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he Story . . . Indiana Ending % the members of . the Indiana Senate aren't ~%Y too busy to read what's going on ‘in Philadelphia, any day they'll be voting on whether. o let such ER In Philadelphia 11,000 streetcar workers are on strike; 80:10 stfestears are running ‘there. More than 1,000,000 _other workers depend entirely on streetcars to get to their own work, so most of them are not getting to work and plants are shutting own and hundreds of thousands of pay-checks will be short this week because of the strike.
~» We don’t know anything whatever about the merits of this dispute of the Philadelphia streetcar company and ite employees. Their difference is over 17 cents an hour between what the company has offered and what the union
will get part, but not all, of the 17 cent increase they 1k. In: the meantime each of those workers ‘is out $10.88 a day, which is his present wage, for every day he doesn't, ‘ work, and of course. the community is out whatever the wages are of those 1,000,000 other workers who can’t get to, their own jobs through no fault of their own, a sum large it Saggers the imagination.
THAT couldn't ‘happen to the workers of Indiana right > like that arose over wages in any - Indiana public utility, either the union or the utility would (anpat to the Governor, and the state would try to get them to. agree on a compromise, or, if no’ compromise were found agreeable to both, then the state would arbitrate the difference and decide how much wage increase wis. ~' possible and air to o averybody. The chances are it would
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+ Victims of the Cold War
A MINDSZENTY is only one-of the victims of religious and political persecution in, Communist Hunel according to Laszlo Bekeffy, secrétary of the Hun~ an Relief Committee for political refugees, who has arrived. in this country. B Mr. Bekeffy said at least 250,000 Hungarians have been rn on political grounds, among them 1400 clergy- » mien of all denominations. Persecution of the Jews has . followed the familiar Nazi pattern, the only difference being
"of the Communist drive, he said. . In Bulgaria 15 Protestant ministers have been arMested, charged with espionage, black-marketing and other vities against that Comimunist state, oe ‘Against this background the Mindszenty case can be seen in better perspective. What is going on is not merely
as such, All opposition to communism is in process of being liquidated. Cardinal Mindszenty's martydom is only gne symbol of a particularly ugly phase of Russia's cold Nur against all freedom.
Control Over Armed Services
IS ‘welcome news that the White House is drafting Jegislation to strengthen the power of the Secretary of ense over the Armed Services. Given a full measure of control, the secretary can then be held responsible for . Affective management of the military establishment. * The Hoover Commission reported it had failed to find In this establishment “a sense of cost consciousness or a general realization of the vital importance to our national ~ security of utmost conservation of our resources.” In plainer words, the services are wasting money we _ tan’t afford to waste. £3. Attention has been drawn repeatedly to examples of duplication in supply, transport and other services. Yet no corrective measures have been taken. We must not be I in national defense, but we can insist on value gi evidence is Se wasluiny that we
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"UNCOLN IN APRIL, 1865
Wars begun in Sliterness and hatred end only in hate and bitterness. He knew that--
were not for him; he had never had a moment
. to spare for them, "As the war slackened toward a halt, he found himself an infinitely weary but |
a grateful man. Now for a moment he could relax, could stretch his long legs on a bed and rest, could sit in his old high-backed rockingchair and think, as in those long-gone days in
Ann) he had tried to think. Only in those days there had been no hope. Now there was hope: He began to plan as he had never planned before. Now he could build and rebuild, But first there was the need to “bind up the nation’s wounds,” to’ “achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace.” achieve was one thing; to cherish was another. He could trust the future for the As. for him, he must achieve. It meant backbreaking labor, but he was used to work. He squared gaunt shoulders to the task and smiled, as in his youth he had smiled when challenged by % heavy wagonload.
southern town spring was stirring; magnolias were coming to bloom; over the Virginia hills the mists were pink at dawn and evening. They ‘were the color of his dreani, his vision of the world as it must be. Was such a dream for him? Its iridescence made it seem at times a fairy bubble on the air. And so it proved, a hope too bright, a dream too fair! Yet not so ‘frail but that its shatte required a detonation that resounded through the world! The work-worn hands were still, Stilled was the struggling heart. But on the deep-carved features was a peace, a peace his own; the late hard-won assurance that ‘his dream, his vision of the world as it must be, would in the course of time, by other men, slowly, haltingly, but inevitably, be made reality. «ALTA BRUNT SEMBOWER, Bloomington. * *
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Deep and soul-hidden wax his prayer ‘That mén might live and work together, _ And in his eyes and heart he-saw-No skin color, only man in likeness of God. Black hour and agony of flesh and he was
gone . ., . But yet his spirit lives in the hearts Of brave .men who dare to belleve ag De believed, That God made man, each In his own mold, And breathed the desire for freedom and justice Into every pulsing heart...and that avery soul “Has rights as sacred as the promises- -of heaven; The rights of a man among men. ~PAUL K. McAFVEE, TT ® oo =» “his
TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN
“Life is too short to be little,” To succumb to poverty's fate; By the cabin hearthfire you garnered Your knowledge both early and late. You pondered the truths of the Bible,
Biography, history's page, Till your mind and soul were expanded With the wisdom of prophet and sage.
“Life is too short to be little,” To remain in a narrow place; You championed the cause of the lowly; Sorrow mirrored itself in your face. - You rose to both power and honor, The highest in all our great land— Martyr—to make free the bondmen And our nation united to stand! «MINNIE WALLS NEBLITT, Columbus. * © @
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wa never buy a friend's warm welcome, ‘Nor bargain for a cheery smile; : Wa pay. pics Susie DESC amuron. . The ones that at bea no stain nor guile; Penis our weak and purblind vision, ; know life's cherished things to be : The ones that have no mark of price tags— The sweetest joys are always free.
We know that God bestows His blessings On rich and poor, on high and low; : His love, vouchsafed in fullest measure, Is always free, as we well know. growing seasons; .... For sun or rain there is no fee; God's richest gra
~W. M. OVERTON, Greentown. ’ * o 0 o
A FROSTY MORN"
While walking on a frosty morn, The wind like minor scales forlorn, -
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Throw snowflakes from an opal sky. Their fleeciness is fine and frail Like shadow-lace in grandma's veil.
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Courage In Politics . . .
Brand GOP Policies ‘Cowardice’-
(Reprinted from editorial in the Omaha World-Herald.) . 2
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 12 — God hates a coward. That's the gospel truth. If any witness were needed to attest it the Republican Party of 1936-1948 would more than suffice, For 12 years the Republican Party has been
& Coward; the worst Kind of coward—a moral
coward. In consequence it begins to take on the appearance of something the cat dragged in
It is hard to define as an entity the Republican Party or any other large group of people, since however closely banded together all cannot think alike in all respects. But, speaking broadly, the Republican Party consists of men and women who in firm conviction are opposed to the swift trend toward the omnipotent state that is sweeping over every section of the earth, Whether it be defined as communism, fascism, socialism, totalitarianism, statism, the New Deal, the Insurance State, these men and women regard it as a thing of infinite menace, however cunningly disguised, and however ardently supported by good but misguided people.
Lack of Courage
BUT the Republican Party has lacked the courage to say what its rank and file believe. Out of hunger for the flesh pots it has lacked the patriotism, the loyalty, to stand up for the
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FOUR THOUSAND goods were stolen from a Michigan department store. . Sbmeoné doing his Christmas shoplifting
early. ly * * ‘® A FLORIDA couple was married fh a merry-go-round-—supporting the bachelor’s claim that folks Who ‘get married are dizzy. ® ¢ o AN OHIO boy burned his mother’s $500: Where do the kids get the idea that parents
¢ ow A KANSAN has just become a father for the 11th time. Guess who he'll pick on his All-American? ” ® 9%
FOOTBALL razzle-dazzle being what it is, astronomers are needed to identify the stars in each play. * & o A-LONDON man wrote his will ori a biscuit probably just before his wife gave him a plateful, ® ¢ ¢ WINTER seems to be following autumn too closely. Lo the poor Indian summer.
DOLLARS worth of
free Republic of the founding fathers and to fight for it. Due to that lack of moral courage, of loyalty to the American creed, the United States, almost the sole remaining bulwark
against the. advancing tide, finds itself without a and-
spokesman, Without a champion tobattle for its traditional, glorious creed. And it finds the once-so-firm foundations of its temple crumbling. The fact is known. of all men.
Here 100, jn our own America, the state is
* taking control and ownership of the people. It is using the power to tax to destroy their independence and self-reliance. It is converting free men into vassals and dependents. It is gevouring the substance of self-supporting pedple to render them self-supporting no longer,
resist” de; it -has-gone- OE out of viction, but out of cowardice. It has not to be a Danfel; to have a purpose
and ton ‘make it known. Its plea for votes has been the shameful one: Give us the offices, the: power, ‘and we'll give you as much of what we “ pelleve’ to be wrong as will the Democrats themselves.
Despise Cowards
AMERICANS do not respond to any such appeal. They, too, hate a coward. They despise hypocrisy. They hunger for a leadership of good faith. * What a wonderful thing it would be if the Republican National Committee and other constituted Re leaders, could realize how desperately these United Statessneed an honest and brave Republican Party. A Republican 4 Party to raise high the flag of a loyal opposition, How joyously, with what reborn hope, men
and women of the ancient faith of this Republic |"
would rally about such a standard, Proud of it they would be in victory. No less proud "in defeat.
No Challenge
SURELY it shall not be recorded by amazed ‘historians of a later day, that when the black fiag of absolutism was raised back in the
twentieth century, when the fate of all mankind
was involved, there was nowhere, in any land, not even our own, an organized body of men and women who had the courage, the devotion, the wisdom, the loyalty to God who ‘made men free, to challenge that foul intruder and to dedicate their lives, their fortunes, their sacred honor, to -driving-him- back into the dark ages whence he emerged. Courage or cowardice? Loyalty or recreancy? Conviction or time serving? It is as simple as that, ladies and gentlemen of the Republican National Committee.
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‘Lift State Out of Rut’ | By “Night Nurse™ ; Thich an opin Totter io state JegialAtors; Indiana is faced with the problem of become ing a backward child in more ot this
unless you, who represent our lav take it <eriously pon your shouidets to once noble state out of the proverbial rut into which she has fallen.
and paid for.
‘the future and see how much greater would be be their revenue if that beautiful lake were a reality instead of just a dream? Couldn't some able compromise be reached by which they could be given choice home sites on that contemplated lake shore drive? It would bring tourists from all over the country. The resort profit possibili« ties would be unlimited and instead of consume ing or subordinating Brown County, it would do more to put it on the map than anything ever done so far. Then we have another problem. That of the ever increasing’ number of alcoholics, Many states are establishing free clinics for the sting and treatment of these people. *rohibition cér< tainly is not the answer. Too many of the aldo. holics of today are the product of. that despice able era of prohibition “vhich made it possible for anyone of any age to purchase liquor made from the vilest and most poisonous concoctions imaginable, He or she who is an alcoholic either must go to jail to sober up or must be wealthy enough to go to some sanatorium for a curé. There. is the middle class of people who are unable to take expensive cures. Why does not. the state of Indiana establish an alcoholic clinic where those who could pay would be allowed to do so and where those who could not pay would be "treated free of charge? Too many people know too little about alcoholism, as an illness. * Other states are establishing such clinics and are do-’ ng some won work along those lines. Jt isn’t a bad idea for you who are sent to the . State House by the people, and t would he 9 good for those who row have no no helping hand. If started by the state it por be self-supporting after the first year. Think it over, will you? [ IE J
‘Miscarriage of Justice’ . _By “Night Nurse” So's Citomal siusk fo 5 Wa OL SABIE and the Russian school teacher who jumped from a building to escape her own people. Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty stood behind his convictions and he is being crucified, being made an example for all the world to witnéss what happens when. one crosses swords with communism. It could well be the incentive for another _ war, I rly believe that the time is fast must choose
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NATIONAL ECONOMY "on By Earl Richert
Seek Price Control
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—What Mr, Truman and his advisers realiy- want, it-appears, is to hold prices about ‘where they are Bow, eAcept for some farm prices which they think already re They want Congress to give them controls to keep key industrial prices from going higher. But they also have made it clear In testimony before congressional .Committqes that. they. doa't want more than a breath of deflation... . In order to avoid a depression, Dr. John D. Clark of the President's Council of Economic Advisers told the Joint Congressional Economic Committee, prices must be stabilized at near the present level, . He told the committee and the public, in effect, to stop thinking about prices in 1939 terms unless they want to go through a depression, “A return to 1939 price levels could be achieved only by a disastrous depression,” he said.
Wants No Depression
BOTH Dr. Clark and his colleague, Leon H. Keyserling, stressed that a depression and, unemployment is the last thing the administration wants. Dr, Clark said some businessmen in talks with the President's Council had advocated unemployment as the best thing that could happen to. that economy. He wondered what those businessmen thought would happen in the kitchens of the unemployed workers, Dr. Clark's opinion was that an inflationary movement began with 1049, But, he told a reporter; a recession always comes when it's least expected, “As far as I'm concerned,” he said, "this is when it's ledst expected.” While other administration leaders such as Agriculture Becretary Charles-Bfannan were unable to find a reason for the break in farm prices, Dr. Clark had an explanation for this too. “The softening we see in this period and also saw last year and two ago in the same categories is due in large part to the fact that in the 100 days between Dec. 15 and Mar, 15, the government collects 48 per cent of all the income amd corporation taxes paid in a year,” he said.
Deflationary Effect
“THIS removal of a large amount of money , from the spending stream has the ‘strongest sort of deflationary effect.” Mr, Keyserling explained that such influences affected farm prices more than industrial prices. Dr, Clark said business sentiment was an immense factor with which economists had to struggle in determining trends of the coming months. He sald a recessionary movement could proceed rapidly and destructively if Iustiteas canceled orders, forcing A a of to curtail p
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2-12 COPR. 1940 BY MEA SEAVIOL. We 7. M. REO. U. &. PAT. OFF
"No more valentines for me—I sent three last year, and every . * one of the girls started talking about what's the best time of year to get married!"
“ cannot beteve-that that money is not going to be spent,” he said. “I'can see no reason for assuming that market demand. is declining in any important sector.” He sald the rolling process of inflation could be stopped only by government action and that he didn’t blame labor leaders for demanding a fourth round of wage increases when they looked
Dr. Clark said ‘the reduction in the of lying mi! smaller ‘than the general impression eg the LI on (30 V0 Imioed prices 41 Yves wy ward i Japuary.
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GENIUS OF STATE . . . By James Thrasher Lincoln Idealism
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—The life of - Abraham Lincoln,
road
‘which began 140 years ago today; has provoiced ‘more incredulous,
baffled speculation than that of any other American. It.
in his own lifetime, and it will continue far beyond the present’ :
day.
The attempts of Lincoln's contemporaries to explain him were “colored by-their own feelings, which. ranged from Worshipful sens timentality to bitter hatred and lofty contempt. They saw him through the burning issues that surrounded him. Today the! ashes of those issues are cold. The bitter hatred is gone. The .admiration, though perhaps more sincere, is also more temperate, But the unanswered question remains: How could he arrive at so, lofty a destination from so lowly a starting point?
Unerring Instinct
GENIUS, even of a special kind, defies analysis. So the genius that marked Lincoln's whole life—the unerring instinct, the rightriess of judgment, the incomparable gift of expression is doubly mystifying against the background in which it devele oped. How could a stark environment of poverty, illiteracy, rough manners and rougher language have produced so great and complex a man? Countless hours of study and hundreds of thousands of words have been devoted to the endless ramifications of that question, And while the definite answer remains elusive, the attempts to
- find it have helped to Affirm and strengthen our concept of
government. Lincoln's predecessors in the presidency had-been either mills tary heroes or noted statesmen or career politicians. Lincoln’ broke the precedent. He was an unknown from the back woods. His brief, unspectacular seryice in the House of Representatives had been forgotten, He had no degree from an Eastern To many of his countrymen he was simply an uncouth frontiers.
. man, And he was resented, personally as well as politically, by Englanders,
the Southern aristocracy and many paoper New
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