| Show By Drew Washington Round Merry-Go-Round Pearson a WASHINGTON V Vernon e r n o n Swarthmore college professor walked into the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic campaign committee this week and asked how much was allotted to him as Democratic congressional candidate in Delaware Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware county Pennsylvania We put you down for nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing replied Congressman Drewry Drew- Drew ry 17 of Virginia We figure your district is hopelessly can On the record Congressman Drewry was right For more than a decade Pennsylvania's Eighth district has been rock- rock ribbed Republican There has been no chance to elect a Demo Demo- crat But now there is a change And the change is symbolic of what may happen this November November November Novem Novem- ber in other parts of the U. U S S. S A A. whether they be Democratic or Republican For there is a rising tide of sentiment for any man who is out all-out for prosecution of ot the war war war-no no matter what his party And Delaware county's Congressman Congressman Congressman Con Con- gressman James opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed Roosevelt on every single solitary prewar defense measure Search the Congressional Record Record Record Rec Rec- ord as carefully as you can and you will find not one vote by for defense before Pearl Harbor To add insult to injury Wolf Wolf- enden even went duck shooting on the day congress declared war against Germany As a result many Republicans will vote against this year and for year old the Swarthmore college college col eel lege professor who already has applied for enlistment in the navy It is one of the healthiest signs of ot national unity General Douglas MacArthur soon will receive a unique gift from his friend Maury Maverick chief of the W P Bs B's state and local requirements division Its It's a solid silver pill box Made by a San Antonio silversmith silversmith silver silver- smith the lid of the pill box Isan is isan isan an Australian crown featuring four gold stars designating the rank of general Below is a silver peso engraved with the title Military Adviser to the President President dent of the Philippine Common Common- wealth Inside the box is an engravIng engraving engraving engrav engrav- ing of the famous Alamo where heroes lost their lives in defense of Texas liberty March 6 1836 trying to head off an Invasion in invasion invasion In- In of Texas by Santa Ana and Mexicans Directly below below below be be- low is the Alamos Alamo's immortal slogan Victory or Death and MacArthurs MacArthur's battle cry We shall win or die Despite popular conviction no noone noone noone one can tell the talking blunt-talking Maverick that MacArthur is an Arkansan Ill admit he was born in Arkansas says Maverick Maverick Mayerick Maver Mayer ick but the connection ends right there MacArthur is a Texan Texan Texan Tex Tex- an and we Texans dont don't recognize recognize recognize nize the claims of any other state to him Why he spent his boyhood years playing in the shadow of the Alamo shrine in San Antonio Arkansas Arkansas bah What kind of pills will General General General Gen Gen- eral MacArthur carry in this elegant box Maury he was asked Why vitamin pills I guess said the Texan Vitamins for Victory The Truman committees committee's re recent recent recent re- re cent report on Alaska has some bright pages regarding the establishment establishment establishment es es- es- es of new air bases but also it has some dark pages regarding the effectiveness ss of planes being used against the Japs Senator Mon of Washington of the committee that made the inspection trip hinted at this when he told the senate recently that U. U S S. S fighting fighting fight fight- ing planes were inferior to Jap Zero fighters However what did not reveal was that certain types of U. U S S. S bombers being used in Alaska also leave much to be desired W Wall a 1 11 1 g r e ens en's ns n's subcommittee learned that the navy was depending depending depending de de- de- de pending almost entirely on patrol observation ships for bombing expeditions on Jap beach heads in the Aleutians These ships have such a slow speed that they are easy targets for antiaircraft fire at low alti alti- tudes As one pilot interviewed by Truman investigators put it when a encounters a Jap Zero fighter its like a goose being chased by a hawk Result Result Re Re- sult suit IS 15 that navy bombers must soar to an altitude of feet in raids on the Japs at Kiska too high for effective bombing The is perfectly all right for observation duty and we would have no complaint If the navy used them only for that purpose a member of the Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man subcommittee reported But it is totally unfit for combat combat com corn bat operations The navy has bombers far superior to those of the Japs but they are not being used in Alaska the subcommittee re re- re ported Round Merry-Go-Round Vice President President President dent Henry A. A Wallace has twice bandaged his left eyebrow which he twice slashed with a fast left-handed left tennis serve The top ranking diplomats in each embassy or legation in Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington get gasoline rationing of gallons a month while others holding B books get 37 gallons a month not month not 96 as stated previously in this column Their 37 gallons is about twice the A ration American army and navy officers flying to England by commercial planes are obliged to discard uniforms for the flight and don civilian clothes instead Reason LandIng Landing Landing Land Land- ing at Foynes Ireland they would otherwise be seized and Interned Interned interned In in- by the neutral Irish Copyright 1942 by United Feature Syn Syndicate |
