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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
PHILIPPINE PATIENCE

IRON conferences with political leaders in
Il Washington, the Philippine representatives
have learned there is no chance at the mo-
ment of correcting evils of the joker-laden
independence law passed by the last congress
Other foreign questions already in process
of negotiations and domestic problems make
impossible now the considered elaboration
necessary to untangle the snarl in Philippine
relations caused by the inept law. But in a
few months probably tthe Roosevelt admin
istration, in conference with Filipino spokes-
men, can turn to this problem.
The situation is not hopeless. American
public opinion, insofar as it is aware of the
iniustces of the new law, favors a new DEAL
in which the Philippines would be spared the
economic slavery to which the proposed con-
ditional independence would condemn them.
The law as it stands is the product of a
selfish lobby willing to sacrifice the welfare
of both the United States and the islands.
This growing public opinion in the end prob
ably will bring about a modification of the
law to the interest of both peoples.
Fortunately, President Quezon of the Phil
ippine senate, the chief representative of his
people is a statesman patient and wise. He
has faith in the American peoples sense Of
fair play. His confidence is appreciated.
In returning to Manila, We trust that he can
convey to the Filipinos the hope in this coun-
try that the unjust law will be made right.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
The Right to Choose

A NY American has a right to OBJ
L A ject to things which have been
done or now are being done inside
the Soviet republics, but 1 don't see
why anybody should wish to with
hold sympathy from an honest and
sincere effort to abolish poverty,
want, and misery from a large sec
ton of the earth.
l have read a vast amount Of lit
erature about Russia 1 have talked
with scores of people who studied
it at first hand. Some liked certain
phases of the present regime and
did not approve Of others.
A few rejected almost everything
and others swallowed it whole. But
there was universal acceptance of
the fact that here was a sincere
and honest effort to make a new
world.
In fact, think we should do even
more than extend recognition to
Russia. I feel that we ought to give
her pat on the back.
1t would not be at all amiss for
President Roosevelt to send a little
personal message with his bouquet
to Stain. He might very well write.
From one experimenter to an
other"
Copyright. 1888. by The Times)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

TIME great poet, Milton, writer OF
l. Paradise Lost" was blind dur
ing much of his lifetime. This
blindness is, no doubts associated
largely with the nature of his writ
ings and with his philosophy Of
life.
There have been many consid-
erations of the character of his
blindness with this moved DR..
William H. Wilmer of the great
ophthalmologic institute which
bears his name, to make an analysis
of published writings concerning
reasons for the loss of Millions
sight.
The father of John Milton died
at "a years of age, and read with
out glasses all his life. His mother
died at IS, and it was reported that
she had weak eyes and used spec
tacles after she was 80 years old.
In his early youth the boy suffered
from digestive disturbances and
later in life from govt.
His eyes were naturally weak
and he suffered from headaches.
From his twelfth year on he abused
his sight, reading until mid
night with the type of artificial
light that was available in the be-
ginning of the seventeenth century.
This overuse Of his eyes continued
as long as Milton could see manu-
script.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
CHICAGO'S TROUBLE MAKERS

I TIP to now the folks who count in Chicago
~ have been patient with their citys trouble
makers.
True, Mr.. insult has found it convenient
to take up his residence in sunny Greece and
Mr.. Capone has had to sojourn for spell
IN Atlanta. But, generally, Chicago winks an
eye at the peccadilloes of its public enemies
of the upper and neither world, and even let's
the latter shoot it out down in the Loop. But
there's a limit to patience
Banker Charles G. Dawes found the limit
was reached when 5000 teachers stormed the
big Loop banks, demanding that the bankers
cash their warrants for long overdue salaries.
They claimed total of $29, 900 900 is due them.
that 100 of their number have gone to SAM
have gone insane from worry that one school
Janitor died of starvation.
General Dawes was inclined to be patient
when they brought him out of hiding. But,
While he was talking it over with the crowd.
one teacher reminded him that his bank had
borrowed $50 900 900 from the r. F.. C. of which
ne had been former chairman.
another declared that he had gone along
with insult in cheating U.s." Then General
Hell'nMaria boiled over
TO hell with trouble makers!" he shouted.
1t is suggested that Banker Dawes and
other leading Chicagoans might evolve tax
system that would permit their rich city to
pay its teachers, f1remen, and policemen.
A good time to get this done would be be-
fore the world goes to Chicago this summer to
see its Century of Progress" exposition.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
|M.E.TracySayS:

THE last few days furnish a vivid illustra-
L ton of what can be done by hobbling the
golden calf.
England is shocked and the French plan
spoiled
dirty trick" according to John Bull
which sounds funny, since he only is getting g
dose of his own medicine.
Premier Macdonald and M. Herriot found
more to talk about than war debts when they
arrived.
What hurt most was the fact that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had not only caught on to, but
seemed quite willing to play with, Europe at it,
own game.
Gentlemen from overseas were taken COM
pletely by surprise. They had no idea Uncle
Sam would do such thing. From some of the
comments, one would imagine that they felt
quite hurt over it.
The dear old gold standard! How could We
be so disloyal to it? What has become of that
pride which inspired us to make other people
pay premium on the dollar all this while?
Well you can't blame Europeans for being
taken aback. It's novel for the United States
to do more than call conference or offer q
loan.
LIVERY precedent suggested that we woulc
IL continue to be the worlds good angel, nc
matter what it cost us, that we would go right
on boosting the dollar, regardless of loss in
trade
The chatter about bank reform, controlled
production and price fixing appears to have
quoted whatever fears Europe might have en-
tertained over imitation.
Whatever doubt they may have had regard
ing other matters, European statesmen seem to
have accepted the proposition for a conference
with every assurance that nothing would be
done to disturb such economic advantages as
their respective countries had gained over us by
depreciating the value of currency.
Thew had their strategy all manned ont and
their speeches all prepared.
They were all set to plead poverty because
of the low pound, low franc and low Ira, and
We were going to sympathize with their hard
fate as usual.
They were going to argue that the dollar
proved how well of we we're in contrast to their
straitened circumstances, and we were going to
write another slice off the war debts.
THEY might agree to a general tariff cut. il
n we insisted since their cheaper money still
would guarantee them whip hand in foreign
trade, and We were going to be very grateful.
Too bad the President had to be so crude
and that, too at such a late hour as left no time
for reshaping the campaign.
Gentlemen from overseas should not feel IN
necessarily blue for the worst is yet to come.
The Roosevelt administration has not been
in power long enough to do more than practice
a little. just wait until it gets down to bust
ness and really begins to make use of the power
at its command.
That's the thing this country never has done
the thing it rather would not do, but if the
stration, this country can put one on and con-
fer afterward.
The American people have had about all the
horseplay they want in the name of co-opera-
ton. They now are in a mood to insist on
straight dealing or cut loose.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
So They Say

Mind is a product of electricity
generated by matter-Dr. George
w. Grille of Cleveland.
No civilized country Of modern
times has suffered so cruelty from
Unscientific and inefficient currency
as has the United StateS.-ThomaS
w. Lamont, banker.
The chair understands that when
senator gets the floor he can talk
upon anything on the face of the
earth.-Vice- President Garner.
Practically all major problems of
American forestry center, or have
grown out of private ownership
Rexford G. Tugwell, assistant sec
rotary of agriculture.
There is no lesson that Shake
speare teaches more profoundly
than that we must cease our bicker-
ing and dis5rust.-Frank Butler
British vice consul.
No first-class power would be
willing now to agree to reduction
in it's military establishment-Ma-
jor- General B. D. Foulois, United
States army.
Hollywood pays $4,000 a year to
some men just to hear them agree
with the boss.-Cecil B. De Mile,
movie director.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

WITH all thy getting, get IN
w derStanding.' I thought of
this line in Proverbs as I listened
to Grace Morrison Poole, president
Of the General Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, tell of her visit to the
Geneva conference, and Of her SEN
Sation as the various representa-
tives spoke of the needs of their
several countries. She said:
AS I sat there while Sir John
Simon talked, it was not Sir John I
saw. Instead, there rose before me
the picture Of a tiny English vii
lage I once had visited, and I stood
again before slab set within the
walls of an ancient church; a slab
upon which was engaved a long list
Of names.
And I heard the voice that
spoke to me then, saying: Not
one boy from our village returned
from the war; all were lost.
And when Tardieu rose, I saw a
French peasant woman, stopped and
so old that she seemed ageless, who
talked to me Of the four brothers
who had not come back from the
war Of 1870, and of the eight grand
sons who had died for France il
1914. a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
BY DIR. MORRIS FISHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hygeia, the
Health Magazine.

The poet was born in 1903. About
1641, when he was 33 years of age
he began to have trouble with his
left eye. The sight grew steadily
worse and ten years later that eye
was entirely blind.
A few years after the onset of the
disease in the left eye, the right
eye became affected, and by 1854
that eye admitted only a tiny speck
of light.
In available letters it appears
that there was use of the eyes, but
gradual failure of vision. He had
all the usual symptoms of dancing
objects before the eyes, occasional
flashes of light, and similar disturb
ances.
There have been many sugges-
tons as to the reasons for Millions
loss of sight. 1t is not likely that
it was due to detachment of the
retina, because that comes on sud-
denly, and is, as DR.. Wilmer says
accompanied by a feeling that a
black curtain has suddenly dropped
before the eye.
Occasionally there are fireworks
such as flashes of vivid light and
floating colored disks before the
eye, and Milton makes no record OF
such symptoms day and night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
AMERICAS NEWEST WAR VESSEL

NOTHING that government can do ever
is much more impressive than the
launching of great warship.
The accounts written by people who saw the
new u S. cruiser New Orleans put into the
water at the Brooklyn navy yard recently all
agree on that point. Pacifst and miltarist
alike confessed to thrill of excitement at the
mere sight of the great ship.
Beauty and strength, grace and grim men
ace. combined in one black hull-such an oc-
casion expresses the might and majesty of a
nation as few things can
Considered purely as a spectacle the
launching Of warShip is one of the most
striking affairs any government can put on.
And such spectacle, too, is apt to lead
thoughtful man to muse on the uses of a
navy, and the odd fate that attends most war
ships For the years of peace are longer nova
days than the years of war, and when a new
warship takes the water the chances are many
to one that she will live out her career and
eventually go to the scrapheap without once
meeting ship of her own class in actual
battle.
Indeed, one writer who saw the New Or
leans launched pointed out that in all our his
tory no American line-of- battle ship has ever
matched blows with foreign battleship. In
the war Of 1912 it was the cruisers and gun
boats that saw action; in the Civil war the
fighting was largely with gunboats and shore
forts; in the Spanish war tie few American
battleships that let off their guns let them
of against cruisers; in the World war the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
A DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT

TINE common touch which has helped give
Il President Roosevelt an amazing hold upon
people was shown in a striking fashion last
Sunday when he personally drove to a dock
in washington to greet and shake the hands
Of score Of New England fishing Shippers
who had sailed down to appeal for aid for the
fishing industry.
The President, on cruise, had some time
earlier taken salute from the schooner.
But 1t was not in the book of etiouet as it
has been read at the White House these many
years for a President to make the informal
hearty gesture of meeting crowd of fisher
n1en-to their own surprise-as they came
ashore with petition for help.
President Roosevelt is a sailor himself
and that accounts in part for his friendly ac-
ton But the spirit behind that gesture has
shown up throughout his administration.
He has humanized the whole procedure of
executive life and of the government functions,
Mrs Roosevelt helping him with the same sort
of informally and sociability.
This sociable and informal manner, tending
to kindle national community feeling is
helping to draw the country together in it's
troubles.
President Roosevelt may be turning die
tator, but the fine spirit of democracy is find
ing its best expression in him,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
Dancer Speaks
BY CHRISTIE RUDOLPH

Should you forget me in some other
world,
In some lost city Of wind and fire.
Remember ny laughter-and gay
dress beswirled,
Of these your heart never could
tire.
A tom-tom dirge, Lutte, and violin,
You'll seek me from this other
world,
My spirits left stain within.
On rolling hills, bright notes I'M
furled.
Of bliss and song we've had our
share,
Each time recaptured vibrant
glow,
a little while it made lis fair,
Nights are burning moons, most
rare,
For life I dance-I love it so.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
Questions and
Answers . .

Q-Is there a federal law to
protect the American flag?
A-There is a federal statute
which protects the flag from desc
Grafton. It provides that a trade
mark can not be registered which
consists of or comprises, among
other things, The flag, coat of
arms, or other insignia of the
United States or any stimulation
thereof" Congress also has en-
acted legislation providing certain
penalties for dissertation, mutila-
ton, or improper use of the flag
in the District of Columbia.
Q-Are Samuel and Martin In
sui Jewish?
A-No,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
:: The Message Center {:

If peasantry is God send for
mental work of slaves, as all other
commodities by reason of the ma
chine age, we have an overproduc-
ton. The mess that civilization is
in now can not be solved by concrete
blocks. 1t takes brains and CO.
operative planning, old Flint Sparks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

(Tjmes readers are inuited to cypress
their UtetcS in these columns. Make your
letters shorts so all can have chance.
Limit them to ESQ qoords or Iess.)
BY Another Taxpayer. TaswelI, Ind.
1 was amused when reading the
letter by Taxpayer" in April "a
issue of The Times.
Taxpayer does not seem to under
stand how Governor Olsen of Min
nesota can imperil his political ca
reer and social standings by some Of
the things he threatens to do.
Did it ever occur to Taxpayer that
Governor Olsen might be more in
terested in trying to keep people
from starvation and doing some
good than he is in his social stand
ing?
Another thing: People will go
hungry just so long, and when
enough people are on a starvation
ration, what then? They take
things in their own hands. There
have been revolutions in other coun-
tries and they could happen in the
United States.
Lots of worthy people are suffer-
ing through no fault of their own.
In regard to peasants. and aristo-
Gratis, it is not what one has that
makes him an aristocrat, or the lack
of essentials of life that puts peo-
pie in the peasant class, by any
means.
Because some of us are not in
want, we should not be any the less
sympathetic for those who are in
need.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

THEN the German representa-
4 tive spoke. He carried me
back to a certain quiet home in
Berlin where I once had stayed,
and 1 remembered the proud old
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

ITO he'll with trouble makers!" shouted
Charlie Dawes when school teachers demand
ed their back pay. Sure, Charlie, but who
are the trouble Makers the teachers or the
politicians who bankrupt the city?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

See where mathematics is losing out to
social subjects in the schools. Well, for the
last few years we needed only subtraction
and division. Now it looks like We'll need only
multiplication.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

French arrest many workers and tourists
near the border Notifications. says a news
story. Well, Europe may take hope. The spy
industry seems to be picking up, at least.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

Bank cashiers used to go away from time
to time to get rest. Now some of them
go away to avoid getting arrested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
uJDICIAL CONFUSION

0NE of the things America needs is CEN
~ tralized judicial system which would de-
clare and administer the law uniformly for
the entire country. according to a recent
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

American Indian language had no swear
words, declares an investigator. But then
the Indians did very little spring house
cleaning.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

Bankers, you might suppose, prefer their
beer on draught, while lawyers prefer to get
theirs by the case.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

Speech may be silver, and silence gold, but
paper money seems to be doing all the talk
ing these days.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
Daily Thought

How are the mighty fallen, and
the weapons Of war perishedl-
Samuel 1:27.
4 FTER crosses and losses, men
"A grow humber and wiser. -
Franklin.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

The 16-to-1 silver proposal might work,
but it sounds like long shot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

sure you my attempt will be feeble.
Governor Olsen may or may not
be right, I am not discussing that.
What I am concerned with is the
gist of Taxpayers letter. Has the
concrete reinforced with tool steel
blockhead been reading the public
rress? Any person even with d
head as hard as I have described
ought to know that the economic
life of the nation, and entire world
is in p deplorable condition.
Men and women in all walks of
life are being swept from their
economic feet. Tradesmen, farmers,
teachers, bankers and business men,
great and small, are forced to beg
from the cold hand of charity. Mil
lions of willing workers are reduced
to utter paupers. The rights of
vested interests above human life
perpetuating it as inevitable can
exist only in perverted minds.
Taxpayer, where did you get your
property? You make no pretense
of working for it, which is the only
way of earning anything of value.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
Teach Logic

BY Orie ]. Simmons.
IF I we're asked what could be
Il done to insure the long life of
this nation, I promptly would re-
ply, add a course in logic to all
public schools"
1t is easy for the jeweler to
test whether a ring is gold. 1t
is easy to apply logic to test an
idea, if any one knew the pin
cipal Of logic. The statement,
Twice nine is nineteeen," is not
accepted.
Arithmetic is taught in school,
and yet the statement, 1--WE should
use both gold and silver for a
money standard" is accepted.
Logic is not taught in school. The
process of "Reductio ad Aburdum"
should be as familiar as the proc
ess of long division.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28

By C. L..
Answer to tax payer, April "a.
I am not concerned with indi-
viduals and seldom. refer to per-
sonalities. The people and their
general conditions is what counts,
but since Taxpayer describes Cover
nor Olsen of Minnesota as being
an anticipated, muddle-headed
jackmule, I will decribe Taxpayer.
In lieu of the fact that profanity
is barred from public print, as
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-28
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The Washington times., 1933-01-20
Big Moment at Hand,
Wright TO Free Lions
BY JIMMY CORCORAN

WOLF ISLAND, Mo-, Jan. 20
G.N.S0 .-Huntsman Denver M.
C"Bring 'em Back Dead~ Wright's
big moment is practically at hand.
His two African lions. which
have been disturbing the slumber
Of the natives for the last two
days, are about to be released
from their cell, provided the mod
ern Stanley doesn't change his
mind at the last miAute. Since
he owns the whole show this is
his privilege. after all.
Before disappearing in his tent
last night our hero gave out the
following orders:
II want every man Jack Oe
you to report in condition I'm
the morning. I will expect
every one to do his duty. Lion
hunting is no joke; once the
cage is opened and those fero-
ciOus beasts are tslrned loose,
our lives will be at stake. It
will be every man for himself
and don't forget that if any
shooting Is necessary, I, along
with my son, Charlie, will be
the one to do the ShOOtifAg."