Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 August 1948 — Page 20

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@ same witness as “a fellow-traveler so far that if he was not a Communist it would be ‘on both sides.” Suspicion also has been directed toward » former assistant to President Roosevelt. Such people cannot be dismissed as small fry. _ This isn’t a “witch hunt” or a phony “Red scare” but ‘which calls for serious treatment, ©.” We wonder why it has been left to committees of ‘Congress tb bring this state of affairs to public attention ‘when it appears that evidence on the situation was brought (to 438 aitentiod of responsible admisistrative oficial as long ago as 1039? “Has this apparent nonchalance been due to sheer indifference or to a desire to cover up something much worse am the facts so far established? #i

"A Crusade That Waned JTS a voice from the grave. The rebukes of Susan B. Anthony II, grand niece of the famous Susan, to the

“The crusade for feminine rights has subsided to a murmur and a few pieces of statuary,” she says

terrible truth tht most women wast it that.

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a importance to the United States. The gesture

women of 1948 ought to make women squirm in their shoes. +

a all over the world bowing

The things you're striving for— nan wis of ee sow. When winds of winter blow,

Their coverlets of snow— : Some folks prefer the busy streets, There in life's games to play; % I'll take the little side street Where cares are fucked away.

~FLORENCE | HINCHMAX, North Vernon

SOLILOOUY ’

I'm going to have guests today. 1 will be a abet three or four p. m., 50 T must be thru with all my work and by When my guests arrive, if the ‘weather is permissible, I will take them to my lovely back yard. We will sit in the garden swing, surrounded by beautiful asters, zinnias, sweet peas that send forth their fragrance. An oc casional bee or or humming-bird will drop by and sip nectar. Comfortably seated, the weather, as usual, seems to claim the con-

* yersational limelight first. Then local affairs,

clubs, conventions, medical advice, wom- ' activities, care of children and sport, wa review and judge. Finally to foreign lands we go, the need of more food for the hungry, Jos. sibility of another war, plane disaster other tragie items are discussed. Finally, with a yawn, we turn back to nig more real, the menus for the week, After near ly an hour of pleasantness the visit ends. Guess who my guest was! The Times

It's the age they'd rather not be.

It's the time of pesky bi-focals, hen a fellow Jou hardly iar It's age when lose your ones will grind your feed.

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS—

‘Whither ‘Hiro’ By William Philip Simms WASHINGTON, Aug. B---Whether or not the

part in oo, War II is ry

could save, or it could cost, American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, And it is no exaggeration to say that

it could change the future of the entire ‘Western Pacific.

The isste is tied in with the fate of Gen. Hideki Tojo, wartime premier and reputed chief | warmaker of J4pan. The verdict is in and the announcement is expected at Tokyo within a month or six weeks. The delay is caused by the voluminous but necessary translations now on. emperor, according to high Japanese sources, popularly is not held responsible for the war, Bince he is ‘regarded as a direct descendant of the gods, the masses hold him 8 temporal error like that. as these same sources add, many Japanese do feel that he should “express his regret to his own people and to the world” for having been misled by tlie warmongers who brought ruin to his country. Th are some three million ex-soldiers in Japan who believed they were fighting in obedience to imperial wish. If Tojo and other Japanese leaders are executed, and the emperor falls to apologize for his part in what happened, the effect might be profound. Best

Middle Road Appears

'HE MILLIONS of ex-servicemen, say the naa quoted above, would be so embit~ tered that they might “be carried away by the Communists” now active throughout Nippon. Abdication, they observe, would be going too far. That, also, might cause disillusionment. ething between silence and abdication, however, would seem to be indicated. The modern world--certainly the United States—-never has had to face a stranger or more delicate situation. If the wrong thing is done, it would be difficult if not impossible to undo. A single misstep now might prolong the occupation for a decade, cost vast sums and ' possibly lives. Emperor Hirohito is 125th “in a line of emperors unbroken for ages eternal,” according to Japanese ritual and mass belief. His first ancestor was Jimmu Tenno, descendant of the sun goddess, hence his quasi divinity. The notion that tks emperor was so far

to mention his name gave rise to the title, Mikado. “Mi” means exalted and “kado,” door. Thus the gate of the palace was a figure for the emperor and that was about as near to the sacred person within as ths people felt they could go, even in their s h. The Turks used to refer to their top a rity as the “sublime

Talks With Jap Doakses

S80 EXALTED were Nippon's emperors that Ee RALTED. were Nip: they needed for scepter. There were also a sacred sword, a sacred jewel and a sacred mirror handed down from time immemorial. Each was kept in its own temple. Every important event in the life of each Mikado, or in the national history, was ‘ceremoniously reported personally to his an-

Now all this is changing. Emperor Hirohitd ov come down to earth. He walks around on and carries a cheap um“to the Japanese suzuki-sans, | or iy . Poke He goes in swimming and there are even anecdotes about his fanning himself expertly with his toes as he floated on his back. And his subjects seem to like his new life. J But there is a limit to the speed of the - change-over, Japanese thought-habits of 3000 Jears, especially religious thought-habits, can no more overnight than Christians can change theirs after 2000 vears. If Gen. ~ MacArthur were to rush things he might have a revolution on his hands. Nevertheless, Pearl Harbor, World War II, unparalleled defeat, occupation, and the convietion of national personages like Tojo, together spell a new era for Japan. Sc precarious is the ‘world situation, however, that too much and too

sudden rocking might well well capsize the boat.

LIFE OVER FORTY is ike Who , “Life begins at forty"? } o E Th a lot of hooey to me, * to And to hat of. the folks, who have lived it,

| COMMIE JARGON

above plain mortals that it was sacrilege even -

By E. T. Leech : ere’s Score Card You Need

To Tell What Commies Mean

“you CAN'T TELL the meaning withot a

oe Americans who want to anderstanid the discussion about ‘communism have got to know . Commies are always making pun their fellow travelers are forever issuing resolutions and Writing letters. Their words get into the newspapers and on the radio. But most Americans don’t understand the words-as the Commies use them. “Being an every-day reader of the Daily ‘Worker, I have been impressed by. the fact that Commies have a language all their own. This is not peculiar to them. So do politicians, lawyers, doctors, scientists, engineers, advertisfhg men, race-track bettors, preachers, social and bureaucrats. “Obscure phrases and $10 words igh by Judges, government officials, legislators 1 and learned groups have come and

4 pt “gobbledygook.”

But the language of the Commies 18 extrapeculiar; it goes beyond the range of Shere ‘‘gobbledygook.” Perhaps the best ay te describe the Commie jargon is to say most verbs and nouns, when used by them and their friends, mean the exact opposite of what you think they should mean.

To Help You Understand

THE DAILY WORKER, for example, has a"

fairly small vocabulary. It doesn't use many words, but uses the:same ones lots of times. Just for fun, I have been drawing rings around some of the most-used words and phrasés in that palladium of Stalinist expression. So, to help you understand some of the statements, letters and broadcasts in this cam paign-—particularly from the Wallace ir Ph” have compiled a brief glossary.” It isn’t complete, but covers some of the words and phrases most used by Commies. You can understand them better if you keep the definitions in mind. Here they are: Progressive — A Communist or fellow traveler, Democracy.—- Russian government; opposite of ©. 8. system. Liberal--One who wants to grab or give away somebody else's money.

exact

Red-baiting—Any opposition to or criticism .

of communism. Fascist, Hitlerite—One: who does not agree with the Commies. People’s Party - - Any party dominated by Stalin. People’s Goversment--One run by a Communist dictator, People’s Demands—An official Communist statement. Anti-People's Party, Repressive Sofermment ~-Those run by the people. Free Election—When there is only one party. Wall Street Monopolist ~~ Any man who. heads a business or has a good job. Warmonger — Anybody who opposes something Russia wants.

Militarist — An advocate of preparedness (except for the Red Army). po—The FBI or any American police department. (The Russian secret police is never mentioned.) " Slave State—A state which by law is trying to protect itself against Communist seizure. Imperialism—Trying to help other nations; except the Russian group, by gifts, loans or charity. Labor-Baiter — An employer who doesn’t want to give the plant to the union. Witeh-Hunt—Any inquiry about Red affiliations, . especially the $64 question: “Are you a Communist?” Intellectual—An artist or teacher who is a Communist; a pinko. Frame-up, Plot, Conspiracy — Whenever a Communist is arrested or accused. aN Y white man who has trouble with

a colored Shcca np Trying to get a day's work for a day's pay. Exploiter, Extortionist—One who makes a profit, ; Enemy of Labor — Philip Murray, William Green and anybody else who doesn’t agree with the extreme left-wing unionists. Free Press—What Russia has. Capitalist Press—A newspaper printing any‘thing disliked by the Kremlin. People’s Leader—Tito a few weeks ago, and Henry Wallace today. Trotskyite, Disruptionist, Collaborationist, Traitor — Tito today, and what Mr. Wallace would soon be if he could get elected. Partisan, Patriot — A Soviet spy; one who would betray his country to Russia. Spy, Stool Pigeon—An investigator not in the service of Russia. 7 Youth Leaders—Young Commies. Bill of Rights—That part of the Constitution used to protect Commies from detection and punishment. Americanism—Appeasement or surrender to Russia. Reactionary, Standpatter, Tory, Diehard—A Republican or Democrat. : Anti-American—One who wants to preserve the American system. Gangsterism, Ku Kluxism, Hooliganism — Picketing or protesting a Communist meeting. Patriotic Demonstration—Communist picket line, riot or protest meeting. ‘ ty Gag--Any investigation of patriotism, honesty or reliability. i Fink, Scab, Stooge, Rat—One who opposes a strike or is against Red leadership (particularly in unions).

Only the Commie Meaning

THIS LIST CONTAINS, of course, words often used -by other groups—and sometimes quite carelessly. However, the above definitions give only the meaning attached to them by ropes not by any other individuals or groups,

Side Glances—By Galbraith

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10 ROMANCE : Love?

- By MRS. W. FERGUSON I CONFESS to feeling mid-dle-aged when I read the newspapers. The account of the Texas widow who broke into the home of a rich New York bachelor to await the arrival of her illegitimate child, gave me a doddering sensation. In the days of my youth any young woman who found herself about to become an unwed mother would have scurried for the brush. Relatives would have lied bravely to protect her from whispesing cam: S. Witness the anti¢s of a woman who has moved into the house of the man she names as her unborn child’s father,

she’s certain to get a job as a night - club entertainer, and later she can shove on to Hollywood and maybe become & screen star.

A, 0 . SOME MODERN girls are hard-headed realists, who look after their pockethooks more carefully than they guard their honor. There's one thing “to be said for them — they

the old tricks. Rich males who dawdle down the primrose path with some curvaceous female are posed and sued and usually stuck with the support of a child and his mother,

With such valuable publicity |

don’t let the men get by with .

Hoosier Forum “1 do not ages with & word thet you sey; but |

vil defend to the desth your right to sey it."

By Just Another Housewife So the “kids in Congress” are at it again, I always thought they were suppgged to be

going to the stores and seeing z every day. Not on luxuries but on the necessities, bread, meat, milk, vegetables. My cery DAIL is twice as high a8 as it was a year and yet we have less to ea wages under GI training remain the same. What do the Congressmen think getting paid for? The people elected represent the average American's what do they do? They go into a huddle a bunch of kids and say, “We won't play with Harry; we'll blackball him.” Then they yell It seems to be the only word in their vocabulary. Congress can't forget the fact that Mri Tru-

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"man is a Democrat and they are Republicans

jcan people should be more important to them than this petty political bickering. Personally, I'd like to see a bunch of irate housewives go to Washington, have each Congressman bend over, then let each housewife give them a swift boot in the seat of thejr

pants. > & No “Political Trick" : By R.C.D.

Consider this a verbal nose-thumbing. to your newspaper and the other blockhead ele ments: who persist in calling this emergency seasion of Congress “a political trick.” Perhaps this group has not yet felt the pinch of the checkbook or the longing for a T-bone steak or a roof over their head. God willing, and with the aid of a Republican | landslide this fall, they will. Statements recently from the Republican side of the floor made me perk a little. From the floor of Congress; “The people want no part of rationing or price fixing!” What more unfair form of rationing is there than the present price of meat and groceries? Senator Taft: “controls choke production.” What about our war record? Is the “demand” today insufficient to warrant comparison? : Moreover, it'll take more propaganda than even your paper can dish out to convince me that the Republican Party was not greatly to blame for the dumping of OPA at an inopportune moment. May I reiterate that the only appreciable accomplishment of the 80th Congress for my behalf has been to provide me with a hearty laugh for the present and deep foreboding for the future!

. I “Another Superior Reporting Job" By Jud Haggerty, R. R. 6, City Congratulations to The Times for its excellent seriés reflecting public opinion in Indiana. These articles are refreshingly candid; they are timely and very interesting, This is the kind of thing the reading public deserves more often. Richard Lewis, who exposed conditions at Julietta, has come up with anbther superior reporting j ob.

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Book go By Fred W. Perkins

WASHINGTON, Aug. B5—Something pened to

hapArmy’s ‘much-eriticized booklet on r in the United tates? when it got to Germany,

The booklet is ‘part of a series issued for ‘education of American troops. A copy of the edition for use in. Europe during the week of July 25 shows numerous changes apparently ine ‘tended to. meet congressional and other come plaints that organized labor had been favored and employers unfairly handled. Army officers here explained ‘that while the original booklet had been issued several weeks before the criticism broke in April, and still is in circulation, theater commanders have authority to do anything they wish ‘with such material-—use it or not, and make any changes they wish, It was assumed that Gen. Lucius D: Clay or his officer in charge of the Troop Information and Education Service had ordered a revision after being informed of the criticisms from bus-

inquiry by the House Labor Committee. The material was sent to Gen. Clay's head. quarters in matrix form, and the revisions be-

that it is practically a new booklet. Brief Summary of T-H Law

The original was under fire for one of its principal conclusions: “Unions seek to increase living standards of workers, while management seeks to hold down costs and increase profits.” In place of this, the European theater booklet says: “The American worker has grown wealthy, compared with workers of other nations. But he has had to fight for what he has achieved: Not all workers have been dissatisfied, not all

heartless, profit-mad exploiters of humanity, But there were enough of each to make struggle between labor and management a dynamic part of our history.” The European edition presents a brief, objective summary of the Taft-Hartley law, emphasizing that it places responsibilities on unions as well as on employers. It states: “U. 8. federal laws governing the conduct of labor and management are based upon fundamental principles. These are meant to protect not only labor but management, the public and the government.” The non-Communist ‘affidavit requirem: f the Taft-Hartley law is described as designed to rid the unions of Communists who have reached high positions, as many have, But most

unions did not find it necéssary to change their officers in order to meet this requirement.

Communist affidavits even ‘have known antiCommunist views, but refused to comply be-

cause of their belief that the requirement is unconstitutional.” ™ a

“We Know Reds From Experience’

In a new section dealing with unions in Rurope. Ai booklet points out the large field ere for provement of the work ture 108 er’s lot, and “Their (unions’) role becomes even more important when we stop to consider that Commu nists have considerably more influence on labor in Europe than in our own country. And we know Communist tactics by now from sad exe perience: Disrupt the nation’s economy, increase discontent, then take over.” Labor in the Soviet Union, it is stated, “knows the speed-up, the stretch-out. Membership in Soviet trade unions is ‘voluntary,’ but joining up is’ a political and economic le us. There is no collective bargaining. There has

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labor leaders are spelibinders, nor all employers.

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