The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-26
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Hope met D. Lamour, and it didn't matter whether the Japs owned it or the British. Then we found out 1t was a rubber port. Singa- pores fall meant a rubber short age, no tires, and the car in stor- age. Hold 'em, England" the mo- torists screamed. Lots of towns fell and freedom went into storage, but hells bells, man, freedom isn't im- portant-like auto tires.
 Lots of dailies that began to love America in great big type right af- ter Pearl Harbor have let their love cool. They're just the same as before, only not so outspoken. They attack with type juggling instead of words. They'll banner line Melvyn Douglas appointment across Page One and hide Laura Ingalls, con- viction way back among the pretty weddings. Why make the govt look good? It's only the American govt.
 The same dailies query: twill Europe be Bolshevised if Germany loses?" Peek through the files and you won't find any queries about Europe's Modification if the Heinies win. Because that idea wasn't written on the Axis typewriter. It's very funny that the same things that alarm the Berlin editorial writ CTS scare so many of ours.
 Dorothy Thompson said something sensible. Why, she asked, do we think that breaking up the Bunds made the members better Ameri- cans. They're just as much agin us one by one as when they've got their brown suits on with jail- bird Kuhn bossing them. Hate for America made them Bundits and jailing their boss hasn't changed their individual loyalty to Hitler.
 In a couple of weeks the Gestapo will win a lot of volunteer helpers when the income tax falls due. Look for the usual squawks that Ameri- cans are being taxed to win Bri- tain's war. Anybody forced to let loose of his own dough is a push over for any kind of pity. You can tell him Roosevelt's spending it for gum drops and he'll believe it. The tax beefers are Goebbels' aces, and he'd be chump not to put them to work.
 And yet, you have Sec. Morgen- thau,s report that only seven per cent of the nation shares the war taxes. Watch it grow when the fifth columnisrs get hold of the fig ures.
 A sub firing on the West Coast and aircraft over Los Angeles make a fool of the two-ocean defense. The appeasers used to say that if Hitler couldn't cross 9 miles to England, he certainly couldn't get to US. The 9 miles is really the distance between their brain cells.
 Tom Dewey showed up Ali Lan- don's squawk about Administration waste. He was just as sore, but he played with better savvy. He slammed at the war-wasters and profbiteers, but he accused the thieves of both parties. Incident ally, Dewey would be a good pick to step on those rats. He doesn't tell rat by a label-but by the way it acts.
 The stiletto mob didn't waste a second hopping on the RAF when the Nazzy ships slid through Dover Strait. All right, it was blow that hurt. Hitler got his ships home. But who tied them up for months? The RAF Who fought off the invasion of England, and changed Germany's whole plan of the war? The Huns are on the Russian front today, taking bloody beating, be- cause the RAF sent them there. But one setback is supposed to rub out all their glories. The toughest out fit of the war, with a record full of glory, is being crucified for los ing one skirmish.
 The idea is not being promoted here, however, that everybody has to shut up. Blunders must not be excused, or inefficiency and plum dering concealed. The chief thing is to notice who's doing the loudest yelling, and check back on his rec ord. Lots of the mouthpieces aren't speaking in Americas interest. You don't have to be slant-eyed to be a good Jap, or to have an accent to deliver a message from Berlin. Sure, America can be licked. But fevvensakes, don't let's lick our selves,