Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-12
PeeIer Blasts
Hopkins for
Dry Lecture
Who Is He 70 Threaten
Amer'ca0s7 He ASS
By wESTBRooK PEGLER

80 "
HARRY HOPKINS lives in
II Washington. which, since the
Vow Deal moved in 10 the tune
Of Happy DAYS Arc Here
Again has bocn tho drinking
cst city IN the United States
and always was up IN the first
division
So Nc can understand how
he came 10 remark IN that piece
Of ms IN n December magazine
that because some Americans
believed that No could continue
business. cocktail parties and
golf. AS usual We have been
fighting with one hand tied be-
hind us
Incidentally, the representa-
ton thar MIR Hopkins wrote
this article Is a false representa-
ton which. IN my understands
lnC is fraud because he didn't
write II but we won't labor
that point although | have AL
ways dcSplScd spookorY since
the old World Series days when
the press box was so fun of
wraiths doing literature in the
name NJ q lot Of penCll-ChewinC
numhSkullS that the late Don
Skene remarked one afternoon
that II looked like haunted
house.
You would think. or anyway
hope wouldn't you, that a man
rating Hopkins Job and lectur-
inc the American people on
their duty 10 their country and
themselves would he smart
enough 10 put his simple little
thoughts into words?
THERE is in this sentence by
4 Mr. Hopkins, per his ha'nt.
however a suggestion that he
associates business. cocktails
and golf All together and that
seems 10 call for an exception,
although all three Of these
American institutions have their
merits and in due proportions.
have been known 10 mix agree
ably.
That Is 70 say. businessmen
have been known 10 whip
around the golf course. shooting
very good scores. some Of them.
do important business on tho
way and got pleasantly bottled
~ the nineteenth without harm
full results.
But the picture ~ the Amcrl-
can business man drinking Man
hattans or old-faShioncd Cogk-
tails n his lunch day after dav
and getting heavN-eyed and bah
bling the hours away until lust
time 10 staGCcr back 10 the
office and sign his letters before
going home. Is a faded souvenir
of prohibition and the era Of
wonderful nonsense.
Things generally were pretty
had back there in the days Of
the foul amendment. but lust AS
bad in Washington as anywhere
else, II any one should ask you,
hut not now any more.
THE cocktail party Is thing
4 Of the past except in lt'ry
and political circles, as Mr.. Hop
kins would know If he really
knew anything about the coun-
Try which he admoniShes 50
firmly; and the people who used
10 golf were months ahead Of
him in recognizing that golf
must he from now on only a
weekend relaxation, If not just
a memory.
The golf club where 7 be-
lOnCed failed 70 fiji the kitty at
the close Of last season for vari-
Gus reasons. including the lack
Of fuel and rubber and has been
leased out as a sheep meadow
and there will be others next
year
But Washington IS apart. so
cially AS well as politically from
the rest Of the country and Mr..
Hopkins may have got an i'm
preston from passing through
the lobby Of the Mayflower or
watching the various state So
cities AT play on their hIg nights
in various hotels that the drink
ing and innocent heIlinC around