Evening star., 1942-09-29

sS idea of quitting.
Henry MeLsmsrs. So help US.
everybody must know that by now.
The defense Of Stalingrad is sufncient
proof that the only thing cracking
in Russia Is Nazi skulls. 1t must
make even the grim Russians smile
when representatives Of nations who
haven't started to give even cne-
tenth as much toward the defeat Of
the Axis feel called on to wire their
native lands that the Russians are
holding up. 1t would make much
more sense If they cabled this ques-
tion: How is our morale? The Rus
slams are anxious to know"
Along the same line department:
How does Josef Stain find time to
run Russia when he has so many
visitors to entertain? OF late he has
been spending half his time slipping
into something presentable and
greeting emissaries from here, there
and everywhere. t1
They all expect a bite to eat, too.
and long chat with him, Stain
doesn't look like an exceptionally
gracious host. but he must be. They
keep calling on him. v
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What puzzles us most OF all is what
Stain and his constant stream OF
visitors find to talk about. There Is
only one subject he Is really inter-
ested in--the initials are 8. F.-and
so far none OF his callers has been
able to talk sensibly on that. About
the only satisfaction he gets Is the
reading Of his bread-and-butter
notes.
We wonder bureau: Do our naval
and military strategists keep q close
eye on the comic strips and war
pictures turned out by Hollywood?
If they dont--and that goes for the
FBI, too--they are making serious
mistake. The war is being won
every day by the comic strips.
The creators of the strips rank
with the great military minds of. all
time. When they send their heroes
and heroines out on mission
against the Japs and Germans you
can Just relax and know that they
will be successful, and that no mat
ter how superior In numbers the
forces are that are thrown against
them, they will overcome all odds.
The tactics Of these pen-and ink
warriors are usually very startling,
but this war has taught US that
standard procedure is not enough.
The finest part of comic strip war
fare is that no one ever gets killed.
that is, on our side. The enemy
falls in vast numbers, but our men
move from engagement to engage
ment without a blemish.
One Of our favorite heroes is an
aviator. And boy. what he can do
with plane! His strategy-and We
hope Gen. Arnold is q reader OF this
particular strip-enables him to land
plane that has no wings, no motor,
as well as engage as many as so
enemy ships without chance Of
being brought down. 81
As for the war pictures-well, Gen.
Marshall could learn thing or two
from the writers who concoct them
and the directors who supervise
them. This is particularly true Of
spy pictures. The danger Of enemy
espionage would vanish overnight
If we could enlist few hundred men
with the knowledge of Humphrey
Bogart and Preston Foster. My, but
they make those Japs look foolishI
Suggestion department: That the
Government E for excellence pen
nant be awarded the parents Of
Henry j. Kaiser for producing such
son. The West Coast genius has
now built ship in 10 days. Before
he gets through Mr.. Kaiser viii
have every one Of his critics stand
ing In a corner wearing Ounce caps
of such height that their sides
can be used for ski runs. At the
rate he is launching ships, 1t would
be much cheaper for him to operate
his own vineyard 50 that he could
get his champagne for nothing.
More of the same department:
If the Russian morale does ever
slump, and we want to make them
fighting mad again, why not send
them picture Of the thousands Of
cars parked at the Belmont race
track every day If you don't think
the horse is here to stay, why take
look at the rubber and gas peopie
waste to get to the tracks to watch
him cost them money.
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