Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 June 1950 — Page 12

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Give Light

QF THE many practitioners of “pork-barrel” politics in i ~~ Congress, few are so unabashed as Sen, Elmer Thomas bie (DOK). SL Wh ~The 73-year-old Senator, now campaigning for renomi. nation in the Oklahoma primaries next month, has a hard fight on his hands, =

His Democratic opporient, “Washington -

Rep. Mike Monroney, is

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ablest and most effective members. of the House. Sen. Thomas’ career has been long—24 years in the Senate and, before that, four years in the House—but it can hardly be described as distinguished by statesmanship of a high order. But the Senator apparently believes he has a winning ssue in his claim to extraordi ral money for his state.

HE IS telling campaign audiences that “an unfriendly editor” has challenged him to say how much “bacon” he has brought to Oklahoma. In reply, he asserts, he is prepared to itemize over a billion dollars in federal projects, grants and other benefits received as a result of his efforts. gr And, he advises the voters, if they want to keep on J enjoying such bounties they should give him another term; : since his Senate seniority entitles him to high seats on committees which “hold the key to the federal treasury.” Well, of course, Elmer Thomas isn't the first politician who has sought to perpetuate himself in office by appealing to his constituents’ appetite for fat gobbets from the ‘Plutarch tells how Perccles, facing defeat in an Athenian election some 2500 years ago, “turned to the distribution of public moneys” and soon had “bought the people

have often been successful since then. etna 8 ol 2 ” » ” BUT not always. Sen. Claude Pepper, in his recent ___ campaign, claimed an even better record as a “bacon” getter—a billion and half federal dollars for Florida during his +-14 years in the Senate—which makes Sen. Thomas’ billion _ in 24 years for a state of almost the same population look like the work of an amateur. ~~ : ~~ Yet Florida voters rejected Sen. Pepper, and that fact . justifies hope that Oklahoma voters will display similar good judgment in the case of Sen. Thomas.

they're being bought with their own money, such tactics

More Unanswered Questions A | READER who writes in to congratulate The = nes on our crusade to open up the Amerasia case, “It seems to me that aside from the exposure of those persons actively involved in the Amerasia case, an even more important aspect is the question of what influence Was ~ brought to bear and by whom to quash the Amerasia case, and what influences were brought to bear and by whom to procure the appointment of Lt. Roth as Liaison Officer between Naval Intelligence and the State Department, and what influence was brought to bear and by whom to keep Gregory Silvermaster in Government service from 1942 to 1946 although, as I understand it, he was known to be a Communist agent. . or

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whom to place the members of thé “Ware Cell’ from AAA in key positions throughout the Governmént and in key positions in organized labor, and what influence was brought to bear and by whom to prevent the earlier deportation of Harry Bridges, and what influence was brought to bear and - by whom to prevent the arrest of the Russian spy, Adams. _ “Also what influence was brought to bear and by whom to prevent any effective follow up or investigation of the disclosure in the Canadian spy ring case in 1945 that both - Alger Hiss and Klaus Fuchs were Communist agents. ~ “Also, how it came about that there was never any “effective investigation of the American connections of the peatedly referred to in the Canadian disclosures. No % 8 = ; : ¥ ox oo» oh > © “IT IS difficult to escape the conclusion that through- ~ out the New Deal and continuing up to the present time there has been a pervasive and powerful influence which could only be exercised by one or more persons occupying high governmental positions, able to place Communist agents ~~ and Communist sympathizers in key positions to influence United States policy-in-favor of Russia and the objectives of International Commiinism and able to place and protect Communist espionage agents in our Government, and -up until recently in organized labor, and able to facilitate the entry into the United States and departure from the United States of Communist espionage agents. “The identification and exposure of the source of this .. © influence is the most important problem we face. As long as this influence goes undetected the Hisses and the Fuchs, when exposed, will merely be replaced by other agents.”

Water Cure : COURT at New Delhi, India, has wisely acquitted a the Argentine Ambassador by emptying a pitcher of water over his head. LA od : The Ambassador, it appears, had annoyed John K. Edwards, former major in the British Army, and his woman companion by tootling persistently ‘on a tin whistle in a cafe. r Lo Possibly; in a strictly technical sense, Mr. Edwards’ action in dousing the .diplomat co hpve been held to "constitute assault. But” eertainly it constituted Jbetterjudgment than poking (MQ Ambassadorial snoot. Blows invite counter-blows, sil®es a drenching with cold water

counteracts hot is likely to leave the drenchee

So, congratulatisli’'to Mr. Edwards. Perhaps he has -discovered ‘a safe agli effBetive. way of cooling off other.

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and Rep. Charles A. Halleck.

theless, when—and if—he signs the basing point |

bill which was given Senate approval last Friday by a vote of 43 to 27. a :

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; - re } 1 7 see dent - o ya With suk hare > © alielled Republicans as Sen. Homer E, Capehart . =

men as Sens. Edwin C. and Joseph C., O'Mahoney of Wyoming.

Pan Douglas 61 Diinols These men take quite the contrary view from Sen. Capehart, They claim the bill is a big business measure to bilk the little businessman and consumers. It dispels the doubtful legality of using the basing point price system, which was challenged in the cement case by the U. 8. Bupreme Court, i Under the basing point system a freight. absorption price can be quoted within a certain

.rowens. at getting fod... siractive OPpOnSHL. however, was liberal Demo: .-

prescribed area, rather than the FOB manufac-

turer's plant pricing, : Tis : It is a sort of decentralized Pittsburgh-plus pricing system and the steel indusiry is for its legalization almost unanimously. Hot Political Angle THAT INJECTS a hot political angle. Since Republican Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsylvania didn’t accept President Truman's advice to become a Democrat, but went out and beat the old Grundy machine for the GOP Senatorial nomination, he is set to try and unseat Democratic Sen. Francis J. Myers. Now Sen. Myers is such an administration hot-shot that raised his rank from that of majority whip to anewly created one—deputy administration leader, Obviously President Truman doesn't

want a man of such high standing on his team defeated.

So the dope around’ here today is that the : President may sign the basing point bill with

Sen. Myers witnessing the great event and also Mayor David Lawrence of Pittsburgh. The latter is Democratic national committeeman from Pennsylvania. i - ; Of course Republican Sen. Edward Martin of Pennsylvania voted for it also. He may or may not be in at the signing. It is quite unlikely that thet Sen. Capehart or Mr. Halleck will be inv . 3 SEN. MYERS may get the pen to use as a sword against Gov, Duff, Most politicians around here say that it will take a whole lot more than that to win. Sen. Myers is on the short end of the betting : : So

campaign issue this fall in places where indus-

trialization is in its infancy, such as much of the .. They will charge that one-time small businessman Truman has always been their champion and that this veto proves it. Because a two-thirds majority is requqired in both houses, it is unlikely that a veto could be over-ridden. That would mean the end of the basing point business, so far as this Congress is concerned,

Barbs A CLOCK in an Ohio town has been running since 1804. Maybe it thinks A's a politician. A BALD MAN with wire-like whiskers can’t see anything so very wonderful about nature.

EARMUFFS for sleepers will aid health, says a professor. Especially for wives with snoring husbands. THREE English sisters were married inthe same ceremony-—and dad wiped three red items

off the budget at one time.

A SCAPPOOSE, Ore., man sald he lived to be 100 because he started chewing tobacco when he was 8. And kept right on plugging! A GEORGIA woman picked 108 four-leaf

clovers in her yard. It's nice to know there is that much good luck around. :

RESEARCH discloses that no new sin has developed in 5000 years. Some folks, however, are still having lots of fun with the old ones.

THE nation’s 1049 cotton crop was the largest in 12 years. Soft pickin's for the plantation folks! i : 2s, :

FEW OPTIMISTIC . . . By Paul Ghali

Co-operation Remote PARIS, June 5—It's hard to find anyone in a responsible position here today whois really optimistic over the chances of

true European co-operation,

The explanation lies in the conviction that Britain will refuse to abandon even the tiniest portion of its sovereignty in order to facilitate Europe's recovery, This, as the French see it,

is the crux of the British objections to the proposed French communique to be issued in behalf of all nations concerned with the Schuman coal-steel pool plan.

- = » pet ! THE British see the Schuman proposal not as a simple political principle which can be accepted or rejected. They say it is rather the equivalent of a commitment by two firms to amalgamate before they had’ any idea of the conditions of amalgamation. a The French contradict this viewpoint. They say: We don’t want you to decide now wheth-

cept amalgamation. We just want your agreemént that such amalgamation in prin-

er » ” IN ANY case observers here are viewing the Franco-Brit-ish. haggling over whether Britain will take part in preliminary talks leading to the formafion of a western European coal-steel pool as far ‘more serious. than appears on the surface. : . They, see here a demonstra-

communique.

“ratio of gross farm

Minister Schuman sent invitations to Germany, Italy, Belglum, Holland and Britain to attend a. conference in Paris the middle of June destined to fix the preliminary basis of his coal-steel pool plan. The plan met immediately with wholehearted American support.

= hd . MR. SCHUMAN suggested a common communique of all these countries indicating that the negotiations would be held on the basis of principles and “undertakings” . France's May 9 note in which the pool was proposed. Germany; Belgium and Italy 7 accepted unreservedly but Brit» - ain asked for “more Informa- . tion.” Subsequently during the course. of further note ex- * changes the French in order to meet, the British half way agreed to remove the word “undertaking” from their proposed —

- » » IT IS generally feit here that this Anglo-French bickering comes at a particularly unfortunate time because: : ONE: It cuts down the enthusiasm which should have

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KEY TO PROSPERITY . . . By Peter Edson

Capehart Urges ‘More Thinking’

WASHINGTON, June 5—Republican Sen. Homer E. Capehart of Indiana says the Republican Party has got to start thinkin’. To pro-

——mote this endeavor, Sen. Capehart has pub-

lished a 28-page pamphlet. Its tentative title is “The Key to Sound Prosperity.” Carl H. Wilken, Soux City, Iowa, economist, who now has offices in Washington, wrote the booklet. Sen. Capehart is backing Mr. Wilken in his studies, but the Sénator makes clear that he does not put his stamp of approval on it all.

~- Some of it he agrees with, and some of it he

does not agree with, But, says the Hoosier Senator, “my interest is to stimulate thinking.” The Wilken economic theories will stimulate thinking, all right, but there's no telling-what kind. Basis of the Wilken doctrine is that there must be a sound farm economy before there can be anything else sound. ; ; This appeals to Sen. Capehart, who was born poor, began life as a farm hand, then became a farm tenant and a big farm owner, along with his manufacturing activities. Incidentally, Sen. Capehart is running for re-election this November... eB SH A RR CR RR A ART ERAS RARE nm am

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‘Natural Economy’

___ BUT to get back to the Wilken thesis, he

- begins by ‘& finding that “the very laws of nature and production establish capitalism as the natural form of economy.” - He goes on from there to state that “the failure of our capital economy to retain stability is due to price fluctuations. which change the dollar value of new wealth.” i - Wilken'’s purpose, therefore, is to uncover the natural laws of exchange, which can then be used as yardsticks to make our economy work better and give us greater stability, The booklet is full of tables and charts. Much of the data—though not the' conclusions—are taken from the President's economic report to Con-

“A careful check of the record,” writes Mr. _ Wilken, “will reveal that each $1 of gross farm income will generate $7 of national income.” This is Mr. Wilken's “key to prosperity.” “Once we realize this

sroduction to national in-

Memo to Congress:

One Missouri farmer received different kinds of advice about fertilizer from five different agencies of the Department of Agriculture. ‘The Hoover Report shows how to stop waste of our taxes. 3 :

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tion of the fundamental di- acompanied this first measure economic condly vergency between the two of European 1 # tions of Europe. : countries over the principle of TWO: The French, THREE: Communist news-

European co-operation. . _It was immediately after he and his colleagues last met in

co-operate with them in im- big Western powers.

+ are: making capital of this to “sign of disunion” among the

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chme, we can set up this dogmatic _conclusion— no political party can operate the economy of

the United States on a basis of full employment

and national solvency unless it is willing to stabilize our gross farm income at a level high enough to provide the national income required.” Nh : : . “This sounds a little like a GOP Brannan Plan, but it isn’t. \ : : —Mr- Wilken backs up his “seven to one”—or “one to seven'-—theory by figures covering the

Tast 20 years: In 1929; gross farm income was

$13 billion, or 14.8 per cent—roughly one-sev-enth of national income of $87.3 billion.

N 2 Bad Farm Years a THE ratio was 14.4 per cent in 1937 and 14.4 per cent in 1948. . J The Wilken theory seems to bog down a little for 1933 and 1944, however. These were bad farm years, but gross farm income was 16 per cent of national income, and the ratio was one to six. J it Similarly, in 1947, when gross farm income

- income was at the peak of $226 billion, the ratio:

was also 16 per cent, or done to six. In 1940 and 1941, the ratio was a little better than one

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But the 20-year average was 14.3 per cent, or one to seven, -and that's Mr. Wilken’s theory ‘and he sticks to it. iii — “The seven-times trade turn of gross farm income is In reality our efficiency ratio of per man produciton,” insists Mr. Wilken. “It exists primarily because each average farm worker produces enough farm raw materials for himself and 8k pther workers.” ! The lusion which Mr, Wilken draws from this is that to create economic stability and protect national income from severe losses due to unnecessary drops in price levels, the country should stabilize the prices of nonperishahle farm ; crops.

Back to 1925 and 1929

“THE price of our basic nonperishable crops should be stabilized at parity with the value of

simple, yet positive. on sunewor “gold; the yardstick” for our mone-

tary measuring in world trade,” says Mr. Wil--ken. “Such a step would stabilize our price level for commodities at 169 per cent of the 1925 to 1929 perfhd, or the same relationship between gold andscommodities during that period.” So that's it, is it? Back to 1925 and 1929. “To stabilize the basic raw materidls from our agricultural production is not price-fixing in any sense of the word,” insists Mr. Wilken. “It is in reality regulating the value of the dollar as provided in the Constitution.” : He doesn’t say where in the Constitution it says that. ; . : ; But there you have the essence of the Wilken theory. Take it away, Republicans. Sen: Capehart wants you to start thinkin.’

fiasco.

1 re Berman youth in the Berlin shirts Now the marchers wear Re 3 Streets. blue and ha 3, 8 \ -— It beeame apparent; however, anq ane different 0053 ¢’ that the United States, Britain But in their dutiful tromp A 2 and France intended to repel = down Unter den Linden, in the a po ~any- junior “invasfon™ Of thelr ~ great placards and fAuttering & sectors by every means short banners one senses the same ‘ AF of bloodshed. Not that blood '_gedicated subservience to a Aa might not have flowed had the Leader and a Cause » {40ST move come off. But the pros- *° a Dan an aaa P08 rcp again the wri wi: A) ha bee -_nessing the corruption of youth xc <4 ai - driven back DY 40 the aims of dictators. bent td g wea prin s atte water On Blobal conquest. At Whit. “aa, are] from fire hoses. , ~~ suntide these Red youngsters allngtte 3 ne a : of East Germany could only 5 ~ UNDIGNIFIED ‘refreat. be- jeer at the guns of the Western fore such “weapons” could not nations. They will grow to ‘have been twisted easily into manhood in a warped frame of

majority Democrats year after year, A confirmed cynic such as I never expects to see the results hoped for. But isn’t it about time to replace the fat cats with a few hungry

- ones?

‘Give an Hour fo Someone’

— By Mrs. Vance Geédeon >

Someone said, “Now that Mother's Day is over, she can now be the recipient of noncommercial love” What about the other days? Everyone realizes the sacredness of Christmas Day, Thanksgiving and Easter. These stand for immortality and high ideals. On these “days,” let us give our remembered ones an hour or two of undivided time. A

_ special hour, prearranged.

After all, “time” is the most precious thing we can give. A long letter telling them of. your love and appreciation, instead of a present and a hurried message. Anyone likes the personal comtact. Children

“will drop all presents for a fishing trip with

Dad. They like close unity with: adults, a chance to do the things you are doing. A lark with adoring relatives, to a play or lunch, is a thing to look forward .to, with real interest. Commemorating the living with kind deeds, leaves a lasting and beautiful memory. Buying a present is often an easy and quick way out, not altogether. love and consideration. -

Still, how much nicer to think of our family

and friends in terms of time instead of money.: Early in life, children should be shown

_ that elderly and lonely friends and relatives

are a part of life's obligations. They. should be constantly reminded to visit and do acts of kindness for others. There are far too many lonely old folks. Added time given to young people would help stem the tide of waywardness, more ‘than presents, : A good slogan for all these manufactured “days” would be, “Give an hour to a loved one.”

‘Education Via Television’ ~~ By Mrs. H. Ellis. :

Justa few remarks on TV vs. homework.

In my opinion there should be no great. controversy between TV and schoolwork. As things stand now the only solution to +" ~ problem is the firm hand of the parent on . TV knob. However, the TV can be turned into a very useful teaching medium if only the PTA or the mothers and fathers would guide it prop. erly. = : It could prepare the pre-school child : for school. Help the school-going child with his work. Teach the children useful hobbies, exciting games, Take them traveling around the world. It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so why don’t we use these same pictures - via TV to teach our children history and geography? Come on, PTA. It's up to. us. Let's start the ball rolling. You've got the whole summer ahead of you. Let's see if you can’t come up some good educational programs by. the fine school starts next fall. i id ' : ja w

‘What Others Say—

AFTER 15 years of collective bargaining, it's about time these corporations made up their minds that unions are here to stayi=<United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther, 3

YES, we have won some battles in Western Europe, but we haven't won the cold war.—ECA Administrator Paul. G. Hoffman. : :

BUT surely in November the American people will elect a Congress which will obey the will of the people.—Vice President Alban Barkley.

By Galbraith PROPAGANDA FIASCO ...By Bruce Biossat

Corrupting Youth

their firm show of strength in Berlin turned the well-advertised Whitsuntide rally of German Communist youth into a propaganda

Being realtistic, Moscow could never have believed that such _.an assembly of blue-shirted youngsters could the Allied-held sectors of the city against determined opposi= went to the Allies, It was won tion.. The Russians must have - understood from the start, too, Berlin blockade of 1948-49 was that the West would not sit idly by while Red youths overran the German metropolis.

5 s = PERHAPS they thought for a time that a mass drive on >the “Western areas would put the ‘Allies in the uncomfortable position—before Germany and the world—of shooting down

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overcome: the West confronted Russia with an iron resolve not to yield. y

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watching or hearing of the Whitsuntide youthcarnival could avoid dismal parallels with the past. First there were the Kaiser's legions, then the Nazis’ brown-

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FOUR: Britain and France Russian of this maneuver ® = = aré both right in their own Whatwasleftbuttocalloff the . THE Allies have n. The misunderstand. Push into ‘West Berlin? - ina : er mphed position. : 5 Moscow, by restricting the the big battle for the minds of ing comes as much from na- rally to its portion of the city, troubled peoples everywhere tional psychologies as from di- saved itself from humiliation _ and especially the young minds aE rT EE = . :

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