Show Merry Round Merry err Round Go o oun By Drew Pearson and Robert S. S Allen WASHINGTON Not Not pleasant to contemplate contemplate contemplate plate is the fact that in almost every war disabilities disabilities disabilities dis dis- dis- dis abilities from venereal disease rival those from actual battle And although this thi country is not at war has only begun to mobilize its new army already this ugly problem is worrying army chiefs Already also there are serious differ differences as to how to to de the problem The public health service service not not part of the army is army is vigorously vigorously vigorously vigor vigor- opposed to segregated districts around army camps ampS contends that if disease is is to be suppressed prostitution must be suppressed But some hard-boiled hard army c commanders incline in incline in- in cline dine to the opposite view Officially and formally formally formally for for- mally the army navy and arid public health service have signed have signed a declaration of policy pledging co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation with lo local al police in preventing But many camp commanders have treated this as a scrap of paper Partial solution to this problem in the last war was entertainment But in the present emergency the army d decided t to rule out the diversified system of camp camp entertainment by bythe bythe bythe the Y YMCA M C A Salvation Army Knights of Columbus Columbus Columbus Co Co- Co- Co lumbus and Young Mens Men's Hebrew association which prevailed in the last war So much friction n and rivalry developed among these organizations over camp entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain- entertain v ment in 1917 18 1917 that camp commanders spent a lot of their heir time ironing ou out disputes So eventually their entertainment features w were were re remerged merged under one director Harry Harrison then head of the Lyceum bureau and the man who later put across the advance ticket sale for th the Chicago worlds world's fair fah- Secretary of War Stimson is convinced that similar organized entertainment is the best solution for the new army's recreation Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Fur Fur- he considers it important all nt from the viewpoint of the nation that the parents of drafted boys have confidence in their moral as well as physical al The Taft Brothers William Howard Tafts Taft's boys Bob and Charley Charley Charley Char Char- ley are at odds again Charley Chancy having been in Washington more than han a week in his new job before he got together with Bob Reason is the job Charley h has taken from the hands of Roosevelt It sounds harmless enough enough assistant assistant coordinator of recreational activities for defense defense but but its it's a sufficient tie- tie up with the administration foreign policy to leave Bob a bit chilly What hurt more perhaps was that Charley who has long quarreled with his iS brother over domestic policies accepted the job just the week before the historic lend lease-lend debate opened in inthe inthe inthe the senate Bob knew where brother Charley stood long before namely with the committee to defend America Americ by aiding the allies But this brought the split into public gaze You lYou dont don't have to agree with your brother all the time do you is Bobs Bob's shrugging com com- comment ment ment ment Turks vs ars Inside reason why the Turks Turks' signed a non- non aggression pact with the has been given U. U S. S diplomats by the British foreign office It is this Some months ago the British themselves suggested that the Turks and sign a treaty of friendship and But negotiations dragged Then suddenly just at atthe atthe atthe the wrong wrung moment from a psychological point of view yiew the pact was completed Its announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment to the world was construed as meaning Turkey would not penetrate Bulgarian soil to oppose Germany The Germans say this interpretation is all wet Tip off to the situation is is' that the British have been rushing reinforcements to to backstop both the Greeks and the Turks Turks- if they cooperate And cooperation in the Balkans Balkans Balkans Bal Bal- kans usually Y g goes to the strongest side Round Merry-Go-Round You can reach John R. R Steelman head of the U. U S. S conciliation service practically any midnight in his office working on some labor dispute but not between 7 and p. p m. m He always takes this time out to listen to a favorite radio program Out of state Republicans sent a total of into Indiana last year to help carry it for Willkie Unofficial G GOP 0 P explanation is that the money was used to pay bills left over from the Elwood notification ceremonies The budget is full of unique little ittIe items such as for ar a fence on the Texas-Mexican Texas border for personal funds for inmates of federal narcotic institutions institutions for sea food inspection The books in the Library of Congress largest collection in the world take up more than miles of shelves Distributed by United Feature Syndicate fb |