The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

Tommy The Corr
After New Job
~ RAy TUCKER
WASHINGTON - The qoes-
ton Of publishing American cas-
uslty lists has become a i've one
sf the army and navy Depart
ments.
some higherups argue In favor
on the theory that a daily roll
call viii awaken the American
people TO the realities Of war
more emotionally than "firesaoe
ehsss- Others contend that
identity Of the dead v1il ZIP of
the foe 10 the disposition Of our
cornhstsnt units.
Hitherto unxr1tten stories OF
military history have been re-
vealcd at secret conferences IN
which this problem was as
eussed- In opposing any kind OF
disclosure. an erudits army off,
Ger recalled an incident which
occurred during the Franco
Prussian war of 1870. A Partisan
correspondent wrote for his pa
Der q story about the brilliant
Sedan sunshine glittering on the
brass helmets Of the French
troops The Germans knew
that the only poilus who wore
metal hats were the bodyguard
Of the emperor, and 1t was this
alp Of the typewriter that pre-
cipitated the attack on Sedan
and the capure Of Napoleon III.
In World War the printing of
certain German generals itin-
erary gave the Allies an advance
tip on the March, 1918. offensive.
For the present neither the
army nor navy can afford to ad-
vertise the honor roll Of those
who have died for their country.
Such announcements. In view Of
our minor participation on all
fronts, would furnish important
information 10 the foe. But ~
soon as we have several million
men fighting in various sectors.
and warships splitting five of
the seven seas, Washington will
glorify the soldiers and sailors
who have gone to Valhalla.
Henry l. Morgenthau's new
tax proposals stunned the mem
bers of the house ways and
means committee. His rates
mean, roughly. that almost every
American will pay at least one
fourth of his income to Uncle
Sam. Men In the top brackets
and corporations will fork over
. payment ranging from rs to
% per cent.
But a dese-dose-and-dem New
York member Of the committee
dramatized and personalized the
1912 revenue measure In 10 far
N II will affect the average
citizen. This Aanhattsnite has
no comprehension of the intrica-
cies and complexities Of the levy
structure. But he has good
hearing and common sense. SO.
when the secretary of the treas
ury left the stand. he took some
Of his colleagues aside and said:
Il don't know just what Henry
was talking about. But IL re-
minds me of the time when Luis
Firpo came up from South
America and cleaned up n lot of
money after Knocking Jack
Dempsey out Of the ring at the
Polo Grounds. When IL came
time for Luis to leave the coun-
try and pay his income tax. his
three managers sued him TO get
. share. And II developed in
court that the three men owned
ass per cent Of Firpo. Well. II
this revenue bill passes. Uncle
Sam win own $50 per cent Of
every wage Garner"
Thomas G. Corcoran. BRAIN
truster. White House minstreler
and lobbyist without peer, van
ished from view Q few months
ago after his money-making ac-
tivities were exposed by several
congressional committees. Every
one thought that the young man
had been flattened out by sd-
verse criticism. But he has re-
appeared In q field where. II his
tory repeats. there are millions
20 be made by q smert fellow.
Juciest and wealthiest item Of
controversy at the moment is
the guardianship Of seven billion
dollars worth of alien property
FDR has temporarily reposed
guardianship Of this fortune IN
Secretary Morgenthau. But its
administration has been entr1ist-
ed 10 a committee consisting Of
FDlC Director Leo T. Crowley.
Treasury Counsel Ed" Foley
and Assistant Secretary Of state