Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 November 1948 — Page 16

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MY FATHER'S CHAIR

My father used to have a chair In which we children didn’t dare

daily or Sunday; delivered by carrier daily and To sit! When he came home at night ! : Sunday, 30c a week, daily only, 25¢, Sunday He'd draw it closely to the light : : Sis» y only, 5c. Mall rates in Indiana, daily and Sunday, And sink into its cushioned seat, . Church and World Politics $7.50 a year, daily, $5.00 a year, Sunday only, A footstool under stockinged feet, By Stan Moore, 2856 N. Illinois A NEW $2.50; all other states, U. 8. possessions, Canada Then he'd give a long, contented sigh Some of the hot-shots of ‘the so-called re- ps and Mexico, dally, $1.10 & month, Sunday, So | And read his paper, by and by, ligious group are fumbling about over in Hol play “Dian & copy. ; * e amp casing a rosy glow— land, presumably to unite the Christian sects monds. Talepiions RI $551 But all of this was long ago. in some sort of federation. But, like all other “I ‘bro * Give Light and the People Will Find T'hetr Own Way : such attempts to ‘harmo e ideas of such : A ES EE te oy airey herd. groups, the etfort seems to be more or less an- Yes sid : Amr £ 3 : Life gets complicated—quite, other s : : Is It Appeasement Again? : It's news when I stay home at night. Sous 314 ending 1 eal, ae Cup. 54 ~ “When I AMBASSADOR L. Leighton Stuart has denied a Nanking The Stove. 1s Zone, Deon mp, too, Rome Tum Ny AS i mond Lil a report that he suggested to President Chiang Kai-shek Smooth, undented, bright and clean, There has been much discussion among ihe with ‘em + that peace talks be resumed with the Communists with a The nicest place to rest I've seen, aged and well-dined leaders of Shipeh bo cy “I'll be dripp : But something keeps me on the run, as to the way they should approach world poli- “What's th view to establishment of a coalition Chinese government, 1 laugh—pretend that it is fun! tics. Of course, the church has stood close to that?” I ask

Since that report persists, despite the denial, the State Department should settle this issue by a clear-cut statement of policy. : : Source of the original story was a generally responsible one—Dr. Ni Tsing-yuan of the U. S.-endowed Nanking University—whose version was that Ambassador Stuart made the suggestion to Chiang as an individtial and friend, and not in his official capacity.

. . » » . . SIMPLE denial of this alleged appeasement proposal would be accepted at face value, but for the background of events, Mr. Stuart originally was an avowed advocate of a Communist coalition. Though the State Department since has backed away from that position, it is not of record whether Mr. Stuart's views have changed. We have had one policy toward communism in Europe and another, conflicting policy toward communism in China. What is our official attitude toward Asiatic communism, as of today? Are we for it or against it? Is anyone in China being led to believe that American support would

But I think my father’s time was best, When folks had sense enough to rest! =k Nn Corr, Indianapolis. &

THE HEAVY PROBLEM OF LIGHT

Of all the perplexing problems, And so many to be solved, This for years, so haunting, Has had my mind involved.

Bo many depths to fathom, Rugged mountain peaks that shine— While the wise are these exploring I am trying to solve mine.

While men seek to solve world problems, The nations to “enrichen,” I'm intricately vexed with obscurity At home, in my own kitchen.

While they work for their solutions, My mind js still in doubt; When the refrigerator door is closed Does the light inside go out? . —OTIS SHIRK, Muncie.

OUR TOWN. . . By Anton Scherrer

the thrones, if not actually sitting upon them, for centuries, and its claim to humility has often been beclouded by its bid for power; as it followed the sword and pushed a crossebehind the flags of conquest. “ee But while the mumbo-jumbo of the princes of religion is being hashed over at huge e%pense, and musty tomes are being perusefl in an effort to determine the proper way to ‘gonduct the rituals of incantation, the peoples of the earth are looking for a way to a sane, moral life with no chains about their necks. The Gospels say that the Founder of Christianity wore no crown, except one of thorns, had no money and owned not even a pillow. He healed diseases and forgave sins without charging a thin dime. To come into his kingdom one had only to believe as a little child. He cursed the graft of the temple and prophesied that it would be torn to th€ ground and it was. > & 9»

‘Socialized Medicine’ By E. S. Barber, City

“M. K. 8.” seems to have a perverted idea of what he calls “socialized medicine.” As I un-

Mae West

: i “oe BD mm ? - derstand the proposition, it is that the governbe given to a Co unist coalition? If 80, by what au = ? ENIGMA ° ° 1 . ° ° ment inaugurate health insurance, and there is . thority? ah p I no thought of restricting the patient's choice of whether I Only the President and the State Department can A whole life spent in a humble cot, | gr ims an S vin ete physician, «only to have him protect himself now or not. : v a crumb t 3 Mae hopes th uesti With barely a crumb to eat; against unpreparedness in case of sickness. ’ answer those questions, Too dull for friends, too poor, alack, ® As for doctors “being the first to step for- Lil” back on A Communist China may result froft our neglect. But Too low on the social seat. ward, etc.” are they not as a class reaction- ‘When did . in ur? f ht thod “Ohhh, 193: it should not come into being as a project sponsored by ary? Have they not fought every new metho wires

American officials acting only on their personal responsibility.

And yet, when all of his tasks were done. With end of his battle-scars, His God had traced with a willing hand,

TODAY it behooves me’ to assuage those critics—like as not of male persuasion—who deemed my romantic treatment of Mrs. Sarah

cate the second Friday in April (1822) for the purpose. When it came time for him to issue the proclamation, Gov. Jennings said, some-

until they were obliged by overwhelming evidence to accept it? Do we not all know of doctors who refuse to make night calls, or even

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L His name among the stars, Josepha Hale of last Sunday as just a little 00. what guardedly, that he had been moved to do Say Salle hte Yauent BAS HOF JOM for 2 —She’s in . Indianapolis. 0. Air 28 . Male aidut 80 because of “a large and Jespectable portion It is not quite a century since the first “S0 HOW Here S$ Hopin o> » I rsdn of the religious community,” a cryptic phrase | woman doctor hung out her shingle. Men I asked : 9 . think up Thanksgiving Day all which leads one to suspect that the résolution . “I'm ST AR'S PORTR AY AL by herself. Like most big got through the legislature byt doctors snubbed her, refused her membership in Tm in m HE Congress of Industrial Organizations convention, ae, ideas, her's, too, was the result Be ure just by the skin thelr medical Bocietiss; ehurgod tat medics] lok : 2 = i , . of historical uests. The Schools a v: DE starting in Portland, Ore., seems likely to see a show Are clear and bright first oneal was, of 1 are o reason to believe, however, that cause “50% give up practice wHen married.” “Do you ge down battle between right-wing and left-wing forces over How beautiful course, that of the Pilgrims in time) Gut celebrate the day. appointed py | ILVestigation showed that in the school sited io your wos the communism issue. Is their sadiance ’ » the winter (December) of 1621. Gov. Jennings. At any rate, By pid there were only two omen graduates—not very I said. , Already the CIO's executive board has voted, 38 to 5, ing ® liants from Neaven Swans doerely 3 duy. Yi (wife of pioneer Calvin Fletcher) makes no SORVIISE + inence) are Tiospitale which refuse a a ; " asted a whole week. : to revoke the charter of the New York City CIO Council, —CAROL WEINBERG, Tae. Sor Thonesgiving, however, wasn't |S aemorknm De Jar: ih oF Aprile”) she | Internships to women. When we remember the I guess I m

which it found guilty of “slavish adherence to the line and

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celebrated with turkey, which was the point of

wrote: “Mrs. P. and Sally Ann Nowland and

fight Jenner had to have his discovery rec-

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i * 20 Sunday’s plece. As a matter of fact, the Pil- ; ognized and the hundreds of similar cases, we dictates of the Communist Party.” And right-wing leaders, N SECRETS grims ol nig to eat that week but shellfish, Imyseye oo ue b. m. noon at Mr. Buckner's | girely cannot say the M. D.’s are the “first to “DID YO headed by President Philip Murray, are reported ready to Oo for which Elder Brewster gave thanks that they Kentucke at a dictance she Loxasy Jest from | step forward.” : Kinsey?” serve public notice on pro-Communist CIO unions in the The Feason ig Bg keep were permitted tn suck of the abundance of the and carried a very high head, I did not have 9 raise vam v ’ . y convention that hereafter they must adhere only to CIO It often is too good to keep, Sa : Hie Teens Sf EVE dumainted wi ner— | ‘Chance for Job Gone intuhview hi policies or get out. . So we give the thing away! Thanksgiving in 1794 as empty as myself.’ Aye fous e lady By A Loyal Marion County Democrat ad vane 8! . : g : . aren't rea Here's hoping the show-down will come, and that Mr. But sometimes, so they tell us A CENTURY and a half later, Congress took oe Lie: Davia Wsllass ( our Governor at a a on Jaecne. on “Who WA el ¢ v , in the matter recom a proclamation fixin ursday, > Murray's side will win it decisively. That will be a healthy This thought may coms a creeping . . , 2 ins VIE matte: By hl SG Nov. 28 as a day of thanksgiving. Be WaL Fo tion to retain all the most honorable Louis asied. ition development for the CIO branch of the labor movement and It secrets Jere » ns pom. ng! 1794, for the return of peace, as did President first such order issued by an Indiana Governor | Ludlow’s Washington office staff and secretary. up,” PH for the country. For unions under Co ist domination y ts Madison, in 1815, for the end of the War of 1812, On his own initiative. What's more, it turned This i5 a gran} considerstion on your pari queen i : 1st, : Li 1 bit. 9 KIN COOK, Anderson, Moreover, President Washington appointed ©ut to be the last Thursday of November—the A Put I should like to remind you that your elec- ; lled h It! to” Se Re > @ ’ Cather —unions contro by De ose re $ such a day in 1789 for the adoption of the Con- Very gay President Lincoln picked when, 25 HO Ne pe or azapolis hii charac’ Soviet Russia—are a menace to atriotic Americans, in- stitution and in 1795 for the “general benefits Years later, he accepted Mrs. Hale's advice. 0 vo vorked har : cluding wage earners P FUTILITY? and welfare of the nation.” It was probably the ay . . . and long hours for your victory, and without Pe g wag . A friend of mine believes in safety first... | first instance of a Thanksgiving celebration ot Mentioned in Dairy their support, victory might not have been yours. tween them?’ for if he loves not, then he cannot be hurt. He | based on general grounds and not for a specific IN With due respect to Mr. Ludlow’s loyal and wp : / hides his heart so very deep within; is tempted | purpose. Even so, Washington didn’t pick the j..4 DIANAPOLIS (then 18 years old) didn't | efficient staff, I think that probably several hey be Another Palestine Plan not, and thus is free from sin . .. and misses | last Thursday in November for his purpose. That goo ois ow lates proclamation any more | workers would appreciate working in your Mel, NY joy, remorse and all that true love brings ... | date didn’t occur to anybody until Mrs. Hale no A¢ an i +: eninge legislatively inspired | Washington office as a partial reward for their Mem B 44 THE latest United States position on Palestine is a | to learn ideals are cold and empty things. buttonholed President Lincoln in 1863 and made ga1a1) raileg to mention Fletenss gausand: of i Tow Jus Shanes 13 Bone mind mond Li} df . s 8 po straddle. That was inevitable. Because the Truman —DOROTHY a PARKE, Indianapolis. i pes, no President issued a Thanks. a Year jater, however, ander date of Nov. 19, | of your election which is for two Yo which In fact, the; WE : : giving proclamation during the period beginnin 0, 5 etcher wrote: “Cold day Thanks- time you may seek re-election, and the Demo- “ administration has tried to stand on two sides of the fence MY CALLING hb Fo gm Minar 1861 the 4 or My 8iving—In the morn went with Mrs. Julia Hand | cratic voters of the 11th District will keep your aD —indeed on several sides—its only alternative now is a con- Lincoln started the general practice. after clothing for the poor—We received liberal | election appointments very clear in their “1 keep oO tortionist’s compromise. 1 aeka for something for oieh w he, During this latent period, the setting of a day Sonat ions Our Stsrik all south of Washing- | memories. Mae P . . 5 : e gave me something that 1 cou ve, of thanksgiving was the pr ti . east o eridian.—After going over i) pi “tk However painful that is, we do not think it should be What more could I ask the Lord to do. ales Eg er EAL er about one-half of the district, we suspended Wh h uy? ek condemned on principle. The Palestine situation is con- A calling true, a life made new, thanksgiving was made the subject of a resolu- Cur OPerations and went to hear Thanksgiving at Ot ers Say Al Ee

fusion compounded—so much so that no simple, logical solution is possible at this late date. The basic principle is that an acceptable solution must provide a maximum chance of permanent peace and of prosperous developmert for

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PUPPY'S WISH

. It's empty again, my small white dish, I know what I'll do, I'll make a wish;

tion and introduced in the legislature as early as Dec. 23, 1821, five years after we had achieved statehood.

Review Week Later THE RESOLUTION was tgbled. A week

sermon at M. E. C. Mr. Good preached good sermon—Gen. Hanner called and paid me for the 46 hogs which weighed 13,982 and came to $419.46. : All of which leaves me no alternative but to believe that it was Sarah Josepha Hale, and nobody else, who put the turkey,on the Thanks-

I'M FINE, FINE, Premier Stalin has sneezed, I hear, but I've yet to catch cold.—Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, replying to an inquiry about his health. 3 : > 9% 2

in Montclair Steve Cochrs Craig Steve: Norman McK rello as her | remarked. th:

Arabs and Jews—and for Christian minorities. Any com- I olosed mi k Our arms alone cannot make peace, but th \ x hh h y eyes and I wished for steaks, later, however, it was revived and, this time,” gWing bill of fare as I i peace, uy reservations ado 4 CS Nieves justi a] breakfast flakes! er ' ’ ’ 3 nsisted Jlast Sunday | can reduce the probability of war.—Gen. Om Prod.a Ante F cdlieves that is justified. a . Wien 1 opened them. ri breakfast fa e it’ passed. It.authorized Gov. Jennings to allo- morning. , : N. Bradley. 3 mate, re THE American statement supports the United Nations | ~~ _ TT mr a ew SH Sa 7 ’ “Ummmm : Willi ilip Simm ——" 1 : ; Mae, with partition plan of last November and insists that any ter- WORLD AFFAIRS .. . By William Philip Simms Side Glances By Galbraith NATIONAL AFFAIRS ...By James Daniel . i Bo

ritorial change from that must be acceptable to Israel. But at the same time it supports the different Bernadotte partition plan as a basis for negotiation, insisting that any pdditional territory acquired by Israel under it must be oft¥et by relinquishing compensating territory to the Arabs. Though this means in effect that Israel must turn loose some of the Negeb southern desert in order to keep any Galilee gains. Considering that President Truman first supported the 1947 partition plan, then wavered back and forth, then supported the Bernadotte plan, and then during the election campaign reaffirmed the 1947 plan, his new proposal is most adroit. ! We hope it works. It is important for world peace, as vell as for Palestine, that a settlement under UN authority be reached promptly.

The Kitty Hawk’s Brood A QUEER, flimsy contraption of bamboo, cloth and wire has been brought from London to occupy an honored place in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. It is the Wright brothers’ first successful airplane, the Kitty Hawk. : In it, 45 years ago next Dec. 17, Orville Wright became the first human being to fly on power-driven wings. He kept it in the air only 12 seconds, rising a few feet above the North Carolina sand dunes, and it took the world a long time to realize that in those seconds the whole course of history had been changed. The little Kitty Hawk has become progenitor of a mighty and fearsome brood. Orville and Wilbur Wright are gone, and no man living can predict the ultimate consequences of their invention, for good or ill. None can be certain whether the epoch of the air, which it began, will see whole nations destroying each other in war or finding ways to live together peacefully on this shrunken globe. But it is probable that no other invention, except posgibly the atomic bomb, has so inescapably confronted humanity with the necessity of choosing between life and death. That is a thought for all those thousands who, in

+ years to come, will see the Kitty Hawk, now appropriately

returned to stay in the country of its origin. Fs ax fo ‘ i 2

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France Faces Crisis On Communist Issue

“PARIS, Nov. 23—This will be a critical week for France—

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Defense Spending Limits Outlined

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23—The chairman of the Presidents

and for Europe and the Western world. A showdown between the government and the Communists seems inevitable. Premier Queuille’s government will stand or fall on its exposure of the Communists as agents of the Cominform, hence of Russia. It is no secret in France or in other countries that the Communists get their marching orders from Moscow. But this is the first time that any major government has made it a paramount issue and staked its life on the outcome. Day after day, the French government has been building up its case. It charges that the Cominform—in other words, Moscow—is behind a long series of strikes, that these strikes are political, and that their aim is to sabotage the national economy and wreck European recovery. ”

Financed From Abroad

AND DAY after day, Interior Minister Jules Moch and other cabinet members have produced photostatic copies of bank accounts and other evidence .to prove that Communist labor leaders are financed from abroad. ’ ' This weel the government will ask a vote of confidence. Failure means it will resign and cause a serious cabinet crisis. A

be difficult to withstand. Gen. De Gaulle's Rally of the French People fk likely to emerge from such elections as the largest single political party. This could mean a whole new reorientation of French policy, domestic and foreign. Gen. De Gaulle presumably would outlaw the Communists. rewrite the constitution, change relations between employers and employees, reform the currency and insist on internationalization of the Ruhr and federalization’ of Germany. ; Likewise he would demand that defense of the West be based on France under French leadership rather than, as he put it, on England under British leadership.

Situation Too Critical

FEW HERE view the prospect of the fail of the Queuille government and national elections at this time with anything but misgivings. Both in France and in Europe generally the situation is too critical. Most agree that elections would be desirable because the present assembly is certainly not repre- { sentative. But an election now would be a great risk. {

in disregard for French wishes is regarded here as a blunder. It came just when the French government needed all the moral support it could get from the West. No one disputes that the

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demand for dissolution of parliament and new elections would

The British-American announcement disposing of the Ruhr |

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COPR. 1948 BY NEA SERVICE. NC. T. M. REQ. U, 8. PAT. OFF.

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Ruhr is the heart of Germany or that Germany is indispensable to the European recovery program. But critics here “say there are more ways than one to fit Germany into the picture and timing is likewise important. France also is vital to Eurqopean recovery, and without her, no Western defense can be dependable and no Atlantic pact can be sound. : ; ' Perhaps permanent internationalization of the Ruhr may not, | .as France thinks, be the best guarantee of her security. Perhaps | a Western union, a United States of Europe, an Atlantic pact and | other regional arrangements will prove sounder in the long run. | But until these can be implemented more than any of them is | today, France feels both alarmed and offended when British and | : Anieyjeans try to rush her off her feet in what to her is so vital a matter. ”

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Council of Economic Advisers has given the military establishment a stern review of the nation's capacity to fipance more defense expenditures without sharp controls and a lower standard of living. Dr. Edwin C. Nourse gave his opinions in an address before a conference of military and civilian leaders here. Fs “The country's productive resources are now heing used at peak levels,” Dr, Nourse said. “Even if the defense program were limited to $15 billion, expenditure of that amount ould exceed by at least $3 billion the present annual rate of casff outlays for national defense. » “If to this are added further increases, up to $18 or $20 billion, there are bound to be important repercussions.” i

Looking ahead, Dr. Nourse foresaw these consequences as early as next year: .

New Forces of Inflation

INFLATION—"The trend of wholesale and consumer prices is still rather steadily upward, If we project a substantially larger scale of military expenditures for rearming ourselves and perhaps some other countries, new forces of inflation would be unleashed. > TAXES—“At present tax rates, government revenues would be insufficient to finance any large increased cost. To prevent an inflationary spiral the program must be financed out of higher taxes and larger savings, voluntarily or involuntary.” CONTROLS —"A program of military expenditures at any level much above the present would in my opinton, force us out of the free market procedures of a peacetime economy and’drive us to the acceptance of a number of direct controls. pt “The central feature of a system of controls would be allocation of key materials. “Second, there undoubtedly would be early need of considerable control for scarce types of skilled labor and a more extensive employment service. (Dr. Nourse foresaw diversion of a million to two and a half million civilian workers to the military.)

Price Controls Might Be Needed :

“FINALLY, to prevent the spiralling of living costs, wages and production costs, price control of a quite extensive’ scope might well be necessary.” If the higher rate of military spending were maintained for a few years, Dr. Nourse said it would result in full employment

| and production but would “indefinitely postpone the time when

Wwe can organize our economic life for the production of maximum real purchasing power for our people.” :