Detroit evening times., 1941-11-23

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- vidua who spends hours on telephone party line
catching up the gossip Uncle Sans listening is
nvated by idle interest because the future of the
whole world undoubtedly will be affected by the
his listening" and his ability to anayze what he hears
The Foreign Broadcast Montoring Service, created by
Communications Commission in cooperation
with the Defense Communications Board is actively
transatng transcrbng anayzing and reporting from
600 900 to 900 600 words daily foreign
casting stations throughout the world recorded by the
Commission National Defense Operations Section.
Working in three shifts of eight hours each special
techncians aHsaters analysts and other experts
keeping abreast or all international eeadeasts which
originate outside of this country "a hours of the day
days week. Speeches, newscasts and entertainment
to the inclusion Of musical programs.
fully watched intelligence and trends which
ported Immediately to Government officials responsible
counter propaganda and other action necessary
To accomplish purposes Foreign Broadcast Ser
operates sort of belt line follows Four listening
posts exclusively attuned foreign broadcasts They
located that each hear transmssions from
particular region of the world Thus the listening post
at Portland Oregon. itself with Far Eastern
broadcasts another Kngsvlle Texas has to do with
Latin events the third at Santuree Puerto Rico
Western Europe the fourth, at Gulferd Mary
the rest of Europe Africa and the Near East
All OF these listening posts report first to the FCCs
carefully guarded montoring center in grim little
building Street few blocks from the Capitol Here
daily thousands recorded edited and inter-
preted by under Lloyd Free trained propaganda
expert whose sent each morning TO president
Roosevelt Vice-President Wallace, and others.
of certain foreign broadcasts the
first indication that Germany was about to invade Russia
and that Japan intended occupy Indo-China.
These reports mean much to the propaganda experts
make for example special report precisely what
and Italian said in their Latin American
broadcasts the previous evening.
Night and day the German announcements to Latin
America describe President Rooseves shoot sight
order premeditated policy designed TO create new
the violence terror and assassna
ton" The speaker scoffs at the United States rearma-
nent program insists that we building these
merely and finally subjugate the other coun
the Western Hemisphere but then he tips his hand
by giving eloquent impressive accounts of the eas
German armies and fills in this TRADE of lies with
tidbts news from Portugal and Spain.
policy counter propaganda officials is not to
charges directly but constantly to increase
the flow Of accurate news which the international News
Service other American news services have been
sending Latin America for Every effort is made
report the rising tide of American war production and no
opportunity TO remind the LanAmericans Of the
fate suffered by democratic countries and institutions
Europe combat German propaganda in Latin America,
stations being erected in America to feed
long-wave stations in atinAmer1ca
Another Naz propaganda campaign which ouf experts
have had 20 combat recent aluminium colec
lion through the Berlin radio bundists. and
pro-Nazi newspapers the United States did their best
sabotage aluminium drive In their effort 10 dscredit
the aluminium collection, they said that the aluminium
good for aircraft and other weapons Of war
that while housewives were being urged to donate
aluminium and Navy selling scrap aluminium
20 Junk dealers that the aluminium drive plan TO
junk dealers and department store trib
ute effectiveness Of the Nazi whispering
campaign was the nearly 1900 900 pounds collected
The British fascist William Joyce better known
&c %. ord Hav, tIa,c few 1avs ago made why was
banned the speech 10 the United States Said he
The American Administration which will draw America
into war let the Americans learn the truth"
Officials Columbia Broadcasting System describe
Lord Haw Haws complaints as merely means OF call
ing attention 70 his broadcast in which he "fumcd at
American foreign policy for - minutes
take the utmost advantage OF all information, Gov
ernmen officials must have flashes and reports within the
shortest possible Even hours delay may mean
the difference between tip and The four units there
have almost instantaneous communication with the
Washington control Office
The German radio honlbai4s ps for nearly II hours
daily the British send about and half hours Japan
four and half and Italy than four.