The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-02-15

JAPANESE SANDWICH MEN
But sandwiches are scarce; the signs
urge all to be thrifty during the present
difficulties.
not now threaten us to any such ex
tent as demands vast addition to
our navy. But we can't thus hack
at her lifelines without creating
resentment that already has re-
quired very extensive naval prep
arations to back it up.
Why are we doing it? We are told
that it is not for the trade of China
but for our love of China. China is
big country. Part of it is Com
munist and all of it may be. Shifts
in the Far Eastern lineup are I'M
practicable. Just when we must
closely watch a dangerous conf1a-
grafton in our front yard, we seem
to be building bonfire on our own
back doorstep.
In Reverse English.
Some authorities say we are doing
it to protect the British economic
position in eastern Asia-a thing she
refused to do with us in Manchukuo.
If that is so, we are reaping a rich
reward in the British interference
with our exports, imports and mails
and their disregard of what remains
of our neutral rights on the high
seas.
TuTCACn T0by, T a1r,ic xr,o,,II
never contend that this administra-
ton has done little or nothing for
organized labor. He feels that the
continued stagnation of economic
activity and the great pool of I'M
employment, which has been very
little lessened, are evils which the
administration started out to i'm
prove. He says it has not succeed
ed in doing this or fundamentally
helping the situation in taxation,
debt, federal finance, agriculture
and export trade to betterment of
all which the unemployed in the
ranks of labor must look for jobs.
If that is a correct Interpretation
of Johns mighty blast, it's hard to
see any error in it. AS the Presi-
dent is fond of saying: "Res ipsu
loquitur" the facts speak for them
selves.
But this administration cannot
fairly be charged with not having
done its utmost for labor.
1t is true that many of these
fiedglings of the Blue Eagle have
turned out to be sick chickens. The
Labor Relations board needs a good
going over. The bituminous coal
commission has not yet laid SUBJ
stantial egg. The wages and hours
act is still to weather its first real
test. Handling of the labor problem
by the department of labor has been
bungling and inept.
Nevertheless, the purpose and the
effort of the administration on be-
half of labor have been sincere and
ceaseless. These faults and short
comings can all be cured.
Most important of all, from the
labor point of view, these new truly
liberal principles are so firmly es-
tablished and so widely accepted in
this country that never again can
they be made political issue. Any
party that attempt to turn back the
hands of the clock will fail.
Finland acted in exact accord
with Winston Churchills plea to
trust the allies-to join them or die.
But we have yet to hear of Eng
land or France declaring war on
Russia or sending Finland couple
of hundred planes and army corps.
The state department is setting up
a committee to study our position
and interests at any possible peace
conference. BullyI Facts are bet
ter than fancies.
How do we get ticket to the show?
Assuming that we don't tumble,
stumble or bungle into war, where
will we stand at the end of it?
In our present lack of neutrality,
for the Allies enemies to consider
us as mediator would be like an
employer trusting the NLRB, or a
mouse seeking the good offices of a
pQ1rnlo of cats