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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
POINT OF VIEW

THE italian newspaper II Popolo d'Italia,
which is owned by Mussolini himself,
~foresees the decline and fall of the United
States. Why? Because the birth rate is
falling.
This, says the paper, shows a paralysis of
energy" INC will result before long in ma
tional decadence.
Within several generations, it adds, the
births and deaths will be equal, and then
the crumbling of Americas skyscrapers will
begin"
Before getting too gloomy about this, it
is well to remember that Mussolini is con-
stantly telling the Italians about the beauties
of a high birth rate; and when one recalls
that Italy is already overpopulated, and that
further population pressure can only add to
the disastrous tensions of European politics,
one suspects that Americas falling birth rate
will prove less dangerous than Italy's rising
one.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
CENTURY OF PROGRESS

THE innumerable labor troubles of the day
make dismal reading. Now and then;
however, it is instructive to compare them
with the labor troubles of a century ago.
The following story, printed in the London
Times of May 2, 1884, makes interesting read
ing:
80 great is the prevalence of the spirit
promulgated lately by the unions as to wages
that all classes appear to be actuated by a
spirit of opposition to their employers. Even
the washerwomen have not escaped the sys-
tenn.
mo fewer than seventy of this useful class
of females struck at Kensington for higher
wages. 1t appears that 2 shillings 6 pence
per diem and two half pints of beer has been
the regular scale of wages, but a revolt was
agreed upon and the price to be demanded
fixed at 8 shillings per diem and the usual
beer allowance.
After a considerable time had been occu-
pied in parleying, the washerwomen gained
their point, and after taking copious liba-
tons of gin returned the following day to
their tubs as usual"
That little story presents a striking picture
of the labor movement of a century ago. The
improvement since then is too obvious to need
comment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

previously that she would have to
have the prosecutors and judges
recommendation on a statement
that they had no objection to her
sons release. She did that. Now ]
want to let the readers of The
Times judge for themselves whether
this boy should have a chance to
restore himself to society again.
Here are the facts:
There is a prominent doctor here
who wrote his desire to give this
young man work as an assistant in
one of his clinics.
The man who was robbed also
wanted the boy released.
The prosecutor and judge had no
objection.
This young man has a son who
needs his support and guidance.
He has an absolutely clean in
stitution record for three years.
A denial like this is what makes
John Dillingers and God knows we
don't want any more of them.
Wayne Coy's statement to Mr..
Dean when asked in the board room
if he had any comment to make
was, with a gesture of his hand,
mo, no, not interested"
Well, he should be interested if
he's going to be trusted with the
destiny of some 5000 of our young
men. I urge that every interested
citizen of this state get behind their
representatives and insist upon an
automatic parole system that will
save this state the expense of a
clemency board such. as we have
now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
HARRY HOPKINS

THIS country owes an uncommon debt to
Harry l.. Hopkins, now finishing his first
year as Uncle Sans relief director.
This is not because he's spent more money,
fed more people, salvaged more homes than
almost any relief worker of history. After all,
spending money-even 81, 500, 900, 900 a year
may not be SO hard. What makes this lanky
harnesS-maker's son from Iowa unique is his
CHEEKY, common sense kindness He hands out
less Junk and spins less red-tape than most
bureaucrats, and he admits that "undoubted-
ly WE did make mistakes"
eve all get balled up because we get too
formal about a problem that's really quite
simple" he told state relief directors the other
day. IF a destitute rural family needs a house,
a COW or work implements, go and get it. Just
cut out the red-tape and get down to work"
That does not mean he is careless with
public moneys. When he found politicians and
petty g~rafters muscling in on CWA jobs he
cracked down with scant ceremony and with
no buster.
The FERA chiefs task is far from finished.
Probably the most difficult part is ahead.
About 100000 o people have been taken off his
hands, but there still are 100000 families to
be fed. The drought in the r~rthwest makes
relief this summer largely a rural problem, a
more complicated one than feeding city desti-
tute. Also there is likely to be another big
work-relief plan, similar to CWA, next winter.
But there is real assurance in Hopkins as
sertion, "Nobody's going to go hungry; don't
worry about that!"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
THE ARMS INVESTIGATOR

TN Stephen R~aushenbush the senate NUM-
lions committee has found, from all &C
counts, a capable and thorough investigator.
The committees decision to appoint an adj
visory board, however, seems less praise
worthy; not because of the membership of
that board. but because the old saw that too
many cooks spoil the broth" is still true.
Senator Nye, the chairman, and Chief In
vestigator RauShenbush will have their hands
full when they start their investigation of the
steel and the chemical makers, the ship
fabricators and the airplane builders.
But, with the Presidents leadership, and
his public appeal for support, they should not
hesitate to get at the bottom of the munitions
racket if and as it exists in the United States.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
ONE L TOO MANY

BELIEVERS in democracy, who hope for the
day when the people shall elect the Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the United States,
need not be discouraged because the senate
has rejected twice the Norris resolution sub
uniting a constitutional amendment abolishing
the electoral college.
1t is an emasculated resolution, and would
give the people no more voice than they now
have. It would do nothing more than abolish
the antiquated electoral college, and cause the
names of the presidential and vice-presidentiaI
candidates. instead of the names of the
electors. to appear on the ballot.
A candidate winning a bare plurality of a
states popular vote would still get that states
total electoral vote.
A real reform in the direction OF greater,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
MAY 26, 1884.
THE A 1884 MODEL

~HICAGO'S worlds fair, reopenlng UooaS'
~ will reveal this country's progress not only
over the past century, but oyer the past year.
More than 100000 has been spent IN rem
ovations. The added crowds riding chicago
ward in new cars will demonstrate the advent
of better times.
Chiefly progress has been made IN taste
The nudities and crudities OF last year nave
been deleted. Gayety, not jazz and olatancy'
will be reflected in softer colors, better music
more temperate amusements.
There will be a new street of villages, pic
turing the native life Of the worlds countries
America has made progress in one year.
Perhaps before another Century OF Progress"
exposition is staged social progress comparable
with the material advance of the past century
will be recorded. Then America may point
with greater pride.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

By H. A. C.
The Brookings Institution re-
ports the findings of a study,
showing that America can pro-
duce twice as much as it does
now, and 20 per cent more than
it did in 1919. This could be &C
complished without any improve
ment in our production efficiency.
Finally, the report asks what
there can be in the organization
or functioning of our economic
system which prevents us from
attaining such a production.
I thought that, by this time, the
reason for the crippled produc-
ton must be obvious even to the
dullest mind, but this question by
the institute seems to indicate
that I have overestimated the ca
pacity of the human brain. 1t is,
of course, nothing in Jul CO.
nomic system which curtails pro-
duction. It is the capitalist sys-
tenn as such.
0AA1OO VAN RAOAONNA0 1 ooO O%AO
consumers it is self-evident that
production is limited by the pay
rolls. And since the object of
capitalist production is to make
money-that means to buy labor
as low as possible and to sell the
commodities back to labor a high
as possible-the total of the pay
rolls always will remain at a re-
spectful distance from the total
sales value of the goods.
It is a mathematical imposSi-
bility to make capitalism func-
ton, unless a rapidly increasing
expansion takes place. This is
not guesswork, but an established
fact. AS a consequence, Jul stand
ard of living, which depends upon
the output and sales of commodi-
ties, must from now on keep
sinking. This will happen because
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
SAFER RAILROADS

THE American Railway Associations safety
section is out with figures indicating
amazing progress over the last decade in re-
ducing deaths and accidents among railway
workers. In 1923 there were 15O,O12 rail en-
ployes. killed or manned. BY last year this
number had been steadily reduced to 1855.
BY 1889 the safety section hopes and expects
to bring this number down to about 10000.
In these days of employer liability, safety,
of course, pays. Not all employers, unfortu-
nately, can boast of such enlightenment as this
record discloses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
TRACKLESS CARS
r POPULAR

By South Meridian Patron.
In reply to Mr.. T. F. Class article
of April 26 in regard to the track
less trolley licensing, I wish to adj
wise Mr.. Glass of the conditions
surrounding the trackless trolley.
In the first place, the majority of
the people of Indianapolis who do
not own automobiles and who rely
soley on this kind of transportation
are heartily in favor of the new
equipment and the demand is so
great on the Riverside and South
Meridian lines that the street car
company is going to equip almost
all lines with these new buses. We
are sure proud of them on South
Meridian.
We taxpayers only paid 10 per
cent Of the cost of the paving of
South Meridian street and the street
car company paid Is per cent. Isn't
that fair, Mr. Glass?
The operators of these buses go
through a complete and strenuous
examination before they are quail
flied. First, they must know how
to drive an automobile and second.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
STREAM AND
FISH SLAUGHTER

BY George ChampIin.
I read in The Times Of Saturday,
May 10, concerning desired con-
servation laws outlined after dis
cussion of 139 subjects I saw a
picture of game wardens with
forty-nine bass, victims of slaughter
with pitchforks.
1t would make any man with
brains cry to think we who live
along the river need to be told
about fish. Three miles above
Waverly a buzzard can't live.
Every once in a while l read that
there are thousands of game fish in
White river.
Sometimes I don't blame the peo-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
Socialism and Capitalism I'M Contrast

there is nc possibility of expan-
sion, and no possibility of such
an enormous export trade as
would be necessary to balance
discrepancy between wages and
prices.
In the Socialist state, the pay
rolls will equal the sales value
Of the goods, and production may
thus be raised and lowered ac-
cording to the peoples needs, in
dependently of everything else.
The only limitations for produc-
ton will be the supply of raw
materials and our own desire for
commodities.
While capitalism is pitifully in
efficient, Socialism will be exceed
ingly efficient. BY improving our
industrial plants and increasing
their number, and also by produc-
ing durable goods instead of junk,
we will, under Socialism, be able
to establish a standard of living
which will make 1929 look ridicu-
lous in comparison.
Such things as Hoover's Chick
en- in every pot" sound rather
cheap to a Socialist. He could at
least make it a turkey. We want
things like air conditioning in
every house, a grand piano in
every home, golf for every garbage
collector, Beethoven for every coal
miner, Shakespeare for every prize
fighter and Florida for every silk
knitter.
It is, however, no easy task to
make people understand what So
cialism means to them. The an
Swer is often the same as that
which their ancestors gave when
Christianity was introduced-"Our
fathers belief is good enough for
us"
Nevertheless, Christianity is an
established fact.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

pie for killing the fish because the
sewage from Indianapolis is turned
into the river and kills the fish
by the ton.
I think it is time to do something
about the streams and stop talking
What's the use to pay to raise fish
and put them in the river one day
and kill them the next?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
ONLY FOR
REAL ESTATE OWNERS
Bv william Dri6iu

By William DrifiII.
Charles Ealy says the way to stop
crime is to take all guns from the
people and stop making guns. VIII
liam Collins says let every n carry
a gun who wants to.
I differ with both. If you want to
stop crime, let no one have a gun
unless he can show a deed for real
estate. That will make the gun own
err responsible. One thing which
causes crime is that the people are
sport crazy and sport breeds cor
ruption.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

Times readers are tn1fted to cypress
their Uiet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all caas hare a chance.
Limit them to $50 Uords or Iess.J
RUSSIA NEAREST TO
CHRISTIANITY
BY Hiram Lackey.
The prominent space which you
gave H. D. Kissenger's letter on the
Red Flag Menace" is indicative of
your fairness. For the growth of
modeSty and clear thinking among
college professors, ministers and edi-
tors, it is we'll for them to view with
retrospective eye this picture Of alb
surd thought.
AS an exercise in intellectual dis
cipline, let us American Christians
cast aside our prejudice of yester-
day and state the facts about Rus
STA with fairness and with fO1ce. 1t
is well for us to remember that both
Americanism as advocated by Mr.
Messenger and communism are re-
ligions. Justice demands our adj
mission that both religions need the
application of the entire gospel of
Christ.
"By their fruits, We shall know
them" Viewed in the light of His
word, Russia and the red flag is
more truly representative of the
Christian spirit than is America and
the rest of the world.
Religion without the injection of
economics is absurd hypocrisy and
impossible of successful practice.
God will not soil His immaculate
hands with the touch of the leprouS
hypocrite. God can and does shake
hands with the pagans.
The boosted patriotic nationalism
of Mr.. Kissinger is the avowed
enemy of Christianity. This Amer
icanism contains all of the evils of
individual ~selfishness caricatured in
their ugliest aspects.
AS did the college professors OF
an anemic age, SO does MI. Kissen-
ger worship at the shrine of the
liberal George Washington, the
while muttering curses against the
flag of oppressed peoples, made red
by the blood of m~ulti-colored races.
Had Mr.. Messenger lived in the days
of the American revolution he would
have been a tory.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
TEN CENTS AN HOUR
WAGES

BY Would-Be Employed.
Business builders, I answered an ad
for help wanted and was told by the
foreman that a full 10 cents an
hour was paid. Our President says
not less than 80 cents an hour shall
be paid.
When will the federal government
or the MIRA clean out the skinf1ints?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
BETTER BUSINESS
AND $500 REWARD

By a Striker.
Better Business Builders indeed.
1t is like Jack Goodman coming out
from the mill with a false mustache
and wig saying, "You don't know
who I am, do you?"
Business must indeed be picking
up when Mr.. Goodman offers a $500
reward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
Daily Thought

The fire shall ever be burning
upon the altar; it shall never go out.
-Leviticus, Glib.
DEYOND is all abyss, eternity,
ID whose end no eye can reach
Milton.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

Indianas Republicans don't seem to be
taking Arthur Robinsons presidential hopes
seriously judging by the way they're trying to
beat him. Perhaps they don't recognize true
talent.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
~R.0.eGR0-
l qOhoIIy disapprove of Uhat you sag and wiu
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoItaire.

they must know what to do in case
of breakdowns OF emergencies.
I advise MI. Glass to go to the
encouragement and get the facts
before he condemns this progressive
corporation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
So They Say

The nation still base time to
choose between a guided recovery
and an unguided revolt.-President
Glenn Frank of the University Of
Wisconsin.
George Bernard shaw is like a
fly riding on the axle of a chariot
wheel and I lclaiming. What DUST
I do raiSe!"-Frederic S. Anderson,
%, member of an American college
debating team in England.
If I live to be a thousand years
old, I'll stick in San Quentin rather
than take anything except a full
pardon or exoneration. - Tom
Mooney, convict.
1 was a perfectly normal boy; I
got just as damn dirty as the other
boys.-Vivian Burnett, the original
Little Lord Fauntleroy," whose
mother. Mrs. Frances Hogdson Bur-
nett, wrote the book.
Dropping a can of ni~troglycerin
would not necessarily furnish
enough impact to set it off. but you
never a tell. You always want to
be mighty good to it.-W. H. Swartz,
Oklahoma oil fields explosive expert.
We have evidence that the CO.
operative spirit is broadening and
taking deeper root.ASecretary of
Agriculture Wallace.
The legion program is conserv-
alive and fair to both the disabled
and the government.-Edward A.
Hayes, American Legion national
commander.
Again we shall have good cooking
in the United StateS.-CharleS Scot
to, New York chef.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
SYSTEM
BREEDS
Rv Charles Burton

BY Charles Burton.
Poverty is a disease caused by the
unjust wage system of competitive
capitalism for producing and dis
tributing the necessities of life, food,
clothing and shelter for the profit
capitalist, the few who live by own
ing the material and machines OF
production and distribution.
This blighting malady can not be
cured by charity, but it will spread
until this system is supplanted by
the just one of cooperative indus
trialism, a system by which these
necessities shall be produced and
distributed for the use of laborerS,
those who live by making and oper-
ating machines.
Every gift to charity by a rich
man is a robbery of a poor man.
You will not see this at once, if
ever, and I shall not blame you for
the failure to do so. It was not seen
by me until I was older than you,
but I now see it as clearly as I ever
saw the sun on a cloudleSs MONDAY
and this is true of rapidly growing
millions who resolutely have deter
mined to do away with the prevail
ing conception of charity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
CLEMENCY BOARD
PUT ON A

BY E.. G. B..
I have been a reader of The
Times and Indianapolis Sun for
twenty years. I want to make a
protest against the present clemency
board.
At the present meeting two south
side boys were denied paroles. Both
were sentenced for robbery. One had
served three years of a ten-year
sentence and the other more than
three years. The papers didn't give
the reason for denial, but the
mother of one prisoner said she re-
ceived a letter stating that her sons
petition was denied because of in
sufficient time.
She said Wayne Coy had told her
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
HERE'S WHERE o
GET COOK o

BY a Constant Reader
Will you please print in your
Message Center where I can get the
cook books which were mentioned
in The Times on Friday, May 18.
The names are Cooking for Two"
by Janet Mckenzie Hill and Cater
ing for Two" by Alice L. James.
You can get the cook books at
William X. Stewards, "A East
Washington street.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26
The Message Center

Times readers are invited to cypress
their Uiet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all cG1s ave a chance.
Limit them to ESQ 1ords or Iess.J
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

Again we shall have good cooking
in the United States.-CharleS Scot
to, New York chef.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-26

We have evidence that the CO.
operative spirit is broadening and
taking deeper root.ASecretary Of
Agriculture Wallace.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05
JAPAN STUDIES
WITHDRAWAL
FROM TREATY

TOXIC, Dec. 5. U,p)-The all
powerful privy council today re-
ceived for formal consideration the
proposal that Japan renounce the
Washington naval agreement.
Emperor Hirohito referred the
cabinet IS recommendation to the
council, which is expected to ap-
prove the action within the next
two weeks.
Under council procedure, the
plan will be referred to a commit
tee of seven. After its report has
been submitted and acted upon,
word will be sent to the United
States by the foreign office that
japan wishes to terminate the
naval pact which limits her navy
to the small end of the 5-5-3 ton
mage ratio.
The foreign office, meanwhile,
announced that termination would
not be necessarily signal for dis
continuing the parleys at London
at which japanese, British and Am
erican representatives are laying
the basis for the 1885 naval con-
ference.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-05

pig. Il thought you knew all about
the soft, fluffy stuff in milkweed
pods
Il must have forgotten it" said
Uncle Wiggily. Anyhow it is 50 late
in the season that I thought the
pods would all be blown away
There are plenty left said the
pig. Come on. now pick them" So
he and Uncle Wiggily picked 200
milkWeed pods. When these were
taken to the bungalow and opened
and the soft cotton from them put
in Uncle Wiggily's mattress, why
he had the softest bed that ever
was!
"Oh, what a fine sleep had last
night" said Mr.. LongearS as he
net Mr.. Twistytail next day. Lying
on the milkWeed cotton was like
being on bed of feathers. Thank
you. TWisty!' So everything came
out all right. And if the roller
skates doesn't try to turn into an
auto, just because it has four
wheels. Iii tell you next about
Wiggilys kitchen stove.