Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-01
Wheeler Hits
Movies War
Propaganda
BY GEO. BOUTWELL, BROWN
Special % THE DETROIT TIMES


Of Montana. opposing PreSideI
Roosevelt's demand that the who
army be kept in the field indei
nitely, also laShod out IN a
imprisoned speech IN the Sena'
Yesterday against Wendell
,Willkie and William J t"Wi.
Bill') Donovan. -
The leader Of the no1tfttereci
zionist groups in Congress d'
scribed Secretary Of War StimSo
and Secretary Of the Navy kno
as -.'anopg the most reactionaI
Republicans IN that party an
denounced Democrats Tor follow
ing the war leadership of the 1914
Republican presidential candidate
WILLKE POLICIES
''Willkie il making their
policies" said Senator Wheeler
"He IL pushing the President.
He and his little clique of Wall
Street bankers. together- with
the motion picture industry. are
trying TO stir up sentiment to
take us into war.
"Wait until members OF Con-
gress go back TO the people and
see what they think of the
leadership in the Democratic
Party at the present time.
avid Bill Donovan is the
man who conducted my prose-
cution." added Senator Wheeler,
referring 10 his indictment. trial
and acquittai during the Hard
ing administration.
president Hoover did not
send Donovan's name TO the
Senate 10 be attorney general
because Senator Borah and
other Republicans notified him
that Bill Donovan could not he
confirmed.
HEADS L. $. GESTAPO'
"He IL now the head of the
Gestapo in the United States
continued the senator, referring
10 Donovan's recent appoint
ment by President Roosevelt TO
a post at the head OF a clearing
house of war information. THAT
is the proper place for him.
'He worked with Burns and
with all MS sieuths OF the De-
partment of Justice when they
were opening the office Of Sena-
tor La Toilette. and when they
were raiding the offices of the
hate Senator Caraway, and of
Senator Walsh.
$50 he il a fitting man to
head up the Gestapo In the
United States. He ought TO be
made secretary Of war.
"What the boys in the army
want, and they are entitled TO
II. Is justice. They want justice
from the Congress. What they
want Is for us TO keep our prom
ises, and not 10 break our
promise by saying that this great
country Is imperiled.
NAMES MENACES
'1mperiled by whom: BY the
motion picture industry? BY
Wendell Willlxie ? Yes; they are
the ones who are imperiling this
country.
"They are the ones who are
breeding dissentions, who are
creating disunity. They are the
ones who are not only going 10
destroy unity, but they are the
ones who are going 10 breed
racial and religious bigotry I'm
this country such as we have
never seen before.
Willkie recently held a meet
ing in Los Angeles. I have
letter from my son, who happens
to live there. He says:
"Mr. WILKES meeting was
great failure. For about
week preceding the meeting
there was a tremendous radio,
. billboard and handful advertis-
Ing. The mayor, the governor
and all the names available lent
themselves TO the effort TO make
this a gigantic demonstration.
The motion picture studios
: formed parades to 20 TO the
Bowl
THE motion picture studios
formed parades to 20 to the
Bowl. Orders went out 10 the
employees to participate. Then
came the meeting at which
popular film star was master of
ceremonies. There were 80 other
prominent film stars on the
platform and participating in
the program.
NAVY AIDED SPEAKER
MY attention was called"
continued Senator Wheeler. "to
the fact that when one Of these
men was speaking over the radio
The other night for the so-called
Friends of Democracy they
had the navy band pIas.
THE navy band il being used
TO carry on propaganda for one
side In this controversy. The
other. night when they had
meeting In New York the navy
eeod participated in the rally.
They are using the navy and the
motion picture industry, and
well known actresses and actors
90 stir up the crowds. The mas
ters In the INDUSTRY say you
must 60 and take part In it
II can not believe that either
the State Department or White
House IL telling the motion