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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
The Great Game of Politics
Army's Great MoterieI Record CounseIs
Caution on Nelson's Part in Supply Row

Mr. Baruch in the last war by Presi-
dent Wilson, and Mr.. Baruch was
able to get results without taking
things out of the Army's hands
Apparently, Mr.. Nelson thinks he
can get better results if he puts all
in the hands of his able aide, Mr..
Wilson. And, having been asked to
do the job, one can easily under
stand Mr.. Wilson's feeling that he
should exercise complete control.
But, compromise or no compro-
mise, what this means is a change
in the system with no proof that
better results will ensue. For one
thing, a certain amount of retard-
ing readjustment will follow. For
another, sore spots and hard feeling
are inevitable. For a third, it GER
tainly will leave the Army uncon-
WINGED.
From its standpoint there is much
to justify the view that the Army,
linking up with American industry,
has done really great job. Most
people will agree to this: agree also
that things are operating smoothly
under Army-industry cooperation.
If the job is not being perfectly
done, still there is nothing in the
record of the WPB to create con-
fldence that 1t could do better.
On the contrary, Army spokesman
say-and with some truth-that the
WPB record has been one of vacil-
lation, weakness and instability.
There are stronger men in it now
then before, but it still checks short
IN various directions and easily
might make a mess II 1t undertakes
to uproot the Army production ma
chine.
To the charge that it is not
scheduling" competently, the Army
replies that in the African expe-
dition it scheduled pretty success
fully some 100000 separate items
and asks if there is anything in the
WPB record to show it could have
done as well. Army spokesman fur
ther say that so far as production
Is concerned, 1t would have shown
even better results If the WPB had
had a competent priority system
and thus prevented shortages of raw
materials such as steel, copper and
rubber.
1--WE Have KnudSen."
AS for the argument of Mr.. Will
sons qualifications and industrial
experience, the Army retorts with
We'll, We have Knudsen." Alto
gether, the Army makes out q
pretty good case for continuation
of the existing setup and Mr.. Mel
son would be in stronger position
If there had been more stability and
less shifting within his agency.
Taking all these things into con-
sideration, 1t is a little hard to see
the reasons for change. No
charge is made that the Army has
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time for the President to change his
mind and the official announcement
easily may prove the forecasts
wrong.
Apparently, the proposed general
"shake-up" has been stimulated by
the conflict between the Army and
the WPB over full control of war
production, which has been raging
for some time with considerable bit
terness on both sides. While this
has not stopped production, it is
disruptive of harmony and it has
been hoped the President would
find some more practical way Of
ending the controversy than his
facetious but not very funny sug-
gestion of locking the disputants in
room and starving them into
agreement.
1t seems accepted now that the
outcome will be compromise in
which both sides will make conces-
sions. That would involve, of course,
a period Of readjustment and some
temporary slowing down. 1t is not
the ideal solution, but no one has an
ideal solution and any compromise
will be measurable victory for Mr.
Nelson and Mr.. Wilson.
Army Must Have Needs.
In theory, Of course, the WPB
should have the control-and in
theory, has it. But, in practice, the
superior knowledge and the heavy
responsibility Of the Army for the
quality as well as the quantity of
military and naval equipment make
it highly desirable that they should
have the least possible interference
In getting what they want.
Mr.. Nelson now possesses the
power but, obviously, that power
ought not to be used except to i'm
prove the situation. In brief, Mr..
Nelson ought to recall the power he
delegated to the Army when he first
took office only if 1t is clear that the
Army is doing a poor job and he is
sure he can do it better.
That was the line laid down for
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dramas, develops directly out of
the character of the protago-
nists. 1t is a tragedy involving
not prince but a nation, and on
a scale that has not occurred in
history. 1t is tragedy of indie
cision ending, like Hamlet, in
suicide.
Does the world not see that
France has fallen for the second
time-and fallen in the second
act, exactly as she fell in the
first?
But the second fall is worse
than the first. For the first oc-
CURED in a moment of despair;
the second in a moment of hope.
The repetition indicates COM
pulsion in this character to act
as it does to be incapable of de-
cision, and when confronted by
the absolute necessity of deci-
sion, to commit suicide.
Was Free to Leave Toulon.
Since June, 1910, the French
fleet has been free to leave Tou-
Ion. 1t has been free to join the
forces of De Gaulle, the life-wor-
shipper, and not the DEATH
lover.
For two and a half years, this
feet, under Admiral Darlan. has
been specializing according to
various considerations:
The consideration of France
herself can we, by neutralizing
ourselves, save corner of
France from occupation?
The consideration Of the Of
ficers of the fleet, who regarded
the ships not as an instrument
of the republic and people of
France. who built them, and to
whom they belonged, but as their
own personal property. Their
policy was not to expose this
property to the perils of war, but
to hold it as an instrument of
personal power and for bargain
ing purposes in the moment of
peace-no matter who might win
the war.
Not the reforming of the fleet
in anticipation of such a critical
moment as that of November II
moved Marshal Petain and OAR
Ian; on the contrary, they were
moved by the above considera-
ton alone They replaced re-
publican officers byrpara- Fascist
officers, that is to say by officers
who had the same considera-
tons as those of the marshal and
the admiral. Thus. when OAR
Ian suddenly changed sides, I'M
der the duress of events, while
Petain continued his Hitler
policy, the indecision became
deeper than ever. Pulled in two
directions, the officers of Toulon
could only assert the preposter-
GUS notion that the feet was
sovereign state, and neutral.
This neutrality lasted 16 days
and ended in suicide.
Neutrality Unpurchaseable.
Let us try to imagine those 16
days in Toulon.
On November 1.-THE ami
versary of the triumphant
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chimes and men are being trans
ferred to Germany to work for
the dictator. Famine and pestil-
ence threaten her already I'M
dernourished population.
There is only one hope in the
hearts Of the French people;
that some day in the very near
future American soldiers will land
and chase the tyrants, repre-
sented today by the stern face
of Prussian Field Marshal Gerd
Won Rundstedt, away from their
shores.
A France in name still exists in
North Africa with an army and
navy still flying the tricolor.
The existence of that France
in an Arabic world was made
possible by the timely arrival of
several divisions of Americans
followed later by British force;
some of her best known adj
mirals and generals; some OF
her finest fighting troops; the
Foreign Legion, and the Morroc-
can and Algerian infantry and
cavalry.
These regiments which have
made history on the battlefields
of the four corners of the world
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Destruction of French Fleet Called
Suicide After Long Indecision

armistice Of l9l8-the armistice
Of defeat was ended.
With it ended the illusion that
one could buy the neutrality Of
a corner of France.
But what did not end was the
continued illusion that the ships
belonged to their commanders
and were not inexorably involved
in the fate Of the nation, whose
instrument they were.
On November II the French
fleet was still free to leave Toulon
and fight for France. And the
whole Of France-all the currents
of French thought-must have
been represented in that fleet,
from the stokers to the admirals.
Among the officers and crews
there were Petainists, Fascists,
Nazi agents, de Gaullists, Com
munists, democrats. The fleet
was the France OF 1910.
And as in 1910, the riffs were
irreconcilable. Darlan, from
North Africa invited" them to
join hin-without ever once TAX
ing a clear stand for the Allies,
without ever once saying a word
against Hitler. The mentality
in his speeches was again that
of neutrality: Sail out, get
away-but for what purpose?
Escape, not battle!
The French officers, educated
in Petainist collaborationism, still
entertained the illusion of neu-
trality. They thought they could
escape destiny by doing MOTH
ing. From being an instrument,
they reduced themselves to
symbol. But to what symbol?
What is paralysis in the mex
orable moment of decision? 1t
is death. They chose death. And
they got what they chose.
Ending Had Grandeur.
In their death there was
grandeur-as there Is grandeur In
the death of Hamlet. They were
not traitors in their death. They
were men. But let us not call it
a happy ending.
Let us rather be quiet, filled
with pity, and terror, and awe.
In this war, destiny is inescapa-
BILE. Act or you will die, is the
lesson of the scuttling of the
French fleet.
And I implore all those who
speak to France not to treat this
awesome event as a victory. The
mourning and despair in France
must be terrible beyond tears.
Only If we can see the real roots
of the tragedy-if our State De-
partment can see the roots of
the tragedy--if all realize that
the last remnant of collabora-
tionism and indecision has been
received by the clean sea, then
new, clean, policy may emerge.
Our Darlan policy is a con-
tinuation of what persisted with
the fleet.
Let us give his due, his Just
place, and our confidence to the
man who fights to revive twice.
defeated France: Gen. de Gaulle!
released by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
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1akoma Park Citizens
Hear Talk by Kelly

With the number Of trafic deaths
here mounting to new heights, Mai.
Edward j. Kelly, superintendent of
police, in addressing the Takoma
Park Citizens Association, appealed
to pedestrians to walk carefully in
traffic. The meeting was held Sat-
urday night.
Maj. Kelly pointed out that most
OF the deaths were due to pedes-
TRANS failure to take due precau-
tions.
He took occasion to commend the
efficient service being rendered by
auxiliary police.
The association adopted a resolu-
ton by Mrs. Mary Lamond White,
favoring limited parking on the
south side Of Cedar street, opposite
the post ONCE. The matter will be
taken up with the trafilc bureau.
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begged down, and there seems sense
in the contention that the best
thing would be If Mr.. Nelson could
be satisfied with publicly establish
Ing his right to step in and take
over-with the Army acknowledging
him as boss-without really doing so
unless or until the Army fails to
measure up.
There Is disposition to feel that
the hard fight Mr.. Nelson has made
on this issue is due to the way in
which the strong men whom he re-
Gently has brought in have been
needing" him.
On one phase OF the argument
the Army is at a disadvantage. Mr..
Nelson and Mr.. Wilson can permit
strong hints to go out that If they
do not have their way they will
resign. This may be bluff or 1t may
not be, but the Army can't match it.
Nobody can resign from the Army
or even talk about 1t. No matter
how much 1t loses In the compro-
mise, the Army has to carry on and
be cheerful about 1t.
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But, If "infor-
nation from au-
t h orit a t iv e
sources" is cor
rect, W h a t is
planned seems
a reshuming of
n c u m b e n t s
rather than an
introduction Of
new and better
men.
H o W e v e r,
criticism before
the fact Is fool
iSh. There is
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mind In Wash
ington just as
busin e S S men
have struggled
and the net re-
suit is confusion
W h ere tn ere
should be order,
conflict W h ere
there should be
harmony a n d
O1SSerVlce to the
war effort where
there should be
planning and vi
sion's
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6 OF it, find
comfort a S
they m a y.
M y voice
shall not be
a d d e d to
theirs.
1 sc e in
the scuttling
o t t n e
French feet
the ineXOra-
BILE outcome
of a drama
of destiny,
a ii gre a t
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Euro p e a n
F r al ce is
Frustrated at
the feet of
t h e Nazis.
Her army Is
dish a n d e d
and her fleet,
the fourth
best in the
world, is at
the bottom Of
t he Toulon
harbor. H er
fortorioS mo-.
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On the Record
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

BY DOKOTHY THOMPSON.
ITO be or not to be, that is
the question;
"Whether it's nobler in the
mind to suffer
"The sings and arro,Ds Of out
rdgeouS fortune,
"Or to take arms against a sea
OF troubles,
And by opposing end them"
HAMLET'S SOLILOQUY.
Let those who wish to regard
the scuttling of the French fleet
as a victory, rejoicing in the cold
calculation that Hitler has not
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Army we need, but evidently the
military mind learns it's lessons only
by surveying its own wreckage. I'm
less public opinion steps in that's
what's going to be the net result
with neither the Army getting the
right kind of officer material nor the
educational system retaining even a
good nucleus or organization for USE
fitness after the war.
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dress.
I'm sure we
c could Ike
s o m e d e a l
" h e r e b y he'd
get board and
room in ex-
change for help
ing me keep the
two freplaces in
our house going.
What with the
fuel oil shortage,
we need the fire.
places in action
faaarl1r oil nf AAa
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1AE opinions OF the pers this page their opn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to give all sides Of questions its
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
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Army Policy
Held HurtfuI
Colleges
military Mind
Puts Educational
System in Peril
BY DAVID LAWRENCE,

The American educational system
at the college level stands in peril
today. For several weeks educators
have struggled with the military
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The reports of cabinet shifts con-
templated by the President would
be more encouraging If there were
greater assurance Of improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-30
This Changing World
Visit Of De GouIe to America Threatens
To CompIicote North African Situation
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The impending visit of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle to WASH
ington is likely to complicate
further the North African pic
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.McLemore-
Finds He Cont Keen
Home Fires Burning
BY HENRY McLEMORE,

II any one knows a quiet, we'll
behaved pyromaniac who wants q
good, steady job for the winter, I'd
like to have his names and adj
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
CANADIAN M. P. FORMING
 NEW POLITICAL PARTY

. MONTREAL-A decision to form a new political party in Canada was announced this week by Maxim Raymond. Liberal member of Par liament for La Prairie district of Quebec Province. Raymond has pub licly opposed eonseription of Can adians for over seas service and has claimed that the rights of the Province of Quebec have been en- croaehed upon by the Federal gov ernment Neither the program of the new party nor it's name was dis closed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
TIBIlR@UGlE FHIlE SEN lPIETIBLL
 PERISG0lPIE
@ @

November l may see the end of liquor shipments to Alaska Due to the charges and counter charges that have been flying around since the war broke out that liquor ship ments have come through to Alaska in preference to more essential eom- modities, war shipping administra- tion officials are giving serious con- sideratiOn to the Idea. It may not actually come to it, but the thought hah a high priority rating with the powers that be and November 1 is being seriously considered as the time to put it in effect. Alaska be- ing a war zone and dependent en- tirely on water shipping makes the plan easy of execution which is one reason the idea has gained momen- tum Another is that there has been some little difficulty of enforce ment in some of the base towns which has given the Army some headaches. Result is that ranking officers have become chilled toward liquor traffic.
 Pressure against the drastic ac- tion is great. Territory would lose a sizeable bit of revenue; a lot of businesses would fold and the transportation companies would be losing freight business. Discrimina- tory against Alaskans? Certainly. But don't forget this is a war zone, ruled for the duration by proclama- tion.
 * * * *
 War, transportation difficulties
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just to the contrary. The way to victory is a long. tough pull. If we have fought, worked and saved in the first nine months of war. we might as well make up our minds now to fight. work and save a great deal more in the months a. head Not only will we do it Yolun- tariIy, but we will do it whether we want to or not. Directly, we can ex- pect to be assessed at least five per cent of our incomes for the billions that the war costs in addition to our regular taxation for govern meut And We can look forward to paying it out of shrinking incomes. For victory, We must get used 10 getting along with little else than the bare necessities or life, and pro- bably a limited amount of those
 Nine months ago when the Pres ident told the nation to prepare for a long. hard war, most of Us dis counted his statements considerably because we hoped for quick victory. Now, after almost a year of shak- ing down for the real thing, we should be able to get the clearer picture-an all out struggle for life itself. AS the lads on the battle lines put it this is it." This is it for every man, woman and child of Us. On leaner rations and lesser in comes we have got to do more. The sooner we make up our minds to it, the easier it will be- We should know now that there is no such thing in this war as quick, easy victory. But there Is hard, tough victory to be won, and we'll win it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
THIS IS IT

On Monday last, Labor Day, Sept. z. nine months after Pearl Harbor, the Commander-in-Chi Franklin D. Roosevelt, gave the American people a pretty accurate picture of the war situation to date, and it didn't tally up to a quick victory just around the corner The Pres ident, as he had done since the out set, declared again that with nine months of actual combat behind us the war is still a long and hard one. Summed up, it means that as Americans we haven't seen any thing yet. As a wise old New Eng land farmer once put it, "it is sure to get a little worse before it gets better"
 Preparing us for the tough strug- gle ahead, the President related his request to Congress to put a ceiling on, and a floor under, agri- cultural commodities, to guard a. gainst runaway imitation. He told the Congress, as he outlined in his address to the nation, that when this is done he will, under execu- tive authority stabilize wages. Both are generally recognized as the bugaboos of current national stra- tegy. The farm lobby, one of the best in the land, successfully won exemption for farm commodities when the OPA price control became law. But, as the President pointed out, unless farm commodities. along with everything else, are put under a ceiling there is little point to price control Now, says the chief executive, there must be no exemp- tions and farm commodities along with other goods must come in line with the war effort. His asser- tion that wages would be stabiliz- ed at the same time foretells the long pull ahead.
 While most of us have naturally enough been hopefully optimistic that the war would turn out to be c short one, the cold facts as the President outlined them indicate
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
ON THE WASHINGTON FRONT
By JACK sTINNETT Associated PressA

WASHINGTON - For the first time in hihtory so far as anyone recalls, every memDer of Congress- House and Senate is participating in the biggest Navy recruiting cam paign ever staged.
 When it's all over, some 5000 speeches will have been broadcast to every nook and corner of every state, with the prospective recruits hearing 1872 minute appeals from their own representatives and sen ators.
 Approximately loo of the speeches have already been turned out by the Navy radio information section. This in itself is a stagger-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
IMPRESSIVE FIGURE" IS :. REACHED IN TANK
 PRODUCTION LAST MONTH

CANTON, Ohio Under Seere- tary of War Robert Patterson in a speech delivered here this week said the nations tank production had reached an impressive figure and that the nation turned out more war planes last month than Germany. Japan and Italy com bined.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-09-11
CARGO AIRCRAFT ON
 SCHEDULE FOR BRITAIN

L0NDON-The British govern ment has placed orders for cargo carrying aircraft and a suitable pro duetion program has been arranged. Colonel J. J. Llewellen, Minister of Aircraft Production told the House of Commons this week. With the assistance we hope to get from the United States a substantial num- Der of these aircraft should be available" Llewellen said.
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 New activity was evident Tuesday evening in the Red Men Hall. The warriors just returned from the hunting and fishing grounds made plans for the firht pow-wow of tbe season
 =. A dance and social next Sal urday night September 12.
 \ committee of Chet steear and Ken HalYorson will have charge of the program and promises an even ing of genuine homespun entertain ment
 The Red Men Merry Makers Or chestra is back in full strength with a five piece band that needs no introduction to the fun loving members of the organization and their friends
 The party will be a pot luck affair and is being held for all Red Men and their invited guests.
 Here we go again.