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‘Unalienable Rights’

ITuOMAS JEFFERSON and the other sponsors of the American Declaration of Independence must have turned ver in their graves Monday when the government of the pited States turned its buck upon Tunisia’s appeal for a aring before the United Nations Security Council. The Tunisians seek to throw off the yoke of French colonialism, just as our forefathers sought to escape from British domination in 1776. Tunisia’s case against France is every bit as strong as the American case against George IIL Believing the United Nations ‘vas designed for orderly ‘settlement of disputes of this kind; the Tunisians, instead of resorting to violence, asked to present their case to the Security Council. Seven votes were required to bring the ~4ssue before the council. But only five votes could be had-—those of Russia, China, Brazil, Chile and Pakistan. Britain and France voted “no.” The United States abstained. This failure to vote was in effect a negative vote. * By this act the U. 8. also turned its back upon the Moslem states which are a unit in supporting the Tunisian independence movement. If, in the future, members of this bloc feel Russia is a more congenial ally than the U. 8., this shameful betrayal of American tradition will lend support to such an assumption. .. Ernest A. Gross, who represented the U. 8. when this jasue was before the Security Council, made it plain that his abstention was in conformity to instructions he had received from the State nt. : "President Truman has told some of his friends he would like to teach American history. Here is his opportunity. His first class should be held in the White House woodshed, and his first pupil should be Secretary of State Acheson— who would not turn his back on Alger Hiss, but who has turned his back upen Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams and the other illustrious Amerjeans who founded this republic.

re everything: RN here was the spectacular triumph of Gen. Eisenhower Hampshire and his even more amazing write-in vote | Minnesota, ‘Then the vigorous comebacks of Sen. Taft n Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois. . There was the stout stop-Truman movement in the {Democratic Party, spearheaded by the candidacy of Sen. {Russell, ' Then came Mr, Truman's dramatic decision not to run again, ere was Ike's determination to stay on his European on

| then the reversal forced on him by circumstances ‘his decision to become a candidate, openly. Sen. Kefauver’s surprising popular strength, the sudden p of dark horses following Mr. Truman's withdrawal and e extraordinary voter turnouts in the primaries so far iheld—all these things point to a lively, blustery and robust

tical year. : : 2 =k» "5 »

NOW, GOV. ADLAI STEVENSON, the “great hope” of “many organization leaders in the Democratic Party, has announced he will not be a candidate. The most significant “immediate sequence, probably, is that the Kefauver cam_paign has been nourished and enhanced. And that the numerous dark horses now will take heart. Meanwhile, Gen. Eisenhower has scored another decigive victory over Sen. Taft—this time in New Jersey. What it all adds up to is that the July conventions are a long way from being wrapped up by anybody, and that the surge of public opinion is more likely to be the overpowering factor in the ultimate choices. ++. This makes it incumbent—more so now than ever— an all candidates to stand up and be counted, to tell what they believe about the current issues, to bring their positions up to date.

Why the Change?

PRESIDENT TRUMAN has nominated Robert D. Murphy to be the first U. 8. ambassador to post-war Japan. In Mr. Murphy, the President has chosen a State De-

difficult and deljcate task of renewing diplomatic relations with Japan. (See story on this page.) His nomination comes at a time when there is a critical need for an American in Japan who understands the psychology of the Japanese people and who enjoy their respect and confidence. Men of the talent and experience of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, or Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, or William J. Sebald. ~~ Mr. Sebald until recently was this country's diplomatic ‘representative in Japan and is eminently qualified to hold ‘the ambassadorship. But despite his long experience and unquestioned prestige in Japan, he now is being assigned 4¥6 Burma, where his specialized knowledge won't be used to its fullest measure. i Mr. Murphy, meanwhile, will go to Japan a virtual un“known go far as the Japanese are concerned. * . |

ibeen built up in Europe. In fact, his new assignment, if ‘approved by the Senate, will be his first in the Far East. #Only recently he was brought back to this country from “Belgium, where he has been ambassador, for a hurry-up tbriefing on his new job. : : We wish him success in this assignment, certainly the est of his career. But we can't help wondering why esident Truman thought it necessary to pick a square for a round hole.

5 MAYBE Gen. Eisenhower can tell us whether our ‘imulti-billion-dollar modern weapons will make future war impossible or inevitable. : x » -~ ' PRESIDENT TRUMAN told Congress members that Sf they didn’t like the way he went into the steel business,

partment veteran of more than 31 years’ service for the

: Most of Mr. Murphy's long and creditablé record has

Gh Can West Stall Of?

By R. H. SHACKFORD

LONDON, Apr. 17—The United States will try to persuade Britain and Wrance to give the Russians a dose of their own familiar _medicine~procragtination-—be-fore replying to the latest S8oviet note on Germany. The objective will be to get Western Germany on the road

to rearmament and junior part.

nership with the Allies before there are any more conferences with the Russians. After all, the Americans argue, the Russians never hurried about answering Western notes when delay was to their advantage. For example, the West's latest proposal for an Austrian treaty was delivered a month ago. So far, the Kremlin /has ignored it. The Western powers hope to get the European defense community (European army) treaty drawn up next month and at the same time complete Agreements on relations between the West and the German Republic.

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AFTER that, the next and biggest obstacle is approval by All the Allled legislatures of the treaty and agreements, Even optimists refuse to predict this before next year, The West fears any negotiations now with Russia on Germany will raise false hopes among Germans and make integration of West Germany Into Europe even more diffi. cult, There's also fear—especially In Europe—that this may be the “last chance” to avold division of Germany into two small nations, -e It is going to be very hard for the West to refuse to even talk with Russia about the Red “offer” to hold “free” elec

. tions for Germany-even if it

WITH "Stassen running against Taft in Ohio, Repub- : :

is phony.

» » . THERE até many ways,

however, that the West should be able to stall around. But it

will take a better job of note- °

writing than the last Western reply and there’ll have to be more agreement by the U.S, Britain and France on how the replies should be worded,

The last time, the U. 8, wanted to tell Russia merely that all-German free elections must precede any German unification and that the United Nations Commission must be allowed a chance to Investigate Eastern Red Germany first. The United States would have ended the note right there. Britain agreed at first, but soon supported French insistence on putting in a paragraph op each issue raised by Russia—the German national army, independent Germany, Eastern frontiers, etc. This time, it seems likely a reply will be delayed 10 days to two weeks and will reject the Russian suggestion of four-power, rather than United Nations supervision of free elections. After that the West could insist the Russians say in detail what they mean when they talk about “free” elec-

tions. x ~ #

THE West knows what Russian free elections mean. They mean rigged arrangements whereby the only winners can be Communists or their stooges. But if the West is playing for time, this subject could consume a lot of it. Also, this is a subject on which the West is on solid propaganda ground and the Russians aren't. Unless the West can find some way to grab the initiative, they are really in danger that the Russians will win more and more converts to the already strong European view that a permanently divided Germany is the greatest of all evils,

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Hoosier Forum—‘Need Help?’

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

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MR. EDITOR: May I lend a helping hand to Clarence F. Goodyear in his feud with the Forum's tireless eontributor . , . C.D.C.? You see, I too, am a faithful reader of this column, and therefore have read many of Mr. C's long-winded, unrelenting dissertations on our corrupt, incapable, socialistic President. Mr, C will probably grant that democracy’s chief characteristic is majority rule, and that the majority of the people in this country gave Mr. Truman his present job. This only leads to one conclusion: The of the people in these United States prefer Mr. Truman over Mr. C. for the job of President. This naturally is very hard for any man to take. So, Brother Goodyear, contain your ire. Even though I am in your corner, I would point out that this man, Mr. C,, even less than four years ago, was dealt a heavy blow. The people went even further and refused to seat Mr. Dewey, a fairly nice chap with far less character assassination tendencies than Mr. C., who held fairly decent political views. This, of course, is not enough to elicit the most bitter blasts of Mr, C. Have you noticed his latest contributions? I have noticed them and had wondered at the cause, since he has assured us time and again that this country will have worthy leadership come the next election, Recently I discovered the cause of his bitterness. Did you read his blast against Eisenhower. How can the grand old party support an out and out Democrat, Now, Mr. C. may never be President. Even his party has betrayed him. Go easy, Mr. Goodyear, a man without a party is sorta like a man without a country. 2 «J. Ames, City

‘No Vote’

MR. EDITOR: 1 was standing in front of a nice multicolored postér the other day reading all about the right that has been given us to vote 'n the forthcoming election. This being my first chance to vote, and a lot of others just like myself, I thought that I would take advantage of this swell opportunity. Anyway, I sent in my card for an absentee ballot. In a short two weeks my form arrived. 1 got on it and with the assistance of many forms, publications and information that has been given us on the radio since the beginning of the year, I got it all filled out. After filling it out and getting ready to have my commanding officer sign it, the Army Times came floating into our office. Right on the front page, in large type, was scrawled “32 States Deny Vote to Absent Soldiers.” And, of course, Indiana had to be one of them. These states deny the voting privilege to about 2 million people. Don’t get me wrong though, I can vote, but they won't count it on the election. So, why should I waste my time and the time of all the people that have to handle them? * S. » I WONDER how much of the taxpayers’ money and some of mine was spent to publish all the forms, posters and broadcasts on the radio, to achieve this big joke? This is one

By Galbraith

down.

the politicos in Washington the last few days, I've been home building my fences. These other fence-builders did their work kissing babies and passing out cut-rate cigars, I did mine with locust posts, oak planks, spikes and a hammer. Some of’ the statesnien, as can be seen from the results of any primary election, did a sloppy job, their fences already My own fence, I am pleased to report, is a

are collapsing.

time that T believe the GI is really getting it rubbed in, It is my opinion that any man serving in a branch of the Armed Forces during the time of war, or police action, should have a voice in choosing his Commander-in-Chief. I also believe that Indiana should stop lag-

ging behind in things of this nature, and show

some support for the guys who are giving them all their support. \

~~James L. Duncan, Sgt, U. 8, Army, Japan.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sgt. Duncan has the wrong picture. Indiana provides ballots for “absent” soldiers and these are counted in the election. If he can prove otherwise the State Capitol dome will blow off. There is no provision in Indiana to give ballots to hospitalized voters, including hospitalized “absent” soldiers. Perhaps this is a point of confusion in Sgt. Duncan’s mind,

‘Bunch of Wind Bags’

MR. EDITOR: I see by the papers that the Senate wished to investigate why Newbold Morris was fired. Now, it thinks he planned a real investigation in Washington, so the executive branch wished to get rid of him. : A few days ago, Newbold Morris was poison to the Senate, It “died” laughing when he was fired. The Senators figured it was a slap at the President.

It should be very clear to everyone by now, that the politicians don’t want to clear out the corruption. What they do want is to keep the scandal pot boiling until election. There is a resolution pending to investigate the seizure of the steel mills to prevent a strike. The politicians in the Congress again say the President had no authority to do that. Isn’t that the province of the courts and not Congress? For' a long time, I have felt the trouble in the country is the Congress. If ever a body needed to be cleaned out, it is that one. It makes a big to-do about a budget when the President sends it down.

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OH, CONGRESS is just going to do wonders in the way of saving money. Congressmen do this by passing a bigger budget than the PresiSent requested. They are just a bunch of wind gs. “While they_spend millions of dollars on investigations that do not investigate or accomplish one reform, they cannot spare a dime for flood control. Yet, every year our major rivers g0 on a rampage, destroy millions® of dollars worth of property, make thousands suffer; and wash tons of our best top soil into the Gulf or ocean, If the people were wise, they would turn out every man or woman who is in any way an “old time politician.” Get rid of the whole bunch, Democrat or Republican. Get people in there who have done their work, wherever it may have been, and done it well. We need people who haven't fixed their eyes on the next political campaign before the old one has died

-—, M., City

that the man would sell. Then she located a backwoods sawmill to do the manufacturing job, She also had this same sawyer chop down some oak trees he had handy and turn them into planks. She stood by

while he did it, too, to that each one was exactly 16 feet long. Her idea was to sink the posts at 8-foot intervals and merely nail the planks thereto. Easy, she said. Well, sir, you remember I mentioned: rolling

coaster. The problem was to

make the straight planks blen into the . Fit vend

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FAR EAST . . . By Roger Stuart

Ambassador to Japan

(See editorial, Why the Change?) . " WASHINGTON, Apr. 17—Robert D. Murphy, the man slated to become the first post-war U. S. ambassador to Japan, says he pulled his biggest boner when he predicted in the early 1920's that Adolf Hitler would.

never amount to much. Mr. Murphy, now a special adviser to Secretary of State Dean Acheson, is expected to take his new post in Japan this summer, It will be his first a ssignment in the Far East Meanwhile, he is reluctant to discuss Japanese problems until his appointment is __ good official. He made his bad guess on "Hitler in the early 1920s when, as a budding career diplomat, he was assigned to Munich, Germany. The diplomatic colony In Munich numbered about 30 young men from several countries. Among them, Mr. Murphy recalls, was a young archbishop of Sardes whose name was Eugene Pac€lli. He was Papal Nuncio to Munich at that time. He now is Pope Plus XII.

“All of us—the whole diplomatic corps—watched with interest the activities of a wouldbe leader of Germany, called Ado) Hitler,” Mr, Murphy said.

Mr. Murphy

record

“HITLER himself was jailed about that time, when an attempted putsch failed, and I wrote a long report about it for the State Department. “It was an elegant report, ‘packed with reasoned argu-

ments proving that Hitler never would come to power in Germany.”

But the record shows that Mr. Murphy, a tall, gangling man with a friendly smile, also has turned in some major diplomatic achievements. “He played a leading role in the prolonged, secret maneuvering which led to the Allied World War II political-mili-

tary victory in North Africa, That earned him the Distine guished Service Medal, r » . HE was U, 8. charge d’affaires at Vichy in 1040, after France had been beaten into submission by the Nazis, He was a member of the Allied

Advisory Council when Italy

surrendered to the Allied forces. Three American generals have listened to his advice on foreign political matters—Gen. Dwight D. Eisen~ hower in North Africa, Gen, Mark Clark in Italy, and Gen, Lucious Clay in Germany. After World War II, Mr, Murphy was named U. 8. political adviser to the occupation authorities in Berlin, He han. dled that post so well he was brought back to Washington in 1049 to become director of the State Department's office of German and Austrian affairs, after which he was appointed ambassador to Belgium. He held that post until ree cently named a special adviser to Mr. Acheson. ” ” a

MR. MURPHY, now 57, is a native of Milwaukee. He came to Washington in 1916 for a job in the Post Office Department. After a year there, he wangled an assignment as a clerk in the American Legation at Bern, Switzerland.

This was in World War I, and Bern was an international spy nest. Young Bob Murphy decided to take an examination for admission to the diplomatic service—which he did, after returning to Washington and completing a law course while

. holding down a full-time job

in the Treasury Department. He was vice consul at Zurich, Switzerland, in 1921, and then went to Munich. Of -the life of a diplomat, he says:

guess right part of the time— but you fall on your - face occasionally, too.” :

CONGRESS . . . By James Daniel ‘Fair Trade’ Factions On Battle Lines Again

WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 — Chances for congressional approval of retail price-fixing legislation lessened today as two rival factions of the so-called “fair trade” movement broke their two-week armistice and .began

fighting each other again. The more confused Congress becomes as a result of contradictory demands from the fair

trade factions, the less chance.

is seen that any bill re-enact-ing the old Miller-Tydings Act, which the Supreme Court knocked out last year, will be

passed. Predictions of widespread business failures following the Supreme Court decision have failed to materialize.

» = » fight for passage of so-

THE called “fair trade” legislation is largely a contest tween

two men. They are John W. Dargavel, head of the lushly financed National Association of Retail Druggists, and John W. Anderson, a wealthy windshield wiper manufacturer, whose - organization jis called the American Fair Trade Council. Last fall, recognizing that a united front was desirable if Congress was to be persuaded to put teeth back into the Miller-Tydings Act, Mr. Dargavel and Mr. Anderson tried to toss out heir differences. The effort failed, however, and two separate congressional committees had to hold duplicate hearings, to report out two separate “fair trade” bills. Both are expected to come up for a House vote soon. - » »

EARLY this month, former Sen. Millard Tydings (D. Md.) was credited with convincing Mr. Dargavel and Mr. Anderson that support of a single

SPLINTERS? WOW . . . By Frederick C. Othman How to Build a Fence—Good and Strong

McLEAN, Va., Apr. 17—Like

Millard Tydings « + « a single bill needed

price-fixing bill was imperative. On Apr. 2, Mr. Dargavel and. Mr. Anderson signed an agreement setting forth their own opinion that Congress could go ahead and pass a combination of the two pricefixing bills,» Newspaper publication of this agreement irked many meémbers of Congress.

It also angered Mr. Dargavel who told his state organization heads that Mr. Anderson had broken a promise not to disclose the agreement until clearance had been obtained from the members. of Congress most ‘concerned. Some Congressmen now ars said to feel that the fair trade picture is so messed up that the safest course for them is to support no. legislation,

was only oné solution: Saw & ing them in. They almost slid

my lumber in 8-foot sections. “This struck me as arduous;

by now I was growing tired. So I took my 16-foot planks and nailed them to the posts at each end. Then in the middle of each plank I applied my jack and bent same upward until its contour was exactly the same as that of the earth beneath. Then I nailed in the curve at the middle post. This was not simple. The trouble was that the oak bent almost every nail I applied. My bride said she didn’t believe I was much of a carpenter. I showed ‘her and other skeptics by applying cup grease to the rest of my nails before pound-

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into the wood.

Between. each of my hills, of course, were hollows, The jack was no good here .because the planks had to bend down instead of up, So I sat on ‘em, one by one, and nailed In that curvature; too.

This operation resulted in a fence that curved up and down with the earth in endless and serpentine fashion, I gave it a coat of white creosote and the result, if I do say so, was beautiful. For a few days, that Is. Then my fence turned gray except where it became black. The white in the creo te obvi-

So I had to repaint the whole business. I. used top-quality house paint and again the experts said I was a sucker. They claimed the creosote would bleed through the paint and make a mess worse than before. To date this has not happened. My fence remains as pristine white as a campaign promise; as strong as a plea for a ‘cottribution. I

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