The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-01-21
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, d. G.

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Washington, ID. G.
At a recent White House press and
radio conference, the President was
explaining his pre-Christmas remark
that it was time to discard the
term "New Dear'-the remark that
gave the cartoonists so much fun.
He used a fable about "Old DR.. New
Deal'' who had healed the patient of
internal troubles (the depres-
sions). But when the patient had an
accident and had broken his arms
and legs, he had to call in his part
ner CDR. Win-the-War" to heal him.
A correspondent asked: Doesn't
that add up to fourth term declara-
tion?"
The President showed his irrita-
ton in his answer. He said that
that hadn't been under discussion,
that the question was picayune.
Then he caught himself, leaned
back, half smiled, half apologized,
with the remark that the questioner
would understand that he had to an
| SWer tnaL way.
Two things came to my mind at
once. First, that the President was
thinking about the war and postwar
problems, and to be brought back
to earth with bump was very much
like being awakened by an alarm
clock in the midst of an interest
ing dream. That was one thing I
thought of.
Another was just what the United
States, and the whole world for that
matter, would be suffering from aft
er the war and what the cure would
be, if any.
Recently there have been several
predictions that we were in "for a
dose of mild fascism."
Background for Belief
I never took that so very seriously
until three news items were called
to my attention. One was the state
ment that the CLIO committee of po-
litical action was planned as nu-
cleus of labor party. That didn't
smell of fascism but 1t had a slightly
collectivist aroma.
The next item was in the London
News Letter, little pamphlet edit
ed by Commander King-Hall, men,
Der of parliament, the contents of
which are cabled to Toronto, Can
ada, where it is printed as an Amer
lean edition. King-Hall is an indie
pendent in politics with slightly con-
sentative leanings.
Here are the excerpts to which I
refer:
&c. There are many indi-
cations at what might be called
the lower levels of domestic
practice, that there are forces
and tendencies at work in Brit
ain which are going to produce
great changes in our political
system. Some of these changes
were foreshadowed In a PAM
phlet entitled ''The Future of
Party Politics" written by Com
mander King-Hall in 1887. 1t
was there argued that crisis,
both domestic and international,
was developing and demanding
for its solution high degree of
national unity in Britain, and
that the political expression of
that unity, and the instrument
for making it effective must be
a national government :"
In other words, the writer means
by national government" a CO.
alition government such as England
has now with no opposition-what
amounts to single party.
The Mood in Britain
And here is another excerpt, a
quotation from speech in the house
of commons which the London News
Letter says was given wide meas
ure of assent"
Sc. Government must al
ways be by majority but let it
not be by party controversy and
party majority. In this country
at the present time, there seems
to be coming into being CEN
trail body of opinion very well
and adequately represented on
all sides of this house. It is to
that central body of opinion that
I should like the government
to appeal in a holder and more
forward-stepping policy ;"
This speaker continues his appeal
for a single central body Of opin-
ion" and warns against dividing a
people (the British) who provide
some bridge between the extreme
capitalism of the United States and
the extreme collectivism of Russia"