The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-10-02

Novel Departure From
Cd Tina Standards Seen
Minority Group Psvss
Way for Something New
~ RAY TUCKER
WA4HLSGrOS-The war mani
fcsfo adopted BY the house Repub
licans' conference has immediztel,
become . political best seller
Members Of the senate a. yell a,
candidates for local and state Of.
ficen throughout the country arr
writing 70 Washington for oopie,
81 the mlnority's platform for ths
forthcoming <lections
The legissators action represents
= sensational and novel Departure
from COP practice and custom.
While the trainers are not adver-
fising IL, their bold innovation
means that they demand greater
voice In party affairs. A the men
who viii win or lose BY the poll
eses they advocate In the cam
paign. they feel they should have
the right and responsibility Of
liking principleA
For that reason they drew up
The document without consulting
thoss on the national committee,
. senate membership which con-
tAinz several potential presiden-
tai candidates. or such 1874 pos-
olbllifies ~ Wendell WiIlkie.
Thomas Dewey. Harold y. stassen
and John w. Brieker. They de-
rcd the traditional interests and
bosses.
The group which hammered out
The credo In advance Of presenta-
ton to the whole body was named
BY Representative J. William Dit
TER q Pennsylvania. chairman Of
the congregational committee. He
has been one Of the administra-
tons ssvsrest critics ~ = MEM
bsr Of the powerful apprcpria-
tons COMMITTEES. But the unit
brought forth = charter to which
the warmest interventicnists and
pre-Peari Harbor isoistionists said
~Amen."
The governments war-born In
vasion Of industry and finance may
soon penetrate . field which has
thus far been left alone by the
national law - sports. Thurman
Arnold 10 likely to become = triple
threat man In the realm Of base
bali. football and boxing.
Army-navy benefits have iliu-
minated certain dark corners. In
vestigation disclosed that = sup
posed millionaire like Joe Louis,
a well a. other fighters. borrows
from promoters between bouts
Ths city Of Los Angeles and
Gsor Narshall's Washington
Redslins gridiron team drew al
most rs per cent Of the receipts
from q srelief' match on the
coast. In contrast with these
sgrahs.- Irving Berlin must shell
out fivs-fifty for = ticket u he
wants 10 ses his own musical
comedy. s-This In the Army
ThoDs revelations may hasten
DEGREES prohibiting professional
contests for the duration. They
may result In decisions or statutes
70 IL effect that al the great
American pastimes constitute In.
ferstats commerce and are there.
fore subject to drastic federal
regulation Of players' contracts
charges to customers and Other
details now untouched BY Uncle
Sam
Ths American educational sys-
tam de-emphasized white collar
training after the First World wal
and began to exhibit more con-
eern for pupils who would eventu.
ally wear overalls In discussing
problems precipitatsd BY the cur
rent conflict. private and public
teachers anticipate an ever great
er shift IN the new direction
TIE little red schoolhouse may
never b the same. Many strue'
turss yin not be needed because
q Tia ensuing shortage Of stu
dents and instructors Both groups
Win return to clAssrooms In small
er numbers should the struggle
last several years. a. was trus
nfter the comparatively short
1o17-ls affair. Classical course,
W1ll hardly appeal TO boys and
e1rls Who have gone through the
f1ery ordeal Of mechanized war
fars and factory work. STUDIES
must b. closely related 70 the
eazzing a livellhoods In . dis.
1Dcafed universe
Labor-management committees
now o0vise on subjects TO b