Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 July 1948 — Page 20

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ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANS

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Give I4ghs ene the People Will Find Thew Own Way

Another ‘Pro Tem’ Blunder ’ "\ Municipal Judge Edwin Haerle, rather sensi. «bly we thought, backed down yestérday and didn't try to make a contempt issue out of the policeman who said what he thought about one of the “judge's” decisions. * It is too bad he could not have applied the same brand of good judgment to the case itself,. 5 « In that case all the witnesses, including the defendant herself, said she was driving an automobile through city strbets at a speed in excess of the legal speed limit. She was charged with reckless driving, which is a ‘proper char for such an offense. She had “at the time of ;her arrest offered to “bet” $10 with the policemen that she éould have the case thrown out of court—a common and customary method of offering a bribe in traffic arrests, al. though she may not have intended it as such.

After all that, when the case was thrown out, by a decision contrary to all the evidence and the law, the policeman who said it looked like a “fix” was by no means the | only citizen who held that same opinion, » » » ’ » ¥ WE ARE inclined to believe it was not a “fix” though, in spite of all this. From here it looks like just another in the already overlong list of blunders that have been made by inexperienced temporary judges who fill in, around here, when the regular judge is away, and who apparently spend their time largely in hunting for quibbling technicalities in warrants and charges and procedures to the dismay of law and justice, Surely any judge who had been hearing speeding cases very long would have known what the charge: is in such cases; and not been the victim of any specious arguments about improper affidavits. doubt quite right in his admonition fungifon of patrolmen.to'oriticise the ‘courts, ave to concede the provocation to criticism

7 In Tune ‘With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue

~ SONNET OF THE SEA

I hear a voice sweet cadences unfold As gentle waves whisper weird thoughts to me; The biting gales blow fiercely on and hold Me in suspense when I am out at sea. As whitecaps rise I hear a deleful chant The surging tides give tones of restless fear;

. I fail to see the charm, my heart rampant,

Then suddenly I feel my God so near. His mighty arms enfold me as I gaze rosy mists of peace we sail along A paradise of beauty through the haze— Beneath blue skies I sing a glad new sorg.

Oh, that this faith in Him remain with me As when I salled on His Symphonic Sea. «CAROL B, WEINBERG, North Vernon.

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CALM YOURSELF

It is amazing to me to see how calmly you take MY disappointments. I flutter around and rave at the unkind tricks that people, and the world in general, do me, You remain a perfect pleture of resignation and charm. You phuosophize, “Don’t let it get you down, son. Keep your chin up. Everything will furn.out for the best. A kick in the pants is always a boost” Then the world gets on ypur tail, and 1 find YOU kicking the dirt and yelling for justice. It is at such a moment that I become that model of peace and quiet. I repeat for you all that calming advice, handed to me when I was ihe disturbed one. When I yell you are the calm one. When you yell I am the unruffied soul. It seems to me that we both are in the class of beings mentioned by Shakespeare, when he made one of his characters to say: “There was never yet philosopher that could endure the toothache patiently.” It is 50 easy to be calm for the other fellow. ~HOOSIER OBSERVER.

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War Threat and Politics

FOR the first time there is suspicion among allied author | \ities in Berlin that Stalin is deliberately trying to provoke us into starting a war,

Hitherto the consensus has been that he intended to stop short of war, and that the chief danger was that an accident or in¢ident might start the shooting which neither side really wanted. Miele : Whichever guess is nearer the truth—and even the best attempts to fathom Stalin's mind are only guesses—the danger is great. It is far more serious than the American public realizes. Le RN Ger a The majority mood seems to be that another world war, only three years after the last, is simply too insane and horrible to contemplate, re The very depth of American sincerity in wanting peace leaves us psychologically unprepared to cope with the implications of Stalin's acts, Toe Then there is an American minority which is not worried, because of its mistaken belief that any war with Russia would be short and victory automatié—"A few atomic bombs would do the trick.” : We are not including the Wallacite fellow travelers, and well-meaning innocents they have roped in, because that group is too small and discredited to influence our country now. At least we hope so. It is rather the mental defenselessness of ‘the two larger groups—those who don't face the war danger and those who think the atom bomb is the complete answer— that is the graver national weakness. ® =» ¥ & = JUST WHAT the government should or can do in the way of quick public education is not clear. How to awaken people to the immediate peril, without at the same time creating the emotional panic which could be our undoing, is an unsolved problem in preparedness. Perhaps consultation by President Truman and Gov. Dewey on the national emergency, followed by a joint statement on the Soviet threat and reaffirmation of bipartisan unity for a firm policy, would be effective. Perhaps it would open the eyes of the country to the war danger, and also provide the needed reassurance that our national leaders are facing the threat together. This is particularly desirable now. Otherwise the President’s controversial call of a special session of congress, and | inevitable party clashes on domestic issues in.a campaign

altack a seemingly divided democracy. |

Where Our Money Goes

ITH the city involved in a proposed bond issue to pay running expenses; and citizens wondering where their next tax dollar is coming from, it should be illuminating te learn where our tax money is going. : In the fiscal year which started July 1, Marion County will pour $158,823,737 into the Federal Treasury, This is approximately 6.2 times the total of all state and local taxes levied for collection in the county last year. The figure for the year ending July 1 was $25,496,905.

The state itself will become a billion-dollar contributor |

to the Federal Treasury in the current fiscal year. An

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That one could leave behind Would be three very simple words Which somehow come to mind— ‘Twould make us glad to know When we leave this place for good 1f folks could really say of us He ., . always . . . understood, ~~ANNA E. YOUNG, Indianapolis. * + ¢

THE MAGIC OF THE NIGHT iw w40A thousand baby eyes Td Twinkle from a height, . « : And’ the trees standstinl In the fragrance of the night, All attired in their ravishing Lacy black gowns, As the street lamps come on In cities and towns. =MILDRED C. Jouve; Indianapolis.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS — : Berlin Corridor

By William Philip Simms

WASHINGTON, July 22--Dacumentary evidence reveals that the Berlin corridor situation remained extremely hazy three months after President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill thought they had settled the matter with Pre mier Stalin, ; The British® and American notes of two weeks ago assert that Messrs, Truman and Churchill told Stalin on June 14, 1945, that the Western allies would withdraw to the “zonal boundaries” provided “satisfactory arrange ments” were made to give access by rail, road and air to Berlin. Premier Stalin, it is further stated, replied on June 16. All he did was to suggest a change of date for the withdrawal. He made no other alteration in the plan proposed by President Truman. On the contrary, says the U. 8. note, he “gave assurance that all necessary measures would be taken in accord with the plan,”

Difficulties From the Start

CONTRARY to the harmony indicated by these notes, the British, French and Americans encountered corridor difficulties from the start, The Allied Control Council appointed a committee to iron them out. The directorate for transport was asked to report on the technical problems of supplying coal and food to Berlin. The committee held its first meeting on Aug. 11, 1945. The report to the control council was made on Sept. 10 following. In line with this report, a transport program was agreed upon and officially announced. The British were to have one train a day for military maintenance; American and French military, two trains a day; for coal (U, 8, British and French, civil and military combined), eight trains a day, and for civil food (British, French and American), five trains a day, for a minimum total of 168 a day. The railroads specified were the Helmstedt-Magdeburg-Berlin line and the Berlin-Stendal-Hannover line. For reasons of their own, either

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the Russians or the Germans seem te have re- | moved one set of rails from each line, leaving

a single track. “Both of these routes are single-track,” observes the communique of Sept. 11. “But by confining the eastward movement to one route

| and the westward te the other, (that) in effect : 5 ; . : {| creates a double-track railroad, The transport year, can be misunderstood by Stalin as an invitation to |

directorate therefore feels that there is ample accommodation en the railway to. provide for future requirements.”

More Than One Joker in Deck

BUT THERE was still another joker in the deck. Despite the Truman-Churchill+Stalin “un derstanding” of June, the September agreement speaks of roving the 16 trains eastward and westward “over the Russian line of communications, under Russian control and supervision.”

The press release further stated that since

| “the main difficulty” of operation up to that | time was due to “lack of proper contact be-

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analysis shows Indiana will collect $1,130,000,000 for the |

national government aor about 2.58 per cent of the estimated $43 billion budget. The slide rule computation for the per capita federal tax is $207.95. : Citizens who are suffering from the high cost of living may readily understand from these figures that a considerable portion of their incomes goes into federal government. And it is our estimate that if we made as concerted a fight against the high cost of government. as we are making _ against the high cost -of food, automobiles, housing and ~ other living essentials, we might induce those in Washingps lower. the ceiling on federal expenditures. . never get taxes down until we get the cost down. And the time to start is now,

8.. British and Russian officers,” a liaison project was worked out along with train schedules, Berlin warehouse facilities, a six-hour limit for unloading, and se on. Thus Russia seems to have insisted on keeping a hand in the cantrol of allied transport in the corridors hetween Berlin and the West. And as the fashion in those days was to appease her every whim, she seems to have got away with it. High military officers are known to have pointed out the danger. Some of them referred Allied troops in Berlin as another “lost bat-

| talion.” By this they meant that Russia had | them surrounded without ‘assurance of any re.

liable line of communications. The alibi now seems to be that it was difficult to imagine, back in those days, that things would work out as they have. Any other country. would have honored even an implied commitment. Furthermore, it is remarked, the archives of foreign offices all over the world are filled with iren-beund, copper-riveted treaties which Russia has honored no mere faithfully than she has her somewhat huldiee commitments

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U. S. AFFAIRS 2 ob By Marquis Childs

Truman Message to Bear Down Hard on Issue of High Prices

WASHINGTON, July 22--In his opening message to Congress President Truman intends to bear down with all possible force on the issue of high prices. oi h How explosive the message will he can be judged: from the efforts of .the White House researchers who are now supplying raw ma terial for the grand opener. : They have come up with those full-page newspaper advertisements published two years ago by the National Association of Manufacturers. The NAM was then leading the campaign to drop price control.

Those ads blamed the post-war price rise

on government regimentation. Take off the controls, they said, and prices will certainly go"

- down. By killing OPA and removing controls,

America’s productive forces would be released, industry would turn out a flood of goods, and prices ‘would come tumbling down, So went the siren song. The ads were echoed almqst word for word by Senators Robert A, Taft of Ohio and Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska, Republican leaders who led the attack in Congress that cut the heart out of OPA. The housewife needs no statistical charts to tell her what has happened in the two years since the country was told that the death of OPA would mean lower prices. Hamburger costs twice what'it did in June of .'48 and so do a great many other essential items in the budget of the average householder. The index of the price of food is at 211, about half a percentage point more than at the peak in January of this year, That is 44 points higher than in June two years ago.

Me-+ Ask for Rationing

THE PRESIDENT does not intend, as of this writing," to ask for across-the-board price control. About a week after his message he will send

a bill to Congress calling for allocation and

ITALY EXPECTS... ;

More Trouble

ROME, Italy, July 22-Italy expects more trouble before the end of the summer. In fact, the Italian government is reliably reported today to he about to ask the United States for more military equipment, The extent of Communist strength demonstrated during the regent genera] strike—which threatened for a while te turn inte a bloody civil war—has thrown a decided. scare into the Christian Democratic cabinet. Premier De Gasperi himself is said to feel that a showdewn with the Communists within the next 80 days is on the books. He fears, it is stated, that the Reds will continue to induce walkouts aimed at overthrowing his government. Only the fact that the government refrainedfrom actively combating last week's 36-hour demonstration—staged in protest of the attempted assassination of Italian Communist chief, Togliatti—saved the situation.

rationing of commodities essential to the household budget. What answer the Republicans will make has not yet heen determined. They cannet simply ignore the case presented by the President. The inflationary situation is too menacing fer that, particularly now that a third round of wage increases makes another price hoost certain. The GOP could, of course, go back to one of President Truman's first acts to show that original sin in this matter of inflation can be assigned to the Democrat in the White House. The President urged Congress—it didn’t take much urging—to repeal the wartime excessprofits tax, which kept down the soaring profits of large corporations. Once that step was taken, a whole chain of consequences was bound to follow, including the demand for higher wages to match the higher profit ration. Z \ The President went even further. He backed up higher wage demands on the theory that increases were necessary to compensate for the loss of overtime worked during the war. Ralses were essential, so the theory went, {p sustain purchasing power and make it possible for the mass of Americans to buy the products of a greatly expanded industry.

Truman Follows Advice of CEA THE REPUBLICANS might cite original sin on the excess tax if their own tax record in Congress was not so bad. They cut the federal income tax by about five billion dollars at the session that ended a month ago. Nothing could Reve been more inflationary in its effect than at. In the same revenue act they changed provisions of the inheritance tax in favor of the wealthy. Leaders, such as Chairman Harold Knutson of the House Ways and Means Committee, wanted to pare it down even further, . In contrast, the President's tax record during the past two years has been good. He has fought hard te keep federal revenue at a level

- that would mean a surplus and reduction of the

staggering federal debt. Faithfully he has followed the recommendations of his Council of Economic Advisers. The council's irm warning against any tax cut was not likely to win any votes in an election year. But Mr. Truman follawed the unpopular course, and was promptly tagged by the Republicans “High Tax Harry.” The Council of Economic Advisers is working closely with the White House on the message to Congress. The council's role, naturally, is technical rather than political. It was on the basis of the council's reports that the President

presented his 10-point inflationary program to

Congress last November, Since that time, as the President will make clear, the price speedometer has jumped ahead

.at an alarming rate,

Today, therefore more drastic measures are calle for, and these the President will recommend. As seen from the White House, this will give the Republican Congress a choice of accepting responsibility for high prices or passing legislation so often’ denounced in the past.

MANY STUDENTS . . .

By WILLIAM McGAFFIN LONDON, July 22 — All of the 20,000 Americans visiting Britain this summer are not here simply for pleasure. There is a heavy sprinkling of students and teachers, come over to improve (heir minds. They have come from Minnesota and Vermont Universities and many other places of learning in the United States, “We do not want to be classed as tourists,” they say. “We are here for serious | work.” . | ' They will study all aspects | of British life, each taking a different subject which he will follow through until returning home in September. i ~ : Ivan J. Kubanis, for instance, is studying public ad-. ministration in national industries; Jesse K. Lair the working of public corporations.

» » » YOU SEE these seriousminded, fresh - faced young men and women in American getups, in growing numpers oa the streets of London. More than one Englishman has turned around and rubbered at a pert young thing swishing down the street wearing the “new look"-—and bobbysoacks. At the drab Victorian rail. way stations, they introduces an energetic, note from | the new

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will defend to the death your right te say i

That convention was a credit to the party anq to the State of In in that the honest-chojey of the majority the delegates received the

your stand, I trust that you will continue tq make your voice heard and light the way for such a worthy cause. I would like to make known to you a few of my thoughts. A poll of the candidates election to the State Legislature should

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and I sincerely hope that you and The Indian. apolis Times may see fit to continue to do your part in helping the voters of Indiana to regain the privileges of , amon prima

Urges Congress to Werk By Mary Studebaker, 1832 Central Ave. Some of the recent editorials in the city papers, relative to the President's recall of Congress, place emphasis on a rather dubious point of criticism. They have pointed to the fact that the Democrats, during 16 years, did not act on housi rogram. 2, gis vee ee has no bearing on the matter, in view of the fact that during those earlier years we were in a depression and there was no housing , Every city and town, across the land, had block after block of vacancies. This resulted from the distress ‘of unemployment, most of us experienced, making it impossible to maintain our homes. After the depression years, we had a war to win. Housing could not be indulged in by a patriot when the entire nation's efforts had to be utilized in the war effort. But affer the war closed, we were facing the housing problem acutely. Almost immediately we got a Republican Congress. And as the

* President points out, this Republican Congress

solely is responsible for the failure of a housing program being formulated to date. When the history hooks are written in the future, this vigorous action of President Truman may, very likely, be adjudged the most commendable action of his administration, Recalling a dilatory Congress and putting them on view before the people will give us an opportunity to see if they are capable of a little vigorous, real labor in behalf of the people. In fact, it would seem that the job of operating our government ought to be a full-time job and a SOngHssmAR who is paid a yearly 1 ought to- work a X salary ough ® ¢ Bad Place to Go Swimming By § Andrews, 2850 Harlan St. ~~ Y tern T was fishing in a little lake called Rear: Creek Lake, between Mahalaville and Helmshurg in Brown County. This is a deep lake, mud sides and bottom. And there were about 20 hoys and girls from around Helmsburg and Morgantown swimming in the lake; ages from 6 to 16. One boy swam after another one who had an innertube. The swimmer gave out, and the one on the innertube pushed the tube over to him and rescued him. Another boy tried to swim across and couldn't make it; he had to be pulled out. Then a girl was floating on an innertube, when the air leaked out of the tube. She also had to be rescued. : I have seen people swimming in here several times and have seen, several near drownings. Two weeks ago, two drunks were out in a boat, one a big fat young man took off all his clothas then turned the boat over, nearly drowning his companion and losing his watch and fishing tackle. One of these Sundays there are going to be several people drown in this lake. Then the state conservation people and sheriff ef the county will wake up too late. There were signs saying, “No Swimming Allowed” but they have been torn down. ¢ + ¢

Can Stalin Make Us Stooges? By Edward F. Maddox, City The political and racial hatred created by the President's Civil Rights bill at the Democratic convention was red meat for Joe Stalin and his fellow-travelers. If“Stalin agents didn't write the bill and induce Mr. Truman te back it, the effect is the same as if they had. This so-called civil rights, North-8outh issue is merely a revival and re-forming of the hatreds generated by slavery and the Civil War, and the Communists are slyly exploiting the issue for the advantage of communism. Let all our honest patriotic American citizens, both white and colored, from North, South, East and West, wake up to the fact that Stalin's red agitators are skillfully and diabolically ex ploiting this eivil rights issue for the evil purpose of reducing our whole nation, white and colored, rich and poor alike, to a state of slavery far worse and more brutal and far more inhuman than any colored people ever endured. Listen, my friends, both. white and colored. are we so stupid as to be used as stooges 1 Stalin and fanned into fanatical hatred an racial war, with the Red menace at our na tion's throat? Think J over, my friends. +

‘Keep It on Front Page’ By M. T. Huntington, 5535 S. Walcott St.

1 am very much interested as thousands i Indiana citizens in regard te the outcome of traffic case of Mrs. Margaret BR of Linde Ind., kindly keep this on the front page. T alse want to congratulate our Indianapolié police force—as being on the job.

Anti-Trust Delay

By Roger Stuart Nas Es f the House has dam pes of eo ness Committee for early strengthening of tf ti-trust laws. . Rather than hastening adoption of this wa of legislation, it was said today, the ex Xtra pre sion summoned by President Truman vent completion by the committee of & rs nation-wide investigation of monopolistic P tices Jan. 1 ; a had been tentatively scheduled for this summer and fall in 25 major cities. war far-flung inquiry, as planned by Charman the ter C. Ploeser (R. Mo.) would have pant ant

way for wrapping up a com trust legislation program by January. “The committes members can't be ‘needed cities from coast to coast and economit evidence,” said Willis J. » counsel ta the committee, a Contre

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