The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-09-25
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN M. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington.-Did the Presidents
recent address mean war? The pre-
vailing view here is that it did not.
There seems no immediate probability
of war. This is not a war Congress.
Only Congress may declare war. The
prospect of a declaration of war
against Germany is remote and de-
pends on Hitler. Americans are
peace-loving people. So were the Nor
wegans and the Dutch. In fact, Hol-
land had not been involved in any war
for LAT years. Norway for lO2 years.
They did not want war. Hitler took
the war to them.
The Presidents address was mas
terly appraisal of the danger to this
nation of Nazi controlled world. His
clarion call to defend our sovereignty
and maintain wall of defense around
the Western Hemisphere and to ad
here to our traditional policy of free
dom of the seas deserves approval
and support of a united people.
Shooting
A little shooting around Iceland
would not necessarily mean war. 1t
is evident that the power of America
is being brought to bear to the ut
most against Hitler This nation has
been waging and will wage economic
warfare to the extent of our re-
sources. The British and Russians
will do the bulk of the fighting.
Our Navy is alert and mighty. 1t is
ready to shoot before being shot at
and will do just that.
Presidential Veto
President Roosevelt vetoed the bill
passed by Congress whereby cotton
and wheat now in storage would be
frozen for the period of the emer-
gency and thereafter until Congress
should release these commodities.
They could be withdrawn only for ma
tional defense and relief purposes.
The purpose of this proposal was to
increase the price Of wheat and cot
ton. The veto by President Roosevelt
will doubtless be sustained. If it is
not sustained we have the spectacle
Of Leon Henderson seeking power to
curb initiation and price rises in COM
modities while at the same time Con-
gress enacts laws to increase prices.
The fact that the 1926 million dollar
"pork barrel" strategic highway bill
was vetoed by the President and his
veto sustained, encourages those who
opposed the measure passed by the
House and Senate to freeze stocks of
cotton and wheat, to believe that the
Presidents veto of this measure will
also be upheld Had this measure be-
come a law, prices to consumers of
cotton goods and wheat would have
been increased. This is a potent argu-
ment that will be made in favor of
sustaining the veto.
National Defense
The total active strength Of the
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps OF
the United States, including officers
and enlisted men is now 100000. OF
this total only about 100000 are Sc
lective service soldiers. Defense plant
expansion totals 2,023 projects as OF
June 30, l94l. Number Of defense
housing units now totals 125,OO(
dwellings and trailers. Airplane pro
duction, including bombing planes
combat and training planes is now OF
basis of about 1000 per month. The
; August total was 1854. Shell loadini
plants such as the Ravenna Arsena
are now in production. Quantity pro
duction of tanks is proceeding salts
factorily and small arms production
is exceeding expectations. Hitler
. watch your step.
Dissatisfaction
1t is difficult to satisfy everybody
There are many criticisms of this Ad
ministration. A Communist agitator
urging support for Arnold johnson
Communist candidate for mayor o
Cleveland, was denouncing Presiden
Roosevelt and telling what would hap
pen when the Communist Party cam
: into power: Desc people in Shake
Heights" said the earnest agitatol
I "are living in beeg apartments ait
? eating strawburrs and Grim. Come
the revolution and you also will liv
in beeg apartments and eat straw
S burrs and crim." A little fellow pro
tested loudly saying, 81 do not lik
n Strawberries and cream" Whereupo
the agitator leaned over, shook hi
= fist in the little fellows face an
shouted, "Comes the revolution, an
t you will eat strawburrs and Grim