Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-25
Dieppe Raid
No Surprise;
Next Will Be
FarIey's Victory Won T
Stop Dewey Triumph
BY PAUL MALLON

>WASHINGTON. Aug. -.
w Lost point in most cNrrent
discussions Of the surprise Com
mando raid on Dieppc is that IT
was not a surprise
That kind of an attack relies
FOR full success. not on over
Whclming numbers or superior
lcroclty, but on catching the de-
lenses unaware. The advan-
t8gcS of carefully placed de-
tending guns, protected by con-
crete steel and sandbagS, gem
orally can be offset only IL the
defenders are off guard.
In the light of the fact that
the expedition was unfortu-
nately disclosed offshorc by four
Nazi anti-aircraft gun h Up S
CnakShipS). and the NaZiS at
Dieppe were fully forewarned
and IN their places ready TO re-
Ccive a storm. the feat of arms
becomes doubly remarkable for
accomplishing as much as IT did.
DUT that same light casts
ID speculative beams on how
much more would have been ac-
ceaplisAed with less loss. had
our ships not stumbled upon the
Nazls Unexpectedly IN the dark
ness.
Also This was almost entirely
a Canadian show. our partlCl-
patton was restricted to expert
mental cooperation.
Incidentally the London re-
ports have conveyed an impress
Slon-t+rdt our participants are
returning 10 the United States
TO act as instructors. suggesting
that their experience may not
be used again Immediately in
Commando action.
Only a portion are returning
for teaching. The others Will
lead more raids in which United
States forces will participate
IN greater numberS--and with
greater secrecy assured.
No more stray flakShipS viii
be allowed to discover our pur-
poses and spread an alarm.
IT WAS truly a daring COM
Il mando-like feat of politics
when Gen Jim Farley took
control of the Presidents party
IN the largest state of the union
although it was not a sur
prise and may not have the
wide repercuSSlons which are
commonly forecast
over looked and controlling
point of Farley'S raid was that
every one expects the Republic
can, Dewey, TO win the state in
November.
Dewey has long seemed to be
an oddS-on favorite to most
pOlltlcoS here. no matter whether
the Democrats split, whether
Mead or Bennett was nominated.
no matter the American Labor
Party.
The popular Lehman only
beat him by 1896 votes in
1888 (out of nearly 4.700,000
votes caSt. The odds would
even have been against Lehman
if he had run again.
Thus Mr.. Farley is apt 10
wind up with Democratic
Party control in the state.
weakened by lack of any kind
OF pap TO sustain IT, He cannot
get any federal or New York
City patronage, and if Bennett
loses he will be without state
patronage.
Faced with such difficulties,
II would be difficult for him 10
build up any kind of a formi-
dable machine. even though he
is the most astute politico in
the business
MR.. FARLEY fought for what
NA he thought was right and
got nearly even for what was
done TO him in Washington, but
YOU can see. if you Sift the facts
further. that his power for the
1914 presidential contest is more
uncertain than popular comment
suggests.
II Mr. Roosevelt wants a
fourth term and the war Is won
or being successfully prosecuted
IN 1914. any bOokmaker would
favor the White House chances
of getting the New York dele
cation 10 the next convention.
However. Farley could probably
swing the delegation against any
other person Mr.. Roosevelt
would Try TO name AS his sue
CCssOr.
No one can sec so far ahead
these days with any clarity but
dis Democratic matters stand to-
day, any one except Mr. ROOSe-
Welt would have "A very hard time
getting that Democratic nominal
ton nationally
HOW broke are the Rcpub-
II liCanS can best be gagged
by considering that they chose a
Democrat a capable anti-ROoSe-
Welt Democrat Sam Pettlngill Of
IndIanal TO head their money
raising finance committee.
How pressed and unorganizcd
they are can best be judged by
Two other observations
The rich co bought the WELL
placed building which Republic
ans rented for headquarters, less
than hall a block from the
MhLie House. and chased thcm