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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
GREY LEAVES HIS MARK

-TSCOUNT GREY of Fallodon. dead at H.
' won. a place in history which certainly
will be secure. but which is not entirely en-
viable.
II was Grey who. as foreign secretary IN
tot4 took England into the war; and as the
Englisb ever since 1918 have been nouriSnlng
. slow suspicion that the war caused prac-
+icarv all their troubles. it is not surprising
that this veteran diplomat suffered a Klno OF
eclipse in his last years.
For Grey will stand for long time as an
enitome Of the kind of diplomacy that was SO
common before the war-the kind that thrlveo
on secret agreements, secret UNDERSTANDINGS
and the iargon of what H G. Wells has cslleo
the great power game
prior to 1914 the average EngliShman calm
= assumed that England could not be en-
broiled in any European war unless the people
If England as a whole wished to be emoroileo'
II was Viscount Grey. as much as any one
who had to dispel this illusion.
like practically every other chancellery IN
Errope. the English foreign Office saw the war
coming long before it actually arrived. II
g nossible that the ease with which all the
diplomats saw its approach was one OF the
reasons why it finally came.
But at any rate the British foreign office
having visioned war from afar. got ready for 1t
hv making certain agreements with the French
foreign office concerning united action against
Germany.
Thus. when the storm clouds finally broke.
The people Of England did not have free
hand. Their diplomats had committed them
IN advance. When Grey laid the whole situa-
ton before parliament, there was only one
answer that could be made
To all intents and purposes. 1t was impos-
sible for England TO remain neutral The in
vasion Of Belgium rallied Englshmen to the
standard. but the die already had been cast.
Now to recount all this is not to condemn
yiscount Grey. He was an able. sincere, and
patriotic man There is no doubt that he &C
tually wanted peace. He did his best accord
ing to his lights and it was hardly his fault
II his lights were wrong.
1t is the kind Of diplomacy he represented
that needs condemnation. The World war
was a product Of that diplomacy; and a world
which still is suffering from the war hardly
can be blamed for concluding that that di-
plomacy was an expensive sort Of luxury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
SCHOOL DAYS AGAIN

MILLIONS of children are back in school
IVA No slate-carrying young ones these, but
modern pupils upon whom great sums OF
money are expended.
The schools in which your child, or your
neighbours, multiplied several million times, is
studying are good-pretty good. But they
have serious defects third Of those enter
ing high school are doomed to fail in courses
not suited to their training Or their abilities
The younger ones are in many cases regi-
mented too much and kept under too rigorous
a hand of old-fashioned discipline And they
have not the full advantage of the modern
methods available to the more privileged chill
dren of the private schools.
The teachers for the most part are in spirit
up to date. And a good percentage of the
executives. Why, then, do the schools lag be-
hind what they ought to be? There is first
the familiar ogre, politics-the power of poll
tics to advance or delay a teachers progress,
and the spirit of this which afflicts the very
air of the claSSroomS
Next is the general inertia of society gen.
orally and the power of tradition which sits
heavily upon the masses-the fear of the new
and the worship of the gentleman" or white
collar, type of education which ruins more
children educationally than it helps
But a vigorous aggressive, and free school
administration could do wonders with the
school system of any city. When we say free
this implies first city administration which
would allow the school heads to be free.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
Health Varies in City and Country

THERE long has been an argu-
Il ment as to whether it is more
healthful to live in the city than in
the country.
The answer is, of course, that the
city is more healthful for some con-
ditions and the country for others
However, the conditions are widely
varied, not only in different parts
of the country, but also in different
parts of the same county.
In review of the differences be-
tween health in the city and health
in the country, DR.. Edgar Syden-
stricken points out that the preva-
lence Of bad sight and of corrected
vision is lower among men living in
the country than among those living
in the city.
Bad teeth with decay and pyor-
rhea are more prevalent in the
country than in the city. Moreover,
a man who lives in the country is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

TINE public schools may not be
l. a complete success as mediums
for distribution of knowledge, but
they are a great blessing for parents.
Probably, if vote were taken. the
verdict would be that they justified
their existence and expense for this
reason alone. After all, what more
safe or respectable place could We
find for parking the kids?
Those mothers who have sur
vived another vacation period will
understand that such a statement
is neither exaggerated nor radical.
And as for other folks-it can make
little difference what they think on
the subject, since they know moth
ing about it, anyway.
Keeping up with the children for
three months isza fair -sized job in
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
Cuba and Ford

TOR instance. I could wish that
Il the Cubans had managed to
postpone their revolution until such
time as the problem of NRA and
Henry Ford had been adjusted.
have no wish to pass any hasty
judgment upon a much haraSsed
and gallant gentleman who is by
virtue of the votes our leader. I am
willing to make my comments ten
tative and subject to recall upon
tWenty-fOur hours notice.
But if may assume the privilege
Of getting back to the original query,
1 have a few ideas of what I would
do today if it were my function to
take on the job of Franklin Delano
Roosevelt.
I would recall every cruiser and
destroyer assigned to Caribbean
waters and assemble this fleet in
whatever navigable rivers as are to
be found in the neighborhood of
Dearborn, Mich. 1 have read that
American interests are endangered
by the present Cuban situation. It
may be so, but the issues involved
are insignificant compared to the
struggle between the Lone Wolf and
the Blue Eagle.
General Johnson made an ex-
cellent start when he declared that
the American people might "crack
down" upon Henry Ford At the
moment there seems to be a dis
position upon the part Of the adj
miniStration to slow up the pace of
the bout and fiddle for an opening.
We are told that the policy of Wash
ingtOn is to be one of "Watchful
waiting
The phrase is not one which has
endeared itself to Americans of even
reasonably long memories. And con-
trary to the adage, a watched pot
always boils. Unless Henry, the last
and most bitter of the barons, can
be whipped into line. the whole re-
covery program might as we'll be
scrapped.
If this rugged individualist can
defy the will of the people, then
there is not a single code suitable
for anything except to serve as
lining for a pantry shelf.
If Ford is bigger and better than
the government of the United
States, then let us all cry havoc and
recall Herbert Hoover from st.
Helena.
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(Times readers are inrited to cypress
their Uie1cS in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare a chance.
Limit them to ESQ 40ords or lesS.)
BY Frank Walton.
I have a check dated Aug, %,
1893, which am keeping as a
souvenir-six hogs IS cents, in honor
of the wonderful Franklin D. Roose-
Welt administrations immediate
farm relief.
do not want to misrepresent
anything through your paper. I
am sorry you added the word
profit"
I got IS cents for six hogs. I
think you owe an apology to the
readers Of your paper.
By FIR.
In an answer to the article in
the Peoples Voice of Aug. 81, con-
demning the city firemen, 1 wish
to say a few words in their de-
Tense, to the one who wrote said
article and who was too cOwardly
to sign his name and too ignorant
to know what he is talking about.
First, does he know that the fire
men already have taken two reduc-
lions in salary and are about the
poorest paid labOrers in the city, &C
cording to the hours they work? 1t
certainly is blessing that the ma
jority of the taxpayers in the city
are not as ignorant as the writer
of that article.
Second, the city does not pay for
gas, laundry, or telephone, much to
the convenience of the public, who
make nine tenths of the calls that
are made on the telephone. Besides,
they furnish their own clothes
(Which must be uniform, consisting
of $3.50 trousers and 1925 shirts,
which get ruined protecting prop
erty of cranks like him. In fact,
the only expense to taxpayers is the
upkeep of the apparatus and the
engine house.
Probably the first place the writer
would think of for a donation or
to sell something would be his near
est engine house, as a great many
others are doing at present and al
ways have done. If said taxpayer
would investigate the conditions Of
flremen, he would realize that the
fireman is keeping two homes, as
his expenses at the engine house
averages from ST to $40 week for
meals, gas, laundry, telephone, poor
relief, donations, and toilet paper.
Mr. Taxpayer must not be sup
porter of the NRA program, but one
of the many who says take his
bread and butter, but leave me
mine"
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Perhaps the occupation is ssSo-
ciated largely with these differences,
but there are also possibilities OF
racial differences and similar factors
which have influence.
Cancer, it has been found, at
tacks the old in the country as we'll
as in the city Much depends, of
course, on the race of the popula-
ton.
1t is known that some races are
more inclined to tuberculosis than
others, that some groups tend to
have a great deal Of syphilis, while
other groups tend to have relatively
little.
It is likely that city conditions
have more Of an effect on men than
on women, because men are the
workers and are likely to be more
exposed to the hazards Of certain
industries.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
Questions and Answers

O-How many Canadians and
Jews are there in the United
States?
A-There are 3,337,345 Canadi-
ans and 4,228,029 Jews.
Q-On which shoulder should a
corsage be worn?
A-On the left shoulder, stems
up.
Q-Does ordinary salt contain
iodine?
A-Ordinary salt does not con-
tain iodine, and iodized salt has
two-hundredths of l per cent of
potassium or sodium iodide added.
Q-Where was the Jefferies-
Johnson fight, and who won?
Att was at Reno, New, July
4, 1910, Johnson winning by
Knockout in fifteen rounds.
O-What is the longest state in
the Union?
A-California; 1000 miles long.
(Which American city is the
largest railroad center?
A-Chicago.
GLOW was the name of the
English guinea" derived?
A-Because the first coins were
made of gold from Guinea.
Q-When was the first U. S.
census taken?
AIN 1870.
O-When was the Great Allan
tic and Pacific Tea Company in
corporated and how many stores
does it operate?
A-The present company was
incorporated in May, 1916, as a
successor to a company of the
same name incorporated in New
Jersey in 1901. AS Of Feb. %,
1882, it was operating 1870
stores.
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TUESDAY. SEPT. u. 1893


EPORTS that the United States govern
ment IS supporting a Cuban counter rev.
oluton against the new Grau San Martin re-
gime have gained such currency in Europe
and Latin America that the state department
Monday considered it necessary to issue de-
NAL
Those familiar with the policies of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Of State Cordell
Hull will not doubt their sincerity in AFFIRM
ing that the United States has no intention of
taking sides as between the Cuban factions.
Unfortunately, however, Ambassador Sumner
Welles from time 70 time has been iockeyed
into position which gave the appearance of
partisanship.
Thus it appeared that the ambassador
hand-picked the De Cespedes government fol-
lowing the overthrow Of Machado.
It must be assumed. unless facts are pro-
duced to the contrary, that Welles merely
threw the support of the United States to De
Cespedes after it appeared that the latter was
the honest compromise choice of the various
revolutionary groups.
Under those conditions, it was proper for
des government. in the hope that it could rep
resent the Cuban people and restore orderly
government.
But the fall of De Cespedes left the United
States in an embarrassing position. Granted
that We did not pick the loser we nevertheless
backed the loser The question then arose
whether we would accept any one else accept
able to the Cuban people, or would withhold
American support until another mild conserva-
tive of the De Cespedes group was put into
power
Anti-American factions claimed that we
would follow the latter policy and attempt to
dictate.
The fact that We sent battleships when De
Cespedes fell and the fact that Ambassador
WelIes would not treat with the revolutionary
junta as he had dealt with the De Cespedes
revolutionary group. even before it took Office,
magnifed the reports of American partisan
ship
Whether Ambassador Welles and Washing
ton we're partly responsible or entirely blame
less. the embarrassing appearances existed.
They still exist. and we still are Judged in
Cuba and elsewhere by those appearances.
The situation grows more critical because
the De Cespedes and Menocal factions, backed
bv the army officer class, now are reported
planning a counter revolution. The United
States now is charged with encouraging such
an enterprise.
Since the Roosevelt administration is sim
cere IN its denial of these charges. effective
craftsmanship calls for some gesture or act
which will convince the rest of the world n
that sincerity and at the same time discourage
the further bloodshed of counter revolution.
An official communication from Washing
ton to the present government, expressing 'lle
hope that it will be able to protect CUBAN hO-
critics and rights of foreigners penang Gaining
Of constituent assembly, might be sufncleht
evidence to all concerned that we will not alo
tbe counter revolutionists, even by our silence
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
BY DR.. MORRIS FIsHBEIN
Editor Journal of the American Medical
Association and of Hvgeia. the
Health Magazine.

less likely to have enlarged tonsils
or infections of the threat and nose
related to the tonsils.
1t is interesting to see the way
in which contagious disease follows
population growth. For example, 81
per cent of 1000 children in the
public schools of the east side in
New York City gave positive tu-
berculin tests as contrasted with
only Is per cent among children OF
the same ages selected in a north
ern county of New York state.
There seems to be no question
that there are actual differences be-
tween living conditions in the coun-
try and in the city which make for
similar differences in health and in
the rate of survival from disease.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
God in Heaven

BY DON PATRICK
Did you ever stop and ponder,
When day is almost done,
And the sun is slowly sinking in
the west,
And the birds have ceased their
singing,
And are homeward bound fol
rest?
When the heavens shine in glory
In the fiery western sky;
The clouds reflect Gods handi-
work,
Before the open eye?
Could you help but ponder
When the sun sinks in the west,
That there is a God in heaven,
That puts the world to rests
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
It Seems
to Me
: BY HAYWOOD BROUN

NEW YORK, Sept. 12-What
L Y would YOU do if you were Pres
ident Roosevelt this very afternoon?
Don't answer too quickly for OBJ
viously the spot is one calculated to
cause confusion and CONSERVATION
SO far the gentleman IN the
White House must receive credit for
the celebrity with which he has
moved. Even those citizens who feel
that many of the decisions have
been wrong ought to admit that the
crop of grass predicted by Herbert
Hoover has not grown up under the
feet of our executive.
But the difficulty lies in the fact
of the diversity of problems which
swim up to the President of the
United States on any given day. He
is the ringmaster of a twelve-ring
circus. Most of his predecessors
made or lost their regulations by
dealing with one thing at a time.
We are living in an age of higher
and more rapid tides. Yesterdays
eight-cOlumn streamer may be to-
days one-column caption.
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A Woman's Viewpoint

kiss good-by and We realize we shall
have six or seven hours of freedom,
while the youngsters are well cared
for and, at the same time, We hope,
getting instruction in the essentials.
Great would be our CONSERVATION
if we were faced by the permanent
cessation of school, And the chill
dren, I imagine, would be even more
distressed than their parents. Al
though they protest nd pretend,
most of them are eager and glad to
get back to the pleasant routine of
the classroom.
Probably they. too, are bored with
their parents. their play, and them
selves. At any rate We owe the
teachers something more than a
how e-do" and their salaries, and
we must admire the manner in
which they pull through the winters
with their sanity unimpaired.
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BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON

itself. Their demands are clam
orous; they recognize no time clocks,
no holidays. NRA codes are not for
them. They insist upon occupa-
ton and amusement.
They must be protected from sud-
den death in the streets and dis
suaded from stuf1ng rich foods into
delicate tummies, and from destroy
ing one another in reckless play
DY the time September comes,
ID then. the old schoolhouse looks
like some glori1ed, resplendent
structure to any mother. and the
teachers wear haloes. It is the Gus
tom to speak sentimentally about
baby's first day at school-and it
does bring a heartache-but never
theless, We mothers heave a sigh of
relief when all the little towheads
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
:: The Message Center ::
right HVOlta

Americans don't like the word
prohibition, but we must learn to
like the prohibition of what &C
tually is evil, as the black crime
of child labor is.
Another good point about MIRA
is that she may help to do away
entirely with Sunday work. Let
us learn from the Jewish people.
They, the most successful people
commercially, are the most strict
of all people in observing a week
ly rest day.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
Has Good Points

BY Charles Hooper
MIRA must be the little girl in
~ the nursery rhyme, When
she was good, she was very, very
good, but when she was bad, she
was horrid." I may speak of this
little girls horridness later. Here
1 will speak of her very, very good
behavior.
The best part of MIRA is her
prohibition of child labor. We
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

First gin-manufacturing plant to be put in
operation since prohibition is inspected by In
dustrial Alcohol Commissioner Doran, says
news item, HUH Can't fool us. We know gin
is made in bath-tubs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

The business of blowing under cotton and
wheat may be all right for starter. But the
big day will come when they. start blowing
under spinach carrots and turnips.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

The sugar industry in Cuba may be all shot
but they still seem to be able to raise cain
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

Pittsburgh is rebuilding bridge with alum
mum. Judging from the tax costs. We thought
some of those bridges were being built of plat
mum
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

TRUE to the demagogic ritual, Herr Hitler
l. breaches danger to the fatherland to create
the impression that he and his party must be
supported as a matter o. patriotism
Lenin and NTussolini have sung the same
tune.
The jngoism is largely for home consump-
ton Outsiders who fall for it only help to
put over a carefully planned campaign. Every
time France gets scared and prophesies conflict,
Hitler becomes a little stronger. Every time
Japan threatens in the Far East, opposition to
the BolShevist regime in Russia succumbS to a
new wave of patriotism.
There is no doubt that quite few Germans
would like to take another crack at France, but
not with the old coalition to back her up.
No one is quite sure of his ground just now.
1t would be easy enough for any one of half
dozen nations to find a good excuse for war if
there were any assurance that a lot of other
nations would not interfere
The last war, as we'll as the various peace
movements growing out of it, creates doubt as
to how the rest of the world would react.
A MBITIOUS statesmen no longer can de-
N pend on neutrality. Whatever else the
peace talk may have accomplished it has de-
veloped an adverse sentiment toward war. The
nation that starts war must have frst-class
cause or risk worldwide anger This is espe-
ciallv true in Europe where the thing has been
tried once.
Germany has not re-established herself suf-
fciently in the good opinion of other people to
be sure of their neutrality particularly with the
Nazis in control. 1t is hard to believe that her
leaders are blind to this obvious fact in spite of
all the foolish things they have done.
Their saber rafting must be go per cent bluff,
unless they have gone crazy. Even Mussolni
would hesitate to befriend them. as clearly has
been shown in the case of Austria
The assumption is reasonable that all this
ostentatious drilling and parading is for no
deeper purpose than to get the boys in line
politically and confirm the leaders in their Jobs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

The German Nazis have abolished vivisec-
ton throughout the land Probably Just q
device of Herr Hitler to protect that Chaplin
mustache.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

Leader of this weeks revolution in Cuba is
a shorthand reporter, thus assuring that the
new government will be headed by person
of note.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

in transferring from the water wagon to the
band wagon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

Henry Ford's peace ship, the old Oscar H.
has been sold for junk to a London firm
Seems too bad for peace ship to wind up
in scrap.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12

Well. it was hardly to be expected that we
could have a new deal without good deal
of a shuttle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-12
M. E.TracySays:

IF the world were normal, we could take an
Il European war for granted. An adequate
supply of hate was carried over from the last
war, an adequate number of old scores remain
unsettled and a whole flock of new ones have
appeared to aggravate the situation
But the world is not normal and has not been
since 1914 Most people have grown used to
talk and fantastic ideas Of even greater mo-
ment, most people have come to the conclusion
that, no matter how great their differences, any
thing is preferable to organized murder.
When Mussolini took the stage, it generally
was believed that he could not survive more than
a few years without causing trouble. A similar
suspicion has logged the tracks of Soviet
Russia.
Herr Hitler is the latest blood and thunder
bogie, chiefly because all the others have failed
to click.