Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 June 1948 — Page 14

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see by the papers that the Progressive Party of Indiana (Wallace-for-President) voted down a resolulion opposing “totalitarianism in any form” at its organizing convention here Sunday. A resolution like that would be anti-Fascist. But it would also be anti-Communist. : And taking such a stand, said delsiator-who voted “No” would “obscure the issue.” As a matter of fact it might obscure the whole Progressive Party, mightn't it?

Nose and Face

Fd» "GEN. TAFT got pretty far over on the petulant side, we cE think, when he'suggésted that Congress might as well ‘5 adjourn right now, in view of President Truman's attacks on the Republican record. . Asserting. that the President was “blackguarding Congress at every whistle-stop” because it wouldn't be his rubi ber stamp, and was assailing “the principles of represen- | © lative government itself,” Mr. Taft added: ie “There is little use in our working day and night to complete constructive programs when we have a President whose attitude toward Congress 2 and its # Philosophy is that ~of Mr. Truman”... vs Well, "some of Mr. Truman's remark on that * ‘nonpolitical” trip have been unwise and unfair. And the Re-

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been a serious health menace. It is the studied aim of the commission to acquire the houses and land by negotiation, if J and convert the site to industrial use. } i Such property brings high rents from low-wage ten4 ants and is not easily aequired, yet it is a serious blot on the physical and social health of the community. Some of

and the courts have ordered it sold. The Commission has promised that no resident of the condemned area will be evicted until a better + place has been found for the families to live. ‘These disease and crime-breeding areas must go, but .in such a way that we shall profit by a definite improvement in-the use of the land without depriving its tenants of the Foofs over their heads. ‘We believe this is the aim of the commission, under the able direction of Paul McCord, and we commend the commission and offer sheouragpment in its effort.

Stop the Gouging

A CHICAGO GI sued his landlord. The landlord, 1 ot, had made the renting of an apartment contingent upon ~ the purchase of an-“oil painting’" hanging in the ‘apartment for $500. The GI paid the $500, then took the painting out to an appraiser to see what it was worth. He found it was hardly worth $5, ; This is but one of the’ variations of the “furniture selling” racket worked on prospective renters in many cities, including Indianapolis. - It is simply another way of making a renter pay a premium to get a house or apartment. The Chicago judge who hears the GI's suit will prob -ably return his $500 to him and leave him in the apartment to the discomfort and embarrassment of the chiseling landlord. Maybe a few suits in Indianapolis would help stop the “furniture selling” racket here. It would be interesting to see what the courts would do. Somebody should try it.

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Going Up

EN. BYRD of Virginia, who keeps a keen eye on the number of civilian employees on the federal govern: ment’s payroll, reports as follows: At the end of April-—the most recent month for which complete figures are available—there were 2,050,420 such employees, That was a net increase of 54 920 since Dec, 31, 1947. The rate of increase in January was slightly more than 200 a day. In February, the i increase rate ‘was about 400 a any. In March, it was 500 a.day. 1 , In April, it was 650 a day. ir " Note: This is in election, yoar—and unless voters st show Some resentment at this payroll padding, hey may expect

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PORTRAIT OF DISGUST

A missing bank teller was arrested through a woman. He must have forgotten not to tell ‘er. 3 “» * ¢

in WHAT MUST 1DO? Must I do The common things—1like frying eggs Or 0b Making beds or sweeping floors— When through my window all out-doors Is calling me? It calis—it begs, ; “Whoo-whoo-00

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(“MOSCOW-—~Mechanical Heart Put in Rus: sian Dog”) Every dark cloud has a lining. ~Of a hue that's s{lv'ry bright; id to dim things you're resigning, ; Here is news that sheds new light.

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AN EDITORIAL—

JT is to be hoped that President Truman's sour joke about Stalin has not closed the public mind to his serious statement on the Russian issue. When the President at Eugene, Ore. wisecracked that he knew and liked “Old Joe—a decent fellow . . . who is a prisoner

funny at the expense of facts. He didn't know apparently that he

dupes— “innocents,” as thé Commies call these fellow-travelers. It is a damgerous line because it assumes the dictator is not a dictator, and is not responsible. It de.

Stalin, who makes all ultimate decisions. . Fortunately, the foreign policy of the

nations is not based on the Truman Jantasy. The “President's analysis of Russian ‘relations, delivered at the University of California, was of a different order. Of the many official statements on this subject we cannot recall one which covered the grovad 3 as completely in as short a time.

and devious trails, with which Stalin . propaganda confuses even the most ‘in-

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of the politburo,” he was trying to be

was peddling the favorite line of Soviet

fies the well-established fact that the: politburo is picked and purged at will by

United States and of other democratic.

OUT of the mass: of technical details

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President Truman on Russia

telligent American citizens, the President focused attention on the essentials:

“What the world needs'in order to re-

gain a sense of security is an end to Soviet obstruction and aggression . . . anyone can talk peace. But only the work that is done for peace really counts. . .. The

door is always open for honest negotia-

tions looking. toward genuine settlement. The door is not opén, however, for deals between great powers to the detriment of other nations or at the expense of prin: ciple.” f . sn TWO points in’ particular cannot be emphasized too frequently. One is that this is not a RussianAmerican conflict, but a struggle between “Soviet aggression and all free America, though endangered with all the others, is least vulnerable because of size, strength and geographic position. ~~ For any nation, or party or individual to think that neutrality is possible is a fatal delusion. ‘Peace is possible, a permanent settlement is possible, the moment the Soviet dictatorship ceases to outlaw itself and begins to live up to its pledged international obligations. Peace on any other * basis is impossible. : Until that time the United States and other democracies have no choice. They must prepare to defend themselves to escape the terrible fate of Stalin's victims.

U. S. AFFAIRS . .

WASHINGTON, June 15 Of the three candidates likey to deadlock at the Phila- ¢ .1phia convention, Gov.

damned ists in the

IN. WASHING TON— House ‘Bosses’

. WASHINGTON, June 15—The Republican

majority in the House of Representatives ap“I PeRrs to be as ‘boss<ridden this year as it was

in the dear dim days of Uncle Jos Cannon, the

last Speaker known as a Czar, There are subtle differences. The 1048 Republican machine is a lot quieter, smoother and more streamlined. It is constructed so that it never appears that the steam-roller is being driven by Speaker Joe Martin of ‘Massachusetts, But he is the real boss. if anything happened to President Truman, And he is also: the man who is sometimes mentioned as a dark horse GOP candidate for the presidency. ~ CN THIS business of keeping the Speaker out of the spotlight, so that he does not seem fo be mixed up in sordid politics, is not exactly new, Sam Rayburn of Texas was similarly protected when he ran the House for the Democrats. Under this system of operation, the various key committee chairmen look like the big oper. ators. They are in charge of the bills as they come to the floor. They make the speeches and take all the credit. Top leadership in the House today is half-a-dozen men, Next to Speaker Martin, the real

“ boss, is his able lieutenant, Charlie Halleck of The operating

Indiana, majority floor leader, créw is made up of four or five others. Appropriations Committee Chairman John Taber of- New York and Ways and Means Committee Chair:

man Harold Knutson of Minnesota are: the big |

gunners, ? 3 ~ » »

RULES Committee Chairman Leo Allen of | { Illinois is also. titular chairman of the Repub-

lican Steering Committee, but ‘the real chairman, ex-officio; is Speaker Martin. While Rep. Allen taken the credit or blame for sitting on the Universal Military Training bill all year, the real responsibility is Speaker Martin's. -

tee Chairman Jesse Wolcott of Michigan and a few’ others fit into the ag If there is hny doubt abou this group, ask some of the

1 Robert A. an

He is the man who would-be President:

1-U. 8 to take a role in the

EB. Dewey would seem +, this writing to have the greatest chance - of “ultimate victory. . He has never drawn down on himself the active hostility 1.of. GOP Dotentates as Harold Stassen has. In popular favor, he has always shown a far better rating than - Sen:

. » HIS retent asset is the efficiency with which he has organized and. directed the government of the richest and most populous . state in the union. . Many thoughtful . persons have come to feel that a man of Mr. Dewey's cold-blood: . hard-boiled efficiency is essential to restore order in Washington—and get teamwork in government.

APPLYING "ihe adjective cold-blooded, you immediately tag Mr. Dewey with his greatest handicap. He lacks the warmth ‘of personality which is a traditional property in the knapsack of the -gmbitious American politician. The primary lack the doubters feel is any deep or sure conviction. They regard Mr. . wey as a weathervane, inclined to turn with whatever | wind is blowing. Certainly he’ fs a shrewd politician with a careful sense | of timing. .

. nominee and vember, he

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.» » | Mr. Dewey's astute cam- | paign manager, Herbert Brownell, declared in a recent interview, that his man now | had sufficient second and thirdballot votes to win. This claim -¢omes from all the candidateg. In Mr. Dewey's case, it is ljkeIV to be true. | ” ”

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FOREIGN policy the | * New York governor generally | - has supported the need for the. |

~world consistent with AmerE. jens vast economic and indus-

rial power, He is one of the ‘candidates

wing-of m party.

WITH Mr. “Dewey in the White Holse, the Secretary of State would be John Foster Dulles, the New York corporation lawyer who has taken an active part during the past two «yours in helping shape the biw partisan foreign policy. - Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg is also close to Dulles. quite possible that if Mr. Vandenberg were the compromise elected would

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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‘Says Dewgy’s Chances Are Good

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Dame Mr, Dulles as secretary of state.’ On domestic issues Dewey's record Is spotty.

IN MY opinion, "Mr. Dewey would be an able, efficient President. He would undoubtedly bring to Washington many of the capable adminis_trators now on the Dewey team in Albany. As to direction and “objec tives, a great deal would depend on state of public opinion. When all is said and done, no man can be measured until ‘he is in the office.

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Speaks Up for Gambling By J. Thompson Wood, Route 1, City.

Why not leave the little fellow alon it wants to play a game of pool or AT 5 ‘He earns his money and should

talking about propstyle now ‘to sneer

Maybe we should a ehts again, It's

Te Mir many people préach ‘whout fumén

rights, without explaining that the two are

closely allied.

Under our system of government a man’s property and the “privilege of protecting‘ " is considered one of his human rights. Our world has gone through & period of unbelievable - destructiveness. It’s

That is why adults must take some drastic ‘measures to teach their children respect for the belongings of others, The truth about American children is as plain as the nose on your.face; we can’t man-

It's our fault if youthful crime increases. > 9 PS

Wants a Magnifying Glass

By Mrs. Walter Haggerty, City. - ‘House Majority Leader Charles Halleck says the Republican Congress obtained a “sizable”

‘tax reduction for the people. Some of the better-known millionaires back

4 "him up on that statement.

Frankly, I can not see anything wsizable” about the reduction in the paycheck reduction that came out our way. I rather wonder if, in addition to reducing our taxes, the Republican Congress and Mr.. Halleck, would also furnish me a magnifying glass so I could see that re-

~ duction.

Ah, empty words, Mr. Halleck. But our pay envelopes tell a different story. “i Yere Mr. Halleck’s remarks the ears of millionaires?

FOREIGN AFFAIRS—

Balkans Peace?

By PARKER LA MOORE

WASHINGTON, June 15—The news ‘that en of emma ns Sh re resumption of diploma maa iho VEN

lites may be preparing to abandon [their unde:

clared Balkan war. d For two years Bulgaria, Yugoslavia 6 Albania have been giving both aid and sanotu: ary to the rebel forces of the Greek Communis leader, Gen. Markos Valindey.

AT THE outset 7 this strugste, it was = derstood that and lavia ha a division of the spoils, if and bed to the Communist or Pulgaria, it was reported, was to get the Thrace area in return for relinquishing het traditional claims upon Macedonia in favor o

Yugoslavia. Recently, however, there has been evidence

that the Yugoslavs and the Bulgars no longer

saw e to eye on_the Macedonian question. Bulgari’ 's proposal to Re sstalle rte

tary general of the iitied Nat

explain why the ¥ feel bound by the

dics this connection, it is stent that the

Greek Communists have been putting out peace

feelers recently.

THE GREEK civil war has done great dam-

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