Detroit evening times., 1943-08-19
BY PAUL MtLLON

leu of Nh Wallace. who is
of ao a nov Icfl wing political
tangent gave some shocking
figure, OF Nal military superb.
orjN in hl> radio roundup
lie SAID ve had mot only :
per cent of tho ANS divisions
so lar rbat only 40 per cent of
the AXIS army MAS on the Rus
sian front and NC viii have
only 90 divisions A. our ultimate
peak
80 one would contradict
these figures but they need
some explanation. The truth is
the -Gcrmap>- have about 200
divisions. Italy had rbu, not
now abou, 20. and tho AXIS
satellite, furnished about 70
more a total ANS strength Of
il0 DIVISION, The : per cent
Vc ha>c mot would be about 81
divisions an approximately ac-
cmaIc figure for tho North
African and Stcihan campaigns.
ERTN per cent ANS strength
nn TIC Russian front - also
approximately correct, the best
estimate being 100 to 200
divisions involved there. But
an these are Nazis except about
10 divisions Of the satellites so
that only about so German
divisions remain 10 meet our 90.
(Which MAY prove 10 he 100 and
does not include British and
Canadians
The l4O Axis divisions atirlh-
uted 10 Italy and the satellites
originally are Just about half
shot Some were destroyed IN
Africa and Sicily, and the re-
naming bulk IS scattered
through the Balkans and re-
ported uneager for combat
The available so divisions Of
rrai-AN ANd7TS- frtt TT Europe 10
face us Includes reserves and
administrative divisions, and are
scattered from Norway to Italy
and from Poland 10 France
Mr BNrneS we'll may be cor
No lnl
lie ahead, and nc Is certainly
sound in warning against COM
placency but the British and
Canadians Will give us a heavy
superiority in numbers for those
battles.
THE administration hig. po-
Il tent political medicine for
All tho postwar Ills of man and
beast social security - Is not
gaining expected support within
Congress
In fact. Senate Finance Chair
man George and a number of
the other most influential au-
thontlcS have decided the pend
ing Wagner bill will not be
taken up until after taxes
They are also beginning 10
shake their heads in doubt about
1t ever being allowed TO pass n 1
ANYTHING like us present form. /
The British Parliament has
done about the same thing with
the BcverldGC report. which was
advanced like the Roosevelt pro- .
gram 10 provide security for
all from the cradle 10 the
grave
These plans are supposed 10
hc the nucleus of The liberal
postwar program and there
have been suggestions that as .
soon As tho war is over. the
LaboritcS IN England may ouSt
Mr. Churchill and ride 10 power
behind this social security
banner
DUT even many a Liberal is
- beginning TO wonder n The
program is liberal or can pio-
vide security The Wagner bin
calls tor instance. for a l. per-
cent pay roll tax 10 finance gov
crnment attendance AT the
cradle. grave and in the interim
s per cent on employer and
Is per cent on tho worker An
ether taxes on men and buSI-
ness aIc levied on profits.
You have TO make some
money before YOU are taxed.
But IN tins tremendous new
taxation program, the govern
mcnr would collect before earn.
.nc,. % any, are computed The
TAX therefore would be a capital
levy on a business not making
money
II would help big business
monopohc> where high prices
can hc fNcd to provide profits.
r WUWtTt bC destructive oi small
or independent business. II
would conhScate worker and
business savings and hide them
M stagpant GOV ernmont pool.
d. even so would II provide
- ,cCuutN2 The government
could collect billions of dollars
annually from the workers
ppckctbookS and the business
cash register but with initiation
hanging OVER our heads and
500 600 OOO.O 600 postwar debt
upon our shoulders. would any
ruTDCr ~ IIJjCT0t1T51iiT1 6'y'cT TT
back the dollar value that would
bc paid IN either at the cradle