Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 September 1948 — Page 22

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: pful, provided we ‘are not, because of the phos oh. unprepared or otherwise tricked. all our experience with the shifty Stalin—who ! st Sade an agreement with us in good faith, rd pledges proves—we have only ourallow him to misuse these confer-

some protection for the three demond their. negotiators in knowing pre-

control of Europe, through control of Gerie Rubr. His illegal and bullying efforts to wg ut of Berlin are part of that program. Having block the Marshall Plan and unification of West y, and finding it impossible to consolidate his looted East Germany, Stalin is now far weaker than his Berlin bluster indicates. But he remains capable of almost any

The "Moscow sessions, and the new Berlin discussions, relate chiefly to monetary exchange in the Ger- . Introduction of the new West German currency into Berlin was the alleged reason for the Soviet of the Allied zones there. Obviously there canss in one city. There is no reason the Soviet East German, if the equally.

: A or a policy, communism hasn't i fieen accepted by any country in the world at a free election. 1 has been defeated in every test of that kind. It has béen adopted only where it has been imposed by force, and MOR SY rors 1 os By force we mean the Red army, the political police, torture, and assassination. In the same talk mentioned above, Dr. Melby went on to say that “you can’t defeat communism in war” again be‘cause sm is an idea” and because “if you kill all the Communists in the world millions of others will arise to take their places.” Again sheer sophistry. No one has tried killing off the Communists. But the doctor's theory ‘should be equally applicable to the anti-Communist idea, and the Soviets certainly have been successful in stifling josition ideas in their own bailiwick. And if “mil ave arisen to take the places of those liquidated they Save been very quiet about it. ‘But conquest by the sword is the Communist way, not the American way.

Behind the Prices of Paint

's price-support policy doesn't stop with Sa eggs and potatoes and wheat and cotton, ‘We are even keeping a floor under turpentine and rosin prices by loans bo that industry. When Uncle Sam went to the rescue of the turpentine producers in 1934 they were getting less than 20 cents a gallon for their product. Last year the government, under its liberal loan policy, acquired 2,300,000 gallons of turpentine at an average cost of 60.8 cents a gallon. We are trying to sell this turpentine to foreign buyers at 40 cents a gallon. Meanwhile, we are in the process of “buying” more turpentine at the higher figure by continuing to maintain this artificial price structure. The law does not allow the government to reduce prices * in order to dispose of that turpentine here at home, because that would “disrupt the domestic market.” That brings us to the high cost of housing. Turpentine is used in making paint, and rosin in making varnish, _ enamel and paper. Prices of these products are sky-high— and all contribute to the high prices of new housing. If wé want to make an honest attack on inflation we should start by knocking out these artificial props that are holding prices up and interfering with the law .of supply and demand.

log Misplaced Foresight A MUSEUM expedition has brought back from Africa a fly whose eyes are placed af the ends of long stalks that flare sharply to the right and left. These permit the Insect to stand still and fe Sound corners. Life on our plant might be & good deal safer and hap: nature had seen fit to graft stalk eyes on homo ad of a member of the muscidae family. Think

In Tune

With the Times

“Barton Rees Pogue : WHEN THE RIVER'S CALLING

Dress yourself with greatest care, Talk real proper and with an air; ' Maybe in business you've reached the top, .

And fraternize with prince or bum: Yes indeed, it's quite enthralling .

You're a bounden slave, when the river s calling!

BETTY P. HOWE, New Castle. ’ % »

FIRESIDE PHILOSOPHY

If the price of a good time is a guilty conscience don’t buy it. . . . No man can say much for his work if it doesn't speak for itself, ,. . It doesn’t take a woman long to smile her way into a man’t heart, and it doesn’t take her any longer to nag her way out again. . . . Ole Joe Puddles gives his three boys a college Educa-~ shun but after he wuz gone they couldn’t keep th’ two hundred akers thet hé made outa th’ fifth reader. . . . Nothing ruins prosperity quicker than too much prosperity. . . . A good husband is one who forgets George Washington and the cherry tree when his wife asks him how she looks in her new hat. . . , If you want a man to do something willingly just tell him he doesn’t have to. . . . Crime doesn’t pay anyone except the lawyers. THURMAN GEISE, Connersville.

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MIDDLE NAMES

I Wonder why it is that when A poet reaches fame, He always has to come across And give his middle name?

There's Henry WADSWORTH Longfellow And Edgar ALLEN Poe And there's James WHITCOMB Riley, too, And many more I know. I don’t know why they always do But I've at last That I will always give my name As Walter NEWTON Reed. WALTER NEWTON REED, Indianapolis. * $+ 9

DAD'S FISHIN'

When Dad comes down the dlley, Comin’ from a fishin’ trip

. Givin’ all the folks the slip, hh ts away his Sackle 's got a hang-dog air You can Bet your bottom dollar . Fishin’ wasn't even fair,

But when he comes a-drivin’ Up in front just like a king, An' he looks like any minute Hen ast. right out an’ sing, he's struttin’ lke a peacock An at Jast he's got his wish,

How empty were the ous,

: I understand ‘It's all because I love you A But till now, I never knew! VIRGINIA POTTER. ee *

CORN BREAD AND GREENS

Yes, | hy set right here and heard you k about your fancy meal, ‘: Hos he ve dined with dukes and princes And how big you really feel;

But you've missed the joy of livin’, Eatin’ turkey down tp beans, If you've never had a mess. of Good corn-bread and mustard greens.

GORDON OLVEY, Noblesville.

IN WASHINGTON . . . By Peter Edson

J. Peters Real Hot Shot In U.S. Communism

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—In trying to put the finger on

POLITICS OUT WEST . . . By Marquis Childs : California Democrats Lukewarm; Wallace Following Shrinking Fast

LOB ANGELES, Sept. 2—With the possible exception of New York, this is the state in which the Wallace Progressive Party had expected to poll the largest proportionate vote of any state in the Union. Dissenters, malcontents, radicals, wistful apostles of strange religions have been attracted by the brilliant sun and high coloring of the Pacific slope. From this fringe the Wallace-Taylor ticket would draw a vote that might determine the outcome between the two major parties in California. That was the belief three months ago. But there has been a steady decline in thirdparty strength, according to most observers. Even third party officials have modified their claims, which are today somewhat less extravagant, ranging up to 1,300,000 votes out of a total that may reach four million.

Republicans to Get Big Vote THIS COMPARES with an estimate of 250,-

“1” 000 to 350,000, which is the figure used today

by hein estimators. A few impartial observers would put it as high as 500,000

There are several obvious reasons why the

Wallace strength should be declining here. The first and most obvious one ie the pulling power of Gov. Earl Warren on the Republican ticket, That pulling power promises to roll up a Republican vote that will blank both Democratic and Progressive tickets. The Democrats are disorganized by internal feuds and the sentiment for President Truman as a candidate is, to put it politely, lukewarm.

Democrats Given Loose Rein

THE NEW CHAIRMAN of the Democratic State Central Committee, State Senator Oliver Carter, made it clear the other day that conrgressional candidates would not be required to support the national ticket actively. Only if they openly backed Henry Wallace and attacked Mr. Truman would they be disciplined. This is especially significant since two Democratic candidates, Ellis Patterson and Ned Healy, both former congressmen, have the nomination also of the Progressive party under California's weird system of cross-filing. ‘ Presumably, if they stay neutral with regard to the national ticket, they will get as much help as those candidates who refused to file for the Progressive nomination. Jn trying to build back, the Demacrats have made a good start in selecting Mr. Carter, a

On Truman-Barkley Tour

| Side Glances—By Galbraith

younger man widely respected for his ability and integrity. He succeeds James Roosevelt, who alienated almost everyone in the party by his antics just before and during the Philadelphia convention.

Red Scare Hurt Wallace

THE DEMOCRATS have recovered somewhat from the low point of three months ago. Fewer Democrats will ‘stay home on election day, and the defections to Wallace are believed to have fallen off. The Red scare loudly trumpeted in most of California’s metropolitan newspapers is another reason for the decline of the third party. Reports: of Communist domination and management in the Wallace party have had -an effect. Here, however, you get on doubtful ground. The Wallaceites profess to believe that a large silent protest vote ‘will ‘express itself in the privacy of the polling booth. They say that ‘people who are afraid tor voice their opinions because of the current hysteria will not be afraid to put their X in the thirdparty column. They may be right, and the size of the Wallace vote could surprise the observers who have scaled it back to 300,000 or less. Mr. Wallace will come back to this state in early October to spend six days in the vastness of mountain, desert and fantastically growing metropolitan areas. When he toured the state in the spring, he talked to large crowds, most of whom paid admission to hear him.

MR. TRUMAN and his running mate, Sen. Alben W. Barkley, also will tour the bursting-

at-the-seams empire of California. The state

committee has been assured that, between them, President Truman and Sen. Barkley will speud a total of six days seeking California's 25 electoral votes.

While it may be too early to judge, since the campaign is just beginning, it is hard to find any great evidence of enthusiasm for either side in this contest. Most people are too preoccupied with the struggle against inflationary prices and the newcomers are faced with the difficult task of finding a place to live. The exception: to this, of course, is Gov. Warren. Out here he.is the home town boy who has made good, another of the superlative local products to be heralded to the world.

Hoosier Forum

“1 do not agres with a word thet you say, but | will defend fo the death your right fo sey it.

Summer Uniforms

forms doing a public service, on a 24-hour call in this very get-up. They wear the same uni-“-form the year around. If our state police had summer uniforms or at least oxfords and straight trousers they'd still look snappy. Summer uniforms have never been appropriated. They wouldn't have to swelter very long if the budget committee and legislators, etc, had to wear them. Instead they sit. inside a cool office with fans. The thousands who attend our State Fair

Legal Gambling?

‘By 4. R.

Whose ides was this to make ‘punch-board and tip-book sales illegal? Was any official ever elected on a platform or promise that he would abolish pitching pennies—was he re-elected? I'dcubt If there is 8 man alive who has never taken a chance with a few coins at some time or other; the turn of > hs 8 baseball game or church-s| Some a back we ho. the injustice of branding a person a criminal because he enjoyed a glass of beer. For every person who drinks there are any more who enjoy the thrill of wooing Lady Luck, in such ways as lotteries on merchandise, bingo, 26 games. A smart politician could be nlected on just a broad-minded. attitude. Church people would him 99 to 1, because that is how many, churches hm built and pay off the mortgage. Gambling is definitely a part of human nature, the only persons who regard a bingo game or punchboard with horror are those Don Quix: otes who never really lived on this earth any-

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Dossn'i Bother Me

By J. N. Williamson, 2507 E. 38th St. I'll néver become accustomed, I fear, to the persistence of the American people—at least, Indiana people—to complain of the weather. In the winter it's too cold, too *icy,” too “snowy,” and for the duration of these months the newspapers -are crammed full with complaints. ° Let summer hit Indiana and the complaints zoom to such heights that I am irritated by the headlines proclaiming equal heat and by the gripes of my own friends and relations, than by the weather which, in all fairness I must admit, bothers me hardly at all. I believe feeling too hot is three-fourths mental, and only one-fourth from the actual heat. It doesn’t take too good an imagination, but the power of suggestion, to be overly warm when you sit around fanning yourself and wishing for winter. > oe

Our Best Crop

By Mrs. Walter Haggerty I have just returned from a trip through several western states, The crops this year are bountiful. There has been no dryness. Fat cattle graze on green pastures. Yet prices are so high many children go hungry, The best crop a nation can raise is its boys and girls. Our Republican Congress gave them a staggering blow below the belt when it raised the prices of food so high many parents can't afford to buy milk. They also dealt them a cruel blow when they decreased government aid for school lunches. Let's return Democrats to Congress for in Hoover days we had a Republican Congress that did exactly what they are trying to do today, starve the best crop we ever had. e &

Loan Gougers

By R. D. Olek, Anderson, Ind. As a subscriber to your paper, I feel that your constant front page write-ups on the money-changers, namely finance companies, is a real public service. Please don’t just stop there. How about an investigation of _all small loan practices? I know of cases where these concerns gouge people for fines $2 and $3 per day according to the size of the loan if they are one day late with their ppyments.

More power to you.

ARMS BUDGET . . . By Jim G. Lucas

yi Defense Chiefs Doubt

,'| $15 Billion Is Enough

_ WASHINGTON, Sept. 2—The White House has told the

J. Peters, the U. 8. Immigration Service and the House Committee on Un-American Activities are pointing at one of thes real hot shots of U. 8. Communisia. Whittaker . Chambers—ex-Communist courier whose Judaslike devotion to “his best friend,” Alger Hiss, led him tearfully, “in remorse and pity,” to testify that Hiss had been a Commu-nist-—also testified that this J. Peters was head of the entire U. 8. underground. Chambers says Peters introduced him to Hiss, J. Peters now faces deportation from the United States for fllegal residence in, this country Government authorities say his real name is Aléxander Goldberger. Hq was born in Cop, Austria-Hungary--now Czechoslovakia—Aug. 11, 1895. He served

United States in 1924 and re-entered in 1928. As Goldberger, he made two attempis to obtain U. 8. citizenship. | He took out first papers in 1924, but allowed them to lapse, He again made application for citizenship in 1939. During the war he was registered as an enemy alien. He is known to have promoted the entry of many European irimigrants to the United States,

A Man of Many Names

GOLDBERGER has used a number of aliases, He is known a8 Alexander Stevens, Steven Lapur, Steve Miller, Isidor Boorstein, J. Peters and J. V. Peter. +. + As Isidor Boorstein he traveled to Europe on an American passport. Whittaker Chambers testified that Peters had told him the name Boorstein was taken from records in New York Public . ‘The original Isidor Boorstein had died as a child. 1942 he got a Reno divorce from Franceska Amersak Goldberger, who had been born in Czechoslovakia. Also in 1942 he made a trip to Hollywood. He stayed at the home of a prominent movie director, where many topflight Communists came to confer with him. « He is known to have headed the Hungarian section of the U. 8. Communist Party ekecutive committee for several years.

sonnel secretary. He taught classes in the New York County Communist training school. Under the name of Stevens, he has given instruction in .the Lenin School, Moscow. According to a - report of the Communist International, 1 was at one time looked pen as top authority on admissions and expulsions from the “Ul 8. Communist Party. He was arrested on Oct. 8 1947, on a charge of being un alien hostile to the interests of the United Stated. ‘He posted $5000 bond in U.S. Treasury savings cercates. opm .

Wrote Organization Manual AS J. PETERS, in 1935, he wrote “A Manual of Organization

‘an optical arrangement would have been ah rion

for the, Communist Party.” It is an amassing compilation. It

in the Hungarian army from 1914 to 1918. He first came to the |

In 1945, as Steve Miller, he was New York membership and per-

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gives detailed instructions on every phase of Communist activity. It traces the party setup from the basic shop unit, or nuclei of cells and fractions, up through the street ‘and town unit; the section, district, central committee and national convention, to the political bureau, secretariat, presidium and executive committee .of the Communist International. Dues schedules are given from 2 cents a week for the unemployed to $1 a week for members earning $50 a week. Distribution of dues is given as 40 per cent to Lhe unit, 15 per cent to the section, 15 per cent to the district, 30 per cent to the central committee. There are many revealing passages, such as: “The workers all over the world must help the Soviet Union in building social- & =: and must defend t with all their power against the attack

workers.” ;

i How New Budget Shapes Up

Army, Navy and Air Force to hold 1ext year's spending to $18 billion, but defense chiefs doubt it can be done. The $15-billion ceiling was given Defense Secretary James Forrestal recently by Budget Director James E. Webb, At Newport, R.I, on Aug. 21, Mr. Forrestal urged the joint chiefs of

| staff to work toward that goal.

A $15-billion defense budget would be $1.2 billion more than is being spent this fiscal year. But Army, Navy and Air Force budget men say $19 to $20 billion is their minimum to carry out the rearmament program. Some are convinced world conditions dictate $25 billion. 3 This year’s $13.8 billion defense budget is divided as follows: Navy and Marine Corps, $4.9 billion; Army, $4.2 billions; Air

| Force, $4.7 billion.

SO FAR, the new budget shapes up. -Navy and Marine Corps, $6.5 billion; Army, $6.5 billion; Air Force, $6.8 billion. Total, $19.8 billion. All three services want more money for-housing, which is not a part of the regular military appropriation. Congress voted no housing money this year. The Air Force wants to start a $700 million five-year housing program next year. The Army and Navy want a similar amount each. Defense chiefs say they cannot attract and hold highcaliber officers and men unless they can promise adequate quarters. The Air Force bases its budget on Congressional Aviation Policy Board figures submitted Mar. 1. That board said the Air Force needs $6.5 billion next year.

Air Force Spending to Tool Up

THE AIR FORCE is spending $1.9 billion on new planes this year. It says much of that is being used to “tool up” so it can turn out planes in quantity next: year, ° The Army will need more money hecause it will have more men. The goal is an 824,000-man army by thé end of the fiscal year. That will be an increase of 250,000. Each man costs the Army $3500 a year. The Navy wants to launch full scale submarine and anti submarine building. It wants to complete its 65,000-ton supere carrier and start others. For the first time, under unification, Mr. Forrestal this year will send up a national defense budget, rather than separate Army, Navy and Air Forcs estimates. The Bureau wants it-by Sept. 15. .The bureau has until Dec. 15 to make changes and publish the buagst. Then come congressional

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