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The Indianapolis Times

ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ President Editor

Business Manager PAGE 10

Tuesday, July 6, 1948

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Give Light and the People Will Find Thew Own Way

lke Saws Off the Limb : I oir long years of knowing strange political bedfellows, + we cannot remem0% & more peculiar aggregation of unassimilable characters than that crowd which was sawed off the same limb last night by Gen. Eisenhower's statement, It is in the nature and training of a politician not to mean what he says, and therefore not to believe that another man says what he means, . © So when Gen. Ike, last January, said he could not accept nomination for. public office, thereby rejecting a bandwagon movement to make him the Republican candidate for President, his statement later came to be regarded as something like a railroad ticket “for this rain and this day only. » * According to a politician's formula, if the general really meant it, he should have repeated it in February, March, April, May and June. Instead, following only the code of a soldier, he didn’t open his mouth again until the heat of J uly—and then only when crowded into a corner by politicians looking for a coattail to ‘ride. .-+ It reminds us of a Civil War story. A Confederate officer asked Gen. Nathan B. (Get Thar Fustest With the

; Noe Forrest for a leave. A third time he sent in his

request, and Gen. Forrest scrawled on the note: “Dammit to hell I told you twict no.”

a » . " ” » THOSE WHO hoped Gen. Ike would love the Democrats in July more than he loved the Republicans in January have only one thing in common—each in his own way wants somebody to help him back into political power. Those discarded New Dealers, Tommy Corcoran and Leon Henderson and Chester Bowles, want someone—oh, how they yearn for just anyone—who will give them the exalted recognition to which they have become accustomed. That, Mr. Truman would not give. And those Solid Jouth Democrats, Sen. Byrd and Gev. Thurmond and “Humnan” Talmadge—they want to regain that old veto power hey had when one-third of the delegates could:block a democratic nomination. Mr. Truman is not tame énough iF. their purposes. And Jimmy Roosevelt, who tries to make a poise like “apa, and Jake Arvey of Chicago who tries to be a boss “ike Ed Kelly was, and Frank Hague who still clutches in wis senile grasp the delegates of New Jersey—they all want : omeone, just anyone, who can lead them to glory and im--ortance in Philadelphia. They thought, through a few days of sensational . eadline-making, that Gen. Eisenhower would momentarily ‘arve their purpose. But the general has now told them ‘twict no.”

®, a ein New Der av bn igo “long is / revealed in Leon Henderson's declaration ‘hat the ower sentiment is immediately transferrable ‘0 Justice William O. Douglas. But do Sen. Byrd and Gov. ‘hurmond and “Humman” Talmadge agree? They haven't aid so, and we doubt they will. And where will that leave immy Roosevelt, and Jake Arvey and Frank Hague? Justice Douglas is a man the New Dealers adore. He "alks their language. He is one of them. But south of Iason's and’ Dixon's Line, enthusiasm for his candidacy 1elts into apathyr And the big-city bosses of the North ismally contemplate the truth that the good and perhaps ‘vailable justice has never been elected to public office, has ever carried a precinct. We have sworn off prophesying, or taking sides this hot “uly, but we predict: That if the stop-Truman caucus is held in Philadelphia “ext Saturday, it will be the greatest political Donnybrook “air the 20th Century has yet offered.

Tyrants Feud I VERY day the Stalin-Tito fight gets better and better— for the democracies. If one puppet can thumb his nose at the boss dictator n the Kremlin and get away with it, a lot of slaves in the Russian satellite colonies of eastern Europe are apt to get eas. Already the world has profited. The most effective fifth-column, weapon hitherto has seen the so-called Peoples Fronts and Unity Socialist arties. The Communist minority uses Socialist and other yroups to obtain a Red toehold in coalition government, get ~ontrol of the police and then of the nation. It worked in several countries, including Czechoslovakia, and almost

~ succeeded in France and Italy.

‘Now the Comiform, in its indictment of Tito, openly insists that the Peoples Front be only a screen for Moscow lictatorship. ! _ As a result, the Italian Socialist Party's rank and file 's breaking away from the Commie front. The same is happening in Germany, where the Reds have operated through phony unity parties and groups. While the Moscow-Belgrade conflict has weakened Stalin’s system of subversion, it also has reduced his military power of direct aggression. Yugoslavia geographically is a strategic key to Central Europe as well as to the Balkans and Mediterranean. Yugoslavia’s army is the largest and best in Europe outside of Russia. If Stalin cannot count of Yugoslavia he is much less a military menace to western Europe, especially to Italy and France. For this reason the Paris government shifted policy

.overnight.” For months it has been so afraid of Stalin it

would not give full support to the United States and Britain in setting up a separate west German regime. Since the Lg episode France is co-operating more fully with the est. And in Britain there has been a sudden stiffening of attitude toward Russia. Before the Belgrade break, our Gen. Clay had to provide the firm policy in Berlin. Now the British lead in defying Soviet threats to drive out ‘the

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We don’t know what the outcome will be. But we most _ cheerfully acknowledge the benefits already received.

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In Tune With the Times

HOW TO GET A BOOK RETURNED

The Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs has “recently published a notable anthology of Hoosier contributions, entitled HOOFMARKS IN THE SOD. Wishing to refer to the volume, and not having one at hand, I went to the. home of Walter Newton Reed as a borrower. Walter joyfully agreed to the loan. He picked the book out of the poetry section of his library, and, while I visited with other members of the family, wrote the following lines on its fiy-leaf: 1 gladly lend this book to yof, But please return it when you're through. Although it's old and badly worn And many pages soiled and torn, I proudly keep it on my shelf And read it now and then myself. So when you've read it to the end, Please bring it home to me, Your friend,

~WALTER NEWTON REED.

1 returned Walter's book last Sunday, when the Federation met in picnic-style at Holliday Park. —B.R.P. ® % o :

A CROSSROAD GRAPEVINE

Jimmie Johnson's bin hurt agin. Seems he took a jump offa his paw’s barn with a umbrelly fer a parrychute,

Smoothy Smith's back from the city wearin’ a pair of air cool'd low-cuts. Smoothy's jes natcherly sporty.

Trouble is allus willin' to lend her wares 'thout security.

Snifter Myers fell into Fish Crik ’'tother evenin' an’ swallered a heap of worter. Fust time Snifter's tasted worter in many a day. ~-CATFISH PETE. ® ¢

THE SOLDIER OF PEACE

Overalls, jumper and cap— This is the uniform He¢ wears on his way To his job ev'ry day With a cheerful heart and strong

Marching with rhythmic step— Rising with reveille— He tackles his job With a heart all a-throb, And whistles the hours away.

He is a soldier of peace— A guardian against all wrong— You'll find him each day In the thick of the fray, With two bare hands and strong.

—~BARNEY ANTROBLS, Crawfordsville.

TOPIC FOR CONVERSATION

With coal strikés, fuel shortages and increased cost of living, high on the vest-topics-for-conversation lists these days, here is an interesting fact from the history of Upland, in north central Indiana, that you can use sometime to help bridge over a dull moment. Back in the early 1900's in the gas-boom days of this community, there was a competitive war on between two local gas companies. In some cases, the competition reached ridiculous limits. One of the companies, for instance, won a hotly contested school contract when they agreed to furnish fuel for heat and

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lights for the public school, for the munificent sum of $1 for an entire year.

~HUGH FREESE, Upland. eo & @

INDIANA

As a mother, Gentle, watchful, kind, She nurtures sons and daughters And depends on them.

Come peace, Come war, Come fire or flood, They fail her not.

In homely or heroic work They find _a place - And some have reached the highest peak,

Every beating heart responsive To deep-seated pride In what is theirs and part of them... INDIANA.

—ANNA HOSEA, Indianapolis. es o

FOSTER'S FOLLIES

(“NEW YORK-—Wallace Is Lining Up Cabinet, Rally Hears.”) It seems Henry's satisfaction With his future is complete. Judging by his latest action, He envisions no defeat.

But though Hank's designs enthrall us Time may see his plans upset. We can’t picture Mr. Wallace As a cab’net-maker—yet!

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| ‘Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight’

IN WASHINGTON . .. By Peter Edson

Draft Law's ‘Small Busiigse ; Note Makes Officials Squirm

WASHINGTON, July 6—White House and National Defense officials are now in a big huddle trying to decide what to do with one of the unwanted babies dumped on their doorstep by the departing Congress. It's a ‘small business” amendment to the new draft law. It would require the President, on advice of National Security Resources Board, to give small business a fair share of the orders for

defense materials. It defines a small business *

as one employing less than 500 workers and being independently owned. Then as a clincher it would require the government to give small business an allocation of steel for any defense orders it may get. These provisions weren't in the original draft act versions approved by Senate and House Armed Services Committees. White House and Defense Secretary’James V. For. restal didn't ask for and didn't want these controls in the bill. Now that they're in, the lawyers are scratching their heads to decide what they mean and what can or will be done about them. And the steel industry is waiting nervously on the side to find out. Fines of $50,000 and up to three years imprisonment are provided for any steel supplier who doesn’t comply, so it's something to worry about.

Got In as a Sleeper

THIS STEEL and small business sleeper was slipped into the draft act by Congressman Walter C. Ploeser of Missouri, Chairman of the House Small Business Committee. It was passed without protest in the House three days before Congress adjourned. Defense officials watching the bill thought it would be knocked out by the Senate. But Senate and House conferees accepted it on the last day of the session and it was approved late Saturday night. When defense officials woke up Sunday morning to read what kind of a draft bill Congress had passed, there was the Ploeser amendment, and were they surprised. The provision had carried as an amendment 40 the utilization of industry section of the draft law. This is a pick-up from the draft law of 1917 and the Second War Powers act. It gives the President power to place mandatory orders for defense production with any mine or plant and to seize and operate any manufacturing facility not complying. This power was not used during the last war, and it could remain unused in the future.

The same thing could apply to the Ploeser small

business amendment. But if some small busi-

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nesses complained that it couldn’t get defense orders and pointed to this new law as proof of congressional intent to give small business a better break, Defense officials would be hard put getting around it.

Further Complication

A FURTHER complication is that the steel allocation program may interfere with the voluntary steel allocation system now in operation under the so-called Taft anti-inflation law. An Office of Industry Co-operation under John C. Virden in Department of Commerce is now administering this law. The committee now has before the Attorney General a request for approval on allocating steel for 2 Economic Co-operation Administration, handling Marshall plan supplies, and for the armed services. Assuming these voluntary allocations are approved, there would be no need for compulsory controls under the Ploeser amendment to the draft law. The Taft law expires Feb. 28, 1949, however, and unless renewed, there might be some need for draft law allocations. President Truman has of course repeatedly asked Congress for stand-by powers to allocate all scarce materials in the interests of the civilign economy. And just as often, Congress has turned down these requests. The whole mix-up reflects a curious Congressional state of mind. Congress has been unwilling to grant any government controls for the protection of civilians. But for the military, Congress is apparently willing to submit to the toughest kind of controls, In a letter just sent to Secretary Forrestal, Congressman Ploeser has denied that his amendment will restore American industry to full wartime regimentation, as some elements of the business press had charged. Ploeser says he was interested in just two things. First to see that small business got its fair share of war orders. Second to see that small business could get the steel it needed to fill those orders. The White House will probably be forced to issue some kind of executive order to carry out the intent of the Ploeser amendment. It is entirely possible, however, that it will be allowed to remain a dead letter until there is a specific need to revive it.

Checks From VA

By RAYY MITTEN WASHINGTON, July 6—One out of every 48 persons in the country will get some sort of compensation pension payment from the Veterans Administration this month.

Hoosier Forum

"1 do net agree with a werd fat you , but will defend fo fhe. death your right fo sey 1" mn RR siamo

A Modern Fairy Story

By Maryesther Williamson, 2507 E. 38th St. It was in the middle of the 20th Biiory aa 1 Sw ag. Se war been won but 8 victory with. out peace. Strife and conflict prevalen over the world. wa tall Despicabie international vultures preyed countries shaken by post-war inevitable week. America was holding her haughty head but within o tumultuois remor ghook ae hn,

toad D robe of red, white and blue that so became her being. so her stately

ai aaeng thus; a Good Fairy cam tate her

“Ah, America, you seem sad. Why, never before, even in the face of other conflicts have TE aH. “From the t of your birth " ways been so plucky. yoy have 9 “Remember those Puritan days when the fight for survival was most severe? How you came through the Revolu War? The Spanish-American War? And even World War I? “What can I do for you, America? You have never needed me, so I have three wishes reserved for you. Speak up, dear—what are your wishes?” Said America: “Oh, good fairy, these are indeed’ difficult

times. I wish that all Americans

“First of all, would regain their faith in God and me, because Faith can move mountains. “Second, ‘United we stand; divided we fall’: We must regain our unity. Good fairy, I wish for Unity. “Third, I wish for a President who has the patience of Job, the mathematical prowess of an Einstein, the intestinal fortitude of Franklin Roosevelt, the wisdom of Wendell Willkie. A . man of the people like Abe.Lincoln. The aggressiveness of Thomas Jefferson. And please, let him be strong so that radio comedians will be afraid to make jokes about him, because being President is very serious business.” ‘Said the Good Fairy: “You are absolutely correct, as usual, America, but you have placed upon me the most difficult task of my career as good fairy, “I think you have the cart before the horse. It will take a President like you describe to bring back Faith and Unity, so my first move is toward that aim. “Well, I must be on my way. I don’t have long to educate a candidate, “Don’t worry; surely in this wonderful country is one man worthy of the name, ‘President of the United States.’ Let us pray I choose him wisely.” o

Road to Spiritual Growth

By Hiram Lackey, City In spiritual growth, one of the best ways to help ourselves is to help others. We can't inspire another without inspiring ourselves. An .. =xcellent way to do this is by giving out little religious booklets. The most amateur of Christians can serve our Lord in this way. The method is not beneath the dignity of seasoned saints. Almost every denomination has inspiring little booklets, published by its publishing house on subjects, such as divine love, swearing, drinking, gambling, education, parenthood, birth control, co-operation, walking with’ God, prayer, adventurous religion, making goodness attractive, sublimation, on the new birth, etc. Suppose you investigate the booklets of the publishing house of your church. Suppose you send and get a supply and learn the thrill of thus ‘co-operating with the Almighty Ruler of this universe in His efforts to help man in his progress. ’ Or you can at least enjoy the elevation of writing a sbstantial check in favor of the pub- - lishing house of your church and give the check to your pastor or anyone else who does home missionary work. >

A City Revenue Proposal

By Diogenes Justice and equity in government and in taxation is essential to good administration of state and component affairs. Indianapolis as the longest component city of Indiana could lead the way to better government without diversion of funds from a tax set up for a specific purpose namely that of education. For the sake of arriving at an equitable conclusion, I propose and advocate that 10 per cent of the revenue derived from hauling passengers by the Indianapolis Railways be collected by the city for internal revenue®and devoted to the streets used by the street railway company. ¢ & ¢

Drunk Cured by Dunking

By Abe Pickus

In 1918, while I was a ‘member of the AEF in the Argonne Forest, we had a soldier who was a habitual drunkard and one day I dumped him in a well of water and the shock brought him to his senses. He wrote me for years after he was discharged that this cold well water cured him. I am not a prohibitionist, but if things continue the way they are, we are likely to have

this country go dry again.

By E. T. Leech

in this country. yourself you'll know that such a charge is hooey.

DON'T LET er tell you that there is a war party If you'll briefly think the thing through for

Nobody wants war because nobody can any longer escape

of corporation profits and from half to nearly 90 per cent of

personal income.

want so to raise their taxes?

‘Don’t Be Fooled: No American Seeks War’

They know they would be harder hit in a new war, because it would be financed on top of our huge present debt. Therefore, does it make sense to think that selfish men would

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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its evil consequences. Everyone knows that another war could destroy civilization. Yet, strangely enough, the charge is repeatedly made that somebody is trying to plunge America into war. And it worries a lot of people. If they would only use their heads, their own common sense would tell them that the charge is false. These so-called “war mongers” are always pictured as selfish people. Granted that they are, it is their selfishness which above all would keep them from wanting war. For war today can mean only sacrifice and loss. Let's consider the charges. Two groups are chiefly accused of working for war. One is called “Wall Street”-—a name loosely used by Henry Wallace, the Daily Worker and other left-wing groups to brand people guilty of being in business, especially big business” The other accused group is the “military” or “big brass” or ‘“militarists.” This name covers professional Army and Navy officers. ’ To satisfy our minds, let's look at the selfish natures and personal viewpoints of these groups, to see if they want war. The term “Wall Street” is loosely used to describe very big \. businessmen—corporation heads, financiers and the like. i Big business is a product of civilization and of the capitalistic system. It largely endows, hires or uses the scientific brains and research which produced the new instruments of war, including the atomic bomb. Is it logical to think big business wants now to destroy the civilization that made it?

It Just Isn't Logical

PY BUSINESSMEN, you'll agree, don't like regulation. But “modern, all-out war (as was so lately demonstrated) means complete government control. It means restriction of purchases and sales, profits and wage scales and prices. Is if logical to think businessmen would be trying to bring this about? Atomic bombs, guided missiles and new planes, say the scientists and military men, would spread destruction to every country in another war. Is it sensible to believe that businessmen would want their plants wiped out? Businessmen dislike taxes. They are afraid of the huge national debt, and keep yelling for a balanced budget. They

paid the biggest taxesiduring the last war—up to 95 per cent

Lastly, businessmen are human—even the biggest. They have sons and daughters, wives and other loved ones. Their sons would die in the next war, as in the last; their wives and daughters would be exposed to the same perils as any others. No businessman wants such things to befall them.

There are other reasons those elements loosely classified as “Wall Street” don’t want war—including the fact that they have religion and patriotism and other decent qualities. The reasons above listed have been chiefly selfish—just so you could think them over and decide whether any man smart enough to be a business success would be fool enough to want war.

Only Communists Might Profit

PROFESSIONAL Army and Navy officers are highly educated. They can’t help knowing that another war might destroy all they hold dear. They have inside knowledge about new weapons, and if you want to hear some really hair-raising predictions about the horrors of another war you should talk to them. They don’t want to be killed—and modern war is rough on officers. They don’t want their loved ones slain or mangled. So—with their inside knowledge—is there any logic in thinking they want war? But, it is charged, they want militarism—which leads to war—and they already have tremendous power in government. The answer to that charge is easy: Just look at what happened to the Army and Navy right after the last war ended. Our strength melted away like a snowball on a July day. It evaporated, right in full view of our allies and enemies. The boys were rushed home without finishing the ‘job; they didn't even have time to pick up their equipment. It lies:scattered throughout the world. If the military really was in power, that wouldn't have happened. : As in the case of “Wall Street,” every selfish consideration— not to mention any noble motives—keeps the military from wanting war. It is probably equally true that even the Russians—and certainly the masses of the Russian people—want peace. At least, they don't want a foreign w. But the Communists would mdoubisty like to Sean, it

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necessary, provoke—revolution and avi war in other countries. They would risk nothing and might gain much. They are past masters at profiting from suffering and disorder. With that one exception, nobody wants war, Every shred of evidence and logic and common sense proves it.

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