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ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ

PAGE 18. Thursday, July §, 1948 A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER A

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Give Light and the People Will Find Ther Own Woy

And the Man's in the Senate! Just how silly can a politician get? Sen. Claude Pepper of Florida was among those on the end of the limb Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower sawed off when he refused to be used by the “stop-Truman” movement. But one Eisenhower draft having failed, the Senator has started a second one. This time he is prepared to scrap the party system. Since Gen. “Ike” won't become involved in partisan politics, Mr. Pepper would have him be a “national” and hence a “nonpartisan” presidential candidate. Nominated by the Democrats, of course: The gentleman from Florida says the Democratic convention should invite the general to write his own platform and pick his own vice presidential nominee. . An American fuehrer! A general on a white horse!

a = = s 8 = WOULD he also allow his proposed dictator to do away with Congress and the Supreme Court? And why not? If we are to have a one-man government, let's have it in one package, and not piecemeal. : The proposal, of course, is an insult to Gen. Ike. He fsn’t cast in the fuehrer mold—his distinguished, patriotic career shows that. His every public statement has reflected a deep and abiding faith in American ideals—quite beyond the understanding of the little group of self-servers who have tried in vain to use him. But the stranded Sen. Pepper is left in a revealing light. A man entertaining such notions of government isn’t a Democrat, whether you spell it with a capital or a small “D.”

. . Leisurely Allied Defense WHILE the Soviet ambassador was answering the summons of Secretary Marshall through the front door of the State Department, representatives of the five west European democracies and Canada were entering the back door. The latter were arriving for a conference with Undersecretary Lovett. Secretary Marshall gave the Soviet envoy a written protest against the Russian blockade of Berlin. Undersecretary Lovett talked with our allies about joint military defense. The connection between the two meetings is obvious, Although Canada and-the so-called Benelux nations of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg are not immediately involved in the Berlin dispute, their indirect stake is as great as that of the American, British and French powers. | of occupation. . . $i GP If Stalin succeeds in driving the three large democratic

powers out of Berlin, he will be in stronger position to wage war against the West which the other democracies cannot escape. Besides, under the west European union for de- * fense, the Benelux states are pledged to act with Britain Ee » . . A: s » - IT IS very late to be holding exploratory conversations for mutual defense such as the State Department started this week. : y : If these had been completed, it is unlikely that the Bolshevik bully in the Kremlin today would be trying to take advantage of our military weakness in Berlin. Nor would France be so timorous a participant in the three-power protest against the Russian blockade—if west European defense were further advanced. ' Blame for delay, which has given Stalin this opportunity, is shared by the United States and its allies. Though Stalin at the Moscow conference in the spring ‘of 1047 widered the East-West split, our allies waited for - another futile London meeting with Russia last winter to face the fact. ' When they belatedly formed their mutual defense alliance in March, they expected immediately American support. President Truman gave verbal support at once— but nothing more. ‘Later the Senate, through the Vandenberg resolution, gave another promissory blessing. But still no American military supplies for Europe are in sight. As a result of this lack of allied preparedness, the Red army could sweep from the Elbe across west Europe to the Atlantic probably in a matter of days—certainly. within a few weeks. : As long as that is the situation we are kidding ourselves in counting on France and the Benelux nations—their wincerity and courage could not stop the Red army. They ‘must have modern air and field forces to do that, and only re can equip them quickly.

” n ” » » ® CONGRESS should have authorized military lend-lease, to supplement and guard our huge Marshall economic aid investment in west European security, before adjournment. ' : Under the present State Department timetable the conversations begun this week are expected to produce something for presentation to Congress next January. : That is too slow. We think the negotiations for mutual defense and lendlease should be pressed with speed. All ‘should be in readiness at an early date for fast ®~ gpl ive action in case a crisis requires an emergency session of Congress. : ‘Meanwhile there should be close military staff coordination. ; :

In Tune ‘With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue _ ONCE ON A TIME

Once on a time a bridal two EA * When asked “Do you?” replied, “IT 40,” And hurried to their humble nest, Scarce furnished, there to plan the rest... “Some day, sweetheart,” with pride, said he, “you'll live in ease and luxury!” ... For weeks and months they saved and planned To buy a sweeper—run by hand. (This couple lived before that man Suggested the installment plan) ... A little bean-pot, with a lid, - Was where the extra jes hid, And for each dream surplus went— Each washtub, chair, or Event! It seemed each stick of home and heart Was earned and placed there, part by part

Today, love takes a novel twist .. . She's whistled, won, proposed, and kist; They're married on a ‘Hers And His’, And honeymoon on some Gift Quiz; * Then with their prize loot, home they go: An {froner, clock and radio, A set of dishés trimmed’ in blue, Five rooms complete and nursery, too; Some pans, a washer, pink layette, For afterwhile; a cocktail set, . A record , diamond ring; An ice-box and a freezer thing.

They've all they'll need for days and days— If not, she'll go to matinees And win some more . . . Ah, what a wife! And what a future! What a life! And then, to make her world complete, She won a warmer for her feet!

On through the years, as like as not, Boxtops will bulge their penny-pot, And gnawed-on pencils twist the clause Quote, “I like So and So because—" ESTHER KEM THOMAS, Columbus. ® © * Why all the bother to d smooth-run-ning, silent motors when there's so much noise in the back seat? ” : % *

DON'T CODDLE CODLING MOTH

Don’t coddle the codling moth. Feed him arsenate of lead. , Here 1 am playihg with words that to some may not make sense. But, Barton, when you were talking the other day about the old Rambo, Pippin, Maiden Blush, Russet and Grindstone apples, luscious fruit of another day, that did make sense. Your mouth must have been watering when you wrote, for mine was as I read. Those were the days: before the codling moth, days when apples grew large, red, yellow and juicy without a spray of arsenate of lead or lime and sulphur. To your account of those days I cannot add, but I can tell you an interesting story of this vile creature, born to darkness, and the bane of every apple grower, the ng moth. And this is not an historical ‘treatise for I do not have the exact date nor the names of the person and place. It was many years ago that a certain ‘“bugologist” in the southeastern part of this country, where people were experimenting with the silkworm for silk production, conceived the idea of crossing a certain moth from Europe with the silkworm moth here to get a hybrid that could withstand severe weather, Silk production had bogged down, on account of cold. S80 he made a trip to Europe, and brought back a box of these insects. If there was ever a

[truly Pandora box this was it. sal

: On his arrival he placed the box in one of ‘his outbuildings, none too sturdy. That night a storm Slew the building down, broke open the box and let the moths escape. They were what we know today as the codling moth and they spread to most parts of the United States. That small incident in one unknown man’s life is the reason, my friend, why the unsprayed ‘apples in your yard are “wormy.” This moth, like others of ifs kind, fliis around at night in silence and darkness, laying a tiny egg in the center of each white apple blossom. That's why I say, don’t coddle the codling moth, spray a tiny bit of arsenate of lead where the egg is laid and, when the larvae hatches, he will eat this poison and die as he should— the pest! Incidentally, I did not know, until just now, that the word “codling” means, a small apple. GEORGE S. BILLMAN, Anderson.

¢ & o One day the fan’s Wonderful ball club wins and the next his lousy team loses.

¢ & @ HARVEST BLIGHT

Harvest time returned again With heaping bins and cribs of corn, The waiting maw of urban born Appeared replete, but then There came a craving in the heart For something held by tangled weed— The vines of love were crushed by greed, Unfit for yield—a thing apart. ALAN WAYNE, Indianapolis.

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THE MUSIC LESSON

He'd rather be playing Indian, But his interest seems to increase When he practices on the piano His latest “Wigwam” piece. AUNT RUBY, Indianapolis.

Not Much Left But the Wishbone

U. S. AFFAIRS . . . By Marquis Childs

‘It's Much Too Early to Call in Crepe Hangers for Democrats’

WASHINGTON, July 8—Already the obituaries are being written for the Pemocratic Party. The funeral clothes are being brought out—and carload lots of sackcloth and ashes are on order for Philadelphia. Historical parallels are cited to show why the party is through. The quarrel over civil rights is compared with the battle over slavery which tore the party in two in 1860. There seem to be good and sufficient reasons for calling in the undertaker. It is hard to see how the utterly dissimilar elements that are yoked together can ever again be reconciled behind a ticket that has a chance of victory. The dissident Democrats who promoted the Eisenhower draft certainly have not helped their party in this crisis. They could scarcely have believed that Gen. Eisenhower would yield to the draft strategy. His record was too clear and positive for that even before his latest refusal to accept any nomination for public office. There was something almost pathetically childish in the way in which both in the southern wing and in the liberal-labor wing some leaders clung to the hope that the war hero would resolve their dilemma. They were asking for a miracle, and miracles in politics are all but non-existent. The southerners, in particular, cherished the delusion that Gen. Eisenhower could be forced to run, They were inclined to be indignant at hints from northern liberals that he would serve in any event as a useful stalking horse.

Democratic Outlook Is Dismal

APPARENTLY James Roosevelt, Jacob Arvey, the Chicago political boss, and others of ‘the Stop-Truman faction thought it would be possible to use Ike to sidetrack the President. Then they would come in with Supreme Court William O. . But the southerners will not accept Mr. Douglas, whom they put down as a New Dealer of So the outlook is dismal, A quarre the civil-rights plank is in prospect. Any effort now to cast Mr. Truman aside seems bound to

France Wants Russ Trade

By PAUL GHALI PARIS, July 8—The immediate re-estab-lishment of trade relations between France and Soviet Russia is being urged by France's economists and politicians here today with equal eloquence. That is the surest way to keep a sort of unequally weighted balance between . the East and the West, they emphatically maintain. Most Frenchmen are openly glad to receive Marshall aid and agree with the conditions attached to it. But most of them also feel that French acceptance of that aid in no way precludes trade with Russia and its satellites. The French would like to sign a trade agreement with Russia like the economic pact negotiated between the British and Russians six months ago. Furthermore, they'd like to sign it as soon as possible.

WILL YOU LIVE...

To Be 100?

By PAUL GHALI

PARIS, July 8—You aim to live to be a hundred? Well, maybe you will—providing you are blessed with long-lived ancestors, are careful to avoid accidents and follow sensible laws of health. This, it seems, is about all that can be said with any certainty at the present etage of human advancement. * At least no blue, white or red book giving: a magic formula for seeing a century through has yet been issued by those best” qualified to pass opinion on the subject. i » - ” TWENTY-FIVE eminent medical scientists recently met in Vittel, France —niost of them bearded and venerable. They came from ‘America,

No Choice for Them

A MOSCOW newspaper, commenting upon our political outlook, remarks that “ordinarily’ Americans do not

have any choice in elections but this year it is different.”

'Bevduse of Henry Wallace's third party, it say, “the . masses” can vote for a “policy of peace, international co-

operation and democratic freedom.”

~All they can vote is the ticket drafted by Josef Stalin, head ed by osef Stalin and tabulated by Josef Stalin.

Too bad the Russian masses cannot have that privilege.

- ‘bers. of one country’s senate:

Austria, Belgium, Egypt, France, Holland, Iraq and Luxembpourg to discuss this prob- | lem of longevity. { There were a number of opinions put fofth. Prof. Joan- | non of France, for one, opined | that educationalprinciples’ must be reformed. “Spiritual activity.” declared | another, “lengthens life.” © Still a third pointed out that “politics also have a salutary |* effect, judging by the 16 mem-

whose total age totaled 1200 Years.”

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Side Glances—By Galbraith

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"Why not get a classy sports convertible with snappy lines, Dad? We all need the fresh air—and my friends

go for that type of eer!"

_ political skill and sincerity of purpose with an

end in failure,“ And'the effort will only further darken the outlook for November. Therefore, some predict: A party sunk under overwhelming defeat and with no hope of ultimate unification. But it is much too early, in my opinion, to call in the crepe hangers. The very fact of the present factionalism is proof of a

vigorous life within the party. And there are |

historical parallels to substantiate it. In 1924 the Democratic Party seemed bent on destroying itself. In the Madison Square Garden convention the southern and the urban wing—based on the powerful city machines—fought it out in public for 106 noisy ballots. i The candidate finally chosen, John W. Davis, was a respectable compromise, but he was little known fo the country and the LaFoliette thrd party tagged him with the Wall Street abel.

Party Was ‘Dead’ in 1928, Too

IN THE 1928 convention the city wing won out, and Al Smith was the nominee. He went down under the worst defeat suffered by a nominee up to that time—carrying only eight states for a total of 87 electoral votes. : For the first time the Solid South was split, with Texas, Virginia, Florida and North Carolina going for Herbert Hoover. Then, too, the obituaries were trotted out. The Democratic Party had once and for all demonstrated that it was an impossible combination—half: horse and half alligator— that could fot survive. Four years later with Franklin D. Roosevelt as the candidate, the dead party staged a remarkable comeback. It has ‘remained in power for 16 years. A great deal has happened since those obituaries of 1928 were written. Progressive forces in the South have modified the party there to an even greater degree than may appear on the surface where. the older leaders cling to position and power. . _ In the North, labor-liberal forces have come to play an increasingly important role. They use their political strength often naively and crudely but it. is nonetheless a reality. The obvious lack today is a powerful leader who could unify these latent forces. Such a leader would combine true conviction with

understanding of the forces to be reconciled. No sign of such a leader is on the horizon today. It is quite possible, however, that events of the next four years may call such leadership into being. No one could have predicted in 1928 that Roosevelt would lead a disorganized and leader-

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A man wouldn't print such bunk, I'm sure he could find something much more intelligent to write about. , And as for me and millions of other women stop comparing us to the Hollywood crowd and the society crowd who probably never did a hard day's work in their life; some of us do work, you know, and hard. | And as I said before, if I could talk to yoy in person, I could say a lot more. Much more emphatically. I think you're nuts. ® oo © .

The Blind and the Crippled

By A. J. Schneider, 504 West Drive, Woodruft Place.

Few letters appearing in the Hoosier Forum hold quite as much merit as one recently by Frederic O. Rusher, 2029 N. New Jersey St. His letter urges jobs for the blind and the crippled, Certainly soclety owes a debt to disabled ve'. erans, as well as any other physically hand capped individuals. But the tragic farce in the whole problem is the fact that a great many physically hand capped persons were used, and used fo the very important advantage of our war effort as well as to the advantage of industry. However, they cannot now continue to use these same individuals who proved their worth and their loyalty when needed. Trade union rules are largely responsible for this fact, coupled with clauses in insurance policies. . However, if Mr. Rusher has ever talked with any considerable number of physcially handicapped individuals who have made the rounds of the Community Fund supported agencies, he will know the reason why our disabled brothers and sisters are getting the deal that they are. As proof, I suggest Mr. Rusher, or anyone else interested, canvas these agencies to determine just how many capable physically handicapped people are on their pay-rolls. Except for Goodwill Industries—which in its last year’s finan« cial report, boasted of paying the tremendous average of about $310 per year “incentive wages ”

As for those blind and crippled *panhan. dlers” we see on the streets, I dare someone to offer them a good job at $1.50 per hour. They would refuse so fast it would make your head swim. They have a high class racket; and are

Urges Elections in Palestine By Franklin Hichborn, Santa Clara, Cal. Much of the confusion growing out of the Zionist-Arab controversy could be cleared up i it were determined whether or not the Zionists have historical, legal or moral right to Palestine. That never has been done satisfactorily, To meet the situation which has developed in Palestine, and bring peace, it would seem

necessary: 1. To round up the assassins, bank robbers, train wreckers, arsonists and other terrorists, with their accessories both before and after the fact, who have brought chaos to Palestine. 2. Td recognize that the essence of Western Democracy is respect for majority opinion, hold free and open elections that the people of Palestine may decide: (a) The form of government they want. (b) The character of immigrants they are willing to accept. ' Were this to be done, with law and order restored to the Holy Land and human rights to its people, Jew and Arab would return to the harmony and good under standing which for hundreds of years they en

less party to victory four years later.

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By

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William Philip Simms

U. S. Preparing to Prosecute

WASHINGTON, July 8—There is reason to believe that the United States and other powers are now prepared to prosecute Russia before the United Nations within the next 30 to 20 days. The American, British and French notes, simultaneously delivered to the Soviets this week, are regarded as a sincere and final effort to get the Kremlin to listen to reason. There is little hope they will be successful. Failure at this time almost ‘certainly would mean an appeal to the United Nations. Secretary-General Trygve Lie last week proposed laying ¢he Berlin case before the Security Council. Under Article 99 he has the right to do that on “any matter which in his opinion may threaten . . . the peace.” But Washington, London and Paris, in unison, said the time was not quite ripe. Obviously they wanted to have another try under Article 33, which suggests “negotiation, inquiry, mediation, conciliation” and other means before resorting to the council. It was a play for a little more time. o A little more time should provide a pretty clear indication of Russia's real intentions. It

American-British-French notes. :

Showdown Inevitable Soon IT WILL give the United States, Britain, France and the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) time to explore the possibility of American arms for the western European regional defense arrangement.

It will allow time to find out about the Paris report that the Kremlin plans to stir up mass disorders. in Berlin to give the Red Army an ~ excuse for intervention. Or to give Moscow . an excuse to send in Gen. Von Paulus and his army of ex-Nazis now operating with the Russians. In any case a showdown in or over Berlin seems inevitable soon. i The Security Council is in permanent ses-

sion. The General Assembly meets in Paris in September. i

should give her an opportunity to reply to the .

Russ Before UN—If Necessary

If the Security Council doesn’t act, the Assembly can give the matter an airing. To have brought the Berlin matter before the United Nations at this time, it is admitted here, would have been premature. ol Thus far, Moscow hag carefully refrain from committing herself. She has left her bridges standing.

The Next 30 Days Should Tell

UNOFFICIALLY, there is hardly the slightest doubt that she intends to drive the allies out of Berlin if she can—and, for that matter, out of Germany. i Officially, however, she insists the block is due to the breakdown of the German railways. Tats : eer if it comes to a showdown of strength, it won't hurt to know more about - workings of the western European defe arrangement—and what, if anything, £28 ne expected from the United States. Under : Vandenberg resolution of June 11; the Send went on record in support of the pact. The next 30 days should tell, too, further Big Four talks on Germany wilt By come possible, It is stated that they won't less Russia loosens up on Berlin. Thus between now-and September, od United Nations Assernbly meets” ui regu" od sion, time almost inevitably will have cl Russia's stand. This much is against Russia as nation is ever laid before the she will be called on to answer the tating array of counts ever brought = any member nation. ; Allied foreign offices are ready wit erally dozens of factual specific treaty tions, with names, dates and places. There is the chance, of course, would walk out of the Security CO the United Nations as well. But it is a risk which, for a long bers have known they would even to take. :

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