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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
THAT WAR FEVER

CONGRESS evidently is in the mood to do
- something pretty drastic about the profits
which are made in wartime.
The House Of Representatives seems to be
COINS down the line for the McSwain bill. far
milder than the one presented to the Senate by
Senator Nye. But it has added to it a pro-
vision for 100 per cent taxes on excess profits
and it seems likely that in the end We shall
get a compromise between Senate and House
bills a compromise bill far stronger than
would have seemed possible a year ago.
And whatever may be said about the mill
tary value, or otherwise. of such bill, there
is one way in which it ought to be exceedingly
useful. When the war fever begins to sweep
the land, law of this kind ought TO act very
much like a sponge dipped in ice water and
applied TO a fevered forehead.
For what it aims to do is simply to make
war as unattractive to all the people as it is
10 the lads who have to go out into the 'front.'
line trenches and offer themselves as targets.
a member Of the Senate Munitions Com
mittee oppressed 1t thus:
Our bill is drastic because war is drastic
thing. Tie tax collector who comes for one
mans money Is not nearly so solemn and for
bidding a visitor as the draft officer who
knocks upon another mans door for his young
son.
1T is our intent clearly and honestly to
let every person in the country know that he
will be expected to bear large share of the
burden Of any war"
We talk a great deal about the horrors Of
war. but We don't really mean all of it. We
never can forget that when war comes husi-
ness will boom.
Wages viii be higher. profits will be higher,
everybody viii be busy. and those Of US who
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
The Labor Board Bill
An EDITORIAL

and If so TO choose their representatives. It
restricts the majority rule to apply only TO a
proper industrial unit. which IS to be deter
mined by the board in each case according to
the nature Of the industry. That should assure
fair representation at the start.
But t does not curb the labor racketeers. or
the labor leaders who control unions by dis
honest elections, by expulsion Of minorities
and by racial and political discrimination. 1t
is indisputabe that considerable labor racket
eering exists. Honest labor leaders have a
stake in legislation which will eliminate or
minimize such tactics. Racketeering unions
are no more representative of workers than
are the employer controlled unions. Neither
type of fake collective bargaining organization
should have the protection Of law.
This does not mean that the board should
take sides in the disputes between independent
and A. F. of L. unions, or left and right unions
or craft and industrial unions Nor should
the board aid unionization as such. 1t should
when required, provide machinery for the
workers to register their will. But if there is
no majority recorded for collective bargaining
or for any one representative organization,
then the board should do nothing.
The proposed board should have no power
as it clearly las no right. to favor one union
versus another union. 1t will be effective to
the degree that it is aloof.
The third serious threat 60 wise legislation
comes from such friends of the Wagner bill as
the A. F. of l.. and Labor Secretary Perkins
Instead OF Wagners proposed independent
board, they would have one under the labor
department. That, in our judgment, would be
worse than no board.
The effectiveness of any board will depend
upon public confidence. 1t must be above sus-
picion of partisanship or political control. To
place political official, Cabinet officer, over
the board would destroy its judicial character
and value. 1t should be independent as the
Interstate Commerce and Federal Trade Com
missions are independent.
Even an independent labor board limited
to fact finding and enforcement of the collec-
tive bargaining law, can not solve the problem
easily. 1t will require both time and wise per-
Torrance to win the effectiveness of judicial
prestige. But such Federal board, free from
politics and partisanship, can become the best
barrier against industrial strife that has yet
been proposed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
BANKERS AND MONEY
SITUATION DISCUSSED
BY a Reader.


Many causes have been assigned
for the present depression and many
remedies proposed All have struck
one fairly uniform note, namely,
a shortage of money in circulation.
But Just how this was brought about
none of us on the outside seems to
have had a very clear or definite
idea.
We have felt vaguely that perhaps
the banks we're in some way respon-
sible for the shortage of money, but
when the banks denied the charge
and insisted that the real offenders
were the people themselves who
were hiding their money in tin cans,
mattresses, safety deposit boxes, ETC.,
we were more confused than ever.
To prove their innocence the
banks began waging campaign to
bring this money out of hiding and
many newspaper articles were pub
lished quoting bankers all over the
country, urging hoarders to deposit
their money in banks so it would
get back in circulation and thus aid
the return of prosperity.
But in a little while this campaign
was dropped and the people gen.
orally felt that boarding was prac-
tically over. But Notwithstanding
this fact, the money shortage con-
tinued undated and banks were
loaning no more money than they
were before they set out to per-
suade people to bring their money
out of hiding. Here was a situation
calling for some explanation from
the bankers bit no such explana-
ton was forthcoming.
Now the whole secret is out Of the
bag, and it appears that instead of
trying TO aid the return of pros
perity by discouraging boarding,
these bankers actually were using
this anti-hoarding campaign as
subterfuge to further their plans to
prevent the return of prosperity.
But to understand how they were
doing this it will be necessary to
explain how they were responsible
for the money shortage in the first
place.
Every one who is the least bit OBJ
serving will remember that during
prosperous times most Of our paper
money, in denominations of fveS
tens and twenties, was bank notes.
BY bank notes I mean paper money
pr-~ted by the Treasury Depart
NET for banks that put up the re-
CURED collateral with the treasurer
Government bonds are considered
good collateral for the issuance Of
these bank notes by banks, because
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
BY a Times Booster.

The United States Department
of Labor made a serious blunder
under pressure from the pay
trioteers" when it arrested John
Strachey, who entered the coun-
try as a British citizen to deliver
a series of lectures on economics.
The charge was advocating the
overthrow of government by vio-
lence, which was not pressed, but
left dormant in spite of the de-
PENDANTS desire to have it proved.
The animus behind the blunder
was engenoered by Mr.. Strachey's
analysis of current world eco
nomic disorder. He declared that
the natural law of motion of
modern society produced the
cycles of prosperity and depression
with intermittent wars that would
become worldwide. That under
capitalism competition would give
way to monopoly; that profits
would destroy consumer purchas-
ing power and as a consequence
the earning power of capital in
large blocks, bringing wholesale
unemployment and distress.
Also, that the Federal recovery
measures and security program
were but Implications of European
practices that had failed to avert
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

front of them. But they couldn't
fire through the prop. Or could
they? That was easily remedied.
Fokker, now an American, but then
German. did that very thing.
So why be stumped by such a
simple bit of engineering as lacking
together the accelerator and the
brakes.
This will not eliminate accidents
but it will cut them down tremen-
dOusly.
Most accidents happen not be-
cause the drivers can't stop their
cars but rather because they don't
know that they should stop their
cars. They're not looking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

the entire credit of the government
is back of the bonds, and when this
credit is used by banks to enable
them to get these bank notes for
issuance as money, that is con-
sidered sound finance But when
the government talks about issuing
money on its own credit without
the bank system being able to put
in its thumb and pull out a plum, 3"
that is initiation and dangerous f.
nance.
Do you, Mr.. Reader, think there
would be any shortage of money or
credit in this country today if all
the banks were to put up their
collateral again with the Treasury
Department and get bank notes
issued against them for loaning to
manufacturers, merchants, farmers
and business men. and would then
loan that money to them? I leave
you to answer the question for
yourself.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
So They Say

Cats and mice sketched into papy-
rus manuscripts reveal the existence
in Egypt of comic cartoons and
fables.-Jean Capart, Belgian mu-
scum director.
Most parents don't spank right.
They let their emotions run away
with them. The parent who tells
me spanking hurts him more than
the child, 1 always tell to stop
spanking. That parent doesn't
know how.-Dr. Miles Murphy, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania psychologist.
Dizzy's had a swell career, but it
won't go on much longer. He's go.
ing to hang up his uniform after
two more seasons Of play.-Mrs.
Dizzy" Dean.
1 never did take any interest in
computations Of figures. I never
believed in doing something that
some one else could do better than
ANDREW Mellon.
In the world as it is TO-DAY no
nation can prosper on another's
ruin. We are too Intimately con-
nected for that.-Capt. Anthony
Eden. British lord privy seal.
In 1914 there was one nation
whose ambition to expand served to
create war. In 1885 there are two,
one in the west, the other in the
east.-Joseph Stain, Soviet dicta-
tor.
The United States is fecund,
heart warming, uncritical-like a
mother. Sordid things there always
are there; it is necessary to look
about for bit Of beauty.-Author
Louis Paul.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
NEW RELIEF PROGRAM
AWARDED SUPPORT
BY a Roosevelt Follower.

Another letter to R. R. G.:
No doubt you read the headline,
Roosevelt Voted $4,88O, 100000 Re
lief I don't suppose that means
anything whatsoever to a hot
headed Republican.
I suppose you think that had Her
bert Hoover been elected in 1882,
the depression would have been all
over overnight and every American
citizen employed the next day
Speaking of ignorance, I hardly
think your article is to be looked up
to in any way. Your article sounds
as though you we're a Republican
politician and who is, of course,
now out of Office.
1 have more confidence in PreSi-
dent Roosevelt every day and I do
not need to be dictated to by any
sore Republican.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
The Message Center

Times readers are united to cypress
their Uie,cs in these columns. Make your
letters short. so Oh can have chance.
Limit them to ESQ words or less. Your
letter must be signed. but names tciH
be tCithheld at request Of the letter
tCritef.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
ALONE
BY AARON NJ. GOLDMAN

Never to see your fair face again
No more TO hear the echo OF your
soft voice,
Your lips will never kiss mine again
Forever gone is your arms that held
me tight.
I walk and ride but you are gone
from mine side;
Your chair across the table Is va
cant.
You have found some one else.
But dear Rose, I am forever
Alone.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

Bodies buried about 800 B. C. in Rome we're
found to have gold teeth and bridegwork. Isn't
it impressive to think that We and they have
scanned the same magazines?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

don't have to do any fighting will really be
better off than in peacetime
And because that is true, it is very easy
for war fever to sweep is off our feet.
Arranging things in this new way ought to
help us to keep cool in a time of crisis. If we
knew in advance that profits. salaries and
wages would be subject to very strict linita-
lions, and that income and other taxes would
Immediately shoot to dizzy heights, so that all
of us would feel the war burden in c direct
and unmistakable way, it is likely that we
shouldn't agree to go to war at all-unleSs the
reason for doing SO was clear and overwhelm-
ing.
And that in turn, would be a boon i'm
measurable. To find a way to check the war
madness-that is what people everywhere have
been seeking ever since 1918. wouldn't bill
of this kind come close to doing it?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

Pretty girl teaches Supreme Court justices
how TO mend stocking run. Which isn't out
CT place; they'd naturally be interested in
studying runs on the nations banks.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

The problem of traffic casualties becomes
increasingly grave with Paris announcement
Of an impending short skirt vogue.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

That New York relief investigation has
cleared up one thing that has always both
cred us. 1t seems that thingumabob that fits
into the hoctnanry is called boon doggle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

THE country needs industrial peace now
more than ever. Strife between capital
and labor is one OF the great menaces to re-
covery. Continued Unemployment. rising costs
OF living. and failure TO enforce Section IA
spread bitterness and suspicion among labor.
Continued uncertainty as to what labor legis-
lation IS in the offing is making employers
jittery.
To meet this situation the bill Of Senator
Wagner proposes 2 new and better jmple-
mented Federal Labor Board to enforce the
legal right Of collective bargaining.
We believe there should be such a board.
Without collective bargaining there can be no
Just balancing OF the power of the worker with
that Of the employer There have been, and
there will be. abuses Nevertheless, we know Of
no other or better economic substitute for sui
cidal industrial warfare. Since the public in
terest is completely involved. law to protect
that right Of collective bargaining is impera-
tive. Its enforcement is major duty of the
government.
While entirely in sympathy with the pur-
pOotS VI IHe wagner Dill, We COubC II II is
wisely drawn in all particulars. The board
functions should be limited, in our judg-
ment, solely to collective bargaining rights.
All parts of the bill giving arbitration and
other powers to the board should be elimi-
mated. There are good reasons for this. A
board which tries to settle dispute as medi-
ator or arbitrator can not then effectively
take over the functions of quasi-iudicial
body of review. Besides, many industries al
ready have old and tested arbitration machin-
cry. And there are plenty of Cancellation
bodies without setting up another duplicating
agency.
But the best reason for keeping the board
out OF arbitration is that hours and wage
demands should be separated from collective
bargaining disputes. Labors right to organ
lie is one thing. What labor achieves or fails
to achieve in exercising that right is another
matter
A second defect of the dill is its failure TO
protect the organization rights of the worker
from violation by union officials. It properly
provides for government supervised elections.
free from employer control, to determine
whether workers desire collective bargaining
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12
Daily Thought

The disciple is not above his mas
ter, nor the servant above his lord
St. Matthew, 1924.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

DRIDE is vice, which pride it
l. self lnclines every man 10 find
in others, and to overlook in Atu-
self-Johnson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-04-12

/ 10hoLly disapprove of 1Ohat you sag and Viu
defend to the death your right to sag it-VoItare.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
Symphony Artists

One of the important functions
Of the National Symphony Or
chestra in the musical life OF
Washington is, that in addition to
presenting a wide repertoire OF
symphonic works and the intro
duction of important new works
for symphony orchestra, that it
presents soloiSts, interesting and
new artists who would not other
wise be heard here.
Sometimes thes. artists are
selected with the idea of present.
ing a particular work that DR.
Kinder wants washington music
lovers to hear; for example, Viola
Mitchell in the new Malepiero
concerto for violin and orchestra;
Madame Olga Averino in Loef.
fler's new work: Hymn to the
Sum; Sophia Braslau, who sang
the solo part of de Falla's work,
Eel Amor Brujo," and another in.
teresting de Falla work Nights
In Garden in Spain"
LIZ AAAAOACA AAdS JuoG 4SGuI4lcu
from week in New York and
reports that he is now consider,
ing a list of soloists fc next sea.
sen that will again demonstrate
the 0rtant function of the or
cheStra as mentioned above.
DR.. Kinder has also announced
that plans for Brahms Festival
next season are under way, which
will require three concerts to re
sent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
Veteran FaUors Bonus
Compromise Plan
To the Editor of The Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
We veterans have listened to
our national organizations-both
the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
the American Legion-about long
enough, I think. From now on it
Is up to the veteran himself.
The legion is backing one bonus
bill and the v. F. w. another,
with little chance Of either one
passing.
The Presidents offer to com.
promise is, to my mind, the only
way out. It's a cinch we won't
get anything otherwise.
IT we have to wait until 1915 for
our bonus, we will lose money.
Those of us who have had to bor-
row will face the situation of hav-
ing the principal eaten up by the
interest.
Now, the Presidents plan is to
offer Government bonds to those
who want them. We can sell them
at a discount, of course. The in.
terest that would accrue from now
until 1888 isn't as much as we
would lose if we had to wait until
1945 to collect.
I think if every veteran would
write to his senator on this COM
promise offer and get some pub
licity on it we would get something
out of it. 1t can be readily seen
we are getting nowhere fast as it
stands, with both veteran organi.
cations bulldozinz one another
Members in both are getting fed
up on it, and I think there are
plenty of vets who'll agree with
me. DISGUISED VET.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20

Focusing their attention on the
nucleus of the atom, a subject
about which science knows little,
small group of distinguished
physicists from all parts of the
country is in session here today.
The meeting was called jointly
by DR.. John C. Merriam, presi-
dent of the Carnegie Institution,
and DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president of George Washington
University, under the auspices of
those institutions.
The scientists gathered at a
luncheon yesterday, and last
night met at the Department of
Terrestrial Magnetism of the
Carnegie Institution to discuss
important developments of their
research and common problems.
They will meet today at the
university and again tonight, and
conclude their sessions tomorrow.
Included in the discussion will
be the subject of radiation from
the stars, planets and suns in
the universe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
TESTSOF ROBOT ATOM STUDIED
T0BE HALTED BY SCIENTISTS

Abandonment Of robot pilot ex.
periments by the Bureau of Air
Commerce along the Atlantic
seaboard doomed. today when it
was learned that Capt. Albert F..
Hegenberger, Army Air Corps,
who was scheduled to direct the
trials, had been recalled to
Wright Field in connection with
military duties.
All Army Air Corps men are
required to serve a certain amount
of time in active ground duty,
and although no official word
has been received here, as far as
could be learned, bureau officials
fear Captain Hegenberger may
be lost from their service indefi,
nitely.
The proposed Atlantic Coast
tests contemplated an intensive
series of radio-robot controlled
flights over land and water, with
possible blind excursions to Der,
muda and other outlying terrific
ries.
Similar experiments were con.
Quoted recently on the Pacific
Coast with great success, leading
to the record-breaking flight Of
the Pan-American Clipper to
Hawaii.
Even though Captain Hegen,
berger becomes available, some
spokesman at the bureau frown
upon the resumption of the robot
test flights, in view of the splen.
did showing of the robot-controlled
commercial plane to Hawaii.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
Lan1ents LACK of Action
On Grade Crossings

To the Editor of The Times:
Why not pass a law compelling
all railroad companies to build
overhead crossings?
For many years people have
been killed at grade crossings
hardly month goes by but
somebody pays with his life be-
cause he didn't know the train
was coming.
Must we have wholesale deaths
before we come to our senses?
That Rockville crossing has been
a menace ever since it was built.
They've talked about building an
overhead crossing-talked about
it so long that IA children died
horrible deaths before something
was done. How much longer will
they falkland do nothing?
E. V. 0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-20
Choir Program

Stainer's 1.-THE Crucifixion" was
given last night at the Metropol-
itan Presbyterian Church, the
Woodside Methodist Episcopal
Church and the Mt. Pleasant Con-
gregational Church.
The theme shown above is taken
from "The Crucifixion, which is
one of the most popular Good Fri.
day cantatas.
The AIRS Musica Choir, which
will appear with the Army Band
at the Walter Reed Hospital Sun
rise Service, will sing the follow.
ing program in three groups
Jesus Our Sure Defense" .(Bach) ;
I'm Joseph's Lovely Garden" and
"Allelulia! Christ Is Risen" (Ko-
polyoff); 20 Morn of Beauty
(Sibelius); The Lord Is Risen"
and "Three Women Went Forth"
CMatthews); and by Early Morn.
ing Light" (TraditionaD.
The Army Band under the di.
rection of Lieut.. Thomas F. Darcy,
will open the program with a
group of sacred numbers: 20
Lamb of God" from the Agnus
Del (Bizet); Rejoice Today