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Mogli bi poubijati Geo
Syet

James F. Lincoln. predsednik
Lincoln Electric kompanije, O.
drZao je govor nedavno II
New Yorku pred Churchmen's
League, u kojem je rekao da bi
naucenjaci u buduce mogli po-
biti Geo svet. "Promene vece od
ovih u poslednjih so godina jesu
u skladistu "a sledecih so godi-
ma. Narod u zrakoplovnoj indus
triii predvidja zrakoplove koii
&c nositi breme bombi cd 100
tona. a letece 1000 milja ma sat.
"Jedini razlog da rat nije tako
razoran kao sto je mogao biti,
ieste to sto mi imamo ma ODE
strane narod koji upravlja ra-
tom. oskudan u znanstVenom
preduzecu. Nasi general nisu
naucenjaci, oni po prirodi nema-
du izumnistvo koie bi naucenja-
ci mogli dati "a sveopste ubija-
ME. Kada bi vi uZeli 10O,OOO.O 600
dolara pa III dali istrazivackim
laboratorijama General Electric,
General Motors i drugim kom-
panijama "a svrhu ola Sc razviju
ideie "a masovno ubijanje ma
roda, vi bi dobili metode i in
strumente koji bi poubijali Geo
svet u jednoj nedelji."
Lepa slika buduceg kapitali-
una zar ne? Ia nase rato-ze-
lece kapitaliste sloo,OoO.ooO tex
ie chicken feed. Dace oni /
wise cd toliko Lincolnovim dru-
pim laboratorijama da bi Sc raz-
villa ''sredstva" ''metodi", ko-
lima da Sc poubija 'ceo svet u
iednoj nedelji'.
Pored toga, bombardovania
Londona drugih mesta, a ma
rocito najnoviji napadi sa robot
bombama, koji su nagnali. cello
stanoynistvo Londona cd nesto
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-07-27
w. s.
(SvrSetak.)

Da Sc tajna ''poslavica" Lloyd
Georgia. sto bolje razume oce-
nj treba Sc zamisliti ona situaci
ia koja je izbila ma povrsinu Ii
izbuhu ruske proleterske revo-
lucije Cd 1917. pocela Sc siriti,
'kao govedja kuga", narcotic pos
le rata, koja Sc zatim rezulti-
rala u ''bavarsku revoluciju",
"madjarsku revoluciju" i revo-
lucionarne pobune po celoj Ev-
ropi velikim delovima kolonl
ia, te u Italiji 1921. uzimanjem
celicnih industrija cd strane rad
nika u svoje ruke - vihor, koii
je dohvacao do owe zemlje. De-
ne bi Nemacka postala centar
proleterske revolucije, cije bi
posledice bile one sto gore citira
MIN izlaze Lloyd George, kao
mudra glava Britanske Imperi-
je, on je swim silama nastojao da
ublazi ponudjene uslove Nemac-
koj. ! uspeo je. Pa ako je takva
situacija vladala nakon prvog
svetskog rata, ina Ii onda jed
ne razumne osobe koja bi tvrdi-
la da, sa svrSetkom, ako ne i
pre-, ovog GLOBUSNOG rata u
svakom smislu = narcotic sto
Sc radnicke klase tice - ne vidi
JOS nepodnosljiviju situaciju Ia
radnicku klasu = narcotic ne
macku?
U gornja diva paragrafija, mi
smo objasnili Sta kako "Velike
Tri", sa njihove tacke gledista,
nameravaju postupati sa pora-
zenom Nemackom. Ali, stap ina
diva kraja. Objasnjenje sa nase
tacke gledista sasvim je drugaci-
je.
Nemacka radnicka klasa, pod
nacizmom, gorem Sc polozaju
nalazi, nego Sto SUI sc ruske rad
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-07-27
Mentalni "progres'
Amerike

Pododbor Governerovog Cd
bora "a Mentalno Zdravlje pod
neo je preporuku a. julia, (prvi
poslednjenn1 da Sc izgradi u DR.
zavi Ohio Sest novih mentalnih
bolnica. Pododbor ie naglasio da
SILL potrehna ~bosaice "a 'krini-
nalno-lude", "convulsive disor-
ders", ''psychopatic offenders"
it'd. Takodier rece Pododbor da
Sc Il Clevelandu treba izgraditi
takva iedna bolnica, koja bi ina
IL $500 kreveta. povecanie "a
1853 kreveta, iii dvaput toliko
koliko ina sada.
OStale bolnice Sc preporuCuiu
u Lima, gde god Sc pokaze po-
godno mestO, a narcotic su dve
takve bolnice potrebne, jedna u
Youngstown druga u Ports
mouthu. A istovremeno rekoSe
da su potrebne i neke "putuiuce
klinike" "a mentalne paciiente.
Major Lewis B. Hershey, di-
rektor sistema "Selective Ser
vice, nedavno ie izvestio da je
cd 100000 koji su kod pregleda
"a voinu sluzbu diskvalifikova-
nj. "preko 100000 SUI odbiieni
posto SUI pronadjeni mentalno
nepristali". Ovo ie, razume Sc,
rezultat desetogodiSnje besposli-
ce. Sto znaci, oskuelice u hrani,
odelu, stanu straha cd posledi-
ca svega toga, kao radnog sta
MIA industriii, preteranog ra-
da, neCistoce, lupe masima. stra-
ha Cd opasnosti mizernog zivo-
ia. Drugim recima. to ie rezultat
zrabliivanja onih koji SUI radili
i rezultat skapavania onih koji
nisu radili.
A sada kao posledice rata, ma
Ii ce Sc broj vojnika vratiti sa
frontova dobrom zdravliu. a
verovatno najvise mentalno bo-
lesnih i oStecenih cd topovske
buke. bombardovanja, zvizda-
MIA metaka ma sve strane veli-
kog straha da Sc u svakom mo-
mentu izgubi zivot. pa jos povrh
svega, nespavanje, glad kola pra-
ii voisku po nekada i najmocni-
iih zemalia, "spavanje" vodi,
u blatu. snegu ledu, pa jos kada
dodiu kuci, nacice konskripcilu
radnika. direktnu iii indirektnu,
umesto obecane "slobode" de
mokratije" naskoro besposlicu.
Radnici u tvornicama nece mno-
60 bolje proci, posto Sc od njih
traze svakovrsna 'zrtvovanla
da Sc dobije rat. Otuda je po-
treba "a sto wise takvih mental
nih bolnica. | buduci kapitali-
zam &c zbilja ostvariti sve te
(Nastavak ma t. strani.)
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Prema daljnim vestima, il is
tih izvora doznaje Sc da je u
poslednja diva dana cd kada je
pokusan atentat i cd kada je po-
cello ''prociscavanje' medju Off
cirima, poubijano ma stotine Off
cira, cd kojih je preko jedna
stotina samih generala. Mediu
poubijenim generalima nalaze Sc
imena poznatih Hitlerovih do
sadasnjih vojsko d j a, Brau-
chitsch, Rundstedt, List Mann
stein, prema ''izvestajima preko
Svedske iz nepotvrdnjenog ali
obicno pouzdanih izvora". Tako-
djer Sc javlja da pobune produ-
zuju II Kiel-u Stetin-u.
Bombu je podmetnuo, koia
nalo sto je promasila Hitlera,
da ga ubije, pukovnik Grof Claus
Won Stauffenberg. koji ie vec
ubijen. Podmetaniem bombe sc
nameravalo drzavni udar u ko-
iem da sc zbaci nacisticka Hitle-
rova vlast, ali le "a sada, izglad-
no pron,aSeno. u ostaIor1f, iikgfe-
di su da bi Sc sadasnia situacija
u Nemackoj mogla razviti u gra-
djanski rat.
Stotina iii wise poubijanih ge-
nerala ma stotine drugih ofici-
ra, skoro svi do jednog, poma-
gall SUI Hitleru, svojevoljno, sve
do sada da Sc odrzava brutalna
vlast nacista i da Sc vrse gusarski
militant napadi ma male ne
naoruzane drzavice konacno
napad ma Geo svet. Sada, kada je
gusarstvo priicno utuceno i ka-
da izgleda da je vec rat izgub-
lien, sada Sc bune okrivljuju--
iu samog Hitlera, kao da i oni
nisu saucesnici u najvecem isto-
rijskom zlocinstvu, koji SUI Ia
iednicki sa Hitlerom pocinili. Ia
oval put pobune, kako izgleda,
nisu dosle cd obicnih vojnika |
mace radnih masa Nemacke, vec
samo pobune gangstera jednih
protiv drugih, kada i'm racun nj
ie izisao kako SUI planirali.
Mas narcotic ne interesuje, ko-
ia &c cd tin gangi biti ma vlasti,
ali razvitak te buntovnicke psi
hologije bi mogao zahvatiti ma
Sc, koje bi mogle doneti ozbiljne
osnovne promene. Ovako sta
mi bi svesrdno pozdravili, koje
bi bez sumnje nasi saveznickl
"oslobodioci" pokusali ma svc
moeuce nacine da u krvi uguse
da ma neki, "modifikovani", ma
Gin stave ponovo "oslobodjene'
nemacke mase u pokornost
ropstvo onih protiv kojih Sc sa-
a:o: Ioxoc h0ro
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Kroz kapitaGsticku Ameriku.
Roosevelt nominOvan "a cetvrti termin

Ma demokraskoj konvenciji koia ovih dana TO- 81
it'd ula) odrzaEa 'lcag, ponovo e nominovan pred
etnlka Slednjenh IrZava l(aSnj presednik Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, ito O86 glaova 90 proiiy Z pod
plelsednickog kandldaa nominovan e Senator Harry s.
Truman IL Missouri. rugom olas,n. koem obo
LOO gasova. Wallace S. do e poslcdni prvcm ~as;-
nu obo 429l2 glasova 3192'' je lao Ir,nanu Roose
welt. koi nalazo ma ''Pacfc Naval Base,
.'primaiuci govor'
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-07-27

oko 100000 da provode zivot u
podzemliu, gde moraju spaVa-
ii, ako i'm Sc spava, u nezdraVon
i zaguSljivom podzemnom pakiu-
| vec Sc govori 0 izgradjivanju
ratnih industrija Ia ratne su
sve) pod zemljom ia buduca ra-
tovanja.
Ako radnicka klasa sveta ne
unisti kapitalizam, ito Sto pre-,
dobice, ne sanno pQdzemni ziVot
! rad, nego i ratno usavrSenstvo
koie ce moci poubijati Geo svet
u jednoj nedelji''.
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Vaz1,e medjunarodne vesti.
Nemacka

Ves koie sele IL Ionlona 90 julia pokusaju aten-
tata ma zvo Hea, dan rane njegovom nom stanu go
e raneno stabskh oficira od koh e edan pogodien
smrno diva ranjena ozbilno kao vest pobunama voc
1stocnoj Pus da e edan deo pobunjen voiske oca,
zvanm '.putscsts zauzelo voni arsenal Neu Hcrergu
koi jos drze povrleno e vestima Cd % JULIA akoder IL
Londona ''ubicu'' koj je podmenuo bombu koa e
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NAsA SltDD8PVA: PresxE-
ciyxnie radnicke kfase d duhu
MaxlwizTna: da su rad / kapi-
tai nspomirfjiyi, nepriiafeIj;
orxaaise~snjc ssa1iniske kksse
U jetisau Rey8llleionArnu Psli-
''titku PaEtijn ma osSajanje j
razaFaMte Pol u6ke Drzave ka-
pitaiis1na; 0rganizovanje rad
nika j U jednu revolacieHarnu
IndistrijalHu Juniju "a uzi-
mamie, drzanje j kretanje svih
xemal5skih industrial.
RadnicÌŒka borba = Workers' struggle. [volume] ([New York, N.Y.]) 1907-1970, 1944-07-27
Jugoslavija

U proslom broju smo javili da
je nova jugoslavenska vlada or
ganizovana, kao i to, koji SUI sve
(Nastavak ma 3. stranO
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On the
Side

laid with black enamel. I have
been wearing such q ring for
three years"
A Pittsburgher states: MY
wife Is a baseball expert. Says
she will bet you a stogie you
can't stump her with a baseball
question as to the rules of the
game. How about it?"
Bet accepted. Three on base.
Batter hits a line drive over
second. The ball hits the base
umpire who is standing behind
second base. What Is the COR
rect decision on this play? How
Is 1t scored?
DASSING by. Mady Chris
L tians. Brilliant actress. Born
in Vienna but been in this coun-
try a long time. Her father was
manager Of Manhattan's cele-
brated Irving Place Theater
when IL presented German Ian
guage plays exclusively. It later
became a burlesque house. It
was at the Irving Place that
Gypsy Rose Lee made her first
New York hit singing that ditty
titled Ida, the Bashful Stur-
geon."
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fun two years ago and has sold
four to publishers.
Famous WIS whose liberalism
went unappreciated: Wilson,
Wallace. Welles and Willkie.
THE Morning Mail: Dear
i walter" writes Maj.
Bowes, here is an excerpt from
a letter, which shows the pleas
ure received from Bing Crosby's
recent visit overseas. Perhaps
IL will appeal to critics of our
show folks.
The mighty Bing Crosby
has been and gone, leaving
some pleasant memories of a
good Snowman and q swell guy.
He came to the hospital In the
morning, without his company.
He talked to some of our bad
burn cases and with the Eng
lish children we still have in
the hospital. The boys begged
for q song. He obliged without
any musical help. Then they
rode him to the hangers where
he put on a good show. One of
the best I've seen over here.
Two good-looking girls and Joe
De Rito. a comedian. were with
him. Bing looked tired. Eyes
red. But smiling, joking and
willing to autograph anything.
A morale booster il I ever saw
one
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
THESE DAYS
By George &.
Sokolsky

Senator Ball supports this re-
dictionary. despotic, power-grab-
bling device.
He would stifle the voice of the
people.
I listened to the President as
he made that statement to an
audience gathered together by
the Foreign Policy Association
in the Waldorf Astoria in New
York.
I know that audience.
It consists mainly of New
Workers, of sons and daughters
and grandsons and granddaugh-
tiers of immigrants with a boun-
tiful sprinkling Of refugees.
What madness, what wicked
ness has come over these peo-
pie that they do not realize that
what stands between them and
the tyranny from which they or
their ancestors ran away is the
Constitution of the United States
and the representative form of
government which ii guarantees.
They are undermining the lib
critics of this country which the
blood of centuries secured for
them and which they made
quately appreciate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
One Word Led to Another
The Detroit Times
By Patterson
By Arthur "Sugs" Baer

AS per usual circumstances your red stamp will
siroins chops pork and cheeses Two red stamps will
get you steak that be covered by red stamp.
We didn't know whether to print red green yellow
stamps for butter We finally decided to give you pound
every time you a rainbow
you too much sugar for canning the local board
might do little canning themselves.
You will have to go through the winter your spare
tire Provided the government spare one.
There have been many A12 gasoline tickets coun-
terfeted that the has called them in and has
issued a rattle book.
Your T coupons all right if you have a Model T.
have suggested that the government call in its rattle
books and put out punchboards
Passenger tires subject to quote restrictions
But don't quote me-
Airplane stamps and in Book are good for shoes
for the family. Shoe stamps and in Book are good
for weather vanes Chinese chopsticks and umbrella
handles It's just like the family cupboard where the
ginger in the pepper jar and the -four is in the coal bin
Copyright b Ystu
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E. Y. DURLNC

my smoking a cigar and she
replied: mo, but do you have
to chew II 2" My girl friend said
this was highly constructive
criticism.
Therefore. I gathered that
she. too, objected to the chew
ing OF cigars.
Now I figure when you take
your wife to dinner, to a night
club, ,pr sporting event she is
your guest.
The perfect host always re-
spects the likes and dislikes Of
his guests.
Therefore, IL you see me in a
public place with charming.
vivacious brunette and ] am
smoking a cigar in a holder, do
not Jump to the conclusion / ap-
prove of treating a good cigar
that way.
1t is just to prevent my chew
ing 1t.
I am merely trying to be a
perfect host.
LIVER see a woman wearing a
~ widows ring? Neither have
I but a New Yorker writes: "A
widows ring is a gold ring i'm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
WALTER WINCHELL n. On
Make mine Manhattdn - When
A. z..Is..... l....

Make mine Monhattam - vhen
the autumn brings
It's soft enchantment 10 the
noisy tot0n...
When mem'ries brush the heart
With silken wings.
Ia And oil the leaves are turning
golden brown,
mine Manhdttdn-when
the moon Is lou,
And tiny tnverns bid you
enter in...
And thoughts 90 drifting back
10 long ago..
When constdncy wds marked
the Grooming Sin.
And yet hoio soon a foolish lad
can learn
That IL pas you Uho gave the
nights their charm,
That 10 Uds you t1ho made the
torch-fres burn
In that brief space before ws
came TO harm. ....
That IL was you Who made Man
haitian mime
When autumn spilled ito cdsk o.
golden ptns!
Don VAIN.
OBSERVATION: Wen be a
" lot closer to the millennium"
says KEITH Frings, when we
think of the next guy not as
black or white. Christian or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
UPTON CLOSE

state of health and life expec-
fancy of our Chief Executive
has broke en- down of its own
weight although no one around
the President could give out UNI
authorized information without
running afoul of secrecy regula-
tons and being drastically pun
ished.
OFFICIAL bulletins are given
" out from time 10 time by
the Presidents physician Adm.
Ross Mcintyre, couched in
vague rather than specific medi-
cal language.
All that a historian can de-
duce from this is that should
the Presidents health really be
precarious the public would not
be told unless II were 10 be-
come a matter of White House
policy TO divulge the truth.
We are forced to conclude
this by the precedent OF bulle-
tins issued by Woodrow Will
sons physician, Adm. Cary T.
Grayson, in 1920.
At the same time that the
admiral-doctor was issuing as
surfing bulletins to the press and
public, he was telling Senator
Glass, according to the senator's
diary. Wilson seriously con-
templates permitting himself to
be nominated for third term
and IL would kill him"
Again Homer Cummings re-
cords in his papers: The nomi-
nation would be a tragic mis-
take and the nominee might not
live through the campaign" and
the same thing came to George
White, chairman of the Demo-
cratic committee from Wilson's
doctors.
Ike Hoover, White House
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31

Yo,w wedding ring wears thin,
dear wife,
Al, summers not a fetr
Since 7 put 10 on your finger
first,
Have passed DER me and you.
Whatever, wife, the future
brings
Heart unto heart still true,
Wen share as zoe hare shared
all else
Since this old ring was nsto.
William Cox Bennett.
Chow about some poems for
US middle-aged married sweet
hearts ?" asks q Portland (Ore.)
subscriber. Above Il an excerpt
from one OF the best poems on
that subject.) q
4 MAN who smokes a cigar
"A in a holder doesn't deserve
to have the privilege of smoking
a good cigar.
I have said that several times
and IL is still my story.
However, a situation has
arisen which requires explana-
ton.
Recently said I asked
blonde at party II she minded
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
WASHINGTON Scene
By George Dixon

woman. "He said II would do"
I'm afraid your hush d
doesn't know anything a b GU Z
It," said Mrs. Long, gently. But
so m any men are like that.
They Just won't learn anything
about this rationing.
isn't Il the truth" agreed
the woman. my husband
wants steaks all the time and
can't seem to understand why
We can't have them. l try to
tell him I haven't the points,
but ID seems to be over his
head"
my husband too" said Mrs.
Long. But listen-why don't
you phone your husband and
maybe he can tell you the
license number"
The woman came back in a
few minutes.
"My husband doesn't remem-
her either" she said. But he's
sent q man to the garage to
look. I ought to have the In
formation for you soon"
About an hour later the
woman returned.
IL have It," she said. But
wouldn't you think that man
would have known: After all,
he'a the head of the OPAw
And, by golly, it really was
Mrs. Chester Bowles! The
Bowleses moved into our village
about three months ago.
MIR. RUSSELL SWAMI, who
Nl insists he's magician,
was being congratulated on his
performance the other night.
81 didn't think I was so hot"
said Mr.. Swami. "You should
ha'~ seen me last night"
Then he seemed to pull him
sell together.
did / say that?" he ex-
claimed. "Gosh, that's pure
ham,"
Mr.. Swami then went on to
explain that the most Wrulent
form of hamminess is to always
insist you were better some
place else, like you oughto of
seen me in Pittsburgh" or You
oughto of caught me In New
York;
There was one awful ham
whose wife died." continued Mr..
Swami. He appeared to be
quite broken up.
"A sympathetic friend COM
mented on his grief.
"'You were wonderful when
your dear wife passed away.
said the friend. There IL some
thing beautiful about grief. I
saw you, and IL was inspiring
THANK you, my dear fellow
said the ham, Where did you
see me-
"'>' the funeral parlor,' said
~
"'Gosh. said the ham. You
sh 81. nave caught me at the
grayevs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31

A S 1 travel the leng IN and
"A breadth OF this country just
before elections 1 find that the
question of most Importance to
partisans OF both sides and
those who have not yet made up
their minds, is the question OF
the Presidents health and ex-
pectancy OF life.
There are some persons who
know so little about the physi-
cal condition of their Chief Ex-
ecutive' that they are surprised
when told that he lives in
wheel chair, and has not walked
without artificial aids for many
years-since the infantile paral-
ysis which so deterIninedly
overc me TO lead a life OF
greater sedentary activity than
any ordinary man.
The matter OF dealing with
Mr.. Roosevelt's health has been
particularly delicate for two
reasons.
First, because we Americans
do not ordinarily refer to the
fact that a man is a cripple
out Of sheer good manners.
Secondly. the effort made to
classify the state of the Presi-
dents health as a military Sc
cret in time Of war.
The Presidents own friends
have broken down the silence
on the first point.
Mr.. Walter Winchell has
pointed out in his column that
the President has had his leg
braces removed since his illness
on the estate of Barney Baruch
last spring and therefore no
longer attempts to walk or rise
from his wheel chair.
The second = the attempt to
m Ike military secrecy OF the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31

Jew. Republican or Democrat
but as gentlemen or heels"
Muriel Rukeyser (the young
lady poet and prize winner) was
being razzed at a cocktail party
for climbing on bandwaeons.
Some one demanded to know
her stand on a political ques-
ton Are you for it," she was
asked.
I'm not for anything"
Muriel said. except a tough
peace with Boston"
Three heavy-set men waddled
into Club Is.
Look like cops, don't they7"
said Billy Daniels.
"Yeh," hiccuped a blonde.
what are they. robbers?"
CT. LOUIS municipalities are
~ trying to stop the showing
of a Alum featuring Gypsy Rose
Lee. Why don't they grow up?
Show business Is like this: A
very fine actor named Edwin
Cooper, who performed so well
in the leading role of Life with
Father" is playing a bit part in
"Snafu."
At Ruban Bleu lovely Lisette
Verea offers q delightful num-
Der titled, 'Paree Is Free. II
was written by Alice Sinims
who started writing ditties for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-31
THE constitution pro vides
l. that treaties shall be rati-
fed by the Senate.

THE constitution pro vide
l. that treaties shall be rati-
fed by the Senate.
The object of that provision
is to prevent any one man
from wrecking the country by
some secret, whimsical, fantas-
tic agreement with a foreign
power.
The writer's of the Constitu-
ton distrusted the judgment
OF one man, preferring investi-
CATION, scrutiny. discussion, de-
bate and publicity.
But there was another idea:
This is a union of sovereign
states. In those days the Senate
represented the states, the sena-
tors being chosen by the legis-
lators of the states.
A treaty between the United
States and a foreign country
had then TO be ratified by the
representatives of the state
governments so that no chief
executive could sell his country
down the river to some foreign
power.
NOV along come President
~ Roosevelt and Senator Ball
and propose that Congress be
by-passed, that the power to do
anything with the territory, the
wealth, the future prospects,
the value of currency, the
tariff-making power, the stand
ard of living of the American
people be delegated to one man,
to do as he pleases, according
to his own personal judgment
and whim.
oppose such doctrine
whether the President is a Re
publican or a Democrat, Roose-
welt or Dewey. a competent,
wise man or a blithering luna
tic or a drunkard.
No man should want, should
be given or should have that
much power over our lives and
happiness.
In that distorte ed Foreign
Policy Association speech, Mr..
Roosevelt said:
80 to my simple mind, Il n
clear that IL the world organiza-
ton II to have any reality ut all,
our representative must he en-
bowed In advance by the people
IN m e YES, by constitutional
means through their representa-
tives In Congress, with authority
to act"
In other words, Mr.. Roosevelt
wants power to act, in advance
of congressional investigation, in
the treaty-making capacity with
full powers.
He wants a blank check.
Then he cargo ahead az he
pleases, giving the impression of
obedience TO the letter IL not the
spirit and ideals of the Consti-
tuition. 1t is another grab for
power.
TN EFFECT. what Mr.. Roose-
Il welt and Senator Ball propose,
is that the president shall have
the power to send this country
to war al any time over any
issue, or any preteXt without
debate or discussion.