The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-02-19
On This
Occasion
A Few Observations on Matters
Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.


Material and Immaterial by
the Editor.
Nd matter how you have felt in the
past regarding your neighbors, peoples
of other nations or religious beliefs,
you and they should be Americans
with but one and the same purpose
in mind-winning the war into which
we have been catapaulted by the
diabolical Vaccinations of the ruth
less Prussians and the slant-eyed Jap.
Let us thank God that We are living
in a free country, enabled to worship
Diety in any manner We please, say
what We please and print what we
please as long as We do not slop over
into treason to this, the greatest
country on earth. Our government is
doing all it can to keep us a free
people and it is our duty to stand
behind our elected officials with all re-
sources at our command, not only for
policy in currying favor with political
or sectarian cliques but to keep
America as democratic as our Con-
stitution asks it to be. If your love lies
with our enemies-there are no strings
on you. Get going or get busy.
Remember Pearl Harbor
Edgar A. Guest, the poet of the
people said a mouthful when he
penned the following verses which
epitomize the whole American story
in compact form. He says in copy
righted contribution to the Chicago
Herald-American entitled Sacrifice:
How strangely human fortunes lie,
And all that fate requires; ~
Now some are ordered out TO die
And some to save their tires.
The young are ordered out to fight
To crush the tyrant's power,
And some are asked by day or night
To work an extra hour.
Some risk themselves in sky or sea,
Some hold barricade,
But all that's asked of men like me
Is not to be afraid.
Yes, all our country ever asks
Is patience through it all,
And willingness to do the tasks
Which unto us may fall.
- Buy U. s. Defense Bonds
Donald NJ Nelson, the hard hitting
executive placed at the head Of the
nations about for war production
says, debating societies are out. We
are going to have action" and has
placed hitters like himself in charge
of manufacture of ornaments, NUM-
tons and supplies. He has chosen
doors not dreamers with William H.
Harrison in charge of production; j.
S. Knowlson in charge of division of
industry operation; William L. Bait to
head the materials division; Douglas
MacKeachie, director of the purchase
division and Ernest G. KanZler to
convert the automobile industry to
defense work. These are all success
several industries to the highest and
will use their abilities to do the same
for America. What black prospect
it would be for all Americans If we
did not have such men to call on?
without them, we would betray our
soldiers and sailors to the enemy
There are some who rail at giants ir
industry in their own pigmy manner
but these same people vent their spleen
on everything and everyone who has
emerged from their plane OF thinking
- Remember Pearl Harbor
President Fairless of the u. S. Stee
Corporation in his message to employe:
in the q. S. Steel News calls attention
to the war conditions now prevailing
in all the operations of the company
making it necessary for each OF u
to keep watcf1ful eye for Sabotage
and fifth column activity. This is
patriotic duty and yet one that shoult
be exercised with good Judgment ant
without resort to unwarranted sus
picion or unjustifled accusations tn
overwhelming loyalty of the America,
people is self-evident We face |
common danger. Our country, on
homes, our families, our freedom-al
we hold dear-are at stake. We mus
and will fight through to victory"
- Buy U. s. Defense Bonds -
We are in receipt of "The Lon
Trail" book of poems by Richard 7
whiteside, more Familiarity known her
as Howard whiteside and dedicated t
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