Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1951 — Page 21
HEARST was’ one of the most 1 figures of our times, and he left a vast nalism and, American life.
chronicling the more important happenhe. entered the field with novel methods.
# of pictures and drawings to illustrate them. * : His approach was sensational, for the time and. for eirs afterward, but it touched off an era of intense ahpetition which has stimulsted the enterprise and \genuity that have characterized American newspapers * His bold and relentless drive for mass circulation built for him a vast empire of newspaper, magazine, real ate and other holdings. He was a roughshod crusader fof his causes, and often on the unpopular side of major es. He invited violent opposition, and he took criticism adily as he handed it out. By his many enemies he called a rabble-rouser and even harder names, but o read his papers and many of them were firm in belief he was their champion. 3 . ss = 8 MR. HEARST was among the first to pay large salaries to his key men and his high bids to the more talented employees of other papers undoubtedly had a salutary effect in lifting the economic scale of editorial workers throughout the newspaper industry. , : Only in his later years did Mr. Hearst halt his ambitious expansion—and then because the depression of the 1830's forced a cutback in his operations. His death Tuesday at the age of 88 closed a fabulous caver. However he may be measured in history, he was a giant in his field and in his time, which spanned three generations.
silly Item No. 1
WE BELIEVE the United States is contributing to its own security by assisting friendly governments in obtaining arms to defend themselves against Communist aggession. % But the cost of that program and our own rearmament will be so great that we will have no money to waste upon boondoggling projects. There are ‘some of these in thé pending $8,500,000,000 foreign military and economic aid bill, and they should be eliminated. : Silly item No. 1 is a proposed appropriation to buy selfpropelled harvesting combines for Iran—a country where they still work their fields with wooden: plows. We question whether there is a man in Iran who would know the purpose of one of these $4500 machines if he saw one. Only a wealthy landlord, with ample means to buy his own machines, if he wants them, could possibly have any use for such equipment. Finally, the operation of such a machine, if there were any use for one, would throw a lot of people out of work and create a more serious unemployment problem than now exists in that country.
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» = ” ” o TO DO something for the Iranians, we could send them ateel blades for their wooden plows and start them toward modernization one step at a time. Oats for the donkeys which drag the plows also would be helpful. But these contributions wouldn't stop the Russians from moving in and taking over the land and the plows and donkeys with it. The Iranian army couldn't check a Soviet invasion for 25 minutes. There is no use in talking about strengthening the Iranian army because the country doesn’t have the leadership to make that possible. The defense of Iran would have to come from the outside, if it is to be defended. But it would be a dubious undertaking under any circumstances. Since Iran probably would not be defended, anything we send to Iran of steel or iron might wind up on the Soviet scrap pile and then be shot back at us in the form of ack-ack:. It would be cheaper and not much more stupid to mold the steel into bullets in the first place and send them direct to Moscow.
Another Kind of West Pointer
ES, there are those 90 West Point cadets fired for cheating. It's disheartening. So let’s turn our thoughts to another kind of West Pointer. Let Lt. Robert F. Draper, 26, of Memphis, Tenn, testify for this kind. © Robert Draper was graduated from West Point in 1947. Hig folks hoped he would get out of the Army, since &Vorld War II was over. But he said no—Uncle Sam had educated him and he owed service in return. “= He wanted to get into the hottest kind of service. Parachuting looked like it, so he got assigned to the 11th Airborne Division and pretty sooh was writing home about his practice jumps in Japan. * Proud of his spirit, but anxious about him, his folks : 1 relieved when Lt. Draper was sent back to the States shortly before the Korean War began. Up to a few weeks , he had a cozy job as a general's aide and was destined for ‘relatively safe West Germany. Then his folks got a
rt TLE, DRAPER had asked 5 be transferred to the Tnfantry in Korea. Then just the other day another letter— he was in the Korea foxholes. per’s father explained:
“He felt an obligation
int r where he is and for the reason that | , him among the 90 now in the news.
By LUDWELL DENNY . WASHINGTON, Aug. 16— The issue at the San Francisco conferefice for signing the Japanese treaty will be the same as at every post-war meeting attended by Russia: Can Stalin split the Allfes? Even if he fails in that main objective, as in past conferences, he always has a chance of succeeding in his secondary propaganda purpose, _ In the case of Japanese peace terms there are differ. ences of opinion gmong the Alljes. That is true of most foreign problems, It is inevitable because there are conflicts of interest among nations so varied in size, strength, background and obligations. But the democratic alliance has survived so far because these individual disagreements are less important than the larger common interest of defense against Soviet conspiracy and aggression. Whenever any major nation tends to forget that, whenever it is tempted to set lesser selfish interests above the need of collective security for its own survival, Stalin has another opportunity to break the dem ocratic unity which stands between him and world conquest,
af ao =n MOST of the Allies have agreed to the American draft of the Japanese treaty, but reluctantly and with sincere misgivings. They have been willing to go along only for two reasons, One is their fear of destroying the alliance. The other is their recognition that< Amerjca's predominant role in Japan’'s defeat and in the post. war occupation, plus America’s heavier responsibility for Pa cific security in the future, entitles this country to a determining voice in fixing the peace terms. Nevertheless, several of them are unhappy and under severe criticism at home for accepting such a settlement. In
the circumstances Stalin has a
somewhat better chance than usual, if not to trick them into an open break at least to deepen resentment against the United States and increase the strain on Allied relations. This applies particularly to bur largest Allies, Britain and France. and to our best friends in the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines, »
” ” ALL OF these think our terms to Japan are much too soft. All of them are unconvinced that the Japanese leopard has changed its spots. All of them fear a revival of Japanese militarism. All fear unfair Japanese trade practices. They all think, in one form or
another, that Japan shodild pay reparations, Our government has tried
to meet those security fears by pledging a separate defense
pact with Australia and New Zealand, and by arrangement with Japan for special American military defenses in that country Any reparations would come from the American taxpayér, who has been subsidizing Japan ever since the war.
Aside from these Allied polfcy disagreements, Stoain will take agvantage of inter-Allied disputes over Korea China and Formosa. Britain and others who recognize the Red China regime will be greatly embatrassed. But all the main Allies are expected to sign the unpopular
treaty at San Francisco next month, regardless of Soviet sabotage.
DREAM A BIT
IF GROWING would but make belleve . . . and dream once in a while . , . then life for them would be O, K. . . . and sorrow they'd beguile . tf they would just pretend a bit . . . like little children do . I'm sure that clouds would pass away . .°% and leave a rosy hue . . . that dreams and make believe , , , are only for the children who . .. all sorts of things perceive , ., but what they fail to see Is-this . . . that fife is but a*dream , . , and all the things that come to pass . are not just as they seem.
—By Ben Burroughs.
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MR. EDITOR: F. M. in a letter in The Forum tells how a small-town editor became a Republican President and may have committed suicide to avoid the scandal which he claims was far greater than the present scandals of the present Democrat Party. I suppose he refers to ex-President Harding and the Tea Pot Dome scandal which was probably Penny ante stuff compared to the ones of the New and ¥air Deal. Nevertheless, regardless of the size, corruption in government should never be condoned and the great difference between the two is that the present Fair Deal has not only condoried but tried to cover up their corruption. Calvin Cooldige was a President I never admired, nevertheless, he was extremely honest and no trace or taint of corruption ever plagued his career. When the Harding scandal broke, he started to prosecute the guilty ones without fear or favor. : A Republican prosecutor tried the case a Republican judge gave them a sentence for théir crimes and not a single Demo claimed it was a whitewash.
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aster where it belonged. Contrast it with the shady insurance business of one of the offsprings of the Second Messiah along with loans whichh ahother one received from a man who was under indictment on a charge of violating the anti-trust laws: This loan was made and the insurance deals were made with the consent of the Great One andl the loan was paid back at 2 cents on the dollar and the American taxpavers paid the difference because the sender deducted it from his income tax. There was the red herrings in government and the scandals of an Army camp in England and the RFC loan and if space
permitted a whole book could be ‘written about corruptign that has happened in our own government. And, it is quite probable that what is known is only a scratch on the surface because every possible effort has been made by both the New Deal and the Fair Deal to confound and confuse the public in order to cover up their corruption.
~—C. D. C., Terre Haute.
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which my son, Pfc. Robert Robinson, sent to me, [t's nice people like you who sure build up our boys’ pride and spirits. We mothers have a warm place in our hearts for anvone who is nice to our sons. I want to thank you for providing this special copy for parents ~=3Mrs. Grace Robinson, Waterbury, Conn.
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"l do not agree with a word that you say, but | wi defend to the death your right to say it.”
Pennsylvania ture has been in session January. This story. still hasn't come up program to solve financial problems. ,
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‘Straight From the Heart’
MR. EDITOR: Open letter to “Times Staff Writer.” My teen-age daughter received several ob-
scene calls. Word for word, almost, you and I had the same experience. I'm so very thankful that she had the
intelligence to hand the receiver to me and that I, not she, got to listen to the more sordid
part of the conversation before hanging up. Honestly, I was shocked speechless, and after a few seconds of pulling myself together, I was prepared for any and all’ questions the youngster would ask. -y . I realize my daughter is growing up, that she must be alert to what is going on in this world, but she is still my baby and don’t
all parents try to keep unclean things from their children? . Thank you very much for writing the
articie straight from the heart and the hearts of all other parents,
—=A Mother, City.
Indianapolis never have been given an acceptable explanation on why the city Board of Works hired a committee of engineering experts to select the best tvpe of parking meters and then awarded a contract to the company whose meters were rejected by the; consulting engineers. There was something fishy about that deal ind to this day Mayor Bayt has not offered any good explanation of the board's action,
‘Something Fishy’ MR. EDITOR
The taxpavers of
If we are going to pay out good money from the taxpayers’ pocket to. hire consulting engineers to advise us on the best government materials and then refuse to accept their advice huy goods from another more “favored”
1 it’s time for the taxpayers to do something
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—William D. Price, 430
E. Washington St.
FOSTER'S FOLLIES
NORTH BERGEN, N. J.—Albert Jdini yearns to be an escape artist. But he had no luck with a pair of handcuffs recently. After
an hour the fire chief released him.
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. By Peter Edson
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 It includes $440 million Behind the coming fight for in World War I1 veterans’ control over Se 0 bonus bonds, $95 million in delegates to the 1952 Repub- state general authority bonds, ican convention in Chicago is $15 million in highway and an involved story of state bridge authority bonds, $50 politics, state finances and million public works bonds. conflicting state legislative To service this debt, Gov. programs John 8. Fine, Duff's successor
state legisla- and previously considered his man, proposed a budget of $1220 million for 1951-52. To raise this amount he proposed a flat state income tax of $5 on every $1000, plus a 25 per cent increased tax on corpo- # rate net income.
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constitution prohibits indebtedness 6f over a million dollars, unless it is approved by the legislature and referendum, get around this, the state has evogtad “guthorities’—a genera: anthority, a bridge ane thority, a highway authority. These authorities have the power to issue bonds and to contract debts for public works. Today the total of this -indebtedness is roughly $600million. It was $81 million when Gov. (now Sen.) James H. Duff took over from Gov. (now U. S. Sen.) Edward. Martin. ° And there's a drive on ‘to blame Gov.
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former passed the House but has been deadlocked in the Senate. Some of the former Duff lieutenants have had a hand in this. It is in conformity with his. known opposition 10 fat meome taxes, row ” ” ” THERE IS now a wage fax levied in Philadelphia County. It applies also to residents of surrounding counties working i= Philadelphia. Duff's position is explained as a belief that a state flat wage tax might easiily lose: Pennsylvania for the Republicans in 52.
¢ Reds om Love by ToJoe at World ‘Circus’
NEW YORK, Aug. 16—Communism’s gaudy move to
capture the imagination of world youth is now going full blast in the Soviet section of Berlin.
It's a gigantic propaganda circus, running under the
sweetly deceptive tile, “World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace.” Its Commie promoters say it costs $10 million. Altogether, 2 million young people (in the Red lexicon this means anybody up to 45) were expected, 340,~ 000 from outside Berlin, including In-
dia, Australia, . . Red China Mr. Einstein and North ,.. invited Korea. For another week they'll
have the official battle cry dinned into their ears: Love Stalin. Hate America. Defeat Wall St. aggressors in Korea. Only six Americans showed up in the opening day, €0-na-tion parade. But 250 more are promised later. The American delegation’s leader was Frances MacKinnon Damon, a Honolulu-born American girl who was going to Radcliffe College about 10 years ago. Then she got into the American Unitarian Youth movement, teamed up with a left-wing faction and became a sort of perpetual, Commie-youth-organizing globe-trotter, staging lesser “youth festivals in Prague and elsewhere.
» = on THIS chunky, .33-year-old blonde is treasurer of the
World Federation of Democratic Youth, the Communists’ youth international which claims a fantastic global membership of 62 million. Her “report” on youth conditions in America was widely exploited behind the Iron Curtain lately, especially by Radlo
Budapest, ‘Radio Prague and Radio Peiping. Bhe notified the Communist world: “The aggression in Korea and the resultant attempt to drum up a chauvinistic wave of ‘patriotic fervor’ received a cold shoulder from the youth, who not only refused to vol unteer . . . but in very high percentages didn’t answer the call of their draft boards.” So, as chief of the American delegation, it was entirely fitting for Miss Damon to shout greetings over the loud speaker system to ‘heroic’ Korea and our brothers and sisters of the Soviet Union, Communist China and the people's democracies.” » » o : NONE of the other delegates have been identified. Miss Damon was pinch-hitting for Paul Robeson Jr, who was supposed to head the party. The State Department last week denied him a passport as
against the best Interests of the United States. Meanwhile, “outstanding personalities” have been invited by the Red promoters to witness the “festival,” according to an East Berlin dispatch to Tuesday's Daily Worker. Among them are Albert Einstein, Thomas Mann, Charles Chaplin, Howard Fast, Ingrid Bergman and Jo Heifetz, identified as the daughter of the famous violinist. How they happened to be selected the dispatch didn’t say. The festival has 180 programs a day, ranging from sports to song-fests, ‘dances and “discussions.” All East Berlin's theaters, the Opera House, 13 stadiums and 150 halls are used.
CLOSE THE DOOR . . . By Frederick C. Othman ~ We Can Do Something To Free Bill Oatis
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16—The National Press Club has asked the membership what to do about getting Bill Oatis of the AP out of that Czechoslovakian jail. Well, sir, for one thing we can stop guzzling beer
made with Czech hops. We can keep those ch poppy seeds off the rol in the dining room. We can tell the cook to go easy on the paprika in the hash, unless he's dead certain the Commies didn't ship it tg: us from Prague. We can also quit. presenting fancy jugs of Czech, kimmel to aid the convalescence of our ailing brethren. I got a fifth of this last Christmas. The bottle was a beaut, all milky white, while the contents tasted sweet, potent, smooth and licoricy. It must have cost $12. I still have about half of it As a matter of fact it began to taste bitter about the time the Reds put Oatis behind bars because he tried to be a good reporters What I'm driving at js that if we all quit buying Czech merchandise, this ought to hurt the dollar grabbers in Prague more than almost anything else. The House of Representatives had the same idea. Passed a resolution saying we should quit trading with Czechoslovakia until Bill is freed. The vote would have been unanimous, except for a gentleman from Idaho. He said he voted against, not because he opposed Oatis, but because he didn't like the United Nations.
on = 2 ON Capitol Hill, TI guess there are more thousands of dollars worth of Czech merchandise than anywhere else in America. The place crawls with crystal chandeliers, most of which could stand a little
Owlett, He is president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association and spokesman for the Pennsylvania regular Republican machine, long headed by Jos2ph R. Grundy. In Gov. Duff's administration, this door was closed to Owlett. The story is that Owlett proposed a state tax on unincorporated businesses. Because this would hit small business, Duff would have none of it. . » ” ” THEIR fight really narrows down to the issue of whether the Republican Party in Pennsylvania shall follow the so-
called liberal and progressive
line, or whether it shall remain _rock-ribbed and
conservative. ORAL MAMA BN Aa wh Seng is that the Grundy-Owlett machine -has too long represented special privilege without doing anything fer the state. Before he left the governorship, Duff
pointed with pride to his rec-
ord. i claimed that Pennsylvania
highway construction. It
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soap. The crystal pendants all came from Czechoslovakia. I'm not advocating that the gentlemen smash their chandeliers, but I trust they buy no more until Oatis returns unharmed. I got to thinking about the hops a while back when I was climbing around inside the most modern brewery ia America. One enormous storage room was piled to the ceil~ ing with bales of hops, stenciled: Produce of Czechoslovakia. The brewmaster told me that his and all other breweries used Czech hops in their premium-<beers. He said they had a better flavor than American hops. Maybe. I have sampled beer made with both kinds and had I been blindfolded and unable to see the fancy labels, L couldn't have told the difference,
” un n OFFICIAL figures show that we are importing Czech’ hops at the rate of around $100,000 a month. * This. isn't much, maybe, but‘then again cutting it off may indicate to the Communists that we aren't fooling about Bill, My brewmaster friend, incidentally, told me the Czechs used to buy our hops at a low price for their beer, while they shipped their fancy, costly blossoms to us. When the Russians took over Czechoslovakia, this became a one-way street. They have continued to sell hops to us, but they long since stopped spending their money for ours. Fact is, about all they do buy from us now are coal-tar dyes, which they can’t get anywhere else. The House of Representatives would stop that. Me, too. And if you'll excuse me now I think I'll drop by the Press Club bar, order up a mug of non-Czech beer and drink a toast to Oatis.
Stream pollution was attacked to improve public health. State mental hospitals were cleaned up after sensational exposure. Educational facilities were improved and teachers’ salaries raised. It is claimed the Duff administration levied $133 million in new taxes to pay for $150 million obligations incurred by the Martin administration. Whi'a it was predicted the Duff administration itself would erd with a $90 million deficit, Mr, Duff claims he left it with a surplus of $18 million {in t-e general fund plus a $49 million surplus in the motor fund. ” ” »
ALL THIS and more, ths Grundy-Owlett faction of t.e party disputes most emphatically. They picture Mr, Duff as a coOMPItTelY PRLEY NORE; ant up by a Steve Hannegan press agent. Though he served four years as state attorney general and was hand-picked by Gov. Martin as his successor, it is now claimed Mr. Duff was a Republican compromize.
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