Show This Isn't a Political War pOLITICS should not be brought into our effort effort effort ef ef- fort to win the war o. o It is time tune some of our politicians found sit situation has been that out out and and recently the brought forcibly to their attention both locally lo locally lo- lo cally and in the nations nation's capital In Salt Lake City J. J B. B Mullins himself a Democrat and chairman of the county commission commission commission com com- mission upbraided d the county Democratic committee for taking action indorsing C. C B. B i for the post of secretary of the county defense council a paid position Chairman Mullins said civilian defense in inthe inthe inthe the county has been free of politics and that as far as he was concerned it will remain so Mr Mullins in addition to being chairman of the commission is chairman of the defense council In a statement criticising the action of the county Democratic committee Mr Mullins s said id It stepped out of bounds Its action hurts itself reflects upon the Democratic party and upon the defense council In Washington it was revealed that a number of new deal senators had protested to President Roosevelt because Price AdminIstrator Administrator Administrator Admin Admin- Leon Henderson was not appointing men to key 0 O P A jobs who had their political indorsement They are threatening to reject proposed price control legislation unless some arrangements are made concerning the job situation This sort of thing is disgusting disgusting and and it annoys and concerns the American people Democrats and Republicans alike The politicians have got to be made to keep their sticky fingers out of the war and defense effort If this is a political war then wed we'd better find it out right now And if it itis is is then the first thing we ought to do is round up all the politicians and stick them in the front line trenches so they can fight their war If it isn't a political war war war-if if its it's everybody's everybody's everybody's every every- body's war in America regardless of their politics then politics then the politicians had better keep their job-hungry job noses out of it Its It's sickening to see politicians fretting over a few war jobs and interfering with the nations nation's war effort when the nation is fighting fighting fightIng fight- fight Ing for its life Cant Can't they forget their grasping grasp grasp- graspIng ing politics and job-getting job and vote-getting vote in this crisis Cant Can't they put patriotism above politics Fortunately not all politicians are that blind Chairman Mullins and isn't isn't and we congratulate congratulate congratulate con con- him on his courageous stand and hope he is able to block this political attempt to control civilian defense activities in Salt Lake county There are other men connected with party and political affairs who are fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing hard to keep politics out of the war effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort both here and in the nation They deserve deserve deserve de de- serve the thanks of the American people and their fullest support so that this war can be kept an American war and not a political grab |