Show Winning the War WarBy By Albert Leman Lemon WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Three Three teeming subjects will absorb the attention of congress immediately on its return on September 14 H. They're easy to re remember remember remember re- re member for each begins with the letter M M- M money man power and muddling How to raise adequate revenue revenue painlessly painlessly is the foremost item on the docket Lawmakers facing reelection want Uncle Sam to settle on some definite system soon so taxpayers will know exactly where they stand in these cost rising of-living of days General belief was that adoption of pay payroll roll deductions was the answer Now the taxpayer discovers he may be nicked again this month Politicians paraphrase the famous old epigram epigram epigram epi epi- epi- epi gram to the power ta toe tax is the power to destroy de de- de- de stroy your stroy-your your own own party For ex example mple new dealers dealers dealers deal deal- ers in Washington mournfully recall an Incident in one Michigan industrial city in the last c cam cam- A short time before men and women workers who never in their lives had paid government government government gov gov- imposts were tapped by Mr Morgen- Morgen thaus thau's agents On election day the C CIO I 0 union sent trucks to the factory gates to transport to the polls Many had been on W N P A and now were earning at least 80 80 a week of which Washington Washing Washing- ton was collecting only a small portion But their anger at being taxed at all was so great that they refused to vote Father Draft Poses Big Problem Man power is the second provocative problem awaiting action action especially especially as it relates to the size of the armed forces drafting of fathers and labor shortages in the aircraft industry Although Paul V. V McNutt's office reports that 95 per cent of the letters from parents likely to tobe tobe tobe be called discloses that the writers are eager to serve and obviously some of the men will be better off financially the idea of snatching heads of families while single men remain in agriculture agriculture agriculture ture and industry goes against the grain Lawmakers and important officials connected with the war man power commission believe that the army and navy could prevent such disruptions by accepting men older than 37 Generals and admirals counter with statistics showing that draftees over that age develop hernia and other disabilities In rebuttal critics contend that this is an indictment against the military's unwise physical conditioning program too program too severe for such soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers Yet they add the same recruits could perform home garrison and guard duties o 0 OP r P A Still Public Scapegoat No 1 The third theme for legislative debate muddling muddling muddling mud mud- like charity covers a multitude of alleged sins Backing and filling by the state department department department depart depart- ment with reference to a foreign policy the shortcomings shortcomings shortcomings short short- comings of this years year's farm programs and the war food administrations administration's future arrangements for meat and produce the wide nation-wide irritation brought about by rationing and nd ceilings and other sore points Prentiss M. M Browns Brown's outfit is still public scapegoat scapegoat scapegoat goat No 1 I although Chester Bowles new deputy boss is trying to staff his organization with to earth business men before the shooting starts Accusations against the 0 O P A have been so frequent that one on being invited to meet a a. friends friend's town out-of-town acquaintances at ata a dinn dinner dinner party pleaded For heavens heaven's sake Bill dont don't tell them Im I'm from 0 O PA Let me have at least one evening free from panning Landis Will Get Post in Egypt Allied victories in Europe have so lessened the possibility of nazi invasion of North America that Civilian Defense Director James M. M Landis will relinquish his desk for an extremely important important important tant diplomatic and economic assignment in Cairo Egypt The law school dean resigned as chairman of the securities and exchange commission in 1937 to resume his educational duties at Harvard But the administration has always wanted him back in Washington and finally made him the successor to Mayor LaGuardia of New York first boss of 0 O C D. D What is not generally known is that Mr Roosevelt groomed Dean Landis for assistant secretary secretary secretary sec sec- sec sec- of the treasury Senator David I. I Walsh got wind of the proposal and warned the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House he would fight the appointment on the floor His motive was revenge revenge not not that Landis lacked financial ability The professor had backed the G GO GOP 0 P candidate against Walsh when he ran for reelection in Massachusetts The Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican favored the Roosevelt foreign policy and Walsh a Democrat was an isolationist |