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The Lesson of Easter

HAT must have been a dramatic scene—on that first - Easter morning at Christ's sepulchre. Jesus had been crucified two days before and had been laid in the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, a respectable citizen, and thus a man Pontius Pilate felt he could trust with the body of the troublesome Galilean. Now, on the first day of the following week, the women came to the tomb to anoint Jesus’ body with ointments and sweet spices, after the custom of the time. They found the great stone rolled away from the entrance to the tomb. This should have roused their suspicions—or their hopes—but apparently it did pot. Anyway, they went into the sepulchre and there found a » young man clothed in a long white garment.

. » » " s =» HE told them not to be afraid. Jesus, he said, had risen—""He “is not here.” Then, because the young man’

was-addressing ordinary, skeptical mortals, he went further and added, “Behold” the place where they laid Him.” The young man knew these mortals had to be shown. d Jesus, of course, had told these people He would rise again after His death, But He had ‘merely told them--He hadn't thundered it, or bragged about it. He had just remarked, simply, that on the third day He would rise from the dead. So, naturally, they had been skeptical. Indeed, apparently they had forgotten His words, for had not they brought ointments and spices to anoint His body? The experience of those good people on the first Faster-nright-be a good” Tésson for "tis “all in these chaotic

~fays.of. cold wars.and. bickering. in. high-places.-Perhaps--

we should pay less attention to the loud mouths among us and more to’ those: who speak gently, in low voices. Maybe they've got something to say to us.

They're Still Waiting

WO months ago some 200 Americans began assembling in Shanghai, along with 1400 other foreign citizens, confidently expecting early evacuation from Red China. : To get their precious exit permits, they went through a long round of regulations imposed by the Communist government—paying off their help, settling up household and office debts, arranging for Chinese hostages to guarantee any unpaid accounts, and packing what belongings they could take with them. Then, as they waited in mounting suspense, the Communists used one excuse after another to prevent their promised departures. The Red port authorities consistently. refused to let shallow-draft vessels enter the harbor to pick up the passengers and ferry them to an American liner at a rendezvous . outside tertiorial waters.

AMONG the 200 Americans are about 90 official representatives of the U. 8. government, left behind in conquered territory because the State Department fondly hoped to do business with the Chinese Reds. Even if they get out soon, these consuls and attaches will be luckier than Angus Ward and his staff who were held prisoners of the Chinese Communists for 13 months. - » But the point is, they're still there. And the State Department is still “hopeful of werking out plans” for evacuation of these Americans “at any early date.” As they cool their heels, they might get wry enjoyment if they could hear the State Department's brave new Plans for *eontaining”. communism in. Asia.

Home Planning

ONE of the many worthwhile community activities offered the public here this spring is-the home planning forum

sponsored by the Adult Educational Division of Technical

High School, starting Apr. 18. These classes in the ‘grass roots” phases of home planning will offer invaluable service to hundreds of prospective builders and buyers in the midst of the biggest residential Somstruction program in the city’s 8 history.

PERSONS enrolling in these classes will get the advantage of advice from experts who have found the best methods through many years of trial and error in home planning and construction. The more knowledge the general public gots on these subjects the better chance there will be for orderly expansion of the city. Technical High School's forum will provide valuable training for gommunity developments, an improvement “sorely needed in this rapidly expanding" metropolis:

It's Only Money

DV JRING the war, to attract young men into its aviation training program, the government entered a special kind of enlistment contract. For all aviation cadets, it offered to buy and pay for their GI insurance—$10,000 worth for each man. These cadets didn’t put out a cent for premiums. When it came time to distribute the insurance dividends, the Veterans Administration ruled that these men were entitled to the “bonus.” Other veterans, of course, are merely getting refunds on excessive premiums they paid themselves ata wiscalcilated Tale,

r . . . COMPTROLLER GENERAL Lindsay Warren contends —and rightly, we believe that inasmuch as Uncle Sam paid the premiums, the former aviation cadets are not entitled to the dividends. - Mr. Warren estimates that the Veterans Administration —-already has illegally paid out $20 million to 500,000 men. He insists these refunds should have been réturned to the Treasury. It's only money, but $20 million is a lot of it and it's your money you contribyted as taxes. Twenty million dollars is the equivalent of all the income taxes paid by 98,522 married men (with two children) earning $4000 a year. We think Congress ought to have a look at the veterans’ Insurance program, and at this feature in particular, ;

Sunday, Apr. 9, 1950 .

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Sen. Lucas Seeks Fair Play

= In Congressional Inquiries

WASHINGTON, Apr. 8 — Dear Boss— Thoughtful citizens, who care more for their

country than for either the Republican or Demo-

crat parties, may be shocked and confused by the Senate “high-spy” hearings launched by the charges of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy ’ Wis. They want to know the truth, but they also want to

believe is the American brand of fair play. They don’t want

State Department Communists --if any-—neither do they want a Red label hung on the innocent to insure an antiadminis5 tration victory. Sen. Lucas It is to prevent just such things that Sen. Scott Lucas (D. IIL.) introduced a Senate resolution in the Republican 80th Congress and reintroduced it in the present Democratic Congress of which he is’ majority leader. Labeled Senate concurrent resolution No. 2 it went into the legislative hopper Jan. 5, 1949. Hearings were held by a subcommittee but no action taken. Now Sen. Lucas wants it passed, but he probably will be busy trying to get re-elected to do much about it this session.

Better Break for Accused IN AN effort to give accused citizens a better break before Congressional investigating committees. the Lucas resolution would provide the right to appear personally before the committee, the right to compel the committee to subpena

.up fo four persons for defense, the right to cross-

examine witnesses personally or through counsel and the right of a stenographic transcript of the testimony, upon payment of the cost of such a record of proceedings. Other matters covered by the resolution are stated as follows: “In the conduct of hearings, the evidence received ‘shall, so far as possible, be relevant and germane to the subject of the hearings. . “A committee shall not publish or file any report, interim or final, unless and until a meeting of the committee has been called upon proper notice and such report has been approved by a majority of those voting at such meeting. sac NBs it{ee or employee. th focal publish or file any statement or report alleging

misconduct by; or otherwise adversely comments...

ing on, any person unless and until such person has been. advised of the alleged misconduef-or adverse comment and has been given a reasonable opportunity to present to the corhmittee a sworn statement with respect thereto.

Restriction on Members “NO member or employee of a committee

- shall, for compensation, speak, lecture, or write

about the committee, its purposes, procedures, accomplishments, or reports during the existence

of the committee and while he is a member of -

the committee or in its employ.” These are what Sen. Lucas calls “ground rules” and had they been in force Sen. McCarthy himself might have been prevented from making such a fiasco of whatever it is he is trying to rove. He would not have labeled Owen Lattimore a Russian spy employed by the State Department and then have Mr. Lattimore take the witness stand and call the Wisconsin Senator such things as . . . “Liar, dupe, bigot, coward, silly, weak- kneed, a Charley McCarthy, slanderer, vilifier, tool of the lobbyists, lifter of documents, terrorist of government officials, saboteur, mud-slinger and dispenser of venom.’ Such spectacles as the McCarthy-Lattimore feuding gives the Senate hearings about the same dignity as a dog-fight. Sen. Lucas thinks that Congress can do better than that.

‘Time of Crisis’ Writing a plea for adoption of his resolution in the New York Times magazine the author concluded: “In this time of challenge and crisis, when democracy itself is under attack at home and abroad, it seems to me of the utmost importance that the Congress and its committees should command the unquestioned respect of the American people and the free people of the whole world “Precisely because democracy must be strengthened and extended to meet the challenge

of Communism, this is the appropriate hour in.

our history for the creation of an ethical code for congressional committees, “Passage of a resolution for this purpose would enable us “lo present to the world, in this age of cynicism and doubt, the splendid spectacle of a legislative body armed with great power, voluntarily refraining from abuses of that power. It would be an eloquent testimonial that the Congress of the United States recognizes that the most noted official and the most obscure citizen have an equal right to be free of irresponsible attacks.

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BEHIND THE SCENES. + ++ By Peter Edson

‘Confusion’ of Words

WASHINGTON, Apr. 8—How big words can be used by politicians te confuse the public is well illustrated by a story going the rounds in the Florida Democratic primary campaign. Rep. George A. Smathers is in a nip-and-tuck fight there to take the U, 8. Senate seat away from Claude Pepper. Opponents of Pepper have started a whispering campaign against him,

“Sen. Pepper,” they fide, “is not only an extrovert,

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see all citizens given what they °

any administration cover up of

SECRETARY of State Dean

“NOT WITHOUF HOPE"

WASHINGTON, Apr. 8—To many- of us it

must seem at times as though the solid, secure,

friendly world that we have always known were disappearing as we stand by helpless. Things happen and are mirrored briefly in the headlines that a year ago or even a few months ago seemed inconceivable. . In peacetime the Atomic Energy Commission orders the burning of’ copies of a magazine containing an article by a distinguished physicist who says that the article told nothing not already published and on file. Almost daily there are accounts of the hundreds of thousands or millions of human beings who can be seared to death by a single atomic attack. What happens, I suppose, is that finally a kind of indifference prevails. You hear people say, “Oh, I can’t do anything about it any way. So why even talk about it?” The promises of security in the past were so glib. Poverty would be abolished at home by a few laws. And, of course, since we were such a superior people, living in a continent of perpetual richness destined always to be immune from the world's ills, nothing could touch us.

Man's Dilemma

AT THE beginning of lent on Ash Wednesday Bishop Angus Dunn held a special service in Washington Cathedral that dealt with man’s dilemma in the atomic age. The sermon Bishop Dunn-gave on that occasion—it -was more nearly a long prayer—spoke directly to the doubt in men’s hearts. There is, unfortunately, not room to give it But here is the conclusion to that, prayer: “Surely God is seeking to say to us as He said to men in other times, Do not expect of Me some easy miracle or sign that shall cost yeu nothing in self-scrutiny or sacrifice or repentance. There is no way to peace save the way of righteousness, I have in times past used a godless people as the scourge of them that thought themselves godly. glibly of how good it would be if only others would live by My Son's Sermon on the Mount. Do you walk by that difficult and narrow way? This kind of devil with which you are harassed cometh out only by prayer. “ ‘Have you Americans tried much prayer, vou churchmen, you statesmen, you Congressmen? By prayer 1 do not mean a kind of

all.

‘frightened mass-pressure on the Deity to get

you out of your hole. I mean the disposition of the spirit My Son tried to teach you when He

. gave you His prayer. I mean the disposition of

Do_not talk too

Now You See it—Now You Don't

By Marquis Childs

Prayer for pom of Mankind

the heart and will ‘which can truly say, ‘Our Father—Father of us all—Thy will be done— not ours.’ “ “Then you will be able to go on ‘give us— all of us—our daily bread.’ For you will know that to Me the daily bread and the security and the freedom of all those others are just as important as the daily bread and the security and the freedom of you Americans.” You might even be able to go on, ‘forgive us as we forgive.’ It is to that disposition that I promise a good answer.’

‘Walk in the Light’ “SURELY, the God whose speaking we would hear is trying to say to us, "Though you should by your cleverness gain some temporary security in the world, what will it profit you if you - lose your souls? You are made to walk in the light of open dealings and mutual trust and good personal relationships. Beware lest in your anxious search for security you move into a life of spreading secrecy and distrust and darkness.’ “I am trying to hear God's speaking. Do you try, ‘too, and share with your neighbors what you hear! “It is not given to us men to know the future with all certainty or to build that which is forever and forever. It:is our part to live in the days and the years that are granted us in the quiet strength of those who know that though the storms of -our-troubled world rage horribly, yet the Lord who dwelleth on high is mightler. “We shall pray that America may be strong, strong in arm and strong in coufage, resolved to make no final peace with oppression. Let us pray still more that America may enter into tHe blessedness of the peacemakers. That can be only if we are délivered from our infantile egotism; our delusions of superiority, from the love of ease and softness and surrendered to the creative purpose of Him who came among

--us-to-bring- peace. -

‘Not Without Hope’ “WE live in a~dark time, but not as men without hope. ‘Earth might be fair,’ yes, even now it might be fair. “In our darkness we turn to Him who bore the human name of Jesus and in whom faith has seen the wisdom of God. And we see that the loveliest life, the fairest life, the life that did most to'make the earth fair, was a brief and broken one lived with a deep sense of earthly insecurity. And we are strengthened.”

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‘Victor, from Russia in 1934. “Had jobs in ‘a Russian factory in Gorki, and

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EAT "Disrespect for Law’

By the Rev. Ford Porter, Pastor, Berean Gospel Temple

A year ago) when the saving time came up, an article like this, but the ong a ins to wait and see if the impression was actually true. Since, however, conditions have become so much worse until every citizen Is involved far

more than simply the matter of changing time.

When the articles first appeared in. our papers that the city of Indianspolip was not going. to respect the law regarding the change of time as passed by our State Legislature, there was a deep- feeling that the ¥ Stapy taken

‘would be with deep regret. This has

proven true. Who could look upon the cartoon under the heading, “Too Many Notches,” showing the State of Indiana as a magazine of a evolves, with the words, “Indiana’s Increasing Crim Wave,” without being deeply moved. Now the law was passed that we should remain on Central Standard time, but because of the disrespect many had for ur they started to figure out some way they could get by without observing it. Now the thing I am considering is simply the principle involved. The thing that has been done in this case is exactly what every criminal does. The principle that is involved in

“ all criminal cases is exactly the same principle

that is involved in this case; disrespect for the law, I am writing this for the sake of the boys and girls, and for the sake of our young people who certainly should be taught and encouraged to have respect for our laws, instead of scheming some way to get by without observing them. Just as long as the civic, professional and industrial leaders of our city and state have disrespect for our laws, you cannot expect to improve the juvenile delinquency problem. In fact, whenever you get the adult delinquency problem solved the other will also be taken care of. Now the city of Indianapolis and many other cities may continue to show disrespect for the time law and go right on again this year, but if you do, I just want to say, you can expect the disrespect for the law to increase.

‘Reuther’s Background’ By C. D. C., Terre Haute, Ind. In a book called “The Road Ahead,” by John T. Flynn, is part of a letter which is purported to be written by Walter Reuther and his brother, At the time they

the letter was sent to friends in Detroit.

“erie daily Trspiration that 187 ours as we

work side by side with our Russian comrades in our ‘factory will end the exploitation of man by man . .. Let no one say the workers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics are not on

the road to security, enlightenment and happ- -

ness.” Walter Reuther is not a Communist at the present time. Nevertheless, he has made a bitter attack on Sen. McCarthy because of his charges that the State Department is honeycombed with Communists. Possibly he would do well to clean up the mess he has made in his own backyard before he sympathizes too much with the State Department.

‘Expose Mundt Bill’

By Clarence Love, Marshall, Ind.

Once more the serpent of reaction has reared its head in the form of the Mundt-Ferguson-Nixon bill. Let us forget for the moment our differencas, political, religious and otherwise, and. unite every effort to expose this bill for what it is. For the second time this bill is being hauled out and effort is being made to sneak it into law with as little publicity as possible from its Sponsors. The true purpose of this insidious ‘scheme is to throttle all progressive legislation and silence, if possible, all who speak out in defense of freedom of thought and against our eountry engaging in a gigantic blood bath, Under a police state how can we have even a semblance of demoeratic elections? It behooves all of us, remembering Hitler Germany, to expose this bill and its authors through whatever mouthpiece we can and in every way possible get the truth before the people before it's too late. think. ~

What Others Say—

WE'VE figured it out this season that he (Joe DiMaggio) has one weakness. That's when you pitch the hall in back of him—Jack Onslow, manager of the Chicago White Sex baseball club. > & TWENTY acres of land for every man would® be the answer to all the world's problems.— Poet Robert Frost. > > 9 THOUGHT T-could-be of more service to my country in the Navy, but if I am not going to be in the Navy, then I feel that perhaps I could be qf more service in Congress.—Navy Capt. John G. Crommelin.

FRUSTRATIONS . . . By Vinton McVicker

_ Tangle of Red Tape

COLUMBUS, 0, Apr. 8—Listen to an elderly man’s experience with bureaucratic red tape and what it means in enraging frustration to the unlucky citizen who goes up against it. ) Because his wife was seriously ill, to retire from his job and begin drawing his social security benefits on Oct. 1; He applied at the local social security office and sat

Mr. A. decided last fall

for monthly eral Accounting Office, an arm

of government.

but he practices nepotism.” .

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right tone of voice. this sounds terrible to the average Cracker, already badly confused by stories of - Washington ‘“perverts’ and “communism.” Nobody using this story takes the trouble to explain that an “extrovert” is merely a person who expresses himself vigorously, or that “nepotism” means giving vour relatives a job . : » ” - IT WILL cost the U. 8, government an average of about 59 cents a head to conduct the 1950 census.. The total bill for counting about 151,000,000 noses is expected to be about $90 million. This includes cost

of tabulating and publishing results, The job has to be com-

pletéd before Dec. 31, 1952. . ~ » DEPARTMENT of Agricul ture and U, S. Weather Bureau officials don’t like to talk for publication about dust storm possibilities in the great plains area. Principal reason is the effect on farm credit. Any prediction that a particular area is likely to have dust storms this year; because of low rainfall and lack of snow cover last winter, will cause banks to tighten up on their loans to farmer for spring planting.

AP

‘him he said,

Acheson was chipper as could

capital - from his California speaking trip. He told his press conference brightly that he had enjoyed the California spring climate and added with a laugh, “I wish “I could say that I am glad to be back in Washington.” As a battery -of photographers closed in about him for a variety of angle shots, the Secretary cracked, “I assure you I do not need this protection which is being furnished me.” The day before, there had been several congressional demands for his resignation. But when reporters questioned Mr. Acheson on his reaction to the charges being made ‘against “I have not reacted yet. I suppose I should have, but I haven't. There has been no reaction, ‘unfortunate as that may be.” » yy» THERE has been a lot of talk in Congress about keeping questionable out of the United States. Sen ate Judiciary Committee, however, has recommended passage of a personal. bill, introduced by Sen. Harry Cain of Washington state, which would prevent deportation of a woman

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whom U. 8. Immigration Serv-

ice has been trying to send back to Canada since December, 1948. The case involves Mrs. Marie Yvonne Mueller, Department of Justice charges. her with overstaying a visitor's permhit {ssued to her in 1933,.and with moral turpi tude. Mrs. Mueller is the fourth wife of Paul J. Mueller and she has had four previous husbands. Mr. Mueller is an important labor union official in Washington state, which explains ~ Sen, Cain's . interest. Senate Judiciary Committee

recommends that deportation order be cancelled because Mrs. Mueller “has been completely rehabilitated” and because she and her husband are “respectable truswirthy people.” » = BIGG rE ST off-the-record story in Washington today is the flying saucer. Officially.

Air Force and civilian aviation

agencies have taken the position that there ain't no such animal as a flying saucer. They

—have never seen one and have

no photographs or visible proof. Privately most officials

" believe there's something to it.

Three monthsswent by.

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“checks came—one paying Mr. A. in full for October, November and December; another in - half his amount for Mrs. A, as the law provides. . ew ® .. THERE was nothing unusual in the case to cause delay. Three months’ time, it appeared, was just normal for handling a routine bit of business. The day the checks were dated, a few days before they arrived, Mrs. A. had died. That

' meant her check could not be cashed.

About Jan. 10 Mr. A. turned™ his wife's check-in at the social security office and filled out

- the prgscribed form.

Nothing happened for another month. » . »

THEN came a printed postcard, dated Feb. 10, from the Claims Division of the General Accounting Office, Washington, . saying his claim had been received and promising: “The necessary information pertaining to settlement will be obtained and adjustment made at the earliest possible date . You will be advised when settlement is made.” The card meant the matter was no longer a concern of the Social Security Administration. It was taken over by thé Gen-

important. He was still deal ing with “the government” which owed him $60.78. That wait lasted six weeks more, making 10 weeks in all since he had returned his wife's check. His next word was a letter dated Mar. 22. It enclosed no check. Instead, it threw at Mr, A. a batch of legalistic gove ernment jargon which seemed to mean:

- » . “BEFORE we can pay you, we must have an itemized, re-

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taker for your wife's funeral expenses, which you say you paid personally.” Why it took 10 weeks to dis cover that need, the letter didn't say. Mr. A. noted with some bite

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the letter: “Upon receipt of the ree quested decument the matter will be promptly considered.”

» » . HE wonders whether “promptly” in government lingo means the same as the phrase, “at the earliest possible moment.” on the postcard he got early in February. He is wondering, too, what old people in serious need use for money while waiting for Uncle Sam's social security machinery to grind.

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