The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-10-15
Straight From
Washington
By STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio


Chief had a fine trip seeing America s
lwar efforts at first hand. He found
THAT the people are al right, and that
Ithey are whole-heartedIy behind Amer
,ica's about war effort and determined
to win. The President found that the
public, generally, is willing to make
Ieyery sacrifice for victory and that
lthey are at least one step ahead OF
Congress- There has been criticism that
secrecy and censorship should not have
concealed the facts until after the
Presidents return to Washington.
However, travels of our Commander
|in-Chief, like troop movements and
transport sailings, should be concealed
from our enemies. The test of every
lScrap of news pertaining to the war is
whether or not prompt publication will
help the enemy.
Many congressman feel that there
is too strict censorship over war news
American people can take it. The pub
lie should be given every bit of in
formation from our far-fung war
fronts except such as might aid our
enemies. Bad news should not be de
|layed or concealed simply because il
lis bad. The facts are that never before
has so much been kept from so many
by so few.
Anvil Chorus
Hitler and the Japs don't like to hear
the anvil chorus of puIsating, produc-
ing American industry and the work
and sacrifices that Americans in Ohio
and throughout the Country are max
ing. They don't like to hear the name
of Americas Henry Kaiser Henry
Kaiser deserves the praise and SUP
port of every American for his re-
markable achievements in cutting red
tape and building ships to win a war.
His program to build huge cargo planes
must be adopted. Hitler and the Japs
don't like to hear Of record-breaking
launching Of a Liberty ship recently
the keel was laid. They don't like to
hear of delivery of four hundred and
merchant vessels in the
last twelve months. They are having
enough trouble with our Marines, but
it is evident to all of us that they
haven't seen anything yet. Very shortly
now you will read that red-tape cutter
Kaiser has launched large merchant
vessel eight days after the keel was
laid and construction commenced.
Yellow Meat
This Nation fumbled the opportunity
to become "A world power back in 1860.
The King of the Fiji Islands sought to
have all of his ISLANDS annexted to the
United States. One Of President Lin
coins secretaries thought the letter
was written by crank or practical
joker and threw it away. The King
then made the same offer to Great
Britain, which was Immediately ac-
cepted.
Fiji Islanders years ago were head
hunters and CannibaIs. Now these same
natives take to their jungles for safety
and peace. Civilized Americans who in
the past came there as missionaries,
iIl' lltiNl hunters anu tdllIlIDilS.
Now the Americans are fighting il out
with the Japs who invaded the islands
When an American general-we'll
call him Bcter-lirSt landed on the
Fiji Islands, the native chief greeted
the white chief He said through an
interpreter, What will we do with
the JapS on the other side of the
island? Can we kill them?" The Ameri-
can general atlably said, go ahead
and Kill all the Japs you like" The
Interpreter was embarrassed by the
next question from his chief, but at
our general inSstence, finally repeated
the question, May we eat them?" The
American general in high good humor
said that was up 10 the native chief.
There was rejoicing among the natives
when that permission was interpreted
and the native chief Immediately in
Nitcd the American General and his
stan to Il feast the following Saturday
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