The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-15
WHAT ABOUT RUSSIA?

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WHAT ABOUT RUSSIA?
BY j. e. Jones
Washington, D. c., October 10
Joseph Stain appears to hold the big
cards in the game he is playing with
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill, both of whom are
trying to find out whether or not the
big Russian is bluffing.
An important step was taken in
Washington when the President ac-
cepted the resignation of Sumner
Welles of the State Department and
made the unexpected selection of E..
R. Stettinius as the new Undersec-
rotary. If all goes well Stettinius
will accompany Secretary Hull and
top-notch U. S. and British states
men on another mission to Mos
cow" Stain is generally described
as realist. He will understand Stet-
tinius, who has administered Lend
Lease and supplied the Russians with
billion of dollars worth of Ameri-
can war machines and materials and
supplies that made it possible for the
Red Army to turn the tides of bat
tie and drive Hitler and his invaders
on the way out of Russia. Mr.. Stain
has already said thank you" for
that, but at the same time he has cri-
ticized the war operations Of the
United Nations, while sidestepping
all efforts of the heads of America
and Great Britain to bring about a
face-to-face conference with Roose-
welt and Churchill. Are the Russians
going to stop fighting when they get
to Poland, or are they going to join
the United Nations and meet in Ber-
in?
There are lot of other questions
involved including the future course
of Russia after Victory.
Philippine Islands
The future of the Philippine Is
lands is a definite responsibility of
the United States, and there is no
palmer obligation in this war than
that of freeing that Commonwealth
from the japanese invaders.
President Roosevelt and President
Quezon of the Philippines, are back
of the resolutions that have been in
troduced by Senator Tydings and by
Representative Bell. The measures
would give the Philippines their
complete independence within 80
days after passage by Congress.
This step has been taken to block
the efforts of the Japanese to set up
a Quisling government in Manila. Its
passage would emphasize the deter
mination of the United States to
carry out the evacuation of the Jap
anese and to continue as guardians
and protectors of the Philippines.
There is no question but what the
United States will fulfill all it's obli-
cations to the Philippines, and Gen.
eral Macarthur is impatient over de-
lays that prevent him from return
ing to the Islands as the leader of
the war in behalf Of the Common
wealth.
What's To Be Done With 1t All?
Some day the war will be over and
when it is the Government will have
vast war plants and tremendous
stocks of unused goods and material.
Then what's going to happen? Jesse
H. Jones, Secretary of Commerce and
the head of a lot Of Government ag-
encies, told a committee Of Congress
that he did not believe that these
plants should be sacrificed as junk
and that in his opinion, preference
to acquire these plants and proper
ties should be given to local people.
Secretary Jones has indicated the
trend among high officials, by telling
Congress II don't think we should
permit the war to further concen-
rrate our economy in big units. We're
better of with small units"
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Speaks The New Deal Language
Vice President Wallace is conspic-
uous because he is about the only
New Dealer who is making speeches
in the old language. Aristotle OBJ
served that man is by nature a
political animal" Some of them are
gentle animals according to old phil
osophers who lived in the first CEN
turtles.
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The New Tax Bill
Chairman Doughton of the House
Ways and Means Committee, prom
icac that the NEXT fax hill will he