Evening star., 1942-09-01
Holland Reiteraies
Attack on Tribune,
Patterson Papers
Says Jops Were Tipped
or That Navy Had
Broken Secret Code
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Representative Holland, Democrat
Of Pennsylvania told the House yes
terday that American boys will die
because of the help furnished our
enemies by Joe Patterson. Robert
Mccormick and Eleanor Patterson
through the Chicago Tribune, the
New York Daily News and the Wash
hgton Times Herald"
He contended it was public knowl-
edge that a story published in the
three papers concerning the COM
position Of the japanese fleet at the
battle Of Midway tipped off the
japanese high command that some
how our Navy had secured and
broken the secret code OF the Japa-
nese Navy"
Three days after the Tribune
story was published the Japs
changed their code," Representative
Holland said in another OF several
speeches criticizing the three papers
and their publishers.
Deprived Of Advantage.
L
wicked misuse of freedom OF the
press, by the Tribune, our side had
been deprived of a military advan-
tage of enormous utility" Holland
continued.
He referred to the finding of the
Chicago grand jury that the Chicago
Tribune did not violate the Espi-
onage Act in publishing the Midway
story, but added:
In the proceedings, the Chicago
Tribune convinced itself of practic-
ing a journalistic confidence game,
along with its fellow partners of the
sermin press, the Washington Time
Herald and the New York Daily
News.
Robert Mccormick blandly plead
I'd, in the defense of his newspaper
story, that they were not culled from
naval intelligence documents. AL
though the story stated that it was
based on information received from
naval intelligence and was printed
under a Washington date line, the
Chicago Tribune said that was just
done to deceive its readers.
Speculates on Action.
"I wonder" Holland continued,
whether the military branches of
the Government wanted a true bill
returned? Is it not possible
that when our naval officers and
our legal officers sat down to work
out their case against the Tribune,
1t became plain to them that the
trial of the case would reveal, OF
necessity, how that code came into
our possession and other secrets of
naval intelligence-not already re-
vealed by the traitorous triumvirate,
the New York Daily News, the
Washington Times Herald and the
Chicago Tribune-which the Japs
would gladly sacrifice battleship
10 learn?"
MIR. Holland said three days be-
fore Pearl Harbor, these jackals of
journalism secured and published
our master plan of war, delivered
to the President under the signature
Of the chief of naval operations and
the chief of staff of the Army"
How long," he asked, "are We
going to be stabbed in the back al
home while our brave soldiers
sailors and marines fight for our
lives abroad?"
Scott Questions Holland.
Representative Scott, Republican
of Pennsylvania asked Mr.. Holland
If he had proof that the three news
papers were friends of Hitler" and
suggested, If he had, that Mr.. Hol-
land waive his congressional i'm
munity and submit that proof to q
court OF law so that it can be prop
erly established
Il think the proper place and the
proper forum to decide such mat
ters," Mr.. Scott said, lis the forum
where the defendant has an oppor-
tunity to be heard and to answer"
Representative Holland responded
that "all you. have to do Is reaC
the editorials of the Chicago Trib.
une and compare them" with thost
appearing in papers in France ant
Austria before those countries wer'
conquered He continued:
'He (Col. McCormick) may un
consciously be friend of Hitler be
cause when a mans hate becomes s.
great that he hates certain indi
vidual and loses all reasoning power
which I believe the Pattersons an,
Col. Mccormick have, they may fee
that any thing they can do for Hit
Ter or to disrupt our war effort
going to embarrass our commando
in chief"