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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton Roe and
Mrs. Noble Roe, spent Sunday in
Tekonsha as guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Raymond. s.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Socks and
son have returned from spending
a few days at the home OF relatives
in Clinton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-13
MARRIAGE Announced

Announcement is being made OF
the fall wedding OF Mrs. Blanche
Rousseau, formerly Of the special
education department at Michigan
State Normal College, to Robert
Evans, head Of modern language
department at a college in Jackson,
Tenn. Mrs. Rousseau has resigned
her position with the Michigan
School for the Deaf at Flint. Her
resignation becomes effective in
June and she will spend the sum-
mer months at her home in Ann
Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-13

Miss Matthews Graduates
Miss Nelsine Matthews, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Matthews.
Kalamazoo, formerly Of Ypsilanti,
was one of the nurses graduated
from Grace Hospital, Detroit, Mon
day.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-26
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
LONGTIME PLAN

The laying of these mine fields
was declared 10 have completed a
long-projected plan aimed at rem
dering virtually impregnable the
outer defenses of Singapore, which
is the foremost citadel protecting
Britain's possessions in the Far
East.
Singapore's inner defenses al
ready have been prepared with
reinforcements of troops, warshlps,
guns, equipment and supplies.
Tension in the Far East recently
has been increased by reports OF
Japanese naval and military con-
centrations at Hainan Island, of
Indo-China. and other areas near
both sides OF Singapore and Ma
lava.
The zone mined was announced
as bounded on the north by the
parallel 2 degrees. A minutes
north; on the east by meridian l04
degrees, 80 minutes east; on the
south by parallel l degree, IS min
utes north, and on the west by
the west coast OF Malaga.
Thus, every conceivable ap-
preach from the northeast. east
southeast and south was blocked
by mines. Barred, also, was the
entrance to the Straits of Ma
lacca, which divides Singapore and
Malaga from the island OF Su.
matra, lying TO the southwest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
SECOND STATEMENT
His second statement follows

His second statement follows:
Heavenly day, my dear
sir, here is the added detail:
bat 1Chdt difference does it
make hoW l 1Crite my col
umn?
you WiH hare me op-
peoring to think that my
stuff is north Whiie, and /
hare a very profound fear
and feeling that 1t is not.
"AnyhoU, 1t does not
come easily.
81 hare to grind it out.
~ take four or fire hours
to ,Crite it,-dnd sometimes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
IN THE NEWS

ndppy fatner-and-sOn relnti0nship
and Mr.. Hearst added that 18th
editor-in-chief Of Mr.. Steven
paper begs to submit the follow
ing" 1t was 4 yarn about tn
cigars Mr.. Hearts, father supple
him with at Harvard. Other anec
dotes concerned little Willie"
Mr.. Hearst explained his pen
chant for delving into ancient his
tory In his Aug. 2 column thus:
"Why oil this talk about
Caesar and Cleopatra When
they are dead and hare been
for a matter Of tlCo thou
sand gears?
"Only because Caesar
Uas a dictator and dictdtorS
are uery much in the nelCs
these days.
"And because Cleopatra
1rdS a lorely lady, and
louely ladies are always IN
the nelcS,-in fact they
make most Of 1t.
"History repeats itself,
and Whdt dictators did IN
former days, dictators may
do d0ain,-Gnd in fact are
DOING"
He said on July o:
History is the ireS Of
great men-dll else IS sta
tiSticS. HerOdOtuS had that
thought and that plan Of
history 200 gears ago.
What he asked, "cdn
be more interesting than
history II properly told?
What more absorbing than
the lives of great men!
"Her0dOtuS told intimate
tales Of their lives, gaze re-
markoble incidents of their
careers, made history hu-
man.
"Mdny Of the great men
Of $500 gears ago Were rery
like the great men Of today,
many OF the incidents are
like incidents notD occur
ring.
Manu- forms Of aorcrn-
Htettt ttere ttkte modern gor-
ernments.
Many conflicts we're
based on the same general
principles.
MANY results today are
Just lChdt ne might hare
expected If nee had read I'M
derstdndingIy the stories Of
the HUes and experiences OF
those Who hare preceded us
in the prolonged gooseStep
Of history"
A LESSON FROM HERoDoTUi
That Mr.. Hearst has taken les
son from Herodotus Is indicated b
this fan letter from George Wash
ington Crane, of Chicago, publishe
Nov. %:
"YOur discussion screrdl
reeks ago Of erents from
the pages Of ancient history
1Ods so fascinating that I
IRISH you could find time to
continue in this rein and
turn out q small book on the
subject for high school stu
dents.
If only our historians Of
the past had been possessed
Of your cultural perspective
and literary art, history
courses could be the most
popular of all subjects IN
the curriculum. All the psy-
Geological derices which
qtO1i o,,jnIo1j IN bu,101li-e the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

! article is satisfied, tDhile the
reader tcho likes a short ar
ticle need, as you say, read
only half Of ii.
Both aOiH be pledsed-or
at least as pleased as they
can be With a rather dull
screed.
But il I Vrite q short
article only the reader i0ho
likes the short article 1ciU
be satisfied, while the
reader 1cho likes a long ar
ticie tDiU haze to read the
short article t,cice-achich
obviously would be a wholly
unendurdbie task, resulting
IN much resentment and
possibly some alteration of
mind"
A Hearstian comment somewhat
In this vein opened his July IL
column:
I'VE might as iCeH come
to the pre-eminent point of
these tiresome tales at tho
beginning Of one of them,
as ne neter seem TO hare
any space to present the
point at the end Of them"
Poetry written by Mr.. Hearst
has been used In the column on
two occasions, and many others
contribute verse. A poem he wrote
at Wyntoon In the depths of the
forest that TANKS the tumuItuous
McCloud River appeared May %
and "a Spanish Song" which he
described as a reminiscent rhyme
Of the picturesqueness of Spain,
was published Dec. q.
KEEPS FIRM HAND ON PAPERS
During q visit east last year, Mr..
Hearst arose at 5 a. m. and turned
out before breakfast a column on
the beauties OF New York. II was
written In long hand on scraps OF
paper.
The publisher has maintained q
firm hand on editorial policies of
the Hearst newspapers despite his
added duties a. eeitmnist. All
national and international edito-
rails are submitted for revision,
approval and release simultane-
ously TO Hearst newspapers But
usually numerous corrections are
made. and entire paragraphs sub
sfituted by him, 40 that these edi-
torials are virtually his own He Is
consulted very often on local poll
cies of the Hearst papers.
Mr.. Hearst IL described as q
very painstakIng editor. II he
catches n comma out of place after
his column Is released or n he
thinks he can improve a phrase
that is wrong he sends along cor
rections.
For years before he started 'Tn
the News" Mr.. Hearst had written
his own editorials. used on page
one In two column measure and
usually unsigned, but these con-
tributions were sporadic. National
editorials are handled either In
San Francisco or New York by
dozen editorial writers In those
cities. but he il constantly writing
or wiring suggestions for editorials
TO his staff
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
learned that Mr.. Hearst had been
urged many times by his editors
to write a column daily. but until
last year he took the attitude that
he had nothing particular TO say"
Mr.. Hearst will be 10 on April 80.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
FALANGIsTAs To AID

II was further asserted that
members in Mexico belonging to
the Spanish Fascist society, known
as the Falange. are counted upon
TO cooperate in this purported
plan Of provoking disorders in
Mexico.
Falangistas in Mexico are said
to number 100000, all of them
repeatedly Nazi sympathizers who
look TO the Spanish dictator, Gen.
eral Franco. to give them the
command to start trouble. accord
ing to information understood Il
have been unearthed by Mexican
officials.
The persons who said they de-
serted from the League OF Ma
tional Socialist Partisans" claimed
in their statements to the authori.
ties that all Nazi activities ir
Mexico would be timed TO coin
eide with uprisings. sabotage anC
anti-American demonstrations II
Brazil. Uruguay and other Latir
American countries.
They further alleged that tn,
purpose Of the organizations pro
gram is to stir up feeling agains
the United States and 10 Great,
for America. diplomatic and eco
nomic problems by fomentinI
internal discord by means o
strikes and other such actions il
Mexico.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
PENCHANT FOR HISTORY
EXPLAINED

First of a series of Hearstian
anecdotes which have made inter-
esting reading appeared March IL.
I'm the News" noted that Ashton
Stevens. Chicago Herald American
columnist. had requested readers
to contribute recollections Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
10000 GERMANS

According TO the latest compil-
atoms OF the interior ministry,
10000 Germans are now In
Mexico, as against 5000 a year
ago. Fifty Gestapo agents were
said 10 have been sifted into
Mexico during December and
January alone.
Some reports have stated there
are $1,000 Germans in Guatemala
and many of them are of military
age.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
WARNING IN SLAM

Official quarters also disclosed
that ell British women and chill.
dren residing in Thailand tSiam)
have been advised to leave as soor
as possible. Some circles sllege
the country TO be dominated by
Japan.
Press dispatches from Shanghai
said the British embassy today
Will once more circuiarize British
residents in the japanese occupied
regions OF China, urging all with.
out good reason TO stay TO leave
al the earliest opportunity.
The mining of waters around
the entire Malay Peninsula was
announced by che government and
admiralty circles explained that
this will bar all ships that may
approach Singapore on direct
routes from all ports in Japan,
Thailand, French Indo-China and
China r,roppr
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
Rumdnid Mines
Black Sea
international New, s.r,ie. csbl.

BUCHAREST, Feb. II 49, The
Bucharest radio today warned
Black Sea merchant shipping that
Rumanian territorial waters for Is
miles north and south of Con-
stanza had been mined and were
dangerous for shipping.
Vessels entering The danger zone
between the mine fields limits do
50 at their own peril" unless they
FIRST receive instructions from the
Rumanisn navy, the radio stated.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
Foreign Vessels
Warned Region
Is Dangerous
By THOMAS c. WATSON
in,I New, s.r,io. shr oou,.ronden,

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE mining
Of all ocean lanes leading TO Brit
aims mighty Far Eastern base OF
Singapore and parts Of the Dutch
East Indies was revealed today
following an official warning to
foreign ships TO keep away from
the dangerous region.
Renewing the tension caused by
reports Of japanese preparations
that appeared 10 be menacins
Singapore and the East Indies, this
move seemed 10 be directed pri-
marty toward impressing Japan
with Britain's readiness to defend
her far eastern interests.
II was noted that the biz tri-
angular ocean area where mines
were laid blocks the approaches
from japanese and Japanese-dori-
mated ports 10 the bristiing Singa-
pore stronghold as well as the
east coast OF the Dutch East In
dian island OF Sumatra.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

mean a a0OrSe one and hare
to tear ii up and Write an
other.
"And I do not hare time
to tear that one up, al
though l should.
But l hare to catch the
edition.
"Then sometimes I hare
to read a day or tlcO to re-
fresh my memory on his
toricdl matters.
II cannot afford to be
1crOng, as my contributors
jump on me.
1T is surprising 1Chot a
lot those letter WriterS
kno,c, and ho10 good some
Of their stuff is.
81 work on the papers in
the daytime.
II generally Uritc at
night and usually get to bed
about three or four o'clock.
But sometimes not until
eight or nine o'clock in the
morning.
1T IS on aUful life and I
do genuinely enuy colum-
nists like Damon Runyon
and E. Y. During and Ar
thur Boer. tCho Write easily
and delightfuHy and pro-
duce something that adds to
the happiness Of humdNiitH
II do not WdRt the coll
unn to 90 to other papers
because I Want it printed on
the first page.
"People think anything
printed on the first page
must be good.
II do not Ddnt TO unde-
ceire them.
Il do not relish COMPARE
son NTH other columnjsts
on merit alone. Hofeeter,
am going to stop ,criting in
q little While because me
7riH soon be in ro1' and all
you can sag in 1cor is that
crerAthina is all right
1chether it rs or not,-else
you are not a good Ameri-
can, and / 1cdnt to lire and
die q good American.
@"SiAcerely BOurs,
w. r. HEARST"
Other facts concerning Nj
Hearsts unheralded appearance |
the ranks of daily columnists las
year were obtained elsewhere. Hi
column first ran in the Los Ar
geles Exa liner on Feb. 2
unsigned, in the first column, pag
one position formerly held by tn
late Arthur Brisbane's To-day"
For several days the identity O
the writer was not disclosed. Whel
Hearst editors In other cities sa,
the column, liked ii and aske
permission to use IL daily, MI
Hearst was disclosed as the autho
in an announcement by the Hears
general management. The dali
column Is still unsigned, althougI
the publishers name appears o.
letters from readers in his "Sat
urday Symposium" and his an
swers to communications.
PENCHANT FOR HISTORY
EXPLAINED
First 0f a Sarias nf Hoo 80 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

otefttc JuCto " HtStOFy just
go to prove my point. You
hare clothed Nth flesh and
blood and rhythmic charm
those sterile bones that have
made up history terts in
previous years."
Giles Hodnett, of Peru, ILL.,, an
other fan, made this comment II
the Jan. Is Saturday Symposium
Heretofore all colum-
nists and commentators
haze kept their noses buried
IN the present day. By for
getting the present and
rummagin0 through the
dead past you hare scooped
them on some of the great
est events of all time, events
that haze never before been
covered by a newspaper.
II dare say that most
readers consider your his
tory as spot news. 1t really
is spot neiCs in the sense
that it has never been pub
ished for adult readers.
1T Wds all in the history
books but most people get
their history crammed doWn
their threats in school phen
they are too young to grasp
1t. GiUe your readers more
history. II is Just as in
teresting as today's spot
neUS."
HARVARD GRAD COMMENTS
Substantiating that contention
was the comment OF Francis o
French. Of Newport. r. l.. pub
lished the same day. He said
Though I took more his
tory courses at Harvard
(f9O8-19f2) than any other
subjects, I feel that the
peculiarly lucid, interesting
and brilliant phrdseology
Uhtch you employ make
what you tcrite more raj
liable than anything I
learned IN my three and
OAe-half gears Cam
bridge. Your column has
more practical rdlue than a
college education. after
reading In the Nc,Cs' / can
only sag, why 90 to COL
lege""
Historic episodes are thorough,
documented. Mr.. Hearst's serie
on early U. s. naval history 1,
November reconstructed the mem
orable battle OF the Constitution
and the Guerriere from Journal
Of . naval officer and gunner
among others. This and other vic
tories OF the q. S. frigate stimu
lated Congress to renewed interes
In the navy, he explained.
One OF Mr.. Hearst's longest col
umns. on Lord Lothian's opinions
ran approximately 5000 words OF
Jan. 2.
A Saturday Symposium CORE
spondent, A. r. Grob of Chicago
suggested last Aug. 81 that Mr.
Hearst's column would be twic,
as good II II were half as long"
Mr.. Hearst replied as follows:
II thank you for your
kind ddvice, and you prob
ably are right.
HIS VIEWS on LENGTH
But I look at the matter
the foiloWing wdy:
If / 1Urite q long article
the render 1rbn JleS Io11O
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
MINISTER RESIGNS

The virtual military triumvirate
was established with the resigna-
ton of Marcel Peyrouton as inte-
rior minister.
Stripped of its nonessentials,
Frances game is to defend her
feet bases and the positions agreed
upon under the terms of the
Franco-German armistice. This
job is far from being as simple as
IL sounds.
Germany's pressure upon Vichy
is becoming steadily heavier. This
pressure is heing applied at many
points. OneNsuch point is French
economy. By tightening frontier
regulations between the French
occupied and unoccupied zones, the
Germa ans can hamstring if not
strange French economy.
There is also the means of con-
slant pressure in the 100000
French prisoners held by Germany.
Another club of increasingly ON
nous effectiveness is tina OF
hunger.
For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
/ Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
Ddr|an Becomes
Key Leader in
Vi(hy Regime
BY KENNETH DOWNS
IntI New. s,ryie. star correspondent,

init News service stan Corresponofnt
VICHY. France. Feb. IT,
France has shifted her lineup as
she enters today what many OBJ
servers believe to be the critical
quarter of the game raging on
Europe's political gridiron.
The lineup,-designed to check
Germany's offensive, is built around
Admiral Jean Darlan, who holds
vital cabinet posts.
(DNB, the official German
news gency. reported from
Paris that Darlan Is expected to
visit the former French capital
tomorrow
In taking over the interior min
istry. Darlan has assumed a record
number of cabinet portfolios, in
Guiding those of foreign affairs.
navy. information and press, radio
and theater propaganda. He also
remains as vice premier. Gen.
Charles Huntziger remains as
war minister and Marshal Petain
as chief of state
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

Continued from Page One)
details he telegraphed In q supple
mental statement.
Mr.. Hearst's first statement fol
lows;
THANKS for your kind
query.
II delue into history be-
cause ii is neWs.
"There is frequently
amazing analogy betWeen
past and present ereRtS.
"Ererything that IS hap
pening has happened be-
fore.
1T is the same drama IN
a netc setting.
"Giren similar circun-
stances, human emotions
produce similar results.
THE quotation, We learn
nothing from history er-
cept that zee learn nothing
from history merely means
that ne do not read history.
IF ne study IL compare
tirely, it is ne1Cs.
1T is more than nelCs.
1T is prophecy.
1T tells us not only whdt
is happening, but whdt is
going to happen.
At least that is ma
story, and l am stuck Nth
1t.
"AS to 'whdt makes q col
umnist,' I am afraid l hare
StiH to find out.
um-not- too young
he0uen kno,CS-but too ne1O
TO be sure.
MUST INTEREST THE READET
Il suppose the only essen
tial requisite is to be able
to interest the readers.
"Think holC many ron
derful cOlumniSts there are
and hoC different they all
are.
mo one is ike another or
can be like another.
If a man has enough in
dtt'tduottty to be q cofuur-
mist, he has too much indi-
riduolity to be a copyist.
"No columnist has been
able to take WIZ Rogers
place or Odd Mcintyre s.
but they can take their o1Cn
appointed places and fulfil
equal missions.
Il really do not knolC
Why l started my column,
and I do not know 1chy I
continue it.
Il suppose I hare the
bear By the tail.
"Writing a column is not
hard Work. but trying not
TO disdppoint kind and pa
tient readers is hard acork.
Eve hare, of course, had
some requests for the COL
umn from other papers, bit
] feel that | can 1crite more
freely ~ hen aCritin q
through accustomed chan
nels and for sympathetic
friends.
" Sincerely.
W. K. HEARST.' u,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
The Weather
Chart on Page -

The sur Win set a. s.o7 p m. todH ana
rise al TIA N. tomorrow
me moon viii rise 81 0i . m tomor.
row and set a. II 30 q. n. icmorrow.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

For the Inside News" Of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column In the Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17
.NaZi Plot
Nipped i'm
Mexico
International News Service. Wire


MEXICO CITY, Feb. II. - The
Mexican ministry OF the interior
revealed today It is investigating
a secret pro-Nazi organization of
80, 900 members which is alleged
10 be preparing to foment trouble
in Mexico in the event the United
States assumes a more active role
in the war.
Armed raids across the southern
border OF Mexico from Guatemala
have been planned as the first acts
in the projected program OF Great
ing disturbances, according to in
formation said to have been given
Mexican authorities by deserters
from the organization
Two hundred and fifty German
Gestapo tsecret serViee) agents
are in Mexico and are prepared TO
guide the activities of the pro-NaZi
underground society. according to
these sources, which gave the
name of the organization as The
League of National Socialist
(NaZi) PartisanS."
The Nome nugget., 1941-09-03
Asserts Japan Is Weakened By 4-Year War

CHICAGO, Aug. - The new Chinese ambassador to Vichy, Wei Tao-Ming said that four years of war had weakened the Japanese economically, morally and from a military angle.
 The diplomat pointed out that Chinese army strength, mean time, had been much improved. Wei stopped in Chicago enroute from Chungking to New York and Washington. He said his gov- ernment awaited the opportune moment to launch front-Wide offensive. Wei added that British and United States vigilance in the Pacific, due to Japan's so- called New Order, had improved China's chances in the conflict.
The Nome nugget., 1941-09-03
Russians Destroy Big Dneiper Dam

MOSCOW - The Russian fore es have blown up the great Dnieper River Dam, the indus trial pride of the Soviet revolu- ton. This is an official announce ment.
 The official spokesman said; "We blew up the dam so as not to allow this first child of the Soviet five-year plan to fall into the hands of the Hitler bandits. J
 The dam is located just south of Dniepertopetrovsk, on the low CT part of the river, where the German forces are now entrench ed.
 The great construction project of the Soviet Union dam sup piled hydroelectric power to a large section of industrial Uk- raine.
 The dam was completed in 1883, was 200 feet high and pro- vided energy for an area of 10000 square miles. The dam cost an estimated $11,0O0, 0,O0O.