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Evening star., 1941-09-21
THE MANAGERIAL REVOLUTION STIRS DEBATE
Ownership and Operation of Industry

great power projects of the Tennessee
Valley Authority are administered from
Knoxville and Nashville in the area
with a large degree of autonomy and
a keen aWareness Of the needs Of the
region. In the T. v. A Office in Wash
ington are only 2 half-dozen employees.
Ickes Seeking Control.
On the other hand, Secretary Ickes
is seeking to have control of the great
new Government power dams in the
West placed in his Department of the
Interior. He has had a bill intro
duced in Congress which would do ju.t
that. And while an administrator" h
his Offices at oBnneville DAM importal
decisions ere made here in WashingtC
by Ickes' underlings.
st do not say this cannot happc
here" Lilienthal wrote of BurnhanI j
Managerial Revolution" But I dis
agree with Mr.. Burnham that 1t Is in
evitable. I am not greatly impressed
with his analogies of exploitation by
managers in Germany and Russia. or
the historical parallels he draws from
European history. The ways of the
decadent Old. World never have been a
real measure of the future of life in
the New World The American people
do have a choice. We are not inert
objects on the wave of the future. II
this book should make us more acutely
aware of tendencies in the managerial
groups in America. that might lead to-
ward the new tyranny that Mr.. Burn
ham describes. then it will be very
useful book indeed"
So confident of his predictions, there
is one point on which Burnham IS
doubtful. He is not sure whether 1t Will
take a revolution of violence, with
brutality and terrorism such as have
been widespread in Russia and Ger
many, to bring about the new man
agerial society" in this country. There
is a chance, he suggests, that 1t may
come about in the United States grad
ually with relatively little suppression
or violence.
But this is only a slight hope, since,
saws the author, so many groups would
be involved. The Capitalists" would
stand to lose all and therefore might be
expected to put up fight. Labor, the
masses" would surrender their right OF
contract with free unions disappearing
and therefore some trouble might be
expected from this source for time.
Among managers" too, there would
be battle for power and place.
1t is not cheerful prospect and the
author insists at several points that he
is not advocating these changes nor is
he concerned with any moral appraisal
of this inevitable" trend. Significant
is the fact that his book begins with
q quotation from Machiavelli, the Ital-
ian philosopher who believed that
princes could manage" their people II
they were clever, ruthless when neces-
sary and always a little cynical.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

ance. About their action in one sector
the" boasted and gave details-the CEN
ter area, where the Germans are making,
or trying to make, the push toward
Moscow.
The jubilant story from Moscow on
Wednesday was that the Red Army in
a smashing counterettack 80 miles
northeast of Smolensk had thrown Ger
man forces back toward the west in an
eight-day battle.
The battle occurred in the direction
of Yartsevo, on the main highway be-
tween Smolensk
Russions Find and Moscow. This
announcement operation was an
extension of the
Russian counterattack of last week, in
which the town of Yemya, go miles east
Of Smolensk, was recaptured. That in
turn was part of tWo-week battle in
the vicinity of Bryansk, $50 miles south
east of Smolensk. In London listeners
heard the Moscow radio assert that the
victory at Yartsevo put the Russians in
9. position to invest Smolensk.
Victory and failure both in Russia are
expensive for the invaders. The Rus
slams reported that the Germans are
stripping garrisons from many points in
already occupied Russia and sending
them to the fronts for reinforcements.
This gives greater rem to the Russian
guerillas slashing at the Nazi rearguard,
which already have destroyed Axis gar
risonS in 50 populated points, according
TO Moscow.
Russia for its part, through the Soviet
Defense Committee, ordered all male
civilians between 16 and so to prepare
for service in vast civilian army. Be-
ginning next Wednesday, these persons,
while staying at their jobs, will be re-
| quired after work to train for 10 hours,
their country with weapons in their
| hands" The last paragraph of the De-
fense Committees announcement was
! of interest to the world:
Autumn fogs have absorbed the
dreams Of Hitlers general staff for a
blitzkrieg in the east, but we must realize
the war will be long and severe"
In the United States, Secretary of the
| Treasury Morgenthau disclosed that the
Government lent Russia $4,000 900 Au-
gust Is. Jesse Jones. Federal loan ad-
ministrator, said s1OOOO0.OOO in credits
were being made available to Russia to
permit them to buy in this country
where they need dollar exchange.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Western Front

The R. A. F. bombed Hamburg sg2
and the Germans executed 10 Frenc.
men. The'executions were in retaliat.,
for attacks on men of the army Of G
cupation on September 6, 10 and II,
notice in Paris informed the public. PI-
viously, three French hostages were she
at dawn for an attack on sergear
But this sort of punishment had shgk
effect in halting the French reStlessnee
at the Nazi domination. After the j
were executed, a Frenchman shot widl.
at and missed German non-commis
stoned officer in a subway station. Ear
ier another Frenchman in the BoulevaT,
Strasbourg put two bullets into the ne
of another German nom -commissio,'
officer.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

the Ukraine had cut OF the Crimean
Peninsula, but apparently the Crimea
is not yet isolated. The Germans at
the same time stated in Berlin through
q high command communique that the
Axis forces east of the Dnieper were
progressing irresistably." Late Friday
In Northern Ukraine the German armies
entered Kiev, ancient city, under siege
for more than two months. In the
movement most closely resembling
blitzkrieg recorded since the German
armies struck Russia proper, the Nazi
troops in Central Ukraine reached Pol
tava. 200 miles from Kiev. The objective
Of this particular advance is the city
of Khsrkov, IS miles east and north OF
POltava Kharkov is the industrial capt.
tai Of the great Donets Valley.
The distances confronting the Ger
mans In Southern Russia are still vast
Throughout the week the Germans
issued daily boasts about their success
In the north, where q mighty and intri-
cate military operation is going on aimed
at the fall Of Leningrad. This maneuver
probably is one of the most interesting
actions of the whole war-provided all
the information were available-and 1t
demonstrates the difficulties in the way
OF taking a well-fortified metropolis.
Russian prisoners taken by the Ger
mans In the fighting around Leningrad
last week informed
6-Foot Wolls their captors that the
In Defenses defenders of the city
were dynamiting huge
blocks Of its buildings In order to clear
the line Of fire for artillery and machine
guns. The implication was that the
Russians are ready to defend Leningrad
to the last square foot. The besiegers,
gradually closing their ring tighter,
reached on Monday the ring Of moderu
bunkers, some with concrete walls feet
thick.
The Germans threw against these for
tifications tanks, artillery and infantry,
and within their center the Nazi soldiers
had trapped 100000 persons, in a re-
gion of about 1900 square miles, or a
space A miles on a side. The Nazls pre-
dict a bloody contest for Leningrad and
the Russians are not disappointing them
in their expectations Beneath black
clouds on a dark night, the Russians
according to Moscow. Monday pushed
the Germans back from an important
position. The Red defenders captured
Is heavy tanks, three armored cars and
nine field guns.
On mound outside Leningrad Ger
man reporter stood on Wednesday and
surveyed the resisting city through a
glass. For his readers he speculated
whether the Leningraders he saw had
ANY inkling we are so close" German
analysts said Soviet troops had been
Evening star., 1941-09-21

cision Of Britain and Russia to act stern
ly if Russian-British requirement in
Iran in behalf of their occupying troops
were not fulfilled Immediately. Efforts
of the Iranians to cooperate with Brit
ish and Russians were being impeded,
it was said, by German nationals and
sympathizers among the Iranians. These
nationals and sympathizers were en-
couraged by the old Shah, it was thought.
Well to Trans west, across long
stretches of sand, the British gave signs
of readying for another Middle Eastern
conflict. Axis troops from Libya moved
for accommodating purposes early in the
week into Egypt, held by the British,
who caught the enemy 35 miles within
Egypt and beat them. 1t was but
skirmish, but sign of coming events.
The opening of the African war, 1941-42
phase, is set for October.
On Tuesday Axis planes bombed Cairo,
killing 80 civilians and wounding 80. 1t
was the first time the capital of Egypt
had been attacked and it was recalled
that last Spring the British warned that
attacks on Cairo or Athens then IN
British hands would bring reprisals on
Rome. Cairo protested to Rome and
Berlin.
Gen. Sir Claude j. z. Auchinleck, new
British commander in the Middle East,
has 100000 men at his disposal but how
many of them he intends to use in the
new drive for Libya is not known. The
eastern air command is reported now to
have almost as many planes as there
were in all of Britain at the wars out
break. One year ago last Wednesday
Italian forces occupied the Egyptian
town of Sidi Barrani, go miles east of the
Libyan border, and not until December
did the British launch the counteroffen-
sive that drove the Italians out Of Egypt
and carried the British almost 400 miles
across Libye. Subsequently the British
lost practically all of that ground.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
THE LONDON PUBS OPINION OF THE WAR
Surprisingly the Eo End Politically

LONDON-The cop said, They'll be
talkin' about Roosia in the pub, seems
as though that's all they ever talk about
these days"
1t wasn't much of pub. Bomb blasts
had knocked out the windows and
cracked the mirror in back of the bar.
The air was heavy with cheap tobacco
and the smell of stale beer. Even 50
you could catch the sickeningly sweet
smell of decay which covers the East End
on heavy, foggy nights.
1t comes from bodies buried under
ruins. You never mention it. The men
you mention it to may be the husbands,
fathers or sons of those bodies. If you
keep your pipe lit and don't think about
It, 1t isn't bad.
Evening star., 1941-09-21

In politics the East End curiously is
more strongly conservative than a year
ago. This is mainly because winnie"
is Conservative and these people have
faith in Winston Churchill-as he has
in them-despite all they've gone
through.
"They may turn Commie in another
year or so" Mickey said, but they amt
thinking that way now. Course they
think lots of Russia. When they hear
the admiral of the Baltic Fleet started
life as tailor and this fella with the
big mouStaches, Budyenny, was q SER
geant and now is marshal, it gets 'em
to think. They figure the tailor and the
sergeant are doin pretty well compared
with some of our admirals and marShals
who thinks tailors are dirt and sergeants
just a funny fela for cartoons in
Punch
Mickey and I walked down to the sub
way station. We passed block after block
of ruined homes, crossed streets still
pocked with bomb craters, saw vast and
stately ST. Paul's rising above the ruins
of the city.
1t was nearly dawn and the piles of
debris, the shattered buildings we're
strange and eerie in the half light It
was hard to believe you were in London.
Another Front Line.
You remembered LOuvain and the
ruined buildings near the library on
another dawn. You caught yourself
listening for the l55s to open up. That
was the front line This is one, too.
Strong and confident from the cloudy
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Home Front

Lease-lend was the big business
Washington last week. The Preside
told Congress on Monday that sl9C
100000 OF lease-lend funds had bee
spent during the first six months of til
acts existence. On Tuesday he reported
that the tempo of lease-lend aid wa
being increased. On Thursday he asked
Congress for another appropriation OF
SIS, ,985, 900 900 for lease-lend purposes. Al
though only a fraction Of the original
$1,000 100000 appropriation has been
spent, practically all of 1t is accounted
for in contracts now being filled.
Evening star., 1941-09-21
Review of 10Th Week of the War
Bv Blair BoHes.

Russia last week turned a between the
Soviet Union and German became the battle
German the Ukraine the world what
forgetting the
would
the next The strength
OF strategy
the wide stepp that stretch toward
England reopening
hot fighting
Evening star., 1941-09-21

Poor people they amt got any homes
and they won't leave their old neigh
borhoodS for the billets the government
offers them" said Mickey.
I asked him what he thought about
the coming winter.
"It don't matter how much they bomb
us. it won't be SO bad as last year" he
said. I'VE know how to live down here
now and people are used to it. If we are
lucky about disease it will be all right"
He said 'his people" weren't going
into the new surface shelters. They
amt crazy. Those things may be safe
against atdirect hit, but who wants to
stay above ground when it's noisy. You
can't sleep and sleeps what you miss
most" -"
Evening star., 1941-09-21

They were talking about Russia, just
as the cop said. Two dock workers an in
fantryman on leave from an old and
famous regiment, an A. r. P. warden off
duty, a quiet kid in army uniform with
the white band on his cap that signifies
officers training unit and a man who
looked like small shopkeeper. He was
the kids father.
Opposing Points of View.
He and the infantryman were arguing
about Russia. The soldier kept saying,
The Reds have them stopped. They
kept their eyes open, they did. Knew
what was comm, they did"
The shopkeeper said, 'Its just luck for
us so far. When Itler gets really going
they'll hand the Bolshies iding, you
wait and see"
His son interposed difidently. "I don't
know, pa" he said THE Russians are
doing what every one else wanted to do
to the ferries, let them come through
and then hit them in the rear. The
French wanted to do it, but they couldn't
pull 1t off"
One of the dock workers said heavily,
Don't know about all this Strategical
stuff. But I amt going to believe no one
about Russia no more. Thought they
was great, did, until kept readin and
hearin' from the nobs in Whitehall that
they weren't no good, that they didn't
have no church and that they starved
folks for the fun of it,"
He Pauses for Reply.
He paused as though he expected an
argument, then continued:
'Eard as how they'd fall apart If any
enc touched EN-. Well, they amt fallin'
Evening star., 1941-09-21

were aimed at the naval base of Kron-
stadt in the Gulf of Finland, guarding
the sea approach to Leningrad. Friday
the Nazis said Kronstadt was silenced.
About the Ukraine the Soviets said
little. Concerning Leningrad the Soviets
emphasized the courage Of the resist
Evening star., 1941-09-21

a steadily increasing foU OF food and materiel,
tanks, long-range bomberS and American fighting
planes has been assured foes of the AriS With them
it has been said many times Britain eventually 1riH
l0in the 1Uar
Safe escort OF such supplies is no1o pledged mis-
sion OF the United States Nary. Its commander in
chief, President RooSereH has not minced 1oords.
"No matter ,Uhat it takes" he has proclaimed. mo
matter Uha it costs, 1oiU keep open the line OF
legitimate commerce in these defensive tCaterS.'
Evening star., 1941-09-21

In the great theater OF the Atlantic you see
this map, the outcome of the uar may have been
decided.
Nazi Germany has been etuen simple choice:
Restricting her UboatS and surface raiders or risk
ing naval 1Uar NTH the United States.
Following the first permitting Dir
tuay free passage Of supply ships from America to
England. FoLotcing the second might mean shooting
it out ,Uh foe stronger many times. In either euent
Evening star., 1941-09-21

Russian tanks buried so only the towers
protrude, the Germans said, admitting
this action made the bunkers hard to
take But by Thursday the Germans
claimed they had taken ll9 of the
bunkers. Their big guns were throwing
shells into Geningrad. Shore batteries
Evening star., 1941-09-21

crowded into such a narrow space on
the front before Leningrad that they no
longer could wage campaign of move
ment," but must resort to purely de-
fensive tactics.
Weak spots in the bunkers girding
the city have been strengthened by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
MORE CAREFUL

I know he was alive five or
six years later. and for all l
know to the contrary, ne may
still be alive.
However. he is much more
careful with his false teeth than
he was and he StrenuouSly OBJ
lecis 10 that word "inadvert-
emily"
One Of the all-time highs in
stomach testing occurred not
long ago in Brattleboro. VT,
where a man was found who
had an extreme craving for a
metallic diet.
There were removed from his
stomach 1877 foreign bodies.
which weighed 90 grams. His
favorite food was hairpins. but
ne also was very fond of open
safety pins.
There were pieces OF a safety
razor blade. several staples.
pieces Of glass. and part Of a
hacksaW. He stated 70 the
surgeon before the operation
thai he covered many OF the
objects, such as razor blades,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
By DR.. Logan Clendening

grapefruit without added sugar:
l slice of thin toast with only u
pat of butter or little Jam;
1 cup of coffee. with a little
milk and only l lump or sugar.
Luncheon: One cup of any
clear or vegetable soup; salad
made of fruit or cooked yege-
tables with a little French dress
ing; / egg; glass of SKINNED
milk; a serving of one or two
vegetables.
Dinner: One cup Of clear
soup; a serving OF lean beef,
lamb, white fish, chicken or
turkey, without gravy; l thin
slice of bread with n pat of
butter; / medium-sized potato
to be eaten without butter, milk
or cream; 2 vegetables. cooked
in water and without added but
ter; ] cup OF coffee with a little
milk and only lump Of sugar.
Stewed or raw fruit, gelatin; a
baked apple.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

grow pair of legs.
QEHIND EVERY STRONG AND BRAVE STEP IN HUMAN
- HISTORY LIE YEARS-OR AGES-OF DREAMING,
YEARNING, TRYING FUMBLING, FAILING.
And the end the Plumbers may deserve quite much
credit triumphant fellow puts For the fellow
deal yet bring pass does
thing that dream alive
Like tiny creature his nfnesmal
deposit the accumulation which will day be island
TWINK Of the millions who suffered hoped and prayed rebeed
experimental before Pasteur Lister their broken
found a for the agones of
hydrophobia septic poisoning
Pasteur Lister moderns working living
memory Yet impulse which both of them triumph
reaches back through the the forgotten millions whose
prayers they finally answered
THE STRENGTH AND DETERMINATION TO sue
cEED IN OUR DESIRES Is NOT GIVEN TO MANY OF US
NOR THE WIT TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES HANDI-
CAPS WHICH ARE NOT OF OUR MAKING MAY DETER US
CIRCUMSTANCES MAY PROVE TOO MUCH FOR US
BUT THE POWER TO HOPE AND PRAY is GIVEN TO ALL
OF US. AND WHO ARE WEARY CARRY THE
DREAM ON AS SURELY As THOSE WHO ARE STRONG.
60 IN going spend whole day trying practice
- preach if 1 don't which know beforehand
won't. So maybe this will sound like
spinelessness-and maybe it will be.
Far be it from pass up good alibi when IT
handy Yet selfish I'm thinking my aibis
I'm thinking of the nameess millions live lives
bound down by their weakness humanity
sometimes dream of peace happiness
given them to find the it all.
YET 1 SUSPECT, WHEN THE LAST RECKONING COMES,
THEY'LL FIND A GLORY WHICH THEY NEVER FOUND ON
EARTH
Copyright 1871
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

a great nation"
Hiram looked. pleased. And
then. GOSH" he said II for
got all about maybe YOU were
going somewhere and ! WAS
taking YOU out of your way"
81 was going somewhere,
but I'D damn sight rather
he doing titiS."i with
you wherever you say"
"she's good hill climber"
Hiram said. "She's good
hts stiII. And Then, matter
Of factly: They'll send after
me. of course"
YES. You are running off
with their property"
"Sure. And somebody will
tell 'em where we went.
Probably Mrs. SpiIlman back
there on her porch" He
grinned. "She looked like
she'd seen the sun rolling
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

assigned TO kitchen police duty United States
Army mechanical potato peelers. didn't think that
potato peeng tough What got down trying
scrape the grease out OF those big pots and pans
somewhat bitter feminine client Chicago
they horoscopes
ducly -wucky
blankets, and tsy
at the family table It's disgusting Why dog II II
child: After all, only beast the place
him :
WRITES Yorker. WY a position
' a %
be fair, but do be imposed by
extravaganza" qualified expert VIII
working her
keep from salary considers the allowance
So Barbara Huons iewelrS appraised So 500 600 by
the company That's lot Of iewelr Only iewelry
own watch lost all gold footballs and my fraternity
PIN
LoR film rights yarn Saratoga Trunk"
Sl750o0 Record price paid film rights
oO0 Iiur7
Is per marry
q airline industry o a they
duties remember hearing reading
wife who had been airline hostess divorce
"TF GEORGE sIsLER the NTH
time please nam Seattle
client Certainly l. Hal Chase Fred Tenney 3,
Chance 4 Jake Daubert.
Am eligible Clubs" young
~o Chicago writer:
owning with play
helping realize owning operating
bottng learning gulf attending
penthouse party silver heating
Bowling occasionally learning
y synac.ts
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

II may" he said. Il Just
possibly may be-LiSten. son.
YOU Just hang onto all that
vitamin y you're busting with
for a minute longer and I'll
see"
Down the road from town
came swirl of dust II was
travelling al hurricane speed
1t roared up alongside and
stopped a long powerful ar
with n chauffeur Al the wheel.
The door OF il swung open
and a man stepped out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05

The other old man stuck his
head out of the bus window.
"Okay, Mendel." he said.
"Okay. Mr.. Ransome."
The other old man chuck
led
Maybe nothing" he said
10 Mr.. Fotheringham. 81 arm
the owner Of this bus. IL you
are interested In the details.
YOU can talk to Mr.. Mendel
there. He's my lawyer"
ITS all quite regular,
young man." Mr. Mendei said,
cifnching In. Here's a note
from the president of your
company. The papers are
being fixed up now in his
office. He said he was de-
lighted TO oblige you, sir"
you see" said old Mr.
Ransome 10 Fotheringharn. II
own quite a lot of the stock In
your company"
FOthCrlngham and Peters
knew he owned about half the
town
II teIephoned back" he eX-
planned TO Peters. when
bought the gum. l guess We
don't have to turn around
after all. Thank you, Men
del" He grlnned at Fother-
ingham. you can't tell by
looking at frog how far he'll
Jump. And NOW we'll have to
ask you to get out Of our bus
here. Mr.. Peters and are
going places"
THE END.
Mondays short story: THE
Beige Wedding Bells" by
AlisSa keir.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-04-05
Daily Short Story

him buy some gas. and Hiram
did and they were. sitting
there chewing gum and jog
ging along and making plans
about whore they'd 90 after
they'd been 10 the H0miny
Hills. when Mr.. Eotheringham
came racing up IN a company
-hinMlnn- his hmm toudlX
he shot alongside and
crowded the bus out of the
road.
He Vas neat and stout and
young, aggressive and agate