The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-05-14

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Vocation Army LIKELY
10 Vanish in Emergency
Censorship Problem 81
Capital Nearing Crisis
ny RAY TuCKER
WASHINGTON-The w1n-the
war regulations affecting auto
mobile travel viii eventually
cripple . five billion dollar q
year industry throughout the u.
B. Private and federal data on
tourist habits and spending de-
pict the stay-at-home decree ~
one Of the most drastic yet
promulgated
The 1p<2 vacation army was
estimated at about sixty million
people, inssmuch ~ trips abroad
ana 10 South America have been
cut off by the struggle. These
Americans on parade normally
spend a billion dollars for Easo-
line. oil. repairs and garaging;
another billion On meals. q third
billion for sleeping quarters In
hotels. tourist cabins. auto courts.
private homes. For camping
supplies. souvenirs. knickknscks
and other incidentals they shell
out about . billion and = quarter
simoieons. Another billion goes
for recreation IN theaters. on
golf curses and at refreshment
stands.
Experts compute that they
consume almost four billion
frankfurters and at least ten
billion bottles Of pop. Holiday
seeking causes . terrific waste
Of resources, but Il also means
income To many millions who
depend on summer visitors for
their bread and butter.
The majority Of the people
Who would have serviced this
caravan may obtain employment
On farms and In factories, a.
the government hopes But
many thousands Of old folk who
invested their life savings In
resort establishments Will be
deprived Of any return. How
ever. plans under consideration
contemplate the grant Of sub
sidies 10 those who can prove
the need for them.
Officialdom has argued for
weeks over the question OF who
shall run the governments prop
uganda and information bureau.
But there has been completes
neglect Of the problem as to
what sort Of censorship shall be
applied 10 the nations news
papers and magazines.
The Mellett-Price faction has
eontended that the only news
unfit to print is the involving
data concerning the movements
Of troops and ships. premature
announcement Of the outcome Of
battles. and all other details
which might advantage or give
comfort TO the foe. But another
group. headed by Librarian
Archibald MacLeish and Attor-
ney General Biddle. would
broaden the scope Of censored
material. They insist that any
criticism Of our own war effort,
any references 20 British short
comings. any discussion of the
soviet's postwar plans-in short,
any article tending 10 disturb
our dreams-should come under
the ban. The breakdown on free
press and speech which they con-
template would be almost totali-
tartan in character.
Nexrs. MacI<ish and Biddle
apparently have the inside track
at the White House. Their phil
osophy may Be Incorporated in
final plans for controlling the
nature of news. editorials and
comment But II 10 generally
forecast in administration cir
cles that the Biddle-MscLeish
experiment. II attempted. VIII
not endure. Every hit Of evil
dence indicates that the Ameri-
can people want the truth and
viii insist on getting II.
Jeffersonsan Democrats on
Capitol Hill are staging a revolt
against President Roosevelt
under the shadow OF war clouds.
They have used the military
emergency IN order to strike
down almost all the social and
economic reforms which he
wrung from them In the dark
days Of the 1888 depression. No
other explanation is possible for
the current behavior Of erstwhile
White House supporters.
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan
had only a handful Of hackers
when he set out to sabotage the
Tennessee Valley Authority by
forcing II 10 60 TO Congress
every time it wanted to spend
nickel. The sgency's contrihu-
ton 10 the victory program in
ciined most members to vote
against the Tennesseesn- But he
convinced them that he was Civ
ing the lawmakers an upportuni-
ty to regain the blank check
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