Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 November 1948 — Page 22

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City Manager Law Needed (CITIZENS of Indianapolis 21 years ago voted overwhelm- . ingly in favor of adopting a city manager form of municipal government under a special state law authorizing this procedure for any city that wanted it. A City Manager League was formed here to set up the machinery for the council-manager government and succeeded in getting some amendments through the 1929 Legislature to make the plan more operative. But the Indiana Supreme Court that same year declared the whole law unconstitutional on a test case, involving a technical question of a city clerk's ability to certify thousands of signatures on petitions necessary to adopt the city manager plan. This decision has for nearly 20 years left Indiana with-

out any kind of a law under which an Indiana city could adopt a manager form of government.

A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER ROY W, HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE President > Editor

2 =» =» a 8-8 FORTY-FOUR other progressive states have had for many years enabling laws to permit cities to choose their own form of government on the manager plan. Many cities within these states have successful city manager governments supported by a majority of voters. Another start toward adoption of a constitutional amendment enabling Indiana cities to set up the manager farm of government was made by the Legislature here in 1941 but it was voted down by the subsequent General Assembly in 1943. . The new 1949 Legislature convening here next January should, we think, recognize the right of urban citizens to choose a manager form of government if they want one and pass a law or constitutional amendment authorizing the procedure.

Among Those Missing LAST spring we tried hard to help President Truman win

+ a three-year extension of the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act without crippling amendments.

Certain Republican leaders in Congress wanted to get rid of that good law. They didn’t dare try to kill it out right in an election year. But they meant to permit it only a brief new lease on life. Meanwhile, they would cut down the President's authority under it to make agreements with other countries for two-way reductions of tariff rates and other barriers to the flow of world commerce.

‘Among those Republicans were Rep. Harold Knutson of Minnesota, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Rep. B. W. Gearhart of California, chairman of the subcommittee on tariffs. What with delaying tactics and secret hearings, in which supporters of reciprocal trade were denied fair opportunity to testify, these congressmen almost succeeded in their purpose. Thanks to Sen. Vandenberg and other wise Republicans, the proposed restrictions on the Presi- _ dent's authority were made somewhat less drastic. But the act was renewed for only a single year. # ” ” s = ” WE ARE glad to note that Messrs. Knutson and Gearhart will be among those missing from the next Congress. The voters of their districts retired them to private life. ° Mr. Truman's party is pledged to restore the reciprocaltrade program to full effectiveness, and on this issue he and the new Democratic Congress will have our enthusiastic support. We hope the next extension of the act will be for no less than three years and that the President's original authority will be Yestored to him.* ~~ Ly That will assure the world that America is not turning backward to economic isolation but will continue to lead the movement, so vital to peace and prosperity, for progressive lowering of trade barriers by mutual agreements. It will assure.the American people that they are not going to be victimized by high tariffs rigged to protect special interests at the expense of the vast majority of consumers and producers.

Better Butter Competition

UTTER makers, the Wall Street Journal reports, are planning a stepped-up effort to sell their product on its own merits. It's an excellent idea. So long as they stick to facts in fair competition, they have every right to try to convince the consuming public that butter, even if it costs more, is a better buy than margarine. And the consumers have a right to make up their own minds about that, and to spend their money accordingly. x For many years the butter business has fought to keep margarine under an unfair competitive handicap. This handicap takes the form of special taxes and license fees, federal and state. These make the price of margarine higher than it needs to be and—by practically preventing sale of yellow margarine—compel housewives to do the unwelcome job of coloring white margarine in their. own kitchens. The Democratic Party’s platform promises repeal of the federal taxes and license fees on margarine. One fortunate result of the election of President Truman and a

Democratic Congress should be quick: action to keep that promise.

No Bones About It

N officer of the Smithsonian Institution complains that - x Bow government dam-building program will oblitera e aeological remains of aboriginal life al of our river banks. = Mme In spite of a certdin academic sympathy, we fear that if the government must choose between preserving and increasing the well-being of our present civilization or de g some of the relics of one that is past, it will: ~ have to pick the former. t e: .

In Tune

With the Times.

Barton Rees Pogue

THE FIRST ARMISTICE

Thirty years ago today

| We shouted our joy in a full-hearted way.

Our farms were deserted, Our cities converted Into scenes of the wildest and maddest display.

Streamers came drifting from the windows of towers, And confetti fell in darkening showers, While a scrambled procession Of joyful obsession Wound through the streets for hours and hours,

Truckloads of women beat pot lids and pans, Drivers back-fired the engines of vans, ’ Effigies dangled, Horse-fidd!e yangled And spasmodic bands joined the tumult of cans,

Marching and marching the parade moved on, New units sprang up when others had gone, Their joy was erratic, Exultant, dramatic, For the quiet of peace had come with the dawn.

From pole to pole of a troubled world The banners of war at last were furled, There was no niore booming, No more crawling or zooming And the lark sang free where shells once whirled.

Men of all nations stool on the curbs And voiced their gladness in choking words For final release Erom the murder of peace And te gies of humans in butchered erds.

The cheers and the song of that holiday throng Were heard through the streets that whole day long As the heart of the nation Beat its high exultation At the end of a great and grievous wrong.

The hue and the cry of those crowds will die, But never the thrill, nor the tear in the eye. November eleven! The day nearest heaven In a world where kindness should multiply.

—BARTON REES POGUE, Upland. * 4

ARMISTICE DAY

The firing ceased; the fighting ended; And once each year since then we've stood, And facing east, With heads bowed low, we've honored those Who died at Belleau Wood and. Flanders Field. They won the war; we lost the peace: Because of this, their children lie ’Neath crosses white, at Normandy, Corregidor, Bataan. 80 once again we stand, all silently, And facing toward the sunrise of a better life We pray: : “Almighty God, teach us Thy way, That we may walk in peace : With all mankind.”

—BINA T. SARVER, Crawfordsville. ’ ¢ ©

RESIGNATION

All my life when there was a difficult task to do, I didn’t stop to think, but just saw it through. Now, ncar the close of life’s short span, when I can’t move about I have to plan something good I can do each day for the sick, the sorrowing, the needy, or those away. When you want to be active and doing your part, and you think of those struggling, it stabs at your heart. To be resigned to the old rocking chair is more difficult by far than pitching in there. My favorite quotation while trying to readjust my life is from Robert Louis Stevenson when he said: “So long as we love, we serve; so long as we are loved by others, I would almost say that we are indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a friend.” I remember, too: “He also serves who only stands and waits.” —UNCILE WALT. e %

WHAT DID YOU GIVE?

I thought I was part of the fight that we had— I gave a friend and a cousin too! I fancied myself quite a martyr at times But I didn't really give, did you?

I gave up nylons and sugar and meat And thought myself brave when I walked a mile; Mothers of sons gave their hearts to the cause, And thousands of boys gave their Hves with a smile!

I thought I was putting so much in the fight I thought there was nothing that I didn’t do, But now that the conflict\is over I find I gave exactly nothing; did you?

—S{E ALLEN, Indianapolis.

as to investigate and expose.

‘WHOEVER STANDS INTHE WAY OF MY AGGRESSION ANP EXPANSION

I5A WAR MONCER!

NATIONAL AFFAIRS . . . By Marquis Childs

Move to Abolish Un-American Committee Expected in House

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—The score on the House Un-American Activities Committee as of today stands: Chairman J. Parnell Thomas indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government; Reps. Richard B. Vail of Illinois and John McDowell

of Pennsylvania defeated by the voters in their respective districts. Rep. Karl Mundt of South Dakota was elected to the Senate. This leaves only one Republican survivor unscathed. That is Rep. Richard M. Nixon of California, who was reelected in a contest in which his only opponent was a Wallaggite. or This illustrates once again the high mortality rate of the members of a committee which has managed from the beginning to get into hot water and stay there. Of the members appointed when the committee was formed .in 1938, Rep. Thomas is the only one to come through the storm and strife to the present. The first chairman was Rep. Martin Dies of Texas. In his swashbuckling, slapdash way, he set the pattern. With one eye on newspaper headlines and the other on the newsreel cameras, Mr, Dies ignored ordinary rules of procedure in a search for sensations.

Went Down to Defeat

MR. DIES was defeated when he ran for the Senate in 1944. The votes of organized labor contributed substantially to that outcome. Four others of the original members ultimately went down to defeat. This included former Rep. Jerry Voorhis of California even though he had tried to curh some of the excesses that had brought sharp criticism. Rep. Noah Mason of Illinois got off the committee and he has been returned at succeeding elections including the one last week. After he took over as chairman, Rep. Thomas succeeded in making Mr, Dies look like a sternly objective statesman. Behind - the scenes, a cabal of newspaper men and informers really ran the committee, under the tutelage of the secretary, Robert E. Stripling. Mr. Stripling, interestingly enough, has survived while the Congressmen he coached and prodded went down to disaster and oblivion. Criticism of the committee came not merely from labor and the left. By its methods the committee seemed determined to punish as well Americans of

conservative opinion felt that here was .an attempt by Congress to usurp the functions of the courts. Individual cases brought wide indignation. Thus Dr. Edward U. Condon, head of the Bureau of Standards, was smeared in a public statement and yet, in spite of his repeated requests, never given a chance to answer the vague charges publicly made against him. Rep. Thomas is a man of dark suspicions and inquisitorial temperament. He has a kind of self-righteousness which persuades him that he is saving the republic from imminent danger.

Fight to Eliminate Committee

TWO years before the Republicah sweep of 1946, a Democratic House voted to give the committee permanent status as a standing committee. Southern Democrats combined with Republicans and the vote was 208 to 186 over the indignant protests of those who felt this was blanket approval for outrageous committee procedure. In the new Congress there certainly will be a strenuous attempt to wipe out the Un-Ameri-can Committee. Many incoming Democrats will take it as part of their mandate to try to eliminate it. Democratic leaders in the House will be sympathetic to such a move. But they are not optimistic over its success. Southern Democrats seem certain to vote to continue it and so will old line Republicans. If the committee is continued, the chairman will be Rep. John 8S. Wood of Georgia. At his home in Canton, Ga., Mr. Wood said he favored continuing the committee, believing it has an important function to perform.

‘Without Witch Hunts’

“WE can run its without witch hunts,” he said. ‘“We can treat people fairly and proceed in an orderly way. I was chairman of the committee from July of '45 to January of '47 and I didn’t hear much criticism then.” If the committee is to perform any sort of useful function, it will have to overcome the serious handicap of its past reputation. At least two new Republicans must be appointed. Given the committee reputation for disaster and oblivion, something like the curse of King Tut's tomb as advertised .by the Sunday supplements, it may be hard to find two new victims. ! ad Fo

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Hoosier Forum

“| do not agree with a word that you say. bid | will defend to the death your right fo say i? Keep letters 200 words or less ou any subject with which you are familiar. Some letters. ased will be edited but content will be’ preserved, for here the People Speak in Freedom.

‘Democracy Strengthened’ By Theo B. Marshall, 1114 Tecumseh St.

ain our democracy: is seen working at he a In spite of the newspapers all over our country and big business, the people have exercised their democratic right to vote as they please and have chosen fhe man for the highest office in our land over sll oppoaition: a Hat This or is a great victory pon ot ess laid the pattern for the opposi aa: opposing all legislation for the good of the most people and sanctio legislation favorable to the money interestsas’In this way they defeated themselves. The ple did not forget this, They reasoned logi and voted intelligently. They knew that the New Deal was a square deal and upheld its principals. One definite trend can be seen, and that is, the man in the street has learned to think for himself. ’ Intelligence is a good word seldom associated with the common man by those holding college diplomas. President Truman is considered to be incapable of conducting the business of his high office because he is not highly educated. He has most certainly shown that he possesses & high degree of old-fashioned horse sense, with« out which all the education in the world is not worth a hoot. ge Another nail has been driven in commu nism’s coffin. The dollar mark is overshadowed by the scales of injustice. Our democracy is

strengthened. oo o In Defense of Cats By H. A. 3

I am forced to retaliate in defense of catfy Why can’t National Cat Week be even mene tioned without nasty comments from cranks$ I am sick of all this prejudice against cats and I must say ‘it does not make people love dogs better. I love all animals and they all have a place in this world and think that a true lover of animals may have preference instead of hate, For my part I know that if cats got half the breaks wasted on some dogs_I've seen they would have a chance to prove® how intelligent they really are, but it seems you have to be enough and loud enough, then you can’t help but be noticed. A cat béing less demanding is shoved into the background. The cat does not befoul lawns, roll in the mud, nor does it become such a threat that cities have to spend thousands on even owned animsls to innotulate them for rabies. We had our cat six years. She was

- beautiful, very friendly and clean, and people

who are well-informed do not develop “Hitler attitudes” toward animals, and know that animals have different personalities the same as people and a lot of it depends upon how they are treated. A Chinese philosopher contend® that people who dislike cats, are really rats, in anothep incarnation. > o> % Criticizes COP 4 By Mrs. Hattie Mathews, 1657 Comer Harry Truman recognized the fdanger of a Republican victory to the laboring man. The GOP does not now, nor ever has given the labore ing man credit for having backbone enough to stand on his hind legs and fight. This should let the GOP (and a Republican free press) know too that they cannot tell the American people what to do. Labor intends to hold benefits gained in the last 16 years so the P might as well climb on the bandwagon and abide by it.

What Others Say—

Those who worry about radicalism in our schools and colleges are often either reaction aries who themselves do not bear allegiance to the traditional American principles or defeatists who despair of the success of our own philoso phy in an open competition.~Dr. James B, Conant, president, Harvard University. * o 9 a American legislators, ostensibly. Christians, don’t read the Bible, much less Karl Marx, They would charge Saint Peter with sedition as well as murder if he were not beyond their reach.—George Bernard Shaw, commenting on indictment of American Communist leaders. > & @ Always keep in mind that the United Nations today provides a forum in which world opinion can be brought to bear on the most critical of world disputes.—Secretary of State Marshall. p

LIFE IN ASIA . . . Clyde Farnsworth

Many Yanks May Be Under Iron Curtain

NANKING, Nov. 11—When and if the Communists lower the iron curtain on China, they are going to have plenty of out-

siders on the inside. :

Despite orders for departure of about 1200 American military dependents from the Nanking-8hanghai area and consular “advice” to the same effect to 3000 or more civilians, many Amer-

icans intend to stick around.

Even the prospect of chartered ships to handle the evacuation of Americans isn't likely to budge hundreds of businessmen, teachers and missionaries, not to mention the small group of

American corre=pondents. They show no inclination to leave China.

repeated.

Airlines and steamships serving North China, however, are fully booked by cautious foreigners and Chinese making their Yesterday there was a line of people three blocks long here waiting for railway tickets to Shanghal.

way southward.

Rc:igned to Living With Reds

BUT MOST middle-class Chinese have composed themselves to the prospect of living with the Communists and those with sent at least, staying at home. great bulk of the others lack money to get out and re-establish

jobs or shops are, for t

themselves in strange places.

U. 8. consular officials have no authority to order Americans to leave even in the face of an emergency. As a last resort, they can only disclaim responsibility for the Americans’ safety or transportation out of the danger area. That stage of warning

has not yet been reached.

Here as well as in Peiping, American and other foreign diplomatic consular missions seem determined to see it through. Whether embassy delegations eventually will pack depends on the action of the Chinese national government and -on orders

from their own governments.

One European diplomat summarizing the attitude of the “There have been rumors about the Chinese government moving to Canton or to Taiwan, Formosa, but we don’t think much of the idea of running off like

Nanking diplomatic corps said:

that.”

U. S. Consulate Sitting Tight

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SOMETHING of a precedent for sitting tight has now been set by the U. 8, British and French consulates in Mukden, which was occupied by the Communists last Tuesday. Latest radio messages from U. 8S. Consul General Angus Ward in Mukden said the Communist authorities there had not yet called on him. If the Chinese government should flee without abdicating and the Communists or a new “coalition” government take over, representatives of foreign nations probably would be involved

in a recognition squabble.

No one will even guess what disposition would be made of the United States military advisory group, Army, Air Force and Navy personnel stationed mostly in Nanking and Tsingtao. The

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Army and Air Force personnel number about 1200, together with 60 American civil service employees. The evacuation orders and laments of dependent wives who didn’t manage to do all the Peiping shopping they intended, preoccupied’ many an American dinner table last night. American command had been quietly urging the dependents to leave for days before orders were put out. This turn of events also dampened the spirits of the few Americans who went out last night to the Nanking officers’ club, ordinarily the gayest spot in this austere capital. in a mansion in back of the American embassy and has dancing every night—in the lounge now while the club's big ballroom

Herbert Ruff, refugee Viennese pianist and leader of the band, said the ballroom would reopen in a few days. A morose Amer- -- wrangling over political guestions in the

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COMPLICATED LIFE . . . By Peter Edson ~~

World Parleys Cost

$50 Million

“WASHINGTON, Nov. 11—If there's anything in the world you want fixed up, just call a conference. rule for settling international problems in this post-war world. The growth of this world conference business has really been terrific. State Department's Division of International Conferences told Congress it expected about 450 to be held in the fiscdl year ending next July 1. Before the war, when the United States didn’t pelong to the League of Nations, there were only about 75 a year, Last month there were 18 of these conferences going on at the same time, all over. for the Exploration of the Sea, held at Copenhagen, and the Sec ond International Conference on Indian Life, at Cuzco, Peru. This month there are only 13 international conferences schede Most important will be the UN Food and Agricule ture Organizations Council and Conference in Washington. They will report on world food supplies and shortages, and what can be done about them. :

Raised Labor Standards THE 107th meeting of the International Labor Organization's Governing Body will be held at Geneva, Switzerland. ILO is the only functioning survival of the old League of Nations. done a lot of good in raising world labor standards. Also on this month’s schedule is the Second Inter-American Congress on Brucellosis. even the two-volume dictionaries. bacteria named after a Scotch Dr. Bruce, who discovered the thing. But if you want to know what it does when it bites or poisons your pet livestock, you'll have to go to Mendoza, Argentina, where the conference will be held. . Not all international conferences are about subjects as small Last month they held at Fontainebleau, France, a Conference for the Establishment of the International Union for the Protection of Nature. Other dandy conferences which you can attend next year if you have a mind to include a meeting of “United Nations’ Experts to Study the Problems of Housing Indigenous Native Populations in the Humid Tropics.” termined place in Equatorial Africa, and will have a second ses sion some place in the Indian Ocean area in August. *

Also Peace Conferences * AMONG the other gatherings which most pedple hope: will be held but which are still scheduled as “undetermined” as to time and place, are the Japanese and German peace cénferences. But what all this adds up to is that the world is getting to be an awfully complicated place in which to live. ferences are a forerunner of how. regulated life is going to be under a world government, the prospect is somewhat frightening. Thirty-two organs of the United Nations have schelluled meetings in the current fiscal year, and 44 other agencies in which the United Nations has an interest will also meet. This gives a rough idea of how much work the United Nations bureaucracy already has to do in straightening out the tangled ‘international situations in food, trade, aviation, telecommunications, health, labor, education and social welfare. All this is in addition to the

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