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Who Is Bargaining? :

THE PRESIDENT’S seizure of the steel mills was legally inexcusable, but it stopped a strike nobody wanted. The steelworkers didn’t want it. For they are the ones who suffer most when there is a strike. Industry likewise would lose. And the public would suffer. The government, for political face-saving reasons, could not afford it either. That is why Mr. Truman, having brought about a near strike by the administrations failure to face up to the situation when it first threatened, resorted to the drastic seizure plah. : Yesterday the President said he didn't want to influence collective bargaining between the companies and the union, now going on under the tenderly “impartial” caresses of Assistant President John R. Steelman.

But it was Mr. Truman who last December ordered the Wage Stabilization Board into the case, after which there was no collective bargaining. And it was the Wage Stabilization Board which offered the plan industry rejected. In the last 10 days, Mr. Truman has been threatening seizure, which certainly had an influence on any collective bargain. ing which might have taken place, Then, on seizing the industry, Mr. Truman gave the new steel “czar,” Commerce Secretary Sawyer, authority to “prescribe terms and conditions of employment.” Now that the company-union negotiations have been thoroughly exposed to the big club of government, Mr, Truman calmly announces he doesn’t want to influence anybody. The government, having done as much as it could to muddle the situation, now steps aside and says: “You fellows go ahead and settle your own troubles.”

AFL and the Truce

UNITED NATIONS negotiators in Korea now have ample warning that many Americans will not stomach any

deal which would send Chinese and North Korean prisoners of war home to certain deaths. :

Sixteen million members of the American Federation of Labor, through their free trade union committee, have

reminded our negotiators that “we do not have the right to bargain away the lives of human beings for a scrap-of-paper armistice.” Like all right-thinking people, members of the AFL are worried about secret truce talks at which they suspect “appeasement or fake compromise schemes” are being prepared. We share that concern. We feel we have a right— now-—to demand a public accounting. - In protesting forcible repatriation of war prisoners, the AFL has shown considerable statesmanship. It was real statesmanship, for example, to point out that “the price -of surrender at Panmunjom is the weakening of resistance forces in Prague, Budapest and Warsaw.” The men directing the negotiations from Washington, or carrying out orders at Panmunjom, ought to know that ~and know it instinctively. We cannot buy peace with ‘reachery. honor is no peace at all.

Peace without

Brakes on the Military

SINCE THE outbreak of the Korean War, Congress has been giving the military establishment an endless stream of free-spending authority, ; Counting new appropriations likely to be made and balances that have piled up, the Defense Department on July 1 will have a colossal bankroll of some $103 billion. That's a virtual blank check. It represents about onethird of the country’s national product for a year. It practically gives the military the final say on what impact federal spending will have on our national economy. It's also an invitation to profligate spending, examples of which have been painfully plentiful of late. Now the House of Representatives has taken steps to withdraw this blank chetk. The House has voted to place a $486 billion limit on the amount the Defense Department can spend in the next fiscal year. . But the military wants to spend at least $52.5 billion of ith big kitty next year. So, already there are warning cries that the House-voted ceiling, if approved by the Senate, will #abotage the preparedness program. “Buch fears appear to be groundless. It's possible, of course, that the House braked too sharply. But if that turns out to be so, Congress can provide more funds. Of far more significance is the demonstrated determination of the House to face up to one of Congress’ fundamental responsibilities—to decide how much money the federal government will spend each year, and to keep that rate of expenditure within hailing distance of government income.

Job Hunting a Man.

PRESIDENT TRUMAN is hunting a man to replace former Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson, Mr. Wilson, a persistent and diligent man, quit in a dispute with Mr. Truman over stabilization policies as applied to the steel

‘case. he defense mobilizer's post is the one Mr. Wilson took in December, 1950, with the understanding that he would - be in full charge of everything that had to do with re. armament—industrial expansion, military production, price and wage controls, manpower, materials allocation, etc. In fact, at his appointment, he was referred to as assistant President. . But, before his patience finally expired, he found his authority sapped by other government agencies, by White House political considerations and by defense policies shoot.

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UNCIE'S HEADACHES . . By Ludwell Donny ~~ = =o 7 Greece Tossed On Pile Of Mediterranean Messes F

WASHINGTON, Apr. 11--Theé Mediterranean is now a critical area, Rapid disintegration in Greece adds to the troubles extending from one end of the strategic sea to the other, Of all the important spots, Turkey is about the only one where Allied strength is growing. Our essential North African bases are jeopardized by mounting revolt against French colonial rule in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, In Spain our negotiations for an economic-mili-tary agreement are dragging, with Dictator Franco trying to ahve a hard bargain.

ITALY and Yugoslavia, instead of settling their old Trieste dispute in the interest of joint defense, are farther apart than ever. Despite rapid Italian production gains, due to American

aid; the pro-Allled De Gasper! cabinet is shaky.

The democratic parties are divided in the face of continuing Communist threats and a reviving Fascist organization, In Egypt the moderate government, installed

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by King Farouk after the antiforeign riots under a super-nationalist cabinet, is faltering before extremist pressure. Once more the British. Egyptian negotiations for a settlement of the Suez and Sudan disputes are deadlocked, with the American ambassador apparently failing in his friendly efforts to arrange an acceptable compromise, > ¢

WITH all these other Mediterranean messes piling up, it was hoped here that Greece at least could be relied on for some degree of stability. Over the past five years much

American money, military help and economic ald, have been. poured Into that country for this purpose. The “civil war” started by Stalin was. won by the Greeks with our help... But then the Greeks fell victim to their ancient curse of political feuding. As a result the basic bureaucratic, ‘economic and financial reforms-~delayed first by national exhaustion

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DEAR BOSS . . . By Dan Kidney Brownson—The Legion and UMT

WASHINGTON, Apr. 11-—-Rep. Charles B. Brownson, Indianapolis Republican, authored his own universal military training bill. In doing so, he forged a weapon which the enemies of UMT used to kill the recommended UMT program on the House, floor, Because that program had the backing of the American Legion Headquarters in Indianapolis and the Washington branch office here, Mr. Brownson has heard some very éritical comment. As a World War. II veteran and former 11th District Legion Commander, Mr. Brownson has not relished his buddies giving him the business. He insists that he really is for UMT. All he wants is to have his part-time plan substituted for the Pentagon's full-time program,

Much Mail

. THE Marion County freshman Congressman has argued that his plan more nearly matches the American Legion's founding fathers, ideas than the defeated model, The original I.egion UMT plan grew, like the Legion itself, out of World War I, Just ga. World War II made the first world war weapons and tactics obsolete, today's Legion leaders argued that a new post-war UMT must also be brought up to date. That was why they backed the measure reported out by the House Armed Services Committee. Mr, Brownson is not a committee member. This week he received much mall in support of his substitute plan following a TV presentation of it. He believes that Congress should not quit until UMT is again voted upon, He thinks his plan can win House approval. Also this week, Mr. Brownson got some support for his claim that his bill more nearly resembles the one which had original Legion

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IT CAME in a letter from Texas enclosing the full text of a radio speech made by. Col. Alvin M. Owsley of Dallas, Cok Owsley was the third national Legion commander. Between wars he served the government as American Minister to Rumania, the Irish Free State and

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Denmark. An attorney and one-time member of the Texas legislature, ne formerly was state chairman of the Texas Citizens Committee for the Hoover report. Citing the House defeat of the full-time UMT bill, providing training for all youths of 18 and a T-year reserve enlistment period, Col. Owsley said that maybe a more traditional bill would pass. In describing the measure he had in mind, Col. Owsley urged UMT training in high schools and ROTC in colleges, combined with summer camps. That is what the Brownson bill provides. Mr, Brownson had the full text of the Owsley speech inserted in the Congressional Record so all his colleagues can read it.

Was He Right? PREFACING the insertion, Mr. Brownson cited this paragraph from his own speech when UMT was on the House floor: “I have talked with many men who have

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American Legion, and I think they feel that this present UMT plan we are considering does not embody many of the ideals and many of the ideas for which the American Legion strove for years, but, rather, is an adoption of the three simple letters UMT and a substitution of other content for them.”

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Holy Week Prayer—

ON THIS Good Friday, O Lord, we pause in our day's routine to mark the trying hours of thy Son by comparing our ease and comfort with His terrifying ordeal., It gives us cause to wonder if the cares and concerns of our individual lives are even a portion of the challenge that He met.. Yes, Lord, we wonder if we have the metal for the real test which is not too far distant from the modern man. ®*We pray that we may acquit ourselves as truly Thy children. AMEN. By Rev. Marcus W. Johnson, First Congregational Church.

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WASHINGTON, Apr. 11 Looks like dur new ambassador to Bodlvia, Edward J. Sparks, has arrived in La Paz just in time to sit out the revolution In the “Sucker’s Palace.” I don’t envy him, Out front thé boys are shooting at one junather. The Ine dian ladies in the brown derby hats and the bare feet have disappeared from their usual haunts, while the jittery ones are -brewing coca cocida to quiet their nerves. A while back I did time in

the Sucre Palace, which is the finest hotel in Bolivia's capital, simply because it is the only one. This hostelry, known up and down South America as

bag, with hot water that runs cold, radiators that don’t heat, and chickens

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from World War II and later by the almost successful Red conspiracy—are postponed again. To cope with corruption, inflation and poverty, a courageous and stable government is required. Otherwise American aid goes down the drain, But such ‘a government cannot be obtained under the present electoral setup. The host of splinter parties, created by feuding, multiply under the proportional representation system. The last election produced the customary weak coalition cabinet, which retains power by pandering to political grafters and selfish economic interests. = * % ¢

ON TOP of that, two emotional issues divide the country. One is the government measure to forgive Communist prisoners. The other is a struggle between the King and Marshal Alexander Papagos. The Marshal won the civil war by kicking politicos out of the army, In the last election he started a De Gaulle-type,

- ; ing The U. S acing The U. J. “above party rally” but he missed winning majority because of the proportional system: Papagos is boycotting the government to force a general election under a majority sys tem. The Plastiras “Progressives” and Venie zelos “Liberals” refuse to change the propore tional system which put their coalition in office, : oo 6 THE American government has lost popularity with the office holders. It has cut economic ald because of nonperformance, and it has favored electoral reform to get a repre. sentative government that can function. So it is accused of interference,

Worse trouble is ahead. For there is no:

chan Athens regime meeting the grave a financial issues without liberal American economic ald. And Congress here, determined to reduce all foreign ecoriomic “aid anyway, is not encouraged to reward Athens’ lack of co-operation. The Greek people will

suffer for their politicians’ sins.

TRUCE TALKS . . . By Jim G. Lucas

WASHINGTON, Apr. 11—England, France and Canada are pressuring the United States to agree in the Korean truce talks to early return of all war prisoners—even those who don't want to go back. According to well-informed Pentagon sources, they advance two reasons: ONE—Refusal to return prisoners, even those who have renounced communism, would violate the Geneva convention. That agreement provides for the return of all prisoners at the end of hostilities. TWO—In event of all-out y war, Rusisa would be almost certain to capture hundreds |; of thousands of Europeans, civilians and military, When we asked for their return, Russia might apply the same rule we are attempting to apply in Korea. The State Deaprtment so far has resisted this pressure. It contends that letting the Reds get their hands on prisoners who have renounced communism would cost us the support of all anti-Communist Asians. The Defense Department, on the other hand, seems willing to give in, if a face-saving method can be found. Red offers of forgiveness—even to those prisoners who have tatooed anti-Communist slogans on their bodies—are feared in some quarters to mean some sort of “deal” is in the making. Influential members of Congress have warned against such an arrangement. Chairman Richard Russell (D. Ga.) of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said such a promise “isn't worth a damn.” Sen Paul Douglas (D. Ill.) predicted the Communists would “line them up and shoot them as soon as our backs are turned.” : The first Geneva Convention was signed by most of the civilized world in 1864. A redrafted 1906 version is what we now refer to as the

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HOOSIER FORUM— Easter’

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

Allies Pressure U. S. Negotiators

Geneva Convention, Its basic purpose was to insure humane treatment for prisoners and their early return to their homeland. In 1864 and 1908, however, few could visualize a war

in which large numbers of prisoners might not

want to go home and would face certain death if they a, In Korea, 20,000 POW’s in United Nations prison camps have asked not to he sent home. Some have threatened suicide. Neither Russia, North Korea nor Communist China have ever agreed to the terms of the Geneva Convention. The United States and nearly all the nations fighting under the United tions banner have. Ne have scrupulously lived up to our agreement. International Red Cross representatives regularly inspect prison camps on our side of the line. The Communists have refused repeatedly to let Red Cross representatives go inside their lines or even send food packages to United Nations prisoners., They recently rejected a Red Cross offer of medical attention for prisoners in Red territory. The Communists say the Red Cross .s an “international spy, network.” :

Needs No Precedent.

ON THE basis of past performance, Russia needs no precedent to refuse the return of prisoners she, might take in any future war in Europe. She has not returned 340,000 to 370,000 Japanese captured in Manchuria when the Kwantung army surrendered. Russia has refused even to discuss the matter. Russia also is known to hold more than 400,000 German prisoners. Many are in Siberia. Frenchmen taken prisoners after they were forced into the German army when the Nazis overran Alsace and Lorraine—which both France and Germany claimed — still are missing, too. French, British and Canadian pressure on the U. 8. to yield on the involuntary repatriation issue apparently reflects anxiety to end the Korea War on almost any terms.

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MR. EDITOR: We are apt to think of Easter as belonging to the Gentiles, just as we are apt to think of Kanukkah as belonging to the Jews. Yet, beyond that limited viewpoint which reserves a holy day for its particular sect or caste, there is always, if the day be a great one, some wise and universal significance. Ty If we look merely at the certain holy days originating with the Gentiles, we see at once that such days have two lines of approach. During Christmas, for example, there is the homage to a Personage born long ago in Bethlehem; but there is also the realization that the Christ may dwell in each of us . .. and that this holy spirit which we know as compassion is not reserved to any race or creed but flourishes in men of every nation, according to their will to peace. May we not then, look at Easter in a similar way? For who that lives has not in some hour known the sorrow of crucifixion? Who has not said, "Lord, why hast Thou forsaken me?” And who has not sald, as the other translators put it, “How Thou dost glorify me”? To know Easter is to know in ourselves and to perceive in each other‘the deathless beauty of the human spirit, however, tried. If is to go the way of the cposs and to transcend it, as all who are great have done before us. —Anna Johnson Lazarus, President, The Theosophical Society in Indianapolis,

‘Congratulations’

. MR. EDITOR: oe I enjoy reading The Indianapolis Times. I

have noticed that your editorials are motivated by an honest and courageous desire, without partisanship, to present facts and accurately, and draw tonclusions for the side of the right . a desire that has seemed to be lacking in the editorials of certain other Indianapolis papers . . . editorials as on the state welfare issue when it was before the General Assembly and on McHale. Also, you are free from their “censor.” Your honesty in news presentation and your service (with a Sunday money saving price) in presenting ‘many good features, including the very humorous comics, are, also, to be commended, ~Times Reader, City.

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‘Sign Your Name, C.D. C.’ . MR. EDITOR. I have been a reader of The Times for a long time and like the Hoosier Forum very much. I noticed a lot of letters from a C.D.C, from Terre Haute. Why doesn’t this C.D.C. sign his full name? Is he ashamed to let the readers know how ignorant he is? If 1 wrote such stuff, I would have guts enough to sign my own name, I suppose C.D.C. would like to go back to the Hoover days. I can tell you something about that depression. I have a family of 16 living children, the oldest 37 years and the youngest 5 years. I had 5 sons in World War’II and have a son in Korea now. How many sons did C.D.C. have in service? C.D.C. must have had a federal or state job in the days of the depression. They were the only ones that half-way lived. So, C.D.C, if you write any more letters in the Hoosier Forum, sign your full name as I would like to come to Terre Haute and see you, I want to donate you a few dollars so you won't starve, ~A. L. Maxwell, Darlington,

Views on the News

STEEL seems to be bringing even more trouble to the ‘Truman administration than stealing.

THESE DAYS, it isn’t wise for a business tycoon to look down his nose at a govern ment employee. He never knows when he'll become one himself,

PRICE FIXERS are op. posed to government intere ference in business. All they want is a law to guarantee their profits,

Grunewald HENRY (The Dutchman) « . « contempt Grunewald’s silence is more effective than most Congressmen’s speeches. It won a contempt citation in the House—unanie mously. 3 LOOKING at their balanced budget and surplus, maybe we should elect a Canadian president. -D, K.

THE QUIET PLACE . . . By Frederick C. Othman It's Just Not Safe During Bolivian Revolt

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the Sucker's Palace, is a flea

Sparks has one of these rooms; I'm sure he'll stay away from the coca cocida. The editor of Bolivia's best newspaper took me sightseeing one night after he'd gone to press. He said Bolivia was the world's greatest producer of tin and revolutions. He said this with pride. No other country ever has had so many revolutions. ih

Our tour took in most of the places where blood had been shed, with particular reference to the green stone palace of El Presidente. Here my - friend showed me the balcony where the last president had been pulled from his bedroom and

below,

“And there's the Ilampost, where-his body was hanged,” my man said. ‘Bolivia was between revolu-

tions when I arrived, though I did see elegant riot late that night. The editor was not ex-

cited. “We take our politics seriously here,” he said. ‘He also said that any president of Bolivia with sense keeps his suitcase packed so he can get out at the first hint of trouble. If he waits too long he may have to run, and that is dangerous on account of the 14,000-foot altitude. Fact is, nobody has been seen to run in Bolivia, except

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down the airport there once on a good-will tour. The natives still are talking about the wonder of it. What bothered me was why so many revolutions? My pal blamed them on coca cocida. I wondered what was that, He took me into a tea shoppe jammed with men sipping a hot brown fluid from teacups. I ordered a cup. The tip of my tongue felt numb, I had a second. cup and I almost felt like, starting a revolution myself, Never had I seemed to myself so intelligent and powerful. ; T _ My friend explained that this liquid was an infusion of the coca leaf; each cup contained a small dollop of cocaine. The fastidious ones in the cities drink their coca; in the country the folks chew the leaves. No wonder, he said, that there's coustant trouble. I also called on our then

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