Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-19
BY PAUL MALLON

Staff Marshall in speech which
drew insufficient public atten-
ton.
This government believes the
Nazis have a fifth, column or
gained for sabotage u this
country comparable tot hose
which scuttled Belgium, Holland
and Norway.
1t believes this group is ready
in key industrial American cities
awaiting der fuehrer's word to
go into action. That word will no
doubt come when this country
becomes most deeply involved in
the Atlantic or Pacific"
THE vision of gas mains being
Il blown up, powerhouses dyna-
mited. fires in factories. NUM-
ton works exploded one after
another-all as if lighted by a
single match-is a live possible
ity in the military mind. Lights,
phones and heat in industrial
areas might thus be extin-
guished in swift effort to
create panic and decentralization.
Now. no one here claims to
have specific knowledge of such
a plot, If evidence were avail
able the plot could be stopped
now. Yet officials do know Hit
Ter has practiced such ventures
in other countries with which
he has come TO grips.
Our portals have been wide
open for infiltration of any sab
oteurs for years. If he has not
thus prepared for war with the
United States, it would be the
first time he failed to take ad-
vantage Of his opportunities.
In such a war on the home
front, civilian defense is the
only defense. What will be
needed then is not air wardens
to watch for bombers. but civil
ian workers trained to help fight
fires. rescue the injured. repair
the damage and quiet the popu-
lace.
Unless large, strong units are
organized for this work, the
country will be left wide open
in the home front.
OUR alliance with Britain APP
~ parently does not make us
allies in trade. say congressman
returned from Latin America.
Representative Rabaut of Mich
igan tells of the British censor
ing our mail TO South America
at Trinidad, lifting commercial
information to help their own
merchants.
Representative Dirksen found
the British did not widely pub
liSh tas we did their black list
Of suspected Nazi merchants in
Latin America, but inserted it
in an obscure daily paper.
Names could thus be shifted on
and off without too much pub
licity.
These cloakroom tales have
inspired a determination in Con-
gress TO protect American inter-
eSts not only from our enemies
but our friends.
MO SIGN Of Nazi propaganda
~ ing in our army has been
found. Only noteworthy /propa-
gandizing incident occurred near
Denver. A place exhibiting a
poster showing Stain and John
Bull pointing bloody fingers at
passers-by and saying, Il Want
You lin paraphrase of army
recruiting. posters), was ruled
out Of bounds by a post COM
handing officer. He explained
he was not afraid of the effect
Of the poster on his men, but Of
his men on the poster.
Only Defense Director knud-
sen is now permitted TO have
monthly figures on plane pro-
duction. Not even his plane
division is furnished these sta
tiStics. From another depart
ment. however, comes informa-
tion that the total October out
put was 30 per cent over July.
One United States tanker with
aviation gasoline was slipped
over 10 Archangel for Stain
but failed to find any of the
Russian efficiency advertised in
tho Hartman report. a neces-
sary rail line had not been COM
| pleted to the dock on the side
Of the river opposite the city
and no rail facilities were avail
able in Archangel.
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