The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-04-11
FLIGHT
Air Superiority Wrsssed
From Azis Foes by Allies
rwe-ensined Bomber and
Transports Are Answers
Jesse Jones May Suffer
Wing Clippings Shortly

Jesse Jones May Suffer
Wing Clippings Shortly
~ RAy TUCKER
WASHINGTON The United
Nations finally have ~rested air
superiority in numbers and per-
Torrance Of planes from tho
axis. While production figures
are necessarily secret. one can
disclcee that the democracies'
annual output today-snd II will
increase reometrically - IL at
least one-third larger than our
enemies'.
Our SURPRISING progress 10
due largely 10 two remarkable
but scantily puhlicized aviation
advances. The first concerns
the all-around ability of the
Hight. tvo-enrined bomber. The
second involves the growing use
~ big transports to ferry men
and materials TO the distant
hattie fronts in China. Australia.
the Middle East and Russia.
The foremen Of the American
sarsenal Of democracy" were
handicapped at first because
cur pursuit ships cannot fly under
their own power 10 those remote
areas. But We discovered that
the bombing craft. carrying en-
tra gasoline tanks instead Of
missiles. can hippity-hop To the
farthest fighting xones.
AZ reported here some time
ago. we have turned 20 manufsc-
ture Of tremendous ships 10 solve
the difficult problem of loeistics.
The Douglas Dc-4 viii soon
reach volume tonnage and an
even heavier cargo vessel 10 in
the cargo stage. Glenn Martin
viii relaunSh his great contribu-
ton to the anyway freight lines
before the end Of the month.
The New Dealers are trying
70 capitalize on Jesse II. Jones
elastic embarrassment by strip
ping from him the control Of the
billions Of dollars modified un-
der him for economic stranguls-
ton Of the axis powers. They
are circulating word that he In
tco old-fashioned and conservs-
tive to conduct = blockade blitz-
krieg.
The man they have advanced
against the TEXAN 10 Milo y.
Perkins. the extremely able exec
ufivs officer Of the Economic
Warfare board headed by Vice
President Wallace. Although
that agency has been charged
with all sorts Of functions. In
GLIDING the mapping Of hostile
bombing targets. IT. chief assign
ment Ia TO mass the pressure of
cur greater commercial. finan-
cial and trading resources
against the foe. But its White
House whisperers contend that
II lacks both the authority and
funds TO handle that task. II
can regulate exports from this
country to other nations. but IL
cannot gobble up foreign mate
rails before Hitler lays his
hands on them. The secretary
of commerce maintains . tight
grip on that field with his va
Fious defense plants"
still = third faction insists
that the right to buy up goods
abroad should BE- vested In
WIPER William L. Bait. who
now shoulders the responsibility
81 providing the stuff from
which histnry's greatest output
Of arms must be manufactured.
Aside from the illusirious per-
sonslities involved. chief signifi-
canoe lies in the need for estab-
fishing . single unit to weaken
the Jsps and Mans at home and
internationally. A central COM
mand has become AZ vital here
~ in naval and military sctivi-
ties. FDR appears 10 be NOV
ting slowly toward = Tightening
up Of all war-makiH boards.
Without benefit OF presidential
support the army and navy are
quietly lobbying through a tax
bill which will deprive % states
Of millions Of dollars Of federal
payments FDR has scrupulous-
" kept out Of this delicate con-
trcversy involving the relation
ship between commonwealth
and country.
The original measure exempt
ID every firm engaged in any
sort Of war work - prime con-
tractors. subfirms. supply
houses. truckers-from gasoline.
oaies. uss and utility levies. The
scors or more governors affected
staged another Boston Tea
Party. arguing that the scheme
would mulct their treasures Of
badly needed funds Only a few
months ago the supreme court
ruled against the idea in an
Alabama ease, though inviting
eongress to enact legislation.
The treasury opposed it, Even
the house rules COMMITTEES re-
velted- Although il has no
authority to pass on the wisdom
of . proposed statute. this group
handed II back 20 ways and
means for a surgical operation.