Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-27


4 RESIGNATION from the
"a labor mediation board might
have developed if the President
persisted in his logical eXpecta-
lion that the point be settled by
negotiation. ffif1iS would have
opened wide TO public gaze the
difference of opinion inside the
board panel.
Seizure of the plant may have
provided a temporary escape for
the difficulty into which the me-
dlation board and Mr.. Hillman
had plunged themselves by hav-
ing pat the government tdivid-
edly) behind the closed shop is
sue. but a lot of aching official
heads have been left here.
Whether they will continue to
apply this new modified closed
shop policy in other cases is
doubtful. Apparently all in
volved arc going to try aspirin
on themselves the next few days
and let both themselves and the
matter settle.
MR.. HULL and the japanese
Au ambassador have said they
hoped their conflicting policies
could be settled but did not
know how. That is dipio-
matte way Of putting the blunt
private opinion of American
diplomats that matters have
reached critical point from
which escape seems impossible.
The apanese government
glibly stepped in over its head
in refusing to allow Americans
TO return home. Toxic diplo-
mats suffered a delusion that
such an unprecedented step
would help stop progress toward
actual warfare, and at the same
time rattle American nerves. If
they have now discovered their
mistake, they are confronted
with the Oriental problem of
saving face.
A stern face on the matter
was also presented by Mr..
Churchill who announced fatty
the British and the United
States had decided japanese ag-
greSSlon must stop
While the problem has the as
poets of q dilemma, officialdomC
here has been handling the af1
falr quietly, 10 allow Toxic op1
portunlty to make up its mind(
POWERFUL senatorial influ-
Il enceS passed the word
around that there would be an
immediate fair congressional in
veStigation of the Ickes' gaso-
line shortage campaign, after
The American Automobile Asso-
citation stepped out with the
plain statement that motorists
were being humbugged.
This .AAA is cautious or
ganlzation which does not freely
offer charges When it. agreed
me lckeS control had resulted
IN public confusion and distrust.
not even the vacationing Mr..
lckeS was left much room TO
! protest.
But the 1ckes' control pub
Hclty showed no Improvement
Inc same day il handed out
questions which II asked itself,
and answers it was furnishing.
Sample question.
Is II true that stocks Of gaSo-
line on the East Coast are AM
PIE"
Their answer.
NO, stocks are lower than
last year at this time"
! YOU can see through that
without your glasses. No
one asked if stocks were "am-
| pie - ample for what? The
! question Is whether the Z 10 7
funny business. the arbitrary de-
mai OF gasoline 10 dealers by as
much AS 10 to 20 per cent. the
scare official story that only
20 days supply is left are juSti-
! fled
The answer is. neither the
publicity nor the official figures
have been ample" yet.
Hitler'S call for volunteers is
thought 10 be a Nazi gag. He
can get all the men he wants
for the army by taking them. as
he has done before. Forced
military service has been the
rule in Germany for years. But
this new way sounds democratic.
can make good propaganda.
Officials horc are betting YOU
viii shortly hear DNB shouting
that tho response 10 IIitler'S call
was terrific. 10 times greater
than the fuehrer had expected
oven II no one answers.
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