Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 October 1949 — Page 10

Indianapolis Times

VARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ x ‘ Editor Business Manager

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Old Story JDIANAPOLIS RAILWAYS, INC, today asked fora new ~ increase in fares. hes ~The Public Service Commission is expected to grant it. ‘ Then Indianapolis Railways is expected to ask for another increase.

Those ‘Fixed’ Charges I ENT TRUMAN talked seriously, at his news con“ference, about the serious subject of defict financing. “He was asked whether he has a plan for dealing with the federal deficit—variously estimated at $5 billion or more ~—now in prospect as a result of spending measures passed by the session of Congress which has just adjourned. “He said that he no more believes in deficit financing thdh anyone else does; that he intends to ask the next session of Congress for a remedy, which may have to be higher taxes; that we have got to find the money to meet ‘the'expenses of government; that if there's any way to do except by taxes, he'd like to be told what it is. *" Nobody, he said, believes in economy more strongly ‘than he does, or practices it more effectively. But the fixed charges of government run nearly $35 billion a year. What, he asked, are you going to do about that? » . =» » . nm =» . THERE ARE, indeed, fixed charges of government which cannot bereduced. Chief of these is the item—now about $5.5 billion a year—of interest on the national debt.

‘senge, “fixed” and irreducible. Some of them would be diffeult to reduce, Some would be unpleasant to reduce. Some would be politically unprofitable to reduce. Others might be unwise or actually dangerous to reduce. ~ But if we have now reached the point where something like. five-sixths of the biggest peacetime budget in history must be regarded as impossible to reduce, then Mr. Truman orrect in his apparent conviction that there is no way at could prove to be no remedy. For higher ‘the damage threatened to the national he coal and steel strikes, could so burden proe government would reap less revenue instead

of more.

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"UGOSLAVIA, with the support of the United States, has “ ‘been elected to a seat on the United Nations Security Ceuncil over the objections of Russia. - .. The issue before the 50 member nations of the General pembly “Ws whether Russia should be accorded .a-Tiée | wand in picking a regional and satellite state to take the place of the Ukrainian stooge whose membership automat- | lly ends Dec. 31. A two-thirds majority said no and the council seat to Marshal Tito’s delegation. ‘Russia wanted Czechoslovakia elected and made a hot, owdown fight for it. Andrei Vishinsky warned on the ave of the election of “painful effects” to the United Nations ugoslavia were seated. Asked if this was a threat jt Russia would walk out, he archly replied: “The Soviet n never tells in advance what it is going to do.” en .

. a =» ” a . WELL, THAT is true; and there are times when the Soviet Union doesn't even tell Mr. Vishinsky what it is going to do. But if the Soviets want to quit the United Nations, this newspaper will not have even crocodile tears to shed over it. We believe the United Nations could be reorganized without Russia and with no “painful effects” whatever. « In the brief span of the United Nations’ existence, Russia already has registered 41 vetoes to balk the will of the majority of the member nations. Even now the big-power members of the mind Council are having private talks on ways to circumvent Russia in her intemperate use of the veto. ~ The fiction of a “United Nations” organization which includes a constantly obstructionist Russia need not be prolonged, particularly beyond a point where Russia “threatens” to get out. Signs pointing to the exit might be helpful all around.

Raisins and Ham IF" raisins are few in your mock mince pie, don't blame the .pigs which will eat 110,000 tons of them this fall and winter—at your expense. Your government is financing this raisins-for-hogs project, not to give the swine a better diet but to put up the price of raisins and help the grape-raisin industry. +» While the hog-food people buy the raisins for $30 a ton the government will pay $80 a ton to the producers, enabling them to get $110 a ton for their raisins.

» . 8» a 8 =» THEORETICALLY, you can spend a dollar only once. Your government can and does kick you twice in the pocket‘book with one project. As a consumer, you pay prices made high by the government, and as a taxpayer, you help to pay the cost—$8,800,000 in this instance—of “raisins for pigs.” ‘It isn’t hard to find the forgotten man these days. He is the tax-paying consumer.. Maybe though, the politicians will find that he is not a forgetting man, and that he votes.

d to Memory 'YEES of the Galat Packing Co., at Akron, O., have ‘signed a contract giving them time off with pay on their

= They also. will be paid for Easter Monday, Christrias, New Year's, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Labor They forgot Washington's birthday and the combined birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and John L. Lewis. And

o could forget any of those important dates—if he

CONFLICTS . . . By Jim G. Lucas

U. S. Defense Work Stalled

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—The nation’s high command—the Joint chiefs of staff—is stuck on dead center, Since the Navy revolt—Gen. Omar Bradley calls it “open rebellion against civilian author-.

Blames the Navy THE general left little doubt that he blames the Navy. Me sald many in that service “are completely against unity of command and planning.” They pay lip service to it in principle but oppose it in operation. Gen. Bradley dealt harshly with the Navy member of the joint chiefs of staff, Adm. Denfeld. The admiral has, in effect, told Congress that his collegues are “ignorant of how a war should be carried on,” he said. He accused Adm. Denfeld of “erroneously presenting” the record when he told the committee last week that he (Gen. Bradley) had “reversed his earlier approval” of the supercarrier, a project cancelled by Defense Secretary Louis Johnson. “Obviously,” Gen. Bradley snapped, miral has been’ carelessly misinformed.”Gen. Bradley said Adm. Denfeld's was the first attempt to disclose of the joint chiefs. Their decisions, he said, “are considered secret . . . I deplore the fact that there has been a violation of that security.”

Sharp Dig j he took his sharpest dig at the admiral when he recited the war records of the members of the joint chiefs. When he reached Adm. Denfeld, he commented that he was “not familiar with his experiences . . . (but) undoubtedly it was because of his record that he was appointed chief of Naval operations.” Adm. Denfeld spent much of the war In Washington, Gen. Bradley told the committee that doubts and distrust in the joint chiefs “must be resolved if this organization is to be allowed to proceed effectively.” Adm. Denfeld last week told the committee that the joint chiefs of staff has not accepted the Navy in “full partnership.” He accused Army and Air Force members of consistently outvoting him, of knowing little about the Navy and caring less. He charged they were intent on “arresting and diminishing the Navy's ability to meet its responsibilities.”

Charges a ‘Shock’

GEN. VANDENBERG of the Air Force retorted that he “could not conceive” what prompted that statement, He said that the admiral’s charges were a “shock” and had impaired working relations on the joint chiefs. Throughout the military, it was learned, the inter-service brawl has occupied the attention of top men to the exclusion of all else. Gen. C. B. Cates, Marine commandant, testified he spends 60 per cent of his time worrying about Army “raids” on his roles and missions.

L- Gen. Cates ald ;he gould better spend his time

on strategy..but-was afraid to relax his guard. A high defense source said the joint chiefs have “done precious little werk on war plans” since the controversy broke.

OCTOBER on

October days serene and calm Have brought rich gifts to every man. The summer's store of fruit and grain That grew in sunshine and in rain, And food of every kind laid by The months of winter to supply, And every little squirrel around Has stored his winter’s food aground. Thru all the wind and cold and snow Our hearts assured, are all aglow. Oh Gracious Father, Thou doth share * Thy bounteous goodness,and doth care For each of us both great and small, For trees and beast and man and all. I lift my heart in gratitude, To God the giver of all good.

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U.S. COMMUNISTS . . . By Bruce Biossat

Red Party’s Future?

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22—-What does the conviction of the 11 Communist leaders mean to the future of their party? "Obviously it. deprives the party ot the bulk of its present national leadership. Elizabeth G. Flynn is the only member of the top group now available for full service. One other, William Z. Foster, is disabled by a heart ailment and is himself under

The convictions will of course be appealed and probably will be reviewed by the Supreme Court, Until a final decision is had, it is unlikely any profound change will occur in the American Communist Party except: the necessary development

But what then? Foster and Miss Flynn insist that it the convictions are upheld the party will not go underground, as some of its spokesmen threatened in the closing days of the

Yet it is hard to see how It can do otherwise if the jury in that trial has correctly gauged thé aims and purposes of the

THE 11 leaders were convicted of conspiracy to teach and advocate the overthrow of the U. 8. government by force and violence. To make a case against these defendants, government lawyers had to satisfy the jury that the entire party is bent upon such a conspiracy. They had to convince the jurors that the organization i8 not a legitimate American political party but merely masquerades as one to achieve its revolutionary

If that is a proper measure of American communism, then the chances are great that the party's true purposes will remain unaltered. But henceforth—assuming the convictions are upheld ~-any other Communist leaders are on notice that they face the

with them all evidences that the party is still what the American courts will have said it was—a plot to overthrow the govern-

IT IS conceivable the heart of the party's work may be driven underground while the facade of a regular party is stin | to maintained above ground. For this case does not appear to outlaw the Communist Party nor to make its members auto-

instance, the government will have to prove the guilt of conspiring Communists. I* will have to get below the surface and expose their revolutionary intent.

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HELSINGFORS, Finland, Oct. 22—For a decade now, with one interruption, American newspaper correspondents have been flying into Finland for a quick look at the little country on the doorstep of Russia. Their attitude has varied with the changing winds of world conflict. Ten years ago, during the winter war, the Finns were brave heroes resisting in the bloodstained snow the brutal Russian aggressors. Then in the period when the Finns became allies of Germany against a common foe, they were Fascists or, at best, Nazi fellow travelers. Once again they are heroes, this time heroes of the cold war. The Americans come now determined to find the smoke of battle and to see the Finns in the role of martyred victims of the East-West feud. One consequence has been a great deal of exaggerated writing about “life behind the Iron Curtain” in Finland.

tunate phrase——Iron Curtain—itself. One thing the Curtain does protect and that is a great American ignorance about the complexities and varieties of life on the other side of the EastWest boundary. It is much easier to fall back on a catch phrase.

Right to.Independence

THIS applies with special force to Finland. First and foremost, Finland is not behind any curtain. Second, the Finns during the past 10 years have been just what they have been for a very long time. That is to say, they are hardy, courageous people with an unflagging belief in their right to independence. With tenacity and skill, they have defended that right for more than a century against the threatening and often real hostility of the Russian colossus. They are doing that today. It is because visiting Americans ignore this background, in their determination to put the Finns in the framework of the cold war, that they do a disservice to Finland. They see the Finnish people as a miraculous little Daniel in a den of Russian lions. In order

to get into the act, they feel they must prod the lions and make them roar. Doubtful Daniel does not altogether appreciate this attention.

SIDE GLANCES

The error may have its origin in that unfor-

COP. 1549 BY NEA SERVICE. ING, T. M. AO. U. &. PAT, OFF. "| bought some hats and coats just to see how they look on me

; at home—I didn't have time to get what | really Consequently, these future leaders must go underground if

they are to escape indictment for conspiracy. They must take meant to buy, a dress!"

FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE . . . By Marquis Childs Finns Not Behind Iron: Curtain

Actually, the Finnish achievement is much greater than this naive attitude implies. It is the achievement of national unity and national strength in the face of overwhelming obstacles and dangers and in spite of real political and economic differences among the Finns themselves. A prime example was the way in which the government—and most of the people—stood up against the Communist-inspired strike in the wood industry last summer. ° I would guess that when a Finn says “we believe” he comes .closer to expressing what almost all Finns believe than can be said of any other nationality, The exact opposite is Czechoslovakia with the divisions and weaknesses that made the Communist seizure of power possible.

Heroic Effort

WHAT is notable today is the recovery that has come about through unity and heroic national effort. The Russians levied $300 million in reparations and this, mind you, in a country of four million people. The sum was later reduced to $226.5 millions. It has all been paid off, except for about $25 million, in goods sent to Russia. The evidence of healthy, vital reconstruction can be seen everywhere. Since the end of the war, a’ children’s hospital and clinic have been built here that for modernity and clean, bright attractiveness would put most American hospitals to shame. Here in the eapital two theaters and an opera subsidized by the government are so popular it is almost impossible to get tickets. I know this account should be full of tales of cold-war encounters between sinister Russians and brave Finns. But that happens to be almost entirely nonsense,

Wounds of War

THE Finns as a strong and independent people have achieved a sovereign and independent relationship with the Soviet Union. The wounds of the war, and particularly the loss of vital territory to Russia, go deep; but the Finns have not spent their time mourning or complaining. Anyone who tries te break down this relationship is, in my opinion, doing a great disservice to a proud and worthy people who have suf-

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some Americans who are carrying on their own childish version of the cold war in northern Europe. .

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‘Serious Housing Shortage’ By RICHARD G. FRITZMEIER, American Veterans Committee Representative Today there exists a serious housing age in Indianapolis—this is especially gS Shans. g the low and middle income groups. As all of ug ° are fully aware, the n government hag made it possible for the correction 5 of this situa. tion by acting favorably on a Ni urther know it is necessary for par. the city level, that the city gov.

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proved ving conditions” p of this city has been tossed around as a

political football with no regard for the welf : of the people of this city. : Of course it is true that “special interest ps” who only represent people in the upper brackets have used their influence unboundless« ly towards the defeat of this decent, humane and necessary plan. We also hear the people of those groups now hysterically screaming “if a housing plan is adopted in this ¢ity it will com. pletely destroy city government and replace it jalism.” Wate screams are directed at efforts to aid under-privileged, low-income individuals to obs: tain housing at 2 price that they can afford to pay instead of the high and unheard of rents" that are now offered citizens of this city for dwellings that are in a disgraceful condition, In a final assimilation of facts, let me say" that unless Indianapolis acts with dispatch, we may be too late. I respectfully urge all the members of the City Council to reconsider the situation within their own minds and do their duty as a group of government officials by fa. vorably setting up a Housing Authority here in

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‘Outlaw Communist Party’ By Edward F. Maddox, City.

wish to suggest to George N. Craig, Na. tional Commander of the American Legion, a more moderate and more effective method of dealing with the Communists than calling for + the “arrest, jailing or deportation of all known - munists!” ! Con about 15 years I have been urging, to the best of my ability, that the Communist Pare ty should be outlawed as a dangerous menace to our security and peace. As long as the Communist Party has legal status in the United States they cannot legally be arrested and de-

ed. Po ale I believe the Communist leaders are guilty of sedition, treason and conspiracy, there « are a lot of poor, gullible dupes who have been lured into the Communist Party by deceitful promises of material benefits, who don’t know the first principles nor aims of communism and, therefore, are not fully responsible as con-, spirators as are the top leaders. ; It is my opinion that until Congress official ly outlaws the Communist Party and ‘brands their treasonous conspiracy as an illegal menace to the peace, general welfare and security of our nation, our courts and elected officials cannot effectively curb their subversive activities. My suggestion is: First, that Congress offi. cially outlaw the Communist Party and make the advocacy of Communist overthrow of our American system a criminal offense. When that is done, each Communist would legally be a criminal, not a legalized traitor. Let's face the facts. " Also, this is a good time to demand the dismissal of all public officials, educators and union officials who are Communists or fellow travelers.

What ‘Others Say—

THE Allles must give this government a “psychological chance” if they want to hold this part of Europe against the Communists.— Dr. Theodore Huess, new West German presi. dent.

® & o PROGRESSIVE ideas were never correctly disseminated, nor was a social transformation ever brought about by bayonets—which can only enslave.—Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. ® 4

HE WAS an earnest, conscientious and eminently able jurist. He was true to his ideals, and, in all, a great American.—Chief Justice Fred Vinson, on festh of Justice Rutledge, ® ¢

issues of the 1950 campaign, but it won't be repealed by the present Congress—Sem. Robert Taft (R. 0.). * & ¢

The large increase in tilizer and machinery, hth retze French farm and are n y ptable to modernized basic f : The French peasant is hostile to new a aay Oe sih government lacks the administra !

recovery” and labor stability, and a year's

supply the FBI with leads to the underground. . : 2 Seory. Thus it ‘seems to us’ the important thing is not to outlaw | toe Communist even ‘though we know it isn’t a genuine ec] Jat a to Reep trast uf the res] revolutionaries w r , to drag them into the light bling and put them where they cannot carry out their gn Eu toe

TODAY the Communists are be purged out of the CIO ranks. Their oe nt influ. ence in the organized labor movement in Amer. ica are now negligible and will soon be nil.— AFL President William Green.

EUROPEAN RECOVERY . . . By Ludwell Denny French Farm Crisis

PARIS, Oct. 22—The most prosperous, the most important and the most cantankerous man in France today is the peasant. He is at once the nation’s greatest strength and greatest weake

His conservatism is a barrier against communism—and Bpainet FOvernmental Seton and efficient production. He evades es and crop collection. He eats more than sells through the black market. Ms Share, 3d But his sturdy independence is the basis of Euro: democracy. His fertile acres offer the best hope of French a and of a better balanced European economy. He is suddenly more important than ever because of a rade ical switch in the French recovery plan to fit changed rd economic conditions. The original plan called for an increase in “farm production to eliminate net agricultural imports here. The new plan, however, is to make France a large exporter of basic

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SHE would thus become the granary of Britai t Germany, in trade for their coal, which is oe planned steel and heavy industry exports. Her extra food would make her neighbors less dependent on American imports—help-

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