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Page Wednesday, January 24. PM5 ftucscm (Ttlizen Enured iecond clnM malt.r undci th. ol March MEMBER OB THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEMBER OF TttS CJNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION OF TM AUDIT BUREAU OF CIHCUIAT1ON9 Delivered in Tucson Me Per Week Mail, Adv.nc. Z00 FOT1 ALL A The Pay-Off For Henry "Any President of the United States has to reward has friends, particularly those who go out and take it on the chin. Any President of the United States, as a matter of political wisdom, has to recognize well organized political groups, particularly when they deliver the goods for him" Arizona Daily Star, Tuesday, Jan.

23, 1945. The above lines were written about the appointment by President Roosevelt of Henry Agar Wallace as Secretary'of Commerce--an appoint-- ment yet to be confirmed; If one accepts the political philosophy of the Star, the President of the-United States has the right to place in power the most inefficient political heeler in the country, if he has evidenced a -willingness "to take it on the id. his behalf. And by the same token he could remove the most efficient financier in the government because he -had protected his chin and the country as well. We have lived many years but- this is the first Ttlme we ever have learned that the Presidency 'includes the privilege of taking over the country from heel to toe as a reward to political henchmen who.have been willing "to take it on the chin." We understand the theory of Jackson that "to' the victor belongs the spoils" was scuttled many years ago.

Even in the formative days of the country'its limited electorate did not subscribe any such doctrine, and sought then, as it has seeking ever since, to safeguard the busi ness machine'of the United States to save it from financial rape by designing and unmoral politicians. "Of course Mr. Wallace will bring in his own friends," states the Star. And to what opportunities? we remark. To administer corporations organized 'in the main for defense purposes aggregating in value, inclusive of the Refinance Corporation--a prewar corporation of the government --some 32,000,000,000 billion dollars.

Plants, that will have to be sold after the war or managed by the government, and in line with the Star's theory turned over to and his friends for their willingness "to take it. on the chin" in Mr. Roose- yelt'g battle for the presidency. The Star admires the bluntness of Mr. Roosevelt's action.

He forthrightly stated that "Henry" was deserving of any service he BELIEVED he could perform. And "Henry" chose the all-, important Commerce post with its billions of assets tied up in the to head up and control assets amounting to $32,000,000,000 with his friends, who also "took it on the And where did these assets come from? From your pocket and mine and these billions of are to be turned over to precious to administer because he "took it on the chin" in behalf of Mr. Roosevelt. And the pity of it all is, that the theory of political advanced by the Star, could travel down the line from the President of the United 'States to the lowliest mayor of any city in the country. It is an open invitation for any, candidate for office to carry like a "sandwich- man" a "for sale" sign across his chest.

"Support me and you will be rewarded by choosing any which you believe you can It's a phony theory, if we may say so, and Just about as honest as the act of a conniving Wall 'street man in the old, old days to rig the market for the advantage of himself and his Honest candidates do not sell themselves down the river for political support. They do-not encourage the organization of "thousand dollar clubs" and assessments on millions of workers and with the express purpose in mind to reward their leaders for "taking it on the chin" in their behalf. If Henry Agar Wallace was not sufficiently for return to the office of vice-president, he certainly is not capable of administering the 'Commerce department and the many government corporations under its control. He is totally lacking in financial technique and the recommendation, that.he "took it on the chin" for the President politically, does not give Mr. Roosevelt the right to appoint him to any office.to play ducks and drakes with the dollars of the electorate.

We hope congress will take note of the theory expressed by the Star and see that proper legislation is passed to divorce Mr. Wallace from a financial responsibility he should not assume and to forbid, forever, the right of any President, whatever his party, to appoint to office men who "take it on the chin" with the assurance of political preferment. CONSULTANT A business consultant is a man who knows less about your business than you do, and gets paid more for telling you how to run it than you could possible make out of it, even if you ran it right, instead of the way he told Fe Magazine. vhile THE INAUGURAL By David Lawrence WASHINGTON, Jan. watching a unique inauguration last Saturday This is my ninth since 1913 Six Democratic and three Republican Each of them impressive but different The simplest of all being the one held privately inside the White House because March 4, 1917, happened to be on a Sunday The path was repeated by President Wilson on Monday before a vast crowd on east front of capitol This, like the one in 1917, has an atmosphere of sadness, of solemnity, of impending tragedy in tens of thousands of American homes The 1 narrow portico of the White House can accom-.

modate only a few -The cabinet, the supreme court justices, their wives Mrs. Woodrow Wilson up in front Also James F. Byrnes, B. M. Baruch, General Marshall, Chairman Hannegan, Joseph Davies, Judge Rosenman tightly- buttoned, heavy overcoats and felt hats--no high hats The women with fur coats and an occasional white flower The President's many grandchildren clustered high up on the curved stairs outside so they can see Under the balcony about 20 feet down and 70 feet away are several thousand shivering spectators looking up at the scene from the tarpaulin-covered ground Republican and Democratic members of the and house stand there in the open as do executives of war agencies, the press, the photographers in a special stand behind, a few soldiers and sailors--some of them veterans of battle A prosperous-looking crowd even apart from the 250 members of the $1,000 Contributors' club No farmers, laborers or 'factory workers No Tammany frock-coated representatives No Indians Only one western hat and this on a white-frocked Oklahoman The crowd, was mostly governmental--congress and the em- ployes of the government A however, than congress usually gets of the inaugural ceremonies when only the back of the President's head can be seen Today, everybody sees'-the President and watches his expression And he can look directly at people he- knows--his colleagues in government A much better, way than heretofore devised for an inauguration.

Bishop Dun--Episcopalian--moves, to "the microphone Utters a simple but beautiful prayer Vice-President-Elect Truman- steps up Vice-President' Wallace administers the oath Clear, resonant voices No speeches Then a pause as the eldest son, Col. James. Roosevelt of the Marine corps, is seen bending down to grasp his father by the arms and shoulders Charlie Fredericks, husky secret service man, does the same on the other side Together they lift the President to the microphones He steadies himself alone and stands as he rests his hand on the open Bible lying before him on the microphone pedestal Twenty-four years since those days when infantile paralysis struck him down Those days, when he was assistant secretary of the Navy--a fine athletic looking young man with a- growing family used to go to tea at the house on 'street when the now Colonel James and the other children were running about among the guests Twenty-four years of struggle' against the ravages of infantile paralysis What an inspiration and challenge to those similarly handicapped! One can't help but feel a lump in the throat as we see them lifting him up Yet the most powerful man in the world so far as authority goes In a moment he makes us forget the physical handicap as he stands there with shoulders erect, his gray head face somewhat resembling Wilson's The worn features and stern expression An indelible impress of twelve years in office--a maturity known to no other-in the presidency We see a'clear-cut profile as Franklin Delano Roosevelt looks earnestly at Chief Justice Stone and repeats the oath of office slowly A hush over the crowd A voice emphasis on "defend" the constitution The words are strong in the wintry air Full face now to the crowd A flash of a smile; then the grave expression again as he starts the brief inaugural address "Supreme test of our courage" "A just and honorable peace 1 "We shall strive'for perfection" "We shall not reach it immediately but we shall still strive" "Courage of convictions" "We cannot live alone" "Citizens the Phrases that will endure-. The least controversial of all FDR's inaugural speeches --and by far the best Monsignor Ryan speaks the benediction It all seems more like a religious service than a governmental proceed-. ing As the band plays the Star Spangled Banner, the President's lips part, and then tighten again A solemn moment for him and for us all His tremendous responsibility for your sons and mine overseas Now again in the'arms of his eldest son They lower him into the wheel chair and he is rolled back into the White House out of sight To go whither? Soon by plane, by ship to some far-off meeting place with Churchill and Stalin perhaps to decide the destiny of our times The hazards and inconvenience of travel for him The courage to take risks The unprecedented fourth term 'has begun unprecedented times The pomp is absent The responsibility grows rest of us can pray for wise leadership and divine guidance.

(Reproduction rights reserved) CALLS FOR PUNISHMENT By Wastbiook Peqler The episode of Elliott -dog which ranked three service men off an Army transport" plane on a flight across the country Is unique not In itself but only in detail.and is merely another act of 'leering effrontery in chain of Incidents of outrageous royal privilege. Obviously some Army officers are lying in this, dirty imposition on the service men and on the whole American people and covering up the truth in the-servile, selfish and dishonorable hope of currying favor with the White House or in fear of punishment for giving the pub- lie information which it-should have. Somebody should be courtmartialecl and fired out of the service for this and. the higher the rank of the- conspirators the more urgent the. case for dismissal in spectacular disgrace.

If the responsibility 'goes up to a general officer he should be stripped of his insignia in the presence of the service men in some exceedingly public place and carted out in the very crate the dog flew in. None of the standard- Army and Navy excuses smothering the truth of disgraceful incidents'need be accepted i i case. No question of'security can possibly be involved and invoked to protect the guilty officers because the Germans and Japanese'certainly, know that we fly big ships across the. country and that they carry service men on various priorities. Sound Basis For Dewey View Tom Dewey said during the late.

campaign that the. first question' be considered'nowadays, in weighing news from the White House was not whether it was good or bad but whether it was true or false. There was sound basis for this challenging proposition when Dewey voiced it and more shocking justification came a few days after election when news of tragic shortages of ammunition and supplies in France gave the He to Roosevelt's fraudulent political-statement in one of his'fabricated orations that the stuff was being delivered to all the fronts, on time and in the right amounts "down to the last cartridge." That was untrue when he said'it and if the pretext of "security," meaning censorship, had not existed to serve the political purpose of the Democratic nominee, the soldiers whose shells were rationed at the very time he spoke might have'turned the election by denouncing the falsehood. If General Marshall didn't it was untrue he is no fit chief of staff. If he did know it, his silence served a political Not President's Army This is not the President's army nor the Roosevelt family's army, although some members of the family and some bootlickers holding rank seem to think it exists primarily for their accommodation.

It is the army-of the American' people including many parents and wTves who have seen majors, lieutenant-colonels and colonels created by favor while their own men have been unable to make sergeant while serving under battle conditions, and for equal i longer. It is the army of the people who have done without motor fuel or with very little while Mrs. Roosevelt, flew first to Britain and then to 1 the South' -Pacific using the Red Cross as' a pretext for a. round-about visit to her political and social protege, Joseph Lash, the professional -youth promoter who.was-enjoying the throes of love and presently came home to marry Mrs. Roosevelt's friend, Mrs.

Pratt, while other soldiers, and marines who had been there long before him, stayed on after him. The Army deliberately and guiltily covered up the facts of Roosevelt's mission with her little bow and arrow and connived-at this misuse of transportation, fuel' and priceless' time and skill of fighting men and the Red Cross was equally guilty and servile to the privilege-of the President's wife. Whoever the who have submitted to pressure whether in hope of reward or for lack of the character to a i chief of staff or General Arnold himself, the expose should go to the highest re-, sponsible Security Pretext Illy Used The pretext of "security" or military secrecy has been used too often to conceal from the public impositions on people which amount to royal When Roosevelt goes to Hyde Park to rest lie goes in state under elaborate guard, and the papers and the radio are forbidden to reveal his movements. But when LaGuardia warned him that he would have to get out and hustle to carry New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, he went publicly and' drove through multitudes. Nobody begrudges- the man his personal safety or his but it is inconsistent and dishonest to keep a royal garrison constantly on duty at'PIyde Park to guard the private property and, occasionally, the person.of a man who, for political pur- can cheerily expose himself to danger.

Other loyal 'and important Americans as hard as he does and without; rest and when they travel, take. their chances on sleeping accommodations. They sleep in- their overcoats' in frozen up cars, meditate in the- dark, on long; nights of travel when, the lights fail, wrestle their'own baggage, and stand in. line at -hotels waiting to. register for rooms which are not always to be'had.

Many such men have literally dropped dead or laid and died from exhaustion due to-overwork for the-same purpose that-Roosevelt- Is working for, to win the war and bring their own sons home. George Marshall and' Happy Arnold had better learn now that they can't throw the sons of such men off the Army's planes to accommodate any man's dog. 1 who hold themselves so precious and deserving of-privilege are incurable in their vanity and selfishness. The case of Elliott's dog, though slightly more spectacular and befogged with a nastier display of by the Army, is just typical of the whole record. 1945 King Features) RUSSIAN STYLE SAUSAGE.

ByCarlM The History Of Aviation By Arthur (Bugs) Baer You might be Interested In my own research into aviation, I discard Daedalus and Icarus for they, flew the mythological mail. The first man to foretell the military possibilities 'of aviation was Friar, Bacon in 1273. There is some proof that Arcliytas made a mechanical bird and tossed'it from a The bird proved to have the homing instinct of a pound of assorted bolts and nuts. The scientific old Friar knew too much to make a breakfast of pancake landings. He constructed flying machines in the cellar of His home.

We might call.the ancient Friar an ace in a hole. Wilkins said in 1651, "It will yet be as usual for a man to call for his wings on a journey as it is now to hear, him ask for his boots." This encouraged Borelli to combine the best features of both in 1670. The machine'turned be a kind of plow. were, quiet until 1800 when George Cayley took a nose drive from a standing start, He broke the old record 1 for a first bounce. In 1S43 Hanson actually built a machine that looked like it might get some place.

And it did. By freight. The aeronautical society of London announced on March 26, 1S68, that a member in good standing had risen from the groundand flown horizontally. There is 'no proof. that the member in good standing ever got off his good standing, A student named Doc Pettigrew built a model in 1S71 and sailed it off a i Jt flew with the accuracy and ultimate destination of dishes of a broken dumbwaiter.

At no time did the Langley contraption get more than a-foot off the turf. That record has been busted by thousands of jeeps. 1945 King Features) PORTRAIT OF A GOOD MAN By George I suppose the categorical phrase-makers classify the motion picture, "The Keys of the Kingdom" as escapist It deals- not' with this particular war but witlr human verities that are always at war with evil weaknesses of character. It is concerned not with propaganda for causes and movements and even historic- events that pass like the night, tout with the goodness of man, with the breadth of tolerance that springs not from the politics of "I'm as good as you are," but from the grace of God's fatherhood and mercy. i And there is that.

Neither the' guns, of the soldier nor the arrogance of birth nor pride of position can destroy the will to be good, the will to be the will to love, That, in essence, is the moral of picture. So authentic is "The Keys of the Kingdom" that I saw in the figures on the screen, not the characters that' author and producer put there, but old and dear friends, who like Father Francis in the picture, gave their lives unhesitatingly for the good of man. I saw Father Jacquinot, a- Belgian, I think he was--tall, red- bearded, with one arm--walking through the raging fire outside the gates of Shanghai to rescue orphans caught between the guns of contesting armies. I saw this priest as he walked the streets of the city beloved, adored, the eternal friend' of all the human race, helping those wh'o needed this aid without question. I saw my very dear friend, George Fitch, American Presbyterian, as Jacquinot was Catholic.

George Fitch is still in China, pei'-haps in Chungking, but always in service doing whatever needs to be done- reading Hebrew prayers for Jews who cannot do It for themselves, rescuing the Wounded in body and soul whether Christian or heathen. 1 have seen George Fitch in action under fire and among the diseased. And neither asked nor received material reward. I have known hundreds such men and women, of all creeds and denominations, devoting their lives to human friendship and service unstint- E. Solcolsky ingly and their only reward has been their faith, that, then- life and work are pleasing to God.

4.nd I have seen many such Chinese as appear in this wholly authentic portrait: That horrible creature, the "rice" Christian who could sell his soul with equal ease to God or the devil; the fine, eclectic Confucian who recognized his obligations to God and man with the reservations that somehow his family must benefit; the devout Christian who takes his faith, only as converts can, with the seriousness and certainty, -that comes not from i habit bufefrom conviction. I have known'so'many of the latter, the saintly mother of the Soongs, for instance, or that generous heart, the -philanthropist, Lo Ba-Hong, -whose charities, have become a tradition. And one cannot witness this spectacle on the "screen without wondering how much of the misery of this, age is the product of our escape from simple living and simple ideas and simple faiths. How much of this con- fusion comes, from the politicians; how much from the philosophers; how much from the worship of ease and bigness? "I can make bricks," says the young Chinese when a church needs to built. Here w.e would send for.a specialist who knows where to buy bricks that.

other men make. But what can for ourselves? How utterly helpless have we in.these days when there are shortages and uncertainties, 1 we in big -in vast dependent on someone 'else even for going up and coming down. the simple life village in Chekiang province in the scenes of this picture are laid, men and women really'are more free and more independent than we are because they live on their production. They are slaves, neither to master nor to servant. It- is something to ponder.

If those who read this column see "The Key of the Kingdom," I hope they will look upon it not merely as another motion picture but as a message from China, true, authentic, eternal. 1945, King Feat. Inc.) CAPITOL CHAFF By Drew WASHINGTON, 'Jan. 2-3. -Even the enemies who opposed 'him so bitterly at Chicago now admit that Henry Wallace lias grown in stature.

Me went out of the vice-presidency in defeat a bigger a There was no rancor, no trace of disappointment in anything he did, though by nature Wallace i.s a sensitive, easily hurt man. Wallace was at his best when he gave the oath of office to his successor, Harry Truman. Til ere was a ring of in his vpice which electrified those around him, which made the vice-presidential ceremony almost more impressive than that which followed. And the night before, Henry was at his best when he introduced at the elector's dinner, the chief speaker of the evening, Yice-President- Blect Truman: "You know Harry," he said, "I'm not supposed to leave office until noon tomorrow. I was talking to the fiscal clerk of the senate today and he said I go off the pay roll at midnight.

So if 1 show up for work a White House tomorrow, I want you to know I'm doing it on the cuff." A few minutes later, a told Wallace, "I've been off pay roll for two days already myself. Tlie boys arc talking about taking up a collection to tide me over." r-earson Ex-Representative Norris Foul- son of California, Republican, returned from London recently and refused to be quoted in the press on what he had learned there about British aid to the U. S. A. against Japan.

Finally, confronted with the details of a conversation in which he had participated, Poulson admitted that he had discussed the Pacific war with two influential members of the British parliament. "Just what sort of help can we expect from you people once Germany is knocked out?" Poul-. son asked them, "Well, we've got an army of over 7,000,000 Indians," one of the two Britons replied. "You can have them." "But you know perfectly well we cannot rely on them," Poulson said bluntly. "You'll be lucky if they don't fight against you; let along fight for you against Japan." The Britisher admitted he, too, was worried about the Indians, but added, "at any rate, there's a large army of Australians and New Zealaanders." "In other words," countered Poulson, "you people here on the island are going to pull out just as' soon as you can, leaving to your colonials the responsibility for any aid we get in the Pacific." "That's about right," was the tp- reply.

"We've had five years war here. That's enough." Despite congresslohs concern, some high. U. S. Nav men are not enthusiastic aboi: either British or against Japan.

They 'forces can the job ther selves. When the British wanted send a naval force to cooperat with the American fleet in- thl Admiral King off Jected and the President virtue 1 ly had to overrule him. British Troops Protect Greel For s.ome reason the news suppressed in the United State tout-a very significant event tool place in Salonika, durinl the trouble between the Brltisl and the EAM-Elas When the British orderi troops in Salonika to the Greeks, the troops the Greeks and refuse on them. The troops were a garrison- the British Indian Ir dians threw their weight on thl side of the Greek organlzatloj which bitterly opposed toe returj ChurchHl clanns to be- comimj ntet There-was no noting-ol oodshed. The Indian troopl simply cooperated thf Greeks.

Simultaneously Krishna Mer on, secretary of the Indi interne made a speech attended by men Sis-of the British pariamenti which he praised the- India! trooos in Salonika and saict "They go in their landlords' car and vote against him." The incident is tremely important not only as 11 effects Greece, but as it-effectl Indfa and the Far East. General Sell, when the Burma tre was reported by S. Am bassador lliam Phillips as con sidering British-Indian mercenaries who would not their hearts into any -battle as long as India was not given independence. Inaugural Chaff' Senator Tom. surj prised guests at the electoral coll lege dinner by -turning scheduled five-minute tap-mto full-dress twenty-minute on foreign policy.

The stood close, to midnight Shrewd little garment workers! union President David Dubmskjj ran into the AFL's corpuM President Bill Green at thd White House luncheon, and adj mired Green's swank stripec" pants and cutaway. "1C. I'd kno.wi you were going.to dress.up,nKf that "I would have done said Dubinsky. "My wouldn't let me." To which) Green replied: "That'll teach yoi not to listen to your Lt Col. John Boettiger movedl around doing, the inaugural! ceremony more than any.

mem-j ber of the Roosevelt family. Thd President's son-in-law was all over the place taking liomeH movies. Harry Hopkins stooc with the Roosevelt grand-chiW dren and cabinet youngsters onl the steps of the White Housel portico during the entire cere-l mony. I Jimmy Roosevelt tried to make! his father wear a Navy cape over! his shoulders while delivering! the inaugural address, but FDRI brushed it aside. Mrs.

Truman has a lot to learnl about official receptions. The! new vice-president's wife-looked! like she was going to pass outl after shaking only 1,000 handil in the early part of the day. received the 3,000 gueste with I Mrs. Roosevelt at the frfflt, entrance to the White House, but couldn't keep the long line moving, complained that her right hand hurt. The first'lady handled the whole affair smoothly, seemed none the worse for wear.

1945, by the Bell.