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Show Living in a Fool's Paradise Cabinet Shifts In the Wind By PETER EDSON sire to replace some of the older PROVO, UTAH COUNTY. UTAH. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1944 Editorial . . . . When righteous man tarneth away from kto righteeasness, mad eommlttcth Iniquity, mad dleth la them; for his Iniquity that he hath done shall he dlev Eseklel 18:26. But, sad ms angels for the good man's sin, weep io record, and blush to give it in Campbell. A 'Professional9 Enemy Hie popular serial mystery, "What Happened Hap-pened to Hitler?", is still running. Nobody believes Dr. Goebbels, whose solutions are feebly resolved and fail to produce the allegedly al-legedly hale and hearty corpus delicti. But nobody else has any airtight explanations, either. There are so many rumors afloat that a person begins to doubt all of them almost as much as he does the Goebbels explanations. explana-tions. And so it is some comfort to come upon a report on the Hitler mystery, from an American officer in Germany, which is based not on rumor but on observation and logical conclusion. This officer has been watching the enemy as well as fighting him, since D Day. And he has decided from the way the German army is being employed that Hitler is no longer In command. He finds the dwindling dwindl-ing enemy manpower being used with a skill that can only mean that the intuitive Fuehrer Fuehr-er isn't calling signals any more. The headlong flight from France might well have demoralized the Germans completely, com-pletely, the officer points out. Yet in spite of this and in spite of our continual blasting of industry and transportation, the enemy is putting up a defense that this military observer calls "highly professional." Proof of his conclusions is evident in daily dispatches from the front. The German army is not stopping the Allies, but it is making them pay for every gain. Strategic positions are being defended stubbornly and fiercely, but with an intelligence that doesn't fit Hitler's favorite word "fanatical," or the strategy that goes with it. If Himmler is now top dog in Germany and evidence points to that belief he seems content to let professional soldiers run the war. And this, in a way, can be less encouraging en-couraging than as if Hitler were still in the saddle. A professional command can make the war longer and costlier than hysterical hys-terical intuition. But even if Hitler is out of power or incapacitated, in-capacitated, the war's duration could still depend primarily on political developments inside Germany. Should Himmler be able to keep the army loyal to him. and the generals gen-erals amenable and subservient though still in military control, then the war may drag . on to the Nazi-decreed climax of national suicide. But it is not beyond possibility that in the chaos that must accompany the Allied advance, ad-vance, the regular amy group might seize control with the help of the Gestapo-hating population. And this might shorten the war. The Junkers, though they're a bad lot, haven't the reputation of continuing wars once they know they're beaten. Champions Come Through Champions come through in a pinch. Americans hit hardest when a blow is needed need-ed most. That's why our military men confidently con-fidently expect you to do your best in the tight spot your country is in now. These are dangerous days because there is the human hu-man temptation to relax a bit when the war news is good. The Japanese count on this slowing up of American war morale, American war bond buying. American war production, to give them time to set up their inner defenses. Every Japanese war leader will be watching watch-ing closely the daily war bond tabulations here for a clue to how determined we are to follow through. They know that if they escape this war with any kind of negotiated peace they will have won for all practical purposes. The Japanese have then only to bide their time for another attempt at world supremacy. Every individual American counts in this situation. It is up to you to show your championship calibre now. Only a few days remain in the Sixth War Loan. Every extra dollar you throw into the Pacific Pa-cific war will send its message winging toward to-ward Tokyo and help to serve notice that you are in this to the finish. Buy an extra $100 war bond as your minimum contribution. Volatile Policies In the light of recent political events in Europe, climaxed by Foreign Secretary Eden's Ed-en's statement to Commons, it seems that Britain is committed to a foreign policy of definitely Tory complexion. But it is also evident that domestically Britain is committed com-mitted to a very liberal program. Such things as the Beveridge Plan and the drift toward state-controlled industry are far to the left of our New Deal. Together, these two policies are a pretty volatile mixture, as Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden must be fully aware. And when the fighting in Germany ends, the lid might blow off the kettle that now contains the mixture. So far as we can learn, Britain's domestic program seems to have more appeal than her foreign policy. And if Mr. Churchill and Mr. Eden are interested in a postwar continuation of the present government, the difference in popularity might be a determ-ing determ-ing factor in closing the present rift between be-tween our State Department and the British Foreign Office. The Washington Merry-Go-Rou nd A Daily Picture of What's y rt Going 6n in National Affairs c t V." 5 u tV Reported British misuse of lend-lease revives re-vives talk of a probe; feeling grows in congress con-gress that Britain profits at our expense; Rockefeller aid to Tabouts anti-De-Gaulle paper rouses French; measure lifting con gressional clerk pay may increase Nepotism. WASHINGTON Administration leaders aren't shouting about it. but they are not at all happy over congressional rumblings of an investigation investi-gation of lend-lease. There has been .under-cover talk of such an investigation for some time, but now it seems likely to come to a definite head sometime during the next congress. One thing which has renewed talk of a probe is the British proposal to use some lend-lease goods for re-export in order to build up British trade. This was discussed by Lord Keynes when he was jin Washington to renew the lend-lease agree ment. Another factor disturbing congress is the reported re-ported misue of lend-lease goods In various areas. Authentic reports have come back regarding Italian work battalions employed by the British to remove American trademarks from goods and apply British tradesmarks before they are dis- iriDuiea in iiaiy. Still another report reaching the tate del partment involves a request from the Iraq got-eminent got-eminent for 100 trucks and tractors. Because of American military shortages, the request, was refused. re-fused. Whereupon U. S. officials were amazed to find that Iraq got the trucks and tractors from the British. The British had lend-leased them from the United States, then magnanimously turned them over to the Iraq government at our expense and for their own diplomatic benefit. The U. S. official who has written the most scathing reports cn British misue of lend-lease, is Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley, newly appointed ambassador to China. Strongly seconding him is James Landis, U. S. economic minister to the Near East SOMETHING IN RETURN There is a growing feeling that, with the American Am-erican army now bearing the brunt of the fighting, fight-ing, the pressing need for lend-lease to both England Eng-land and Russia is diminishing and that, before we turn over lend-lease goods for British re-export, we should get something in return such as a pledge that Britain will revise its policies in Greece, Italy, Belgium and Ethiopia, where British Brit-ish imperialism has kept those countries in a political ferment. While the United States is not directly interested inter-ested in the politics of Greece, Italy and Belgium. it is an unfortunate fact that we are getting. part .of the blame for British policy because U. S. arms ;and lend-lease munitions are used by the British i in tnese areas. J Note Congressional investigate r s want i especially to probe certain letters written by Secretary Sec-retary of State Ed Stettinius when he was lend-llease lend-llease administrator, reportedly taking his platinum I hair down and giving his shirt away to the British. Brit-ish. j ROCKEFELLER AND THE FRENCH I French officials have been smoldering over jthe fact that Nelson Rockefeller's office of the CIAA has been subsidizing Genevieve Tabouis' I paper. "Pour La Victoire," by sending thousands I of copies to Latin America. Until reecntly. Madem Tabous consistently op-Iposcd op-Iposcd dc Gaulle and, according to the Free French, supported any and every French group except I that of deGaulle. Despite that, Mme. Tabouis two years ago concluded an arrangement with Nelson Nel-son Rockefeller, naive newly appointed assistant J secretary of state, for the weekly purchase of I thousands of her paper, to be distributed among French-speaking people in Latin America. I Because of the Rockefeller subsidy, thousands I of Frenchmen got the impression that what Ta-'bouis Ta-'bouis wrote represented the official view of the U. S. on the French situation and this had led to confusion and mystery below the Rio Grande. Some Congressmen who have heard of the jTabouis-Rockefeller arrangement wonder how we were able to spare newsprint for anti-de-Gaul-jlist propaganda in Latin America while rationing newsprint to publishers in the U. S. A. I FINANCIAL AID FOR CONGRESS ! The deficiency bill before the house of reprc- jsentatives carries an innocent-looking provision for increasing the congressional allowance for clerk hire from $6,500 per year to $9,500. This is an indirect method of giving a slight salary-expense lift to congressmen. Actually, government experts outside of congress con-gress long have recognized that congressional salaries are too low. With the cost of living up. with campaign expenses increased, and with other wages throughout the country upped, congressional congres-sional salaries remain stationary. Few congressmen congress-men can live and support a family on what they get from Uncle Sam alone. But you can hardly find one scared legislator willing to whisper about a salary boost, in view of the furore which broke forth throughout the country several years ago when a pension for congressmen was voted. That is the reason for the increased appropriation appro-priation for clerk hire. Actually, though the boost is deserved, it will probably mean more nepotism or more salary kick-backs from clerks. fKick-bacds fKick-bacds were what defeated Congressman Kleberg of Texas, owner of America's largest ranch, when this columnist disclosed that two 12-year-old page boys and one capitol usher were required to kick back oart of their salaries to Kleberg's office.) " The new appropriation also permits the payment pay-ment of $5,000 a year to one clerk, whereas the present salary limit for one individual is $3,900. This may increase nepotism. Many congressmen puttheir wives or relatives on the payroll sometimes with the wife more than earning her salary, but frequently with the wife or relative absent from the office most of the time. Mrs. Martin Dies, for instance, wife of the congressman congress-man from Texas, is drawing $3,900 a year but has not been in Washington for perhaps half of the congressional term. Under the new provision, she could get $5,000 only Martin won't be back any more. However .with congressional salaries low and living expenses up. this sort of nepotism sometimes some-times is almost essential if a congressman does not have an outside income. Note Economy-minded Congressman Jack Cochran, chairman of the house accounts committee, com-mittee, is supporting this new provision for increasing in-creasing the allowance for congressional clerk hire. It is also being su ported by the leaders of both parties. Cochran planned his, strategy in consultation consul-tation with Speaker Sam Rayburn and Republican Repub-lican leader Joe Martin after the provision had ben proposed by Rep. Leo Allen of Illinois, ranking Republican on the accounts committee. (Copyright, 1944 by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) v e . . ' 1 Akjl--".. :.s ' 151 - MSi f s X.. if J. I -"-w-.V-to A '. T li -j 1 x m$m IPUP w W ?.il v7 J X VJIAV-V v, -v.vs jr i n m .a . l i i i a v .vm r; -5ir . ssgo 3$ . Desk Chat, Editorial Column PERT AND PERTINENT "If I had to practice medicine and only two remedies were available, I would choose turpen- RESENTS PETTING OF tine and castor oil." Dr. M. D. 'CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS SENATOR GLEAN NOW TELLS US: Since the presidential election is no longer a barrier, the American Amer-ican public has a right to know the truth about Pearl Harbor. Secretaries of the navy and of war have both issued statements to the effect that there would ... , . . be no court martial of Admiral The.!"e ls no beauty in a straight Husband Kimmel or of General llne- art crltic-Walter crltic-Walter C. Short because as Mr.' no? How about a fast single Stimson expressed it: ' There' going over second base? were erYors in iugment both at' ... Pearl Harbor and in Washington lnere are entirely too many Forum'n Agin'em Dally Herald I men the tired old men with Washington Correspondent new young bloods. Stettinius at Rumor. K -v,i. ,ui.:44 succeeding Hull at 77. Forestal W4. vawuici aiiiiwd in the Roosevelt administration !.fJf:.e'f a: ! . Vr , . wiiMurreu steps in me rigni ui- are out one symptom of the gen-rection eral feeling of impending change;. M. .' which now hangs over Washing-!Look ,or Drm tin. Not since the time, nearly two' Aside from this type of rejuven-fears rejuven-fears ago. when the prlnce-mak-(ation. the heat is on to have the era almost succeeded in persuad-i fourth term inaugurated as a new ing Harold Ickes that he was toiand dynamic force to rebuild Am-become Am-become Secretary of Labor withjeriea at peace. Something dra-Paul dra-Paul McNutt succedinx him as'matic, like another "100 days-Secretary days-Secretary of the Interior, has the 'that inaugurated the first Roose-back Roose-back stair gossip flown about so velt administration, would be freely. And. as usual, none of the considered appropriate, to awak-principals awak-principals concerned in the cur- en the people to a new crusade rent crop of carefully planted ru- for things like full employment, mors knows anything about what (increased social security, and a solid ground there may be around icarefully worked out program for the roots of the grapevine. ! reconversion to keep up the war- Secretary of Commerce Jess umc prosperity. Jones seems to be the intended The large green bottle-fly in victim of the latest putsch. The; this particular salve is that the report that he would be forced VVar Deoartment keeps crying to retire to his former position about falling war production and as a mere head of the Recon- th6 difficulty of keeping the front struction Finance Corporation .supolied with munitions. As long stems from a hope of many ardent iE those situations exist, any talk ew Dealers who would like to , about postwar planning has to see him replaced by a liberal, be-! bo forgotten. That cramps the cause he is considered too con- style of the planners consider- servative. Also, Secretary Jones ably. is Diamed by the New Dealers for three things which they have tried , IO ki am A Cam to hang on him but which thev' 4 HIP II ASK rOT ;'. Te-as anti-fourth term re volt of last summer, the crisis in rubber, the feud with Henry Wallace Wal-lace over the old Board of Economic Econ-omic Warfare programs. Bors Favored by Business 'Essential Work' "It appears that the manpower shortage may be solved as a re sult of the recent directive by I Larrobe. and if only one. our guess is , that it would be castor oil. but in his opinion, these did not warrant court martial.' Considering the facts that the, defense system which should! have been completed six months I before the Japs struck, and thej "There are entirely too murders committed in our metro politan districts." editorial. well, how many should there be? "Honey bees are worth their : l : i i a i fact that more than 3,000 Amer- "l,m 1,1 B",u- "P'-"-lean soldiers, sailors and marines, perhaps . . . but most of us lost their lives on December 7. 1 would prefer to have our 1941, the American people feel' pockets filled with the later, that someone was to blame and ' oOo they are entitled to know who'From our Scrap Book the guilty party or parties were. to Yours Ambassador Jos. Grew had1 warned the satc department and BE THE BEST OF President Roosevelt that the Japs WHATEVER YOU ARE were preparing to strike and wc:1 you can-t bc a pine on lhe top could expect a surprise or sneak 0j a nju attack. This warning was given ' . . ... months before December 7th. 1941 Bc a scrub ,n the valley' but be and yet we were caught 'asleep 'The best little scrub by the side at the switch.' ' of a J Did not the war department, i Be a bush if you can't be a the state department and the! tree, president know our defense svs- tem was six months behind lf ou can'1 be a bush bc a bit schedule? i ot grass, Then, why were wc not on the' Sonic highway home happier ine trial balloon put up on the General Hershev pertaining to possibility that Vice President; men in the 26-37 vear age group, Henry Wallace would succeed tO;for 42 such men have alreadv the Secretaryship of Commerce called at the Provo United States met with an almost unanimous (Employment Service office re-note re-note of disapproval. Other names questing transfers to essential war now being bandied about as can-jwork." v L. Mildcnball. manager, didates more acceptable to the;snnounccd todav and business world are Chesterj Thc War Manpower Commis-Bowles Commis-Bowles and PaulG Hoffman. The, sion h that fms action uin fl,fic1w!th bothofJH,ese ?ienieult inthc staffing of critical w.W u"'jur nlants without havinp to re- Editor Herald: I understand that there are over twenty so-called "conscientious "consci-entious objectors" in our community. com-munity. They claim that they are entitled to all the rights and priv ileges accorded American citizens. but refuse to assist in the defense de-fense of this country, or to do anything to assist in the war ef fort. Most of them are working at the State Mental hospital where they are given room and board, and so much a month. Others live with their wives in downtown down-town apartments. They go fishing, hunting, and enjoy the luxuries of life. In fact, I am informed that one of the wives of these "objectors," has been given an official position on the price control con-trol board, and sits in judgment on matters that the business men of Provo may bring before her. As an American citizen who is ouying bonds until it hurts, whe is assisting in every war effort. and who has two sons in the military service, I protest against any class of persons being ex cused from defending their coun try, when they are physically able, as the "objectors" are, and at the same time being allowed to enjoy all the liberties and luxuries lux-uries of American life. If one of our boys of the draft age. re- important jobs Bowles as head of Office of Price Administration and Hoffmaif, president of Stude- sort to a labor draft, he said. In part, the reason for the critical shortages now existing in war wl i i . i - '"I V"?' , 1 i"e -""?": plants is the exodus of workers ior rjconomic ueveiopmeni. neip- ,ess essential activities in viola-lng viola-lng business plans for postwar ti of WMC reguiations. full employment '"vSiIJ" ,,to ' ComfneTlBABV BORN TO possibility. Wallace s name has al-:GypSy rose LEE so been mentioned in connection with State Department and Agri-j NEW YORK. Dec. 12 (U R) A culture posts and various ambas-' seven-pound, four-ounce son was sadorshipc. If the Commerce post! born to Gypsy Rose Lee, actress. sounds screwy for a man with; author, and strip-tease artiste, in no business experience, it should , Woman's hospital last night. be remembered that before Jones., Miss Lee recently was divorced this cabinet position was held by from Alexander Kirkland, actor. Harry Hopkins. -- Efforts to build bonfires for fT RIUIVI more cabinet shifts are only one manifestation of the desire on the, part of some of the young fixers. in Washington to give the ad-! r,rv-fri ministration a new lease on life I VapoRub meltfk Mm m Governor Dewey's camp aign ; , U,,,T month B d Em S charge that "Its time for a change!" finds an echo in this de-1 , works tine I (Adv.) alert? Why did thc fleet remain make, in Pearl Harboi like a flock of tr Vin rant hp a muskir thrn'fuses to enter the military serv setting ducks with their feet. " just be a bass ice, he is arrested and Jailed. Why frozen in thc ice when our of- . ,iveli(.,t bass in the should these "objectors" be made, ficials knew thc eminent danger? Bul tnC,J. ine pets of? They should be sent to i If neither Admiral Kimmel concentration ramn whrf thv nor General Short were guilty of yVc tan t all be captain, we've got!0010"- 'neglect of duty." or if neither to be crew, I JACOB COLEMAN, disobeyed any orders from Wash- There's something for all of! ington, wny arc tncy not given an us here I opportunity to clear their name ; There's big work to do and there's and record in the eyes of their lesser to do, fellow officers and all American And thc task wc must do is citizens? the near. In spite of the statement of opinion by Secretary of War -If you can't be a highway, then Stimson, the American people do not feel there is any need for further secrecy if thc two commanding com-manding officers are innocent. Why should they be made the 'goat" because of "an error in I judgment' by someone in higher I rank and authority? ' Just who are thc secretaries of 1 navy and war trying to cover up' ! for? After all. thc United States is l still a nation 'of thc people, -for j the people and by the people.' and we, the people, whose officials of-ficials hold office "with the consent con-sent of thc governed" waul to I know just who was guilty and j we want to see the guilty receive i proper punishment. just be a trail. If you can't bc the sun, be star; YOUR GI RIGHTS Getting a Job Worry toGI Side by Side in Greece "Mr r v mi0 11 iH: Q. If I need help to ret my old ! It isn't by size that you win or job back, can I go to the Selective : you fail ... Service Board In the district Bc thc Best of Whatever You where the Job is, or must I go Arc: ; back to my own board? Douglas Malloch j A. Because so many servicemen oOo were working away from home IT IS AXIOMATIC THAT the:when called up by their board,! longer thc courtship, the! there will be no rigid rules on longer the marrige. jthis subject. oOo j If your letter of application to Faint praise ne'er won fat lady, .the old boss doesn't get results, oOo the Reemployment Committee- IT IS AXIOMATIC THAT no 'man of any Selective Service' man can keep as fit as a fid-j Board will start things moving' die by just fiddling around, jfor you. If your job was in a dif- oOo 'ferent locale than your home Little wisdom makes big fools, ooard you won't have to chase cross-country to find out about it Q. Can I. as a disabled veteran take a war Job for the time being ' and still be eligible for retraining retrain-ing later? A. A disabled veteran can take a war job now, with special help in finding one from the veteran s job-counsellor at U. S. Employment Employ-ment Service and the adviser to all disabled workers, without hurting his future chances for training in the rehabilitation program pro-gram of Veteran's Administration. Administra-tion. If you have a pensionable dis-, ability, you can complete the limit of four year's training for a new kind of work within six years after discharge or war's end. whichever is later, but that! gives you time for a trial run at i a war job before beginning your: course. A highly developed nation like our own with! 'demonstrated capacity for providing a standard; ot living ior an oi roe people tar nigner roan anything we have ever known can well afford to provide a national minimum income, education, health, and old-age security for all of the population. popula-tion. K cannot afford to do less. Marriner S. Eccles, -chairman Federal Reserve BoaroV Left-wing ELAS of thc Natiorcl Liberation Front Party, seeking to seize the Greek government from Premier Gecrge Papandreou, right above, were ordered in i-r. ultimatum by Li. -Gen. Ronald Scobie, left above, to withdraw .'.cir Athens Ft 72 hours. Meantime, Mean-time, Scobie had sent British regulars into fitrco street fighting alongside Greek government forces. British tanks also were taking part, rescuing besieged government forces. Q's and A's Q How many senses does the human have? A Eleven, all distinct, says Dr. Robert H. Seashore of Nnrth. western U. nrenmr. warmth cold, pain, vision, hearing smell, j laste, muscular, equilibrium, in-, ternal oreanic f which transmits1 sensations). ; Q Are there any headhunters! in Burma- A Yes, the Waas. Q What city has 5000 bridges?: A Tokvo. over its network of 1 rivers and canals. Q Are mechanical faults oi human rMnniulhla n dustrial accidents? 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