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Show THE PAGE TWO WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBlJSE Battle Over Income Questions Threatens Entire 1940 Census; In Europe; Peace Talk Revived (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) ..m Released by Western Newspaper Union s tf ; w Tim 3vt-- iMMni &mi v .Hpn i . . . GEN. C. MARGEORGE SHALL, U. S. army chief, was welcomed to Hawaii by a flight of 60 army planes. Embarrassing note: Two ships collided in midair, but pilots parachuted safely. FRANK Britisher, and CHARLES RIST, Frenchman, .MWHIn... constituted a f special allied apple - polish-in- g expeditASHTON-GWATKI- ion to soothe U. S. anger over difficulties arising from the German blockade. com- - ASHton-gwatki- n Biggest A u Ushen (1) plaints: S. of U. mails; (2) censorship taking U. S. ships into contraband control ports. Arriving in Washington, the delegation was closeted with Secretary of State CORDELL HULL. A. SAMUEL REV. MOST STRITCH was enthroned new Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago. POLAND: Atrocity Neiis SHOEMAKER ROSSELLI AND HIS COBBLING SHOP "I'm answer census questions when they put polite." From Washington Wis., office Census Director William Austin rushed a telegram: "Withdraw Rosselli charges immediately. You have disregarded instructions that before taking legal action such cases must be submitted to Washington office for disposition. You will be held strictly responsible for this procedure . . ." Thus was closed the latest in a series of eruptions which threaten to wreck Uncle Sam's 1940 decennial census. James Rosselli, a Kenosha, Wis., shoe repair man, had been handed a federal warrant for refusing to answer census questions about his business. The census taker also charged Shoemaker Rosselli had thrown him out. Answered Rosselli: "I'm answer census questions when they put polite . . . Everyt'ing can be explain. I walk out on him, yes . . . But I don't chase him." Gaining steam at Washington was the fight of Sen. Charles Tobey (Rep., N. H.) to have personal income questions stricken from the 1940 nose count. Franklin Roosevelt had denounced it as "an obviously political move," and the census bureau was willing to let citizens refuse the question if they wished. But Senator Tobey was adamant. Said he: "The American people cry out, 'Hold! Enough!' . . . Those in authority will do well to face the issue . . . !" After several days of this, the senate commerce committee voted 10 to 5 to postpone temporarily its consideration of an Meanwhile resolution. question Census Taker Austin wrung his for his hands, house-to-hous- can- e vass is to start April 2. Should congress continue to squabble, he knew not what would become of the decennial census. Also in congress: Wagner Act. Twenty-on- e changes in the present act were recommended to the house by a special investi- gating committee, but defeat was predicted. Chief proposal: Divorcement of NLRB judicial and administrative functions. 'Clean Politics' Act. The senate killed a move to repeal the Hatch law's prohibition of political activity by federal employees, then began arguing a proposal to extend the act to state workers who get part of their pay from federal funds. Agriculture. While the President signed legislation extending the farm mortgage moratorium, five Democratic senators introduced a bill to restore independence of the farm credit administration, recent-l- y placed under the department of agriculture. m i I" n V iAT u 1 How the wind is blott ing RELIEF Patterned after the surplus f'iods stamp plan, a cotton stamp plni; for distributing among relief families will be st.irted this month in five cr six cities. AfiKIC Czecho-Slovaki- Pence in the North? to his Racine, Early March found Finland's warriors valiantly trying to save Viipuri from the invading Reds, who let off excess steam by "deliberately" bombing a hospital in south-centrFinland. Biggest news of the Russo-Finnis- war, however, was h From three sources this month came news of trouble in Poland and (1) In Berlin it was revealed that deportation of Jews to the newly established state southeast of Lublin, in Poland, has been stopped because local administrators complained about lack of facilities. At the same time Berlin announced that time of worship in Polish Catholic churches was being limited because priests "misused divine services for political purposes." In Paris, Poland-in-exil- e (2) claimed that 136 Polish schoolboys had been executed at Bydgoczcz; that 6,000 men and women had been executed there up to December 31; that 350 Poles from Gdynia were shot after being forced to dig their graves. Paul Ghali, writing from (3) Paris for the Chicago Daily News, had "authentic sources" for his information that Polish landowners have been dispossessed, and that Czech children must submit when little Germans in the same school bully and tease them. Nazi-occupi- THE WARS: CONGRESS: Census Censure the effort all Europe seemed making to bring these belligerents to peace. Background for this peace was the obvious fact that every European nation would gain by it. Scandinavia would gain by the combined pressure of France, Britain, Germany, Russia and Finland. Russia would gain by turning her attention to a sorry domestic situation. Knowing this, observers were not surprised when London, Berlin, Brussels, Paris and Stockholm began bristling with reports that Sweden was mediating, that the g war might be called RUMANIA: off at any moment. Mostlikely terms: Surrender of the Prayers Karelian isthmus (including ViipuKeystone of Balkan security is ri), part of Lapland, Petsamo and Rumania's neutrality, often threatthe Hango naval base. As a "deadened the past six months by the line" drew near, the Finns practibeing waged cally admitted such overtures had economic been made, yet there was small between Russia, Germany, France and Britain. Cognizant of this. Pope chance they would be accepted. Pius prayed in early March that RuMore War in the West? mania might be preserved "from For the moment, northern peace the scourge of war." What haptalk had no effect elsewhere. In pened in the next three days made what was a day of wild and woolly no sense, but it did indicate that warfare for the western front, 20 Rumania was also praying: First day: Rumania was reportBritons were captured by the Nazis. ed rushing a little Maginot line along her Bessarabian border fronting Russia. Second day: It was announced Premier from by Russia that Soviet Viacheslav Molotov will soon visit England Bucharest to initial a 4' MILLION pact. This was a shocker, for . Germany s TflMC Russia has made no secret of her MILLION designs on Bessarabia. Third day: King Carol opened TONS. his parliament, promising to mainv ' Home VWt tain a permanent 1,600,000-ma. 2 MILLION army regardless of cost VrONS Adding it up, observers wondered if King Carol might not at last be withering under pressure from Other Sources all sides. V2 MILLION Russo-Finnis- h tug-of-w- ; xxvVs J'xy d'il n V' XX S TONS POLITICS: ITALY'S COAL SOIRCES More from Britain? Biggest Barrage For months Franklin Roosevelt A new wave of torpedoings, bombquestions. ings and mine explosions cost the has parried third-terBut each parry is more difficult, neutral Dutch 12 ships. for each press conference brings But Britain's was which protested furiously more definite questions. In early Italy, when the allies clamped an embar- March the President returned from go on Italian coal imports from the his Caribbean vacation to face the Reich. Within 48 hours 16 Italian biggest barrage yet. Only the day ships were hauled into British ports before his name had been entered In Pennsylvania's Democratic priand their coal cargoes discharged. Rome threatened the situation mary and correspondents were hunwould become serious unless Britain gry for a comment. But they got backed down, but there was no sign nothing except his remark that all rumors fell Into one of of this. Already getting more than third-terthe four newspaper categories suga fourth of her coal from Britain (1) (sre rhiirtl Italy seemed faced with gested by Thomas Jefferson: the choice of declaring war (an imnews; (2) probabilities; (3) possiprobability) or swapping her muni- bilities; (4) lies. tions and airplane motors for BritNobody knew into which of these ish coal. categories the latest rumor fell, but it bore authentic earmarks. Out of WtlU '.s Mission that Washington came reports Completing the first half of his Franklin Roosevelt's feud with John European junket, U. S. Nance Garner would burst into Undersecretary of State Sumner flames before Illinois' April 9 priWelles lift Berlin, gathered his mary, first crucial Roosevelt-Garne- r Somehow, the strength and his luggage rn Lau- contest support. sanne, Switzerland, then headed for wiseacres learned Mr. Roosevelt Paris. In Rome he had talked with will plump this month for a New a Benito Mussolini. Dealish presidential slate, thus forcIn Berlin he had met a tough and deing an answer from the sphynx-lik- e Mr. Garner. termined Adolf Hitler. Still on the calendar were two more visits. Mr. Welles was to fly from Paris to London, where Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain would restate his war aims. probably Principal aim: (Destruction of the NEATEST TRICK Britain's 28 Nazi rule. Then Mr. Welles would million dollar Queen t'Muibeth endreturn to Rome for more conversat- ed her maiden voyage in New York. ions with II Duce before catching JOB A mammoth TOUGHEST the Cnnte li Sin nin for home. Before testing machine installed at New he walks up the gangplank, obKensington. Pa., by Aluminum servers thought Summer Welles Company of America, showed its could not possibly avoid planting versatility first by smashing a solid his foot in the potentially dangerous oak log. then by tapping an egg so British-Italiacoal squabble. softly that a baby chick Jumped out. f.ict-findin- TLTl'RE According to Chicago crop authorities, U. S. winter wheat prospects in early March rhowed "some improvement" over the December 1 condition thanks to winter moisture and snow protection against subzero weather. A KM Y The war department announced surplus and "unstandard" munition supplies were being sold to neutral nations. Item: 90 h World war guns stored at Aberdeen, Md., proving ground since the World war, were sold "as is" and "where is" to Brazil. n:WRY To prevent Arab uprisie ngs, Britain restricted sale of land to Jews. When riots Neville Chamberlain's government won its first wartime cen-ur- e move In the hous of com-nond By 292 to 129, the house the Palestine decree. six-inc- Pal-stin- up-.el- S, Thursday, March 14, 1940 NEPHI, UTAH Bruckart's Washington Digest NAMES in the neivs TIMES-NEW- d Superlatives Advocates of Public Ownership Make Real Bid for Their Plan ATTERN I if EPARTMENT as it is charming. For the wintry weather remaining, make it up in challis or flannel. For Spring it will be adorable in chintz, ging. ham or percale. It's really a style she'll enjoy the Pattern No. 8633 is designed for sizes 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years. Size 8 requires 2 yards of material in frock length, with short sleeves; 3 yards in housecoat length with long sleeves; 3 yards with short sleeves without nap; lVz yards trimming. Group of Government Officials and Other Interested Individuals Mix 'Movement' Into National Affairs and Politics. By WILLIAM BRUCKART they did succeed in getting the gravy of trustee fees for men of their own choosing Thorp, Driscoll and Pollak. Dr. Thorp's beliefs WASHINGTON. Behind the thick veil of official secrecy, a thoroughly were so contrary to sound views active group of individuals is de- that only a few years ago the senate refused to confirm his nomination veloping a broad plan of public own- as assistant secretary of commerce. is established ership. It using the Mr. Driscoll's affiliations in Pennmachinery of government and it is show how he has been mixing into national politics to an sylvania linked consistently with nearly amazing extent. every wild-eye- d proposal that had We, here in Washington, have New Deal He was ownership. heard recurring and increasing ru- licked for to congress a mors of late that a new public own- term or two ago and became a lame ership drive was contemplated by duck appointee to the Pennsylvania the extreme radicals nesting in the commission by the then Governor New Deal henhouse. It was a situGeorge H. Earle. So. while it is ation, however, where few details accepted that the gravy is imporwere obtainable. The leaders were tant, it was much more important use of of official the veil making that the trustees should think right, secrecy that always is available for according to radical lights. use by those supposed to be servants of the public. Suddenly, however, Third Term for President the magnitude of the movement beWas in Political Strategy came discernible. Its scope is Such is the picture of how the astounding. It strikes me that it is a situation that contains elements of public ownership crowd operates. greater danger than did the in- That picture fails, however, to disfamous plan to pack the Supreme close what is going on beneath the court ol the United States. surface. Here is that story: The strategy to be used, politicalExposure of the group's intense effort came largely through stupidly, contemplates that support of the ity of some of its members. Proof payrollers, who seek to nominate of the underlying motives came in President Roosevelt for a third the form of a sudden and slimy at- term, shall be had for the public tack on John W. Hanes, former ownership theories in return for support of the third term program. A good political horsetrade. It is good because the public ownership segment figures that an apparent national political party endorsement will be available, or folks will be induced to believe there is such an endorsement. My information is that the public ownership crowd is counting on a repetition of conditions in 1932, when, it will be recalled, Mr. Roosevelt's political wings covered 57 varieties of political thought and theory. Important members of the Washington group that heads up the public ownership group are placed in nearly every department of the government. They are in key positions. Whether they are influencing national policies is a question I cannot answer, but I can say they are in a position to use such influence very effectively. A decision ' ' S here and a ruling there could be of IV'!f vast help to such a program without 1 there being any visible connections. vAfc: Then, as to rumors, again. We JOHN W. HANES hear a great deal of gossip about some members of the Supreme of the treasury. undersecretary Mr. Hanes was slated to become court serving as advisers to less extrustee of the gigantic, but bankperienced agitators in the executive rupt octopus, the Associated Gas and branch of the government. I repeat Electric company. Mr. Hanes has that I do not know whether these not been named as trustee, although stories are true. There have been his official record has not a blemish many signs indicating that frequent conferences take place, and no one on it so far as has been found. Instead, Dr. Willard Thorp, economic denies that close ties of friendship adviser to Secretary Hopkins, of the exist between several of newer Sudepartment of commerce; Denis J. preme court justices and their proDriscolL chairman of the Pennsylteges in Washington's downtown vania Public Utilities commission; section. The rumors, therefore, are and Walter H. Pollak, New York very disturbing to those of us with the old fashioned idea that the Sulawyer, were named. preme court should be an agency Billion-Dolla- r Utility Property to serve the people in a judicial Was to Be 'Proving Ground' capacity and that its members should confine their activities to that The public ownership group wantfield. ed to swing the trusteeship for this billion-dolla- r utility into the hands Public Ownership Advocates of the Securities and Exchange comAre on Government Payroll mission, as might be done under The general situation becomes all the SEC law. They proposed to use this so badly the more threatening, in my opingreat property, mussed up, as proving ground for ion, when it is known that there their public ownership ideals. It have been numerous advocates of wholesale government management was contemplated that the Associated properties eventually would be of private industry operating on the welded into TV A, and a great government payroll. Some of them system under government have taken the position that the way ownership would have become a to obtain government ownership of private industry Is to get industry fact. so far into debt that the federal To accomplish this program, however, it was necessary to dispose of government would have to assume control. That is to say, only the Mr. Hanes. who favors private ownfederal government would have sufIn who wants ership industry and ficient credit and borrowing power to see America retain its fundamental traditions. In due course, to pay off the debt. As I said earlier, many details of we were treated to publication of the snakclike operations of this the views of Senator Norris of Nebraska, who was the father of TVA. gang remain In deepest secrecy. I doubt very much that the aged Some facts have leaked out, howNebraskan knew that he was being ever, that cause shivers to run up used in the fashion that was the and down my spine. case. But the scheme worked and The thing that none of us here the Norris criticism that Mr. Hanes know about, definitely, is whether had been a stock broker smeared Mr. Roosevelt has been persuaded the former treasury official who to adopt the program. Some of my had done more to prevent New Deal informants assure me that it does financial mistakes than most of the not matter whether Mr. Roosevelt others. even knows about the plan, because its tentacles extend like those of a The attack on Mr. Hanes, however, failed to get the trusteeship jellyfish into many hidden places. into the hands of the Securities and In other words, a few of the cocky Exchange commission. The schem- leaders believe the movement has ers failed to cover up their tracks. grown so large that it is beyond th But, while they failed on one track. President's control. I recall that, in 1934. the public ownership group was determined to take over the nation's railroads. Ptihtic Ownership? They had a bill drawn by which A group of government officials the rail lines would be bought for in Washington are strong advothat being the $13,400,000,000. cates of an extensive plan of pubamount of the outstanding bonds of lic ownership, according to Wilthe companies. liam tiruckart. And he believes At that time, there was talk also that thr.ee officials are using the of nationalizing the conl mines and cloak of g'lvrrnment secrecy to the oil wells. But Mr. Rooevelt put formulate their plans. The plans his font down on the Ides. He did have only recently come to light yield numerous concrsslons in the because (f attempts to smear direction of cutting deeper gashes John W. Hanes, former underinto but management, privat? secretary of treasury. stayed away from the fatal step. d. year-roun- 39-in- WNU Service, National Press Bldg., Washington, D. C. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. Room 1324 Wacker Dr. Chicago Enclose 15 cents in coins for 211 W. 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