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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

Walla Walls. the commissioner
of public safety in Texas. the
commissioner of public utilities
in a plane headed for Washing
ton, D. c.. again, and the city
attorney visiting in Tennessee.
Mr.. Peterson stated that no.
body around the city hall knows
what Mr.. Wright does for Nv
ing. but in reality every MEM
Der of the council knows that
he was employed on a JOINT
federal-city project up until the
time war disability necessi-
tated his entering a hospital for
a surgical operation. Perhaps
the mayor might appoint COM
mittee to hurry along the con-
valescent period in these cases
1 might say in closing that
the members of Pat Wrights
race would be genuinely CRATE
full if a real committee was ap-
pointed TO determine why their
race should be Disseminated
against in the matter Of employ
ment in defense plants. l won
der if Mr.. Peterson knows that
not a one of them is in the
shipyard. Why not prove your
self as good an American as Pat
Wright did in the last war and
60 before the city council and
demand that the council 60 on
record to proper officials oppos-
ing this discrimination
A. A ANDERSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
Let's Not Talk About Il

Diplomatic correspondence is fearful and wonderful
thing It has become both fearful and wonder
full since 1899
Take the German reply to series of notes from South
American protesting that the wholesale and
dam shooting of hostages brutal and barbarous thing
The Nazi that it docs not wish to receive
oral written observations of third states this question:
In short there is there is use in trying
Mexico and the other protesers told Lets
not talk about it it's none of your business anyway.
Which is suppose, about ~ good way as any to
answer the unanswerabe.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions Turn 70 the
womsns page for the answers.
1. Whale sharks are man
eaters: true or false
2. Helium was discovered IN
the eighteenth. nineteenth or
twentieth century,
3. -Four states are officially
called commemorative: Aassa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania. Virginia
and ---------
4. Who wrote Tales Of Way
side Inn
S. Name the most famous book
BY John Bunyan.
8. What peoples fought the
Punic Wars.
Z. Construction Of the Panama
canal was begun By the French,
British or Americana
8. What post does Anthony
Eden hold in the British govern
ment-
o. Who was Copernicus
10. OF what state - rsllshas-
- ~ eApttAlf
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, NOV. 8

Adverse planetary experiences
rule today. Labor problems may
assume new phases destructive
or thwarting to constructive en-
terprises. II In q time TO plan
and to take account of the ex-
act situation, social and eco
nomic.
Heart and Home: In the fam
lily, the weekend recreations
should be inexpensive. What
ever contributes to the welfare
of the boys in uniform should
be given generously. The num-
Der and cost Of Christmas gifts
may be affected by the mental
attitude, but the stars seem to
encourage generous spending
this year, in which the holiday
season will become a happy
memory long after present pros
perity has been curtailed.
Business Affairs: Saturn rules
the farmer who will have reason
to profit, although there are
signs that agriculture may be
more or less hampered by gov
eminent direction. Perplexities
are forecast for those who till
the soil. Stock-raisers should be
fortunate, for there Is q sign
read as indicating 4 tremendous
demand for draft animals as well
as for Aheep and cows.
National Issues: As the old
year ends there will be an
awakening to the peril of our
American habit Of hoping for
the best and doing nothing until
circumstances present terrific
problems. Isolation will become
a past issue as dangers multiply
and il becomes plain that the
United States must accept the
heaviest responsibilities in rescu-
ing democracy from the ruin
that Hitler plans for 1t.
Persons whose birthdate ii il
have the augury cf . year Of
advancement. The young will
make progress in studies which
represent the culture of a van
ishing period in history.
children born on this day
probably will be impulsive and
high-tempered. but exceedingly
intelligent. Many will gain sue
cess In Unforeseen ways.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
OPPOSES WAR
PROGRAM OF L. s.

Editor The Times: The news
story published in recent issue
of your paper TO the effect that
a 19-year-old Missouri boy died
for want of food in order that
the rest of the family might be
able to exist, has caused me to
recall the telegram that went
forward from the Emergency
Peace committee of Tacoma a
week ago today.
II our people continue to al
low the administration TO pro-
coed with the drive toward total
war, it would seem that we will
deserve the terrible fate that
awaits those who are too stupid
to look after and safeguard their
own affairs. The telegram is in
the following form:
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, White
House. Washington, d. c:
In view of your Thanksgiving
statement that 20 per cent OF
the NYA in North Carolina
were found 10 be undernour-
ished, doesn't it seem somewhat
absurd that we should be spend
ing billions to establish freedom
from want in every other nation
under the sun? Isn't IT time,
Mrs. Roosevelt, for us TO play
a decent part by our own peo-
pie before we try to save the
rest Of the world from their
own folly and everlasting greed
Mark what we say-total war
for us and financing all OF the
wars of the world will bring
collapse to democracy here.
Isn't 1t time 70 begin spreading
propaganda or that subject
rather thar threadbsre fears
about Hitler's power and Sta
Inns solicitude for religion.
EMERGENCY PEACE COM
MITTEE OF TACOMA"
REX s. ROUDEBUsH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
Not a "Stooqe" Court

Those people who feared that the appointment of almost
the entire u s. supreme court by single president might
turn that into sort of rubberstamp stooge court
be treasured by recent decisions They show such
sistent splitting in making decisions TO suggest that
there is far from single point of view the court
On the most decision day, two decisions
split 54 and 63 and the previous decision day there
Sd decisions and another 63 split Every justice
has entered at least dissent the terms OF
court began. though 1t is only few weeks old.
This not to suggest that split decisions desirable or
necessarily good thing themselves 1t is only to suggest
that this is the of thing would expect from
court reputedy packed and hence supposedly committed
to single and or less automatic point of view.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
pEFIN 81
BON D

Just what il \ United States Defense Savings Bond?
A. An Understanding government security issued IN
many denominations from $875 TO $4,000 cost prce)
for the convenience all types of and investors
lending their money direct the government for national
defense.
@. What are Defense Savings Stamps!
A. Stamps selling for 10 cents to IS EACH and always
redeemabe at their face value enabling people to save
money systematically in small amounts for the purchase
Of Defense Savings Bonds
Nots-ro buy Stamps 10 the nearest
association write to the
Treasurer United States Warrington D. C. Also stamps
srs .
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

Stamps
Ukroinion battle-ground
Moy Bring Famine Again
. sssssssssssssssssss

THE "scorched earth" policy OF
the Soviet and the grinding
treads of Nszi and Russian tanks
are laying waste Europe s richest
farrlands IN the rich. black earth
Of the Ukraine
Russis's grsnsry. an area al
most as large as France. England.
and Italy combined. Is now black
ened. pitted and dssolsie Nor
mally II is region that can sup
port $4,000. 900 people. Today.
however. the threat of famine
overshadows Il.
The stamp above, issued in
1928. depicts hunger stalking the
Ukrsinisn peasant II is re-
minder of the lean days that year
when the Ukraine became an au-
tonomous republic under the U
S. s. r. The sugar beet crop $50
per cent Of the Russian totsD
dwindled 20 almost nothing as
the peasants were forced 10 grow
food grains
Again in 1888 hunger was ram
pant. Rather than surrender their
produce TO Soviet authorities
hundreds Of thousands Of peas
ants starved They refused 70
Erow foodstUfs Or livestock and
suffered s1ts.d pTIvstIon,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
SO THEY SAY

A robust. vigorous. healthy
Christian republic requires that
people be able to cooperate
politically. But IL also requires
constant prodding and criticism
and real opposition by a minor
ity psrty.-Alf NJ. Lsndon. COR
presidential candidate Of 1885.
We DON'T want % 60 on hving
under priority controls for an
other half-generstion. The way
to avoid II is 10 20 about now
and finish n quiekly.-Donald
NJ. Nelson. executive director,
SPAB.
We have a depressing NUMBER
of college and university alumni
who are little more than skillful
decentralization Alsxsn-
der C. Ruthven, University OF
Michigan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

In a memorandum 20 Assist
ant Attorney General Thurman
Arnold. Holoomb SAYS he IL con-
WINGED that the primary need
Of small business is an independ-
snt governmental agency with
authority to act swiftly on spe-
cifc complaints and problems.
n might he called the Office
81 small Business Problems. IL
would serve - a forum where
complaints could he heard and
n an independent advocate OF
the cause of small business.
More important. it would act
as a trouble-shooter to represent
small business and get action.
and il would have TO be clothed
with ample power. The presi-
dent would probably have full
authority TO appoint such
board. but Holcomb thinks 1t
would have even more force II
congress enacted a law creating
II. The membership would be
composed Of small business men
with a few lawyers TO give legal
advice.
More than half the complaints
from small business men re-
ceived by Holcomb were drafted
after they had failed to get re-
lief from other departments Of
the government. He found small
business men as a whole were
distrustful of the office of Pro-
duction Management. The lead
ing figures on oPM were big
business dollar-a-year men. cor
poration attorneys, labor leaders
and professional economists.
EVIDENCE PILES UP
Time after time small BUSH
ness men complained to Hol-
comb that they saw their big
competitors securing priority
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
Twelve Billion Years TO Go

The old saying that the first hundred years are the
hardest is put right in its place by little freehand es-
mating recently done the age of the sun The sum-
hazards Dr. George Gamow professor of physics at George
Washington university, il youngster of some two
billion years. and ought to live to the ripe old age OF IL
billion. The age of earth is also about two billion
years. he calculates, not specifying how many years re-
main to it,
Nevertheless to those who irked by the apparent
sowness of progress would appear that on this KIND OF
q eosmic scale Of measurement, there's plenty OF time
As man thinks, he is-n he can persuade his
wife tn arree with him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
ToDAY's COMMON ERROR

There is a fine distinction be-
tween the meaning Of the sdjec-
tives historic and historical
Historic means mentioned or cell
ebrated in history; as historic
enes; a historic character.
Historical means belonging or
relating TO history or historians;
as historical testimony, histon-
cal associations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
MR.. FIXIT
He Fixes Things

To receive attention n tbs col
umn letters must ave naHaf sno
sdcFtss q writer. Only Initials
slil be published When requested
Mr.. Fixit: WIN you settle IN
argument by ieIIing In your col
umn just what rights has . pc
de>trian on = highway ssch ~
the Waller read. That s. 10
enc supposed 10 walk off the
highway, N traffic !. heavy:
Also. is the Waller road . state
highway. READER
A pedestrian has some rights.
At least the night not TO be hit.
II he walks on the outer edge
a the pavement and against the
traffic. However, there 10 the
matter Of judgment to be con-
sidered before rights. They don't
mean much. IL some motorist
blinded by lights or forced aside
DIV snDlIltT toifAt< Y
knocks the pedestrian into etern-
ity. II 10 safer to forget the
rights when the traffic IL thick.
even IL the road shoulder Is
muddy Waller road Is a second
ary one. maintained BY the
county.
Mr.. F1xit: Please print this
for the party who signs {. y. &.
about removing mildew from
linoleum. Use mild white soap
dissolved In hot water about one
gallon. with on full cup Of
strong bleaching solution. Use
more bleach and soap N Beces-
aary. MRS. r. VI. l.
That couldn't do any harm,
though there might be some
doubt that 1t would work on .
stain running through the limo
ieum from the bottom TO the
surface.
Mr.. Fixit: A signs his name
In pencil 10 = note made out 10
b. As wife docs not siEn the
note. Can Il collect the money
from A when the note becomes
due: j. n.
A had a right TO borrow
the money 30 Il certainly has the
sight TO collect IT, as far as you
have told the story. Whether
the signature was in pencil or
ink IL no more significant than
the color Of the ink. An X, II
A wrote II. would be just a.
good. II you have any further
doubts. you'll need 4 lawyers
advice.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
TTr1IT An Inside Picture OF Finon-
Lld1 ] ciol and Political America
BY RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-Although John l.. Lewis lost by
technical Knockout in the captive mines dispute before
the National Defense Mediation board, the labor cheftan
also achieved of the greatest victories of his career
during that controversy He persuaded three powerful
steel magnates line up with labor against an antstrke
- ao4k
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
WASHINGTON COLUMN
By MILTON BR0NNER
r.com. rim,. washington Correspondent

Northumberland 1901 600 small business men WHO
have been crying pretty much in vain that the ma
tona defense program with its prortes setup ana CON
tract distribution TO big business is about to rum the
NAV get Quick relief If the government accepts plan OUT
lined by GUY Hocomb head of the Small Business oee0h
AniiTrst Division Of the Deparlment on Justee
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

The United Mine Workers
boss harped on his favorite
theme for at least an hour dur
ing his conference with Bethle-
hens Eugene Grace. u. 8.
Steel's Ben Fairless and Frank
Purnell of Youngstown.
IL accepted favors from the
administration" Lewis said in
effect. and for a while they
seemed to benefit my people.
But by accepting favors l haye
given hostages to the govern
ment. They have used supposed
ly friendly agencies the named
the NLRB, the mediation board
and the department Of lsbor) to
bamboozle the workers. / can
see the day when this admins
tration. which began life as
pal of labor. will eventually turn
fascist and use its force against
Us. But make no mistake, gen
tlemen. Your turn will come
next. You will suffer as We
have, especially in the postwar
period"
John LIS exhortations may
help to explain why representa-
tives Of the National Association
Of Manufacturers and the u. s.
Chamber Of Commerce appeared
before congressional committees
to protest against legislation
interfering with strikes. The
employers took his warning to
heart. The next and not sur
prising development might DO
a hard-and-fast alliance between
labor and capital against FDRs
domestic policies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
"DECI.ARED WAR" AT
PRESS CONFERENCE

Friday. Nov. rs, was the first
time a president of the u. S.
virtually declared international
war at press conference. Al
though the significance seems to
have escaped general notice, that
is what F.D.R. did when he is
sued his take il or leave 1t"
warning to Japan before 30
newspapermen.
ashington and Tokyo
spokesmen have been confer
ring in great secrecy. Messrs.
Roosevelt and Hull declined TO
discuss their talks with Ambas-
sador Nomura and Special En-
voy kurusu. The Japenese rep
resentatives, who pride them
selves on knowledge of our slang,
wisecrscked whenever they met
the correspondents. Neverthe-
less, 1t was fairly well known
that We had demanded Japanese
withdrawal from China and
Indo-China. But even as the
president met the press, Tokyo's
forces were bombing the Burma
Road. our life line to Chang
Kai-sheks capital, and were
moving naval and military units
southwark. F.D.R. was fight
ing mad.
The president spoke pessimis-
tically about the chances OF
peace, declaring that the de-
cision rested with the Japs. Or
dinarily ne would have demand
ed that his statements on so
grave a matter be attributed
to high sources" or an ''un-
official spokesman" But the
press reports were permitted TO
make clear that the ultimstum
came straight from the White
House. Two japanese news
pspermen, one Of them an Off
GER in the Nipponese navy. took
detailed notes on the presidents
statement to the press.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

too severe and Albert, the Prince
Consort, arose from a sick bed,
rewrote the note, and smoothed
over what might have become
war-like situation. 1t was the
last Official act of his life. A
few days later he died.
Tomorrow: What Price Glory?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06
PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
CLOSES DEBATE

Editor The Times: l would
prefer to consider my debate
with Mr.. Germond as closed,
but he made a misleading state
ment that needs correction in
citing a court ruling in Lincoln's
case as applying now to the
powers given the president.
Lincoln was simply dealing
with an instruction within our
country; he was not trying to
involve us in a foreign war.
Therefore, any ruling made IN
his cause concerned only domes-
tic affairs; not foreign affairs.
There is a big difference.
Our neutrality law expressly
forbids sending our troops TO
foreign countries. So the presi-
dent had no right whatever to
pledge them for that purpose.
/ hope Germond is able to see
the difference and straighten out
his thinking. We need to think
straight these days.
A. D. MUELLER.
BOOST FOR WRIGHT
Editor The Times: l note with
a great deal of interest that a
person signing articles in your
columns by the name of c. l..
Peterson, Ri. 5, Tacoma, which,
incidentally. disqualifies him as
a city voter, has opened Mayor
Gains campaign for reelection
under a smoke screen of attack
on Pat Wright. Well, at least
we know Pat. address. Also we
know he has been a most con-
sistent advocate Of vice and
graft exposure. He is World
war veteran and resides with his
mother and the family is loved
and respected by all who know
them. His genuine interest IN
humanity in general cannot be
questioned. His integrity and
sincerity of purpose was respon-
sble for his being elected chair
man Of the WPA relief coordi-
mating committee. composed OF
twelve labor and political organ
izations.
True. Mr.. Wright is a member
of the Negro race, but the fact
that Mr.. Peterson saw fit TO
induct it in his article makes
the article itself void Of equity
and pregnant with discrimina-
ton.
Mr.. Wright has questioned the
feasibility OF Mayor Cain absent
ing himself % frequently from
council meetings while on speak
ing tours throughout the state.
From personal observation !
might say that thousands Of our
Tacoma people feel the same
! WAY AWFUL IL II <slofNA @o-L =
appearing in all parts of the
state has been such q contrbut-
ing factor in putting Tacoma on
the map and blessing US with a
boom. then I say that by all
means let US have a travelling
ambassador, separate from the
office Of mayor. but let the peo-
pie elect him in the coming
spring elections. With an In
crease of fifty thousand popuia'
ton on our hands. vital CUES.
tons come before the city coun'
ell daily, which requires III
presence. so who is there thai
will deny that the taxpayers are
disillusioned when they read thsi
the council meeting was post
ponsd haeAlss ths mayor y q
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-12-06

the Small Business Section
he Department of Justice.
material after trips to Wash
inSton. Holcomb cited case
where a Michigan boiler manu-
facturer said he was the lowest
bidder for installation at an
Oklahoma airport, but the award
was made 10 a company bidding
81. 700 higher. Holcomo contact
cd officials IN charge and the
Michigan man finally got the
contract.
A small hut well known man
farturer Of outboard mo- tors
complained that he was about
10 close his plant because III
priority shutdown on materials,
while only is miles away his
largest competitor was operat-
ing full swing on government
and civilian contracts. Holcomo
has tackled this problem and
hopes for results.
l.. NJ. Evans. president OF
Small Business Of America, Inc,
from. his office in Cleveland. has
written President Roosevelt COM
planning that small business men
are under a siege Of economic
boycott as strangling as the
tightest military blockade. He
asserts thousands of small BUSH
ness men. who with their en-
ploves constitute the largest tax
paving group in every city and
state. are facing ruin. Says
Evans:
This pending calamity must
be laid at the door of the ad-
ministrators Of national defense
who have flagrantly discrimi-
mated against small business
Big business has received every
consideration, small business
none. Perhaps we should have
expected this, for the men who
head the defense administration
are nearly all from big ousi-
ness"
AS SENATORS SEE 1T
Congress is getting FESTIVE
about this problem. Senators
are not convinced that the presi-
dents naming of Floyd Odlum
as director of OPM's division OF
contract distribution is a solu-
ton. Senator Hatch of New
Mexico, head of a special COM
mittee to investigate defense
program contracts, is alarmed
lest America have the expert
ence of Great Britain. where
10000 manufacturing pl a n $
were shut down almost over
night in the changeover from
peace to a war economy. Ac-
cording to Odlum's own esti-
mate, 2 per cent of the supply
of strategic materials would en-
able 10000 to $4,000 small met
al-working U. S. plants to con-
tinue during the first half of
1912.
senator O'MahOney Of Wyo-
ming, complaining that the little
fellows are being kicked around
from pillar to post, has intro
duced a bill TO help small bust
ness. Under 1t, any person
whose business operations are
adversely affected by assign
ment Of priority In any mate
rails used In his business shall
he afforded q chance to present
his views TO an agency desig'
mated by the president.
If he shows that his business
operations will be hurt by
shortage of materials, or thai
his inability to continue bushes.
will result in unemployment fol
his employees, the agency shall
so report to the president, anC
he shall allocate to the com
splainant such amounts of mate
rial as in his Judgment will b'
necessary to prevent hardship t.
the business man, his employees
or his customers.