The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-04-26
Current Comment
BY Henry Willis

by F1enry Willis
Among Political Chonqes coming
with a new president it seems that
Senator Eastland's influence will
ascend because of the fact that he
was largely instrumental in secur-
ing the Mississippi delegation at the
last Democratic Convention for Tru-
man with whom he was in personal
contact during the meeting. Senator
Eastland voted with the majority of
the State delegation for the nominal
ton of Senator Harry Byrd of Vir-
GINA for the first place. Only Gov
ernor Bailey and Judge Graham vot-
ed for Roosevelt for the fourth term
in the state caucus. However after
the nomination Eastland supported
the nominee and also approved Gov.
Bailey's calling of the Legislature
to make the state safe for Roosevelt.
From Commercial Appeal, Jackson
Bureau, 14th).
A Distinctly Good Impression has
been made by the new President.
The Washington correspondents
seem unanimously of the opinion
that the era of personal government
has ended and that Truman will
seek advice and agreement with
Congress. 1t is the opinion that
government by personal "directives'
is out and that government by law
will be substituted, though changes
will have to come gradually so that
there may be as little additional con-
fusion as possible. The Presidents
speeches to the Nation and to Con-
gress are rated unusually good, re-
strained, comprehensive, showing
exceptional grasp of government af-
fairs. He hears opinions, makes up
his mind promptly, announces his
decision, remarks ut is so ordered"
and proceeds to the next question.
Which is all to the good.
A State Compensation Low is
badly needed and long overdue in
Mississippi. 1t looks as if the next
session Of the Legislature will pass
such a law since an able committee
to draft it has been appointed. There
Representatives and two Senators,
our w Senator Watson being one
"a good start.
The Germans Are Beaten. yet they
fight On for the Fuhrer. Women and
children, under the urging, help
build and man barricades in ruined
Berlin's streets. SIS troops along with
the common soldiers snipe from
windows and alley-ways. They place
diabolical, hidden mines. They use
hellish mortars to MAIN their enc
mics. The idea is to do all the dam
age possible, prolong the war as
long as they can, to the end that
they, the Huns, the Superior Peo-
pie" will do so much damage to
their enemies and neighbors-the
latter enfeebled by starvation and
forced work-that no matter il the
Germans do lose this war they will
be in better condition, better fed,
recover quicker, to prepare for an
other war in which they will avoid
the mistakes of this one and finally
stand bruitishly triumphant over all
the world. Such is the plan of the
Nazis. Toward this the German has
been building for centuries. Hitler
announced that if the Nazis 60 down
they will take all Europe with
them.
The Germans In Denmark and
Norway are expected to make strong
stands, finally surrender to kindly
Americans and British after doing
all the damage they possibly car.
Then we will declare peace and re-
turn the well cared for prisoners to
their country to help ready another
war. Meantime they will have
wrecked all of Norway's power
plants and dams, and factories. Sunk
every Norwegian ship. Blown up
her bridges, wharves, factories,
buildings. Mined her waters and
roads and sown the country with
BOBBY traps. Before they do surren-
der they will have killed many of
our me- from ambush and in battle.
Shall we allow them to murder our
men until they run out of cartridges,
or food, and them kindly refrain
from sending a bullet through every
one that shows his brutal head,
whether or not he first saws Kane