The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-10

move up to further the destruction until ships, shore batteries and manpower are "neutralized' Final ly under an air umbrella, the am phibious forces take over The "un- sinkable carriers" unable to flee, must surrender.
 On sea, as on land, it has become the overwhelming mobile fire pow CT that is victorious. Courage, train ing and ability count for much but they must have that fire power Twoyears after Pearl Harbor, we are getting it in the Pacific.
 The road to Tokyo still is a long and rocky one. But we are on our way.
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 It is becoming more apparent ev- cry day that the battle between the executive and legislative branches of government is nearing a show down-a real one.
 In other words, it's a scrap now to see whether Congress or the Pres ident is going to run this war and this country, or, as it should be, both tremendously working togeth- CT.
 The outcome of the battle may not really be known until we go to the polls in NOvember-but it could be known before that if public opin- ion gets any more aroused than it seems to be from this ivory tower.
 The tax bill mess is the latest straw in the wind, and as a straw, it's a sizable California redwood. l don't know how long it has been since a President has felt forced to veto a general revenue bill and none of the old-timers I've talked to has been able to help me out on the in formation. It's just one of those things that isn't done.
 The anti-subsidy bill was another, although not anywhere nearly so important except as a psychological factor in the overall price control program.
 The Administration did get over partial war contract renegotia- tion law but that was tied to the tax bill and was small sop compared to what the White House had asked for.
 The soldier vote bill is a third major Administration request at which Congress baked. The Presi- dents call for national service leg islation seemed to me half-hearted, but Congress so far hasn't even giv- en it that much consideration.
 There are only two things in the major Administration program: ex- tension of price-wage stabilization (which is threatened with amend ments that will kick a lot of it's teeth out; and the Baruch de- mobilization program, which hasn't been the subject yet of specific White House recommendations, but which has caused comment "on the hill' that it's just another basis for handing over more power to the chief executive.
 The situation has caused tense ness in official Washington that is difficult to imagine. One doesn't need to take sides to appreciate the seriousness of the situation. In the midst of globaI war in which Am erican lives are being sacrificed ev- cry minute the executive and legis- lative branches of our government are at odds as they never have been since the Congress of 1919 fought with President Wilson. At that time the war was over.
 There are pelnty of observers in Washington, however, who do take sides. The prevailing opinion here, even among some of the Presidents opponents, seems to be that he will win out, if Gas there apparently is no dOubt) he runs for a fourth term. The idea is that the rebellious Dem ocrats (mostly southern) will have to run with him and where there's any question of their reelection, won't carry the fight too close to voting day.
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