SOUTH BEND IC LIB RY 304 S.MAIN ST. , lS3Cj CITY. NL HURRAH FOR DEMPSEY! BY CRACKY HE'S THE MAN! CUMMINGS OUT! CUMMINGS IN! Mayor Pavey Resigns IRRO FRIDAY, MAY 18th, 1945 QliMfES JAND KEN DEMPSEY IN MAYOR'S CHAIR ELIEVE IT OR ELSE MEAT O' THE COCONUT BY SILAS WITHERSPOON Am lift- HURRAH FOR KENNEDY! ing mv hat again YES DISCIPLINE HIM to Ed­ ward FOR VIOLATING FORM Kennedy, Associat­ BUT GIVE HIM MEDAL ed Press despond­ FOR HAVING GUTS TO ent, who kicked DEFY MILLITARY GALL over the traces, IN KEEPING AMERICA spilled the beans, IN _________________________CRASS IGNORANC_ E and let the world knOw that an unconditional sur­ render had been signed by Germany in a red schoolhouse at Reims. Military brass-hats, political scrappy-cat^, secrecy sychophants; and criminal gangsters notwithstanding, and /^ITY CLERK MARIE NELSON, right, is shown administering the oath of office to Acting Mayor F. without the least plea for "freedom of the ^-' Kenneth Dempsey, center, after Jesse I. Pavey, left, resigned Monday night. Others shown in the press," I insist that, it having happened, the picture are Mrs. Dempsey and City Controller Michael T. Cummings. American people had a right to know, and (Tribune Photo) STORY ON PAGE THEEE. that the man with the nerve even to violate a. confidence, in such an ignominious hold-back, and. give it out, deserves a medal and lots of WAR WORK DEMOBILIZE- SPILLS RECONVERSION PLANS them. Rebellion has accounted for more AST week was V-E Day week with us; the quest of V-J Day common sense dictates that we progress in the history of mankind than pick- war half won, or better. This week we're can be looking a little more enthusiastic toward sniffian collaboration. L just that far back, postwar,—or that far the peace. Any Washington attempt to project All right to punish Kennedy, perhaps, for ahead. While there_ must be no letup in the a two-front war further into the civil life of violating the confidence imposed on all the America, when only a one-front war re­ press correspondent*, and naturally the com­ Whence All But He Had Fled mains, would certainly meet with re­ petitive scribes are mad that they knew it well sentment. as he did but held up and got "scooped" as And in all apparency, Washington is to the public gaze. The Associated Press can­ backing away somewhat from such at­ not afford to condone it; its apology is good tempt. The new president has other ears form, but there wasn't a bit of danger in the than for Paul McNutt, Sidney Hillman, spill, no chance of it, America was waiting, nervous and anxious — and the only excuse Harry Hopkins, Claude Wickard, Au­ for it was half-baked egotism, of dictatorial brey Willams, Dave Niles and Judge bent, current in the brain of the army com­ Rosemond. He may listen to them for mander. what they are worth, and they are not wholly worthless, but will useJhtis own There is altogether too much of it in head when it comes, to makin^decisions. America, not only military but civil, for the You may have noticed it that he is public good; the regimentation of public drawing-"on the west somewhat for ad­ thought. American brains, out of office, and visers — outside the influence of Har­ out of the army corral, are about as frequent as within them. Truth is public property. vard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell and Dart­ Remember that the Declaration of Independ­ mouth. ence was something of a slam at too much From beyond the Mississippi, close British politico-economic and military im­ up as Missouri, they're sti.l primitive position. The Kennedy affair wasn't so all enough to believe a bit in that "rugged fired un-American in spite of his disobedience individualism," if you please, that envi­ to orders. s*4g| sions government as servant of the man, The incident has a precedent, from right and all men, rather than man the serv­ here in our midst,—83 years back Col. John ant of the government and the "gang" W. Miller, of South Bend, was head of a that runs it. We can invoke all of the regiment at the battle of Shiloh. Grant gave restraints upon a ghoulish capitalism (On Page Two) (On Page Three) Page Two THE MIRROR _.__.'an?., preacher, tepoiffii*, ecfitof, radio broadcaster EiseH-h-Jwer — af__.-_l!, apparently, that Germany —!___T__gs S-fpposed to qualify barm' to sary what peo­ flT-g-fC ____s__ if Out if America printed or _fft5_._feast it. ELIEVE It. ple should know and what not, and when,—should Keep America in ignorance. We first heard of the have heard of these pages in history, and of the re­ Ardennes bulge from Moscow,—and then from Ber- § Or ELSE! verses that made men knaves and fools,, instead, of li--. via _l_06l_h©-____- It began ia Africa, this hold-up heroes-?_-4t^v_s. West Po4__.y _fc-£-_^-_-i-_-_-.y,- $®> Se _>"US-mess* _£_€., cof-tf-roe.. tt-TO-Pgh' $t»_y, an*, everything (From Page One) sure, has a great penchant for military secrets, and has been three or four days old since we entered him orders, which had he followed, he and his men preadses them so __i*e-_-iy, -hat what is a secret, and France. -^X, would have been wiped out. He defied the orders and what ___)t, makes ffttfe" cfefference,—as long as it is Tirat is fTrilftaf'ism of the purest ray serene. Mili­ used his head, which more than any other one thing kept secret. tary me_i bask in the sunshine that they should be contributed to the Urrion victory. Grant wa. mad; What about tb_ tseace at Reims' ___at necessitated top-ffO-ficHof everything; you civilians, cough up, put so was Sherman—or pretended they were. They secrecy? They say the spiff .might have tippecfXaelF up, get o'#l. here in front; "your's not tcT reason why; would stand for no such indisAipiiine,—no difference many off to do sof-te dirty work. Well, it _fSdn't> your's- but to do or die,"—but tMs is still a democ­ how beneficent. Miller was courtmartialed a__d re­ that is, _-©S-hing that didn't come anyway. Germany racy, at base, not exactly a m___.arocracy. The sover* duced to a captain1, but with the report to Washing­ knew it _>e_bre we did at that; Doen__z himself told 1 eignty is stiiP'm the people; not even the high mili- ton went the recommend_ff_on to Lincoln that he be them so. Germany was told all abotft D-Day too __&y commai__p—and this extends to the right of the promoted to a brigadier general, without saying why. long before^America was put wise; we got it ft&m p$Ople to discuss,, and q_fesiion, and need of drafting Lincoln was quick to act. I suggest that the Asso­ Moscow and London before it was released to uss*. fey \;3i". (On-VPse- Four) ciated Press . fire Kennedy and then give him Kent Cooper's job as general manager. Cooper NOTE: That "Ye Editor Yl-Ms" does no. mean that he is getting to be pretty much of "coincides." However, Senator Perkins, teas an idea that an old fossil anyway; always isr worth considering—for what if is worth. W& "_*___-_" did show up best if full-dress. t__6 Space, though not necessarily to the idea. Tiffs; article Ah but, says General of' .he- is the second and last of a series. Army Eisenhower, a__cf Elmer Davis, propaganda minister, the spill i-T-gt-t have tipped the Ger­ A Workable and Practical Basis for the Solution of the Broad Problems of mans off to petfjetrate some tricks that would cost us lots of Post-War Employment in America men. Bat Gefiatemy knew it By C-MJSOrEK A. *tMB&9 wea_th wo-Fid be heM W_.__i_« bounds, while the baJfince _K_ income tax. Treat inheritances, long before Ke_f__#_.y got to Par­ tS__? gpverage l_*__-g standard wo-ftd! be im- bequests and gifts as other ___£ome. Exempt Pr o. essional" E ngf___«*_* eorporatio-i_; from income tax. is white he sped ms story; _t #•_. Haney Avenue, South Bencf 14* InC-fctna p&*yVG«$.. _.&© radical change would be made 14. Coopeiatiug state governrjfehts to re­ was "_f® _*k_ or comfort to the ia. J_J_? s0i$k.€i( i_-©«_e^ _&3-__4 ftet of a private ceive 90% o_ the t_e_ collected. Federal gov­ HIS is not a specific plan fotm?S&eeMi ernment to receive 10% from cooperating enemy," _©• fcfloW that she had employment in arty/ Single ___dN__5-_y,s -*_$ j^_.y__ege -_-a.$_r to t_-i-# of a free pu&T-a surrendered—and she probably states and 100% from those not cooperating. T.is a broa d general' plan or policy i& p_s_«< SeW-M.-. This provision is to: induce states to provide hasn't heard about Kennedy's vide the opportunity for employr-__*-t for _ift__r- How car. tSfe £$_. feto-tight about? The proc- S-g?_e laws where federal laws cannot be ap­ "scoop" yet. Did General Eis­ one and everyone who wants to work, or is €&& i_f saaMjplev' Thei_4^*-_aS!. 13-_i-ig tp know is plied in compliance with the constitution. enhower plan taking a nap ffeaff-' & 8$&tiM@& system of excha*_ge is possi­ compelled to work to meet his living expenses.