Show National Whirligig By Ray 1 Tucker WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Although Although the antistrike bill billIs billis is aimed squarely at John L Lewiss Lewis's leonine head and was revived by the White House solely to prevent a coal walkout Lewis professes to be utterly unconcerned ed No United Mine Worker Work r lobbyist appeared on Capitol Hill in time to defeat the bill Lewis points out that he has a closely knit and well-disciplined well union which obeys his in instructions instructions instructions in- in as an army complies with a generals general's commands on the field of battle Its members quit work upon his orders and return when he calls the signal He personally says he will never do anything which could be regarded as outright defiance of Uncle Sam Secretly Mr Lewis believes that the proposed law will damage his enemies and F. F D D. D Rs R.'s closest labor associates William Green of the American Federation of Labor and Philip Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Their outfits outfits outfits out out- fits are loosely built consisting of thousands of new and inexperienced members who are extremely extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex restless Neither one can be controlled easily by a single responsible head It is a matter matter mat mat- ter of statistics that most of the wildcat stoppages stoppages stop stop- pages have occurred within these two groups This May l Be F. F D D. D Rs R.'s 1941 1944 Slogan F. F D D. D R R. R gave a hint of his reelection slogan when he ordered John L. L Lewis to send his coal miners back to work Mr Roosevelt said that he spoke as commander commander commander com mander in chief Lawyers versed in the constitution constitution constitution con con- argue that he can use such language and assume that role only when he supervises the army or navy and then solely in military matters The founding fathers as the debates show were meticulous on this restriction The occupant of the White House cannot properly adopt that tone or attitude toward workers farmers or consumers even though total war makes them as important as soldiers at the front In the present crisis and in view of the embracing all-embracing nature of modern hostilities his regular presidential powers are are or or should be sufficiently authoritative to command obedi obedi- ence from every every American In this instance his move was so definite a forecast of 1944 strategy that his close advisers regret the slip OP o 0 P A Orders Go Round and Round Consumers befuddled by 0 OPA's OPAs P A As A's frequent change of schedules may think that they have serious cause for complaint against the confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion prevailing in Washington But their troubles are mere pinpricks In comparison with the difficulties which official vagueness and inconsistency Inconsistency in inconsistency In- In consistency impose on leaders of the food indus indus- tries Here is a spectacular example On a certain Thursday Prentiss M. M Browns Brown's boys issued an order dealing with dried beef a commodity almost impossible to obtain in many communities The packers asked for an Interpretation interpretation interpretation inter Inter- of the ruling on Friday and received it itin itin itin in a few hours The original explanation was revised revised revised re re- re- re on Saturday This required a complete change in the producers' producers arrangements On Monday 0 OP P A returned to its original version of what the decree meant Again the meat men had to set up a new program On Thursday the bureau threw up its hands and reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that its lawyers could not agree on terms So the edict has been in effect for some time although neither the enforcers nor the puzzled trade know what it means McClure Newspaper Syndicate It Our problem is still one of great distances Inthe in inthe inthe the Pacific area Japan on the other hand has reached the point where here she is consolidating her gains Japan might be willing to rest on her accumulation accumulation accumulation ac ac- ac- ac of resources and not attempt to extend extend extend ex ex- tend her conquests any further In that case her strategic policy would be to wait until we had worn ourselves out and try to negotiate a favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able peace Should such a peace be granted her by any chance her ambitions would again inspire her to further conquests We Ve would then face the problem anew of defeating her under far more difficult conditions Lieutenant Lieutenant Colonel James Roosevelt All AU of us are doing things we do not like but this is the time of sacrifice I make male 64 a month and I used to make that in a week We in the service do not want to kill and do not want to die But we do want to win the war Strikers should remember that Private Private Charles O. O Smith in Hawaii I |