The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-01-08
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN Nj. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Congressman at Large, Ohio !
Washington - At a barber shop
near the Willard Hotel this sign is
posted:
Free shaves for Japs.
Not responsible for accidents"
PREDICTION
Americans during this war emer-
gency should keep their feet on the
| ground. This is war Of production,
and it will be prolonged only in event
the Japs capture Singapore, take over
the East Indies, and the Germans
reach oil fields through South Russia
or by conquering another unoffending
nation-Turkey. Some American cities
on both coasts may be bombed, but
the probabilities are against it. In
| Washington, bomb proof shelter is
being constructed beneath the White
House yard. 1t would appear that if
any eastern city were to be bombed,
the likely objective would be the
Philadelphia Navy Yard CT the huge
airplane works in Baltimore. A pre-
dicton for 1912 might include men
tion of the following: that throughout
the year Hitler will remain supreme
in Europe, and inllict further defeats
upon the British. He and the Japs will
resort to poison gas attacks, and a
superior type of German airplane will
spread destruction. Another predic-
ton that can be made with equal or
greater assurance is that Hitler will
not capture Moscow. The Russians
will continue their magnificent strug-
: gle for existence, and may in fact be
on the offensive if Hitler, to strike in
the Middle East, withdraws more
troops from Russia. By next Septem-
ber, our production Of planes, guns
, and munitions will astound us and the
: world, and although there will be bad
news from the Orient during the
forepart of 1912 American supremacy
in the air will retrieve and revenge
: the disaster Of Pearl Harbor Now tc
go out on limb for one more predic-
ton. Hitler will seek peace. His first
proposal will be rejected, but the wal
9 will end in 1912 with his defeat, un.
: less he and the Japs drive through tc
the raw material they must have-ir
, other words, win through in Middle
. Europe or capture Singapore and tn,
Dutch East Indies.
Lcahy
. "rh2 ablest Admiral in the United
| States Navy" Lets bring him bacl
from Vichy where he is just another
Ambassador, and place him in com
, mand of our Pacific Fleet, or in {
{ high position Of authority in Wash
ington.' SO say many congressman
f Those who know him admire Admira
heahy as a man, "hard- boiled Ad
T. miral,' and great strategiSt.
% Macarthur
G General Douglas Macarthur, VIII,
i trained the Philippine Army, is ;
e great American soldier. When tn
e Japs struck at Manila on that bIackes
= Sunday in American hstory-Decem
Il Der 7, l91l-MacArthur's officers AM
t men we're not away from their posts
They were at their posts, alert AM
ready.
Patient Soldiers
On the Mount Vernon Memoria
? Boulevard near Washington, some
thing happened which could not hap
pen in any other country, and shoul
II not happen here. A small America
T. Army truck with six soldiers houn
i for Washington and weekend noli
O day was stopped by an oil'icious tral
7 hc cop, and the boys were compelle
+ to dctour and enter Washington on
{ street usablc by commercial vehicle
: only. 1t seems that pleasure cars onI
o are permitted on the Memorial Bouie
II ward. The soldiers exercised great re
o straint. If this occurs again, let u
hope that soldiers will tell this bark
c ing motor cop where to head in, an
i challenge him to arrest them.
:. Fluent Texan
Congressman Dick kleberg, TcXa
y cowpuncher, received an ovation be
- fore the Congress of Colombia an
', Peru and when he addressed the Cat
- tlcmcn'S Convention in Brazil. klC
ncrg delivers a fine address, and
equally fluent speaking Spanish a
English. His speeches iii perfe,
Spanish before South American al
I dicnce5 have been most helpful
cementng Western Hemisphere sol
darity.
D. Bitter Tea
= During the battle with tiitler's Bat
J., tleShip Bismarck British naval cal
" taim about the time of the first salv,
. noticing it was tea time, left his pos
y of duty and went below for his te;
1t was in this battle that the might
British Marshin Hood WIS dcStroYcl