Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-18
New Deal
Parallels TO
Hi+Ierism Told
Strong National Authority
Furthered in U.s.,
Ths opinions expressed by
Westbvook Peeier are not neces-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.)
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
If MUST be perfectly clear to
4 most Americans now that, al
though the enemy is, in a word,
Hitlerism. some phases of Hit
lerism are abhorrent. but others
are either in operation here or
In process of adoption. We may
call them New Dealism or de-
mocracy, but there are points OF
resemblance.
For one thing, our govern
ment. which has had the en-
dorSement of two reflections,
believes in a strong national and
nationalistic authority at the
top, supported down through the
political and social grades by
groups and individuals in favor
OF the national government.
We have had our local and
sta tie political organizations
drawing fSustenance from the
national capital in the form of
relief and grants
Congressman were given 10
understand that favors for their
respective communities would
be weighed in the scales against
their cooperation.
A PPOINTEES selected for adj
"A ministrative jobs have been
picked not for their ability
alone. although some have been.
incidentally. able men. but for
their theological regularity.
II was not enough that man
be a good citizen. He has also
TO sympathize with the New
Deal. which is a philosophy that
never has been formulated and
therefore may be anything that
the administration happens TO
favor al given time.
II is not enough that a man
administer a law. such as the
Wagner Act. as written. and
with a conscientious regard for
an employer and stakeholder.
He must give his interpreta-
ton of the law a twist. possibly
with an honest intention TO help
tho worker hui with the Preh-
able political effect Of tying into
- me Now Deal The Two big
organizations
IN THE attitude of the ma
L tional government toward
private industry the resem-
blance appears again. 1t is not
exactly a parallel. but the re-
semblance is there, and II must
be remembered that our gov
eminent has not yet gone as far
as II intends TO go.
Otherwise President Roose-
-t-ait- 'tstf4t4- ~ 4t-rt-rf- eoftr4t-to
retire after ms second term, sat-
isfied that his New Deal had
been completed al last and leave
the operation of II TO other
hands
Now the emergency of war in
tervenes 10 hasten the program
or trend of the New Deal. but
even had there been no war The
tendency plainly was 20 bring IN
dustry more and more under
government control and bring
government more. openly into
the role of labors boss. with
the power 10 give orders.
In the war emergency now,
in duStry will b~ comman-
dcercd with the ownership and
management both subdued. and
labor will be employed in fact by
the government. although NOM
inally by private interests.
uITLERISM is all these things
IL plus the personal denuncia-
ton of reluctant individuals
from on high. and the evasion
of laws by twisted and cum
ming argument. which is less
hygienic from the moral
standpoint than open violation.
because it confuses the people
in their everyday problems of
right and wrong.
II is not a happy thought, but
if Uncle Sam should take an
honest look IN the mirror he
would discover on his upper lip
faint sprigS of a Chaplin
mustache.
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