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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09
AT TER MANY YEARS
b. I. SHORT


weakest line Of national de-
tense lies In the field of indus
try "where we have neither the
organization nor the moral dis
cipline necessary to produce
and distribute all the things
we need the most, 1T the time
when we need them. with ade-
quate speed, continuity and
economy"
I'VE have" he continues. the
raw materials. the machinery.
the money for expansion. the in
telligent labor and the able exc
cutives with which to create the
most powerful Industrial orgsni-
zation on earth.
But our second line Of ma
tional defense il willfully dis
organized and incomplete for
Its task because our private
enterprises are organized and
directed to the primary end OF
winning in a civil warfare with
other enterprises. Cooperation
between competitors, even
when admittedly designed to
advance the general welfare,
Is forbidden by law
On the other side Mr.. Rich
berg sees cooperation between
employers and employees i'm
paired by an equally disuptivs
philosophy. In too many in
stances the wage earners are not
unionized for the purpose of maxi
ing industrial operations more
efficient and increasing the work.
er's productivity so that he can
reap larger reward. The major
object seems to be to get more
pay for less work. That. Mr..
Richberg declares, il a laudable
objective for men no are UNDER
paid or overworked. and adds
this bit Of philosophy:
when labor gains at the
expense of investors who have
been making excessive profits,
or consumers who have been
paying too low prices, there Ii
an advance in social justice.
But when management and la
Dor carry on a continuing war.
each trying to take as much as
possible from the other and
give as little as possible in
return, the result is CHASTITY
waste of human energy and
the inadequate employment OF
natural resources and the man
power Of the nation"
In convincing language the
former NRA director points to
the obvious necessity for ma
tional economic security act I'M
der which business enterprises,
big and little, can cooperate in
welding farm production. fac
tory production, transportation
and distribution into smoothly
working machine.
Because of its far reaching
effect, no individual should be
permitted to arrogate to him.
self the wisdom necessary to
draft such an act.
1t should demand" said he,
1.-THE painstaking labor of many
minds concerned with protect
ing the interests of farmers
and wage earners, with safe
guarding wide pubic interests,
and with insuring the particle
patton of all important ele-
ments of our society in a CO.
ordinated operation of our in
dustries."
Those who recall the blunders
and extravagances of prepare
ton for the World war, and
thoughtful persons who have for
many years observed the waste
full effects of the internecine in
dustrial and economic welfare,
will agree that there is a good
deal of common sense in what
Mr.. Richberg has to say. The
other alternative would seem to
be industrial dictatorship. And
no American wants that.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09
EATON'S MARCH

EATON'S MARCH
Unique in American military
history was the march of Cap
tain Eaton and his motley army
of 500 Arabs, Greeks. Italians
and Americans across the burn
ing Libyan desert Of North
Africa in 1908. Eaton, u. S.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09
TIcuT An Inside Picture Of Finun-
II u IL i ciol and Political America

WASHINGTON Wendell WILKES nomination for
president has ruined forever the realization of romantic
dream which he and two army companions of his enter
tanned more than 20 years ago. Nevertheless their semi
fancul banter of future design for living for them
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09

No monkey business, profteerng graft no tricky
stuff politics mobilization for the defense our
free system Of eCoby NJ Chester president of General
Foods.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09

Only economic literate would deny that to
and promote economic freedom governmental action has
often been appropriate and necessary-Davd E. Lenha
IVA director.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-09

The wicked in his pride doth prosecute the poor: let
them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
Psalms 1872.
Evening star., 1940-12-13
Army's Mightiest Unit
Speeds Ninety Miles
In Record Drill
Second Armored Division
Hailed as Worlds
Most Powerful
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated PreSS.
ABBEVILLE, Ala, Dec. l3.-The
United States Army put full
armored division into the field and
wrote new page in Western Hemi-
sphere military history yesterday
with what officers called the worlds
most powerful striking force.
Ten thousand men moved out of
Fort Benning after leiSurely break
fast, roared 80 miles in parallel COL
umns by lunchtime and settled
down in bivouac areas at Blakely,
Ga, and Abbeville, Ala.
The troops, making up the I'd
Armored Division, travelled in l,l02
vehicles, tanks. combat cars, trucks,
motorcycles and a few airplanes.
Commanded by Brig. Gen. George
s. Patton, jr., the march set several
records.
1t was the first time full armored
div 7ion moved across country in
the Western Hemisphere.
On the 90-mile run, only five
tanks were stopped for repairs and
four of these resumed the march be-
fore their organizations were settled
In camp.
The 400 tanks were the largest
concentration of this type of combat
vehicles ever undertaken in the
United States.
Gen. Patton, obviously highly
pleased by the performance of the
division asserted there is nothing
In the world equal to it,
He said the division was modelled
somewhat along the lines of the Ger
man Panzer divisions. but with i'm
provements' The two American
srmored divisions are more powerful
than anything IN Europe he said,
with equipment superior both in
performance and fire power.
Scout cars and combat cars are
eturdier, with a mechanical device
for ditch and embankment climbing
that nobody in Europe has" he
added.
The second armored division
moved ready to fight in any direc-
ton. on the ground or in the air.
Combining training with the trip,
the division sent observation cars
ahead. aided by aviation.
Radio kept the officers in constant
communication with all units. One
tank column alone stretched over
3 miles of highway Troops were
alert for enemy" on the f1anks as
well as ahead.
The shrek and roar of a mighty
armored force on the march. enough
TO strike the enemy with terror, is
also tearing on the nerves of the
men behind the machines.
Well knowing this, officers of the
division stress comfort and rec
reation for troops, even as they put
them through grueling PAGES.
After bivouac here and at Blakely.
Ga, the 10,520 men and officers and
some 1000 machines arranged an
early start today for the second
l00-mile Jump. They will reach
camp tonight at Panama City. Fla
Ofilcers describe the division as
the Nations strongest fighting force,
say 1t is capable of running 200
miles In one day, smashing an enemy
with all the concentrated fire power
of modern artillery and automatic
weapons
But with the weapons, the division
Evening star., 1940-12-13

carries motion picture projection
machines to provide entertainment
on overnight halts in this practice
maneuver.
Entertainment is very important
for morale" explained Maj. Louis j.
Storck, camp recreation officer. In
addition to movie equipment, the
division hauls football and softball
paraphernalia, quoits, canteen facili-
ties. .
Maj. Storck engineers roadside
football practice at lunch Stops "On
a long drive, it cuts down strain
when drivers and passengers get out
and stretch with little game"
For comfort, too, the division sees
to it that men are quickly fed when
a halt comes. Chefs prepare meals
In rolling kitchens. Troop wood
chopping crews are out.
Ten thousand men camping on
hillsides far from restaurants are
served hot breakfast and dinner
hot beef, two vegetables, fruit and
desert. For lunch, the men carry
three sandwiches and an apple.
Coffee is served during rest halts.
Rain pelted the camp late yester-
day and tanks were pressed into
service to pull stalled trucks and
passenger cars out of the mire.
Troop mechanics gave a demon
stration of quick repair in replacing
a tank motor which went out of Or
der. The tank engines are being OBJ
served in this first full field test by
representatives of the manufac-
turers.
So far, the march has been with
out serious damage to machines or
injury to men. A plane Of the 10th
Observation Squadron from Fort
Bennlng. piloted by Capt. J. T. Mos
by, made an emergency belly" land
ing in a field near here Yesterday
when the motor stalled. He was &C
companied by an observer and a
mechanic. None was injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Nazis Claim SEQ
Raids Successful

was said that west of Ireland a
"long distance bomber" sank a ves-
sci of 5000 tons.
Well informed quarters had Gre
dited submarines With sinking 3O,-
600 tons of shipping and claimed
that the air force, in attacks on
conveys, sank two ships totalling
$4,000 tons, struck another vessel
of 5000 tons and sank freighter
of undisclosed tonnage. 1t was al
legged also that ship of 5000 tons
was believed to have been sunk.
An earlier communique had said
that British planes attempted to
reach Berlin but were driven back,
"a few enemy planes attempted
to attack the Reichs capital Wed
nesday evening"" it said. Owing to
powerful anti-aircraft defense, how
ever, they did not succeed in break
ing through the barrage defenses
or flying over the center of the
city.
INSTEAD they dropped their
bombs at random over the outer
ring of suburbs on bungalow COLO
nies and private houses. This result
ed in several attic fires which were
speedily extnguished. Other DAM
age was not reported"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Rumania Frees
Reserves, Keeps
Only Normal Army

BUCHAREST. Rumania, Nov. IA.
(UP) = The newspaper Capltala
said today that Gen. Ion Antonescu,
head of the government, had signed
"a decree demobilizing the entire
land, air and sea forces effective
tomorrow night.
Antonescu arrived in Rome TODAY
to confer with Benito Mussolini.
The newspaper said the decree,
presumably signed before he left,
authorized the defense ministry to
concentrate necessary forces in the
future if the occasion arose.
Although the newspaper said the
demobilization decree affected all
armed forces, a government spokes-
man told the United Press that
it applied only to reservists and that
"Rumania will return to normal and
maintain only regular forces under
arms"
The spokesman estimated that
more than 100000 reservists would
return to their homes Immediately.
He said the order was given "be-
cause the reservists are needed in
industry and because our frontiers
are not menaced.'
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

BERLIN, Nov. IA. (UP)-A Ger
man submarine and German bomb
ing planes sank 42,e40 tons of Brl-
tish shipping yesterday and Ger
man planes made devastating
bombing raids on London and I'M
portant industrial centers, the Ger
man high command said today.
The communique all but ignored
British attacks on Germany last
night saying merely that British
planes had flown into Germany,
resulting in slight shrapnel dam
age to buildings at a steel works" :"
The high command said that one
German U-boat sank five armed
merchantmen, totaling 28,840 tons.
Despite unfavorable weather, 1t
said, the air force Tuesday night
set fire to transport facilities In
northwest London, the West India
docks, large gas works and other
obiectives. Successful attacks were
said to have been made on Coventry
and Liverpool.
Air fields, transport installations
and a munitions factory near Bir-
mingham were attacked success
fully" and off Kinnaird Head, Ger
man planes bombed a convoy, des-
troying vessel of 5000 tons. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Raj Bombs Rail
Station in Berlin
To Impress Reds

LONDON Nov. IA. fUP)-The air
minister said that British planes
last night bombed a railway station
in the heart of Berlin from which
Russian Premier v. M. Molotov was
TO have boarded 9. train from home
today. and that British fliers again
bombed the harbor and docks of
laramie, scene of Monday nights
attack on the italian navy.
The raid on Taranto. in the heel
of the Italian boot, was made by
bombers from the Royal force Mid
die East command Wednesday night
and was successful" the air minis
try said. On Monday night, the
air arm of the Mediterranean fleet
virtually destroyed two and possibly
three italian battleships, two cruis-
ers and two auxiliary ships there.
The air ministry said that all their
aircraft returned safely from the
Wednesday night raid.
One of the detectives bombed in
Berlin last night was the Schles-
ischer railway station, the air min
istry communique said.
The Star London afternoon news
paper. said it understood that last
nights Raj raid on Taranto was
made by a large force of bombers
and that damage was very heavy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
British Proposal
To Reds Revealed

shortly before it was revealed that
Molotov would go to Berlin for his
conference with Adolf Hitler
The British proposal was describ-
ed as carrying three major points ::
An undertaking by Britain
not to go to war against the Soviet
Union.
"A promise that Britain would
place no obstacle in the way of So
Wet participation in the peace set
tlement following the war.
3.-An expression of willingness
to grant de facto recognition of the
merger of the Baltic states with
the USSR.
However, it was felt in London
that the departure of Molotov for
Berlin-following SO closely upon
submission of the British proposal
reduced the prospect of any such
Anglo Russian agreement to a min
imum at this time
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

BERLIN, Nov. "a (UP)-Russlan
Premier Foreign Commissar V. M.
Molotovs two-day conferences with
Adolf Hitler and other Nazi leaders
have led to agreement on all i'm
portant questions" an official COM
munique said today.
The communique, issued soon af-
ter Molotov and mis- party of 80
Russian officials left for Moscow,
said that the Russian exchange OF
opinions with the Reich govern
ment occurred in an atmosphere OF
mutual trust"
The communique said:
During his presence in Berlin
Nov. Il and 13 of this year V. M.
Molotov, chairman of the Soviet
peoples commissars and foreign
minister of the Soviet union had a
conference with the fuehrer and
Reich Minister for Foreign At
fairs (Joachim Won Ribbentrop.
An exchange of opinions occurred
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

planes caused wild rejoicing here
and Greeks hoped that this victory
together with the Greek successes
against italian ground forces, would
encourage Jugoslavia to defy the
Axis powers
According to today's conmuniuue,
the Italians still had the SEM
blance of ala army in the Pindus, or
central sector of the frontier, but
it was an airuless retreat and Greek
snipers were cutting off whole
squads,
In the south, along the Kalamas
river, the Greeks were reported
making local attacks without COIL
certed reslstan, ce. In the north,
along the JugtNslav border, the
Greeks were strongly entrenched
and the sector was reported gener-
ally quiet.
Our aviation bombed the airport
at Koritza, (main italian base on
the northern 'front.' destroyed a
considerable number of planes on
the ground and blew up a large
building" the Greek communique
said. One enemy fighter was down.
ed in battle. We also bombed ene-
my camps The Italians bombed
towns and villages of no military
importance where few We're killed
and wounded"
(Reports at Ohrid, Jugoslav bor-
der town. said five Greek and three
British planes had bombed the en-
tire 90-mile stretch of Albanian
coast from Durazzo to Argiocastron
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
MoIctoy Leaves Berlin With Germans
C|aiminq Agreement on All Fronts

in an atmosphere of mutual trust
and led to agreement on all i'm
portant questions of interest to
Germany and the Soviet Union
The train bearing Molotov and 80
Russian officials left the Anhalter
station at II a. m. q a. m. psf.
The departure, like the arrival
was attended by minimum of cere-
mony. Molotov, accompanied by
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop, arrived at the sta
ton in a closed car. Molotov re-
viewed guard of honor while a
crowd of 200 watched silently. IN
side the station, only one Russian
and one Nazi emblem were visible.
The program for the Russian
guests ended with a reception at
the Russian embassy last night
The reception was disturbed unex-
pectedly by a British air raid.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14

at 10 a. m. yesterday. including the
towns of Argirocastron. Tepelina,
Berat, Lesni and Durazzo. At Ber-
at. it was said, 20 were killed 60
wounded and six buildings destroy
ed. Another report at Ohrid was
that new Italian division thrown
into the Mesaria region of the Pin
dus sector had advanced three and
half miles, but had run into a
cross-fire of Greek artillery and
had been thrown back. Casualties in
the encounter were given as AZ
Italians and about 100 wounded;
and IS Greeks killed and about 40
wounded. TWO Italian officers, so
soldiers, one tank and three ma
chine guns We're said to have
been captured by the Greeks.)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Greeks Mop Up Fleeing
Itolion Army Divisions
BY BEN ANEs
ATHENS. Greece. NOV. Ia

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. ID. CUP
The war ministry said today that
9rqek troops, mopping up lost and
aifnlessly wandering italian units
in the Pindus mountains. mad adj
vanced into Albania and occupied
saseFeral important heights.
Hundreds of Italian prisoners were
arriving in Athens and Salonica.
Greek and British bombing planes
continued devastating the Albanian
roast while British planes flew
across the Adriatic to bomb Bari.
Italian port of embarkation for
italian troops, according to Greek
and British Royal Air Force COM
munha3es.
News of the destruction of italian
warships at Taranto by British air.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Egyptian Prime
Minister Dies

CAIRO. Egypt Nov. IA. tUP)-
Prime Minister Hassan Sabry died
suddenly today, a few minutes after
speech from the throne reopening
parliament.
Sabry tainted while he was read
ing a speech. Restoratives were ad-
ministered and he was removed
from the chamber but died soon af-
terwards.
King Farouk appeared deeply
moved by the prime minister's death
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Hitler Boasts of
Nazi Production

BERLIN, Nov IA. UP) - Adolf
Hitler told munitions workers who
gathered at his chancellory today
that German workers, who gave
German soldiers the best weapons
in the world" had rendered decisive
assistance so that great German
successes could be achieved with
such restricted sacrifice of blood.
With this united labor front
Germany will hold out through the
war and after victory will develop 9
German social state which will be
the most exemplary in the world,
the flehrer said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
Ry FREDERICK KUH

LONDON. Nov. "A. (UP)-A Brit
ish proposal-now believed shelved
for an AngloRussian non-aggres-
sion pact and a promise of seat
for Russia at the postwar peace
conference was made to Moscow
prior 10 Premier v NJ. Molotov's
departure for Berlin, it was reported
reliably today
The British offer, it was said re-
liably, was submitted to the Soviet
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-14
CONTRACTS AWARDED

WASHINGTON, Nov. Il. tUP1-
The war department today awarded
s2067 ,4553 in contracts for quarter
master and ordnance items. They
included s10.450 contract to Elvin
&C. Stendell, San Francisco, for
buildings at Moffett Field, Calf.
Evening star., 1940-07-19

liberties which we have cherished
for q century and ashaH The
establishment Of them and the
preservation Of them in each sue
ceeding generation have been
accomplished through the proc.
esses of free elective govern
ment - the Democratic-R -Repub-
lican form. based on the repre-
sentative system and the CO.
ordination of the executive, the
legislative and the judicial
branches.
The task of safeguarding our
institutions is twofold. One must
be accomplished, if it becomes
necessary, by the armed defense
forces of the Nation. The other,
by the united effort Of the men
and women of the country, to
make our Federal and State and
local governments responsive to
the growing requirements Of
modern democracy.
There have been occasions
when reactions in the march Of
democracy have set in, and
forward-looking progress has
seemed to stop.
But such periods have been fol-
lowed by liberal and progressive
times which have enabled the
Nation to catch up with new de-
velopments in fulfilling new hu-
man needs. Such a time has
been the past seven years. Be-
cause we had seemed to lag in
previous years, we have had to
develop, speedily and efficiently,
the answers to aspirations which
had come from every State and
every family in the land.
Many Labels Attached
To Type Of Legislation.
We have sometimes called 1t
social legislation; we have some
times called 1t legislation to end
abuses Of the past; we have
sometimes called 1t legislation for
human security, and we have
sometimes called 1t legislation to
better the condition of life of
the many millions of our fellow
citizens who could not have the
Evening star., 1940-07-19

flcation Of the third-term nomina-
ton yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Roose-
welt advised Senator Byrnes, Demo-
crat, Of South Carolina that he
would deliver radio message to the
convention and asserted he would
under normal circumstances 60 to
Chicago in person.
The Chief Executive addressed the
telegram to Senator Byrnes as
chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to advise him officially Of
the nomination.
The text of the message follows:
I'm confirmation of our telephone
conversation, I hope that it will be
in accord with the convenience of
the convention if I deliver a radio
message to the convention at pm
tonight.
Under normal circumstances,
would have gone to Chicago in per-
son, but in these difficult days, I
must not, in the public interest, go
so far away.
II send my warm and affectionate
greetings to Democratic gathering
which appreciates to the full the
permanent value of our American
institutions and our determination
to preserve them for--YsUerations
yet unborn
Evening star., 1940-07-19
Convention Doormon Offers
Apology to All He Offended

| chiefs of police, especially chiefs Of
police. whom I have offended"
Three Governors and three Mayors,
he said, were among those involved
in arguments over tickets last night.
The manager of the convention
| stadium called the attendance Of
10000 at the closing session the
largest ever to attend a "sitdown"
meeting in the building. But by the
time President Roosevelt spoke.
many had left.
Consumption Of soda pop at last
nights session averaged one bottle
per person, or about 10000 bottles.
Other statistics showed 5000 ice
cream bars and 1000 fans purchased
by perspiring delegates and visitors.
President Roosevelt had Democrats
puzzling over the answer to this
question:
Who was the man who went to
the White House in response to q
presidential summons, but did not
90 Ito serve?"
Mr.. Roosevelt told the convention
that he had called many persons to
Washington in this period of emer.
gency.
Every single one of them, with
one exception, has come to Wash.
ington to serve" he added.
But who that one was he did
not say.