The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-01

L. sa.A--z--s.,.sSs3s - H'6S VI NoAoS
Jesse lone. that don't mean
anything" New
ertheless, Jesse was the last indi-
vidual who had just mouthed them,
as a witness before the house Of
representatives banking commit
tee, before F. D. r. expressed HIM
self on the subject.
Washington's populaI verdict Is
that while maybe he didn't refer
to his commerce secretary ESPE-
CIALLY, he certainly must have
intended to include him.
Plenty Of lsolationist representa-
tives and senators made remarks
substantially the same as Jesse's,
in the course Of congressional de-
bate relative to the lease-lend plan.
They undoubtedly were prepared
to be presidentially characterized
as mere meaningless mouthers."
1t struck listeners-in, however, as
rather different thing to have
the chief executive so designate
one OF his own cabinet members.
AS applied to the isolationist
lawmakers, it was an observation
which the capital was inclined to
interpret as simply an answer to
their anti administrationistic ut
terances.
Rebuke From the Boss.
In Jesse's case It sounded 10
most hearers like a rebuke from
the boss to an indiscreet subordi-
nate-and a darned scorching one.
Jesse evidently knew he'd COM
mitted something awful the min
ute he'd said what he did to the
banking committee, for he hastily
told the committees stenographer
to omit il from his notes, so it
didn't go into the official record.
Seemingly it didn't occur to
him, though, to warn newspaper
reporters at the hearing not te
quote him. Or, perhaps, as a news.
paper publisher himself, he real.
4. lied that they'd quote him, any.
way. They did, too, and their
editors played his testimony up
prominently.
Jesse attempted no comment fol-
lowing his spanking-for a spank
ing is what everybody thinks 1t
was, even If the president did ex-
plain that the spanks were not
aimed at his stern ESPECIALLY.
Indeed, there wasn't much conn.,
I1ent he could have INDUCED in
probably.
He simply has closed up tighter
than a clam, which is unfortunate
from, reportorial standpoint, for
hitherto he's been a first-rate news
source, and, probably due to his
personal journalistic connection, an
unusually intelligent one.
Washing tons correspondents
would like to know now what's
F. D. RS opinion of talk Mrs.
F. D. r. made few days ago be-
fore Hunter colleges alumnae, fac
ulty and students.
The first lady's address hasn't
been published-not in the capi-
tails press, at any rate.
First Lady's View
However, it has appeared In
print that, answering questions
from her collegiate audience, she
stated that, while opposing war,
there are some things worth
dying for"
That, Of course, wasn't the same
thing as saying that we're nearly
IN the war;" as Jesse Jones put it
Still, query the correspondents,
didn't it verge on It
Nobody has had the nerve to put
this question up to the White
House directly: it would be pretty
sassy. But there's a lot Of Won
dering about It.
What Mrs. Roosevelt said ap-
peared in the same issues of the
same newspapers as the story Of
President Roosevelt's jab at mean
ingless mouthings." It's natural
that there's considerable parallel
ing Of the two yarns.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she was
OPPOSED TO war; Well, Jesse
Jones didn't say he was in favor
Of IT, All he said was that we're
nearly IN It," Neither did he say
that there are some things worth
dying for" That was stronger
than anything he said.
But Jesse got spanked. There's
no news that Mrs. =. D. r was
even reprimanded.