THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1945.
PAGE THREE
LOOM AT WASHINGTON
By HUGO S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent
1
WB1 For Peace I Hope Pesos
The opening of the conference at
San Francisco, where representatives
o( forty-seven nations aligned
against Hitler are attempting to
form an international organization
to maintain .peace and security, is a
matter of tremendous consequence to
free peoples of the world.
After some weeks '-of discussions,
Including 'wrangling and compromis
es, the delegates will present the re
sults of their deliberations to a wait
ing world. The plan produced will
. not be approved in toto by any one
nation and it is very probable that
very individual . will dislike some
of the provisions proposed. This is
to be expected by intelligent .per
sons who, in spite of disappointment,
must resolutely support, the plan and
program evolved at San Francisco.
The details of a world organiza
tion to maintain peace.wtablish se
curity and promote "poWperity thro-
1- l 1 1 1J A ' L A.
i!?'rhe significance of the conference
j does not lie in the phraseology of
" the . pact to- be agreed on but in the
cooperative spirit of the nations en--
gaged in the epochal task. Obvious
ly, the hope of the future is in the
h, willingness of nations to consult, to
' f consider international differences and
compose them in friendship and in
peace.
The conference illustrates the pow
er of one nation to prevent world co
operation by adopting a selfish at
titude. It demonstrates that while
it takes only two 1 nations to wage
war, a combined and cooperative ef
fort of all nations is necessary to
guarantee the maintenance of peace.
To secure this boon for mankind,
it will be necessary for every nation
to make concessions, to yield some-
; " what to the opinions of other na
tions and to realize that, after all, no
nation is entitled to, or can, speak
A exclusively for mankind.
Plan Outlined For Discharge of
p Veterans
Veterans, rounding out four to five
; years of service, will be discharged
about the middle of the year, ac-
cording to plans announced by th
wjMiwutiib, Milieu puiIILS UUI
that some men enlisted as early as
May, 1940.
This brings up the question of our
soldiers abroad arid the Dlan of the
War Department to discharge some
of them when the European war ends.
Obviously, regardless of our rela-
uonsnip to men abroad, veterans
should be released substantiallv on
the basis ,f heihirviHff'thf.
fighting areas.
It is impossible to say. at this
time, how many men will be re
leased, but the War Department has
worked out a demobilization formula
under which men will be considered
as individuals.
Credit will be jriven for the num
ber of months in service, for service
overseas, with additional credit for
battle participation stars and decora
tions. Considerable weight will be
given to the family status of tht
men involved, with credit allowed for
each dependent child to a limit of
three children. The rating system
will apply to officers as well as en
listed men.
A summary of the situation as it
affects various units followc:
(a) In the Army Ground Forces.
soldiers not needed for warfare
against Japan will be the first elig
ible fur release. Demobilization will
be somewhat retarded by the neces
sity for using shipping for shifting
units to the Pacific.
tb) The Air Force, which has de
veloped a system of rotation based
ppon flying hours, will not be de
mobilized appreciably upon the de
feat of Germany. It is believed that
;he entire outfit will be needed for a
jnyific aerial offensive against Japan,
Xt eventually the Corps will use the
;anie formula prepared for the dis
;harge of other men.
(c) In the Service Forces, there is
ittle prospect of early demobilization
cause the establishment of bases
the Pacific and the forwardinsr of
upplies for a much larger force will
inire extraordinary exertions on
part of service personnel.
(d) In regards to men stationed in
country, there is little orosDect
discharge unless they have served
erseas, earning Combat and over-
as credit. The War Department re-
ntly announced that men in this
buntry are earmarked for service
broad as fast, as possible.
wnue tnere is a natural desire on
ie,part of loved ones of service men
get them home as soon as possible,
ery American should recognize the
bparent justice of .the demobiHza
bn ; formula prepared by the War
bpartment The possibiuty exists
at the formula is not perfect, but
mobilization must be made on the
si of service credits rather than
8 . pressure that can be exerted in
half o a particular Jndividual.i. ';
The fact that' an orderly plan has
Bn prepared to select" , the men
gible for earliest discharge should
(Jourage mothers and fathers, wives
1 sweethearts :pf all meavnow f;Ia
Alee," Assuming that the formula
fair and that it is honestly- ap
ed, there can be no favoritism and
Sry soldier, sailor arid airman will
I home in his proper turn.
I Mrs. Truman Decides Against
r.vv'.v.Press Conferences r.
Irs. Bess ! Truman, wife of the
break down "all arbitrary barriers
that prevent a small business man
from entering the business of his
choice," and says that newcomers are
"artificially excluded" from business
reas "through monopolistic pools of
patents, monopolistic controls of raw
materials, through monopolistic deals
President, has-v decided not to ho d of manufacturers and
press conferences, during her stay in
the White House,
This decision does not please the
press womeil, who organized an asso
ciation when MrS. Roosevelt institut
ed her regular meetings with the
press. Consequently, we read that
"objective observers" helieve that
Mrs. Truman's decision not to have
press conferences "may in the end
react unfavorably upon the adminis
tration." This conclusion is typical of the
nonsense that often is uttered by re
porters, journalists and commenta
tors. Despite the fact that the peo
ple of the "country might want to
know about Mrs. Truman, she is well
within her rights. If there are citi
zens stupid enough to oppose Presi
dent Truman or to withhold coopera
tion and good will from him because
of the absence of press conferences
on the part of Mrs. Truman, there
are people in the United States more
stupid than we suspect.
When Mrs. Roosevelt began her
press conferences, there was abund
ant criticism, oft the ground that
she was the wife of the President
not elected to office and hence with
out the privilege of expressing her
self on public issued for the benefit
of the people. Now, with Mrs. Tru
man taking an opposite stand, we
find her criticized for not expressing
her opinions and advising the public
Wallace Outlines Program to Make
Competition Free
Secretary of Commerce Henry A.
Wallace ' has outlined a four-point
post-war program of government aid
to small business, declaring that he
aims to "see our American economic
system competitively free" and to
make the system "freer than it is to
day." The Secretary of Commerce be
lieves that the Government should
. from loss off
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ing monthly periods thatyou (eel weak,
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rings of distributors."
His second point is that Small
business shall have a reasonable ac
cess to credit.
His third proposal is to make gov
ernmental industrial research avail
able to small business along the same
lines that the Department of Agricul
ture and State agricultural colleges
have developed aid to small farmers
with no research facilities of their
own.
His last point is tax relief, with
the suggestion that the excess pro
fits tax be repealed as soon as pos
sible after the war, with lightening
of the income tax and other tax bur
dens on small business."
When Domestic Issues Arise Truman
Will Be Denounced
There seems to be general agree
ment that President Truman has got
oft to a very good start after assum
ing office under difficult circum
stances and facing responsibilities as
great as those faced by any previous
President.
The fact is that the attention of the
country is now turned to questions
concerned with warfare and the end
ing of war. Little attention is being
paid to domestic issues but as soon
as the time comes to take them up,
the "era of good feeling" now pre
vailing will disappear.
A bitter fight is brewing over the
tariff, an issue certain to cause pro
longed controversy in connection
with the proposed extension of the
Trade Agreement Act, with the
power to make another cut of 50 per
cent in the rates of the old Smoot-
Hawley Tariff Act in exchange for
trade benefits granted us by other
countries.
There is nothing whatever to indi
cate that Mr. Truman was merely
talking when he announced his inten
tion to carry out the policies of
President Roosevelt. The opposite
is certainly indicated by the prospect
that Secretary of Commerce Wallace
may have greater influence in the
Truman regime than he would have
had under President Roosevelt
Mr. Truman recently transferred
to Mr. Wallace the administration of
the sale of some $7,500,000,000 worth
of surplus consumer goods, including
trucks, jeeps, clothing, textiles, radio
equipment, food and other materials.
It is well known that the former
Vice President wants to use these
goods to help small business and to
give veterans a start.
In addition, the new President re
cently asked Secretary Wallace to
study the misuse of patents to sup
port unlawful monopolies in contra
vention of the purposes of the Anti
Trust Laws and to recommend appro
priate legislation to remedy the situation.
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7 WAR
YES, despite their long months and
years of privation and Suffering, those
gallant men, just released from filthy Jap
Prison Camps, still have their good old
fighting spirit. They're itching to get back
into the fight and give the Nips a taste of
their own medicine.
Let's show them that we're not quitting
either I Let's match their spirit with our
dollars! Let's make this MIGHTY 7th
War Loan the mightiest of them all I
DRIVE
But to come even close to matching their
sacrifices, everyone here at home must
buy War Bonds until it hurts. Buy
double or treble the extra War Bonds
you've bought in any previous drive. Re
member, this is really two drives in one.
In the same period last year, you were
asked to subscribe to two War Loans.
So let's go, Americans. Our hard-fighting
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are
giving their ALL. The least we can do is
to lend our dollars.
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