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Evening star., 1941-09-26
Army Drivers Develop
Language of Their Own

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK-Army drivers have
a vocabulary all their own. Soma
samples:
Armstrong starter-Crank handle.
Beach her-Coast to parking
space.
Broke to lead-Needs TO be towed
in.
Bull O. the woods-Convoy COM
mander.
Boom wagon-Ammunition truck.
CoWboy-Reckless driver.
Dig QUITO speed up the engine.
Hot foot-One who rides his
clutch.
Killer-Truck with no brakes.
Rubber bands-Tires.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Natures Children
Lamprey
{ (PetrOmyZOn marlnuS)

other times deep ulcerous sores also
finally cause the death of the victim.
AS you can see, lampreys resemble
eels. They 60 to fresh water streams
in the spring to spawn, arriving at
the same time that the sfad and
herring make this important jour-
ney. The number of eggs is large.
Evening star., 1941-09-26
Spivacke Heads Council
On Military Music

DR.. Harold Spivacke, chief of the
Music Division, Library of Congress,
is chairman of a newly organized
subcommittee formed to advise the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps on
all matters pertaining to music ac-
tivities at camps.
The group of 13 will function
under the Joint Army and Navy
Committee on Welfare and Recrea-
ton. 1t will also aid in co-ordinat-
ing plans for the musical entertain
Evening star., 1941-09-26

nuisance to fishermen, because of
their thieving habits, attacking
shad caught in gill nets.
In life the lamprey has a mottled
brown or black skin, with lower
parts of white or gray. 1t is easily
recognized by the bicuspid teeth on
the sides of the mouth, and also by
the well separated fins.
Evening star., 1941-09-26

Something like 236,O0O is the record
of one mother.
The young do not resemble their
parents to an appreciable degree.
They are blind. toothless and their
fins and mouths are very different
in shape. For three. perhaps four
years. these small lampreys reside
Evening star., 1941-09-26

in their nursery stream, then
transform into the adult form after
which they soon leave the fresh
water for the sea. After q sojourn
in the salt water a return trip will
be made to the stream. and as soon
as domestic duties have been dis
charged. the lampreys die.
The lamprey adult will reach a
Evening star., 1941-09-26
EnqIond Lacks Huirpins

England has a hairpin shortags
and hairdressers are asking women
customers to bring their own pins.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-06
Wash Is Hung
In Front Yard
IrssrnstisnsI News Photo

ARE WESTERN homemak-
ers prouder of their wash than
eastern women? This is the
question which recently puzzled
a woman from the Atlantic sea-
board as she Travelled through
western states and noted that in
those areas the weekly wash was
usually on proud display in the
front garden.
Cleaning white Il hung there,
for all the townsfolk and all the
travellers 10 see and admire.
Fasteners. the woman knew,
relegate their washlines TO the
back yard where only the near
est neighbors can catch a glimpse
of IL.
Whether the laundry Is on
parade or out of community
sight. lines of spanking white
sheets and bright hued gar
ments make a pleasant picture.
In all parts OF the country
homemakers seem 10 be on a
par when il comes to laundering
ability.
The clothes nuttering in east
ern backyards are every bit as
white as those which dry on
western front lawns.
With the will TO cleanliness.
good. modern soaps, and plenty
Of hot water. American women
consider washday a day that
Aings big dividends for a very
tie outlay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-06
Mop Up Water

Mop up as much excess water
as possible with clean, soft
cloths. Continue this procedure
until the entire rug has been
washed. Reverse the rug, and
TO the other side.
After the washing the rugs
may be rolled and wrapped, and
you will be sure OF clean, at
tractive floor coverings for an
other season.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-06
Clean Ruqs
i---,s-..,o.
Are More
Durable

FIBER RUGS and grass mats,
which are such popular Summer
floor coverings, are not as dura-
bic as regular carpeting but
they will give many seasons of
wear if given the right between
season treatment. Mere rolling
and wrapping in paper is not
enough.
Every minute particle OF dirt
should be removed before they
are stored. It is particularly es-
sential that the gritty bits of
sand and soil should be elimi-
mated. because they tend to cut
the fibers and shorten the life
of the rug or mat.
Sweep Carefully
Sweep these rugs carefully, or
run a vacuum cleaner over
them, making sure TO cleanse
both sides OF the rug. They are
usually fairly porous and grit
Sits to the under side.
Many homemakers have found
that II pays TO go further than
the sweeping TO keep the coll
orful beauty Of the Summer
floor coverings.
Most of them can be scrubbed
with soap and water. Use an
ordinary scrub brush dipped
into warm, soapy water. With
out rubbing too heavily. scrub
several square feet of the rug.
then rinse with clear, warm
water.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

I1gae 5ur5eit ,,llnter ser SGlfte bel=
ien, mas 5ltr Grbaltung bes 2cbens
notpenoig ilt''.
Ser Sooperi6e &orldlag. mor onl
16. 6ebrltar gcnladt lmo iolpobl ser
britilclen ais alld Der oelltl6en Te=
gierlng iiberlnittelt luoroeu, ipobreno
oas Staats0epartrlent lofort einoelltig
erflart batte, es babe nibts oan1it 5ll
tln nnb iueiterbin Sic Sbeie per-
trat, Ser Sebensllnterbalt nno Sic
@oblfobrt ser 3ipilbep0lferans III oen
beIestcn @ebietel1 ieien ein5ig uuo al
lein sabe. bes Gel'tiden 8eides.
,,Selblt lpenn 5ugegeben lpiiroe',
10 erflarte sic britiide Nesierung
,,oab iofortige Sebensmittelfnappbei=
tentpabri6einIid iin6, 10 ipiiroe bic
8egierung es bod nod fir fallde
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

oie baB MiQionen bon ainoern nno
f0rperihpaden Eerlonen i>l Sen be-
lebten @ebieteu init 3uriifbleiben bes
@a6stilms uuo beln SoOe bebrobt
iine. ipenn tie feline Silfe erbolten. -.
gs lit feine~ ,fallde Sunanit1t', oas
2eben lul5abliger &inoer 5lt rettel. y
9ie englii6e 9otlGoft bate Scrrn
Sooner, oem Gbreuporiisenoen oes
,Gonlmittee on 6oob for tbe sma0
0enocraeies'', lire 8efanntgobe Dor
ser aasen1einen @eroffentliduns 5l1s
sdnslid genta6t, llno ser friibere
Yrdlioent faBte bann feline slnttport
ab, Sic 5llr gleiden 3eit per0ffentliht
ipuroe.
CT erlarte oarin Ser MusiduB lei
Ser Mniidt, sic gngldnoer bdtten ibre
grflarltng abgefaBt, ,,ebe iie poa bon
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

Sen Gerpflidtl,ngen 1,nterridtet tpa-
rem, sic 1lns: nlnnebr porliegen"
uno iagte ferner, bie 2ebensmittel>
lage iu BEN beiesten @ebieten uiit
piel iblimmer, als sic britil6e @eus
bernns ansuoel.ten ideil.t''.
gr betonte an bieier Stelle, Sic
Observation-Disclosures in 8e(gien
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

Sn lta5abligen 3ir6en ser gaus
5en @elt lit bergaugenen Septems
Der eine 8eltfricbenszNopcnc at
gbren ser S6mer5baften Gottes-
1nutter begonncn iporoeu. slls
Srl6t oieles Meltee6etsapoltolats
iperben bl. Meiien nub &onlnll,io=
nen altfeeopfert, oeren @n5abl 5u
einem @eiltli6en 8lumenltroub
bereinigt miro. 8is at bieien slll=
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

pelden @ebieten a,nter feinoliber
Serridaft" gu idipdden ooer SIT ,n=
tergraben. -
Serr Sooper ertpioerte oarallf
runoberalls, ,,bie nadte Satiade lit
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19
~ pben> Gbrpnif

49, ~ -
slnlaBlid oes gmpfanges ser
Yiarrgeiitliden l,no Saitenpreoiger
Der air1en Ser Stabt Nom erfldrte
9aplt 8ius ser 3tp6lfte, ,,oie llebel,
tpelde bic bea,tige 8elt beimiudelt,
baben ibren Sa,tptgruno in Ser Mb>
ipanberitng Ser Menidbeit bon @ott,
IN oem offenen @ottesbaB ,l,,b 1T
falibe1l reliei0ien StrDm,,nsen."
uane Bolfsididten Der me11idli,
den @eieai6oft'', betonte Der 81. 9a@
ter, ubebiirfen Ser @ottesfent,tnis
1,no -grfenntnis. Die greigniiie, bie
beute faft Sic ga,1se @elt befale,.,
iino gum grpBen Sell bon Der Ser
ueilt,ng alles @0ttliben nno bon
irreligioien 2ebren berltriadt unb ia.
ben iib epioelniidJ in biele1 2dnberlt
berbreitet ltno bebroben europa nie
elm olles ner,ihtenoes Seuer. Sour
bic Giidfebr Ser Meni6beit 81, oe1
5ipei tpi6tiglten @eboten: Ser Gott'
,ub NdbItenliebe, fam Sic Meuidbeit
por bem aqnsli6en Rltil1 beipabren." "
J.. X
- Nad SEN Mitteilltngen amerifalli-
f1er &prreIppnoeiten ltnb aus Yri'
batberi1ten aus belt belebten fleinell
2dnbern Gnropas gebt berpor, oab
tatia1fihe @Snngersnot, beioltbers n
ben armern Glalien, belteDt. -
Sas amerifaniide bii60flihe Nut.
bilfe-Gomitee bat cine ii6 iiber oas
gan5e 2ano eritrederOe &arnpaenc 5lsr
5ammlnng BON 6onbs aur 2inoerl1ng
Der Scot in lteberiee angefiinbiet. 9ie
8efanntgabe erfolgte bur6 Die ,,Na-
tiot,al Catholic @elfare Conference.
bic 1llitteilte, oaB ont Soniltag, oel1
80. @dr5, ein Sonoerappea in oen
1neiiten Dioseien erfolgen miro.
,,Die gnti6eib,lng, eiue. ein5ise
Rantpagne 5ur Sammlung bon Sonos
su fiibre,t' beiBt es in Der 8efalnt'
mad,tng, ,,tu,rbe int Snterelie ser
@irflamfeit >,,no SparIa,nfeit, ionic
5tpeds ger,neionng ser 9upli5ieruna
bon Nppellen at sic airdenmitglieoer
getroffen.'' -. T.. r
9as bil6oflihe Notbilfe= =9omitee
tunrbe inn gobelnber lebten cSabres
bon Ben gr5bilbofen uno 8iidofen III
sen Ser. 5taaten organiltcrt: 8isber
tatige &omitees baben bereits iiber
81 100000 gelommelt.
X.
9ie britii6e Gegierlulg bat oer
telen 8lan bes grprdiioenten Serbert
Sooper, periud)slpeile &olfsfii6en III
9elgien at erri6ter, glatt abgelebn1
nit ser erfldrlng, es iei vfalid)e SIT
nlanitdt' irgenotpelde 2ebensnlittel
nod Sen pom Der belttl6en @ebrnlad)t
beiebteu @ebieten Gltropas gelangel1
5u lailen. > ..
gSie bie britilde 8otibaft in 8aib,
ineton erfldrte, babe sic engliide SIC.
gierllng bas gauge Yroblem ser @ilfe,
Ieilhlna eini6lieBlib bes 8pridlags
auf sdaffl1ng bon golfsfii6en IN
8elgiel1, abermals gepriift nno lei
nod pie Dor felt entidlolien sic
Dlodaoe nid)t ,,ollrd) 3nloiirng bon
5e,lonngen aus lleberiee nad) irgeno.
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19


Sen fragli6en @ebieten einperltanoen
81 ertlaren, oa lie gan; genat pei6,
oas ipiiroe MIR Sen &rteg perlangern
lmo Iekten @noes sic @eiantlllnnle
oes meni6liGen 2cioens permebren.
Sic lit ser aniidt, bob bie beiiegten
80lfer jett gen,1g grfabrlmg nit Der
be,tti6en Serrid)aft baben, oie 9e.
re@tisuns oieier s(nlht an5nerfeu'
men,
Ser gegenwortig III Ser 9Selt to.
6enNe 9ampf lit nidt mlr Elm Gonpf
I'M @ad)t 1no @cIit, ionbern ,,nl picl
b0bere Sitter, llnt Menl1enredtc. Gie
ocmofratiide Socc, Sic tpobl nirgeuos
10 i6orf 1mo Oefinitiu ibrcu 9(usoruct
finbct, als III ser &onititutipn lmlc.
res SulocS, ollcrfcmlt, oo6 Ser Menl1
ppr oacn1 ein @eid)opf 1mo &ino
GotteS lit llno oaB sic &c9ierlmg bloB
81 it, sic gottgcNcbcncu Ncd)tc Scr
Mcnl6cn SIT bcidiibcn, luclHc ii0 If.
re Ncoicrlmg ielbit pGblcn. gScr oie-
lc @obrbcitcn niNt oncrfcnnt, lit tein
slntcrifouer, mo mcnl bicic llcbcr.
5clgllng pcrlNluinoct, bnt Scr 9ln,c.
rifanisuus leinc @cbcutlng pcrlo-
reu
-.. Ntit bieler @otihoit croiincte Gr.
Glarcucc Molioll groicllpr bes fpn.
ltitioncllen 9tcd)tcS ser llnipcrlitot
.Notre Game sic j1Grlidc &c Soles
College sSorlu1=Series I'M ltrluliue
s(uoitprillnt.
Gas. weientlitbc &itanlin oes
anlcritonildcu Erin5ips', crtlirte 9r.
Mallon lit cin5ig ,mo oaein entbol.
ten IN sen tlar bar9clc9teu @o6rbci.
ten Der ancrifaltildlcu llna6b0noia-
feit5 5=Grfldrlu1A oab n1n1lib olle
MenIden erid)oiicu iino ,mo 5por
III 9leider @eiie @ci6opfe iino; oos
lit Ser &itt, ser uuierc piclltanlntise
anterifoniidc @ep6lfeu'ng in elmer
tlaren, ebenn1aBigen Miid),ng 5n.
lanuneubGlt nmo 5u einent @olfc per.
cint."
rNab ser politiiNen Geiinition, sic
lcit 400 Sabreu in europa nobgc.
benoluor> lit elm Menid ocutidl eng.
llld), lpanlldl iriib, frou50lih poer
poll'lldl beppr CT cin nlenlhliGes @e.
ien ilt.'
~SS'lt Sen Ser. stuatcn lit Gin
Menid ei1 neni6lic6es @elen ciu
@eIdopf ,tno Siuo @ottes, bepor er
irgenoetipas anoercs miro
"@ir iino ouc bcreit >5ur Gerteioi.
gltng lnleres 2onoe5 - ,,no nit 9fcd,t
- ln1o Sic il, llnlercr llnob6in0io-
feltScrtlorll1g entboltcneu Mobrbci-
ten lino es, sic mir pcrteioocn miil.
lcn."
europa idbrt fort SIT f1lnpicn aus
oem 8rlnOc, >ueil oo3 cllropiiide Su.
item lid getpeigert on5uerfcnncn, Dab
Oie gottgegebeucn 9edte fir oQe
Vfenld)en wi6tiger iiuo, ols sic ppn
Menl6cn Derliebenen ober entsogenen
Nedte fir etlide @enige. Gin ba,1.
ernoer Srie0e lit in europa nidt m0a.
lid, Bis oieies falide politii6e Sp.
item abge6noert moroen."
(5ortleslng altf Seite 12)
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1941-03-19

genblid iino bereits iiber S5,OOO,-
600 bieier geiltli6en 9llrnten se-
ianlmelt lporbel1. Gs ipuroen iiber
100000 IF. Mclieu lno 100000
III. &onmlunioneu bcrcitS 5u bielcnt
3pede olfgeopfert. - SbigeS 9ilo
5eigt cin Mcpplitorilm in ser Sir
de ser S6lner5Gaften Muttcr il1
Chicago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31

Lndbegh stating that the United States need not fear
foreign enemy but that Americans face imminent danger
result of the Roosevelt administration and supporters
said:
eff we still had In fact, well as In represen-
tave would be far from war today There
Il no danger to this nation from without Our only danger
lies from within.
81 appeal to all Americans matter what their view
point on the war may be- to unite behind the demand for
a leadership In Washington that stands squareIy upon
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31
Peace Without U. S.
Would Last Longer

Whether or not Germany would
have turned west after conquering
Russia is debatable. But even II
she had done so, a weaker Ger
many would have faced stronger
England and France.
Now. ] have told you why l
this war in the years he
fore il was declared in Europe
Let me lay before you the motives
l had for opposing Intervention
by America.
When hostIiities commenced in
Europe, l knew that every effort
would he made 10 involve the
United States. / believed that our
intervention would be disastrous
both for America and Europe. /
felt il would be disastrous for
America because we were unpre-
pared for war, and because we
had problems enough OF our own
which IL would be
sufficiently difficult 10 solve with
out the added complication of a
major foreign war.
j felt our Intervention would be
disastrous for Europe because II
seemed obvious 10 me that Euro
pesn nations must eventually ad.
Just their affairs among them.
selves.
knew that no amount oI
Intervention by the United Statel
could change the basic TACT tina
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31

credited with fatally damaging
an enemy ship during the first
world war.
i-The British do not make .
\ practice Of arming their
merchantmen, but much prefer
to put the armament on escort
Ing dcstroyers with trained
crews.
Logic. reason. experience, facts.
and history prove that arming
American merchant ships is not
only dangerous but inexpedient.
The real purpose behind the strip
ping of the Neutrality Act Is to
create a war psychology or to
make an incident possible that
would plunge the nation into war.
Aiming American m er C h a n I
ships and sending those ships into
war zones is a certain prelude to
war. ---.
War will come 10 America when
we depart from this carefully
chartered course TO preserve peace.
Why does the President or any
one else want American ships to
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31

aviation weakened the military
position of the British Isles in re-
lation to the continent. believed
that the future Of England and
France depended more upon their
own birth rates and internal con.
ditions than upon our assistance In
winning another war.
Our participation in the last war
showed how futile it is for America
to attempt to solve the problems
of Europe. Englishmen themselves
have said that Europe would be
better off today il we had not
entered the last war. because in
that case a peace would have been
made that would have been more
practical and lasting.
My opposition to American In
was based upon many
+reasUns; but I think that more
was stronger than my belief that
modern aviation made ii impracti'
|cal. If not impossible. for an ex-
peditionary force to cross an ocean
land land successfully on a hostile
coast against a strong enemy air
power.
I believed that history, and ex-
tperience. and Judgment, all showed
that the destiny of America should
not be tied to the outcome OF
European war.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31

BY 1888. / had come 10 the con-
clusion that if war occurred be-
tween Germany on one side. and
England and France on the other,
II would result either in a German
victory, or in PROSTATE and dew
astated Europe.
i therefore advocated that Eng
land and France build their mill
tary forces with the utmost
rapidity, but that they permit
Germany to expand eastward into
Russia without declaring war.
AS you know, the opposite school
of thought prevailed The men
who were in control in England
and France said that Germany
was bluffing, that she was not
strong enough to win a major war.
that air power was no match for
the British navy. and. that the best
way for England and France to
defend themselves was to defend
Poland.
The idealist rushed forward with
the cry that aggression must be
stopped. and that war must be
declared on Germany in order to
preserve the peace and civilization
of Europe. -
In most cases, the people who
cried the loudest for war knew
nothing about the military situa-
ton. and were not those who had
to do the fighting, but they made
the same promises. and the same
claims. to Frenchmen and to
EHglishmeny that are being made
to Americans today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31
Ship Arms Bill
Parallel to 1917

But today as travel from city
to city - businessmen, workers.
men. farmers, people
from every walk of life, shake my
hand.
They say, keep up the fight, we
are with you. but We have a de.
Tense contract" Or, I'VE work on
the WPA." Or, I'VE receive farm
benefit payments" Or. We fear
the American Gestapo Or, My
boss is an interventionist." Or,
We are in business" Or. we
would be ostracized socially"
Think of it-all this in America!
Clothed in promises Of peace,
the Roosevelt administration has
foisted one war measure after an
other upon a peace loving and I'M
suspecting people. The people
trusted the President.
They accepted his peace pledges.
They believed him wfrn ne spoke
of aid-short-of-war. They accepted
CONSUMPTION and the destroyer
transfer. They accepted the lend
lease bill in the name OF national
defense with definite promises
from administration leaders of no
conveys.
But today the administration is
bolder Gone is the pretext and
isubterfuge.
Once--a few months ago-the
American people read that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had said shooting
meant war" Last Monday they
heard the same President say but
the shooting has started"
Consistent with the shooting
statement Franklin d. Roosevelt
endorsed legislation to send our
ships into zones where bloody
war RACES, knowing as he mus;
that American ships and American
sailors must inevitably go 10 the
bottom of the sea.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31
Errors Cost Lives,
Great Suffering

Now, after two years of war. we
are in a better position TO Judge
the policies that were followed
by England and France. We arc
in a better position TO Judge who
was right, and who was wrong
Those who said Germany was
bluffing were mistaken. Those
who said a navy was more than
a match for an air force were
wrong. Those who promised aid to
Poland If she fought misled her
as they misled every other coun-
try that took their side.
The idealists who shouted GO
glibly that war must be declared
on Germany in order to preserve
European civilization. sent thou
sands of the finest men of France
and England to defeat and death
They now find themselves allied
with Soviet Russia, and they have
seen European civilization collaps-
ing with every day OF war.
Hardly a promise that was made
to the peoples of France and Eng
land when this war began has
survived the test Of two years oil
struggle. Most Of these promises
were made by well meaning anc
honest men, but by men who were
too far separated from life anc
fact. They erred, but it was moi
they who paid the price for theii
error. That price was paid in the
blood and suffering and despair o.
European peoples.
In view of what has taken place
in these last two years, l believ'
THAT those OF US VINO opposed !
declaration of war by England
and France have been justified il
our stand. II Germany had beer
permitted to throw her armie
eastward against Russia in 1913
Instead of 1941. the picture il
Europe would be far different TO
7 day,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31

American traditions leadership Of integrity instead Of
subteruge, of openness instead Of secrecy leadership
that demonstrates It's Americansm by taking the Amer-
people into It's confidence" wv 4
Nearest thing to a fareup came in the Garden wheA
John T. Flynn, chairman of the committees New York
chapter referred to President Rooseves pledge ago
that your boys not going into foreign wara pledge
AS Flynn pronounced the Presidents there were
cries of "hes trator" and empeach him. but the jeers
soon subsidized.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-31
Merchant Ships
Armed Before

/ charge that enactment Of such
legislation means war soon. Be-
lieving that, l will oppose ii. I
will fight il. / will vote against IL.
The government of the United
States has armed merchant ships
before. The last time was 1917.
What happened then! The paral-
lei is striking.
American merchantmen were
being sunk. President Wilson
asked that ships be armed.
On March II. 1917. President
Wilson ordered ship arming. Three
weeks from the day that order was
issued-21 days after we began
arming our merchant ships--the
President of-tfrr Uuftru Srstes
asked Congress for a declaration
of war.
Will history repeat itself? I
venture the prophecy that the time
will be short between the days
that we repeal the Neutrality Act
TO permit American armed mer-
chantmen to enter the war zones
and the day on which we find
Yourselves at war, whether that
war be declared or undeclared.
know of no outstanding naval
officer or authority that would
state that placing pop guns on a
freight OF passenger boat will per-
NIT that ship TO defend itself
effectively.
More important are these facts:
1-Accordirg 10 Secretary Of
Il Navy Knox. as Of Scptem-
her 10, 1941, guns with which
10 arm merchant ships are
lacking.
C-According to the noted
- military expert Colonel
Frederick Palmer, trained gun
crews are not available for
merchantmen.
C-According to Admiral Stark,
- no armed guard vessel was
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