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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Ruthven' S Wise Warninq

FEW months back, DR.. Alexander c. Ruhven presi-
a dent of the University of Michigan subjected
to sharp criticism by shortsghed busybodes who felt
that the university sluggish in training pupils for
activities.
The criticism was unreasoning 1t grew from
alarmist fear that Dr. Ruthven was not alert to the
immediate need for chronological training aid to
effort.
Last week, at school dedication in Lansing, the
u of M head refued his critics wheringly con-
found their charges and for ALL
~ highly trained soldiers" Dr. Ruthven said.
AT the same time, the danger in rearing gen
Grafton without opportunities for free and well informed
thought upon the great ssues-religous political social
and ecenomic-shoud be fully appreciated.
The men and women who must fight the battles will
lose all for which they fighting unless they are
broadly enough educated to understand the background
and issues of the and to attack ntegent the prob
lens of the postwar world.
Men cannot be free If they know no more than the
technics of making living Early specialization to the
exclusion OF liberal education is productive of narrow
vision which makes impossible sound judgments of social
relationships"
THAT is indeed a wise and ghtprovokng warning
1t should be needed by every schoolmaster by every
person interested in the proper development of American
education and American youth
Despite his adherence of sefexploation it convicts
Dr. Ruthven OF being educator of eminent stature
man of whom Michigan may well be proud
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Congress Doesn't Like
Fat Jobs for Lame Ducks
BY GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN

WASHINGTON, March l.
w Strangely enough the Presi-
dents benefcent policy of pro-
viding clutches for all the
congressional lame ducks is far
from being popular in the very
place one might think il would
be popular-at the Capitol itself.
Every defeated candidate for
office who lands a f,t Job on the
federal pay roll naturally has a
few friends in Congress who re-
joice with him over his good
luck in overcoming the sings
and arrows of outrageous for
tune.
But on the whole, there is
some feeling, and especially so
al this time. over the placing of
so many defeated candidates in
soft jobs. because in the aggre-
gate they constitute a formid-
able target for the resentment
of the voters,
GONE criticism has been
~ heard because in number
of instances candidates defeated
for reelection 10 Congress have
been given commissions in the
armed services, and not in COM
bat units either, but generally
in desk jobs.
Heretofore the political re-
wards for defeated politicians
have been on the civilian side
and it has been something Of
an innovation to note the lame
duck Strutting his stuff in
uniform.
This does not refer. of course,
to those members of Congress
who voluntarily gave up their
seats 70 join the army or navy,
Of which there is a large and
very creditable showing. II only
applies to those who got straight
out lame duck commissions.
OF the defeated Democrats,
victims of last November's cleo
tons. the hardest luck has be-
fallen Senator PrentiSs Brown
OF Michigan, who has been given
an appointment 10 a position
which is virtually equivalent TO
being sentenced to the galleys.
LIE HAS drawn a job which
II can hardly fail TO be any
thing but a headache and a
grinding task for which AT best
there will be few thanks and
probably plenty of GUESSING.
It. was hoped at the Capitol
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Good Man for the job

CAPT. r. THORNTON BRODHEAD, commanding
- officer of the second naval and head of the
Michigan Naval Reserve and Naval Training School, is
due for automatic retirement from active duty April
because of age.
1t is high tribute to his ability and the regard in
which ne is held the people of Detroit that sponane-
Gus and growing movement is afoot, urging the navy
department to retain him active duty for the duration
of the war
This movement is the more impressive because it is
not at all based motives of personal friendship nor
was it inspired by any little clique
Rather it expresses the general opinion in Detroit
that particularly through this trying period Can't
Brodhead is too good officer for the navy to drop
mercy because the calendar says ne is "a.
BY all means the City of Detroit and the State If
Michigan should issue joint formal plea for his retention
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

day earlier seemed TO imply that
the Nazi casualties behind the
front are tremendous. Repeat
eddy complimenting men and
women Guerrillas," he said:
THE Red army, since the be-
ginning of the war, has put out
of commission about 9,OOO,O 900
German officers and men. of
which no less than 4,O00.O 900
were killed on the field of
battle"
THIS is hardly subject to the
l. Interpretation that 100000
were killed behind the lines as
Stain, no doubt, intended TO in
clude prisoners and wounded.
But certainly it is true that not
half the news of this war is yet
in circulation.
Skeptics here have been in
clined 10 discount Russian claims
of casualties and Red commune
ques by about so per cent. But
the two most important facts Of
the current Russian fighting are
clear and undeniable.
The line of the Russian adj
vance is truly drawn on daily
newspaper maps tboth sides
agree in general about points
takenD. Also. the Germans are
not voluntarily retreating. and
the fighting is certainly heavy.
They agree on this also. in gen.
eral, therefore, the situation has
been truthfully presented.
Any discount can therefore
only be logically applied TO the
casualties, the amount of ma
terial destroyed, and extraneous
points of Russian enthusiasm.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

that Senator Brown would be
named TO the vacancy on the
Supreme Court. II must have
been disappointment TO him
that this did not come about.
But he has taken up the burden
OF a truly tough load without
complaint, and like a good SOL
der, willing 10 serve in the
ranks if necessary.
Unfortunately this appoint
ment IS not typical. Some of the
lame ducks have been given soft
cushions TO fall on, and many
others are still Tapping around.
quacking hopefully, as they seek
the attention of a very busy
President who really hasn't
minute to spare for the disabled
aquatic fowl.
Probably no, president ever
more faithfully took care of
injured political friends than
has Mr.. Roosevelt He has GER
tainly been loyal to the boys.
PUT Mr.. Roosevelt also has
~ appointed an unusually large
number Of members of the Con-
gress -- not necessarily lame
ducks--to public office.
One member Of the House has
compiled list of these congress
sional appointments, and. al
though he has not brought it up
TO date, but is in process of do
ing so, it already stretches from
here TO yonder.
Officials of the treasury are
restricted in their government
contacts for two years after
leaving office. A bill now pend
ing TO prevent member of the
Congress from accepting a fed
eral office for two years after
leaving Senate or House ought
TO be passed in the interest of
better government.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
MRS. T. ID MEGLIS,
l7157 Dean avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

THE transportation situation in
Il Detroit will he bad enough in
any case during the present
emergency, but il could be i'm
proved greatly by some simple
consideration.
/ have seen a dozen people
stand on A corner while 10 buses
passed. each Of which had room
for two 10 five passengers more.
i have also pushed through
densely packed group in the
front Of bus and found stand
ing room and empty seats in the
back, which the driver could not
see.
If riders would just move 10
the rear of the buses and street
cars and occupy all available
space. others would not have TO
stand so long in the cold.
PATRICK l.. ISRAEL,
S235 Philadelphia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Hoarders Hurt
Themselves

T is difficult to prevent boarding by civilians in
time 1t is difficult because hoarders actuated by
of two elemental UNDERESTIMATE greed abject
fear,
There's little use appealing to the patriotism of
greedy person coward The only way to get at him is
through his self interest.
Every reasoning person knows boarding is foolish
fault that feeds itself and defeats itself
For example the chief reason it's hard for you to
stock up on coffee shoes clothing is because it,
equally hard for your merchant to get them If he
has limited supply and you buy it all up before he
repensh his stock it may in the last analysis put him
out of business
N ETROIT merchants the whole meeting the
- restrictions of ratonng and shortages with wisdom
and fairness They hope to continue to furnish you with
the things you need They believe they will be able to
serve you IF YOU COOPERATE.
They want you to buy what you need.
But they definitely don't want you TO buy in lavish
of your needs merely because you have heard
stupid gossip say he understands they going to
ration this that next week next month or next
September.
THE whole things bols down to this and it is matter
i of factua, statistical experience
Socalled panic buying (the needless, sheep-ike buy
ing in large quantities of things don't need now
actually ratoning. In other words ratonng is
regulated by the buying habits of the public The more
sensible and normal keep those habits the less ration
ing expect.
Try to use this argument your boarding acquant-
ances if you are still on speaking terms with them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Washington
A Puzzle TO
It's Citizens
Not One in Dozen Knows
His Way About City
BY wEsTBROOK PEGLER

THIS man is a famous poll.
tician with presidential
aspirations who has held big
jobs in the government and the
party and lived In Washington
for about 10 years.
He was going out of the May
flower Hotel as I was entering.
and he remarked that he was
going up northeast"
"Where 2" I asked. maine ."
mo. no." he said. II mean up
the hill. 1 have to see a couple
of fellows up on the hill"
But that Isn't northeast, IL
it,"
WELL" he said, 81 have TO
admit you have got me there. I
have been around this town all
these years, but I still don't
know where the streets are.
eff 1 want to go somewhere 1
look up the address In the phone
book and tell the taxi driver,
and he takes me. l never could
tell Massachusetts avenue from
Connecticut, and l don't know
what street the Supreme Court
Is on or the Capitol.
II have never been I'm q street
car or a bus, and wouldn't
know which line to take to go
anywhere. would probably
wind up at the Mayflower, any
way. 1 always wind up at tho
Ma yflnXerv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

SAVE NOW to buy later.
aftef-the war. That's good COM
mon sense because if you spend
now, you help to drive prices up
for everything you buy. Durable
goods are scarce so invest in
war bonds today and do that
house remodeling when victory
is won.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
BAERLNG DOWN ON The NEWS;
Sh! Got Amy CHUinr?
BY ARTHUR BUGS BAER

They tell me the old hoochbooers going in for boot
Logging butter, caviar and chutney.
When the prohibition racketeers were running the coun
try they told story Of musceman sticking gun into the
ribs of the buseddown proprietor Of tired east side lunch
and saying
Where do you get your red beet SOUP"
Well those gags all true if you wait long enough
And we have waited
by the way see great suffering in putting a ceiling
on spinach and Lettuce The stuff Ike plaster ANYWAY
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

TO THE EDITOR:
YESTERDAY I cast my vote
Il and am sorry 10 say that
we still have 10 continue with
this war time.
/ am not against H. / have
only one objection to il and that
is my children.
am asking every mother who
thinks anything Of her little
children TO write 10 our super
intendent of schools and ask
him 10 change the school hours,
so that we may feel safer AT
home and our children unafraid
10 60 10 school.
Who knows how many heart
aches may be spared 10 some
mothers ia new time is OBJ
tanned, so mothers please write
to the superintendent of public
schools.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

They that give up essential
liberty - obtain a little temper.
airy safety deserve neither lin
erty nor safety.-BenjamIn
Franklin.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
FORREST BROUN,
1911 Gray.
TO THE EDITOR:

IL HI EDlIOk:
DLEASE accept our congratu-
lations for the success of
your jalopy drive; also, our
thanks for the important ton
mage of scrap steel which the
drive developed.
We expect continuous benefit
from your campaign because il
has educated great numbers of
our citizens. not only as 10 the
need for scrap, but also as 10
the potential war making quail
ties of the old car that is no
longer III for its original job of
transportation.
We think that Ray Harring-
ton handled the program very
well, not only in doing the
things that needed TO he done.
but in supplying the enthusiasm
that is always required to main
tain the interest of volunteer
workers.
r. III. SHERIDAN.
Regional Salvage Manager,
Detroit, War Production Board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
| etters
To The Editor
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
WHILE we are confronted
w with a war manpower
shortage, il is my honest belief
that we are almost forced to
ask the aid of the IA TO 16-year-
old boys 10 give the farmers a
lift during the summer.
There are many boys who
would be glad TO help on farms
during the summer vacations.
And these boys with a chance
and proper training would aid
the farmer quite bit.
1 would say that each county
have a voluntary system, set up
TO handle this type Of aid.
The farmer should pay a GER
tain wage in cash and the gov
eminent issue victory stamps
for a certain amount. This
would give them some cash
money for the following year of
school and the stamps would be
a savings for them in the future.
However. I don't think they
should be expected to take the
place of a man altogether, or
work so as 10 injure their
health. But work, say. five
hours a day. five days a week.
The Boy Scouts could do the
recruiting of the help.
FORREST BROUN,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

Washington. and he might be
accused of Toryism in his cam
paign should il be known that
he had never ridden a street car
or bus but always in an Official
car or a taxi
After all there was the case
Of the southern senator who was
driven out OF office by an up
start opponent who campaigned
the state wearing overaits and
driving Steaming Model T
Ford with brass radiator, with
no campaign issue but menu
from the incumbents hotel.
HENOLkS," the upstart would
Il say. II want YOU TO know
how your senator lives In WASH
ington. You po' folks ought to
see him setting In the lap Of
luxury eating out Of the flesh
pots.
Here Is II wrote down on the
menu. That there menu IL
French word meaning what they
have got TO- dinner today.
Here IL Is, 'terrapin, 81 Fo'
dolla's for a he'pin of cooter.
Here IN another, caviar. So;
that's fish eggs. imported from
Communist Russia.
"Or, steak, TO- persons, So
eight dOlia's for n steak for TO-
people, friends.
"Supposin' VAIL are four in
family living Mt YOU senator's
hotel. Y'all have terrapin. caviar
an steak TO dinner. and the bill
comes 10 $50 for just one meal,
and l say 10 you, my friends,
here II the proof how you sena-
tor has been representa- us po'
folks up there In Washington"
The defending senator was
defeated by an opponent who
then went 10 Washington, broke
ont his store clothes. tailored az
Sl65 suit in New York. and
became one OF the social high
rollers Of the capital.
OUR subject may have been
~ unduly cautious. although
there is no harm in playing safe.
II might not he wise Of a
presidential candidate 70 admit
that he had never ridden the
20 mans limousine in all his
years in Washington and had
been so indifferent 10 the land
marks that tourists visit in awe
that he didn't even acquire a
general idea OF the layout of the
city.
But the truth is that the ma
tional capital. though crowded.
is home TO few of those who
live there.
Mrs. Roosevelt herself re-
Gently related that. unfamiliar
with the public transportation
system. she took streetcar
and discovered herself going in
The wrong direction.
| have discovered that others
Who have lived in town for years
are just getting familiar with
he markings and routes of tho
airs and buses now that their
private cars, sold off for lack ~
uel, and taXis are less plentiful.
kVEN most Of those who do
- jam the public Transports.
ion in the dusk of dawn and
venlng-struggling 10 work IN
'ainful masses-probably know
My their own lines and 20 bv
instinct.
The other markings are nvs.
erious, signifying nothing 10
ne who wants TO go somewhere
nd not just wherever the car
nay wander.
And i seem TO remember =
tile two-hcaded-calf story in
he papers recently of a motor.
ian who got lost and had "a
SIX a cop the way back TO his
1ute. - -
He was lucky to find a con
no knew. for most people are
lst strangers there. themselves
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01

OUR subject preferred not 10
" be identified with this con-
fession lest his political future
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-01
Luftwaffe S
Whereabouts
A Mystery
Hitler Believed Holding
Back Many Planes
BY PAUL MALLON
WASHINGTON, March IA

WASHINGTON, March IA
" common question now is:
Where is the German air
force?
British military experts be-
lieve Hitler Is holding back a
large quantity of planes, several
thousand, for a final desperate
ofense.
Hitler has done many mad
things, but il is inconceivable 10
any rational American military
authority that he would deliber-
ately withhold planes and take
current unnecessarily brut a !
beatingS in Russia.
A few hundred planes might
have saved him from the worst
of his defeat at the bend of the
Don.
IF ROMMEL had a few hun
Il dred planes, he might be in
Alexandria and Cairo today in
stead OF pocketed 1,500 miles
away.
With 1000 planes, the fuehrer
might break up the severity of
the AmerlCan-BritiSh bombing
attacks on Germany.
The logical answer TO the ques-
ton where is the luftwaffe must
he that there isn't any. The only
other possible answer is that
Hitler has gone mad and is suf-
fering murderous defeats to save
something he could never need
more than he has in the past
six months.
SIGNIFICANCE of Archbishop
~ Spellman's flight TO the Vati-
can may well have been over
Interpreted already. The White
-Hetise explanation, or the ARCH
bishop s-namely that he is on
purely religious mission in
connection with the American
q 10 csc and his vicarShip of
American troops would suffice.
Some observers have argued.
however, that the Vatican has
become the logical non-military
channel Of communication be-
tween the warning nations.
either for peace or any other
negotiations.
MuSSolini established 1 his
when, a few weeks ago, he APP
pointed his Son-in-law. Count
Ciano. ambassador to the ,Holy
See. Ciano is not a very strong
personality and is only a mes
senger boy for Mussolini. He has
dealt for II Duce with Won Rib
bentrop and the Axis continually,
and knows the subject.
His appointment was made in
such way as TO suggest that
Clano is now out of favor with
Mussolini, but it is just as easy
TO believe Charlie Mccarthy
could become out of favor with
Bergen.
WHILE the Presidents for
w mer special representative.
Myron Taylor, has returned from
the Vatican, his secretary is
acting as charge d'affaires. and |
the presence of the archbishop |
would not be necessary to get
back and forth.
II is possible the American
Catholic leader carried mes
sage from Mr. Roosevelt warn
ing Of expected bombings in |
Rome or something Ike that. |
But any peace suggestion. ex-
ccpt unconditional surrender"
would have TO come from the
other end.
I Attest statements OF both
~ Hitler and Stain, in their |
inner import. reveal that the
greatest battlefront may be the
one we know nothing about
the one behind the German lines.
HltlerS whole proclamation 10
the party meeting at Munich
was an effort 10 arouse all Nazi
to fanatfCiSm against /
sabotage. The fact that he
stressed no other subject more
is most convincing proof that
the unreported battle on the
Nazi home front RACES more
fercely day by day
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Evening star., 1943-06-30
II Brazilian Officers
To Inspect U. 5. Army
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 30
Seventeen Brazilian officers were
named yesterday to spend 10 weeks
in the United States Army and at
the same time it was announced
that Joaquin Pedro Salgado, jr,
Brazils minister OF aeronautics and
directing head of the Brazilian Air
Force, would leave soon for the
United States.
The officers, ranging in grade
from first lieutenant to colonel, rep
resent all branches of the Brazilian
Army. The orders appointing them
were signed by the War Minister.
Gen. Eurico Gaspar Dutra.
The Brazilian Air Force already
has sunk eight U-boatS in the South
Atlantic and Salgado's visit is ex-
pected to lead to even closer col
laboration in the war.
Evening star., 1943-06-30

that the letter was inspired by the
administration. Yet when it was
referred to in the Presidents veto
message, Mr.. Roosevelt gives the
impression that the Army and Navy
didn't want the antistrike bill passed
and felt that it would do more harm
than good. Apart from the fact that
the bill was modified considerably
in conference and that nobody in the
military and naval agencies testified
on the bill which Mr.. Roosevelt had
before him when he wrote his veto
message, it is grave mistake TO
involve the Army and Navy In deci-
sions Of political nature.
1t is obvious that the adminiStra-
ton is playing politics with labor
and a member Of the cabinet has
openly avowed this alliance. To at
tempt to put the Army and Navy on
record as expressing an independent
judgment on labor legislation when
everybody knows that the views of
the War and Navy Departments
civilians are the only ones that have
been expreSSed-and these must be
in line with presidential desires or
else there will be heads Topped off
is to break down confidence in our
military and naval leaders. They
want to be left alone to fight the
war-the last thing they want to
become involved in is the battle of
politics in Washington.
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