Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-08-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND VIEWS
(By Congressman Bob Secrest)
Released by
Ohio Editorial News Service
Germans Lose Confidence

press is no longer read with the i'm
plicit faith that it once was. At
first the German people read and
believed. They now read and doubt.
lSome now read and believe only
what can be implied from omis-
sions.
They were told that the war
would end in 1910; that there
would be no war on two fronts; that
Russia was their friend; that the
war would end in 1941 and that no
bombs would drop on Berlin. AS
pie are finding the burden steadily
heavier The ceaseless Raj raids
increasing constantly in scope and
fury and the unprecedented losses
| in the Russian campaign have made
their hopes of peace and comfort
more remote.
! The German people unquestion-
ably are still united behind Hitler,
but probably not because of the con-
| fidence they first held in him. Faith
has likely been replaced by memoir
les of the Versailles treaty and the
fear of vengeful conquered peoples
| of Europe If this fear were remOv-
ed from the hearts of the German
people, Hitler might then find him
self losing the war on the home
| front with the people in open re-
volt
| No Favorites
No favortes are played by the
draft law The coal miners son
finds himself lined up with the mil
| lionaire's son. The farmer boy
drills beside the ambassadors son.
Each is contributing his share to
| the service of his country.
Movie actor James Stewart had to
leave his $1,000 per week job to be-
come an army private. Star first
baseman Hank Greenberg is tramp
ing the drill grounds instead of run
ming bases for the Detroit Tigers at
$55, 900 per year. Joe kennedy,
ir., son of Ex-Ambassador to Eng
land, reported for training as a fly
l..
to his $4,000 per month allow
ance, Campbell Soup heir John T.
Dorrance, jr., is now an army priv
ate. Instead of giving orders to
New York Stock Exchange mem
bers, $4,000 year ex-president OF
the exchange, William M. Martin,
ir., now takes order from tough
top sergeant. The draft caught the
grandson Of the elder John ID.
Rockefeller and Paul W. Mellon, "a
year old multimillionaire son of the
late Andrew w. Mellor, volunteer
ed after change in the draft age
eliminated the possibility of his be-
ing called.
The success of selective service
depends entirely on impartiality to-
ward citizens of eligible age. When
we see the poorest mans son on an
| equality with the richest mans son
| in an army squad, we must be I'M
pressed with the fact that democ-
racy is fair in requiring equal duty
and service from all.
| Napoleon And Hitler
History lovers who believe that
history repeats itself should dust
off their books and note the striking
| similarities between Napoleon,s at
tack on Russia and Hitler's march
against the Soviets.
| Like Hitler, Napoleon desired to
defeat England. Like Hitler, he
had a aggression with Russia.
Like Hitler, he was unable to get
the desired cooperation with Rus
sia and started invasion. In both
Instances Russia refused to air Brit
ain, but, on being attacked, con-
| cluded an alliance with Britain with
| the promise that there would be no
separate peace. How much further
the similarity will go is held IN Sc
cret by events to come.
| NyIon For Autos
| Each successive week the defense
program brings new developments
| in scientific fields. Some of these
are limited to defense but many will
/ find important peace time uses.
| High altitude flying brings air
men into very low temperatures. TO
protect themselves from the extreme
cold, they have been stuffing them
selves inside bulky sheep-sklns
which made a plane crew look like
a row of over-stuffed furniture. Cen
eral Electric company has received
an army order for $4,000 of their
newly developed and tested electri-
| cally heated flying suits. These suits
are similar to long woolen under
wear except heating coils are WOW
en- into the garments. These suits
are cheaper than sheep-skins, give
greater freedom in flying and fight
| ing operations, and can be adjusted
/ for temperatures ranging from 90
degrees below zero to 70 degrees
| above.
| Autos Or Guns
| Defense agency officials have been
| engaged in a vigorous disagreement
as to the extent of the cut to be
made in automobile production.
There is not nearly enough steel to
go round. Either new steel plants
must be built or consumer use cut.
| Motor cars, being users of steel and
| other strategic materials, stands at
the top of the list If consumer use
OF steel is to be cut.
Agreement was reached to cur
tail production 20 percent the next
few months with additional reduc-
tions to come later.