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Show NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS i Written for The Telegram By Ry Tucker -. . ' Ing President Roosevelt at the ' Jackson day dinner here. It has been Interpreted as a sign of Jim's willingness to run even If F. D. R, toys with the Idea himself. him-self. . . "It was Just a gag," say the national chairman's apologists. "Jim made It up Just before the dinner." But they don't deny too vehemently vehe-mently that It was one of the most important "gags" recently uttered on the political stage or that many a serious idea is often flung out in Jest Administration leaders In the house are quietly scheming to reorganize the Dies committee so that the Investigation of alienisms alien-isms in the United States will become be-come less anti-new dealish in its revelations and comments. In other words, they mean to "pack" it with behaving Republicans and Democrats, if possible. The behind-the-scenes plan Is to hand the naming of a new crowd of Investigators to Speaker Bankhead, who testified at the Jackson day dinner that he was still a Roosevelt man. The speaker, speak-er, under the proposed rearrangement rear-rangement would retain Mr. Dies as chairman, but he would make sure that Roosevelt baiters were left off the new committee. Tom Dewey's presidential candidacy can-didacy presents a difficult problem prob-lem to Republicans living beyond the Mississippi and south of the Potomac river. And their attitude atti-tude presents a difficult problem to the young New York prosecutor. prose-cutor. These G. O. P.-ers, who have lately visited the capital in caravans, cara-vans, are hungry for victory and jobs. Private and public polls convince them that Mr. Dewey msy make the best vote-getter vote-getter both In the cities and In rural areas; they still remember and talk about hla remarkable run against Herbert Lehman. But at the same time these Republicans Re-publicans want to elect a man If possible who can solve the manifold and tough problems which will confront the next president of the United States. Also a man whose record will be such that they can retain control con-trol of the federal government for 12 or 20 years not only four. So they are frankly torn between be-tween the pressure of practical and Idealistic politics. They think or feel that Tom can command the most votes of any candidate so far mentioned, but they wonder If he can measure up to the Job. So, perhaps wonders won-ders Mr. Dewey. Copyright, 1940, McClure Syndicate WASHINGTON The allies still lag far behind Germany in aerial supremacy and In the capacity ca-pacity to produce new planes, according ac-cording to our best military sources. For that reason Britain's Brit-ain's recent bombing and reconnaissance recon-naissance flights deep ever the continent Impress our experts as an audacious tempting of fate In that it may provoke an air blltx-krteg. blltx-krteg. Germany can turn out 2200 planes a month, and our observers observ-ers report that they are excellent excel-lent ships. Great Britain's maximum maxi-mum capacity at the moment la 1000, although It Is being stepped up, while the best France can do la about 300 every 30 days. American Amer-ican deliveries are less than 200 monthly, although they will approach ap-proach double that figure within 90 days. Even so, it Is obvious that Germany la not only maintaining main-taining her lead, but also Increasing In-creasing It Hitler Is apparently waiting until the spring or a psychological moment to unloose un-loose a mass air attack on England's Eng-land's key Industrial, military and shipping centers. In view of these facts, American Amer-ican aid to the allies has become aa Important as momentous, aa It was from 1914 to 1918. Then they needed our munitions, our food, our shipping and eventually our doughboys. Then the conflict con-flict settled down Into a race between our capacity to produce and ship, and the kaiser's ability to deliver a death blow before the U. S. mobilized her1 real might Now, though apparently aloof, our contribution of aerial reinforcement has become an equally decisive factor. Hollywood deliberately or not . has done the Democrats a good deed In releasing two recent productions pro-ductions "Gone With the Wind" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Wash-ington." Political scouts report that they may definitely affect public sentiment In 1940. "Gone With the Wind," which hss already had a private showing show-ing at the White House, has revived re-vived bitter memories of Republican Repub-lican reconstruction davs In the southern and border states. It has tended to dampen whatever sympathy for the G. O. P. may have been kindled by the conservative con-servative south s dislike of certain cer-tain administration policies. The Hamlltonlana have entertained hopes .of carrying several border states. G. O. P. sVipport of the antllynchlng bill In the house did not help matters any In this respect. re-spect. The Frank Capra picture, as he predicted, la "sweeping the 'sticks." despite Its gross distortion distor-tion of the Washington scene. And that production belittles and berates the senate, where President Presi-dent Roosevelt faces his most dangerous political and legislative legisla-tive opposition between now and nominating day. Jim Farley's friends Insist that there was no deep political significance sig-nificance In his use of the word, "fellow candidates," in Introduc- |