The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-09-08
Washington Report
BY HELEN ESSARY

BY HELEN ESSARY
WASHlNGTON.-Peop who ought to know
tell me that contrary to some opinion:
MIR. Roosevelt is definitely not an Anglo
phlle He is intensely pro-American In his
bones, complete American Nationalist.
The true Anglophile loves British Imperi-
alism He believes in the divine right of the
British Upper Classes
Mr. Roosevelt has not shown that he be-
lieves in the divine right of the upper classes
of the United States. Certainly the upper
classes of the United States do not believe in
Mr.. Roosevelt. They say he is too much in
terested in giving 'trifling lower class peo-
pie something for nothing"
l understand also from ntimates of the
President that Mr.. Roosevelt has no intention
of letting Mr.. Churchill outsmart him at the
peace table or in the postwar world Many
people are afraid of this). Mr.. Churchill de-
fers to Mr.. Roosevelt. Otherwise Mr.. Roose-
welt could not get on with Mr.. Churchill
Churchilfs popularity in this country is great
er than Roosevelt's. Roosevelt is so popular
in England that Roosevelt haters return to
this country from a visit to England so in
fluenced by the English attitude toward Mr..
Roosevelt that they are ready to cheer for
the President.
The Roosevelts in their travelling propensi-
ties are like that nursery game Tiddledy
almost anywhere always with the mind on
the old home place, 1900 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Whoops! - - they're back again doing
over the furniture for another four years in
the White House
Some smart chara cters, having given up
the idea of doing anything about the Fourth
Term are laying snares against the Fifth
Term.
One of the new surmises for 1914. if and
Mr. ic &c
Sumner Welles will be on the Cabinet slate
Secretary of State.
That Equal Rights Amendment to the Con-
stitution- now pending in the United States
Senate causes a furry of talk in almost every
group of up-and-coming Westinghouse.
Quiet characters rise up and make parlor
speeches. such as I'm against the Amend
ment. I'm woman Government o if ce
Chief. I have plenty of rights now. Really
more than my share. AS things are l can
keep my cake and eat it too. Actually I'm
a hangover from the Curl paper era into
the Permanent Wave era. l want all the
rights equal suffrage gives me plus the spe-
cial consideration 1 get because I'm wo-
man.
Women who feel as you do this from
an amendment advocate, overlook the fact
that we're fighting this war for freedom of
equality for everybody. The purpose of this
horribly struggle is to give every Individual,
regardless of race color or creed, a chance
for decent existence
At this point l quote myself, and OBJ
servation l made on a recent trip to Penn
sylvania industrial plant The bosses at the
plant objected to women workers.
'Women are responsible for most of the
absenteesm, said the top boss of the plant.
"They stay away to look after their children
their sick mothers Or because they don't
feel well. Some get emotionally upset be-
cause their husbands threaten divorce if they
not at home more often I'll have to adj
nit women are good in some shops. They're
getting tougher by the minute yet, doggone
it, three men will stop work anything to help
woman lift something heavy
You don't ask frail man to lift rail
road tie alone | said why should you
expect woman to do similar heavy work.
The plant boss only shook his head and NUT
tered, believe me I'll be glad to get them
back in their homes where they belong. Thy
get on my nerves"
Maybe we do need that equal rights amend
ment girls:
When Mrs Roosevelt, noted traveller, was
given Red Cross uniforms for her trip Down
Under she looked at the regulation winter
weight topcoat and said I'll just unzlp the
red flannel lining and use it for oathrobe.
Mrs Roosevelt wore for her Nelly y
Round the World-in- 4O-Days jaunt a summer
weight uniform of light blue palm b e h
cloth with administrative red epaulets." She
took spare of the same uniform. Also
two blue seersucker uniforms and two pairs
of black oxford shoes. She got the SHOES with
a special Red Cross ration coupon.
In the black Musette bag slung over her
shoulder she probably carried nlghte and
toothbrush as Red Cross workers DO MIS-
Roosevelt is travelling as special represen-
tative of Norman Davis, director OF the Amer,
lean Red Cross She has been Commissioners
to visit Red Cross recreation rooms RESI-
rooms. hospitals and bring back suggestions.
"What would happen" a correspondent
writes, eff the Japs were to take MRS. Hoose-
welt prisoner?'
The answer is "Plenty!
The aim of the liberal college shoulo , u.
cre.+e n.t+ersn of =. desirable way OF living
rather Than formulas of how to become ell
ficient in specialized activities OF lie. n.rt.
president Ernest Martin Hopkins OF Dar'-