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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Hear Earl Millikin
Hear Millilxln 8 p. m. tonight,
Masonic Hall, 21st and jefferson.
Program and Refreshments Free.

Into the hands of thousands of
voters this week has gone a fold
err depicting the successful career,
ambitions and platform of one of
the leading mayoralty candidates
County Auditor Earl Millixin.
Bearing the title This Man Mil
likin," the cover pages depict Mil
lilxin, through sketches and news
paper clippings. in his various roles
of laborer, sportsman, teacher, bu-
sinessman, army reserve officer
and friend of youth. Summed up
in the inner pages are his back
ground and his plans for civic
betterment.
Il feel that every voter is en-
titled to a performance chart on
each candidate" Millikin said.
There are so many man running
for this office good men and bad
that you can hardly blame the
average voter for not knowing
who's who.
1T should be brought home to
every respectable, civic-minded
voter that we are faced with a
grave danger of minority city go
vernment. The best way to be
sure representative man is Sc
lected is to ct out and vote in
the primary election, February %.
Wait until the finals and it may
be too late"
Millikin asked any voter who
has not received a copy of his
campaign folder to call headquar-
tiers at 4410 whate bldg, Ma. $3.50
and one viii be sent.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Somewhat
Expressive
By Harold HOlifield

Today is Friday, February z and
the legislature is in session. The
legislature is composed of senators
and representatives and they are
passing laws that will decide the
way the state should conduct it.
slf. During the week, they con-
vene at the early hour of 1890
a. m. On Sunday, the don'ty con-
vene at all. It would be good
thing if each citizen would take a
moment or two and glance through
the bills being considered and bills
passed column in the daily paper.
Just to get an idea of what's going
on.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
jam Rejuyenates
Moore Theatre
BY Leonard Clayton

In a typical cabaret setting the
Jam Concert started before an au-
dience of about one thousand mu-
sic lovers. A very colorful and
gay spectacle to look at as well
as to listen to.
Pepper Nicely, the master Of GER
emonies, living up to his title,
Pepper" conducted the session
in a very masterful and poppy
style.
There are people, who, not being
educated or hep to this modern
music, are prejudiced against and
criticize it. They, in their ignor-
ance, think that real music is just
the classical kind. If these same
people only knew, music can be
just the beating of a drum or a
tom tom. There are some who like
jazz and others who like symph-
ony. 1t is simply a matter of taste
and appreciation. This modern
style of syncopation has been prov
en- to be real music, no doubt!
1t was beautiful to see at the
Moore Theatre, Sunday afternoon,
in this democratic city of Seattle,
people of all races getting togeth-
er. even through the medium of a
crazy jam session, as some critics
would say. But something was
gained and If it takes jam ses-
sion to get Americans together,
there should be more of these sess
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
More About Devin

Continued from Page One)
all broken faith in the institu-
lions of government.
Dishonesty and corruption in
public office creates higher taxes
and gives less public service.
That is why I maintain that
honesty Is the first and paramount
requisite of any public official.
During this year Chief Of Po-
lice will be appointed. This is of
great Importance to the welfare of
the city. My two years experience
on tn Police Court bench has given
me some valuable experience and
knowledge of police work. 1 do
not pretend to be an expert in the
field of law enforcement, but I
think / have learned some things
which would assist me in select
ing the man for this position. I
know for example, that vice in Sc
atle will never be completely elm
mated until it is eliminated from
the hearts and lives of every cit
izen of Seattle, and that time will
never come during our lives. From
the earliest recorded history, gam
bling and prostitution have been
vices of mankind.
I would not have the temerity,
nor the deceit to tell you that I
am going to stop those practices
in Seattle. But I will say, and say
it unequivocally, that there is no
reason why the people of this
city should permit any public Of
ficial or any public servant to
take unto himself one red cent for
permitting vice in any form to ex-
list. We may not be able to stop
vice, but we can do everything
within our power to stop far
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Millikin To Speak
Ait Chandler Hall

Don't fail to attend the Mil
Iikin for Mayor Rally, Febru-
airy Is, 8 p. m. at Chandler
Hall, 1913 23rd Avenue.
This rally is under auspices
of the Colored Citizens Com
mittee. George Moore, Chair
man, Roland Blackwell, chair
man entertainment committee
DIR. Arthur Williams is secre-
tary.
Plenty of refreshments and
entertainment free TO all.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Councilman Norton
Candidate For Mayor

Basing his campaign for election
on his well knowd record as a
competent and efficient city Off
cial for more than fourteen years,
VIM. l.. Norton has submitted his
candidacy for election to the office
Of Mayor this spring.
Norton's long experience in pub
lie, municipal and civic affairs en-
inently qualities him for the SER
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Spend Your Dollars With
Friendly Merchants
Unfortunate

In Louisville, Kentucky last
week, a man named jackson
shot himself In the foot when
a revolver dropped from his
pocket while he was running for
a bus on his way home from
work.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07

of this city will know that they
have promoted a man who has
worked hard and conscientiously
for many years in the service Of
the people of Seattle-his record
and his experience eminently quail
ify him to the position he seeks
and for which he asks your sup
port.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07

The opinions expressed by col
umnists and contributors whose
writings appear In the North
west Enterprise are the opinions
OF the writer's and not neces-
sarily those of the Northwest
Enterprise.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07
Church News
4. NJ. Il. Church
Rev. l.. II. Hayes, Pastor
nrno In A.o

$3.50 a. M, Sunday School; IL
a. M, preaching hour; $3.50 p. m.
A. c. E. League; 1880 p. m, prea-
ching.
Sunday, Feb. 0 is Interraciai
Dav. Rev. L. r. Hayes will ex-
change with Rev. w. c. Bowman
of Queen Anne Methodist church.
The song service will be under
the direction of the Junior choir.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-02-07

tunate position of the victims of
our social order, and 1t creates an
utter disregard for our institu-
lions of government and of all the
things we cherish. Vice is bad
enough, but organized vice Is in
tolerable, and 1t must not thrive
and exist In Seattle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
There'lI Be Elections, All Right

It is unfortunate that some people have chosen to raise a Scare-cry of panic with a series of innuendoes: that there won't be any congressional elections in 1922; freedom of speech is about to be cut off, they inSinuate, using very evident free dom of speech to make the insinuation. Worry worry! Vague hints of something strange and mysterious going on "be- meath the surface" So you don't know about the plot, eh? Well, well! It's bad, very bad To all that we want to reply in just as emphatic and clear way as we know how, and the answer is, "Baloney!"
 There will be congressional elections in 1922 just as usual, and for two very excellent reasons: l. Nobody in posi- ton of the slightest authority or influence wants to skip 'em 2. If they did, the American people wouldn't tolerate it for one instant.
 The American people have been through some pretty tough times together. We have been through wars and rumorS ot wars; we have been through economic ups and downs; we have been through some pretty bitter internal dissensions It has never been seriously proposed by any considerable number of responsible people that the essentials of free government be sacrificed, even temporarily. It is not proposed now. Of course the whispering campaign suggests that it will not be pro- posed; in some mysterious way, never made clear, the elections will just be omitted, and nobody will ever notice.
 To raise, at time like this, so limp straw man. is to do no serivce to the coun- try, and to cause one to weigh seriously the sincerity of those who make it. The Ingenious part of it is that mere denial and discussion of the point by anyone in authority seems to give some standing and color to the charge. And the person who makes it, when the 1942 elections are past in the usual manner, can always say, "Well, they planned not to have lem, but our campaign headed off the plot" It's cheap and easy way to try to throw diScredit on the government at little risk, and we suspect that some of those who have been spreading the rumor know better. The customary congressional elections will be held in 1942, and you might ask the next person who suggests the contrary whether he wants to make a e,nall bet on it. Betting on the side of khe American people is about as safe as speculation as confused world offers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
Courageous Costa Rica

Costa Rica is one of the smallest coun- tries of Central America. You can't help adniring the bantam rooster courage with which 1t recently refused to withdraw its consulS from occupied countries in Europe Said Costa Rica: These representatives were accredited to certain governments. The fact that those governments hap pen not to be functioning at the moment because Nazl bayonetS have overrun their lands simply has nothing to do with the case. They are still the legal govern mentS, and as far as Costa Rica is con- cerned, they still exist. Germany may kick out those Costa Rican consuls, but Costa Rica isn't withdrawing them.
 Even the United States didn't have the courage to take this eminently proper stand. It remained for a tiny Central American country, whose belief in, and practice of. democracy stands out in all the Americas despite its large per- centage of German-Costa Rican citizens, to say flatly that it does not and will not admit either the justice, the validity, or the permanency of the Nazi conquests.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
That's What We're Getting

We couldn't help but think after read ing the latest recommendations of the Waterbury Taxpayers Association that 1t is asking of our city officials the very things that are so close to the heart of Mayor Vincent A. Scully. He has been insistant right along on economy for a number of good reasons. He has not been profligate in his use of the public funds md he has not committed the city to future debt program which will be over- burdening at time when relief is needed.
 Waterbury taxpayers will do we'll to re- gall the various utteranceS that the may or made during the past year when dis cussing the legislative program he was advocating a thought for the future. From time to time he has indicated both publicly and privately that he has no de- sire to burden future taxpayers by launch ing ambitious programs of public irn- provementS today. Yet he is not at the same time desirous of curbing all efforts to make Waterbury the model community 1t should be.
 There is much beneath the surface of this latest Taxpayers Assn. report. Far seeing businessmen are making plans for a day when we won't be engaged in frenzied national defense manufacturing. If we disregard all such warnings we are merely softening ourselves up for day of reckoning. But so far as we can see Mayor Scully and his aides are not so optimistic that they expect Waterbury to escape any after-war problems. And critics of his administration might well teep such things in mind.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

land, which, of course, also slowed U. s. production. Finally, the British have had more definite schedule of what they wanted, while the U. s. Army's schedule was slow in being set up.
 On the other hand, OPM experts point to certain inexcusable er- TOTS for which industry, the Army, and the Roosevelt administration must take the blame.
 ONE, was delay and quibbhng over taxes. Several business firms delayed weeks to see what the taxes would be before they would sign government contracts in the summer of 1940.
 TWO, was the failure of Ord- nance to plan and provide for 8 large enough army. The army's famous Midday for the beginning of war did not call for Congress sional appropriations, incidentally, until after war was declared, fol- lowing which two years was to be required to build up an army. For- tilnately, the appropriations have now come before a declaration of war; but all the army's plans were !. based upon a slow getaway.
 THREE, industry insisted on building new factories instead of revamping the machinery in its existing plans. Thus, although Detroit motor factories could have been converted to the production
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

The historians of the present and future writing of the past, present and future have big responsibilities This fact was emphasized at recent meeting in Hart ford of the Society of American Archivists and the American Association for State and Local History at which Julian P. Boyd, librarian of Princeton University, was the speaker He stressed the fact that in times of stress and war, national crises and so on the historian must guard against emotions and the passions that such crises engender and to do all in his power to prevent them from destroying much that in calmer times would be re- garded as precious"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
Big Business Chance

The relationship between Big" and Little" business is one of the most fas- cinating by-paths of the American eco- homie scene. One view is that, being all business, their interests are the same. The other is that Big Business is grad lally devouring Little Business, whose interest is more nearly that of the worker md consumer. Every shade of opinion lbout those relationships lies between the Wo.
 The defense program has emphasized cleavage In the beginning, most of the lat defense contracts naturally went to Bic Business. Some of the larger plants are booked up into 194S. But in the meantime, Little Business was hard hit, due to shortage of materials. and tc pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
Oslo Dances

From the occupied countries of Europe little word comes directly. To know what goes on there, one must study carefully what the Germans themselves reveal, then read between the lines. Here comes Fritt Folk, the newspaper organ of the nauseous Quisling in Oslo: "Those peo- pie in an Oslo suburb who, on the evening of British air raid, organized dance in honor of the enemy can be assured that their names are known and that they will be reminded of it at a favorable opportunity"
 AS gallant gesture, answered by as nasty and skulking threat as we've read lately. Does anybody seriously believe that the decent people of the world are ever going to consent to be ruled by crea- lures of the Quisling cast? In apparently believing that they would, Hitler revealed the blind spot in the eye of the Great Realist"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

There has been considerable comment about the governments "firming atti- tude" regarding strikes. The president has called for an end of "organizational rivalries and jurisdictional abuses" Concerning labor abuses the New York Times says in editorial comment: Gov ernment is not powerless It is not re- duced to irnpotent pleading. It can curb abuses in the field of labor as 1t curbs abuses in other fields. It can punish union leaders, as 1t punishes ordinary 1nortals, for conspiring to restrain trade. It can, by proper legislation, enormously reduce labor racketeering. All that is required is the courage to act"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
WRITER THINKS PEOPLE IN GENERAL HAVE WRONG IDEA
 or RUSSIAN LIBERALISM
Cromwell, Conn.
 Qctnher 7 1QAi.

Cromwell, Conn. l4 October ', 194l. Editor of the Democrat:
 Tn the controversy regarding free- dom of religion in the Soviet Union people still assume there is prac- tically no freedom there, that the guarantees of the constitution are a hollow mockery.
 usually worry little about false statements. Fact and truth have a reassuring way of taking care of 1 themselves, but at & moment like the present when one issue faces the world-stopping Hitlerism-any false statements which confuse the issue should be promptly challenged. I travelled rather extensively in the Soviet Unojn in 1894, '35, and 37. My first visit was. before the new constitution; my second at the height of the discussion of the first draft, while its provisions were being discussed and voted on ir every fac- tory, office and village; my third was the year after its adoption in 1886. It is 8 fine, democratic docu- ment, and at the time of its adop- ton expressed generally existing conditions.
 The article, 124, which President Roosevelt quoted is:
 "In order to ensure to citizens freedom of conscience, the church in the U. S. s. R. is separated from the state, and the school from the church. Freedom of religious wor- ship and freedom of anti-religious propaganda is recognized for all cit- izens." 1
 According to my observation these guarantees are pretty generally car- ried out. Travelling many thousands of miles even into deepest Siberia, I visited and investigated literally hundreds of Soviet cities, towns. aud villages. Everywhere found church. es of every faith and denomination open and functioning sfreely, more thronged with worshippers than o.-rs.
 Older people still tell of persecu- ton and suppression of religion in the early days just after the revolu- ton. The church of Rasputin had done little to deserve the confidence and love of the people. It was an arm of tsayist oppression. Many leaders in the Soviet Union still mis- trust institutionali1ed religion but preaching. tecahing and practice of religion are treated everywhere with respect.
 The Dean of Canterbury, in his ! haak Hsnglet RoWeEse s.ates thAe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

of airplanee ngines, new plants were built instead; and now the auto plants VIII have to Hlow down for lack of raw material. If industry had been willing to cur- tail auto production atthe very start, months of defense effort would have been saved.
 FOUR, no effort was made dur ing the early days of defense to expand facilities for raw materials steel, aluminium, copper, zinc, etc, So now industry finds itself desperately short. This was due to the inexcusably bad planning ming of certain Dollar-a-Year- Men.
 But those who have studied this all-important report say there is no use trying to go back for the purpose of fixing the blame: that 1t is far better instead to draw certain vital conclusions.
 Chief conclusion they draw Is that at the present rate. the United States can drag along for about ten years and there still may be war in Europe.
 Therefore, they urge prodigi- ous effort immediately, even an expeditionary force If necessity, so the war will not drag on in- terminably.
 Copyright, 194l, by United
 Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
In Today's Mail

there are some 50000 priests func- tioning in the Soviet Union. Many times in many places l have seen them in their robes on the streets mingling with the people, treated al- ways with respect. Priests are al- lowed full political privileges. Any group that wishes to organize a church can have free use of a suit ] able meeting place, if 1t has nc church building, provided 1t pays is priest and running expenses.
 As for the moral effects of Soviet civilizations: never anywhere else have seen the brotherhood of man so held lip as an ideal, accepted and put into practice.
 The Soviet Union has won the de- votion of Its religious leaders. The churches are all praying for the suc- cess of its arms. Tn the United States, Metropolitan Benjamin, head of all the Russian Orthodox church es in the United States, speaking at Madison Square Garden, July End urged all aid to the Soviet Union
 He has since contributed $25,000 EoE medical aid to the U. s. s. R.
 Even If religious freedom were not as untramelled in Russia as some would like. now is not the time to experiment with changes which might well offer opportunities to spies and quislings masquerading as advocates of religious freedom.
 Hitler,s agents are everywhere. All must unite against them. What hope has the church, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish or any other if Hitler winsP What hope have any of us? I am appalled, at our lack of realization of the seriousness of our situation. Let us not deceive ourselves: the Soviet Union has not the arms pro- duction to match all Europe which Hitler now controls, and If he gets the Soviet Union, or only European
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10

duction geared to civilian rather than defense needs.
 Now Floyd B. odlum, director of the OPM's contract service, is pointing out to Big Business that it had better cooper ate closely in spreading the work out among Little Business, lest its chief SUD- porter in the scheme of things be elirn- mated altogether. The response will be worth watching.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
EVERYONE KNOWS ATTITUDl OF RUSSIA ON RELIGION WI1Y TRY TO FIND
 OUT?

Dear Editor and Fellow Americans
 Having followed the activities c the present National New Deal Ad ministration, I have noticed tha most of their activities and accom- pliahlnents have been done the hard and most expensive way.
 One of the latest activities of tho Administration is a typical exam pie of the wanton spending of the taxpayers money. MT. Roosevelt who knows how to break promises and associating with Wendell Wilkie who polled 22 million votes on his anti-war plank, has decided to find out something which he claims ne does not know, and which any nign school pupil, minister. rabbi or Catholic priest will tell him. 1ree of charge. or at most, the price o' telephone call.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-10
Selected Poem
BEHIND THE BARS.

(Don Francesca in the New York Sun) Folks spend an hour at the zoo When they have little else to do. They gape and gawk, ulistrust their eyes: The animals act otherwise. Of course, it's quite an old routine Thus to be photographed and seen In ev'ry posture and position. The screen was never their ambition. The lion, tiger. jaguar, will roar no matter who you are. They stick to jungle etiquette: Like people you and have met. Then there's the camel. (He's the dry oneD I've always had yen to buy one. To pilot me through arid stretches. I'm not the only one. I'll bet yezl Tn many fable, song and story, The humble tortoise steals the glory. Who could ignore the hint So clever? It sticks it's neck out hardly ever.