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PARIS CONFERENCE . . . By Ludwell Denny ~~

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Can Big Four Foreign Ministers

Help Solve World Differences?

PARIS, Mar. 21—There’s still better than a

50-50 chance of a Big Four Foreign Ministers

meetings, although the West and the East are as far apart as ever on fundamentals. Instead, the French, with British support, hope for a

propaganda conference despite the continuing tneoCos ate Wo Marsland Be.” Bosal Sone 6. Member of deadlock in the deputies’ meeting here. : recess over Easter and then more meetings, ° United Pre ward Newspaper Alliance, NEA Serv- epu t Ace and Audit Bureau of Circulation, That's what will happen if the Russians and Finally, if Stalin won't break the agends Price in Marion County. 5 cents a copy for daily and 10c French have their way. The British probably deadlock, the French are expected‘ to insist on ® for Sunday; delivered by carrier dally and Sunday, 33c a will go along. Although they X accepting one of two points which the Russians po Gry ana sunday, $10.00 a year. daily, 35.00 8 year, Sunday are much less convinced now demand. Those two points are German demili- . only, $5.00; all other Wes . 8, ‘possession, Canada and than two. weeks ago of the tarization and reduction of Big Four armament. . Mexico. daily 31.10 a month, unday, 10c a copy. wisdom of Taku foreloe Both are covered in the Allied agenda proposal : Telephone RI ley 5551 ministers’ conference. but Soviet Delegate Andrei Gromyko wants As the Americans pointed em phrased so as: ‘ mic = Give Idght and the People Will Find Their Own Way ott 1 the Deg Aa ee V<ONE: 70 prevent Western defense t do: If the onmly conference Stalin's East German remilitarization (which" - a possible is a propaganda fight he denies and won't discuss). ———— instead of serious negotia- TWO: To cut Allied armament while in- J Surpluses of Surplus tions, that probably would in- creasing Soviet military supremacy by perpetuie . . i . crease the threat of war: ating. the present Russian superiority and by . AYBE a civilian just can’t understand the military mind, le a5 Wan leaving the Soviet satellite a and ‘maybe this all belongs in the higher ‘spheres of admit privately, in view of uh : Three of Stalin's puppet states are now violating MN \N nili —but it’ i the Russians’ blatantly dis- Joe Stalin es limiting their arms Russ Bo Bd military strategy but it's happened again, “ ’ honest performance ar of interested denies this and refuses to discuss it orto 2 1”. ds «= We refer to the millions of dollars worth of “war ‘'sur- Be le or auce REIS... notion include the satellites on the agenda. plus” our government has given away, right here in Indiana, in any acceptable compromise, that his purpose French-Outlook: » ; and now is frantically trying to buy back, which Irving is to split the Allies and prevent western defense Ich: 2 : “ —and to use the proposed conference for propa- SINCE the nch always opposed German

Leibowitz described- yesterday. "Five years ago our Army and Navy had equipment for about 12 million men. Everything they needed.: Blankets, cots, clothing, weapons, hospital -and medical supplies, all

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ment is fallacious, misleading and altogether out of keeping with the services of a lawyer.

ganda to keep the European allied publics op--

» posed to rearmament. a Nevertheless, the French-think a propaganda conference, with all its danger, would be less risky than no foreign ministers conference at

He's hoping®hat with Congress and the public- more tax conscious this year’s pork can be made-less costly. Up to now, Congress has authorized about $18 billion

. rearmament- . can pressure the idea of limited German participation in Western defénse in principle, which is not now being carried out—they're inclined eventually to acceptsome Soviet agenda item on

item. But taken together, they put the federal government in the position of a person who discovers that he has committed a large part of his income to payments on a car, a washing machine, a television set, etc. nd : - -Just to clear ‘up the present backlog of proj-

only accepted under Ameri-

that went into making ours the best equipped and oiit- = sll. Cisse The Unitod Bieter ats oivine. hs German demilitarization. to. got a Soatesencs. : : ’ ; : : ollars worth ) n Ct e guess here that there will be a our Ra fitted soldiers and sailors op earth. Billtons gid bed French lo the contrary, the Paris cabinet will conference is based on. the- supposition that The of it was brand new when the war ended, had never n insist on dragging out the deputies’ meetings " Francé in the end will insist on some such Lai ough elised pt all Ceo ee “and on gecepting a” partial Stalin agenda rigged sop to" Stalin and that he'll grab it. If he ; your a 5 : eb against: the -Allies. - rejects that, even the French apparently don't . reli : NOW , Tit is scrambling to find ehough clothes Cf «sa. The French are not willing to adjourn these = know what they would do. : He ’ "THE military i r rclounes, ; 5 ; : ise 3 shoes, blankets, cots,”and weapons—exactly like those it has “= 5 : of ge been, and apparently still is, giving away as “war surplus” MONEY SAVER “oe By James Daniel ye The —to outfit an army of three million or so. : ‘ } Ye t ' - “the e Some of this material went to state institutions and en. Doug as S ams. Po Barre perso : S i arently found its way into private. every schools, some of it app : y fit and y of it. we now WASHINGTON, Mar. 21—8en. Paul Douglas salaries, maintenance of present projects and choos hands and was sold at private profit an Some y : (D. IIL), who conducted a one-man campaign planning of new ones. at ea hear, is being bought back at “fair prices” by the very : ou the Benare Doo Tad Year aBainst He huge Sen. Douglas compares pork barrel spending ApS i time 0. PLT TL LLIT dennny en we REAR RRRN I NEREREN RRR R NRT EIT RRR RT RRO RNa eR IRIRY por. arrel or ood control, rivers and -with buying goods on time. government that gave it away a ahort : Fon these cir- . . ’ harbors projects, intends to repeat the per- It's not the down payment which hurts espe- same: ‘Wonder just what a “fair price” is, under » HOOSIER FORUM— A Great Prama formance this year. cially, or even the carrying cost of each separate mem!

: : MR. EDITOR: A lawyer is an advocate, and as such, is; first. “j, ‘projects under the civil ects would take all the federal taxes collected, y. 5 ~ vestigation of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. has 1 have followed The Times report on the of .all, obligated to his client. It is. true. that , functions section of the Agmy last year from Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Keni given testimony that is easy to believe. os aad Kefauver Senate Crime Committee with inter- .. he Ye ne Suient, The Judge, JHE Sheng; Corps of Engineers. Only Sok New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennes: . e is. Wi “E. Unzieker rking : -est, Today being confined at home because of ~ the balllff, etc are part of the court. But when $415 billion vas been e8ee, Ter LQ half those from Caligornta. tol, oA Nhs Ss -He ig Willard E. Unzieker who, after -WOI gD Ye hms Yate ; commit ees Eh iba lawyer Esi tases EWU ro MP eHent, ¥rone AN.Ly ent. Sil a ie to be : Rt WE he “govetniient 5 ison * defons = ey : “in the" gBvernment fending agency, resigned the othe WFBM-TV. The witness was Willlam O'Dwyer, that time until the a ned, his skill... appropriated. . hin v budget next yer of $50 billion, Sen. Douglas in- ar day as assistant controller. = You gl Be former mayor ‘of New York City. «i iwty and Abilify betel Aa TI RRRONT Currently the ..engineers tends to ask that no new project be started which ol

While the investigation has served an essential pur-

pose, Mr. Unzicker told the Senate Committee, it has SO . lowered morale among the REC’s employees that most of

To me it was a never to be forgotten drama. To see'and hear, men high in public office talk, and not pull their punches was a great experience. ;

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HE SHOULD be respectful to the court, the

judge, the sheriff and other officers. But he should not supinely accept a wrongful ruling.

are asking for funds to start . four new projects. Included are a reservoir in Nebraska and South Dakota, a lock ; ‘ and dam on Tennessee's Cumberland River, a

Sen. Douglas ’ + +. no more pork

doesn’t promise defense benefits in the reasonable future. »

National Defense es THIS WILL lead to some arguing, because the

~~ : a nit thev. ot LANs eo So Bg Eine ““%% Then instead of saying, “Your Honor, I agree rk- barrel lobby has already claimed the magic SS “them would resign if they could get other-jo bs. Er IT PROVED to me, that there are Still mep with the court,” he should oppose action. harbor in. Washington State and a dam in i “defense” Ay use. 4 -Tagl a — Yes, it's easy to Beliend that testiforfy” It 3 jmpossilie in Washington who are ving fo protest the Why id a lawyer if the court-will do-all Oregon. wea When the House civil functions appropriation’ == ize with t many honest, loyal _em- public. Sen. Tobey was very direct, and some- things right? Their total cost will be $5168 million—unless hearings start, probably after Easter, it will be a —_— not to sympathize Mr. zick apy dist : ged to see the times caustic about some of the answers and This country was not built for courts, but the engineers raise the estimates after the proj- rare project which doesn’t advance national — ployees who, like Mr. Unzicker, are distres Fo opinions given by the witness. was established for the individual. Ours is the ects are started. In an appropriation hearing defense. = + agency discredited by revelations of the part playéd in the May this committee have complete success only nation in the world %0 constitutgd. last year, the engineers could recall only two Such things as this are happening: oh. é lendin. licies of its directors by “favoritism and influ- in its probe. Also orchids to WFBM-TV for Mr. Dowling’s statement might apply to Rus- projects in their history which cost less than Those private yacht basins for summer colo- = ending. po o2 : bringing this program to its viewers. I wish sia or Germany or Yugoslavia or Spain. But the original estimate . nists and week-end boatin arties are bei . h Mr. Unzicker ging : g . Since the war most esti g Pp being - ence.” And it would be pleasant to agree wit in Sy only that it could be shown at night, so more certainly American lawyers should give it no mates have more than doubled. dressed up to show how much more fish they will - v : “ . x nd reformin e could see it. mind. : enable commercial fishermen to add to the.na- , - that Congress, by rolling up its floavee 4 OBE 3% I will follow the doings of this committee We, the people, established the courts of this roi slty, Congress will be asked to ap- tion's food supply. 2% RFC right now,” can preserve it for future fulness. in The Times with renewed interest. land, and we, the people have the right to ques- Prom ale Bn y $35 million for the four new And those expensive projects for deepening = « = = ss re : —G. H. Fritz, City tion their rulings and decisions. projects. The engineers also have a hundred or river channels to. enable barge owners to cut BUT we cannot agree—cannot believe, in the light o s Brack’ , Lawyers are not the tools of our courts, but rent. FSjects or Nuh they o warg their costs by using deeper boats, or digging new — iq ) i rd the Fulbright ‘Gi rea aids to them. Even the Supreme Court of the . 0 8 LI8re canal links to shorten barge routes, will be pregent a or of re Siva lisa United States trequently reverses itself, thereby ‘Cif Usual $100 million or so oyerhead for classed as indispensable to victory in Korea. - mmi i ation . : - ven ne, St to public os When | was young 1 had to pay Tent besause a ei FiSE a ny U. S. ADVE x i . y bl buy a home of my own. . 2 Men close to Mr. Truman, members of his official family ] Seag ot : J 5 pay one Si wages —Clarence E. Benadum, Muncie > we RTISING «eo By Freder ick C. Othman : i i ly a8 as a month's rent on our shelter, I respected : ; and’ political associates, have been named repeated nad worked Government Is Business o i i i my landlord because I knew that he ha wor users of influence on behalf of dubious loans. These men mM fandiord BEcaiee | Eres Hoo ony sacrifices MR. EDITOR. n C £ qa m an omic 00 have not seen fit to go before the committee and deny or 5 own a howe as Wel as buy extra property America is the greatest country on earth. WASHINGTON, Mar. 21—Turns out now She showed me her warehouse, piled high f . E ) »e for me. - \ : J orld’ 3 1% ! 5e,. explain. And Mr. Truman sees no reason why they should. ' to Provide ® Dace Jo a commendable trait aid However, there is a chance our democracy may SEAL ele Samuel js ons of the world’s leading ~~ with literature extolling America and democHow could the public have confidence that Mr. Truman "0% Fel who could be independent De destroyed. diet ait issues red and yellow a as Sais TaN a cellent bowls, a up would take vigilant interest in protecting a reorganized RFC in hie old age; That was the kind of social im Ere ae Hed Pubes munists with fangs, presses phonograph records be ol Bon nd vad Me TO from improper influences? Security ne > & a for the interest of the people and good of the ' nc.esale, prints books and magazines, and English don’t need our books; the ones who : inal f ‘this agency has disappeared. 8 country. But from what I read in the news- ; writes plays and would be interested understand only Spanish.” ‘The origin purpose 0 8 y . ’ NOW, after many long years have passed, papers and hear over the radio, it seems it does humorous skits for She said she'd been howling now. for two The urgent need now, in a time of grave inflationary danger, I have managed through hard work, good man- pot matter what happens to our country, as long his global chain of years to Washington for some pamphlets, or UP is to curb, not to extend, both private and public lending. agement and SelFenial, ¥ Syren Pisce of as the money-mad politicians can personally ran i even some comic books printed in Spanish. No : 3 . ha income property myself, bu nd conditions penefit at the expense of us, the low-income tax- result. Congress should abolish the RFC, and jts honest employees | =." 00" Cnsiderably. payer. to prove to the rest I mentioned her problem to Mr. Barrett, who TO

should be helped to find other jobs.

More Copper THIS country needs more copper for use in making defense and civilian goods and for stockpiling.

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One way to get more copper would be to pay somewhat

more than the present price, 241% cents a pound. Another way would be for the government to pay a subsidy to producers of copper. a A third—and far better way—would be for Congress to repeal the foolish tax of 2 cents a pound on imported

copper.

Most of our imported copper comes from Chile. Chile, now sending us copper at a rate of about 700 million pounds a year; says a slight price increase would provide incentive to boost her annual production to a billion

pounds.

Now for less than a week of my tenant's wages, I must furnish, under rent control, not only shelter, but also furniture, heat, lights, gas, water, janitor service, refrigeration, etc. Still the tenants howl about being “gouged.” Don't they know that we are gouged every time we turn around—by the coal dealer, the furniture man, tax collector, and all the workmen we must hire. When labor. gets a wage raise the manufacturer passes it on to the wholesaler, who in turn passes it on to the retailer. Then in case it is sent on to the consumer, and such consumer has rental property, it stops. He has no alternative. He must absorb it because he cannot raise his rent. Why take it all out on the American property owner? —O0ld Timer, City.

‘A Lawyer's Duty’

MR. EDITOR:

The writer certainly disagrees with the statement of Prof. Henry M. Dowling, made before the Muncie Bar Association on Mar. 16, te the

What they fail to consider is this; the same principles apply to government administration that apply to everyday business. If not properly managed, there is only one conclusion—more taxes, and then wasting those taxes collected. Let us assume that can really happen, does happen. The government goes bankrupt and communism takes over. Who warts to live that kind of a life?

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PERHAPS the following solution would be worthwhile. Let the members of Congress and the Senate be elected by the people with the understanding that as long as they do-a good job in the progress of the country, and for the good of the people, they can remain in office. Each state would have the right to investigate all of their own representatives at any time, subject to being discharged if proven guilty of misconduct or of any attempts of personal gain at the expense of the people,

Congress and the Senate could be given

authority to select United States citizens of qualified background, to be installed as Presi-

of the world that the Moscow Communists are bums, whereas we Americans ‘are nice folks. Now we've got 5866 people working for the Voice of America, 1600 more are about to go on the pay roll and the head men are seeking a

few thousand others.

This is a gigantic enterprise and it is costing us taxpayers a whopping sum. So Congress called in the top publicists of the USA, smart fellows every one, to discover how many people they . were persuading. The answer necessarily was a little vague but I got the idea that Assistant Secretary of State Edward W. Barrett and Co. were doing their dead-level best with the biggest advertising agency the world ever has seen.

Only I did get to thinking, as Mr. Barrett told of the Voice’s operations, about one of his

used to be a top news magazine editor, and he was amazed. He said he understood that Span-ish-language literature already had been shipped to Spanish-speaking people. He said he'd investigate. I hope he does, before he breaks the heart of this lady in the south.

. Comics for China MR. BARRETT displayed for a joint Congressional Committee an assortment of his literature, his placards, his phonograph records, his movies and his radio broadcasts.” Then he hauled out a package of his comic books, printed in all the gaudy colors of this type of literature; and handed them to the Senators. They studied the comics intently. : “A bad word, comic,” suggested Sen. Brian McMahon (D. Conn.). “All right, we'll say illustrated,” countered Mr. Barrett. . But he kept calling them comic. The ones he passed to the statesmen were intended to show the Chinese that the promises of the Russians were lies and that they were as downtrodden as they were before the Reds took over.

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ss sn a ; ie > dent. Qualifications necessa oul lady helpers I met in South America. She's in How Mr. Barrett manages to distribute antiSO LET Chile add that 2 cents a pound to the price Fick tha "The fust quty of a fawver ls Bot 1 "thie governing body. CC °® % UP charge of distributing his literatyge in a leading Communist comic books In Communist China g : 1d d fthout to his client. "His first duty is to the court. His y Latin country, but she figures it much good © 18 something he did not explain, This is a secret of copper she sells to us. That could be : one wi ou secondary duty is to his client.” This state- —Bert Reichardt, City. except for starting blazes in fireplaces. and that is fair enough now. Lif increasing the price now paid by copper-using industries C= in this country. SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith PARTY ick W Our government, to be sure, would lose a little revenue : . y LINE . . ~B Frederick oltman * Sisipse : : : : u it’s now getting from the copper import tax. : K o P 6 3 But our government, by avoiding necessity to pay a 2) S ut itt re] aesar mong qa rm onger S % Built-in, subsidy to copper producers, easily might save more than NEW YORK, Mar. 21—The Communists are still swinging Silva, “and will continue to be as a whole, tends to react to % Oonoent it would lose. Drew Tint around on the Hollywood-Broadway axis. When they an advocate of peace.” Their the world crisis of capitalism.” selector SI . ; ~ . : : eep plugging an actor, in the Daily Worker and elsewhere, you photographs accompanied the THat isn’t enough from “to- “ Jay Cults a rom Sour hose lenienis we can be sare his politics are acceptable. The rest they just ignore - story. day's progressive dramatist.” * De luxe a o keep, wou ave reason to be pleased. or, as in the case of Bing Crosby recently, try to blacklist and .$ 8» or is Miss Hellman’s staunch This would be the sensible way to get more copper. boyau : iy ; aa ; LATEST on the Commies’ Support o the phorjer Commie ciroult ; : : : y 0 . e » The only trouble is that, it would be too sensible to suit EY he, Comes hve ayines the a, HW Muck)s Eis Fhe Saat the Daily Worker: iy * Improve Western Congressmen interested in protecting high-cost ward G. Robinson, long a fa- newsletter, he was never even Communist for the FBI” 2ow hii Lillian Hellman'’s retreat synchro i i rite. Mr. pinkish. * 8 temporary.” copper producers in this country. ar was “Still bowing and scraping,” In production. Specifically cited : #8 .w * Unexoell a '‘sacred bitterly comments ‘the Daily are Frank Lovejoy, the one- oa happens when the oraftsm: . . ‘ cow” to the Worker in a shift of“its Holly- armed vet of “Home of the -ommunist Party boss goes to Good Gimmick While It Lasts Daly Worker con recently made a number of Brave,’ who plays Matt Cvetic, all mahoga JFASHIONS change among those who ‘sit in the witifess _.. ae ‘of war-rattling speeches on Voice the FBI undercover agent; and ru DuEene Denis, general secchair before congressional committees. : its former of America for the State De- Ernest Aogereon; the Neges bi ary he the panty falthtul “ For a good while now, reluctant witnesses have been Movie ie; Partmenl A iured many of (his lease after Serving ve ries 3 : : Sen ; ; : : n Federal Detention Pris retreating behind their “constitutional rights” in refusin : THE COMMIES had only * friends by accepting a rolé in on Prison on . 3 2 i i eu ol R ah ore applause for a couple more of this piece of gutter sewage, West St. ‘ : to answer embarrassing or possibly incriminating queries. An mn 8 Hi Pp p ore o according to the Reds. His job, said Dennis, was to In Blon That device has been effective enough to deprive many a ey a Tas Ing nie Beliywoes a “Will any of the participants Assign new prisoners to their committee of valuable information it needed to further its his name on a Mr. Robinson (0 Fh TC OF SEAN ros (BE mls travesty OF Ae Hone aaia he he second inquiry. ts in El «+. a bad boy Howard De Silva (“Tripolt » down?” ominously’ asks David an jtormation, “I met per- , ’ ’ ver ” . «But Frank Costello, the New York gambler," may have fronts, such as the Civil Rights “Fourteen Hours” and “Three Flalt, He party's Hollywood clad 000 men,” he defelt this stunt was wearing a little thin. Let others holler Congress, Amenican youth for Husbands’). “Film Artists De- Th a0 wis favorite ‘reading was about the Constitution. Costello had a better idea. He a tection at poneit= fy New Witchhunt” was the LILLIAN HELLMAN, one “The History of the Commu. : : ; . tee for Protection of Foreign ay the Daily Worker head- 1 its favorite Broadw lay- Dist Party of the Soviet Union ~wouldn’t holler at all. In fact, he'd tell the committee he Born and Committee for a& (ined their reactions to House ° avorite Broadway Dlay- poigievik” a h oY govern rr. just wasn’t able to talk. Delnooratiy Far Eastern (Committee subpenaes. “Am I WHEN, us administered a exhibit in the Red conspiracy : a é : olicy. subpenaed,” asked Miss Son- sad, gentle but provocative re- trial at Foley Square. Plus sev- : So laryngitis seems to be the latest bulwark against the 12 Lately, he has been trying to dergaard; wife of one of the buke this week by the party. eral Marxist classics, Morris Speciali ~ prying investigator. There's only one trouble. Doctors don't COPR. 1961 RY NEA SERVICE. INC. T. M. REC. U. 8. PAT. OFF. get off the hook, using .the- Hollywood 10, “because of my Her mew play, “The Autumn °Schappes’ history, mentioned 649 Fai ~ agree on how big a handicap it is. And unlike the Consti- "ohn doesn't ch Kivi iar. He shack Himself with House Un-American. Activities long record as a progressive Garden,” it seems, ‘reflects above, and books by Howard al ‘tution #¢ doesn’t last indefinitely. § . - ~ORN apasn | <hange Tum any more! = Me stuck himseli with a Committee as a sounding- American . . .?§ “I have al- that great sense of fuNlity Fast, John Howard Lawson Y : tution, ¢ : e Ye pin, and I'll see that Jackie never learns such language! ways been, declared Mr. De with which the middle class, and Shirley Graham. ’

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