The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
NEWS FROM CAsABLANoA
BY J. E. Jones

BY j. e. Jones
Washington, ID. c., February l.
When the news was released and
the Nations Capital was told that
President Roosevelt had flown to At
RIGA and spent days reviewing the
war situation with Winston Church
ill--well, Washington nearly collap-
sed. There are a million and half
people in Washington and probably
not more than one hundred of them
knew where the President was, or
how he got there. Even newspaper
correspondents lost their breath
when they knew for fact that he
crossed the Atlantic Ocean in an
airplane.
record--is that Washington and all
its complex administrators, Con-
gressmen, military and civilian citi-
zens, everybody-approved and ap-
plauded Franklin D. Roosevelt on
the night of January 16, 1943. He
To appreciate the Importance of the
situation let me add that this was
the first time since he became Presi-
dent that every one was for him.
Senator Pepper said over the radio
that the reports all sounded like
romance" Congressman Randolph
called it the magic" of aviation.
Republican leader Martin praised
the Roosevelt-C Churchill coinage of
the term Unconditional Surren-
DER. So, that date and that event
should be marked up on the calen-
dar--lest we forget, lest we forget,
lest we forget. You know the rest
of the story.
praise the Lord and pass the
ammunition"
Military and Civilian Issues
Most of the controversies be-
tween different branches of Gov
eminent grow out of the question
of who's boss around here" In
lions rule everything in the Gov
eminent except matters directly
connected with the Army and Navy.
But when it comes to a matter of
steel for pipelines, synthetic rubber,
factories, or farm tools and ma
chinery there are troublesome ques-
tions. When Secretary Ickes wants
pipelines he runs up against refus-
ais for necessary steel. Rubber Di-
rector LETTERS thinks he could do a
first-cass job in production of syn
thetic rubber, but the military Off
Gals tighten up the supplies of
steel and the other raw materials
chat he calls for. The War Produc-
lion Board has relented and allo-
Gated some supplies of steel for the
production of farm machinery, but
it took Senate Committee to crack
the whip to get that relief for farm
ers. The worry about the War Man
power Commission seems to be sub
siding as it turns out that manpow-
ar control is largely a technical
matter.
James F. Byrnes has top-power
over the military and civilian con-
uestants to decide who shall have
essential materials. The legislators
on Capitol Hill are giving full
credit to Byrnes. You will recall
that he FUSED to be one of them
he still knows his politics.
Collapse Of the Coal Mine Strike
The anthracite strike in North
eastern Pennsylvania had the dis
sinction of being different. All
big strikes are supposed to have the
approval of either Leader Green of
AFofL; Murray of CLIO, or Lewis of
United Mine Workers The coal
strike was up Mr.. Lewis alley--but
he was opposed to it. That didn't
prevent thousands of workmen from
having a wildcat strike" of their
own. Lewis didn't try very hard to
stop them. The War Labor Board
ordered the strikers to return to
workout they didn't obey the or
ders. Then the whole matter was
certified to the White House, and
an order was promptly issued, in |
the name of the President, to the
miners to return to their jobs. They
grumbled good deal but they obey
ed the order. The mystery about it
all is that the President was out of
the country when the order was is
sued in his name. Anyhow, all Is
well that ends well.
seps
Rationing