The Shape of Things.

Despite the advent of Pierre Laval, full collaboration between Vichy France and the Axis is proving a slow growth. The underground resistance of French patriots is spreading in direct proportion to the intensity of the terror tactics designed to stamp it out. For all his tremendous paper power the Chief of Government can do nothing to quell it. With Mexico's entry into the war the United Nations have won an ally whose opposition to fascist aggression, from Ethiopia to Spain, has been admirably consistent. The administration's policy on wages became somewhat clearer last week when the President openly opposed the granting of voluntary wage increases by three West Coast aircraft corporations. The action was taken on the ground that the proposed increase would unsettle wage scales throughout the industry and might contribute to general labor unrest.