Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 November 1948 — Page 12

Ae HENRY W. MANZ Business Manager

Monday, Nov. 29, 1948

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Settle the Ruhr Issue Now ECRETARY MARSHALL'S invitation to France to share ~~ British-American control of Ruhr coal and steel helps to bridge a dangerous split in Western Allied unity. But only in a? - The French are still dissatisfied. How much further should the United States and Britain go to meet Paris demands that security considerations take precedence over economic recovery aims in dealing with Germany? ~ We doubt that the two approaches are irreconcilable. There are hopeful evidences that this moderate Paris government will welcome reasonable compromise. The only condition is that a form be found which does not inflame the French people's already acute fears of a fourth and final German conquest of France. .

o . » . . BUT THERE is a time limit on restoring unity of Allied policy. Gen. De Gaulle, hoping to ride to power on a wave of French nationalism, is the most extreme critic of British-American policy. If he takes over the government before a settlement, the chances of a united policy toward Germany are slim. It would be wiser for Washington and London to give the French a little now—and possibly save the present moderate Paris government thereby—than be forced to concede much more to a nationalistic Gaullist regime later. : There should be no compromise, in our judgment, on British-American determination to speed economic recovery of the Ruhr. That is essential for three reasons: To prevent a desperate Germany from going Communist, which would give Stalin the giant arsenal for world conquest. To speed economic recovery of France and Western Europe, which are dependent on high Ruhr production. To get subsidized Germany off the backs of British and American taxpayers. ;

® » . . - . BUT WE should go a long way in providing safeguards desired by France that the restored Ruhr powerhouse never again shall be used for military purposes. That is to our interest as well as France's. It is desirable, despite French objections, to return Ruhr management to the Germans to get increased production. But that makes it all the more necessary to provide now for permanent western international control of the Rulir after the present occupation control ends. That should satisfy France, and at the same time protect us against future misuse of the Ruhr by Germany or Russia or both. »

Protecting New-Car Buyers

E automobile manufacturer, the Hudson Motor Car Co., has acted to protect new-car buyers against pricegouging sales practices. Through such practices, a congressional committee revealed recently in Washington, some automobile dealers and salesmen have been squeezing fancy extra money out of customers. Hudson's announced policies, to which it says its dealers must adhere, seem to us good ones. Among them: Half the standard-model Hudsons ordered by dealers are to be displayed and sold minus ‘extra accessories,” giving buyers who don’t want a lot of costly gadgets a fair chance to get cars without them. . Deliveries are to be made as promptly to customers who don't trade in old cars or who pay cash as to those who have no trade-ins or who buy "on time.” And, when old cars are traded in, “fair market prices” are to be allowed for them.

ss» # » " . ALL SALES are to be made with “no special consideration whatsoever’—meaning, we take it, no tips or bonuses to dealers or salesmen to insure quick deliveries. Of course, the practices exposed by the congressional committee indicate one thing much to the credit of the automobile manufacturers. They haven't pushed their own factory-set list prices as high as they might have in the booming sellers’ market. Had they done so, few customers would have been eager to pay far above the list prices by forking over extra money to retail dealers or salesmen. But we think the whole automobile industry—manufacturers and dealers alike—would be wise to adopt and live up to some such policies as Hudson has announced. Protecting customers, and playing fair with people who need new cars but can’t or won't pay extras, would build public good will. That will be a valuable asset' when the sellers’ market ends. \

Elementary, Dr. Watson

WE REGRET to say that we cannot find time to read everything that Harold L. Ickes writes—that is, to read it through. But here is one lead-off sentence from him which we think can safely be called profound. We quote: “A fact of life with which we as a nation must reckon if we are even to maintain the level of our civilization is that, regardless of good times or bad, times of hope or of fear, times of progress or times of recession—babies keep on coming.” :

Highway Slaughter

RAFFIC accidents, most of which could have been avoided, killed 18 persons in Indiana during the holiday week-end. The slaughter wasn’t as bad as the death toll a year ago when 25 were killed, but it is a warning and a * grim reminder that the traffic safety program in the state must not be permitted to lag even on holidays.

Not- Even General Election

head of the military junta that has taken over the government of Venezuela is a lieutenant colonel. He has named a cabinet in which the interior minister and the ‘defense minister are lieutenant colonels. Must be a real vol down there—or else a lot of generals have been

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‘ DID YOU KNOW?

That John Alden and Priscilla had eleven children, and that a descendant of them still lives in the same old house? He is the ninth generation, and he has children and grandchildren. His son is named John Alden. . . That Miles Standish, who was a bachelor when

Alden instead), later married, and had two wives, both buried in the Standish Cemetery with him? That one of his children married one of the Alden children, thus tying the families to after all? , . , Alden

ditioned as it was back in those early days, hut just one article of theirs, a kitchen utensil, is still in the home? . . . That there is in that home, a statue of John Alden proposing to Priscilla, who was spinning and smiling as she said in answer, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?” Mary Larkin Cook, Anderson. %

* ° SKY GIANT

Suddenly he came from out the sky, cruel, and in turn, whimsical — he tossed the leaves with gentle hands and then, with mood— the giant, breathed an icy blast and roared with glee to see ‘he damage he had wrought, He breathed on all alike, no respecter he of Kings or slaves; and they in turn bore with his changing moods; capricious fantasies— the weeping skies the sunny days and icy blasts— tolerantly; and called his name. November! Sue Allen, Indianapolis.

4 & THE MIRACLE OF U. S. A.

There's a land of peace and plenty, Where happy chilrden play, Where men can work and worship, Without fear, by night or day, It's a miracle of U. 8. A.

There's a land where those who prosper, Lend a hand to those in need, Where the love of God and country, Far transcend all human greed, It's a miracle of U. 8. A.

It's there I'll live and labor, And there I'll always stay, For on earth there's not another Miracle like USS. A. Bina T. Sarver, Crawfordsville, ® © o

WINTER DAY

The north wind wildly blew and the temperature went down, went down.

The snew flakes new fell in reckless venture Like a dancing clown, a dancing clown.

Fairy castles grew . and the magic of nature made a window town, a window towns

Man's breath blew blue, a hapless creature wearing a frown, a frown! “Alice,” Indianapolis

ee & < vITHE SUNSET What glory in the western sky! What blended shimmering colors lie! Rose, violet, and orchid hue, The evening sky in splendor grew; Flame color, red, and gold, a sheen, And a ribbon band of chartreuse green. "Twas beauty, I can tell you true, The sunset blend with heaven's blue! Minnie Walls Noblitt, Columbus

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Barbs— AFTER ALL, horse sense is just good old stable thinking. R f ¢ ¢& © A CALIFORNIA woman is suing for divorce because her husband wouldn't get his hair cut. When the terms of alimony are announced is when he'll probably get his trimming. * > o TURNING green with envy is what makes some people ripe for trouble,

NATIONAL WEALTH...By lim G.

Survey Will List Rasources of U.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—President Truman has asked the National Security Resources Board for a balance sheet on the nation’s mobilization program. He'll tell Congress about it in his

state-of-the-union message.

Ralph Watkins, the Board's plans and program director, sdys his final report will deal with every phase of our greatest Mobilization planning includes:

preparedness drive, ONE: Estimating the needs of war.

TWO: Appraising our resources and means of satisfying

those needs.

THREE: Measuring the deficiencies revealed by a comparison

of needs and means. FOUR: Bringing the two into balance.

The balance-sheet approach has beén used before. Congress took up the Marshall Plan this spring. Mr. Truman asked Secretary of Interior Julius A. Krug to check our natural resources to see if we were letting ourselves in for too much. Mr. Krug said we weren't. The office of Presidential Assistant John Steelman drew up another balance sheet when this year’s

$13.7 billion military budget went to Congress.

A Look at What We Have

BUT Mr. Watkins says both jobs were done hurriedly and covered a limited amount of ground. Now the Resources Board

plans to give the people their first comprehensive report—a look at what we have and what we need for national security and a

sound civilian economy.

Practically every government department will have a hand in it. Only the Post-office and Justice Departments won't have representatives on one or more of the Resources Board's 20-odd

subcommittees.

They’ll check first on supplies. Then they'll

idea on the extent of civilian demands. Defense requirements will be added and thus they can estimate whether we have enough to go around. If we don’t they'll tell Mr. Truman where they think the cuts should be. Sometimes they'll recommend Again, they'll propose reductions in civilian supply. If controls are needed, they will say that, too.

cuts for the military.

Survey Is All-Inclusive

IN ESTIMATING the nation’s mobilization needs, the Board won't confine itself to the Army, Navy and Air Force which already have been told they can spend only $15 billion next year. They'll include the Economic Co-operation Administration, Maritime Commission, Atomic Energy Commis.ion, stockpiling, public works construction directly the result of preparedness, and voluntary defense allocations.in the Commerce Department. If Mr. Truman yields to the Defense Department's demands for a $17.5 billion budget, they'll figure that in their totals. The same goes for foreign military-aid programs which have not yet

taken shape.

The Board hopes to have a few answers for Mr, Truman

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 —The United States “can’t borrow a penny from the World Bank— even though we practically own the joint. And get this—the reason is our credit rating is too high. "* It may sound screwy, but it's all covered in the bank’s regulations, which say the bank can’t lend if a country can get the dough elsewhere. We not only can get it elsewhere, we practically have to barricade the door to keep banks and individuals from forcing their money on us. It all boils down to the fact this is a wonderful country, according to jolly, un-banker-like William Ayers, assistant director of public relations of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. That's its official name. Never mind that $252 billion national debt, says Mr. Ayers. Never mind the price of lamb chops. Think, he says, of our national resources, our technical equipment and knowhow. The U. 8, says Mr. Ayers, is still a wonderful risk.

Getting Money Back

ALL THOSE things are considered when a country applies for a loan. But, like all banks, the World Bank is most interested in the question of whether it's going to get its money back. Russia, for instance, couldn't get a loan even if it belonged to the bank because of the billions of dollars of imperial Russian bonds on which the Reds defaulted. Besides, Russia has no “loan record”—it never borrowed money abroad. Other iron-curtain countries, Finland, Poland, Yugoslavia and Czechoslo- * vakia, have been turned down because of ‘“‘existing political tensions.” That means they're not good, credit risks. Another condition is that the loan has to be “productive” —it has to do some good to the country. Every European country wants a steel mill, and yet two or three mills can produce all the can openers the continent can use. One African country which could have used a steel mill was turned down for a loan

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HIGH FINANCE . . . By Andrew Tully U. S. Can’t Borrow Penny From World Bank; Credit Is Too Good

because there wouldn't have been enough skilled workers to operate it.

World Bank Making Money

IN OTHER words, the World Bank is run like a bank. And naturally, like most banks, it makes money—$5,348,570 since it was or- ’ ganized in June, 1946. Probably the biggest reason for this is that there are 47 membernations represented in the bank, and, unlike Uncle 8am, they aren't going to let their dough be thrown around. So far, five countries have pried loans out of the bank. France got $250 million; the Netherlands, $195 million; Chile, $16 million; Luxembourg, $12 million, and Denmark, $40 million. They pay 3 per cent interest, plus 1 per cent, which goes into a special reserve for emergencies. Sometimes a country never sees the money it borrows, since the bank never loans money until it's spent. A country which wants to buy some locomotives is told to go ahead and buy them and send the bill to the bank. Then the bank sends out men to make sure the locomotives are being used for the job the country said it wanted ’em for.

Best Buy for Investors

THE U. 8. controls the World Bank by holding 34 per cent of its shares, which gives us the power to swing any vote. Originally, its authorized capitalization was $10 billion, but only a little more than $8 billion was subscribed. Of this, only $734,305,000 is available for lending, since most of the countries’ subscriptions are In their own currencies and nobody goes around borrowing pesos or francs these days. v Still, the bank is, along with U. 8. savings bonds, the world’s best buy for the investor. Its bonds, listed in $1000 units on the New York Stock Exchange, pay 2% to 3 per cent, and right now they're a bargain, selling at $975 because of money-market conditions. Nobody in the bank’s quarters here ever worries about the joint being held up. All its dough is in the Federal Reserve Bank in New York.

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It expects a final report by Jan. 20. working day and night and on week ends. It'll give him figures on total supply, military requirements, civilian demands and what it considers a fair balance between them on agricultural products, agricultural machinery, fertilizer, iron, steel, copper, . lead, zinc, tin, aluminum, manganese, chrome, petroleum, coal, natural gas, electric power, industrial machinery, chemicals, building materials, transportation and manpower. 2

Mr. Watkins says his report will be more interested in things —an equitable distribution of physical resources—than in dollars. The Budget Bureau worries about costs.

The Board's manpower subcommittee will balance military manpower needs for next year against the men industry can be expected to employ. That'll be a tough one, Mr. Watkins says. Where we'll get the men, and who must do without are big questions Mr. Watkins and the Resources Board must answer.

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‘No Red Tape in Health’ By M. K. 8

This ing world and a mighty you know something? It is classes. The lifters and the attitude spells the difference. icaps have little to do with it. To the lifters, government medicine doesn’t make sense. Responsibility for personal health does not belong on Uncle Sam. Government bureaus are anything but bargains, and we

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do not want the willing hands of our med-

ical men and women entangled in political red tape. The “common man” is capable of using his own head; he likes to manage his affairs, including health insurance. : But to the leaners, “ain’t it jes’ wonderful.”

ably abroad, even the respected president of Indiana University returned here recently and told us that. But back to the human side of it, why does it invariably fail? Simple truth is that health, good or bad, is a combination of physical, mental, moral and spiritual qualities. No government on earth can hand it, wrapped in neat little taxpaid packages, to the people. Not any more than it can hand them happy marriages, good character and sound minds, To a very large extent you grow into what you become. You learn to shoulder responsibility from facing situations squarely. “It can be done.” Most of us know that, so we pitch in and do it.

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‘-me Thing Under Truman’

By C. D. C., Terre Haute Harry A. Reifin in an open letter to Sen. Taft says he is sorry he didn't get to vote against him because he felt the reactionary interests he represented were responsible for the breadlinss of 1932. Probably the Old Guard Republicans were to blame. However, Mr. Taft redeemed himself to some extent at least when he fought the foreign policies of FDR that took us into a war with Russia as an ally. Today, thanks to FDR and the New Dealers, we have built Russia into a powerful and potential enemy that is far more dangerous than Hitler ever was. Furthermore, it was always my belief that Herbert Hoover was supposed to be responsible for the breadlines back in 1932. Mr. Truman called in Mr. Hoover some time ago to head a commission to draw a complete blueprint for reorganization of the government and in a recent letter has praised the plan quite highly. "I presume Mr. Reifin would have been just as well off if he had voted for Sen. Taft, as he seems likely to get about’ the same thing anyway under Mr. Truman.

What Others Say—

A vice president is a man who doesn't know precisely what his job is and by the time he finds out he is no longer with the organization.— Radio comedian Fred Allen. *> SB + If the rate of production (for making atomic bombs) is constant over the next 30 years, we shall have no uranium left; for, unlike petroleum, there is little likelihood of extending our uranium reserve by large discoveries.—Dr. Eugene Ayres, research chemist, Gulf Researc and Development Co. . 4 & If you love your neighbor then you must try to save him from the aggressor. We shall have no peace while there are 100,000,000 people in Eastern Europe living under an appalling tyranny.—Dr. A, S. Duncan-Jones, dean of Chichester, Church of England. > 4 ¢ To practice freedom and make it work we must cherish the individual, we must provide him the opportunities for reward and impress upon him the responsibilities a free man bears to the society in which he lives.—Gen. Omar N. Bradley.

UNION LEGISLATION ...By William Jacobs -

in Congress

Looms on Labor Law:

PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 20—Theé CIO dream of outright repeal of the Taft-Hartley law and restoration of the Wagner Act is not winning much support so far from “friends” in government. Such a course, which is "demanded by the CIO convention here, is going to take more than speeches and resolutions. It's going to take a bitter struggle in Congress. ' The convention has heard from two of labor’s “friends.” They are Sen. Wayne L. Morse (R. Ore.) and Maurice J. Tobin, the Secretary of Labor. Both called for changes in the present labor legislation, but neither said he was willing to go so far as to restore the Wagner Act and stop there, as the CIO has demanded. Sen. Morse told the delegates that “simple repeal is not

‘Correct Injustices’ “WHAT is needed,” he said, “is legisaltion which repeals the Taft-Hartley law and re-enacts the Wagner Act with some needed revisions that will correct injustices and make it fair to both labor and management.” . That goes too far to suit the delegates—they have passed a resolution which calls for the re-enactment of the Wagner Act, The CIO does not recognize that there are any changes needed in the Wagner Act to make it fair to both labor and management. Sen. Morse suggested legislation to prevent damaging secondary boycotts and jurisdictional disputes and to set up machinery to settle them peaceably. And he said, “I see no serious objec- . tions to requiring unions to bargain collectively in good faith, the same as employers, provided the standards are the same in

Secretary Tobin was a little more vague. He would not predict what form the new labor law might take. it would be based on the Wagner Act, the President’s TaftHartley veto message, and the President’s 1947 state-of-the-union

But he said

Y Opposes Industry-Wide Ban

BUT THERE are some {issues Mr. Tobin does not think should be included in the new law, he told a press conference. He does not favor a ban on industry-wide bargaining. He believes industry-wide bargaining contributes greatly to stability in labor-management relations. Such a ban would hit hard at the collective bargaining position of many big CIO unions. Mr. Tobin does not believe the “Communist menace” in the labor movement is grave enough to make it necéssary to recognize it by law, but, he said, if the non-Communist affidavit is to be continued, it should be applied to employers as well as labor

The secretary said he ¢id not foresee that labor-management relations would ever become so good that it would not be necesnary to have some kind of labor legislation. But CIO officials are not worried about these more or less - halfway measures being advanced by the “friends of labor.” One high CIO official merely shrugged and said ‘Well, the two distinguished gentlemen have their ideas and we have ours.”

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