Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 June 1950 — Page 23
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00 a year instead
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ficit ged
ongress ution
Bills to rescind-the recent cuts in mail both houses of Conmight better devote ng else, for , these ing even should they
Congress won't prorestore the service artment in all likeli- | fiscal year with its
legislators trying to it, too. Post Office Congress never has f how to put the depaying basis. This © $545 million in the
7 Postmaster Donaldenough to push law | solution, they may ugh, according to an s of the changes, a 1siness firms are suf
vice themselves are est it was hoped they ’ ‘opérating costs, but 8s the saving may be
n the department are th class mall services ‘'wspapers and magirs, and parcel post. postal savings earn
arvices ought to be ex‘ess with a view to ng it onto the most
erever-they apply, the"
Hoover Commission
oes not produce the e out the deficits in gress would seem to se rates so operations
mounts to flat acgress is prepared to irtment indefinitely as t giant that cannot
ild surprise by really k, they ought also to rd fiction of “alr mail
n may need subsidies m of ‘another sort. But he airlines has nothing ir mail service, which ; to costs and stand ecial nature,
a new husband make
key to character, says en found on that little nsufficient funds.”
1 to run on a privats
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{| Puzzles New
Population Figures R Only.After Fast Footwork
By The Times City Staff =. HENRY NEAL, census Bureau chief here, performed ‘masterful bit of “broken. fiel ” running with census tabulations last week in shielding them from. reporters. Rea-
“To stall newsmen, he first told them. figures would have to be cleared with Chicago. Chicago office said it would not receive them until after Mayor Feeney and the press did. Regional offices needed only a telegram
asking permission to release figures to public. : di Neal then said he could not release figures until two days after the telegram was sent to Chicago regional ‘offices, but no definite deadline existed. Chicago said the minimum time was 48 hours to the minute after the telegram was datelined for transmission, but bureau chiefs could make ‘their own choice of release schedules. Mr. Neal then sald he was required to send the figures to newspapers through the mails, Not so, sail Chicago. They can be released by any means, but a confirming letter is then needed. Mr. Neal then proceeded to set his release ‘schedule. To one reporter he said “figures will be ready at 8 a. m. Friday.” To another he said 9:30 a. m. To another he said, “be at my office at 11:30 a. m.” To another hé said, “10 a. m.” After the schedules were set, the bureau chief swiftly moved to release them at 9 a. m., to the Mayor and county clerk. The mayor was not given county figures, To the reporter who appeared on schedule at 8 a. m. for the
tabulations, the census director sald “We'll see you at 10.”
“Is that when the tabulations will be released to the Mayor?” he was asked. “Yes,” replied Mr. Neal. PS: the nose count was released at 9 a. m. PSS: Anyhow, the figures are admittedly low. Official figures
won't be known until Jan. 1. » » = ~ . »
‘Fair Deal’—Almost ’ LOOK FOR state Democrats to take modified stand on virtually every major “Fair Deal” program outlined by President Truman's brain-trusters in Washington. They will come out for an extensive health program to provide adequate medical care for more people under reasonable financial conditions.. But they won't call it “socialized medicine.” They'll plump for big farm program designed to appeal to id and farm folk alike. But they won't call it the Brannan lan. They will take positive stand on labor legislation and wind up by demanding repeal of the Compulsory Arbitration Utilities Law, called Indiana’s “no strike law.” But they probably won't demand repeal of the Taft-Hartley law in its entirety. Democratic platform builders are busily engaged putting 1950 planks together in Claypool Hotel. When they're finished, platform will look like a lukewarm edition of Faif Deal’ national platform. On controversial Fair Employment Practice Commission law, Democrats will urge stronger one than present vsluntary law, but weaker one than demanded by several minority groups.
NEW TRANSIT fare boxes caused headaches for riders, even bigger one for drivers, in days of installation. Riders were careless. y held handful of change over wide mouth of the fare boxes and sure enough, extra nickel, dime or penny would fall in. Drivers had no way to get it out. Some returned cash to the customer, then customer signed receipt with full name and, address. That took time, a lot of time, and slowed schedules, too. And it made first-class Bookkeepers out of drivers for awhile.
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» ” ” IS WHITE HAT in or out of senatorial ring? Majority of political dopesters insist it's out. However a few are betting (not heavily) that Gov. Schricker will
plunge into race during con-
vention Tuesday. They point out state law permits nomination from convention floor with backing of two-thirds of delegates.
Out For OH?
SPEAKING of Gov. Schrick~
was listed as a “fugitive” from Marion County Criminal Court 1. Same man was free on $1000 . bond on another charge from Criminal Court 2. Since both courts are theoretically one court, it looks like the left hand doesn't know what the right one's doing. » 2
er, don't be surprised if he finally paroles state's No. 1 hot potato, Ott Workman. Last year ihs Governor re-
of
ain’t no sandy clawsl
fused to unlock door for the Martin County farmer and litician. Feared political op“ponents would whip up “parole scandal.” However, those in know now say the Governor paroled D. C. Stephenson and may do same for Ott. Gov. Gates paroled Workman briefly but revoked it when reports of parole bribe floated over Statehouse. It was said but never proven upwards of $50,000 was paid to free ‘Workman,: convicted of participating in armed robbery shooting of his brother-in-law. ” » n LOOK: FOR city to try to Jack up size of bond required from contractors doing-street or sewer repairs. City engineer's office wants to push up bond from $1000 to $10,000 to insure satisfactory work. Say bond is so low contractors don’t worry about losing it, hence are careless. Like ‘one who left large chuckhole in east lane of 1300 block N. | Capitol Ave. unguarded for several weeks, finally hanging red lanterns this week when
Job was alot done. s
Eye on City Hall?
WILL ALEX CLARK, judge ' of Municipal Court 4, be next Republican candidate for mayor's chair? That speculation’s been kicking around for some time. Look for answer soon when time for bench is due. Story around now is- that Hizzoner will indicate he’ does not want reappointment, that bs wants to go back into law x. ce. That would leave free to toss hat in mayor's ring.
~ EVER HEAR Fot fugitive? - In digging up bond series | from Criminal Courts, a Times
half a
reappointment to
COUPLE MONTHS ago there was a lot of griping about cab service. Since Red Cab's the biggest, it got most of the complaints. Patrons got mad when they had to wait up to 45 minutes for cab after they'd been given no indication . of delay when they ordered taxi. Cabbies were hot over high number of “yoids”’—runs they made only to find callers had given up. and gone by mule train after long wait. But a new day’ s dawning.’ One resident, who called to get cab the other night, was immediately informed none was available without delay. In following mail came a mimeographed form lettér. Very
“gracious, very apologetic letter
said firm appreciated call, was sorry it could not provide cab within reasonable length of time and “hoped that our failure in this instance will not prevent your calling us again.” Letter even has blank space for “suggestions.” That really makes it new era. 1 “ERC Te. .. AN EX-OFFICIO committee of county officials has agreed
that if there'd been 10,000,
voting machines available for primary election, still would have been jam-up. They also agreed there will be no such problem during fall ma-
feeling is that smaller precincts with fewer people to _yote in one spot, rather ‘han ing Hing, | so the
/ Vite : wn oe
World Report—
Forces Government to Debate Issue
Vital to Continental Marshall Plan Aid ito GORDON CUMMING
From the Wire Services
A new drive for ¢ , "United Nations of Europe is developing ‘and by a curious twist of fate it-may beled by the man who first
proposed it—Winston Churchill.
Through an error of timing the British Labor Party issued a pamphlet opposing the Schuman plan for uniting the French and German coal and steel industries,
Mr. Churchill saw his opportunity and has challenged the Labor government to debate
issue tomorrow (Monday).
The issue i8 not merely
whether Britain should attend
the current six-power meetings in Paris on the Schuman plan. It is also whether Britain's
. strength will be added to the
broader drive for complete economic integration in Western Europe, which, ultimately, will lead to the United States
of Europe.
Mr. Churchil wants Britain to join the continental powers in the drive for unity. He has no fear of free enterprise. His opponents, the Labor Socialists, balk at the idea of joining Britain's future with nonSocialist states. The Labor Party wants European unity based upon Socialist principles, aimed at Socialist goals. Obviously, this debate in Commons marks a turning point in the relationship developed under the Marshall Plan, the Atlantic Pact and the military assistance program. The United States and Canada are heavy contributors to Britain's rapidly improving
economy.
The American willingness to continue this support will diminish or increase as Britain takes a full part in the restoration of Western Europe. Should Prime Minister Attlee and his government lead Britain into some form of isola~ tlonism, it would definitely injure the whole Atlantic program. Britain’s parliamentary trisis has stimulated all the forces aimed at Western unity. The French and Germans seem determined, more than ever, to seek a new unity with or without Britain.
The six-power meetings in
Paris are proceeding with a
vigor at variance with the re-
. cent predictions of failure. All
seem to feel the urgency of this opportunity to umite economically and to alm at the long-range goal of political federation. on Mr. Churchill and the continental leaders are looking to the time two years hence, when the taxpayers of the United States must accept a sequel to the Marshall Plan or cease all support to Western Europe. . .If Britain balked at the last hurdle and refused to go on
< Communists.
the road to federation, the attitude of the Americans would
_change.~— Economic integration
on the continent alone would not justify further huge Investments. the democratization of Japan, The Russian note called on Gen. MacArthur to withdraw the directives of June 6 and 7, purging from public life 2% members of the Communist Party's Central Committee and 17 editorial members of the Red party organ, Akahata. Akahata, meanwhile, forecast “assassination attempts” in the future on “important leaders” here, meaning Gen. MacArthur. \
France
PREMIER GEORGES BIDAULT'S eight - months - old government fell yesterday after suffering an overwhelming defeat in a National Assembly vote of confidence. The vote was 352 to 230, with seven abstentions. France plunged once more into a political crisis—and at the moment it was taking the lead toward European unity. The premier’s defeat was on a technical ‘question but the real issue at stake was his refusal to grant wage increases to government workers—as demanded by Socialists and
As a -result, France war without a government four days after it had called six Western European nations to Paris to discuss the Schuman plan. French officials had taken some advance precautions to insure against compléte collapse, of the talks. Foreign Minister Robert Schuman delegated his powers to Jean Monnet, real author of the plan and a permanent foreign office employee,
Germany THE Soviets who have been snarling -east-wests highway and canal traffic for three years, today were yelling “help” themselves, Soviet barges traveling through West Berlin were tied up at three locks in the
British-occupied sector for. rei
fusal to present papers of any kind, Two others were turned back.
The official Soviet newspaper
Ra
Moscow ape d on their high horses
Kremlin bigwigs in yesterday and rode bord on Gen, ats MacArthur after he : oiled four young Japanese Communists, shown above with their avryer, for Sppesing the occupation, Gen. Ma
Ba Sede he ls: Te Rae 1 re.
Churchill Grabs Ball From Labor To Promote United Europe Drive
Taegliche Rundschau printed an angry warning that the “the . Soviet occupation forces cannot countenance these arbitrary delays.” It called Ma}. Gen, Geoffrey K Bourne, British commandant, an “irresponsible” officlal.And it warn Western Germans that the Soviets have long. memories and that the Western Germans will catch it sooner or later.
Great Britain
"A FRESH attempt to break the United Nations deadlock over the membership of Com‘munist China is expected to be made when the economic and social council meets early next month,
The British Foreign Office was sounding the American and British governments today on their reaction if the British—instead of remaining neytral—vote in favor of seat. ing a Chinese Communist delegate at that meeting. The understanding is, however, that this will be done only In return for a very definite undertaking by the Soviet to end its boycott of the Securiity Council and all other United Nation organs and committees.
Formosa DEFENSE SECRETARY LOUIS JOHNSON was back in Washington today after a twoweek Far Eastern tour. High officials believe he intends to reopen the fight for military ald to Formosa. . These officials believe Mr. Johnson will recommend at a series of top-level policy conferences with State and Defense Department leaders next week that the United States reverse its nonintervention stand and rush arms to the embattiéd Chinese Nationalists on Formosa. Mr. Johnson had nothing to say on that score when he and Gen. Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, landed at Nwutional Afrport after a one-stop flight from Tokyo. But he sent out an immedi ate call for a Monday morning conference with the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air
: Force, It is believed Formosa
will be the No. 1 item on the agenda.
Japan GEN. DOUGLAS Mac ARTHUR today (Sumiay) sharply rejected a Russian demand that he call off his crackdown on the Japanese Communist party. Gen. MacArthur said Friday's Soviet protest note was a “congiomeration of misstatement, misrepresentation and prevarication of the facts.” The Soviet note, sent by Col. 8. Plyshenko, the acting Soviet member of the Allied Council for Japan, had formally protested against Gen. MacArthur's “police club law” in Japan, and had demanded he call off his purge of Communist leaders. The protest, obviously designed ‘for propaganda purposes; charged that Gen: Mac-
Arthur had viotated both the -
Potsdam ahd the Far East
commission's declarations on
the democratization of Japan. Hong Kong -
PARTIAL demobilization of
‘the Chinese Commuhist army was approved toddy by two of +the Red regime's top councils, Peking radio announced. The programs; revealed earlier by Commpunist Leader Mao Tze-tung, was voted at a joint session of the people's
revolutionary military council '
and the state Administration council.)
Mao said hel army will re. main large enoygh to “liberate” ~ °
Tibet and Formosa, later, and combat “counter-revolution-
f [ry
aries” plaguing Communistson the bow
broader than plated in "Point Four,” ss ITALY'S | BoFetul agricultural outlook has been spark-
~ plugged by wide use of Ameri-
can hybrid maize seed, Itallan corn production, stimulated by the Marshall Plan with 2000 tons of seed, is leading to silo building for much greater livestock growing. . - -
INDIA expects about half of fts 250 million population to vote in next April's elections, despite a law requiring a voter to own at least 200 rupees - ($40) worth of property -- or have that much income, »n ” » SYRIA is again in turmoil politically. One party wants to merge with Iraq. Others are vigorously opposed. . 8 - ”
GREECE has been having a loyalty probe, too, firing state employees accused of Red tendencies. New laws up for action would provide a loyalty review board for reinstatement of those found | to be OK, " COMMUNISTS in Italy have figured out a way to ride the publicity of movies-in-the-mak-ing. Hardly is a picture announced as in production, than an emissary of the party is sent to collect signatures “against the atomic bomb and for peace.” On one day the public reads the announcement of the picture, and on the next sees in the Red press signatures of all the company. uw n " NEITHER Italy nor Yugosiavia is overly anxious to settle the Trieste question. It provides a good diversionary target when domestic pressure gets too tough,
” ” » SLACKENED government
service is taking a ribbing in
Italy. A current story has a man saying: “When I want to be sure a letter is delivered, I take it myself.” A friend asks! “What about telegrams?” “With my telegrams I deliver them running.”
» . LJ ISRAEL has decided not to-
seize German property in the Jewish state. To do so, the Zionists feel, would prejudice Israel's claims to property in . Germany, which is much more valuable.
» ” ” THE effort to blame the recent Peruvian uprising on Communists is such bald-faced misrepresentatios’ that honest Peruvians are turning against the military dictatorship they have allowed to exist for 20 months,
WHILE much of Communist China starves, Russia is proposing to sell wheat to Western Europe if it will kick over ECA commitments. While it is good propaganda in Europe, it comes as cruel news to the Chinese.
. » ” * NOW a sovereign nation, India is stiffening its attitude toward the Union of Bouth Africa. To the Union's suggestion that the 285,000 In‘dians in Bouth Africa be repatriated, India has couritersd with the suggestion that the Dutch now running South Africa also be repatriated give the country back to {ts true owners, the native Bantus and Zulus.
THE $125 million United States credit extended to President Juan Domingo Peron of Argentina through State Department negotiations has created jealousies among countries that have friendlier to this country and which today need credit just as badly.
» » » MEXICANS like to make jokes about how rich their president has ‘become since he took office. . They say the world’s three richest men are now the Aga Khan, Aly Khan and Ale Man.
Growing Pains
to - and iron curtain countries.
Truth ‘Campaig
Seeks to Pierce Iron Curt Hints ‘Floating’ Radio St
By The Scripps-Howard Newspapers WASHINGTON, June 24 Next U. 8. cold war:
A “campaign of truth,” to, reach natives of
Details are hush-hush, but thi much ls sure the Buck Rogers ideas for Sovie i peoples with U. 8S. propaganda are being studied i best wijl be used. Lh ae One possibility: “Floating” broadcasting stations to 0. pour new power into radio programs bedaten to closed off" areas, so that more can be reached. ig Voice of America program will be greatly cxpandit” )
Hearings on this start early in Ji before Senate Foreign Relations Committee. State 0 July before t gets only $40 million - A now for the voice. Big plans, still undisclosed, will take 5
more money.
_ Some of the proposals for invading Russian minds win ‘Western ideas may breach international law. State Department is studying all He gles, o . » »
Tax Bill Looms : HS IT LOOKS AS if there'll be a tax bill, atter all. ie House will approve measure about as committees rior
it. And Seriators, much as they'd like to change it, know debate on conference reports to one hour.
it's this bill-fast—or nothing. Senate hearings start July 3, Senate probably will get the bill around July 6. Leaders will -
will be brief. try to push it through in Senators would lke bigger oo. ‘ough House
excise tax cuts, but know id there's no chance now of big fat month. Thy sige |
savings in spending or next year, Outlook is that Senators ‘Johnson to Report’ DEFENSE ee
sy
will agree to new corporation tax schedules, will write “peril point,” which they couldn't get in reciprocal trade bill, into this one. They figure President Truman will have to take it. House bill gives all but 20,000 of the ,000 corpor“ations a tax cut, instead of "increase, and this makes bili easier to take. These ate the ones earning less than $166,000 a year. Biggest increase, for corporations with $10 milHon met profit, is $205,000 a Year. Committee's getting a "flood of protests against withholding tax on dividends. It may yield on this, though administration wants it.
Study Iran Crisis
_. REASON STATE Depart ment’s upset about- situation n Iran is secret protocol signed in 1940 between Russia Bn Nazis, in which Boviets une mitted they had territorial aspirations in that direction.
Internal situation in Iran is_
bad, Farmers had a poor sea- Branton Plan son, can't buy what they need gkishoms I ae, So merchants are overstocked. Mike Monroney led dat Dissatisfaction with corrupt sant against it, is government grows, and out- t. 1s pointing out,
lawed Tudeh Party (Commu- he Senate Agrieul-' nist) gains strength alded by pe YL atroduced as threats from Russian radio, ulforlt. | for it. Russian tank maneuvers along
border, : Lach hat he PRE
SEN. : WILLIAM FULBRIGHT (D. Ark.) has the 4 49 votes to kill President's
Bomares Shesary 8
ganization plan putting Recon: ocrats, thinks as ‘does struction Finance Corp. in oututs issues. rg ; 3 Commerce Department, he be-. "a wT Heves, an ml Veto resolution will be caliod Urged for Key Post up July 6, only three days be- . OMAR i: fore plan would go into effect, chalfman
. In hope absentees will be back
then.
‘Foreign Aid Trick’
NEW SOHEME’S beng mentioned, doesn't want cooked up to by-pass members job, If Vandenberg is pic of House Appropriations Com- ~ Gen. Joseph McNarney mittee who have been laying ably will succeed him. for foreign aid funds, planning ever Defense :
to chip $500 million off Eco- - so nomic Cooperation Administra- n may
of the of Suat. a boosting AL
delay He's afraid W
tion (ECA), other amounts will press us to increase. our’
from military assistance fund. This bl
started hearings in February on workings of Marshall Plan, has 700 pages of testimony.
a =» 5
long been.
But Chalrman Clarence Cannon (D, Mo.) of House " eommittee has decided to bypass his own group, let Senate Appropriations Committee add another chapter containing funds for all categories of foreign aid to omnibus appropriations Hil Senate will allow more funds than House.
Trick is that if this scheme goes. through, House will get no chance to whack ECA, military assistance and other foreign ald funds except when it passes on conference report on House rules limit
one big bill.
Tries Out Hot Foot’ HOUSE ARMED Services - Chairman Carl Vinson (Da.
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Bill also abolishes Alr Quare termaster Corps, Engineering Surpt, Judge Advocate Seas Chaplains Corps, ik functions and personnel to Army. Alr Force will now write ite own bill, which is what Vinso probably intended: Neither vil