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New Plan for NATO

. SINCE THE meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organ-

ization at "Lisbon, there has been a growing realization {hat the Western world is in danger of losing the benefits of {he Marshall Plan without achieving NATO's goals of mililary strength. On this account, a study made by the U. 8. Couneil of the International Chamber of Commerce is of particular interest. The council cites as major defects of the pregent policy, the confusion between military and economic aid, and the difficulty of continuing to justify aid to European countries which have regained and even surpassed their prewar production and consumption. . ® n ; n # ” IN A SUGGESTED new pattern for aid to Europe, {he council proposes that future U. 8. help for most Western i“urope countries should be confined to military assistance. It believes this can be accomplished if future assistance takes either or both of two forms: ONE: U. 8. produced military equipment and supplies ‘lend-leased” to the NATO countries. TWO: Goods and services produced by the NATO countries for use of NATO forces under contract with the U. 8. government against payment in dollars. This program is designed to bring to an end purely economic aid to countries which are back to prewar pro-

duction, get the arms that are needed and simplify admin-

istration. This idea of putting first things first and str eamlining the general operation may not appeal to the top-heavy bureaucracy built up in Europe under our successive aid programs. Congress, however, is likely to give the plan serious consideration. It suggests how to get better results for less money, which will appeal to those who believe in NATO in theory but who have found difficulty in reconciling that belief with NATO in practice.

Join the Y, Now

HE Indianapolis YMCA is now midway in a campaign to enroll 2000 new members and raise $15,000 which it badly needs. ; “For 97 years the Y has worked with the young men of Indianapolis to build a world wide fellowship of Christian societies. Since its founding here, the Y has added 7 branches and a camp near St. Paul. It no® has a membership of 10,264 and is growing every day. Its activities touch almost every home in Indianapolis, for one of its prime aims is to make good citizens out of the men and children it works with. It has done a commedsble job and we can think- of few organizations more worthy of membership. Many people believe the Y is for young people only. That is not the case. It works with people from 6 to 106 and plans its recreational, educational and social programs to fit all age groups. The Indiana Guide Program is an example of the most recent work the Y is doing that will benefit this community for years to come. Fathers and sons take part in activities together and by so doing come to know each other better and add to the security of the home. Certainly the home is the basic foundation for the entire nation, If you are not already a member, it world pay a join. Why not pick-up the phone, dial PLaza- 1331. Find out what the Y has to offer you and your family.

Kick It Away

N HIS budget message to Congress, President Truman said the purpose of foreign aid was to “help the people of economically underdeveloped areas move forward in solving their most pressing problems.” Now the spenders in this program have branched out from that purpose to a new kind offbountiful giving. We're giving money to people who don't need it, and don't even want it, on the theory that this shows the advantages of democracy over totalitarianism. It creates goodwill, they say. f Indonesia, for instance, is Hes, But we force some $10 million on that country, allegedly to help break down suspicions toward thé U. 8. and to create a better understanding of our “aims.” So last week the government of. Indonesia had to resign as a result of parliamentary criticism of the American donation. ¢ That's a dandy way to create goodwill—embarrass other governments to death with dollars. -~_* Te. give the Indonesians an even better “understanding” about us, the Mutual Security Agency is going right ahead with another $8 million gift for the next year. For Want of a Vote— r oN on ong United States Senator stood -in the way of

% admitting Alaska to statehood. ~The Senate, by the ¢lose vote of 45 to 44, Wednesday

NATIONAL POLITICS, . Dixie’s Fury Over President-

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BIRMINGHAM, Feb, 29-—~Dixie’s fine fury over the 1952 President-p icking is cdrrying into the Jaw courts, state legislatures and fuéd-torn party organizations.

Here in. Alabama, Democrats have set the

law on Democrats in a--fight to determine ° whether presidential electors must support the nominee of the Democratic National Convention. There's deep feeling against Harry Truman here: ‘ In Louisiana, Republicans have set the law on Republicans in a court contest to determine

whether a new Pro-Eisenhower faction is to be. fecognized by the long- entrenched prb-Taft Re-'

publicans. — - . >.

IN TENNESSEE, there's been feuding among Republicans, and also between the Ed Crump and Gov. Gordon Browning Democratic forces.

In Georgia, Gov, Herman Talmadge has extended his control over the. voting system, and now has more power than his father, OI' Gene,

ever had as governor about major changes in Georgia election law; his was an anti-Truman act in anti-Truman territory. but many regard it as" sinister.

Herman has brought

DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney

Hoosiers Shun UMT Bill Vote

° WASHINGTON, Feb. 29-—Although Indian-

, apolis is mational headquarters of the American

Legion, which has been fighting for Universal Military Training ever since World War I, no Indiana Congressman - intends to vote for the ig UMT bill being debated in the House today. The measure provides an 18-year-old voluriteer UMT setup. It resulted from a study made by a special conimittee created by Congress. Passage is supported by the White House, the Pentagon and a ma-

jority of the House : Armed Services ComRep. Brownson . mittee, This is an pleads for his bill. election year. Congressmen's mail is overwhelmingly against UMT. The bill likely will be defeated. A cheaper substitute will be offered by Rep. Charles B. Brownson, Indianapolis Republican, when the voting begins next week, In telling the House about it, the Marion County Congressman argued that his plan is not only cheaper but better than the administration bill. It will receive support from some of his Indiana colleagues. He is hopeful that it might be put over,

Faces Short Action

SINCE MR. BROWNSON is “not a member of the Armed Services Committee and is a freshman, his bill likely will receive short treatment from the powerful and venerable Rep. Carl Vinson (D. Ga.), committee chairman. : Presenting the appeal for his bill 4s a substitute, Mr. Brownsory cited Chairman Vinson’s defining the purpose of UMT as being to supply an adequate armed services reserve pool. Mr. Brownson said he agreed with that definition. He disagreed with the Vinson dictate that it must be “this UMT plan or nothing.” “There are several methods which better fit in with the American pattern of life,” Mr. Brownson maintained, “I am speaking of military training such as was given in high school and college ROTC and the National Guard, as well as under the Citizens Military Training Corps. The latter never was revived after World War II, in spite of the fact that it was the most democratic means - of training officers ever devised.”

Cites Statistics

CITING STATISTICS showing the popularity of these setups, Mr. Brownson explained that "his*plan is to offer high school and college military training, plus six week summer camps. The Pentagon has discouraged such establishments in order to increase its own powers

and foster a military pattern of life, Mr. Brown-

son charged.

The need for some type of UMP remains,

however. His substitute plan might be ‘modified to meet that need Mr. Brownson advised. “Congress. still has a grave responsibility shirked,” he concluded, “a responsibility to provide some means whereby this country may be defended and a vital part of that defense is and must be, a strong, ready, well trained reserve and national guard, “I believe -that it {8 both practical and possible to evolve a compulsory type of training

program which will co-ordinate “the military utilizing thew

and educational institutions and, workable, tested reserve program, come out with an»adequate training plan which will meet all objections.

Suggests Logical Extension “MY PLAN, which suggests a logical extension of high school ROTC, was evolved in an attempt to answer the question—if it is possible to produce a good second lieutenant .in four years of college ROTC and a six week summer camp, why is it not equally practical to produce a well trained private as a result of intensified military ‘training in high school for two years, following a six-week summer training period.” A reserve officer who served on both fronts in World War II, Mr. Brownson was 11th District Legion commander. He resigned that post to run for Congress. He and the other members of the Indiana Congressional delegation will be guests of the Indiana Department of the Legion at their annual rehabilitation dinner dt the Statler Hotel here next Thursday.

SIDE GLANCES

By Charles Lucey

By Galbraith

Republican feuding inthe South is a clear sign of a yeast stirring in the GOP in a way, that promises, eventually, a two- -party system, Democrati¢ feuding isn’t for fun or marbles, it could just possibly throw the presidential election into the House of Representatives and give the South power it hasm’'t had in many years. : Bb. v ¢ ANY well-primed states righter whips out a pencil at the end of the second sentence of a political conversation these days and undertakes to show how the South's choice might— just might-—-be the next President. ”

The exercise begins with the states righter recalling that in 1948 Harry Truman got 303 electoral votes, Thomas E. Dewey 189 and J.’ Strom Thurmond 39. But Mr, Truman carried such states as Ohio, Illinois and California by close margins. Suppose just two states, Ohio and California, had gone to Dewey? Those states have 50 electoral votes. That would have meant 253 electoral votes for Mr. Truman, 239 for Mr. Dewey, 39 for Mr. Thhrmond. Nobody would have had the 266 electoral vote majority required. Under the Con- >

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areas today. One of the old Dixfecrat Teaders, .

stitution, the election would have been settled by ‘vote of the House, A long shot for. 1952? Of course. But many Southern leaders figure a Taft-Truman race would be close—that with a third party getting the four bolting states of 1948 and possibly several more, neither Democrats nor Republicans

might get a majority. And if the election went

into the House with Sen. Richard B, Russell of Georgia carrying Dixie's banner, who can say— some ask—what would happen? If the South's promised rebellion against the Truman administration ever ‘reaches such a point, it could be a critical moment in U. 8. history. The period between election dgy and final choice of a President would be tense. Many sensible men here, notwithstanding the fury of extremist feeling against Mr. Truman, doubt the South will go for a splinter party. They =ay that if the November test is Taft-Truman, thousands of Southerners will . just not vote. o 9 9

THE WORD “Dixiecrat”—popular name of the 1948 third party headed by J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and Fielding Wright of Mississippl—is rather in disrepute in many

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Reds Want Another Big 4 Meet?

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29—Another Moscow move for a big power conference is probable. Russia's East German satellite has just proposed a conference and has been turned down

by West Germany and the Allies—but that is not expected to prevent Stalin from trying again. The United States has opposed any Big Four meeting. Nevertheless the U. 8. was overruled by Britain and France and forced into the long, .futile deputies meeting in Paris last ¥pFing. It could happen again. * Indeed, it is not impossible that events in Europe and the Far East, plus politics here in a.campaign year, may make the State Department lgss reluctant to go through the motions again with the Russians, It would not be a case of believing that Stalin is ready to make or keep am honorable settlement, but of bowing to public hopes in_thig country and especially

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Obvious Reasons

STALIN'S reasons for wanting a conference, now more than ever, are obvious: The West's grand alliance has just been strengthened by the Lisbon agreements. It is true much of that progress is a matter of paper promises more than divisions on the line. But tangible results include addition of excellent Turk and Greek forces to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’'s command, and a speedup in construction of Allied tactical airfields in France——hitherto a major lack in Western defense. A second serious weakness in Allied preparedness, delay of a unified Atlantic Ocean command, has been eliminated by appointment

PUZZLING .

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 — Let us consider today a Greek, who didn’t exactly come bearing gifts. Mysterious young fellow named Stavros 8S. Niarchos. One of the richest men in the world. Has his private palace in

Liberia, where the tom-toms still throb in the jungles; spends most of his time in

, fleet of seagoing coil tankers “on earth: The sun never sets on his

Athens; does his business from °

. London, and owns the biggest’

of an American admiral now organizing his staff.

Most important of all to Stalin is the double- °

barreled Allied-German agreement to restore sovereignty of West Germany through a quasitreaty, and to integrate her into the European ary, as well as into the West Europe coalsteel union. Stalin's chief effort since 1945 has been to prevent “this, and to win control of Germany for himself—because Russian manpower combined with German {industrial power would give him world military domination. There is still time for him to block the Allied-German alliance. Large minorities — perhaps majorities—in both the Bonn and Paris parliaments oppose present compromise terms and may refuse ratification, But Stalin will have to move fast with his sabotage.

Allied Atomic Lead

IN ADDITION to all these NATO defense developments is the recent revelation that Britain is already producing her own atom bombs, Soviet progress was supposed to offset, in part at least, American atomic leadership. But now Britain begins to offset Russia, and . thus to lengthen the Allied lead. Finally, Stalin has been trying to get a deal in Asia for a long time, He has stalled the Korean truce negotiations for many months, presumably in the hope that frustrated Americans would finally accept a Moscow-made China settlement in preference. to a costly stalemate

war-—a preference already popular among some

Allies.

So, from the Soviet standpoint, the incentives

are greater and the‘time more favorable for a

trick “peace” conference now than when Stalin

tried last year,

. ‘By Frederick C. Othman

and others who had invested $100,000 in same. They sold out to Mr, Stavros for $2,890,000. And I guess free enterprisers seldom have garnered - fatter profits than that.

. “For commission Mr. Stavros gave $50,000 of the purchase price to counsellor-Rosenbaum and his partner, From his - share Mr. Rosenbaum handed $9000 to one-time Congressman from Massachusetts Joe Casey, who was president of the "two firms that sold the Greek the ships. You think this sounds

places. the next

They figured that, if Mr. Stavros didn’t break the law buying the ships, he bent it badly. They ‘couldn't call him in to answer questions, busy in England sending his 45 tankers- on profitable voyages, And, anyhow, a Senator hasn't much chance to slap a subpena on a foreigner in far So the lawgivers did best thing. They called in his attorney, Randolph Hohson Guthrie of 40 ished Wall 8t., New York, gu Attorney . Guthrie sald first off that he and Mr. Stavros .

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Leander Perez, was largely discreditéd in thé recent Louisiana governorship contest. He support for a candidate proved to be worth little. The only way a third party could win a sizable group of Southern states, say numerous political leaders, would be Rhy ’attaining a: respectability ‘that the 1948 revolt missed, It could happen with a ticket headed by Sen. Russell and supported by Sen. Harry F¥. Byrd of Virginia, Gov. James F. Byrnes of South Carolina and others of acknowledged stature. But the solution of the anti-Truman dilemma for which many Southern leaders almost seem to yearn would be a GOP nomination of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower. In some states, Ike wouldn't necessarily have to run on a Republican ticket—he might be nominated as a Democrat or perhaps under Some other label.

IN GEORGIA, one of the South’s best known editors said: “If Gen. Ensenhower is nominated he'll get eight states down here by one device or another.” You get dissents from people who think the South once more will take out most of its wrath in talk. But the evidence points to the biggest GOP vote down here in years,

Hoosier Forum

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

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*Honest Politicians’ MR. EDITOR: . : Honest politicians seem to be about as scarce as hen's teeth in Washington today. The in. vestigated and the investigators seem to all be harboring skeletons in their closets. They all seem to have short memories ., . . and often denied they were acquainted with persons who had ulterior motives in making a deal with some government department. But when The Indianapolis Times turned the

spotlight on the records and proved their denials were false then like Apostle Peter, they heard ‘the cock crow. Then an alibi was in order and it was either before or- after they were in the employment of the government that such influence was used. There were usually a few go-betweens in volved and nobody seemed to know just what the make-up was. In such cases ignorance is bliss and it's folly to be wise, But it is a great

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game that seems to be the order of the day.”

They are worshipers of ‘the golden calf, and money is their goal. : Christ used a cat-o-nine tails to drive the money changers out of the temple, but since the cat-o-nine tails has sunk into oblivion, we

can only use ballots to do the job. Thesgues-

tion is will we use them wisely? —E. Bowman, 2881 Station St.

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Lenten Meditation

Jesus Answers Our

Questions About Our Sins DROP THAT STONE

He that is without sin among you, let him first cost a stone. John 8:7 (K. J. V.). Read verses 3-11.

How easy it is to see other peoples sins while we explain away our own. So often we remember the mistakes of our neighbors but forget our own. We rehearse the divisions in the church-around the corner but do nothing to heal the hurts in our own church. We see the mistakes of other countries but refuse to foce our own national unwisdom, Jeusu made clear that our primary task is not to judge the world but to save it by love and mercy. The power of Jesus to change the woman in this story is illustrated by Gibran's words as Jesus speaks te Mary Magdalen: “You have many lovers, and yet | alone love you. Other men love themselves in your nearness. | love you in your self. Other men see a beauty in you that shall fade away + ++ But | see in you o beauty that shall not fade away + + « | alone love the unseen in you." The question of the Pharisees was, “What do you say to this sin?” The answer was, “Are you sinless?” And Jesus’ answer to the sinner was, no more.”

Let Us Pray: O God, thou hast searched me and known me. Now. help me to see myself as thou dost see me, both the evil and the good. And help me to see others as souls to be redeemed rather than as sinners to be condemned. In Jesus’ name is our prayer. Amen,

*Reprinted from JESUS as SON OF MAN, by Kahlil Gibran. by permission of "Al . Knopf, Inc. Copyright, 1928, by Kahlil Gibran.

Views on the News

WASHINGTON SOCIAL NOTE—One of the most popular gifts for government officials leave ing the service is a subpena,

SUPREME COURT JUS. TICE DOUGLAS says the struggle against communism in Asia must be won by ideas not “guns and dollars.” He quit falling from yaks and is now falling for yak-yak.

THRIFT TIP—An old tanker is the best piggy bank to save taxes in.

OLD TIMER — One who an remember when George

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GOVERNMENT experts believe that -the pause in the rise of the price index is only one that refreshes for the next jump.’ -D. K.

A Fei Crock Shenanisancietind Ships

time Rep. Casey, Adm. Bull Halsey, the late Secretary of State Fdward Stettinius, the University of Chicago and Julius Holmes, the United States Minister to London. Stock- ~ holders lke that, said he, couldn't possibly be guilty of shenanigans, He said he didn't believe they were, either.

o n ” THAT BROUGHT up the nubbin of the deal. The Senators charged that the distin hipowners had no right to sell their vessels to a foreigner without first getting

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FIRST European another sf . the conclu meeting of nations at fense and agreed on sion ‘army , Eisenhower { tion of G I army and « Germany 1 ted Greece defensive ¢ TWO--B representat talks in an the most h settlement Suez Cana the appare Arab natio enter into ¢ east allianc the conditi evacuate t a year. Bo for agreen will. insist tees of the THREE and Japan lishment © Naval and for the def a barrier expansion agreement ratification treaty. Ja base for c: Korea.

ONE — unsettled . talks, and lay peace | er, was ca The Allies their insist war have where they and on th Russia as ¢ United Na nounced tl treat from issue—cons airports—p! promised. TWO—F1 China abar Hoa Binh, * southwest « defensive r its port of there were eventually ‘whole of no set up a nt the 150-mi try to pro ducing delt:

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