Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-25
On Broadway
by Walter WinchelI
Man With a. Hammer

THE OLD ARMY GAME: Now you're
hearing that the last war was run of
slickern whistle everybody just S-lovin'
everybody else. and cake and ice cream for AL
The thing that made 1t so Jolly, according 70
the recallers is that Mr.. Roosevelt wasn't run
ming In many opinions the depression WAS
lovely because they can't bear the thought that
FDR helped to end 1t SO here they are again
yelling for the heads OF the professors" and
philosophers" and experts" nov employed In
Washington They are Shrieking for business
men" to take over and, in fact, are making IT IL
legal for anybody not a business man to get
into office.
Well. SJu brought it up, boys. Don't you re-
member the last time the business men TOOK
overP That was in 1928. And 1928 was the
year lust before 1929 Want TO hear some more
about business mem. They went TO Washing
ton in 1892, remember weeping and tearing their
hair and begging Mr.. Roosevelt TO do something
for business There are, OF course, good business
men and bad Business men set Hitler up IN the
dictator racket Business men wanted 10 let
we'll enough alone when the Nazis were over
running Europe Business men let japan get
we'll stocked up in oil and scrap and other war
materials Business men formed carteis with
the enemy and prevented our country from en-
ploying its own patents with which to defend
itself And. incidentally. the dreamy-eyed pro-
fessors like Thurman Arnold and Leon Hender-
SON who exposed all that were not business men.
WHISPERS
ON THE FOURTH OF JULY the Argentina
papers cooed at the USA like an ever-lovins
sweetie. Democracy just peachy, those
papers said. YOU lucky old USA you. and what
wouldn't give to have all OF you come down
here and make us Just like YOU. To which
Ia. fnEt had tfSaI
revolution with the politicos putting the snatch
on the offices and the armies 10 preserve Its posi-
ton TO deal from both sides OF the deck. 1t an
ticipates a United Nations victory, 80 II wants to
line up with the winner. IL must not snub the
Axis because too many Of its own Bicycles are
blood kin to II. So II wears a false face TO Us
and talks lovingly II the papers that cheered
our democracy urged the same thing for their
own country they'd he slapped out OF existence
between editions. Their true feeling toward US
was better expressed when n pair of It's watch
dogs Leaf M Frank Breese, u. S. correspondent
GENERAL De GAVEEE Is Hets getting the
dtttiest OF tredtment--the old whispering cam
pdign. Out OF WASHINGTON comes tOord, uid per
sous thoroughly informed Of the official piete
that De Gaul1e is making plans dlle0edlV hostile
10 the WisheS OF the United Nations Mebee so.
but tDhdt planS7 De GGulle. tnho has fought
Hitler more honorably and more vigorously than
lot OF Washington stuffed shirts. rates q tdirer
deal than that. II he is not the best man Ia
head the Free French Increment, then the people
should be told iChy During the years uhen
France needed leader pe couldn't praise him
too much oper here, Then. iUhen time came for
him 10 put his ideas TO work, ne lands smack in
the DOLLHOUSE
The State Dept eees tt TO the public espe-
ctdly the French public. 10 name De GGuIle
alleged ottenSe. Correspondents in North Africa
icho spotted DdrlaH and Others as Vichy errdnd
boys, neuer accused De Gdulle, He's tough and
he's stubborn but as the tauored chief OF the
Free French, he has right 10 be The one
thing he hasn't got coming 10 him is a campaign
OF whispered Islander. he should be accused
openly or ne should be treated as a friend A,
Il Is ne Is getting deal than ,Ce oiue cap