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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1941-08-01

Editors Note: In q news account in this
paper on May % we printed the fact that
CONGRESSMAN Oscar Youngdahl was the
Twin City area who had not signed the
petition designed to bring the Geysr Anti
Poll tax bill before Congress. The Con-
gressman's letter to this paper neither ex-
plains or denies this fact. The fact that
home does not imply friendship for the
aspirations Of the American for full citi-
zenship. Some of the worst NegrO-baiting
hating southern Congressman from the
poll-tax rotten boroughs of the south have
Negro servants.
We imagine that the Negroes of Mime
sofa generally and those in Mr.. Young
dahls fifth district particularly want him
to sign the discharge petition. That alone
will go q long way to substantiate his
claim Of friendship and interest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Too Many Candidates

IT is to be hoped that many of the volunteer statesmen
i who have posted 500 each to become councimanic
candidates will withdraw their before the ballot is
printed
- Unless some of them have sufficient civic conscience
to do So voters will be faced with tedious and almost
impossible task sorting out the selfstarers the pub
lefty seekers and the papabe ncompetens to nominate
Is candidates of sufficient caber for consideration in the
November election.
There are some good men among the 124 candidates.
Most probably sincere and welinended citizens The
sincerity of those WITHOUT civic background would be
better evidenced by their withdrawal
Otherwise the voters will have awful job on their
hands in the October primary
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Connolly Answers

la Formless; (b) large; (c)
unruly.
2-ta) Peter Tchaikowsky. tb)
Igor Stravinsky; (c) Jean
Sibelius.
3-(a) Northwestern Iran; Oh
central Ethiopia; tc) western
China on Yangtze River.
IA Paul Revere: OBJ John
Hancock; tc) John Paul
Jones.
Sal Spoil the child; tb)
good red herring, (c) shame
p the devil"
Sal "Kenilworth." Scott; (b)
The Rivals" Sheridan; ,cD
Last Days of Pompeii, =
Bulwer-Lytton.
7-(1 $4,000 square miles; (b)
Irani; tc) shah.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Dorothy Thompson Defends
Her Stand as |n+erventionis+
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

tiCipation, opposition TO all
attempts on the part of one
power or group of powers to
monopoliZe markets or raw
materials; collaboration with all
other peoples for the more
reasonable organization and
distribution OF surplus commod-
tiles on an international rather
than "A national balance sheet;
and collaboration with others
progressively 10 raise the stan
dard of living in all nations to
something approXlmating our
own.
Political isolationiSm has not
only been an American slogan;
it has been the slogan Of scores
of nations. 1t has been in con-
flict. however. with economic
reality. The conflict has re-
suited in international anarchy.
which has resulted in war.
And, again, any major war for
the purpose of effecting basic
changes involves us directly
and inevitably.
We. who are called intervon-
tionistS, predicted this war. We
did not create il. We warned
that it was coming unless we
and others mended our ways,
and we desperately attempted 10
arouse our leaders in Congress
and the public 10 collaborate in
means TO avoid il. 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
eNitable.
TiIE war now being here, we,
i the 'interventioniSts, are in
favor Of exercising long delayed
foresight and fighting for our
rights. our security, our in
tcrests, 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 ter
ritory.
We look upon the navy as our
permanent and basic defense
arm. with the army as merely
its aid from time 10 time
We wish 10 maintain such re-
lationS with all ncighborS con-
tiguouS TO us on land that II is
necessary for the United States
10 support permanently a huge
standing army.
We see no advantage 10 the
United States in further expand
ing its contiguous territory, and
we see profound threats 10 our
liberties and our prosperity in a
situation that requires that we
become a great land-powcr with
permanent standing forces.
Naval defense means freedom
from militariSm. II is the only
form of defense compatible in
the long run with the sort of
personal liberty I'VE have his
toricallv enjoyed. along with the
other English-speaking peoples.
Naval defense means intervcn-
tioniSm. That is its logic.
The logic of what calls itself
"iSolationiSm" leads 10 annexa-
tionism, huge permanent armies.
aggressive imperialism, and also
war-but war for different pur-
'posesAand in a different area.
In the next column / shall try
10 show that this is true and
that Mr. Lindbergh and Senator
Clark. AZ least. know IL.
Released by The Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
EUp for u SOcE
By ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

Without seeming he curious have been looking
around for signs Of the stocking famine.
When walking with his wife ne has to be very
careful about displaying much interest.
So far as ! there is famine. Every woman
wearing pair And CARRYING spare in her
purse.
BY the way the ladies carrying celophane pocket
books And for civic improvement. identifying the
and boosting real Of the adjacent
vicinity say the Of ceophsne purse com
pare very favoraby with pawnshop window.
learn any about the silk stocking scarcity will
hrosdcast from remote control
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
He Needs Watchins

\
against whom federal deportation proceedings are
pendng has raised another SMOKE SCREEN to con-
fuse the American people and public attention from
his activities and enterprises which have caused
the people mistrust and fear him.
Mr. Bridges has charged that agents of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation installed microphone IN his
New York hotel room, allegedy for the purpose of
checking his activities and he complains this in
vason of his privacy and violation of his rights
This has all the familiar earmarks of a SMEAR
against the Federal Bureau of Investigation which
built up the deportation against Bridges.
HOWEVER il will take more than the charges and
1 l complaints of alien, whom the cloud of
suspected SUBVERSION AGAINST THE WELFARE
AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES hangs,
to disturb public confidence in the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation.
The bureau has earned and DESERVES the repu-
taion for being the energetic and reliable agency
for the protection and preservation of American rights
maintained by the federal government.
1t has reduced major crimes in the United States
enormously, and has reduced the COST of crime sub
stantally.
1t has ferreted spies, saboeurs and traitors,
disrupted sbanded organized enemies of the country
1t has gone long way toward making the nation
SAFE to live in and conduct peaceful and honest
terprses in and free from the brgandry of criminals
and the corruption of politicians.
II is going long way FURTHER in that desired
drectfon-Harry Bridges and his Tx Notwithstanding
A ND by the way who is Harry Bridges, that he
"A should have immunity from investigation and OBJ
seration by the authorized and responsible agencies
established by the nation and its people for PUBLIC
PROTECTION?
AS heretofore noted, he has been accused BY THE
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT of conducting himself
improperly and illegally alien in this country, and
has been tried that charge, and final determination
Of the issue is STILL PENDING.
Against him is the public suspicion if not the
established FACT, that he has affiliated with Commu-
mist and other enemies of the United States, and has
supported the radical programs and policies of such
enemies of America and has utilized his powerful posi-
ton leader of labor to undermine and destroy vital
American industries and institutions.
rs NOT such a proper object for observation
i and public scrutiny?
. At least until he can stand before the American
people indicated and exoneraed should he not be sub
ect to periodic and systematic checkup lest the sub
versive activities of which he is suspected and accused
Be ultimately PROVED and his undesired and unde-
srable enterprises have been carried IN THE MEAN
TINE?
If he has nothing to CONCEAL from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation he has nothing to worry or
complain about.
H. If he DOES have something to conceal and is con-
Quoting himself in nimical to the welfare and
safety the country then indeed the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation SHOULD maintain proper and COM
plete scrutiny over him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
1-"Interventionists Versus
"IsOlatiOniSts"

IN A previous article I re-
L referred to the confusion of
thinking that arises from the.
use of inaccurate. falsely de-
scriptive phrases such as "Eu-
ropean War and Western
Hemisphere In the same way
we are misled by the words
"isolationist' and 'interven-
ZIONIST
The word "iSolationist" has
come, in the popular mind, 10
mean the no-war party; the
word "interventionist' suggests
an action to be taken far from
home. for moral or theological
consideration divorced from our
actual interests or security.
Actually. there are two view
points IN America regarding the
means by which we should de-
fend ourselves, and regarding
our position in the world. If
these two viewpoints were made
really clear. and were not obfus-
Gated by cliches, the American
people as whole would be bet
ter able to make a choice. Let
us try TO clarity things.
The So-called interventionlStS.
Of which ] am one, believe that
the United States belongs, as a
nation. to a world that Is
already a closed system. There
are no more undiscovered and
unclaimed territories.
CINCE the building of the
~ Panama Canal and success
full navigation, not only through
the capals but around the capes.
there are not two oceans, but
one.
The division of labor, result
ing from the industrial revolu-
ton. and the distribution Of
capital. 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 the
highly developed peoples. maxi
ing them dependent even upon
foods from distant nations; and
the development Of industry.
which, in its 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 thou
sand chains TO every part of
the planet. and directly sub
iected TO shock from major dis
turbances anywhere in il.
We. who are called inteiVcn-
tionists, drawing our conclusions
from obvious facts, have there
fore long demanded a clear
and realistic foreign policy con-
tinually imposing the discipline
of its logic upon such matters
as trade. loans. capital invest
pentS. cultural exchanges and
armed aggrcsSions; a continual
and unremitting intervention,
during peace, in all the Affairs
where we are concerned. which
are. dcmonStrably, in all parts
Of the planet.
WE HAVE been champions
w of peaC. by realism -
/ peace by tho constant exercise
of power. Since we are not
imperialists. believing that the
modern world of established
nationalities demands co-opcra-
tive organization and not con-
quest. we have demanded the
creation OF some form OF coll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08

THE administration is prodding
Il a few senators TO pry the
price bill loose. Mr.. Henderson.
the price controller, has decided
he cannot get along without the
legislation.
The utmost pressure is being
eXerted, and it requires the ut
most.
lnhationary groups in Con-
creSs have successfully blocked
what all administration econo-
mistS realize is a necessary step.
Obviously some one has TO take
hold Of the price predicament,
and il appears now that the
administration is going 10 exert
the necessary political courage
10 do it.
SENATOR Harry Byrd pulled
~ a fast one on the admins
tration when he got the Senate
finance committee 10 adopt a
resolution calling upon the bud
get bureau TO say how il would
cut non-defenSe expenditures a
billion. a billion and a half or
two billion dollars if it were
called upon TO do so
Byrd. being a gentleman, first
discussed the matter with the
budget bureau. They told him
such a move would be Illegal
He called their attention 10 an
almost forgotten provision of the
budget act Of 1921. 1t gave COM
mitteeS in Congress wide discre-
tion in calling upon the budget
bureau for aid
you've got us" replied budget
officials, laughing.
Under the committee resolu-
ton the report. is to be made by
October.
Distributed nv KING Features sypd In,
Reproduction IN whole or in part
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Quiz Answers

Mai. Gen. Philip Kearny.
Twelve.
3-(a) From the beginning to
tho end.
4-There are 1888 islands.
5-Illinois.
6-Ceylon.
7-Commodore Stephen Decatur.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08

THERE will be no one-man
l. leadership of the defense
Setup and no further reorgani-
2ation for a while. Mr.. Roosevelt
is satisfied with the situation as
i, is. He made that quite clear
in his encounter with his old
friend Bernard BaruCh.
Mr.. Baruch apparently thought
a one-man leadership would
furnish the impetus that has
been lacking in the defense setup.
He was quite strong about it.
He laid his views before the
President forcefully, perhaps
too forcefully.
Mr.. Roosevelt, as I hear and
sec II, does not want a center
allied authority. He knows the
faults Of the existing regime,
hut he does not care 10 Supplant
them with what he foresees as a
possible octopus He desires 10
retain controls in his own hands.
And that is the way il is going
to be.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Nazi Retreat
To Winter
Line Forecast
.Strate qic Withdrawal
Plans Heard in capital
BY PAUL MALL0N

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-A
w German retreat 10 an estab-
liShed line for the Winter has
been expected by the top mill
tary authorities here. As they
hear II, this would not neceS-
Sarily mean the collapse Of
Hitler or NaZiSm, hut merely
a strategic withdrawal 10 safer
military line.
Confirmation Of such hopes
naturally must await proof in
action, but the news has found
many ready believers among the
officials Of the government who
at least hope il will come 10
pass. II would solve many Wash
ington problems.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
Opportunity
Equal in y. S.
BY BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

I BELIEVED that in the course
Il of years l had approached
our form OF democracy from
every angle TO show its supe-
riority over every other system
in the world.
But / missed one angle AZ
least. And it is emphasized in
the following unusual letter
from Arthur Price of San Fran
cisco.
THE democracy Of opportu-
nifty is an American innovation.
England had political freedom
and legal equality I'm some form
after Magma Carta. IL did not
have any form of political de-
mOcracy until after the Stuarts.
II did not have democracy Of
= opportunity until after the
American Revolution.
France did not have the
democracy Of opportunity until
after the French Revolution.
and that revolution was OF course
Influenced by the success of the
American Revolution.
THE democracy Of oppOrtu-
nifty is largely dependent on free
universal education. Outside Of
New England. which had free
schools from early COlonia
times, free universal education
was not common i'm America
until the 1905, and was adopted
only after "A desperate fight.
AS for the virtue Of univer-
sal education - hat may he
questioned now when we see
how the Germans, with their
100 per cent literacy, conduct
themselves under IL.
THE most obvious result Of
this freedom of opportunity In
America is seen in our inventive
ness. Education and liberation
of the minds OF the submerged
classes released their pent-up
mechanical geius. With the eX-
ception of printing, practically
every mechanical advance in
the world has been made since
the Declaration OF Independ-
ence."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
I'VE HAVE been champions

w of peac, by realism -
peace by tho constant exercise
of power. Since we are mott
imperialists. believing that the
modern world of established
nationalitics demands Co-opcra-
tive organization and not con-
quest. we have demanded the
creation OF some form OF coll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08

DARUCH isn't only mad be-
- cause the President didn I
adopt his plan for a single con-
troll of the defense program. He
is bitterly offended because
Roosevelt eaiicti in Judge RoSen-
man, the Presidents very old
friend and adviser. and then
adopted Rosenman's plan with
out consulting Baruch until
afterward.
This. as much as anything,
caused Baruch TO make his un-
orthodox statement on the White
House steps. in which he roundly
criticized Roosevelt's most re-
cent defense reorganization.
RoSenman. who was at the
White House at the time. was
equally if not more angry at
Baruch for disclosing what he
discussed with the President.
This feud will not be healed for
a long time.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08

1T Is that very democracy Of
Il opportunity that has brought
the whole world 10 our shores.
That. indeed, was something new
in the world, as Mr.. Price says.
Another original angle in the
letter is that while Germany has
a 100 per cent literacy" aver
age, it is the most warlike coun-
try in the world. II is today
governed by a mad. brutal re-
gimc the like Of which can only
he duplicated in illiterate Asia in
the days OF Genghis Khan and
Tamcrlane.
We of these United States
have reached the epcX of the
ages in free development. Let
us guard it and keep it. For,
once lost, / doubt whether there
will ever appear another such
social and political phenomenon
as the United States of Amer
lea. whose greatest faults are
shining virtues when compared
10 the histories Of any other
major country on earth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-08
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-05-16
TURN IN GOLD TIDE

financial observer probability that under the oper
the Lease lend Law the tide of gold metal flow ing into
The United States and started the other
way He points out that this in March, the nlted States
only $lS00000 in gold from abroad compared to
>4590OO0O0 in March, 1910
The Lend Act began apply to shipments out of the
nited States March H. last. OF the countryS
ports month jumped So also because
Americas efforts did imports which larger
in any March in four years
Under the the United States does not
Immediate payment for its goods previously Therefore
Britain does not gold these shores But with imports
Using exceeding American exports to various countries
Dpyinc raw American factories Uncle Sam will
y out difference between exports and imports in gold
Financial experts hold that it is not improbable that part
# the United huge stocks of the metal be redis
red if the counys efforts aid foreign nations combat
4yeresSion continue a long period.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-05-16

Announcement that the State Commissioner of Employment
will establish eligible list additional State policemen
and Sub>ation clerks and which follows the recommendation
Of Governor OConor and the action of the State legislature
is additional proof that the Governor of the Free State has his
eye the ball
OConor of the frstief executives in
che Nation foreSee the Importance Of National Defense and
plan accordingly. His work in this direction is unexceled
and he has heSitaed moment to place Maryland at the
rop the list where plans for these defensive
important o only the State but to the Nation.
Maryland has many national defense industries and where
industries thrive the work of State policemen increases in
mporance A total of IS additional added to the force
period of two years provided by the Bill simply means
"gene set for this emergency Swooping down
the Nation like hurricane. And when into 100
productions these State troopers will have plenty of
work do. Their duties will be multiplied many times, and
thoughtful citizens of the Free will then realize that
OConor of those executives who looks ahead
and acts accordingly.
With the roads amme with trucks and and an INSULT
policemen handle the situation have Wis
of all types of botenecs More needed for this
important job and keep the force down point where
efficiency would be impaired is splendid example Of false
economy.
And against false economy first, last and all the
time.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-05-16
BEST IN WORLD

Military men in Washington already certain that Uncle
the best Navy in the world and that it is getting better
right along Frequently they disclose their confidence that
when production really achieved
likewise will than anything any other nation
achieve
The other day Robert A. Iove Assistant Secretary of
War Air said within the next three four months
airpe factories will be turning equipment that
will have equal anywhere.
models of fighting planes have been approved and
signed than has been publicly announced
For example, in pursuit planes PAT, refined version of Re
puc P4 the highest type number that has been disclosed
But Mr. that designs approved and ready for pro
Iuction to Ir63.
Planes being delivered ordered in the early
the by the British and the French These orders
made it possible for the aircraft industry to get up steam Now
about ready to- begin making deliveries for the
program be featured by the worlds best planes
While production WITT I've emphasized it is planned &c
keep industry ready change models short notice III
change models and something red hot to control
three days have won Lovett III
is simple that.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-05-16

heyday of American railroads record traffic volume
handled. The railroads then owned .
freight To-day they possess l664 900 which
figure will be boosted approximately 2O00oOO by orthcom
ne ear construction The average capacity of freight is
tons compared 45 n 1926 Thus the railroads
years expect have approximately much freight NOV
ne capacity they have ever had
This adds apleciably the picture. of railroads perman
equipment American In recent there were
pesmistic the rails But the Iron Horse
is staging miraculous comeback.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1941-05-16
RAILROAD GAINS

Coinclent with the program OF the United States Mari
inc Commission mobilize million of shipping for
in supplying Britain with American production is
,n y the railroads 100000 additional freight
handle forthcoming traffic made heavier by the diversion OF
coast wise shipping to the Atlantic trade.
Products such lumber oil, steel, grain paper sugar
Fruits canned goods and chemicals which have been moving
long the coasts through the Panama Canal will shortly be-
moving by rail 1912 United States railroads estimate
.pioht traffic carloads requiring increase of
100 GOO freight cars traffic will be estimated
a. O49 600 carloads calling additional 100000