Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-13
Nazj Seizure
Of All France
A Big Mistake
Desperate Move TO Save
Killers Fading Face
BY PAUL MALLON

now, was pure efSdtZ.
Our North African campaign
would not have been planned
the way il was if the south of
France had been one OF our
immediate goals.
He gave away his correct
analysis of our intentions when
he rushed reinforcements to Tu-
nisia 10 bolster the slim NaZi
and italian marine force there.
His real problem was 10 keep
us from breaking through and
cutting off the escape of ROM
mel's army from North Africa.
The NaZi seizure of France
was apparently the only pres
tige-gathering move left in Hit
lers dwindling bag of tricks. 1t
was a military mistake
All he did was commit him.
self 10 defense of more territory.
thereby weakening his stand OF
arms in the lowlands, and re-
serves for the Russian front.
Here was the only thing left
that he could get without fight
ing. but 10 take il, he drove the
French into our camp, ruined
their show of resistance in
North Africa. undertook the
obligation TO feed and maintain
order over a few million more
hostile people.
THE December American Mag
azine article by Harry Hop
kins is being handed around
Washington as an advance warn
ing of how the government
intends TO uproot most citizens
and transplant them involun-
tariiy into the final war effort.
Often such unofficial presi-
dental authorities as Hopkins
and Mrs. Roosevelt write, as
their personal opinions, what the
White House has in mind 10 do.
Their articles are supposed to
prepare the public mind, and
obviously this is what Hopkins
intended this time.
But the magazine was pre-
pared weeks ago, and the article
written perhaps weeks before
that. Since then, many if not
all Of Hopkins thunderous ex-
pectations have been outdated
by events.
For instance. he predicates his
picture partly on the possibility
Of the British losing the
Suez, Russian surrendering and
America being invaded.
Also. there has been an cleo
ton since he wrote-and' since
that election, Mr.. Roosevelt has
announced nothing could be
done about a selective draft
service for workers until after
the first of the year. Union
labor, too, has pushed its pres
sure against the draft right upon
the Presidents desk.
WHAT Hopkins foretold in
w the magazine is. therefore,
in allegiance at least He pre-
dicted a S10,000-a-year man
might be thrust into a $1,000
job (maybe the treasury will
have something to say about in
dispensable tax revenues before
that is done).
He prophesied citizen draft
boards would be established.
like army draft boards. in all
districts. 1T is fairly well
agreed at the top now that a
single draft organization for in
dustry and army should do
whatever is done.)
He estimated half the work.
ers would be taken out of the
paper, printing and publishing
industry, one-third from food,
half from garages and filling sta
tions. nearly all from clocks.
jewelry, and so on. Congress is
raising the question of
increasing the work week to AZ
hours, instead. and Mr.. Roose-
velt's labor-management COM
has re- com m n d e d
training women, students, unem-
ployed, etc, to see if these steps
will not solve the problemD
nOCTOR GALLUP, the poller.
~ is backing up Vice Presi-
dent Wallace's unique argument
that the election was a victory
for the New Deal, saying that
the record number of voters who
stayed away from the polls were
New Dealers, and that if they all
had voted. the New Deal would
have won its usual victory.
This reasoning may appeal TO
Doctor Gallup. because he had
the worst prediction on the ma
tional election of any l saw pub
lished.
He was worse than the official
Democratic claims. The Demo-
Gratis expected to lose 10 10 Is
House seats, but Doctor Gallup's
forecast October 81 said:
THE chief surprise In next
Tuesdays election will be the
continued vtrength Of the Demo-
Gratis nationally, as shown In the
congressional races. The Demo-
cratic party will have virtually
the same ma jority Of seats In the
House the next two years as
they have had since 1888"
This has caused a couple of
senators 10 talk
about congressional investiga-
ton Of polls.
But where Doctor Galiup's ex-