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Evening star., 1942-05-26
R. F. T.. Noncommihal
On Plan 10 Take Over
Frozen Car Stocks
Aide Soys Decision Not
Reached on Action Under
Murroy-Potmon Act

Omcials Of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. refused yesterday TO
comment on q suggestion by the
Washington Automotive Trade As
ISOLATION that the Government take
immediate possession of new auto
mobiles now frozen in tho hands Of
dealers and save tho per cent Of
the list price which must be paid on
them under the new Murray-Pat-
man Act each month until they are
released.
They gave as their reason for
Withholding comment that the de-
tails Of the acts administration still
have not been worked out and are
too indecisive at present for a public
statement concerning them to be
made.
One r. r. c. spokesman, speaking
unofhcially. said 1t was possible the
automotive associations suggestion
might be, followed when details actu-
ally were completed, explaining that
powers given the r. F. C. under the
bill and the Interpretation of mat
ters left in the hands OF the cor
poration were so broad that apph-
cation will be based on what Is con-
sidered the best plan to meet the
situation In each particular in
stance.
Confers With O. p. A.
The act, giving the finance cor
poration authority to relieve dealers
whose stocks have been frozen by
government order, was passed May
II. Since then, it was revealed,
r. F. c. officials have been in close
consultation over its provisions with
representatives Of the Office of Price
administration and other branches
OF the Government.
We have the money and we have
the machinery to spend it under the
Murray -Patman Act" explained an
n. r. G: spokesman, but what were
trying to do now is to work out the
exact method by which we will pro-
ceed with this responsibility"
AS the act applies to automobiles
washington Automotive Trade As
ISOLATION officials suggested It would
be possible for the Government to
save as much as $4,000 900 in tust
the local area, where 5000 new cars
nave been frozen. They urged that
the Il. F. G. take over the vehicles
at once, selecting the types which
may be Of service in the war emer-
gency program and allowing deal
ers to dispose Of others.
Storage Factor Considered.
This procedure is being consid-
cred by the r. F. c., it is under
stood and. if finally adopted, may
result IN still further ARRANGEMENTS
TO provide necessary storage after
they have been taken over.
One prime factor which would be
considered after the automobiles
had been taken of the hands of
dealers. 1t was indicated, would be
the matter OF protection against de-
terioration. Dealers estimate new
cars deteriorate as much as 40 Der
cent the first year II they are kept
Idle and not given special care.
But whatever additional expense
Is involved under the program, in
cluding the l per cent of the list
price paid the dealer, will have to
be taken care Of in some manner.
In order to do this, it was ex-
planned, 1t may be necessary to add
1t to the price asked for the We
hlcleS when they finally are sold.
Evening star., 1942-05-26
Trees Aid Cadet Truinino

PASADENA. Calf. (P.-The
Army isn't overlooking thing in its
training of air cadets at a field in
a semi-arid district. Eighteen palm
trees from the Huntington botani-
cal gardens have been sent to the
air base to lend a true oasis at
mOSDhere.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
The Great Game of Politics
President Urged to Ask Labor to Share
Sacrifices Necessary to Win War

The second was the action of the
Senate last week in forcing Senator
Barkley, the administration leader.
to agree to take up. on April 20. the
Connally bill to freeze existing labor
relations.
A third was the statement OF
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of Flor
ida, generally regarded as a sub
servient White House follower, Of his
intention to push 40-hour modifca-
ton at the earliest opportunity.
A fourth was the declaration in
favor of q 4S-hour week by Speaker
Rayburn of the House.
And. finally. there is the letter Of
Senator George Of Georgia In which
he personally pleads with the PreS-
dent to use his influence to have
labor voluntarily accept the 48-hour-
week suggestion.
In the light Of these things, 1t is
difncult to see how Mr.. Roosevelt
and his labor allies can maintain
their position.
Excess Profits Condemned.
Steps already are being taken to
recover for the Government undue
profits already made. These ex-
cesses cannot be too severely con-
demned, and almost everybody is in
accord as to the desirability OF
drastic action to end them. But the
full strength Of America cannot be
used in this war land without 1t the
war cannot be won) II labor Is to
remain the one favored class In the
country: the one class Of which no
sacrifices are required; the one class
permitted to enrich itself at the ex-
pense Of the rest-not only to hold
on to whati 1t has but to reach for
more.
The outstanding fact Is the one
upon which Senator Georges plea
is based. Such Is the strength OF the
President with organized labor that
II he were to tell 1t that this crisis
made 1t necessary temporarily to
relnquish the 40-hour week, labor
as q whole would accept the Presi-
dents statement and follow his
lead. Nor would the labor leaders
be able to stand against him.
II he should lead labor along that
road. then he would be leading the
country in the way 1t wants to 60.
As it Is, he Is standing In the way
Of the public desire. which Is all
right when the desire Is misdirected
but very bad when 1t is rightly d.
rected.
What a thrilling response Mr..
Roosevelt would get from the Nation
II at the same time that he moved
to curb profits on war contracts. he
moved to induce labor to yield on
this one vital point!
Both these things ought to be
done: and both he can do II he has
the will to do them.
tCopyrisht le4a)
Evening star., 1942-04-08


fathered it. He was the one who
was handing out cigars at its birth.
When it started, the cosmic OBJ
stetrician would not have been wrong
in issuing this bulletin: A six-conti-
nent war was born to Adolf Hitler
this morning. Hitler and child are
doing well.
Hitler Is not the only one who
has more Of a right to the naming
Of this war than us Americans.
What about the godfathers, Musso-
lini and Hirohito? And what about
relatives Of the Hitler family. such
as Uncle Laval and Cousin Quisling?
Certainly these folks have a better
right to ofilciate at the christening
than any American has. They were
the ones who hailed the birth Of
the war, who fed and clothed and
cherished 1t, who sent 1t presents
and who predicted great and happy
things for It,
But. II our President wants us to
name 1t. 1t Is up to us to take the
Job. The President wants . short
name, something sort Of snappy.
He Is dissatisfied with the ones that
are being used today, the most COM
mon of which are World War II and
the War with the Axis Powers Too
long. he says.
Yesterday I started seeking q
name for the war that the President
might possibly like. My procedure
was simple and amounted TO moth
ing more than this: To wander
about town asking various types of
Americans to suggest what they
thought was a fitting tag for the
battle that is now raging. The first
person I happened to quiz was q
small businessman.
What do you think this war
should be called?" I asked.
For a full minute he didn't say
anything.
Excuse me- he hnally said, but.
Brother, am too frozen to speak.
| II I could think Of q name for this
war you probably wouldn't be able
TO publish It. See me next week
when q ceiling will probably have
been put on a commodity that
am not allowed to sell"
But need name for the war
7 pressed. The President wants
one. A short, quick one"
"Okay," he said resignedly. Just
tell the President no one has ever
improved on Sherman's name for
war"
I asked boy in uniform.
"Just call it the war we'll win
he said. That's as good as any.
think. Well win, too, don't you
forget It,"
I asked a father and mother who
have a son in the Army.
Just call 1t the war" they said.
I'VE can't think OF q worse name
than that"
None of the score of persons I
asked for a name had a good, brief.
head-linish one.
I plan to keep on the search for
a name the President will like, but
I have q feeling that he isn't ever
going to find what he really wants.
This one is a bit too big for the
average citizen to put in q few
little words.
| Distributed BY McNaueht Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1942-04-08
This Changing World
Jops Expected to Postpone Austrolion Drive
As Long as India Offensive Is Under Way

China. Berlin's agents, who
have written of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek because of his
refusal to become a Nazi tool and
turn against the Allies, are now
endeavoring to bring some of his
opponents to the fore. Pamphlets
are being distributed throughout
the republic denouncing Gen.
Chang. 1t Is charged that he
sold out to American capitalists,
and the $500 900 900 United States
loan to China Is described as a
colossal bribe and betrayal by
the generaIssimo of his own
people"
The Germans say this loan Is
q nest egg for the Chang family
and retainers, and that after
having sacrificed hundreds Of
thousands Of Chinese lives the
Chiangs will flee in planes and
lead a life Of luxury In the United
States.
China Faces Problem.
While there Is little likelihood
that this type Of propaganda will
gain ground among Gen. Chiang's
followers, there is no question
that in the event the Burma road
is completely closed and the new
road being built from India to
Chungking comes under Japanese
fire, Gen. Chiang's situation will
become difflcult through lack Of
war materials Fears are ex-
pressed in well-informed Wash
ington quarters that If the line of
supplies from England and Amer
lea is cut of, some Chinese gen.
erals may be willing to listen
to Hitler's agents, chief among
whom is the German consul at
Nanking, Capt. Fritz Wieder-
mann, Hitler's company COM
Evening star., 1942-04-08

mander in the last war and for
mer Nad ul-general at San
Francisco.
The silver lining Of this rather
dark cloud Is the likelihood that
the japanese will be compelled
TO postpone the major offensive
against Australia. From what is
known In Washington Of the dis
position Of the Japanese feet and
transports, 1t appears that as
long as the offensive against
India Is under way the Toxic
military dictators will have little
time or forces for an attack on
Australia.
The Toxic and Berlin dictators
probably believe the great men
ace to Great Britain will compel
the United States to rush the
bulk Of its war production to the
active battle fronts. This might
require so much shipping that
little would be left to transport
men and supplies over the TO-
900 miles to the Australian CONT
nent.
Evening star., 1942-04-08

are SlneuIarly unglted polltl-
cally.
The original Nazi revolution"
went to town on a platform Of
twenty-odd points that were
dressed up to appeal chiefly to
unemployed workers, youth, and
above all, small business men
the lower middle classes, who had
taken the rap Of the imitation
worse than anyone else.
The economic program was
socialist as regarded the great
trusts, and distributist for the
small man.
The great trusts were to be
broken up or socialized so were
the great mercantile houses, such
as department stores. The COM
munity was to take precedence
over any private interests, and
wealth was to be shared. The
original Gottfried FEEDER pro-
gram reads like combination
of Father Coughlin and Huey
Long, and bore a closer resem-
blance to these and other off,
shoots Of populism than to any
other traditional movement in
the United States.
Now, what actually has hap
pened in the evolution OF the
Nazi revolution, which, repeat,
started by being definitely anti
capitalist. as regards the huge
concentrations of wealth?
Ruthless Monopoly Seen.
Actually Germany has become
the center of the most ruthless
monopoly capitalism the world
has ever known. The middle
classes have been abolished. The
small industries have become
wholly subservient to the big
ones. The masses of the people
are pawns in the hands of the
state. And the state is to an
immense extent q pawn In the
hands of the few great indus
trialists.
The "Lebensraum"-the living
room-of which Hitler speaks in
every talk, is just the old living
room of international capital
ism trade. in which all compe-
tition is strangled; outlets for the
immense consolidated works that
have crushed their home COM
petitors and liens on raw mate
rails in subservient areas. where
these industrialists, with the aid
OF an oppositionless government,
can set the prices.
There seems to be theory
abroad that German great in
dustrialists aren't making money
in the Third Reich. That Is an
illusion. They are making huge
profits and consolidating their
economic power. Some, of course,
like Fritz Thyssen, have run
afoul of the machinery and lost
Evening star., 1942-04-08

union spokesmen and pledges, only
partially kept. that there would be
no further exploitation Of the
emergency. These. added to the
presidential appointment OF two
mediation boards which failed to
function, and supplemented by his
direct intervention, have been sue
cessful to date in killing of anti
strike bills, bills to extend the 40
hour week limitation and bills to
freeze existing labor relations.
In brief, though public sentiment
has been strong for action and Con-
gress has been anxious to act, Mr..
Roosevelt has prevented action and
so far-has kept war-labor policy
wholly in his own hands. His atti-
tuds has been that no legislation
was needed: that labor must not be
asked to "relinquish its social
gains: that this whole issue should
be left to himself and his labor
leader friends.
He minimized the great wave Of
strikes before Pearl Harbor, by
which millions OF war days we're lost
on defense contracts, as not as bad
as the common cold" and he has
lined Mr.. Nelson and others of his
aides up in opposition to extend
ing the 40-hour week on the ground
that 1t would create trouble which
We cannot afford.
Compromise Predicted.
Perhaps he is right about that,
but several recent developments
have put Mr.. Roosevelt 10 definitely
on the defensive in this labor busi-
ness that some concession or COM
promise is expected to emanate
shortly either from the White House
or from the Messrs. Murray and
Green, representing, respectively
the G. I. o. and the A. F. L. The
flrst-and certainly not the least
Of these developments was the Gal
lup poll. which showed IS per cent
Of the American people favoring an
extension OF the 40-hour week to
48 hours.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Air combats between scout
planes over the English Channel,
the Mediterranean and Russia
presage the beginning Of the
great spring offensive.
Before the air arm became
paramount in war. infantry re-
connaissance in force together
with artillery duek were the fore
runners Of big battles. Now the
mechanized infantry and artil-
lery are inactive until zero hour.
The air force, howver, has the
Job of finding weak spots in the
enemys lines.
After last Sundays setback for
the Japs In Ceylon the Toxic
high command has decided to
proceed more carefully. The
enemy discovered the British are
well-prepared and intend to re-
sist in the Macarthur style. The
islands terrain does not lend it
self to the Bataan type OF STRAIT
egy however. Nevertheless, tho
Evening star., 1942-04-08

British have taken full advan-
tage Of the weeks since the fall Of
Singapore to prepare for a bet
ter showing in Ceylon than they
displayed in Malaga.
The British expect large-scale
operations against both India and
Ceylon before long and are rush.
ing all available reserves to meet
the Japanese onslaught. They
cannot, Of course, withdraw forces
from the Near East, because the
British general stah expects q
Nazi attack against Egypt, Syria
and Palestine in the next few
weeks. Since they believe this
will bs Hitler's major operation
bEore striking at Russia again,
they cannot afford to weaken
their position by Withdrawing
essential air or military forces.
Gen. Chang ASsailed.
Most British military men. In
contrast to civilian strategists,
are said to believe that the great
Axis pincers movement will take
place this spring in a concerted
attack by the Japs against India
and a Nazi drive in the Near East.
The meeting point is expected to
be somewhere near the Persian
gulf. II the enemy pierces the
British defenses.
The concentration Of Japanese
naval forces, transports and in
vasion barses in the newly ac-
quired bases in Malaga and the
Netherlands Indies indicates that
Toxic will make a serious effort
to join hands with its European
allies this spring and summer.
The Berlin and Toxic broadcast
ing stations are buster than ever
propagandizing the Hindus and
the Moslems In India.
The NaZis are also busy In
Evening star., 1942-04-08

the efforts of
c o gress to
en- &C t wartime
modification of
existing Ia b o r
laws. The ques-
ton Is: Can he
keep it up?
In the past,
when the pres
sure got too
strong, the situ-
alton was met by
passionate prot
estations OF pa
triotism from the
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Frauds of Nozis Against Own People Held
Reason for U. 5. to Avoid War Profiteerino

their properties. But the Thyssen
case was largely personal.
The big armaments firms, like
Krupp, I. G. Farben, Hermann
Goering Works (Goering has be-
come one Of the richest men in
Germany have managed to get
around excess profits taxes, and
by the system of subcontracting
to pass on the less profitable
operations to the small firms
while holding the big stuff for
themselves.
Profiteering Admitted.
The German newspapers. in
comments and editorials, admit,
and occasionally with asperity,
that great profiteering is going
on. Prices were fixed-and quite
generously-early in the game,
but the concentration of con-
tracts in a few hands and the
immense turnover resulted In q
radical reduction of costs-with-
out a corresponding reduction in
prices. In the few hundred lead
ing heavy industrial firms capital
accretions have been enormous.
This has not occurred without
opposition from the leftists in the
Nazi party and from time to time
recommendations have been
made for the reduction Of profits.
But always the big boys always
have made counter patriotic
proposals" and in the struggles
that have gone on behind the
scenes they always have tri-
umphed-at the cost of the
small competitors and the masses
OF the people.
The abolition Of the trade
unions and the streamuning Of
the labor front made it possible
for the industrialists to keep
wages down, hours up. and COM
pensate the workers through free
privileges paid for by the state.
such as the famous Strength
Through Joy.
Now the introduction OF hun
dreds OF thousands Of workers
from the occupied and conquered
territories gives the opportunity
to keep the German workers
down by introducing an even
worse paid labor.
Workers. Small Firms Suffer.
So that wherever the Nazi
state has managed to reduce the
prices Of what 1t must purchase
for the prosecution Of the war.
1t has done so invariably at the
cost Of the small and medium
firms and the workers.
This, as well As the reverses in
Russia, explains the unpopular
ity Of the war against Russia.
1t also explains why Hitler in all
his recent speeches Is playing
up to the workers and attacking
pluto democracies.' But the
German workers are no fools.
and they must know what sort
Of con-game they have been let
In for.
And this tells us why 1t Is ab
solutefy essential for this country
not to engage in war profiteering.
and not to depress wages and
general work standards. For
this is a political war a. we'll
as military war, and II . revolt
, ever occurs in Germany. 1t will
occur from an exasperated and
ruthlessly exploited people. Then
1t would be well to have some
other constructive ideas at large
besides those advanced by the
Russian Communists.
Released By the Bell Syndicate. 1ne)
Evening star., 1942-04-08

try their hand
at choosing a
proper name for
the current con-
hagration.
It seems to me
that in asking US
for the proper
designation, the
President has
turned to the
wrong parties.
The m an TO
name this war Is
Adolf Hitler. It's
Evening star., 1942-04-08

away from home
port may have
been decided by
the Supre m e
Court of the
United S t q t e S
this week.
TIL ere are
many statutes,
both Federal and
State, which un-
dertake to pun
ish viole n C e
whether or not
1t is associated
with q labor dis
Evening star., 1942-04-08

underStand
W h e re the
structure Is
vulner BILE,
politically, if
not militarily.
1t becomes
increa singly
C ! e ar that
National So
cialiSm is one
of the great
est fra u d S
ever perpe-
trated upon a
people W h o
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Gen. Porter to Speak

Chemical Warfare" will be dis
cussed by Maj. Gen. William N.
Porter, United States Army, and
Maj. Gen. Amos w. Fries, U. s. A.,
retired. at the weekly luncheon Of
the Federal Bar Association at II 80
pm. tomorrow at the Harrington
Hotel
Evening star., 1942-04-08

tice Stone and Justice Roberts to
make the majority opinion as
against Justices Reed, Black, Doug
las and Murphy.
Reproduction Rishts Reserved)
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THE opinions OF the orers this their o,Dn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented
Stars effort to giue all sides of questions of interest
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-04-08
By FRANK r. KENT,

For more than a year now the
President, supporting the labor lead
ers with whom he has been politi-
cally allied since 1882, has frustrated
Evening star., 1942-04-08
On the Record
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

1t is interesting to glance at
what is happening in the in
ternal affairs of Maitland, for
to comprehend it may help us
Evening star., 1942-04-08
.McLemore-
War Is HitIer's,
He Should Name Ii
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

President Roosevelt wants a new
name for the war. Through the
medium OF a press conference he
has asked the American people to
Evening star., 1942-04-08
Unions Seen
Warned by
| High Court
Ruling in Seomen's
Case Viewed as
For-Reochine
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Something far more important
than the question of whether sea-
men may engage in e sit-down strike
when their ship is in harbor but
Evening star., 1942-04-08

NUMBER TWO Of Q series 70
ecouoirt Warrington with me
nory Departments IN It's loroest,
Aosst trnitUe store.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-01-09
Manila Race Discrimination VS..
Our Own Home Brand

department officials including Corde Hull
radio the daily press
racial discrimination paced against whites Manila
Such righteous indignation this question
indignant brethren:
Where have been all our ives?"
After 800 millions of American citizens of Negro origin the
United States contrary Notwithstanding
carved their lives and future here in America despite that racial
discrimination.
At this that discrimination American
their h share defense and other jobs for which they
qualified the Marines the Except mnas)
the (uness "caled it depv them of the right
thirteen has them from higher education
or they taxed
attempts % Illustrate deprive them all fundamental
guaranteed American citizens.
racial really dstaseu ankes indg
white brethren the fight the
home front and by home 'front.' home 'front.' Twin
Cities.
For beg submit the Northern Pump Co., Minnesota
Mining Diamond Works. Defense
countless firms holding defense possible objects attack
will discrimination in all of them and will
magnifying glass.
All of this of does justify Japan of
white nationals it does make show indignation
hypocritical
Once time there two who the street
the oher perfectly adorable
And she actually much the other
did when But isn't
my door neighbor"-Chicago Bee.