Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 January 1950 — Page 14

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| Cut the Budget | (CONGRESS should cut President Truman's budget. And

the cuts should be deep. ° This country cannot afford a $42,439,000,000 govern-

spending ram in the next fiscal year. _— cannot ond a $5.133,000,000 Treasury deficit and an increase of the public-debt to $264 billion. It cannot afford to share Mr. Truman's optimistic opinjon that his proposals would provide “a solid basis for moving toward budgetary balance in the next few years. If the government in a prosperous year—spends more than eight dollars each time it takes in seven dollars— and that is what the President's proposals would mean—it will be moving toward nothing but insolvency and disaster. The time to achieve budgetary balance is now. Seventy-one per cent of the budget he advocates, according to Mr. Truman, is accounted for by past wars and efforts to prevent a future war or to win it if it cannot be

prevented. .

” ” . . IT IS TRUE ‘that the costs of national defense, of aid to other democratic countries and of benefits and services to our own veterans are necessarily great. But they can safely be reduced further than the President proposes to reduce them. _ And the remaining 20 per cent of his budget—for social welfare, health, security and for other government expenses —would be more than $12 billion. That is over two and a half billion abov shod total costs. in (he, veal war against depression and une lent,” : There are endless opportunities in that 20 per cent of Mr. Truman's budget for sensible and safe economies. In January, 1949, the President proposed : 1 goss 000,000 spending program for the now current year, Congress talked loudly about cutting that budget, but failed dismally in accomplishment. Actual spending this

fiscal year, Mr. Truman now estimates, will be $43,297,000,000, with a resulting deficit of $5,534,000000.

RA - ECONOMY TALK from Congress—and from the people—is louder now. But that won't be enough. Grim determination and decisive action will be necessary. ~The impo benefits from the Treasury musk be tywisted, © N activities or expansion o activition A and desirable, should be diferred until the government has money on hand or in sight

. TT proposals of every federal department and agency should be critically examined with an eye to sharp reductions. ‘The Hoover Commission reco dations for govern. ment reorganization should be put into effect and translated into real savings. : ri And Congress should attain the goal of a legislative budget by determining what expenditures the country can afford and holding this session's total appropriations and authorizations within that limit.

Madame Chiang’s Farewell :

FEW APPEALS to a nation's heart and conscience have been more moving than Madame Chiang Kai-shek's farewell to the American people as she prepared to leave for Formosa to-join her husband in bis last-ditch stand against communism, X ; She paid proud tiibute to him as the first world states. man to recognize the menace of communism, against which he drew his sword in 1926.

[3 : wo» “A FEW years ago,” she said, “he was exalted for the courage and tenacity of the fight he waged. Now he is pilloried. Times have changed. But the man has not changed. My husband remains resolute to lead his people against the alien invaders and their alien ideas.” Thanking the United States for past generous and unselfish treatment of her country, she said that possible future aid is & question for the American conscience—something for which China cannot “compete.” She continued: “We stand humble, tired, ¢rving for peace and rest, even more than for rice and bread--but we cannot give up the fight for liberty. . .. Our people will continue to fight for our country from some place, from such an island as

Formosa, or from the fastness of some mountain, as long

"as we live or as long as there is an alien enemy on China's soil. Russia will never know one day of peace in China— Russia will never own China."

: ~ . ” AND, in reproach to Britain for casting its lot with the Communists: “Already the moral weaklings are forsaking us. It is with heavy heart that I note that a former ally, Britain, which sacrificed millions of lives on the altar of freedom, has now been taken by its leaders into the wilderness of political intrigue, Britain has bartered the soul of a nation for a few pieces of silver. One day these pieces of silver will bear interest in British blood, sweat and tears on the battleground of freedom. For that which is morally wrong can never be politically right.”

Face Value—1950

; A FEW DAYS ago the New York fashion experts put out a new 1050 face for women. It was a flash-back to the scraggly short-haired flapper of the Twenties which

too often made our younger women look harsh and hard

rather than soft, alluring and beautiful, : . If women are let alone, and are kept out of the hands of the extreme faddists, they can do a pretty good job of

making the most of their faces and figures, But, it seems,

better if they copied someone else. Our vote in Indiana goes for the natural face, with a of rouge perhaps, a out toc poring with God's handiwork.

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U.S. POLICY... By Luc Harmony

Pénalty for Recognizing Red China Seen as Bad Business WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Congressional proposals to slash Marshall aid to Britain, because she recognized ‘Red China, would cut off our nose to spite our face. It would be bad morals and worse business, Now that Far Eastern disputes have been

added to all the other increasing strains on American-British relations, there is urgent

need to bring the two strongest democracies to-

gether again rather than drive them further apart. This is In our selfish interest. We are not strong enough to stand alone In a war-threat ened world. The basis of Marshall ald to Britain is not charity. Neither is it bribery. It can be justi. fied solely on grounds of mutual benefit.

Investment for U. §. UNLESS British recovery is essential to

world “stability, to our own prosperity and de-

fense, the American taxpayer should be spared this burden. Actually Marshall ald is an ex

cellent investment, which can and should now be tapered off as originally planned, But meat-ax retaliation over China is the opposite of that earefully planned policy. As for Britain's blunder in recognizing Stalin's China puppet regime, the blame is not all on her side. Ever since the war she has been anxious to follow our lead in a positive Policy to stop the onward march of communism n Asia . . As recently as last summer, she was ready to consider Formosa as part of the defense line. Our government had no policy,

Strong Demands

FAR from acting precipitately, London withstood strong public and press demands at home and pressuré from European allies while waits ing for a Washington lead which never came. Finally, the collapse of the Chinese Nationalists on the mainland and her larger interests in the Far East forced a decision, ’ Those interests include about $1 billion of investments in China and Hong Kong and her © desperate. need for trade. Nevertheless, this was ] bo ol hi . | :

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THE decisive Influence was the pressure of non-Communist groups in southeast Asia, upon whom Britain must depend as allies in the ‘struggle against Red infiltration, India and ‘Burma already had recognized Peking. In ~ Malaya, the anti-Red Chinese were insisting on recognition. British recognition—and the costly Truman hands-off policy in Formosa—leave the major problem of Southeast Asia to be dealt with, ina- 1s lost. but there may still -be time to save other vast areas. ie Any hope of sa Southeast Asia obviously waits on positive L nl which the western mocracies oan o——especiall the United States and Britain, pea y To drive a bigger Washin

on by retaliation oon % would compound the

olly. Only Stalin would profit,

GARDEN OF ROSES

Friends are a garden of roses Freshsnad with dew in the morn, Tied with the gold of our heartstrings Cultured and grown without thorn.

Friends are a garden of roses Giving their fragrance for cheer, Spreading and flowering more fully In love's rich soil each year,

Friends are a garden of roses Hold close their worth to your heart, Cultivate each bud and blossom Spraying when pestilence starts,

In this, our garden of roses There is a job we can do, Keeping the old blossoms blooming And caring for buds that are new.

WINTER NIGHTS AND DAYS

When silence fills my rooms with loneliness And skies I seq-from window pines are gray, Huddling to a dying fire I shudder For grayness of a dreary winter day.

But when friends fill my rooms with laughter And from my window I see bright star lights, The fire dances in my hearth a flutter For happiness of winter's friendly nights.

OPAL MeGUIRE, 814 Broadway

SOCIAL SECURITY . . By Fred W. Perkins Pension Evils Seen

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10~The private pension plans being won by labor unions in steel and other big industries are criticized from different standpoints by an official of the Social Security Administration and by the country’s largest industrial employer. The official is Robert M, Ball, assistant director of the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors’ Insurance, who told the Industrial Re- ’

"dent Truman resolved a sharp difference of

between London and -

. responsible "pointing up the dispute over Formosa.

American military ald for Farmosa, Presi-

opinion between his Secretary of State and his Secretary of Defense.

Dean Acheson opposed sending a military

mission to help Chiang Kaishek in his last stand on the §F% '& island of Formosa. Louls Fo ®t Johnson insisted that a mission be sent. But Mr. Johnson may still have his way. At the end of January the joint chiefs of #tare will make a tour of the Pacific. Word has reached the State 1 » that the joint chiefs, at Mr, Johnson's initiative, will go to Fermien ors That is, they will go if For- . mosa is still held by the Na- MacArthur tionalists. Out of that visit could come, as is well understood in the State Department, a renewed demand for military advisers from the United States and even, in line with the extreme Republican position, for the U. 8. Navy. The controversy over Formosa must surely rank as one of the strangest in the nation's history. It is mysterious, above all, because one of the principal figures is missing from the public view, It is just as though in a great painting the artist had left a blank space for the leading actor in the drama. Gen. Douglas MacArthur has been more than any single individual for Yet,

publicly, he has not uttered a single word. On Jan. 26, the commander of the American occupation in Japan will be 70 years old. For nearly 15 years MacArthur has not returned to the United States. He was first in the Philippines, helping to plan the Philippine defenses, and then he fought the entire war in the Pacific. :

Decision to Intervene

BRIEFLY, here is the sequence of the Formosa dispute and Gen. MacArthur's part

4n..it.. The joint chiefs of staff had taken a deiision not to intervene with military assist- -

ance, That was prior to the visit to Tokyo of Assistant ‘Secretary of the Army Tracy 8. Voorhees and Deputy Chief of Staff for the Army Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, Gen. MacArthur helped to persuade them that Formosa had to be held. On their return to the Pentagon, they were in turn influential in getting the joint chiefs to reverse the original

SIDE GLLANCES

significant in its effect on traveling Republican Senators and, particularly on Sen. William Knowland of California and Sen. H. Alexander Smith of New Jersey. - These and other visitors felt the full weight of MacArthur's impressive personality, and at the same time he made planes and officers available so that they could visit Formosa to get the Nationalist point of view. It was out of Gen, MacArthur's headquarters In Tokyo that the State Department memorandum on the need to prepare for the fall of Formosa was leaked. A constant stream of top secret MacArthur telegrams flows into the Pentagon urging immediate action. Thus, behind the majestic silence he outwardly maintains, Gen. MacArthur is the key figure.

Sense of Grievance QUITE apart from his passionate convictions on Formosa and Chiang Kai-shek, Gen. Mae-

Arthur, according to one of his closest friends -

now in this country, feels a deep sense of grievance at his treatment since the war. The European generals and even some of Gen. MacArthur's subordinates returned to receive triumphal welcomes. But, according to his friend, Gen. MacArthur was offered by Gen. George C. Marshall a week's free vacation at a fashionable resort if he wanted to return on a brief leave. The hero of Bataan was deeply offended. His friend quotes him as having said at the time: Rpt “I shall not return until I am asked to return by a joint resolution of both Houses of Congress.” If the Republicans were in control of House and Senate, they could be expected to try to put through such a resolution. But short of that, Gen. MacArthur is likely to stay where he is and remain what he is—an imponderable and silent force in the great Asia debate. By ‘law, all officers of the Army are required -to retire at the age of 62 except four. star generals, whose term may be extended to 84, and five-star generals-Gens. MacArthur,

-. Eisenhower, Arnold. and. Marshall--who never

retire.” Even though théy may be in civilian life—Gen. Marshall is head of the Red Cross, Gen. Eisenhower president of Columbia Uniyer-sity-—they remain as “officers of the United States Army an active duty without an assignment.” ‘ This means that Gen. MacArthur If he chooses can stay in Japan indefinitely, And he shows every sign of doing just that.

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to feed and clothe and house her For my part, I would gladly go back to old Republican days. Just look at the cost caring for the poor these days as it mounts higher and higher each year. Evidently Y. O. Baker, living in Ft. Harrison, doesn't worry - much about taxes, but those alone compared to Republican days should be enough to’ mak thoughtful man know which era he would choose.

‘Best for All the People’ By Y. L. Notsam, Shirley, Ind.

Political editorials and cartoons appearing almost every day ridiculing the President snd his administration are not doing the Republican Party any good. The people who elected Truman ‘In '48 are only laughing. For, however strongly you disagree with Truman and the poligies of

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his administration; you must be. aware of the

fact that the general public returned the, hey EHR ae TOF TR

of all the people, : - Picking at their tax system, their policy in the Far East and their attitude toward TaftHartley and the like is like a horsefly on the back of an elephant whose skin Is too thick and tough to be affected. . ’ What the Republican Party should do, it seems to me, is to change its name. There are too many bad things which come to mind when you see or hear the word “Republican.” I doubt if it can ever be made to smell as sweet as it did back in the days of Teddy Roosevelt, MoKinley, Harding, Cooldge and Hoover, At any rate, the party should take-a stand for something as it did in the days of Teddy Roosevelt, and the press should take the lead. Stop trying to make the people think that Social Security, medical aid and public projects like TVA are leading to communism. The people know that's nonsense. They also know that if they are to receive any benefits from our coms petitive system of free enterprise, it will have to come through taxation and government regulation.

What Others Say

WE OUGHT to review our whole tax policy ~_ national, state and local — looking more toward an incentive policy where we reward people who put men to work and do our social benefit job through private enterprise.—FPhilip Willkie, Indiana state legislator. ¢ ©

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* IN A sense we students feel that in working for ... (implementation of Hoover Commission findings) . . . we are investing in a kind of insurance policy. Through our efforts ... we are insuring a strengthened democracy. —Student Roger File of Antioch College.

¢ © THE FUTURE lies in the great study of human relations. Man will not attain a more abundant life merely by voting for it, he must work for it.—Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery. . * ¢ @ THEY (workers) need to have some voice

in planning -and-pelicy-making- decisions of the

plant.“ True labor-management co-operation on the policy level would go a long way to promote the industrial peace that both labor and management want.-—Marshall L. Scott, New Yar labor-management relations expert. . ’ > 9

OUR real trouble is debt and taxes, and we cannot cure it by more debt and taxes.—Former Secretary dof State James F, Byrnes.

BEHIND THE SCENES . . . By Peter Edson

Lobby for Children

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10—Washington now has a “children’s lobby.” It's the American Parents’ Committee, which is a tail tied to the kite of George Hecht, publisher of “Parents’ Magazine.” All the Parents’ Committee wants in the way of aid for children next year is $366,250,5604. 5 The first $300,000,000 would be in the federal aid to educas

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lations ‘Research Association that the private plans have merit as stopgaps but not for the long haul. co The indus. & &R trialist is C. 8 KE... Wilzon, | pr egident of bi General Mo tors Corp. He

told the Chicago Executives Club that there are evils in the private pension plans which will Mr. Wilson

Yretard, progress.” For instance, he said, private pension plans couldn't meet the pituation in industries with a heavy labor turnover among numerous small employers, “of which the construction indus. try is the beat example” Both men reached the same general conclusion: “A public program,” sald Mr. Ball, “covering all types of

work is the only really satis

’ factory solution.” ' - » » “ADEQUATE federal pen sions financed on a sound basis,” said Mr. Wilson, “would peéni to be the real answer to the problem.” Both looked forward te early action by Congress (the Senate Finance Committee begins hearings next Week on a House-passed bill extending

increasing benefits) to guide the nation out of the present pension uncertainty, Myr. Ball sald the main longrange use for private pension plans Is supplementary to a

the Social Security system and

general public system, “assuming that in the near future the coverage of the public program is extended, benefit amounts are. made more nearly adequate, protection is added for permanent and total disability, and it is made easier for those in the older age groups to qualify.” ' ~ » . MR. WILSON expressed the hope “that Congress will work out a sound federal pension plan that will greatly reduce the problems of individual businessmen, unions and employees.” He also hoped union leaders would wait to see what the federal plan is going to be before pressing their demands. Although Mr. Wilson's com+ ‘petitor, the Ford Motor Co., has signed a pension agreement with the ClO United Auto Workers, General Motors’ 1048 contract with that union postpones until next spring the question of bargaining over insurance and pensions.

a 8 » ‘ RECOGNIZING the strength of the current demand for oldage pensions, industrial and otherwise, the GM executive said it was clear the movement arose “from a change from an agriculturgl to an _ industrial society.” be not to hire the older worker One fault of the private at all” ? plans, according to Mr. Ball, is ® & that they discourage the hiring THE PRIVATE plans, Mr. of older workers. Ball also pointed out, have anThe employer, he said, “is other disadvantage at the faced either with the responsi- other end of the age scale. The bility of providing a pension younger worker, not being able greater than his responsibility - to carry his pension rights with to the worker on the basis his. him lit he changes employers,

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COPE. 1960 BY NEA BEAVIS, TRIER. REQ. B. 8 MATL UE "That's the biggest box of flowers Dad ever brought home— he must have bought that hunting outfit he's been talking about!"

work 15 to 30 years for one

tion bill. Then $35,000,000 for school health services. $5,000, 000—to be matched by a simflar amount from the states for planning school construetion, and $7,500,000 for “child research,” whatever that is, The committee would next like to increase appropriation for thé present Children's Bureau by $2,250,504, and increase the school lunch appropriatioh by $16,500,000. This would make total cost of the lunch program $100,000,000. The committee also wants an unspecified amount to restore wartime maternity grants to working mothers. ’ ” » . FREDERICK C. McKEE of Pittsburgh, an active lobbyist for more military ald for Nationalist China, is also lobbying against ing western Germany. As chairman protem of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding AntiCommunist China, Mr. McKee conducts his campaign for more arms for Chiang Kalshek's forces from offices in General Motors building, New York. Ap chairman of the Committee on National Affairs, he operates from an office at 100 E. 50th St, New York. From this latter office, Mr. McKee has been circula —petitions calling on the U. 8. to forbid ere. ation of an army or a nationwestern

employer and then in addition Germany

must “stay put” to maintain his retirement prospects. “Very large numbers of those in the younger age groups would not get anything out of the present agreements.” Mr. Ball said, “for they will not

be in his employee at retire- iach 8-0 ment age. o an WHEN rocket“Perhaps not more than one the long-range a out of 20 workers - base at Banana River, Fla, would ever get a under Degiua this Sing & a =p

mercial alr travel will have to be routed around the area. The base is approximately in the middle of the Atlantie coast of Florida, and is crossed by the regular commercial airlanes. Although the range is 3000 miles long and eventually mispfles- are expected to fly over the British Bahama Islands, it will be a long time before any reach that far. First ‘rockets to be fired will be short range missiles which are already considered obsolete, - » . . GREEK Communists have now ddmitted their defeat. Only they call it “a temporary retreat,” The Commie communique announcing this new tactic declared the reason for its adoption was that “the question of reserves was _ not solved.” In other words, lack of manpower to carry on the guerrilla warfare. Latest reports say there are only 800 rebels, where once there were 28000. But the blame for this situation is placed by the Commies on two factors, First, strengthening of the American “monarchofascist” military aid. Second, the “treachery” of Tito's Yugoslavia. : « ¥ 4 ANY idea that the Russians will resort to actual invasion of Yugoslavia to overthrow generally

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