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r-CAPT a et a’ ome NNELL = ROOSEVELT is one of our fel. atanding, dues . paid up, ete., in our CidAews iid. The Lady of the Land joined our union right after she t job of pounding out a daily column, Bow with all modesty, of course, bul because we are an older i. WRS. or - Band at the repagting business than Mrs. Roosevelt, we have to ‘ rare Ce ee oe | re L { apiike the ordinary citizens of the Republic, and, incidentally, our " Warbor and the successful efforts of the Pourth Termers to shut + public trials of Admiral Kimmel and General Short, ip an tesue ; Which Republican Dewey has used effectively already—and will poin’ out thai Mrs. Commander in Chief has just scooped hersell ¢ @m the inside White Hause story of Pearl Harbor—how she and | her husband expected the attack alt along. Mrs. KR. doesn't make it clear w 4 White House didn't tip eff the Army and Navy defenders a ari_Farbor hut she comes out cold turkey with the revelation that she and her husband Pe . a Geians Roosevelt? expecied ine Jap aiiack al aiong, armed forces. . t . = ———— Now in this case, Mra. Roosevelt was dealing with political ex- plosives in thls presidentla) campaign. The mystery of Feast if any honest investigation and the White House dlocking of pound st more furiously in the ciosing day of the campaign, New eemes the band statement via the Firci Lady. & fortnight ago. Mra. Rocecvelt Waa interviewed by competent, experienced Reporter Kathleen McLaughlin of the New York Times. | ee ee ee * Mrs. Roosevelt's loterview was printed last Sunday iy the New York Times Magazine. It is a much better piece of writicg and fella more news than anything sister Guiltswoman Eteanor Rooee- in ie HH vali ver widte wh My Way, —— - Ww back in the story (this should have been up In the lead, Miss McLaughiin) the wife of the Commander in Chief goes pack to her memories of Pear! Harbor day. Reports the Times interviewer: : “One of the memories she (Mra. Raeserelt) wil! inke with her fram the White Hoose. ne watier what the dete af her ultimate departure, is lis relatively norma! atmosphere on December 7, 194¢L. * - "Actually, she (Mrs. Roosevelt) tecalls, there was only & little more commotion than usual following receipt that morning by the Preaident af the historic message from Pear! Harbor.” Then tha reporter telly the story of the White House on Pear) | Marbor dey and quotes the wife of the President a: saying: December 7 wat jest Whe any ef the later D-Days to we. We | | — " ghastered at the radio and awaited fer mers details—bet HK was ae, far trom the shock I¢ proved ie the country in generat, “We had expected semething of ihe sort ler a tong tone.” TOW we thomwughty agree with.these words spoken by the wife : : of the President that both she end her ‘husbend received the teews of the Peer] Harbor attack with far less of a shock than the ordinary citisens of the Republio—sad the Army and Navy epmimanders at Hawaii. ae the President's wife seys, "We" (meaning, we gather. the and wer husbend) “had expected something of the sort tor a le ' 4 1 a ‘ F] ot eourer, 1t might have helped out the Army and Navy tonn- gyand st Hewall in those days if Mra. R. had written a atnali Slece for her cay. seying that she and her husband « re expecting @mathing to Oreak—expecting. we mean, in the seme that beth ef them knew that the secret ultimacum tossed on August 11, 1043. ty the President inte the teeth of the spokrimen for Japan meant war. This was kepk secre b, af courer: and Wb mish} have sade & geod Paragraph for Mrs. BMy Day column, back in those days of = railed oeare. es oe" Nem oo, eee, ss ce Sn eed , STUF F— 7 c y a eee i’ 87 act. 16 ia4k of | ea 4 os WASHINOTON TINES-HZRALD _ MORNING EDITION /o-7/-¥ ye ° eae