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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Mum on Hitler Peace
W. r. Dovis Mystery Mon of International Oil Deals,
Reported Bearer of Message to Washington

friend TO have lunch with General
Won Epp, now Nazi military gov
ernor of the Paris district. who had
a scheme for using abandoned salt
mines in Germany as subterranean
.storehouses for oil.
Davis made arrangements to
ship huge supplies of oil TO Scandi-
navia for reshipment TO Germany.
This reserve of oil helped to make
il possible for the NaZi regime to
plan on completely mechanical
army.
Davis also met and became
friendly with Ernst (Putzi Hanf-
staengl, Harvard graduate and
Nazi foreign press chief who is
now in Canadian concentration
camp, near Ottawa.
Through his friendship and busi-
ness associations with Won Epp
and -ianfstaeHsl@ Davis became
acquainted with many high Nazi
officials in Germany. lie was so
strongly in their confidence that
for a time he acted as purchasing
agent of petroleum for the German
army and navy.
Although Davis Is only "a he
has formed more than score Of
oil companies in the United States.
Colombia. Peru. Rumania, Eng
land and Germany.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
KNOWS OF DOCUMENT

Marshall declined to make pub
lie the detailed contents of the
purported document, but said that
he knew them. and that he knew
where the original of the docu-
ment is.
The trip by Davis was made he
said, Immediately after outbreak
of the war. President Roosevelt
he asserted, knew what he was
going for" He said Davis con-
ferred at the White House with
the President and Assistant Sec.
rotary of State Adolf Berle Jr.. be-
fore his departure.
Marshall said he anticipated
moves TO smear" both him anC
Davis as Nazis. He predicted
there will soon be "a tremendous
explosion to blow w. r. Davis anC
Verne Marshall out of the country
as Nazis. Whoever says That is {
liar. III spell il out-L-I-A-R"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
TELL RISE OF CHAOS

Nevertheless. latest reports 20
Budapest told of increasing chaos
along the Hungaro-R u m n n
border.
These advices said Iron Guards
had armed the Rumanian popu-
lation in the frontier region and
that these elements were terroriz-
ing Hungarian nationals. pillaging
houses and killing border officials.
Reports received by the Bud
apest government disclosed a Conn.,
munist nspiracy has been
discovered in Bucharest. the Ru-
manian capital. and that many
"intellectualS- and railway work
ers have been arrested.
These official advices added that
General Narinescu, a brother of
one of the victims of the Iroa
GdArd purge in November. and
nine Rumanian colonies have been
dismissed from the army
Vice Premier Horia Sima of
Rumania, Iron Guard leader was
reported attempting to purge
the Iron Guard to rid it of ex-
tremists.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
NEW ITALIAN THREATS

ROME, Dec. 31.-UNS)-A new
warning that the United States
will find itself involved in a World
War if American help 10 Great
Britain exceeds the limits of what
the Axis powers consider neutral
ity was issued by the Italian press
today.
The Gazzetta del Popolo OF
Turin stated that IF help TO Great
Britain exceeds tolerable limits.
America will find itself automati-
cally at war with Germany, Italy
and Japan"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
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as "unimportant and childish.
With regard to the air war, nc
recalled his repeated warnings oil
retaliation.
''Since the middle of Septem-
her," he said, "BritOns should
have been aware that only hui
i manitarianism prevented us
from retaiiating for ChurchilPs
crimes.
"NOw, however, the war will
be carried on to its final conse-
quences.\ This Is no empty
phrase but bloody seriousness
when we say that for each
Raj bomb dropped. ten or a
hundred will be flung back
Germany, Italy and Japan
Hitler said. are fighting to deter
mine whether the world exist!
for one or for all' and to give
the "have-not' nations what they
lack-whether America likes it oil
not
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
APPEALS TO NATION

Meanwhile, members of the non
Intervention bloc in Congress
with whom Marshall conferred
ySeterday-organized. For an all
out fight against Mr.. Roosevelt
program of aid for Britain as the
leader of the bloc, natol
Wheeler Cd. Montana, appealed
to the nation to work for peace
in Europe nov"
Marshall declared that the bel
ligerents would be eager 10 partici-
pate IN a press conference now,
and that if such a meeting were
launched by the President, this
war could be ended in very brief
time"
II an emissary from this country
should be sent 10 Europe again,
in the interests of laying the foun-
dation for such conference, Mar
shall suggested that Davis would
be the best man."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Chevrolet Adds Shift

+ COMMENCEMENT Of a night shift
10 double is motor production will
lie inauEurated by the Chevrolet
motor and ale plant at Buffalo,
y Y. within the noxt two weeks,
Alfred G. CULVER. plant manager.
announced today The plant now
has q record pay roll Of 200 en-
ployrs and the new shift will add
another 700 workers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
PEOPLES FIGHT

"On the contrary. the future
begins to dawn In which people
namely human beings-will
be the ruling power in the life
OF Nations. II was this realiza-
ton which spurred the Nazi
armies last year. II has also
prepared them for victory In the
coming year.
"While fighting for this hap
piness OF peoples. we believe we
most deserve the blessing of
Providence. Hitherto God has
approved our struggle. He will
not forsake us In the future II
we LOYALTY and bravely fulfil our
duty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
State DEPARTMENT Rejects Plea TO Tell 1889 Nnzi
Hitler Reply Threatens U. S.
Be Destroyed He Declares and Her Friends Too, Must Die
England He Ayers

had done In Norway a few
weeks before"
Hitler secuted the claim thai
luck was turning against him.
I'm this war not luck but JUS
tice will score the final triumph"
he said.
g THE struggle for existence by
those fighting for an endangered
existence will spur them to the
most enormous accomplishments
In the history of the world"
In the democracies, Hitler said
industrialists, bankers and .'bribeC
politicians" put the profits of wal
into their pockets.
"This Nazi Germany and
Fascist Italy know" he said.
sour millions of struggling
workers realize that II the de-
mocracies should be victorious,
they would proceed with that
capitaIistic cruelty of which men
whose only god Is gold are
capable. They have no human
feeling beyond greed for profit,
and to this they are ready to
sacrifice any noble idea.
FIGHTING FOR ALL
Japan, Italy and Germany
are not fighting for any form OF
state, not for future constella-
tions of nations. They are fight
ing exclusively to decide whether
the world exists for one or for
all.
american politicians have
created the high-spirlted con-
ception that basically this con-
fiict is an effort by the have
n0ts' to get something.
THAT is all right with us.
"While the other side wants
to take what the little have
nots' retain, we face the
determination to fight for the
general human rights OF the
'have-nots' and to secure for
them the share In life which
they can claim on the basis of
this right.
This struggle Is no attack
upon the rights of other people.
IL is only against the encroach-
mcnt and greed of the thin
capitalistic upper-class which
refuses to realize that the time
when gold ruled the world has
passed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Pick Firemen's Uniforms

The Detroit Fire Commission
today okayed purchase of the
departments 1871 uniforms from
the King Tailored Uniform Com
pany. Is West Congress street. at
a price of S3515 each. exclusive
of the overcoat, which will cost
$50 90 each
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Detroit Filler Of 10 Texas

Paul V. Rupp Of 1910 West Fort
street is a member Of the largest
class Of flying cadets ever to COM
plete their basic flight training at
Randolph Field, Texas, and today
he is being transferred 10 the adj
vanced flying school al Kelly Field
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
ANSWERS ROOSEVELT

Then, in obvious answer TO Mr..
Roosevelt's recent radio speech.
the fuehrer said:
Therefore they find II neces-
sary today to come before their
people with the stupid and in
famous lie that Germany or
Italy wanted to conquer the
world.
"In reality, the existing world
conquerOrs need .war~tO obtain
greater interest than they have
previously enjoyed upon their
invested capital.
MADE NO DEMANDS
"These world conquerors are
those stated which declared war
on Germany. The latter had
not placed the slightest demand
before England or France"
He did not mention America By
name and made no references
direct or otherwise. to President
RooseveltS radio address pledgine
increased aid to Britain, but the
United States clearly was in his
mind when he said:
LANDS which need TO feed
hardly 10 people to the square
kilometer own all of the raw
materials in the world. Yet they
have from TO to ~ million job
less. All these are deprived of
human happiness simply because
of eagerness for profits and the
corruption, Iaziness and stupidity
of their rulers.
These plutOcratic demecracies
reject all methods and measures
which might favor the whole ma
ton at the expense of the ego
ism Of a few individuals"
All Germany's moves TOWARD
peace have been rejected. Hitler
said, simply because international
financiers and ornaments manu-
facturers are determined TO make
profits out of war. In this cate.
CORY he listed the late former
Prime NJ in st II Chamberlain
whom he described as zone of the
biggest industrialists in England.
CHARGES PROFIT GREED
"These elements. which are
leading political lights in demo-
cratic countries and at the same
time owners or shareholders I'm
armament industries, believe
that war carries with II great
. business opportunities" Hitler
said.
This particularly applies to
long war. 1t gives capitalist In
terests profits from investments
over the longest period.
"The late Chamberlain, one OF
the biggest industrialists in Eng
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Rum mian
Rebellion

BY GEORGE BALINT
III New. service staff Correspondent


BUDAPEST, Dec. 31.--Increas-
ing anarchy was reported break
ing out in Rumania today as Ru-
mania gendarmes fled across the
border into Hungary and told of
continued Iron Guard massacres
They said 81 gendarmes were
assassinated in Bucharest last
month and an additional 200 in
the oil city of Ploesti.
simultaneously Hungarian of
fetal quarters formally denied
published reports that the Hun
garian army is being modified.
They declared no special military
measures are planned by the gov
prnmpnt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
DETECTIVE CHANGES

Detectives transferred are:
William r. Mcmillan from head
quarters TO Garfield precinct.
Charles r. Williams. from head
quarters to Petoskey precinct
Frederick r. Mcclellan, from
Schaefer 10 Palmer Park precinct.
Arthur 4. Johnson. from Trum-
bull 10 Petoskey precinct
Jack Jones. from Garfield 10
McGraw precinct
Floyd G. Garfield. from McGraw
to Schaefer precinct
Thomas W. Sallee, from Nc
Graw TO headquarters.
william II. Pomfret. from Petos-
key TO McGraw precinct.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
SERGEANTS IN SHIFT

SergeantS transferred are;
Sergt. Walter J. Forkell from
Chene to Conner precinct.
Sergt. William j Barron from
Central 10 Chene precinct.
Sergt John Stewart from Chene
to Central precinct.
Sergt. Emory Hudson from Nc
Graw 10 Grand River precinct.
Sergt. Samuel Dulany from
Grand River 10 McGraw precinct.
Sergt John Dillon from McClel-
Ian TO Hunt precinct.
Sergt. William Donant- from
Conner to Mcclellan precinct.
Sergt. Frank Koss from Conner
TO Chene precinct.
Sergt Arthur kilroy from Hunt
10 Mcclellan precinct.
Sergt. Leo CauSley from Conner
toATrumbull precinct.
Sergt Michael Manning from
Trtmbull TO Conner precinct.
Sergt. Bernard Stab from Re-
corder's Court to harbormasters
division
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Three Milk Depots Robbed

An armed bandit. who last
night invaded three Johnson Mix
Company depots and escaped with
$40. was sought today by police
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
WHITE HOUSE SILENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81
GNS) The White House today
declined TO comment on the New
Years statement Of Chancellor
Hitler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

wish to sacrifice. their wealth and
their lives in a war which they
would have to fight.
And any people who value their
liberties and who love their cOun-
try should certainly be permitted
themselves to determine whether
they wish To risk the loss of their
liberties, and even the possible
loss nf their homes and territories,
in the treacherous fortunes of war.
DUT, Miss Schafier. AVERY able
ID and honorable and patriotic
senator OF the United States
Senator Capper of Kansas-pre-
scented bill to the Congress of
the United States to give the
people the right to decide whether
or not they wished to participate
in any foreign war.
Did you write your congress
man and senators. Miss Schaffer,
to support that bill"
Did the masses. e.. the vast
ajority of the voters of America
their representatives to
support that bill?
Did they make that bill an issue
in the late campaign?
They did not.
They knew perfectly well that
the incumbent administration had
opposed the bill, and they re-
elected the administration which
killed the bill, and which denied
them the right to decide the most
important question which can come
before the citizens of a genuine
democracy.
yZTHEREFORE your columnist
w claims that our masses are
but little different from the Hitler
masses.
They are NOT particularly Will
ing to exercise their great demo-
cratic rights and privileges, and
they ARE willing to be led into
war.
They do not especially value
their liberties, but they like to
talk about them.
They are like the old maid who
confessed her sins.
The father confcssor said:
NJ good 3romdR, that
Uhopppcd q tong time ago.
and gou hare told me about
1t bcfofc."
II kH0e.& sid The old
maid. "but / like to talk
obout +
No. your coIumni>t contends
that if democracy does not work II
i the fault OF the democrats.
~ the fellow said:
"Hoir I could lore my
country # II were not for
M coRVtgBuctL.
In democracy the people get
a. good a government as they de-
serve.
The masses get what they want,
and II We have war ii will be
because the masses want war.
"QuOd crat dcm0aStrap-
dpm,' wbich being trans
idfrd means.
.-.li.4d--kLaE.2- THAT.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
MADE NO DEMANDS

hADH Nv DhHA1h-NDP
'In reality, the existing world
conquerors need war to obtain
greater interest than they have
previously enjoyed upon their
invested capital.
These world conquerors are
those states which declared war
on Germany. The latter had not
placed the slightest demand be-
fore England or France"
Recalling the peace offer hi
made after the collapse of France
Hitler continued:
1.-THE answer that was given
corresponded to the interests of
those who gave it. A wave of
rage and Indignation gripped the
capitalistic war profiteers In all
demOcracies.
"The idea of achieving an I'M
Outstanding among nat Ions
which would have ended the war
and ornaments profits at one
blow irritated them. So that
British key men, inspired by
hatred, rejected 1t.
STARTED BY CRIMINALS"
-they-row- promise their
peoples that after the war they
will advocate a peoples com
munity and pay attention to the
interests of misled masses, then
this proves only that this is an
unscrupulous demOcractic war
started by criminals.
Therefore the war will be
continued until the destruction
of these irresponsible elements
is complete.
"The German defense forces
have proved they are good. But
il is our determination they
will be even better in the com
ing months. This will be
achieved with fanatical con
scientiousness and untiring eff
ficiency.
THE year 1911 will witness
the German army, navy and air
force enormously strengthened
and with improved equipment.
Then in the last phases of the
war. our criminal enemies will
break down under its blows and
there will he created the pre-
conditions for a real under
standing among peoples.
MUST DESTROY FOE
"Those interested in war.
who for decades have been
causing unrest. must be de-
stroyed. Ii Is our relentless de-
cisiOn that this verdict Is car
ried out, so that Europe again
NAV find internal peace.
Whatever may happen. Ger
many. with cool determination,
will take all steps necessary for
achievement of~this aim, and
sny power sibsiSVng on these
dcmocracies will >lie at the
same time.
of Churchill and his inter
national democratic companions
today declare they defend their
world and that the latter can
not exist beside ours, then IL is
only their misfortune"
. The outside world. Hitler said
has always interpreted his peace
offers as demonstration Of
weakness.
Gerrnany's silence in the face
Of an anti-German boycott. insults
to the Nazi flag and attacks upor
German consulates abroad has
been taken as symptom of the
German peoples rejection of the
Hitler regime. he said.
But. the fuehrer declared, the
contrary is the case.
SAYS BRITISH QUIT
Recapitulating the military sue,
cesses of 1910. Hitler said:
''If the British claim that
France gave up the struggle TN
necessarily. the following must
be recorded,
* THE first formations to give
up were the British. From the
moment OF our attack in the
West. this British army had but
one thought-to leave the con-
tinent as quickly as possible and
shield itself behind Dutchmen,
Belgians and French, just as II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

land, declared that the war must
last at least three years. There
fore 1t can be understood why
other democratic masters regard
participation in the war as the
greatest opportunity for their
country.
"They don't conceal the fact
that they hate any peace or
understanding-namely one that
forms reasonable balance Of
peoples interests. such a peace
would deprive dividend-hungry
armament shareholders of sub
stantial profits.
SEES PUBLIC IGNORED
"These Democratic hypocrites
are completely Indifferent to the
people themselves. Thus ii can
be understood that my attempt
in 1899 to prevent the outbreak
of war not only found in the
democratic world an icy rejec-
ton but caused a mad storm of
Indignation ------------------
Democratic financiers are in
different to wars destruction.
For them only their capital in
vested in ornaments Is at stake.
They are worried that their
profits would melt II the people
awoke to the fact that war Is
unnecessary. They fear that
the people themselves might
arise and call the democratic
destroyers to account"
In what was considered tht
answer to President Roosevelt
Hitler said:
Therefore they find II neces-
sary today to come-before their
people with the stupid and in
famous lie that Germany or
Italy wanted to conquer the
world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
IA Officers Get
New Duties at
Berg Order

-Four police inspectors will
change their precincts and a dozen
lieutenants will take new assign
ments tomorrow in a routine re-
ALLEGATION of duties, ordered by
Supt. Louis Berg.
In addition, II sergeants. eight
detectives and SO patrolmen are
shifted and two other officers are
assigned to fresh duties, making a
total of "a transferred.
The inspectors and their new
assignments: .
Inspector Willard Brown from
harbormaster's division to Fort
precinct.
Inspector Arthur Heidi from
Palmer Park precinct to McClel-
Ian precinct.
Inspector Thomas Wysocki from
-Chene 10 Central station,
Inspector William Senzik from
Fort TO Chene.
In addition, Senior Inspector
Jesse Mead. formerly of the First
precinct, was assigned TO the adj
ministration division and Capt.
Robert Turner was assigned TO the
harbormaster division. although he
will also. remain in charge of the
police motor equipment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
LIEUTENANTs SHIFTED

The lieutenants transferred are:
Lieut. Walter Fricke from Gen.
trail to Dawson Precinct.
Lieut.. Edward Book from Gen.
trail TO Conner Precinct.
Lieut. Sam Throop from Cam
field TO Central Precinct.
Lieut.. Oscar Trudeau from Nc
Clellan 10 Central Precinct.
Lieut.. Charles D'Hondt from
Conner TO Hunt Precinct.
Lieut.. Fred Provencher from
Chene to Garfield precinct.
Lieut.. Guyot Craig from Conner
TO Mcclellan precinct.
Lieut.. Robert Schies from Nc
Clellan to Fort precinct.
Lieut.. Johr Kinsey from Fort 10
Palmer Park.
Lieut. Clyde thinner from Davi-
son to Conner.
Lieut.. Oscar Kundinger fro
McGraw TO Fort precinct.
Lieut. Hugo Flick from Fort TO
McGraW precinct
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
Goering Signed
If, Marshall
Declares
By ROBERT 4. McGILL
Intu Nexr. SrrVice stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dee. 3l.-The
state department today turned
down the appeal Of the no for
eign war committee" to make
public what the committees chair
man. Verne Marshall, Cedar Rap
ids. Ia. publisher, described as a
'Just and honorable German
peace offer relayed 10 the United
States through private channels
in October, 1893.
Marshall said the plan bore the
initials Of high Nazi leaders in
Guiding Field Marshal Goering and
was brought 10 this country by
w. r. Davis. Now York oil man.
The offer specifically provided that
the warning nations sit down
around a conference table at the
White House with President
Roosevelt as mediator, the Iowa
editor said.
While not denying Marshall's
allegations the department said
nothing possible" in the way of
peace formulas had come 10 its
attention.
DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS
Naturally. individual citizens
often volunteer to the state de-
partment information and sug-
gestions pertaining to some
phase OF international affairs"
the department said.
"The government can only
conduct important international
affairs effectively through duly
authorized and official Chan
neis created for that purpose.
Marshall declared that when
Davis returned from Berlin he
was unable TO present the proposal
to President Roosevelt but in
stead was asked TO submit a copy
of it TO Assistant Secretary OF
State Adolf Berle, which he did.
The oil operator refused to give
up the original of the plan TO any
one but the President and it is
new in aEsafe deposit box" the
editor said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31
MISS SCHAFFER'S next point
Wl is better. She says:

MISS SCHAFFER'S next point
Wl is better, She says:
AS for the masses icout-
ipG to get into this Wor-
1riy does not the gorcrp-
nlcnt take q Uote as II
Wbcther or not the masses
1coHt to .eHttr this conflict
The government WTIi
not do this because the fci-
lops at the tois9thc Uor-
mongers-orc afraid ~ q
rigorous NO"
Your columnist l. afraid that
Miss Schafier is sort of kind OF
right about Immediate paint al
this contention.
The goYunrnent In a true de-
mocracy should secure by refer
'endum vote the expression of the
will Of the people on the most
important issue that can come
before an electorate.
The people in any honest de-
mOcracy should be allowed "a
decide by ballot whether thes