The Unknown
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John Hancock '
By JACK STINNETT
WASHINGTON — He’s the
man nobody knows, in spi'e of
the fact that he has a name that
has been kicking around since
the days of the Declaration of
Independence. The handle is just
plain John Hancock.
Capital newsmen are supposed
1o be on their toes and most of
them are, but when the “Baruch
Hancock report” on post-war re
adjustments was issued, the most
common question asked around
here was “Who’s Hancock?” The
funny thing is 4hat nobody had
much of an answer. If ever the
President took on a man with a
“passion for anonymity,” it was
John Hancock.
The only real difference he
ever had with Bernard Baruch
was when the latter insis'ed that
the Hancock name be attached to
the report. Dodging the head
lines had become a habit.
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John Hancock is a Wall Street
banker. He’s a partner in the
firm of Lehman Brothers. He’s a
director in something like 20 big
corporations. Although it has
hardly been mentioned here, he
is also chairman of the Joint
Contract Termination Board, a
key industrial position that will,
have much to do with whether
we dip into another great depres
sion or emerge trom this war
with industry hitting on all cyl
inders.
Incidentally he’s one more cog
^ in the New Deal’s machine for
placation of big business. No one
could accuse Mr. Hancock of be
ing a radical, but in spite of his
conservatism, there are those in
Wall Street who place him at
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leas* in the liberal ranks.
That’s because, when the chips
were down some years ago, he
deserted the "old guard” on Wall
Street and threw his considerable
weight to the Securi'ies and Ex
change Commission. He hasn't al
ways seen eye to eye with SEC
since, but it’s significant tha*
most of the revisions he fought
for in the SEC act have been
adopted.
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Mr. Hancock is a big man, wi'h
a quiet, slightly rumpled appear
ance. He has a mat of gray hair,
parted in the middle. He wears
rimless glasses. One of the men
who has been associated with
him recently described him as
“friendly, but reserved.” I canw(
think of any better description.
No one hero* now doubts that
Hancock had a big hand in writ
ing the Baruch-Hancock report
Like Baruch, he sees no reason
for a post-war depression if busi
ness is given its head. He’s an
advocate of private enterprise,
without too much restric'ion.
He favors industrial conferences
to work out the problems which
are bound to arise in the recon
version picture.
All in all, big business and Wall
Street have a powerful represen
tative here in John Hancock.
Some observers think that in him
the New Deal has made its far
r
thes‘ move to the conservative
right.
In spite of his passion for an
onymity, he’s no stranger to
Washington. A glance at the rec
ord will disclose tha* he was No.
1 purchasing agent for the Navy
in World War I.
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'Plci^c uf the
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sjc As an Arrr.y nurse, I'accept
the responsibilities of an officer
in the Army Nurse Corps.
$ I shall give faithful care
to the men who. tight for the
freedom of lhi* Country and to
the women who stand behind
them
$ I shall bring to the Ameri
can soldier wherever he may be
the best of my knowledge and
professional skill
I shall approach him cheer
fully al ell times under any
conditions I may find
* I shall endeavor to main
tain the highest nursing stan
dards possible in the perform- ,
ance of my duties.
I shall appear fearless in
the presence oi danger and quiet
the fears of others to the best
of my ability.
* My only criticism shall be
constructive. The reputation
and good name fo the Army
Nurse Corps and cf the nurs
ing profession shall be upper
most in my thoughts, second
only to the care of my patients
* I shall endeavor to be a
credit to my Country and to
the uniform I wear
ARMY FLIER GROUNDED
BY MEASLES
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A "childhood enemy” did !o Capt.
John D. Lessing. Hollywood, Cal
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Returned fo Harding field here
after earning the A r medal with
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Prisoners of Japan Look
To Civilians For Freedom
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WAITING: Life for Ameri- ■
can* taken prisoner at Bataan
is bearable only because they
hope the home front will pro
vide the weapons to set them
free.
By RUSSELL BRINES
(AP Features)
Several thousand American
boys, living under the prolonged
agony of Japanese prison camps
in Asia, are sustained by only one
thought—the certainty of Allied
victory.
They are weak, thin, ragged
They work long hours in the hot
Philippine sun for little pay and
only enough fod too keep them
alive. They work in the swelter
ing war plants of Manchuria and
Japan, forced to turn out prod
ucts that in some way bolster the
Japanese militarists’ war machine.
They labor on the docks of Ma
nila, Kobe and Yokohoma, de
grading work. The summers are
stifling, the winters vicious. They
have few clothes.
Japanese sentries are every
where. Their precauitons against
communication with the prisoners
are thorough. Nevertheless, the
news of American successes has
slipped through to the prisoners.
At night, when ’he sentries' shuf
fling fleet drift into unpleasant
echoes, these fragments of news
can be brought out, examined,
discussed, like the rich jewels
they are in a prisoners’ life.
Some 6,000 American civilian
men, women and children live
under similar circumstances,
without the work, in a number of
other camps. They, too, hear the
news, and it makes the black
days tolerable.
All of them know how diffi
cult the job ahead is; how long
the road; how much the cost yet
to me completed. They know the
Japanese have made it doubly ex
pensive by their first quick blows
which placed geography and dis
tance on the conqueror's side. But
the prisoners are convinced that
Americans will spend all the mon
ey and make all the sacrifices
necessary for victory. That is
their faith.
You see, the civilians and the
soldiers were out in front when
economy was so disastrous. They
tried to fight a well-prepared at
tacker with ancient or non-exist
ent equipment, because money
was being saved before the big
blow came.
The prisoners have discussed
those things. "We may have
made plenty of mistakes before
the war." they say, "but Ameri
cans don’t make the same mis
take twice."
Economy was one of the mis
takes. Feeling that it will not
be repeated, the prisoners are
waiting anxiously for Allied for
ces to drive deeper and deeper in
to Asia. That is all that keeps
them alive; those who are still
alive.
KING'S ENGLISH
NEEDS TRANSLATION
LONDON —<AP)— M. Sgt.
Jackson Lindsay of Milwuakee, is
making a survey for a book to be
called ‘ English as she is spoke in
Britain.”
For example, a "homely'’ girl
may mean an attractive honw
making girl ... a letter box is a
“pillar” box . . . you ‘‘post’* a
letter, not mail it. And the ini
tials “H.M.C.” on some hotel
doors mean “house maids cup
board." ,#i|