Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1951 — Page 12

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PAGE 12 Monday, Feb. 12, 1951

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Telephone RJ ley 5551 Give T4ght and the People Will Find Their Own Woy

Right to Work ' WE HAVE long upheld, and the law now recognizes, the right of any worker to belong to any labor uhion. If he has such a right, though, it follows absolutely, that he also has an equal right not to belong to any labor union. Federal law now recognizes that, too. Pending before the General Assembly now is a bill to recognize that right in state law, also. It should be passed.

Its effect, of course, will be to make illegal on the state level the “closed shop” which already is outlawed by federal statute. Like the federal law it permits the so-called “union shop” if a majority of the employees concerned want it and the employer agrees to it. Under a “union shop” contract a worker need not be a union member to get a job, but may be required to join a union, and the union required to admit him to membership, after he is employed. ’ 5 n » » / ” » ” THERE WILL, we have no doubt, be the usual outcry against this measure from the same sources that called the federal act a “slave labor” law. In some three years of its operation, even with its weaknesses and the hostile and slipshod administration it has had, those charges have been so thoroughly exploded they seem hardly worth further consideration.

The bill before the Indiana legislature has carefully omitted the objectionable features of the federal law. Under the federal act, however, it would take precedence so far as Indiana is concerned, over federal statute. So for Indiana it is a far better law than the existing federal statute.

It takes no right away from any worker. On the contrary it guarantees to him the basic right to work which a union monopoly takes from him, : » " ® ” . n THE CLOSED shop has been dear to the hearts of some professional union leaders and some employers for the reason that it enables them to crack the whip over

_ workers and hold them under rigid control, It has never had the slightest value to any worker; union-or non-union,

has never given him any right or privilege he did not have without it, and on the contrary actually has deprived him of such rights. : . American workers, including union members, have shown clearly where they stand on the subject in two national and many local elections since it was enacted, most notably in their vote.for Sen. Taft, one of the authors of the law, in Ohio last November.

Enactment of this bill into law will be a forward step in

protection of the real rights of all Indiana workers.

Qur Inadequate ‘Voice’ .

N Sen. Benton (D. Conn.) concludes there is some- ~~ thing wrong with the “Voice of America”—the State Department's foreign radio outlet—it is news of the man-bites-dog kind. . When he was an Assistant Secretary of State, the Senator had charge of the “Voice” and was .its principal defender. Oddly enough—or is it?—the complaint now is just what it used to be then, that the “Voice” is falling down on the job. - In asking for'a congressional investigation of the problem, Sen. Benton complains: “ONE: That the State Department has not recognized the importance of the radio broadcasts. © TWO: That Congress has not appropriated enough funds for the program. .. Since the State Department isn't doing a good job with the money it has, it can be asked whether it would do a much better job with more money. The department has had five years to develop a program to combat Russian propaganda and has failed. More money obviously can't be the sole answer to that. ” s . ~ ” Ld PROPAGANDA is neither a normal nor a legitimate function of government, under our system, whereas direction and control of public information .is inherent in a totalitarian state. Without that, such a state could not long exist. It would seem to follow that the two rival concepts of government cannot compete on the same levels in this field. However, if a case can be made for American resort ta psychological warfare in the world's present abnormal situation, the State Department certainly is not geared for such an operation. Indeed, when it cannot’ make some of its policies intelligible to many Americans, how can it win understanding and support for the same policies among widely divergent peoples in various parts of the world. If the task of informing the world about America is to be undertaken at all, the program should be under trained, purposeful direction which can give it character and continuity. This definitely is not an assignment for political adolescents, operating under rotating assistant secretaries to whom the job is merely a casual diversion.

Guilty as Charged

M W. REMINGTON now joins the odoriferous list of young Communist punks who wormed their way upward in the governemnt under the New Deal. He was sentenced to five years in prison, and he should serve every minute of it. In Russia he would have been shot without trial. It is interesting to note that the New York jury found Remington guilty of lying about his Communist Party membership, even though no party. card was ever produced nor was there any witness who saw him actually join the party. " The evidence of his association with Communists, his attendance at closed meetings and acceptance of party discipline were enough, however, to convince the jury that he was a Communist beyond.doubt. - We hope this paves the way to the conviction and jailing of alot more noncard-carrying Communists who now enjoy their freedom among us-under the guise of meré fellow travelers. : = A : ; 2 .

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DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney

Rival Replays Jenner's Talks

Rep. Madden Lashes Out

At Yalta, Tehran ‘Mistakes’

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-—-Those Indiana Republican speeches condemning Yalta, Tehran and Potsdam, pioneered in by Sen. William E. Jenner (R. Ind.), seem to be so effective that parts are being replayed by the Democrats in Ra 3 Lake County. That being the First District, it was the only one, except the Eighth, where the Democrats held on to their Congressional seats in the GOP landslide last year. " This situation made Rep. Ray Madden, Gary, Democratic dean and member of the House Rules Committee, rather sensitive to the prevailing political winds wi from downstate, * Mr. Madden Polish - Americans ioined Jenner also were affected. ees) They voted Republican in nearby Chicago. Mr. Madden held that vote in his district. Last week he obtained time for a full-scale address in the House in an effort to batten it down. The Madden speech was addressed. to the Poles and it will be reprinted and widely distrihuted in his district. It was the first time that he joined with the Jenners in lashing out against United States foreign policy mistakes in the past, As a fifth-termer, he astonished some of his long-time Democratic friends.

Here is what Mr, Madden said: “The mistakes made at Yalta, six vears ago today, in ylelding to the Russians must be corrected and rectified. At that time our military leaders underestimated our military strength or the atom bomb. We did not know then that the atom bomb was soon to knock Japan into surrender,

“Yalta and Tehran and the results of the mistakes incident to those conclaves, will be a threat to world peace until the day comes when the Soviet aggressor retreats behind its own border. Russia has broken its promises— agreements made at Yalta and Tehran should be thrown in the wastebasket.

“Appeasement did not work at Munich, Yalta or China because Hitler and Stalin are vultures of the same kind, as we learned in 1939 and again since the shooting war terminated in 1945,

‘Bipartisan Policy Must Continue’

“OUR BIPARTISAN foreign policy must continue as long as the shadow of war hangs over the globe. I do not doubt that ultimately, this shadow will be lifted, the iron curtain dissolved and mankind permitted again to march in peace and security toward a goal now hidden from us. “Then there will be justice and freedom for all. Then justice will be done for the benefit of the peoples now shackled under the clouds of tyranny and shut off from the sunlight of liberty. Eh “Poland has shaken off tyranny before and Poland will do it again.” ; ” o » IA SPATE of 22 postal cards answering a five-question poll was received at the office of Rep, Ralph Harvey, New Castle Republican. This is how these 18th District voters voted: All were against universal military training, drafting at 18 and sending soldiers overseas for combat. They favored the boys back from Korea. One maverick voted “yes” on the question of extending the time of service from 21 to 27 months,

FOSTER'S FOLLIES

NEW YORK-—The local office of Price Stabilization has scored its first victory-—a 1-cent rollback in an unnamed baker's bread. Here 1s a fellow who's hardly in need of sympathy or of compassion. He is well bred and should quite gladly heed The price rules which now are in fashion.

Many a guy who has put on the brakes . Could answer his moans with a droll crack: “Who,” they might say, “but a fellow who bakes, “Would still get his dough—and his roll back?”

NEWS NOTEBOOK .. . By Peter Edson Sen. Wherry Learns Nothing From lke

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 — General Dwight D. Eisenhower had a special off-the-record meeting with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after he reperted to the full Congress in open session. Chairman ‘Tom Connally of Texas invited a few Senators who were not members to sit {n with the committee, because

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PISTOLS AT DAWN . . . By Frederick C. Othman Gentlemen—‘Tax Us Any More And We Will Have You Shot’

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Today I doff my hat and bow low to Congressman Muley Doughton of N. C., and his cohorts on the Ways and Means Committee. They demonstrated a little democracy in action and I am proud of the way they did it. They heard a taxpayer call them : bums and worse; \°

a word when he sald he was thinking of NC having them all im-

And shot. After all, he was a taxpayer, and as such he had his right to say what he pleased. The job of the Congressmen was to listen; they did it like gentlemen. This outspoken - ; Wr. critic of the new tax . of. Aan op in boost identified himself as E. 8. Hall, engineering consultant, economic designer, patent attorney, and chief engineer of the All American Foundation of Farmington, Conn. He said he was speaking as a Connecticut Yankee, repre-

.senting all his fellow Americans.

Mr. Hall was a tall, white-haired man with a small mustache and high-topped shoes. He sat down with a copy of his new book on economics and started on page one to read. “How much time will you require?” asked the courtly Chairman Doughton. “More than you've got today,” snapped citizen Hall. . Mr. Doughton and his cohorts, who are perhaps the most harried men in the country as they seek the best way to boost taxes by billions, leaned back and listened closely while Mr. Hall said: E “Pass this tax law and we, the people, are prepared to indict you as Communists.” He mentioned the cancer of bureaucracy, which -he said was destroying our nafion, He said we need to have our heads examined. He mentioned his book, price $3, as good reading for statesmen.

“You have been merrily engaged for the last 30 years in communizing the United States by acts of Congress,” he added. “And our revenue code is a rambling wreck, built on the shifting Red sands of Karl Marx. You taxed me out of

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business five: years ago. That is why I am here. We forgive most of you, because you know not what you do.” Chairman Doughton used his hearing aid, the better to hear. A dozen other Congressmen, whose lunch long since was due, listened raptly, as Mr. Hall said: “Price control is a fraud. It raised taxes. It gives aid to the enemy. It is treason.” . I have quoted citizen Hall at some length,

because if it is Congress’ duty to .listen, it is -

yours no less to read. Every word he said is a matter of official record, to be printed at your expense and retained in the archives of Congress forever more.

One Tax Only ’

EVENTUALLY he got to the nubbin. He wants one tax at the same rate for everybody. A single tax to take care of all the bills of government. “And to collect that,” he said, “you should raise wages 20 per cent s0 that the people can afford to pay this tax. If you do that, every honest man will vote fer you. “If you do not, you will force us, the people, to indict you and have you shot.” A couple of the statesmen gulped, but retained a polite interest, while Chairman Doughton said: “Mr. Hall has been in my office many times. While I cannot agree with him on his theories, he always has impressed me as a very sincere man.” And as I say, Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I have felt better ever since. 2

LOOKING BACK

NOW that the nights are cold and long . . . and skies are overcast . . . I have the time to reminisce . . . about the summer past . .. I let my memories take hold . . . and weave what they desire . .. for they fashion another world . . of which I'll never tire . .. and glowing embers warm my heart . .. as happy moments fly . . . while living. in the land of dreams . . .the kind that never die . . . that’s why I welcome wintertime . . . with all its ice and cold . . . for winter has a special way . . . of bringing back the old . . . and so each night you'll always find . . . me sitting by the embers . . . just reminiscing of the past . . . and things my heart remembers. —By Ben Burroughs.

By Galbraith

"I do not agree with a word that you say, bub | will defen to the death your right to say it." “\

‘Other Ways to Fight’ vo

MR. EDITOR: I did not read the letter of Mr. Robert Gems mer, which you, A.T.B., so hastily criticized, therefore, I am neither agreeing nor disagree{ng with his letter as a whole. . I do wish to remind you that there are other ways to fight for freedom which we in the United States enjoy, besides on the battlefield. Many men are of much less value on the battle~ field, where they are fighting not only the enemy, but their own conscience, than they would be on the production line, farm or otherwise contributing to the needs of those on the battlefronts. True, we need infantrymen, airmen, ete, the same as we need butchers, bakers, etc. But, isn't it a good thing that everyone doesn't want to be a butcher or a baker? Man will never need any sounder advice than that of his own conscience.

YOU'RE right A.T.B., we can thank God for those who have fought to defend freedom ... But above all, we should thank God for blessing the United States with so many natural resource’ es, without which the desire to fight for our freedom would be useless. So long as we cone tinue to employ. these resources in the best ine terest of mankind/we will continue to enjoy our democratic way of life, regardless of the num= ber who choose not to kill their fellow men . .. Were I a conscientious objector, I would eon sider myself no less American perhaps just a little more God fearing. A man should be criticized for such a trait? Come to think of it, I'm not so sure but what I could conscientiously object to serving in the present conflict, until I was sure for whom, and what degree of support, I was fighting. How

: AB? about you -—T.R.8,, City.

Welfare and Taxes

MR. EDITOR: ; Let's read Article I of the first ten amendments to the Constitution. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of vances.” if public must demand the defeat of Senate Bill No. 86 with its near police-state abridging Article I, sponsored by Senators Wesley Malone in and Russell Bontrager, Elkhart, Ind, Republicans. ii the U. 8. Government keep its $18 million and secret relief rolls and Indiana taxpayers their share of the taxes they pay to get their own welfare back minus: Washington's political office help salaries. Let's unload the leeches.

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ALSO what about the $25 to $1000 fines and up to 60 days in jail for anybody who even asks to see welfare records? That would forbid any paper, made under threat of fine and imptisonment, to publish any information whatever about anyone on relief or trying to get on relief. Shame on vou Senators. Real Article I. What about the professional uplifters who crowded into Washington, in F.D.R's New Deal days, and remained under the H.8.T. rule? ... A law passed by Congress gave Indiana approximately $18 million yearly for hush-hush secrecy about what becomes of the public's welfare money and threatened government with-

drawal of aid ... —John Alvah Dilworth, City

MR. EDITOR: . . . What about our relief setup here? It should have a cleaning out and every cent should be accounted for in a public report. How much longer are we the taxpayers going te stand for these rotten gouges? Doesn't anyone want to fight for our rights here at home? ~—Another Taxpayer, City

Medical Care

MR. EDITOR: What about the Police Department and General Hospital? I know a woman who has three small children. She and her husband are divorced and she lives-on welfare money. Just a short time ago one of the children got sick and she called General Hospital for a doctor. They told her to put the baby in a cab and bring it out there. If she had money for a cab she could probably pay for a doctor. She also called. the police out there but they never came. You can take a patient to General Hospital and they make them wait hours before they do anything. We pay taxes for people to be cared for who aren't able to care for themselves, If 1 were the new mayor, whom I think is a fine man, I would see why people who medical care can't get it.

-—A Taxpayer, City.

RAILROADS . . . By Fred Perkins

2 Old-Timers Match Wits on Wage Issue

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Two old labor conciliators have been matching wits in the still unsettled railroad wage dispute, featured by the widespread but now evaporating “sick strike” of switchmen and other yard workers. Mastermind ‘of ‘the government side—which has become in effect the carriers’ side—is John R, Steelman, assistant to the

of their particular interest in his reports on European arms aid.

Among those invited was Sen. Kenneth Wherry of Nebraska, Republican floor leader and author of a resolution which would ban sending troops to Europe till Congress had set policy. Sen. Connally cautioned all the guests that this was a super-secret session. Nobody should take notes. During the question period, Sen. Wherry asked some rather pointed questions -— and got some sharp answers in reply. But at the end of the session Sen. Wherry stood up and, addressing Sen. Connally, said: “You will note, Mr. Chairman, that I have nothing in my pockets. I am not leaving with any notes. And I am not leaving with any information, either.”, Even Ike laughed.

” n - IT WAS all a mistake, but Rep. Adolph Sabath, Democratic Congressman from Chicago for 22 terms, recently got an invitation to contribute to a Cook County Republican souvenir program for a 55th annual Lincoln's birthday dinner. The offer came in the form

~of a ‘letter from Carlos W.

Campbell, chairman of the Illinois Republican Central Committee. It even offered Rep. Sabath a 50 per cent reduction if he would také out an ad in the program. But he turned it down, with the com-

‘ment: “Can it be that the Re-

publican Party in Illinois has reached such-a low level fi-

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to call upon me, a life-long Democrat, to assist in raising funds for a little dinner they are putting on?”

” ” » ONE of the more lively and raucous political sheets distributed around Washington is “The - Southern Conservative.” It i= a monthly tabloid published, edited and largely written by Ida M. Darden of Ft. Worth, Tex.- Now starting its second year, “The Southern Conservative” was out of circulation for a couple of months because, wrote Mrs. Darden, “your editor was the victim of an accident caused by our own stupidity.” Now back in circulation, the paper leads off with a headline: Americans Should Stand Wholeheartedly Behind Truman in the Present Emer- - gency—and Throw Him Out in '52. : That's the tone of the whole paper. Most satirical feature is the editor's celumn, .“My Night,” which .she copyrights and is publishing in book form.

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entine resigned as Economic Stabilization Agency administrator, a new. bit of doggerel appeared in Washington. Its authorship was anonymous, but not too hard to detect. Sung to the tune of “Clementine,” it began:

“In a Bureau, in a Bureau, fix-

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“My husband is an advertising man—why not turn your , sewing club membership drive over to him?"

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name of Alan Valentine. Chorus: Oh dear Doctor, oh dear. Doctor, oh dear Doctor Valentine, ’ : John L. Lewis is not buying; don’t be comic, Valentine.”

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8 o'clock in- the morning, on Capitol Hill. They stopped a guard hurrying to work and asked where the Senate was. They wanted to go in and see the Senate. “Oh, they. won't be in. session till noon,” the guard -explained. ‘“‘“Humph!’’ exclaimed the

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Conciliation Service. Strategist for the four® operating unions, and in particular for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen which em-’ wploys him, has been Walter Munro, who served several years as a “Commissioner of Conciliation” under Mr. Steelman.

” ” ” MR. STEELMAN'S activities in this dispute were clear up to Dec. 21, when negotiators for the four unions and the nation’s carriers signed in his office, after an all-night session,’ a memorandum of agreement Which the governing bodies of the unions later: repudiated. When the four union presidents came back to Washington on Jan. 15 to seek better terms Mr. Steelman turned them over to the National (Railway) Mediation Board. Its three members have been holding frequent long sessions with both sides, but mainly with the union heads, while the carrier spokesmen have remained on- call in a hotel and have maintained they would not negotiate except on working out details of the Dec. 21 agreement. Mr. Steelman has not ap-. peared in the mediation board's proceedings, but is known to

‘ have maintained close contact.

He is understood to have writ-" ten the White House back-to work call released a week ago

by Joseph Short, Mr. Truman's press secretary, and also to have worked out the strategy of the drastic order issued Thursday by Karl R. Beéndetsen, assistant secretary of the Army, which technically operates the railroads. s - ” THIS Army order has apparently A broken the switchmen’s strike. It threatened to fire men who did not return to work by 4 o'clock last Satur day afternoon. Even more sériously, in the opinion of many railroad workers, it threatened to deprive disobedient strikers of their job seniority. Mr. Steelman, who in the past produced, agreements in such heavy-duty wage negotiations as those between John L. Lewis and the coal operators, is understood to have obtained President Truman's approval of the Army order. S8ignificantly, the three members of the mediation board apparently did not know it was coming. tJ » = MR. STEELMAN’s present adversary, Mr. Munro, became attached to the Trainmen’s union under the presidency of the late A. F. Whitney. His first assignment was to restore peace’ between Mr. Whitney and President Truman, follow-

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