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On Labor Day

SINCE the first Monday in September was set aside 69 years ago in honor of labor, both. the day and the move-

ment for which it is a symbol have undergone remarkable

change. . The day is now a national ‘holiday in every state and "territory. 5 Labor, as represented by ufions, has grown into a major power. : a - And as a power it is"both feared and respected. How much is fear and how much respect depends on individual union leaderships. Some are respected, and even esteemed, by employers, members and public alike. Others live by bluster and bludgeon. : Lowe, Labor unions have come a long way. They have made unique and important contributions to the general welfare —by raising the standard of living, by helping stamp out

oppressive employment -practices, by many other . useful -

functions.

o ” UNIONS still have far to go. Ti gome fields, labor still does not enjoy the fruits of its effort on a level with the. general improvement. Much remains to be done in stabilizing labor-management relations. pi 3 "But the principal job confronting labor unions at the moment is the elimination of hot-headed, destructive leadership and the erasure, from thé union field, of Communist influence. In most instances, they are one and the same. Labor, and especially organized labor, rightfully may take increasing pride in its advances. And at the same time stiffen and hasten its campaign to rid its own ranks of the subversive and distractive elements which seek to destroy the very movement they pretend to uphold.

Sugar-Daddy for Sugar

“HIS Congress has been notoriously slow in acting on major legislation—for good enough reasons, in some cases. a . It couldn’t get the appropriations bills Sor the fiscal year beginning July 1 passed before the year began. Many of them are not yet passed. The tax bill for the year probably won't clear Congress for another month or more. Many other major pieces of legislation, on which current action is urgent, are among the stragglers. But Congress showed no sluggishness in re-enacting the Sugar Act of 1948. The present law does not expire until Dee. 31, 1952. Yet 16 months ahead of time a bill to extend the Sugar Act another four years whistled through both Houses. This measure, which'Sen. Fulbright (D. Ark.) said costs the government more than all the cther food subsidies put together, did not draw so much as one floor amendment. There were only four dissenting votes in the Senate. And no roll call in the House. This bill was introduced June 20. Hearings before the House Agriculture Committee began a week later. The bill was reported to the floor Aug. 8 and passed the House five days later. Nine days after that it had been studied, reported and passed by the Senate. " » = 2 SUCH speed practically is unprecedented in Congress. The Senate committee’s report said the bill had been worked out by industry representatives and agents of a " half-dozen government departments. { Sen. Fulbright pointed ont that the people of the country “seldom are effectively represented in matters of this kind.” Backers of the law say it stabilizes the price. But Sen. Dennis Chavez (D. N. M.), one of the sponsors, admitted: “Scarcity of sugar will, of course, make the price go up: Naturally, if the scarcity is relieved, and more sugar permitted to come in, it has a tendency to lower the price of sugar. The law of supply and demand still works—despite the hundreds of thousands cf taxpayers’ dollars poured into gugar subsidies. . . So the bill whizzed through Congress, causing Mr. Fulbright to remark on “how well -organized are the interests supporting this legislation.” Purpose of the speed, according to he sponsors, was to give the sugar growers time to plan in advance. : But the taxpayers don't get so much time to plan in advance. :

Industrial Genius \ SHORT time ago a man who has had an extraordinary influence on American living passed his 75th milestone. He is Charles F. Kettering, veteran General Motors engineer. Most of Mr. Kettering's. research has been in the automotive field, but the impact of his labors goes far beyond. His is a keen, searching mind that constantly pursues the new and undiscovered. The quest for better scientific answers to our daily needs is a veritable crusade.

; In paying homage to Mr. Kettering, we are also “honoring his contemporaries and forbears who have shared in giving this country its technical supremacy, guaranteeing at once our high living standard and our security.’ ;

Yak-Yak-Yak jie SUPREME COURT Justice William O. Douglas returns ~ from an idyllic mountain-climbing expedition in the Himalayas to suggest that if the United States would just the Chinese Communist government it would give th , the edge m

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‘Give Light and the People Will Fina Their Own Way

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"NERVE CENTER et : By Frank R. Ford af

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lke’s Name Rings Through

- PARIS, Sept. 3—From our hotel, tha Continental, you cross La Place de la Concorde, where they guillotined “King Louis, then on through the Boulogne Woods and out over treelined roads to Recquencort, across. roads eight miles out of Paris. Here, in a field which once was a hunting preserve, is the nerve center of something new ‘n the history of warfare. This is SHAPE—

‘Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

Here is Gen. Ike Eisenhower, The buildings are brand new of army camp style, severely functional, one story high and of stucco. The flags of the ‘12 North Atlantic Treaty nations fly from tall staffs around the circular front drive, But SHAPE is not buildings. Nor is it the

238 officers and 600 men from nine nations,

who make up its staff. SHAPE is Eisenhower. The fundamental aim of all American efforts in Europe is revival of spirit and, regardless of ~military ability, Gen: Eisenhower. is eminently fitted to do this job, . You begin to feel this unusual personality almost from the time you arrive in Paris, On the streets, in taxicabs, in hotel lobbies the name is magic. Faces light up at its mention.

I am one of a traveling group of newspapermen: ,

.who are recognized ahd welcomed not so much

as Americans but as fellow countymen of Gen. Eisenhower, . It has not always been thus, one gathers through conversation with officers at SHAPE. The change is the gauge of progress It means that-the Europeans, more specifically the French,

‘dre beginning to hope, -and in that hope may

lie our ‘salvation as well as theirs.

They are shifting from the defeated and'

cynical belief that they were being used for the

. selfish ends of America—as a battlefield for

America’s next war. . . As one American officer phrased it, “they

"are beginning to accept Eisenhower as a symbol

of peace, rather than war. They believe he's here to preserve peace. They say, “he will save us from going to war’ ’”’, 4

Gen. Eisenhower talked to us informally for an hour or so and was our host at luncheon. It was stipulated that he not be quoted in any manner and this seemed reasonable. Anything this man says is studied for hidden implications by most of Europe. All public utterances must be weighed from the viewpoint of each of the 12 nations. Some casual statement which might

. please one could cause a minor crisis in an-

other. All matter for publicans must be.care-

fully pocessed. .

The Man Who ‘Wasn't Invited

MR. EDITOR: In your July 22 issue, you stated that the Army and Air Force are preparing an August offensive that will match the toughest fighting in Korea. I speak for myself and the rest of my buddies in my company, when I say that we were none too pleased with your article. It seems to me that someone is not aware of the fact that we are fighting. If this-isn't a war, and only recognized as a police action, well, all my buddies agree thls is a damned rough neighborhood. To 'match the roughest fighting in Korea, you would have to get some Chinks and North Koreans into that place, and let them shoot back at you. Now, match that if you can, Another thing, your paper .stinks. —Sfc. Mike J. Ujelac RA 17209817, C. Co., 78 Hvy. Tank Bn., Korea

‘GI Bill of Rights’ MR. EDITOR:

, What happened to the GI Bill of Rights? Recently I received a letter from my Con-

" gressman in reply to one I had written him. It

reads in part: “Yes, I am interested in granting all and every right of the GI Bill to the veterans of the

SIDE GLANCES

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Hoosier Forum—‘Not Pleased’

"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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Korean War and.I have so expressed myself to the Veterans Committee of the House of Representatives, which committée has jurisdiction over the subject in the House of Representatives.” ; I have read in a news story: “Whatever the new GI Bill looks like, Teague says it is sure to be much simpler.” 5 ‘Why? This “police action” here in Koreg is not a bit simpler than World War II... whether a man has a “soft”.job.like mine or a dangerous one like those up on the front. Why should:the benefits be simpler?. | :

~ —Pfec. Charles V. Pritchard, Korea.

SALESGIRL

AS PLEASANT as the sunshine ... and just like honey, sweet . . . she wears her clothes charming and well ... . and always looks real neat . . . her gift of .gab is quite superb . . , she knows just what to say . .. and if you have the

. slightest doubt . . . She'll cause your mind to

sway . .. big sales are made with courtesy . .. and doubled by sweet charm . .. two attributes enjoyed by folks . . . from city or from farm +.» « and salesgirls- know the easiest way . .. to make a larger sale . , . is just to smile- and spread their charm . , . it never seems to fail. .~By Ben Burroughs

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3— Sen. Homer E. Capehart (R.Ind.) is ready to revise his amendment, if not his remarks, as the result ‘'of the feuding he has been doing with the White House. :

Having read his 6wn “Dear Sir—You. Cur” type of letter to President Truman and the equally sulfurous reply which he received, into the Congressional Record, the Senfor Senft; ator - fron: -Indiana then told b his colleagues that he is prepared to try to get a price control bill that will work. “I.et me ’'say that I have one ° Interest,” Sen. Capehart concluded. ! : ! “That is to write legislation which will permit the President of the United States to al prices and. roll back prices which will be fair and equitable to everyone.” : 2 Jet. : ‘THE HOOSIER Senator also * put into the record both the full text of the Capeéhart amend- © ,ment and the.propgsed rewrite of # which was submitted to

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Europe Like A Bell Of Freedom

FROM the ‘General's manner, however, and

‘from the conversation of other officers we met

at SHAPE, a sense of optimism was. obvious. War may come tomorow. of course. Or it may come within a few months or ‘a year, but you sense -that they .don’t think so. And they don't

think it because Europe, however belatedly, is

regaining its pride and going*to work to defend itself, . The thought runs something like this: Russia right now could overrun Europe in a matter of weeks. We do not" have the defenses to stop her. Give us another year and it would years we will be at least at the break-even point. We'll have a good chance. ‘

SHAPE and its Allied agencies work des-"

perately to speed defense but one senses the strong hope that we will get the three years. Given this time, invasion may become such a formidable task that it may he prevented entirely, ’ : -Why then, since our chances improve with evey hour, does Russia not attack at once? Russia, too was badly hurt by the war. The Soviets probably are in a comparable position, industrially, to the rest of Europe. Tremendous plant losses in the last war have not been replaced. The Russians haven't the industrial resources to support a, big war. ’ ou ce RUSSIA also shares the common fear .of atomic warfare and hag not perfected defenses against it. Russia may have atomic bombs and may use them but fears quick retaliation. Russia knows that, in that department, “we could beat. their brains out.” : And then there is theyplausible theory that the men in the Kremlin are not convinced that they have to go to war to get what they want. Possibly they can get it by the now familiar Communist processes — agitation, subversion, cold war, the stirring of domestic strife and

economic chaos among frightened and war-

weary people.

NEWS NOTEBOOK . . . By Peter Edson

Red Lack of Sea Power Keeps U.S. Navy From Expanding Faster

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—Increase of the Air Force to 150 wings ‘or more many nof necefsarily mean an increase in size of the Navy, though it would mean a bigger Army for ex‘panded air base defenses. . Reason that the U. 8. Navy may not have to expand is that the Communist countries haven't much navy to fight. Red powers have far less naval forces than Japan, Germany and Italy had at outbreak of World War II. Red powets have much less merchant marine to sink. Navy Secretary Dan Kimball has just revealed that Russia may have over 15 times as

. many submarines as Hitler had when he started

World War II. The ratio is 20 to an estimated 350. Chief role of the U. 8S. and British navies in another war would be to destroy this Red sub pack. Chief role of Allied subs will be as killers, to hunt and destroy Russian subs. In World War II, ‘Allied forces destroyed 1100 enemy submarines. Secretary Kimball denies that Russian subs are better than American. For one thing Red subs can’t refuel at sea or operate far from bases.

Only One Qualification : WHEN new Secretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball was looking around for some one to

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succeed him as under-secretary, he went to De~ .

fense Secretary George Marshall for advice. Did he have any suggestions about what type of man should be picked for the job? Gen. Marshall said he did. Get some one, he told Secretary Kimball, that you can work with. Gen. Marshall recalled that when he himself had become Army Chief of Staff, before World War II, the then-Secretary of War Harry Woodring wasn’t on speaking terms with his assistant secretary, Louis Johnson. It was a pretty frustrating time. : : y Ns Secretary Kimball chose Francis Whitehair, Florida lawyer and former Office of Price Stabilization counsel as his uhder-secretary. The two men had known each other for a long time. Before making the appointment, however, Kimball took Whitehair in to present him to Gen. Marshall. i “Can you two men work together?” asked Gen. Marshall. They said they could. “That,” said the General, “Is all I want to know.” ,

Must Test New Carrier NAVY may go slow on ordering any more “super” aircraft carriers right away. Present idea is to complete the James G. Forrestal now being built at Newport News and shake it down before starting any more. Actually, the Forrestall won't be a super carrier. It will just be a bigger carrier than any now aflpat. Every new carrier gets better than its predecessors. Improvements designed for the Forrestal. are so radical that .they ‘will need

- thorough testing before being incorporated in

later designs. It will take nearly four years to complete the Forrestal. . .

No Polls Behind Iron Curtain? AN“AMERICAN diplomat, home on leave from his post behind the Iron Curtain, went to the White House to report. The President asked

a lot of questions. Among them, what percent--

age of the people really supported Stalin?” _ “I don’t know,” the diplomat confessed. “You see, there aren't any Gallup polls in these countries.” - :

DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney Sen. Capehart to Revise Amendment

. This “battle for men's minds” might be sald to be the actual end of the Eisenhower efforts; Rearmament, the contribution of American arms and divisions is their means in the grand effort to put heart into the people, to restore * their pride, both personal and national, . In addition to arms this involves labors. to © restore broken community and economic life, to. raise miserably low living standards and to re--®

move a widespread feeling: of injustice and futility which leaves the people prey to Coms= ™

munist agitation. . Thus miljtary and economic aid may be con= -

sidered, for the purpose of resting and keeping order in the world, indistinguishable. x

woh R t GET Europe's thought turned to the future, give these people hope and perhaps the war can. bé averted. :

MAKING big political campaign cbntributioris doesn’t always pay off. Take the case of R. Stanley Dollar, West Coast shipping magnate. He gave $2000 to the Democratic Na«

- tional Committee in 1950. But that didn’t help

him a bit in trying to recover control of Dollar Line stock held by U. S. Maritime Commission. President Truman, who never lets a political pal down, personally ordered Secretary of Com=merce Charles Sawyer not to turn over stock, ’

in spite of a court decision in favor of the ;: shipping line.

Incidentally, Mr. United Republican Finance Committee. ml.

Cheaper Arms Abroad . MARSHALL PLAN Administrator William C. Foster believes Western ustrial + production can be built up for great arms pro-’ duction effort, with just a little more co-ordina-. tion and help. > Britain can build jet engines if necessary. raw materials are made available. Holland can. build air frames. . And.Belgium has facilities for asembly if given a little more know-how. Costs can be greatly reduced. A bazooka that costs $75 in the U. 8. can be made for $15 in France. -' : If U. 8. does not take advantage of these resources, Mr.” Foster told House Foreign Af-

Dollar also gave $500 to *

‘This is the cause personified by Gen. Eisea« Coo hower. It does not stop at present, emergency oo goals but looks forward to a European army in Special which’ the troops of all the free nations will be . ‘intermingled with a common high command, ~ It looks forward to removal of trade barriers, IMME the pooling of Sconiomis Fesouroes, te give. vo ’ : some aspects of national sovereignty, : * Unite "States of Europe which would be so." Radio P constituted could ‘not wage aggressive war ] and would raise a mighty barrier against aggression from without. WFI If any part of this comes to pass or even it this particular war is avoided it will be an 00 .- achievement unique in history, dccomplished by 4 - unique, American means. . 30 Make ¥ The General looked in excellent health and us seemed in fine spirits. Exercising great restraint, 00 News Be none of the party asked him whether he is a U5 Make M candidate for: President. He discussed various 30 Cart Ma American problems Treely, however, and from 45 Bing Si this many in the party deduced he is favorably 0 Tews inclined. ; “15 Jack Sa 230 Club 1 1 4S Edward $00 Suspens 4S " > 4:30 Tabet! “ -" :15 - Radio | 3g: us » 00 Bek Then, as the President grinned broadly, the p diplomat remembered 1945, when the polls all 3 Defense cted Truman's defeat. . dr course the polls could be all wrong," 00 Gibbert the red-faced diplomat hastened to explain, 10:4 Jah even if they had them. 2 dean Dollars No Help to Dollar oF Teich

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ton and Price Director Michael DiSalle,

Each had testified in support of the President’s message asking repeal of the Capehart .and two other amendments which they contend handicap them in their work of trying to hold the price line. They are. willing to settle for the old law, which would mean merely striking the. undersirable amendments out.

~ Senators on the banking and

currency committee, of which

Sen. Capehart is ranking minority member, have no notion of taking that tactic, they indicated as hearings on repeal began. For that would mean they were completely

* wrong in the first place in ac-

cepting the Capehart and other

- amendments which the Presi-

dent wants stricken from the

AS. SEN. CAPEHART has repeatedly, pointed out, the Democratic majority of Sen-

ate and House conferees - Joined with the minority mem- td 6

bers in

adopting his amend ~ he insists that

adopted, however, he was taking great pride in its author-

fairs Committee, it might be necessary to. EASY TE mobilize 12 to 13 million men in this country - and spend 34 to 40 per cent of its economy on’ Up » 78 Ww defense, instead of present 20 per cent. Wed grand Jeli . ¢ a television Trom Only Joking : that i trouble SEN. BOB KERR of Oklahoma has now. service departmen found it advisable to label his jokes. Like nearly - to serve you NO all other members of Congress, he mails out a weekly letter, or column, or radio platter to his ‘home state. A recent release contained this gem: WF “When I get a flattering letter from a cone stituent, I want to believe it. When I get a criti= +30 Back fe cal one, I try to discount it a little. But I don't 45 “ know what to do about one like this (an anony= . — mous penny post card): 00 World | “‘Just read that you stated in your weekly HS Houslet newsletter. to the voters back home, “I have : 30 Bing $1 always been afraid to look for a soft spot for Us low fear I would find it—under my own hat.” Your ~ 00 HNewso first truthful statement in' many a week. How 15 Weath. well you know yourself.’ ” 30 To this comment, Sen. Kerr added the fole 45 Kiichen lowing postscript: : a 00 Arthur “P. 8. My original comment was supposed 15 - to be a joke. I sure hope nobody else takes it 30 a seriously.” - “s sll Tourists Are Busy 00 IF YOU want to know who's important fs. -around Washington, ask the tourists. They still 103 Grand | do the wsual sight-seeing. They climb the Wash- US Rosem ington Jonument, visit Lincoln and Jefferson 00 W memorial, gawk at the scaffolded White House "1s uy A 80 to Mount Vernon and the 1150 Helen | e unknown 8 ie Capitol. soldier, and take.in the 4S Our 6a There they look down on rows of empty seats 00 Gilbert when Congress is in session, and go away mad 123 Ma Por because more of the lawmakers aren't working. ; 30 Hoosler Then comes the $64 question: “Where does us : Arthur Godfrey live?” :00 Second v #5 Pemy | :30 Kora D :45 Brighte 100 Hilltop 2:1 King's | :30 House | us 00 Strike | and concluded that he (Sen. iso." Capehard) didn’t understand it :30 Share | himself, ~ 45 Make |

ship. Only when the President singled it out for special treatment did he start sharing the credit or blame in any big way. ; The Truman message asking repeal of the amendments made Sen. Capehart furious. He attacked it'on the Senate floor, wrote-a-nasty lettér—te the White House and injected his hurt feelings into the hearIngs. When President Truman aiswered his letter with one equally sarcasfic, Sen. Cape-' hart seemed somewhat subdued. He said he had never been very mad anyway. n ” ~

ALTHOUGH the Truman let-

ter to’ Capehart doesn’t threat-

en any bodily harm, as did the letter he sent Music Critic Paul Hume, it clearly reveals that if the President has a list of those

* he doesn’t like on Capitol” Hill

the Indianian must be near the top. ! : AE i ~ He called the Senator's letter to him “strictly a political

ou 8 ” ~~ THE LETTER closed with this double-meaning gem: “I hope you are fully recove ered from your fall.” Its surface reference is to the back injuries that Sen. Capehart received in a fall the previous week. But it also - could mean the slip on the Capehart ‘Amendment. _ In the latter case, Sen. Capee hart scems.to have picked himself up, dusted himself off, and is ready for the compromise ‘that is expected to be worked out when repeal hearings ree

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sume Sept. 10. ‘ Saves 4 | Wy less fue Barbs— 7" orn ca "WOMEN flyers are fairly | ~ Range

‘common these days. How do: théy resist the temptation to pry into air pockets? ;