Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1952 — Page 24

The Indianapolis Times

ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ President Business Manager

Friday, June 6, 1952

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Give Light and the People Will Find Ther Own Way

Indiana Republicans Convene

DELEGATES to the Indiana State Republican Convention come to town today for the last round of one of the most vigorous, and one of the most confused, pre-election fights in Hoosier history. Six candidates for nomination for governor are still in a race so close that at this point no one of them, can be considered a hopeless contender. We have saidvbefore, and we repeat, that our choice among those six is Sam Harrell—and we make it with full consideration of the high caliber of the other five, and with great respect for their abilities. We believe he can win the most unified support from the voters of Indiana, and we have confidence in the kind of job he would do if elected

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IT 1S, really, the underlying issues that make this convention confused. The ones that don’t appear out in the open.

factor, of course, but it has largely been decided so far as Indiana is concerned. There is one that runs even deeper.

That is the hidden struggle for contol ofthe Republican Party in this state. "Accusations - that the convention is “boss ruled” by the state chairman fail to impress us—and are pretty well

strength of the many rival candidates for nomination. “Bossed” conventions are seldom wide-open contests like this one. ~ But even if those accusations were true, there would be little to gain by merely swapping one “boss” for another ° who may want to move in. -Thatutazol we Republica : itooratic Party. in-Tndiana seems to: us to-Fie i. no “boss” at. all, in holding a convention Strolled by the elected delegates with. those delegates fully respon: sible to the voters who elected them. ; We hope the delegates coming to Indianapolis today will take a close hard look at the claims and the charges and the accusations—and decide for themselves where their party is going.

Off-Base, Senator

PENNSYLVANIA'S Senator Duff, here for an Eisenhower rally this week, seemed to us to be doing little for his candidate's chances and less for his party’s prospects, by some of the ill-considered remarks he tossed off while in town. \ His glib crack that there is ‘nothing illegal, immoral or unethical” about paying travel expenses for convention delegates while trying to win their votes was a bit shocking to we simple Hoosiers who can’t see much difference between that and just giving the delegates the money for their votes and saving them the long trip. We don't believe Gen. Eisenhower, a man of high principles himself, would subscribe to any such theory, or t justify it by a baseless charge that his opponent is “probably doing the same thing.” We deplore, with Sen. Duff, the “smear campaign’ against Gen. Eisenhower of which he complained at length— just as we deplore the more vicious and many times more extensive smear campaign that has been waged against Sen. Taft. But we don’t believe Sen. Taft is responsible for the one--any more than we believe Gen. _Edsenbower launched the other.

» ¥ Nd ~.-. THE POINT Is that one of these two men is almost certainly going to be the Republican candidate for President of the United States about a month from now,” Both are men of integrity and honor—and both are entitled, at the very least, to the decent and courteous consideration of their own party. Enough of the Duff type of campaigning—from either of their two camps—can leave wounds that will bleed their party white by next November. The issues before the nation in this election seem to us to bestoo vital to be lost in the senseless bickering of irresponsible little men over untruths and trivialities.

"Rest Saves Lives

THE PRIVATE AUTO is by far the most dangerous m&tie of transportation. One reason is that some drivers consider the day lost when they fail to make 600 miles. The Army has cut its vehicle accident death rate almost in half since 1948. Military leaders say that the Army's flat rule of a ten-minute “rest stop” every two hours helped a great deal to bring the rate down. The Army also suggests plenty of fresh air, frequent coffee or other non-alcoholic beverages, exercise at rest stops, and a change of drivers every two hours when possible. Highway accidents take a terrible death toll every summer in America. By following the Army’s"suggestions, -drivers this year can make it less likely their vacation will _ be a one-way trip.

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Monshois Mixup

FFORTS ARE BEING MADE in Congress to create another committee. The committee would have a name something like “Special Senate Committee in Behalf of Consumers.” : Proponents of the plan argue that there is not now, anywhere in Congress or in the whole Government, a single agency to look out for and protect the interests of consumers. There are more than 150 million persons in the United States. Every one of them, whatever his business, trade or profession, whatever his economic status, is first of all a Yet here is serious—and legitimate—testimony that 20k oh agmncy of the Government is primarily concerned

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DEAR BOSS... By Dan Kidney Jenner Leads

Isolationists

WASHINGTON, June 6—When the Republican State Convention puts its stamp of approval on Sen. William E, Jenner for a second consecutive term tomorrow they will be saying “We like his isolationist leadership.” « The junior Senator from Bedford prefers to call his stand “nationalist.” He has won support for it from senior Sen. Homer E. Capehart who before Sen. Jenner's arrival had been inclined to support the bipartisan policy of the late Sen. Arthur A. Vandenberg (R. Mich.). Both the Hoosier senators voted for Greek Turkish aid and Sen. Jenner has supported nothing since. Sen. Capehart voted for aid to Europe but not arms, and that was some years ago. Neither had voted for the Marshall Plan and its implementation, When the Mutual Security Act was extended for the fiscal year 1953 on May 28, ‘the Senate approved 64 to 10. One of those 10 votes was that of Sen. Capehart,

Missed Final Vote

SEN. JENNER, who with Sen. Capehart had voted for all the amendments cutting funds, had to hurry to.Indiana for some long standing speaking engagements and missed the final roll-call. Had he been here the score would have been 46 to 11. The Jenner organization leadership also was reflected in the House vote on MSA. There six of the nine Indiana Republicans voted against final passage. The three who did not do so were Reps. Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer, dean of all

Hoosiers in Congress, and freshman Republi. °

cans Charles B. Brownson, Indianapolis, and Shepard J. Crumpacker, South Bend. The House approved the amended measure embodying the cuts, 245 to 110.

Some complaint was leveled at the fact that

economic aid, military aid and Point Four all were wrapped up in the authorization. Rep. William G. Bray, Martinsville Republican, was particularly irate at putting Point Four where it could be cut. He favors that type of operation and voted against cutting it. 5

Change of Heart INDIANA Republican Congressmen who used to favor foreign aid before the Jenner leadership became so predominant voted against the bill. They are Reps. Ralph Harvey, New Castle, and Cecil M. Harden, Covington. Mrs, Harden is the Republican National Committee-

woman from Indiana. ‘A pool of her Sixth Dis-

trict showed that constituents there favored cutting foreign aid but also a slight majority for keeping it. business, which is the Jenner plan often propounded by him from the Senate floor and other forums. & Rep. Earl Wilson, Bedford, was the other + ‘non-fresh Republican who voted the Jenner party-line. Like ‘his fellow-townsman, Mr.

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Beamer, Wabash. Mr. Adair maintained that :

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Proud of Record

SEN. JENNER is proud of his leadership along this line. He points it up in his red, white and blue publicity as being “a brilliantly patriotic career in the Senate.” He was only one of six Senators who voted against confirmation of Secretary of State Dean Acheson. His pub-

“isolationist” just De-

. licity points out he also voted against Defense

Secretary George Marshall and called him a “front for traitors.” Summing up his stand, Sen. Jenner says 3 am for ending administration moves to throw American men and dollars into a seemingly endless series of foreign brawls and tragic costly experiments in international power politics.”

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Wants No Office

MR. EDITOR: : I am and have always been a Republican, and as a duly elected delegate to the convention, I will be for the candidate whom I think

will serve for good government as I have done

since I became a voter. I will as always support whoever is nominated by the Republican National and State Conventions because I am against socialism and for the principles of my party. As a bitter fighter against the Klan when a young man, and later in directing the National American Legion fight against communism, I have made many enemies. But as a soldier in two world wars and 25 years of service devoted to my state and coyntry in the organ ized Army Reserve, I will exercise my citizenship under all circumstances. Dr. E. V. Bull, former mayor, Father Francis Ryan and the people of my home town, Linton, will verify the record. Reference books, such as Who's Who in America, found in every library are available to anyone who cares to read my impartial biography from birth to the present time. Since I am a native Hoosier living in Indiana all my life, except when serving in the Army in America and abroad, many people know my home and public life. With reference to any implied desire to have power in any administration, I have served in two elective offices, Clerk of Greene County and as & member of the State Legislature, and In one appointive office, Adjutant General of Indiana. The record is clean and strictly honest and has shown no disposition to exercise power. For _example, IT have never criticized Mr. McCord nor ahy of; his staff at any time. The time necessary to my business here and in Florida precludes mé from taking part in any administration affairs, therefore I will accept no -appointment from any governor if offered to me. «Elmer W. Sherwood, City

‘No Time for Phantoms’ MR. EDITOR: : The Supreme Court's decision denying President Truman had the Constitutional power to seize the steel plants will no doubt quiet the advocates of a constitutional amendment to . limit the emergency power of the Chief Executive. But this will be only a temporary lull There will be other battles for executive power and there will be advocates again attempting to limit the power of the President, The decision makes it. agpeay that former Presidents assumed powers they did not have, ahd simply got away with it. On first look this seems a ridiculous form of government, but

. further thought it may not be such « bad. system

after all. An executive in any field, including the presidency of the United States, must have power to act. If he is a good executive he uses his power wisely and to the advantage of all concerned. Limiting the powers of the President by constitutional amendment may solve a present problem, but it may make it impossible for a future President. a good President, to do his job, It might destroy the very purpose of our depart. mentized government. Wouldn't it be better to use our vote to elect a President we can depend on to use his power wisely, than to discard a system which has worked so well and start setting constitutional limits on the powers of the President? ° At a time like this voters should profit from

the lesson of the time and ask themselves “What .

‘would Taft do in such a situation? What would Eisenhower do” What would Kefauver do?"

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CLASH AT HEARING . ‘un By Frederick C. Othman

Manhattan Night Life Bawdy, Television Probe Witness Says

coin’ possibly: mean me) have been Too Hght: = ™ ro New York Clean’

héarted about Congress’ inquiry into television's ‘raucous sights and-sounds, This investigation is serious and I, for one, intend to “co-operate. Solemnity is the word.

Into the green-carpeted sanctuin of the Com-’

merce Committee strode Rep. Fred E. Busbey (R. II1.) with a plump young man he introduced

-as Paul Harvey, the Chicago radio spieler. “I

personally consider him one of the greatest living Americans today,” said Rep. Busbey.

Mr. Harvey turned out to be blond, with -

small mustache to match, a wondrous deep and appropriately solemn voice, and a tale to tell about what he called the ‘bawdy night life of Manhattan. So steeped were the top comics of the air in this, he said (as if into a microphone), that they were reflecting it across the nation.

‘Silently He Boiled’

ON THE BENCH with the other committeemen sat Rep. Arthur G. Klein (D., of—you have guessed it—Manhattan). Silently he boiled; you could tell by the crimson of his face. In the voice of doom familiar to radio listeners nearly everywhere, orator Harvey mentioned the girdle school of humor. This puzzled the statesmen. “I mean the unseemly stories about ladies’ undergarments, stories which haven't interested

.- most of us since we were 14,” Mr. Harvey in-

toned. He added that he was no prude. He said there were no stories he hadn't heard. “But that crowded little island is contamlnating an awful lot of fresh air,” he said. “You come from Chicago?” exploded Rep. Klein. Mr. Harvey said yes, he did. And the other night. in Chicago, he saw a television show from New York which embarrassed him, just looking at it. “But this committee already has scored

GERMANY

WASHINGTON, June 6 — Rep, Oren Harris

DR. RHEE .... By Oland D. Russell

Korean Chief

Fights Cabinet |

TOKYO, June 6—As if we weren't having enough trouble in Korea, now we've got to deal with that over-age problem child, Dr. Syngman Rhee, ' Seventy-seven-year-old Dr. Rhee and his younger Austrian-born wife—don't underesti. mate her capacity as an adviser or her ame. bitions—undoubtedly didn't mean to provoke a splitting new headache over Korea, particularly

bound to boil over this spring, war or no war,

Began in 1948

PRESIDENT RHEE'S quarrel with his Na. tional Assembly, a one-chamber legislative body, goes back to 1948 when the South Korean Republic was formed with our blessing and much fanfare. With his long record as a. fight. _ er for Korean independence, his flourishing cooperation with the Western democracies, his undeniablg political ability and his hold on the people, DF. Rhee was a natural president—head and shoulders above any other Korean. But a question arose as to how to get him elected promptly, so as to get early membership for the young republic in the United Nations, Since there wasn’t time to carry out a nation. wide popular vote, Dr. Rhee handily solved the problem by having the Assembly adopt a constitution providing for election of the president by he assembly, which was eontroTied by Dr, ee.

Elected Himself

THUS, DR, RHEE got himself siceiad to a four-year term, which ends this month. Meanwhile, a new National Assembly, much less obedient to President Rhee, was elected in 1950, It's been kicking over the traces ever since. President Rhee now figures he should be elected by popular vote. He's on safe“ground there, for as a well-publicized patriot, he stands high with the people and would win-easily. In order to go before the people, he’s got to

troduced such an amendment, but ‘rebellious ase semblymen said no, they'd keep. on .electing presidents. The vote, 143 to 19, was Dr. Rhee's ort political defeat. That's the crux .of the ssue

Tooth and Nail

+ SINCE THEN IT'S been a tooth-and-nail battle, with Dr. Rhee trying by every device to get rid of his assembly, which is by no means made up of lily-white patriots. Dr. Rhee has even said his own constitution “violates the will of the people’ and should be changed. He says it was all a hasty mistake back in 1948,

+ and that the only way to give the Koreans real

democracy is to let them vote for a president. Dr. Rhee's assembly opponents retort, with

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notably ,” he continued. “Word has gone arsund

. THAT'S WHAT he thought. lifelong resident of New York, said he resented every word. He said New Yorkers were clean peopie living in a clean city. He said he bet more (he didn't say more of what) went on in Chicago than New York, He said unfortunately he never had heard one of Mr, Harvey's broadcasts. “I am on 300 stations including one in New York,” said Mr. Harvey. After a thoughtful pause, he-added: “At least, T was until today.” If television jokes were so bad, said Rep. Klein, what did Mr. Harvey suggest Congress do about them? Use soap? Mr. Harvey said he had no suggestions. He'd leave the remedy up to the lawgivers. . “You said in the privacy of your home you blushed at some program,” said Rep. Klein. “Would. you like to know about that?” asked Mr. Harvey, with what struck me as eagerness, “Let's not advertise it,” retorted Rep. Klein. “But what do you want? A man with a big stick?” Rep. J. Edgar Chenoweth, the Republican from Trinidad, Colo, where there is no television, hoped to learn more. “You consider one program especially obnoxious,” he said. “Mr. Klein may not be interested, but I am.” Mr. Harvey said he was well known for letting the chips fall, wherever. Still and all, he changed his mind. “I am disinclined to cite any particular program,” he said. Came then some other witnesses, drys, to complain about television's beer ads. Chairman Harris urged those irreverent reporters to remember how serious was the matter before the committee. I trust he is pleased by this dispatch; in particular by its grave and sober approach.

By Ludwell Denny

Soviet Tactics May Boomerang

WASHINGTON, June 6 — The Allies think Stalin's violent methods in Berlin and

Instead, Stalin was sive on one of the issues and

eva- used this method against the

Allies, the Germans resent it

Rep. Klein, a Passed.

Paris will boomerang. That is one reason they are more worried than frightened by the increasing crisis. Their main objectives are to maintain Allied unity, and to keep the West Berliners and West Germans from stampeding.“ Stalin's aim is to divide the Allies and to panic their new German partners. So far, the effect of his partial blockade of West Berlin,

and of his threatening note

and propaganda, has been to force the Washington, London, Paris and Bonn governments closer together.

= t J » IT IS DOUBTFUL that the long deadlocks over the Al-lied-German treaty and the European Army Pact—to bring a free Germany into joint Western defense - against Soviet aggression — could have been broken at the last minute without Stalin's self-defeating pressure. This has influenced not only the four governments but also parties hitherto = sabotaging these pacts, Ih Bonn, the Free Democratic "Party, a member of the Adenauer coalition cabi« nét and holding balance-of= power in parliament, is more

. favorable to ratification than

a week go. Even opposition of the Socialists and the Prot. estant “neutralists” little less extreme.

” oN PART OF THE explanation is, the Allies—to counter Stalin's foreseen retaliation—went further in meeting German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer’s demands. The pacts have been improved from the German point of view. This makes joint defense less difficult to sell to those Germans who are stupid enough to want to beleve they might safely sit out any attack on the Allies, Another factor is Stalin's

seems a

anti-German on the other. On genuine free elections for a

United Germany, he was obviously tricky. On the dismembered Eastern German provinces he re-asserted Russian and satellite ownership. So the hopeful public and press were let down. : SUCH is the unfavorable setting for Stalin's tactics in closing most of the borders between West and East Germany and between West and East Berlin, and in starting a partial blockade of West Berlin. As proved the last time he

SIDE GLANCES

because it hurts their own people.

It puts the Allies in position

of defending and feeding German victims of Russian terror

—which the Allies have prompt- .

ly emphasized by announcing they will do just that. Thus the overly-clever Stalin is caught in his own trap. ‘He cannot-—short of war at least—hurt the Allies in Berlin without infuriating the Germans he is trying to woo. Even if it were a calculated move toward war it would not be smart, because it alerts and unites the Allies.

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The Assembly has stubbornly refused to adjourn. So, Dr. Rhee has countered with harsh measures, including martial law. He charges that some assemblymen are plotting with the Communists to sabotage the republic, and have been taking bribes. Lately, he has threatened to throw the Assembly out. But, under pressure from Washington and London, he has agreed to call off his plan “for a few days”—until U. 8S. Ambassador John J. Muccio can fly back from Washington, bringing strong words from President Truman, to try to heal the dangerous rift.

Shows Defiance

PRESIDENT RHEE already has shown his defiance of United Nations officials who tried to get him to lift martial law. It’s not certain he will heed Washington, even if we threaten to cut off economic aid to South Korea. This he knows will be difficult, since we are fighting a war in his country. The greatest peril in the situation is what effect it might have on the war if Dr. Rhee should pull South Korean troops out of the battleline to help him in hjs domestic strife. Dr. Rhee has assured Gen. Mark Clark, U. §, Far East Commander, and Gen. James Van Fleet, head of the Eighth Army in Korea, he will not do this. But, he's unpredictable. South Korean troops now occupy more than half of the Karean front. The Communists, of course, are biding their time, ready to make the most out of this messy situation. Sooner- or later, we will have to answer the question of how far we are going in backing difficult, untractable President Rhee as a symbol of unity and all that's good in Korea.

LABOR . . . By Fred W. Perkins

Senate, House Row Looms

WASHINGTON, June 6—The Senate, finishIng its version of a renewal for the Defense Production Act, is cooking up a row with the House. Differences between the Senate and the House are most likely to appear on labor-man-agement questions. A main issue is in the Senate's narrow adoption of an amendment by Sen. Irving M. Ives (R. N. Y.), which would continue the Wage Stabilization Board as a 3-sided body with membership from labor and industry, as well as the public. Many in the House oppose this,

Only Wage Cases

THE IVES AMENDMENT would let ths Wage Board rule on cases involving wages only —and then only after both parties in wage cases had consented. The board could not take sides on such issues as the union shop question, which is import#nt in the steel case.

The Ives amendment also would make all -

members of the Wage Board subject to confirmation by the Senate after t.ey are nomi nated by the President. The present Wage Board is made up of presidential appointees

« Who did not have to go through senatorial " -scrutiny,

Plant Seizure

FURTHER DIFFERENCES between the Senate and House await completion of the Sen<

“ate bill—particularly the fate of two important

proposed amendments to set up a congressional pattern for seizures of industries. These congressional proceedings are closely related to the steel wage case. White House conferences being renewed today face the fact a compromise on wage- -and- -price demands may not be enough. Industry spokesmen say the main issue 1s the “Union Shop" demanded by the CIO Steelworkers, recommended by the Wage Board and opposed hy management on the ground that government has no right to prescribe whether a worker must belong to a union.

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