Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 January 1952 — Page 22

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Marion County Democrats : .

Clean House rN

THE healthiest thing that has happened in politics around here for a long while was the Democratic county convention last Wednesday night.

No amount of “glossing over”

in this county with a force so overw helming it quit rather than risk a vote. There was no other issue before the. convention. It was the biggest defeat the McHale machine has taken since it came into power back in 1937. It was a resounding and clear-cut protest, by Democratic party workers, against: “A party organization that hasn't won a state election in 15 years; p A party leadership that rewarded with a lush party

job a man who had Just openly helped to defeat the party's

candidate for May or; . A party regime its members suspected of plaving “footsie” with the opposition party; Party leaders. who make huge personal profits out of dealings with the government the party: controls. - » 5 u ” = WE can well appreciate the desire of National Democratic Chairman Frank McKinney to win “harmony” in the

party organization in his own home town—even though his well-meant efforts didn't succeed.

The result of this convention, though, may well suggest to him that the same sort of feeling runs high in a good many other counties in the United States where rank and file party members, even the most loyal, are sickened at the antics of some top party leaders, at the mink coats, ad 6800 per cent “profits,” and income tax “deals” and so on, which reach so high in party organization circles. What happened in Marion County this week could well become the pattern for the rest of the Indiana county organizations, now that the biggest of them all has led the way. What happened in Marion County might, indeed, be Just a clean breeze that could grow into the whirlwind that might make the Democratic party again the respected organization it once was in this country.

Good News Is Best

HE story of Capt. Kurt Carlsen and his gallant vigil aboard the Flying Enterprise proved once again that the

best news story is the story that tells about an individual behaving well.’

In contrast to the throat-cuttings and robberies and other misdeeds which get into print, this dramatic saga reflected the aspirations, if not the performance. of the average person. Because of Capt. Carlsen, we all feel the . world is a better place. It is good for all of us, this warmth we feel in our hearts when we read about the world’s Capt: Carlsens— ordinary people who act magnificently in a time of crisis. It is good to realize once more that man at his best is far more newsworthy than man at his worst. Nero's revels were sensational stuff, but it was to hear about a good man named Christ that the early Christians risked their lives .in the Catacombs. ’ As for Capt. Carlsen's final capitulation to the 3 sea, the bare record perhaps will make it out a failure. He did not, after all, save his ship. But Capt. Carlsen's saga remains a triumphant one because he continued to do his duty long * after the world would have approved his abandoning it. He gained glory in failure.

Progress

HEN the scandals in the old Reconstruction Finance . Corp. first began to, unfold, President Truman described the investigators’ report as “asinine.” When the scandals in the Internal Revenue Bureau and the Justice Department -first came to light, Mr, Truman talked about partisan efforts to “smear” his administration. In his speech to Congress Wednesday, the President aid . v er “Our-kind of government above all others-cgnnot tolerate dishonesty among its public servants.”

And he ‘described the revelations as ‘‘shocking” and “unworthy public servants must be: weeded -

asserted that out.”

That's progress.

Homework Neglected

CC INGEESS, in recent years, has been busy reorganizing the executive agencies of the government. far from finished, but progress has been made. - Not so with Congress itself, as the National Committee for Strengthening Congress has just reiterated.

The committee says Congress lacks a “center of responsibility,” that it wastes too much time and that it lacks organization. : ™~

One of the time-killers is the traditional privilege: of any Senator to get to his feet at any time, regardless of the urgency of Senate business, and talk as long as he pleases on any subject. Another is the long roll calls and quorum calls in the 435- member House, time-consumers which could be eliminated by electric voting devices. ” ” " » 8 'n FILIBUSTERS still can squander time and thwart * majority will in the Senate. And Congress, elected to represent the whole country; still has to take time out to run the city of Washington, because it won't give the votéless inmates home rule. * < In the House, the Riles Committee can still pickle any bill, even if another committee has approved it unanimously. - Congressmen have burdensome jobs, if they work at them, but they are unnecessarily burdensome because of - the ancient rules, or lack of rules and lack of system. Con- - a do itself and the equnry § a favor by Betting’ up

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MR. EDITOR: We wish to have the following information printed in The Indianapolis Times. We, of “H” Co. 19th Inf. Regt. a heavy weapons Co., have a buddy who receives very little mail. He is one of your local boys by the name of James Burnside, Pfc., U. S. 55060796.

‘We feel that some of his friends and asso-.

ciates would write to him if they knew how dis.couraging and depressing it is not to receive mail regularly, He has been on the front lines approximately four months and there is néthing to boost morale more than mail, of which he has had very ae Address letters to Pfc. James Burnside, U. 8. 55060796, Co. H-—19th Inf. Regt., APO 24, c/o 5 M., San Francisco, Cal. - If there is a charge for this service, please send us your statement but it is important that the above named soldier receives mail soon.

—Albert G. Beattie, Cpl, RA 42197888; Bernard L. Vaughn, Pfc, U. 8S, 55027704; M. R. Walls, Sgt., U. S. 52111288; Homer E. ShaRytelty RA 16360550; Donald Lynn, U. S. 52059915; Ellis R. Wilks, 3 S. 53069613 ;; B. C. Dismond, Pvt, U. 8. 55147734.

EDITOR'S NOTE—No charge. Glad to do It.

‘Another Whopper’ MR. EDITOR: : Since I have often been accused of writing lies, I thought the editor might like to publish another whopper or two. If any of you have ever been around Indian reservations, espcially the Navahas, you will find a lot of. children, 10-year-olds, and some grown people in a bed, never used a cook-

stove and never saw a bathtub or modern plumbing facilities. They live in filth, many have TB, and during the past few years some

have actually starved to death. Possibly some of you have been reading about ‘the 11-year-old girl, who eloped with a man in Georgia and whose parents lived in a two-room, tarpaper shack. His family lived in a two-room cabin in the mountains and the local authorities couldn't drive a car to the place and actually had a hard time finding the road.Well, here goes another whopper. Many of the peaqple in that section live in shacks without windows and have doors like a barn

.and open thé top door.in the daytime.

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uy + = MOST of them cook over fireplaces ‘and - they have a broom made by tying brush and a

limb together to sweep the dirt floor in their house, The family washing is done at the “erick” by rubbing the clothes over rough stones. ' No, they don't enjoy the luxury of a wash hoard or a stick broom, as an ordinary broom is ¢alled, or store tobacco. I mention thi because Winnie Churchill is over here to bofrow another billion. We have donated thousands of tractors to

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Turkey and thousands of electric refrigerators and other gadgets to France and Germany besides thousands of tractors and all kinds of military equipment to England. Recently, one out of every five Congressmen went on a junket to study world conditions and possibly to take a nice vacation at government expense. Possibly some of you recall 1 was accused of lying when-I charged welfare was being used as a political racket. Since the anti-secrecy law was passed, 13 out of every 100 have been taken off of welfare and no doubt the surface has hardly been scratched. I am now going to suggest that the next junket that Congressmen take, be confined to Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, some of the Indian reservations, etc. —C. D. C.,, Terre Haute.

‘Progress of Society’ MR. EDITOR: For the last 20 years the United States has apent billions of dollars building a monumental structure of confusion. One of our wildest ideas is that political parties produce good times or bad times under our economic structure of privately owned and operated business. The progress of our society is dependent on the support contributed by its members. "Progress means making improvements, letting go of the antiquated and obsolete things Wf the past and going ahead to better things. The United States could play a vital role in the improvement of mankind on a .world scale, The U. 8. has the mechanical arts, the physical power, the laws of nature have provided us with the material things. Why not use them like the Prince. of Peace did with the two small fish? —Charles W. Burton, 911 E. Maryland St.

Views on the News

PRESIDENT TRUMAN told the Congress that “1951 was a year of great achievement.” Too bad we missed it 3 ie time. SEN. TAFT yawned “and “trimmed his fingernails while listening to the state of the union message. Probably didn't want to appear too eager’ about the Jresitency: AS A PRACTICAL demonstration of their thriftiness,

issued a critique of the President’s message through a single press agent. oo oo oe ALTHOUGH Gen. Eisenhower—admitted being ‘a Republican who can be drafted for the GOP presidential nomination, Sen. Paul Douglas

Sen. Douglas "me too."

(D. Ill.) also wants the Democrats to nominate Ike. Prob-

ably thinks it is his party's tu y too” candidate, —D.K. y 210 havea ‘me

By Galbraith

KANGAROOS

WASHINGTON, Jan. .11--Last I saw of my old friend, Blake McVeigh, he was in a compartment of a Pennsylvania Railroad car, arguing with a kangaroo over who got the lower berth. The kangaroo used a kick in the teeth for a persuader. Mr, McVeigh took the upper. . a 5 » EJ TWO doors down the car Mr, McVeigh had a female kangaroo (suffering from a. head cold) in another compartment with three ladies, One was Australia’s most beautiful woman. One was her chaperone. One was the kangaroo's chaperone. What went on in’ there I do not know; all I could hear was some thumps and a muffled scream. Poor Mr. McVeigh. I think I'd better tell. you about him in cake you may have any mis- ~ taken ideas about taking on a life of ease in the movie business. ~ ; ; My first inkling that Mr. McVeigh was in town from Hollywood came in an engraved in- * vitation from the Hon. Percy ‘Spender, Ambassador extraor- . dinary and plenipotentiary - from Australia, inviting me to’ ‘meet ‘Miss Loretta North, Aus- ~ tralia’s prettiest and. her two

WS) the Joushes,.

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VA ral Face New Problem: ‘Where to Get Patients for Beds

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—The Veterans Administration is running into a problem of how to get patients enough to fill all the new hospitals Congrss appropriated millions for after. World War 11. With the new construction program just half completed, the VA is averaging &hly 75 per cent occupangy for fits general hospitals. General hospitals make up half of the VA's facilities and have the most rapid patient turnover. % Furthermore, 9200 additional beds in general hospitals are scheduled to be ready during the next two and a’ half years—not counting new hospitals ‘that will simply replace old ones which the VA no longer considers serviceable. Unless there is a big increase in veterans requiring medical care, the occupancy rate for general hospitals is likely to drop even lower.

Not All VA Hospitals

‘THE BED surplus doesn’t apply equally to dll. VA hospitals.” Those for mental patiefits, for example, are now running above 90 per cent occupied. ‘And tubercular hospitals are averag--ing close to 80 per cent. ' Meanwhile, the percentage of VA patients receiving government care for ailments connected with their military service continues to decline. Of the general medical and surgical patients, only 12 per cent of new admissions have ailments dating from their military service. After World War II the percentage ran about three times higher. Occupancy figures for VA hospitals are likely to be re-examined by Congress because of the continued effort by veterans organizations to override President Truman's 1948 decision to

U. S. SPENDING

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11— Rep. Albert Thomas (D. Tex.) today called upon. Controller General Lindsay Warren to set up at least one branch office in Europe to investigate U, S.. expenditures for economic and military aid.

Mr. Thomas, who made a trip to Europe last fall, is convinced there iT much waste there in the spending of American billions, and he wants it stopped. Since the Texan is chairman of the House subcommittee that handles appropri-

ations for Mr. Warren's ‘agency. it is likely that the controller general, an independent Treasury “watchdog” for Congress, will follow Rep.© Thomas’ recommendations.

“We know there is untold waste in the U. S. in our rearmament program, which is inexcusable; but certainly there should be no waste of our dollars when

Mr. Warren « « . watchdog.

Mr. Thomas wrote Mr. Warren.

The Congressman said that “because of waste and inefficiency, it is doubtful whether ECA assistance has produced the good results that the American people should rightfully

expect.” Rep. Thomas cited vast opportunities for misspending abroad. .

“There is much waste going on in Germany

‘DEAR BOSS .

" against-‘“raids” by the services.

G . .. By Marshall McNe Lawmaker Wants Waste

cut VA's postwar construction: program from 53,000 new beds to 37,000. The House voted last year to force the President to build the extra 16,000 beds regardless . of the need. And since 1952 is an election year an effott is expected, to be made to obtain Sen~ ate approval, Accuracy of average occupancy figures for VA hospitals is clouded by the fact that the’ VA at the patients its hospitals could or should hold. After World War II, VA branch officers were given a free hand to alter VA hospitals withe out informing Washington. Later, the branch offices were abolished. Now VA is trying to find out just how much patient * capacity it does have. The records the branch offices supposedly kept are reported to have been “lost in the shuffie.” Two developments may ald VA in. using some of the surplus hospital space.

Veterans’ Rights LAST YEAR Congress gave veterans’ rights to all persons in service on or after the war began in Korea. By next year this may add more than a million to the nation’s 19 million veterans. Also, for nearly a year VA has had an agreement with the Defense Department whereby it takes over severély wounded or chronically sick men who clearly are unlikely to return to active duty. About 500 men are in VA hospitals on this basis.’ From VA's standpoint, the arrangement helped protect. its medical personnel The services also were saved the expense of setting up rehabilitation programs for men they would only turn over to VA anyway.

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with reference to our civilian government for occupied Germany,” his letter continued. "For the fiscal years 1951 and 1952, we appropriated $27 million and $22,250,000, respectively, for. civilian government in Germany. This is in ade dition to $251,112,840 for 1951, and $184,678, 686 for 1952 for ECA to Germany. The civillan government funds for '51 and '52 paid for 1969 and 1814 (American) and 15627 and 11670 (German) civilian employees for these years, And this was in addition to our military establishment in Germany, the cost of which was paid from military appropriations. “You should carefully investigate the spending and waste connected with our civilian government of Germany,

‘Too Expensive’ “AS A starter,” Rep. Thomas’ letter went on, “let me suggest that you look carefully into the housing project near Bonn, covering some 800 or 800 housing units which were built with ECA or counterpart funds, for use and benefit of our employees engaged in civilian govern= ment of Germany. “It looks as if our employees were building for themselves some very extravagant apartments on the theory that their employment will be permanent. “The-vast majority of the Germans will not be able to use them when our folks move out because they are too expensive. Everything is furnished in the apartments in the way of fur.niture, free rent, free medicine, schooling for the children and free servants, so I was told.”

. By Dan Kidney

‘Price Amendment Is Dead’

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11—Sen, Homer E. Capehart (R. Ind.) says that his price control amendment is dead. But President Truman pointed out, in his State of the Unlon message, that the spirit of the Capehart Amendment still is marching on. The senior Senator from Indiana argues that

‘since the Capehart Amendment provided that

no prices could be increased above the level obtaining on July 26, 1951, that really was the expiration date. Here is what the President had to say regarding the matter— “A very critical part of our defense job this year is to keep down inflation. : ‘We can cortrol inflation if we make up our ‘minds to do it. “On the executive side of the government, we intend to. hold the line on prices just as tightly as the law allows. We will permit only those wage increases which are clearly justified under sound stabilization policies, and we will gee to it that industries absorb cost increases out of earnings wherever feasible, before they are authorized to raise prices.

‘Faces Big Problem’

“WE WILL do that, at any rate, ‘except where the recent amendments to the law specifically require us to give further price increases. “The Congress has a tremendous responsibility in this matter. Our stabilization law was shot full of holes at the last session. -This year, it will be one of the main tasks before the Congress to repair ‘the damage and enact a strong anti-inflation law.” To all this_Sen. Capehart replies— “The Capehart Amendment is dead, because it set a limit on adjustments as of July 26, 1951. President Truman knows that, but wants to keep harping on the subject for political propaganda purposes. I wanted controls clamped on tight as soon as the first shot was fired in Korea.

By Frederick C. Othman

I met Miss North; she said she was hungry. I met the ambassador, who nearly stumbled over a kangaroo asleep in the center of the drawingroom rug. I also met Mr. McVeigh of the 20th Century-Fox Film Corp., who long ago in nevernever land was my friend and neighbor. He was a worried man and pallid. His chore, said he, was to chaperone the chaperones, the kangaroos, and’ Miss North to 32 cities in the next 36 days. This, he said, was to advertise an epic of the pounds. silver screen entitled simply: quickly. “Kangaroo.” : ® 8 The high-society reception

body seemed to cept Miss North, votefl the

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was in trouble. He'd had an

argurnent with the Mayflower Plenty of bacon.

the sliced apples that Mr. MeVeigh had brought along. No-

most beautiful of 35,000 contestants down under. “Marsupials have gat to have a lot of sleep,” said Mr. Mec“Let us get out of

He wrapped his marsupial in a blanket, which was labeled Mayflower Hotel, both to this hostelry, along with Miss North and myself. She was a cutie for sure; she said she weighed in at 112 So we had dinner

AUSTRALIA'S most beautlful started with oysters casino, meaning they were baked with

But the administration ed move for months. Now he wants {o blame inflation on

the Capehart Amendment.”

Says Plea Ignored

AT THE FIRST meeting of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, since the second session of the 82d Congress convened, Sen, Capehart was the only member to bring up-the subject of controls. None of the Democrats took any notice of the Presigents plea for prompt changes in the law. Sen. Capehart presented a motion to have the committee staff make a study of all the controls in effect in other couhtries throughout the world, with particular stress on the countries which have received U. S, aid. Later he expects the committee to make an on-the-spot check of how controls are working in the countries which we have aided the most, he said. “What I want to find out is how far the countries receiving ECA help have gone in using controls on prices and wages in an effort to improve their economy,” Sen. Capehart said.

Unanimously Adopted “IT WILL BE interesting to learn whether or not those nations receiving the most dollar aid from us are making the same efforts to control their own economy. We expect to find all this out before the Defense Production Act expires at the end of the fiscal year, June 30.” Sen. Capehart’s proposals were unanimously adopted by his fellow committeemen, he said, So was the Capehart Amendment. The House Banking and Currency Committen has pending a measure to repeal the Capehart Amendment as President Truman requested. It is now before the rules committee, which may not report it‘out. On the Senate side modification amendments are pending covering fats and oils and slaughtering ‘quotas.

Plug Silver Screen Epic on U.S. Tour

her she'd better pack; he rounded up . her chaperone, Then he got the chaperone for the kangaroos and eventually all hands wound up at Union - Station.

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road about kangaroos as passengers. Mr. McVeigh.won out. by promising to keep the compartment Sours lpeked. v

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