Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1948 — Page 26

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British Steel and Marshall Aid American visit of Sir Stafford Cripps, British chancellor of the exchequer, has revived discussion here of the proposed nationalization of England's steel industry. Apart from of British industry itself against the plan, there is fear here that European recovery funds may become an American subsidy for nationalization abroad. i This newspaper has opposed use of the Marshall Plan 48 a club to force European nations to conform to our own economic system. Such « policy could not be justified either . on moral or practical Several Western European governments are socialist or semi-socialist by the free choice of the electorate, which is their right. “Obviously any effort of our government to interfere with the internal affairs of other nations would destroy not only the Marshall Plan but the very basis of friendly relation with our allies. There is no such attempt at American and will be none—it exists only in the propsganda Hes of the Communists. _ : oh ous Bok mean, however there are no strings to Magshall i There dre several conditions aimed at making © agresd recovery results; rather than<. — 3 sia pre in waste and inefficiency like so many earlier grants and loans, If the Marshall Plan fails to advance recovery, or if it breaks the United States in the self-defeating. ol

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ently has been granted to Britain under the Marshall Plan. Neither that nor any other Euro- : pean recovery funds should be used for nationalization of

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“Europe. In China, where shooting war has continged. sisics VJ-Day, the situation is going from bad to

worse. ; Chiang Kai-shek's government is locked in a death

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struggle with communism and the issue is in grave doubt.

port they lost in February. But the Reds have moved into the north China port of Chefoo and their armies are menac-

ing the capitals of Shansi and Shensi provinces, both south of the Great Wall. The strains of this struggle threaten China's sagging | economy with complete collapse, which could determine all Asia's future status. The United States must a large measure of responsibility Sar his Situntion and, its tragic possibilities, |

the Chinese Communists’ demands for repthe SXationglist government. We suspended, million export-import bank loan to png Kai-shek failed to come to terms with ‘the Reds. We embargoed arms shipments to China at a Russia was giving captured Japanese war ht Comsigt forces. of temporizing with communism was reCE this year, under congressional pressure exerted by Republicans, but that was long after Chiang had Sty the initiative in the Civil War. What aid we have given since has been half-hearted and inadequate.

Speaking of Big Business

CONSIDER, ‘now, the United Mine Workers of America. This labor union, through its annual convention, has increased. its- membership dues: from $2.a.month. to. $4, and its initiation fee from $10 to $50." - It has also doubled the salary of its president, John L. .. Lewis, who becomes a $50,000-a-year man. Some delegates to elect Mr. Lewis president for life, and to pay him, than the $75,000 salary -of the President. of the. ld Be, to pe an town on these sug-

, should he. be. 80 modest? Time was when labor ae SEI Si Poor AUT 40S Sivecial diraivans tage ‘as compared with plutocratic employers. Not any y ‘Not, certainly, the United Mine Workers. aa. a million coal miners henceforth will pay into the treastiries, national, district and local, dues totaling ut $2 million a month, $24 million‘a year. This revenue wil i ne. and tax free. The $50 initiation fees

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4. furthe revénue. And, due to Mr. Lewis’ efforts, “Bealth-and-welfare fund is collecting a levy of ‘on each ton of coal mined. That fund, currently, 3hout $100 millions your. Ot any. Tusinens Sorparation, enjoying compara: “to pay its president atleast -

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Barton Rees Pogue

AN ESSAY ON TRUTH Truth may be defined as the discovery of divine law. Like a diamond cut by a good lapidary, one gets a gleam of truth as light is reflected from the facets. Philosophers have ca t glimpses of truth and diffused them through their writings. Indeed, every addition to true knowlédge is an’ addition to human power. A thing must be true to benefit mankind. An error in thinking and living throws Life's bookkeeping “out of balance.” No one

progresses until he follows the footsteps of .

Truth, ~THE BROWN COUNTY SAGE.

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TRANSFIGURATION Christ is the lofty mountain Which all men must ascend To find their highest selfhood Where earth and heaven blend. ~-HAZEL 1. DANNECKER, New Castle.

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They say, “Love wisely, not too well"— But how-1 ask, can any other tell The way you can dispel each little fear; The world you've wrought by being near?

They say to love is wrong for me— And yet I ask, what can the answer be? How can they know the loneliness you've spared, The happiness that you and I have shared? ~VIRGINIA POTTER, Indianapolis. ® & 0

COMPENSATION

If being a Pollyanna means wincing with an aching back and, at the same time, experiencing a feeling of satisfaction and happiness and contentment at sight of my freshly waxed - kitchen floor, ‘then, I'm a Pollyanna. Now, if that square of linoleum were lying, spotlessly, in some othér part of the country, “the feeling would :be different but, being a TCIRAREtS Tato myc Hie where Ty “loved ones WEIR, €dt;“and-iive,-givés-it-a ape cial significance. . .-.Then, too, it's a part of a community important to me My community is part of a beloved state, my state is part of. our United States, our United States is part of the world—the best part!

Now, you can see how important is. the linoleum in my kitchen, and why I can feel .satisfied and contended with its fresh wax, even while I nurse an aching back! ~—~ESTHER KEM THOMAS, Columbus. * * 2»

SUMMER'S END

= Summer's-days-are-numbered, . on

ma Bi are growing chill, , presaging autumn, Ha above the hill Planting time is over, Harvest nearly done, Trees lean close and whisper— Rustling in the sun; Planning autumn’s glory, Scarlet, red and gold, Prelude to their rest time When the days are cold; Knowing spring will waken Earth to new increase: While the earth remaineth ; MABEL NEWMAN, ‘Oakland city. ee @

FREEDOM

If I am really free, I shall desire your free-

dom. I am hurt if I see someone bound. Bound in spirit by a doctrine or a creed too narrow to grow in. I am hurt if I see someone wearing the cloak of freedom who doesn’t .have the spirit of freedom. If I am free, I desire your freedom, knowing what it has done

“for mie. I: want-you-to-experience its blessings.

You are never yourself until you are free. You are better when you are your true self, You were never intended to be someone else. Being someone else weakens your strength. You lose your identity, and true freedom. Slavery terrifies us into evil. , . . Sheep will huddle in trembling groups. We are not sheep. When a wolf snarls, we are men and we are free. We are unafraid. . —D. M. B, Lyons. > & ¢ )

WHIRLWIND

The gleeful wind swept up the dust From a worn: and tattered road; A sun-warmed field watched. pleadingly « And it dropped its stolen load. ~-OLIVE BODE BROWN, Fountain City. A

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OUR TOWN .

THUS far this department has been kept reasonably free of worms. Today, however, I can't help breaking down. And so would you "-if-you knew-as-much-as-I-do-about-the gol on in oug Central Library. The worst worm-eaten book up there—or, for that matter, anywhere around here—is the document written by a Dominican monk, one Johannes Tauler by name, who dled in 1361. - The relic was printed in Basel, ~SwitzeMand, in 1521, exaétly 160 years after his death. And from the looks of things, the : . worms went to work right away. - . I count

book as aii as I did, you'll discover that the worms had to bite their way clean through the page to produce a hole.: Thus, to produce 156 holes, the 1 ‘worms had to use two whole pages. Do you follow me? I deém it my duty to be as fair as possible to

column, including even worms.

Library Doesn't Harbor Worms

...THE worm holes are absolutely round--as

plotted by Euclid. They vary in size depending, I suspect, on the worms’ appetite for food. Some holes aren't any bigger than pinheads. Hungry worms, however, left holes the size of marrowfat peas, ) The old monk's book was presented to the Library some time in the early 70's by E. J. Fletcher. It ws riddled through and through by the ravages of hungry worms when it left Mr. Fletcher's hands. Which is the equivalent of ‘saying that the Library people don’t harbor worms up at their place. So much for these captious critics who are forever picking on our « public servants. Another. book the worms went after in a

hurry is an abridgement of the English law in

as many as 156 holes on one page. ' .as it sounds. The anomaly is

everybody and everything, mentioned in this.

‘neat and symmetrical, indeed, as &hy “eirele

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By Anton Scherrer Worst Worm-Eaten Library Book Is Document of Ancient Monk

Norman French compiled by Chief Justice Robert Brookes. It was printed in 1586 and averages 62 holes to-every two pages. In this case, too, the size of holes indicate that they were

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No Taste for Pope Gregory

DON'T jump to the conclusion, however, that because the worst ravaged book was written by a monk that worms are more interested in theology than in jurisprudence. It ddesn’t follow, as I took pains to ascertain. For example, there isn’t a worm hole in “The Dialogues of Pope Gregory 1,” the oldest book in the Library. It was presented by Miss Frieda Newman and looks as healthy as the day the Paganini Press of Venice turned it out in 1492, Books as old as this (with or without worm holes) are known as. its source in‘ the Latin word “cradle.” ~Opte = I don’t know why the worms didn't develop ,a taste for Pope Gregory. Could be that the

“Venetians didn’t put enough sgarch in their

paper. Book worms are funny that way and insist on their quota of carbohydrates,

May Have Been Due to Music

ON THE other hand, it may just be possible that the worms didn't care for Pope Grégory

, (590-604) because of his meddling in music—

to. the extent, indeed, that he invented the scale

‘modern musicians use. And if" YOU “&Te “any«-

thing like myself, you'll probably agree that

of all the cultural activities none can be more

boring than modern music. Why then shouldn't it have the same effect on worms, especially when you consider that boring is their prerogative? Which leaves me only to anticipate the wise guys who having read this far are prepared to tell me that there isn’t any such thing as a “book worm.” As if I didn't know, It's a euphemism for various insects, moths and beetles—almost anything but worms—whose larvae stick their noses into books. Among the most literary are the bread beetle and the spider—beétle, both belonging to the death watch To pursue. the subject any farther would only invite disaster,

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with... voracious appetites.

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Hoosier Forum

“1 do et wares with 8 ward hat you sy, but will defend to the death your right fo say i."

EE —— Keep letters 200 words or less on any subject with which you are familiar. Some letters. used will be edited but content will be preserved, for here the People Spuk in Freedom, emi —

First Interview’ My First Dwane Wise, 4621 E. 16th St. ley decided to become a reporter, I launched upon my career last week at the ripe old age of 12 with a personal interview. My victim was none other than Roy Rogers, king of the cowboys. Carefully washing behind the ears and attempting to comb a part in a GI haircut, I jumped on Trigger, 1 mean I jumped on the bus, and after a transfer I arrived in front of the

| Marott Hotel. After I parked my bubble gum I

took my trusty pen in hand and went forward to my first audience with ° ‘royalty” I was introduced to Roy and his ‘charming wife, Dale, by his trafic manager (fan trafic, that is) Jack Danov. The biggest surprise of all was to learn Roy was not the small man I had pictured him to be. After a hearty handshake from Roy and Dale, he smilingly and willingly submitted to a barrage of questions, Of course, I thought of a million questions I intended to ask and forgot to, especially just how tall he really is. I asked Roy how long he had been in pictures and he said 10 years and it would’'soon be 11, that means Trigger was almost two since Trigger is 12 (like me). Roy knew how to ride and rope before he went to. Hollywood since he was born on a farm in Ohio and was interested in those things. I asked Roy what his hobby was. He said hunting rnd collecting old guns. Roy obligingly revealed his age as 35 and Jooks much younger. Maybe it's the active life he lives or maybe it's that California sunshine,

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‘No Margin for Sdvings’ By W. H. Edwards, Gosport, Ind.

A: recent writer in the Forum severely critie -

cised the aged ‘pensioners, stating that. they forthe, Aipe. when 3 they. could no: if work while they were vet of a productive-age. That writer either is ELE Be of the past or is little concerned with seeking the truth. The present crop of aged people who are now drawing a welfare pension barely enough to keep them from starving, worked for $1 a day in factories and 50 cents a day on farms. Factory work was 10 hours a day. Farm work was . from sunup to sundown, Those were the times when men and hoyssnow aged were building security for some who now criticise humanity in

: government. But there was no margin between

income and bare living expenses with which the present aged could save for the time when they could no longer ork, could no longer get a Job.

“even if able to work. _ iran

I suppose that some critics of old-age pensions would have our government emulate Hitler and condemn the aged to gas chambers, though it is sure there wouldn't have been much economie security for those critics if the tollers of the past had not provided it for them. © o ‘Truman for Civil Rights’ By Harry Clay, Brightwood Ever since the Civil War, the Solid South

has been the backbone of the Democratic Party. Nowhere has segregation and restriction been

_.enforced as strictly as it has down there.

‘Now, ‘after ail of these years, a small bunch” of New Dealers who seem to dominate the Dem.. ocratic Party and headed. by President Truman have become very solicitous of the Negro and his rights. Mr. Truman asked for a civil rights plank in the Democratic platform and got it, He says that segregation is wrong: They have begin. to realize that the colored

folk have a very sizable vote in the northern .

states. A vote which could swing the election in some states; one way or the other. The civil Hatta program of the New Dealers 4s, nothing. less than criminal.

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FE ‘Where Are Pre-Dewey Letters’ By Floyd Roberts, City

I've been watching The Times for some time to cee some pro-Dewey letters. All they print is pro-Truman. Of course, it takes a magnifying glass to find the Forum any more. “Since it is

devoted to pictures and Scripps-Howard writers, .

could it be The Times is kindling fires with the pro-Dewey letters. Or could The Times be proNew Deal? How about it, Mr, Editor? (Editor's Note: The Times’ position on politi. cal issues is expressed from time to time in the editorial column. The only reason there may be fewer pro-Dewey letters in the Forum is simply that fewer of them are coming In.)

ELECTION SIGNS . .. By Marquis Childs Heavy Protest Vote Trend Is Predicted

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15—While it may be dificult to prove

Side Glances—By Galbraith

WORLD AFFAIRS . . . By William Philip Simms Hope for Agreement With Russians Fades

PARIS, Oct. 15—If any hope existed that an understanding with Russia would come

“and

statistically, there are indications that, more than in any recent presidential election, voters will this year be casting their ballots against rather than fora candidate of their choice. It is yet another sign of the attitude of so many citizens—perhaps the

average voter--which is compounded of indifference and a kind

of let's-see-how-it-turns-out fatalism. , In thé South those who vote for the Dixiecrat ticket will be for the most part voting against President Truman and his civilrights program. They know that Govs. Thurmond and Wright have no chance. to become President and Vice President, respectively. "The Dixiecrat vote will be negative in a broader sense. It is a vote to restore a past that can never be put baek again in a world in which change of every kind is occurring so swiftly. Another of the minority party candidates also will be the beneficiary of a protest vote that should come. close to the largest total he has ever received. The protest vote for Norman Thomas, it is scarcely necessary to add, is of an entirely different nature.

- Can't Accept Henry Wallace

THE GREATLY increased Thomas vote will come from those _ who believe that the two old parties have nothing to offer and yet who cannot accept Henry Wallace because of the Communist domination of his third party. In considerable part it also will be a tribute to the integrity

are in no sense of the word Socialists. Running for President -since 1928, Mr. Thomas has made himself a symbol of soctal chifige Within the framework of the democratic freedoms; Mr. Thomas is on the ballot in 32 states and efforts are made to add Louisiana and Georgia to this list. In several

i populous states—California, Ohio and Massachusetts—so many

signatures to petitions are required that the Socialists do not have the funds to organize to meet the requirements, "As in the ‘past, the Thomas campaign will be run on a shoestring. Compared to the many millions spent by the Republicans and the fewer millions Spent by the Democrats, the Socialists will have, at most, $150,000

Sixth Presidential Campaign

, THE CAMPAIGN is really run, of course, on the energy, the drive, tireless conviction of Mr. Thomas, who at the age of 64 is In his sixth presidential campaign. The fact that he hasn't a ghost of a chance to win a single state does not deter him. Speaking on village greens, at -crossroads, "in university _auditoriums, My, vines 18 is carrying the campaign to almost of the Repeatedly, Mr. Thomas has challengéd Mr. Wallace to debate the issues. At Wallace's disastrous press conference at the third party's Philadelphia convention Mr. Thomas demanded to now would join in the defense of kylst radicals who In Mr. Thomas’ view, are being punished for their Ss.

| po A alas bs it rsh ann In Wisconsin

ess ‘of Mr. Thomas, the man, from voters. who. |...

£OPR. 1948 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T,M. AB. 8. 8. PAT. Gy. : "Between school and music lessons and dancing classes, it's

been weeks since |'ve had a minute to relax with a stick of bubble gum!"

“the Socialists planned to have Mr. Thomas come into the state a day before Mr. Wallace and publicly call on him to answer certain questions. This, the Socialists campaign managers be‘lieve, is why Mr, Wallace canceled his Wisconsin tour. The Socialist tactic has been to enter congressional candidates in districts represented now by reactionaries. That contrasts with the strategy of the Wallaceites who, until the recent shift, seemed to be deliberately trying to kill off liberal candidates by running a third-party com tion, Four years ago Socialist voting strength had. declined to’ 80.518. The fact the war was on had a lot to do with this, although the total of 09,557 in 1040 was only, slightly.larger. The | estimate for this Jour, which like all political estimates is probably too optimistic, is “better than 600,000.” Many will argue She silty of any king of hotest vote, But'if, as seems Hkely, approaching the rolled up in 1932, it will be a | cunt tiga of tin us Saat, Suni ve Nest 3”

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out of the current meetings of the United Nations, that hope is all but gone now.. Since the venomous tirade last Tuesday by Russia’s Andrei Vishinsky, many feel that the cards are down. Moscow is show. ing its hand. Though he tossed in one short phrase about Russia wanting to live side by side with the West, Mr, Vishinsky in the Bek Wreath made it plain Russia still plans to, dominate the world. . In the most vitriolic performance yet put on before the United Nations, the Soviet’'s No. 1 prosecuting attorney predicted death of free enterprise and the rise of communism everywhere, For capitalism, he said, means prostitution, joblessness, disease and misery.

Weakness Seen in Tirade

IN HIS fury Mr. Vishinsky thindered and at times screamed. He waved his arms, bounced up and down in his chair, pointed his finger, called names and got purple in the face. One observer who had covered Moscow's purge trials said Mr. Vishinsky's per formance here was on a par with his prosecution of Soviet lead-

“{=ers-whom-he.sent. to. the firing squad for! ‘deviating’ from the "party line.

To some it was the most effective piece of invective he has yet delivered before the United Nations. Others saw in it evidence of weakness. One said Mr. Vishinsky acted like the driver of a car who realizes he is in wrong but tries to yell first and loudest to drown the protests of his victim Another was reminded of the dean of a law school who you're defending x guilty man the best-course before the jury is to talk about everything under the sun but

‘the case itself,

Mr. Vishinsky 1s “doing ‘that. here. But he's getting ‘away with {t—at least before an B important part of the jury. For it is a fact that two battles are going on ‘here: One is to prove legalistically that Russia is a menace to world peace. The other is to convince world opinion that the West's case 18 just. And after Tuesday's fireworks, the consensus was that Mr, Vishinsky had done an effective job from the world-opinion— that is to say, propaganda—point of view.

Selling Case fo the People ~~.

AMERICANS and other westerners remarked-on leaving the “Why don’t we have somebody like that on our side?” What they meant was that while it was all right and even essential to make a sound case before the United Nations, it was equally vital to sell the case to the people of the world. The West continuies here day after day arguing its case like learned counsel before the Supreme Court. And nobddy can find

«fault with that. Meantime, however, Mr. Vishinsky is playing to _ the masses both inside and outside the iron curtain,

The West doubtless will win its case before the United Nations but unless it watches its step it may lose the case before world opinion. Or rather, fail to rally world opinion to its side

a8 2 That the West needs to add to its staff is a Jim Reed of Missouri or a ice Darrow oF some other | prosecuting a to neutralize Mr, Vishinsky,

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