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Entered as second class matter March 27, 1943, at Long Beach 2, California. MUDDIED WATERS (Continued From Page 1) was pointed out that men drafted for military service would expect no less of those who stayed at home. Anti-labor congressmen immediately presented amendments providing that no man assigned to a new job would have to join a union to hold that job. Labor-controlled congressmen countered with an amendment providing that there would be no discrimination because of the color of a worker. The result was a fight between southern congressmen who want no such racial legislation and labor that wants to hold its closed shop contracts inviolate.

After wasting much time and muddying the waters the two amendments were killed, then they started over. Then the fight started as to who would administer the law. The military heads wanted one thing one day and something else the next. The manpower commission wanted full power. Others wanted the local draft boards to decide who should be changed from a job.

It now appears there is little need for such legislation as only a few localities and industries are short of labor and production has been at a high level. The bill is still in committee and will probably not be enacted, or if enacted, it will have little meaning. What is important is that 12,000.000 men and women in uniform and 500,000 who have been injured, and have seen 200,000 of their comrades die, wonder why we quarrel over such a simple thing as compulsory work if necessary to produce war equipment. There may be very few cases where the law would be needed, but when needed it would be vital. It is no wonder the people are confused over what goes on in Washington.

When congressional votes on vital national issues are based upon sectional and personal prejudices there can be no sound legislation. When the administration and military leaders seem to not know what they want, how can the people know what is needed? If the armed forces could vote, in our opinion 90 per cent would vote for such a measure. Labor disputes this, but they also disputed the estimate that the armed forces would vote against labor on proposition No. 12 which was on last November's ballot. Actually the armed forces voted two to one against labor.

The home forces voted in favor of labor on this issue. To us this is a clear indication that those doing the fighting have little patience with those at home who have not yet taken this war seriously. We are not arguing for or against the bill although we favor it. Our objection is to the way vital issues are snarled in petty arguments which muddy the waters so no one can see the issues A. C.

By Drew Pearson Dewey's two day visit to Washington was not exactly a howling success, but both he and GOP chairman Brownell left convinced they had made a step toward one long range republican objective dissolution of the "unholy alliance" between republicans and southern democrats. They have long wanted to replace it with a forthright republican program of their own. Actually GOP leaders in the senate have always been agreeable to breaking up the coalition. However, house minority leader Joe Martin, who rules lower chamber GOPsters with an iron hand, has stubbornly opposed. He has long enjoyed licking the administration through his hydra-headed alliance with John Rankin of Mississippi, Gene Cox of Georgia and Virginia's wing collared, bettle browed Howard Smith.

During the two day meeting, Dewey held several long talks with the republican leadership in both houses, strongly endorsed Brownell's idea that the GOP needs an independent legislative program of own. Even Joe Martin, who has been known to threaten recalcitrant republican representatives with defeat in the next election if they bolt his leadership at last seemed sympathetic. DEWEY PULLED two boners during his visit, which didn't help. Lunching with a number of GOP senators, he was accompanied by two burly New York state troopers who acted as bodyguards. After lunch in the senate dining room, several senators came up to shake hands.

But Dewey's bodyguards, not realizing that the senate dining room is open to all senators, tried to block off one or two unexpected senators, including pugnacious Sen. Theodore Bilbo of Wholesale vs. Retail Price Rise 1939 100 Wholesale and Retail INDEX Prices of Food 170 1604 Prices 120 Source of 130- Wholesale Original 110 Data: U. S. Bureau 100- of Labor Statistics 90- 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 The Caege 2a.

MY DAY By Eleanor Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Tuesday, I am sure that all of us this morning got up with one first thought in mind. We wanted to know what agreements had been reached by the big three. I think the one outstanding thing which makes everybody heave a sigh of relief is the fact that agreement could be reached on so many subjects and that friendly cooperation could continue not only to win the war, but to win the first steps for the organization of peace. All Americans must look forward with tremendous interest to the first united nations meeting to be held in San Francisco on April 25. The inclusion of the government of China and the provisional government of France, who will be immediately consulted and invited to sponsor invitations to the conference jointly with the governments of the United States, Great Britain and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, is an encouraging sign for the broadening of international cooperation.

STEP BY STEP, we seem to be moving to the laying of a firm foundation on which to build peace in the future. This cannot be done, however, unless the people of the nations involved see to it that at home they build the kind. of atmosphere in which economic and political freedom is possible. This will require scrutiny of our domestic acts and a careful choice of our leaders, who must put clearly before the people all that is involved in creating an atmosphere for peace. Religious and racial prejudices clearly no sound foundation 'for better understanding and unity at home or abroad.

An economic policy which does not consider the well being of all will not serve the purposes of peace and the growth of well being among the people of all nations. IN MUCH OF the world; great masses 'of people have lost everything and must begin to build up again from the bottom. A's you read accounts of reconstruction (Continued on Page 13) Your Birthday By Stella THURSDAY, FEBRUARY Born today you have a great deal of ability. Make the best possible use of it at all times if you wish to reach the height of accomplishment which is your rightful gift of the stars. Active but temperamental, you are inclined to scatter your energies over too wide a field.

Specialization is: a thing which you should cultivate. Probably you will be musical and might have a very fine singing voice. You men have mechanical ability. It is likely. you will be both ingenius and practical in your applications of new ideas to modern living.

Both you men and women have a deep interest in the occult. However, you will be apt to make scientific investigation of the subject, rather than being blindly influenced by some seer who wants you You to "believe" without seeing!" are something of a gourmant, liking rare foods and wines. Do not over indulge yourself, since your health may not be always of the best. Since you are emotionally quick triggered, you are apt to be moody one moment and at the heights of rapture the next. Lack of proper exercise will be a contributing cause.

Once you have learned to follow the path of moderation, your moodiness will decrease. You are not too gregarious and will find your greatest hap- SLOW BURNS By Sgt. Lou Huston BACK IN HAWAII we used to not have to endure as many take some of the sting out of GI regulations by thinking how much more freedom we would enjoy when the outfit moved to an advanced base. Ah, the good old forward area! We listened eagerly to the fascinating tales of returning soldiers with their accounts of informal dress and relaxed military courtesy. You could go around stripped to the waist, cut your pants legs off above the knee, put on any old thing you liked.

And the closer you got to the enemy, the less stress placed on saluting. When a man receives a salute it marks him as an officer and officers are favorite targets of Jap snipers. We all agreed that it would be worth giving up the comforts of our Hawaiian post to enjoy this greater freedom. WHEN WE ARRIVED at this base in the Marianas, we were surprised to find that we would ships as we had expected. Only the most cynical soldiers regarded this as an ominous sign.

Shortly after we got the camp set up, crack went the whip! Upon the orders bulletin board appeared strict to appear in regulation uniform; that is, we were to wear cotton khakisshirt and pants- -or we were to wear fatigues. No mixing them up. Short sleeves were permitted but they must be neatly cut off. Furthermore, there was to be no more going bareheaded outdoors. We looked at each other sadly as the horrid significance of this notice sank in.

The generals had moved up. Hardly anyone minds when general flies to a combat zone to see how a battle is going. As long as he keeps out of the way and doesn't go souvenir hunting ahead of the advance patrols, soldiers will put up with a general. It's only when he comes back with (Continued on Page 14) NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG By Ray Tucker personal and solemnly that it was not aimed political bitterness displayed by at the President's choice for Jesse Henry W. Wallace's foes among H.

Jones' successor. He said that the democrats in senate and house he had never believed in entrustmay insure his confirmation even ing so much power to a single if the George bill devitalizing the official. department of commerce does not Mr. Bailey echoed this sentbecome law. The Iowan's friends iment.

Both insisted that they are also doing the finest lobbying would vote for confirmation if the and buttonholing act seen on. Cap- Georgian's measure were passed itol Hill in many years. first. They professed no prejudice The two Wallace antagonists against Mr. Wallace himself.

whose strategy has strengthened Mr. Bailey, however, amazed his him are Sen. Walter F. George of colleagues by offering a motion Georgia, author of the measure that the senate pass on the nomistripping commerce of the RFC nation before it had bill. time to Then con- he lending authority, and Sen.

Josiah sider the George W. Bailey of North Carolina, and Mr. George voted for it, raischairman of the senate commerce ing the suspicion that their precommittee, which reported favor- vious protestations of friendship ably on the proposal by a 14 to 5 for the Iowan were not wholly vote. true. It is understood that at least Addressing a democratic caucus five democrats originally opposed on the question, the angry Richard to the former vice-president have B.

Russell, the other senator from switched to him because of the Georgia, charged that Wallace's behavior. opponents "would ruin the democratic party if they didn't show George-Bailey Mr. George more sense." Others spoke in the introduced his bill, he protested (Continued on Page 14) WINNING THE WAR By 'Albert Lehman Mississippi. When Bilbo was prevented from walking into the dining room to pay his respects to Dewey he backed away and bellowed: "See here, you. This is the capitol of the United States.

And this is the senate of the United States. And this is the senate dining room. And I'm a United States senator so get the hell out of the way." The bodyguards retreated, didn't realize they had been pushing senators like Bilbo around for close to an hour. DEWEY'S LEFTHANDED PRESS Dewey's other boner was with the press. Instead of calling a regular press conference as is customary with all political figures, the New York governor got inveigled into a private dinner with a small group of newsmen.

Not even the Associated the United Press were included in this secret powwow. Naturally there was a howl. So to straighten things out a cocktail party was held for some of those, who were peeved. However, even this was restricted, and only caused Dewey more trouble. Two of those who were left out, John Terrell' of Newsweek and Truman Felt of the St.

Louis Star Times, decided to drop over to the Statler where the Dewey press conference was taking place. At the hotel desk they were told strict orders had been left by Dewey not to reveal where his dinner was taking place. However, upstairs in the Pan-American room, Terrell and Felt managed to get past a guard and found themselves in the room with Dewey and the small group of newsmen, all from pro-Dewey papers. Abruptly Dewey stopped talking. (Continued on Page 12), STOCKINGS--Girls will soon be wearing dresses fabricated from peanuts, and hosiery fashioned from stainless steel.

They will use a perfumed white facial cream made from soot. Then, at the cocktail hour, they will sip a drink distilled from sawdust and nibble blackberries raised on thornless vines. Because new civilian goods cannot be widely pushed today, some economists warn the public not to expect too many "miracles" directly after V-E day. However, this does not mean that promotion and model production of tomorrow's wonder world are marking time, according to New York manufacturers. Many amazing innovations will be sold immediately war and the rest will come as fast as materials are released.

Makers of old products, who fear competition, pooh pooh the "dream as they call them. Women may never again have to worry about silk and nylon shortages, for the steel industry last week promised to weave stockings from its metal. But shapely legs will not be incased in armor as in the days when knighthood was in flower. Several concerns already are turning out for war purposes stainless steel wire comparable in diameter to silk and nylon threads. The sheerness of these 'pliable strands meets exacting Fifth avenue standards.

HOT Experimental houses at this moment are warmed by "liquid -a discovery which will have immediate postwar application. Water can only extract a small amount of heat from a boiler because it becomes steam and evaporates at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. This new substance can be raised to an 800 degree temperatureabout twice that of a roasting oven. From a stove in the cellar the fluid will be piped to the kitchen for cooking, to flatirons and chafing dishes. A coil containing the solution will be used for water I (Continued on Page 13) an THE TOWN MEETING (Editor's note: Due to limitation of space we reserve the right to condense letters to 300 words or less.

must be signed with the writer's name, but Initials or a nom de plume will be used if requested. Anonymous letters are not acceptable. We do not assume responsibility for -unsolicited letters or manuscripts.) EDITOR, INDEPENDENT: I must answer Mrs. letter in this morning's Town Meeting, in which she scoffs at the idea of teaching democracy in Japan. In Japan a child is taught not that the highest honor to which he can aspire is to become president but that to die for his emperor is the delightfully wonderful achievement any mere man can dream of.

The rulers of Japan turn out these purposely mentally, deranged subjects like Ball Brothers turn piness with your own family and in your own home. Consequently, a happy marriage is necessary for complete contentment in life, out Mason fruit jars. Now Ball Brothers could start making hour glasses by discarding their could fruit destroy the moulds of Shintoism and jar moulds, just as we build moulds for democracy in Japan. Mrs. you advise complete demolition of an entire shooting nation.

That would mean wanton of child every innocent baby! Have these new lives committed crimes? It is also illogical to believe that no inhabitant of Japan has ever been abroad long deenough to see and believe in mocracy. Would killing them help Democracy is the right of indi-: anyone? viduals to fair trials, equal rights, believe in it? The don't you nazis demolish whole countries, beeven to the lieve in killing townslast babe in arms. Do you believe in this? teach democracy to No, we can't (Continued on Page 12),.