Evening star., 1940-09-28
The Political Mill
Public Watches Administration of Droft
With Finger on Hair Trigger Of Criticism

members and that politics had moth
ing to do with the selection. Labor
need not worry" he added, "They
will get a perfectly square deal. AS
matter of fact, there will be an.
officer designated to administer the
occupational deferment phases OF
the draft in Detroit; this Is par
ticularly important here, where we
have many men whose present work
is essential to the general defense
program.
The draft regulations recently
signed by the President call for the
inclusion of representative OF
labor on the Appellate Draft Board,
but make no such provision for the
local boards. The Appellate Board
for Michigan has not yet been an
nounced.
Public Watches Boards.
1t is clear, however, that the ad-
ministrationo of the Draft Act will
be watched with the closest interest
and that any deviation from fair
practices will bring criticism i'm
mediately. A survey Of the person.
mel of the draft boards for Michigan
shows that 252 are businessmen.
LOG are attorneys, "a are farmers, A
are public officials, % are bankers,
l3 are educators, IA are newspaper
executives, seven are physicians, five
are clergymen, four are dentists and
the remainder are social workers,
engineers. Y M. C. A. secretaries,
clerks and shop workers.
Some of the polls OF political
sentiment. which are being taken
and published today, tend to stress
class distinctions in this country.
They divide the voters into those
who have wealth, those of lesser
means and those who have little.
The divisions are designated as
Income groups" and stress is laid
on the fact that Mr.. Willkie has the
support of men and women of
means while President Roosevelt has
the support of many in the lower
and the lowest income groups.
The "DemocratS-for-W -Willkie' or
ganizations, national and State, are
bCNOIlllIlS lllOlt dild aNliNO 40
the campaign progresses. In Detroit
under the guidance of former Gov
Comstock a Democratic wheelhorse
in the past but who broke with the
New Deal Administration in its
early days, the Democrats opposed
to the reelection of the President
are being organized as fast as pos
sible.
The National Committee of the
/ Democrats-for-W -Willkie is emphasiZ-
ing the third-term issue. parti-
cularly. 1t has placed 10000 bill
boards in 81 States, carrying the
| figures of Uncle Sam turning
thumbs down on the third term
| Within few days. the committee
expects to announce national or
ganiZation of Democrat veterans of
the World War opposed TO a third
term and supporting the election
of Willkie. No effort is being made
10 get these anti-third term Demo-
Gratis to break away from Demo-
cratic State and loci tickets. They
are merely engaged in a fight
against the reelection of the New
Deal President.
The claim is made that the State
and local organizations of the anti
third term Democrats come from
the rank and file Of Democrats,
headed in. many instances by Demo-
Gratis who have been prominent
locally but not nationally. And the
| claim is also made that the revolt
Of the Democrats against a third
term is very different from the
"walk-out" of a few prominent
Democrats opposed to the New Deal,
in 1896.