Detroit evening times., 1943-08-20
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Bv wESTBRooK PEGLER

By WESTBROoK PEGLER
DKESDENr ROOSEVELT. IN
i his recent repor' on the Wa.
gave certain assurances 20 the
rrsn AnA women o' the armed
forces and the men ~ fhe ncr-
chant marine as 20 the pre-
-rrnces and benefits which ihcs
viii receive when they come
home TNs WAS rlst = white
chip 70 open the not 50 10
speak. and ss the boys begin 20
raise around me table the he'-
ting will get briskcr and
rougher.
This is all pretty trAn how
ever. because everybody knows
that when this is over and the
lads and ladies come home they
wit roT be in a mood 10 ask
or receive. They viii iuSt take
Over ard raKN Tr hTCsuSe this
Time there arr 50 many of them
that no candidate or party viii
be able 10 stand them on a
discharge bounty or bonus of
81 600 for an hands viii be
easy promising because, after
all, that would run 10 only 10
billion dollars. which used 10 be
reckoned ss a fairly Sizable pile
but isn't much now by compari-
son with the bill for the war
and the war on want which
preceded Il,
DUT the really honest candi-
II date. if We have one next
year. Will be the man who
speaks up 20 the veterans IN
somewhat the same mood and
vein in which Winston Church
i'll laid II down 10 the people OF
Britain when he took over.
The honest candidate would
say that from war the veterans
must expect 10 turn 10 hard.
steady work and q standard Of
living considerably below our
old one. because when II is over
this country Will be Iust about
ss clean stripped Of things that
people need as The leancst store
in town today lie would say
that, yes. fellow would rate a
little lsyoff and some parsdeS
and ceremonies. but that the re-
covery and rebuilding Will call
for hard work. starting almost
Immediately an d continuing
without prospect OF any letup
for years and years.
And he would promise them
years Of extremely heavy taxes.
too. and point out that because
there will be so very many vet
Grams this time the rest OF the
people. most Of whom will be
either definitely old or within
a few birthdays OF the downhill
slope. will be unable 10 tote the
load and won't be here 10 tote II
more than a few years anyway
THAT would be a hell Of
Il way for candidate 20
speak 10 a block OF votes which
will nun this country after the
war, so probably no candidate
will take this line and the
promising about the brave new
world OF the future will be un-
confirmed. And l have no con-
fidence that the veterans Will
want 10 reclaim entirely the old
freedoms at home. which many
OF them (the younger onesD
never knew anyway except by
heresay. and break ranks and
have done with regimentation in
their civilian life
True, they will not be very
patient about queStionnaireS
and forms but II II is put 70
them that hy filing out The
blanks and giving certain infor-
nation and complying with GER
tain restrictive regulations
saved over from the war they
stand N get benefits IN money
or taN-eXemption or prcferen-
tlsl status IN government l0bS
4 Man may think he s tired
y ~ regimentaNon when he
is only tired Of discipline and
routine but UNCONSCIOUS de-
pendent on the government aS q
result Of years IN the service
That life does develop 2 feeling
that they" meaning the gov
ernment. VIII be sending along
the food and clothing IN time II
not on time. and there viii be
many persuasive takers 20
IN : .s%-a,iFf y l-i-'----tt 4i-,-tti-
mentioning that the price OF
security" provided by the state
is obedience TO the state in
phases of civilian lfe IN which
Americans always before were
free
To be sure the veterans VIII
want work because work ls hC
human way Of life and the idle
ness was curse eQusl 10 The
poverty IN the long depression.
But what chance has 4 Candl-
aste who SAYS, ! promise YOU
only work and taxes 70 pay for
the shells you shot away
against one who promises cash
awards. lax exemption and So
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