Evening star., 1944-08-02
Letters to The Star
Calls President Indispensable
to Democratic Party

quired to make him indispensable to the
country back In 1892 Hoover knew all
the ropes-and hack of him were the
men who had been compelled to meet
the impact Of the economic war period.
All r. D. n. had was his experience ~
New Yorks Governor. which, as the
record seems to show, produced 4 sizable
deficit therc--and has since developed
only one theme, to-wit: Right or
wrong, I'm the only guy who ought to
be permitted to do It,"
But was Hoover's knowledge, training
and experience considered indispensable?
Not by long shot. The majority wanted
to try the new guy--regardless. A lot of
us felt like that. We didn't know we
were crazy at the time, but we're pretty
sure of 1t now.
We didn't solve single problem-and
when the war finally came to us we still
had 90 to IS per cent Of the unemployed
among us.
And who else was indispensable in
1882? Why, Garner. But why? Because
he had call on certain needed votes
not because he believed In what r. D. r.
monentarily had In mind
And in 1910 wallace was indispensable.
No stree, bub, there warnt nobody else.
Il want Wallace" was the order.
Well, where ia Wallace now7 Still
beating the drum-mAybe. But how
about the fellows who liked Wallace and
hoped that he would get \ chance to
take the boss place? They're all bark.
ing for Truman to take that place-or
are they?
II they are, what does Truman offer
in the way Of experience? An investiga.
tion-a lot of spending-a little saving.
Does he know one single idea that Il
coursing through the indispensable No.
mind? Has he even been introduced to
one OF the ideas, II there ID more than
one? And If you look At the unretouched
pictures OF No. l that are now being
published, do you doubt for one moment
that there will be 4 change Of horses
before we get out of the stream3
And what about all this folderoi about
the four freedoms-especially freedom
from fear and want7 II you disagree
with the boss or one of his satellites your
goose Is cooked-and eaten before your
eyes Even your civil service status
won't save you.
The only indispensable tag r. d. r.
carries or ever did carry was written bv
the Democratic party. 1t was 10 hard up
Tor timber there wasn't another piece of
1t In the whole party into which YOU
could press . thumb tack to hold thu
tag
Sure. he's indispensable to the Demo.
cratic party. If he wasn't his own party
would tar. feather and ride him on q
rail. nuJ. TINY
Denies French Press Was Free
To the Editor Of The star:
I would appreciate knowing the ex-
tent OF freedom enjoyed by the prewar
French press. Was that press bound by
any ethical standards. as are certain
sections Of our American press or would
you challenge the statement that the
french press was mostly ! political press
and that certain papers were subsidized
by large industrial groupa and even by
foreign governments?
True, the French prswar press en-
joyed freedom greater than that of
any other nation. But It, was a freedom
without restraint. Each party had its
organ, the chief function of which was
10 slur the opposition parties and to
present the news in the light of party
doctrine. A few examples like lie Popu.
lalre OF the Socialists, Ce Soir and LHu-
mantle OF the Communist PARTY lie
Flambeau Of the Parti Social Francais
headed by Col, De la ROGUE, who If
my memory serves me correctly bought
another paper probably lie Petit Pari-
sien, LEmancipation Nationale edited
by the now notorious collabora zionist
Doriot, L'Action Francaise edited by the
royallst Daudet son Of the famous nov
eiist, and Charles Maurras; add to this
Gringoire. the trade-union papers, the
papers of the minor parties and you
will find that the political press Of Paris
land of France outnumbered MANY
times papers like Paris-Soir, L1ntran
and LIE Temps
Does such a picture, which you NAV
challenge, lead to the conclusion that
many French publishers could advertise
that their papers had As their aim
accuracy, fairness, and truth"s Grin.
goife's campaign against 4 political foe
resulted in the suicide of q former min.
lister Of the interior. Il that to be con.
sidered freedom3 (
Next consider that M. Coulet In Nor.
mandy has applied the law with tact
and diplomacy. If we are to believe the
foreign editor OF the scripps- Howard
papers No foreign correspondents have
reported interference in liberated terri.
tory by the provisional government.
Let us remember that the French
press would be at grave disadvantage
in the immediate postwar period. If
the government did not take measures
to protect the press and sponsor a press
agency under its authority.
Your criticism of M. Bonnet,s state
ment shows your complete mistrust of
the temporary nature Of the provisional
government. The next step, which is
indeed logical from your printed argu-
ments, is to doubt that free elections
will be held, after all France has been
liberatas
szENsLEy @. WOODBRIDGE.
Remembered Baptist Leaders
To the Editor OF The Star:
I was greatly interested in your re-
cent editorial about the part the Bap-
lists had in the founding OF Columbian
College, now George Washington Uni