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THE LONG VIEW PROVES
THIS: But the liberal deviseth lib
eral things; and by liberal things
shall he stand. Isa. 32:8.
LOOilluG AT WASHIuGTOil
By Hug & Siata, Wtimgtm
False Alarms
And Feints
The people of the United States,
along with those of other Allied
countries, are intensely interested in
the cross-Channel invasion which is
expected to deliver the final blow to
tne uerman Army. '
Wnlle the dav of invasion an-
proaches, no person except those in
tne Highest positions of leadership,
knows when the advance will be
sounded.
Meanwhile, there is little profit to
be had through speculation as to
wnen General Eisenhower will move
his men. Winston Churchill, in his
recent radio address, warned his lis
teners that, "to deceive and baffl
the enemy, there will be many false
alarms, feints and dress-rehearsals.'
A Minority
Of Racketeers
What's wrong with the United
States?
That is a question that the poli
ticians attempt to answer in one
breath while shouting their heads off
about the8UDerioritv of the Ameri
can system in the next breath.
There is no patriotism in beinar
ignorant and intelligent Americans
know that there is much wrong
.ywlth the United States. This .upes
not mean that 8ur natfon is worse
than other nations qr that the writer
is igneraril of the great blessings
that belong to the American people.
If anybody wants to know some of
the things wrong ' with this country
we will cite a few instances from the
. news?' v
(1) TBfctrttree shipyard work
ers arrested in Maryland for frau
dulently checking the welding done
Soviet Press Mentions
"Allies In The Pacific"
In explaining the new agreement
with JTannn and iraferrinir ' to relin
quishment of Japanese rights to coal
I 1 f .. 1. . 1 T a MMl 1
ana ou in oaansun, uveaua, uuicuu
organ 'of the Kremlin, says that it is
"advantageous to Russia and her
allies in war."
The Soviet newspaper goes furth
er, explaining that the demands
were made in 1941 but not conceded
and that the Dresent surrender of
Japan indicates not only the strength
ol Russia put 'consideration of the
special interests of our allies in the
Pacific."
This, so far. as we know, is the
nearest that the Russians have come
to recognizing an interest in the war
in the Pacific. The reader will recall
that Teheran was necessary because
Stalin would not go to Cairo where
Chinese. British and Americans dis
cussed the war in the Far East.
At no time has a declaration come
from Moscow, either in Izvestia or
from official sources, intimating that
Russia might join in the war against
Japan. The statement discussed, for
the first time, recognizes "allies in
the Pacific" and seemingly paves the
way for additional pressure against
the Japanese at the proper time.
It would be unwise, perhaps, to
read too much in the Izvestia state
ment, or to jump to the conclusion
that the Soviet will attack Japan
when Stalin thinks the timing appro
priate. Just the same, the past re
lationship between Russia and Japan
would encourage the suspicion that
if Japan gets weaker, the Soviet will
attempt to use the opportunity to
straighten out the situation in Man
churia and elsewhere.
By-Elections Reveal Little
Despite Political Experts
There is something ludicrous in the
efforts of politicians and political
commentators to discover a momen
tous trend in various elections which
occur throughout the country.
The most recent example is the
Oklahoma election held recently. Of
this election, the Associated PreBs
said: "Both sides had atrreed in ad
vance that the election would be a
test of New Deal strength."
Previously, the political experts
"interpreted" the results of eleven
special elections. Most of the oracles
viewed the trend according to their
political preferences, which, it seems,
is the chief ingredient in political
prophecies. .
' In" the twelve special elections
eight have not resulted in the un
wanng of the party to office. In
wiree districts, the Republicans gain
ed seats held by Democrats and in
one district a Democrat took the seat
of a Republican. . The net result was
a gain of two seats for the Republi
cans. It would be almost impossible to
gauge the outcome of the presiden
tial electicn by the results of con
gressional elections. The issues are
hardly ever the same. Local matters
are usually transcendant in congres
sional districts. Moreover in the
case of a strong President, such as
Franklin D. Roosevelt, the pulling
power of the Chief Executive inevit
ably strengthens the party ticket be
cause he is stronger than his party.
Attack On Palau Shows
Jap Fleet Is On The Run
A magnificent examrjle of miirh.
malinged and misunderstood "island
people as to the accuracy of the news
ana announcements.
Some weeks ago it was revealed
that some of our air transports were
shot down by mistake in the invasion
of Sicily and that the accident had
not oeen cleared oy military officials.
Subsequently, the incident was con
firmed by our leaders, but it is diffi
cult to see where the press or the
public has been benefitted by the
publicity given to the matter.
Recently, the War and Navy De
partment have shown a desire to
forestall criticism by releasing news
of accidents which occurred in the
course of warfare.
The War Department told how
an American transport plane, un
identified by a British aircraft car
rier, was shot down by the fighter
planes of our ally, with a loss of six
members of the civilian crew.
The Navy announced that, during
operations at Eniwetok Atoll, a de
stroyer accidentally shelled three
American landing craft, killing thir
teen men and woundinar fortv-Rix
others.
Anybody with ordinary intelli
knows that such accidents have oc
curred in every war and that they
will occur in all future wars. While
responsible officials always conduct
investigations in order to ascertain
hopping" is the attack of the U. S
FWt nn i, t , , ,. , """"S111 'n oruer 10 ascertain
fleet unon Palau Islands, which are the causes of such accidents and, if
only 550 miles from Mindanao, one ! the facts warrant, to fix the blame
oi me riiiuppine islands.
From Kwajalein to the Palau is
lands is more than 2,000 miles. That
our ships disregard Truk, about half
way between Kwajalein and Palau
on their mission proves that, for the
present, the Navy dominates the cen
tral Pacific.
Many Americans do not yet know
the vast offensive which has heen
launched against the Gilbert, Marsn
all and Caroline island groups car
ries out the plan of warfare devised
by the Navy many years ago. The
Navy postponed execution of its
strategy until ships could be con
structed
After Pearl Harbor, when peculiar
Americans were asking, "Where is
the Navy?" few stopped to think
that, if there had been no sneak at
tack, the American fleet was not
strong enough to mount an offensive
against Jap positions in the central
Pacific. This was due to the parsi
monious policy of Congressmen who
considered it foolish to build war
ships. The attack upon the Palau islands
carries forward the announced in their own economic fields
for carelessness or inefficeincy, it is
questionable whether the interest of
the country requires that the details
of such mishaps be given general
publicity.
Frankly, we know of no advantage
gained by the widespread publicity
given to the incident of the Sicilian
Coast and we can see no benefit
whatever from the publicity given
tne other incidents.
Big Business Promoting
Slick Propaganda Racket
We hear much about "preserving
free enterprise" and the "freedom of
opportunity" but the suspicion arises
that these slogans are being used as
camouflage to conceal the effort of
I reactionary big business leaders to
lower taxes on corporations, to se
cure unjust enrichment from war con
tracts and to secure control of the
post-war economy of the nation.
Everybody is in favor of economic
freedom for individuals, except pos
sibly some of the big business organi
zations which have persistently
throttled competition and monopoliz
ed certain fields for themselves. The
propaganda for "free enterprise"
stems from business groups that have
attempted to throttle free enterprise
the result of collusion.
Another favorite theme of the re
actionary business group is that the
Government should, within thirty
days after cancellation of a war con
tract, settle with the contractor and
pay him in full. While this may be
practicable in the case of small cor
porations, it is obvious nonsense
when applied to larger corporations
which hold most of the war contracts.
If the Government is compelled to
make a settlement that is conclusive
and final without thorough investiga
tion, the chances are that the Gov
ernment will be taken to ride. Many
of these contracts were made by of
ficials of big business drafted for the
war emergency.
Lindsay C. Warren, U. S. Controller-General,
discussing laws now
before Congress, says that they pro
vide for the settlement of war claim
virtually on the say-so of the con
tractors. Mr. Warren pulls no punch
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axS?h-
t
cepted by Allied military leaders be
cause of questions of grand strategy
rather than because of the ac
knowledged difficulty of dislodging
the Nazis from Cassinov The dis
appointment might have been avoid
ed ana so might possiDie uniavor
able political reactions on the Con
tinent, had the Allies not seemed to
, - . . . , " -jvcommu memseives to tne capture oi
AV On uMimstod 7ftO n.nvlrAW . L. ,.M
. . " ,, 1 c , Rome. However, their drive on that
whom paid $1 for the overcheck
which added as much as $15 a day
to the welder's pay.
(2) A New Yorker arrested for
selling certificates to business men.
enabling them to buy cigarettes at a'
i rate estaDiisnea lor shipments over
seas. This fakir operated a "pa
' triotic, non-profit group" but the dis
. trict attorney says he made $11,000
s, in four months.
(3) A North Carolina man, con-
w victed of having 2,558 gasoline cou-
legedly counterfeit,
VV. (4) Forty men in Los Angeles
arrested in connection with the sale
i f of drugs which enabled men to evade
induction by causing them to develop
"' temporary symptoms of mental and
physical unfitness for military ser
vice.. '
' ' It' tnn tHo Hot n7Vi,'.h k
lengthened, ihe criminals are not
the individuals mentioned in the
jtories. alone. In practically every
Instance there were hundreds, or
' thousands, of people who were just
as guilty as the men arrested. No
'-, crook can operate for a profit unless
: ae contacts other crooks.
.Ujjaere we have a nation at war,
Alighting two dangerous enemies at
the same time. While millions of
Americans loyally support their
country and seek to obey its laws a
. lew sharks take advantage of condi
tions to graft and get what they
are not entitled to have.
" What is your reaction to this re
cital? Do you condemn the user of
tne lake gasoline coupons along .with
tne crooicea seller 7 ' Do you con
demn the welders whd robbed the
"overnment through the aid of the
crooked checkers 7
talian Stoo-Over
When the first attacks were made
X the Italian mainland by the Allied
xorces, this .newspaper and other ob
servers pointed out that Italy was
geographically a blind alley. If the
Hies drove northward far enough
.iy would come up against the
'ps. Italy did not look like the
id to Berlin. - t v .
The stalemate . there Is v' disap
' tment nevertheless 'despite ' the
t that it seems to have been ac-
capital may have been the only bid
which would have diverted heavv
German forces from operations else
where. Even at this m ment, and with
War Secretary Stimson frankly, in
deed almost ostentatiously admitting
that the simple fact is that the Ger
mans "stopped us," the Italian cam
paign must be written on the credit
side of the Allied ledgers. The fall
of Mussolini, the disruption of Fas
cism, the knocking of Hitler's most
important satellite out of the war,
the acquisition of air bases for raid
ing the Nazi bastille from the south
these are all tremendous political
and military assets.
If they are not to be capitalized
as expected, that is because greater
things are to be undertaken else
where. One wonders, in fact, wheth
er Mr. Stimson's observation' could
have been even franker whether he
might not just as truly have said, as
a member of top Allied councils,
"They stopped our left hand." The
Christian Science Monitor.
strategy of Admiral Nimitz to blast a
way to China, via the Philippines.
Once a base is established, the Jap
fleet will have to fight or Japan will
surrender its island empire, which in
former years was administered from
the Palaus.
Ihe Palau Islands are 6,605 miles
from , San k Francisco, 4,995 from
Honolulu, our pre-war naval base,
and 1040 miles from Manila. They
are northwest of Guadalcanal, 2,110
miles away, and 1.775 miles from
Nagasaki, one of japan's great sea
ports which is protected by a high
island from whose steen heights
many hundreds of Christians were
once thrown to death.
Interesting "are other distances
from Palau; Truk, to the southeast,
1,175 miles; Gaum, to the northeast,
810 miles; Wake, also northeast,
2,305 miles; Shanghai, slightly north
west, 1,845 miles; Hong Kong,
northwest, 1 695 miles and Tainan,
Mormosa, 1,435 miles.
Miehaps Inevitable In War;
Publicity Not Advisable
There seems to be underway, for
motives unknown, an effort to make
it appear that the Armv and Naw
withhold vital information from the
American people and that the censor
ship is operated for ulterior purposes.
in addition, certain publicists, col
umnists, commentators and politi
cians go into oratorical convulsions
whenever an item of news is reported
from London prior to publication in
this country.
We do not believe that these pro
tests are made with the deliberate
intention ' of -undermining confidence
m oniciai statements and communi
ques. They are made for nartisian
and political purposes, which cannot
oe served, however, unless they tend
to create doubt in the minds of our
Much the same comment nnnlips in
the demand that the "Government
stay out of business." This line of
argument is advanced by the same
business interests and for the same
ultimate purpose. It is a principle
that is violated with imnnnitv hv
t 1 J -
business itself which is everlastingly
and eternally seeking legislation de-
signea to restrain competition or to
protect investments.
Obviously, if the Government must
get out of business, it must sell its
plants to the hiehest hidders. The
experience of the nation after World
War I, creates more than a suspicion '
that tn bids will be few and often
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