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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18

and the prospect that this re-
puted open-mindedness may be
expanded through the purging
process of a war alliance with
the democracies'-is strength
ened by receipt here of the Eng
lish Catholic Newsletter" This
four-page publication. put out
from 80 PateSnoster Row. Lon
don, is sent to key figures in
our capital. On September
Archbishop Downey anticipated
F.D.R.'s statement as follows:
That we are in military ali-
ance with Russia in this noble
conflict does not imply that we
in any way lower the standard
of christianity. Far from it. We
we'll know that christianity and
communism are irreconcilable in
principle. For communism is
not simply a social system for
remedying social ills. 1t is
new philosophy Of life. a new
evangel, a new religion which
would Danish Christ from His
kingdom on earth.
Tt is not to promote COM
munism that we fight side by
side with Russia, but 10 put an
end to the terrorism which
darkens the globe II is work
Of salvation, and il may well be
that in the purging process the
soul Of Russia may reawaken TO
spiritual values and the power Of
her ancient faith"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18

avenue, was raided by the city
police, October 1st, on COM
plant Of a soldier who stated
he had been gypped in this joint.
Ut is noteworthy 10 note that
this soldier did not appear at the
trial.. II is the opinion Of our
committee that the law enforce
ment and health department
branches OF our city and county
are sincere in their desire to
fully assist the army in every
possible way in protecting the
health Of our soldiers. With this
in mind we felt that society
would have been better served,
rather than have the police court
fine and sentence which is
limited. to have had this case
tried in the superior court. by
the prosecuting attorney. thus
testing the operation Of the May
act.
There are - many conflicting
statements as to what the army
expects and what the public may
expect in support from the
army IN the cleaning Up Of our
community. Is the Iona case
70 be accepted as an example
OF the support We may expect
from the army in the future
Witnesses refused 70 show and
City Attorney Abel stated they
could not be forced 70 appear.
Had it not been for the alert
probing by Judge Richmond the
soldier witnesses who did appear
would have blown this case out
Of court The May act should be
tested for then and then only
would Il be determined If the
army and navy has carried out
the provision in this act wherein
Il prescribes the secretary OF
var or the secretary OF navy
shall define the zones 10 be
under restriction. II this has
not been done-why? The public
seeks light.
THE WIGWAM CLUB, Inc
W. 2. GALLIVEN, Pres
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Digging into these textbooks to
see what lore they reveal about
the governments far-nung sery-
ices Of Information. press-agentry.
publicity and or propaganda, you
will find some funny things. Also.
you Will be struck by what you
don't find. for the code OF the de-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
What, No Stables?

We're running headlong right into the real prvaons
Of q defensive economy all right
Comes from New York furriers the desoating word
that there 5000 Russian sable coats to be had
this year. 1t that the Russians busy trying to
trap somewhat bigger game than sables. Ermine and
chncha going to be equally the furrers report
The line of husbands forming in front of the 36thstory
jumping window will form at the right. What, no
sos 900 sabesr hear the at the head of the line
cry he filings himself desperately out the window.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
AIRPLANES MAKE
BEST CONTRIBUTION

The greatest material contri-
button Uncle Sam has made TO
the British consists Of airplanes.
Yet the number we have sent
is pitifully small contrasted with
the rate of destruction in the
skies over Europe.
II is estimated roughly that
the u. S. now is turning out
planes about half as fast as
Germany. While the exact
figures are kept secret. espe-
cislly as To types. our total out
put will be about $4,000 for 1941.
although the rate now is ap-
preaching 1000 q month. One
third of the monthly production
goes TO England. But that means
We are giving her only one-sixth
as many planes as the nazis are
supposed TO be making. Our
exports Of metals, oil and ma
chine tools 10 Britain give
black eye 10 our reputation as
a great industrial nation. They
are not much greater now than
in 1910. In fact. machine tool
shipments have declined in re-
cent months.
We are doing fairly good
job feeding the British, however.
Secretary Claude Wickard has
fixed the amount we must send
10 England al a billion dollars
worth a year. Before enactment
Of the lesse-lend bill in March,
Britain was buying only S5.o0o,-
600 worth Of food q month, be-
cause OF her dollar shortage
August shipments hit a high Of
$4,000. 900, and this was in
creased TO about $50, 600 600 IN
September.
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parlfnenlal DUO
get officer is 10
never tell any,
thing unless you
have TO.
Consequently,
to mention the
first example at
hand, when Rep.
Richard r. Wig
ellsworth, MIL
ton. Mass. asks
Federal Housing
Administr ator
Abner Fergu-
son To give US
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
- ~. Ma.hinEten Contspondent

washington tott,pVnu'"' -
WASHINGTON - There IS three or four-Ioot sheH %
" paper-backed thriers published IN Washington 90
year under the general title Of Hearings Before me
Committee of the Committee Appropriations: me az
nual output represents 10000 pages IL mlon NoI
and figures No one person ever reads them all but inc
works are ndexed and if YOU to find out what any
government department wants to spend and why, tins
NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
cLARIFICATIoN NEEDED

Editor The Times: To clear
the confusion in the minds OF
the public, as posed by our
public officials. as 70 the att
tude o. The Wigsvam Club, Inc,
covering the operation Of the
May act. prohibiting the practice
OF prostitution in certain re-
stricted area. particularly in
connection with the Iona joint
expose Of prostitution in opera
pon.
The Iona, al i2i5is Pacific
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
TrTTT An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ll0a j ciol and Political America
CHURCH BOAT
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON-A highly confidential report on the
amount of aid which the United States actually has de-
vered Britain, Russia and China reveals why officials
of those nations casting anxious eyes upon Wash
ington.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18
STORY ooRRoBoRATEp

The suggestion that the Brit
ish supplied the cue for Presi-
dent Roosevelt's recent dicta on
regihous freedom in Russia -
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agency ~ the government NJ
ono time II had 5000, 900 men
on it's rolls. Now IL has only
million. hut its activities
reach into every state and 10
has a Job of explaining TO the
people what its projects are
and how they improve the
community or tie In with de-
tense. Also. there is the I'M
favorable publicity of the leaf
raking period - not WPAs
fault-to overcome.
Many Of WPA's projects were
international in character. News
paper indexes to be made for pub
lie libraries. Guide books and MS
torical research work. White-col-
lar projects Of this sort added to
the total and-"unemployed writ
ers have to eat, the same as un-
employed brieklayers.
WPAs information headquar-
tiers in Washington estimates II
gets about 10000 requests for in
formation, by mail and telephone.
II has a mailing list OF about 500
magazines and publications, and
nobody gets anything unless he
asks for it. The Washington staff
now numbers 20.
The WPA press section is great
ly reduced now. but in WPAs
boom days many Of the more
populous states had publicity sec
lions that were dandies. The
story was told in Ohio that an
inspector coming through was
quite disappointed 10 find that the
state publicity director was cover
ing his projects with only two
men and a photographer. In New
Jersey. there was an organization
of 40 or more. Couldn't the Ohio
man build up his organization?
lie took the hint. and did.
The impression should not be
gained or given from incidents like
this that every department of the
government has over : expanded
publicity departments. There are
good reports to make, as we'll as
bad.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18

the best estimate you can Of what
YOU want to spend IN the collec-
ton and dissemination Of informa-
ton. whatever name you use for
it." the good director obhges by
citing the size of his department
of education (29 people, payroll
s75.3o0) and his public relations
office Us people, payroll $4,000
and then mentions the number of
films produced, radio programs
sponsored and press releases given
out, without going into detail
about the costs. The total bud
geted for this one little division,
however. is revealed as $685. $40.
Incidentally. the work of this
agency in radio shows how the
networks and independents get
MIXED for time on this govern
ment stuff. In one year FILA
sponsored Is chain broadcasts OF
Is minutes, and 4s,532 independent
broadcasts, representing a total of
1873 hours. The value OF this
free time for government adver-
Using was S9s6,sO0.
And so the sorry trail goes on,
from one federal department to
another.
WHY. WHY WHY?
Why should the Tennessee Val
ley authority. admittedly one OF
the best single accomplishments of
the government since the last war,
have to hire Al people and spend
S215, 900 year on public rela-
tons?
Why should the social security
board need a public relations staff
Of 1913 people at a payroll Of sss'-
a4e a year? To say nothing OF
the other 40 people, preparing
pamphlets at a cost Of S1s5,613.
The total is s274,559.
Why should the federal loan
agency need a budget of
Se02,1S9 for public relations?
Why should the department Of
the interior need S12s,633?
Biggest why of all-why should
the federal works agency report
International service expenditures
Of S70s,s24? This was the largest
item in a report made by the
bureau of the budget at the re-
quest Of Congressman Jones OF
Ohio. Larger even than the re-
ported publicity expenditure Of the
department Of agriculture.
When WPA is asked about
this, IT starts pointing in other
directions: WPA il the largest
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THE BRIGHT SIDE

Senate and house press galleries,
from which comes big share OF
the Washington news, handle their
public relations job with staffs of
five men each. They are there to
help correspondents. radio and pic
ture men keep track of committee
meetings, hearings and congress
sional press conferences. They
keep copies of new bills. They
serve as a clearing house of in
formation. But they issue no
handouts.
Department nf state. with only
a $4,000 public relations budget,
has a division of current informa-
ton of five. OF the 56s press re-
leases during 1910, 275 dealt with
the war emergency, and were
legitimate news. There is one man
in the division who prepares radio
bulletins which are broadcast by
the navy radio service to the Is
L. - tillbdSo4tS al bNNl AAAt " "a -
These Is stations, which have navy
radio operators, mail the tran
scripts to consular offices, and the
purpose of the whole setup is 10
keep the embassies informed Of
government affairs. Without this
service Of $500 or 5000 words a
night, the foreign service might
go months without official news.
Department of justice gets by
with a staff Of six In fiscal year
1910 they issued 10000 copies Of
3e7 press releases. and they claim
it isn't publicity department, but
an office unit for releasing re-
quested information.
Treasury has a staff Of six.
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gions was so successful that the
Christie Rey, seating 200, was
built. This unique church serves
congregation over 10000
square miles Of territory!
SCENTED WINGS
Among the species of butter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-18

flies having scent plumules are
the Fritillaries, the clouded yell
low butterfly. a tropic relative
of the birthstone butterfly, as
well as the meadow brown and
the shippers.
TOMORROW: Gagged Heart!
Evening star., 1941-01-12

tin and tea, or mortgage on British
gold production"
He suggested that the House For
eign Affairs Committee ask advice
on the bill from Joseph P. Kennedy,
former Ambassador to Britain; Will
liam C. Bullitt, former Ambassador
to France; former President Hoover.
Wendell L. Willkie, and other "emi-
nent authorities on Government,
foreign affairs and international
law"
Wood Sees BLANK Checkbook."
In Chicago, Gen. Robert E. Wood,
acting national chairman of the
America First Committee, asserted
last night that his group would OPP
pose the lease-lend program with
all the vigor 1t can exert"
I'VE have already wired the chair
men of the Senate and House For
eign Relations Committees demand
ing full, separate and open hearing" !"
he said in a statement, adding:
"The President is not asking for
a blank check. He wants blank
check book with the power to write
away our resources. our man power,
our laws and our liberty.
I'VE cannot believe that the
Evening star., 1941-01-12

American people or their Congress
will run away from their rights and
responsibilities like flock Of fright
ened sheep.
In effect the bill gives the Presi-
dent the power to make military
alliance with any nation or nations
- =. The power to make such an
alliance means war"
Only Large Powers Will Serve.
The two new leading officers of
the Committee to Defend America
by Aiding the Allies said In New
York that "the powers proposed to
be given the President are broad.
but only large powers will serve to
meet the growing threat to our
safety"
Ernest w. Gibson, national chair
man and former Republican Sena-
tor from Vermont, and Lewis w.
Douglas, chairman of the board,
added in joint statement I'VE need
Evening star., 1941-01-12

ers, also escorted by fighter planes
carried out another bombardment
southwest of Malta. Three 1000
kilogram bombs (about 5000
pounds were dropped against an
aircraft carrier, which was hit by
one of these in the middle of the
left flank. The other two fell near
the same flank.
1T was noticed that one of these
''@'-'~ H5ttin" the sea made only
semicircular ripples in the water.
1le anti-alrcraiG reaction was ex-
ceptionally violent and was fol-
lowed by an attack of enemy fighter
planes which was quickly broken of
by the Intervention of our forma-
--~ IF 6"-e~~o nlanes. which put
the enemy to flight and machine
o. 5n planes.
"All our planes returned.
Considerable formations OF
bombing, dive bombing and fighter
planes of the German air corps CO.
operated against the enemy naval
nuclei in the Central Mediter-
ranean, hitting the aircraft carrier
Cthe first of the two attacked by
the Italians) astern with two me-
dium- -caliber bombs and on the
prov with a 1000-kilogram bomb.
The German formations also hit
a destroyer"
Evening star., 1941-01-12

the result is convincing admins
tration victory it is unlikely that
presidential control of the Seventy
seventh Congress will be seriously
threatened in the next two years
probably two very critical years.
Aside from his long-distance con-
sideration Of this important legis-
lative situation. the President was
devoting most of his time here to
his family and to the new Roosevelt
library.
May Return Tomorrow.
Guests at Hyde Park House were
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Boettiger of Seattle, Wash,
son-in-laW and daughter of the
President. This afternoon. Mr..
Roosevelt took the visiting couple
for an automobile ride, ending up
at the library, where they had their
first opportunity to inspect the
structure and the rooms filed with
papers, books and other mementos
OF the Presidents public career.
Elliott Roosevelt, another son. who
is now on duty as an Air Corps cap
tam at Wright Field. Dayton, Ohio.
was to join the group, but bad flying
weather conditions prevented his
arrival at Hyde Park.
The President will return to Wash
lngton either Monday or Tuesday,
depending partly on reports from
his Washington aides on the con-
greSsional legislative situation.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
legislation. It was for that reason
the language was made as broad as
it now stands.

legislation. 1t was for that reason
the language was made as broad as
it now stands.
Powers Called Too Sweeping.
Representative Rogers, RepubG-
can, of Massachusetts,. a member of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. to which the bill has been re-
ferred. said frankly yesterday that
she considered the powers bestowed
on the President too sweeping and
that these powers go far beyond
those ever extended to any Presi-
dent of the United States. Mrs.
Rogers also believes that the terms
under which this Government shall
hand supplies to other nations
should be made more specific.
The language of the bill in this
particular is: The terms and con-
ditions upon which any such foreign
government receives any aid author
lied under subsection ca shall be
those which the President deems
satisfactory. and the benefit to the
United States NAV be payment or
repayment in kind or property. or
anv other direct or indirect benefit
which the President deems salts
factory
Not Obiecting to Policy.
Mrs. Rogers pointed out that
Great Britain, for example, is rich
and powerful. She contended there
should be some payment for the
articles delivered which may run
into billions of dollars of value, and
that Congress. in enacting the law
for aid to the democracies, should
provide for actual nayment. rather
than leave it to the President TO
decide whether some direct or in
direct benefit" shall be satisfactory
The Republicans are not. it was
pointed out again and again, OBJ
iecting to the character of aid now
proposed for the governments f1oht-
ing Hitler and Mussolini. What
thev wish changed in the bill has
to do with the method of determin-
ing what nations shall receive these
materials, how thev shall compen-
safe for them. and with the broad
powers given the President to carry
out any authority conferred on him
Many Votes to Pass.
The final section of the bill saws
that the President NAV, from time
to time. "promuleate such rules and
regulations as may be necessary and
proper to carry out any OF the pro-
visions of this act. and he may exer-
else any power or authority con-
ferred on him by this act through
department. agency or officer as he
shall direct
1t is in this language that the
Republicans find dictatorial powers
which might be extended into all
kinds of activities of American
citizens.
An isolationist group in the
Senate, particularly, and also in the
House. is strongly opposed to the
bill. There are Republicans in that
group, but no more than there are
Democrats. 1t is in that group that
the strongest opposition to the
measure will be found
Much will depend upon the form
of the bill when it comes to count
ing the votes. In the final analysis
however. the measure is expected to
pass with many votes To spare.
Evening star., 1941-01-12

he has insisted that this country
not undertake to convoy ships carry
ing supplies to any belllgerent
Earlier drafts of the bill. he said,
were not intended to authorize con-
voys, and he had suggested Clarity
ing language to stipulate that this
country would release for export
rather than export"
Indications are that if the House
hearings are brief the Senate COM
mittee probably will await their
completion, but if House hearings
become extended, the Senate group
may start work simultaneously.
Representative Fish of New York,
ranking Republican on the Foreign
Affairs Committee. attacked the
power the bill delegates to the
President in a radio speech last
night. He asserted that, as intro
duced, it ''is a monstrosity and
reputation of every fundamental
American concept of constitutional
government" He charged that it
would give the President power to
abrogate any existing law. not only
including the Johnson and Neu-
trality Acts, but any law relating
to either foreign or domestic prob
lens"
Proposes Direct Loan.
Mr.. Fish said he was convinced
that once the people back home
have made their views and wishes
to Congress known-and they should
do so at once-the Presidents dicta-
tor bill will be so amended that he
will not recognize it,
Mr.. Fish suggested that Congress,
as an alternative to the administra-
ton bill, consider loan of S1O0O.-
100000 to Britain for munitions in
return for "all the West Indies and
possessions of Great Britain on the
American continent, except Canada
and Newfoundland, and for any
amount beyond that sum on the
guarantee of repayment in rubber.
Evening star., 1941-01-12
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A poll of members of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee on
their views on the lease-lend bill
to aid Great Britain and other
democracies facing aggressors
brought the following statements
yesterday:
For the Bill.
Senator George: II am unquall-
fiedly in favor Of the objectives OF
the bill"
Senator Barkley. Democrat, OF
Kentucky: The bill is designed for
our own defense"
Senator Harrison. Democrat, OF
Mississippi: I'm for the BILL
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF
Utah: Il will support the bill"
Senator Connally, Democrat, OF
Texas: II favor supplying arms
and munitions to the nations fight
ing aggression"
Senator Green. Democrat, Of
Rhode Island: This isl q bill to
aid the United States. using Great
Britain to help US while We prepare
our defense"
Senator Guffey, Democrat, OF
Pennsylvania: Il will support it
all the way"
Senator Murray. Democrat OF
Montana: "I favor the measure gen.
orally. = am willing to fight
this war to the last Englishman,
Evening star., 1941-01-12
Senate Committee Poll
Check Shows 8 in Favor, a Against,
Undecided, 5 Not Available

because I feel that the defense Of
Great Britain is important to our
future security"
Against the Bill.
Senator Clark, Democrat of Mis-
souri,: 1T is simply bill authoriz-
ing the President to declare war"
Senator Nye, Republican of North
Dakota: 1T amounts to a request
for grant of power to the Presl-
dent equal to a declaration of war"
Senator Johnson, Republican of
California: Il regard the bill as
monstrous"
Senator La Toilette, Progressive
of Wisconsin: This is a demand
that Congress abdicate vital and
important powers"
Undecided.
Senator Gillette. Democrat of
Iowa: Il want to study it further" )"
Senator Van Nuys. Democrat Of
Indiana: II want to look into it
before I decide"
Senator White. Republican of
Maine: i haven't made up my
mind"
Senator Capper. Republican of
Kansas: I'VE ought to go slow
Unavailable Or No Statement.
Senators Wagner, Democrat of
New York; Pepper, Democrat Of
Florida; Reynolds. Democrat of
North Carolina; Vandenberg, Re-
publican of Michigan. and Ship
stead, Republican of Minnesota.