Show 6 y ii I au PLEDGE FOR AN AMERICAN I would rather pay taxes to Uncle Sam than tribute to Hirohito I would rather be socked by Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington than hocked by Tokyo I would rather give till it hurts than to be blackjacked when my feelings wont won't make any difference r I would rather go all out for America NOW V than to find myself myself myself my my- self all Hall in hi under the Japs and Nazis Valley Forge was tough but any existence under Japan or Adolf would make it seem like a Valhalla A democracy fumbles hesitates muddles and bungles but I still prefer prefer prefer pre pre- fer it to any form of government that concentrates on dirty work to such an extent that it gets most of the high marks in I would rather be exasperated by Washington D. D C. C than silenced by Tokyo or Berlin I would rather excuse some of the blunders by my form of government government government gov gov- than not be permitted to hear about the blunders of a new form of government I prefer to operate co-operate with my American leaders in every way rather than to take a chance on ona ona ona a leadership in which what I want to do will make no difference difference difference differ differ- ence whatever I think the need of the moment isa is isa isa a switch from the More Abundant to the LESS ABUNDANT LIFE and that it should be made while there is still a choice I believe that The Forgotten Man Manis Manis' Manis' Manis is is' in danger of becoming The Forgotten Forgotten Forgotten For For- gotten Manikin unless he wakes up and becomes the Patriot Who Vho Never Forgets I would rather get suggestions from Roosevelt than orders from Hitler I prefer instructions from the White House to orders from the Reich or Diet I would rather perish in the spirit of MacArthur than survive survive sur sur- vive yive under the yoke of the Nipponese Nipponese Nipponese Nip Nip- ponese or Nazis JAG y oe I think the 4 hour 44 week of work should have no place in our calculations calculations calculations lations when defeat in this war may mean years of slavery I would rather work overtime just now regardless of the money than to work on a stop non-stop basis for the rest of my life without being con con- When I know that American prisoners prisoners prisoners pris pris- of war are toiling in road gangs in Japan for a bowl of rice a aday aday aday day I am resolved not to impede their rescue by quibbling over another another another an an- other 20 cents an hour and time and anda a half for giving up my Sunday auto excursion Whenever my impulses prompt me to squawk But Im I'm not getting getting getting get get- ting a square deal I am resolved to pull out a little card upon which I have written What U about the men of Bataan Corregidor and Wake Vake Island Island Island Is Is- land My 1942 motto is The uThe hell with worrying about social programs of the future Lets Let's concentrate on just being sure there IS a future 1 A SONG SONG FOR FOR TODAY To the tune of Brother Can Yon You Spare a Dime Once I had some toothpaste long ago Gosh I sure was a boob Now Im I'm out of toothpaste n rI low- low Brother Bother can you spare a tube Used to have my whiskers shaved each day Now I look like a Rube Shaving cream costs more than I Ican Ican Ican can pay- pay Brother can you spare a tube Im I'm out all for VI try beard and andall andall andall all Lets Let's slice those Japs into cubes Meanwhile cant can't you hear me sadly call call call- Brother can you spare some tubes Frank M. M Schmitt Mrs Roosevelt says she may have havea haven a n White House vegetable garden this year All we can say is that it ruins a railroad trip if you have to worry about weeding Our fear is that the First Lady becoming quite confused may get the timetable and the seed store folder mixed It It- Itis is pretty exasperating exasperating exasperating to find that string beans leave on track eight daily except holidays and carry a diner while the 8 15 for Chicago must be planted in rows one foot apart and watched for bugs and worms 1 |