The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-28


AXIS propagandlsts. among de-
tails of a grand jury investigation
Attorney General Francis Biddle
has been conducting in Washington
lately
That Cares accusations prov
able isn't likely. for the justice de-
partment naturally doesn't admit
1t. but the Michigander made II.
in a formal speech on Capitol Hill.
and. even If il isn't so. II was a
mean jab at the Administration
ali the meaner if Clare made II up.
indeed I think he believes 1t.
though. and it isn't a very non
partisan idea. looked at from either
standpoint
Wendell Willkie. Republican Con-
eressional Leader Joseph w Mar
tin. ex-Chairman John Hamilton OF
the C o. P's national committee.
Clarence Buddington Kelland the
committees present publicity man.
ager.. and many another of the
party's big bugs. are out with dec
larations of unqualifyng loyalty to
the New Deals war effort. but
most of them. strongly hint that
their own bunch could make still
better one
And. anyway. they all agree that
the wars the only subject that
they're pro-adminlstration on.
"Unsound Panaceas"
AS Publicity Manager Kelland
put It. they're afraid that the New
Dealers will take advantage Of the
war for the extension of "unsound
economic panaceas" tapping over
into subsequent peace time
Congressman Martin also men,
tior. the vital essentially Of the
two-p party system to democracy's
survival-that is, the G. o. P.'s sur
vival by the election Of plenty Of
its candidates in November.
Wendell Willkie. who dictated
most Of the Republican national
committees 1912 declaration Of
campaign principles. was a trifie
funny about it. He dwelt emphati-
cally upon the party's historic de-
votion to human liberty and equal
tty. somewhat Implying that the
Democrats haven't always stood so
pat for EN-. the conclusion. SEEM
ingly being that the latter mustn't
be permitted TO make too clean a
sweep next fall, or liberty and
equality won't be so safe after
ward The humor of it is that
Wendell was a Democrat until
shortly before he was presiden-
TALLY nominated.
C. o p Publicity-ite Kelland,
who. in the nature Of his job. should
be an authority on the subject of
publicity. has taken a resounding
crack at the administration sur
plus so he says) Of publicity.
kelland's account is that $4,000
of its personnel are. not exactly at
work. but drawing pay IN Wash
ington. that the numbers ridicu-
lous and that they simply waste
paper now getting scarce. with
their releases Congressman
Percy Priest Of Tennessee likewise
has howled over the governments
spraying publicity" - and
Priests a Democrat.
Unity" G. o. P. Cry
We want unity. hollers the Re-
publican national committee. re-
gardles5 Of party affiliations"
Nevertheless. the committee adds,
lack Of organization is the out
standing weakness Of the present
administration.
Publicity's one Of the items Of IL.
or. rather. the developing CEN
sorship. under Bryon Price. is.
a news correspondent of my ac-
quaintance emitted a terrible veil
concerning it a few days ago. He
serves technical publications. to
which he has to transmit scientific
words. understandable to an un-
educated guy. such as the average
censorial bird. and the latter erases
tnem. however harmless they may
be. as some sort Of a cipher.
II makes the system unnecessar-
lily unpopular.
II also suppresses some news
that it would be desirable to have
circulated. George Creel. our GEN.
sor IN World War I. recently broad
cast warning concerning this.
Wen. at all events. this doesn't