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PAGE 14 Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1947

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U. 8. possessions, Canada and Mexico, month. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way

Marshall on Stop-Gap Aid

SECRETARY MARSHALL'S statement to the Congressional Foreign Commitees on the European aid program carried conviction, He put the blame for most of Europe's troubles where is belongs—on Russia, He estimated that the. four-year program for the 16 Western European nations would cost from $16 billion to $20 billion, depending | on prices, crop weather and other variable factors, and suggested that it be handled on an anuual basis. But the secretary's immediate concern was this winter's interval before the long-range plan can be passed by Congress and the administrative machinery set up. Stop-gap relief amounting to $597 million should be given to France, Italy and Austria, he said. In addition about $300 million more will be needed this winter—$500 million by July—in the occupied countries, chiefly Germany. An excellent feature of the stop-gap bill draft, presented by the secretary, is a provision that all relief commodities so far as possible be labeled American. This will let the people abroad know where their relief ig coming from ~which was rarely the case with the billions of aid furnished by the United States in the past. Also this labeling . will make it easier to check diversion—of relief goods into Slagle maradona nomen amos: Secretary Marshall also submitted a program on China, yesterday, calling for $300 million aid to that country. Certainly the need is no less great — in a military sense it is more sd. Estimated military cost of World War II to the United States is $330,080,463,084.° We were in'that war 1347 fighting days. According to our arithmetic, that's roughly 250,000,000 a day. Secretary Marshall's plan to help the free countries of Europe remain free, grow strong and stand by our side to prevent another war, will cost from $16 billion to $20 billion. That represents from 60 to BO days’ cost of a fighting war, or only one-eighteenth of the military cost of World War II to us. And in China the program’s cost would be a little more than that of one day's fighting. It looks like a good gamble,

‘The Puny Giant—

F you want to know why too few houses are being built in this country, and why those that are built cost too much, you should read a booklet just published by the Wall Street Journal. Title:- “Housing, Puny Giant.” The booklet is a reprint of eight articles written by Journal reporters after a long investigation in many parts of the country. It asserts that, by a conservative calculation, the building industry will exact from American home builders this year a toll of $1 billion for sheer waste. This means, it says, that about every fifth dollar spent for new housing this year will be thrown away. : In other words, houses could be built for about fourfifths of their present cost, even at present material prices and labor rates. That isn’t being done, it says, because:

ONE: Building labor is doing ‘80 to 50 per cent less work than it did before the war, and labor costs are inflated by union make-work practices.

TWO: Businessmen pursue restrictive cost-jacking practices, especially in distributing materials.

THREE: Politicians have frozen archaic building: |:

techniques into legal codes that.discourage modern construction and new materials.

FOUR: The house-building Bdyeary is generally inefficient.

All these things have been said many times before. The | great value of this Wall-Street Journal booklet is that it gets specific; it documents the charges with many actual instances of abuses. And it points out what needs to be done | to get that puny giant strong and active. Something has got to be done—and soon—or the | American pedyic Will continue to get too few houses, at too | high a cost, and much of whatever money the government may spend in attempts to stimulate home building also will be thrown away. The Wall Street Journal offers to send copies of this booklet to those who write and ask for them. Address: 44 Broad St., New York 4, N.Y.

Free Speech for Communists

NEW JERSEY'S Gov, Driscoll has named a citizens com- |

mittee to study charges that Communists have been denied the right to hold meetings in that state, and that meetings they attempted to hold have been broken up by unsympathetic crowds. Asserting his intention of maintaining the constitu: tional tradition of free speech and free assemblage, the governor said: “Those who advocate a continuation of the American way of life should adopt the American way and abide by the letter and spirit of the Constitution. I want to add, however, that the Communists are adept at raising and developing incidents and taking advantage of situations

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Donald D. Hoover OUR GUEST CLOSET

Our cupboard is a place far more enlightening than a book. It's guaranteed to open wide the eyes that dare to look inside the roomy cavern piled with treasures, trinkets, lore, Disorder camouflaged by its sedately paneled door. * You'd be surprised to find within this. seething, wild melee, a signet ring, prized flower seeds, Mom's recipes, and say-—when summer comes we find again our tattered guides and map (without

A butterfly collection, and a sword with tarnished hilt. Research notes for Dad's thesis lle beneath a cherished quilt. Old magazines, love letters, and the classics vie Jor place, while riding boots and china figures cram remaihing space. The family often vows to rid and rearrange this hive, but one by one we all renege; then when our guests arrive there's not a single crevice for their coats and hats—instead we carry wraps with nonchalance and put them on a bed! Nostalgia always wing the bout, familiar con-

every day. Our lovely closet is an education in

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‘WHEN I'M EIGHTY!

When I've grown to be eighty Or a little more—or less, When I've learned what's to be learned and had From life's eternal mess, When I've fought the final battle Of the many—won and lost, And the hair upon my head is thin And turned the shade of frost, When life's load has grown weighty On’ an aged body-—bent, And my years have totaled sigivy And my youth and vim is spent,

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Who Dunnit? - : - » By Mescio Nomen (X—His Mark) Did you do that or did Anton Scherrer do it? Please listen, Mr. Editor,—listen, for here .I quote verbatim a phrase from Mr. Scherrer’s article entitled, “Grape Arbor Intellectuals,” as it appeared in The Times last Friday, Nov. Tth,—an essay otherwise flowed from the gentle pen of the genial Anton Scherrer, Here it is: “WHICH, OF COURSE, RAISES THE DELICATE QUESTION WHY US KIDS _EVER READ DIME NOVELS IN THE FIRST PLACE.” Must we, should we believe that Mr. Scherrer himself “done gone went and did that"? I doubt it, but whethér or not he did it, I choose to hold you responsible for it. Where were you or your co-editors, and what are proof-reading editors made for if not to catch and decefifly smother such an indighity to the king's English, Surely,

suggesting that this kind of outrage should be classified as coming merely under the caption of tremendous trifles? Nor would you, under this circumstance, retort as did that so-called typical Harvard man— (whom, so they say, you can always tell but cannot tell much)—when an upstart dared to correct-the speaker because he had broken a grammatical rule or regulation: “Young man,” he thundered at him, “when English grammar gets into my way, it doesn’t have a ghost of a chance!” Good for him! That wise, old owl rightly realized that it is absurd and foppish to be bluffed by grammar,—IF, on occasion, the meaning of any “1 statement is actually made "clearer or more effective by boldly and deliberately violating any and every rule of grammar. Nevertheless, an “US” where a “WE” is so definitely and definitively required is inexcusable. It's that sort of ugly thing which probably enraged Cicero himself when ‘he shouted his immortal words: “O tempora, O mores!" (Did -he mean The Times?) ?

“Zan you do about it, and what should be done about it? Persons who are impelled to write to the editor often want a new law enacted as a remedy for: their personal, petty aches and pains and woes. I take a swifter course. I will be judge, jury and executioner. I declare you guilty. On second gthought, I'll be magnanimous and » merciful. You should decide the punishment that

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FALL TIME

Talk about “Knee deep in June” time; That's fine I will confess, But ‘long about this time of year Buits me I b'lieve the best. ‘Bout the time the leaves are fallin’ And cdn't find room to light, I don't know but I'm a'thinkin’ Beats June all out-o-sight.

Now the harvest is all over, And most the work is done. ‘Bout all there is to do these days Is get your dog and gun, Lor And stroll out thru the meadow there, Where birds are apt to be And keep an eye upon old Sport, And bring down two er three.

manners,

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that purpose.

The atmosphere of early morn Puts life in you anew, While all the grasses everywhere Are wet with morning dew, And I don't know but I'm thinkin’ If I could have my way I'd let the other seasons go, And have fall time to stay.

—H. T. JOHNSTON. ¢ ¢

It won't be long now until everybody will love a fat man—dressed like Santa Claus,

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MY AUTUMN PIE

The crust shall be the rich brown earth With gold . . . brown leaves between, All spiced with nippy, tangy air And yes . . . I think I've seen Some lingering , . . late roses And scattered here and there Are vivid zinnias . . . marigolds And dahlias tall and fair, I'll put them all into this shell Then top . . . with, clouds of blue And bake it in the sun awhile Then , + + cut a piece for you! -—ANNA E. YOUNG ¢ ¢ o Girls who are giving up the free and kneesy

short skirts are having more trouble getting up | Saree

in 1895.

of a teacher,

pupils,

ventures.

OUR TOWN .

Why Men Behaved So Well Here

NOBODY to my knowledge has ever taken the trouble to credit David B, Brenneke with the exemplary deportment of Indianapolis men and women—at" any rate, those somewhere around 40 years old today. To be sure, Mr. Brenneke wasn't the only one to teach the youngsters of my generation the art of practicing good However, he was the only one I ever heard of-—here else—who made enough money at the business to put up a building of his own for

The three-story brick structure which once housed Brenneke’s Dancing Academy on the northwest corner of Illinois and North Sts. looks none the worse for wear today. Indeed, except for some architectural changes— all of ‘which were dictated by what moderns love to call the inexorable march of progress—the old building looks almost as gon as it did the day it was finished

Mr. Brenneke came to Indianapolis in 1883, which was exactly 40 years after Prof. Follansbee flew into town, Prof. Follanshee gets into today's piece because of the historical fact that he was the first professional dancing master to show up in Indianapolis. to that time people around here were equipped with ‘enough sense to know how to dance withouy the help

Prof. Follansbee was the sort of genius who acquires a nickname because of the trade with which he is identified. Almost immediately after he set up shop in the dining room of Browning's Follansbee became known as “Do-ci-do,” a name that stuck to him the rest of his life. tid-bit has beén transmitted to posterity by way of Lew Wallace and Austin Brown, two of his prize

Waltzes and Polkas

" BOTH LEFT LITERARY ACCOUNTS of their adFor example, Mr. Wallace reports: winter of 1843, a wandering dancing master opened school in Indianapolis greatly to the delight of the young society. ~Together with the usual terpsichorean accomplishments he taught a new science—the science of manners,

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walking- all the way.”

he drew a very beautifu] girl.

Prior and Edward Hines located here.

and rushed to the Klondike.

tried to re-establish his school, Hotel, Prof.

his own way.

Setting Precedent

This historical

dance.

“In the, ‘dimensions of the room.

The worthy professor was his own specifications.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—It would be Truman and Rayburn to head the Democratic presidential ticket, Eisenhower and Stassen for the Republicans if a poll of 1500 Very Important People made for this column is any indication eight months ahead of the nominating conventions and a year ahead of the elections. The amazing thing about this poll, however, is the general lack of enthusiasm for anyone except the Democrats’ automatic loyalty to Harry 8. Truman as their party leader, Democrats said they wanted Truman. Wallace and Byrd were tied for second with 3 per cent each, Byrnes and Marshall were tied for

for which they are responsible. Their cries that they are being deprived of their rights is in marked contrast to the

deplorable condition in Europe, where they are engaged in | taking away all civil liberties from a large proportion of the

population.” That seems to us a true and admirable statement, Communism, here as it has in Russia, would destroy civil liberties. Yet the right of Communists to meet ‘and speak should be protected.in every American state and eity —as8 our law now stands. Their propaganda is least dangerous when it is brought out into the open. But their efforts to claim protection of the Bill of

Rights for. their secret, conspiratorial activities in behalf |

of Soviet Russia are another matter. Those activities must

be exposed. Civil Libatty does 30t wie lisense fof Red termites to undermine America.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

Eighty-seven per cent of the |

What VIP's Think About Presidential Race

Editor's Note: This is the last of four dispatches analysing the | results of Peter Edson's poll of government officials, business leaders

| and newspaper editors.

He clung to the old fashions, wore frilled shirt bosoms, silk stockings and pumps ablaze He also made his own music. He enrolled me as a pupil, and simple as the topic looks, .I am bound to say that there was never such a tempest of fun as when he called us out one by one to practice bowing, hat salutes and posturing seated

As for Mr. Brown, he reports that “at the first meeting of the class lots were drawn for partners. The allotment carried with it not only an assign- , ment of a girl partner for the first dance of each evening, but a condition to accompany her to and from the dancing hall during the entire season.” It fell to Mr. Brown's lot to draw a girl whose parents lived in Cottontown, the territory embracing what is now W. 16th St, near the Canal. he said, “I had to go out there and escort her to the hotel (in the neighborhood of the present Hotel Washington) and then back again, both of us Apparently, Mr. Brown didn’t mind it a bit because, the way things turned out,

After Do-ci-do’s reign came Monsieur de Granville who brought the slow waltz (valse) to Indianapolis. Following him came a Mr. Taylor. the polka. By that time it was 1848. Sometime around 1860, Beniville Mr. Gresh stayed 30 years in the upper floor of the When building. Then one day, without anybody knowing what went on in his mind, Mr. Gresh packed his belongings Upon his return, he but it was tough going. By that time Mr. Brenneke had everything

WHEN IT CAME TIME for Mr. Brenneke to build his own academy, the glide polka was the fashionable I happen to remember that because of the way the floor was laid. Mr, Brenneke insisted that all the boards of his dancing floor be laid the long It permitted - his ‘pupils to glide with, and not against, the grain of the wood. And to this day—50 years after the vogue of the glide ~polka=all “first rate “dancing ~floors 1h | Indianapolis are laid according to Mr. Brenneke's

third with 2 per cent each. Chief Justice Vinson, ex-Undersecretary

| of State Will Clayton and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman David

E. Lilienthal divided up the remainder. For the Republicans, while Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was at the top, he had cnly a 22 per cent vote, which is a long way from a ma jority.

Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio ran second with 19 per cent, Gov. !

Thomas E. Dewey of New York was third with 18 per cent and exGov. Hagold E. Stassen of Minnesota was fourth with 17 per cent. Sen Arthur E. Vanderiberg ran next with 11 per cent. Trailing were Gov. Earl Warren of California with 14 per cent and Gen. Douglas MacArthur with 13 per. cent. . Four others were mentioned.

The Field Is Wide Open

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, government executives, the state governors, Washington representatives of business and labor groups, and the 700 daily newspaper editor-clients of this column were included in the poll. Only 88 per cent of those replying were willing to take a chance on giving their presidential and vice presidential preferences, however. They divided 30 per cent Democrats and 58 per cent Republicans. This is admittedly out of balance with the popular vote in the last election, but it is still indicative,

Truman's place at the head of the Democratic ticket, the race for presidential and vice presidential places is wide open. The vice presidential race is all over the lot, again indicating that anyone can win, Democrats suggested 20 names for second place on

fits this atrocious.-crime. ....... Very well,—there you are —and the” undersigned is much happier now. He has purged his system of the chagrin from which he had been suffering. And yet . . . he feels curiously ‘“cabined, cribbed, confined by saucy doubts and fears.” Be that as it may: “Now let it work: Mischief, thou art afoot; Take thou what course thou wilt!”

Editor's Note: We both done it. And both Mr. Scherrer’s and the editorial faces are red. HO

‘Spoiled Darlings of Hollywood’

By Disgusted Movie-Goer One thing above all else is worthy of note in the comments of our “Spoiled Darlings of Holly- | -wood.” They all harp on the American Bill of Rights where it concerns free spsech, freedom of the press and stress in particular “freedom of the individ ual” Many of them howl discrimination, persecution, while others simply refuse to reply to a direct question, “Are YOU a Communist?” Suppose that we look at these things and see if their own conduct has entitled them to these very rights they now claim to hold dear. Can you remember the recent strike? Do you recall the testimony of their own: actor associates who state that many of them behave like fellow travelers? Do you follow the testimony and note the fact that none of them who have been cited for contempt have ever denied that the number given them as party members was not their identification number in the Communist Party? These “Spoiled Darlings” cry discrimination, so let's have a look at that. Your mail man is right now answering these same questions before the Civil Service Commission's representatives in every city in the nation. Have any of you heard them cry racial, political or any other kind of discrimination? No, you have not, and I am quite sure that these federal employees have a better claim to discrimination charges than any one group in this nation. Here is why I say that. These federal employees on entering that servicé, take an oath of allegiance to this nation. If the federal employee must give a direct an-

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every other citizen to do the same? Baval rights Is NOT a one-way street.

Peter Edson

| their ticket. Republicans could only dig up 23. Favorite sons get . most support, of course. The emergence of Minority Leader Sam Rayburn of Texas at the head of the long line of Democratic vice presidential possibilities may have some significance. While he ‘has only 15 per cent of the | total votes inl this poll, it is twice as many as any other nominee, Rayburn’s support comes not only from Texas editors, but from many | Democrats in Congress. Ex-Secretary of State James Byrnes comes in second for the Democrats with 11 per cent of the total votes. Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal is third with 8 per cent, ex-Gov. Bob Kerr of Oklahoma fourth with 6 per cent.

Some Want Truman as Vice President RUNNING PRETTY EVENLY for fifth place are President Truman himself, Secretary of State George Marshall, Secretary of Com-

| merce Averell Harriman, ex-OPA Administrator Chester Bowles.

In the next lower group are Sen.’ Scott Lucas of Illinois, Sen.

| Millard Tydings of Maryland, Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming

and ex-Gov. Ellis Arnall of Georgia. Seventeen others divided the remainder, with less than 1 per cent each. Ex-Gov. Hageld E. Stassen of Minnesota has a commanding lead for the Republican second place, with 34 per cent preference. Gov. Earl Warren of California is second with 15 per.cent, Speaker Joe Martin third with 10 per cent, Sen. Arthur Vandenberg fourth. with 9 per cent, Gen. Eisenhower fifth with 8 per cent, Gov. Dewey

| sixth with 5 r cent, Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massac What the poll shows, if anything, is that with the exception of | pe of u uel s

seventh with 5 per cent, Sen. Taft eighth with 4 per cent, Gen. Mac-

| Arthur. and Congressman Halleck running neck and neck for ninth

and 10th places. . But as one editor summed it up, “For President, the least Objee

tionable man. For vice president, ditto.”

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surely you would’ not resort to an argument’

Now the awful questions come forth: What _ < |

swer to ALL questions of loyalty, why not force

Stalemate at London

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. WASHINGTON, Nov. 12—-The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers Nov. 25 in London may be the last session of the “Big Four” eouncil, created by the Allies to draft peace treaties. , Belief is growing here that if the meeting results in another stalemate it will be useless to schedule future sessions. When the foreign ministers met in Paris a year and a half ago to discuss peace settlements, Russia was not prepared to accept BritishAmerican plans for the economic unification of Germany—regarded as an essential step toward establishment of a’ centralized, proviional German government. Today the United States and Bfitain no longer want unification at | the price Russia is demanding—Big Four control of the Ruhr, That would mean allowing a Soviet veto over Ruhr policies, and minority control over Ruhr coal which is needed for Tehabilitation of Western Europe. The Syerriding issue has become not one of peace terms but of whether Germany isto be an eventual free state or a Russian satellite. THR HOE ea 0 Vi fe Sagem. Similar issues are in-

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| volved in the projected Austrian settlement, which offers no more prospect of agreement. If no progress is made toward % German settlement, ‘the United States, Britairi and probably France are expected to set up a provisional government for Western Germany, at the conclusion of the

London meeting.. This alternative has been given careful study and is

in the blueprint stage.

The deputies of the Big Four Ministers, meeting now in London

to prepare the program for the formal session, have encountered an

initial stumbling block, typical of previous discussions. Robert D. -

Murphy, American deputy, raised the question of compensation for United Nations nationals whose property had been” removed ‘from | Germany as reparations, Andrei A. Smirnov, spokesman for the Soviet | Union, objects to inelusion of this subject unless the general problem of reparations also was put on the program. | Russia and the Western Powers have been unable to agree on Iepatutions beosuse: the Soviet demands have been excessive. To meet them would mean taxpayer would have to foot the bill for war a ons by wae Germany,

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