Evening star., 1942-10-07
Hitler viii Redoub|e
Propaganda Drive,
Patterson Warns AFL
Convention Warned
OF Rumor Moneers;
Council UphoIds PetriIIo
By the Associated Press

TORONTO, Ontario. Oct 7
United States Undersecretary Of
War Robert P. Patterson predicted
today that Adolf Hitler will redouble
his propaganda efforts to divide the
Allied nations and called on the
public to beware of rumor mongers
Careless criticism does not ad-
vance our cause" he said in a speech
before the American Federation of
, LABOR convention. TT serves Hitler
Even though false stories are even
tually shown to be untrue. thev NAV
have the harmful effect of shaking
the coincidence of our soldiers in the
effectiveness Of their weapons"
o.. Citing rumors assailing the quality
ana effectiveness of weapons made
: by American labor, Mr.. Patterson
asserted that criticism of the Garand
B. rifle. United States tanks and P-40
planes as inferior "died away in the
face OF actual performance"
Agents Seen Active.
I'm the days to come" he said,
Hitler will redouble his efforts to
divide the nations now united
against him and in this he will make
use of the rumor mongers among us.
His agents will spread stories in
the United States and in Canada
that will reflect on Britain. We will
hear more of the old yarn that the
British are trying to get others to
DO the fighting. The story is con-
tradicted by the casualty lists. but
Nazi agents will concoct figures of
their own.
In Britain his agents will spread
the story that the Americans are not
doing their part in fighting, but are
interested only in making money out
OF the war. And he will try to alien
ate US from Russia. He wrote his
methods out in his book; how he
would spread distrust and confusion
and conquer from within"
Instead of taking such rumors
seriously Mr.. Patterson urged re-
membrance of Britain's heroism at
Dunkerque, aid of Greece against
almost hopeless" odds and the
facing of Germany for a year while
virtually unarmed.'
Cites Stalingrad Defense.
when we turn to Russia" he
added. I'VE will not forget the heroic
defense of Stalingrad. and we will
not forget that the Russians have
killed more Germans than Hitler
can afford to lose. When the his
tory of this war is written in years
to come, 1t will be set down that the
invasion of Russia was Hitler's great
mistake"
Production of armament for the
Allied nations, he said, will cut
deeper into production of civilian
goods and require suspension of
many peacetime standards of hours
and labor conditions.
Strikes are few and far between
now" Mr.. Patterson added. There
should be none. and I am confident
that as the full significance of the
war is brought home to all our peo-
pie. there will be none"
The convention had recommen-
dation from the AFL Executive
Council today declaring unqualified
support of the American Federation
of Musicians in its dispute with
record manufacturers and broad
casting companies.
To Debate Motion Friday.
Debate and convention action on
the recommendation was forecast
for Friday.
The councils action. a supplement
to its annual report submitted yes
terday,: was regarded as certain of
convention Endorsement. 1t said en-
ployers had not shown any DISPOSE
ton to resolve the controversy and
that President James c. Petrillo had
been instructed by the l941 conven-
tion of the Musicians Union to di-
rect members to cease making rec
ords and electrical transcriptions.
The report condemned the suit
brought by the Antitrust Division
of the Department of Justice, declar-
ing its objectives would prohibit
the use of peaceful measures in
labor disputes. would deny the eX-
ercise of freedom of speech and
would impose involuntary servitude
upon the workers of the coun-
try -
The American Federation of La
Dor gives unqualified support to
the American Federation of Musi-
clans in its just struggle to protect
the skill and employment oppor-
tunities of its members from the
destructive inroads made by the
arbitrary and unrestricted compe-
tition of labor -displacing mechanical
devices which the musicians are
continually called upon to help to
manufacture with the result of de-
stroying their own employment op-
portunities which, without their
help. could not be done"