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PAGE 26 Friday, May 18, 1951

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The Driver Was Drunk Lae | Be The Child Is Dead . :

“AST February Macy Williams, who was drunk, was.

“ driving a truck which killed a 5-year-old boy. Yesterday Judge Joseph M. Howard sentenced Macy Williams to 90 days at the state farm and a fine of $100. : So Macy Williams loses 90 days out of his life—and the little boy his truck killed loses maybe 60 or 70 years out of his life. Williams was charged only with driving while drunk. The maximum penalty for conviction on that charge is 180 days at the state farm. Williams got half of that. Why? Why didn’t the court sentence him to the full penalty provided by law? ; . . Why wasn't the charge reckless homicide, which carries up to a three year prison sentence?

IF WE had the answers to those questions we'd also -have the answer to the disgraceful traffic record Indian--apolis is piling up. The argument that the child was at fault, and might have been killed even if the driver was sober, is to us no argument at all. The facts remain: The driver was drunk. The child is dead. ; Reckless, dangerous, drunken driving in this city is not going to be cured by an occasional tap on the wrist in court. Judge Howard, it seems to us, has been flagrantly lenient here—and in a good many other cases he has had. Prosecutor Fairchild, obviously shocked by what happened, is investigating the possibilities of getting the case re-opened on the more serious charge it plainly entails. We trust he succeeds. Until our courts get up enough courage to hand down some real penalties for this sort of thing nobody's life— and nobody’s child—will be safe on our streets.

No Army of ‘Dope Fiends'

AS might have been expected Dr. Herbert S. Gaskill, a’ thoroughly reputable and responsible psychiatrist on

the Indiana University medical faculty, has completely dis-

credited sensational reports attributed to him about drug addiction in the U. S. Armed Forces in Asia. He says flatly that he found no such conditions and he nade no such statements. The official report he made to military medical authorities fully confirms that. Out of all the several hundred thousand American soldiers in the Japan-Korean war theater he reported he found “only one or two” cases of drug addiction, although he did hear some unconfirmed gossip that there might be others. : He concluded, and reported, that drug addicts were no more numerous in the Army than in any similar number of civilians, and he did not consider the situation important enough to include it in the various recommendations he

made in that report. : ® - » » THIS is not, of course, surprising. Our Armed Forces

are a very fair cross-section of our population. American young men in uniform are not much different from American young men in civilian garb. Definitely they are not a gang of rowdies, or drunks, or thieves . .. or dope fiends . .. any more than the young men at Camp Atterbury are, or the -young men who haven't yet been called to military service. On the contrary, all the evidence there is indicates; and we

"believe, that men in U. S. uniforms will average out on any

‘eount a whole lot better than any similar number of civilians. Irresponsible charges against our whole expeditionary force won't change that, of course, and won't hurt our ‘soldiers . . . who are facing the somewhat more menacing charges of Communists with bayonets. “i But they may add to the fears of the already worried parents of some thousands of Indiana lads who are wearing their country’s uniform with courage and with honor in Asia. It must be comforting to those Hoosier families who have sons in the service to get the facts as Dr. Gaskill has

reported them.

Right as Usual

EPEATEDLY in the last 10 months Bernard M. Baruch has urged a faster mobilization of America’s military strength. He returned to that theme in his speech at Virginia Military Institute's ceremonies in honor of its distinguished alumnus, Defense Secretary Marshall. The current national controversy over Far Eastern policy actually is occasioned by our military weakness, Mr. ‘Baruch said. Much of the trouble results from trying to enforce a global doctrine of opposition to Communist ag-

: “Many of the issues—and choices—raised by this controversy would solve themselves if more of America’s mili‘tary might were mobilized. Until we have mobilized, few of the issues can really be solved.” As usual, Mr. Baruch is right.

» u » ~ ~ » OUR GOVERNMENT'S present policy is to refrain from fighting hard enough to win the war in Korea for fear of getting into a bigger war which we and our Allies are not ready to fight. Testimony in the Senate hearings has revealed that plainly. But the announced goal of our government's present preparedness effort—enough actual and readily potefitial strength in the free world to deter Communist aggression and prevent a third world war—is two to three years t. “*7 here is no assurance that Soviet Russia will wait while we move slowly toward that goal. "

We need all the military strength we can build, as fast.

‘as we can build it. Only that can enable us to solve the issues that now divide us and enforce our global doctrine of oppésition to Communist aggression. Only that can insupe victory if war is forced upon us:

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‘While His Homew

LONDON, May 18--Britain is worried by F.conomic Stabilizer Eric Johnston's hints of American retaliation for Empire price-gouging for raw materials. But she still’ hopes Lord Privy Seal Richard Stokes will return from Washington ‘with pledges of more American raw materials and machine tools- > If he doesn’t, British rearmament will slow

down, her life-giving export trade will decline, --

there will be unemployment endangered. That probably won't happen because American officials here--and 1/. 8. Economic Mobilizer Charles Wilson since his. recent l.ondon visit —~will, understand the situation

and her economy

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FOREIGN LICY

HEARINGS

DEFENSE IN ENGLAND . . . By Ludwell Denny

u. S. Outlook On Empire Price Gouging H

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~A-LITTLE DEAL ... By Frederick C. Othman ~~

British officials know they won't. get all’ they're asking. But they expect enough to disprove the prophecies of Aneurin Bevan that American hogging policies mean the rearmament program will wreck Britain. : On the basis of recent generous American allocations of sulphur and machine tools present expectations for more materials probably are sound. But danger remains that mutual recriminations and public misunderstandings will delay, complicate and poison a production partnership which is difficult at best. Besides the natural short-term conflicts of economic interest.

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British Aren’t the Only Ones— We're Still Selling to the Reds

WASHINGTON, May 18-1 guess I am a simple-minded fellow and probably all wrong, but it seems to me .that our Senators have discovered a peculiarly easy way to avoid war with Russia. Only the Senators don't realize it. You've been reading all the whoopla lately about our Allies and also ourselves selling the materiel of war to the Russians and the Chinese. Without such - things as machine tools and ball bearings from the Western world, the experts say, our potential enemies couldn't do any bigtime fighting. So why not quit selling ‘em the stuff? That's what the Sene ators ask. So along come our officials to

let the Russkies have these items, they'll refuse to. sell us tungsten. Without that, we can't do much fighting, either. What's wrong with that? We hog-tie the Russian army and the Commies put a crimp in ours, merely by refusing to trade with each other. That sounds like painless disarmament to me. But, as I say, I probably don't understand these big, international questions. In the meantime, the Russian and the Chinese ores continue to trickle into the United States and our fancy machinery continues to sneak behind the Iron Curtain, Usually by devious ways. Sen. Herbert R. O'Conor (D. Md.) discovered some of this international hanky-panky when he sent a bright young fellow named Kenneth R. Hansen to Germany for a look at the customa houses there. A big shipment of iron rails for mine. cars crossed the border into Czechoslovakia only a

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few weeks ago. The Senator wondered if maybe they'd been installed in the Czech uranium mines. Mr. Hansen said he couldn't prove it, but he wouldn't be surprised. Then, said he, there was the case of the 100 two-and-a-half-ton American Army trucks, which were declared surplus in Germany, and which wound tp recently in Communist Hungary. Mr. Hansen learned about that when he checked another shipment of 350 similar trucks that were stopped at the German border. A great deal of the machinery that went from Western Germany to the Communists, he continued was built in factories financed by our own ECA billions. He produced a photo of two freight-car loads of German ball bearings, which rolled across the border to Communist Czechs. He told how parts for a smelting plant, valued at $78.000, got a transit shipping document from Belgium, entered the British zone of Germany and went out of the American zone for Czechoslovakia. He charged that many German customs officials were inefficient, that

others were stupid, and that our own officialdom _ ~had done little to stop the verboten trade.

Didn't Realize

HIS PRIZE tale, however, concerned a complete boiler factory ordered in Western Germany by the Communists of the east. They took the machinery across the border on 89 different export licenses at different places and times. No officlal looking at the 89 individual loads of ironmongery could tell what good they were, Not until the plant was assembled in Communist Germany did our folks realize the Reds had pulled a fast one. West Germany's also been doing a landoffice business with the Chinese. Communists; $11,384,000 last year as compared to only $419,000 in 1949, before Korea. The rare metals from China and Russia are a different story. They continue to arrive here, but nobody’s investigating that, Maybe they should. Or perhaps I'm all mixed up. If so, I'd appreciate being set straight.

WASHINGTON, May 18 — Although Cale Holder, Indianapolis, didn’t take up the matter directly at the Hoosier luncheon in his honor on Capitol Hill, most of the Republican Congressmen present got the idea that their state chairman now has a dual role. His .second assignment, which may bécome primary as 1952 rolls. around, is that of ! unofficial manager of-the long talked about Sen. William E. Jenner for governor campaign. The closest Mr. Holder came to confirming this was to say: “Sen. Jenner doesn’t intend to | return to Washington when his Senatorial term expires next year. You can quote me on that, but not on the governorship. Best evidence that he intends to remain in Indiana is that he has bought a farm and is remodeling the family house. It is five miles outside of Bedford.”

~ . - THAT makes the Jenner-for-governor unannounced campaign about as secret as was his unsuccessful try for it in 1948, when he wanted the nomination after serving two years of his six-year senate term here, Rome (ongressmen may grumble a bit about the state

and commercial rivalry, two other factors prejudice this situation. . One is America's justified criticism of Britain's China policy. The other is the three-way internal British political strife among the Labor . government, the leftist Rebels and the Tories. This invites propaganda which confuses the British public and supplies ammunition to the anti-British in America. ? Thus, the Bevanites charge America caused

the raw materials shortage and prohibitive

prices by stockpiling and by going ahead with: * an excessive armament program without cut-

ting American luxury living. The Tories say it's mostly the Labor government's fault for massing dollars and gold last year instead of building its own stockpile before the 'shortages ‘were acute, The governmen{ replies it - had” fo; guys AW and. goost xports to. save England. a mains Ge na : American critics add’ charges that Britain not only allowed price-gouging on Empire rub-

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ber, tin and wool but is slow in controlling. use -

“of raw materials, cutting nonessential industries and reducing living standards. There's just enough truth in all these contradictory charges and counter-charges to prejudice rather than facilitate a balanced appraisal and realistic solution. Actually the main facts are easy to establish if desired. These include the following:

Not an Unfair Share THE United States, with few exceptions, isn't using an unfair share of raw materials. Last year with three times Britain's population, the United States used roughly three times as much rubber, tin, zinc and copper. *Our disproportionate use of cotton—about four and a half times that of Britain—is offset by our using only the same amount of wool. Britain is far less dependent on American supplies than the other way around. The United States controls, significantly, only five of Britain’s 26 raw-material imports — sulphur and molybdenum almost completely; cotton linters, half; raw cotton, a third, and petroleum, a fifth. Most United Kingdom materials imports come from the Empire or sterling area. Past American allocations to Britain, with few exceptions such as cotton, often shorted America and other Allies. In the case of sulphur there is no: American stockpile whatever and a million-ton world shortage. Washington increased this quarter's British allocation enough to permit full defense production provided London cuts less essential industries onethird. On balance, Britain mishandled the raw materials problem terribly until a few months ago, but since then has been doing a gdod job. Her industrial production record is the best answer to critics—it's now 50 per cent above prewar with the past quarter indicating a further four per cent increase this year despite shortages and reconversion. Her engineering or

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machinery production last year jumped 62 per cent. Her general machinery exports were larger than all Europe's combined, and increased to dollar-area countries sevenfold over prewar. Critics object that her over-all exports are foyr and a half times prewar, but these not only enable Britain to survive, they are the biggest contribution—next to American production—to world recovery and to Allied capacity today to rearm. But her great achievement in supplying machinery to the world now is used against her by some who ask how come she can export even machine tools and still insist on getting more

from America's short ‘supply? The bulk of

Britain's export machine tools went to the Allies and the Empire for common defense requirements.

Despite some early leakages to Russia and some such trade with Eastern Europe for which she has got essentials in ~eturn, Britain's machine tool record is excellex® and merits American co-operation. One of the best proofs that she’s trying to make up for lost time in rearmament is the fact that she's now programming 35,000 extra machine tools.” She can provide half of that increase herself by a bigger output and by cutting back civilian orders one third. Another 10,000 she’s ordered from Europe. That leaves only 10,000 she needs from us of which two-thirds are already screened.

- Britain can be blamed for many blunders in a situation far more difficult than the rich America faces. But she can’t reasonably be blamed for not arming fast enough and at the sd¥fne time be blamed for seeking machines

‘and materials to arm faster.

If God's people would feed some of these dogs they wouldn't want to bite people. Why throw away food? Put it out for the birds or

love them. There are children that tease a dog. I have

a dog and since he was a baby he has liked church. He tried hard to get in church and one Sunday he came in and jumped on my lap. He was very happy to be there. Even a dog would love to keep the Lord's day. That's more than you can say for a lot of humans. The only place you can interest them is in a tavern. —A Lover of God's Creatures, City

‘Hot Potato’

MR. EDITOR: One of the hottest political potatoes the Fair Dealers are going to be asked to swallow is an innocent looking little resolution that is being introduced in both houses of Congress to repudiate the agreements that FDR made with Joe Stalin at Yalta. Actually these agreements were unconstitutional because they were never ratified by the Senate. - However, from the standpoint of the Democrat Party they are political dynamite. FDR's closest adviser was Alger Hiss and Hiss was the man that Dean Acheson wouldn't turn his back on and was the Communist Mrs. Roosevelt defended before his conviction. If by any chance this resolution should ever come to a vote. the Democrats are going to be between the devil and the deep blue sea. o a Be 1¥ THEY vote for repudiating these agreements, it would be a repudiation of Franklin D. Roosevelt - and his foreign policy after long trying to sell the people on the idea that he was the greatest man the world has ever known. On the other hand if they vote against repudiating these agreements they lay themselves open to charges by the Republicans in the coming election that they have Communist sympathies and should not be returned to office. Compared to the constitutional amendment to prevent a President from serving more than two terms, the whole thing is a political wow. However, it hardly seems possible since there is a Democratic majority in both the House and Senate that this resolution will ever be brought to the floor for a vote. Harry Truman's mistakes are a big enough load for the Democrats to carry without the additional mistakes of Roosevelt.

—C. D. C., Terre Haute.

DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney

Sounds Like Cale Holder Has Two Jobs Now

chairman's part in the play, but none of them would venture to say that Sen. Jenner would not get the gubernatorial

nomination hands down if the the

GOP state convention were held tomorrow. Most of them think his position, short of some unforeseen political up- Water Tastes set, will be the same when the tine.”

HOOSIER FORUM—‘Feed Dogs’

‘l do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say it."

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of getting them there.

of returning to his first love — the Statehouse. Additional years here have not mellowed him any toward National junior Senator, who has a fair singing voice, could join with Burl Ives in that line “Potomac Like TurpenHaving been -both a It

Capital.

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‘Venture Capital’ MR. EDITOR: This letter is to answer a classic question

which appeared in your Forum Wednesday. _

“Why not 16ad more taxes on the corporations

and less on the little guy . . . huh?”

I would suggest to “Overtaxed” that he incorporate his own income to share in the big profits. Then he would find that, instead of the 15 or 20 per cent he now pays for income tax, the government's take would up to approximately 46 per cent, plus personal income tax on the remainder. All of which would leave him with almost half of his pay. A corporation represents the invested savings of many people. Over half of the new ones are statistically doomed’ to bankkruptcy or receivership. Still they represent the life blood of American business and, likely, the jobs of such people as my harrassed taxpayer. To tax them further would discourage many people from supplying the necessary “venture” capital and work eventual hardship on everybody. —P. W. Stone, USAF, Hamilton Field, Cal.

‘Rabies Shots’ MR. EDITOR:

A suggestion concerning the rabies epidemic. At a time when there is such a great amount of rabies, why not have a trailer for rabies shots stationed at different sections of the outlying districts. This could be somewhat on the same order as the TB X-ray unit. There are practically no veterinarians except in the downtown area and many people neglect having the rabies shots for their pets because of the inconvenience

waiting sometimes two or three hours while all the other “patients” are being treated. Most people would gladly pay more for this service

if they could go a few blocks to the trailer

where it would only take a short time to have it done. —Mrs. Carrol Kramer, City.

LIVING GODLY

WHEN you do something for someone , . , and expect no thanks or pay . . . you are getting close to being . . . a bit Godly in your way . . . if you say a little something . . . to make someone feel just right . . . them you're getting close t~ heaven . . . and no doubt you've seen. the light . . . or when someone needs a something . . . and you remedy the need , .. you are practicing real charity . . . in every word and deed . . . when you place yourself a second ... and a someone else a first . . . you have found the key to heaven .. . for you've watered souls that thirst. —By Ben Burroughs.

ernorship for state Sen. John VanNess, Valparaiso. Sen. VanNess’ supporters reportedly are arguing that Sen. Jenner has become so valuable that the country, as well as the state, cannot afford to lose his services in the Senate. That view was new to Washington. was © interpreted in some

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convention is held next year. Mr. Holder denied that he is the active manager and repeated the famous phrase of Will Hays: “It is a chairman's duty to

elect and not select candidates.” : The practical politicians

point out that this adage has been observed very little in Indiana since the Hays days, when Republicans were accustomed to electing all officers—even Presidents. » » o

THEY cite such modern instances as when former Gov. Ralph Gates turned over his state chairmanship to Sen. Jenner and they both shoved Sen. Raymond Willis, Angola, out of the way to give the U. 8. Senatorship to Jenner and the governorship to Gates. Later the Governor pushed on the other side and Sen. Jenner had ‘to stay in Washington instead

minority ‘and majority leader in. the Indiana Senate, getting

* back to the Statehouse always “seems like ‘old Home ‘week for

“Bill.” His hatred of Washington 1s shared by his wife and young Bill too. They all like Indiana best. » ~ ~

BECAUSE it now looks like another Republican year in Indiana in 1951, probably any one of the eight men and one woman in the Hoosier GOP Congressional delegation would be glad to have the nomination for Sen. Jenner's seat. None -talk of trying to beat

“him out of the governorship.

One of the Congressmen came back from the municipal

primaries, however, with a re-

port” that in the state, despite GOP organization and new Republican Editorial Association support, there "is some talk of trying to get the gov-

quarters as a byplay to get the senatorial nomination for state Sen. VanNess.” Should he get

“the nomination, some voters

might be confused in the general election as. the name sounds so much like the late Democratic Sen. Frederick, Van Nuys, who died serving his second term Irere. Only other second termers from the state have been the late Sen. James KE. Watson, one-time Republican floor leader, and Republican Sen. Homer’ E. Capehart, now serving. Sen. Jenner seems to be seeking no such record.

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