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I Among the he under officials in WashIngton Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington there Is s a continuous game I going on OI of trying to smart out-smart one another in interpreting the tho reasons bell mH behind l ud a administration dm tion moves moves' and and nd i 1 jS predicting administration action before before be be- i fore it takes place After Arter hearing i ithe the confidential opinions of minor executives in different government departments any visitor to this city I would be left in an utter state of I confusion about the ho war situation and would also be made to feel that all an stories and speeches made by government officials are arc not to be betaken betaken betaken taken a at their face value A recent example was the talk both a among ong officials here and in tho the I newspapers that Russia was W ready I Ito to give gi up and make brake a separate I peace The These There e stories came camo out nut at a t the tho time the President asked fo for r S more lend lease-lend mon mon- ey It has been known right alon along g here that man ninny many members of congress congress con con- gress object to giving equipment to Russia so EO the smart young men inthe in inthe inthe I I the government immediately interpreted interpreted inter inter- I t the Russian collapse story i I as being mere propaganda to ease oase I Ithe I the passage of tho the now new lend lease measure I I Doubtless there is a n large quantity quantity quantity quan quan- of propaganda being released from Washington to impress the tho public with the dangers facing tho the thoI I United States but probably not nearly as nS many of the important stories issuing from this city are aro pure puro propaganda as the wise acres would have hae us believe There are arc some who even eyen think the sink ship ings b by Nazis were invented to arouse a war spirit here hero and we wo still sUB hear opinions that the tho Russian Nazi war wal is merely s a fake faJe war arran arranged god godby by Hitler and Stalin as a means of or getting England and the United States Stales to walk into a trap These examples are brought up merol merely to indicate how far certain Washington guessers go In treating I all statements and stories with the tho utmost utmost suspicion Commenting on I this situation a leading business businessman man than who visited Washington recently reI recently re re- I said If the government wants unit unity among the people of this country it certainly ought to toI I sturt start the thc groundwork in Washing Washing- ton With everybody hero here telling I I you something different I trul truly believe be be- lieve re that hat our thousands of federal employees are proving to be one o of I the greatest enemies of or unity h hI I Of or course there is discussion dis dis- c hero here over the Presidents President's I new lend lease request and his report report re re- port on the expenditure of or the seven seven sev sev- en eu billions appropriated in the first lend lease law The Tho discussion centers centers centers cen cen- around the fact that only a little little lit lit- tle tIe over worth of or supplies sup sup- r plies has hns actually rea reached the tho na- na Continued on last page pace I This Week In Washington D. D DC D.C. c. c 19 Continued tram from page one lions fighting the Axis powers that thata u n lUl IH percentage rC of or that amount I represents fOOd rood and that tue other ti a i on order order seats goods goo S on like that to work on onIt onit that It Is easy to make it appear our help to the allies is Infinitesimal mal nral many of those debating the I subject Ignoring completely the fact tact I that we have tilled filled over OUo 00 worth of or orders for Cor equipment which were not placed under the lend lease law We Ve have also ac- ac celebrated our production on many types of or equipment by about per percent percent percent cent in the last six months There Is Its no doubt that we haven't reached nearly the he output which I British needs urgently urgently require but there are plenty of oC figures to Indicate Indicate indicate Indi Indi- cate that the Job Isn't hopeless and aud that our speed of help will multiply vcr very rapidly The new request for Cor funds is tomake tomake to tomake make It possible to place further or or- orders I dens ders even cven though it will be ho some sometime sometime sometime time before present orders are com com- Naturally it Is pointed out If our program Is to be uninterrupted uninterrupted we cannot wait walt until the first seven billions worth of or goods are delivered before placing g orders for more supplies The new request is expected to carry the program through to 1943 The view knew lend lease measure it h. I opposed b by many of the isolation fists in congress as well as by hy who feel that the financial structure o of our country Is Imperiled by th the growing debt The new tax law which calls for far heavier taxes than were wore ever before paid by the people of this country is expected to bring in about of or revenue in 1142 1942 This is approximately approximately approximately I half of present estimated government expenditures for 1942 The new tax law which has been changed very little from tune bill first passed by the senate and analyzed analyzed ana ana- I Il zed previously In this column requires requires re re- quires every married person earning earning earn earn- ing ng over 1500 and every sin single lc person earning over to pay a u r. r tax lax It also imposes additional taxes on many products we buy including automobiles radios refrigerators liquor or theatre admission jewelry lurs toilet preparations sporting goods telephones washing machines light t bulbs transportation and a host of or other products and services Il In November also I If n not t before before congress is expected to tobe I be asked to repeal the neutrality act which now prevents our ships from going into b 11 rr wt Ts pr prevents presents u us tram from g way Val supplies to a belligerent belll- belll gerent nation and anti prevents us from irom rom rom- arming our merchant vessels And right now that anticipated request is worrying congress a lot more than either the lend lease-lend measure or new tax bills |