Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1951 — Page 12

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POLITICAL BOSS’ DREAM... . . . By Ernie Hill Sag Li

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y., Bept. 4—By the. best ‘of Tammany or Crump. standards, the

ning for re-election and his blonde - ‘photogenic 4:wife behind him, the.NoV. 11 balloting looks

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Still In Search of Peace

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OOR MIKE DISALLE, the pric& adginistrator, has about as tough and frustrating a job as there is in

Washington. wi In his position, it is almost timpossible ever to be PEACE- see : right. If he lets prices move upward a little, he’s in bad : —— with one group. If he doesn't grant ceiling rises, he’s in THAT'S MY ee. | trouble with another group. on ;

He's had his troubles with Congress, politicians, Democrats, Republicans, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, consumers. He's been jeopardized, mesmerized and editorialized. Through it all he has maintained his fat man’s good humor. But now comes what: could have been a crushing blow. Gwen Cafritz, known on the ‘“free-loading” circuit - as the No. 1 hostess of Washington, doesn’t think Mike's pretty enough to sit at her table. She prefers men who are “divine” and “wonderful.” So said the implacable rival of fabulous Perle Mesta, who recessed her hostessing here to be minister to Luxembourg. Poor Mike. For once he seemed stumped when he heard the news. But not for long. “Now if Mrs. Mesta had said that short me,” said Mike, “I'd really feel bad. They t&ll me she really knows how to throw a party.” Poor Mike. Maybe he wouldn't look “divine” or “wonderful” on the cocktail circuit. But he knows how to. turn a phrase and put the cocktail’ darlings in a \ perfectly “wonderful” tizzy themselves.

Hardly an Invasion THE + Ay of flying Confederate flags from automobile radiators and radio antennas is evoking slight jitters

and protests in some .unreconstructed areas of the North. It’s mostly a fad among teen-agers and other immatures who are otherwise adjudged qualified to drive—and decorate ~—their cars. . But. oldsters are shaking their heads on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line and reading all sorts of portents into the fad. They say, among other things, that it reflects the rising tempo of the Dixiecrats’ revolt against the Truman administration. : In New Jersey, there is open apprehension of another kind. Not even under Old Marse Robert E. Lee did the Stars and Bars extend so far. Yet now, nearly a century later, that bustling industrial countryside of North Jersey is teeming with the emblems of Dixie. . u » 2 : ” 2 2 CAMP No. 8 Sons of Union Veterans at Paterson says the practice is “improper—even dangerous” —evidently fearing the South will rise again. ‘Way we feel about it, it means nothing much. Particularly, since there appear to be more northerners flying the flag than bona fide southerners. It’s the same old irrepressible show-offness we've borne up with for generations. It’ - pass. . Meanwhile, there's this consolation: It's" more attractive than dangling desiccated foxtails and Bsunting retired baby shoes from vantage points of cars.

ALB URT

THE ENEMY. . . . By Bruce Biossat Don’t Get the Wrong Idea About Kremlin's Definition of War

IN AMERICA, speculation is constant on the issue whether we shall eventually have war with - Russia. But in the Soviet Union there is no need for such guesswork. Russian communism considers itself in a state of war with Western capitalism now. As a matter of fact, in the Red view, that warfare has been going on a long time. But its more acute phase may be said to have begun with the launching of the cold war in 1947, when the Kremlin declined to take part in the Marshall Plan. Obviously, we are speaking here of two different definitions of war. America clings to the traditional meaning—the open clash of armed forces. To the Russians, war is anything that weakens or harms or destroys the enemy. And the destruction need not be physical. Indeed, the Soviet leaders prefer it not.to be.

stand that meaning and accept it. Because that is the kind of war we're in, and our denying it won't change the fact.

Seeks Weakness

TO cling to outmoded concepts of war as only armed struggle is to oversimplify our current dilemma and underestimate the Soviet enemy. He is relentless, probing always for weakness of whatever kind. As the thoughtful Committee for Economic Developmert recently put it, “the provocation which the Soviet rulers will always recognize is the provocation of opportunity.” In a brilliant analysis of the foreign aid problem, the CED acknowledges the true nature of Soviet warfare, and declares that its flexibility requires the West to organize a “comprehensive. and balanced, security program which leaves no breach wide enéugh to invite a Soviet * thrust.” In other words, we must be prepared to meet the Russian chal¥nge in every field < every day for as long as the Kremlin has the power to try imposing its will upon the free ‘world. Anything less than this will not win the war for free men. The mere absence of violence is no evidence of peace in this age. Those who anxiously await a cease-fire in Korea as a signal to relax our vigilance may mark that fact well. A relaxed West is a West one step closer to conquest by Russia. Our guard is up; we, must keep it there.

- CONSIDERATION

IT'S ALWAYS a good policy . . ..to think before you act . . . for you may hurt someone involved . . . by one misconstrued fact . . . it pays to show some real respect . . . for someone else’s plead . . . and honor a request that’s made . . . by someone who's in need . . . in short we must consider those . . . who here’'about us dwell . .. for only by consideration . . . can we make life jell . . . though this is true . . folks forget . . . and therefore we abide . . . within a world that takes us on . .". a very rocky ride . . . but much smoother would this life be .. . if throughout every nation . . . people would forget themselves . . . and show consideration. —By Ben Burroughs .

CRIME .

Sense About Indians (GOVERNOR HOWARD PYLE of Arizona has concluded that something should be done about the Indians, and Obstructive Tactics has advanced a plan that makes sense. SO, IN the Kremlin’ e understanding wat is: immi- = Sabotaging the United Nations through endless The treatment. of the First Americans by the _ obstructive tactics; promoting permanent ingrants who have been intruding oftheir rights and prop- ternational political chaos by blocking peace erties for the last 400 years is no glamorous page in history. treaties for Austria, Serviony aod, if possible, iti : Japan; using the device of the conference table Indeed, it is to the gontrary, «iu, to seek political ends that seem most easily Nearly all the Indians are now on reservations in the attainable that way. ‘West. There are a few in Florida, New York and in East Undermining shaky midfoot shy-5oad governments ‘ by subversion; ‘encouraging poverty Texas. They occupy some of the Nation's most pleasant EE a spots and some of the worst. bombarding the world with phony talk of peace, The reservation Indian has perfect social and economic atomic energy control, disarmament; depleting security. He will never starve, whether or not he works. the enemy as an aggressor, as an oppressor oO America has given him that thing the Socialists who have grown so strong in our government offer us all—security without responsibility even for his own well being.

the people, a devil masquerading as a saint. In Moscow's terms, actual use of force is but one element in a war that can be fought on any one or more of the many fronts here suggested. . vb But the important thing to remember is that in 8 ay : : : : the Communist mind, all these fronts merge IN GIVING him this, the immigraht Americans have, Tne The shooting might stop in Korea, ruined the aboriginal race. The Indian, as a rule, is pretty but the struggle would go on undifninished. near worthless. He has no hope for the future, Few have The combat would simply be switched to another s arena. thin & : enough energy and ambition *o get off the reservation and We may not like the Russizn definition of become self-supporting and independent people. They are born, they exist, they die. They are victims of a state socialism as cruel and degenerating as Hitler enforced -and Stalin preaches. Governor Pyle wants to change this. He would deed the reservations to the Indians, put them on the tax rolls and let them become American citizens. But he would not

war. But if we seriously propose to stand off communism Successfully, we had better underdo this overnight. It would: come at the end of a 25-year

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

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program to rehabilitate the Indian. He wants the program administered by the states and financed by the. Federal But that, and all other details, can be worked out if there is an inclination in Washington to make first class people out of the Indians we have ruined.

= as a n o THERE is a successful precedent for Governor Pyle's plan. It is the idea followed in training the Filipinois for self government. Toward the end, after prog: ess has been made, a date 10-years away was set for the release of the Philippines. That was 1946. In all, we had beld the islands 48 years, and always eventual independence was promised. But we held out no promise of a better life for the InIt is about time we started something. Governor Pyle's idea is a good starting point and should be given immediate and serious consideration.

TEEN agers must think this is the Stone Age from the number that ore being cast at them.

SAFE election betar-Senstor Taft will never be a drat

THE: Foun Freedoms are being Incorporated in New’ ‘ork. May be a good Way in Jesp tiem until hey:s come

WASHINGTON, Sept. — Making it tougher for eteers to engage in illegitimate business is a primary aimfof

the revised legal code which the Senate Crime Committee

ing practical, court room lawyers, Senators Kefauver, O’Conor and their associates realize that as dope peddling and bootlegging are made more difficult, the crooks will start looking for ways to beat the rap. os » » CRIMINALS have good lawyers, too. So as one highway of illegal trade is closed, crimi‘nal lawyers will “advise their clients of legal alleys where they can operaté with safety. The trucking industry, for instance, is beginning to attract the musclers-in. Looking alead, the lawmakers are trying to put legal roadblocks on as many of these criminal bySo ways as they can. x ° Senate crime investigators PEL found evidence of a ay in the

; President Editor Business Manager = ewashbuekling ‘Perons of Argentina are re- like just another excuse for a rip-roaring : * .garded as a political boss’ dream of a com- gaucho victory celebration. . ; PAGE 12 Tuesday, Sept., 4, A951 bination that couldn't lose even Af the election The Perons, it is generally recognized, have wasn’t rigged. become the most: powerful political ‘team in he nt Juan Domingo Peron run- Latin America. — Ogned a a published | any by odianspolts Dimes Publish, With Preside RB A United Press, Scripps-Howard Newspaper Alliance. NEA Serv- ‘ . : . ce and Aud‘t Bureau of Circulation . . : - Lids ; : ™

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= What Tammany Would Give For A Team Like The Perons

What one lacks, the other furnishes. They are considered a perfect Poutieal for éach other, ' + ' The story, goes that seven years ago, Evita, o was 25, met the colonel, then 49, at a ktail party. She picked him as a winner and, provided him with the drive to make the grade. Within one year, she became Mrs. Peron and he became president.” . eb & A- FORMER cavalry colonel, Peron is a man’s

"man. He is big, bluff and good-natured despite the grim photos of him aping Mussolini from "a Buenos Aires balcony.

He slaps ambassadors on the back and chorus girls elsewhere and tells them a funny story. He spices his conversations with wisecracks and he-man good humor. Three American ambassadors in a row— George. Messersmith, James Bruce and Stanton Griffjs—thought he was a tremendous leader even though he had some shortcomings on freedom of press and speech and hemispheric co-operation. He is a charmer and it has been difficult for those who know: him best to understand the course he has followed in wrecking his enemies financially and fanning the flames of antiAmericanism. But instead of modifying his dictatorship, he continues to tighten the controls—even when many think it unnecessary. Evita, on the other hand, is even more complex. Since she helped elect him six years ago, Evita has done most of the General's best stiletto work. When a friend or foe was ready for political liquidation; it appears that Peron has marked the victim and Evita has done the job. Ruthless, courageous, charming but deadly, she framed the demonstration of workers in’ October of 1945 that sprung Peron from political prison when he was tagged as politically dead, “oo

SHE MARRIED him four days later and his campaign for ele was officially launched. “I saw him as t savior of Argentina," Evita said later. “I only gave him back to the people.” ~ She has always remained his most enthusiastic press agent. Once in Brazil when President Truman was there attending the Pan American conference, Evita showed up and, among other things, dedicated an orphanage. She kissed one of the orphans, blessed him and stated: “Let us all hope that you grow up to be a great, strong and courageous man—Ilike my husband.” » . - More’ recently, she has been comparing the. General with divine characters from the Bible. Once she compared him ‘with Jesus but it is

understood that the Catholic Church discouraged this.

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‘Keep "Em Alive’ MR. EDITOR: te If we are going to save lives there is still one thing all of us must get through our heads. If parents still continue to allow their children to play in the streets there is nothing in the world that will save their lives from a car if it is going too fast. By too fast, I mean not

.fast as defined by the speed laws of the city, but

fast as defined by the ability of the driver to stop the car in time to save a life.

Naturally there isn’t a lot of blame that can be attached to the driver if he hits a kid playing in the street. If he didn’t see him in time he didn’t see him in time. It doesn’t mean he was driving recklessly. It means some parent wasn't smart enough to watch his kid or train him to stay out of the streets. The parents of kids caught playing in the street should be made to pay a fine. They might think more about paying out a little money than they do of saving their child's life.

- —Disgusted Motorist, City.

‘Who’s a Bad Driver’ MR. EDITOR:

An open letter to teen-age drivers: I can’t understand why you teen-age drivers haven't been out around Tech this week to take lessons from the teachers. ; You could have learned to speed, double park, park on the wrong side of the street, recklessness, carelessness, how to be very dis-

.. courteous, and to respect ho one’s property.

I have lived across the street from Tech, for.

10 years and watched the youngsters drive to .

and from school. For the past three years, I have watched the teachers when they have this fall conference—for my money I will take the youngsters every time. I have never had one ot them {ry to park in my side yard orblotk my driveway so I couldn’t get my car out of the garage, but the teachers

do these .things and get very nasty if I ask them

not to do it. Oh, well, T guess that is- what a

. By Peter Edson

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Hoosier Forum—‘Cars and Kid

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

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At the same time, Evita’ makes thousands of votes’ a month with ‘her private charity organization that keeps no. books but handles

something lke $100 millioh a year.

Business firms that want to stay in Business contribufe most of the funds. Foreigners ‘who want to. open business offices in Argentina are

‘another important source of income.

Evita is the working ‘girl’s Cinderella. bi Ten years ago, she wag just a country

pumpkin tryfg to ¢rash the movies in. the

capital city. Three years later she met Peron and, since then, she’s never looked back. Buenos Aires society, woven around the fabulously rich cattle families, refused to accept her at first. Now, she decides who will attend the affairs of state and society.. . : aii dls i > HER GREATEST triumph was at the Colon Opera House, which is the pulse-beat of Argen~ tine society. . The old mossbacks never suffered a greater shock than when Evita, flanked by cabinet ministers, presided at the opening of the season in 1946. looked down her nose-at them from the presi. dential box. Many have never gone back to the Colon. While many of the men, following the old Spanish traditoin, resent her elbowing her way into public life, she has a large following that do well by being professional Evita boosters, She is alleged to have control of six daily newspapers now and radio El Mundo. Recently, one newspaper had 16 pictures of Théy were just a day's run of her normal activities. The daily average, however, is only about eight. It is true that she furnished the drive and the courage during the campaign six years ago. On one occasion after Peron had been shot at in one city, he showed some reluctance to face a

crowd of 50,000 at the raliroad station at the

next city. “Come up in front,” Peron said nervously to two American correspondents with him, “and gee the size of the crowd. I can see from back ere.” But Evita took him by the arm to the front of the observation platfom and. personally started the cheers of “Pay-ron! Pay-ron! ron!” She is totally without merves or fear. ® GB WHEN political enemies sawed an axle in

She brought along a lorgnette and .

Pay-

half on his train and wrecked it in the country,

Evita directed the guards in surrounding the coach with tammy guns to prevent an ambush. Without her, there is little doubt that Pegon would be less of a political figure today. without him, Evita probably would stil making second-rate Argentine movies. They are a cinch to run one of the richest countries for Snot 3

college education does fer one. Thank £Loodness I don’t have one;

Don’t misunderstand me—I am not a mother of a teen-ager popping off. I-am the mother of four wonderful children, no teen- -agers, as my youngest is serving in the Navy in Japan for the second time,

Well, I got that off my chest. The youngsters have"so few people say good things about them

that after seeing the mess for, the past three days, I just had to have my say.

—Agnes Lesker, 554 N. Oriental St.

Views on News

By DAN KIDNEY

-. PRESIDENT TRUMAN wants Congress to rewrite the new price control law so it includes price controls. o © Bb

THE senior Senator from Ohio is away out in front in a GOP poll conducted by the Taft Survey.

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EVERY four years the Democrat and Republican national committees agree that “we are facing the most important election in history.”

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BEST WAY to cure any longing for the past is to look at some old pictures.

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THE FILIPINOS are going to present President Truman with a largé pearl from the Sulu Sea. A reward for acting - like the world is his oyster.

‘& o oo I. Q. QUIZ—Are you just a voter, or

do you take an intelligent interest in democratic government?

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SEN. TAFT says the State Department has adopted an attitude of hostility toward Congress. And after so many Senators and Congressmen have invited Secretary of State Acheson .out.

eo oa y SOCIAL Evolution in the Machine

Age—From great craftsmen to great graftsmen,

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: New Legal Code Would Plug Loopholes

competitors by Black jacks has been involved.

To meet this threat, the. Senate Crime Committee advocates revision of national transportation policy law. Under present law, there is no provision for revocation of an Interstate Commerce Commission license: The only. standards are public convenience and necessity. It is now proposed to add a ‘requirement of good moral character.

Exposure of the horrible conditions in the sale of drugs to minors resulted in introduction of 27 anti-narcotics bills in the House. Senate Crime Committee has picked one of these bills which has already passed the House, and will push it for passage by the Sen-

ate.

THIS BILL would increase

sentences for convicted dope

‘First offense would get two to five ‘years, second

_ offense five to 10 years, subsequent convictions 10 to 20

June, Fon sales fo Munors, the -

change is proposed for the Federal Appeals Act. It would

grant federal prosecutors the

right, now denied, to appeal court orders for suppression of evidence. Getting suppression of evidence orders is common practice in defending narcotics charges. Tightening of liquor sale and transportation laws is strongly recommended by . the crime dommittee. Under present law,

~ every wholesaler and manu-

facturer must get a «federal permit. But once granted, permitg run indefinitely. The new idea js to grant permits for two yeqrs. Renewals would be denied law violators. One bill that may raise a storm of protest would provide penalties for violation of the

Webb-Kenyon Act of 1913. This

law makes it a crime to ship liquor Into any state which

bans its importation from out-: side the state. Today Kansas

and Oklahoma have such laws, but since 1936 there have been no penalties for violation. — # "8 A STILL more stringent . 1i-

gration laws are also recommended by the Crime Committee. At the present time, there are no enforceable penalties for concealing or smuggling aliens into the U. 8. One new bill would close these loopholes. Change in the perjury law to facilitate conviction in criminal cases is an important recommendation of the Crime Committee. © Today, if a witnéss

‘makes two contradictory state-

ments the government must

_ prove which statement is false.

This would now be amended so as ' to make contradictory statements in themselves perjury, without the necessity of proof on which is right. n o » ANOTHER technical change proposed would make it possible for Congressional ser-geants-at-arms to enlist the aid of any law enforcement officer in serving Co ssional subpoenaes. This reform is put

forward as a hii of the

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