The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1943-01-07
Attack May Come
To Northwest Is
Belief of GrOce

Our coastline has been attacked;
we are liable to be attacked again.
If We can ferry planes to distant
bases, as We are doing, then Ger
tainly the enemy can fly planes
here" This was the warning pro-
jected into closing day sessions Of
the fourth annual Pacific North
west law enforcement conference by
w. A. Groce, director of civilian
protection, Washington defense
council, Seattle.
He pleaded for an effectively func-
tioning civilian defense setup blank
citing the Northwest, particularly
streSsing the part that the auxiliary
police organization might play in
combating the threat Of sabotage.
"Saboteurs," Groce explained, "are
lying low Just at present probably
because they are afraid to arouse
the American people to the full
fury Of their potentialities." He
quoted both the FBI estimate OF
100, 900 members of subversive Or
CARNATIONS at large and the Dies
committee estimate Of double that
number of potential saboteurs with
in the nations borders.
Army Warns Caboteurs
1t. T. S. Alexieff, of the Ninth
Service Command headquarters,
talking on THE Plant Protection
Services" gave a grim warning on
behalf of the army that continuity
of production must be maintained"
He explained, Although we try to
work tactfully, the army means bust
ness in plant protection and will
brook no fifth column activities
that may try to interfere"
Warren A. McMinimee, Of Tilla-
NOOK, president of the Oregon State
District Attorneys association, urged
cooperative, uniform laws between
Washington and Oregon, 'as an
effective aid to fighting wartime
crime and aiding the war effort"
He particularly cited the need for
uniform statutes in the law of ar
rest, fresh pursuit statute and ex-
tradition law.
Tells of Postwar Need
I'VE must occupy enemy countries
from end to end to save the world
another terrible war in 1860" was
the verdict reached by DR.. Fred R.
Yoder in his talk on Problems Of
Postwar International Reconstruc-
ton" DR.. Yoder is head of the de-
partment of sociology at Washing
ton State College.
''Our American soldiers would pre-
fer to return to civilian jobs when
victory comes" explained the speak
er, "bust this time we must insure
that there is no chance of another
war breaking out a generation later.
As for the Axis leaders, We must
punish them, but punish them in
the Anglo-SaXon tradition Of law
and order. ...s~5ss 3D.. w.. -o.. LEG
I'VE need international govern
ment after the war, but we must let
each nation have its own form Of
government. We can live amicably
with any form of government that
does not turn to international BAN
ditry. The backward nations prob
lem can best be solved by the man
date system. .a,- 10 ... ..s..
Initiation must be prevented
at all costs-not only in our country
and that of our allies, but also in
the enemy nations or else everything
will be lost"
Civil Occupation Needed
DR.. William L. Landeen assistant
professor Of history at WSC and one
of the Northwestis great authorities
on European matters, closed the con-
vention with a discussion of Law
and Order in the Postwar World.
Military occupation alone is not
the entire answer in the postwar
world" he pointed out. I'VE must
also assist with civil agencies, So
that the punitive character of the
occupation can be somewhat re-
duced" He cited American law en-
forcement agencies as well equipped
in manpower and tradition and
training to assist in the civil re-
construction of Europe that must
follow the war.
A round table discussion led by
Glenn Jones, director of general
college extension, and channeled
over Station KwSC in Pullman and
KFPY was one aftermath of the
conference, Wednesday evening,
while Thursday noon another came
with convocation address by DR..
Robert H. Gault, Evanston, Ill,
entitled GIVE Him a Good Name.
Mrs. Allen Felts who has been
visiting at the home of her parents,