The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-07-07
By Mel Voorhees,

noon. | stood muslng before
the humming teletypes in our
wire news room.
Copy was pouring in from
all segments of this continent
and from United Press 500
correspondents covering" war
in the Old Worlds.
Were driving ahead" Berlin
said. Man dogs have been stop
ped" Moscow retorted.
Mechanical typewriters reported
President Roosevelt. in his July
Fourth speech. saying: n tell the
American people soiemniy that the
United states viii never survive ne
n happy and prosperous oasis Of
liberty In the midst Of a desert Of
Dictatorship"
"J0i0s.+ the keys tapped out on
the unroIling yellow paper. To tell
US We were about TO get the i0sth
news story from the Portland wire
relay point since a m.
Then came this land I think my
mouth dropped open before grin
ned. as you viii tool:
NEW YORK, July The Mos
co rodio todey broadcast ss hour
Ions psosre~ dsd,es,ss 10 the
Amsriesn Independence ssy.
The Soviet Union. rev tight
ing . greet pss,ies,e ~ss o. de-
tense, extends ssdsss greetings 70
the American people On the &C.
sssies ~ their sies,ess ses'eesi
holiday" shs bseedess sid.
Russia admitting we are a free
people That would mean some
thing, indeed. were II not true that
not a single honest, straightfor-
ward statement has come from any
part OF the desert OF DICTATOR
ship for a long, long time.
If you missed il, and not
many did, go back and read
the adj run by Mueller Har-
kins, the auto dealers. on page
three of The Times Thursday.
1t was a manly piece of
copy"
Nowhere but In free nation
would a businessman spend money
10 eapound his faith in his coun-
try. his industry, his fellow work
ers. his customers and the general
public.
Nowhere but among a free peo-
pie would such a thing he worth
whiIe-even be understood.
Here ~ was wortbw hlle-it wss
understood.
Because Of defense demands.
Mueller-Harkins sees fewer cars 10
sell in future and 30 q reduced vol
ume OF business This TO be eou-
pied with higher taxes. The ad
declared.
We kno- tho, svsryess-svsry
business o, veil o, every indi,idsoi
eainsn-feees the same ssnsssl pres
poet. A higher cost ~ living d.
higher ,ess, end o. income
p,epor'ioos,sly smaller. We sso~
fho' every Ams,ieen 70 seins 10 -sks
ssesifiess-ssd sIs5ly.
"Pssessily. ~ss proud 10 ~sks
-hs,s.~ oesissmson the ssfenss
Job ssmssds.
II isn't often that an advertise
nent Is worth quoting .ditOrisliy.
That one was. In fact. II Was an
editorial In iiself-ons Of the beat.
Congress soon will reach
stormy crossroads.
II must decide If the presi-
dent would be permitted,
should he decide il necessary,
TO send American soldiers into
Eurasian-African war.
The American army high com
mand has asked for legislative au-
thority 10 send our troops outside
the western hemisphere.
II has asked slso for power 70
hold draftses. national guzrdsmen
and reserve officers In service be
yond the year period for which
they we're summoned
The American army high com
nAnd includes. Of course, President
Roosevelt, a. commander In a hisf.
IL Ia TO h. presumed, then, thai
hs has made his deeisioD---els~ the
request Of congress would not have
been ordered.
Mary msmbs' ~ sosssss -dl
plumb ,hs sspiht 81 hn sons<isses
before he decides -hot hn vote I'LL
be. They need the siaesrs sdsiss 81
their commitments - end thsy assd
snssr.,sneiss IN the fses
~ the ssmsas ses 50 sfsys ssei- 1
.ssa.
rss cen hslp-sss yss should.