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A SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPER

ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ President

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Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1952

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) Our Foreign Policy Lhe HERBERT HOOVER, who last vear opposed President Truman's decision to send additional American ground troops to Europe, now asks for reconsideration of that deision and the recall of our troops, in the Ifght of the past year’s events. He contends Europeans are not as concerned as Americans about the threat of a Russian invasion, and says American spending must be reduced if our economy and liberty are to survive. A re-examination of the general American position certainly is in-order, and even overdue. Some exceptions must be made, however, regarding the alternative program the former President has proposed. Some of his siiggested

correctives could be more harmful than the original mistakes. A year ago, it was the announced goal to have an Allied

army of upward of 40 ground divisions in Europe by the end of 1952, with 20 more divisions by the end of 1954. ? " nn on un n a TWO ADDITIONAL American divisions were sent to (Germany at that time to reinforce the four U. S. divisions assigned there, on the theory that this would encourage our Allies to meet their manpower commitments. It hasn't worked out that way. : As Mr. Hoover says, “aside from the American and British troops it would be difficult to find 10 battleworthy divisions there today”—if exceptions are made of the Turkish and Greek divisians in their respective gountries: That is a sorry spectacle, to be sure. But it does not follow that we should pull our troops out of Germany and let that country fall to Russia by default. Since the Germans are preparing to rearm for their own defense, we can afford to maintain our troops there until the Germans are in better position to defend themselves. Moreover, the rearming of Germany may be the very thing needed to spur France to similar action. Then the picture would be quite different. As a long-range proposition, of course, the United States cannot afford to maintain an army in Germany for the defense of continental Europe. : Nor can the United States afford to continue “blank

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—If Dwight D Eisenhower {3 elected President, he'll be the 11th general to occupy the presidential chair. Most of the 10 generals who have served as President—nearly one-third the total number— "were not professional. soldiers and we haven't had one of any kind for more than 60 years. Here are the presidential generals and their, wars: ONE-—George Washington (Revolutionary). TWO-—Andrew Jackson (Seminole and 1812). THREE--Willlam Henry Harrison (Indian). FOUR-Zachary Taylor (Mexican). FIVE-—Franklin Pierce (Mexican).

» ; : 1 0 nd » 0 4 . SIX-—-U, 8. Grant (Civil). check” spending in Europe, Asia and Africa for defense SEVEN~ Rutherford B. Hayes (Civil). and nondefense projects on anything like the present scale. EIGHT—James A. Garfield (Civil).

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expenditures to the bare necessities demanded by the com- Only one was a West Pointer, He was Gen. . © oF . : Grant, and he quit the Army as a captain after mon defense effort and our previous commitments. It is gallant Service’ In the Mex. obvious, however, that little can be done in a positive way ican War, and was just about toward the development of a sound, realistic foreign policy ~down-and-out when the Civil pment of a sound, eal TeIgN POICY War beckoned him back to until there are new faces in the White House and the military fame and high TpoState Department. litical office. Gen. Eisenhower / : . ee , Hare also is a West Pointer, We cannot complain too much about Europe's failure The only other President to mobilize its manpower when our own arms production on the list who actually could ; goals are being advanced one and two years because the ed a resume hii administration hasn't been able to keep abreast of its own joined the Army when he schedules. " was. 23 and rose to share RT fame with Winfield Scott as [We were all lulled to sleep by a lot of dreams that , here of the Mexican War. were set down on paper and called schedules,” according But what about Scott? He to Chief Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. But we can't fight wars with blueprints, and it would be assuming too at Russia will wi its attac ming much that Russia will withhold its attack, Arthur of World War YL We haven't Hat a if one iz contemplated, because our leaders have been in- general as President since Benjamin Harrison— dulging in pipe dreams. a grandson of the original *“Tippecanoe and

didn’t make it. Neither did : Tyler Too” Harrison—was elected in 1888. The Mexican War popularized the generals. Canada and the Seaway Following Taylor there appeared on the politGAIN D i Ae . i Q ical horizon Franklin Pierce, who enlisted as JAIN ANT _again, it has been proposed that the St a private and became brigadier general of volLawrence Seaway—which would permit larger vessels unteers. He was painfully injured when thrown to enter the Great Lakes fr p 0 str from a horse at the battle of Contreras, but the i S 3 t1 ak 8 from the Atl intic—be constructed next day he went back into action and fainted ~~-a8 a joint Canada-United States project. 3 President Truman has re-proposed it to the present Congress. “But _the chance for congressional approval this year appears to Be-nil. It is unlikely there even will be a

Mr. Washington ... lke follows?

“Black Jack” Pershing of World War: I, or Gen. George C. Marshall or Gen. Douglas Mac-

amid the conflict.

When he later ran for President, the voters forgot all about the worsening slavery issue. vote on this issue. oe —~

Simply because they were too busy debating his Meanwhile, the Canadian government - indicates it is

fainting spell on the battlefield. ready to go it alone on this huge undertaking.

The Canadians believe they can finance the project themselves, which is something novel in a world where almost everyone %eems to be looking to Washington for handouts. The Canadians believe they can make the canal ~ self-liquidating, a goal seldom given much importance by ur government. And they say the tolls would be the same ‘or American vessels as for any others; including Canadian. on, preside : Or that basis, no one seriously can abject. if the Cana- 1 DON'T think 1 could ever warry ah Aree: flans go ahead. Especially since Canada has a treasury ..n although I am proud to be one myself. — surplus and has hiked its dollar up to parity with the mighty =~ Woelworth heiress Barbara Hutton after her American buck—good signs that the Canadians know how fourth divorce. 0 keep the hooks balanced, -

SIDE GLANCES

What Others Say—

THERE'S a certain stigma, attached to being a woman minister . , . but I think that in the ~ future we're going to see more feminine preachers—Rev. Geraldine Conway, of Lucasville, O. : ~— “sh OUR problet4in war or peace is to avoid peaks or booms or busts like we had in the 20s. There is no reason why ‘that should happen again.—C. E. Wilson, president GM-Corp.

Probe of the Prober VW HATEVER HAPPENED to the cleanup of skulduggery in the government which President Truman instructed

Adm. Dewey of the Spanish-American War, or.

By Galbraith

Attorney General J. Howard McGrath to undertake? Maybe Mr. McGrath is too busy heading off the inestigation of skulduggery in the Justice Department which

Congress has been threatening.

Mack Comes Home EP. PETER MACK of Carlinville, 111, the other day set his single-engine plane down in Springfield after-a 16week trip around the world. Mr. Mack’ described his flight as a peace mission, designed to convince peoples in other lands desire for peace. : Whatever the Congressman may have accomplished in

Lhis respect, one sure thing can be said of his venture: Good flying. :

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PRESIDENCY . . . By L. L. MacBride

Will lke Eisenhower Be No. 11?

The Civil War had the strongest impact on the relationship between military service and the presidency. In/the three decades following that conflict, Grover Cleveland was the only President who could not point to a glowing war record.

Not Many More

AFTER Grant came Hayes, who was severely wounded as a brigadier general of volunteers. Then came Garfield, made a major general of volunteers for gallantry in action; Chester A. Arthur, quartermaster general of the New York troops, and finally Harrison, another brigadier general of volunteers with a distinguished record. But most of them went back to their law practices when the war was over. William McKinley, the last of the GAR to reach the charmed circle, rose from a private to a colonel. The fighting men since that time have been Teddy Roosevelt, the “rough rider” of Cuba, and Capt. Harry S. Truman of the Western Front. Both came up to the highest office of the land through the vice presidency, and neither was a professional soldier.’ The truth is, the nearest we have come to having a general in the White House since before the turn of the century was the selection of Gen. Charles G. Dawes of “Hell and Maria” fame as Vice President under Calvin Coolidge in 1924. But in reality, he was a banker.

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Operation Spruce Up the Army:

Soldiers Test New Uniforms

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29—Some 900 soldiers

_ at camps in. the Washington area are tasting

the new .greenish-gray uniforms which the

Army hbpes some day will make its members 2

as spruce in appearance as Navy and Air Force personnel.

The tests have been on since September. The purpose is to- find out how well the uniforms wear and what the men and their officers think of them.

The Army doesn’t expect a decision soon. Spokesmen point out that if the tests are suc-

cessful, all Army personnel won't be wearing

the new style right away. : Introducing, a new uniform—thereby. outdating still serviceable clothing in use or being manufactured—is a step the Army is sensitive about taking because of the present cost and scarcity of wool and the prospect of a $14.5 billion government deficit next year,

Wants a Report

REP. F. EDWARD HEBERT (D. La.), who heads a House Armed Services subcommittee on procurement, says he will ask for a report on how far the Army is committed to. a new uniform and what the changeover is likely to cost. He says the services usually argue that a change in uniforms doesn't affect over-all cost, because the change is introduced gradually. Meanwhile, the Army. stoutly asserts right to a distinctive uniform: Spokesmen say, the present olive drab, once used by all services, goes back to Teddy Roosevelt’s rough riders. Previously, the Army wore blue, Olive drab and the summer version, khaki, were influenced by British army dress in parched

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India. In certdin places the color had cam- .

ouflage value. Under conditions of recent U. 8S. wars, olive drab is not an ideal protective color. The Army thinks the new uniforms will improve soldier morale. Next to the Navy blue and the lighter Air Force blue—which that .service adopted to mark its separation from the ‘Army

“ but for cooking and shaving.

—the dun color of present Army dress is felt to be too drab. 3 : . \ Many, other changes in Army clothing are in progress’ ‘ ie The Army's two-piece “vapor barrier suit, intended ultimately to: replace present. field and combat clothing for winter cold and dampness, has passed its first tests‘with high marks. It consists: of a 3-inch non-absorbent foam plastic, protected against abrasion by a loose cotton. outer garment, :

How About Allergies? : THE UNDERSIDE has a hobnail effect which keeps it away from the skin, creating an insulated layer of warm air. A man can jump into a pool of ice water, clamber out, shake out. the water, run around five minutes and be warm again. Unsettled question: Will prolonged wearing cause ailergies and skin rashes? Also in the works is a new flannel shirt with square tails that make it suitable for wear« ing inside or outside the trousers. The material weighs 16 ounces to the yard, instead of 10, thus making a sweater unnecessary in cold weather. It also includes 15 per cent nylon. Serge for the present olive drab uniform ie aldo being made of only 85 per cent wool. The Army intends to continue the nylon mixture in the new greenish-gray. Serge now is 16 ounces, instead of 18. The Army says this fure ther helps to save 25 per cent of the wool content of each yard.

New Plastic Helmet BEING battle-tested in Korea is the new’ antifrostbite Army boot, made ‘on the vapor barrier principle, and the new laminated nylon jacket which protects against injury from spent missiles. Tnere's also a new plastic helmet with an aluminum outershell. It isn't for protection, -r In designing the proposed greenish-gray uniform, the Army can be excused of playing politics. Instead of the new standard “Eisenhower jacket,” the new design goes back to a regular but unbelted coat. Army stylists say, the coat is neater,

LABOR . . . By Fred W. Perkins 5}

Why Are Some Wages Lagging?

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 — Spokesmen for the National Wage Stabilization Board said that if unorganized workers are lagging behind in

the wage-boost parade it is because of conditions -

beyond the board's control.

Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin said recently that earnings of about 20 million workers had falled to keep up with the rising cost of living. As a result, he said, they lost nore than $3 billion in purchasing power. ' This § computation ‘was based on the ° wage * board's selection of January, 1950, as a base for allowance of wage increases. Since that base mont, the ‘consumers’ price index’ of the U. 8. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a rise of almost 15 per cent. Secretary Tobin said it was “largely the unorganized who failed to keep pace” and that “a great many of the 20 million were in the white collar field, a field that is still more than 85 per cent nonunion.” He urged unions to “organize the unorganized.” The national federation of salaried unions has just directed attention to two wage cases disposed of recently by the regional wage stabilization board for metropolitan New York. One case, the federation said, “was a request by the Bendix Aviation Corp. for permission to give its unorganized office workers an increase

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to 3.8 per cent above the.ceiling. The other was a demand by a furniture movers’ union for a raise of 15 cents an hour, half of which also exceeded the ceiling. . > “Faced with two identical problems,” the federation statement continued, ‘“‘the regional board came up with different decisions. It approved the request of the unionized furniture movers and turned down the request of the none union Bendix white collar workers. “This appears to amount to preferential treatment for workers who are unionized and are, therefore, able to apply pressure.” Wage Board spokesmen here said there were technical differences that brought varying treatment in the cases of the furniture movers and the Bendix office workers. They pointed out that the national board several months ago adopted a resolution pledging “equal treatment” to AFL and CIO unions, nonaffiliated unions and unorganized groups.

Lack of Spokesman . IT WAS admitted that nonunion groups may suffer feom the lack of a spokesman in board proceedings. In many eases, however, the employer serves as spokesman for such a group after his unionized employees have won a pay boost. The employer wants to prevent disatisfaction among his nonunion employees. Large . employers, such as General Motors Corp., have customarily given their nonunion employees, including white collar workers, the same benefits won by their unions. : : The most important wage lag, authorities here say, probably lies among the unorganized workers of small business concerns.

Hoosier Forum—‘Here’s Sand in Your Eye’

MR. EDITOR: There has been a question around for years that I am sure you have heard about. The question is, which is heavier, a gallon of wet sand or a gallon of dry sand? I mean to fill a gallon bucket of dry sand. Just pour it in, not pack it down. Then run a straight edge across the top of the bucket to make it level full. Then take a pile .of wet, sand, not running with water, but wet. Fill the bucket again, straight edge the top and weigh. I say the water displacing the sand in the wet bucket will. .cause the wet bucket of sand to weigh less. Because the same volume of sand would be heavier than water of like volume. Tell me how I can prove it to two guys. It will be’ a while before I could show them in an experiment. : —James K. Wise, City.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Depends on the guys. If they will take anybody else's word for it without actually seeing it, we suggest you contact Physics Department, Butler University. If you can't find the answer there, perhaps one of the local construction companies would be willing to conduct the experiment. If they refuse to further the cause of education, perhaps you can find some kid around who has a sandpile and would ‘be glad to carry on. If all the kids vou know who have sandpiles refuse to be co-operative, would suggest you wait and conduct experiment yourself. Might be the safest way to solve this whole problem. Better still, let the two guys conduct the experiment. Some guys are just not convinced unless they weigh their own sand on their own scales. Let us know how you come out.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — Uncle S8amuel, as you doubtless have read before this, is the world's biggest storekeeper. He's also the world's sloppiest. Keeps-all the wrohg

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stuff on the right shelves, while his inventory records are in such a shambles that he's - wasting at least a billion dollars a ar of our money. Th official, it isn’t Othmd® talking. So now we've got almost 4000 men, mostly military, working on a catalogue of the stuff Uncie buys. This is a Herculean job. It'll list . _ maybe four or five million different items, but at least they'll only: be listed once—and ' there's a .gdod chance we'll know where they're stacked. This should be helpful. Adm. . Joseph Fowler, in charge of compiling the master catalogue for the Munitions - Board, was telling the House Executive Expenditures Com-

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‘By and For the People?’ MR. EDITOR:

Indiana's local .elections have just recently been completed, and the interests of those citizens who bothered to come out and vote have once again disappeared, only to come out again for the next election. In the meantime, it is evident that they show not the slightest concern over the policies adopted, and even more important, those policies which should but have not been adopted by our agents in office. “From the time of the adoption of the Con-

Views on the News

By DAN KIDNEY FORMER | President Hoover suggests we should try to contain communism in containers we can afford. oe : oe o> THE ARMY has a new robot weather device that saves the services of seven men. - Now they're looking for something for the men to do. “HN ANOTHER trouble with the world is that too many governments are sponsoring revolutions. THE DEMOCRATS met in Kansas City without turning up anything new. The place already was suffering from overexposure,

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Mr. Hoover

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BILLIONS LOST ... By Frederick C. Othman

‘Uncle’ Is the World's Sloppiest

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They - discovered, :

stitution of the United States to thiz dav, we have believed that our government, no matter whether local or federal, exists by and for the people. I am inclined to believe that it works the other way around. We are much too busy with our own personal affairs to be concerned with government affairs. All we have time to do is pay our compulsory taxes, complain to a certain degree, but never take any effort to improve the situation. Since the new administration has gone into effect, and I am not only criticising this pare ticular administration, they have been busy hiring and firing unnecessarily; they have been debating to some considerable extent as to how much more money can be dumped into the traffic situation, and how to better regulate the garbage collection here in this city. All of these, I grant, are essential points, but they are not the major functions of concern. What, for instance. has been accomplished in the field of social welfare? Have we reached the stage where: we believe only in the °survival of the fittest . . . let every man look out for his own interests and welfare? I do not belieye that we. have. : For a city of this size, we have a considers ably high rate of slum areas which could be eliminated, but I admit that a project like that cannot be undertaken overnight. It involves a considerable amount of time and effort, and above all money. What I am more concerned with at present are the poor unfortunate chile dren who are the victims of malnutrition, dige ease, sickness and crime because of the existe ing conditions.

—Miss Regina Peller, 634 F. Kessler. Blvd,

Storekeeper

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- he heard it.

‘Take blinds, he said. .

big, bluff and bald Admiral, “this does not include. Venetian’ blinds. There are 9000 different listings of these.” He went on to tell about

the Navy’s eight bins of bush-

ings, which are bearings for motors. Some of these bushings cost $9. Some cost $65. You can imagine the surprise of the Admiral's assistants when they discovered that all eight batches of bushings were identical. fo “Some in bins only five feet apart,” he continued.

Rep. M. G. Burnside (D. W. Va.) said that wasn't the way There weren't eight stores of duplicate bush-

ings under different catalogue’

lists, but 208." i » ” » CORRECT, agreed Adm. Fowler. Eight in the Navy, 200 in the possession of other out-

- fits using bushings. He saidshe's seen a good |

deal in the newspapers lately about the duplications, the peculiar prices paid for similar materials, and the general confusion ' ‘between various pursaid,

Ex

stance, that the military serv-

ices had between them at least - 15,000 categories of lumber.

Some of them suggested that «a war could be won easier, perhaps, with fewer grades of lumber, The Admiral sighed. 8 =n 2 : HIS RESEARCH. indicated that there were 200,000. separate listings of lumber. Many of these were duplicates and that made the situation even worse. It turns out further that Uncle is a string saver. He buys something and hangs on to.it forever. So mow he's got a nice assortment of Civil War cannqn balls, brass hubcaps for horse-drawn caissons, and carriage bolts which were useful in the transportation of Gen. Ulysses 8. Grant. Each ona of these items has its own catalogue description and that adds still. further to the confusion. Must be quite a dusting job, too. - . - Adm. Fowler has about 3500 men in the field checking ‘up on the stocks that need to .be catalogued. He has more here, running the dope through Jlovtsonie

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by the end.of the year. Should

, result in extensive savings.

“I'll. be disappointed,” he said, “if we don’t save some=thing in the nature of a billion dollars a year.” That ain't hay. Hay, incie dentally, he's already cata logued undeér food, animal.

YOUR ANNIVERSARY

FOR A moment will you linger , . . down the road of Yesteryear... when you started on life's Journey .-. , close together, far from fear + + + to the day ‘you made a promise . . . that came from within your heart . . , when You vowed to love forever... and to never drift apait ..., ‘and on this your anniversary +++ You have crossed each deep ravine . . . you have lived up each promise . . . and made life calm and serene . . . I congratYou deeply . . . and as years go rolling by . . . I sine

- cerely wish both of you . , ,

will be, lovers till you die. : ~~ =By Ben Burroughs. .. . (You can obtain 100 of Mr, - Rurrough’s poems in ‘a handy, Pockt-ige book. Send 25¢c for r. Burrough's. : :

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Last ssummer bill ‘for 321: C money I ever ma Now I would h £20.02 for $20 isn't the way I li " 4 THE CANADI They were afraid would run over tc clover of Uncle So they put on icans could shoo in -.Canada, on t Montreal. But if started blowing t of the border, 1 water, . ” 2 THEN CANAI dominion decide pretty good, af dropped the cont it in.a free-for-al dollars. And what do King's lucre outr puck in ‘no time. And the Cana to insist that w American dollars Pay us in Canad -8 a YOU AND I h the wobbling wor buck for a lon; some way, by do pigeon, the word “-If I had boug Canadian dollars would have mad per cent in six 10 per cent a yea o n AND I HAV hunch some of t knew in advance tunes. But you and-I ning for the mo! to work under t in on it. We never are.

TV Revolt

HERE IS A th talking sense: She's got a cas She is Mrs. M R. R. 1, Moores just come home of her Home Ec The club is § phases of the moral and phy: said her club g going over for it ads. She said, “You no take their chi . go naturally the; being brought in n “WE KNEW th beries and murde are sure to start on. the wrong roa *It is not:sur have problem ct prise is that we | Those are str the press belongi is the place to ge I think Mrs. R that television jim become a part of of the viewer. She is thinki ‘most people. An of mothers won’ until they stop s} it is to drink. I know WFBM and tries to keep on after the na bedtime. But the shows have to they are availabl Nine p. m. in p. m. here. And a a big difference.

Score Card

COMING. FRO man, this surpris He was Gen Whiting, preside: ican Furniture M He keeps his thur put into your ho He unloaded 2 the living standa essarily synonyn ious living. He'd ” E HE LISTED F erland as place enjoy themselve: motor cars, TV modern plumbing vices, as the A them. ? But Americal $15.15 billion fo 1951, ‘a, drop fron before. The * sl “borrowed” buy rushed out to bi * ~they would have n E THE GENER. card, on living you, of course, ° Next came Car Zealand, Great

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