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^WEDNESDAY, DEC? 13, 1944..
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VICTORY JITTERS
In our enthusiasm over
the trend of events in Ger
many, Poland, Czechoslov
akia and Hungary, we must
not lose sight of the fact
that we still have a terrific
lot of fighting to do in the
Pacific area against a truly
formidable enemy, Japan.
To defeat that arch ene
my, our government will
have to continue to expend
considerable sums of mon
ey to carry on the expenses
of a long-distance war,
some 5,000 miles or more
from our homeland, mak
ing transportation costs
alone, a staggering figure.
According to figures re-|
leased periodically by the
government, there seems
to be no other way for us
to really help the cause,
than by buying more War
Bonds, and hanging on* to
those we have already
purchased.
There would certainly
be a national calamity if
we should fail to support
this war financing deal,
when victory is so surely
within our grasp.
There is the story of the
soldier who had a dream
about a man turning in his
War Bonds, and the ser
geant tapping him on the
shoulder, just as he was
about to draw a bead on a
Jap machine gun nest, say
ing, “Sorry, but the guy
who loaned us the money
for this gun, wants his
money back.”
The dream is a little
far-fetched, but the point
is well taken, and may well
be passed on to each and
every person who would
cash in his War Bonds. *
We must hold on to our
War Bonds and not in
dulge in the reckless orgy
of spending, in the mistak
en belief that the war is
over.
As a nation and as indi
viduals, we must visualize
what lies ahead and plan
accordingly.
CASE FOR
VIGILANCE
The Senate Campaign
Expenditures Committee j
cannot act too vigorously
or too promptly in expos
ing every abuse of the Fed
eral elections laws this
year. In the best of circum
stances the conduct of a
national election in war
time in accord with the
spirit and letter of the law
and the standards of fair
play is a difficult feat. Be
cause of the extensive ab
sence voting, contests are
almost certain to arise in
some of the States. There
is a real danger that these
may cloud the results of
the presidential election.
That danger clearly justi
fies extraordinary precau-1
tions against any sort of
abuses or irregularities
that may arise.
Apparently Mayor Kel
ly of Chicago has not vio
lated the soldier vote law
by causing Democratic
campaign literature to be
sent out to voters in uni
form along with their ap
plications for ballots, and
the same woud apply in
the case of Michigan au
thorities who are accused
of sending out Republican
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lyn. went the honor of planting thi
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appeals along with ballot
applications. This Federal
law puts no restraint upon
the mailing of political
propaganda to individual
members of the armed
forces so long as the Gov
ernment doesn’t sponsor or
pay for it. But it is certain
ly contrary to the spirit of
the law to encumber a bal
lot application with parti
san literature. Have the
States no regulations to
; prevent such obvious per
version of the absentee vot
ing privilege. The effect is
to put the machinery of
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purposes, and that, of
course, flagrantly inter
feres with a free choice of
the people.
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should be expected to ex
ercise special vigilance to
see that this election ma
chinery is not perverted to
partisan advantage. They
fought hard enough to
keep full control of voting
by service personnel in
their own hands. They now
have a grave obligation to |
the Nation as well as to!
their own people to make
sure that this voting ex-!
periment is not debauched
and that it does not give
! rise to confusion in the se
j lection of national officials
I in this critical period. —
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ALONG MEMORY
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TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(December 13, 1934)
r
Wiley Post prepared today
for a fast hop from Los Angeles
to New York. He hoped to make
it in six hours.
The Army’s Alaska Expedi
tion to study the air needs of the
Territory, resulted in the consid
ered appropriation of $905,
000 for 119 fields for the Terri
tory. This is the proposed plan
prepared by Murray Hall, aero
nautics inspector for Alaska for
the Department of Commerce.
The rumor that Frank Whajpv
was lost while flying through
some tough weather to the north
ward has been proved to be un
founded, He is expected to return
to Nome tomorrow.
The Equalization Board will
meet in the office of Dr. Swartz
on Friday, December 14th.
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