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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
Special Notices
NOTICE!!!

ANYONE seeing collision at Gath and
Pacific. 2 y. m Saturday. October
llth kindly call GA 1878
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Overtime Pay Basis
OF Four Suits Here

Four suits against Weyerhaeuser
Timber Co. and one against Cas-
cade Timber Co. to collect over
time pay for services In logging
operations were filed in superior
court here Wednesday by five in
dividual employees.
The actions brought under the
state labor act lists total claims OF
Sll,072. Suits against Weyer-
haeuser Timber Co. and the
amount of each were filed on be-
half OF Sigurd Carlson. 1924.
Frank Bedy. 1876: Ernest Olson
H.242. and Josephine Pavich. 81
2l7. The action against Cascade
Timber Co. was brought by Fer
man Mitchell, alleging 1908 to be
due.
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Pork Loin Prices
Lowered Sharply

Pork loins dropped three cents
per 10. ON the local wholesale mar
ket. dealers reported Wednesday.
The new price was set at 26 cents
per 10. Shoulders remained un-
changed at II cents per 10. Fancy
regular hams dropped slightly To
81 cents per ID. Beef. both steer
aud COW. also was unchanged.
California dates were priced at
" 30 per box. Grapefruit ranged
from S4.50 to 80 per crate. de
pending upon size and grade. Seed
less grapes were lowered To Sl35
per crate. Muscat grapes were de-
creased to 81 per crate.
Listed quotations are wholesale.
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ment club petitioned for better
lighting along saith st, now a state
historic road. from Yakima to
A st.
A claim for $500 was filed
against the city by Emma H.
Have. OF 625 No. Trsfton. for in
juries received when she fell Oct.
5 on the sidewalk on the north
side OF Division ave. between
Grant and Ainsworth. A defective
sidewalk was the complaint.
Another council action was
amending the license ordinance TO
include ia the classification of
wholesale produce dealers those
who sell fresh fruit or vegetables
10 restaurants or hotels.
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Will Charge Pair
For Taking Auto

Information was filed in superior
court Wednesday by Deputy Prose
cutor Hugo Metzler Jr.. charging
John A Mcclure and Jay Brun-
dage with taking an automobile
without the owners permission.
Preliminary arrangement was ex-
peeted later Wednesday. The car
they are charged with taking be-
longed To Samuel r. Baker.
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Phone Want Al, to Main sisi
State Regulated Lenders

cssh choose YOU May. Pymt
Loan Nos. Z Nos. Is Mos.
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.;;cen1e,

Applications FOR marriage H.
censes were received wednesday
by County Auditor 5. Clifford
Davis from the following: William
O. clinkingbeArd "a. Midway.
Wash. and Helen Louise Bodine,
%. ri. 2. Box ARA: kuraso
hiznta. %. Baker hotel. and Mar
lorie Helen Hall. n. Tacoma
hotel. John b. Marshall. %. OF
s22 No. l. ST. and Marian T.
Rseorn. 10. Ri 3. Puyallup, Tom
I'oshie ueda. u. 1926 Market St.
and Martha NJ. Imada. 1926 Faw-
eett ave. Stanley A. Whiteford,
20. ortine, and Avanelle A. Taft,
10, puyallup: Edwin S. Cramblet
j.. %. Of ago No. 25th st. and
Lucille c. J. Johnson, 20, of 1909
9th ave.
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Investment Trusts
WFDNESDA
REPORTS PETTY THEF-rs

stores OF the Tacoma Auto
Nrecking Co. At 25o0 and 25l2
Pacific ave. We're entered by =
thief during the night. Ray Brus-
tad. an employee. reported 10 police
"Wednesday. A candy machine was
broken open IN one store and - 80
Ia small change was taken from
the other.
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S36 900 Warehouse
Permit Is Issued

A permit to build $40. 900 ware
house on Pier 2 of the Port of
Tacoma WAS issued by the city
Wednesday. The building will be
used for storage of plywood.
Other permits were issued To ID.
Johnson. 1872 East G St, for a
81 900 residence at PA East 46th;
Gordon Grandberg. III East 46th
ST. for repair of $1,000 fire dam
age, and Frank Graeias. ss07 Pa
cifie. for u $500 residence at
los SO. 52d.
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Female Help Wanted

RELIABLE eolored giri. 1920. a. maid
and companion for lone. elderly
lsdy Home and wages. Write u
Times
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Actions in Divorce

Suit for divorce was filed in SUI
perior court Wednesday by Hazel
against John Bowman. on grounds
OF incompstibility.
Final DEGREES of divorce were
entered in the cases of Dallas
against Cora Wolf and Iris l.
against A. r. Hoffman.
lnterlocutory DEGREES were grant
ed Edward from Frances Melon
aid: Elsie from X. j. Darragh:
Florence L. from c A. Parish; r
A from Tena Schlanbush. Jean NJ
from ;. :. Sloan; and Madgs from
Ted l. Rossick.
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Post Boil following
Arrest for Liquor

Arrested by state liquor board
officers on charges of violating
the Steele act. Guido Lanzi and
James Daley were at liberty We'd
nesdsv on $500 cash bail each.
posted with Justice Clarence f.
Layton. Lanzi was arrested at
o2O5 South Tacoma way. Daley al
1921 Broadway, county Jail rec
ords showed.
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EFFICIENT sleuogTapher. bookkeeper
employed a. present Main Also
after 80 . n
WOMAN wishes washing ironing II
her own home Garland I776
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Steel Shares Weaker Than
Any Other Majors on Market
Markets of q Glance

stecks: 1rreguisrly lower in quiet
trading
Bends: Irregular.
Curb stocks; Irregularly higher.
Wheat: IA to - cents lower.
Corn; OFF u to IA cents.
Cotton; Steady.
silver; Unchanged in New York
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
PRICES TO FARMERS


Poultr, Hens, colored, AZ to 6
lbs. 19a 20 cts: Leghorn hens,
more than Sly lbs. l6al7 cts.
and under So lbs, Is cts, eolored
trlers. is cts; roasters. ~ cts. /.
rabbits. sn Is cts, live weight !.
turkeys. 25H 20 cts. per 10. dressed.
Produce Lettuce, 80 cts. 81 per
crate: beets, 12hz cts. per doz.
bnchs,; cabbage, SiQSl.25 per
crate: celery. So cts. u 81 per
crate; spinach. 50 cts. per crate /;
turnips, 90 cts. per box. and csuli-
flower. 90 cts. per crate.
Butterfat-35 cts.
Eggs Standard 81 cts: medium
2s cts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-23
L. :. POPULATION

The 1910 census shows the
United States now has a populs-
ton Of Isl. 40e .ss1. almost one
third Of whom are either foreign
born or Of foreign-born psrentage.
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--H Apply
Hirthday
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER %

f,nogrne D,n-i,in. 4O1 Broad
way.
Mrs. Julias Rody, Rt. ., Box
s9s. Tacoma.
Dori. Rae Thompson aud Dor
othy Mae Thompson. twins. of
Thorpe, Wash. (oct. 2D.
barbara Engberg. St2i No.
Washington ~.
Theodore Kurdish, l245 so.
Trafton II.
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RANK TRANSACTIONS

Seattle W ednesdsy's ciesungs
$40 49, .SS5.l5: balances S4.9e5.-
o2s.6s. transactions sls,s72 600 90
fortiaad-NNed nesdsy clearings
$40, 6s3. 027.13. balances Si,9s2, Gas.
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South Tacoma Club
Addressed by Cain

A talk by Mayor Cain on the
varied subject Of the new recres-
ton centers. national defense week
and the Oct 80 army review and
success in the first two months Of
the suppression of commercialized
houses Of prostitution entertained
the South Tacoma Business club at
Don's PSgods Tuesday night
Entertainment was provided by
Eddie Mcdowell Fred Cianci and
Tony Senseri. musicians from the
l61st infantry OF the S1st division.
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Phone Want Aas to Main slsl
Gard Of Thanks

NARTEIs-Ws Wish 20 express our
sincere appreciation 70 cur friends
and relatives especially - Tire
fratsrusI order q EaRIss ~ ths
kIndusss anc EFmuathH extended a.
- The Death o. or beloved fus-
hard and father joel % q 49,
cur utmost thsuks foz ne bsaufl-
ful floral tribute tsiEnedF
MRS J = MAHTEI.
son b C HARTEL
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You help yourself when you buy
L. s. Defense Bonds,
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Quotations courtesy Dean wifter a
Co Warrington Blog.. members
New York Stock Exchanre)
HIRh InN C.ln.s
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compared with 5s0. 900 Tuesday.
while curb stock turnover rose 10
LA. 900 shares from lo7 .000.
NEW YORK y stocks made An
irregular decline Wednesday with
hight volume.
Steel shares were weaker than
other maj groups on the market.
4. 8. steel and Bethlehem each
lost nearly one point.
Calumet a Hecls lost more than
half Tuesdays gain OF nearly a
point and other coppers turned
easier.
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Past-ActiOn Adver+isino
q YOU have something 70 sell reach
more Tacoma homes ~ Iess sdver-
tlslng cost nF placing your ness &c
IT TIE TINES WANT ADS
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N. Y. CURB STOCKS

Closing Prices Furnished by
d.. NA-LLn... A On. ,..-...-
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Funeral Directors

So Years n Tacoma
c c MEILTNoER FUNERAL HOME
$40 Tacoma Avenue BROAD NaV .s2es
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
.RAF Un|edshes
Channel Attacks

LONDON, Aug. 12.-Royal All
Force planes swept across the
English Channel by the hundreds
today, resuming daylight attacks
on Nazi bases along the French
channel coast Thousands of spec
tators gathered on the clifftops al
Dover TO watch the spectacle
"Our ships are filling the
skies" one watcher telephoned
into London
At the same time an offensive
sweep was carried out over the
North Sea and coastal areas. More
bombers were spotted than ever
before seen in action during day.
light hours. One large squadron
attacked Cologne.
The day assaults followed blasts
during the night at targets ir
western Germany and airports ir
northern France and Holland. The
air ministry reported that many
fires were caused in the blows al
bases in Holland and France.
Raids on the Reich during the
night conferred on the industrial
cities of Krefeld-Uerdingen, Muen
chen-Gladbach. and nearby Rheydt
There was no German retalia,
ton,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
British Demand
u. 5. Enter War,
House Is Told
BY GRIFFING BANCROFT
Init News Service stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Aug. Il. -
House non-interventionists today
opened their last ditch" stand
against extension of army service
for draftees, with ore Of them
charging that England has served
notice that unless this country
gets into the war in 80 days she
will make peace with Germany"
The charge was made by Repre-
sentative Shafer (R) Of Michigan,
"a member Of the military affairs
committee.
In London. Great Britaian to-
day officially denied the truth
Of Skaters statement. An au-
thoritative source said:
1T Is obviously canard
emanatlng from a enemy
source with. the intention of
creating mischicf.)
Administration leaders predicted
the bill extending service Of
.draftees and other soldiers for 10
months would be passed tonight
The prediction came after they
agreed TO limit the service extern
sion 10 Is months instead Of leav-
ing il indefinite as originally pro-
posed by the army. The Senate,
when IL passed the bill. also wrote
in an rs months limitation.
In another last-minute surprise
development, Republicans Of the
House military affairs committee
held a meeting and voted not only
10 oppose any extension OF service
for draftccs, but also TO fight for
a limitation of u months on extra
service for national guardsmen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
u. S. Chart

p r1e,ro{, ana vicinity. Fair TODAY and
"Wednesday. cooler today with The highest
about 81 degree lowest tonight IN as
grees highest "Wednesday 50 degrees, MOD
crate 10 fresh northerly winds
For the region within 400 miles ~ De
troit. Fair skies VIII prevail over me
lrorthwest portion today with parity cloudy
sNksthsr over the southeast portion thls
forenoon clearing this afternoon. Showers
and thunders,orms viii occur during ms
forenoon over the extreme southeast pof-
.tlon. moving from the region ~ Afternoon
rTemperAtures will continue cool over me
.estreme northern portion with cooler
weather than Yesterday over the reraindef
~ the northwest portion and ny night over
ths southeast portion Wednesday viii be
fair with moderate temperatures Winds
Wii he diminishing tonight over the eastern
portion
Erie and 81. Clair: Northwest and north
~fnds. 20 20 IS mph., decreasing 10 10 20
IS mph after sunset fair 10 partly cloudy
Huron; Wind northerly. 20 10 23 mph
decreasing TO 10 10 IS mph. AFTER sunset &
ontario: Small craft warning advised
until a . m Wind northwest 20 70 30
mph., decreasing 20 10 20 IS mph. after
p m; party cloudy
hsen advised Northerly winds, 20 10 p
mph. decreasing to 10 to IS mph. sf'ef
superior Wind north,rly. 20 70 Is mph
decreasing TO 10 10 Is mph. atter sunse'
DETROIT DATA
Temperatures MondAy Hghest. IS De
erees lowest, a. degrees mean, ~ de-
Departure from normal temperature Mon
dAy degrees
Departure from normal temperature since
January / 400 degrees
Relative humidity Monday - a. m
u per cent Z 30 = m. 50 per cent; 80
p m 81 per cent 80 ? m 81 per cent
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
NaZi Head
Appointed
Inn Baltic

BERLIN, Aug. 12.-Signalzing
GcrmanyS "reconquest" Of the
Baltic countries from the Russians,
Chancellor Hitlcr's headquarters
today announced appointment Of
Heinrich LohSe as Reich commits
sar for the captured lands.
The i4-ycar-old LohSe formerly
served as Nazi Gauleitcr tadmini-
Stratorl for the Danish province
Of SchlcSwiG. occupied by the
Germans IN April, 1910
His new jurisdiction. il was an
nounced. will embrace Lithuania.
Latvia and Fstonia. nations that
had been absorbed by the Soviet
Union q year ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
IN THE NEWS
lContlnued LON Page Onel

~ 80
should be fortified, but
the Philippines.
Guam IS a hy-Speck on
the Pacific.
The Philippines are an
empire.
The abandonment of
the Philippines by the
Roosevelt administration
wU be remembered and
woefuHy regretted long
after the other foIlies and
blunders of the NeW Deal
haze been forgotten or re-
corded only in the profit
and loss accounts OF Amer
lean history.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
Soviet Planes
Leading Attack,
Moscow Says

MOSCOW, Aug 12.-With pow
erful fleets of Soviet airplanes
leading in counter-attacks and
staging raids deep into enemy ter
ritory, the Red Army today was
said in official accounts to be hold
ing off the Germans on four major
fronts.
Battles ragged in the Ukraine,
where the Germans are advancing
in a two-forked campaign towards
Kiev and are striving 10 cut off
Odessa with a southwark drive.
Today's noon Soviet communique
announced
Fighting progressed all night
I'm the directions of keXhOlm.
SOltsy, Smolensk, KorOsten and
Imam.
There were no major opera
tons I'm other sectors"
KeXholm (KakiSalmD is on the
shore of Lake Ladoga. only 70
miles north of Leningrad.
The former Russian capital sec
ond city of the USSR, now is
Threatened from two directions. for
another large-scale battle has been
raging for the last three days in
the vicinity of SoltSy, 1870 miles
south of Leningrad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
Red Casualties
High, Say Firms

HELSINkI. Finland, Aug r.
Finnish troops striking southwark
on either side of Lake Ladoga have
killed several thousand Rs< star
troops, a Finnish government an
said today. II added
"Our advance in the Ladoga
district has continued success
fully"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
RUMANIA RAIDED

Red planes few over Rumania
and a communique said large
railroad bridge over the Danube
River at Chernovody was de-
stroyed. The port OF ConStanza,
on the Black Sea-badly damaged
in previous raids-again was At
tackled and ships in the harbor
were hit.
Marshal Semyon Budenny. So
Wet COMMANDMENT the Ukraine,
was understood TO be making a
firm stand along the River Bug,
where he is holding up the Ger
man drive from Uman, which is
aimed to strike southwark and cut
off the Black Sea grain port OF
Odessa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
Suez. Alexandra Raided

CAIRO, Aug. 12.-QNS)-Sev-
eral persons were killed and prop
erty was damaged in air raids on
the Suez Canal area and AleXan-
dria last night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

TOW a war with Japan is
~ almost upon us and we
have not yet fortified
the Philippines.
If we have entered upon a
permanent policy of exciting
and inviting war we should
at least be prepared for war.
And if we are not prepared
for war we should keep the
exasperating mouths of our
truculent statesmen shut and
their intermeddling fingers
out of alien affairs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

~ .AfNI - - -
tary movement.
DIT the Philippines are
Is NOT fortified.
We are Surrcndcring
possession of the Philippines,
and seven long and menacinG
wears have gone by without
any attempts to fortifl and
man the Philippines.
AND WITHOUT ANY IN
TEIIIGENT CONCEPTION
OF THE IMPENDING DAN
GER OF WAR N TIE PA.
CFIC.
In fact. rs late rs last
month these Washington OF
iicial qUaricrN' picture ii
Japan A. the most war weary
country in the world" and
Expressed the conviction that
Japan would take no further
military step soon.
But Japan may take a vital
military step at any time,
especially under the persist
cnt policy which the United
States has adopted Of nagging
and annoying Japan and inn
posing sanctions and injunc-
tons and inhibiti0ns upon
that proud AND PREPARED
country.
And still the Philippines
are not fortified.
And still the recommends
tons of General Macarthur
have not been fully followed,
and still the Congress has not
even appropriated the S53,-
necessary and belat-
eddy proposed for the fortifi-
cation of the Philippines.
has been no lack
of warning of the dan
ger of abandoning the
Philippines and of failing to
fOrtify them.
On June !, 1886, your col
umnist wrote in the Hearst
papers:
"RETAM THE PHIL
IPPINES.
"In these days of impe-
riGiistic conquests, Where-
in the bigger nations are
ruthlesSly gobbiing up the
smaller ones, the Ameri-
can people should not let
the Philippine Islands go.
owe should retain those
islands both for THE
GOOD OF THE FILL
PINOS, Who haze pros
Pered under American
rule, and for the purpose
of retaining a base in the
Orient from Which to
flank, obStruct and delay
by counter attack any hos
tile ASiatic movement by
sea or air for the inUaSion
of America"
"The power that grabs
these islands WiI next ma
neuUer TO SHUT OUR
TRADE OUT OF THE
ORIENT and eUen demand
THE REPEAL OF OUR
EXCLUSION LAWS.
"A point that those who
haze giUen the Philippines
her independence Greatly
her right to be gobbled
up haze forgotten is that
u hen Ue quit those
islands 1t UiU weaken us
by so much IN THE
WHOLE PACIFIC AREA
AND LEAVE THE ROAD
TO THE CONQUEST OF
I II E n A w A IA NJ.
4 ISLANDS AND THE pa
CIFIC COAST OPEN TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

Wcolth and enormous pro-
tectiUe PoWer and posi-
biIities of the Philippines
easily ranks as first and
most vital.
On the grave of eUery
NeW Dealer Who Uoted for
this inpotent policy con-
ceiUed in ignorance and
brought forth in infamy,
should be inscribed the
ignominious epitaph:
"'THIS SMALL AMER
ICAN VOTED FOR THE
ABANDONMENT OF AN
EMPIRE, ND THE
AMERICAN n O NJ E.
LAND TO INVASION BY
THE HOSTILE HORDES
OF ASIA.
REOUIESCAT IN -
PERDITION.'"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
VICTORY CLAIMED

Claiming a major victory north
west of kiev, the communique
added:
bined operations by
tanks. airplanes. artillery and
infantry routed large German
tank column in the direction of
Korosten. Fifty tanks and two
anti-aircraft batteries were de-
strOyed."
Moscow again was raided early
today, but an official statement
said that only few planes
reached the capital proper. They
blasted some houses, and a few
casualties were caused.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

any distant war of any kind
adversely affecting American
interests if the Philippines
were powerfully fortified A.
a great American naval and
army base nj Japan'S very
door and ON the flank of any
trans-Paciiic Japanese mill
tarY movement.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

Gen. Hugh 9. Johnso
"America's Fighting Thinker"
Writes Daily for the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
The Weather
HoIRIY TINrERAIIRTs

The sun piil Iet 90 T87 n frfav.
arc rts tomorrow A. SIS
The mon rose TO-DAY a. ri
ano seu today a.; ~ 80 f
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12

( L 4" m T. TnIIPpHeS
WouId haze been
kept American
by any Soundiy American
administration, not only
because Of their great ma
terioi Ueaith and eco
homie advantages but be-
cause of their enormous
strategic UaIue as a pro-
lection TO the United
States.
"AdequateIy fortified,
they Uould be a menace,
NOT any ASiatic poWer
Winding its OWn Asiatic
buSinesS,-but to any mill
tary attack on America
emanating from Asia and
exposing its flank or base
to counter attack from the
Philippines.
"An and naval bases in
the Philippines could be
! manned and supported by
q million of Philippine
man-poWer If necessary.
They could be com
pleteiy defended and in
deed thoroughly protected
from all assault.
"They could be located
most strategicaiiy, and
Uouid be much nearer to
and much more dangerous
to the Asiatic bases from
LDhich any attack on
America might emanate
than the projected small
scale bases and fortifca-
tions at distant Guam.
lNHOREOVER, the
WI Philippines are
or Were per-
fectiy proper and ex-
tremely important Ameri-
can possessions " HE h
Wouid in Themselves JUS
hfy fortifcation and pro-
lection, Whiie in fortifying
Guam there is nothing
there to protect, and moth
ing to Justify fortifcation
except the Obvious intent
and opportunity of harasS-
ing, feebly but annoy
ingiy, a possible hostile
ASiatic poWer.
eve are straining at a
gnat and swallowing a
camel.
Owe are fortifying a
pin-point and abandoning
an empire.
eve are d ding
something Dhich is mot
uUorth d defending, and
Which is incapable of ade-
qunte defense or eRectiUe
oHenSe.
And We are negiecting
and reiinquiShins the one
great presidential protec-
ton that rUaS IN our hands
to prevent or render ex-
tremeiy difficult any War-
like attack upon the coast
of our homeland.
|9Of AL ;. The foiiis ss
all the absurd
tiles and impracticdlitieS
of the NeW Deal, the
a ban d onmen by the
United States of the cast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
NEED ROOSEVELT OK

Z Meanwhile. 0PM labor expert
expressed belief that the r#t
could not acquire The pant
where 1900 co workers 7lr %.
strike. until President NoosoNf,
issues The necessary pcim>SN.
executive order.
Some officials said it would b.
possible for the President n
draft and sign the executive order
while vaCationinE aboard th0
Presidential yacht Potomac. an1
make public his decision from tht
White House.
Knox gave no indication what
the naVys decision would he. HC
said only that korndorf proposal
had been received Other navy
and defense officials freely pre-
dicted that the plant would be
taken under government control
within the next - hours unless
the company management turns
an unexpected about-faCe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-12
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