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Show The Shliiless Policy Secretary Wilbur, at a Washington dinner party, complained about the lack of appropriations, which prevent him from keeping the navy at full strength. "A shiftless policy in appropriating money," he said, "is as unsatisfactory I as a shiftless policy in any other affair. af-fair. It reminds me of a little story. ".'I've only got two clean pairs of socks.' a man complained one morning, morn-ing, 'and they've both got holes in them.' "His wife examined the socks. Then she said : " 'Put on both pairs, dear. The ,i holes are in different places.' " |