| Show Washington W as h- h Ington M Round Go erry- erry G. G 0 R oun d By Pearson Drew WASHINGTON At At a rec recent recent re re- re- re c cent nt cabinet m meeting ting Secretary of ot War Henry L. L Stimson was explaining the army's school to train military governors at Charlottesville Va He He- told how howth the th army wanted to have men inca skilled in government ready to rule the occupied areas after they were taken by our troops President Roosevelt Roos interrupted interrupt interrupt- ed with th the suggestion that ci civIlI civilian ci- ci vilian vIlI n government might be ba best for the occupied areas He In Indicated indicated indicated in- in that he was not too enthusiaStic enthusiastic en en- about the principle of military rule Whereupon Secretary of t the h e Interior Harold L. L Ickes who has has charge of the islands islands' and territories of the United States acidly remarked And what about on one spot of completely American territory territory- Hawaii Lets Let's begin by establishing establishing lishing civil government at home On one other occasion President President President Pres Pres- ident Roosevelt criticising th the e school for military ry government at Charlottesville remarked that it was s stocked up with young men from Wall Walt Street and wondered wondered wondered won won- dered whether the army planned to send reM yoUng Wall Streeters out outto outto outto to rule rol those portions of the theS S world set free by the American army Actually the school is run by byone byone byone one o of ot th the most liberal men in inthe inthe the army Major General Allen AlIen Gullion the provost marshal arshal an anold an old Woodrow Wilson rooter Also it has as on one of its it executives Col Colonel ne Jesse Miller former S secretary see sec C- C of the national labor relations relations relations rela rela- board But the personnel of the school if it turned loose to run the U. U S. S A A. would begin by repealing pealing the securities and exchange exchange ex ex- change act To t temper mp r th this tate l array array array ar ar- ar- ar ray of reaction General Gener l Gullion offered d' d da a a. job ort oft the sch school Ol faculty faculty fac fec- to defeated Democratic Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman Tom Eliot Ellot of Massachusetts Massachusetts Massa Masse but he de declined While some people inside the administration think that a acho school cho l for military government may be okeh they wonder how howlong howlong howlong long military government in various parts of the world willbe will willbe willbe be continued after the war If the army gets get into power they wonder how long will it stay Also they point out that the t Ii e proof of ot the p pudding is in the eating that in Hawaii the only area which the army has got its hands on on it is fighting tooth and nail not to l let t go Some p poll political 0 1 1 t tic I c a soothsay soothsay- ers who know about the private greeting exchanged between Wendell Willkie and H Her e erb r b e ert r t Hoover consider it a sign of anew a anew anew new political peace Willkie and Hoover never have loved each other was too liberal too Hoover Boover was Hoover was too conservative too prone to be isolationist But after atter Hoovers Hoover's recent speech in Chicago outlining id ideas as ason on world peace sent a telegram congratulating him on ona ona a a. most provocative and thought- thought inspiring speech On Christmas morning Willkie Will Will- kie kle found in his mail a very cordial cordial cor eor- cor- cor dial letter from the ex president H. H H. H was pleased Capital Chaff Under current military rule in Hawaii the army takes about 1500 monthly from front the civilian governments government's budget and uses it for propaganda and publicity to keep Itself in power S. S Soldiers and marines on onG G Guadalcanal may not be aware of ot it it but one thing they are fighting for is rubber As soon as our position n in the Solomons is stabilized it will be possible to start gathering wild rubber The amounts amount will be small but buta a symbol of wh what t we can get when we begin the of the great network of Pacific Islands working Hard Ralph Davies deputy oil administrator tor tar finally took a few days of off at Christmas only af after er Ickes had leveled dire threats if he The British are getting getting get get- ting cold feet about having CIC C I 0 leaders Jim Carey John Green and R. R J. J Thomas Thomas go to England England England Eng Eng- land unless A F L leaders go too But the A F L boys dont don't want to go on to Russia Also they dont don't want to be put orthe on or the spot by having the C CIO I 10 0 boys go to Russia while they dont The other day newsmen asked state department officials about a Finnish incident which had seriously marred m Ii a r r red e d American- American Finnish relations Absolutely nothing to it was the reply Nothing h has as S happened The rumors however contin contin- tied U. U S. S Minister to Finland Arthur Schoenfeld was c call called a 1 1 e d home But the state department continued it its denials until it was wes red in the face Shortly thereafter Finnish Minister M i n i s t e r Hjalmar Procope Procop walked into the state department department depart depart- ment meat with a cable from front his government government gov gov- eminent asking him to explain the wave of ot Finnish anti-Finnish sentiment senti sent ment meat which had swept over the American Am rican public p pub U b 1 Ii 1 c. c The short wave radio reaching Finland reported reported re reported re- re ported that the people were angry angil angry an an- gry gil at the Finns It was only then that the real r al tr truth th leaked out regarding the toast to Japan which the prime minister of Finland had given on the anniversary of P Pearl earl Pea r 1 Harbor The state department had known about it all the time tithe but steadfastly denied it Meanwhile the office of war information had authorized short wave broadcasts back beck to Finland FinS Fin Fin- S land regarding the Incident so 0 that the Finnish people would know how anti American and pro Japanese their prime minister min mm- ister was The Incident illustrates the general policy of the state department de de- de to champion Russia's neighbors even though they are areat areat areat at war with Russia For sometime sometime some sometime time the state department has balked at declaration of w war r against Hungary and Rumania even when these countries declared de de- de- de dared war against us Copyright 1943 United Feature Syndicate Inc |
