Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-16

older. avenue of free speech
the public platform.
Speeches are as much a part
Of American life as apple PIE.
The public meeting reaches deep
into the roots of the nation. II
was in the town meeting of old
that people gathered 10 learn
the news, 10 form their opinions
on every matter touching their
local and national lives.
The town meeting is older
than the press itself in the his
tory of our race-and its au-
thority, as it touches something
deeply rooted in our national
memory, is great
But speeches need audiences.
The radical New Deal propa-
ganda put out by David *. Niles
and Elmer Davis had 10 be car
ried into every city, every COM
munity, every block. every homie
in the nation. And the office of
civilian defense was the answer.
Here, gentlemen, is the proof!
HERE are the pamphlets
IL which tell the tale! Here is
the record Of the Office Of CT
william DefenSe-and what ii is
actually and politically.
And the heart Of the OCD is
the block plan for civilian war
services" 1t is published by the
l.. S. Office OF Civilian Defense.
printed by the l.. s. Govern
ment Printing Office. aRd-the
supreme effrontery 49, il is
marked for sale by the superin-
tendent of documents. Washing
ton. -. {. Price ; cents"
What is the block plan? !
quote from the pamphlet:
THE block plan is plan Of
organization established To as
sure total coverage OF all house
holds for civilian war services.
Total coverage of all house
holds, That is the purpose Of
The HlifHftefLaski- radical
boss" David X. Niles. who
basks in anonymity as the Pres
ident'S administrative assistant
at $4,000 a year!
THAT is the program that the
l. Frankfurter-Laski bench
man. Dean Lands. was brought
TO Washington TO carry out.
The pamphlet defines the
block plan further:
AS the name suggests. the
block plan IL set up on a geo
graphic basis. and I'm some cities
the actual block is the unit Of
organization. In other cities
mark thiS-''in other cities cleo
ton precincts, census enumera-
ton districts or natural neigh
borhOod areas have been used"
Do you think that this block
plan" is the same old civilian
defense organization that you
have been heretofore told about?
No, my friends, il is not!
Ostensibly, the block plan is a
vehicle for the various WkC
activities such as salvage CAM
paigns. But that. as we shall
see. is not its basic purpose. 1t
was planned by David X. Niles.
it bears Drew Dudley's stamp Of
approval. and il is being carried
out by James NJ. Lands, for one
purpose. and one alone-the
fourth term.
IN the light Of that knowledge,
Il read these statements
"The block leader can help In
educating the people in the
meaning OF our war effort. In
the course Of his conversation
with the family, many questions
will he asked which the block
leader may not he equipped to
answer. He can relay these ques-
tions 10 the proper authorities,
however. and then bring back to
the family the best available
information"
Information. II you please,
which is canned" in Washing
ton by David x. Niles, Drew
Dudley and Elmer Davis-infor-
nation which is piped out TO the
people by James NJ. Lands!
The block plan is 10 he kept
very tightly under the control OF
Mr.. Landis and his hand-picked
representatives. For the pam
phlet says:
90. IL should he made clear