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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
Maxi Army
Morale High
In Defeat
Killers EarIy End Seen
in Generals Custer
Nv PAUL MALiON

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. All
W inner signs suggest Ger
man army morale was high
during The withdrawal in Russia.
In the city of Kiln, the retreat
ing Nazis left 5000 as rear
guard. They fought 10 the last
man 10 cover the escape of their
associates.
Retreating in the face of the
enemy is the most difficult Of all
military msneuvers. Rear
guards and quantities OF equip
ment must be sacrificed whole
sale. The main point is to keep
order. and the Red reports OF
prisoners capture unfortu-
nately fail 10 justify the stories
of Nazi decentralization.
II the Germans establish a
winter line from Leningrad
down TO Kersk, Smolensk, Khar-
koV and Mariupoi on the Black
Sea. they will be fairly we'll
Strengthened out on a much
shorter front. This would repre-
sent retreat averaging 100
miles in the north, 70 in the
south.
But the Firms may be sacri-
feed. They will be compelled
10 accept a separate peace,
when the Reds reopen rail com
munication 10 Leningrad.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
| g If ers to
th g Editor
TO THE EDITOR

TO THE Editors
WHEN l was purchasing A
w copy of the Goodfellow Edi-
tion this morning. a thought
came 10 my mind
A headline said: "No Child
Without a Christmas
Now this has been their slogan
for many years and a very good
slogan at that
However. from now on let US
also have a slogan as follows.
No Home Without a Flag
This can be used very fttingly
at this time. and maybe stir up
some patriotism.
On Bill OF Rights day, al
though II was very important
date in the history Of the United
States and the President had
asked every one 10 display tho
flag or show the ColorS. ours
was ono OF only two flags 10 be
seen anywhere on our street.
and I noticed many haCpoloS on
all kinds OF buildings without a
flag.
Now. OF course this war IS not
going 10 be won by waving a
flag. but We ought 10 be thank
full and proud that We arc able
10 display Old Glory God forbid
that this privilege shall ever be
taken from US; therefore | am
asking you 10 use the suggested
slogan along with the flags
shown on your front page
| hope that the next time We
are asked 10 display the flag it
Will not be case Of people
being somewhat ashamed 10
show il hut rather be ashamed
that they arc not displaying one
al their home Office or factory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
Help the Red Cross

II THE first few days Of this new the American
Red Cross has again proved It's inestimabe worth.
Field directors already at work IN Manila and
Hawaii
The Red Cross here has set up virtually the only
communication between Dc'roIters and loved ones in
the
Through its efforts pctrots blood literally will
supply the veins Of wounded fighters.
These just few Of the Ways IN which the Amer
lean Red Cross performs It's mercy work IN
Remember these when Sou asked for contribu-
tons AID these works sM mans others equally
tial 10 the well being of our armed forces
pArpLA-E- rC--ALl- a. IL -.AhLc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
Only U. S. People Can Defeat
German 5+h Column Here
By DOROTHY THOMPSON

T'HE case OF Laura ingalls,. n.
rested by the FBI as Ger.
man agent, needs some elabora-
ton.
The activities OF Miss ingalls,
contributed TO serve the purpose
Of our enemies. That purpose
was to make us unprepared for
war as possible, spiritually as
well rs technically.
Her particular task was 70
work up American mothers. by
accusing the President OF con-
spring 10 kill their sons on tho
field OF battle, and so TO spread
defeatism. pacifism and fear OF
their own government in every
family. \
Laura ingalls, was no great
genius and no great interna-
tional spy. She was one OF
great network OF conscious and
unconscious agents. working on
the mentality of whole people
In former wars the foreign
agent" was spy, seeking for
military secrets. organizing sa-
botage and informing his gov
eminent.
He still has the same function.
hut he has another: sabotage
against the entire mentality of a
people. with the purpose of con-
fuSing and dividing them first,
among themselves, and second,
from their allies.
They conduct systematic.
and even scientific. psychological
warfare. with the directions aiG
down in Berlin
THERE is a monstrous fifth
i column in the United States
lust as there was a fifth col
umn in Hawaii, which contrib
uted TO the disaster OF Pearl
Harbor
OF course. this fifth column
gave information 10 the Japa-
vhSe
But il had another task 10
create feeling Of security about
Hawai- in the minds Of our
armed forces. Have those peo.
pie been found and are they
not still operating
VHE only way one can tell who
L is a ffh columnist today IS
10 look AZ the results Of certain
activities. and investigate their
origins
There arc Axis agents in this
country. American citizens,
whose task is 10 spread the fol-
lowing talk p dinner parties
and IN business offices:
Britain cannot win the war:
Britain has already made a deal
with Germsny about Russia;
Stain has made a deal with
Hitler and JaDan: Germany has
new inventions which make her
invincible.
II is only tho fault Of RooSe.
Welt that We have been attacked
And these people attach them
selves 10 native movements.
Miss ingalls, was a speaker for
the America First Committee.
This docs not say that the lead
crS of The America First Com
mittce were foreign agents hut
n does say that the America
First Committee was used by
Miss ingalls,
TIiIS fifth column IS now oper-
L ating But the attack on
Hawaii changes the situation
and herewith the strategy OF
the psychological warfare
II IS obvious that one cannot
continue 10 spread the slogan
~ Keep America Out Of the
War when our feet has been
attacked without warning, In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24


There is not even pretense
of an excuse for the continuation
IN high or powerful union office
of such men as Umbrella Mike
Boyle. who runs tho electricians
in. Chicago.
Union politics permit him 70
remain IN a position 10 pull the
switches on our second greatest
city in time Of war.
The vicious crooks who infest
the New York waterfront are
not labor leaders but union
bosses and betrayerS ri labor and
lnaSmuch as union customs and
laws do not empower the work.
crS 10 throw them out. the gov
eminent. which performs this
obvious duty. will not only serve
the national interest but earn
the deep gratitude of the dumb.
scared slaves OF this rotten Sys-
TEN.
Such laws would not be punt
tive laws.
They would he laws NJ emanci-
patton and the workers would
honor those who fought them
through 70 adoption
c~r, ush,-d ry Unrsd Features syna. Ina.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

American waters, ana our lana
attacked without warning by
Japanese soldiers, and Germany
and Italy have declared war
upon us.
So what is being spread
This is what is being spread:
LET us confine ourselves 10
our own war" americans are
fghting for Britain and Russia
why not fight for themselves ."
Don't give any more aid to
Britain and Russia-yOu need all
YOU can produce for yourselves.
Their present propaganda IS
100 per cent AmericaniSm and
seems 10 be patriotic. And their
object IS TO lead us 10 defeat.
Here. as everywhere else. their
tactic is 10 prevent A war of
coalition. and thus defeat one
nation after another What they
do not want is a. common STRAIT
egy of Americana rItlSh-RuS
Sia-Chlna.
Hitler drove Japan into The
war in order TO divert us 10 the
Pacific.
Roosevelt who saw this. did
everything in his power 10 pre-
vent the Pacific war short of
handing 10 Japan China and all
the strategical points from
which we could be even more
effectively attacked.
And what we must do is what
our enemies do not want US to
do obviously.
THIS fifth column. further
more, Will try 10 cover itself
by acCuS ing others. II will
spread a dreadful fear Of COM
munlSm. and every one will be
communist who has any Svm-
pathy with liberal movements.
II has been doing this for
long time They will attack the
enemy aliens as they did in
France. spreading the word that
the refugees from HlileriSm are
German agents
Maybe there arc some among
them. But they arc inConScquen-
tial in the whole picture. As tho
thousands Of wretched victims
thrown into French COnCcntra-
ton camps were inconScquentia
in picture that included ADJ
mlral Darlan and Pierre Laval
and Marcel Deaf, who spread
defeatiSm during the whole war
and counted on their own rise 10
power through defeat.
THE usual department of niS-
L tiCc methods Of uncOvering
agents and spies are inadequate
10 the revolutionary methods OF
the totalitarian powers.
One Of the greatest weapons
that can be used against them is
tho press publicity; clarhcation
Of their methods. 81 that the
people themselves ran see what
is going on.
We need have no fear Of dis
unity IN pointing out few
facts. NnetN-fivc per cent Of
the people OF this country
understand this war But the
concept that there Is 100 per
cent unity j. not justified by tho
experience of any other country.
The people who have been
counSelhng dcfcatiSm. attacking
our allies. calling for the inn
peachmcnt Of the President
cannot all have been converted
overnight Hero, rs in France.
they hide their time. counting
on a terrible coming year
Since the psychological war
fare is directed against the
American people. not tho gov
eminent only the American
people can defeat n by con-
slant Awareness of what is going
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
LOUIS BttRDA,
l2S03 CoNle avenue.
TO TILE, EDITOR

~ q - an Wv
THANKS for your splendid
Il Christmas present ! refer 10
your editorial against filthy and
otherwise obnoxious literature.
Too bad YOU could not lend
this editorial 10 every other
newspaper IN Detroit. It's a
dandy, It is bound 10 make
America a finer place IN which
10 rear children Of tho future.
Our iailS viii be only onc-thlrG
fun in a few years If these pub
fishers OF dirty book and silly
crime stories print better and
cleaner stories.
After all. a lot Of these books
offend against al Ten Com
mandmcntS. and that is really
serious matter whether for an
individual or biz strong nation
like America
W. FISHER.
25I1 HiIlger avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dee. ~, 1910

NaZiS promise not 10 raid
Brian if British Will not attack
thcm both sides will have a
peaceful Christmas If this truce
is upheld
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
Detroit Merits a Share

THERE is every good reason why the state should
1 grant the ctys request for rebate on sales and
liquor taxes to help Detroit in It's threatening financial
situation.
For the first time IN many years the state will have
a substantial surplus IN 1912 surplus due largely to
the huge increase IN sales and liquor taxes from the De-
trot area The surplus expected 10 be so large that
politicians Aaud state department heads are already
busy evolving plans To- cut up the millions Tor their
. own USE
1t is only fair thai in any cutting up Detroit re-
ceive its share.
Detroit is responsible for that surplus. AS City
Treasurer Albert Cobo said IN winning councils sup
port for his plan TO ask state aid
Il can't see why the people of this area should
paw out 10 the state increased amounts in sales and
LIQUOR and then have To reach into their pockets
TO PAY higher real estate taxes.
Yet that IS exactly what IS happening.
Because of civil defense, added welfare costs and
other expenses the Detroit budget in the coming year
IS expected 10 lump moro than 600 and the tax
rate may increase more than - per cent
I TNLESS the state rebates to Detroit fair portion
- of Hquor and sales taxes. Detroit taxpayers will
have TO bear that increase entirely.
This IS obviously unfair
The increase is -the-faHlt of Detroit taxpayers
or of Detroit officials II caused by the war-the
sashng of automobile production here and the closing
Of many nondeiense plants.
DeT0ts plight IS not purely a local problem. 1t
is state and national problem Yet the city cannot
ask federal aid while the state treasury is bullying.
Help must come from the state first The state has
the money.
Detroit needs it. Detroit should get it
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

NO TIME is right time 70
~ clamp chains on the work.
erS 10 bind them 10 slave groups
under the rule Of union bosses.
but this has been done both by
Congress IN the enactment Of
the Wagner Act and by The
supreme courts of the nation and
OF several individual states.
But any time is the right time
10 break these bonds and no
time Is more appropriate than
this hour when tho whole Amer
lcan people arc fighting a hide
Gus and utterly ruthless enemy
who must be conquered lest he
impose on all Americans the
same slavery that he has I'M
posed on tho Poles. CzcchS.
French Danes. NorwegianS and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

TIiIS fifth column IS now oper-
L ating But the attack on
Hawaii changes the situation.
and herewith the strategy OF
the psychological warfare.
II IS obvious that one cannot
continue 10 spread the slogan
~ Keep America Out Of tho
War. when our feet has been
attacked without warning, In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

HITLER customarily extri-
IL Gates himself from disaster
by daring new and greater Of
fensives. In his speech ne sug-
gested he had something like
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

Detroit should get it.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-24

w. FISHER.
25l7 Hillger avenue,
Evening star., 1941-12-21

! depression of its own economic in
sufficiency
Essentially the problem is on one
hand to keep Hitler from gaining
the first area which he absolutely
must have in order to support the
people he wants to have working
for him on the continent, and On
the other hand, to invade the con-
tinent before he builds his navy to
such strength as to break all bounds
The area he must have is Africa.
1t is without any question the most
important place in the world today,
and one of the chief reasons for
Japan's entrance into the war at
this time
Africa Called Key to War.
The Germans established their
position in North Africa partly to
threaten Suez, although aerial at
tack from Crete serves for this, but
ch CIV to threaten the rear Ct any
force which tried to invade Europe
cn tie soft undersioe of the sprawl
/ ing German turtle, the SIDE bor-
/ dering on the whole Mediterranean.
This German position must be
cleaned out, and the British know it..
It is impossible to overstate the
Importance OF the present fighting
in Libya and. as Gen. ViScount Gort
told me in Gibraltar, the most un-
sound leg of Germany'S flve-legged
horse is this great area. The clue
to the future is in Africa.
I know that the Germans know
this. They made no bones about 1t
when I was in Berlin a few weeks
ago.
/ And here is where the Jsrs come
| in. The German strategy was tC
have tire Japs attack Honolulu on
/ the hope that American public
| opinion would force an immediate
all-out foray against Japan in the
| far Pacific. thereby diverting our
support from the fundamental
zone, which is Africa. BY the sem
sational attack on our main base
closest America Hitler did a good
thing for himself, and bad thing
for the Japs.
Japan Was Hitler's Red Herring.
The red ball of Nippon was Hit
lers red herring He drew it across
the trail to Africa. BY this shock
ing maneuver he hoped we would
have to abandon any idea of fight
| ing the lesser enemy how and
where and when we wanted to. He
! hoped to make us fight Japan how
and where he wanted us to. To Hitler
| this means he wants us to expend
as much effort as we can as far
away as possible from Africa.
We will lick Germany by fighting
all over the world at the same
time This is an immense under
taking. We free American people
have a tremendous task before us,
and so have the British. The day
must come, just as it did in the last
war, when we will hit so fast, build
so much. have so much coming on
and slug so hard that no force on
earth can stand against us.
But it will take many years. Our
standard of living will fall. We
will not be able to recognize our
present mode of life five years from
today. But as that happens we will
Evening star., 1941-12-21
Libyu
Continued From First PageD

desert and in the green country
of Eastern Cirenaica, which once
was the region OF one of Mussolini's
most ambitious colonizing efforts.
Hesitant to Count ROmmel Out.
Although the British were hesitant
to count 10 over the once formi-
dable German-Italian North African
forces, commentators expressed con-
fidence that the Axis, harried from
land and air, could not make
another strong stand even at Ben
gasi.
They were confident also that
there would be no Axis escape to
parallel the British Withdrawals
from Dunkerque. Greece or Crete.
Belief that Gen. Rommel will be
unable to marshal his forces for
another major stand was based on
two assumptions: That there are
no substantial Axis reserves at Ben
gasi and that he lacks the tank
strength to delay his pursuers while
that ports defenses are prepared.
Even those British sources dis
Evening star., 1941-12-21
Derna Found Abandoned.

South African armored cars led
the way down the steep, winding
road from the seaboard cliffs into
Derna and found it virtually de-
void Of troops but with most Of its
native population of 10000 still
there.
The harbor had been battered by
frequent r. A. F. bombing and was
in far worse condition than when
the British took it in their first Lib
yam offensive. Derna airbase was
strewn with wreckage OF craft de-
stroyed on the ground.
The r. A. F. communique empha-
sized the devastation on traf1ic-
jammed roads along the Axis line
Of retreat.
Fighter aircraft" it said, made
series of successful attacks on
lorries, trucks. field guns. armored
fighting vehicles and motor trans
port of all kinds.
Many vehicles were left in flames.
Others were put completely out OF
action"
Evening star., 1941-12-21
Bv HENRY J. TAYLOR.
Special Dispatch to The Star and


North American Newspaper Alliance.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-In Ger.
many a few weeks ago I saw irref-
utable evidence of an immense new
German navy being built. Officers
are being taken out of the army and
trained for this navy. The great
shipvards of the continent are work
ing "a hours dav On it. Hitler's
next greet movement. his ultimate
drive, will be on the surface of the
sea.
Why? Germany has made a new
guess on the length of the war
Statesmen and generals saw every
where on the continent of Europe
and in England, from the Baltic to
Gibraltar, now agree on one thing
1t will be a very long war. Ger
tainly many years. No one OF i'm
portance over there sees 1t any other
way. Neither does Hitler
In Germany the people are apa-
thetic about the war Their gen.
erals have supplied them with the
most dramatic series of victories
ever known. and yet they are ara-
thetic.
They sense that these victories
will have no value. They do not
see any prospect of these victories
being converted into the fuller life
that National Socialism has dangled
before their eyes for nearly nine
years. They sense futility in the
overall result.
German Army's Work Largely Done
But German morale has definitely
gone over to the conviction that it
is sink or swim with each other and
with the Nazis. Germany as ma
ton must be defeated Germany
must be invaded and beaten in Ger
many. Make no mistake about that
The German military position on
the continent is not unassailable, by
any means. The German Army is
not invincible. far from it. And
the German Army will not win the
war for Germany.
From the very beginning the Ger
man generals have been handling
forces trained and specifically
equipped for certain continental OBJ
jectives. This was feasible because
as aggresSors, they had the initia-
tive in action and timing.
However the benefits from these
two factors have been largely OBJ
tanned and from this point on the
Germans are passing out of then
phase of the war and We are COM
ing into our own. 1t is new navy
for Germany. or nothing.
Nazis to Fight Holding Operations.
Fundamentally. Germany is fight.
ing holding operation on the con-
tinent from here on and because
Hitler knows he cannot win his
war without breaking through to
the world. Germany is now building
this immense navy.
This closely guarded fact is re-
lated to Germany's highest plans
of strategy. 1t is Hitler's belate6
attempt to solve his dilemma of
how to reach and drain the rest
of the world and thereby keep Ger
manic Europe from writhing in the
Evening star., 1941-12-21
Immense German Navy Reported Being Built
To Launch Next and ultimate Drive of War

not care very much because by then
We will realize we are fighting for
our life against the greatest force
for evil in the history of mankind.
Evening star., 1941-12-21

Henry J. Taylor. economist and
noted Observer OF European AZ
fairs, has just returned to the
United States after an air tour
of Europe ,Uhich took him to
Great Britain. SWeden, Finland.
Germany. France. Spain, Gibrol-
tar and Portugal. He tOGS the
last American correspondent to
pisit the capitals OF all OF these
countries before the United
States entered the 1Dar.
Evening star., 1941-12-21
THE SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c. DECEMBER 21, 1sn

and . large ship was damaged by
Italian naval vessels protecting .
convoy which arrived intact at It's
destination" 1t placed the action
of the Gulf Of Sirte.
Evening star., 1941-12-21

inclined to optimism agreed that
the Nazi commander is in a spot
where heavy air reinforcements
scarcely could help. especially since
the Axis Is limited to a few land
ing fields in a relatively restricted
area under constant r. A. F. attack.
British patrols already have cut
the road west of Bengasi and
British informants declared the
Germans and italians face hazard
orS operation merely in trying to
escape around the Gulf of Sirte
toward Tripoli.
Nevertheless. Gen. Rommels
courage and skill are not belittled
and most British observers agree
that there will be no Axis capitula-
ton without a desperate last fight,
possibly in the vicinity of Bengasi.
Evening star., 1941-12-21
Axis Retreat Admitted,

AXIS Retreat Admitted.
Offcial broadcasts both in Rome
and Berlin acknowledged that Axis
forces were in retreat and the Ital-
ian communique reported the Brit
ish attacks gaining in severity in
Cirenaica.
Indicating that some reinforce
ments and supplies had reached the
Axis forces west of the present Bat
tie area, the Fascist high command
said a British light naval unit was
sunk, another was probably sunk
Evening star., 1941-12-21

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