Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1948 — Page 12

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Hive tans ang the People Will Fina Ther Own Wop

‘ rad Strike Averted . OVERNMENT seizure and federal court injunction

TF og have averted a railway strike that threatened to paragE lyze the country. | For that we are thankful. And the railroad workers ih ought to be.

Jt never should have been made necessary—as it was ~ —for President Truman to order the Army to take over the railroads, and the Justice Department to get the injunction against the unions of engineers, firemen and switchmen. Officers of the three unions should have had’ judg. ' ‘ment enough to recognize from the first these obvious truths: ONE: That public opinion would not tolerate such a strike. ‘Especially when its object was to enforce demands for concessions exceeding those recommended by a Railway ...Labor Act Fact-Finding Board—and accepted by 19 other unions representing n more than n nine-tenths of the r railroac cos OU PIOYOOEE sm Wp 2 TWO: That the government would have to act to prevent the strike or to stop it if it started. ‘The government did act. The seizure was ordered under a law passed in 1916. The injunction seems to be . based mainly on the theory that, in the absence of specific law, the government has constitutional power to maintain itself, ‘insure domestic tranquillity” and “promote the general welfare.”

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, loss and ; of - government

“and general welfare——causing untold suffering. And challenging the integrity “itself. : - We are. glad that, almost at the last moment, the "_umion-officers found-sense-enough- to-obey- the- injunction. But the injunction is temporary. There is no assurance | that it will be made permanent. ". And sq the country's escape from this strike, and 1p safety from ther” similar pues also may be only

TIE we. has sotae, we think when Congress must 3 give-thie-cgurilry-lating protection in specific. lx. against man-made calamities such as this strike would have been. No combination of owners and nfsnagers should be per.

_ tion of workers. should be permitted to do that. In this industry, and a few others, strikes are in fact intolerable. Congress should face that fact now; should require that, by the fairest methods possible to devise, labor-man~ agement controversies in these vital industries must be settled without strikes.

the other day. But somehow we doubt if he makes it.

_.He can divorce himself from the Class of 1950, maybe. Or 1960. But hardly from the Class of 1904. . Or 1920. -

. fields of their own, now . ir ! LZ. whenever their | primed for his

TCE CHE MRE 18h He may

ony EEtHey Tart it

still going to be his .

keys over to someone else.

‘many and happy.

Merle Sidener

MERLE SIDENER was a successful businessman, and | before that a successful journalist in much more than a purely local sense. But, at the end of a busy career, his enduring monument is built on neither his business nor his professional attainments, substantial though they were. ‘Rather he is going to be remembered for what he did entirely outside those fields . . . did just because he wanted to do it . . . and because he loved people and sought, tirelessly, to serve them. } he Religion, to Merle Sidener, wasn't a cloak to be put on of a Sunday, and laid aside the rest of the time. It was ~ an integral part of his daily life . . . to be lived, and prac ticed and shared with others all day, every day. To the ! largest men’s Bible class in the nation . . . built by his own “= enthusiasm and sincerity . . . he translated each week for years, his own clear conception of faith into terms of common and common understanding . . . and thou. . sands found it a language of inspiration. . His influence reached ‘into every phase of. the come munity's life. He gave, without stint, of his talents tos every cause he believed would make Indianapolis a better ~ city, and would make life richer for the hundreds of thou. and women he considered his neighbors.

orsign By PRED W,- PERKINS, Serippo-Howard Staff Welter

WASHINGTON, May 11-“Government by injunction” took a ‘new twist’ in efforts to avert the railroad strike. are frankly dublous about it. = Becatise the Rallway Labor Act stops short of the injunctive procedure, the Department of Justice depends in the railroad case on an old section of the judicial code pertaining to the power of the government Jo maintain itself, : » »

® won THIS, IT WAS ARGUED, applied to a situation in which the President had seized the rallroads—and got no immediate response from an appeal to their workers to stay on their jobs. Union leaders, who have fought for years against use of court injunctions to prevent strikes, saw their defenses crumbling in 1046 when John L. Lewis and the -United Mine Workers were enjoined on the ground that they had braken a contract with the government.

They took a further beating in enactment of the Taft-Hartley Law, which provides for court injunctions in labor Siaputes the national safety or welfare, ‘The Norris-La Guardia A Act, ‘which. was intended to remove the evils of court injunctions sought by private parties, is now

Some Senators %

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low eg in » Rail Sa

concerned. A ‘majority of the Supreme Court has decided that way. But there is still uncertainty how far the government can 80 In getting court orders to enforce its will against such associa tions as the three rallway labor unions which had, threatened to tie up “rail transportation this morning. . “We should have specific law applying to thé railway unions a well as all other labor organizations,” sald Sen. Joseph H. Ball (R. Minn.), chairman of the Congressional Joint Committee on labor-management relations. “I am dublous about enjoining a strike on the apparently uncertain basis that has

Aheati-uaed in this cass,”

SEN, WILLIAM F. KNOWLAND (R. "can * said that a

. bill he introduced yesterday would dispel the doubt about in:

junctive powers in railway labor disputes. It would remove the exemption of railway labor from the injunction processes of the Taft-Hartley law in nations) emergencies.

. oem HEL oo:

“the “right answer

He pointed’ out that under the workers must go through

shoiild not ‘adjourn Bail said be be didn't |

at least

off before they can actually go on SUV gorge rity

be unfair to impose a

wait under the

He inclined toward a plan of compulsory arbitration "rail

way disputes.

. SEN. ROBERT A. TAFT ( Committee, also. approached the subject cautiously. He anything were done it should be ‘within “the, frame.

Labor said that if

(R. 0); chalpman. of, the Spats

work of the Railway Labor Act.

This would mean that the

injunctive procedures of the Taft.

Hartley Act would be written into the Railway Labor Act,

rather than making railtnad workers differ greatly in their details of trying to avert

turbances.

subject to two laws which industrial dis.

It is pointed out that the three relay unions ‘HOW con

workers in 1946.

cerned are in a different position from that

the Lewis mine

The miners’ union had signed a contract with the govern.

ment under federal operation of the mines.

The railway unions

have signed no such. contract,

= CERTAINLY the threatened strike soon would have | ; “become. a national disaster, wrecking domestic tranquillity

mitted to shut down the nation’s railroads. No: combina’

Memats AT And E. H. Kemper McComb

: i (OF course E.H. Kemper McComb really believes, for the’ ; moment, that he is about to retire completely from Manual Training High School, as his announcement said

To a good many hundreds of Maniial Graduates . . = some--of -them -greying -and middle-aged - and famous -in- . Manual and the man who has guided it for so many years. are forever inseparable: Likely | € hey | have, seeking him out aths turn homeward again, keeping an ear rewd and kindly appraisal of what they've done with the training he gave them, and never once ad- |

BEN

; indeed, retire from Manual's future. But i “not from Ty cherished past. The 48 graduating classes ~~ he has seen on their way on 48 commencement days are ++ » and the imprint of his personality and his ideals they have taken with them will endure long beyond the day when he closes his desk and hands the

For such retirement as this may be we join with his alumni in the wish that the years before am may be | |

In Tune With the Times

A TOAST TO DAUGHTERS

Now listen, kind folk, and you shall hear ‘Bout the ones we feel, to us, are so dear. You were sent to us from Heaven above To care. for and teach, and to give of our love, + We were blessed with your coming, and want you to know We'll do our best to help you grow . Strong in body and soul for a richer life, To make some boy the right kind of wife.

You can search this world, north, south, east and west, | And I know you'll find daughters, but ours are the best. 3: THey are loyat-to- their family, ‘and-to Christian and

FAI. duties Are. dans. prometly and in. service

If you want someone to help you, who will always be your friend, Count on daughters, everytime—they’'ll be with you to the end.

Were proud of your. deeds, girls — whether great or small, And remember, Mother stands by—at- your beck and call. We want you to know we love all of you, And our prayers are with you whatever you do. May God bless our daughters and keep them

from sorrow. Truthfully speaking — they're "the Mothers of tomorrow.

#1 ~MRS. CHESTER KELLEM. , eyo er fp tf wen . 2 - Mable an’ Myrt, our * Walters. sisters, hev takin' their guitar an’ gone to. the city for an audifyin’ at a radio station. Ks | gals! CATFISH PETE. ® & o .

PLAYMATES

Our-1ittie- kiddies have -tmaginary- playmates you see, They're cailed Mr. Wordy and Mr. Gee, Th very handy when something's done

Wordy g oP Gee have broad shoulders, very : strong. . Sas, SHUSH. *

husband who misses his regular bus is is very Ey | to Cn it.

TANTALIZED I'm just a martyr, Be Gazing At you. a Desiring your love, Wanting to woo. I'd like to shoplift A kiss or two, Dimpling your smiles, A Displayed to view. ~~JOSEPHINE SUCK ® © © Picnics are where keys break off whea you start opening a -e of Sere.

HOW DO | KNOW?

How do I know Spring is now? Why—by the furry ears on the

bough — By the whist of the winds as they stem the plough. How do I know that Spring is this? Why—by the trembling -chirp _ of the Tobin's bliss At the cherry-bud's first fragrant kiss, How do I know that Spring is here? Why--by. the tears on the tull

willow's

's brim,

hymn. 9. 9

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FOSTER S FOLLIES ~

LE ak IeAST, “to let mothers vote.

Mothers, may we help you, maybe? We'll be glad to volunteer; "We will come and sit with baby Any evening of the year.

While this won't cost you a cent, we Just want one thing specified: Only babies who are twenty, And are on the distaff side!

A 84 statute so far a4 government nate to Protest Yaelt ane

Good luck,

By the fresh, sweet tune of the Spri Seniiry -DIANNE W. ,

Onity ee "pureed —

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

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Southern Exposure

| ‘Preserving

MERICA'S basic resource is its land. Our genera-

Our Land for Future’

National Affairs , By Walter R. Humphrey

tion has a primary resp bility to see that this resource is protectéd and preserved for the many generations to come. A piece of legislation looking far into the future has been introduced in Congress by Rep.

Clifford R. Hope (Kas.), chair

man of the House Agriculture Committee. This bill grew out of nationwide hearings by the committee, and has the approval of all its

27 members. ”.- J

RECOGNIZING that « pres“ervation of ‘irreplacadle Tand

TTF ORO GES IF VItAT to Ha tionat

life and security; -now--and Hence the oiii would

the vernment's “RY lew i HET vA Ion “rare

tions in a single Agricultural Resources Administration. The new administration would be.in the Agriculture Department.

Under it would be an Agri-

cultural Land Service, the Forest Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service.

Editor,

on Page 1,

By E. T. LEECH Pittsburgh Press “WHY DIDN'T you print it where

THE FIRST of these would combine the present- Soil Conservation Service and all other conservation activities now in the Agriculture and Interior Departments. . The Forest Service is in Agriculture The Fish and wildlife Service ir now in Interior.

already

. ‘The Hope bill would establish -

conservation and orderly de-

velopment of agricultural land

and water resources as « baste

“policy: Knowledge of Re isryation, » specified as a prerequisite for

1h besd of the proposed ARA..

nical assistance to farmers through sofl-¢onservation dis-

servation district laws and such districts are now doing oy far the biggest conservation Job in the country. The Hope bill ‘would hot destroy the basis of the fire work already beig done vy the present Soil Conservation Service. :

everybody

THE AK - ‘give tech"

‘thicts. That is highly important, I i a

THE essential keys to progress in this field are local units through their own democratic, self-organized conservation dis-.

-_ tricts.

The bill calls for a nation-

‘wide soil survey. It provides, in

the Federal conservation-pay-ments program; that districts

first must certify - that werk |

done is satisfactory—a com‘mendiable tightening "up. It ‘would establish a National “visory Board and ‘county advisory Pourds, woe rE HOPE bill ‘is bi-partisan

It would - tie. nation-wide. .conservation work into a tighter,

serve the Federal activities that

count, and gear conservation to future national needs. It holds

sults. Congress would do well to

-Jook to it as a basis for prompt

action.

ery “better still, won partie

..the promise of more efficiency, . |. more economy, and. better re-

———— | Hoosier Forum

“I donot agree with a word that you say, but | will_defend fo the death your right to say it."

Why Must Politics Be a Circus? By C. D. c. It won't be long now “unt the Americas people will be given a free treat to the Quadrennial Political Circuses. There will be Twiddie dee-dee, Republican, Twijddle-dee-dum, Demo. crat—and, this time, Twiddle-dee-winks, Progressive.

Twiddle-dee-winks. And it is not at all im. probable that certain gentlemen who make

would head Twiddle-dee-dee - and Twiddle-dee-d The ahow and preliminaries will be all about ’ the same, however:

would select the president of a company for their stocknolamry. * :

‘We Need Professional Men’

By L. E. J. . I wonder if anyone else is getting as dizzy as I am on things we are being told today. We were led to believe a very short time ago—"“We must send financial aid to Europe or Russia will take over and we will have to send our boys later.” - When the big-wigs put it like that, we naturally preferred to send anything they ask for. Now, “before the ink is hardly dry oy the ERP bill, we are being told we must draft the boys to build up our forces! Why? Do we have to make Europe accept the ERP? It seems to me if we must train men (boys) for our own protection, and not Europe's, we could train them in or immediately after high school. Why stop a young man’s plan for a professional future by drafting him out of college? «No veteran, regardless, should have his life interrupted in. If our lawmakers will take a good look around they will see- how short we really are on well trained, professional men. We had better look out for our own future—and not worry so much about ne else. A military or doctor. ; ® & o-

‘Find Veterans Place ‘to Live" By One Who Knows

who risked their lives and the best part of their

even find. a place to live.

want to rent to veterans with, children.” Don't people who rent places ever remembet DOREY Wer E TAS ONCE tee es Ts - They have a lot of vacant lots in this “town to put these one-room huts on for the veterans to live in if nothing else. It's tough on a veteran who went to fight. He thought his family would be all in one place when he got back. Then when he got back he . found that they have to put one child here and one child there, so that they all might have &

place to }ive.

‘Lack of Public Information Is Our Chief Peril’

Many Citizens Ignore News Affecting Their Own Welfare

intelligence “tests; abuses of them would be too easy. 80 democracy has to take a chance and hope for the best.

presidents could tell you, if they wished, who

.Jf sure js a. shame that these. American boys

‘mada; the world litte brighter because he

5 Fe J A

What are you singing the blues about, Eddie? Another month wd netght, we'll og our i i ond all your worries will be overl”. hi | Sbvoutel nothing about

| would read it?” | This is one of the questions | most frequently asked of a | newspaperman. Especially when it involves some matter with which the questioner happens to be in full agreement. The public seems to believe that whatever is printed on the first page sets Repairs NEWSPAPERMEN know differently. As a matter of fact, much important news which rates Page 1 in the newspapers and unusual time on the radio, is neither read nor listened to. How to get it read is one of the unsolved problems of editing.

~They-reveal that a large number. of Americans apparently pay no attention to important news involving their personal welfare. When the Taft-Hartley Act | was a burning issue in Con 1-gress, and unions were rallying | 'their-members to opposs ft. an | opinion poll revealed that. 39

had neither read ner heard anything about tt;

number who knew it was

Jim Farley's to 60 per cent. .

| per cent of those questioned ~

THE discussion of the Wagner Act was at its:

approximately .the same — 40 per cent. After stories about the Marshall Plan had been appearing . on the front pages for weeks, and radio debates about it were numerous, a poll showed that 51 per cent of the Ameri can people had neither read nor heard of it. / Not long ago a couple of

novel polls were taken to test

the extent of public informa-

IN THE FIRST, pictures of some of America’s best-known faces which had appeared over and over again in newspapers, magazines and news reels — were shown to a national cross section of citizens, . Seven per cent did not recTruman. Gen.

known to 17 per cent, Gen. MacArthur's to 24 per cent, Henry Wallace's to 38 per cent,

- And ‘80 per’ cent could not

JIN A SECOND test, thoss questioned were an

third” of them could locate Greece — which has been in the news for months because it is getting millions of our tax dollars. Nearly one-half could not identify Spain; one-third could not place France. And 28 per cent could “not point out the island talied England. . THIS is a pretty serious sit. uation a democracy. It would make little, if any, difference in Russia or Yugoslavia or some other country where the state does all the thinking

‘and acting for its citizens.

But in a democracy the peo-

“ple make their own decisions—'

and the price of ignorance can be Sus. For democracy is the most difficult kind of government. It can function properly only if the people are well enough informed to make intelligent

Sacistone on public tions, ”

DEMOCRACY, of necessity, gives the vote.to all. adult citi-

But the best can only come if the electorate — that is, all the individual men and women who are citizens — know enough to share intelligently in the government. . If they don't, they are apt {0 fall easy victims to unscrupulous leaders. ;

THIS OFTEN ns. As & result, voters are constantly being disappointed. They are led to hope for the impossible.

And there is “slways danger that they will be led to theo. away. their democracy—to give

We' all know that Henry ‘Wallace will head

man cah be trained far quicker than a scientist

- lives to right for a peaceful place to live, can’t

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