The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-14

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Washington speed up belli-
gerency The
public not only is willing to make
ali sorts OF sacrifices OF its COM
forts and conveniences. Apparently
il outright enjoys making EN-.
They're urged. People seem TO try
to think up fresh ones. some OF EN-
unnecessary, according to authori-
ties IN our armed services.
But there's one thing that is
struggling to 80 on as usual, maybe
somewhat to the detriment of the
national war effort.
That's the New Deal.
The New Dealers, by intention.
anyway. are government social
and economic progressives. Of
course. And war never has been
advertised as progressive - not
while it's going on. II occasionally
is waged with a view to preserva-
ton OF progress previously made
and acquiring more subsequently,.
but it's reactionary job in itself.
Now. to have a lot OF progress
sives in charge of a reactionary
stunt obviously doesn't promise eff
hcient reaction. with the latter as
the more immediate requirement.
For Nine Years
The New Dealers started dealing
about nine years ago.
Goodies Of EN- we're needed to
dish out the cards The Washing
ton administration assembled them
frcm all points of the compass. and
set EN- at it. as about two or three
hundreds OF bureaus and agencies
but all Of EN-. he it remen erred.
as socio-economic. not military or
naval outfits. No war was going on
then, and II wasn't foreseen then
that our currently existing depart
ments would presently have to be
supplemented by dozens and scores
OF Selective Services. Priorities
Boards, OPM's, ct cetera.
The initial brood functioned very
satisfactorily up to the wars out
break and until we got into it. Our
depression gradually wore off and
they got the credit for it. which
possibly they were entitled to.
The war. though. robbed lot of
'em of most Of their rsiSon detre.
Between conscription's and war
industry's demands. unemployment
was largely sopped up. II there
stills a demand for social and eco
nonic reforms. it's for new kind.
which the earlier agencies aren't
adapted to supplying
There's a deal of clamor for the
abolition OF several Of EN-. like the
CCC and the NYA. on the ground
that they're both frightfully ex-
pensive and now entirely superflu-
Gus They can't be transformed into
war agencies. because their organ
iZations aren't suited to wartime's
requirements.
Yet the heads and personals Of
such bureaus don't like the idea Of
being chucked into the discard
For one item. they don't want to
lose their jobs
Additionally a lot OF EN- are
socio-economic enthusiasts. They
LIKE their work and want to keep
It up And even. they say il it's
a temporary redundancy. it'll be a
tremendous necessity at the wars
eud-socio economics will be vital
consideration then and they'll be
right on hand 10 take care OF EN-.
preventing another crash and de-
preston. like the last time.
Jealousy
There are New Dealers. too, who
haven I got jobs Of their own in
volved. such as lawmakers on Cap
itol Hill, who hold the same opin-
ion
Well. the nub Of it is that the es-
tablished New Deal agencies and
the newly created war agencies are
Jealous OF one another They con-
hict. 70 the war agencies momen-
tary disadvantage. though it'll be
the other way about II the war
agencies yoWls result in getting
the peace agencies abolition
shortly They won't he totally abol-
ished. its certainty. but some Of
EN- may be
The public. ] Judge. from the
comment I hear and read. is pre-
dominantly pro-abohtion Of the
socio-economiG group. as an eco
/ nomic measure
Later. at the wars end. who
knows
Today the number Of government
workers in Washington is about
twice What II was at the end Of
the last war and it was greater
then than ever before in history.
And DOES it cost money! Look
at your last income tax check
and at your next one. at this years
middle Of March
NEW ORLEANS up Former