Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 February 1948 — Page 10

YW. HOWAR PAGE 10 Saturday, Feb. 14, 1948

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Bolshevik Boomerang Moscow's second you're-another reply to State Department release of captured German documents, revealing the Stalin-Hitler deal to divide up Eastern Europe, repeats the earlier charges of British-French appeasement. Certainly that appeasement was never a secret. Few international events ever have been more Widely publicized | than/Munich. i sa ‘But, that historical fact is che thing and the Soviet Britain and France deliberately encouraged Nazi aggres-

It wag not Chamberlain the appeaser, but Stalin the tor of Nazis, who made it safe for Hitler to invade Poland and start World War II. The former Brit- : ish and French appeasers had learned their lessons and, 0 even though poorly prepared, fought for the defense of Poland while Hitler and Stalin invaded. The present Moscow propaganda is a boomerang. This rehash of the melancholy Munich period proves too much for Bolshevik benefit. For it is a grim reminder of the Western democracies that appeasement of an aggressor ; never pays. | After the war the demdcracies promptly tried to for-

first appeased Hitler. Each time Stalin broke an agreet, each time he enslaved another country, they prayerhoped that would be the last time and let it go with i pv i ow - ness the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and the a Western European Union. ‘ But it is just never can trust a totalitarian dictator.

C : JT is in the nature of bureaucracy to try to shield itself ~~ from public examination and criticism. Which accounts for the itch to classify public records as “Top Secret,” “Confidential” or “Restricted,” and permit no departmental

forces and certain phases of war production. Now there is a move on, not only to that system into peacetime,

and the Atomic Engery Commission, but also to tect from public view the atavities of all other govérsiont ~ agéncies. Under this plan, even the Bureau of Reclama- ~ tion and the Fish and Wildlife Service could have “Security Officers.” Which would make it all too easy to cover up any act that might embarrass any bureaucrat. = _ -. That's the way things ‘were done in Nazi Germany, » and the way matters are still handled in Russia. But it Is not in the A tradition, and American taxpayers and voters will not stand for it. : . ‘Speaking of classifications, some sort of how-silly-can-yot-be prize should be awarded for the latest Ameri--can Army rule in Greece, where U. 8. officers and men are forbidden- to give out any information to newspaper- ~ men without first clearing it with the Army information officer in Athens, many miles femoved from the guerrilla fighting where news correspondents are doing their work.

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JFROM a Lincoln Day speech delivered by Sen. Martin of

Pennsylvania at Independence, Kas.: ; : “#Lincoln’s early struggles and.the hardships he en- .'. dured-give emphasis to the words attributed to your fore mer governor, Henry J. Allen:

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of Stalin ia almost stopped. Wit- |

‘men, which guarded the secrecy of movement of our armed |

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. * - * L - teers as EE SAS “Had Abraham Lincoln been living today: senor HHOOSTOT Writer Urges

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SWEET VALENTINE

Some day orchids will be as common as onions, says a writer. And the gals will still ory for : . : : * oo

TO. A HOUSEWIFE

It cost to keep clean “When soap was so high. You vented your spleen ‘On your grocer so nigh. . Now he's busy with chalk ' Marking high prices lower It's his turn to squawk For your dollar buys more.

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There would be fewer parties given if it

weren't for the pleasure of not inviting someone,

* ¢ ¢ TO A STREETCAR MAN Your shout makes me squirm When you hollér “Move back,” And I feel like a worm

"NATIONAL AFFAIRS ... .

-K. C. B.

Now it's dad who is worrying about his figure—o nthe income tax form. Shik * ¢ 0 WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—The, convivial days Ww. p of old, when Democratic Senators gathered in the - YEMHER ODE inner sanctum of Leslie Biffle, staff director of the Viol are med, Democratic Policy Committee of the Senate, are lolts 413, on, no more. A bitterness is too often the 2er0 less two. a chuckle. -A. G. " : ; * ¢ 9 3 The reason, of course, is the revolt of the Southerners, touched off by President Truman's DEVOTION civil-rights message. The same kind of flare-up The tears I shed for you, dear, has occurred in the past, only to die down after Are full of memories, a pyrotechnical display of Southern oratory. Of happy hours we spent But this time party leaders are deeply pessiAnd dreams, un mistie, They discount 4 lot of the Soutle he about. establishing a southern wing o! Demo1 recall the things we talked about cratic Party which would nominate its own canwe did. . didate for President. They minimize the possio AI ts things we plansed-. bility that electors from the Southern states might

‘ Eccles, who is being demoted to vice chairman 80 that Mr. McCabe may have the chairmanship,

Four Southerners on Commitiee # THE McCABE appointment comes before the

* FOSTER'S FOLLIES TT ("WASHINGTON —Wires Truman for Oil, Gets 3500 Gallons.”) 3 : “Operator? Western Union? x Here's an urgent telegram; “We're in‘'need of ofl for fuelin'—

. "Plus + 4gge-and ham, South Carolina dnd Sparkman of Alabama-—are

Democratic Rift Deep In South *

talk much less than that of most Northern states,

election into the House of Representatives. They ; Because 'd want me do not, however, discount the effect of all on a yan! He 10, the voters throughout the country. It feeds the unrealised. Ampression of divisiveness and incapacity. And -B. 8. A. | this time the flare-up seems likely to mean more 8 * & than just oratory, even though it stops short of Do skiing season an actual split. a the jumps wd be a1 that Save our The Southerners are threatening to hold up ® ¢ o nominations made by the President whenever : they can. Their first target is likely to be the HO-HUM Presidents noiuination of Thomas B. McCabe names should delete, of Philadelphia to be chairman of the Fede WS amatent - els, owt rogue Reserve Board. For a variety of reasons, Mr. For how can we ever expect to compete : McCabe's nomination was deeply resented. With such writers as Barton Rees Pogue? To begin with, ox McCabe would fill the LAURA ELMA COMSTOCK vacancy caused by the death of Ronald Ransom i & ™ be of Georgia, who was the only Southerner on the Federal seven-man board. Failure to give proper reprewoodsman whe had oad: Kentucky back: | entation to the South would in itself explain Jack working hard for hime Toe PPE | antagonism to the appointment. On top of this

Senate Bahking and Currency Committee ‘next

By Marquis Childs - .

the Democratic war chest in this campaign year. There is nothing to compel the Democratic State organizations in the South to contribute to the national committee as they have done in the past. The Southern states have, in fact, been among the largest contributors. Because of the oneparty system in the South, funds are not needed at home for a party battle. Consequently almost everything that was collected went to Washington.

Talk of Blocking Essential Laws

EVEN THOUGH their per-capita wealth is

Texas, Florida. Ark#hsas and North Carolina were among the first 10 contributors in both 1040 and 1944. Their contributions were exceeded only by New York and the District of Columbia, and they all outranked Pennsylvania. But not this year, say the Southerners. "If they hold to this determination, the, Democratic National Committee will be hard pressed to find generous contributors to make up the difference. The Southerners even talk of blocking essential legislation. Whether they will go this far is doubtful. Nevertheless, here is another possibility of stalemate in an election year, when the ‘machinery of government creaks along slowly at best, The required number of votes to shut off debate and stop a filibuster are said to have been counted in advance in:-the Senate. With the flow of oratory thus damned up, the frustration and the anger will grow.,. * The suggestion which got into ‘print that the President might modify his civil-rights stand, by later repeating his request, and carefully omitting reference to abolishing segregation on trains and busses, drew a staunch denial from the White House. Mr. is, prepared to stand be-

Truman hind every demand in his 10-point program, fit

was said. : The President's advisers are a little surprised"at the violence of the Southern reaction. The 1044 Democratic platform said: “We believe that racial and religious minorities have the right to live, develop and vote equally with all citizens and share the rights we are guaranteed by our Constitution. Congress should exert fits full Constitutional powers to protect those rights.”

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| fo the death your right te say it.% -

'As our United Nations gives some hope of peace to men of good will, can we not dedicate this work to a Creator who born of an earthly Mother is best known to all of us as our greatest promise of peace? / . ; Our close neighbors to the north and the south point the way to a common objective perhaps their size and position cause them to lean on us a little and depend on their God given faith more than we,

of the Prince of Peace high in the a warrior band has never passed, * In answer to your query for a name I will ask another. Would you change the name of Indiana to honor the name of any of the sons who had added to her fame? ’

T1 3 Indianapolis Torture Wagons

By Raymond Venier; 2828 Southeastern Ave, City. , How often have you wormed your way onto one of Indianapolis Railways conveyances and grasping a handhold (if you're lucky), heard - the operator baw! in stentorjan tones: “Move to the rear—there’s plenty of room"? I suggest that all operators, be‘they

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of a seat and a courteous If the streetcar company wants more money, let’s give it to them, and they can stop their forinevitable end.“

ture system to gain me ’ Justice, Where Art Thou? By a Dally Subscriber, City. We, ‘the people, nominate judges ‘to our ‘court rooms. By a majority vote they are elected. After they become blished in of.

a case in another court room. oy. You pay an attorney a ten-dollar fee to ar range an interview with the judge of the court

1 lowed & few minutes for a fair innocent inter‘view with a man you helped to elect. : Justice, where art thou? Let's take a look In the court room and Court House in general, Mayor Feeney, you are running into obstacle after obstacle in taking over the reins of the city. due to the few who are left in charge of various departments and can easily cause You headaches due to their poor sportsmanship in being hard losers in your victorious election. Let's get that “Scale of Justice” in balance

again and working as it was meant to be.

Side Glances—By

“Add one sentence to the wire, on that committee. They could certainly delay Mr. Truman in his message was merely translat- " “'Harry, please cement the bond, action and their votes might block it. ing that generality inté specific demands, and +, “Give us something 2 inspire, °° ~ An even more practical threat which the he intends to back them up no matter what the + “Bendatalland! blond!" * Southerners say they will carry out concerns cost. 4 DEAR BOSS

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WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms

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Club would supply him with a set of books. The Lions Club with a good reading lamp. The Cosmopolitan Club with writing equipment. The Kiwanis Club with a wooden floor for the cabin. He would have the protection of the child labor law and government old-age assistance.

scholarship. Incidentally, a case worker would see that

"The OPA would reduce his rent by 50 per cent. He would receive a subsidy for rail splitting; another for raising

not raising a crop he had no intention of raising. “Result: There would have been no Abraham Lincoln.’ “Once we strained our muscles for liberty. Today we

out from Washington.”

Works Both Ways

VWHEN Ed Pauley was hauled over the coals for speculating in grains, he said he had started liquidating his £0 holdings when he re-joined the government, thereby deny(ge! ing himself more than $100,000 additional profit he would have made had he continued to hold all the grain to that date. 7 It might be interesting if Mr. Pauley would re-examine his records in light of today's markets, and calculate how

ing felt compelled to forego that paper profit.

Classic Approach JR USSIA has given the business to her three leading composers on the ground that they have been tosging off a few glace notes to that old boagie, capitalism, A purge trial seems in order and if the defense themes of previous such trials are a guide; plus the Russian penait for self-immolation, we suspect the iminent virtuosos are getting together on a Slavic version of “Beat Saaushaps Ho. yo:

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A kindly philanthropist would send him to college with a!’ his father received a monthly check from the county.

‘some crop he wis going to raise anyway, and another for |

- seem willing to surrender a share of freedom for a hand- |

much paper loss he has now been saved by reason of hav- |

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Changes In Congress ih

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 14—Dear Boss: Last year a good { lady from central Indiana wrote a rather scorching letter explain- | ing her dim views tthe state's congressional delegation and | we published it in this column, : : In the interim, senators and congressmen have had their | salaries increased 50 per cent; also an additional $10,000-a-year | man has been added to each senator's staff, i The ‘effect of ‘all “of this remains practically nil, so far as | Indiana is concerned. But with an election coming on, there looms | the possibility of improving personnel by getting $15,000-a-year | men for the lower house at least. Voters, who are the real em- | ployers in a democracy, can keep their Congressman—if they | | consider he is worth this price, But they also can replace him, | either in the primary or general election, if they think he is not,

She Feels as Badly as in 1947 |

NOW MY LADY correspondent would like to see some sweep- | ing replacements. In a letter received this week she seems to feel | .as badly about the Hoosier delegation as she did in 1947. She relates how she wrote both Senators Capehart and Jenner asking | them to support the Marshall Plan, but the junior .senator: | roundly condemned it from the floor and the senior senator has | his own substitute appropriately entitled—the Capehart Plan. | The Mrs. who wrote the letters doesn’t like all these things coming from her home state, Writing of the performance turned In by the Hoosiers before World War II, she says: “No delegation in Congress did more to support the idea of American impotence and stupidity than the Indiana delegation.” Then she shifts the scene to the present and states these views:

Our Money Still Goes for Wars

“NOW. HERE we go again, same old stuff. Yes, Indiana will | have to pay its share qf the cost of the Marshall Plan: but an { analysis of our present, high taxes shows that an abnormally high percentage goes to pay for past wars, of which World War . II was by far the most expensive. - | "You've been a doctor for two “I have some friends who pald a cost that no money can | ! . measure, a cost that they will never recover from for the rest of | — er : their lives. ‘ AGI a T en Senator Jenner and his colleagues indict any proposal SO THEY SAY oe. by damning it as ‘New Deal,’ I just shrug my shoulders, for I am -| old enough to remember the ‘Old Deal’... {

“It's sad to think that Indiana’is eternally reactionary! . . “I appeal to all Hoosiers who can read and think to stand up and be counted, not on the side of reaction with the Commu- | | nists, but with the leaders of the best American tradition who | say, ‘In the age-old struggle to préserve and extend the bounda- | ries of freedom, ‘it has:hecome the role of the Ameriean people to strike the decisive blow. We cannot fall—we will meet this his- | | toric challenge'.” :

I might add that, at ‘the beginning of her letter, from which |

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| Mr. Wallace seems to understand.—Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. these sip = Rake po Wiiter svgyeated maybe she should i ® © 9 electrical and entitle * “Hope Spr ternal” or “The Lady Is an Incurable 'e support American aid on condition th be no condi- | terials, tools, PUmiL” On second thought, maybe she should, —DAN KIDNEY. tiona—Maurice Thores, French Communist leaden bl plements,

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French Figure Loss From War at $96 Billion

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—France's total material losses from the war and occupation; aceording to the French Embassy, :° amounted to $96,500,000,000. - ’ There were 165,700 plants and factories wrecked and 1,359,000 dwellings, 36,763 miles of highways, 3542 miles of raflroad, 3739 locomotives and 312,898 railroad cars destroyed or damaged. - ~The ‘French army lost 200,000 killed, 410,000 wounded and 1,500,000 prisoners of war, killed_as a result of military action; 300,000 died in Germany, 700.000 were deported for slave labor and 40,000 were executed or massacred inside France. * Through the death or deportation of fathers, France reckons that she lost hundreds of thousands of unborn children—future Her navy, merchant marine and her principal ports and harbors were almost wiped out.

Exports Reduced to Nil

FRENCH EXPORTS-largely luxury goods and services— normally averaging around §1 billion annually, have been Iés duced for the past seven years to comparatively nil. As a busi ness concern France was largely closed down. These things help to explain France's present precarious situation—her political and social unrest, the slow tempo of her recovery, her food and goods shortages, the fall of the franc and

After V-E Day, France had to start from scratch—financially, | economically, politically and morally. when the national life disappeared underground, the Communists

driven out. So far they have been unsuccessful, but they have not * ‘are still trying. ; ot Thus reconstruction has been seriously delayed. The French | Planning Commission, headed by Jean Monnet, author of the five: year plan, is making headway but, thanks to last year's nation. wide, sit-downs and sabotage, And Jieather damaged crops. , France 'Is still_greatly in need of coal, r mining equipment, cotton and ‘other raw machinery, transportation equipment

Civilian losses amounted to 120,000

practically all of

on the American-sponsored European Recovery

Great Britain, in some respects, contributed more of her resources per capita to the war than any of the allies. { million of her houses were damaged or destroyed. She lost more than half of her 22,000,000 tons of Shipping. Nearly a million of her people—including 143,540 civillans—were killed or wounded.

France Had to Start From Scratch

| BASICALLY, however, her ‘means of recovery were not s0 ~hard hit as those of France. She was not occupied. Her farms | . ‘were not hamstrung by foreign invasion, Her livestock, agricultural machinery and industrial equipment

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