Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-07
Japs Girding
To Raid Russia
From Alaska
Attack on u. S. Aid Line
Visioned by MaIIon
BY PAUL MALLON

lack on RUSSIA, her naval press
chief. Captain Ogawa, has broad
cast around the world an inn
modest warning of "a huge Of
fensive" to come.
More and more troops and
equipment are being filtered into
Manchuria.
And now, no less important,
comes evidence that the Japs are
terrifying those Aleutian islands
Of Attu and Kiska as submarine
bases, which could mean only
the same thing-that they in
tend TO prey on our Pacific sup
ply line to Russia and isolate the
nearby port of Petropavlovsk on
the Kamchatka Peninsula.
THOSE two rocks of Attu and
Kiska could mean nothing
10 Japan unless she intended to
make war on Russia. No air
fields could be established on
them, and even carrier-based
planes there must constantly
fight fog.
Consequently, many American
news readers have been inclined
TO overestimate their impor-
lance.
But these islands would have
a real live military value as
sub bases, in case Japan intends
TO break up Russian trade.
DRICE FIXER LEON HEN
l. DERSON was squeezed into
making what he called the first
break in the price ceilings, rails
ing prices on number of fruits
and vegetables.
As matter of fact II was not
the. first break. A few weeks
before Henderson raised the
price on canned citrus fruits.
Certain powerful administra-
ton senators, including Pepper
OF Florida and Connally of
Texas, steamed into Henderson,
=dipisien-~ith= protests and got
their way.
Many vegetables and fruit
growers complained their prices
did not reflect parity to grow
ers. although the price control
Jaw requires this. They went
10 both Henderson and Agricul-
ture Secretary Wickard.
Even the American Farm
Bureau Federation demanded
Wickard exert his veto power.
When he hesitated, he was
threatened with a campaign of
opposition in Congress.
So finally the farm bureau
wrote a letter to Henderson de-
manding that the prices be
raised. Henderson sought a way
out. He tried to get Congress
to pass subsidy bill providing
a bonus to the growers. Con-
gresS refused. His appropriation
bill was coming up for consider
alton. He relented.
WHILE the tax bill does not
w please any one, il is not
going 10 be changed much be-
fore II is enacted about Oc-
tober !.
Not many congressman are
really diSmayed that the bill
fell S2,600,000,0O0 short of rails
ing Treasury Secretary Nor
genthaus goal of SS,6O0,000 900,
at least not sufficiently dis
mayed TO enact sales tax
against treasury opposition.
They told Morgenthau they
would add the sales tax, and
hence the revenue. if he would
give the word, but he refused
The bill is called a S6,000,OO0,-
600 measure, but that title may
give people the wrong impress
sion. 1t will add $4,000, 900. 600 in
taxes TO the S18.000,OOO.0OO YOU
are already paying.
A PPARENTLY some informa-
"A tion available in Washing
ton is not always complete.
have received the following cor
rectlon on recent column from
a Texas editor:
Il have just made a slight
change In one of your para
graphs. Regarding the sugar
situation you state:
"A Texas factory said II was
going To shut down because Il
had no storage space left
II made 10 read:
THE huge refinery at Sugar
land, Tex, with millions of
pounds Of unrefined sugar on
hand, has been closed down two
weeks and will not reopen until
July 6, II then.
I'VE printed pictures OF the
bulging warehouses.
Meanwhile. the berry crop
Of this vicinity. largest OF
record, ripened and died on the
bushes for lack Of sugar. The
canning and preserving plant In
the neighboring county Of
Orange did not open for bust
ness because Of lack Of sugar.
Applications for sugar for pre-
serving, made weeks ago. are
inst pettinQ info the hands NJ