Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-01

WASHING TON L. ! This is
lne only void capIt.. NLerc the
writer is censored o:.is i, what dis
cretlon God gave hlH OF "Aat con-
science he hnn,ei. la developed.
Here are some result.
There is 10 fC.Ma. e.nsJrship-
yet. and there may never be, al
though a government agency quiet
l. keeps tab on Whaf Is printed and
broadcaS, here, and With what ef-
feet in Berlin, Rome and Toxic.
Careful compilations are said to
show that a growing share Of to-
talitarian propaganda Genes from
AmericanS-nOt anti-iEterVentionists
alone but also from objective writer's
and commentators on our defense
effort and politics. They supply
Goebbels with gambits and Hitler
with hisuiOnics. and the German
military and naval intelligence ser
vices with information worth many
spies.
But so do government agencies
For instance. there is the Maritime
Commission S publR irritation to
NaZi submarines 70 lurk off Boston
and sink our supply ships headed
Tor Russia. Reasons? Most Ameri
cans eitne" cont understand war or
cont understand We are in this
one. which. all things considered, is
not surprising. Crack down? Cen
sCrshlp? Not yet-naEbe never but
is hotter this time than in 1917
10. Then the government was only
running war, not. as now, trying
to run a social and economic revo-
luton at the same time. Not ny
explanation. but that of a notable
government public relations eX-
pert
NEW AIR BATTLE
Both Army and Nav have adopt
ed public relations tactics recalling
the five principles OF offensive War-
fare: find EN-; fix EN-: fight en-:
follow EN- finish EN-. They are
fighting to a finish the advocates
OF an independent air force.
Army's campaign be2an with
General Marshalls speech to the
American Legion, SAVING an nde-
pendent air force lad almost last
Britian her empire. Na.E mas nlgn
ranking officers deloanz COnsldcr-
able time 10 aiming salvG5 IN the
same direction.
--latest bulls eye is that the P.AF.
being short of nautical ruoW.ed-e
sighted developing plane for pa
troll over England's coastal waters.
resulting in more ship sinking. by
Submarines. Yet American Narv'S
nOt-lndependent air force has pc
cialized on coastal patrol American
authorities think the independent
Raj. was heroically effective n
defending England. heroically n-
effective elsewhere
Some air tcchnicians and produc-
tiOn men are tlabberpasted at NAVY
and Army plans for cXpan. !on
which may mean l25 900 plane Il
year, d tnrCe-IOld increase III lIo
years. CptimIatS SAY aame experts
were astOunded at the 30 900 goal
the President announced 4 year ago.
Yet the 50.000-a-ycar rate VIII aOon
be attained. The truth X that not
even experts realize what production
highs this country can Int once it
get. the sledge to swinging
Most hOmcspun public rclatiOner
Of all IS Secretary Ct War Sumaon.
He writes all h.a oHu speed e3.
likes his interview ana lays fat
all ghost writer OAIy General
Pershing outdoe5 h.m. The A.FF.
commander now - iig.ng III s3lte
at Walter Reed Hospital tmns
down big none offers to wute
maPazlnt e. Icic. He doesn't thnk
he ought to KIbirZ On another gen.
c'atlCA& WaI. Bu' he tells callers
Tcr% A!s 1913 personal aide, Gen.
hc j. trcmndCu.lg interested in The
GcolPc { MaTehal. is doing as
Army cine! Of staff
Marshall great fun r amen al
problem j. Ir.a PRODUCTION than It
l. tie producers ii soldier. An
Amy IS a. strong ~ Officers VINO
lead and direct 1t. Most promising
strengthcnc" are the second can
dldateS camp now starting. Fust
camps tncd 80 MAKE officers nc. tly
from former scrgcanta, found some
long on leadership but short on edu-
cation Second camps seek both
qualifications mainly among sclcc-
tees with blk months training who