Evening star., 1942-09-30

Henry McLemsre. speeches We
mean wise, understanding gen.
tleman who will take all the
speeches of Government representa-
tives before they are delivered and
see to it that they agree. This is
especially needed on speeches per-
tanning to the war. There must
be 1904 different schools of thought
on this subject in Washington, and
unfortunately each follower of each
school is equipped with sound set
of vocal organs, and a burning de-
sire to exercise same at any and
all times
They'll speak anywhere. Let one
of them get an invitation to address
the mid-year graduating class of a
cello and trap drum school, and
he's off on the next train. Let the
manufacturers of miners lamps ask
one of them to address their annual
convention, and neither rain nor
hail nor storm nor darkness will
stop them from being on the plat
form at the appointed time.
And they never agree. This was
brought home to us BY reading of
the newspapers the other day. In
one column, in type as black as a
chimney sweeps waistcoat, was a
speech by Assistant Secretary Of
the Navy Bard.
I'VE are damn we'll losing this
war, and no butts" he said. I'VE
are still losing this war. 1t will
take all we've got to win-what are
! you going to do about it?"
In another column, in type as
black as a witch's robe, was speech
by Vice President Wallace. Now
what do you think he said to the
gathering of notables who sat on
a wooded knoll on the estate OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davies? Did
he agree with Mr.. Bard? Did he
pound the ears of the notables with
dire warnings? No sir. Not at all.
We quote from Mr.. Wallaces
speech:
I'VE are over the hump, although
the tangible evidence may not be
evident for some time yet"
Who is right and who is wrong?
Mr.. Bard or Mr.. Wallace?
That poses a pretty question for
the average American citizen, doesn t
it? How is he to know, in his home
in the Carolinas, the Dakotas, the
!. Virginias, which one Of these i'm
portant men has the lowdown?
It's bound to make the citizens
mind spin, fill him with doubt. He
knows tina. Mr. Bard, as Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, is closer to
/ the, inside information than hen
to an egg. At the same time he
knows that Mr.. Wallace, as Vice
President, is no stranger to what is
going on, being man who has key
to the White House.
This sort of thing goes on all the
time. Nj. A. says the Germans are
cracking and revolution is just
around the corner. Mr.. B says the
Nazis are strong as ever and are
perfectly able to take another three
or four years of war.
That's where the co-ordinator OF
speeches would come in. He would
know what speeches we're going to
be made, and when All speech
makers would have to submit their
orations to him.
After reading them he would say
something like this: Gentlemen.
somebody is wrong. Mr.. Jones you
are telling the chicken fanciers Of
Dubuque that we are winning the
war. Mr.. Edwards you are telling
the Spanish moss collectors of Jack
sonville that the United Nations now
hold the upper hand You, Mr..
Photts, arc leaving for Los Angeles
to tell your hearers that Japan has
shot its bolt and is as good as done
for. While you. Mr.. Snopes, are off
for Atlanta to tell the sons of the
boil weev!l that the japanese are
in control of the Pacific and that
Oregon is In danger of being cap
tured.
Now, let's take all of your speeches
and boil them down into something
that resembles an agreement. Other
wise, no one in this country will
know what to believe, and that
does not aid in unity.
Let's either be winning this war
or losing it. If we are winning it
let's relax bit. II we're losing it
let's get mean and tough and rough
and lay aside all excuses and start
throwing our Sunday punches.
Speaking of Sunday punch, can
you imagine what will happen when
this country really gets to the point
where i. has to let one loose. Itu
be the most devastating punch ever
| tossed.
Now, in our speech before the
graduating class of Dogs for De-
tense, we are going to say
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