Show National Whirligig By Ray Tucker WASHINGTON The The seventy-eighth seventy congress will witness an attempt to return to more orderly processes of government Members on bo both s sides des of the aisle will combine to deny additional grants of authority to the executive and to withdraw certain powers they think have been misused All requests for funds for current or new bureaus bureaus bureaus bu bu- bu- bu particularly those dealing with labor agriculture agriculture agriculture ag ag- ag- ag prices and rationing will be carefully Scrutinized Blank checks will not be signed for fear fear of the way they may be spent Lawmakers will use their control of the purse strings to force changes in policy personnel and performance This was the method by which they got rid of Leon Henderson More specifically the new membership on Capitol hill will be and pro pro- business and anti new deal chauvinistic rather than Internationalist practical rather than n Meal ideal Perhaps Its point of view can be reflected most accurately by quoting a wise respected and veteran Democrat who is is chairman of a key committee We are going to break the Washington b bureaucrats bureaucrats' bureaucrats bureaucrats' bu bu- hold on the country before it is too late We are going to give the reins of rule back back- to the people where they belong Diplomats Dont Don't Relish Competitors Cordell Hulls Hull's men wont won't say so publicly but they will soon demand some degree of supervision over groups that gum gum up high foreign policy Elmers Elmer's Davis' Davis 0 O W WI I h has has' s' s been given giyen the the exclusive exclusive exclusive ex ex- ex- ex assignment for w world wide broadcasts by F. F D D. R R. R Often prepared and delivered by essayists essay essay- novelists and dramatists who have no deep or broad comprehension of overseas affairs the messages have frequently done more harm than good It was an office of war Information microphone microphone microphone micro micro- phone propagandist who first acclaimed that Finnish officials had expressed hope for a Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese victory He also announced that news of the Incident had caused great Indignation In the United States However the Americans never heard of the happening until Finnish spokesmen here protested to Mr Hull No matter how some Finns may feel Washington has reason to believe believe believe be be- lieve that Finland would like to pull out of the war with Russia The other organization which musses diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic hair Is Henry A A. Wallaces Wallace's board of economic economic economic eco eco- warfare His emissaries abroad frequently spoil state department plans Chiang Administers Polite Rebuke Chiang shek's Kai-shek's recall of hi his military ry mission mission mission mis mis- sion In Washington arouses some skepticism re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding prospects of postwar concord among mong the united nations Even sincere advocates of permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent world unity speculate how it can be attained if it key leaders disagree while the foe stands on the threshold The withdrawal despite polite explanations was a rebuke designed to exhibit resentment re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding Anglo-American Anglo failure t to provide more aid for China It was wasa a protest against R Roosevelt Roosevelt- c sevelt Churchill emphasis on the European theater of ot war Chiang who has an excellent Intelligence service dreads the strength Japan may amass if it to exploit her conquests In Asia and the southwestern Pacific He expressed his discontent discontent discontent dis dis- dis- dis content to Wendell Willkie F D DR R has patiently outlined general allied strategy to but seemingly without success The White House and state department however however however how how- ever ever are working quietly to Iron out this culty They will make every effort to Increase supplies going forward the forward the British Invasion of Burma Is the first step In that direction We also hope to persuade Madame Chiang shek Kal-shek to use her good Influence with her husband when she recovers from her Illness In a New York hospital hos hos- pital and spends her convalescent days as a prest- prest guest Russia Trains Young Line Officers Cables from Moscow these days are bursting with big news news enormous enormous sweeps gigantic casualties casualties cas cas- scores of villages taken taken crowding crowding out extremely extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex Important minor details Yet In these minutiae United States staff college Instructors find the key to the titanic results between Stalingrad Stalingrad Stalin Stalin- grad and Last years year's counteroffensives bogged down because soviet line officers were not quite able to exploit their their- initial Advantage They were too green to outsmart veteran nazi captains and colonels So between spring and late fall a high pressure pressure- course of education was carried on behind the Russian front Today regardless of grievous battle battle battle bat bat- tle losses the U S S R h has har more and better trained young commanders than on the eve ewe of the first great campaign Copyright 1942 McClure S Syndicate I |