Milford chronicle., 1944-02-18
CCRIB BILE
- BY ROBT. H. YERKES ~

Those gallant men of the Fifth
Army continue to hold and in some
places even expand the bridgehead
they have opened just below Rome.
All this has been done in the face
of terrific attacks by the cream of
the Nazi tank and infantry battal-
ions, and. there are rumors brew
ing that Hitler, enraged at his
commanders in the Italian area be-
cause they have failed to push the
Allies into the sea and make VIC
tory to restore the German peoples
confidence in his tottering regime.
is planning a general shake-up in
the high command.
/s/s/
In the SolomOns, the Allies have
succeeded in isolating some $4,000
of the nasty little men from Nip
pom. This remnant of an invasion
force which must have amounted to
nearly 100000 men, has been cut
off entirely from Rabaul. and it is
only a matter of days before the
whole $4,000 are liquidated.
/s/s/
The Allies are continuing to
pound the invasion coast, especially
the area around Calais, twenty
four hours a day. 1t. is our guess
the hour of decision is near.
/s/s/
One of the most perniciouS be-
liefs that has come out of this war
is the idea that since we have been
able to achieve full employment
and high wages producing arma-
ments, there is no excuse for not
achieving the same goals in peace
time by producing flood of auto
mobiles. refrigerators and luxury
gadgets ad intinitum.
When asked the question, Why
does it always seem easy to Ind .
money to prosecute war, and so
hard to find it to win the peace?
DR.. Harley l.. Lutz, Professor OF
Public Finance. Princeton Univer |
sity. replied: The peace economy
must remain solvent. A war econ
Omy doesn't have to remain SOlv-
ent, and usually is not solvent.
When we get into a war. we give
the government complete Dictator
ial powers over everybody. 1t can
cOnscript labor; it can force men
to work; it can set wages; it can
confiscate income and property:
il can suspend all rights. The
so-called war prosperity rests on
this foundation of actual. although
perhaps not nominal slavery"
We have consented to these
things because the war must be
won at any price. But tax spend
ing for the mere sake of spending.
as was done during pump-priming
days. must end. Normal expenses
of government must be cut to the
bone and people must be taught to
save. Either that. or we are on the .
road to destruction though we win
the war.
/S/s/
Mrs. Nellie Hazard sends in the
following original poem. dedicated +
to her son in service.
TO A son IN SERVICE
Well. son. just one year ago today
Since your enlistment called you
away.
Tho it was hard to see you go,
You did the right. we both know.
fou had the privilege to wait and
see
What the verdict of the draft
board might be.
'our chances for deferment We're
as good as for many.
Sut excuses to stay home you
wouldn't make any.
III this time l have only seen
'ou in pictures and dreams; IL
Sut each time you were more of d
man it seems.
'rials have come since you have
been gone,
Sut we still remember you at
home;
md may the day soon come,
When all of you boys return
triumphant of a job well done.
'afe and secure when the peace is
won.
(Mrs.) NELLIE HAZARD. ,
/S/s/
Frederic Carruthers of Pough-
eepsie relates this anecdote in a Z
etter to the editor of the Saturday I
review of Literature.
CaOrUa Parpard Cbau- oOca I