Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-14
New Dealers
In Defense
DisgruntIed
Roosevelt May Be Forced
TO Shift OPM Again
BY PAUL MALL0N

commission are unsheathlng
their needles for more iabS at
the dominant business element
there.
The Truman resolution asking
FOR Senate investigation of
contracts ESPECIALLY with those
firms whose former executives
are now in the government is
generally attributed to them.
One of their group, high in
financial bureau of government
near the defense commission. Is
credited with initiating the idea
through Senator Truman OF
Missouri.
These boys have had a left
out feeling since the office of
production management (OPM)
reorganization. So far their
resentment has only caused
some more or less bitter per-
sonal scraps within the defense
setup. But one well placed Off
cial bystander says unless Mr..
Roosevelt quells the develop
ing fuss, there will have TO be
another reorganization of the
defense regime within three to
five months.
NJ DIS have been somewhat
4>' appeased by selection of
Ben Cohen as counselor TO Am
bassador Winant in London, but
that is not what they want.
Cohen worked with Winant in
drawing and setting up the So
cial security organization.
Earlier he acted in the same
capacity as legal counselor in
establishing the Zionist move
ment in Palestine. Together
Winant and Cohen represent the
New Dealers so top-heavily. in
london that pven7thry are talk
ing of the necessity of selecting
a conservative as minister to
work with them.
Cherubic countenance of an
other charter member of the
New Deal team, Thomas Cor
coran, has been prominent both
in rumor and White House
social gatherings. His pals say
he has wanted the solicitor gen.
eralship or attorney generalShip.
IN case Mr.. Jackson moves up to
the court. He would take the
second spot if his group as
sociate, Francis Biddle, got the
top job.
Trooping of these men back TO
prominence from the bomb shell
ter they entered for the last
campaign will not, however,
pacify their wing. That may be
accomplished by giving them
representation on an overall
policy committee to act in an
advisory capacity to the Presi-
dent on defense.
BEGINNINGS of a ministry of
- economic defense Chat new
branch of warfare which is prov
ing more powerful than guns
are bleng set up without an
nouncement in the commerce de-
partment by Secretary Jesse
Jones.
He has instituted such an Of
flee in his bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. 1t is TO be
policy division, reSurrecting
facts in regard TO wages, hours,
taxes. savings. investments, ex-
penditures-everything affecting
manufacturers and their ability
to produce.
Wire pulling on the lease
lend gift bill showed Mr.. Roose-
welt at his uneXcelled best. Even
the congressional handlers, who
are already congratulating them
selves on what a good job they
are doing. admit that.
Trunk wire representing the
most bril- liant presidential
achievement was that set up
through dispatch of the Presi-
dents friend. Harry Hopkins. to
London. Obviously Hopkins let
the British know what should
be said and done TO push the
bill along. Churchill'S Irresistible
words were his own. but the tim
ing and vocal arrangement were
set by Hopkins for the opening
of the Senate fight.
Second best arranged blow
was the appearance of Wendell
Willkie.
Through il all the White
House did not have to say
word.
NOR the life and death struggle
L for England. now reaching
its climax:
The Germans have ready 80
divisions of $1,000 men each.
plus several thousand miscel-
laneous troops-4,000,000 men
under arms.
The British have only 2,000,-
600 regulars plus doubtful L.
100000 in the Home Guard.
But the Germans cannot use
all their force in the grand as
sault across the Channel. Thus
the conclusion is unacceptable
the Britain is well fixed with
men.
Military men expect Hitler TO
lose 100000 TO 100000 men If
he tries what he seems to be
working up to.
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