Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1950 — Page 20

ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ

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Shameful Police Whitewash IT WAS hardly a“surprise when a police trial board Mon- * day “exonerated” the two Indianapolis patrolmen who were involved in the brutal beating of a prisoner they had arrested. : * The men who sat in judgment on this case had already “exonerated” these two patrolmen long before this farce af a “trial.” Police authorities had suppressed evidence of it, had reported to Mayor Feeney that they had “investigated” and found there was nothing to it, had stalled, and delayed and tried to evade even this pretense of an impartial hearing for more than two months.

. » . . THE FACTS in this shameful affair were not then and are not now in the slightest question. The evidence is clear and conclusive. : “~ These two patrolmen arrested a man, took him to a parking lot and turned him over to parking lot attendants who savagely beat him, knocked him down, kicked him and trampled him while the two policemen responsible for him stood by and watched without raising a hand to stop it. They then took him to police headquarters where they filed, and then withdrew various charges against him. He was held for two weeks in jail, then taken to court charged with . . . of all things . . . assault and battery. © Not one scrap of credible evidence that this man was “ guilty of anything was offéred in court. The court, of course, acquitted him and set him free. : this time he had already been brutally assaulted, falsely) arrested, and imprisoned for two whole weeks on 4 tryfaped up charge wholly unsupported by evidence. It didn’t even stop there. “It didn’t stop until he was driven clear out of town in obvious terror of further police “attentions.”

» » » ~ » POLICE CHIEF ROULS, backed by his subordinate captains, now has set his official seal of approval on what these two patrolmen did. He stated repeatedly . . . long Before the “trial” . . . that he saw nothing wrong in their dctions. He has finally made it entirely . .. and officially . . . clear that this is the way he wants patrolmen under his command to behave on duty.

From the beginning of this disgraceful affair we have _.

felt that these two patrolmen were unfitted for police dufy. We still think so. But the blame is not entirely theirs. Plainly they were acting in full compliance with the official policy of the Indianapolis Police Department. Under that policy, now so clearly made public, the false drrest, the brutal beating, the jailing, the intimidation that happened to this victim can happen . . . to any man . or any woman . , . in Indianapolis . . . any time they incur the displeasure of some policeman . . . or Some policeman’s friend. : “Is that the kind of police force Indianapolis wants? We believe not. The responsibility rests with Mayor Feeney. Police Chief Rouls should be removed from that office

és . immediately.

Still a Military Job FP HE Russian bloc in the United Nations came up with a neat- but gaudy solution to the fast-moving Korean situation. : "Ignoring the fact that Gen. MacArthur's United Nafions forces were in a position to call upon the North Korean Reds to surrender, the Russians proposed—as one. point of a seven-point peace plan——that there be an immediate cease-fire order and the United Nations troops promptly be withdrawn. - "Still another proposal was for “free national elections” conducted jointly by the North and South Korean governments under observatiori of a United Nations committee én which Russia and Communist China would be represented, The rest of the Russian program mainly sought to match or counter several points in the Allies’ Korea blueprint by calling for a United Nations rehabilitation program and eventual admission of Korea to United Nations _ membership. . = * m ~ " » « THE Russian resolution, introduced by Andrei Vishinsky, was promptly tabled by the General Assembly's

political committee, which since last Friday had been con-

sidering a plan favored by a majority of the United Nations members. This plan, sponsored by eight nations, would set up a new United Nations commission to take over where the military leaves off—when and if. ey U. S. Delegate Warren R. Austin was quick to welcome the eight-nation program, especially the proposal that United Nations forces remain in Korea only until stability was established and the elections held. ds _ “My government hopes,” he said, “that the major por- . tion of this effort will be carried out by units of the United Nations forces from countries other than the United States. We would be pleased if Asian states would contribute the greatest share.” :

” * ” © THE TIMES believes that American forces should be relieved of the necessity of policing Korea at the earliest practicable moment. T munists were preparing to make a stand about 70 ‘miles north of the 38th Parallel, and (2) have laid plans for pro-

longed guerrilla warfare with no thought of surrendering,

~ even if they meet further military defeats. - ” = y ” ALL told—and even in the face of the Russian “peace”

feelers—we beliéve it is still highly premature even to think

of relieving American and other United Nations forces with Unspecified “Asian units.” - pou * The U, 8. delegation might better devote its attention

to an effective and significant new United Nations eommis-

sion—by staffing it heavily with Asiatic leaders, for in-

stance, to disprove and counter Russian propaganda charges

. - The rush of events in Korea lately may have been contagious in the United Nations, but the optimistic majority

should not be overwhelmed to the point of putting second

things first—such as withdrawing Allied forces before a

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~ Rep. Harden Says Truman

Policies Lead fo Conflict

pal of Rep. Charles A. halcyon days befors World War II, both were doughty fighters velt's early as

to say in introducing Sen.

Homer E. (R. Ind.) at Crawfordsville GOP rally last

night . . . . “I would not be so partisan as to cha that because we have fought wars under the last three Democratic Presidents that those wars were deliberately provoked by the Democratic Party. But I say to you that it is more than simple eoincidence that we went into World President, we went

"into World War II under a Democratic President and we are tottering on the threshhold of World, -

War III under another Democratic President.

“Wars do not break out overnight. The .

seeds of war are sown In the months and years preceding the outbreak of shooting. War itself is but the aftermath of national policies, and, while I do not charge the Democratic administrations of deliberately provoking war, I do charge the present Democratic administration with making a third world war not only possible but very probable because of its policies of the past five post-war years. in

‘Losing the Peace’ “I CHARGE the Truman administration with losing the peace, with so bungling its stewardship of America that the fruits of victory have soured into the bitter poison of defeat. Five years ago we were the unchallenged leaders of the world. Today we find ourselves in dire danger of not only losing that leadership but of actually losing our identity as a free nation. “To charge that the Truman administration has bungled the handling of our foreign affairs is to be extremely charitable.” : Sen. William E. Jenner (R. Ind.) Is the pioneer and greatest Hoosier exponent of this line of thinking. But -speaking at Gary, Sen. Capehart outdid him by trying the rather difficult feat of turning President Truman into a Napoleon.

‘World Overlord’

“ONLY yesterday,” Sen. Capehart said, “Mr. Truman's Defense Department announced more than 17,000 casualties in Korea. More than 2000 killed. “Mr. Truman I beg of you to give up your quest for the mantle of world overlord. It is costing too much in American blood.” That Harry 8. Truman wants to be a “world overlord” is news to everyone in Washington. Hitherto, most of the criticisms levelled at President Truman were based on the idea that he hasn't been aggressive enough.

POLICEMAN

His job is to patrol the streets . .. and keep the peace for all . .. the people who have faith in him . , . he's at their beck and call .. . at any hour of the day... or deep into the night .. . he will do all he ean for you . .. that's if the cause is right .. . when kids get lost or cars collide . . . he is the one who'll make . . . the necessary records and . . . he knows the steps to take , . . to some no doubt his job may seem ... like just an easy turn . . . but that's because they're not around . . . when crime begins to churn . . . and though he can’t please everyone ... I am inclined to say .. . that he is doing all he can . . . in each and every way. By Ben Burroughs

What Others Say—

TIME was when they (Americans) were so self-conscious about their lack of culture it was

pitiful. Now they've gone beyond Eugope’s level Dimitri Mitropouios,

~just for good measure, —, conductor, New York PMmamome, ® hb @ FOR the last 20 years Mr. Churchill seems to me to have regarded Parliament mainly as a place to make speeches. The real work of the house proceeds .. . without his assistance. - Prime Minister Clement Attlee. & & & WAVERING foreign policy is very dangerous. We need an independent Congress that will demand a definite foreign policy.—Sen. Robert A. Taft (R. 0.). > & o . . THE choice of the free world is to admit Asia as an equal partner or run the risk of losing its allegiance and support. There is no time to .lose.—Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine secretary of foreign affairs. ; oe * @ WHEN Communists and their kind talk about democracy and equality they are using double talk. For simple folks who don't know the art of turning words Inside out, it takes time to catch on.-—Josh White, Negro folk singer.

SIDE GLANCES

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NATIONAL POLITICS . . . By Charles Lucey

GOP Gain in Congress Expected

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 —The Republicans say now they'll win 25 to 40 House seats on Nov. 7. Only the optimists forecast GOP House control.

The Democrats say the range should be

from a 10-seat gain for them to a 20-seat gain for the Republicans. “Both take into account the fact that only once since the Civil War has the administration in power picked up seats in the mid-term national election. The Democrats did it in 1934. The House lineup today is: 258 Democrats, 170 Republicans, one Democrat-Liberal (Franklin Roosevelt Jr.) and one American Labor Party—Vito Marcantonio, There sre five vacancies. That means the Republicans would have to trap 48 seats to get a straight majority of the 435 total. In view of the histori¢ tendency of the “outs” to gain in the off-presidential years, some Democrats say it would be almost a defeat for the GOP if it failed to pick up 20 seats—and some Republicans agree.

Marginal Seats

IF THE GOP doesn’t do at least this well, it will be difficult for its leaders to draw from the fesult any fine augury for the 1852 presidential race. y ’ Both sides are concentrating on the marginal seats which went either way by less than 5 per cent in 1948. Sixty are held by Republicans; 55 by ts. It's too early by 4 month to make judgments but here are the. hopes of both sides as they affect some of the hottest spots: Pennsylvania — The say they may gain four to eight seats in this state where they lost a joiting 13 two years ago even though Tom Dewey beat Harry Truman here. The Democrats will not be surprised to have some trouble here and might be willing to settle right now for & net loss of only =a couple of seats,

GOP Gain Seen

OHIO — The Republicans think they surely can gain three seats—a Cincifnati seat now held by Rep. Earl T. Wagner, an at-large seat held by Rep. Stephen M. Young and the present Rep. Wayne Hays district in eastern Ohio. They have hopes for the Dayton and Toledo districts and, if things are real bright, a couple of others. Democrats agree the Cincinnati district will be tough to hold, hope Mr. Young can hang on, say they might gain a couple themselyes but that the net change won't amount to much. Co Connecticut—8ix seats now are split evenly by GOP and Demecrats, and they oftén see-saw from Democrats in presidential years to Republicans in. mid-term elections, It may be hot and close in all six districts. GOP says it will gain at least two. California — GOP says it will gain one to three seats. Democrats will shoot particularly

Obispo and the John Allen district in Alameda County. Missouri—Also see-saw territory. The Republicans say anything can happen, and will be unhappy if they don't gain three seats. The Democrats, who made gains in 1948, look for tough fights in three or four districts but

= By Galbraith _ PAY-AS-WE-GO? : : 4 Tr Another Big Tax Increase Bill Prepared

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4—A second new tax increase bill 18 already in preparation for presentation fo Congress when it reconvenes at the end of November, It may call for further tax * “price rises must not be permitted to happen again, he

increases of 20 to 25 per cent.

receipts a minimum of $11 bilHon. ? If the President then asks

out like. this: : : For the present fiscal year, Congress

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If it intends to do the job of putting the gational defense effort on a pay-as-we-go basis, it will. have to raise federal tax

think maybe that, net, nothing much. will happen. :

Indiapa—The Democrats have seven of 1m

seats today. The Republicans are seeking redress for the rude treatment they feel they got in 1948, hope for at léast a three-seat gain, and believe Rep. John Walsh's Fifth district their best target. f

Miners Key Vote

WEST VIRGINIA -— The Democrats swept all six House seats in 1948. The Republicans would like to gain back at least three, one to be held by ex-Democratic Senator Rush Holt, who has turned Republican. The coal miners hold the answer. New York--Since Tom Dewey returned to the political wars, the GOP hopes for a gain of three or four seats. But nobody can guess what will happen in New York City with a four-way split in the mayor's race. The GOP also hopes for gains in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey. But the Demo-

crats still are cheered by big percentage gains

in votes they polled in Maine and are trying to brace themselves against anything like a sweep.

‘Abolish All Cruelties’

B, rs. Anna Johnson Lazarus, President, Indianapolis Theosophical Society. Every American child has read in some history beck or other the story of how Columbus discovered America. But every American child

today can know something of an equally thrill-

ing adventure; the story of how each man of every country is discovering for himself, by study or travel or radio or theater, some awareness of évery other country, as we move slowly toward one world. :

Not only is the humanity of the present age

beginning to realize and in many cases to demonstrate the solidarity of man, regardless of race or color or creed, in a family of nations; but humanity is beginning to give deeper thought to the welfare of all that lives. Men who never saw the redwoods are contributing annual donations in order that those anciént trees may continue to help make America beautiful. The animal kingdom, too, is having attention from the thoughtful. As far back as 1928 a worker in Czechoslovakia originated an idea which was captioned “Worid Day for Animals.” And Oct. 4 was the day of celebration, to commemorate the birthday of St. Francis of Assisi, whose kindness to animals has become a legend and a challenge. If we wish to lend a hand toward making

. this a happier world for everyone, we are doing

s0 when we act to diminish cruelty anywhere. We cannot doubt that the whole creation is ruled by law. Man is likely to become more brotherly to his fellow man as he becomes more thoughtful and kindly to those fellow creatures which may be looked upon as his younger brothers. * S-@

THERE are two whys of helping the animal kingdom; one way is to help abolish all those

aa By Peter Edson

said. ss = 8

BEST tip-off that the administration woul most of this deficit by taxation,

Dr. Blough, formerly a tax specialist for Treasury I the third and newest member of the President's Council of 18. A rarity

—and wage war by executive order,

of inflation in a war boom. If

” " . . THREE principal ways to prevent inflation were listed. like to raise wirst is to prevent incomes

the Higher taxes not only cut” Department, is now down on the spending power of individuals and business firms, they also raise money to __ finance the defense effort.

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e of , insists he is the purest of Reds and as such he doesn’t want iy: appear to be bending his knee too low to the wicked capitalists of the West. Thus he can be to resist large-scale program of -

membering all the trouble we had with Titer during the unhappy days of UNRRA, when a lot of Yugoslavs thought their great Mars was producing all those nice vittles,

having been bought with money loaned, or given, by the U. 8. We also want to din this into Yugoslav ears via radio and propaganda leaflets.

Keep Nation Strong EVEN if Tito Is stubborn and won't go along with us, a lot of voices in the State Department are suggesting that we feed the Yugoslavs anyway. . They point out the main objective is to keep Yugoslavia strong so it can stand firm against the Cominform; building up good will for America would be nice, they say, but not absolutely necessary iroin a power politics viewpoint. These people are afraid of a general breakdown of the Yugoslav economy. They point out the ‘drouth and subsequent. food shortdge has d Tite's five-year industrialisation plan, which is his biggest hope of successfully resist. ing pressure from Moscow. t

Rations Cut

AND the food situation is critical. Corn, potato and sugar crops were cut in half by the. six-months’ drouth-—one of the worst in the country’s history—and other crops also suffered hedvily. Only récently, the government had te cut the bread ration 10 per cent and suspend aM exports of corn. 2 Eugene R. Black, president of the World

stuffs to get over the hump and urged the Western nations to kick in with it. He 't men1iéa any amount as. the U. 8. con n, but 's a pretty good guess we'll be good f half of what is needed. 9 drgund

“I do net agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right fo say i."

cruelty will be lessened. And as cruelty ally disappears, man himself will be bringing the world into harmoriy with the law that unerringly returns to all, in time, the conditions which their actions have merited.

‘UN Used to Wage Cold War’ - By H. Sprunger, Indianapolis. ' The bitter debates at United Nations meet~ ings is evidence of the devious diplomacy of conflictihg powers. It also tends to confirm the Marxist view that the United Nations was, is, and will continue to be, a cruel swindle per-

pétrated on the world’s peace-loving masses. President Truman once criticized the United Nations for being slow and by-passed it. Then a few weeks later it was found very useful to by-pass the Constitution of the United States

Shades of Hitler. : * 9 +» THE United Nations is being used by doth sides, not to promote peace, but to wage cold

war and to jockey for advantage in the ime

perialist struggle for the world. There can be no peace under cdpitalism or its counterpart, statelsm, such as in and Russia and rapidly coming into being in the United States. The only solution is the Socialist Industrial Union Républic of Labor as advocated by the

fense program should be paid as we go, out of current reve

enues,” Dr. Blough declares. In his opinion, the level of taxes required to the

budget will not be en as to exceed the economical Hmit,

T™WO Kinds ot taxation are advocated as most effective in

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through credit controls, ration- bill, is expected to deal pare ing and allocation. 3 ; Third is to increase taxes.

Barbs WE'VE never heard game of love being called on account of darkness. : a oe