The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-06-06
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hotchet Ou'
The Truth
q TAKING TSSJTE
.. TAKING ISSUE
WITH THE COLONEL
. MESSAGES IN CODE
. TO u. S. BY SHORT WAVE

. TO U. S. BY SHORT WAVE
So this column wasn't the only one
that took sharp issue with Col. Lind
bergh. The columns were almost unan-
imous. Only one note went to his de-
fense-and that was practicable
One columnist said that while n
accusations were intended It re-
manned strange that every time the
colonel made statement it was just
about what Goering would want him to
say.
To put it another way, it was all
very encouraging to the Fifth Column
operatives.
This column intends to cast no
asperions or doubts on the sincerity of
the colonel
Nor does it intend to go witch hunt
ing or extend any sympathy whatever
to those who do want to go witch
hunting.
But this column stands by what it
had to say and adds that the colonel
hasn't yet returned to Hitler the Nazi
decoration which was bestowed upon
him.
Have you been listening to Nazi
short wave broadcasts lately? We
don't suggest that as regular enter
tainment. However, it may be worth
passing note that broadcastors +
Berlin have been sayinn sometlin =
this: Tomorrow night Herr 27 q
will broadcast messare t. bis {
Mr.. Ump-te-ump in Iowa-out h T
the tall corn grows; out where tn
west begins"
And such broadcasts as Tomorrow
night Miss So-and-So will sing for her
friend Miss Blank in Michigan song
entitled Something or-other."
Now you can make what you like of
that, but it LOOKS LIKE code mes
sages from Nazi high command to
agents in the United States.
That's what it looks like. Nazi
broadcasters aren't short waving to
the United States for pure entertain
ment and it doesn't seem reasonable
that they are merely passing the time
of day to casual friends on precious
short wave time.
X X \
Messages are going in the same
way to both North and South America
Maybe our government has the code
and maybe the Nazi machine will get
a kick in the pants from the FBI on
this end of the line.
We hope so-and isn't that unani-
nous? We hope so.
OF course some poor souls will say
that the playful Nazis are doing it all
just in the spirit of good clean fun.
Well, if it's true that when the devil
was well, the devil monk was he, it's
likewise true when the devil is at war.
The best think that has happened to
the United States-or maybe we ought
to say one of the two best things-is
that WE HAVE DISCOVERED THE
FIFTH COLUMN before it had time
to strike serious blow.
However, it's good to keep on guard.
If there were guns in Detroit year
ago, isn't it reasonable to suppose
there are some there now?
X +
Washington is, in certain quarters,
bracing itself for the possibility of a
German victory, but hoping it won't
turn out that way.
IF there should be German victory,
the United States armament race
would be such a race as the world
never saw before, any place, CT fer
any reason.
To union leaders, that means more
skills, IN A HURRY.
1t means just about as much pres
sure as WAR ITSELF would bring on.
1t means some rules would get literally
thrown out, not by request but BY
ORDER, and no argument, please.
We might as well get set for some
things that MAY happen. Then if they
don't happen, well enough; if they DO
happen, the shock will be less.
Right now, in some cities, construc-
tion is dropping, due to war clouds.
| IN MANY ESSENTIAL WAYS OF
LIFE WE ARE IN THE WAR UP TO
OUR NECKS
Think everything over, carefully
Be wise: BUT DON'T BE FOOLISH
OR PANICKY OR JUST PLAIN
NUTS. Let's hope America can demon
strate that nation can guard against
risks WITHOUT LOSING IT'S HEAD.
&C. M. w.