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Show THE Page Two TIMES-NEW- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS T w (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are xpreased In these colamni, they are those ef the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) (Released by Western Newspaper r"'" . HRITISH: Second Front By BAUKIIAGE National Farm and Home Hour Commentator. WNU Service, 1343 H Street, Washington, D. C. formed in 1921 by members from agricultural states, to secure agricultural legislation, irrespective of party lines." By the definition, a bloc is composed of members of congress, but many people when they use the word include the farm organizations which maintain their offices in Washington. The Grange, the Farm Bureau Federation and the Farmers Union. Like the United States Chamber of Commerce, the Congress of Industrial Organization and the American Federation of Labor, the agricultural organizations are pressure groups lobbies, N-- There are three distinct groups In Washington all pulling In different directions at price control legislation. There is a group which believes with Bernard Baruch that a ceiling must be put on all prices and wages. There is a group, represented by Leon Henderson, price control administrator, which believes that only those prices which show signs of getting out of hand should be controlled. There is a third group in congress which simply refuses to take any action. These latter are the ones who are responsible for delaying consideration of the present bill which is widely criticized by many in all three groups. The result of these conflicting groups is a growing fear that inflation which cannot be checked will be upon us before we know it. For a while it was thought that the administration rnight follow Canada's plan of price control which is soon to be put into effect. First, Canada tried a piece-memethod, similar in some respects to Mr. Henderson's ideas. Then, inasmuch as this did not work satisfactorily, "ceilings" on both prices and wages were written into a new plan which more nearly resembles that supported by Mr. Baruch's followers. Details of Britain's price control policy were recently reported by officials here and they reveal some Interesting theories of particular interest now. This policy may explain why it is being said that some people in Washington believe "a little inflation is a good thing," in spite of the dire warnings as to what will happen if price rises are not checked immediately. British 'Bidding' System The British, it seems, have come to the conclusion that freezing prices and wages and profits just do not go d with a maximum war effort in a democracy. They say frankly, "You have to bid for a mLyimum war effort." In other wordsyovr have- - to permit tha wckt'a-ma- n to get bigger wages, you have to grve the farmer higher prices, you have to offer industry a bigger profit, if you expect a maximum effort in the machine shop, in the field and orchard, behind the desk. Therefore, you have to follow a certain amount of elasticity in prices and wages and that means a certain amount of inflation. Equally frankly the British have evolved this maxim: Building morale is just as important as checking inflation. You can give the workman certain social advantages to Improve his morale, you can remove some of the business man's restrictions but you must also bid for their services with something more material money. When full war production is fully achieved, when every human unit and every piece of material which is not actually needed for the minimum production is at last being utilized in the war effort, then prices can be frozen, the British believe, and not before. It is perhaps this philosophy which some of the administration leaders have borrowed and which eventually will be adopted by congress if it is not too late by the time congress makes up its mind to act hand-in-han- if you will. ' r;.:. i e7 There is a reason why the bloc can, and sometimes is, more likely tu be an evil force than the organi- The bloc composed of politicians who must have votes at the next election try to their political opponents. Therefore, they will promise to vote for special legislation and even vote for it as it is brought up. But sometimes their real purpose is not to get a zation. certain law passed but rather to promise it and work for it until they themselves are elected. The need for the farm organizations did not appear at the beginning of the nation. When representation in congress was established on a geographical basis this was an agricultural nation. Each farm was a unit which to a large extent repn of the naresented a tion's economic activity and intercross-sectio- est conditions changed, cities industrial centers, grew up whose problems were entirely different from the economic interests of the farmer. At first the result was rebellion small revolts but significant ones; the Whiskey rebellion, Shays' rebellion, attempts by force to obtain recognition of the rights of special groups. Finally, the farm organizations came into being. At first their chief objective was to obtain public schocl and agri. cultural education. This movement was the beginning of the department of agriculture, the land grant colleges, the state agricultural institutions. Gradually, these organizations began to give more and more time to promoting the farmer's interests by obtaining state and federal legislation for his Then and benefit. Of course, some of the methods of these groups can be We frequently hear more about them than about the honest effort, and sometimes not until much harm has been done. That is why Secretary Wickard says that "each group must operate tolerantly, and above all openly and frankly, not through stealth and concealment." Carrying the Mail! r Fe-tai- ISKIEFS ' fvr ; When "The Murder" by Gypsy Rose Lee was received at the Library cf Congress one of the woman attendants catalogued it under "Music." C. In six years of work by en aver- age ff more than 2,000.000 ' r - persons. WPA accomplishments Include new public buildings and 600.000 miles of road construction and 30.-00- 0 Treading gingerly, much as a novice would attempt to walk barefooted over a Hindu fakir's bed of o spikes, were Secretary Hull and Kurusu as they had started their conversations looking to a better understanding between America and Japan or a better misunderstanding. Kurusu, using a familiar autumnal term in the United States, had said that he was carrying the ball for Japan, and that he hoped to make a touchdown. But neither he nor Hull were setting any speed records In their broken-field running. Early stages of mid-Apri- CHANGE: In Leaders The reply of the British government to demands that changes be made in the war leadership, which had frankly meant members of the CORDELL HULL war cabinet, came in the form of Mr. Kurusu 'carried the ball.' a change in generals, effective Christmas day. the talks were "exploratory," both Gen. Sir Alan Brooke, 58, a special- said, and if there was anything sinist in mechanized warfare, was to ister about the affair it came from replace Gen. Sir John Dill as chief Kurusu, who asked reporters, "Why of the imperial general staff.' are Americans so Dubbed a "wizard" in this form This brought a smile to the correof warfare by his fellow officers. spondents who were thinking in General Brooke had been com- terms of Japan's record as opposed mander of the home defense forces to that of the United States. since July, 1940. After the first conversation with There was little significance to be Hull, the Nipponese envoy was found in the change except for the asked, "Still think you'll make that fact that General Brooke was two touchdown?" He answered gravely, years younger than Dill. Sixty was "I don't know." described in the British press as a "normal retirement age" for an RUSSIA: army general. Offensive Brooke was a winner of the D.S.O. The" Red army had taken the ofin the last war, is a steely eyed, fensive in the northern and central dark mustached northern Irishman, sectors, but on the south was losing and was commended for his bril- an important battle to preserve liant direction of the Second corps connection with the Caucasian oilduring the battle of the Low Coun- fields, vital to her armed forces. tries in 1940. The Nazi invasion force in the He is credited with being the in- Crimea had taken Kerch, last port ventor of the barrage map for ar- on the eastern tip of the Crimean fire. He also is e tillery quoted peninsula, and only a strait with a statement that he would separated her troops from a foot"welcome an invasion attempt" as hold on the Caucasus itself. it would afford an opportunity of Yet it was to be a difficult foot"throwing the Nazis into the sea." hold to gain, and even more difficult to hold, military observers agreed, MISSION: especially a hard point with which to establish lines of communication To Soviet A large number of American and supply. Unusual were coming army officers soon will have a from Moscow,reports once more supplantclose-u- p view of the actual conduct of the German blitz against Russia. ing Kuibyshev in the datelines of including stories of GerIt had been learned that a big dispatches, mans on the retreat in one sector military mission was being formed so rapidly that they fled through the and will be sent to Archangel, Russnow sia. Plans are being kept secret their in their underwear, leaving uniforms behind. about the mission, but news was obAlo the unpreparedness of the tained that Maj. Gen. John N. Greely Nazis for winter warfare was deof Fort Sam Houston will head it as most desperate, and it The mission not only will observe scribed was recounted that prisoners had the war, but will be actively In been taken wearing women's fur charge of the distribution of Amer- coats. aid to Russia, seeica's lease-lenA Daniel dispatch to the ing that the goods and materials go Times fromBrigham Bern stated that on to the proper spots to do the most Red outfit finally had been equipped good. with automatic rifles entirely, 26 a similar mission was August (whether Garands or not could not sent to China. The sending of one be learned) and that in the Kalinin to Russia emphasized the close codistrict this organization had dealt operation with the Soviet that was a crushing blow to the Nazis. now America's full policy. London had reported an effort on the part of the Germans with heavy REWARD: mechanized forces to cut the railway line between Rostov and Moscow, Slaying Suspect and that the air force also was For the first time since the heavily involved. of German soldiers of occupaThe Red air force, on the other tion started in France, the German authorities named a murder suspect. hand, was reportedly filling itself Identified him, and offered unusual out with British and American planes, and was rapidly meeting the rewards for his capture. The name, oddly of German sound numerical superiority of the Gerand spelling, was that of Gilbert mans. two-mil- v slay-ing- - , . t a mail clerk on a trip to thm post office to pick up mail for officers and mrn sert in on his nation. It is in manner that officers and men on shore obtain mail from their families, sweethearts and friends, as urll as from official sources. The crossed qimlls and three stripes on the rating badge above this sailor's elbow indicate that he is a Yeoman, first class, uhile lite service stripes near tht srrist indicate that he has served fow il of over 16 years "hitches" or a in the nary. A navy Ux-a- l lii By Baukhage C. JAPAN: Carrying the Ball? d 'Farm Bloc' And Inflation In the next few weeks you are going to hear some unpleasant things about the farmer. He is going to be blamed, whether Justly or not, for encouraging inflation by refusing to allow farm prices to be curbed sufficiently to hold off inflation. In this connection yoti are going to hear the term "farm bloc" applied to all the interests working rightly or wrongly for the farmer. This inclusive use of the phrase Is incorrect. A bloc, according tc the dictionary, is: "Bloc, (French, bloc or lump) 1. Politics (a) in European countries, especially in France and Italy (this was before Mussolini and of course) a combination of two or more groups or parties willing to make common cnuse for some definite object. (b) In the United States, a combination of members of different parties for a similar purpose, especially in congress; as the ngrlcultursl or farm bloc, a bloc In the United States congress British tank units armed with U. S. military supplies opened what London termed a "second front" against the Axis powers when they opened a smashing drive into Libya in North Africa. Berlin sources denied London's claims that (1) the attack was a surprise and (2) that it really amounted to a second front. Berlin said that what Russia had been hoping for was not a drive in Africa but a campaign on the continent of Europe so that Nazi forces would have to be diverted from their efforts against Leningrad, Moscow and the southern Russian fronts. But Britain's campaign in Lybia did take most world capitals by surprise and first reports indicated that 750,000 British troops aided by the R.A.F. had started their attempt to drive all Italian and German forces from North Africa. First objective was the relieving of the besieged British forces at Libya. Here a British garrison had been holding out against the l. Nazis and Italians since C Plans and specifications for the chapels built by the war department for the army have been so drawn as to provide buildings suitable for use by Protestant, Catholic and Jew alike, and all chapels built with government funds may be to used. C. An application received by the FCC for a new broadcast station lists among the applicant's assets 100 barrels of whisky! three-year-ol- d Brustlein. s 22. and he had been de- scribed as "an exceptional dangerous evildoer." Any informant of nis whereabouts was offered not only large sums ol money, but also the Nazis offered to set free any prisoner of war that the informant miKht name. Brustlein, it had been reported, was the man responsible for the killing of Lieut. Col. Paul Friedrich Hotz, German commandant of the district of Nantes. Thus, after 188 Frenchmen had paid with their lives for this crime, and the execution of another 100 had only been averted after there had been a worldwide condemnation of the procedure, even including ad verse comments by one of Germany's partners in warfare. Nevertheless the "terrorism" and the acts cf sabotage against rail roads and factories, and the setting afire of crops continued. The reward for P.rustlein did not require his capture, but any Information "which miKht be likely to lead to his apprehension." Teach Yourself to Type With Aid of New Booklet Edward C. Wayne British Open New Offensive in Libya In Attempt to Divert Axis Attention And Create Second Front for Russia; Demand for Strike Legislation Grows Price Control Problems Enliven Inflation Threat Throo nicfmr Rpnnne Unlrl lln Plofinita Action; U S. Farm 'Bloc' Is Often Confused With Farmer's Organizations. By Thursday, November 27, 1941 NEPH1. UTAH S. lM Washington, D. C. NAZI INTRUDER Thre is a German smuggler operating in the Caribbean off the coast of Mexico. This was the inside reason for the President's sudden transfer of the entire coast guard to the navy the coast guard's ships and planes are needed to track down the Nazi intruder. Sensational feature about the smuggler is that she is a former n d U. S. vessel the yacht that once belonged to A. Atwater Kent, Philadelphia radio magnate. e The pleasure ship now is being operated under the Panamanian flag out of Vera Cruz, Mexico, by Nazi agents in that city, and is being used to transport high test gasoline and mercury to small Caribbean islands where Japanese ships collect the smuggled strategic sup800-to- Diesel-engine- one-tim- plies. The yacht recently unloaded 1,000 flasks of mercury at an island which for military reasons must be nameless. The former luxury craft came into possession of the Nazis by a circuitous route which intelligence experts uncovered only a few weeks ago. The purchase was made by a shipping company whose main office is in Vera Cruz and has a branch office in New Orleans, where transfer of title took place. The price was $18,000. Fortunately for intelligence the payment was made in U. S. bills of $1,000 denomination. From the serial numbers, the bills were traced back to a Vera Cruz bank. There it was learned the money had been withdrawn from the account of the leading Nazi business house in Mexico, and turned over to the shipping company that bought the yacht Subsequent investigation revealed that all the stockholders of this company were Germans; also that the two top officers were Spaniards, one a naturalized Mexican and the other a naturalized American citizen. Now, every movement of the yacht is watched, but there is nothing the United States can do about the ship unless she enters American waters. So far the vessel has been very careful to stay within Mexican territorial waters. MILK EXPERT e The most novel type of g operation thus far was the of a man named Adolph. Adolph Eichhorn went over to help the British against Adolf Hitler. The British are suffering from insufficient production of milk, because of diseased cattle, and Eichhorn is the man who knows all the cow cures. He is director of the animal disease station under the department of agriculture. Three principal diseases afflict British cattle: tuberculosis, which makes the cattle lean; Bang's disease, which results in the loss of the calf; and mastitis. Eichhorn was obliged to tell the British' that tuberculosis, which afflicts 35 per cent of British cattle, cannot be cured during the course of the war, unless the war lasts for another generation. It took, the United States 22 years to get the disease under control. Bang's disease is more readily cured. By vaccinatipn, a calf can be immunized so that its adult life will not be afflicted with the disease. Meantime, the British are importing great quantities of dry and powdered milk from the United States. Fresh milk is worth a king's ransom. LEND-LEAS- E lend-leas- lend-leasin- g Gene Cox. fiery New Though the two men were poles apart on economic views, Cox neverDeal-hatin- theless backed McCormack and did yeoman work for him. Recently McCormack returned the favor. Before leaving on a trip to Massachusetts, McCormack named Cox floor leader during his absence. "There's one condition, however. Gene." he grinned. "You'll have to refrain from those hot speeches on the floor. I don't want my stand-itaking swings at the administration. It would look bad." McCormack wished the Georgian luck and left the chamber. Hardly bad be departed when Cox jumped up and asked permission to address the house for one minute. New Dealers held their breath, expecting him to uncork one of his scorching blasts. But they relaxed with a sigh of relief when Cox launched into ter-riftirade against John L. Lewis. one-minu-te n MISCELLANY: Blankenberghe, Belgium: Five exhausted British fliers on a rubber raft were saved from death by Jean Gulllini, Belgian swimming champion, who battled icy waters of tho English channel for 50 minutes to tow them ashore. The men were made prisoners by the Germans. Wa? hint ton: Observers here saw evidences of heavy pressure on Pctain to make Vichy become a full Axis partner. The pressure was both from the Nazis and from within the marshal's cabinet. March Field, Calif.: In her final test flight the new super bomber carried 70 tons aloft, including 13 tons of bombs. ISiienns Aires: Argentina and Bra 7.11 had been expected momentarily to sign a limited free trade trraty This was seen as a step towar-leliminating customs barriers between the countries. 9 s la CAPITAL CHAFF Capt. Jules James, commandant of the U. S. naval base at Bermuda, is nephew of Secretary of War Stimson. White House has received a bar- rage of letters and telegrams urging Maury Maverick: as ambassador to Mexico. Madume Maxim Lltvinov was born Ivy Low, daughter of British historian Sidney Low, and niece of Sir A. Maurice Low, who was Washington correspondent of London's Morning Post. MAK0 vi i : Notes of an Innocent Bystander: From James W. Barrett's book on Joseph Pulitzer, the great newspaper publisher: "A journalist in JP's (Pulitzer) conception, is a statesman as well as a writer . . . The basis of it was something more profound than persistent curiosity about people and things. JP, of course, was the most incorrigible busybody of his day and age. His habit of asking questions about everything under the sun and demanding accurate as well as immediate answers was an amusing and often annoying trait, but it was only a mechanism through which an eager, prehensile mind was kept supplied with working material. He had an objective which he refused to put aside. As long as he lived, he wanted to inform and mold public opinion not just for the sake of profits, but for the sake of progress in the direction where he thought America ought to be heading." Our Incorrigible Busybody Dep't.: Doesn't Army Intelligence think that Great Britain has a severe case of brass-ha- t poisoning? . . . Aren't the members of the Supreme Court now all pulling one way at each other's hair? . . . Did you know' that the President changed the nickname for Morgenthau to "Six Per Cent Henry"? . . . What two Cabinet officers are suffering from make-u- p poison(Their friends make up the ing? stories, and they do the poisoning) . . . What invention can drop a sandbag adown a chimney at 20,000 leet? And what Sec'y of War would like to do it to what Washington Why do the Supreme Court Justices call their edifice "the Mausoleum" when it isn't that lively? . . . Hasn't photography helped the British censors more than it has Hollywood? Wouldn't this be an aid to Britain: To mail the photostats to your friends and let His Majesty's gov't keep the originals? . . . What Canadian official, who believes the war can be won by lowering wages, will shortly be elevated by a kick in the tail light? What size tank is giving the Generals a bigger headache than the Privates who steer them? . . . What Ambassador turned in an honest day's work recently? . . . For what Cabinet post are there more volunteers than for the Marine Corps? And which Sec'y of State is vastly amused? . . . Isn't it true that Jesse Jones loaned his brother $1.50? Anyway, isn't Jesse wearing his brother's gold watch? . . . Don't they call Sec'y Ickes "personality plus" since his secretary said good morning to him? . . . Who defined a liberal as a guy who will forgive anything but a contribution to his campaign? . . . Aren't the officers of the Pacific Fleet split squarely on the question of whether it will take three weeks or a month to "solve" the Jap navy? . . . What prominent Britishers have the jitters since the Gov't's inquiry into bonds. foreign-owne- d The with never a keys! It may glance look tricky to you, if you're a without such training. Really, touch typing's so simple you can teach it to yourself, with a keyboard chart like the one in our sketch. 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Cigarettes and smoking tobacco head the list of gifts the men want most. This naturally places Camel Cigarettes and Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco in the forefront, since actual sales records from the service men's stores, afloat and ashore, show the favorite cigarette is Camel, and the big favorite among smoking tobaccos is Prince Albert, the National Joy SmokeLealers are already featuring "Send him a carton of Camels" or a "Pound tin of Prince Albert" for Christmas. Adv. , - only thing in which Noel Coward was . And isn't it true that small fry certain Americans brag about their ancestors landing on Plymouth Rock and act as though they had just crawled from under it? self-calle- d Man About Town: Memos of a Midnighter: Fishermen have told authorities that off the they've actually seen New England coast . . . That lovely Red Cross nurse in those new posters (she's marching with four men of the armed forces) is Hazel French of the Powers Pretty-PrettPlantation. Hazel won the nod over all the models who wanted the assignment because of her beautiful brown orbs So what happened? The artist painted her eyes blue . . . There have been five new ditties with the title of Zanuck's hit, all ending with: "How green was my valley how blue was my heart." ts RETURNED FAVOR When Rep. John McCormack of Massachusetts was elected Democratic floor leader of the house, one of his strongest and most unexpected supporters was Georgia's tt SIGHT HAND U i 4 y ' Ventholatum brings dellBhtfuli relief from: soothing 1. Discomfort of colds. 1 Chapped JHeadachejB. Nual Irritation to eolda. a. Cracked Lips. 7. Cutduaand Mmor Burn a Dr Sf1"-8- -10. Bora due to colda Jars or tubaa. Throat, 300. IHiliHAi1!!.'.! 1 One-Lett- er Alphabet Egotism is an alphabet of one letter. English Proverb. ... That's going to be quite a scandal over the refugee racket, dearie . . . It'll involve naturalization and immigration high jinks which have a pretty terrible stench. It'll wreck some prominent politicos . . . Are the authorities following up tht sensational charges about the new star, a woman? Allegedly quite friendly with Quisling. Goering, et al . . . How good's that talk about Marshall Field bidding for the Times and Post after his Chicago paper is launched? . . . Anything to the rumor about his PM taking ads, changing its format and price to 3c? i ttmolata aaplcataat atomach jmptoma. May eauaa btartbva and sen. era! stomach ditcomfort. Tht Biamatn and Carbon. am in ADLA Tablet ra. lien aour tomach. add Yenrdnuujiat J tndicntion. ha ADLA Tablet, HOTEL BEN LOMOND OGDEN. UTAH Met-oper- Chicagorillas, who were Imported Into Philly and N. Y. years ago to help in circulation wars are cow being recruited for action In Chicago in case, etc. . . . Add comical ironies: A B'way guy who pulled every major sin on the statutes, and never served a single day is now tn the Bastille for getting caught in a floating crap game! . . . 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