Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-01
BY PAUL MALLON


VerSary who dared 10 make such
an offer.
For the next two or three
days the opposing armies were
mostly looking around for major
generals. Unfortunately neither
was found
Around humorless CHIC here
there are many officers who
seem TO be pretty grim about
II all. Both the major gener-
ais are West Pointers. well
Schoolcd in military tactics.
which hitherto have not laid
much stress on kidnapping
IT WAS Madame Perkins, the
L labor secretary. who lured
Mayor La Guardia into nego-
with the StAbway=tfHfon
after he said he wouldn't.
The lady has confessed tho
subway strike leaders. M k Q
Quill and Allan Haywood were
in with Go President Phil Muir
ray 10 see her last week, hut
declined more information. Ac-
tHally- the Go trio came in 10
tell Madame Perkins hey
wanted her 10 ask LaGuardla
10 meet and negotiate. If he
continued to refuse they urged
her 10 certify the strike to the
mediation board on the grounds
il would interfere with defense
10 have the transportation sys'
tenn of the nations largest city
tied up.
Miss Perkins saw LaGuardia
and found him-well, still La
Guardia He said he would
break The strike with city po-
lice and soldiers if necessary
and he would not meet with any
one. Miss Perkins. however.
went back and was able TO Sc
cure from Quill a promise that
he would not demand a closed
shop if LaGuardia would ne
gotiate.
She re propoSitioned La
Guardia. Offering this promise
as a wide out for him to change
his mind, and needed him with
the threat of mediation board
action.
II so happens the new media
ton board chairman. William II.
Davis former chairman of the
New York state mediation
board)3 never got along with
LaGuardia. In their old deal
ings apparently LaGuardia was
always getting the publicity and
Davis was getting unfavorable
mention.
Mr.. LaGuardla took one look
AT the out. one AT Miss Per-
kins. and side glance at Davis,
and changed his mind.
MILITARY authorities here
I'I cannot make much out of
what they hear ffafea4- Berlin and
Moscow either. The German
war office is whispering that
its communicates have been UNI
communicative for the first time
in this pan-European war. be-
cause basic Nazi strategy is to
cut MOScow'S communications
from the Rcd front. and keep
the Russian headquarters and
various armies from knowing
what is going on.
From the similar vagueneSS of
the Russian announcements. YOU
might guess this phase Of the
German campaign has been sue
ceSSful in pay
Another strange defect in The
propaganda of dlctatorial ma
lions. pittcd against each other
for the first time in this war. is
The absence of the usual Nazi
pictures showing large quantl-
ties OF prisoners taken. The
Nazls rushed such photos over
here by radio in all their pre-
viouS campaigns. For tho first
seven days the Germans did not
even mention Red prisoners
taken. and then they announced
The large and luguhrious num-
her Of 30000-without photo
graphs.
The Reds must be fighting
with more spirit than anyone
else the NaZiS have faced.
I EON HEN RSON. Mr..
II R6oSevclt'S price liquidator,
is on the warpath. He is now on
the verge Of allocating steel for
civilian usage which means pri-
marily the long avoided crucial
cut in auto production is COM
Ing
What he is leading up 10. is
legislation which will give him
real power 10 control To per-
Suadc Congress 10 enact II. he
must first make a case show
inc N 10 be necessary That pro-
cess is now under way.
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