Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1948 — Page 12

JRSTISS Is te Sefton of mind i (perf 0 Hoa spirit. Here human dignity sot a dream, but an. accomplish.

lor of mind and spirit have been so unchallenged = he t that fine statement may impress some as a mere slay f words. Not so, however, of those who have been forced to live according to the system of Marx, Lenin and ~ Mikhail Amarin can testify on that score. Mr, Samarin is the Soviet school teacher who is hiding “GE Tn New York bosso Re Toomes wer oo 50 ons. wpe any man doesn't want to go home, there must be something terribly wrong with that home. : “I'm going to fight to stay in this country,” Mr. Samarin told friends. Why? Because he doesn't want his children: reared dr the Sit syst. He wants them 10 bs fret men = Mr. Hoover said at West Branch: “The greatness of. Ame comes from one philosophy (Christianity), the despair of Europe from the other (Marxism).” That is why Mr. Samarin, who lived first in Russia, : tien Bere, wants 0 stay here.

ved Conqueror N American of rare attainment is coming Nome from a

: iB 8 Soltier's aside, a. tough. hands Be a2 soldier. 3. tough, bard. But beneath a rugged exterior ne has to be a great humanitarian. He will be long jy She Japanese people.

to help the Japanese overcome the

‘country, and He has been enter. But the most touching tribute to camé when a wizened old coolie shouting “Mr. Eich, Mr. Eich,” | kindnesses.

In Tune With the Times

_1WENT TO THE SOUTH

the south for a winter of summer, sunshine was warm and the flowers

palm trees swayed gaily in light balmy

oamy capped breakers brought shells to shore, f

bright azalias and camellias twas a beautiful sight to behold, forests were draped in hanging gray

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glorious land of gay summer in winter, _ Where all of the world seemed a song just to

But 1 grew to longing for winter in winter And leafing green trees, on the wings of a spring.

mates the flowery road where one may Asd many's the mopubsaims st play Sn the said,

“Hauer, we all miss you and we're waiting "tor

Then t the Test of it through tear-dimmed eyes 1 read:

“The sycamores are sighing home, sweet home,

dear, Along the river where you used to play; The silv'ry moon shines bright and sheds its mellow light Across the fields of new mown hay; There's a candle in the window always gleaming To guide you back, when e’er you Cease to roam, To the ones who walt for you beside the Wa-

Where the sycamores are sighing Home, Sweet

Home.” RUSSEL Young: Indianapolis.

A MESSAGE 70° “THE HILLS

8. B. TOKOPF, Indianapolis. * 4

A FRIEND

A friend is some one near your heart, Who hates to leave when time to part, Happy once more with joy anew, ‘When he again may be with you. ROBERT O. LEVELL, New Castle. ¢ 4.

FOSTER'S FOLLIES

“(ITHAGA, N.* YTests Show Exclusive Diet of Milk Can Cause Cirrhosis.” Science says that if we try it All -cirthosis wé may bilk, _ Although none can stand-a.diet ; Built ssciusively of milk,

vet though guinea pigs and rabbits . « Simply can’t endure milk’s gaff, "Twill be hard to change the habits Of the calm, contented calf.

moon shone through pines like 8 locket:

his mode of living.

OUR TOWN

. By Anton Scherrer

Dr. Abbott Lived the Simple Life And Beat Henry Thoreau at It

SOMEHOW, the great events take no solid root in my memory. The year 1805 is a case in point. It was the period of the Cuban Revolution, of the discovery of X-rays, and of the assassination of Korea's queen. I remember

fession to practice the Simple Life—at a time when the Simple Life, considas a cult, was unheard of around here. haven't the least idea when Dr. Abbott All I remember is that the year a dog bit me) suddenly, one day, he conceived a notion that nobody could afford to be rich. Money costs too much and he, for Die, was not inclined to pay the price, he sai

Me ltind Were Dying OF 1 remember his

that when a was a little boy, there was a lot of his kind of men. For some reason, however, they were dying with His generation, said. I also seem to recall—rather vaguely, However—that Dr. Abbott was born in England, left

an orphan at an early age, and educated by a

Quaker who brought him to America. Nor do I mind saying that I have profited little by what reading I hdve done in the course of the 50 or more years that have elapsed since then. A lamentable little, to be siire, but enough to qualify me to say that Dr. Herman Abbott and Henry David Thoreau had many things in common.

| Shook ook OFF L Life's Appdratus MEN ute op and drank a lot of we to stay alive; both were celibates by nature which may explain a lot, and both had the same philesophy--namely, that to live right, one must first get rid of the apparatus of life. Temperamentally, however, the two men were vastly different. And that, more or less, is the point of today's piece The lovable thing about Dr. Abbott was the entire absence of any desire to stimulate the curiosity of others in In which respect he wasa great improvement on Mr. Thoreau, who was

forever peeping out of the corner of his eye fo see if inquisitive strangers were hovering about to observe—and, no doubt, praise—the hermit in his act of contemplation. Apparently Dr. Abbott didn’t care a whoop what people thought of him or of his way of living. Which, of course, was all to the good from the spectator’s point of view. For when You stop to think of it, simplicity (like humility) can’t possibly co-exist with self-consciousness.

Trade Curses Everything

THE BIG DIFFERENCE in the two men, however, was their way of making the little money necessary to keep them going. Mr. Thoreau, you will recall, manufactured

lead | pencils for a while, and at one time consid-

ered the possibility of gathering evergreens and peddling them from door to door. He dismissed the idea with the snooty observation: “I have since learned that trade curses every-

thing it handles, and though you trade in mes-

ness. Dr. Abbott entertained no such fancy ideas. He got .down brass tacks. When he chucked his’ Peron to adopt the simple life, he invented a wire contraption into which a dishrag could be inserted to assist the busy housewife =n handling pots and pans too het te touch with bare han Not only that, ig he was foréver thinking up ways of improving his Invention. Finally, he hit upon a scheme of shifting th rag to one end of ithe wire contraption ane right-away, he had the niftiest piece of machinery ever conceived for cleaning lamp chimneys. He sold his gadget on the streets of Indianapolis and made enough money of a morning to spend all his afternoons in the countyy, alone with himself and his God.

Complicated Mr. Thoreau NOW HAVE A LOOK at Mr. Thoreau

When he discovered that he could make a |

passable lead pencil, he stopped: turning out more with the slovenly observation: “Why should I? T would not do again what I have done once.” The more I think about jt, the more I am inclined to believe that Dr. Abbett beat Mr. Thoreau in all departments of his own

— And the only way to figure it out 1s to face the

facts. The truth is that, in spite of his professed love for simplicity, Mr. TNoréau was one of the most complicated natures this world has ever seen. '

FOREIGN AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms Soviets Horse-Trading

For Big Four Position

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—What is going on now inside the Kremlin is’ a horse-trade for position at the proposed new Big

Four conference.

Such, at least, is the view of diplomatists with experience in

Side Glances—By Galbraith

of the economic system inherent established and familiar duties, customs and what not.

Whatever may be the Russian entrepreneur's

and hampered system which practically p - vents initiative and. _rllsplus povs erty. ie *

these conferences and without tion— must be definite and constructive and that must be co-opertive and not bilateral. - . oo 6 ~ ‘Bad Music to Politicians’

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By A. J. Schneider, 504 W. Dr., Woodruff Place

That editorial “Taxes Go Up—Never Down’ is bad music to the ears of our politicians. But, it could be very sweet music to our taxpayers)? ¥ Wey Will api vas shelr Heads,

ago, but a weak Supreme Court judge repudis ated the will of the very people who trusted in. him for justice. In a public referendum at rs time, the voting public voted 5 to 1 in favor of a City Manager form of government for the city of Indianapolis. But in 1928, the five Su-; preme Court judges by a three-to-two decisiong which originally was in favor of the City Man« ager plan, but later one judge was induced to» change his ruling, defied the will of the votersas I cannot believe that the Constitution of the state of Indiana or the Constitution of the United States ever intend rk of judges could overrule will of the vast majority so positively expressed. & In Kansas City, which was a cesspodl of corruption under the thumb of the Pen machine, the voters revolted. Within six years under the ny Manager plan, the public debt was NAD reduesd millions of dollars, and over three millions cash surplus, with a 7 per cent tax cut. All this since 1940, a period during which our taxes have been moun while the public debt is increasing, and a deficit in the treasury. Are we different from the people of Kansas; City? Are we less willing to fight for right Now is the time to show it. * ¢ 2

‘If More People Would Think . . .’ By Mrs. May Smith, City

My first attempt at writing to your paper: I have not a gripe, instead praise for the city I'live in. I chartered a bus from the Indianapolis Street Railway Co. for the Barbara Fritchie Council No. 76, D. of A. to take 22 children from the Rotary: unit of the Riley Hospital ‘for crippled children to ‘see the,

Freedom Train. Those . children enjoyed . that trip which’ meant 50 much to them. It was a thrill for them to get a ride on a bus. Some could not_ go through the train as they could not walk? I want to thank the driver who was so courteous to those little children, also our police officers who were so gracious to them. I think if more people would give a little thought to the less fortunates of our great state they would have less to complain about.” Try chartering a bus and giving those children a bus ride through our city parks. It doesn’t. cost a lot and so much happiness for oury children who have been hospitalized.

AMERICAN-ISM . . . By Fred W, Perkins Army Teaching GI's To Go Into Business

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 — Don't be surprised if many thousands of our soldiers come home from Europe all set to. open hamburger stands, auto shops and pretzel factories. They will turn down almost any kind of a job in favor.

- feRr Puy

‘and mistaken past have been

dealing with Soviet Russia. The details, of course are known only to a few top men representing Russia, Britain, France and the United’ States. . But the experts have’ much to go on. Both sides attach supreme importance to the agenda. It was on this rock that the last Big Four conference foundered last December in London. And if there is agreement now it will be bécause one side or the other has given ground. The British, French and American foreign ministers at London wanted to discuss the whole German-Austrian peace settlement, decisions to be in jing, with previous Big Four agreements at Moscow, Yalia and Pots

Russia Insisted on Priority

RUSSIA, however, insisted on priority to items which she wanted settled. After that, the inference was she would consider taking up other matters. The Russians, British and Americans had agréed in November, 1043, at Moscow, for instance, that Austria was not an “enemy” but a Nasi victim, hence was to be made “free and independent” with all possible speed. But at the London conference, Russia refused to discuss Austria at all until her own demands had been satisfied. .The United States, Britain and France wanted to discuss German frontiers, Sapecially that betwveen Poland and Germany. Bot Rus Russia insisted this had already been settled. Despite the tsdam agreement that “final delineation of the western fronNar of Polina Cod Swalt the Desce setiment” Russa had gone ah ahead and “settled” it alone. The United States, Britain and France wanted to discuss German disarmament; the political and economic future of Germany; denazifica! regimes applicable to the Rhintland and thé Ruhr; procedure for drafting a Germain ence treaty, ‘and 80 on.

‘Reds Wanted Reparations

BUT RUSSIA blocked e She insisted on talking reparations which she placed at more than $15 billion, 1047 value. This would have meant keeping Germany on & permanent dole from U. 8. taxpayers at the rate of about $1 billion a year. ° Not only did Russia insist on huge reparations but when the Allies asked B her to give them figures on prior removal of reparation goods, she refused. Thus, for ph weeks at London, the United States, Britain and France proposed and Russia, Sila. {8 4 Tniority of ae. vetotd prope. Sits after piopost FURY; in the second naif of Decsember,

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"I'm afraid I'm not going to get very far in the’ busines world fore vacation's over!" :

Secretary of State Marshall got up in meeting and said:

“Three delegations at this conference have registered their

willingness to take these decisions (regarding Germany and Austria) here and now. The Soviet. Union alone refused to agree.” Whereupon the conference adjourned. It's now believed the Kremlin is trying to get the United States, Britain and France to agree to an agenda which will be to her liking in advance of another Big Four conference. That would account for the tedious delay since the Moscow tallas began two weeks ago. It has always been Soviet policy at international conferences to force concessions for herself first. Afterward, when it comes to discussing what the others want she can, stall the parleys along or break them up, at will, by Yering

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of working for themselves if they are sufficiently moved by, the concentrated course on “free enterprise” which U. 8S. troops in Germany are getting this week. It's part of the Army's” “Troop Information and Education” program, The instruction booklet, a copy of which is available here, has a cover showing a big key ready to unlock what looks like the skyline of New York. A legend says 140 million Americans hold that key “unlocking the door to opportunity.” The text continues: 2 : “Our system of free enterprise permits a man to make as much of himself as he can, depending on his ability, initiative, resourcefulness, and the breaks. Free enterprise has helped give our nation the highest standard of living in the world.”

Enjoy Profits or Take Losses

NOTING THAT free enterprise is a term frequently used= for capitalism, the American troops are being taught that it: is “an economic system under which private individuals or

_ organizations, owning their own property, undertake business

ventures on their own initiative at their own risk, carry them -

on in their ownj way, and enjoy the profits or suffer the losses.” -

SNer, Sint, with Which the troops sre geiting some, contact in Europe, are compared unfavorably. For instance: * Communism—Little or no individual resdom in business: or anything else; most property owned in common, that is, by the state; profits ly theoretically shared by the workers; the a puppet of the state. : —An individual may own private property and engage im some business, but the chief means of of large-scale JEVIUCHION Are owntd 4d_apérated bY the Sovernment: & worker in any of the socialized basic industries becomes 8 government

yee. Fascism—Life is strictly controlled by a central govern.

| ment; individuals may own property and conduct businesses

governmental ; tendency Sietitor F Sool; all ent a few individuals become creatures” 3 a

Discusses Growth of Business THE ARMY booklet discusses various criticisms that have been brought against the free enterprise the

system, including growth of “big business,” and finds that all of them together dé not outbalance the results that have been achieved hy the . American people.

As to Germany, the booklet says its people “have «dong,

‘and bitter legacy of tight control and centralization.

responsibility as an. occupying power, includes svaiening 5 in its people the realization that the rights of free men are

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