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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

war n we allow any man Ia
make a profit out Of II.
I'VE went through 81 much of
this miserable, wretched busl-
ness I'm the first World War that
IL will rise Ia reproach us II we
tolerate IL now. We have the
power Ia stop II. We have the
thunderbOlts of the law In our
hands.
There are men In this body
who have been criminal prosecu-
tors and who practiced law he
fore coming here. I should he
guilty of offending them II l
were 10 suggest that they do not
know how To invoke the proc
esses OF the law to put ap end
to this wretched business.
I'VE can do u through taXa-
tlOn. I think that II one of the
most effective methods. Tha {
hurts the prOflteer more than
anything else. He does not mind
being called crooked 80 long as
he can get away WI II the
money; hut when We take Il
away from him In taNes Of the
most drastic kind we have found
at least a part of the answer,
and I think a very effective part.
Our Boys GiUe All
ain viewing this problem I
think We should be moved by
only one consideration. Let US
view the problem as dispas-
siOnatelY aS. we can when Our
own flesh and blood are in the
army.
"When the government takes
your boy and mine into the army
il takes 100 per cent of the boy.
When the government drafts
him IL does not say To him:
sir. YOU were making $500
or $500 a month before YOU went
into the army: and. of course.
out OF consideration for your
capital, which is your health and
Your body. we are going Ia guar
antee YOU substantial portion
of your $500 a month
perhaps all the capital the
hoy has il his intelligence. his
health. and hi> flesh and blood.
How far would we get with "A
drafted army on that basis: or
course. all those who are sup
posed Ia he wise would say.
That II an utterly impossible
formula
In dealing with business. to
preserve which "A boy may die
for We are certainly assured
that We are trying Ia preserve
the American way Of life, and
the American. way Of lie Is in
vested capitalize hoy must
yield up 100 per cent Of his
capital; hut We are very timid IN
going after the other fellow :
capital
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Seek 10 Avoid Scandal Of IS
In Contracts for Materials
Competitive Bidding for Work Demanded
as Cure for MonopoIies Getting Rich
Nv COLE =. MORG ~
special 10 IHT nTIRoIT INNS

WASHINGTON, Jan. L In
concluding 4 discussion in the Sen
ate Of tho report submitted 20 that
body Thursday by tho Truman
committee crircilnc Tho handling
81 defense construction and muni-
tons procurement Iu thc present
war emergency Scnatot Homer j
Rome Democrat of Washington "a
member of b5e Senate naval ~.
fairs committee, graveN told his
senatorial colleagues
Il WAS very much moved nv
the statement presented by the
Truman committee ! am glad
s.. the committee has done n good
inh
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Sordid War Story

THE senate munitions COM
mittee gave the Senate - or -
volumes Of the SOrdid StorN of
World War No. operations In
the financial world, and Ger
tainlN We now owe II 10 our
selves Ia set our faces like flint
against n repetition of any such
things. the beginning of which il
now evident a. n result az the
presentation az the Truman
committee report"
Senator Bone. who 2 lew year.
ago headed azspecial Senate com
mittee that investigated the ac
Invites and operations OF Nh,
munitions makers proceeding dur
ing and following World War !
and reported an amazing story q
what he described today a greed
graft and corruption which char
acteri1ed the purchasing OF wal
materials during World Mar No
!. devoted himself largely 20 ;
summary Of his old committee
findings After reCounling some
Of these facts. ne said.
There Is n fair assumption.
and ! think many Of It's indulge
n Justly and properly. that II we
are not very thoughtful we are
merely going Ia repeat the eN-
periences Of World War No. !.
hut this time the effect upon the
morale and upon the patriotism
and the normally wholesome at
titudr of mind az the American
people toward their own govern
menf will undergo shocking
changes, If what has been stated
ne true
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

would Spurn and repudlate the
imputatiOn that they are.
They probably look upon
some Of the operations Of Con-
gre>s a. being very crude and
maladroit. and certainly not pur-
pOseful, hut Ia them was en-
trusted The job of getting rid of
the bad operations In World War
No. /. and the job passed out
az our hands.
We hired the best men we
could find. who are In n class by
thcm>elNr>--a select class. II
YOU please-to frame the pro-
gram. TO prescribe the formula
that would eliminate the finan-
ciaI monstrOslties Of the first
world war. And now, for the
first time. heard as We all
heard. that every one 0f those
plans had been junked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Askonce at Riches

we are taking millions Of
boys into our army, and paying
them what Ia them NAV seem
n small amount Of money, and
they are going Ia look with
Jaundiced eve upon the creation
~ new fortunes out of our war
activities. doubt IL there II
any one who would not share
the view that will he entertained
nv every soldier in the American
army.
81 know II l. impossible 90
correct all abuses. The LAWYERS
In this body know that Ia IN. ~.
i think all want To accomplish n
correction Of abuses. hut where
80 many men have the same
viewpoint and are all trying 80
do something. IL frequently hap
pens that nothing il done. be
cause men cannot unite their
ehorts and bring them 10 "A focus
against the evils they would
correct.
We have hen told. as was
Indicated Yesterday ny the sen
ator from West Virginia tMr.
kilgorel that tho war depart
ment and other Officials have
abandoned their SO-calIed defense
plans.
II know that since | came into
this body. and ~ far bacl, ~ the
end Of the World War. we have
been told that most elaborate
plans have been made bN the
war department 90 organic
American industry in such
fashion that il would he inIpuS-
Sible 10 repeat the CHASTITY finan-
CiaI plumbers at the last war.
Believed Plan Laid Out
I'm order 10 eliminate the in
co-OrdiRatiuu. the failure of
direction. the utter lack al in
telligenCe which characterized
the letting of contracts during
the last war. vast plans were
prepared. modified from time ~
time. and I was assured. -
other members of this body were
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

grave danger Of being thrust In
continently into war.
II had seen private munitions
makers make our foreign policy
instead OF Congress making II.
had seen them given absolute.
carte blanche freedom 10 sell
munitions Ia any country In the
world. and. In spite OF what we
were trying tn do, they were
helping To shape foreign
policy. call II what you please.
In nv desk I have the story
of a Young man who came from
GERMANY In October. 1899, one
month after the present war
started. He was In Germany
servicing, as an expert, the
motors of the Pratt a. whitney
Co.. Of the United States, which
were then In use In Germany In
the German air fleet.
Thousands and thousands OF
the finest airplane erxines In
the world had been supplied IN
MIR. Hitler by American airplane
manufacturers, who provided his
great air armada. and made him
menace 10 the peace Of the
world.
II. for one, oh jected TO that.
and wanted the Congress to say
when this country or any Of its
nationals could sell war NUM-
tlOns To anybody. which would
put the burden on ms. But, In
stead Of doing so we left that
matter To he adjusted In the
conscience OF the Pratt 4 Whit
ney 90. and the Du P0nt Pow
der Company.
BIames Industridlisfb
"That IL not the way 10 tv,fr-
ate n sane. intelligent gov er ~
mental peiiey. II policies aragto
he shaped. let Congress shape
them. and let us not permit the
Pratt a. whitney Co. or the Du
Pont-POwtser Company to shape
them.
\ "If there be any burden upon
the conscience of any one under
the\ American flag. II must rest
upon\tho>e who armed Hitler III
the air, who sent munitions Nv
the thousands Of tons 10 Japan.
~ that the sales might con-
tribute further to the priNat"
profit Of American mun,t'oh
makers. That IL making foreign
policy. no matter what one may
call il, and il is coming back to
lis now in blood and tears.
$50 I return To what ] was
saving "A. moment ago. that sew
eraI years ago. having this fear
i'm my heart, | introduced IA bill
which went to the naval affairs
committee, of which i am
member.
THE bill called upon the gov
eminent Immediately to expand
its nr>euals and navy yards to
such point A. that they could
at least take care OF all our
peaCptime needs. That would
have meant the complete re-
vamping and rehabilitation Of
every navy yard and arsenal In
the United states 80 that they
could produce several times
their then output.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

than 10 have someone go over IL
after the war, when IL II too
late.
"A long time ago our navy de-
partment set mp I'm Philadelphia
a sO-called naval aircraft fac
tory. confess that 1 cannot
understand how Ii came about,
In view of the attitude the navy
department has so frequently
expressed In Its communications.
The naval aircraft factory In
Philadelphia became quite siZ-
able plant. IL was making
trainer planes.
~ shall not burden the Senate
by reading II all. hut 1 should
like TO read a portion Of the
statement emanating from the
navy department In 1898 about
that aircraft factory. showing
what II was doing. IL was one
yardstick the navy might en-
plOy 10 measure the value OF the
material which II was buying In
the way OF aircraft engines, and
the like.
No Funds for Factory
"Time after time approPrla-
ton bills originating I'm the
House and providing money for
the navy came over from the
other body. and time after time
there appeared this little joker
clause:
"'NO part of this appropria-
ton shall be used Ia maintain
the Philadelphia aircraft fac
tory
"To allow that little joker
clause Ia remain In the~set- at
n time when this country was
facing the uncertainties Of En-
rope was to doom the Philadel-
phia aircraft factory 10 eNtinc-
ton and To leave this country
without n single yardstick by
which il might measure the cor
rect values OF engines and air
plane equipment made by private
companies.
IL confess that that provision
shocked me. objected 10 II
time after time on the floor OF
the senate.
THE bill did not come to the
naval. affairs committee, ] think
ID went To the appropriations
committee. So | could not meet
the issue I'm the naval affairs
committee, hut ! did meet IL on
the floor, and objected to that
monstrous provision in appropri-
alton bills.
Greed PerilS Nation
1.-TWO or three times II was
stricken out by the Senate and
went back Ia conference, and the
appropriation was allowed ia
shield and preserve intact the
Philadelphia aircraft factory.
81 have never been able 10
understand why II was that men
were apparently 50 eager To de-
Stroy the government airplane
plant at n time when Hitler
himself was beginning To east
his OminOuS shadow over the
earth. " hen the airplane was
coming into its own. and when
we knew that the airplane was
probably the most poten I
weapon other countries were de-
veloping. Yet I here was one
thing with which we might help
our navy, and that was appar-
emily being purposely destroyed.
II sincerely hope that we are
not entering upon another tragic
era i'm which the greed OF men
will not he restrained.
Foresees Long War
"This war gives every evil
dence Oi being long war. UNI
less something unusual happens.
We are being ~ warned by the
highest officials in the land. The
President has said 10 III that
not only may II be long war
hut that II may be "A cruel and
bloody war.
1--WE shall brf9ul the memory
Of every hoy who dies In this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Tydings Interrupts

~ this point Senator Mlllard
T. lydng> Democrat of Mary land.
who like Bone IS a member of the
Senate naval affairs. and also
chairman of the committee ON
territories and inSular affairs which
is deeply concerned with matters
relating 10 the proper defense and
projection OF the nation 5 outlying
possessions, interrupted Bone to
observe.
The senator VIII recall that
Congress repealed the provisions
Of the law which called for com
petitive bidding. for the giving
Of a bond by n contractor Ia In
sure honest aud true and good
performance, and So forth.
Some necessity for such ac-
ton existed. becaItse there were
many phases of defense actiNi-
ties i'm connection with which
competitive bidding could not be
economically and speedily EN-
pioyed " production was Ia come
forth without great delay. But
II seems Ia me that that very
situation has 10 n large extent
created the conditions which the
senator points out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Competitive Bidding

ain my Judgment. we should
have continued competitive bid
ding In all governmental under
takingS connected with national
defense, except when IA Certif-
cate oi real emergency might
give those who were awarding
contracts the right 10 proceed
without competitive bidding, and
that many other safeguards
should have been thrown around
such operations ! said s0 ri
the time on the floor of the
senate.
while recognize that We
cannot have competitive bidding
In connection with all govern
nient work. I believe the very
largcS> which Congress has
handed over to the contracting
parties has. In many >raSeS, been
misunderstood and abused. and
that Congress may well TeWrite
the law and make competitive
bidding applicable In all cases In
connection with which there are
not certificates Of necessity at
taChed to the contracts.
senator Bone replying 90 Scna
tor TNdlnCS suggestions. declared
THE senator from MARYLAND
has frequently auNcrted Ia some
aspects az this problem ON the
floor of the senate, and have
listened very attentiNcly to- his
statements. and think they
have been accurate. This Is not
his ftrSt contribution to the sub
jeCt by long odds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18
Accurate Information

"Hc Is n member at the naval
affairs committee of the Senate,
and some phases of this question
have been discussed there"
Continuing ms discussion of -th'
Truman committee findings IN,
senator from Washington ~1ld
Il do not wish Ia he harsh IN
dealing with this situation, hut
let ~ understand that the men
10 whom Congress entrusted this
job are not members Of Con
gress. They ARE In CiasS nv
Themselves. n rather select class.
we provide them with retire
mrnt pay. We give thrm the
most coveted posts In the coun-
try. They are the t0p-ilight men
In the army aud the navy. They
are not politicians. aud they
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

assured. that when war broke
out The plans already on file
would he applied I'm sort Of
cut and. dried formula that they
We're complete In themselves.
and that they would eliminate
the troubles and scandals which
developed In the last war.
Therefore. the maladrolt OPP
eration> nf recent mOnths-v hich
have been characterized nv the
Truman committee In It's report,
come a. a shock 10 the whole
country.
Il Mess there be n more COM
plete explanation than has been
altered. they constitute n grleN-
Gus challenge To the war depart
ment. because II has assured us
over the wears that such n stu
alton could not rPCurr and would
not rcCurr in another war
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-18

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Evening star., 1942-03-23
Trial Of Six Accused
In Alien Act Plot
Scheduled May Il
Three American Writers
And Three Joponese
Named in Indictment

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough in
District Court today set for May II
the trial Of six persons-three Amer
leans and three Japanese - on
charges OF conspiracy to violate the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Appearing in court this morning
on behalf Of the Government were
Albert E. Aren't and Arthur B. Cald-
well, special assistants to the At
torney General. Also in court were
Elisha Hanson, representing David
Warren Ryder, publisher and pub
licity man Of San Francisco, one of
the defendants, and Samuel r.
Beach, who appeared for Frederick
Vincent Williams, former news
paperman and publicity agent in
San Francisco.
The other defendants are: Ralph
Townsend, writer associated with
Scribner's Commentator; Tsutomu
Obana, secretary OF Japanese
commercial group In San Francisco,
who recently pleaded guilty to four
counts OF the indictment relating to
alleged failure to tell the State De-
partment everything about his ac-
tivities, but not to that part con-
corning the alleged conspiracy: K.
Takahashi, former manager of N.
Y K. Steamship Line at San Fran
cisco, and s, Takeuchi, former man
ager OF the Mitsu Bishi Co., q jap
aneSe importing concern in San
Francisco. Mr.. Takahashi and Mr..
Takeuchi are now in Japan. De-
partment of Justice officials said.
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Defense SideIights
Surgeon Who Lobored at Pearl Horbor
To Address Georgetown Medical Club

The Rev. DR.. Richard I. McKin-
ney. dean of the school Of religion
at Virginia Union University, Rich
mond, addressed the NTH annual
youth assembly at it's closing ses-
sion yesterday at the Twelfth Street
Y. NJ, G. A. Analyzing the world
situation as 1t affects Negroes as
a minority group, he urged young
people to prepare for full participa-
ton in victory efforts.
Other speakers stressed that con-
certed community action must bring
solution to problems of health.
housing, recreation and welfare now
facing the Negro community.
Organization of a home nursing
class to be held In the Walsh House
2020 Massachusetts, avenue NV, on
Monday and Wednesday evenings
from 7;30 to $50 O'Clock, was an
nounced today by the District Chap
ter of the Red Cross The class.
which will organize Wednesday, will
cover a minimum period Of six
weeks.
The entire student body of Nc
Kinley High School turned out to-
day to see 80 cadet officers receive
their commissions. A new Ameri-
can Flag, purchased with $50
donated by representatives of the
students, was presented to the I'd
Regiment, which paraded.
Commissions were handed out by
J. Fred Chase. past national COM
mander of the 29th Division Asso-
citation 1t. Col William e, Bark
man, U, S. A. Reserve, supervised
the program.
Evening star., 1942-03-23
(Pieris rapae) }
Nv LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

Do you know anything about the
habits Of the butterflies in your vi
cinity? Many city folks will try to
convince you that butterflies are
found only in the suburbs and IN
the country. You may be quite sur
prised, however. at the numbers and
varieties to be seen in any city. This
is especially true where there are
parks and flower-boxes.
This summer. when every loyal
American should be putting In extra
hours OF labor for his country, he
can shift the burden of war thoughts
to some extent by learning more
about the intriguing actions OF ma
ture's children. He will find that
he can help to eliminate some OF our
most destructive natural enemies
through intelligent cooperation
and, in the meantime. become high
ly interested in natural history.
In the early spring, millions OF
cabbage butterflies awaken from
their winter slumbers. They cruise
along city sidewalks and fly over
our highways. In the South. they
carry on their family activities the
year round.
The cabbage butterfly is the most
common of all butterflies found
hovering over gardens in almost all
parts of the United States. 1t is
the pest that was introduced into
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Glass Competition
Stimulates Interest
In Salvage Drive

Fired by the success Of Gen. Mac
Arthur and the troops he still COM
mands in the Philippines, students
at the Anthony Bowen School, Della
ware avenue and M street S.W- have
established what they call a Paper
Conservation Corps to assist IN the
war effort by earnest cooperation
in The Evening Star-P.-T. A. Sal
wage for Victory program.
This school, which includes classes
for crippled children, was dropped
from the program because OF fall
ure to make the minimum weights
required for inclusion in the COL
lection schedules. In December the
total was only 40 pounds In jan
uary there was an increase to Oil
pounds, but February saw collec-
tions slip back to S76.
Teacher Organizes Corps.
Being readmitted, the school has
turned in three successive collec-
tions Of a half-ton each. The first
March collection was l, l,243 pounds,
the second, l,Ol5 and the third, l 900.
The Conservation Corps, organ
lied by M. w. Brown, a teacher at
the school, awards ranks, ranging
from private first class to general,
to the children in accordance with
their contributions Of paper.
In the main corridor OF the school
a chart is hung with the title, Keep
En- Marching" Each class room
has a column in which the figure
of a soldier is placed. As paper is
brought in, the soldier Is moved up
ward, and there is developing keen
competition to keep the soldier OF
Evening star., 1942-03-23

butterfly; in the South, five or six
for in warmer climates. cabbage
butterflies are on the wing all sea-
son. These dainty black-and-white
butterflies are the first to make
their appearance in the spring.
Their pale, greenish-White wings are
tipped with black, and there is one
black spot on the disk Of the males
wing, two on that Of the female.
There is one spot on the anterior
margin OF the hind wing of both
sexes.
The butterfly mother is never
guilty of laying her eggs on any but
a plant belonging to the cabbage
group. She selects the underside OF
a leaf on which to anchor her eggs,
then departs Ten or fifteen days
later her offspring green
caterpillars or worms endowed with
caterpillar intelligence-are loosed
to seek the food that surrounds
them. The baby begins at once to
consume the tender tissue Of the
green cabbage leaves; he replaces
his tight skin with larger and
roomier one as he eats greedily,
deeper and deeper into succulent
cabbage head.
Naturally, the vegetables so at
tackled are made unfit for human
Evening star., 1942-03-23

A surgeon who was present at the
Japanese attack will discuss Gas
ualties at Pearl Harbor" before the
Georgetown Medical Alumni Club
at $50 o'clock tonight in the
Georgetown Medical School. He Is
DR.. John j. Moorhead, an authority
on traumatic surgery.
Residents of Zone 3 OF the Con-
necticut avenue civilian defense
area will meet at pm. Thursday in
the parish hall of All Souls Church,
Connecticut and Cathedral avenues
NV.
Julian r. Wilhelm, zone warden,
will review recent blackout results,
with a view to preventing recur-
renee of violations. Volunteers will
be recruited as messengers, fire
watchers and Wardens. Women will
be asked to serve as day wardens
while sector Wardens are away from
their posts.
A film, Fighting the Fire Bomb, "
will be shown,
Evening star., 1942-03-23
Grass. Roots Leadership
Urged by Mrs. Roosevelt
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 23.-The
President and the administration
should not be held solely responsible
for policies such IS freezing prices.
profits and wages, Mr.. Franklin D.
Roosevelt said last night In her
weekly sponsored broadcast.
Declaring the Nation must look
to the grass roots OF America for
leadership in the war effort. Mrs.
Roosevelt said.
People seem to forget that for
a long time groups like the Cham
bers of Commerce have clamored
for freezing Of wages, but they
haven't clamored for the freezing
of profits and prices in the same
way.
What really is necessary is for
the people as a whole to realize
that these three go together. When
they demand that action be taken
along all three lines simultaneously
it will be quite easy for the admin
istration to follow the will of the
people, whereas 1t is EXTREMITY Diff
ficult for any administration to bow
before the will of certain interested
groups and choose between them.
- This would lead to a chaotic
and ever changing policy with no
unity and no consideration for the
whole picture"