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An Indictment of Our

Production ‘Policy’

ONE of the 35 “watchdog” reports of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee, assigned by Congress to keep check on/dur military program, is more important than this newest summary of what we have not done to gear up the country for self-defense. This report, the unanimous product of seven Senators of variéd political beliefs, strikes at the heart of our woeful failure to keep pace with the urgency of the disaster which

threatens us. The’ gist of it is that we have wasted many months, before and since Korea, in “a fruitless search for a formula that will give us both butter and guns in ample quantities.” This was the policy boldly announced by President Truman right after Korea was attacked. And the findings of the Preparedness Committee show it to be no policy at all—because it is impossible of achievement. We can't have a maximum of both military and civilian

GUNS AND BUTTER .

. By Roger Stuart”

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Senate Committee Shores Defense Mobilization Too. Slow 3 o

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30--Deflense mobiliza--tion is Hrocéeding too slowly.

We aren't producing planes, tanks, ships or. » guns fast

enough _ for minimum military strength, and we're behind in delivering weapons to our North Atlantic Treaty Allies, ; This was said bluntly by the Senate Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee. In a report bristling with criticism of defense planners for failing to co-ordinate production, the four Democrats and three Republicans--—headed by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D. Tex.-—said the nation’s industrial capacity is being wasted because “we didn’ t have the courage to put guns ahead of butter. he group called for immediate appointment of a ‘procurement czar, rank of an undersecretary of defense and authority to speed procuremeng for all of the Armed Services, to eliminate. bottlenecks and to “resolve all conflicts” in the Armed Services. Chairman Johnson said the report “spells

' who would have thee

out for.the American people” the months wasted in “a fruitless search for a formula that will give us both butter and guns in ample gquantitles.” The report hit hard at Maj. Gen. George H. Olmsted, director of the Defénse Department's military assistance progrdm. When original schedules for getting arms to Europe broke down, the report said, Gen. Olmsted's office “merely established new schedules which provided for smaller shipments.” Later, the general told a news conference shipments were “well’ ahead of schedule —not mentioning the schedule had heen revised, the report added. Present rates of production cannot give the nation its required military strength, the Senators said, citing these facts: ONE-—The Munitions Board estimated in April that $2.1 billlon worth of aircraft, guided missiles, ships, tanks, weapons, and electronics would be delivered between then and June. Actual deliveries were less than $1.5 billions.

'No Hitting Below the Belt’

production. In trying to have both, the military production ii

has been sacrificed—to the country’s peril. = » » 4 " a = THE COMMITTEE report outlines many of the reasons for the failure of this futile policy. It spells out the familiar story of bottlenecks, strikes, materials shortages, lack of co-ordinated Defense Department buying (whatever became of unification?), passing the buck, and so on. It smartly raps industry over the knuckles because military procurement, being in competition with civilian purchases, has had to offer ‘excessive inducements.” It reports that even Army officials, though “concerned,” are not “alarmed” over this situation because they say the mobilization effort is merely suffering from “growing pains.” But it all is the end product of trying to fight a war with one hand tied behind our back. We are not using our industrial capacity, as the committee puts it, because “we didn’t have the courage to put guns ahead of butter, to put security ahead of selfishness, to put the cause of liberty ahead of the pursuit of luxury.” ;

Let's Not Blame This on the Army

E DON'T agree with Prosecutor Fairchild that the Army's refusal to enlist young men so they can stay out of jail is “ridiculous.” The young men to whom he refers were charged with burglary, confessed their guilt, and were up for trial in Criminal Court. No witness turned up to testify against them, and a deputy prosecutor ordered the charges dropped. Then it was revealed that the witness hadn't turned up to testify because this deputy prosecutor hadn't bothered to issue a subpena for him, or even to let him know wher the trial was to be held in time for him to get there. Once his case had gone by the boards because of pure slipshod preparation and prosecution, the deputy prosecutor tried to salvage what he could out of it by making Army enlistment a condition of dropping the whole thing. = # = . = » = THE ARMY refused to take them, quite properly, it seems to us. All our armed services have long had a policy of refusing to take criminals into their ranks. Throughout the First World War and the Second World War, they continually resisted efforts by well-meaning, but mistaken, courts and prosecutors all ovef the country to make military service an alternative to prison. We have no doubt, as Mr. Fairchild points out, that that rule has been violated, and such enlistments have sometimes been accepted in the past. Recruiting officers can make mistakes, as well as deputy prosecutors. We don't believe an occasional error ought to set the ruling policy, for either. We all make mistakes, once in a while. We believe this deputy prosecutor ought to quit trying to cover up this one, prepare a case properly, as he is surely quite capable of doing, and bring these young men to trial.

An Asiatic Anti-Red Army E ARE SPENDING $6 billion.to sét up an antiCommunist army in Europe, but in Asia, where the Reds have been fighting us openly for a year and a half, we are still relying on American divisions to hold the line. Free Asians are eager to fight against the Communist hordes that threaten to engulf them—but so far, except for the South Korean forces, they have been denied the opportunity. It is not only desirable but necessary that an Asiatic anti-Red army be created to stand off Asiatic communism, Chiang Kai-shek tells Jim G. Lucas. In an exclusive interview the president of free China says such an army—of at least 60 divisions—can be raised in 18 months to twe years. Moreover, it can be done for one-third to one-fourth of what it is costing us to raise and arm 60 divisions in Europe. As Chiang sees this force, it would include 20 divisions of free Chinese, 20 divisions from the new, independent Japan, and 20 from South Korea, Indo-China and the Philippines—all frees countries of Asia.

w N n " " un = CHIANG KAI-SHEK undoubtedly spoke from his heart in this interview. For a dozen years he has symbolized Asia's fight against Communist aggression. It is significant, too, that he would welcome: Japanese divisions as comrddes in arms against the Reds. His Chinese armies were at war with Japan for four years before Pearl Harbor. But narrow hationalism goes by the board when a higher cause can be served—in this case, the very survival of free Asiatic nations. . The. whole idea as set forth by Chiang Kai-shek is,

- we think, a challenge to the United States—a challenge to American initiative, thinking and planning.

For, unless we lead the way in organizing, as Chiang suggests—just as we are doing in Europe—in supplying technical and economic aid, and making greater use of free Asia's ready and willing manpower, we will be. shouldering the burden of war-indefinitely in the Far East.

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By Frederick C.

Othman

How That Man Hates Mink Now

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 — Mrs. T. Lamar Caudle wanted a mink coat for sure. The exassistant attorney general with the honey-rich southern accent told the sweet thing this was Just awful extravagant. She bought it anyway, with the help of a New York lawyer in the tax business. Only she got mixed up with her’ check stubs and found herself owing $900 more than she paid. Attorney Jacob Landau footed the rest of the bill. The mink - bearing Mrs. Caudle showed two lady friends her mink and they were covetous. So Mrs. Kenneth Royall, wife of the ex-secretary of Army, and Mrs. John i.. McClellan, wife of the Democratic Senator from Arkansas, also got wholesale mink coats

Poor Caudle, He's the chief of the federal tax prosecutors, vou remember, who was heartbroken when President Truman fired him on charges of activities unbecoming a federal official. So there he was before the House Tax Investigating Committee, testifying about minks in a voice that sounded as if his mouth were full of southern fried chicken. An unhappy bigwig was he, Unhappier still, apparently, was Mrs. C. She got her mink, but her husband says she's so embarrassed she refuses to wear it. And I guess we'd better start at the beginning of this sorry tale of brass-hat mink, wholesale: Counselor Landau was associated in a Washington law office with attorney Ikey Cohen, an old friend of Caudle, Landau knew a New York furrier and when he learned that Mrs, C. wanted

a mink, ofiered to help her get it wholesale,

“It was Mrs. Caudle’s business,” pleaded her

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“| liked that part of your sermon where you said all men are alike! Wish you could convince my wife, using yourself as model!”

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husband. “She handled it. about it.” . Aw, go ahead. the Congressmen insisted Caudle lit a cigaret and reluctantly told his tale of ladies in mink: “Mrs. Caudle said she wanted a mink coat.” he began. “I said that was just an awful expensive thing and I*hoped the sweet thing wouldn't do it.” But she did. She went to New York and bought it. Committee Counsel Adrian Dewind wondered how much she'd paid. “I do declare there seems to be some controversy about that” Caudle replied. “She thought she paid $2400, but they said she paid only $1500. Mr. Landau called and said she owed $900. She said it must be so because she couldn’t find her cancelled check. That was the first I knew of it. She's been awfully embarrassed. I know she'll never wear it again.” Caudle added that she'd insured her mink for $3500. “But the mink market has now dropped.” he remarked. “I don't want the thing around the house.” Any other mink deals?” Ewing. Well, ves, there were, Caudle said. His wife helped two of her lady friends get cut-rate minks. One was the wife of a high government official, the other the spouse of a U. S. Senator But I'll not tell their names unless vou make me.” he said. -

‘Let's Hear the Rest’

CHAIRMAN CECIL KING D. Cal; said ed talked 80 much now he'd better go all the y on identifying the mink-clad ladies “All right, sald Caudle. “Mrs. Kenneth Royall and Mrs, Johan MeClellan bougnt coat through my wife and Mr. Landau.” Somebody else at the Justice Department 11s0 bought a coat, but it wasn't mink, Caudle went on. As for the mink at his house. he moaned: ' “That $900 knocks out the mink at my piace. I just don’t want it around.” : I guess we all unaerstahd. Let's hope merely that the sweet thing isn't cold this winter with 4 mink hanging in the closet

I'd rather not talk

queried attorney

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 The British government's stallIng tactics at current international conterences are widely ,, resented. Not only Americans but also Canadian and West O) European officials are disturbed by

Prime Minister Churchill'e indecision

Among im-% portant meas-% ures held up HEE by the British #8 leader are: 8 The Allied™

North Atlan- : tic sea com- Mr. Churchill

mand. The the trader M ed iterran-

ean-Mideast joint command. Standardization of Allied weapons. [European federation. The so-called European army. The Schuman plan for a Européan industrial pool. British delegates at the United Nations sessions and Allied meetings in Paris, at the European consultative assembly in Strasbourg and at the North Atlantic Treaty Conference in Rome, have used

TWO Aircraft dollar deliveries for the period were approximately 24 per cent short of the goal; guided missiles 70 per cent below expectations; tank deliveries 40 per cent below, and electronics 30 per cent under,

THREE—World War II showed lack’ of machine tools could be crippling. ‘We have a serious shortage of machine tools now, because of failure to look ahead to encourage early production, and to fix fair and workable prices. FOUR-—Present Air Force strength is “far

{ below what the American public expects and

generally believes.” Indeed, “the sad fact is we do not have a modernized air fleet which begins to approach our target of 95 wings.” FIVE-—Causes of “disappointing delays” in aircraft production include shortages of alloys and steel for new plants, competition from continued high civilian production, the ma-chine-tool bottleneck, and manpower shortages in part because of strikes. SIX-—In the past 15 months contracts have been let for “several thousand tanks,” but production is “substantially behind schedule,” for about the same reasons as in- aircraft. The subcommittee said it did not question the patriotism of businessmen, but that unhappily the military services have found it necessary to “buy” some managements to get production of necessary defense items. These managements would rather produce for the civillan market than endure “the vicissitudes ot government contracting.” “Excessive inducements” which the military services found necessary were said to include assurances of large profits, unlimited loans, and government-furnished equipment. The Senators said their criticisms didn’t mean the U.S. would be overwhelmed “if an enemy should attack us tomorrow.” “On the contrary,” they said, “we are confi-

DEAR BOSS

dent our existing military power, though by: some important spandards inadequate, would, be sufficient not only to permit us to s ve’ an initial assault, but to hold on while we uilt up the strength required for large-scale offensive war and final victory . .. (but) until we

have in fact achieved our planned minimum

level of strength . .. then, and only then, will we have substantially reduced any likelihood of, as well as the inevitable risk involved in, an aggressor's initial sneak attack.” In addition to Chairman Johnson, subcommittee members are Sens. Estes Kefauver (Tenn.), Lester C. Hunt (Wyo.) and John C. Stennis (Miss.), Democrats, and these three

Republicans: Sens. Styles Bridges (N. H.), Leverett Saltonstall (Mass.) and Wayne Morse {Ore.),

By Dan Kidney

Ethics Group Asks $64 Question

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30—While Washington wallows in its political scandals, from mink coats to lawyers practicing influence, the report of the Senate Ethics Committee comes out with the $64 question. “Who are responsible?” it asks. Then proceeds with an answer which do Philip H. Willkie, committee counsel, helped prepare. Mr. Willkie, son of the 1940 Republican presidential nominee, the late Wendell L. Willkie, is a state legislator from Rushville. He spent the summer conducting the committee hearings under the chairmanship of Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D. IL). Sen. Douglas and his committeemen, Sens. Matthew M. Neely (D. W. Va.). Hubert H. Mr. Willkie Humphrey (D. Minn.}, George ... An answer. D. Aiken (R. Vt.) and Wayne Morse (R. Ore.) signed the committee report. Their conclusions sum up to the idea that in a democracy such as ours everyone must share in the blame or praise for good governmental

where or on whom it steps. Officialdom is in time conditioned by the very forces with which it contends. “A society which produces only unrestrained pressures on government cannot for long produce officials who will be able to resist those pressures “In the long run, standards are fhlly as essential among the groups which seek to 'inlence government as within the government

Is, churches, welfare organizations, all have a part to play in improving government the committee found. But finally it is the individual citizen who must concern himself.

‘Man in the Street’

“THE ORDINARY citizen,” the report concluded. “the ‘man in the street’ is also responthe maintenance of moral standards. He has obligations as a member of the selfgoverning - society in which he lives, He is obliged to think, he is obliged to bestir himself to express both approval and disapproval. “The person who swallows a plausible falsehood without at least pondering over it is almost

hia f sibie for

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results.

“Hardly anyone can say that he has no

responsibility,” they declared.

“Members of the Senate and House are ers.’ They can

responsible, each for his own conduct, and all of public behas collectively, for the discipline they maintain in will be satisf their two houses. Beyond that, each is a publi selves. and that figure who is watched by thousands sometimes Nearly by millions of people.” ¢ ecial - Such being the case, each Senator and Con other nersona Eressman must conduct himself with great cir well as of t} cumspection. they concluded And the same on as a spe applies to all public men, whether in the legis interests are

tive. admin the government.

“The pressure groups, the parties, the .cus

tomers, clients and claimants of the government iew of the are the public that officialdom meets face to claims, fighting face,” the report continued case. And he m “That public wants its most aggressive foot energy of the

forward and sometimes seems

ARNNRNNNNENNNREERTINS

MR. EDITOR Here we go again. 1 see

How are we, in the ihurbazr 1

get ty our work if we let thi

here and take all of our transportation away

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trative or udicis

where Marshall Dale of the street car company drop the suburban bus lines or are;

It seems to me that all he wants to do

as much at fault as the person who perpetratea the falsehood.

“People have an obligation not to be ‘suck-

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ind should insist upon a standard ior and public discussion which 1ctory. But they must exert them-

not just as specialists is a member of one or hich his economic or

nterests are strongly involved!) e general public. If he operates

B t where his peculiar economic olved. he creates an inherent in the governing process which

ship of state.

for his contract, or arguing his

ust retain some of the zeal and specialist while considering the integrity and welfare of the state in general.”

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Hoosier Forum—‘Bad Service’

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

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money and that is too many In both

now wants to the car barns and offices, employees are runaise the fares ning over each other 18, going to -Mr. Ethel Thompson, Beech Grove,

Views on News

lo away with the poor man's ways of getting 0S ANGELES survev disclosed that 3 to and from work. If Marshall Dale cannd per cent of the high school juniors there can't make the company any money without taking tell what time it js. Judging from the lag in de-

busses off every time he turns his head, the fense production

let's get another transportation here that will

give us a little consideration

to catch the past hourly bus? that the PSC gave the public stead of the utilities.

Indianapolis has ever known,

I only hope that the public that has to rely

Portation that

How would Mr. Dale lize to stand for an a Tan hour waiting for busses on the Beech Grove line in’ case that he, for some reason It's about ime a little help ir ty Prime Minister Ask anybody that lives mprisones in Ft. Wayne, why Mr. Dale was asked to re- ing Moscow-t1 sign. They say that he was doing the sa thing up there that he wants to do here that is give only the worst tran

was not able

on the city busses will get up and demand t!

this practice be stopped and if necess Ary start changes

the ball rolling and demand

delaying methods on these and other matters, _ While admitting this is true, at least in part, defenders of Mr. Churchill say such criticism is unfair. They point out that He has taken office so recently,» he and his ministers have not had time to inform themselves on many involved international questions, much less to mature firm policies. ~ » ~

CONSIDERATION of some important foreign problems has been pushed aside by crises

"in Iran, Egypt and Malaya.

Because false war-mongering

charges in the campaign prevented his taking office with a popular electoral majority, it is now expedient for him to increase public support by goslow diplomatic methods. The British economic situation is so critical and the margin _for error so slight, the Prime Minister dares not make the quick clear-cut decisions dictated by his naturally impetuous temperament,

Finally, the Churchill-Tru--

man meeting in Washington in early January is more important to Britain than the necessarily indecisive international

There

By Ludwell Denny

conferences now In Paris, Strasbourg and Rome He should not tie his hands before seeing the President. su oH OF ALL these excuses, the last is most significant, Though new in office, Mr. Churchill is ‘an old hand who knows the foreign affairs score intimately and has no hesitation in announcing fast decisions when he desires. He has done so In the cases of Iran, Egypt and the Sudan. But he is obviously counting on deals in Washington. If there are commands in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean, an American can have one if a Briton gets the other. If. Britain standardizes on American weapon specifications, he wants something in return, ~ " v AS FOR European federation, a European army and European industrial pool, he apparently wants Britain to be both inside and outside with a kind of twilight balance of power shared with the United States. ; And if Gen. Eisenhower is going to resign as Allied commander - in - chief, what about Churchill's friend and Ike's

summer, r —D.K.

many adults don't know either,

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sees clearly what this country

nd he does it with mirrors

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CZECHOSLOVAKIAN Red leader and Dep-

Rudolf Slansky has been

1 Prague for going native after be-

nd THE MOSCOW peace congress imported a few clerical collars to try to turn its Stockholm peace petition into a pious fraud.

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SHOE MANUFACTURERS say prices may go down next ig only one reason for the street car company )y stylish by the

EUROPEAN DEFENSE

British Stalling Tactics Widely Resented

Being barefoot should

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deputy, Marshall Montgomery, for the top job? Not much chance of course, but good for bargaining purposes in the Tru-man-Churchill showdown. He is sald to need a minimum of a third of a billion dollars in one form or another from Washington next year. 80 he will have to bring something, to trade with,

FAIREST FLOWER

THERE is a garden In my heart . . . where blooms the fairest rose . . , a flower that's more radiant . , . than words can ¢'er disclose , , . its petals are a velvet red . . . its scent is so divine . . . and when I smell its sweet perfume . , , it seems the world is mine , , . and though other fair flowers grow . in the garden of my heart « « the red rose stands above the rest . , . it plays a special part . .-, It stands for love that's true and rare, ,, and 1 must make it grow , ., and so I nourish it with kindness . . . as each seed 1 sow .., and in that way it always blooms , , . and fills my life with cheer , . . and really grows more heautiful ,.. with every passing year.

~By Ben Burroughs.

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