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We Favor Strict Reciprocity HE State Department has granted visas permitting 23 delegates from behind the iron curtain to attend the so-called “cultural and scientific conference for world peace” in New York. This, despite protests from the American Legion and other organizations that the confer-

“ence will serve to spread Communist propaganda.

This action accords with our “unswerving devotion to

freedom of information and free speech on any issue,

conflicts and overlaps.”

however controversial,” according to the department. Sound daetrine,, as a general ‘proposition. But there are other issues here. The Communist delegation of foreign artists, writers, scientists and dogmatists is headed by Dimitri Shostakovich, who has been made one of the most ludicrous figures of the Soviet world. If he is typical of the lot, his visit can do little harm and may occasion some amusement. Mr. Shostakovitch, it may be recalled, is the Russian composer

Conphissars decided his notes were not in harmony with the Stalin-Lenin ideology. If he will explain to us just what that was all about, it may help us to know the Russians better. . . » » ” . BUT the State Department is inconsistent. It gave visas to seven Russians, five Czechs, five Yugoslavs, four Poles and two Romanians, but blackballed the five applicants from Hungary. No free speech for them. And why? Because the Hungarian Commies haven't extended normal courtesies to American diplomats. But what government behind the iron curtain has? This action, however, has to do with private citizens, not public officials. : Could a similar group of Americans get visas to visit Russia and her satellites? If Communists, probably yes. [f non-Communists, almost certainly no. Last year American Congressmen weren't allowed to enter the Soviet Union. An ordinary Democrat or Republican doesn't have a chance. Why shouldn't we deal with this problem exactly on that basis? So This is not a matter of free speech but a question of reciprocity. We should welcome visitors from countries where Americans are welcomed. And the same principle should be applied to other normal relationships. Such a policy would be understood and might bring better understanding. Then possibly the Soviets will treat us as well as we treat the Communists,

The Army Engineers

LOOD control and vigorous development of water resources are inseparable parts of one great national problem. Yet responsibility for dealing with that problem is divided among several government agencies. This division, the Hoover Commission reports, results in competition for appropriations. It causes ‘disastrous It wastes huge sums of taxpayers’ money. And it prevents systematic co-ordination of plans and policies for navigation, river control, irrigation and by-product electric power. So the Commission, as one phase of ils program for government reorganization, advocates bringing together all federal reclamation, flood-control and rivers-and-harbors work under one agency in the Interior Department. That would take direction of rivers-and-harbors and flood-control projects away from the Army's Corps of Engineers. ~ ” . ~ » ~ THE Army engineers have influential friends who have bombarded Congress with protests against such a change. Yet, we believe, the change should be made. The Hoover Commission's arguments, that compelling reasons of efficiency and economy make it essential, far outweigh all objections, Two commission members —Sen. John L. McClellan (D. Ark.) and former Rep. Carter Manasco (D. Ala.) —dissent n that point. They contend that the Army engineers would lose a means of peacetime training which has proved of great value in war, But, the commission asserts, fewer than 200 Army engineers actually are engaged in rivers, ‘harbors and flood-control work. “Most of the detailed knowledge and ‘ontinuing direction” is supplied by some 9000 civilian engineers and 41,000 other civilian employees. And, it points out, if the Army has engineer officers whom it can spare from military duties, they can be assigned to the proposed new agency and get the same training at less public cost, without continuing the present absurd -and wasteful rivalry between military and civilian, bureaus.

Let 'Em Eat Beans

USSIA and its satellites have told the UN Economic Commission that they are willing to explore possibililies of greater East-West trade in Europe. Along with that news comes a report that food has all but disappeared from Albanian markets since Albania joined the Cominform break with Tite. Cut off from Yugoslav supplies, food prices there have risen from 200 to 500 per cent, and the people are subsisting mainly on beans. . . Hard-headed Tito has an economic weapon that may make Marshal Stalin change some of his political plans, For the Kremlin cannot afford to perpetuate a politicallyinduced bean diet for the sake of iron discipline and complete obedience.

Let's Not-Give Up

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“Barton Rees Pogue HOOSIER HYSTERIA

Way down in each Hoosier town, With the coming of late fall The hardwood floor is cleared onge morg For the game of basketball, . From far and near crowds come to cheer Their team on thru’ the season ’ And quite often then—as they lose or win The fans, too, lose their reason.

When the scoreboard hazy goes stark crazy, Thenthe mob goes wild . For victory sweet—they're on their feet, Every woman, man and child. Hearts are bléeeding--folks are pleading For their team to win, And as the score is raised once mote ~ 8till louder grows the din.

The game is far from dead, when the team ahead v Is leading but by one, With five seconds left to play and save the’ day Before the final gun Then a husky guard, playing fast and hard, Dribhles cross-wike on the floor Bees a chance and takes it-—shoots-—and makes it, The "roof is raised” six inches more!

Somewhere tonight a honfire bright Burns on the old town’s square, Folks celebrate in happy state For the winning team is there. Some can hardly speak, they're so hoarse and weak, All crippled up and lame, But every fan will be on hand To root at the very next game, ~WILLIAM ERVIN WICKLIFF, New Castle, ‘ Lara "MOM" Recollect nld Brimstone Corner, Back when you and I were boys Wadin' up and down Old Rock Creek Foolin' 'round and makin’ noise? Birds a singin’, pige a squealin’, Horses makin’ lots o’ fuss, Old cow comin’ down the pathway — Then our “Mom” a-callin’ us?

Eat our dinner in the kitchen, Out again and back to play, Through the fields and climbin’ fences, Playin’ hard the live long day; Supper time and in we scamper, Feed the horses, “Tome and Russ,’ Hear the sheep out in the barnlot— Then our “Mom” a-callin’ us.

Been quite a spell, as IT remember, Since the days we two were boys, With our “Mom” there in the doorway And us makin’ lots o' noise; Give a lot if we could wander Out today and catch a bus, Hear them call out Brimstone Corner And hear “Mom” a-callin’ us.’

~—CHET BARRIGER, Indianapolis. * & &

EXCUSE IT PLEASE

“Perhaps no person can be a poet, nor even enjoy poetry without a certain unsoundness of mind."—Lord Macaulay. :

I wish I had an angel's reach when I try for the top . .. I wish I had a fox’'s brain when I'm chased by a cop ., .I wish I had a swallow's wings when I am on aflight ... I. wish I had a lion's heart when T am Tn a fight... I wish I had a fish's tail when swimming in the sea +... I wish I had a monkey's tail when I'm to climb a tree . , , I wish. I had decorous mien when I try to be boss . . . I wish for apples ready-peeled when cooking, applesauce . . . I wish I had a poet's charm when dressing up a rhyme . . . I wish no one to murder me if I get by this time. —LUIS RB. WRENS, Indianapolis,

ee THIS GAUDY PROPHET The sprightly robin now —

We hear a lot about How he flits around From leafless bough to bough. When the wife sees him, She pipes out to her spouse,

“Get your junk together, I'm startin’ cleanin’ house!”

When the farmer sees him, He says, “Well, what do you know, I've got to start plowin’, No more ice and snow!"

% 1 love this gaudy prophet With all his hopeful cheer Though I know he fudgeés some Still-—I'm glad he's here! —GFEORGE S. BILLMAN, Anderson.

RULE IN CONGRESS . . . By Peter Edson

Seniority Flaws Seen

WASHINGTON. Mar

to seniority rule

Few people in Washington know who John Kee is. peen in Washington since 1932, representing his district of seven

scenic southern West Virginia countries

In. his 16 years in Congress, the 75-year-old lawyer. Kee has But he has gradually been piling up seniority so that he is now fn line for the com-

made little noise and caused no trouble.

mittee chairmanship.

He has been a regular attendant at committee meetings.

has done the jobs assigned him.’ -

His principal claim to fame has been that he sponsored the This legislation was drafted in the the growing staff of foreign Congressman Kee saw it through House passage.

Foreign Service Act of 1946 State Department to service officers,

reorganize

Backed State Department

IN GENERAL he has supported most State Department poliHull reciprocal trade agreementsgapragram, fog. the Bretton Woods agreement and the and for full Marshall Plan appropriations

cles He has been for extension of the

British loan member of. the Joint Congressional the Economic Co-operation Administration,

His foreign experience seems to have been confined to two Otherwise he has “been a counsel for Virginian Raflway. a_ practicing lawyer and. a conscientious but undistinguished congressman. is whether these qualifications stamp him as a leader on foreign policymaking before the House of Representatives? . Still another ‘case of what &enfority will do to elevate a man committee chairmanship is provided

years special work in Mexico, 30 vears ago.

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Martin 1. Somers of Brooklyn, New York

resources natural interest in Indian affairs

little interest in what it did

committee's many problems,

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Congress these days, there's still the Institute of Advanced -

: mittee by long service.

HE DID not acquire his seniority on the Public Lands Com-" Previotisly he served on the old Committee. on Coinage, Weights and Measures and on Mines and Mining, When that committee was merged | with Public Lands by the Congressional Reorganization Act of | 1946, Rep. Somers was merged with it, and his seniority began to | count. He war first elected to Congress in 1024 and has Been re-

of which he was chairman.

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19— The death of Congressman Sol Bloom of New York and the rise of (Congressman John Kee of West Virginia to succeed him as chairman of the House Foreign Affaire Committee brings up the weakness of the political system

(watchdog) Committee on

This year he became head of the Public Lands Committee, by right of seniority alone (his is the committee that deals with land, water, timber, mineral and other natural resources of the great open spaces in the west, Since it ‘has now been discoverd that a tree grew in Brooklyn, ¢ this may qualify Congressman Somers as an authority on natural : » Also, having been a Tammany politician, he has a But In past years he has attended few meetings of the Public Lands Committee and shown Also, he has been seriously ill this year and that has prevented his taking as active part in the But he is still listed as chairman.

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MAN IN WHITE HOUSE . . . By Marquis Childs Truman's Social Welfare Program

Shortest Honeymoon on Record So 5%

KEY WEST, Fla, Mar. 19 To charge Presi-

dent Truman with deliberately pushing the country into socialism, as some of his opponents are now doing, is to ignore the facts of his background and experience. The farm, the small town, the city political machine—these conditioned him and they have nothing to do with socialism. The only kind of socialism he experienced Is the socialism—if it can be called that—of the city boss who takes money from the rich

for favors and gives part of it to the poor in benefits such as jobs, coal and food in bad

times. That has been one of the chief functions,

of the city boss—to equalize somewhat thé ex= tremes of difference between rich and poor. In the process, of course, the boss, like any good broker, usually enriched himself. This raises, it seems to me, a question that few have considered in relation to the farreaching social welfare program advocated by the President in his campaign last fall and now before Congress. To install and make effective, for example, a nation-wide system of health insurance is a large and difficult undertaking.

Greater Health Benefits

IT IMPLIES a high degree of administrative capacity from the top down. Perhaps even more important, it implies a fairly literate citizenship: a people who will accept the limitations and abide by the rules in order that the professed goal of greater health benefits for all may be attained. But whether in this phase of our political development we have that capacity is the question that should not be ignored. There is no use putting in a welfare system that looks beautiful on paper if in practice it is unworkahle or nearly unworkable. In certain southern states up to 60 per cent of all aged persons are receiving pensions out of state and federal subsidies. That is a far higher proportion than could be justified by any valid system. Here iz the danger. We shall get not the social welfare state that both proponents and opponents talk about =o glibly. Instead we shall get an official extension of the political handout, riddled by graft and favoritism. Pointing In this direction is Rep. John Rankin's bill to give all veterans at the age of 83

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When the LaFollette-Monroney Congressional Reorganization | Act was being fought over in 1946, seniority was one of its stumNearly every study of congressional operations by . political scientists has criticized the seniority rule and recomy | mended its abolition, The substitute desired was some system that would permit the ablest man on any committee to be elected But neither Sénate nor House would have any

The reason is simply that congressmen who have seniority are jealous of it and want to keep it. . system, tested by time. They say it abolishes temptation to play politics in the election of committee chairmen. They say it lets

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“a pension of $00 a month, the cost estimated at $125 billion over the next 50 years. That is the handout state with a vengeance. Those who argue for the widespread extension of federal security programs seem to assume that the pattern of sociai insurance can parallel that of Great Britain. But regardless of whether this is desirable—I am not arguing that—it is doubtful that it would follow that line. ,

Understanding of Discipline

BRITAIN is a small island with a homogeneous population. Years of education in the trade unions and other organizations have

brought a wide understanding of the disciplines as well as the benefits of social welfare programs, Let's face the facts, The cancer of graft batténing on misgovernment is such that it threatens to undermine even the ordinary functions of local administration in this country. The California commission on organized crime has announced after a careful and thorough study that the slot-machine syndicate is spending at least $400 million a year for “bribe ery and corruption of public officials.” That statement from a reputable and serious body is terrifying. The Dwight Green machine in Illinois is reputed to have taken millions in graft, most of the individuals who pocketed it calmly ignoring the federal income tax laws. That was probably the chief reason why Illinois voters turned to the Democrats with such huge majorities.

Administration Weakness

IN MY opinion this is one of the major weaknesses of the Truman administration today. There are powers of the federal government that can be turned to cleaning up the graft and cracking down on the grafters. Since the resignation of the late Elmer Irey as head of intelligence in the Bureau of Internal Revenue scarcely a single large tax violators has been caught or convicted There is too much complacency in Washington; the easy assumption that new laws will cure old evils. Social Security is a recognized function of modern government. But that is something quite different from the handout whether by a boss or by a handout system enacted into law,

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ATLANTIC UNION .

Allied Federation?

WASHINGTON. Mar. 19 - Should Congress seek to tr the North Atlantic security alliance Into a sort of United States of the Atlantic? , A distinguished committee headed bv former Supreme Court Justice Roberts, former Secretary of War Patterson and formem Undersecretary of State Clayton have officially plan to Washington. } ’ Once the Atlantic Pact has been signed and Congress has acted on it, Mr. Roberts anndunced, the committee will ask Congress. for a resolution calling for an international convention “t8 explore how far the United States and the other democracies could. wisely go at this time in forming a true federation of the Atlantic democracies.” “- In general, diplomatic circles regard the idea with favor But they agree with the committee that it should not be rushed, Some with whom this writer discussed the project are not althy gether certain whether, within the foreseeable future, lessen or increase international tension.

L sBy G. F. Lee, 4050 Cornelius Ave.

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‘People Need Real Primary’

By W. H. Edwards, Gosport, Ind. All independent voters in Hapslerdom should be Interested in Robert ‘Bloem's fevealing articles titled “State Politics.” Playboy politics placed above the welfare of the people could not happen if people were allowed to have a real primary, wherein voters could have some choice in. selecting the best qualified candidates in both parties to represent them in the Legislature. od Some writers deplore the fact that only about one-half of legal voters vote in our congres‘sional and presidential election, The answer is that people are disgusted with party hacks playing the party game of getting first place at the political pie counter ard then each party using every possible means to shelve any and all legislation without consideration of whether it is in the interest and general welfare of the people who elected them, after the party~ bosses had nominated them, There's only one way for the public to gain and keep “Government of the People, by the People, for the People,” and that is by foreing the powers that be to grant the voters a referendum .on all important problems that directly affect the economic life of the people. We had the referendum on the soldier's bonus; why ste we not allowed a referendum on many questions of vital interest? * &

‘Socialism Not the Way’

By Ray Hinchiman People who are for socialism wish to make us believe that free enterprise is a system

, that was originated by capitalists for capital-

ists. Trade has heen hamstrung by socialism throughout the world for centuries past. These people advocate that a government fully contral our economy by law. . All objective thinking people know that

socialism is not the way of progress and pros-

perity because it shackles men's minds and and souls. The leaders of this form of government need not be great minds as long as they can keep their work behind iron curtains,

Leaders of free nations must solve their prob-

lems with the Hemp of millions of their ¢itizens. Socialist government leaders need only to solve their political and economic problems by. send ing more and more citizens to forced labor camps, " When socialistic minded people try to con. vince us that greed is part ‘of the free enterprise system, they convince us thoroughly that they are not objective in their thinking. Socialism creates a vacuum _in men’s minds and souls, 80 the vacuum must be filled with more laws, So finally we have thé raster, the armed guards and the slaves. *e &

‘Let People Decide’ :

Regarding the fast time problem, Mavof Feeney declares that he is sure all people int Indianapolis want fast time. This statement appeared in the local papers several days agov Now, whatever gave Mr. Feeney that idea? Several years ago this city had a vote on thé time question. The City Council was to abide by the result. Central time won by a big ma

again? Are the ‘“fast-timers” afraid of anoth walloping in a fair contest?

gin. Why not let the people decide the notheg

wo. No one man should try to do the thinking

for thousands of others.

> Views on the News By DAN KIDNEY PRESIDENT TRUMAN should have figured out a way to make John L. Lewis mad at Mon

Wallgren if he really wanted his appointment confirmed. .

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* oe @ HAVING called the 80th Congress “donothing.” the President proba bly went to Floridg to fish for a ward to describe the 81st. ~ eB HENRY WALLACE has mounted the pulpif with his ‘sermon on how to serve God: and Stalin. * +o THERE are few complaints about one feae ture of the federal income tax—the refund. * oe - OPPORTUNITY 1949 -- Pyramid clubs are providing plenty of chances for persons who are willing to start at the bottom.

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ONE Furopean source observed that we should not come plicate matters at this time. They are complex enough as it is, The West ig in midstream. shall Plan for Furopean recovery, the Atlantic Pact and the Council for Europe--a projected consultative body of western European foreign ministers and delegates from the various

It is riding three horses: The Mar-

European recovery is well on the way but far from complete. The Atlantic Pact is scheduled for signatures next month. The. Council of Europe plans to get-under way some time next summer. Commenting on the situation, the London Economist says the West is at the turning point. For the first time in history the western -powers—are building “a regional structure of security, unity and economic co-operation.” Russians, who choose to see in the Atlantic world's regional effort a menace to the regionalization of eastern Europe . . on using every device of propaganda and pressure .to prevent completion of the structure.” _ The western builders, the Economist concludes, “have only one duty--to get the roof on to their building.” anything else. “is a dangerous waste of time.”

Explore Atlantic Union Plan

THERE is no indication “hat, the Roberts Committee sees the situation any differently. On the contrary, Mr. Roberts made it plain that his group's first task would be to do all it could to push through the Atlantic Pact. gress be asked to “explore” the possibility of closer Atlantie- | More than once he stressed the word “explore.” A federation of Atlantic democracies, Mr. Roberts said, would strengthen the United Nations, raise living standards and lower the cost of military security for all. : It was clear that he would like to see some day a common... citizenship, A common currency and a common defense such as followed the confederation of the American colonies. But all i

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