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"" President Editor Business Manager 7 | cy % A - : i / iet Di c Stru PAGE 26 Friday, Nov. 2, 1951 Truman Warns McKinney . ko : Quiet Dip Sm > Body | "owt lished daily by Ind! Its Times Publish Against GOP Smears May Prevent Such a Move Oot 10% a ” postal? t 4 NGTON, Nov. 2 -In his letter to : : * By | Co., 214 W. Maryland St. Postal Zone §. Member of WASHINGTON, Nov. 2. -In his mre Allies dulet ; Uilted press, criooe- iB ed Alliatits NEA Servs Frank E. McKinney upon assuming the chair. . gr y AE a A at “LOS ANC i 201 alls AB. 300 manship of the Democratic National Committee, ole Ee EE 255 An r y ant Trams : : SHV , PR, fi deer cod I om i Winston Churchill's &pectacular decision to rush tuiti rest eit] Sa yor A al $5.00 a year. Sunday “The truth is the best weapon the Democratic ; Pe ning homie AH aions uition yest wiy. $5.00; all other states, U. 8. possessions. Canada and If we can get the real issues before 2s |

{exico. daily, $1.10 » month, Sunday, 100 a copy. Telephone PL. aza 5551, Give Light and the People Will Fina Their Own Way

It has operated city services—police, garbage collection and so on—at least as well as they ever have been run.

It has carried out a major program of street repairs and street rebuilding.

It has run one of the very few big-city governments in this country that stayed within its income.

It has conducted public business honestly and efficiently and economically.

It has undertaken a vigorous, dynamic program of progress for this city.

Those are not campaign promises. - They are existing facts.

Mayor of Indianapolis next Tuesday. : It is not often, because of our election laws, that we get to see a prospective mayor actually at work on the job before he is elected. This time, for almost a year, Indianapolis has seen this candidate performing the duties + of the post to which he seeks election. We can recall no city administration that has accomplished so much, so well, in any similar period. : It has actually begun work on the critical sewer problem, which has been talked about, ‘and neglected, here for 20 years.

fire, - parks,

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WE ARE NOT much impressed by’ the plea that election of a Democrat as mayor of Indianapolis this year will somehow be an indorsement of the Truman administration, or will somehow create a powerful political machine able to swing next year's national election.

machine out of Indianapolis city employees—a very slim chance at best—has been there right alang. No such machine has been built, nor even attempted, either by Mr. Bayt, or by the Democrat who preceded him in office, or by the Republican who preceded him.

The issues in this election are local issues. They affect

Party has. i the péople we will win, because on the issues we are

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all their ener gies toward a campaign based on slander and vilification, The danger of this campaign must not be underestimated. We have seen tragic proof in other countries that the technique of the big lie

Frank E. McKinney «+ « gets hazing and praise.

can succeed—af least for a time,

in a position to show, on the record, that there is no basis in fact for the Republican smear campaign.” :

Letter Made Public Lote

HE LETTER was made public a little lata. Mr. McKinney, the “new hroom” banker from Indianapolis, ‘had already confessed the sins of his party's national headquarters and given his predecessor, William M. Bovle Jr, a kick-in-the-pants for letting things get in such shape. Next day he and Mrs." McKinney called on the President, Mr. McKinney brought a letter

asking that Internal Revenue collectors be put .

under Civil Service, The Presiderit agreed, although that was the first time anyone could remember when a new national” chairman gave the President a hand at the helm of the ship of state—particularly on his first day aboard, It made Ar. McKinney 20 nunutes late far his press cdfference gt Democratic National _ Headquarters in the Ring Building. But when he told what he had done, combined with his stout speech of the day before to the national committeemen and women, he not only got a hazing from questioners, but later considerable praise in most of the papers. His boldness was dramatized by his saving

“Secretary Snyder approved,” Mr. McKinney grinned.

Express Doubts

PREVIOUSLY the President, Secretary Snyder and Internal Revenue Commissioner Dunlap

all had expressed doubts about putting the col-

PUNGENT STUFF . . . By Frederick C. Othman Some of the Boys Are Raising Stink Re Ammonia Production

WASHINGTON, Nov. Z—Ammonia turns out now to be the stuff that makes the rutabagas grow. “It's also good fer building bombs and I guess I'm just ignorant: I always regarded it as the fluid that ladies used to sniff when on the verge of fainting.

straight on the TR - gent liquid that has the gentlemen snarling. Ammonia is made of air, water, and coal. ) The manufacturers turn the coal

the Army had decided to rent the place to the Mathieson Chemical Works of Baltimore, Md. So he,” along with assorted other ammonia moguls, came to Congress to protest. The subcommittee, after all, had to approve any such rental deals under a recently passed “law, and

guilty of favoritism. This made Under-Secre-tary of the Army Archibald Alexander sore. He said the Army wouldn't stoop so low. ~

to the Mideast. : Even this troop reinforcement has more dip-

lomatic than military significance. British forces in the Suez region already are strong enough to handle the weak Egyptian army, if the Cairo

retreat from Iran invited Egyptian lawlessness, London's strong stand at Suez and in the Sudan now may discourage others from following Cairo's example in treaty breaking. Also a fundamental . difference in the Iranian and Egyptian crises permits a firmer British policy now, and may make it more effective. Before Britain stood alone; now she is backed by Amepica and France.

Selfish Interest

NEVERTHELESS, not even combined Ane glo-American:French power could make the Mideast secure if the rest of that strategic area went the way of Iran and Egypt. Hence the vigorous diplomatic efforts now to convince

_ other Moslem states that it is to’ their selfish

The fight continues, with the lawyers trying

to make it sound as dull as possible. For a while there I'd thought I'd need a touch of smelling salts, myself, just to stay awake. :

A EEE ORR I EERE TONER TERRI RARE ERNE REINER RRR R INRIA R OAT RT ONION Na TARRY

Egypt for Mideast support, each side has assets and liabilities. The biggest factors working for Egypt and against the Allies are, of course, the extreme nationalism common to all those coun~ tries and the religious fanaticism which reinforces it. “To these is added the closely related conflict between Arab and Jewish nationalisms, and the still unsettied Arab-Israeli war issue, Throughout the Mideast Britain is cursed as an imperialist exploiter and enemy of national freedom, and the United States is suspect as a friend of Israel at the expense of Islam. On the other side of the balance sheet is the Mideast's respect for growing Allied power, dependence on economic aid, and fear of antiMoslem Soviet dictatorship. So the more sober and responsible Mideast leaders prefer a Western aliance,

Most Progressive Nation

THE MAIN Allied victory to date is in winning complete and enthusiastic co-operation of Turkey—the strongest, healthiest and most progressive nation in the Mideast. The second strongest Moslem state is the new nation of Pakistan, which is pro-Western but remains on the fence because of Allied failure to insist on a plebiscite in Indian-disputed Kashmir.

but do not want to offend Egypt or their own extremists, Though ¢hese Moslem nations may continue to pass generalized Arab League resolutions favoring Egyptian nationalism, there is still an

even chance that several will end up supporting .

an Allied mutual defense system for the Mideast.

arrest of h Kelley Sr, strangling his stuffing her be

right. government unwisely orders a direct attack— Kelley conf “The Repub- which is unlikely. But Britain's increased “show wife. Mrs. Ma licans know of force” should help to convince Moslem States Jey. 39. near} this as well as that the new London government has no inten- "a h dy Bayt for Mayor we do. That tion of being kicked around, or at least so it is het me bod} : is why they “ hoped : d in x : : * ) umped it in N HIS RECORD, we believe Phil Bayt should be elected are directing The theory is that, just as Britain's earlier od

the odor caus to start askin Deputy sh credit an an call with lead as a suspect i ing identify th

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week-end,

. But from United Press | bor of the K Angeles who finding of the contents heca tered the Kell

v ; 4 : | . “Phat i athes tics hice Identity It has made the biggest strides in modern times That is a loathesome political technique. Iuterest to co-operate in the Allied plan for Mid entity hi / . ; But it is one you must be prepared to meet by east security. The woman. toward relief of traffic congestion. word and deed. The Democratic Party must be ‘In this competition between the Allies and not revealed

that Mrs, Kell was still in the. husband Kelley was c: cause of the fl T.ast Tuesd: telephoned the said she susy fied trunk vic! Because of bodyv, officers identify the their tipster's criminologists vide the FI Washington w clue to go on complete fing While waiti check on the | Kelley's home and after ti} identity of th his wife, offi custody for q Kelley bro} mitted he had and placed the

That sounds to us like pure part olitical propaganda. . BRsdPYV. Secretary Rng Before’—We con- this was its first case. . The Arab states are divided and wavering. H a book P pany p : prop ga ? Be sallsd a Ey reary Snyder 224 sider the big fight, Chairman L. Gary Clemente (D. N. Y.) said. Lebanon is pro-Western, Syria is split, Iraq, re cher Whatever chance there may be to build such a political , President Truman, © glen tb It us fi ot et it looked to him as though the Army had been Jordan and Saudi Arabia lean toward the Allfes after Ris conf

Sheriff Eug publie the info had confesses The sheriff’ qu ing he Killed". of two childre argument in ti a drinking bou

a 2 : : . ; lectors under Civi vice. intr ‘rh : t jcers re Indianapolis, and only Indianapolis. Next year, if we wish, s Under Civil Service... : into coke ands while : ; . 3 Officers re : ; That Mr. McKinney didn’t act out of any im- that still is hot. they : ° = . ° z the argument we may vote on Korea and the Communists and RFC and pulse to stop a “Republican smear” is sug- « it with steam : : y and another so ont Toendny we 3 LW WAR En Hoosier Farum—'"1hanks Again’ : : the income tax frauds. Next Tuesday we vote on what we gested by the Secon win the Povgressons] eX- This makes water : : he told them | . : Rag pose, two o € SIX collectors who have been as. The gas thev put : : : r " : from behind ¢ want done right here in this city. «fired, suspended or resigned— Denis W. Delaney Ba Ee y : “I do not agree with a word that you say, but | will defend to the death your right to say i." : she became lir . 7 7» . of Boston and James P. Finnegan of St. Louis— 7 ha : . . i The body ! G Mr. Bayt is an exceptionally able and have been indicted on bribery charges. 2 Satalyel and what Aminonis. To consists Br re REE RRR TERE REE ON TERROR ARNE R ERROR ERNE NRRL EERE I RE IE EERE P LATIN anes bh decomposed W . : : . : ial Mr. McKinney acted on the Democratic facts largely of nitrogen, which is one of the best R. EDITOR: ‘Road to War’ ered that a sincere candidate, for whom we have a very.-high regard. , i;. "qe fully believes that she way to save eS of "i Wy I hope you will consider this letter a personal yo poo ooo. failed to fix a A new city administration, under him, might, indeed, the party's fortunes for 1952 is to stop the Re- Farmers now sprinkle their fields with this Message in expressing my sincere appreciation I realize the futility of this note, but T cannot Puts Be

carry on the fine, sound program of civic improvement

Feathered Wars

RITAIN has ordered another infantry division to the

Two aircraft carriers are standing by to transport more

sions in the Suez Canal area, plus substantial air strength. And other units are on their way to Sudan.

Against this sizable force, the Egyptians know their » small army of some 50,000 would stand no chance in open conflict. So they are resorting to undérgroind warfare, sabotage and boycotts—tactics which alfeady are seriously disrupting operations and provoking violence in the Canal

As in Korea, Malaya and Indo-China, the first-line Armed Forces of the West are drained off and arrayed

publican- smears by taking away the Democrat tar brush.

medal, if it loses a battle he gets a medal.—Rep. Robert Sykes (D. Fla.), protesting system for awarding military honors.

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IF Eisenhower is a candidate

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five million Indians,

'FOSTER'S FOLLIES

». YONKERS, N. Y.—A Brooklyn woman told Yonkers police she had been married and “des serted by a man who had admitted four other marriages and no divorces. We look at this chap’s rather strange way of life With something a-kin-to-miss-giving

Whose answer'd be witty and salty, His memory betrayed him he claims, but we think The truth is his judgment was faulty,

Army to rent out ammonia works.

ammonia and up come crops bigger than ever before; fact is, one expert has calculated that

as to which way you turn the valve. One of ‘the biggest of the wantime ammonia plants was built in Morgantown, W. Va., where coal, water and—of course—air were handy. This cost us taxpayers $75 million.

shortage of ammonia. Nobody has explained to the House Military Affairs Subcommittee why

lease to put it back in operation. Half a dozen outfits submitted bids to the The Justice Department said skip Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. and also the DuPont Co., because they both were making a whale of a lot of ammonia. The Tawyers explained that Tf “either firm got the plant, they might be violating the anti-trust laws. So, fine. The Army said how about the Uhited Distillers of America, Inc., which largely was de-

to the government of $74 million. Dr, Armand Hammer, president, said this was the best bid of ‘alt. You could have knocked him over with a whiff of ammonia when he discovered that

to you and your respective agency, for the splendid co-operation and interest you have

time nor the transportation to visit and thank you personally for all the considerations you have extended on my behalf since our arrival here at Camp Atterbury.

a pleasure and a privilege to work with you.

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know, I shall soon be sailing (in the early part of November) with the 28th Division for Germany to begin a new experience in the field of public relations. And I hope and pray that you will all take some time from your various duties to drop a line to me occasionally. In all probability, When my tour or duty 1s terminated with the Army, I shall again return to my "civilian assignment as director of public rela4ions at L.ebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. where I am now on a military leave of absence,

interest and loyalty to the 28th and if you care to write, your letters will reach me at APO 111, ¢,0 Postmaster, New York, N, Y.

restrain myself after reading tonight's editorial (Times, Oct. 29),

be writing more editorials on how we can bring about a safe and effective world disarmament which is the way to real peace. Instead you have been repeatedly calling for UMT,

its drawbacks and avoid the proven dangers of

world. ~—Carl Vandivier, 3652 N. Delaware St.

GROWING OLD

AMONG the greatest privileges . . . this lifetime will unfold ++.» is the opportunity . . . yeu have of growing old . . . the blessing to traverse each year . , , and mellow with your age, . . the gift of being able to... behold life's changIng stage . . . the thrill of having memories + +» Of times a way back when . . . the golden

» : ® zn . voted to producing whisky? Justice attorneys Your acquaintance has been my gain, Your livi = ' : Without a divorce he'd take on each new said that deal ought to be okay; it wouldn't splendid co-operation has been my inspiration Ving memories , . . of which the poets pen . . . THUS, for all practical purposes—and regardless of wife— restrain trade, : in an endeavor to perform my mission as PIO ©!d age is like a giant oak . . . that's rooted in how much a hand Russia has had in it—another war fron A hazard8us manner of living. So United = Distillers submitted a bid of this great division. life i + + + Quite firmly till you're notified 1 : v . . A fellow who marries five gals is a gink to rent the plac 5 yea 3 rs Thank vou again for your most appreciated + +» « to journey to your God . . . y has been opened against the Western Allies. : > fent \Re place for 15 years Wilh a guarantee aE You a0 bp 3 : 50 If you've

gained the privilege . . . and white , , . seen . .

Your hair is snowy thank God because you will have the world in its true light.

—By Ben Burroughs,

troops if they are needed. INDIAN men are as hen-pecked as American a bo: haa ac v I TRUST that this letter will not be in- militarism. Embarking on the road to mili- » sis . a men. Our wives run our lives.—Maharaja Jam 315 S004 >» all nands are 100 busy arguing terpreted as the ending of our relations but, tarism at this time, with all our modern The British already have the equivalent of three divi Saheb of Nawanagar, millionaire ruler of nearly ~°'°’ Which might corpofation should get the perhaps, only the beginning. As most of you Weapons, is likely to prove disastrous te the

Kelley said.

ire : . 8 4 ; 28 r ivisi i > : cers, that aft . that has been so well begun. : : one ton of ammonia is equal in growing power ry rg the 25th Taney sion in You ‘are right, this country is faced with a wite into But the administration we have is doing it right now. Wh t Oth S to 14 acres of normally rich earth. tion tothe public danger which can be met only with military stripped her . . . Sm— ino + ¥ Yap g i . . tara ’ 2 Ya ¢ : We believe it should be given a mandate from the a ers Jay oe hug the War the government. built numer In the past 14 months, I have got to know (0F¢¢. We are rightly building such military stuffed her i : 4 0 gigantic factories to produce ammonia for many of you well. Thesé friendships I have force. . 3 iu tique trunk voters Tuesday to £0 on with it. A GENERAL goes out in a liaison plane and use in making high explosi®es; this indicates it made as Public Information Officer of the 28th But our objective is peace. At. least that is Kelley =aid : : gets shot at from the ground and he gets a is one of the most versatile chemicals of all. Division I shall cherish for the rest of my life my objective and I don’t want to lose sight of dren, Richard, medal. If his army wins a battle he gets a It kills people and it also feeds them, according and my only regret is that I don't have the the object. Thus, it seems to me you should returned fron

them their mo moned east by

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painte: on Wednesday

: . : ; : for ~~ It would be impossible for me to write all making strained and unwarranted turbulent Middle East, leaving only one fully organized Sential ation), bell be a Republican F i" ” of you. individually to express my humble claims for it, including the claim that it is a to notice an o« I : a : candidate, oever has been trying to create avorifism?? gratification for these many courtesies accorded mainstay {or peace. But the truth is. if history it into a bo regular army division at home and reducing her’ strategic a doubt about Eisenhower's Republicanism has Ea oh ; : me and I hope that I can sum up our many teaches us anything, that it is the road to war, and dumped reserve by nearly half. just been whistling in the dark.—Sen. James H. FOR THE last year this mighty fac tory has friendships with the statement that it has been via militarism, : ’ where it rem Duff (R.Pa.) been shut down, despite a serious national Why not continue to use the draft with ali until last Sur

the strangling

: i : . —2d Lt. Richard F. SeiveNing, against fanatic but minor foes. And Stalin has not moved he

up or committed a single Russian unit. While the Allies are finding their best troops increasingly pinned down and punching at featherbeds, the Kremlin enjoys a free hand to exploit still other trouble spots.

Peter Edson

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith DEFENSE . . . By

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‘Wednesday the Defense Department announced 2595

He Won't Look, Either

- FRANK McKINNEY, the new Democratic national chairman, said on taking office he didn’t even know where the offices of the Reconstruction Finance Corp. were

not if he's smart.

AS PRIME Minister of Britain today, Winston Ghurchill

to Walter Reed Hospital to talk to Iranian Premier

. GOPR. 1951 BY NEA SERVICE. We.»

"Now that you got your raise, I've bought a few things we

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T. Handy's U. 8. Army :Euro-

cast,

hold till reinforcements can be brought in, The North Atlantic Treaty forces under Gen. Eisenhower’s command are by no

But they would not be pushovers, » ~ ~ A YEAR ago, there was some doubt over what fate would be

well-conceived plan for their rapid evacuation and escape to

children was considered doubt-

alertness and readiness to meet

which a group of American correspondents have been permitted to inspect, look impressivé, They~have been built up

It takes an enormous amount

of stuff to supply a modern war. But, says Gen. Handy, “We're not hollering,” He real-

izes fully that Korea now

many sometimes wonder what all the excitement is about back home, There is more con-

the principal quarters for Allied troops in Germany. But

units live in tent cities. ‘m » ” RECENT field maneuvers by American, British and French

forces worked under joint commands, Two of Maj. Gen, John E, Dahlquist's divisions and V Corps headquarters worked with the British, and '

cealment was reported - poor, It was partially because troops

Military Outlook in Germany Is Brighter

HEIDELBERG, Germany, that Fourth Division families here they put no reliance on the inch in diameter, to use for more American battle casualties in a week's fighting in Nov. 2—Differences between are now BIDE BI Smilies as - yet -unproved “fantastic” camouflage. This was to re- . | ‘ the American military situa- of the U. 8. 43d, and 28t = weapons. duce damage paymen . : The total stands now at 95,592 Americans killed, tion in Germany today and vision officers will be brought As the German occupa- man ig y i to Ger maimed or missing in'a war that hasn't touched Russia, the one vear ago are marked, Qver. A year ago, any such | tional duties of American Alr support of all ground real enemy. On a visit to Gen. Thomas mass movement of wives and forces have been relieved, their \_ troops was also found to be

prise of this year's maneuvers, Gen. Manton® 8. Eddy, com-

attack has been increased. toa Lay, there i" Wore os U. 8. Ordnance, quartermas- eld training areas have also Jaber eS he V. 8. Seventh forces in Western Europe could ter and engineer supply depots, been taken over, and there * geported that French

units were not far behind

maneuvers which cglled for an

. assault crossing of the Rhine.

admitted Dahlquist, ‘ “If we don't. put our money on the French, whom do we

put it on?” asks Handy, summing it up. Y)

surance should answer one of _* * the most frequently expressed

: field and combat training have - ¥ar from satisfactory. But ren - From Korea to the Mediterranean, Stalin's war by pean command headquarters ful. nin been increased. Scattered de- at 1s a weakness reported on proxy goes on. We are “still fighting the slave—while the Wis x general feehng ‘hat’ IN THE past year, Amer aches in the smaller town 2h er ary. operations, : : : 4 ~ ave een concentrate in n orea or on - master goes scot free.” American I in Western, Jam Buti 4a Esepen orees larger, tactical units. neuvers in the United Mr Fermany wou considere: - eo. RT ) ‘ “ ’ 3 : ‘ et gn re of po sur- Ployed. Their defense position Old Germin “kasernes” or ence of the French prise Russian attack from the 18 now much stronger. Their Army- barracks still provide 3 was perhaps the big sur-

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\ forces over the whole Rhine 4 4» means , superior to the JRus- tremendously in the past year. Considering, what's been going on around Washington, slans. The Western forces are General officers say they're still gic ou oe De pon. rol SERVE. wider 3 . Suny, 21 ” Mr. McKinney won't go looking for the place, either : woefully deficient In the air. not big enough. They never are, J go. me, French commander any time,” ba . g ’ p——

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] . in store for the 45,000 fam-. a French corps. maneuvered The French office Call | will probably have nostalgia for the simple ways of World © Hs Te of AR Simian first. ° be with the American forces. The was found to be excellent. They Joe san officers and top non-com- This is. entirely different - maneuvers showed. plenty. of ~ didn’t complain and they didn’t missioned officers mow liying 410M the prevailing impression weaknesses, * . shout. It is the conviction of Ops « : “28 li-2 in Germany, in case of a Rus- KIven in the United States. In Maneuvers never are the American generals that the 8130 A DR. DEAN ACHESON took his best bedside manner Ty wm REG. U5. PAT. OFF. 5 gian attack. Today there is a ~ fact, the commanders in Ger- realistic. For instance, con- French will fight. And this as ~

oN ine al u 2 ho : the French coast. Ro good is were prohibited from “Cutting doubts and fears heard in Mossadegh about Baking oil. ngeded—it'l be an incentive to work for. another one!" this plan considered, in fact, fidence here than there. And off branches bigger than oe United States, ~ 18 the : -