Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 August 1950 — Page 20

PAGE 20 Friday, Aug. 11, 1950

STEERER a

i» ‘sents a copy for $i Telephone RI ley 5551

1 Lip. re. RE a

all sunday, cates in 2: 55:00 & year ' Give LAght and the Peoples Will Find Thew wn Way

pam of the cities nearest Camp Atierbury got gether

"done for the 35, 000 soldiers soon, They're working on housing for wives and families of gervicemen who inevitably will come along, on recreation “for soldiers and their families, on means to prevent “goug{ng on prices charged them, on ways to provide help for any of their families who run into financial emergencies. nen Jtoi8 8 NecESSALY.. and. it. was.a. wise. move. of J the eight cities to start on it right now, since there will be little enough time as it is to get ready. Those communities, obviously, are alert to what is going on. ek

” HE 3 >.” = WITHIN a matter of weeks central Indiana will be back almost to the peak of World War II conditions so far as military personnel is concerned. : the 35,000 men who will be training at Atterbury by ‘the end of September actually will be in within a week: The 28th: Division:is-gue- in four weeks. -.- ‘Plans are well advanced for training programs at Ft. Harrison that will bring 5000 to 10,000 men there, within

the near future. These men, and their families in many cases, will ook to Indianapolis for non-military housing, for Fecreatiof, for help in emergencies. _ We might do well to follow the example 6f our smaller a poighbors, and make some plans for megtifg. those. needs.

President on the Spot PRESIDENT TRUMAN 1s getting all the discretionary powers he asked for, and a lot more, in the industrial mobilization bills “approved by the Senate and House

committees. We shink. Congress is showing a lack of fortitude and

ive responsibility in leaving so many decisions to

Faction at A Albury. a Etat pie > Ada

i the “President. It would be more in keeping with constitutional form if Congress itself fixed a date establishing

a ceiling on prices, rents, salaries, wages and services, ” r " .

WE hope: "We are wrong, but it is our guess that before he has seen the end of the Korean emergency and the crises that may follow, the President will wish that - Corigress had been ‘less deferential to his requests and had - Passed more mandatory legislation. Possessing wide discretion to establish priorities, “ “allocate materials and fix ceilings selectively, the President “will be under pressures from powerful political groups seeking exemption, and the longer he delays an over-all ceiling, the greater his difficulties are likely to grow. But a bill giving the President power to curb inflation is far better than a bill ignoring the reality of inflationary dangers. And. as a practical political proposition that i Seemed to be the choice.

Half-Way Measures fi VoNTHS ago the Russians formed the nucleus of a Red German army in their zone of Eastern Germany, "under the guise of a “federal police department.” The initial organization was composed of 50,000 picked men. It is being trained in the use of tanks and heavy artillery, as well as small arms, and is said to have air and naval units as well as ground forces. Two major generals, veterans of Hitler's armies, command it. This organization's only conceivable purpose is the . .. eventual invasion of Western Germany. To meet this threat, the conservative West German government at Bonn asked the Allied high commissioners for ermission to organize in thejr area a eAIIding 5 IESG Fre FC SI ONES TS to go even that far, They suggest exinting tute police - departments be expanded by 10,000 men, and emphasize that this force would not constitute a’ German army but would be used only for prevention of Communist- fomented local SiSORers;

| op COURSE. 10,000 men under any. name. would not ~be considered a’ “German army. More to the poi; 10,000" if they were. in a single organization, as the: will not be, could not be expected to hold their own against a five times larger force much better armed and trained. ~The Potsdam-agreement forbade formation of military units in Germany. “Presumably the Allied commissianers— do not wish to violate that agreement, even though the Russians do not let it tie their hands and use it only to tie ours. But this high regard for agreements will not prevent the Reds from invading Western Germany, when they choose. Only superior force could do that. Must we have another “Korea” to convince our authorities that the small force of Americans, French and British in the occupation armies cannot hold the line there against a combined attack by Russia and Eastern Semany!

110d sven

IN MUNICH. recently, more than "800 “fighters for peace” assaulted 25 policemen and compelled them to withdraw.- Su¢h disorders are growing. Anti-American posters are appearing in the principal cities. A huge Communist rally is to be held at Dortmund Aug. 13 to Sept. 1. If we are going to arm any West Germans, we should arm enough to defend themselves against an attack from East Germany. If we are not going: to arm West Germans, the American, French and British forces should be greatly increased. ‘And manpower. enough for that is not ready. This problem should be the subject of an early council of the three Allied powers. All recent discussions in London and Paris on this and related matters have been In terms of goals set two and three years ahead. It would be safer to be thinking in terms of next week and next month.

Henry’ s on the Loose: HENRY A. WALLACE has’ resigned from the Progres-

sive Party, but: he ‘says he does not intend to rejoin the Demoerats.'

Republicans, you bag better lock that door!

a" ;

“after the strong

Well, the campaign is on—the cam 0

Ary to tar

nist brush—not merely in the sense o &harging

, especially reaction to the ‘Korean aggression, another attempt to draw a parallel “planning” (that tired

infiltration, which flopped

hoarding food. He wrote that it would be better

to have the nation’s food supplies “hoarded” in private homes than. to have it in big warehouses

ORER ‘EXCEPTION’

By Jim G. Lucas

U. S. War Ill Plans Unchanged

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11-<Nothing In Korea so far has changed the Pentagon's basic concept of how a third World War— which means

war with Russia—would be fought.

That statement does not imply that anyone is complacent, Quite the contrary, there is a new sense of urgency, Nor does it imply the high command hasn't been badly shaken by events since June 24. But, by and large, our military leaders regard Korea as the exception which proves the rule. They see it now as only an embarrassing — for them--interlude, if we keep our heads; but

one which could -do-untold. mischief if we. get

panicky. Few responsible military men, have ever doubted that we will win in Korea after we get going. Their principal long-range concern is the effect on public opinion. They have been—and still are-worried about "that state of mind which contends something must have been terribly amiss in our strategy or this thing could never have happened.

Korea Situation Unusual

SOME CONTEND that events in Korea prove

our long-range strategy is valid. The Russians unleashed their puppets in Korea because that is one place they knew they had a chance. Thus, it is argued, our strategic plans have confined the conflict to a relatively unimportant sector and-—so far at least—averted another World War. But public opinion—which holds the contrary view-—is hard to combat because, when you're losing, any explanation looks like an alibi. Or so it is argued. Responsible military men say the Korean incident couldn’t have happened anywhere else.

They point out that the military never expected

to defend Korea; had, until June 25, been told to ignore it. Thus, Korea could not have been any part of our grand strategy, and whatever we have done: there in the last few weeks has been makeshift. : Basically, -our--long-range--plans are built around the atom bomb or its successor. Critics call it the “atomic blitz.” It envisages the lonhg-

AN agricultural economy of plenty can be brought about by a well-co-ordinated program developed through a commission working with producers, processors and distributors. Farmers can adjust their agriculture to the nation’s need

to bring best results. Albert S. Goss, master of the National Grange, attacking the Brannan plan.

THERE a APS IMAany eno -CommE

“those who highly condemn and Shpyse the —

when it 1s time to vote.—Sen. Karl Mundt (R. . D.).

L.AM. first for .a-man. whois qualified; and, second, for a man who can win.—Paul E, Fitz-

“patrick; Democratic “state chairman of New"

York.

SIDE GLANCES Ly

. BOP. 1980 I MA SERVICE WT. R80 8. MT. OF ers 1 "We're the crew of Rocket Ship FM 37—on our way to the

“reading the

range intercontinenetal bomber—currently the B-36-—as its carrier. Roles and missions for all services have been assigned. They have not

forced;

been changed; if anything, they have been rein-

The Korean incident, however, has required some expedients and additions. But all appear to be within the over-all framework. The Air Force is buying some planes—for instance, the B-50—it intended to drop, because deliveries can be made quickly. But it still regards the B50 as obsolete, it isn’t buying heavily, and it intends to scrap the ship as soon as the crisis

passes,

The-Army-is-buying-tanks to counter Russian tanks, but it isn’t being stampeded into buying heavies despite Russia’s use of them. The Army is convinced that the big tank will be obsolete In a couple of years.-It hasn't changed that view, even though the temptation to appease

the public at times has been great,

“Prepare for More ‘Incidents’

BEFORE June 24th, the chance of isolated “wars that aren't quite wars” was written off as

a calculated risk wa could afford to take. Now,

om know they're part of the Kremlin's strategy. .

and the fullest precautions must be taken.

Thus, the Marines will be expanded as an on-the-spot expeditionary force. But that will be a supplement to—rather than a reversal of

pre-Korea strategy.

Basically, the roles and missions assigned

in 1948 are these: The Army will defeat enemy land forces,

seize and occupy land areas, The Navy will defeat enemy naval forces and suppress sea commerce; gain and maintain general sea supremacy; control vital sea areas and protect” comminications; establish and maintain local supremacy—including air—in an area of naval

_ operations, and seize and defend advance bases.

The Air Force will gain and maintain general supremacy; defeat enemy air forces: control vital air areas; establish local air supremacy

and be responsible for strategic air warfare.

‘There has been no reversal of policy, merely a speed-up inthe timetable and some stop-gap

measures Korea.

stemming from circumstances

- THE joint chiefs still are convinced that is Russia's prime

Europe, rather than Asia, objective.

old word ) and the Communist “line,” whatever tis. b simply» revival of the old and dus

policy of pyblic interest as “Communistic." That's * the way you make Communists, or hi least

invite questions. 4 4 o

tion of their . people are not too smart or don't have too long memories, Shoot the works—all to gain, nothing to lose, and who cares about truth or honesty? The war, skyrocketing prices, the latest murder head-

lines and the World Series will successfully because they don’t have any black out any efforts to prasent a. a factual pic- administration in "HHO Whit to" dase wr ” «Potro Rig

tical choice.

DEAR BOSS .

Aug. 11—Dear Boss—After

every. measure in.

the money to buy it all up.

- will go to ease their conscience.

HELL fs es SE ate sy Se

. By Dan Kidney

x Real Story of ‘Poor Foy! Sonate |

life of Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.), Sena-~tors-and-Congressmen -here..may..be.. from a slight touch of schizophrenia. Each received a copy and looking at the headlines it is very difficult to tell whether a man of Sen. Capehart's stature is more proud of being 1ich or poor, At space rates, the “poor Joy part of this great epic would seem to have

There probably isn't a colleague in the Senate who will not agree with the authors of the great Capehart story that Sen. Capehart never has lost. “the common touch,”

The text expresses the hope that the common

people of the state all will vote for him for a second senatorial term on the GOP ticket come November. An eight-column, two line heading runs clear across page ‘one and says: A “Neighbors tell the real story of Capea; ask his re-election.”

‘Faith, Grit, Poverty’

THERE follow these sub-heads—‘cite early faith, grit and poverty of fightin’ Hoosier—son of poor, God-fearing tenant farmers. Rose from chore boy to Senator by own hard work, never losing the common touch.” A page-one box states that the paper contacted over 200 persons to get this scoop. A byline story by Beulah Gray, who is identified as “Indiana historian” also is on page one with this headline:

“Half of Capehart’s life spent in near-pov-

erty; grateful for fine preachers, teachers mn

”

~famiby gett The historian’s sory begins with this quotation from the Chinese philosopher Lin Yutang— “A child always dreams. His dreams are real. Out of the stuff of these magic dreams are woven the best things that life knows.” The author then lists two of the boyhood ~ “goals” of the Senator. They were: ; : “Someday he wanted to own a farm. And someday he a to be a big man—a good, true, big American like his hero, Abraham Lincoln.” As salesman and manufacturer of Tukeboxen, Sen. Capehart realized a fortune sizable enough

to buy that dream farm and it is big—1800

BAITED TRAP

pages of the special illustrated

“fry ~the- history--of- Amencan- politics—the

wagon and mule team from Pike Coun y to Daviess, She reports:

‘Brilliant Pageant’ in Cornfield

“IN his soul, from earliest childhood, he kept

that dream of rich yields of golden corn; where

that corn would be turned into droves of fat hogs and herds of sleek cattle. She recalls that “in August 1938, he staged one of the most brilliant and elaborate pageants

field conference.” That conference was the first step Sen. Capehart had taken into GOP politics. His latest venture in purely party politics was the personal organization which reported spending some $90,000 for obtaining an uncontested nomination for him in the Republican state convention June 30. Another page one headline in the Capehart special reads: : “Senator’s creed: Chance for poor.” That Is over a story telling how Sen. Kenneth Wherry (R. Neb.) had the Capehart creed inserted in the Congressional Record as follows: . “I want to retain that form of government under which the farm boy of today can become the farm owner of tomorrow; under which the worker of today can become the successful businessman of tomorrow; under which the poor im-

migrant today can become the prominent citizen

of tomorrow.”

Echoes ofthe Kingfish-

IF THIS sounds vaguely reminiscent of the late Sen. Huey P, Long's slogan of ‘every man a king,” an inside story in the Capehart edition of the Washington Herald tells of another life incident which the senior Senator from Indiana had in common with the Kingfish from Louisi-

__ana—they both sold baking powder as young

men. Neither connected that job directly with his rise in the world, however. Sen. Capehart went off to World War I. It wasn’t until after his return from being an army sergeant, that he really began the serious business of super-salesman which he now has transferred to the political field.

By Ludwell Denny

Stalin's Plans Could Split UN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—-War between the

“United States and Red China is believed to be

the ‘Russian plan, This seems to be confirmed by Soviet conduct at the United Nations Security Council meetings and by the repqrted visit of Stalin's ace fixer, Molotov, to Peking. © Stalin would hope to gain from such a war in four ways: ONE: By Red China reinforcements’ from Manchuria -for-the Korean front; which would -inerease the chances of ousting U, 8.-U. N, defense forces from the peninsula and preventing

. their ‘return.

Hence, -the additional $4 billion for foreign: . military aid. Before Korea, plane procurement took the biggest part of the military dollar. It still does, It takes more than $6 billion of the

extra $11 billion President Truman wants,

badly in "Korea. We'll ur another 50 B-36's, giving us approximately 300.

the type of plane to be purchased _indicates.. that. there's. -been..no .basie..change. we: re still. out to buy long-range bombers and

There'll be Sky Raiders, Skynights, Ban“Seorpions;

~ahees; Thunderjets;-Sabres;: Panthers;

Shooting Sars, Neptunes, and Stratojets, All “At-IHtH the Tong-range—rather than the Korea

emergency—plan,

WASHINGTON, Aug.

‘War.

-on -the part of our Allies, It comes from the jolt at learning how unprepared mili- - tarily: most of the friendly

tually, they have to give.

” » » "ALL the returns arent ‘in yet, by any meand. In bits and pieces, new offers are coming in. steadily. The United Nations, over the United Nations Korean command to Gen. Douglas MacArthur, also turned over to the U. 8. the job of correlating the contributions from United Nations member nations to halt the Communist aggression. We've been talking to countries like France, which has its hands about full in IndoChina, and Brazil. India, which has been lukewarm about: the whole affair and

voted several times against the U. §, has just come through with am Indian army hospital unit including some #0 uniformed men.

countries are—how little, ac.

By Galbraith NEEDED AT HOME? .

A Failure to Offer Troops for Korea Assailed

}

“at the time it turned

TWO: : By Ina the various Asiatic nationalist movements, in Indo-China and elsewhere, against the United States as an alleged

imperialist aggressor—the Soviet propaganda

line.

THREE: By splitting the United Nations,

which is backing the United States in Korean defense but which is almost evenly divided on __the China issue, ~EOUR... By deflecting _most..of. _America’s strength to fighting Asiatic satelite wars—as

in the Far East—while the Russian military machine is left free to roll over _defenseless Western Europe. = Although -there-is-not much disagreement here over what Stalin is planning, there is a “great deal of dispute over what to do about it. Much of this. is genuine difference of opinion.

. By Charles Lucey

Part of it is political partisanship—with "the Republicans blaming the administration for its earlier “desertion” of Nationalist China, and the administration alibi-ing its blunders. The situation has been complicated further by the President's reversal of his old antiChiang Kai-shek policy to the extent of pro-

.tecting Formosan waters sgainst Red attack,

and by his current effort to minimize the international political effect of that action. To be an-ally-of ‘Chiang-and-not anally ‘atthe

same time is proving difficult if not impossible, |

There is not much doubt that the President's order to the 7th Fleet bo ) prevent Red

or na Red China ro The China Reds want Formosa. But they ‘do not Seek war with the United-States-with- the same zest that Stalin is trying to push them into it.

Do-Little Policy Failed

THE choice in Washington is to do as little as possible to offend Red China and hope she Korea or Formosa, or

will. not send troops to Korea. to prepare. fully against such. 2 comes. The do-little policy failed in Rovea, and

an-attack. if. it

Ai aid to Chiang’s halt million troops on Formosa certainly would infuriate the China Reds and increase Stalin's propaganda. But it

would “be far cheaper -and- safer ‘than waiting

for Red victories to force the deflection of

of more American troops from the United States and

Europe. .

But the real concern here is not over any lack of good will

” ” » BUT the guessing now is that all the help we “get in

' terms of ~foot-soldiers from “other natiems will not exceed

50,000~and maybe 30,000 would be closer. to it. The problem put to the U. 8, by some of the nations solidly

. with us is this:

11—Among: some United Nations. .. “officials at Lake Success and in Congress here there is disappointment or resentment at failure of United Nations countries to give more and bigger units of ground troops to the Korean

languages. and the like can be solved, the furnishing of one big division, or two smaller divisions, could be of some military importance. The estimate now i& that the first United . Nations ground troops from .other countries may - be serving in Korea “ fairly soon”-—but on the oth-

“Do we pull out of our own

countries the relatively small units of really trained and ex-

perienced troops we have now,

and dispatch them to Korea, or do we use these as a core

around which we build the. larger forces we see now we

are going to need?

AT United Nations there is

some emphasis on the idea that = furnishing of ground troops by -othgr - nations is

largely political —the idea that |

when the casualty lists are’ published the names should . not be solely American names.

Yet if problems ‘of trans- .

port and supply,

differing —

ing of raising and training an infantry brigade—4000 to 5000 men-—to be ready in six months,

” » » GENERALLY, offers of help break down into three classi-

. fications. First—direct combat

units, naval, air or ground, Second — supporting services such as merchant shipping, cargo aircraft or fleld hospitals. Third-—relief of Korean * civilian refugees. The office of United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie acts as a sort : of post office on incoming offers. These. are relayed to a State Department office headed by Livingston Merchant, deputy - assistant secretary for

Far Eastern affairs. All direct °

military offers go on to the Defense Department,

THE first ground troops from other countries to join the United Nations forces may come from the British, Australian and New Zealand armies. The Turks and Thailand have offered ground troops, as has the Philippines. The Chinese Nationalists offered some 30,000 troops, but for political and military reasons the offer has not been accepted. Naval units are in action or have been pledged from Great

_Britain, New Zealand, The

Netherlands, France, Canada and Australia. The Belgians have provided the start of what is hoped to-be a batch of four-engine transport planes, and Canada has given a squadron of eight of these big fellows. Lebanon has offered $50,000 cash. Denmark offered medicines and Thailand rice.

BUT too any; in the opin- .

jon of some at United Nations,

have offered too little as one said:

Many of these Httle. coun tries may face n some day. An offer of an ambulance unit would not help them much if it comes. This

8 thie Sgt. now, Soa,’ LE

% Bd ?

Leslie 8. land Aver sure know: his mother gét preciou cin and I product. “Mamma our HAD * when his eset hem NE ever, that HADACOL [helped reli tamin B1, for herself father. TAK Read M: ment of t they learne fering fron began taki taken 10 be have. been oldest son years old. appetite ar every morn faint but, COL they hungry all “My four appetite an Has now t his cheeks a wonderfu gastric dist gone now.

ve |

and pains ¢ better now. . WOND}

HADACC 1 -new prepat blessed rel tion, stoma heartburn, meals), fo children, a: run-down and pains c tem lacks ° and Niacin

HADACC mended by ACOL is sc because if tamins Bl, it acts dire ,-ficiency—tt trouble. TI et “you buy—=the Kk taking immn

ii One . such fiendi stomach ) “neuritis wh hand as the

sufferers fi Buy HADA bottle only _or hospital B

i...

FOR YC 2 ALL NI

22nd

| Selt-Storin