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: : ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE : HENRY W. MANZ President

: Business Manager Monday, Apr. 7, 1952

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TN MOST cases, public officials who measure up short for the jobs they hold don't prove it for several weeks, or The man chosen by President Truman to be his new “cleanup” attorney-general is unique in this respect. Judge James P. McGranery made the point even before he got the job. Mr. McGranery, in his first public statement, grandiosely announced that the President has commissioned him “to restore the confidence of the people in the integrity of

the administration of justice.” But the first thing he will do, he said, is “find out if

there is a cleanup needed and where.” If public confidence in the “administration of justice” needs to be restored, as it obviously does, there hardly can be much “if” about the

Mr. McGranery then announced he would turn the cleanup job over to the FBI, saying that “if there is any wrongdoing going on, Mr. Hoover (J. Edgar) knows about iL"

That statement has the suspicious scent of an intent

to use the FBI as a curtain to black out this sorry mess. . 0» + » ® THE FBI is an investigating agency, not a prosecuting office. Its job, on which it has built an outstanding reputation, is to gather facts. It has done this job remarkably well, but the prosecution of the cases it has developed has been in the hands of the lawyers who boss the Justice Department. The results on the prosecution end have been much less satisfactory. Mr. McGranery, in his three-year term as assistant to the attorney general, had a hand in the whitewash of the Amerasia case. And he blamed the collapse of that prosecu“tion on the FBI—although the FBI had gathered the facts in that case and placed them at Mr. McGranery's disposal. Moreover, the FBI is expressly prohibited by law from investigating the Treasury Department, where the most sordid scandals so far have been unearthed. : ~The FBI, as the principal guardian of the nation's internal security, has its hands full. not a job for the FBI It is a job for Congress and the

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Judge McGranery’s motives in trying to hide behind the

FBI should be thoroughly explored by the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with his backgorund and qualifications,

Unfair Representation | JEACH member of the House of Representatives is sup77 posed to represent approximately the same number of : After each census the House seats are reapportioned among the states, to allow for shifts in population, as was “- The states then are supposed to reapportion their own Congressional districts to make them approximately equal in population, because changes occur within individual states also, : They are failing to do that. : Not more than one-third of the 48 states will have elected this fall. Even some of the states which have made changes have ended up with as much disproportion among Congressional districts as there was in the first place. There is a pattern to this—a pattern of rank discrimination against the people who live in cities. It is a pattern that ‘must be changed if our Congress is to represent the people, as the founding fathers intended it to. :

{ Se Se nn » . THE COUNTY in which Houston is located contains 802,000 people. It has one Congressman, but more than enough population for two Congressmen. Texas has one new House seat in the reapportionment. But its legislature, instead of reapportioning the state, made the new seat an “at-large” one. Unless this is changed, Houston and the other Texas cities will continue to be under-represented in the Congress for another 10 years. Birmingham, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Dayton, Columbus, Akron and Seattle all are in districts with more than a half million people. Memphis, Louisville and Portland are near that point. ¥ Virtually every Congressional district in the United States which is less than the average in population is a rural one, and conversely almost every urban district is over-populated and therefore under-represented.

~ ” THIS is no coincidenge. It is the work of the ruralminded legislatures that exist in almost every state. The legislatures themselves are loaded in favor of the rural areas, and they are doing their best to see that the lower House of the national Congress is loaded the same way. They have done’ pretty well at it, too. Today this misrepresentation is an advantage to the Republicans in most instances. A few years from now it might benefit the Democrats. But it always will be an advantage to the farmers and a great discrimination against the péople of the cities. This situation is realized by some members of Congress, and there is pending a bill by Rep, Celler (D. N. Y.) to require uniform districts. But it would be more in the American tradition for the individual states to reform themselves, and make Federal action unnecessary. /

Break Clean, Kids

A GALLUP POLL has disclosed that most people think children should be taught to stand up when an older ' person enters a room. It also would be nice if they'd give you a 10-second warning before kicking you in the shins,

IT LOOKS now as though Daniel A. Bolich, resigned

as a top-flight tax official in Washington because he i

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DEFENSE . .. By Jim G. lucas = Handy Reports European Force

WASHINGTON, Apr. T—A significant analysis of West Europe's fighting heart and ability has been left with Congress. It was made recently by Gen, Thomas T. Handy, wartime deputy to’ Gen. George C. Marshall and now our representative «for miii‘tary assistance in Europe. . Handy's report was filed during recent hearings at which Gen. Alfred Gruenther, Gen, Eisenhower's chief of staff, was the star witness, Gen. Handy is an American agent. His organization is distinct from Gen. Eisenhower's, which is international. He says Ike's views are “taken into full consideration.” But allocations, priorities and deliveries “are entirely U, 8. matters, and final responsibility rests with the United States.” .* % 9»

GEN. Handy's report deals not only with equipment, but alse with attitudes, morale, training and conditions of military service In

“Neither in quantity nor in quality do they

DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney House Presses Budget Battle

WASHINGTON, Apr. T—Congressmen, who feel that they have plucked about as many taxfeathers as possible without too big a squawk from the goose in an election year, today prepared to go back to their appropriation cutting on the House floor. : © The bill, up for considera-

tion and passage before the Easter recess, is for the Armed

eoted by the administration at nearly 51 billion. But the sconomy-minded men on the House Appropriations Committeq cut that down to a ~ Hitle more than 46 and onehalf billions. : Chairman Clarence Cannon (D. Mo.) of the Appropriations Committee and John Taber (R. N. Y.), ranking minority member, wanted to siash it a billion, 300 million more, It was a tough fight but the spenders won that point in executive session. With such high-powered help as Reps. Cannot and Taber, the Bonner Sub-Committeemen may be able to get their floor amendments accepted and a billion or so more sliced off. '

Accepted by House

MEMBERS OF the subcommittes, which flew around the world holding hearings on cut. ting expenses, include two Indiana Republicans, They are Reps. Cecil Harden, Covington, and Charles B. Brownson, Indianapolis. The latter authored an amendement to cut

Mr. Brewnson oss voice’ cut,

$24,491,000 from the “Voice of America” in the

State Department appropriation and it was accepted by the House. They made a total cut in state department of nearly one-third. This still gave the department over a billion to spend,

Since the cuts come from a coalition of Reblicans and southern conservative Democrats,

"the Hoosier GOP Congressmen are taking con-

siderable credit for them. Their representative on the appropriations committee is Rep. Earl Wilson, Bedford. Rep. Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer Republican, is a long-time coalition leader and one of the most effective workers in getting economy votes from the floor. That there may be a road-block to the House cuttings was pointed out by Rep. Harvey, New Castle Republican. “Paced by the Republican economy bloc, the House has been working hard to trim the 1953 budget of the Truman administration,” Mr. Harvey maid, “The effort to date, with several departments still to be considered has netted the taxpayer a tentative saving of approximately $1.3 billion before the State Department cuts were

Plan Called Tentative

# “IT SHOULD be emphasized that such savings are tentative, for we do not know ‘how much the Senate might restore. Today the biggest appropriation bill — Armed Services — is coming up. “After the Easter recess we will take up the $7.9 billion request for foreign aid. This and the military should provide the most substantial reductions, with the House in its present mood.” Here is how the previous cuts were made: Treasury-Post Office “request, $3.5 billion, committee approved, $3,442,000,000, House passed, $3,438,000,000. Independent Offices request, $6.9 billion, committee approved, $6271,000,000, House passed, $6,254,000,000. Labor-federal security request, $2.0 billion, committee approved, $1,786,000,000, House passed, $1,783,000,000. * Interior request, $626 million, committee appréved $492 million, House passed, $486 million. District of Columbia (federal contribution) request, $12 million, committee approved, same, House passed $9 million. Civil functions request, $602 million, House passed, $492 million,

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‘(West Europe's armed forces) meet SHAPE's requirements,” he reported.

* oo 9» “THERE has been some improvement in conditions of military service although (they) still are generally too low to attraet sufficient individuals of suitable character and ability to become members of regular forees,

“The morale of (their) armed forces, including their willingness to recognize the threat to

- their security and their will to resist it, is im-

proving,” he reported, “although naturally it varies between countries and even between seryices within countries. . . . Not all countries have (improved) , . . for progress has heen affected by local problems, customs and backgrounds. Although their efforts were prone to be Jethargic, within the past year (most) countries have steadily strengthened their military position.” Gen. Handy said training, “while relatively inexpensive,” is as important as equipment, Only Great Britain needed no help.

CONGRESS ROUNDUP—

‘McGrath-Morris

WASHINGTON, Apr. T—Last week In the House the dramatic feud between Attorney General J, Howard McGrath and corruption-hunter Newbold Morris-—~which eventually cost both of them their jobs—flared into the open before the Chelf committee Monday. Mr. McGrath said he had not filled out Mr. Morris’ questionnaire on personal finances and that he was sorry he'd ever appointed Mr. Morris to the job. The King committee investigating tax scandals heard Treasury agents testify that Danijel A. Bolich spent at least $61,000 more than his known earnings from 1948 through 1950, Mr. Bolich, assistant commissioner of internal revenue for that period, resigned last November because of ill health. He refused to answer questions on constitutional grounds.

Federal Judgeships IT WAS voted 192 to 182 to take up a bill to create 23 new federal judgeships. Republicans tried to block consideration of the measure,

charging it was a bald patronage grab. Democrats said the Republicans only want to delay the bill, because they hope to be in the White House soon, and then could make the appointments themselves, The House will take up the bill after the Easter recess. .

Appropriations FOR EVERY $1 asked by Mr. Truman to run the State, Commerce and Justice Departments in the year beginning July 1, he got 82 cents, The Appropriations Bill as passed allowed a little over $1 billion for the three departments. The State Department got the biggest cut—$102 million was subtracted from the $317 million it had wanted. Earlier, $200 million was cut from the

WASHINGTON, Apr. 7 — Here are the flowers in bloom and the gentle April rains watering same and I'm about to pen a piece on how to handle blizzards, How never to shovel snow again. How never to let drifts 14 feet deep impede your progress. This is bad timing, I know, but ‘we can blame the U. 8. Navy for that. Why didn’t it. put out the good news last November, instead of waiting for the arrival of spring? In its day the Navy, itself, has shoveled a lot of snow, particularly ‘on airports with the beautiful white six feet deep. It's also been stuck on roads, waiting long and urgent hours Zo Ahe arrival of a . Ww. ’ A genius, so far unnained,

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“There still is much to be accomplished,” he said. “It is obvious that equipment, no matter how modern, depends for its effectiveness upon the ability of those who operate it , , .” He sald Gen. Eisenhower's SHAPE provides some training, but its emphasis is upon specific, organizational plans. His men, he said, are interested in “developing skills related to equipment being supplied under this program.” We train Eurgpeans in this country, in Western Germany and at their home bases, His men, Gen. Handy said, “tailor training to speciBe Ngdirsnents (resulting from) expected delivi Vas

80 far, he said, we have trained 16,2906 men. ’

Btudents are selected “because of their expected ability to (teach) others.”

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GEN, Handy insisted that military aid does not represent a “ ‘European shopping list' . . . rather it represents a carefully screened effort to determine essential military requirements

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By Talburt

Feud Blows Up

Army's civil functions appropriation. That's the lush rivers and harbors “pork barrel” bill, It usually passes without much fuss. But it was sliced to $482 million this time, Ts The appropriations committee recommended a $4.2 billion cut in the requested $50.9 billion Defense Department bill, That bill caused much wrangling in committee; some members wanted it cut another $1.3 billion.

Subversives

AN investigation was ordered of educational and other tax-exempt institutions to learn whether their vast endowments are being used to promote subversive activities. The investigation was proposed by Rep. Eugene E..Cox (D. Ga.), who accused the Guggenheim Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rosenwald Fund, and others of helping alleged Communists or “front” organizations.

Senate

. A BILL which would give to the various coastal states clear title to oll-rich offshore submerged lands was passed. The House has passed a similar measure. The President seems sure to veto the bill again, (He vetoed such a bill

“in 1948.)

Military Pay THE SENATE pared the military pay raise to an estimated 3 per cent, compared to the House bill's 10 per cent. The Senate bill would cost $471 million; the House $850 million.

Loyalty PRESIDENT TRUMAN instructed Secretary of State Dean Acheson not to give a Senate appropriations subcommittee files it requested on loyalty and security investigations of U. 8. employees. That would “wreck” the loyalty program, the President said.

THIS IS SPRING? . . . Frederick C. Othman Here's How to Ignore Any Snowstorm

lers with studs of iron on their rolling surfaces) and he went

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which (they) cannot provide themselves within the time limits set.” In our first (1950) $800 million aid program, he said, Army materiel sent to Europe “cone sisted in most cases of World War II ord. nance, signal and engineering equipment from existing Army stocks.” Navy supplies “emphae sized anti-submarine Jasiaje and minesweeping.” The Air Force sent fighters, bombers and transports ‘from existing excess stocks.” > % @

OUR second (1951) program—§3.8 billion furnished NATO armies with “new equipment, including many of the most modern types such as improved anti-tank rocket launchers and the latest medium tanks.” The Navy stressed escort vessels, minesweepers, anti-submarine planes, harbor defenses and anti-submarine warfare equipment. The Air Force provided jet fighter bombers and tactical reconnaissance planes, This year, with $4.7 billion, we furnished “certain major items for ‘forces to be mobilized by d-plus-90 days” for all three services.

SHINER,

Hoosier Forum

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

MR. EDITOR: Almost everyone remembers being cautiomed many times not to argue politics and religion, Whoever said it is right. Let us remember, however, that discussing either subject is vital, With the world, and our nation in particular, in these uncertain times, how can we sit idly by, passing the time amusing ourselves and afraid to speak up and say what we really bee leve because of social acceptance and misine terpretation of this one piece of advice? Who knows, by discussing matters with am’ open mind, how much each might benefit from seeing the other fellow's side of the question? Of course, it must be resolved that no one taking part in such a conversation must resort to une true statements or false accusations. Remember the truth is bad enough.

Now there is the small matter of this years

primary. let's all get to work and whip up enough interest to get out and get the right people nominated. Granted there is plenty wrong with our system. Will you dare risk

criticism, possibly popularity to come to the aid .

of your fellowmen? Let's give that free speech a little exercise while we still have the opportunity. Don’t vote one way because dad did or “I always have.” Let's give this thing a great deal of thought and decide which is best for the best interests of all,

Then speak up so that we can keep our coyntry

free. Use our privileges or they will do you no good. Speak up and make an honest effort to do your part before these privileges fade away, when it will then be too late, Won't you give it a try? --Mrs. Mary F. Cox, RR 2, Box 172.

‘World Leadership?’

MR. EDITOR:

I was interested in the story by Mr. Russell

in the Mar. 2 issue of The Indianapolis Times

headlined, “Big Cartels in Japan on Way Back.” ’

However, I think he left out one of the most important parts of this story. Ten large Amer. ican corporations have bought or now hold the majority of the stock in these new Japanese

companies just as they have taken over very

largely in the German economy. Shall we say, a new way of conquest of a nation? Is this the sort of worid leadership advocated by so many Americans? ~Charles C. Rohrer, North Manchester.

‘A Fine Series’

MR. EDITOR: : Thank you for “Power of Your Heart” series, Exceedingly well written and helpful. Mors like this would be appreciated in the papers. —B. C. Carter, Terre Haute,

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Lenten Meditation

Jesus Answers Questions

About Victorious Life CAN YOU LIVE FOREVER

What must I- do to inherit eternal life? Mark 10.17,

Read Matthew 28:1-10.

This age-long question was asked of Jesus by a rich young ruler. Jesus answered him, You must exchange your material possessions for spiritual riches. Give of your abundance to those in need. This is life eternal, to live for the things of the spirit, love, truth, goodness and mercy. All through His earthly ministry Jesus had" taught that the everlasting Kingdom could be entered by those who in faith followed His teachings: to love God and te de

His will. And then had come the night, dark with the . mystery of death. Despair had overcome the disciples, for

the teachings of Jesus seemed to have come to nought, How brief was their sorrow! On Eoster morning Jesus arose, and the glory of the bright doy dispelled their fears and misgivings. He hod broken the bonds of death. He touched them with lily fire, and oll that He had tought them wos true. He touches us with living fire. We believe thot os He lives, we too, if we follow Him, shall live forever. Easter guiver our deepest longings and brings immortality te ight.

Let Us Pray: O God, help us that our Easter faith be so manifest in our daily lives that goodness may become our belief and love our lav. May we invest our passing tasks with enduring nobility, and reveal in ourselves the abiding goodness and power of our Master, victorious over death. In His nome, Amen,

roads. Where we have eight or

to work on the drifts, packing them down into solid ice, The result was not so good. Too bumpy. The idea merely needed a little refinement, Next step was to take the snow. and vibrate it, like a vacuum ‘cleaner vibrates a rug. This packed it uniformly. Then came the pressure and presto, the Navy had itself an airport paved Into solid ice. The trouble is that snow comes in many varieties, some hard some light, some dry, some wet. As a building material it is tricky stuff, So the Navy came to Con-

for more research on how to turn a drift into a drive and a blizzard into an inexhaustible supply of paving stone. This particularly interested Rep. Harry R. Sheppard (D. Cal), a building man himself and a fellow with snowplowing

problems around his house at McLean, Va. - “Yes, sir,” said Rear Adm. J. F. Jelley, “we have a system of pulverizing the snow to make It uniform, rolling it, vibrating It and compacting it so that

planes take off from a field whén it is covered with snow.

“We ¢an also use It to make

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: IT'S dificult to straighten out . . . when you have lost your way .. . it's hard to get back on the road . 4. once you have chanced to stray + + + It's rough to be a winner when .. . you almost always lose . . . for somehow skies of sordid gray . .. dow't make way for the hiues

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ten feet of snow, instead of trying to use a snowplow and going down to the ground, we build a road on top of the snow.” : ; Mighty handy, said he, in snow country, Engineer-Cone gressman Sheppard got tech nical. Wanted to knew how deep the Admiral had to pack

“the snow to turn it into fey

mdcadam. The Admiral floundered a little on that one and turned to answer over to his snowy road expert, Commander F. F. Kravath. The latter said this depended on the snow. The drier it is, the

“deeper it's got to be packed.

The Admiral said the Navy

also was working on a similar séheme to make alr strips

@ ice floes. Rep. 8heppard and Co., reluctant snow shovelers all, said they'd appreciate it if the Navy'd keep them filled in on

- all developments. My

is that the Admiral gets all the money he wants for studying further the problems of how to ignore snowstorms.

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New / Cases In Stal

Indiana auth day they have breaks of anthi stock disease, 1 tion of a differ it is being calls

Dr. Roy: W. 1 inarian, said th: new source bre: to get it corrall

Purdue Univ reported at a C ence last week disease under ¢ then, new cases least two sectio

Mr. Elrod ss breaks resulted tion of a differe which has bee: the distributor.

The new cas County to a li counties with pected cases of Meanwhile,’ tt sanitary board rendering plant: ination and lif set Mar. 26. Alf were permitted tions, Joe W. state veterinaria recommended th cal veterinaria questionable an cepting them. Dr. Edward County veterina died of anthrax Decatur. Dr. Pe ices, Inc., Decat feed bags volun for two weeks and decontaming no anthrax ;wa firm.

The state ve announced late § was identified | fayette, Lynn, Monroeville.

Hogs Brir Of $17 H

Choice 170-240 a top bid of $17 Indianapolis Sto Porkers weighi sold at $15.7. weights were s steady selling nr 15.25. Good and ch: selling strong to than Friday. Tv choice to low pi pounds, sold at § commercial cows Commercial an had a top offer ¢

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Services for Winslow will be Wednesday in E neral Home, fo in Crown Hill. Mrs. Winslow, here yesterday. Born here, she and Fairmont be Indianapolis 49 and her husband brated their gol¢ versary seven wads a member ¢ 131 O. E. 8S. Surviving, bes are one daughte Wise, two gral great-grandchild

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