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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
THE G.. o. P. NEST EGG

ID EPORTS that the Republican party is
IN broke. like those of its death, seem to
have been a bit exaggerated.
From the partys treasurer, George F. Getz,
we learn that by practice of that old-fsshioned
virtue of thrift it has wiped out deficit and
saved from campaign contributions to last
summers misadventures the tidy sum Of
sl8476. The G. O. P. officially permits itself
chortle of glee.
1T enables u.s. proclaims Chairman Henry
P. Fletcher, ito look ahead with renewed con-
fidence"
Don't be surprised that the party OF
fnanciers should gloat over the finding of this
surprise penny. These were thrifty fellows in
their day, and they know that last year was a
fine time for saving Republican pennies Like
Ben Franklin, they have learned that penny
saved is twopence dear. a pin days groat
year.
But just wait till 1886 and you may not
recognize that s18476. Tall oaks from tiny
acorns grow.
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Il seems a long time since shells from the
guns Of two U. S. Coast Guard cutters
raked the decks and punctured the hull Of the
Canadian rum-runner I'm Alone. The unfor
tunate schooner and its Illicit cargo sank and
the crew was cast into the waves of the Gulf
Of Mexico. one Of the crew was drowned.
The others were rescued and shackled in
irons.
That was almost six years ago, in the era
Of bumpticls prosperity and prohibition, when
our mighty republic tried to enforce its blue
laws even on the high seas, in defiance of
international law and courtesy.
Now We get the verdict All of the evidence
has been examined by Supreme Court Justice
Van Devanter, representing the United States,
ana Chief Justice Duff Of Canada. They rec
ommend that the United States apologize to
Canada and pay $4,000 in damages to mem
bers Of the crew and their dependents.
Except for the friendly relations which have
existed between the United States and Canada,
the consequences might have been serious.
Doubtless our Government will accept the
findings Of the Joint commission with good
grace and bring a deplorable incident to dig
nificd conclusion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
VETERANS SEEK A HOST

GONE wide-awake southern city is being
~ offered a fine chance to prove that it is
still ardently devoted to the great old tradi-
tions Of the Southland.
The United Confederate Veterans at the
moment, can not find a city that will be host
to their annual reunion next spring They
had originally selected st. Petersburg, Fla.
but financial str1ngency has compelled that
city to withdraw its invitation, since it is i'm
possible to raise the needed funds.
Now the old soldiers are waiting to see if
some other southern city will extend an invi-
tation The funds needed will run to about
$4,000.
1t is impossible to imagine that very much
time will elapse before some southern city
will find the pull of sentiment strong enough
to induce it to find way to raise the money,
no matter how scarce money may be.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
SEEKS BASIS OF
DEPRESSION TROUBLE
By a Times Reader

BY a Times Reader.
I am the reader whose letter sup
porting Father Coughlin was re-
Gently answered in these columns
by Tom Ber'ing. He failed to offer
any objection to any of the sixteen
points in the platform of the N. U.
F. S. j., other than to say that we
are too radical and too self-centered
in our belief. Now our hope is to
get back to the Constitution in sew
eral instances that we have been led
away from it by Subterfuge. Chiefly,
the right of bankers to issue money.
Radical is a very elastic word and
is too often thrown in the face Of
any one who disbelieves in the eco
nomic and political practices Of the
last decade.
There is something wrong with
our country. No one denies that. 1
think it is just as true that we can
not correct it by borrowing and con-
tinuing to use the same methods
that so evidently brought us into
this depression. President Roosevelt
possibly is doing the best he can,
but it is not enough. He must go
farther to the left. believe the
people elected him with that hope
as the major motive. There was lit
tie hope in returning to the Repub-
licans.
Please show me what is self
centered about a platform that ad-
vocates religious freedom, national
izing of national resources, central
bank, taxation by ability to pay, col
lective bargaining, the retiring Of
rest-bearing bonds, and other
Just and applicable measures. These
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
OVER A HUNDRED

MRS. JOSEPH GOKEY of Dickinson, N. Y,
1'A whose father wore the red jacket of a
British soldier in the Revolution, has just cee-
brated her 10Sth birthday.
Don't pity this ancient lady. She sat in
warm and CHEEKY room in her mountain home
as she received her 142 living descendants, in
Guiding l6 of the fifth generation. Her long
life has been useful and adventurous. Her
clear mind is rich with the memories of cen
fury of pioneering American life.
Pity. rather those others who have passed
100 birthdays only to find themselves lonely
and destitute.
The census reveals that nearly 1000 Amer
lean centenarians now are living, Fully one
half of these are dependent, hundreds are in
mates Of wretched poor farms Had our rich
country established ar old-age pension system
like the poorer European nations, these 1000
centenarians would be living as Mrs. Gokey,
in warm and cosy homes, serene, secure and
unafraid of the wolf Of want.
This Congress should enact old-age pension
legislation.
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to personally select his national
Representative but disfranchises
him, to favor the politician, of the
right to select a candidate for the
Senate.
The primary law guarantees a
right which inherently belongs to
citizenship. Fundamentally. the
right to determine rests with the
electorate and not with any party.
The right Of the franchise has been
safe-guarded, strengthened and per-
fected as civic duty and personal
expression of the individual voter.
The selection of a candidate is of
more Importance than choosing be-
tween the candidates of two parties
and of far more significance than a
straight party vote after the ticket
has been named. The primary law
is an attempt to place the selection
of the candidates with the citizen
voter where it rightfully belongs. I
urge the incoming Legislature to re-
tain and to correct the known de-
fectS Of the primary law.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
OUR BELIEFS CHANGED

THE labels which we use to describe VarI-
Aous human activties-such words as rad
icsl." conservative" progressive" and so on
are useful things, since they serve to classify
intangibles in handy, card-index manner.
The interesting thing about them, how
ever is the fact that their value changes from
year to year without our knowing it.
President ROosevelt's address to Congress
Is an example.
Half dozen years ago this Speech-call-
ing as it did, for network of old-age PEN
sions. unemployment insurance schemes, col
lective use of certain natural resources, and
the addition of 100000 men to the Federal
pay roll-would have sent shivers up and down
some millions of honest American backs.
Coming when it did, it was rather generally
accepted as a middle of the road" venture.
Many people even saw in it a swing toward
the right.
The old labels which we attached to such
projects a few years ago have lost their mean
Ing: and that has happened simply because
we have moved out from under them.
Consider another example: The recent cam
paign speech of Premier R. B. Bennett of
less exploitation of human resources and the
trsfficking in the health and happiness of
Canadian citizens"
Premier Benefits program. in its essen
tials. seems TO be more or less a duplication
of President RooSevelt's. It calls for unem-
ployment insurance. reyamped old-age pen
sion plan. insurance against sickness and ac-
cident. new income tax laws to correct I'M
equal distribution of wealth, and system Of
minimum wage and maximum hour laws for
labor
Now the point, right here, is not whether
the voters OF Canada give Mr.. Bennett man
date 10 put this scheme into effect, or retire
him and give some one else a chance. 1t is
the simple fact that Canadian premier, like
an American President. has advanced pro-
gram which would have seemed startlngly
radical if it had been suggested as recently as
1928
What has happened of course, is that our
viewpoint has changed under the impact OF
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
Profit System Outl01Oed

BY Reader.
The Presidents message indi-
Gates that our economic system
will bring prosperity to the unem-
ployed, without making any major
changes in the system.
He does not propose to inter-
fere with the profit system Of pro-
duction. He and mis- advisers have
not learned that profit can only
be used to operate the heavy goods
industry.
Since we have already passed
the point in our economic history
where there was shortage of
equipment for production, the law
of natural economies forbiGs the
production of goods for profit, to
add more equipment.
We can no longer maintain
scarcity profit production, since
our equipment is adequate to pro-
duce much more than we are per-
mitted to consume. The era of
investment is definitely gone. Now
we must produce for consumer use,
at full capacity, or suffer social
decline for our folly in further
profit exploitation.
The revolution in economics has
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been forced upon us, by building
this vast potential capacity for
production.
Those who furnished the credits
for this equipment, unwittingly
provided the nation with the
means Of production for use.
If these people insist on taking
profit out of production on a scar
city basis, these profits which are
increasing now at a rapid rate will
be destroying the customers abil-
ity to buy even the curtailed pro-
duction.
Declining buying power results
from the attempt to wrest profits
from production, which can not be
translated into new and better or
more machinery for production.
Old King Canute could not turn
back the tide. President Roosevelt
can not turn back the clock to
the era of scarcity. The profit sys-
TEN does not need the President
to interfere with it. The profit
system has outlawed itself. 1t
can not be maintained or re-
stored without social disintegra-
ton. Physical forces defy man
made law; progress forces changes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
IMPATIENCE OF CITY
NEWSPAPERS STRESSED

BY H, L.
There are newspapers which pub
lish weak, abusive letters, written
by crooked thinking, uneducated
people who attack the newspapers
in question. Many intelligent peo-
pie understand that these attacks
only call down floods of ridicule on
the ignorant critics themselves,
while the newspapers remain as dry
as a ducks back.
Unlearned persons, and also many
educated ones who never have
taken time to study the subject,
think of this publishing of these
stupid letters as evidence of the lib
crafty of such newspapers. The
facts are, if you send a strong letter
to such newspaper-an attack
which really will expose the incon-
sistencies or weaknesses of the ed
itors, they refuse to publish it.
The significance of this impor-
tant study can not be overempha-
sized: for to the public the work and
responsibility of editors are immeas-
urably profound. The service of one
editor is as reaching as that OF
hundreds of school teachers. Jeffer-
son considered newspapers as be-
ing more important than is gov
eminent.
In my humble way, 1 have writ
| ten articles for a number of differ
ent periodicals in number of diff
ferent states. Among editors, find
many degrees of honor and dis
honor. I never have found another
newspaper so fair and generous as
is The indianapolis Times. Often
have I tried to take The Times or
its friends to task in a scholarly
way: but, against The Times, never
have I been able to make an attack
SC forceful that its editors have re-
fused to publish it. I have written
letters so lengthy and Of such poor
taste that it's editors have refused
them. Also, attempted fairness to
other writer's accounts for many
letters which it casts aside.
This fairness and generosity OF
editors are the indispensable guard
ians of the best in our American in
stitutions. What is priceless in our
American freedom of the press but
the right to expose stern, disagree
able, may I say ugly, truths? Often
the most cutting, even scathing,
truth, protects the public, just as an
electric needle burns out a cancer
and saves a human life.
What is more wholesome and
healthful than light of public
opinion? What other influence in
spires such sublime righteousness in
the hearts of grafters?
When hour of need comes, well
may we be grateful that we can de-
pend upon The Times.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
PRIMARY LAW RETENTION
URGED ON LEGISLATURE.

BY Lewis z. Frszeur.
I am keenly interested in retain
ing and perfecting the present pri-
mary law. With all its defects it
is still an honest and worthy effort
to put the power Of selecting candi-
dates in the hands of the citizen. 1t
is a protest against corrupt political
practices and an obstacle to the
dominance of the party machine.
The popular selection Of candi-
dates is as truly an American policy
and as essential to our democracy
as the later popular election Of
those candidates at the fall voting.
I urge that the primary law be ex-
tended to include the selection Of
our candidates for President, Vice
President, Senator and Governor.
To select one member Of our ma
tionaI Congress directly by the
choice of the voters and then de-
liver the selection Of the other men,
Der Of Congress to a machine or
gained convention for pickering,
trading and political feuds, where
self interest and party advantage
submerge the claims of the electo-
rate, recognize the citizens right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
NINE OPERATORS WILL
NOT ACT, HE SAYS

By Frank Fisher Sr.
In answer to E. N. H, Miners
and Unemployment" speaking from
80 years mining experience in IN
diana, I have never known wages
to be less than s2.52 day for day
labor nor less than 81 cents a ton
for hand loading.
Since practically all mines are en-
gagged in interstate commerce and
come under the "eight-hour" law,
which has been in effect for more
than 80 years, miners could not
have worked 10 hours 20 years ago.
The mines are operating with 100.-
900 fewer miners than few years
ago, but with as great production
rate as then.
E. H. N. was absolutely right as
to the effect of labor saving ma
chinery.
E. N. HIS theory of readjustment
is basically unsound. The motive
Of mine operators is profit. In
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10

creaSing production costs never
enter their thoughts unless in the
end they result in greater money
profit.
Increasing wages would not in
crease the money profit because
miners do not use an amount of
coal worthy of notice, and there
fore their buying power is not to be
considered.
Any readjustment in the disec-
ton Of improved conditions for min
ers will be forced from the oper-
ators. Wages have been forced
down constantly since the advent Of
machinery and miners are less and
less able to cope with employers.
The miners must be protected by
government through limitation OF
hours and minimum wage.
E. N. H. is laboring under a delu-
sion. There is no sound reason for
expecting the operator to bring
about adjustments adverse to his
interests.
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are the items we challenge any one
to dispute.
I agree with Mr.. Berling that all
the greed is not under the roofs of
the wealthy, but do maintain that
the wealthy who are greedy have a
much better chance to express and
use their greed to the public detri-
ment. We, therefore, need these en-
forced laws and regulations to pre-
vent the greed Of any one, high or
low, from becoming a menace to the
public.
The idea of one poor man sharing
with another poor man can not cor
rect the basic evils. 1t is fine in an
emergency, but don't you think this
depression has lasted too many years
to be called a temporary thing? Let's
not fool ourselves; it is a break
down of an economic system. Let's
get at the root of the trouble. l
am for the National Union for So
cial Justice.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
So They Say

We can not get more income by
making less of the elements of
which this income exists.-Prof.
Irving Fisher, Yale economist.
1 am going on, and build and
build, just as fast as can get the
money-or borrow the money
Charles NJ. SchWab.
Every Communist knows the party
will now wipe out with an iron
hand the remnants Of this group
(of Trotskyists) Karl Radek,
Soviet official.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
BOY
BY EFFIE L. WORKMAN

Each evening, just at twilight,
The little boy next door
Comes in to have a visit,
For perhaps an hour or more.
He watches through the window
AS drink my cup Of tea,
And when he sees I've finished
He comes running in to me.
Sometimes we talk about his school,
To-day he was kept in,
He talked too much" the teacher
said)
And he told me with a grin.
1t seemed the whole class had been
talking,
SO he did not feel so bad.
However, he was sorry
To have made the teacher mad.
We always talk about the sports
And the latest football game.
"WiY the Bulldogs have a fighting
chance
When they play with Notre Dame?"
We watch the team at Shortrldge
Get whipped by boys from Tech,
And we know, in losing this one
game,
That their hopes for fame were
wrecked.
Again. we sit in one big chair
AS I read to him book.
Close he cuddles, down beside me,
Like two lovers in nook,
Listening wide-eyed, while the story
Tells of deeds of bravery old,
How the knights fought for their
ladies,
And the deaths Of warriors bold.
OH I love these happy hours,
And I'm quite sure, so does ne.
Hes a splendid little fellow.
And some day grown up will be.
When I think Of this, wonder
II in the far of years to come
AS a man-will he remember
Me-and evenings in my home7
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the blows dealt by the depression. We no longer
look at things as we used to; and before We
pin any more labels on new proposals We
would do well to examine the labels carefully
and see if they mean the same things that they
used to mean.
We have simply moved out from under our
favorite figures Of speech.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10
Capital Capers
by GEORGE ABEL

TINE Democratic White House of the Roose-
Il veil Administration the other night became
Temporal lily a palace crammed with foreign
diplomats, stars and decorations OF hundred
different countries
The scarlet-coated Marine Band played
waltzes, gavottes and one-steps to which SiameSe
princes, Belgian charges daffaires and Swedish
burgners trod measure The ambassador OF
Turkey Munir Bey, ate an occidental chocolate
eclair The Russian charge d'affaires Mr.
Skirsky nibbIed Russian caviar.
In other words, the President and Mrs.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt entertained the dip
lomatic corps at the premier reception of the
season-the diplomatic reception.
brilliant and dazzling was the scene. If the
ID cloth of gold had been stretched end to end,
it would have completely enshrouded the Eiffel
Tower and drowned the Empire State Building
in shower Of gold lace.
His Britannia majeStys ambassador, Sir
Ronald Lindsay, glistened with stars and orders
But beneath the Most Noble Order of the
Garter the Order of the Bath, the Order of the
Star of India, the Order of st. Michael and st.
George, Sir Ronald felt warm.
Pretty hot here, what?" he whispered to a
friend
Rather" Kissed the friend
Lets get out of it." suggested Sir Ronald
But Just at that moment a lady came gush-
ing up to his Britannia ma jesty's ambassador.
"Oh, Sir ROnelQ, Sne began
eth" said Sir Ronald, "do you feel the need
of bit of fresh air?"
CPANISH AMBASSADOR CALDERON wore a
- bright gold uniform with scarlet cuffs.
Those wonderful cuffs" raved Don Adolfo de
Uriquiza, Argentine arbiter of diplomatic corps
elegance. "Senor Calderon is the best-dressed
diplomat present"
"Oh I owe you a wonderful evening" said
Envoy Calderon as he left the White House, to
member of the President staff.
Just write it on your cuff" grinned he
MINISTER DE BIANCHI of Portugal dresses
| WI to kill whether he wears plain civilian
clothes or a uniform. Last night it might be
said that his uniform was Killing
Picture so medals on a cloth OF gold back
ground plumed hat, few rings, gold buttons
gold braid, gold collar, gold stars and add the
Order of the Golden Fleece.
"Is Portugal still on the gold standard?'
hazarded on observer.
Minister Bianchi fumbled in his pocket Tor
gold-rimmed lorgnet.
Postmaster Jim Farley sat under picture OF
Teddy Roosevelt in the Red Room Of the White
/ House.
| rs it a likeness painted from lfe?" asked a
diplomat passing by.
/
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Daily Thought

And his mercy is on them that
fear him from generation to gener-
ation.-St. Luke i, so.
TEAR not the proud and the
Il naughty; fear rather him who
fears God.-SaadL
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That QUESTIONABLE the Government has
sent to the farmers is so big that the victims
are wondering why the Government didn't
pillow under some of the questions.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10

Some of the new automobiles of 1885 look
as though they'd make good slides Tor the
children.
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The Message Center

(Times readers are invited to cypress
their Vietos in these columns. Make your
letters short, so all can have chance.
Limit them to $50 1OOrds or lessJ
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Postmaster Jim Farley sat under picture o
Teddy Roosevelt in the Red Room Of the Whit
House.
rs it a likeness painted from lfe?" asked
diplomat passing by.
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"Is Portugal still on the gold standard?'
haZarded on observer.
Minister Bianchi fun1bled in his pocket for
gold-rimmed lorgnet.
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THE I'M ALONE VERDICT

THURSDAY. JANUARY 10. 1885.