Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-13
TheyDon!''+D Do
Anything
They Preach
Sacrifice Is Keynote
Of Statesmen's Talks
BY HUGH :. JOHNSON


that the war can he won only
through sacrifice. 1t is the key
note of all current eloquence.
But ask most Of them 10 sacri-
flee anything for himself or his
constituents and see where you
get
Here are a few examples to
prove the point.
Everybody recognizes that
price initiation could double and
treble the cost of the war or
even bankrupt the nation.
I'm principle nearly every
body is for moving 10 stop il by
simple and direct troll
through a price-fxing bill. 1t
is not contested that the princi-
pal elements in our whole price
structure are farm prices and
labor wages.
There would not be much
sacrifice about controlling the
whole upward spiral As Mr. Leon
Henderson has been so Vallantly
trying TO do-with insufficient
authority and backing.
When the price control bill
comes up we find almost no
opposition 10 il except a TO IT'S
principal clauses without which
II is nothing. Labor won't stand
for any wage control at all.
Agriculture deviSeS a clever
little scheme which defeats the
very purpose of the bill
Consequently price initiation is
upon us and already has IN
creased war costs by Sl3,-
0O00O0O0O Ii is diSgraceful.
TT Is obvious that the PreSi-
i dent does not minimize the
necessity for efficient civilian
defense
He appoints Mr. LaGuardia
10 get it, The public reaction 10
spreading the Little Flowers
great talents too thin and the
lack OF substantial progress
were so deplorable that change
was imperative
Does Mr. LaGuardla make
whatever sacrifice IS necessary
10 his ambitions and step down
which he could do with the
greatest of ease He does not,
He forces the President 10 APP
point another knudSen-Hillman
two-h a q d-boy monStrosltN.
Nobody can argue tina, TINS Is IN
the public interest IN time OF
crisis.
The national capital with eN-
panding federal organization,
becomes a mushroom boomtown.
Police and transport facilities
arc wholly inadequate
There Is no place for The daily
hordeS OF new arrivals 10 live
in deCenCy In the meantime
there are many bureaus II not
departments that could be- split
up and their headquarters and
workers sent 20 live in places
where living room is available
mere arc many FaIld reasons
lot "olIiE 'il'> dlu Ic" dsdlil> O.
IT. As a matter of plain fanncS>.
some Of the taxes taken from
the various communities. should
be returned 10 them and not all
IuhheiIed Hi>t 'nrough WASH
ihg,oh'
ms CROWDED chNliohHIetl' -
ho' me pest Hn'ag'ndhie ior ne
comfort hoi1e-'IeS g'oa worn
ana even me "ordiity OF young
people taken so lar from tn'i
MONIES.
IN niue space DC mace nl
10" reloca'ionS No'
without arouSing all the cldmoi
OF plg->uckinE con'eN'
Inc opposition j. haNed on
alleged loss OF efficiency
a single tIip through INC
spraying location OF bureaus m
single department scattered
all over inc city ought 70 bc
enough 70 convince that almost
any oiher system WOULD oe pet
ter
or course. me rcal reason is
that Washington IKE any oiher
American ciiy' treasures IT'S m
crease IN population ana the
trade II brings IN, mere is an,
other reason thlnK me real
one
In many married couples each
spouse mas a separate govern
mpDt lOb They don want 10