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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

Does the phrase freedom of the press mean
ANYTHING to you or is it something you accept Tor
granted like air or springtime or rains!
It did mean something to the men who founded
this republic and who, under the leadership OF
Thomas Jefferson wrote into the Constitution that
it could not be abridged by law.
They considered it essential to the maintenance
of all other rights.
That right had been gained through long
centuries of struggle against encroached and en-
buttressed power which in open discussion OF
public topics menace to any tyrannies 1t might
wish to impose upon subjects.
Jefferson saw it as the needed protection of
pouular government for if the press OF the Nation
can be controlled or coerced, then public opinion is
compelled and is not free.
Many have tried during the past century and
half to interfere with that freedom.
AT times censorships of various kinds have been
proposed and in other instances those in power have
attempted to dictate what should and what should
not be printed
But these attempts have always failed Sug-
gestons that laws should control the printed page
have always been repellant to public thought and IL
has not been necessary to invoke that constitutional
barrier to any infringement upon this right.
For the first time in the history Of this land
State Legislature has declared that the right is
positive one and that the Constitution itself Is
strong enough to protect it.
The House of Representatives has charged that
Judge has violated this constitutional right by an
exercise of illegal power and that the physical sup
preston the press is just much crime against
the Constitution as would be the passage of a law
limiting its rights.
Today the Senate Of the State will meet to act
as court and determine, first of all, whether the
Judge did actually interfere with the freedom OF the
press by arresting without warrant of law and With
out power newsboys who were distributing papers
which contained articles which he personally dis
approved
If it should be shown that this is the fact and
question of whether the people can protect this
right of free press through its Legislature will be
presented to the Senate and probably to the courts
1t makes little difference to the pepole OF the
State whether this particular judge holds his place
or not Most citizens will hope that the evidence will
exonerate him.
But all citizens are interested in whether the
people have any remedy against tyranny when 1t
shows It's face and whether the Legislature, which
comes directly from the people, can to protect
the Constitution:
Some good will be done at least if it but makes
more of us think about the Bill of Rights and what
it means. More good will be accomplished If
citizens are convinced that it is worth protecting and
defending against any invasion or encroachment,
matter how slight or from what source,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

the picture spends
most of her time
throwing crooks
and things at her
gentlemen admir-
ers. 1t was a
shameful waste of
crockery.
Ginette had the
reputation of be-
ing extremely
hard to kiss, and
it was the custom
Of the smart
young fellows to
collect at the cafe
where she worked
and draw lots as
to who should be
the one to try and
kisr hnt. on that
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

with the condition that he marry
at once. II happens that Sir Reggie,
played by Give Brook, is In love with
the one woman whom he must not
marry so he decides to marry some
one and then divorce her and take
his little vamp all to himself.
Everything works out fine.
Reggies lawyer has a lady client.
who has run out of money and needs
more badly. Florence Vidor in this
part agrees to 60 through with the
marriage for the money that she will
get from the bargain.
After the marriage things begin to
get twisted Miss Vidor as the wife
finds out that the lady love of her
new husband Is trying to trick him
and make herself and her real lover
a nice bit of money so they can run
away together. OF course this is all
wrong in the wifes opinion so che
sets out to correct matters. And
her method OF trying to win her bus
bands love for herself furnishes the
comedy we have been talking about.
Charlie Davis and His Gang are
featuring a musical sketch this week.
"Ride En- Cowboy" Included on
the bill are news reel. comedy and
Bob Gordon at the organ.
AT the Ohio all week. (By the Oh.
server)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
Movie Verdict

CIRCLE-Glorified roman
tic comedy as well as stirring
melodrama of the old school,
that's Don Juan" with John
Barrymore. He is the enter
tainment grand.
OHIO-Florence Vidor' in a
delightful comedy drama, is the
drawing feature Of Afraid to
Love" here for the week.
APOLLO-Chester Conkling
makes Bebe Daniels work hard
in "A Kiss in Taxi" and then
takes the picture from her with
his perfect comedy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

break the hearts
of as many WON
en- as possible and
then leave 'em
fiat. In more no.
BILE words, the
young Don Juan
was instructed by
his very wise
dad to love 'em
and leave 'em, as
we would say to-
day. Don Juan,
in the person of
John Barrymore,
certainly carried
out the mandate
of his father. You
see the fair ones
coming and going
- oopstant limo
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
Topic for the Week
SPIRITUAL DISAGREEMENT"
Monday
"0ur Inner Impulses IRE
Significant"
Tonic for the Week

Significant"
SCRIPTURE: Read-Psams -.
He that believeth on the Son OF
God hath the witness In himself
Il in. $40. THAT which is known
OF God IS manifest In them Rom.
11N "As. the heart panteth after
the water brooks, 30 panteth my
soul after thee o Cod FPS le:n
'Now faith is assurance Of thinGs
hoped for. q conviction OF things not
seen l0lch. 11:D.
See1-I Kings 1919; Psalms 1871;
Revelations ll2; jeremiah 200
MEDITATION: we talk 20 an
infant. The infant simply hears
sounds Slowly he realizes that there
is meaning I'm these sounds. After
months he begins 10 interpret that
meaning. More frequently he mis-
interprets 1t; but he learns. Like
wise as spiritual infants we have n
babel OF feelings, emotions, impul-
SEES, but these have meanings. We
need time to interpret these mean
ings: and IL we mislnterpret, II ia not
strange. All tho while, however.
God IS knocking, and we are ycarn-
ing to understand.
II know by the craving OF my
heart that Thou must be at ths.
door"
HYMN:
Lord Of all being. throned afar,
Thy glory flames from sun and
star.
Center and soul of ev'ry sphere,
Yet to each loving heart how
nearl
Lord Of all life, below. above,
Whose light is truth. whose
warmth is love;
Before Thy ever.blazing throne
we ask no luster of our own
Grant us Thy truth to make US
free.
And hindling hearts that burn for
Thee.
Till all Thy living affairs claim
One holy light, one heavenly
flame.
oliver Wendell Holmes. 1S4s.
PRAYER; Pray for-inncr sense
of God; freedom from anxiety; the
heavy laden; the incorporate.
Collect--Lord Of all truth, whose
mind is quick and powerful, We,
praise Thee for the universe, so vast
so orderly, so dependable. We bless
Thee for the persons Of men and the
powers of friendship inthem and Us,
but yet more for friendship with
Thyself, for fellowship with Thy Son,
and for Thy pervading presence
with us in the Holy Spirit. Precious
are the moments Of intimate inter
course with Thee. Reprove us, we
entreat Thee. for the pursuit OF
things to the forgetting OF friend
ships human and divine. Give us
the discriminating mind which de-
tects the subtlies OF sin and the.
beauty OF holiness. SO shall we kno
victory in the conflict ThereforF
we covenant with Thee to put first
things first by the grace Of Christ.
Amen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

the DIG feature OF
this tangled drama
OF a man and his
wife to be. Miss
Vidor as the wife is
just herself. as
sweet and loveabie
as she has always
been. To see her
gently and firmly
take the vamp out
OF her husbands
affections is TO look
upon some clever
d r a m a cleverly
acted.
The story Is that
of Sir Reginald
Belsize. who has
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
What Is lhe Yictoria CROSSE

A decoration conferred on officers
and men OF al ranks in the British
army and navy for personal bravery.
1t was founded Jan. 20. 1855.
Q AND A SAT
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

Elliott Nugent in THE Poor Nut, "
opens a three-day engagement to-
night at Engllsh's.
Other theaters today offer: Beverly
Bayne, at Keith's; Cliff Edwards, at
the Lyric; Balkan Serenaders, at the
Palace; 1.-THE Auctioneer," at the Up
town; THE Kid Brother" at the
Sanders; Paradise for Two" at the
South Side; Red Clay" at the Isis.
and burlesque, at the Mutual.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

Can aliens who entered the United
States Illegally, become American
citizens?
No. because they havs No legal
residence in this country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

fashioned copy book" used to say, which, wnen
taken at the flood, leads on to fortune
So far as universal disarmament is concerned, 1t
begins to look as the tide had out and left u.s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
COMEDY DIANA is
"AFRAID TO LOVE"

A comedy drama with just enough
of the Improbable to make It interest
ing is Florence vidor's latest Aim
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
And How This Man, Barrymore, Could
Love the Ladies in Don Juan Movie

story, Afraid to Love" at the Ohio
this week.
Comedy of a refined sort, but
which has enough kick to amuse, is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
How long is an alien permitted to
stay In this country ON q visit?

Six months. although for students
and certain other classes the term
may be extended. Unauthorized stay
in this country renders the subject
liable TO deportation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

Legionnaires can go to the Paris convention and
return for $175 each, according to the convention
Not unless they've changed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

Now that whist club is suing bridge author,
charging he stole their rules we're going out and buy
rubber ball and some jacks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

Another of those headlines you see:
TENNESSEEANS PROPOSE BARROW FOR
PRESIDENT.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

VI Niir llAcN Nliiit- az AilE NliNits
Vitaphone is used to provide the mu
steal score for the feature picture.
The orchestra used by Vitaphone is
the New York Philharmonic, with
Henry Hadley conducting. Here you
will see what can really be accom-
plished by Vhaphone as a means OF
providing the score for feature pic
ture. II is delightfully."- effective.
The bill also includes two short
subjects on Vitaphone, one being
"Tannhauser' overture by the New
York Philharmonic Orchestra and
the other Eugene and Willie Howard
i'm a knockout of a comedy act called
Between Acts at the Opera" Here
is bill which probably win shatter
all box office records at the Circle,
and it should. At the Circle all week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
Questions and
Answers


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answered. All letters are confidential.
Editor
@. Are all women employees Of the
Navy Department called yeOwman-
cites?
A. Leowanettes are women who
enlisted in the Navy during the
World War to replace men in Office
positions. There are no employees of
the Navy Department now bearing
listed in the Navy Only as nurses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21

For the next perfect figure contest nominate
Andy Mellon He pays off AZ per cent loans with 81
per cent notes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
BY Walter ID. Hickman

day. the Circle probably broke their
attendance record.
The cast of Don Juan lis as fol-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-21
HOW TO USE THAT $50O,OOO,OOO

Secretary Mellon announces that by June 30,
the United States Treasury will probably have sur
plus of $500,O00,O0O
That raises the question of what to do with 1t.
The immediate suggestion, of course, is tax re-
duction
more sensible suggestion probably is debt re-
duction.
There are number of reasons for this.
One reason is that there is impressive need
of general reduction of Federal taxes at this time
That doesn't mean that there isn't plenty of room
for readjustment of Federal taxes, but the remark
able industrial prosperity of the country offers proof
that industry, whole, is not being stifed by ex-
cessive Federal taxes Under such circumstances,
a farsighted policy would postpone general tax re-
duction until it is needed a stimulus to industry
reason for applying the surplus to debt retire
ment is that it is clearly needed for that purpose
The debt Of the United States at present is ap-
proxmatey $19,150OOO0OO AT it's peak in 1919, just
after the war, it was approximately $25,5Oo,OO0,0oo.
That means that about $6,35000 900 has been paid
off during period of about eight years.
This has generally been hailed as an astounding
accomplishment. Perhaps the reason is the magni-
tude of the figures involved The actual rate has
been about the as that at which the Civil War
debt was paid off and has been considerably lower
than that planned by Congress when the debt re-
tirement program adopted in 1920.
The congressional plan of 1920 called for COM
pete retirement of the debt in twentyfour years
At the rate which has been maintained since 1919 it
will take about thirty years.
The principal reason for this, of course, is the
failure of some of the European countries to agree
to pay their debts at all, and the arrangement of
sixtytwoyear debt paying period with others
This leaves two possible programs. One is to
defer paying off the European share Of debt in the
hope that Europe will pay up sooner or later. The
other is go ahead and apply treasury surpluses to
debt retirement, and take chances on what Europe
will do.
The wisdom of the latter course seems clear.
Uniform retirement of the World War debt over
a twenty -iveyear period, with the Government pay
ing an interest rate of AZ per cent costs American
taxpayers about $16OoO,OO0oOo in interest. Retire
ment of the debt over a thirty-year period at the
rate of interest raises the internal cost to al
most $40 100000 000-about fourfths Of the original
debt.
Every year that retirement of the debt is post
poned adds its enormous toll in interest charges
which must be paid by taxes. 49, -
Under such circumstances sound public policy,
congressional expectations outlined in 1920 and
the desire for permanent tax relief dictate ths ap
pcation of any treasury SURPRISES in the future
to debt retirement
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15
M b O O K S M
THE HISTORY OF ORGANIZED SLAUGHTER.

EVOLUTION OF WAR, by Emanuel Kanter Published
& Co. Price $1.00
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15

EVOLUTION OF WAR by Emanuel Kane Published by Chas Kerr
book BY the author Of The brilliant little
episode the mankind
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of correlated the evolution tools
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testimony many authorities show that
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very likely honest many simply
Psychology EthnOogy, chronological
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-vERN SMITH.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15
MY FIRST JOB IN A BIG FACTORY

| asked her.
II would, if we were organized so
that we really benefited by the
union," she replied.
From that time on we became close
friends. We discussed shop problems
and current events. One lunch hour
1 took out my young Worker" and
began reading it while Rosie was oc-
cupied reading 'True Story" maya
CINE. Gee, but that paper you are
reading looks highbrow. 1t must be
some Bolsheviki paper, because it is
full of stuff about strikes" was
Rosie's comment.
Later on when l learned that I
could trust her, talked to her about
the Young Workers League. l asked
her if she would like to read the
Young Worker
81 am glad to see that you trust
me-" she said. II will read it thru
and l will try to understand it." And
now Rosie is close sympathizer of
the League.
In the shop one meets different
types of workers and learns how to
approach them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15
BY D. MARETZKY (Moscow)
Continued From Last Issue)

Experience during the war of 1914
to 1918 showed that this was not only
a fight between the armies on the
battlefieds, in the trenches, ON the
sea and under the sea and in the
air, but also grandiose competitive
war of the belligerent industries. The
economy of the belligerent states was
transformed into war economy suit
ably organized by the imperialistic
dictatorship. The economic manage
ment of the war 1.-THE organizing Of
provisioning, Of transport, the mill
tarization of the whole of economy
was matter Of supreme Importance
The conducting Of the war was Sc
cured by the iron contact of the front
and the base, whereby the previous
conception of the relationship be-
btween the "front" and "the interior
was greatly modified by the expert
ence of the world war.
Industrial Type of War.
1t is clear that the big imperialist
war of the future must be war of
still more pronouncedly industrial
type. The future war is war of
machines in the double sense of the
word. 1t is possible that in the fu-
ture, warfare will be still more
mechanical than it was in the last
war. The motor will play a promin-
ent role in this war. 1t will also be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15
Against the War Danger


from. 1914-1918 compelled the army
staffs of the belligerent countries to
draw soldiers back home again from
the front, many hundred thousand
qualified workers being thus return
ed to the factories and works.
The toughness of the workers, the
possibility of increasing the produc-
tivity of labor even under poorer liv-
ing conditions among the workers,
even under the regime Of "war-fam-
ine"- these are necessary prem
Uses of war.
Must Discipline Labor.
While they are feverishly arming
energetically developing war technics
and Transforming war industry into
the leading branch of the whole of
industry, the imperialists are at the
same time eagerly piling up the "vari-
able" capital of the future imperialis-
tic war. The imperialists are fully
conscious that war without the par
ticipation of the millions, without will
to war on the part Of the immense
masses of the worker and peasant
population, without the "strictest dis
cipline Of the masses" at the front
and "at home" is impossible.
This is the reason for the strene.
Gus endeavor towards an appropriate
mental mobilization, which is at pre-.
sent being carried on by the imperial
lists; hence the general naturalization
of the population, including womer
and the youth introduced by the i'm
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15

war of machines in the sense that
even the possibility of carrying on the
war will be determined by the in
creasing production of mechanical
means of destruction, as also by the
increasing output of means of pro-
duction building of machines and
benches, etc., destined for the manu-
facture of means of destruction. The
industrial centres are the chief FORCES
of the imperialist war; they are the
industrial slaughter benches. The
magnitude and the capacity of the
industrial centres are the best guar
antee for military success.
In this connection we can appreci-
ate the strategic tendencies created
by the theorists of the war of the
future: to occupy the indnlti bal CEN
tres of the enemy, if tlht are not
too far distant from the tr,n !, but if
they are we'll inside the country, to
cripple them by gas attacks from the
air and to destroy the centres of the
war industry, the big metallurgical
works, machine factories, etc.
Workers and Soldiers.
The decisive productive" power of
the future war Of high industrial
tension" is the working class. The
workers in factory and workshops
are of just as much Importance from
the standpoint of high strategy as
fighters in the battles of the future
as the soldiers, or, in any case, of no
less Importance. The experiences
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15

perialists. Hence the draconic war
laws Of the newest" French type
paul Boncour's law; hence stimuli
taneously with the maintaining of a
standing army the systematic prepa-
ration and training of many-million-
strong reserves Of men for the future
war. Hence the nicely camouflaged
organizing of preliminary ideal dis
armament of the masses, the mill
tary drill, the hammering in of the
idea of defense of home and coun-
try" etc. The specific treatment of
sport in the various imperialist
states, the creation Of sports organ
izations of a semi-military character
under fascist leadership, etc.
The working class will be the de-
cisive horsepower Of the future war.
Without the Twill" of the working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-15
By LEA GITTLEMAN.
(Worlser Correspondent.

An advertisement in Philadelphia
newspaper read as follows:
Wanted Experienced finisher
on silk dresses steady work
and good pay
The first thing that attracted my
attention in the shop was card
board sign posted on the walls. 1t
read: THIS IS AN OPEN SHOP
OPERATING ON THE AMERICAN
PLAN.
The foreman arrived, asked me a
number of questions and was given
a job.
Before long l became acquainted
with Rosie. She told me that she
had been working there for a long
time and I asked her what open
Shop" means.
She replied, "this shop was once a
union shop, but during the last gen
eral strike in the ladies garment in
dustry the boss broke his agreement
with the union and since then he put
up that sign"
Would you join the union again?