The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-19
Inside
Washington

t11dI tue administrators effort,
to ''hold the line" against inflatios
have failed and that the stags i.
being set to permit labor SOM
wage increases.
The timing Of the new poIcv !.
aimed at laying the blame for tba
collapse of the ''Little s+aem
wage formula at the door of Job,
L. Lewis and his United Mins
Workers. But actually, the ro.l
cause of the failure is the una
vailing efforts of OPA to cbec,
rising living costs 49, particu]arL'
food costs.
This factor, in turn, secordinr
to some official sources. is drecte
ly traceable to the bellige1en+ ~
titude Of congress toward holdins
down food costs by subsidies
All factors of organized Ishox
viewing Lewis victory and tbe NJ
sition of the War Labor Boa
that the "Little SteeP' fornnn,l
cannot continue without the CIV"
port OF other anti-inflation soss
cies, smell blood. S''
They are on concerted s,r,
lpaign to gain concessions for !.
Dor. Railroad workers. ,toa,
workers, garment workers AVA
other groups feel the time is rin m
to really press for more mons p'
And, in the opinion of Wasbingto'.,
observers, they'll get at Least
part of what they're seeking
| Despite all this gloomy ontIo,,
for the forces battling infafon
OPA is plugging hard to hold |s
Iprice line. Latest tip in the csni MY
Ital is that the agency soon will
slap price ceilings on more grain
oats, rye, barley and hard
wheat. Most soft wheat and sn
corn already are under ce1no,
and the additional price maS
NUNS are planned to keen live
stock feed prices down.
No matter where they are II,
Gle Sans soldiers, sailors ,rJ
marines are going to have trssr
on Thanksgiving Day. For service
men at home, of course, bs,
will be fresh-killed turkey MN
for those abroad the situation will
be different.
Canned turkey will be served in
tropical countries and thawed.om
frozen turkey will be served in
other chimes. There will be all the
other trappings, too, even If de.
hydrated potatoes and cranberry
sauce must be called upon
The German navy has changed
its U-boat tactics by mounting
more anti-aircraft guns on the
coming towers and decks Of their
{ subs for protection against U. S.
, planes. But naval officers are not
really worried about it because
{ the subs are no match for speedy
Grammar Avenger bombers and
Wildcat fighter planes which now
operate from escort aircraft car.
riers, or 'baby flat tops"
, American attack methods were
disclosed recently by the Navy.
, Wildcat fighters strafe the decks
to keep German gun crews busy
and Avenger bombers follow iii
: to drop depth bombs.
Unlike Warships, submarines
? cannot cover their decks with
enough AA guns to offer real pro-
: lection, especially when four, six
: and eight planes can cooperate in
y an attack on a U-boat.
f President Roosevelt has long
l been famous for his ability 10 turn
: aside news conference questions
} of matters of moment. His rep.
t tee undoubtedly is of the best, @
, he has little devices which hep
= him out of many jam when the
quick, bright answer is not forth
coming.
One of his most-used lodges IS
] to hurl back biting reply at the
/ unfortunate queshoner who has
! made an un-wanted inquiry. This
: invariably brings down the house
| with the raucous laughter OF 'he
E 1O0-odd reporters When the laugh
4 ter has died down, the reporter
e victim is in no frame OF hlino "
> +ho c11pct1Dn
S Another favorite trick OF the
: president is 10 devise s'ocH
: story to be used as reply 10
S question he knows is going 10 os
asked. For example, when que',,
t toned on the increasing cost o.
: living, the president will reply
with the story about a houSeNIs
he knows who needs more rloity
to fill her larder now man III
peacetime. H..
But the president triulnpaan.gs
points out, she is now purchaSlD5
: strawberries in January ana AZ
paragus in February-IncreaSDS
her cost of living by buying w,
of-season foods, contrary TO il'
pre-War practice.
Some of the reporters VINO l's
ularly attend the presidents new new.
conference have heard this SIIaS,
berries and asparagus story liN's
or four times so far, and It's .
safe bet the story will continue
be re-told as long as the fish
cost of living is a factor IN !"
news.
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