Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1951 — Page 10
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The Place to Start
PRESIDENT TRUMAN said it was necessary for this country to rely on force, ‘rather than diplomacy, in future relations with Russia. iid “He's entirely right about that, : And the place to apply that realistic concept is Korea. Now.
It's been nearly three months since Russia's Jacob Maiik first put out a peace feeler. For 73 days we've been trying to negotiate with the Communist forces at Kaesong
Sing Ny paying off. 720 eds had ser stoppon cold pole back. They were hurting, 85 they showed. t BY ashing for truce talks, ¢ It's evident now they wanted only a delay. They wanted “time to rebuild their hard-hit armies, to move in reinforcements and arms from their untouchable bases in Manchuria. Untouchable because we were relying also on diplomacy— ‘lofty State Department thinking—which is useless with Russia, as Mr. Truman now admits.
‘we made the first blunder wheh we agreed to Kaesong, in the Reds’ area, as the site for parleys. A highly inaccessible place, surrounded by Communist armed guards, it gave the enemy innumerable advantages. b As our negotiators day after day made the difficult trip, t0.Rassong hy Jeep and helicopter, it looked aa if we were ng for peace. s soon took advantage of the location to’ trump up & long series of fraudulent charges that the Allies had violated the “neutrality” of the Kaesong area. ed evidence of bombings and other “incidents” as excuses for suspending the talks at various stages and prolong the relative lull in fighting.
| . , Then broke them off altogether.
won fe Sit Sari, hich woul ‘That was ng. Boek Sure the Potions abortive
‘would. meet the requirements, ntesruptons on fabricated
‘on their Ee their whims. So ante ts truce as a cover-up they continued to build for a potential all-out offensive. We've got the force, but.not the initiative in Korea. If they mean only to dupe us, now is the time to exert that
i n has conceded. ‘In the long run, fewer American lives would be lost than if we let them continue to call the tune tely, or let them get set for some terrible new effort to overpower ys and throw us out of Korea.
White House Notes | ATH HIS 8 press conference, President Truman administered 5 called a little lecture on politics. 9 a en included a statement that he knows whether of not he will be a candidate for re-election in 1052, but he’s not talking. (Note: Mr. Truman made three speeches in one day this week. More upcoming.) 4 The President said the Republicans have 1 no issues, only smears. (Note: The RFC, Lithofold, Army ordnance, Internal : Revenue, payroll padding and pther investigations are being C conducted by congressional cémmittees ip by Democrats, )
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THE Senate judiciary committee has turned down two
th Sic 30) Missouri, In that job, “Current Bisays, —— “harping day and night. on cutting
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ty vietory in the Oct. 25 election would cause
<3 SO WE fell for the spurious peace offer. quick. And
8, between July 10 and Aug. 23, the Reds
APPEALS FOR MORE TAXES Truman ‘Shifting Blame On Congress Yor Deficit Spending
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22—President Truman has fixed things so he'll have fo take “no lip” . from anyone for the.expected huge federal red. ink spending to come. . From his: standpoint, he's made himself invulnerable on this issue by his repeated appeals to Congress for high enough taxes to keep the governmént on a pay-as-we-go basis. If Congress doesn’t vote the taxes he re-quests-—as it is apparent Congress won't--then the federal deficits will be the fault of Congress, not of his. And Congress also controls the spending sipce not one dollar can be spent that Congress doesn’t vote. ® © o MR. TRUMAN'S latest appeals for more taxes was made in a letter to Vice President Alben Barkley and in press conference remarks as the Senate took up the new tax bill which would raise an estimated $5.5 billion. : The President pointed out an indicated deficit of $10 billion for this year. The Senate bill
ELECTIONS . . . By Ludwell Denny
Vote Wouldn't Change Britain
no basic change in British policy.
In domestic affairs Conservatives are as
much wedded to the welfare state as the laborites, and accept all nationalization of in-
cept in steel and trucking. Both favor governmental controls. In foreign affairs both - parties are committed to rearmament, to the North Atlantic Defense Pact and to Anglo-American partnership. Differences within these basic agreements tend to cancel each other. Thus in the welfare state Conservatives would reduce food subsidies but increase housing grants.
Mr. Churchill
=« OFS assertive nominally favor more free en terprise, they do not apply this to fundamentals such as the welfare state, governmental controls, monopolies or trade preferences. In fact, they are far more friendly than labor to restraints of free competition through monopolies and imperial preferences.
. Less Socialistic
apart, majority groups of each party are sur-
Paign theory are significant differences, however, in party organization, tradition and I
The bulk of the Labor Party's campaign con-
tributions and votes comes from the trade unions, which is both an asset and lability
tically. Traditionally the Conservative very
loosely organized, has had the support of big Husiness; landed interests, generals. and admirals, and imperialists,
Balance of Power oh
op BUT. tne the mide iss bor ion power, Jarties Ate forced {0 appes) to it—the Labér Party beca
In Britain, as in the United States. elections -
~ turn less on issues than on economic conditions
and public temper. In prosperous times an ad-
ministration is apt to be re-elected, and in hard
times defeated. Also, after one party has been
in power a long time, the public is likely to
want a change. Both factors work ainst Prime Minister Clement Attise. 38
Belligerent Policy
IN FOREIGN affairs Mr. Churchill would be harder for America to deal with in some ways. He is more of an imperialist, less willing to accept American leadership, and tempermentally more assertive, He has blocked Ameri-
can naval command in the North Atlantic. He
favors a more belligerent policy in Iran, and the Miadle Tat osonsy ib Iran, Egypt United States. On Red China he
The Conservatives would bring more needed administrative efficiency to government than the Jeary and blundering Laborites. But whether Mr. Churchill could get more production out of British labor than Mr, Attléee—a crux asus. is very doubtful.
9 NATIVE LAND
WHATEVER be your native land . . . where Sver YOu may Swill, 2 Know You hold Jt higni and +++ I'm sure you love it well . . . be it a a eo IN ie “hails fhat reach the sky . . . I know it's deep within your heart ... and will be till you die , . . for something
strangely holds us to... the land where we were:
born . . . yes even those who had to leave . . . when it became war-torn . , . this love of country is no doubt . . . the most outstanding trait . . . deep-rooted in our very soul , . . whatever be our fate . . . for we ate just like travelers . . . who chance to drift and roam . . . but when the hourglass drains dry, . , our thoughts are but of home. --By Bem Burroughs.
SIDE GLANCES
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‘would only bring ‘in an additional $2.5 billion
by next June 30, end of this fiscal year. That .
would ‘result in a deficit of $7.5 billion, with the government bAving to borrow that amount.
President Truman also put “the bee”. on
Congress by pointing out that the Senate only last week voted nearly $2 billion more for the military than he had asked “for. * oo
HE TOLD his press conference there would be no federal deficits during the defense buildup if Congress gives him the taxes he requests.
Thus, he will be able to hit back hard next
year—if he runs again—at Republican charges that he's running the government into the ground financially.
'What'll HE Do in 19527
He will be able ts repeat that he always hae} been opposed to deficit financing. As evidence of his opposition to deficit financing, he told reporters at his press conference that all they had to do was read the record. i 0 Thonn 3 five years of ee has run a net surplus of nearly Siltion, The surpluses in 47, 48 and '51 ran
“that ce excess of the deficits of “0 and '50, .
° 1% * : THIS calculation of an $8 billion net surplus tor his administration does not take into account the $20.6 billion deficit incurred in fiscal '48, the first full year of his administration. , But that year, July 1, 1045, saw the ' windup of the war and '46 budget was pre-
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TOURING EUROPE . . . By By Frederick C. Othman Rescued From Chance to Be Hero In One-Man Portable Helicopter
PARIS, Sept. 22-——Today at Le Concours International D'Inventions Hilda saved me from - being alas probably dead. If it hadn't been
n: ying Tike a hea er; in
. my one-man portable helicopter. Dangdest exI. Zz
perience 1 think ever had. : ‘Here is going full blast. an international fair, showing all the newest devices of Europe, ranging from Finland's plywood beer barrels to Italy's electric : accordion for lazy musicians. I worked my way through the baby cribs with the built-in movies, the
, the electric lamps that gave off : : fumes to kill bugs, and the hot wire with which
any handy fellow can make his own electric
blanket. In the distance came a series of loud explosions ahd then a pulsing roar. I elbowed my way through a crowd of fascinated Frenchmen {fo discover Paul Noubel whizzing a a small track on his jet-pro-pelled bicycle. He called it the veleoracteur and I guess it most certainly was, This machine was painted yellow and where the sprockets should have been was a large gasoline tank and a maze of wires and tubes. These led to three long, chromium-plated rocket pipes bolted directly under Noubel’s seat. Each one had its own spark Plug
Frankenstein Monster
M. NOUBEL looked a little frantic after he got going, with flame, smoke and noise gushing in his wake. He seemed to be aboard a Frankenstein monster; I don’t think he could
stop it. When the pipes got hot, the gas kept .
on exploding without benefit of the spark plugs. So he hung on tight, while the crowd pressed back to keep from getting singed and eventually his fuel ran out. He appeared relieved. Nearby was the helicopter of Raymond
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 Japanese businessmen are already flocking to the United
Japanese firms have opened U, 8. offices this year, And Amer ican businessmen are eyeing Japan as a place for foreign’ Investments. The big question is whether Ameérican-Japanese trade can be built up to its pre ‘War proportions or even bigger,
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States to promote trade. Thirty
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Haustetfer. I made my big mistake by appearing interested. This was a device with big aluminum rotors, powered by a tiny, one-cylinder ‘motor. The whole business strapped around the shoulders of the passenger; who used his own feet for a landing gear. Once aloft, there was a bicycle seat for him to sit on, with his legs dangling into space. So fine. M. Haustetter wasn't around (in the hospital, probably) but his enthusiastic assistant was on the job. And perhaps I'd like to try it on for size?
Weight Disappears
I TRIED IT. It felt heavy as a grand piano, but my man said this feeling of weight would disappear as soon as I left the ground. He explained the controls, including the accelerator and the lever that steered from Hm to left. He said now, just one minute, while he started the engine. And there I was, about to take off to the cheers of the multitude. I wasn't exactly happy about it, but at the moment it seemed to be the thing to do. At this juncture arrived Hilda, who'd been sampling some soup from a Swiss soup-making machine. She wanted to know what I was doing. I said I was about to go helicopter riding. The man still was tinkering with the engine. She hauled him off his stepladder and she said: “Does this thing work?"
‘Does It Work?’
HIS expression was unhappy, as though he
were having a struggle with his conscience, “Does it work?” Hilda insisted. “That, mamselle, I do not know,” he replied. He sald M. Haustetter said it flew, but he personally never actually had seen it in the air, He added that M. Haustetter was a very fine man, who would not tell. ais, He started up the ladder. Hilda pulled him down. She told me to un-strap-myself. She did not say, please. For some reason not exactly clear to me, she almost seemed hysterical, 80 we got- away from there and on the way out a lady sprayed me with a new brand of perfume; I've taken two showers since, but I continue to smell gorgeous. That's all right, says Mrs, O, After all, I'm still alive.
FUTURE QUESTION MARK . . . By Pefer Edson Jap Businessmen Rush to
g “Professional Politicians’ ; |
‘pared and sent to Congress by Président Roosd-
velt. “The. federal debt during the past five years
has dropped from $270 to $256.7 billion,
The debt is climbing again; has gous up ss billion since July 1, «But Mr. will able to blame that on Congress’ failure to ey
adequate taxes, The situation on government deficit Snanc“ing is quite comparable to that on inflation. con trols, again Mr. Truman has “the at
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Eongress hd the governments hands nthe
tied the governments hands in the Re: price contig] law. *
THE Senate Ealing Comittee, Sasling ths EB SEY Se din
Hon of the controversial Capehart ent which Congress 8 approved only two smenths ago, The Capehart amendment, to let manufacturers’ prices inelude all. posi: Kates. cotta, 1nd drawn the most fire, from the administration at any of the changes n the controls aw.
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Hoosier Forum
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MR. EDITOR: 5 In a recent story in your newspaper, Acting Mayor Phillip Bayt was quoted as saying that the gamblers and professional politicians were _ trying to beat him in the coming election, but he believed that there were snough decent voters in Indianapolis to elect him. Who does Mr. Bayt mean wh ‘about professional politicians? Does hé mean the men and women of his party, large and ~ small, who have worked hard down the years
paniyt Does he mean the precinct comdorian and women who contribute their time and effort tirelessly for their | Could he possibly mean former Folders in the city and county, who served thelr terms
2 in office allligently and honestly?
And while Mr. Bayt is talking about pro-
-* fessional politicians, it is hard to see where he
can exclude himself from that category. Let's take a look at the record. Mr, Bayt served two terms as deputy sheriff under the late Al Feeney. He served as an investigator. for the government for quite a number of years, and he is currently serving four years as city controlleracting Mayor, Altogether he has been drawing his salary from the taxpayers for about ‘13 or 15 years. If that Sossnt make him 1 professional politician, what does? . OF oourse Mr. Bayt has never been elected to any Rover wil bs. the ‘chances are good t he never will be. We —A Semiprofessional Politician.
‘Nickels for Nothing"
MR. EDITOR: = The guy who thought up the parking meter idea sure had an eye for business. I am a pharmaceutical salesman working in Indianapolis and I work downtown about three days a week. You can't find a space even with the meters and if you pari a park. ing lot it costs ‘you a small fortune. The other day I got a ticket for being Bx minutes late at the meter. I found the poiiceman and talked to him and he told me it wasn't the revenue the City wanted, it was the space. Now, this is a big hunk of baloney because the same day 1 went over on Senate Ave. just west of the Statehouse and pulled up to a meter, put in a nickel and nothing happened. I just lost a nickel. I went on down to another meter, in a nickel and the same thing ha 4 found a police officer and asked him what about it. He told me that the meter would not be.ip effect until a few days later. They don't put sigris on the meters telling you these things—they just let you stand there and put in nickels without receiving anything for them. If this isn’t highway robbery I.don’t know what is. Jesse James had a horse and two guns, ~P. M, Kinder, 2227 Harlan St.
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Views on News
By DAN KIDNEY
AT PRESENT prices, it would have been a bribe if that RFC official got E38 With Ma Ram. >
LABOR Prime Minister Attlee has § set Oct. 25 for the British general elec- § tion. Tory Winston Churchill will try and make it a fine fall day for the government. * %
FIVE Communists.out on bail have protested being followed by FBI men. Even when they get the “police state” they don't kg it
GEN. EISENHOWER could use a fulltime secretary keeping track of how he is reported to feel about the Republican presidential nomination from day to day. ¥ > ¢
AFTER visiting the White House, former National Democratic Chairman Ed Flynn described all possible GOP presidential candidates as a “lot of blatherskites and stuffed shirts.” Sounds like a trial balloon for making himself the 1952 Democratic keynoter, |
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