Detroit evening times., 1945-01-26
FAIR
ENOUGH
BY Westbrook
Pegfer

Pegfer
CHESTER LA ROCHE, an Of
~ ficer of the Blue network,
believes these dispatches have
incorrectly represented the at
titude of this large radio chain
toward the use of its facilities
by clients who may intend 10
promote political interests in
the guise OF legitimate CONNER
cial advertising.
ITO this end" he says, 1--WE
are actively investigating the
allegations relating to Mr.. Gall
NOR and the Electronic Corpora
tion of America program. Mr..
GailmOr's misconduct five years
ago was the result of a nervous
breakdown. The extenuating cir
cumstances convince us that he
should not be punished further
for this mistake. Thousands Of
soldiers, suffering from nervous
disorders, are trying 10 rehabili-
tate themselves and we took
into account the repercusslon on
them IL the Blue network an
nounces, I'm effect, that such
breakdOwns cannot be COM
pletely cured"
THE employer of Gailmor,
L whose original name was
Margolis, is engaged in secret
electrical production for the
American government and the
money 10 pay for his propa-
ganda thus would appear 10
come from the taxes OF Aneri-
cans who are in the war not 10
promote communism but TO pro-
tect the American form OF
government and American free
dom.
The president of the Elec-
tronic Corp is Samuel j.
NoVick, native of Russia but
a naturalized American citizen
who also has radio interests in
Mexico, the center of COM
munistic activity in L II n
America.
Novick is a director Of a new
radio corporation whose other
directors include several men
who have been conspicuous
among pro-Communist groups
for years.
For his publicity director,
Novick hired a man who, like
Gailmor, uses an alias, and who
formerly was business manager
OF a Communist party magazine.
Some of this information was
presented to ia ft0Cf1e and
Noble before Gailmor started his
program and more OF IL after
his propaganda had been under
way a short time.
FOLLOWING the denunciation
l. of Gailmor as an impostor
and a thief convicted Of first de-
gree grand larceny in New York
IN the theft Of an automobile,
his fifth offense, the official
publication Of the Office and
Professional Workers Union of
the CIO, which also adheres 10
the Communist line, praised him
as an anti-FaSciSt and friend of
labor. II also eXhorted its MEM
bers to listen 10 his propaganda.
Like Gailmor and Novicks
Communist press agent, Lewis
Merrill, the president Of the Of
flee Workers Union. also goes
under an assumed name.
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THE dismissal Of Gailmor as a y
Il news commentator will re-
quire courage even though II
has been demonstrated that the
client in this case is using its
facilities 10 promote political
interests, a practice which La
Roche says the Blue will not
permit.
In that case the entire Com
munist propaganda system will
attack them.
But if the Blue does not take
a stand then there will be no
excuse 10 exclude from the air
such clever and dangerous ex-
horterS Of the other extreme as
Gerald Smith and Father Cough
lin.
Even avowed FaScists and
believers in the Nazi system
have as much right 10 the air.
La Roche's comments on Gail
mors nervous breakdown" in
relation 10 the nervous troubles
OF soldiers and other servicemen
is hardly compliment to these
men.
BY La Roche's reasoning In
this respect. a case might be
made for a contention that only
rehahilitated neurotics should
be employed as news analysts
lest thousands ofNsoldiers suf-
fering from nervous disorders"
he discouraged.
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