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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
Un-American MeddIins

THE alien labor leader, Harry Bridges, over whom
judicial recommendation for deportation as an
UNDESIRABLE alien still hangs has surpassed his own
past record for sheer audacity
1t is reported that the West Coast division OF the
Congress of Industrial Organizations has set up an in
dependent" defense organization for the foowng amaz
ing purposes
To make reports on sabotage fires and air raids
DIRECTLY TO BRIDGES.
And to carry out specific instructions NOT to
make such reports to civil authorities and the Federal
Bureau of Investigation
THE effect of this audacous enterprise is TO establish
purely private and wholly Unauthorized defense
organization at the very least in DUPLICATION OF
legal and recognized defense establishments and almost
certainly IN CONFLICT WITH authoritative agencies.
1t is conemptuous and defiant OF actual government
agencies both federal and local
II amounts to the setting up of government WITHIN
government
1t implies simply the unauthorized collection Of
information but the unauthorized USE of it, which would
be an invasion of the legally constituted fields of author
ity and usurpation of powers for which there IS no
shadow of legality
This would be excessively dangerous enterprise,
undertaken with unassaiabe motives by individuals
and groups with unquesuoned Royalties to the United
States.
A BOUT the most disastrous thing that could happen
a national defense effort would be to have
bands OF irresponsible zeaots ranging about the country
in a spirit of vigantsm.
But it is particularly in order to analyze the back
ground of Harry Bridges in this connection
He is a man branded in June, 1910, by $50 to ~
vote in the United States House of Representatives
alien whose presence this country Congress deems
hurtful
He is man regarding whom Representative Starnes
Of Alabama said the floor of the House
Bridges has done to destroy the peace and
security i'm certain sections than any other individual
and to destroy the Merchant Marine than the
tire Confederacy did in the Civil War
He is a regarding whom Judge Charles b.
Sears after hearing in San Francisco lasting II weeks
made this recommendation to the attorney general of
the United States
THAT the alien Harry Renton Bridges, be depOrted
Australia the expense of the government charges
that after entering the United States he has been
Der of and affiliated with organization, association,
society group that believes n advises advocates and
teaches THE OVERTHROW BY FORCE AND VIO-
LENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES"
THE prevention and punishment of sabotage and the
i timely detection of air raids the SOLE respon
sibility Of government, military, civilian other
agencies specifically and legally designated by the gov
eminent
These duties are not to be undertaken licitly by
any of people and certainly not to be under
organizations strongly suspect to motive and purpose
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY
Dee. ~, 1910

Anthony Eden replaces Lord
Halifax as foreign secretary.
Marshal Graziani. commander
Of the Italian forces in Libya,
attributes British gains to faster
motor transportation and the
RATS powerful air force.
Raj planes bomb Porto Malg-
hera, near Venice; petroleum
refineries are set on fire: Ger
many. Norway, Belgium, The
Netherlands and occupied France
are also bombed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
Pan-American Solidarity

IRON another of sister republics in the Americas
has expression of sympathy and solidarity
since the japanese attack Pacific possessions
1t appears in editorial published on December in
Gel Concrete" of Lima, Peru
This influential South American journal remarks that
the United States endeavored by diplomatic to
avoid conflict with Japan and reviews the recent negota
tons concluding with President ROosevelts
message to the emperor Of Japan and that rulers
unsatisfactory reply which to have been 1.-THE
beginning Of hostilities"
"This event is lamentable" says FL Concrete,
because war has spread TO America
1T would have been fortunate if they could have
kept within relative neutrality apart from the horrors
of
But this is longer possible for North
America, which is today beIlgerent for the rest
of the American countries which by of principles
OF Continental solidarity expressed at many interna-
tiOnal conferences. and 10y of community of
interests, MUST BIZ ON THE SIDE OF THE UNITED
STATES
HDAN-AMERICANISM would be a hollow word if
at the time when ONE of the twenty -one
republics of this continent is attacked by a power of
another hemisphere THE OTHER American nations
not MORALLY and MATERIALLY united with her.
Ut is up TO the Latin American countries in this
grave hour 10 let the United States feel the warmth
of their continental solidarity and come TO an agree
ment upon ways in which they give to the great
republic OF North America the most efficient material
and spiritual assistance TO contribute to the
triumph of the nation which in these times DEFEND
ING THE DESTINY OF AMERICA
The word America used in that eloquent edi-
tora stands for ALL Of the Americas north and south
Our government derive strength and people
find comfort the knowledge that have steadfast
allies in this hemisphere undertake the great and
historic task that lies ahead Of US.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
DEfRGIsai NES

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company AT 1925 Times Square. Detroit,
Mich.
Entered al Detroit Mich. as Second Class
Mail Matter
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ssOO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22

I HOPE that the Presidents
i address 10 Congress on the
origins of the war will be taken
up in the public schools. after
the Christmas vacation, and dis
cussed and rediScusSed in the
history classes.
For the outstanding thing
about this first American White
Paper of the war is what 1t re-
veals Of public ignorance regard
ing international military, Geo
graphical, political and diplo-
matte problems.
Here is lucid chronological
account of a series of happen
ings all of which could lead 10
only one conclusion: the immi-
nent peril of the United States.
THE facts were known not
Il only TO the President and his
cabinet, most of them were
known also to newspaper read
erS.
Yet even Congress showed
no disposition TO put all the
facts together and admit what
they added up to.
The question all Americans
must now be asking them
selves is Why, in view of these
events, piling upon each other
with memorable logic. was this
country not bristling with arms?
But il did not lie within the
political power of the govern
ment adequately TO prepare for
what was coming, because 1T
was unable 10 convince either
Congress or the nation of dam
ger.
No democracy will spend bill
lions for arms unless it believes
itself TO be in peril.
That the war in the East and
the war in the West had an in
exorable affinity and polarity:
that was what was lacking in
the popular imagination.
And if we are TO have a peo-
pie with a world sense, we must
expand the teaching OF geogra-
phy to work at all times on
large maps and be political and
historical as well as geological,
economic and anthropological.
TIiE history OF japanese inn
i perialiSm is interviewer with
the social and class structure of
Japan. as the history of German
imperialism is interviewer with
the dominance in Germany OF
the Prussian military caste,
which created the modern Ger
man state.
Japans position in the East
is similar 10 Britain's in the
West: An island power. densely
populated. dependent upon the
rest of the world for essential
materials and markets.
a strong navy for such a
power is logical.
But whereas the British ira
dition has made nation of sail
ors and merchants. sailors and
merchants in no wise dominated
Japan.
The dominant class, the Sa-
mural, are warriors, feud a !
knights. Prussian Junkers of
Monaghan race.
And this class conceived of
Japan as a sea power and land
power. using her island bases
to dominate and subjugate the
continent of Asia.
Such a dream was once that
of the British. But they gave il
up after the wars with France.
MO GERMANY exists. how.
~ ever. on the Asiatic conti-
nent
China. with enormous man
power, never has become a CEN
trally controlled and militaristic
nation, and Csnfucianism had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
BENNY COLANGELO,
1908 JOS. Campau avenue.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
| If ers TO
The Ed itor
To- THE EDITOR

~ IL IN 1 NfANs
MY NAME is Benny Colan-
vi cello. | was IN the Italian
Army from 1915 10 1918 and at
that time | was fighting for
democracy, humanity and Chris
tianity
In 1920 7 came 10 this coun-
try 10 make my home here |
married in this country a year
later. /, have nine children. all
American born. In 1889 my
first wife died. In 1910 l mar
ried again. ! married an Ameri-
can-born wife with one SON
that makes me 10 children.
So | feel not 100 per cent
American but 200 per cent
American.
l am not yet an American
citizen, but | am going 10 be
one and a real good one, a real
honest-to-God American.
Last Sunday when | heard
Japan had stabbed this country
in the back worse than a gang
ster, l got real sore.
| don't know how 10 explain
myself If / was Younger l
would Join the American Army
and give Japan a good kick IN
the pants. Worse than they
gave 90 H..
/ realize I'm too old 80 90
in the army I'm 10 years old.
! went 10 81 West Warren ave-
nue. and joined the Civilian De-
tense.
III be real glad if they call
me right away TO do my service
for this country.
l am ready at any time TO
fight for this country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
Let Every Schoo|boy Stud y
RooseveI+'s White Paper
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

made the Chinese the Christian
like philosophers of the East,
ruled by mandarlnS, Well-edu-
Gated civilians and bureaucratS,
contemptuouS of militarism
China is the most civilized
nation in Asia. Japan is the most
intelligent pupil of western ma
tons, above all. OF Prussia.
Japan's "Bismarckian" era OF
blood and iron. beginning with
the RuSSo-JapaneSe war and the
conquest of Korea and Port Ar
thur. has never been interrupted
by defeat, by revolution or by
the interim of anything CORE
spending TO the Weimar republic.
The roots of today's japanese
aggression are 10 be sought not
10 but so years ago, although
the President is right in showing
that the acute danger for our
times began in 1881.
TIIE analogies between Ger
Il many in the West and Japan
in the East are striking.
NaZlSm with its concept OF the
Super-race is exactly duplicated
in the japanese Samurai mind.
NaZiSm which is a return 10
German feudaliSm i'm twentieth
century form a feudaliSm doml-
mated by a mystic god-head SYM
Dol of the race. pretorian guards.
soldiers and industrial baronS, is
the western version of the Sa-
mural philosophy.
Fascism. although il started in
Italy. never struck its deepest
roots there.
1t belongs 10 no Christian,
Mediterranean civilization.
1t found its real habitat among
the warriors of Eastern Germany
with a remembrance of Tcu-
tonic knights.
OTHER analogieS can be traced.
" Hitler prepare for and
waged war to stem an internal
tide in Germany: the rise of the
industrial worker TO a powerful
place in society, with the threat,
herewith. of permanently over
turning the feudaliStic tradition.
This rise Of the workers, easily
dismissed by the phrase com
muniSm" and far better COM
pretended in the word "democ-
raCv.' threatened the historic
classes, who recognized by in
stlnct. If not otherwise. the
value of the demagogic tyrant
Abandoning m ing eS :
"ismS.' the outstanding fact of
the twentieth century has been
the struggle OF wage workers for
a status in society and for equal
ity Of power in governing il.
This rise could he stemmed.
thought the feudaliStS, only by
war.
Whether they were right de-
ponds on the outcome of the
war, which has become exactly,
for us, a war 10 destroy feudal-
ism in its twentieth century
and most terrible manifestation.
In this sense both Germany
and Japan are driven to war.
Any other means would de-
stroy the present social struc-
ture of both countries.
Two million common soldiers,
returned 10 Japan from China,
would be an internal menace of
the first order.
Far-Sighted President RooSe-
welt knew this and did not ac-
cept the invitation of Japan TO
play the role of Chamberlain
and visit TOTO.
What would have happened TO
us, If he had. and the Japanese
had timed their attack with the
President on the high seas?
That, in all probability. is
exactly what would have hap
pened.
cR.lsss.d ~ The Bel sypdiest.. IDo ,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22

IODAN = suggestion OF how
you personally can help to
win TINS war mo. 81:
Don't abandon your plans 10
enjoy Christmas. a winter Holt
day IN Florida or whatever other
brief relaxation from war which
Your circumstances allow. A
gloomy, tense nation never won
4 war. The United States travel
service OF the interior depart
mcnt j. advocating winter excur-
SiOns ardently. II IS your duty
10 Your country As well as your
self 10 live happily and freely
u> You can IN war times.
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Depreciation % whole or IN part
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22

OUR defense of the Philippines
" has relied heavily upon the
British grasp of the Singapore
flank. If the JapS win there,
their fleet and troops can be
turned full on General MacAr-
thur Furthermore the helpful
rainy season is about over out
there and good fighting weather
Will prevail through April.
If the Philippines can be held
until next May, they viii never
be lost.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-22
25 YEARS AGO TODAY
Dee. ~. 1916

Russian troops in the northern
part of Dobrudja are forced TO
retreat further north as Teuton
armies attack in force.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14

are getting on to the swing OF
things and before long will know
our way about. I am not going at
it in a haphazard manner, but am
Systematically getting acquainted
with those who count here in
Washington and whom l think can
help me most in trying to get all
1 can for my state"
Even though U. S. Sens. Cary
Hayden and Mcfarland, in addi-
ton to Rep. John R. Murdock,
reputedly have asked the Presi-
dent to appoint Writ G. Bowman,
former Democratic national COM
mitteeman for Arizona, as ambas-
sador to Mexico, letters were sent
this week urging Mr.. Roosevelt to
name Ex-Governor Jones to the
post.
The former chief executive Is
the third Arizonan to be mention
ed for the position If, and when,
Josephus Daniels, present ambas-
sador, resigns. The third is DR.. j.
N. Harber OF Phoenix.
James Girand, special represent
ative of the Arizona Municipal
league, refuses to believe the 18th
legislature will turn down the
leagues proposal for sharing gaso-
line tax revenues with the in
corporated cities and towns Of the
state.
eve were assured" Mr. Grand
says, "that members of the states
IA boards of supervisors would
support our legislative request
when we opposed the initiative
measure we caused to be placed
upon the ballot last November.
Although the supervisors, after
endorsing our proposal in their
capabilities as members of the Ari-
zona Good Roads association, they
turned thumbs down on the plan
at a subsequent session Of their
supervisorial association. This
perfidious political act only serves
to strengthen our cause"
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14
ON THE PASSING OF A FRIEND

friend of ours died in Casa Grande last week An
old friend haven't much recent wears but
now that ne is gone things don't seem quite the same
Ora Smith never had much of this worlds goods in
pecunlary way. He really seemed to care very
much one way the other His labors always provided
Suicent 1000 and clothing and far he was con-
cerned little else maered far as material things went
But in friendship, that intangible quality we all ad
Hlre Ora Smith was by far the most richly endowed
person we've ever known. He had a CHEEKY word for
everyone and we've him walk down the street and
speak 70 every person he passed. or woman bow or
girl ~ W
Our professor in journalism once said in criticism of
the use of to many fatterng adectives in tho obo f
misery person, Save those word for really kind and
generous person whose obituary you'll write some dav
90 now we can't help but wish we had saved all Of the
so-mlsused during the years that they might
e De ai IreSn and clean and meanngfu as we write
OF the passing of Ora Smith
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14
KATHERIH 8 HupFEL.

formalities Of life and live like
hunted animals in a cave that
serves them as temporary head
quarters. The beds, we are told
smell stale, sweat-dried and
sickly sweet, the men do not
wash, the women freely discuss
the most intimate affairs of life.
Anselmo, the guide, who was a
great hunter in peace, but did not
like to kill men, is welcome
contrast to the bloodthirstiness OF
his companions.
A scene of real power Is created
by the account of how Maria came
to the band After the devasta-
ton of a town by the Fascists they
found her-ugly and worthless
from abuse. They would have left
her, but Pillar, the woman of the
guerrilla leader, paused in their
bullet-ridden flight to the noun
tains to pity the girl. She "tied a
rope to her and when the girl
thought she could go no further
the old woman beat her with the
end of the rope to make her go.
Then when she could really go no
further the old woman carried
her over her shoulder" Pillar, COM
panion of killer, foul-mouthed
ex-mistress of bull fighters
human, as we'll as brutal.
Throughout, one finds these skill
fully drawn contrasts.
War, atrocity. bloodshed ana
passion fill the pages Of FOR
Whom The Bell Tolls" 1t is not
pleasant book, but 1t will certain
ly be discussed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14

living in our own nation in transit
ton.
Some future member of the
tribe of Hancock would say "To
think all these things were hap
pening and the old geezer wasn't
impressed enough to written 'em
down" And yet the war and the
change has been very much on my
mind.
Possibly we write about other
things and do the insignificant
things to get away from the
events that have a tendency to get
us down. We live in the present
changing century very much as
we might have lived in the last so
far as our local lives are con-
cerned. We feel secure in the
simplicity of our daily grounds.
So long as the mode remains un-
disturbed we forget that there are
tanks and troops and bombing
planes across the border or that
lot Of things can swoop down on
our little peaceful worlds with
such fury that the place thereof
would know us no more.
When we are in the middle of
a thing and do not know which
way, or where, we are coming
out we put off writing it down till
it happens. After that we can
read it in the history books.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
by
ERNEST HEMINGWAY

This is Hemingway's latest
novel-for those who like red
meat A Book-of-the-Month Club
selection, there is no doubt that it
will be among the widely discuss
ed books of the year.
The scene is laid in Spain dur
ing its late civil war and the novel
covers a few days in the life of
Robert Jordan, an American col
lege professor, who has become
involved in the conflict and as
signed the task of blowing up a
bridge in the mountain fastness of
a guerrilla band. The entire
story is b il around the destruc-
ton of tits bridge, (which might
change tho history of the nation,
even of the world
Celebrated for his literary tough
ness and brutality, Hemingway
deals here with strange rough
characters who are often revolving,
but always interesting. Maria, for
whom Jordan forgot his rule of
give the men tobacco and leave
their women alone, elicits the
readers sympathy-not so the
American, who after killing a
young advance cavalryman from
ambush can remark indifferently
to his companion, Strip me that
and bring all the letters and
papers"
We witness in detail the life Of
the guerrilla band, who neither
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14

couldn't always be certain he'd
answer a question.
Tom Campbell, when he was
governor made nearly every day
a holiday for statehouse reporters.
Never at a loss to provide a page
one story. Yavapai's ''favorite SON.
always supplied reporters with the
entire picture" on news develop
ments. Covering the executive Of
fices in Campbell's time was made
easy by the presence of two ex-
perienced newsmen-the late P. R..
Mines and Henri Behotegy.
Some of the political appointees
of Judge John C. Phillips, when he
was governor were totally un-
familiar with press relationships.
The same condition prevailed un-
der Judge R. G. Stanford, who be-
came tangled in his public utter
ances a short time after his oc-
cupancy of the gubernatorial
chair.
Gov. Bob Jones was off to fly
ing start but, like the late Gov. B.
B. Moeur, he sometimes talked
out of turn in front of the wrong
writer's. This practice caused the
recent governor no little embar-
raSSment at times.
Governor Jones also muffed the
opportunity of acquainting news
paper readers throughout the state
with his constructive acts. 1t looks
like the Osborn administration
isn't going to miss this opportunity
which is in the lap Of every gov
ernor.
U. S. Sen. Ernest W. Mcfarland,
who made Arizona political history
in the last primary campaign by
unseating the veteran Henry F.
Ashurst, is taking his time about
adjusting himself to senatorial sur
roundings, according to word re-
ceived in Phoenix.
In a letter received by a friend
this week, the senator wrote:
Here in Washington l think we
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-02-14
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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Salinas to Open
New US0 BuiIdinq

SALINAS. Dec. 4 Nationwide
interest is being taken in the open
ing of the Salinas USO building Dec.
9. because it is the first Class A
building to be dedicated west OF the
Mississippi and third in the whole
United States. under a program
wherein l70 buildings are being
constructed.
The construction o. the USO
buildings is being financed by the
Federal Securities agency of which
Paul V. McNutt is chairman. The
actual construction was done by tbs
United States Army, under General
George A. Marshall. chief of staff
! The opG.ation of the building viii
be under the direction of the USO
Of which Harper Siblcy is the gen-
eral chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-04
Dollars

spent for District power can do double duty
paying both your power bill and also the Canal
pavments-thus releasing twenty-five million
dollars to spend with Imperial Valley business
men