!

JMMEDIATE American aid to China is recommended by William C. Bullitt. After an on-the-spot investigation, ‘he proposes in the current issue of Time magazine a three-year plan costing $450 million a year, covering credits for consumer imports, military supplies and monetary stabilizatian. Since he is a recognized expert in foreign affairs, with experience including the U. S. ambassadorship in Russia, Mr. Bullitt’s report deserves serious consideration. There is room for difference of opinion as to the figures. Some experts would be less optimistic about the dollar cost and the length of time required. There's an old saying that in China everything takes longer and costs more than you expect. But we do not see how any informed person can challenge his finding that the Chinese government is in desperate need of help quickly ‘Current reports on Communist gains in the fighting in Manchuria confirm the urgency. “If China falls into the hands of Stalin, all Asia, including Japan sooner or later will fall into his hands,” Mr. Bullitt warns. “The manpower and resources of Asia will be mobilized against us. The independence of the United States will not live a generation longer than the independence of China.”

» ~ WE do not think it would be so easy as this implies for Russia to mobilize all Asia against us, or indeed to digest even all of China, But certainly Communist victory in China would destroy hope of peace in the Far East indefinitely, and gravely jeopardize American security. America has the legal right and moral duty to help the recognized government of China—recognized by Russia and the other nations no less than by the United States. It was our faithful ally in the war. China is our oldest,

closest and most trustworthy friend in Asia. As such she |

is a particular target of Russia today, just as she was the target of Japan before. America’s obligation ‘and self-interest is so apparent, eventual aid to China seems assured. The danger is that it will be given too late. Mr. Bullitt suggests that Gen. MacArthur be named President Truman's personal representative in China, If the general could undertake this additional heavy responsibility without sacrifice to his strikingly successful operations in Japan, he would be the obvious man for the job.

What Goes On Here?

THIS country is enfitled to a prompt and full explanation of the remarks made in Chicago by the Secretary of Agriculture, Clinton P, Anderson. Mr, Anderson, according to the United Press, said that meatless, eggless and poultryless days were of “little importance” in themselves but were designed to remind the public to save food for Eutope. He is quoted as saying, further, that the purpose of these special observance days is ‘not primarily to save the foods themselves.” He referred to them as “symbols of sacrifice” . . . “a reminder” “like going to church on Sundays.” They are intended, he said, to pave the way to persuade livestock raisers to feed less grain to meat animals. He said today the quotations were taken “out of, context” and that wasn't exactly what he meant. -

AST Sunday night President Truman, urging individudl Americans to use no meat on Tuesdays and no poultry or eggs on Thursdays, ‘said this “immediate consumer program for the people of the United States . .. has my complete approval and my full support.” Though refusing to comment directly on Secretary Anderson's Chicago statement, the President insisted that the special days were vitally important. We assume Mr. Truman is in earnest—that he considers the consumer program urgently necessary—that he is not asking the American people to make a mere symbolic sacrificial gesture, “of little importance” in itself and of little value, “primarily,” in saving food. But Secretary Anderson's remarks, it seems to us, are sure to make the public believe it is being kidded. A vast amount of energy, and a considerable amount of money, are being spent on efforts to promote the observance of meatless, eggless and poultryless days. That energy and money will be wasted, and worse than wasted, if the inferences millions of people are certain to draw from what Mr. Anderson said are allowed to stand uncorrected.

Upside Down

SOMETHING went wrong. The big airliner, 8000 feet above El Paso, Tex., nosed itself into an outside loop and suddenly was flying upside down, losing altitude at a terrifying rate, and heading east instead of west.

Inside the plane, some of the 48 passengers said later, there was a little shouting and screaming. “People were falling from their seats to the cabin roof.” “It seemed as if everyone was trying to sit on each other's laps at the same time, all kicking and swinging their arms furiously.” But the passengers “kept their heads surprisingly well” in those agonizing seconds while crew members fought to right the plane and then to land it with no serious injuries to its occupants.

It is a strange and thrilling story. Many who read it must think of it as a sort of allegory. The whole world, these days, seems to be upside down and going rapidly in the wrong direction. There are yelling and screaming, kicking and arm swinging, and much temptation to conclude that everything is hopelessly out of control, Yet the fates and fortunes of us all—passengers and crew on this great ship flying through space and time— are tied“closely together. If we hope to escape disaster, we must keep our heads; we must resist the panic impulse to foolish, selfish actions which could defeat all efforts to get | right Sidq up. ggain. $

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BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 11.—Belgium’s | seems to be causing considerable confusion in the ‘Some business leaders evén dismiss it as en Nong and “precarious.” Such reaction cen, perhaps, be laid to the fact that sucoess, as against other European countries’ faflure, has Siwvugh, a daring pian Sumesyslly apposed. to the by the “susterity’ nations. y 0 In order to create an economy of abundance, thus

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The plan worked. Now little Belgium stands out among the 16 Western European nations collaborating on economic recovery under the Marshall proposal. Belgium has shown itself as a land that knows how to help itself.

Production 10% Over Pre-War

WHEN THE WAR ’ ended Belgium found itself with debts. paid and a balance on the black side of the ledger of $60 million. This was due to lend-lease credits to the U. 8. amounting to $205%hillion,. plus $365 million spent in this country by Allied armies. The Beigians lost no time in starting importation of American food and raw materials through their relatively undamaged port of Antwrp. . As a result Belgium's over-all production today stands 10 per cent above pre-war levels and export trade has doubled tn vdme and

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Furepean | nations tightened their bells and controls after-shock of World War II Belgium deliberately free economy to achieve a prosperity that . John ‘Barth, a trained Amerispecial facilities for research

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import coal, which is very expensive to mine here. But already it has reached four-fifths of its own pre-war output and thousands of displaced persons and Italian laborers are now being imported to the mines :

Purthermore, the ambitious Belgians are currently experimenting with thermite charges to set fire to underground seams and gassify coal on the spot to be piped directly into the factories, as has been successfully done in America. Belgium has set another example, too, for its fellow collaborators under the Marshall Plan, This is in the matter of reciprocal assistce, France has consistently refused to discuss a possible customs or partial economic union such as Italy has proposed, Britain has been

“By John Barth

the next step for “Benelux” would be to transform it into a complete economic union. \ businessmen, arriving here these days, express themves as greatly discouraged by the stand that France and Britain taken, They report that business circles throughout the eontinent hold “Benelux” in highest esteem as a sound attempt at eco‘nomic

co-operation. - Moreover, the viewpoint of businessmen in general seems to be that the 16-nation conference report as finally submitted to the U. 8. lacked many essentials.” : \

Need to Start Selling Themselves

AMONG THOSE most frequently mentioned are: INSUFFICIENCY of stipulations.as to pooling or sharing surplus production among the various co-operating nations. DITTO the labor supply. THE DEARTH of agreement on the hydro-electric potential of the Alps. LACK OF ANALYSIS as to the standard of living that must be universally accepted by Europeans if reconstruction in .the nest six Years is to succeed. LACK OF ESTIMATE or plan relative to production costs in exportable items so as to permit competitive trading in the dollar market, Summed up, the reaction of practical businessmen seems to be: “The report reads more like a child's letter to Santa Claus than a

trebled in value,

During the last two years approximately $2 billion worth of goods have been brought in, with the United States replacing France as the Purthermore, by winter, officials believe, exports will have caught up with imports, with both leveling off to a healthy two-

leading supplier,

way balanced trade.

In Tune With the Times

Donald . Hoover

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I'MA FRIEND

Friends are nice to have. Friends can help you, too. And at anytime I ever can I'll be of help to you Because~I'm your friend. Friends are good and trustful And friends can cheer in many Ways. 80 someday when I'm in need I know Someone will come and say “I'm a friend.” 1 know that certain someone Is destined to be you Because of words said long ago And actions guiding true— You're a friend.

—PEG GAMAGE. > ¢ © FOOLS' PARADISE

"HE UNITED STATES has always been unprepared for war. Nevertheless, such unpreparedness has never kept us out of any war. In 1776, the few Redcoats in this country should have been driven out by the three million colonials in a matter of weeks by mere dint of numbers. But not so! The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot” of whom Tom Paine mourned, failed to follow through. Had it not been for the French navy, troops and money, the Yorktown surrender ultimately could not have occurred. Following the Revolution for a time we abolished the Navy, and reduced the Army to a handful of squads. As a result, in the war of 1812 the British nearly whipped us to death, Outside of the abortive victory at New Orleans after the peace treaty had been signed, and one or two successes, such as those on Lakes Champlain and Erie, we were woefully defeated. The enemy drove us off the high seas, blocked our ports, landed on our shores, burned the Capitol at Washington to the ground, including the White House, and ran the President and Congress into hiding. Why they did not continue down the Mississippi and cut us off forever from Western expansion, and constrict us into less than nothing, was due to their own short-sightedness and exhaustion from Napoleon. The Mexican and Spanish Wars were won, in the first instance, because the enemy was much weaker than ourselves, and in the second, due to the decadence of the Castilian Court. In the Civil War both sides were so hopelessly disor‘ganized that it took a year before either oul get into real action, Before World War I our armed forces were negligible. Had they been powerful in 1814, a word from Wilson might have stayed the Kaiser's

seven more adamant,

“Benelux.”

Dr. Spaak constantly preaches the necessity of political and Unlike other Europeans, Belgian businessmen do not have to economic collaboration between nations. Recently he declared that

But Belgium under the tutelage of its popular, keen-minded premier, Paul-Henrl Spaak, has established a customs union with Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, popularly known as

concerted effort at fundamental co-operation.”

. My realistic Belgian friends say that the great insistence placed on the absolute necessity for U. 8. importation of European goods— without any reference to the cost—is no cutie to anything. One

remark seems aptly to describe the

“If those boys who met in Paris this crisis, they'd better start selling themselves.”

iy wast to sell Ametidn on

hand, or at least ended the conflict a year or | s0 before it did, saving vast loss in life, limb and | expenditure, and probably have avoided the de- | pression. In 1922, after the Washington naval conference, we “sunk the fleet.” In the 30's, we had but a bare 100,000 men in the Army, and although Hitler could have been suppressed in 1933, with a single blast of gunfire, we—all the democracies—stood idly by and twiddled our thumbs and watched him create a mighty war machine, Thus, when attacked, we had to build almost overnight an army of 10,000,000 untrained civilians, and having lost what we had of a fleet in a few moments at Pearl Harbor, stat practically from scratch on the ocean. No wonder we suffered from inefficlencies. Currently, we are again reduced to a nullity as a fighting power. Yet no mother's son will be kept out of a third war because he is untraingd, nor know what to do in ong, if not. It has been sald that Jehovah protects “fools and Americans,” Perhaps in the next catastrophic emergency He will have become provoked by our persistent impositions, and leave us to our own resources and the enemy's caprice. ~ASA J. smth. ¢ &

PLEA TO AUTHORS

In Turie With the Times With stories, poems, and rhymes, All very good that's true. But think of the typist, who's very blue When she can’t read those lines No matter whether stories, poems, or rhymes,

~—MARJORIE FOSTER. 1d 4 $

HOW ABOUT BEECHER?

THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN issued by an Eastern publishing house a collection of Hmericks | which will, no doubt, be welcomed by many readers who enjoy, as I do, the best of such examples | of rhyme, rhythm, and unreason. But there are some regrettable omissions from this new anthology. For instance, it’ does not contain the account of the sculptor Phidias, who “Carved Aphrodite, without any nightie, and shocked all the ultra fastidious.” Perhaps this oversight might be forgiven, but how can the editor explain the exclusion of that masterpiece which records the remarkable experience of a man who was one of our most distinguished Hoosier citizens? The account ran something as follows:

Said a great Congregational preacher To a hen, “You're a wonderful teacher.” The hen, just for that, . ‘Laid an egg in his hat, And thus did the hen reward Beecher.

Should not some action be taken to have pub-

lished a revised edition of the book, in which this !

perfect example of limerick composition would head all the’ rest? | -B. * +

JOIN the ranks of contributors to this colamn. The ore the merrier. These first writers were asked to do a stint for “In. Tyne with the Times” but Slo 50.8 SE Lon Sn THI IR Ye TEE Poetry or. prose, serious..or. satirical. . . pa BH

‘Imperialism, | Call It"

DEAR BOSS .

« By Daniel M. Kidney °

Congressman Landis, Man of Ideas

DEAR BOSS: OUR CONGRESSMAN Gerald W. Landis of Linton, who will head the House Education and Labor Committee if the Republicans win in 1948, and Chairman Fred A. Hartley (R. N. J.) retires, doesn’t share Sen. Taft's view that the NLRB did the right thing in overruling their counsel, Robert N. Denham, and releasing the CIO and AFL heirarchy from signing non-Communist oaths. Attending the joint congressional committee meeting here to check up on the workings of the TaftHartley law, Mr. Landis maintained that the text is clear and Mr, Denham had interpreted it correctly. But because the NLRB did overrule him, Mr. Landis intends to introduce an amendment which will make all union officials sign and also include employers. In addition he intends to include busi-ness-agents, shop-stewards and union attorneys. He is particularly anxious to draw in such outstanding counsel as Lee Pressman of the CIO, he said. Whether or not he carries a Communist Party

> card, Mr. Pressman long has been given a Red

label by such liberals as former Rep. Charles A. LaFollette of Evansville. Mr. Landis wants him to sign up and see,

Questioned About ‘Leak’

WHEN NLRB CHAIRMAN PAUL M. HERZOG appeared before the joint committee in secret session, Mr. Landis questioned him closely on how come the AFL convention in San Francisco knew all about the Denham ruling reversal béfore it was made public here in Washington. Mr. Herzog admitted that “there must have been a leak.” Mr. Landis didn't like that and advised that such holes be plugged up.

He does not share the view, however, that the reversal was a victory for John L. Lewis. Instead, he feels that it kicked the props out of one of the matters over which Mr. Lewis was counting tn crow about at the convention. Instead, it was a victory for Dan Tobin of the Teamsters. During his spare time here, Mr, Landis put a 14-point program for handling the world situation which is exclusively his own. Although the number is the same, it is a far cry from those 14 points presented by President Woodrow Wilson in World War IL

He Didn't Go to Europe

HERE ARE the Landis proposals: No food for Russia or her satellites; American supervision for U. 8. food distribution in Europe; Congress to decide on all foreign gifts or loans; money sent abroad should be used for railways, highways and industrial” rehabilitation under U, 8. supervision; change England's economic and tax system to get 260 million tons of coal a year; limit the number. of Russians permitted to enter the U. 8. to the_number of Americans allowed to enter Russia; requ the State Department to publish Henry A. Wallace's report on Russia; increase the 1500 calorie diet of European workers; build 5700 U. S. warplanes annually: establish an armed service school for atomic energy, an air force academy and also.one for diplomats; keep 5000 air force instructors as a minimum ready at all times to establish first aid night and summer’ schools. Like other members of the Indiana congressional delegation, Mr, Landis hasn’t gone to. Eyrope this summer. He thought up all these things back home. DAN KIDNEY,

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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Back Door of China Open

By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WASHINGTON, Oct. 11—While our attention is glued to Russia and her efforts to wreck the Marshall Plan and thereby wreck Europe, reports from the Far East indicate that we are being outflanked. Added up, the reports are alarm-

as fighting a .rear-guard action against the Communists. While the United States threatens to wash its hands of the recognized Chinese government, Reds militarily, economically and morally. Writing in Time Magazine, William C. Bullitt, former ambassador

(Orient, says: “If China falls into {the hands of Stalin, all Asia, in-

fall into his hands.” And, he con‘cludes, “the independence of the U. 8, will not live a generation longer than the independence of China™ 1 Old: China hands here fear that iwhile-we are trying to lock the

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‘A Sad Day for Liberty’

By W. H. Richards, Indianapolis

I read the article headed “Colonel Says Brass | Seeks War With Reds” in The Times of the 6th, in which it quotes a retired colonel as saying “The officers, nucleus of a wartime clique, favosed an immediate attack on Russia.”

ing. Chiang Kal-shek is described Russia is backing the |’

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licans and Democrats nominate military men as candidates fpr Congress and Senate, as well- as for Presidenf in 1948. Po put those high ranking officers to rile the government will mean a military dictatorship with all our constitutional rights brushed aside. In fact, even now we are ruled by those who have been chosen by the money-mad group who dictate nominations for both parties, under a dictatorship of big business. We are shipping billions of dollars to “feed the starving poor of Europe,” and putting it in the hands of the group who are living in luxury and far from feeling the pangs of hunger, to administer. If it ever gets to the common people it is probably at high prices and profits to that parasite group. Capitalism is gasping for life and every move the high officials make is with a view of saving its life a little longer. We want neither communism nor Fascist dictatorship in this country, but as the system of the greedy few grinding down the poor for their own profits has plunged us into two world wars and is fast pushing us into another; it. is time the people began to look around to see ‘what can be done. for the welfare and safety of all our people, and with Socialist thought now spreading over the land it behooves every loyal citizen to inquire if its principles are right or wrong. If wrong, it is your duty to fight against it. If it is found perfectly in accord with your Christian belief and a remedy for the distress under { Which the world is suffering, it is your duty to

help to create a new commonwealth - of, for and by the people.

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‘Danger in Feeding Europe’ By Roy Lesher, 947 Virginia Ave.

I have been reading in the paper so very much here lately of how much this country owes the rest of the world. There is great danger in feeding and. clothing Europe. If we feed and clothe them again we are asking for World War III. These countries knew the outcome when they started the war. Now let them pay. Let's let them know that the penalty of starting and losing a war is freezing, starving and the warping of their minds and bodies. In starving Europe we accomplish a number of things which will be to our benefit. We make the parents repent, we fix the future generation “so that they will be incapable, either mentally or physically, of carrying on or making war, | So, now we are to cut out eating meat on Tuesday, eggs on Thursday, cut down on bread, etc. What do they think we are, vegetarians? I think I'll have the little woman go out and get us some nice fresh greens from out of our front yard tomorrow for dinner. I don’t blame Europe for trying. I blame the man that lives in a white house on top of the hill. Let's see if we have a fre¢ press.

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What Gang? | | ‘By A. L. Sanders, 1016 8. Taft St.

What gang was it down in Washington during the 79th Congress that said “Had enuf,” “Do away with OPA and give private enterprise a chance to operate on the law. of supply and demand.” Wasn't it this same gang that said the country needs the Taft-Hartley Act. Isn't it the same gang that since they enacted the law are too cowardly to try to enforce it? I wonder if they wouldn't like to buy some | gabor votes by laying off of the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act until after 1948? What about it, housewives? What about fit, labor? What about it, Mr. Poor Man? Do you still believe they have our interests at heart? LE

‘Better Family Listening’ By Mrs, Henry P. Brunnemer, 2609 N. New Jersey The Council of Parents and Teachers have sent a letter to the National Broadcasting Co. commending their action in changing the time of mystery programs until 9:30 p. m. and later. This | gives our children a chance to listen to more suit- | able radio programs and creates better family Bs tening in the early evefilng hours. Our organization has a membership of 14,500 " the city of Indianapolis and we indorse this action 100 per cent. We hope that the other networks will follow this splendid example that National has set. * %* @

‘Hats Off to Teachers’ By M. E. Jones, 2818 N. LaSalle St. In this fast- -moving world of today, there seems to be very little time and thought given to the religious education of our children. In my capacity as Sunday school teacher, I have tried, during the few minutes of class, each Sunday to bring to my | class of boys gil of the. Bible study that I possibly can, but I find that the teachers in our public schools are really up on their toes in the training of our children in a religious sense. My boys have, on several occasions, recited Psalms or Proverbs, without previous coaching from me, and upon being asked where they learned them, they tell me “from their. school teaghers.” } This is truly commendable, and is concrete evidence in itself that we do not have to have fave. nile delinquency. My hat is off to the school teachers of Indian-

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