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Evening star., 1942-08-10
The Great Game Of Politics
Smiths Victory Over Loborite Is Called
Wholesome for Country Generally

ternational Machinists' Union Of
the AFL.
Behind Mr.. Dawson, in addition
to both wings of organized labor,
there msssed practically all the New
Deal jobholders In the district. A
campaign of vilification against Mr..
Smith was carried on by the labor
press, supplemented enthusiastically
by various radical weeklies and
dailies in New York.
1t was this as much as anything,
that gave this Virginia contest its
national flavor. Mr.. Smith was pic
tured all over the country as an
enemy of organized labor, which he
is not, and his elimination from
public life was demanded in order
that 'labor's gains" should not be
endangered.
An unprecedented quantity of
anti-Smith literature was distrib-
uted throughout the district and
and the cost of the campaign
against him was large. That under
such circumstances he should not
only have been renominated, but
renominated by vote more than
five times that of his opponent, is
signal tribute to his character
and a striking testimonial to his
strength.
Benefit for Nation Seen.
It is really more than that--it
is a tremendously wholesome thing
for the country generally. 1t ought
to increase political courage and
independence everywhere. Certain
ly, it reveals the paid labor lobby
lists, who for years have been bully
ing members Of Congress and capi-
talizing their link with the White
House, as cheap lot Of takers who
are unable to make good their
threats. Had they succeeded in
defeating Mr.. Smith they would
have had Congress so cowed that
no man who wanted to stay in pub
lie office would have dared raise his
voice in opposition to any labor de-
mand no matter how outrageous or
extreme.
Mr. Smith would have become the
great object lesson. His fate would
have been advertised all over the
country and the labor propaganda
would have been rebuilt around it,
Preparations for doing exactly
that had been made and nothing
that could be done to swing voters
away from him was left undone.
In brief they went the limit. Every
ounce of weight the labor bosses
had was put into this hght, but
it was not enough-not nearly
enough. In fact, it fell so far short
as to be ridiculous.
The net result was to give Mr..
Smith an Endorsement that will
greatly strengthen him in the next
House and greatly lessen fear of
the labor threats in the future. It
has been shown that this, the most
powerful pressure group in the
country, cannot deliver at the polls.
These paid bullies have been travel
ing on a bluff.
Evening star., 1942-08-10


to their doom. That failure could
bring US to our doom. For the
Nazi war has been fought from
the very beginning by COM
bination of external aggressions
and internal instructions, bril-
liantly synchronized. The pat
tern has become so clear that it
is boring to recapitulate it, yet
it is we'll to recapitulate its chief
features.
In many countries of the world
Germany has large "minorities."
They have lived in those coun-
tries not as "minorities. how
ever, but as citizens. They en-
joyed the full privileges of those
states, including the rights of
free speech, free assemblage and
freedom to organize.
Citizenship in the modern
state is not based on race. 1t is
based on fidelity to the laws. 1t
is, in other words, a social con-
tract.
The Nazi state repudiates this
entire theory. The very first
phrase in the famous 26 points
of Nazi policy is that full citizen
ship in the Third Reich is &C
corded only to persons of Ger
man blood. The Nazi state sub
stitutes for the Social contract
a tribal theory.
Theory Of Germans Abroad"
Now what does that mean for
other countries? Any one can
dissolve a social contract. A
person may change his citizen
ship. But from the Nazi stand
point that is irrelevant. The
Nazis do not oppose the chang
ing of citizenship, but they do
not recognize it as a supreme
act. For them the tie of the
blood is the only essential tie.
And they therefore claim every
person Of German blood for
the Third Reich, In whatever
country he may live, and what
ever his citizenship may be.
Away back in 1887, at a meet
ing in Stuttgart, called by Herr
Bohle, the chief of the Nazi or
ganization of Germans living
abroad" (Bund der, r,Auslandsdeut-
schen), Baron Won Neurath, then
foreign minister of Germany, an
nounced that every German liv-
ing abroad had a duty to the
fatherland, and that in all his
business and cultural relation
ships, he must serve it.
The very phrase "Auslands-
deutschen" is revealing. The
citizen of a country other than
Germany is not q Britisher, an
American, a Pole or a Czech, he
Is "a German abroad"
But the t.. eory was not merely
a theory. 1t was translated into
tangible organization. These
organizations, in every country
where there were citizens of Ger
man extraction, were set up as
cells in every branch of society.
There were and are German
lie, Nazi-groups in universities,
religious groups, industries, trade
unions. They work in different
ways and with different func-
tions. Some of them have merely
to spread careful propaganda;
Evening star., 1942-08-10

the boat and has lost the conf
dence Of his German masters.
This, they say. may have serious
consequences for the future Of
France, since the Spaniards
might be permitted to take over
an important slice Of French
Morocco.
There are clear indications that
As soon as the Nazis decide to
resume their offensive in Egypt
they will attempt to close the
Western Mediterranean. Even
If Gibraltar were not attacked
from the mainland-Generalis-
simo Franco appears definitely
opposed to it at this time-the
conquest of a large slice OF Nor
occo by the Spaniards might
make it impossible for the British
to use Gibraltar Strait at all.
Meanwhile, the French fear
the Spaniards, under the COM
mand Of the Nazis, may be sent
farther into Africa to prevent
establishment Of the Allies In
the territory north Of the Gulf
Of Guinea, and thus the French
African empire might slip out
from French control altogether.
Whether the Nazis are using
their old agreement with Gen.
Franco simply as . ruse to OBJ
tain unconditional cooperation
from the French or whether they
mean to play the Spanish card
seriously will be seen before long.
Evening star., 1942-08-10
This Changing World
LovoI Believed Worried by Apparent Revival
Of Hitler Pact With Sponish FoIoneists

ernment attempted to resume his
conversations for the transfer
of the fleet and found the Ger
mans temporizing he became
alarmed, particularly when he
received information about the
strength OF the Spaniards in
Spanish Morocco.
The Spanish people are tired
after their long internal conflict
and the famine which followed 1t.
The last thing the Spaniards
want is to have to fight again.
But the forces in Morocco are
not taken from a general mobili-
zation. Some of them are
African natives who have proved
themselves to be as excellent
fighters as Generalissimo Frances
shock troops in the civil war.
Trained by Nazi OfficerS.
Finally, these Moroccan forces
include troops who Joined the
army at the height of Spains
famine, hoping thereby to get
three square meals day. These
forces, while commanded by
Spanish officers who fought in
the civil war, are actually con-
trolled by Nazi officers, who are
supervising their intensive train
and also doing staff work.
The Vichy government and the
"collaborationists" In occupied
France fear Laval has missed
Evening star., 1942-08-10

was the appointment of Admiral
William D. Leahy as chief OF staff
to President Roosevelt. The
former Ambassador of the United
States to France, the Partisan
journal said, is pure Jew, having
changed his name during the last
war from Levy to Leahy.
Nervousness about what the
Germans intend to do in regard
to France is natural. The
shrewd Laval has been playing a
game which falls short OF 100 per
cent in favor of the Nazis, leaving
a small margin of safety in case
the Axis does not finally win the
war. 1t appears that he had
made definite commitments to
the Berlin government regarding
the North African colonies and
the feet before he was forced on
Chief of State Petain for the
second time.
Discredited in Berlin.
He has never refused to full
fill these commitments, but has
sought to delay, following his
usual tactics, until he felt ab-
solutely sure which way the wind
would blow.
But what worries Laval most
Is the fact that an old agreement
between the Spanish Falangists
and Herr Hitler is on the point
OF being revived. As far as can
be gathered from various reports
coming from Spain. it appears
that shortly before the outbreak
Of the Second World War the
Nazis had promised Madrid a
portion of French Morocco as far
as the Atlas Mountains in ex-
change for their cooperation.
This agreement. Laval believed,
had lapsed.
When the Vichy chief Of gov
Evening star., 1942-08-10

greedy and selfish demands.
Had Mr.. Smith been beaten it
would have been triumph for
these labor professionals greater
than any they ever have had 1t
would have been more than that-it
would have been almost national
disaster in that it not only would
have riveted upon the necks of the
American Congress their heavy
heels for long time % come, but
would have crushed out effective
opposition to the arrogant effort to
establish labor dictatorship in the
country.
That is what the goal really is
and the defeat of Mr.. Smith would
have advanced them well on the
way to it.
Because Mr. Smith had been
slated for liquidation spectacular
enough to prove a lessen to all
elective officials, in and out of Con-
gress, Of the power Of organized Ia
Dor to punish those who refuse to
fall in line and dissent from It's
program.
Not only had Mr.. Smith not fall
en- in line, but he had led very
vigorous and fruitful fight in the
House to curb the exCesses of The
labor leaders; to impose some kind
of restraint upon the power of the
unions; to modify the lopsided and
unfair Wagner Act ana to extend
the 40-hour- aweek law during the
war.
Smiths Bills Smothered.
Moreover, against the heaviest
kind OF pressure he had succeeded
In passing through the House sew
eral measures along these lines.
1t Is true that White House In
fiuence, cooperating with the labor
lobby, smothered these bills in a
Senate committee, but the fact
that Mr.. Smith had been able to
put them through the one branch
both enraged and alarmed the labor
politicians and he was marked for
slaughter in the primaries.
For the purpose of driving this
man out Of public life the feud be-
tween the labor factions was, for
the time being, forgotten and both
CIO and AFL combined behind a
specially selected labor candidate in
Mr.. Smiths district. He was a for
mer Mayor Of Alexandria by the
name of Dawson and is now the
secretary and treasurer of the In
Evening star., 1942-08-10
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN

The followers of French Chief
of Government Pierre Laval and
the "collaborationists" In France
are nervous. for the Nazis are
preparing new offensive in
Africa as soon as they feel the
job in Russia is done, and the
French have not been approached
yet with any requests to hand
over the feet and the North
African territory.
The Vichy administrators and
their associates In Paris have
passed the word around to their
newspapers to show more en-
thusiasm for the Nazi cause.
Anti American articles are ap-
pearing with greater frequency
and outdo even the product of
the fertile propagandist mind of
Paul Joseph Goebbels.
Last month the Paris newspa-
per lie Matin presented to its
readers further proof" that the
United States is in the hands Of
international Jewry. The proof"
Evening star., 1942-08-10

cause rejoicing
in every part
of the United
States " n ere
citizens resent
the calculated
use of the war
by professional
labor leaders to
fore conces-
sions and are
unhappy oV er
the administra
ton failure to
resist heir
Evening star., 1942-08-10


Others are to commit actual sabo-
tage. But there are connections
between all OF them.
Armistice Terms Recalled.
In the Nazi theory, every man
OF German blood who refuses to
cooperate with the Third Reich,
and maintains allegiance to the
country Of his citizenship, is
guilty of treason, and is subject
to punishment for treason when
the Nazis get around to execute
or influence the laws. One func-
ton of the cell organizations is
to prepare black lists Of "trai-
tors; that is to say of people who
are loyal to the nation of their
citizenship. And these traitors
live under the threat of eventual
Justice"
The proof of this is in Article
XIX of the German armistice
terms with France, which COM
pels the French government to
deliver over to the Nazis every
German whom the German gov
ernment asks for. Citizenship
is not stipulated.
The result of this is not only
the spreading of a confusion in
loyalties, but the spreading of
confusion in risks This comes
out in the case OF Max Stephan,
who, as his testimony shows, was
both more afraid of the German
than of the United States Gov
ernment, and more confident OF
being rewarded by the Germans
for loyalty. He was quite sure
that Hitler would save him-and
conversely that If he failed Hit
Ter, he was in danger.
For the democratic countries,
and especially America, had not
enforced their own concept Of
contractual allegiance by ade-
quate penalties. An individual,
standing between these two the
ories Of allegiance, and consider
ing the risks IN both, had an
easy choice. What could hap
pen to him as an American citi-
zen? He might go to prison for
10 years-a safer place than
joining any democratic army.
The reward of a hero If Hitler
should win, and an amnesty if
we should win. Heads I win,
tails you lose
U. S. Finally Wakes Up.
The pattern I have described
wrecked Austria and Czecho-
slovakia and contributed to the
wrecking Of Holland, Norway,
France and Poland. And at no
point did any Of the states. based
on the theory of social contract.
recognize the reality OF a totally
new situation and revise their
concepts Of sedition and treason
to At an actual menace. There
fore sedition was organized le-
gally, under preposterously made
quate laws.
And the conspiracy was en-
larged and took into its fellow
ship the disgruntled OF all classes,
regardless of their racial origin.
Persons, for instance, like Pelley.
The conviction of Pelley and
the sentencing Of Stephan indi-
cate this country finally has
walked up. Judge Tuttle's argu-
ment is unanswerable. You can
not let American boys die for
this country and permit the
agents OF our enemies to run q
lesser risk.
That the leaders of democra-
cies did not Immediately see that
the concept of the racial state
could not ultimately exist in the
same world as the concept of the
contractual state was due to a
lack of intellectual lucidity.
And OF all the states In the
world today, the United States
is the most vulnerable. Because
all other states have a certain
racial basis, modified by con-
tract. But the United States Of
Evening star., 1942-08-10

tIilodSh IllC uC =
cree of tn e
President, w h c
created the War
Labor B GA r d
and, by infer
ence, approves
of all its major
decisions.
The board, in
effect, has de-
cided that be-
cause union Ia
Dor promised to
give up it's right
to strik and
Evening star., 1942-08-10
U. S. Forces in Iceland
Complete War Gumes
nv ~. A.,.ci,tad pr,..

Bv the Associated Press.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 10
The most extensive military exer-
cises since the United States troops
landed in Iceland have been con-
cluded.
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Bonesteel,
commander of the United States
forces in Iceland. directed the exer-
cises, which embraced the entire
island and surrounding waters and
included the United States Army.
Air Force and Navy and British
troops, the Royal Navy and the RAF.
Evening star., 1942-08-10

a matter of
| | t e a n d
d e a t h. AS
such it is i'm
mensely i'm
portant.
The failure
of cou n t ry
after cou n
I T y I o S y n
C h r o n i 2 e
d o m e S t i C
policies with
external sit
uations h a S
hrollpbt. them
Evening star., 1942-08-10

- M " - AaSNSs
At the mo-
ment. en- Effort
to increase my
vocabulary has
me lin trouble.
S o m e " h ere
read that a ire
mendous vocal b.
ulary was within
the reach OF
every man; that
all he had to do
was to read the
dictionary for q
Evening star., 1942-08-10

THE opinions OF the criters mis- their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1942-08-10
BY FRANK r. KENT.

The smashing victory OF Repre-
sentative Smith in the Virginia pri-
maries (Which in that State is
equivalent to election) ought to
Evening star., 1942-08-10

America is the contractual state
pure and simple.
The convictions in the Stephan
and Pelley cases are the first ade-
quate steps to be taken in the
jurisdictional sphere. They are
only first steps. But their moral
effect will go beyond the individ-
ual sentences. For the first time
in this war it has become really
dangerous to be an enemy agent.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1942-08-10
.SecurityPIon
For Business
Discussed
Firms Seen Asking
For Some Rights
Given to Labor
Ay DAVID LAWRENCE.

Union security and maintenance
OF membership in labor unions now
has become fixed policy-not
through any act of Congress, but
Evening star., 1942-08-10
McLemore-
Words Like 'WumefuI'
Give His Host One
Nv HENRY McLEMORE.

Maybe some day III learn TO leave
we'll enough alone As 1t Is now. I
must spend half my time kicking
sleeping dogs and suffering the
Evening star., 1942-08-10
On the Record
Stephan and PeIIey Convictions Seen Ending
Domestic Neutrality Of This Nation
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON.

ny DONU M IHUMFSUN.
The sentence Of Judge Tuttle
upon Max Stephan Thursday is
the first clear expression in our
domestic affairs that this war is
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-26
Four Of Rommel
Men Recapiured

OAKLAND, Cal.-Four German
military prisoners. one-time mem
bers of Field Marshal Erwin Rom
mels Afrika Korps, escaped from
a passenger train when the lights
went out Tuesday night but were
recsptured swiftly early wednes-
day by civilian defense guards.
military police and deputy sher-
ifs.
The Germans plunged through
a window Of the train when the
lighting system failed and made a
desperate but futile attempt TO
make a getaway into the rolling
hills OF eastern Alameda county.
Military guards on the train
fired at the escaping prisoners in
the darkness. but apparently failed
10 hit any Of them.
Wearing fatigue clothes believed
TO have been furnished BY the
British Eighth army At the tine
Of their capture in Egypt. the Nazi
soldiers fled in different direc-
tions but Immediately fell into the
hands Of sezrchsrs modified for
the nanhunt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-26
Don't Let Bureaucracy
Get Away With This
(Editorial)

The local branch of the L. s. Internal Revenue depart
ment has devised and practising slick little scheme for
enforced collection of unpopular and discriminatory
nuisance tax
We would take little notice of this petty of
amounts another subtle invasion Of private rights and 10
illegal assumption Of power by bureaucrats.
We the latest method of attempting collect the
uneconomc fee the federal government charge
for the doubtful privilege of driving automobile tax
which represented when paid by the socaed IS Federal
Use stamp decorating some windshieds.
The bureau has had the efrontery TO threaten 10 strip
citizens Of their right purchase gasoline II they do not
pay the tax.
We do believe the bureau has the power the legal
However il by chance IL does. think the bureau i'm
medae should cite the Law and establish its authority In
the public mind.
For that purpose we offer the Internal Revenue bureau
space in the columns of The Tacoma Times.
II such authority exists, then suggest that the
add its already sorry record connection
with this tax
high official of the bureau this week gleefuly an
nounced that of the unprecedented colleconby
threat of the tax in connection with the gas raoning regis
traton, literally thousands had paid.
Thereby he necessarily made the admission that the
bureau had collected the from literally thousands
although the due last July and though II
paid by thousands and citizens had been arrested by
bureau agents pasered with police records and made
to pay fines well as the tax.
Because. while by itself and in fact be
trivial, in its implications IL is tremendous
Consider these points:
Gasoline is commodity SO eggs. is bread so Is
electric power, is clothing. is fuel all foods
II government deprive Of one commodity because
do not tax as promptly as thinks you should why
could il not deprive YOU Of all commodities
In permitting the Internal Revenue bureau TO get away
with such abuse not permitting establishment OF
a highly dangerous precedent?
Suppose city and county adopted such tactics Could they
not, property owner overdue In paving his annual
taxes shut off his supply Of groceries, his light his waer
That extreme you say. OF it is but IT il
actly analogous, too.
And is by ignoring such Entertainments rights
and liberties that finally lose them.
None il il, think for Americans 10 begin TO
beat back the insidousy growing empire Of bureaucracy
which threatens enguf in futiy of red tape and
illegally eommandeered power over the common citizen
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-26
Milk May
DropCent
A Quart

Tacoma consumers and dis
tributors Wednesday were await
ing further word from government
sources following announcement
by Henry B. Owen. state director
of the Office of Price Administra-
ton. that milk prices may be cut
one cent a quart in Washington
metropolitan areas.
when services are curtail-
ed by enforced wartime
economies, regulations call for
downward adjust m ents of
prices" Owen said.
He pointed out that distributors
already have economical on de-
livery costs and the war may
necessitate other savings such as
creation Of zoning system in
cities and limiting of various types
of milk and ice cream.
Owens announcement was
the result of Investigations
now almost complete. Econ
omies can be made without
reducing the margin received
by diaries or distributors
profits. the OPA head said.
Despite reports from some per-
sons. Washington milk production
Is up 10000. 900 pounds over 1871.
Owen said. A plan that will not
discriminate against some dis
tributing groups will be used, he
said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-26
| Butter Pat
Served Diners

Thanksgiving dinner downtown
may be something OF a shock to
Mr.. and Mrs. Tacoma Thursday
when the cute girl in the white
uniform leaves one pat of butter
for each diner and says I'm sorry.
sir to a request for more.
Butter Is so scarce we have
had to limit each customer to one
pat, John Barcott. owner and man.
ager of a Pacific ave. eating estab-
lishment, said. IT'S not our fault.
We are working in cooperation
with other restaurant owners in
the Washington state restaurant
association. They have urged us
to comply with current butter
shortage"
Barcotf explained restsur-
ant people are In the same
boat as the average person.
Their butter supply il rapidly
diminishing and IL Is becoming
impossible TO completely re-
stock II.
In Seattle the situation is be-
coming so acute butter might be
cut to half pat.
II don't think We will have
10 cut our customers 10 half
a pat" Barcott continued. "It
looks rs II there might be
enough TO take care of every
one. N we use caution"
Other downtown aand suburban
eating houses are quickly falling
in line. They. too. have found
butter Is unobtainable.
Although we get a few 'beefs
from customers on our serving
one cup Of coffee and one pat of
butter to a customer, nearly every
one realizes our predicament,"
another restaurant man said.