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no-war party; the word inter
ventionist" suggests an action to
be taken far from home, for moral
or theological considerations di-
vorced from our actual interests
or security.
Actually, there are two view-
points in America regarding the
means by which we should defend
ourselves, and regarding our posi-
ton in the world. If these two
viewpoints were made really
clear, and were not obfuscated
by cliches, the American people
as whole would be better able
to make choice. Let us try
to clarity things.
The so-called interventionists,
Of which I am one, believe that
the United States belongs, as a
Nation, to a world that is already
closed system. There are no
more undiscovered and unclaimed
territories. Since the building Of
the Panama Canal and success
full navigation, not only through
the canals, but around the Capes,
there are not two oceans, but one.
World Bound Together.
The division of labor, result
ing from the industrial revolu-
ton, and the distribution of cap
ital, science and technology all
over the globe; the increase in
the means and speed of COM
munication; the immense rise in
the standard Of living of highly
developed peoples, making them
dependent even upon foods from
distant nations, and the develop
ment OF industry, which, In turn,
Is dependent upon metals and
other raw materials from all parts
of the earth, all indicate the
leading fact of the century,
namely, that we are bound by a
thousand chains to every part OF
the planet and directly subjected
to shock from major disturbances
anywhere in 1t.
We, who are called interven-
tionists, drawing our conclusions
from obvious facts, have there
fore long demanded a clear and
realistic foreign policy continu-
ally imposing the discipline of it's
logic upon such matters as trade,
loans, capital investments, cul-
tural exchanges and armed ag-
gressions; continual and un-
remitting Intervention, during
peace, in all the affairs where
we are concerned, which are.
demonstrably, in all parts of the
planet.
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national effort to arm ourselves and
to aid our ally has been seriously
retarded. The official record of the
last seven months completely sus-
tains this contention. 1t does more
than that; it constitutes shameful
indictment of union labor leadership
for which there is neither defense
nor excuse. This it is which made so
offensive, to those who grasp the
| facts, the Labor Day breast beating
of the paid labor professionals. Even
more sickening were the greasy
eulogies which that day emanated
from some of our most highly placed
administration officials. in which the
labor record on defense work was
depicted as altogether admirable
a thing of which the country should
be proud.
A certain amount of trucking
hyprocisy toward voting groups
seems an inseparable part of our
politics. 1t is practiced by a great
many public men who despise them
selves for so doing, but shrink from
the risk of the bolder course. How
ever, it does seem that, in period
such as this, men in appointive pub
lie Office who do not have to seek
votes nor curry favor with the rep
resentatives of any organized pres
sure group at least might refrain
from the sort Of servile inSincerity
which the cheaper politicians regard
as necessary part of their game.
Profoundly Gratified."
An example was the telegram
which Robert P. Patterson, Under
secretary Of War, sent to William
Green of the A. F. L. and Philip
Murray OF the G. I. o. in which,
among other encomiums and trib-
utes, he declared that he felt pro
foundly gratified" over "the pa
triotic manner in which they (the
workers. are rising to the needs of
the present emergency"
Now, then. it hasn't been two
weeks since Senator Byrd Of Vir-
ginia, quoting figures furnished by
the War Department, cited the fact
that between January and August
II of this year, 2,950,700 man days
were lost through strikes of men in
Mr.. Green's and Mr.. Murray's organ.
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Reich. The principal objective Of
the German general staff was the
destruction Of the Soviet air force
and mechanical units. Terri
torial conquests were of secondary
importance, according TO Hitler's
Military Attache.
According to the latest advices
from the battlefront, the Germans
are making frantic effort to
occupy at least their initial OBJ
tective-the key cities of Lenin-
grad, Moscow and Kiev. A pincer
offensive has now begun. with the
Wehrmacht throwing its entire
weight on the Kiev and Lenin-
grad fronts. If these two key
positions are occupied it might
be difficult for the armies of
Moscow to hold on. According TO
scanty dispatches of reliable news
received in Washington it ap-
pears that this last German effort
may be successful.
Soviets Displayed Foresight.
The Soviet general staff has
displayed more foresight than
many professional soldiers of the
old armies had expected. They
yielded ground only after in
f1icting severe losses on the
enemy. Their chief concern in
these months of struggle was to
keep their armies intact and
save as much war material as
circumstances allowed.
The fall of the Leningrad-
Moscow-Kiev line is now being
discounted in military quarters.
While this unquestionably would
be severe blow to the Soviets,
1t would not in the least mean
the end of their resistance. Strong
lines are being prepared behind
the Volga River. The months of
forced inactivity will be more
profitable to the Russians than
to the Germans. During those
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This Changing World
soviets Well Prepared to Continue Resistance
If Lenngrud-Mo Kiev Line Falls

months war material will arrive
from the United States. Aneri-
can factories will be able to de-
liver an increasingly large num-
Der of heavy bombers for the
Spring campaign.
There is another problem which
will face the Germans once the
Soviet armies have withdrawn
from their present positions. 1t
Is the question of feeding the
millions of inhabitants in the
Soviet territories. The granary
of Russia is the Ukraine. 1t can
yield enough crops to feed not
only the native population. but
also more than half that of the
Reich. This years crops have
been largely wasted. The yield
is barely sufficient to supply the
Ukrainians themselves with
scanty meals. And next year the
crops will be practically non
existant.
Stain Was Ambitious.
Before Stain ordered the fa-
nous five-year plan, the Ukrain-
ian peasants had been using oxen
and horses for their plows, reap
ers and mowers. Stain was am
bilious. He wanted every agri-
cultural community to use trac-
tors. In order to convince the
peasantry that mechanical i'm
plements are better than those
drawn by horse and oxen, he
removed most of these animals
and had them made into canned
meat. Thus the bulk of the Rus
sian peasantry now uses tractors
built after the American pattern.
These are all right. But they
need gasoline and oil. AS long
as the farmers could obtain suf-
ficient gasoline, everything was
all right. But now, when the
Ukraine is cut off from Baku, the
Germans won't be able to supply
them with the necessary fuel,
and the Ukrainian peasants will
have to keep their tractors in
the sheds the five-year plan au-
thorities had built for them.
The peasants themselves will
probably be able to grow enough
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On the Record
Clear Thinking Seen Handicapped by the Terms
'!nteNentionists' and IsoIutionsts"

We have been champions Of
peace by realism-peace by the
constant exercise of power. Since
we are not imperialists, believing
that the modern world of estab-
lished nationalities demands CO.
operative organization and not
conquest, we have demanded the
creation of some form of collec-
tive security with our participa-
ton.
Political isolationism has not
only been an American slogan;
it has been the slogan of scores
Of nations. 1t has been in con-
f1ict, however, with economic
reality. The conflict has re-
suited in international anarchy,
which has resulted in war.
We, who are called interven-
tionists, predicted this war. We
did not create 1t. We warned
that it was coming unless we
and others mended our ways,
and we desperately attempted to
arouse our leaders in Congress
and the public to collaborate in
means to avert it. The "isola-
tionists," on the other hand, in
sisted that we were calamity
howlers, and for 20 years have
committed us to a lack of policy
which helped make the war in
evitable.
Navy Basic in Defense.
The war now being here, we,
the "interventionists," are in
favor of exercising long delayed
foresight and fighting for our
rights, our security, our interests.
and the kind of world we want to
live in, by the use of seapower,
and the aid of other peoples
armies, on other peoples soil, and
outside either our own territory
or any contiguous territory. We
look upon the Navy as our perma-
nent and basic defense arm, with
the Army as merely its aid from
time to time.
We wish to maintain such re-
lations with all neighbors con-
tiguous to us on land that 1t Is
never necessary for the United
States to support permanently a
huge standing Army. We see no
advantage to the United States in
further expanding its contiguous
territory, and we see profound
threats to our liberties and our
prosperity in a situation that re-
quires that we become a great
landpower with permanent stand
ing forces.
Freedom From Militarism.
Naval defense means freedom
from militarism. 1t is the only
form Of defense compatible in the
long run with the sort of personal
liberty we have historically en-
joyed, along with the other Eng
disappearing peoples.
Naval defense means inter-
ventionism. That is its logic.
The logic of what calls itself
"isolationism" leads to annexa-
tionism, huge permanent armies,
aggressive imperialism, and also
war-but war for different pur-
poses and in a different area.
In the next column I shall try
to show that this is true-and
that Mr.. Lindbergh and Senator
Clark, at least, know 1t.
(Relessed by the Bell Syndicate, Incl
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BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Early in July Germany's Mill
tary Attache at Washington, Gen.
Won Boetticher, in one of his
routine calls at the War Depart
ment told American officers that
the blitz against Russia which
had just been launched would not
show tangible results until some
time in September.
1t was evident, however, from
the rotund generals tone of voice
that he expected results earlier.
He was allowing himself time so
as not to appear a false prophet.
Boetticher explained at length
that the campaign against the
U. S. S. r. would not be like those
previously fought by the German
armies because of the vast field
of operations and also because the
Russians were so much better
equipped than other foes of the
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food by reSorting TO the old
method, when wives and grown
up children pulled the plow. But
all they could cultivate under
such conditions was 2 or 3 acres
Of land.
The people of Germany have
been told by Herr Goebbels'
Propaganda Ministry that as
soon as the Ukraine becomes
German province, every man,
woman and child in the Reich
will have all to eat that their
hearts desire. The effect on the
German population when it dis
covers that the Ukrainian feast
must be postponed will be diff
cult to gauge.
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not true of their
leaders. Among
the latter there
are some whose
conduct in this
crisis is beyond
criticism. A n d
there also are
others who cal
culatingly have
used the defense
emergency TO
promote t h e / r
entirely selfish
interests.
nv fhacp the
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blldb bllc AIIlcll-
can people have
shown a tend
ency to acqui-
esce in t h e
a b use of the
power Of investi-
cation.
When a con-
gressional COM
mittee uses its
authority either
to propaganda
to S m o a r in
nocent persons
Uho cannot oh
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The Great Game of Politics
Patterson AssoiIed for Declaring Labor
Is Rising TO Needs Of Present Crisis

izations on defense contracts let by
Mr.. Patterson's War Department.
Adding to this the 2,151 900 man
days certified by the Navy Depart
ment as lost in the same period on
naval contracts, total is presented
OF 5,lo1,700 man days lost on defense
contracts in the first seven months
OF this year.
Is that the reason Mr.. Patterson
is profoundly gratified"? Is the
loss, because of strikes, of 2,95O,7O0
man days on contracts awarded by
his own department why he felt
impelled to send a congratulatory
telegram which every strike-pro-
noting union leader can take as
tribute and use as an indorse-
ment? Less than a week before Mr..
Patterson thus commended the
labor record the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported that in the first
seven months of 1941 strikes had
cost industry 15,750,O0O man days
five times more than in the cor
responding period of last year and
A per cent, above the average dur
ing the corresponding months of the
five-year period from 1885 through
1899. Is that the reason Mr.. Pat
terson thinks he should rejoice
over "the patriotic manner in which
they are rising to meet the needs of
the emergency?
Poor Judgment.
Under the circumstances. it seems
too bad Mr.. Patterson sent that tele-
gram He is an able man and a fine
citizen. He is not in politics and has
none of the usual political reasons
for trucking to the labor lobbyists.
He did not have to do it, and, Of
course, he is not profoundly
gratifled at all.
AS Undersecretary of War. for
him to be profoundly gratifed" at
this record would make him out
either a fool or scamp-and he is
very far from being either. But in
that telegram he exercised poor
judgment. 1t would have been in
finitely better If. as a Labor Day
message, Mr.. Patterson had taken
those appalling figures (the ac-
curacy of which is not even ques-
tioned) and publicly pointed out to
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Murray the ter
rible danger of the delays which
these strikes involve, appealed 10
them not for patriotic verbal pro-
testations, of which they have given
plenty, but for patriotic action to
end a very bad state of affairs.
But not from Mr.. Patterson, nor
from the President, nor from any
other administration or defense
spokesman, has there come so much
as reference to these 5 10000 900 man
days lost by strikes on War and
Navy Department contracts.
On the contrary, officialdom deals
exclusively in praise. No wonder
these labor leaders constantly grow
In arrogance in self-esteem.
(Copyrisht, 1e41)
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William Gardner Rice,
Publisher, Is Dead
,g the Associated Prsss.

HOUGHTON, Mich, Sept. s.
William Gardner Rice. II, publisher
Of the Houghton Daily Mining Ga
sette and the Calumet Evening
News Journal, died here yesterday
following a brief illness.
Mr.. Rice, a charter member Of
the Associated Press in Michigan,
was engaged in mining and other
enterprises as well as in the news
paper publishing business, In which
he pioneered In Michigan's Upper
pen3aSSalA.
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as european
W a r" a n d
wv e S t e r n
Hemisphere" 3"
In the same
way we are
misled by the
words "isola-
zionist" a n d
Il n I e r V e n
zionist. Z" The
word "isola-
zionist" h a S
come, in the
popular mind,
to mean the
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but 1t should
send a man on
a tour of this
country to find
out what the
people are talk
ing about and to
get their slant
on a few SUBJ
jects.
I don't propose
any fancy mis-
sion for the
g OV rn m e n {
man with an an
nniirnnannnrnt ~
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necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gUe all sides OF questions of interest
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1941-09-05
By FRANK r. KENT.

Undoubtedly it is true that the
bulk of the rank and file of organ
lied labor is as patriotic as any other
group in the country. But that is
Evening star., 1941-09-05
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

In a previous article I referred
to the confusion of thinking that
arises from the use of inaccurate,
falsely descriptive phrases such
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.McLemore-
U. S. Should Sound
Out the HinterIunds
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

CHICAGO. The Government
never will do anything with this
idea, because the idea is too simple
and wouldn't cost enough money
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Investigation
Power Held
Abused
Observer Declares
Senators Haven't Right
To Quiz Editors
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Congressional committees in re-
cent years have gone so often
beyond their legitimate function of
fact-finding for legislative purposes
Evening star., 1941-09-05
Here's to Comfort!

Because you W a n t
stouter brogues this
Fall Is no reason why
they ne ed be stiff.
w hite h IFS plant
leather responds to the
slightest bend of your
foot. Try them! See
how good it feels to be
fitted for action!
Evening star., 1941-04-01

SUi %, NdtAOlidl fIcSS SluU FOSt,
e. ]. Long. commander; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post, Guy C. Nadeau, COM
mander; Bureau of Engraving Post,
Ernest F. Dwyer, commander; +;
George e. Killen Post, r. F. Muir
taugh. commander; James Walker
Post Drum and Bugle Corps; James
E. Walker Post, S. r. Woodfork. COM
mander; Stephen P. McGroarey
Post, Roe .Hutchings. commander;
I'd Division Post. Arthur L. Thomas,
commander; Washington Police
Post, John c. Chase. commander:
Stanley Church De Pue Post, Edison
Counts, commander; Bunker Hill
Post, Mack Myers, commander; e;
Drum and Bugle Corps. Fort Stevens
Post, Joseph A. Ashi, commander;
Government Printing Once Post,
Herbert r. Street, commander;
Columbia Post, Albert L. Snyder,
commander; United States Treasury
Post. Ralph I. Graves, commander;
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post, r. r. Smith, COM
mander: Kenna-Main Post, Samuel
j. Parrish, commander; McAlex-
ander Post, A. B. Dickerson, COM
mander; Internal Revenue Post,
r. S. Jeffreys, commander; Potomac
Post. Edwin r. Thomas, COM
mander: Department of Justice Post,
D. A. Turner, commander: Depart.
ment Of Labor Post. j. r. Demorest,
commander: p. E. P. Co. Post, Will
liam O. Baker, commander: Wash.
ington Gas Light Post, G. E. Evan
shaw. commander; Department Of
Commerce Post, G.. F. Wholegemuth,
commander; Capital Transit Post,
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national officers and staff, Military

national officers and stan, Military
Order of the Purple Heart; massed
colors, Military Order of the Purple
Heart; Purple Heart Band; escort,
Mount Vernon Chapter; Military
Order Of the Purple Heart chapters
from Connecticut, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Florida,
Georgia and miscellaneous units;
Mrs. Irene A. Buck Of Minneapolis,
national president, Auxiliary to the
Purple Heart; Daughters of the
Purple Heart; IL chapters of the
Auxiliary; Department Comdr.
Leonard j. Bacon, Veterans of For
eign Wars and staff; Veterans of
Foreign Wars honor guard. Capt.
William A. Downs; Overseas Military
Band, Veterans Of Foreign Wars;
National Capital Post; Equality
Walter Reed Post: Federal Post:
Columbia Post: Potomac Post; Front
Line Post; Veterans of Foreign Wars
Band; Follow Me Post; Maj. Gen.
Clarence Edwards Post: Advance
Post; Defense Post: Washington
Post; United States Treasury Post;
Herbert L. Edmonds Post: Internal
Revenue Post; Police-Fire Post:
Post 3529: Virginia and Maryland
Posts; Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Military Order of the Cootie; massed
colors Of the American Legion: De-
partment Comdr. William H. Har-
grave, American Legion and staff;
National Guard of Honor, American
Legion; Fort Stevens Post Drum and
Bugle Corps. La Societe des 40
and 8, George Washington Post,
Charles Beilman. commander; u. S.
S. Jacob Jones Post, Mrs. Dorothy
Drunken, commander: Belleau Wood
Post, Emily j. Carey, commander;
Victory Post. Max Bogen, COM
mander: James Reese Europe Post
Drum and Bugle Corps; James Reese
Europe Post, William H. Kelson,
commander; James A. Delano Post,
Martha Stewart, commander; Ken
meth H. Nash Post, George E. Seid-
ers, commander; National Cathedral
Post, William c. Buell., commander;
Quentin Roosevelt Post, Edwin c..
Warren, commander; Henry C..
Spengler Post, Herbert A. Carroll,
commander; Sergt. Jasper Post,
A. A. Dibble. commander; Vincent
B. Costello Post, Frank D. Norton,
commander; Lincoln Post, George
b. Kuhnel. commander: Augustus
P. Gardner Post, Adam Kemble,
commander; Tank Corps Post, r. T.
Haugh. commander: Legion Drum
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Edw. J. McKenna, commander: out.

Edw. ]. McKenna, commander; out
of-town Legion posts.
Also Department Comdr. Joel M.
Thacker, Disabled American Veter-
ans and staff; Disabled American
Veterans of the World War Chap
tiers; Army 6s Navy Union Morris
I. Perry, department commander) !;
Jewish War Veterans Junior Drum
Corps: Jewish War Veterans of U. S.:
Regular Veterans Association of U.
S.; 29th Division Association Post
(M. M. Groome, commander); Ma
tional Sojourners and Heroes of 76;
The American Red Cross Ambulance
Drivers, Nurses, Gray Ladies, Con-
tonment Workers, Home Service
Workers and floats; Almas Temple
Legion of Honor; Metropolitan Po-
lice Boys Club Band; Capt. John
c. Mcconnell and staff; Drill Team,
Bethel No. l, Jobs Daughters, WASH
ington, Capt. S. Manders; Drill
Team, Bethel No. 2, Jobs Daughters,
Brightwood, Capt. Jackie Waldron;
Drill Team, Bethel No. S, Jobs
iSee ARMY DAY, Page Bid
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tSee ARMY DAY, Page Bid
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
BRAZIL AND THE u. S.

The government of Brazil maintains a
department of Press and Publicity and it is
interesting to note that the director has
warned newspaper publishers in Brazil that
controversies regarding relations between
Great Britain and Brazil must not be used
as pretext for attacks upon the United
States
Some bad feeling exists between Brazil
and Great Britain on account of action
taken by the latter to hold up the delivery
of certain war supplies purchased from Ger
many before the European war began. The
pro-Nazi press used the incident to attack
the United States, asserting that President
Roosevelt could, but wouldn't force, the
British to release the cargo.
Most editorial writers in Brazil, it is
stated, say that the controversy affords no
rounds for attacks upon the United States,
contendng that any attack against the
United States or President Roosevelt is an
attack against Brazil They cite numerous
examples OF the traditional friendship be-
tween Brazil and this country, which one
newspaper says has become deeper rooted
because of President Roosevelt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-01-29
HOPSON LANDS JAIL TERM

Howard c. Hopson. one time head of
the Associated Gas and Electric system re-
Gently received sentence of five years in
prison. after beirg convicted of using the
mail for fraudulent purposes.
There was time when he spent thou
sands of dollars To defeat legislation and
for many weeks he avoided efforts of a
Congressional committee to subpoena him
for testimony as 10 certain charges in con-
nection with the campaign against the
utility holding company legislation.
The prosecuting officialexpressed the
opinion. in court. that Hopson's malefae-
tions constituted probably the largest fraud
ever uncovered and mentioned a few
schemes that had not been brought out dur
ing the eight-week trial
Il might be a good idea for states, in
which the Hopson companies operate. TO
look into the record bit and see what hap
pened within their borders.