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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-12
ALL ENDANGERED By
MINORITY BOMBING

Editor The Times: I have no.
ticed several letters by Robert
J. Pearsall. II seems 10 me that
readers should have called 10
their attention that letters such
as his. viciously attacking the
administration, ASA ms the
honor OF our president. endeav-
oring TO create hatreds and dis
sension and weak are
whether Intentionally or mott
directly serving the interests Of
those who desire TO destroy this
country.
They are letters written BY
a small. vocal minority who
strive 10 give the impression
that they represent ths great
mass OF American citizens BY
referring TO Gallup polls which
indicate that some so per cent
Of the people do not want war.
II the purpose which these
letters serve was not 80 vicious
they would be as funny as they
are ridiculous.
OF course we do not want war.
That statement goes for Roose-
welt. Willkie and just about 40
million other Americans. Never
theless. most Of US are heart and
soul behind the All Aid TO
Britain policy Of our admins
tration. All the hypoeritieal
mouthings Of those who en-
deavor to assume the mantle Of
Lovers Of Peace and who try
to make those who disagree with
them appear as "wsrmongers"
can not change that fundamen-
tai fact
The monotonons refrain. An
other step toward war with
which certain politicians and
some other individuals greet
every step in our aid 10 Britain
policy is a monstrous lie taken
out OF Hitlers own book. "Aein
kampf" IN il he states that II
you tell any big lie often enough
and loud enough people will be-
gin to believe you.
These are not steps toward
war They are. rather. steps
toward our own salvation. They
earn US time. Time IN build
planes. 10 train our men. to
gather ammunition. 70 perfect
our defensese.
This is still America in which
free speech exists Therefore.
We can DO little about these in
diyiduals that are harming this
country BY creating discussion
However. there Is one thing We
can do. We can show our con-
tempt for those who act as
mouthpieoes for the sggreSsors-
Whether or not they are sin
eere the time has come to realize
that they are endsneerine Us all
X. A. KENNEDY.
so1z No. 9th. Tacoma.
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naive that immunity of con-
gressmen to libel laws could
affect the veracity of the Rec
ord or that prejudice affects
q biased legislator 20 that he
does not discriminate too care
fully about the truth of docu-
ments furnished by pressure
groups whose motives may be
questionable.
The racket of having stuff
read into the Record" and sent
out under government frank
was exposed long ago; propa-
ganda groups were using it.
o. B. GERMoND.
Pc Ell. Wash.
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PULSE OF
THE PU BLIC
PEARSAIL REPLIES


Editor. The Times: In the
grimly necessary business Of
saving American civilization
from the consequences of war.
personalities should have no
place: and intended no reply TO
the charge of a correspondent
unknown to me that had stated
six years ago that I might"
countenance sa age as a
means of bringing about So
cialism.
John T. Herman's well-meant
defense of myself raises the
issue more squarely. and impells
me to quote from Gene Debs on
and amendment to the Socialist
party constitution adopted in
1912. outlawing the advocacy of
sabotage and other forms Of
violence:
Il am opposed to sabotage and
direct action I have not a bit
of use for the propaganda Of
the deed They are the tactics
of anarchist individualists and
not of socialist collectivists
Ny chief objection TO all these
measures is that they do vio-
lenee to the class psychology of
the workers, and cannot be sue
eessfully inculcated as mass
doctrine"
This remains the doctrine and
philosophy Of the Socialist party
and the socialist movement in
general. Il could not be other
wise. Socialists rely. not upon
guerrilla tactics. but upon the
growing intelligence and solidar-
ity of the common people, the
useful people. the workers,
whether with hand or brain.
II we are wrong in that. we
see no hope at all. In fascism
there is no hope. and socialists
warned the world of faseism as
decadent capitalism next phase
long before Mussolini or Hitler
ever thought OF il. Also We
have warned that under capital
ism We must 90 from war 10
war. ever more devastating. But
we ally ourselves with all peace
forces, partly because We hate
mass murder for commercial
ends. partly because in peace
and in contemplation Of Europe's
fate. ws Americans might find
a sane way forward 70 a sane
society.
ROBERT J. PEARSALL.
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see the forest for the trees
knudsen and Land. production
and shipping managers. are too
practical and realistic, say their
critics.
The two chairmen probably
will hang on, despite the New
Dealers undercoyer movement
to GUST them. In these turbulent
days F. D. r. needs all the sub
stantial support he can corral.
And among his ahlest support
ers are these industrial keymen.
F. D. r. will not fire them.
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e02Hyz5d3c3.s

10 enter. as an Inspiration and
guide To conduct IN these
critical times for America and
for democracy. the following
watchword and battle cry:
Let N. BE- complacent."
Americas greatest need today
!. the very best opinion Of Itself
that II can muster.
That Is the reason. II you
have noticed. why have donned
beneath the academic black
gown. a form-shaped tropical
weight suit in a snappy apple
green. II VIII also strike YOU
that the Persian color effects on
my cravat are distinctly on the
vivid side. not To say Earish.
In other words. I have re-o-
Iutely discarded the conventional
sackclofh and ashes In which
haecalaureate orators since 1880
have regularly appeared before
you.
They have considered II the
only appropriate costume In
which to stand up before the
college youth of the nation and
to apologize to the young people
for the awful mess which they.
the old folks, have made Of the
world.
They have regularly apologized
for the sorry condition In which
they are now compelled to hand
over the country to you young
people.
But You Will hear M apologies
from me. will not .Erovei.
feel that the sackclofh and the
ashes and the breast-beating and
the eontrite tears have been
tragically oSerdone.
II hasn't done the country
any good and 1t hasn't done the
young people any good either.
Many of you look about your
America today and find nothing
in 1t to love and nothing to re-
hevs in and nothing TO defend
;. We of the older generation
have done 80 much apologizing
and repenting that you young
people have naturally concluded
that the facts are even blaeker
than we have painted them.
But the American faith Is here.
II has always been here. II IL
only necessary TO 20 back over
the American records and free
h Of the distortions and the
ISLANDERS. All We need do Is SIM
ply 10 give MP this latter-day
habit Of counting our failures
and forgetting our victories.
Otherwise you will never have
the faith 10 stand up against
the new slavoeracies of Europe
and their socalIed faiths. You
must win back your confidence
and your pride In an America
without conditions and provisos.
Altogether too many Of
us stand ready 10 defend
Americd-ds she might be.
That iciH neuer do. You
must learn TO be proud Of
America as she IS. II pas
recently Observed By one IN
oenious friter that tchen
men IN the past hare fought
for their homes and their
piues and their young. they
hare NOT stipulated that the
home shall be a duple Z
apartment on Park aronue.
that the ioife shall be fuirer
than Carlo. and the chill
dren shall be a combination
of Shirley Temple and
young Mozart. People hare
fought for country, home
and family as IN the iving
average.
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Apple Green Sport Suit
Under Black Gown
Something New in
Baecslsureetes
America as She Is, Is Very
Much Worth Defending
Under the caption, BAG
u ealaureate With = Differ
eneep New York Times coll
umnist has something to say
about baeeslaureates IN partie-
ular and commencement adj
dresses in general that seems to
make sense. It particularly fits
a situation that grew out Of the
DEPRESSION defestist complex.
= looking through the glass
darkly and entirely ignoring
benefits that have accrued IN
lessons learned in the last de-
cade or the America that II.
"Baccalaureate with a Differ
ence" Is so good that 1t Is re-
produced in part for the inspira-
ton of readers OF this column:
Men and women Of the Class
Of 1871: II . my intention to
upset as many presidents as l
can manage in the short time at
my disposal. And I propose to
start right in by giving you my
parting injunctions and counsel
at the very beginning Of my ad-
dress instead of holding back the
secret until the very end, as Is
customary on such occasions.
Consequently. with all the
earnestness at my command, l
beseech you. my dear boys and
girls, to take with you into the
great world which you are about
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SO THEY SAY

There Is no escape from the
truth that someone must pay
for everything. - Mariner s
Eoeies. chairman Federal Re-
serve board Of governors
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Editor The Times. Allow me
10 extend TO you our most hearty
thanks for the very fine cooper
alton which you gave Us during
our recent osteopathie conSen-
ton The spirit Of cooperation
which was shown BY you was
great help IN making our con-
vention a success.
CLARENCE 3. UTTERBAcK.
Program and Publicity Chairman
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PROPAGANDA IN
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD

Editor The Times. So now
the silly season IS With Us again.
We have quotations from the
Congressional Record b. which
one can prove anything. Some
fisty congressman takes advan-
tage Of his immunity from libel
laws 10 pour out his enTious
spleen on his betters and -four
ish documents Of doubtful
authenticity.
The worn and hmping naE
international banker EallopS
across the plains again. ridden
by a diverse and odd company.
worn out BY Mans, Communists.
Silver Shirts. Christian Front.
Father coughlin. apparently
good citizens take Their turn az
him. Odd how = nImsy theory
concerning someone vii be be-
heved II EVIL, when a good re-
port vel vouehed for vii Be
Hcorned
Il never seems 10 occur 70 ths
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-12
An Inside Picture of Finon-
Ii u / ciol and Political America
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGT0N-Fnteen thousand American marines
have been modified hurredy and secretly along the At
lantc eaboard for immediate seizure of the French island
of Martinique Whether they stay where they
decide when the u S. enters into a shooting war.
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GETTYSBURG VETERAN
Major Calvin Gilbert died in
August. 1889. A few months
before. on April 7. he received
the congratulations of President
Roosevelt for reaching the 100
year mark.
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To receive attention n thfs col
umn ists<ra must siTs nams and
address o. writer OniF initials
wtll - published When requested
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PERENNIAL CHAISE

FFhFlN MAI NHAINE
While Oliver Wendell Holmes
lived in Pittsfield, Mass. he
often visited the home OF Amasa
Rice 10 examine the old "one-
boss shay" The shay inspired
his classic poem, though in
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MRS G. a. u

II the department stores can't
supply you. try Mrs. Mary A.
Wielsnd. Crystal Palace Public
Market.
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An APPRECIATION

so17 No. 9th. Tscoms
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Mr.. Fxit: Where may I se
shls - Esf buffoa meIds, that
Ii hIlIanna u a.n..nra
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Strategic Position

Extending and widening the piv-
otal Smolensk salient. the victory
at Roslavl, some 200 miles south
of Moscow, presented the Germans
with Strategically valuable OPP
portunity 10 strike out either 10
the northwest for enlightenment Of
the Soviet capital or TO the south.
west TO move against the rear Of
kiev.
The German columns credited
with this triumph were apparently
pushing southeastward in the di-
rection of Bryansk, central link In
the main railway between Moscow
and Kiev, and were thus threaten
ing TO separate Marshal Semyon
Timoshenko's central armies from
Marshal Semyon Budenny's south
ern forces.
II was Budenny's command that,
according 10 the Germans, Suf-
fered the loss Of the sixth and
twelfth Soviet armies and part OF
the eighteenth--the equivalent Of
25 division erased from the field
of action.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Report Agreement
ON French Fleet

- Supposedly reliable sources re-
port that a tentative agreement
. had been reached in June be-
: tween Marshal Petain and Ad-
miral Darlan and the German
government regarding the future
activities of the French feet after
August IS. on which date ii would
be in sufficiently good shape TO
join with Italian naval vessels in
patroling the Mediterranean sea
lanes, and that a definite promise
had been given for the use OF
Dakar as base of operations.
In this connection Hitler is said
10 have remarked that when war
with the United States comes,
4. the battlefield would he on the
Atlantic coast OF Africa facing
South America.
Acting Secretary OF State Sum-
, ner Welles quite properly reminded
the Vichy government OF its
promise not 10 cooperate with
4 the Axis powers beyond the obi
. cations imposed by the armistice.
He warned that American re-
lations with the government of
unoccupied France and the French
colonial governments would be de-
. terrnined by the measure OF their
resistance 10 Axis domination.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Discussions Seen
At Difficult Point

There Is good reason TO believe
that the French-German collabo-
ration talks in Vichy are still
going on, though they have I'M
doubtedly reached difficult point
in the discussion.
The conversation I that the
United States ambassador, Ad-
Imiral Leahy. had on August l
with Vice Premier Admiral Oar
Ian. in the presence Of Marshal
IPetain. failed TO dispel all doubts
about the policy they both try TO
follow.
Nevertheless, as matters now
stand the French government has
assured the United States-in an
authorized statement-that il re-
fuses TO surrender any empire
military bases TO Germany or any
other power. and announced that
strategic Dakar had been placed
in a full state of defense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10
Soviet Defenses Fall
In Ukraine, Berlin Says
But Admit Russian Planes Penetrated
Into Northern Germany
BY HUGO sPECK
Int'I News Service stan Correspondent

abandonment Of the vital Black
Sea base of Odessa, new luftwaffe
successes against Soviet naval
forces were announced.
German bombers were said TO
have sunk Russian destroyer In
the Gulf of Finland. A Soviet
patrol boat, il was added, was
sunk and another damaged by
luftwaffe bombing in the Gulf OF
Riga north OF the German-held
Latvian capital OF Riga.
AS the war closed its seventh
week with the German military
machine hitting high gear. Adolf
Hitler's field headquarters an
nounced destruction of a huge
Russian force so miles southeast
of the Smolensk gateway 10 Mos
COW and capture Of Korosten,
northwestern railway key 10 the
Ukrainian capital OF Kiev.
In its latest special communi-
que from Hitlers headquarters,
the supreme command announced
that Soviet troops encircled at
RoSlavl, go miles southeast OF Smo-
lenSk, had been crushed, with
more than $4,000 taken prisoners
and vast booty seized, including
$50 tanks $50 artillery pieces and
large stocks of other materiel.
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Vchu's Feeble Resistance to Nazi Demands Spurs Il.
Nazis Stemmed
In Ukraine Push,
.Soviets Report
International New. Service oabl.

MOSCOW, Aug. 10 Sunday
Counter-attacking Soviet troops,
credited with smashing an addi-
tional 10 German divisions, were
declared today TO be stemming the
Nazi offensive into the Ukraine
which threatened TO encircle Kiev
and Odessa.
The Russians also were reported
smashing new German assaults in
the Smolensk area west Of Mos
COW, while a German Finnish
drive northwest of Leningrad
against Soviet defenSes on the
Karelian ISthmus was said to have
been stopped.
Destruction OF 95 Germ n
planes, meanwhile, was attributed
to the Red air force in a Soviet
midnight communique issued after
the Moscow radio announced Rus
sian bombers Friday night staged
their second successive raid or
railways and other targets in the
Berlin area, causing several eX-
plosions and fires and losing one
of their number
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May Force Nazis
To Fight Way In

Mr.. Wellcs' statement. there
fore, may have come at the psy-
Geological moment
If II comes 10 a showdown,
however. we know that French
resistance could not possibly be
sufficient 30 stop the Germans
moving into north and west
Africa.
Nevertheless, II Vichy stands
adamant on her armistice terms
the Nazis will be forced TO fight
their way in.
On the other hand, IL Hitler
Furnishes Petain by occupying the
sent unoccupied territory,
Vichy could move her govern
ment to one OF her African col
lonies and leave chaotic France for
Germany TO put in order-a job
am sure Hitler does not want.
Should Africa be surrendered
without a fight. therefore. it will
not be because the Vichy govern
Iment has no other choice, but be-
cause it definitely prefers Hitler
victory TO the independence and
honor of France.
This would Immediately put
France in the war alongside Ger
many 10 fight her previous ally.
and later such treachery would
undoubtedly bring on civil war
within France itself, not only 10
expel the Germans but also to de-
stroy her perfdious Vichy regime.
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Naval Victory

A new naval victor also was
claimed in the latest Russian COM
munique which said that units of
the Soviet Baltic fleet sank one
German torpedo boat and damaged
two others. German transport
ships in the Baltic were said TO
have been bombed.
Throughout Saturday, the war
bulletin recounted. "our troops en-
gagged in fierce fighting with the
enemy in the Kaekisalmi (KeX-
holm) district of the Karelian
IsthmuS, the Smolensk sector and
the Korosten and Byelaya-Tserkov
areas of the Ukraine.
Mention of fighting in the Ko-
roster and ByelayaTserkov vicini-
ties after nearly a week of violent
hostilities there implied that
Marshal Semyon Budenny's armies
were successfully holding massive
Nazi assaults that sought TO
squeeze kiev in a pinccrs and cut
off the port of Odessa. by driving
to the Black Sea east of that city.
Korosten is a key railroad juno
ton so miles northwest of Kiev
and DISQUALIFICATION lies 40 miles
south of the Ukrainian capital.
The Red air force was said 10
have destroyed at least ii Ger
man planes Saturday, losing u
lof their own.
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Affect Surrender
To Axis Partner

In permitting the japanese mill
tary occupation Of Indo-China 10
protect" IL against mythical
threats OF aggression, Vichy alb
jectly capitulated 10 Axis pres
sure and virtually surrendered an
important part OF the French
empire TO a partner OF the Rome
Berlin Axis.
There have been indications
that Germany is exerting strong
pressure upon Vichy 10 permit a
similar arrangement for the pro
lection" OF her African bases,
which the United States has been
active In trying TO prevent.
A surrender in Africa would
cause On irreparable break be-
tween Vichy and America.
Acting Secretary Welles' warn
ing, therefore. came as a timely
reminder 70 Nichy and the rest OF
the world that this country has
q definite and vital interest IN
the future Of French territories
and inferred that II Vichy yields
further 10 Axis pressure regarding
other parts Of the French colonial
enpire--especially IN North Az
RIGA and the Western Hemisphere
the United States may feel I'M
PEELED 10 extend aid TO any colo
NAL government desiring 10 cast
of It's shackles from Nichy.
Germany's preoccupation ir
Russia and obvious weakening OF
her military power and prestige
is rapidly changing the whole
psychological picture in Europe
!. including France. itself. where
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Paris Press A SKIS
That Vichy Yield

In recent weeks the Paris papers
have been demanding that Vichy
permit the Germans 10 take over
The indispensable protection" OF
Dakar on the grounds that the
United States was considering the
occupation of Liberia-one OF our
unofficial wards--on the west
African coast south Of Dakar, and
therefore a potential menace 10
the French base.
AS straws indicate the direction
of the wind, so do these signs
indicate that Hitler-undisturbed
q by his delayed progress in Russia
lis still determined 10 put into
effect his Fall military plans
which include more active CO.
operation of Spain and Portugal
with his new order" in Europe.
and intensified efforts to take over
{ key French bases in Africa.
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WASHINGTON. Aug 9 In
these days o. rapidly moving and
: unpredictsble events when wild
rumorS dubious and conflicting re-
ports and unexpected happenings
keep US all confused Wc find THAT
Vichy is IN the midst ~ lew
crisis.
AccordinC 10 the bist available
reports the chief O., state. Marshal
Petain, and some O! MS colleagues
sfrave been resisting strong German
demands 10 permit Nszi troops 10
s'protect Dakar. CaSablanca and
other French bases In north and
western Africa
y Apparently they were backed up
BY General Weygand--who has re-
peatedly pledged 10 maintain
French rule IN North Africa
against any foreign encroachment.
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Change Report

Four of the few" Russian
raiders that approached" Berlin
were said to have been shot down
and the Germans claimed the
Soviet planes wrought no i'm
portant damage.
Earlier Saturday the high com
mand had announced merely that
hostile" planes had attempted
fruitlessly TO raid Berlin. coin
cident with British raids that ad'
inflicted some civilian
damage and casualties in northern
and northwest Germany. Later
the planes assertedly turned back
from Berlin were officially identi'
fed as Russian.
MOSCOW, however, announced
that Soviet bombers succeeded
in delivering their second con-
Secutive night assault on mill
tary detectives in the Berlin
area and that fires and ex-
ploSions" resulted from the
landing of incendiary and de-
molition bombs. Loss OF one
Soviet bomber was admitted.
London indicated Britain
and Russia were now waging a
synchronized aerial offensive
designed 10 strike at Germany
simultaneously from west and
east. The British announced a
very successful" night bonn
bardment of Kiel and other
German centers.)
While authoritative NaZi mill.
tary spokesman predicted a gen.
eral Russian retreat from the
southwestern Ukraine involving
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

The Nazi drive into Russia
with pincer spears reaching
out from all three major
fronts, one aimed at Lenin-
grad, the second at Moscow
and the third at Kiev and the
Ukraine. The Nazi high COM
mand claim that the Reds
have lost 100000 in killed.
wounded and captured have
been branded as false by the
Russians. They admit 100000.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-10

BERLIN. Aug. 9.-Amid Nazi
reports that. Soviet defenses
throughout the western Ukraine
and southwest of Moscow were
collapSing following loss of $50, 900
Red troops in the past two days,
Germany tonight admitted for the
first time that Russian bombers
had penetrated into the Reich.
But the Russian planes, flying
into northern Germany Friday
night, were declared TO have been
repulsed in efforts to raid Berlin
Violent German antiaircraft fire
was said 10 have turned bach"
the Red bombers before they
could reach the outskirts of Ber-
lin" in their apparent attempt TO
retaliate for Luftwaffe raids on
Moscow.