Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1949 — Page 22
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.One Step Toward Peace
SUBMITTING the North Atlantic Defense Pact to the Sen: ate, President Truman stressed the national desire for a just and lasting peace, describing the pending treaty as a “long step” in that direction. It is well to regard the treaty in that light. It is a long step toward our objective, to be sure, But it is just one step. Others must follow in proper sequence. No single “Maginot Line” can save the world from an.other devastating war, First, and of immediate concern, this treaty must-be ratified by the Senate, and by the legislative bodies of the other signatory nations, before it will be effective. After ‘that, unless it is to be backed by real force, it will be little more than a gesture, Senators who favor treaty ratification, but balk at the fdea of voting money to arm the nations in the defense agreement, are victims of their own wishful thinking, Peace is mot that heap.
~ ” . A TREATY didn't stop Hitler when he invaded Poland. He wasn't stopped until he reached the English Channel and the gates of Moscow and Stalingrad, where he encountered real force on two fronts. ~ Britain and France were obligated by treaty to defend Poland against an armed attack. They kept faith to the best of their ability. But they were not prepared to halt the German advance, and Hitler knew it as well as they did. . The North Atlantic defense agreement will impress Moscow only if the parties to that agreement have the armament to support their obligations to one another. ~ But, essential as they are, arms of themselves will not guarantee peace. Our first and last line of defense is a sound American economy. Our production was the vital factor that turned the tide in our favor in World War IL "It is the vital factor in preventing another war, and would be our greatest advantage if another war should be forced upon us. No nation or group of nations can match us in that Bui if our economic strength remaind unimpaired.
EXCESSIVE taxation must be avoided if we are to remain strong. But a little hard-boiled budgeting should make new taxes unnecessary. Former President Hoover estimates that $1.5 billion can be saved by eliminating the padding of the national defense budget. That should be Europe within the framework of
fs vital to peace because the present threat of war may continue to menace us for many years to come. We cannot afford to go off the deep end at what may be only the beginning of along; exitieal period during which We must be prepared fo F ay emergency. z 2 4 a
; mig 110 8 What Happened? |
THE TRUMAN administration's labor bill, proposing repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act and restoration of the old
Wagner Act with a few “improvements,” may reach the stage of House debate on Apr. 26. By that date the 81st ~~ Congress will have been in session almost four months, or The Senate probably won't get around to considering the bill until several weeks later. And there is small prospect that either branch will pass it without many amend- - ments, Indeed, there is a strong possibility that the House will substitute an entirely different measure, in some respects more restrictive. Yet, when Congress met in January, there were confident predictions that the Taft-Hartley act would be e Wiped oft the books within a month. ~ What happened? We think the union leaders and the politicians who demanded hurry-up repeal, on the strength of an allgged “mandate” from the voters, foolishly ovefplayed their hands.
» . » r . . THEY ignored the fact that 224 members of the present House—a majority—voted in 1947 to pass the Taft-Hartley act over Mr. Truman's veto, and were re-elected last November. Also the fact that 54 members of the present Senate ~—again a majority—voted to override the veto. © +. They ignored what we believe to be the fact that most of the American people would rather keep the Taft-Hartley Act, faulty though it may be, than return to the abuses of - labor's power encouraged by the Wagner Act.
They refused even to consider sensible compromises.
Both House and Senate Labor Committees rubber-stamped the administration bill without changing a single comma, and without permitting minority members to propose
Neither branch of Congress is willing to accept the adininistration bill in its original form. So attempts will be made to rewrite it on the floors of the House and the Senate. That is no way to produce good legislation. If the result is ‘bad legislation—or no new legislation, but instead retention ‘of the Taft-Hartley Act—the union leaders and the politicians who have meekly obeyed orders can thank their own arrogance and stupidity.
A Great Public Servant
JAMES FORRESTAL, who retired two weeks ago as Secretary of Defense in President Truman's cabinet, is ill in a Navy hospital near Washington. His doctors say he is suffering from “operational fatigue” —from the effects,
that is, of a long period of overwork and constant strain, .
Since 1940, when President Roosevelt named him Under Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Forrestal has carried
tremendous burdens for the American people. In 1944 he
became wartime Secretary of the Navy, and in 1047 Mr. Truman chose him to be the natlon’s first secretary of defense. Handicapped by inadequate authority, subjected to cruel and unfair criticism by persons whose motives are difficult for others to understand, he strove manfully at the task of unifying the Armed Forces and difecting new preparations for national defense. Literally, as it has proved, he wore himself out. This great and devoted public servant deserves the sympathy
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DEFENSE : ' TO. toda Allies Asking For U. S. Arms
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Congress Approves Pact WASHINGTON, Apr. 14—8ome of Uncle
‘Sam's new allies—the - North countries—already have asked for specific items
of mi itary equipment to bolster their defenses.
Fight pct countries last week asked if we were ready to\gtart arming them. Secrétary of State Dean Acheson said we were, Congress willing. The pact, “however, must be approved by the Senate befo can be discussed, ' Neverthless, inf¢ negatiations are under way. On the assumption military men on both sides the Atlantic are getting down to facts and The ricans are anxious 10 make a sub after Concountry efense thie
atantial contribution at the earll gress gives its consent to show means business. Weatern European chiefs want lo plug the obvious holes military dam Bome Ty, it was learned, probably 3 1 have been tentatively filled, and equipment s aside for delivery, as soon as Congress yom.
Asking for Planes
THE BIG western European powers want planes. The British want at least 150 B-20's. They also have asked unofficially, for fighters, France has, tov. In addition, the French have asked for approximately 100 carrier planes for their fleet, Britain, it was learned, also has sought: money and raw material to expand her own jet-tighter production. The request went to the combined chiefs of staff last fall. England has produced some the world’s best jets. All that may take digging. Air Secretary W.
Stuart Symington said 18 months ago he had
2805 reserve planes. Only 504 were bombers, he said. Since then the figures have been reduced. The Navy is in worse shape. Last spring, Secretary. John I. Sullivan told Congress it was withdrawing its last 584 mothballed planes, We probably have no more than 2000 surplus planes, some in bad shape.
Rebuilding Armies
AB A RULE, smaller powers want first to rebuild their armies. Preliminary surveys indicate we can contribute some anti-aircraft, field artillery, mortars, rifles and machine guns. The military apparently will have about $7 billion for new supplies soon. As that new equipment becomes available, we probably can send more surplus overseas. The joint chiefs of staff, however, may run
“into difficulties, Their firat responsibility is to
the United States. Yet they don't want to arm our allies only with castoffs and second-hand equipment. Their job will be to work out a plan under which we can share modern weapons as generously as possible without jeopardizing our own security, It will not be an easy
“decision,
The lettect of the proposed North Atlantie Pact arms program-—the best guess is $1.8 billjon-—-on our stockpiles is something else for the joint chiefs to worry about.
In Tune ‘With the Times
Barton Rees Pogue
LIFE'S TRIUMPH
1 whispered, “Lord, I'll follow thee! “Thy love 1 will not fail . . .” And in my palms and feet I knew The pain of plercing nail,
X gried: “Q.Lord. thy path ts mine, And In my Tri — en Er’ came
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But these alone would not suffics; To lighten sin's deep gloom; 1 heard Him say: “If ye love me, “Come with me to the Tomb.”
And there I found that sacrifice Was more than merely pose. I found a triumph over self, : And with Him I arose.
«PAUL K. McAFEE, Michigantown. *
JESUS OR JUDAS
Jesus or Judas, which shall it be? The Master hung on the Cross, the man from a tree, One's life we know was holy and pure, While the sin of the other was too great to endure. the glad Easter Day. So we welcome the gla Ys Do we follow One risen, or lke the other betray? Jesus or Judas, which shall it be? The Crown or the Cross—or the shame the tree? =WILLIAM ERVIN WICKLIFF. New Castle.
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NATIONAL DEFENSE . . . By Marquis Childs
Out for President?
Apr. 14—-On the day that Touls Johnson f national defense in an unprecedinner was given,
On the dais were President Truman, Chief Justice -
WASHINGTON, P was sworn in as secretary dented and highly publicized mass ceremony, a in his honor. Vinson and other notables. At an appropriate moment from cries of “Lou in '52.
of the new secretary. As one of Mr. Johnso
put it: “Lou he really began in earnest when
capital, a number of otherwise jail. Perhaps under the
failed to take. Certainly,
own personal machine.
Hard-Boiled Tradition
HE is an ‘operator in the hard- boiled ‘tradition of American His first appointment was that of Paul H. Grif- -
Legion politics.
fith, national commander of the Legion in 1946-47,
personal assistant.
Atlantic Paet’
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ghMaries. \ would cease to exist.
the rear of the room came
Thus was heralded the driving ambition n's close friends
running for President ‘for a long time. has been 8 this job put him in the public eye.” ition were a crime in this intensely competitive Row if aut law-abiding citizens ;would go to gpur of ambition Mr. Johnson will/ take predecessor in the office tragically
PROFIT SYSTEM .
WASHINGTON, Apr. 14—Pursuit of profit is the main activity of Americans, Yet for/some reason we seem ashamed of it. It is even politically profitable to take shots at profits, Which is a queer contradiction. Over half the families in the United States depend wholly or partly on profits to pay their household bills. That is, they own or have some share in the ownership of a business. Indirectly, everybody depends on profits. Without them, we'd all be broke. Banks would close, insurance companies fail and even the government, with its vast social security system, would go bankrupt. Census Bureau figures show there are around a8 million families in America. It is profit that keeps them going.
Few of them live entirely on the income from _
business ownership. But about half have at least some small share in owning a business. Most of these owners and all the remaining families depend on business pay rolls for wages and And without
Dependent on Profits
EVEN those who neither own any share in a business nor hold a job are dependent on profits, Wholly dependent. For all pensions, social security benefits and egery form of relief and charity
are paid for out of taxes and contributions from:
profits and pay rolls. There are around 425,000 corporations in the United States.” Twenty-one are so big that each has more than 100,000 owners of its stock. The chief American corporations have over 10 mil-
| lion owners.
Then there are millions of small businesses which are not incorporated. And there are around six million farms—each—in effect, a separate business trying to earn a profit. In addition to these millions of businesses in which over half our families have a share of ownership, every bank depositor and every owner of a life insurance policy is indirectly in business. Their deposits and policies would be wiped out without profits from ‘business firms. Why, then, are profits under such heavy fire? The answer seems to be that everybody likes profits in his own case. But a lot of people mistrust them in the case of others—particularly
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. By E. T. Leach
‘Low Price Tag for Big Package’
corporations.’ The term “corporation,” which means merely a certajn system of diversified ownership, has come to carry with it in many minds an evil meaning. You can’t see and talk to a corporation as you cars the neighborhood grocer or druggist. And it is asy to mistrust and dislike what you can't see know. N
Some Firms Greedy 4 MOREOVER, some corporations have been and are greedy and bad. So, too, are a lot of small businesses and individuals. But in'the latter case it is easier to realize that the ba
actors are exceptions rather than the rule. You can know this by personal experience. But you have little personal knowledge of a corporation. Corporations pay a penalty for being bigger and more aloof than is a small business or a farm. The sooner they realize this and try to get closer to and better understood by the public, the better off they'll be, The best recent job of corporation public relations 1.have seen has been done by Standard Steel Spring Co., one of the smaller firms in the steel business. It started 35 years ago at Coraopolis, Pa., with 50 workers and $5000 c#ipital. By plowing back its profits into plant and equipment, it has become an Important company in
. its field.
Recently it has been running advertisements explaining its own growth and that of other firms.” That growth all depended on being able to make enough profit to build more plants which in turn furnished more jobs and more production.
Only $140 for Each
ONE of these ads showed what would happen if the entire 1948 profits of all American corporations—after taxes—had been divided evenly among our whole population. This would have provided only $140.85 for each mar, woman and child. But, at the same time, it would have stopped all expansion and replacement and improvement, It would have halted all investment, In other words, for less than $141 a person we could end the profit problem, "And also end our jobs, our savings; our personal freedom and our national: future. That's a small price tag for such a big package.
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‘A Dangerous Principle’ By Edward M. Bennett, 2808 N. Illinois St.
. Again, Mr. Marshall, you have failed to check the statistics of the so-called group, for if you had you would find that the academic standing of the married veteran is the highest in our educational institutions today, and the single veteran ranks second. Does this sound like the veteran is going to school so hy won't have to work, as. you implied? At a time when 1 ds of World War II veterans cannot find homea:to live in and cane not afford decent support of stheir families due to ‘high prices, the grant of high pénsions to people whose war service for the most part lies back more than 30 years, seems a pacul peculiar way of coping with the veterans problems, and I feel
that the average World War I veteran, as dis.
tinct. from his short-sighted leadership, would be the first to admit this. It would be a dangerous principle to establish, that 90 days in the armed services of the U. §, entitled a veteran to ask his fellow citizens to confer continuous specialist benefits on him. The AVC pointed out that in 20 or 30 years, when the bulk of World War II veterans would reach the age of 65, the pension plan now before Con« gress might well have disastrous effects on thé national economy.
In some fields of veterans’ affairs there i” :
further need for, coping with problems created by the war. But at the same tims, ft is impossible to erect a fence around the veteran and consider him apart from his fellow citizens. Our fundamental belief is that the veterans can prosper only in a perous-America, and that they can achieve rather than through special grants as veterans. It is a fear which must be eliminated from the lives of all Americans, and if you don't agree with this, Mr. MarsHall, then you are the one who is un-Christian and unpatriotic, because you are saying that sil men are not created free and. equal and should not receive equal benefits from their ROVER me news
‘Coliseum Acoustics Bad’ By Disgusted, City
I was thoroughly disgusted with the ama teur show sponsored by The Times. I paid $2.4 40 for a seat just three rows from the stage. All I could hear was a loud echoing noise. Just once in a while I could make out a few words. As the show went on, I thought maybe there was something wrong with the microphone and
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. that it would get better any minute; but it never
“did improve. I was so disgusted that I left before the show was over, as did many, other people. If the Coliseum is to continue to be wid for, thiz type of show, something should most cer-tainly-be done about the acoustics or the publig address system, so that the shows can be ens Joyed. ® o *
‘Timely Explanation’ By H. Audley Woosley, 788 Clarendon Place
Ng As an average tax-paying citizen, in In the things that affect the basis of taxation, I would, like to. commend The Indianapolif Times for its community spirit and educational interest in publishing a series of articles written by. Roy T. Combs, An explanation was presented’ publicly which had not been done heretofore. This is a com munity problem and one which touches most. citizens. This educational explanation was timely’ and helpful.
What Others Say—
THE healthy situation In-this country is wheres we have a combination of public power and private power, where we can constantly measure one against the other.and where ons wiil serve as a stimulus to the other. Secretary
of the Interior Julius A. Krug, commenting oa.
utility ownership. - : * ¢ PARENTHOOD is one of the few jobs In which, if good work is done, the parent is less and less needed.—Dr. J. L. Hymes Jr., professor of education, New York State Teachers’ Coleg. FE & @ WESTERN GERMANY, with the majority of the population, is saved. I do not believe they will ever go Communist now.—Ernest Bevin, in the House of Commons. ’ y > > 1 ALWAYS knew Italians were passionate, but I didn’t know they were that passionate.— Ingrid Bergman, after being swamped by fans In Rome.
IN THE DARK . . . By Andrew Tully
Tough Life, No News
ugh Apr. 14—~Whether you wear an apron of striped pants, things were tough all over this town during the big newspaper strike. Mama had no way of knowing who's selling the cheapest liver. And the State Department, to go to for advice, hardly knew which treaty to sign next. The average housewife saw her husband at breakfast—and
with no journalistic pundits
Then she went into the movie in the middle of
“The Purple Passion of Vyacheslav O'Toole” because she didn’t have any newspaper to tell her. the movie times have changed. Finally she comes home figuring on a couple of nice relaxing, hours with “John's Wife's Other Husband” on the radio and ‘finds out the show has been shifted to another time in favor of a panel discussion on “Why tuna fish prefer round cans.”
Everybody Is Grumpy
De Tomy over at national defense naturally was grumpy. There were no newspapers to announce any secret weapons in Secretary of the Arm¥ Kegneth Royall dassn’t make a move—he couldn't get the latest dope on when he’s going to resign. As usual the State Department was preserving an air of in a crisis. rst place, the boys had to wait for the out-of-town newspapers so they'd their diplomats up at Lake Success are using. And the pink tea brigade kept calling up the society editors trying to find out the latest gossip. President Truman paid a visit to the Senate and looked
But underneath it's beginning to crack. In
Know what all those long words mean that
As Legion commander, one of Mr. Grimth's most conspicuous public acts was to sabotage the housing program being advanced in 1946 by Wilson Wyatt of Louisville, Ky. “ing expediter, At a strategic moment in the housing fight, Mr. Grimth visited the White House. He announced publicly that the "Legion opposed the administration program. Mr. Johnson is reported to be privately pushing his friend, Floyd Odlum, the utilities operator and promoter, for chairman of the National Securities Resources Board. This is the post to which President Truman named his old friend, Mon Waligren, but the Senate Armed Services Committee refused to report the nomination to the Senate. While Mr. Truman says publicly he will stick to Mr. Wall-
‘ gren, it is widely conceded that the appointment must eventually
be withdrawn,
Angels From Heaven
IN these matters the President is said to” feel, with con-
_ siderable frritation, that the Senaje seems to expect hym to.
appoint angels from Heaven who have had no prior connections of any sort, Mr, Wallgren was rejected because it was felt he did not have enough business background. If Mr. Odlum’s name goes to 'the Senate, there very likely will be an inquiry into the closeness of his connections with the aviation industry, and it seems properly so Mr. Odlum is president of the Atlds Corp. a holding com-
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Aircraft Corp. This is slightly less than 20 per cent of the total, and considered equivalent to control. Mr. Johnson, prior to his appointment, was a director of Consolidated Vultee. Mr. Johnson recently approved a * shift of approximately $157.000,000 in Air Force funds from other types of aircraft in
experimental production to the B- 38 which is made exclusively
by Consolidated. with expert knowledge believe that in the past funds have been
spread too thin over too many types of planes. But when ‘all this has been said, there would seem to be a
too, some pertinent questions about the
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pretty chipper, as usual, but even he seemed a little lost. He dropoed .into the offices of Vice President Alben Barkley and Senate Secretary Les Biffle but both of ‘em were out, so he left them notes saying he wished they'd been around, that he needed help.
Truman on His Own MAYBE one thing he needed help about was the question of who to appoint to the National Security Resources Usually he's got a choice of a dozen or more people A in the papers every day, but lately he’s been on his own. Poor Congress was just pitiful. Here are all those Senators and Representatives thrashing around the floor and speaking on all kinds of things, but not even the ones with the real sfiver tongues can get their names in the paper. The Republicans were the saddest of the lot. With no news! papers in town they couldn't find out what 8 going on among the | bureaucrats. Down among the people the numbers runners had to bg for their coffee and cakes, since there were no newspapers print numbers. The district attorney and the police chief, ey been fighting it out on. the front pages for weeks, suddenly were struck dumb. Hundreds of p - girls were postponing their engagements . till they. can: f Some pager. to print their announcements. That was Washington without, reading matter. It's getting ». you're running into people, on the street who haven't even heard
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