Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1952 — Page 10
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The Great Decision
ALTHOUGH its official opening is not scheduled until July 21, the 1952 Democratic Presidential Convention began at 11 o'clock last Saturday night. It began the moment President Truman, in a dramatic and extemporaneous addition to his Jefferson-Jackson dinner speech announced: “I shall not accept a renomination.” It was the answer to the great political question of the day: Would he run, or wouldn't he? It was the question Mr, Truman for many months had left hanging, tantalizingly unanswered.
In answering the question as he did, the changeable, un-
predictable Mr. Truman raised several other interesting questions. Since the original text of his speech, distributed to news services hours before delivery, did not contain the momentous announcement, did Mr. Truman make up his mind suddenly, or was he merely being theatrical?
WHAT WAS the basis for his decision? Mrs. Truman's wishes? The Kefauver victory over him in New Hampshire? Or a long long-nursed intention to retire? Whatever the President's motives or thoughts, and regardless of whether he attempts to name the Democratic candidate, the Democratic convention, for the first time since 1932, now is free and open. Mr. Truman's announcement will end some of the feuds within the faction-split Democratic Party, but it may start others. It may, or may not, ease the tension between the White House and Congress. It will put new emphasis and importance on the inevitable fight over the platform at the Democratic Convention. The announcement disperses the “stop-Truman’ drive inside the Democratic Party, and leaves unanswered forever the question as to whether it might have succeeded at the convention. ~ ¥ » [J ” . IN SOME degree, the announcement will de-personalize the record of the Truman administration as an issue in the 1952 campaign. But it still will be the principal issue on which the judgment of the voters will turn in November. Republican candidates and leaders and Mr. Truman himself agree on that, It will enliven the already exceptional interest in the presidential election, and thus serve a healthy purpose. It means that this year rank-and-file sentiment in both major political parties will have more impact on the two presidential conventions than it has had any time in the last 20 years. It's about time.
The Great Throwdown
OTHING could more clearly demonstrate the abject confusion of the Truman administration's economic policies than the resignation of Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. Mr. Wilson quit, he says, because the President changed his mind. And that's the story of the Truman government's economic policies—the President changed his mind. When the going was tough, and inflationary pressures were at their peak—right after the Korean War broke out —the President didn't think price and wage controls were necessary. Months later, when the buying rage had subsided and there was reason to believe that the danger of a maverick inflation was somewhat less, the President set up an organization for imposing controls. Mr. Wilson, in this setup, was the man with the power. His, according to an executive order of Mr. Truman, was virtually the power of the President. But last May Mr. Wilson's power was dissected by the creation, on presidential order, of the present Wage Stabilization Board. Mr. Wilson now resigns because, he says, he believes the steel wage decision of the Wage Board is inflationary and the President, whom he had expected to agree with him on principle, now takes a different tack. ~ ” v - . » THE PRESIDENT, in his letter accepting Mr. Wilson's resignation, is careful not to throw down Mr. Wilson personally. He praises Mr. Wilson's patriotism in taking on this impossible job in the first place, and acclaims his “vigor, competence and effectiveness.” So what has thrown Mr. Wilson is not any personal ineffectiveness, but the lack of system in the Truman economic policies. It isn't that the President just changed his mind again. What is at the bottom of this is that he has not had any over-all, genuine policy. Mr. Wilson, in resigning, said he had tried to'com-
promise the steel dispute. Apparently, he had reached the
end of the compromise rope. : = . In any program for controlling inflation, there can be no compromise., Either inflation is controlled, or it isn't, In this case, it isn't.
PRESIDENT TRUMAN has demonstrated that he can demolish a straw man and remove a roadblock at the same time.
SEN. BYRD (D. Va.) would have paid $100 for the Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner in Washington had he been guaranteed that President Truman would check out. ‘
THAT LOUD screech after the Truman speech was caused by the Democratic machines grinding to a stop.
. JT IS tougher. than ever for Sen. Taft to hold on to the - title “Mr. Republican” after the Maine bout.
~ SEN. KEFAUVER may be disappointed in suggesting that President Truman retired to make the Democratic Party safe for democracy.
FROM the *Democratic front—Sen. "Kefauver (D. Tenn.) now is squirting oil at his opponent, Sen. Kerr (D. Okla.), hoping the Oklahoman will hit the skids. :
"U. 8. CULTURE NOTE—Imported to India, our bath-
ing beauty contest caused a riot among Hindu fathers who didn't like seminaked Indian girls trying to be “Miss Delhi.” :
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A graduate of Willlams College, Mr. Halleck had planned to take up law as a profession--in doing so he would be following in the steps of his father, Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer Republican, and his paternal grandparents.
But these are times when young men must serve instead of choose, 80 although he was married, Ens. Halleck joined the Navy last August as a seaman recruit for a four-year hitch,
He took his boot training at Great Lakes and was graduated from the U. 8. Naval 8chool for OfMicer Candiates on Mar. 21. He was was among the top 10 in a class of 518. And his proud parents went to the school at Newport, R. 1. to watch their son receive his ensign commission, :
Lands Attack Troops
THE US8 ROCKBRIDGE carries a crew of 300 and can accommodate 1500 combat troops. It is equipped with 28 motor-driven landing craft which are launched off shore In combat zones. As a junior line officer, Ens. Halleck will accompany attack troops in ship-to-shore operations,
As an ensign he will serve on active duty not less than three years, after which he plans to continue his college training toward a law degree. .
To the thousands of fathers whose sons have gone or are about to enter the Armed Services, this cold war seems just as anxiety-ridden as World Wars I and II. ;
And to the sons who have entered the service, whether by enlistment or the draft, it must be painful to read such reports as a recent one from the Agriculture Department. It showed U. 8. farmers planned to plant a total of one million acres less this year than last year, although often their sons are permitted to stay home and help them.
Less Corn
THE Agriculture Department's biggest problem is that five million fewer acres of corn are planned than it is estimated will be needed by the livestock industry.
Acreage reductions are blamed by the farmers on price declines and labor shortages,
To the fighting men stuck in the mud in Korea, such excuses must appear inadequate. Just how tough a time they have had there was summed up by Rep. E. Ross Adair, Ft. Wayne Republican. He pointed out: “The fighting in Korea has lasted longer than this country fought to win World War I, and the cost in lives and material has been far greater.
“During the first 18 months of the’ Korean ‘police action,’ there have heen mere American casualties than we suffered in the Pacific in the first three years of World War II.
107,000 Casualties
“AMERICAN casualties passed the 107,000 mark.
“The total number of Americans killed in Korea is more than our nation suffered in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Spanish-American War combined.
“All that makes the question ‘Why are we in Korea? the “most important one today, particularly to fathers with young sons in the service.” . Sen. Brlen McMahon (D. Conn.), chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, attempted to give the administration's andwer to that question in a long statement published in the Congressional Record. It closed: 3
“We are in Korea because we have no alternative. We are in Korea because we prefer honor to dishonor. We are in Korea because we are determined to nip aggression in the bud at the outset rather than to wait until it engulfs us. We are in Korea, above all, because we want to prevent a third world war.”
Views on the News
IF SEN. BRIDGES (R. N. H.) weren't so bogged down being GOP floor leader, he probably could save a lot of dough for taxpayers he doesn’t know.
in Korea have
“ So & IT WOULD surprise nobody if Sens. Burton (D. Conn.) and McCarthy (R.
Wis.) joined in trying to get the latter's $2 milllon libel suit against the former tried on TV. ob FREN 7H opposition to home rule in Tunis may be based on their Paris experience.
Mr. Malik RUSSIA'S Jacob A. Malik _.. double cross is against the International Red Cross because it isn't .double. “ <
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COMMUNISTS and Fascists demonstrated ‘n Rome and nobody could tell the difference. ho od HAROLD STASSEN may be running to help hold the Republican Party together. He has Taft and Eisenhower forces in Wisconsin agreeing that Stassen {s a stooge.
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CONGRESS ROUNDUP . . .
By Charles Egger
House Trims Spending Bills
WASHINGTON, Mar. 31—-Last week the House and its Appropriations Committee continued to whittle away at new spending bills.
A $200 million cut was made in President Truman's budget request for the Labor Department and the Federal Security Agency. Biggest reduction was in funds for the government's share of state public assistance program. Since the federal government is required to participate in these programs, the reduction must be restored if state programs necessitate more federal matching money.
Also passed was a bill appropriating $486 million for the Interior Department, $140 million less than the President asked.
The Appropriations Committee slashed $201 million from the request for the Army’s flood control and navigation program, and $172 million from the President's recommendations for the State, Commerce and Justice Departments.
McGrath Satisfied
ATTORNEY GENERAL J. HOWARD MecGRATH said there was nothing wrong with the Justice Department. He promised full co-operation to a subcommittee investigating the department, but said he won't give the committee free access to department files unless President Truman tells him to do so.
Bridges Talks
SENATE REPUBLICAN floor leader Styles Bridges of New Hampshire told the tax investigating subcommittee he had intervened in a big tax case only to encourage quick and proper action by the government. The case involved a $7 million jeopardy assessment against Hyman Harvey Klein, Baltimore liquor dealer. Sen. Bridges said he got into the case at the request of William Maloney, attorney for Henry Grunewald, mystery man in the tax scandal investigation. The Senator said his activity was routine, but he said that he would not have intervened had he known all facts of the case.
Senate
PROFESSOR DAVID ROWE of Yale University told the Internal Security Committee that he considers Owen Lattimore the “principal agent of Stalinism” among people who work for the United States on Far Eastern affairs. However, My. Rowe said he had no evidence that the Johns Hopkins University professor actually is an agent for Russia or a Communist. Mr. Rowe explained that he meant Mr. Lattimore is an agent in that he promotes Communist ideas.
Controls
THE Banking Committee approved continuation of controls on prices, wages, rents and credit for another year. Republican-sponsored efforts to soften present restrictions were beaten down.
Sen. Bridges
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UNTIL YOU'RE WITH: ME
EACH second you're not with me . . . seems like eternity . . . each minute I'm without you, .. I'm blue and lost at sea... each hour I'm alone, dear . .. and you're not by my side . .. is like a day of misery « + « adrift on the flowing tide + « . each day's a week when you're gone, love . . . and the weeks are like months of pain . and the months seem as years of sorrow . . . and my skies are all filled with rain « + « for without you there is no reason . . , and my life is a drudgery . . . that continues to break my heart, dear . .. until you're again with me.
—By Ben Burroughs.
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DOWNTOWN parking regulations are becoming a great hardship te bank .robbers in the large cities. LJ ” » A STUDENT lamp made in 1843 was presented to an eastérn college. Who remembers when colleges were regarde as places to study? ‘
- - . . ROBBERS entered an Elmira, N. Y., laundry two
nights in a row, cracked the cash register and found nothing. They. should have known the place would be clean.
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Foreign Aid GENERAL ALFRED GRUENTHER, Gen. Eisenhower's chief of staff, reported to the Foreign Relations Committee that his boss is
all for the Truman administration's $7.9 billion foreign aid program. Gen. Gruenther said a substantial reduction would put this country at a disadvantage. But Gen. Gruenther emphasized that Gen. Eisenhower believes the long-haul defense of Western Europe must come from the countries themselves.
Red Curb
A BILL depriving diplomatic and consular officers of their immunity from registration as foreign agents was passed and sent te the House. The measure is designed to stop the
Increasing flood of political propaganda from Soviet-c#htrolled embassies.
President
PRESIDENT TRUMAN urged Congress to make certain that 2.5 million servicemen and women don’t lose their right to vote this year.
European Refugees
MR. TRUMAN also askdd Congress to let 300.000 European refugees into the U. 8. in the next three years. :
Lenten Meditation Jesus Answers Questions About Our Troubles
AFRAID OF WHAT?
Jesus . . . answered him, Fear not. Luke 8:50 (AS.V.) Read verses 49-50.
Think of how often Jesus counseled, Fear not, bh not afraid. He lived at a time when demons haunted the days and nights of every man.
We live in the same kind of time now. Who is not tempted to be afraid of something? Some build bomb shelters becouse they are afraid of—something.
Millions fear illness and with good cause. Millions fear they may lose their jobs. Millions fear death and all the mystery beyond it.
Many fear sin in themselves or others, and its conse: quences. How many of us fear failure to measure up to what somebody expects of us?
Jesus knows about these fears. He met most of them every day. And his invariable answer was, “Fear not.” There is nothing on earth a Christian ought to fear except not being a Christian. Nothing else can touch his soul.
| met a Filipino pastor who was stopped by an enemy officer in 1942 who threatened to hang him. The pastor answered, “Whether you hang me or not is up to you. | have told you the truth, | am a Christian. If you do hang me, you will hang only my body, because my soul is in Christ.” No wonder the officer asked, “Aren't you afraid to die?” “No.” “Then go on your way.” Afraid of what?
Let Us Pray: Lift us now, O God, each one of us, out of our dork fears into the faith and confidence that is born of Jesus. Amen.
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Of course it is a well known faet that news. papers print only that which they desire their readers to know, especially protests against their own policies, such as this. And this is defintitely a protest against the editorial appear ing in The Times Sunday, Mar. 23, on “Better Government for Less Money.” To. begin with, the title is false. Less money for whom? Certainly not the taxpayers in the communities ine volved. I would like to inquire of the Study Come mission just exactly what Indianapolis can offer Speedway City for the same price that we do not have already? Indianapolis will do well to sweep its own doorstep clean before attempt. ing te attach new doorsteps. They had better give their own taxpayers their money's worth in better streets, police and fire protection and many other things which are sadly lacking.
Indianapolis is always protesting about people living outside its limits having employment in the city, using its facilities without paying taxes in the city. May T counter this with these approximate figures? The population of Speedway is about 5700, yet approximately 40,000 cars move in and out of this quiet little community every 24 hours. How many of these people are from Indianapolis? How many of these pay taxes tHat will benefit Speedway City?
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SPEEDWAY does not ask Indianapolis for. 8 thing except in extreme emergencies, which any community has to do some times. As a whole Speedway has better streets, police and fire protection, sewers and will have adequate disposal plant as soon as the courts will clear the way. We have schools independently operated from the city or county schools which have a superior rating. We have our own water system which is far and above anything Indianapolis ean offer.
May I also ask and answer: Why doesn’t Indianapolis want Clermont? Because there is not enough taxable property there. No, Indi. anapolis wants Beech Grove and Speedway, rich In taxable properties and industries.
Speedway can see the handwriting on the wall, If Indianapolis takes Speedway they will get all the tax money and Speedway will have the deplorable streets and facilities and corruptness now enjoyed by Indianapolis.
People of Speedway who have lived here for years, paid taxes and benefited therefrom, people who have helped build this community into one of the cleanest, most prosperous, best protected and fairest governed towns in these United States do not feel it is fair to give up what we have struggled years to attain.
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EVEN the new residents do not feel that Indianapolis has anything to offer us for the same money, and quite possibly more.
Speedway is quite satisfied and is determined to keep our contentment. We don’t intend to have taken from us overnight the things for which we have worked for years. We have a community of middle class, average Mr. and Mrs. America who aren't afraid to let their kids go out on the streets after dark and we want to keep it that way.
Yes, Speedway is satisfied just as we are. All we want of Indianapalis is to be a good neighbor, so why not let us alone. Now, Mr. Editor, will you print this as is? Or is this still America?
—Glen H. Collins, 5040 W. 15th St., a res!dent of Speedway 20 yerrs and a town employee 11 years.
‘Annexation—Bah'—
MR. EDITOR:
Your editorial, Mar. 27, “Home Rule Needn't be an Issue,” seems to me to be a plug for ane nexation of all Marion County to Indianapolis. I am opposed to that. Those people were driven out of Indianapolis by cowardly consideration, refusal of officials to be honest in their efforts, insane rules, regulations and taxes.
I am in agreement with these people to ope pose this intended plan of our city fathers. We are continuing to drive others out of our city and discourage them from coming into our city to trade, by insane traffic laws and pedestrian shakedown control laws. And by such Hitlerfied plans as was demone night by those exsoldier !ipunks acting as.police, bossing people around. If I remember right, these officials and newspapers gave Hitler a hard time for his Gestapo and spy system, yet you same people who cry about your city losing out, promote the same kind of government énly with the United States brand stamped on it.
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IT STINKS just as rotten, for you are rune ning ‘a government by civilian power-crazed ine dividuals who would do anything to boost their ego. Instead of wanting Marion County. to be represented by fewer courts, you should be doe ing everything possible to cause repeal of this Municipal Court bill that was enacted in 1925, giving the Gevernor the right to appoint our Judges and take our rights away from us. We never have had the high quality of judges under political appointment we enjoyed when we elected our own choice. A good example is this: Not long ago one of our judges fined a lady a certain amount, then after finding the lady did not have that amount, changed the fine to take all her money then gave her car fare, Another case is, one present judge where he may have to judge persons of law violations where the laws were passed or even suggested by the same judge in previous office. No, I am for those county people.
—James J. Cullings, 107 S. Capitol Ave,
KITCHEN TROUBLES . . . By Frederick C. Othman
Well, My Wounds Are All Healed
McLEAN, Va., Mar. 31—From a number of readers I am in receipt of complaints because of no reports lately about misadventures with the machinery and the livestock on my beatenup acres in Fairfax County,
One of their pleasures, said they, was to laugh when the automatic dishwasher snapped at me, the water pump showered me with sparks, the chickens laid too many eggs, the garbage chopper-upper went to work on me, and the affectionate horse tried to act like a lap dog.
Well, sir, it is pleasure to disappoint them. For weeks now the most modern kitchen “in Virginia has been purring ‘along like a wellordered machine shop. The push buttons bring action and I have not shed any blood there in some time; my wounds are healed.
One new device now is installed in the automatic cooking department, consisting of a silvery box that buzzes and gives off a pale-blue glow. Fellow sent it to me from New York. Said it was a widget that manufactures ultraviolet rays of exactly the proper wave length to react with the oxygen in the air. This produces ozone, which oxidizes ordors. Makes ‘em disappear. > + @ "Y I TRIED this out while'my bride had in ‘the automatic oven a nonautomatic, old-fashioned apple pie. This was producing a magnificent aroma, pleasanter than any perfume. I touched that button, the ceiling lit up blue, and first thing you know there was no odor of apples and cinnamon. Since the smell of a pie is as much fun as the taste, I'm afraid the ozone generator
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August when the bindings of my books all turn green. One’ other problem is the Othman water works, which lately have been doing too much work. The pump starts pumping every time I wash my teeth, or even take a drink of water, This is bad. It shows that the intake of water and compressed air is out of balance; it indicates further that I've got to climb down into the pit and adjust a thumb screw on the crank shaft casing. Unfortunately, I have no idea which way to turn it; the directions don't say. -
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THE chickens are under control; there are 30 of them and they now lay 20 eggs per day, ‘most of which the neighbors are pleased to buy, I have these birds equipped with a kind of hydraulic device which funnels down their feed as they eat it and I seldom have to enter the henhouse. Probably a good thing because one of tHe denizens there is the meanest rooster outside a Cuban cockfight., He never takes on anybody his own size; he'd rather fight me.
The question of the cuddiy horse I solved the cowardly way. For years I could do ne work in the barnyard because he insisted on resting his head on my shoulder.’ Wherever 1 went, he did, too. Frequently he'd. try to curl up in my lap. I think he sat on me more than I did on him. So I sold him to a neighbor down the pike, That leaves me now with no animals, except three poodle dogs. Two of these Mrs. 0. vowed she'll sell. But that was months ago, while they were little. Now they're whoppers and their mistress says they love her. To would-be purchasers lately she's given a cold eye. eo
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