The people's voice., 1942-03-13
FROM EDITORIAL COLUMNS
HoW's Your Morale Today?

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don't want to seem uppity ungrateful for all they
doing for but do wish the bright boys and girls in
Washington who have charge of morale would get to-
geher don't know how it around your house, but out
way morale is something to look at.
We have been keeping daily chart of morale which
pin underneath the dningroom table where the family
gahrs according to instructions during backout tests.
Our morale chart getting to look like relief of
the Rocky mountains with all its peaks and valleys Here
sample:
MONDAY-Morale up today. Have been reading aloud
speech made by Maj Gorge Fielding Eliot last November in
which he urged hop Japan while she begged down
in China. "Japans number up" the Major assured
"her doom is sealed. Within few months she will be swept
from the seas"
Up and Down On Sunday
TUEsDAY-Morale down. Listening to broadcast by Maj
Eliot which he there chance that by 1943
we will be in shape to start fighting Japan.
WEDNESDAY-Morale up again. A radio comedian has
been singing eve did it before and we'll do it again.
THURSDAY-Down Have been reading piece by Arthur
Krock in the New York Times explaining that national
compacency due the fact that the Administration doesn't
the Rural Eectficaton Administration of business
FRIDAY-Up. Have been listening to Kate Smith explain
how decency works 1t turns out that by and large democ
racy better state of affairs than dictatorship and that
right will eventually conquer might
SATURDAY-For down. Have been bleeding sweating,
and weeping with Winston again
SUNDAY-Haf up, half down. Went down under broad
arranged by Archie MacLesh in the of which
Robert Montgomery broke the news that we are at war with
pretty nasty people Later day met Joe Hicks the
local auto dealer and asked him how his morale whats
hat?" said joe We explained about complacency and all
"Hes bel shouted Joe "complacency aunts left
If ever get hold OF the soandsos who got us into this
80" Morale up again
just curious to know what supposed to do other
than what doing There isn't anything all wouldn't
do to get this thing over as quickly as possible In the last
in the digging arnes with the engineers
Virginia Having thus pushed the Hun off the gate and
broken the Hndenburg line with very little worry about
ae by the way figured that had paid debt to
Lafayette and could spend declining years comparative
tranquility.
However if they want some more digging DONE I will
the old pick and shovel down from the fireplace and
go it again We buying defense stamps paying
btant prices for spinach ave the Japs captured the spinach
that he can't have his food in tin any He took
It like dog and very proud of him.
guess I'm lowdown ornery sort of but can't
1ep wondering where these morale in all the
when their newfound democracy being showed
around may be just happenstance but into
them pickenes in the jug for free speaking for
hat matter place whatever where fundamental ber
les under fire.
AS recall it, they were pretty compacent then and they
pretty compacent about hunger and destuton and
exploitation among millions of their fellow Americans
We Get the Truth n
However we accept 11h-hour converts with
Christian charity only said at the beginning they
will get together decide what should
Whip up. it their idea that should
eads rend garments and to the wangwe because
not doing well in the southwest Pacific? All right
We will do that W
Or march around with thumbs up, singing n
Our countrys young countrys strong? We will do
hat too Gosh darn will do anything they tell if they
y only agree what they they'd bet t
hurry and make what they amusngy call their minds
ecause can't go like this indefinitely in
Some day all this microphony mob of may wake tn
the fact that there quite number of adults this
ountry
pot u
If you fellers down in Washington will get level cl
18th give the truth clothed naked
will somehow fish up enough morale job es
be done without any artificial mulants top
ale builder for Washingtons rabbe in arms nco
gble revoutionst Paine. But Paine wrote his -
with hafrozen fingers drumhead the front and
wouldn't have felt home in the company bright
things in the studios wearing gardenias lapes
their dinner Jackets who currently nstructing
atriotic duies-By Arthur Coleman The Progressive
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