Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 June 1950 — Page 24

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‘WASHINGTON, June 20—The southern officehiolder who professes to be a liberal is a dead pigeon on election day. He cannot now survive the Red-baiting and the Negro-baiting that goes with his reputation. : Rep. Smather's smashing defeat of Sen. Pep-

PAGE 24 Thursday, June 29, 1950 per in the Florida primaries was the first convincing sign of this southern trend to the right.

ye E of Cirouls The unexpected defeat of the respected Sen

on County. » cents & 6opy lor dail} and 10s 1%. Graham in the North Carolina runoff just about

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Sidr fir, sues ii Bl a in \ndiane closes the argument, Willis Smith, who defeated i if 19.00 0 fried sally 1500's oh, "Sarinds junds? - Ben. Graham, used the Red and the racial istin sper a al ndus Toe & coi sues for all they were worth.

Telophons. RI ley eh The conservative swing in the South, which

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wif ECONOMICS . . . By Fred Perkins

A World of Law save South Korea is won or AFL, NAM Ag ree Wit the | Trade Is Good

ost, United Nations made an historic decision when it called for use of military force against the Red Earnings of Workers ‘Continuing to increase

invasion. This was a long step toward establishment of a world . of law and order. WASHINGTON, June 20—Spokesmen for The British navy has joined American forces in a united path industry and labor agres that American effort to carry out the United Nations orders. Other mem. business is good. bers of the world organization are ready to render any The American Federation of Labor (AFL) assistance required of them. With such power at its dis- says in its monthiy economic review that Ameri posal, the United Nations charter has attained new dignity - SoRsumers Fave Jaaght wore oouw a and meaning. ing toward a new peacetime peak. . It is true that, if Russia had been represented at the The National Association of Manutacturers ‘meeting of the Security Council, the Soviet-delegate might (nau) says the nation is enjoying as full em. ‘have vetoed any proposal for intervention. : ployment as is possible under other than ex- .. But the Soviet delegate’'s absence emphasized how traordinary conditions. effective the organization can be when its hands are not The AFL. and NAM agres also that earn tied by misuse of the veto power. This is something to ings of workers are continuing to rise. The AFL ponder in considering future amendments to the charter.

says, “wages are increasing, though some in- . &n a a creases are not so large as in 1048, Weekly THE VOTE in the Security Council on use of military sanctions was 7 to 1, with two members of the council not

wages in factories reached a new all-time peak - in April. The high level of wages is the sound basis which can sustain business when current consumer borrowing slackens.”

All-Time High THE NAM, discussing May instead of April, says that wages “accelerated their steady upward trend during that month,” rising to an

The United States, Britain, France, China, Cuba, Norway and Ecuador supported use of force. Yugoslavia was opposed, roting no and urging mediation, even though mediation had failed. ———Yet if Yugoslavia is the next target of Soviet aggresdom, Yugoslavia probably will be the next country. to seek United Nations intervention.

rage of $56.89, -time high. Prices also are moving up again, but the labor organization is not alarmed, It says, “the

ET Tiss thus far ing costs may be a little higher this fall, but no serious rise is yet forecast." In previous post-war years union spokesmen have usually emphasized the imminence of

India and Egypt did not vote, their delegates explaining that they had not had time to receive instructions from their governments. No one is deceived by such explanations. 1a wage boosts, The. AFL, gives three reasons for the consumer spending boom: (1) Workers’ purchasing

-Both-governments-sand ‘whenever the cold war issue is raised. Both think

- they can buy immunity from the Communist threat by igporing it. : power has reached a new post-war peak, and since wages and salaries are about two-thirds . of all consumer income, high workers’ buying LINEUP on this vital issue ld ‘not be for- Eb tho Bbinngrongbpeniin fe, sib onde Won bus 8 (2) the veterans insurance “dividend” added at least $2.5 billion to consumer buying power; i{3r-consumers have been borrowing at unprecedented rates to buy homes, autos, electrical appliances, television sets, furniture and other goods of more than temporary character.

Cheerful Attitude

THE labor organization sees “business Noes responding to this consumer-created boom by a much more cheerful attitiide toward the future. They are buying larger inventories of goods; have stepped up their plans for installing new plant equipment, so that the forecast for

THE gotten in future planning for world security. * We cannot afford to divide our strength by lending economic assistance to governments that prove undependable when the chips are down. © This situation is too serious to waste further time with hitchhikers looking for a free ride. ~~ "The attack on South Korea was an attack on the United Jations itself and all its members. The forces of the United and Britain which are supporting the United Nations ‘Korea are not fighting for their. respective governments, y. are Aghth for world peace, As defenders of the

: 3 is only six per cent below 1949, Instead of 15 - Poy & ot cent below a# at the beginning of the year.

Coronation Too? This has helped to create jobs for workers.” ’

¥ However, both the AFL and Nam ie a never seen much distinction between Russian possible bust to the boom in government finanal policies. The NAM's f that subject YY communism and the despotism ‘of the dark ages, when gre weil xnown. The AFL says. PE : Hinge and their henchmen could do no wrong and the deficit spending, if continued, could have serious geople had no voice in their own affairs. inSationary effestat Stalin has recognized an affinity with Ivan the Terrible COULD I. BUT READ x making that worst of Czars a hero of the modern Soviet J by po ;

: Could I, but read the sky, a : 3 i As] ft will « ‘And now Red Hungary seeks to gain stability for the olen 3 wi E Star orbits come in view; regime at Budapest by bargaining for a return of the Waiehaii po) 1h view; ok erown of St. Stefan. ~~ Where pages writ on dark, Y Nearly a thousand years ago Pope Silvester § gave this As some gigantic tome ¢rown and the title of ‘apostolic king” to Stefan, Hungary's ‘first king, as a reward for converting the Hungarians to

In bindery of arc; Could I, then read the script Christianity. .

That form each word with stars? Or find these words On written cosmic bars? . THE crown was taken to Germany when Hitler looted LL peg to space, central Europe. It is now in American custody there. The By law of masteries, Hungarian Communists are reported to have made its wy tar, lo Hach Ha Nas! return part of their price for releasing Robert A. Vogeler, Through nebula to prod, American businessman whom they have imprisoned as an Ald learn fron that tar mam, alleged spy. . When communism makes such a concession to the traditions of royalty it must mean’that Marx and Lenin aren't all-satisfying. One of these days the Reds may re-establish coronations and thus complete the cycle.

The reading would be God! Mysterious Delay

Sigmund B. Tokopt DAFFODILS The weather-beaten house Standing unpainted and forlorn. Its broken windows hung With curtains dirty and torn. The porch, with but half its boards. SUMNER PIKE of Maine has served ably as a member of Tot al abot, in areti even rows, j the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) since it was Are daffodila—-proud heads hig established. He is now its acting chairman. TO flath the rans warm gale: © On two previous occasions the Senate has confirmed Mr. Pike, and he deserves prompt confirmation for the new: four-year term to which President Truman has named him. But, though his present term will expire tomorrow, Senate action on his renomination is being delayed for some mysterious reason. Meanwhile, three other AEC members, renominated at the same time as Mr. Pike, have been confirmed. All of

To curtsy in the warm spring air, -Lols Machlan, 2122 College Ave. them have had briefer experience than his in dealing with "atomic problems, -

‘SIDE GLANCES Yy MR. PIKE is a Republican, but hers 1 is no "evidence on

public record that he has ever permitted political or other considerations to- interfere in any way with performance of his duties. And a Democratic President has given re- ~ peited evidence of great confidence in him. The Pike nomination is being held up in the Senate Atomic Energy Committee. If that committee will not approve it quickly and give the Senate a chance to vote on it, it is the plain duty of the committee's chairman, Sen. McMahon of Connecticut, to bring out in a prompt and public hearing the reason why confirmation of this good public servant is being obstructed.

Dinerocrats NEW name for Democrats has been invented i New Mexico, the only state in thé Union which prints its ballots in two languages, English and Spanish. Edwin L. Mechem, young and vigorous Republican nominee for governor, says members of the party of Jefferson, ‘Jackson, Cleveland, Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, TruBan, Hague, Pendurguat and the Amestaia cass shonid be

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is based heavily on racial tensions, may 15 the formation of & labor pirty In the United States, according to some obiervers here. Their reasoning follows: The elections in Florida and North Carolina have served notice on southern mémbers of

Congress. that they vote “liberal” at their own peril.

These warnings from the voters cf Florida and North Carolina inevitably must strengthen the conservative sRemocratic influence in Congress. This in turn can only bring bigger and better frusrations for the Fair

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GIVE AWAY TO RUSSIA

~ Why Was Korea

WASHINGTON, June 290-As the world spotlight focused on Korea, the question uppermost in the-minds of those looking into the background of the crisis was this: How did it happen in the first place that Korea, a united country, was arbitrarily eut in half along an artificial, unrealistic geographical line and one part turned over to Russia and the other part given to the United States occupation forces? : Korea as a whole was promised her independence by three Allied powers, the United States, Great Britain and China, as early as Dec. 1, 1843. Russia had no part in the pledge because Russia was not then at war with Japan. Korea was a vassal state of Japan. Originally the plan was for occupation of all Korea by American forces after the defeat of Japan. Surrendered Japanese troops were to be repatriated and an interim government set up under U, 8. auspices, looking to eventual

chosen Korean government.

Self-Rule Plan Upset

BUT something intruded to upset this plan

and make Korea the Germany of the Far East. .

Who it was that decided; and when, that Russia should be cut in for half of Korea has never been officially stated. But like so many other items of the big give-away program in Russia's favor, the decision was in line with the Rooseveltian policy of appeasing Russia at Yalta, and probably was made there. The Yalta conference sat from Feb. 3, to Feb. 11, 1945 long after the Cairo conference of 1943 when Korea was promised self-rule with no strings attached. But at Yalta President Roosevelt and Prime

‘Minister Churchill secretly began making their

offers to Stalin to get Russia to enter the war against Japan. And Included in the rewards held out, it was subsequently reported that Stalin was promised the northern part of the country, containing almost all of Korea's manufacturing capacity, most of the coal and iron, railroad rolling stock, rail repair shops and all jhe important sources of electrical power, Moreover, the grandiose plan set up no pro-

think that it came on “direct order of the Kremlin. The parallel with Germany is striking. In East Germany, as in North Korea, a paramilitary force is being built up undér the diréction of Russian generals. Ostensibly a police force, reports to Berlin indicate that this"army is being trained -and equipped with light tanks ‘and artillery.

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EVERY effort is being made to insure that the uniform-d Germans comprising this force . are loyal Communists. But in view of Russian occupation policies, that has not proved too easy. Estimates of the size of the Russian-trained East German army vary from 30,- . 000 to 70,000. There seems little doubt, , however, that it is today the most powerful single force in 2 all of «Germany. Chancellor ~ 62% ers of his government in Bonn have been fearful that

two zones.

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GERMANY PARALLEL .". ; Korean Attack Forées Foreign Policy Change

WASHINGTON, June 290—The Korean attack makes it neces-

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By Oland Russell

Divided?

vision" for co-ordinating the activities of the

The line“arbitrarily chosen between the two parts of Korea was the 38th parallel. Korean leaders sald it was like drawing a line down the center of the United States with the western half given over to a Communist the eastern half striving to wn as a democracy.

Entered War to Collect

TO COLLECT on the various benevolent promises at Yalta, Stalin finally came into the Japan war five days before it was over. Then the Russians rushed occupation troops into Korea nearly a month before the initial American landing which took place on Sept. 8. Both sides respected the mythical boundary line, but the division between the two areas was sharp and from the outset disrupted the interdependent economy of the northern and southern part of Korea. The American zone

was the chief food-producing area while the

north had the heavy industries. From the first days of the occupation, the

+ American autforities sought to persuade the

Russians in the north to co-operate in the rehabilitation of Korean economy as a whole. But all efforts failed, and in 1948 the Russians went so far as fo shut off electric power to South Korea. For a .time the U, 8S. Army used power barges to keep Industries going in the south.

UN Commission Barred MEANWHILE, the United Nations had made an abortive effort to bring about some order and hold free elections for all Korea in fulfill-

ment of the promise for self-ruie and inde-

pendence. The United Nations sent a c¢om-

=~ mission, but Moscow refused to permit it w

enter North Korea. The United States went ahead with its plan of granting independence to South Korea, and on Aug. 13, 1948, the Republic of Korea was proclaimed. But now the two-year-old republic not only faces a fight for its life, but the peace of the world is threatened by outbreak of a

.conflict which stems back to the folly of divid-

ing a conquered or liberated country between two victors or diametrically opposed interests.

. By Marquis Childs

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ident Truman to redeem him promises, -partice

larly his promise to repeal the Taft-Hartley

Hoosier Forum "I do not agree with & word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right fo say i." ‘Listen fo Military Leaders’

By Emily Gardner Neal The name of Gen. Omar Bradley has been

added to the long roster of distinguished mille

tary leaders who have publicly conceded tiat

a small measure of our national sovereignty

must be yielded in the cause of collective ses

curity. As Gen, Bradley stated in a recent speech; “1950 1s the year of the turning point. A change in American thinking that began in 1941 has been confirmed by a series of actions —to the point that this nation in its role of

world leadership, can willingly make the first —contribution

of national sovereignty to the cole lective security of the western world.” When our military leaders, certainly in the best position to know, repeatedly emphasize the

fact that the only possible means of achieving

permanent world peace lies in the creation of a world federation with power limited but

adequate to prevent armed conflict, it behooves

us as American citizens to listen.

We, the people, share at once the inestimable

privilege and the tremendous responsibility, of

initiating for the mutual benefit of ourselves

and all mankind, the step which alone can lead to the abolishment of war, Strengthening the United Nations into a limited world federal government, and thus establishing within its framework enforceable supra-national law, is our task. J

warnings of our scientists and military leaders; if we close our minds to the lessons

If we. deafen our ears to the knowledgeable

which have shown us that peace cannot N

maintained by means of military alliances and pacts; if we blind our eyes to the now clearly discernible handwriting on the wall; then we, as the world’s most influential nation, are guilty

“by the crime of omission, of the murder of the

civilized world.

‘Erasing America?’

By Mrs. Evadne Hayward Hibben, 2933 Meridian St. :

~ “Amerdsia”—a name evidently buflt on the =

words “erase America.” The attempted erasing of America is being carried on in so many hide den ways that few Americans even know what is going on and when it is pointed out to the unsuspecting they are incredulous, Then there are the erasures of fine histori

~ things that help the Communistic crusade. The

destruction of the English theater, hotel and speaker's balcony, thereby practically eliminate ing the civic, cultural, patriotic purpose and meaning of the circle is grist for their mill and shows them the lack of awareness of the real citizens who, through concerted civie action, could have prevented such a setback to our city. Let us cut out for all time Amerasia and Indianerasia.

What Others Say—

AMERICA today is richer in opportunities than ever. I want to dispel the idea that you graduates are going out into the world at a time when opportunities have dwindled away.”—Psul G. Hoffman, ECA administrator.

EVERY American fraternal organization

that believes in the fundamental validity of

—American- Institutions must accept some degrees. - of responsibility for the defense of these institu

tions. ~—Vice President Alben Barkley,

THIS ‘Sovernment is going to go on much longer than a lot of people fear.—Britsh Food Minister Maurice Webb, on Labor Party's six vote ‘majority in House of Commons.

# THERE is really no reason in the world yi disagreements between peoples.—President True man.

Memo to Congress:

The government piinting office in Washington, costing $50 million a year, is the world’s largest. But separate government bureaus operate 389 other duplicating printing plants at an added cost of $25 million a year. * 0

Consolidation of all printing plants inte ‘one operation would save the taxpayers money, .

Konrad Adenauer and mem-

sary to recast ‘American thinking on foreign policy. It puts an end, for the immediate future, to any hope that peace treaties can be written which would conclude the occupation status of American forces in Europe and in Asia. No one can believe that the North Korean invasion occurred without the approval of Moscow. Most informed observers here

for that conquest would be completed and in readiness for the appropriate moment after the Western Allies should have withdrawn or greatly reduced their occupation force, In view of the Korean attack, it will hardly be possible to talk ‘any longer about peace treaties that meah the withdrawal by both sides of their respective occupation forces. Plainly, the Russians can withdraw Russian soldiers and yet leave behind an army effectively trained and equipped to carry out Russian aims, That

, is the reality.

» » » MOSCOW announced the withdrawal of Russian troops from North Korea as a completed fact in December, 1948, But the United Nations commissién’ stationed in Korea to make sure that the terms of

the United Nations resolution ;

. drawal,

tact was verified by the United

Washington since the House

Nations commission and a re-- action had. chopped them off

port sent to United Nations headquarters at Lake Success. The position of American troops in South Korea—at one time more than 50,000—was extremely vulnerable. The tip of the Korean peninsula is difficult to defend and almost impossible to supply. So within accord with "the United Nations resolution, fitted in with American policy. The small training force, consisting mostly of officers at Seoul, remained there by request of the government ot South Rove.

THE PRESSURE from Seoul,

has been all along for a larger training force and for more military and economic aid, Early in this session of. Congress; Republicans in the House, joined by some Democrats, killed an administration request for $150 million for Bouth Korea. This action had a dismaying effect in Seoul.

It seemed to

the payroll and had ended their function. Secretary of State: Dean Achedon and President True man both made urgent pers sonal appeals for a reversal, So did influential Republicans, Twenty-one days later the House voted economic aid to Korea of $120 million.

. o ” ” AS SO OFTEN in the past, the real motives of the men in the Kremlin become, in. the Churchillian phrase, “a mys. tery wrapped in an enigma. The only possible conclusion is that the southern tip of the Korean peninsula looms

years. Toward the end of the

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