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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

udt 10 Wlldb VIC may lOOh hPSA
now with satisfaction.
II we had been so frail in our
democratic faith that we would have
been afraid to hold a free election
and have free discussion of it's issues,
America would have ceased to be
democratic nation.
Likewise, if we were to perpetu-
ate the divisions into which we prop
erly and vigorously fell during the
campaign, and thus create and per-
petuate disunity, we would not be
faithful to democracy or worthy OF it.
There were few among us who
were afraid of free election, and
fortunately these few did not prevail.
THERE must be none among us
L now who, because they were Of the
majority, consider themselves en-
titled to arrogance; or who, because
they were of the minority, must feel
Inundated.
It is the enduring strength of our
American democracy that it can,
even in the midst of war, submit to
the discussion and decision of vital
issues; and after the rendering of
decision, have obligation and respon-
sibility rest securely and uniformly
upon all of the people.
That is the AMERICAN manner
in which this election was conducted.
We have had our differences, and
resolved them.
THE result keeps faith with the
i founders of the democratic system
which we inherited and now have in
our trust.
It proves the merit and vitality of
our democratic system.
It assures to us, to our sons now
fighting and dying for us in this war
and to those upon whom our free
American heritage must descend,
that our pattern of government is
good and that the fundamental prin-
ciples of our democracy are sound
In the faithful manner that we
have thus utilized the methods of
democracy in this election, let us al
ways utilize them and have faith in
them and preserve them for pros
porous, peaceful and free America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

TO THE EDITOR:
I'LL never forget the first time
L l went to sea. That was
three years ago. We had con-
voy duty into Murmansk, Rus
STA, and it WASN'T a baby pa
rade. I'll never forget either
my first shore leave in Muir
mansk as / walked up the dock
from my ship. / stopped to
watch those Russian stevedores
unload merchant ship and
there il was, yeah, just COM
mon ordinary jeep.
Hey" I yelled. do you
know where that's from? It's
from my home town back in the
States. That's it. Detroit,
Michigan"
I knew just where it was
made because it had Ford"
stamped on the back of 1t. Then
/ told them how l went through
Ford Trade School, and how 1
was paid to go through that
school and they thought that
was wonderful.
There came day when I met
my match. We got a new water
tender. / noticed that every
time said something about
Detroit, he'd sheer at me. One
day asked him what he meant.
Well, in just so many words he
told me that he thought De-
troit stunk. I still carry scars
from that battle.
The other day I picked up a
paper and read where MAIN
tenance men went on strike,
and resulted in throwing $4,000
others out of work. You must
be very proud of that.
And then. through my mind
flashed those Willow Run
strikes, the ones at Kelsey
Hayes. and at General Motors
and Chrysler, yes, and / won't
forget to mention the street
car strike. Yes, you must feel
proud of those feats.
I wonder what would happen
II all of your sons went on
strike for more money because
they're laying in mud up TO
their hips and haven't had a hot
home cooked meal in so many
months.
What do you say, Detroit?
Why not sharpen up. get on the
ball and show us guys you're
not letting us down. We would
gladly give our lives for you,
without any beefing at all. We
don't ask for your life. We just
ask that you knuckle down and
quit the beefing.
BILL FOWLER, q. s. c. G.,
Norfolk, Va
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
REHUNn n NEW7S BY
ADA1AAAANAI t"e ANGV - Paul Mallon

NEW YORK. Nov. 10 The
~ election result was no shock
10 the country. Wall Street
stocks at no time reflected the
shadow Of a doubt in a Roose-
welt victory-or dismay imme-
diately afterward. Popular
betting opened at 3 to l last
July, and closed at Ga to l.
The only great presidential sur
prise was the absence of sur
prises.
The changes in government,
forecast by the detailed results
now available, need fine sitting
for safe conclusions, and chiefly
concern Congress.
Foremost symptomatic fea-
r ture was the elimination OF a
small number of name-isolation-
lists from Congress and the
scare-tight races of some on the
border line.
EMPHASIZING this trend
IL still more was the spectac-
ular victory of the interna-
tionalist Republican ex-Gov.
Saltonstall against the Demo-
cratic tide in Massachusetts.
He emerged as the only new
national figure developed on the
Republican side. while Demo-
cratic Mayor Lausche of Cleve-
land achieved some similar
distinction by running ahead of
his ticket for governor in Ohio.
No isolationists of any hues
or past reputation pulle d
through to offset popularity the
results to Fish. Nye and Mas
of Minnesota. although few
Democratic senators. formerly
on that side, won their con-
tests. tMcCarran. Nevada,
Downey, California;.
TNfiE peace was not admitted
L as an issue in the presiden-
tial race, but the Roosevelt
campaign chose TO stress this
phase nevertheless. and there
fore the results will no doubt be
accepted as a green light-in a
neral way-for its world
peace ideals as announced.
But whether this mild change
in the Congress will enable the
President to put through the
next Senate a specific disputed
international proposition, such
as the one allowing his agent on
the international commission a
free hand in moving the army
and navy around in world COM
bat-and how free a hand?-
cannot possibly be foretold with
any degree Of certainty.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

nEFEAT last Tuesday of the
~ Wayne County Home Rule
Amendment came as disappoint-
ment rather than a surprise to its
supporters.
In addition to the anticipated
heavy outstate opposition, the meas
ure was fought openly, right here in
Wayne County, by organized labor
and by county officials and the Dem
ocratic party generally. Against such
powerful disfavor, it was doomed.
However, despite the fact that it
was beaten more decisively this week
than on its first appearance two
years ago, home rule will come up
again and again until it is attained.
It must win ultimately because, in
principle, it is basically just and
sound.
THIS newspaper believes the
u amendment was not TOO wisely
handled by its sponsors.
We believe it might better have
been withheld altogether, this fall.
The sponsors knew that public atten-
ton would be concentrated almost
exclusively on the presidential cam
paign and they knew, or should have
known, it would require great deal
of evangelistic spade work to convert
voters outside Wayne County.
They must have known, too, from
the outset, about the hostile attitude
of labor and Democratic leaders in
Detroit Apparently though, they
made little effort to come to an un-
derstanding with these hostile ele-
ments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
The Vitality of Democracy

THE presidential election, which
l. has returned President Roosevelt
to the White House for his fourth
consecutive term, will be evaluated
by historians upon the circumstances
in which it has been held far more
than upon its result.
This election has given us much
more than a decisive expression of
public confidence in our national
leadership.
That would be the logical result
of any election in any circumstances,
whether the leadership approved was
that of continuing administration
or new regime.
But the historical significance of
this election is in the proof it has
given of the vitality of our democ.
racy.
TT WAS one of the most vigorously
i contested elections in American
history.
It was conducted in the midst of
war.
But it did not disturb the prose.
cution of the war.
It did not affect the pattern of
our government.
It did not change or challenge the
fundamental principles of democ-
racy.
Despite the vigor of the contest,
our people have remained united in
their common detectives.
And the conclusion of the vigor
Gus contest finds our people accept
ing and satisfied with the result,
inasmuch as it is an expression of the
views of the majority-by which
democracy abides.
THIS vital unity among our people
i existed before the election, was
not impaired by the election and
remains intact and strengthened
after the election-a wholesome and
constructive result which could not
be obtained by any but the methods
of a free democracy.
That is what the historians will
call the important and monumental
fact about this unprecedented elec-
ton.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
LETTERS To The EDITOR

TO THE EDITOR:
I WANT to thank you so very
L much for your kindness in
sending me the picture of my
son, w. J. O'Reilly, taken on
Normandy beach.
II made us all so very happy.
We've been showing it all over
the neighborhood.
INCA O'REILLY,
2017 Ferdinand.
TO THE EDITOR:
4 T THE last meeting of the
"A Railway Mail Association a
motion was passed by our men,
bers to thank you for publishing
the recent editorial calling at
tention to the public about how
we are paid less for overtime
than we are for our regular
hours. AT time when employees
in other industries are paid time
and one-half and double time
for overtime it seems unfair for
us TO work for less than straight
time. II is ii m this was
brought to public attention,
thanks to your editorial.
G. NJ. ROEDER,
Sec.-Treas., Detroit Branch
Railway Mail Association.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

prayer ta) The Bat"
tb) The Spider" (c) The
Vampire
3-Lusitania Is the ancient
name for (al Portugal, OBJ
Spain, tcl Greece.
4 Tho letter L stands for (a)
5 rbl 50. ,ch 500,
5-The Dutch settlers purchased
Nov. 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
MIR. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:

MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
As CHAIRMAN of the Christmas Ship Commit
"A tee may / express my congratulations for
the success of the club campaign inaugurated by
your newspaper, the N. Y. Joumal-American
The mere fact that more than $4,000 New
York fighting men have received Christmas pack
ages through this campaign since 1912 is ample
evidence Of its effectiveness in building up the
morale Of those overseas boys who otherwise
might have been forgotten.
1t has been a splendid program and have
been happy to participate in the Christmas Ship
Club and it's great message Of good will and
courage for our men over there.
POSTMASTER ALBERT GOLDMAN,
Chairman Christmas Ship Committee.
MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
AS A spokesman for an organization which
"A took part in three of the n. Y. Journal-Ameri-
cans Christmas Ship clubs, may l extend my
thanks and appreciation for your timely and
thoughtful program.
Many of our boys, thanks to the generosity
of your readers, received Christmas presents and
wrote expressing their gratitude for this great
boost to morale.
On behalf of them-and our staff-may con-
graduate you for such memorable program.
JOSEPH H. MCCOY,
General Secretary
Big Brother Movement.
MR. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
ON BEHALF of $4,000 scouts and scout leaders
~ in the New York area, may l express my
gratitude and congratulations to you and your.
newspapers for the magnificent Christmas Ship
Club campaign
For the past three years the Boy Scouts have
co-operated with the N Y. Journal-Amercan in
this truly American effort to honor those GIs who
otherwise might have been forgotten. We are
honored to have taken part in this great program
which has resulted in more than $4,000 servicemen
receiving holiday package.
JOSEPH A. BRUNTON JR.,
Scout Executive, Greater New York
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
THE Christmas Ship Club campaign in which
L my organization was proud to participate was
a splendid indication of the spirit Of the home
front backing up the men of the battle front.
My heartiest congratulations to you and your
newspapers for this simple, honest method of
honoring New York's fighting heroes.
HERSHEL ALT,
Executive Director,
Jewish Board of Guardians.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
Hearst Christmas Ship Clubs Common

MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
MAY extend the thanks and good wishes OF
Ivl thousands of veterans for the magnificent
Christmas Ship Club campaign conducted by your
newspaper, the N. Y. JOurnal-American 4
During the past three years the VFW has
supplied more than 5000 names Of overseas boys
to readers Of your newspaper and from their
grateful response, / know that your Christmas
Club has brought them that vital message Of
home front support and encouragement.
1t is one Of the finest patriotic programs in
which have ever participated.
FRED STAAB,
Queens County Welfare Officer,
Veterans of Foreign Wars
MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
MY SINCERE appreciation for the Christmas
wi Ship Club campaign which for three straight
years has done so much to bring yuletide rernem.
brance to New York's overseas servicemen.
Many of our boys have written or told mo
that the packages sent them by N. Y. Journal
American readers brought them cheer and hope
on the battle fronts of the world 1t has been OF
Unreasonable benefit to morale and / am proud
that our organization could take part in such
ALBERT HINES,
Director, Madison Square
Boys Club.
MR.. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST:
A MERICA needs more home front campaigns
"
your newspapers to show our boys overseas that
we have not forgotten them.
We have received hundreds of letters from
these soldiers, sailors and marines in the past
club campaigns, thanking those who initiated the
program. Their gratitude is adequate testimonial
of what the endeavor meant to them.
My heartiest thanks and my congratulations
for such really American campaign.
EDWARD BREEN,
Secretary, Brooklyn Diocese
Society of ST Vincent de Paul.
MI. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST: -
THE birthday of the Prince of Peace will take
L on added significance to hundreds of overseas
soldiers, sailors and marines this year, thanks to
the magnificent Christmas Ship Club program
sponsored by your newspapers.
Through the cooperation of my church, the
Order of the Scottish Clans and many other Scot
fish societies participated in the 1914 club. We all
join in congratuating your newspaper, the N. Y.
Journal-American, for helping send that victory
package for his victory Christmas abroad.
THE REV. L. HUMPHREY WALL,
Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church,
New York City.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
KNOWLEDGE TEST - By Dr. Sabina H. Connolly

Manhattan Island for; (a)
about S25, OBJ about S35,
(c) about S45.
Snatch these columns cor
rectly. The town with the
country:
c,giian Switzerland
b. Corinih italy
C. Bern Ssrdina
Bologna Bulgaria
soma. q. Greece.
ANSWERS on opposite page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

Score enc for zach Of IN, svs hvs suss-
tions. and Eve fer the last question so
briIliAnE ia, bright; 4-s, svsrAFs. Oh,
aun.
The Sooner State is: ta) Ne
vada, Oh Oklahoma, Ccl
New Mexico.
2-What is the name Of the
NJ poem that begins a foot
there was and he made his
lQLC IHE nEIRolI lime!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Peeler

WE HAVE just seen an
w alarming demonstration of
the fascistic phase Of unionlsm
in the operations of Sidney Hill
mans Political Action Com
mittee and in tn campaign ac-
tivities of other politicians OF
the union movement.
On the surface II may seem
inconsistent of me TO say that
the Political Action Committee
is dominaed by Communists
and then TO say that the imme-
date effect of this program is
Fascist.
The explanation is that fas-
cism or communism are alike
in all important elements and
that the Communists, as they
demonstrated in Germany when
they voted for Hitler. are will
ing to go through fascism to
arrive at communism.
AFTER all, Mussolini impro-
"A vised fascism out of COM
munism and. like President
Roosevelt, he won the so-called
common man by giving him va
cations with pay, baby bonuses
and other illusory benefits.
To enable the employers to
meet these costs, he subsidized
them, too, so that the expense
was met out of the public
treasury which meant that the
people paid for their own
raises, through taxes.
Moreover, Mussolini, thus, by
substituting industry, got con-
troll of industry, as now is hap
pening here.
Under Mussolini, the unions
were not actually abolished, as
the anti-Fascist. but pro-Com-
munist, propagandists in this
country would have Americans
believe.
Instead, he absorbed them
into the Fascist movement as
unionism here is now almost
wholly absorbed into the Roose-
welt party. and made their
treasures available to himself
for his political purposes.
Not only did unions con-
tribute enormously to the CAM
paign, in some cases by minority
decisions, in others by execu-
tive decision of the officials.
but many of them levied special
political assessments.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-11

treasures available to himself
for his political purposes.
Not only did unions con-
tribute enormously to the CAM
paign, in some cases by minority
decisions, in others by execu-
tive decision of the officials,
but many of them levied special
political assessments.
ME HAD-ene specific ease
w in which a man was con-
victed of "un-union-like &C.
tivity,' and dismissed by the
union from an important semi
military war job because he
declared that If he had to pay a
dollar to Roosevelt's campaign
fund he would give So to
Dewey's fund.
We have seen in operation
many of the methods by which
the Roosevelt regime has driven
millions of workers into the
unions, including the device
called maintenance of member
ship whereby men and women
of the highest skill in war
plants must be fired and their
effort subtracted from the war
effort if they drop out of men,
bership or violate union disci-
pine, which includes a deferen-
tial respect for a Communist
union official or an underworld
racketeer.
THE unions interests come
l. before those of the fighting
men and maintenance of men,
bership." on its face, is an ad-
mission by the union that 1t
cannot keep its members on the
rolls without government coer-
cion.
This is how il works:
George S pelvin. American,
works in an unorganized or nom
union occupation. He is, let us
say, a clerk.
He has earned raise and his
employer wants to reward him
and to help him meet the in
creased cost of living. But he
can't give Spelvin a raise.
Then union comes along,
and, incidentally, the most ag-
gressive and successful of the
office workers unions is one
which consistently follows the
Communist party line and whose
president goes under an as
sumed name and has received
cordial greetings from President
Roosevelt.
TEIE union can get Spelvin
L that raise through the War
Labor Board if he and a suffi-
cient number of his fellow
workers will consent to join.
But. in that case, the en-
ployer must raise. not only Spell
vim, who has earned his increase,
but dozens or hundreds of 9TH
ers. regardless of their merit or
ability and including the unde-
serving.
So. instead of holding the
line against initiation, up go the
wages of all hands and up goes
the prestige of the union
which, naturally, contributes
generously to Roosevelt. And,
of course. in most cases. since
American industry went almost
wholly to war. those raises are
paid out of the workers own
taxes because the treasury has
subsidized the company and is
meeting the pay rolls.
Whether the workers who
voted for this system under
stood what they were doing and
realized that this was Musso-
lini's way and pure fascism,
we can't know. II is bad enough
that they did vote for it.
The prospect is dark for that
free America which so many
million men and women en-
trusted TO the conscience and
intelligence of the voters at
home when they went overseas
10 fight fascism.
Copyright. is4t. By Kinf Features
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
TWELFTH VICTORY

The Browns were beaten to !
by New York, with Alley Donald
recording his 18th victory. Homers
by Rollie Hemsley and Russ Derry
off Brown Pitcher Sig Jakucki ac-
counted for three runs.
The Boston Red SoX remained
six and a half games behind the
Browns, missing a chance to gain
game when the visiting Chicago
White Sox defeated them to T.
Clem HauSmann walked three men
in row to force in one Chicago
run in the ninth and relief Pitcher
George Woods passed another to
give the White Sox their winning
margin. Bob Johnson hit his 18th
homer for the Red Sox.
The Philadelphia AS ended a four
game losing streak by beating the
visiting Indians 6 to 3. The AS
rallied early off starter Mel Harder
getting five runs in the second.
Russ Christopher gained his eighth
win.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Three B.M's Lost
In Double Raid

WASHINGTON, Aug. II. UP)-
Three SuperfOrtreSseS were lost in
the double raid on japanese indus
trial targets at Nagasaki, Japan,
and Palembang, Sumatra, but
good results" were obtained, the
war department announced.
A fourth SuperfortreSs, one of the
Nagasaki raiders, made an emer-
gency landing at a forward base
in China and then was strafed by
our enemy fighters. At least two of
the enemy fighters were shot down
by Allied fighters at the base.
Several crews participating in the
raid on the Pladjoe refinery at
Palembang, the longest bombing
mission ever undertaken, observed
large fires and explosions at the
target. Pladjoe is the largest Japa-
nese source of oil in the Far East
and a major supplier of high
octane motor fuels for Japan, the
Goth air force communique stated.
Poor visibility prevented some
elements of the force attacking
Nagasaki from observing results of
the bombardment, but they were
characterized as good.
Anti-aircraft opposition was re-
ported meager to moderate at both
targets. Fighter opposition was
moderate or weak. over Nagasaki
the bombers claimed one enemy
plane destroyed.
Both of the raids were carried out
by medium forces" the ccmmu-
nique stated. The raid on Naga-
saki, important center of Japanese
heavy indutry, proceeded for one
and one-half hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
THE POsT-PREss, Ell cENTRo, CALIFORNIA
SPORTS PAGE
Servicemen Take
AIl-Star Game
By { to | Score

Servicemen's All-Star squadron
took the measure Of the Civilian
toppers by a score Of e TO in the
second stellar softball game of The
season Friday night at Fl Centric
Stadium. 1t stands even-Steyen
now and Sergeant Mccarthy. man
ager of the Marine Flyers IS plan
ming a third game late in the sea-
son to settle the tie as to who's
who in the All-Star class. A med
ium sized crowd saw Friday nights
game.
Rules were changed as to pitch
erS Friday night and toSSers could
stay throughout the nine innings
if. KalSi went seven innings for
the fighting men. SchWenn took
over in the seventh and Romero
finished the game. FoWlkes FOR the
Civilians pitched all nine innings.
Servicemen out-hit their rivals.
garnering II to fer the ciyyies.
Likewise the errors WCre against
the Civilians 3 to /.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
MPLS. FLAX FUTURES
L. "A. PRODUCE

Los Angeles Aug. II. up
Apricots: Steady. Per h.: Blenheims,
Lompoc, SC.
Asparagus: Steady. Per lb.: Colossal
25c; extra fancy and select, 222ic; fancy
zoe; choice. 15-16c: small. s-10c.
Avocados: Dull. Per H.: AnaheimS, 10
l3c: Dickinsons, 100: NabalS, 14-16c
No. 2S, 7-Sc; Ryans. 2O-22c.
Beans: Steady. Per ID: Kentuckys. 10.
12c; fair and large. 7-9c; ordinary, 5-6c;
yellow wax. best. 1O-12c; fair. 7-9c; black
eyes, 12-15c; limaS. 7-Sc fair, &c; Santa
Barbara county pole, 9-10c.
Onions: Steady; street sales 50-lb. sacks
Spanish, medium, !. .25-1.35; jumbos, 100
1.25; white wax. ordinary, 1.00-1.25; reds,
1.0O-1.25; fair, 75c; white Spanish, 200;
white Globes, $50; boilers. 3 SO; white
Spanish boilers. 2.25-2. 80.
Peas: Steady. Per lb.: Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obspo, fair, 7-9c; ordinary,
Sic; Santa Barbara county best, 3 90
8. 2S bushel tubs.