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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-08

swer directly whether or not
was In favor Of hanging Jef
Davis. adding that l must stop
his paper n ] were not. scores
volunteered assurances that l
was defying public opinion
that most Of my readers were
against me-as II I could he
induced 20 write what they
wished said rather than what
they needed TO be told 1
never before realized 80 vivid
IL the baseness of the editorial
vocation according to the yui-
gar conception Of it,
Many a newspaper and pub
Usher or editor today often feels
the same way but for obvious
reasons does not so express him.
self.
With the demonstrations and
criticisms of his policy of mag
nanimity toward the South, II
might have been the better part
of wisdom TO drop the matter.
but not so Greeley. In May.
1867, ne went to Richmond to
sign the bail bond of jefferson
Davis who had been imprisoned
two years in Fortress Monroe.
Then the storm did break.
Notwithstanding the abuse
and criticism. Greeley continued
to hew to the line and remained
steadfast in the belief that the
greatest public service of the
journalist lay in his opportuni-
ties to lead public opinion. In
that connection he said:
AN essential element In
scholarly or literary attain
ment Is love of trush for
truths sake. Nothing but this
passion for the dissemination
of sound and true views can
compensate the editor for his
intense and unremitting labor.
=. II Is the province of jour
naIism to lead"
From 1870 to 1872, Greeley
turned the paper over to his
managing editor, Whitelaw Reid,
so that he might devote more
time to personal civic leader
ship. The climax of his career
came in 1872 when he was nom-
mated for president by the Lib
eral Republicans and Democrats
The Liberal Republican move
ment, like the recent Progress
sive Republican or Bull Moose"
movement, grew out of dissatis-
faction with a reactionary Re-
publican leadership.
ITO be continued)
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COUNTRY FIRST

Editor. The Times: England is
too far away. Too bad she isn't
closer as we Americans have to
take care Of her every time she
gets into war.
believe in helping people
when they are hungry or naked
but there can no good come Of
giving our millions of dollars
away when there is several mill
lion of our own people can't
have a decent home 10 live in.
There are the elder people that
should get pension to live right
and not have to be a pauper to
get II. They made this country
a better place TO live in for the
younger generation. II the gov
eminent wants to give so much
away, they should look at home
first. Why don't our men we
sent TO Washington do some
thing? They don't seem to have
a mind Of their own. They have
one God, an earthly one toe. to
follow.
I agree with Oscar c. Erick-
son. that neither one Of the
unions should run the govern
ment. The leaders are small po-
tatoes. is right. Yes. Ford and
hundreds of other business men
could do a better job. What kind
Of government is this when a
man asks to Join the union. they
tell him they are not taking in
any more men? Shall men let
their sick wives and children
stsrve? What a set up - a
racketeer government. Do the
sensible people think that lead
ers like that should run the gov
eminent IL won't work and
the sooner things come to a
climax the better.
When we get entirely away
from the democrat form OF gov
eminent into this socialte form
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of government, it may be better,
some think it will, but there will
have to be some big changes
made, but there is nearly four
years to make them in. What
are we going TO do to keep our
boys out of the war? Let's do
our best to keep them out. What
few come back, will we have
money to take care of them?
Young parents, are you going
to raise boys for gun fodder?
Think it over. There will be
wars just as along as this earth
stands, so don't think otherwise.
L. ]. WARD,
Route 3, Box IS.
PROTECTION SINKING US?
Editor. The Times: 1t was not
the intention of the founders Of
the two political parties, that
the parties should deteriorate
and become just labor unions
fighting to get the jobs, create
more jobs, and keep control of
the jobs in the government, and
raise salaries.
The founders intended that
the members of the party should
carry on n continual campaign
for certain fundamental prin-
ciples and policies in government
that they considered absolutely
necessary in order to maintain
free government and a free
people. They did not believe in
pulling punches"
In the process of evolution,
we have evidently developed into
a rather selfish and short
sighted people. The people have
divided themselves into groups.
Each group thinks that it is
very necessary TO have protec-
ton against the greed and dis
honesty of others. They fear
that others are always trying to
cheat them.
This protection, when they get
it, is always some monopoly, a
restriction on production. or an
elimination of competition
keeping the other fellow out.
This restriction. or retarding of
production, can only mean that
they are preventing other groups
from getting goods and services
that they must have in order to
obtain a higher standard of liv-
ing. In other words, II all groups
restrict. retard. or curtail pro-
duction in order to get higher
money wages and prices. the
people. as whole, must be
getting less goods and services
to live on. It is absolutely nee
eSsary that the goods be pro-
duced before you can get and
Z art NAANAAs III AAAl0NIn ANlOA AltNt
does not understand this. He
thinks that you can get them by
legislation, and RECOMMENDATION.
Suppose that we had no protec-
ton Of any kind. that is no fix
ing Of wages and prices Of goods;
would not the people get what
ever goods and services that
may be produced in the nation ?
| There would undoubtedly be
more produced. and it would be
more justly distributed among
the people. Remember, that the
employer or business men must
sell the production 10 the people
The people get il. They can not
cheat the people out Of the pro.
ducdon. but we can cheat each
other by these restrictions anc
monopolies. We cheat escl
other by retarding the produe
ton OF goods.
OSCAR c. ERICKSON.
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six months after the election in
which he was defeated, Willllie
maintains such a large political
and publicity organization.
The Woodworking G. o. Peers
here have an even more serious
grouse against their 1910 nomi-
nee. They hear that the Willlie
clubs money, raised to elect a
Republican president, has helped
to finance Wilkes crusade on
behalf of the presidents foreign
policies. including his trip to
England.
Americas war effort, in both
its naval and military aspects,
is based on the deep-seated be-
lief that Hitler will take over
the British fleet if he wins the
Battle of Europe and the Allan
tic. Although he hopes that the
L. S. will inherit John Bulls
navy under such circumstances,
President Roosevelt has eau
toned the head men of the army
and navy not TO count too heav-
ny on any such reinforcement.
Prime Minister Churchill, as
build-up for the DESTROYER
bases deal last September. prom
ised the president that he would
surrender the fleet under no con-
eeivable circumstances. Mr..
Churchill first made that state
ment IN commons early in June.
Before we turned over the fifty
deStroyers to England Secretary
Huh asked Churchill through
the late Ambassador Lothian
last December whether that an
nouneement represented set
lied British foreign policy" The
prime minister replied in the
affirmative, adding that the
fieet would be transferred 70
Canadian and American waters
IN the event Of Britain's defeat
That pledge, far more than the
grant OF bases, was the doni-
nant factor underlying the de-
stroyer transaction.
Our naval strategists stin
hope 10 get the British fleet. or
me larger part of It. But the
attitude Of the French has dis
Iiusioned them They realize
that the British, too are hu-
man, and that il Hitler makes
a winners demand for the fleet
intact with the alternative OF
reducing Britain TO ashes he
probably Will get it. Therefore
The decision 10 construct a two
ocean navy and 70 rely on our
selves. and nobody else. for total
defense.
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CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME

CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
Editor The Times: England is
too far away. Too bad she isn't
closer as we Americans have to
take care of her every time she
gets into war.
believe in helping people
when they are hungry or naked,
but there can no good come of
giving our millions of dollars
away when there is several mil
lion Of our people who can't
have a decent home to live in.
Then there are the elder people
that should get a pension TO live
right on and not have to be a
pauper to get it. They made
this country a better place to
live in for the younger genera
ton. If the government wants
to give so much away they
should look at home first. Why
don't our men we sent to Wash
ington do something? They
don't seem to have a mind of
their own. They have one God,
an earthly one too, to follow.
I agree with Oscar c. Erick-
son that neither one of the
unions should run the govern
ment. The leaders are small
potatoes is right. Yes. Ford and
hundreds of other business men
that have an interest in the
country could do a better job.
What kind of government is this
when a man asks to join the
union they tell him they are not
taking in any more men? Shall
men let their sick wives and
children starve? What a setup.
racketeer government! Do the
sensible people think that lead
ers like that should run the
government? 1t won't work and
the sooner things come to a eli
max the better.
When we get entirely away
from the democratic form of
government into this socialite
form of government it NAV be
better-some think it will-but
there win have to be some big
changes made, but there is
nearly four years to make them
IN. What are We going TO do
TO keep our boys out OF the
war? Let's do our best to keep
them out. What few come back
will we have money to take care
Of them ? Young parents. are
you going to raise boys for gun
fodder? There will be wars lust
as long as this earth stands
L. J. WARD.
] Route PoN EE
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With Hitler and Mussolini con-
trolling key air and submarine
bases in this region of narrow
waters, the Churchill Beaver
brook government figure, it
would be dangerously unwise TO
maintain heavy fleet units in
the Mediterranean. They believe
also. as Churchill said, in his
latest broadcast, that the Battle
of the Atlantic and its outcome
is far more critical than any
thing which may happen in the
Mediterranean. BY withdrawing
battleships, cruisers, destroyers,
submarines and planes from this
area and placing them in service
in the North Atlantic, the two
leaders believe they can insure
the safe transport Of American
food and weapons to their be-
leaguered island.
The sacrifice of a foothold in
this territory may not be as dis
advantageous to England as II
seems on the surface. Because
of war perils she has received
relatively little food and war
stuff from the countries which
circle Mare Nostrum. She has
had TO accommodate herself TO
the loss of imports from this
part of the world. But the food
and war material Hitler will
gain through an about con-
quest, unless they are destroyed
beforehand. may enable him 10
hold out longer than ne could
otherwise.
Topnotchers on the Republican
national committee wish they
could lay their hands on some
OF the surplus cash which the
willkie-for-President clubs col
lected in the 1910 campaign.
Thanks 10 National Chairman
Martins cautious handling Of
funds, the G o. P. is in the
black. But there never was a
national political committee
which could not use more money
than it has in the till
The winlie for President
clubs, which were headed large
ly by Democrats. wound I'D with
q stable balance in their treas
ury. But they did not turn II
back 10 the national COMMITTEES.
Members Of the latter outfit
understand that it is this money
which is financing Nj. wilkes
elaborate suite in a New York
hotel. and also the employment
OF a high-priced publicity man.
They can not understand why.
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An Inside Picture OF Finon-
L. u IL i ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-The British reconclled to the
loss and abandonment of the Mediterranean area from
Gibraltar to the Suez canal and the Straits OF Dardanees
Britain has conveyed this information to armyn
trategsts who relayed the faefu decision to con-
gressiona committees handling military and naval appro-
prations.
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SO THEY SAY

The public just didn't appre-
oiate the situation until Ger
many began to move.-Gen. Geo.
c. Marshall, U. S. chief of staff.
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TODAY's COMMON ERROR

Do not say. The candidate
VIII likely be elected" say
probably. Or you can say. 1t
Is likely that the candidate viii
be elected"
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Editor The Times: The
Northwest Bible schools is one
OF the fine Christian organiza-
tons Of Pierce county. composed
Of seven assemblies. under the d.
recuon TO some extent OF Rev.
A. G. Schafer. His tireless eff
forts have made the schools
what they are today. Many
leading businessmen are on the
schools board Of directors. The
organization is most worthwhile
and deserving Of praise.
HOMER AMUNDSEN.
Ponder station.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-08
SISTER MOTHERS
LIBERTY WILL NOT PERISH

Editor The Times: The edi-
torial in The Times Friday,
April rs, The Struggle Goes
On" is one of the finest we have
read since the uncalled-for bat
tie started over a year ago.
AS the editor sapiently remarks:
This is war of the spirit" and
not Hitler nor all the demons
in the internal regions can check
Its ultimate success.
When Imperial Rome at the
height of her power whipped a
British queen who then sought
counsel of the country's gods
she was told: Rome shall
perish. Write that word in the
blood that she has split"
The cause OF democracy and
human liberty will not perish
even II Britain and Amer
lea lie PROSTATE in the dust. The
thirty years war did not kill
religious liberty in Europe. It
is growing every day. Nor did
the reign of terror quench the
cause of law and justice in
France.
Human liberty has survived
the efforts Of tyrants with their
wracks, thumb screws and the
fires when martyrs were slowly
roasted to death.
Britain without shedding a
drop of blood has freed slaves.
extended the franchise to women
and workers. has made the son
of an English laborer the ruler
Of a mighty empire with more
real power than the king. Real
liberty will not perish there.
JAMES A. SPROUDE.
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II you're not using il. sell il with
a FaSt-Action Times Want Ad.
Phone Main 3151.
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PRAISES BIBLE SCHOOLS

Route 8, Box SIS.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

Breakfront Secretary
An imposing piece for the.
room that wants charm and
convenience. We are showing
many row. This one of ma
hogany veneer and gumwood
is $685.
Evening star., 1941-01-15

An excellent opportunity to make
comfortable at q very low price!
Mattress and Box Spring In heavy
ticking. Famous Karpen Inner
spring unit-each coil scientifically
retempered-crowned center to pre-
vent sagging-unit insulated with
interlaced siSal on clean white mus
lin over which are placed layers OF
soft, new cotton felt, specially gar
netted to prevent Jumping.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-17
NUMEROUS BOAT RACES
THRILL SPECTATORS

Maj Llburn Stevens Of the 1898
At. battalion directed the ma
nsuver. and through limited com
munieation facilities. did his best
TO explain 70 the crowd the nature
Of the exercise.
However. all this was just one
stunt There were the numerous
boat races, selection Of the car
nival queen. finish OF a sanboat
race, fishing boat races. deep sea
tug races. skiquatie water skin
stunts. fireboat demonstration and
so on and on.
First. let's see about this water
carnival royalty. The learned
judges looked over some 10 local
beauties and awarded the crown
OF queen TO Miss Janet Wolters,
and chose three princesses: Char
leen Anderson for Fort Lewis,
Margery Roscoe for McChord Field
and Charlotte Supanich for Puget
Sound Navy Yard.
They were escorted ashore from
the official yacht AFRO and took
up their duties of presiding and
looking pretty for the onlookers.
Annual deep sea tug boat race
was won by the Catherine Foss.
Peter Foss second.
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Ickes Criiicizes
Aluminium Firm

WASHINGTON = Secretary -
TIE interior Harold /. leses Men
dAy charged ths Aluminium csm-
parry - Amefiea vita ~recaiei-
trance n cooperating n ths de-
ienss rrogram
Testifying before TIE senate -
tense Investigating cemmittss.
Iekes vas asked ~ Chairman
Harry =. Truman. u. Nc. q ~
plain ths Gauss a. ths Aluminium
shortage which Ne said existed.
the secretary replied,
when M .tery q thls wsr
oeure< - - wrltten-if n rs
e - wrissea tai u We 80
IN may ~ csu=e II ~ -
csleltrance ef Ihe Aluusinun
Company AZ America
lekes advocated construction II
aluminium fahrtcstine plants IN
the Pacific northwest. 10 supple
ment the aluminium reduction
plants the government has pro.
tectsd for the region
he revealed that the bureau 81
mines. investigating sources other
than hauxite. had found slunlte
an economically feasible suurce
for aluminium.
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Thrills Quicken Pulses al
Water Carnival Sunday

race was called eff eeoaa~e
ell boats IN this class arr
either ~ 80 or have hees
taken ever ~ fhe navy.
Annual Puget Sound salmon
boat race Tacoma " Gig Har-
borl was Won BY the Veteran %
GIG Harhor. Vincent skanzis. skip
per. second. Avalon. Gig Hareor.
Andrew SkAnsie. skipper: third.
Wisconsin. Tacoma. Paul SetkA
and fourth. Marietta J. Tacoma.
u. Jelusieh.
Annual seine skiff race. Tacoma
vs. Gig Harbor. vas won BY the
Avalon. Gig Harbor. second. Fly
ing Fish, Tacoma: third. Marietta
J.. Tacoma; fourth. Craving. Ia
coma
Annual contest for best deco
rated fishing boats. winners de-
cided by serEt Fryholm and
couple Of his lads from the 1880
At. battalion: First, Western
Queen. Spiro Bshich. Tacoma: sec
ond. Avalon. Andrew Skansie. GIG
Harbor: and third. Veteran. Vim
cent Skansie. Gig Harbor.
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Iehnnts Hamr. se.yssr.old
Sexro. arrested several timss on
charges ef hoosiseEinE ard ep.
Grating = gambling house wes
hack in al Manday. sceussd ef
shs same effense. natl uss set st
900
In AL with him Vas t'reak
Wilson. So. bartender q Ramps
establishment al ZOE 80. iTth "a.
where police arrested the pslI
Saturday night.
Hamp was fined SIS recently On
> charge of conducting = disorder.
~ house. and ~ others lnehsllnF
Wilson. siso we're fined after .
raid on the establishment
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-17

The end 81 the rad proved IN
hs Glover creek for = roadster con
tanning three young men and their
girl companions sunday evening
near FARMLAND. Deputy ahsf,ffs
Frank Mclean and Joe karpseh
reported after making an lnvesti.
cation.
Earl J Reed. Fort Lewis soldier,
said he didn't netiee the road led
right 70 the creek. May Andersen
fell In the cresk and clarn New
man was SHOOK up q bit" se-
cording 10 the deputy sheriffs
Others IN the car. Ruth New
man. Falcon Reed and . man
named Hugo. were not injured.
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TNBOARD SPEED BOAT
HoNoRs TO MORTON

Altogether some 80 or more
fishing boats were in the parade
Inboard speed boat honors went
to Tommy Morton OF DeKoven
with his Red Hot. tuned to per
lection in the calm waters Of Lake
Steilacoom: Hard Luck. driven by
Dave Fogg. came in second
Charles Pender was Morton's me-
chanic and Bud Peterson aided
Fogg.
SIX Sea Scout pulling boats
competed with first and SEC
ond spots going 10 crews Of
the s. s. =. Albatross: third
place was taken by n crew of
the ship Norseman Of Puyal-
lup. Seattle and Olympia
Sea Scouts also had entries.
Commissioner Art Sadow was
In charge Of the Sea Scouts at
the carnival.
One Of the days pretty sights
was the finish of the overnight
sailb boat race around Vashor
Island. Coming in first was Ed.
gar S. Albaugh's FL Alba; second
Capt. II. f. Liebe's Anada: third
Russell Posts Lady Luck: fourth
Gay Head. sailed by Charles og.
den; 1t was a handicap event
boats leaving at various times Sat.
urday to finish at $50 Sunday
afternoon.
The Tacoma Home Defense
fleet executed a maneuver under
command of Commander Ted
worthington. A score of Tacoma
power boats took part in the dem.
onstration of skillful handling.
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Tacoman Dies on
First Vacation Day

Death ~ heart attack Sunday
claimed Charles " Howe. -. a
sosS No. vasxauli -. Howe. Ter
% years = foreman n the arsenic
department 81 TIE Taeouns snsiieT.
Vas enjoying TIE first dzy Il ~
annual vacation. He Vas stricken
At RI ;. Box SEA orting.
Funeral services win ~ hsld
Tuesday At $50 ,. m. frorn The
Ruckiey-King chapel Burial wiil
follow IN Tacoma cemetery.
HOWE. = native q Ireland. had
lived IN Tacoma - years.
BE leaves his wiz. Christina. ana
one daughter. Mrs. belinda Boswell
q orting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-17
7l2 Men Called by
Army During July

CAMP MURRAf-stats selec.
tive service headquarters today
announced the 18th Feaulsition for
army selectees. calling for III
whites and two Negroes during
July. The drafsecs win be In
Quoted Il Tacoma between july
and IS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-17

Charged vith being drunk IN an
automobile. Arthur W, zlsgsi'
meyer. a. nlso Was being held
Monday for Investigation 81 ths
ownership ~ tho machine, which
police believed belonged n SCI. :
r. Las. 81. ~ hochord field
zlegelmeyer was arrested early
Monday At 7tth and 10. A sss.
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ussss~s~r usse.. W. c. Z. q. wii
nas<l TUESDAY sfIesnnon 81 i1e
AZ the hare ~ ~ e = Flus<fx.
sasF - Birmingham =. Mr.
ThsIms t-sndssth. eounty dlfsstn<
~ Peace sna international fsis.
tlans. ell SOAK. neaau<ts iii b
made faF hespitais
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-17
F. D. S Youngest Son
Starts Navy Training

WARRINGTON Ensign o n
Roosevelt, youngest son of the
president, began training Monday
for navy ordnance department
assignment and will study at Har-
ward business school for three
months before going on active
duty.
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DEEP SEA BOAT
RACING CALLED OFF

Annual Puget Sound tug boat
race. won by the Betty Earles of
Tacoma Tug g. Barge Co; Foss II.
Foss and Drew Foss Of the Foss
fleet took second. third and fifth
places respectively; Bee of the
Washington Tug q Barge Co, Sc
attic, fourth.
Annual deep sea fishing boat
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MRS. LARS L. LARSON

Funeral arrangements are be-
ing made by Piper for Mrs. Helga
Larson, 80, who died Saturday at
her home. Sass SO. VI. She was
native OF Minnesota and had
lived In Tacoma n years Mrs.
Larson was a member Of Zion
Lutheran church Surviving are
her husband. Lars l.: one daugh-
ter. Miss Alice c.. both OF Tacoma:
two brothers. Filing Dybeyik Of
South Dakota and Henry Dyhevik
Of Minnesota, and four sisters.
Mrs. Thomas Jacobson and Mrs.
Frank Tilbury Of Minnesota. Mrs.
Lars Christiansen ~ North Da-
kota and Mrs. John Fister ~ TIA
coma.