| Show J I NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS I 4 Written for The Telegram Telegram B By Bj Ray Tuc Tucker er W WASHINGTON A A federal in investigation investigation in- in similar to those which smashed the Long and machines has been undertaken by Attorney General Jackson in h hiS predecessors predecessor's home city of Detroit Although the Income tax laws furnish Uncle Sams Sam's agents their weapon the government expects to unearth evidence of widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread political graft and cor cor- cor- cor Treasury and justice sleuths have been digging up black stuff for far many months Their findings findings find find- ings logs allegedly involve high officials dais of four state administrations administrations tw two Republican and two Democratic O. O John the assistant attorney general who prosecuted eu ed the Missouri and Louisiana politicos will be head of the federal federal federal fed fed- eral forces farces His vigorous handling han han- dUng of those cases cases and and Mr Jacksons Jackson's determination to go gothe gothe gothe the limit limit apparently insure an unsparing attack on on violators and their political backers The prospect has sh shaken ken the behind-the- scene soene bosses basses of both parties who are supposed to have had a cosy cozy w working rk g. g arrangement in or or out of f office A subtle and subtle and subterranean subterranean- subterranean subterranean- movement has been started here and abroad for repeal of laws barring loans and credits to toO the allies ames It has been traced to to- powerful financial industrial and interests The British some same time ago aga informed American representatives tives that If they want to sell farm fann stuff in quantities to toO the allies s they must first force farce a scrapping of the J Johnson act and cash carry provisions of the neutrality law That word ward has permeated the farm area area which is is reaping hardly any profit from fram the war and ricocheted ricocheted rico rico- back to toO Washington Certain Certain tam tain pro ally spokesmen advance the ingenious argument that the United States will wm otherwise lose lase its farm export market perma perma- Meanwhile they add re restriction restriction re- re of French Anglo buying to toO planes and machinery will further further further fur fur- ther dislocate the whole whale system of American economy So Sa far these suggestions have made no headway among non non- interventionists in congress But Buta a a long war and continued neglect neglect neg neg- lect of the American market by bythe bythe bythe the allies will admittedly In Increase Increase increase in- in crease the pressure for far tapping Uncle Sams Sam's gold hoard haard and bankers bankers' credit It may flare up as a major majar issue in November Anti and and Captol Capital Capitol Capi Cap tol tal Hill is full of em have em have unearthed unearthed unearthed un un- un- un writings which foreshadowed foreshadowed fore fare shadowed the undiplomatic outburst outburst out out- burst which drew an official re rebuke rebuke rebuke re- re buke to our Canadian minister Republican opponents will wili headline headline headline head head- line his avowed views if he runs for senator in New Jersey i In The Voice of Young America Amer Amer- ica published In n 1933 v- v r i he wrote wrate h p positive means mans of restoring world confidence and commerce Is ista Isca a mm H Hand and military alliance with Gr Great t Britain In his Defense of Capitalism he proclaimed With the exception of the lassof loss lass of life and suffering endured by our soldiers and sailors the pea peo peo people pIe of the United States States' from I 1917 to 1920 found war a benefaction benefaction bene bene- faction rather than a curse He rejoiced because under wars war's pressure arbitrary restraints upon the flow of money were cast aside production was enormously stimulated unemployment unemployment unemployment vanished the bargaining bargain bargain- ing power of labor rose to unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented un un- un- un heights and it seemed that poverty and scarcity had at last been vanquished Americas America's military forces will stage their most mast spectacular maneuvers in peacetime history early in May It will be the first full-dress full showing of our new streamlined mechanized army with all units participating The Ninth and Fourth army anny corps carps which constitute the Third army of the United States will wage the nearest thing to a war warIn warin warin in east Texas and west Louisiana Louisi Louisi- ana ana in in the lower lawer Sabine and andRed andRed andRed Red river valleys About men trucks and tanks and airplanes will be assembled to try out new weapons tactics and technique Transport and supply supply supply sup sup- ply facilities will be tested tinder under under un un- der actual war strain Foreign military attaches are clamoring for far ringside seats It ft has not nat been decided whether they will be allowed to attend the rehearsal however There is strong strang opposition in professional professional military circles I If Burton K Wheeler had been present at a recent powwow between between between be be- tween the president and se several progressive pals he would no longer langer resist Garner-Farley Garner urgings rg- rg ings that he join jain them in their wen owen revolt against a third a-third term or domination of the national convention As the visitors were leaving the executive offices after a conference conference conference con con- ference devoted exclusively to 1940 politics except politics except for the war its it's almost almast the only presidential interest interest Mr Roosevelt summoned summoned sum sum- them back to his deskIn deskIn deskIn desk In talking with our liberal friends he said remember that with respect to toO Burt Wheeler its it's this way way and and then the president made a vicious downward stab with his clenched fist The amazed delegation asked F. F D. D R. R if he really meant what his gesture signified Yes I do he replied and again shot his fist downward in ina a political apolitical death thrust |
