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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-29
CLEAR ECONOMIC SKY

NTASHINGTON observers now believe that
W the threatened wave of strikes in major
industries will not materialize this spring,
after ALL
A few weeks ago the outlook was dark.
Leaders Of organized labor were on the out
with the Administration. Serious trouble
threatened in soft coal, automobile, steel, rub
Der tire, and textile trades; and no one needs
10 mediate very long to realize what success
sion Of strikes in these basic industries would
Go to the recovery program.
Now, however, the sky is brighter Conces-
sions have been made by both sides. President
Roosevelt's dream of ar indusCry-labor truce
seems closer to realization, with labor leaders
Modified by assurance of Administration sup
port for at least part Of labors legislative pro-
gram.
It Is to be hoped that this new optimism is
justified. Widespread labor trouble is always
costly to every one concerned. 1t would be
especially costly just now.
1t is the responsibility of labor industry, and
government to find a peaceful solution for cur
rent difficulties.
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Looking at America
by GEN. HUGH 5. JOHNSON

OKMULGEE, Okla, March 29.-Two events
~ Of yesterday are important. Mr.. Baruch
testified with effect before the special Senate
Munitions Committee. Adolf Hitler demanded
equality Of armament with France. The latter
is forecast Of European war. The former shows
us a way to keep out Of it.
Provisions for putting a ceiling on war prices,
eliminating war profits, end drafting or mobil-
ling industry viii ma1e his nation the most
powerful engine for defensive war the world has
ever seen. doubt whether European nations
realize this, and am sure our own people do not.
Formerly, a war was matter Of maneuver-
ing relatively small armies to point Of combat
and fighting few decisive battles. Modern war
is a problem Of ranging an army as wide as the
frontier against another equally wide IN masses
so deep neither can maneuver, then digging IN.
From that phase on, the issue depends on which
can hurl the greatest tonnage Of metal and gas
against the other.
It is a contest in industrial and agricultural
production and that in turn, means battle OF
national credits, and financial resource.
If there are no profits, if by swift organization
and firm control, peace industry can be quickly
converted to war time production-lt, above all
there are no runaway war prices, the nation
thus blessed will win any war against nation
Of equal or even greater economic and military
strength which has not so provided. Equally
important the crushing aftermath Of War-pay-
ing for twill have been very much lightened.
I'm the World War it took us year to get our
i industry converted to war uses. Right up to
the armistice it was not working at full
efficiency. We suffered such runaway prices
that the war cost us twice as much as it would
have cost with a controlled price structure.
In other words we would have been helpless
for year against any enemy who could have
attacked at once in mass, and the blood Of our
resistance-rnoney-w ebbing away twice as
fast as was necessary.
At that, we did better in rapidity and
efficiency of mobilization, and in price control,
than any other belligerent. The war cost the
others about three times much as it would
have cost if they had put a ceiling on prices,
and they were slower in converting their indus
tries to war uses.
1t is a fact that the allies were licked on the
financial front as we'll as on the industrial front,
when we came in to save them. The rise in war
prices saddled them with debts SO great that
many Of them were repudiated
We learned more about industrial and price
control than they ever suspected The Nye
Committee will see this if they dig deep enough.
If the Congress enacts a bill applying our lessons
in the World War it will have done much to
render us impregnable to attack, and hence
immune from war.
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UPHOLDS BELIEF IN
SUPERNATURAL

By B. NJ. G.
I would like to express my views
regarding a statement in The Times
of March 10, credited to DR.. Charles
F. Potter, which should cause think
ing adults to stop, look and listen
for the sake of malleable youth. He
said:
Belief in the supernatural has
hindered the progress Of many"
Meaning anything beyond or ex-
ceeding the powers of nature?
Striving above what is human to
seek the divine?
Does he mean those superhuman
struggles of superrnen down through
the pages Of glorious history, who by
their supernatural faith contacted
the divine spark, recognized it, had
faith in it, CROPPED through the dark
ness of human bondage, human
hopelessneSS and human ignorance,
for the benefit and enlightenment of
future generations, making progress
possible for the human clods ruled
only by human instincts?
Rather, think that each super
man who rises above the human
clods, with a firm belief in the
supernatural, pulls away the dark
veil Of ignorance and oppression and
admits little more Of the light sur
rounding us and We progress little
farther by his effort.
Heaven pity a man who must have
so musty a cavern in his mind that
it watts up to him for publication,
such thought, Belief in the super
natural has hindered the progress
of man. CHARLES Francis Potter,
humanist.
And as the people marveled,
Christ said to them, Greater things
than these shall We do by faith and
by our link with the supernatural
We are unfolding daily, new avenues
of progress to combat human lust
and death.
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THE FIGHT CONTINUES

CONNECTICUT refusal TO ratify the Child
- Labor Amendment deals a final blow TO
hopes OF victory in 1885 in this long campaign.
Since it is now impossible to get the needed
u states 10 act this legislative season. ratifica-
ton is postponed at least another two years.
The four states ratifying this year-Indi-
ana. Wyoming. Utah and IdahO-deserve COM
rnendatfon for their wisdom and humanity.
The selfish and misguided gentry who de-
feated the amendment in 10 states should re-
ioice while they may. AS sure as sunrise, this
nation in one way or another will shut the
gates OF its mines. factories and mills to chill
oren and open instead the doors Of its schools
TO them
Defeat this year is another possibly the
best. argument for extending NRA for two
wears. The codes have kept of the labor marts
between 100000 and 100000 children of 10 or
Younger. Without protection Of the Codes
these children viii be thrown back to the
mercy of inadequate state laws Only Tour
states have prohibitions that approximate
the codes 16-year minimum age for wage
workers Most states permit children OF a 70
work under certain regulations.
Anti-child labor crusaders should weigh the
wisdom Of introducing a new Federal Dill
AGAINST child labor in Congress. While TWO
such measures have been held unconstitutional
one in 1917 and one in 1922-the present
liberal majority Of the Supreme Court might
continue a carefully drawn law favorably- We
have gone long way since 1922, and We look
az things differently.
No matter how it is done. whether by codes
or sv law. the practice Of working children for
wages soon Will be halted by Federal nat. As
Miss Katherine Lenroot of the Chndrens Blu
reau saws. The fight is still on"
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land and the central Atlantic region seemed
70 figure that a sl0-a-month wage scale rep
resented a bargain. So. when his young friend
had accepted one Of the offers. the account
ant took the letters to relief agencies TO see If
other unemployed people didn't want jobs
There he got a shock. The jobs went beg
ging. None OF the jobless men rose to the bait.
And the accountant complained bitterly:
"As long as the government Is going TO take
It out on those who pay taxes and support the
vast bureaucratic machine Of the Democrats,
the unemployed won't work; they'll continue
eating their heads of"
Such honest indignation is very touching,
until you stop TO examine the boon which these
unemployed men rejected. For wage rate
Of $40 a month even with keep. is a sweatshop
wage, under any circumstances. Is it, really
surprising that American workers should reject
it? Would We gain anything BY tightening our
relief load at the price Of a wage scale like
that? What happens to the American stand
ard Of living, at $40 a month?
The accountant reports that these offers
came from high-grsde outits-Long Island
estates. summer camps. shooting lodges,
schools and the like. And If We supremacy
lucky folk who are able to pay taxes would
stop plying ourselves, we might agree that
these would-be employers rate just as much
criticism for offering s1O-a-month Jobs as do
the jobless men for turning them down.
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SWEATSHOP PAY

YOU'D think that the man who had job
Il in time Of depression would so around
patting himself on the back and rendering
daily thanks 70 his lucky stars.
That's true. in most cases. But some Job
holders lately have been developing a weakness
for feeling sorry for themselves.
They take an attitude something ike this
that because the JOB Of supporting the uIiem-
ployed fails on the government. and ultimately
on the taxpayer. the man who has job and
pays taxes IS very much 10 be pitied, since he
Is enabling others 70 live IN idleness.
A young New Jersey accountant the other
DAY sounded Of at some length on this subject
He happened 70 know an unemployed family
that was IN dire cirCumstances-nin children,
a seuaHd shack for home. and relief pay
ments Of s625 a week as lis sole income.
He tried 70 help young man in this fam
ry get a Job. and put an advertisement in a
rural paper. stating that 2o-year-old Ameri-
can who could drive car and knew how I,
take care OF horses would take any JOB for hi
keep and SO q month.
The accountant got 800 answers 10 that let
Lex. Prospective employees AL over New Eng
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ESCAPE FROM REALITY

ME way in which an economic crisis car
be a direct menace to world peace vas
StTikingly illustrated by a paragraph in ?. re-
cent news dispatch from Berlin, telling O. Ger
many's reaction to Hitlers rejection of the
military clauses Of the Versailles treaty.
The entire country" said the dispatch,
has forgotten its economic troubles during the
last few days to swamp Hitler's office with
enthusiastic letters and kilograms of graft
tude"
It is right there that the danger lies. Any
national leader, confronted by an insoluble
economic crisis. can always take his peoples
minds of % their troubles by adopting q
strong" foreign policy. The temptation to
adopt such policy. therefore. is extremely
great.
But a strong foreign policy is the kind Of
policy that eventually leads to war. In trying
TO submerge the economic problem, the leader
runs the grave danger Of starting something
that can only be finished by fighting.
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1Uho1ly disopproUe of 1Ohat yOM sag and will
defend to the death yomr right to sag it-VOItaire

matter how I would say it, the
meaning is clear.
Nevertheless, with all of this,
truly envy these men for their
highly delicious descriptive choice
of words. Huey Long is pied piper,
Gen. johnson is a ghost, and Father
Coughlin is a demagOg, but just
between you and me, would call
them nothing worse than high
faluting flukes."
Seriously though, these three in
diyiduals do have their good points.
| They and their speeches, like John
Milton and his Paradise Lost"
tend to arouse and encourage the
imagination of their listeners. Now
imagination is a necessary embel-
lishment of poetry, and thus these
men are indirectly and unknOWingly
aiding to draw forth some spon-
taneouS outburst Of delicious poeti-
cal composition or rhetoric by some
fool who hasn't sense enough to
take their mud-slinging lightly.
Not only are they aiding hui
mainly by producing poets, but also
they are doing their part by help
ing build up the resistance of the
human ear.
At times, one strains forward to
catch the low whispering of the in
spired speaker as he sadly describes
the pitiful conditions Of today, and
then in The next instant, quite I'M
awares, one suddenly receives
terrific slap on his tympanic mem
brane because the orator has
chosen to change his theme and de-
nounce the practices Of his oppo-
nents, and accordingly has raised his
voice to a screech so as to lend
force and enchantment to his words.
Thus, by these rapid changes in
volume from one extreme to an
other, the speaker has given the
listeners eardrum a real workout.
In fact, after listening to As minutes
Of these speakers oratory, the re-
sistance of the average listeners ear
drum has increased 100 per cent.
After this, the petty annoyanceS
which so worry the common man,
are scarcely noticed and certainly
do not bother him.
And so, citizens Of Indianapolis,
do not think too harshly Of these
three mud-slinging, senseless, false
prophets of today. Just remember
that Huey P. Long, Gen. Hugh S.
Johnson, and Father Coughlin are
not really hurting any one but their
own little selves; and they do have
their peculiar advantages as have
pointed out to you.
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Urges Roosevelt Support

Should Hoover run next year,
it is my honest belief that he
would only get beaten worse than
before. If Roosevelt should run
for another term and be elected
to Office, by that time things
would be back as they were before
the depression, but if Hoover
should get in again no doubt but
that our bread lines would in
crease.
AS soon as our President was
elected to office he Immediately
began making plans, but Hoover
never even tried to do anything
about i'll should say practically
nothing.
I honestly and sincerely believe
that the American people will not
let Hoover come in and tear
down" what our faithful Roose-
welt has worked so hard to build
up for us. I have every faith in
our President and, as a faithful
follower, I'm backing him!-and
I'm hoping the American public
will.
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Smoke Shadow
BY G. F.

BY G. F.
Let me go-let me go, go, go,
Quickly as faint shadows,
Faint shadows of smoke gliding over
snow.
Let me 30, like the wind pushed
darkness
That wavers uncertainty over the
snow.
Hurry! Twist me in spiral and bill
low,
Mould me to meaningless shapes,
Only act quickly. Be swift,
Then let me go;
Like the shadows falling over the
snow,
Like the shadows that are lost as
they go
Waiting over the snow.
Let no one know I did not care
To bare through the long sunny day.
Your harsh music, laughter. and
prayer.
Just let me go as the quick shadows
60
Los. as they play on the snow.
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BY a Roosevelt Follower.

BY a Roosevelt Follower.
After being Informed by the
newspapers that our depression
President" Hoover, is expected to
run for President in 1885, I can
hardly keep from expressing my
personal opinion.
I can't understand how, after
being licked" so badly in 1888,
Hoover could ever have the
me We" to even try to run. And
now, after getting us into the de-
preston, he wants to come in and
tear down" what President
Roosevelt has worked so hard and
intelligently to build up.
1t hasn't been an easy task for
our President to do what he has
so faithfully done for us! He
should be looked up to" by all
honest and intelligent Americans!
1t naturally will take time to build
up what has been torn down by
Hoover, but if the American pub
lie will stand by Roosevelt, as
they have done so far, there will
be no bread lines, but employment
instead.
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BRISBANE AND COUGHLIN
HELD VETERANS FRIENDS
Bv Edward Heron.

By Edward Heron.
I am not a veteran, neither have
T any relatives who are veterans,
but I, like many more who are read
ers Of The Times, feel you are
preiudiced against and unfair with
the veterans, in that your editorials
point out only your view OF the
question and does not present the
veterans side.
On Page Of a daily Chicago
paper, dated March "A. there ap-
peared an editorial which gave a
good and fair statement why the
veterans should be paid now. Did
you read it? And did you ever pub
lish such just and fair statement
in your paper?
Sunday afternoon I happened to
be in a home where large audience
had gathered to hear Father Cough
Inns radio address and where he
stated the veterans should be paid
and paid now. The applause was
deafening and there we're only two
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ABOUT HUGH, KUEY AND
FATHER COUGHLTN
By Alexander Kahn.

By Alexander Kahn.
AS I see it from my puny eyes,
Il am neither a Kingfish, nor a
general, nor father)-the world is
gliding calmly on, even though from
every side prophets warn her
that she is heading straight to-
ward an imaginary downfall; warn
her so as to attract the attention Of
her eyes on their self-glorified
personageS.
Free speech is a virtue and a
blessing to the United States and
to it's people, but in the hands of
a few of these dangerous men, the
Huey Longs, the Father Coughlins,
and the Gen. JohnSons, it has be-
come a boring nuisance.
I only hope that these three men
will continue to preach their mis-
representation on the radio, for
then I will not be forced to listen to
them because I can easily turn the
radio off.
Personally, it usually amuses me
to ponder upon the perverted psy-
chology of these men, for each de-
clare that each is wrong and he is
right, when in reality, they are all
wrong.
Not only are they playing with
dynamite in preaching such dan
gerous heresy, but also, and worst
of all, they are wasting our time. If
I would express my opinion Of them
in General Johnson's language, I
would say that None Of them have
a damn bit of sense" and in the
words of Senator Huey P. Long
Down with all radio politicians,
and as Father Coughlin would say,
These men are to be pitied, for
they know not what they say" No
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mate good will come out of the dis
cussionS they lead.
If we are to retain the benefits of
capitalism, and the advantage of
individual initiative, we must re-
form our economic Set-up and our
money and credit system. Our
President tries to maintain the
status quo of capitalism. 1t is
loosing friends.
Socialism is q beautiful theory,
but President Roosevelt backed by
law, or a dictator backed by an
army, can not regulate the mental
processes and the every day activ-
tiles of 100 million people. Your
own experience with NRA should be
convincing to every one.
Capital is entitled to income, but
not from mere lapse of time Gin
terest). Capital must take profits
on a participating basis. Capital
should have the right to liquidate
(fire) an incompetent manager, but
no business should be liquidated eX-
cept for obsolescence of plant or
product.
AS you know, capital has de-
stroyed railroads, insult, banks, fac
tories, farmers by the thousands; it
has ruined the men whose initiative
has made the country great, all be-
cause capital has demanded its
pound of flesh.
Existing banks should be de-
positories only, with 100 per cent
cash misunderstanding for service,
but with no interest income.
Investment banks under proper
supervision should offer participant
ing securities to the public, but no
bonds or loans at fixed interest.
If credit be necessary it should
be offered by the government as a
source of revenue. The government
should purvey credit-not be buy
er of credit as now.
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PUTTING 1T UP TO
GEN. JOHNSON
BY Charles A. Hubbard

An open letter to Gen. johnson:
Chaos or dictator? What will q
dictator do? (The National Broad
cast substituted Amos and Andy at
10 and I did not hear your recon-
mendations).
The President endeavors to pre-
serve the status quo Of capitalism
by using some socialistic means
which course is inconsistent, even if
his purpose was worthy.
Conventional capitalism as we
know it has failed here, there and
everywhere; people are demanding
a change, and they follow leaders
who offer something different
Father Coughlin and Senator Long
even if they are demogogues and
horses tails" as you imply. Per-
sonally I think these men have a
mission, and their radio talks have
taught millions to think. and uln-
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veterans present among the large
crowd. So you can easily see the
majority of the people want them
to have it now.
Mr.. Brisbane, the great columnist,
is strong for the veterans and SO
are a great number of highly edu-
Gated men, for they feel it is de-
served and due them now because
they paid bonuses to every one else
Immediately, but made the poor
veteran wait and are still trying to
make him wait 10 years longer.
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UNMOVED BY PLEA
OF HOOVER

BY A Times Reader
A call to arms Of all who believe in
our American system of government
might sound fine coming from some
one other than Mr.. Hoover and Mr..
Fletcher.
Not that I hold any grievances
against either of these men. AS I
reflect, 1 can not help remembering
the system they represent. Mr.. Hoo
yer, as the last of three Presidents
who served as a sphinx under Amer
icas first dictator, who ruled our
government by remote control from
the little street.
If the above could be disputed, I
might see a note Of sincerity in MIR.
Hoover's appeal.
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Daily Thought

A new commandment I give unto
you, that We love one another; as I
have loved you, that We also love one
another-St. John, xiv, "a.
TINE heart Of him who truly loves
i is a paradise on earth; he has
God in himself, for God is love
LamennaiS.
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The Message Center

(Times readers are inrited to cypress
their Uiet0s in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can hare q chance.
Limit them to ESQ 1COrds or less. Your
letter must be signed, but names 1cUE
be 1Cithheld at request Of the letter
frritef
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Approximately l per cent Of the United
States population are morons statistics show.
The charitable fellow who figured that out ap-
parently doesn't 10 much driving.
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Now that Prince Mdivani is about to lose
his bride. the woolworth heireSs, all that re-
mains to comfort him is the memory of dimes
they spent together.
Evening star., 1935-05-14
Lo! The Happy Farmer.

When man bites dog or when
thousands of farmers come to Wash
ington by train, bus and automobile
to give three long cheers for the
Government it is news So Washing
ton is glad to extend the hand of well
come to the pilgrim farmers who have
come to town with that mission. 1t
is not altogether surprising that the
farmers should be thankful to the A.
A. A. or to the administration for the
wonders that have been wrought by
processing taxes and benefits for
ploughing under. Lesser things have
moved men to gratitude before. But
when farmer says he is satisfied with
a farm-relief program and is willing
to come to Washington to say so-well,
that sort of thing does not happen
every day.
If there are tongues in the cheeks
of observers of this spontaneous ex-
preston of gratitude toward an agency
that is now fighting a battle for its
existence under a deluge of criticism,
it is because of the failure of the
farmers to explain, without reserva-
ton, the source of the funds which
betrayed the rather heavy expenses of