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Show TEE PROGRESSIVE OPINION 35 BILLION: WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS . S. Mut Recapture FDR Tightens Living Cost Controls; Allies Push All --Tunisia Offensives As RommelSpeeds Retreat Northward; Draftees Status Altered in New Plan Released by Western Newspaper Union. fci .LJ ANTI-INFLATIO- 'Hold the Line' President Roosevelt's "hold the line" n order served blunt notice on all special economic groups that competition for higher prices and wages must end, because the resulting conflict would not only result in inflation but "breed dis-unity when unity is essential." Banning further wage increases except to correct substandard liv-ing conditions virtually freezing em-ployees to their present jobs and ex-tending price controls to all commodities, the President's order centered a at-tack on inflation. The order pro-vided: 1 No further wage increases be-yond the Little Steel formula of 15 per cent over rates on January 1, 1942; 2 Immediate ceilings on all commodities affecting the cost of living; 3 No hiring of new employ-ees by employers, except in accord-ance with War Manpower commis-sion regulations, to prevent employ-ment of workers at higher pay than they received in previous jobs; 4 Stabilization of rates of common carriers and public utilities. RUSSIA: Quiet on Donets As reports had persisted that the Germans were moving many fresh divisions to the Russian front for a new offensive, the Red forces took the initiative in the Kharkov area and seized several favorable posi-tions south of Izyum, thus widen-ing the Soviet bridgehead on the south bank of the Donets river. Following their failure at Izyum, the Germans were reported massing strength in the Balakleya sector. A Moscow communique reported that quiet had again descended on the Smolensk front after a lightning Russian thrust that resulted in the capture of several strongly held vil-lages northeast of the Axis strong-hold. Engagements were but a prelude to bigger movements, for both sides were massing their forces for new major actions once the spring-thawe- d ground became firm again. TUNISIA: Fox in the Open Rommel's retreating Afrika Korps had been faced by Allied armies on three sides after "The Fox" was up-rooted from his El Akarit positions and chased into the open plains of Tunisia well north of Gabes. The seriousness of the crisis for the Axis was reflected in Italian communiques which admitted that Italo - German forces were being CHESTER C. DAVIS .... 'spending power a peril.' The government will have to re-capture $35,000,000,000 in surplus spending power if present price and wage controls are to combat infla-tion effectively, Chester C. Davis, food administrator declared. A banker as well as an agricul-tural leader, Mr. Davis recommend-ed higher federal taxes and sharply increased investments in war bonds to relieve the strain of "too much purchasing power" on a declining supply of consumer goods, includ-ing food and other living items. "This is no 10 per cent war," he declared, referring apparently to the treasury's campaign to get 10 per cent of salaries invested in war bonds. KEYNES' PLAN: To Sidetrack Gold Following closely on the heels of the United States treasury's pro-posal for a $5,000,000,000 postwar in-ternational stabilization plan came Lord Keynes' proposal for a world credit institution "designed to ex-pand world trade and serve as a genuine organ of truly international government." Unlike the American plan, the British fiscal expert's program would subordinate gold as the post-war international medium of ex-change. The announcement of Keynes' proposal made in a British white, paper said "the purpose of the clearing union is to supplant L::j: d gold as a governing factor, but not dispense with it." Financial observers viewed the Keynes' plan as a trial balloon. Their idea was that a compromise between the American and British viewpoints would be ultimately ar-rived at. Under the Keynes' plan the clear-ing union would have executive of-fices in New York and London. It would operate as a bank of nations, with creditor nations allowing their balances to accumulate as deposits, while the union would lend these deposits for short periods to debtor nations, just as a commercial bank operates. FRANCE: U. in Agree DRAFT: Classes Reshuffled As local draft boards speeded the reclassification of registrants, in ac-cordance with new selective service regulations, the fathers of children born before September 14, 1942, found themselves the sole occupants of class All other men of draft age were being placed in one of the following classes: Subject to immediate induc-tion; Deferred because of oc-cupation in activities directly sup-porting the war effort, or "vital to the maintenance of civilian health and welfare; Deferred because of occupation in war plants; or 3- -C Deferred because of essential agricultural work; Deferred because their induction would cause extreme hardship to dependants; 4--F Mentally, morally, or physical-ly unfit for service. , PACIFIC FRONT: Air War Continues Aerial warfare on the north and east extremities of the Pacific battle front provided for weeks the only activity in this theater. In the north American army bombers escorted by fighters con-tinued their daily assaults on Jap positions in the Aleutians, bombing Kiska and blasting Attu. Largest scale action of all oc-curred near Guadalcanal, where American airmen destroyed 37 out of 98 Jap planes and bombers which attacked U. S. shipping. Americans lost seven of their own planes in the encounter. U.S. NAVY: Billions for Building Further evidence of the navy's de-termination to build itself into un-matched global power was seen in President Roosevelt's request of congress for a $24,551,070,000 appro-priation for the fiscal year 1944 the largest amount ever sought for the nation's g forces. The President asked for $6,230,-000,0- for new warships; $1,830,000,-00- 0 for maintenance and repair of GEN. BERNARD MONTGOMERY . . . outfoxes Rommel. steadily overpowered along the en-tire Tunisian frpnt. The long-hope- d for junction of American and British forces had in-tensified Rommel's plight, for now General Montgomery's British Eighth army was not only pressing him from the south, but its advance units now joined directly with Gen-eral Patton's Second American army corps were menacing his ' flanks from the east. To the north, General Anderson's British First army had moved to close off Rom-mel's movements for a possible un-ion with the Axis forces of Gen. Von Arnim. In routing Rommel at El Akarit, General Montgomery took the Nazis by surprise with a night attack that blazed its way forward under the screen of 500 cannon and scores of tanks and reinforced by hundreds of planes overhead. In the first break-throug- h the Eighth army had gathered in 6,000 Axis prisoners. As the battle picture became When British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden announced he had in-vited Secretary of State Cordell Hull to visit London and said he was sat-isfied there is "complete agreement" between Britain and the United States on the "future policy toward France," he took a long step toward settling the troublesome North Afri-can political situation. Seemingly on the point of settle-ment, the problem had been intensi-fied once more when the Fighting French took umbrage at Allied Com-mander Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhow-er's request that Gen. Charles delay his projected visit to Algiers for conferences with Gen. Henri Giraud. Military men had viewed the Eisenhower request as a perfectly logical action. With the battle for Tunisia. at its height, the time was not right for political discussion, since the entire time of the French, British and American leaders in North Africa was occupied in win-ning the campaign. BLACK MARKETS: clearer, tne contriDutions oi ijenerai Patton's American forces emerged importantly. Prior to the historic junction with the British Eighth army after piercing the Axis ar-mies' flanks, the Americans had held up most of Rommel's armored forces in the El Guettar region, weakening his defenses and making easier the task of the British at El Akarit. BLOCK-BUSTER-Work Well Done The penetrating eyes of British reconnaissance cameras confirmed reports of RAF bomber pilots that "block-busters- " have done their work well in laying waste industrial areas of Berlin. Photographs taken after one re-cent raid disclosed that 30 impor-tant war factories had been de-stroyed or damaged. The devasta-tion was concentrated mostly in areas south and southwest of the center of Hitler's capital, a report by the air ministry disclosed. Railway repair shops, freight yards and the Templehof airfield were among objectives damaged. ADM. ERNEST J. KING . . . more s for him. ships and $3,476,000,000 for guns, ammunition and armament. While only $1,640,000,000 was requested for airplanes, a backlog of about $4,000,-000,00- 0 in orders will provide ade-quate numbers of fighting craft. Meat supply Scarcer Black markets were blamed by the department of agriculture for the reduced marketing of livestock for slaughter in recent weeks. In recent weeks, a department re-port noted, government buying agen-cies and civilian consumers depend-ent on federally inspected plants have experienced difficulty in obtain-ing meat. While the report did not disclose how great a reduction in in-spected meat supplies stemmed from the black market operations, it described it as "fairly large." Meanwhile seven meat packing firms operating in the East and Mid-dle West were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark, N. J.. 0n charges of conspiracy to violate meat price regulations and meat quota restrictions. EUROPE: Axis on Alert The defense of Europe against the forthcoming Allied invasion was in-creasingly occupying the attention of Axis leaders, reports from the con-tinent indicated. The Germans were said to be undertaking maneuvers in Belgium and Holland Intelligence reports reaching Allied governments said the German and Italian high commands had met at Brenner pass to discuss the defense of Italy. SUPER-FUEL- : The formula for making a super-fu- which can deliver 40 miles to the gallon in postwar automobiles will be available to all gasoline man- ufacturers as the result of a federal court decree in Newark, N J The process had hitherto been the ex elusive property of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Thirty-thre- e giant production units now are built or building for turn-ing out the fuel, the Standard com-pany disclosed. At present the prod-uc- t is being used for war purposes , United Nations' Parleys First Real Solidarity Test Russia Seen as Vital Factor in World Organization; Mutual Understanding Essential to Worth-Whil- e Peace. By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNIT Service, Union Trust Building, Washington, D. C. This month will witness the first test of how united the United Nations are. The first of the conferences of representatives of the countries al-lied against the Axis are to meet and discuss food. On the success of that gathering, much will depend. It may be just as well that the governments linked together under the very general and very idealistic statement of principles, the Atlantic Charter, are going to begin with a very material, a very down-to-eart- h and likewise a very vital question-fo- od. It would be too much to expect to begin at once to discuss the ab-stract subjects which are bound to arise when the larger implications of the philosophy of government are considered. People have to eat to live. It seems reasonable to believe that the food question can be han-dled. Of course, it can easily be disposed of if the United States sim-ply agrees to continue a lend-leas- e operation Indefinitely with no de-mand for remuneration except vague promises. That, of course, is what the cynical say will happen. Well, what of it. California never threatened to secede because of New England's blue laws or New York state because of the way they turn out divorces in Nevada. The important thing is, what are Russia's intentions concerning other nations? On my desk, there is be-ginning to accumulate the literature of the various little nations Poland, Latvia, Finland, who are already starting to plead for the restoration of lost territory or sovereignty. feeling is strong in America. You will hear tales of how Stalin expects to make a deal with Germany, how he expects to turn France communist the mo-ment the country is freed from Ger-many. You will also hear the as-surances of people like Mr. Cowles who say: "Stalin no longer feels that the survival and development of the Soviets depend on world revo-lution." That Russia wants to be allowed to go her own way, to work out her own salvation and once she has assurance that a combination of other nations will not arise against her, she will be only too content to live and let live. I was talking with a seasoned and pretty cynical observer who has seen the seamy side of foreign rela- - And that brings me to the crux of the whole question of America's role in world affairs. If we go on the assumption as the isolationists do, that heads you win, tails we lose, and that America is going to be played for a sucker, we might as well throw up' the whole idea of in-ternational now and put our heads back into the sand until the next Pearl Harbor. On the other hand, the sincere proponents of international believe that America is smart enough and strong enough and wise enough and unselfish enough to help build the machinery which will at least make the world's wheels go around a little better than they have so far. We created a United States out of country with every geograph-ical and political factor that exists anywhere. We welded into one a conglomerate people representing every race on the face of the globe. Difficulties Ahead tions at close range for many years. He is suspicious of Russia, equally suspicious of Britain. But even he said to me: "Before we talk too much about the obstacles in the way of an inter-national understanding, let's find out what the British and Russian and other statesmen really want." The Goal That is all the gentlemen in the senate are asking, who are working so arduously to obtain the passage of the Ball resolution which would put the United States government on record as favoring the creation of an international organization to keep the peace, of assuring United States' in policing the world against any aggressor. There were few people who, when this United Nation was born, be-lieved that it could live. It did. Norman Angell, in that exceedingly cogent book of his, "Let the People Know," concludes one chapter with these words: "In the old days, we felt impelled to burn a man alive if he did not attend our church. Never, men were sure, could those of the true faith live at peace with heretics. But they found that men of different faiths could live together; that they could keep their differences, yet be loyal to each other in the achieve-ment of their common purposes. Re-ligion is not less than nationalism. What is possible in the one field is possible in the other." Whether we agree with Mr. Angell or not, there seems to be no sensible reason why we shouldn't try to find out if he is right. Peace is worth the effort Broadcaster's Diary The other day, I received a letter that shows that commentators are of some practical use in the world after all It was from a lady from Long Beach, Calif., who wrote: "l wanted to phone for a plumber one day last week. Each time I tried to use the phone, two women were talking (about nothing) on the .party line. I tried every five minutes for nearly half an hour, never saying anything, only picking up the phone and having to hang up again. "One of the times, I heard one of them say 'some woman wants the line but I pay for it just as much as she However, it is only fair to look at some of the difficulties ahead. Russia, 'if not an obstacle, is at least a problem for several rea-- . sons. With an Allied victory, Rus-sia, both because of her contribu-tion to the victory and because of her size, position and strength, is a vital factor in any world organi-zation or disorganization. She is not actually a member of the United Nations but rather an associated power as the United States was in the last war. She has not made a clear statement of her war or peace aims. She is, at present, occupying ter-ritory of what was once free and in-dependent nations; a part of Fin-land, all of the Baltic states, a part of Poland. Recently, Gardner Cowles, pre-sumably speaking as a member of the Office of War Information, said: "If Americans don't make an ef-fort to understand Russia and the Russian place in the scheme of things to follow this war, I fail to see how we can possibly hope to build a worth-whil- e peace." That, of course, is true. However, that is only half of the story. It is mutual understanding that is neces-sary. Mr. Cowles might have said: "If the Russian government does not encourage the people to under-stand America, we can't build a worth-whil- e peace." does'l You, Mr. Baukhage, were just about to finish your regular broadcast," my writer goes on, "and some imp of mischief from my youth returned to my heart as I suddenly connect-ed that remark with the closing words of your program. You had about two minutes yet to go, so I hurriedly plugged my portable garden radio into the electric socket which is near the phone table and just at the right mo-ment lifted the receiver off the phone. Yes . . . they were still talking . . . so just as you said: 'That's all, and thanks very much,' I put the phone mouthpiece right next to the radio snapping the latter off at the right sec-ond. Then, I listened on the phone and heard one woman say in an actually meek voice, 'I guess we have talked pretty .long. See you later. Good-bye- .' "After stopped laughing, I called the plumber but you helped me, so I do think you deserve to be thanked. Also for a real laugh." It is a jug. We do misunderstand much about Russia. We are misinformed on some points. The Russian govern ment has failed to inform us on others. For instance, few people in this country know and many are probably unwilling to believe what Cowles, who ought to know what he is talking about, says about private property under the Soviets. About Property "Workers may acquire any amount of consumer goods," he tells us, "any amount of furniture, an auto, etc., for their own use. The distinction from our economy is that in Russia, an individual may not own income-producin- g property." tfgTt tyl (ft Released by Western Newspaper Union. POST WAR PLANNING AND SELFISHNESS EARLY IN 1918 the Allied armies in Europe were being hard pressed. time when Presi-den- t It was about that Wilson enunciated his 14 points, which proffered an idealistic peace to the German people. At that time political leaders were willing to sub-scribe to the American President s idealism. In the latter part of October, 1918, I talked to Clemenceau in Paris. The end of the war was at hand. The Germans were beaten. I asked the French premier about President Wilson's 14 points. ''Meaningless phrases," he re-plied. "France will dictate the peace terms and they will not be mild." It is the old adage: "The Devil was sick the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the Devil a monk was he." The Second World War is still on. We have not yet won it. Today we talk of the future in idealistic terms but as the Allied armies advance, as victory draws nearer, we find spring-ing up the same old element of self-ishness, the desire for gain for our-selves, regardless of what others may lose. That is human, and that human trait will again sit in at the peace, table. It can be prevented only by a definite agreement be-tween the Allied nations, prepared and subscribed to while the outcome of the war is still in some doubt. The end of the war will not bring to the world the millenium under any conditions. It could bring some advance in international relations. It could bring agreement between the victors, rather than a new row over a division of the spoils. But if these things are to come, that agree-ment must be made while the war is still on. The war will not eradi-cate the sin of selfishness. HOW LIVING STANDARD HAS ADVANCED FOR SHAVING PURPOSES, our grandfathers had a cup with a ten-cent cake of soap and a brush to provide the needed lather. The cake of soap was good for six or more months. Our fathers had a "stick" of shaving soap and a brush. The cup was outmoded. This gen-eration gets its shaving lather in a tube and uses about one tube a month. It is a little thing, but in a small way, it illustrates the Amer-ican advance in our standard of liv-ing. Today we think of what would have been a luxury of a generation or two ago as a living necessity. As Americans, we propose to continue that advance in our standards of liv-ing, to make the luxuries of to-day the necessities of tomorrow. INDUSTRY PLANNING AND WORLD PEACE The world can "win the peace" with world industrial post-wa- r plan-ning. It is not for government to plan how to operate industry in the post-wa- r world, but it is needful ' that government make possible the planning on the part of industry. When the last gun has been fired and may it be soon there will no longer be a demand for ships and planes and tanks and guns. The need for them will have passed. In-stead, there will be a demand for food, homes, cars for all the essen-tials of living. First, industry must have the wherewithal to transform its plants to peace-tim- e needs. Government has not, and is not, making that pos-sible. It has made possible and, in fact, has forced the payment of ex-tremely high wages to those em-ployed in war production but it has left nothing in the hands of industry with which to provide jobs and goods for a DOSt-w- wnrlH Government has established a wage scale which necessitates high prices for commodities the farmer must buy, a wage scale which in-dustry cannot continue after the war without continuing those high prices. At the same time, government put a ceiling on what the farmer could charge for his product and it will undoubtedly continue that ceiling during the years when we must feed the world. It all adds up to an im-possible condition and is but leading to a deflation period similar to the one that followed World War I. " . A YOUNG NEWSPAPER FRIEND gave me a new phrase. Instead of referring to organized labor as be-ing responsible for retarding the war effort, he said it was the "or-ganized leaders of labor" who were responsible and upon whose heads should be placed the blame. "And " said he, "in the end they will pay when our boys come home." . EACH DOLLAR SAVED takes a bit from the burden of debt the American people are carrying and will continue to carry. Your repre- sentatives at Washington should know that. HITLER'S MILITARY INTUI-TION was not warm enough to thaw the ice of a Russian winter. 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HIGHLIGHTS in the week's news NEW YORK: Secretary of Navy Frank Knox announced that salvage operations were progressing rapidly on the 83,000-to- n former French lin-er Normandie, now named the which burned and capsized at her pier here on February 9, 1942. He indicated that the vessel should be righted by midsummer. The giant liner is being refitted for naval service. SAN FRANCISCO: In practical furtherance of her determination to "help my brothers' shipmates," Miss Genevive Sullivan, sister of the five Sullivan boys lost in the sinking of the cruiser Juneau has become a member of the naval women's re-serve. She is at present on a tour of war plants and navy yards be-fore reporting for active duty. A navy statement indicated that she would probably go to the WAVES training school at Hunter college in New York city. Miss Sullivan helped christen a new destroyer named in honor of her brothers. - LONDON: A shipment of 10,000 American alarm clocks will be used to replace those worn out in Britain since the war started, it was an-nounced by Hugh Dalton, president of the board of trade, in a statement to the house of commons after a member complained that coal min-ers were having a hard time waking up for their 2 a. m. shifts in British and Welsh collieries. MANCHESTER: The little man who pays the taxes will probably have to dig deeper into his poekets to find the money to help pay for new British taxes payable under the new United Kingdom budget, it was indicated by a statement made here by Sir Kingsley Wood, chancellor of the exchequer. Britain's total ex-penditures last year were 22,400,000,-00- 0 pounds. The government raised 50 per cent of this sum from reve-nue, and borrowed the remainder except for a 900,000-poun- gift from Canada. Higher taxes on amuse-ments loom, Wood said. BRIEFS . . . by Baukhage French farmers have been or-dered to plant grain on the same number of acres they had under cul-tivation in 1937-193-8 or pay a fine. A plan is being discussed in Latin America to make President Roose--ve- lt "an honorary citizen of the Americas" in "recognition of his tre-mendous activity in favor of the salvation of America and human-ity." The definition of hamburger on the point table sets a precedent, in that it marks the first time that the fed-eral government has undertaken to give specifications that retailers sell-ing to consumers are required to fol-low for this popular type of ground beef. An acute paper shortage has brought about a sizeable curtailment in the publishing of German classi-cal literature but German book stores are still getting plentiful sup-plies of Adolf Hitler's bulky "Mein Kampf" and other Nazi propagan-da works. The Japanese government has ad-vised the International Red Cross that it distributed 230,000 letters from home to American and United Nations prisoners of war in 1942. Five thousand four hundred letters were delivered to prisoners in the Philippines; 7,500 to Shanghai; 21,500 to Hong Kong, 600 to other parts of China; 4,500 to Zentsuji, and 800 to other parts of Japan. Expecting a record - breaking home-cannin- g season, because of ra-tioning, WPB has taken action to see that there are plenty of glass jars, plenty of rubber rings and cov-ers to seal those jars, and a doubled supply of pressure cookers, needed to process such non-aci- d vegetables as beans and corn. The bees' wartime jobs, according to the department of agriculture in order of importance are: (1) Pol-lination of legume seed crops, fruits, vegetable seeds, and other crops. (2) Production of beeswax. (3) Pro- -' duction of honey. |