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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
The American Way

THIS nation must be protected against enemy Aliens
1 but in thu American Way VI
And that the way we are operating IN Detroit with
the newly appointed enemy alien board named TO pass on
natives Of all countries with which we are at war
This board viii decide whether persons arrested by
the FBI should be informed dangerous released on pro-
baton and carefully watched or freedas good Americans
despite their accident Of birth
There s a second value to the SYSTEM It protects
those who are technical aliens but sincerely devoted to
their adopted country. If given their freedom by The
board they should the continued respect OF their
friends and neghbors.
The membership Of the board, Thomas F. Chawke
and lsadore Levin both eminent Detroit attorneys and
the Rev John w Hoag pastor OF the Woodward Avenue
Baptist Church is guarantee that each accused enemy
allen Will have an impartial hearing
The ci1Lzans Of nits2feI ahi44e h. the t4a
incs of this board composed Of fellowownsmen and
selected because of their fairness
Appointment Of such board shows the difference
between the American Way, which defending, and
the gcstapo way, which are fighting
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
L letters TO
the Editor
TO THE EDITOR;

NOWHERE is the vaultlng
~ ambition OF the two Chief
Axis powers more clearly re-
vealed than in their state re-
ligions. Let us fully UNDER
stand the underlying philosophy
of official German paganism and
official Japanese Shintoism. as
we'll as their striking similarity.
Then we shall know our foes
for the extreme fanatics they
are and be better prepared 10
thwart their carefully laid plans
to divide the world between
them.
The Emperor Of Japan is held
by his subjects 10 be the lineal
descendant of the sun-goddess
AmateraSu, the supreme deity,
who is the exclusive possession
of Japan.
The Japanese people conSe-
quently consider themselves
superior 10 the rest of man
kind. Their mission in life is to
extend the dominion of their
emperor and his goddeSS-anceS-
tor over the whole world.
So exalted is that mission
that every Japanese who dies
in battle becomes a minor deity
himself.
While Hitler has not yet
claimed blood relationship with
the pagan Nordic god TO whom
the Nazis declare their devo-
ton. he has frequently pointed
out that he was diVincly Sc
leCted 10 lead Germany TO her
god-given destiny of ruling the
earth.
Thus the German people, too.
believe themselves a chosen
race. and the soil wherein any
German falls in the glorious
struggle for world domination
becomes hallowed ground.
In the hands Of the rulers of
Japan and Germany. religion is
nothing more or less than a
formidable engine of aggression
So We must not merely bring
about the downfall of the men,
acinC Japanese and German deS-
potiSmS in this war that they
have forced upon us.
We must also diScredit the
evil myths that buttreSs those
deSpOtiSmS.
Let us not forget that we will
reach our goal more quickly if
we use our intellect and scholar
ship as weapons. in addition TO
our tanks and planes.
CYRUS =. EATON,
Terminal Tower.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Defer Policemen, iremen

DOLCE COMMISSIONER FRANK D. EAMAN and
Fire Chief Alex Thompson justified in asking that
police officers and fremen be deferred under the draft
even in time Of war
Much harm might result if these two essential serv-
ces-vita particularly in warfare-should be placed in
charge of unframed personnel
Already civilians are being registered as policemen
and fremen in case of catastrophe If their services be-
come necessary the nucleus of experienced men Will be
required for organization and leadership,
IN PREPARATION for the important task OF civilian
defense in war time police officers being trained by
the FBI in special dealing with preventing sabo-
tage in armament plants.
These policemen and firemen would doubtless make
excellent soldiers but the shift would require not only
military training for them but also the training of other
men to replace them in their city departments
All this seems unnecessary. 1t is better to leave the
police and fremen where they are, IN their own jobs
they have had the experience necessary fer the
tasks they have before them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Let 5 Not DawdIe

\Y1ATER BOARD MANAGER LAURENCE LEN
w HARDT has pointed out how vulnerable to attack our
system and has plan for safeguarding the city
supply in an emergency.
This is only one instance of things which Detroit
must do and once This is time to dawdle to pro-
crastinate to ponder too deeply and obscurely
Let survey basic needs and take steps to insure
them under any circumstances Above ALL must avoid
pontless debate issues that may lives or
sustenance
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
For Your Newsboy

COMETINIE, between and Christmas, the boy who
- delivers the newspaper to your home will ask you to
buy a Christmas calendar.
1t Will be your only chance to show your appreciation
of the service your newsboy has given you For 800 days
year, matter how cold stormy the weather the
newsboy faithfully appears with your paper.
He does not fail you
So when he asks you to purchase calendar do not
fan him.
Show him you really appreciate his services through
out the year. Buy calendar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
tuberculosis Seals

THE thirtyfifth annual drive to fight the spread of
tuberculosis through sale Of Christmas seals will
end. It's goa-to better last years total OF $4,000
X-ray equipment purchased with money raised in
this has greatly lowered the tuberculosis rate
among Detroit school children.
Tubercuar children also sent 10 a summer camp
near North Lake Mich with money from the little Christ
mas stamps.
available and the little Buy the stamps tor your
Christmas packages if you have not already done So
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Plan to Ban
All Recruiting
Wins Praise
Use Of Draft Entirely
For Army Held Best
BY HUGH s. JOHNSON

4 ANNOUNCEMENT by Secre-
"A tary of War Stimson that
the war department is planning
to expand the American army to
the greatest strength needed by
depending entirely on the selec-
tive service system should COM
mand hearty approval. Z
The Stimson announcement
sets forth that all voluntary en-
liStmentS in the army are 10 be
halted as soon as the present
rush due 10 the reaction caused
by the Pearl Harbor' attack
subsidies is as II should be
The same procedure should be
adopted by our navy and marine
corps.
The flood of indiScriminate,
notwithstanding that has
been conducted by the army,
navy and marines has been
prompted by a wave of patri-
otiSm that IS inspiring, but the
wave OF stupidity that allows IT
to continue is disgusting.
This fundamental mistake
an exhaust Vely documcnted
matter of public record. Here
IS what General Crowder, who
administered the World War
draft, had 10 say about II in De-
cember, 1918:
While the classifica-
ton and mobilization under T..
selective service were pro-
ceeding, the army, the navy,
and the marine corps were re-
cruiting under the system
of voluntary enlistment.
Enlistment i'm the army
was discontinued on Dec. Is,
1917; but recruiting i'm the navy
and marine corps continued
until Aug. 3. 1918. when all vol
untary enliStments were ordered
discontinued
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

COUCH recruiting played
~ havoc with the orderly
process of selection. During the
period i'm which enlistments were
permitted. 100000 men were
withdrawn from the available
source of supply, upon which the
~elective service organization re-
lied
THE volunteer plan took no
heed of economic value.
VIZ were presented with the
strange anomaly of nation
which had entrusted its man
power TO selectiNe Organiza-
ton, al the very breath turning
over the same sources 10 an in
discriminate withdrawal by the
agencies OF recruitment.
THE task of accounting be-
came highly difficult; an equi-
table or efficient apportionment
Of manpower between the mill
tary and industrial realms was
impossible. Recruitment dis
turbed every phase of the SCI
entific administration of our
task and impaired the efficiency
of the whole organization.
THE act of August 81, rele-
gated the navy and marine corps
10 sclectiVe drafts i'm securing
additional manpOWcr and for the
remainder of the war every
branch of our fighting forces was
supplied through the seleCtiVe
service organization"
TIIERE was absolutely no
Il earthly use for repeating this
basic mistake The present selec-
tive service system was set up
after 20 years OF planning and
digcStIng our World War sue
CeSSeS and failures. TO prevent
any such repetition.
now any qualified man not
necessary 10 war production,
can volunteer for immediate in
duction under ScleCtive service
as il now stands.
There is no crimp put in
patriotism. 1t is only provided
that a board of his neighborS
must decide that he can be
spared at the time he chooses
10 volunteer.
crack have Just
heard fits in so we'll TO this PIC
ture that ! must pass il on to
YOU 10 conclude this piece:
The shoulder insignia of these
army officers around Washing
ton is a very pretty blue star
the insignia for a general IN
white field all surrounded by a
Wavy red line.
one young officer with per-
hapS more wit than respect,
told me this was supposed TO
represent "a general. in a fog.
surrounded by rcd tape.
1t must have been such a
general who has made this de-
ciSion TO continue non-Selective
recruiting after the declaration
of war.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Pearl Harbor Blame Rests
On Easy-Goine Nation
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

COLONEL KNOX report puts
~ the best possible face on the
Hawaiian disaster.
He tells us that 'the navy suS-
tanned damage TO other vessels. .
that the damage varies, that
some ships already have been
repaired. that "a few will take
from week 10 several months
TO repair and that the men
were brave
Still il was A disaster the
greatest single disaster suffered
by any nation al sea in this war,
One apprehended it from
Churchill's speech uttered be-
fore the public here or in Eng
land was aware of the attack.
the speech of a man who had
been struck right between the
eyes.
Personally, I am sick Of the
whining about the daStardly
Japanese. they were dastardly
Yes. But we are fighting two
dastardly foes, and their daS-
tardliness is accompanied by
terrible efficiency.
Nobility accompanied by down.
right sloppiness is not going to
win the war for noble demo-
Gratis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

" T. 'NtlAl~L IlOl ~ ny WIN
AIettt- itrves-- VIZ shaft have 10
p work, and fight. on a quite diff
ferent level. If this nation under
God shall survive and have a
new birth Of freedom.
Let us pay tribute 10 those
among us who have not accepted
the philosophy of mediocrity.
Let Us pay tribute 10 the eff
cient and the brave Let Us pay
tribute TO Colin Kelly
He. too. was an American No
spirit of its good enough AM
mated the young man Of 26
who sank the Haruna No senti-
mentality marked the proud
testimony of his wife.
He died at 26, having accom-
pliShed all that a man could
hope TO do if he lived 10 be go
He followed the profession OF
his choice and his training He
was a soldier who lived 10 de-
fend America. Not If 1t is not
too risky" Just to defend
America.
He sank the Hauna. II cost
him his life. His deed will save
the lives of uncounted other
Americans.
He left an unblcmiShed
memory. His baby son viii grow
up with the example of his
father forever before his eyes
and the pride of his father for
ever in his heart
No father can do more for his
son. No man do more for his
country. No person be truer TO
himself.
THAT, too, is American. That
Il is not the--American OF the
last p years.
That is the eternal American
the American who did not
buy ind q p q I'D q n G q bat
wrenched it from fate with
blood.
The American who did not
sell an idea, but thought II
and created il.
The American Who hacked a
continent out of the wilderness,
created the most dynamic politl-
cal concept OF the eighteenth
century, invented the most pow
erful machines of the twentieth
century, created. built worked
loved, fought, died, with casual
tongued intensity and conceived
a nation where all could be
equal in an equal manlincSS.
That American is still here,
under all the lax habits. fretful
under them, struggling through
the bonds of luxury toward
greater clcanncSS and hardness.
Had you forgotten, Americans,
that luxury can be the worst
bondage of all?
THE creative organizers Of this
Il nation must be called 20
Washington and if not called
they must call themselves. Re-
read ShakeSpeare's Tired With
All These the siXty-siXth SON
net:
"And folly doctor-like control
ling skill,
And simple truth miscall'd sim
plicity."
The secret of democratic ef-
ficiency is the mobilization of all
free energies, under the leader
ship of the most creative and
dynamic personalities, imbued
with the emotion Of a common
ideal and consecratcd 10 a COM
mon purpose.
And what our administration
needs in every department are
observation-disclosures and pas
Sionate spirits.
Hawaii is our Dunkirk worth
the terrible price if II Jerks this
nation 10 its feet.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
Preparation
Due TO Alarm
By Roosevelt
President Aroused u. S.
Out Of Letharey \
BY wESTBROoK PEGLER

THE turning point in this
country's preparations for
war was President Roosevelt'x
speech Of alarm TO Congress
after Hitler's assault in the West
demolished all resistance on
land in that direction and left
only Britain and the British
fleet as a barrier between the
enemy and the United States.
There had been a fuss in
Washington some time before as
10 whether the President had
declared, off the record, that
this countrys military frontier
was on the Rhine.
1t was denied. perhaps only
for diplomatic reasons. that he
said so, but there can be no
doubt now that he thought so
or that ne was right.
tTncn Hitter crashed beyond
that frontier Mr.. Roosevelt went
straight To Congress and, in his
dramatic way. 10 the very people
with a sharp warning of danger
and thus turned the first spade
ful Of earth in the construction
of the great national war indus
try which IS now in such shape
as may be.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
War Needs Money-Y0URS!

This war calls for every ounce
of energy, every dime and dollar
we can muster for ships-and
planeS--and guns.
Hit the enemy with a SOS
Bond. Hurt him with a $50
Bond Help TO blow him sky
high with 500 or $1,000 Bond.
Don't delay - every hour
counts. Buy United States
Defense Bonds end Stamps
TO-DAY.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
BAERlNG DOWN ON The NEWS:
TsrO .NpGr (OHaspegiNgsS
DIV ARTHTR "BUGSo BAER

reel the other day and they threw
pictures Of Hitler and Mussoni the screen
The way the audience roared with laughter these
two wind bags could have been Abbott and Costello.
Mussoni has chins except he one for chest
He sounds like hamburger steak looks
Adolf looks Ike he playing cops and robbers and
caught himself.
His sounds Ike reversed vacuum cleaner throw.
ing Che alphabet backwards and upside down.
II acorn fel of tree both those aerae. aaa'd
gallon under porch.
D5ra.s4 q, ir..ras,esa. ..,., s,-.ss\,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
EDESPONSIBILITY for the
IN errors committed will he
investigated immediately by a
presidential commission"


investigated immediately by "A
presidential commission"
Yes, by all means. The Amer
lean people will want TO know
why the navy was not on the
alert. They will want TO know
how Japanese afrplane carriers
evaded patrols. They will want
10 know exactly what the pa
trolls were doing
They will want TO know the
state of armament of the great
bombers which innocentlY ar
rived in the midst Of the fight.
and apparently accomplished
nothing. They will want TO know
What the naval intelligence was
doiffs.
Yet, ] suggest that we appoint
a commission of the whole TO
investigate the responsibility for
errors committed and still going
10 be committed. For our errors
are not finished
] will tell you where the ulti-
mate responsibility lies - for
Hawaii and for everything else.
II lies with us. With the
American people With our kind
OF mind. our sort of attitude
toward life. toward ourselves.
toward work. rights and reSpon-
SibiliticS.
EOR a whole generation, the
Il American ideal has been TO
get as much as il could for as
little effort.
For a whole generation the
American motto has been, Il
gu9ss it's good enough"
I'VE have admired success, and
success has been measured in
money returns.
We have deSpiSed achievement
unless accompanied by glamour
The question has not been,
chow we'll done is it =? but
chow much does it pay?
Mediocrity - in high places
and low-has been the Amer
lean dream.
To be average. TO pursue the
middle way. 10 temper the in
tellect and work to the common
run, 80 debunk the great. to
get by with things" TO make
pleasure and leisure The aim of
life. 10 indulge in fa,uous OPP
timiSm. TO he certain that in
some way Everything will turn
out all right and 10 run scream
lpg after "A Scapegoat If II didn't
! accuse US. | accuse the
twentieth century American. i
accuse myself.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

'tForelEn Rates on Application
All money fcrt'at scrders u.k DO not
.cut cash or stamps al checks drafts
and money orders should hc made rlVabIe
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sive rights 20 use Cor reproductiod in any
form al news dispatches credited 20 Il or
nos otherwise oredhed in this paper.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

NCIlDkN ALLY. N may be
recalled that the Communist
Party favored. Mr. Willkie be-
cause the President had been 30
energetic IN his program. where
as Willkie, If elected, would
have TO reorganizc the govern
ment according 10 the time
honorcd custom Of turning the
raScalS out, before reSuming the
war program.
The war industry undoubtedly
is pitifully small by comparison
with a total effort which now
seems 10 be shaping up. but il
took time 10 stir the people and
business and the government
was unable TO handle more than
a fraction of the war business
that did develop.
Business men were n pathetic
sight in Washington during
those months, wandering like
bewildered buns In a strange
railroad yard, reading meaning
less numbers on the glass doors
of thousands Of offices in miles
of corridors and wondering just
what department had charge Of
the procurement of woole
drawers apd getting plastered
in lonely despair al night in the
Sombcr cocktail dens of the ma
tional capital
Things may be none too good
even now but suppose We had
come TO the day of Pearl Har-
Dor as unSkilled and unorganized
in all the works and ways Of
war as we were when President
Roosevelt cranked that siren?
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
IT COULD be much better. but

IT COULD be much better. but
il could be terribly worse, for
al that time we had. IN round
numbers, nothing at all and
were, as a people, reluctant TO
snap our Of our apathy and pre-
ferrcd 10 laugh IL all off.
The President gave some fig
urFS, obviously whipped up for
him by the army. on the ranges
and the flying time between GER
tain points outside our country
and certain Of our citizens and,
70 make his message sting.
brought Kansas City and other
snug towns IN the deep interior
under rho borlh-siChts of his
hypothetical raiders.
He was widely Snecred al for
this alarmiSt note and Charles
-LladhcrEh- remarked TT, -or1e-uf
his expert discussions. drawing
on the same knowledge which
h a d caused him 10 write of
Russia aS military incompe-
tent that We had reached
sorry day If II were true that
We We're dependent on another
nations feet and soldiers for
our own safety
For once. anyway Lindberg
was right II was a sorry day.
for We were dependent on the
British resistance but. most ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19

1T MUST be remembered that
Il much Of our possible progress
Cf last year Was lost because
we were golrg through one 81
our quadrennlal mad phases,
and an uncommonly bitter one
al that in which most else was
forgot but politics
The President was busy cam
paignlng and 50 were most OF
has helpers IN the government.
Business was fighting him for
reasons which need not be stated
again and the people had little
thought oi The war as a per-
Sonal matter. although Wendell
Wlllkle tho only other choice.
VAS in practical agreement with
his opponent on the danger.
Hitler. OF course. knew that
this national popularity Of ours
would interfere with our prepa-
rationS and he undoubtedly
weighted that advantage in tim
inc his war
Nevertheless. the program did
stumble away 10 clumsy start
and the first soldiers of the civil
ian mobilization were reporting
in before the army was really
ready 10 handle or house them
or yeally wanted them.
Many high officers would
have preferred 10 wait until the
housing and equipment were IN
hand, but they got their orders
and a few months thus were
gained in the training Of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-19
By PAUL MALLON

lLElNS arc asking what
y they can do 10 help win this
war Each DAY this column Will
carry "a suggestion To-day:
Save your newspapers. maya
zines. waste paper old tires
rags. kitchen utensils and metal
scrap of an kinds. old batteries,
rubber overShoes or mats
Save them rcIgiouSly. Keep
them separate When YOU have
100 pounds or so 100 pounds of
newspapers would stack. III
ahoTr-Ts high as a broom handlef
call your Junk dealer and oil
them or give, them 10 the,.SSl-
walton Army
DO not SSvc TN cans. razor
blades TN fol, or old auto liz
ccnse b'aics They can not be
used
p. a're b. Efgs trtHJe. seui inc
HerrNlutnsn eHa'c.or In pam
g,uct9 prohibited.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

die week will be held the week of
November "a and that she is plan
ming to work with her committee
on the bundles that are brought IN
and have them repaired and mend
ed before they are taken to student
aid headquarters.
At the meeting held last Tuesday.
Dr.. Mitchell Dreese. professor of
educational psychology, spoke on
What Does America Have to De-
fend?" A movie, For Freedom"
furnished by the Community Chest,
was also shown.
Truesdell.
The association will meet Tuesday
at 2 pm. DR.. Donald DuShane,
secretary of the National Commits
sion for the Defense of Democracy
Through Education, will speak on
THE Relationship Between the
School and Democracy. The Eliot
Junior High Glee Club will furnish
music.
Proceeds from the recent benefit
movie and candy sale were used for
the library fund. Plans are now
being made for card party.
LangdOn.
At the Executive Board meeting
Tuesday announcement was made
by Mrs. A. L. Smith, membership
chairman. that Langdon teachers
are enrolled 100 per cent IN the
association. A luncheon was plan
ned for December 4.
The association will meet De-
cember 18. The children will pre-
sent their Christmas program.
On Friday the mothers of the
school will meet in the school to
help mend the clothes which have
been collected for student aid dis
tribution. Sewing materials will be
needed for this work.
Brookland- -Noyes.
Fathers night was celebrated last
Monday.
Bowen -Greenleaf.
At the last meeting Mrs. Brooks
class entertained with Red Cross
program.
John Burroughs.
A class in first aid is being held
each Wednesday and Friday morn
ing A Red Cross instructor is in
charge. A class in nutrition is being
held each Monday evening at Taft
School.
Oyster.
A special meeting of the associa-
ton was held to discuss improve
ment of the school grounds and the
beginning of a school garden.