The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-20

Real Thesfer Of War 10
b European Continent
Allied Failure in Indie
Boon 10 FOR and Churchill
More Help TO Be Rushed
To Soviet This Spring
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WASHINGTON - The failure
~ the Grips mission To New
Delhi has ended the debate on
where the United Nations viii
aim 10 check or defeat the AK,
in the le1a campaign. The next
chapter OF the Roosevelt-Hitler
war viii be wsged on the steppes
II Russia rather than on the
plains Of India.
Collateral theaters Of conflict
IN the elobal struggle viii be
developed but the bis show for
this year at least win be staged
on the European continent.
That has always been the wish
Of the president and the British
premier, and now fortune has
played into their hands. With
India recalcitrant or non-resist-
ant the allies have no ma jor
base in that sector of the world
for q large-scsle or stubborn OPP
position to the swsrming Nip
ponese. Anglo : American sea
power In the Pacific and Indian
oceans has been almost crushed.
and IL cannot be rebuilt In time
for the next bout.
Chief Of staff George G. Mar
shsll's visit TO London throws
further light on the damocrseiss
immediate plans. So does the
intense effort of the White
Honse to rush planes. tanks and
artillery TO the Soviet and our
troops in the Middle East. Al
though we shall proceed to
harsss Jspan's extended sea and
land lines with aerial and sub
marine strafing. the main smash
will be directed against der
fuehrer's forces.
The deep rift among the menu
bers Of the reoreanized supreme
court has caused considerable
tongue-wsgging and hesd-shak-
ing In legal and judicial circles
81 the capital The split seems
TO spike the pretty theory that
FDRs philosophy will dominate
the high tribunal, even though
he has appointed seven former
friends 10 that bench.
With one exception Associate
Justice Reed-the nine jurists
are dividing almost m had been
forecast by close observers and
students az the mems careers.
Chisf Justice Stone heads what
might be termed the conserve
tive faction. - the decision In
the ship mutiny" case indi-
Gated. Aligned with him are
the four practical leRslites jus
tees Roberts, ex-senator Byrnes
of South Carolina, ex-Professor
Frsnkfurter and former Attor-
ney-General jackson. On the
other side are Messrs. Reed.
Black. Douglas and Murphy.
The ultra Liberal attitude OF
the last three 10 understandable.
They have been bell ringers for
the New Deal in the past. Reeds
behavior puzzles his colleagues,
for hs has always been tabled
~ indifferent 10 many Of the
presidents reforms. Whether he
will continue to guide and line
up the other three is dehs In bile.
He may switch TO the Stone
Roberts group, effecting a six
to-thrse vote ON many Rooss-
veltian doctrines. Or he may
enjoy his leadership of the dis
senters and contribute TO q series
cf those five-to-four decisions
which the president once as
sailed ~ . major evil during his
fight to pack" this third branch
~ tina government
Frances Perkins has become
the principal beneficiary of the
feud involving Labor bosses
Green. Murray and Lewis. So
long a. they swap fisurstive
punches every time they meet,
she can hold office for life.
Time vas when the trio
schemed to Gust her from her
post an Secretary OF Labor. They
begged F.D.R.'s advisers to APP
point q two-fisted he-man to
this rough and tumble post.
There were moments when the
President seemed willing TO heed
them, but the First Lady always
persuaded him 10 postpone any
action against the Cabinet MEM
Der in the tricorn hat.
Now the three snti-Peri<ins
shouters are willing 10 let her
stick around. Each In afraid
that II she steps or is tosked
out, a successor partial to one
Of the rival organizations siil
be named. So long as they son-
tinus to fall out, she can stay
In