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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28
Plans Afoot for Expansion
of $40, 900, 900 Seaport
offieiaI Declares Foreign Commerce
Will Ward off Postwar Trode Slump

1941, the last date on which in
formation is available.
Cox is the first to admit that
the war has helped boom bust
ness until all port facilities are
strained TO capacity. But, he
predicts that after the war, the
resumption of foreign trade now
cut off and the need for export
ing food for perhaps long time
to destitute Europe will pre-
vent any postwar slump" such
as occurred in many ports and
shipyards after the last war.
He believes trade between
North and South America will
be expanded, partly due to the
development of the United
States Maritime Commission S
ship construction program.
Located only 80 nautical miles
from the sea, the Ports main
hope for ultimate prominence
rests on its unparalleled facili-
ties for the fastest turn
around" of vessels along the At
lantic seaboard.
No litherage is necessary in
Philadelphia. Rail lines-there
are PAP railroad tracks on piers
and wharves-facilitate trans
terrence of goods between ship
and railroad car directly with
out rehandling.
The Port of Philadelphia in
entirety takes in the water area
from Trenton, N. j., to the sea.
Within the city alone, its front
age sprawls over 80 miles on the
Delaware and Schuylkill rivers.
And in the area more than 90
large shipyards are spread out,
about half of them in the metro
politan area. The Philadelphia
Navy Yard, with the largest dry
dock in the world, is one of the
yards which will turn out ships
for a peacetime world as they
are doing now for war.
More than 100 main piers and
wharves dot the waterfront
These include those owned by
three large trunk line railroads
the Pennsylvania, Reading, and
the Baltimore & Ohio. Two
] grain elevators with a capacity
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28
&s -Min the DAY
By D. A.

When we read in Of the Big Town sheets the other day
that Denny Bedord Willow Run bomber plant emPloye, wos
writing letters to list Of Al service thought Denny
close to breaking all records until we bumped into
Johnnie Sierens at the BowO Drome and happened to
ton the natter.
1t looked like Johnnies civic spirit aroused and the
honor Of Mount Clemens oppeored at stoke Just volt min
ute soys Johnnie and TIT tell you exactly how many
| m writing and just prove there's exoegeration
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

friends may know, here's the
list :.
Pvt. William Quinn, Pfc. Ar
mold Kolozvari, Pfc. Felix Mai
kowski, Pvt. Robert Charbeneau,
Lieut.. Ralph Charbeneau, S. nc
Mel Upton, S &c Pat c.
Coughlin, Sergt. H. j. Barney,
S nc L. F. D'luge, A/C Tom
Nevin, Major w. E. Gerton,
Major Roy Bartlett, Col. Marvin
McNickle, Sergt. Dottie Mac
Donald, Sergt. Frank Passic,
Phi. M. NC Henry G.. Moran,
AIS John Barry, Pvt. L. w.
Martell, ART &c Paul w. Mar
tus.
AOM SIC Jack T. Sierens,
Pvt. Gerald Lozen, Pvt. Don
Lozen, S nc Waller DeSlover,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

Corpl. Orval Van Beversluys,
Sergt Dorm Martell, Sergt. Will
liam Brandenburg, Lieut.. Ar
mand Frascatore, Lieut.. Comm.
Russell F. Salot, Pfc. Charles H.
Miller, Lieut.. William F. Lu-
balm, Corp. Roland Omerod,
S/Sergt. z. L. Thompson, Pvt. j..
". Smith, Sergt. Fred Wilde,
Pvt. Nate Litvin. Pfc. Robert
Morgan, Sergt. Harry Mial. Pvt.
Ken Vernier, P/O j. H. Syrett,
LAC Bob MCGOWAN, Pvt.
Charles Palma, S &c John Pal
ma, Lieut.. (jg) Joe Herr, Sergt.
Lew O'Brien.
Sergt. A. X. Lubahn, S &c
M. J. Richardson. S &c Bill
Richardson, Pfc. Robert Davey,
S/Sergt. Herbert ]. Heller, IT.
Sergt. Don Peltier. Jr., ARM
&c Don Westendorf, Jr., 81
Sergt. Fred A. Krantz, Corpl.
Roy L. Sebert, Pfc. George Ha-
ward, Corpl. Ken r. Strassburg,
Corpl. Mickey German, AC
Homer Van Hollenbeck, Capt.
Philip T. Mulligan, Capt. JOS
eph N. Scher, Sergt. Bonnie
Levine, Sergt. Abe Litwak, AC
Randolph Gleicher and Pfc. AL
Soenen.
And that's what we call a
mailing list SO of 'em!
The predominant part be-
ing played in the war effort by
the American Red Cross is
reflected in telephone calls
received at the local chapters
office, showing that no mat
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

TIT give you their names one
their families will verify who
! soy"
The list reached q total Of
IS names. That many men in
the service have been receiv-
ing good-sized personal letters
from Johnnie Che doesn't use
4 typewriter or dictate them
to any0ne) and the let
tiers contain newsy bits In
which Sierens knows the
service man is interested
such IS the progress Of a GER
tain bowling group, the where
abouts of other service men,
or the activities Of q club to
which he formerly belonged.
They're personalized, indiv-
idual letters.
And SO that parents and
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

facts must be left unrevealod ua-
til after the war.
But, with an eye to competi-
ton to the Empire City, he u
looking forward TO The days
when the freighters from B0r.
deaux, cork boats from Spain.
spice ships from Singapore and
banana cargo boats from Limon
again will steam up the river
and dock 1t the Port.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

of 4,725,0 900 bushels, and two
coal tipples with a l00,O00-ton
daily capacity are available.
Forty eight warehouses are To-
Gated within the city proper.
Cox, a former vice-president
OF Atlantic Refining Co., says
the Port has done marvellous
job during wartime, although
most of the figures on shipping
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

ter what wartime problem
besets people, they think first
of the Red Cross as helping
agency. Three calls the
other day were typical
81 have two boxes of tin cans,
can you pick them up?" :. .
81 have some nice puppies,
could the Red Cross use
them?" II just can't
handle my washing, what with
so many baby diapers! Could
the Red Cross do something
about it?" All the calls
were disposed of cOurteOusly.
and a case worker was sent
to the frantic woman with the
diaper problem. just to see il
any helpful advice could be
given.
RALPH SIEWERT, six foot
1-inch practise pitcher for the
Tigers at Evansville, who APP
pears to be making good head
way as rookie in big time base
ball, is kecnly appreciative of
the swell things that have been
printed and spoken about him
in Mount Clemens, but ne
wants people to know that II did
not get into baseball all by my
self. The help given me by my
schoolmates and coaches at Mt.
Clemens High was responsible
for any progress / have made to-
wards success in the sport !
love" That's the text of
Ralph's note to us. and to you.
With such an attitude Ralph will
never get the swelled head
which has caused many baseball
players to founder.
Ensign John II. HarwOod,
U.S.N.R., writes from far off.
as an officer of the armed
guard on vessel in foreign
port. He can't say where he
is, but he refers To the color
full shore scene of people,
animals, odd smells, strange
noises all mixed up in a set
ting you'd swear was lifted
from Hollywood farmers
tilling the fields in the bur-
densOme habits of centuries
and returning at even
tide to their mud huts."
This combined with the beg
ging of urchins on the streets
is reminiscent of North Africa
or Italy which is long
ways from the corner of
Washington and Lincoln.
WRITES JOHN "You have
never known the meaning Of
persistency until you have seen
the streets urchins. They
don't pay much attention to the
soldiers from other countries,
but when they spot an Amer
lean uniform they dash over
and shout: Hey Yank" or Hey
American Buy papers d.
shine your shoes buy pic
lures show you around and
SO on. After bargaining to
shine your shoes for four or
eight cents, depending on how
good bargain you strike, they
will then demand twice as much
+. or daub some dirt on your
cleaned shoes and say: Your
shoes need shine, mister &.
Everyone expects tip, even on
the quaint railway operated by
the government, the clerk ex-
pected few cents tip after l
bought my ticket" Maybe
it's per cent sales tax, John.
Bernie Ballantine was a
confused sort of chap this
week, as friends warmly con-
graduated him, and he
couldn't figure whether it was
because he passed his pre-in-
ductiOn physical and elected
the U. S. Navy Saturday, or
concerning the first Ballantine
son born to Mr.. and Mrs. b. b.
early Sunday. -. Yes, Bernie
got home from Detroit just in
time to drive Maxine to the
hospital. Our best con-
gratulatiOns! Bernie says
that the son and heir will be
called Bernard, and spurns
suggestions that they name the
boy Induction Ballantine" or
~
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28
SURE -CRlP
The Tire With The OPEN CENTER TREAD

For more "honest days work." over
more years, you need the extra
pulling power that's built into long
wearing, Woodworking Goodyears.
Unlike other tractor tires that may
lose pulling power and traction due
to smooth, slippery packs Of mud
between lug bars, Goodyears with
the famous OPEN CENTER
Tread clean themselves as they
roll, allow plenty of grip rubber to
stand out and bite deep into the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-28

ground with every turn of the
wheel. These big, self-cleaning,
evenly spaced Jugs are fortified
against tearing with an extra
strong buttressed base that re-
sists ripping under the toughest
working conditions. See us for help
with your tractor tire application
-. and when you "see" certificate,
see us for Goodyear EHA1A
%. The greatest ~H.S@
tractor tire made. ~ Tar Ia.
Evening star., 1944-01-14

My cap got ober my eyes right
at the start. can't see anythin
but from what I hear, I guess
better keep Roin'i
Evening star., 1944-01-14

WkAl. to:t5-Ths Mississippi Congress
msa sn The Soldiers vsis."
WT0P. f0:30-karIsas Disirith, AaA,
Nsn. Jimmy $svs end Frank Parker satsftsia
wN. f0:45-bAa Nssbiifs asY, "1ha
Strength II Dime" In tsaaseiisa with ihs
laisniiis Paralysis Fund drive.
M. ti:30-feSrsm Il International
Rhyhms."
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Take Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
AtOll.

AtOll.
Since the start of our operations
among the Jap-held coral islands
Of the central Pacific, many readers
have asked for the origin and pro-
nunciation OF the word ATOLL, "a
circular coral reef inclosing a
lagoon"
First OF all, do not say "AY-
tole."
OF six American dictionaries con-
suited, five show as first choice
uh-TOLL (the second syllable
rhyming with "doll"). One, Mer-
riam-Webster's, shows AT-oll as
first choice, and three list AT-oll
as second choice. The consensus,
then. plainly indicates:
First choice-uh- TOLL.
Second choice-AT-oll.
The origin is in doubt. Merriam
Webster's gives it as "Maldivan
atolu,' Century, Funk and Wag-
nails, and Winston say: Malay cor
Malayalam) adal, "a closing" OK
ford and the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA say: From native atollon, u
while Skeat's chronological Die
tionary gives the origin as from
the Singhalese atul, meaning in
side"
I'm afraid I'm not being of much
help today.
Let's Learn = New Word.
MANDATE, as the word is used
in connection with Jap-held Pa
cif1c islands, means IAN order by
the League OF Nations granting
authority to Japan to occupy and
govern colonies taken from Ger
many after the 1918 armistice."
Mandate Is from the Latin man.
dare, Ito place in ones hand"
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Winning Contract
BY THE FOUR ACES.

BY THE FOUR ACES.
Yesterday you were Oswald ia.
coby's partner. Both sides were vul.
nerable, and you held:
AJ65
0K1073
o5
%AK652
The bidding:
Lightner. You. Schenken. Jacoby
IA CD
Answer-Pass. There is q tempta-
ton to overcall on this hand; sup
pose your partner has six hearts to
the Q-J and a singleton spade
Your side could perhaps make four
hearts and would never get in the
bidding If you pass! But wouldn t
you still be outbid by the oppo-
nents' four spades? And 8 two-club
overcall might be doubled and down
300 or more.
Score 100 per cent for pass. 10
per cent for two clubs, 20 per cent
for double.
4
Today you hold the same hand
and the bidding continues:
Lightner. You. Schenken. Jacoby
IA Pass INT Pass
Pass CD
What do you bid? (Answer to-
morrow
Released by the Bell SYNDICATE Incl
Evening star., 1944-01-14

on the AR TO-DAY.
Star Flashes: WMAl, $50 an. daily.
W0p, 7:i5-Dnmaiintioa n sAs msa's
reactions 10 AmWita At war.
WT0p, 8:o0-Msrihs Scott Ia I radis skii.
WMkl, 3:3o-i5.000 War bond purchasers
attend tonighfs show Ia Kansas City. No.
VOL, 8:30-prsmlMa stories Of Amsfita 5
Evening star., 1944-01-14

ing over racing sheets In clubroom
were dismissed when Is Of them
promised Magistrate Nicholas H.
Pinto they would donate blood to
the Red Cross.
Gee, Judge" quipped one man,
''the bookmakers take our money
and the judge takes our blood"
Evening star., 1944-01-14

outstanding young msa, No. being hsj. Jes
FsM.
Mx. s:00-Bfiaa Ahsras In The lisht
Ihst Failed"
MAl. 1904 tough PhistsIpAia asry.
M, t0:0o-Adslphs ksalss win ne
bsr.
VOL. f0;W-sobby Ruffia aad Tippy LsrkiA
iN tea.
Evening star., 1944-01-14
Points for Parents
During the first the
routine is all the discipline baby

Mother-Baby's trying to tell me
something when he cries. I'm hold
Ing him up to let him belch and
I'll cuddle him little before I put
him back In bed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17
Neurotic Cats Have
Taste For Alcohol

Philadelphia, May II AP -
Healthy cats, given a chance to
drink alcohol. refuse; but neurotic
kitties prefer liquor.
After the animals recovered from
their filters they go on the wa
gon. perms nently.
What this proves about men is
n . clear, but II was reported to
the American Psychiatric Associa-
tio1 today by DR.. Julius H. Masser-
man and assistants of the UNIVERSE
ty of Chicago.
They used the cats to find out
under what social conditions an or
ganism feels the need of alcohol.
even when the effects prove obv-
iously harmful.
The cats. through conditioned
training. had nervous breakdowns
Stimulating human conditions to
some extent. When they took al
cohol they got wobbly. and thereby
lost some OF their skill in getting
food, this being a harmful effect OF
cat drinking. But nevertheless the
cats stuck to drinks as long as their
nerves were bad.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17

McGnl. Pvt. William R.-Mrs.
Ethel NJ. McGill, mother. Alma.
Montgomery. staff Sgt. Ferman
John II. Montgomery, father,
Traverse City.
ORourke, End 1t. Edward j.
John Francis o'Rourke, father,
Port Huron.
Phillips. Flight Officer John F.
Mrs Janet F. Phillips, wife. $40
East Grand Blvd, Detroit.
Schattler. staff Sgt. Howard F.
Mrs. Jeanne Schattler, wife, Port
Huron.
Wilmot Tech. Sgt. WALLACE R.
Mrs. Hazel Wilmot, mother, Kings
ION.
Yackley. Pfc. Raymond j.. Jr.-
Mrs. Agnes X. lackley. mother,
Redford.
Washington, May 17-AP- The
Navy Department announced today
casualties among the United States
Naval Forces including nine dead
one wounded and one missing.
Reported missing were: Pvt
Elmer E. Paner, of the L. S. Ma
rine Corps Reserve. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer F. Paner, Detroit, and
Pvt Gilbert c. Stoutenberg of the
L. S Marine Corps, son Of Herbert
~ Stoutenberg, 400 S. Walnut ST.
Lansing.
Both previously had been report
ed wounded.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17

Mrs. Della Rashead, mother, 9l3
East Rankin St. Flint.
Someryille. Tech Sgt. David G
Mrs. Euphia II. Somerville. moth
er. 1910 Walnut st. Saginaw.
Taylor, Tech. sgt. Ronald j
Mrs. Biola Taylor, mother. ST
Johns.
Wenke. Staff sgt. Raymond C
Mrs Marion Wenke. mother, Kala-
mazoo.
Mediterranean Area:
Apolzan. Sgt James MFRS.
Mary p. Apolzan, mother, 1874
Girardin, Detroit.
Armatoski. End 1t. John W
Mrs Sophie T. Armatoski, mother.
Ironwood.
Batterton. Staff Sgt. Herbert II.
Mrs. Blanche Mittchle. mother,
Port Huron.
Haddock, LIST 1t. Dudley w
Mrs. Ray d. Haddock. mother. 1872
Spokane. Detroit.
Hall. staff Sgt. Ernest Mrs.
Elna L. Hall, mother, 3O1S Viz
ginia Park. Detroit.
Hobbs. Pvt. Edward C.-Mrs.
Alice Mary Hobbs, mother. Lans-
ing.
Hoilingsworth. Tech. Sgt. War
rem W.-Mrs. Blanche NJ. Holdings
worth. mother, Lansing.
Kollar. staff Sgt. William Nj
Mrs. Pearl Woudwyk, mother, Lo-
we'll.
Lanphear, Staff Sgt. William H.
Hector G. Lanphear, father, Mus
kegon.
Mcclure, SIT. Donald K.-Mrs.
Mildred L. Mcclure, mother, Lans-
ing
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Uverl f. Derose. wife. Lansing.
Fugate, staff Sgt. Corbett-I. n
Fugate. father. Wyandotte.
Gopigian, Tech. Sgt. Thomas
Mrs. Helen Gopigian. mother 29l
Midway, Pontiac.
Grebe, staff Sgt. George H
Mrs. Minnie Grebe, mother. 37S1
Alter Rd.. Detroit.
Highlen. staff Sgt Harold A
Mrs. Aurilla V. Highlen. mother,
100 Ruth St. Pontiac.
Hill, staff Sgt. Norman Airs.
Mary V. Hill. mother. Ferndale.
Jacobson. Flight Officer Bernard
Airs. Anna Jacobson, mother.
3O06 Doris ST.. Detroit
Joy. LIST II. William G.-Mrs.
Marion G. Joy. wife. 1903 Gates
head Ave, ~Detroit.
Kornoely, staff Sgt Leo K
Mrs. Frances Kornoely. mother.
Alba.
Kosing. Staff Sgt Arthur j.
Joe Kosing. father, Monroe.
Linsenmier, End 1t. Ross R.
Mrs. Cleo p. Linsenmier. mother,
Niles.
Mckay, Sgt William Airs.
Sarah Mckay. mother, 1874 Burl-
ingame. Detroit.
Olson, staff Sgt. Donald c.
Carl O. Olson. father, 1886 Ard
more Ave, Detroit.
Opdyke. Capt. James S-Mrs.
Virginia J. Opdyke, wife, Grand
Ledge.
Radcliffe. staff Sgt. James A
Mrs. Leah Radcliffe, mother, 1927
East jefferson Ave, Detroit
Rashead. Tech. Sgt. Philip NJ
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Rebec,a Blum. mother. 1867 Tay-
lor,, Detroit.
Burke. staff sgt. Walter S-Mrs.
Ruth NJ. Wall. mother. Holland.
Churchill, Sgt. Douglas Mrs.
Ila F. Kelley. mother. 2052S Omira,
Detroit.
Davis. End It. Lauren Mrs
Pearl NJ. Davis, mother, 23s5 Dex-
lie Highway. Pontiac
Deboer. Staff Sgt. Henry-Mrs.
Kate Deboer. mother. 1850 South
Bedtime. Grand Rapids.
Derose. End 1t. Charles P.-Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17
RETIRED MINISTER DIES

Detroit, Mich, May 17-AR -
Funeral services will be held here
Thursday for the Rev. James Chap
man. retired minister OF the De-
troit Methodist Conference and
former pastor at Owosso, Saginaw,
Bay City. North Branch. Bad Axe
and several cities in the Upper
Peninsula. He died here Monday
at the age OF Il.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17
Casualties

Washington. May 17-INS-Mich-
igan men were among soldiers list
ed today by the War Department
as missing in action.
They are:
European Area.
Bernier. Tech. sgt. Lawrence NJ.
Mrs. Agnes l.. Cook, aunt, Bay
City.
Plum, end 1t. Normand H.-Mrs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-17
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Allegan. Mich. May Zap -
Clark Muma, for the past eight
years an instructor at Allegan High
School. has resigned to become
principal OF Charlotte High School.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-21

present Elizabeth, for that matter The his
tory books tell us Anne was plain, gluttonous
long on piety but short on wisdom
Anne reigned from 1902 to 1714, and things
went pretty we'll for England despite the fact
that the English were fighting Louis w all
over Europe, and the Wings and Tories We're
scrapping at home.
Yet the lovely Princess Elizabeth has some.
thing in common with the unglamorous mon
arch the magazines forgot. Neither was the
daughter of royal princess. Anne's mother
was Anne Hyde daughter of the Earl of Clar.
endon and wife of James II; Elizabeth's moth
er was the Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon,
daughter of the Earl of Strathnore and King
horne.
Princess Elizabeth will be the most British
of British rulers since Anne. Anne was the
last of the Stuarts, and was succeeded by
the very German George I. English mon
archs stayed pretty German right down to
George V. But Elizabeth can boast of four
British grandparents.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-21
How To Punish Lavalle

The Allies have a heavy score to settle with
Hitler, Hirnmler, Goering, Goebbels ct al, and
are determined that they shall not slip through
their fingers as Kaiser Wilhelm did after the
former World war. But the French people who
are preparing to rise against the Nazis at
the first signal of Allied invasion have an
equally heavy score against Pierre Laval the
traitor who sold them down the river and
we may be sure he is already marked for
'liquidation.''
Lavalle has been Hitler's man for years.
The chief outrages committed by the Nazis
in France have been under his direction as
Hitlers agent He has sent thousands of his
fellow Frenchmen into German bondage,
sponsored Nazi purges, done his masters bid
ding at all times. He deserves the worst fate
the French patriots decide for him. But it is
questionable if execution is the worst. If he
is killed his earthly worries will be over. If
he is allowed to live in confinement he will
suffer thousand deaths.
Preferably, we should think, confinement on
some st. Helena along with the most abus-
i've Gemans, whose tongues are never idle
and whose talent for villification is unmatched
even with Hitler himseh-would prove the
severest punishment to which he could be
subjected Hitler's tongue we hear is sharper
than that Of a woman scorned. In defeat 1t
will be freshly whetted. In his company after
the war, Lavalle may well be imagined de-
voting his every moment to praying for deaf
ness.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-21

however strong the movement becomes. there
is no member Of the Democratic party who
can stop Roosevelt from receiving the nonni-
nation in July if he decides to run. Not since
the days of the republican old guard, the lit
tie clique who dominated the party's decisions
has any man had such complete mastery Of
party as Mr.. Roosevelt now has. There will
be no stopping him if he should decide to seek
fourth term.
And, because he is in office, because he
has the snoothest running political machine,
because federal payrolls extend into every
crossroads settlement, hamlet, village, town
and city in the country, it would be as diff
cult to defeat him at the polls as in the
convention.
There is strong sentiment against the
fourth term. But the republicans cannot hope
to elect their own candidate unless they stop
their stop movements and center their whole
endeavors upon their likeliest candidate.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-21
Lend-Lease Curb

House approval of the measure to extend
the life of lend-lease for another year carries
with it curb upon presidential commitments
after the war. Both the approval and the curb
are commendable.
Having accepted the program IN the first
Mace with the Allied nations building their
war programs around it, it would be tragic
to abandon the system now. But there is no
reason to give the Chief Executive authority
tn commit this nation to obligations, when the
war emergency has passed for meeting the
needs of the world On the contrary, and IN
light of the extravaganza which has marked
the administrators policy in the past, there
is every reason to think that such authority
would place a burden upon American tax
payers which they could not shoulder and
survive. Even if there should be change in
administration, it would be risky to place in
the Chief Executives hands such sweeping
authority.
The House has done well to retain the right
to pass upon any proposals for financial as
sstance to other nations in the postwar period.
However helpful lend-lease is proving as a
means of enabling our Allies to carry the war
to the enemy, it is an exceedingly expensive
venture. The American people are entitled to
have it surrounded by strict limitations when
peace has returned