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The Washington times., 1934-02-14
CarpetbaggerS
The City Government

Washngtonans take any pride in the administration
Of their community affairs and who wish to preserve that
PRIDE should take vigorous steps to stop the mpor
on the city from the various States Of officials of their
local government.
WITHIN THE LAST TWO WEEKS SEVERAL POSI-
TIoNs OF TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE IN THE CITY's
GOVERNMENT HAVE BEEN FILLED BY MEN OR
WOMEN BROUGHT HERE FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
Possibly these men and women highly qualified to fill
che jobs and not attempting to deact either from
their ability their character.
But we do maintain that these jobs AND ALL OTHER
JOBS IN THE DISTRICT SERVICE CAN JUST AS
CAPABLY BE FILLED BY THOROUGHLY ESTABLISHED
WASHINGT0NIANS.
In fact other things being equal between two candidates
for governmental Office Is obvious that the familiar
with local conditions intimate with the thoughts and aspira
lions the community thoroughly acquainted with the cys
history and its problems will give the city the better admins
eration
The organic law Of the District provides that the District
Commissioners shall been residents of the city for at
least three years prior to their appointment.
II THAT IS WISE RESTRICTION (AND WE BE-
EIEvE IT Is) WHY SHOULD IT NOT BE APPLIED TO
THE SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS, WHOSE ACTIONS
SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY RESPONSIVE TO THE
THERE IS TOO MUCH cARPETBAGG1NG IN THE CITY
OF WASHINGTON.
No adduce any sound why positions in the
government of the District Of Columbia purely local nsu
on should go national political awards to residents Of
other communities.
The people the District unit do not participate the
shifting Of the national political pendulum and, there
positions which should be filled political basis they
should be filled in accordance with the wishes Of those who
participate actively in the local political affairs
They not national positions any sense Of the word
and should not become national rewards.
# the positions in the local government to be awarded
political basis they should still be awarded locally
There has been dangerous tendency lately import into
Che District jobs other than these in the District Building
who have ota Of claim to the positions which they
have been appointed.
BUSINESS INSTITUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN IN
TROUBLE ARE NOW HAVING THEIR AFFAIRS MANAGED
BY MEN BROUGHT INTO THE CITY FROM OUTSIDE WHO
ARE NOT OF SUCH OUTSTANDING ABILITY THAT THEY
SHOULD BE GIVEN PRECEDENCE OVER LOCAL RESI-
DENTS.
Without any vote any Of showing cOncreey their
feelings s difficult for Washngtonians to register efec
lively their protest against such procedure
Yet have in the city dozens Of civic organizations actively
working for the community welfare.
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS COULD FIND NO MORE I'M
PORTANT TASK TO WHICH TO DEDICATE THEMSELVES
THAN TO THE WORK OF CURTAILING THE CARPET
BAGGER.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

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CALLY EVERY ONE OF THEM
WRITTEN BY SOME BIG
SOFTIE WHO ATE REGULAR
IN OUR BEST HOTELS WHILE
THE COMMON GUYS WE'RE
GOING THROUGH HELL.
I wish my boss wasn't so dog
goned refined. d.. then maybe
he'd let me say what I really
think. And, believe me, stranger,
I'm thinking plenty! I happen
to know what those hard times
actually meant to those common
guys.
For why? I've been a common
guy myself, all my life. Mostly
I haven't had anything but hard
times. And, speaking for the
millions who can't, I'm here to
tell all Pollyannas that.
HARD TIMES ARE NOT A
BLESSING!
THEY ARE NOT ESSENTIAL
TO OUR SPIRITUAL SALIVA
TION.
NOR ARE THEY THE WISE
DISPENSATION OF A. BEN
EVOLENT PROVIDENCE.
THEY ARE THE DIRECT
AND CUSSED CONSEQUENCE
OF HUMAN STUPIDITY AND
SWINISH SELFISHNESS.
AND WE HAVE OUR NERVE
TO TRY TO PASS THAT
BUCK TO GOD!
We didn't need to have the
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
HONI SOFT QUI NAL 7 PENSE

HUM SO11 RO4 MAIL C1NSG
You find much with people
seldom speak to praise.
In your opinion the falts out
weigh the good qualities Of
human beings.
There is no disposition on your
part to look for the good In
people.
Only the unfavorable seems
to interest you.
The greater the filth the more
you seem to relish it.
Why is that your mind runs
to the vile or criminal side OF
human nature?
If you were clean and whole
some yourself wouldn't your
greatest qualification be in re-
ferring to the good emanating
from others.
Those who are pure search
for purity. a =
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

Apparently, it takes two
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
WISE WORDS

Young men think old men
are fools; but old men know
young men are fools.
In the glass one sees smiles;
another tears. Same glass
why is it?
He does not dislike scandal
who listens to it.
Who throws mud at another
soils his own hands.
When a thing Is lost its
worth is known.
The warnings ottage are the
Weapons Of youth.
The Washington times., 1934-02-14

the worst Of
it, tn er e. s
something in
these poSt-de-
preston days
that still has
me chewing
the table leg.
And that's
these CHEEKY
little articles
on what a
blessing hard
times are.
And how
they help our
souls.
-
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
Love and Learn

In the good old days. when
@ man went to the altar 1t
was for love-and love alone
in nine cases out Of ten. Be-
cause LOVE was all Q woman
had to offer him.
Many q girl who used to
declare haughtily that she
wouldn't 60 around with a
man who didn't have a decent
car and couldn't afford to
bring her orchids, would now
be glad to find one who could
pay his share Of the dinner
check.
When o man is q born
philandered, marriage doesn't
unite him to q woman-it
merely attaches" him to her
in q casual sort of way.
Most wives are like "Home"
delightful to get away from,
occasionally, but awfully COM
forting to come back to, when
the headache sets In.
Apparently. it takes two
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
MARRY-GO-ROUND
BY Helen Rowland

women to make a man feel that
his life is perfectly balanced;
but why does he always try to
induce them to be "clubby"?
No doubt, Marc Antony would
have taken Cleopatra to call
on Mrs. Marc" If he could
have persuaded them to "listen
to reason!"
A man has no trouble in
keeping a woman guessing-the
trouble is that she has such
an embarrassing way Of guess
ing right, nine times out Of ten.
Every woman must have q
baby or a pet in her life. That's
why some women bear Children,
some women adopt them, and
some marry gigolos to coddls
and worry over.
A man used to think him.
self lucky if he found a wife
who could cook and just be
pleased about it; but nowadays
every man seems to require q
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one-woman harem, who can run
the house, the car and an office
job and then go out and be q
merry little pal all evening.
Articles By Helen RotUIGnd Gp-
pear each MondGN, Wednesday,
and Friday.
(Copyright, 1884, King Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
The Washington times., 1934-02-14
LISTEN, WORLD
BY Elsie Robinson

I Don't Believe In Hard Times!
I didn't think that anything
could make me madder than
the depression. The needleSSneSS
Of 1.-THE cruelty. For four years
T went around seeing red. But,
though we've passed through
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
THIS TOPSY-TURvY WORLD

THE topsy-turvy condition Of the world
- today hardly could be appreciated better
than through a contrast Of American and
Russian agricultural programs.
A Russian court in Tashkent recently put
ffty-hve cotton farmers on trial for their
lives. They are accused Of having grown only
50 per cent Of the amount Of cotton which the
government expected them to grow this year;
and If the court finds out that they limited
production on purpose, all Will be shot.
Contrast that. now. with the Arler. so
farm program. which aims at cutting produc-
ton rather than expanding it. Laying aside
the blood-curd1ing savagery of the penalty in
VOWED, the contrast Is Illuminating.
In Russia. the farmer gets into trouble for
not raising enough; in America, he gets into
trouble if he raises too much. mad world
this?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
BIDDLE GOES TO WORK

FRANCIS BIDDLE has started his task as
II chsi--,an Of the national labor relations
board determined 10 bring about prompt en-
forcement OF its decisions and to speed su-
irene court rulings defining its powers.
The conditional majority rule decision in
collective bargaining. defed in the Houde case;
the extent Of NLRBs jurisdiction over intra-
state and uncoded industries. and even the
constitutionality Of the congressional resolu-
ton under which President Roosevelt created
the board are three major fields wherein the
hoard has been challenged legally.
The quicker the supreme court decides
these questions the better il will be for every
one concerned" Chairman Biddle says.
He is. Of course. correct. A fair and clear
cut national labor code. sustained by the SUI
urene court. will do as much or more than
any one other thing 70 lessen industrial strife.
Hundreds Of strikes or industrial sore spots
have been attributable to the present uncer-
taintv. More than 500 textile mills today have
locked out former strikers because they ques-
ton the national textile labor boards author
ifv. Labor has resorted to strikes. as In the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
ITALY AND AMERICA

TT always is easier to figure out what is going
l. on in foreign country if we translate the
action there into local terms BY imagining
how some European program would look if
it were being followed in America, with Amer
lean actors in the leading roles, we usually can
get pretty fair idea of its nature.
So it is with the latest development OF
Mussolinis cooperative state" in Italy. 1t is
worth while to picture this in America-not
only because that gives us a better idea of
Italian conditions but also because it shows
by contrast, how far from Fascsm our own
setup really
Suppose, then, that We have this Mussolini
system in operation in America, and that you
are a business man anxious to open a new
factory to make, let us say, clothes-pins.
First of all, you must 60 to Washington and
satisfy Mr. Roosevelt that the clothespin in
dustry needs a new factory and that you will
be able to sell clothespins if you make them.
You also must permit the minister of cor
misunderstanding Roper, for instance-to
put a man on your board Of directors and
examine your books.
Getting the necessary approval, you open
up. You automatically become member of
vast corporation which embraces all the wood
cutters, clothespin makers and clothespin
sellers in the United States; your employees,
likewise, become members of an allied corpora
ton including all other such employees.
The wages you pay are fixed by law; you
pay no more and no less. Your workers can't
strike, and you can't fire them. Any dispute
must go before the labor relations board, whose
decision is final.
Suppose you don't like this and want to
appeal to congress for a change. Congress, as
it previously existed, is gone Instead you find
a group of congressman representing, not the
various states, but the industries of steel, oil,
auto manufacture farming railroads, and
so on.
Each of these industries is grouped in a
gigantic corporation-whose head is Mr.. Roose-
welt, assisted by three of Jim Farley's boys.
This being the case, Messrs. Roosevelt and
Farley hold the upper hand in congrtss
Congress does exactly what these two wish.
and no more
Meanwhile Mr.. Farley's men are forever
inspecting your factory to see if you are eff
cient. If you aren't. they can shut you up or
make any change in your method of operations
they see fit.
A fantastic picture7 To be sure. But it is
nothing more than a translation into Amer
lean terms of the actual situation in Italy
: today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
MAKING MATTERS WORSE

ONE of the complicating factors in the
~ budget difficulties which are assailing
local units Of government these days seems to
be an ever-growing readiness on the part Of
the voters to cut off needed funds at the source.
In many state the power of amending the
state Constitution by referendum petitions has
been used to limit the tax on real estate, to
exempt autos from personal property taxes,
and to restrict use of gasoline tax funds to
highway construction.
In addition. emergency tax and bond issues
are being turned down at the polls with
monotonous regularity.
The result, in many cases, has been to Grip
pie city and county governments unbearably.
Schools are closing, poor relief work is being
cut, police departments are decaying-all be-
cause the voters are adopting an unexpectedly
boiled attitude toward local finances.
While the effort to keep taxes down is
natural and right, the consequences are rap
idly becoming extremely serious.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21

are. For many years I came in di-
rect contact with police officers and
know that the success of the chief
of police is not due so much to his
own ability directing as much as
the ability of captains under him,
and certainly every one who has
been acquainted with the political
picture knows that these men are
not appointed directly by the chief
Of police.
have known John Mullin, who is
at present captain of police for
more than twenty-five years. I re-
member him as policeman, as a
detective and as an officer holding
various ranks. He is acquainted
with the work of the police depart
ment from the ground up. He has
the temperament and the respect of
the men in the department and
certainly if there is such thing as
reward for meritorious police service.
Captain Mullin is entitled to be pro-
NOTED to chief of police.
We must remember that Nike
Morrissey became chief from a
lieutenantcy, and never had held a
higher rank than that previous to
his appointment. Captain Mullin
has been captain Of police many
times and should at this time re-
ceiVe very serious consideration for
the chief Of police appointment. 1t
indeed will be gratifying to some of
us who believe in fair play to see
Captain John Mullin as the chief
Of police under Mayor John Kern
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
STOP TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

WITHIN the last few days, The Times
w has been receiving complaints on the
parking and traffic situation in indianapolis.
Many persons. 1t appears. feel that the traf-
nc laws OF the city are being enforced in a
hsphazard manner and that persons who are
prominent in politics and business have the
edge" over the ordinary citizen who is forced
to pay his fine for double or overtime parking.
No law on traffic violations ever will be
letter perfect No matter how hard the police
or councilmen try to control the situation
there always will be some one in the accused
list who knows his way around the officers in
charge and can wriggle from under the charge.
The police department, no doubt, feels that
much time and money is beng wasted in plant
ing stickers on automobiles. 1t is matter Of
common knowledge that but small number
Of the stckers issued ever come back to the
traffic department with the 81 fine attached.
In order to avoid some major tragedy on the
streets of Indianapolis and also to halt
situation which already is bad, the city
OF indianapolis and its police officers should
conduct rigid campaign against traffic viola
tons. The man or woman who can not park
or drive a car properly should not be allowed
to possess such privileges.
The politicians who make business of fix
ing stickers and other violations should be
stopped now. Friendships don't mean much
when a reckless driver kills or injuries pedes-
TRAN OF another autOist.
The Sullivan administration is preparing
to leave Office with an outstanding record. Let
this administration clean up this last vestge
Of an indication that perhaps the laws have
not been enforced to the limit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
ANOTHER ELECTION

XXTITHIN the next few weeks the Second
w congressional district will stage an
election 10 name the man who will serve in
the place OF Frederick Lands, Republican
congressman-elect. who died last week.
Il is a shame that Mr.. Lands died at such
an inopportune time. AS the only member of
the house of representatives elected by the Re-
publicans in Indiana, Mr.. Lands would have
had the exceptional opportunity Of checking
matters which. perhaps. too enthusiastic
Democratic-controlled house might seek to
pass.
An Offset Of the opposite political faith is
a healthy aid to any party in power. 1t is not
in the cards that one party shall run away
with control without some one blocking the
program here and therefor the better.
Many voters in the Second congressional
district will be voting much differently than
they did Nov. 6. Let it be hoped they use the
good judgment already demonstrated.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
END OF DEPRESSION
is WITH MANUFACTURER
BY Mrs. L

BY Mrs. L.
1 am a reader of The Times, and
above all, a daily reader of the
Message Center.
We have been talking politics.
Now that it is all over, let us talk
of the real and only way to end this
depression. Some critic will say,
Let's see you end it."
You can't end it working on these
projects, for all We get out of the
FERA is a little something to eat
and perhaps you can pay your rent,
but Mr.. Manufacturer, sweep the
dust off your machines, put up a
sign, help wanted pay a decent
wage and see what happens.
There is not a factory in the
whole United States that would not
profit, for We need furniture, clothes,
shoes and automobiles. We need
electric lights instead of these dingy
old kerosene lamps. We need gas,
which is far cheaper than coal, and
half of us have no water. We have
to carry it square or more. So,
now, Mr.. Manufacturer, open the
doors Of your shop and push the
ship out to sea and watch her sail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
TIMES LAUDED FOR
USE OF UNION LABEL
Nv a Subscriber.

BY SUBSCRIBER.
Well may The Times look with
pride on its union label, appearing on
its upper left-hand corner of its ed
itorial page. Silently, but power
fully, it declares the fairness of The
Times toward labor. On Indiana
the sun never sets without casting
its rays upon many new friends of
The Times, made by that one-half
square inch of space which is sacred
to all Christians-people who value
human life more highly than they
do the money of the rich and pow
erful.
Just as we need the light of day
to give us freedom from physical
darkness, so do we need the truth
of The Times to dispel the gloom
Of prejudice and ignorance which
too long has held the mind of la
Dor in bondage.
At present this union label will
help The Times to swell its circula-
ton in Bloomington. But The
Times must strike while the iron is
hot. A Republican partisan news
paper is unfriendly to organized la
Dor.
Unfairness to organized labor is
labor's accusation. Their virile Paul
Reveres have sounded the alarm
across the countryside. The red
blooded workers will answer intelli-
gently and effectively.
May The Indianapolis Times re-
ceive the consideration it deserves
in Bloomington homes where a
newspaper which represents organ
lied labor is in demand. Before we
choose a newspaper for our home
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
Traffic System Scored

not satisfied with his performance
and proceeded to bawl out all
members of the automobile party,
using language which, in the old
days, was termed them are fight
in words, podner."
Another good example of negli-
gence in parking enforcement
occurred Monday night in the first
block of Kentucky avenue, south
of Washington street. An autoist
and his wife stood patiently on
the curb waiting for some one to
move the car that was parked
double, beside theirs. Finnally-a
man who is employed in a nearby
hotel came out of the building and
removeN-his car from the path
of the couples parked automobile.
At the same time there we're
two cars parked in a third string
in the center of the street while
on the other side of the thor
oughfare double parking also was
prevalent.
The police of indianapolis can
not expect the taxpayers and mo-
florists to consider the situation
seriously when conditions similar
to these are permitted to exist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21
FATHER COUGHLIN'S DREAM
WILL FLOP, SAYS READER

By H. c. A.
To those who are listening to
Father Coughlin's programs, it
ought to be clear that Fascism is
here in our midst.
Father Coughlin's speeches hardly
are distinguishable from Hitler's
early calculations, with the eXcep-
ton that Adolf kept the Lord out
of it. True enough, Hitler has
changed since he became dictator,
but so will Father Coughlin when
he becomes the dictator of America,
and discovers that his dream of
equipping the capitalists with wings
turns out to be flop.
One argument against Socialism
which often is heard is that you
can't change human nature. 1t will
not at all be necessary to do so in
order to establish the cooperative
commonwealth, but the realization
of the utopian society of Father
Coughlin, in which capital and la
Dor are supposed to be partners and
eat out of the same tray, would
require such a thorough change of
human nature that, if it could be
done, all induStrialists would be
worthy of canonization by the
Catholic church.
Although the Fascist scheme of
Father Coughlin is ridiculous
thing, it is most likely to get
tremendous following among an ut
terly disguised people, who lacks
information as to the right steps
to take in behalf of its own hber-
alton from industrial slavery.
Like a modern Moses, Father
Coughlin wants to lead his children
out of slavery. but all he will &C
complish will be to keep them walk
ing around in a desert for forty
years, and then, when they see the
promised land, it will not be Father
Coughlin who will lead them across
the border, but Joshua, the So
cialist.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-21

THERE is unnecessary excitement over
Il unconhrmed reports that General Smed-
ley Butler told a congressional committee that
he declined an offer to lead half million
veterans in a march on Washington to over
throw the government. Two Wall Street
men-one Of whom already has protested his
fnnocence-are mentioned in the reports as
the financial vheelhorses in the alleged
Fascist dream.
All Of this has served TO revive discussion
Of the potentialities Of Fascism in the United
States.
There are. and always have been in this
country persons who look with favor upon
dictatorship Until the present economic de-
preston overlook us. these worshippers Of the
Mussolini technique we're too few to be
noticed. But they gained recruits with the
spread OF distress and impotence with cum
bersome Democratic methods
The tragic example Of Hitlerized Germany
and the effort Of the New Deal to adjust
Democratic machinery TO economic realities
have abated this Fascist sentiment. Never
theless the seeds have been sown. Whether
they will grow will depend largely upon the
success or failure Of the New Deal.
II the millions in distress lose hope, a sit
uation might develop which would be made
70 order for man on horseback'-a
demagogue Of the INSCRIPTIONS type Of Huey
Long, possessing flair for political strategy
and appeal to discouraged youth. But If
President Roosevelt continues his leadership,
and If he is given half a chance by the con-
servatives to win the national battle for re-
covery and reform, the Hueys never will get
to be Hitlers.