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Show Similarly, Mr. Roosevelt is being extra sweet to the soviet, whose eventual attitude may determine de-termine the outcome of the war. When he placed several strategic stra-tegic materials under license control, he was asked if he did so because exports through Vladivostok and Russia proper were seeping through to Germany, Ger-many, as they have been. With some asperity he replied: "No! It is simply because we need them!" Thus it was made a pro-American rather than an anti-Russian move. The "scandal" over supposedly supposed-ly extravagant travel expenditures expendi-tures by certain HOLC officials offi-cials is a tempest in a Pullman car. It was cooked up by Dick F.lliott, a Hoosier Republican who was acting comptroller general until the recent appointment appoint-ment of Lindsay Warren of North Carolina. A government employe needs to be a veritable Ponzi to break even when he goes on the road for Uncle Sam. He is allowed only $5 a day plus transportation. transporta-tion. He can't chisel on his transportation account because he must use tickets issued by the government and honored by the railroad. No matter how large the city he visits, or how many taxis he must use to perform per-form his mission, he is entitled to hire a cab only in going from the railroad station to his hotel and returning to the station to take a train. On all other errands er-rands he must walk or ride the street car. So normally he loses money on his $5-a-day allowance. Even in the smallest towns a hotel-room hotel-room costs $2.50. Three meals come to $2 at a minimum. Then there are taxis, telephone calls, personal services and entertainment. entertain-ment. There is no chance of breaking even on this basis, which explains why smart federal fed-eral men try to duck assignments assign-ments that take them out of town. (Note: The writer ought to know; For four months, when he promoted and organized organ-ized the sale of "baby bonds" for Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau, he lost his shirt while on government travel.) Copyright, 1941. McClure Syndicate. Just Folks By Edgar A. Guest HARDSHIP Be glad it isn't easy, be glad the way is long. Rejoice the days before you are not all filled with song: Be thankful for the burden, the struggle and the test. For were the problems simple you'd never reach your best. Tis born In all to grumble and wish an easier lot. To think life should be kinder, but still be glad it's not. For did man never blunder nor dreams in ashes fall. Did Time bring naught but pleasure pleas-ure we'd weary of it all. The snow lies deep this winter and bleak are sea and land, But where the sun is constant Is hot and flowerless sand. And where is pleasure only is little left but sin. Tis hardship holds the prizes for plucky hearts to win. So when the burden's heavy and hard beset the way. Keep plodding ever goalward; give battle to dismay; And even in the moment when things against you go Be glad that you ran lake It, and answer blow with blow. Copyright, 19-10, Kdgar A. finest |