davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
UP, DOWN AND OVER

] peered through a little slit. We
were off before l got my breath.
We backed. We turned. we
wheeled. we sped. How I'd like
to have that thing on Woodward
avenue and the boulevard during
rush hour. The roar was terrific.
Makes you think of flying.
We can't discuss speeds, but we
went up and down hills. over 15-
foot embankments, over rough
ruts. Not an automobile made
could have stayed upright Then
we headed for a big elm tree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
ANS MAY SHOOT FIRST

ROME. Sept. 12.-tINS)-Ger-
man and Italian warships will
shoot first If confronted by
aggressive American naval action,
Virginia Gayda, press spokesman
for Premier MusSolini, said today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12

Adolf Hitler's reaction to
l. the new declaration of
American policy.
C-The extent to which Presi-
- dent Roosevelt extends the
waters which he deems essen
tial" TO the defense Of this coun-
try and on which he has ordered
the navy to shoot at Axis war
ships.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12

OF carrying on the business of
government by means of de-
partments or bureaus, -ach
controlled by a chief, who il
apt to place special emphasis
upon routine and conservative
action. Hence, i'm general,
such a system which has be-
come narrow, rigid and for
NAL, depends on precedent
and lacks initiative and re-
sOurcefulness."
Bureaucracy is, therefore.
the negatiOn and notification
of government by elected rep
resentatiycs.
Ii is the substitution of
bureaus, departments and
commissions for a Congress
or a Legislature.
1t is a government by DE-
CREE instead Of government
by LEGISLATION.
And that is precisely what
we are living under today
after eight years of New
Dealism - a y L IL A L.
CRATIC OLIGARCHY.
This vast RoOseVeltian bu-
reaucracy now DEGREES q
majority of the laws and reg
ulations under which we live.
This is the way, according
to the census bureau. this
bureaucracy vast octopus
with thousands Of tentacles
reaching into every STATE,
county, city and town in the
country-has grown:
About 5,333,0G0 persons
were employed by federal,
state, county and local gov
ernments in January of this
year.
THIS ARMY or PoLITi.I
CAL WORKERS WAS PAID
S621, 100000 IN TIL A 4
MOS NTH or JANUARY,
1871, OR ABOUT ONE
SIXTH or THE NATIONS
No Ma & RICULTURAII
WAGE PAYMENTS.
About 3,225,000 workers
received salaries aggregatingl
1891 900 900 frcn state and
local governments. The re-
ffaiH,ler We're federal en-
ployes.
Both the civil service COM
mission and the census bureau
agree that exactly l,370,110I
persons were employed IN the
executive branch Of the fed
eral government ALONE as
Of June 20 last.
THIS En- O x VI q L =
GROWTH OF FEDERAL,
STATE, COUNTY AND CITY
EMPLOYEES TO MORE
THAN 100000 PERSONSI
Is A MENACE.
II menaces the very form
and substance of our gOVeTn-i
mcnt by repiyot.rg the centcrI
of government On oXccutiyel
rather than OF the Legislative
centers which are inundated.
by the federal and all state
constitutions.
We see in the rapid rise Of.
these public employees the
growth IF Il bureaucratic sys-
TEN which is more proper to-
tOtalitarian Rus sin. Germany
and Italy than to democratic
America.
This whole tendency subtly
but surely undermines the
fundamental American in.
stincts of INDIVIDUAL. RE
SOURCEFULNESS and
SEf1ff -RsEhfztiAEitf +.
1t tends to PUBLIC PARA
SITISM.
III weakens the confidence
of Congress and every state
Legislature in its legitimate
functions.
1t strikes at the heart of
private enterprise and per-
sOnal liberties, for almost all
of this vast army Of civil en-
ployees is engaged in varying
degrees of REGULATING
business and personal actions.
A threatening and growing
sContinucd on Neyt Page, Col. 81 I
-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12

X T Keller. president of Chrys-
Ter Corporation, is gentleman Of
his word.
Just one year ago today, when
he was pushing huge bull
do2er' over the bare fields out
Van DYKE avenue 10 break ground
officially for his tank plant, he
promised me a ride in an army
tank.
This morning, with tanks roar
ing off the assembly line in spick
and span Cd. / got my ride. 1t
was a kind of birthday celebration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
Ford Emissions
Return 10 Soil

Americans need not worry about
the future of their country after
the current international conflict
rs over, IN the opinion OF Henry
Ford.
Speaking informally TO newSmen
at the annual press preview of the
Ford Motor Companys new car
models. the veteran automobile
manufacturer said:
I'VE have the land and We
have the people--so don't worry
about what's going TO happen TO
America and Americans.
There will he n return 10 the
soil and IL will be for the bet
ter"
PLANE FOR EVERY FAMILY
In answer TO question about
what his company will do with its
huge defense plants after the pres
cnt emergency has passed. he said:
1--WE will continue to manufac-
turc planes. I can visualize the
time when almost every family
Continued on Page Threel
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
SPAIN FEARS TROUBLE

MADRID. Sept. Ems
Fresh and serious complications
will result il the United States in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
CALLED IMPROBABLE

London announced only yes
terday that the largest convoy
of the war so far had arrived,
presumably intact, at an undis-
closed port. Observers consid-
cred it improbable that another
convoy of the size mentioned by
Berlin could have followed so
quickly.
Authoritative British circles
had little comment 10 offer on
the German claims. u-hoat sue
ceSses are always exaggerated"
one spokesman said. Germany
recently claimed 10 have sunk IL
vessels in a British convoy, when
actually only four were lost, the
spokesman continued. adding:
1.-THE attack seems to have
been expertly timed to coincide
with the Presidents Atlantic
declaration.") -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
Shot for Shot
|sBer|in Reply
To President
Term Sinkings
of % Steamers
Real Answer
BY PIERRE J. HUSs

INT news serNtfe StaH torftsponueut
BERLIN, Sept. 12.-Germa,ny
President Roosevelt's
radio address today with defiant
blow against a huge British convoy
in the North Atlantic.
While German spokesmen
poured ridicule on the American
President for his order to the
United States Navy to shoot ON
sight at Axis warships, the high
comamnd announced that German
submarines had been attacking a
40-ship convoy for several days,
and that p ships, aggregating 134,-
900 tons. already have been sunk.
Two other steamers of 1000 tons
have ben torpedoed and may be
considered lost, the statement said.
"The attack is continuing" the
cofnrl1Ilniolle added
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
A Suggestion:
Send the TIMES
to Your Boy at Camp
Dali Y

HERE ARE THE ARMY
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
PLANE FOR EVERY FAMILY

Continued on Page Three)
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Continued on Page Six)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-09-12
(, IN THE
NEWS.

VXTHAT is a bureau
A bureaucracy, says
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Senate Committee Votes
For IS Billion Debt Limit

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Finance Committee
gave quick approval today to legis-
lation increasing the national debt
limit to s65 900 ,ooo,O 900 to meet costs
of defense and proposed British aid.
At a brief executive session the
committee reported out the House.
approved legislation. 1t would boost
the present limit of $45,000, 100000
plus $4,000 100000 earmarked for de-
fense; subject all future Federal Sc
curity issues to Federal income tax,
and give the Treasury broad powers
to issue securities in small denomi-
nations.
Senator Brown, Democrat, of
Michigan, who presided at hearings
on the measure and will act as floor
leader for it, said the legislation
would be taken up in the Senate
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
British Tighten Siege
Around Cheren, Eritrea
Earlier Story on Page A-4.)

Earlier Story on Page A-4)
CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 13.-British
forces have made fresh progress in
their siege of stubbornly defended
Cheren, in italian Eritrea, and ARE
steadily improving their positions in
the hills covering the town." the
British command announced to-
night.
The communique added that the
advance of a southern British COL
umn, heading toward Asmara, the
Eritrean capital, "iS progressing
satisfactorily" while in Southern
Ethiopia South African troops con-
tinue successfully to extend the area
of their penetration"
The Italians stubborn stand at
Cheren has blocked the British drive
toward Asmara and the Red Sea,
although another British column is
moving down the coast from the
north.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Understanding
On Course in
Orient Urged
Committee Approves
Draft Little Changed
From House Form
Earlier Story on Page AID

Earlier Story on Page AID
BY the Associated Press.
A call on Britain to state her
"peace aims" in establishing post
war order of world peace was voiced
in the Senate today shortly after
the Foreign Relations Committee
voted 15-to-8 approval Of the ad-
ministration's Britain bill.
Senator Austin of Vermont, as
sistant Republican leader, explained
that in making this suggestion he
was not proposing its incorporation
in the lease-lend BILL but merely
that Britains peace views should
be considered when the negotiations
began for the transfer of war ma
terialS.
Britain, Senator Austin said,
should be willing to state her peace
aims"-what she intended to do
after the war ended to establish
new sanction of peace" by which
disputes would be settled without
resort 10 force.
Cites ManchukuO Incident.
"She should be willing to COM
nit to u.s." he continued. that
thereafter in the Orient when we
take a stand we will not be left
there holding the bag-that she
will not abandon us as in the case
of Maoch11kuO
Senator Austin went on to say
that there ought, also, to be some
understanding for cooperative de-
fense of the 8000-mile Atlantic
shoreline in the Western Hemis-
phere-a defense strong enough to
eXpel any intruder.
The aid bill. approved by the For
eign Relations Committee in sub
stantiallv the form voted by the
House, would empower President
Roosevelt to procure and lease or
lend war supplies to nations whose
defense he deemed necessary 10 the
security Of the United States.
Meanwhile, Senate Majority Lead
er Barkley, who will make the OPEN
ing speech for the bill Monday, said
this afternoon there is some reason
to hope debate on the measure can
be completed in 10 days. He en-
phaSiZed that was not a flat pre-
diction, but said he was optimistic
that it would not run longer than
two weeks.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada joined in the discussion this
afternoon asking whether Senator
Austin was advocating a British
American form of life in the United
States hereafter?"
Senator Austin cited the common
Continued on page 2-X, column IL
Evening star., 1941-02-13
2,OOO-MiIe Plane rip Futile;
Dog, Pining for Master, Dies

the 7th Division, said the airedale's
death was due to heart collapse and
old age.
Pvt. Everett Scott, whose de-
parture from Chanute, Kans., farm
to serve in the Army caused Laddie
to begin a self-imposed fast, was
on duty when his faithful friend
died.
Laddie arrived Monday by plane
from Kansas City in a clothes bas-
ket, wrapped in blankets and hot
water bottles.
Pvt. Scott, given special leave to
meet his dog, looked hesitantly
into the basket and said softly,
'Laddie, old boy; you don't look so
good
Laddie didn't. He had lost Is of
his 40 pounds in three months, was
unable to stand alone.
But he perked up, began to eat
again and for time it seemed that
Pvt. SCOTS almost pleading COM
ment to his soldier -buddies at the
reunion would come true-"We'n get
him we'll again, won't we felloWs?"
Tuesday and yesterday the aging
dog was given blood transfusions,
intravenous injections and vitamin
B-1, brandy, milk and broth. He
took a few wobbly steps unaSsisted.
He already had been chosen mas
cot for the entire 7th Division of
$4,000 men. There were plenty of
the choicest rabbits all set to be
chased around the Army reservation.
But it wasn't to be-and even the
rs other camp mascots whose blood
was offered to save the dog from
Kansas were to no avail.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Capitol Police Halt Women's
Demonstration on Aid Bill

Mrs. Fischer said she was chair
man of the Mothers Mobilization
Committee Against War" AS she
was being rushed from the building
several women shouted:
What gentlemen!"
shes got a SON. one woman
yelled. shes a mother"
Another shouted, Now we've got
a suit against the United States
Government"
Mrs. Fischer earlier had told re-
porters that she and her followers
were here to find out why this man
Sol Bloom and his henchmen are
being permitted to run the country"
Evening star., 1941-02-13
u. S. Orders Priority
For Defense Magnesium

Defense orders for magnesium
shall be filled to the exclusion of all
other demands, the Priorities Di-
vision of the Office of Production
Management declared in an official
statement today.
This action strengthened three "re-
quest steps" taken yesterday to safe
guard the Nations supplies of mag
nesium and scrap aluminium. An
nouncement of the complete prefer
entail status of defense needs over
non-defense orders for magnesium
was made in a letter sent to mag
nesium producers by Edward R. Stet-
tinius, jr., director Of priorities.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
BY the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
A crowd of women demonstrating
against the administrations British
aid bill just outside the Senate
chamber was broken up by Capitol
police today.
Three policemen escorted the
leader, Mrs. Mynnie Fischer of Mil
waukee, from the Capitol after the
group, most Of whom carried Ameri-
can flags, had set up shout, call
ing for Senator Pepper, Democrat,
of Florida and others Senators sup
porting the legislation.
The demonstration broke out just
as the Senate was adjourning for
the day.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
A. F. |. Considers
First Racketeer
Custer Demand
Green Says Roosevelt
Agrees to EurIy Talks
On Anti Trust Cases
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 13.-For the
first time in its history, the Amer
ican Federation of Labor's Execu-
tive Council today considered the
case of a union official whose eX-
pulsion had been demanded be-
cause of racketeering.
President William Green of the
A. F. of L. said the council took un-
der consideration the case of Jacob
Wellner, business agent of the
Painters and Decorators District
Council in Brooklyn, who served
part of a two-year term for eXtor-
ton and then was reelected to
his old union job.
The Executive Council, mean
while, reported today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had agreed to a
conference of opposing attorneys
in the Governments pending anti
trust actions against labor leaders
and organizations.
The council renewed demands that
such antitrust suits be dropped
and Mr.. Green said he had arranged
with the President to have Assistant
OContinIled on mage Ok column & }
Evening star., 1941-02-13
D. {. Society Accused
OF Starting National
Medicine Fight
American Association
Acted on Plea of Local
Group, Jury Told
Earlier story on page BID
BY HAROLD b. ROGERS,

On recommendation of the Medi-
cal Society of the District of Co.
lumbia, the American Medical As
sociation officially approved plans
for an intensive campaign against
the principle of prepayment medi-
cal care on a group practice basis,
similar to that used by Group
Health Association, Federal jury
was told in District Court today
The charge was made in the anti
trust medical trial by the prosecu-
ton which accuses organized medi-
cine with conspiracy and restraint
of. trade against Group Health
Association.
Opposition Outlined.
The fight against group practice
and prepayment medicine had been
carried from the District Medical
Society to the A. M. A. annual meet
ing of its House of Delegates by DR..
Henry C. Macatee, the evidence
charged. Prosecution Counsel Grant
w. Kelleher laid the evidence be-
fore the jury by reading from the
official report of the House of Dele
gates of the A. M, A.
The evidence included resolu-
ton outlining the D. c. Medical So
ciety opposition to prepayment
medicine and calling on the A. M. A.
to act The District of Columbia
Society took its stand by indorsing
the minority report of the so-called
committee on the costs of medical
care. This minority report, it had
been explained to the jury earlier
in the day by DR. Michael M. Davis,
had opposed both prepayment
medicine and association group
medical practice, as leading to con-
tract medicine and various evils >
Two Washington physicians were
named as having officially voted
against prepayment medicine and
group practice.
Campaign Outlined.
Before the House of Delegates OF
the A. M. A. DR.. Macatee explained
in his resolution that the local medi-
cal society here in furtherance of
its plans "has undertaken to engage
in an intensive campaign to educate
and inform its constituency regard
ing the socio-economic aspects of
medical practice with view to the
maintenance of high ethical STAN
dards and the preservation of pro-
fesSional ideals
To this end, it was explained, the
District of Columbia society had
reSorted to dissemination of liter
ature, establishment of a speakers
bureau, organization of study
groups and "the employment of
such other means as may from time
to time be deemed expedient for
that purpose
Evening star., 1941-02-13
18th D. c. Traffic Death
OF Year Held Accident
Earlier Story on Page B-IN

h0N"H , VfH 1SS u ~
Washington fifteenth traffic IA
tality of the year was termed acci-
dental today by coroner's jury
after inquest testimony had been
heard.
The jury, sitting in the death of
John H. Fritter, rs, of ALSO Wis
consin avenue NV, freed Thomas
j. Fadool, 80, of the 1900 block of
Fort Myer drive, Arlington, Va,
driver of the automobile which
struck Mr.. Fritter last Saturday
night near Wisconsin avenue and
Ellicott street NV.
Evening star., 1941-02-13

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 IP)-
Stocks heavy: leaders resume de-
cline. Bonds lower: rails lead
moderate retreat. Foreign eX-
change quiet; Hong Kong dollar
at 1941 high.
Cotton easy: commission house
and Bombay liquidation. Sugar
uneaven: trade covering absorbs
liquidation. Metals steady; jan
uary domestic copper Consump-
ton at new peak. Wool tops
strong; Boston trade and spot
house buying.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Hitler May Ask
yugos|avs TO LET
Troops Cross
Gibrultur Attack
Hinted; Tension
Grows in Far East
FINAL BULLETINS.

with Italian and German aid, is
making determined diplomatic
efforts to obtain a pledge from
Turkey to refrain from fighting
if NaZi troops enter Bulgaria,
usually reliable infOrmants said
tonight. The results of these
efforts are not yet clear, they
said, possibly explaining why
transit of German troops has not
already occurred, although the
weather is favorable.
BELGRADE, Feb. IS LP,.-
Diplomatic quarters heard to-
night that King Boris of Bull
garis would go to Germany to-
morrow for conferences with
Adolf Hitler, but these reports
could not be Immediately con-
firmed.
Further Details on Page AID
By the Associated Press.
Axis plans TO strike at both ends
of the Observation-Disclosures
and Suez-appeared to be crystal
hzing today as Adolf Hitler sum-
mOned Yugoslav leaders to Berch-
tesgaden and GeneTalssimo Fran
cisco Franco Of Spain saw French
Chief of State Marshal Petain, pre-
sumably TO report on the results Of
his conference yesterday with Pre-
nier Mussolini Of Italy.
Amid helghtening tension in the
Balkans and expectation Of an inn
minent German move through either
Bulgaria or Yugoslavia toward
Greece and Turkey the Germans
claimed to have sunk 13 armed Brit
ish merchantmen. travelling in a
convoy in the Atlantic. indicating
intensification Of the war al sea.
which had moderated in recent
weeks.
Yugoslav Premier Dragisha Cvet-
kovich and his Foreign Minister,
Alexander Cincar-Markovich. we're
reported to have arrived by plane
in Munich, where they were met
by German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and later we're to
see Hitler.
1t was understood Hitler's invita-
ton was extended 10 days ago, ap-
parently with the date timed to fol-
low Generalissimo Frances talks
yesterday with Premier Mussolini
and today with Marshal Petain.
The absence of any unusual mill
tary measures in Yugoslavia was
interpreted to mean that the gov
ernment does not expect to resist
and that whatever Hitler expects
of this country the Premier and
foreign minister are ready to grant.
Tension Seizes Far East.
An alarming state Of tension
seized the other side of the world,
sending a Dutch ship Unexpectedly
back into Manila, bringing grave ex-
pressionS Of official concern at Syd-~
ney, Australia, and causing renewed
official advice to Americans in
China, Indo-China and the Japa-N
nese empire to go home.
AuStralias Deputy Prime Minister
A. w. Fadden declared that the
war had reached a new stage of the
utmost gravity to Australia and
that grave advices' had been re-
ceived regarding the situation in
the Pacific.
The Australian cruiser Sydney
(See WAR, Page 2-XD
Evening star., 1941-02-13
picture on Page PIX
the Associated Press.

by IIIt HooUIId ItU 7 4tSo
MONTEREY, Calf, Feb. 13.-
Ten-year- old Laddie, his canine
heart weakened by grief, died today
at the Monterey Presidio-four days
after the 2,OOO-mile flight which
brought him to his beloved master,
a private at Fort Ord.
DR.. R. 1. Lowell, veterinarian for
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Knox Sees Roosevelt,
Repeats U. 5. Cant
Spare Desfroyers
Navy Secretary Admits
Subject Is Discussed
With President
FINAL BULLETIN.

Denial that there is any con-
trOversy between the President,
Secretary of the Navy Knox or
Wendell L. Willkie on the issue
of supplying more American de-
stroyers to Great Britain was
made by the White House late
today. Secretary stephen I.
Early told reporters: Despite
difference OF expression on this
question, as reported in the press,
the President has reason to be-
lieve that this question will be
under study for some time be-
cause of the many elements
which enter into the picture" Mr.
Early said that there will be no
further leasing or lending of war
materiel until pending legislation
has been enacted, a statement
which he had made previously
and reaffirmed today.
Evening star., 1941-02-13
SOFIA TRIES TO GET TURKISH PEACE PLEDGE
Late News Bulletins
Strike Farley Recesses Till Tomorrow

Representatives of the As Chalmers Co. and the United
Automobile Workers. been conferrng here for three
days Office of Production Management
Department effort settle the day
old strike that has tied manufacture of S4500000O worth
of defense machinery AS- Chalmers Milwaukee plant
adjourned this afternoon
again at 10 tomorrow.
(Farlie PAGE R-12
Evening star., 1941-02-13
Earlier Story on Page A-1)
By JOHN c. HENRY.

Called to the White House to dis
cuss proposals for sending additional
destroyers to Great Britain, Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox told reporters
this afternoon that he had not
changed his opinion as to the in
advisability of further depicting
American naval strength.
On whether any decision to fur
niSh this new assistance to Britain
is in the making, the Secretary re-
fused to comment, referring ques-
TONERS to the President.
The problem came to the fore
Tuesday when Wendell L. Willkie
proposed to the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee that Britain be
furnished from 5 to 10 American de-
stroyers a month. Secretary Knox
told a press conference yesterday
that destroyerS are not available in
this number and that he was op-
posed to further depletions Of Amer
lean naval strength.
Subsequently, Mr.. Willkie indicated
in New York last night that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt had assured him at
their White House meeting Tuesday
evening that such deliveries could
be made.
Today's consultation between the
President and Secretary Knox re-
suited, and the cabinet officer ad-
mitted as he left the White House
that deStroVers had been the main
subject of their luncheon discussion.