Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1950 — Page 18

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Give 140ht and the People Will Find Thetr Own Way

The Voters Would Like fo Know—

FFICIALS who will run more than a score of vital county and township offices, affecting directly every ’ taxpayer in Marion County, for the next two to six years, will be elected at the polls here Nov. 7. : Yet, only a few of the candidates for these important offices have attempted to tell the voters how they would administer these public services if elected. These candidates apparently are satisfied to sit back complacently and ride into office on the coattails of their respective parties on national issues.

- = » » . #2 MUCH of our home rule rights have been taken over by the Federal Government in the last 20 years and more of it is likely to be taken over by Washington if we fail to give local government full attention, especially at election time. The voters who have to pay the bills, which run into many millions right here in Indianapolis every. year, ought to know something about programs of candidates for local offices when they go to the polls. Otherwise it will be simply an election on party lines on the national level and we may be stuck with some obvious incompetents in local government for the next few years.

Foredoomed to Fail (CHAIRMAN Symington of the National Security Resources Board believes there still is a good chance of avoiding price and wage controls “if everybody pitches in.”

He says: ; “It would seem dangerous to me to put sweeping con-

* trols on the American economy unless we first try other

controls.” There are, as Mr. Symington adds, “an awful lot of people” who do not think that “the present gray-mobiliza-tion” period justifies putting the whole economy in “a straitjacket of direct controls.” They want to wait and see whether higher taxes, credit curbs, allocation of materials and the like, plus voluntary restraint by industry, labor and consumers will be effective in stopping inflation. (The ‘government's cost-of-living index hopped up another step yesterday.) .

%. » » . . ” » . CHAIRMAN Keyserling of President Truman's Council of Economic Advisers, however, seems to be developing serious doubts. =~ : : If the present inflationary trend continues, he says, there must be a bigger tax increase “as fast as we can get it,” and “we may even need some price and wage controls.” So Mr. Keyserling now advocates immediate action to set up price-wage control machinery which can be kept ready for prompt use. Certainly it would be wise to prepare such machinery. Even the “gray mobilization,” as Mr. Symington calis it, involves a_vast amount of government interference with normal economic processes.

Plentiful experience has shown that. each step in

that direction brings necessity for other steps. And there is no assurance that “gray mobilization” will be enough to give this country reasonable safety in a world of danger.

Philippine Mystery T'S well known that the Philippine economy has been in a bad way for a long time, and that the scandalweakened Quirino government has had its hands full trying to cope with the threat of a growing Communist movement in the islands. : ¢ Last summer President Truman sent a fact-finding commission to the Philippines under Daniel W. Bell, former Undersecretary of the Treasury. The Bell commission has made an intensive study of island conditions and has turned in its report to the White House. But Mr. Truman says it will be some time yet before the findings are made public—if they ever are. No wonder, as is reported from Manila, that the Filipinos are mystified and disappointed at this. They have long been resigned to harshly critical recommendations for a thorough housecleaning if they are to receive any American aid. But they are puzzled by the sudden onset of secrecy. - { And so are we. Memory of the suppressed Wedemeyer report is too fresh—it was kept from the public because it's conclusions on Communist China did not agree wit the State Department's. ; In this case, we can't even guess at the angle. But, “if Filipino officials are ready and willing to hear the bad news, surely Mr. Truman's administration can let the American people in on the mystery. What is there to hide this time? ;

Al Jolson

E was born Asa Yoelson, something over six decades ago, in the Russian city then known as St. Petersburg. His parents brought him to America as a small child.

He grew up in the city of Washington, where his father was

cantor and rabbi of a small Jewish congregation. The elder Yoelson hoped that his son, tod, would become a cantor. But the boy felt himself drawn irresistibly toward a career on the stage. a That career spanned half a century. It carried Al Jolson to great heights of popularity and earned him two fortunes. Many songs are famous because he sang them.

‘Many Broadway shows were hits because he was their star.

In 1927 he made the first great talking picture, “The Jazz Singer.” More than 20 years later his own life story was the theme of another film, with a younger actor playing

the title role but with Al Jolson’s voice thrilling a new gen-

eration of movie goers. In World War II, he entertained American soldiers on many fighting fronts. He was the first star to volunteer similar service in Korea, where he gave 42 hours in 16. 3 Sia exertions there frosably hastened the death

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'52 PREVIEW .. . By Earl Richert

Is Taft Pointing

For President?

Sounds Like Potential GOP Candidate Despite Disavowals

CINCINNATI, 0, 25-—Despite what he says, Sen. Robert A. t certainly sounds like a potential 1952 GOP idential candidate as he speeds about Ohio seeking votes for a third term in the Senate. Sen, Taft has told close friends that he is . : _ not interested ora ane in seeking his po : party's presinomi-

; All that he i wants, he is one

the Senate. He now is 61 : and Mrs, Taft, ¢ although recovering from { a serious {lliness, likely : will have to

for a long time. But the

Sen. Taft... talking about An Eye to '52 1952, even as he talks of the issues of 1950. Again and again, he tells audiences that the people, in order to keep the system that has produced our present standard of living, must elect a Republican Congress this fall—and a Republican President in 1952. It is almost unprecedented for a candidate in an off-year election to lay so much stress upon the importance of winning a presidential election still two years off. Nor has Mr, Taft taken himself out of the presidential picture by coming out for someone else, as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey did for Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. ; Even Sen. Taft's closest friends regard him as a likely starter in 1952, Said one, who has been associated with the Senator for many years: Ex. “I think he'll be In there. You can’t get this presidential thing out of your blood. And I've seen persons who have been just as sick as Mrs. Taft get well.” (Mrs. Taft has had a serious case of high blood pressure.)

Leaders Watching

REPUBLICAN leaders throughout the country, also with their eyes on 1952, are watching closely the outcome of Mr. Taft's race with his Democratic opponent, ‘Btate Auditor Joseph Ferguson. Said one who was for Mr. Dewey in 1940, 1944 and 1948 and now is for Gen. Eisenhower: “Mr. Taft certainly will be hard to stop if he wins by a good margin in Ohio. If he wins this one with organized labor doing everything it can in the world to beat him, that will eliminate the old argument that he couldn't be elected President. “Also we outsiders have always been told that it was really Martha Taft who got the votes for Bob. Well, Martha is out of this campaign. And if Bob can win by a fair-sized margin without her and despite everything labor is doing, then we Eisenhower boys are going to have to get rolling plenty early to stop him.” But to most neutral observers the election

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A GOOD WORD

WHEN someone says something that hurts + « » and makes my spirits fall . . . I do not counter though I could . , . because I'm not that small . . . and when a crack is made about + + + the clothes or tie I wear . . . although I see a whole lot worse . . . I really do not care «+ + for it is my belief that words . . . can slay the heart of man ... and so it is that I'll be silént . . . silent as I can . so often I... must certainly explode ... when

- someone meek and innocent . ., , is target for

the load.. . . it's then I rant and shout out loud , . . and make the ceiling rock . . . while telling all my so-called friends . , . if they can't boost . . . don’t knock. —By Ben Burroughs.

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By Galbraith

I iM RE Ue PAT OO,

THIS is fortunate. Not .only because of MacArthur's experience and success in

handling borderline milifary-political problems

in Japan, but also because of his known attitude toward President Rhee and Korean self-government. i 8 ¢' The general and President Rhee are fast friends. If apy bitter pills must be swallowed

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Point of Agreement By A. J. Schneider, City I CAN absolutely agree with Mr. J. T. Lewis in one thing—that everyone think before voting. In fact, just think. If nothing else is accomplished by the coming election, the election will be well worth while regardless of the outcome. But some of his other points, we differ somewhat. I have been voting for all those years

. which Mr. Lewis only “can remember”; and

back there in the early days I voted Democratic. I voted for Woodrow Wilson and Cox and Davis. But as my mind matured, I saw things with matured vision. I have to disagree vigorously with the statement that the Democratic Party is “for the working people” I'll admit that they make such a claim; but.every action is just the opposite. Just witness the latest mandate from Washington. It practically guarantees that no

- working man will be able to buy an automo-

bile or a home; or some of the other luxuries which have come to be necessities until after World War III is over. . > & 4

MR. LEWIS cannot blame that even remotely on the Republican Party. Mr, Lewis decries the fact that most efficient executives are Republicans. I agree with him on that point, and I have noticed that when Mr. Truman is hard pressed for a good executive he calls upon a Republican. But for all of his tax wasting programs, he settled for

. ‘the inefficient Democrats, It would seem that

the simplest common sense would dictate to Mr. Lewis that if he believes his own thoughts he should want the best possible executives in

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ation, The Swiss have had compul+ sory military service for years. Not all their army is in uniform or on duty al all times. But after two years of active and a

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“I do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend fo the death your right fo say i."

BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 25—Few people realize it, but the

our highest offices, just as does business. I very much fear that Mr. Lewis is just parroting a lot of trash that he heard someone else say, but has given very little thought to his remarks.

‘Give 'Em a Boost’

By Betty Freshman, City

1 HAVE been reading what you say about the college football teams, but why is it that you do not give Notre Dame a good write up? When Notre Dame wins it is just put into small print, but if and when they lose it's front page news.

It even knocks the Korean situation off the page.

Why not boost Notre Dame? After all, Notre Dame is in the state the same as Purdue and

Indiana. Win or lose Notre Dame, the fighting Irish, are a credit to our state. Our family has to buy a Chicago or South Bend paper to read something nice about Notre Dame. I think Notre Dame is and always will be the best team , no matter what happens, win or lose. After all they are not called “The Fighting Irish” for nothing. So why not give the many Notre e fans a break and let us have

< gome decent [write ups about Notre Dame, a

team any state should be proud to-claim.

By Peter Edson :

Swiss Have Biggest ‘Army’ it, 1 have more planes, tanks and heavier weapons to repel ‘ar-

mored attacks.

Traditional Swiss strategy has been that if attacked, the Swiss armies would fight delaying actions in : try of the north, then fall back to their mountain defense lines. They believe that in the moun-

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ChE iy tai Bin John Maragon Studies Bars

Jail Type—Not Beverage; Loses Perjury Appeal WASHINGTON, Oct. 25—The time has come

deep-freeze man. He hasn't stuck his sunburned nose in the White House in more than a year; his old pals in high places don’t even know him any more, and he spends a good deal of time on his front porch contemplating prison bars. * Nobody’ll give him a job.

for not being honest enough. Two summers ago, you may remember, he was the center of a t he doggonedest hullabaloo EEE here since Teapot Dome, His : Tors. 2 Opi " wasMr- Maragon . i, passing out deep freezers to the deep freeze. President, the Chief Justice, En the Secretary of the Treasury, and others, in cluding the bemedaled warrior, Gen. Harry Vaughan. ’

Talked Not Enough MARAGON, the Greek who went to Kansas City and wound up the friend of big-time politicoes, got tangled in the Senate's in tion of five percenters. He talked a little, but not enough. Next thing he knew the lawgivers had “slapped a perjury charge upon him because he'd sworn he had only one bank account, when he actually had another in Texas with about $20,000 on deposit. He was convicted last April

" and sentenced to from eight months to two

years in jail. He put up a $5000 bond while he appealed. - J Getting the brief printed in two blue-bound booklets cost him $640, which he didn't have to spare. Nor did it do him any good. The appeals court the other day upheld his conviction and Maragon is wondering at the moment whether he can afford to carry his appeal to the Supreme Court. Nobody much will talk to him any more, except maybe me, He told me a whopper once, too, and I was embarrassed by the resulting piece for the pa-~ pers that I wrote,’ but I can’t help liking him. Now I even find myself feeling sorry for him.

t agreeing that he belongs behind bars for ying 4 ihe Seuss 1 can'l wife : that he be left outside. a number of other gentlemen Gen. Vaughan were involved in Honest John's _ many medals. use of the House as a handy place to make a phone call, and I'd like to see them defend themselves in court, too.

Friends Let Him Down 1 SAW John a few days back. He stopped in his big gray Chrysler of several models ago and took me home from the bus. He was feeling glum. What worried him, aside from the. lack of money around his house, was the way his erstwhile friends had let him down. : He asked me mot to write anything about it while his appeal still was pending in the Distriet’s high court, but he seemed to think that perhaps he'd made a mistake in refusing to tell the Senators anything about his operations as a man about, Washington. He had had the idea that if he kept mum his friends would rally behind him. They didn’t. Now he's contemplating telling all, on the theory that he can’t lose anything now. Fg

Only other development involving’ .deep freezers concerns a dinner at which one of the recipients was a guest. His embarrassed ‘wife, who should have kept her pretty mouth shut, said her freezer ‘was an. inferior piece of. merchandise and she wished she'd never even seen it. 3 3 gs . My bride, being a sympathetic woman and not realizing exactly who she was talking to, said yes, she'd bought one’ of those early postwar freezers, too, and it wasn't much goed. “But there's one good thing,” said Mrs. O, brightly, “wé paid for it.” Dang near ended the dinner party. i ’ i :

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