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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1943
Page
3
A wartime political essay discusses Roosevelt's domestic and foreign policies and the push to negotiate the final peace with Hitler. It weighs public opinion, possible delays until convention time, and whether domestic concerns could sway support for his leadership in shaping postwar America.
The article argues U S policy in Africa brings dividends as French resistance collapses with Eisenhower engaging Darien. It notes Dakar capitulation, wartime ship alignments with the Allies, and a hinted broader French fleet joining the United Nations cause, led by Admiral Rene Godfrey. The piece credits Eisenhower for keeping political aims from delaying the war and anticipates more French agreements and ship deployments.
The piece notes Eden and Russia agreeing on broad principles to defeat the Axis and pursue postwar aims, while Goebbels seeks to split the Allied coalition. It discusses Roosevelt's bid for a fourth term, Farley’s southern tour, and calls for a joint Roosevelt Churchill Stalin Chiang Kaishek peace formula to prevent a failed peace.
Washington column profiles Donald Nelson, praising his wartime production drive while detailing his clash with the Army Navy clique over Ferdinand Eberstadt. It notes Nelson's decision to fire Eberstadt before a White House meeting, the intra government factions at play, and questions about civilian vs military control in war production.
Washington editor Walter Winchell, a notorious rumor spreader with a Navy reserve commission, has been placed on inactive duty while debates over steel allocation and military control of civilian industry unfold. Navy Secretary Knox rejected active duty, while Winchell hints at continuing covert reporting, drawing scrutiny from editors and officials like J. Edgar Hoover and Harold Ross, amid broader tensions between Army Navy and Maritime Commission in wartime production.
In Central Tunisia Marshal Rommel presses a delaying rear-guard action as the Axis fight to slow the Allied advance. Rommel holds Kasserine Pass and contemplates a shift toward Medjez El Rab or Tebessa, while Allied losses mount and air fields fall to the enemy. The larger picture shows Allied initiative fading only if Rommel can exploit the terrain and momentum.
The story recalls Rommel's retreat and Allied pressure toward the Mareth Line as American troops gain experience. General Alexander now commands Allied ground forces in Tunisia while heavy tanks and reinforcements bolster the center. A World War One parallel at Belchereyprey notes lessons learned by Americans facing early drubbings.
The United States Department of Agriculture released certain farm machinery frozen since October 3 from factory stocks. Milk coolers, irrigation turbines and centrifugal pumps move through trade channels with county rationing, and contractors may release more machines as distribution plans arrive. Counties set quotas for about 75 machinery types and issue purchase certificates to farmers best aiding war food and fiber goals. Fred Wallace urges farmers to plan purchases under the county rationing system.
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