The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-23

Jimmie bfrnes Soon
Nay Boss fhs Bosses
Find Keeping Up With
The Jonesss Expensive
Tokyo Pulled . Fast
One on M. Sfimson
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WASHINGTON Aneriexn a.
rlomsry m fhe Eorth African
adventure wzs tinged with = rrsI-
IN never before attained In our
history. In discussing the conduct
C the United States toward the
Fichy government ard the tricks
n>ed 10 hoodwink Hitler. a. wen
- the fuses employed 20 Win over
pruunin<1t Preach leaders. = high
state department Official said. We
1rc16sd TO fight fire with fire.
Warrington flirted with Petsin
al shen. Ike . Tickle lover. glted
Inn when TIE time for combat
suppianted the period Of counting.
Because Admiral L<ahy vas q
naval symbol ws sezt him 10 I'm
occupied Franes ~ eur anbass.-
~ ana n missed no chance 10 b<
photographed with the aged war
rs1r. Ths inspectors who super
visnd the distrsbution a feed ard
oil In Morocco and In Laval terri
tory wers military. financial and
dlp1oruatse experts headed ~ the
ex1renely capable Robert Murphy.
A. recent events have disclosed
they dzd not baIk ~ passing cut
money where Il would do Epod for
cur side- There b . suspicion
here that American dollars per
susded quite . few cauis 10 JOIN
TIE AIlieA
II b no exaeSrrafion 20 suggest
that q touch Ct hypocrisy marked
our handling of the problem from
start 20 finish. But rev here viii
eavfl Il TIE methods. figuring u
n the results winch count. whether
accomplished By bribes or bulletsL
Econonie Sfnbilixer James Fran
eis Byrnss Win exercise power
second only 10 that Il the presi-
drnk n ,. D. r. carries through
his contsmpistsd plan for lodging
"a authority over thu various war
egsncies IN the former supreme
court justice. ne South carolinian
would ossums duties which were
undafAken By . tho of men during
IT, first Word war-Bernard n.
Darsch. Hsrbert Hoover and VIII
tam @. MeAcoo.
m. Byrnes would become dirsc-
ear q sch organisations - the
war Production board the War
1Gnnpgwer commisaion. tho selec-
tive Service system. the Office Of
Prics administration and the Of
fics e Defense Transportation
n heads and personnel Of those
eroups would continue 10 function
along present nnes. but they would
b responsb1s 10 Jimmie" A the
WAits House representative. he
would make an major decissona
Philip Nurray's attempt to keep
up with ths John L Le~ises In
purchasing swanky washington
headquarters has left him with an
expensive piece a real estate On
hts hnndA His speculation has
also forced him and I'm well-psid
aides TO present themselves with
. sixahis rsductioa IN nnlary.
The cIo president contracted
- buy . uix-seory building only
half block from TIM White House
ana IN TIE sdvAncs. hallyhooing a
the deal the locatton wAs listed -
. great asset. On behah Of hin
sfeei woxksra, sPhil- agreed 60
put up - PER cent Of the pur-
chase prsce. a. s15o.ooo doiiars
While h J. Thomas Il the auto
mobile unions promised 30 kick
through with thu resnainder- But
ne motor man entered the agree
nent without committing his crowd
$50 dId murray. me Thomas
executive committee baked when
be told a tn commitment. where
upun ~ had 10 foot the bill On hts
own II may b an apocryphAl
story, but tn lewis people say
IL auto group wss motivafed hy
IL fact that Mr.. Murray has re-
f,zsed 70 recognise the million
daz1ar debt he II supposed to cwe
% John L's United Nine Workers.
Another explanation - that the
apes payers saw no reason for
fhear financing . handsome but
unnecsssAry structure
- pm and hi Clio associates
I'D 70 redrcs thar own pay
go. 900 . ysar- II II understood
that the Boz co0ghed up 5000
q his s7n.ooo . year income. while
$4,000 big shots nov viii receive
e1Doo 10 $4,000 lsna Even has
board memberA who get what they
esll -ckicken fed tt4.7oo anna
aIly) had to make the great sac
rlfice- Ard h ths United Nina
WORKERS chieffAin. Who OWLS one
q the finest edifices IN the capt.
t2l. snickering II his old friend's
monetary mizfortness
when Henry L s1nson was
Herbert Hoovsrs secretary q
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