Detroit evening times., 1945-12-11
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrock
Pegter

IF l were confident that they
are above such things. |
might not suspect the hand OF
our amiable Communists i'm the
propaganda To depict the Amer
lean generals and admirals, 80
recently victorious in war as a
lot OF stupid, bloated, unpatri-
otic buns who thoroughly en-
joyed the outing in conditions Of
luxurious safety and have self
ishly delayed rehabilitation
To postpone the time when -ttt-y-
must revert TO lower rank.
BY several respectable ac-
counts, the rehabilitation has
proceeded so fast that Gen.
George Marshall called IT dis
integration" and Adm, King said
that within a few months after
VI day, the greatest naval
fighting force in all history was
no longer fit for battle,
Within so short q time. loo.
the man in uniform has become
an unusual figure in New York
and elsewhere, contrary to Gov.
Tom Dewey's charge in the 1914
campaign that The government
was fixing 10 keep millions Of
men overtime in the service be-
cause there would not be lobs
for them IN civil life.
4 6 TO whether Mr.. Roosevelt
"A would have done that, we
do not know. for demobillzation
came in President Trumans
time and the plan may have
been abandoned IN favor OF no
plan AT all except 10 dlsperss
the army and navy and turn
men loose 10 look for Jobs in
strike-bound industries.
But certainly the wonderful
army that folded up the invincl-
hle agents OF Der Flehrers
indomIntable will has cessed ~
exist az fighting force and We
hear even that the German
civilians, beaten. dlsorganlzed
and dlSarmed might neverthe-
less be strong enough. with
their experience IN battle and
their desperation. TO give tho
untried American army OF oc-
cupatlon a serious Scuffle IN
revolution. Even the NJ. Ps are
rockies
History undoubte edly will de-
eide that the American COM
manderS. from Gen. Eisenhower
down 10 the huck-gnpnrsis- tfId-
beat their share OF the most
formidable army that the world
had ever seen until II met i'S
master IN Africa, Italy and.
finally. France and Germany
RemlnlSCInG az n, weren't
most Americans resigned IN a
much longer war in the Pa
clflc where. again, IN the JapS,
the inexperienced American civ
ilian soldier and sailor was at
tacklng a n o I h er battle-hard-
ened. Suic da and confident
enemy who ranked next 10 the
Germans
IN RES ULTS, then. the
~ American generals and sd-
mlralS who lately have been the
subject Of scurrilous propa-
ganda we're the greatest lead
erS IN the whole story OF war
fare
II We deny them that credit
and honor. then just what does
the big brass have 10 do 10
win round Of applause from
q nation which, up to 1910 had
never even heard of most of
them. Notwithstanding their
many years of dIligent, con-
ScIentiouS. intelligent sppljca-
ton TO their studies and duties.
much Of the time on miserable
pay and m Squalld quarters
One Of the obieCtlVeS Of the
Communists among uS is -
arouse indiSCipllne. discomfort
and mutny IN our army and
navy, which are best wrought
by ridlCuling the high officers
and holding them up to con-
tempt. This IS done by cartoons.
letters TO the editors and in
splred stories IN newspapers
The Communists. being zeal
ots. heartllsA entered the Ameri-
can services after Hitler at
tackled Stain and were careful
10 give no disciplinary trouble
but diligent TO plant themselve,
in key positions. particularly IN
headquarters Jobs. and IN the
army publications in which they
could commit propaganda.
Their plan, as our high COM
mand realized, was 10 avoid be-
ing killed. avoid giving troubls
At the time and dig themselves
into influential jobs
YNIE service publications and
L publicity Offices were crawl
ing with them and now most ot
them have come hack un-
harmed 10 represent the war
veterans in Communist front or
ganizationS and particularly
their publications.
Now, as great champions ot
the enlisted people. they are
clsmoring for their removal
from areas where communism