Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-30

~ vi t'4H NAhAAAhtt ny SCI NIX the
New Deaf faithfully, through
thick and thin, while they were
members OF the Senate or the
House of Representatives, and
who were repudiated by the
American voters in November
for their docility and sub
serviency.
GONE few Of the lame ducks"
- of the sepenty-seventh Con-
gress are men Of ability. but or
the whole they constitute a very\
cheap lot of humbugs and dema-
gogues.
notwithstanding their repudi-
alton by their own constituents
those who know them best
instead OF being shipped back
home COD they are 10 be
taken care Cf' in accordance
with the best principles of ward
politics. @
There was something very
naive IN the pialntiye bleat made
AZ the White House the other
day by that faithful follower OF
the New Deal banner. Rep.
Adolph SABBATH of Chicago. in
protest against the appointment
OF Republicans 10 office.
Only few outstanding Re-
publiCanS Of the first rank have
been summoned 10 the service
of the nation in the midst Of
the most terrible war in all our
history.
nNE can mention Patrick y.
~ Hurley. who was secretary
Of war IN the Hoover cabinet.
one can mention a few others
of like caliber.
II this war Is 10 be fought as
New Deal war instead Of
national war. the historian of
the future viii have little diff
feHtty IN finding the place 10
attach the blame.
Former President Hoover Il
one of the greatest living
Americans He towers 50 far
above the common run OF the
New Deal lame ducks" as 70
afford no basis Of comparison.
Mr. Hoover is Singularlv gifted
by y etfftTedtt0r17 temperament and
experience TO fill a great post
within the war organization. =
Senator Capper is not ~
first 10 raise tho question n
why this man Of many talents
should he passed by, At a time
when his genius and knowledge
should he placed unreservedlv
AT the disposal Of his country.
LIVERY state in the Union
~ could provide an example
Of a man of outstanding ability
who IS being coldly ignored.
obviously for the sole reason
that he had been 2 critic OF the
crackpotism of tho New Deal
prior 10 Pearl Harbor.
II is impossible 10 enumcrate
a'l Of them in such a space as
this.
WHY is not tho great vision
and fine administrative tech
nique Of AL Smith not being
utilized
Why is IL that Jim Farley.
whose ma ior sin three years ago
was opposition 10 tho breaking
Of the two-term tradition. is not
in Washington giving as he
could 50 splendidly give. a
contribution 10 the winning of
the war?
WHEN Congress declared war
w on Spain in 1898. President
William Mckinley a man Of
lofty spirit and without mean
ness or bitterness. did thing
which was immensely impressive
to our enemy.
Spain had been falSly led 70
believe that the Civil War had
left the United States a divided
nation.
We didn't know anything
about war propaganda in those
simple horse and buggy days.
Probably the Word was not even
in use.
But Mckinley knew tina, he.
was the president Of umtc(
nation and that in time Of wa -
there was no place for petty
politics.
He appointed two dis,in-
Cuished Confederate soldiers 10
hi0h command in the United
States Army making Fitzhugh
Lee Of Virginia. and fighting
Joe Wheeler of Alabama. GEM
erals in command of troops in
the field.
We didn't give lin service 10
unity in 1898.
We didn't have 10.
We had H.,