Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1947 — Page 10
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Red Strategy in London
RUSSIA'S opening moves at the Foreign Ministers’ con- | ference in London are even more sinister than her line |
is not in kind but in degree, showing how rapidly the
through. = hreach between the Red dictatorship and the Western de- |
ment. Now the best the democracies can hope for is that the deadlock can be maintained, that it will not end in worse conflict, | If Molotov's conduct at London to date is an accurate forecast of Soviet strategy, this will be a conference only | To .in name. There is no evidence Russia wants to negotiate, The meeting is to be simply a sounding. board for propaganda, if Molotov has his way, | That many-sided propaganda shapes up to two closely | velated points. One is an effort to convince the world that the United States is plotting an imperialist war. The other is a bid for revival of German nationalism as a puppet | of Moscow militarism. The first is more spectacular and infuriating to Americans but actually less insidious than the second. Not that this incessant poisoning of world opinion against the United States can be discounted for a moment. The Hitler formula adopted by Stalin—that a lie repeated often enough will be believed by many—still holds good. ~ANevertheless, any dread of American economic imperialism thus engendered is pale indeed compared with the world’s stark fears of continuing Russian aggression. Moscow’s failure to frighten the 16 Western European nations out of the Marshall Plan, and the forbidden desire of Russia's own satellite states to participate, is proof of that.
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- . r TALIN'S decision to create a strong Germany as a Rus-gian-controlled ally ig far more dangerous in the long run. And when he insists on another centralized Germany with a high industrial war potential, that is his purpose. Though the Germans fear and hate Russia now, if the democracies will not permit revival of a strong centralized Reich—and they will not—the nationalistic Germans in time are likely to be suckers for this Russian bait. As usual Molotov accuses his opponents of his own crime. © Hence his charge that the United States is trying to build up Germany as a base and armory for another war. As French Foreign Minister Bidault points out, Molotov is not very logical in accusing us in the same speech of reviving Germany and of preventing her reconstruction. But | such absurd Russian contradictions are necessary. so the German Communists in their propaganda can use the Molotov quotation that we are destroying Germany: while the | French, Polish and other neighboring Communist parties can take the opposite line required by the fears in those countries of a strong Germany. If the London conference does nothing else, it provides
a self-exposure of Soviet strategy. Americans should watch it carefully,
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HOLIDAY
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Change in the Featherbed
AYBE is was the holiday spirit. Maybe it was some- | thing else. Anyway, J. Caesar Petrillo did something most uriusual. He moved over a little in his musical featherbed, and lifted the han by which, for seven years, his
| body to duck when union has kept music off co-operative radio programs, —
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~ PRECEDENCE | One thing we must believe, if we live as Christian
men, - That God, the great crestor, gave us first the hiimble hen. He gave us first the Heavens, water and land, also the night and day. | He called the dry land earth and the water «was called seas; *
fruit or seed, He gave us light in Heaven to divide our night
For signs, for seasons, also for days and years, He gave us creatures of the sea, great whales and little fishes too, : He gave us fowl of every kind in the air and on the ground. at the fiasco Moscow sessions last spring. The difference 50 God created man and he saw it wouldn't do, he created woman for to help poor Adam
He made of each male and femals and blessed
mocracies has widened in the last few months. them saying, ¢ : f mo ' : “Be fruitful and multiply replenish the earth Last time there was hope, however faint, of an agree- | and subdue : >.
The beasts, the fowls, snakes and fish, they alt belong to you! He made this world an Eden,
| He did not think of war and on the seventh day
“This day is made for all”
fpend in rest and thankfulness, for him who { gave us breath,
He did not say an egg he gave It was the humble hen
The first he made was man,
wife buy what she
'AIN'T IT THE TRUTH
Why is it, That frowns are all we 506
Grim faces, set too hard to speak, That is—exceptin’ me!
Why is it, With another week ahead, That we lose our smiles of Bunday And present the masks of dead?
Why do we feel so cheerful] When old Friday comes at last, With our sweet “hello's"—and earful
There is nothing strange about it,
Just try living, friend, without it— What I mean is—good old pay-day! ~ROBERT 0. REYNOLDS. +
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A judge suggests that How strange it would seem with
WISH TO CHILDREN
| And that Santa Claus comes your way | Bringing all the things you want for Christmas Making you so happy, you will say Hope Santa's left the other little children Things to make a happy holiday | But if not, I promise you, dear Santa I'll share my toys with someone every day.
| Hope you have a happy New Year With a million joys and promises come true { Hope that all the things you've wished and longed for { Brings only joy and happiness to you for those whose heart is filled with sorrow Don’t forget to say a little prayer Lend a helping hand with each tomorrow There's happiness for others when you share.
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DEAR BOSS . + . By Daniel M. Kidney
Jenner Talk Stepped Up Again
> HOOSIER politics remains as unpredictably fascinating as ever it seems. When most of the major cities went Democratic earlier this month, one would naturally suppose that settled the Jenner-for-Gov-ernor boom. It seemed logical that young Sen. William E. Jenner, a stalwart Republican if ever there was one, would be settling down to his six-year job here, well satisfied with such a storm cellar if the Indiana returns represent even a small straw in the 1048 political wind, Such is not the case. Instead there have come reports from the state of a great hue and cry going up of “we want Jenner,” And the junior Senator, who came back for the special session eight pounds heavier than when he was hospitalized at Bedford in October, frankly admits that he is listening. The matter was summed up by Willard B. VanHorn, who came here from East Chicago to join Sen. Capehart's office staff. Although the Republicans won in Hammond they lost in East Chicago and Gary, Just as they did in Indianapolis, Evansville, Pt. Wayne, Terre Haute and elsewhere of course. But it is these very losses that now form the basis of the renewed effort to get the gubernatorial nomination for Bill Jenner next year,
Secret Ballot at Next Convention
“THOSE CITY LOSSES show that we Republicans can't win in a walk,” Mr. VanHorn explained. “So what kind of a candidate do we need? Well, we need a World War II veteran and a man with proven vote | getting ability, as-well as political and governmental experience. Nobody fits these specifications so well as Sen. Jenner, I believe that he will get the backing of the organizations in every center where the Republicans suffered a defeat this time. We need Jenner to win!” The back-Jenner-boys admit that the new secret
rse of days just passed?
balloting in the convention next year, with the Governor being nominated last, will make it a far harder task to get the nomination for their favorite than when they took the Senate seat away from then Sen. Raymond E. Willis. . Frankly admitting that he would rather be Governor of Indiana than a U. 8. Senator, Mr. Jenner himself is no sucker. He would hold on to his seat here (good until 1952) and conduct a whirlwind campaign for the governorship, if he does get the nomination by a hard fought for “draft.”
Could Name His Successor
SHOULD HE DEFEAT the Democratic nominee, he would then resign from the Senate become Governor and name his successor here. He declines to say who that might be but, at the moment (and all political alignments are but momentary) it's a safe bet that it would not be outgoing Gov. Ralph Gates. Although the Republicans are fully aware that Pleas Greenlee, Democratic state chairman, doesn’t want former Gov. Henry L. Schricker nominated, they feel that the old white hat might win if tossed into the political ring again. Win the Democratic nomination--that is. And they admit that Mr. Schricker would be a tough man for the GOP to beat. Here again they are turning this possibility into -talking coin for the Jenner campaign.. They point out that while Sen. Capehart won over Mr. Schricker for the Senate by but 22,000 votes, Mr. Jenner came to the Senate and Thomas Dewey carried Indiana for the presidency ig the same campaign by 90,000, It all adds up to making Sen. Jenner an inevitable choice his backers contend. The only hitch is that there are so many other Republicans—Ilike Lieut. Gov. Dick James—whose backers see them in the same inevitable role.—~DAN KIDNEY.
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Spike Commies’ Guns By Legion Member, Franklin The Constitution of the United States provides that Congress shall not make any law which shall be an abridgement of the freedom of speech or
"eral states to enact laws for the punishment of certain offenses, which may include writings or speeches which have for their purpose the inciting of riot, rebellion, revolution, or which encourage a disobedience to law and order. : The Federal Government as well as the states may punish severely those who indulge in disloyal, scurrilous, or abusive language for the purpose of inciting disobedience or disrespect for law.
nt arguments to change existing laws; but press we present arguments which incite resistance or disobedience to law, we are inviting charges of ition or treason. rut encourages or incites a witness to withhold important testimony, whether that witness was to appear before the House Committee on un-American Activities, or a court established by Congress, may be encouraging a charge of come tempt, but could also be charged with treason. Our forefathers must have foreseen treachery
Amendment XIV to the Constitution: : “No person shall be a Senator or Representa~ tive in Congress . . . who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress . .", to support the Constitution of the United States; shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given “aid and comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of two thirds of each House, remove such disability.” Communists and sympathizers alike, before they make a noise which may put their necks in a noose, had better scrutinize the laws. ® o 9
A Challenge to Indianapolis
By Grace Surest, Indianapolis Way. over on page 11, column three, was part of the sermon by Dr. Roy Ewing Vale, pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church. On the front page. was the confession 60 one of our latest murders. >
of every newspaper in the city—run it every day till every citizen and law enforcement officer reads it? Play it up like we do our murder stories. Let it be a challenge to our law enforcement officers, then if nothing happens, let it be a challenge to Mr. and Mrs. Indianapolis.
us defend to the death his right to say it” on the front page where every one will see it and something will be done about it. : Every school child knows when we elect our officials because they are good, God-fearing men who wish to serve their fellow man, who knows the common need and does it because it is best for all the people. Then and only then will the orphans’ homes, poor houses and old folks’ homes be closed. The poor boy can go to college same as the ones not so poor, Poor children will be educated ~ to know how to do something besides steal, etc. But as long as the politician who can “swing”
but not permanently changed, That's what I think. Do you? : * 4 o
Correcting What's Wrong By Charles C. Platt, City The problem of what is wrong with the world gets down to what is wrong with the individual, and much could be rectified by this simple process, Along with the three R's in school—reading, 'riting and ‘rithmetic, teach the pupils the three M’s—manners, morals and magnanimity. Let the moral education keep pace with mental education. ~ It seems so simple, but who will start it? I interviewed educators high in the City’s Department of Education and one threw up his hands and said he could not even teach “honesty is the best policy.” So ‘you see we have to educate the educators and they must in tum teach the teachers. It will be a long and tedious process, but if enough of us got together perhaps it could be done—and
what counts more in this day and age?
A co-operative program is one with many -local sponsors, -instead of a single national sponsor. “Information Please” moved into the class this season. and promptly had to give up its popular musical questions.
gram-—each of the 300 getting $31.88 for doing nothing. Spite of liis Mr. Petrillo says the suit had nothing-te-do-with-the
lifting of the ban—that he's only* trying an experiment.
dent Truman is rat
power is weakened He used to contend that music on co-operative programs
public squabbles
would mean fewer jobs for local mu clans, but now he's
ne that the voters willing to test the idea that it will make more jobs.
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are happening out
change that seems to be coming over Mr. Petrillo, The popularity
it's a change in the right direction, and we hope the experiment will prove a great success RANEEENAR. Whe 8 i administrator dental party's
Will Wonders Never Cease ? HE week's hero, in our book, is Edward M. Stack of Hudson County, New Jersey, For some time Mr. Stack has been port warden of the county, a port warden's duty being to inspect damaged ships for insurance purposes. Well, there hasn't been a shipwreck or collision in Hud- | son County waters in vears, and so Mr. Stack has resigned.
“It isn’t my fault that [ haven't done any work,” he wrote to. Gov. Driscoll.
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Mr. Arvey and for. 1948, They are trying
“There just doesn’t seem to be any use for a port warden in Hudson, of anv other county.” Mr. Etack, the governor replied “entitled to. congratulations and grateful thanks for a straightforward statement.” Congratulations? Thanks? Why, a man who quits a political job because it doesn’t involve work—and | in Boss Hague's home county, too—is entitled to a monument!
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Somebody's Lying HE Senate War Investigating Committee needs some | help in its inquiry into Who made what profits out of | anrplane contracts, who tried to borrow money from whom, | who tried to lend to whom, and who speculated in aviation stocks.and government bonds on whose advice. * "It needs the help of a lie detector.
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POLITICS . . . By Marquis Childs
Truman’s Prospects
Side Glances—By Galbraith
the press; but it does not deny the right of sev.
It is well for us to remember that we may
in high office when they included Section 3 in
Why not put Dr. Vale’s words on the front page :
We agree with everything Dr. Vale says, “let
the most votes is elected, things will be “smoothed”
changed the politic
The his election. waning prestige,
Planning for 1948 Already
MUCH OF THE CREDIT for sélecting Mr. Kennelly and perEd Kelly to stand aside 1s given to Col. Jacob M. Arvey, | a t a rising powerhouse in the Democratic organization in Chicago,
of the America first, : co-operation for world recovery such as most leading Republicans, as well as Democrats, have advocated. The Republican choice for
the presidential race might be put in the embarrassing position of -
If present plans’
[¥in Golenpaul, producer of “Information Please.” | $ Ili $ started a Taft-Hartley Act suit against Mr. Petrillo and mproving in ; INOIS his musicians’ union a few weeks Ago. He charged that CHICAGO, Nov. 29—The tradition in American politics is that the | { the union ‘was trying to compel him to hire UNNECEsSary | president in office in a period of prosperity usually gets re-elected. | and unwanted musicians, Mr. Golenpaul said he could no Time after tune the Republicans invoked, the full dinner pail in longer employ the one union member, who used to play a order to stay in power, few bars on the piano once a week for musical questions, un- If that tradition holds and the present high level of prosperity less he agreed to pay 395664 a week to 8300 other union - continues, then President Truman should have little trouble in being members—one for each local station that broadcasts the pro- = re-elected next year. Quite clearly, of course, the opposite is true. In
continuing upward climb in the public opinion polls, Presi-
ed as the long shot in the presidential sweepstakes.
Part of -this is put down to the fact that a party so long in
with an accumulation of conflicts and damaging Part of it seems to be based on the assumption
tend to desert the Democrats in good times and re-
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That idea, we think, has obvious merit. At least, co- But even a little time out in the country, away from the hotoperative programs can now hire some musicians; while the house atmosphere of Washington, makes it evident that Mr. Truman ban made it practically impossible for them to employ any, cannot be written off. In any event, he cannot be written off at this Whether or not the Taft-Hartley Act has a part in the early date. The decision is still in the making and Certain things « £ . 4 ol € il
here which can mean a 16t of difference. of Chicago's reform mayor, Martin Kennelly, has al picture in Illinois, Mr, Kennelly, a successful ame up the hard way, has proved to be an able fact that he is a Democrat was, in a sense, inciBut that fact bas helped to restore the
his friends are now evolving some important plans
to setile an @ suitable candidate to oppose Illinois’
Sen, C. Wayland Brooks, who about 99 per cent of the time follows the strict party line of the Chicago Tribune.
Two men are under tand_for exactly the opposite of what Sen. Brooks
Tribune stand for,
aul H. Douglas of the University of Chicago and
the other is Adlal Stevenson, who has, been a crusader for the United | Prof, Douglas, who is considered | the probable choice, enlisted 8s a private in the Marine Corps after
co-operation.
though he was beyond draft age. He saw a lot
of combat in the Pacific and received wounds that required a long
Mr. Douglas is a liberal who is also a strong advocate of American responsibility in world affairs. His brilliant war record would certainly do him no harm as a candidate. < ! The selection of such a catididate on the Demotratic ticket would haye national repercussions,
It would sharpen the issue between head-in-the-sand variety and
or ignore Sen,
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| has not been popular in the state, and the Centralia, Ill, mine disaster, for which the state received a large share of the blame, did not increase the regard for him,
Labor Day Test for Democrats
THESE signs of a break from the old order of machine politics are symptomatic. The big test for the Democrats, however, is in the degree of support which can be counted on from labor. If the major issue is high prices, with the Taft-Hartley Act as a kind of sideshow, then labor might really be stirred up to turn out the vote. Organized labor was able to do that in the industrial centers in 1044 and thereby greatly influence what was in actuality a close | eléction. In the congressional elections a year ago, labor stayed home. One reason was the split in labor's own ranks produced by diversive Communist elements. A determined effort is being made to remove those elements—and with no little success, as the victory of Walter | Reuther at the United Auto Workers corivention demonstrated.
man will be. ‘Not until the Republicans get down to deciding candidate will the nature of the contest be clear. But one is certain—as this of ‘the game, victory some complacent Republicans have
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tary Marshall's estimate of the ese favor of immediate aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s government. It also
| has voted to cut the total aid Mr. Marshall recommended for Austria, France and Italy. Some congressmen have called for an embargo on
scrap iron we sent the Japs before Péarl Harbor, Congress has accepted the thesis that the Comm real menace to fin Sey world security. account, there is a gn disposition to put Sistencies in our foreign policy which sive
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WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By Parker LaMoore N * i Marshall Plan Hinges | we On Policy for Germany JB — WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—The United States has not desired s WHIL permanent partition of Austria and Cermany into the present Soviet POP-| and Western Zones, but recognition that this has become a reality Open En is almost certain to follow another failure to reach an understanding with Russia at the present Foreign Ministers’ Conference. Meridi: Congressmen say it is idle to consider the Marshall Plan for TN. European recovery until the control of German industry has been determined. : Large Se The Ruhr Valley i§ fhe hub around which the whole recovery CORDL program has been built. Congress has accepted this fact and is not Chole © | likely to approve any long-range rehabilitation projects for Western Green or | Burope until a policy on Germany has been’ ‘fixed. LEON i On the same score, same Congressmen are increasingly critical of M | the practice of dismantling German industrial plants for distribu 235 Mas | tion as reparations. If we plan to rebuild German industry, they ask, or I — | why are we tearing it down? The explanation that only plants not essential to German re- p =INDIA 4. covery are being removed has had only partial acceptance. Some 2 en who visited Germany this year found evidence in cone 115 E. Ohio St. i % ’ . flict with this theory, ‘ ’ ! f: Congress Is Growing Cautious Ban A YEAR AGO when the United States sought an allied agreement for unification of German economy, almost any State Department settlement probably would have been ‘ratified by Congress. But any —— agreement reached today would be carefully scrutinized. Particularly JOR would this be true of any treaty conditions which contained the possi bility that the United States inight be required to pay Russia's Cl reparations demands, however indirectly, ; i tmmedis On their part, the Soviets want generous reparations as a part of BUT any German settlement. All of their previous reparations’ demands m Ww have been regarded as far beyond Germany's ability to pay—unless the country’s food bill is to be paid by the United States indefinitely, —— Unification of German economy today would mean four-power 1 e— control of the country as a whole, which would give the Soviet Union } a decisive voice in the control and distribution of the Ruhr's coal and fron production. a Bea Russia has declared uncompromising opposition to the Marshall Os Plan, So the Soviets would be unlikely to permit the Ruhr industrial Internal region to be included in that program if given a vote on the matter, “3 E Wa it is contended. Red Menace Is Serious | Blueprints THE “SHOW-ME” attitude in Congress suggests the extent to ? which American decisions at the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in London ne are likely to be determined with an ‘ear to the ground for congressional . Indianapol hag refused to accept Seere- & Lith,
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