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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

My fellow Americans:
 The Navy Department of the United States has reported to me that on the morning of Sept. 4 the United States destroyer Greer, proceeding in full daylight to- wards Iceland, had reached a point southeast of Greenland. She was carrying American mail to Iceland. She was flying the American flag. Her identity as an American ship was unmistakable.
 She was then and there attack ed by a submarine. Germany ad- nits that 1t was a German Sub- marine. The submarine deliber- ately fired 8 torpedo at the Greer, followed later by another torpedo attack. In spite of what Hitler's propaganda bureau has invented, and in spite of what any Ameri- can obStructionist organization may prefer to believe, I tell you the blunt fact that the German submarine fired first upon this American destroyer without warn- ing, and with deliberate design to ntnk her.
 Our destroyer, at the time, was 1n waters which the government of the United States had declared to be waters of self -defenSe-Sur- rounding outpoSts of American protection in the Atlantic.
 In the north, outposts have been established by us in Iceland, Greenland, Labrador and New foundland. Through these waters there pass many ships of many flags. They bear food and other supplies to civilians, and they bear material of war, for which the people of the United States are spending billions of dollars, and which, by Congressional ac- ton, they have declared to be es- sential for the defense of their own land.
 Tho United States destroyer. when attacked, was proceeding in . legitimate mission.
 Deliberate Attempt
 YH the destroyer was visible to 4he submarine when the torpedo was fired, then the attack was a deliberate attempt by the NaziS to sink a clearly Identified American warship. On the other hand, if tine submarine was beneath the surface and, with the aid of its listening devices, fired in the di- rection of the sound of the Amer ican destroyer without even tak- ing the trouble to learn its iden- ttty-aS the official German corr1- munique would indicate-then the attack was even more outrageous. For 1t indicates a policy of indis- criminate violence against any vessel sailing the seas-belligerent or non-belligerent.
 This was piracy-legally and morally. It was not the first nor the last act of piracy which the NaA government has committed against the American flag in this war. Attack has followed attack.
 A few months ago an American lag merchant ship, the Robin Moor, was sunk by a Nazi subma- rine in the middle of the South Atlantic. under circumstances vio- leting long-establiShed interna- tional law and every principle of humanity. The passengers and the crew were forced into open boats hundreds of miles from land, tn direct violation of international agreements signed by the govern ment of Germany. No apology, no allegation of mistake, no offer of separations has come from the RaAM government ,A kye
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

Washington, Sept. 12-(UP)- Following are the major steps taken by the United States since the war began two years ago:
 Sept. 8, 19S9-President RooSe- welt proclaimed 8 limited nation al emergency.
 Sept. 1889 - Western Hemls- phere neutrality zone proclaimed by American nations in cOnfer- ence at Panama.
 Nov. 1889 = Neutrality act amended to permit export to belligerents of munitions, war supplies and airplanes on g cash- and-carry basis.
 May 194O O- Congress authorized transfer to other natiOns-Great Britain in this instance-Of He government owned vessels which had been laid up since World War.
 June 104O-U. s. army and navy aircraft and other munitions were released to manufacturers for immediate delivery to Britain i'm exchange for credits.
 Aug. 194O = Canadian United States joint defense agreement announced.
 Sept. 194O--5O destroyers trans- ferred to Britain in exchange for naval and air base leases in Vest ern Hemisphere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

I assume that the German leaders are not deeply con- cerned by what we Americans say or publish about them. We cannot bring about the down. fall of Nazism by the use of long-range invective.
 But when you see a rattle- snake poised. to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.
 These NaN submarines and raiders are the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic. They are a menace to the free pathways of the high seas. They are a challenge to our sovereignty. They hammer at our most precious rights when they attack ships of the American flag - symbols of our independence, our freedom, our very life.
 It is clear to all Americans that the time has come whe n the Americas themselves must now be defended. A continuation of attacks in our own waters, or in waters which could be used for further and greater attacks on us, will inevitably weaken American ability to repel Iitlerism.
 Do not let us split hairs. Let us not ask ourselves whether the Americas should begin to defend themselves after the fifth attack, or the 10th attack, or the goth attack.
 Time Is Now!
 The time for active defense is now.
 Do not let us split hairs. Let us not say we will only defend ourselves if the torpedo succeeds in getting home, or if the crew and the passengers are drowned"
 This is the time for prevention of attack.
 If submarines or raiders attack in distant waters, they can attack equally well within sight of our own shores. Their very presence in any waters which America deems vital to its defense con- stitutes an attack.
 Tn the waters which we deem necessary for our defense, Amer ican naval vessels and American planes will no longer wait until Axis submarines lurking under the water, or Axis raiders on the surface of the sea, strike their deadly blow-first.
 Upon our naval and air patrol now operating in large number
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Major Steps aken By
 US. Since War Began
March II, 1e41-Lend-lease act

March II, 1941-Lend lease act approved.
 March 30, 1941--Danish, Italian and German merchant vessels in American waters seized.
 May 15, 1941-French ships, iTl- cluding Normandie, placed in protective custody.
 May 27, 1941-President Roose- welt proclaimed unlimited na- tiOnal emergency.
 June IA, 1941-Presldent Roose- welt froze all Italian and German funds in the United States.
 July 2, 1941-President Roosc. welt announced occupation by U. S. naval forces of Iceland.
 Aug. IA, 1S41-It was announced that President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had met at sea and agreed on an eight-pOint postwar policy.
 Aug. 15, 1941-Russia promised all possible aid in a joint RoOse. velt- Churchill statement.
 Sept. 1, 1941-President ROOse. welt announced in Labor Day speech that we must ''more great ly safeguard" war supplies to those resisting Hitler.
 Sept. II, 1941-President ROose- welt revealed that the navy had been ordered to shoot on sighA Axis vessels found in American defense waters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
MARINES SAYING IT WITH MUSIC
Free Copies of Official Song of Leathernecks
 Now Available
Yours for a song!

yours TOT Q song!
 Would you like free copy of the sheet music, or the band or orches- tra orchestration of the official song of the U. s. Marine corps? The copyright on the well-known song which vaunts the exploits of Uncle Sam's marines from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli" is owned by the marine corps itself, and copies cannot be bought in any music store.
 Through the courtesy of the local marine recruiting station, free copies of the sheet music, or the orchestra ton will be given out to prospective marines, to the parents of those serving with the corps, to bands and orchestras interested in securing the music-in short, to anyone who wishes copy.
 The hymn itself, which typifieS the spirit of the marine corps, has been sung for nearly a hundred years in practically all parts of the world where the devil dogs have gone. According to tradition, the hymn originated in 1847 in the course of the Mexican War, when an unknown poet set the lyrics which he had written to the music of an old French opera. Changes and alterations were made as the years went by, but the hymn in its present form was copyrighted by the marine corps in 1929.
 For your copy of the song-and specify whether you prefer the sheet music or an orchestration-write the local marine recruiting station, Room 2O9 in the post office building, or else drop in and get a copy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12
Axis Ships To Enter
 American Waters In
 Future At Own Peril
United States to Uphold Freedom of Seas "At Any
 COst''; Transportation of Essential Materials to aD. Be Protected By Ships Planes

President RooSevelts dramatic and history making radio address in which he ordered the United States Navy and Air Force to shoot first in protection of American rights heard by thousands of WaterburanS last eve
 ming between 10 and 1925 o'clock The Presidents Scath
 ing denuncaton of Nazi indifference to international law could be heard the streets from radios in hundreds of homes clubs restaurants and other public places It
 created profound impression The text of the Presidents
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-12

A new type of gas generator, using wood or peat as fuel. for heating furnaces in steel works ard other plants has just been invented in Sweden.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
ROOSEVELT
8-P0INT PROGRAM like
POLITICAL PLATFORMS

Analysis by 'sUncensored'' Claims That As a
Social Document 1t Belongs With Programs
Generally Outlined in Republican and
Democratic Party Platforms; Tries To Not
Offend ANY Nation Allied Against Axis.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
ON OUR
DOORSTEP
By PARKER t. ANDERSON

There are two organizations in Mon
tana composed of selected groups OF
citizens that hold conventions at
stated periods but never give much
of the gist If their discussions to the
general public. One of these groups
| is composed of bankers, the others
| lawyers We learn of their doings
sooner or later through business con-
facts. Some of this sauce is pungent
and highly seasoned but John Doe
gulps it down with no protest other
than wry face.
Therefore the report of the Mon
tana Bar Association by such capa-
BILE attorney as H. L. Maury comes
to us like a mountain breeze to a
parched valley or thunder shower
to a perishing crop. His lucid pres
entation of facts in a style florid with
sarcasm and drollery is about the
raciest write-up that has appeared in
the columns of The Voice for many
a day He should lift the flap a
little higher and give us second
glance at the passing show
H. L. DeKalb, Esq, of Lewistown
was the outgoing president of the as
sociation and his address was high
lighted by an assault upon the Initia-
tive and Referendum laws and the
constitutional amendment requiring
u. S. senators to be elected by popu-
lar vote. This is not fifth column
talk of course but by the same token
neither does it show zeal for the dem
ocratic processes we are spending bill
lions to preserve. 1t leaves us in the
same frame of mind as the old colored
gentlemen who heard his minister
say, the broad road leadeth to destruc-
ton and the narrow road leadeth to
eternal damnation. If that be the
case said the penitent in the pew,
this nigga takes to de woods!
We once heard Mr. Maury remark
parenthetically in the course of an
address, that after the charge of Pick
ett's division at Gettysburg there
weren't many of the Virginia Maurys
left. 1t is to be hoped this scion of
a vigorous clan may live to break the
clay feet of the numerous temporal
gods OF Montana.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27

hands against her natural enemy
Italy.
Germany's oil supply is getting
pretty well used up by now and the
Red air fleet is bombing her supplies
in Rumania while the Red army is
sending wounded Germans into Berlin
by the trainload since the Hungarian
hospitals are full to Overlooking. This
would be enough to cause revolution
in the Reich when they see the game
is up. By doing some quick work
now the war could be practically over
| by coming winter and save a costlier
campaign next summer. The abund-
ant flow of American planes have
now given England air superiority
over the Channel which is something
she never had before and it's up to
her to strike now while tho iron Is
hot and send Hess back with mes
sage Nothing doing"
While the USSR, seven differentia-
lions, the Allies are holding intermin-
able conferences. The following coun-
tries: Finland, Rumania, Hungary, and
Italy are giving Hitler all-out-aid Cen
eral Franco is sending Spanish troops
to strengthen Hitler's force and Japan
keeps a large force of Red troops
under precautionary mobilization
for fear of Japanese invasion in the
Far East While Hitler is riding
rough shod over Europe, England is
mo III No oh ir,o of oil
tinent. Is Hess pulling the strings
behind the curtain or what is the
meaning Of all this procrastination?
If Great Britain is fighting our
battle Gas some claim she ISL how
about Russia fighting the same en-
envy?
If Great Britain, the biggest finan-
cial oligarchy in the world, comes I'M
der the full operation Of the lend
lease act, why does Russia, with
pay cash?
Under such dilatory tactics can any
one blame Hitler for boasting: IF the
Moscow conference don't soon come
off, l will be sitting in at the table"
The surest way to win the war
of the Atlantic" is to destroy the
bases from which the submarines OPP
crate or Tense them in which was
done in the last World War by string
ing $4,000 mines across the North Sea.
Right now submarine bases extend
all the way from Norway to Spain. |
Right now while Hitler is fully oc-
cupied in the Ukraine, Great Britain
would have little trouble in occupying
northern Spain and with the royal
navy sweeping the Bay Of Biscay, |
investing Calais on the English chan
mel and establishing there firm base
from which to operate up the channel
and into Belgium with the blocking |
Of the Kfel canal as an objective. |
This would go long ways In winning
the Battle of the Atlantic"
A. E. ANDERSON.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
MONTANA
COUPLE
IS STUNG
Reclamation Bureau Warns
Against Inscriptions Land
Statesmen Selling Land Un-
der Irrigation Projects; No
Federal Agency Sells Land.

A fragrant case of misrepresenta.
ton in the sale of tract of land in
the Columbia Basin Project, in which
a young Montana couple agreed tc
pay $500 for land worth $64 and which
never will be irrigated, contrary to
an INSCRIPTIONS land agents promise
was reported today by the Coulee
Dam office of the Bureau of Reclaim.
alton.
The misguided couple whose name
the government withheld, informed
the bureau that a slick-tongued sales
man for Seattle land company told
them water would be available for
their tract in 1912, and that it was
one of the best pieces of farm land
in the basin.
Sadly they learned that no water
will be available for any land in the
project area prior to 1914, if by that
time, and worse, that the land they
had purchased was so-cslled Class
or poor land, for which no irrigation
water will be provided. They found
they had agreed to buy sagebrush-
covered waste, dry as bone, with no
prospects of ever being disable; land
worth So an acre for $3.50 an acrel
To prevent honest people from be-
ing similarly bilked, the bureau to-day
repeated its recent warnings against
falsifications being made by shady,
fast. talking statesmen.
When anyone is approached to pur-
chase land within or near the Column
bia Basin Project, he should get in
touch Immediately with the Bureau of
Reclamation at Coulee Dam, Washing
ton, to determine if the land is actu-
ally within the project area, what its
government-appraise value is, and
when 1t will receive water. This in-
formation will be given absolutely
free.
Emphasis was placed on the fact
that some of the land may remain
without water for 20 years or more,
the plan being to bring under irriga-
ton only small parcels of land each
year.
The racketeers often state that no
charges for water will be assessed for
the first six years. That's another
the bureau said; payments
on construction costs may possibly
be deferred for few years, but opera
ton and maintenance payments must
be paid as they accrue and no water
will he given AWAY free
Furthermore, some real estate
agents are pretending to represent the
Neither the Bureau of
nor any other agency Of
the federal government has any land
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27

~Cne cOnglomeratlOn or FORCES
threatened by the Axis. 1t
should be analysed on this
basis.
First Their countries seek no ag-
grandizement, territorial or other"
1 Neither the U. S. nor Britain have any
economic need for territorial expan-
sion. Since the war began, large
chunks of Africa have come under
British control. Presumably their
future will be settled in accordance
with other points in the declaration.
Second: They desire to see no ter
ritorial changes that do not accord
with the freely expressed wishes of
the peoples concerned" The desire"
may not necessarily coincide with the
actually. Nations that have enough
and are fighting for the status quo
ante bellum obviously have no interest
in territorial changes.
Third: They respect the right of all
peoples to choose the form of govern
ment under which they will live; and
they wish to see sovereign rights and
self -government restored to those who
have ben forcibly deprived of them"
Restoration of the Versailles Ruri-
tanians is a prospect that would be
relished only by the exiled Ruritanians
who are useful to Britain just now.
No definite promise is involved.
Roosevelt and Churchill wish to see"
it happen Eight of Wilson's IA points
were definite commitments - naming
names-for the restoration of national
sovereignties. Respect" for the right
of peoples to choose their own form
of government may amount to nothing
more than Britain's respect" for that
right in India has in the past.
Fourth: They will endeavor, with
due respect for their existing obliga-
tions to further the enjoyment by
all states, great or small, victor or
vanquished, of access, on equal terms,
to the trade and to the raw materials
of the world which are needed for
their economic prosperity" For inn
perialists the saving phrase here is,
with due respect for their existing
obligations" These obligations now
include: the British Empire; the OF
tawa Agreement; the tariff and gold
policies of the U. s.; the international
cartels which give Britain world con-
troll of such products as rubber and
tin. They may even include the
blocked sterling agreements" which
Britain has made with the new ter
ritory she controls in Africa.
Fifth: They desire to bring about
the fullest collaboration between all
nations in the economic field with the
object of securing, for all, improved
labor standards, economic adjustment
and social security" This point be-
longs to British Labor and u. S. New
Dealers. The idea has had a work
out in the International Labor Office
which found its achievements limited
by the labor practices of its member
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
w. p. A. WILL TRAIN
WORKERS FOR Defense

| BUTTE.-That employers might be
assisted in securing workers from
WPA rolls, a new division of training
and unemployment has been estab-
lished by the Montana Work Projects
administration, State Administrator
Joseph E. Parker reported today. The
division will coordinate its efforts
with other divisions of the WPA, the
Montana State Employment service
and employers in order to assist in
the placement of WPA workers in
private industry and will be RESPONSE
BILE for the selection and training of
workers for national defense indus
tries.
All requests made to WPA person.
mel for workers in both industry and
agriculture now will be referred to
the new division where immediate
consideration will be given. However,
it shall remain the policy of the WPA
not to accept requests for workers
where the wage offered is less than
working conditions are not up to
standard or where there is dispute
between employer and employee.
During this period Of national
emergency, it is more important than
ever that WPA assist employers to
secure workers as they are needed"
Mr.. Parker stated.
"At the present time there are num-
erous rough carpenters, truck drivers,
tractor operators, elevating grader
operators, land leveling machine oper-
ators, etc, who through training and
experience in our agency are avail
able upon call for work in private in
dustry. Since some parts of Montana
have not experienced an upswing in
industrial and construction work,
WPA has many qualified workers on
its rolls who are available to accept
jobs"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
Wheeler Makes
Continued from Page One,

CONTINUED from Page One)
official of the coal division remarked
that "the co-operatives might get
their amendment through senate
committee" but he knew they could
not get it through the house commit
tee on ways and means" And he
showed considerable satisfaction in
the suffering Of the co-operatives.
The co-operatives have fight on
their hands. The profit wholesalers
and retailer are organized to throw up
a permanent barrier against consumer
organizations. They are making the
immediate fight in Washington on
coal legislation. Elsewhere, as in Vir-
ginia they are making the fight on a
broad issue attacking all co-opera-
tive business activities.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
Governor Ford

Continued from Page One)
business men who hold social security
numbers, need not reregister in order
to avoid duplication. The state de-
tense commission has access to the
files of the social security board as
well as that of the nurses association,
The registration Of veterans is now
being i1doxed in the state office.
Practically every county defense
commission has already opened an
office either in the courthouse or
other public building and those ex-
pected to register are asked to call
at this office during the first week
in September If possible.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27

do it. 1t must be done by millions
of farmers, united, enthusiastic and
with a morale that no opposition can
injure or destroy. That time is ap-
preaching Speed its coming by adj
ding to the numbers of those who
are already at work on the job. Get
in line as a shareholder in your local
elevator association, as member of
your Farmers Union local and go out
into the highways and the by-ways
and compel them to come in, who now
only stand and wait.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
IN OTHER
WORDS
By JOHN STAHLBERG

("And a certain beggar named
Lazaraus was laid at his gate.)
The First Citizen OF Dopeville buys a
dollars worth of toys,
Spends dollar, three dollars, five
spot even,
To fill a Christmas basket with third
rate food.
With doubts outlawed and consci-
ence at rest for profitable
year,
He sits hugging belly that would
sink the Queen Mary,
Belching and spluttering this rumi-
nant profundity:
Too much charity will surely destroy
the stout American virtues of
Initiative and self-respect.
We must not grow soft or sentimental
In our dealings with unfortun-
ates;
We must not coddIe them too much;
They must not be deprived of the In
centIve to effort.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27

The joint declaration by Roosevelt and Churchill neither
Magma Charta Declaration of Independence has not
and apparently not going to fire the imagination of who
would be free AS social documents the eight points fall
into the category which the platforms the Democratic and
Republican parties belong It's joints exposed 1t
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27

to sell, and no one is authorized to
represent them.
Write the bureau before you buy"
should be everyone's slogan, the bu-
reau urged.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1941-08-27
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