Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1949 — Page 20

BOY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE

HENRY W. MANZ Business Manager

Thursday, May 12, 1949

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PRESIDENT TRUMAN, in a special message, has urged * Congress to speed action authorizing him to start carry“ing out the Hoover Commission's proposals for government reorganization. 4 of Hay “« His appeal deserves quick and favorable response. "| Congress must pass certain legislation before any of the commission’s recommendations can be put into effect. First, and most important, the President needs a general law empowering him to submit reorganization plans to

Mr. Truman asked for such a law last January, and the House soon passed a reasonably satisfactory bill. It provided that each plan submitted by the President should lie before Congress for 60 days and then—unless vetoed by both the House and the Senate within that waiting period—go into effect. After the House passed that bill, pressures began building up for exempting or protecting various government bureaus and agencies from reorganization changes.

. = 9 o. 2 8 A MONTH ago the Senate Executive Expenditures Committee approved a bill providing that a veto by either the House or the Senate within the 60-day waiting period should be enough to kill a reorganization plan. It would be far easier to log-roll a plan to death in one branch of Congress than in both. So the Senate committee's bill would sreatly diminish, and might altogether end, hope for any +" The Senate should reject its committee's bill and enact’ the measure already passed by the House. ; + The Senate has much unfinished business on its hands. " But this business is especially urgent. For, as Mr. Truman points out, unless he is given the needed authority more ‘than 60 days before Congress adjourns there will be no point in submitting plans, since no plan could go through’ the required waiting period and become effective this year: "Congress created the Hoover Commission, ¥ew members of Congress would dare to deny the imperative necessity for a thorough reorganization of the vast federal bureaucracy, to make it more effective and less wasteful of the taxpayers’ money. ; . : But if Senate inaction prevents a start on reorganiza- ~ _ tion this year, there is grave danger that all the thought, time and effort put into the Hoover Commission's monumental study of the government will be lost forever.

Child Guidance Clinic FTER years of delay, Indianapolis at last has been given an opportunity to establish a much-needed child guidance clinic staffed with clinical psychologists to be paid from State and Federal funds. a However, funds for the staff will not be available unless fe. community provides adequate housing space for the €. Fp CSAS & $

5, "A group of volunteer workers has undertaken the job of raising-by popular subscription the $50,000 needed to erect a clinic building at 1320 E. 10th "St. “tant step toward curbing juvenile delinquency and adult crime through early treatment of mental and emotional disorders that are usually behind anti-social behavior. Courts and social workers here have never had facili‘ties for proper treatment of children who turn to delinquency by the hundreds because of maladjustments that in many instances could have been corrected before their twisted emotions drove them to major crimes. , Giving generously to this fund is a valuable contribution to future welfare of all the community because failure to provide facilities for rehabilitation of a single juvenile delinquent is a blight on the whole city.

Threats to Bipartisanship THE STABILITY of our bipartisan foreign policy is being undermined by Chairman Tom Connally of the x Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He has adopted a ot chip-on-the-shoulder attitude toward Republican Senators ; who do not see eye-to-eye with him on the North Atlantic’ Pact and the arms-for-Europe program. And relations between Congress and the State Department have not been improved by Secretary of State Acheson's ‘“papa-knows-best” attitude toward critics of his China policy—or lack of one. There are members of Congress who feel they understand the Chinese situation better than Mr. Acheson does. In some cases, that may be true. In any event, the views of every member of Congress should be given a respectful hearing. Each member has a vote.

» » ” ” » » IT IS true that some of the questions raised concerning our foreign policy have been argumentative rather than 4 fact-seeking.. & Sens. Watkins of Utah and Donnell of Missouri, with 7 whom Sen. Connally has had most of his difficulties, are extreme partisans. Their conduct often has been exasperating. But this does not excuse displays of bad temper by the chairman, Moreover, it must not be forgotten that twothirds majorities are required for treaty ratification. There should be some soul-searching on both sides of the political fence. ‘We as a nation are living in a dangerous period, and in a divided world. ‘There is no room for a serious division in this country on issues of national security. This can be avoided if we seek understanding by patience and a free ex- . change of views.. If it is not avoided we will invite defeat. “4. Neither party and no individual has a monopoly on , either information or opinion. An appreciation of this . would be most helpful to those who persist in rocking the "boat when it is in dangerous waters. :

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DEFENSE .. 4By W. H. Stoneman Fear of War in Europe Fading A-Bomb, Unity of West Seen as Effective Blocks

PARIS, May 12--It now seems clear that nothing but a terrible accident, or an unexpected blunder of colossal proportions by the Russians, could cause a war in Europe this year. A good many sober Europeans go farther than that and believe that American possession of “the bomb,” continued unity among the Western democracies, and a well-backed United Nations can prevent war indefinitely.

missible to discuss how an East-West war would be fought, where, and by whom, if it did break out. It is best to start by pointing out how it could not be fought. Attention here in France, and elsewhere in Western Europe has centered on the question of whether United States and Britain intend to defend France and other Western European countries in the event of war, or to retire to Spain and the British Isles and conduct a long-

and the Soviet-occupied countries of Europe. With their particular flair for using their glands instead of their heads on political questions, a good many Frenchmen have swallowed the Communist tale that Britain intends to defend {itself “to the last Frenchman,” and that the U. 8. likewise is going to make a martyr of Marianne.

Seen as Act of Cowardice

THE British evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, which probably prevented a Germany victory and saved everybody, including the United States and the Soviet Union, is still looked on here as an act of cowardice and disloyalty. That is what the Germans encouraged the French to believe during their occupation of France, and it is what the Russians encourage them to believe now. 80 the story goes that ‘the British are planning another Dunkirk.” : The fact that this is not true will not prevent a good many Frenchmen from continuing to believe it. Britain in the first place and the United States in the second place could not contemplate an evacuation of the continent with anything short of horror, . On their very face, the facts of the situation prove the sincerity of Gen. Omar Bradley when he told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that “the defense frontiers of the United States lie in the heart of Europe.” It is as simple as this: Because of rocket warfare Britain would not be defensible if a first-class enemy such as Russia occupied France or Holland and Belgium. That is not Speculation, It is an accepted, indisputable act,

Stay on Rhine

FOR that reason the British would break their necks to meet and to hold the Russians on the other side of the Rhine. The United States would do likewise for the same reasons. It must be repeated again that no responsible people think there is likely to be a war this year or, with good management, in the indefinite future. ] : But if war does come between East afd West the form it takes will depend upon the time when it breaks out and the situation of the Western countries at that time. If war came tomorrow the strategy might vary slightly with the location of the outbreak, but within two or three weeks something very simple and very terrible would be bound to happen. The ability of the Western Powers to contain the Soviet Union and to stop its act of aggression would depend entirely upon the use of the bomb. There is no doubt in Ruasian minds that the U. 8. would be as good as its . word and usé‘the bomb, promptly and on a ‘wide scale;

In Tune With the Times

Barton Rees Pogue

THE NIGHT BOTTLE .

The days are long—the nights are longer, Our voice is strong—but HIS is stronger. The angels smile, but gaze in wonder, And all the while he’s raising thunder. His hands and feet drum out before us— In rhythmic beat—~the Anvil Chorus. . But when appears—by haste a ented-— That balm for tears from Cows Contented, The Dove of Peace folds weary pinions And worries cease among her minions. “I eat at night,” says Mister Baby; “It is my right—1I don't mean maybe!" =LAVERNE BROWN PRICE, "Plymouth. ¢ & ¢

RESPONSIVENESS

Sooty sky and rain comprised The poem wrought; Nothing--is half ‘as lovely As man's responsive thought.

~NORA ASHMAN, Indianapolis.

CONGRESS . . . By Marquis Childs

With those facts on record it becomes per-

range rocket-bomb war against the Soviet Union

Public Power Issue

WASHINGTON, May 12—Every time the Truman program

LEGISLATION . . . By Peter Edson Jam of Bills Snarls Congress

WASHINGTON, May 12—The job now before the 81st Congress is impossible. An unofficial inventory of the congressional work-load as of May 1 reveals that fact all too clearly. In the first four months of this session, roughly 2000 bills have been introduced in the Senate and 5000 in the House. The average is 11 per Congressman, though this includes many duplicates and some Congressmen have hoppered many more than others. But of all these 7000 bills introduced, less than 200 can be considered of top importance. Where Congress bogs down is in its inability to give priority to the most important bills, and then handle them. The fault is not all with the Congressmen. No group of men on earth could dig through this straw stack of bills, sift the wheat from the chaff and make good loaves of nourishing bread to keep the national soul and body together. It is with the system that something seems to be wrong. What seems to be needed is something that will permit Congress to concentrate on the important things, and handle them.

As good an index as any on what may be considered important can be made by a study of the President's messages to Congress on State of the Union, and the budget and the economic reports. In addition to these three messages, the President has this year sent up 12 special messages asking Congress for legislation not ready at the opening of the session.

Legislation Advised on 100 Subjects

ANALYSIS by competent legislative experts reveals that in all these messages, the President has listed over 100 subjects on which he thought new legislation was advisable. The appropriation bills and major legislative proposals by Congressmen and by the executive agencies of the government provide the other half of the bills to make up the 200 top-priority matters mentioned above. This entirely unofficial designation of what is important is by no means an effort to say that all of the bills proposed by the President should be passed. Some are long-range proposals which obviously requiré nigre study. Some of them-— perhaps many of them-—should be defeated bee cause they are bad legislation. But certainly none of them and none of the top congressional and executive agency proposals should be permitted to die on the vine, The bad ones should

be taken up, debated and then defeated by a record vote, ;

SIDE GLANCES

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receives a setback in Congress whoops of joy go up~from the various and assorted interests, political and economic, that would like to see the whole thing stopped dead. The somewhat premature rejoicing over the administration defeat on a new labor law is still echoing. . There is one issue, however, on which the Democrats have held an almost unbroken line in spite of powerful and persistent lobbying, That is on public power and the public ownership of transmission lines from the government's great power projects. In the campaign last fall this was one of President Truman's most emphatic challenges, especially in the West where the power shortage directly touches the lives of millions, Gov. Thomas E, Dewey's evasiveness on this issue is believed to have cost him many votes, ’ Shortly, the Senate will consider a request from the Department of Interior for funds to build transmission lines in the Northwest and the Southwest. The $3,570,000 for transmission lines linking the Bonneville power system in Washington and Oregon with the Hungry Horse Dam in Montana precipitated a brief but sharp encounter in the House.

Went Into Action

of Iowa, sought to knock out this appropriation, The entire utility lobby, sparked by the Montana Power Co. and Purcell Smith, highly paid lobbyist for the industry, went into action. Chief battler for the transmission lines was Rep. Mike Mansfield of Montana. In a vigorous ‘speech Mr. Mansfield pointed out how essentiz. the added power was to develop basic industries in his state an. provide power for rural electrification. He showed that by interconnecting these great Western dams it would be possible to produce at least three times the volume of power that could be produced they remained as isolated units. The vote in favor of keeping the money to build the transmission lines in the bill was 146 to 56. Not a single Democrat voted against the publicly owned transmission lines. Opposition to public transmission lines in the Southwest was not pushed so far.

The Southwest Power Administration, covering Arkansas, Louisiana and parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, is Rayburn’s pride and joy. J Attempts in the past to short-circuit Southwest power development have met with Mr. Rayburn's adamant opposition.

Backed Rival Candidate

BECAUSE of his consistent support of public power, the utilities some years ago went al for a rival candidate in Mr. Rayburn's district in Texa ut about all they accom

the power lobby. During the controversy in the House one curious angle came

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Up to May 1, the 81st Congress has passed only 55 public laws plus 37 private bills of lesser importance. This isn't the whole story. Actually the House has passed 395 measures and the Senate 251. But because these haven't been the same measures, the bulk of what has been passed by one House is unfinished business for the other. :

Many Bills Half-Passed

MANY measures die at the end of every session of Congress because they have been halfpassed in this manner by only one House. This is merely further evidence that the present congressional machinery is not geared for efficient production. A check of the 100 most important measures requested of Congress in presidential messages shows that only 12 have been enacted into law. The list is worth a quick run-down: European Recovery Program authorization: (Appropriation is still to come.) Relief for Arab victims of the Palestine war. Creation of the office of Undersecretary of National Defense. Creation of a radar defense network against aerial attack. Alaska housing legislation. Extension of Maritime Commission authority to operate, sell and lease U. 8S. ships. Extension of rent control. Extension. of authority for voluntary allocation agre€ments in industry. .Extension of export controls, Abolition of Regional Agricutural Credit agencies. Remodeling of the White House. ‘Two disaster relief bills, "Four more top measures have been passed by the Senate: A new low-rent housing and slum clearance act. Establishment of a National Science Foundation. Federal Aid to Education. Revision of the Commodity Credit Corporation structure.

Not Much of Record

SIX more top measures have passed the House only: Provision for a guided missile proving ground. Determination of size of the Air Force. Reciprocal Trade Agreements extension. Repeal of the oleomargarine taxes. Amendment of the Hatch Act, Presidential authority to reorganize the federal government. The House has alsp thus.far’acted negatively on two other measures, both of which were sent hack to committee for further consideration. They are John Rankin’s pension bill and the Wood and Lesinski bills to amend the TaftHartley labor law. This admittedly isn’t much of a record.

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y ¥ ‘Welfare of All People’ By Edward P. Maddox, City : : One of the great orations of modern times was given by Gen. William B. Bate, a Southern general of the Civil War, at the battlefield of Gettysburg. Gen. Bate said in that speech that when the time of great crisis came to our nation ‘that the South would be found among the staunchest defenders of our American heritage union and liberty. o We are witnessing a great demonstration in Congress of a closer co-operation of North and South for the preservation of our American way of life. United, we can go forward in the true American tradition of individual freedom and states rights. Let those who would divide and conquer us for thé regimented socialist state, and buy our freedom by promising Utopian “security” with money taxed out of our wages, and herd us all like dumb, driven cattle into penevolent totalitarianism pause and consider that true Americanism of both North and South is rallying to the preservation of our constitu tional blood-brought heritage of individual lib. erty. Let Congress dedicate its full power to the general welfare of all our people. Let there be no division between patriotic Americans who guard our ey *

Suggestion on Farm Prices By W. H. Richards, Box 291, City To President Truman: Sometimes a Suggestion from a humble citizen may be worth more than a passing glance. Here is my thought: It is doubtful if 15 per cent of our citizens approve the spending of billions to purchase surplus farm products at high prices for the profit of farmers, then selling them for almost nothing or destroying them “to maintain prices.” Taxpayers pay those billions, then are taxed again in the market when they buy what they must have in order to live. Here is a proposition for your consideration. Let the government fix a minium_price on all farm products with a penalty on anyone daring to sell for less than that minimum (they may get more if they can). The farmer can sell what he can, but if he has a surplus, he may store it, feed it to his livestock, use it for fuel, grind it into fertilizer, or throw it away. There would be no premium then on raising large surpluses, as they could not be sold to a benevolent government as now. Farmers would plant less and thus save waste labor raising food for destruction. What goes on the market would be regulated by the law of supply and demand, with no curtailment of supply to create _ a scarcity. Farmers, wholesalers, retailers and the general public would reap a benefit. Also minimum wages for skilled labor should be raised to 75 cents an hour but it is absurd that unskilled labor, apprentices, etc., must be paid more than the prevalent 40-cent minimum, Some millions could never get a job at 75 cents, for it is unreasonable that the inexperienced equal men with years of experience. oe ‘Better Sense of Values’ By A. M. S. When will the people, like dumb sheep, get wise to a leader who pulls the wool over their eyes? With Social Security and compulsory health insurance one might as well work for the government. Why not have compulsory health and horse sense education in our schocls? We could teach the people a better sense of values. You have all seen people in gaudy cars who gripe about $20 to save a tooth in their mouth. Certainly all the cars and cigarets are not worth a good set of teeth or pair of eyes. Yet most folks, even in the low pay bracket, think nothing of buying $2000 cars. I have earned from $18 to $55 a week and could buy a car or smoke cigarets. However, I save my money. When necessary, I always have enough fo pay the doctor or dentist. What is life without health? If I can do it, others can. President Truman: Why not give the poor sheep a little compulsory education in the right subjects, and I don’t mean algebra. Then you ~ would be a .real martyr.

What Others Say—

THE United Nations has not the machinery to keep the peace. But we have overwhelming moral forces which have led to peace in 13 cases in all. . . . We have prevented war in each one.—Secretary-General Trygve Lie of the United Nations.

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NEVER before was so much manpower and money used for so little result in security.— - Winston Churchill, commenting on Britain's’ Labor government. @* > o OF ALL the democratic processes of government, Selective Service has to be the most truly typical because it deals with the grass roots of the nation.—Col. Campbell C. Johnson,

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MARGARINE . . . By Earl Richert

Tax Repeal Stymied

WASHINGTON, May 12—Margarine forces in Congress are beginning to get gloomy again, They foresee the probability of the same thing happening to their tax repeal bill this year as last:

jam in the Senate barring their measure from consideration. “We're getting like the bride who's always left standing at the altar,” said one margarine spokesman. Senate Minority Leader Scott Lucas said he hoped to be able to bring up the margarine bill but he could not give definite assurance that it would be considered at this session. passed the House easily and has been approved by the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate is now engaged in" a minor filibuster on a sales tax bill for the District of Columbia and after that will come reciprocal trade and at least two appropriation bills.

Other Bills Ahead

THERE are numerous other major measures which must be considered, including the administration's bill to repeal the Taft-Hartley law, the Atlantic Pact and the bill to give the President power to reorganize the executive department as ! recommended by the Hoover Commigsion. Target date for adjournment of Congress as set by the reorganization law is July 31. Senate dairy leaders have announced they would talk for days In opposition to the margarine repeal bill, Johnson (D, Colo.) and Alexander Wiley (R. Wis.) have introduced amendments which, if adopted, would roll back nearly all excise taxes to their 1942 levels and probably force a veto. They hope their threat to filibuster and amend the bill to death will force administration leaders to lay the margarine bill aside for more pressing measures. “Every day that goes by now is a gain for us,” said a dairy “The administration has got to bring up its TaftHartley repealer and they certainly should give all consideration to the Brannan farm program. Those two matters alone are enough to keep the Senate going until the end of July.”

Action at Extra Session

MARGARINE leaders say that in event their bill is not considered by the Senate at this session they will press for action if 8 special session of Congress is called. While awaiting the possible Senate floor fight, dairy forces

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to light. It developed that Willlam Boyle, executive director of

routine fashion to the Southwest Power Administration for a | reply. The ablé administrator of Southwest is Douglas G. Wright, who is a close friend of Mr. Rayburn. Advocates of public power im the Southwest got word of the Boyle letter and saw that it was brought to the Speaker's attention. Mr. Rayburn, whose emotional boiling point is low, is said to have taken an angry protest to the White House. At

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are bombarding newspapers and radio stations throughout the country with “public service” radio platters and newspaper articles in behalf of the butter cause. When the margarine industry learned of this, President Paul Truitt of the Margarine Manufacturers immediately wired the radio stations to demand equal time. : It was hoped this demand would stop the use of the dairy platters. But many of the stations went ahead and used them

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