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Evening star., 1941-03-06

Under existing law, replacements
for overage battleships must be bat
tleships, he explained, and SO on
down the line, whereas some other
types might be more desirable at
the time the replacement tonnage
is available for utilization.
Evening star., 1941-03-06

Speaker Rayburn Undersecretary of
the Navy Forrestal said the re-
quested "f1exibility" regarding re-
placements would be extremely
helpful" to the Navy in view of the
rapid changes which the Nations
defense needs are undergoing.
Evening star., 1941-03-06
Divorce Granted

ROCKVILLE, Md, March s (Spe-
ciaD Judge Charles w. woodward
has signed decree in the Circuit
Court here granting to Mrs. Char
lotte H. Lefond of Chevy Chase View
an absolute divorce from Lionel Cas-
ton Lafond and awarding her custody
of two sons.
Evening star., 1941-03-06

West Virginia has the lowest in
sanity average in the United States
with 1853 insane per 100000 inhab-
itants,
Evening star., 1941-03-06
DR.. Cartwright on Forum

The Rev. DR.. John K. Cartwright,
pastor of the Church of the I'm
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

supply the country with food,
clothing and home necessities.
Let all currency be called in
by the government and a receipt
given each individual. Declare a
moratorium on all debts.
Let every one, from the Presi-
dent down, give his services
without pay. and no money be
in circulation for the duration of
the war.
Script could be issued TO every
citizen for any commodity he
needed. Thus every one could
get everything he needed, paid
for only by his labor for the
common cause.
Presenting that we win the
war. the government would re-
turn the confiscated money 10
the rightful owners and owe for
nothing except possibly imported
goods.
The citizens who are really
patriotic should see the logic of
this course.
Those who pirate patriotism so
loudly but are thinking more of
personal gain and monetary
profit would be exposed for what
they really are.
j. c. STUBBS,
1919 Beaubien street.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
No Time for Bickering

POLITICAL maneuvering at Lansing during the last
three weeks does not subsantiate the many pledges
of unity between those Republican and Democratic Off
Gals who to govern Michigan during the critical two
years ahead.
1t is obvious that the old game political intrigue
being played again. and that promises of cooperation
between the two parties were forgotten quickly
spoken.
Governor Van Wagner did not have time to pull up
chair to the executive desk before Republicans were
wrangling with him over patronage.
The first meeting of the administrative board resulted
in quarrel between the two parties control of state
purchases.
Now the opposition majority in the Senate is prevent
ing the governor from completing his administrative
appointments hoping thereby to club him into making
Meanwhile, leaders of both parties guilty of snip
ing at civil service.
THIS Juggling is a bad for the future If it is
/ not smothered, this administration may become
disastrous flop instead of the progressive regime that
result if the two parties work together.
Governor Van Wagner is entitled to have his
appontees confirmed by the Senate In eeStng him. the
voters implied their intention that he should surround
himself with men of his own choosing. 49,
If he has msjudged the qualifications of one or two
of his appontees, the Senate should produce proof
But the mem certainly should not their
rmaton power as political budgeon to obtain jobs for
their cohorts.
A S THE tool shop Of the nation MichiganN oday is
a key state in the plans to meet the leSr gency.
What happens here is of concern to all of America
Therefore what happens in Lansing is Of Importance
to the future of the continent.
This is time for political pickering. This is no
time for bargaining is time for lawmakers and
administrators to forget that they are Republicans
Democrats and undertake together the job that confronts
them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
TO THE EDITOR.

TO THE EDITOR:
DLEASE, would some one be
able to tell me the meaning
of union? As see il, there is
nothing good or honest about it.
They demand 81 month
tStill too much money! from
every worker to keep his job
and earn it honestly. One man
will have TO be told to do his
job, still he pays 81, so okay for
him. Another one next to him
works his head off and hasn't
any more chance than the lazy
one. They both pay their fees
so they are on the same level.
A willing man who wants TO
work to give his family a decent
living cannot look for advance
ment or more money. They all
pay 81 for what? To have the
Big Boss laugh at them in his
mansion. That's the union for
me. Before it got into the shops,
particularly one, nobody ever
had any trouble of any kind.
Now. take the Detroit papers.
What do we read? Boom-boom
all over Detroit. Bunch of
lies. Men are laid off instead
Of being on the job.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Letters to the Editor

How do the people think a
family can live on SIC a week
(glad to have it. true enough)
but not sufficient to eat and
meet ends.
Try to get a job outside the
factory. Willingness and ability
do not count any more. They
want experienced men. How
can a person get experience If
he hasn't the chance TO show
his ability? / guess like every
thing else. experience should be
bought.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
MRS. G. ROBERT,
6341 kercheval avenue.

TO THE EDITOR:
THE controversy over the Eu-
= ropean war by Americans is
likely to result in more danger
to this country from within than
from without. unless some solu-
ton is found to unite the people.
I1offer a simple solution: Let
the people vote on war TO aid
Britain. Let those voting yes, if
they win. be indicted into the
armed force at once. and the
negative voters be concripted
for the munition works. and TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Connolly Answers

|. fa) Sky: (b) Green: (c) Here.
?. Rose Marie" Indian Love
Call" "Only a Rose" Love is
Like a Firehy."
;. ta) agen'da; (b) chassis; tc)
couture.
1. ta) boycott; (b) italics; (c)
lynch.
). (a) expert; (b) social pre-
tenders of acquired wealth; (c)
pattern of cirrus clouds.
5. (a) light work; (b) love and
war: (c) Of all evil.
Z. (a) inscription on tomb; (b)
short poem of a single thought
or event; tc) speech or poem
al end of a play. s-ee go - -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Quiz Answers

Rosinante. Babe and Toto.
Virginia Dare.
+. George Washington. Seven red
stripes six white ones.
. Arcadia IS a district in southern
Greece: Acadia is the name APP
piled to Nova Scotia. in Canada.
/. approximately $1,000.
/. a kindly lady of large family
named Goose. who came to Bos-
ton from England about 100.
She wrote rhymes for her tiny
grandSon'S amusement.
:. San Quentin. in California.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
-AidfOBf.itain

I THINK we should enter. the European war
only as last resort.
This does not mean that we should not help
other nations who stand between us and dis
aster do not see anything in our present
policy which necessarily would involve us in
war
This country should concentrate on her
own defense. but it would be well to ally her.
self with England under conditions that would
be fair to both countries.
PAUL TURNER,
1929 Book Building.
I BELIEVE this war is more than just
/ struggle between nations for temporal pos
sessions I believe civilization has reached
crisis in its evolution-when nature demands
to know if we are fit for the next step in The
Great Plan.
To determine what stuff we are made of
she tests us in the crucible of modern war;
fare and puts at stake all the fine ideals de-
mocracy has cherished and in their place
threatens their every opposite. This, to me-
is what this war is being fought for: to decide
if the human race goes from here or goes
back to the beginning and starts anew
If l am right, then whose war is this?
Only England's?
If the fruits of this conflict are to be
shared by all the world-despite the victor
then we should place our order for the kind
of fruit We Want-and If we must enclose the
check with the order $50 long as the check
is only for materially, say, get it in the mail
today
d. ROBERT NELSON,
Port Huron, Mich.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

Mr.. Roosevelt's inaugurals are starting to
look like everblooming quadrennials. And I'll
bet if we elect another man in 1914 the Chief
Justice will look at him and say, why, this
isn't the regular fellow"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
= Times Nnn In
BY ARTHUR (BUGS) BAER

Well, Mr.. Roosevelt is the first president
to serve three terms and his inaugural address
is commencing to sound like an amendment
to the Constitution.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
By WESTBROOK PEGLER


= those dull, nagging pieces, so
if you have anything better to
do suppose you skip il while I
mutter away.
II is aa answer 10 the main
points of a letter from man
who says he is union carpenter.
The problem in answering let
tiers in print is to give the letter
writer room TO state his case
and reserve space for the reply.
This requires condensation.
because people DO run on when
they take pen in hand and give
me my needings, and ] am not
exactly terse myself. as you may
note from the fact that ! have
been babbling all this time with
out going into Hy-act.
Well. this man says / have
been pointing 10 a boil on the
neck of the AFT and yelling.
See. he is rotten through and
through and insists that the
grating and racketeering have
occurred mostly in few cities.
These cities. he says, are po-
litically rotten and wink at
grating and racketeering. but
are not the United States nor
representative of the u. s. A.
LIE CLAIMS that there are
IL thousands of locals and GEN.
trai labor bodies whose leaders
handle their affairs 10 the COM
plete satisfaction Of the men,
bers and the general public. and
then be says | have created an
impression that "all unions and
all union men are. if not actu-
ally crooked at5east shady
character . ---
Then he wants me to tell him
how the AFL can eerfstfttf-
tionally rid itself of those Of its
leaders who are unfit. and dis
cover men who could clean
--hallSe- iI-nIacied- af4icn-aad
line up enough honest. capable
local leaders 10 do the Job AT the
next general convention.
He wants me te=ee that when
the bulk of the AF'L press. and
it-has many publications, has
met all disclosures by defending
or excusing the accused and de-
nouncing the accuser.
WELL, so here we go:
First. I haven't said the AFL
was rotten through and through.
! said that some of its locals
had become a front for rogues'
gallery Of crooks. including many
who are crooks no less for their
lack OF criminal records. and I
have proved, and the recent New
Orleans convention substantiated
my proof. that the national or
ganizaiion can't or won't do any,
thing about II.
I say IL can hut il won't The
AFL SAYS il would like 10 but
can't. which is a big confession,
saws l.
Next. the rev cities mentioned
are by no means all. / add a lot
more territory than ne allows.
But | am writing strictly by
ear AT the moment. and not
from my mountainous file. and I
am a little embarrassed by the
lack of a definition of the term
'racketeering.
I am not impugning my cor
respondents sincerity. but I
can't believe he doesn't know.
so | will just assume he didn't
canvass The situation very care
fully.
! would like TO snap this of
with a dazzling flash of my
inimitable wit. but | amt got no
more room
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A Forum ON Americas
Position i'm the War

invites its readers to the following three queons
I-Should America Enter the European War?
Twill Our Present Course, if Persisted in Inevitably
Involve Us in War?
3-Should Her Own Defense and
Independence Ally Herself With England as IN
the Recent World War?
opinion Editor Detroit Times We solicit COM
before America today
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

The Supreme Court made its usual show
ing, with one judge in the game and eight
left on the bench
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
America First

WE PUT our President into office for the
w third term and rejected another, because
we thought our country would be in steady
hands, safe and experienced hands, to carry
us over the dangers of war.
Instead, 1 regret to say, he is taking us
into it by leaps and bounds. through his
foreign policy.
Therefore, think it is the duty of every
newspaper in the country to print this head
line: We don't want war; write to Washington.
If we can't vote on the war issue, then let
the letters of 13O,0O0,OO0 citizens speak for
themselves.
AARON ELEK,
301 West Midland street,
Bay City Mich
I CALL attention to a paragraph in the
/ column .In the News" of January Is in The
Detroit Times:
'Why have not the valiant, highly -dis-
ciplined and well-appOinted royal veterans
swept such rabble off the face of the uni
verse;"
So spoke the English press when the great.
and noble George Washington was suffering
at Valley Forge and the British were lolling
in luxury in Philadelphia.
This "rabble' spoken of were our fore
fathers. If they had succeeded in sweeping
t. is rabble off the face of the universe" there
would be no 'FrabbIe' now for them to cry to
for help
Speaking of towards, who but a coward
would get-scared- enough-of-the Terrible
Hitler to want to give guns and other war
materials to some one else to fight with TO
protect" u.s.
For shame to even speak so foohshly;
worse to do such thing and have the auto
It l.-xl% krOly in
faces after the war is over. that we were so
scared and cowardly that we let them do our
fighting to protect us -.
This America we are so proud of can, and
will, if necessary, take care of itself. provid-
ing we do not foolishly send all our defense
materials to nation that refused to pay its
debt to us.
Too many so-caed Americans are towards,
not enough fortitude to keep the spirit of
Valley Forge alive but instead start whining
and whimpering about the big Bad Wolf
Hitler" and want to hide behind some one else,
not realizing this is NOT OUR war.
Let the ones that started it finish it with
their own resources.
You will notice, if you keep yourself
posted, that our neighbor, Canada, who is
virtually part of England recently told Eng
land mo gift of food or supplies as long as
you hold S9,000.000,000 worth of Canadian
bonds. Turn the bonds over to the Bank of
Canada and we will send you the food and
supplies K
But some would have us turn over, free
gratis, our vital defense materials then have
Japan and possibly Russia attack us from the
West and find us short on our defense. What
then would happen to our homes?
So, Americans, with the spirit of our fight
ing colonial ancestors, in place of singing God
Save the King sing GOD BLESS AMERICA.
OSCAR A. MACY,
1QSS1 Kelly rnad
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

The way they brushed off Mr.. Wallace
made me think they were administering the
oath of office with whsk broom.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

| liked Mr.. Roosevet's references to the
victory of equality and representation even
though you would have a tough time con-
vincing Republican it was So
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us obvious desire and certain need is for attitude
i of mind the part of the American people which
will enable him to continue his administration of their
affairs with minimum of conflict and confusion
He has contributed much to the attainment OF that
attitude by the in which he has addressed the
people in his inaugural message.
He did well to be apostle Of courage faith and
hope and not of disaster and doom.
He did particularly well to bespeak understanding,
tolerance and charity of all because that presupposes
win be dealt with sympatheticaly toerany and char
taby-whch is necessity for release from present
confusion u
HR ROOSEVELT is clearly stirred deeply by the posi-
lVl ton which he has been placed 1t has caused him
to instruct and enlghten himself in the democratic prin
cpes and faith of his country And has caused him to
make his words and acts accord with the deepest
spiritual and religious convictions of his people
These are the essential attributes of great and
successful leader in all human affairs and especially of
great and good president of democratic free and
peaceful American people.
1t augurs well for future and particularly for our
immediate happiness that spiritual values put so high
and phrased well by the who holds the most
responsible office within the gift of the American Aone
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21
Hero's Toga
Draped on
President
Leaders c allie d
.Piemies in Comparison

1.-THE opinions expressed by
General johnson are not neees-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.)
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Pegler Backs
His Attacks
On AFL
Says Recent Convention
Substantiated Proof

(Ths opinions expressed by
Westbyook Pegier are not neess-
sariiy those of The Detroit
Times.)
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EDITORIAL PACE
OF THE
Roosevelt sSincere Words

president ROOSEyELTS inaugural address was
thoughtful sincere and altogether constructive docu
ment thoroughly in keeping with solemn occasion and
with the democratic traditions of the country.
It had the merit of high dealsm.
II had the virtue of reasonable brevity.
And appropriately held aloof from the uncertainties
of issue interest and opinion that divide us as people,
and earnestly affirmed the principles that unite us and
keep us strong
The President was under the necessity of bridging
with words the chasm coming which il is his
responsibility to bridge ultimately with acts and facts and
he did this admirably hopefully and well
MR. ROOSEVELT spoke with great courage, and it is
wi good to this evidence ofcourage in highest
American leadership at this fateful time
He spoke with abiding faith in the democratic future
of America and it good that faith abides in the man
destined to shape and guide our national course In the
The best key to Mr. Roosevets state of mind as he
sought for words with which TO assure and comfort and
inspire his people the Biblical passage which his
hand rested as he took the oath of office
"And faith, hope and charity; these three; hut
the greatest of these is charity
This is of the most beautiful passages in all Chris
tan text, the concluding paragraph of the thirteenth
chapter of Paus First Epste to the Corinthians in which
it urged:
THAT We all speak the thing, and that there
be divisions among YOU but that be perfectly joined
together in the same mind and in the same Judgment
THE background for this adjuration was that the
apostle, Paul, had gone into land where there
contention and dissatisfaction among the people, and he
had set about to unite them with the strength of
common and good purpose.
And he counSeed that>the requisite Tor having SUCH
purpose that therens be understanding tolerance
and charity between the people. for
Charity sHfereh long, and is kind charity eHsietf
charity vaunteth not ITSELF is not pulled doth not
behave itself unseemy seeketh not her is not easily
provoked thinfct1 evil reoiceh not in inquity but
President Roosevelt could have selected no happier
theme for the occasion of his assumption of prolonged
responsibilities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

President Roosevelt could have selected no happier
me for the occasion of his assumption of prolonged
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

I CALL attention to paragraph in the
/ column ''In the News" of January 10 in The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

Then he wants me to tell him
how the AFL can eertstft'i-
tionally rid itself of those Of its
leaders who are unfit, and dis
cover men who could clean
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-21

THIS will be accompanied by
L controls over money and
banking along lines suggested
in the Eccles plan. But all these
and the other controls that have
been mentioned are not likely to
be sufficient. They are merely
mild brakes which can be ar
ranged in advance. The full force
of centralized restraints will
have 10 be determined as sftua-
tionS arise. Arbitrary price fix
ing, for example. might be
REQUIRED.
The assurance is plain that
we are in all this entering upon
an era of expanding democratic
absolutism. single-hcaded direc-
ton of all life by government.
not through choice but by neces-
Sity.
Strangely enough exactly the
same line of strategy will be
required in the descent after
the war defense era.
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line up enough honest. capable
local leaders TO do the Job AT the
next general convention.
He wants naete=eie that when
the bulk of the AF'L press. and
it-has many publications, has
met all disclosures by defending
or excusing the accused and de-
nouncing the accuser.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-07-03
COMMENT ON WORLD EVENTS

and the foresight with which its policy
has been shaped.
1t is clear, from what he reveals in
these pages, that every British trade
unionist, man, woman, or young
worker, can rely on the active assist
ance of the great movement to which
he and she belongs in dealing with
those problems which every democratic
citizen has to face in these critical
times.
Questions affecting workers in fac
tory and workshop, in the civil de-
fense services, as we'll as those liable
to military service, are among the
problems discussed.
The German Bureau for Accident
Prevention has published a new PAM
phlet on the prevention of accidents
and injuries In this pamphlet, it is
admitted that the annual losses in hui
man life through transport and indus
trial accidents have increased to such
an alarming extent that they already
seriously endanger the man-power of
the nation.
During the past year, 5000 persons
were killed by industrial accidents
alone, $4,000 were rendered partially
or temporarily incapacitated for work,
and 10000 totally or permanently in
capacitated. In 1910, some 100000
| industrial accidents were notified and
compensation paid for damage done to
property by these accidents amounted
to over one milliard of marks. These
are the visible consequences of the
mad tempo of the Nazi war industry.
Fatigue due to excessive working
hours, and the neglect of even the
most elementary protective regula-
tions are exacting their bitter toll
| Bulletin of the International Fedora
ton of Trade Unions
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-07-03
WHAT NEXT?

Engineers envisage concrete oil
tankers and merchant vessels as
strong and light as steel as result
of tests of new-type vacuum dried
concrete containing special variety
of steel reinforcement. Two "planks"
of the material made good recently in
a strengthening machine at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. The concrete
forms can be removed Is minutes after
the material is poured.