The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-12

editorial opinion on the subject
can't but realize, however, that the
Yankee public, far from voicing
disapproyal Of our participation in
the conflict, was trying TO serve
notice on the Washington admin
istration that it isn't fighting hard
and fast enough.
There's dissatisfaction with our
effort, certainly, but it's based on
the ground that it's been bungled;
not that we're engaged in it.
Chances are that the Republican
gains viii steam up our activities
and improve our organization in
stead Of discouraging 'em, as the
AXIS broadCasters are predicting,
pretty surely disbelieving in their
own prophesies.
one thing that very safely can
be foreseen is a considerable con-
solicitation Of our executive agen-
cies. Besides being too numerous
to be effective, they've conflicted
to the extent Of actually hamper
ing one another. Visitors, in the
capital on war business, simply are
distracted by the confusion. Even
experienced local newspapermen,
hunting for information that would
be excellent wartime publicity and
that ofhcialdom would be glad to
supply 'em with, if they could find
the right source of il, get the run
around from commission TO COM
mission, and wind up completely
mystified.
ClumsinesS Or
One version is that it's pure
governmental clumsiness.
Another is that the administra.
ton is deliberate about il, not hay
ing much confidence in the people.
II the latter, the people mani
tested. on election day, a substan-
tial bit Of reciprocal loss Of conf
dence in the administration. 1t evil
IDENTIFY didn't signify any loss,
though, in popular wartime resolu-
ton. The pre-Pearl Harbor isola-
tionists are as enthusiastic as any
body.
What the election result indi-
Gated as to New Deal sentiment re-
mains to be revealed later.
A pro-New Dealer can be dis
gusted with our belligerency meth
DDS and vote against the admins
tration for that reason, though abb
stractly still pro-New Deal other
wise. Or a pro-war-ite can vote
against it more particularly be
cause he's hostile especially to New
Dealerisnl.
The nub is that it was a pro-war
election result, modified by some
New Deal sentiment.
Balancing EN- is 20 be consid-
cred the fact that the New Dealers,
though heavy losers in congress
s!onal seats. still hung onto their
majority Yet they mightnt have
done so if they hadn't had the wars
tendency to help EN-. Still, con-
trariwise, they might have done
better New Dealerishly II they had
not been accused Of wartime inef-
ficiency.
It's a matter then, Of guesswork
as to the future.
1914: Guesswork
Tie present situations too undi-
gested to justify speculation rela-
tive to 1914 S national political ap-
petite.
Tom Dewey still will be pretty
young for a presidential nomina-
ton. Furthermore, he says he'll
continue to be New York state s
governor until two years after that
date. He should know what his own
plan is. He'll be a-plenty talked
about for the White House, any
way.
Into Franklin d. Roosevelt a
substantial crimp has been thrown,
concerning a fourth nomination.
Still, who knows? - If he gets
speedy war action!
It isn't too late yet for him.
Suppose he Sticks up the Axis in
the meantime.
And maybe he'll qualify his New
Dealerism. He's done IT, more or
less, already, under wars pressure.
The parties can be relied on to