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Evening star., 1941-09-17
The Great Game of Politics
ReckIessness Of Defense Spending
Is Declared Without Parallel

In another year there literally will
be many thousands more jobholders
in defense work" than there are to-
day. And no one knows how many
there are now. Naturally, the Presi-
dent cannot keep track of them or be
concerned about them. But no one
else is, either. 1t just isn't any
body's job to check up or say when
the limit has been reached, or II
there is limit There has never
been anything quite like this. If
the American people were not SO
numb and inert; if the days were
not SO full of world-shaking events;
II the Washington confusion were
not so thick and the radio speeches
SO soothing, there might be a real
popular protest over what Is hap
pening here.
1t Just Isn't Done.
As things are, the newspapers
find 1t physically and Intellectually
impossible adequately to present
situations such as this and at the
same time even partially to cope
with the job of presenting and COM
menting upon the other greatly ac-
celerated and sensational news with
which they are daily overwhelmed.
In addition, there is that idea that,
in the interests of defense, all such
things should be overlooked-that
to point out these excesses might
retard the program: that to stress
them is "unco-operatiye"; even to
mention them is in bad taste.
All of which is bosh. If somebody
does not mention them-and con-
tinuously-our lost sense of pro-
portion will never be regained. If,
somehow, restraint is not imposed,
this defense organization will be
smothered under its own weight.
1t is rapidly reaching the swollen
stage now when so many people
are doing the same thing that often
everybody has forgotten why and
for whom or for what it is being
done. Soon or late there will be a
congressional investigation, and the
resulting smell will be very bad in
deed. The reasons there have been
no move in this direction to date
are: First, because the facts are
just beginning to be realized; sec
ond, because so many members Of
Congress have been busy placing
their friends, relatives and constitu-
ents on the defense pay rolls.
(Copyright, 1941)
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Woodrum Eliminates Self
As Appropriations Head

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Woodrum, Demo-
crat, of Virginia yesterday eliminated
himself from consideration as chair
man of the House Appropriations
Committee.
The action of the Virginian as
sured Representative Cannon, Dem
ocrat, of Missouri of moving up to
the craftsmanship, succeeding the
late Representative Taylor, Demo-
crat, of Colorado.
Representatives Woodrum and
Cannon both entered Congress on
March 4. 1923. and became members
of the Appropriations Committee at
the same time a few years later,
giving them equal seniority in
service.
However, Representative Cannon's
name was placed above Representa-
tive Woodrum's on the list of Appro-
priations' Committee members and
under the seniority rule by which
congressional chairmen are named,
technically headed the list on Mr..
Taylor's death.
Evening star., 1941-09-17

perfectly sound conception Up to
a point. Nothing could be sillier
than to be niggardly in the busi-
ness of national defense. Nothing
could be more stupid than to in
dorse the necessity for arming the
country and aiding England and
then to haggle over the cost. Ac-
cordingly, neither in Congress nor
out was there any real opposition
to granting the gigantic sums asked
for by the President. They were
given him without grumbling or
delay. So, too, in all probability,
will be given his next request to be
made this week.
However, once granted, there
would seem to be imposed upon the
recipients a certain obligation to
expend these huge grants of the
peoples money with reasonable
degree of responsibility and re-
straint. The truth is that they are
not being expended in that way.
They are being expended with a
recklessness without parallel in pub
lie life. No one, not even the spend
ers themselves, is checking up on
keeping tab. No one knows-and
apparently no one cares-how huge
the machine grows. Already it has
become a swollen monstrosity. And
| it seems to be nobodyS business.
Utter Heedlessness.
Those who still retain measure
of financial sanity insist it is essen
tial that non-defense expenditures
be "cut to the bone" Those who
have a reasonably realistic vision of
what is happening under the screen
of defense know that, no matter how
deeply non defense expenditures
may be cut, unless some one some
how calls a halt on the utter heed
lessness with which the defense or
ganizstion is swelling the effort
would be trivial so far as the
restoration of financial equilibrium
! Is concerned.
No reasonable person expects a
| job such as We have undertaken to
be done without great waste OF
money. But the lack Of restraint
with which these funds are being
dissipated, coupled with the wild
rush from all parts of the country
of the political, labor and radical
parasites to hook in with the de-
fense machinery, is beyond all rea-
son. The manner in which hordes
of unnecessary people are being
loaded on the bloated defense pay
rolls is without precedent. 1t fal
exceeds anything that happened
during the war 20 years ago. Wash
ington is choked as it never was
before. The pay rollers, with nc
available space left here, are spread
ing out into nearby cities and towns
And their number grows every week
Evening star., 1941-09-17
This Changing World
Nozis Are Reported Looking TO Reynuud
To Lead CoIIuborotionist Movement

receive the French Ambassador.
But he was given an appoint
ment for Monday afternoon.
Not Good Nazi Timber.
In the meantime, st. Quentin
saw Undersecretary Sumner
Welles and mentioned the mat
ter to him unoffcially. Mr..
Welles looked at him in amaze
ment and asked him whether he
or the marshal were joking. He
told the French Ambassador that
surely the venerable Petain could
not seriously think of inflicting
Reynaud on the American Gov
eminent when his record was so
we'll known. st. Quentin, who
had been unaware of Reynaud's
activities, cabled back that, after
his informal talk with Mr..
Welles, 1t would be useless to
pursue the matter further. And
Reynaud remained in France. At
his own request he was placed
in protective custody, it is re-
nably reported.
Reynaud has now completely
recovered from a serious automo-
bile accident. When the Ger
mans failed to enlist the support
of some of the prominent Liberal
leaders, Reynaud is declared to
have informed them that he
Evening star., 1941-09-17


try have neither the wit, logic nor
humanity of Mark Twain. Mr..
Lindbergh, therefore, managed in
one breath to express his sorrow
for the persecution of the Jews in
Germany while advocating their
persecution here if they exercise
the same rights as other citizens.
Following the line taken in
Washington against the movies,
he says that the British, Jewish
and administration groups" are
the only important intervention
lists in this country, and that "the
greatest danger to this country
lies in the large Jewish ownership
and influence in our motion pic
lures, our press, our radio and our
Government"
Leaving Mr.. Lindbergh's mo-
tives aside, what is the plain
factual truth about his state
ment? Is it fact that Jews are
the leading interventionists in
the United States? Is it a fact
that they have large ownership
or influence in the motion pic
lures, press, radio and Govern
ment? And, if they have owner
ship, is there any ground for
thinking that their racial origin
determines the way they use
their influence?
The Influential InterventiOnists.
I have written down a list of
the most prominent and influ-
entail interventionists in the
United States, in Government,
radio, journalism, the press and
public life, including the two
pro-interventionist organizations,
the Committee to Defend Amer
lea by Aiding the Allies and the
Fight for Freedom.
In the Government: President
Roosevelt, Cordell Hull, Henry L.
StimSon, Frank Knox and Col.
William J. Donovan. In organized
public activity: Herbert S. Agar,
ex-senator Ernest Willard Glib
son, Bishop Henry Wise Hobson,
James B. Conant, Wendell Will
kie. Among the more influential
radio commentators: Raymond
Swing, H. V. Kaltenborn, Elmer
Davis, Walter Winchell, William
l.. Shirer. Among journalists:
Leland Stowe, H. r. Knicker-
booker, Edward C. Taylor, Edgar
Mowrer, John Gunther, Vincent
Sheean, John Whitaker, William
Stoneman, Quentin Reynolds and
the editor of Foreign Affairs,
Mr.. Hamilton Fish Armstrong.
Among columnists: Walter Lipp-
mann, Jay Franklin, Raymond
Clapper, Samuel Grafton and
myself.
Of these 80 names, who would
certainly be the first people to be
suppressed, exactly two are Jew
ish. The others are racially of
Dutch, British, Irish and German
extraction-there are three of
pure German extraction to three
of Jewish. Four of them-maybe
more-Roosevelt, Swing, Hamil-
ton Fish Armstrong and Edgar
MoWrer, are descendants of the
oldest American families extant.
Well, are the Government,
movies, radio and press saturated
with Jewish influences?
Banks Own Film Industry.
The only Jew in the cabinet is
Mr.. Morgenthau. The policy
Evening star., 1941-09-17

would be willing to organize a
new Socialist France to CO.
operate with the German Ma
tional Socialists. The offer was
received in Paris and Herr AbetZ
is said to have reacted favorably.
But neither Hitler nor Won Rib
bentrop, his foreign secretary,
considered the former French
Premier as good pro-Nazi timber.
They did not doubt his loyalty,
but were afraid that the reap
pearance of Reynaud on Frances
political stage under Nazi aus
pices would intensity rather than
impede the French rebellion.
And despite the drastic steps
adopted by the military COM
mand in occupied France, the
rebellion movement appears to
be spreading throughout the
country.
British agents are now being
received with the utmost friend
illness by Frenchmen along the
coast. This changed attitude has
made the task of British intelli-
gence much easier in France.
1t knows every move the armies
of occupation are making. The
r. A. r. does not have to guess
any longer at what objectives
it should aim.
Gasoline and oil stores-so i'm
portant to the Nazis at the pres
ent time-are frequently set afire.
Tommy guns are being smuggled
into France regularly. British
speedboats often put in at small
ports along the coast of Nor
mandy and Brittany. There are
so many of these fishing villages
that the gestapo cannot keep
fohS IN them
Evening star., 1941-09-17

unpatriotic or
destruct i've, or
anyhow so m e.
thing pretty ter
rible, to question
any defense ex-
pend l t ure. 1t
was all right to
urge reduction
in non defense
expenditures, but
for defense there
S h ould be no
limit and no
criticism.
This WAS a
Evening star., 1941-09-17
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
Berlin Is no longer pressing the
French for military cooperation.
The situation has become so tense
in the occupied and unoccupied
areas that the Germans would be
satisfied with a status quo that
did not include so many killings
and acts of sabotage.
Since both former Premier
Daladier and Leon Jouhaux have
turned down German offers to
succeed the politically deceased
Pierre Laval, Herr Otto Abetz.
Adolf Hitler's Ambassador in
Paris, is reported looking to for
mer wartime Premier Paul Rey-
maud to assume the leadership of
the collaborationist movement In
occupied France.
Unlike Daladier, the former
Minister of National Defense, and
Jouhaux, the Socialist leader, M.
Reynaud, who is under police sur
veillance in unoccupied France, Is
reported willing to play along
with the Germans. He has sent
word that he would be only too
happy to help them restore law
and order in the country.
The true story of Frances last
wartime Premier has come out
only recently. According to off,
cial but hitherto unpublished re-
ports, M Reynaud, Immediately
after the break-through at Sedan
in May, 1910, proposed that
France switch alliances. He Is de-
clared to have sent confidential
emissaries to Hitler's headquar-
ters proposing that a peace be
signed Immediately and that
Frances forces be thrown against
the British.
Surprise to Reynaud.
Gen. Weygand, who had just
arrived from Syria to take over
Gen. Gamelin's command, op-
posed the plan and said that he
thought he could remedy the sit.
uation. He forced Reynaud to
continue the struggle. When it
became evident after month of
fighting that resistance was i'm
possible, Reynaud handed over
the power to Marshal Petain on
the understanding that he would
be appointed Vice Premier.
Nobody was more surprised
than Reynaud when Marshal Pc
tain, who accepted the premier
ship from the hands of little
Paul" at the historic meeting at
Bordeaux, failed to include Rey-
nauds name in the new cabinet.
After the council was over Pc
tain explained that although
the Germans were aware of his
pro-Axis views. it would look bad
for everybody If the name of the
reputedly bellicose former Pre-
mier were to appear in the new
ministry.
AS compensation for being left
out of the ministry, Petain prom
ised him the ambassadorship in
Washington. The aged marshal
did not know that the British
intelligence service had given the
White House and the State De-
partment in Washington a full
account of the sinister role that
Reynaud had been intending to
play.
The then French Ambassador
In Washington Count Rene de
st. Quentin. received a priority"
cablegram from Petain himself
instructing him to ask the State
Department for the necessary
agreement (consentl of the
United States Government. st
Quentin asked for an appoint
ment with Secretary Hull. 1t
was Saturday and Mr.. Hull was
too busy with other affairs to
Evening star., 1941-09-17

KING OF u COLL
spiracy." He ar
CUES that be-
cause writers
generally h a v e
shown a rather
unanimous op-
position to the
abuse of legis-
lative power by
his committee
there must be
something wrong
with the writer's.
B ut If t h e
Idaho Senator is
Evening star., 1941-09-17

race-WorSe I
can say of no
man."
H o W e v er,
M r. Ii nd
b e r g h and
t he Charlie
McCarthys of
the America
First Com =
mittee in the
Senate sub
c m m i t tee
Il n v e S t i
eating" t h e
Evening star., 1941-09-17

I ke on their
first tint Of su-
tum n colors.
There is q de-
lightful crisp
ness a b out tha
SCOT in the air
and the honk of
the soap box
orators as they
migrate s out h
from G Q n I r q !
Park to Union
Square is 10 be
heard. There Ia
Evening star., 1941-09-17

CHE opinions OF the 1rters this their not
necessarily The Stars Such OPINIONS presented IN The
Stars effort to all SIDES OF questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Bv FRANK r, KENT,

In the early excitement Of the "un-
limited emergency" one of the ideas
that got we'll established was that,
no matter what else one did, it was
Evening star., 1941-09-17
McLemore
Now Is the Time
To Coll Moving Won
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

NEW YORK-Late September In
a time Of loveliness and melancholy
In New York City.
The taxis and subways begin 10
Evening star., 1941-09-17
Movie Probe
GroupHeId
Packed
Four Out of Five
On Subcommittee
Are IsoIutionists
By DAVID LAWRENCE,

Senator Worth Clark of Idaho
seems to think that whenever a
group of American citizens happens
to think alike there must be some
Evening star., 1941-09-17
On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

The remark to end all remarks
on the Jewish question was made
by Mark Twain, who said, "The
Jews are members of the human
Evening star., 1941-11-25

Lawrence Tibbett, the baritone,
Joined the Navy in the World War.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
HOStesses Listed
For Chinese Fete

Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr. chairman Of
hostesses for the Chinese fete
being held at the home of Mrs. Anne
Archbold from to O'Clock this
afternoon is being assisted by Mrs.
Charles L. McNary. Mrs. Claude
Pepper, Mrs. Philip Marshall
Browne, Mrs. Ernest A. Draper. Miss
Alice Dodge, Mrs. Marshall Diggs.
Mrs. Edward Keating, Miss Caroline
Nash. Mrs. Levi Cooke. Mrs. George
c. Thorpe and Mrs. Walter r..
Tuckerman.
The tea table Is being presided
over by Nine. Yu, wife of the Second
Secretary of the Chinese Embassy:
Nine. Deson SEE, Nine. S. NJ Chu.
wife Of the Military Attache: Nine.
T. M. Liang. Nine. C. G. Wy, Nine.
S. j. Hsiao and other Chinese ladies
One of the interesting features of
the afternoon is the fish bowl with
valuable prizes, many of them do
mated by DR.. Hu Shih, the Chinese
Ambassador. Nine. P. Hsiao, Nine.
B. Tam and Nine. J. Y. Yee will be
in charge.
Mrs. James Blaine Walker, jr.
executive director of the women's
division Of the New York Chapter
Of United China Relief, brought
some 40 pieces of jewelry given by
the women of China to Nine.
Chang Kai-shek. Proceeds from
the sale of these will go to Nine.
Chiang's "warphans," as she calls
the little Chinese war orphans for
whose relief and care she gives
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Weddings Of Interest
Miss Louise Andre Becomes
Bride of DR.. Bernhard

bridegroom's mother, Mrs. John
Claude Myers of Washington. and
his brother. Mr.. Marion Myers of
Frederick, Md, who served as best
man. The maid of honor was Miss
Dorothy D. Trace. sister of the
bride After reception at the home
of the brides parents the couple
left on a wedding trip to New York
City.
Mr.. Myers is a native of Washing
ton, where he attended Central High
School, received his bachelors de-
gree from George Washington Uni
versity and his law degree from
Georgetown. He is a member OF
Kappa Alpha fraternity and of the
District of Columbia bar.
At present he is travelling as a
bank examiner for the Federal Re-
serve Board.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

greater part of her time. Included
among the pieces are Chinese jade,
earrings, pins, buckles and fas-
cinating hair ornaments.
Tickets for the fete are still avail
able at headquarters in the May
flower Hotel, but they also may be
purchased at the door this after
noon.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
d. A. R. Chapter
Meets TONIGHT

Miss Maude Alton, principal Of
the Americanization School, will be
guest speaker of the Federal City
Chapter, D. A. R., at a meeting at
o'clock tonight at the chapter house
American citizenship training, spon-
sored by the DistrictD. A. RnWill be
the subject Of the program.
Mrs. Wilbur v. Leech, State chair.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Will'Talk on Buvin6

"Shrewder Buying" will be the
subject of talk by Mrs. Ella G.
Roller of the consumer division,
Office of Price Administration, at
dinner meeting of the Girl Re-
serve Mothers Council at 6:15 o'clock
| tonight at the Y. w. c. A.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Club Plans Visit

The Washington Zonta Club will
be entertained at dinner Thursday
evening by the Zonta Club Of An
napolis at the Blue Lantern Tea
Room in Annapolis.
Evening star., 1941-11-25

man Of the Americanization Com
mittee, will present Miss Alton.
Mrs. Ruth M. Franklin, State
chairman of the Girl Homemakers,
will show pictures Of their activities,
and Mrs. Russell H. Stine and Mrs.
Lois Marshall Hicks will report on
the work of the Junior American
Citizens and Advancement of Amer
ican Music Committees.
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Miss Evelyn Trace Wed
To Mr.. Edward S. Myers.

Mr.. Edward Stephen Myers Of this
city was married on November 8 to
Miss Evelyn Frances Trace, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer G. Trace,
of Lakewood. Ohio. The ceremony,
which took place in the home Of the
brides parents, was attended by the
Evening star., 1941-11-25
Miss Barbara Smith Wed

u ~ fAuuCl SUhs
Msgr. Edward F. Buckley of st.
Matthews Cathedral off1ciated at
the ceremony on Thanksgiving Day
when Miss Barbara Smith, daughter
of Mrs. Lewis o. Smith of Fairmont,
w. Va, and the late Mr.. Smith, was
married to Ensign Charles Edwin
Anderson, U. S. N, son of Mrs.
Luther c. Anderson of Charleston,
w. Va, and the late Mr.. Anderson.
The bridegroom Is stationed here
in the Office of Naval Intelligence
The wedding took place before an
improvised altar set up in the north
lounge of the Carlton Hotel. A
luncheon followed in the Carlton
room, with relatives and friends of
the young couple coming from West
Virginia. Maryland and Virginia to
attend.
The bride wore an afternoon dress
of blue crepe trimmed in silver ap-
phque, q small blue hat swathed in
yelling, and corsage Of white
orchids. Her brother, 1t. Lewis
Smith, U. S. N, of Pittsburgh, gave
her in marriage, and her sister, Miss
Rosemary Smith of Charleston. w.
Va, was her only attendant. Best
man was Mr.. Wilson Anderson of
Richmond, Va.
After the ceremony the 30 guests
were seated at one large table in
the Carlton room, beautifully deco
rated with all white flowers, the
only note Of color in the silver
appointments and the crystal
glasses. An honor guest who at
tended the ceremony was Bishop
Ivan Lee Holt of Dallas, Tex.
For her going-away costume the
bride wore q blue suit trimmed in
mink. After December l Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson will be at home at
1852 North Rhodes street, Arlington,
Va
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Continued From Page B-3)

sweetheart neckline. Her gown was
trimmed with lace on the bodice and
lace on the train which came into
points. The full-length veil that
extended beyond the train Of the
brides gown was held with halo
of seed pearls. Her shower bouquet
was of white roses.
Mrs. Donald Brauner was her
sisters matron of honor and wore
an old rose taffeta gown with a long
bodice of velveteen. Her halo was
of rose taffeta and her bouquet was
Of large yellow chrysanthemums.
The other attendants were Mrs
Claude N. Davis. jr., sister of the
bride, and Mrs. Walter B. Alexander
sister -in-law of the bride. Their
sky-blue dresses and matching halos
were made like the costume worn
by the matron of honor and they
carried small pink chrysanthemums
Mr. Robert Riddle was best man
for his brother an j.. the ushers were
Mr.. Walter Alexander. Mr.. Claude
N. Davis. jr: Mr.. Donald Brauner
and Mr.. Francis Riddle.
A reception was held at the home
Of the brides parents after the cere-
mony. The brides mother wore a
teal blue gown with dubonnet &C
cessories and a corsage of talisman
roses. The bridegroom mother
wore royal blue with gold acces-
sories and a corsage of yellow roses.
The brides going-away costume
was a rust color suit with green ac-
cessories and a corsage of yellow
roses.
After a honeymoon through the
South the couple will make their
home on Vista avenue, Washington,
after December l.
The bride is a graduate of Hyatts-
vile High School and the BRIDE
groom graduate of Mount Rainier
High School.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs.
D. w. Brown and son Denzil of
Fairmont, w. Va; Mrs. A. v. Riddle
of Harrisville, W. Va, and Misses
Jacqulyn and Eileen Holton Of Nor
folk, Va.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-05
Saline Stream
Claims Victim

Saline Mich. July Holiday
tragedy overlook the family OF VII
liam F. Labudle, 3s. 1892 Morrell
Ave. Detroit, when he died in
Friis and Bracket Mil Pond near
here Friday in the presence Of hia
wife and children.
The Esbudics we're fisHiHg along
the mill race. one mile and a half
south OF Saline. and NJ I.sbudie
walked along a cement abuimen.,
Mrs. Labudie said. lie appSrently
stepped on some vet cement and
slipped into the water on the low
side OF the dam. she told sheriffs
officers He was near the center Of
the stream and she was pO7erless
TO help him. the said The water
Is about eight feet deep At that
point
Mr.. Isbudie fell about II a. m.
and II was not until 2:05 . m. that
Deputy Thomas knight. aided by
villagers. was able 20 find and re-
cover the body The victim was re-
moved TO Lockwood Funeral Home
and later Transferred 10 a Detroit
undertaken
Besides his wife, Doris Mr. Labu-
die leaves two sons, Thomas and
William .Jr., aged 10 and s. and d
daughter, Doris. l.. lie was truck
driver