Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 June 1950 — Page 12
Ln! ROY W._sowARD WALTER LECKEONE ERY Wad Se
PAGE 2 Monday, Jie 13100
Telsutins RI ley ol ow Light and the People Will Find Thetr Uwn Way
still a Big Mystery
For five years the Justice Department has asilously guarded from public scrutiny the 1700 » stolen secret _ documents in the Amerasia case. But the department's politicians find it easy to out” secrets when they think it will serve to obscure facts about ‘mishandling of the case. “The week-end publicity about an excerpt from James V.-
“leak the
seemed to have that purpose. But it will not succeed in confusing anyone familiar with the Amerasia affair. The quotation from the Forrestal diary reveal only that on May 28, 1945, the then Secretary of the Navy was told of the impending Amerasia arrests. That he was disturbed by the thought that the arrests might embarrass - ~ vurrent negotiations with Russia. And that he, that day talked with FBI director and Capt. Vardaman, White House Naval aide, and asked them to make sure that the President was fully informed about the facts as well as the implications.
“fo do. “Ce The auoted part of tiie diary does ot lion the re“herbed testimony of Assistant Attorney General Melrierney that Mr. Forrestal asked for a delay. : . Nor does it refute the testimony of FBI Agent Guinea that on May 31, 1945, the Justice Department instructed the FBI to suspend action until the conclusion of the San Francisco conference. : This discrepancy is important only because it shows that the Amerasia shenanigans haven't ended yet. (Read Earl Richert’s article, Page 1D.
od ; ha ee = : THE REAL CRUX of the Amorasia story, though, is not in what happened before the arrests. After all, the delay was slight, As soon as the President heard about it, on Ey June 2, he told the FBI to get on with its job, and on June. i '6"the FBI collared the suspects: The big mystery is in the strange sequence of évents in . ‘the few months that followed the arrests. Why wasn't the case vigorously prosecuted? Why was it permitted to fizzle out in a couple of slap-on-the-wrist fines, in a quiet court proceeding where the judge was never told the pertinent facts about the conduct of the defendants or the importance. of the wartime secrets that had been stolen? 1 The Tydings committee could find out—but, the way it’is acting, we don’t believe it ever will. :
Vote. This Session on Alaska, Hawaii R more than a month the U. S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs has been sitting on the Alaska and Hawaii statehood bills, Now the committee is reported getting ready to vote “this week. Indications are it will send out either the two — House-passed measures (one for each territory), or two ~———gubstitutes with ‘minor revistons to meet 1 some of the state9 hood opposition arguments. : IT's ABOUT time. Further delay Would "be RL
“able. When it comes to fulfilling self-imposed obligations to foreign nations, this country has shown it can act
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promises to American citizens. The people of Alaska ahd Hawaii are American citizens.
cratic and Republican platforms pledged it. The National. Conference of Governors and the Governors’ Conference of ° the 11 Western states unanimously approved it. Besides, there is the American tradition of granting statehood to territories which have proved themselves worthy ad espable of governing themselves,
MORE THAN a month ago President Truman said that “the need (for Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood) is more urgent today than ever before. . . . By such action we will not only promote the welfare and ‘development of the two territories, but also greatly strengthen the security of our nation as a whole.” ; The Senate committée should report out the bills this week, and the Senate's Democratic leadership should bring
them to passage by an early vote.
Whoa, There, Mr. Secretary T'S 4 relief to read that two Ohio Congressmen are agreed there is too much war talk and in-their opiniofl there is little likelihood of an early conflict. They were “Titephen Young, Cleveland Democrat, and Clarence Brown, Blanchester Republican.
Secretary Louis Johnson, who has ‘been happiest lately while rattling the sword, This week, the secretary insisted that this country could, if necessary, “wage and win a war against Russia.” 4 He probably means with one hand tied behind our hack. A few million ex-GI's would remind the secretary not rete PBektoo free with even one of their hands.
_ Answer to a Duffer’s Prayers THE loss of a golf ball has a way of bringing a an abropthalt to the joys of ‘What might have been a pleasant afternoon. No one likes to bid farewell to those expensive pellets... "The ensuing search is usually,
ve lost their lust for
Rove Co. scientist may soon put an
the answer to the duffer’s prayer. small Geiger counter the golfer can h ith amazing speed. It shouts its "Now all that is needed is a device that will send it winging in the direction of the green. = : Lx is Uist ‘exporting foo much from the atomic age?
Forrestal's diary (hitherto locked in a White House safe)
Which was a | perfectly proper thing for Mr. Forrestal |
. mighty fast. It should not thumb-twiddle. and dawdle over
Their views are respectfully submittéd to Defense - “inle who helped the Legion.
_ Is part of an effective represen-
V, S. Doing ok
Dr. Leonard ing Ln World Health Fund Upped
WASHINGTON, June 12-~Dear Boss: Thats
ne Tole’ of “global oder as s Sen. William
E. Jenner (R. Ind.) is pessimistic.
He is Dr. Leonard A. Scheele, native of rt. Wayne and now surgeon general of the U. 8 Public Health Service. Just returned from ; third assembly of the World Health Qrganization in Geneva, Dr. Scheele is enthusiastic about what this United Nations setup has done and. ‘will do,
— With Soviet Russia and her Communist satellites refusing to contribute their pledge to WHO, he warits the U, 8. A. to up its budget a bit. He also predicts great strides of our own in the world health field under President Truman’s point four program. ;
Seeks Increase
THIRTY.FIVE } MILLIONS t for point four ; _..Ja_contained in foreign. ald... authorization Bim recently ‘approved by Con-
gress. Dr. Bcheele wants us to up our 1950 WHO contribution from $1.9 million to $2.5 million. He points out that this is a modest sum to put down disease which may infect Americans since in the transportation field, at least, we really have become part of one-world. “A shrinking *world is bringing the global disease problem to our own front door,” Dr. Scheele declared in a radio report on the WHO
delegation. “The rapid Increase in the speed and amount of travel has made it more difficult to prevent diseases from spreading across ' national boundaries.” : During the past year, Dr. Scheele reported, © WHO carried on projects in 76 countries and territories. There were demonstrations on malaria control
sent expert teams to the United States. to advise :
on refuse disposal in our cities and on nutrition, In the foothills of--the Himalayas in India,-a
WHO team Is bringing good health care. to *
- people who need and welcome modern health services. Along the Rhine: River in Europe, ..WHQ is giving ald in an extensive anti. venereal disease program,
Approved Budget
DURING the past year also, WHO has taken the first steps toward world-wide campaigns against malaria, venereal disease and tuberculosis. The WHO assembly approved a budget of $7,100,000 for all its world’s work in 1951. UN members who have dropped out and no longer contribute include the Soviet Union, China, Albania, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Czechoslovakia, The Ukraine, Hungary and Romania. Upping the U. 8. contribution and using some point four-funds. for more than make up for this Tons and pay avi.
~dends, Dr. Scheele declared. Under point four,
the President's program of téchnical assistance to underdeveloped areas, health projects will be carried out both t WHO and by the U. 8. direct. Tentative plans call for placing 30) U. 8. health experts in the field under the point four program. About 175 would be employed for programs conducted by WHO and 125 assigned to programs conducted by the U. B. in direct co-operation with individual countries. “We plan to recruit about 80 experts for controling such diseases as malaria, tuberculosis and syphilis,” Dr. Scheele said. “Physicians, sanitary engineers, sanitarians, entomologists And _ nurses are urgently needed. . “1 cannot over-emphasize the importance of these projects. The point four program fis one of the keystones of our efforts to contain comTunis and win a permanent peace, The people f the undeveloped areas are the victims of a
ey cycle of disease, poverty and misery. — Unless we-enable-them-to-break-this-eyele;- they offer fertile ground for the false promises of
communism,
"Health in Crucial Role
“UNDER the point four program, therefore, health may for the first time piay a crucial ‘and constructive role in Influencing human destiny. “In accepting our Tesponsibilities under the point four program, we shall be making a vital contribution to the cause of human liberty. We dare not fail. The survival-of our-way of life may hinge upon our success; - /“We can be confident that as we work for
And statehood has been promised to them. Both the Demos > better health. among freedom-loving people, we
shall also be working for a better world. We “shall truly be working for those great goals of
human endeavor—peace, . ; Jemoetacy 48 nd the
freedom and dignity of the individua
BEHIND THE SCENES ...By Dovgles Larsen
Joke Made Serious
12—8Some of the pro-Commie papers. in South America put a fantastic reverse twist on the story of the American Legion stunt in Mosinee, Wis,, last May Day. Reports of the reaction to it have U. 8. officials both laughing and very
WASHINGTON, June
worried,
It will be remembered that the Legion in Mosinee simulated
what would happen if the Commies took control of the
town, to show how horrible it Of Mosinee
would be. Naturally many pic- First of May.” tures were taken of the event . =» and circulated all’ over the world. . » .
HOWEVER, in printing the Paper, captions under the pictures some Commie’‘papers in South America just neglected to “thake clear that the whole thing was a sort of serious gag. One picture showed Benamin Gitlow, a reformed Com-
faction of
tures: . “What a pity with the stunt, pointing a gun at the head of Mosinee’s chief of police. In-big bold type above the picture were the 2% words, “Chief of Police Assas- 25sassination. sipated.” . » The caption below it read: “Benjamin Gitlow, pistol in hand, secretary general of the Communist Party, is preparing to execute Chief of Police Carl
Communists.”
gimmick being
fused to carry out the ordets given him by the Reds. The members of the American Leglon in the city of Mosinee, Wis, U. 8. A, did this in order to Commemorate the First of
to a standstill,
UNCLE SAM f rN ‘» ’ ANOTHER picture of the event showed the mayor being
hauled out of his house, halfclad. Over it In big letters
secrecy in the AEC.
tation by the American Legion Seisheating the
A LETTER from an American citizen reported that after these pictures appeared in the “all the -whom I've spoken thought that the American Legion was a _the Party THe Totter quoted the following remarks the street regarding the pic-
Americans have fallen to the
“Why, they killed the chief of police and Photographed the
AMERICAN traffic experts have been invited to Norway this summer to take a look at a brand new traffic control
Oslo. It is a stop light reg. =. pin Ea EC er “ulated by pedestrians. When it ~~ = "coms 190 BY wea save was first installed for a test vehicular traffic was b
. punching the button for a joke.
a plan to use televisioh to teach citizens the facts of civilian defense against atomic attack. The proposal is to prapare a series of training films which show in detail what each citi-
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FOG OF SECRECY .
. By
People Aren't Being Given Facts
has proved hopelessly academic and unworkIt resembles nothing so much as trying
WASHINGTON, June 13—In instance after instance this administration i8 keeping back information on the apparent assumption that
--the -American people can’t be told the facts of
present-day life. A kind of creeping fog of secrecy is shutting off more and more areas fica public understanding and public discussion. A great many people seem to have been puzzled by President Truman's press conference remark that we were nearer peace in the world
“on the same ‘day the President sent an official a message to Congress on the European rearmament program that was full of. foreboding and hints of danger. When the inquiring reporter asks at the White House why the President believes peace is near today, he is met with a cryptic smile. Isn't it possible, he iz told, that the President has information that is not avaiiabie to reporters?
Fairly Typical Example THIS IS fairly typical, it seems to me, of the attitude prevailing today. Papa knows best, and you must take Papa’s word for it. The other phase of this attitude is the promul-
weapons which will alter the nature of a future war in a magical way so as to eliminate the grimness of mass armies, mud, blood and death. This last has some resemblance to the, beautiful theories of the more wild-eyed advo‘cates of victory through super air power.
In this atmosphere it is good to have David"
: E. Lilienthal, former chairman of ‘the Atomic
yo SPOAK--In an article in Collier's he says that the government monopoly maintained . by the commission, along with the shroud of secrecy, has prevented private industry from pushing the kind of competitive development that will mean real progress. Mr. Lilienthal’s numerous enemies on Capitol Hill may be slightly surprised to find him .
plumping for competition and an end of gov-
ernment monopoly. But anyone who has taken the trouble to examine his views will find that basically this is in keeping with what he has always stood for. On the question of secrecy, Mr. Lilienthal is unequivocal: ; “The act's process of declassifying (making
" non-secret) information having industrial value
SIDE GLANCES
people with
Communist
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that even the
tried out in
t Walkers kept
GEORGE WAS H INGTON LOPP, the dean of the American settlement in Paris, made one of his infrequent visits back to this country recently to talk a little business with
ft 1s” considering
were the words, “Mayor Held.” zen can do to best protect him- nue. For years he has been The caption said: self and family in case of A- = working in Paris for the estab- _ “Mayor Ralph ter, — bomb-attack, The films would lishment-of an American cememayor of Mosinee, Wis, be distributed free to local tele- tery there.. i
U. 8. A, is being expelled from “his house without time to ings
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vision stations and their show-co-ordinated with other
It seems that it is the custom in France to dig up all |
—change his pajamas in order to local civilian defense +. 'vities put; mains be executed minutes later by due to get under way : Tien a t or . the Red troops which over- -areas where there arc . ‘le- years as. so, Mr. is anxthrew the government. This vision stations, the'filn .ould jous for the Bureau to give a be. ‘given to local theaters.
—about new and “secret
Marquis. Childs
able. to cut down the redwood of
knife; the tree grows faster than the whittler =
can cut.”
Saw Choking Competition THE fact that government monopoly would choke industrial development was clear to him, - Mr. Lilienthal writes, when he J became
military purposes.”
The Lilienthal article fits in with a speech by former commission member Robert F. Bacher, now head of research in physics at the California Institute of ology. Mr. Bacher warned that the comsecrecy surrounding the decision to proceed with the hydrogen boinb has obscured an issue that the American people should understand and debate. The amount of fissionable material is limited and therefore whether one hydrogen bomb, which would take vast gqnan-
made two weeks
Tec pleti
fon.
“The worst part of our present position,” “is- that the citizen is not told what we are doing at the present time.
Mr: Bacher said, If a little frank. and.
open. might be very illuminating to our citizens, - . would give any useful information to the Rus -sians-that they do not already vo. I would . be most surprising.
Just More Silence
“THE *public does not need to know techni"cal questions about how fissionable material is produced and how atomic bombs are made. It would be most helpful td them, however, in judging whether this hydrogen bomb develop‘ment can be expected to add much to our military effectiveness, to know approximately how many atom bombs we have . . . President Truman on Jan. 31 made his terse statement announcing that he had ordered work to proceed on the “so-called hydrogen or superNothing has been said officially since The rest, as Hamlet put it, is silence.
bomb.” that time.
Very -eort to bring in Teadin “But the obstacles in the act were too oes great’ bua Mr. Lilienthal became convinced that “atomic knowledge in the hands of government will be intensively and successfully developed only for
tities of this “materialy is more valuable than 25 ordinary atomic bombs becomes a vital
ihe t rock-ribbed Re colleagues, voting together on crucial issues, therefore, these two elements, who to all practical -purposes com a single group, can control the action of
political ills, If to their partisan - the “i t
:
writes:
with a pen-
ploy
give vent to their thoughis. In The Times of Wednesday, June T, there is a letter by Ray B. Hinchman. In this letter he “I am suré I could write out better plans than the President all within the framework of our way of life.” persuaded to write those plans so that we, the “little people,” could be better informed? ~R- : Let me assure you, I am not trying to grind _ an ax tar Mr, Hinchman. I do not know him,
- ‘Why Blame Fate?’ By Aron Rauch Every man is born single. It's his own aul’ if he gets married. Then why blame fate when his marriage goes on the rocks?
‘Employed But. idle’
Our greatest problem is not the idle unem- , but the idle employed—the people on: pay rolls who are not working, but sitting around complaining about bad business.
that Mr Hinehman-could-be-—
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fhade 8
country.
- the nation.
A large percentage of this spending is not actually necessary to the welfare of
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with Russia, not in peace of the world.—Prime
which -
~ Baruch.
Minister Liquat Ali Kahn of Pakistan. . - .
. IF American fiscal policy becomes a per__petual inflation machine—the result must be | to ensiave us to the government.—Bernard
concrete encouragement.—Gen. Dwight
Lee A.
THIS year I'm wearing just plain Shorts a little longer than average—and they're on the baggy side.—Tennis Star Gertrude Moran, famous for her lace panties.
MAKE no mistake -that- democracy inthe South is being sacrificed for the votes of pres. sure group minorities elsewhere in the country. —Sen. Harry Flood Byrd (D. Va.). ~ I AM inclined to believe that 30 to 50 years will elapse before uranium can possibly become a major source of power.—Nuclear Physicist Dr, Dubridge.
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By Galbraith DOUBLE-DEALING . - . By Ludwell Deni
Stalin in Tight Spot
oz 6-12.
"There's your Gl daddy getting his di ome. Now ali he has to do is get a job and the w war will ‘be over for us!” rif .
come tax deduction on any donations to the cemetery, which will provide permanent burial
in individual graves.
During the Nazi occupation of France, Lopp was permitted to set up a canteen for all cap- . tured and interned Amricans. He also is responsible for the “construction of the first American hospital in Paris. Dediéa-
tion date for the new cemetery po is the first of August. All plot after five~ Americans who die in France _ ism on one ‘hand and, on the
can be. buried , free if
their relatives can't ut afford to power
pay. Yeh
“rections at
_ land.
_- country. Later,
' WASHINGTON, June 1
Hdl has made a PO with hime
self, which he probably will not keep, to fool his suspicious Polish subjects but at the price of infuriating the Germans he is wooing. That sounds complicated. But such is the devious device of the Soviet dictator in having his East German stooges sign away the dismembered German provinces to his Polish puppet regime,
HE IS in a tight position.
For the conquest of Europe he
must retain his hold on Poland,
which requires one policy, and . at the same time soften up Ger-
many which requires the opposite policy. Since even Stalin cannot wriggle off in two diSONCe;” move one way first and then double back. It's that doubling back or double cross that the Poles fear. Russia is their traditional enemy and oppressor. In addition to that they don’t like communism, especially when it interferes with their Catholic religion and with the Pessunt's
a . = ” THEY can’t forget that Sta-
lin-Hitler deal which led to the world war and divided up their
“formally annexed Eastern Poland to Russia, he them by giving them Eastern Germany. That probably was the cleverest trick Stalin ever pulled: _ It did three
It tied the at Poles to Russia, for they could not hope
to hold the German provinces
without Stalin’s military power. :
. » » IT completed Stalin's control of the Baltic Sea, extended his encirclement of Siraiegis provided
Czechoslovakia, and ‘Red army bases and a fortified
Oder-Neisse line for pressure
on Germany and Western Ld
rope. It revised German national- : other,
when Stalin
fiercely committed to regaine ing the “stolen” provinces. fod i 8» n EVEN the most peaceful and liberal Germans — of which there are not too many—are
as intent on this as the Chau« vinists.. And with reason, be-
cannot feed herself without those agricultural lands and has no place to put the 9 million refugees from the east now crowding West Germany without homes or jobs. ; There are only two ways disarmed Germany can regain those provinces. One is for the Allies to make war on Russia for that purpose-—which everyone knows will not happen. The
other way is for some future °
German government to make a
deal with Stalin as Hitler did,
” # . - THAT is precisely what.the Poles fear. And it is to quiet’ those well-founded fears that Stalin must go through the embarrassing mumbo - jumbo of -- having his East German hireings sign away part of their fatherland to his Polish reds— until the time. is ripe for the
Russian-German alliance.
, © Of course Stalin may out-— smart himself in the end by
turning both Poles and Germans against him 2 x » ~ MEANWHILE, the Allies will not agree to this latest Soe. : viet violation of the Potsdam
Patt, which left the territorial |
-issue to the future peace con. . ference to decide. Stalin, un~
avoidably, has given them a weapon
: propaganda
cause. dismembered Germany ERE A I TR OR
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