The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1943-01-28
We Cannot Win"
Sweeps Germany
Der Fuherer Fears
His Own Officers
New BootIeeeer
Worries Federels
Why hareanionio
Was Rejected
BY RAY TUCKER

ANS nations within recent
weeks, according to confiden-
tial adviceS reaching our
state department from indie
pendent observers in Switzer-
land, Spain and Portugal.
The Rerrenvolk are greatly de-
pressed, our private informants
report, because of the Russian
and African reverses and vagrant
rumors of present and prospective
American production of weapons,
especially planes.
Washington hears that high
Nazi officers, before they inter-
view Hitler at his Red front field
headquarters. are required to
park their side arms outside.
Realizing the Junkers' dis
like of the Austrian's rise to
power and his diregard of
their adverse recommended
tons on the ill-starred anti
Soviet campaign, the head
man i afraid they may bump
him off according TO the best
or worst-Chicago gangster
traditions.
Neutral countries reflect this
belief that the worlds tormentor
is through. Iraq has declared war
despite Won Papen's pampering.
Chile has severed relations. Tur-
key refuses to deliver the chrome
she promised to give the Reich
in return for munitions. Revolt
threatens Italy. Rumania. Bull
garia and old Siberia. 1t is the
ancient story of animals desert
ing a sinking ship.
A new type of bootlegging is
here to plague the United States
as result of higher prices and ra-
tioning of hard liquor. Although
as yet it is sporadic and rather
small scaled, the rebirth of this
illegal traffic worries federal
authorities and distillers who real
ize that enforcement failure will
discredit the industry.
Violators are quite unlike the
roaring, swashbucking public law
breakers of the twenties, who
challenged a statute that had no
genuine public support.
Current offenders simply cheat.
They try to duck the floor impost
which has been hiked from four
to six dollars a gallon. That is
resisting levies designed to fl
nance our war effort.
In states where beverages
have been curtailed, the 1943
model of the prohibition era's
rumrunner is buying up books
and selling them TO pals at
fancy prices. Elsewhere they
are cadging sugar, tires, cop
per and key metals to pursue
their nefariOus game.
But the average drinker has an
aversion TO these practices. He
has a son. relative or friend over
seas whose life may be endanger-
ed by this drain on alcohol, gaso-
hne, rubber and other essential
commodities. He can buy honest
booze at a regular store.
The man who used to boast that
he had the best bootlegger IN
town is not purchasing illicit
stuff and-so Uncle Sans dicks"
inform the WRITER'S tipping off
treasury sleuths TO those engaged
in this wretched business.
The Democratic caucus Of the
House did not reject Vito Mar
cantonio as a member of the
judiciary committee because 1t
regarded him as a Red. To ad-
vance that idea as the explanation
is superficial reporting.
In turning down the young,
black-haired and personally ik-
able New Yorker, the congress
sional gang served notice on the
White House that it believes in
party regularity. It was a great
triumph for James Aloysius
Farley.
Mr.. MarcantoniO's group, the
American Labor outfit. gave more
than four hundred thousand votes
to its standard-bearer, Dean Al
fange. in last falls Empire State
gubernatorial election. II opposed
John J. Bennett, who was Mr..
Farley's INSTRUMENTATION cam
didate. II helped send Thomas E.
Dewey TO Albany.
Marc" was a maverick of
the worst variety. And the
orthodox partisans would not
accept him. regardless of tire
mendous executive mansion
pressure.
1T is an insult TO the dignity
of my COMMITTEES" exploded the
ordinarily mild ana charitable
Hatton Summers when the Man
hattanite's anne was first
broached. 7 am tired OF T. D.
Rs playing along with Com
munists. Progressives and so
called Liberals" rem srked
another. This mans assignment
Is the worst yet know that
Democrats are normally a minor
ity crowd. but I would rather
lose than win by tying up with
the Msrcanton1o mob."