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The people's voice., 1941-01-22
IRISH BASES

The question of the Irish bombings
remains. They could have been acci-
dental, as was the bombing of Mar
seille many months before by the Brit
ish who mistook the French port for
Genoa. Or they may have been Adolf
Hitlers hardly gentle reminder Of
what might happen to Fire should she
enter the war From the other side,
British pressure for bases in Fire per-
sists. But there is still every reason
to believe this pressure to be as much
political as military, if not, indeed,
even more so. Any Britain bound
shipping using the southern route is
subject to concerted air and subma-
rine attack from nearby German bases
on the French coast. That is why
shipping now uses a route around
Northern Ireland distinct from Eire)
Talked-of bases in southern Fire
(Berehaven and Cobh) are undevel-
oped. The doubtful present value of
these ports as advance bases does
not offset for the relatively unpro-
tected Irish their fear that much of
Fire would be bombed out before the
bases could be built up to finished
stage. Up in the north, Lough Foyle
in British-held Northern Ireland would
be as useful as oft-mentioned Lough
Swilly in Fire proper, from which it
is only fifteen miles distant. Black
sod Bay, 100 miles west of Lough
Swilly, mentioned by the British, al
hough a good natural harbor, is to-
ally undeveloped, being no more
han a fishing village. Incidentally, |
he Irish bases were not simply "giv-
IN" back to Fire by Britain, as is pop
llarly supposed. They were bought
n deal by which Dublin assumed
payment of British-owed land annui-
los
The people's voice., 1941-01-22
A REVIEW BY aUNCENSORED''

receive every plane that comes off the
assembly line, the New York Times
reported on December 13 that only
81 bombers would be produced in
January. Mr.. Knudsen's original goal
was production level of 1880 a
month by January which would rise
to 5000 a month by the spring of
1912. Later, the January goal was
reduced to 1000 planes. Now it is
down another 30 percent. 1t is diff
cult to see how giving President
Roosevelt the dictatorial powers con-
templated in the Barkley-McCormick
bill, or even instituting the Reuther
Plan, can effect the situation much
in the next few months when Britain's
need will be the greatest.
The people's voice., 1941-01-22

mittee war. 1t is no secret that New
Dealers on the committee (ed by
Frank Kingdon) looked on without
enthusiasm at the strong republican
representation on the national board.
The changes have transformed the
committee into what looks like a re-
publican organization to support the
administrations foreign policy.
The people's voice., 1941-01-22
The BIGGER The BETTER

miserable.
THE BIGGER THE BETTER
When the grapevine brought news
of Howard c. Hopson's 5-year sen
tence for s2O,00O,OO0 theft to the
long-termers in the nations prisons
the unanimous verdict was reported
to be:
Petty crime doesn't pay"
| Sen. Burton K Wheeler has de-
nounced the proposed new war powers
for President Roosevelt as "a stream.
| lined declaration of war"
So far as we can tell, most Ameri.
cans don't even favor an old-fashioned
declaration of war.
WHEN7
Raymond Clapper says Eleanor
Roosevelt is one of the "ten most
powerful people in Washington"
What does he mean-IN Washing
ton?
Broadways latest sensation is a
dynamic torch singer
After few vigorous numbers her
Adams apple produces cider.
LITTLE LUTHER
Father" said Little Luther, 81 have
been reading Walter Lippmann's col
umn."
Splendid, my boy. Lippmann has
his feet on the ground. No man is
better equipped than he to write sane
ly of the critical problems that face
us in these crucial times"
81 notice that Mr.. Lippmann is wor-
ried about how the workers In the
defense industries are going to be able
to spend all Of their money. He says:
Their total purchasing power will be-
come so large that they will have to
consider the question Of how their own
incomes are to be spent. The
extra income that labor will earn can
be spent correctly on food, clothing,
medical care, sports, enter
tainment, and works of charity"
"a serious problem indeed, my boy,
and very intelligently answered, If |
may say so. The workingman should
be on guard against the risk of over
in luxuries that would in
terfere with the national defense ef-
fort"
"But father, doesn't 1t always hap
4Iot f1nr x.ic 20 OF nv. q
wages?"
"Hmmm. | seem to remember some |
hing to that effect from my univer-
sity. training"
"And if the workers aren't getting |
enough now for adequate clothing,
'ood, medical care and education, how
will they be able to contribute to
works of charity when prices go up
Ind their real wages go down?"
Now, Luther, this is going too far.
DO you mean to tell me that man
ike Walter Lippmann, man with his
eet on the ground and with keen
,rasp of the vital issues confronting
,ur nation, could have misunderstood
lis economics?"
Pop, you said it."
FASHION NOTE
1t may not be true, but we have
card of an economic royalist who
yas so anxious to display his manlf-
ess that he bought toupee for his
hest. (,
At the rate hysteria is developing
! Washington, we may expect to see
congressional demand for conveys
)r the Staten Island ferryboats.
For years a flock Of New York har-
or seagulls was considered adequate.
We know hard-drinking man
hose mouth waters every time he
ears somebody talk about bottle
ecks" in defense.
The people's voice., 1941-01-22
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POINT COUNTER-POINT

1t is reported that interventionist
playwright Robert Sherwood Will be
master of ceremonies during the In
augural festivities, and that part of
the entertainment will be perform
ance by Lunt and Fontaine Of an act
from Sherwood's own There Shall Be
No Night" What effect this might
have on the delicate relations with
the Soviet Union cannot be deter
mined Anti-interventionist have sug-
gested that Sherwood's other war play,
Idiots Delight" be put on as count
er-attraction.
The people's voice., 1941-01-22
HR 1875

From the New York Times, January
II, 1.-THE last bill bore the number
1775," a clerk Tin the bill clerks Of
fice) said, "and as this was the first
to reach this office today, it was des-
ignated 1776 as a matter of routine"
From the New York Daily News,
January II, Il always try to give an
important bill a number that's easy to
remember" William McDermott, chief
bill clerk said II saw 1776 was avail
abie for use and just took it on my
self to give it that number"
The people's voice., 1941-01-22
IT'S A
GREAT SYSTEMl
BY JOHN PAINE and
DAVID DACHS


Federated Press)
MY boss" said June the steno, "has
miserable"
The people's voice., 1941-01-22

THE BIGGER THE BETTER
When the grapevine brought news
of Howard C. Hopson's 5-year SEN
tence for a s20,00O,OOO theft to the
long-termers in the nations prisons,
to be:
"paftv crirna doaon'f nayn
The people's voice., 1941-01-22

FASHION NOTE
1t may not be true, but we have
heard of an economic royalist who
was so anxious to display his manli-
ness that he bought toupee for his
chest.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Nuzi Terror

The language chosen by the Presi-
dent to denounce the reign of terror
which the Nazis have instituted in
the conquered countries where any
trace of resistance remains was about
as strong as the English language
permits but no words are adequate
for the task
This blight which has descended
upon Europe, particularly the bar
baric practice of shooting scores Of
innocent and helpless hostages in
retaliation for attacks on German
soldiers. is too monstrous to be
grasped by decent men. 1t is re-
vival of savagery. pure and simple;
a new order" which affronts any
concept of Justice and which deprives
it's sponsors of any claim to place
in human society.
This is technique of terror which,
as the President said. ultimately will
bring fearful retribution on the
German rule But in the meantime,
how many innocent men must be
slaughtered before the rest of the
world, including the United States,
opens its mind to the full import Of
Nazi frightfulness? In the face Of
these mass murders on the continent,
how can any American protesting
a devotion to democratic ideals give
less than maximum of support to
those fighting against Nazi-ism?
Of one thing we may be certain:
The blighting effects Of the tragedy
now being enacted across the Atlantic
will not be confined to Europe alone.
Once barbarism becomes enthroned
across whole continent, the rest Of
the world inevitably feels the conse-
quences, and we can hope to avoid
them only by doing whatever may
be necessary to insure the triumph OF
those who still have the will to fight
for the preservation Of the civiliza-
ton we have known.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Swift Justice

In its last annual report, the Wash
ington Criminal Justice Association
emphasized the Importance OF
speedy disposition OF criminal cases,
mot only as deterrent for criminal
activities, but also as protection OF
the civil liberties Of any one who
might be unjustly accused" 1t was
pointed out that trial delays mean
potential loss of witnesses, either
through death or mobility, and,
consequently. loss Of evidence" The
report was critical of long lapses
which occurred last year between
the arrest and trial of defendants
in several murder, manslaughter and
criminal assault cases.
1t is encouraging to all persons
concerned with obtaining more effec-
tive law enforcement in Washington,
therefore, to note the salutary trend
toward swift administration of JUS
tice in the local criminal courts in
recent months. Jarvis Catoe is the
latest of a number of defendants in
murder or other serious cases'to feel
the effect ct a f. ot-movin~. efficiently
functioring law enforcement ma
chine Arrested August c8. Catoe WIS
indicted September (, brought 10
trial in District Court on October Is
and convicted by jury Friday
after only eighteen minutes deliber-
alton. 1t is worthy of note that the
wave of murders and sex crimes
which terrorized the city the past
summer has subsided with the series
Of recent arrests, expedited prosecu-
tions and quick convictions. This
reflects a healthy degree OF CO.
operation among police, prosecutors
and judges that makes for public
confidence and that bodies no good
to the lawless element. Nothing is
so feared by criminals as certainty Of
arrest, followed by vigorous prose-
cution and accelerated trials.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
French SomoIiIund

Conflicting reports concerning an
attack by British and Free French
forces on the small colony of French
Somaliland bring the thorny question
of the colony's status into the news
again. Vichy officially announces
that the territory of the colony has
been invaded. Authoritative sources
in London state that no confirmation
of the report has been received there.
and go on to suggest that the report
was put out by vichy "in an effort to
distract attention from reprisal
shootingS in France
In view OF the tense relations which
have prevailed for some months past
between the Vichy-controlled au-
thorities Of the colony and the Brit
ish, now installed on all sides Of it,
a decisive move by Britain to clear
up the situation would be no surprise.
So great is the strategic Importance
of French Somaliland that 1t must
be thorn in Britain's side.
The colony is situated at the mouth
of the Red Sea, directly opposite the
British stronghold of Alden, which
dominates the Arabian shore. The
Straits of Bah Ell Mandeb, which
connect the Red Sea with the Indian
Ocean. are less than thirty miles
wide. France originally acquired
this strategic outpost as coaling
station for its ships going to the
French possessions in the East. Like
the rest of these forbidding coasts,
the land itself is desert. The colony's
sole value lies in its capital OF
Djibouti, good harbor and the ter
minus of a railway built mostly by
French capital and running up into
Ethiopia as far as Adds Ababa.
During the British campaign against
the Italians in Ethiopia and adjacent
parts of their East African Empire,
the dubious neutrality of French
Somaliland was a distinct handicap
to the British forces.
Britain has been putting pressure
upon French Somaliland ever since
France ceased to be its ally in June
Of 1910 and passed under the control
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Fort'nrioht Action

1t is highly gratifying that the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
has voted to bring into the open the
real issue involved in the fight over
the Neutrality Act.
Behind the imposing front of this
legislation, We have played a long
and costly game of make-believe.
The statute was enacted in the be-
lief on our part that it might prevent
the outbreak Of war and that, failing
in this respect, it would shield us
from the consequences of war. It
has done neither.
The war is here. and there are but
few Americans who still cherish the
illusion that the Neutrality Act az
fords this Nation any protection
against the inevitable consequences.
On the contrary, in both a practical
and a psychological sense. it has
proved to be a positive handicap
first, by interfering with our pro-
gram OF full aid to the opponents Of
the aggreSsor states and, second, by
shackling American thinking so that
many people have been dangerously
slow to perceive the true dimensions
OF our danger.
Had Congress voted to arm mer-
chant ships without dealing squarely
with the broader and far more i'm
portant question of lifting restric-
tions which prevent these ships from
carrying war supplies to the points
where they are so urgently needed.
it would again have been guilty Of
ostrich-li tactics. It is sheer make
believe to pretend that arming of
ships is any answer to the fateful
problem confronting us, and the
committee is to be congratulated for
declining to waste more time in fu-
tile graphing with unrealities.
The basic issue Of repeal Of the
Neutrality Actor that is what it
amounts to-is now out in the open,
where it ought to be. That the fight
Will UC LdIu OliC INDY UC tdhCIi lOI
granted, but the end is worth fight
ing for. After months and years OF
confusion and working at cross pur-
poses. this country can we'll afford
the time necessary to reconcile the
inconsistency that exists between the
fiction Of our legislated neutrality
and the hard realities OF our posi-
tion-realities which have compelled
us to take strongly partisan stand
that fully exposes the disgraceful
sham of our pretended neutrality.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Stripe Of Infomy

Calling all cars! Calling all carsi
Pair of escaped convicts headed for
Sylvester"
So sang the short wave in Worth
County, Georgia. The sheriff, hastily
rounding up a posse, soon overhauled
the quarry, who surrendered more
in surprise than anything else. They
did not know it was against the law,
they said, to don striped jerseys.
their official uniforms as football
referee and umpire, respectively, in
advance, so that they might arrive
at the game ready for action.
There is a. lesson here Men brave
enough to dare the wrath of swarms
of bloodthirsty sport fans by taking
the unpopular positions Of referee
and umpire should not be required
to add insult to possible injury by
being made to wear convict uni
forms. The simple blue or gray Of
the baseball umpire. with the pos
sible addition of pop-bottle-proof
vests and helmets, with an optional
display Of hero medals. is preferable
to a costume which in itself sug-
gests that these officials are guilty
of burglary. robbery and piracy. No
matter what they wear, they are
going to be indicted on these charges
by grandstand jury; but at least if
they do not appear in stripes, pre-
sumably souvenirs Of previous con-
viction, they will get better break.
Evening star., 1941-10-26
AN ELOQUENT PASSAGE
By Right E. D., LII. D, C. L.,
Bishop of Washington.

makes Jesus. above all other teachers,
the Master of men, the Great Physician
who can deal with unfailing skill with
their maladies and misfortunes. The
widow of Main was but one of the null
titude, stranger on life's highway, one
lonely and despairing sorrower for whose
condition the passing crowd gave little
heed. 1t was the gentle Saviour OF men
who crossed her pathway, witnessed
her inconsolable grief and spoke the
word that lifted her burden and brought
solace to her heart. He delivered him
to his mother yes, Mr.. Chief Justice,
there is both eloquence and irresistible
appeal in those few words.
Our world is passing through the
throes OF another Gethsemane: by
thousands of hearthstones men and wom-
en- are bowed in grief over the loss OF
sons dead on some far-hung battlefield.
Dark shadows have fallen upon the
world. and mems hearts are failing them
fer fear and for looking for those things
that are coming on the earth. Poverty,
want, suffering, tragedy, these are the
10. of men. All their proud scheming and
planning have suffered a rude Interrupt
ton. To whom may they turn in such
an hour? What teacher or philosopher
can speak the word Of assurance to
tic Q vino are Lonely and inconsolab,e?
VIII the word of the cynic who declares
tl2c.t human nature is base and its de-
signs always wicked and cruel bring
solace to the confused and embittered
hearts of men? Where is the reasoning
and philosophy of the statesmen in such
an hour as this? Upon unheeding ears
and corresponding hearts do all the
musings and words Of the materialist
and secularist fall. The world wants
something man has not the genius to
give. II is the word, the certain word OF
Him who at a crossroad Of life spoke TO
one despairing woman woman OF the
multitudes and with word gave to life
a new meaning and a new purpose.
There must come new and better
world. and it will come once again the
great Master touches with restraining
power the forces that embtter and de-
stroy the sweetest and best things Of life
We need Saviour who can be touched
with the feelings Of our inflrmities'
Evening star., 1941-10-26
Blow to Tommuny

It is far cry from Berlin to a
New York mayoralty campaign, but
there can be little doubt that the
international ramifications of Flo
rella La Guardia's fight for re-
election figured largely in the Presi-
dents fortnight Endorsement of his
candidacy.
For Mr.. Roosevelt. it was rather
difficult situation Mayor La Guardia
has been a consistent and an out
spoken supporter of the Presidents
foreign policy And this fact, despite
his opponents efforts to put himself
on record as being similarly inclined,
has become an important issue in
the mayoralty race. Thus, it is safe
to assume that a defeat for the
Mayor in this country's largest city
would be hailed with rejoicing in
the Axis capitals and treated in some
American quarters as a reputation
OF Mr. Roosevelt's position in the in
ternational field.
In addition to this persuasive con-
sideration, the President undoubtedly
was Influenced by his high personal
regard for Mr. La Guardia. his re-.
spect for his administration of New
York's municipal affairs and dis
taste for the ways of Tammany which
he has seldom sought to conceal.
On the other side of the picture,
however, was the fact that an in
dorsement of the Mayor necessarily
involved an affront to men with
whom the President has had close
political relations and who have
given him unfagging support in the
political arena Edward J. Flynn,
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, and strong sup
porter Of the Democratic mayoralty
candidate, William ODwyer, is I'M
derstood to have appealed personally
to Mr.. Roosevelt not to indorse Mayor
La Guardia. Other oldtime political
allies OF the President who had
Joined the ODwyer ranks and who
were therefore rebuffed by the in
dorsement of the Mayor include
Senator Wagner, Governor Lehman
and former Postmaster General
Farley.
What the net result of this crossing
Of political lines will be remains to be
seen. If Mayor La Guardia, with the
support of the President and the New
York Republican organization, is re-
elected the blow to Tammany we'll
may be heavy one. possibly endan-
gering Democratic chances when the
next gubernatorial election is held In
the State. And, over and above these
political considerations, it seems GER
tain that the Presidents refusal to
play ball with the New York Demo-
Gratis will ALLEVIATE political friends of
long standing.
fhe fact remains, however. that
this Is not a time to look first to
politic~ AAnces or political alliances,
Evening star., 1941-10-26

The late Chief Justice Fuller was a
reverent student Of the Bible. He had
the capacity to discover the singular
beauty and deep significance of passages
that escape the casual reader. I found
him one summer Sunday afternoon in his
little private cottage or den that he re-
served for his personal use, reading with
evident Joy and satisfaction the Book Of
Books. As I entered he looked up and
bidding me to seat said: Il want to
read to you what regard as one of the
most touchingly beautiful and eloquent
passages ir the New Testament" He
then read from st. Luke's Gospel, the 7th
chapter, at the 18th verse. It's the story
Of the widow of Main and her dead son.
As he read he paused at the verse. "he
was the only son Of his mother, and she
was q widow"
What poignant sorrow is expressed In
these words" he commented, then read
ing on he came to the incident where
the Master restored the son to life and,
pausing for an instant, he slowly read
the words: And he delivered him to his
mother" There" said he, lis one of the
most deeply moving and eloquent pas
sages in the whole Gospel story" The
utter tenderness and understanding 81 m
pathy OF Jesus. His entering into the Pc
culiar situation OF the widowed mother
and her great loss was to his mind an
evidence of the Masters all-compre-,
hendng love.
That Sunday afternoon. with Chief
Justice interpreting with fine and rever-
ent discrimination New Testament in
cident. was An experience never to be
forgotten. Beyond the Incompatible
beauty of Christ's utterances and the
matchless beauty of His life, the appeal
He makes is in His deep understanding
OF human ills and weaknesses. He knew
what was in man." He took him as He
found him, with all his human fraillties,
He did not sternly censure him, He dealt
kindly with his faults and iE every in
stance sought to ease the strain and
burden Of his infirmities.
Men are not appealed to by a stern
dogmatism or sharp condemnation; they
respond inevitably to the word Of under
standing the recognition Of their COM
mon misfortunes and ills. 1t is this that