The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-29

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Stewart stunt is to en-
phasize the idea
that robodys quite so determined
10 uck the whey out Of the ANS as
they are That calls for oratory
The G O p does not accuse
the Demos Of disloyalty. Nobody
would believe II. because. among
other things. II would be intrinsic
ally inconsistent
What the Republicans contend Is
that Democrat methods are bum
Cling the JOB Of Uncle Sans par
tIcipatIon n the strife to an ex-
tent that is seriously discounting
the value OF our share in It.
The situation somewhat lends it.
self to the Republicans line of rea-
sonIng
G. O. p. Position
They particularly want to ad-
vertise themselves as all out for
determination Of the AXIS. l have
no doubt that this IS true Par
tisanly speaking, though. it Is an
effective rebuttal TO the indict-
ment that they are. or ever were.
Isolationlsts
At the same time, their policy
is TO prejudice the voters against
economic New Dealerism.
These two spiels coordinate
pretty satisfactorily
We are all dead set on a 100 per
cent United Nations victory. I
don't think the G. o. p. is in the
least suspected of insincerity on
that issue
simultaneously, though. its OBJ
lect Is to punch as many holes as
II can through New Deal econom-
les. And the Republican theory is
that New Deal bureaucracy is Just
the thing that Is crimping our war
activity. New Dealerism, the C.
o. P spokesman say. is not un-
patriotic-but just plain fat-head-
edness.
The former howl would not pass
muster The latter one is open to
conversation.
If the Democrats stood pat on
the claim that their economic pro-
gram is okay they would be on
soldier ground
But. as we all know. there are
Democrats to burn who agree
economically. with adverse critics
of their own party. No Republican
finds fiercer fault with the Demo-
cratic administration than a few
Democrats. like Senators Harry
Byrd and Willard Tydings
There is criticism. mods Senator
Tydings. but. he adds. it is CON
structive criticism
II a Republican said that. IL
would rate as partisan. Yet Mil
lard is a dyed-in-the-wool Demo-
crat Ditto Senator Byrd. They
are especially hard to handle for
the very reason that they ARE
Democrats.
Our new congress, to tell the
truth, doesn't classify as two main
groups, with a mere handful Of
irresponsible independents mixed
among them.
1t doesn't even classify as
THREE groups.
The third one IS too mixed to
count in any direction. II will
switch back and forth It is as
ferocious one way as It is the
other
Peace-at What Price,
It is all for winning the war,
certainly
But the terms
The dispute is due 10 be much
more complicated as It vas IN 1918
and thereafter
That is what this congress IS
going into. Its puzzle involves not
only old-fashioned militarism by
land and sea: it involves aviation
II is racial. 1t is geographic. of
course. And 1t is economic. run
ming on into eternity
The guesswork VIII Stop over
into future congresses-our own
and other nations congresses
ours and South Americas and
Europe's and Asias and else
where
Now. however the new l943-
1874 congress Is scheduled for the
initial "rassle
This crowd will suffer thu orig
hal headache.
The problems viii be complicated
with our local politics-for locally
is how we are particularly inter-
ested in the matter.