Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 August 1952 — Page 18

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PAGE 18 Wednesday, Aug. 13, 1952

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Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way

Stevenson's Handicap

HE Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph, a daily in the home town of Gov. Adlai Stevenson, announces editorially it cannot unreservedly support him for President. This is interesting and unusual because Gov. Stevenson once was assistant managing editor of the paper, now holds a part interest and obviously commands the personal admiration of the editors. But the Governor has one ‘great handicap,” the Pantagraph says.» Which is: “He is the candidate of a party which has been in control of our national government for 20 years—a party which, under Harry Truman, has set all-time records for spending, scandal and inefficiency and has dragged respect for government to its lowest point in history.” n a. ” » ~ . IT IS THE SAME with the Richmond (Va.) NewsLeader, which has indorsed Dwight Eisenhower for President. ° “The Republicans,” said the News-Leader, ‘can offer the one vital thing that no Democratic ticket can promise: Change. New faces. A fresh approach.” It is the first time since 1896 that a Richmond paper has refused to back a Democratic candidate.

The traditionally Democratic Baltimore Sun papers have announced their editorial support of Gen. Efsenhower om the same ground. gi

A Sound Precedent

FEDERAL Judge John Knight at Buffalo has refused an Italian government request for the extradition of an American war veteran for trial for a crime allegedly committed while he was serving with the U. 8. forces behind the ¢nemy lines in Italy. Since the offense involved a particularly cold-blooded murder, it is most unfortunate that this case could not have ~ been brought to trial. But we honor the judge for denying the requisition because his ruling was based upon sound reasoning and: a- proper regard for the rights of American soldiers serving in enemy country. In this case, two Americans, a sergeant and a lieutenant; were charged with having murdered a superior officer while the three were on a cloak-and-dagger mission in Germanheld territory. The alleged object of the crime was to obtain money in the officer's possession.

on » . » o #” THE KILLING occurred in Northern Italy in 1944 and the facts upon which the extradition proceedings were based did not come to light until long after the two defendants had been honorably discharged from the U. S. Army. On that account the Army held the case was beyond its jurisdiction. There is no question but that it would have been subject to military court martial proceedings had the action been initiated before the end of the war, and while the defendants remained in uniform. It would have been stretching the law beyond all reason, however, to have held that American soldiers operating in German-held territory in wartime were subject to Italian law. To have established such a precedent would subject soldiers of the future to all manner of charges in foreign jurisdictions.

Sorry, Edward

“HE Duke of Windsor probably has consumed as much elegant food and drink as any man alive. So it must seem to him a cruel blow indeed to be put on a crackers-and-milk diet as a result of a gastric ailment. The rumor on the European caviar circuit is that he has an ulcer—which will make his austerity indefinite. Like our English cousins, we always have had a friendly feeling toward the Duke. He has been a jolly exception to the stuffiness that usually goes along with royalty. And if he has lived pretty high at the taxpayers’ expense, he has done so with dignity and without the gross extravagance displayed by such characters as ex-King Farouk of Egypt. Besides, he married an American girl, even though he had to give up his throne to do so. Plenty of American commoners have ulcers too, and they sympathize with the Duke today as they sit down to their milk toast and poached eggs. After all, it's just as hard to give up bourbon and steaks as it is champagne and foie

gras.

An Unnecessary Risk

HOEVER approved Margaret Truman's visit to West Berlin, and the 100-mile train ride through the Soviet zone of Germany to reach that city, was guilty of bad judgment. No member of the President's family should travel where the American flag is not fully respected, and where dependable police protection cannot be provided.

It has become quite the practice for American tourists

to visit Berlin. But it isn’t sound policy and such permits should be granted only where there is real reason for them.

Miss Truman's conduct has been so exemplary that there has been little occasion for any criticism of any of her activities. But in this case she was the victim of bad advice.

Champion Talker

HERE is something thought-provoking in the election news from Arkansas, where an unknown judge named Francis Cherry ran second in the governor's race—and thus will be in the run-off primary-by carrying on a ‘“talkathon” eampaign on the radio, answering questions for as long as 16 hours at a stretch. Think what will happen if that man ever gets to the pited States Senate, where a member may talk as long

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WIRES CROSSED . . . By Ludwell Denny

U.S.-Britain-France Need To Talk Things Over

WASHINGTON-—The breakdown in Allied consultation-is as serious as the failure to meet military quotas. France and Britain have been changing the quotas without consulting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretariat set up for that purpose. Washington has refused requests for a foreign ministers meeting, partly because the State Department cannot bind the President to be eleéted next November. Meanwhile, various Allled and NATO officlals are making controversial public statements to pressure others, instead of first threshing out their differences with the machigery provided. As a result, partisan disputes Sere replacing Joint decision, and nationalistic emotions are crowding out rational compromise, Nobody but Stalin can profit from such unseemly and shortsighted Allied conduct. “-% o MILITARY ALLIANCES are hard to operate even under the necessity of war; they

WAGE WAR... By Fred W. Perkins

Hostesses Get

Better ‘Take’

WASHINGTON--If the fleet's in at Pearl Harbor that Hawailan moon should be shining with new brilliance o'er the beach at Waikiki. For the Wage Stabilization Board here has settled! a heated row in the dancehall industry of Honolulu, From now on, or until controls are relaxed, the 11 dance palaces must pay their ballroom hostesses a. standard 65 per cent of their “take,” and in certain instances must guarantee a minimum wage of $1 an hour. The case came to Washington via San Francisco as the result of a wage war, A shortag’ of hostesses—the normal employment is 260, some of Caucasian ancestry and others of Hawallan and Chinese strains—caused ‘‘pirating” of these workers.

‘Pirating’ Frowned On

THAT PRACTICE is frowned upon by the federal authorities in any industry, and particularly when the hiking of compensation may have an unstabilizing effect upon the national economy, Including that of the Islands. The Honolulu case was found by the Wage Board's analysts and other experts to fall clearly within “interplant inequities.” The board explained that until 18 months ago, the Honolulu dancehall industry was generally stabilized. Hostesses were paid a 50 per cent commission on their collections in dance tickets (the customer paid 50 cents a whirl). But last September, two new dance halls opened and offered higher commissions to experienced hostesses. The Wage-Hour office in Honolulu investigated and informed each dance hall it was illegal to raise hostess compensation without prior approval from the Wage Board. That agency explains further, “the halls, as a result,

petitioned for approval of the {ncreased com-. .

mission rates, each claiming an interplant inequity existed as other halls were paying higher rates.» The San Francisco Enforcement Commission is proceeding against the reported violations.” The board said it will be all right for the Sampaguita Ballroom to continue ‘paying airplane fares for transportation of hostesses between Honolulu and Hilo, where a branch has been established. This payment, together with provision of suitable living quarters in Hilo, is judged to be in accordance with “the existing practice.”

Covers Bouncers, Too

THE BOARD'S decision covers also standardized scales for other dance-hall staff members, in addition to the hostesses. For instance, two bouncers at Nancy's Club will be paid $1.30 an hour; the corresponding employee at the Honolulu Ballroom will get $55 a week. In justifying the somewhat higher average pay rate, the board gave due notice to the occupational hazards of a dance hostess, as told in a ‘job description” presented by the Crystal Ballroom. It said: “. . . . The requisites needed to become a ballroom hostess cannot be measured in any form, manner or degree to those of other occupations. The job itself is very delicate. The

hostess must be able to stomach the different-

personalities and attitudes of the patrons; she must possess fortitude and endurance: and above all, she must maintain the dignity of her sex. Any form of payment, whether it be monetarily or materially, will never eliminate the unforeseen danger that constantly confronts a ballroom hostess.”

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IF I COULD live my again , . In love with you . for darling sweetheart darling . + You make the old so new . . In you I see my happiness . the things In life I've missed and I alone do own the world . . . when by your lips I'm kissed . . . one word from you means comfort . . that cheers my aching heart and from your arms my darling . . . I'll never ever part . . . because of you I'll strive to make . . . a place in life worthwhile . so I can take you everywhere . , . in fineness and in style . . . how mystifying life is . . . I know it not I confess . . . for just a loving smile trom you . 4 o

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are more difficult to maintain during the twilight of cold war. Strains cannot be eliminated entirely; indeed, they have corrective value up to a point. But, unless the Allies have enough sense to put their larger mutual interest in survival above nationalistic demands, NATO will be nothing more than a deceptive shell. 9 9 THE GREATER the need for readjustment of military quotas to meet new conditions and unforeseen economic obstacles, the greater the need for close consultation and for” agreed

terms, This technique of working together is more important than matching blueprints perfectly.

Our government must share the blame for the present lag In quotas and lack of co-opera-tion. As stated here at the time, Secretary of State Dean Acheson's extreme pollyannish statements after the February Lisbon conference raised false hopes of performance. Later the

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Truman stretchout of American military production delayed promised deliveries of arms

to our Allies. Finally congressional cuts in foreign aid forced our Allies te. reconsider quotas.

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ALL OF THESE changes necessitated NATO consultation and orderly joint readjustment under American leadership, which was not forthcoming. But, after full allowance is made for Truman administration failures, a heavy responsibility rests on our Allies—especially on France. She has received generous aid for herself and Indo-China, compared with others, and has not made the best use of it. She has refused to go to two-year conscription. She has delayed construction of our airbases there. She insists that we subsidize manufacture of heavy weapons there which can be

produced more-quickly and cheaply here. She

PUERTO RICO RETROSPECT—By Frederick C. Othman

Rum Is for Mainlanders, and TV Sets (No Picture) Are Big Business

WASHINGTON—Let us consider today egg trees bearing genuine hen fruit, the market for TV sets where there is no television, the secret drinking of Scotch by those who claim they prefer rum, and aerial nurseries for babies in a hurry. : I mean I am fresh back from Puerto Rico with matters to discuss of no importance whatever. Unless, that is, you want an egg tree. In this most heavily populated island of ours in the Caribbean, where more babies are born probably per capita than anywhere else under the American flag, many homes are decorated with egg trees. The tree, itself, is a tall bush with long, spiky leaves. When it has grown to a respectable size,” the hopeful householders carefully blow out the contents of several hundred eggs and then impale one shell on each spike. This makes a startling sight. So an American businessman newly arrived In San Juan decided last winter to send his Puerto Rican friends and customers a Christmas card featuring the egg tree in full-color lithograph. Beautiful his cards were, too, but he never did mail 'em.

Unappreciated Gift

HE LEARNED at the last moment that the egg tree is a symbol of fertility and concluded wisely that any Puerto Ricqueno who hadn't already planted his own wouldn't exactly appreciate one in the mails. TV in Puerto Rico, where there is no TV, Is something that nobody can explain. The lead-

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section of San Juan carries a wide assortment of big-screen TV sets in cabinets to match any decor. The manager in this establishment doesn't know whether they'll work, because the nearest television station is 1200 miles away. Still and all, he does a nice little business in TV sets,

WHO'S OPTIMISTIC? . . . By R. H. Shackford

British See

LONDON — British officials searched in vain today for

fall short of this year's goal but Britain probably will at-

Lag in Defense Goals for 1952

was $3.5 billion; actually, Britain spent $3.1 billion.

evidence to support U. 8. Defense Secretary Robert A. Lovett's prediction that Britain will be able to fulfill her 1952 rearmament program. ¢ All evidence, including Prime Minister Winston Churchill's last survey of the situation, is on the other side. Taking into account higher prices, Mr. Churchill's own

estimates indicate that Britain will fall short by more than

$1 billion in planned defense spending during the first two years of her three-year program. Mr. Lovett's optimism also clashed with tentative British plans, supported by other European countries, to seek an over-all . reassessment of the long-range NATO military program, = ® "

ECONOMIC STRAIN and unfulfillment of this year's program has convinced them

that the long-range program —approximately 100 divisions and 900 planes by the end of 1954—1s economically impossible and may be militarily unnecessary. : a ‘But what puzzles the Britons rot Lh me DY MY,

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tain it. Mr. Churchill himself has said that Britain not only is falling short this year, but also will fall short of the original three-year goal. Mr. Churchill reported to the House of Commons 10 days ago on rearmament. He admitted that a drastic overhaul of Britain's program already had been made and said more was to come by November. He left no doubt that Britain has bitten off more than she can chew for defense, and that the program must be cut in

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DEFENSE ALREADY has been shunted to second place behind exports to try to save the country from bankruptcy.

The late Socialist government started rearmament. It set up in late 1950 a $10 bil-lion-plus arms plan to run three years. By early 1951, it was revised upward under American pressure to $13.1 billion where it theoretically still stands. Because ‘of inflation, however, that $13.1 program today would cost $15.1 billion. How have. the British done? - ly OKI

1951-52—The original target

1952-'53—The original target was $4.2 billion at 1950 prices but $4.7 billion at today's prices; estimated expenditures by Mr. Churchill at today’s prices are $3.8 billion plus nearly $500 million in American aid. Some of this reduction was anticipated at the time of the Lisbon Conference, but not to the extent that Mr. Churchill now expects. o » » MR. CHURCHILL announced as long ago as Mar. 5, after his return from Washington and after the Lisbon Confer-

ence, that the British were carrying too heavy a load and that the three-year: program would be stretched out over four years. Ten days ago Mr. Churchill first mentioned the possibility of going over into the fifth year. But the Prime Minister admitted that defense goals also are unattainable in men and machines as well as money. Men — As soon Mr, Churchill took office last November he announced that Britain was in a state of “extreme nakedness” defensively

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catering to prosperous citizens who feel. that such machines add class to their living rooms. There's always the chance that later on TV broadcasting will arrive in Puerto Rico; the locals meantime can gaze at the blank, white eyes of their sets and dream. As for Scotch whisky in Puerto Rico, that’s unexplainable, too. This is the place which produces more rum than it does babies. With 20 million gallons of it stored hopefully against future sales, the citizens all talk about what a magnificent beverage it is. They serve it to visitors in coconut milk, frapped with bananas, mixed with fresh pineapple juice, and in the form of various frozen and pink mixtures with fancy names. They discuss its flavor and its health-giving properties. And, more often than not, when folks from the mainland aren't present, they drink Scotch. Surprised 'em at this and they act shamefaced.

All the Trimmings FINALLY, I must report about my ride back home on a slicked-up Constellation of Pan American Airways. It had flowered-gray upholstery, coral-colored leather trimmings and green draperies at the windows bearing handsome maps, woven in, of the Caribbean. Seldom have I seen a handsomer flying machine. Then came the passengers. Most of the ladies carried babies. Those that didn't had 5-year-olds tugging at their skirts. That airplane hardly had left Isla Grande Airport before it became a yowling nursery: Mothers and stewardesses worrying about hot milk. Youngsters swatting other youngsters with pillows, Ladies changing diapers of their muchachos. Steady howls. Very interesting, said Mrs. O, and very pleasant. Maybe so, from the female, or egg tree, point of view. All'I ask of Pan American is a small compartment up front with the baggage, where a man can snatch some sleep.

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tion in the British Isles. He immediately raised national service quotas. Now he has announced he will call 30,000 fewer men into national service next year— not because they are not needed, but because of a shortage of non-commissioned officers. They are leaving the Army at the end of their terms to return’ to civil life. The number of men and women under arms has increased only about 160,000 since the start of the Korean War.

” = v MACHINES — The shift of priority in the engineering industry from defense to export fs bound to result in fewer arms. The shift already has been made, but Mr. Churchill refuses to disclose how much. However, it's obviously substantial, in view of Britain's critical financial situation. This is all Mr. Churchill says: “The decisions we've reached after months of intensive labor will alter the pattern of defense production in a way which will limit the demands on the engineering industry and in the coming years set free a valuable part of its capacity for expansion of our Coor. Mr. Churchill is banking on new weapons to réduce the

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demands long-term financial commitments which we cannot make under our constitutional system. She delays ratification of the German acts. P Britain's record on the whole is the best of the lot. But Prime Minister Winston Churchill has just taken the untenable position of announcing unspecified changes in British quotas without consulting the NATO Secretariat, which happens to be headed by his personal friend and choice, Lord Ismay. > > 2 MOST DANGEROUS of all is the effort of Churchill, Pinay and Truman to justify a rearmament slowdown on the false ground that the Soviet threat is less. As Gen. Matthew B, Ridgway, Allied Supreme Commander in Europe, said yesterday: “There is no conclusive evidence that the threat of armed aggression facing us has in any way decreased. The forces at our disposal are seriously inadequate in certain vital categories.”

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Can't Afford the Luxury

MR. EDITOR: The Republicans’ continual harping that the Korean affair is “another Democrat war” is

unfair, unjust and cannot be ignored. This Korean affair is similar to what should have happened back in 1931 when Secretary of War Stimson, in the Hoover Cabinet, wanted to resist the first modern Japanese aggression in Manchuria. A little firmness on our part then would have prevented further aggression by Japan and Pearl Harbor would never have been attacked. The economy minded and isolationist Hoover administration over-ruled its own BSecretary of War, who wanted this country to resist by arms, and the Japs were off on their march to Pearl Harbor. By the time Roosevelt was in office the Japs could not be stopped “short of war” as he tried so hard to accomlish. 3 2 One of the smartest things Roosevelt did was to call Stimson back to serve as Secretary of War all during the war which followed. The Republicans then called Stimson and Frank Knox, who was called to serve as Secretary of the Navy, traitors to their party and gave them the familiar treatment reserved for Democrats in the Republican press. ® % 2 IF THE REPUBLICANS had not wrecked the League of Nations in 1920 and had allowed this country to become a member, Italy, Germany and Japan would néver have dared to commit acts of aggression and World War II would not have happened. The cost to us taxpayers for participation in the League of Nations would have been a minute fraction of the cost, not to mention the lives lost, of World And now the Republicans are trying to wreck the United Nationg,. With all due respect to Gen. Eisenhower's interest in international affairs, a Republican administration would be the worst thing that could happen to the country now. We simply cannot afford the luxury of isolationism #@nd in spite of Gen. Eisenhower, if he gets elected, Sen. Taft, the isolationist, will really run the country because in a Republican administration he will be the majority leader in the Senate.

—Joseph K. Mardis, Shelbyville.

We Want Future Prosperity

MR. EDITOR: This is an answer to “A Good Democrat” in the Hoosier Forum on Aug. 5. He said: “People are well off now.” A true statement, but he does not go far enough and tell you with a war going on we are bound to have some prosperity. The Democrats talk about prosperity, but

most of us are still broke. If we missed a week's :

pay check we would be on relief. He talks about “helping the laboring man.” The Democrats have helped the labor leaders get control of this country. It is not good for any-

"one to get control, for then we lose our liberty.

We all agree we don't want to go back 20 years, but we do want to be in good shape 20 years hence. You can’t spend your way into prosperity as the Democrats are doing. The same people who “hoorayed” for the Democrats a few years ago are now the biggest “kickers” because they must pay high taxes. I'm changing to the Republican Party this year. —A Good American.

Praises Police

MR. EDITOR: I have heard slams against our police detective force. But I have to commend two worthy detectives, Sgt. Ed Shubert and Sgt. Tony Zeronick. Two years ago I purchased a restaurant and paid cash, The previous owner sold me several articles which weren't his to sell, a deep freeze unit and an ice cream freezer. I placed a warrant for his arrest on Mar. 3, 1951. These two very fine detectives followed up three or four clues as to his whereabouts, plus sending duplicate warrants to Chicago. He was finally located by them on July 31, 1052, in Detroit, Mich. I am extremely thankful that we have two such capable men who worked diligently until they captured him.

—Blanche Karas, 541 Mass. Ave., City.

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