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A UN Meeting in Moscow INCE it is Soviet policy to keep Russian citizens at home, and to admit few visitors from abroad, it isn’t surprising that official Moscow is none too eager to play host to the . United Nations. Of the five governments officially recognized as “great powers” by the United Nations, Britain, the United States and France have entertained sessions of the General Assembly. Russia and China have not. When Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky was asked whether the world organization could meet in Russia in 1950, he suggested that 1955 would be better, but finally said 1953 would be all right. Let's hope he doesn’t renege on that. The Russian people are permitted few contacts with the outside world. Meeting the visitors such an occasion would attract would broaden their horizon. It would be a novel and salutary experience for them to see a great democratic institution, such as the General Assembly, in action.

NATIONS great and small, represented by delegates speaking many languages, meet on the assembly floor each with the right to discuss any question before the body. Such a forum is as foreign to the Soviet system as central heating to an Eskimo. But surely the idea would appeal to many of Russia's people, for liberated Russians who have settled in this country cherish the rights of free speech and assembly they find here. : Rotation of United Nations meetings is good. It will bring this great institution closer to the people to whom it actually belongs, and whom it seeks to serve. Paris, Mexico City and Edinburgh are bidding for the 1950 meeting. If the Iron Curtain countries want to stay in the club they should get in step with the policy of exchanges of hospitality.

Take the Wraps Off

THE Air Force-Navy feud has reached a stage where nothing short of a full-scale congressional investigation can possibly open the way to development of a really unified defense program. Congress has the constitutional responsibility “to raise and support armies,” and “to provide and maintain a Navy.” And Congress holds the purse strings. ~ The House Armed Services Committee promised such an investigation months ago when it obtained authority to look into the B-36 controversy. But, having cleared up that matter to the credit of the Air Force and the B-36, and to the discredit of a Navy civilian caught passing out anonymous charges of irregularities which he couldn't prove, the committee seemed to be not eager to finish its job.

THAT is, ‘until this week when the lid was blown off by the unaiftMorized release to the press of letters written by Adms. Bogan, Radford and Denfeld to Navy Secretary Matthews. The letters charged that Navy morale is being destroyed and Navy effectiveness impaired, to the peril of the nation's defense. Serious charges indeed. House committee members immediately announced they would inquire fully into how those letters happened to be

given publicity, and also into the substance of what the -

admirals had written That is all proper, but the committee should go further, into all questions relating to whether we have what it takes to fight a winning war, should war come. ; It is of such transcendent importance that, in our opinion, the Senate Armed Services Committee should be invited to sit in, making it a joint congressional investigation. The responsibility for getting the facts is with Congress.

Better Welfare Leadership

AS SOCIAL life becomes more complex through expansion of metropolitan centers and the accompanying economic dislocations, better leadership will be needed in public welfare and recreational programs throughout Indiana in the future. : ~.To this end more than ordinary public support will he necessary for the aims of the 50th annual Indiana Conence on Social Work, convening here this week. More than 1200 workers in health, welfare and recreation, attending the conference from all parts of the State, will need advanced training to help meet new social problems.

: " » WARTIME dislocations and the subsequent social problems of the post-war period will require broader community leadership to provide safeguards against disintegration of family life. Every community in the State should see that its social representatives have the advantage of improved training in the latest methods of handling the cases of children disby broken homes, the basic problems behind disruptions of family harmony and public assistance for dependent persons. Use of more efficient methods in handling social problems will be more necessary in the future in order to reduce

the tax burdens and still provide the service required for

harmonious community life.

Aid for Young Talent

- - SOCIETY has lost the benefits of young talent in many instances simply because it was never discovered and - developed. :

A worthwhile project designed to find singing talent in Indiana has been undertaken by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Fabien Sevitzky, the director, and the In- * diana State Symphony Society. : Tt will be a contest open to vocalists under 20 years of age who live in Indiana. The winner, to be selected at the * finals, Nov. 5, will be the soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for the first children’s concert Nov. 19. The program will give hundreds of youngsters with singing talent an opportunity to find their beginning status in the musical world. More important, it will help develop talerits that otherwise might go unnoticed.

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CONGRESS . . . By Charlés Lucey Truman Hedlth Plans Moving

But Compulsory Medical Care Remains Stymied

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6—President Truman's compulsory medical care plan has been put quietly to sleep for this session of Congress, but other phases of his national health program are well on the way to passage. Progress to date is due mainly to the collaboration of a couple of men who don’t do much eye-to-eye seeing—Mr. Truman ‘himself and Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. But aside from deep disagreement over a governmentrun prepaid health insurance system, they can play fairly cozy on other phases of a national health program. - Four measures already have been whipped through the Senate and now await action in the House. One, providing an expanded federal aid for hospital construction—$150 million a year—may clear the House this week.

More Doctors

OF THE three other bills, one provides ‘federal subsidies for the education of more doctors, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists and public health administration personnel. Another provides federal funds to finance more adequate programs by state, city and county public health departments—grants at the start would amount to about $20 million a year and eventually would total about $30 ‘million annually, This would represent a onethird share of a program costing about $250 million. Local governments would put up the rest. The third bill provides $25 million for a school health program, covering both public and private schools. Whether all these bills are jockeyed through the House depends on how long Congress stays on_the job. If the administration leadership decides to chop off abruptly, act on conference reports and perhaps only one or two other pieces of major legislation, some may go over until next year. But if Mr. Truman insists on action, he probably will get it this year.

Prompt Action

ALL THE measures except the hospital construction bill are in the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, but they probably could be reported out of committee fairly promptly. The Senate-approved bill authorizing a program of federal aid in training health personnel is aimed at getting more doctors, nurses and dentists as a fundamental first step in improving national health. The U. 8. has about 190,000 physicians but —although this point is disputed by the Amerfcan Medical Association—the Federal Becurity Administration says we are many thousands shy of needs. Yet most medical colleges are jammed— and many of them are losing money because tuition and other fees do not cover operating costs. The pending legislation lets Washington move in on this situation. i

$500 Per Student

MEDICAL schools would be given $500 annually for every student up to average past enrollment, $1000 each for students over the past average, For schools of dentistry the corresponding federal subsidy would be $400 and $800. Nursing schools giving degrees would get $200 and

$400 under the same system, and hospital dip-

loma nursing schools would get $150 and $250. For training dental hygienists, the federal grant would be $150 and $300. For graduate degree schools in public health administration, the subsidy would be $1000 annually for each student up to the past average enrollment, $2000 for each student above this enrollment, , Federal funds for medical school construction are provided in this bill, too—that's im-

‘ portant because many schools need more class-

rooms and laboratories. It would authorize a modest $5 million a year at first. But a broad inquiry also is authorized to lay down a more comprehensive program.

FOSTER'S FOLLIES

(“LOS ANGELES-—Horsey setter, bitten by nag and dog, asks $15,855.) He was bitten hy an equine, S80 he set forth to complain, But a quick and hungry canine Only added to his pain.

Now he’s suing for the goring, And the price, he says, is right. But the cost of meat's sure soaring If it's worth eight grand a bite!

(Ft. Worth, Texas—Cribbing okayed as : study aid") One may take a lot of ribbing From smart classmates in the know, Yet with this new aid of cribbing No one’s grades should be too low.

Still one major question vexes Every married lad and lass: — Does this mean that down in Texas They must bring the kids to class? ® &

DREAMS

I'd like to have my dreams come true, Now wouldn't you? Now wouldn't you? For dreams can be such lovely things, Dainty and airy, like gossamer wings. Some dream of love, some dream of gold, And the dreamer may be young. or old, 80, I'll dream my dreams as others do— Some day, my dreams may all come true.

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EXCEPT FOR those who lead mighty sheltered lives, it is common knowledge that tomorrow marks the centenary of James Whitcomb Riley's birth. Less well known, however, is the fact that it wasn’t until recently that the Hoosier Poet's birthday was authoritatively established. I, for one, was brought up to believe that Riley was born some time around 1853, a date which, if pursued mathematically, leaves one no alternative but to believe that the contemplated celebration set for the next three days is somewhat premature—by four whole years if I avail myself of the brand of arithmetic taught at Public School 6 when I was a kid. Indeed, it now turns out that the encyclopedists, in whom we are supposed to place our trust, were as ill-informed as I was. The Encyclopedia Britannica, for instance, would have you believe that Riley was born in 1853, an opinion that is shared whole-heartedly by the International Encyclopedia, Webster's International Dictionary, the Encyclopedia Americana and Winston's Simplified Dictionary,

Question of Date.

as ever, submits the date “1853 (?).” If we place our money on these people, tomorrow would-be the 96th anniversary of Riley’s birth. On the other hand, Appleton’s Cyclopaedia is determined to have it 18352. And Lippincott’s Biographical Dictionary strings along with a hesitating guess that it is “about 1852.” Granting that these people are right (let's .be gener"ous to the limping Lippincotts), tomorrow would be the 97th anniversary of Riley's birth. It gets more involved the further one worms his way into the ivory towers, or wherever it is that editors gather their thoughts. As for the biographical sketch contained in the authoritative edition of “The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley” published by the Bobbs-Merrill people in 1913 (three years before the poet's death), it starts off with the tantalizing sentence: “On an early day in a memorable October, Reuben A. Riley and his

birth of their second son.” Not another word—not even a footnote—to clear up the mystery of Riley’s birth; unless, perchance, there is a clue in the passage: “When James was 20 years old, the death of his mother made a profound impression on him.” r

Mother Riley's Death

. IT WASN'T until eight years ago or thereabouts that I learned more about Mother Riley's death. On that occasion Robert Price, connected with the Department of English at Ohio State University, submitted a literary piece in the course of which he said: “The mother of the

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Statements that the military had based their calculations on a belief that the Russians would not have an atomic weapon before 1952 are somewhat resented. Top military planners say this is untrue. Their calculations were that Russia would not have a stockpile of atom bombs before 1952. There is, of course, a wide - difference between one atomic explosion and a stockpile. The target date for completion of the radar fence around North America, it is pointed out, was 1952. This was on the assumption that Russia would have a number of bombs by that time and perhaps be emboldened to launch an aggressive war,

AS A RESULT of the atomic explosion in Siberian testing ground, military planners have concluded that more urgent action is essential in three departments. As outlined by those responsible for our military security, they ‘are as follows: ONE: To speed up construction of the radar fence. While Congress has authorized the entire project, appropriations have been slow in coming. This has meant delays in building the major listening posts, which require solid and substantial installations. Congress will be asked to speed up the money for this electronic

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Riley children died seven years before Miss Loder came to the Riley house.” Which, of course, left me nothing else to do but brood long and moodily on the identity of Miss Loder. Well, it turned out that Miss Loder came to the Riley home in 1876 to teach in the Greenfield °| school. The date of her arrival is supported by the fact that Prof. Price married Miss Loder’s niece; thus by exercising a husband's prerogatives, he came in possession of certain family secrets. All right: If Riley's mother died seven years before Miss Loder’s arrival in the Riley home, and if James was a man of 20 at the time of his mother’s death, there's no way, this side of Einstein, of refuting the claim of those who insist that James Whitcomb Riley was born in 1849, and not in 1852 or '53 as some slovenly encyclopedists would have us believe, Curiously enough, the Dictionary of American Biography is the only one to my knowledge to support the 1849 date. And heaven only knows how they arrived at it. There's another way of ascertaining the date of Riley's birth, It's not as scholarly as that of Prof. Price, but it has a romantic side which is not to bé denied. The trick is to determine whether Riley was 31 years old or only 27 (or 26) when he first met Ella Wheeler. In other words, was he a confirmed bachelor at the time or did he still have some of the unmistakable signs of adolescence when he encountered the plushy poetess of passion (latter known as Ella

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y ‘U. S, Sitting on Hot Seat By C. D. C., Terre Haute, Ind. The recent Times’ editorial, “Meeting Uncle Joe,” is one which should be read by every American, especially New Dealers and Fair Dealers, , a : It is a criticism of the foreign policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which are responsible for the mess we are in today. ; I fear, however, the editorial will carry little weight. 1 have written many articles in the forum in a similar vein trying to explain the naked truth, and the answers given have been a nam contest, the worst one probably being, when I was called a “skunk” by a lady. However, you might still go further and tell how we are sitting on a hot seat in Germany today, such as the Morganthau Plan, unconditional! surrender and the rape of Finland, our best friend in Europe. Today in Europe we don't dare get out bee cause the Comfnunists will- take over Germany. On the other hand, the Nazis are taking over in Germany. The old nationalist spirit has been revived. We are merely. between the devil and the’ deep blue sea. But after all, it is our own fault. Communism, socialism, the New Deal, the Fair Deal are all a state of mind. Any person of ordinary intelligence should have known that beating the Nazis into unconditional surrender wouldn't make them New Dealers any more than the New Dealers, under the:same circumstances, could be made into Nazis and hero-worshipers of Adolph Hitler, ~ Incidentally, we had an example of that in France when, after four years of occupation by the hated Nazis, the only followers they were ever able to get were a few collaborators who were willing to sell theif country for what money they «could make. : . eT, we are on our way and the road seems to be a third world war, thanks to the internationalists. * 4

y ‘Stand on Our Own Feet By Mrs. M. K. 8, City y publicity on the Indiana State Medical Association’s 100th anniversary was splendid. It's about time doctors spoke up, ethics or no ethics. For at least 10 years a handful of politicians with some ambition and lots of our tax money have been taking pot shots in print against the medical profession. We're tired of it. Maybe the doctors are finally tired of it, too. Two classes of people are doing most of the carping. First, politicians and social workers who see better jobs for themselves; secondly, pa~ tients who have so little actually wrong with their physical health that their sense of appreciation and gratitude is warped. They haunt doctors’ offices. They are always going to die tomorrow, As just plain Americans we are fighting the socialistic trend in this country because we like to stand on our own feet and run our own lives. Insurance, health or otherwise, is still a matter of personal choice. Some people want to throw their money away on everything under the sun. ‘0. K., that’s their business. Other people want to provide for the important things in life. O. K., that’s their business. But the government is minding everybody's business except its own when it takes a large part of an individual American’s hard-earned money and spends it on what’ the bureaucrats think is best for the people. We have minds of our own. Trade America’s medical set-up for English, German or Russian ideas? It goes sgainst everything free people believe. Has it given those people security? I'm afraid not. Real security is what we build on the inside of us when we believe we are capable of taking care of ourselves and, at the same time, give something worthwhile back wie

‘Sick With Shame and Guilt’ By Mrs. Carmina Brooks Tuksal, Detroit, Mich. I have always felt that I “belonged” to Indiana and loved it as my home, even though I have lived and worked in Detroit for the past eight years. However, when 1 read Gordon Schendel’'s article in Collier's “To the County Home to Die,” I felt sick with shame and humiliation and guilt for myself, my home state, its government and the people. To be sure, the people of Indiana are to blame for being complacent as to how these jobs are done, living in their own little world and problems of the struggle for a comfortable living, not knowing or caring how sincere their elected public servants are, and full of the “Am-I-my-brother’s-keeper?”’ attitude, and lacking any feeling of civic responsibility. But, to~my mind, most of the blame goes to these public officials who are trusted with this job of human relations between the needy and a comfortable society. They must have become the same type of individual Hitler had living a few blocks away from the concentration camps. Knowing what existed there, they refused to look in its direction as they passed down the street. However, fear for their safety kept some of the Germans from being humanitarian, What is nur excuse? i If the Indiana State Board of Health, the Governor of Indiana, and the people of the state leave these Allen County officials to this dise gusting, uncivilized, deplorable condition—then perhaps we had better look for another, more personal, meaning in those words we heard so much during the war—“decadent democracy.”

What Others Say

THEY (the Senator$) have had two strikes already. Now force them to hit or strike out, —Rep. John Dingfell, Michigan, on delay over the 1950 budget. ® % @

FIRST you get a whip, and then when everybody knows you have it, put it in the refrigerator.—David Dubinsky, head of the Ine

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OPERATION SURVIVAL. . . By Marquis Childs

Little Action Noted On Atomic Defense

-WASHINGTON, Oct. 6—In the interval since President Truman's fateful announcement of Russia's atomic explosion, a spate of words has deluged this country, coming from every possible source. But there have been few signs of any positive action. On the matter of action both the President and his top military planners are somewhat sensitive. Almost without exception the President's visitors, whether they have come to see him about a new dam for Goose Creek or a postmaster in Podunk, eventually bring up the momentous news. The President has a stock answer, He says there has been no need to change our course or take any drastic steps because we have known all along that the Russians would get the bomb and American policy and planning have been based on that as-

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They are concerned mainly on two points. One is the effect on the civilian population of a few bombings by suicide squadrons, which is all the Russians are believed capable of at the present

Second is internal sabotage by Communist fifth columns,

key war industries.

When the late Secretary of Defense James Forrestal created the office of Civil Defense Planning in March, 1948, he was accused of warmongering. After a study conducted in co-operation with states and municipalities, a report was turned over to Presi-

Time for More Study

further happened until the President ordered the

National Security Resources board to make furthe§ studies. Now military men feel the time has come for some study and they are hopeful that the public will understand the necessity for positive steps to set up at least in skeleton form civilian defense units throughout the country. THREE: The obvious necessity to increase and improve atomic production in every phase. Because it is so obvious, the

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on the rudimentary military level. On the diploAmerican people have every right to expect that

privately and without fanfare the State Department is exploring with Soviet diplomats the possibilities for a limited agreement with the USSR which might serve until long-term provisions for control and inspection can be discussed. A book has just been published with the striking title, “Operation Survival,” written by Foreign Affairs Expert William H,

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