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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

TO AMERICAN labor the issues Of
1914 are crucial. LABOR WANTS
A CHANCE.
In voicing such insistence labor
makes it clear that the time is past
when our economy can permit the
extravaganza of watertight compart-
ments of mutually exclusive group
interests.
American well-being is indivisi-
BILE. Any national program, however
packaged to win labor's approval,
(which Injuries the national economy,
INJURIES TIE
WAGE FARMER.
The American labor movement,
rOhile continuously striving for the
betterment of labor's status, rejects
the MARKHAM concept that SINGLE
GROUP CAN BENEFIT WHILE
THE GENERAL ECONOMY SUE
FERS.
TT Is my conviction that the New
l Deal administration has shown it
self incapable; that its methods and
policies have, themselves, CREATED
NEW THREATS TO OUR Ma
TIONAL ECONOMY MORE DIS
QUIETING THAN THOSE WHICH
WE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING
TO ESCAPE f; that wage earners
have been victims of a cruel POLITI-
CAL DECEPTION in that our econ
omy has been entrusted to vision
aries.
When war ends, the II million
men and women in the armed forces
want to return to h0nest-to-God Jobs.
While they are alUay it is the
duty of all men and Women of good
tDiU to oppose unsparingly the ma
tional policies and leaders Dho haUe
revealed an incapacity, or an unlUit-
ingness to make our American free
enterprise system work.
They must MAKE THEIR OPP
POSITION EFFECTIVE in the APP
preaching. presidential contest.
7 ABOR demands of both national
l. political parties that the candi-
dates shall have the ability and their
platforms the assurance Of pro-
gressive leadership to the end that
the nation shall have:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
HeuSSia'S Debt to Us

1T HAS been fashionable for inter
nationahsts to wax emotional
about or debt to the Russians
All Americans have the utmost
respect for the manner in which the
Russian armies and seldiefs-AaFe
fought in defense of their homeland.
But the great debt of Soviet
Russia for erueially important lease
lend aid from the United States at
moments of the utmost need should
also be properly evaluated.
Too little has been said about this
vital matter.
WITHIN the limitations of milf
w tary censorship, Mr.. Rukeyser,
economic commentators for these
newspapers. recently disclosed the
facts about L. S. contribution of
essential supplies to the Soviet
armies.
When U-boats and we Their
demonstrated that the northern route
to Murmansk was insufficient,
American ingenuity and know
how" performed miracles of logistics
in opening UP a new trade route
through the Persian Gulf and Iran.
American engineers and trans
portation experts. in the course of
weeks, bridged the gap between
hitherto prevailing economic medi-
evalism there and contemporary
transport facilities.
NOV, the newly devised U. S.
Y Transportation Corps military
railway service delivers thousands of
tons of cargo month to the Russians
through Iran, in addition to carrying
American and British army supplies
and maintaining the right of way and
communications.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
JIM BROWNING,
Student, Hazel Park High
TO THE EDITOR:

TNlIS war business becomes
l. more bewildering. ! Not-So
much the tactical procedure but
the prodigiouS abandon with
which the New Deal spending
war bond dollars for projects
not directly conrcc4fd with
backing tho attack. ~
The S60O0.0OO 600 fiasco i'm
South America needs no repcti-
ton.
Then there is the more recent
project to build a pipe line from
the Persian Gulf To the Mcditer-
Tanean, said project 70 take
from Is months 10 two years
and supposedly 10 furnish our
army with petroleum products
with which TO fight the war in
Europe
Official Washington tells us
that war should be over this
summer Is some one mishan-
ling tho truth? Just who is that
1.200-mile pipe line being built
for at bond buyers expense?
a lot of us wonder Just what
II is going 10 takcito get tho
New Deal TO back The attack
as well as some ones CONNER
ciai enterprises. Let's back the.
attack first get the war over,
then take care Of boondogling. X
If the present rate of useless
spending keeps UP, some country
will have 20 get up a fund 10
save us instead of us saving the
world.
EARL DONOE,
Willow Court,
Ypsilanti.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
I SHOULD like 10 thank the
L editor who wrote the edi-
torial Keep Sister Kenny
Here. Also, I'd like TO have my
small say regarding this very
important matter.
The love Of money is the root
Of all evil the Bible puts it,.
tits no less than tragic that
this evil should influence a pro-
feSSion- as close and necessary
TO mankind as that Of medicine.
1t is obvious that any one
Whn would TRY suppress
Sister kennys treatment for
infantile paralysis is not mott
Nated by an interest To benefit
mankind.
Certainly Sister Kenny sifotifd
be kept here. The money for
her support should come from
the u. S. treasury. if 1t is OBJ
tainable in no other way.
But perhaps this would be a
much too worthy way to spend
a tiny portion of the peoples
money.
My Sincerest thanks again TO
the editor who would keep
Sister Kenny in America where
she is so badly needed
And may Gods richest bless
ing rest upon the efforts of this
nnAnlfIsh NA0r1an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

GOOD old Joe Franklin and
~ Harold and Mr.. Walter are
directors of The bank and by
-Shme freak Of luck or perhaps
through busting business initia-
tive and all that kind OF thing.
the brotherhood was persuaded
that this would be a very good
bank IN which 10 keep its funds
which. in these days. are enor-
nous what with is monthly
rake-on from the hundreds Of
thousands Of new and temporary
members IN the shipyards.
A banker in another Kansas
City bank explains that ordi-
narily re would not care 10
handle the account Of a single
rfIFUr having control over such
large share of the deposits but
that Of course, II the banks
directors and stockholders hap
pened 10 control the treasury Of
that client as good old Joe
Franklin and Walter and Nc
Gowan control the unions
treasury. that would be very
reaSsuFmg.
1t must not be thought that
the real boilermakers unani
mouSly admire good old Joe ana
his son and approve the re-
Ularkable coincidence Of the in
Surance business and the award
Of the Sl2,5OO life pension.
Nevertheless. hclnc LOYAL to
their union. they are embar-
; rasSed and reSentful that such
conditions were exposed publicly.
Y Brother Winstel, a delegate
from a shipyard in Texas.
speaking about the operations
Of the Franklin political ma
chine IN the recent national
convention. said:
Lets not give PegIer any,
thing more 10 talk about. not
give him anything more TO
biacken our name. II IL black
enough ~ ID II. The laws that
are being enacted In our state
legislatures and in our national
legislature are the result of
things like this"
CopyrightitisB. ~ United Festures synd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

Besides. thousands of tons Of
cargo monthly are also delivered to
the Russians by way Of the trans
portation corps motor transport
service. The Russians not only utilize
the cargo in the trucks, but also keep
the trucks themselves for Use in
Russia.
Likewise. airplanes are trans
ported by ship or flown directly from
the United States To PERSIAN Gulf
ports for transfer to Russia. Planes
have sometimes been flown directly
from assembly points in Iran to
battlcficldS.
IN ENALCATING such informa-
L ton. Mr.. Rukeyser concludes:
lit should be clear that Ameri-
can aid played an indispensable role
in these battles on the Russian front
which constituted historical turning
points.
Behind the headlines an
nouncing the outcome of battles are
long months of unheralded planning
III making and transporting vital
military goods, so that they will be
on hand where needed at the zero
hour"
In saluting brave foreign soldiers
who are CALAMITY at war against Ger
many, we should still be able to keep
the record straight and to have a
genuine understanding Of the role
that our own nation has played.
On the other hand, if such signifi-
can't facts are fatuously suppressed,
our own capacity To exert eonstruc-
tive influence in the ultimate peace
settlement will be dangerously inn
paired.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
CORINNE NUTTo.

HCOONER or later. one or
y both parties would throw
this soldier vote business on the
presidential altar As TIE issue
Of the year. Absentee ballots,
supplied If srfti-fttll4t-n requested
by the individual states, have
always met requirements and
/ see no reason why they should
not continue 10 do SO
Many ServiCcmcn are not of
voting age. many have become
of age since entering service
and have never registered. and
many were never registered or
interested in voting.
Some lad in a New Guinea
Jungle would damn sure won
der what the United States was
up 10 if he were given a voting
form forced upon him by politi-
cal necessity.
The energy expended IN biCk-
ering among leaders could we'll
be directed into constructive
channels, and perhaps even
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

Quick Questions

Il ighty-fye per cent OF a
group Of batne-tricd Ameri-
can soldiers Seid fear begins
for most With, fa) sinking
feelings in stom.a CHI fb)
trembling (c)i a pounding
heart Id dryness of mouth
and throat
In what state is n profess
sional crooner and Holly
wood movie actor a candi-
date for governor in an cleo
ton being h cid tomorrow.
louisiana, Florida, Texas,
Nevada ?
oscar viii he much sought
IN III ollyw God this week.
Why?
This is thqaOth birthday of
Ben Heche one-time circus
acrobat distinguished As: Ga
university president: OBJ
novelist; tc) clothes de-
Slgncr; (d) orchestra leader?
> John Bull. cartoon symbol Of
Britain, originated as carica-
ture of, a Winston Churchill
ancestor: (a) Duke of Well
ington; OBJ Duke of Marl-
borough; (c) John c. Wins
ton: cd John Barleycorn9
G. BoSh is said 10 be only word
10 pass directly into our Ian
guage from French, Turkish.
Chinese, Swedish?
ANSWERS on Opposite Pagel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

Il ne preservation or free enter
. prise.
0-The abatement of bureaucracy.
2-The halt of paternalism.
1.-The creation of postwar Jobs
T through private industry.
1.-The maintenance OF labor's
u social gains.
1.-The protection of our national
- interest.
The preservation of free enter
prise-In many respects our accepted
American free enterprise system has
been in sad and constant retreat
THROUGHOUT THE II YEARS
OF NEW DEAL RULE.
Under the guise, first of combat
ing the depression, and later of Wag-
ing World War II, many of those in
high places in this administration
have waged continuous WAR OF
ATTRITION against the psychology
cal and economic supports of our
FREE ENTERPRISE ECONOMY.
They haUe pursued government
policies which haze dangerously
weakened the incentives Dhich make
a free economy workable.
They have confused the public
mind with their jargon of an inevlta-
bic afterwar "mixed economy"
Labor recognizes that free econ
omy is the only soil in which a free
state and free labor movement can
exist.
The American Federation Of La
Dor has repeatedly declared itself un
qualifedly for the preservation of
free enterprise.
It's postwar policy is postulated
upon the continuance Of such an
economy in this nation.
1t looks with deep distrust upon
those who propose the TWO
HEADED NONESUCH Of a mixed
economy" for Americas future.
We insist that the two major par
ties offer us candidates in 1914 with
a proven record Of practical under
standing and faith in our free enter
prise economy.
(TO BE Continued
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Pegler

YOU have heard about the
L profitable insurance activi-
ties of Harold Franklin Of Kan
sas City, Kan. the son OF good
old Joe Franklin, who recently
was retired from the presidency
sof the Brotherhood of Boiler
makers of the ALL.
ON a life pension of So. 500 a
year, an increase Of $1,000
year over the salary which he
received as active president,
young Franklin, that lucky fell
low, just happened 10 be the
successful agent for series Of
insurance c o IN pan IS which
wrote the coverage of the union
members at high premium rates
over a period of years and
years.
He Is now drawing about
100000 a year in commissions
on this account, about four
flfths of which represents COM
pulSory insurance on the
members, most OF whom are
shlpyard workers who had 10
join the union 10 get jobs and
have 10 keep up their insurance
payments. including young
Franklln's rakeoff, TO keep their
jobs.
DUT probably you haven't
- heard about the Brother
hood State Bank OF Kansas
City KanS,, which has its Of
ficeS in the brotherhoods home
building.
The Brotherhood State Bank
was organized about 20 years
ago and from its name, and it's
location you might be pardoned
for believing il 10 be the prop
erty Of the brotherhood,
Such is the power OF sugges-
ton or association Of ideas. But
il isn't the brotherhood bank
except that the brotherhood
does happen to be a minority
stakeholder. owning 537 shares
or about one-fourth OF the stock,
and is large and important de-
poSitor.
II is private enterprise and
quite sound, respectable and
PORTABLE and the Franklin
family, father andsson and their
wives. own between them ZIG
shares; William r. Walter. see-
retary-treaSurer of the union,
and his family p shares I;
Charles J. MCGOWAN Of Chicago.
the new president Of the broth
erhood, at Si2,500 a year. five
shares, and Jerome S. Koehler,
young Franklin'S associate in
the insurance business, 10 shares
IA total Of 25l shares held by
the hierarchy and their loved
zones and Mr. Koehler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
LETTERS -4--

succeed in getting a crucial gun,
tank or plane where needed.
Servicemen writing home all up
in arms over the subject are
very probably those doing none
of the fighting"
TO THE EDITOR:
I SPEAK as an attorney who
Il thinks he IS qualified as an
income tax expert by virtue of
having read the law and made
Out returns tos many years.
The field isf5verrun with eX=
peFtS: real estate brokers, no
taries, insurance men and who
ZitS IN vacant stores.
II is true that the forms are
complicated, that the experts
have to expert tgrope around
for few years. before they
know what 1t is All about.
However, if the field were
limited TO accountants and at
torneys, / believe the public
would be satisfied.
That would leave the field TO
those who are competent, and
it would divide the makers of
returns between the revenue
clerks (freel and accountants
and attorneys for small fees.
The revenue d pa I ~ n {
should place a limitation bn the
qualified experts by issuing
certificates of competency
{. l..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
knowledge Test
BY DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

Sake is the national beverage
of Japan II tastes like: ta)
beer; OBJ bourb on (c)
sherry.
2-Quinine is an antipyretic.
Does this m can: (a) it is
used TO cause sleep; (b) il is
use 10 remove fever; (c)
II is uSet-to stop bleeding?
3-Does the new Ledo road run:
(a) from United States 10
Alaska; (b) from India TO
China; (c) from Rom 10
Sicily?
What is a hacienda? ta)
cultivated farm. (b) a sea-
side farm: (Cl a small farm?
Sin Scandinavian mythology
those killed in battle went
10 ca Olympus; th) Val
halla; (c)s eHsperideS?
6--Match these columns cor
rectly The men are working
together in the various the
atcrS of dar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
-ARBJTIS VI. BARBER,
(Mrs. Lyle X. BARBER,
60 Greenlawn, Ypsilantl.
TO THE EDITOR.

TO THE ED1ToR:
HIRE are 6Tcerpts Of q letter
rccfircd from my sou, Joseph
NWt'o Jr., lcritcn IN England
oHi Feb. 3, expressing his opji-
ion on the soldiers rote.
CORINNF NTTTO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
Issues for Consideration
in The
1914 Presidential Election

By WILLIAM L. HUTCHINSON
of Brotherhood Joiners
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

TO AMERICAN labor the issues Of
l 1914 are crucial. LABOR WANTS
A CHANCE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

The DETROIT TIMES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28

The preservation of free enter
prise.
The abatement of bureaucracy.
The halt of paternalism.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-28
! NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
By Paul
| MaIIon

EDITORS NOTE - Some
Of Hr. MaIion's outstanding
columns are being reprinted
during his brief rest. i
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Mats Park Gets Fuce-Liftinu:
Griff Makes Postwar Plans

These are busy days around Wash
ing'sa ball yard, but most of the ac-
tivity is outside Clark Griffith S
Office. On the Mats spacious field,
Groundkeeper Jim Ritchie has a big
crew going over the diamond that
was left in deplorable condition after
the Redskins finished their pro-
longed football season last month.
He is getting it in good condition
rapidly.
The outfield has been plowed, har-
rowed and rolled. Seeding has been
done and before long the gardens
should begin to show some green.
The infleld has been regarded and
it won't be long before sodding is
done.
When through with the Griffith
Stadium work, which he probably
will be about the middle of Febru-
ary, Ritchie will get busy on the
field at the Mats University of
Maryland training site. He doesn't
expect to have much to do at College
Park.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Ariel Flight, Ex-PIater
Bahamas
AT Long Price
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 29.-Sam Fem
berg's Ariel Flight, a graduate from
platter ranks, outran nine more
highly-regarded 3-year-olds in the
$1,000 Bahamas Handicap at Hialeah
Park today and rewarded his back
ers with the juicy payof of $50 20
for 50.
H. E. Jacoby's Good Bid, we'll liked
by the big crowd, took second place
by a half-length over A. w. Went
zels Freeout.
Ariel Flight was the only horse
in the field not entered in the SIS 900
Flamingo Stakes February 26 Only
a month ago the horse was entered
in a claiming race for s2,500, and
last summer was running with the
81 500 platers.
The field included none of the
3-year- -olds stabbed here which are
considered early favorites for the
Flamingo and ranked as Kentucky
Derby possibilities.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Baltimore Angler S Tuna
Biq Fish Of Miami Meet
~ the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 29.-Anglers
from 13 States are competing in
the annual Metropolitan Miami
Winter Fishing Tournament with
Samuel Steinbach of Baltimore in
first place. He registered a 12s-
pound Allison tuna, largest catch
of all divisions.
Mrs. Tatem Wofford Of Miami
Beach leads the women with a 40
pound wahoo.
A 69-pound sailfish gave top spot
in that division to 1t. w. N. Pace.
United States Army Air Forces.
A husband-wife team, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert L. Metzger of Cleveland.
took two first places with "a and
IL pound cobiaS.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Virginia Ringmen Tie
n. T.. in Final Bout
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, Jan.
29.-Boxing teams of Virginia and
North Carolina met tonight for the
Goth time-and both remained in
the undefeated class by fighting to a
A draw before a crowd of 1000.
Carolina went ahead when Vir-
ginia forfeited the light-heavy bout
and it was up to Heavyweight John
Mcdonald to save his team. Nc
Donald, the big Navy transfer from
Arizona, came through with a de-
cision over Marshall Parker.
-pound-Al Peterson, Carolina, de-
cisioned Wilbur Brantly,
121 -pound-Fred Munster. Carolina
technical knockout over Bennett Jonscher
LEO second round.
135-pound = Jimmy Miragliotta, vir-
ginia by forfeit
-pound-Dan Davis. Carolina, de-
cisioned Oliver Kessing
155-pound-Bob Finley, Virginia, de-
cisioned Charlie Kimsey
165 -pound-Merle Debuskey, Virginia
declSloned Norman Davis.
75-pound-Walter Kraus, Carolina, by
forfeit
Heavyweight-John Mcdonald, virginia,
decisioned Marshall Parker
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Durham Girl Flashes
In j. ). Pin Tune-up

Maxine Allen of Durham, N. c.,
became a big threat to win the
Women's United States duckpin
stakes at Convention Hall today
when, in special 5-game match
last night at the King Pin before a
packed gallery, she shot 626, includ-
ing game of 1853. to plaster Wash
ingtons newest star, Doris Pugh,
who rolled 582.
In mixed doubles she rolled 352
with George Manning of Durham
as the pair fell before Shorty Moye
and Miss Pugh, who totaled 704
At an early hour this morning,
Bub Guethler of the Lucky Strike
team was leading in the Charley
Barnard Handicap at King Pin with
a 6-game score of 878, including a
handicap of 16. Alex Perrin of GPO
was second with 854.
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Cinoinnoti's Warren Giles Summed 1t All Up

AT of the assembled
and stations spodom tribute to the
Mcdonald better off with
out the of such have beated
for folding Giles subsequently summed
neatly when thinking ways to carry on
and not for quitting
Getting back to Harris mentioned being
considered for the field leader recently
requshed by Casey Steng he's getting philosophical
age " Not only does the dectorial Washngtons
world champion team feel bitterness dropping the
minors after 20 consecutive
halls the shift from the Phies International League
outfit in the nature of promotion eloquent
gestures at mention of Bill Cox, erWhle
permanently but nvounary divorced baseball and
looking forward with relish problem welding winner at
Buffalo, whose baseman grabbed
him back in the fall of 19
I'm baseball in most everything you
ever is at hand he remarks the
what I'm going to do at Buffalo have Bucky
but the fact that reported much
mooa there he drew with the Phles
uude He did however that since he
has acquired corral that favoab
Evening star., 1944-01-30
Monpower Puzzle May Shade
Postwar Baseball PLANNING

cluding Van Lingle Mungo, whose
acceptance into the armed service
was announced few moments after
the tabulation was completed.
"Of these. 70 are in 4-F and seven
have honorable discharges, Frick
explained.
William Harridge, president of
the American League, counted 270
athletes available for his circuit.
Prior to the Ia trend of the
past week the postwar problems of
funneling former ball players to
diamond jobs again after peace is
declared and the revamping of the
geographical structures of the
minors were considered as the prime
points up for discussion.
The possibility that Commissioner
K. M. Lands might give his stand
on the status of players from sus-
pended leagues who were obtained
by functioning clubs and placed on
the latter's reserve lists also in
creases the Importance of the meet
ing.
Several Sessions Slated.
1t has been limited that Lands
intends to declare such athletes
free agents." a move which is op-
posed by the farm system clubs
which sought to protect their rights
to players by the transfers.
Lands has invited committees
from the two major leagues and
from the minors to sit in on Satur-
days powwow on the postwar prob
lens.
The meeting will be followed by
the annual New York Baseball
Writers dinner and show Sunday,
February 6, and by various gather
ings of individual loops on the fol-
lowing Monday and Tuesday, in
cluding the schedule-making con-
fab of the National circuit.
Evening star., 1944-01-30

President Griffith at present is
concerned with plans for his par
ticipation in the majors postwar
planning meeting at New York next
Saturday. He has strong ideas about
limiting farm ownership by the big
leagues in the minors and of means
to protect the jobs of players re-
turning from the armed services.
Although he has gone on record
against extensive holdings by majors
in the minors he fears his policy
won't get far at the session this
week end.
With So players on the Washing
ton clubs reserve list, Griffith isn't
worrying much over the manpower
situation that has many other big
league baseball men in a dither.
He's confident Washington will field
a club and that baseball will carry
on. But he admits having a bit of
contract trouble with his players
Two sent back their papers last
week, asking for salary revision up-
ward. No names were divulged.