The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-05-05
BY WALTER ID. HICKMAN

n make at this time when indiVi-
duals gather for conversation one
topic that is always discussed is the
depression and it's cure.
Right now with the front pages of
the dailies covered with the news
of legislative action concerning cur
rency reforms, the desire now of the
careful reader is for books which
have thoughtful discussions of the
problem as well as a program.
l firmly belive that Thomas Ewing
Dabney, financial editor of The
New Orleans States, has such dis
cussion and program for relief in
Revolution or Jobs"
1t has just been published by The
Dial Press, Inc, and sells for $3.50
The other morning I had this red
covered book with me when l came
to town on a bus. An elderly
woman sitting by my side saw the
flaming title of Revolution Or Jobs"
and said to me-"FOur years ago if
/ had seen you with book of such
title 1 would have classed you as
dangerous citizen. Now 1 want
to borrow the book
More and more people are asking
for books which deal with the
problems that our national govern
ment is attempting to solve and
correct.
Dabney writes that he began
writing his book in December, 1882
and finished it in February of this
year Since then we have had a
bank-collapse.
He WriteS-"PreSident Roosevelt
has made an impressive start at
revising the worst banking system
in the world. But finances are not
an end. only means, Of measuring
production and facilitating distribu-
ton. The satisfactions of life are
the end"
Here are a few of Dabney's con-
illusions as we'll as warnings.
The country's need today is more
dire than when 1 began to write.
Those who had no jobs when all
the banks closed, have no jobs now
that some of them have opened
Many more have lost their jobs
since then; many have suffered SAL
airy and wage cuts. The business
lost during the interdict is produc-
ton loSt-jobs.
THE money lost in banks that
could not reopen is purchasing
power lost jobs. The huge con-
struction program announced by the
President is conterbalanced by the
huge economy program adopted by
congress, and so purchasing power
is held at the old dead level"
Sigmund Odenheimer is a sue
Cessful New Orleans business man.
He terms the people standing in
breao lines 1.-THE parade of pain
The claim is that his plan will
give Jobs for every one, all the time,
and the result will be a general in
crease.
Here is another deduction of the
author: The crash was caused by
collapse of purchasing power The
economic structure became overhaul
anced. Too much money went into
profits and new capital investment
to add to a machine that was al
ready larger than the consuming
power, and too little went to wages"
And then this truth: Every time
q man loses a job, he becomes the
competitor of the man who has a
job. and, his competition takes the
form, III do it for less"
The cure iS-jobS And-"We can
have those jobs if we remove fear"
The Odenheimer plan calls for
congressional action Ito open these
jobs, amend the Constitution so
congress has the power to legislate
on hours Of labor; then the appoint
ment of hours of labor commission
and the working hours fixed in any
industry or locality and violations to
2 punished by fine and imprison-
fnent."
The plan estimates work-week
of twenty-four hours is needed Ito
give jobs to every one" And as
conditions get better, the plan works
in high rate of pay.
Here is big and interesting plan
You will find it worth while to read
Revolution or Jobs" Agree or not,
you have right to read it.
=
Been asked to suggest a book
which gives "a good account of the
training. growth and background of
the life of President Roosevelt"
Such a book I think is My Boy
Franklin" as told by Mrs. James
Roosevelt. mother of the President,
to Isabel Leighton and Gabrielle
Forbush. 1t is published by Ray
Long and Richard r. Smith. It
sells for $3.50
Has Vicki Baum written a new
book since she spoke here? AT least
she has one published by Double
day-Doran 1t is called Helene"
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