The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-05

authority 10 deal with oonfrover-
sal lIa1r TTSasszzsss. -
more than an information bureau
insofar As the Washington office
Is concerned.
This behind-ths-scenes uprosr
comes At a time when the IN
dustry faces difficult days. The
prohibition movement Is suffer-
ing new birth pains. South
Carolina went dry At = recent
primary, and North Caroltna's
legislature will debate the wet
dry question next year. As be-
fore prohibition. southern and
southwestern states are grow
ing uneasy. High prices result
ing from new taxes have
brought = fall-off in sales and
developed bcotlegging In certain
areas.
Latest figures on the size Of
the vast army of people on fed
eral payrolls or subsidies dis
close graphically Wendell Will
kie,s task In defeating the men
who gave birth TO this form OF
personalized govern m t
Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Re-
publican nominee il one man
against 100000. He hands
out promises. while F. D. r.
hands out the dough.
The necessarily incomplete
list of Roosevelt benefieiaries
makes a staggering total-stag-
gering, that II. for Mr.. Willkie.
They include 1000. 900 regular
federal employees: 100000 W.
P. A.-ers: almost 5000, 900
farmers who receive A. A. 4.
checks land they viii get them
In October this year,; about
800. DOC now in c. c. c. camps
and seven million graduates.
almost 100000 n. Y. A. stu
dents and workers. these figures
do not take account Of the mil
lions who have been aided by
funds from P. w. A.. r. F. c.
II. o. L. C., Social Security.
Commodity Credit or the Food
Stamp setup of the F. s. c. c.
Since most Of these agencies
were created or vastly expanded
by the president. he Is literally
their Great White Father"
There Is no expectation that he
will poll their unanimous vote,
but in making up their election
books, the Democratic strate-
gists ehortle over them in cali
culating a handsome majority.
The u. s. Is slowly building
up stocks of essential war ma
terials which it could not obtain
in a major conflict IL prospee-
tive enemies proved strong
enough 70 blockade trade lanes
especially from the far east.
But a policy Of studied neglect
OF this problem over q long
period makes II impossible to
obtain a state OF military self
sufficiency for several years.
Several corporations are now
experimenting in the manu.
facture Of artificial rubber. But
1t win be at least two years
before the firm with the finest
chemists and richest resources
will reach quantity production.
An American drug company, by
purchase of German patents
and formulas, has relieved a
possible shortage OF quinine,
which Ia vital to the cure of
malaria and kindred diseases.
But so far-despite secrecy in
these matters-the IT,. S. is Woe
fully deficient in a present or
future supply of tin. There is
not enough on hand or recover
able To suffice the army and
navy for more than a few
months.
The blame for this unhappy
situation rests squarely on the
executive and legislative
branches. A special army-navy
committee urged a 500. ooo, 900
appropriation for key materials
several years ago. But the
budget bureau. with the sup
port of the White House, cut
the total to $40. o0o. 900. and
careless congress approved the