Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W labine Us S scorns neutrality policy in sympathizing with finland russia moves against rumania EDITOR EDITORS S NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper released by western newspaper un on international tears for finland this month the communist par ty s magazine in moscow ag i tor for s companion pointed out that pres ident roosevelt is more and more siding with the incendiaries of var ar that american imperialists are dreaming of world mastery and that american business is sparl sparing 9 no effort to save european capitalism this t jibe ibe with the lican party s ideas or with those of america americas s president though each was fighting the other over an in ter national red herring namely the 0 THE map alap circulating in europe shows this 0 to o be the dit division ision of baltic and aca idt anavian nations planned by russia and germany baing the reich retch half hall oj of sweden U S attitude concerning russia s invasion of finland the G 0 P was obviously making a political issue of mr roosevelt s re to recall laurence ranz cassador ador to moscoe nr planes were aughon I 1 while fascist crowds hooted r but troops in the seventh russian army continued to fight un abashed puzzled as was all the wor id at how little finland could stage such a terrific defense meanwhile the diplomatic fore asters were busy sweden s for eign minister R J sandler who called the other scandinavian for eign ministers for a defense talk heard that nazi germany was de manding his resignation this gave credence to reports that the and russia planned to conquer both finland and sweden and divide them as shown on a map being cir around eastern europe see map if this was far fat fetched there was nothing unlikely about a russian drive into the balkans A knowing world which remembers how so viet mutual defense treaties have made estonia latvia and lithuania subservient to the kremlin and how finland found herself at war for refusing such a treaty was not sur when moscow s communist Int internal ernat onal suggested a similar treaty be consummated with ru mania agriculture self sufficiency this winter to cut the federal cit and still provide more for defense congress must save elsewhere early to see hand writing on the wall is the depart ment of agriculture which promptly announced a 50 per cent slash in cotton export subsidies but secre tary henry A wallace will not stand idle and watch congress wreck his expensive farm program meeting at chicago the farm bureau fed aeration heard mr wallace drop a few hints of what he has in mind the general plan to make the farm program self supporting to as sure its permanency possible means include re enactment of proc essing taxes voided by the su preme court i i i allotment mark squeeze play so dull was western front war fare that both britain and germany were reported shipping planes to aid the beleaguered finns see internal meanwhile britain france and other anti russian members of the league of nations sought that nation s expulsion when the league met to hear why finland doesn doean t like to be invaded for a time it seemed that neanie chamberlain chamberlains s battle against hitler ism was being held in abeyance pending outcome of finnish hostila ties a possibility that became more plausible when older classes of both french and german troops were de mobilized but this was only part of the plan the allies were fighting an economic war and their most potent weapon was only then being sharpened the weapon had two edges french british fleets were ordered to seize all german exports aher ever they might be found thus cut ting off the reich s supply of for eign exchange the other edge A plan for allied purchase of all ex portable surpluses of germany s neighbors at prices the reich was unable to pay after a few days of this german economists were not ashamed to admit the blockade was beginning to pinch only rumania under sudden pressure from russia refused to cut her sales to the reich 4 1 wati 4 BUSINESS pledge after two days of denouncing the new deal in convention speeches the national association of mann manu facture rs adopted a platform of american industry which was nota ble first because it was a consensus of U S industrial leadership and second because it was only mildly critical of the new deal points 1 to labor the association pledged the highest income possible a healthful environment security sick ness and accident protection 2 on collective bargaining a defense of the worker s right to choose his own union scattered ered with mild criticism of the national labor act 3 to con sumers a pledge to seek greater value of products 4 to investors clear reports of stockholders and maintenance of a sufficiently strong capital structure POLITICS deuey deney sendoff overnight america learned it had a potential presidential candidate to oppose franklin roosevelt should he seek a third term next year at princeton N J a gallup poll was released showing new york yorks s D s brict attorney tom dewey trailing 45 46 per cent to 54 per cent in a mythical race with the president significantly most sup port came from low income and re lief classes but it was equally sig ant that the president had more strength than in a similar trial heat last may carefully avoiding premature commitments the gallup summary warned that anything can happen between now and election not too enthusiastic was the na dional reception to tom dewey s opening campaign speech at minne apolis hinging his entire argument on a forgotten and unimportant comment that our in du dustral plant is built candidate dewey challenged shall it be said that new america is matured and completed and overbuilt and incan able of further expansion and new achievements 7 9 I 1 say no with resentment and anger wisely he left unpaid any ions on how he would solve 1 I of pf agriculture labor 14 I 1 or business nt but ob lid not be si S ure plo matic on tion the jap nd its new e orient ob en 1 wang candidate for who blunder alks with the r anti ameri newspaper 2 A fu china s and probably nent s real can barshal wu up he died to make the der tokyo for friendship she ng to pay U S ly damage in aure tactics the abed displeasure naval acidic indicating ax friendly with U S changes its 10 Is were closed and ived on limited ra nd akron also felt leveland where 16 priced of the white es formerly given 37 noticed that gar were smaller part MAYOR BURTON ohio s esl est man of this problem was dumped in the lap of gov john W bricker who promptly dumped it right back when new york s mayor fiorella laguardia asked him to take care of the starving people the gov arnor suggested that he clean up his own back yard in washington admin F C harring ton denied the governor governors s tion that cleveland s acute problem is due at least in part to political manipulation of the most unhappy man in ohio was cleveland s mayor harold H burton who got a blunt refusal when hen he asked the governor to call a special legislative session to deal with the rel ef problem the final blow biow came when his city council de banded that he restore full re lief immediately to single persons and childless couples who were cut off so that children might eat moaned the mayor if anyone can tell me where to get the a mone I 1 d like to know f P v |