The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-13

ing the Axis. according TO some
reasoners. who favor concentration
on il to the extent Of ceasing TO
cerebrate on any other subject.
Joe Martin, outlining his ideas.
lust before the current congress
sional sessions opening, unquali-
fieGly waived all politics so far as
a maximum war effort s'concerned,
but he didn't seem to consider that
the slightest mental activity rela-
tive to anything else necessarily
detracts from it.
In a way his argument is all
outer than the proclaimed about
ers' argument is. Their demands
for every cent that the administra-
ton wants, TO win the democracles'
fight. Okay. agrees Joe, but let's
make sure that the billions that
the administration asks for are, all
OF EN-, for that particular purpose.
The all-outers take it for granted
that they are. Joe advocates a bit
of investigation, If he notes an
item that looks a trifie doubtful to
him. And, If his doubts confirmed.
his view is that that item ought to
be scratched out. as such, with a
corresponding one added onto the
military appropriations total. There
can't be much objection to an at
titude like that - except from
boosters for the items that Joe
wants scratched out. The unadul-
terated military all-outers should
like It.
No Social Reforms
It's as a wartime all-outer that
Joe breaches his doctrine of the
maintenance of a strong G. o. P.
That is. he wants a party that'll
keep a sharp eye on appropria-
tions, to prevent social reform
ers" from shopping any Of those
non-military items in, at our war
Efforts expense.
It's as a reconstruction influence,
tr9"-,', that he ure:e n
continued formidable organization
afterward.
I'd surmise that it'll be a differ
ent stunt for him to increase the
size of his present congressional
minority at the coming election.
If the wars still raging, there
can't but be powerful popular OBJ
lection to q change Of legislative
horses in the midst Of that kind
of a stream" And if. before then,
we've won, sentiments bound. I'd
say, to be Enthusiastically pro"
the party under whose administra-
ton victory was scored.
II we lost or are losing
But hecki That's a ridiculous
suggestion, Of course.
It's like specializing on what
would happen politically if the
world came to an end.
When we win. though. and start
TO get back to a satisfactory nor
malcy, there are liable to be some
pretty decided differences Of opin-
ion as TO the best way Of doing il.
At that stage of the game, rejoic-
ing over our triumph is apt to be
speedily obliterated by the eco
nomic troubles we can depend on
having on our hands.
How successful Leon Henderson
ct alvin be at preventing run
away imitation nobody knows.
So Much Junk-Later
The fact remains that guns. ex-
plosives, tanks, warcraft and mill
tary planes are uneconomic COM
modities to produce. While they're
being manufactured they give an
impression Of prosperity. but it's
an impression that doesn't prevail
on into succeeding periods Of
peace. Producing 'em, in the long
run, is the same thing as produc-
ing nothing Of any ordinary use.
They'll be mere junk ultimately.
and wen be desperately shy on
the normal necessities Of life.
If history means anything. that's
the equivalent Of crashes, depres-
sions, miscellaneous hard times
and such.
Trying to head EN- off in ad-
vance looks to me like trying TO
influence the weather or some
thing of the sort. ! question that
It can be done. by Leon Henderson
or anyone else. My bunch is that
1t simply has to wear off by de-
grees' to the tune of years.
It's a process Of rebuilding. back
70 plenty-to plenty of stuff that
has some human utility.
When that time comes. maybe
Joe Martin ra, ct l.. IL