Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1949 — Page 10
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A Reactionary Labor Bill
HE Truman administrations labor bill, now before Congress, seems to us a dangerously reactionary measure. ‘It is in almost all respects worse than the Taft-Hartley Act, which it.would repeal, and jn many respects even more fur than the cneided Wagner Act, which it proposes ‘to restore and “improve.” i Hs enactment would promote industrials age abuses of organized labor's power and
‘the public of pfotection for their rights. ‘would do the country grave disservice if, from union and the administra-
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on, it hyreiod this bill to
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-6f the Wagner Act with “certain ims, he said, should prohibit jurisdictional and “iynjustifiable” secondary boycotts, prevent interpretation of contracts, and provide means fo is oe or preventing strikes in vital industries which ‘affect the public interest. ~~" Jt is far from clear that the administration's bill would But it is very clear that the bill would do many other
; things which; in aur opinion, A grout. majority of the Seri : . can.people
do not want done. . ; "It would legalize the closed shop, thus enabling unions ~ to bar-warkers from jobs they are capable of performing. _ (The Taft-Hartley Act, while forbidding the closed shop, permits the fairer union shop, under which workers can be employed, whether or not they are union members, although they must Join unions and pay dues after they are "Tt would permit union officers to spend for political purses unlimited funds raised by compulsory assessments on union members, including members rR with’ i the purposes for whieh the money would be used. : Ftd Bo eae WOULD abolish the requirement that officials of unions which want the benefits of government aid and protection must sign affidavits that they are not Communists, and so weaken the power of union members to rescue their a from Communist domination. It would relieve uniqn offidlals of any logil “obligation
‘union financial affairs: aw It would deprive employees of the ight to be fre from
e "Sain on strikes by federal Sup Gturagiog o fias bllef t33t goverssment
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ON TAKING A WALK
1 the weather Is not too cold, too’ jai | snowy, too rainy, and T am not.
walk thé mile
mile for the sake of ‘conditioner, mental or ph; stepping-oft sch a streteh of cement sidewalk.
Out In the fields with God.
1. do not recall that my walks across the fields ever did all of those things for me, but I did get a physical exhilaration and a relaxation of nervous tension that I never get by walking that ‘mile of cement from my house to the office. A mile of gravel road would be no better; nor a mile of country lane.
road; a lane , .
to get there!”
“THEN AND NOW
. they're all “going some place,” and before 1 realize what I am doing I have picked up the tempo of the fellow that “has I quicken my step. Relaxation [1s gone. Contemplation of guiet things is gone. I become the “go getter” with reams of Plans and bundles of nerves! But the fields, that suffer not the cure of “destination,” impose no such malady- upon their vistors. Let's green pastures and by still waters, THE COUNTRY CONTRIBUTOR.
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take our walks through
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_ MORE memorabilia for the use of him (or her) who may one day. have the necessary nerve to compile a history of Indianapolis with
. By Anton Tear
First Fox Hunt Colorful Event
collection of shells - thought of his wife.
edge. It took him some time
ing was to pro -his wife to bring her a Well, one day the . at Manhattan Beach when suddenly Mr. Swain was in the act of gathering the shells when he stooped to pick up a knotted handkerchief on the water's untangle the
knots. When he got it untied, handful of
- diamonds worth - somewhere..-
|, Were worth $150 a carat.
‘Owner of Jewels Sought
Nor could it last too long -some regard for detail. With you beside me. ‘ Item. One: It may shock the Trader's Point ; ; crowd to learn that fox huntRima was 1 haid Your hand ing was an established spo pS, Ee you though the mam, in Indianapolis at least 55 A het days years’ ago—at a time when es yo a # Frank Al & hold hand len, Howard 8, RayYou hold my and gud lead, mond Van Camp and others ~ ™ my of that social stature used » more hang around the - corner o Ne tired SSK ru TO oust Pennsylvania and 16th Sts. At eventide, ayivania and 10th Shs. of 1800} Please God you may not go WT Camp's stableman was seen exerFrom those who love you so Seing the emily nome on E. 13th St. in the For long time ever. vicinity of Delaware. Oldtimers who remember
; Now the method of taxation. Should evoke commiseration On us “Capitalists” who have to foot the bill,
But our leader gave his blessing To the tax that has us guessing If it pays to put those dollars in the til.
JOHN
If I should write a poem
‘That would"
The God-created beauty : In a bird or flower or tree;
Lo @ ing MERCHANTS’ DILEMMA
' We endorse the soldiers’ bonus, : : But we also want it shown us = What the method to finance # will ental,
Ray AT I Wo dow oh Bi hatte ot the ormance. Asked what all” the hullabaloo was about, he said: “‘T'm sighting her.” Ray's enterprise’ moved all the youngbloods of the neighborhood to start “sighting” their family plugs, too. After which the. North Side was scoured for dogs. Every breed of dog was eligible except the dachshund. And in no time at all, a “kennel” of “hounds” was established. Suddenly Indianapolis woke up bm learn that & dog does not wag his tail. He “waves his Stern, * Neither does he bark. He “mgs Qo nin
The First “Fox Hunt 3
SUCH was the start of the old Briarbrooke Hunt. It wasn't thé end, however, for not long after the “kennel” was established the
M. MONTANT, Indianapolis, first fox hunt took place in Indianapolis. The
® % 9 event was staged somewhere on the old Noblesville Road between here and Mt. Nebo. On IF that occasion several of the “huntsmen” turned
up in white breeches, robins-egg-blue vests, silk hats, black boots and scarlet coats which, for some reason, were called “pinks.” Indeed, the old Briarbrooke Hunt. had a lingo all its own, and the most powerful expression in its repertoire was the word “Yoicks.” It was the cry used to urge on the “hounds.” As delivered by the Briarbrooke crowd, the cry sounded exactly like “Oicks,” and the more it
help someone to see
go i casol_ ace wil welcome. Sis bigoris decision. ~~ to itself and to the world. Since World War I there has ‘never been any doubt about that. The rise of Hitler and the wrought by World War II left Europe even weaker than before. And now Soviet aggression fices Europe with the alternative of union or slavery. : That union is promised by the London agreement, but : not yet achieved. Indeed, many months and perhaps years "may be required for the unification process. It is a race “between and the competing nationalistic forces “which would let Russia ick. off the divided states one by | ome. / -
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AFTER all five Western i union nations have ratified the agreemenfp—only the London cabinet so far has done so— Italy and¥other unspecified states will join. How much na~~tional sovereignty will be transferred to the international regional body, and how complete will be its Etioriy. are among the questions still unanswered. The form of the proposed council is.a compromise between the French plan for an European patligment of popularly elected members and the British plan for a supercabinet of governmental officials. The council will consist of “a ministerial committee meeting in private and a consultative body meeting in public.” E Its chances of success are better because it can build ..on the Marshall Plan economic base and on the military and political foundations of the yeat.old Western union.
Miles W. Vaughn ot MILES: ‘W. VALS often called himself a “prairie in. ternationalist.” He grew.up ih Winfield, Kas., and first became interested in the Orient as he attended Methodist Sunday School in his home town. He set his heart then on going to the Far East, Fortunately for the profession of Jouighalism and par‘ticularly so for its role in interpreting the Orient, Miles Vaughn realized his ambition. He was first sent to Asia by ~ the United Press 25 years ago. He witnessed, and reported ~ with remarkable clarity, the rise and decline of Nationalist China, the rapid growth and coljapse of Japan's empire. ‘| the passing of colonialism and upsurge of nationalism in a | dozen other far-flung areas of the East. His dispatches ! + frequently appeared in The Times and will be remembered as vigorous, comprehensive and authoritative. Gob i Mr, Vaughn's death. by drowning Sunday, while on a near’ ‘Tokyo, cut short a brilliant career. Of Be epresented the best in
If one should
wr FPO. 8 SOUL With . sorrow: bowed, or Jolt an seving vandere To the blessed
If one thing I have written Should a weary mind beguile, Or ease a single heartache, THEN my writing's been worth while.
BINA T. SARVER, Crawfordsville.
-} approximated the grunt of a hog the more perfect the pronunciation. - My informant--(an. octogenarian who now confines his reading to the sports page) is of the opinion that nobody in the Trader's Point crowd has as yet come anywhere near pronouncing the word with the guttural ‘sound it deserves. Item Two: When Thomas P. Swain and A. P. Hendrickson went East the summer of
lft a burden
Lamb of God;
SIDE GLANCES
1895, the last thing Mr. Swain did before leav~ -
WORLD AFFAIRS . .. By William Philip Simms
Africa May Rise
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1--Africa—once the “dark continent”
dropped out.
$2500 - Back in those days diamonds
\, MR. HENDRICKSON advised Mr. Swain t pocket the jewels, and the ‘two men lost no time in getting out of the neighborhood. Soon as they reached New York, however, Mr. Swain
‘wrote Mayor Strong a letter telling him of his
find. He went on to say that if there was any inquiry regarding the diamonds to request the
owner to address him care of Hendrickson, |
Lefler & Co., Indianapolis. Mr. Swain was a traveling salesman for the old 8. Meridian St. firm. They handled men’s bats {wholesale
- only).
— tion concerning them- could: be-had
It appears, too, that ads were put in New York papers, and it was in this way that Mayor Strong was able to put the owner of the diamonds on the right track. 3 When Mr. Swain returned home, his desk was stacked with a batch of telegrams and Jetters, - A scientific sifting revealed that the diamonds might belong to a Mr. Martin of New York. Mr. Swain sent Mr. Martin a wire. and in no time received word that he was on his way to Indianapolis. When he got here, he had no trouble convincing Mr. Swain that he was the ‘legal owner of the lost diamonds.
Race on Beach
MR. MARTIN said that he and his wife were walking on the beach that day when she challenged him to race. In the course of the run the knotted handkerchief fell out of his pocket. He discovered the loss almost immediately, but when he retraced his steps he couldn't see a sign of it. He supposed, not without reason, that the tied-up diamonds had been swept.into the ocean. . Anyway, he gave up ever finding them when he learned through the papers that the diamonds had been found and that informa-
on Mayor Strong. To -show his-appreciation, Mr: Martin pre--sented Mr. Swain with $150 cash. As for the seashells Mr, Swain had collected to bring home to his wife, he left them lying on the precise
. spot where he picked up the ,diamonds. I can’t
help it if some of my stories have an unhappy ending. To assuage your grief, it might help you to know that Mr. Martin's wife won the
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Cry 0 A ot whether & man has served. his office well, More is the shame when one
{ served as long and faithfully as did Mr. Ray,
‘Eve should visit the Ray Animal ‘Shelter or a adianapy lis. It does your to see these homeless little pets so well ‘care of before a good home is found for ‘I heartily recently. It said: “A stray d ent of a displaced person.” In not the dog's fault if it is left homeless. ‘Why must so many of our super-civilized and" Intelligent citizens neglect and care so little for these helpless creatures? Sure, there is a bad’ one now and then, but can’t the same be said ‘of us? Why pick_on them? I do not know of another city that “pushes” these animals around and makes tliem a political football to the exe
thin
is the
_F tent that Indianapolis does,
The fault does not lie with too many dogs and cats, but rather with the negligence and
tle “harping” on this phase of the dog and cat problem might produce more desired results, rather than always complaining about tod man Ye remove the dog pound issue from the hands of politicians and a city policeman. ‘The person in this position should be interested in “saving the life” of the animal that he has caught and impounded, rather than disposing of it too soon. So long as this hot potato, the dog leash ordinance, means fear to the good dog owner, I am opposed to it. Why is it made possible fora few councilmen to create and pass a law
which uld affect so many pet lovers? The pro ne of $100 and a 30-day jail sentence LD ridiculous,
There was and is ‘much ado about rabies and yet not a single death has resulted to a resident of this county. Personally, I feel that there are more rabid adults kicking these animals around than there are rabid dogs. do Urges Non-Political Setup By 8. 8, City It is the same old merry-go-round. You have a job for four years, then the other side wins
an election, and out you go. Regardless of your “Knowledge, ability, © Yeament: or engineering
Jv skill, or your general “know-how,” it makes no
difference, You simply become one of . the checkers in the political game. / The present non-political setup of Citizens Gas benefits every gas user in Indianapolis. - Tt Is about the only item that hasn't increased price; rates for the general user have re. majned the same. The Utility has Progressed anyone's expectations and for the best : Good management, freedom from pol1 employees. We knaw if we do our jobs right that we'll continue to\hold them under present efficient management. It's natural to do a good job when we knew we are building something solid, as taxpayers, as well » employes,
‘Withdraw Sewer Bill' ee
By J. A. Dilworth, 816); Broadway It appears to: me that “the city corporation counsel should withdraw the bill he drew up in regard to the $3 million Indianapolis sewer construction program. The city through Sen. Cecil McConahay (D. Indianapolis) introduced the bill in.the. State Senate. Assessing power was given to the city Board of Works in the bill. I imagine it to be an attempt: to -dp away with the non-partisan Board of Sanitation, despite the fact the Sanitation Board endorsed it.
Views on the News
- By DAN KIDNEY DEMOCRATS are likely to win any fight
keeping the Old Guard up. ¢ ¢ ¢
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey may run for President . next time as a Big Dedler. TTT TTT DEFINITION 1049 — A oy is an English Peer Stying into his socialized bee * © o ; RADIO networks gave away $4,207,557 in 1948, but those who got the money had to earn it the bard way-—listening. * ¢ @ Ir WOULD be interesting to “show how
- race they ran on Manhattan Beach that day.
many authors ‘suffer nervous breakdowns write ing books on how to be happy.
By Galbraith
—may become a land of light and plenty under President Truman's “bold, new program” for the development of backward areas. That, certainly, is one of the reasons behind Foreign ‘Minister
Ernest Bevin's quick acceptance of the President's: suggestion.
Britain, It is known, would “ike nothing better than to go along. So would France, Belgium, Portugal and doubtless others. According to the interim report of thé Marshall Plan countries, Western BEurope cannot possibly become self-supporting by 1952 as called for by thé recovery program. One authority sald it would require 15 or 20 years more. With Eastern Europe cut off by the iron curtain, the West cannot produce enough food and raw materials, Approximately $3 billion worth of imports annually, it is estimated, will still be necessary after the recovery program ends
Standards Would Fall
"UNLESS the United States makes those dollars available in. one way or another, economists remark, European living standards will fall disastrously, governments collapse and Mos‘cow may get her long-sought chance to move in. The development of Africa as a source of supply, therefore, has become imperative. Africa is the earth's biggest continent; with 11,710,000 square miles as against 's 10,350,000—exclusive of ‘Russia— _ and Europe's less than 2,000,000.
European influence already predominates in Africa—the
French over 4,200,000 square miles, British, 1,700,000; Belgian, 1,000,000, and Portugese, over approximately 800,000 square
miles. The Spanish prevail over a corner of Moroceo and the
Italians may return to parts-of north and ‘east Africa. Arthur Creech Jones, British secretary of state for colonies
is regarded as having sounded the right note at the recent London conference of delegates from 10 British African Jerei
tories. He said:
Work as Partners “WE ALL want a stable and peaceful world. You want good standards and conditions. The worjd wants what you can make and produce, You need what Western civilization
offer. From the reservoir 6f our experience and Rnowiolg
+ + « We can coptribute. as partners in in supplying. the things essential to your development.” The old-fashioned idea of colonies and exploitation; therefore, would seem to be out. What may be offered is a partnership«the ‘West contributing most of the capital and the, knowhow, the natives their tion.
. Bri 's aim, said Mr. Jones, Was to create the conditions of tree tionhood fn which responsible and democratic govern» Tapa. Wary Suppor by economia stablity
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said,
enactment and The board,
. 4 'd better not tell Dad—you know about how he overcame all
kinds of obstacles like that!" transportation.
services. Much money would be required; he warned, but above sli: it required the co-operation of the people. The British undoubtedly are pounting heavily on American participation in Africa-—especially ‘the same time, the African and similar ‘projects ground from under certain - American exports. As one British authority admitted, further “deep drafts on | -American generosity and breadth of mind” would be required.
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This “appeal to. higher authority has now become almost. “The ARAL: 6 dwever might be the col of Western | standard practice in big rail controversies. ' It the recovery program Ae dengan to in what the Nationa Mediation Board a "ae m
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The Railway Labor Act, now 23 years old and long
LABOR BILL...By Fred W. Perkins
No Strike Curbs WASHINGTON, Féb. 1—The administration’s new general labor bill, like the Railway Labor Act, seems to depend on power of public opinion to prevent big strikes dangerous to the general It makes no specific mention. of court injunctions in such
And yet the current report of the National Mediation Board, which administers the Railway Labor Act, indicates that public
isn't what it used to be in this field, and that the
rail labor statute is close to a breakdown,
signed by Judge Frank P. Douglass, chairman;
and members Francis A. O'Neill Jr. and John Thad Scott, reviews
in fiscal 1048 in the transportation field. “It is
not a good record and it does not bode well for the future effec
Railway Labor Act,” it said.
Law's Weakness Seen
LACK of compulsion to settle labor controversies, the board “is at one time the law's strength and weakness. strength is measiired by its efféctiveness in facilitating amiable settlements in thousands of disputes since its enactment in 1928, “Its weakness board recommendations have been circumvented. Such action weakens the law and strikes at the yery spirit which led to its
Its is that too often in recent years emergeéncy
effective application for so many years.” its report said, “feels that procedures of the law
are adequate in their present form. They arg bullt on the con cept of balancing rights against. responsibilities, the maximum of freedom of action.
Three Unions Called Strike IN EARLY 1048 a presidential under the Railway Labor
that because of the parties’ ref fol of ‘settlement there was Be ilaw voluptary mithods Despite this warning, three. railway unions, in a controversy over wages and rules, called a strike
and preserving
emergency board appointed: Act reported in an important dispute
“a bad washout on the track ahead.”
President Truman took over the Fallronds and” called on employees to stay on their jobs. The strike was not averted, however, until Attorney General Clark of order, which later became
ed a Testsing a permanent injunction against strik-
‘regarded began to falter in TIAL when
government,
labor legislation,
rail unions that objected to" a presidential’ board's awards took their case to thé White House for a better settlement.
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